St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

st. Louis, at Lake Minnetonka. and
will make the twenty mile ride IN time
for breakfast upon arrival, 1t IS eX-
peeted. A good deal has been said
about the ''Factus'' club, and many
have wondered what the significance
of the name is ''FactuS" was
the name of running horse owned by
Lew Watson, which was very speedy
for half or three-quarters of mile
dash. Lew entered him for race at
the old fair grounds and good many
of his friends backed the horse literally
out of friendship for its owner. When
the starter waved his flag Factus baked
and refused to move. and that's as near
as he came to winning the race. For
long time afterwards poor Watson was
subjected to all sorts of ribald JibeS
about Factus, and suggestions about
ssginger," freight car transportation,
etc. 1t is out of respect to the memory
of Factus that the CLUB is named.
Speaking of Col. West and his love for
athletic sports-Joe Miller, who IS eat
ing ground balls for living as short
stop. was up to this summer affection
ately called "Old Side HOss" by the
cranks. Recently some one has invented
another nickname that seems to tit him
probably suits the meek and lOWly way
in which he stops liners and lifts hon.
ers over the fence at critical points. The
admiration that some men might have
for beautiful woman, or some hero or
war OF politics, lacks color and life in
comparison with the alteration which
the colonel entertainS for"Old Lave. His
round shoulders and bow legs are
curves of beauty to the colonel, and
that expression of placid tranquility
which Joe habitually wears to the col
onel's eye is the composure that comes
from confidence in strength and supe--
riority. "Well. Ill have to take "Old
Lave" into partnership with me-, and
give him half the hotel" remarked the
colonel at Thursdays game when Mill
Ter made home run that won the
game. "CId Lavender" appreciates the
colOneFs admiration, too, and cordially
reciprocates the affectionate regard, and
when he sees the colonel he pulls his
hand from his pocket block away ITO
shake.
Returning to the subject of horses.
Bnrt Sawyer has an animal he calls 40
Jo." The other-day he was showing
friend about the barn, and when they
came to "Jo-Jo's' stall he remarked, as
he patted the horse on the flank, Now,
here's my favorite, 'Jo-Jo;' he's the
greatest horse that -"
At this point the intelligent "Jo-Jo"
repaid his masters affect!onate caress
by kicking him squarely in the stomach
with both feet. After his friend had
discovered that Burt was not seriously
injured. he ventured to ask if Sawyer
had any more "pets" to show him, but
he hadn't.
Mayor Babb stayed out at Hotel La
fayette during the hot days of week
ago. He had the best room in the house
and was charged 81 per day. They say
that the roar he let out of his capacious
Interior is still echoing from the banks
on the other side of the lake. He said
he never heard of such prices ''doWn in
Maine."
The Minnehaha races proved fail
ure owing to parsi monious manage
ment. Those who had charge OF the
meeting economical all they could, and
faile to create public interest sufficient
to draw a crowd; and worse than that,
the events were not of an especially
creditable character. 1t takes some one
like r. f. Jones, who has the happy
faculty of making things hum that he
takes hold of, to make success OF such
all enterprise. There must be some
feeling of jealousy that caused to direct
! OrS of the association to let Jones go as
secretary. He organized the assOcia-
ton. and made success Of the first
meeting. He had good horses, and
crowds of the best people out to see
them fly. The Fort Smelling band
furnished the music and the summer
meeting went first-rate, and the asSocia-
| ton was about 50, 600 ahead as the re-
suit. Then some of the economists
thought too much money was spent for
| advertising. They pushed Jones out,
put no paper ON the walls, hired an
| Italian harpist and couple OF iddlers
instead of band-and the fall meeting
was failure, the association running
| behind about as much as it went ahead,
| financially and otherwise. at the sum-
mer meeting. One would have thought
| they would have pro6ted by experience,
but the directors would have none OF
| Jones nor his methods, and there they
are. [ hear they are so sore at Jones
that they wouldn't even pass him IN at
| the gate-not because he had done any
thing particularly aggravating,. but the
very sight OF him seemed to be eyas-
perating, 1anked by the background of
| empty benches, and the general aspect
| of dreariness that hung over the grounds.
THE GOSSIPER.