St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-12

While Burglar Kelly was waiting in the
central station tor the patrol wagon to take
him to the county Jail. a benevolent old lady.
who makes daily visits TO render moral add
10 unfortunateS, approached his cell door
and inquired:
My poor man, what are you arrested for?''
''SneeZing,' remarked Kelly laconically.
Gracious me-" exclaimed the ola lady,
nearly dropping her spectacleS from her nose
In her establishment
And do you mean to say they arrest peo-
pie tor sneezing:' she asked again.
';Yessum, responded kellv. winking at a
drunk who sat leering in the next cell. s'lf
] hadn't sneeZed when left this house the
copper would have never known that | had
the bag o watches under me arm, but
sueeZed an here | am
DO you think you have the catarrh? Reu-
ben. my husband, has powerful cure
for it,
What I want, missus. is an alibi,' said
Kelly. IF We can get me an abb veil be
doin' me favor as will be rewarded in
heaven
And Mrs Reuben went down Washington
avenue to purchase one if possible.
II cannot be denied that the new heads on
the Daily Reprint Know their business.
They know how to get newS-make news
would be better. For examples: Every
paper read in Minneapolis announced sun
day morning that Tim Girard Waterman in
the McMulen mill, escaped from the mill.
News is always scarce on Sunday, SO the
Reprint killed Girard Sunday morning and
triumphantiy resurrected him Monday.
He was fat and the day was hot, but neither
his obesity nor the aspiring thermometer
fluid could keep down the expression of his
opinions. He was talking of politics-not
politics, but of politics.
''ilow often we hear men, young and old,
but especially intelligent young men. say:
Nothing could induce me 10 take all active
part in politics. " said he, as a starter.
And why: Because of the newspapers;
that's why. Not that they fear newspaper
well as they-some Of them better than they
deserve. 1t is because. in treating of politics
and the men in politics, the newspaper does
not discriminate. For example: Here is a
balloon headed creature who never did ali
honest days work: never conceived even a
common place thought, and never absorbed
a genuine idea; but he has the gift the
COB and monumental assurance. RE is at
every gathering of political nature and be-
tween times discusses The issues of the day
III the back room Of every saloon that will
tolerate his presence. lie forces his wei
come presence upon everybody. He Gull
tivates some reporter. and his name is
printed III connection with something
political. Perhaps his opinion is afterwards
prlnted-merely as joke say, but printed
and heresconIes in the lack of discrimina-
ton. That man of cssfed wit is attaining
publicity. The high minded man says, well,
if that is the sort of fellow who is active in
politics, count me cut and who can blame
him?
The carelessness of the newspaper allows
that sort of piinpe headed yeriebrates to
gain a foothOld, and after that they must be
contillated in politics; for their publicity
gives: them certain pull The result is
doplorabie. I've seen it right i'll this city.
The newspaper cheapens itself by giving
publicity TO the cattle and infiicts an injury
upon the public bv foisting theseacattle upon
IT, l said the result is depiorable. didn't /:
Well it's damnable! Gin me my key,
And the rotund gentleman walked away as
If he had n personal grievance against the
night clerk.
Last Sunday a meeting was held in the
center of the city from which reporters were
excluded. But The most interesting part OF
the proceedings has leaked out The meet.
ing was held for the purpose OF organ.
izing the Independent Order of Ex-
Convicts. Only men who have spent
a night in the Minneapolis lookup are eligi-
Bile to membership. The names Of the of
fcers will not be divulged. The order is an
organization for the laudabe purpose of III
PRODUCING reform in the management of
the lookup. Under the system now in vogue
a man who pleads guilty when arraigned at
a. m. gets no breakfast The man who
pleads not guilty and has his case continued
until afternoon gets both breakfast and din.
ner. The Independent Order of ex-Con.
victs swears that this discrimination against
he truthful I'll man must stop