St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-16
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Henry NJ. Stanley will not give the Saliva
ton army $4,000 as reported a few days
since. The man who plumbers the public
from the rostrum is not likely to donate mu-
ni6cently to any great charity. Therefore
poke bonne and tambourines must be paid
for by other agencies.
A few days since the inquiry was made
in this column: 'Who ever heard of T. Hop
kinson Smith, y, 1t was asked in a spirit OF
no d%isrespect to Mr.. Smith, but merely as a
gentle reminder that the great, rough world
was drifting away from the peculiarly
aesthetic specialties in which MI. Smith is a
dilettante. A correspondent at Rochester,
Mimi, writes: For the benefit of the gentle
man who wrote the above paragraph should
like to state" ETC., etc. But, really what is
stated is of no actual benefit to the
gentleman who wrote the paragraph"
simply because the information is
not news to him, but would undoubtedly
beapews TO sixty odd millions of people in
this country could it be put into suitable ad-
vertising space for the benefit of f. Hopkin-
son Smith, than whom no other minor writer
and amateur artist needs it more. No, F.
sHopkinson Smith has not yet stamped the
coin of popularity with the image of his in
dividuality. His literary and artistic pressure
to the square inch is light. Because the
GLOBES Rochester friend and the GLOBE
itself know Mr.. Smith, they may. OF course,
thiuk themselves highly favored. But the
GLOBES friend in Rochester-on-the-Zumbro
can shy bricks at Minnesota people all day
Withouthitting a man, woman or child who
ever heard of +. Hopkinson Smith. Men who
part their names in the middle move in an
exceedingly small orbit. toe-in mentally as
well as physically, and are Intellectually
light-waisted.
Why such coy reluctance on The part of the
Pioneer Press to saying anything edltorially
anent the silver bill? st. Paul people are in
clined to grumble at such maidenish tlmidlty.
OF course, the editorial force of the P. P.,upon
which are looking down forty long and dusty
years, nave views and Opinions upon
the silver question. Why not come out fiat
footed and announce them? The P. ?. was
eager enough to remind the people that reel
procity with Brazil would make coffee
cheaper. right in the face of the fact that cot
fee had been ON the free list for twelve years.
This was a bold stroke. Why not again put
it's foot in its thirteen-story mouth concern
ing the silver question? Asit is, the public
feels thai from the P. P. 1t is getting a mini
mum of silver pabulum to a maximum OF
cyclopadia.
'.some marry for love and some for
money! and upon the same principle bills
are introduced in the Minnesota state legis-
lature.
The Chicago Tribune speaks, editorially,
of calvin 5 Brice.' This smacks strongly
of the counting room, but the counting room
is rapidly getting to be the biggest end of the
Chicago Tribune.
Get the best. Please look us over before
going elsewhere. Are you preparing Tor
spring house cleaning? Go to headquarters.
Be sure and call on the Washington White
washing Bureau. For examples of our work
see Pension Commissioner Raum, Don Cam
eron, and others.
l feel that l have had a call
To something lighter, gayer;
Aside from preaching Adams fall,
I've also downed a mayor.
Sam Jones.
Matt QUAY %nnounce himself in favor OF
Blaine for '92. The misfortunes attendant
upon Jim Blaine's presidential campaigns
have become proyerbIal.
''How is your friend doing out in Helena.
Montana?"
ss0h, he's carrying everything before him?"
Good; what business is he in"
"He's a waiter in a restaurant
"a. i
Director General Davis, of the worlds fair,
threatens to answer the question of What
are we here for?' BY getting away altogether.
Lgtr & y
It's quoted as a slngularity that but one
mile of railroad was built in Iowa last year.
But with every county in the state gridironed
with steel rails, what does she need of more
miles of iron rust and second mortgages?