St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-22
CHIT-CH:AT.

Benjamin Harrison Mckee is In dis
grace with his grandfather, writes
Washington correspondent of the New
York Press. He still says grandpa
when people ask him FOR what ''B"
stands. but that does not excuse him in
the presidents eyes for the following
fragrant offense: In coming from the
dining-room Ben took on decrepit air,
bowling his head on his breast and
crossing his hands behind him:
whats the matter, Benjamin."
quOth the president, who was back of
him.
Pm old man, Pm president of the
United States," was the answer.
All laughed but the president, for Ben
had exactly initiated bis manner of walk
ing on the piazza when he was thinking
over important affairs. Ben is consid-
cred smart by the rest OF the family for
this incident, but the head of the house
hasn't quite caught the humor OF it.
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81 have one little girl under my care"
remarked a teacher to Buffalo Express
man, ''whose dress [ have pinned up
every day this week. There isn't but
ton on the garment. Pins and patience
alike became exhausted. why doesn't
your mother sew buttons on your dress,
Mary? l asked her.
"'She hasn't time,' the child replied.
"'Couldn't she do it last night"
"'No. ma'am, she had to go to prayer
meeting"
As Senator Hiscock and John DalZell,
the eloquent Pennsylvania railroad law
yer and politician, passed each other IN
the Fifth Avenue hotel an acquaintance
of both said to a New York World re-
porter: Put those men side by side on
the floor of the United State senate and
see which is the pigmy and which the
giant. DalZeIl will be in the senate before
long. He is one of the most eloquentand
able young men in the country, and his re-
partee is famous through the Ohio val
ley. He is quite short, and indeed in
significant in appearance at first blush,
and he is very sensitive about 1T. His
contrast with HiscOck'S magnificent
physique is striking. But Dalzell would
never play such role as Office boy to
Tom Platt or any one else. And when
he gets into the milliOnaireS' club at
Washington he'll be second Spooner
and Kenna combined"
Bronson Howard refused yesterday an
offer of $4,000 to write play for star,
says the New York Sun. He figures
that Shenandoah will pay him over
$4,000 royalty this year. Ii he had
written 'The Henrietta" and kept it on
royalties, instead of selling it outright to
the two stars who made fame and
fortune in it, he would be $4,000
richer than he is now. 'Shenan-
doah's" success is one of the big
things of the season. 1t is another in
stance that contradicts A. M. Palmer'S
statement about American plays. MIR.
Palmer has always protested profound
admiration for everything American.
but he steadily purchases English and
French plays, never giving an American
dramatist a chance. When "Shenan-
doah" was produced in Boston, Mr..
Palmer went and occupied stage box
in conjunction with Il. Henry French.
After the performance the two
men arose. shook their heads dole
fully, left the box and re-
turned to New York. They considered
Shenandoah" a failure and did not care
to touch it. Mr.. Palmer then went to
Europe and bought lot more Of French
and English plays. He returned and
found that the drama which he refused
to buy has been the success of the sea-
son. More than this, it has been pre-
ciSely what he needed for the opening
of PaImer'S theater, all of which shows,
according to large number of theatre
cal papers, that it Is best to encourage
native work when the chance offers
itself.