The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
Men, Women
and Things

capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson has
come and been and passed, and though
ms presence was made known by the
public prints there was not much excite
Ineht IN the air, nor an undue number
OF persons on the street. Indeed, his
arrival did not make as much talk as
the owl cars, a proSpective-and per-
SpecuVe-meaSure which will enable
some worthy husbands to get home In
tlme Tor breakfast. Capt Hobson told
the legislature what a wonderful coun-
Try this is, raised up by God to be an
example OF righteousness for other less
civilized lands, and it is not recorded
OF this brave hero that any one kissed
MN either before or after his patriotic
speech. He is going on lecture tour
and says he is going to educate the
American people" This is exceedingly
k11d OF Capt. Hobson, and We appre-
ciate 1t, though we hate to trouble him,
but II he could educate us so quietly
that we did not know anything about
it until it was all over, we should be
even more appreciative.
Anyone May Try 1t.
There seems to be an undue amount
or excitement over the stopping Of a
train in the South and it's running back
some miles to pick up Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. It should be re-
membered that Mr.. Vanderbilt had
been i'll with typhoid fever and is in a
highly nervous state peculiar to con-
Valescents, and he simply could not
stand the delay of two hours which
missing that train would mean. So
he telegraphed ahead and ordered the
train to come back. This is a proceed
ing Which might be carried out by any
citizen of these United States if he had
the price of the telegraph mess age.
The only reason it has never happened
before IS because it was never tried be-
fore. The railroad would have nothing
but admiration for a man who had the
requisite courage to make the railway
company take it's proper place, that is
as servant Of the people. If train
isn't for the accommodation Of the pub
lie, what is it for?
We Make Best Idols.
There Is no doubt about it that this
country is in the worlds eye. If there
is anything especially fine manufac-
tured, any new wrinkle in civilization,
anything novel in religion, 1t will be
found that an American is back Of it.
But 1t does come to us with sort of
start that We are headquarters for
an especially pleasing brand Of idols.
Not having heard from any of the
prominent daughters Of the w. c. T.
u. as to the ethics Of the thing, we
cannot as yet sayejust where we are
at, but it would seem to an entirely
unprecedented observer that here might
enter int othe matter a very decided
question. Should a country that is so
righteous that 1t sends missionaries
to other countries to bring them 60 our
way Of thinking, be- guilty of making
and selling heather idols as SO much
per? We are not surprised to learn
that the idols made here are better
than idols made anywhere elSe-that
goes without saying-but the question
remains. While spreading the gospel
with one hand, should we sell idols
with the other? We have never denied
that our religion is the best that's go
ing, but we should certainly hesitate
to place a humble missionary in the
position of. trying to take away the al
legiance of the untutored heather from
an Americana made idol. 1t is too much
to ask of any. patriotic American in q
commercial age. The idol following
the flag s.zaadeAEelopment We had not
anticipated.
Peary's Dashina Habit.
Mr.. Pearv. who is an interesting
gentleman, ! not exactly ariginals1.has
lately announced that he is thinking
Of making another dash for the pole .
If Mr.. Peary really feels like that and
will start his dash soon, che will have
have accidentally read his accounts OF
former dashes. 1t is not stated
whether Mrs.~Peary and the little
| Pearys intend to dash also, but we
rather imagine that when Peary pere
dashes for the pole, they will dash in
the other direction. The expedition
once started, a silence that could be cut
with a knife falls upon the pole and
all concerned for a year or two, until
Peary dashes back and tells how he
built cairn just below the neareSl
spot that a white man ever came to
the pole, having written letter to
whom it may concern and left 1t
there, weighted down with a heavy
stone. Then he returns to civilization
Of this brace act for magazines.
A Get SpIiced- Quick Measure.
There is a bill pending before the
present Legislature which It is to be
hoped will go through with a rush. 1t
provides for immediate marriage after
divorce, and does AWAY with the weary
six months which, now has to inter-
vene before a SECOND marriage. This
six months has been a great hardship,
for if a man takes a3fancy to another
mans wife and getssher divorce, 1t
is absurd and embarrassing for them
to have to wait half year before the
holy bonds Of nlatrimony-an alimony
can be tied. The man who fathered
the present law must have thought
this place was as slow as Philadelphia
Done Unto Others.
Gen. Miles has reached these shores.
and we await with anxiety to hear
whether England -has-tipped up.
Marie Corelli Is down on Carnegie
We always thought he would have
some terrible trouble.
A man in Indiana stole whole fam
lily. 1t is evident that even there they
have places with signs reading: Fam
lilies Supplied
1t is now said that germs can be de-
stroyed by a shaking up. How free
from germs must be our sister city!
All the pictures in a certain morning
paper read from left to right Things
never read right in some papers.
A lawyer says married men make
better jurors than single ones They
are better listeners. Nab
st. Paul, Feb. %, 1903.