St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-10
MINNEAPOLIS.
TOWN GOSSIP.

The moving of a safe does not ordi-
narily create much curiosity. In fact.
almost any day you are compelled to
jump over rope by which safe is
being hauled up or down stairs, or can
see some huge iron box suspended IN
the air. The moving of G.. NJ. Foote'S
safe from 800 Nicollet avenue to 328
Nicollet avenue, the distance of a
half block, ,one day last week, was an ex-
ception to the rule. Mr.. FOOte, neatly
attired as usual in his closely hitting
Prince Albert, superintended the job
himself, aided and supported by Col. j.
w. Henion. Everybody who came along
said, Are you moving, Foote?" TO which
Mr. Foote assented; in fact could hard
ly deny the impeachment with the visi-
bic evidence of his guilt in open
sight. Some intimate acquaintances
stopped to make cold. unfeeling re-
marks, such as II suppose that rope is
10 hold the safe down to keep it from
bounding up in the air?' you'll have
TO change the combination now. won't
you, as you're on the other side of the
street," A crowd gathered which
blocked the sidewalk. and even Mayor
Winston put in an appearance as If to
watch an event of municipal appoint
ment Gradually the safe disappeared
up the stairway, the crowd dispersed,
and order was restored, but it was an
exciting event when Charlie Foote'S
safe was moved.
In the window of a Nicollet avenue
meat market are couple of bear cubs.
Their antics are amusing-so amusing
that there is crowd around the window
nearly all the time. For they are bears.
Many people are always shocked by the
mention of the word bear. 1t suggests
nudity to them. To illustrate: The
usual crowd was watching the bears last
evening. Two young men joined the
party. A bear suggested thoughts OF
She McHale bill.
"They ought to put bloomers on
them" said he.
Two Wilbur chorus girls turned the
corner as he said it. Evidently they
misunderstood "them." The young man
tainted under the electric flashes from
their eyes.
Now the bicycle riders have a petition
before the council. They even stand
good chance of having it considered.
They want permission to ride their in
fernal machines on the sidewalks in all
parts of the city, except in the strictly
down town business section. These
bicycle riders are inconsistent people.
The time is scarcely beyond the memory
of the youngest inhabitant when the
rider of the silent, insidious steed was
fighting in tho courts for the right
TO use public highways on equal
terms with horses and wagons.
Then it was declared that the bicycle
was essentially road machine. That
right has been secured. Why can't
these young men who wear knicker-
bockers and insane neckties be con-
tented with that? No, they must have
both the street and the sidewalk. The
bicycle is either road machine or
sidewalk machine. Let its rights be de-
fined and confined. More than that,
who will pay the funeral expenses
of pedestrians if bicycle rid
ers be allowed on the walks?
There would be no danger to life, liber
ty and the pursuit of happiness? Why
not? Who ever saw bicycle rider turn
aside to avoid pedestrian? He rings
little bell or blows foghorn and rides
straight ahead. If, at certain seasons of
the year, the streets are in too bad con-
ditiOn for bicycle riding, let the 'cyclist
walk or ride a street car. At other
times, ,pedaiing over heavy roads will do
him good. Physical exercise is good for
The brain.