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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
The Second Reverie.

Man f. so conceited, as a rule. II
he happens TO be anything of a success. he
Is egotistical He thinks he knows every
thing. and expresses his opinions on any
subject as infallible. unQ~uestionahle. and
Sometimes he Is overbearing. However. one
can always see a womans influence behind
a mans actions. Some people say that
this is our province. the only sphere IN
which We should live. as the power be-
hind the throne" I mean TO be a Wife
Can't We women be powers behind our
sweetheart's or our husbands throne. and.
at the same time. have a little throne of
our own? I think we have proved that We
can. The day Is passed in which a wife can
have no other interests but her husbands
and those OF her household. A woman now
can be a club member. a charity worker.
a golf enthusiast. and even have a pro-
fession, and still be a true wife and devoted
mother. However. I think when a woman
marries she has no business with a pro-
fess.on.
Women love to be loved. There Is one
kind of love. however. that drives me fran
tic. 1t IL the steady. serious. calm. ever
watchful and sometimes pryfng love OF
older men. Sometimes such a man viii
stand across a room. and. while you are
talking to some one else. stare you out OF
countenance- These men are so In earnest
and SO tiresome. / am glad that my be-
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dream Of the disappointments that are to
come TO her.
The engaged girl Is usually a sensible
maid. In this day and generation a girl
does not always accept the first man
who asks her to marry him. Her education
has been such as to cause her to think
twice. She will not marry a man for the
simple reason that she loves him. should he
be untitled IN other respects. She will
consider his family. his reputation. his
character and disposition. and his ability
10 comfortably support her. II he IS rot
prepared financially and she is in love with
him, she will wait for him; though some
times she is brave and reckless enough to
AXE him as he Is; and. perahps. too late.
discovers the truth in Keats words:
Love IN a hut. with water ana crust.
Is-Love. forgive us-cinders. ashes. dust.
Again. she may live in comparative pow
erty all her life and be happy, though. to
my mind. there are not many girls OF this
sort in the Twentieth Century.
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Contrasts in Sizes as Seen in the Police Force.


weigh as much as Davidson. they crowd
him pretty close. Davidson does not look
as heavy as he really Is. His flesh IL solid
and he is quite athletic. Some OF his moro
slender companions would ave a hard
time keeping up with him In a race for a
hundred yards.
There are also tall and short men who are
noticeable.
Benjamin F. Townsend. a patrolman in
the Tenth District. stands s feet 8 inches
In his stocking feet, while Joseph Farley
OF the Central District is 5 feet 8 inches
tall. a difference OF Just one foot In height
Policeman Jake HORNE Of the Central
District carries OF the ribbon when 1t
comes to girth measurement. He lacks Just
one inch of being five feet around the
waist.
Sergeant Seth Singleton Of the Third Dis
trict measures just thirty-one inches around
the waist. a little more than half as much
as HORNE.
Chief Of Police Campbell bears the reputa-
ton Of being the Apollo of the force. He Is
commonly known as Handsome Jack"
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and a half times as much as Williams.
PatroimansJames Edwards OF the Central
District is the smallest man In uniform He
measures s feet s inches in height. and
weighs rs pounds.
Patrolman Maurice Devine Is a close sec
ond, being a half inch shorter and weigh
ing six pounds more.
There are few patrolmen on the force
who weigh less than 80 pounds. A large
number OF them tipped the scales at that
point when they were admitted 10 he force
hut nearly all nave greatly increased IN
weight-from twenty to fifty pounds. The
rough work and outdoor exercise are con-
ductive to flesh and muscle. which usually
begin TO show within a month after a man
enters the department.
A desk Sergeant who has gained weight
and muscle by years Of walking a Dea'
generally gains considerable weight In the
police station where he has little walking
TO do.
Sergeant James Dawson. Sergeant schaf-
fer and Dick Barrett are noticeable speci-
mems in this respect Though they DO not
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memory OF that summer brought to him the
lines of Mrs. Browning:
Then we ~taiked-oh. how we talked Her voice
so cadenced in the talking.
Made another singing-of the soul! A music
without bars
While the leafy sounds OF woodlands. hummins
round where We were walking.
Wrought Interpolation worthy sweet-as skies
above the stars.
Wherever he went. she was with him in
his thoughts. Sometimes he thought that
those beautiful eyes looked love into his,
that those lips smiled a welcome"
Then. taking my hand In his. he leaned
over until I felt his breath on ~ cheek,
and continued:
THE man who worships this girl wishes
to make her his wife. Dou you think s'e
VIII accept? You are that girl. i am the
man. Canyon love me a little?
I was speeches.. / only raised my eyes
10 hts and all was said.
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WRITTEN FOR Fl

WRITTEN FoR THE suNDAY REPUBLIC.
A SURVEY OF the st. Louis police
force shows a greater variety Of
sizes in height and weight than
will be found in the army, navy or,
In fact, nearly any body Of armed men.
The average patrolman on the st. Louis
force stands about 5 feet 81 inches in
height. and weighs in the nelghborhood Of
10 pounds; but there are noticible ex-
tremes in each direction.
For instance, the largest man on the force
Is nearly two and a half times as large as
the smallest.
Murray Davidson, a p%atrolman in the
Tenth District. bears the reputation, since
the death of Sergeant King. OF being the
giant Of the department. He stands 6 feet
2 inches in his stockings. and tips the beam
at go pounds. Sergeant King weighed some
thing over 800 pounds.
Detective George Williams of police head
quarters is the bantam. He is 5 feet 4
inches tall and weighs 1ae pounds.
II Davidson would put on a heavy chin
chiila overcoat he would weigh just two
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY
When a girl becomes engaged some people
seem to think hat she should so soout
wearing a tag labeled Sold" Before TINS
great event in her life takes place. she Is
rated thus: For sale. age 3, good family.
40 money. passable disposition but violent
temper. a good dresser, rather popular.
Pint should their eyes discern the WORD
..Snld." they Geek no further information
She is taken, why waste thought on her!
I. & the knowledge Of these facts that
sometimes causes a girl whose engagement
Is TO be a long one 10 keep II secret Not
because she wishes to firt. but because she
wishes 20 retain her popularity. and not be
locked upon as one who has had her day
and Is now laid on the shelf. Every girl
wishes 10 be sought after. TO be admired.
and 10 be welcomed. Because she has
chosen the one man II IS by no means GER
tain that she Is tired OF a good time. Her
hea-t beats as fast 10 the dreamy strains
~ a waltz, and her eyes sparkle and her
sn,ri,s rise 10 a rag-time two-step the same
"a Of wore. II her hance is not there she
can dance with almost as much pleasure
and more. II he happens TO DO q good
dancer, with some other man.
When a strange girl is e guest In town,
one Of the first questions IS this: rs she
e~ngaged?' II she happens 10 be pretty
ana attractive. should the question be an
swered In The negative. each girl draws a
plcture Of the guest racks her brain TO
think Of the style of girl her particular
friend most admires. pours forth q voliey
Of questions as TO what the visitor Is like,
whether dark or fair. large or small. her
accomplishments. and so on She considers
whether a girl ike this would appeal to
this same dear fellow. But. IL the cues
tion-"Is she engagedT'-is answered In the
Affirmative. a sigh OF relief Is heard.
The engaged girl feels. TO q certain ex-
tent, that matters have changed. h
knows that she has chosen, that there Ii
no longer need for her to look upon every
man who interests her as q possible hus-
band. Sometimes she goes so far as to
cease to exert herself and to attempt to be
attractive to other men, She begins to
think OF the future. TO plan, FIRST, her trous-
seau. then her new home. She contem-
plates her new position She does not now
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The Fifth Revere.

Tonight my thoughts go back to my girl
hood days. TO all that 1 am about TO give
up. There is sadness In such reminiscins.
1 do not regret what I am sacrificing for
his sake. What would I not give Up for
him? But 1 feel that J am about TO lose an
old friend. and, true to human nature. L
perhaps, prize my bachelorhood all the more
because I am about to part with Il forever.
I must say good-by to this old room where
I have struggled with my dlsappointments
and sorrows; the room where I have cels-
brated my Victories over my successor I
must say good-by 20 this dear home I
must say good-by to # all. only to enter
upon a new life OF perhaps greater sorrows
and greater joys. I hope to make It a bet
ter. higher life. because 1 rave known the
ambitions. the attainments. and the dis
appointments Of a bachelor girl.
CLARA GIVEN ALBERT.
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TO the development OF the story.
Among the lyrics there are several that
might be called quite in light comedy vein.
as they are not entirely sentimental nor in
tended TO arouse laughter. One OF them Is
a trio. sung by two ~braggart soldiers OF
fortune and a sly little court coquette. The
soldiers are imbued with the idea that
the fighting man Is Irresistible. and ex-
press their opinions to each other while the
coquette injects her own opposing ideas
here and there.
when a damsel r1ests with . fighting maa
she always Affects disdain:
she alwsy, berat.s him. ~pretsnds that she hates
him.
And Hoats hin. and naunts him. but finally mates
That Is II - eaa <ys sAsah y hsr Slaa
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The Third Revere.

I am just home from a gay time cut
skating. The ice was smooth. the Sun was
warm. and there was little wind II was
good 10 live on such a day Why every
one gave me a significant glance. / cannot
quite understand. / suppose # is because
my engagement has been announced I have
received a certain peculiar smile from all
my friends. rather a critical smile I
wonder IL they are summing me up anew
in the relation OF an engaged grill
OF course. we were together. he and I.
and what delight II was TO 60 Swimming
over the fee with him. We were happy
and did not care IL the whole world were
gazing at US. We were both good skaters,
and 1 am always proud OF him. proud TO
claim him as my own.
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This result was that I studied for forJ
years under one Of Itaiy's most distins
guished modern masters. I then went to
Martucci. who. As pianist. conductor and
composer. Is most highly esteemed In ItafN
He is at the head Of the Conservatory m 30.
logna.
MY first appearancef I made n when =
was . ana b half years old IN q concert IN
my native city. playing with the vfoifnis>
Chiostr. q piano and violin sonata Of Mem
delssohn- I also gave . few recitalx But
my real debut was in . concert at Monta
Carlo in 1896. II have played a great deal IN
Italy. I have had the pleasure Of playing fs
Turin for he Princess Letizia and In Roma
for Queen Marsherita- The Princess pre-,
sented me with q portrait Of herself ana the
Queen with an exquisite pin . ruby surs
rounded with diamonds and surmoumtsd
with q crown Of diamondA
In England I have played a ne Cfyvtsa
Palace with August Names. and In several
other concerts with orchestra A regards
my repertoire I play seven concertoa. and
am particularly fond Of Chopin. whom Z
Ike to cali tho Alfred dc Musset of the
piano; Rubinstefn n my teacher. MARI
trcci I hope to INTRODUCES some OF ths lzses
named composers works here He has q
superb concerto end Q number Of concert
etudes. besides smaller pieces. an wrtftsa
IN . beautiful style which seems to me-
combination Of the classic and modem
signor Tosein also II . composer. BE ha1
written . 'Serenata' Tor violin ana uians
which Is popular in Italy. and q -Rsvsris<
for plano and cello; several piano piscsl
one Of which. "Coduetteriss has beconi
popular, and several sonsH
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Gay Lyrics There Are in
The Princess Chic"

her plans Of winning love for nerseI, no.
for her title. The plot Is laid IN buIsunSy
story Is ali about how the Princess wins
the famous Duke. She dons the oress VI
a peasant and tries TO obscure ner charin,
but in vain: for the Duke loves ner As
peasant. There is a touch OF n's.oIs IN
introducing the tricky Louis NJ, ana .ns
assss weight to the plot and contributes
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The Princess Chic" a new opera, has
been written with the avowed intention Of
returning TO the old-time and much-liked
comic opera. not the farce-comedy extrava-
ganza FORM IL Is said that those who Ike
sprightiy music. romance and clean COM
edy will find the new opera worth while.
The story Is romantic. the Princess of
the title being a person OF original views
and considerable ingenuity In caxrStsu ext
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After three months. Spring 10 here
again I have every reason to be happy
but how can any one be anything else
now. when the earth is clad as she IS to-
day. and the soft breezes that caress your
cheek whisper OF hope and lover
In June, the month OF roses. we are 70
mad
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composer Of much promise: and he will not
be Is years old until March nexti
The young pianist Is being surprised BY
wonderful things he has seen IN America, as
those who attended his concerts are being
surprised by his skill. He says:
ct was almost run over while trying 70
count the number Of stories in one of your
sky-scrapers-"
He was born IN Florence In March. 1883.
and has been q professional since he was
IA years old. He has come to be considered
the foremost pianist Of Italy, and has given
concerts in England, but nowhere else out
side of his native land. until he began his
season at Carnegie Hall. New York. last
Tuesday. He thus tells Of his life and his
musical education:
1T have been passionately fond OF music
since 1 was q child. When / was 2 years
old my mother took mo to hear Sesar Thom-
son. I am told that I exhibited so much In
terest in his p~laying-stared at him in such
open-eyed. open-mouthed wonder-that peo-
pie began paying more attention to me. the
little ToseIli.' than to the pianist.
My mothers family are musical. I have
a ~grandaunt who Is a delightful pianist and
harpist. An uncle Of mine f. an amateur
painter Of 50 much talent that he Is one
Of the favorite artists of the Duke Of Tus-
cany. My father was an army officer. and Is
now q professor At one Of the italian MILL
tary schools
The first person who placed my hands
on the plano was a pupil OF Rubinstein.
but my real first instructor was my mother,
with whom I studied for SIX years. When
I was 10 years old she took me to the
distinguished composer and teacher. sgam-
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Without . thought q arst
To every fete escortinx.
Escortfng, escortinx-
To every fets e-rortinl
BIS lovely lady fair.
REFRAIN.
Oh then he's ardent as cxn Nsr
He takes life joyously.
For men iE love are blishs and uy
Throughout the livelong day.
II.
But when he's safely mated.
Is mated. Is mated,
But when he's safely matsl
the stories all agrea.
With love he's quickly satsd
is sated. H. stated,
VA" A. m leys ne, quickly sstsd
REFRAIN.
All then he is Indifferent qufss.
A very humdrum wight
For courtship days may net suvfvA
however you cont1ye.
It's then the tables turnsns.
Affirming. Affirming.
It's then tho tables turing.
The lady fair pursues.
For love she now Is yearnins,
Is yearning. Is yearnilK,
For love she now Is yearnisg.
And eagerly she woos.
REFRAIN.
But her coquetting. all m vaiaL
The lady learns with rain
That courtship ardor may not laG
When once the weddings past
The lad IN the song had a doubtful fats.
mt the operas heroine WEEDS the Duke ~ns
> h bravest and ~tenderest of msn. ana
his Is Affirmed by history. With her It was
Violently . case Of Happy eyer sstas.
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LILLIAN 'H nn 10 a' RIVAL s' PADkRkW Skk
Enrico ToseIli,
Not Yet Is
Years Old. Is
Regarded as a
Most
Remarkable
Pianist and a
Composer
Of Promise. =

IGNOR ENRIcO
- TOsELLI. not
yet Is years old.
and considered by
many In this country
and in Europe to be q
rival of the great Pad
erewsk. is giving a
series Of piano con-
certs in the East.
He is a pianist of I'M
doubted ability. and a
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trothed. though he Is not . boy. II inst
one OF them.
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His First
Teacher Was
His Mother. Is
Now IN the
East, Being
Surprised
byAmerica and
Giving
Concerts.

bati. asked him b Leo
mo play for him and
to favor N with .
frank opinion on my
performances. When 7
had played he saids
Drop all other
studies. You must
make your career a.
pianist I want to
have you under my
direction
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4 gallant goes ACQUIRING.
Accounting. securing,
4 gallant goes a-courtinr
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
OBITUARY.
JULIUS A. ROBINSON.

Julius A. Robinson died at the ST. Nicholas Hotel
yesterday He born in Philadelphia in ls4S.
George Simpson. his maternal eat-grandfather,
OF the chief officers OF the first national
bank Incorporated under the powers OF the Conti-
mental Congress, and known as the Bank of North
America, at Philadelphia and when the constitu-
tion was adopted and the first bank of the United
States in that city chartered by the govern
ment he became its cashier and his financial abil-
ity early attracted the attention OF Stephen Girard
who in starting a bank in Philadelphia considered
It his first necessary step obtain the services OF
George Simpson 10 whom he gave the control OF
the bank. Mr.. Simpsons position was great aid
him in his patriotic and successful disposition of
the sl6.OOoO0O loan required by the government in
the War OF 1872. and his efforts in that regard
ceived general recognition from his fellow citizens,
although he never received the commissions usual
for such services. Stephen Simpson. son OF George,
a strong Democrat whose field was laid in
journalism editor. His letters under the name Of
"Brutus" generally read and sought for.
Henry Simpson. brother of George. represented
Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State Legislature
for many years. and in the administrations OF Gen
eral jackson and Mr.. Van Buren, held the position
OF the Appraiser of the Port of Philadelphia. He
afterward for many years alderman. He
u OF energy sound Judgment and firmly
seated convictions He published volume on the
lives Of eminent Philadephians.
At the breaking out OF the Civil War Mr.. Robin
son called. were generally the young men OF
the country. He went out in Sickles's brigade
orderly to Colonel Graham and afterward pri-
yate IN Company p of the 18th New-Jersey Vol
unteers. His faithful services IN those positions
caused him TO be placed In charge of the road
gine and shops OF the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad, after II turned over 10 that
company by the United States Government After
the war he came North and entered the hotel bust
ness at Saratoga Springs. starting with the Temple
Grove Hotel. in 1866. and then the Park Avenue
Hotel the present site of the Grand Union, this
city. Subsequent TO this he conducted the Ash
burton House. at Fortieth-st. and Sixth-ave known
latterly the Hotel Royal. which was destroyed
by fire His following ventures the Grand
Hotel at Cherry Valley, ~ Y, and the Commercial
this city, formerly the best portion OF the old ST
Nicholas. which name he adopted for his hotel.
formerly the St Julian. at Washington Place. This
hotel was under his management and ownership at
the time OF his death. He belonged TO Independent
Royal Arch No. 2. r and a. NJ. and to the knights
OF Honor. Mr.. Robinson is survived by a brother
and sisters
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
THE PASSING THRONG.

You do not have as many flowers IN your public
parks as We do in England" said Alfred Davies.
Member OF Parliament from Car
FLOWERS mathen Borough at the Fifth
OF LONDON Avenue Hotel the other day. In
PARKS. Hyde Park, for instance, the flow
are as abundant and as rich
color and variety as in rich mans garden. be-
Heve that the crowds OF people who frequent these
parks are cheered and refreshed by this beauty.
which is in such contrast with the dark grinly
buildings The masses seem 10 appreciate artistic
gaSFraening and few instances are known OF wanton
such park as Madison Square. if in London.
Mena De e. bedded with all kinds Of Towering plants
terial when compared with the results"
Mator-GeneraI William T Clark. of Washington.
who was acknowledgement under General McPher-
son. is of the youngest looking
WILL SOME of the Civil War veterans. He is
TIME LIKE portly. ruddy and handsome and
THE YANKEE would hardly be recognized by
SYSTEM. those of McPherson's men who
have seen him in the interval
between the and now. AT that time he
weighed III pounds. Now ne weighs all of two
hundred In commenting the Philippines situa-
ton. with which he keeps in touch in Washing
ton General Clark said: Those people have little
idea OF the really benefcent work soldiers are
doing for them, and they won't either. for the
next two or three generations. They have had an
opportunity during the last four hundred years to
work out their own salvation under Spanish sys-
TENS. and they haven't done IT. Now they are
forced to adopt the Yankee system. and many OF
them don't like It, Doubtless many of them will
go down TO their graves cursing the day when they
became subjects of the United States. At the end
or fifty or seventyfve years the grandchildren will
wonder what allied their grandparents when they
gave the Americans the cold shoulder. Here at
home We've had the Yankee idea with us SO long
that we sometimes forget that II was thing Of
slow growth like to go of in New England and
look those old towns and villages. To me
those old gray country schoolhouses. and some OF
those frayed out old homesteads where our early
lawyers and preachers and school teachers ham
mered out a system OF political and religious lib
erty for themselves, are an inspiration. They are
the cradle spots of the mighty things that move
this nation to-day. Those yellow devils shooting
our soldiers from the brush OFF in the Philippines
don't realize any OF these things to-day, but, 7
said before. some of their grandchildren will