St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13
ODDS AND ENDS.

The town has been generously besprinkled
with the military for the past few days. Splek
and span infantry men, with white stripes
on the sides of bell-shaped trousers, and
general air of utter contempt for civilians
have roamed casually up and down the street
There was a corporal on Seventh street yes
terday He was fascinating and he knew it.
There was a trim, saucy-eyed girl just in front
of him. She was fascinated and he knew
that, too. He was making an impression that
everybody on the block noticed. and he felt
set up over it. She looked back and smiled.
and he rushed across the street just as street
sprinkler sprinkled shower of sprlnks. Her
smile heightened out till she could have
hooked the corners of her mouth over her
ears. He went down a side street, and what
he said was not fit for publication.
IT
On the heights of Fort Snelling's plateau,
under the woody shade of group of cotton
wood trees, are two rows of tents. Heavy
cord wood sticks between the canvas exterior
walls hold the tent ropes to earth, for the
high land is very windy. There IS really
nothing in the tents, and what there is is
very plain. The officers who have come to
attend the shooting contest are quartered
here The most exquisite of them is forced
to make his toilet by pocket mirror. He is
entirely irresistible and the feminine con-
tingent of the post appreciates him, for-be
it said in whispers-even at this army post
there are not enough officers to supply the
demands of society The melancholy spec
tacle of two girls Waiting together is some
times to be witnessed at Fort Smelling hops,
and now that there are plenty of officers for
the time being, the army girls are happy.
IT.
One of the officers with his family occu-
pies one of the oldest buildings at the post,
quaint yellow stone house more than half a
century old. OF course it is an object of in
terest to visitors, but the occupants really
have some claims to consideration. A few
days ago a party of St Paul women, who
would be MORALLY insulted at not being
called society women, visited the fort Ii
was hot and they were thirsty. The vine
hung gallery of the old house looked cool
and inviting. so the fair barbarans rustled
into the house, seated themselves on the first
seats they saw, and rang-not for the head of
the house-but for ice water. One quite
agrees with the prevalent idea that the new
GUS development OF American women is
abnormal.
The great target numbers on the Smelling
rifle-range are now feeling due sense of
their own importance. BY each is great
paper target, in two parts. In the confirm
Gus shelter trench below are enlisted
men. When the target is struck it is re-
VOWED. While onehalf is being made whole
for another shot. the other half is swung
up into the air again. The shooting contest
will be spirited. The representative of each
company in the department will do his very
best. The winners will be sent to the rifle
practice of the division OF the Missouri, and
the winners or the various division contests
will compose the United States army rifle
team, 10 belong to which is the desire Of
every soldiers heart
II
An individual hailing from Breckenridge
is desirous-awfully desirous-of getting
hurried, and writes the GLOBE as follows:
Seeing in your Issue of Aug. 9th of a girl
from Main who is in search OF Husband
not over 40 now am in search of just such
girl for a long time but all the Difference l
am - d of Sandee complexion and If she has
not vet got suited l would like to correspond
with her at once. Am Hard working and
Sober and claim all the Qualitie for good
Husband and am a Protestant Christian.
1t is now in order for the girl from Maine
to diyulge her identity.