The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-09

Is doubtful whether she will feel much
love for her country from this time
forth. She had always been most pa
triotic, belonging to patriotic societies
and giving expression to her feelings
constantly, and her idol was President
Roosevelt. In him she found the
American IDEAL she liked his strenu-
BUSINESS, his fearlessness, and in every
way he suited her. So when she found
he was coming to st. Paul she made up
her mind that not only would she see
him from a good vantage point, but
she would bear testimony to her adj
miration for him in some tangible man
ner. Not being In a position to meet
him nor entertain him, she thought of
various ways in which she might at
tract his attention during the parade,
and perhaps meet his eye and receive
a bow from her hero. Finally she de-
cfded that a bouquet thrown into his
carriage while he was passing the
place where she had decided to stand
on Robert street would bring the no
tice she desired. So she purchased the
finest bouquet she could afford and by
noon she had stationed herself at the
appointed place, flowers in hand and
with beating heart. She had con-
f1ded her intention to no one, but she
could not help but think of the envy of
the other women when she received a
fiourishing bow in person from the
president Of these United States. She
even had visions of his having the car
riage stopped and saying a few words
of acknowledgment The parade ap-
peared as arranged, and the patriotic
woman, quivering with excitement,
fastened her eyes at last upon the man
she had so long admired when he
came opposite to where she stood she
took accurate aim and threw the bou-
ipfn
very strange thing happened. Instant
ly four secret service men jumped from
carriage and seized the excited wom-
an, while third instantly gathered in
the bouquet, taking it gingerly as if it
contained some deadly thing The
president was very calm, but the crowd
laughed, while the poor woman was
nearly dead with fright and astonfsh-
ment. She had to tell who she was
and why she threw the bouquet, and
was almost too frightened to make
herself understood. Then when she
realized what had happened indigna-
ton got the better of her fright and she
gave those important secret service
men a piece of her mind. She would
ike to know If this wasn't a free coun-
try, and she would throw bouquets at
whom she pleased. so there! And what
did she care for all the old detectives in
the country. Finally, everything was
explained, the secret service men dis
covered nothing harmful In the bou-
quet, 1T was given to the president and
ne carried 1T during the rest of the
arrive. That was the only job those Sc
cret service men had in st. Paul: hut
they have to do something once in
while to earn their salaries. The ma
tr1ot1c woman hasn't much TO saw of
the presidents visit
The management of the st. Louis ex-
position has done a. thing worthy Of
the twentieth century when II has
placed women in responsible positions
In relation to the fafr. For instance.
the chief of sculpture has appointed
three women associates to assist him
in his work. These are Janet Scudder
and Evelyn B. Longman, of New York.
and Julia E. Bracken, of Chica 90
All OF these women have disting1lish
ed themselves and are we'll known in
the art world Miss Scudder is the
only woman sculptor represented In
the Luxembourg in Paris. Miss Brack
en- designed the decorative work of
the Woman's building at the Chicago
fa1r, and Miss Longman made her rem
utat1on at the Buffalo fair In Brook
Ign recently women have heen en-
gagged In manufacturing violins A man
engaged In the business, believing that
In the delicate manipulation of the
work women could be better trained
than men, determined to try the exper-
iment, which is not only a success, but
promises to become a fad.
1t has also been said recently that a
reaction against school teaching has
started among women. and dozens of
them formerly engaged in teaching the
young idea how to shoot are turning to
stenography and other business en-
terprises. The long wished for appoint
ment of women inspectors at the Gus
tom house in New York has become a