St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
SAINT PAUL.
RANDOM NOTES.

The use of the telephone is the source
of more soul veXation and spirit ,tribula-
ton in st. Paul, than all other improve
ments combined. When it comes to
talking between st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, the trouble reaches the proportions
of anguish undefled. One rings up
the exchange here and makes known
his wants. Then he waits. After
dreary interval. a tantalizingly languld
voice asks: ''What is it?" The voice
is not from Minneapolis. but from
second operator here. Then comes an
other Sahara waste of time, and finally
the impatient subscriber ferociously
yanks the bell. Another wait. and then
the cool. dreamy voice: ''What is it?'
1t sets ones soul afiame to hear the de-
preciatlng accents: ..Why, didn't you
get him?' Then comes wait, and
then another yank at the bell. Finally.
fifteen minutes sprint by and then
comes the dulcet, undisturbed and un-
diSmayed voice: The line is busy
now"
This passes a joke. 1t happens every
day, if the subscriber chances to want
Minneapolis connection, and happens
twice day it his wants run that far.
1lleT6 Is lllUIt leu lupS III oSt9'ii5 ~ AAAi'
neapoliS connection than i'll getting
consulate, and more church standing is
ruined by cuSS words on account OF the
telephone than by seeing the horses
run or shooting craps. Manager Joyce
should disguise his voice and try to get
a connection in Minneapolis just once,
and then 20 off and weep silently.
Chairman w. II. Sanborn, of the late
Republican city convention. will read
this morning something that he forgot
TO tell the convention, in his pretty lit
tie rhetorical flight on the glorles and
purity of the grand old party. lie told
the delegates that wherever the purity
of the ballot was protected by the Au-
straliau law, the Republican majority
grew. He quoted the GLOBE and sala
he always read it, but he forgot to tell
them the news of that very day that
Helena. under the Australian law, had
changed from Republican to Demo
cratic. He forgot to tell them that the
Republicans of the West Virginia SEN
ate had forced an adjournment to pre-
vent the passage of the Australian law.
He told them about New Hampshire,
(which had not elected Democratic
governor since the WAR;" but forgot to
tell them that the Republican majority
had been growing smaller and smaller
until it was almost nothing. MIR. Chair
man Sanborn will, therefore, read with
interest the news from Rhode Island,
and learn that in that Gibraltar of Re
publicanism, the Democrats have at last
been enabled to express the will OF tue
majority by electing all OF the state
officers and then carrying the leglsla-
ture.
1t is hardly probable that Col. Sam
Nichols will listen to the tale of woe of
the Pioneer Press, and pull off the
ticket. In case he stays on, it is sug-
gested that those who wish to vote for
him, instead of marking the ticket thus:
S. Fl. Nichols \.
mark it in this style:
S. II. Nichols S.
Gen. Adolphus Greedy should exer-
else little more care before he again
frightens the pantaloons from the
Northwest by predicting cyclones, tor
nadoes, simoons, typhoons and otner
playful wind freaks. Gen. Greedy talks
mt long range, of course, but he
should be very careful. He should
vaticination act for Minnesota, and we
will then know whether to arm our
selves with goloshes OF palm leaf when
bound on an excursion. 1t did snow
yesterday morning, but the dainty and
ephemeral crystals looked ashamed OF
themselves as they huttered downward.
Local ball cranks, the STEW of US
left" should not be too hasty in their
conclusions from yesterdays game that
Manager Thompson has an aggregation
of World-beaters. These little exhibit
ton swats of the ball don't count.
Dress parade ball teams often fall down
when it comes to active service.
Thompson has wisely refrained from
claiming the pennant in advance, and
the cranks of the bleachers should wait
and then cheer securely.
The GLOBE has received several com
munications scoring, for indecency and
immortality, wooden Indian cigar sign
at the corner of Seventh and Wabasha.
1t is a little cool for such an evident
lack Of clothing, and the police should
swoop down and arrest the figure for
indecent exposure of person.