The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-11
MERRY in MINNEAPOLIS.
People Over There Didn't Mind 1t a
Little Bit.

AAAltAC DAts
There was merry twinkle in the eye
of the New Highlander yesterday as he
sat in his office, in his home, or walked
the streets of Minneapolis.
Its a regular down East winters
day." he said to his neighbor as the
perspiration rolled down his brow in
his efforts to keep the ever falling snow
from congregating on his porch, or on
. the walk In front of his house. And so
it was. For two days the snow had
been falling and when 1t ceased at $50
last night, four inches had fallen, a
big fall for any time of the winter sea-
son. Fortunately the mercury kept
well UP in the bulb, and at one time
during the afternoon it looked as
though the snow might give way to
rain. This would not have been in line
with the predictions of the weather
man, however, and so the rain stayed
away, satisfied with the trick it had
played on the aforesaid prognosticator
on election day.
Sleigh bells played a merry tune from
early morning, and as the day wore on,
wheels became scarcer. 1t was hard
work to get them through the snow,
and, even though they might have to
be brought out again in few days,
no one wanted to miss the sleighing,
even if it lasted only for the day The
small boy with his handsled, was in
his glory, and all day long he romped
about In the snow. He has had few
such opportunities in winters of the
immediate past, and could hardly be
blamed for turning up at dinner time
With we'll saturated Clothes Then there
were those naughty little boys. who
delight in hiding in dark alleys, and
are only happy when they have located
an uncovered ear or the tender place
on the back Of ones neck, with a we'll
rounded snow ball. These boys were
numerous and were no reSpector of
persons, so long as they be of the male
persuasion. The snow was such that
the balls could be made exceedingly
hard, and the boys were corresponding
~ happy. Many q man INDUCED in
bad words as he dug his finger in his
ear or tried to turn a backward soner-
sault In an effort to locate a snow ball
that he was sure had fallen down his
neck
Seriously, however the boys In some
cases went too far. They took partic-
ular delight in laying in wait for a
street car with a good supply of pat
rons on the back platform. These they
considered their particular meat. They
would all line up in the middle of a
block, and as the car went past would
open up broadside, and if there was
one man on the back Of the car who
did not suffer it was because he hap
pened to be behind some more unfor-
tunate one, or was quick enough to
dodge down behind the dashboard.
These boys usually had plenty of time
in which to manufacture their means
Of attack, and as a result by the time
they reached their victim they re-
sembled a piece Of ice rather than a
harmless SNOWFALL. If the snow lasts
for any time some Of the youngsters in
dulging In this class of sport will I'M
doubtedly find themselves in trouble.
There are others, however, beside the
the snow did not last this time, it
promised an old-tme winter, and every
one knows that real winter weather
during winter months means better
business. Winters without snow, and
but frequent spells Of cold weather, put
a faraWay look in the eye of the cloth
ing man and other merchants who
must prepare for winters trade, even
though the winter fails to come. Such
as these were also happy, and they
listened to the jingle of the dimes and
the dollars that they saw before the
gentle winds Of spring should come
once more and babe the snow and ice
begOne.
The street car people, however, did
not appreciate the efforts of the
weather man as did those above men
toned. It is only once in a long series
Of winters that they find themselves
compelled to dust off their snow plows
and get them to work before November
is half gone. Monday night matters
commenced to look a little serious,
and when yesterday morning came it
was found that the plows would have
to be put in operation. AS the snow
fell all day, once in use they had to be
kept at it all day. In this manner the
tracks were kept comparatively clear,
and only in a few instances, and those
of but trifling character, were any
blocks recorded.
The storm has been a general one,
and extended over the whole North
west between the Great Lakes and the
Rocky mountains. In the latter region
it cleared up during yesterday morning
and was followed by a sudden fall in
the temperature, at some points in
North Dakota registering 10 below zero.
The indications for Minnesota threaten
a cold wave, and as the mercury has
been continually falling since the snow
storm ceased, it is not unlikely that
today will be somewhat severe.