St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
= THE AGE OF FLYING: It's PROBABILITY apd Curious DEVELOPMENTS

no longer be content to decorate
with flaring legends, the broad-side
OF some building on whose spread
ing expanse looms up a sign. POST
no Bills" Oh, no. the aforesaid
army will then aspire more highly.
they will indeed hitch their wagon
to star" With great nonchalanca
they will stretch their pulleys from
L'Etoile du Nord and brush in golden
paint, upon some rOseate cloud. not
Agnes, L love thee wellr' but The
Poets Dream takes a man above the
clouds; put that in your pipe and
smoke it, Upon the handle of the
Great Dipper" they will hang a
placard announcing that "Sagittari-
us always braces himself with a nip
of Uncle Sans Monogram whisky
from the Great Dipper before letting
fly his death-dealing arrow" Upon
the fiaring tail of some comet will
appear the startling announcement
that 'Gemini, the heavenly twins.
having discovered the merit of Cor
don hats, now wear them to the eX-
clusion of all others" while orion"
VIII signal forth that his ''onIy rea-
son for such early rising is to get a
sip of Aurora Port"
Yes, indeed, aerial navigation will
open up a great field for advertising.
One would not be forced to stretch
his imagination much to fancy such
signs as these: "A good second
hand pair of mile-a-minute wings.
warranted not to mOult, wanted in
exchange for ballast" "SkvscraDar
Brothers sell children's wings at 40
per cent off for cash on SATURDAY.
only and many others of similar
import; while those who NOWADAYS
kick upon the dusty condition of the
streets will probably do a little high
kicking and complain of the "star
dust" in the heavens.
Excelsior will then be the com
mon motto; schooners will continue
to pass in the night, while the new
sizes will change the cry of Cit off
de EARTH into stick to der GlobeI"
Lawyers will grow fat over dis
putes concerning right of ways. and.
as some st. PauIite who has over
slept bit, skins by to his place of
business in Mahattabael land. pleas
ure-seekers, taking a little before
breakfast trip to the HellesDont.
will exclaim, referring to their rand
ar ships. Say, did you see that
hump"
Lovers will no longer sit beneath
the pale moon lauding it's beauties
but will read the chronicle of the
times mot only of the Northwest
but of the WORLD thrown upon that
pale orb's surface by progressive
stereskyticians. Time and space will
be at a discount, and old Father
Time will wear the miIdew from
ms wings in vain endeaVOr to keen
up with himself.
Such feminine converse tons as
this will not be unusual: well Won
see, | didn't do much today because
l mad such a headache in the morn
ing that [ didn't get up until nearly
noon L only had time to make \
snort call at our new mission i'm
Alaska, for [ had an engagement to
lunch with the Ben Aliens of Con-
stantinople, and | wouldn't have
missed that for the heavens for
Mrs. Aliens promised to show mo
the sweetest pair of wings that she
has just had made for her dear
pug, Skeeter. Then in the afternoon
L went to st. Petersburg to return
Mrs. Polewiskchiwschks last call
and by the time | had taken dinner
with the Peyton-Joneses. of New
York, | just told my husband that
couldn't exert myself that evening
to dress for the German opera. al
though he went over to Berlin and
got seats for it this noon; but
know he didn't care, for he went
out about 10 and I'm sure he ran
down to Australia to see another of
those beastly prize fights. [ think
it's a shame" etc, etc
Yes, there is no doubt about it.
Aerial navigation will give every
thing boost, but nothing will re-
celVe a greater one than advertis-
ing. Why, when that day arrives.
L wouldn't be at all surprised to see
such ads. as this emblazoned upon
the sky: "a highly fastidious Sand
witch island family, who know what's
what in the culinary line, offer great
inducements for plump, well-fed mis-
slonaries to visit them for holiday
season., children especially invited.
Address Dead-Stuck-on- Man-Meat
King of CannibaI Islands" Or: "A
native-born American tonsoriaI artist
at Pine Ridge agency desires the ac-
quaintance of a few congenial spir-
its, after which he will be prepared
to clean the scaIps of all Corners.
Spring poets, musicians, artists and
football players preferred"
Yes, aerial navigation is a good
thing Let the wings sprout.
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