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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 Sunday
Republic printed during the month of May. 1904. all In
regular editions, waa as per schedule below:
Date.
Copies.
, 1. (Sunday).. . .-. .123.S10 1 IT
.104,070
3i 105.4JSO
i 100,040
S 100.030
. 107,400
7 1O7.0SO
8 (Sunday) 1S3.020
O 103,830
10 107.S30
11 108,250
Xaa lU7eaO
13 100,370
14 ' 107,31)0
IE (Sunday) U3,U40
10 103.UBO
Date.
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IS 107.S40
10 107,400
SO 107,030
21 108,780
22 (Sunday) 121,020
. ............ 10 ,$tl
24 ."10K,SUO
X07S&0
20 107,080
27 107,100
23 108,210
29 (Sunday).. . . . .121,800
30 -'. 10030
31 .- - .100,400
Total for the month 3,309,300
.Less all copies spoiled In printing, left over
er filed 81,800
Net number distributed 3,317,321
Average dally distribution .-. 107,017
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My term expires April 25, 1905.
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COURTING THE POWERS.
Following bis latc'ass'urances to the financial In
terests that they could hnve virtually any sort of
legislation they wanted such are attributed to Mr.
Roosevelt the President continues his efforts to
imprees the Powers That 'Be with his friendliness.
Ijy having magnates to lunch with hlin. Mr. Pier
pont Morgan .lunching with Mr. Roosevelt is a sig
nificant campaign picture.
Mr. Roosevelt'e courtship of the powers in this
time is very ill-concealed. His efforts to "make up"
have been of almost a strenuous order. To allow
the Standard Oil Company to take Attorney Gen
era! Knox out of his position of menace and pas
ture him peacefully in the Senate showed to what
length of sacrifice the presidential politician would
go In atoning for the Northern Securities prosecu
tion. Is It possible that Mr. Roosevelt will forego the
selection of Secretary Cortclyou as bis campaign
manager for the same reason? Having creatcdhc
Bureau of Commerce and placed "Mr. Cortclyou in
a position where he could learn of- the constitution
and Inside workings of all the corporations in the
country, Mr. Roosevelt, with the Secretary for his
manager, will be in a position very effectually-to fry
the fat out of the corporations. Can it be that the
"corporate Interests" resent this, in addition to the
Northern Securities prosecution? With a Northern
Securities decision in' front of .them and a Cor
tclyou behind them, it is not difficult to perceive
that the interests in question might feel uncomfort
able. Will Mr. Roosevelt be asked to train the
Cortelyou gun away also and trust to the generosity
of the contributors to his campaign fund?
Notwithstanding all the President's obvious over
tures to the interests In question and his capitula
tion to the trusts, the general direction of the mind
of the financial powers is against him. The power
ful influences In New York, their satellites and
echoes, have gradually drifted into greater and
greater antagonism against him since the Northern
Securities decision. That opened up the way for
-wholesale prosecution of the big trusts. It is re
garded by the big "Influences" as a menace to
values. It virtually established the illegality of the
big trusts, and they seem to feel that they are-enjoying
their present kind of existence on sufferance.
3Ir. Roosevelt's assurances produce small ImpressIonJ
ltf the face of the facts.
- To the lay mind It is plain enough that the Im
pulsive gentleman who not so very long ago. de
clared his willingness to die for free trade, and who
fled, still more recently, at Minneapolis, "Shackle
t.iEe trusts!" is in reality Innocent of any intention to
3njure the protected interests of' the .machine. But
t Is not easy to soothe ;the disturbed mind of the
nagnatcs.
"? The NW York press reflects, to some extent, the
distjrust of Roosevelt in these quarters. Three pa
pers, the Tribune, Commercial Advertiser and Mall
and Express, are half-Heartedly advocating his nom
ination, on the theory that It cannot be prevented.
.The Post, the Times and the. Herald criticise him
.(is- unsafe they areafraidof ;hlm .for many reasons
well-supported. They will be against him- from
first to last The Sun vigorously opposes him.
Given a Democratic candidate palatable to the
substantial commercial interests of the country as a
whole and the prospect of honest, safe administra
tion, and the choice would be easy for all the busi
ness interests not Intimately bound up with the
privileged monopolies. The general fear that Jlr.
Roosevelt is impulsive to .a dangerous degree and'
r may even plunge the country into war Is powerfully
' operative against him In' all quarters it Is a feat
which affects all the country's interests, and will
jbe hard to overcome. Indeed, not even the privi
leged .monopolies themselves relish the prosriect of
,, foreign 'embroilment Preferably they would accept
tariff revision, at the hands of a steady, safe, hon
est administration.
Thus, the outsome of the strenuous one's court
ship of the Powers That Be remains exceeding
doubtful.
MENTION OV MR. FOLK.
Mr. Folk is sincere and is right in declaring- with
emphasis that he is a candidate for -the governor
ship of Missouri, and not for the presidency of the
United States.
It ts one of the natural developments of the na
tional .situation that men should be' thinking of Folic
as a possibility in the St. Louis Convention. He rep
resents the solemn Idea of purity in government.
The people of the country are aroused to the im
portance of the principle as they have not "been for
a generation. The large number of delegates with
out instructions, the evidence of opposition to Judge
Parker, the leading candidate, aud the absence or
a considerable number of pledges Tor auy other of
the men before the party these are circumstances
which might be expected to turn attention toward
the young Mlssourian in whose behalf the people
have just defeated a powerful and active combina
tion of skilled politicians.
But, as Mr. Folk says, he has been Jionored by
the Democracy of Missouri with what 1? now an
assured nomination for the chief executive office of
the State. He is pledged to devote hltnsclf to
continuing the battle against lobbyism and boodle
In the State. The favorable mention of his name for
the great national honor is flattering to him and
to the State Democracy which has supported him.
He and his friends can acknowledge the compli
ment with gratitude, but cannot consent that he be
placed In the attitude of encouraging any movement
in the direction of the presidency.
Senator Coekrell Is Missouri's candidate for the
presidency. Without dissent that has been the un
derstanding for a year. No doubt the Joplin con
vention will so instruct when it elects delegates to
St Louis. The Senator Is a man who possesses
all of the qualities which the American voter as
sociates with the presidency lofty character, oft
tried ability in statesmanship and democratic sym
pathy with all classes of honest . citizens. Why
should not the National Convention select him?
Mr. Folk is with the rest of the Missouri Democrats
In loyal support of Senator Coekrell.
Within the past week the thought of Folk for the
presidency has begun to take more serious shape, as
the approach of the National C6nvention and the
uncertainty of decided preferences on the part of
a majority of the .delegates leads men to forecast
the outcome of prolonged balloting. Gratifying as
these speculations are to the Democrats of Mis
souri, it must.be clearly understood that the party In
this State desires Mr, Folk to be the nominee for
the governorship, that it is not presenting him for
the presidency and that he is in accord with the
party.
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WIDE, NOT NARROW. STREETS.
The Board of Public improvements is disposed,
ris indicated by recent action, to allow the widening
of sidewalks on a few residence streets by reducing
the width of roadways to "thirty feet As condi
tions exist on certain avenues, a thirty-foot road
way would meet traffic requirements. But would
a thirty-foot roadway be satisfactory in a few years?
Travel shifts, In course of time, from one street
to another. Circumstances change the character of
a street; and a residence avenue of to-day may
be a retail street (en years nencV!&1Sgats4L
would- be -possible to lengthen .the wldthof-tbT
roadway by subtracting, fronwthc, width .of- tho
sidewalk; yet a change like that would bo easier
to hope for' .than to mojie., HJ tot.- example; trees
were planted near the curbing, there might be vig
orous objection to widening the roadway.
The board should be very slow in narrowing
streets. Every city now faces regret on account of
narrow roadways. Narrow streets are dally causes
of trouble In certain sections of St. Louis, especially
In. the old part of town, and some of the thorough
fares of average width are -inadequate to present
demands.
Experience, has demonstrated the- necessity, and
not only the desire, for reasonably wide streets. Tho
roadways should be established at a regulation
width. The too narrow roadway Is a nuisance and
a menace; it Impedes traffic retards Improvement
and is a source of danger in case of fire. The proper
width of roadway Is a necessity.
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SACRIFICING THE PARTY.
Since The Republic first warned Democrats of
the danger which lay in the candidacy of Messrs.
Cook, and Allen the anti-Folk leaders, through their
poodle press, have been replying with denunciations
of The Republic and charges that it is attempting
to dictate party nominations.
This sort of thing was certain to come; just as
It has always come when The Republic's policy of
keeping the voters informed on matters of party
welfare has run athwart private ambitions. There
is no other reply which they can make; for every
poodle of the trained press knows the precise truth
of the moderate statements made by The Republic.
There is not a reason which any of these papers
.can put forward for the nomination of either Secre
tary Cook or Captain Allen. Both are capable offi
cials, but Missouri has other Democrats who ore
quite as capable. They have been honored with
State offices nnd it is no part of a Democrat's creed
that the party owes life tenure of office to any man-
in political life. The true Democrat's creed, rather,
is that honors should be fairly distributed among
honest and competent men.
Let the people, take a thought upon what tho
nomination of these'two gentlemen would mean in
the campaign.- By admission they are weaker with
the voters than other members of the ticket -will be.
If they ore nominated it will be by the force of or
ganization, and those who are behind them will
largely control Cie campaign organization. The re-
suit will be that all over the' State, the funds and
energies of the party will be. concentrated on giving.
them votes. Mr. Folk and the rest of the State
ticket, together with legislative and other party
candidates, will suffer, if, indeed, they are not free
ly traded to benefit Cook and Allen.
Voters, remember what happened when Frank
Farrls was last a candidate for the Senate. Against
the Judgment and wishes of the party his nomina
tion was forced by a machine In his district. He
was weak with the people. The consequence was
that he received" the benefit of greater efforts than
were bestowed upon the best candidate in the State,
Funds were poured Into his district. Dozens of leg
islative districts were entirely neglected, that he
might be aided. Even national leaders of great rep
utation wero sent to his meetings, when other parts
of tho State, where good candidates were in nom
ination, had to work for themselves. He went back
to tho Senate, and was by a weak and guilty pre
siding officer put at the head of one of the most
Influential committees.
The Republic does not couple the name of Far
rls with those of Secretary Cook and Auditor Allen
to create on impression that there is a similarity,
between him and them as' men; It cites the ease
to illustrate what happens whan men -weak with the
people and strong with thecompalgn organization
are nominated for office. The higher interests of the
party are sacrificed that they may show well In
the election returns.
Messrs. Cook and Allen are acting, ns they have
been aetlnr; all along, withthe enemies of Folk.
If nominated, they and their 'friends will care little
for Folk's vote. In places like, the city of St. Louis
the boosting of anti-Folk' candidates and the sacri
ficing of Folk might seriously damage the. party's
standing when the tent comes at the polls.
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DOWNTOWN PARADES.
Mayor Wells has expressed objection to parades
In the central part of town. In general, this is a,
good policy, as traffic has increased so greatly 'n
the last year that every precaution must lie taken
to prevent congestion aud remove the chance of
accident to pedestrians.
Parades ought not bo permitted where street cars
are operated and where there is n steady move
ment of numerous vehicles. Throngs of slght-secrs
will congregate as freely on side streets as on busy
streets, if a demonstration is interesting. At any
rate, the chief desire Is to make the movement of
traffic free and regular, which cauuot be accom
plished without enforcing sensible rules.
It would be well If some nttentlon were given
to the direction of vehicles on the downtown
streets. Mounted police are regulating the speed
of automobiles on tho AVcst End boulevards. Drivers
Ignore the most common aud necessary regulations
In the heart of town. As a rule, congestion results
from careless or foolish driving.
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Mayor McCIellan has ordered the New York Al
dermen to "stay at home and attend to business,"
thereby forbidding them to attend the Democratic
National Convention In St. Louis. Some of them
might have business at the convention, but it is not
worth such a sacrifice as a $500 fine.
Chief of Police Kiely's special detail of mounted
police is successful In arresting automobiles which
exceed the legal maximum speed limit. If the same
machines are rearrested, the department may be
come ultra-up-to-date and subject them to Bertillon
regulations.
REVIEWS OF RECENT BOOKS.
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After the "hand-me-down" convention in Chicago
next week, the Republican delegates will yearn for
some excitement They ought to come to St. Louis
and ride an elephant on The Pike and forget the
dull time in Chicago.
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The Republican National Committee has given
Mr. Addicks the .delegation from' Delaware. Giving
him. all he asks is better than "compromising with
the corrupt boss." to use-Mr,-Roosevelt's phrase.
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The Republican National 'Committee-seats Lou
isiana's ebon delegation over the ""Lily Whites." The
committee is no more color blind than is Mr. Roosevelt
' .
' Bullets seem to have a propensity for missing
the target. Tills Is another subject for Fourth of
July meditation.
A medical association has discovered a rare skin
disease. Doubtless It will soon supply a rare skin
remedy.
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Illinois politicians probably are wondering wheth
er Dcnecn will get a new ax. If he is elected.
RECENT COMMENT.
, Rights of Pedestrians in Streets.
Chicago Chronicle.
There la a growing feeling of hostility toward users
of all sorts of motor vehicles, and tholr disregard of, the
safety of pedestrians. In Phllidalphla recently a motor
cycle rider ran down a pedestrian. Injuring him so that
he was cpnflned twenty-one days In a hospital. Tho
Philadelphia court sentenced the rider to the same num
ber of days In Jail. The rider indignantly contended
that the punishment was excessive. The court stcmly
denied his application for a reduction, declaring that
'"the pedestrian is still entitled to freedom of the
streets and highways with reasonable assurance of
safety, despite the advent of the motor vehicle, and that
right must Be respected.
No doubt this states a plain and binding legal prin
ciple. The pedestrian has a right In any part of the
street or' highway, conditioned only upon reasonable
carefulness In the exercise of. his right. The driver or
rider of any horse-drawn or otherwise propelled vehicle
has right only In that part of the street provided
specially .for common use. He has no right on the foot
ways or sidewalks, which are provided for the exclusive
use of pedestrians. In the uso of those parts of streets
where all have rights, the roadways and street cross
ings, all alike are held to the exercise of reasonable
care.
No driver of a horse or motor vehicle In a street has
a right to press the vehlclo to greater speed than Is
consistent with the safety of pedestrians, whose rights
are at least equal.' If horse 'or motor drivers wish to
"speed" those vehicles they should be compelled to pro
vide ways specially for that purpose, where pedestrians
would not be. endangered.
A Week as Acting: President.,
Harper's Weekly.
It was to Mr. Cortelyou that President McKlnley first
spoke after he was shot at Buffalo. "Cortelyou, my
wife," he said, thus assigning the delicate duty of
breaking tho news to her, who was dearest to him. He
knew In his weakness that "there was no ono better
fitted for that painful duty. Even In that paralyzing
moment Mr. Cortelyou was It-possessed. Remember
ing how Mrs. McKlnley had been cared for at a private
house In California when desperately 111, he insisted
that the President should go to the house of President
Mllburn of the exposition. While realizing from his
own study of medicine, that an operation was necessary,
he still refused the servlco of physicians at hand, wait
ing for the best there were In Buffalo. . He did not hes
itate about permitting the operation when the doctor
vouched for by Mr. Mtlbum arrived. It was in the try
ing week following the shooting that Mr. Cortelyou dis
played his highest qualities. Then he was. In fact, the
acting President of the United States, performing all of
the duties of that office. He made- every arrangement
for tho comfort of his chief. He was almost unceasing
ly on guard, and was the means of communication be
twecn the sick room and the world outside.
"TATTUNGS OF A -
RETIRED POLITICIAN."
Well up among 'the most Interesting
books of recent publication 13 "Tattllngs
of a Retired Politician." by Forest Cris
sey and illustrated by John T. McCutch
eon. The tattllngs" consist of the let
ters (nonpartisan) of Honorable William
Bradley, ex-Governor and former veteran
of practical politics, written to his friend
and protege, Ned, who Is still busy "carv
ing a career back In the old State."
or years Mr. Crisrey has enjoyed a
somewhat wide and Intimate acqu.iint
ance with those men who play the gamo
of politics, and who have. In various de
grees, demonstrated thtlr skill nnd lead
ership In that kind of contest. Taeir an
ecdotes, storirs and incidents of their
struggles for place, power and prefer
ment are obviously well-known to him.
Most of all he seems to have culled. If not
crented. many' bits of excellent homely,
philosophy, picturesque aphorisms and'
shrewd observations; and with these
book abounds.
He has well set forth the varied
complex motives which enter Into
game, "the greatest that men play," of
politics. He has focused this phase of
American life and chnractcr vividly, en
tertainingly, and evidently faithfully. Tha
motives, conditions nnd methods prcvall
Jng wherever there Is a ballot box opened
or a caucus held are fairly presented;
from the viewpoint of the American with
a wide and first-hand experience In prac
tical politics.
Many of the stories embodied in the let
ters of tho fictitious ex-Covernor Bradley
are drawn from actual experience. They
nre real, manifestly. And the observa
tions of the former legislator. Congress
man, Governor and United States Sena
tor reflect the spirit of the practical poli
tician, and reveals his motives, methods
and characteristics. Unlike several of the
recent books on politics, this one is opti
mistic and wholesome. Its moral Is: "Be
good and you'll be successful, perhaps;
certainly you'll not be successful If
you're crooked; the crooked game Isn't
worth the candle."
A few examples of the book's shrewd
and practical philosophy suffice to indi
cate lta quality of Interest:
"The man who lies down and goes to
sleep on the soft side of a political cinch
stands a good chance of waking up lust
In time to see hla hide nailed to the barn
door by the fellow who couldn't sleep be
cause ho had to whistle In the face of ex
pected defeat In order to keep his cour
age up."
"There's a good deal more human na
ture than patriotism In the average indi
vidual, and when you -bill him on any
other valuation you're going to have a big
shrinkage In the ballot box."
"When a mandraits to himself that ho
Is tempted ho marks down his own moral
backbone about 2D per cent; and when he
brags that he didn't yield to the tempta
tion ho unconsciously puts himself on the
bargain counter and classes himself with
the unsold goods in stock."
"After you've shot your rocket don't
Play with the stick."
"A good many reformers are like pointer
pups they don't get sense enough to work
with until they're beyond the age at
which a bird dog of any other breed ought
to have become full of burrs and honors."
"A boss Is frequently a reformer who
has finally grown up, got on to the rules
of the game and Is willing to play It
square."
"Any ordinary bunch of voters can for
get to- remember more things than a vil
lage money lender can remember to for
get In' maklng"up a schedule of Jits per
sonal property for the-tax; assessor."
"Tho coward who dodges' behind the fel
low that does the fighting is the one that
wants most of the honey and howls loud
est when he happens to get stung."
"After you've turned yourself three
times around and bedded yourself nicely
down, like a young hound in a haystack,
make up your mind that It's time to hit
the trail again and to hang to It until
the pelt of tho fox Is nailed to the barn
door."
"Tattllngs of a Retired Politician" Is
published by Thompson & Thomas, Chicago.
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MISS MARGERY WILUAMS,
Author of "The Price of Youth" and "The
Lato Returning."
ory your spirit acknowledged but could
not comprehend? Do you recollect the
wild grandeur of a night storm, with tho
lightning, and the unearthly, deep-toned
thunder rolling, solemnly, away; and the
rain how strangely and how steadily It
came down? Tho Intoxicating music of
the first string band? The thrill that
whelmed the heart with the glance or the
touch of the worshiped one?
What ails grown folks that things are
so different? Were they illusions, or Is
It the tired soul that Is cheating us Into
thinking that we are wiser when the
years have only Jangled us out of tune?
This from the prefatory remarks of
George W. Hamilton, in his story of
sweetheart days, called "The Lantern
Man," truthfully suggests the nature of
Its contents. It is published by the
Broadway Publishing Company.
"American Renaissance," by Wheeler
Dow. published by W. T. Comstock. Is an
Interesting review of domestic architec
ture. Illustrated by ninety-six half-tone
plates. In taking up the subject of archi
tecture In this country the author has
endeavored to show that by adaptation .of
the various styles to the needs of our peo
ple, there has been developed a special
style which he terms American Renais
sance. However satisfied the average citizen of"
tho United States may bo with the un
precedented financial and political de
velopment among tho nations of tho
world, he has hitherto experienced an In
vincible diffidence in urging any claims
for his country In the gentler realm of the
arts. Wo delight to discover that tho
aborigines of America cultivated art and
that China. Japan and other scmlbarbaric
nations also cultivated art entirely beyond
the provinco of modern criticism, but the
best we have been able to say for our
selves is that wo have always had a
sneaking kind of regard for art, and that
when business did not interfere we have
endeavored, after a desultory fashion, to
Shall a Phyalclnn Tell n Patient He la GelnK to Die
From an Address Before the American Medical Asso
ciation.
The truth Is not always so alarming to the patient,
painful as It often Is to the physician. In fact. It seems
to me this Is one part of our duties that does not be
come less trying with increasing experience. To the
sick man, whose thoughts havo been turned toward the
end longer than others suspect, intimation of a fatal
end often brings no shock, but rather relief, from the
ending of a painful uncertainty. According to the rules
of the Roman Catholic Church a timely announcement
should always be given, and those' who have witnessed
the last days of members of this faith can confirm the
statement that good often follows, speaking merely
from tho medical standi olnt, and rarely harm, while
the same thing is true of many of other faiths or of no
faith. ' Even where we have to give, a fatal prognosis
there are certain mollifying .Influences that can be In
troduced, aside from those that spring from a tender
heart A hope can bs expressed based on the fallibility
of human knowledge In general, and medical knowledge
In particular:
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-Welling to Be Humiliated."
New York Sun.
Mrs. Xnicker: "Can't you find work?"
Weary Willie: "Well. mum. rd take de VIco Presi
dency, but dafs da only Job Tm lookin' for."
Didn't Know He Was One.
Chicago Tribune.
"Hit Tout What are you "boys doing?
the policeman.
Chasin' a yeller peril," replied the hoodlums that
vers -pursuing- th terror-stricken Chinaman,
demanded
"BEIXG UOXE GOOD."
"Being Done Good" is the title or a
clever and amusing disquisition by Ed
ward B. Lent The title is puzzling. You
do not grasp Its exact and full significance
until you learn what the physicians have
done' to the author. The book has to do
with the various treatments to which a
sufferer with rheumatism Is subjected by
the .various people whose business It is
to do others good.
Mr. Lent began bis literary career as a
newspaper man. and continued it as a doc
tor's patient During four years of suffer
ing and treatment he preserved a sense of
the ludicrous almost as poignant as the
twinges In his knee-joints, and In the nar
rative of his experience he presents to
tho reader generous and very genuine en
tertainment There are, perhaps, a million
sufferer from rheumatism in these United
States and they all ought to read it
From beginning to end It Is an unbroken
series of cachinnatlons.
People who haven't the disease ought to
read It, likewise. How so much sunshine
ever got Into a sickroom Is almost a mar
vel. You feel that rheumatism must be
something pretty good to have. You
rather envy Mr. Lent his possession of It
Surely, no other HI that human flesh is
heir to was ever half so diverting and de
lightful. After reading It you almost wish
that more of our writers had rheuma
tism. v
It is not an Indictment, specially, against
the medical profession and the various
other tinkers with trouble. Mr. Lent him
self admits that he has a physician and
likes him. But he Is "onto" him. He
lets you know that The physician must
know It too.
The subtitle of "Being Dono Good" re
fers to the advance made by medical
science In the last E.COO years in the treat
ment of rheumatism a rather suggestive
statement In the light of the author's ex
perience. That seems to have established
conclusively that medical science is a bit
worse off in this particular than It was
when it started to advance. Having tried
everything from liver pads and cupping
to Christian Science, he concludes that
upon the whole rheumatism affords the
very opportunity for being' done and be
ing done good. Perhaps Mr. Lent's own
treatment the humorous treatment is
the very best .which could be brought to
bear upon the disease. The, millions of
sufferers would do well to try It at any
rate. It Is published by the Brooklyn
Eagle Press. Doubtless It will be for sale
at all drug stores. Ask your dealer.
OTHER rtECEXT BOOKS.
Were you ever a boy with a bright face
without a wrinkle, and a happy heart
without a care, but filled to the brim with
glad, unwearied, springing life? Do you
remember how alive your "heart was how
exquisitely attune your senses were? How
the breath of a June night thee blew with
warm and soft and fragrant pressure into
your face and through your hair, and mu
sically .past your ears, as though heaven's
own winds were blowing around the
world? 'Have you forgotten? Do you re
member, the mystic tones of the rustling
leaves, spelling weird words, and sentences
of an Invisible life, appealing to a mem-X.
SAKAB SHIOYA.
Translator of "Nami-Ko."-
cultivate It Published by W. T. Corn
stock, 23 Warren street. New York.
"The Alternate Sex," by Charles Godfrey
Leland, a work on "the female Intellect
In man. and the masculine In women."
was completed only a few months before
Mr. Leland's death, and therefore appears
without the author's correction. That such'
revision would have been given It or if
given, would have been of benefit is at
least open to question. Leland's genius
was spontaneous and suggestive forma
tive rather than formal. Any attempt of
his to polish a sparkling but rough-hewn
thought generally resulted In tho creation
of a new and similar brilliant Turning
again to the "Algonkin Legends of New
England," he transmuted plain prose Into.
the virgin poetic gold of "Kuloskap, the
Master." (Funk & Wagnalla Company.)
In tho "Breltmann Ballads" he bubbles
forth a foam of fun which reflects, no less
than the most perfectly rounded conceits
of his fellows, the Iridescence of genuine
poetry. In "Flaxlus" he fairly spawns
ideas so various and so crowded that his
fertility of creation defeats Itself.
In "The Alternate Sex," however, he has
a definite theme, and his thoughts are
more coherent He still dips his hand Into
his Inexhaustible scrip of genius and scat
ters star-dust, but under the central at
traction It arranges Itself into something
like cosmic order. However nebulous each
separate Idea may be. taken together they
form a point df- fighf not unlike a new
born star. And it will pay the scientists
to train their telescopes upon it, for In that
quarter of the philosophical heaven will
be found thegreat revelations of the near
future. Published by Funk & Wagnalls.
LITEnAIlY NOTES AND GOSSIP.
"Very few people -ever get an oppor
tunity to see Joseph Conxad, whose 'Ro
mance,' written in collaboration with
Ford Maddox Hueffer, has just ap
peared," writes a gentleman from Eng
land. "This is because Mr. Conrad Is,
extremely averse to meeting strangers.
But the other day. through the courtesy
of Mr. Hueffer, who is, as it were, tha
guardian of Mr. Conrad's comfort, I had
the opportunity of mectlg the famous au
thor. I found him a broad-shouldered
man above the medium height, who would
look much taller If he were not -slightly
stooped, saturine of exterior, with dark
hair, dark, overshadowed eyes, and a
black, bushy beard. His distinctly uncon
ventional dress and manner set him. imme
diately aside from the average'run of peo
ple. Anyone not aware of hla Identity
would realize at once that he Is a man
who has experienced much, both of tho
sweet and bitter of life. His whole man
ner Is extremely nervous, ni health
probably accounts for this, as he Is not
by temperament, an excitable man. You,
remember be is a Pole, whose 'first allegiance-was
to France. He betrays his
foreign nationality, for ha has a pro
nounced sccent and speaks with a very
' French rapidity, though "his English is
academically pure."
It Is said that members of the Pennsyl
vania Dutch sects who felt that they were
to be somewhat satirized In Mrs. Martin's
Tillie: A Mennonlte Maid," tried hard
to get her to suppress the book, or to
put It forth In a way that would be more
comforting to their amour propre. Cer
tainly "Tillie" will not be apt to make
converts for these odd religionists, but
those who know say that Mrs. Martin has
painted a very true picture.
There Is something Infectious in the en
thusiasm of a .student of birds. To hear
him talk about the excitement of seeing
a new bird, to read his account of it or.
best of all, to go afield with him on a
May morning, is often enough to awaken
a new Interest which enriches life to a
surprising degree. The study of birds
presents plenty of difficulties, which add
fuel to the flame of real enthusiasm: there
are sloughs of despond beyond which the
faint-hearted never get A guide who
knows the way. Its pitfalls and short cutu.
Is always welcome, and almost necessary
in these days when our only weapon la
the opera glass. "A Guide to the Birds
of New England and Eastern New York."
by Ralph Hoffmann, Just published. Is s
pecially adapted to the use of beginners
in bird study, as it Is the result of ex
perience with many field glasses. It Is
fully illustrated, and equipped with keys,
and pays special attention to birds as
actually seen out of doors. ,
In Professor Child's translation of "Beo
wulf," Just published in the Riverside Lit
erature Series, an Introductory sketch and
notes give a complete equipment for the
general student and reader. The so
called "Flnesburh Fragment" also, which
appears in no other moderate-priced edi
tion, Is, printed in this one. The book Is
published by Houghton. Mifflin & Co., at
IS cents in paper and 25 cents In linen.
"The Song of Roland," translated by
Miss Isabel Butler, has recently been pub
lished by Houghton, Mifflin Co. in the
Riverside Literature Series. The original
presents unusual difficulties to the trans
lator, and most modern versions are either
slavishly literal or hopelessly garbled.
Miss Butler, whose text is rendered direct
ly from the Twelfth Century manuscript
preserved In the Bodleian Library at Ox
ford, has succeeded In translating the eplo
into accurate and readable prose and yet
has preserved its ancient' flavor. "Hef
work," says a reviewer, "Is the product
of genuine scholarship, and the task was
worth all the labor that has been spent
upon It because the 'Chanson de Roland
Is In many respects as valuable a re
flex of the time of Its origin as Is the
'Morto d'Arthur of the Fifteenth Cen
tury. Viewed purely as a hero of ro
mance, Roland Is not an unworthy rival
of Launcelot" The price of Miss Butler's
translation is 3 cents in paper and 40
cents In linen.
Sakas Shloya, the Japanese translator
of Kcnjlro Tokutomi's powerful novel of
Japanese social life, "Naml-Ko," was born
in a little Jnpanesc town fifty miles from
Toklo in 1S71. At the age of 12 he began
the study of English at a Methodist
school, and In 1SS3 he entered the First
Imperial College at Toklo, where he be
gan the study of natural science. For a
time he taught English and mathematics
to his fellow-countrymen, and in 1301 he
came to America. Entering the Unlversity
of Chicago, he received the degree of Mas
ter of Arts two years later, and he Is now
at Yale, making a special study of the
English drama. Of "Nami-Ko," William
Elliot. Grlffls, JJ.D, L. H. D.. author of
the 'Mikado's Empire,"" etc., say'ss -VIt
Is the only work of fiction, in English
which gives a real and true picture of
home life of contemporaneous Japan. It
may possibly do for Japan's slavery of
woman what Mrs. Stowe's picture of
black slavery did in our country."
Books Received.
"From the Cliffs of Croaghaun." By Robert
Cromle. illustrated by Victor Pnrat Published
by tha Saalfleld Publishing Company, Akron, O.
Prico. S1.50.
"The Territorial Acquliitlons of the United
States" (1T87-15M). A historical review by Ed
ward BIcknelL Publlahed by Small, Maynard Ar
Co., Boston.
"Kln-O'Ktaadn." Verse itortes of the plain
folk who are keeping bright the old home fires
up In Maine. By Bolman F. Day. Published
by Small. Uaynard & Co.. Beaton.
"Under the Vlerkleur." A romance of a lost
cause. By BenJ. J. Viljoen. Published by
Small. Maynard A Co., Boston. V
"Lycheate Hall." A romance by M. E. Fran
cis (Mrs. Francis Blundell). Published by
Longmans, Green & Co., New York.
"American Renaissance.' A rerle of do
mestic architecture. Illustrated by ninety-six
half-tone plates. By Joy Wheeler Dow. archi
tect Published by William T. Comstock. New
York. For sale by A. 6. Aloe Company, St
Louis. Price, U.
"The Woman With the Fan. By Robert
Hlcbens. Published by Frederick A. Stokes
Company, New Tork. For sale by Philip
Boeder.
"The Woman Wins." By Robert But. Pub
Hshed by Frederick A. Blokes Company. New
Tork. For sale by Philip Boeder.
"Hands of Clay." A great city's half.' and
the other half. By Edgar Rice Beach. Psb
llshed by Edward R. Eddlns A Co.. St Louis.
St. Lonla Snbtreaanry Vacancies.
REPCBLJC SPECIAL.
Washington. June 17. The United State civil
Service Commission announces an examination
at St. Louis- on July II to fill a vaeanar In the
position of assistant sortlnr teller, schedule A.
In the Subtreasury serrloe at St Louis, as
11.600 per annum, and other similar vacancies
as they may occur. No person will be admit
ted to this examination Woo -has had less than,
three years' experience In hgjidUnr money with,
banklny or other business Institutions. Appli
cants should at once apply to the secretary of
the Board of Examiners at toe Subtreasury
at St. Louis for application form 1311 No ap
plication will bo accepted unless Hied by July .
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. AGO-
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.
From The Republic, June IS, 1ST. 4
The marriage of Miss Annie, j
daughter of John Jackson, prexl- -
dent of the St. Louis Grain EJeva-
tor Company, and Amadea B. Cole
took place at the bride's home. It
being one of the society events of
the week. The ceremony was per- 4
formed by the Reverend J. S. Nlch-
oils In the presence of .about forty- 4i
guests. '
The first annual picnla, calebrat-
lngthe first anniversary of Peateotn -
Lodge. No. 89, Ancient Order of .
United Workmen, was held In :.s
jruausmanns uave. South St. Louis. re
A telegram from the Carondelet tl
Police Station ,to the Chestnut "ijl
street station announced the -dls-
e covery of the body of a man lying
on the bonk of the river below. Jet- 4
ferson Barracks. A- bullet hole In
e the head Indicated that It was a .
case of -suicide or murder. t
The Young Ladles' Academy of
the Visitation, under the auspices e
of the religious sisters of the. Order ,
of the Visitation, on Cass avenue -e
e near Twenty-third streot took part '
in the .forty-seventh exercises of X
conferring honors and distributing '
prizes to the students. ,a
a 4'.tf
A. A. Sclkirlc at Co.'s
Regular Saturday sale takes place every
Saturday merning at 10aa o'clock, at theii
salesrooms. 1308-10-12 Chonttau avenue.
Immense quantities of furniture.- carpets.
toves and other miscellaneous articles
are sold at very -nominal fltursev '
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