The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14
N 4 MOTHER HUBBARD
HOW MRS NATION ORDERS CHI
CAGO SALOONKEEPERS TO
DRAPE A STATUE
AND THE STATUE WAS DRAPED
SMASHER OF JOINTS PUT IN A
STRENUOUS DAY IN THE
WINDY CITY
SAYS SHE WILL RETURN ANON
And When She Does the Wicked
Rum Sellers In the Wicked City
May Expect to Hear
Something Drop.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton left Chicago for Topeka tonight
She is under bonds to appear in the
Kansas capital tomorrow for trial in
connection with her operations in that
city
Before leaving Chicago she announced
that as soon as she had Cleaned up
things at home, she would come back
here, and if things were not properly
taken care Of by the authorities she
and her friends would take matters into
their own hands, and, to use her own
expression, I'VE will make souvenirs
Her meeting with the saloonkeepers
which she announced that she would
carry out did not materialize and in de-
fault of having them for an audience
she went once more to the saloon at 290
State street, which she visited last night
and in which her grandson is manager
and delivered a talk to the people she
found there. 1t was motley throng,
embracing all classes. Mrs. Nation
mounted table and for fifteen minutes
talked with great energy, urging her
hearers to abandon both the use and sale
of liquor, and denouncing in the most
unmeasured terms all those who per-
mitted it's sale anywhere in the city
AS she left the place she went up to
woman who possessed a rich, black eye
and remarked:
MY, my, what pity. Who gave that
to you?"
you better ask your grandson who
gave it to me-" was the quick retort
He knows as much about the giving of
1t as I do
To this Mrs. Nation made no reply and
hastened out to her carriage. Previous
to calling at this saloon she made a stop
In place at Sc State street, owned by
E. D. Dreyfus. The proprietor greeted
her politely, and remarked that he was
relative of Capt Dreyfus, of the French
army.
How do you. think he would like to
see you in this business" she demanded.
The saloonkeeper replied that he was
making an honest living.
A FEW MILD REMARKS.
This called down a torrent of wrathful
words, and after informing him that he
was a murderer devils scuIlion,"
and a few other things of that nature,
Mrs. Nation left the place
Her meeting at Willard hall tonight,
which preceded her visits to the saloons,
was attended by about 300 people, nearly
all OF them temperance people who ap-
plauded everything that she said
Her talk was not long, and in closing
she declared that she did not want any
hatchet used, and that she believed in
peaceful means of closing the saloons as
far as possible. All means of that kind
she said, should be exhausted before
more violent methods were employed.
Nov 1 am going back home for a
few weeks, she declared, as she closed,
''and as soon as have cleaned out there,
and it will not be long, 1 will be back
here again, and If the authorities have
done nothing and are willing to do moth
ing we will see what is best to be done,
and If it is necessary we will go to
smashing things. We will make some
souvenirs, I tell YOU
She expressed herself as more than
pleased with the treatment she had re-
ceived while in Chicago and departed
with the assertion that the rum power
in this city and other large places in the
United States was tottering to its fall.
MRS. NATION TAKES A BATH
After emerging from her Turkish bath
Mrs. Nation declared her unequivocal ap-
proval of the Turkish bath as an institu-
ton
Its the first one of the things I ever
had she declared land I like it.
feel like new and am ready to start
over again for a days hard work"
''You know, Mrs. Nation it was sug-
gested, that the Turkish bath is a fa-
vorite thing with men who are getting
over a drunk
'I'ye heard that she said land if a
drunken man takes Turkish bath it's
the ONLY sensible thing I ever knew of
his doing Those baths are all right.
like 'em."
Mrs. Nation then departed for hair
dressers on State street to have her hair
'tdone up" She selected an institution
OH the second floor, with windows 'front.'
ing on the street, and went through
the doing UP" process in full sight Of
hundreds of people who biockaded the
sidewalks to get a glimpse of the Kansas
| woman. seated conspicuously in a bay
| window Mrs. Nation was observed by
| tile crowds in the street and from
windows in the buildings opposite.
Leaving the haid dreSSerS, still attend
| ed by Il crowd numbering fully 1000 peo-
! pie, she started fer the hotel.
DRAPED THE STATUE.
Before going there, however, she made
| plunge into the saloon of Harry Nc.
| Call opposite the Windsor hotel, to see
| how he had respected her orders regard
| ing the draping of partially nude figure
| which stands in the window. Earlier in
| the day she had sent word to Mccall
| that she wanted the figure properly
/ clothed Mccall wound lot of pink net
| ting around it and hung round the neck
a card bearing the inscription:
''Draped by request of Mrs. Carrie Ma
| tion of Kansas
Mrs Nation glared at the pink swa1-
| died figure, gave an indignant ejaculation
and then burst into the saloon:
Where's the man 1 told about fixing
| UP that inage?" she demanded
Here 1 am" said Mccall, coming for
! ward.
"Well, that pink stuff won't do,'' de-
clared Mrs. Nation vigorously. Anybody
can see right through it."
How do you want it dressed?" asked
Mccall
"I want 1t dressed the way you would
have your sister dressed" was the re-
ply.
'Pn put a Mother Hubbard and a sun
bonnet on it," said the saloonkeeper.
"Will that do?"
''Well, guess so,'' said Mrs. Nation,
in dubious tones. Eyes, that'll do, but
put 'em on quick
ST will" said Mccall, and he did.
After issuing her orders to Mccall,
Mrs Nation went back to her hotel to
rest until the time for her evening lee
ture at Willard hall. For an hour after
she had gone to her room large crowd
stood in front of the hotel waiting to get
a glimpse of her, but she declined to
show herself and the crowd was finally
fIriUen ayUav bv the nOlice