St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
SUNRISE SIGNALS.

Elliott F. Shepard dolorously complains In
his curious newspaper as follows: 1T seems
To delight the beer wagon drivers to create a
blockade on the fashionable thoroughfares
whenever possible" For the benefit of the
truly good elder we are willing to breathe a
suggestion: In Milwaukee all beer wagons
are given the right of way by special ordl
nance of the city council
Motto of the Republican party: Claim
everything. Blaines motto: Decline eyery-
thing.
New York CharIie-The- apid degeneration
of hop culture is something wonderful
Wisconsin William-Hops. What, by the
way, are hops? q
New York Charlie-Dont you know what
hops are? Excuse me, but what line of busi-
ness do your pursue?
Wisconsin William-rm brewer.
Winked Out-"Gen." Russell A. Alger.
Leaf by leaf the roses fade.
Drop by drop the spring runs dry;
Blaine ana Alger seek the shade.
Leaving ali for 'Lige and II.
From 1.-The Passionate Pilgrim" by b. Har-
rison.
Wanted-A good man to edit fiimsies
Salary. thirty pesos per week.
EDITOR GARzA.
Gen" Alger Is accused of having been
absent without leave from his post of mill
tary duty. But he can absent himself from
the Minneapolis convention with unanimous
consent of the whole country.
The true significance of the English Ian.
guage admits of wide, wide variety of ex
pressions. While number of eminent rep
reseutatives of the Republican party regard
Mr.. Blaine as a distinguished exponent OF
statecraft, we have ii from the lips of a GER
tain North Dakota Republican lately returned
from Washington that B. Harrison regards
Jim Blaine as loo loo" 1t is now in or
der for some other representative of the g. o.
p. to pronounce him "a honeycooler."
'Hope springs eternal in the human
breast If Prince Russell is really weary OF
posing as "son OF president, it will no
be necessary for him to travel inceg after
November next.
Dame Nature was in most hilarions mood
last Saturday night, else why did she at
tempt to paint the universe red?
'vThe rash Indians have again broken out
says an exchange. A rash generally break.
out; 1t is only dangerous when it strikes in
The "pig-silver'' men are destined to bt
f1attened at the polls next November.
Says the Chicago Tribune: "Whisky is no
one of Chicago's great specialties.' Nor is il
classed as luxury; it is one of the comfort:
of life.
There was really no absolute necessity fol-
ex-Gov. Thayer to go South. Had he re
mained in Nebraska the people would have
made it hot enough for him.
st. Valentine reaches through thirty tive
days and shakes the hand of ST. Patrick.
Uncle Sam and Italy are now eating from
the same bunch of bananas.
And now the young ladies of Vassar seri
ously object to being called ''sweet gir
graduates But how Quickly one of then
would resent being termed 1.-The cross-eyet
thing that didn't graduate
The Columbian party ''sees great possibli
ties in tine future" But walt till the clouds
roll by, and the possibilities will not loom Sc
portentously.
Rats heads are said to be the latest fash
lonable ornaments worn in London. 1t il
needless TO say that they will receive the
warm Endorsement of Gov. Flower
We are informed that Brother Wanamake1
is 'about to fall from the cabinet" Bu
Brother Wanamakers fall dates back to the
era of 100000 collection for campaign pur
poses previous to the Harrison regime. Ii
Wanamakers fall The Republican party
sinned all.
If the worlds fair is closed on Sundays i
will he severe blow to Journalist Carter
Harrison. Sunday is his day off,
Now that John j. ingalls, has been made
member of the Grand Army of the Republic
an investigation OF his war record would be
crowned with some surprising results
sible for the Democrats to nominate a presi
Dental candidate from the state of New
York?
Neither Editor Dana, Editor Bennett mol
Editor Reid is member of the New Yorl
Press club, and yet the CLUB is in mos
fiourishing condition. How little some big
men count in a good-sized world like this.
Ceylon has voted $4,000 for the world!
fair. Couldn't the Cingalese fnrow in
white elephant or two to boot? That is. pro
yided some ardent Chieagoan is just spelling
to boot white elephant
Mike Mcdonald is III New York telline
the people that Chicago will build com
modious wigwam for the national Democrat
ic convention. For the credit of the party il
should be remembered that Mike McDou
aid does not speak for the Illinois organiza
lion. but only for the ''wigwarm' attach
ment
He who causes one White Cap to bite tie
dust where gang OF White Caps stood be
fore is benefactor of his race.