St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-13

There was once a city editor on
Minneapolis morning newspaper who
had a habit OF sending reporters down
to the union depot TO see If anything
was going on when news was dull, and
the assignment book was barren. This
assignment mas been among reporters
since as a sort of a bv-word. and Is
taken by the initiated as meaning that
there IS nothing in particular for them
TO do lust then. i new reporter on the
GLOBE staff. however. didn't know this.
and when he was told TO go and see II
Minnehaha falls IS still there, he took
his instructions literally 10 heart He
buLtOned up his coat and started off
briskly. Several hours passed and his
whereabouts became a question OF con-
siderable SOlicitude. The thought that
he had really gone TO Minnehaha falls
never occurred 10 any one about the
office. and when he returned about 8
o'clock in She evening he was asked
with considerable aSperity where he
had been.
Out to Minnehaha falls where you
sent me. he replied as he laid on the
desk the following report:
There isn't much water running
down Minnehaha creek Just now. but
what there Is goes over the historic fails
when itgetS there. as il always did. In
fact il doesn't seem TO be able to no
otherwise: hence the falls are still
there. what there is of them. II the
creek should dry up. and the falls re-
main there wouldn't be any AIinnehaha:
while. if the falls should fall away. and
the water run down an inclined plane
to its lowest level in the guTging creek
Of a4F Ia
exist, and it IS clear that IN order TO
have Minnehaha there must be water.
and it must fall over the ledge. There
IS no doubt Of II.
The trees on the SurrOuntIn nils are
now clothed in all the gorgeous glory or
autuUnal tintS. making. as II were.
frame of surprising beauty to the scene.
The chipmunk IS chipping into the
game Of hide and seek; the blue jay IS
flashing its COlOTs in the sun. while the
Tel-headed woOdpeckeT plies his rata
tat calling on decayed trees in search OF
the early and late worm. The glIntlng
giObules of water fail penSIveiy 10 the
depths below. and the refracting rays
OF the sun paint an Old-Gme rainbow as
they fall. The soft haze OF Indian SUM-
mer. the silent preparations OF nature
for winter repOSe; the absence OF noisy
crowds. all combine to make Minnehaha
in these days a place Of quiet beauty, a
TeStful. TeviVlng remembrance OF nature
il its best mood"
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While awaiting the whiTligig Of time
which will land him in the soft seat
now held down by Postmaster Ankeny,
the prospective Republican postmaster
OF Minneapolis, by the grace OF civil
service reform. holds down an Orna-
mental position as registrar In the office
of the state weIghmaster. with clerk
60 do the work for him. Two years ago.
when the elevators were licensed and
the services Of a registrar were neceS-
sary. the work was done by one clerk,
who was called 4 registrar. Now the
registrar must have a clerk. although
there Is little. If any, increase IN the
volume of business
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The same state Of affairs exists with
the deputy grain inspectors. Two years
ago each inspector was allowed one
helper. Now many Of them have two
assistants. Notwithstanding the work
requires but fraction OF day. But
the faithful must be provided for or the
party be defeated at the next election
Maybe il Will be anyway. Let it be
hoped so at any rate
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If the programme given out Of re-
EpOnses to tOasts at the banquet TO be
rendered by Minneapolis to the pan
American delegates is adhered to. il is
TO be feared our visitors will go away
with a Door opinion OF the elOquence OF
the Flour City. The speakers an
nOunced are o. Y. TOuSley. 5. c. Gale,
Gov. Merriam. Col. c. w. JOhnsOn,C. A.
PiIlsbuTy and A. j. B.
Some Of these are we'll enough IN their
way. but what's the matter with Frank
Davis. Eugene Wilson. Bob Evans.
President NoTthrOp and many others
that might be named?
The only explanation so far offered IS
that the visitors cannot understand
English.
The Evening Journal has a new para
graphist. His greatest merit is his
brevity. and on the principle that brew
ity is the soul Of Wit he is quite a
humorISt.
Loren FIether for congress" yelled
acknowledgements of the party OF re-
form on Nicollet avenue yesterday
morning. after he had digeSted his
diurnal OF the GLOBE. "Why, he's a
kicker He hasn't voted a straight Re-
publican ticket since the ThayerS were
hung"
There was an amusing meeting at
She union depOt in MINNEAPOLIS the