St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06

Bill King has come home, and after
being in town over night, has given the
'watch dog of the treasury" a kick
that has been productive of a piercing
chorus of ''ki-ym "ki-y," as the lonely
amman goes bowling about The ruins
of the "TetrenChment and REFORM
castle.
A small but select audience managed
TO find an infinite amount of amusement
FROM circumstance that happened the
other evening. The hour was late, and
the lights burned dmly in the reading
rooms of the w. G. 7. u. Coffee pa lace.
Several of the maidenS connected with
the place were gathered about the
piano, TIE strains of a familiar melody
flOated softly out upon the frosty air,
while they all joined in the chorus of
OF that popular Old temperance hymn,
"Little Brown Jug"
During these quiet times, when SEN
satiOns are scarce, and public quarrelS
few and far between, the various
churches of the city come braVely to the
front, and furnish soulful scraps, which.
the average journalist halls with open
pleasure, and writes up with smile OF
tiGndish delight.
An example of the opinions held by
the business firms of the city about the
library board is illustrated by the fact
that the august body is charged $3.50
per tor. more for coal than ii can be
purchased tor by individuals. Perhaps
the coal men have adopted the plan of
the decorators, and charged a certain
percentage for suggestions"
Now thatspring approaches. and there
is a chance that travel will commence in
the near future, the various Northwest
eTn railroad men will meet and restore
rates. When that IS done John G. Tay-
lOr will sit behind his Office desk and
smile broad smile while he watches his
chief clerk check up the coupons from
long distance Canadian tickets, and a
settled gloom will hover over the inn
mediate vicinity of the Burlington
office.
Ed DavenpOrt's kick has had the de.
sired effect. and the dfacOns of the
young Republican party are busy pass
Ing arOunG the plate, collecting aims,
hoping To raise sufficient amount TO
satisfy his cravings and make him re-
signed to the position allotted to him.
1t may be all well enough from an art
istic standpoint, but to the vulgar null
titude there is something suggestive in
the sight Of two young ladies sketching
the casts in the library, in full view Of
everybody who chances that way. 1t
would be far better plan to have the
casts carried to the rooms set apart for
the use of the school of fine arts, in
which the public is not allowed to enter,
where they might pursue their studies
in private, and not have the bushes
called to their cheeks by the airy re-
marks OF the bystanders.
Charles D. Meyer has grown an inch
shorter since the rOasts given him by
the local press over his defense of
case in the municipal court. The Patri-
otto Order Sons of America will prob
ably promote him to higher Office in
the order than he now holds, his &C
tons qualifying him for the highest pO-
siIiOn in the gift of the local branch of
the order.
The Caledonian club will ask that
day he set apart for the Scots during
the next exposition. 1t will now be in
order for all the other natiOnalitieS to
apply for the same privilege, and if they
are allotted on consecutive days.
grand pageant of nations might be in-
augurated that would cast in the shade
the Mardi Gras street parades.
The Eye tells the following story on
Librarian Putnam which is worth re-
peating: Our city librarian is man. as
we all know, who thoroughly believesin
himself and his belongings. Not long
ago one of his family was about to sail
for Europe. Upon the librarian mem
tionlng it to an acquaintance. he was
asked the steamship line he would take.
an ~ C0id tho tihCD rlqn in a
which somehow made his auditor think
that he ought to feel like worm = the
dust because his relatives had divided
their ocean favOrs, ave Putnams al
ways 90 via the Cunard line" and mag
nihcentiy strobe away.
Judge MahOney, besides inflicting the
highest penalty of the law upon Nettie
Smith, the convicted divekeeper. also
ordered her 10 leave the city. Is she any
worse than some of the other women
who walk into court every thirty days
and pay stipulated amount for the
privilege Of conducting their business
unmolested?
Now it is likely that South Mime
apOis will wait until the new court
house is completed before it gets a
market khOuse unless few first
class funerals of old residents take place
before them
The laboring men are to be cOngratu-
lated on the good showing made by the
semi-annual report of the treasurer of
the X. of J.. Building association. AS
sets of over $1,000 in excess Of the liza
bilities shows a healthy state of affairs.
Is it possible that there is not young
man in Minneapolis who is competent
80 assist Librarian Putnam to catalogue
the books in the public library? 1t is
said that the librarian has selected a
young man from New York to take
charge of this tedious and very i'm
portant work, and that he will succeed
Assistant Gregory in about ten days.
The Presbyterian ministers don't
want reporters TO attend their meeting
There are several places in Minneapolis
more cOngenial to the reporters than
the room in which the PRESBYTERIAN
ministers tell each other how good they
are and how wicked the newspaper
men must be.
By the time spring opens G. G. Good
rich will have the electric cars making
fast time. 1t is limited that he will even
back one Of his cars against X. K. Jones'
celebrated Big Ike.
Aid. Potter has returned from his
consolidated creamery trip to the East.
Now E. g. can explain why the work.
house had to pay such high price for
butter bought from his firm.
In his speech before the Reform club
Comptroller CaldeTWood limited that
t'boOdle" had on one or two occasions
entered into the work of some of the
city officials. What are their names,
MIR. Comptroller?