St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-01
SAINT PAUL.
QUIPs AND FANCIEs.

QUIPs AND FANCIEs.
w. II. Dixon, the well-knowu general
passenger man of the Milwaukee road,
returned Saturday from business trip
to Helena, Mont. His friends, and they
are legion, were concentrating him
upon the excellent health he is enjoy
ing, and one of them remarked: ''DiXon
looks fifteen years younger than he did
a few months ago. | never saw a fell
low carry age so we'll in my life.'
Real estate men are very happy these
days. The street car extensions are
opening up considerable amount OF
property which, with excellent facili-
ties for travel. is being eagerly bought
up by citizens DESTROYS of owning homes.
There IS one class who do not look
upon the opening of the suburban dis
trictS with any marked degree OF
pleasure-the landlords. Rents are as
suredly coming down in st. Paul. The
down grade has already commenced,
and with next spring rents will have
fallen to point which will enable the
professional and workingman to COM
mand more comforts and luxuries-all
his earnings will not then be swallowed
up i'll rent.
1t is a well known fact that when
the farmers are prospecting every other
class of citizen prospers accordingly.
Already the people are beginning to
feel the good effects of the handsome
profits being made out of the crops this
year. A tradeSman remarked yeSter-
day: august is usually very quiet
month with us, as well as with every
trade. /, therefore. not anticipating
much work for my men this month, al
lowed several to go away Oh vacation.
Since they went we have been over
loaded with orders. Our business this
month-and as you know mine is merely
small store-iS nearly $4,000 better
than it was for August last year." Other
tradeSmen bore out the truthfulneSS Of
the general improvement in trade this
month.
Acting Mayor Cullen made a very
pertinent remark the other day in re-
ferring to the apathy of st. Paul citI-
Zens in the recount of the census. He
said in Minneapolis there was no Shirk-
ing of public work by representative
citizens, as was shown in the census
work in that city. Unlike st. Paul,
where the work had devolved upon
few individuals, in Minneapolis the cen
sus officials had been backed by rep
reSentative committee of business men.
every one of them working assiduously
to make the recount of their city as
comprehensive as possible. 1t is very
singular that Minneapolis men can be
got to band themselves in Snch large
numbers and work so enthusiastically
for one common end, and that in st.
Paul it is barely possible TO get more
than five or six men diSintereSted
enough to give up their time, and some
times money, for the best interests of
the city. This should not be so.
An alleged labor leaders appears to
be a politician for revenue only. The
Democrats did not nominate him for an
Office. so he publicly announces his
allegiance with the Republican party.
The Republicans are welcome to such
convert. If political party is to live
and be successful its membership must
be filed with men saturated with the
tenetS of that party. A man who fights
for principle will not cut off his polit-
zeal allegiance because of temporary
disappointment or chagrin.
1t speaks we'll for the citizens of st.
Paul that the enumeratorS in the recent
recount were in every case but one re-
.pectfully treated. The exception was
Shere all enumerator was refused infor-
nation and recourse had to be made to
the federal law department., was really
eXcusable. The individual in the case
is said not to have been accountable for
her action. Under such circumstances
no further action will be taken, or ought
not to be taken.
The latest rage among the betting
fraternity is guessing at the population
of st. Paul and Minneapolis. Some
heavy betting is being done in both
cities. a prominent Minneapolltan at
the Ryan last evening made the follow
ing bet with an equally prominent st.
Paul gentleman: An even $1,000 that
the st. Paul count will merely total
$4,000, while that of Minneapolis would
be 10000.
The non-union bricklayers have an
nounced in the GLOBE that owing to
their inability to get good band they
cannot participate in the labor parade
tomorrow. These bricklayers declared
they would not walk behind ga one
horse band,' and having been disap-
pointed over the Third United States
infantry band, which they offered Sl25,
they would not take any part i'll the
parade. If these bricklayers are desir-
Gus of obtaining band, they need not
go very far for one-and one equal to
that of the Third United States infantry.
George Seibert can furnish them with
one, and if they are not suited with it,
an excellent band can be got from St.
Cloud. Neither is a one-horSe aggrega-
ton.
James Mid lleton's chances Of being
elected legislative representative for
the Second ward have dropped below
zero. They really were never above.
A man who attempts to thrust himself
upon the people is doomed to disap-
pointment.
What has become of the public library
building, public art building and pub
lie auditorium schemes? What has also
become of j. j. Hills promised sub
scription of $4,000, as well as the other
subscriptions of $4,000 SIS 1000, and half
dozen $1,000 of other citizens to one
and all of the schemes? Echo answers,
''Where?"
st. Paul is naturally proud of the
young men who made up the company
of Sons of Veterans that captured the
drill prize at st. Joe the other day. As
they marched from the union depot
yesterday on their return home hun
dreds of people turned to look and adj
mire the staiwart, soldierly bearing of
the lads. They are indeed credit to
the city.
Have you been counted? If not. why
not?.
Hundreds of people yesterday patron
lied the Selby avenue cable for ride to
Merriam Park. The ride from Dale
street to the Park is quite invigorating.
The speed of the cable makes travelling
pleasure, but the transition from that
portion of the line to that from the
power station to Broadway is somewhat
distressing. You are consumed with a
desire to get off the cable and shove.
The pace is killing.
TO-NIGHTS THEATERS.