St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-22
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT CHAT CORNER.

terrier dog had been attempting TO dis
lodge rat from underneath the steps
of the Gilflan block, and at last, aided
by number of young men and patrol
man, the rodent was discovered. The
terrified creature quickly made for the
open street, followed by the dog, police
man and troop of young men. At the
same time two young ladies CHANGED TO
be passing along, and, anything 1Or
protection, the rat rushed among thelI
feet. The heroic Shrieks when rent
the air. to use a hackneyeo phrase
battle all description, and drew upon
the scene a large crowd of people. But
besides Shrieking, the young ladleS ulu
something more-they ran; and despite
petticoats and other hinderances they
disappeared from view in marvelously
Quick style. Meanwhile, the cause OF
the disturbance had eluded his pur-
surerS, and the patrolman has con-
tinued busily explaining the why and
the wherefore of the hubbub.
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1.-The hansoms have come to stay,
said a cab driver, ''fOr no great city can
get along without them. People prefer
them to all other vehicles, for If any
body wishes to go on quiet or secret
GRAND. a hanson is just the thing.
The curtains are drawn, and as the
driver never asks questions the pasSen-
ger is safe from intrusion. The other
night / had a young c0lored couple.
The girl wanted TO go TO a ball, but
her duSky gallant was stubborn. just
as / drove up to his home the couple
commenced fighting in the cab. The
girl began scratching him and slapplng
him and suddenly yelled murder. l
jumped off my seat and on opening the
door | saw he had drawn razor and
was going to cut her. l grabbed him
quickly and jerked him out on his back
on the pavement. His watch chain was
torn, collar missing aud his general APP
pearancR showed that his girl had
given him good mauling. AS soon as
/ loOSed my grip on him he ran into the
house fUr. his gun to shoot his girl, but
when he came out L had driven so FAR
down the street that he gave up the
idea. The hanSOmS go on the street at
z o'clock in the morning, and they stay
out until two and three hours after
midnight. a driver is supposed to be
on duty twelve hours, but sometimes
he is out fourteen. Yes, the business
pays. Pve known single hanson to
earn $3.50 in month. The fare depends
on time and distance. the lowest rate
being % cents"
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81 have often watched with interest
the cleaning of the streets at night"
said prominent resident, land have
wondered why so much attention is
given to our thOrOughfareS while vacant
lots, full of rubbish and garbage, are
neglected. There are number of such
places right in the heart of the city
that need looking after. Their condi-
ton is neither wholesome nor attract
iYe."
81 shall patronize no more China
men," said young man. ''Their
bleaching process is harder even on
clothing than the Old-fashioned wash
board. The chemicals they use literally
eat up the clothing. l have tried the
experiment and want no more of it.
And then, too, the Cinnamon charge
more than other laundrymen."
The men who ''sell the banan" and
push the scissors-grinding machines
around the streets are, as everybody
knows, sons of the sunny land of Italy.
The majority of them are Catholics,
of course, but great many of them for
some reason or other seldom darken the
door of church. The suggestion has
been offered, to account for this luke
warmness on their part, that the Italians
have no church of their own, and are
either too proud or too backward to
mingle with congregations of other ma
tionalities. When one or their number
dies Gin the Catholic faith his remains
are generally taken to the cathedral,
and on such occasions large numbers OF
the friends of the deceased congregate
there. These are about the only times
the clergy have an opportunity of
speaking to the Italian brethren, and
they do so in no uncertain language
and in their own tongue.
~
Daniel H. Moon and a number of
other young business men in st. Paul
have often met gentleman from Chi
cago who looks so much like Capt. L.
B. Marrett, of st. Paul. that they have
been DESTROYS for long time of bring
ing the two together. The Chlcagoan
has frequently been in st. Paul, and
Capt. Marrett in Chicago, still the two
have been strangers until yesterday,
when Mr.. Moon introduced them. The
similarity of appearance was remarka-
BILE, and each was calculated to mislead
the casual observer. As DrOmio each
was success. The Chicago man says
that he has been here two winters to at
tend the ice carnival. and almost every
fine-lOoking lady on the street bowed
to him, and addressed him as Capt.
Marrett.
In these days of capacious cars built
especially for the transportation of
scenery and portable stage fittings,
when theatrical troupes travel hundreds
of miles between dates without missing
nights play, it is refreshing to meet a
theatrical manager of the old. old school.
One of this class was encountered on
the West side yesterday--a survivor of
the 'barn-StOrming' professionals who
trod the boards in the frontier villages
of the West forty years ago. lie was
seated on a Saw-hOrse at the rivers
brink, smoking rank cigar that might
have been ''impOrted'' from kandiyohi
county, and calmly surveying a small
barge moored near by which he had
just finished building and launched.
a.Thern 4" said he nnimtinr To the hnat