St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-17
GLOBE TOWER SHOTS.

s'Poker Charley Farwell was sidetracked
in the Republican senatorial caucus. "Poker
Charley says it was all on account of his
being amillionaire, and he grows bitter and
misanthropic in the assertion. Gently, gen.
tly, Charley it is better to be millionaire in
eontentment than stalled senatorial candf-
date of the Republicans in the Springfield
Democratic legislature.
Two Havana journalists are in jail, one for
mentioning the formation of new party,
the other for advocating annexation to the
United States. Matt Quay would get along
first-rate in Havana. He never talks.
just now Attorney Mum is sitting in a
damp, though spacious, cave of gloom. But
he didn't go in there voluntarily. lot of
silly-billy contestants for Ramsey county
offices put him in. Yes, Attorney Mnnn is
at last in it.
By all means return John Jeems ingalls, to
the United States senate He threatens to
edit Republican country paper if he gets
left.
A Southern magazine offers 500 in gold for
the best serial and $25 in gold for the best
matter with silver? Just now it is the most
fashionable. and the writer would receive
more ounces in weight for his, or her, brain
flag.
Prof. Koch has explained the abstruse tech
nicalities of his lymph, and it now remains
for good-natured home physicians TO explain
his explanation.
Just now the senatorial seat of Mr.. Farwen
appears to be ogled by oglesby. But it won't
asst long.
The Minnesota militia, in state convention.
claims it is inadequately equipped. The boys
are right Think of the hostile book, insur-
ance. patent right and lightning rod agents
with which we are surrounded. They need
dozen or two Hotchkiss guns.
Glory and shekels for Fitzsimmons: frowns
of Fate for Dempsey. Fitzsimmons gets S1S,-
600 and honnyed smiles; Jack gets paltry
$1,000 and a broken nose. Pate de foie gras
for Bob: dried apple pie for Jack. So runs
the world away.
In the Minnesota senate a bill has been in
troduced requiring that under ordinary cir
cumstances passenger must be given seat
before paying his fare on a street car. 1t is
hoped that no measure will be shunted into
either branch Of our legislative Solons which
will i'll any way interfere with the prerogatiye
of our thousand of ST. Paul gentlemen to give
their seats to young, rosy, radiant damsels-
and allow the DID, the withered and the
passe to YEARLY stand suspended on a strap
from the foot of Broadway to Merriam Park.
Wars have been numerous in the world,
bat until the late misunderstanding with the
Sioux the spectacle was never witnessed of
infantry and dismounted cavalry trying to
screen themselves behind barbed wire
fe c..
Henry George is rapidly recovering from
touch of az hasia-an impairment of the
powe: to convey ideas by speech. Possibly
this is what ais Senator HOar.
My name is ingalls,. On the Kansas plains
The granger feeds his fiocks frugal swain,
Who now is betting everything he owns
That I, the Iridascant Insect of the halls
Where oratory scars and cracks the cell;
That I, torsooth, am beaten from my boots
By one named Simpson. who is minus socks.
Efstoons. IT'S time for me to loudly roar,
And cry for millionaires' most ruddy gorel