St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-26
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

A hundred dollars or so expended OH
a fence on top of the retaining wall
below the union dept would have pre-
vented John Johnson from killing him.
self last evening. Most people will say
that Johnson had no business on top OF
the wall. and perhaps he hadn't; but at
several points the wall is just high
enough above the sidewalk TO invite
featS of agility and daring from drunken
or foolhardy men. This is the second
accident happening within year, and
now it behOOyes the union depot com
pany to remove the temptation for fool
hardy feats.
The heroes of the late unpleasantness
were in their element yesterday, and
were lauded from pulpit to pulpit until
each hat sat high upon the top or IT'S
owners head. Especially pleasing was
Rev. S. NJ. Samples assertion that every
man who faced the enemy was Just as
much entitled to the plaudits of the day
as those who expired upon the field OF
battle. 1t is such days as the one Just
past that make the average young man
20 Out in the summer house and kick
himself until he is black in the face, be-
cause he was not old enough to enlist IN
1SGty somewhere.
There is something weird and pleas
ing in a church chime, and the one
sported by the Church of the Redeemer
is an unusually comprehensive one, but
there seems to be something the matter
with one OF two of the bells, for they
occasionally sound fiat Then, too. it
NAV be owing to the operator upon the
same. for it certainly is place where
one false note, if sounded. will ring out
to vast multitude. There was a
pleased look on the face OF every pass
er-by yesterday as a faYOrlte air was
heard. and an English cOckney stopped
on the corner and said to a companion,
''Egad, chappie, they're playing God
Save the Queen, don't you know" The
bells were ringing out My Country,
iTis of Thee"
When 4 person firstarrives in city, 1t
is then that impressions are formed that
are hard to overcome. 1t IS the way the
town looks as he steps from the tram
that impresseS him one way or the other,
and for that reason depots and sur
roundings should be such as to look
favorable. The union depot IS all right
and so is Hennepin avenue. should we
arrive in the day time: but in the night,
how different About the depot 1t IS as
dark as a back alley, and gives tu-
neral feeling. There should be light.
and plenty of it. about the depot at all
times.
1t might be as well. now that the
question of national airs on all occasions
has been brought before the public, to
stop moment for reflection before pro
Country, Ills of Thee" is very like
"GOd Save the Queen" and the soul
stirring Red, White and Blue is
song the air to which the British sailor
never tires of yelling to the top OF his
voice on all occasions. There remains.
then. but one really and characteristic
alIv American anthem, and tits worthy
both in fire and spirit to rank with the
best of them. Then. when national
anthem is wanted. why not have 1t I'M
deTstOOd that The Star Spangled Ban
ner' is the one that is meant, and IS
alone worthy the name.
To one who visits a vast number of
churches in the course Of a month, 1T
becomes amusing to note the sameness
in the prayers That are offered up. There
may be a wide diversity III the sermons
OF the diTineS. or vast difference III the
stvle and force of their delivery, but the
PRAYER remains the same in all cases,
and generally settles down after the
first few words into a description OF
MANY material things for the benefit OF
the creator, and finally winds up with a
series Of instructions that should be
followed out by the ruler Of all things.
1t is unintentiOnal. and simply habit,
that would be overcome if the preacher
would write his prayer, as well as his
sermon.
Yesterday was day in which the
average dude could air his various ac-
cessories with impunity. There was
conflict of nature between the rain and
old Sol, with betting in favor Of the
damp, and then the wind would come
in for round and make study IN the
attraction of graYitatiOn for the lady
with accordion skirts. A young man
was not properly rugged out yesterday
unless he had pair of overgalters, a
rubber coat, an umbrella. cane and
street car, With these adjunctS quite a
pleasant promenade could have been
taken down NicOllet avenue at most any
time of the day
Yesterday was just the kind of day
for fishermen. and quite a number of
the disciples of Isaac Walton who make
their homes in Minneapolis hied them
selves to counties where they could
yank out bass. pickerel and pike with
out any interference on the part of the
sheriff Owing to the rain some OF
them returned with the luck Of the
proverbial fisherman.
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