St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-18
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

''If you intend to buy your wife
new sealskin sacque get it right away.
By buying it now and storing it through
next summer you will save something
like $50.''
This was the advice of "a. SlOss, an
old furrier from San Francisco, says the
Chicago Tribune. Last evening he en-
tertained group of travellers in the
about the sealing privileges in Alaska.
''Sealskins." he continued, twill
make big jump in price after the 1st
of May. That's why | advised you to
buy now. By the new deal the govern
ment has restricted the catch to 10000
animals. This limitation will even af-
feet the small retail dealer"
"rhe company that received the priv
ilege to hunt seals in Alaska does not
fear the action of the senate upon its
bid. Mr.. Liebes, president OF the COM
pany, told me that the government
could not revoke the privileges under
any consideration. He was indignant
at the report that Russell Harrison was
connected with the enterprise. Another
untruthful story went the rounds to the
effect that ex-senator Platt and Gen.
Alger were interested in the North
Am erican Fur company. No politicians
are connected with that company what
ever. 1t is not stsck-broking concern,
and no shares will be sold. MeSSrS.
have entire control of the company.
They have h an opportunity to sell
out already, but knowing that there is
money in the venture. will not dispose
of single share OF stock. Every MEM
Der of Mr.. Liebes' family is in the fur
business, and he has branch houses in
all parts of the world. He will be gen.
eral manager"
Judge Peters, says the Lewiston Jour-
nal, tells the following story, and al
ways laughs as he tells it: Sheriff
Brown had been elected in PenObscOt
county and had made his son the page
or messenger in court. Judge Peters
presided at the first term. aud in the
middle of the forenoon announced re-
cess of fifteen minutes. He retired to
the library and soon became immersed
in some legal books, looking up some
points of law. When the time NEIL
toned had expired the Jury came in
but the judge did not. The Brown boy.
who was anxious to have everything go
off in good shape under his fathers adj
ministration, grew nervous, and at last
made bolt for the library. Walking
in and pulling out his watch he tapped
the judge upon the shoulder and said:
Your time is ND and the folks are await
ing" The judge hurried.
When the White house test alarm was
turned in yesterday, says the Washing
ton Post, the gong OH the Arlington
Fire Insurance cOmpany's building,
next to the Office of the at orney gen
eral, sounded 157 with startling dis
tinctnesS. 1t was only minute ere
Attorney General Miller hurried into
his overcoat and, grabbing his hat,
started for the executive mansion. AS
he crossed the avenue he met Secretary
Blaine hurrying in the same direction,
and not until the two cabinet ministers
saw the lawn being drenched did they
realize that there was no danger.
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A friend told me the following story,
says the Brooklyn Citizen, which dem
onstrates the fact that it always pays to
how prompt you are compelled to be In
attending to your business:
1t was rainy morning about two
weeks ago. One of our large dry goods
establishments had placed on one side
of its entrance wire dummy with
rubber cloak thrown over it for the pur-
pose OF catching the eye Of some of the
female pasSerS-by who did not possess
Mcintosh" The young man who had
received orders to place the figure out
side the door was foreigner but a short
time in the country. Pretty soon 1t
cleared up, and one of the cash boys
was told to bring it inside, which he
did. In just about half an hour it
daWned upon the young foreigner that
he had forgotten something, and max
ing straight for the door he proceeded
to carry back the figure whence it came.
1t happened that young lady of me-
dunn build stood upon the spot the
dummy had occupied but short time be-
fore. She had her back toward the win
dow, and was apparently waiting for
car. The young man rushed up to her,
and throwing his arms abOut her waist,
lifted her off her feet. and was about to
hustle her into the store when Shrill
shrek rent the air. The clerk was
dumfounded. He blushed, turned
pale, and goodness knows how many
other colors, but was, nevertheless, con-
ScIous of the awful mistake he had
made. The young lady was about to
thrash him with an umbrella which she
carried when one of the fi0orWalkerS
appeared upon the scene. In the mean
time the young man kept begging the
young lady's pardon. But she would
not have it, and instead of accepting his
apologies she sought member of the
firm, who, however, was able to settle
the matter atnicably. The young man
was not discharged :elther, for his mis-
take was unntentional and perhaps
natural in his hurry.
1t was on the rear platform of street
car, says the Detroit Free Prese, as
crowd was going home from the the
alter.
''Let's see," unused a man who was
damned on the railing to the one Oh his
left. have we been intrOduced?'
81 think not. My name is Taylor"
"Ah! And mine is Porter. Mr.. lay
lor, you are throwing time away trying
to get my watch. It's an old one and
out of repair, and won't bring you 81"
One of the most envied of Washing
ton officehoIders, says the New York
Tribune, and at the same time the most
unfortunate, is the colored congress
man. White men grudge him his seat
on account of his color, and his colored
brethren think they could fill it as
acceptably if not better. The ordinary
congressman is bored only by his con
stituents. but the negro representative
has the whole race as his constituency,
millions of people instead of thousands.
AS rule he represents an illiterate dis
trict. In the imagination of his con-
stituents the streets of the capital are
paved with gold, and there is vigor-
Gus kick if carload or two is not sent
to each inhabitant. freight prepaid.
Public building bills have only to be
presented to be passed, according to
their ideas, and offices are to be had for
the asking. Each town in the dis
trict wants one of the former and each
person one of the latter. Representa-
tive O'Hara says that there was such
Indignation among his constituents that
these results were not accomplished that
he was compelled to listen to TRADES
poured from the pulpit on his head when
he went back to the South. Another
colored man who has also tried it says
that his preacher scolded him violently
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