St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-05

Lakes and ParkS-Picnics and
Races-Fireworks and Other
Amusements.
Avery dull day was the Fourth of
July. The old time vigor. the so-called
patriotic enthusiasm which was wont 10
iii the breast OF every American citizen
and eyince Itself uutwaruly by the fir
Ing of cheap firecraekers and drinking
cheaper Lemonade; the parddes, the
ragmutfins and the ''orator OF the day"
were missing. The good old days."
when it took all the afore mentioned
trimmings to make Fourth of July a
day celebration. are almost forgotten.
Yesterday was conspicuous for its quiet
and order. There was less noise, fewer
men with jags and q less number of
fires and accidents than has been the
case on the day the eagle is supposed to
scream than for years. Perhaps it was
because the times are hard, and perhaps
and more likely-because the average
man of today has more sense than he
had in years gone by. The eagle didn't
scream worth cent yesterday. The
noise the national bird made was de-
corous and dignifed.
During Tuesday night and early yes
terday morning gangs of young men
went about the streets shooting off fire.
crackers and throwing torpedoes, but
during the day there was but little of
that sort of demonstration. The people
OF the city enjoyed themselves In
more sensible way. They went to the
lakes and to the races and to picnics.
Many of them left the hot and dusty
city In the morning. taking their
lunches with them and remaining until
after Old Sol had spent his vigor and
had lost himself behind the hills. On
many OF the city streets the dust was
annoying. the street sprinklerS evil
IDENTIFY being off on a holiday with the
rest of the crowd.
The labor picnic at Minnehaha Falls
was distinct success, fully 1000 peo-
pie attending. The electric cars were
crowded all day long taking them
out, and it took until near midnight to
bring them all in again. The crowd st
Lake Harriet during the evening was
tremendous. The cars were jammed,
aiiway company would be unable to
accommodate the crowd. The number
of people who had their toes crushed
and their hats smashed cannot be co M
puted without careful study.
In the afternoon at Minnehaha Falls,
Gen" Jacob 5. CoXey and others adj
dressed the crowd. A pavilion. or sort
OF speakers stand had been erected for
the distinguished orators to speak from
and around this. in the broiling sun
gathered thousands of men, women and
children. 1t was designed to have the
speakers in the shade, but even the
SHELTER of the oaks could not keep out
the hot sun. The rays insinuated them
selves through the leaves and danced
about on CoXey'S nose until that large,
and by no means symmetrical member,
assumed the color Of full-blown rose.
The color of this nose. however, had
nothing to do with the case. He spoke
to the crowd and spoke we'll. He tore
the monopolists up the back (Ggura-
tively) and berated the corporations and
congress in an artistic manner. The
crowd cheered him.
Tie yacht races, under the auspices
of the Mnnetonka Yacht club. sched.
uled to come on on Lake Minnetonka in
the morning, went by the board, owing
10 there being no wind, or rather an
insufb cheney of wind. The picnics at
thelake were pleasant. and those who
participated enjoyed themselves.
The attractions at Lake Harriet were
DanZ' orchestra, the troupe of japanese
jugglers aud Adam Rich.nond, the
singer. In The evening there was also
programme of fireworks. There were
twentynine set pieces, and the display
Mop of In vi
were unique and original, and the crowd
went into ecstacies over them.
The trotting races at Minnehaha Park
drew a large attepdance. The grand
stand was filed to its utmost capacity,
and the new club house afforded shelter
from the sun and refreshing breeze to
several hundred. The races were eX-
celIent, and Secretary Jones is to be
congratulated upon having arranged
and carried out such an excellent pro-
gramme. The park was i'll a hustle of
excitement, and reminded one of old
tilLes. The Hamline races also drew a
great many from Minneapolis, and at
one time during the afternoon it was
impossible to get seat i'll an interur-
ban car after it had passed the Nicollet
house corner.
The only persons who did rot thor
oughly enjoy the entertainment of the
day, quiet and sober as it was, were
the mothers whose offspring. te lder of
years and strong of lung, caused them
both pain ana worriment. The little
ones, tired after their days out.
ing. yelled like Liliputian troopers.
while their parents stood about the
street corners waiting for their cars.
At Minnehaha Falls the park police.
men were kept busy looking after
babies Straved and stolen At 3 o'cIOclz
in the afternoon it was stated that four
teen babies, fat, lean, ugly, angelic, all
kinds, in fact, had been lost, aud all but
three found and returned to the dis
tracted mothers. Search was being
made for the remaining three, and a
weary, dust-begrimed policeman pad
died about in the water of the creek.
When asked why he was splashing the
water about, he said that he didn't
know but the babies were in there.
The man had gone stark, raving mad!
The crying, believing, smock-faced
babies did it.
The police department of the city had
comparatively easy time of it all day.
There were but few arrests and the
coppers had time to swell their stomachs
with lemonade just like other people.
Taking it all in all, the Fourth of July,
| 30 far as Minneapolis is concerned, was
spent in an enjoyable and sensible
manner. The people who took an out
| ing are the better for II, and will go to
work today with renewed energy, with
the memory of refreshing lake breezes,
| green grass and heavy overhanging
| branches, under whose welcome shade
| they ate ice cream and lunched, to spur
| them on.