The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-10
THE MINNESOTA PRESS.

This is Republican year. Yes, the year
Is all right and the ticket u.s. excepting the
head.-Lanesboro Journal.
me shirt waist Is in evidence likewise
the white duck trousers. The latter is sub
Ject to discoloration during the picnic sea-
son. which often takes the romance out of
these interesting occasions.-The Dassel An
Choir.
The Minneapolis Times still insists that
Gov. Clough is scheming to succeed C. K.
Davis in the United States senate. Nobody
else believes anything of the kind, and It
Is doubtful If the Times does. Gov. Clough
and the Great Northern road are the special
diversions of the Times, and 1t Is most I'M
fair in its treatment of them-St. Cloud
Journal-Press
What about the profane train? Was Clough
on it?-Windom Reporter.
When you want to find an ungrateful lot
OF buffers go to Anoka. If there are two
men In Minnesota who rendered Anoka sub
stantlal assistance when 1t needed it bad
ly, those men are c. C. Houpt and Arthur
N. Dare. Anoka is a daisy.-Fergus Falls
Journal.
One thing that be said about William
Henry Eustis is that few men equal him In
verbose verbosity.-Lanesboro Journal.
Here is a list Of the eight classes of peo-
pie who do town good: First. those
who go out Of town to do their trading; sec
ond. those who prefer a quiet town to one
OF push and business; third, those who mag
inc they own the town. fourth those who
think that business can be done without ad-
vertisng; fifth, those who deride public
spirited men; sixth, those who oppose every
movement that does not originate with
themselves; seventh, those who oppose every
public movement that does not appear to
benefit them; eighth. those who seek to in
jure the credit of an individual.-Pine Island
Record.
The st. Paul o e speaks of how the
angel Of the Lord interviewed to stop old
David from cutting the threat of his son in
sacriical service Still, why should we ex-
pect leading Democratic paper CT the Ncr h.
west to know moro about the Bible than It
does of other things superior Leader.
The convention met in st. Paul last
Thursday to defeat man for nomination for
governor because Gov. Clough favored him,
and then passed a strong resolution COM
mending said Gov. Clcugk for fidelity 10
cuty and efficiency" Very good affidavit
to give man who is said to have wrought
SO much ruin to the state that even his
friends were dar gerous.-Hutchinson indie
pendent.
The Fourth Of July celebration at Hastings
included feature worthy Of Spain. A poor
tramp offered to jump from the high spiral
bridge across the Mississippi into the river
provided a collection was taken up for his
benefit He had one CHARGE in hundred to
come cut alive The committee in charge
accepted his offer. and in presence of clergy
men. professional and business men, the
| tramp jumped off the bridge. He escaped
with 10 injury. and received S13 for his
trouble The t,amp's name is William Spat-
| holt, Of Racine, Wis That he should have
| offered to do what he did, is not surprising
But that his offer should have been accepted
! is a performance worthy of the land of bull
| fghts.-Blue Earth County Enterprise
Sampson knows how Sheridan felt at the
battle of Winchester. Why doesn't some ons
| write poem with Sampson only seven
| y,,;Jo