The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-01
THE NONPAREJL MAN

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Essay on the Etiquette OF the Elevator
and Of the Street Car "A Warming
T Against That Variety OF Etiquette That
Makes Man In the Presence of Ladies
Present the Appearance Of a 8arefooted
Man Standing on a Hot Metal Plate.
A reader OF this paper writes to say
that "as street car is car and as a
passenger elevator is a car and as eti-
quette demands that a gentleman re-
move his hat when riding in an elevator
in the presence of ladies, why should he
not do the same when entering street
car under similar circumst ances?"
You are wrong in your premise, dearie.
Etiquette does not demand that a man re-
move his hat in a passenger elevator in
the presence of ladies. Rather, it de-
mands that he keep it on. If we followed
out all these silly etiquette fads that come
up and go down again we would soon be
acting in the presence Of ladies like the
Latin American gentleman who, when
there are ladies around, presents the ex-
cited appearance of a barefooted athlete
standing on a hot metal plate
While we respect the ladies highly and
like to be where. they are, we know of
no law, written Or unwritten, that would
cause a man to present in their presence
the appearance of a jumping jack with
hot box. Let US dilute the wine Of our
etiquette with a little of the Waukesha
spring water Of good sense.
Ten thousand dollars for a kiss That is
the amount. for which Miss Edna CLANCY,
a stenographer has sued James T. Man
ming, president of the Kansas City Rail-
way Oh and Supply company Her petit
ton asking that sum has been filed in the
circuit court. The defendant, Mr.. Man.
ming, Is about 40 years of age, and has a
wife and son. When asked about the af-
fair he declared that Miss Chaneys ,alle-
cations were the grossest blackmail and he
added:
mo jury on earth would believe that
when they see the plaintiff
| Whether he is guilty Of the kiss or not
the jury ought to soak him for a. few
thousand for saying anything as mean as
| that. IT,
Speaking about the kiss, 1t has quite
able occupation for a leisure moment, but
we never knew the reason why until we
obtained our New York Medical Journal
from the postoffice last week. The Medi-
ical Journal explains all about the kiss and
throws a bright light upon its etiology and
pathology. 1t concludes a learned editor
ial on the custom CT kissing with these
convincing words:
For our own part we are disposed to
adhere to our older form Of belief-that
the evolution Of specially sensitive nerve
endings in the mucocutaneous labial mar
gin has largely contributed to the wide
spread popularity OF osculation."
Hereafter when a young mother presses
the kiss Of love on the face Of her first
born, she will be cheered and strengthened
by the knowledge that it is merely a phe-
. nomenon of the mucocutaneous labial
margin. 49,.
Truth, it has been said is at the bottom
Of a well, but DR.. Hall found only bacteria
: there.
!, Jennie asks the Ladies' Home Jour-
l nal what a girl should do when man
used coarse or vulgar language in her
presence and then begged her pardon. The
, Ladies' Home Journal replies:
y ST think the girl thus offended should say very
I littles but should look with grave and sur
3 prised expression in the face of the man. and
If she answer his request for forgiveness should
do 50 very briefly.
Id we should add to this that it might BIZ
3 surprised expression before the mirror If
! her boudoir SO as to be ready. :. T
! When Uncle Pease at Anoka was de-
: feated for district delegate to the st
! IIouis convention he did not take the loss
n Iol Vic pldCS 81 11luCH " llcdEI DIS uS 0iS
8 the fact that his familiar friends in whorl
t1he trusted should sneak up, behind him and
8 tlsnife him after having Irrigated at his
Y Eexpense:g Uncle says: = -.;.'.'
: Say, it is just all kinds of fun to be candi
date for political plum and then get skinned
L to finish. 1t gives You firstcass 6ppor tunty
to learn who are your friends and vice II
. gives you an idea Of how doggoned mean some
nj men can be. when it is to their advantage 80 t
he. Men whom you have right to expect will
support you. and then have them give you thu
II cold shoulder, makes you feel sore all How
t. cold they will treat you and seem anxious to shul
8 you, when approached; where before the conven
l. ton they We're mighty glad TO shake your ham
IS and irrigate with you? But it's all in lifetime
r and who cares a d..
DR.. LDowie is now in serious trouble ii
= Australia, having jumped on King Ed
it ward at. Adelaide in a very violent man
If Fner. After assailing common sinners Sc
n verely the doctor became much worked
le up by his own excitement and added:
le Nobody imagines King Edward has an!
to religion to SPARE, Then he made Thu
prophecy, THE king will get to HEAVIER
e. only by the skin Of his teeth"
1T The mayor Of Adelaide, where thes
:. hideous charges against the wearer Of tn
-, crown were made, wrote to Dowie, de
40 nouncing him as disgrace to his nation
Il atty and prohibiting him the use o
I any meeting hall in the town.. The pre-
mier followed this up 'by ordering Dowi
=. kept out OF the government DuHulHSS,
e. and the manager Of the Exhibition build
ing returned Dowie's contract and can
~ - celed the engagement. Dowie Is also de
" barred from any rostrum in the colony
The American consul has been requeste
Is to persuade him to leave Australia "be
y fore public irritation eliminates in per
- sonal violence" - ''s- -
- The Briton can stand good deal, blu
~ when some cheap exhorter deals out dam
~ nation to the king, it causes trouble a
-, down the line. 1t seems to be bad diplo
ut may ~ 1870 49, WI" III - - Doas,,;t -,
= apostle say something about "speakin
e. evil of dignitaries' and about "honorin
-, - the king ,'. "A. j. r.
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