St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-09
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on Pages 3 and s
GOOD SHORT STORIES.

GOOD SHORT STORIES.
Chief Clark tells on William Pitt
Murray that the eX-city attorney had
been so accustomed for years To attend
ing council meetings that, for some time
after the decision of the courts had gone
against him and in favor of .. E. Hol-
man, he used to go buStling into the
chamber and plant himself at the desk
of the city attorney. and followed the
proceedings closely. Meantime CITY
Attorney Holman went off and sat down
wherever there was a vacancy. FINALLY
Premier Murray took precipitation. as
it were, and now he is out of sight, II he
attends the sessions of the council.
Andy Watlynd. OF East Seventh
street, is mlX0logist who knows his
business and who is constantly expert
menting for new and palatable drinks.
He merely tests his new continuation
by taking spoonful and finding out If
Ii is pleasant TO the taste. His latest
invention is a mysterious compound OF
rye, bitters, syrupS and French cor
dials. 1t is very good, but has more
forcefui effect to the drop than any
stone fence. Its: description: A GUS
toner dropped in several mornings ago
and asked for "Suthin' good ana strong
for an eve opener" Andy fixed up
one of his new drinks. The customer
drank it, pronounced 1t Al and called
for another. In about two minutes
after the second had gone down to join
the first the customer began to claw at
imaginary objects, smashed two glass
swinging doors with spitto0n, rushed
out and kicked in candy store door
near by, got into a fight little further
along, and was looking for other worlds
to conquer when the police ran up.
Andy will mix no more ''stitf unS" of
that kind, and the customer takes his
straight now.
"Did YOU ever notice how bad luck
sometimes gets after fellow and seems
determined not tn let go?" asked man
about town of several persons to whom
he was talking yesterday. ii knew
newspaper man out in Dakota who
seemed fated TO ill-fortule. lie was
good fellow. steady and industrious.
He had q wife and three children. He
bought a lot and put up new house,
working OH it at odd times. He had just
moved in one day when the house
caught fire and burned down, with
everything in it except what
the family had on their backs
when they got out. They moved
into a shanty, and Struggled along in
the miserable quarters until he had
Scraped enou.'i together to build an
other, but les modest, house. This
time he placed an insurance upon the
dwelling against fire. Just as they
were about ready to move in along
into kindIing wood. That was the way
the fateS had tossed him about for
years, and were still having fun with
the poor fellow when left the country.
he grindS away as of yure. and often
think some dav piece of some sort of
luck will hit him in he course of the rev.
olutions of the tickle goddess wheel"
The world do move" and the col
ored man is rapidly coming to the front
in all lines of business and professions.
Here in the Northwest, and particularly
In st. Paul, many OF The cnlored race
occupy prominent places. st. Paul has
a colored barriSter who has quite prac-
tice, and colorrd photographer who
does excellent work and a great deal of
1t. The former bears the Sc0tch-Irish
name of MCGEE, and the latter is
Harry Shepherd. who is the only col
ored man holding membership in the
National Photographers association.
which held its annual meeting in Bos-
ton last year. Besides, there is large
number of colOred citizens who are pos
SCISSORS of snug fortunes.
Mike Cummings Is one Of the greatest
Of sportsmen, and is probably only
equalled hereabouts by Horace Thoinp-
son. Both have tile best of dogs, guns
and hunting outfits. Last year Cum
mings shot away total of l3S pounds
Of powder and $40 pounds of shot. He
has used over l.1UO shells since Jan. 1.
His hunting outfit cost over 81, 500. Last
fall, when on trip up North. Nike
killed so ducks in hours and % min
utes. making eleven doubles. Pretty
good work that.