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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-22
An Unhistoric landmark.

Wien Justin II. Smith visited the
towns along the Kennebec River in
endeavoring to trace exactly Arnold's
march from Cambridge to Quebec, he
inquired everywhere for traditions and
especially for relics. In his book he
gives this incident as a result of one
such inquiry:
Near the point where the army left
the Kennebec are four or five acres of
cleared ground and two small farm
houses. Mr.. Smith inquired of the ven-
cradle proprietor of one of these places
If there were any evidences in the
vicinity of Arnold's march through the
country.
"Oh. yes" replied the old man,
there used to be a big rock in my
moving field, with b. d. A on itI
but the old thing was in the way, and
blasted it out"
what did those letters mean. II.
u. A.%" asked Mr.. Smith.
"Why, Bonnie lick Arnold, of
course
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-22
THE CALL.

walked with whose child had lately died
the p5y,
When suddenly voice Father! cried
The quick glad; sighed; NOTED
spoke not but twas given to discern
The that years.
God surely and quickly
Whenever 0 Father strikes
Good
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-22
Atthe Raroain Counter

Miss Long, at the lace counter, says
she's only %" remarked the first
salsehdy.
"Well," replied the other, every
things been marked down at that
counter, you Observation-Disclosures Rec.
ord.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-22

The dinner gong had sounded. I'm
patiently Sir Charles fretted about the
room. for young as he considered him
self he had reached an age when din
per becomes an important event in the
daily round Of life.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-22

"Our n.n'ster is very strongly in
favor of bible revision said Tess.
$50 is his daughter said Jess.
"Who? Mae?"
Yes, her name was Mary Cath
crime in their family Bible until she
scratched it out and made it Mae
Kathryn" -Philadelphia Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-22

Having passed through the Fourth
without getting killed. mother may
be pretty well assured that her sOns
will live until Christmas, if they keep
away from the river.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-04-22

Restaurants and butcher shops lose
a good deal of their attractveness III
summer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
SALTWATER

Congressman F. C. Stevens of st. Paul
has notified residents of Saltwater that
he will be here next Tuesday to confer
with them relative to proposed improve
ments on the St. Croix, in accordance with
an appropriation recently made by con-
gIesS. The intention is to beautify the
river between saltwater and Taylors
Falls and to make it one of the principal
beauty spots in the northwest
The town, village and city assessors OF
Washington county met at the court
house yesterday and received their books
and other stationery. preparatory to be
ginning the work of assessing next Mon
day. The assessors held meeting to con-
slider valuations. and it was agreed that
the assessment of the county VIII be
about the same as last year, as far as
valuations are concerned.
The Connolly Shoe company of Still
water will incorporate next week and Ii
is the intention of the directors of the
company to begin the construction of the
new factory building as soon as the ar
tieleS of Incorporation are filed The fac
tory will be ready and in operation by
Aug. l and will employ large force OF
men and women
Rev. A. w. Edwins of the Swedish Luz
theran church conducted the funeral of
Henning Raiter yesterday afternoon.
which was largely attended. The inter-
ment took place at Fairview cemetery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28

personal property. to be able to re-
form the tariff against their opposi-
ton. What it will have to do will be
either to reimpose the war taxes or
issue bonds. AS even its impudence is
scarcely equal to the latter course. we
shall probably hear the suggestion. in
the richest country in the world. in a
time of profound peace. in an era when
economy is most practicable. of a prop
osition to burden the people with those
taxes which are reserved all over the
world for a time of national stress
and a life and death struggle. To this
plight has the country been reduced by
Republican incapacity, mismanagement
and dishonesty. This time, thank for
tune. it is the. Republican party that
must stand up before the people, con-
fess its responsibility and swallow its
medicine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
DASH YIELps TO caution

There is the most marked contrast
possible between the conduct of the
present stage of the war between Rus
STA and Japan and the policy that
marked its earlier period. At the be-
ginning Japan carried everything be-
fore her with a dash. All her opera
tons were marked by extraordinary
alertness, and her advantages were
largely result of surprise. With an
instantaneous and unexpected blow
she swept the greater part of Russia's
navy from the sea. Later on, when
the remnants issued from Port Arthur,
the Japanese ships gave them no res
pite, but pounded them to pieces be-
fore they could make an escape
The greater seriousness of the sit
uation is witnessed by the substitu-
ton of extreme caution for this bril-
liant policy of sudden and repeated at
tacks. Rojestvensky has been within
striking distance of Togo for nearly
two weeks past. His whereabouts
have been known and the progress of
his vessels duly chronicled. We can
not assume that an enemy so alert and
so well informed as Japan has not
been advised at every point and at all
times. Yet there was no general ac-
ton. The separate Russian SQUAD
rons have been allowed to proceed on
their way and to carry out their plans
for a junction.
On the other hand. the position and
the plans of the Japanese have been
carefully shrouded in mystery. No one
knows where Togo's vessels have been
lying, where he has chosen to meet the
issue. or whether he prefers a policy
at the last of swift and annihlating
attack or one of hanging upon the out
skirts of the enemy and marrying him
to destruction by incessant attacks
from distance. All we do know is
that delay has been deliberately in
vited.
1t is not unreasonable to assume that
the Japanese scheme is to have the
next great naval battle fought at a
place of their own. choosing and near
their own base of supplies. This is the
only supposition on which we can ex-
plain the advance of Rojestvensky so
far and SO long without any hostile
demonstration. 1t remains to be seen,
however, whether or not Japan intends
at any time to risk the terrible calam-
ity of a general defeat-if that should
happen. The world is still waiting. as
it has been for weeks past, for news
from the China sea. The most in
teresting, and perhaps the most fate
full. moment of the whole war is at
hand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
AN UNFORTUNATE DIFFERENCE

The difference between Norway and
Sweden appears to be irreconcilable.
The Norwegian government has for a
long time insisted that 1t was given
inferior place in the union and has
voiced a demand for separate consular
representation. This has now hard
ened into an issue. The government
has been unable to obtain any con-
cession from Norway, and has referred
the whole matter to the council of
state, body composed of both Swedes
and Norwegians. Norway insists that
she is not seeking a dissolution of the
union, but holds to her original posi-
ton.
We are apt to think too lightly in
this country OF the cause of difference.
Our own consular service is not much
in the public eye, and it seems to us
rather trifling affair whether a con-
sular representative should belong to
one country or the other. Looking a
heSiS NhOSSi OAAc may see lNdI InlS
may have very vital appearance to
Norway. The consular service does
have an important influence upon for
eign trade. Its investigation of con-
ditions and its recommended ions for
the improvement of home industry
have a strong effect. Given two am
bilious and rather jealous peoples,
working side by side and conscious of
commercial rivalry, each may easily
regard this issue as vital.
Still, self-interest would seem to
dictate a reconcilement. Norway and
Sweden have nothing in the world but
the self-interest of the rest of Europe
to rely upon as defense against Rus
STA. The fate of Finland stares them
in the face. That fate Russia has
destined for them also in the slow
moving but unyielding course of her
diplomacy. Only the knowledge that
other nations would interfere prevents
the absorption of the Scandinavian
peninsula by the Muscovite. Some
day that condition may fail In some
moment of great upheaval the other
nations may be too desperately con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
MR.. WI TINe-FANe, REFoRmER

When the genial WI Ting-fang was
head of the Chinese legation In Wash
ington he had much to say in well
bred criticism of our manners and our
morals. Official life in China seems
to be fully as uncertain as II is here
and a great deal more dangerous, and
If rumor in his case be correct Mr..
Wu's existence has been a bit strenu-
Gus since his return: but apparently
he has triumphed over his foes. for he
now comes forward in the guise of re-
former. and 1T is not vanity alone that
makes us think that he is indebted to
this country for the spirit which has
prompted these reforms. They smack
of the west, at any rate. for they seek
to do away with barbarous methods of
punishment.
To be criminal is not pleasant. that
is if one is caught, in any country. but
it is particularly unpleasant in China,
where they make a speciality of torture
and where the agony of an offender is
frequently prolonged to make a ceIes-
tial holiday. The memorial which Mr..
WI has presented to the heaven-born
who occupies the throne substitutes
decapitation for slicing to death. does
away with branding and aboIishes the
disconcerting fashion of exposing the
heads and bodies of criminals after
execution. 1t contains other important
provisions. the adoption of which will
make the Chinese criminal code much
pleasanter reading.
There is perhaps no other nation on
the face of the earth so slow to change
its ways as China. Reverence for the
past is the foundation stone of the
empire, but the versatile Mr.. WI seems
to have grounds for believing that re-
form is possible, and the fact that he
| has framed the memorial is indication
that he at least thinks some good can
| come out of the west. So far as we
I are able to judge, the average celestiars
attitude toward the occident is a con-
! temptuous one. One reform. however,
paves the way for many others. and
| 1T is not beyond the range of proba-
bilfty that the next century will see
many OF our milder customs adopted
bv the slow moving Cinnamon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
VIII Mr.. Lincoln Steffens please cast
his eagle eye in the direction of Anoka :
A NEW REGIME WANTED

We seem to need the application of a
new rule to employees in public offices
everywhere throughout this country.
1t may seem trifiing matter to haggie
over the hours of labor of petty clerks
In petty places. but in reality this gives
the key to the entire system. 1t is not
a miner reform, but one of the first
magnitude; and one which we will have
to accomplish before the public serv-
ice is placed upon a proper basis.
Some Of the employees up at the cap
those engaged in another Office get
away at 4 o'clock, while they have TO
remain until later. They are agitating
for shorter hours, and doubtless will
get them. The same rule holds good
everywhere. Hours and conditions of
labor in the federal departments at
Washington are scarcely less than
scandalous. Public employment is made
a private snap in many of these places
in the strictest sense of the term. Hours
are shortened to an extent which no
private employer would dream OF per-
hitting. Leaves of absence are liberal
and easy to obtain. Allowances for
sick time are made and permitted 20
accumulate until every employee may
have a long summer vacation to him
self. The result is that the details of
the business of cities, states and ma
ton are conducted at cost that would
scandalize and bankrupt any private
employer.
1t is without the slightest desire to
injure any of these persons that we en-
ter a protest against the whole system.
Just because the public is a good ma
tured animal, and men feel mean about
quarreling with a few clerks over an
hour or two in the day, the shiftless
system has got itself established. The
worst objection to il is not the cost of
1t to the people. but the idea which it
spreads abroad that the state owes
something to us all and may be imposed
upon with impunity. Innocent as this
is when these people entertain it, il is
really the small seed of evil out of
which grows the spreading tree of
graft
There is no reason why employees of
public service should be treated one
whit differently in any respect from
those in private employ. They ought
to work the same number of hours re-
CURED in similar businesses in the COM
munity. They ought to be paid the
same rate of wages. no less and no
more. There ought TO be one rule for
public and private employees. The saw
ing in dollars and cents would be ire
mendous. but even this is to be less
regarded than the salutary effect of a
regime under which every man and
woman down to the smallest would feel
that it is a first duty to the state to
see that its business is done not only
as efficiently, but as economically. with
the smallest expenditure of money and
of energy as that of the most carefully
managed private concern.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Contemporary Comment
Ancient Survival Proposed at Albany

There is pending at Albany a bill for
the abolition in this state of custom
that survives from medieval times, or
from remoter period. Imprisonment
for debt. To many people of the state
1t Will come as surprise to be in
formed that 1T is possible here to i'm
prison a man for debt 1t seems a GUS
tom so utterly out of joint with the
times that IL should have been abol-
ished long ago. 1t brings back sugges-
tons of Little Dorrit and the Marshall
sea prison i'm London. with ali the gro
tesque crueities and cruel humors of
that living tomb. Such. in a small
measure. is the Ludlow street jail in
New York, where there are at present
imprisoned six debtors. who are MAIN
tanned by the city at per capita ex-
pense of $50 per day. or $500 in all,
simply to vent the spite of some venge-
full creditor.-Utica IN. " Observer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Kansas City Quits Border ideas

The lawless saloon may fit in all
right with the romantic" environment
Of new oil 'diggins" or a Skagway
or Nome. but Ii is distinctly and un-
compromisingly Jay" in Kansas City
1t is as though one should wear tan
shoes or a four in hand with evening
clothes. There can be nothing but 4
genuine sense of satisfaction that this
never felicitous relic of pioneer days
has gone. The saloonkeepers ought to
be thankful enough that they are able
to maintain it so long beyond its ap-
propriate time for disappearance. But
now, thanks to Gov. Folk and his po-
lice commissioners. it has disappeared.
and thanks TO public opinion it will not
make its reentry- Kansas City bids
farewell, a long farewell. to the Jay"
idea of wide open," lawless license
Kansas City Star
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Nothing to Learn From Glasgow

The marvellous expert" who Is to
come to tell us how to run street cars
may know something about the rela-
tons of companies to the municipal
ity, but he does not know half so much
about street car management as
hundred good men who may be picked
out at random in a dozen American
cities. There is more to be learned
about street car operation in Boston,
New York and Washington than any
body in Glasgow ever knew. We can
just imagine one of the Glasgow arks,
two stories high, running about five
miles an hour with an overhead troll
ley. numbering along one of our impor-
tant business streets. IL there were not
riot, there would be a Migration
before the car got back to the barn,
and the car would be in the middle of
the blaZe.@Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
The New Democracy

The new Democracy, "radicalism. If
you please" as Mr.. Bryan says, won a
glorious victory in Chicago Tuesday.
We may accept this election as the
sign of the times. Democracy is going
to the limit. We shall not stop with
the trust question or with the railroad
question. says Mr.. Bryan. Radicalism
stops with no question. for it means
opportunism. That is what the party
will stand for, accommodating itself to
its opportunities. 1t means. also,
great Observation-Disclosures that are to-
tally unexpected by those whose camp
Democracy is now invading. This is
not so much prophecy as logical de-
duction from well known precedents.-
Mobile (Ala.) Register
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
TODAY'S WEATHER
WASHINGTON. Aprn q7-Forecast.

WASHINGTON. April 27.-Forecast:
For Minnesota and observation-disclosures
and thunderstormS Friday and Saturday
For Upper Michigan-Showers Friday
with rising temperatures; Saturday show
ers. light to fresh south winds.
For Montana and North Dakota-Fair
and warmer Friday: Saturday fair.
For South Dakota-Fair Friday and Sat
urday.
For Iowa-Showers and thunderstorms
Friday and Saturday.
st. PauI-Observations taken yesterday
by the United States weather bureau, w
E Oliver. observer, for the twenty-four
hours ended at o'clock last night
barometer corrected for temperature and
elevation): Barometer, 29.5S; relative hu-
nudity. 70; weather. cloudy: maximum
temperature. 81: minimum temperature.
50; daily range. 10; mean temperature. SO:
Z p. m. temperature, 81; wind at D. m.
south: amount OF precipitation, trace
Yesterdays temperatures at other
mi rnIS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Personal MENTION

Ryan-Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Farrow. yell
lowstone Park: William ]. Knepp. Kansas
City; c. o. Davidson. Boise; Charles S.
Doychert. Spokane: L. Z. Emerson. La
Crosse; c. l.. Meter. Butte: p E. Brad
shaw. Superior; c. J. Leisure and wife.
Duluth.
Merchants-George A. Ralph Crookston;
j. Wallace, Des Moines; l.. J. Prescott,
Manila: Mrs. Ware and children. Seattle:
A G. Grenameyer Sioux City: w p Full
lerton. Seattle: ]. NJ. Conway Billings;
Charles Norton. Winona; w. M. Orcutt
Sioux City.
WindsOr-L. 3. Dugherty. Duluth.
Charles hatcher, Staples; w. w. Mcbride
Milwaukee; S. p. Gilbert, Burlington, Ia. /;
]. Cornile and wife. Gaylord Mimi: +.
Kruger, Alvord. Ia; ]. A. Magee. Seattle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
France VIII Be Cautious

1t is not probable that France will go
to any extreme lengths in favor of its
Russian ally. and it is very likely that
In order to prevent chances of an open
rupture Great Britain will represent to
the French its obligations to Japan as
set forth in most succinct fashion in the
treaty of alliance, offensive and defen-
sive, made between Great Britain and
Japan before the war now on began
Cleveland Leader
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Japan's Great Record

The military record made by the
japanese is a record breaker. Such
work has never been done before The
record made by Japanese statesmen
and diplomats has been just about as
good. 1t will be very freely confessed
that no other nation can produce more
able and tactful generals and admirals
than the dozen who have led the war
against Russia = Galveston Daily
News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Measured by Pines

While walking through Wiltshire week
or two ago a pedestrian asked native
received the curious reply: About three
pipes o. bacca-"
He subsequently found that watches and
clocks Were very rare in that district. and
that is was usual to indicate distance by
the number of pipes of tobacco one could
smoke on the journey.-St. James Gazette.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
In Small and Great ThInos

$50 they smashed your laundry and loot
ed your cash drawer" said the police
judge.
They did," answered the intelligent
Chinaman.
And what did you do?"
Nothing. They followed the usual GUS
tom and convinced me that it was to my
interest to remain neutral Washing
Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Averaged the Same

yes" says the first beauteous damsel
81 had five proposals at tine reception last
night"
Il had but one" remarks the demure
damsel. but il counted the same as. five
The man suffered. Judge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Among the Merrymakers
Cats to Make Electricity

One improvement might be suggested to
the Indiana genius who proposes to utilize
cats for the generation of an electric cur
rent for lighting. He proposes to round up
the cats and drive them through a chute
so they Will pass under rotating brushes.
which will abstract the desired current. If
he can but train mice to race through the
chute ahead of them the cats might be
drawn through by induction.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Echo of Bank Failure

Gustav Willius, as receiver for the
Germania bank,-has begun suit in the
district court against G. c. May, to
recover $1,000, alleged due on an as
Sessment of 500 per share on the cap
ital stock of the bank, of which May
was possessor of thirty-four shares at
the time that the bank became in
solvent in 1885,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28

cerned about their own affairs to up
hold the interests of Norway and
Sweden. 1t would be the part of wise
policy, as well as a help to that ma
tional unity through which Scandi-
navia's greatness must be preserved.
to make any concession that might be
necessary for preserving harmony at
home.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
None Left to chIoroforn

tShall We chloroform the old folks of the
next generation asked the sage of
Plunkville.
If cigarettes an tight lacin' keep their
present hollis on the respective sexes" re-
torted the Pohick philosopher, there ain I
goin' to be no old folks in the next gen.
Grafton. Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Deny Theft of Nails

John Ryanaand NJ. Halpin, arrested
Wednesday charged with stealing three
kegs of ten penny nails from an un-
finished residence on Lincoln avenue
pleaded not guilty to the charge of
larceny in the police court yesterday.
and their cases were continued for a
Eaalr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Proud of Reinu Tramn

John Beaumont who claims to be a
real hobo" stole several gas fixtures
from a house near Dale street and
University avenue Wednesday. John
viii spend the next sixty days at the
works
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Can't Control His Curves

The difference seems to be about
this: When the president tackles a
bear, the animal ceases from troubling.
When he tackles the octopus, the crit
ter goes right on giving more trouble
than before.-Kansas City Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
Best She Could DO

The living skeleton at the dime museum
had fallen in love with the bearded lady
No she said, when he offered himself
1T is impossible. am welded to my art
can never be anything more than a
brother to you.'-Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
FuneraI..of c. E. Dickerman

The funeral of c. E. Dickerman, who
died at st. Joseph's hospital Wednes-
day night. after undergoing an opera
ton, will be held from the family res
idence, 1S3 Nelson. avenue at o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The interment will
be at Oakland cemetery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-28
The End of the Trouble

81 understand that Mrs. Jones has been
cured of insomnia
| 'How?'
There was fire in the street the other
\ night and she failed to wake up Jones
says she hasn't said a word about in
somnia since.'-New York Press