The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-10
What the Editors Say

There may be lots of bad whisky in
the market. but the editor of the Her
aid, whose knowledge is limited along
TINS line, has never heard of any cheap
whisky. Evidence supporting both
these facts is found Last summer
before the gubernatorial campaign had
reached its height-an itinerant whis-
KY salesman visited the vicinity of
Princeton, where he took orders among
the farmers for certain brand of
whisky-for medical purposes, no
doubt-and secured orders for several
gallons of this particular brand of
elixir OF life. In each case the pur-
chaser affixed his signature, and now
the orders are turning up in form of
promissory notes-and the whisky is
costing about 500 a gallon-which he
has reliable information Is a steep
price for the very best brand.-Ada
Herald.
The free text book bill before the
legislature Is meeting with violent OPP
position and deserves all the opposi-
ton 1t has met. This bill provides that
all school districts in the state shall
provide free text books for their pu-
pills. and in case they fail to do so the
public state school fund shall be with
held from such district We already
have law which permits the people
TO have free text books IL they want
them and that is enough.-Fairmont
Sentinel.
Former constituents OF the truly
great editor of the Sank Center Her
aid announce that Brer Eddy will be
candidate for congress to succeed the
genial and gentlemanly Buchanan. Col
Eddy Is letting his curls grow in wan
ton luxurfance, is neglecting to polish
the heel OF his left shoe and picks his
teeth with a straw-signs which, to the
initiate, mean canvass of the rooral
deestrfcts with an object in VIEW
Bemidji Sentinel.
Senator Patrick Fitzpatrick's atti-
,uue regarding Senator Laybourns
Dill TO abolish the grand Jury system
eommends itself very heartily to the
Morning Independent. The grand Jury
Is one or the strong bulwarks of our
government, safeguard of the people
from being overridden by corrupt in
huences, and should be retained at all
hazards.-Winona Independent.
And now the state fair officials are
asking for $250.0O0-a quarter of a
million dollars of the peoples money
for live stock amphitheater. They
may have pull enough to get ii, but
that Is big pile Of money for the
state 10 invest in a structure tn be
used one or two weeks in a year. Such
an expenditure would be rank extray-
agance.-Aitkin Age.
This from the Turtle Independent:
The pine boughs seem to whisper
that Senator A. d. Stephens of Crooks
ton viii wear the next congressional
toga of the ninth district in two years
STEVENSON dons the senatorial toga.
not otherwise.-Cass Lake Times.
John ID. Rockefeller isn't a bad man
TO have around a church Last Sum
day he dropped $35 in the contribution
oox and promised to fix the church
roof Some Of you fellows who have
been buying salvation with coppers
mad better let John alone.-Lake City
Republican.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis accuses Gen.
Miles or a continued infraction of the
most obvious rules of veracity." Mrs.
Davis is perfect lady and she could
not use the shorter and more express
sive word, but We all know exactly
what she means-Sioux Falls Argus
Leader.
Congressman Adam Bede was show
ing some OF his constituents around
the capitol at Washington and the slim
attendance in the senate was noticed.
Whereupon j. Adam Bede explained
That some of the senator's were having
dimculty in obtaining bail.-Wright
County Times.
1t is well that DR.. Osler didn't live
In the long ago. If he had we might
never have heard of Noah and Nethu-
selah. They did most of their work
after they should have been chloro-
FORMED half dozen times-Red Wing
Republican.