St. Paul daily globe., 1892-04-10
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If it be true, as stated. that Can't. Anson,
managing editor of the Chicago .coIts,,' has
'.glass arm, justice demands the statement
that it was not acquired while crooking itself
too frequently over the glasses. Capt. Anson
is not built that way.
Blaine's positive refusal to entertain
thoughts of the presidential nomination sug-
gests theory that too much familiarity with
the present executive has bred contempt.
tariff tax.
Having been beaten at the polls, ex-Ald.
Cuilerton, of Chicago, magnanimously re-
fuses to break into the city councifby any
so much virtue condensed in one ordinary
alderman borders on the pathetic.
DIR. Kelley is threatened with an injection
OF bichloride of law by all enraged relative
OF the latest patient to become insane from
the effects of the mysterious drug. The
amount sued for is S5e,0OO.
Anarchy in France. anarchy in Spain, an
archy in Russia. anarchy in England, social
ism in Germany and ''Ta-ra-ra- boom der-ay''
in the United States! Well, well, what is this
world coming to?
considering the extent of the estate left
by Walt Whitman. it is highly improbable
that there will. as result, be any great move
ment OIL the part of the ambitious Young
men of this land toward the occupation of
the poets. Had Whitman continued to fol-
low the useful calling of journeyman print
er with the same zeal which distinguished
him as writer of verse. his estate would
probably have been in a far more satisfactory
condition. Moral: Poets, like FOOLS are born,
not made"
The above item, we are sorry to say, is hot
from the editorial page of ST. Paul paper
That it teaches false sentiment itself af
fords prima facie evidence. The fact that
Walt Whitman died poor appears to be held
up against him with all the fervor born of
spirit seldom rising above cent per cent. The
writer assumes that the poet is ii failure be-
cause of the poverty of his estate poet is
failure only in so far as his verse is fail
ure. Logically, he was as much failure be
cause he never set squadron in the field"
lIbl nOH q opiCl0lh NiSbOly az tiO HCdd VI al
army corps. But it was not the life busi-
ness of Whitman to lead armies nor
amass wealth Should jay Gould die in
solvent, his life would have been a most mis-
erable failure Gould has made money
grubbing his business; Whitman wrote
poetry. If his verse lacks the elements OF
poesy, question which is not ours to dis
cuss, then indeed is he far from being sue
;o1
soap boilers-names unrecorded on fames
roster-have died rich. Robert Burns died
amid the dregs of poverty and depths of per-
sonal misery. Many sausage-easing manu-
faeturers names unrecorded i have died
amid affiuence and hot house flowers. Moral:
Better become soap boiler or sausage
casing man than use in this world the higher
talents, God-given and divine. Out upon
such false sentiment Whom does it in
spire? Just those-and no more-who are
ready to
''Crook the pregnant hinges
Of the knee, that thrift may follow fawning."
Says the Philadelphia Press: ''Rhode ISL
and should change the date of her stateelec-
tions, at least in presidential years. Such
campaign as that which has just terminated
is not conducive to good political morals
The attention OF Bloeks-of-Five Dudley is
earnestly directed TO this pathetic appeal
from high Republican source. The solemn
admoniLion fits his case like the paper on the
wall.
Jane Hading. the famous French actress,
receives thirty manuscript plays day from
alleged dramatic authors. Small wonder that
Jane wears veil three feet long and an inch
and half thick.
,Es
Contrary to the general impression in
garet Mather's new play. .'The Egyplieu
zontal" Bill Morrison. 7s4 -el:
If Prof. Garner, who is going oft TO Africa
to pick up the gorilla language, should hap
pento be picked up by the gorilla-well, the
worlds fair would go OH all the same
We can still see no immediate necessity I'M
pelling some good Western man to write
letter of deelination.
Woman has at last demonstrated her abil-
ity to rise above offensive partisanship'' in
politics Twelve hundred OF her went to
the polls recently in Bloomington, Ill, and
showed under sister who was
running for school director.
A Disappearing Gun-The one confscated
by the police judge
Mark Twain is i'll Rene, but as he is con-
aYerse TO macaroni. he persists
i'll q settled determination to refuse TO do as
the Romans do.
Easy Eccles-Can you accountfor the re-
suit in Rhode Island?
misunderstanding Why does crab, in
going backwards, so forwards when it wants
to go sideways?
The second number of Minnesotas new
The Literary Northwest, is before
us. That it is an improvement upon the first
issue fulflls expectation; that it should SO
suddenly taxe high rank among the leading
literary. attractions of the day was not ex-
pected. and the surprise manifested at Its re-
ception is pardonable. Literary Northwest
is credit to its editors and talented CON
tributors. 1t offers field for the exposition
of the best thought of Minnesotians and resi-
dents of contiguous states. The Aprii table
of contents. headed by wellconsldered
article on THE Pardening Power by Gov.
William r Merriam, is carefully selected and
grouped. The magazine de-
serves the success which seems at present
fully guaranteed
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As to Tail Hold.
st. Louis Republic.
Senator Gorman has denied the inter
view which represented him as claim
ing tail-hold OIL the Maryland Dem
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