The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-06

Only the other day w. K. Vanderbilt
declared that these automobiles were
quite inexpensive things costing only four
or five thousand dollars. Wonder if he
includes those thousand-franc fines he
has been paying lately?
The modern marriage is becoming so
strange and wonderful a function that
we have almost ceased to be astonished
at it. Weddings by telegraph, by teie-
phone and monograph no longer excite
remark, but the climax was capped yes
terday in New York when marriage
without a bridegroom took place. OF
course every man who has been married,
or attended wedding observantly, knows
that the groom is an unimportant person
on such occasions, but hitherto he has
been regarded as a necessary adjunct.
This time he was like flowers at a funeral
-"omitted.' The bride was present, also
the brides mother, it may be mentioned,
but the groom was represented by
photograph to which the minister adj
dressed his questions and the best man
made reply.
AS an amazing performance this takes
the prize
Come to read them over carefully, those
gubernatoria1 replies to Van SAINT don't
tatters after all. Before nomination ar.
dor sees so many absolutely necessary
reforms that are invisible in cooler mo-
ments.
It is now the time the lawn mower
awakens almost fond recollections in our
breast as we cast a look of rancor at
the snow shovel. Next summer how
much less black than it is painted will APP
near fhA now hateful snow shovel.
Since they have started predigested
compressed tabloid food restaurants in
New York the medical fraternity, arguing
on the principle that nature eliminates
the performing parts of an unused func-
ton, is figuring how soon mankind will
have neither stomach nor teeth. But all
things have their compensations and.
taken all in all, such a world without in
digestion or toothache might be very
bearable, considered from an after din
ner rather than before dinner point Of
view.
Another rebellion is quelled in the
South American republics. Diaz has sur
rendered, everybody is forgiven for every
thing, all is lovely and the goose hangs
high in Colombia, and the instruction is
over for this time. Next.
Since Congressman Tawney refused to
be downed and let Congressman McCieary
in with the dairymen on the oleomar-
garine bill why does not some kind friend
call the attention of the latter to the fact
that oleo is an animal fat and let him
get in with the cattle men on pro-oleo-
margarine bill. Later we might take our
choice as to whether we prefer an oleo-
margarine or a butter color governor-or
neither.
There is slight lack of coherency. not
to mention logic. in the arguments of the
German professor who says first that
women have not advanced the intel
lectual life of mankind a single STEP
and second that this increasing intel
Ieetualism among women is dangerous:
Go to, professor, go to; your statements
resemble chicken croquettes, their COM
bination is fearful and wonderful, and
their composition unknown.
Even If Nordica did sing s'ragtime, it
should be remembered that there is a
great deal of ..ragtime'. that is not Nor
dica. and a great deal more of Nordica
that is not ''ragtin,e," thank heaven: