St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-25

SeSSlng the necessary facilities, VIII rOf-
low Harvard's example, and that enthu-
siasm for health and bodily development
will consequently become general.
WHISPERS.
Since politics seems to be the allah
sorbing topic. the Whisperer may be
pardoned for making his small cOntribu-
ton to the grist that IS being daily
ground. Of course it is regarding the
gubernatorial question. He was talk
ing the other day with very close
knows authoritatively of every move
made by him, and who is consequently
able to figure the MCGILL strength to
fraction. He told the Whisperer that,
unless something unforeseen happened,
there was no more doubt of MCGILL'S
nomination than there is of the suns
rising tomorrow. MCGILL has been
carrying Oh very effective still hunt
throughout the state, and was not in the
least disturbed by the MERRIAM boom.
He himself had all of his available
money staked on MCGILL'S nomination,
and he was thoroughly confident of win
ming. But one detection of any conse-
quence had occurred, and that was
Editor HUNT, of the Mankato Free
Press, who, it has been known for some
time, would come out squarely for MER-
RAM, and the last issue OF whose paper
gave very decided indication OF that
fact Hunt supports MERRIAM in con-
sequence of certain pledges and prom
Uses made him by the MERRIAM-SABIN-
DAVIS combination while he was visit
ing in Washington some time ago. The
MCGILL faction, however. cares moth
ing about HUNTS desertlon, since the
leader of the delegation coming from
HUNTS county will be a warm personal
friend of MCGILL'S. The astonishing
feature of the McGILL campaign thus
far is that it has been prosecuted with
the use of very little money.
But money accompliSheS wonders in
politics, and Gov. MCGILL mayoyet find
it out.
Needed Sta A friend of the Whis-
perer, who was fairly
ton Reform. boiling with wrath be-
cause a stream OF dirty
water from the melting snow on the
union station sheds had gently inSinu-
ated itself between his collar and neck,
was roasting" the company the other
day, because it did not build decent
roof over all the tracks. After his in
dignation had cooled sufficiently to per-
nit of coherent speech, he added that
there was another Improvement the
company might well adopt. In the
stations of all large cities there is be-
fore each trains station a SIgn-Doard
displayed, announcing the train, its
time of departure, and the stations with
which that particular train will COM
municate. Of course, the system is a
tI,o nf
the railroads particularly, as in the case
several score trains arriving and depart
ing, and where hundreds of strangers
enter the station each day. That is one
respect in which the Pennsylvania Sys-
tenn has reached perfection, and the
union depot would find the following of
this example much appreciated out
here.
And both as to his views regarding
roof and sign-bOardS the Whisperer
readily agreed.
A Local The Whisperer heard
rather amusing little
Episode. story the otherday, il
Illustrating the good
natured rivalry that exists between
well-known st. Paul ladies, whom
A. and Mrs. B. Both are intensely
.'sWell," and possess the means neceS-
sary to indulge in any of fashions
freaks that they may fancy. Each en-
deavors to get held of some new
wrinkle in order to put the. other to
confusion, and the aInicable contest has
ragged for years. Mrs. A. returned
recently after protracted visit East.
Shortly after her return she gave little
luncheon, at which Mrs. B. was the
principal guest. Ices in peculiarly
moulded forms had been ordered. The
confectioner was dilat0ry, however,
and when the time came to serve them
they had not arrived. Mrs. A., though
inwardly boiling, never affected to
notice their absence. The luncheon
was not delayed moment. Soon, the
signal for leaving the table
being given, the guests assembled
in the draWing-rOom. Just at this
point servant whispered to Mrs. A.
that the ices had just arrived. She Or
dered them served at once in the parlor.
Mrs. B. had noticed the omission of the
ices, and, guessing the cause, had Sc
cretly gIoated. Her fancied triumph
was changed to CONSERVATION when the
butler appeared bearing the quantity
shaped ices on a silver Salver. 1mme-
diately she jumped to the conclusion
that this was something new and quite
correct that Mrs. a. had learned in the
East, and of which she was ignorant.
She felt thoroughly crestfallen, and
will never know the secret of the ''new
wrinkle" unless she may happen to
read this.
But it's very harmless rivalry, any
how.
Mr.. Corning But few of the many
friends and acquaint-
as an ances who will mourn
CHARLIE CORNING'S
Oarsman. death know that at
one time he was one of
the most noted amateur Oarsman in the
country. Of course it has been known
that even in late years he was devoted
to boating, but something about a
famous championship contest in which
he once engaged will be new to many.
He was stroke oar of the noted North
western four-oar crew which in 1876
entered the national races at Saratoga
and won the three-mile race in the
fastest time on record. After this vie
tory the crew went to the centennial to
engage in the races there. The other
members of the crew were WILLIAM B.
CURTIS, now editor of the Spirit of the
Times, and Messrs. KILLoREN and
SMITH from the Saginaw club. of Sagi-
nav, Mich. CURTIS belonged to Chi
cagO club, and, of course, CORNING
represented the Minnesota Boat club.
After they reached Philadelphia SMITH
became sick, and man named JEROME,
who was not in prime condi-
ton, was taken as a substitute.
There were tWenty-three crews in the
race for which the Northwestern crew
entered, their chief competitors being a
crew from one of the English colleges