St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
A New
Convent.


city and superior in
the artistic detail with which it is to be
constructed to any religious institution
in the city. Perhaps some of you may
have heard of it already, but | don't
think many have. The convent will be
erected by the Nuns of the Visitation,
who already have convent at the head
of Robert street, opposite the DAWSON
mansion. The site is admirable, none
better in the city, but the present con-
vent in no wise accordS with the i'm
portance or merit of the order, nor does
it afford the sisters the facilities needed
in their educational work. With COM
mendable pluck l learn that
the sisters intend to be them
selves responsible for the entire
ask penny of aid. The building will
cost at least $4,000, and will be archi-
tecturally as near perfection as posi-
BILE. The Gothic school of architecture,
which is illustrated i'll some of the
finest buildings and halls abroad, will
probably be favored, and when COM
pleted the structure in it's commanding
position will be Veritable ornament to
the city. understand the sisters pur-
pose raising the money by mortgage
upon their present property, which is
of course very valuable.
An enterprise certainly worthy of
complete success.
Joking City When time hangs
heavy Oh official hands
Officials. then the genius which
can devise practical
jokes for the confusion of the innocent
and unsuspecting is at a premium. Po-
lice Clerk MORTON has found this out to
his cost. Shortly after his appointment
he dropped into barber shop near the
city hall to be shaved. In one chair
was Chief CLARK, in another License
Inspector NUGENT. MORTON greeted
both Familiarity, but NUGENT winked at
CLARK and answered quite coldly. "WhO
is hep" asked NUGENT's barber.
"Don't you know him?" replied
NUGENT. ''That's the man who
was let out of the smallpox
hospital this morning because there
weren't any funds to keep him longer.
| understand he is not quite well yet.
| want to get out of here as soon as
possible" ThereupOn he and CLARK,
whose shave was just finished, LETT
hastily together. The two BARRIERS eyed
MORTON timorously as he took a chair,
and finally one bolted out of the room.
The other, standing at discreet dis
lance, said: II am sorry, sir, but we
are going to shut the shop up and be-
side you can't get shaved here until
you're completely cured" Then he,
too, fled, leaving MOTION dazed. but
with vague idea that his colleagues
had something to do with the fact that
he must leave unShaven. He has since
found out he was right, and has gotten
even on divers occasions.
All work and no play-you know the
adage.
A Bank The Whisperer I'M
derstandS that the pay
Teller Mania. ing and receiving tell
ers in st. Paul banks
have caught the mania which has for
some time been affecting their Eastern
brethren, for looking after old coins.
The mania, however, has solid finan-
cial basis, as many old American coins
are worth several hundred times their
face value. The bank tellers are pretty
well learned as to the values of these
coins. and as they handle an immense
amount of money in ayear their chances
of occasionally striking one of them are
very good. Their chief object is to find
one of the missing dollars of 1904.
These are worth $500 each, and there
are four of them floating around loose
somewhere. The half dollar of 1852 rep
resenting Liberty seated is also valuable,
and the quarter of 1853 with the
rays is worth 81. Among silver dollars
of recent coinage, the 1855 dollar repre-
senting Liberty seated is the most val
liable. 1t is worth SIS. The same coin
of 1888 commands the same price. The
2O-cent piece of III and '78 are worth
couple of dollars, but few being in cir
culation. The silver Scent piece of
1878 with the large star commands 60
cents, and the copper 2-cent piece of
the same year is worth the same. The
flying eagle cent of 1856 sells for 81, and
the trade dollar is now also valuable.
All the gold coined prior to 1888 COM
mands premiums. HERMANN SCHEF-
FER, cashier of the Commercial
bank, says he has resisted the
rage; that he doesn't have time
for it. But then perhaps the hand
some HERMANN's extra time is al! re-
quired in writing letters to Chicago
which are answered in a feminine hand.
It's all interesting mania, isn't it?
THE WHISPERER.
Minnesota Democracy,