St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-19
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

The country is to be congratulated upon the
fact that France is one Of the first nations to
accept an invitation to the worlds fair. 1t
will have an opportunity to get acquainted
with the home life of the American hog.
s'Pa. what is political economys''
"Calling halt on the extravaganza Of the
other party"
II the people Of England will form them
selves in a row OH each side of the streets.
Lord Tennyson will consent to pass through
them on his way to Melbourne. He objects
seriously to close contact with the public.
Gov. Hill-That Is horrible music from that
barrel organ on the street.
Editor Dana-What tune is it?
Gov. Hill-'The Letter That Never Came"
Jay Goulds sudden decision to leave the
South shows that the man IS not entirely
selfish. 1t was thought at one time that he
intended to bring it North with him.
Some reasonably sapient political editors
seem to think that Grover Cleveland should
have shirked the responsibility OF avowing
his opinions On the silver question. and, like
a moral coward, avoided all reference to it
until after 1892 There are great many peo-
pie who would have done So For people
who like that sort of man we should think
that would be just the kind of man they
would like
The attention Of Ignatius Donnelly is
called to the fact that the Pioneer Press of
Wednesday morning contained no notice of
the death of Gen. Slbley. Sheath and bloody
oonds. Mr.. Donnelly. verify you have your
revenge The vast army of irresponsible
editors are hoodooing the sheet upon which
are looking down forty long and dusty years.
A St. Paul finn adyertises "Skates. 10 cents
and up" This is an anomaly; it is, generally,
skates $3.50 and down
The municipal boodlers of st. Louis at
tempted to charge Gen. Sherman an exor-
bitant license for the use of a garden hose in
his front yard. Upon this Gen. sherman
pulled up stakes and left st. Louis-but he
did not leave much, after all.
1t was an honest fight, the Minneapolis
mill between Tom Ryan and Dannie Need
ham. No faint of hippodrome attached to it,
and the welterweight championship goes
from the Northwest to the Windy City. The
powers behind the throne which prohibited
smoking in the gymnasium should be given
the credit for the possession of great heads.
What would the scene have resembled
had the mouths of 1,2J0 spectators
been converted into smoke tunnels? The
city of Pittsburg in all it's sooty dinglness
could hardly have eclipsed it. In short. it
would have been 'out of sight Moreover,
and for the express benefit of Senator Dean,
it should be stated that 1t was humane mill.
Prof. Needham was at liberty to retire at any
period during the seventy-six rounds In
point of fact, no confidence is violated in the
suggestion that nothing would have pleased
Prof. Ryan as much as to have seen the
sponge go skimming through the clrcumam-
bent air from the direction of Prof Need
hams corner. No, the entire affair was
marked by excellent management and the
absence of the first hint of brutality. There
was at times some confusion among the ex
cited audience, but daily scenes in the Chi
cago wheat pit are decidedly more disorderly.
The Ryan-Needham scrap was great event.
The sap is in the naples and the dude is in
the sap.
Since the battle of Wounded Knee the de-
partment of the interior hobbies enough to
warrant the use Of pair Of clutches.
1t is believed that Jim Blaine would not
recognize Canada if it should jostle him on
Pennsylvania avenue.
1t is sad to reflec. that none Of the legisla-
tive monstrosities born in the present con-
gress and strangled by Democratic opposition
can ever be utilized In dime museums. If
they could be. Senator's Hoar, Blair ingalls,
and Aldrich could secure lucrative positions
as freak lecturers.