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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
WHAT is A STREET !?
The Dictionary Says It Is a
Public Way In a Town
or City.
AS Applied to Minneapolis, the
Term Is Wholly a Mis-
homer.
Streets Are Made in This City
So That They May Be
Torn Up.
ca A. NH1J& - n
Sidewalks Are Made to Be
Blocked by the Purveyor
Of Goods.

'Street-A public way in city or
town passable by carriages"
That is all the light thrown upon the
meaning of this simple word by the
dictionaries and manifestly this defni-
ton does not apply to Minneapolis
streets and they are not always passa-
BILE by carriages and in fact few OF them
are in passable condition during the
whole year. 1t is doubtful if even the
oldest inhabitants can remember the
time when all Minneapolis streets were
open to the public for 565 consecutive
days. Of late years the streets
seem to belong wholly to the water
works department., the street railway
company and the gas company, and to
these has been added recently the tele-
graph and telephone companies, the
electric light and power companies and
several subway or conduit companies.
The citizen who pays taxes is in great
luck if he is even allowed to amble
along on the sidewalks.
The streets are in a continual state of
disruption. The patient householder OF
business man can never tell when he
will be cut Off from communication with
the outside world. To illustrate: A
North side resident arose late
one morning not long ago and
started out to take car
far down town. The street, which was
one of the most beautiful in the city the
night before, had disappeared, and in
its place yawned a chasm. Another
man in the Eighth ward, who keeps a
horse, was caught not long ago in the
same predicament with more disagree
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS.

The matter of the demurrer to the
answer in the case of Daniel Fish,
trustee, VS.. S. b. Howard and Alfred B.
Hush was on for trial yesterday in the
district court. The defendants in their
answer claim that tnerc was want of
consideration in q certain note, and
that, consequently, it was not good. The
demurrer was Overruled by Judge
Smith. A. B. Hush was formerly the
trustee for his brother, Valentine B.
Hush, and has but recently withdrawn
in Judge Fish'S favor.
A receiver was appointed yesterday
morning for A. j. Brown, the man who
formerly ran the Merchants saloon on
Nicollet avenue, between Third aud
Fourth street. Mr.. Brown has left the
country, it is said, having failedsome
months ago. At the time he gave a
chattel mortgage On the fixtures to
Isaac Rosenfield. 1t is claimed that
this mortgage was void. and so Matt
Gallagher was appointed receiver to
take possession of the property.
Judge Hooker yesterday morning was
disappointed in not finding Simmons,
the st. Paul man who gotta Minneapolis
divorce on the ground that he was a
Minneapolis citizen. The judge said
that he had letter from the friends Of
Simmons saying that ''he had gone on
the train visiting" Attorney Gribble
will appear next Thursday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

with him some day, letting him hold
yOn by the arm. Inside of two minutes
200 people will be following you. Should
you then start to run and should the
officer pursue, the number will almost
instantly be SWelled to 500. Curiosity
is what does it-simple, idle, profitless
curiosity.
If Thomas A. Edison had been born
member OF the opposite sex the chances
for even his wonderfully inventive
brain being more prolific of novelties
would have been increased. Women
are born inventors. They find new
way for doing almost everything.
In nothing is their great in
ventive faculty better illustrated than
in their methods of getting on and off
street cars. The woman who insists upon
stepping off moving car backwards
and Immediately after sitting down in
the street, is met with every day. One
OF her sisters. however, hit upon new
way OF getting onto a car the other day.
She was, of course, on the wrong cross
ing. The car she wanted was one OF
the open variety, one side Of
which is closed by wire
screen, hence she stood on the
closed side of the car. AS the Lowry
coach Jingled merrily across Seventh
street, she hailed the conductor. He
motiOned her to cross the street. But
she didn't. Not much. She wanted that
car and she was bound to have it then.
A rush, a wild convulsive grab at the
side of the car, muttered word
that sounded much like darn, and she
began climbing the gate. By that time
the car had reached the further side of
the cross street and the woman was per-
snaded to climb down and enter the car
from the other side, all the while look
ing unutterable things at the conductor,
who smiled softly to himself, and the
car ratified IN
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
These are only a few of the tales con-
oootod for the hnliaf of the oradulnuc

These are only few of the tales con-
cocted for the belief Of the credulOus,
the men being let down easy for the
reason that they are usually of a sus-
picious disposition and will not stand
too much unalloyed taffy. For the ten
der maidens the widest flights OF fancy
are INDUCED in. and the greasy paste
boards fairly fly beneath the nimble
fingers of the fortune maker, while she
rattles off stories that would make
Baron Munchausen blush with degree
of envy hardly to be realized.
There are the light men and the dark
men, the red men and the black men,
given with a general description that
would answer for anybody, and often
some friend of the questiOner is eyed
with the greatest suspicion for months
because the Sibyl has assured her that
man answering to his description is
trying to poison her young life by
fatal and subtle drug, while the man in
question lives in wonder at the state of
affairs during the whole period.
With a good stock of cards, men of
different descriptions of the heavy
villain order, several princes in dis
guise. few rich old men and like
number of handsome and susceptible
young ones, which can be used alter
nately with a half dozen beautiful maid
ems of the blonde and brunette types.
and few maidens with fortunes galore,
most any elderly maiden addicted to the
use of snuff and tobacco, with proper
disregard of style and cleanliness, can
achieve a bowling success as a seventh
daughter of the seventh son, provided
the business is not overdone.
1t is an easy way to amass three
meals day and pie on Sunday. and
Just as long as there are fools enough in
the world credulous enough to patronlZe
them, who can blame them for taking
advantage of it?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
FLOUR CITY SIBYLS.
They Are Getting Quite Nu-
merous and Do Much
Business.
How They Draw On Their
Customers to Tell Their
Histories.
The Maiden in the Ante-ROOm
Who Starts the Con-
fidence.
Princesses, Heiresses and
Lovers Furnished in
Any Quantity.

Of all the different classes of people
who struggle for livelihood from day
to day, and live hand-to-mouth exist
ence in the effort to make both ends
meet, there is none that gives so little
return for the money invested as the
fortune teller, business that has quite
a large following in Minneapolis. AS
rule these folk are supported by class
of silly maidens who toll for a living,
and whose susceptible hearts are sub
ject to attacks from Cupid's darts, OF
who have become unsettled in their
minds from building castles in the air,
in which foreign prince takes prom
inent part.
These people are quite easy to handle,
and all that has to be done to please
them is to fake wild and wOolly fairy
story, with plenty of gold and countless
diamonds glittering in the perspective.
Any such tale, we'll filled with poetical
generalities, will catch them every time
and bring them around with another
haif-dollar the next payday. while in
the meantime the family biscuit is
buried to crisp and the rare beef
cheWed leather.
A photograph of the average Flour
Oily sibyl will do for all. She is usually
a maiden of mature years with low-cut
forehead and rakish nose, and her hair
is either worn neglige down the back of
her neck or tied up i'll horse-tail knot
on the upper elevation of her rear era
mum. The solled cotton gown
is Shrunk up several inches from
tile floor, displaying pair of
gaunt feet clad in dingy half
hose, and a pair of ancient slippers
from which the heel supports have long
Since disappeared. She has pair OF
sharp, shifty eyes, and perfume about
her person suggestive of an old clay
pipe and back number snuff, "a few stains
from which can be seen prominently
displayed about her corSage i'll reckless
abandon.
A reporter called on one of these
relics of prehistoric age the other day,
and was .usnered into an ante-rOom to
wAis. while a rather pretty maiden. also
supposedly In waiting, entered into a
conversation with him. In few short
minutes she had cOnfided to him her
family history. and. not to be outdOne,
the pencil-pusher did the same, adding
a few, if not many, thrilling adventures
to make the tale interesting. OF course
it was the young maiden's turn first,
and when the newspaper man was
usbered in and had paid his hard silver,
the dealer in fortunes ratified off his
history at two-forty gait, not forget
ting the thrilling incidents.
At the next call the reporter was
more wary, and told nothing, only that
he had lost something. The fair
reader of the past and future then
placed his hand upon her forehead,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

tor urer Of the asthmatic or anette Sc ms
to make quite as mucn money as does
her more lusty competitor. This is one
of the few occupations which pay as
well for women as for men. Minneap-
oils has several of these street corner
musical conductors now. There are no
less than five plying their trade on
NicOilet avenue on busy day and
some are to be found occasionally on
Hennepin or along Washington and
there is always Il neatly printed and
plaintiyely worded sign in the vicinity
of the street corner musician. It seems
to be part of the business. 1t always
recites tale of blindness, poverty, help
lessness or woe of some other kind.
That is also part of the business.
Whether this tale is strictly true is
something to be found out only by care
full investigation. The street corner
musician, ill the course of day, meets
with some very substantial rewards. 1t
is extremely doubtful, however, if the
rewards are the results of perusal of
that pointed tale. More likely the
financial achievements of the indus
trious purveyor OF everything from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

makers as his own, successor. There is
a little opposition to Judge Young's
candidacy. but it is so feeble that
it will not cut any particular figure.
The Republicans talk of endors-
ing Judge Smith, who is Democrat,
and of course there will be no oppoSi-
ton to him in his own party. The va
cancy created by Judge Rea's retire
ment is causing no end of trouble as
well as amusement among the wOuld-be
Republican judges. Capt. Cross is max
ing a vigorous canvass, and bases his
claims to the Office on the splendid in
dorsement he received from the legal
fraternity short time ago, before Gov.
Merriam decided to make no appoint
ment. Bob Evans is ripe candidate
for the place, as we'll as A. B. Jackson
and City Attorney Russell. Evans
friends are trying to induce Russell to
abandon his candidacy on the grounds
that he already has an office, and that,
while Evans has the honor of repre-
senting Minnesota on the national Re-
publican committee, the Office pays
says he is not so sure of getting a sec
ond term, as present indications point
to Democratic council next year.
From this it would appear that the
Hennepin Republicans propose follow
ing their former programme in keeping
the judiciary in politics and excluding
all Democratic claims to an equal share
of those honors if possible. They GER
tainly will not deviate from the old
custom if they think there is any chance
at all of electing their men. The Dem
OcratS should in all fairness be allowed
to name the men for Rea's place as we'll
as Smiths, but seeing SO many candi-
dates in the field already for Rea's
place, it is evident the Republicans pro-
pose repeating the old offense. 1t is
very unfortunate, to say the least, that
such state of affairs should exist. but
Republicans are to blame, and they say
they can afford to accept the response
bility as long as they have the Offices.
Judge Terrence sees the handwriting
on the wall already, aud has withdrawn
from the race for the legislature. His
friends say that Judge Rea, with whom
he entered into law partnership, per-
suaded him to withdraw and leave the
race for some more deserving Republic
an, but it is a Well-knoWn fact that he
was not very confident of success, and
TOr InaJ reason alone Q6clQed not TO
have anything to do with the Office
This leaves that legislative district with
only one visible Republican candidate
-ex-Ald. Laurence. Albert, however.
may decide to become a candidate for
alderman, as a great number of his
neighbors are pushing him to quit the
legislative contest and enter the alder
manic race.
The announcement a few days ago
that P. B. Winston was on his way
home from Virginia created any amount
of stir and excitement in Republican
circles. They are afraid that this pop
ular Democrat is coming back to be
candidate for some Office. 1t may be
that he will consent to the use Of bis
name for mayor. If so, the Republic
ans will want more than they can afford
to put up to beat him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
LIGHT FOR THE DAY.
Not an Unusual Number of Revel,
Iers Before Judge Mahoney.

Not an Unusual Number of ReVel,
lers Before Judge Mahoney.
Notwithstanding the fact that the day
before was the Fourth of July. there
was not an abnormally large grist of
cases on hand yesterday morning in the
municipal court. There were just
twelve DRINKS in the bull pen. Four Of
them paid $40 fines, one paid $50 and
the others went to the wOrkhOuse for
ten days. George Keller tried to be
familiar with couple of girls from the
Wilbur house. 1t cost him $50.
Ye Sing, the ChiEaman who was as
saulted on Western avenue last fall,
since found his assailant. His name is
Steve Martin, and yesterday he was
fined 50 for it, Ed b. Preston, who
tried to do up Officer Griffin with a pistol,
was sent to the workhouse for thirty
days. Louis Nelson and Gust Hanson
drove fast on the Fourth. Gust yester-
day paid $40 for doing it. and Louis
went up to stop with John West for ten
dayc
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
NOT ADOPTED YET.
The Lumbermen's Price List Still
Hangs Fire.

Hangs Fire.
The lumbermen's meeting was not
we'll attended yesterday morning, and
he session only lasted about half
hour, but little business of Importance
being before the few who were present.
j. Newton Mind, chairman of the com-
mlttee on entertainment for the lumber
men who are expected to visit Mime
apois this week, reported that the cost
of the affair would be about $500. They
are to be taken about Lake Minnetonka
by steamer Wednesday afternoon and
be given banquet at Hotel Lafayette
in the evening. The committee was in
structed to collect the necessary funds.
The committee on the signatures for a
retail price list asked for more time.
which was granted. The committee on log
balances reported the following settle
ment table: Logs averaging 4 OF less to
the 1000 feet, S1O.50; or less than 5,
$3.50; 5 or less than 6, $3.50; 6 or less
than z, IS; Z or less than s, $3.50; s or
less than 8, 81; 9 or less than 10, $3.50;
10 or less than II. 1925; II or over, s..
The report was accepted, but laid over
for one week for adoption. Next Satur-
day another attempt will be made to
have local dealers agree to adopt the re.
tail Drice list
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
seen ON The STREET.
Some Everyday Sights in an
Everyday City Like Min
neapolis.
Street Corner Musicians Who
Grind Out Tunes for the
Public.
Curious People Who Are Al
Ways Looking for Some
thing to Gaze at.
Women Who Get Upon Street
Cars in an Unconven-
tional Style.

In the hottest sun and on some of the
coolest days you will find them on the
street corners industriously grinding,
grinding, grinding all the time. The
street corner musician does not rank
quite up with the first violin player of
DAMS orchestra. but as an industrious
worker he (or she) is "away in it," They
are not all men, these persons who fur
nish music by turning crank. Here
again mans field of labor mas been in
vaded by the weaker sex and the female
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
The Danz Symphony Concert.

The DAM orchestra symphony con-
certs at Hotel Lafayette, Minnetonka
Beach, these hot days are source of
delightful entertainment. The series
was inaugurated two weeks ago. and
each Sunday afternoon has seen an in
creasing attendance of music-lovers
from the city. The orchestra numbers
thirty pieces, and the concerts are of
the same class as those given at Har-
monia hall last winter, being continue
ton of the series which the warm
weather made impracticable to give in
doors. The programme for to-day's
concert, the third, is as follows:
March-'.La Refine di Laba .......... Gounod
Overture-"William Telr' ........ -. ROssini
Introduction to third act of Lohen-
grin. ............. Wagner
Little Grandfather .................. LANCE
Violin Solo by Emil Straka.
mi Quada'' Spanish Serenade) 500. Langley
Oyerture-'F ,'................ Weber
ssThe Tyrolian and His Loye'' Kickoff
s'The Musicians Strike" .Fahrback
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
THE BIJoU's SEASON.

Forty-Fifth Consecutive Week of
Performances Given During the
Past Year.
Tonight the "Streets of New York"
will be seen at this house. and then the
doors will close on the forty-ffth con-
secutive week of the present Bijou sea-
son, which began Aug. 26th last. The
record of 407 consecutive performances
is the greatest ever made by combina
ton theater in this city, and Manager
Lift should feel justly proud of the sue
cess of the Bijou for the season of 'S9
and 80. The next regular season at
this house will be inaugurated Aug. 81,
and for the second season of MIR. Lifts
management very strong and varied
list of attractions has been booked. The
house during the next few weeks will
undergo a thorough renovation, and
some new and elegant chairs are to be
put in upon the lower floor, and by the
time for for the opening for next season
the Bijou will be bright, fresh and clean.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

Johnny Get Your Gum to the over
ture from Tannhauser are the rewards
of continued application. Certainly the
industry and unfiogging perseverance
of the musician deserve this reward.
Americans are eminently curious.
The number of people who will relin-
quIsh all work and business to stare at
whatever attracts their attention or
arouses their curiosity is pretty nearly
the sum of the human race. Count
every person who passes the corner of
Nicollet and Washington in one day or
any part Of day, take SO per cent of
the total and the result will represent,
as accurately as figures can be made to
represent, the proportion that would
drop everything to look at the struggles
OF drunken man trying to arise from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

Winnipeg, and mortgage on the pro-
posed site for the worlds fair.
A bright young newspaper man, who
accompanied the reporter on one of his
trips, was told that he was in trouble
with love. and that he was pursued by
red men who showed in the cards, and
who were anxious to ruin him by COM
ing between him and dark-haired lady
with lisp and two small children.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

and told barefaced story of lost
pocketbook containing S6.4S. telling him
that he would find it in the left hand
pants pocket of a false friend, with dark
eyes and strawberry galways. The bare
idea of reporter ever having boarded
up S6.4S was too much for the news
gatherer, and he fled from her presence.
Some of the examples of the PEN.
derful. The other day railroad man
who had been disappointed in love, and
had his physical manhood wrecked be-
tween two freight cars in an
unsuccessful effort to shuttle Off
this mortal coil, called on a
local exponent, and she told him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
YESTERDAYS RAIN.

Yesterdays storm had peculiar eff
fects upon various individuals. 1t
made all the damsels. who had any
cause to be on the street. don their
neatest hose, and caused the ''cluklet
in the stoulet" to look pitifully at his
lawn tennis shoes. Besides this
1t almost washed out G. A. Parker's
sickly smile and nearly made his face
assume natural expression.
1t made W. Hoary Wright feel that
life had no pleasures for him because
it interfered with his projected drive
with ''you know"
1t made Frank Gotham so far forget
himself as to utter naughty word be-
cause it delayed work on the athletic
club house addition.
1t made L. Sphinx Varnum discard
bis cane and borrow an umbrella.
1t reminded various members of the
Baker opera company that the walking
was bad,
1t made Morton, Hach 81 Glade de-
voutly thankful that it did not come
yesterday.
1t made Doc Dorman discard his blue
silk shirt.
1t made Frank .Larrabus' face assume
a troubled expression because he i'm
agined it would prevent his weekly
horseback ride.
II made Mike Breslauer think of the
big boom it would give bill posting.
1t gave s. G. Lewis chance to get in
his perennial kick.
It made r. Fish Jones so nervous that
he only shook three SKIES.
1t made George Bell doff his wonder
full summer suit.
1t disturbed "Little Frankie's'' morn
ing slumber.
1t made young Mr.. Bailey change his
carriers.
1t made Bill Wheeler wonder how
much it was worth to ms farmers"
1t made Bot Gardiner deliver long
lecture on the effects of too much
water.
1t made ]. R. Corrlgan think of the
additional work it would give him in
cutting the grass OH the front lawn.
1t saved Lou Redfeld the trouble Of
putting ice on his fevered brow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

that he had been deserted by cruel
wife who had deserted him and fed to
Jamaica with dark man with cast
in his eye. He had followed, and been
prevented from grasping his prey
through the Intervention of an earth
quake, which gave him the worst of it,
and allowed them to flee III safety. She
further comforted him with the asser
ton that tender passion would be re-
ciprocal between himself and a blonde
maiden With plenty of real estate IN
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the gutter. Let the patrol wagon sud-
denly dash up to lookup alley with a
couple of officers and prisoner on the
seats. Immediately there is a small
mob around the end of the alley, and if
the prisoner chances to be woman, the
crowd blocks the street. Should you
chance to be acquainted with police
officer whose beat lies in the business
portion of the city, walk down street
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06

man chance to escape with only a
bruised shin, mashed toe and few
rents in his new suit of clothes. he may
thank his stars that he was not born OH
an inauspicious day Of the week. in the
wrong time of the moon. He
owes his immunity from serious mis-
hap solely to luck. He could just as
easily-and the chances are that the
man behind him SO suffered-have been
entirely denuded of clothing, have lost
foot or a leg, or an eye, and become
victim of public charity, f reed to grind
an organ Oh sunny street corner for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
JENNY Wants an Investigation.

Jacob Jenny says that he will demand
that the police commission investigate
the circumstances under which his
feeble minded daughter was arrested
and taken to the central station as in
sane. The girl has been released after
examination by police surgeon Matchen.