St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-29
SUNRISE SIGNALS.
So long as you can't talk war, why not talk
about the weather? 1t is delightful

ABOUT the weather. III is delightful
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There may. after ALL be considerable spis-
sltude in the rumor that the doctors want to
be represented in the cabinet with secre-
tary of public health. Considering the nu-
merous fluctuations of Blaines stomachic
economy. the department of health would
not be the least prominent at cabinet meet
ings.
The administration has had lots of fun,
but isn't it long time between ultimatums?
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The rumor that Private Dalzell may loom
up as candidate for president tends to rap
idly consolidate wavering Republicans in
support of B. Harrison as the lesser of two
evils.
A pet dog in Paris wears stockings and
shoes. and he is likely to add necktie to his
toilet should he chance to fail into the hands
of the canaille.
In looking at an average Chicago man. you
can hardly realize that he has but recently
passed through severe water famine. In
deed, it is barely possible that the Chicago
man has not yet noticed it himself.
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His Excellency Mr.. Tsin, the Chinese min
lister at Washington. recently dined as the
guest of Col. Elliott F. Shepard. The colonel
should, with all due Difference to the propri-
cites of probity do one of two things-haul
down his biblical texts from the head of his
paper, or quit hobnobbing with Tsin.
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While the troops on the Rio Grande are
waiting for the grass to grow in order to re-
iS OF
ting no grass grow under his feet that might
impede ultimate success.
The staid old bald headed New York
Times has evidently been caught sitting in
the front row. In a mad burst of editorial
ecstasy it raves of Carmencita, and says:
''She suggests the Spain of old novels; she
is impossible and admirablel Possibly i'm
possible, but probably incompatible is Car
mencita from ST. Paul point of view.
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Now that Boss Quay has concluded his rat
pit entertainments, when does he propose TO
SO into training for his bull fight with the
New York World?
A current press item states that in Japan
there are apple trees four inches in height
which bear fruit about the size of eurrants
Shot, Somebody has been looking at Japan
through the wrong end of the telescope
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Now that the smoke of battle has cleared
away a somewhat dim and dusky view of
Vice President Morton may be obtained in
perspective. While the war was on, how
ever, the powerful brilliancy of b. Harrison
necessitated the use of smoked glass in tax
ing an observation of that frst-class lumin-
airy.
When was mayor of Chicago used to get
pass into the theater once in awhile. but
now am an editor l can go to some show
every night in the week If want to. There
are compensations even in the most arduous
walks of journalism.-From advance sheets
of What Know About Editing as Far as
I've Got" by Carter H. Harrison.
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They are now talking in Chicago, the mat
uraI convention city," Of holding the ma
tional Democratic convention in that old
she'll, the exposition building on Lake Front
1t has been shown since the adjournment of
the committee that the boosted auditorium,
for which so much was claimed, will seat
only 1000 people, and even then the plush
seats would have to be removed and wooden
benches substituted. The lots adjacent to
dumping ground for garbage dead cats and
other carbon. But of course, as Chicago
has pledged nothing" nothing in the way
of suitable entertainment for the convention
need be expected.
An Eastern exchange comments on the
eternal fitness of things in selecting Sig Ap-
poloni to make marble bust of Chauncey
M. Depew, the Apollo of the American po-
litical platform" but utterly neglects to add
that Mr.. Depew is also a true friend of Apol-
linaris which makes the eternal fitness
more binding. as it were.
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In Kansas City the other day Francis NJ
Dale, colored man, took an oath in Judge
Broddus' court that he was one hundred and
seventy years old, and had fought under
Washing ton in the Revolutionary war. If
Mr.. Dale has succeeded in establishing a
precedent for pensioners in the euphouic
language of Corporal Tanner, "God help the
surplus"
The idea that B. Harrison may decide to
appoint Judge Gresham to the supreme
bench is one of those idle phantasies in
which people are prone to indulge when bus
mess is slack
Gen. Custer has gone to Boston to reside
Chicago Mail.
By reference to the Nails headline we
learn that the Gate is Jan. q, 1892. Paresis
or temporary alteration?
According to Pittsburg paper 'the great
Helmet dam at San Jacinto, Cal, is the larg-
est dam in the world" This is a broad state
ment. and, of course. includes the present
ingrowing sentiments of one Roger @. Mills.