St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-09
ODDS AND ENDS.

For the past week the public thoroughfares
have becn disgrace to the city, many of the
streets being ankle-deep in mud The con-
dition of lower Third street, between Broad
way and the bridge, was even worse. Much
of this is due to the working of the Bell
charter. which SO crippled the street force
that during winter comparatively few men
could be employed One thing, however, the
city engineer might have accomplished, even
under the Bell charter, and that is the clean
ing of the street crossings. A couple OF men en-.
gagged in the business center, where the cross
ingS have been most deplorable, could do
wonders and add much to the comfort of
pedestrians. This is a small matter. but it is
in attending to small things that ultimately
great good is accomplished.
IT,
Little is heard of the chamber of commerce
these days The changing of the meeting
day from Monday to Wednesday seems to
have knocked the last spark of life out of
this moribund organization
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The furnishing of the Commercial club is
proceeding amain, and the club rooms will
be formally opened within two weeks. The
fittings are OF the most luxurious descrip-
ton. There are three billiard tables and one
pool table, a cosy reading room. roomy re-
ceptlon hall, private dining rooms and am
pie cafe accommodations. The reading room
will be supplied with the leading magazines
and papers, and ultimately frs t-class refer
ence library will be added. The top story OF
the Germania Life building has been re-
modelled in q way to meet the needs of the
club. the con tinued success of which cannot
be doubted.
1T
Rev. S. G. Smith has been preaching an
interesting sermon showing that young men
can be Christians and at the same time be
successful in business. The reverend gen
tleman is always practical in what he says,
and it would be interesting if he would fol-
low up the sermon with another showing the
obligations of Christians to young men. The
mere fact of throwing q couple of sermons
at the head of a young man is not going to
do him much good. What is being done for
his moral and religious welfare the other six
days of the week? Practically nothing. The
Y. M. C. A., in its eramped and uninviting
quarters is of no account Besides, other
means ought to be adopted. Why should
not the churches combine in providing q
frst-class athletic club for their male mem
bers? This could be SO conducted as to have
an excellent effect upon the young men,
upon whom so much depends if the great
ness of the country is to be maintained
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The missionary institute is no doubt doing
good work, but is it not singular-to put it
mildly-that recruits should be solicited for
the African field while here at home is am
pie scope for missionary zeal and enterprise?
There are hundreds of hamlets in North Da-
kota where the voice of preacher is never
heard. The East is being called upon to do
this work. while here in the West another set
of evangelists are securing the country to
send missionaries to foreign climes. There
is lack of harmony somewhere.
1T
P. Med. writes: ITO settle bet will the
GLOBE inform me whether the state fair
grounds are within the city limits or not?'
The state fair grounds are situated in Ram
sey county just outside the city limits of st.
Paul.