St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
sT..PAUL CURRENCY.

Comptroller McCardy may begin to think
that MS autocratic refusal to pay salaries and
such things as a police pension is not the
way 10 save money to the city. after being
convinced by the court that Kenaley is en-
titled TO his pay as q pensioner and accum-
ulated costs ana interest. Mr.. McCardy was
told By many that the city would eventually
have to pay this money. The corporation at
torney gave his opinion to this effect. Mayor
Wright also wrote him a letter advising the
payment of the pension. and received from
Mr. McCardy a long communication through
a newspaper. which all but told the mayor in
plain terms to keep his hands off and let the
writer pursue his own course, to the end of a
lawsuit. There are a number more instances
of Mr. McCardy's obtuse conception or no.
tions of the law that will be settled i'll the
courts 1t might be well to let HIM pay the
cost of defending his Opinions in the court,
out of mis- own pocket in cases where he
fails to convince the court that he is right,
and thus enforce the object lesson.
Adults look forward to holidays with pleas
ant anticipations, while children grow glee-
full over counting the days and weeks before
Christmas or a birthday Probably the most
desirable holiday to paterfamilis is Thanks
giving, because it affords him an opportunity
tafeast with but little expense to his purse.
The deterorating effects of Thanksgiving
dinner on the business or prote ssional man
are noticed by his dispeptic disposition and
scowlin4 looks the following day. The re-
suits in such cases have prompted large
aggregation of employees and those who have
gormandizing superiors to wish that Thanks
giving turkey may be dispensed with, and it
is possible that a petition to abandon the
observance of the day may be presented to
the powers that be.
Christmas does not have the same effect,
even if great dinners do attach to the occa-
sion Not even when the great expense of
this season is taken into consideration does
the head of the family frown upon the world
and those near him after Christmas The
reason for the difference may be that the
time for new resolutions is at hand and the
determination to make the incoming year
h appy one serves as a restraint; but more
likely it is because the general happiness of
those who are dependents inspire better
feeling in those who bear the brunt of the
merry making.
of all the holidays, Christmas is the one
looked forward to by the children. The
child looks beyond Uncle Sam and his
turkey to Kriss Kringle and his RENDERS and
bundle of toys. All other festivals and
feasts give way to that on which the earth
was made glad by the birth of the Goldman
All the year round the little tots are looking
forward to the coming of Christmas. AT
this time of the year the little ones have de-
cided on what they want on that occasion.
The means to secure the desired gifts often
puzzle the child but the precocious ones
often evolve ideas that meet the case very
closely. The GLOBE came into possession of
request to the jolly old knight of Christmas
time and undertakes to deliver it to him for
Its little friend. Every one reads the GLOBE,
ana the letter below is published so that
Kriss Kringle may read land be sure TO COM
ply with its request:
ST PAUL, Nov. %, 1s92-Dear Santa Claus:
will tell you what l want for Christmas. l
want story book and some handkerchiefs,
and box of writing paper will be very
thankful if you will give me that Your low
Ing little JULIA BIENHoFF.