The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-19
Men, Women
and Things

There seems to be no limit to the
SUFFERING that the. American people are
Gained upon to endure. Just as we have
Sotten Reg1e and lCathleen safely mar
rled' and thought there would be a
breathing spell when we could attend
10 some minor matters that have been
IaId over comes news of another mar
mage III perspective to which we Will
De opnged to devote our entire time and
most of our space. One of the nu-
iherous cousins of our president is re-
ported engaged ia an Italian count.
VI course we should sink our private
Ieeilngs about this and rejoice that
some other country is by way of OBJ
tanning Roosevelt; but when we con-
sluer the columns and columns that we
must read about this cement. the
wedding, the clothes. the honeymoon.
ana then the divorce, our spirits faint.
hVen the thought of the graciOusnesS OF
the international relations with Italy
winch will be induced by this alliance.
hard1y repays us-eYen at space rates
Tor all we must endure before the
wedding IS certainty. First we must
learn how the president looked and
what he said when he learned Of this
match; then his letter of congratula-
ton Will have to be manifolded and
sent out-then-oh, then-there will be
everything else; what's the use of 60
ing on? The procedure in a case like
this is known by heart. Let US take
advantage of this short interval and
brace UP.
A Mrs. Woolsey, of Kentucky, has
propounded conundrum. What"
she asks anXiously, ARE the advan-
tages that accrue to woman who is a
citizen of this country" Mrs Wool
sey's question brings US all UP stand
ing. What indeed? One goes along
without much thought taking what
comes philosophically. when all at once
some wise and good woman will submit
question which brings home the I'M
certainties of everything. What good
is ito to be citizen of this country. in
deed! There is the right to vote for
school inspector in some districts; to
belong to clubs and all the rights and
glories of the divorce court are open to
the woman who chooses to go in for
them. But these are not much after
all. Where is that glorious freedom
winch comes of ideas as advanced as
those of Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stet-
son-Gllman, for instance? That is the
sort or thing that makes women really
truly citizens. For a woman to be truly
emancipated she must be above law
and yet be law unto herself. Mrs.
Woolsey's pointed question brings a
AiOOo VI JnOuSnCS the fem1-
nine clt1zenS OF this country.
John Burroughs, who recently passed
through st. Paul with the president,
has been saying things about Ernest
Seton-Thompson or Thompson-S Seton,
and his animal stories. He says there
were never such dogs, cats, rabbits,
bears and tigers as Mr.. Seton-Thomp-
son describes. This is an awful blow.
we must lose all the talking bears and
the tigers who bow to each other In
passing, and dishelieve in the cats that
saved the lives of those dear to them.
1t is a great wrench. But if the truth
were known there are many who be-
Heved Mr.. Seton-Thompson's tales too
good TO be true and that the kind of
charming animals which he saw in his
travels were his right by discovery.
IN the light of Mr.. Burroughs unfeel-
Ing remarks many of us will find cour-
age TO say that we never did care very
much what the kangaroo said to the
bear. nor indeed how many kindly
Things were done by the elephant to
the monkey. Mr.. Seton Thomson is a
nice, man with a lively imagination.
1t was supposed that every kind of
convention under the sun had been
held, but the old maids convention in
Western New York. which-convened
during the past week, Is certainly a
new one. To be an old maid and be
quietly proud of 1t. is one thing. b,1t
TO be Old maids and draw the attention
OF the country to 1t. is quite another.
Ffhe browning evidence Of poor taste
on the part of the old maids was to
hold discussion Of President Roose-
7SeftsS views on the question Of large
families. Now that wasn't nice III the
old maids, and we must say wes@are
surprised at them. The old maids of
hzey years ago wouldn't have done
such thing. They talked out right
boldly about babies. and said the
president better attend to his presf-
denting and let the women attend to
the babies. Tut. tut. old maidsl What
are we coming to when single women
hold conventions and go into things of
which they know nothing? The next
thing we will have is a convention of
children to DISCUSS their parents and
sMhat improvements can be. made in
their conditions N
Nowhere will thesrejoicing at the re-
ported fortune left to Bee Taylor be
more fervent thansIn Minnesota, which
feels responsible In a way for this
strenuous young woman. Bee has al
ways wanted something- are not
quite clear just What-and now that
She seems to bezby way of having
enough to live 9n.gs it wrong to hone
that Bee will sc far away and travel
We don't wish her any harm; indeed
we wish her mHch good, but, if posi- :
bic. We would Hkezto forget her.
Dr. Ohage iss avenged. The secre-
tary of the Minneapolis ants died OF
smallpox.
e
man in Boston says his wife Is the
only woman ne ever loved. Well, Ed
gar Saltus says it is better to have
loved your wife than never to have
loved at all. Nah
st. Paul. April IS. 1908.