St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-23
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NO class OF business men receives the
eXecratiODs of the public so much as the
wood and coal merchants, especially in
the winter months as the mercury drops
steadily down the scale. No doubt
many of the complaints are well
founded. but OH the whole the coal deal
ers' actions are justified by circum-
stances over which they have no coll
troll. ApropOs to the general tenor of
complaints comes good one on Uncle
Taylor, a coal dealer, that characterizes
his prOverbial honesty. One of Mime
apOiiS' leading citizens two winters ago
caused coal bin to be built in the
cellar of his residence to hold ten tons
of coal, and for two years he had the
bin filled and invariably paid for ten
full tons of anthracite, but this winter
the citizen thought he would change
dealers, and engaged Uncle Taylor to
do the filling act, which was done, and
when the bill was presented it called
for only seven and a half tons instead
of the usual ton. The citizen was sur
priSed at this and asked il the bill was
correct. Uncle Taylor said it was, as
he weighed every load and had his
scale receipts. The citizen then dis
closed the fact that he had always paid
for ten tons before.
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doctor who lives in South Minneapolis.
to the effect that year or so ago he be-
came deeply infatuated in purchasing
equities in city lots, and had his mind so
fully charged with One-third down and
the balance in one and two years at 8
per cent interest that he grew absent
minded regarding his own profession:
SO much SO, that one time he received a
call from prominent and influential
patient and prescribed box of pills,
leaving directions to take ''One-third
down and the balance in one and two
years with interest"
Speaking about giving to charity"
remarked G. A. PillSbury recently to
one who solicited him for aims in behalf
of worthy cause, II wonder why it is
that everybody finds it convenient to
call upon the PillsburyS first of all. ex-
pecting that they have no use for their
money or time, except signing and sup
porting subscription papers," This re-
mark was not spoken in complaining
OF Self-OpiniOnated tone. but was fully
sustained by the illustration that MI.
Pillsbury gave as follows:
''SOme time ago." said the speaker.
"a young man came to my office i'm
search of employment, but we had no
vacancy at the time, so l gave him Sc
for three days labor, and told him that
l would give him the names of fifty of
the largest firms in town who employed
labor, and that he was to take that time
in trying to find employment from some
one of the names [ gave, but he was
not to divulge from whom he was sent.
He went out and applied to each firm
Tor assistance, and at the end of the
third day he returned to my Office and
reported that fOrty-five out of the fifty
names had furnished him advised him
to apply to the Pillsburys. Now" con-
tinued Mr.. p, ''the general public
know but little how many acts of char
ity are daily performed, not only by our
firm but by nearly every corpora ton in
the city. Why, know of business men
of my acquaintance that freely donate
to every deserving cause and are then
cursed because the amount of their do
nation was not twice as great"
The Street Car company draws the
line at health inspectors On the question
OF free passes, but includes aldermen.
The faith cure enthusiasts have not
as yet claimed to have wrought any
miracles in curing winter cholera.
'She scope of the modern encyclopedia
seems to be all embracing. A MinneaD-
oils evening paper uses it cOpiOuSly in
reporting NOrmanna fair.
Sprinkling your neighbours wife with
a garden hose may yet become as popu-
lar as lawn tennis. a Hennepin county
jury has decided that it is an Innocent.
not to say healthful, recreation.