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4 ©he gt #tml ©fcrta CPTY SUBSCRIPTIONS. By Carrier. I 1 mo I 6 mos I 12 moo Pally only .40 $2.~S $4.00 Dally nnti Sunday... 60 2.76 6.00 Sunday 15 .76 1.60 COUNTRY SUBSCRIPTIONS. By Mall. Ilmo [6 mos I 12 rnoa Daily only 25 I $1.50 $3.00 Dally ard Sunday... .35 2.00 4.00 Sunday .76 1.66 Weekly 60 1.00 Entered at Postoftlce at St. Paul, Minn.. U £cior.d-Class Matter. Address all (jornraunications and make all Remit tances payable to THE GLOBE CO.. St Paul, Minn. Anonymous communica tions not noticed. Rejected manuscripts trill not be returned unless accompanied l»v r^tHce. BRANCH OFFICES. Wew York 19 Spruce 8t Chicago. .Room 60y, No. 87 Washington St WEATHER FOR TODAY. Minnesota—Fair; continued cold Mon- Say and Tuesday; fresh west to north west winds. Lows—Fair; continued cold Monday and Tuesday; fresh west to northwest winds. North Dakota—Fair Monday and Tues day; variable winds. South Dakota—Fair Monday and Tues flay; variable winds. Wisconsin—Fair; continued cold Mon day and Tuesday; "fresh west to north west winds. Montana—Fair Monday and Tuesday: variable winds. ST. PAUL,. Yesterday's observations, taken by the United States weather bureau, St. Paul, P. F. Lyons observer, for the twenty four hours ended at 7 o'clock last night. Barometer corrected for temperature and elevation. Highest temperature 7 Lowest temperature —2 Average temperature 2 Dally range 9 Barometer 29 S2 Humidity 86 Precipitation 01 7 p. m., temperature 4 7 p. m., wind, northwest; weather cloudy. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURES. , *SpmHlgh Winnipeg ....8 10 *SpmHigh Buffalo 12 12 Battlefoid ..6 6 Boston 18 20 Bismarck 6 G Cheyenne 28 38 Calgary —4 8 Chicago 6 10 Duluth c 6 Cincinnati ...1G IS Edmonton ..—4 4 Cleveland ....14 14 Havre C 12 Penver 42 48 Helena 12 22 Helena 12 22 Huron 6 8 Jacksonville .42 48 Med. Hat ... 4 10 Montreal .... 2 0 JMlnnedosa ..iU 16 Omaha 12 12 Prince Albert 2 4 Philadelphia .20 22 QuAppelle ..2 2Pittsburg ....10 14 S- Current ..8 8 Pueblo 42 52 V< lUlston ....10 10.St. Louis ....15 18 •Washington time (7 p. m. St. Paul). —Below zero. CONCERNING 1800. The year 1899 has passed into history. It was a year big with momentous events affecting almost every nation In the world. It. represents the rounding out and completion of nineteenth century progress, and upon its happenings may be safely based predictions of advancement during the approaching century In com parison with which the marvels of ihe old century will probably prove almost commonplace. During the year 1899 the United States has won recognition from the entire wor:d as one of its greatest poweis. The la;.enc poientialitlas of this nation were plain onl 5' to the most thoughtful minds until it had compassed almost in a day the destruc tion of the power of Spain on this herni epherw Friend and' foe alike have since united in according to thi se states a fore most place In the family of nations, and all have since besought our good will. It has not b.-en through the power of our arms alone thnt we have been able to impress the significance of Arneilcan na tional existence upon ether peoples. But It i.p.eded such a demonstration to win for Us *hat recognition which European jeal ousy and prejudice had succeeded In with holding. No other vindication of our greatness would have sufficed. . Despite the impressive lejson which Eu rope has taken so ciosely to heart re garding the possibilities of the young American republic, it iemalna as true to day as at any period In our existence as a nation that the greatest, most enduring anu most impressive influence that we can exercise on the progress of tha •world's affairs !s that which Is vouch safed to us through the pursuit of ihe artg of peaci and p puar freedom and enlight enment. When the representatives of the United States presented themselves at the International peace congress at The Hague, and there voiced the Bentlments of this people that the barbarism of war should give way to peaceful arbitration, a thousandfold a greater and worthier victory was achiev ed by ihe American nation than could re- BUlt from the overthrow by force of arms Of any nation whatever. Despite the half crazed outcries of our advocates of na tional expansion by military conquest, the great mass of the American people re main true to the mission of this nation. They sec, as the whole world will one day see, that the greatest triumph of the yea-.* that is past, as, Indeed, of the entire nineteenth century, U the triumph of The Hague. It was there we showed to the world the true grandeur of the Amer ican people and of their political and so clal institutions. When, during the year that has just ,«nded, the American senate ratified the treaty of peace with Spain, another event was successfully accomplished which demonstrated the mighty inftuenca of tUa people. A race which had earned on their battle for freedom for many generations caw at last the sun of their destiny rise above ihe horizon, and that race lias s:nce that day shown by their every act their «ntiie worthlnesss of our armed inter vention on their behalf. When free Cub.i has be^n added to the list of self-gov erning nations, a prouder laurel will be added to the crown of American achlo\e meiit than can ever be supplied through any expansion, however vast or valua ble, of our commercial or territorial pow er. During the year 1899 the old order has crumbled rapidly to its ruin. The ap proaching partition of China has had no mote than a short reprieve. Whither or not the European powers, over intent on the acquisition of the tarrl'.oiy of their n.i^h bors, will in our time divide that enor mous empire among them. It Is already UUle short of accomplished lact that the destinicH of the three or four hundred million Inhabitants of the Chinese empire will hereafter be molded through Cau casian influence. The commerce of the world has knocked loudly at the closed door^ of ffia followers of Confucius, and the rusting bars and bolts of the past rat tle in their sockets. But there can be no denial of the demand. Western civ ilization In insistent. Whether through the open door or through the graceful euphemism of spheres of influence t the light of modern progress wil> soon shine upon the pathway of the Mongolian race. The United States has made vast prog ress in commercial wealth, present and prospective, during the past year. But, great as that progress has been, it rep resents but the Infancy of our commercial greatness if we are as wise as we would have ourselves believe. That progress Will never be realized for us through the strong arm of force. It must be the prod uct of liberty and peace. Whan we have thrown down the barriers which close us in from the highways of the world's com merce, and have put in operation that freedom in trade which is our birth light in our social and political relations, we may Indeed account ourselves great. Germany strides over the world's sur face in her seven-league boots of col onization and military prowess. France allays civil dissension and defeats the plot tings of monarchlsm through the con servative action of her national officials. England seeks to bind together the scat tered fragments -of her imperial power at the cannon's mouth in South Africa. Russia carries the gospel of materia 1 progress over thousands of miles of steel rails into the wildernesses of Sib?rla and Manchuria. Ours is a different mission to any of these. To be worthy of our heritage, we must not only build up wealth. We must foster liberty, and stand sponsor for it wherever oppressed men press forward to s?cure its blessings. In the new year which has just dawned upon us, the grandest work we can ac complish Is to make good what in the past we have contributed In the way of j the promotion of freedom, peace and i prosperity among men. FOIIVDATIOXS OF OUR HISTORY. A most instructive and encouraging re view cf the stops taken by the several states of the Northwest to preserve and develop the original sources of their his tory is contained in the current aumber of the Forum magazine. It is the work of tnc state historian of lowa, Mr. J. Brigham, and includes an ample sketch of the work done by such states as Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, lowa and Minnesota to preserve the original records which in the hands of the future historian will constitute invaluable material for the en lightenment of future generations. We who are the contemporaries of many of the great men to whose wisdom and sacrifices this great section of the republic In great measure owes its mar velous prosperity and progress are dis posed to undervalue cr to manifest in difference toward the splendid service which these men and their co-workers have wrought. With the wise fore thought which distinguished them in all their great constructive undertakings, they saw the period in American history in which they played their parts wag a distinctively formative one, and that its events would be studied with the most profound pride and interest by future generations. Hence it is that from the earliest days marking the advent of the white man In the Northwest the muni ments of history havo been preserved, cften in the recitals of the chief char acters in the wonclrous drama of ma* terial and moral growth and develop r i»nt. State and public lnfluerces, combined with the literary irstinctsand dispositions of thoughtful citizenship, hive laid, deep and secure, the foundations from which will one day arise under the inspiring touch of historical genius a well merited monument to the now almost forgotten pioneers of Northwestern civilization. When the Hve3 of there men are written by the thoroughly equipped historian there will be revealed a history of actual achievement which will surpass in dra matic effect the rec'tals of romance. The Pacific coast is happy in the pos session among her literary men of one whese genius has presented to the world the wondrous story which marks the achievements of pioneer heroiem, mostly wrought during the century which is now rspidly drawing to its close. The Northwestern states do not enjoy this advantage. Perhaps the time has not yet matured tc reap the grand harvest of historical relation which is the heritage of future generations of Northwestern America. After years have further mel lGwed tl'e recollections of the master builders of Northwestern empire the pen will be discovered which will illumine In perfect ilteiary outline one of tho grand est pages In American achievement. It Is a gratifying circumstance that the state of Minnesota has discharged Its duty to the memory of these great men of the past by making ample provision for th« eolleot'-cn of historical material. How well this work has been done is at tested by the opening sentence of Mr. Brlgham's review. Referring to the be ginning of the work which has bsen so conscientiously and effectively performed by our State Historical society and the succession of scholars that have guided its progress during lt.s existence, Mr. Brißhara says: "Minnesota is entitled to first place among commonwealths for promptness in recognizing the rights of coming gen erations to know the true story of fielr past. The territory of Minnesota was organized on March 3. 1849. On the 3d day •>f the following September the first ter ritorial legislature convened, and the tifth act passed by the legislature was a e;rant of a charter to the Minnesota Historical society. Under this charter the society organized on the 11th of tho following November. It had its origin in the conviction of a few far-seems p.nd public-spirited men, that the growth and possibilities of thetr-territory and of the Northwest put upon the progressive men of their time the duty of collecting and preserving true records of their record and their era." We, who day after day are absorbed in the work of-daily life, and are in our way humble actors In the great events of our time, give but little thought to the painstaking and monotonous work ot" the officials and patrons of our Histori cal society, through whose iabors and sacrifices clone it will be possible one t'.ay to ippioduce for tho enlightenment of cur dose, ndants the splendid rectal of the progress which ha-j been accomplish ed oven by our contemporaries in all the undertakings which render i.ur generation urroiuc* among the ho3ta of humanity ■ - THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1900. that have lived and hoped, loved and perished In all the ages of history. TWO LOCASi PESTS. . It can hardly be denied that the at tention won by our local jail and police headquarters in the annual report of Secretary Jackson, of the state board of charities, is fully merited. Both the in stitutions referred to are among the most discreditable survivals of the past which may be seen in the city today. Theit appearance is quite as offensive to the mass of our local citizenship as it can be to Mr. Jackson or any other official or citizen of the state. The attention thus directed to them will, we hope, be effective at least in keeping the evil which they represent fresh in the minds of our local officials. Some years ago a movement was in augurated koklng to the establishment of a county jail which would meet the requirements of modern. sanitation at least. It came to naught chiefly, if we remember aright, through the active zeal of real estate speculators who could see nothing mere in the event than a possi ble opportunity "to foist on the county their lots at an extravagant price. That we have gone on since without trying to do aught to remedy the disgrace to city and county which is undoubtedly In volved Is in no small degree due to the recollection of the unworthy scramble which prevailed at the time. So far as the county of Ramsey is concerned there Is no reason whatever why the evil should not be remedied. Nothing which Secretary Jackson can say will exaggerate the blot upon the good name of the community which is inflict ed by the existing county jail. A succession of grand juries have held ! their breath while they have examined I and reported on it. Those of them which i have felt caMed upon even to avoid ; breaking out in denunciation have un consciously paid high tribute to those charged with its administration. Filth Is an inevitable concomitant of existing conditions. A week's incarceration with in its precincts would suffice to knock the moral underpinning away from any ordinarily, well disposed prisoner. Situ | ate as it is, on one of our leading thor oughfares, and with Its architectural pe culiarities standing out in relief by rea son of Its proximity to the city hall, it lis a veritable municipal nightmare. It ia i a stench. It cumbers ground which pos i sesses high value for public purposes. It j would be greatly to the sanitary and I moral welfare of the community if, being I rid for tl.e time being of their inmates, ! our county jail and central police sta • tion could be transformed into a dual bonfire. It is not so long since City Comptrolle* McCaidy was quoted in one of his news paper organs as declaring that funds were at the disposal of the city to sup ply us with a public auditorium. Is it among the possibilities, Mr. McCardy, that you might, without violating any of the sacred provisions of the charter of our municipal liberties, get together a ! few 4housand dollars with which . ypu I might in conjunction with the wise men j of the county government save Secretary I Jackson and the rest of us who are lesa familiar with the interior than with the exteriors of such institutions the pain j of dwelling day after day on the wretch ed condition of the abiding places of cur local wronpdoers? We make the in quiry with becoming humility. THE VALUE OF COUNT* FAIRS. Becker county has decided to abandon Its county fair and has fold its fair build ings nt Detroit by public auction. The Globe does not wish to advise the peo ple of Backer county, for they must cer tainly know their own business better than an outsider possibly can, but it does seem regrettable that such action should have been taken. There are rrfany coun ties in Minnesota vlilch value their coun ty fair more highly than they do the state fair, as, for ins.ance, Mower coun ty. Not that the people of Mower county do not recognize and appreciate at it 3 true value the state fair, but they see that their ciunty fair has a peculiar val ue of its own, and that in a larg^. meas ure the success of ihf> state fair is de pendent on the prosperity of the county fair associations. County fnirs in many cases are valuable feeders for the s*ate fair, and a lively interest in the local association begets a lively interest in the state exrosition. County fairs may be regarded as the ba^is upon which the .state fair is laid, md the most successful and instructive exhibits come to it through the county exhibitions To deny the use apd value of county fairs, If properly conducted on educational lires, is to deny the use and value of the whole work of the agricul tural societies of the stp.te and the af. filiated societies with their annual meet ings and exhibitions, and if Becker coun ty, instead of obliterating its fair, had organized a rival association and decided to hold iwo fe.irs instead of one, it would have had the successful examples of sev eral prosperous counties which have found the plan profitable. Gov. Tanner has declared he will not be a candidate for renomtnation. The iirst grave-digger in Hamlet was evident ly mistaken when he said "a Tanner will last you nine year." The news that a battleship burns $50,000 worth of coal in a trip from Liverpool to Cape Town is not an item that will as tonish the average householder. The Boers no longer have the best of it in the way of names. The Maharajah of Gwalior has volunteered 1 for service In the English army. If young 1900 does not wear one of those war lord mustaches, it will show he has no appreciation of the fitness of things. Now, If Mr. Cannon were only in the shoes of Mr. Roberts, It would be quite the thing for congress to fire him. Some women, if given the right to voe, would immediately ask the privilege of chewing- iobacco. A runaway wedding trip upon an ocean liner might be called an edition de luxe elopement. The Globe wishes you a happy and prosperous New Year. If you write It the first time without an S you will be doing very well. MUSIC AND THE STAGE. GRAND. Eighteen breezy songs and a whirlwind of fun, fast and furious, combine to mtlce up "A Day and a Night." This is Char ley Hoyt's latest medley of farce com edy and vaudeville. It opened last even ing at the Grand to the usual overflow- Ing Sunday night Grand audience. True, "A Day and a Night" is a trifle wicked, with, dashes of risque dialogue rippling thrown the rapio" action of what is, eminently,^. Hoytian attraction In all the name implies: jSThe company has baen judiciously selecteM an£ two of the char acters, CommjgdQr^|Hart and Matble, Ills son, could noi§ bsSlinproved upon. It is evident that ftr.lp'rank Doane has cre ated a part £yllySy3 catchy in its broad i burlesque as jjJiatwf Welland Strong, by Harry Connocjln ta. Trip to Chinatown." And, as in "A Tfip to Chinatown"," so j in "A Day arfi| a $$ight," there is violent and aud<ien tl£ns£srmatlon of character. In the form* Pgy the hypochondriac evolves into §ie $iise man about town, and in Hoyt's lafc&t Marble Hart drops the hypoerhsy^of rural pillar of the church, and the cocoon of piety emerges into Tne outterfly of New Yirk. swelldom. Commodore Hart has been with the Asiatic squadron for the greater part of thirty years. Married to a rich wife remember the play has been staged f?ince the Dewey episode—he is finally retired on half pay, and proceeds to get ac quainted with his family. As he imag ines his son, Marble, is a milksop, with no "go" in him. So he bewails this un fortunate circumstance to the manager of a New York theater. The latter sug gests that the son be brought from New Jersey to Gotham and given "a run for his money." Chance favors '.ills project, for Marble comes on to New York at the same time to engage in a new choir for the home church in New Jersey, of which his weatlthy mother 1s leading patroness. Manager Routt Booker introduces him to a number of his chorus girls and special ists as candidates for choir singers. Under these circumstances one can easily see the young mans finish. Tho?e who have seen "The Private Secretary" have seen a fairly good Marbie Hart, fresh from Jer sey. "What am I up against?" he inquires, so soon aa ha discovers the plot of the manager. From ihat time out l;e out- Herods Herod, arid trips the fastest to the music o? a sporting life The meeting of his afßar.ced at the manager's house ! is a complication which breeds the great | est portion of the fun. | Aside from" the songs and bons motsof i tht dialogue there are a number of a'age groupings and picturesque e<fects wh'ch Hoyt knows so welt how to produce. And in Commodore Hart, in t*ie capable hands of Charles L. Warrc-n, the author has discovered a man who can both act and sing, one of the raiest combinations on the American stage. There is a dash of true patriotism thrown into the p!ay by N. Gage Chipps and D. Wing Munkittrlck, by W. F. Ryan ;tnd Mart Reagan, respectively. Mr. Rea j gan presents Brother Jonathan and Mr. Miinklttrick John Bull, and their lines invariably giva Jonathan the best of tha argument. Miss Hattie Williams, as Ada Marr, re tired actrtws, ard professionally known ! as Mile. Baun T<uralne, does well in | what ia really the most serious part in i the entire amusing medley. The dancing of the Clayton sisters evoked approval fiom all the pallery people, and it is Riven over and candidly admitted that they invariably know a good thing when they see it. The gallery is the true dra matic 'barometer. "A Day and a Night" will be accepted as "Hoyt's best"—until he sUges another, aa it is a misnonier to s&y he writes his plays. He builds them. And his work shop is the sehearsal. It ■will be at the Grand All the week, with matinees today, j Wednesday and Saturday. . —R. F. S. METROPOLITAN. The New Year will open in a blazs of glory at the Metropolitan with a special holiday matinee this afternoon, with Charles Frohman's company in the great* j GSt dramatic success Of the season, "The Little Minister." This, attraction play?d to recorJ-brciklng business in Minneapo lis last week, and the indications are that this will be repeated here during I'he pres ent eugagoment. The great interest aroused by -Barrle's famous story has bees heightened by the wonderful success j of the play, and it is more lhan probable | that the capacity of the. Metropolitan wiil l)e tested a.t every performance dur ing the engagement. The story of-the play varies somewhat from that of the bcok, although the main incidents are ntalncd. The dainty at mosphere which pervades the story, the delicious vein of comedy which runs through and the artistic mar ncr in which each character is presented, make the performance one of great interest and real enjoyment. XLMEHOIS FIIIE ALARMS. But the Departnient Prevented the Destruction of Property. The fire department was called to th^> Diamond Dairy company's store, t>7 West Seventh street, shortly before 6 o'clock last evening. by a blaze that started in a pile of empty egg cases in the rear. The fire gained considerable headway, but was confined to the room where it start ed, damaging- the building to the extent of $100. The cause of the lire is iin known. A chimney fire at the home of P. Nor ton, Cl'J North street, called out the fire department yept?r,day afternoon. Thj damage was slight. Hot ashes placed on the back porch caused a fire at the home of Nicholas Kills, 193 South Franklin street, yester day afternoon. The department extin guished the blaze before damage of much consequence had been done. A defective chimney caused a slight blaze at the home of A. Demorest. 45S Rice street, yesterday afternoon. Only the roof of the balding was danvgj'd. The two-story frame house at 106 East Twelfth street, occupied up stairs by M. Efrom. and down stairs by C. Hoffman, was, with its contents, damaged by tire early last evening to the extent of $500. Of this amount Mr. Efrom sustained a $300 loss on his household effects. He has $500 insurance. The damage to the house was confined to the roof, which was almost entirely burned away. The fire is believed to have been caused by a defective chimney. The building is owned by Mrs Troy, living at 507 Broad way. Hoffman's effects were slightly damaged by smoke and water. Fire almost totally destroyed the home of Mrs. Annie Ridgeway, Simpson and Capitol avenues, together with the contents, shortly after 7 o'clock last evening, entailing a loss of $1,500. The fire was caused by a lamp explosion. The lamp exploded in an up stairs rooms, while the family was at supper. Before any effort eculd be made to extinguish the flames fire had spread through the upper part of the house. The depart, ment was summoned, but by the time water was tu'frned ;on the house was prac. tically in ruifls. But little of the house hold effects was saved. The damage to the house is? o&titfiated at $1,000, while the loss on the household furnishings is $500. The hotase, owned by a Mrs. Nord meier, is insured/ but Mrs. Ridgeway had no insurance on her effects. GOOD-BYE AND WELCOME. Mn.sfkvereijt'rt tn the Old nml Grijtrtlqe to Xew Year. --» ft To the new year." with its promise of pood thlngs,:>; and^ to the old, with its joys and sorrbws,'-was the toast that was dr-tmk by th/i MrtiikverHn society in-:t evening as 'the midnight chimes . an nounced the ;liour r . At the club rooms in the Endicptt Arcade seventy-five mem fcers of the society gathered and danced out the old year and In the new. The celebration of "Sylvester" was conclud ed with a supper, which was served in the early hours of 1800. and the cheer of the new year pervaded the ball room. The affair was somewhat formal in its nature as the annual New Tear's eve ball held by the city among the select German-Americans. A programme of a dozen numbers was danced through to entrancing orchestra music HUNDRED YEARS AGO BISHOP GILBERT TALKS FROM A RETROSPECTIVE} POIXT OF VIEW FIERCE WARS OF A CENTURY On« Hundred Years Ago There Was Not a Professed Christian at West Point-Work of the Missionary Wai Then Just Be KlnnliiK-Nine teenth Century Has Cut a Flo-are In the World's History. Rev. M. N. Gilbert, coadjutor bishop of the Uplscopallan diocese of Minnesota, addressed tha Young Men's Christian as sociation yesterday afternoon, taking for his subject: "What of the New Cen tury?" The seating capacity of the au cltoriuni was fully taxed, and the elo quence of the speaker held the audience In rapt attention. In part the bishop said: "1 am not dealing in figures and will not. therefore attempt to prove to you the m&thcmatical question that has been dis turbing many minds as to the closing of the century. Personally my belief is that the new century begins tomorrow, and I will speak from that standpoint. Great principle will remain the same, however, md we will net lose the opportunity given us to look at the future, get a les son for ourselves and form some con clusions that will be of value to us. Con sidering the future,- we all know that the lamp of human experience is the best if not tha enly true guide for our feet, end we will go.back to the period of one hundred years ago for a. few moments, recalling a few things of a century.ago. Standing at the close of the old and the threshold of the now century we should reflect upon the conditions of one hun dred years ago. At that time the whole of Europe was plunged Into war. The Napokonic wars were at their height, and Napoleon himself had only just re turned from his bloody campaign in Egypt. Soo, too, this century is ending and the new one beginning in war, but not the fierce wars of a century ago. We an» forced, it is true, to a recollection of the bloody campaign now In progress in Africa, and the question is presented clearer to us at home by Ihe little war that is left us in the Philippine islands. But as a reaMty we may say that for the world the gales and doors of the tem ple of Janus are closed and peace reigns almost universal. Relatively this is true vlien we reflect that at the opening of Iho expiring century one-third part of the entire civilized tvorld -was at war. But the conditions, social and physical, have changed alike. A century ago, in •England the finest and beat of her young blood was in her armies—not by consent but by conscription—forced to enter the ranks of the military arm of the gov ernment. In England, cne hundred years ago, tha social condition was greatly de pressed. At that time slavery was recog* nized there, as was the slave trade—in deed at that time those kindred abomina tions j£fr° recognized almost all over the kiiown world. "The laborer in England 100 years ago was little better than a slave because of low wages. The homes of the working men were hovels and their condition or the betterment of it was not at the time a food for study or an opportunity fof amelioration. At that time religious con ditions were not such Jjy far as they should have been. You remember, no doubt, of the great wave of anti-Chris tian sentiment that was sweeping over the world at the time. In France, par ticularly; in England, all over continen tal Europe—even in America the religious spirit had retrograded and suspended be neath the upas tree of Voltairism. Thera was at that time no seeming active rte ligion of the human heart anywhere. Nothing cowld show the condition of Christianity in this country at that timo better than the condition that obtained then at "West Point, where I was told there was not a single professed Chris tian and where a penitent or God-like man had need to conceal his sentiment or be subjected to the treatment of an inferior being. "If you will reflect, you will recall that at that time the work of the missionary was just budding into promise and that in England the work of Wesley wag just coming to fruition. But such was thft expressed public sentiment at the time that a professing Christian or religiously Inclined person was the subject of con tempt. "But the nineteenth has been the cen tury in the history of the world for progress and science, for discovery and art and literature and learning 1. And wherever yo'i may 100k—wherever the Anglo-Saxon race has gone or is going the light cf the standard of the cross has accompanied it. The story of the past 100 years is the tale of the glory of the Anglo-Saxon race and the ten dency of the Latin to retire before its advancement. It is true there has al ways been a spirit that prompted ua to think and refer to the 'good old days' of our ancestors, but when we enumerate the advantages we have today over what they had in their day I am one who has arrived at the conclusion that ours are the best days. "So much for the past, row what of the present? We are today standing upon the summit of a great divide, view ing the glories of the future as did Bal boa the beauties of the Pacific when ha gazed upon its peaceful bosom. It is a standpoint of hope in my opinion, for never was a time when so much intelll gonoo w.i* la the world as today—never a time when the recognition of the duty to man was better understood, studied and discharged. We are standing where we can see and appreciate the values of o\ir laws in the past and realize their value for the future. At this summit wcv see the Christian church tingling with new life. There have been more people converted to Christianity during the past seventy-five years than in all of the pre ceding 1,500 years of Christian church history, showing that the knowledge of Christ is increasing: and will in time cover the whole of the world. "With tnese pleasing reflections I do rot ?<ir~c. *n.l fiiilv !■•■• ■it'v-',y.^ thf treat overshadowing evils of the time. I know of the rapacious spirit of commercialism, and of the efforts of greedy capital more greedy and unreasoning, perhaps, than it has been in the history of the world. I know of the tendency and ef. forts to establish luxury more firmly and grandly. I know of the veneer In re ligion where there should be reality. 1 know tbtt some of our churches are nol accomplishing as much as they should among the classes—among their brother's who are not wealthy or luxuriant. "Now, what of the future? If we do not take warning from the past we make a serious mistake. If we go out for ag grandizement only—as we are now—at this stage of our affairs; if we do ndt preserve the spirit, the aims, the am bitions and the patriotism of Washington; if we only foster and pursue the dic tates of commercialism and the develop ir^m nf t ■••■ il"l •<:• .<•,>• lit. then I say woe betide this nation of ours. Her fate is written on her walls. If we are true to our own precepts God will show the way. Here I give you my motto for the twentieth century: "For the twentieth century—the Ameri canism of Washington; the patriotism of Lincoln, and the religious spirit of Phil lip- P.-f ok*. "What shij.ll be your motto? Let me give you a Scripture motto from St. Paul : " 'Watch ye.' " 'Stand fast in the -faith.' " 'Acquit ye like men.' " 'Be strong.' "So, my friends, enter upon the com ing year with a resolute spirit of trust. Be stimulated by noble acts. The fore cast of the next century Ja whatever you will make it. The future is yourg." A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS. Our business for the year just ended, incredible as it may seem, has nearly doubled the business of 1898. We have at all times endeavored to give the people that BETTER CLOTHING—the best in the world— at the lowest possible prices. Never exaggerating, never willfully mis representing anything, and standing ready at all times to replace any garment or refund the money on any purchase that has failed to give satisfaction. We are an American house, doing business on straight forward American principles. Thanking one and all for the very liberal patronaga bestowed upon us during the year 1899, we will endeavor to merit the same confidence and consideration during the year 1900, Today Being a Legal Holiday, Our Store Will Be Closed All Day. gQs^Read Our Ad. in Tuesday Mornings Papers. BROWNING, KING & CO. Seventh and Robert Sts. Henry W. Fagley, Manager. ST. PAUL GREETS 1900 ITS ADVENT WELCOMED IN THE CUSTOMARY MANNER IN ST. PAUL RACKET MADE AT MIDNIGHT While in Some of the Churches the Consrre-gatlona Watched the De parture of the Old and the ComJngr of the New—Today Una the t'Koal Number of Holiday Attraction* in the City. The old year went out with a deafening racket of hundreds of piping whistles and the booming of small arms. The demonstration was a fitting welcome for the new year, and some people, believing It the beginning of the new century, made a special effort to add a little to the racket. New Year's In St. Paul today will not be unlike the advent in the past. The weather is sufficiently cold to give it a somewhat seasonable tinge, but not so much as If there was a fine covering of the beautiful on the ground. It will b» observed ac a partial holiday. At Lake Como skating races will be held in the afternoon and the Ice is in prime condition. Many will doubtless take their usual New Tear's skate—on the Ice. The river furnishes several fine places to skate, and unless a tropi cal wave Jr a blizzard reaches St. Paul today skating will be choice sport. The new curling and skating rink of the Nushka club on Selby avenue will be formally opened and play, commenced for the Hinkel medal this morning. Religiously the day will not pas=t un noticed. The St. Paul Christian En deavor union and the Epworth league held sunrise prayer meetings this morn ing in the following churches: Pacific Congregational—Acker near Mississippi. Atlantic Congregational—Bates and Con way. Central Park M. E.—Twelfth and Min nesota. Immanuel Baptist—lo47 West Seventh. Westminster Presbyterian—Green wood and Winifred. Park Congregational—Holly and Mac kubln. St. James' A. M. E.—Fuller and Jay. Knox Presbyterian—Hamllne. St. Anthony Park M. E.—St. Anthony- Park. Olivet Congregational—Merriam Park. I Our Discount of 20 and 40 off on | I Furniture and Carpets is now on. | (jpf^lS^j gjggg^- a—ej Suit $15.00 ® 5? JP^Sl^^^i $3.00 Iron 8ed5.... 52.65 17 il V" <Er"~" "TT^rV!> H^^CJili $5.00 Extension *P « f;^^p^S| "fif**^ Tables $3.88 ® 9. i ty^SS All-w°o1 Car Pets- x Lj^ ■ fj^fcA-jT^rSI ■■' ncr yard 439 C Wy 17 The low prices made during thisS^T^p*I*^ *& L^ sale are really something unheard of in lf*>^^[l .-rttftv r* tk Zfc the Twin Cities, and newly married f^yi (2**^\}***r& 1^ ?^ couples or anyone needing household , | ~ —4>:; ° jp**»>A Z'^^]] LA 7|| goods should not miss this opportunity.ff^^^ C? rSaßsja^C—-^ 2rt Do not buy until you get our prices,? \^^^®^^^g[ S ■ 5 and you are sure to buy at this sale. ( -» S b^ We are bound to sell goods, for' X Z k cash or on time. J,. kft 8 Just When You Need § i> * Uvlllt • • t Q ft l^ci^iji&m It is rather late in the season for us to have W ® so many Stoves, so we have decided to very *y ■- •'^^BL near Cut thß price in tWO In order to Ig ® avoid carrying them over to next year. «5 8 -^^^Efei s* ma^es You Laugh to get this 17 -^^^^^^^^S opportunity just when you need a stove the V a 2 -^i^^^^^^f Bed Room Alr Ti Bht Heaters $1.53 S! S? "%j£&^i&!omf Bed Room Air Tight Heaters- S 5 k %^?^ big ones $2.38 Sfc r^ Our celebrated Radiant Novelty, nicely nickel-trimmed, Qk 5Z Double Heater; former price $32.00, new 528.00 S 6-hole Steel Ranges, 18-inch ovens $26,0© ?& Ist. PaulHousefurnishin&Co.s S and 13s East Sevsn'.h Street. - \ North St. Paul M. E.—North St. Paul. The Y. M. C. A. will have open house during the afterncon ard evening, when the annual reception under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor and Epworth League unions will be given. refresh ments will be served and t.n interesting programme wil! bt given both afternoon and evening. The Dyer Music company nnd the Naval cadets, under Capt. Ab ner C. Ci-an, will furnish the afternoon's entertainment. The reception during the afiernonn is especially for the boya and girls, and the programme calculated to interest ihe younger people. The junior societies of -many of the churches will be well represented. The parlor entertain ment during tho evening will be given by the athletic young men pf the association, including wrestling Dud boxing matches. The entertainment will conclude with the marking up of the result in the member, ship contests. The association lias 956 members, and officers of the association hope that the rt ports of the contestants v UJ Insure a memb^rsh'p of 1,000 for the association. The young women who will have charge of the refreshment tables represent many different E. L. and C. E. societies and are: Misses Ella Barnett Jes sie Joutig, Jennie Porry, Carrie Hay'den. Alma Smith, Amelia Koerilg, Charlotte Wing, Isabel Parker, Edith Stewart. Sa cMc Pashley, Floy Jeddon, Florence Hcdgeman, Kathryn Palmer, Rose Metz cai, Jessie Whitman, Bertha Hough, Etta Lowell. Minnie Keller, Emma Robinson. Eloise Brown. Owing to the severity of the climate midnight mass was omittWl by the Catho lic churches of the Northwest last night, in accordance with a notice recently sent cut by Archbishop Ireland. The arch bishop will celebrate solemn high pon tifical mas-j at 10:3 C this morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Minneapolis A long and elaborate observance of the passing of the old and entry of the now year was carried out at the Episco pal Church of the Good Shepherd at Twelfth and Cedar streets. The Inside of the church edifice was decorated with cedar boughs. The altar recess was dec orated with cedar twigs hung in profu sion on all sides and falling in four festoons from the center of the celling to the four corners of the recess. Th» service consisted of hymns of praise, prayer, and reading of the litany before 12 o'clock. At ten minutes before the midnight hour the pastor, Rev, William C. Pope, made a short address, re hearsing the history of the Christian church and reciting incidents of sacred history pertinent to the observance During the noiae and clamor incident to the entry of the new year the auditors were upon their knees in silent prayer and arose only after the ringing of tho church bell which announced the new year. Communion was celebrated after 12 o'clock, and the services closed at 1 o'clock this morning.