St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-29
SUNRISE SIGNALS.

Now that an affable young man has called
Upon Cornelius Vanderbilt and requested the
loan of his brains for purposes of analysis,
the millionaire of New York may well won
der, what nextg'
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No confidence is violated in the reflection
that Sir Edwin Arnold firmly believes the
moss on the business boom of Omaha and
Kansas City is foot and half thick.
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Edward NJ. Field having been judieially
decided to be insane. an inqulrendo de lunat-
leo held in the cases OF a number of other
Wall street fnanciers might prove fruitful of
surprising results.
After all. what is the use of closing the
world fair on Sunday when it is impossible
to even close Chicago on that day?
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The bye-election at Waterford ireland. ap-
pears to have been good bye to Michael
Davitt.
No state in the Union can duplicate the
present prevailing weather in Minnesota
that is. unless the competing state has an as
sortment embracing several hundred sizes.
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Active war, it is rumored, has begun on the
Washers who haunt the Chicago postoffce
building. But how does the custodian man
age to distinguish the difference between 8
masher and bunco steerer?
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John L. Sullivan says his next fight will be
his last. II he alludes to his periodical fight:
with John Barleycorn, his words are omi
nous.
Anent the preparation of world fair ode
it has been grayely limited that Eugene Field
would ike TO write it. but -.
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In the Fifty-first congress they credited me
with being something of kicker, but just
look at Roger Q.-Congressman Kilgore.
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1t is to be hoped the coming New Year.
resolution will take no backward STEP
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Apparently it will require several squar'
yards of sticking plaster to repair the ever
widening breech between Maj. Jones, of thi
St. Louis Republic, and Henry Watterson. Of
the Louisville Courier-Journal. And the,
are both on the same side, too, fighting Ih'
same windmill; more's the pity.
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| That is an odd expression: "Those VIII
| go down to the sea in ships" 1t has beef
| considered usual IN such cases to go down (
the sea in a train OF cars and take the shil
after one gets there.
A Tennessee Dogberry has sentences
George Dunnaway to two terms OF imprison
ment for life. This incident reminds us O
the old saying: This world and anothe
one, and then come the iron works"
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In Ireland there seems to be q reaction il
favor of Parnell, but it comes too late to d
the great leader any good.
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There is no duty on London fog or raupe
immigration, and both OF them are making
themselves numerously conspicuous in thi
| country.
The decollete style Of low-necked chin
neys just scots Chicago.
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Says the New York Recorder: ''The care
less brakeman should be broke" AS mer
question of syntax, what's the matter will
| ''brokeng'
The subject of ''Clothes" popped I'D 70
] discussion the other evening among groul
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| Press club. The late Mr.. CARLYLE of England
has left valuable philosophical essay upor
the same domestic topic. But the question
was handled differently by the assemblies
club men. The Conversational range wa
| considerably wider, and more latitude wa
| permitted TO defense of opinion and enunci
| alton of argument. One gentleman said
| Even since have been drawing my week
| ly salary all at once, method as new to M
as 1t is surprising, have not yet seen my
way clear to purchase whole suit of clothes
at one time. 1 am utterly unable to aceumu
late lump sum sufficiently large for the pur
pose. Of course. by this 1 would not be I'm
derstood to say that it is impossible to bus
suit Of clothes for SIS, $50 or S25. There ar,
suits and suits. But so far as am concerne,
l invariably turn from the contemplation O
the cheap suit of expediency to the singl
| garment of more costly texture and beaut
| of finish"
But my dear sir interrupted one of tn
| group, your present attire is sans reproche
Why SO vigorous kick at tickle fortuneY'
That's Just it. You will please observe
gentlemen, that while the fabric of m
clothes is sufficiently rich to support the dig
nifty of my calling, there are no two garment
comprising my tout ensemble from the sam
piece of cloth. Coat, vest and pantaloon
are extremely different, and yet the Who'll
suit cost me $50. What is the reason of this dis
similarity in texture OF the different garments
Why. when 1 had paid running expenses
and counted my weekly surplus, 1 found
had SIS. Not enough for a good suit, bu
sufficient for a good coat The SIS went int
a coat, and worked on another week A
the end of that time could reserve but SIC
and put this into silk vest It's a gooC
vest and combines well enough with the Goa
for all practical purposes. Two week
passed away, and my cash surplus was SIS
That sum went for the pantaloons. Three
weeks later l found myself able to pay s. FOL
pair of shoes, but, as Rudyard Kipling says
that is another story. Really l don't remem
Der the time when 1 could suit my taste ant
| pocketboOk simultaneously in the matter o
full suit of clothes-dress or business suit.
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Wigfall-I see they have introduced al
element Of royalty in New York's Four Hun
| dred
| Poindexter-How so?
Wigfall-Why, have you not observe,
something in the daily papers about New
York countsl