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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The greatest power is yielded by ex-
ample; the most potent force by an
object lesson. These facts taken in
connection with recent cases of crime
in this country, crimes not ordinary,
but that cry to heaven for vengeance.
make our example anything but edify-
ing. We are given to talking about the
fall of Rome through crime and luxury.
the evil days when the Borgias held
sway and human life was lightly
valued, but it would be well when in
clined to refer to those times to be-
think us of our own and the effect
that the startling crimes so common in
this country must have upon the world
at large. There once was a Japanese
who had been converted to Christianity
in his own country by American mis-
sionaries. They told him Of the beau
tiful brotherly love which Christians
felt and expressed for each other, and
so impressed was he by what he heard
that he was won over from his idols.
After becoming a Christian his country
and countrymen became distasteful to
him; he longed to live where Christian
ideals prevailed and announced his in
tention Of leaving for America, where
every man loved his brother for the
love Of God. His idea of this land was
that crowds of Christians stood upon
the street corners singing gospel hymns
and doing good to the passer-by. To
shorten the story we will say that
he came and discovered the crowds
standing upon the corners, and
though not singing gospel songs, they
were engaged in doing the passers-by
good. The japanese convert was re-
lieved Of his watch by one OF his Chris
tan brothers, and another got the
small allowance of cash which he
brought with him. After few more
like experiences in the land Of brotherly
love- the converted Japanese decided to
return and take his chances with his
idol worshiping countrymen. This is
but one small instance of the truth Of
the saying that example is stronger
than precept.
The public prints are constantly full
of horrible crimes; within a week we
have had an exposure of unspeakable
wickedness in the abode of the Phila-
delphia elect, a terrible murder in Bos-
ton, the home of culture. and all sorts
of awful murders and thieveries, to say
nothing Of suicides, the country over.
Now this leads us to a reflection
upon the handicap these evils must be
to American missionaries who are en-
deavoring to convert the heather not
only to Christianity, but to our mod
ern and highly desirable civilization
What blessed thing. they would count
it were they able in teaching the un-
civilized to point to America as an ex-
ample of the results Of hundreds Of
years Of Christian thought. How much
easier would their work be could they
use this country as an object lesson Of
land where Christian ethics prevail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
The President,s Rlunder.

When President Roosevelt reaches
the stage of sober second thought he
will realize, we think, that a serious
blunder was committed in issuing an
executive order which establishes a
service pension system. The order is
generally believed to be an unlawful
exercise of executive authority, and
must stand the test of the courts; but
whether or not the president has ac-
tually exceeded his powers, his methods
of procedure were grossly Irregular
Detroit Free Press
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
TODAY'S WEATHER

Minnesota-Fair Sunday; warmer in
west portion; Monday fair, warmer in
east portion; fresh northeast to southeast
winds.
Upper Michigan and Wisconsin-Fair
continued cool Sunday; Monday warmer;
fresh north to northeast winds.
Montana-Fafr Sunday and Monday.
North and South Dakota-Fair, warmer
Sunday; Monday fair.
IOwa-Fair, warmer Sunday; Monday
fair, warmer in east portion.
St. Paul - Yesterday observations
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, St. Paul, w. e. Oliver observer, TO
the twenty-four hours ended at Z o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation Highest tempera-
ture. 81; lowest tempera ture, %; average
temperature 50; daily range. 8; barom-
eter, so 40; humidity, IS; precipitation,
o.; p. m. temperature, So; p. m. wind,
north; weather. cloudy
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
What the Editors Say

The hearty acquiescence of the
Northern Securities company in the
decision Of the supreme court without
further contest, and it's haste to comply
with the law as interpreted by the dis
tingulshed tribunal, pleases and en-
courages the officers Of the govern
ment. The company gracefully SUBJ
mitS to being disbanded and retires
from business, thereby indicating it's
assertion that in it's organization Mr..
Hill intended no violation of the law.
Democrats in congress insist that other
great trusts shall be prosecuted with
equal vigoT, to which the administra-
ton responds that they will be at
tackled as fast as the attorney accu-
mulateS evidence on which to base a
sufficient ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Trib-
une.
OF all the illegal, brazen combna-
tons and trust mergers in restraint OF
trade killing competition and tramp
ling on the rights Of the farmers, is the
international Harvester Trust a wicked,
unjust, uncaled for consolidation of
the great harvester, mower and impIe-
ment houses, throwing thousa nds of
men out of employment, sitting all
competition and virtually defying all
laws, human and divine. Why don't
Gov. Van SAINT proceed against them.
They are interna tional in their deal
ings. They affect every farmer in the
United States.-Martin County hide
pendent.
The Republican convention to NOM
mate state officers will probably be
held at st. Paul in June or July. It
will be an important gathering, having
the selection Of four judges and the
railroad commissioners. Duluth wants
the convention, but st. PauPs claim
to it is thought to be strongest
TaylOrs Falls journal.
How important it is for writer's to
know their Biographies well is shown
In recent article in Harper's Maya
zine by Louise Morgan SILL who To-
Gates Keweenaw Point and the Cal
umet & Hecla copper mine in WiscOn-
sin. This is nearly as bad as locating
the capital Of Minnesota in Minneapo-
lis.-Duluth Herald.
A Mankato man invested $500 in
advertising for a wife. He found a
woman by this means and is now
married man. At the first blush we
are constrained to say it pays to adj
vertise. but will qualify 1T by remark
ing that it Is a dangerous thing to
fool with printers ink.-Faribault
Journal.
for Democratic friends in municipal
elections can be felt in county, state
and national campaigns. The result is
far reaching, and thoughtful and con-
ScientioUs party workers should give
this matter careful consideration
Faribault Journal
Ex- Mayor Hugo, of Duluth. made a
splendid presiding officer and his i'm
prOmptu previously prepared" speech
and committee appointments were well
Observation-Disclosures Gopher.
William H. Eustis will probably en-
ter the field as a candidate for govern
or. If SO the plans of both Dunn and
Collins will be upset materially
GAINESVILLE Argus.
The loudest-nlouthed kicker in An
Okla against the Republicans Is a Re
publican.-AnOka Free Press. nr'-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Contemporary Comment
The Trusts and the Philippines.

For instance. the tobacco trust does
not wish to meet competition with the
Philippine tobacco, SO a tariff is levied
against that product. The sugar trust
does not want to meet the competition
OF Philippine sugar SO a tariff is levied
against that product. on the other
hand. the shipping trust international
Navigation company greatly desires to
be ascribed by law a monopoly of the
carrying trade Of the Philippines. SO
a bill which will give them what they
ask year from now is being quietly
engineered through both houses Of con-
gress. 1t will be infamy if the Amer
lean congress legislates for the ship
ping, tobacco and sugar trusts at the
expense Of the Chicago
Tribune
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
HearSt's Backers.

That William r. Hearst is in great
need of influential friends, and that
newspapers alone cannot make a man
president of the United States, are
facts brought to mind by the speakers
advertised for a Hearst rally in Bos-
ton last night. They were George Fred
Williams, Of Boston. the two Rhode
Island Hearst representatives, Messrs
Fitzgerald and Greene; Judge De Ar
nond, Of Missouri, and three repre-
sentatives named Shober, Van Duzer
and IdVernash-nameS that ought to
carry weight and give Hearst the sup
port Of all readers of Dickens. In
smaller type were mentioned some
labor unionists, a class that yellow
Journalism is coddling dafly.-Provi-
dence Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
THE PEOPLE ON PARCHMENT.


At a cost of one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars each, ten sets of the
works Of Charles Dickens in one hun
dred and thirty volumes are being
made by a Boston publishing house.
The text will be printed on rare parch-
ment and the bindings will have solid
gold decorations. They will be COM
pleted in eight years and VIII then be
sent to ten wealthy bibliophiles. There
is special fitness and also a special
unfitness in this edition de luxe of the
works Of a writer who found his ma
terial in the lives of the people, The
fitness lies in wealth's recognition Of
genius; the unfitness in the difficulty
we will have in asociating the Mar
chioness with solid gold trimmings, Bill
Sykes with rare parchment, Mr. Mi
cawber with an appearance of pros
perity, and the Wellers with crushed
levant. None of these and few of the
other people who live in Dickens vol
umes are accustomed to ''genteel sur
roundings," as Mrs. Micawber herself
would express it, and there is irony in
the thought that some day they will
be doomed to that elegant seclusion
forced on all characters who occupy
edition de luxe volumes in a rich mans
library.
There was a time, too, when the bib
liophile would have hesitated before he
purchased such fine raiment for these
''nobodies" of fiction. Indeed, some of
the literary Miss Nancys of both sexes
have not yet ceased exclaiming that,
because they are common folk, the
Dickens characters do not deserve ad-
mittance to that great and glorious
circle whose members tamper with the
ten commandments, but never with the
rules Of syntax-the circle Of the first
families Of fiction. Many still labor
under the impression that Dickens is
vulgar. What fresh impetus the edi-
ton de luxe for the ten wealthy bib
liophiles will give to the Dickens re-
vival remains to be seen, but it would
not be surprising if it resulted in the
sale of many more yards of Dickens
than have ever been sold before. 1t
is the literary bargain sales that make
the unliterary suspicious. An edition
de luxe, on the other hand, is unmis-
taxable evidence Of merit.
But the true lover Of Dickens will
prefer that his Dickens shall not be
an edition de luxe. These gorgeous
volumes are never the most bethumbed
books on the library shelf, and Dickens
deserves to be we'll thumbed. The ten
wealthy bibliophiles will doubtless de-
rive keen pleasure from the possession
of the books they have ordered. The
rare parchment, the solid gold trim
mings, the Illuminated text and the
other decorations will fill them with
delight. But the poor Dickens lover
will revel in the fact that the Dickens
people in his library disport them
selves on common paper and will only
rejoice over the edition de luxe be-
cause it is fresh evidence that the
great English novelist is finally coming
info his own
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
THE POLICEMAN OUT OF WORK.


Col. Fred p Wright's advisers are
acting like men who were prepared
to compel him to repudiate the pledge
made on his behalf by the Pioneer
Press that. in case Of his election, the
present excellent police administration
would not be affected Already # is
apparent that those enthusiasts who
desire to put their shoulders to the
wheel Of the Republican chariot have
required that certain specific provision
should be made to recompense them
for their labors. They are earnest and
active for Col. Wright, but what will
it. profit the gentlemen who, as anna
tours, directed the police affairs of this
trations if they are not to dip their
hands into the fesh-pots In case Col.
Wright wins?
1t may be that the Pioneer Press de-
clared in good faith that the election
of a Republican mayor could work no
injury to the department. But how is
Col Wright to keep Old Sleuth McIn-
tire, the sleepless M. N Goss, that
terror to crooks, p. L. Getchell, and the
ubiquitous night prowler Joe Davis, in
line for the ticket unless the police de-
partment jobs are distributed before
election?
OF course we understand that Col.
Wright has no ambition but to give the
city a business administration, but
those patrols who have enlisted in his
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

worlds exposition than an exhibit of
the photographs of the socially i'm
portant, and if the board could make
the latter serve the purpose Of the for
mer, its members would rise immeas-
urably in the publics estimation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Con spIracy Detected,

Smartly Keen (aside)-Tn git the whole
lot off on his ntbs al a big price! (Aloud)
Yes, sire. they are great "Campaignor-
mas" Cheap at any price.
The Sultan-Bind him securely and let
him smoke a box. Wen see if they are
0. X. By the pipe of the prophet he
grows pale! A conspiracy against my
life! Ha. ha! Coroner notified) Chi
caEo News
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
No Statesman He.

Gov. Odelrs acceptance Of the chair
manship of the Republican state COM
mittee puts a governor in rather an
unusual place. The event signifies that
Mr. Odell is and always will be a poll
tician rather than a statesman. His
effort to rise to a higher plane, if he
honestly made one, seems to be a fail
ure.-Springield Republican.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
The Great Truce.

The Platt-Odell truce looks like
sugar plum to pacify the old man. His
mind may be strong and his wits keen,
but no one would believe it after see
ing him lettering about the senate.
Thin and almost emaciated he has
been for long. but for months he has
evidenced all the frailtieS of advanced
age. His form is bent sadly, his weak
ened grasp and his faltering gait re-
mind one Of the lean and slippered
pantaloons, sans everything but his
tega.-Boston Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Among the Merrymakers
Overdid the Thing.

He wouldn't lie, even about the fish
he caught. He just let the photograph
speak for ITSELF
HE photographed it. then?'
Yes. He stuck a small branch Of a
tree up IN the sand. hung the fish to
it, and then photographed it at short
range. But he oVerdid the thing
How was that?'
why the branch looked like a big oak
In the picture, and the fish was more
than half as big as the tree. Somehow.
he SjSpt spT wor l5h u Franinp
Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
What Can 2 Poor Man Do?

What is man to do in this world
anyway? There is Judge Parker, of
New York, who Is objected to because
he has no record. Most of the other
aspirants are unavailable because they
have records-Chicago Record Herald
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
But He Is WILLING to Wait.

A morning newspaper says that Sen
ator Fairbanks is waiting for the presi-
Dental lightning to strike him. The
suggestion might be made, respectively,
that the Indiana man is standing under
a very blue sky.-New York News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
He Can Run It Alone Easily,

Mr.. Roosevelt is busily engaged in
proving that the founders of this re-
public didn't know their business when
they provided for coordinate branches
Of goVernment.-Birmi News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Not Takinq ANY Chances.

President Roosevelt recently de-
cleared that ''We are at peace with all
mankind" and by way of proving it
he has ordered Admiral Bob Evans to
come home.-Kansas City Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Hans Jest.

Upon the first Of every month
Young Hans from German kinfolk got
pension small of forty marks.
GA black sheep Iikely-but God wotD
Upon the first Of every month
Young Hans was up to meet the larkS
To get the money and then tell
His friends: Say, these are easy
marksi''
New Orleans -Democrar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Facts In the Case.

A painful interview had just been pulled
off in the woodshed.
Now, sir" said the stern parent as he
hung the old trunk strap on a rail- you
stand corrected
Il DIDO" sobbed the youthful victim.
"a-and l w-won't be a-able to sit c-cor-
rected for a w-week.' Louis Star
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Are Sorry They Spoke at All.

1t seems that the Republican major
ity in congress have no need Of fur
Their information as to the affairs of
the postoff1ce department. They know
too much already, and their apparent
fear is that the people Of the United
States will also find it out.-Philadel-
phia Record
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Ranld.

THE trouble with Korea" said the pro-
gressive diplomat, lis that it is too slow"
"Slowi" replied the emperor you
wrong us. Any country that can Jump
prostration as quickly as we did is pretty
rapid Washington Star
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Always Afraid of Him.

When President Roosevelt presses
the button to open the st. Louis ex-
position, it will be just like him to bear
down too hard and bust something up.
Augusta Chronicle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Does Not Need to Worry.

Tesla's opinion is that his new in
vention of a transmission and receiv-
ing tower will do away with newspa-
perS. But he has been SO sure of so
many things-Mexican Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
LOOKING for More.

Mr.. Cleveland reached Baltimore
yesterday with twenty dead ducks. He
possibly expects to find a few more
burg Dispatch.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
A Clever Ruse.

''You know how father insists upon
talking all the time whenever Mr.. Skates
comes to call on me?"
Yes"
well we fixed him last night We
got him to read the Russian and Japanese
names in the war dispatches and his jaw
above a whisper. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
The Modern smlthY.

Under the spreading chestnut tree the
village smithy stands; but there the
smith no longer yields the sledge with
sinewy hands. The olden sign of BLACK
smiths Shop" there greets the eye no
more; but "Bysiclxels Repaired is seen
above the smoky door.--London Tit Bits
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Elk Your Hair. Girls.

A girl can dance,
And a girl can sing,
And a girl can play croquet;
But she can't look sweet,
No matter how neat
When her hairs done up any old way.
Young Harris (Ga.) News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

Demosthenes was practicing with peb-
bleS in his mouth.
How foolish" said his wife. Nobody
is speaking Russian yet"
Perceiving his wasted efforts he at once
abandoned his attempt.-Judge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
NOTHING Like HAVING Nerve.

If the worst comes to the worst,
President Roosevelt should not hesi-
tate to re-elect himself to the presi-
dency by executive order.-Atlanta
Journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
eettinq Him Comfortably Placed.

The problem of what to do with Mr..
Roosevelt when he becomes an ex-
president is an easy one. Give him a
professorship of uskegee.-Houston
Chronicle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
And Had somethinu TO spend.

Cotton King Sully probably wishes
he had that old position in Providence,
r. l., in which he used to earn SIS
in real money every week.-Washing
ton Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Anything to Get Rid of Them,

President Roosevelt is still carrying
out the policies of the late President
Mckinley, and burying them.-Atlanta
Jol1rnal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Agreed.

Mr.. Johnsing-I can't sympathize wild
de Japs in his wah cause dey amt
civilized. l see by de papah dat de vim
min pack de coal aboard de ships!
Mrs. Johnsing-And de husbands jes-
loaf round an shoot craps, 1 presumed
Dem folks amt better'n low-down
heather. OATS whut!-Chicago News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
The unperformed labor of Hercules.

Hercules cheerfully cleaned out the
stables.
II was afraid he explained. that they
would ask me to take the stove down"
With happy smile. he considered that
he had the easy end of the housecleaning.
New York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
Needs the Whole Lis Now.

Mr.. Roosevelt has not yet claimed
credit for the wonderful advance in
the price of radium, but he WILL
Rochester Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

William H Eustis will probably en-
ter the field as candidate for govern
or. If SO the plans Of both Dunn and
Collins will be upset materially
GAINESVILLE Argus.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

The loudest -mouthed kicker in An
Okla against the Republicans Is a Re
publican.-Anoka Free Press. r'r-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

Ex- Mayor Hugo, of Duluth, made
splendid presiding officer and his i'm
promptu previously prepared" speech
and committee appointments were we'll
received Gopher.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

for Democratic friends in municipal
elections can be felt in county, state
and national campaigns. The result is
far reaching, and thoughtful and con-
scientious party workers should give
this matter careful consideration
Faribault Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

A Mankato man invested $500 in
advertising for a wife. He found a
woman by this means and is now a
married man. At the first blush we
are constrained to say it pays to adj
vertise. but will qualify 1t by remark
ing that it Is a dangerous thing to
fool with printers ink.-Faribault
Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03

How important it is for writer's to
know their Biographies well is shown
In a recent article in Harper's Maya
zine by Louise Morgan Sill, who To-
Gates KeWeenaW Point and the Cal
unet & Hecla copper mine in Wiscon-
sin. This is nearly as bad as locating
the capital of Minnesota in Minneapo-
HS.-Duluth Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-07-27
A BUNCH OF NAMES
OF FOLKS IN TOWN.
Those Who Come and Leave
Daily.
VISITORS AT AMERIcUs. HOMES
Your Own Name or That of a Friend
Nav Be Found Below In the Long
List of Yesterdays Visitors Who
Game Here,

Large assortment of Waterman's
"Modern" Self-flling Fountain Pens.
See them. Hudson Drugstore.
L. W. Boykin, Jr. of Camden, s. G.
is business visitor IN Americas.
Mr.. a. F. Latimer, of Athens, Is in
the city for few days an business.
Mr.. r. P, Templeton, of New Or
leans, is guest of the Hotel Windsor.
Judge Chas, r. Crisp has returned
home after a few day spent in atlanta.
Garnett Arlington and sister, Miss
Mildred Arlington, left yesterday for
EIlaville.
Mrs. L. E. Tondee, of.EIIaYllle, was
among others from that little city here
yesterday.
EMr. L. B. Robinson came over from
Lumpkin yesterday upon matters of
bushes here.
Mr.. Charles E. Baldwin, of Ellaville,
was in Americus yesterday, en- route to
Savannah.
Mrs. J. G. Field left yesterday for
Oglethorpe, upon visit of some length
to relatives,
Mrs. w. @. Mount, of Columbus, was
a visitor here yesterday, en- route home
from Camilla.
Miss M. E. Chappell, of Smithville,
is the guest of the Misses OhappelI on
Brannon street.
Mrs. George W. Bagley, of DeSoto,
was visitor in the city yesterday, the
guest of friends.