The Globe-republican., 1893-03-17
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"s<noIrs Latest Tr1unphs to Bs AAA>a
- the St. Louis Coalsetion-rhs
Lucas Ship.
81. Louis, No., March 1l.-Bartbca.
as great statue of Washington and
Jenerson, which has been made for St.
Louis. will be exhibited at the World.
far this summer and brought here in
.he 1a'i. Since the war. st. Louis has
stolen all the fame of Baltimore as q
city OF monuments Forest Park has
the statues of Frank P. Blair and Ed
ward Bates. Lafayette Park has the
statues OF Washington and Thomas H.
benton, In Tower Grove Park are the
statues OF Shakespeare. Columbus and
Alexander Won Humboldt. in LYON
fark is statue of Gen Lyon and in
henton Park statue of Frederick
Hecker. the hero of the Ger
man revolution of ls4s. Down
town. at the corner of Twelfth
and Olive Street.standsa statue of Gen.
"rant. the last one that has been put
up In the citv. Several of these
statues are of heroic size, and all
are made by noted sculptors
There seems no longer any doubt "a
I'd the success of the Lucas Ship enter
prise. With involves the running Of
specially constructed steamers from st.
Louis to Mexico and other Spanish
American points. The patent under
| which the ships are to be constructed
involves the building of vessel which
can ply on the Mississippi even at low
water. but which can cross the ocean
safely. In many respects it resembles
the plan so successful v adopted in
ocean racers of the City of Paris type,
and experts arc of the opinion that the
necessary variations to enable the ship
to ply on the river at low water will
not impair the efficience. The success
full establishment of this line of steam
ers will revolutionize trade to a great
extent and will result in a large in
crease in business between St Louis
and intermediate points with the Gulf
ports. A large quantity of stock has
been placed in st. Louis. Chicago and
other cities and active work on the first
ship is about to commence
For years it has been the custom in
st. Louis for the Sons of the Fatherland
to celebrate German Day some time in
April by street parade and the pub
lie feast afterwards in one of the large
beer-gardens of the city. Last year
there was pageant that rivalled that
of the Yelled Prophet in magnificence.
succession of tableaus illustrating
the progress of German ideas in this
country There were forty thousand
people i'm line. men and youths This
year there will be no parade. German
society which has charge of the ar
engagements has determined to spend
all its money and ideas assisting the
local committee which is preparing the
Columbian allegOrical procession for
September. At that time the city will
be crowded with visitors from the four
corners of the earth, who have come to
see the Exposition and the Yelled
Prophet. and a spectacle like the Ger
man costume parade will have hun
dred sight-seers then to one now.
FACETIOUs FRIEND-"Well, have
you and your. wife yet settled as to
who is to be speaker Of the house,"
Young Husband-"Noty yet. We usu-
ally occupy the chair together. In
dianapolis Journal.
HE-"Oh, l have splendid story
to tell you. don't think | ever told
1t to you befOre?" Shells it really
4 good story" He-"Indeed it is"
She (wearily)-"Then you haven't
told it to me before. Life.
Il NOTICE that your husband has
never much to say in the morning
when he has been out late at night"
said the wife's mother No." was
the reply Of the wife; hes mum
then-extra dry."-New York Press.
GUIDE Ito city Nimrod, who has a
spell Of nervousness at sight OF live
yer trembling about?
Got an attack OF "buck fever" City
Nimrod - No-t-mu-ch-I'm trem-
bling at the narrow escape that dee,
had.
IRAsCIBLE old gentleman quitting
head out OF four-wheeler that is
at an unreasonable pace
Il say, cabby, we're cot going toa
funeral. Cabby promptly)-No, and
We amt going to no blooming fire
Bits
THOUGHTFUL.-"Charley," said the
little wife, didn't you
ell me those blue chips cost dollar
lpiece?" "Yes" well, here's a
Whole box full of all colOrs that
ought at the bargain counter for 20
ents. Buffalo Quips
FIGG Geading the programme
Six months are supposed to elapse
,etween the second and third acts"
7Ogg Whose ears have been outraged
" the excruciating strains Of the
that all? 1t seems
God deal longer than that.-BOstO0
To INITIATE Both PARENTS. Caller
So you mean to be an NJ. =. when
ou grow big, Tommy? Politicians
like pa Caller