THE ST. LOUIS R EPUBLIC: THUKSDAY, APRIL 28, 1004.
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It Is well that the plant and acccssorieu remain.
Once upon a time the people reposed implicit an.l
unlimited eonfidenep iu municipal ofllcials, as Man
.Chester does now. Their trust turned out to be visi
tation of financial loss and moral detriment: but it
gave them experience of a valuable kiwi. American
citizen will hope that Rrltlsh taxpayers never will
regret having deep fa In officials. And tliey will
proceed to work out problems In much the same
manner as the British municipalities have done; ex
cept that. In whatever they do. they will be sure,
cure. sure. And a guarantee of integrity Is a pro
vision against temptation.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 2S. 1004.
Vol. 9f. No.
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Oiretalnvbion. 33u.risa.gr March-
W. B. Carr. Business Manager of Th St. Louis Re
public, being duly sworn, says that the actual number
et full and. complete copies Of the Dally and Sunday
Republic printed during" tbe month of March. 1S04. all
lb rafular editions, was as per schedule below:
Date.
4
(Saaday).
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J. ........I
Copies.
. ...10T,68O
....106.000
....108,780
....100.S4O
....107,170
....118VUO
....103,420
....104,830
....llytMO
XO 104.330
XI.............. 105,300
XS .............. lOoKfO
18 (laaoay) 120,570
14..... 103,430
IS lOSrMO
Date. Conies.
10 104,5NO
17. . 108.4SO
IS ....... ....... 10Bf3W
IB 10UJJ70
20 (Sandfly)..
21
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27 (Sunday;..
X9
...118.040
...104.0SO
. . .103.4CIO
. . .104,000
...103,720
...103,700
...110,800
...10331O
29 108.9OO
30 10C2M0
SI 103JMM
Total for the month 3,313,001
Less all copies spoiled In printing, left over
or filed .,. '. TS,3S8
- Net number distributed 3,235,073
Average dally distribution 104,857
And said W. B. Carr further says that the number of
copies returned and reported unsold during tbe month of
March was 164 per cent. W. B. CARR.
- Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31st day of
' Karen. J. P. FARISH.
Notary Public, City of St. Louis. Mo.
My terai expires April 25, 1901.
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FIRE ESCAPES.
Fully a rear and, a half prior to the Iroquois
theater fire, the St. Louis officials had begun Insist
ing upon greater precautions against nccident and
low of life. The suffocation and burning of several
men In a mall lodging-house on Olive street bad em
phaauted the gravity of the obligation which rests
upon property owners and building managers, and
public opinion further accentuated the obligation
A car ride along any of the principal streets dis
covers that the official have been successful in en
forcing the flre-cscape utatuto. There are few build
trigs In the downtown district which arc not pro-
Tided with ample means of exit, as the law requires.
In a sense It Is surprising that tbe Department of
Public Buildings has been able to accomplish such
satisfactory results In a short time, as there Is al
ways and everywhere a percentage of opposition to
measure of this kind.
Commissioner Hclraburger acknowledges the
promptness which has been demonstrated in com
plying with the Jaw. But he is not entirely satisfied
and has ordered another Investigation, which will
he'stafted this week. The Commissioner's procedure
Is exactly what the citizens look for, and be may ex
pect, if he should need it, the support of earnest
public sentiment in. enforcing the law against any
responsible persons who show either indifference or
antagonism.
STERLING MEX.
In an article which. Mr. Frederick Upham Adams
of Chicago has contributed to the Record-Herald
about municipal affairs In Manchester, the Knglish
city, this interesting assertion appears: "There ara
men In the Manchester City Council whose heads arc
white from forty or-more years spent In unpaid and
unselfish" service to the city of their birth or adoption.
The dean of the Council Is Alderman King, who was
elected Councilor in 1850 and made Aldprman eleven
years later. He has served as Lord Mayor, and In
two years from now he will celebrate the completion
of a half century of official life.
Mr. Adams, who Is a confirmed paternalist, says
that tbe legislative officials arc "the representatives
of their city," and not representatives of special In
terests. A representative citizen is first elected
Councilor, be says, and subsequently Is elected to
Ml a vacancy as Alderman. The British taxpayer,
be says, "looks for a man who possesses Judgment;
ability and unimpeachable integrity." Without this
line civic sentiment, Mr. Adams believes, the munici
pal ownership enterprises might "be colossal failures,
as. under the prevailing system, an American spoils
man could wreck a British municipality with very
weak effort.
The integrity of British officials, as a class, is be
yond the comprehension of Americans. With the
British system in operation under the direction of a
typically corrupt American machine, the initial pre
caution which the citizens would tnke", from neces
sity, would find existence In a mammoth nnparttsan
vigilance committee. In England tbe citizens evi
dently have profound, abiding confidence in their
representatives; while in the United States the citl
stens question whether their officials are "confidence"
men. This' seems to be the distinction which Mr.
Adams Infers.
There are in many American cities men "whose
heada-are white from forty or more of years' of
public-service; but theyjiave not forgotten them
elre while acting Inthe name of constituents. They
are no on the average, tbe type of men who -would
'manage a big municipal gas plant so successfully as
ito make the profits aggregate $12,800,000 in tbe
iperiod from 1817 to 1904. Perhaps they would-have
skade the plant self-sustaining. If they did, tbe re
sult would highly gratify the citizens, who would
philosophize that; though the monetary, profits had
Saturday will witness the formal opening of the
World's; Fair. In sober truth it is the greatest pres
entation of the world's men and works ever wit
nessed. It will be, at the opening, nraicr to com
pletion than an international exposition lias ct
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been before. As far as can be foreseen tin trans
portation facilities will lie adequate and well organ
ized. Hotel and bcarding-lnuiso rates will not be
excessive not as high as they arc every busy day"
In New York. Visitors may assure thcniielvcs ot
this fact by getting information from the World's
Fair Bureau, which has a list of houses and rate-!.
The opening will be an epochal event ami a magnifi
cent display. Citizens of St. Ixuiis will make ot -t
a grand holiday. Visitors from abroad will sec an
uncqiiaictl spectacle of dignity, instruction and state
Iinrss. Saturday will be the day of days In the
history of the West.
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OLD RING HAS A PLAN.
The contrast between good government and mls
govcrnment probably never has been drawn more
graphically than in St. Iuiis. It Is cm clear n con
trast that the citizens who helped to make the
change and who have supported the campaign of ad
vancement have no fear that public opinion will be
misled through the unfair deliverances of hoary
sponsors' of corruption.
To every charge the administration finds a ready
answer In visible achievement. The partisan cries:
"There have been no public improvements." The
administration advises the citizens to note the hun
dred miles of street and sewer improvements, the
mileage of alley and sidewalk paving, the additions
and improvements made to public buildings, the en
largement and betterment of the Fire Department,
the additions and Improvements made to the elee
mosynary Institutions, the extension nnd betterment
of the water supply, better street lighting, clean
streets, park improvements and other public work,
which will be given In detail if the organs of the
machine so desire.
The old gang are developing their plan of attack
ior next spring. "At its outset," says the chief
mouthpiece of the misrule machine, "Ed Butler doub
led the cost of the garbage reduction, and the city
authorltles submitted to the gouge." The adminis
tration can turn back the records to the Inst mouth"
of Republican misgovernnient and show that no
action had been taken then to protect the city at tin
termination of the contract. And the admlnitra
tlon can point to results lately accomplished, showing
on the one hand that action has been taken almost
a.-year in advance to safeguard the city's interests
In arranging for garbage disposal: andttbc adminis
tration can show that it has bought, the garbage
hauling plant and instituted a municipal garbage
collecting system within the past few weeks.
The administration can turn over the pages ot
the organ, which' repeats absurd falsifications, and
show that the organ in question never, criticised,
condemned or questioned the acts and omissions of
the Republican gang. The administration can
charge that the organ in question has. on the con
trary, done its best to impede progress for three
years. The newspaper which will support a gang
and criticise a good-government administration must
present a certificate of character before the citizens
will notice Its attacks. The newspaper which will
put gang interests above civic and public Interests
must alter its practices before It can stand as an
authority.
If the misrule organ and Its gang had the power
to convert St. Louis into a city odious and decadent,
they would .start, as the organ hints, by stopping
public improvements and by cutting the police force
down, especially for the World's Fair. The numeri
cal strength of the police force and the cost or
maintenance coincide with the averages for large
cities. St. Louis could not be protected with a
smaller police force, and It could uot pay the mem
bers less without lowering their standard.
St. Louis is not the rotten, nnprogressive. dirty,
unsentimental and disloyal city which the Globe, as
the organ of tbe misrule machine, describes it as
being. The people of St. Louis are animated with
civic pride. It Is one of the most progressive cities
In the United States. It is one of the best-paved
and cleanest cities. It has good government and good
people and good prospects. The accomplishments of
to-day and of the past three years constitute a record
of reform and advancement which do credit to the
good-government administration, the citizens and
tbe city.
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FI ETA FRATERNITY.
Cannot the Republican pie fraternity do some
thing to relieve Its dreadful monotony of mediocrity
In Missouri?
With tbe removal of Mr. Norton! to Washington
the situation will sag even to a lower level of charac
terlessness and cominonplaceness. Mr. Xortoni's re
moval was, of course, a shrewd move, assuming that
the removal Is settled. He was the only threatening
factor hereabouts. His party had carelessly prom
ised, many months ago, to nominate 'somebody con
spicuously Identified with reform. There were only
two Republicans iu the State who filled this d(
scription Colonel Dyer and Mr. Xorfonl. Colonel
Dyer said, In effect, that he wouldn't have tbe nomi
nation unless they roped, and tied him and forced
it down him.
Mr. Norton!,, on the contrary, liked the looks of
the nomination very much. lie campaigned a little,
made a speech or two, and several small conventions
threw him bouquets In the form of delegates to tbe
nominating convention. To the pie ring, Mr. Nor
tonl began to take on a sinister aspect. He would
undoubtedly split things wide open If suffered to re
main In the field. So they whispered Washington,
and Washington summoned the dangerous reformer
to be inspected as a candidate for the place of
Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office De
partment. This seems to leave tbe gubernatorial
nomination placidly awaiting the ring's disposal. The
honor will doubtless fall to one of the announced
candidates' whose: names are difficult to recall, but
'who are runnig.here and there, we are Informed.
How fa the Republican "party to create any ex
citement or any Interesting opposition during tbe
campaign? What. of the promise to nominate some
body who has done something and who would
dignify the orgiinlz.-uu.uiV How is it to overwhelm !
Democracy with the vaunted "boodle isue"V
Missouri Democrats aie looking, nf (cr their own
business pretty well, but what are .Missouri Repub
licans doing that it really inspiring?
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GRADUATION EXPENSES.
The Superintendent of Schools In Reading, Pa.,
has Issued a protest against needless expenses for
graduation exercises In the High School of that
town. "It Isn't necessary for a. girl to have four new
gowns." hi: says. He also condemns class dinners,
class dances and other functions Incident to gradu
ating as entailing an expenditure of funds wholly
uncalled for.
It is natural that his declaration .should cause a
storm of protest from the girN. The average girl
believes that before she faces the audience to read
her essay on "Over the Alps Lies Italy." there should
be numerous social gatherings and dinners and that
she should be provided with new gowius tor each.
Tin average boy Is confident that he must have a
fresh evening suit and a sure fiock coat and a new
day suit. He tells his rather that he'll pay back the
amount In a year. He believes that 'there is some
thing wrong with his father because the curse of
poverty bancs over tin family, for at that time the
world i easy of conquest. Tim glil is convinced that
she is leaving all pleasures behind and that the sol
emn duties of life are to be taken up as soon as she
secures her bcrihhoncd diploma.
The statement of the Reading man will do no
good. Already the father.; of Reading and of every
other town in the country have begun to save car
fare and cigar money, knowing full well 7hat in a
few weeks the graduation day will come and that
they will have to provide the dollies demanded. And
what is more, they don't grudge :t cent. There will
never come ahother time in ail their lives when these
boys and girls nre as happy as when they finish the
Uigh School. Life looks bright and sweet and all the
world is full of promise.
TIFFANY-SCANLAN WEDDING;
OTHER HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY.
LANGE DIVORCE SUIT
ON TRIAL SECONt
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The Marcus A. Hnnna Memorial Chair Associa
tion has been formed to endow a chair of political
science in Western Reserve University. Those who
desire to co-operate will obtain information by ad
dressing William . Oswald, secretary, Cleveland,
O. The Republic, of course, does not agree with
most of the principles of political science for which
the late Senator Hanna stood, but N glad to note
any movement for the extension of information on
the subject.
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Austria announces that she will send ."tUMiO Hun-
CTHans to this country. - it may be a gocVT thing for
Joseph to get these troublesome subjects out of his
dominions, but we should know their police records
before they are permitted to land.
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What cheerful soldiers vt he Sultun has in Beirut'.
Because they had not been paid they attempted to
assassinate the Governor.
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MISS MINXIK OUPBN.
iradtiatcd in music from the Wcltr.cr Conservatory this sprinff.
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Senator Fairbanks Is' thus far the only Republic-
nn who has had the nerve to say that he wanted to
be Vice President.
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At any rate the Santo Domingo revolutions give
the West Indians .something to talk about.
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We are reliably informed that there arc no water
colors iu the Kentucky tine arts exhibit.
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Boston is keeping right up with the times. A so
ciety there ip discussing the Bible.
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Russia has not ccaseoVto lie a firm believer in
the "yellow peril." . .
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R ECENT COMMENT.
Yeat-Pncttct Dinner.
Houekctjier.
It Is saij that a German student of food concentratton
has succ"fieil .o well with his experiments that :i single
small capsule now suffice? him for a full meal and that
ten seconds is the average time he spends at either his
breakfast, luncheon or dinnef. The pwdictlon is freely
made that within a few years we shall all be subsisting
upon capsules, there will be no more cookins in our
households and the servant problrm will be solvcl most
beautifully. Of course under these conditions there
would be no more public dinners or banquets" of state,
our caterers vould be thrown out of employment nnd
the sreat hotels would become simply dormitories. AVe
would buy our meals at the drur stores and carry them
In our pockets. The sign "Quick Lunch" would dis
appear from our streets, for c could all be walking
restaurant.
Whatever the possibility of such a condition from
the scientific standpoint, tlire is not the slightest danger
of Its realization within the lifetime. of the present
generation Most of us, to be frank, are too fond ot
eating and drinking: to be'.contcnt with capsule repasts,
however convenient as' time savers. The element of
sociability, too, must be taken into consideration. Tho
gathering of a family about the table three times a
day adds immeasurably to human enjoyment. It is tho
place of all places where sood cher should prevail.
There are sufficient Influences at work for the destruction
of home life in these busy days withnut.adding one more
We fear the food capsule will be a long time -achieving
the popularity at present enjoyed by' beefsteak and
potatoes.
Life and Doctrine.
St Louis Christian Evangelist.
A brother who hus learned that Christianity is life
more than anything else, expresses his grief, in a per
sonal letter, that brethren are so punctilious about
matters of doctrine, so ready to condemn one who
states a doubtful theological position, while they are
so Indifferent Jo others whose lives arc lax In morals
and barren ot tho fruits of Christian living. But this
has been the weakness of humanity througli all history.
When Jesus, in his conversation with the woman at the
well of Samaria began' to probe Into the secrets of her
life, she at once tried to divert attention bv raising a
theological Question as to the relative merits between
Mount Gerlzlm and Jerusalem. That question was more
Interesting to her tnan the number of her husbands!
Who of us has not known those who were quick to
discern heresy in a brother's teaching, but exceedingly
slaw to detect it in their qwn living? Wc once wrote
to one such critic: "When you-pay your honest debts
and behave yourself so that your wife lias no room
for complaint, your criticisms will receive more consider
ation In this office." We do pot need, perhaps, to lay
less emphasis upon sound teaching though perhaps we
need a clearer understanding or what is sound teach
ing but we certainly do need to lay more emphasis upon
right living, and to be as zealous about the moral and
spiritual life of our ministers and others, as about
their orthodoxy. The Pharisees of Christ's day were
fine Illustrations of men who were zealous about hair
splitting distinctions, while their whole moral and spirit
ual attitude was wrong. We do well, still, to "beware
of the leaven of the Pharisees."
The marriage of Miss Marie Thcreac
Scanlan and Georno lcxtcr Tiffanv will
take place at 5 o'clock this afternoon at
the residence of the bride's mother. Mrs.
Marv Sc.inlsn. No. S.'iC3 Luc.i avenue. The
service w!il be read ty the Itaverer.d
Father Sullivan. S. J.
swi-remt-cooic wnnniNO.
The marrlace of Miss Stella Cook,
daughter of Francis H. Took, and Roland
Switzer took place last even in;. Tile cere
mony was performed at half-past seven
o'clock at the Church of the Holy Com
munion. HHNDEnSOX-QUIXLnX WEDDING.
Miss Nona Qubilcn and James Hender
son were quietly married yesterday after
noon at 4:30 at th home of the Hcverend
Father Pleas of St. KniVf Church. , The
bride was attended bv lllw Margaret Mc
Donough as mi'.U lit honor, while Mr.
Henderson had fi.r his Lest man T. Quin
len. a hrnlher of the bride.
The bride v.crt a rnbe of Paris muslin
tiimn'cd wiih real lace. The tulle veil
was hold In plac hy a coronet of lilies
of tho valley, s-'ho wore a pear btooch,
the gift of the br'dcroom. and earned a
fhower bouquet of lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor was ignwneil in white
organdie trimmed i.-lth pp'!que. She car
ried a st'owcr bouquet of sink roses.
After the ceremony there was a dinner
for the relatives and friends of the .young
couple, at the heme of the bride's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Quinlen. of No. 27J5 Allen
aenu-. The house was tastefully dec
orated with clnk and white roe3.
Some out-of-town guests wore: 51 rs.
ChRrles Dent of Ch.ittanmjsn. Tcr.n.: Mr.
and Mr. T. McAuliffi of Muncie. Ind.. nnd
Mr. and Mr.-. James McNally ot Alton. III.
BEARD-KIRK NUPTIALS.
A pretty we-Idlng of yesterday was that
of Miss Margaret K-.rk of Mount Auburn
to Frank Beard, which took place at S
o'clock at St. Edwaid's Church, the cere
mony being performed by the Reerend
K. J. Vnne. The bride wote white Paris
muslin and carried lilies ot the valley ana
bride's roses. She wa' attended by l.er
sister. Miss Jennie Agnes Kirk, who wore
white, with pink roses. Joseph Kirk was
best man. A dinner followed the cere
mony, onlv relatives being Tiresent. After
a short trip Mr. and Mrs. Beard will live
in St. Louis.
GUESTS AT DANCING PARTY.
Miss Adele Grattcndlck entertained at
her home. No. UK North Fourteenth
street, last evening. Music and games
were features of the evening. A repast
was served, after which the guests had a
1 pleasant dance. Those present were:
Mtwes Messieurs
A. Kralt.-tultck.
H. Wlerhcke. it. Krankcl.
I Frar.co. It. Trarp.
E. Scott. . 1 1. Uur.ljrrc.
A. Kr.lckel.
THE MISSES LEMLE ENTERTAIN.
The Misses I.emle of Maplewood enter
tained on Tuesday evening. The following
guests presented thennelve":
Ulses Uzile s-hl!r.
Llllie renroy.
Maud Durch. Hilda Lemle.
I.aura Lemle, MarKaret Heegan.
Xlr. an.l Sirs. Cd Kuhn.
Mt'?leurs Itoliert Nnecal.
FMwan! Nahm.
Rrtn-ard Unant. Frfd Hare.
Will Simmons. Will Carter.
Frank Miller. Ixo Lemlc.
GUESTS AT EUCHRE.
Mrs. A. Gilgcnberg entertained the "1904"
Euchre Club at her home last evening.
Theso Invited were:
Mesdames
Post Mortem Vanity.
Town Topics. j
How Vain this post-mortem vanity may prove has
been exemplified )n the amalgamation of the Lenox,
Astor and Tilden llorarles In the New York Public
Library, and another good illustration Is to be found In
the Sheppard Asylum for the Insane ot Baltimore,
founded by Moses Sheppard as a monument to his name.
When Enoch Pratt 'died he left the bulk of his very
large fortune to the asylum, provided Its name Were
changed; to the Sheppard-Enoch Pratt Asylum. Many
who thought this a downright theft of another's monu
ment'' opposed the change of name, but sentiment, had
to give way to the practical. Now the majority of per
sons, even In Baltimore, have forgotten the hyphen, so
that' the identity of the founder Is lost in that of Enoch
Pratt. '
Aa to Her Asre.
Cleveland Leader.
'Singleton: "How-do yon know her age?"
Doubleton: "By her pleased expression when I tola
her women were their loveliest at 33."
Will Herman.
T. 1. Harneuan,
A. Gllgenbcrg.
Mines
Klla Kelty.
Utile ilannczan.
May Owen.
111am h Illilsley,
K. Tlernan.
Meeier
Will tiannecan.
Hon Ito.
Frank Sohenck,
If. Saddler.
Garsche.
SURPRISE PARTY.
A surprise party was given last Saturday
evening to Mrs. Henry" Remmert, No. 20K
Adelaide avenue. The evening was spent
in singing and dancing. Among those pres
ent were:
Mewleun nnd Mesdames
i. ii. t-auernrunn.
Adolph Onlcr.
Ml"w-
John A. Martens.
otto Marten.
Wm. F. Verne) en.
Frank Ilu.hman,
F. H. Strieker.
John O. rikenshcr,
J. F. IUFP.
Meer-leurs
Anna Hartmann.
I.ena H.trtmann.
Frieda ttcenier,
'"arrl Poemer.
F.mma Theobald.
ENTERTAINED AT MUSICALE.
Miss Louisa Plrl. assisted by Miss Bai-
ma B. Hamlg. entertained friends with
a muslcalc last Sunday evening at her
home. No. 2413 South Broadway. The
music-room w&s decorated In American
beauties and palnv One of the rooms
was decniated i:i Indian curios. An en
joyable programme was followed by re
freshments. MELOAN-CARL NUPTIALS.
Tho m irringe of It. S. Meloan and lilss
Rella E. Carl, both of East St. Louis, took
place at 7:30 o'clock last night at the
Fourth Chri'tiac Church, Blair and Pen
rose avonueK. tho Reverend E. T. McFar
land ofr.eiatinx. Only the intimate friends
of the t.rido and bridegroom witnessed the
reremony.
Mr. Meioan is the son of the Reverend
W. A. Meloan. pastor of the Christian
churches at Mongomory City and Ellsber
ry. Mo., while the bride's parents live in
Columbia.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee pleasantly en-
tertaired friends at a popcorn party last
Saturday evening at their home. No. 302
Laclede avenue.
Mrs. Harrison Stredman gave a small
tea yesterday afternoon for her guest.
Miss Manning of New York. The function
was informal, a dozen or more young girls
and n few matrons dropping in for tea
about 1 o'clock. Mrs. George Steedman
and M!s Be-sic- Finney poured. Miss
Manning will remain In town for a fort
night. Mr. and Mrs. Alden Howe Little are ex
pected home from their wedding trip on
Friday and will go at once into the hand
Mime new home which Mrs. Little's par--ents.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Niedring
haus. have given to them, at No. 4K0 Ber
lin atenuc.
Politics played a little tune Tuesday at
the Morning Choral session, and songs
from this club on the balcony of the Gov
ernor's mansion may be an event of the
coming year
Tho Choral wants to sing at Jefferson
City.
Mrs. Joseph W. Folk, a prominent mem
ber of the soprano contingent, while dep
recating such "coming of chickens be
fore they're hatched." and assuring the
club that It is much too early to do any
such planning ot remote possibilities,
laughingly evades tho subject.
It all came about In this manner: At
the lunch-jon of the Morning Choral dur
ing the Interval of coffee-serving and so
cial banter one member proffered the sug
gestion that, as the wife of the next Gov
ernor of Missouri was now a clutj mem
ber in good vocal standing and high of
ficial capacity, Mrs. Folk be duly Instruct
ed to extend a "political promise" to her
club, nnmely. that in view of their warm
est and most tuneful support during the
present csmpalcn. she hold out to them
inducement i and the privilege to lift up
their volce3 from the gubernatorial- bal
conies. '
Mrs. Folk blushlngly rose to her feet
and. after a deprecatory statement that
the sudden honor, as well as the excellent
menu, had made her too full for utter
ance, assured the club that It was much
too soon to indulge In any such invita
tion or prophecies.
"If It should so happen that the people
of Missouri choose my husband for thi-lr
chief executive. Why. then, you may be
sure that the Morn'ng Choral may sing
as often and as loudly as they wish- But,
I repeat, it Is far too early to make any
such plans."
Prolonged applause followed Mrs. Folk's
little speech, which lent considerable spice
to the function and formed a decided feature.
DETECTIVES ARE ARRIVING.
Many Cities Send Men to Watch
for Crooks at Fair.
Detective? from all parts of the coun
try are arriving at the Four Courts and
registering at the office ot Chief Des
mond. Neither or the two men promised by
Boston have arrived, however, and Cin
cinnati is yet to be heard from.
The following detectives are here: John
Leydcn of Denver. Arthur McCarty and
Sergeant Tierney of Chicago. James Tate
of Philadelphia, Edward Boyle of Kansas
City. Reynolds of San Francisco. Heer cf
Chicago. Home of Washington and Hum
ble of Cleveland. ,
These men will remain during the Fair
and are expected to be of great value to
the local police in taking care ot the
crooks from other cities.
Husband Derlarea It la
OIother-ln-LaTT Wife An
Him of Jealousy.
The divorce case of Gladys ?"
against Charles W. Lance was
In the Clayton Circuit Court yec
the second time within a year.
of the prominent social and buslntJ
nections of both of the litigant-. 1
case attracted considerable attention!
the courtroom was, filled throughout
day.
Lange and Gladys Bradley were mai
rled January 17. 1901. and separated Au-J
gust 30. 1002. The husband declares that
"too much mother-in-law" is, the secret
of his marital infelicities, while his wife
allegea that his Jealousy made her life
unbearable.
After the first trial Judge McEIhlnney
denied the plaintiffs pctlcinn and handed
down an opinion containing a sermon on
marital duties.
In the allegations other first petition
Mrs. linse alleged, amonu other things,
that her husband wanted her to drink
poison with Him. Dut no i men me ay-
' . .Km fr.r.in? nf.fttln,l tflft
ctisation. In the second
the
notitlon
plaintiff" in addition to general indignities.
ni... .......i .i. ,rlfnTnnt- f-mtre tiled a
cross till on a similar charso and asked
for a decree. ,
At- the conclusion of the testimonv nnd
arguments yesterday afternoon Judge Mc
EIhlnney announced that he -.could take
the cac under advh-ement and render his
decLsion during the next term.
Lange It! a son of Berthold I.anee. a
promiiifnt lumber merchant in .St. Louis,
who lives In Old Orchard. The Bradleys
live !n the same place.
FEDERATION WILL NOT HEAfi
WOMAN WHO AIDED SMOOT.
Prominent Clnb Member at Octlen,
ttnli. Frowned Ipon for Action
While In LeslUnture.
Salt Lake City. Utah. April 27.-Mrsv
Mary G. Coulter of Ogden. a rrominent
Utah rlub woman, will not be allowed to
make an address at the biennial convention
of the National Federation of Women's
Clubs at St. Louis on May 17 next, because
she oted for the election of Apostle
Smoot to the United States Senate while
a membc- of the last Legislature.
Mrs Anna D. Nash ot Boston, chairman
of the domestic science department of the
federation, the subject on which, it is as
serted. Mrs. Coulter was to speak, says
repeated requests have been made hy Mrs.
Coulter's friends that she be Invited to
make an addres. but. on account ofeen
oral opposition of club members of TJtan,
based on Mrs. Coulter's support of Smoot.
the requests had been refused, lira. Coul
ter is a Gentile.
VISITORS AT StTlOUIS HOTELS
R S Tennant. ccal-miue operator ot
Terre' Haute. Ind.. Is a guest ot the Southern.
U E. Whitney of Carthare. Mo.. Is at t
New St. James.
I. Went Goodwin ot Sedalla. Mo 1 rexl
tered at the Planters.
-John H. Barr and John T. Selxier of Kansas
City ara at th Laclede.
Mr. and itii. J. E. Srkea of Columbia. Mol.
are on the guest Hat at the Hotel Jefferion.
D. C. Howell and C. B. Eads ot Fort
Smith. Ark., are at tbe Bt. Mcholas.
C 8. Poole of JopUn. Mo., was taoone tha
arTta!a at the LlndeU yesterday.
John M. McCuffy ot Omahs, wa at tha
Madison last nlgbt.
R. E. Paine of Hotiiton. Tex., was at tha
Southern last nieht
Mr. and Mrs. George Halt ot Atlanta ara
at tbe New St. Jaxnea.
-J. E. Tamer c Dallas. Tex. la red'teral
at the Lacleae.
J. T. Boyd of Hot Springs Is at ths St.
Nicholas.
George F. Chapman ot Sherman Tex., la
a guest at tbe Planters.
Doctor Lewis P. Crutcher ot Kasaaa CKg
Tiglstered at the Southern yesterday.
At Cnlcaso Hotels.
REFUBLtC SPECIAL.
Chicago, April a. The St. Louis persons
registered -at hotels hereto-dxy are 'as cu.
lows:
Auditorium J. T. Bell. C A. Koehler. K. P.
Talcott. c W. -Wolcctu
Great Northern D. L. CoUeran. J. B. Dick
son. S. Kneppera, J. S. Laukln, F. H. Smart.
J. 8. Webb. T. A. Wray.
Palmer House H. W. Godfrey. W. O. WaDnr,
Ereevort Doctor M. Floyd. J. J. Gordon.
Snerman House-J. C Garrn. J. M. Turner.
Grand Pacific H. G. Wilson. G. I. Newhard,
Charlea Nagel. R. H. Miller. T. B. Crewi. .
Brigs? YT M. Fitzgerald. J. S. Faulkner. F.
M. Walsh.
Kalserbot-J. Bcrrs, E. 8. Evana, C A. Fin.
neyan.
POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
SORROW.
BY AUBHEY THOMAS DE VERE.
i vlfr 'v
OUNT each affliction, whether light or grave,
God's messenger sent doWn to thee; do thou.
With courtesy receive him; rise and bow;
And, ero his shadow pass thy threshold, crave
Permission first his heavenly feet to lave; -Then
lay before him all thou hast. Allow
No cloud of passion to usurp thy brow,
Or mar thy, hospitality; no wave
Of mortal tumult to obliterate
The soul's marmoreal calmness. Grlei should be
Like joy, majestic, equable, sedate. .
Confirming, cleansing, raising; making free;
Strong to consume small troubles; to ctmmend
Great thoughts, grave thoughts, thoughts lasting; to
the end.
Mlaaonrlana 1st Sew Toxic
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. April 27. Among the arrivals
at the hotels here to-day were the follow-.
Ing Missourians:
St. Louis J Rothschild. W. S MeCall. Impe-v
rial: J. A. Branson, Miss n. Bamllton. Mis-'
r:. Hohenbenr. Grand Union: Ja. G wiener, A.
, Tucker. Herald Square; A. E. Meyer. Man
inun; Hr. J. M. Murphy. Hoffman; G w
Brown, Waldorf; H. Evert. Savoy- E. Baker.
Victoria: A. W. Stewart. Hotel Wolcott J.
P. Gatelr. Grenonan: W. S. CrUly and Mrs,
trllly. St. Dentu .
Kansas City-J. Bernheimer. Savoy; C S,
Fredrick. Empire; J. S. atone. Astor.
nrle-a-Brae Aaetloa.
Owing to -the failure of a swell hotel tq
consummate a deal. Auctioneer Selkirk;
has been ordered to sell a choice collec
tion of vases and other art ceramics at
auction. Sale Wednesday and Thursday,
evenings at 8 It the Arcade building. Ca
banne.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ;
t TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS. Z
Prom The Republic. April . 1S79.
The St. Louis Evangelical Alll-
ance started a crusade to "Chris-
tianlzc and Amerixanize the rapidly
Increasing foreign population In St.
Louis." The Reverend M. Rhodes
presided at the meeting.
Forty-one men, accused of operat-
Ing lottery games in St. Louis, 4)
were arrested In a general raid by
the police.
"Pickel & Bro. sued the Mer-
chants' Exchange for $3.0W for
services alleged to be due in erect-
Ing the new Chamber of Commerce
building.
A Government report showed that .
the death rate In St. Louis was 41
4 lower than In any of tho twenty-
four largest cities in America.
A clgarmakera association was 4
organized. The officers were W. It.
4 Hllkene. J. B. Maguirc and F. Von
der Fehn-
4 James Cunningham entertained
tho Liberal Literary Club at his
4 residence. No. 1016 North Nineteenth 4
street.
The third anniversary or St. Louis
Court, Ancient Order of Foresters,
was celebrated at St. George's Hall.
4 Among those who took part were
Miss Rebecca Lewis. E. Murtry.
4 Miss Carrie McLean. Miss M. Glov
4 or and G. Hepburn.
The St. Louis Telegraphers' Club
gave an entertainment at Masonic
Hall. Among the committeemen In
charge were J. H. Topleff. J. 8.
4 Nelson. S. B. Falrchlld. T, McMi-
chael. L. C. Baker. W. W. Cum
4 mlngs nnd J. S. Wilson.
v Friends of Haiu Balatkn. music
4 director, presented a handsome i18SSf"'i
ver service to him. J. A. St. John
4 made the presentation speech. 4
4 Among tho new pupils who entered 4
4 the Cavalry . Company's Riding
4 School were Mr. and Mrs. Theodore 4
4 Hunt, Eugene .Benoist. C. Jefferson
Clark. Bradford Allen. J. C. Van
Blarcord. Miss Turner, tha Misses
4 Gregg, Miss McPheeters. Miss Mc- 4
Creery. Miss Hargadlne.-the Misses
4 Boislinlere. Miss Cuthbert and Miss 4 -
Dunham.
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Uaa. bscaaM its taste la pleasant. At flriilaHaw.
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