St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-13
SUNRISE SIGNALS.

The supply of American tin appears to
have been exhausted in a couple of gross of
campaign badges worn at the last Ohio cleo
ton.
Ball Player John Ward it is said will train
the Dartmouth base ball team during the win
ter months. Is not Mr.. Ward aware of the
fact that the game is dead? Why continue to
agitate the remains?
New FORK paper says: "Society is too
careless with its cranks." Why does not
New York society bounce its cranks and be-
gin the bounce act with Ward MeAlIister?
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There came to my window a sparrow,
A twittering, chittering thing;
No file on saw blade could harrow
Ones slumber like him whom l sing.
The chill of the morning my marrow
CONCEALED as ieaped from my bed,
And cursed that ubiquitous sparrow.
With price OF two cents on his head.
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Lord Dufferin has been sent to Paris as
British ambassador. Still, he is not the only
dutfer in Paris. TIE he. (These come in
broken packages; assorted sizes; two for a
quarter)
Some of us are pretty green, we readily ad-
nit, but we now serve notice on the signal
service thatit must not attempt to unload
another green Christmas upon a placid
Northwest that has already stood the Attic
ton for four consecutive winters. Our peo-
pie are slow to kick. but when they do,
stand from behind the dashboard.
VIII the car steal it? This is the mo-
mentous question now paramount with some
people who are inclined TO contribute to the
starving Russian peasantry.
Whatever Col Elliott F. Shepard pretends
to know about the intentions of James G.
Blaine. it is not at all important. Neither is
it true. The New York Mail and Express
knows as little about national politics as it
does about the local news daily transporting
rthe 'drippings'' of the Mail and Ex-
press sanctuary"
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Pat Egan received hearty Endorsement in
B. Harrisons message. After this. there is
really no necessity of a recall. He would
better stay in Chilli and live down the in
dorsement.
tits not expected that this will be heated
congressional session, with Iceman Turner
ION the floor"
A modern scandal-Execution by electric
ity,
B. Harrison's message boiled down-Polit-
ically, am still in it.
A Republican organ says: "Blaine should
speak" He is, doubtless, waiting for Re-
publican pigmies to get through bloviating.
In this case he is likely to wait long while.
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Young man, you can get ahead in New
York-the dynamiter's. 1t is slightly dis
figured, but still on exhibition.
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1t is usually the mother-in-law who. in the
end poses as the Review of Reviews.
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Should Gov. Merriam not win the Repub-
1ican vice presidential nomination he cannot
blame the GLOBE. The entire state press is
afame-for and against-and one editor has
gone crazy.
The Brainerd Dispatch says: by Bill
Erwin's eloquence Koran, who shot Weisser
in st. Paul, was acquitted of murder" This
is not strictly in accordance with the facts.
1t is true that Attorney Erwin spoke elo-
quently in summing up for the defense, but
Mr.. Erwin had most eloquent facts to handle
he had a strong case from start to finish. but
the verdict of the jury was rendered after
cool consideration of evidence which, in this
age of the world, is unusually effective.
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Alex E. Sweet of Texas Siftings, sat I'D all
night, and after a long vigil and herculean
labor m anaged to make 'Baechus'' rhyme
with 'jackass." No confidence is violated
in Che statement that in this glorious achieve
meht there is much more reason than rhyme
simultaneously with the brazen announce
ment that Quay is for Blaine comes the
rumor that the brilliant secretary of a vigor-
GUS foreign policy will not make the presi-
Dental race. Great head.
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The young lady hung up her s-k-g and
her best Young man hung up his watch at
his ''uncle's'' to buy a Christmas present to
put into it.
number of our esteemed contemporaries
are urgent in their demands for condigu
punishment to Joaquin Miller's stage-rob-
bling son. Our esteemed contemporaries are
too hasty in their indignation; 1t was the
father, not the son, who wrote the poetry.
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Guflles-I understand you have abandoned
poker as home amusement in your family?
Snuffles-Yes; the boys made it too hot for
me. 1 couldn't stand the raise Of the son.
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Paderewski has talked a good deal since he
has been in this country, but so far it is
understood he has forgotten to communicate
to any one the secret of the correct pronun-
citation of his name.
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When everything gets quiet
And the senator's are still,
Nebraskas patriot Paddock,
VIII rise in his seat and call
Attention to his justly celebrated
Pure
Bill.
With a weather eye to windward B. Har-
rison gently. yet firmly. repulses the assaults
of Steve Elkins on the portfolio of war.
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Beware the flowing can,
Beware sins forward slip;
Beware the bomb-bang man,
And his little russell grip.
Joseph ". Bailey is the youngest congress
man in the house Congress, by the way. is
rather a shady place to be frequented by our
young men. When a fond mother tearfully
inquiries: where is my boy tonight 50 do
not rudely shock her warm and loving heart
by coarsely answering, "In congress-"