The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05
Epishes to St. Paul.

iANeterate tea Qrlnker. NOW ne mas given
up the habit. ut least when he is at home.
He formerly worked in a tea store and was
onto the trick OF buying a chest Of tea and
dividing 1t UP to nine different qualities with
prices ranging from 35 cents to $l.S5 per
pound.
By reason of his experience In this line
he did the purchasing of tea for the family.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Gullible informed her
husband that in the future she would buy
the tea for the household
why, what's the niatter?" said the head
OF the house, as soon as he could recover his
breath. isn't the tea I've been buying all
right. Why. the flavor is superb"
Yes it's all right" replied his wife, but
mamma Is coming to visit us next week and
We must have tea that will leave some
grounds In the cup. SO we can tell fortunes"
The bill OF Representative Wheaton. of
Minneapolis, prohibiting the dispensing of
free lunches. was under discussion by the
house committee on temperance one day last
week.
one OF the members said he understood the
bill was supported by the saloon keepers,
who found it losing game to set cut free
lunches. and wanted the law passed SO as
to save money.
IF that's fact" said Representative
n
OF Long Lake, and has prohibition inclina-
ton, L move that the bill be recommended
for indefinite postponement.'
Chief Deputy Fitzgerals, of the clerk
OF courts office. whenever is is in
a reminiscent mood. tells of some of the
strange experiences he has undergone in
breaking in new clerks. about the most
remarkable of the lot" said Mr.. Fitzgerald
who was considerable of a Biblical scholar,
but sadly lacking in some other knowledge
We put him at work up in one Of the court
rooms, and on his first day he was given
charge of some arrangements. In order to
help the new man out one of the boys fixed
up sheet containing the formula For
instances You - are you indicted under
your true name.' all. Of course with blanks
where the names were to be filled in. The
new clerk was considerably puzzled over what
the dashes meant, and before going I'D he
came to me with his paper. Say he said
l don't like to do it, but If it is part of
the job. WILL What kind Of names do you
call them" l had to explain that profanity
and bad language were barred in the court
room"
L. w. Teasdale, of the Omaha, has worked
up decidedly enviable reputation for his
road and himself with his uniform courtesy
towards patrons Of his line One particular
instance that people are talking about I'D at
WINDOW is an experience that Mrs. Hutton
OF that place. had in going to New York,
where she was called by the illness of a
relative The train on the Omaha was late
and 1t was the only one that Mrs Hutton
could take in order to make her connection
for Chicago that night 1t was SO cold that
the company was afraid to allow the train to
make I'D the lost time, and Mr. Teasdale
went to work to remedy the deficiency. He
could not hold his Chicago train for the &C
commodat1on of his belated passenger but
instead he procured transportation over an
other road. whose train left St. Paul after
No. arrived, and then had one of his young
men meet Mrs. Hutton and transfer her on
the other line.
1t was an act of kindness that nothing but
railroad man. and the best Of the kind
would have accomplished.
Edwin P. Hilton, who Is known as one of
the former theatrical managers here to all
the men about town, Is telling a story to
some OF the Eastern papers that they are Civ,
ing some credit to, although, as a matter
of fact 1t is as like as not a mere advertis-
ing dodge for Hilton's musical comedy, "Tbe
Gay Matinee Girl
Hilton says that several years ago, while
managing big spectacular success, which
necessitated company of 43 people, his route
took him into very new but unusually
prosperous town in the West. The train
a-day schedule caused much hustling and
annoyance, and it was necessary to get up
at all hours of the night to catch the train
or lose nights engagement Well, from
the camp" aforesaid the hour of departure
was 3:45 a. M Mr.. Hilton, who had been
working very hard, thoroughly tired
out. and needed every possible moments rest
so at the finish Of his performance he hur-
ried to the only hotel in the place-by the
way, charges $3.50 per day-made an en-
phatic request for sure and positive CALI
for himself and all Of his company the dull
and sleepy clerk promised faithfully to obey
and inside of three minutes Ed was sound
asleep. No call was heard, but, luckily, he
grew restless, turned over, looked at his
watch and saw it was $40 a. m. Wide awake
in a moment he fairly rushed into his clothes.
and, like wild man, flew out of the hotel
and toward the depot, where the conductor
was just starting his train. Tears, threats
and entreaties finally got a few seconds
grace, and back rushed Hilton to awaken his
company. On the way he met soubrettes,
leading ladies, dancers, comedians, ETC.. in all
stages of dress and undress, who had been
onds before, and were bent on not being left
To make sure none were forgotten he re-
turned to the hotel, deciding incidentally to
say "a few words" to the clerk who could
not be found. Four cowboys were having a
ceiling high" poker game They asked what
the trouble was, told, and then, on
raising buffalo robe from their laps, on
which they had been betting high, disclosed
the poor clerk used a table. They ex-
planned that he was the only FLAT thing
they could find, and, as he was sound asleep,
they used him. A hearty laugh followed,
several big drinks went the same way and
Mr.. Hilton just caught the last platform of
the rear car and went on his way. II the
clerk ever woke UP or yet remains dead
card he never learned.
He was a passenger on an interurban car
from Minneapolis and insisted on talking to
the two men in the seat just ahead of him.
His dress stamped him as lumberjack lust
out of the woods and he had evidently in
dulged copiously in very bad whisky
Wash shay do when man gets drunk in
st. Paul?' he inquired.
They fine him $40 if he is arrested" re-
piled one Of the men to whom the question
and the lumberman's breath was directed
'SDose amt got $10?''
Then he goes to the workhouse and works
ten days.
'Rawfer ST. Paul. said the lumberman 'I
belonged to labor union once 'meself an eny
town gives laborin man chance ter save
money gets my game. I'll get drunk St
Paul"
short time ago Chief Of Detectives Pill
Schweitzer was enlisted by Eastern parties