St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-14
MTN''NsEAP0LIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

1t goes to show how the people Of Mills
neapolis pine for some sort of Sunday
amusement when they will turn out III
large numbers to see an alleged pro-
fessor give alleged spiritual manifesto
tationS. In order that the people may
see how they were imposed upon, the
following advertised things did n2t
occur at the performance: n table did
not float in mid-air," esprit faces
did not appear and were not
recognized by their friends" A guitar
was not ''passed around and played by
invisible hands," A large piano was
not 'played upon by spirit hands in full
view of the audience" Spirit forms,
"sometimes eight or ten at a time.' did
not form on the stage. In fact the last
act performed by Hermann in his enter
tainment. was so much more elaborate
and wonderful that the latest spirit sell
would not he worthy Of mention in the
same breath.
1t is probable that the kirmesS to be
given beginning Tuesday evening, will
be grand success, if there ale enough
young men in the city to make It so.
The attraction will be the 100 beautiful
young ladies, in costumes of all nations.
The only thing to be regretted is that
the young people in the Japanese
booth may lack for their share of ad-
mlrers, if they adopt the peculiar com
pleXiou of the subjects of the great
Niikado. 1t is probable that they will
strike at the bare suggestion of such a
thing, and thus save their regulations
as subjectOrs of the Sterner sex.
1t can no longer be concealed. The
Tribune has become comic paper.
This fact has not been generally known,
but now there is no disputing it. Puck,
Judge, Life, Time, Sunshine, Zion
Herald, North American Review and
all other funny papers will find ready
sale on Minneapolis news stands no
more. 1t may be said by envious rivals
that the Tribune'S efforts TO become
newspaper have always been funny,
but keen relishers of true wit are in
clined to characterize these ende avorS as
pathetic. But now the columns of
that paper TEEN with humor-or what
passes for it in the Tribune Office. The
titiyation epidemic which prevails on
the third floor of the Rochester block,
first manifested Itself III the ''airy per-
stlage'' of the local headlines, but it
did not stop there. Several back num-
berS of the Cemetery Courier and of
the Scavengar's Herald seem to have
found their way TO that office, the funny
columns of which have been so worked
over and hammered and amalgamated
by the entire staff of the Tribune
that the products therefrOm would cast
chill over morgue. These embryo
humorists have invented new style OF
humor. 1t is on par with that other
equally laughable trick of pouring a
Of Slouubtnr-bOuSa Sew1ua
down the back of a respectable, we'll
dressed citizen. But not little danger
lies in this unlimited production of up
roariouS mirth OH the part of the Trib-
une. The public doesn't like to laugh
itself to death. 1t prefers to kill the
offender. Hence there is danger that
some day there will be large
aching void in the breast OF the tender
hearted wet nurse who ministers to the
wants and looks after the Swaddljng
clothes of the Tribune staff, and rude.
rough. callOuS-hearted Stonecutter will
be called upon 10 carve upon several
little marble tablets, in letters both long
and deep, and arranged symmetrically.
Too Simple for This Cruel World.
Death Saved Him From the Home tor
Feeble Minded"
Judging from his exhibition last night,
al Exhume must be about the same
sort of a SpiritualiStlc medium that
platinum is an electrical conductor.
From present indications the base
ball tlend-he is not so harmless as a
crank-who calls up every newspaper
Office seventy-three times every night
to find out ''what's the score of t'day'S
game' is still.alive and propagating his
species. Here is q field for Electrician
Carpenter tn experiment upon the
agreement between electricity and
human lite.
AS an explanation of the disappear
ance of the city councils emergency
has been spent in looking for an emer-
gency.
Why doesn't Mayor E. c. Babb come
home? Surely the Sainted mayor of the
Flour City has not been afraid of a
mean, groyeling, inquisitive little grand
jury.
No one has ever suggested that John
Calderwood should be indicted, but, al
most as bad, his party's organ, although
llttle out OF repair, accuses MIN OF
being the cause of Haney's misfortunes.
Poor John! He now realizes what other
watchdOgs have to suffer from tomato
cans, bricks and old boots, flung by a
reckless hand.
The Register, which confines its local
department pretty much to East Mime
apolis affairs. says: 1.-The GLOBE
thinks that if P. d. Mcmillan will only
run for alderman of the Second ward on
the Democratic ticket he will be elected.
The GLOBE no doubt referred to Frank
McMillan who is certainly en-