The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-21
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1t is not ofteb tflat anything SO en-
terprising comes put of the South as
Mr. William j. Farr. or j. William
Farr. as he frequently signs himself.
But when it is known that Mr.. Farr
calls Chicago home, it can be seen
that he comes naturally by his talent.
Mr.. Farr went South and established
himself at Nashville, where he opened
the National College of Law. taught
legal intricacieS while you wait and is
sued degrees of LII. d. for the small
sum of SO. The number of IL. DIS
that are now to be found in that vi
cinity is tremendous. The letter that
accompanies the degree is another evil
dence of Mr.. F'arr's genius. Among
other things he says: Il have the
honor to inform you that the honorary
degree of doctor of laws Gil. d. has
been conferred upon you by this cor
pOrat1on. and could your friends feel
the transformations ecstacy which now
pervadeS the recesses of your heart in
rejoicing in your happiness, / am sure
they would say, tt is well -"
There is more of the same, all of which
shows Mr.. Farr to be worthy of the
city that gave him to the world. He
should go down into history, If for
nothing else than originating that
charming expression transformations
ecstacy." 1t is presumed that when the
$40 pour in Mr. Farr sees no harm in
little ostentatiOus ecstacy.
There is a man in Los Angeles who
has attained fame without ever lifting
his finger. His name is HuddlestOn,
and he is President Roosevelt's double.
So remarkable is the resemblance that
when away from home, Mr.. Huddle-
ston is constantly pointed out as the
president. In this way Mr.. Huddleston
Is enabled to enjoy the fruits of dis
tinction without any of it's dangers,
such as being surrounded by secret
service men in six hats, or living in
constant fear of anarchist plots. The
presidents double has by far the best
of it.
One Of the shfbboleths Of the time
is the elevating Influence of education
and the value Of culture in uplifting
men. Strange lthen. is it to read of a
case of a highly educated man with a
cultivated mind whose present-and
perhaps permanent-address is Sing
Sing, New York. The name of this
student is ZAP Adams, and is known
as the policy King of New York. His
greatest pleasure and recreation is
reading the best literature, and 1t was
probably duringssa moment of philo-
sophie thought that he did the careless
thing which turned his steps towards
the Sing Sing hotel that the state keeps
for the absent minded. Since his res
idence at this resort. Mr.. Adams has
been engrossed in the works of Dante,
which he particularly appreciates. and
DrummOndS Natural Law in the
Spiritual World which is a great ia
vorite Of his, as are also the works of
Thoreau. Mr.. Adams is cultured
gentleman, in spite of his surround
ings, appears always well dressed,
with his fingers carefully manicured,
and is altogether a specimen of the
finest up-to-date criminal. He is rails
ing the standard of Sing Sing by re-
naming there. Though Mr.. Adams de-
sires only the society of the best liter
allure, a rough and uncouttl' man who is
hired to wait upon the gentlemen
guests of the establishment awakened
him the other day from his studies of
the Inferno" and told him rudely that
he would hereafter be Obliged to make
mats. Every scholar who has been
torn from his academic seclusion and
from his precious books will feel
sympathy with Mr.. Adams in his IN
congeniad avocation. s.. 4 .s-.s...4
Time was when this was = a. free
country, but the day is now far in
the past, and we are SO surrounded by
laws and hemmed in by restrictions,
that liberty has 5eGome by-word.
This is apropoSar of most ANNOYING
rule that has just been made at Hart
ford by the New York, New Haven
& Hartford road which deprives young
persons from throwing rice after the
newly welded. If the bridesmaids
and ushers of the entire country should
form union and then declare a strike,
it would be only what could be ex-
pected after this Ubiquitous ruling.
What, we would like to ask, have raiEz.
road corporations with no souls to- do
with brides and grooms and rice?
This is in line with the outrageous re-
quest of another road that there shah;
be, no kissing between the departing
and the stay homes, as it makes
the train late! IL the trains are notDfors
the. accommodations of the travelling
public, may we presume to inquire
what they are for? The reason given
bSFs the road for the rule Aabout rice
throwing is that itf prevents other per-
sons from getting on the train and
sometimes they slip on the rice and are
hurt In otheftwerds they may sue the
road. But what do brides and grooms
care how manyB other persons get upon
the train and whether they slip or not?
Rice-throWing is 81 matter that should
not be interfered with by station
agents who have soutlived sentiment.
,31&Iae- -i1 o41t
y. An exchangensays that brick picture
hats are the IHaShion. They must be-
intended for heavy swells.
a. tee z.roE
First aid to the injured in st. Paul
lis, usually ride I'm the patrol wagon.
The only comfort in the cold weather
Of the past week was that is pre-
vented the girls from wearing their
thin waists on the street.
NAB.
st. Paul, June 20, 1908.