St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-22
MINNEAPOLIS.
ABOUT THE TOWN.


held last evening in honor OF the birth
day of George Washington, the man
who never told lie, according to the
children'S story books. j. r. Shirley
was in the chair, and made the princi-
pal address of the evening. lie eX-
pressed the belief that when George
cut down the cherry tree he did it with
the knowledge that the old man
wouldn't lick him for it, and was only
working fake so his father would
believe him when he wanted to lie out
OF some more serious dilemma. Mr..
Shibly, however. thought the father Of
our country had a great head on him
and left an example to posterity by
showing that a lie in time saves nine.
Letters were read from Joseph ii.
Murch, founder of the club, who is IN
Boston and is therefore unable to be
present, and Col VIM. McCrary, who
is in st. Louis. The latter gentleman
had been expected to give some war
"reminiscences but was unavoidabiY
called from the city. julie Mayer. of
st. Paul, read q paper in which he COM
battcd the theory entertained by many
that truth crushed to earth will rise
again. lie said he never knew earth to
rise. although it raises a good many
things. A resolution was passed TO
make the circulation liars of all the
Minneapolis papers honorary members
without the payment of dues, and other
steps were taken to increase the mem
berShip Of the club.
Charles A Parker, of the Grand opera
house, has written book which he has
christened, Some Ideal Advance
Agents" Mr.. Parker's work does not
To 10 anV1nnl 1UnntC
who have so lar succeeded in "gettlng
alOng;' with Col. Foster, of the Boston
Ideals, for periods ranging from one day
to one month, but takes in the avant
cOurers with whom Charley has had
dealings in his lifetme's experience.
1t is said that during the visit of the
aldermanjc delegation 10 Montreal that
Health Officer Kelly and Aid. Melvin
Grimes visited crematOrieS where all
the refuse Of the city is burned, and an
nounced their determination to en-
deayor to secure the construction OF
similar furnaces in Minneapolis. 1t is
to be hoped that if the present health
officer puts the crematory idea into OPP
Grafton that he will be given falrer
show to demonstrate its efficacy than
was allowed his predecessor, Dr.. kily-
ingtOn.
Mai. r. d. Strong is now taking
POSTGRADUATE course in journalism as
assistant city editor Of the Tribune.
Col. John T. West says that he is now
certain to start on his around-the-World
trip. The only thing that could have
kept him in Minneapolis during the
summer would have been to see 'OId
Lavender play shOrtstOp, and the last
tie is broken now that Miller is to be re-
leased.
At the war songs concert of Rawlins
post last evening the audience was re-
oupSted To rise and sing our national
HYMN, "America,'' the air of which
sounded very much like "God Bless the
Queen" a song that is English, quite
English. you know. The question
arises. What is our national hymn? The
choice probably lies between yankee
Doodle" and Johnnie, Get Your Gun"
w. w. Tryon, who has been con-
nected with the Minneapolis Tribune
through its different stages Of ossifi-
cation, and who has held down that
mysterious portion, known as the
managing editorship of the Minnesota
Farmers Tribune, is to go to New
York and act as private secretary for
Dr. Albert Shaw. he editor of the
American edition Of The Review of
Reviews Mr.. Tryon, or rather,
BILL" will carry away the best wishes
of his associates, and agricultural
circles will lose guiding star in his
departure.
John O'IIair. who was head clerk so
long at the Clark house that great
rnouy 1,nOuIa tbOnpbt his name
Clark, left yesterday for Boulder hot
springs. Montana, to assume position in
the May house that has been built there
by c. w. Kerrick. formerly of Minneap-
oils The people of Boulder will find
that John, like old wine, improves with
age, and that his quiet little smile is
always on the square.
"The Funny Northwest is the head
ing over short collections of events Of
rather unusual nature which Mime
apolis evening paper is copying from its
exchanges. If the paper really wants
10 get at some queer freaks it should de-
tail a reporter to stay down town some
night after O'clock and keep his ears
open. Here are few instances out of
the general run of events, all OF which
have tranSpired during the present
year in Minneapolis:
Recently an audience at the Thea
tire COmique was surprised to see little
man with buShy red WhiSkers crawl out
OF proscenium box and walk out on
the stage. He gravely pulled cigarette
out of his pocket and, kneeling down to
one of the foOtlghts, proceeded to get
light. The first attempt wasn't a sue
cess, so he went back and repeated the
operation. This time he succeeded and
went back to his seat in the box. The
audience. which had up to this time re-
manned in deep silence, woke up, and
deafening yell went up, to which the
little man paid no attention.
One night few weeks ago vocalist
was warbling Coming Through the
Rye" at Pence opera house. She was
rather pretty and sang we'll well, in
fact, that a stylishly-dressed man in the
middle of the house joined her in the
chorus with a bass voice that sounded
as if he had caught cold by drinking ice
water. He sang with great guSto and
expression, until an usher Informed him
that he wasn't sin it,"
A boarder at the West hotel has Just
finished enjoying the fruits of a rather
peculiar bet. He wagered 1000 fifteen
cent drinks that Winston would be the
next mayor. He won and was given
$3.50 worth of credit at the bar, eight
drinks for a dollar, being given him as
wholesale discount. He took his two
thousandth drink last monday.
Two befuddled young men appeared
at Turkish bath room, ana
wished to test the remedy of
being "boiled out" 1t was
evident from their actions that the
experience was new to them. The at
tendant was not in the room, and a
practical joker impersOnating the char
acter of the manager made the nOvices
button their heavy overcoats up to their
chin, and, after turning up their collars
and pulling their fur caps down over
their ears, introduced them to the not
room, where they sweltered for some
twenty minutes. When taken out they
were in decidedly moist and collapsed
condition.
A well-known business man, who had
been on a protracted spree, was sent