St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-20
SAINT PAUL.
CHIT CHAT CORNER.

iOr," said Manager L. +. Barr, land by
the Goth of September shipments will
begin, and by the 1st of October we will
be enabled to commence active opera.
tions. Thirty working days will give
lis an opportunity to accomplish great
deal, and as fast as the excavations are
made we will put in yokes and Other
necessary equipments, so that when
winter closes in considerable progress
will have been made. Slot rails will be
the greatest obstacle that we will have
to encounter, for they have to be made
ito order and necessarily take consider
able time in being tested and otherwise.
Instead of putting an army of men
along the line tearing up streets we
will put in our appliances by districts,
so that no Inconvenience will be in
1iicted upon The public by gaping thor
oughfareS during the winter. We dc
not expect to have the line in operation
this season, but in the course of yea1
everything will be in slick shape"
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The Minnesota Republican league will
open the campaign this evening al
Hastings, when Gen. George A. Sheri-
dan, formerly a prominent official un-
der President Grants administration.
will be the orator. The speaker is one
of the best stumperS in the country and
III his style of delivery is very similar
to Col. Robert q. IngerSOn. Within the
next ten days Gen. Sheridan Will speak
at the following places: Monticello,
21st; Fairbault, 22d; Shakepee, after
noon, 23d; Red Wing, evening, 23d
Nabasha, afternoon, 24th; Wmona,
evening, 24th; Kasson, afternoon, 25th
Rochester, evening. 25th; Pennington,
afternoon, 27th; st. Paul, evening, 9th
Saltwater, evening, 2Sth; Northern Pa
cific junction. afternoon, 29th; Duluth.
evening, 10Th; Rush City, afternoon,
30th: Minneapolis, evening, 30th; Das-
sci, afternoon. 31st; Litchfield, evening,
31st; Hutchinson, afternoon, Sept. l.;
Glencoe, evening.
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Among the attractions provided in
barber shops for those awaiting a turn
in the chair is the illustrated weekly
sporting papers, and it is not only the
customers who devour their contents.
About the time that man has arranged
himself comfortably in the upholstered
chair and are having the lather applied
to his face, one of the operators at the
other end OF the room starts converSa-
tion pitched in high key regarding the
merits of some pugilist or noted race
horse. And if it is in barber shop
conducted by colored men it is almost
marvelous the information displayed by
them on the current sporting events.
They know the pedigree of every man,
horse, dog Or professional in every
branch, and they are not at all back
ward about giving out their knowledge.
AS the razor glideS carelesSly over the
upturned face, the manipulation is mur-
muring something about Killen, Kilrain,
Terra Gotta OF the brindle Patsey and
his achievements, and ever and anon
pausing to emphasize some remark made
by one of his companions to which ex-
ception is taken. 1t is probable that
more fights are discussed in half an
hour in a leading barber shop than in
all the sporting resorts of st. Paul, and
that, too, by men who know nothing
about fists except their aptitude for
raZors.
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There is a wealthy business man
down town who used to leave his office
every afternoon promptly at 5 80 O'Clock
and board cable car for his residence
Oh Summit avenue. With the advent
of the Scent fare, however, he changed
his schedule too, and this fact was
noted by some of his associates. Within
the past week or so they have been fix
ing the clock during his absence from
She office by putting it ahead half an
hour and changing it back the next
Horning- The other day, as usual, he
glanced hastily at the clock, which in
dicated his hour for leaving business
cares, and hurried into the first uptown
Car. He rendered 5 cents to the con-
ductor, who shook his head, saying: 1T
is not o'clock yet, SIR"
The passenger consulted his watch,
and found that it lacked fully quarter
of an hour of the prescribed time for re-
duced rates, and paid his fare without a
murAur. This practice has been re-
peated at intervals, and the victim of the
joke is not yet enlightened as to the
mystery of the clock.
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"OddS are not SO great on Cleveland
in New York now as they were a few
days ago." said one of group of guests
in the rotunda Of the Ryan yesterday
afternoon, land the impression is prey
alent that the trouble between the
,DrnS i1art Cbai,-p,an D,i.o A.
national committee, has caused this de-
cline. The talk when 1 left Gotham
was to the effect that Brice did not
relish the plain, straightforward man.
ner in which he was censured for being
too outspoken, and that he threw up his
position while in huff. But President
Cleveland can get along without him,
and especially since he has entrusted
the management of his affairs to such a
capable politician as Senator German,
of Maryland. Let the Mugwumps and
dilettante politicians and schemers rave
and howl as much as they want about
the selection of Appointment Clerk
Eugene Higgins as the senator's assist
ant, there is no use in dilly-dallying
when presidency is at stake. What
the Democracy want is practice and not
theory. We cannot stand any foolish.
ness in New York. and with German at
the helm | don't think there will be any
trickery of which he will fail to be cog
infant"
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An amusing case of absence of mind
was related yesterday concerning &
young lady who is at present engaged
i'll the arduous duty of ministering tc
the wants and whims OF sick friend