The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22

pie in the building are accustomed tn CO.
ing medlum-sized woman with snapDire,
black eyes, gray-streaked hair, wearing
a plain black hat and carrying a black
cloth reticule
That's Miss Goggin," says the elevator
uoy' Is ne punches passenger in the
ribs. Miss Goggin now shares the inter
est OF visitors to the Unity building with
John Peter Aitgeld. Arrived at her Of
nee Miss Goggin takes a latchkey from
her -rettcule, opens the door and walks
IN She hangs her hat on a nail, turns
or the heat in the radiator and is ready
Ior work By this time the new mar
riage proposal secretary comes IN
Now, then" rays Miss Goggin, brisk
ly lets clear off yesterdays batch of
letters. l looked over most Of 'em last
night. Ready? No. Is from a widower
down In Indiana / notice he spells af-
lection 'afexshun,' and Judge from the
context that he never heard of spelling
reform, either. Just send him our formal
refusal, something like this: Yours OF
the 10th received, and we regret to state
that owing to prejudiccs over which we
have no control, etc.'-you can fix 1t up
This one from man who says he 10
lonesome. Shucks! Tell him to dodge his
taxes and he'll have plenty of company.
Here Is one from Widower with seven
children, who says he always wears q
flower in his. buttonhoIe I kind of Ike
the grit Of thatzman, but I can't go in
for kindergartenlng. Make it easy as
you can for him., but tell him once reg
lstered vow not to marry widower
Here's a boy. who wants me to marry
him and take him to the Philippines. Tell
him to write to the commandant at Fort
Sheridan, give his name age, height,
weight, etc.3 and see If they won't take
him IN the regular army-and put him on
the firing line.
s TRAP LAID BY, CORPORATIONS. {
f"oh, hol Here's a schemei Six pro-
posals sent in care Of the state board Of
equalization. That s plan of the bloat-
ed corporations to make me drop this
tax crusade. Just say that I am much
obliged but that none are available, and
are returned with thanks. Also add this
postscr4pt:- The man I marry must have
"a rating I'M Dun and Bradstreet's, and his
tax receipts. must be pretty large"
: After debating rapidly for two hours,
Miss Goggin put the two remaining let
ters back carefully in her reticule, all the
time trying to keep the secretary from
catching her eye. Miss Goggin's cheeks
got little pink, and she was very busy
polishing her spectacles as she said:
''The other two / am not now prepared
to answer. They both had lot of silly
things in them, and I'd have to think
them oVer.''
Miss Catherine Goggin is perhaps the
best-known grade teacher in the United
States. She is cousin of the late Judge
Goggin, known for many years as the
humorist Of Chicago's judiciary. Miss
Goggin organized the Chicago Teachers
federation, of which she is president, and
by her tact and perseverance made It
power in the government of the city
schools.
Miss Goggin has brown hair, brown
eyes, an animated and kindly face. She
dresses well in quiet taste. When it is a
question of furthering some educational
advance or. doing something for the great
body of common school teachers, no work
is too hard for her to undertake. She
| is remarkably straightforward and re-
markably tactful.