St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-02

III OSL IOrClDly III tnal locality!
Bascom-A dry goods sign.
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Those querelous Republicans who seem
afraid that the ways ind means committee
VIII not NEEDLE with the tariff will be put
out of their misery shortly.
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Edward Box says that only four authors,
William bean Howells. Mark Twain, Robert
Louis stevenson and Mrs. Burnett, earn each
$4,000 year with their pens. Almost every
thing that Edward Box says or writes sounds
strongly like silver coins jingling on a bank
counter Asan autoerat of literary finance
Edward Box stands without a peer. IN
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Grover Cleveland's hunting trip may have
no political Significance, but it is hoped he
will not shoot anybody's hogs. la B. Harri-
son. l.
One company in Paris has monopoly of
funerals This is right in line with the
motto, Death 10 trusts Il
The old guard OF Bandit CARA dies, but
never apologises.
AS the New York state Democratic conyen-
ton is called to meet on Washington's birth
day, it can reasonably be supposed that a
plot is incubating and the delegates will
meet to Ratchet.
Secretary Blaine-I have communication
from Chill.
b. Harrison-Wel, don't open it; maybe it's
an apology.
his is the day dedicated to the memory of
the ground hog who blushed himself to death
while contemplating the maguiticence of the
street-car hog.
Chilli should tender second humble apol-
ogy to the United States pension bureau. 1t
was the hardest hit, and feels it the worst.
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Calling state convention in February
suggests fear that politics is going to fol-
low base ball and pugilism into winter DR. ac-
tice.
Encouraged by the successes of Boss Quay
a man has sued a Meadville Pa, newspaper
because it made uncom plimentary ailusio MS
to his whiskers
The sending out of an Arctic exploring
party is soon followed by the organization of
relief expedition. This is in line with pub
fishing false item of news for the purpose
OF correcting it in the next issue.
The Democratic press is unit in its de.
mand for Pat Egan's recall. AS counter
1rrtant the Republican press is now vigor-
ously denouncing Minister Mont.
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Editor Minister Whitelaw Reid wants to
come home and he should do SO Immediate
ly. A first class newspaper man has no bus
mess monkeying with the Stops of political
patronage. Newspapers make and remake
officeholders. but they lose all their influence
whenever their editors or proprietors dabble
III the sticky mud of personal politics. The
journalistic profession is an honorable one,
and 1t is only whena man cannot make a
living by it that he should take pot luck
with the indefinite crowd which is eternally
hunting for political pap.
In sending war message TO congress when
he knew that Secretary Blaine had an un-
translated message from Chill in his Office,
3. Harrison committed an error that will be
charged against him when the percentages
of the seasons play are made up.
E"oi"Hu - ha'iuS aitoSSsuSf too muCu 10
say about our affair with Chill. Upon GER
tain questions of political economy some of
her profound advice TO the United States is
good. and the ways and means committee in
congress is preparing to follow il. But when,
through her abnormal and wonderfully con
structed newspapers, she undertakes to I'M
struct US i'll matters pertaining to diplo matte
dealings with other nations she instantly
consoiidates all the various creeds. parties
and FACTIONS in this country. North, South,
East and West are "agin her. and will she
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