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


which contained an advertisement in
the following words and figures, to wit:
WANTED-A wife by a middle-aged
w widOwer Of means: she must not be
more than thirty-five nor less than twenty
four. handsome. vIvaeious. a good dresser
and capable Of keeping house.
More in a spirit of fun than otherwise
the maiden answered the advertise
ment. describing herself as short in fig
IRE, humpbacked, with WaTt on her
chin and altogether fright. In post
script she said: Don't fail to see me.
for it is a sight you will never forget"
The advertiser was evidently smitten
by her reply and at once correctly sized
her upaS a smart girl, which she really
is. BY return mali he informed her
that he would call on her at her resi-
dence on a certain day. not far distant.
He said he was a plumber in one OF the
interior towns of the state, had two
children by his first wife and
was in fair circumstances. The
parents of the girl are Old-faSh-
ined people with the most severe
notions as to the conduct of young
ladies, and she knew that if her I'M
known correspondent presented himself
at her home the very dickens would be
ing a friend in the city and arranging
TO dispose of the plumber at the same
time. She wrote him. therefore. that
she was coming to Minneapolis and
would meet him at any respectable
place which he might designate. de
promptly replied accepting her suggeS-
ton and naming the Union depot as the
tTysting spot. not doubling that he had
made a successful mash. The details
were all arranged by correspondence,
down to the marks by which they would
know each other there" and day or
two ago the meeting took place las ad-
yertised.''
The lady is about twenty-four, with
a trim figure. handsomely dressed. and
Undeniably pretty. When the signing
swain presented himself he proved TO
be a gentleman on the wrong side OF
fifty. about five feet four inches in
height and weighing in the vicinity OF
80 pounds. The disgust OF the lady
with the spectacle cannot be imagined.
She was DaralyZed with speck. and
turned her back on the rat man. unable
10 speak word, He had his gall with
him. and insisted upon further negotia-
tons. which she finally agreed TO grant.
so a hanson cab was called and the
two took an extensive drive about the
CITY. He had his bank book with him.
and it showed a good balance inhis
favor. he offered 70 marry her on the
spot and take her to Florida on we'd
ding trip. He pictured in glowing col
OrS the life of ease that is supposed TO
fall to the wife of a plumber. and alto
gether laid himself out TO win. She
was Obdurete and unwilling to grant
his request. but finally consented to a
stay of proceedings for a week. Conf
denually she says that it is no 90. and
that her final decision will be mo"
with a large \. but the plumber lives in
hope. The probability is that he will
die in despair.
Eugene Hay gave it out awhile ago
that there would be no more Minnesota
appointments until ne was made United
States district attorney. but it has been
found necessary notwithstanding to APP
point a postotfice custodian.
An influential Republican from the
northern part of the state said with en-
phasis yesterday morning on the street;
my choice for the next gov ernOr of
Minnesota IS State Auditor BIaden
against the field. The reason Why L
want TO see him nominated and elected
is because he had the courage To set his
foot down on that raScally Job which
passed the last legislature providing for
leasing the state mineral lands TO a
crowd of impecuniOuS and hungry ad-
venturers. whose sole object was to get
possession of the best mineral lands and
then sell out their leases at a profit. 1t
was a put up Job from the start. These
fellows had received inside Information
as TO the best locations and had their
leases all made out for filing the mo-
ment the bill became a law. When
Gov. Merriam signed 1t they rushed into
the auditors Office like pack of hungry
wolves and demanded that Mr.. Braden
sign their leases forthwith. UnfOrtu-
nately for them. that officer was onto
their nice little scheme. so he took their
leases with a smile that was childlike
and bland and remarked that he would
place them in the vault and look them
over when he had time. Whether he
has looked them over yet or not is un-
known. but II Is pretty we'll estab-
lished fact that they are still in his
hands. and rumor says that they will re-
main there. The gang chased him up
pretty lively for some weeks. but the
fact has since dawned upon their minds
that their scheme is no 90, and they
have about ceased their visits to his Of
fee to ask. 'When are you going TO
sign those leases. captain?"
=.-
Continuing, the gentleman said:
There is little story about the man
ner in which that bill became law
that will make 1t mighty interesting for
a certain state officer if II ever gets into
print"
It is given out on good authority that
Col. Tim Bvrnes has arrived at the con-
cluSiOn. after long and prayeTful medi-
tation, that his position at Washington
is gradually taking him out of the
minds of MinnesOtians and reducing his
Importance in the politics of the North
Star state. besides accommodating more
political enemies among those who
want offices and don't get them. than he
knows what to do with. AS result, Il
is learned he has about concluded to re-
sign next spring and become a cdndi-
date for state senator from Hennepin
county Maybe the alleged candidacy
of Secretary Window for the seat now
occupied by Senator Davis has nothing
to do with Tins plan, and then. again.
maybe it has. 1t is hardly probable,
though. that the friends OF Davis will
be inclined to ald inns dmOlGlOn 10 any
great extent. With William Henry
Eustis. Tim ByTneS. Ed Davenport and
a. II. Hall representing Hennepin
county in the legislature, the chances
for the DemoStheneS of Minnesota to
secure any aid for reelection to the
senate in this neck Of the woods would
be rather small.
IL
The true inwardneSs of the recent
trouble in the union league over the
discharge of the janitor is said to have
lust leaked out. 1t seems that gang
of IndianianS who have been luTed to
Minneapolis under promise of positions
in the pOstoffice when it changed hands.
found time hanging heavily upon their
| hands. and their bank accounts running
low. so they introduced into the league
d little game known as draw poker.
which they proceeded to work on the
innocent Minnepolitan members TO the
extent OF IS or SO per day. 1t was
quite a while before the old members
discovered that they were the victims of
a system but when they did find it
out they rose up in their wrath and or