St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
LOCAL LAC0NICs.

This Is the plumbers harvest The frigid
temperature that has prevailed the past few
days has not only frozen up many water
pipe in residences but it has burst not few.
And there have been good nlauyanomalous
incidents that have been brought about as a
result of lhe latter. Up on rilton street in
certain honse the water pipes burst, and
after the basement had been partially filled
with water the occupant of the house sue
ceeded in turning off the wafer. 1t was im
possible to get plumber Ia time to provide
for family necessities, and the next door
neighbor WAS asked for a pail of water Do
yor think the request was granted? Not
bit of it. The response came in a peremptory
tone: Il cannot allow any one to take a drop
OF water from my faucet. would be subject
to fine. and will not do it." The party
was assured that should any trouble ensue,
or should fine be imposed for the relief
that pail of water would afford, the fine
would be promptly paid, for it was a case of
almost dire necessity In making this offer
no chances swere taken, for there never was
water commissioner so mean as TO al
tempt to enforce the letter of the law under
such circumstances. But all this had no eff
feet on the obdurate neighbor. Neighbors
are good things to haye-sometimes.
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James O'Neill, the celebrated actor who re-
Gently finished an engagement in st. Paul
has Travelled the world over and he has met
with many queer experiences. TO little
party of friends and acquaintances in this
city when here last week, he related a number
OF peculiar incidents that are worth repro
duction. Ore in particular will strike the
average reader with peculiar force: Il was
in New York city on Columbus day." said
the talented actor. land was billed to play
in Bridgeport, Conn.,. that night | consulted
my watch and found that ] had no time to
spare to get my train. You know that | have
played Monte Cristo'' so long the very cos
tuning has really become q fixed habit with
ME, if not a real trait. You notice that l
wear the clerical collar, the same as in the
play, and am often taken for a Catholic
priest Well as | was about to relate, l start
ed for the depot to take the train for Bridge
port. | encountered the monster Columbian
pageant. found it almost impossible to get
through the parade, and then OH the other
side of the street imagine my dismay and
CONSERVATION when l was confronted by
mighty throng of citizens witnessing the
elaborate display. endeavored to edge my
way through the blockade, but every effnrt
was futile l Importuned the people to let
train. but all in vain. Finally I saw
a policeman and called him to my assist
ance He responded with alacrity. I told
him my distress, and swinging his baton, he
cried:
"'Make room for his riverince. and the
trouble was at an end reached the train
just as it was ready to pull out"
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''What child in the public schools knows
anything about Longfellow?' asked DR..
Stamm at the recent meeting of the board of
education when the question of taking up a
collection for the worlds fair Minnehaha
statute, at the request of Mrs. L. P. Hunt, was
under consideration. The proposition is to
permit each pupil in the public schools to
donate any sum not TO exceed 10 cents each
for the purpose, and at the conclusion of the
exposition tle statute so purchased shall be-
come the permanent property Of the schools
of ST. Paul.
''A great many was the prompt reply Of
fered by Supt. Gilbert. Il assure YOU, DOCTOR
that 1 have heard school children recite
pages of 'Hiawatha.'
FL
One of the snrewdest pieces of ''fim- fam"
work on a small sca.e was played by a Ger
tain laundryman recently. He delivered a
package to a customer, and he failed to col
lect for it at the time. The customer, how
ever, called al the laundry and liquidated.
The charge was marked off the book by the
boy i'll attendance and the customer left an
other package, with instructions that it be de-
livered Two weeks passed by and nothing was
heard from the laundryman. The package
was not delivered Finally he called at the
laundry and there he was told that there was
balance due 1t proved 10 be the old amount
that had been checked off the book by the
boy. and an inspection of the book proved
this fact He paid the amount marked for
the second package and requested that the
latter be delivered that day, and walked out
without seeing that this latter amount was
checked off the books. Time went by and
the laundry was not delivered, and the Gus
toner called once more 10 upbraid the tardy
laundryman, and he was told that there was
still a balance due. The amount last paid
had not been checked off. Very clever
1T
1t leaked out last evening that certain So
ciety belle on st. Anthony hill is in dire dis
tress because she does not know who sent her
certain Christmas present yesterday Just
what that present was it is not related, but il
is known that it is entirely out of the ordi-
nary. That is her secret, only enjoyed by the
donor.