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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24
SATIRE ON SOCIETY

THE Charge OF the Four Hundreds, tn
'atire published in The Smart Set. MA
written by Mrs. Laura Eitz Hugh I.anc1
1ow Of New York. Following are som
'orceful lines from the poem:
On. wonderful Astoria,
To you l sing gloria!
What tavern here or o'er the sea
Compares with you in luxury?
me Old. the young, the good, the bad,
The solemn siddy. serious. glad,
All CO 'greeate within your walls:
IT'S there the Smart Set gives its balls:
IT'S the e all sorts OF schemes arc hatched.
And many matches are unmatched.
society's funny thing.
From eniui always suffering.
Its matrons take up every fad.
And folly unto folly add.
They initiate ombrage joys;
Inc clog dance. with its dirt and noise:
The skirt dance. with its pretty hiuts:
The cake-waik-dons in rauze not cbin...
And what may be. not what IL should
why. that's the very thins that's good
The circus has its counterpart
In polo. and men think II smart
To race around a tantark ring
And set the world to wondering
Why Ii the difference cannot sec
Twixt tweedledum and tweedlede~:
And they have rooms devoted to
Bridge. baccarat and poker, too
And rouse-et-noir; and women pIay
And gamble our respect away.
Then. orce a year. there IL tho show
Where all the world and horses go:
Where women. draped In lace and gems.
Mitn dollars stitched In tucks and hems.
AZ such misuse OF paint and brush.
BIT stared at and. by some admired:
And WEat they wear and do is wired
IN GREATNESS haste to Western towns
ihat ape their manners. ways and gowns
The season Of the waistles, GOWN
The Opera-comes next to town;
10 thiS the whole Astoria goes
In many gems and scanty clothes:
us there We see most brilliant things:
GSeat diamond stornacnsrs shd rings
That make the dullest creature bright
Indeed. a great and shiuinc Jichri
w worth are these the evidences.
It's fuek the Horseshoe representss
Oh. queen Of contrariety-
Whom mortafs call Society
You fraud! You mocking shocking thinei
Ear pet.er Is your cruel sting
Than all your Kisses for we know
They hold a poison. keen, though slew
Nna uss yous y1a rd Try to make true frIend
But no. You do the very thineS
For which outsiders get your ssinRpl
You network Of hypocrisy,
Misnamed the aristocracyi
What are you but a great pretenso-
An ever-growing great expense7
What is 1t but an endless xtrife
And worry to entoy "-high iifa so
And when you fall in that long siesp
Who Tor your death an hour viii WeSof
Can hear Times glorious eutheme ~
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

When man has no good reason for do
Ing thing, he has one good reason for
letting il aloDe.-Walter Scott.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24
LITTLE GIFFIN.

To the Editor Of The Republic.
HAVE to-day read a request from "Ccn-
stant Reader that you publish an old
poem called Little Griffin of Tennessee"
/ inclose a poem Little GfFin." and think
1t must be the poem desired. / found 1t in
book called southern Selections"
ALETHEA RiNGO.
4 VII
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24
To the Editor Of The Republic.

To the Editor Of The Republic.
One of the teachers In the city schools
some years ago published a poem. believe
the title was Mary and Martha" The
last line of each stanza ends. I believe.
with the words: "A Mary in the house of
God: Martha in her own" 1t attracted
a great deal of attention at the time
locally and was extensively printed by the
Iapers in the country. Will you kindly ask
tho readers Of The Republic to send it to
you and reprint II in the Sunday paper.
EDNA WALLACE.
1702 Mississippi avenue, st. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

other model than themselves to copy after.
Goldsmith.
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warded TO the undersigned7 Very respect
fully yours.
MRS. c. S. CAMPBELL.
Butler. Mo.
| The address IS not known in this Office.
| but IL sent In will be published.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

Let him go abroad TO a distant country;
let him go to some place where he is not
known Don't let him go to the devil.
where he is known.-SamueI johnson.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

There is na vorkeman
That can bottle workeu wei and hastilie.
This must he done at leisure parfaitly.
-chaucar
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24
REQUESTS FOR POEMS.

To the Editor OF The Republic.
WILL you please publish the poem entitled
''She Kissed Me-" written 20 an American
girl by an army officer whose name We
do net know? Your Famous Poems and Lit
tie Classics are much enjoyed.
TEN OLD SUBSCRIBERS.
ST. Louis.
To the Editor of The Republic.
There Is little poem | would like you
to print for the benefit of your readers
can only recall few lines:
Write TO me very often.
Write TO very soon.
Letters TO me are dearer
Than loveliest flowers In June.
Respectfully, one of your readers.
MRS. II.
Macon, Mo.
VIII you please publish in your Sundays
issue the old songs Barbara Allen" and
Paul Vane." the comra anion to "Lorena"?
L would like also the complete qu1tation
and author of the following verse:
Hes no sapling chance sown by the
fountain"
Used by Senator George C. Vest in mis-
speech nominating Richards p. Bland. at
the Chicago convention.
Linneus. NO. A. d. PHILLIPS.
VIII you publish the poem. I'VE VIII Meet
Upon the Level and Part Upon The
Square?
"here can L ma IN print tnc oration oe-
Hvered by W. III. Mayo at the funeral OF
George Frank Gauey? The remains were
shipped east and accompanied by w. II.
Mayo, who delivered the Grafton at 'he
place or town of interment.
Bell City. Mo. W. l.. McCRAY.
/ am a regular reader of the Daily Re-
public, and it is my favorite OF all tho
great dailies. / am greatly interested in
the famous-poem page of the Sunday edi-
ton. Will you please tell me what author
1t was that Tx Marvel spoke Of as doing
him so much good in his preface to Dream
Life?' G. L.
lola, Kas.
To the Editor of The Republic.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

fruit
IIo that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his
suit. Scott.
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sfine out. fair sin. til I have bought q glass;
That may see my shadow as I pass
Richard III.
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pulses-in short. as any part Of his being
which Is at least subjected TO the action Of
the will.-Fenelon.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

Airth cannot move q soul in agony.
Loves Labor Lost
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

Up! up! my friend. and quit ycur books;
Or surely you'll grow double:
Up! up, my friend. and clear your looks;
Why all this toll and trouble?
Wordsworth.
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People seldom improve when they have no
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

Gan call spirits from the vasty deep.
Nfy. so can J. can any man:
But will they come when you do call for them?
Henry ".
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-24

Superstition is related to this life re-
igion to the next. superstition Is allied to
fatality, religion to virtue; it Is by the vi
vacity of earthly desires that we become
superstitious; II is. on the contrary. by the
sacrifice of these desires that we become re-
iigious.-Madame de Stael.
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Hell is more bearable than nothingness.-
Bailey.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

It is certainly gratifying to the pub lie to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. The proprie- tors of pr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bot ties of this great medicine; and have ,he satisfaction of knowing it las ab. solutely cured thousands of hopeless cases Asthma. Bronchitis, Hoarsc- ness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cufei by It. Call on G. l.. Dexter X Go drug
 gists, and get free trial bottle. Reg ular size, 5Oc and $1. Every bottle guaranteed. or price refunded.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1900.

In the case of Minister Conger, says q Washington correspondent, this gov Crnment is presenting the extraordi- nary spectacle of keeping man at his post, which is supposed to carry much authority and discretion, and at the same time proposing scheme to the powers to absolutely ignore him. Be cause Minister Conger has views of his own, instead of having adopted those With which the Chinese minister at Washington has inoculated the McKin- ley administra ton, propoA:tion has been made by this government to the powers interested to take the negotia- ton for settlement with China out of the hands of the foreign ministers at Pekin, and make a fresh start through commission. The ground for this is the alleged fear that the present negotiations will fail because the foreign ministers at Pekin cannot agree.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
RATS AS PETS.

"As a matter of fact t,'Ssays colr ageous writer in the Boston Tran script, ''the common rat is a vastly more intelligent creature than the squirrel or the average cat. I am more than half convinced that the re- sources of the rat as household pet would, if fairly tested. prove very great. The rat is undoubtedly capable of higher and more intimate form of domestication than that which he now commonly assigns to himself. He is at present resident of our houses on unwelcome terms and he makes him. self. quite naturally. as much of an en- emy of the household as possible. Let the rat be welcomed and made q friend of the family. as has been done in few cases. and he becomes a different sort of fellow altogether. No longer forced to steal his food. he becomes a playmate and a companion. The sleek and well groomed rat is, barring the ordinary badness of his tail, quite as pretty and graceful a creature as the squirrel. and there is no reason why we should not become so much accus- toned to the appearance of his tail that in time we should regard it as quite ornamental"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE.

One thousand five hundred motor car licenses have been taken out in Belgium from January 1 to August 30.
 self-propelled lunch wagons are to be built at Worcester, Mass, where is the headquarters of this distinctively American institution. -
 The park commissioners of San Francisco have at last decided to ad- init automobiles in Golden Gate park after the drivers have obtained per mits.
 Within less than a year from it's erection the. motor vehicle stable at Harvard university, Cambridge, has been increased to twice its original size. v s
 An automobile freight line will shortly be established between Los Angeles, Pomona, Ontario and Chino, Cal. A 4o-horse power automobile truck capable of hauling eight or ten tons of freight at slow speed will be used 2 GH -s e.-gg,z
 The Boston park board has extended the time within which horseless car riages can be driven iii the park sys- tenn. Automobiles can now be run from s:30 until 11:3o in the evening g The vehicles must not travel at a higher speed than ten miles an hour in the park.
 Private automobiles will pay taxes in cities in Spain of $11.5s for each vehicle, and for each seat, including the driver, $1.36. In smaller cities the tax is decreased, and in places of less than 20,0O0 inhabitants the tax is fur. ther lessened to $2.S9 for each vehicle and 34 cents for each seat.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27

As the days go by and the Chinese over there are becoming more and more of a Chinese puzzle. The work of some keen diplomatists is going on so secretly and well that until the other nations come to their way of thinking, it will keep the question in an unsettled state. It is, says one writer, the ,amia
 ble theory of the European powers that the rules of the international law have no applicability to heathen countries and governments. The scanty max inns for the restraint of warlike pas sion and violence. which have grown up under that name during three cen turies, are the monopoly of Christen- dom. What is forbidden by the Jaws of war" to Christian people fighting a Christian people is perfectly allow
 able when a Christian people attacks
 one which is not Christian. One of those maxims is that war shall be waged on belligerents only,-sall others being exempted, as far as possible,
 from it's seventies The exception is when whole district engages in hos tilities, without regard. to enlistment or uniform. But this is not to be as sumed except from the most palpable evidence, and the acts which prove it
 must indicate rising en masse. It
 l., ,h iV,fa ;,te
 given to troops in provisions or from extended to individuals.
 h China this rule is in a condition of suspense, if it ever was supposed to be
 in force. The seventies inflicted on
 the Boxers are bad enough, but they
 have given provocation. What, how ever. shall we say of the wholesale slaughter of villagers without discrim-
 ination of age or sex2 When the Turks, or. rather; tue. Circa assians, did that in the BalEau peninsula with the peoples. of the Bulgarian villa ges all
 the civilized world, was horrifed. But a case could be made out against thf
 Bulgarians which cannot be made < s -r e.z -sa :. r
 against the Chinese, The former were in q condition of general revolt against the established government of the
 country; the lattersare living in obedi-
 ence 10 the constituted authorities of
 China. and there is no evidence of a general participation of these villages
 in resistance. to the. Invaders. Yet even the hardened soldiers of the Eu. ropsata armies wrfsa-Msith kssrt6E-df- the acts of brhtal terrofism t sswlitsh .tt,e
 Germans and Russians, especially
 have disgraced the profession of civ ilization, to say nothing of Christian. iiya. worse still issit stiaat there seems
 no prospeet whatever sof any Y s tetnIfas'- s n ltIcn Of tHe9e atroclffes. Ehe dipio. lmatie gats ss dependeut rpa 3p1,, q le4
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
kIMBALL5 5''s School .s'i Music

Only, school in the state where all branches of Music are taught. aAil of the teachers are thoroughly trained and the courses of study are thoroughly graded. MISS BIER. TIA HOUSE, VIOLINIST. has just been added to our staff of teachers in the school. She has studied five years abroad. In London with Mansfield,
 Bandmaster of the Queens Westmin
 1ster Volunteers, and in Paris with Sisnof Henri Hammers, well known teacher. Tuition with Miss House $I.50 q term: with MT Vaughan in the same department $100o. Information regarding Miss Houses methods will
 be given gladly. Catalogue mailed
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
THE HOST OF FALL soULs.a

 To the human soul. 1t Is sweet to think That 1t quaffs no cup of pain. . But the gentle lips of the Saviour driiiis Ere He bids His creatures drain; So love to dream that the weary woes Not of life and death alone. o-a But of purgatory, the Christ heart And mingles with His own! For a vision on the wings of prayer. Where the lamps of vigil glow, Of the Lord imprisoned and lonely Whom His world delays to know! And His desolation is kin to theirs Who are yearning Heay'n above. Since the Prisoner of the Altar shares The pain of homesick love. So I think the "Month of the Holy
 Souls" &
 Is the Sacred Hosts. as well: And the ''De Profundis' that best con
 soles. l't-.'. .1' t.s5Et4"E Is the Elevation-bell!
 For the Sacrifice of the Eucharist, That the dead may he forgiven. Is omnipotent by the Blood of Christ. The Precious Price of Heaven. Then in memory of our dear ones dead, By the Faith that spans the grave. Haste the ReQuiems, lest the spirits fled Lack the peace the Poor Souls crave! o, our proof of love is the "Pious List On the morning-altars Set:' a' Since the priesthood Mass of the Flu
 chariSt. ,' -. ,..--1 Pays Purgatory's debt! l. rs. Mary ,Sarsfeld Gilmore ;n, Boston Pilot. t4 ->S. -
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27

'.Whatever else is left undone. hurry and substance of what MT Mckinley says to every prominent republican senator and representative who goes to the White y House. The reason he wishes the legislation for the increase of the army hurried is that he has re ceived hint that the decision of the United States supreme couret will be against the constitutionality of the Porto Rico act. which would mean that the United States. would have to relin- quish ownership of the Philippines and would consequently have no use for a large standing army He wishes to get the big army. provided for before the court hands down it's decision, and it will not be surprising if the attorney general sd manipulates the case as to prevent it's conclusion until after the end of this congress, as MT. Mckinley might sprIfer not having congress in session should the decision be averSe. This story sounds incredulous, but. it is being seriously talked about in polit- ical circles and there have been other cases in which administrations have been given advance hints of important decisions of the supreme ocurt. Any member of the court can usually make q pretty nearly correct guess of how his colleagues will stand upon impor- tantsdeeisionsfr from their talk in gen. eral way to each other. Whether the whole story is correct or not, it is ab- solutely certain that MT Mckinley is plainly showing his anxiety of the speedy passage by congress of the army bill.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
Departure and Arrival of Trains.
NAUGATUCK DIVISION.

Trains leave Bank Street Station for New York. Bridgeport, New Haven and other places at 6:35; SIP: 10:5O a. m., 1:2S; 2:4S; 4:45; 5:O5; COS and TOO p. m. The p. m. is a mixed train.
 Trains arrive at Bank Street Sta ton from New York, Bridgeport, New Haven and way stations at S:36; 9:12; 11:12 q. m.; 1:11; 3:56; 6:25; G:5S; 800 D. m.; 1:2S a. III.
 Trains leave Bank Street Station for Winsted and way stations at S:3S; 11:14 a. m.; 3:5S and 7:0O D. ln.
 Trains arrive at. Bank Street Sta tion from aWinsted and way stations at SIP; 1o:5o a. m.;;s2:4S; eos p. m.
 Trains leave Bank Street Station for, Watertown and way stations at 6:45: S:41; Il II q. ,ln.: ] 80; f.of; 500; 6:12; T:03; fgal5 saAd 20 D. m.
 Trains arrive if Bank Street Station from Watertown and way stations at 6:25: 500; 10:4o a. 1n.; :02; 2:85; 4:4O; 5:52; 6;dT; 7.54; 11:1S p. III.
 Sunday Trains. Leave Bank Street Station for New York, Bridgeport and New Haven at 7:1O q. fil sand :25 D. m. Arrive at Bank Street Station from New York, Bridgeport and New Ha- ven at 9:3s.a. In. and"7:5o p. m.
 Leave Bank Street Station for Wa tertown and way stations at 9:43 8. m. and 500 D. m. -r i-s----f.-
 Arrive at Bank Street Station from Watertown and way stations at GUS a. m. ,and'5:12 D. m. '.--- :
 HIGHLAND DIVISION.
 Trains leave Meadow Street Station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at [ OO and S:3S a. h.; 12:3S; 4:O5; S.07 D. ln. - Trains arrive at Meadow Street Sta ton from Boston, Hartford and way stations at S:O5; Il 40 a. h.; l :50: 5:13 and :45 D. m. Trains leave Meadow Street Station for New York, Fishkill Landing, Dan bury and way stations~at S.13 a. m. and 1 50 and 5:1S p. m4
 Trains arrive at Meadow Street Sta tion from New York, Fishkill Landing, Danbury and way stations at S:36 a. m.; 12:3I and 8:04 p. m. Sunday Trains. Leave Meadow Street Station at S:30: II 80 q. 1n.: b:3O D. m. Arrive at Meadow Street Station at 1920 a. in-ii 2;;1Ss and a:2Q P. n. ==a, MERIDEN BRANCH. I gTrains ,aeave Dublins Street Station fae, MilaaetoMst ud way stattpns at | 3::sa0 a. ID v ana t5: fA Is 1TE ss insa SrriN al. nBifh Street Stu { ton from NJ fiadla2 ow na md why sta tions at 7:50 a. m. and AGO p. m ! ss I.1,ncaRfc CARS. Ecnve Exchange Place daily at 5:s7 until II 1:37. p. n. !
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
A aoRGEousLY BOUND

Work of art has just been issued at m outlay of over $100,0OO. for which the publishers desire a manager in this county, also q good solicitor; good pay to the right party. Nearly 100 full page engrayings, sumptuous paper, ii luminnted covers and bindings; over POO golden lilies in the Morocco bind ings; nearly 50 golden roses in the cloth bindings Sell at sight; presses running day and night so great'is the sale. Christian men and women inak- ing fortunes taking orders. Rapid promotions. One Christian woman made clear $500 in four weeks taking orders among her church acquaint- nnces and friends. Write us. It may lead to q permanent position to man age our business and look after our large eprrespondence which you can attend to right at your home. Address Knight, secretnry. Cercoran 6nii1fng opposite United States treas jpIy. Washington, D. 0.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
HEARD IN PASSING

The people of New York city are reaping the first fruits of the under ground rapid transit lines in the in creased accommodations and improve ments afforded by the elevated roads. These wish, of course, to head off con- petition as much as may be, and are now anxious to do what they should have done years ago ill the, way of commenting themselves to the patron age of the intelligent and appreciatiye lic.-Bridgeport Standard.
 The ship owners who want the gov ernment to pay them subsidy say that the expense for the first year will be but S3 100000, while it will grow to $9,OOO,OO0 only in 1904. These figures are quite terhpting and if they are cor rect we cannot understand why the ship owners are so anxious to have the bill passed. as there will not be much to divide. Evidently, however there are several loopholes.a Congress should be careful. It is the entering wedge that creates tho trouhle.-New Britain Herald. Y
 Florida gave Bryan, 32,73G votes in 1896 and 2S,007 this year. The Me kinley vote in the state was 11,2SS four years ago and 1,499 this year. Florida has a popula ton, according to this years census, of S,542, or con siderably more than half the popula ton of Connecticut. Connecticut casts 1S0,O00 votes ill round figures and Florida casts 39,0Q0, including the votes given to the socialist and prohi bition candidates. If the voting habit were as general in the southern state as here Florida would have given q, total of over 100000 votes this year. There, as in all the other southern states, so far as their vote is reported, both the leading candidates received fewer votes than four years ago. Hartford Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.
 4-Cor South Main and Grand sts. t 5-ScovilI Manufacturing Co. P).t
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7--Exchange Place. -i r-} 12-Rogers & Bro. (P). ss G,'s 13 Cor East Main and Niagara sts. : '14-Cor East Main and Wolcott rd.l.. 15-Cor High and, Walnut sts.' 16-Cor East Main and Cherry sts.,- 17-Cpr East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 23-Bnrton Street engine house. 24-Watc:bury Manufacturing Go. Q) 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Grove aud Prospect sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. 29-N. Willow -RidGcwood and
 Hillside avenue. :. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 32-Cer Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor West Main and Watertown I'd 35-Conn. Lightg & Pow. Co, car house, Pl. rA.-7 sa.'-; q. e. -s SC 33GG-Waterbury Brass Go. P).1 5s.r 3T-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. . 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts. '. 42-Cor South Main and ClayEsts.4a 43-New England Watch Go. tPt.s 45-Benedict SS Buriiham Mfg Co. PC 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. P). At= 47-1Cor S. Main and Washintons sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. aa 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-Wat'b'y Clock Co, case fact'y P). 54-Cor- Clay and Mill sts. 56lCor Liberty and River sts.
 5T-Eo Hose House. 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts.
 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. T2-Cor West Main and Willow sts.s T4-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts 212-The Platt Bros & Go. (PJ. 213-Hammond Buckle Go. N9. 214-Wat'b.y Clock Co, mvt fact'y G2). 21G-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts.e 261-Junction Cooke and N, Main. sts. s311-S. N. E. Telephone Co bldg. P}. B f2-Cor Bank and Meadow ssts. i4 Plume and Atwood fP9.o3 ai 315-Amerfcan Ring Go (Pl. ..a5 saf 316-Electfic- Light Station {P). 31 Holmes. Booth &' ffdy dens tp9. .3391-aNOs4 Hose House. 'fAf yfta' S32a 32,s4 a4-Cor Wash gsn ave and Porter sts. :3.2,4-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 33251Gor Simofis st. aild Washag,n axe 3fi-City Plumber and Coal Co '(E') .es 412Tiacy Bros fPt. fsst 9zs.sslss ss, d51A Steele & Johnson Mfg Co (p}.. Ii5S2-Co Baldwin and Rye sts5 ;il s