The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-23

SA'0d HI the I1dfIem casino by the Har-
lem Democratic club in honor of the
birthday of Thomas Jefferson, Edward NJ.
Shepard, late Democratic candidate for
mayor of New York who was received
with wild applause and acclaimed as
the next Democratic governor Of New
York" made the first public criticism
which he has INDUCED in of Mayor Lows
administration.
1t had become known in political cir
cles before the dinner that the speech
Mr.. Shepard was to make would be an
important one Of this character, but to
just what extent he would criticise the
work of his successful opponent in tine
last election was a matter that was eager
ly debated.
The dinner had been nearly finished and
the audience believed that Mr. Shepards
speech would be of the mildly critical or
der, when Lewis Nixon announced that
Mr.. Shepard was to be the principal
speaker of the evening, and that he would
sound the keynote of the next cam
paign."
AS soon as Mr.. Shepard began to speak.
although he INDUCED at the start in some
generalities about Jeffersonian Demoo-
racy 1t began to be seen that he was
rapidly leading up to local topics He
then opened up on Mayor Low" as it
was said. and for nearly forty minutes
in the words of one of his auditors,
poured hot shot into the municipal adj
ministration.''
Mr.. Shepard criticised the administra-
ton on its tax budget, on police reforms,
on appointees, on its civil service record.
on the fusion members Of the municipal
government, and on the new head of the
police department, and before he had
gone very far the large audience he was
addressing saw that he had far exceeded
in the sharpness and severity of his pc
marks anything that had been expected
of him.
Cclumbia's Largest Ball.
The largest students ball ever held at
Columbia took place in the gymnasium
IN honor Of the installation Of President
Nicholas Murray Butler. The main ex-
erclsing hall, said to be the largest col
lege gymnasium hall in the world. was
turned into ballroom. The flags and
colors of all the principal colleges Of the
United States We're displayed, while the
walls, from floor to ceiling, were covered
with the blue and white of Columbia
Economical Merchants Save Postage.
1t seems hardly credible that business
circulars of firms in the United States
should be sent to England to be mailed
from there to addresses in the United
States for the purpose of saving postage.
yet this is the actual fact
This curious state of affairs has inst
been revealed at Liverpool by the treas
ury instructions to the customs officers
located there
These officers have been ordered to seizs
large consignments of circulars sent by
business men in the United States to their
Liverpool agents.
which are then addressed, have a half
penny stamp put upon each and are
dumped into the Liverpool postoffice to
be carried back to America in the mails.
The postage rate under the laws Of
Great Britain for such circulars is a half
penny for two ounces to all countries III
the Postal Union. but in the United
States the postage is 2 cents, equivalent
to one penny.
1t Is, therefore, obvious that business
firms who send out thousands Of circulars
each week can save money by shipping
them in bulk at a low rate Of freight to
Liverpool and then having them sent
back to the United States
The attention Of the treasury officials
was called to this matter by an official in
the Liverpool postoffice who noticed that
several large consignments Of American
trade circulars addressed to parties in the
United States had been posted in Liver
pool.
He investigated the matter, and found
that the practice had been in vogue for
some little time.
The result of his investigation is that
immediate steps have been taken to st9p
this very artful method of reducing the
cost of postage on circulars in the United
States by sending them by way of Liver
pool.
Ghetto Artists Exhibit.
Once more the Ghetto found himself ap-
precIated ny it's own when the second
annual exhibition Of East side artists
was opened az the Educational Alliance,
Jefferson street and East Broadway.
When the East side artists, who with
the patrons of the alliance from up town
We're all that were hidden to the first
nights private view entered the long
room where the exhibition is held they
saw on the walls the familisr scenes OF
their daily life. The venerable long
bearded Hebrew patriarch, wrapped in
his prayer robe the busy scenes of the
Ghetto on Thursday night and Friday
morning, the interiors, where patient
students bent over the study of the Tai
mud, or a whole family sat together
working swiftly and silently on sweat
shop clothing. constituted three-fourths
of the exhibition. Occasionally a further
flying fancy had chosen for it's subject
the East river or the scene, on its docks.
More than 300 pictures were sent in
and about one-half of these were accept
ed for hanging. All the artists are young
men Of under twenty-five years They
are employed at various trades and work
at their drawings and paintings during
their scant leisure.
Lambs GamBIed for Women.
Encouraged to do their best by an au-
dlcnce composed mainly of handsome
women in smartest costumes. the Lambs
gave their annual ladies' ganbol at Wal
lacks theater. They presented a pro-
gramme that fairly radiated with clever
ness in lines and acting.
The best feature was "a Suggestion
from Mars, written by Mr. Glen Mac
Donough. 1t dealt with the adventures
Of young American leading man suffer-
ing from his first success. Through the
Intervention Of a heavenly messenger he
at the Lambs club-Which were decidedly
to the point, but hardly calculated to in
crease his cranial development.
Carnegie Praises Germans.
In a pretty little homily, uttered in a
confidential off-hand manner, Andrew
Carnegie told the graduating class of the
General Society of Mechanics and Trades
men that wealth was a delusion and a
snare, and that it never brings happi-
ness or satisfaction. He also found oeca-
sion to praise the German race and Ger
man-Americans.
1t was the first time in nine years the
millionaire had hean in tha cociafx,,,