St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-03
THE PASSING SHOW.

A pretty little lady stood WIN leIter III
fer hand last night on West Sixth street, and
tried for several minutes TO put the letter
into one of the fire alarm boxes. The top,
sides and bottom were carefully examined,
but the necessary orifce did not develop. rs
there fire anywhere?" asked pedestrian
who happened that way; and being told what
the trouble was. piloted the fair one to
letter box. She expressed her thanks grace
fully and tripped away, remarking that
things were SO different here and in Boston.
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One of P. H. Hardenbergh's travelling men,
who returned Yesterday from Dakota, speaks
most discouragingly of the crop prospects,
both in the Northern and Southern districts
Il have said he, made a long trip through
the very portions of Dakota from which ia
Vorable crop reports are sent ana mere is aD-
solutely no prospect of anything like crop
The Land is parched, the crops are wlthered
in the fields and farmers are in many cases
so discouraged that they have ceased to give
any attention to their fields. Rain would be
no use now, so far as this years crops are
concerned People here don't know how
bad things are, because the reports sent in by
country newspaper correspondents are mis-
leading If little shower comes up, re-
port is at once fired in that beautiful rain
has set in. and the crop is saved; the
rain came Just i'll time, and all that sort OF
thing. AS a matter of fact there has been
no rain worthy of the name, and the state OF
affairs in Dakota is just about as have
said"
A man walked two-thirds of the way across
Che Kansas City railroad bridge last night
from the south end. and. encOuntering the
Waterman close TO the other shore, was conf
PEELED to retrace his steps on pain OF arrest:
On the road back ne met the motor, and had
to hang by the skin of his teeth on the outer
embroidery of the bridge TO avoid being
ground to powder. He wants to know why
it would not be the square thing 10 put
Waterman & the other end too, or else let a
man off with warning when he has crossde
the bridge without interruption, and mis- goal
has been almost reached. Waterman at
the south end Of the bridge is one Of things
necessary to perfect the Kansas City system.
AS it is, there is nothing to prevent a drunk
en- man from taking the bridge as the short
est waylhome, and meeting the motor half
way.
George Osmond. who arrived in st. Paul
last evening EN- route for Minneapolis, Will
visit his parents in that city for the first time
in eighteen years. During his prolonged abb
Sence he has been in Australia, and has been
alternately broke and flush more times than
he can count. The greater portion of the time
he has spent at the Ballarat gold helds, but
not asa digger. He early realized the fact
that there was more money in catering for
the miners than in digging, ard was for many
years the proprietor of n restaurant i'll the
town mentioned. He arrived here with many
miSgiYings as to. whether the old folks were
alive or had died in his absence. All doubts
were set at rest by a meeting last evening
with an old friend who informed the prodI
gal of his parents residence on the border of
the Bohemian fiat in Minneapolis. OsmOnd
seys he has, as the result of his wanderings,
some 81 1900.
Bernard DINER. who returned last Saturday
from the agricultural college at Ames, To-,
where he has been a student of veterinary
science, tells of how "fiy" circus outfit
tried to do I'D the quiet little burg recently,
and Of the way in which the professors got
back at the managers of the show. Barber
Brothers circus arrived in the town at night,
with fair outfit of elephants and other at
tractive quadrupeds matinee perform
ance was given the next afternoon, which
was exceptionally good. At night the tent
was crowded; the people of Ames turned out
en- maSse to see the first circus of the season.
Almost ere the last half-dollar had been
taken in adisneveled individual rushed into
the center of the ring, and shouted at the
top of his voice that cyclone was making
right straight for the tent and for every one
to get out if they valued their lives. In
Stantly there was panic. A heller SHELTER
rush was made for the opening. Among
those who rushed was Prof Wallace, of the
veterinary department of the college. He
rushed as hard as he could to the mayor, and
began proceedings to stop MeSSrS. Barber and
" afterwards the big elephant was taken in
charge by the sheriff, and tied up to a tree in
front of the court house, surrounded by
twenty corn-fed countrymen, armed with
shot guns and determination. The circus
men saw the game was up and concluded to
refund. At their request it was announced
from the top Of the court house that all who
were at the circus on the previous night
would have their money returned on applica-
ton at the ticket wagon. The town people
claim to be ahead of the circus by about $500.
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The late George A. Hamilton was one Of
the most consistently Christian men who
ever lived in st. Paul. His whole life was
one of unfinching integrity, and his death
peaceful in the faith of happy here
after. Last Friday night 0he night
before he was taken sick), he was
talking about death with A. II. vii.
der, and expressed himself as follows: Il
am perfectly prepared to die atany moment
moned now, should die with perfect happi
ness and no regret"