St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23

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Aid. Tom Downs now aspires to that
noble position, leader of the council.
When he passes along the street people
say: 'There goes Downs, who carries
the new council in his pocket"
Nobody has ever interviewed [. B..
Walker to see if he wrote the Wash
burn open letter; and, singularly
enough, Sam Hill has not been since
quoted.
DR.. Carver says he can shoot fifty
eight times minute, and ninety-fiye
balls out of every 100. At that rate he
would break fiftyfve minute or $500
an hour. and it would require fraction
over three hours to break 10000. But
there is the endurance necessary to
handle the gun.
The thoughtful editor of the Tribune
thinks somebody has revoked and
wants "a new deal"
This is the time of the year when the
young man goes broke on present for
his girl, and receives in return pair of
sky blue satin suspender, embroidered
with forget-me-not, that won't fit-that
is, the SuSpenderS won't.
1t is rather mean for q local theater
to give away a full set of George Eliot's
works for 81 admission ticket when a
leading newspaper is offering the. same
valuable present as an inducement for
years subscription at $40.
Sam Il. Jack, who acts as spiritual
guide to the bevy of VaSsar college girls
known as ''Lilly Clay's Gaiety COM
pany," playing at the Theatre Comique,
says: Il think we must have called
out some people who are not used to
coming down town: nights. The other
evening an old fellow bought ticket
and raped at the door to be let ill.,"
Capt. Babb, in the line of economy
that has been adopted as the war cry of
his administration. is said to be seri-
ously considering the adviSability of
consolidating the two appointments he
has control of, dog catcher and mayors
secretary, in one.
A plan is said to be on foot to organize
a company for the manufacture of ice
by an artificial process.
Canary birds were displayed in front
of Nicollet avenue fruit store Friday.
The man who was sun struck last
week while working on the postoffice
building will recover.
Acquaintance to Tom Moore
GLOW 'dy-1ow's business?" Getting
along finely both of 'em. The boy
weighs nearly twenty-five pounds now,
| guess" whats that? | asked how
business IS" Business, oh, all right.
Thought you was asking about the
baby"
Editor of the Evening Star-gleefully
"Oh, we had great scoop on the cap
ture of Suakim." Business Manager:
"Suakim? | don't understand" Ed
itor: "Why, the war in Africa; don't
you know" 3. M: Hang the war
in Africa. It's the war between two
rival dry goods stores that interests
me-"
Mike Breslauer: ut doesn't matter
to me how many times DR.. Carver puts
up his gun. What want to find out is
how much he can get on it,"
ANY one who thought Uncle Rufus
Roberts was weigh off his base as a
candidate for sealer, has had the scales
pulled from his eyes.
The court house commission is about
as good at getting quorum as the po-
lice commission.
A correspondent writes to GLOBE
asking "Who is DR.. c. a. Chase?" He
is physician who seems to have been
running alter the office of city phySic-
ian and to have come out ahead.
City Engineer Rinker probably regrets
that the Democratic minority in the city
council will be too small to create SYM
patty for him hereafter.
You're a thinker,
Andrew Rinker.
And you may tink er, Andrew,
With the city all you ike
But remember
With Decent er
This council Will dismember;
And your clever little ruse
OF Democrats abuse
Has been worked for all it's worth
John DeLaitre starts for Africa the
Goth. With a turban and tunic he would
not make bad looking Arab, and per-
haps he may be inGuced to stay there.
A menu for Christmas dinner, to be
the proper thing, should include pie for
the Republicans and soup for the Dem-
oerats.
A building permit for the city and
county building, to cost S2,00O,0O0, has
been issued. The GLOBE, while anx-
lous to give Minneapolis credit for
everything it deserves, has not figured
the permit in question in its building
statistics. As it will take about six
years to construct the building, the es-
innate of its cost should not be included
in work done this year.
The new council omitted an important
officer-its press agent. 1t promises
many clrcuSeS, but now can the public
know the dates without press agent?
Health Officer Kilvington can wish
his retiring Democratic colleagues a
happy New Year with smiling face. but
what about the others?
Manager Morton is looking for sem
| ior partner to go into the base ball bust
ness. A man named Harrison pre-
terred.
a prominent Scandinavian, out of
politics, said: "There was only one
Scandinavian mentioned for an Office by
the new council, and he was beaten by
a niger" The latter was evidently
more of hustler.
VIM Bracket and Capt. Babb are
looking up foreign police methods of
helping ladies across crowded streets
and assisting inebriated gentlemen into
night hacks.
1t is a difficult matter now to ring a
door-bell in the Fifth ward without
soaring out city official.
-Albertus 81. Hall is now said to have
| the inside track for district attorney,
and E. G. Hay is immersed in bullion.
Hector Mclean is about to file a
caYeat on anew device for distributing
election pay, so that every judge and
| clerk W Il get his share.