St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-25
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT CHAT CORNER.

DeaQIlIQI present lOT MISs OlCNOldliO;
which has been shipped to Washing
ton. 1t is an Arctic owl, without a
blemiSh on its plumage, and the out
stretched pinOns have been arranged
to form an effective screen for the fire.
place. This will prove an attractive
feature in the bOudoir of the first lady
In the land. and the gift will be appre-
ciate1 from the fact that the owl was
killed in the territory now making such
strenuous efforts for statehood. The
bird of wisdom, before being sent to its
destination. was viewed by number of
Ladies, and many of them could not re-
Train from expressions of envy in not
being fortunate enough to be the pres
ident'S wife.
Warden StordOck and the inspectors
of Saltwater penitentiary are consider
ably exercised as to how they shall find
employment for the cOnvictS under
their charge. The law passed by the
legislature of 1887 abolished the convict
contract labor system, but failed to ma
ture any other scheme whereby the oc-
cupants of the penitentiary could be
kept employed. 1t is manifest that
some employment should be afforded
them. and Secretary Hart, of the state
board of charities and corrections, sug-
gestS that the warden and inspectors
should visit various penitentiarleS in
the states where the prisoners are en-
ployed under the state account system.
Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit and
Columbus have penitentiarieS thus con-
Quoted, and that at Philadelphia has
been similarly managed for fifty years.
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"There is now a good demand for
sweet potatoes" said dealer yester-
day. Most of those sold in st. Paul
are grown in Michigan. They are not
as good and mealy as the New Jersey
potatoes, nor are they so high-priced.
The best sweet potatoes are the red and
white varieties which grow to perfec-
ton in Florida, where the poor people
often have little else TO eat. The pOta-
toes are baked in hot Goals or in Dutch
ovens, when they become sweet and
mealy. Cooking potatoes in water, as
they do here, SpOilS them. In Florida
families, baked sweet potatoes are al
ways kept in the cupboard, and when
the children get hungry between meals
they help themselves to the tuberS with
as much guSto as though they were
cakes. A baked Florida sweet potato is
certainly delicious"
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EX-SchOOl Inspector DR.. R. o. SchIff-
man returned yesterday from an eX-
tended trip abroad, during which he
visited all the principal cities of Eng
land, France, Holland and Belgium, and
wound up his interesting travels by
taking a jaunt through the South of
Ireland. &c Il have been gone ever since
July" said he, land l must say en-
joyed the trip immensely. Here is a
suit of clothes bought in London for
Sl4. 1t could not be bought here for
$40. The first thing that impresseS one
in his travels through Germany is the
evidence of military rule on every hand.
Every young man is a soldier, having to
serve in the army between the ages of
eighteen and twenty-one. After that
he Is p a etkin the reserve force, to re-
N in three years longer.
" Tie French soldiers, in my opinion,
are much inferior to the Germans, and
BE discipline is not so strict. | was not
ssery long in Ireland, but | could readily
Serceive there was screw loose some
where in the government of that island.
1 met more beggars in Ireland than any
other place that | visited. One thing
that strikes the traveller with admira-
sion, and that is the beauty and magnii
stence of the churches, but admiration
turns to pity and sorrow when one
witnesses poverty and misery within
100 Yards of the grand temples. 1t
would go to show that the Irish people
love their churches better than they do
themselves.
'sThe excursion to Sioux City prom
Uses to be a success" remarked A. S.
Tallmadge last evening. II have seen
the railway authorities tonight, and
they promise all the accommodation we
may require in the shape of cars. A
large number of eXcuTsiOniSts will start
from Minneapolis, a representative
party will go from Saltwater, and st.
Paul will be well represented. l am
going out tomorrow among business
men who have not already intimated
their intention to join in the excursion,
and expect our special train will con-
Sist of five sleeping cars, one coach, and
one baggage car" Yesterdays addi-
tons to the list of those going with the
excursion were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Fairchild,
Miss Fairchild, DR.. David Day, John
Summers, John A. BOak, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. T. Fifield, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Per
kins, ii. E. OsgoOd, w. r. Moies and S.
w. Griggs, of st. Paul, and Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Durant, of Saltwater.
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Satisfactory arrangements were per-
fected between the syndicate of the
Peoples theater yesterday by which
eX-MaHager Wilson received the sum
demanded by him for his interest in the
enterprise, and harmony was once more
restored 1t lacked but a few minutes
of tie time fixed for the appointment
of a receiver to manage the affairs of
the theater, pending a settlement in
the courts, and matters had pro-
gressed so far as the naming of Capt
Bunker for that Office. A consultation
was held, however, between the parties
interested, and it was agreed to grant
Mr.. Wilson's proposition and thus save
further trouble and litigation. This
leaves the theater in the undisputed
control of MessrS. TraSk, Whetmore
and Walker and the cosy tpmDle of the
muses. will be conducted on the same
popular basis thet has marked its prog
TesS hitherto.