St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

In these days when dancing and card
playing form nearly the only popular social
amusements, it is a relief to find now and
then a hostess under whose roof neither the
one nor the other obtains. TSere was an in
formal function on the hill ihe other night
given by bright college girl to a score or
more or young men ana women of her own
age. AS one entered the house the first thing
that met his gaze was large placard. 'Si-
lence Is Golden" In the dressing rooms up
stairs signs were posted forbidding speech,
and each guest was provided with pencil
and tablet of paper Not a word was
spoken for an hour or more, when of a sud-
den pademonium broke loose in an outer
room and conversation began again. The
tablets were collected ard each ones CONVEX
sation put on record. some lengthy discus
sions had been engaged in.
Apropos of conversation, did you ever hear
any one talk as the people, in even realistic
novels. do? The heroine of novel never
INDUCES in slang. yet I will wager box of
gloves that nine out of every ten of the most
cultivated women one knows use slang. or,
at the least indulge il colloquialisms. And,
if you will take notice, you will be surprised
to find how very few sentences ordinary peo-
pie speak without introducing them by au
interjection. "Say" is never used by we'll
bred people IN books, yet If it were not for
its use as an opening wedge, half the people
one hears speak would never be able to start
conversations at all.
Prof Charles Nutting, of the Iowa. State
university has been spending a day or two
in town. and talks very entertainingly of the
men and things he has seen in his travels in
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he says, Il feel quite positive that monkeys
recognize in man fellow beingg at any
rate. they evidently perceive a certain kin
ship, and give men a very different treat
ment from that they accord other animals.
When one passes through Central Amer
lean forest the monkeys will do everything
in their power to induce one to look up.
They seem to want a better look at their
strange cousin, man.
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Charles Davis. of st. Louis. has been visit
ing in the Northwest a greater part of the
summer. On being asked in a party of nat
uralists, his opinion of the theory that
monkeys have an articulate speech. Mr.. Da-
Wis said: Il don't know anything about
monkeys, but / do know that prairie dogs
talk. was out in Western Kansas for sew
eral months last year, and spent some time
near one OF the largest cog IOWnS IN
that part of the country. l used often to lie
and watch the curious little animals and at
last l discovered that they have different
cries to express things. After hearing them
for some time learned to distinguish three
different and distinct cries. One was general
gathering note, one note of warning on the
approach of q stranger, and one indicated
coming storm. i do not know how many
other distinct cries they have. but these three
were very easy to distinguish, and had al
ways the same meanings"
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The foundation of the proposed new Y.
MIC A building stands at the junction of
Minnesota and Tenth streets. opposite the
! high school, just as it was when left after
| the memorable corner stone laying three
years ago, when the pan-American congress
delegates participated in the ceremonies
This foundation. capped by corner stone,
surely doesn't stand there monument of
progress and prosperity. The masons trowel
ceased work with placing the corner stone.
and everything stands in desuetude. But it
is promised now that work will be resumed
in early spring and the structure hurried to
completion.
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Col. Bobleter had quite an experience
while out cunning. He claims to have killed
a prairie chicken ct distance of consider
ably over 100 yards He agrees that the feat
was a surprise to himself. but his friends
suspect the bird had string tied to il, how.
ever.