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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24
Seventy-five Years AGO.

Emperor William /. was married to
Princess Augusta Of SaXe-Weimar.
The battle Of Oriva, in Turkey, was
won by Russians.
The Pope annulled ali restrictions
and restored Jews as we'll as Chris
tians Of all Protestant denominations
to the full enjoyment of their former
privileges.
A large body Of Turkish cavalry and
infantry was defeated near Kuganoff,
with GOO killed.
The observatory at Cape Of Good
Hope was completed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24
forty Years AGO.

The national House Of Representa-
tives voted to repeal the fugitive slave
law.
John Morgan, the raider, with $500
men inaugurated a raid into Kentucky
by sacking Mount Sterling and de-
stroying railways and bridges.
Congress passed a law prohibiting
dealing in gold futures.
General Burbridge with a troop of
union cavalry attacked Morgan and
his raiders at Lexington, Ky, and ul-
timately vanquished him.
Officers and men Of the Russian feet
were entertained in Boston as the
city's guests.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24
Fifty Years Ago.

Santa Anna proclaimed a general
amnesty on his birthday.
The town Of Worcester, Mass, was
almost entirely wiped out by fire, 1000
mechanics being thrown out Of en-
ployment.
Greytown, on the Mosquito coast,
Central America, was bombarded by
a United States man Of war in order
to obtain redress for an insult to the
American consul by the Spaniards.
The Turks made two attempts to
cross the Danube and retake two ISL
ands which had been seized by the
Russians, but were repulsed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24

,,,,,oro corrcspondence'
Cn rSr@ thirteenth Republican natlonai
Dantfon opened at noon TUESDAY
COZ, ,,..i..Iao Coliseum. From North,
ID u, rast and West a mighty throng
oOu'' ',,,n TO make the convention
nau ,rr. flower Of the Republican
S's4~ uas there to nominate the Presi-
pa'| ~ five United States to succeed
ldc"' A., select a candidate for the
INNS rfrnlst Office in the gift of the
seq ,:...r u..u'r. and to make a plat
ioun o,,,dropp;ol avont
It, -, ~ the two great parties in
0' .,o roIitfrs. one other event
'',. ..,,,,,g,nr, it as Il spectacle and
'"! ' ,,.r..rfon 10 partisan enthusiasm,
W" III, r,qf is the Inauguration at the
"", - .no national government of the
t.. .no.an hY the people at the polls
,''@ 4n tn, chair Of their chief eXecu-
prohsbiy not since the days of
,ninntru and Grant has q body of
n having To do with the selection Of
,,r..rn.- personnel of this nation
IA, ,,,J.r what might be called such
.:n,,rs conditions as to proposed
:. ..nt and platform.
o., thousand seven hundred persons
.,,,srI fine gathering of citizens at
4 ~ VIII
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM TARIFF PLANK,

Protection, which guards and
develops our industries, is the
cardinal policy of the Republic
can party. We insist upon the
maintenance Of this principle.
But we recognize that particular
tariff schedules are neither sa-
cred nor immutable. Present du-
ties must be altered GeadjusteO
when changed conditions and
the public interest demand their
alteration. But this work can
not be safely committed to any
other hands than those of the
party of protection.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24
Twenty Years Ago.

The Servian legation at Sofia, Bull
garia, was recalled, the initial act of
war which sealed the alliance Of Bull
garia and Roumania.
Samuel ]. Tilden, in a letter to Chair
man Daniel Manning of the New York
Democratic State Committee, declined
to become a candidate for the nomi
nation for the Presidency Of the Unit
ed States.
Tammany Hall declared war on the
Presidential aspirations of Grover
Cleveland, declaring that his election
would be the death Of Tammany and
Of the Democratic party.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24

The radium salts closely resemble
outline.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24

Three striking coke miners were
killed in a fight with deputy sheriffs
at Uniontown, Pa.
The Populist State convention In
Kansas adopted a woman's suffrage
plank.
The first convention of the Ameri,
can Railway Union opened in Chicago.
Sir John Coleridge, Lord Chief JUS
tfce Of England, the first to bear that
title, died In his 74th year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24
PROGRAM OF THE CONVENTION.
Tuesday.

Tuesday.
Convention called to order at noon by
Henry G.. Payne, acting chairman of the
national committee; prayer; reading of
the call by Secretary Elmer Dover; in
PRODUCTION to the convention and speech
Of Temporary Chairman Elihu Root of
New York; appointment of the standing
committees.
Wednesday.
Convention called to order at noon
by Chairman Root; prayer by the Rev.
Thomas e. Cox; reports of the commit
tee on credentials and permanent organ
iZation; introduction and speech Of Per
manent Chairman Joseph G. Cannon of
Illinois; reports of the committees on
rules and order of business; report OF
the committee on resolutions; reports by
State delegations.
Thursday.
Convention called to order at IL a. M
by Chairman Cannon; prayer by the
Rev. Thaddeus e. Snively; nomination
Of President Roosevelt for President by
former Gov Black Of New York; sec
onding speeches; roll call; announcement
bv the chairman of the committee TO
notify President Roosevelt; nominations
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

SANITY City council and few other
councils of the order have each insti-
tuted an employment bureau for mem
bers and have maintained it with un-
common success
Any member out of work or any
member desiring to better himself COM
mercially may address to Secretary J..
M. Dresser, of the Sanity City coun-
Gil, an application. The applicant
states his business experience, the
names of his former employers, the
kind of a position he seeks, the Ian
guage he speaks, etc. The name of
the applicant is not disclosed except to
officers Of the council and to interested
members or responsible persons who
might wish to offer employment.
Finds Work for Members.
This bureau has lately supplied three
members with places within two weeks
1t has enlisted the sincere cooperation
OF the jobbers, who are glad to accept
the recommendations of the council.
Even commercial travellers not belong
ing to the u. G. T. have been gener-
ously helped by the council to secure
employment.
The order first entered the Northwest
in February, 1898, when Zenith coun-
Gil No. 40 was instituted at Duluth.
The growth of this council was iInme-
date. The "drummers' were quick to
recognize the advantages to be derived
from cooperation and the need of an
order such as the e. G. T.
New councils soon followed. The
second in the urisdiction-Saintly City
No. so, st. Paul-was instituted De-
cember % of the same year. During
the year 1894 councils were organized
in Minneapolis July q Grand Forks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

west have We'd with each other in
making the sessions of the grand cOun-
Gil occasions for special enjoyment.
Grand Forks was host in 1885, Min
neapolis in 1897 Winona in 1898, Sioux
Falls in 1899, Duluth in 1900, Fargo in
1891, st. Paul and Minneapolis at Lake
Minnetonka in 1902, Duluth again in
1903.
The officers Of the grand council
are Ernest Grant, Minneapolis, grand
counselor; g. w. Rodgers, St. Paul,
grand junior counselor; Terry McCos-
ker, Grand Forks, grand past COUNSEL
or; j. NJ. Dresser, st. Paul, grand sec
rotary; F.. z. Noble, st. Paul, grand
treasurer; w. G. Jacobs, Aberdeen, S.
D., grand conductor; o. NJ. Hatcher,
Winnipeg, grand page; c. A. Parker,
Duluth, grand sentinel.
Mr.. Rodgers will probably be pro-
NOTED at Winnipeg to the head Of the
list. Mr.. Dresser, another St Paul
Traveller, will no doubt be reelected
for his eighth term as secretary. Grand
Treasurer Noble, of St. Paul, who has
served one term, will presumably be
reelected also.
The SANITY City delegates to the
Winnipeg council will be Henry G. Cap
ser, Henry E. Newton and +. w. Fa-
Der
The present officers Of Sanity City
council are:
F. w. Faber, senior counselor; M. H.
Sherod, junior counselor; H. Z. Newton,
past counselor; j. M. Dresser. secretary
treasurer; B. M. Hirschman, conductdrs
L. G. shackford. page; L. ]. cleary, SEN
Executive eonnittee-H. G. Goeltz.
chairman; g. II. Salisbury F. L. Noble,
G. J. Hundt. Physician, DR.. Herbert
Davis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

next fall st. Paul children love fairy
tales, and the juvenile department
contains very good collection of the
best of these stories. Some Saturday
AFTERNOON in the early fall a talk will
be given to the children on the folk
significance of these fairy tales. The
story teller will explain to her small
auditors how the little children of
earlier ages delighted in the tale of
cinderella and Her Glass Slipper" of
Jack and the Beanstalk,' Red Riding
HOOD and many other well beloved
tales.
The juvenile department of library
may mean very little and it may mean
a great deal. St. Paul is fortunate in
possessing one that represents a real
influence in the childs development.
Everything in the department attracts
the youthful visitor; nothing repels
him. He is permitted to go to the
cases and select his own book and ST
lence is not imposed upon him when
ne enters the room. Provided he
speaks softly, he may compare notes
with his friends and exchange COM
ments with them on the value Of the
books to be selected.
Child Must Show Clean Hands.
The picture books, which are not al
lowed to be taken from the room. are
loaned to any child who asks for them
and who is able to show a clean pair of
hands. If his hands are not sufficiently
clean, there is a lavatory where he can
wash them. But there are no rules to
brighten away the most timid visitor
Everything in the room is placed at his
disposal and all that is asked of him in
return is that he shall take the same
care of the books and exhibits in the
library that he would take of the things
he valued most in his own home.
The boys and girls who have little or
no home training learn very quickly to
conduct themselves in a manner that
will secure to them the privilege of the
library, for invariably they are the ones
that value the privileges most. Like
the public schools, the juvenile depart
ment of the st. Paul public library is
for all classes. But the majority who
frequent it are those who are denied
many comforts in their own home. And
the library caters to these, for they
represent the average boy and girl.
Any child who is able to write his name
in the registry and who is able to get
some responsible person to sign his
card has the privilege of obtaining
books from the library. This depart
ment is open every afternoon from 1
to 6, with the exception Of Saturday,
when it is open from in the morning
until in the evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

September % and Fargo September "a.
Sanity City council, now the second
largest in the order, has 1000 members.
Minneapolis council, the largest in the
order, has 1,0S5 members The Flour
City also is the only community in the
jurisdiction that has instituted more
than one council, many members be-
l1eylng it unwise to divide local inter-
eSts. Minneapolis council and Mime
haha council both exist "up the river"
although Minnehaha council is COM
paratively small
The councils of the Jurisdiction now
number seventeen-Zenith council, Du-
luth: Sanity City, St. Paul; Mime
apolis, Minneapolis; Grand Forks,
Grand Forks. n. D.: Fargo, Fargo, N.
D.; Winona, Winona, Mimi; -Owatonna,
Owatonna, Mimi; Crookston, Crooks
ton, Mimi; Austin, Austin MINI. )
Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S. D.; Man
kato, Mankato, Mimi; Huron, Huron,
S. D.; Aberdeen, Aberdeen, S. D.; Min
nehala, Minneapolis; Winnipeg, Win
nipeg, Man; Mitchell, Mitchell, S. D.;
Albert Lea, Albert Lea, Mimi
This number will be increased to
eighteen when another council is es-
tablished at Regina, Assiniboia, May
20, just after the annual convocation
at Winnipeg.
At the organization of the grand
council in Duluth. Sept. g. 1894, by
the five subordinate councils then ex-
listing, an invitation to entertain the
delegates at the next session was ex-
tended by the ST Paul council.
st. Paul then set the pace for en-
tertainment during the grand council
session Of May "a and 20, 1894. Since
then the leading towns Of the North
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

Moore than 1900 commercial trav-
I'VE elers In the Twin Cities and
upwards of 1000 in Minnesota.
the Dakotas. Manitoba and Assiniboia
will be represented this month at
winnipeg at the eleventh annual ses-
sion Of the grand council of Mime
sofa, the Dakotas and Manitoba of the
United Commercial Travellers - of
America.
This order, whose two largest local
bodies are found in the Twin Cities.
was incorporated under the laws of
the state of Ohio Jan. 16, 1888, by ].
G. Fenimore, L. c. Pease, Charles r
Flagg. John Dickey, F. A. Sells. S. H.
Strayer, W. E. Carpenter and c. s.
.Ammel. The first council, Columbus
NO, l, was instituted in the following
March with forty-nine members. Adj
nitional councils were soon founded in
Cincinnati, Dayton and Cleveland.
AT the close of the first fiscal wear
dS1 members had been initiated. and
each succeeding annual report has
shown q gratifying increase in mem
bership, From one council and forty-
nine members in 1888 the order now
has advanced to ESQ subordinates or
local councils. twenty-one grand coun-
ellis and nearly $4,000 members.
The ranks of this grand commercial
army" now extend from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and from Hudson's bay
TO the Gulf of Mexico.
The U. c. T. is the only fraternaI
egkanizauon among commercial trav-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

ately and wholly disable a member
bring an indemnity of SIS a week for
a period not exceeding one year
The widows or orphans of deceased
members are entitled respectively to
each case whenever necessity requires
such provision. This is an enlightened
example of fraternal indemnity not Of
fered by any other order No matter
how long time may elapse before
the widow or orphan of member be-
comes INDECENT, the prescribed aid will
always be rendered. Sanity City
council, ST. Paul, has begun sending to
Iowa assistance for the widow of one
of it's former members three years
after the members death. The same.
council enabled the son of former
member to remain at school until he
completed his education
Cost of Benefits Small.
Yet the cost of these benefits has
been extremely small-less than $40
a year for each member. To this is
added, of course, the council dues-s2
TO $4-which are many times repaid in
social pleasures.
Since the, organization of the order
about 100000 has been paid out from
the indemnity fund and about $40, 600
from the widows and orphans fund.
Last year in the Minnesota Dakota
for various accidents and two deaths
was s26,146. and the sum paid to wild
ows and orphans was $3.50. Sanity
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

the books that are too dilapidated for
any other use"
Before Miss Dennis became librarian
of the juvenile department of the st.
Paul public library she taught school
for number of years. Her wide ex-
perience with children has made her
well acquainted with their needs and
their tastes, and she and her able as
sistant, Miss Rhodes, are making a
most attractive room for the boys and
girls of st. Paul out of this particular
nook in the old Market hall building.
The room represents the circulating
department for the children, but also
something far more important and
educative than this. For the taste Of
the children is guided, their interest in
the outdoor world is aroused and held
their patriotism is stimulated, their
manners are improved in this pleasant,
we'll lighted room.
Few UnruIy Visitors.
can atmosphere of pleasant. quiet
cordially is what we strive for" said
Miss Dennis, "and most of the children
respond beautifully to the effort we
make to maintain such an atmosphere.
Some of the boys are little unruly at
first, but we soon impress upon them
the fact that unless they are orderly
they cannot remain here, so they
either stay away altogether or initiate
the conduct of the orderly children.
During the winter a number of the
street boys visit this department. They
do not have cards, but they come to
look at the picture books All the boys
must remove their caps as soon as
they come in the room, and occasional
ly we have found 1t rather difficult to
make the street boys obey this rule.
One boy in particular gave us a great
deal of trouble last winter. He talked
out loud and for long while never
removed his cap until he was request
ed to do SO. But gradually his man
ners have improved. The other after
noon. on my way into the building,
met Joe, and In response to my greet
ing he removed his cap, something I'm
sure he never thought of doing before
he came here. He is now one of our
most regular and most polite visitors"
Grown-up folk will be glad to know
that the works of Louise M. AIcott still
continue prime favorites with the chill
dren. Little Men" and Little Wom-
en-" the most popular of the Alcott
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

Children at Reading Tables

pictures suggestive of Memorial day
and copy of a Memorial day procla-
nation.
The calendar is another feature of
this department. AS the bulletin board
announces the important days, so the
calendar shows the character of the
season. Just now the calendar dis
plays pictures of May birds and Nav
flowers. Next month it will show pic
lures of June roses. The children have
learned to watch the bulletin board
and the calendar.
Its easy enough to know what's
going on in the schools without ever
going near them" said the librarian
yesterday. "A few months ago a pa
trlotlc society announced that a prize
would be given to the boy or girl who
wrote the best essay on Nathan
Hale, and the teachers, of course,
made the announcement to their pu-
plIs. There weren't enough books in
the library to supply the demand for
Nathan Hale literature. When an
Uncle TOMS Cabin" company played
at one of the theaters not long ago,
we couldn't possibly supply the de-
mand for the book, although there are
several copies of the work in this de-
partment When the war broke out
both boys and girls asked for books
that would tell them something about
y
clared the bulletin board displayed
map of the far East and for several
days afterwards the board was sur
rounded"
A very interesting collection of Min
nesota birds is exhibited in this de-
partment of the library just now. The
collection is owned by Miss Dennis
and is very complete. 1t includes col
ored pictures of the birds, a number
of real bird nests and a large collection
of eggs. A st. Paul man has prom
ised to donate to the library a collec-
ton of curios which he has gathered
In various parts of the world.
Librarian Plans Museum.
1t is the desire of the librarian to
start museum on a small scale, using
this collection of curios for the nu-
cleus. She hopes, too, to have a series
of exhibits which will give the chill
dren some idea of the different indus
tries that are carried on in this coun-
try, the growing of cotton and it's prep
aration for market; the various kinds
of mining, manufacturing of different
kinds, etc.
This spring, on two different occa-
sions, talks were given to the children
on Saturday afternoons, and they
proved so successful that 1t is very
probable a series will be~arranged for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29
Children Getting Books

q UMMER is almost here and al
ready the thoughts of ST. Paul
boys and girls have turned from
the printed volumes in the juvenile de-
parment Of the public library to the
big book of nature. Even the newsies
no longer feel inclined to snatch a few
minutes from business to run into the
children's department to have a look
at 'de pitchers" for their fancy is busy
conJuring up visions of the attractions
down on Harriet island, and when they
can spare the time they hasten down
there,
This does not mean, by any means,
that the .children's department. is de-
serted, The visitor who is not familiar
with the winters rush of work and the
winter attendance would be very apt to
say that the room just now presents a
very busy appearance. There is sell
dom less than twenty-five children in
the room, and frequently there are
many more than this number. But dur
ing the winter months there are often
as many as 100 children in the room
and as many as 500 volumes have been
handed over the desk in one afternoon.
I'm the summertime we have leisure
to prepare for the winters work" said
Miss Dennis the librarian of this de-
partment, yesterday afternoon.
What kind of work? Well, let me
show you.''
She went to shelf and took down a
number of plain red and blue cloth
bound books.
Books for Little Folks.
THESE are our picture books for lit
tie folk" she said, land we try to pre-
pare as many as possible of them dur
ing the summer" She turned the pages
OF one and showed that it was partly
nlled with colored pictures of birds.
I'VE have an animal scrap book and
one filled with pictures of cathedrals.
and one filed with the pictures of ia
NOUS men and women, and many, many
more. But we have not as many as we
would like to have, for there is a great
demand for them among the children,
They make excellent picture books and
also very good reference books. Where
do We get the pictures? Most of them
are obtained from the worn-out maya
zines, and we get a number, too, from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29
Tables for the Juveniles

The librarian of this department
pays tribute to the colored children
OF st. Paul. They Invariably read the
best class of children's books" she
says. TT is very seldom that any of
them ask for fiction; nearly always the
demand is for biography or history.
We consider these children among our
most intelligent patrons
OF course. most boys who go to the
library demand at first something ex-
citing. But the librarian does not ap-
prove of books that are exciting but
nothing more. None of the Alger
books are on the shelf, and only a few
Of the Otis books. The boy who de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

elers, and is probably the largest or
ganization of any kind among the same
class. The order is distinguished by
the fact that the only persons eligible
to membership are travellers engaged
in soliciting orders for merchandise at
wholesale, merchandise brokers, or city
statesmen.
Objects of Organization.
The main object of the society is to
provide against the dangers that con-
stantly menace commercial travellers.
Hence it aimed primarily to establish.
an indemnity fund against the losses
resulting from disability or death
caused by accident
But the founders did not neglect to
see that their organization should min
lister to the happiness and advance
ment of its members by providing So
cial recreation, fraternaI assistance and
moral stimulus. The tenets of the
order were set forth as Unity.
C(harity) and Temperance.
The insurance benefits are these.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

mands exciting tales is frequently per-
suaded to read the life of one of the
great explorers or of some famous
traveller. Sometimes the librarian is
able to interest him in some branch Of
science, and there is an excellent col
lection of science books for juveniles
in the public library.
The bulletin board is a feature of
this department Of the St. Paul public
library. If you should happen to visit
the department this month you would
know, just by glancing at the bulletin
board, that Memorial day was near at
hand. For the board is draped with a
big flag, and pinned on the former are
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-29

City council expended 1929 from its
widows and orphans fund AMI 3,246.25
from its indemnity fund
Every just claim upon the order any
where has been promptly paid 1t is the
boast of members that the policy hold
ers of no similar society are as thor
cughly satisfied as are those of the
u. G. Il.