St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-06
NOTE AND COMMENT.

II the bill introduced by Senator
Hompe requiring newspaper writer's to
sign articles rejecting upon any per-
sons character should go into effect.th
effect might be cumbersome and ludic-
rous enough, but one interesting deyel-
opment would be the familiarizing of
the newspaper reader with the peculiar
styles reporters have in expressing
IDEAS. For instance take the statement
line wild man OF Borneo has Just
come to town.
OF course the insinuation that man
was wild" would be a reflection. and
reporters name would have to be ap-
pended. This is about the way it would
appear in the Journal.
As the journal has predicted. the per-
son famlllariy known as the wild man
OF BOrneo has Just reached Minneapo-
lis. HIS attention was called to the I'M
paralleled advantages of Minneapolis
by an article published nearly year
ago, which missiO airy in BOrneo took
Tor his text, happening to mislay his
Bible. The wild man is accompanied
by his wife, child. dog and flea, and
thinks Minneapolis is a great town. and
That the journal is great paper.
w. l.. O'BRIEN JR.
The Evening Tribune:
A dramatic figure attracted the atten-
tloh or an Evening Tribune scribe this
morning at l0:15 o'clock, in front of
peanut stand on Fourth street. nearly
opposite the Tribune building-it was
the wild man of BorneO, and inquiry at
Ihe union depot developed the fact that
ne mad Just reached the city, fact that
was announced in advance exclusively
I'D Yesterdays extra edition OF the Even
ing Tribune. He has taken rooms at
the West hotel. and during his stay in
the city will probably address the sim
gle tax league. f. G.. HUNT.
The Morning Tribune
Same Item with the addition of line
stating the item was lifted from the
Evenlng Tribune Of the day before.
Pioneer Press
The city editor of the MINNEAPOLIS de-
partment OF the Pioneer Press yesterday
nad the pleasure of meeting a fellow
graduate of the Harvard preparatory
school, and famous half back he was.
TOO, III the football eleven of rs. He is
now located at BOrneO. and is known as
the wild man OF that place.
5. P. JONES.
Minneapolis Times
His nibs, the wild man of BOrneO, has
just struck the tOwn-for how much
deponent knOWeth not, but he ought to
get anything he wants. and should ask
Tor what isn't in sight. The wild man
looks ike a cross between ,Judson \.
cross carrying a crOSS-cut saw across
the street to 4 crOSS-eyed girl. singing
Simply TO Thy Cross | Cling and he
isn't 20 very cross either. 1t is under
stood VIII L. Steele has imported him
TO head the band at the exposition.
I. S. VARNUM.
What could be nicer than the condi-
ton OF the Minneapolis streets just now?
Can you imagine anything better?
Everybody was complaining of the mud
a Few days ago, but nOw-why. Just
look at those streets. As dry as a DarlOr
floor. No mud anywhere except where
The sun doesn't shine. And the wind
viii soon dry up those spots. NicOllet
aven1e was never in better condition.
Just examine it. That cold. unpoetic
pavement, Of which there is not one
characteristic TO show the artistic feel
ing OF Minneapolis people, is carefully
concealed from view by a mantle of
natures own fabrics and a few other
substances. 1t is so good to get close
to Mother Earth, you know. Then that
covering over the pavement is as soft
carpet 10 the hOofS of the horses. No
hard. unyIelding substance there to
raise cOrns and stone bruises on the
heels of mans faithful servants. No,
indeed. And the noise of the carriage
wheels is deadened by it, too. The
merchant can count up his cash with
out having his brain beWildered by the
rush OF the wOrld outside. The gentle
Iisplng Of the pins and needless clerk.
intent on making mash. is nOtdrowned
by the harsh, discordant music of the
world. Just perfection those streets
are, not too dry, but coolIy moist, as the
lemon pie to the picnic trousers. Sup
pose theg should become dr!er and the
wind should blow? Oh, that wouldn't
amount to anything. One-half the peo-
pie have dust in their eyes now. and
all men should be equal. Suppose it
should rain? Well, we must look for
lots OF mud. This is political town,
you know.