The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-27

roll, well known in the East, told in
California recently:
Superstition Is the last thing in the
world that should influence a man to in
vest money in any venture. Nevertheless
l was once Influenced by dream. 1 was
booking on the Western circuit in the
middle of the SOS, when things were at
their zenith had had q hard day at
Latonia, and this brought on a restless
night. During the night L dreamed that
trust had been formed, the purpose of
which was to monopolize the betting on
all the tracks in the country. The capital
stock was a billion or two. l do not re-
member the exact figures ANY way. our
company was far from being anywhere
near the field book brigade At the first
meeting of the stockholders / was elected
president and general manager of the
concern, with unlimited power to act in
affairs of the company. The Lexington
meeting was going on, according to my
dream. I hied myself TO the blue grass
hub. There I saw a change that man
could hardly imagine. They had a four
mile straightaway course, which was 500
feet wide, and the field ring looked like
Suburban Day in the big ring at Sleeps
head Bay.
II started down the line and bet an
awful roll on nag called Bankrupt.
had never heard of the horse, but a
friend OF mine said 1t was all right, and
I took his advice They're OFF, shouted
the announcer. ! strained my ears to
hear the name of the one l had bet on.
but in vain, till the finish, when I heard
the glad enws of Bankrupt first
" You must have been smoking Car
roll . said bystander.
mo, 1 was asleep"
"a few weeks after" continued Car
roll, II landed in st. Louis, and on the
entry board was 2-year-old named
Bankrupt He was pitted against Ban
Fox, the champion up to that time See
ing the name recalled my dream, and 1t
impressed me so much that put down at
once a bunch and got the same sensa-
ton for my money as in all dreams, ex-
cept that L experienced the real goods -
SENT THE WRONG CARD.
An official of the supreme court of
Kentucky was puzzled by a card sent in
to him by a desperate newspaper man
when the arguments of the Kentucky
governorship began. The courtroom was
full of sight-seers, and the overflow ex-
tended in a long line down the corridor
The reporter tried to get in ahead of the
line and was stopped. He protested
Shall these rubbernecks be let in to
monopolize the supreme courtroom when
IL, a newspaper man, ordered to report
this case, am kept out?" he exclaimed
"Thems orders" said the ancient COL
ored man at the door. ~
OFF rushed the reporter to the court
marshaIs office He yanked out his wal
let and seeing a card in 1t wrote on the
back:
my editor orders me to report the
kentucky case today. Must be admitted;
can't wait for crowd.
In moment the answer came back,
and the card with 1t: mo room"
The reporter looked at the card he had
sent in and blushed. He had by mistake
given the attendant not his own, but the
card of the manager of ., troupe of ballet
and variety performers.
MIR. SPIGHT'S BATH DISTURBED.
"A humorous. incident OF the voting on
the Porto Rican bill was the manner in
which Representative Spight, of Missis-
sippi, was brought into the house just
minute too late to vote for Mr.. Richard
sons substitute" said Col. Franklin =.
Morgan recently. While the roll was be-
ing called ii was ascertained that Spight
was not in his seat. A messenger found
the Mississippian rolling luxuriousIy in
bathtub In the basement OF the capitol.
He notified Mr.. Richardson who, appre-
cating the desirability Of recording every
vote that it was possible to round uD
against the tariff bill, sent two stalwart
Democrats to the Bathroom to bring Nh
Spight to the floor with the least possible
delay They found Mr.. spignt sprawled
at full length in The tub.
They want you upon the floor TO vote
for the substitute for the Porto Rican
bill, exclaimed one of the messengers,
who broke into the room without cere-
mony. --:-
But I can't go now Mr.. Spight plead
ed. Z am taking a bath
IF you don't get hustle on you and
have your vote recorded I wouldn't care
to take your chances for coming back to
congress. Any member who ducks this
important vote will be b.acklisted in the
party.
MIR. Spight, who is an Cd man and
somewhat timid, gasped an inaudible re-
ply. He jumped out of the tub dripping
wet and looked around for towel with