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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
BUSINESS CHANCES.

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BARGAINS in household furniture by
auction Wednesday, March II, at 10 a
m. at All East Seventh ST.
FOR SALE = Fruit and confectionery
store; central location. Address S 20,
Globe.
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STANDARD LIFE AND ACCIDENT IN
SURANCE COMPANY

Principal office, Detroit, Mich Organ
lied in 1884) D. M. Terry, President E.
A. Leonard, Secretary. Attorney to ac-
cept service in Minnesota, Insurance
Commissioner.
Cash capital ............... $3.50. GEO. 90
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11
FOR THE ASSEMBLY,.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

I'VE W AhH EHACn-.
JOSEPH SMITH, a forty eight-years'
resident, three years a soldier and i've
volunteer fireman, is 2 Democratic
candidate for denomination for justice
of the peace, Sixth ward, and sclicits
the support of his friends at the pri-
maries
F. E. BAKER, Republican candidate
for justice of the peace, solicits your
vote for denomination.
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Bd F No 15274-
Resolved, That a City Order be drawn
upon the City Treasury in favor of
Otto Bremen. City Treasurer. for the
amount Of S231.3 payable out Of the
Public Baths Account. General Fund, =
to pay laborers and carpenters employe ed
on Harriet Island from February 18th to
February 2Sth. inclusive, 1902, as per pay
roll certified to by the Commissioner Of
Health.
Adopted by the Board Of Aldermen
March 4, 1902.
Adopted by the Assembly March c, 1902.
Approved March s, 1902
l.. j. DOBNER
Vice President of Board of Aldermen.
F. G. WARNER,
President of the Assembly.
MATT JENSEN,
City Clerk.
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BID F No. 15271-
Resolved That a warrant be drawn
upon the City Treasury. in favor of
Otto Bremen, City Treasurer. for the
sum of $3.50, payable out of the Street,
Sewer and Garbage Fund to pay the
different laborers for collecting and haul
ing away garbage and rubbish for the two
weeks ending Feb. %. 1902. in accordance
with the pay roll certified to by the
Commissioner of Health and approved
by the Commissioner of Public Works.
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen
March 4, 1902
Adopted by the Assembly March 6. 1902.
Approved March s, 1902.
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POPULAR WANTS
HELP WANTED-MALES.

ANDERsoN's EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
is now located at 1877 East Third,
near corner SfbIey.
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UNCROWNED BRITISH QUEENS

As a rule most English Queens have
been soIemnly crowned, whether they
reigned in their own right OF as wives Of
royal husbands. To this rule. however.
there are exceptions.
The first vas Margaret Of France, the
young. plain. amiable wife Of Edward l.
He had spent so much money in conquer
ing Wales and IN trying TO conquer Scot
land that he could nos AFFORD the expense
CT d coronation for his gsI bride, and she
had 70 DO without the splenaors OF the
pageant.
King Henry VIII to2k care that Anne
BOIeyn should be crowned with extreme
maGnifcence. He desired TO show the
world how much he loved her, and how
very much he defed the Bishop OF Rome.
The four wives who succeeded her were
never crowned at all For one thing.
money ran short. and, for another. there
may have lurked, even i'm his masterfuI
mind. a sense Of the Il ness Of things, p"
which may have caused him 90 shriak from
publicly browning so many ladies in such
very rapid succession At any rate. Annie
of Clcves. the girlish Catherine Howard
and the wary Catherine Farr were never
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-28

By THOMAS W. LAWSON, the Boston CAPITALIST.

What's the subject? THE Commercial
Value Of Egotism." Elegant I really
would like to have short catch-as-
catch-can wrestle with this subject. in
which all students Of the human animal
should be interested.
There are three kinds Of cyclists. First,
the one who is satisfied with himself be-
cause he knows how big his fellow beings
are and how little the small ones are
compared with what. freEa careful and in
telligent study. he knows himself to be-.
and who is content to 90 his way through
life as he is. spending neither time NOT
labor in trying TO make the world think he
is bigger or litter than be really is. and
resting easy in the knowledge that II he
should parade in the garments either Of
conceit or false m0desty he could not fool
the big. wise world. but rather that IL. the
biIliCn-eyed and billior-e cared world, would
instantly penetrate his disguise and
promptly label him the charlatan he
Guild be.
Then there Is the esotist who, feeling
mis- intcricrity to his fellow beings, big
and little. and too lazy and duh TO know
counterfeits cannot long pass for gen
uineness. attempts 10 kick his way
through the world with the 4 am, am,
/ amt brasz-toed boots.
The third. and most-met-with mirror
ated devotce at the shrine Of self. is he
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OF his own Iittleness and the great big
ness Of the great big viii be found always
q commercial winner, and during his life
ne viii have the prayers Of his friends
and the curses Of his euemies-the one
IN ferveat heartfelt pleading. the other
IN thunder tones-for he win. gauging his
fellow meu with a true and exact meas
ure. assist his friends without hone Of
reward and punish his enemies without
Tear Of their vengeance. And he viii die
winncr-make no mistake; ne viii die
a winner-pieased that he has lived and
happy that he is 70 die
can give YOU no better illustration Of
my idea CT esotsm.. as it Is generally uu-
derstood. than 40 repeat to you what I
once wrote. when requested for my auto
graph. across the face Of a photograph.
which now hangs. as a scare-aU probably
for rats and spring poets. in the sanctum
Of one Of the brilliant members Of your
profession:
We are truly great Let us tell IT, /
worked for hours to put back a feather
in a pigeons tail and gave it ND. There
are thirty-threo billion pigeons born. each
year and each one has three 7uIfaB
feathers-cf course. not all tail feathers.
Seriously, / think an egotist should
never be commereiaIized except as be
fore and after" antidote for other ego
fists
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ADisaPPeariRg River.

A recent report from q. T. PraU. one
Of the photographers Of the survey. has
reported the existence Of a stream whose
water in the summer season entirely van
ishes midway in its course. The river is
known as the Dry Fork. a small stream in
northwestern Utah. tributary TO Ashley
Creek. About fourteen miles from its
source Ir the Ulnta Mountains this stream
reaches a lafa. basin or sink, whose walls
are from . ID 100 feet high. except on the
upstream side. The pool is apparently
bottomless and the water in IL revoIves
with a slow circular motion. caused either
by The incoming waters or by suction from
below. or both. The only visible outlet
% this uO0l is narrow rock channel
from which a little water flows but is
soon lost 10 sight a few hundred yards he
just above the pool showed a volume OF
s. cubic feet of water passing each seq
Oud. hut this entire fow disappears in
the basin and the stream for miles below
is perfectly dry. About seven miles be-
low this interesting pool were found sew
eraI springs. one OF Them in q large hole
p feet in diameter and 20 feet deep.
which at times are empty and again filed
with water. ID is thought that the water
which disappears in the upper pool flows
underground deep below 10 the gravels.
which form the bed Of the stream. and fn
times of heavy rainfall appears sg4f7 ina
the large springs below.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-28

cOnseerated in public as Queen Consorts
Of England.
Henrietta Marie. wife OF Charles I. re-
fused 20 be crowned She was young. she
was pretty, she was a French princess.
and she declined 10 take part in a state
function which R7uld compel her TO par
take Of the sacrament according TO the
Church OF England rules.
Sophia DorOthea OF ZeU cannot be reck-
oned among the seven. because she was
never called Queen Of England at an
While George I was being crowned aud
anointed, anchored. the lady OF Alden
was Dinins in her long. monotonous cap
Jivity-
Caroline Of Brunswick is the last. and
most remarkable. instance Of the unc7oWn-
Cd English Greens Though George "
had been forced from popular indignation
to give W the bill Of pains and penalties
against her, nothing would induce him
TO Jet her share his coronation. She was
not permitted 70 be present in Westmia-
ster Abbey at ALL ReDulsed from ali the
entrances. she returned 70 her home to
die within three weeks Of a violent fever
brought on By months Of fearful excite
mcnL
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BY
CHARLES T. YERKES.

Nowhere in the world is intramuraI
transportation so badly needed as in the
great city Of Lcqo5n. With population
Of nearly six millions within its bound
aries and more than three millions i'm
mediately surrounding. about the only
mode conveyance for passengers is the
omnibus and hanson cabs. Why this
should be is a nystery-one which I viii
not pretend TO solve. but leave that for
others.
II now looks as though the city would
be wen gridironed ard the omnfbuses
eventually done away with That the
present condition is a great breeder Of
license and crime there is no doubt.
The people are huddIed together in some
sections to such an extent that / under
stand one room will do service for two
families living in it at separate times
during the twenty-four hours, one being
there during the day time while the other
is in the street, and vice versa Of course.
this is an extreme case. But we find
many places where the working people are
grouped together in the heart Of the city.
simply for the reason that they are Tot
able to get 10 the suburbs.
There is no doubt that TIE present con-
ditiCn is great tendency TO demoraIiza-
ton, both physical and mental. for the
reason that in many cases the only place
for man 10 90 after he is through his
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-28
English School Children and the Bible.

The sayings and remarks Of children are
often presented for the amusement Of the
public in way that awakens a suspicion
that they have been compiled by adults.
but no such suspicion can fall upon the
amusing answers given in scripture les
sons by London board school children
They are set down in cold black and white
in The annual report Of the examiner.
which has just been presented 10 the
school board.
IL standard VI, from the boys. answers
lika-fRase were found on the examination
papers: elijah wished 10 die. but God
made hiui do just the very opposite"
''Jezebel was q very strict eviI-doer."
Sometimes there are unnecessary embeI-
Iishments, remarks the examiner, as. for
instance. "Ahab was no scholar. and used
fearful language" One boy put novel
Interpretation upon the divine Injunction
20 take no thought for The morrow by
rendering IL. Enjoy today whilst you
can" On the danger OF riches this is how
a young Londoner holds forth: Money
brings misery upon people, and is so preys
on their mind that they drown themselves
or shoot themselves, or something Of that
sort" Among the girls il appears that
the dangers OF riches were often trans
ID into the notion that rich people
to heaven. and that the right
~ to do is immediately to
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-28
A Famous Old Highway

Tho most important highway built in
the United States early in the century
as the so-caIIcd Cumberland Road
which was 90 extend from Cumberland
nd. through southwestern Pennsylvania
over the Allegheny Mountains 10 the Ohio
al Wheeling w Va. and then on to St
Louis. IL was so wen CONSTRUCTED that
1t is a good road today. Henry Clay was
It's protector and chief supporter. and his
services IN its behalf are commonwealth
by monument near wheeling. We are
told by letters written ut that period tba,
lhere were sometimes twenty gayls--
painted tour-horse coaches each way dali
~ The cattle and sheep were meyer o7,,
OF sight and cauvas-covcrcd wagons were
drawn by six TO twelve horses
On this great road. which evonfuaUy
passed into the hands Of the states through
which it runs, the Government evDeD5a5
no less "a sum than $1,000. 600. within ,
mile Of IL on either side the cornf-,, ,,-sr
a wilderness. but on the highway itself
The traffic vas as dense as iu the main
street Of large town. Ten miles an bou-
was the usual speed for coaches. From
Baltimore 20 Wheeling ran lines OF freicb+
wagons which carried ten tons. drawn by
twelve horses. AID with wheels ten ree-
in a.ameter.-PeaTs0H's Magazine.
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distribute Their possessions among the
poor.
Tine answers seem sometimes rs. echoes
Of careless expressions OF the teacher. ac-
cording to the examiner. As an instance
he cites the case Of a boy who, dealing
with the parable Of the Pharisee and pub
llcan-. says He who Prays most thinks
least" Again, in reply to the question as
to what Christ meant by the words. "On
these two commandments hang all the
law and the prophets some Of the re-
plies were very curious. A seventh stand
ard boy wrote: 4 understand Christ's
words, Hang all the law and prophets.
as Christ's dislike OF the law and proph-
cts From the same standard there were
many answers Of similar character.
some OF them limiting that the words
meant that the prophets ought to be
hung.
Tho explanation OF the passage. and
yet 1 show unite YOU a more excellent
way" are generally OF little value. says
the examiner, but in one case he shows
that il is very good. indeed This is what
a standard v boy says about it: "AII can
not Dc prophets; all Garnet have great
knowledge. A person who has these en-
oowments need not bc proud. aad-th1er
who have a humble rank need not he
toWnca-t in which an can excel and with
out il all other gifts are Of no good. Tlat
endowment is love. London Chronicle.
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THE OLD KAISER
AND THE LITTLE GIRL

Many an interesting anecdote is told Of
the odd Kaiser WiheIm"-the grand
father Of Emperor William and Prince
Henry. says the New York World
In his later years the aged Kaiser tool,
great pleasure I'm visiting the schools and
catcchizing the children. At one time
while in the city OF Ems he visited an
orphan school that was in the city and
under Government patronage.
After listening for an hour or more to
the Rotations Of several OF the classes.
the Kaiser called to the front a bright
golden-haired little girl seven or eight
years OF age. and lifting her into his lap
said 90 her:
New. then. my little frauIein, let me
see if you can answer me three hard ques-
tons And taking an orange out Of his
pocket he held it up. TO what kingdom
does this belong?" ne asked.
The little girl hesitatcd a moment and
then said timidly: To the vegetable
kingdom"
Right my little frauIeiu." said the
Kaiser. And now, 10 what kingdom
does this belong The Kaiser drew a
gold piece out OF his pocket and placed it
beside the orange.
More confident this time. the little girl
replied: TO the mineral kingdom"
Better ana better" said tle Kaiser
NOW. look al me and tell me 10 what
kingdom do / belong"
The little girl was confused. Dare she
say. The animal hngdom2" All the
teachers and pupils looked at her With
breati'ess expectancy. But in a moment
she glanced up brightly into the face Of
the KIM old Kaiser and said: To The
kingdca Of heaven"
The unexpected answer drew tears from
the eyes OF the Kaiser. Yes, yes, my
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who, being born bright in sections. has
centred his whole being upon the devel-
opment OF his strong points until ne is
incapable, absolutely Incapable. OF know
ing the strength Of his fellow competitors
iH the jump through life
Hence. TO find the correct answer 20 the
question, What Is the. Commercial Value
Of Egotism2" one must frst fad what kind
Of egotism is 10 be commercialized. If il
is the No brand. all viii agree that its
value. commercial or otherwise. can pos
sibly be no different from that Of a 1T76
picture Of the Boston harbor tea episode
an object lession value
The value Of the No. class. there can
be little question. should be gagged by the
balloon standard; and l must confess
have too poor knowledge Of this Pc
culiar product Of modern civilization 70
attempt to do any gauging. although I am
aware our commercial circles. particularly
our financial circles. are largely domin-
ated by choice specimens or the breed
whose numbers remain practically station
airy, about as many going 70 Jail and sui
cides' graves as are being incubatsd by
our terrific crush for dollars
The commercial value Of the world al
large Of the kind Of egotist I first de-
zCribed IS very great The man who has
by close study and great priyotion edu-
Gated himself to an absolute knowledge
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work is to the poor mans clUb. or, in
other words. the corner saloon. where
money Is spent. intoxication thriyes. and
a general bad condition is the result But
London is waking up, and / believe that
in FIVE years from the present time there
viii be about as good intramural trans
pOrtatiOn in that city as almost anywhere
on TIE continent The people are slow
TO start, but when once under way they
may move rapidly TO the point.
For the Tast thirty years the Metro
politan Railroad and the Metropoli-
tan District Railroad have been the main
arteries for conveying Londcn under
ground, bat NOW that electricity has taken
The place Of steam. these roads are ex-
tremely unpopular and have lost an i'm
mense amount or busi-ess. , { has been ar
ranged. however, totchange them to cleo
tTic. when there is no doubt the old BUSH
ness and more will come back TO them.
The opportunity for this change Is ex-
ceptionally good. ard when completed the
effect VIII be startling 70 London. No
roads can compete with them, and those
that have taken some Of their business
from them viii in ali probability lose most
Of what they have acquired
The new tube lines which are 10 be
built viii completely reyolutionize trans
portatiou and London will eventually reap
great benefits from the plans which are
now under way.
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THEQUSTIONOF The Twelve T6o9gms Earr
IMMORTALITY Ciated by tiaeckel.

millions Of years-eonsiderably over a
hundred. s. Among the different kinds-of
animals which arose in the later stages
Of the biogenetic process on earth the
vertebrates have far outstripped al other
competitors in the evolutionary race 9.
The most important branch Of the YER
tebrates. The mammals, were developed
during the triastie period from the
lower amphiba and reptiIia- To- The most
perfect and most highly developed branch
Of the class mammaiia is the order OF
prinates. which first put in an appear
ance. by development from the lowest pro-
choriata. at the beginning OF the tertiary
Period-at least 1900. 900 years ago. IL.
The youngest and most perfect thing OK
the branch primates is man. who spraag
from a series Of manlike apes toward the
end Of the tertiary period - COnse-
Quently. the so-eaIIed history OF the
world-that is, the brief period OF a few
thousand years which measures the dura-
tiOn OF civilizations an evanescently
short episode IN the long cause Of or
ganic evolution, just as this IN turn is
merely a small portion Of the history OF
our planetary system; and as cur mo.hsr
earth is a mere spec in the sunbeam IN the
iHimitabIe universe. so man himself IS
earthis mere speck in The sunbeam Of the
perishable frame work Of organic nature
In these theorems is contained all that
evolution claims. and they puJ man and
all his attributes in a common category
with other forms Of life in the vast and
variant fabric OF organic life In such
system Of philosophy. Of course, immor-
tally is out Of the question except IL
mean simply the indestrUctibiIiry Of mat
ra-
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The Fair Descendant of Louis XVI
Is d Partisan Artist Of Great ReDute

The most eccentric but at the same time
the most accomplished woman artist Of
Europe is Mile Louise Abbema. Of Paris.
No female painter has obtained greater
recognition for her work than this rather
masculine woman, with the exception Of
Rosa Bonheur- She secured two medals at
The Paris Exposition. and she Is the happy
pOssessor OF twenty three more. awarded
at various exhibitions and shows during
the last three decades.
Mile. Abbema is q Iineal descendant OF
Louis XVI through her grandfather.
Count Louis de Narbonre. Her great
grandfather was tho Aubassd1r OF tho
Netherlands at the court or Louis WI
Yet she spu-ns royalty ana bca-ters OF
noble descent According TO her. nobility
cauno, be inherited, bur is part OF the
Individual character. She points to rocues
among the elite and angels among the
pr0Ietarians- This. of course. is rot tho
eccentric part OF her character though
regarded as such by h,r many admirers in
the higher circles.
Mile. Abbema'5 idiosyucrasies consist In
her dress and habits She believes in
masculine clothing Icr women. and though
sHc could De az least attractive with Ionr.
black. Wavy trcsses which she could easily
cultivate. she wears her hair short and
combs it "a a most abominabIe manner.
Though a great artist. she Is ignorant OF
the art Of dressing and Of covering the de-
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The advertising done by the General
Passenger Agents Of American Railways
has. in my opinion. exerted great Innu-
ence upon the expansion Of American
commerce. and has been Of immense value
to our manufacturers and producers.
Through the advert .semelts issued BIZ
American railways. every country on the
globe has learned u the beauty Of our
American lakes and valleys. the uagnid-
cence Of our rivers. the grandeur Of our
mountains. the fertility OF our soil. the
wealth Of our mineral resources. and the
superiority Of our manufacture.
The reading Of our railroad advertise
ments by foreigners has stimulated the
desire 20 see our country and learn for
themselves development OF this young
Republic.
The advertising Of the Empire State
Express, at present and Cor Eve years
the fastest long distance train in the
world. when its weight capacity. and
punctuality are considered. mas been the
means. il many known instances. OF bring
ing people across the Atlantic simply for
the purpose OF riding on that train.
TIE technical description and accurate
illustration in our railroad advertising
Of the locomotives that made possible
that and other fast trains have made
.ss9'' a house word wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken.
This advertising OF such luxurious
trains as the Lake Shore Limited. the
Pennsylvania Limited ami the great lin
tied trains Of the Western railways across
the continent and the dissemination Of