St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-19
CHOICE CHIT-CHAT.


engaging great deal of attention from
the modern inventor. The improve
ments which are projected, and those
which have been accomplished, are di-
rected towards increasing the capacity
for speed, and making the machine it
self stronger and more convenient in
size and weight than it is at present. A
man in Milwaukee has been expert
menting for months with the idea of in
Producing keys which shall print short
words instead of letters, but it is feared
this will extend the keyboard and COM
plicate the mechanism to such an eX-
tent as to be impracticable. One
very handsome machine has just now
been turned out and put on the
market which weighs only twelve
pounds, and is so convenient in size
that it can be carried like portman-
teau. This economy in size is accom-
the length of the typebars to something
like one-quarter the length of those in
the older machines. The central cylin-
der is reduced in size to correspond
ing extent, and as the type under this
arrangement only travels an inch in re-
Spouse to the touch instead Of three
inches. greater speed is of course posi-
BILE. 1t is an accepted fact among oper-
atOrs that it is possible to manipulate
the keys of typewriting machine more
rapidly than the machine itself can re-
spond. More than this, the latest ma
chine does away with the ink ribbon
which in the earlier machine is very
great source of trouble and expense.
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Chief Justice Beasley, of New Jersey,
who prides himself on the rural char
acter of his dress and appearance, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer, while on
recent visit to New York city, was one
prominent hotel when he was accosted
by a perfect stranger, whom he at once
sized up as confidence operator.
SIT has been long time since we
met" said the newcomer in an affable
manner.
Eyes" said the chief justice, musing
ly, "Quite long time"
.fAre you enjoying yourself as usual?"
asked the man, evidently feeling for an
opportunity to run in mis- little game.
yes, as usual" answered the chief
justice. with sunny smile.
''Still in the same old business, eh?"
eyes, still in the same old business"
'isWhat business is it? Its been so
long since Eve seen you that [ declare
Pve quite forgotten"
The chief Justices eyes sparkled
merrily as he replied with an as
sumption of innocence which would
have done no discredit to first-claSS
actor:
''Sending rogues to Jail"
The confidence man stared at him,
and then suddenly shot off down the
c
after him with all the Innocence and
benevOlence of Jersey farmer totally
ignorant of city wiles and deiusions.
''The first Office 1 ever held" said
Senator Sherman recently, twas secre-
tary of the Wing convention of 1S4S
which nominated Zach Taylor, and that
came to me in curious way. | was
sitting on one of the back seats, as be-
came my youthfulness. when a dele
gate rose and said there was young
man from Ohio among the delegates
who came from district so hopelessly
Democratic that he would never get an
office unless this convention gave him
one. He, therefore, moved that I be
made secretary, and the convention,
goOd-humoredly, adopted the Sugges-
ton.
J. D. Balen, of Bay City. Mich, says
the Chicago Herald, was close friend
of Senator Beck, and relates this incl
1t was at Green Cove Springs, at re-
sort kept by Alexander Morgan, a
brother of John Morgan, the raider.
At the back of the lawn. which extend
ed to the st. John river, was small
foot-bridge kept for the purpose of en-
tering and landing from the pleasure
boats used by the guests, and from this
bridge it was customary to throw into
the river all the refuse and debris from
the table of the house. AS conse-
quence catfish of all sizes were in the
daily habit of coming close underneath
to feed on the broken victuals. and it
was a rare sight to see the fights and
connections caused by the efforts to
get the largest supply by
individual fish. Senator Beck,
Mr.. Balen and others were standing on
this bridge one sunny day when the
darkey from the house appeared with
large tin pan of stuff which he dumped
into the water. In moment the fish
were struggling beneath the bridge, and
Senator Beck. as excited as Schoolboy,
was leaning far over the rail laughing,
exclaiming and gesticulating, when his
spectacles in their case, which he car
ried in his outside coat pocket. fell out
into the water. In moment catfish,
certainly two feet long, rose to the sur
face, took in the case, SpectacleS and
all. and made Decline for the middle
of the river The senator yelled out:
'.Stop him! Stop him! He's got my
glasses!" and then, realizing the ridicu-
louSness of the situation, burst out
laughing so heartily that he could al
mosthave been heard at Jacksonville.
+. The Colored Race Dying Out.
New York Weekly.
Tourist down South)-There is a very
general idea up North that the negro
race in the South is dying out.
II Aunt Dinah-Is 'fraid dat's too true,
honey. too true. Only las week ole
Uncle Ponp wot ulster belong to Gen'l
Washington fell down Diet, right in his
tracks; an ole Aunt Chic wot gev er
drink er water to Central Lafayette,
she's gone, too: and knows two mob
Wot's, sick. Yes, honey, | don't know
what, Sud become of tn col'ed race if it
wasn't that mos of us wot's livin' has
fifteen er twenty childens apiece.
Willing to Help Her Out.
Texas siftings.
Wife (sobbing)-Some day you'll find
me lying at deaths door, and then what |
will you do?
Husband (courteousIy)-Myd dear have |
you ever known me to be so ungallant !
as to allow lady to open door when |
was present?
Republican Untruths.
Boston Post
The Mckinley bill increases the pro-
lection enjoyed by the sugar trust IA
per cent. and yet certain Republican
papers have the polite and elegant gall /
% tell the people that the party is the |
Enemy OF trusts. |