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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
POS Il as.
characteristics OF the Great and
seductive American Game.
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Characteristics OF the Great and
seductive American Game.
Correspondence Cleveland Leader.
1t is fascinating game. because in it
ones judgment. GOODNESS and pluck count
for even more than luck, though some old
veterans assert that even "a fool can bet
good hand" But | know that their asser-
ton is too sweeping. A fool cannot bet a
good hand so as TO get all the money that
, can be got out of it. To veteran poker
player any mistake of eye or action
is an indication to guide him, and I'll
| defy fool to take, though he has the
best kind of hand, good hard
bluff" Round the poker-tabe man of
any thing like acute Judgment can gauge
his opponents admirably because more OPP
p0rtunitieS to do so are offered. 1t is there
that one sees a man as he is. and avarice
generosity, bOldness and skill show out first
or last generally in the way the player
| manages his hand. Oh yes! there is no
doubt if man must play cards for monev
the nobest and best way to play them is in
a select poker group.
The game is peculiarly an American one.
1t fits in with the national temperament.
and | cannot imagine model poker player
without also thinking of the frothy methods
III use Ill many OF our great business a1alrS;
| methods that make the American ''bulP'
or ''bear" as his inclnatiOns or interests
dictate; that water stocks and bonds of
railroad until its rails are buried in a
mass of debt and everybody lets gO.''
In all these transactions bluff" pure
and simple, is the Dictator and the
greater part of the stock in trade,
| with an elegant assortment of cheek as
reserve fund and an inclination to call on
lace high" When the call comes. if it
ever does come, man often unready in
poker game or on Change. Our great Specu-
lators all play poker, and have done so for
many years If as boys they played the
game they would have sat on the ends from
whence limit bets on pair of ''deuces" or
trays" would have come. and an air of in
nocence would have spread its rays around
when the other fellow dropped out" the
''deuces" went into the deck and the pot
was raked in.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05

his family expenses over the whole year.
Only about one-third of the London carpen-
tiers belong to trades unions. The Partisan
carpenters are in much better condition
than their London fellow craftsmen. Eight
hours is days work in Paris and the aver
age pay is S1.70 per day. They are an in
telligent body of men. sober and industrious.
The cost of living in Paris is not
as great as in London. conse-
quently the Frenchman gets more for
his money. and according to the vivacious
instincts of his nationality he extracts more
cheer out of life than the fog-enveloped
tradesman of London can do. lie is fond
of amusement, and his principal recreation
is to take his wife and children to the cir
Gus or to spend his Sundays in walking and
driving. The remarkable feature of the
Partisan trade is the secret societies
into which the carpenters are divided. The
most important of these is the fraternity of
the Compagnons du DevOir which is the
most ancient in origin, and its traditions are
similar to those of Freemasonry. 1t is
claimed that the antique archives of the order
were handed down by the carpenters
who worked in the construction of Solo
MONS temple and it is further claimed
that the Savior of mankind. whose secular
employment was at the carpenters bench.
was member Of. the order. Whether the
latter claim be just or not there is good
reason to believe that JOSEPH was an ac-
tive member of the lodge. In some respects
the condition Of the Berlin carpenters
is better than that of either their Lon
don or Paris brethren, while in other re-
spects it is more deplOrable. Building is
going on at gigantic rate in Berlin, conse-
quently there is a better chance for employ
ment and at better wages. They work
eight hours a day, and average from
two to four dollars a day. But
most of them belong to sociaIistic clubs
and the result is that the trade is in con-
tinually fermented condition. Strikes and
lOckOuts are the order of tile day in Berlin.
The general feeling of discomfort which
prevails among the laboring classes in Ber-
lin subjects them to strict government
surveillance, and the result is a most I'M
happy condition of affairs A good part
of the workman's wages go in the way of
assessments to maintain the various social
istlc societies. while his family often goes
begging. The general outlook for the car
penter trade in Europe is discouraging.
Steel and bronze are rapidly displacing
woodwork and employment for the workers
in wood is becoming more and more limited
each year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
WORKERS WOOD

The New York Herald, which is devot-
ing good deal of attention to labor mat
tiers recently. fills up large amount of its
space in a late issue with history of the
condition of the carpenter trade and the
prospects of carpenters in the principal
European cities. There are about 10000
men in London who make their living as
carpenters and jOiners, about 1000 in
Paris and about double that number in Ber-
lin. In London the wages are reasO nable,
but work is very dull. London is an aim Ost
completed city and there is comparatively but
little building. At present all London car
penters work fifty-two and a half hours per
week at eighteen cents an hour. In other
English towns and cities they work hours
longer each week at six cents an hour less.
consequently the country carpenters have
flooded the London labor market in search
for short hours and larger pay. The social
condition of most London carpenters is de-
scribed as being deplorable. Their homes
are destitute of even the necessary articles
and of all means for enjoyment or pleasure.
They have no reereati0ns or social
life. and make no attempt at pleas
uring on Sundays or holidays While
the wages are reasonable, there is not half
of the time that employment can be had;
consequently the laborer is compelled to
retrench to make a half years earnings tide
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
CAT, KIT AND A HAyvM.
Desperate Aerial Battle. Each for
the Others YOu-g.


In front Of my cabin at Marble Gap. on a
high mountain side of the Cheoah range. are
some tall trees with thick clusters of under
growth, in which an old brndIe cat make,
her habitation, and where she has raised a
family of kittens. SAYS correspond ent OF
the Raleigh News and Observer. Yesterday
three large hawks were seen flying over the
trees. evidently looking for prey. Presently
one was seen to dash suddenly to the
ground, seize kitten and make haste for
her nest in the top of a tall poplar.
The crying of the kitten in its aerial
flight was distressing and pitiable. and the
mother, now frantic with grief, watched
the hawk with a vigilance that only an
angry cat could command. When the
hawk went to its nest with feast for her
young the cat Immediately ran up the tree,
which was fully forty feet to the first limb,
and in her desperate rage sprang at the
hawk when fearful fight ensued. during
which the cat. hawk. kitten and young
hawks were precipitated to tle ground,
fighting and squalling as they fell.
The sudden contact with the earth caused
each to break its hold, when the hawk flew
up. only to be shot down by a guard on
post near by, the old cat being mistress of
the situation, with a badly lacerated and
broken-legged kitten and the young hawks
on which to feast her little family.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
PATRONAGE NOT POWER.

Public Op MON is undergoing revolution
in regard to the power of patronage as an
element in politics. The old-tlme idea
among politicians that possession of the
offices was Of iEeStimable value to party
organization has been partially exploded by
recent events. The theoretical promoters
of the civil service idea have maintained
that whether the occupancy of official posts
is helpful or hurtful to the victors, it is es-
Sentially immoral when directed to
political purposes. The advocates of
the spoils system have universally derided
this view and have lost no opportunity to
denounce it as an affectati0n of moral
virtue which has no legitimate existence.
Still, it is now beginning to.dawn upon the
minds of politicians and party managers
that party success is not promoted by the
too active zeal of those who feed at the
public crib. MOdesty is virtue that is as
much admired in an Officeholder as in any
other class of human beings. But, leaving
all moral features out of view, the political
managers have at last discovered that the
Intervention of officehOlders in polit-
zeal activity is calculated to alien
ate the -oficeholding citizens from
the cause they espouse. and thus the
political work of officehOlders does more
harm than good to the party they seek to
serve. What capital thing it would be if
this idea would continue to grow until it
took possession of the entire American peo-
pie. If the politicians could once be en-
tirely divorced from the idea that patronage
is power the republic would be saved from
one of the worst dangers that menaces it
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
THE SEwsBOYs, FRIEND.

1t is surprising what amount of good one
individual, whose heart is full of the milk
of human kindness. can do in this world.
He is welcome visitor in every com
munity. The warmth of his heart sheds a
genial glow all around him. There is a
benediction in his presence and he carries
the doxology in his face. The world grows
better and brighter wherever he goes. The
human heart must leap kindly back to
kindness. therefore the kind-hearted man
is capable of welding good influence over
others. His words are as trickling balm to
bleeding palms. These remarks are sug-
gested by the return of Col. HoGELAND
to our midst to prosecute his work in behalf
of eIevating the condition of the street
arabs. 1t is a noble work he is engaged in
and he deserves all the encouragement that
charitably disposed community can give
him. His is a work of unselfsh love, all
the more beautiful for its rarity.
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course of time take it out in contempt for the
man so boorish as to refuse to accept an
apology for an injury based upon error
of information Humanity is by no means
infallible and a newspaper publisher is
liable to error: and if some thin-skinned
indlvidul is to be permitted to overlook cor
rections and apologies on every occasion,
of this character, and add to his store of
shekels in the way Of damages collected, not
one newspaper of any value to the public,
would be able to survive for twelve months,
and most iuries look at it in this light. Had
no such attempt ever been made before. and
had the GLOBE refused to make correction,
and had persisted in its erroneous and
hbelous statement the public would
applaud Mr.. Pillsbury in his effort to set him
self right before the public: but that is not
the case-the GLOBE has done all that it
could to correct its statement, and there is
probably not a man, womin or child in
Minnesota who believes Mr.. Pillsbury guilty.
who could be convinced to the contrary by
thousand verdicts awarding him money.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
AT THE OIL YMPIC
Com pany as Festivities.

The military ball to be given by Company
c, First regiment, N. G. s. NJ, at the ar
mOry tomorrow evening. has every pros
pect of being one of the great successes of
the season in the way of public affair.
The soldier boys are taking advantage of
the experience of other organizations and
with the additional attractions which they
will introduce, will make it thoroughly
enjoyable evening for all who can attend.
The programme consists of eighteen num-
bers and will be carried out in two parts, to
be divided by an elaborate supper to be
served at midnight. The quarters of the
company will be handsomely decorated and
all who attend are invited to look through
them ami see tor themselves how the or
ganIzation is equipped for service. All
members of military organizations are i'll
vited to appear in full dress uniforms. The
bugle call will be sounded for the grand
march at o'clock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
THE CHESTNUT BELL.

The originator of the significant slang
term chestnut is unknown. nor do we
know what provoked its introduction, but
we do know that while, like many another
perverted term, it does violence to our Ian
guage. it is still a mighty handy word to
have around 1t expresses in a crisp, terse
fashion what else would require some elab-
Grafton of speech to set forth. The neces-
sity for its use is so frequent that we
actually look upon it with that respect that
is due to all valuable labor-saving ma
chinery Like all other good machinery, it
has been overwOrked and occasionally put
to base uses. Recently the New York
Tribune, in a severely denunciatory article
demanded that the chestnut gong be rung
on all American humor. The Tribune's
reason for making this demand was that
there is no modern humOr-it was all old
and borrowed from past ages. BILL NYE
and MARX TWAIN and Sunset Cox and
BOB BURDETTE and all the literary clowns
are written down as apes-the imi-
tat0rs of the clowns who cracked
jests in days gone by. The Tribune
may be right about it, but if the
chestnut gong is to Jingle on modern humOr
where and when will it stop tingling. The
chimes of the chestnut bell are the words
of SOLOMON set to music-'there
is nothing new under the sun. -
There is nothing good or worth
holding to but is cheStnutty. There
is no new doctrine in science or theology or
politics. The modern patent reformers. the
theological quacks. the skeptical scientists
and cynical sneerers, the long procession OF
seekers for and annOuncerS of new things,
really have no new thing to give us. The
whole ground has been gone over and over
again. 1t BILL NYE's humor is chestnut
SO is BEECHER's theology. If Bob BUR-
DETTE is chestnutty so is HERBERT
SPENCER. If the bell must be rung on
Sunset Cox so must it be rung on HENRY
GEORGE. If the chimes are started in one
direction they must be kept ringing in all
quarters. But, after all, the sound of the
chestnut gong doesn't imply unworthiness.
Because thing is old it doesn't necessarily
follow that it is useless The old-fashioned
standards were the highest. and the old
time instructors were the best. Time
honored and time-tried institutions should
not be abandoned simply because some
body yells ''chestnuts." There is no
reason why the old beliefs. political, social
and religious. should be disspated simply
because some modern crank rings a chestnut
bell when they are mentioned. If the
chestnut gong is to be the symbol of an
antique cast then the chestnut gong de-
serves to be badge of honor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
MOI SaffIed.

W. ]. c. Kenyon, general passenger agent
of the Burlington road, arrived home from
Chicago yesterday afternoon. He went down
Thursday night to attend the meeting of the
Northwestern managers to consider the ques-
ton OF establishing Northwestern passen-
ger pool. He said nothing had been done but
to consider the question of boundaries, and
that probably no steps would be directly
taken towards the forming of pool until
after next Tuesday morning, to which time
it was agreed on Friday night to adjourn.
When asked Of tha probabilities of pool
being established he said he couldn't tell
anything about it us there had been no unan-
mous expression of opinion that would
Indicate whether all the roads favored such
action or not,
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WANTS MON EN-.
John :. PiIlsbury's Suit Against tin g
ssGIObe.,'

John :. PiIlsbnrY's Suit Against tin e
ssGIObe."
Farbault Democrat.
John S. Pillsbury has sued the St. Paul
GLOBE for $l0O,000 damages for the state
ment that plaintiff was engaged with others
in a scheme to get more McGill votes into the
returns than were put in the poll boxes in
certain localities. Upon ascertaining that
the statement made by the GLOBE, upon
what is believed to be reliable authority, was
not true. or at least not susceptible of proof,
that paper made a public DENIAL or the state
meut undo. ng all damage that had been done.
This admission leaves no defense to the
GLOBE, as 10 fact, and its defense will simply
be as to damages claimed. When the GLOBE
points out its source of information and sets
up Its retractions as defense, Mr.. PllsDury
will probably get the usual one cent from the
iury. 1t is, of course. both necessary and
proper that a newspaper should secure
positive evidence of statements as
damaging as an attempt to steal state, be-
fore giving it publicity. but they Go not al
ways do SO in the heat of u party canvass.
Suppose Mr.. Manning, chairman of the New
York Democratic Central committee, had
sued Blaine and the New York Tribune for
the 81 a ement maize at the close of the last
presidential campa.g gu, that he was engaged
in a scheme to reverse the vote in that state
"a matter utterly impossible, as Mr.. Blaine
and the Tribune well knew, under the exist
ing laws The later facls proved it libel,
but it did no. damage Mr.. Manning particle;
neither is it probable that Mr.. Pillsbury has
been damaged; but of course it would be a
good thing politically for the Republican
party could the ST. Paul GLOBE be crushed
out of existence; but it will not be, the people
of Minnesota will make up that 100000 to
the GLOBE, with interest, within twelve
months, if Pillsbury wins his case, and in
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
A USELESS COMPARISON.

Just at present some of the Chicago pa
pers are amusing themselves, and endeav-
oring 10 instruct their readers in proper
patriotic pride. by printing a comparso
between the growth of Chicago and Ne,
York. decidedly. of course. to the adva
tage of the former. They show how, stea
lily striding forward. the Garden City h
reached a point abreast of the countrA
metropolis. and confidently assert that .
the near future the Western city will SUI
pass the Eastern. But Chicago would d.
well, instead of engaging in vain carping a.
a city which is destined always to remain
the commercial center of this continent, to
look little nearer home for rival whose
growth has been as aston ishing as that OF
Chicago itself, and which does not intend
to allow the latter city to retain much
longer her supremacy without struggle.
Though two cities, st. Paul and Minneap-
oils are practically one IN the sense of rival
ing Chicago, and that their rivalry is not of
a trivial order the record made by them
in the past year well demonstrates. With
Kansas City monOpoliZing the trade of the
Southwest. Omaha concentrating within
herself the business of the West and the
Twin Cities garnering both metaphorically
and literally, the wheat of commerce in the
Northwest, it follows as matter of course
that much of Chicago's former glory is to be
shorn from her. and that at her expense
will grow the various cities which have al
ready begun to be her rivals. 1nasmuch,
too, as the Northwest comprises richer ter
ritory than any other section, it is reasOna-
bic to suppose that the Twin Cities Will
outrank any other in the West, and that
the time is not far distant when, viewing
their wonderful prosperity. Chicago will
mourn over her departed greatness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
GET OUT-nOORS.

The essential feature of the winter eli
mate in Minnesota is the invigorating
character of the atmosphere, and to that
more than any other reason is to be at
tributed the remarkably favorable showing
made by this state in comparison with 9th
ers in the national health record. OF all
medicines. those provided by nature are
the best. and in their stimulating effect
none equals the revivifying vigor of winter
air in Minnesota. But it is necessary, to
derive its cOmpletest benefits, that over
heated houses and indolent habits be
summed in favor of open air exercise of an
energetic nature. If you would enjoy win
ter life in the Northwest get outdoors and
stir about. Fill your lungs full of atmOs-
pheric draughts and realize what the true
delight of existence is. With the proper
amount of clothing. open air life in this
climate is as possible and as en-
joyable with the mercury sinking
far below zero as it is when the
thermometer registers midsummer heat.
Let tine tOboggan slides be built betimes
ithOut waiting for the carnival to open,
and roses produced in natures own labora-
tory will glow upon cheeks whose present
pallor bespeaks an OverfOndness for indoor
life and an unwise reluctance toward eX
posture to the bracng but nipping and eager
air of winter. aa
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
Preachers 4Wfui shock.

Omaha World.
First Preacher-NO, | am not well. re-
ceived shock last Sunday that completely
Frustrated me.
Second Preacher-Ahl
"Yes, it happened in this way. One of
my congregation, who has a hobby for
tinkering. had fixed an alarm clock for a
friend and expecting to meet him after
church put it in his pocket to give it to him.
and right in the middle of the sermon the
thing went off"
II shouldn't have been much upset by
that"
well. you see, thought it was chest
nut bell"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
N. ". Travelling Hen.

At yesterdays meeting of the Northwest
ern Travelling Mems as ociation the commit
tee on transport alton, Messrs. Clark, Hach-
mann and Corbett. reported that the Wiscon-
sin Central had invited the travelling men to
avail themselves of that line when they go to
Chicago to attend the annual meeting, which
takes place on the 18th inst. The report was
adopted and the invitation accepted. All
membe rS who intend TO apply for tickets
must leave their names with either
Frank Clark, of Minneapolis, or
w. f. Hachmanu, of st. Paul, Immediately.
The travelling men will start to Chicago on
the morning of the 10Th. The annual meet
ing for the election of officers of the Com
nercial Travellers club OF this city will be
acid Dec. Is.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
DON'T Want 10 he Annexed.

The meeting called to be held in West st.
Paul yesterday afternoon, to consider mat
tiers pertaining TO certain part of the terri
tory Immediately south of West st Paul, was
very lightly attended. very decided objec-
ton was exhibited against annexation to St.
Paul, based upon the increased expenses
anticipated for public improvements. Mr..
Lieuau and Mr.. Fairchild explained that all
that was wanted was the establishment of a
village government, that the plats could be
so arranged that the streets should CONFORM
to those of the city, so that when the ter
ritory should be taken into the city there
would be continuity of streets and avenues.
The explanation did not accomplish any
thing, as those from the country were de-
termined to remain as they now are.
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LACONlGS ~ LIGHTNING.
Paragraph Chronicles of Tnteresl
ing News Events deceived by Eel

photographic Chronicles of Interest
ing News Il vents deceived by Fell
egrapIA LAST Night.
John Miller, aged 80 years. was frozen to
death in swamp near his farm in Sum-
NIT. o.
The French transport Chanderrager, re-
ported Thursday lost with 1,200 troops aboard,
has arrived safely at the port of Tourano,
AMMAN.
King Humbert, of Italv, has sent to Presi-
dent Cleveland copy OF the edition OF Dante
recently printed for Victor Emanuel, Italian
prince royal.
The Paris Journal des Debats says a formal
agreement has been concluded between
China and England against Russia, and that
it provides for the cession of Port Hamilton
to China.
The commission of sixty postmasters will
expire during thu present month. On the
reasSemblng of congress, the pre- s'5ent will
have the appointments of about 8 post
masters, made dur.nr the recess TO SO nd to
the senate for Confirmation.