The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
Men, Women
and Things

crime has been reached by man lately
arrested in st. Louis and who has been
going under the name Of an English
lord. This man is said to be the very
embodiment of evil, and even going
back to oiden times when persons were
supposed to be more wicked than has
been possible since. this St Louis GRIM
iral could give them cards and spades
and beat them all. The Borgias were
children to him; Machiavelli was in the
amateur class compared to him. in fact,
as they say in Chicago, he is real wick
ed. In the prison where he is locked
up at present, he is gazed upon with
envious eyes and longing looks, by the
simple little housebreakers and cute
little swindlers who think with sorrow
of the dreadful distance they will have
to travel before they reach the ex-
allied position of the King of Crime now
taking his last look about him.
A more important result than filling
the hospitals with wounded pedestrians
and giving the surgeons job, is said
to be forthcoming from the use Of auto
mobiles, and that is the curing of the
drink habit This statement comes
from London and is of great slgnln-
canoe. and from one who says that IN
temperance has been the curse or the
country for years and that he can see
already decrease in the amount OF
drinking since the common use OF au-
tos Explaining further the writer says
that when a man is perfectly certain
that he can only escape death in cross
ing the street by having his head per-
fectly clear and his legs in good sprint
ing condition, it is not likely that man
will take a drop too much. He fur
Their said that he hoped the authorities
would not attempt to lessen the speed
of the autos as it would interfere with
the very object to be attained, that is
the decrease of drink So If one is
knocked down or MANNED by an auto
mobile, one should try to forget the in
jury and let all resentment be lost in
the memory of the great good done to
the cause of temperance by the fast
and furious driving Of the enthusiasts.
The surgeon of King Edward who
performed a serious and suceessfuI OPP
Grafton upon his royal patient, has de-
cided to give up practice ana enter
politics. The great increase OF appen-
dicitis during the last year or two When
everybody who was anybody had his
appendix removed, has so enriched the
surgeon in question that he can retire
with a well filed pocket and go In for
any fad that seems agreeable to him.
No matter how i'll the wind, it always
blows somebody good and sad as 1t may
seem to us to be a people without ap-
pendices, it should be remembered that
no one has ever discovered use FOR
them except the enrichment or the
medical profession and we should re-
ioice when any physician makes
enough to retire.
= Now that the Newport season is by
way of beginning. and Mrs. Stuyve-
SAINT Fish and Mr.. Harry Lehr have
each opened their houses. the world
waits with Impotence to know what
can be done by them that is out OF the
ordinary, and will give the special
correspondents chance for a story.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Fish will do
something different than ever before.
but further; than hearing that Harry
Lehr has trained a parrot to call the
smart set by their first names, we are
T in the dark as to his summer plans.
There is a rumor that the Grand Duke
Boris of Russia, may come, but there
there is nothing sure about it, and the
very uncertainty of the announcement
causes uneasiness, as to get ready for
would be disappointing to say the
least However, even if he does not.
let no one worry, for where so many
great persons are gathered together.
something Of Importance is bound to
occur.
| Bob Burdette, who was funny
man, has developed into preacher,
and will hereafter fill the pulpit of
Baptist church in Los Angeles. The
cause of this fall from grace On the
part of Bob seems to be because late
in life he married rich widow and she
prefers to remain at home rather than
to follow the alleged humor1st about
the country But Bob did not want to
stay at home without doing some
thing and as he will not have to
change his lectures very much to make
them into modern sermons, he de-
cided to follow his wife's advice and
go into religion. Mrs. Burdette is a
clubwoman and accustomed to speak
ing in public, so she will assist her
husband. and will occupy the pulpit
whenever he wishes to rest.
1t may be very cheering for some
spinsters to learn that the day of the
middle aged woman has come and the
giddy young thing with her hair pulled
down over her left eye, may take a
back seat When it comes to business
and real work, the giddy little thing is
not in demand, as during business
hours real men are busy and have not
time to be bothered with sweet, pretty
little girls who do not know how to
SPELL 1t is the tall business like wo-
man of uncertain age and stern eye
who is gaining in popularity daily.
She is swift and accurate and there
are no temptations to look at her and
waste time. So the giddy little things
who spend their waking hours and the
make their belts go further up in the
back and further down in the front,
would better say yes to Willie and set
tie down at once, for their finish in the
business world is in sight.
1t is said that Pietro Mascagnf has
stopped writing grand opera for time
and is engaged upon a comedy in three
acts Now, great as the loss to the
world of Pietro stopping writing grand
opera even for moment or two, it will
be obvious to one who knows anything
of the Italian composers American ex-
periences that no man is better fitted
to write comedy than he. He has only
to dramatic his short stay in this
country and the thing is done. Let him
take fhe leading role himself and he