The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-09

however, was not owing to her juxtapesition to the
Chicago river. to any maaral marshes contiguous
TO her territory. Not at all Chicago was merely
merce-and transportation for the propagation of
Ingual bacill Having promptly decided that tft.
phone mcrObe must 60 the whole eight varieties,
an OF the pebeian class. the Chicago people imme-
dlateiy proceeded to quick action by drafting
an ordinance for passage through the city council
making it compulsory telephone renters to dis
infect the mouhpieces of telephones at least once
day.
Milwaukee saw the grand stand play and. ten
pofariy, acknowledged the SCOOP" For a moment
she was dismayed Then she rallied and came to
the front with what must for the present remain
chef doeuvre in the line Of causes for divorce
Inc complainant in the is Mrs. Pauline A. Jonn-
son. daughter of the late Harrison c. Cawker. The
defendant is Charles c. Johnson and a most aston
1shed man must Mr. Johnson have been when at
torney for plaintiff began to disentangle from its
legal verbiage and technical harness the one par
ucuar grievance upon which his fair client rested her
case. 1t is pathetic. Mrs Johnson declares on oath
that her husband complained about the manner IN
which she cooked his steak" and that if there was
anything upon which she "prided herself it was her
ability to cook beefsteak to the queens taste"
AS side issue and more III the way of cumulative
evidence Mrs Johnson adds appendix to the er-
feet that she naturally felt considerable pride In
her husband and wanted him after their marriage
to dress up and out with her. but that he refused
to do So" But the main point made and most
strenuously advanced is the epcurean Mr. Johnson's
objection to the cuisine-the beefsteak 1t is not
cited in the defense that plaintiff has sought to
palm off emba1med beef timed roast horse meat
upon the fastidious Mr. Johnson. Indeed so far as
the latter is concerned he does appear to have
sufficiently pulled himself together after the first
shock of the beefsteak charge to make much Of a
stagger at any kind of defense. OF course ceveraI
lines of defense will readily suggest themselves to
the reader in his cooler moments How could
dinner of poorly grilled beefsteak. o. more
horrible yet, fried steak? Because it was not such
steak as his mother used to cook WAS MI. johnson
expected to eat it and look PLEASANT Again the
tOrney for Mr. Johnson might have ingeniousIy sug-
gested that the beef had been chemically treated.
Here would have been defense that would have
aroused the sympathy of the whole country for the
defendant. When you attack mans rations you
strike at the very foundations of his home life
Really it would that sort of a reason
able defense could have been urged in Mr.. Johnsens
favor that would have had great weight with the
judge. Possibly this may yet be done and his
answer amended. True precedent is all against
the defendant Gen. Miles said that the beef was
bad. He has been made to suffer for it, Gen Eagan
said that the meat good. He is disportng
himself the sands of Honolulu and drawing all
mOny from the government Eagan secured q tenn
porary and conditional decree. 1t is quite possible
that the supersensitive Mrs Johnson may do like
wise.