The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-08
STORIES OF THE STREET.

Once in a while newspaper reporters
strike 1t rich, but the CRAFTS seldom last
long.
Something happened at the court
mousse yesterday. 1t was nothing par
ticularly wonderful, and the reporters
didn't put tWo-column head on tbs
story. The truth is they didn't print
1t at all, but something interesting hap
pened, and the reporters knew better
than to mention it.
A travelling man sauntered into the
clerk of the courts office and took out
marriage license. That has been done
before by many men, but few of them
have been anxious to conceal the fact
that they were going to get married
Th1S man was. He did not want even his
best friends pup to know 1t, and he
walked up to zgerald-everybody who
gets married knows FitzgeraTd-and said
Say, how can 1 keep this out of the
newspapers"
'The only way I see,'' said Fitz, sis
to buy some cigars for the reporters"
The man took the hint in an instant
and soon came back with half dozen
boxes and best wishes.
When the first reporter sauntered in,
Fitzgerald said:
You can't see that marriage license
can your"
NO" was the answer.
We'll, here's a box of CIGARS
Another reporter got onto the game and
came running into the office with his
tongue hanging out, and the first tHil
he said was:
I'm blind as a bat; I can't see tn
marriage license, either"
The travelling man saved himself jus(
about $500, as he is acquainted in every
small town in the Northwest
Clip, a dog owned by Edith YerrIng-
ton, of ''The Burgomaster'' company, has
recently taken on inordinate value In
the short space of half second last Fri
day, it's value rose at least SIPS, and that
is what has caused its fond mistress
to pass many sleepless nights, COR unless
the dog coughs up, Mss Yerrington will
either have to resign her position or al
low her poor pet to be killed.
Last Friday, in Chicago, Manager W.
w. Tillotson was teasing the dog 10 jump
up by swapping his fingers, and good
doggie did so. Good doggie did more than
that; it snapped at his fingers, and It's
teeth closed on the stone of a valuable
diamond ring. When doggie got back
to the floor the diamond had been gulped
down. Then there was q hurried call
for a veterinary surgeon while doggie
was locked up in a room. The veterinary
came; with him came a stomach pump
and other delicate instruments used in the
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horse, or any other animal, inside out
But the diamond wouldn't come up. The
veterinary optned that the dog would
have to be killed, but its mistress asked
for time. Meantime Manager L. y.
Scott, of the Metropolitan opera house
has taken a hand in the argument, as
he holds contract whereby '"The Bnrgo-
master is to be presented at his theatcr
next week and his agreement specifically
stipulates that M SIS Warrington is to be
member of the cast, and ne insists that
dog or no dog, Miss Warrington shall
positively appear.
Saturday the city library was at last
in receipt of a new book However. ba
We not mistaken, it was not purchased,
but donated.
Still it is hoped in the near future that
the financial state of the librarys al
fairs will permit of the purchase OF some
cheese to entice the miscreants who are
nibbling away on the choicest of liter4-
turo