St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-30
MIDST TEE MADDINa THRoNe.

it is fair to presume when you enter base
pau park during the progress OF game, and
near the local spectators exclaim, as local
butter knocks the ball over the left-held
Ience and starts on his home run: That's
out, amt it?'' or, when O visiting batsman
knocks fly which is captured by a st. Paul
nelder: That's safe, I suppose that the
umpire is not giving perfect satisfaction to
the st. Paul observers of the contest.
Such expressions burdened the suburban
ar yesterday afternoon in the game between
Duluth and St. Paul mines. Several close de-
clslons were made by the umpire, Shafer,
member of the Minneapolis team. and they
were not exactly relished by the members of
the crowd in attendance as not being in the
interest of the home team. AS result the
umpire was not over popular. His decisions
were greeted with derisive cries. and satirical
remarks were heard on every side.
Jest de way wild dose Minneapolis fellers,'
exclaimed little bootblack, referring to the
umpire, ''he can't beat US wild his nine, SO
ne come down and tries to beat US wild his
umpiring. He amt no good"
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1t may not be generally known hereabouts,
put 1t is fact nevertheless, that the St. Paul
union depot sends out and receives more pas
senger trains daily than any other depot in
any city in the United States with the excep-
t1on OF the Grand Central in New York and
the main depot in Philadelphia.
Every day $50 passenger trains go out and
come In the union depot at the foot of Sibley
street. This number includes the short line
trains between this city and Minneapolis. AS
nigh as fourteen different trains are standing
In the depot every morning at o'clock, some
just starting out and others just coming in.
The total number of trains exceed that of
Kansas City, st. Louis and many of the other
Western and Eastern railroad centers. 1t is
greater number than the total heralded at
any one depot in Chicago, but not as many as
comes in and goes out of the several depots
in the Garden City. AS a single depot ST.
Paul stands third on the list.
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''Say, Mister!' exclaimed a newsboy, as he
stood on the shady side of Third street and
addressed well-dressed young man who
passed along the street, ''deres something
hanging to yure leg!''
The young man stopped. With his cane he
brushed down his trousers. Not finding the
expected article, a thread, or something OF
similar character, he nervOusly drew his hand
over the garment and eyed the trousers legs
very suspiciously.
us it still there, my boy?" asked the young
man.
"Bet yure life it is, don't you see it hang
ing to yure leg?'
mo, replied the young man. '.What is
it?"
why, it's yure foot. Amt that hanging
to yure leg?''
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street fakir, q man who had some patent
neckties to sell, mounted a box ON one Of the
street corners and began a harangue to at
attract crowd. Drawing three cards,
three jacks, from his pocket he SAID, placing
them faces down:
NOW, let US suppose that the jack of dia-
monds is the Prince of Wales, the jack of
clubs President Cleveland, and the jack of
hearts Mayor Rice. Here they are. Now,
what gent in the crowd would like to see
either of the three prominent men?"
II would like to see Mayor Rice" exclaimed
well-dressed young man.
Every well,' replied the street fakir ''Go
I'D to his house and see him-speaking about
my patent necktie-"
The members of the crowd yelled, and the
inquisitive man went home.
THE ONLOOKER.