The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
Stories They Tell

w. n. Dixon, city passenger agent
or the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PAM
railway company, is on the horns of a
horrible dilemma.
Mr. Dixon is not easily nonplussed,
out ne got the disease to rights YES
terday and it's manifestations are any-
tnlng but pleasureable to his assoc
clates. The latter assert that Dixon
VIII nave nervous prostration if he
doesn't stop worrying, and Dixon
sWears in his turn that he will visit
condlgn punishment on the man who
set fire to the $50 parasoI if he can
lay eyes on the villain.
yesterday Mr.. Dixon was sitting in
MS off1ce at Fifth and Robert streets
strenuously going over the business
Oh the company, when there appeared
IN the off1ng specially charming ex-
ample OF femlninity, clad in sum-
merry sort Of blue thing with lace
oVerhangs and a storm jib Of the pre-
vall1ng straw clam shell effect.
Inc young woman was from Chicago
and exceedingly pretty. She had a
note Tor Mr.. Dixon concerning a mat
ter OF transportation, and he displayed
the utmost alacrity in making room for
her in the chair near his desk as soon
as ne round that she was headed in
MS direction. At the time there was
youth OF the down town contingent
discussing social ethics with Mr.. Dixon.
AS soon as the youth saw the vision
IN plue he threw the stub of his cigar
cite into Mr.. Dixon's waste basket and
ducked for new pastures. The young
woman took the vacated chair, first
deposlting her parasol, a dainty affair
In blue silk and lace, with a gold
monogramed handle, also in Mr.. Dix
on's waste basket.
The young woman spoke to Mr..
DIXON about transportation and he ex-
a inI-
most difference. Then ensued a con-
Versat1on in which the young woman
informed Mr.. Dixon Of her intention
TO proceed to Chicago by the evening
train. Mr.. Dixon, anxious to prolong
The view of his fair Wis Wis, was per-
maps longer about rendering a trans
portat1on decision than he has been
for long time, but at all events the
young woman was still conversing
With Mr.. Dixon when the combined
office force raised shout Of "Fire!"
Dixon jumped, and found the space
behind him filled with smoke. The
waste basket was on fire and to his
horror he discovered the pale blue par
asol or the young woman from Chi
cago to be mass Of flames. The
hlfny lace that helped to make the
dainty creation had already been de-
stroyed and great holes had been eaten
in the silk.
simultaneously the young woman
herself recognized the situation, where
upon, after a decorous struggle for
composure, she laughed loudly and un-
restrainedly while Mr.. Dixon, red
faced and perturbed, stamped the stuff
ling out Of the daintiest parasol that
ever found it's way into the Milwau-
kee office.
Owing to his excitement Dixon
found much difficulty in extinguishing
lint xy17o
sol reposed on the floor of the office
mere disheveled wreck he could find
no words in which to apologize for the
untoWard occurrence. The young
woman insisted that it did not matter
great deal, but there appeared no
middle ground upon which the two
could meet and the young woman left
the office with her transportation but
minus her parasol, still laughing i'm
moderately.
Ever since, Mr.. Dixon has been
pricing parasols of expensive design
from one end Of st. Paul to the other.
He is astonished to discover that para
soils are to be had in st. Paul costing
as high as $50, and is appalled, at the
possibility Of sending his late visitor
$50 parasol to replace one that may
conceivably have cost 5000. It is a
hard situation for a young man and
Mr.. Dixon has the sympathy Of very
large and friendly clientele which
hopes fervently that he will pick out
fairly good CAMP for dispatch to the
Chicago damsel, thus freeing his mind.
The man who threw that cigarette
into Mr.. DiXon's waste basket has left
for Grand Forks. He keeps tele-
graphing from the Hotel Dakota to
know whether the coast is clear.
81 am going tog change my tactics
hot In 70 IT.
July speech this year." said Darius
Reese last night. I'm going to touch
upon phase of the question that I
do not think was ever before
preached. 1t is of special interest at
this time, too, on account of the gil
gantic operations of James J. HILL
THE main factors that brought
about the discovery Of America were
the factors that exist today in only
slightly changed form. The greatest
OF these is the desire for the trade of
the Orient. In the early days Of 400
two great forces were at work in Eu-
rope. elamoring for this prestige, two
great cities or distributing points,
Venice and Genoa, fought for this
trade, and the occupancy of the Bos-
phorous by the Turk shut off the
route OF the latter and thus spoiled
her trade.
'This it was that sburred on the
young Columbus-he could not bear to
see his native city bereft of her pres
tige, and he sought. with the financial
aid of Ferdinand. to find another wa
terry way to the Orient. And he died
believing he had. He named the ma
tives Of San Salvador Indians, beliey-
ing that he had landed on the shores
of India.
That same incentive has spurred on
traders all the years since, and for
all the years before it was the same;