St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-26
PINS AT WHOLESALE.


PUNS AT WHOLESALE.
A letter written 10 st. Paul banker by
a banker of Minneapolis a few days ago, re-
suited in ''punistical" development in the
board of managers of one of ST. Paufs
leading wholesale houses that is not in the
slightest degree ''puny" in its effect or i'm
pOrtance. The correspondence and the ter
rible result is given in full below.
Valentine q. Hensh, Banker, Minneapolis,
Jan. %, SS6.-William Bickel, Cashier Ger
mania Bank, st. Paul, Mimi, Dear Sir:
Please let me know whether we can get the
contract to furnish fans during the ice car
nival Yours respectfully,
VALENTINE G. HENsH.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 22.-Hon. George II.
Finch, President Ice Palace Association, st.
Paul. Mimi. My Dear Sir: By the inclosed
letter from Mr.. Valentine e.. Hush of Min
neapolis, you will see that he would like to get
the contract to furnish the fans for the ice
palace carnival. | will state that Mr.. Hush is
a particular friend Of mine and if the con-
tract is to 60 TO an outsider would consider
il a personal favor if you would use your in
fluence with the directors of the Ice Palace
association i'm Mr. Hush's behalf. But as you
are aware am st. Paul man from the bot
tom of my heart, and if the contract can be
awarded to 4 st. Paul man, so that the large
profits arising from the same will benefit him,
l would prefer it. Yours truly,
WILLIAM BICKEL.
THE REPLY.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Jan. %. 1886. - William
Bickel Esq, st. Paul Mimi. MY Dear
Sir: ] am i'm receipt of your favor of
this date relative to the application of one
Valentine G. Hush of Minneapolis for the
contract TO supply fans for the approaching
carnival to be held under the auspices of the
Ice Palace association.
AS You inform me that the applicant is
friend of yours, it will afford me pleasure to
fTf tau Inc. nd of Il
tors.
You are doubtless aware that the contract
will be an immense one and will probably be
the subject OF wARMcompetiton.
! hope il will not occasion any GOODNESS be-
tween us if ] venture to ask if your friend
could secure the necessary bonds in case the
contract should bC awarded to him. / do not
like TO be considered a Fanatic, or at all given
to FANfaronade, when ! assert that the
coming carnival will be all your Fancy
can imagine. The ice palace in many re
Sna"rs resembles the far-famed FANeS of the
old world.
The music is to he of the choicest-many
Fantasies having already been selected.
II would be Fantasy TO suppose that all
this can be accomplished without much labor
and expense. Even the costumes-many OF
them-will be FAEtaStical.
have thus gone into details, my dear sir,
10 show YOU how important matter is this
letting of the fan contract. ] shall suggest
"A
special committee of citizens composed of
Messrs. FANdel, FANdrey, FANnell, FANtholt
and flaming. ] trust their report may be
satisfactory to your friend. Should it not be.
please advise him not to indulge i'm any pro
Family, but to accept the result as one of the
fortunes of war" Yours very truly.
GEO. II. FINCH.
President of Ice Palace Association.
NORTH STAR CLUB RULES.
The North Star TobOggan club has
printed set of rules and regulations that
SAVIOR of humOr and originality that is pleas
ing. They are as follows:
I. When a gentleman takes a lady down
the slide. and she. by her swaying from side
to side, upsets him in the snow, the practice
of picking up the toboggan and humping her
over the head with it is now obsolete in good
society.
2. Never stop the toboggan half way down
the slide or getOut and talk to a friend
3. After gentleman has broken his leg
or his neck he is expected to make apologies
10 his companion and withdraw for the even
ing. 1t is regarded as bad form to 60 on slid
ing unless particularly requested TO do so by
the lady.
4. 1t is customary to commence at the ton
of the slide and slide downwards. When some
are sliding up and some down it creates con
fusion.
D. Descending toboggans have the right of
way. If you have been upset and see an
other toboggan coming down the chute that
YOU are standing Tor lying) in, you are eX-
pected TO move aside.
6. No true gentleman ever steals the tobog-
gan cushion and says that he mistook it for
his pocket handkerchief.
Z. After having started lady down the
slide you are expected TO go down on the to-
boggan with her. The style of sliding down
behind the toboggan on the stomach and
hanging on to the cushion with one hand has
gone out of fashion in the most select circles.
&. Under some circumstances gentle
man is allowed to put his finger over the
edge to see how it feels when the toboggan
runs over it. The privilege, however should
not be abused.
8. When steering, it is unadvisable to seek
to get extra purchase by planting your I'M
employed foot in the small of the back of the
lady in front of you.
10. When you get through with the slide
you should leave it where you found it. 9th
ers may need it after you are gone
IL. When lady is sitting in the front of n
descending tOboggan no true gentleman will
stand on the hill so that the toboggan will RIM
into him, and thus obtain a seat in the lady's
lap
IL. In other respects a gentleman on the
slide is simply expected TO behave as a gem
tleman does elsewhere.
A strict observance of the above rules and
regulations is requested from all members of
this club at all places and under all circum-
stances.
CARNIVAL sQUIBs.
tobOggan club was organized Yesterday
I'm the firm of Auerbach, Finch q Van
Slyck with 125 members. The officers are:
Honorary president, q. Il. Finch; acting
president, L. A. Young: secretary and
treasurer, o. C. Weatherby: major, j. A.
Owens; chaplain. J. NJ. StoughtOn. The
club will be divided into two companies. A
and B. The officers of Company A are:
Captain, Russell Wheeler; first lieutenant.
E. }. Murnane; second lieutenant, A ID.
Macpherson. Company b: Captain, c. j..