St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-20

Of ST. Paul. said Mayor Slnlul NeSler-
day, land trust it is only the begin
ming of a noble work which all will take
part in. ! have received frOm Z. NJ.
Sanders. secretary Of the order, check
for SO, to be applied for the relief of
the yellow fever sufferers at Jackson
vile, Fla. Strange to say. this is the
first subscription Of the kind that l have
received"
Postmaster Lee-The first ballot L
ever east was for Henry Clay in 1874.
Clay was the candidate OF the Wings,
and James K.-Polk the nominee of the
Democratic party. Clay impressed me
very much in a speech he delivered in
Philadelphia. and which l had the
pleasure OF listening to. As L remem-
Der him, Henry Clay was man of
commanding appearance, whose pres
enCe was magnetic and whose utter
ances bore conviction with them. The
issue then was much the same as it is
to-day, that Of tariff, the Wings being
in favor Of protection. l recollect the
hickory po'es which were erected all
around the country with banners float
ing bearing the words: flames X. Polk
is as good tariff man as Henry Clay"
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81 think some change should be made
in the trial of petty cases at court"
said a prominent citizen yesterday. Il
was summoned to-day to serve as a
Juror on criminal case involving about
81. l had business OF Importance to at
tend to and waS excused. just look at
1t. Twelve men are required to leave
their business, always at an inconven-
fence. and frequently at a loss, IN order
TO settle trivial disputes between liti-
given power 10 dispose Of such cases.
1t would expedite matters, and the ends
OF justice would not suffer"
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~0h, veil, we make Something's" said
She leader Of a German street band yes
ierday in answer to a question concern
4ng the emOlumentS of his profession.
-Ss other answers were equally indefi-
ate, until his QuestiGner began to wag
his tongue in Teut0nic vernacular,
when Hans frightened UP and became
more communicative, though he con-
sinued economic in giving away the de-
tails of his business. Strolling German
bands are becoming very common in
this country. Among the musicians are
frequently students, who find this a
cheap way of travelling in America and
studying its people and institutions.
The bulk Of the itinerentS. however. are
professional musicians, who banker as
little after manuel labor as do the aver
age politicians. Their mode of life ell
ableS them to exc ont a livelihood, which
is all they can do at home, so they are
content with small pay.
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A German band is seldom a stock
company. 1t is the business venture of
one man, generally the leader, who
hires his musicians and furnishes them
with board and travelling expenses. and
sometimes with uniforms and instru-
ments. The players are paid from 81
to 81 per week. They are boarded at
the cheapest hotels or boarding houses,
so as to keep down expenses. A man.
ager with half dozen players besides
himself can make weeks campaign in
city like st. Paul at total cost of SIS,
and in most places for considerably
less. As the hat is passed around from
early morning until late at night, the
days dribblingS amount to considera-
BILE sum, larger indeed than is generally
supposed. Many time the band comes
out of saloon with more than a dol
lar in nickels and dimes. The collec-
tons in the streets are mostly cOppers
and nickels, and Hans added in a sor-
Uowful tone that the former predomina-
ted. The bands make it a specially of
visiting saloons and fine private resi-
denceS: nearly all their evenings they
spend in saloons.
NJ
When the Grand Army men went
down to Columbus, O.. over the Mil
Waukee & St. Paul road. the managers
Of that corporation concluded to send
some one along with the soldiers to
watch over their general welfare and to
see to it generally that their interests
were properly protected, and w. II.
Dixon was selected. Arriving at Co
lumbuS, Mr.. Dixon was introduced to all
the great men Of the town, among whom
were Gov. Foraker and many other gov
errors, judges and lawyers. Seeing his
opportunity when the big men were to-
gether at the hotel. Nh Dixon let fly
two or three of his stories, which were
so well received that he ventured to tell
his well-known bandana story. This is
a ScreameT. and at the conclusion the
auditors fairly lifted the roof with their
shouts and voted MIR. Dixon the freedom
OF the city.
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2. B. Groat, general immigration agent
of the Northern Pacific road, left st.
Paul several weeks ago for the East,
with an exhibition ear containing n
large variety of the products of the
states and territories through which the
road runs. On the Sth inst. he was at
Buffalo. Y. y, where his collection was
on exhibition at the international fair.
The space covered by the exhibit was
nearly 1900 square feet, and attracts
the attention of everybody that attends
the fair. Mr.. GrOat and his assistants
are kept busy explaining to inquiring
visitors all about the Northern Pacific
country and its ineXhaustible resources.
The cold weather of the past few days
has set the court house officials think
ing, as we'll as shiveTing. As a result
the gentlemen who manipulate stoves
and wrestle with pipes and joints were
about yesterday and got in their work
in good shape. Two large heaters were
placed i'll the registers Office. which
take up so much space that one passing
fhrnuuh that Office nnrN will he nl,lined