St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-12
A BABE: PAUL.
BY TKE WAY.

Olaf Searle sat in his Office yesterday
discussing many interesting topics in
his usual interesting way. A card was
living on his desk, on which appeared
the word ''BudStikken" as the name OF
a Scandinavian paper. Mr.. Searle was
asked what the word meant; he replied:
eft is a Norwegian word, 1000 years old
at least. In those days when the coasts
of Norway were ravaged by pirates, the
inhabitants had TO resort to all sorts of
devices TO warn those at a distance OF
the approach of these piratlcal craft.
When one was seen on the horizon a
man went up to the top of mountain.
where he lighted beacon hre. Inns
could be seen for a long distance, ana
was known to be a warning. Nhen IL
was seen in the distance another fire was
lighted on another hill, until all over
the country fires blaZed from every hill
tOpand the people prepared to defend
themselves. They also had a system OF
messengers. The man who first sighted
the sail would take an arrow ana Selld
il to his ne ghbOrs.. From town TO town
this arrow was sent until ali were
warned. These were rather primitive
ways of teIegraphing, but were so Ell
fectual that in the course of twenty-1our
hours all Norway knew of the approach
Of the pirates. This system OF spread,
ing the news was called 'BudStikken,'
and the word is extensively used as
name for newspapers III the old coun-
try"
Stanley Proudfit remarked yesterday
That the railroad difficulties would never
be settled until the farmers ceased to
legiSlatc against the roads. line lion.
Crabtree Haymow,' said he, gets MIN
self elected TO the legislature. lie mas
never seen 5000 in a lump IN his Ire,
but starts to work to run the railroads
involving many millions. He always
fOrgetS that were il not for the railroads
his farm would be worth about 81 an
acre. This sort Of thing will have TO
cease before many Of our difficulties can
be overcome
Mai. ~ G. POStlethWaite calls atten-
lion to the remarks made by Missionary
Bishop Walker, of North Dakota. at tie
conference of the Ote>tant-EpIScUpa
church in New York, as reported In last
TUESDAYS GLOBE. The right reverend
bishop talked blizzard as a means or III
ducing financial assistance. He lie
Scrfbed a Dakota blizzard in all its hor-
rorS, painting il to his hearers in way
that made them turn up their coat col
lars. The part of the bishops speech
that Mai. POStIethwaite takes exception
to is that III which he asks fOI private
railroad car. with a veStibuled platform
fitted up as pulpit. The gallant major IS
wondering how the new patent railroad
pulpit would work in one OF those awful
billiards so YiYidIy described by the
bishop. and comments on the way the
latter tried to give his hearers the i'm
preston that Dakota was in a chronic
state of '.bliZ."
Jim Hill for governor! The cry is
gaining considerable hold among con-
Servative business men. inquiries
made in a deSultOry way yesterday
showed that while few men had con
Sidered the matter seriously the opinion
is universal that if the magnate OF the
Manitoba could be persuaded TO accept
the Democratic nomination he would be
popular candidate. and everyone all
lnitS that he would prove most capa-
bic governor. No one can impugn MI.
Hills executive ability, and that is the
principal thing needed in the governor
chair. 1t is thought highly improbable,
however. that he could be induced To
accept the nomination. as he is certainly
the busiest man in st. Paul. Still. the
opinion is widespread that he would
make a very strong run in the cities
and along the line of the Manitoba road,
where he could poll a full Democratic
vote. while lie would probably RIM be-
hind in The ''rOOral deeskTickS."
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Arnold KaIman saws that the only
connection he has with the new opera
hsuse scheme is that he and his partner,
Mr.. Oppenheim, have agreed to put
$500 each into joint stock company
if eighteen more meH would do the
same He thinks that some one must
take the initiative, and that is what he
and his partner are doing. If they build
it they will select the site; if any one
else builds it he can put it where he
pleaSeS. 1t is said that the proposed
site is on Cedar street, between Eighth
and Ninth. Mr.. kalman leaves for the
East next week, and will examine the
principal theaters with an especial view
TO the best methods OF construction.