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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
CONFERENCE OFF CHARITIES.

1t may not be generally known that this
body holds lis annual session in st. Paul
july Is to 81. by the joint invitations of the
chamber of commerce. the board of trade,
the historical society, the common council,
together with personal ones from the gov
ernor and the mayor. 1t was only through
the coujoint action of these various bodies
that the conference was induced to fix upon
st. Paul as the place for its thirteenth an
nual meeting. Other cities such as Omaha,
Nashville, Rochester,, n. Y, Raleigh,
Hartford Chicago, etc, were suitors for
the meeting. There is much public adj
vantage to accrue from this gathering to
orr city and the Northwest. Not only
does it bring representative men of every
calling and some of wide fame to us, to
make the acquaintance of our city and this
region for the first time, but, in addition, it
offers the people of Minnesota the oppor-
tunity Of securing the newest and best in
formation in reference to the conduct OF
nenal and correctional institutions. The
experience of older states is presented; the
newest methods in vogue in dealing with
criminals and the unfortunate are reported.
AT THIS nieetlIlS IlldI "itci inleIealS Tie
phlanthropist, the prison reformer, the
deyotee to the afflicted and dependent
classes is brought out, and to the thought
full attendant the information supplied is OF
the utmost public Importance. The grave
questions OF how to deal with criminals,
how to improve our penal code, how tC
reduce the cost of maintaining the public
institutions, now become so eXpensive
how to make the reformatory supplement,
If not supercede the prison; how to rio
society of the tramp, how TO reduce and
systematize out-dooc relief; how to make
more effective all forms OF preventive OF
correctional work. these are discussed and
reported upon. The humanitarian. the
student of sociology, those interested III
the betterment of society, will find in the
deliberations of this conference much thai
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
Onrhe StreetCorn

A crowd of people gather about an indi-
vIdual on the corner of Fourth and Waba-
sha streets. The crowd includes young
men on their homelong journey at night.
and men who stop out of curiosity. and
children who are ever attracted by the
least semblance of street gathering. One
or Two people i'll vehicles have stopped their
horses and are intently watching the motley
crowd and the immediate cause.
lis there fight?" asks one man. as.
seeing the crowd he hurries up and tries to
edge himself into the midst thereof
WHO'S hurt?" asks another as he saun-
tiers leisurely up and takes in the situa-
ton.
AT this moment most unearthly noise is
heard. 1t resembles the poorest imitation
OF the poorest German band. The crowd
disperses, revealing to sight the human
motive power for the noise. A very black
haired man with tall mility hat having
bells dangling about the apex, stands
and deliberately makes what he
calls music. A base drum is
strapped OH to his back, to which is at
tached drum stick and triangle, both of
which are moved by string tied to his
foot. By kicking his foot he plays the
drum and triangle. These are mere trihes,
however, to the instrument of torture
which he carries in his arms and with
which he blows until red in the face.
The bagpipes make the most unearthly
noise of the whole outfit. and the way in
which he blows into them shows that ma
ture started him out with great pair of
lungs.
The novel sight of single Individual,
who thus decked out, attempting to make
whole band out of himself. attracts con-
siderable attention and the crowd is sure to
form about him, When he begins to play
and makes all the noise that he and his four
instruments are capable of and his old wife
begins to pass around with a tin cup to col
lect the pennies that are supposed to fall
to the Inherent musician. the members of the
street gathering scatter. They all seem to
be perfectly satisfied and are in a hurry to
get out of hearing distance
The maker of noises is still in The CITY,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

ence. The whipping-post has fallen into
disuse in nearly all of the states, as it had
In England until recent date, and had
come to be looked upon as relic OF bar
barism. Latterly there has been an agita-
tien OF reviving this ancient mode of
punishment, as it is believed by many
to be the most effective method for
suppressing certain grades of crime.
In England it has been revived
as a punishment for gambling. In Mary
land it has been made the punishment for
wife beating and IN Delaware it is the pen
atty for larceny. The 1ogging punishment
is very old one. 1t had its place In the
Aebraic system of government, and through
all the changes of the ages that have sue
ceeded the establishment of the Mosaic dis
pensation there has not been time that
the whipping post has not had an ex-
lstence somewhere as a punishment
for crime. The argument that has been
mainly made against its revival in this coun-
try is that it increases propensities for
crime-that the man who has lost his char
acter at the whipping post has nothing val
liable to lose in society, and that he goes
out into the world filled with revenge to-
ward society for the disgrace and the pain
he has endured. But the practical question
after all is, Does it have that effect? By
comparison of the results of the different
modes of punishment in localities where the
whipping post is established and in
localities where it is not the
figures are on the side of the whipping
post. Mr.. JOHN MASSEY. superintendent
of associated charities at Wilmington, Del,
publishes the following statistics: For the
year 1885 the arrests for larceny, burglary
and crimes punishable by fogging in Della
ware, in the city of Hartford was 9 per
cent. of the total arrests, in Charleston, S.
c., IA per cent, in st. Paul, Mimi, nearly
IL per cent, in Reading, Pa, a little below
3 per cent, in Nashville 4 per
cent. and in Wilmington, Del,
fraction over per cent. Wilmington
stands third from the lowest on the list of
total arrests for all crimes. In the total
number of commitments upon conviction to
the county jails, state prisons and work
houses during the year 1885. the following
comparison is given: In Charleston county,
South Carolina, the total was one to every
1,65S Of the population of the county ac-
cording to the census of 1880; in Hartford
county, Connecticut, 1 to Ill of the popu-
lation; in Berks county, Pennsylvania, to
1883; in Ramsey county, Minnesota. to
"a; in New Castle county, Delaware, in
which Wilmington is situated, to 2,046.
1t must be remembered in this connection,
however, that no allowance has been made
for the increase in population i'll Ramsey
county from 1880 to 1885. From these sta
tistics, however. it can be demonstrated
that the whipping post has repressive effect
upon crime. but it will not be claimed by its
advocates that it has any special merit as a
reformatory institution.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
SCENES IN THE CITY.
A Group of Children Gathered in Front
of an Attractive Toy Shop
Show Window.
How the Little Gazers Select the PLAY
things Most in Demand
Scene Changes.
The Gathering on a Street Corner
Caused by a So-Ca1led Musi-
cal Man.
About the Thoroughfares Moves an
Italian Who Announces His
Wares and Prices.
Atthe Shaw xy;udoxv.


Three little children stand in front Of a
toy store on Third street; two boys and one
little girl, evidently brothers and sister.
Ihey are all barefooted. One has basket
and another has a sack of rough material.
1t is evident that they are on an errand
oent and have been attracted to the show
window by the glittering array of childish
playthings.
MY first guess" said one of the child
rem as they first spied the window and it's
contents and made dash thither.
mo, it's my turn" retorted the little
girl, you had first guess yesterday. l
wont play If you don't let me have it."
'Whafll you take?" continued the first
speaker, as if convinced that his little sister
had some claims which even he was bound
to respect. Its my second, anyway.
You're third. Bob"
Let me see," unused the little girl as
she moved up and down on the outside of
the window so as to get the best view of
the playthings on the inside 81 guess Phi
take that doll baby all dressed up like a
bride. Can have another guess?"
"Nhatll you take?" exclaimed the big
brother. IF you'll take some doll bust
ness We'll let you have another, won't we
Bob?"
YES" said Bob, ''if you'll give me some
OF your chewing gum you can have an
other"
IN take the little trunk filled with doll
clothes," continued the girl. as she gave
BOD piece of chewing gum. 'Now it's
your turn, Tom"
Tom selected toy cannon, and Bob
came out with company of machinery SOL
alers; AS they stood admiring and enjoy
ing tner selections, an old woman, scantily
clad, came along the street. She caught
sight of the toy gazers, and forthwith pro-
ceeded to shake them and start them on
their errand. No endearing terms were
used, but it was evident that the late al
rival was closely related to them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
MINNESOTA SIGMA. SERVICE.

The GLOBE publishes this morning a
communication from the secretary of the
st. Paul chamber of commerce, explaining
the objects of the state signal service, and
giving the details of how it is to be worked.
The headquarters of the state service have
been established in this city in order to
enable it to work IN cooperation with the
United States signal bureau, which has
been established here for some time. The
advantages of this service to the state will
be readily appreciated, and there is no
question but that the people of the state
will heartily support the service in accom-
plishing the objects it has in view,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

The people thought that second windstorm
was about to sweep over the place. and they
consequently started for places of safety.
The enterprising saloon men up there, he
said, are fitting up cellar attachments and as
the clouds gathered and storm appeared
imminent, the patrons of the saloon increased
with great rapidity. '"They don't want any
thing to drink" continued the St. Cloud man,
'but are scared and want to get into a cellar.
It's great thing for the Saloons
THE ONLooKER.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
TEE ST. PAUL GLOBE

Mas n Larger CircTllation than that
Of Amy Olher Newspaper Printed
Northwest OF Chicage.andi t in Stead
alyAnd apidly Increasing. Keeping
Pace with the Growth OF ths Great
CIrv OF which tho GLOBE is Admit
sodly The Journalistic Representa-
tive.
Hts tho Best Advertising Medium
For Those who Defire To Reach all
Glasses of Newspaper Readers I'm the
Great Northwest, and Especially ia
EEinkaessta and DakotA.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
Larynx Lubricators

The back door of the saloon is graduall,
coming again to the front. Philadelphia,
Call.
A glazier said he would like to Join
total abstinence society, but he was COM
PEELED to take his glass every morning be-
fore going to work.-Texas Siftings.
indications for Rhode Island: Extreme
thirst, the cool beer wave passes away.
Rum weather threatened. Drug shon
barometer higher. Cyclones of sly drink
ing. Policemen becoming variable. Fall
River Advance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
Gone Out of Office.
Chicago Herald.

CUICdgU f1ETuU.
What is to become of Minnesota politically?
For the last ten years it has given an average
Republican majority of $4,000. The issues in
these years have been war issues in the main
As to them there'i no reason to doubt that
Minnesota is thoroughly Republican. But
now there ere other questions, and on these
the majority of the people are no longer in
accord with the Republican party of the ma
ton. The tariff is one of these. No state in
the Union suffers more grieyously by reason
of that system of spoliation than Minnesota,
and in striking contrast with the stupidity
displayed in other commonwealth almost as
vitality interested, both parties are practically
units in favor Of reform and repeal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
AND THEN HE WENT AWAY.

a cool piazza
Somehow has
Magical effect at night;
Soft the skies are
Lovers signs are
Sweet and sentimental quite
II.
Winds are ripping,
And stripping
Sits beside dainty deart
Could the dark air
But spark bear
Of his passion, 'twould look queer
Sure no harm is
When his arm is
Round about her slender waist:
And bliss is
In his kisses,
Harmonizing with her taste.
But vexation,
CONSERVATION
Follows when a voice has said:
"Here. my daughter,
You had oughter
Come inside and go to bedi'
It'd Bits.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

ST. PAUL cannot afford to have her reputa-
ton for the soidity of her buildings, public
and private, imperiled. There should be no
hesitancy in fixing the responsibility for the
fall of the building which crashed down yes
terday, and when it is fixed there should be no
hesitancy in melting out proper punishment
to the guilty person or persons.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

THE genial Maj. EDWARDS of Dakota,
known by everybody. is irrepressible. His
paper burns out and he starts another even
better, he came to the territory slender, al
most to attenuation, now he possesses pleas
ing roundness, he even went into the Fargo
Southern railroad and lost nothing, in fact a
court has just decided that the road owes him
nearly $4,000 for services. If the major now
does not play some lottery for its capital
prize he will be turning his back upon For
tune, who is evidently disposed to smile upon
him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

FIRST district Democrats will chose nom-
inee for congress at Winona on Aug. "a, and
the indications are that man will be chosen
who will enter contest which will speedily
make things look far from lovely for JOHN
A. LOVELY, the Republican nominee. There
is indeed very good chance that the First
district will at last be ably represented. and
nv q Democrat.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

CONSIDERING the ease with which Chicago
divorce courts separate uncongenial couples,
it is difficult to understand why Chicago
young woman killed herself because, though
separated from her husband, she was not di-
vorced. Perhaps she could not pay large
fees to lawyers. That is an obstacle which
sometimes delays justice.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

BALTIMoRE's new postmaster discharged
Republicans and appointed Democrats. The
former vigorously objected and appealed to
the civil service commission, which declares
that the postmaster is a real bad man, and
they were much abused. Inasmuch as the
other fellows continue to hold the Offices, the
consolation will not go far.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

AMONG the numerous summer trips to be
taken by the president which are being dis
cussed, the only one which seems to be at all
definite is his projected journey to the North
west The East has long since become COM
monplace and the president naturally recog-
nized that in the West alone can he find the
spice and variety which lend a charm to life.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

will instruct and profit. Our citizens need
only to be aware of the character of this
body to give it cordial greeting and to
make its sessions here inure to the good of
this community and commonwealth. We
hope to see general interest in the doings
of the conference and large local audience
present
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

IT is said that marriages of American girls
with titled and fortune-hunting foreigners
are becoming much less frequent. And yet it
is hard y possible that the stock of impecun-
ious noblemen has run out. Perhaps Amer
lean girls are at last beginning to appreciate
the truer nobility OF American men.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

GOV. PIERCE, of Dakota, would better not
lose any sleep in efforts to secure Demo-
cratic nomination to congress. There are
TOO many deserving and simon-pure Demo-
cfats IN Dakota to go over into the enemy 8
camp for candidate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

NOW 1T is said that congress will remain in
washington until August 1. 1t would seem
merely sisterly act, warranted by her I'M
fortunate affection, If the remaining cities
OF the country would pass resolutions of
sympathy for Washington.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

FARIBAULT is to have a new high school,
ana IN the meanwhile with all due modesty
Far1bault invites comparison with any ambi-
tlous Eastern town of similar size which
claims TO be an educational center.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

the lake resorts from other states should
blame st. Paul for carrying off the honors of
peiieship. They should not be censured for
doihg what they cannot help, and for the
masculine guests possessing q fine sense of
Discrimination
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

HE Minneapolis stamp robbers are still at
noerty, but are, no doubt, ready to entertain
propositions looking to a compromise with
out the fornality being observed of inclos-
ing stamp TOR reply.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
Paying for His Fun.
xchange.

Democratic papers are making much of the
fact that President Cleveland has sent his
check TO Mr.. Garrett for his expenses at Deer
Park. We see nothing in this to brag about. A
man who would not be willing to pay literally
for the amount of fun the president must
have had at Deer Park is not much of q man.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

A SAN FRANCISCO editor has been made
minister of foreign affairs of the Sandwich
Islands. The government wanted a man who
had for years been accustomed to shaping
the destinies of nations and directing the
course of statesmen, so it very naturally
chose O newspaper man.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

employees are beginning to return to the
ten-hour standard all over the country, but
the newspaper man looks down from his
proud 9rie of fifteen hours and baughtily
defes competition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

1T SEEMS that st. Paul also has her Bud
DBNsIEK. 1t is q distinction she is not proud
10 possess, and which she will know how to
discourage in the future, if she has learned
anything at all from New York's example.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

NOW THAT congress has begun to have
nlsht sessions, the proceedings are beginning
10 excite interest. Experience has demon
strated that when that stage is reached
MARTY comes as matter of course.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

20 TO church to-day if you can, but If you
can't, make yourself as cool and comfortable
as possible at home. The one way to do that
is to enjoy thoroughly your Sunday paper.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

lNAsMUCH as the wheat crop promises to
be rather short it is perhaps just as well that
the long-talked-of European war should be
deferred for another year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

PROHIBITION in Atlanta has resulted in
hquor being sold by the wholesale instead of
retail, and many Atlantans declare that their
fondness of prohibition is Unreasonable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

An airy red and nary red refers to a
dude Indian and an editors pocket. Dams
vile Breeze
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

Now that the reports of the usual number
of drowning accide nts are beginning to come
in, It might be as well to remind jewellers at
Minnesota lakesides that small children gen.
orally have great fonduess for padding in
the water, and that q little vigilance will save
many heartaches
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
A Waiting nIerchaut.

A two-wheel vehicle with box arrange
ment and framework top, is seen daily
about the streets of ST. Paul Behind it,
pushing the vehicle along, is dark-skinned
Italian, who picks out portion of the
street that appears to be smooth and
trundles his load along. The box-like
wagon is painted red and contains an ice
cream freezer, the tip-top alone being visi-
BILE. A red and white awning material
stretches over the top of the framework.
protecting the tin cover and its contents
from the direct rays of the sun.
AS the italian moves along he notices two
or three children passing on the sidewalk.
Immediately he uses his lungs and emits
sounds, which being translated are:
Hockey pokey ice cream, only cents
package!"
Having uttered the words and having
duly advertised his wares he comes to
standstill, pushing his little wagon close up
to the sidewalk. His customers are not
very long in making themselves heard.
A brief conversation, and one of the
par ty of children comes forth with
the desired nickel in her hand.
She turns it over to the keeping of the pre-
ambulating ice cream merchant, and he, in
turn, removes the tin cover from the ice
cream freezer and dives down therein and
drngs forth package of white looking
substance carefully wrapped up in piece
of tissue paper.
1t was something of the appearance OF
slice of cake and is frozen after the style of
ice cream. The girls divide the purchase,
and, eating it, walk down the street.
toI l.; IL
uuired nickel and counted over the packages
of hokey-pokes, trundles his vehicle up the
thoroughfare, awaiting second bevy of
possible purchasers when he again verbally
advertises the name and price.
Rev. e. Field TO Miss Cleveland.
Chicago News.
The envious provincial press-and when we
say provincial we allIde to st. Louis. Cincin-
natl, ct i'd ge nus omne-is indulging in flip
pant sarcasms at the expense of Miss Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland's determination to con-
tribute to Chicago's grandeur as the great
literary center of the North American CONT
nent. We take it for granted that Miss
Cleveland can stand all the rallery which the
Writings may choose to aim at her; Chicago
long since made an end to paying any atten-
ton to the envious filings of communities
which she has distanced in the race for SUI
premaoy. Chicago is hardly the paradise
which Miss Cleveland pictures in her poetic
correspondence with the enterprising printer
| who seems to have secured a first mortgage
on her intellectuals for the next five years;
yet we are glad that the gifted lady evinces
determination to be pleased with her new
home. She will find here vigor and
healthy activity which she never witnessed in
Buffalo, and sincerity which never could
| exist in Washington. We can conjure up no
| particular in which she will not find Chicago
| superior to any city where she has resided
| Our city is prosperous and growing our
| women are beautiful and virtuous, our men
are big, strong and chivalric. And then, too
| we have a lake breeze which is without an
equal anywhere on the surface of this sub
| lunary sphere.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11

IT Is really quite unfair that fair visitors at