Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-09

learn anything, and at the head of this class
the GLOBE has long ago placed this gentleman
1t has long since ceased to feel any surprise a.
Bufington's planning unsafe structures.
THE RosToN MANS EFFORT.
f, Yesterdays exercises were of about the same
"whatness' as those Of the two previous days
The programme, as published, as to morning
bells, morning worship, breakfast, etc., was,
the GLOBE presumes, partially. perhaps faith.
fully, gone through with. Shortly after II
| o'clock that Boston divine (so called), whose
| fluctuations on the matter of the almighty dol
| lar have been faithfully recorded above, read
in squeaky tones something, denominated by
| courtesy a lecture, entitled, 1.-The Inspiration
of the Bible" OF the effort the GLOBE has no
| space to say more than this: that if in all that
bored audience of two hundred and fifty or
seventy-fve souls there was 9 single person
who entertained any doubt on the subject he
carried that doubt away with him or her, else
he was the most easily and readily
convinced man or woman living within the
broad confines of the State of Minnesota. As
specimen of logical reason it was worthy of no
other individual than its author and if the
humblest follower of King Cetewayo couldn't
produce better specimen of logical reason,
the GLOBE entertains for him and hereby gives
expression thereto, its sincerest pity and COM
miseration.
USING THE TWENTY FIVE CENT SONG BOOK.
Before the pseudo 1eligionist and bigoted
fanatic had concluded his dreary remarks, the
dinner bell tapped and the audience started
hotelward. This demonstration brorght mat
tiers to a crisis, but before the audience was
dismissed. the good Deacon Gilmore of the
Presbyterian church of Cedar Rapids and gen.
eralissimo-in-chlef of the Iowa institution
located in Minnesota and known as the Mime
tonka Lake Park association, arose and begged
them to remain just little longer. The
gu,d deacon's soul yeerned for
song out of that famous twenty-five cent
song book, for sale upon the grounds cheap for
cash, cash only, no credit ye moind! A por-
ton of the crowd good naturally remained
and once more the yearning aspirations of the
good Iowa deacon's soul were gratifed and full
filled. Net results, a cold, cherries dinner to
those who tarried behind to crafty the good
deacon's whims!
CLOSING THE GROUNDS ON SUNDAY 70 SECURE
FULL DASHBOARD FROM THOSE INSIDE.
The association, as might be expected, is
great respecter of the Sabbath, and yearns, yea,
burns to make manifest its Jealous repect for
its due observance. Their respect for the
Lords Day" is SO Overweening and overmas-
tering that their pious souls disdain any con-
tact, communion or commingling with the I'M
regeperates of the outside world. ACCORDINGLY
these plOus exclusives wran about them the
drapery of sacrOsanct righteousness and shut
them elves up in their enclosure like a tortoise
in his shell. Erring sinners clothed in the garb
of repentance may in all humility and contrite-
ness of spirit, come forward and ask admission
but in vain. Even the soul saving tribute of
twenty-five cents per head offers no temptation
ESQ they aver) for the abrogatlon of this Mede
and Persian edict. Minnetonka salvation diff
fers from that of the scriptures, notably in
this, that the latter is without money and
without price. KNOCK and it shall be opened
shut down the gates and close the doors,''
shout the gospel dispensers of Minnetonka
lake park, patent soul saving association, at q
quarter a head. ''You reprobates and sinners,
stand back, you cannot enter here. Our
grounds shall not be made resort of sinners
on the holy Sabbath. To this end we have
ad' opted article twenty-five of our sacred by
laws: The grounds of the association will not
(shall and must nOt) be opened to the public
(sinners) on the Sabbath. To this end no
steamer will be allowed to land at our docks, nor
carriage to enter our gates. We must be
let severely alone on this holy day. Stand
follower of che cause of Christ, good Deacon
Gilmore, from away down in Iowa, is SO thor
oughly imbued with the necessity of keeping
himself and flock Intact from the outside world
"n this holy day, that he threatens to plant a
howitzer on his rickety little wharf, and to
sink the first adventurous and reckless craft
that attempts landing! And this the good
man will do, or rather says he will do, in the
name of the Savior and His divine teachings!
THE SUNDAY ExcLUs1vENEss.
Let the matter be understood. This is the
v,rO n n bod huf kLoa
of the GLOBE the bare idea is vainer and more
empty than tinkling brass and sounding GYM
balls. The bare idea that the Minnetonka Lake
Park association directory could resist the
temptation of raking in two bits a head from
boat load of excursionists N the Sabbath or
any other day, is simply and intrinsically pre-
posterous.
With Bro Keith it would be the sorest of
temptations, far exceeding that which beset
good old st. Anthony of Padua, and as for
Charley johnson refusing all admission quar-
ter, the mind pauses aghast at the idea And
of Deacon Gilmore the thought is, if possible,
still more narrowing. So the GLOBE unquali-
hedly expresses the opinion that if party of
excursionists appear at the wharf to- morrow,
and make due tender Of the regulation fee, the
least difficulty that is likely to encounter them
will be admission. In fact, getting out is
likely to be attended with far more trial and
tribulation. This is true for many reasons,
not the least patent of which is the present
straitened circumstances of the management
and the necessity of their raising the wind''
by hook or by crook. Besides it is currently re-
ported the ticket seller, pious Bro. G. W. john
son is CREDITOR of the association in large
sum for work done and that the secret of his
watchful guardianship of the admission fees is
that he is aiming to reach a settlement by salt
ing down the quarters as they come in.
How then, it may be asked, could the faithful
(NnNH e 4 L $50
to rope in the quarters incident to arrival of a
teamboat loaded with excursionists?
The GLOBE yesterday credited President Gill
more with bringing his Iowa sheep to the
shearing through the instrumentality of low
railroad rates alone. But the good deacon is
not a mouse to trust to one poor hole or to
make use OF a single agency. The various at
fractions offered by his association as we'll as
the low rates had to be made and to this end he
some months ago employed the services of one
of the most accomplished female correspondents
OF his State to get up q Minnetonka boom
How well she succeeded let the crowd in at
tendance, from the opening day to the present,
tell their story, and let them thank the clear
headed and far seeing manipulation of railroads
and lake parks for hi rare judgment and dis
erection displayed in making his selection.
Packing Rebate Denied.
CHICAGO, Aug 8.-Some weeks ago an Anglo
American packing and provision company asked
the collector of the port for rebate of duty
on salt imported by them, which amounts to
10000 or &c, 600 pounds per annum. and which
they Immediately send out of the country
again packed in beef. Collector. Smith re-
ferred the matter to the treasury department
and to-day received a decision refusing to adj
nit the rebate, as the department can find no
section of law allowing it. 1t is understood
another effort will be made to obtain favor
able decision. The subject is of interest to the
whole packing industry of the country.