The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-12
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and Things


well regulated citizens begin to worry
about the crops. If you are not con-
cerned about the outcome of the crops
you are lacking linnstate pride and do
not take proper interest in our
greatest industry. Symptoms Of
proper interest are the searching OF
the skies. a frown. upon your forehead
II there appears cloud. similar
frown If there is not a cloud. for both
are. equally dangerous Just at this
time. II it rains just little too much
the crops are likely to rot; If 1t does
not rain enough the crops will die OF
drought. and one is kept in a state OF
worry constantly The only man who
enjoys life at this time of year is the
one who Is brave enough to rise
above the crops and say he doesn't
care. "a hang for them. anyway He
can bolster up his Indifference by tell
ing of tibet long years of worry about
the crops. and Of how constantly there
is something the matter: In fact ell
wrong for the crops. The man VINO
refuses to worry can point with pride
to thet fact that If there is an album
l.dant crop the prices are way down,
while If it is short prices soar to suen
an extent that no one can afford to
buy. SO let US be lphilosophlc and
make up our minds that the same
. IIOuOlt dDOul CIOpS Will OCS0l
whether we worry or not. One thing
Is certain, the weather never was and
never will be propitious for crops
while the world stands.
Any news concerning Richard Hard
ling Davis and his family is interesting,
but to some persons it may seem
alarming that another Davis is begin
ming to shy his literst'y castor into the
ring, and that is Charles Belmont Da-,
Wis. brother ito the famous Richard.
Mamma Davis has been writer for
years. though she has been somewhat
overshadowed by the greater fame OF
slher son, and now her other son is try
ing his hand Now. IL Mrs. Richard
Harding Davis Millsonly write and toe
Davis pug dogt could be induced to
publish his "reminiscences. we would
be able to obtaimi all our literature
without going outside the Davis FAM
lily Some envious persons would PROB
ably cry merger ior trust II this de-
lightful combination could be effected,
and yet there is always some grum-
bier, no matter swhat occurs. Mr..
Richard Harding Davis has just re-
turned from a trip abroad. where he
undoubtedly visited all the crown
heads; We say faH because if he left
any out there might be hard feeling,
and Richard is too polite for that
sort Of thing. He. is going to spend
the summer playing golf on his pri-
vate golf links. Z tt would never occur
to any one that, hefwould be vulgar
enough to play onfpublic grounds.
81 Some one asks patheticalIy whether
"a hero is worth more dead or alive.
The question is an easy one. "A dead
hero is the only Kind worth having, as
"a living hero is a hero today and to-
morrow he IS wrapped in obscurity
Where, indeed, is there living hero :?
1obsOn was a hero, but heolived on In
stead Of dying at the proper time, and
now he is a late hero. Where is Dewey?
Does anyone know the place of his
abode? Echo answers 1lought. He was
a living hero. The only thing for a hero
to do is to die and that as quickly as
he can attend. to- his last affairs For
paradoxically,Fsh he lives after death.
Death is kind to heroes and. gives them
enduring fame but life is cruel to them
and the world forge ts~upon what street
they reside. OF course, this is not taxi
ing into account heaulan with soul so
dead who would rather be alive and
forgotten than be dead and a hero.
: 1t would seem that there is beginning
to be a deadly rivalry between Indiana
and Wisconsin in the matter of literary
prominence. Some daring mortal rais-
ed his voice and proclaimed the liter
airy supremacy of Wisconsin as against
Hoosier claims and said some very IN
pleasant things about the various gen.
tlemen from Indiana with whom the
pen is mightier than the sword. Wis
consin seemed to think that the possess
sion of Hamlin Garland makes Wis
conSln the head center of '1iterchure"
and with that literary light as it's very
own it points the finger of scorn at In
diana. Out of Indiana have come with
in the past few years a number of novel
writer's who have had their brief mo-
ment, but we rather think that Wis
consin has the best of it with Ham, as
his is the enduring kind Of fame that
will not rub off or come out in the
wash. Some captiots critic rises to re-
mark that Mr.. Garland was not born in
Wisconsin. but went there early in life.
All the better for Wisconsin, if this be
true. for to pick OUT a state is certainly
better than to have ones self born in
1T, the latter pracess being an involun-
tary affair notWhaif. so complimentary
as if 1t were a matter of choice. Booth
Harrington was0an Indianian by birth,
which, of course, was not his fault, and
he should notr betmade to bear the
blame d9sd
So r. s-sst
The weather man is short one COO,
wave and over one1electrica1 storm not
provided for in his, predictions. This is
just to remind him that we still have
that cool wave, coming. NAB.
st. Paul, July il, 1903. ,<7
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