St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-25

them well inside and out, and then
wash the woodwork well with warm
water and small quantity of ammonia
lii it before touching the glass at all,
ana by all means never forget and use
soap. Linen cloths are not proper
things to- clean glass with, as they leave
q. deposit of lint. A small channels
skin is the thing to use, and then wipe
The glass dry with paper or cotton
cloth.
Frank l.. Stetson-The destruction by
lire OF the great Smelter of the Ana
e0nda Copper Mining company at Butte,
Mont, recently, furnishes another in
stance of the unavailability when
needed of fire apparatus kept by private
corporations. This company carried no
Insurance, depending on their force of
Watchmen and their fire engine to
prevent the spread of any blaze that
should happen to break out. BY so
placing their trust, however, the corpO-
ration suffered loss of nearly 81 ,000,
600. The engine was found to be not
there when needed: the watchmen
came around when the fire was beyond
control. Everything was found to he
as favorable for the destruction of the
property as if not soul had been within
a thousand miles of the place.
Thomas Canty-The recent execution
in the Hennepin county Jail has given
me an idea. 'As things are now, when
a man is sentenced to be hanged he is
kept confined in the county Jail until
the day set for the execution, and then
hanged inside the four walls of the Jail.
1t is always very expensive to build the
gallOws, and gives that part of the jail
in which the execution takes place a
very bad name.
'Now, my plan would be to have a
big room built at the state prison ex-
pressly for holding executions in, and
have built there a permanent gallowS,
which could be used for executing the
men condemned all over the state.
Then, as soon as a man vas sentenced
to die, remove him at once to the state
prison, and sthere keep him until the
day set for his doom. This would be
comparatively inexpensive as COM
pared with the present plan, and wonld
prevent much of that maWkiSh Senti-
ment which is now displayed over cOn-
demned men.
s. A. March, do not see anything in
the electric light wave to brighten hold
ers OF gas company stocks. If | had an
abundance OF idle capital would ask
for no better investment than to buy up
gas stock at low market. The reason
electric plant that would stand the wear
and tear to which it must be subjected.
The plants will wear out within a short
time, even the best of them. If electric
lighting ever becomes the most remark
able success there will still be abundant
uses for the gas plant.
Patrolman John Schroeder-I never
made so many enemies in my life as
yesterday. was detailed at the door
at Conn olly's morgue to prevent curl
Gus crowd from going in to see the re-
mains of the Barrett boys. Somehow
the public seemed to think that if |
chose to | could let them go in, but
such was not the case. People who
have been friends of mine for years
were offended because l would not let
them go in. One old lady and gentle
man came up to the door and said they
had come from forty miles up country
to view the remains. After staying
around for an hour or two, they were
gratified and went away happy.