St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-04
MEN AND THINGS.
A Madison In his speech at the
rink Friday night Mr..
School SCHEFFER related the
pathetic story of his
Incident. first school experience


ners on the part of native scholars. but
Defriended by the young lady teacher,
who so won his heart that barefoOted he
walked over the frozen ground to the
rural edifice of learning to please the
teacher. In the recollections of many
of the more primitive eras, the normal
relations of pupil and teacher in cOun-
try districts were those of chronic an
tagOnism, often breaking out into open
hostilities. The ruler was czar and
the subjects inclined to nihiliSm.
An incident In connection with the
Madison school of this city, the
past week, suggests something of
the improved and modern relations be-
tween the teacher and scholars. Prof.
SMITH. the principal, was requested by
teacher to repair to one of the less
used rooms, where he was met with
what the young deniZens Of the institu-
ton term a ''fruit shower" The en-
tire room was decorated with oranges,
lemons. bananas, grapes, peaches,
pears, apples by the barrel, and all the
varieties of domestic and tropical
fruits, in profusion sufficient to stock
several fruit shops, with the facetiOuS
lnterSperSiOn OF an occasional pumpkin
and cabbage head. The surprised pro-
fessor was told that they were the
gatherings of his scholastic flock. ten
dered him as an expression of their eS-
TEEN and affection for him, and a
token of their appraisal of his services
in their behalf. When relations indi-
Gated by this incident subSist between
teachers and learners it may be safely
surmised that the object of the school
system is being wisely cherished and
good results attained.
~
Hallow Speaking of the jul
venile eraS of life, a
Eve. pleasant scene is re-
called in connection
with HallOw Eve the past week and in
nocent sports of the occasion. There is
good deal of miSconcepton as to the
purpOrt and genius of the event. To
some it has dimly religious light, and
superstitiouS shadows cluster about. Its
lineage does reach to church doors, and
there is lo historical oY inmate bar to
mirth and hilarity as its chief features
not the rude vandalism that removes
gates and despUiis signs, but iii tiiu INNOCENT
sports that enliven adoIescent life and
make the old young again, are germane
to this eve. Such 4 scene, with a gOodly
and gleeful company, was enjoyed
Wednesday evening in st. Paul house
hold, with a programme that had the
apple dive as feature. Young and old
heads bobbed in the tub of water to
capture the elusive fruit, only to be res
cued with the mouth; lips were sud-
denly swollen with contact with swing
ing apples, tallow from the alternate
points of the spinning cross made nau-
seated victims, and round of time-hOn-
Ored sports made scene of delightful
hilarity.
A st. Anthony The Fox sisters may
insist that the phe-
Hill nomena OF spiritualism
are all frau ulent, and
Seance. that they have imposed
upon the public with
their trickery for a lifetime. Few will
challenge the claim that they were i'm
posters and tricksters when they pre-
tended that the crack of toe was the
call of a supernatural yisitant.
Whether they are more honest now, is
not material to the present purpose.
The multitude of those who believe
that an interworld telephone as verify
is not likely to be materially lessened.
There are a great many reputable
people in st. Paul who may be classed
as Spiritualists, although few of them
care to expose their faith to the criti-
cism of deridlng skeptics. There are
several circles that hold frequent
seances with experiences that seem, to
confiding participants, as spiritually
authentic. But the present purpose re-
lates only to a somewhat romantic Incl
dent connected with one of them. A
young man, who is at home in
several languages, and much of a
cientist-something of a lion in
the social circles in which he
moves, but who has prided himself
upon rising above the plane of credu-
lous Spiritualists-notl long since was in
duced to attend Seance at private
residence held in the penumbra of St.
Anthony hill. The fact of his being a
skeptic was commented upon by both
the visible and invisible participants.
Various communications were had, and
spirit proposed to write with a pencil
in a sealed envelope, not to be opened
till the next meeting. two weeks later,
something that would startIe and con-
vince the obdurate skeptic. Paper and
pencil were placed in the envelope,
which was sealed with wax and placed
in the custody Of one of the company, no
one knowing what. if anything, was
written within. The young man was
paying assiduous court to very charm
ing young lady in one of the most select
residence portions OF the city, and had a
persistent rival, who seemed also to baSk
in the smiles of the fair one. A crisis
was apparent, and our young friend re-
solved to venture all at his next visit.
Full of this determination. he repaired
to the lady's house and found
his rival already there. 1t was
during one of the most attract
i've weeks of this season at the
Grand. Both lovers sought the COM
pany of the charmer to the opera. The
invitation of the young skeptlc of the
seance was accepted, and he then re-
marked to her, in the presence of his
baffled rival and members of the family,
that he hoped she realized the full sig
niticance of her actin view of the pro-
tracted attentions paid her, her present
preference would be taken as final and
conclusive. The words of her reply, as
she bent her graceful head to hide her
bushes, were: Il understand and ac-
cept." The defeated party understood
and departed; the spring is fixed for
the wedding. AT the next seance, a
few evenings later, the party entrusted
with the envelope opened it at the bid
ding of the spirit, and read after the
name of the Iady's lover: 81 understand
and accept" An electric shock seemed
to strike the young man, and he is still
bordering the new revelation, as it
seems to him.
*x*
Col. Donan Col. DOMAIN. in an
interview in the East.
and confirms and eIabO-
rates the estimate re-
the Ladies. Gently attributed to
him in this column,
of the ladies' who brighten terrestrial
existence for him. Under the inspira-
lion of SANITY City Renaissance. he
breaks out: ''All my loyalty has
feminine string to it. l might swap
countries, but where could find coun-
trywomen equal to my own? 1 have