St. Paul daily globe., 1886-12-06
THESE GET PUFFS.
M1nneapolitans Who Smoke Fra
grant Tobacco in the Court House.
Pecul1arfties in the Line of Choice OF
the Weed and the pipe.

pictures to fit the occasion? Ii not, yol
have missed much of this worlds pleasures
y providing you are smoker. Tobacco act!
in different ways To some it is a stimu.
liant, while to others it acts as soother. anC
under it's benign influence many persons
have been known to do kind deeds wthou
plumber. This refers only to tobacco smoke
and not to eigarftte smoke. for if any ont
can go kind act while smoking one o
those vile things. all he needs to do in Or
der to make good living is to set hmSeli
up as curiosity. At the Hennepin cour
house there are employed a number of gen
tlemen who sometimes indulge in the fra
grant weed. but let it be said to the credit
of the county that there are no cigarette
smokers among them.
Judge Rea Is partial to a dark-colored
cigar. and while not on the bench can be
found with fragant Havana between his
lips. He is not on Of those persons who
| smokes Just to see now many rolls of to-
baccO he Can consume in a given time; he
medItateS Or talks aS he smokes and smiles
| pleasantly as he sends blue clouds above his
head.
Judge Lochren prefers pipe to a cigar
| when sitting Ill his private office. and it is
seldom indeed that visitor finds him with
out big, hignly-colOred meerschaum pipe in
his mouth. The kind of tobacco he smokes
he is particular about. and his room is al
ways fragrant with the fumes of Dur
ham, or "Old Judge" Under the intlu-
ence of his pipe the judge relaxes to con-
siderable extent, and then talks politics or
religion with equal calmness.
Judge Yong never smokes, but he has
no objection 10 any one smoking In his
presence, so long as 1t is not III the court
room and the cigar is good one. Ed j..
Davenport. clerk of the court. Is another
who never smokes. 1t is said that In his
early bOyhood lie tried it, but after turning
himself nearly inside out to get rid of the
snio e he swallowed gave it up.
Capt. G. B. Tirrel, deputy clerk. enjoys
good cigar. and keeps we'll filled meer-
schaum pipe and small box of fine tobacco
Constantly i'll his desk. He holds his pipe
as though it were going to slip away from
him. 1t is seldom, however, that he Tires
up' during office hours.
Clerk Dickey is SteadfaSt devotee of the
weed and when not engaged in handling
court records or making out papers can be
seen putting away on 10 or Is center.
Nothing is too good for him, and it's a
pleasure to see him smoke. There was a
! time. long ago, when Mr.. Dickey smoked
cigarettes. but this demOralizing practice he
| has given up. He can tell a cigarette
smoker as soon as he comes into the room,
| though.
| George Trrell, since he became of age,
sometimes indulges in cigar. These oc-
caSionS are rare, however, for he claims
| that tobacco is harmful and causes weak
ness of the memory.
| Deputy Clerk Altnow has a weakness for
| light-colored cigars, good or bad, but for
some reason does not smoke as much as
| formerly.
Sheriff Brackett smokes nearly all the
time. but the chances are about equal be-
tween the cigar being lighted and unlighted.
Sometimes he smokes good ones, and some
times those of a cheaper grade. lie has
never been known, however. to buy poor
cigar. All those are presented to him.
deputy Sheriff James Eye will smoke
any kind of cigar that is offered him. but
when he invests he gets three for quarter.
He is nervous smoker, and often meets
the fire half way; then he starts on new
one and repeats the operation.
Deputy Sheriff Doran never refuses any
cigar that will draw. He enjoys anything
that will burn, but draws the line at pieces
of tarred rope made TO resemble genuine
Cab Bage de LIE AYES. In this respect Mr..
Doran resembles Deputy Sheriff Lou Ship
lev. Lou will smoke most anything except
short clay pipe.
But Deputy Sheriff George Baxter is the
wonder of the sheriff's Office. George will
hold up his best friend and go through his
pockets with dXeterity that comes only
| from long practice. One corner of his sun
kissed mustache is always nged. and he
declares that he will never again smoke
short cigars George ''held up" news
paper reporter few days ago and found
what he thought was an elegant cigar. 1t
! had been loaded, though, and now George
says an unfair advantage was taken of his
conhding nature.
| County Superintendent of Schools Wraa-
man is an inveterate smoker and whenever
he meets friend always asks for cigar,
He has even been known to ask news
paper reporter for one, but it is not known
whether be got it or not. The kind is i'm
material to him.
Judge of Probate Ueland smokes fairly
good cigar. but holds it in his mouth as
| though he were afraid it would burn When
smoking he generally elevateS his feet on
| chair Or desk, and but for his manner OF
| holding the bit of burning tobacco would
form perfect picture OF conentment.
A. NJ. Scott, clerk of probate. holds his
1O-cent cigar in his mouth on an angle of
about 45L degrees. This gives him very
tough" look, which greatly bellies the gen.
tleman, for. when smoking. he is as pleas
ant as June morning. He always buys
his own cigars, and they are generally good
! ones, too.
George HUM, register of deeds, is one f
| the most dainty smokers at the court house,
and gazes at the cigar as fond mother
would at her first babe. During office
hours he is never seen with cigar in his
mouth. that is. not lighted one. There
are generally half a dozen empty cigar
boxes lying on his desk.
Deputy Plummer smokes nearly all the
time and don't care whether his cigars cost
cents or 30 cents. He was never known
to refuse one, and as for giving one away.
well, he owes the writer one how. He won
several boxes on the recent election, and
treated the whole office.
County Treasurer Matt Walsh is not
man who smokes a great deal, but when he
does he wants the cigar to be a good one.
He is very generous and makes glad many
a weary heart that is longing for smoke.
County Auditor Mcdonald smokes con-
siderably. and does not care so much for
the quality as one would suppose He gen
orally throws his cigar away when half nm
isiled. having too much to do to remain
still until it is smoked Out. He don't enjoy
it as his deputy Mr.. Condit does. 1t is
seldom that Mr.. Condit uses the weed. but
when he does he wants a clear. handmade.
dark cigar, one that viii not burn too fast;
in fact he wants it perfection itself.
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