St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-07
SUNRISE SIGNALS.

There is, in the Georgia penitentiary a
convict who though his term has expired,
cannot get out because the prison records
show that he Is dead. It would be amusing
to see what these Dogberries would do with
a dead convict whom 1.-THE records showed
to be living.
Otis O. Gingerquait was found at the Ryan
yesterday. discussing almost every possible
topic from the weather to the bichloride of
gold cure. Mr.. Gingerquait represents a Bos-
ton tea house. and is en- rapport with all
varieties of that article. including Oolong,
How Long and So Long. AS we could not
discourse intelligenlly upon teas, and as Mr.
Gingerquait could not talk on anything else,
he told the following:
Along back in 1875 I was out for a New
York house selling teas in Missouri. At that
time the West was considerably wilder,
woolier, shaggier and shaker than it is at
present One afternoon l found myself in
the editorial rooms OF newspaper office.
though why was there the Lord only knows
and have never been able to find out. 1t
was in Sedalia. A rather youngish man with
thin, shrewd face, came in and managed to
attract the editors attention. He said he
had walked in from the plantation. nine
miles. stopping at a halfway house to have
his chill. and had with him poem that he
wanted to see printed in the paper The Sc
daiia editor glanced at the first stanza. and
then gently but firmly forced it back into the
young mans hand. The overture of the
piece ran:
1.-The isles of Greece the isles of Greecel
Where burning Sappho loved and sung;
Where grew the arts Of War and Peace,
Where Delos rose and PhGbus sprung;
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
But all except her sun is set.''
This is fine day." said the Sedalia jour
nalist politely enough.
"Yes. sir; but how about the poemY' ouer-
led the youth; couldn't you accept it?''
'Oh, no." answered the editor; "twouldn't
do at all. You see, it is unnatural and
strained. You say, All except her sun is
Set That is absurd. You know, suppose,
that even in Greece the sun sets once. at
least, every twenty-four hours, same as in
Missouri
'But that, my dear sir, is q figure of
speech" explained the youth. gravely. 1T
implies that the glorious climate of Greece
still remains
Nonsense. Why should 1t not remain?
Did you ever hear of any one carrying off q
climate? Can you burglarize climate?
Excuse me, put frankly, must say that this
is little the rockiest poetry it has ever been
my luck TO be steered up against"
Then the young man drew himself up an
inch or two and said haughtily:
'S1r, this poem was written by Byron"
"By WhOmT'
byron. Lord George Gordon Byron, ff-''
Then you didn't write it?"
mo SIR
ALLOW me 10 congratulate you. Just carry
it back and give it to Byron and point out to
him the various little flaws, absurdities and
season-cracks to which 1 have taken the
trouble to direct your attention Tell Byron
for me, please, that the broad prairies and
bottom lands OF Missouri are just ready to
laugh with harvest if he will tickle them
with hoe. There is a figure of speech as is
figure. Good day. sir"
Francis Murphy appears to have been cut
by John L.. Sullivan and his set
*
If. as stated by an Eastern exchange. CARA
is in possession of the City Of Mexico. it
would seem that the wheels of revolution
are revolving quite rapidly down in the land
of the Greasers.
The continued silence of Corporal Tanner
the same class with Vice President Morton.
John M Thurston is announced as can
didate for vice president. He will find it an
uphill fight against the subtle influences of
the Shoreham buffet.
Republican press seems powerless to make
him take it back.
When Informed that Senator Hill had
designated Feb. % as the day for holding the
New York state Democratic convention Mr..
Cleveland remarked: 81 hope the weather
will be pleasant" AS Mr.. Cleveland will ad-
dress the students of Ann Arbor university
on the same day. Senator Hill can certainly
do no less than return the com pliment. Mr..
Cleveland desires full house
Pitcher Bingo-You want me to sign fer
dey season for 5000 when even Prof John
Williams White, of Harvard college, gifts
$1,000 per year fer film dey chair of Greek at
dey Chicager university.
Base Ball Manager-Excuse me, Bingo, but
We'll touch it up to S7,50t.
Pitcher Bingo-Tll hey ter take her, but
salaries is awfully on dey slide.
With st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth
Democratic, no wonder Gov. Merriam wanted
the Republican national convention in Min
neSota as "a stimulant."
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The withdrawal of the San Francisco Press
club from the International League of Press
Clubs is an unfortunate termination of one
of the greatest gatherings of such societies
ever before witnessed. The reason assigned
for their action by the members of the San
Francisco club is the election Of NJ II. de
Young as president of the league. At this
distance, and under conditions void of suf-
ficient facts bearing upon the case, it is i'm
possible to fairly judge the action of the San
Francisco club. But it has been generally
understood that the election of M. H. de
Young was in the nature of compliment to
San Francisco, and her efficiant and brilliant
corps of thoroughly equipped journalists.
The result is one to be deplored and an
early adjustment of the difficulty sincerely