St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-19
CUT OUT WITH AN AXE.
Pertinent Mention of People You Are
Apt to Meet, and Some Of Their
PeouliaritieS.
Chunks of Breezy Gossip Carved Out
for the Edfhcation of Globe
Readers.
Sheet Lightning That Shfmmers But
Does Not Burn--Notes About
Everything.
Little Tommy,s letter.

Little Tommy's letter.
William Eli Bramhall is the coming sin
gle-scull Hanlan of Minnesota.
William II. Adams, captain OF the Wa
couta Toboggan club will be an Adonis i'll
the adopted costume of the club.
Judge Chandler remarks, in his philo-
sophie way, that it is part OF LIE to be
bored.
The Delta LawnTennis club party will be
the swell affair of the season. About SUI
invitations have been sent out.
Col. II. P Rugg and George Y. Bacon
have lust returned from Europe, and it Is
said that they left sundry marks of their
million each on the other side of the big
pond.
The Minnesota Boat club anticipates en-
larging its present quarters, which will
also be handsomely decorated by the time
the flowers of spring bloom, ira la.
AS he appeared at the head of the snow
shoe club column last Saturday night Mr..
George r. Finch presented the natty APP
pearance of member of the cars hOus G.
hold troops.
Dr. Mcdonald is preparing to give the
boys a lively spin on the occasion OF the
next run of the snowshOe club. This time
will prove winder, and some of 'em had
better carry tunnels in their mouths.
Aid. Van Slyle was the admired of all
observers in his great single act of sliding
down the Ramsey street hill on his Nor
wegian ski.
George Eastin looks very swell in his new
century and a half mink Overcoat.
Lou MaXtield Will appear in his new and
elegant SnowShoe costume for the first time
tonight.
A well-known athlete and society man
says he is greatly surprised at the indiffer-
ence and lack of patriotism shown by so
many ST. Paul-born Young men in the social
features and adjunctS of the forthcoming
ice-palace season. The boys should make
up and pat their shoulders to the wheel.
George Thompson is considered au fat
in all kinds OF winter sports.
The Minnesota Boat club anticipates put
tnga four-oared crew in the water next
season with the idea of protecting it
self against the aquatic attacks of their
near neighbors on Raspberry island.
The Hon. P. II. Kelly and Michael
Doran were more friendly than brothers
many years before their political affiliations
brought them so closely together.
Capt. Wood thinks Alaska may be a good
summer resort, but he doesn't hanker to go
there just yet.
+. q. Rogers is considered fine practi-
toner and he has been very successful in
other respects.
Judge Egan is the very soul and essence
of hospitality.
Contrary to current reports, an inspection
of Vanderbilt's will shows that he did not
settle a life annuity on his faVorite coach
man.
Superintendent Brunson is very fond of a
good cigar, but he never looks upon the
wine when it is baady.
A young insurance man is in a state of
collapse over the description Of the Lady
Rambler of pair of night-Shirts presented
by lady friend. The description tailed a
pair recently received by him, and his fell
low clerks are having lots of sport over it.
Col. G. d. Kerr went along with the
party just to expound the law OF eminent
domain. He says ne didn't want to bag
any game no how.
John Baugh has caught on to new
Prince Albert. They come high, but he
must have them in his business.
Since his return to the city Papa
Giesen is the hero of all admirers of bold
hunting. He was the only man in the
recently-returned deer-hunting party that
succeeded in bagging a deer, and they say
his pas du charge was really elegant
Albert Scheffer is looking better since his
return from the country, and he is now
able to give the boys some valuable hints on
deer hunting.
Secretary of State Won Baumbach smokes
his cigar with an air of c0mplacent comfort,
and when questioned about his deer-hunting
excursion he doesn't say much.
Shrewd real estate dealer: 1.-The fact is.
that if it wasn't for the enterprise
of the two papers and the real
estate men st. Paul wouldn't be going ahead
scarcely at all. The greatest drawback we
have TO contend with is your rich old fogy.
He has scraped little money together, and
all he likes to do now is to howl about prices
being too high, and when hard times don't
follow his predictions he actually feels dis
appointed. The men who are building up
st. Paul, as a rule, are your men of COM
parativaly small means who get right out
and rustic"
Tell me- papa, is the gentleman with
the rosy cheeks and white flowing beard
Kris Kringle, and where are his reindeers?"
No, my child. the gentleman you refer
to is Mr.. \. T. c. Pierson, the youngest
and freshest looking man of his age in the
country and he don't need any reindeers,
for his step is SO elastic that walking is
good enough for him."
A large New Foundland dog was sent to
the Merchants hotel the other day, directed
to the boss mnd-reader of st. Paul. The
handsome fellow was turned over to Ehle,
but as he had no cage for it he presented it
to an uptown admirer of the species.
The annual bal maSque of the Merchants
hotel employees will not take place till Jan.
IS. 1856, when, according to Mr.. George
Allen. the boys will show the people some
thing very unique in the way of costumes.
And pray tell me- papa, who is the gen.
tleman with the base ball stomach and a
laugh like set of Christmas chimes? He
who looks like an admiral or retired bank
PRESIDENT"
THAT, my son. is the only original Dr.
Murphy. He is all wool and a yard wide
and he is equally good at telling story
about the early days of Minnesota or at
cutting off leg"
F. P. Mast is of the opinion that the New
Orleans lottery is a delusion and snare.
He invested short time ago and got what
! Paddy shot at. On receiving that false tel
egram, however, he just held down the lid
! of his eye and exclaimed, 81 amt saving a
I word, am II"
A. d. EppSteiL was heard to remark
the other day that if there was anything he
wasn't stuck on loud-that thing was a
blooming Dakota hotel, where he was forced
to tackel cold hash and go to bed with his
socks on.
W. A. Cobb is still in doubt as to what
became of his buffalo robe and whip. The
next time he takes a lady sleighrlding
there will be an anchorin that Sleigh
When II. E. Deacon lets his right duke
out it falls hard. as was attested the other
evening, when he paralyzed the masher who
had insulted a lady. The fellow is still
confined 20 his hotel and his eyes are draped
4 beautiful blue.
Col. John n. Langton thinks seriously of
joining tObOggan club. It's so decidedly