The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-15
Men, Women
and Things

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Chicago, the supposed home Of things
dark and doubtful, is going into the
righteousness business. according to
recent report sent out from there, and
said to originate with one Prof. J.
Stanley Grimes. Now the name Of
Grimes may be new to fame at pres
ent, but it is only a question Of sohrt
time when the whole Christian world
will ring with the name Of J. Stanley,
Tor he has an idea worthy of a Ma
poleon. His scheme is to evangeliZe
the world by hypnotism. and presuma-
bly, his idea is that if he accomplishes
the reformation of Chicago the rest of
the universe will not be much Of a
proposition. Grimes very SenSibly
says: II have lived there (Chicago)
for thirtyt three years, and many of
you have never heard Of me. That is
because | generally keep quiet and do
not talk about things Of which know
but little" which is an excellent rule
for many besides Grimes. But now he
proposes to come UP from his obscure
ty and present his wonderful idea to
the masses. 1t is. in brief, this. that
the entire world can be Christianized
Dy hySnOtiSm. 1t is this power, he de-
clares, which makes Dowiesm and all
the other isms so successful. Why do
not all clergy and would-be refOrmerS
study this occult science and convert
the world? Why not indeedl The
Grimes idea is an excellent one, though
his argument might be open to the
charge that If a man be righteous be-
cause he is forced to be so by a hyp-
not1st, there is not much value int,f1is
conversion. However, a powerful mind
of the Grimes variety can probably
overcome this seeming defect. and If he
succeeds in purifying Chicago hypnoti-
cally no one will be likely to cavil at
the Grimes methods. In speaking Of
the different varieties of religion, the
professor says one good thing which
shows that he is student: Spiritual
ISM" says he, "is infidelity with a
ghost in it," Grimes can be forgiven
a good deal for that. It is certain that
we will yet hear great things Of the
professor, and we shall follow his ca
reer with interest.
1t is not yet known whether tennis
will be fashionable this summer or not
1t depends on a contingency that is an
unknown quantity as yet, and many
girls who are good players are anX-
ious to have the matter decided as the
weather is propitious and the tennis
costumes are ready. The delay is be-
cause Mrs. John Jacob Astor, of New
York, has not yet been seen on the
tennis court and a New York paper
states gravely that if she plays the
success Of the game is assured. The
suspense is most trying, and our smart
girls are waiting as patiently as they
can, but If a hint could be given to
Mrs. Astor that much depends on her
decision, she might let it be known
whether or no she intends to play, and
put US out of our agony. The disap-
pointment will be intense if she de-
c1des against it.
A change has come over the spirit of
DOWie'S dream. The signs Of it are the
general sprucing UP of the reformer
and his constant appearance in even
ing clothes. 1t is whispered that a de-
sire to get into society is the cause
Of this revolution, and he is sparing no
efforts to accomplish his design, even
to appearing on the golf links, which
made quite sensation. This is prob
ably only one of his deeply thought
out plans to save the people, as he
must know that if society was back Of
Zion it cannot fail Of success. st used
to be a favorite in society,"" he says
pathetically; 'in fact l could be today
II chose, but society is coming to
me-" It is part of his scheme to make
Zion into a fashionable summer resort
and then preach to fashionable sinners
when they are off guard. In the dog
days persons are sometimes willing to
take up any fad that will divert them,
and if Dowie once becomes a fad, his
success is assured. Depend upon it,
our friend DOwie is planning nothing
less than the conversion Of the Chicago
smart set, and if he accomplishes that
he can retire on his laurels.
Once more has woman indicated
hnr icrI7& 70
culine thralldom. This brave girl is
Miss Baer, daughter of the, Mr.. Baer,
and she was married in Reading the
other day by the new ritual for we'd
dings in which the word "obey" does
not appear. Miss Baer is now Mrs.
Smith, but Mrs. Smith who can do
exactly as she pleases with no right of
remonstrance on the part Of Mr..
Smith. Being the daughter Of her
father, Miss Baer could not see why
she should be amenable to any man.
All hail to the bride! She is one very
important spoke in the great wheel
of feminine progress.
If every woman was like Mrs. Kath-
crime Lowell, Of Staten Island, there
would be more reformations among
burglars than there are at present.
Mrs. Lowell is wealthy woman and
pretense Of doing something to a gas
stove, got into her house and robbed
her of some valuables. Later on hav-
ing failed to be indicted, he called upon
Mrs. Lowell with his wife to explain
his actions to her, and Mrs. Lowell,
being perfect lady, asked him to re-
main to tea, which she herself served
to her two guests upon the veranda.
Here Mrs. Lowell talked kindly to the
hi r10r1 III L. - u L.
under the influence Of her good cheer
he promised to mend his ways and go
permanently out Of the burglary bust
ness. Some Of the neighbors passed
and were much shocked to see Mrs.
Lowell entertaining her burglar, but
they would all do we'll to emulate this
philanthropic and forgiving woman.
Having thus braced up this erring
creature, Mrs. Lowell further strength
ened her position by offering to lend
him IS with which to start life again,
which offer was thankfully accepted,
and the reformed burglar started re-
jOicing upon a way made easy by the
Christian charity Of his hostess. This
story contains moral which each
reader can discover without any hints.
The endeavor to get out of the way
of automobiles has been responsible
LII a new SECT. IIS dQH0T0ulS Cdll
themselves the Holy Jumpers.
One Mr.. Simeon Ford, who has at
tanned some fame as an after dinner
speaker, has written a book containing
his witticisms and it Is evident that he
feels it necessary to apologize, as he
says it is his first offense, committed
without malice and forethought, and
that he can plead youth, ignorance and
previous good character. He contin-
ues: "The book will be so arranged
that it may be used as a paper weight,
stove litter, waff1e-iron, egg beater,
sleep-inducer and cat-destroyer. Every
customer who makes affidavit that he
has read the book will receive an en-
durance medal and q cnunnn which