St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-05

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AAn /ETA bright land of the
MI MMh SMl>S free, for which the
sMzLAzNNk rich red blood of
WM& HAlal our ancestors was
INK NMl shed about ia
GE v ineStimable bene-
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AXM>N fits of life in a
XSsI., AETIS great repu bile,
&1SIZzMV with promising
fSlIkSSNA wheat crop, an
5NM wv IL abominable tariff,
III E&A-&f a threatening fed
lLCVNl&eN eral election bill
-VO and some doubts
NJ of free coinage of
ES&SAA silver; the pluck
r H IMA of the native
American, espe-
cially when ne has to talk of it; the ut
terly impossible and preposterous
thought of taxation without representa-
tion-ail of this was yesterday poured
out by feryent orators in all parts OF the
Union, except in st. Paul. In this great
metropolis. the nearest approach
to oratory was at North st. Paul,
where, under the deft manip-
ulation and warm announcement OF
Capt. H. A. Castle, tue eagle screamed
in approved style. But in the city there
was none Of it.. Everything else that
went to contribute to patriotic enjoy
ment was present in unmeasured guam
tity, but oratory was absent. Not even
a reading Of the Declaration OF indie
pendence in the market place by, say,
Gen. Johnson, was given in evidence OF
the fact that we are glad that we are
here, and we enjoy this nation. tariff
thrown in. Yet, never since the sigma
lures were attached to that parchment
which proclaimed freedom and indie
pendence for the { United States OF
America has the Fourth of July been
more thoroughly and conscieneIously
celebrated than it was in st. Paul yes
terday. If the same amount OF powder
was burned in the celebrations of other
Cities the amount consumed between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in the
past fOrty-eight hours would have been
sufficient. it properly and judicouslY APP
piled, to have settled at one fell SWOOp
the war which cost thousands OF lives
and millions of dollars, and the out
come of which Involves this annual ex-
penditure for rockets and Roman can
dies.
-. Viewed from the altitude of the
GLOBE tower, the city last evening be-
tween the hours of 8 p. m.
and 2 a. III. presented spec
tacle to be viewed but once a
year in America and never'in any other
country ON the face OF the earth. The
air reverbrated on all sides wit h con-
tinuouS thunder of cannonading, while
between the volleys of the heavier ord
nance the rattle of firecracker musketry
went ceaselessly OH. For miles around
the air was filled with bursting rockets,
showers of golden spray falling in SHIN
mering briIliance only to be replaced
with other showers as brilliant. The
energy of the worthy citizens thus en-
gagged in - the sport of driving an
imaginary British army into the
deep, deep blue seemed absolutely tire
less, and the supply of explosives
endless. Red fire. blue, green and every
other .cOlOred fire known TO the code, lit
I'D various portions of the city in such
a manner that the movements of the
crowds surrounding these spots of fame
were easily to be distinguished mile
away. 30
Aside from the pyrotechnic display
there were evidences everywhere OF the
general observance of the day. Stores
were closed, and the clerks had hied
them to the various lakes, from which
they returned at night with wild ivy
and water lilies, with blisters on their
bands and conteDtment in their hearts.
They were tired, of course, but then
what high Old time they had had, to
be sure. They had explored islands
hitherto unVisited,. had smashed
through underground and tangle weeds,
had torn their dudS, and been half
eaten by mosquitoes; but it all came un-
der the head of, fun, and neither the
girls nor. their escorts had a complaint
to make. They had been to the lakes,
had sailed, rowed and fished for hours
without getting a nibble, and had not
been compelled to give utterance
to the hateful word ''cash'' once during
the entire day. =.
Along Summit avenue yesterday aft
ernoon went cayalcade which attracted
"a good deal of attention from the natives
of that fashionable quarter, and caused
the chance paSSer to wonder whence 1t
came. There were three wagons, the
everyday sort of wagon used in hauling
stone :, from the quarries. The horses
were the same patient, hard-Worked
plugs whose daily toll has Inade
them prematurely aged ia appear
'ance, though on this occasion
they were decorated with gaily
colored ribbons. In the wagons were
the men whose daily toll had left its
marx upon their faces, and with them
their families. Each OF the latter con-
sisted of as many children as the spring
less vehicles could conveniently hold,
while the mothers of the different dele
cations sat as near their lords as circum-
stances would allow, and divided their
attention between the palaces on either
side and the carelesSly happy youngsters
to whom the trip was verltable jour
ney into fairyland.
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On Summit avenue, near the hill,
stands a mansion, and in it resides a
man said to be worth several millions
and a young lady, his daughter, reputed
to be possessed of a will entirely hel
own, Outside this home of the rich the
stone hauIers halted their jaded nags
and stood and gazed in bewilderment al
its structural magnificence. Even the
thoughtless merriment of the children
was nushed as they surveyed the greer
sloping lawns, and wondered whether
the big Newfoundland dog which
barked lazily at them was better thar
other dogs, or just an ordinary dog.
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| Within the mansion there was an.
other scene. The owner of all this
splendor sat near a window surveying
the passing show, and bordering, per
! haps, on the changes wrought in his
/ fortunes in the past twenty years
/ Close by him sat his daughter, the
| young lady before referred to as having
a will of her own. She had been
/ watching the children in those wagons
and perhaps. it occurred to her tina
| those children were like other children
as regarded their liking for frecracker!
and other Fourth of July incident
ais. Perhaps it also occurred
to her that the father!
| of those families were too poor to buy
the ammunition for first-class celebra
/ ton; but anyway she suddenly aros'
from her seat, and approaching the
comfortably seated old gentleman il
| the white vest, said:
Papa. want SIS, quick"
Feel in your inside pocket. dearest
| replied he with an amused smile.
mo, mean it. Give me SIS, please
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