The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-14
Episthes to St. Paul.

mere Is many new turn to an old tale.
A Court block lawyer met friend the other
day who asked:
Did you hear about Charley Banker being
court-martialed?"
NO. What for?" all in one breath.
NAL Bean told him to curry his horse and
ne ola not remember the name"
Inc lawyer remembered seeing 1t IN Judge
or The G o or somewhere. but he decided
he would work 1t on some one IL he had to go
TO the other end of town. He met young
lady who had some friends in the volunteers.
Dld you hear" he asked, that Harry
- had been court-martialed?"
But instead of replying mol What for?"
the young woman answered, SIS that SOP"
The nonplussed barrister reiterated that
1t was.
Why. how quick he was promoted" she
replied with delicious naivete.
William Henry Eustis has found a new one.
1t Is ten chances to one that Joey Bagstock
Mannix put up the job. Joey has boarded at
the Nicollet house in Minneapolis so long that
he unconsciously mailed a check to Col.
Wood every month while he was globe trot-
ting 1t never was cashed, of course but that
shows the force of habit. A lot of the travel
Ing men board at the Ncollet too, and
Joe used to get ten minutes late at the
ONCE frequently feeling them out on the
depth of popular sentiment for this, that or
the other candidate out In the country. So
Joe says to William Henry: "Hy," says he.
for Joe is very chummy with his former
chief, Il tell you what you do. You give a
dinner to the travelling men. I'll pick out a
lot Of the good fellows and We'll organize
Eustis Travelling Mems club. Then you
give EN- a dinner. Lots Of em d rather
xr,if fhatr oil rhonc
won't cost much, but I'll run around and get
their names to the charter list. Then you
see every drummer that goes out on the
road III be telling the country merchants
what grand good mayor you made, and
what good governor you're going to be-
and 1t will warm uD the country districts
like prairie fire. There are 5000 travelling
men in this state and each one Of them sees
probably 10 to % merchants a day. which, in
the course of the seven weeks between now
and election, even counting ten day, makes
100000 voters who will have been jollied
with Eustis sentiment"
why, there rarnt that many voters in the
state" cut in the candidate for governor, who
hardly knew whether he was being "kidded'
or whether Joey was in earnest.
But Joey admitted that perhaps he had let
his enthusiasm run too far into figures and
they would not see that many, but they would
see a good many, so the gubernatorial nomi-
nee gave the dinner and the club was or
ganized.
Charles H. Jacquot, of the Ryan Drug COM
pany. and De Witt Clinton of Foley Bros. &
Kelly were both in it.
1t developed yesterday that there were some
curious facts in regard to the shooting on
Seventh street late Monday night which did
not get into the accounts yesterday. The
soldier who shot at did not belong TO
Lieut.. Vincent's regiment, but he felt guilty
and he fancied Vincent was a provost officer
from the Third regulars, to which he belonged.
Vincent did not recognize the man, but when
he started to run, concluded he must be one
of the Fffteenths boys. Patrolman Dave
Hennessy did not know much about either of
the blue-coats. but fired a couple of shots
high. The fugitive dropped like log and
lay grooming when the policeman and the
pursuer came up. .--., . -
MY God, I'm shot," he whispered. as he
lay there moaning.
Go on with you," retorted Hennessy,
''there amt nothin' in the gun but blanks"
Vincent thought it was worth the time to
take the fellow back to the Third regiment
train where he belonged after that bluff.
t.. The Philistine.