St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-08
MINNEAPOLIS.
DAILY "PICK UPS"

DAILY "PICk UPS"
The temperance people of the city are at
the present time interested in the work of
the various institutions for the cure of the
hquo: habit. Although there are at present
fully half dozeu OF these institutions in
the city, it seems there is still room for more
ana the National Bichoride of Gold COM
pany, of Chicago is contemplating establish
ing branch here. Dr. Ii. q. Rockwell and
John Ronald are in the city in the inter
ests of the company, AND both feel confident
rangements for establishing a branch insti-
tuition. The plan of cure operated by this
company is not confined TO nostrums alone.
the chief reliance that cure will be effected
being based on the hygienic and moral sur
roundlngs of the institute. Each individual
is STUDIED by the physicians in charge, and
the treatment prescribed which is best
adapted to the case. The time required to
effect complete cure varies from three to
tour weeks. The local W. c. #. U. is inter
estlng itself in the proposed venture. AND
VIII do all that can be done in furlhering the
cause.
A gentleman, in speaking of the terrible
Homestead strike and the effect that 1t would
undoubtedly have on politics, incidentally
remarked that ii was curious what insignifi-
cant dimensions the seemingly greatest of
political events shrink when examined in
the light of facts. The disruption of the
British empire, if it ever should come on the
line of home rule, might be said to be tracea-
bic to the idiosyncrases of an insignificant
pork butcher named Biggar, which diverted
the elements of Irish disaffection into their
present channel. In the NapoleonIc period
the whole course of European history
changed by the accident of au obscure Corsi-
can attorney of feeble health marrying
woman as unSOundly constituted himself
and having an epi!eptic son with mania for
war. Surely history, IN many particulars re-
Qulres To be rewritten if only to show mortal
man what pismy he is and how much
nations and dynasties are the sport of an in
scrutable Fate.
Injured citizen. if you are smoking with a
wild desire to lick a newspaper man don't go
into the journal Office. Don't keep away
being licked, but because you may be the
cause of some innocent person suffering
death. Up in that Office is a man who car
Ties gun. He does not look like bad man.
lie is the son of the proprietor. and he does
the dramatic criticisms for his health and
recreation, and he wears absinthe frappe
WHISPERS. but he is nasty with a gun. He
proved it last Monday. He was chock full of
he was born i'll Boston and used to see Fan
ueil-hall on holidays. Anyhow he had the
enthusiasm. He sat in his once early in the
day, sat and wrote Wheat and Chaff," but
that was not Oeviish enough for MIN.
Outside the boys were firing off big cannon
crackers. He could restrain himself no
longer. Off went particularly big cracker
with particularly loud report, and the Bos-
ton man whipped out his revolver. With
cleaning. devil in his eye, he fired at the
brick wall opposite his window. His blood
was up, and he kept at it all the forenoon.
Every time small boy i'll The street would
set off firecracker the big man up stairs
would emit a veil of triumph and shoot
at the brick wall. BY window in the next
room the city editor sat and tried to talk
soothlngly to his rising hair. In fancy he
saw his evening rival advancing uudQr
flaming headlines his own death from
detected bullet fred at brick wall by
Fourth of July enthusiast. He saw all that,
but he did not call down the shootee. Why
not: For obvious reasons. But his hair
still stands whenever he thinks of that
Fourth of July.
The Republicans must be in sore need of
campaign funds when they begin to run club
excursions on the base bah plan mo rain
checks given after the game is called" 1t is
claimed that one local Republican club sold
tickets for an excursion that never ex
curted, but no money was returned.
1.-The Wages of SIM is not entirely con-
slstent when one considers that indulgence
IN some kinds of sill invariably leads to a
home on Park avenue and mention in the
newspapers as 'one of our most prominent
and enterprising citizens"
ISnI u a goQQ thlng mat newspaper men
are patient pack mules without the vicious
ness of the prototype! We're it not so we
might see the personal managers" of the
Tribune following the example of their gods
dearest friend, Andy Carnegie, and throw
ing up a sixteen-foot stockade, a la Home
stead.
Plumbers are going to hold national
convention here this month and it is almost
certainty that they will have a lead pipe
cinchH on the town
Speaking of ratification meetings what
has become of the Union league project of
running an iron over the IMPLIED nap of a
historic hat and feeding sugar plums 10 a
gray WHISPERED 'rat?''
Louis James is going 10 attempt to do
Uncle Tom," and right in the home of w.
E; Sterling, too. The courage of some peo-
OH Baron Hach Baron Hachl How
could you be so blind as TO fail to take the
journal man into your confidence, You'll
rue the day, Baron Hach, You were so reck-
less of the power of the ''sworn circulation %
The rue has already begun, in fact and the
ruin will come. Hear it with despair. oh.
Baron Hach. Through all its editions the
Sworn circulation thunders, Baron Hach
is quitterl''