St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

There are queer little peTversions and
twists of human nature that are thrust under
our noses sometimes by Slight and insignif-
cant occurrences. The other evening as l
was passing the residence of a gentleman
we'll known in the rubber trade in st. Paul, I
was struck with the fact that in vain at
tempt 10 encourage his lawn he was using
little old. well-worn hose about half as long
as 1t ought to be, which could not very well
help giving thorough distribution of water
on account of a score or more of leaks from
which went little spirits and squirts of water
in all directions. Now. the gentleman could
have had q nice new 100-foot hose with all
modern attachments and arrangements for
about one-half whatthe cost would have been
TO any of his neighbors, but that would not
be human nature. Did you ever see shoe
maker whose shoes were so especially nice in
ht and style as to cause you to take a second
look at them? Did you ever see hat dealer
who affected particularly nobby and fetching
tiles? Did you ever see a clothing dealer
with a stylish swell suit? Did you ever
see jeweler radiant in mis- own goods? Or
milliner with perfect poem of bon
net, or dressmaker with fetching crea-.
tiony' Of course not, nor did any one else.
OF all the drunkards you ever knew, how
many were salconkeepers? 1t is a peculiar
for at the first thought. and 1t applies to al
most every line of ordinary business, and
guess to the professions and arts as well, for
1 do not know single piano dealer who is
an expert pianist, or any lawyers who have
been going to law with people-on their own
account-and no editor spends very much
time reading his own paper.
IL
People complain because, as they say, the
newspapers of the day are sensational run
ming to thrilling tales. domestic exposures
and the like; and, without doubt. all or the
most that is said is true. There is a great
deal of that sort of thing in the newspapers
OF the present decade, but it is simply be-
cause the people like it, in spite of all their
criticisms. This. you know, is a rapid world.
There is an indisputable tendency to be chic,
to be alert and alive. There is, moreover. a
tendency to be just trifie naughty not eX
aetly wicked or positively bad but with
keen taste for things nervous and worldly in
somewhat mild form. There is nothing
that will help the newsboys sell whole arm
full of papers like little domestic scandal
or couple of columns of fresh news that is
just trife racy. Individuals of the reading
public will deny this or decry il, but il is true
just the same. Let the scion of d wealthy
local family cut some high jinks with an
actress, or some young woman OF style though
perhaps of slightly shady society poison
her husband. or LET some well-llnown bust
ness man or blood" get himself into almost
any sort of a mess, and the newspapers will
sell in way that viii give the circulation
liar chance for vacation. great deal
must be sacrificed to achieve sensations, and
why? Simply because the great reading pub
lie want it. 1t is not nice thought, but it is
true.
it
The whole Northwest was blessed with ex-
ceptional crops this fall and people rejoiced
that in those crops was the temporary pam
acea for hard times. 1 presume l have heard
dozen or more com planning during the past
few days because they jingled no more dol
lars i'll their pockets than they did a month
or two ago. As if the great big wheat crops
stacked up on Minnesota and Dakota farms
would Immediately put $40 gold pieces in
everybody's vest pockets Money matters
are going to be improved by the Dountiful
harvests, but ii will not be to-day OF to-mor-
row.
ST.
What lot Of people there are in this
world who simply look at matters as they
find them to-day and never bother them
selves to look next week. With ali the mod
ern improvements, crops unfortunately can
not be raised and harvested and marketed
and the proceeds sent into circulation in a
few minutes, and the fellows who expect to
promenade down Third street making reck
less selections of fine raiment and jewelry,
and hire livery turnouts to entertain their
inamoritas will have to wait awhile. 1t re-
minds me of the complaints that short sight
ed people used to make after Mr.. Cleveland
was elected president, because there was not
immediate improvement of conditions with
the change of administration, as il it made
one whit of difference who sat in the presi-
dents chair until there were changes made
in the laws. COLONEL Boz"