St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04

investigate the matter on his own hook, and
later reported at the home Office Of his paper
that there was no foundation whatever for
the article about charging double license to
ne visiting circus.
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several years ago, so the story goes, before
tae present high license was charged circuses,
oG. raul was visited during the summer
season by numerous sgreatest shows on
earth. They were the old-time affairs,
one-Poie tent, with one clown and no monkey
or elephants. They had but one ring and the
popcorn, peanuts and 'lemo' were just as
oid-fashioned as the jokes perpetrated by the
'court jester.''
Inc performance began with grand entree
OF all the performers on horseback and con-
GUIDED with the trick mule. Another feature
OF the entertainment was an act known as
INF. Jenkins" in which one Of the best
riders in the show, wearing the everyday
clothes over his tights, masqueraded as
drunken visitor at the show. He staggered
IN the ring aud announced his ability to beat
any of them riding. A new policeman,
green hand at circus, Immediately proceeded
to arrest Mr.. Jenkins as the make-believe
drunken man called himself. The last officer
to play an unconscious part in the circus is
He is no longer member of the force, but is
man of wealth. On that occasion he at
tempted to arrest the performer, and would
not listen to the proprietor's explanation I'M
til he and the actor got half way to the Gala
boose. Then he permitted ''Mr. jenkins" to
return to the circus and the act was COM
pleted. The young officer never heard the
last of Mr.. Jenkins" and to-day that name
will cause him to blush and stanamer O denial
of his guilt
Away up in den, set apart for the men
VINO get up the material for morning paper,
sits man who has done faithful service in
various journalistic capacities. He has, in
bis time, written up brutal murders, prize
fights, dog fights and cooking mains, and has
been an eye witness to many inhuman acts
that have found their ways into print.
Despite his varied experiences, he is as
kind hearted as child, and would never will
ingly inflict punishment on child or beast.
Sports that partake. of the brutal, savage
character, have no attraction for him.
Horses attached to overloaded wagons have
in him friend and champion. Even the cock
reaches excite nothing but kindly interest
i'll his big-hearted makeup.
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Cockroaches are frequent visitors about a
newspaper off ce. They come singly and in
focks. They come at all hours, and when
east desired. They crawl about the paper on
which the newspaper men are preparing their
copy" and interfere somewhat with the
writing of fastidious man. Many men do
not fancy such interference with their rights.
To kill all of them is an impossibility.
The kind-hearted newspaper man expert
ences no repulsion at sight of the cockroach.
In fact, he feels sorry for him. He not only
feels sorry, but shows it in most substan-
tial way. About midnight he takes a large
piece of paper and spreads thereon goodly
portion of paste-newspaper office paste. The
cockroaches come to the feast and testify
their appreciation by cleaning up the prepar-
ton. In case the spread is not ready at mid
night the cockroaches fly around on his desk
as if to call his attention to the fact. Once
fed they disappear and are not seen until the
following night.
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''Now, Willie'' exclaimed fond mother,
''if you ere real good boy I'll see that you
have Fourth of July present"
'When is Fourth Of July?"
''Ou Monday" replied the mother.
''Will it make a nsise?' Quered the boy:
81 don't want anything that won't make
noise on the Fourth of July"
THE ONLookER.