The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-23

What's the use of being special police
man unless you are able to do some busi-
ness In that line." said His Grace of Nc
Ginnis. He made the remark after an expri-
ence that he had
1t seems that the duke and some other
gentlemen were made special polio m n and
given plenary powers in the matter of sco.ch
ers particularly. He has no use for scorch-
ers anyway. and when Mayor Doran sent
him commission the duke made up his
mind that he was going to fill the dungeon
OF some Old station up with offenders of that
character. One night last week Mr.. McGin-
mis- was riding leisureiy along Summit avenue
when he heard a tremendous bell ringing BE-
hind him. He got out of the way and looked
around. fellow was coming along the
street at a rafting pace. McGinnis saU to
himself that the moment had arrived to OK
erclse his authority, and he made the fellow
stop and put himself in his way. The man
stopped.
Il arrest you for scorching." said the ducal
copper.
Il wasn't scorching." said the b;cyclist:
but McGinnis. he knew, and he was in the
midst of an argument with his prisoner when
another wheelman came along The special
thought he saw an opportunity to prove his
case. He hailed the newcomer. 1t hap
pened to be Tom Bird. and McGinnis dn't
know that anybody who was going at more
than a wo-minute pace was S IMPLY crawling
according to Mr.. Birds ideas. He put Tom
in as an expert. Bird heard the case
why" he said. Il came in al the way
behind this man. He was going so slow thai
rode behind him three miles merely t.
satisfy my curiosity as TO how slow it was
possible to ride on a wheel"
The duke didn't make the arrest
People say:
That. if the idea of a change in the head
Of the police force is to get German-Amer-
lean LOT the place, no new mafsDeed be
named. Chief Goss has been tracing back
MS family tree. and finds that he Is of Ger
man extraction.
That Comptroller McCardy Always gets vsry
particular for the first six months after he is
reelected.
That Judge Orr does not intend to be used
by Mayor Kiefer to pay the political debts of
the chief executive.
mat M. j. Daily. once assemblyman from
the Fifth ward, will give Denny Sui ivan
race for the nomination for county auditor
That City Engineer Rundlest is marked for
slaughter, if there is any way to reach him
That Aid. Kenny was not given the chair
manship of the aldermanic committee en-
streets because he has fought the street .al-
way company too hard
That County Attorney Anderson will have
a chance after JAM to bui.d up a Iatg, and
lucrative law practice.
That Ed Rogers has decided he does not
care to make the congressional race tn fail.
but will fall some other fall.
That Mayor Kiefer will receive the incorse-
ment of the Christian Citizenship league Ter
ordering the saloons closed at midnight.
That Tommy Neuhausen's chances for
landing the position of private secretary to
the mayor are growing less each day.
The following came unsought and I'M
signed to The Phiistine. 1t sounds like Cal
Stone There are caterpillars on his muse:
Each country of this glorious earth
1t matters not which first is named
Some feature has, in eyes of man.
For which it properly is famed
The pyramids on Egypts sand,
The sphynxes, mute and still and cod. Z
The wall of China, which to scale
Men tried and tried till they were old
The hanging gardens of Babylon,
Quite safe above old Pluvius' food
TIL rain fell on the dust and said,
I'm onto you-your name is mud
There's B-arney's stone and Casey's bat
And the harp that once thro' Tara's halls:
But far and away the best of these
Is the caterpillar of Taylor's Falls.
The Philistine.