St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-05
SNOW BALLS.

sNOwBALLs.
SnOw-the same old snow that used to
be here last winter, pparently-just light
enough to fly everywhere before the strong
wind that came around the corner, was the
most noticeable thing in st. Paul to
the majority of people yesterday
morning It began to fall between and 4
o'clock and continued nearly all the fore
noon, until the ground was covered four or
five or six inches. The temperature had
dropped a uozen degrees below freezing and
with the wind it seemed as if winter was
on deck and had come to stay. During the
afternoon the sun almost shone, and there
was almost blue sky enough for fair
weather, that came at shutdown, leaving
the evening frosty, crisp and clear
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Various people expressed decidedly diff
ferent emotions on the appearance of the
first real snow storm. The small boy found
it little light for snowballs, but he had
fun in kicking around in it and trying to
'snow the back" of some other small boy.
Those who had walks to be cleaned were in
some cases disposed to express regret at
the occurrence, but the larger proportion of
such simply Mt the snow lie where it fell OF
the wind blew it and took no more pains to
clear the walks than they did last year.
Pedestrians, as rule, recognized the fact
that that season of the year had arrived
when they must twist and turn and wrench
their bones and muscles in their attempts to
keep on their feet, until at night a general
feeling Of soreness came over their whole
bodies. Those who sold overshoes and
rubbers felt truly thankful for even the
limited quantity that had come, and fitted
their customers as rapidly as possible;
drivers of wheeled vehicles found it harder
work than usual to get their teams about,
and in instances swore mildly; members of
the snowshoe and tobogganing clubs were
mot saying word"
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doesn't it sound good to hear the sleigh
bells again?" asked a lady in seal-skin of
a companion as cutter with jingling tea
bells went sliding around the corner of
Third and Wabasha yesterday afternoon.
Remarks of this nature were frequent, for
the cutters were out in good numbers dur
ing the afternoon, and the jingling of bells
hardly be called good sleighing, but such as
it was it was generally improved.
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in the secretary of states office. ''rll bet
the cigars it will be gone in week and we
shall have some more Indian summer"
81 shouldn't be surprised if it all went
away and we had it warm again." said Gen.
Becker.
81 think so, myself" said Gen. Baker.
''It probably wont last, though shouldn't
be surprised if it didn't go until March,"
said Commissioner ,MurdOck
''This isn't winter" said Sam Nichols,
clerk Of the supreme court. Five seen it
real hot later than this. Why, Col. Hewitt
used to be around with linen buster and
palm-leaf fan later than this, and he used
to wear straw hat too"
II don't believe it's going to be as cold as
this till spring." said Gen. Jennison.
''You don't tell me they are using cut
ters," said Ehle Allen. cit must be winter,
sure"
ITS good for business" said half
dozen wholesale merchants.
''It'S most time for Tom and Jerry" said
free-lunch fiend in a Seventh street saloon.
1--WE wont have to wait long before we
begin the palace" said j. II. Hanson, Sec
rotary of the Winter Carnival association.
''It's little chilly" said Col. j. II.
Brugh at the Ryan.
'"rhe trains will be blockaded," said
railroad man.
''You bet it's blizzard in Winnipeg"
said Winnpegger at the Merchants.
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A careful estimate, based on an accurate
count, gives III, 239 as the number of peo-
pie in st. Paul who spoke of the sudden
touch Of winter. 1t sort of came natural.
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''The indications are that the tempera-
ture will not moderate much before Sun
day." said Sergt. Lyon of the signal service,
''but the wind will quiet down to-day and
render the cold less noticeable" The
sergeant said that the cold wave extended
over the entire Northwest, including North
British America, and also the Rocky noun
tain districts.
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At midnight the wind was dying down,
the stars were out and the thermometer
was getting pretty low.