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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
SMART AND DULL.

St Louis smart set has revived for its amusement
the kissing games of childhood "Clap in and clap OUT
and "postoice have superseded cotllons and dinner
dances The matrimonial differences and the Lehr antics
of New York continue TO excite the rs1D1l-
ties of tolerant public though Wattersonlan
philippe could raise these to the dignity OF PROB
lem Other sets in other towns have from time TO
time furnished gossip for the family journals texts Tor
sermons and amusement for the Phistnes. Few agree
with the Louisville editor that the smart set is vicious
set the majority of people forced to believe that
its dizziness makes it drivelng
1t cannot be said that the women of the various
smart which constitute what is known as society
in America are stuned mentally Those who have mar
ried foreigners of position have demonstrated that they
can command attention in society which makes IN
fntely greater demands, Intellectually, than does the
society of America. For in England, at least
there such class of idle rich to be found
in this country. The Engishwoman takes lmmeas-
urably broader view of life She has much better
probation of the dignity of her position than has her
American sister, She understands politics and is not
cipher in her countrys political life She super1ntends
improvements for the bettermen of the condition OF her
tenantry She Identifies herself with her husbands pub
lie She considers her duty to raise farsized
family which may not be the Rossevetan IDEAL numer-
icaly but which England from upper caste suicide
The American society does not take in
in either national civic politics. Sociology does
not interest her. She patron of the arts
She buys be but not always Discriminatory,
ment has been foot in this country for advancing
the interests of the and crafts in America has orig
mated with the workers themselves Every of these
opportunities the American society woman has let slip
There exceptions OF course but only enough to
prove the rule.
Neither in New York nor Washington is there set
that corresponds to the brilliant sociapocal one OF
England There is the nucleus of one. Nor has
the idle rich of America any close literary al1a
TONS The wonder is that she maintains her presge Tor
she has prestige that the of other nationality
enjoys. The English is broader minded, the
Russian woman intellectual, the French woman
has greater adaptabity and finer conversatonais
Of course there American who their
foreign sisters in all these but they not the idle
rich women of America 1t is probable that this class
will awake to realization of its opportunities. If it
does, such arstocracy only possible in democ-
racy may evolved aristocracy that based fit
ness rather than birth wealth. But until the idle
rich do awake Americas smart set must continue to
arouse the contempt of foreigners and the nrh OF mote
tolerant compatriots.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
THE GENTLE ART OF KNOCKING.

James Abbott Mcneil Whist1er's pictures may not
be hung the line in the hall of fame but he will go
hammering and thunde-:ng down the aises of time
the beau ideal of that sente genius who enriched the
vernacular by the of the term "knocker" as de-
scriptive of the who has anything good to
say of anybody anything.
Whistler expatriated American by choice
and the election made in his youth soured the man. He
made pictures of much beauty dealing with subjects
graceful and delicate import. But he made epigra1s
that bit sharply that his were sled by the
whom he condemned
His delight in >caricaturing in words the men and
things he did not keand his likes few-destroyed
his judgment in other ratters, and he died an ebttered
old who had rotsed life of its greatest joys in
separating himself from his kind The extent to which
he carried his msanthropic views is demonstrated in
remarkable book which he gave the title The Gentle
Art of Making Enemies Of the itself he was past
master. Combining the power of invectve of Therstes
with capacity for elegant language that undoubed
Mr.. Whistler stood at the time of his death the head
and front of that army of humans who make it their
mission in life to decry their fellows.
IT is the part of discretion for the average man to
think we'll of his fellows he can and if there be
those of whom he caA5ot think we'll, then let him dis
Semble in his conversation Talleyrand whose language
not lacking piquancy, said that Speech given
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

and on Forty-fift is to be de Royal;
and on Forty-sixt. Dan Froman's new
Lyceum; and over here on Forty mint
de new Comedy; and"
"Held on" says Mr.. Paul. you
skipped Forty-s event and sForty-eight
Streets 80 . ..t
"Give lem time," says, Kirk La
Shell and Billy Brady comes in dere.
Let us take de L and go out to Harlem,
and see de two new teeatres me friends
Tim Sullivan and Harry Minors kid,
is running up dere," says.
NO" says Mr.. Paul. tautful like,
'1et us go and look down in de subway
awhile, to get de twist out of me neck
got from looking up at de tail build
ings." ~ s.f7.s 10,
1--WE hasn't struck de tall buildings
yet" 1 says. "Dere',s two skyscrapers
of hotels going up on Long Acre
Square; and you never seen de An
sonia, furder out de Lane, wit twict as
many rooms as de Waldorf; and de"
mo more! No more today" says Mr..
Paul. LET US philosphise. What is
we coming tor"
de subway" says. Look out for
de blast!"
ct mean what is society coming to-"
he says:
SEARCH me-" I says Its Lent al
ready" I says. "and bridge whist ia
bles is working overtime"
Bridge whist won't last" says he.
Its a female" mo, dat wasn't de
void he used. What's dat? OATS it.
| Tanks. Its phemeral fad" he says,
what we imported from Lunnon, and
it will stray to de woods as soon as
dere's enough teeatres in town for
everybody to get a seat OATS got de
price. OATS de point; we is all coming
to de teeatre; which is to say, we is all
going to de teeatres, elder as actors, or
as audience"
I'D RAIDER deal de game" I says.
dan buy chips"
well" says Mr.. Paul, eve must all
do one or de odder. Dere will soon be
so many teeatres dat we all must be in
de game, until Mr.. Edison perfeets his
auto actor"
Oats a ringer on me" says, "dat
auto actor" ,4ep o7~@ s,-.5-s
cts near ready to be put on de mar
ket," says Mr.. Paul. "1t's to be run
by machinery and warranted to make
no holler, even if de ghost don't walk,
and all de press notices Is roasts. Den
will come a happy time. De critics
will all be gradutes Of schools of en-
gineering. De part of Hamlet de
press notice will say, was ,excellently
rendered by one of de new pattern,
two and a half horse power, drop forg-
ed, leading men, constructed on lines
invented by Mr.. Mansfield. BY a novel
continuance (for which de inventor has
patents) it's exhaust is made to re-
semble de sound of enthusiastic ap-
plause. De power is directly geared to
it's legs, and, when a friction clutch Is
trun on, dis character can be used for
buck and fancy-step Dances between
de acts. De Ghost was played by
high powered, alcohol heated, copper
tubbed utility man. which slipped it's
eccentric pin in de battlement scene.
and, being hastily repaired, de wrong
stop was pulled out, and it finished de
scene wit de lines of RIP Van Wrinkle
De Foist Grave Digger was geared
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
The TALE OF bvfTERBY,s KID.


Old man Butterfly ;hatAd Bob,
And Bob. he eqaSllyf hated him,
And as each was onto bis shooting job,
1t seemed that Hofnf ones show was
For from Butterbyts ranch TO Bob's home
Was a mile or Sol and Id that was all;
So the boys all saia, as they viewed the
q reckon the eoroasf'n sit call"
Well. Bob and ButterbA met one day.
Twas hs,a a thing HI g .sl!a teafse, they were
And each Of them put a tree in his way,
Bob.s arm stuck out and he got a bali &
Right where its passage was bound to
And old man Butterfly had a. call
From a bullet that injured the side Of
his Shirt !. -
800 were glued, .
And they hurled some names that are
not in the books.
Come out!' said Bob. and his tone was
:.sYou dassent,'' said Butterfly; "dern
And the air was full of bullets and filings,
And adjectiVes dire of red-hot brand,
And they knew that Death on his misty
Was waiting about to take hand.
Come out" cried Bob ''you' cowardIy
.,-. curl, .41 ,ssr et.,,5,, .,r,s go
For his shoulder burned and his
: thoughts. were. hot =.
A laugh rang out where the bushes were,
> And into the open there strayed tot, :.
A wee little tot with curly hair
And eyes with dreams in their blue
depths hid,
The fafrest thing on the mountain there.
And her laughter was sweet-it was
-. Butterby'S kid.
at,
> Her eyes met Bob's. and she laughed
IL, again IN
AS he toddled straight to the tree where
. he stood.
1--WE lost my dolly she said, "but zen,
dess at oeIl find it; spose at 90
could"
Bob Kissed the babe, and he left the tree.
::Shoot, if you please" he cried. "dern
you! fffA
There's job right here that is calm.
Said Butterfly then: I'm damned If I
dol"
Theretis peace today on Butterby's hill 8
j There is peace in the home and the
~ heart OF Bob.
And the sounds of strife are hushed and
STILL
And the coronerryet is minus job.
i don't go much On cussing and such.
But hope the angel the record hid
OF Butterby's oath. or. with gentle touch,
Wrote only: ''FQrgiyen because of the
Alfred ]. Waterhouse, in New York
Times. 3
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

public service is rendered by making known the
actual condition of the ST. Paul high school building
The fact that the assembly could not be used with
safety for large public entertainments has been whs-
pered about, but there official declaration Of it.
This sort of secrecy always begets distrust and causes
the public believe that conditions a great deal
worse than they It almost incredible that
such fmsy construction should have been adopted for
the building in the first instance. Now that the facts
known, that fire escapes to be provided mmedi-
atey and the necessary changes and repairs to be made
summer the public will be satisfied and the vague
and uneasy recently circulation will be set at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
+ CH|MM|E FADDEN LIGHTS A PIPE
Weepon Mr. Paul Has Dream That A Ready Money With No Discount
Copyright 1893 by Robert Howard Russell

It was like dis: Mr.. Paul says to me
de odder day would 1 pilot him up and
down Main Street bit, before New
York got so far ahead Of him dat he
couldn't find his way to choich without
a compass.
I says sure, and he asks Whiskers
would he chase along in de procession.
But Whiskers says nay. nay. mo"
says he, 4I has lived half a hundred
years in dis city of me brit, wftout
knowing any more about it dansI need
ed to find me way to me club, me bank,
me choich and to de few teeatres dat
is not playing Fitch or rag-time.. On
your way" he says, I'm satisfied. I'll
leave it to strangers in New Y ork, and
curious minded natives like you, Paul.
to loin how to travel underground, and
for to do business in balloons"
"Shall we travel in me mobile,
Chames?" says Mr.. Paul.
81 pass" I says. "AH mobiles dat
doesn't bust deirselves, busts into de
subway" I says. I'D RAIDER travel by
hand" I says. .-sSsyss -
So we hikes out, and passes him up
to a few of de new teeatres' dat is
blooming fort in de tenderloin..
DIS" says, when we fetches Toity
fort street, lis de Drury Lane'sclinhing
UP into de sky; dis on Forty-foist is to
be de New Amsterdam; and right dere,
I says, pointing little way off, on For
ty-second, els where de same parties
is to build de Liberty: and here on For
ty-toid, is Reggie De Kovens Lyric;
and here on Forty-fort is de Hudson;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

to man that he might hide his thoughts" He exempIned
this nhs diplomatic dealings and for the purposes OF de-
cet 1t is necessary that man be hypocritea IL
pfonouncng eulogies the unworthy; but ne may,
without seeking far abroad find something to commend
in of his fellows. The gentle Goldsmith IS ioVeu
where the bitter Carlyle is unknown.
Go therefore and join the Boosters club, and let
your be adjusted the sangy but appealing
trusm, disregarded of Whistler and his ik 1T more
blessed to Boost than to Knock"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
Perfumes Taboo in Summer.

Were out Of violet water. ma'am.
VIII have plenty tomorrow" said the
clerk in the corner drug store. Then, as
the disappointed customer departed, he
remarked: TT is odd. but just at. this
season Of the year our perfume trade
go out of favor, and toilet waters are in
heavy. demand. If you notice when a
woman enters a crowded, room or car in
hot weather and sheds the heavy door
of some oppressive extract, there is
general uplifting of noses. = Sachet pow
ders, too. are in less demand. but the
real summer girl uses violet water with
water and in the basin when She bathes
her face after a walk or any sort OF
physical exercise Or games in the field
And after she has dressed her hair, or
washed it, she picks up the atonizer
filled with toilet water nothing stronger
and sprays her hair With it.. This coun-
teracts any slight odor8there may be from
.perspiration, but does not suggest the
Oriental scent"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
ALAS THE POOR BooKMAKER.

The gambling man has happened evil times
Even Chicago, tolerant to degree, has started war
upon the bookaker and it looks though the gentle
men who have prospered by of the disposition of
have to go to work.
The raids the bookmakers of the Washington park
track in Chicago worked revelation the gamblers
and people who have held the idea that betting
horse by means of organized booking agencies
could not be suppressed The officers of the state of
Illinois, acting in conjunction with Chicago officials
rested many of the engaged in gambling for viola
tons of the child labor law Their oense consisted
in the employment of boys about the tracks At the
time local police and detectives served the
big booknakers charging them with maintaining gambling
nuisances The spectacle presented of men worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars all hed from the pub
lie, marching through the streets in the custody of
stables And the gratifying part of the proceeding
that the were held in spite of their wealth and their
political pull.
should be permitted carry their games while the
crooked roulette wheel and the unfair crap game sup
pressed AS matter of fact the gambling game which
gives the dupe chance to his money melt away
is nearly reprehensible the bookaking swndle
game that has to be conducted secretly
sarly be limited the number of its victims The book
makers ruin thousands while the other games have only
their scores of ban1rupts.
Betting the horses the expensive and PERM
cous vice that is openly tolerated in this country 1t
was shown that the who made the books and held
the money the American Derby cleared up quarter
of million dollars in single day. Their takings
amounted to nearly onethird of all the money wagered
through the books This instance of the cost to the
public of betting in the books would be sufficient war
rant for the abolition of bookmang only in Chi
eago but throughout the country The bookmaker is
charge upon the community that might well be got
rid Of If Chicago succeeds in driving him out of bust,
ness that will have done much to redeem its repu
tation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
FoNIETlks.

Fonetik spelling abhor.
And nawt can row. mi bile
Or ruffeI mi temper NOR
Than Izak Pifman's stile.
The Yanky theatre" and such
Az folio in its trane p
Anoi mi gentl :soleso much
$50. That beeunf profane.
A traveller with but wun '1'' :
VIII make me simply fome,
For foke hoo eanot lern to spell 3
Had better. stop at home.
,-"yvun. nedes to be no pedagog
To shun this horid voge;
8 Good he hoo rites down "catalog"
Be other than roge?
? The TattIer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

the stamp used for domestic use shall
be red, and the stamp carrying foreign
mails s Cnt-shall be blue
In ie<I Of these restrictions ii has
not appeared possible to meet the re-
quirements for a mourning stamp as
the department does not deem II adj
visabIe to print stamp in red and also
in black. However. the suggestion has
been made that the Scent stamp now
printed in purple might be issued In
black, so that persons desiring TO use
a bleak 1i1mp upon their mourning en-
velop -. Sat do so by paying the addi-
tional cent The department may take
up this suggestion later and act upon
Washington Post.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
Demand for MournIna Stamp.

The postoffice department is constantly
in receipt of requests for the issue of
mourning stamp for use on black edg
assert that there is no harmony or APP
propfiateness in an envelopte with black
edge and a red stamp in the corner, and
they beg the department to issue black
stamp.
The department has given much con-
sideration to the subject. but has been
unable to comply with the requests on
account of the rules of the Universal
lowest value stamp shall be green; that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
TODAY'S WEATHER.

Minnesota and Wiscensfn-Fair Sunday
and Monday. light west to northwest
Winds
Upper Michigan Showers Sunday and
Monday: light variable winds.
North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa
Fair Sunday and Monday.
Montana-Fair Sunday and Monday.
st. Paul - Yesterdays temperatures,
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, st. Paul. W. E. Oliver, observer, for
the twenty four hours ended at o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
-ture, rs; lowest temperature, 81; average
temperature, 68 daily range, IA; barom-
eters 20 So; humidity, 6S: precipitation,
%; Z p. M Temperature, Y; p. m. wind,
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
Men, Women
and Things


That It, Is never too late to mend has
been evidenced lately by a criminal
who has been paroled from New Jer-
sey prison and whose good fortune has
come entirely from his incarceration.
The name of the man is Filler, and he
has just served his fourth term for
burglary, and, thanks to an inventive
mind and the leisure given him in
prison, he has invented something
which will give him a fortune. The re-
wards of virtue are seldom as certain
as the apparent rewards of crooked,
ness on the part of Mr.. Filler, who has
sold the English rights to his patent
for "a large sum, and is by way of sell
ing them to other countries for equal
amounts. His patent is a lock stitch
sewing machine, and because of its
value he was paroIed from prison to
give him chance to exploit it. During
his residence in Jail a very charming
young woman who lived near fell in
love with him, and now that he is out,
he has married her and established
beautiful home in the best residence
district of Trenton, N. J. There is no
particular moral in this story, as any
deduction from it would be favorable
to the enforced rest and leisure given to
men of eccentric habits who are locked
up for the good Of the general public.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

Poor old Santa Claus received body
blow during the past week in New Jer-
sey when the heads of Sunday schools
met 6 and discussed the latest
wrinkles in catechisms. The things
that were said about that old Saint
would make the hair of the infant pop
ulatien stand on end If this were De-
cember instead of July AS it was, in
dignation will be deep and prolonged
when the abandonment proceedings are
circulated among the youth of the
country. 1t was proposed to abolish
Santa Claus neck and crop, as being
behind the times, medieval and a relic
of barbarism." Some one says it will
be interesting to see when Christmas
comes round again what effect this de-
cision of the Sunday school superin-
tendents will have upon the celebration
of the day, and now, that Santa Claus
has been killed, whether he will stay
dead. 1t isseasy to predict even now
that when the joyful season really gets
here, the Sunday school convention will
be wrapped in oblivion and dear old
Santa will make his rounds as cheer
fully as ever, followed by eager chill
dren who care not a hang for the wise
remarks of the superintendent. The
convention will have Joined the noise
less Fourth and be no more heard Of.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19
What the Editors Say


A new man for governor and new
men in all the appointive offices would
be a good thing fort the people. The
trouble Is that E lot of Republicans
have been holding these positions so
long that they know3the ropes too well
and pull them for aAothey are worth
Anoka Union. sd n9
Now, If they could only use those
city vans to unearthta lot of property
on which taxes tareI never paid. the
county Golfers would be still further
enriched. If the authorities would only
get after some of the rich duckers in
the same vigorous manner they have
been getting after sthe poor common
taxpayers. what revelations there
would be!-Princeton Union.
There are quite a. large number Of
apple trees in Norman eounty-some
In every township-which indicates
that there are quite. afew who believe
apples will grow here: We believe they
will, but it takes the trees a long time
to mature, and there are not many here
who know how to take care of them
but must learn by experimentation
man County Index.
When they speak Of Frank Eddy
now. he is seldom credited up to the
Seventh district. It's only the big men
who come from the state at large
Anoka Union.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19


It is surely only a short time ago
that the papers were full of eulogy of
Mr.. Charles M. Schwab, of steel trust
fame, and now that Mr.. Schwab is no
longer at the head of that organization
it is surprising to find what a different
man he is. according to the public
prints. Just few short months since
Mr.Sehwab's name was in the standing
galley on tap for every occasion and he
was all sorts of the most beautiful
things; charitable, kind-hearted, de-
voted to his family, conservative, clev-
er and with wonderful financial genius
And 10, he is no longer the president of
large trust, and he is attacked
viciously by the very papers which
were responsible for the adulation he
formerly received. Now that Mr..
Schwab is down he is narrow, mean,
lacking in ability, bombastic and self
seeking. Verify the difference between
tweedle dee and tweedle dunn is easy to
find.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

Just by way of showing their friendly feeling for the
United States the Germans have started on the
American The American hog is probably at the
bottom of it all.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

Those young women who have felt that crown
would not be burdensome during the carnival now.
begin appreciate something of the possibilities of the
strenuous life
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

A st. Louis woman mstook glass Of carbo1ic acid
beer, and the funeral is ordered for tomorrow st
Louis people do have such queer ideas about the taste of
beer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

The officers of the American fleet in British waters
declare they almost killed by kndness-which is
not bad way for fellows suffering from katzenianmer
to put it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

set of spoons sold for $4,000 in London the
other day 1t suspected that the purchaser was an adj
mirer of the late Benjamin F. Butler.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

Now that Russia has consented to the opening of
SOME of the Manchuran ports China should take adyan-
tage OF the opportunity and export few Russians
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

rise. E--FaH -
The Mississippi will change. but little
in the vicinity of, ST. Paul during the:
next escks-eight hours.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-19

A strange race of men has been dis
covered in the Philippines, who live in
the. tops of trees. They are evidently
anticipating the automobile craze.
Nab.
July IS. 1903.