St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-12

line transfer railroad which is to i'm
measurably increase the facilities for
handling wheat and flour at the mills
One day the statement would be given
ont cold that j. j. Hill and the Mani
toba railroad were at the back of the
enterprise. The next day some of the
millerS would rear or their hind leg
and loudly declaim that the Manitoba
railroad never was and never would
be interested in the project, and
that the millers, and the millers
continue to handle everything con-
neeted with the new road. Through
this method of See-sawing, what should
have occupied no more than one issue
of newspaper, was continued over
whole week. OF course the persons
most interested were the most to blame.
Why good business men, who are
prompt. accurate, decisive in all their
dealings, should refuse to deny or con.
firm story, when such denial or con-
frmatiOn will not in the least injure
them, is one of the inscrutabilities of
newspaper work. But the fact remains
that they do it every day.
Minneapolis is to have a new park.
1t will be picnic park-a park where
the free and untramelled citizen may
throw aside the cares of the world and
let himself run riot amidst the pleas
ures of nature and ruin his stomach and
his constitution with lemon pie, picnic
lemonade, ice cream and cake. But
the f. A. C. must have his picnic and
his his picnic ground. Give the horny
handed son of toll an opportunity.
He must have air. So must we
md
Without getting out into the
forest primeval and catching earnings
and other sweet singers of the pleasant
woodlands and coming home with shoes
and clothes full Of ants-red, black,
little and big antS-there is no pleasure
in the world. Without picnics the funny
man would be deprived of part of his
stock in trade; the new young man in
town would have no chance to make
himself solid with the girls; that i'll
tensely humorous individual who al
ways calls picnic nicpic would be
froZe out; any number of lost Oppor-
tunities would go wondering about the
cold, cherries world. We must have
picnics. In the words of the famous
Smith Smithkins, of Smithtown, "Give
us plcnicS or give us death.' For all
these reasons, the latest move of the
park board is to be commended.
Minneapolitans who have not visited
the circns out on Twenty Sixth street
and Blaisdell avenue have undoubtedly
missed treat. Unlike the regula-
ton tent show consisting of ''three
mammoth rings, crowded all the time
with performers from every quarter of
the globe and grand Roman hippo
drome in which there will be
a series of exciting races between
beautiful young ladies on Kentucky
thOrOughbreds." this show is free. But,
perhaps the people do not know that it
is circus. Brother Morrill, has issued
dodgers, which should convince even
the most Sceptical that tile entertain
ment at Calvary church is an exhibit
ton. On second thought it is more like
a variety performance than a circus.
but they are mighty. First, there
are the morrill, Twins" Like all
great artists of the footlights, they
have appeared before all 1.-The people''
of Europe and return to their native
heath loaded with medals and praise for
their skill in ground and lofty scriptural
acrobatic feats. They also appear in an
artistic song and dance, supported by
male chorus. Goightly Morrill, will
give exhibitions in posing as ancient
f hg 95e I ndpding A bGc R Rsfy
Accusing tue irish," Jack, the
Giant Killer, Staying McGolrick,
the Ogre" and will also give, single
handed, an illustration of "How the
Mouse Fought the Lion without the
Lion knowing Anything About It." Nor
rlll will represent the mouse, and the
lion will be an imaginary parsonage
representing everybody who does not
agree with Morrill,. The performance
will close with a quick action sketch
entitled, ''HOw We Catch EN-; or Souls
Saved While You Wait"
The local base ball impresarios are
out with the unqualified statement that
next seasons ball team in Minneapolis
VIII be sure pennant winner. Sure?
Yes, sure; nothing less. Perhaps it
would be as we'll for the men who have
charge of the local diamond work to
wait until next August before making
any such rash predictions. MinneapOli-
tans are not fOrgetful. Last seasons
success has not entirely erased the
memory of what a failure base ball
had been heretofore IN the Flour
city. Neither have they forgotten that
last year, before the base ball season
opened, Minneapolis was promised a
team that would be a w0rld-beater. But
1t didn't beat the world; not even the
little section of it comprised within the
cities which made up the Western as
ISOLATION. The Minneapolis team last
year did pull up out of the tail race into
the broad stream Of the contest, but it
did only because the team was being
strengthened every month. As word
of advice to ,Messrs. Morton. Hach and
Glode: Say nothing but saw wood.