St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
MIDST THE MADDING THRONG.

There was a social gathering at White Bear
lake. 1t took place at the Manitou Island
club house, and was supposed to be quite
select. Being for charitable beneft-the
Woman's exchange of this city-the public
was generally invited to come and contribute
money. The gathering, as might naturally be
expected, was of mixed character. Among
the ornamentations at the club house was the
following:
''wELCOME FOR CHARITY'S SAKE
The legend was worked in evergreens upon
a white streamer, and occupied the most
prominent part Of the club house, directly
over the entrance.
Many visitors commented upon the inscrip-
ton and wondered at it.
~
81 don't quite understand it." said one
man, who had been induced to go quite
az ainst his will. ut cannot be an insinua-
ton that they welcome US simply because
this is charitable affair. 1t is not customary
for people giving entertainments to be so hon
est, and it surely is not polite. 1t certainly is
not pleasant to feel that you are tolerated
simply because they want your money.
guess it is a clear case of not understanding
the English language-the idea being that the
guests were welcome, and that the entertain
HouI was LOT d cuArlCaDle DeueuC. Inc per-
son working out the etters did not compre-
bend the significance Of the combination
This reminds me-" said fellow que st
''for charity's sake" "of an experience
which a young man endured in st.
Paul not many months ago. During his
absence at college his parents moved
into fiat. His sister, to keep up with the
changed order of events worked a new motto,
which read s(IOd RlQcc Onr OF ha "a.
was completed on the day of the young man s
arrival and was hung up in his sleeping room.
The next morning, on awakening from his
slumbers he inspected it. The most careful
reading failed to convince him that it was not
thrust at him. The God Bless Our Flat
motto was soon destroyed. Later he discov-
cred the true significance Of the legend and
saw that it did not refer to him personally, but
to the household as an entirety
~
Mr.. Shaw, politico-business editor of the
esteemed local contemporary, the St. Paul
| Dispatch, begs the question anent the cur
rent rumor-to the effect that the Dispatch
| had changed from McGill to Gilman as its
| favorite for the Republican nominee for gov
| ernor because McGill had refused to allow the
| Dispatch to dictate the next state oil inspect
| or-by asserting that either the rumor was
originally started by Gen. Mark D. Flower. OF
| the publication of the rumor in this column
| was instigated by that gentleman.
Gen. Flower was in no way connected with
it, so far as l know, and certainly had moth
| ing to do with its publication. 1t was a
rumor, and as such it was published.
| From the vigorous manner in which the ed
| itor Of the Dispatch protests, it is evident
that there is a great deal more in the rumor
| than was at firstsupposed. He calls editorial
mention to an interview with Mr.. McGill ir
which the latter denies that he had any ''polit
| zeal conversation with Mr.. Shaw or Mr.
| Shaw's representative. Great stress is placed
| on the political conversation The rumol
| accused them of having 'business CONVEX
sation.'' The editor of the Dispatch is toe
| gmleless for this age If he supposes that the
| average reader will be convinced of the lack
! of foundation for the rumor by specific de-
| NAL that no political conversation was had
with Mr.. Shaw or Mr.. Shaws representative
Such arrangements are not made by the prin-
| cipals, but by mutual friends, and the good
| Deacon Shaw knows it.
1t will be in order for the Dispatch, if il
| wishes to prove the innocence of its editor OF
| the rumored charges, to publish an interview
| with its present candidate for gov ernor c.
A. Gilman of ST. Cloud, in which the latter
shall deny that he and Mr.. Shaw have an un
Outstanding, not a political conversation, "
but politico-busness understanding as tc
| the state oil inspectorship.
| ~x*
II wish was college or university or
some public institution exclaimed a hard
working young man to companion.
whats the matter with your asked the
companion.
Nothing replied the first speaker
why, then, do you want to be public in.
| stitution?'
Because" continued the Woodworking
young man, II want to be rich. If I was
college or university I'd get some of these
requests that are being left them by all the
rich men who are dying nowadays
The ONLOOKER.