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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
AS TO THE SMITHS

AN occurrence in a Chicago hotel
the other day demonstrates the ne
cessity for doing something to more
particularly individualize the members
Of the honorable and respectable fam
lily of Smith.
telegram arrived at the hoteI-ad
dressed to one Justin B. Smith. 1t was
given to a bellboy with Instructions
to find Mr.. Smith. The boy, being new
at his business, made light of the pos
sibility that there were many Smiths,
and, failing to particularize, went about
the lobby Of the inn, calling "a tele-
gram for Mr.. Smith" In the rush that
followed when Smith arose and went
after that telegram there were no ia
talities. but Smith from Canada fell
and was trampled upon
There were seven Smiths in the cor
ridor of that hotel. They were all look
Ing for telegram and they each had
forgotten that there were other Smiths.
The moral is obvious: Something must
be done to single out and particuIarize
the Smiths
The cognomen Smith is the most
honorable and ancient of them all. The
De Veres are persons of yesterday COM
pared with the Smiths The McLeods
whose antiquity is vouchsafed by the
declaration of a member of the house
that McLeods were independent of
Noah because they had a ''boat O. their
afn"-are mere parvenus compared to
the Smiths. The Smith family have
had a large section in the directory
ever since Thotmes got out the first
blue book on cakes of mud. They are
entitled to honorable distinction and
particular consideration.
Something should be done in behalf
of the Smiths. The license that has
been taken with the spelling of the
name by some Smiths who have
emerged from the level to the condition
Of Smythe does not avail, for thew do
not change the pronunciation of the
name. 1t might be possible to label
the Smiths and classify them by num-
bers-as the rooms are indicated in a
skyscraper office building. But that
government that first takes hold of the
proposition and erects a statue that
will result In giving distinction to John
M Smith as distinguished from plain
John Smith will insure the vote of the
balance of power.
The matter is earnestly commended
to the attention of the Hon. Frank
Eddy and other statesmen out of Jobs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
FIVE ARE INJURED IN
STREET CAR COLLISION
Kansas City Loaded Wagon Is Run Down
by an Electric Train.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct. 25.zFive per-
SONS were injured and two seriously in a
collision between a trolley and a wagon
in this city tonight. The injured:
Mrs. Katie Wedge. internal injuries
serious; Mrs. Hattie Cross, confused
wound at the base of the brain, serious;
Mis-. Nettie Cross, R. E. Wedge and
Archie Cross. all seriously bruised
All of the injured were occupants of the
wagon. The car was going at high rate
of speed. and when it struck the wagon
the occupants were thrown violently from
their seats.
A young baby in the arms of Mrs. Net
tie Cross was uninjured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
A TEN sPor.

Prof. Ira r. Hicks has risen prompt
ly to the occasion public sentiment
created. When the st. Louis astron-
omer turned away from his telescope
to announce to the world that the king
of the solar system was in reality
merely nine spot, his news was re-
ceived in the chilly silence that state
ment so unpleasing, so preposterous, so
unexpected deserved. BY adding, or
rather discovering. another spot, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
What the Editors Say

Dunn's enemies-the lumber barons
and other corporations now rob the
state-are still keeping up the Van
SSant cry without any hope of Van
SAINT eonsenting to become a candi-
date for the third term. This is sim
ply move to gain. time IN the hope of
someone else coming to~the front. But
Dunn has secured a big lead and there
is every reason to believe that the
country districts will be unanimous
for him in the convention.-Delanu
Eagle. 2 rs ahso Iaela r
The number of possible guber..
national candidates seem to be limited
only to the number of counties in the
state. There are Dunn, Eddy, Collins
Cosgrove, Lord, Miller and a host of
others, not including the present in
cumbent,. and from the looks Of things
at present he will not be included.
Well, let her go; the more, the mer-
rier.-7 St.7-Peter Herald n"T 2'"sH'i7i7o
This talk Of Bob Dunn declaring
himself made by few whose cher
desire is chance to dictate to the sue
cessful candidate, is funny. We have
Mr.. Dunn's record of eight years of the
most business-Iike work ever done in
the state auditors office, which is
worth more than declaration from
any one.-Hubbard County Clipper.
Bob Dunn is finishing up his fall
blowing, and Joel Heatwole has his
rutabagas all in the cellar. One or two
G. Van SAINTS steamboats, are out on
the ranch, but will be 1assoed and
brought in before the snow flies. Eddy
is stacking buckwheat. The farmers
are making good use of the fine
weather.-Pelican Rapids Press.
If the politicians are to be believed
Senator Clapp will have no opposition
for election to fthe senate next time.
They are all for him and seem willing
to furnish the affidavits. 1t might be
just as well to have them do it-fer fu-
ture Northumberland Rapids Magnet.
If the Republicans of Minnesota vote
next year on the tariff question the
same as they talk this year the state
will give $4,000 Democratic majority
Fairbauit Pilot
Andrew Carnegie is now on the ocean
homeward bound, and towns needing
libraries will file. their applications
early.-Duluth Evening Herald.
Ambition to hold office is not nearly
as often fatal to good citizenship as is
the refusal to take any interest in
politics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
pumont Braves the Wind.

PARIS, Oct 25.-Santos Dumont. ac-
companied by Archduke Leopold Salvador.
OF Austria, inspected the formers balloon.
NO. 10. this afternoon. Santos Dumont
entered the car and ordered that the bal
loon be brought out of its shed in snita
OF the strong wind that was blowing
The wind caused the balloon to give a
sudden lurch which threw to the ground
the men who were holding the guide rope
The danger from nearby trees was con-
siderable for few seconds, but the guide
rope was soon recaptured and the balloon
brought down in safety.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Gale Sweeps British Coast.

LONDON, Oct. 25.-A heavy gale is
sweeping over the coasts of Great Britain
and vessels are running to port for shell
ter Cornelius Vanderbilt's yacht. North
Star, Capt. Simpson. from New York.
oct. I6, for Greenock, Scotland, has put
into Queenstown, short of coal
The Red Star line steamer Finland
capt Albrecht, which sailed from Ant
Werp last Saturday for New York. has
at Southampton in distress She
steering gear.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
MONDAY, OCT. &c, 1908.
PUSSY ABOUT THEIR QUARTERS.

We hope that the conference conf
mittee and the city council will take
some specific and perhaps rather
strenuous action with reference to the
quarters to be occupied by the board
of education. 1t is now in rooms in a
business building in the city, for which
the people pay a considerable annual
rental The reason for occupying these
rooms has been stated to be the I'M
possibility Of finding adequate quar-
tiers in the city hall.
Very recently this excuse was torn
to tatters. An exploring tour of the
city hall showed enough unoccupied
space to accommodate all public off,
GERS for twenty years to come. The
school board, if we remember rightly,
had insisted that it must have some
ten rooms for its accommodation, all
though the time is not far distant when
IT was satisfied with modest quarters
in the high school building, and there is
no perceptible increase in it's actual
requirements since that time. But as
soon as it was learned that the ten
rooms could be forthcoming new diff
culties arose.
It is now announced that the cost of
refurnishing the rooms on the top
floor of the court house for the use of
this board would be $2,50O This is a
greater sum of money than is avaiIa-
BILE for such purposes and would pay
rent of the quarters now used for a
long time to come. It is, therefore.
held to be sufficient excuse for doing
nothing. The board will stay where it
is and the rooms in the city hall will
remain vacant
What the public would like to know
is the possible need Of any such ex-
pendfture as $4,000 in preparing a set
of rooms for the boards occupancy.
Doubtless these rooms need cleaning
and the walls may require some atten-
ton. A very few hundred dollars would
certainly take care of all that. The
board is not meeting on street corners.
but in comfortable rooms where 1t al
ready has at least sufficient furniture
to enable it to do business. WHY can
not that be transferred to the new
rooms in the city hall? Why is there
need of drawing a plan Of these rooms
and estimating the maximum amount
that it would require to decorate and
furnish them in luxurious fashion and
make this a condition of any change
of abode at all?
The people of st. Paul, who would
have to furnish the funds, will certain
ly not look upon this with approval.
The owners of the property now oceu-
pied by the school board may be salts
fed, and that body itself has not
shown any great anxiety to move.
what the people see is that they are
paying large amount of cash annual
ly in unnecessary rentals, while annie
and suitable quarters in the CITY han
are shut up empty for lack of tenants.
The difficulty about refurnishing is
perfectly absurd on the face of it.
These being the facts, we think that
neither the conference committee nor
the city council will appropriate any
considerable sum of money for expenses
whose necessity cannot be shown and
that they should use their control of
the finances to insist that the school
board save. the money now paid out
as rent by removing Immediately to the
Tree quarters at its disposal
The quality OF the remarks made by
Tho =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
STARTS FOR ARYssINIA.
Consul Skinner Leaves MarseiIIes for
Visit to Menelik


g, MARSEILLES, Oct 25.-Robert p.
Skinner. United States consul general
mere, who is going to Abyssinia to es-
tanllsh diplomatic relations with that
country and to invite Emperor Meneiil<
10 visit the st. Louis exposition. left here
t TINS morning accompanied by Mr. Wales,
MS secretary, and DR.. Pease. on board the
steamer Balkan, for Naples. where he
WI De Joined on the 9th by Capt. G..
=; Thorpe, United States marine corps,
VINO goes with him
Inc expedition begins officially in the
harpor of Naples. where the stores and
other equipment for the trip will be trans
SMnIpped from the Balkan TO the gunboat
From Naples the Machias will proceed
at once for Abyssinia.
LIEUT. Lieut.. Charles L; Hussey. U. S. N, flag
omcer to Admiral Cotton, will ioin the
party at DjiboutiI where the Machias
PROBABLY Will arrive Nov. s. Mr.. Skinner
expects to reach Ads Abeba by the 18th
OF December. He will stop and visit Ras
Makonmen. cousin of the emperor and
the governor of Harrar. on the way. 1t is
reported here from Abyssinia that Empe-
ror Menelik feels very much hattered at
this visit from Mr.. Skinner
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Insuraent Movement SPREADING.

CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti. Oct. 25.-The
insurgent movement in the Dominican
republic Is spreading throughout all the
northern part of the country. La Vega
Monte Cristo and Santiago have come out
IN favor of the movement. A provisional
government was established today at
tuerto Plata, on the north coast. under
the presidency of Gen. Morales. the GOV
ernor of the port
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Among the Merrymakers
His FavorIte.

What is your favorite hymn" asked
the man VINO was writing an article about
the captains Of industry
Man wants but little here below" re-
piled Mr.. Dustin StaX
is that-er-an exactly appropriate
t/Jns?
mo. 1 don't take it personally. It
Is intended to apply to the other fellows"
Washington Star
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Might Put 1t to a Vote.

Perhaps the United States will be
permitted to exercise its choice as to
whether 1t will have Poultney Bige-
lows war with Germany or Prof.
SmalPs. We could hardly be expected
to stand for both.-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Killed by EXPLODING Gun.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 25.-A six
FOUNDER Maxim machine gun exploded az
Indian Head proving grounds today. kin
ing instantly Frank Pennie, a negro hahn
er, and seriously injuring Nelson Jackson
ftrst-class laborer, Also colored Severai
officers Were close by but escaDed in
jury. An Investigation will FOLLOW
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Gen. Ian Hamilton coino How.

NEW YORK, Oct 25.-Lieut. Gen. Sir
Ian Hamilton, K. C. B., quartermaster
general of the British army. who has been
visiting. Canada and the United States for
month, is booked to sail on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse which leaves Tuestsa y
for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Contemporary Comment
Parks Achievement.

All the employers in New York COM
nined have not succeeded in dealing
sucn deadening blows. to union labor
as Parks has dealt. and as long as
unlonlsts folloyS the leadership of men
that make business of working the
workingmen" they are subjects of a
viler tyranny 1th8n capitalism is ca
pable of imposing -Defroit Free Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
A Strono Point.

Agent (showing Mrs. Starvem through
the new house)-The house is a most de-
slrable site for a boarding house. or
course, the windows may seem to you
rather narrow, but
Mrs. Starvem-That's what attracted
me. m sure the average trunk is too
wide to go through any of those bed
room Wfndows.-Philadelph Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
When Did They Declare Themselves

Indiana may lose the vice presidency
by having too many candidates for it.
Senator Fairbanks, Senator Beveridge
and Gov. Durbin should know that
there is only one vacancy on the ma
tional ticket.-Kansas City Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

1t is all right for outsiders to talk
OF hurrying Sam Parks to Sing Sing,
but the feelings of the gentlemen who
are in residence at that institution
should be considered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Must Be a Elnancfer.

DO you believe" queried the youth
with high collar and noisy tie. that
man can marry and live comfortably ON
a salary of 5000 a year?"
he can replied the scanty- haired
philosopher, providing he has saved his
last years salary and is able to draw
the next years in advance. CHICAGO
News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
FIre pestroys Canadian schnoI-

ST. GATHERINGS, Ont, oct. 25.-The
totally destroyed by fire today The
students all escaped, but a number of
them lost their personal effects. Loss on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
He Uses the Real Smoke.

AS a reliable, permanent hoverer the
sultan's war cloud makes any tempo
rary affair the car and the mikado
can fake up on short notice look like
six smooth ntckels.-Atlanta Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Varied.

What experience have you had as a
cook? asked Mrs. Dinsmore of the appli-
cant for the situation.
Twinty places In three mont's. mum"
replied Bridget, proudly.-Judge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
1t Is Strong on Comedians.

1t looked at one time as though
John Baptist II. would be the funny
man of the Dowie show in New York,
but there appear to be others.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
SAVAGE Pleasure.

In the musicians eye there was a CLEAN
of joy. ''-"
is 1t possible" asked one of the by
ISLANDERS, you can take any pleasure in
hearing girl play 'HiaWatha'?'
Yes he answered, through his set
teeth She is numbering it!'-ChicagO
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

Granddaughter-Oh. grandma, when
you were young you must have been a
lovely girl
Grandma-What do you want this time.
dear?-Fliegende Batter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Had the Usual Finish.

DR.. August Gretf, who made an air.
ship fly at San Francisco, nevertheless
finds, like Prof. Langley, that it is
good thing to have a body of water
handy to break the fall-Pittsburg Ga
zeftp
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Doesn't Want to Rub X In,

Mr.. Schwab isn't saying much. which
appears to be about all there is to say
on his side of the question--Chicago
Record Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

If Mary MacLane We're back in Butte
now she might find enough local color
to tint those tooth brushes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Saw Holes in His Fences.

The members OF the cabinet are
scrambling to take the stump. Doubt
less this is what Candidate Roosevelt
had in mind when he announced on his
return from Washington that he had
thirteen months of hard work before
hlm.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

Mr.. Heinze seems to have started
fifty-seven kinds of trouble in Mon
tana.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
They Have Troubles of Their Own.

Elijah II. had a bad day in New York
Sunday. 1t takes time to break into
the confidence of town that has a
Wall street out of which the bottom
has dropped.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

If the man who tried to bride Schur-
meier is twice as far from st. Paul. as
Schurmeier is from Lennon, how old is
Ann?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
King Edward Approves ApnoIntmen.

LONDON, Oct 25.-King Edward has
approved the appointment of Sir Henry
Mortimer Durand, the British ambassa-
dor at Madrid, as British ambassador to
the United States, to succeed the late Sir
Michael Herbert.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Same Thing, Rut-Different.

DO you believe there is anything prac-
teal in the plan to bottle sunshine to use
in sick rooms. ?''
Why not? I've seen moonshine bot
tied. baltimore News
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Explained.

Patlenee-Why should the pen be con-
Sidered mightier than the swOrd2
Patrice-Because 1t is easier 10 make
a name with it.-YonkerS Statesman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Pope ereets venetIans.

ed before 1000 Venetians. resident
in Rome. in the court of San
DaIraso today, and was enthusiastic
cally received. He spoke to the Vene-
tians most affably, saying he enjoyed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
At St. Paul Theaters

David Belasco's Americanized "Zaza'
was presented in a worthy manner at
the Grand last night. Eugene Blair
impersonated the impulsive Zaza.
Her portrayal of this interesting
character is not new to st. Paul, but
II is none the less engrossing. She plays
the role as though she loved it.
: Equipped, as Miss Blair is, with
lengthy experience gained in the legiti-
mate drama, her efforts are bound to
command serious attention. Her act
ing is animated by an appreciative in
teli1gence so welcome in these days of
accidental stars.
Her Zaza is essentially human. She
not only WeepS like a real woman, but
exhibits that sense of hu1nor which i'm
parts to the character it's distinguish
ing flavor.
Perhaps there is a trife too much
weeping in Zaza's crucial scene with
her lover, in that strenuous fourth act.
Tears. to be sure, are woman's most
potent weapons, but a more frequent
show Of spirit, while Zaza's renegade
lover is reviling her would conduce to
less monOtony.
Nevertheless Miss Blair was unde-
niably effective in this breakfast
scene. She impressed everybody in
the audience with the conviction that
Aaza was speaking from her heart,
when she reproached her lover and
dismissed him forever.
Whatever the severe moralist may
have to say Of this play, he cannot
deny, If he knows anything about
plays, that it is skillfully constructed,
that the dialogue is always pertinent
and responsive, that the characters
are accurately drawn and the climaxes
spontaneous.
The triumph of a deceived woman
war =,
luded himself as we'll as her, is ir-
resistibly exemplif1ed in this drama.
Dufrene, the husband and father
who becomes infatuated with the con-
cert hall singer, is by no means a
villain. He is just an ordinary man,
who means no harm, but becomes
virtuously indignant when he thinks
the object of his illicit love has
met his wife and child and told all.
Tne supposed contamination enrages
him and he wakes brutal.
Fortunately this ungrateful role is
played by an intelligent, clean cut,
we'll groomed actor, G. Alanson Les
sey, who reads his lines rarely well,
who acts with artistic restraint and
who looks the part to perfection.
Miss Blair is to be congratulated upon
the selection of such a competent lead
ing man, whose excellent acting rem
ders every scene between them all the
more realistic.
Katherine De Barry, who imperson-
ates the bibulous aunt of Zaza, is to be
commended for her convincing exhibit
ton Of perennial jag" A little
broad at times, it was nevertheless an
effective portrayal of en- elderly female
with penchant for drowning her sor-
rows.
Harry c. Browne contributed a char
acterization of Cascart, Zaza's theat-
r1cal manager, that won favorable
recognition, albeit just little too loud
to suit the lovers of suggestion rather
than extravagant expression.
The minor roles were acceptably
portrayed, and all in all, the entire
performance merits warm praise.
Scenically, the production is entirely
adequate. F G. TT.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

If the Indian is responsible for this
sort of summer, there must have been
some good in him before he fell into
the hands of .Tams Bixby.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Morocco's vlcarious Fame.

Johnny" said the teacher. what is
Morocco famous for?''
For certain kind of leather made
from dogskins in America. Brooklyn
Eagle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
Question Of AGE.

WiiIie-Tt seems as though l had loved
you for an age.
Lucy-sir 1 am but thirteen!-New
York Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

Williams Jennings Bryan indicates
that Marcus is his old cheerful self
again.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

Manitoba had better come in early
and avoid the rush.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

The quality OF the remarks made by
tne Hon. NJ. A. Hanna concerning Col.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26

Are the public schools of Duluth
maintained for the purpose of teaching
the young idea bow to smoke?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-26
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