The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21
TALES OF THE TOWN.

motel clerk is a conglomeration of
poHtlcs, church news, train time. facts
). ngQFes and fancy. and "a thousand and
one funny stories ranging from a race
between a hedbug and a cockroach to a
personal love history.
Clarence Storms is clerk at the Nor.
chants II he keeps Dumping bis f,1nnt,
oohe much longer he'll die a death far
from natural. He has been keeping fab
On hotel advertisements lately and fol-
lowing IS part of the fruit of his pro
found labor:
Slftor House, Waukon To.
Ihefe are three departments-up stairs.
down stairs and outdoors
Outdoors is the cheapest. Nothing Int
tne trees Leave trunks for board
Rules
1.-If the bell in your room is broken,
ring the towel
2-Guests willing to get up without be-
ing called can have self-raising flour for
supper.
S-Guests are requested not to speak
to the dumb waiter.
4-Guests wishing to take drive will
ind a hammer and nails in the closet.
5.-If your room gets too warm. open
the window and see the fire escape.
6.-1f you are fond of athletics and like
good jumping, lift the mattress and see
the bed spring.
yoOi lamp goes OUT take feather
out of the pillow; that's light enough for
any room.
S.-Anyone troubled with nightmare
will find a halter on the bed post.
9-Don't worry about paying your
Dill. The house is supported by its
founda ton.
1o.-No spoons allowed on the table o.
cupied by newly married couples. This
is to prevent spoonfng in public
Here are two other toI-
en- by Storms from New York papers.
Home with the hired girl problem elm
mated
Restaurant giving birds-eye view of
New York-16th floor
State Treasurer. -Koerner almost had to
make a speech last week He was cut
hunting In the northern part of the state
and certain parties III the office of the
state auditor ordered handbills to be
printed to the effect that the treasurer
would speak in such and such town,
near where he was hunting. on certain
day.
Mr.. Koerner got wind of the affair and
telegraIhed to a certain somebody in ST
Paul that he-the treasufer-was pressed
for time like an Egyptian mummy" and
wouldn't be ready to speak--no Stree
It's common thing to hear of bets
during an election, but one was made
the other day, the facts of which ought
to be kept in everybody's family Bible for
fear CT being lest.
Of course Republican made the bet
a Democrat. the average Democrat,
would nave had more sense.
The RepublicaH-from the nature of the
bet, his name cannot be mentioned
stipulated in the deal that if Bryan
should be elected he would sit on mis-
housetop all day in his underelothing.
just what is troubling the Democrats
now is what house Will he sit oE?"
Tie man owns half a dozen houses and,
for all the Democrat knows. the Repubh-
can may have enc out on some prairie
where he could sit and sit with all the
persisteney that hen sits on eggs and
still nobody be edafed by tho sight.
1t the Democrat loses he has tc put up
only $40. Tt is evident that he has the
best of the esG.
Sometimes SO cent sales and 81 cent
sales and 80 cent sales and the like do
very little good and then vice versa
A certain young wife in ST. Paul the
other day went down town to take ad-.
vantage of a Sale-ane of those sales
where you can only save about three and
a half cents Well, she bought a belt for
81 certs. It originally cost ST. She felt
so very coed over the deal that she
bought more articles and, counting I'D
her street car rare, she spent $4.75 that
day.
Her husband didn't say anything He
was too wise for that. He just kept on
reciting to himself: Lest we forget: lest
we forget" One day he came home with
a magnihceRs nerseaaum pipe. gold
trimmed. His wife was shocked and
scoided him for acting as H he We're a