The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-31
EPIsTLEsr TO ST PAUL.

Herman Oppenheim yesterday. ST was
defending man, swho was accused of
having stolen COW. There had been a
herd of sixty -thpee COWS that my client
had been entitled to drive off, and the
prosecution claimed he had driven off six
ty-four. His aEeomplice had been con-
victed a short time before and was one
Of the principals witnesses against my
client. Nearly (al of the population of
the place were acquainted with all the
circumstances of the case, and most of
them had been present at the first
trial. Owing to this fact we were COM
PEELED to accept almost anyone on the
jury.
Finally the man who had been con-
victed took the stand and commenced to
tell how the defendant had driven away
sixty-four cows. He was certain of the
number.
you are certain that it was sixty-four
cows?" inquired one of the jurymen.
Yes"
did not you swear at the other trial
that it was only siXty-three?"
mo. sir" -
you're a liar, Isheard you myself" re-
marked the irate juror who had been
present at the first trial.
William Henry did not disclaim the
first part of the color comparison. In
deed he confessed before many of Bedes
SOLlHOleIlI hearers saw Lie punt VI
joke. William Henry SHE'D his political
hammer into the air, by attributing his
blueness to the trusts. His defeat he
said, was due to trust, trust of po-
litical parties organized by one L. A.
Rosing.
st. Paul man dropped in on Earl 8.
Yoeman, the wealthy Winona lumberman
the other day, and incidentally the con-
versation drifted towards the success
which had been made by a number of
st. Paul business men.
why, Gerhard Bohn, do you know
him?" asked the, visitor.
Yes, ] always ftake credit for setting
him up in business, : said Mr.. Yoeman.
Years ago." continued Mr.. Yoeman,
Mr.. Bohn lived IN Winona. One day
visited his Workshop He was working on
door 1 asked who he was making it
for. He replied that he had not found
customer for #, bit would be glad to
sell it. 1 agreed to buy it of him for S.
When the door had been completed I
sent my man ar6urd after 1t and visited
him later. I asked how much he would
make me a hundred more doors just like
it for. He replied. after moments medi-
tation. that ne could not do it for less
than 81 each. Why I said, you only
charged me So for one door, Well, he re-
piled. he knew it, but he got the lumber
for it cheaper than he could get lumber
for hundred DOORS chosed a contract
with him and wheis the doors were in
spected paid him $500. With the money
he went into business in small way
and 1 visit his big establishment in St.
Paul occasionally. and 1 never do so but
think of the small beginning"
When State Senator McNarnee COM
pleted his labors at the capitol he had in
his possession about forty of the legis--
| lative manuals for. distribution among his
constituents The senator left the manu-
| ais 1nscharge Of the custodians and then
| went out and put iri some time rounding
| up forty of his, followers, to each, of
| whom he promised, a copy Of the atnanual.
| The other day he sent-up dray for the
| books and. the 1eart came back empty.
! 1t is now said that Representative OCon-
| nor, who found himself confronted with
! more applications than MANUALS, had
quietly sent UP an order and secured the
| McNamee books, which he had distributed
| very judiciously. and '.Dick' IS having
trouble explaining the situation to his
| constituents -'
/ n - 10 ,s:e = 81
There Is a prominent attorney living on
| the West side who has two small boys of
! whom he is very proud. The eldest is five
| years, and very observant, and the young
| est is just at that age when he crawls
| around on the floor and is prone to climb
Ofl HIS IdIHSF DIT every possible CnanCo
| without reference to the sickness of his
hands, acquired from indulgence in sweets
and subsequent cravings. The other
| Sunday the father wished to enjoy his
| G | o b in peace, and to that end sur
| rounded himself with a sort of trocha of
| chairs that proved an insurmountable
| barrier to the crawler While the little
| fellow was endeavoring to get inside the
breastwork of chairs the eldest youngster
evinced symptoms Of disgust at his
fathers cowardly- conduct.
"Oh, mamma hessafd. Papa is just
like one of those Filfpinos.'
~ -
There is man living on East Tenth
| street, not far from Broadway, who
sometimes gets out with the boys and
comes home in a diapidated condition.
| So warm have been the receptions he has
received at homeson these occasions that
he has learned to dread the ordeal One
day last week he became involvd in diff
| ficulty with SomeAone/he met and in con-
sequence had his clothes torn and both
| eyes BACKED. He started home in a very
| thoughtful State of mind. but observing
the bicycle belonging to his son standing
in the yard a bright idea was suggested.
| Taking the inoffensive wheel out into the
alley the Lower, Town man kicked half
| the spokes out, twisted up the handle
bars and made the thing look like old
scrap iron. Then he gathered up the col
lection and went into the house.
you see now, Maria" he said, chow u
BANKED fool looks that tries to learn to
| ride a bicycle at my age"
The wife was sympathetic and the son
was appeased by the purchase Of a new
| wheel.