St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-29
MIDST THE MADDING THRONG.

1t was the Fourth of July. The day was
done and with the coming of the night came
the explosion of fireworks. The noise and
din of the frecrackers' were fast becoming
matters of memory, and the distant display
Of the skyrocket was the order of the hour.
In a private yard the members of a family
were enjoying the pyrotechnic exhibition of
distant rockets and were also conducting, on
their own account, a display of less preten-
tious character. The home display included
few Roman candles, cartwhees, serpents
and skyrockets, the latter largely predomi-
mating.
An enthusiastic spectator Of the patriotic
celebration was little girl. She clapped her
hands as the different explosions took place,
and was loud in her expressions of delight as
the skyrockets whizzed up in the darkness
and exploded in a shower of vari-colored
sparks The largest of the skyrockets was
sent up. 1t naturally made more noise than
it's predecessors, and assembled greater dis.
lance before exploding, its fiery trail being
plainly visible.
"Whoopee!" exclaimed the little enthusiast,
as the distant rocket exploded high in the
heavens and sent shower of sparks down
into the darkness. II wonder what bod will
fink of dat ?''
Then as if thinking out the problem to her
own satisfaction, she continued But den 1
dess bod knows its Fourth of July
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Hinckley, Mimi, possesses a mayor who as
the chief executive of the city is unique, to
say the least. He, as mayor of the Minnesota
city, is the presiding officer of the Hinckley
board of education. AT recent meeting of
that branch of the Hinckley local govern
ment the presiding officer took exception to
remark of one of the members and intimated
that the assertion was Adam Likli story, or
words to that effect.
In the course of few weeks the mayor
was on trial for using profane language. He
demanded jury and before twelve of his
peers the investigation was inaugurated.
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In the progress of the trial witness teSti-
fed to a certain statement, the correctness of
which the official defendant denied His de-
NAL was coached in the classic and frontier
expression. mot by a dam SITE" The presd-
ing justice at the trial promptly fined the
mayor for using an oath in court
The mayor, in a lengthy speech, ma de the
point that the expression, mot by dam
site'' was not an oath but simply an explana-
tory clause showing that it was not in the
vicinity of a dam and was therefore figure
of speech to show that the statement would
not hold water and was therefore without
foun dation in fact.
The explanation proved satisfactory and
the fine was RENTED. The decision of the
jury in the original case has not been made
known. -
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stranger in St. Paul. an old man with
long, white hair falling on his shoulders,
stood on the approach to the Wabasha bridge
and gazed over into West St. Paul. 1t was
high noon and the sun was directly over West
st. Paul.
The old man looked at the MONDAY sun and
then at the addition across the river. 'sWhat
did you say that town was?" said he, refer
ring TO West st. Paul. ~ y
"West st. Paul. replied the individual of
whom he asked the question.
what direction is it across the river, what
point of the compass?" continued the old
man.
THAT is really south,' replied the man of
Information.
''West st. Paul, then, is south,'' unused the
stranger. If that's the way they run things
up here guess I'll go back to Indiana
THE ONLOOKER.