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THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
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"WEDNESDAY, APRIL b 19M.
Vol. 96.
.No.
Circ-ulevfaioai Pia-ring Maxell.
W. B. Carr, Business Manager of The St. Louis Re
public, being duly sworn, says that the actual number
of full and complete copies of the Dally and S.indny
Republic printed during the month of March, 1M. all
in regular editions, was as pr schedule below :
Date. Copies.
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3 10O34JO
S 100,780
4 108JMV
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Total for the month 3,313,001
Less all coplei spoiled, m printing, left over
or flled 7.S.3SS
Net number distributed 3.23B.07.'t
Average da'lv distribution 104,357
And said "W. B. Carr further says that the number of
copies returned and reported unsold during the month of
March was 8.54 per cent. W. B. CARR.
Swo'ji to and subscribed before me this Cl&t day of
March. J. F. PARISH.
Notary Public. City of St. Louis. Mo
My term expires April :. 19CS.
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THE VOTING MACHINE.
- The vote-registering machine has not achieved
Ihp" immediate and general popularity that was ex
' -peptecl. Three and four years ago it was more dis
enfised than it is now.
In most te:ts the mat hine h.is given satisfaction.
The Intricate initnirnent. with which the voting :s
done by making an aftu.il recoid. and the more
simple instrument, with which the balloting is done
with li.ills. are kuowu to posse-'! merit when'piop
erly operated. However, the expeilments lue not
been universally favorable, for in beveral cities nvi
chines were the caue either of contest or eon
trorerMo. Possibly ihe failure to give entire satis-
faction lias had the result of lessening the popular
interest.
The voting machine has been tcstpd with suc
cess in several Northern and Eastern cities Ar
- rangements have been made for trying them in a
few cities in the Middle and Western Stales. A
ball machine was installed in a precinct In Spring
Held. 11L, for ue in the municipal election. An cx
-beriment so near to St. Louis will excite attention.
Mncb may be said for a serviceable vote-registering
machine. When its mechanism is perfect,
when its construction conforms to the law govern
ing elections and when the voters undei stand how
to operate it a good machine offers, in some wajs.
'an improvement over the present method. It per
,. mits secret voting, it registers the ballots and It
counts the votes cast. If it is kept under fiurveil
.; lance, without interfering with the voter as he ex
ercises his privilege, there is probability that the
.tampering with ballots would be wholly prevented.
There never was invented a system which would
prevent criminal and foolish deed. The modern
burglar is a genius and a mechanic; he opens the
modern sa'e with comparative cafe. The wanl
benchraan is experienced in nl! of the tricks of his
business, and he is so t lever that he probably would,
in rime, be able "to beat the voting machine."
But. taking into account the cleverness of the
evil-doer and the disadvantages and defctts of the
instrument, the, vote-registering machine is worth
testing everywhere. It should not be rejee ted until
it ! generally tried; and the experiments should not
be limited to a certain type of machine. Perhaps
one or more of the machines will guarantee reliable
election returns In the large cities.
THE PRESENT AND THE FAIR.
As regards the World's Fair St. I.ouis has torn
the List sheet-off ihe calendar and the big how be
gins '"this month." To realize the immediatencss of
Sethis month" brings keen pleasure: keen antlclpa-
u....- ji. i j, . . . . .
uuus. iuf uir iiuiiieuiaienees is nor literal: a little
nervousness and antietj altogether heartening In
ilieir way. incident to the suspense.
" The immediatencss of "this week" will soon en
hance these sensations, and the immediatencss of
Vto-day" will soou thereafter bring tlicra to n' climax
and Tiring us to the greatest day In the history of
he city. To be living in genuine, important, sure-to-be-perpetuated
history is something which the
individual ought to appreciate. To realize that we
are a part of the great epoch, the supreme evenr,
should be a mutter of immense self-gratulatlon. Of
course, to be living at all is sufficient cnuse for
thankfulness.
To be living now is so much better than to have
bocu living during the Chicago Exposition or the
" Philadelphia Centennial without disparagement to
either of these events. Iris even better to be liv
Ing now than to have lived during the ancient and
classic celebrations and feasts and fairs. A good
many of those who attended the famous functions
of past history are dead nnd buried, sad to say. AVo
should be glad that we were reserved for tho'rair,
- St. Louis is now fast approaching the great divi
sion of its history. "Before the Fair" and "Sine
the Fair" will be the distinguishing phrases applied
all events. The Fair marks a profound metainor-
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l03.(tau The general manager must be a man of experience
and ability, as he dtiects the affairs of-the corpora
tion. And many matters command his attention
that if lie desltes to gain rroults. .is .i manager of a
lmine- institution would. Ins time and eneigics
are constantly employed.
Judge Komluuer U orreit in declaring, that the
voter in diffeient cities are settling upon the opin
ion that the munlcip.il corporation is a business In
stitution. r It is nu impediment to piogrens that all
voter have not become fully enlightened in regard
to their own and the public wclfaie.
There is no re.ison, as Judge Rom batter intimates,
for the people of St. I.ouis to charge themselves
with hating ro.ide a mistake in changing fiom a
spoils sjstcni to the business theory. The present
iidmiuistration would be a credit to any city. The
affairs of St. I.ouis are managed by business men
uuder the ditoction of a conservative, experienced.
able and lelMble- Mayoi, and the standard of gov
ernment is not only better than it etcr has been in
St. Louis, but it Is ar least equal to the best that
prevails in Ameiican cities. The work of the AVelis
administration is an exemplification of the advan
tages of a business policy
pilosis. It openn up for St. Louis a Ista of gic.it
neis surpassing perhaps the grcitiu'sa of any other
American city. The Fair may mark the genesis of
the influent u and motive lo re.ilire the piedictbins
of a ccntuiy ago when scholars and lii-toilaiis
peeped foiward and siwiu St. Louis the continental
capital. We should endeavor not only to enjoy the
ptoont and the Fair with a full sen.se of thc-e con-
sideiat'ons. but to h.ne ail our reLuhes and fnetids
from distant places come mill enjoy them with us.
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BUSINESS iOVEKNMENT.
Sas former .futile Rombauer. m a communica
tion lo The Republic: "Dining tccent jeais the
oters of huge lnumtipalilio in this State and el-e-v.here
hate become imp.chsctl with the view that a
city, after all, is but a public business corporation,
and .should be managed by those who aie most com
petent to do so, and that hence its executive of
llcers should be selected with that sole view."
The municipal corporation is a business institu
tion, and w beret er and whenever it is managed by
the consenaihe methods of business theie Is piae
tiial good goteinment. iny deviation from this
Mew is dctiimeul.il to all interests, as manj a com
niunity hi-, ascertained through expetlcnce.
Intcstigating the organization of the municipal
corporation, it is impossible to reach any other con
clusion. 'J here is the Major, who is in effect the
president and general manager of the comiuny.
There is the Vice Mayor, his assistant who officiates
as piesullug otbeer of the City Council. Theie aie
the two branches of the legislature, which, as the
Municipal Assembly, is the Board of Directors of
the company.
The varions divisions or departments are
parallel with the systems of large private enter
prises. We have the Health Department, the As
sessment and Collection departments, the Fire De
partment, the License Department, the Law Depart
ment, the Treasurer, the Coinptioller, the Register,
the Depamnent of Buildings and the Department of
Public Lighting. The Board of Public Improve
ments includes those departments which attend to
public work, such as. besides the PiCfident's De
partment, the Park. Harbor and Wharf, Sewer, Wa
ter and Stieet departments. In addition are other
departments, eacn perfoimiug a special mission.
Hotv ouId a (ompiehensite institution having
such muui'ious and important duties be managed
successfully except as a business establishment V
. Though the greater variety of products, epe- x
y of manufactures, in the United States may Q. Of C, BALL WILL BE FIRST
LARGE POST-LENTEN AFFAIR.
him.
dill,
explain the different e. it seems likely that the Amer
ican method of pushing business plajs a pait of con
sequent e.
The teport of the Depaitment of Commerce and
Iibor shows that for the six mouths ending Decem
ber 31. 1!101. our sales in Canada amounted to ap
proximately sr0,)00.000; for the same period in 3002,
JJ.AOOO 0)0. and for the same jieiiod in 1003, ?fi9,KK.
000. The Canadian sales in the like period of 1901
amounted to ?:l8,t)Sl,000; 1002, $.'18,118,000, and in
lfM3, $:5S,C33,COO.
This Miows tlut the Canadian trade has remained
practically at a standstill In the United States, while
our trade in Canada has shown a marked increase.
One leasou for our increase in Canada is due to the
extension of Canada; that is, to the opening of cast
tracts of the touutry to settlement and the influx of
settlers, particularly in the northwest section. In
the Inst few years the Canadian railroads and emi
gration agencies hate been doing much to promote
emigration, and. while the majority of this emigia-
tion has been from the United States, we hate
gained in business more than we hate lost in popula
tion, ns the inflow of foieigners Into this country
more than balances the outflow; and. while theie is a
complaint of foreigners settling In the cities, then
are, nevertheless, a, vast number golug into the asrl
cultuial sections of the extreme West and North
west ,
Senator Cockrell is the candidate of the Mit-ioiin
Democracy for the Presidency. He lias all the
qualifications experience, character and demon
strated ability. Missouri Democrats are not con
ducting a light in hm behalf against any other can
didate. If Judge Parker or aDy other party leadci
of the right caliber is chosen by the National Con
tention, Senator Cockrell and his fuends will
heartily support the ticker. If the convention so.
lects the Senator the party will have a candidate
without antagonisms aud with all the elements of
strength. That's the situation.
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The Reverend Doeior Hillis of Brooklyn says
that "servants can nqver be sufficiently paid." If
housewives talk straight some servants are doing
tolerably well.
Senator Burton is said to have alwats longed to
be ' one of the best-known men in the country." H'.s
ambition has been realized and now he isn't satis
fied. Weather sharps admit that the past winter was
the coldest for many jears. This will never squelch
the "coldest weather was forty tears ago" man.
The English are rejoicing over the advent In Lon
don of an American quick-lunch car. They don't
know what these cars really are.
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ASTO UNDING DISCOVERY.
Attorney Todd isn't content with merely fighting
Chicago's pan of the Drainage Canal case, but in
sists ilium deciding the case himself; whereas St.
Louis insists that the Supieme Court of the United
States perform its own duties. Attorney Todd pro
ceeds io gloat otcr the decision Just as if it had al
ready' been rendered in Chicago's favor. "Why."
sajs Attome.t Todd, "theie is nothing else to it!
There is no doubt about it! The ease will be de
cided in our favor!"
Of course this Chicago spirit is very commend
able in Attorney Todd. It is the tcry spirit of the
immortal Cns Fisgey. the Chicago traveling sales
man who now and then visits Bird Center. A zeal
ous attorney is the only sou worth having, but we
save the light to observe that zealots are not al
ways gootl judges. It would seem to be the better
part of wisdom not to count decisions until the testi
mony has been read, at least. Waiving the point,
how ever, and coming to the main question.
Attorney Todd and his expert professors have
made an astounding scientific discovery. We re
gtet that, as yet, Mr. J. N. Foote, the Missouri scien
tist, formerly of Kuobnostcr, now of Protein.
Taney County, has not had time to pass upon it.
Attorney Todd Jias found out that the Chicago
Drainage Canal "not only does no harm to the sani
tary conditions at St. Louis but Improves its water
supply." -
Says Attorney Todd:
Profetaors making experiment" for Illi
nois hate made the important discovery
that thf- nat- of the drainage canal con
tains n ctural elements which cause sud
den death to malarial organisms instead i
of enabllnp; the deidly irerm to sustain
life. The rentilt of the li.scory will so
down I bacteriological hl-story as one of
the most Important events that has hap
pened in manv ears.
Surely this is inteiesting. If Attomev Todd is
correctly quoted it will not only "go down iu bac
teriological history as one of the most important
eteuts that has happened in many jears," but will
be set down as one of the most important events
"that has happened" in English grammar in many
centuries, in Tact, all the important bacteriological
events that lias ever happened is thrown completely
Into the shade, aud as for grammar, it are just nat
urally revolutionized. '
On the other hand, if Attorney Todd is simply the
victim of a telegraphic or typographic mistake, we
still hate something rather astounding in the way of
a scientific discovery.
It appears to be a new variation of the "similia
similibns curantnr" principle. Chicago's typhoid
genua and other germs equally deadly come sailing
down the river and kill our germs of corresponding
kinds. Attorney Todd aud his confreres and ex
pert professors argue that, therefore, the canal is
beneficial to us. This would be an excellent argu
ment save for one thing: it doesn't dispose of the
vicious and malignant and fratricidal germs which
descend upon our poor. weak, local contingent Hav
ing killed off our germs, the big, overmastering,
brutal Chicago germs, we fear, proceed to kill us.
In reply to Chicago's and Attorney Todd's very
excellent lesson we may be permitted to say, Thank
you, we'd rather bear the ills we have than be de
toured by the ills which come down by way of the
cnual and the Illinois River.
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TRADE WITH CANADA.
While the Cauadlan.exports to the United States
remain practically unchanged, Our exports to Can
ada show a steady Increase. To some extent the
figures suggest that the Yankee dors not lessen his
exertions in hustling for trade, while the Canadian
Is content with Ttbat.be 'has and what comes to
It will soon be the tittle of year when the city
man swears that iu another twelve months he'll be
living on a farm.
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Theie an' .TO.OOO.OW microbes in a dish of i--e
cream. They don't cost tnucb by ihe dozen.
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RECENT COMMENT.
Common Sense la Fashion.
April Houxekeerer. w
Ever since Mother Eve caused the question of
"Wheiewithal shall no be clothedT" to become one of
paramount Importance to the human race, the evolution
of dress has been in progress and one and all have
e bowed the neck to farhlon It has long teen a maii
cullne habit to point to this slavish allegiaice to stjle
and its changes as a distinctively feminine character! ,
tic. and especially to rcmoik upon the fact that fahion
and hjglene rarelj go hand In hand. A nenspaper hu
morlBt ajsks: "Are the fashionable aleates this season
to be too tight or too looe?" And between fashion
and comfort there seems to jam an impassable gulf.
As long as man retains his present ridiculous and In
artistic costume, he is hardly in a position to crttlclso
feminine attire. It would be difficult to lmaslne anj"
thlng less esthetic than the "stovepipe" silk hat or
the bagg trousers of the present day and generation.
There hate been no striking changes or improvement!!
in man's attire during the last fifty tears, but In thht
period dre.ss reform for women has made distinct ad
vances. The most noticeable of these, probable, has
been the almost general adoption or the short skirt for
street wear, and physicians say that the gain In fam
inine health Is already apparent. For this reform our
business womn are responsible In large measure, al
though the use of the short skirt in golf and other
athletics has not ben -without Its wholesome influence.
Shoe dealers tU us that It Is only within the last few
tears that thlck-roled shoes for women hate become
popular, and that their sale now, during the winter and
spring months. Is terv larfre. Another evidence of
common sene. The extremely tight lacing of onr grand
mothers and the "wasp waist" have fallen into dis
favor among sensible women Other reforms In the mat
ter of dress night be noted, but It 1 tery evident that
fashion and comfort are no longer Incompatible In fem
inine attire.
T )il,' "?-i3RifcL"-'.StiML'r-t.? S I V
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MISS JAXnT LEE.
Photograph by Studio Grand.
Realism on the Sfac;.
Bookloters" Magazine.
Augustln Dal, the most forceful and Intelligent the
atrical manager of his generation, nnd I dare say of
ony time, ir historical accounts can be used in preseit
daj judgment, was a man of positive literary attaln-
Iment, keenly perceptite in art, and a thorough student
oi dramatic qualities. He was. moreover, an able busi
ness man and a. competent administrator. Perhaps his
greatest weakness was In not always being able to
adapt himself to pecuniary conditions. He was a genius
and an artist he mads artlsts-and It was not to be
expected that he could keep his money-drawer with the
same Ironlike politeness and merciless grasp as the
corporate "business man." Sometimes he "grabbed at
the spigot and let go the bunghole." as he said to me
one day when mourning over the lack of appreciation
of the really true and beautiful.
"Most of the people are quite as well satisfied with
veneer," sail Mr. Daly. "Then." I returned, "why the
expense of going any deeper If oa are the only one
who can see It?" This was all apropos of the production
of the "Two Escutcheons," in which a read parquetry
flooring that cost seteral hundred dollars was us"d in
the drawing-room scene It did not-produce -the effect
lhat Mr. Daly wished. But the polish of It tct off the
women's gowra as well as the furniture; and. although
it was very difficult for Miss Itehan to glide about on
it with all the ease she would wish, and although
George Clarke came near executing a double somersault
on several occasions, jet the parquetry flooring served
a tery good purpose. It was an evidence of Mr. Daly's
conscientious care for detail nnd thoroughness. When
Mr. Daly bought an thing for stage decoration it was
generally the real thing.
Cnnld Afford the Place.
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Judge Alton B Parker of Xew Tork was offered the
post of Hrst Assistant Postmaster General by President
Cleveland. The salary was X5.00O. but Mr. Parker, who
was then Surrogate or Ulster County, declined to ac
cept. His salary was .0t, and as he was building up
a good practice he said he could not afford to accept.
Postmaster General Vilas commented: "I gave up a
practice worth $30,000 a year to accept an $8,009 Cabinet
position." To which Parker replied: "Yes, and If I had
been making KO.OW annually for ten years I should not
mind doing the
In Fashionable Society.
Life.
The Host: "Why, certainly! I'd Introduce jou to her
like a shot, but I can't remember her name."
The Guest: "Her name is Miss Smythe."
"Come along then er by the way what's yours?"
Just $-o.
Pittsburg Post.
Thirty million pint bottles of beer." observed the
man who is fond of statistics, 'if placed end to end
would reach about -5.680 miles."
"And some men," added McRoblnson. "would walk to
the end of Uio Line any Sunday for couple of bottles."
Who is to marry Capta'n Edward
The D. O C. ball on Krldav- night is the
first large function of the post-Lenten s.i
soo, and from every indication hids fair
to ecilpeo anv entertainment given bj this
organization in prevloui tears.
David R. I""rancK has been n-Jde hon
orarj chairman of the ball and Mat or
Holla Well?, honorary chairman of the Re
ception Committee. Walter Steven N
honorarv chairman of the Tloor Commit
tee and Cor In H. Spencer honorary
chairman of the Gentlemen's Keceptlon
Committee, with i'ranus D. Hirtchbeis
as vice chairman. William H. Tr-oro-'on
and Iticardo Diax-Aibertim will oiflciite
as chairman and vice chairman, respec
tively, of the Floor Committee.
The ladies of honor are Mrs David R
Francis. Mrs P.olla Wells and Mrs. Daniel
Manning, who Is expected lo reach S..
Loul in time for the ball.
..The new Hotel JefTerson Is astir and the
furnishings are being rushed to that all
will be In readiness for this openings f Jnc
tion. The first floor dining-room will be
used foi dancing purposes, and, with its
new and colorful hangings of soft, gr-iv-bluo.
combined with. Pompeilan rU. its
touches of giit.lts myriads of sc-once lights
as well as thoe empaneled in the ccillnKS.
will he a gay ballroom Indeed. The mag
nificent foier of Italian marble, together
with tb mo reception-rooms on the first
floor, will be utilized for promenading
while the cafe, also on the flret floor, will
be the supper-room.
Mrs. Belle Hall Small and Mrs. Nuck
cls, hostees of the Misxojrl building,
have expressed their intention of being
present as members of the Ladies' Re
ception Committee
A Tall representation of tho military, in
ail their gay trappings, is etx-e'ed ..n
eral Bates and staff and Colonel Ander
son and staff have accepted bail invita
tions The committee in charge of badges has
made a might departure irom tne usu-ti
stile of badge. The men will wear the
Louisiana. Purchase colors, whllt the In
dies will hate white badges with gold
lettering
One interesting feature of the music is
a new Poepping fao-step. comiKjspd en
pclally for the occasion, entitled the
"D. O. C."
Mrs. B. F. Git ens of Cabanni; has ar
ranged to chapcione a large partv of
young women. Under her charge will be:
JIlXEFS
Carpenter, U. S. A., on Saturday.
and Joseph Simesreuthpr was quietly sol
emnized jesterciav afternoon at the resi
dence of the bride's mother in Nonh St
1oji;. Owing to recent bereavement In
the Loidntr fumllv no guests -were invit
ed, c-xceyt the immedWte relatives.
Mr. and .Mr-. SametK uthr will go to
huuekeeplne; on Hit ir return from a nhort
Southein tii;i.
COTTER-THrit.TOX WEDDING.
Miss Nellie Cotter of Omaha, a. niece of
Mrs. Richard C. Cuning. No. 426T Delmar
boulevard, and Clarence Thurston, son of
Sc-n itor Thurston, vvero quietly married
Jestudat moininir at the Cushin resi
dence. 11ns wedding was to have been
Julia Rejnolds.
JulU L.akr.
l.urlll ampt?ell,
Fanlta Duru-fln.
Belva DuU.
Madse Mattfox.
Catherine Walker,
Settle Hale
Maui Ixu Madaox.
Oorgle V-OllnB
Nellie Crouch.
S.flla w aili
Mawelle Price.
Grace Moon,
Rena Duia.
Adele Armgtronc,
IIlen Johnson.
Ituth rpnschieri.
I.IIzabth Hull
Louise recnian.
EUCHRE PARTY.
A euchre party was given at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hammerstein, No.
22K Missouri avenue Easter Sunday.
Prizes were won by Miss Lulu Mle'ke,
Mrs. George Rothemel and Miss lou
Beadtle, Chi 1st Rothemel. Peter Luther
and Con D'lhl. Refreshments were served.
Those present were
Mek't-urs and Meiiams
George Rothemel.
Frans Mlerk.
MeIeurs
Peter -JiUtr-rr,
Kdwin Dache.
MIsfs
Julia Incnherser,
Martha Haaclc.
Lou Beadti.
Cirlst RotlK-m-1.
Julius Hammertein.
Con Ulehl
William Mlerk.
Lulu MJptke.
Laura nurggraf.
SAMESREUTHER T.E1DNER.
The marriage of Mi Estell"- Leldncr
i double affair, as Miss Lncile Cushinr
and Matthew Rex Smith had set the
same day and hour for their nuptials.
But when Mr. Smith was en route from
Texas to St. Luuis several days ago he
w.u s-eizeU with an attack of measles and
is now 111 at TVxarkana, tho wedding hav
itur to be postponed. The Thurston-Cotter
marriage took place as arranged, how
vr, in the prcsf-nce of onlv relatives.
Miss HIancn t-hing was maid of honor
and Richard dishing, Jr.. the- best man.
After the n-nmony the redding party
and guests drove to the Planters, where
an elabornto breakfxst was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston will mike their
home in St. Louis for the coming sum
mer. The bridal couple r-ave been sweethearts
from Infancy, and their courtship and mar
riage liave been surrounded by romance
from the beginning, almost.
They attended the acme school when
children, and the intimacv begun there
has continued ever since. From the'gram
mar sc hooli the two passed to the citv
High School, but their friendship endured.
When Thurston, Sr.. was elected Sen
ator, Clarence went to Washington for a
time and afterwards spent several years
abroad, but eventual! returned to this
countrv and. coming to St. Louis, entered
a business houte.
EUCHRE CLUB MJ2ETS.
The Crescent Euchre Club a enter
tained on Monday evening at Mrs. Clark's
and Mrs. Hanly's. No 1817 B.ddl street.
Thos present were: Messrs. and Mmes.
Oscar Hulbuck. Fred Loewe. Frank F.
Lowrj. J. LuMnbHl and Edward Stock;
Mmc-j. Clark and Hanly: Misses Fran
ces Lowrr and Bessie Luklnbtll.
Mrs. Eddie Faust will give a lare kaffeo
Match on Saturday afternoon In honor of
Miss Alico Luedeking, who is-to.be ths
bride of Trescott Chaplin on April 1C.
Mrs. William Dlttmann, who has been,
ill ctcr since her return from Europe ten
months ago. Is now convalescent and able
to take a short drive dally.
'.
Miss Frances Cockrell is back from Jer
seyville, where she has been visiting
friends. Miss Stella Brinton of Jersey
tille has returned with Miss Cockrell to
spend a few dajs in town.
Mrs. John Humphreys Crawford of New
Tork is the gtiet of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George S. Beers.
Mrs. P. .T. Toomey and her Mster, Mi3s
Vogt of Iona City, are spending several
weeks at Hot Springs. Ark. Mrs. Toomey
!s recovering from an Illness of six
months' duration.
Mrs. P. C. Wright and Miss M. Willets
of Seagirt. N. J , are guests at Hotel
Becis.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. O'Reilly have re-
POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
YOUTH AND AGE.
BV COLERIDGE.
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7 m
ERSE, a breeze 'mid blossoms strayms.
tAhcre Hore clung feeding, liki a bee
Both were m'ne! Life went a-majing
With Nature. Hope, and Pocsj,
When I was joungl
When I was jounc? ah woeful when:
Ahi for the change 'twixt now and thent
This btrathmg House not built with
hands.
This body lint does mo grievous wrong.
O'er aery cliffs and glittering sands,
How lightly then It flashed along;
LlkV those trim slcilfs-. unknown of ore.
On winding lakes and rivers wide.
That ask no aid of sail or oar,
That fear no spite of wind or tide! -Naught
cared this body for -wind or
weather
When Youth and I lived In t together.
Flowers are lotely; lote is flowerllke:
Friendship is a sheltering tree;
O! the jojs. that came down showerllke;
Of Friendship, Love, and Liberty,
Ere I was old!
Ere 1 wan old? Ah, woeful erq!
Which tells me Youth 'a no longer here.
0 Youth! for tears so many and sweet,
'Tls known tl at thou and I were one,
I'll think it but a Tond conceit !
It cannot be that thou art gone! I
Tlie vespcr-brll hath not yet tolId;
And thou wert oe a masker bold!
What strange disguise hast now put on.
To maki believe that thou art gone?
1 see these locks In silver slips.
This drooping gait, this altered size;
But springtide- blpsoms on thy lips.
And trars- take itinshlnc from thine
eyes!
Life Is but thought: o think I will
That Youth and I are housemates sUU.
turned home after an axtea4e4 tour
through California, stopping; at Lo An
geles. Ocean Park. San Diego, Cbronadb
Bach. Santa BarbJra. San Francisco
and other place-i on the coast-
MLss Kathnne Combe, who has been
spending the winter in the SouOi. re
turned last week and will go In a short
time to visit relatives In WashlQgtxin.
D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Goodman of Lou
isiana, Mo., luite rettirr.f-el to St. Louis
and axe stopping' at Hotel Beers.
Mrs. AIctandT Stewart of No 2741 El
lendale avenue departed ome time ago
to visit h-;r daughter. Mrs. J. J. Moser of
Barbel ton, O, who will accompany Mrs.
Stewart home. Mrs. Moger has made her
home In Ohio since her marriage three
1 ears ago. -
VISITORS AT ST. LOUIS HOTELS
C F Carsoa el Galveston. Ter.. is a ratit
at the Laclea.
v. M. reona-ii of Brownwood. Tex, ar-rlte-1
at th- Lin lll. vterday.
Mrs. W. K. PultcrfleM cf St Jcseph. Ms..
Is en tbe jn.t I t at in Soalhern.
. G. Blonaqu'u: nZ San Fraoclsco Is regs
tred at th ht. Mchola.
c It. WriKht or Dallas, Ter.. Is at tie .eir
Sc James
It Uulmaa. Jr . a. who'eealo mereaana of
Trrr Huute, Ind . Is at the, Flanter.
James C Darin of St. Joaeph. Mo.. la
rejlstered at the Planters.
tv". D. ilathsas cf El Pai. Tex., arxirat
at tho rw St. James, jeatenlay.
Y B. Cowlea of Cleveland. O. Is a not
at tlia IJndell.
R 1. Harvl of Grand JUpIds. Itlct. Is at
the St. Nicholas.
M. and Mrs T. A. Xernedr of Bradfond.
I'a.. are on ihe f uast list at ths Plutcm
William C Roan ell of Kansas City, was at
the Laclede yeaterdaj.
3 W. Gaines of Fort Worth. Tex., la
the iruat list at tha Southern.
P.. A. Banr o Birds Point Mo 1 at tha
Madlsco.
Mr. and Mrs T. If Braley of Chatham. lit.
ar sus;s at ibe Iaclede.
J. B. Xeely of Utile Rock. Is at th
Southern.
F. J. Greea erf tvt Plains. Mo . was among
the arrivals at tne LlcdelL yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. T- H. Star ef Austin. HL,
are at the Flantera.
At Chicago Hotels- '
REPUBLIC SPECIAL. '
Chicago, April 5. St. Louis personal reg
istered at Chicago hotels:
Auditorium V E. Drake, B. X. 3artnar. F.
C lumber. H. a. Miller. WT. S. McCaU. X. C
l',fcyn. F. P Smith. C J. Touna-. -
W7lndor-Cllftoo-J. W. Berrymaa. 3. A.
Shaw.
BrlsTS-E. I Brigs. K. K. Gray. . 8.
Sherman House T. C Clark. E. F. Duncan,
Mofrtson-F. G. Att-rfaorr. I. A. BoeU. Vf.
Palmer" Home I. T. Carpenter. T. X. Gil
more. J. 8. Menlman. J . Murphy. T. M.
Murrell. T. B. Pitne. I F. 5"- .... .
Breroort-J. W. Bowman. P. 8. BeBsan. A.
S Ellerbrook. J. C Thompson.
Great Northern-F. E. Orasbr. T. J. Brra.
R. 3 Bradv. J A. Crr. O. R. mn. !
Dreyer. S J. Mil S. C Majors. B. C Rwtt.
H. B Gordon. H. L Suencer. R. 3. Wooa-
" Saratoga-!!. D. Betl. POtte.
Vlctcri C. A. p-lsher. C. p. Ro.
L. H. Greer, C. S- Mnrphy, J. F- Sperry. A. B.
MKK5rho-J. L. CahtlU VT. H. Inrls-
Mlsaoarlauas 1st lew Tarlc
REPUBLIC 9PBCTAL.
New York. April 5. Amonr the arrlTals
at the hotels here to-dar were the follow
ing from the- West:
St. Louis-J. T. Lewia. D. U WaafJS:
noffmaa: G. A. Dice. A. L. grIiFlfth.
Tenue- J. P Ijavls. C H. yanntleroy. St.
lnl" Mrs V W. iBeooaltTX n. MaiahaU.
Bartholdl: N. F. Nledetlanaex. ManbatUn: J
M Davis. Westminster: E. a Emerson and
Mrs Emerson, Park Avenue-. W. H. Matthewj.
Hotel Tork: Mls Jfafnu. Albemarle: T. J.
'iian'iaatV-BWor - 3 TtreaoTt.xW
K O Hanelson. P 3. O Domell. Imrral:
Mi a C. Taylor. Mrs. M. a Barstow. Jien-
1 S? Joseph P. T. Slade. Marlborourh.
STOP TEARING UP STREETS.
.Commissioner Varrelmann Will
Issue Xo Peiinits After April 15.
Street CcMimilsslonec'Varrelman yester-
dar decided that no excavatlnB wOl b
done in the central town dltrlct from
April 15 until ths end of the World's Fair
period. Permit will be granted after that
time only for emergency work, such as gas
and water leak which win have to be
repaired in daylight, between the honra of
8 a. m. and 7 v. m. .Streets tntist be re
stored to their original condition upon the
same dav that such permits are granted.
The district comprised In the order lie
between Franklin and Chouteau avenues
on the north and soath and the levee and.
city limits on the east and west.
NEW BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
Virginia Christened by Daughter
of Governor Montague.
Xewport News, April 5 With hinds
playing "The Star Spangled Banner" and
"Dixie" and SO.Q0O people cheering; fjnd
speed, the battleship Virginia wa"
launched this afternoon at the yards of
the Newport News Shipbuilding- Company.
Miss Matilda Gay Montage, daughter
of Governor Montague, was sponsor for
the new battleship.
Mr a. Xnclcals Accepts IaTltatloa.
REPUBUC SPECIAU
Jefferson City, Mo , April 5. Mrs. Emma
D. Nuckols, associate hostess of the Mi
sourl buildine at the World's Fair, has
accepted an irritation to act as a mem
ber of the Reception Committee at the
Confrdente ball to be held In the Jeffer
son Hotel in St Louis Thursday evening,
April 7.
Petition la Baakraplor-
H. W. Johns-Manv-llle Company an
the Madison Coal Company yesterday
filed a petition In the United State Dis
trict Court asking; that the Farmlnirlon
Electric Company of St Francois Coun
ty. Misourl. bo declared hanfcrupt. The
claims of the petltlonlnr creditors amount
to $378.33.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.
From The Republic April 7. BT9.
At the annual meatlnr of the
Real Estate Exchange the follow
ing officers were elected: Theo
phile Pnpln, president; Charles
Green, vice president; Ien I. Rnll,
secretary and treasurer. Directors
4- Charles Green. F. W. Xeferateln.
4 R. F. Barry. JL A. WoUT. C. Bent
Carr. Leslie A- Moffett, J. K. Car-
penter, F. I HaydeU, John Greth-
cr, John Masulra, s. D. Porter. F.
S. Rowse, James S. Farrar. Lv EC.
Conn. P. S. Lanham and August
Ahrens.
Kt- Cronan's new church, at Man
chester nnd Chouteau avenues,
was dedicated. Bishop Ryan offi
ciated, being: assisted hy Fathers
McCaffrey and WHlenbrinck. The
Reverend T. A. Butler was pastor.
The building was erected under
the direction of D. De Pombrcy
and John Mitchell.
Judge T. T. Gantt was assaulted
by highwaymen on Locust street
In front, of the Mary Institute.
With his rase the Jurist beat off t
the rooBers.
St. John's Methodist Church, at
Ewlng avenue nnd Locust street,
wns reopened. Bishop McTyeire of
Nashville delivered a sermon.
Baseball teams from the George
T. Jones and 3taynard & Tedfbrd
printing companies arranged a
match game.
Miss JMaeche Boyd, reader, gave
an entertainment at St. George's
Hall. Thoso who assisted her were
Professor David Smalt, w. 'Navo,
Master Willie Navo and Mlsa Julia
CltrMin. ' - -
The residence or George H, Het
mers was robbed by buraianc. -th
"also- visited Hie home of James
"nttchfe. on- Papln street
James Gilbert; a champion ears
t man. died at v) Barnum Hotel
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