St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-27

marks, the fact remains that grand
opera is being presented here to big
houses and Managers Conklin and Hess
are correspondingly happy.
II
The Hennepin county delegation has
been most interesting study during
the past week. 1t strongly resembied
a big overgrown Newfoundland puppy.
This comparison is not made with any
disrespect to the delegation. 1t was
composed of gentlemen. The smile is
drawn thus because it is pat. Notice
one of these big, good-natured puppies,
and the force of it will be seen. He sees
brother canine approaching and his ears
the other dog. who perchance carries a
bone. There is a growl. bluff at
fight and the young Newfoundland
makes for his domicile with his tail be-
tween his legs and a panied expression
suffusing his whole Frame while the
older dog lies down to enjoy his bone,
seemingly softly chuckling to himself.
The young one wanted to do
something brave and bold; he
wanted to show that he was
devil of fellow in his pOmpouS New
foundland way; he has the strength,
perhaps, to do it, but he doesn't know
how. Therein lies the secret of his
action, likewise that of the Hennepin
county delegation to the Republican
convention. 1t didn't know how to act.
AS j. Il. Wyman truthfully said, it was
not composed of politicians. They went
to ST. Paul with the best of intentions,
but they did not know how to cope with
able politicians. hence the cenSure with
which they have been compelled to put
up during the past week.
Speaking of dogs, have you, MIR. Min
neapolitan, ever noticed how your city
is infested with members of the canine
family? If you haven't, just cast your
eyes about you some day and you will
be surprised by the number of four
footed friends of men roaming about the
streets. There is nothing which i'm
presses visitor more than this pleni-
tude of dogs. Minneapolis is, as yet, of
course, far behind Constantinople.
which is famous the world over for
the size of its canine population, but
it is doing its best to achieve
distinction in that line. Said a gentle.
man yesterday, who was making visit
to the Flour City for the first time:
You have beautiful city here, a mag
nificent city, but you have too many
dogs. went up to look at the city
from the top of the Guaranty Loan
building the other day and was much
impressed by the beauty of the pros
pect, but when [ came down and went
on the street again there were two or
three dogs ahead of me, and all having
just a glorious time. Yes, you have too
many dogs"
The park board is certain to turn over
Hennepin boulevard to the street car
company, and i'm that the public is
much interested. That phase of the
question has, however. been pretty lib
orally written about. There is one
fact, though, that has been brought out
which has never been noticed as 1T
should have been. 1t has been demon
strated beyond doubt that Prof. Fol
well has temper. During the last two
meetings of the park board the little
versity, mild though he may APP
pear, proved that he possesses not
a little fire about him. Whenever the
question of taking the property of the
people away from them and turning it
over to the mOnopolistic street railway
company is up, Prof. Folwell is aroused
andhe can talk as rapidly and as forcibly
as the yeriest ''plugger'' for any enter
prise. Prof. Folwell has recently let
off not a few strong expressions,
but that has not injured the professor a
bit. He will, of course. be long remem-
bered by the young men and women to
whom he has made political economy
delightful study, but he will be longer
remembered by the people of Minneap-
oils as most earnest protestant against
the spoliatiOn of the public.
II.
The street corner musician must go.
Like Othello, his occupation is now a
thing of the "Once was" He is no
longer lin it," His place in the hearts
of the pedestrians on Nicollet avenue
has been usurped by the blind reader.
The curious is what is sought after and
patrOniZed by Americans, and the
blind manipulation of a partially auto
matte musical instrument is no longer a
curiosity in Minneapolis since the
advent of the girl who reads whole
chapters from the Bible by the use of
her fingers. And herein lies one merit
of the blind readers performance. The
Salvation Army and the sidewalk evan
geiist must vanish. The blind reader
can do all of the work formerly done by
both of the other institutions. and,
moreover, she is not hampered by par
ticularitles of time. Sheprosecutes her
work at all times of the day and night.
al
At last, several months after it should
have been done. move has been made
toward removing the walls of the ruined
Tribune building. 1t is somewhat tardy
action, but if action be taken promptly
now and the walls be torn down, the
public will not complain. Not only
have these walls been an eyesore
to the public. but they have
been a continual menace to the
lives of passers by. Weakened
by the fire which destroyed the interior
last fall, they have constantly been
growing more fraiI under the influence
of the atmosphere and the elements.
They are doing no good to any one as
they stand. If rebuilding had been
commenced Immediately after the fire,
the walls could, perchance, have been
saved. Now they are gone beyond hope
of being saved. Down they should go,
and at once.