The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

A judge in st. Louis has decided that
swearing over telephones is not only
improper, but illegal. He declares that
profanity is always aggressive, never
protective and cannot be used in self
defense. This is most interesting de-
cision and clears up many points. For
instance, there have been those who
imagined that profanity was protective
and there have been occasions when
its use could be INDICATED on the
ground of self-defense. To be told all
day long that "the line is busy now"
has many times been the occasion of
some self-protective profanity. 1t has
been thought so safe to use big d
over the phone; in fact, the girl at the
central Office and the street car con-
ductor have been the two persons with
whom it has always been considered
legitimate to dispute. And what a
comfort it is to ones feelings-that is,
masculine feelings-to SAY things" to
persons at long long range when talk
ing back is the only thing likely to en-
sue. One of the wonders of the near
future may be, however, not only the
wireless, but the swearless telephone.
Notes from Oyster Bay: The presi-
dent had on a yellow vest this morn
ing.
Kermit sneezed twice yesterday.
The first lady in the land wears
white shirt waists just like other peo-
pie.
Kermit dressed up as Aguinaldo and
the president laughed heartily.
The president was interviewed by
sixteen reporters at o'clock and after
they were gone slept until 5. Between
that and z, his dinner hour, he wrote
forty-tive important letters and PLAYED
with the baby.
The president yesterday denied the
report that he would live in Manila
six months of the year.
The camera brigade camps on the
lawn in front of the presidential resi-
dence. One of the men tainted yes
terday from overwork.
The piemakers of New York have
gone on strike. Everything and every
body in this land of the free has struck.
with the exception of the aforesaid
p1emakers, and the other morning they
woke TO the fact that while every other
trade in the country has taken a time
Off in which to talk about their rights,
the manufacturers of the wholesome
and toothsome pie, had gone on for
ever. They have borne grievances and
indignities that it is not necessary
even for piemakers to endure, such as
constructing that article nearly all
night; so now they have stopped work
to talk it over. New York is now pie
less. Had this occurred A the real
pie belt in New England suicides with
out number would undoubtedly have
resulted, but New York will be able to
substitute watermelon until such time
as the troubles are adjusted. Closer in
Yest1gation of the construction of pies
should be insisted upon, not only in
New York, but right here. The other
night st. Paul citizen returned home
late, and after eating a piece of pie
Went to sleep and could not be reused
for thirty-six hours. Guinea pigs
should be obtained by DR.. Ohage's gen
tlemanly minions and that pie tried
upon them.
It is now announced, when it is too
late to make, any difference to anybody,
that the cause of the South African
war was none other than the impoIite-
ness of President Kruger to the late
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, of happy memory.
1t scenes that Mr.. Rhodes called upon
Mr.. Kruger, without doubt intending to
tell him in the most courteous way to
get out and give his country over to
a few men who really wanted it, and
the president Of the Dutch republic,
not realizing how very polite it was of
Mr.. Rhodes to break it to him gently,
said he was going to church and want
ed to get there before it ''took in" So
ne went away, leaving Mr.. Rhodes
standing rather awkwardly on his
front steps. Now it cannot be denied
that it was very good of Mr.. Rhodes