St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-10
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Ii is amusing to see the enect Cnat Tue
appearance of Little Sister of the Poor
has in a railroad or business office. A
sister entered one OF the many depart
ments in the Northern Pacific building
the past week. Twenty clerks were
busilV employed at their desks when the
door was seen to open and an apparltlon
in black enter. In the tWinkilng OF an
eve the clerks, excepting one young BOY,
had disappeared, where and how it is
impossible to say. There is one thing
certain, that the Little Sisters of the
Poor had been there before and that the
clerks were fully aware OF the cohSe-
QuenceS of an interview with Them
''Can you recommend me to board
ing house,"
The request was made by young
girl last evening. near the Great North
ern building. Her story was: She had
Just arrived in the city, had no friends
here and wanted lodgings for the night.
There are, no doubt, many girls VINO
are compelled TO 'stop over'' In the
city, and, when without friends, 1T
would seem to be the proper work for
the many ladies' societies in our midst
to see that information respecting
boarding houses of unblemished reputa-
tion is prominently displayed i'll the
union depot
There are no signs of abatement in
the run OF popular lectures with which
citizens are just now being almost sur
feited. One fact has been clearly dem
onstrated the past week, and that TINS:
However popular the lecturer is, the
public cannot be got TO patronlze the
lecture unless it is thoroughly adver-
tiSed. Their attention must be at
tracted and their curiosity tickled.
John Boyle O'ReIly should have
crowded the Peoples church, but he
did not. and the reason is safely at
tTibutable to the One-hOrSe way in which
the lecturer was advertised. The only
way to get at the people is to adytr-
tiSs freely through the columns OF the
daily press.
The work of excavating the founda-
ton Of the Metropolitan opera house
will be undertaken as soon as the build
ingS now thereon are removed. Many
of the houses have been already re-
moved, and the remainder will disappear
within the next two weeks. Contrary
to the original intention. the opera CON-
pany do not now propose to run the
opera house through to Fifth street.
The 100 feet on Fifth street which were
bought for that pur. Ose have been sold.
This change Of plans will not III any
wise diminish the Spiendor and dignity
of the new opera house, While the tacll-
tiles for ingreSS and egreSS Will receive
from the architect the most careful at
tention. E. c. Long is the contractor.
The SiX.story block to be erected by
the Catholic syndicate at the corner of
Sixth and WabaSha will DE one of the
finest business buildings of its kind in
the city. The first floor of the block
will be devoted to one huge store, which
is to be taken by member OF the firm
of Marshall Field q Co. 1t was ru-
mored that this individual was to rent
the block to be erected by Thomas
Lowry on his original Arcade foumda-
ton. The abandonment of such pro-
poSal lends additional color to the story
that MIR. Lowry will erect a magnif-
cent Masonic temple on this property.
There was no meeting of the Indus
trial union last Monday, but at to-
nights meeting large attendance of
members is anticipated. Charles &C..
Marvin, the president, will be present,
and gives out that he has information
to impart to the members respecting
Henry Wizards industrial enterprises
in the Twin Cities. There is some like
lihood of the union getting down to def
mite business, for proposition to raise
$1.O00,OG capital to float gigantic bust
ness schemes is among many other
matters which the union will be asked
to consider.
Secretary Sherin has got large cler-
1cal force at work to assist him i'm the
heavy correspondence now arriving
from all parts of the Union anent the
coming convention of educatonalists in
St. Paul. The Harper's Weekly boom
of the city, while it was miserable
production. has done one good tEing-it
has attracted the attention of education
aliStS in every state of the Union, and
the headquarters of the Educational as
ISOLATION in st. Paul is being inundated
with inquiries from teachers who are
intending to visit the city during the
convention in July.
With the advent of the electric motor
in the city, new form OF Sunday
amusement has been lnaugur ted. To
take a ride on the electric line is
the latest fad among those who are
unable to ride behind pair OF fast
steppers. Even in the diSagreeable
weather of yesterday afternoon every
train was crowded to lis utmost ca
pacity before it had left Smith Park
over two blocks. AT some points along
the line whole families would board the
car to enjoy the novelty of a ride on the
motor. and that they enjoyed it was
fully attested by the EXPLANATIONS of
surprise and wonder which emenated
from the children, and even sometimes
the older passengers.