St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-16

| pigs. as IHcSc uTuSBjstS nave all got u
large circle of acquaintance in the ward, it
looks as if many of the members of Co.
| lightly's church would leave and go else
where. One of them. in discussing their
| pastors bad break yesterday, said: ''Mr
! Morri II has made several bad mistakes in his
time, but this one is the worst of all, and I
will resent it by keeping away from him and
his church, Golightly's friends must ad-
wise him to compare the word go, in this way,
or quit the city at once: positive, go; COM
parat!Ye, Golghtly; superlative, Goightly
| Morriu.
Men, whether in public life or not, are for
the most part we'll pleased whenever some
thing very fiattering is said of them in the
| newspapers. good many are SO carried
! away by that kind of advertising that they
! keep scrap book in which they stick all such
| complimentary notices These, no doubt,
are lald away for future perusal-to tickle
| their vanity, as IL were. But, of course. there
are exceptions to all rules, and in this category
comes the mayors secretary, +. 6. Halbrook.
| No one, TO look at the man, would think he
would care what the newspapers say Of
| MIN, and neither he does, for that matter, for
he never does anything that he is ashamed of
But what he dislikes in this line is being
quoted as saying this or the other thing. He
is one OF the few men IN this world who
knows his place and keeps it, and dislikes be-
ing brought before the public through the
press, lest his friends and acquaintances
should see IN him seeker after notoriety.
II all men were like him this world would not
be so fond of the sensational.
Senator D. NJ Clough, more Familiarity
known in Minneapolis as Dave Clough, has
got more work on hand these DAYS than four
men. but he is not losing his head over it, all
the same. Dave can stand more hard work
than the most OF men who are years younger
than he is. During the closing scenes of the
late state election, Dave" did not go to bed
for week, so anxious was he to see that the
returns showed safe majorities for Merriam.
Wnen the governor was saved from the
wreck Dave got q chance of changing his
clothes and he says he took advantage of it
and had good bath besides. He had
scarcely recovered from that when he was
notified that be was slated for president of
the state fair association. This was directly
| in his line. and he accepted the responsibility
without a blush, though he smiled. He was
next awarded the contract for furnishing
Minneapolis with several million feet of lIIm
Der for sidewalk purposes. and now he wants
to put the Minnehaha Driving Park associa-
ton on its feet in good shape. The secret to
his wonderful endurance is that he sleeps
well and takes enough of it, and everything
comes easy after that.
Elk County Attorney Frank F. Davis can
make more practical changes in his makeup
quicker than any other man in Minnesota.
II some people take a summer haircut, or re-
move that exuberance from beneath their
nose, which they are wont to term NOUS
tache, though it should lack several grades of
being up TO the standard, it would take
them whole season to get back whence
they started. Men who are in the horse
stealing business ggenerally take to the
changing OF their appearance once month,
If not oftener. But Frank Davis is not
in that business: and why he should raise
and tenderly cultivate pair of handsome
sldeburns, only to remove them when they
are at their best. to make room for nous
tache is queer. The next change of the moon
sees the tables turned in the opposite direc-
ton, and so on as If he wanted to conceal his
identity. If Franks tonsorial artist does the
work on the contract plan, he must have his
hands full drawing up new plans and speci-
fcatlons at least every month. Theae is no
money in that kind of work unless it is done
under the eight-hour-a-day plan.
There is much kicking beiEg done by some
of the members Of the court house commits
sion because OF the passage of the Mcmillan
bill. That body's power is considerably alb
breviated. 1t is likely 10 give Ed johnson
an opportunity of attending more closely to
his law practice, or time to ride over the
street railway system and inspect the same at
the company's expense. 1t is liable also to
give Secretary Preston a vacation for an in
definite period, much against the will of the
news gatherers. johnson likes to discuss
bonds and the like, and, of course feels his
position keenly, for he knows when he
leaves his present sit he will find it diff
CUT 10 get DdcK INTO PUBIC lie. Like IOm
Downs. johnson hates to get kicked out, but
it looks as if there would be little for MIN to
do after that $l500000 have been expended
The less he has to do with public matters
the better for the public.
That sarcastic wit spinner, ex-Ald Van
dewarker, who without a smile or ripple,
paid many an ironical compliment to the
city fathers when he was a member of that
distinguished (D body, called, for the first
time since he became a private citizen, at
the city hall last week. He viewed the old
building with an air of inconsistencies, as if
he regretted the day he was forced to vacate
his seat in the council chamber. Van, as he
was called, has always an eye and an ear
for something original and, while he never
puts on gait over two miles an hour, likes
to see others hustle In fact he seems
10 grow fat in the knowledge of others being
forced to double their pace at times. He
had legislative aspirations last fall, but, like
others who had the faith but not the good
works to show, he was left at home.
Van says he believes he would have been
elected to the legislature without trouble had
he not been i'll the council at the time He
says the council will hoodoo any man who
wants to go higher in the political world, and
recommends his experience 10 all political
aspirants without prejudice.