St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-01
SEEN IN ST. PAUL.

"Read tllat Sign ana lnen WOnQer why
there are SO many overcoat theftS i'll ST.
Paul" said gentleman who has re-
markaDle penchant fol moraliZing. The
sign read: "Wanted TO buy, 800 second
hand overcoats."
This furnishes food for thought. Is
the place fence for thieves? The de-
tective force probably knows. There is
no presumption in this conclusion, for
Capt. McGinn, of the city department.
has an argus eye to all these things.
Since his inauguration as the chief of
the detective force there has been re-
markable revolution in the conduct of
the department., so lax before. 1t is
true that oyercoat thieves have been
pretty busy the past season, however,
and victims are to lie found all over the
city.
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''St. Paul is the most wretchedlY
lighted city that L have visited for a
long time" observed travelling man to
a GLOBE reporter the other day. 1T is
q wonder to me-" he pursued, that
there arc SO few Serious accidents Oh
the street crossings at night. The hack
drivers seem to go about with reckless
abandon that menaceS every pedeS-
trian even in daytime, and when the
city is cast in deep gloom by night
and bad lighting, it is palpable that they
care very little whether they run over
any one or not. had mighty narrow
escape the other night, and ! always
pride myself upon my prudence in
crossing streets in the night time. had
an experience once i'll st. Louis that
taught me ali invaluable lesson. A reck
less driver came dashlng down the
street, and | was innocently crossing.
[ was knocked down and run over, but
| escaped serious injury, Last evening
l saw lady have the narrowest sort of
an escape at the corner of Jackson and
Sixth street. A caDman came driving
around the corner, his horses more on a
run than trot. Fortunately, the lad v
sprang aside and the cabman passed
by, just brushing her skirts"
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Good sic Ching is an important condi-
ton in large commercial city. Good
sleiehing in St. Paul meaus good
deal, but in the vicinity of a street car
track this is an impossibility. The salt
used by the street railway company de-
stroys the snow the full width Of the
street Oh every line in the city. Some
time ago the city council made feeble
attempt to prohibit the use of salt in the
streets, but, it seems, the movement
s'died a-bornin'." Not only does the
salt ruin the snow for practical uses, but
it is said to destroy horses hoofs, and it
is certain that it is disastrous to shoe
leather. Pedestrians wonder why their
shoes crack and come to pieces. InithiS
salt they can find the solution to the
problem.
ga young friend called upon me some
time ago and related rather peculiar
tale of woe" said Lawyer Thompson to
GLOBE reporter. "He was in a
strange city, and when he arrived
there ne had $50 bill in his pocket,
and that was all. He got this bill
changed, and after spending nearly a
week he. found himself reduced
to $40 bill that he had
taken in change. The day came
when with regret he found it necessary
to spend a portion of this $40. Upon
presenting it he was told in rather
hesitating way that the man to whom
he presented the bill feared that it was
a counterfeit. My young friend in
spected the bill critically, but he was
certain that it was genuine legal tender.
To satisfy himself he went into bank
to have it tested.
81 am told that this is bad money
said he. but it looks good to me-
1.-The cashier took it, and, after Scru-
tinizing it, placed the stamp Counter
felt across its face. Now here was a
predicament. Not a cent. and in a
strange city where he did not know a
soul. Fortunately for him he met me,
and | relieved him of his distress"
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a few days ago a fne-looking Irish
setter dog lay sleeping all afternoon in
Foley's billiard room. He had evidently
lost his master.
''Send that dog home," said Jules
Mayer to Johnny King, one of the at
tendants.
Johnny did his utmost TO drive the
canine out, but his efforts were futile.
He finally took billiard cue. and then
he could do nothing. Jules tried an eX-
pertinent, however, and he sent the dog
flying into the street in fright. The
animal had snanDpd AT King and bitten
the billiard cue viciously, but Jules ex-
pedient dogged his dogship. Jules took
a settler bottle and let the water fly
into the dogs face and eyes, and with a
howl the cur ran frantically into the
street and soon disappeared around the