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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
VALE VAN SAINT

The harlequin of mimic stage who
has for SO long either amused or vexed
his audience should not, it seems to US
vanish behind the wings and consort
thereafter with the decayed actor and
the property man, afar from the foot
lights glory, without a word of fare
well. 1t is strange and sad that the
press of Minnesota has been almost
utterly silent upon the blowing out Of
Van SAINT. He has gone from us like
a tiresome clown or an evil odor, and
there is no. word of farewell. Th e
G 10 b e proposes to fill that deficiency
and to pay him fitting tribute.
The waves of democracy cast up
strange things from time to time upon
its shore; but never was there fotsam
worthier of the collectors cabinet than,
the governor whom the discreet si-
lences have claimed\ for their own.
Within the last two weeks every citi-
zen of the state has felt a new COM
fort and certainty of pride. The COM
monwealth was no longer ridiculous.
The day might end without burst of
uncomfortable national laughter as a
familiar figure waddled to the front,
foregoing only the calico suit the
paint and stripes and patches that
would have announced his calling. II
we must carry for many year the re-
membrance of our own folly, we need
be no more the sport of the populace
among whom Van SAINT cannot ap-
pear without the immediate instinct.
half kind and half cruel, to gain sport
at it's expense.
The abstract possibility of a Van
SAINT, glanced at in retrospect, touches
the boundaries of the unbelievable.
Nature must be in rare and sardonic
mood before she could evolve one.
Given his existence, there comes the
train of incredible circumstance by
which he reaches office and for four
years struts about in self satisfied alb
surdity The pathos of it is that never
for one moment did this man realize
himself
From the beginning Van SAINT was
like one of the beggars in the Arabian
tale, clothed for a day in the garments
of royalty, as a passing jest. He took
himself so seriously that the joke grew
and grew. Self-interest and the love
of mischief played upon his infirmity
until he actually conceived himself
some one, uttered reams of platitudes.
sought the society of real men of af-
fairs, and deemed himself part of the
serious life of the people Perhaps the
people never realized the depth of this
hypnotic trance until the marvellous
announcement of his candidacy for the
senatorship. Then they put him out of
his misery, as is their won't, with one
swift stroke of reality's sharp sword.
Now that we need no longer blush
for it; we can smile at this pantornime
of the past. Van SAINT clutching at
public honor. Van SAINT reduced to the
verge of tears when he feared that it
might elude him. Van SAINT poking
into any dark coine wing
any suggestion for the
sort of existence that meant SO much
to him. Van SAINT catering to any
demagogy that might win him vote.
W. solemnly pilgrimaging from
of the country to make
sixth rate speeches on fourth rate oc-
casions. Van SAINT scurrying up to the
new capitol and sitting amid the scaf-
folding to reflect upon his own perfec-
lions. Van SAINT at the last crown
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Woman Suffrage.

may permit here and there, women
should not be allowed to vote because
they are taxpayers. That is not a
democratic basis of suffrage. Nor does
1t make any difference, SO far as the
merits OF the argument are concerned,
whether women taxpayers are or are
not more conservative, conscientious,
patriotic and intelligent than other
women. The fright" or privilege of
women to vote should be no less than
and no different from the right or
privilege of men to vote These tax
bill and ballot propositions are mis-
leading, false in prineiple.-New York
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
sattIeships and Torpedo Boats

In the opinion of officials of the navy
department the sentiment that the
value of battleships has been discred-
tied by results in the war between ia
pan and Russia should be dispelled.
Both the Russians and the
Japanese lost battleships which were
sunk by skillfully planted mines, but
this was not the work of torpedoes
Used on the open sea the latter were
In all cases unsuccessful In several
instances they were not employed at
all, no attempt to use them having been
made, because 1t was recognized that
1t would be futile.-Denver Republican.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
African DEVELOPMENT

The day of pioneer exploration Of
Africa is over and the era of develop
ment is well along in it's initial stage.
There is plenty of barbarism left, but
1t is losing its foothold in widening
areas. Science is helping to hasten its
retreat.-New York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
SUNDAY, JAN. %, 1905
REAPINe THE wHlRLwlND

REAPING THE WHIRLWiND
No man in the United States, and
probably few in Russia itself, would
be prepared to say what the tremen
dous CONFUSION prevailing there now
portends. To estimate it's force and
Z its future one must be intimately ac-
& quainted with local conditions, must
know the temper and the temperament
of the people. must understand how
far the government will yield and how
far recede,. and must be able to gauge
: the ignorance and the passion of a
nation, by which alone popular revolt
will be limited.
That the situation in Russia is grave
and the populaee desperate no one can
now deny. For generations the people
have endured with rare patience the
. iron rule. Protest against oppression
and even the most moderate demand
for liberation have been met with i'm
prisonment or exile. Under this stern
sway revolutionary cult grew up,
which has adopted willingly more rad
ical measures and exhibited a sterner
disposition to se1f-sacriice than we can
find in modern history elsewhere The
ferment has been spreading more rap
idly and widely of late. The need that
the government has felt of turning to
the people for help in its great war has
seemed to them their opportunity.
Their ideas, their demands and their
hopes for, the future, as well as the
methods likely to be employed, are all
conditioned upon their past The hope
ssless ignorance in which the great bulk
of the peasants and artisans have been
Z kept restrains them from forming a
wise programme. The desperate
method of passive resistance that
found expression in the hunger strikes
of Russian prisons, where whole bodies
'eof men abstained from food to the
point Of starvation, grinly ready to
destroy their own lives if no relaxation
of discipline could be effected, foretells
the nature Of the coming fight. No
government in the world has SO terri
bic crisis to face as Russia.
The existing agitation that has ter
rorized the capital and the empire
combines political and social elements.
Its immediate character arises from
s the fact that it has an industrial basis
: Leaders of organized industry can call
out at word a thousand times as
many men as would harken to strict
ly political or revolutionary call. The
workingmen have found this an -opnor-
tune time to demand improved condi-
tions;. and thousands upon thousands
of them have gone on strike. They
are led by men as enthusiastic and
determined as any in the world. They
have it in their power. without blood
shed. to strike blow before which the
empire trenbles
Fighting on the same side is the en-
tire corps Of political agitators. the
conspirators. the enemies of the throne,
the enemies of the bureaucracy, the
lovers of liberty and the devotees of q
republic. All these are filed with a
. sudden turmoil. and see in the murky
sky Of the present a dim light of hope
to lead them on. Apparently without
fixed programme, without chosen
leader, without definite organization,
they are moving unitedIy to secure
some respite. some relief. what ii may
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
The "stay at Home Vote

Gov. Joseph w. Folks recommends
ton Of the Acknowledgement of citi-
zens who neglect to vote at times is
not new, nor it it promising remedy
for Indifference. The "stay at home
vote" has its uses. In the last ma
tional election it was effective and en-
phatic.-PittSburg Gazette
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Among the Merrymakers
In Weather Terms

The Boston young man had been re-
buffed by his inamorata.
So he went away.
The girl was beautiful as the dawn.
And chillier than the Klondike
He thought that if he went away she
might melt in the sunshine of regret
He had another guess coming
When, after years that seemed each
century to the impatient lover he re-
turned he found her as beautiful as ever.
And just as frigid and unconcerned.
Then the young man was in despair
his diary:
Fair and continued cold" Baltimore
American.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

Mr.. Carnegie has evinced a dispo-
sition to make good the losses sustain
ed by the small fry in the oberlin
bank. Maybe if the sad case of Mrs.
Chad. was put before the laird he
would take up that s5,00O,o00 note.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Her Confession

Wife During the spat)-I married you
only to spite Tom Brown
Husband--Pm glad to know it. was
under the impression it was because you
had a grudge against me.--Chicago News.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
He Wrote Frequently

Mrs. Gaddabout-Eere are the letters
married. There are about thirty of them.
Mrs. Neverholm-He wasn't much of a
correspondent then?
Mrs. Gaddabout-Oh, yes he was. You
see, only knew him three days.-Louis-
vile Courier ournal
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Will SINCE His Feather

Complaints of being unable to keep
warm in England are likely to come to
full stop when Dave Hill meets on
the Liverpool docks a reporter asking
him for an analysis of the recent elec-
ton results.-St. Louis Republic.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Senate MAY Act

If the house passes the rate bill up
to the president the senate alone can
be called in extra session whenever it
may please the president to do so. I'm
der the circumstances it will be no
surprise to see the senate ''get busy"
when it's turn comes.-Pittsburg Ga
Zette
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Naming the Proposed New State

Instead of "Arizonexieo" or Mex
carizone" or any other compounded
felony in words, why not call it Mes
tizo?" The word is illuminating as to
a deal of the native population of the
two MISUNDERSTANDING Leader.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Could Be Reduced

There is no very good reason why
the membership of the Panama COM
mission should not be reduced to three.
according to President Roosevelt's sug-
gestion in his special message to con-
gress.-Philadelphia Record.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

Let it be understood for the sake of
the reputation of the philosophic
friend of Mr.. Hinnissy that he is not
the Dunno who has been suggested for
mayor of Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Maud Once More

Maud Muller in her cozy home
Raked her head with fine tooth comb.
The judge rode by in his runabout
And advised the maiden to smoke 'enn out
Maud tossed her head and said "Oh,
fudgei"
And told her beau and he licked the judge.
Detroit Tribune
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Maybe That's The Reason

Postmaster General Wynne, at is
stated on high authority" is slated for
the best the administration can give.
But why remove him from his present
Offices? Hetfs doing good work there
New York World.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
DANCER
a piece of danger. -

ST must say enjoy a piece of danger"
said the man who affects bravado.
Is that why you gave up your automo-
bile?y asked the sarcastic friend.
No; that's why go on foot in the
street. where other people run automo-
biles. Washington Star
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Must Be TAUGHT

No state can afford to pen up child
delinauents without providing them
full educational facilities. To this class
of Offenders deprivation of liberty
should not mean deprivation of educa-
lie
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
His BENEVOLENT scheme

I'm going to endow one of the univer-
sites, said the millionaire-'going to es-
tablish chair
'sChair of what?" asked his friend.
well, l don't know what you'd call it
for Short, but it's chair that's badly
needed-a chair to teach graduates how to
get a job'-Brooklyn Life
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

The trouble with Tom Lawson is.
that he is SO indefinite. Why can't he
tell us in what year we all begin our
servitude to the "ten" who will own
the country.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Sanitation on the Canal

The spade, the oil can and the mos
quito netting should be worked over
time, with all the zeal and energy of
which active Americans are capable
until yellow fever and the scarcely less
deadly malarial fever are wholly ban
ished. Only in that way can the con-
struction Of the canal be made easy
and source of satisfaction to the ma
ton that builds it.-New York Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Incentive to Crime

The testimony of all who have had
much knowledge of the ways of the
criminal class is othat the carrying of
a pistol is itself a sharp incentive to
use it.-Boston Herald
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Venezuela

Venezuela expresses great confidence
in Secretary Moody. There is no beef
trust in Venezuela.-Philade In
quirer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Senatorial. Authority

The Unised States senate is in some
ways an admirable body, but in the
opinion of most people it already~ has
rather more authority than is good for
it.-Kansas City Star.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
B,,shands GaIora

did you find husband during yorr
stay at the winter resort2"
Yes. plenty of 'en. The trouble was
that there were no single men. .''-Cleye-
land Leader.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
So CousinIv

Heavy Hugh (patronizingiy)-W
Dorai Long frocks, eh? Grown up, / de-
clare
Sharp Little Dcra-Why, Hughi Mug
taches! Grown down. declareI-Punch
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
After Tea

Tea is one of the standard stimu-
lants of the world. 1t doesn't lead
people to break up the furniture and
dishes at home, or "whoop things up
on the public highways. 1t has been
assumed to be an innocent drink, and
it is sorrowful to know that the scien-
lists and stomach .sharps" are after
it.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
Frances Population

France maintains her population. but
does not keep pace with her neighbors
in increasing baltimore Sun.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
NO chance for Percy

Ida-Are you going to spend tha. dol
lar ID a present for Percy Sapp?
May-No. I promised papa I wouldn't
spend it on anything foolish.-Chicago
News.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

The beef trust complains that it is
not making any money lowing to the
keen competition in the business Mark
Twain will have to step aside as the
champion humorist of the present gen.
eration.-Daily Argus-Leader
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

Frank M. Eddy has a new serial in
his Saul1 Center newspaper. He calls
1T Great Men Have Met and Grover
Cleveland was the first to be written
up. Alvah Eastman is setting up re-
plies from the said great men in the
al-Press.-Duluth News Tribune
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

The bill introduced by Senator Hor-
ton, OF st. Paul, Senate File No. 4, has
created no small amount of comment
among the friends of the new governor.
Inc bill in effect calls for the appoint
ment OF a commission whose duties it
VIII De to take care of the new capitol
building for the next two years. The
friends of Gov. Johnson think he should
pezallowed this tronage-Cambridg
Independent.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22

The progress which the good roads
movement is making is not nearly so
rapid as it ought to be but at least
II is not going backward and it's possi-
billt1es can hardly be exaggerated To
the owners and tenants of farms the
Improvement of the roads is a matter
of vital mportance.-Faribau Jour
nal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11
THE SALE or MEDICINES.

A leading Las Vegas physician, in
conversation with The optic last
night, said In reference TO the bill In.
PRODUCED In the house OF representa-.
lives providing for the printing OF
the formulate OF bottles Of proprietary
medicine sold In the territory, that no
good could be done by such legisla,
ton. "The doctors must be judged
by results" he said, There Is apt 10
be TOO much narrowness In this pro.
fession as In all others. The people
are inclined to resent laws against os.
tcopaths and patent remedies and
Christian Scientists and homeopath-
ists-eyen those people who have no
faith In them. II looks like 10 them
an attempt TO force doctors upon
them when their intelligence ought to
enable them to distinguish, reject and
prefer.
"As a matter OF fact the people do
nave aNitiNANlA idiAu III the Shiilrl anu
experienced physicians. They may
try An osteopath for an armsaehe or
they may buy a bottle of lIniment or
a tonic or a box OF pills for trifling all.
mcnts, but when the real need comes.
Il Is the Doctor that Is called In. The
physician who is not willing that his
years Of study and the age.old success
Of his profession shall recommend
him 10 the public rather than arbitrary
law has mistaken his profession. II is
not always the case, but 1t is the rule.
that the doctors who wish TO depend
upon legislation for their success. are
not the ones who have achieved any
degree Of eminence In their profes-
sion. II is right that the public should
he protected from fakes and frauds OF
all kinds perhaps, but when these
fakes and frauds inpinge upon the do
main of the medical practitioner. 1t IS
better that the physicians be not too
prominent in furnishing the protec-
To the ordinary lay reader some OF
The observations Of the physician will
appeal with considerable force. "a
there are fakes among the patent med
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11

Tho capacity Of members OF the
lower house OF legislature TO introduce
unwise bills seems TO be increasing as
the session draws to a close. Mr.. NJ. G.
de Baea has introduced a measure
providing that county school super,n.
tendents shall DO empowered to grant
certificates 10 teachers and TO normal
institute conductors. As the legisla.
ture declined to pass any measure
that would establish any standard OF
qualifications whatsoever for county
supcrintcndcnts. and a. the same leg
islature only passed a measure after
strenuous opposition comforting power
.of granting teachers certificates In n
limited degree upon the territorial
board o. education, the idea Of author.
iziug county superintendent to grant
license Is absurd. The county Insii
tute has been pretty generally a farce
because the matter Of selecting In.
strnctors has been left / o incompetent
county suporintendents.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11

ieines, to compel the publication OF
the formulate OF the good as well as
the lad Is not the right way TO com.
bat them. II is by the results that
these remedies must also be known.
Many are standard. have been used by
the public with good results for years
and have been freely prescribed by
physicians. Should 7 orietors see III
TO make their form, a matter OF
public record Il Won e n direct In.
ducement to counter .ers TO put an
inferior quality OF drugs on the market
and say they were made over a Ger.
tain %formulary. This would tend TO
defeat the very object alleged TO be
sought by the proposed measurable
standard purity OF drugs. No one Is
interested in the purity OF drugs more
than the patent medicine people. Re
suits tell and unless the preparations
are kept up TO the usual standard they
soon fail. The only ~effectual eme
dy that can be applied is for the gov
eminent 10 appoint skilled inspectors
who shall pass on the purity Of the
medicines at the places Of manufac.
ture. The making public Of the form.
ulae would be unjust and can never be
supported by the people.
A case Of hardship that would. be
wrought by the enactment of such leg.
~islation as Is proposed is furnished by
a home enterprise. The proprietors OF
La S~anadora. which has a large sale
In the southwest and Mexico, especial
ly in regions remote from physicians.
employ fifteen people. Forty thous-
and dollars has already been spent In
establishing the enterprise. The form
uia has been approved by a number
Of the most distinguished physicians
OF Baltimore and Philadelphia. If the
should pass. Mr.. Romero
would leave Las Vegas and New Mex
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11

To-day at the A. and VI. college Of
Mealila Park 9 series Of lectures on
suhiecta u practical interest to tarfa-
e's Is being given BY the professors.
Taffe viii be three sessions, tho thIea
l%ecinres Of the evening sssiCn ls,ins
brilliantly illustrated by stereop.!ecn
views. The idea OF extending the
practical work OF the college TO people
engaged In actual farming "a a good
one. II Is the intention 10 continue
the lectures. not only at tho CO. exc.
tut In other towns. III Las vegsa
cares 70 hold q farmers Institute able
men from the college win be sent to
assist.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11

the road between this city and Los Al.
amos. There is a road supervisor in
that district. We don't know whether
or not he has drawn his salary. but
he Is not concerned In the road i'm.
proyements. The commissioners are
paying the bin and r. w. Hayward is
supervising the work voluntarily.
The bin repeating the act providing
for the payment Of useless road 81.
persisors should not be allowed to
slumber to death In committee. II
should become law and thus cleanse
the statute books OF one Of the most
pcrulcIous OF acts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11
SATURDAY. MARCH II, 1906.

The supreme court OK Colorado has
no right whatever to consider the
Alexander report which fayors seating
Mcdonald ss governor OF Colorado.
There is DO call for dlcta on the gov.
ernorship question as far as Mcdonald
rs concerned for the reason that there
IL not the slightest possibility that
the report seating him can be adopt.
81. The idea OF the supreme court
sitting TO pass upon the legality OF a
question that cant possibly arise II
ahAnrd
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11

The proposed measure reducing the
bounty on Wild animals Ii a good one
and II should not be allowed TO die.
tSockmon and farmers are actuated IN
killing wild animals TO preserve their
property and for the sport involved
rather than by the bounty. II Is doubt.
fui II the bounty was a compelling mo
tive In the Case Of the killing of a sin
BILE Wild animal in the territory this.
year. There would be Just as many
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11
A BILL THAT SHOULD PASS.

IN the early days OF the session
there was much said In and out OF the
legislature OF the importance OF better
road laws. a bill was introduced re.
pealing the Objectionable statute al.
lowing a number OF road overseers In
each county not more than fifty dol
lars a year for services, The territory
viii be saved thousands Of dollars n
year II this law be passed and the
roads win not be any the worse for f..
In fact they win probably be better az
the counties will have a little more
money that now goes into tho pockets
Of those who return no valuable SER
vice TO spend on the roads.
Let US see how the presen, statute
operates In San Miguel county, and
there can be no doubt the money is
just as unwisely spent In other coun-
ties There are some fifty overseers.
They don't know anything about road
building. and as a rule they don't
concern themselves much with this
branch Of science. They are practical.
Is OF no value as far as the better
ment OF the roads is concerned. Yet
!. n the exception that their little
bills amount TO less than fifty dollars
each. San Miguel county has to pay
close TO $500 a year for practically
no return. When she wants any road
work done. the commissioners have to
manage 10 raise money and employ
TO do the work. A case in
point Is that concerning the repair OF
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-11

the city for some days. Her home
coming is indeed a sad one, a fact
which is appreciated by her commun-
ity Of friends here. who are tightening
the burden of grief as much as II is
possible for them to do under the sad
circumstances.