The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-22
Men, Women
and Things

country with Russia, an 1nternatloIdi
complication of great Importance has
almost been overlooked in our own
country The incident which might
have led to strained relations between
France and America occurred IN
small California town and had for lis
cause nothing more important than a
little dog. The dog is the property OF
the French vice consul at San Rafael;
an old town, but one hitherto unknown
to fame In the ordinary round of his
duties the poundmaster of the place
called upon the vice consul and asked
him for the small sum of 81 to pay Tor
license for his dog. Believing he was
within his rights, the vice cconsul re-
fused to pay the tax, and the pound
master, who was Nirtuous but not tact
full, declared he would have to seize
the dog. The Frenehman struck an
attitude worthy of Napoleon in his
palmy days and told him to touch the
dog at his peril. Things were begin
ming to look serious, particularly as the
consul pulled the articles of the consul
lar convention between France and
America on the mayor. The mayor was
very worried and the matter is not
affair can be settled without any pro-
tests from our government to that of
France, and also without taking the
president away from Oyster Bay; for
if there is man in the country who
needs rest, it is T, Roosevelt: No one
can blame the French vice consul for
not paying the tax. for if one is not
exempt from the vulgar duties of c1ti-
zenship by reason Of consular posi-
ton, what is the use Of it all? After
our wonderful diplomacy with Russia
it would be just as well to rest on our
laurels and not allow our pleasant rela-
tons with France to be disturbed by a
small yellow cur.
1t is said that there are certain notes
Of music, which, if sounded in the vi
entity of the gleefui mosquito, will
cause him to turn up his toes to the
daisies and be no more seen. In st.
Paul at present this particular must
cal harmony is sorely needed and it is
to be hoped that the musical commu-
nifty, ever self-sacrificing, will give up
a summer vacation and for the civic
good remain at home and try to kill
off the supply of mosquitoes. Those
persons who are SO fortunate or I'M
fortunate as to live in flats are not
likely to be troubled with the pest if
there is anything in the musical theory.
In a house of ten apartments, with nine
pianos and five pianola attachments,
the tenants are themselves weakening,
so that mosquito or whole army of
,otyy oh,
chance for his life When nine pianos
are going like mad at one and the same
time, there is but little doubt that the
fatal note will be struck, and if the
neighbors survive they will surely sink
their sorrow in the greater joy of
knowing that the mosquito crop has
been materially .lessened.
"H-rdoa
1t is surely a strange report that
to the degeneracy of the English youth.
Is it possible that England's efforts to
civilize the Transvaal and other half
heather lands have SO absorbed the
country that its own people have been
suffering? 1t would certainly seem so.
We learn that the younger generation
is defective in sight and hearing and
that the IDIOT asylums are multiplying
in an alarming manner. But the most
painful part of the report is that which
says that 2 per cent of the children
are unteachable, owing, we suppose,
to stupidity. This is all very painful
and is it not our duty as a righteous
people, In the civilizing business our
selves, to send a diplomatic note to the
king asking him If he would receive
letter of remonstrance from us in re-
gard to the neglect of the young in his
domain? AS moral censor of the world
at large we certainly ought not to neg
lect England, but let our light shine
impartially among all nations.
An Episcopal minister somewhere in
the East has resigned from his pas
torate in order to have more time to
devote to the uplifting of the stage.
AT one time he was an actor himself,
which gives him an advantage in
knowing just what will be best as
regenerating influence for those men
and women who make acting a profess
sion. This particular minister says ne
thinks the church should reach out to
the stage, and he considers the Actors
Church Alliance as the very best agen-
cy yet devised for the purpose of
reaching out. If the alliance would be-
gin with the managers and try to up
lift them, the stage would be elevated
in short time.
If there is one characteristic for
which Lillian Bell is more noted than
another it is for modesty. 1t would
not be a case Of over description to
call her a modest little thing, though
she is nearly six get. She annexed
husband a summer or two ago, and
now she modestly says, when pressed
to give her reasons for marrying, that
she found in Mr.. Bogue a man who
was broad minded enough not to
be offended when he heard himself
described cas- Lillian Bells husband.
Enough said about Dir. Bogue; we can
see him in our minds eye Of course
there are extenuating circumstances
which make Mr.. Bogue's case look less
black, as to be the husband of so great
a woman as Lillian is claim to fame
in ITSELF Mrs. Bell-BogSe has just
written another book. which gives her
a shove forward on the path to fame
Nelly Bly, is lost, and there is great
CONSERVATION In a home of this city
NELLY Is lady" according to the
song, and in this case Nelly also hap
pens to be q dog Of great worth and
long pedigree Her owner saws she