St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-06
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 Edification of Globe
Readers.
Sheet Lightning That Shimmers But
Does Not Burn--Notes About
Everything.


learned blacksmith, was given his maiden
bounce at the hands of several stalwart
policemen one day this week, and when
asked how he felt the next day he placed
his hand in the vicinity of his liver pad and
exclaimed that he was ruined.
Jolly Joe Spiel. the city hall philosopher,
and who has had about as an eyentful and
varied career as most men. was treated 10
bounce" at police headquarters the other
day. and it made him feel so good that he
straightway bought a box of seed-fller
cigars and passed them around to the boys
Detective Dan OConnor says that he
feels reasonably safe against the bouncing
process.
Detective Dan Ahern states that he is re-
serving his experience in the bouncing line
until the Winnipeg boys get here.
Lieut.. Morgan led the procession the
other night, and it cost him a pair of
frosted ears. lie was thawed out with
snow.
John B. Bresbin ought to be as generous
to Mr.. Gribble as Gordon Z. Cole was to
the 1000 beauty of Cole & Wilson's circus
at Winona. His fee was 10 have been $500.
but he didn't get it, and it has evidently
been put into sealskin garment which Is
warmly redolent of Coles lenity-and yet,
tOther Cole of the ring. W. l.. says cir
cuses are falling. Failing, indeed Ask
the forbearing Faribault advocate.
Jack Weaver of Chicago has been in st.
Paul couple Of weeks, and he states that
while he came up TO talk options his sweet
ness In this direction has been wasted on
the balmy blizzard air, las fellow can't
! talk anything just now but torchlight pro-
cessions, tOboggan slides, etc.
A delicate and airy vision OF the ice
palace has been cunningly etched on the
massive mirrors in the establishment Of
John Graus. 1t is executed in traceries Of
frost work, and is very ornate.
George Allen says he as compelled TO wear
that plug cady for year and half as the
result of a wager. and that he Is going TO
do it or perish in the attempt.
where's your Dlanket?" querIed Sibley
street slim to an impecunlOus acquaintance
the other day.
Got it up stairs on my bed; can't spare
it, We know" was the lacOnic rejoindeT.
Adam Fetsch made the welkin ring with
the chimes from his big bell as the process
sion passed.
Among the unique rigs in the procession
was the tObOggan turnout driven by Mr..
Jones, and 1t attracted universal admira-
| ton.
Judge Baker looks exceedingly chirpy in
his snowshoe costume. He Joined the pro-
cession the other day and he stepped out
with as much alacrity as any OF the boys.
The speech OF ID. II. Noyes at the dedi-
cation Of the new medical college last We'd
nesday made a capital hit, and his many
| friends agree in the statement that il vas
his most eloquent effort.
Since George 3. Clason has been christ
ened chief Of staff and theEarl of Milwaukee
he has become highly elated.
Ex-Ald. Joseph Dries and Adam Fetseh
have sworn of on playing pool and on the
strength of which Mr.. Dries is sporting a
new $3.50 gold watch, while Adam-well he
has quit swearing.
Steve Cooks tandem team was one of the
handsomest turnouts in the procession.
DIR. Wedelstaedt DR.. Il. o. Sweeny and
William Dampier have resigned the proffer
of posing on the ice pedestal at Bridge
square and ii is now reported that the
favorite candidate is Mr.. William s. Combs
in whose favor the aboye-named gentlemen
have resigned.
Jim Elkins has got double in the person
of Henry Wedelsiaedt. and they are ever
lastingly taken for one another. The other
day Jim entered a downtown laboratory and
was asked up by a friend of Mr. w. and the
mistake wasn't discovered until everybody
had drank the latter's health. Mr.. W. says
it isn't very soft for him.
Sheriff Richter had a score Of visiting
sheriifs on his hands last Thursday, and
after seeing the magnificent procession and
fine equipageS on Third street. he invited
the party to Grote's for bowl of beef tea.
On entering the place he said: AZ thought
we would find lots of room here, but / see
that there is not even a chance TO turn
around" and this was the situation all
over the city.
He was q Shekaurgo drummer. and he
was attired in Dunlap dieer and a grip.
Entering the Merchants hotel last night, he
/ approached the mind-Ieader at the desk
and registered as follows: 'Simon Silver
| flush, Chicago-chestnut?" The man at
he register glanced at the inscription a
couple of times and nervously fond'ed the
locomotive headlight diamond which illu-
inmates the snowy bosom of his shirt front
Then he gasped and tried to look distracted
while the guest stood waiting, and never a
word said he; all he did was to just stand
there and stare stony. settler lemonade
and comfortless stare right into the depths
| OF the dreamy. azure eyes of the mind
reader. The latter knew il was a new one
and he was wrestling with it for all he was
worth, and he proposed to get there or die
in the attempt. Suddenly a weird light
came into his eyes-a look of Joy and exul-
tation. and. calling a bell boy, he said:
Show the gentleman to parlor X; it has
the best sample room i'm the house"
He had called the turn. The man from
Chicago had simply taken this novel method
of making the usual inquiry after register
ing
You are the first man who got the drop
on that without having to set 'em I'D. but
this time the cigars are on me,n remarked
the man with the oreide gall from She
| kaurgo.
+. j. Hodgson is free trade advocate
and he is down on monopolies, especially
when IT comes to hogging the tObOggan
slides. Still Z. j. shouldn't kick, as he has
worn out two pairs of overshoes this week
and polished the bosoms of two pairs of
pants.
Frank A. Scott. the state boiler inspector.
has Joined the Travelling Mems association.
Frank will have to carry grip no OF they
won't let him register.
He was regular dandy and he wore a
beautiful new overcOat and a shiny plug
hat of the latest pattern. That's how he
looked when he took his position on to-
boggan on the Ramsey street slide. but his
appearance was that OF a very tired man
when he turned sOmersault half way down
the hill. But he was blood all the way
through and as he picked himself up he ex-
claimed This is the most immense sport
l have had yet; L came all the way from
Cleveland for this and / am satisfied"
Chief of Police Clark made his maiden
! speech at the banquet the other night and it
made the audience roar.
AT the banquet Thursday night Hon. w.
p. Murray said that st. Paul was going up
to Minneapolis and the latter city was COM
ing down here and that as a matter of