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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

the East lodge, in New Bedford, Mass
few years later he moved westward
and settled atDubuque, Iowa, where he
assisted in the organization Of Metro
politap lodge A. F. and A. NJ, and be-
came one of it's charter members. AZ
terward he was member of Martin
lodge of Dunleith, ILL.,. and in both of
these lodges he held the Office of wor-
shipful master. He was a charter
member of the first Eastern Star
chapter organized in Dunleith.
Mr.. Daggett was born in Houlton,
Me-, in 1918. and was the eldest of a
family of seven boys. At the age of
IA years he ran away from home and
shipped on a whaling vessel: and for
the next fifteen years he followed the
sea, working his way from the humble
position of cabin boy to that of cap
tain. He has been around the world
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instead of one-nineteenth of all the
terms available So far from losing
influence after one nineteenth of fifty
years, he has enlarged his sway during
eleven years, or nearly one-quarter of
this eity's existence. According to
precedent he should have been beyond
the reach of human praise ten years
ago. AS matter of fact he is look
ing ten years younger, not ten years
older, than the average age of Sanity
City mayors.
What virtue may subsist in details
will exude from the following con-
densed statement:
The Roster of Them All.
David olmsted, mayor of st. Paul
from April Is, 1854, to April 10, 1855;
born 1922 in Vermont; died 1851 in
Vermont; aged thirty nine; a Demo-
crat and an editor; like all his sue
cessors, married man; served one
term of one year.
Alexander Ramsey, mayor from
April, 10, 1855, to May 1S, 1856; born
1915 in Pennsylvania; died 1903 in St.
Paul; aged lightweight; a Wing and
later, Republican; a lawyer by pro-
fession, although he practiced chiefly
politics.; one term, one year.
George L. Becker, mayor from May
10, 1856, to May II, 1857; born 1929 in
New York; died, st. Paul, 1904; aged
seventy-fve lawyer and Dem
ocrat; one term, one year.
John B. Brisbin, mayor from May II,
1857, to May II, 1858; born 1927 in New
York; died 1898, st. Paul; aged seven
ty-one; as good lawyer as a DEM
ocrat; one term, one year.
Norman w. Kittson, mayor May IL,
1858, to May 10, 1859; born 1914 in
Canada; died on railway train be-
tween Chicago and st. Paul in 1888;
aged seventy-four a merchant, CAPT.
talist, steamboatman, railway mag
nate; independent in local politics;
served one term of one year.
D. A. Robertson, mayor May 10, 1853,
to April 8, 1860; born 1872 in Nova
Scotia died, st. Paul, 1895; aged
eighty three; a Democrat and lawyer;
one term, one year.
John S. Prince, mayor April 9, 1860,
to April 10, 1863, and from April H.,
1855, to April 9. 1867; born 1921 in
Ohio; died, st. Paul, 1895; aged seven
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AGE AND YOUTH MAKE 4 RARE PICTURE

John M. Daggett, Aged
Sc, and Miss WeIla
BardweII, AZ e d Is,
Join the Order of the
Amaranth and KneeI
Together to Receive
the Benediction The
Venerable Candidate
II a S for Sixty-three
Years Been a Member
of the Masonic Fra.
ternity and Has Had
an EventfuI Career.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

nNASMUCH as the city election is
4 approaching and st. Paul is about to
celebrate the semi centennial of it's mu-
nicipal existence, politicians may now
learn, from the lessons of fifty years,
what the mayors of this city have been.
The pullers of wires may also teach
themselves what manner of man will
probably be elected to the office of
chief magistrate.
."The candidate that is going to win,"
said practical statesman yesterday,
must bear a strong resemblance to
Robert A. Smith"
No doubt the statesman was right;
he had everything upon his side except
the rule of averages.
But according to this theoretical
standard the traditional mayor Of ST.
Paul. our composite burgomaster, so to
speak, must be an American from New
York state, born some time between
1920 and 1929. He must be lawyer,
Democrat, an Episcopalian. Especially
he must be country boy by chance
and a married man by preference
Such conditions are by no means
difficult But other stipulations must
not be ignored; and only the most as
tute of city committees will be able to
meet these final obligations, to-wit:
their candidate, if he's to feel quite
sure of his success, must not only be
born before 1880, but must be prepared
to ascend the mayoral throne at the
age of forty-three; he must expect to-
linger there two terms at least and he
must then be ready to leave all earth
ly cares at the age of sixty-seven.
1t is possible. however, that he can
secure a Communication upon the last
point; for. although up to the present
time the average age of st. Paul's
nineteen mayors has been sixty-seven
years, six of the nineteen are still
alive; one is forty nine, another fifty
six, and the Oldest is no more than
eighty two-so that the average age
may easily be extended well beyond
three score and ten. Indeed, the one
0ut of the nineteen who has INDUCED
longest in the mayoral habit, with the
happiest results, is already seventy
seven, and he's writing his inaugural
message for a seventh term.
And Here's the Proof.
Lest eager gentlemen, wetting slate
pencils in pursed lips, may hesitate to
risk their time and principles upon
mere assertion, T he Globe submits
facts that it has laboriously extracted
from the most approved sources, giving
notice, meantime, to detractors all and
several, that Herodotus made errors in
his footnotes, that grammar school
young ladies have contradicted Thu
cydides, and that French reviewers
have cast doubts upon the dates in
Mommesen.
IT, then, the records of the State His
torical society are infallible, and if .Mer-
genthalers cannot err, ST. Paul has re-
joiced in nineteen mayors since David
Olmsted was sworn in April Is, 1854
Mayor A. R. Kiefer came from Ger
many, William Dawson and c. D.
O'Brien were born in ireland, N w.
K1ttson and D. A. Robertson were ma
tives of Canada, but the remaining
fourteen mayors were all Americans.
Five of the fourteen were New Workers.
George L. Becker, John 3. Brisbin, J.
b. Warren, Dr.. j. H. Stewart, George
l.. Otis, John S. Prince and j. T. Max
field were from the Buckeye state.
Alexander Ramsey was. and F. P.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

ty-four; a Democrat and banker;
served five terms, five years.
John e. Warren, mayor April 10,
1868, to April IL, 1864; born about 1928
5 in New York; died 1896, in Brussels;
aged about sixty-eight; a capitalist
and Democrat; served one term, one
year.
Dr. Jacob H. Stewart, mayor from
April IL, 1864, to April II, 1866; from
April H. 1868, to April 10, 1869, and
from April 8, 1872, to Jan. 2, 1875;
born 1929, in New York; died 1884, st.
Paul; aged ffty-fve; physician; first
Republican mayor; served four terms,
five years.
George L. Otis, mayor April 9, 1867,
to April IA, 1868; born 1929, in New
York; died, 1882, st. Paul; aged fifty
three; a lawyer and Democrat; served
one term, one year.
]. T. Maxfeld, mayor April 1S, 1869,
to April II, 1870, and from Jan. 2,
1875, to May 20, 1878; born 1927 in
Ohio; died at st. Paul, while in office;
aged f1fty-one; merchant and Demo-
crat; served two terms and part o4
third term, four years.
William Lee, mayor April II, 1870,
to April 8, 1872. born 1922 in New Jer-
sey; living in st. Paul; aged eighty
two; Democrat; merchant; served two
terms, two years.
William Dawson, mayor from June
4, 1878, when he was selected by the
council after Mr.. Maxfield's death, to
June 7, 1881; born 1926, in Ireland;
died in ST. Paul, 1901; aged seventy
six; Democrat; banker; two terms,
three years.
Edmund Rice, mayor June 1, 1881, to
June 5, 1883, and from June 2, 1885, to
March 1, 1887 when he resigned; born
1919, IN Vermont; died 1889, at White
Bear lake, aged seventy; a Democrat
and lawyer; two terms, four years.
Christopher D. O'Brien mayor June
5, 1888, to June 2, 1885; born 1S4S in
Ireland; living in st. Paul; aged fifty
six; Democrat; lawyer; one term, two
years
Robert A. Smith, mayor March /, 1887,
when he was elected by the council to
succeed Mr.. Rice, to June Z, 1892, from
June s. 1894, to June 2, 1896, and from
June 5, 1900, to the present, and the
distant day; born 1927, in Indiana;
still standing upon the municipal
bridge; aged seventy seven; banker;
Democrat; has served six terms al
ready or eleven years.
F. P. Wright mayor June 7, 1892, to
June 5, 1894; born 1856, at Pittsburg,
Pa; living in st. Paul, aged forty-nine;
Republican: merchant; served one
term, two years
Frank B. Doran, mayor June 2. 1896,
to June 7. 1898; born 1889, in Illinois;
living in st. Paul; aged sixty five; Re
publican; merchant; one term, two
years.
A. R. Kiefer, mayor June 7, 1898. to
June s., 1900; born 1882, in Germany;
living near st. Paul; aged seventy
two; served one term or two years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

and skin of the beast are in a perfect
state of preservation, although the
flesh is somewhat decomposed, and the
big tusks, which remain fastened to the
skull. are in good condition. 1t is esti-
mated that the skeleton is worth about
$4,000, there being but one or two of
them in existence in as good a state
of preservation. The mastodon was
discovered buried in an old channel,
well in the zone of almost perpetual
frost, which accounts for the good con-
dition it is in.
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Alaska Yields a Mastodon.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 5. The
complete form of mastodon has been
discovered at Hillside, on Quartz creek,
according to a dispatch from Dawson,
Y. T. 1t was imbedded thirty eight
feet in the earth and necessitated the
use of steam thawing plant to un-
earth the immense animal. The hair
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

five times, and has attended Masonic
lodges in Port Elizabeth, Port Natal,
in Africa, in Bombay, and on the
island of Ceylon. He is member Of
Minnehaha chapter o. S. E., Minne-
-apolis, and he and his wife are now
residing with their daughter, Mrs. w.
K. Connaughey, in Minneapolis.
Miss Bardwell is the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Bardwell, of
Oakley avenue. She is a student at
Manchester college.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

not Episcopalian; he's banker by
profession rather than a lawyer.
Moreover, he took to himself a throne
at sixty, seventeen years after the es-
tablished age for mayora1 novices.
Instead of serving two terms only, he
has already served six, or one-sixth
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
A Fair Test.

Briggs believe the time is APP
preaching when every question will be
submitted to arbitration and all people
will agree.
Griggs-Well, if you wish to be un-
deceived, just make an attempt to set
tie a dispute between the owner OF
house and a tenant.-Brooklyn Life.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

$50 Jagsby has absconded. Another
good man gone wrong"
Nonsense It's merely a bad man
who has been found out. "-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

Gasaway-My razors in pretty poor
condition. / believe it's tired. You
know, they say raZors get that way.
Sharply (wearily)-Ah yes; tired of
your cIin-Pittsburg Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

"odd golf club over at sewhacket."
"How so?"
why, the members went to worl
and laid out three links"
Maybe they're odd fellows. Judge
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

a birthplace must be accepted as
nothing more than boyish eccentricity.
On one point tradition, history and
public policy agree-a st. Paul mayor
can never be a bachelor; such an in
suit to our better citizens has never
yet been perpetrated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
GOOD CLERKS SUBJECT
OF COMPETITION
Secretary Moody Finds One Fault With
the Civil Service Law.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March s.
Competition between the government
departments for the efficient clerks of
other departments results in constant
ly raising the compensation paid for
performing the work Of the govern
ment, according to Secretary Moody,
who was heard today by the house
committee on reform in the civil serv-
Gle.
With this single exception as a sub
ject for correction, the secretary had
no fault to find whatever with the OPP
Grafton of the civil service law. This,
he admitted, was rather matter for
correction by the heads Of departments
than for amendment of the law. The
navy department never asks for clerk
from another department, he said. 1t
secures young men through the civil
service commissions, trains them up
into what the secretary declared to be
the most efficient clerks. and then loses
them to other departments from which
come offers of increases in salaries.
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Trouble for Both.

been out rather late and were tacking
home.
what dyer reckon your wife's going
to say?"
"Oh, nothing; she'll preserve a dig
nified silence. But femme tell you. that
silence will be impressive"
well, mines an orator, and there1l
be a joint debate such as congress-
never saw when get home" the other
said, tearfully New York World.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21

moves slow and the Jap moves fast
The Russian requires heavy food and
plenty Of it, The Jap requires but lit
tie. Centuries of Serfdom have made
the Russian "a soldier who obeys orders
implicitly and exactly. but this same
obedience has been secured at the OK
pcnsc of independent thought. Taken
by surprise and beyond the reach of
his commanders voice. the Russian is
a wild. frantic animal The Jap is d
courageous fighter, much the same
type as the American His delight is
a fOrIorn hope. a desperate charge or
a grim stand against odds. If his Of
icer falls he fights on just the same,
because ne thinks for himself. and
thinks fast While the absence Of the
horse has made him a poor hOTseman,
il has made him a wonderful walker
and he can outmarch the Russian. This
superior mobility may reasonably be
expected tc give the Jap the best of IL
ian skirmishing for position. His
greater mentality may be expected to
render the Jap less liable TO panic when
surprised. and his devotion to his en-
peror, Ear exceeding that of the Rus
sian, VINO IS a soldier because he IS
forced into the ranks may be depend
ed upon 20 make him a more deter
mined fighter an the time because his
heart is I'm the fight. Further the Jap
viii be Sighting practically in his own
back yard. fighting in a country he
understands. while the Russian VIII be
lighting in a strange land, far from
mis- supplies and rc-enfOrCements, and
in the mountains. while his life before
that time was spent on the plains He
fights because he has been told to
fight. the Jap fights because he wants
TO fight.
Whether these facts wiz prove suf-
fcient to enable the Japs to success
fully oppose the hordes of the car
cannot. Of course. he foretold with ac-
Curacy. but they go to show that the
Japanese, who have thus far had all
she better of il on the sea. have at
least a fair chance for success on the
land unless borne down by the sheer
weight of numbers.
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WARS OF HALF CENTURY.

Nexfan war United states and MeAlco result
me Of the United Staes
Tinea.
md Sardini Russia
British against 9epoSS-
Aouste and akin
ended hrd republic begun
II
-,...- .-+.t5tsb.a
war
Al General
Kitchener IN 1879 oaI O ~
Arthur
tory nd the teatyo Of embodied the
Rebellion Turkish
10 mainland turkey
CreeceC England
American spanish
Philippines
FROM estI
British taking Transva
N
- > = =
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Nothing in Common.

The Russian spirit gf to-day has moth
ing in C8uucI- with the United States;
SO muCn ~o. that If any paper in Russia
should print Ou~ Declaration Of indie
pcrdence If would be suppressed by the
censor The graphic forecast of her
policy by England's greatest diplomat
is-t of the last century. StTatfOTd Can
lirg. Is verified in our 1ay,
Rene Of old ext rded lis sway by
conquest. hut wherever its eagles flew
the arts of civilization -ollCWed. TIE
Russian bird Of prey has ne such COM
mission. it turns indeed toward the sun.
but the shadow of its wings Is blight
ing. AMI moral desOla-iCn closes upon
ita flight"
There is one bright jewel I'm she Rus
sian di3dem. the peace congress at The
Hague. which vas due 10 her initiative.
The conVoling of that congress. auJ
the establishment Of the permanent
court of arbitration which f. Justly re-
~s7ded as the crow ing act of the nire-
teenth century. glOTifsd Russia in the
eyes of the world But has rot this
gIory been dimmed by her provoking
this war By not living mp 20 her obi
cations in 1IaDehuria. and during
reriod Of eight months evading the
justified protest of J1prr- instead Of
laying her claims to Mauchuria, If she
had any. before the international trih-
tnal? Finally, American sFmpdthies
are with Japan, because she IS battling
On the side oSenlightenment and civ
iIization against Russian duphcity and
the expansion Of the blishtiug MuScu-
vie DOW -fIistoricus. IN New York
y ines
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Opposed independence of United States Discrimnates
Against American Citizens and Sought TO Make
Trouble For Us in 1893.

IAIHENEvER anything extraordina-
w ~ takes place in Russia, and Of
late years that has been very
frequent, surprise is expressed in the
official press that public sentiment in
the United States should be so unmind-
full Of the traditional friendship be
tween the two countries as to array
itself against her. Many in the United
States were misIed by this constant re-
iteration of the traditional friendship"
until The recent Kishinef outrages,
which caused such protest from plat
form and pulpit. and induced some in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21
FACTS ABOUT LIFE IN JAPAN
Character and Climate of Country Customs of
People, What They Eat and Drink and
How They Get 1t.

The latitude of the main islands COM
pIisiRg the empire Of Japan lie in
about the same latitude as that portion
OF the United states lying between the
southern extremity of Lake Michigan
and the Gulf Of Mexico. or from the
thirtieth to about the forty-lirst paral-
lels of north latitude The southern
part of the island of Yezo. the north
ernmOst one of the group, and Salt
Lake City are on the same parallel.
The great ocean currents which sweep
up through the Malay archipelago,
through the Philippines and along the
west coast of the japanese islands
make the climate there much milder
than that Of the United States. This
is especially true of the eastern por-
ions of the Japanese islands. The
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western coast is not so well favored.
The bleak winds from Siberia blow
cold across the Japan sea in the win
ter. and, noticeably i'm northern Hondo
and Yezo. the weather in the winter is
very cold. 1t is not uncommon in
northern Japan for the houses to be
provided with continuous porticos TO
allow Of street passage during the
snowy season.
The rainy season is very irregular.
1t usually begins about the middle of
June and lasts for a month. returning
again in September. The late autumn
is usually dry and the atmosphere then
is clear. The yearly rainfall at Toxic
is about IS inches. and the climate as
a whole, while healthful. is damp.
Japan is partly of volcanic origin.
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spOndence of. the American RevoIu-
ton" says: THAT Catharfne was reso-
iutely averse to the American cause
until after definite .Iesce, there is now
no question:" Vol VI, page AS. A.
last Dana. in September, 1883, being IN
successful in MS Efforts to obtain recog-
milton or TO have Russia recognize the
independence OF our country. obtained
permission from congress TO return
home.
Second-It viii be remembered that
Russia was the dominant power in the
sO-called Holy Alliance whose pur-
pose was to dominate the American
continent and especially to crush the
spirit of liberty in South American re-
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tons. and what purpose The ships were

tons. and what purpose the ships were
to serve?
During War With Spain.
Your readers viii remember during
he late Spanish war how sIiifully the
Russian ambassador endea vOred TO
make il appear that Lord PauncefOle
mad attempted 10 combine the powers
to restrain the United States. or TO side
with Spain. The Wen known character
and reputation for uprightEess which
had Won for the British ambassador the
esteem of the president and the on
Gals OF our government, completely
Shattered this traditional policy of Rus
STA Of endeavoring TO create enmity be
tween us ana Great Britain, Probably
the memoirs of Secretary Hay viii en-
tighten the generation to come upon
this phase Of Russian diplomacy
What Americans Remember.
The reason why tbs. people of this
country are almost to man on the side
of Japan in the present war, even 81
the traditional relations had been as
falsely claimed By Russia, are briefty
these: Americans are. a libeTty-lOving
people, ard they have not forgotten
Russia's 1ismemberment and perseCu-
ton Of Poland. her recent spOii3tiOn Oc
Finland, the oasis of Russia. the perse-
LAklUll JL TIC CLuAAAAeles anu LALN - VI
anguish from klshineff, which StiH
rings If oUr ears. Had Russia respect
ed her obligations entered INTO upon the
initiative rf Secretary Fay OF the oDeH
door in NauChuTia. this war would new
CT have taken place. The nations which
have had dealings with Russia have no
faith in her obligations.
In 1892 we entered into a treaty Of
commerce and navigation" with Rus
81 which FovoT-frtoE- THE fTln1 Init HnrH
of their respective states snail mutual
~ have liberty 10 enter the ports.
places and rivers of the territories OF
each party wherever foreign commerce
Is permitted. They shall be 81 liberty
to soiourn and reside in all parts what
soever of said territories. in order to at
tend to their affairs; and they shall Ell
joy to that effect the same security and
protection rs natives of the country
wherein they reside. on condition OF
their submitting 10 the laws and ordi-
nauces there prev aiIirE- and particular
~ 90 the regulations in force concern
ing commerce.
Discrimination Against Americans
Notwithstanding this treaty, which is
stlil I'M force, Russia, i'm violation Of
this most solemn obligation known be
! tween nations. does discriminate
I against American cItIZeus, contrary 20
the expressed StiDuIItionS OF the treaty
Mr. Blaine. when secretary of state,
protesting against this action. wrote.
1T Is therefore Il source of unfCiCucd
regret TO us W1"n a government to
which we are allied by so m5ny his
terical ties as to that of Russia shows
a disposition in its dealings with us TO
take advantage of techHicalitios TO APP
real 10 the rigid letter. and not the
reciprocal motive of its international
-ementS in Justification of the eN-
puIsion from its territories of peace
able American citizens rescrtins thith-
ar under the good faith Of treaties, and
accused of no " rouEdoing. or of mo-
violation Of the commercial code OF
Che land. but OF simple adherence 10 the
faith OF their fathers