St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-13
SAINT PAUL.
PASSED IN REVIEW.

Some one should stick red pole in
convenient snow bank in memory of the
fact that for once the prediction of Sig
nal Officer Greedy has been verified.
On Friday, when the weather was soft
and the streets of st. Paul one great
muck OF slush and mud, he ordered up
the cold wave signal aid promised
fall of the mercury for Sunday morning.
Promptly it came, and though his minus
10o figure has not been reached, there
is a probability that this morning may
see 1t. There is nothing strange or
unique IN cold weather in January, but
tits almost novelty 10 see weather
bureau prediction verified 10 any degree
of certainty, and Officer Greedy is open
to congratulations.
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Strangers coming to st. Paul seldom
tail TO see the city hall, and TO comment
on its substantial character and hand
some interior finish. 1t is building
worthy of st. Paul. Then they pass
along and see that ancient ark and relic
of 40, the government building, and
the general comment is:
s'How shabbily the general govern
ment treats ST. Paul"
Presently they pass up Wabasha. and
their attention is directed to Squatty
req structure of the vintage of 20, and
then they say:
well, the state doesn't seem to treat
st. Paul ally better than Uncle Sam
does. Why doesn't Minnesota have a
new state house,"
A little passage in "Nadjy" hits only
few who understand it. Louis de
LANCE looks out at the river and re-
marks:
'HOw beautiful the stream is. 1t is
now high tide. This is not the first
time Eve struck high tide at St. Paul"
A few will remen. b n that De LANCE
was the life and ieauing man of High
Tide" the Inflated creation of the
tamented Il. Percy Weadun. 1t was no
fault of Louis that the farce failed to
go. as he is a whole snow in himself.
His description of a ballet dancer is
unique:
"a black parasol with two pink han
dles.''
The grand juryeyidentl had its eyes,
and presumably its nose, with it when it
visited he.central police station. But
the historian of the jury had not quite
enough adjectlves athis command when
he attempted to roast it. The subjpct
was too much for him. 1t would he for
nearly anybody. That relic of old-time
st. Paul is all the disgrace the Jury
would convey. 1t should be wiped off
the earth.
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The forthcoming census Will not in
clude the English sparrows in St. Paul,
but the name of the pestiferous little
animal is legion. They headquarter
about the old market house and in the
caves of the WabaSha row opposite the
state house. On such day as yester-
day. when the snow has covered up
their source Of supplies, it is a matter of
great interest to observe the methods
of the flock in procuring ratinnS and to
listen to the din of squeaks and squalls
with which they pursue the search.
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Those warm-in-the cIllar gentlemen
who were so eager to see every one con-
nected with the Lake johanna matter
''sent over the road must have felt
cold chill when they learned the grand
jury had unanimously decided not to
present the matter to court, 1t has been
all along intimated that there was some
thing mysterious connected with the
identity of the body, and if so now is
the time to bring it out.