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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05

With such a nose you will be obeyed.
feared. hut not loved. With the perfect
nose you will be obeYed. feared. respected
and loved.
Very charming people possess small noses.
but their worth generally consists In SUI
ffrinE. listening. learnirg and enjoying the
beautiful influences II Imagination Straight
noses may b. called the keystone between
the small nose ami the W%ellingtonisn one.
They equally act AMI suffer with tran
quiiity- Hence. the power OF their owner.
Open nostrils are a sign Of sensibility.
breathing noStrils OF sensuality. Beware OF
women who have noStriis constantly quiv-
erinS and hard 10 the touch as they CULVER
People 10 not generally apply more than
four or five colors 20 eyes: so that any
which are not blue. black. brown or hazel
are called gray: but there are a hundred
different kinds or gray eyes. A persons
character Is often Indicated by the color
and the depth 81 his eyes You seldom So
a stupid person with gray eyes. and the
genuine gray T. always found among highly
Intellectual people.
Steel-gray eyes. With large pupils. denote
Intense feeling. blue-grayeyes are generally
possessed by people with kindly minds. You
never fnd a mean spirit behind a pair Of
blu.-gray eyes.
Blue eyes denote observation. q~uickness OF
thought. and. generally. hnc physical devcl-
opmrut When they are large and bright.
Most people selected for physical perfection
have blue eyes.
When the eyes are OF ar intense bright
steeI-biue color they denote valOr in battle
Most great Generals. fighters in heart. have
blue eyes. NAPOLEON. Wellington. Gordon
and Kitchener are examples
And this remark may serve To illustrate
the saving OF Augustin ThierrT. the gr~af
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
RATIFIED AT A TURN OF FORTUNE.

What law governs progress and decline? Does the
man or community that succeeds do so under an I'm
petus against which the world. the flesh and devil
cannot avail? Is there a definite point where ac-
celebrated speed begins to produce collapse? Is sue
cess in good or evil a thing which produces It's own
antthesls Of failure?
There have been plenty OF notable instances 10
illustrate the processes. Call it fate or destiny. the
Divinity which shapes our ends seems to do 80 by a
law which varies but little in It's application. Once
on the rise. hOnors come easy. Let the grip on things
material, mental or spiritual once slip. and only hercu-
lean efforts wp stop descent
There are men here in Missouri whose political
perspicacity has never been doubted until the des-
p~eration born of prospective defeat made them fearful.
One man who has been accounted shrewd has gradual
ly slipped until his every act has denoted political
madness. Another has attempted with arts worthy
Of a boy TO brazen out the criminal difficulties In
which he has found himself.
The boOdling situation in St Louis has Illustrated
the decline which comes with a break in luck. A
chief Of boodbers has thought to save himself by play
ina fast and Loose with every person whose aid he
e&pacts. On trial for his liberty, he has gone farther
than ever before in defying public sentiment. the law
and ordinary common sense.
All OF these men have stepped from one folly to
another. Their ways, d~ecCitful at best, have led them
into indiscretons which would not have been likely
in he days OF their prosperity.
But success may break down among the good
forces. Only two years ago the people of st. Louis
put officials in charge Of municipal affairs whose per
formances have more than equaled the expectations
Of the voters. The vigor with which they have en-
forced the laws has commanded the respect and sd-
miratiOn OF people living outside OF the State.
Perfection in municipal government has not been
reached. II remains for the people TO see that the
high standard is not lowered. The ratio OF progress
sion must not give way to the speedy decline which
follows a trucking to the vicious elements. Once he
gun. the decline will be faster and faster. The crucial
point seems to have been reached. Only the determi-
nation Of the people will prevent a relapse to depths
lower than that from which the city was rescued
in 1900.
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MAX 0RELL paul BloueD4 {S% es n ia z; cs "a: ea index 70

French historian. that black-eyed nations
VII! always Be conquered by biue-eyed ones,
and. eventually. annihiIated by them.
Hazel eyes denote musical ability and
grace Of person: they are very pretty eyes
and always enhance the beauty OF 4 woman
who possesses them. Soft black eyes very
often denote In character. al
though they often Indicate o~bstinacy.
The ewes obey the action 81 the mind and
are the first 20 betray the thoughts. Eyes
cannot Tie. They are as bold a. lions, row
pne. running. leaping. here and there. far
and near They speak all languages. When
two pairs Of eyes meet they are mmedi-
atsly on intimate terms.
They require and wait Tor no Introduction.
they are no Englishmeu. They ask no Leave
or age or rank. they respect neither poverfy
nor wealth. neither learning nor power. nor
virtue. nor sex. bus intrude and come again.
and go thruugh and through YOU in a mo-
m.lt % time. N.itt iuundaticn Of life and
thought Is discharged from one soul into
another through them,
The glance Is natural magic. The eyes OF
men converse as much as their tongues.
with the advantage that the ocular dialect
NEEDS no dictionary. but Is understood all
the world over. When the eyes say one
,hinE and the tongue says another. a prsc-
ticei- person relies on the language Of :he
first. How many furuve inciinations are
avowed By the eyes. though c-oHtradicted by
the lips,
II is true that there are eyes hat give no
more admission into a man than blue Der
ries. Their owners make their fortune IN
the Diplomatic profession. but should be
avoided IN private life.
We all carry ia our eyes the exact indica-
ton 81 our rank and OF orr character.
Copyright. Isle bv 81. r. Hearst Great Brit
ain right. resarrpd
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GINSENG rHE-cHINEsE MEDICINE.

Only a few days ago the Department Of Agriculture
Issued a bulletin advising farmers not 10 invest In
ginseng plants with the expectation OF enormous
profits from its expectation to China In the bulletin
it was stated that the total expectations from this
couniry could lie raised from seventy-hve acres Of
land.
\ Chinese physician Of high standing in the Impe-
ria! Medical College Of TientTsin. by name Doctor
chung Kingu u. who is versed in Western medicine, as
serts that after much observation he cannot attribute
a single cure to the Use OF ginseng. except indirectly.
He says that the benefits are almost exclusively con
fired 10 the Imagination.
Yet il must be remembered that for centuries gin
sen= has been the staple medicine OF China and
Korea. II has the reputation. whether deserved or I'M
deserved, Of being a tonic. Whether its real efficacy
comes from the faith in it's medicinal properties or
from its inherent qualities. the fact remains that the
Chinese continue 10 use the root.
II IS reported that the syndicate Of Korean mer-
chants who raise most OF the ginseng which is used
in China destroyed about one-hfth or last years crop
ia oIder To keep the prices at the usual mark. Consul
Johnson has written from Annoy that $20.OOOOOO
worth Of ginseng could be sold in China annually. 1t
is probable that the demand for the article is only
curbed by the high prices. a condition which Korean
producers are willing to maintain.
There are ginseng farms in Missouri. one Of the
largest is in the Southwestern part OF the State. while
others can he found further north. The cost and truu-
bIc OF ginseng culture deter many from undertaking
the establishment Of a farm. Much of the ginseng
which has been raised is used for propagation pur-
poses. the plants bringing exorbitant prices. As long
Us syndicates control It's disposition to the 4OOyOOo.OO0
Inhabitants Of China the prospect Of low prices TO the
uscrs i problematical- Producers will suffer, how
ever. tom market manipulations. The warning Of the
Agricultural Department. considering all Of the cir
ctmstances. seems 10 be- timely.
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rRTTTEN FOR TIE SUNDAY bEPUHLIc.

WRITTEN o I'll SUNDAY REPUBLIc.
To be led by the nose is h common ex-
preston When consider how a beautiful
nose indicates a strong character. I feel
inclined TO parody the vulgar saying and
affirm that men and women are led by
other peoples noses.
Students OF Nosoiogy declare that a beau
ufEi nose will never be found arrompany-
INK an ueiy countcnauce. An ugly person
may have inc eyes. hut never "A handsome
nose We meet with thousands 81 beautiful
eyes before We meet one such nos.
The perfect nose should be- equal 10 the
length OF the forehead. Al the TOD there
should be a gentle indentIug. Viewed in
front. the hack should be- broad and nearly
parallel, yet above the center slightly
broader.
The end OF the nose should be neither
hard nor neshy. and It's under outlines must
be remarkably definite. well deltneatsd-
neither pointed nor square. Viewed in pro-
file. the bottom OF the nose should be one
third OF fits length.
The upper part OF the nostrils should be
rather pointed and the lower part round.
The sides OF the nose must be- a kind Of
wall Above. IL must close well with the
arch OF the eys-bone. and near the eye must
be ct ieaSi half an inch iu brendth.
II YOU possess such e nose. psychologists
declare. you have a possession worth n king
dom. and the world t. al your feet. Men
will follow your lead. that IL 10 say. your
nose You will lead them EASILY. almost
unconsciOusly. and they viii enjoy your
rule unless your nose f. strongly arrhed near
the forehead like that Of the Iron Duke OF
wellington. In which case YOU will be- as
sertive and combatlye. Such noses are ca
pable Of can rule. act. overcome
ana destroy. but do not inspire love.
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EFFoRTs no coNouER DEATH.


50 long as death hovers and the longing for gold
ana riches retains its hold on the human heart.
draaH1ers vii, like Ponce de Leon, continue their quest
for the Fountain Of Perpetual Youth. and, ike the an
cisat slehemists, pursue experiments in the manufac-
tufee Of gold.
-sfouth and wealth. constituting the supreme con-
ceptiOn Of earthly happiness have fascinations for all
men, but particularly for those who do not possess
these blessings.
Reports from indianapolis and Paris declare that
karsed men have finally discovered processes where
the dead may be brought back to life and the prog
fSssof bodily decay may be arrested often before
kave similar atement been made and SIS often as
hade have they been forgotten.
No doubt notable progress has been made in the
SomsiD of medical science toward the preservation OF
Esft and the arrest Of death, and, in recent years,
principles, fundamental in nature. have been ad-
Rhced and accepted. But conservative physicians are
H4 hopeful in anticipation Of the power OF medicine,
surgery and suggestive therapeutics over death.
The probabilities are that people will continue to
81 sick in the same old way aud die in the same old
Fay, just as they win love and court as their fathers
mothers did.
f<After all. is It not doubtful whether the very happi-
Of MORALS would not be discontinued if death were
$ag delayed? without the prospect of death lie
@SulG likely lose much Of It's charm and Interest
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HOW HORACE, THE CAT,
MET WATERLOO At LAST.

Horace was not a ''suave and puissant-
cat. He was puissant. but not suave. being
too tawny OF hair for that. They called
him Horace. because. like the boarders OF
that name. he was a good deal Of a round
err and had a fine Indifference to the arti-
fetal distinction OF night and day.
Horace had not been established In his
Brooklyn home four DAYS till the fame OF
his yellow hair and his valorous claws
had spread far and wide in this outlying
province OF catdom. He rather liked the
suburbs. after a career Of eclipse in Thir-
ty-second street; for he agreed with Caesar
that il was better 10 be first in a Gaelic
Province than second In Rome" So. from
the beach TO Bath avenue. and as far east
as Bay Sixteenth, he became known as a
tyraat.
Cate. large and small. blooded and mon
grel. old and young. fell before him till
there came a time when he couldn't get &
fight and was fairly spelling About thai
time Sarah Grand. who lived next door.
came back. AT Horace's first advaRces she
handed him out a few epigrams. which he
failed 20. understand When he disputed
her right to walk on his lawn In broad
daylight she gave him one look OF sur
prise. and then served notice on him that
tire war game. Horace did not understand
that either. 80 she explained.
Late that evening one Of the servants
heard a loud mewing at the door and found
there the black cat, Sarah Grand, who
clutchsd at her dress with her claws. and
made much SdO with feline pantomime.
Mystided. the servant presently followed
the cat into a corner OF thu back yard.
There. on a heap OF tumbled paper. lay
Horace. torn. touseled. his yellow hair
streaked with blood, one eye closed and as
constituent lmned on every feature that
was left 10 him.
For the love o Nary" said the girl. IF
that Amt heapin' Goals O. fire on Horace
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Il don't see how. Wish you'd tell me"
Il might have had a twin brother-might
BE- TWO Of Us instead OF one. you know.
The next season there came a cyclone
and everything on the farm but the mort
sage was swept away. and Jen lowed that
II might have been worse. His wife snapped
at him. We'll. l can't see how"
Why. Il might have blown the We'll
away As Il Is. you see. we've got plenty
OF good water. and II there should come a
water famine throughout the country our
supply would be- worth Thousands OF dol
lars"
About the time the philosopher got back
into shape a couple OF fellows came along
and sold him a gold brick for the price OF
his wheat crop. His wife had been delight
ed at the deal. but when the truth fell cold
upon her she few at him with a squirt Of re-
~proaches. He pointed TO the fact that hog
cholera was raging In the neiRhbOrhoe.
But what difference does that maker
she snorted. and he replied:
Good deal. Makes II all the better for
US"
Il don't see how"
why. We haven't any hogs TO lose"
To the netghborhood he was "A great com
fort Discomfort stopped at his gaze to re-
ceive Encouragement. and once when an old
man had been made 10 believe that down
the road there vas for him a better day
lying bright in the sun, the wife came out
and scolded him away; but Jen caught up
with him. climbed up In his buggy and
said:
Old friend. Il might have been worse.
She might have kept you from stopping"
An the old man replied. you help me.
but where Is your announcement
Nine oh. l have Il. 1 might have muir
ried my wife sooner"
I one DAY while the wife was walking in
the woods a tree fell and knocked her sens
less. Some one went after Jen. found him
talking TO some gloomy neighbOrs. and
when he arrived at home the doctor was
getting ready TO leave, having given his pa
tient up. The woman called Jen 10 the bed
side. ard. with the last CLEAN OF reason.
said To him:
Now YOU see what has happened. I am
DYING. Can you say II could have been
WORSE
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COMMENT.
ArnoId'a Mode OF Controversy,

c. X Chestertou In the B0okman.
Matthew Arnold. like every other great man. especially
IN that great transition age In which he lived. brought
one or two really great and personal contributions. The
most obvious. II the most superficial OF these. and IN a
way the most entertaining, lay In the fact that he invented.
II ever man did. an entirely new and original mode OF
controversy. He discovered the vast and militant power
OF a quite inexhaustlbIe mildnekS The Radical and Anglo
maniac dspatants against whom he was Pttei were men
OF the trenchant school Of Mscaulay. accustomed to give
hsrd blows and 20 be on the lookout for them They were
entirely beHildered when they found that they were
fronted by a mysteriOusly meek person. and that the more
often and more resO1ndinsiy they sm0se him over the head
the meeker and mesker he became. II they had caught
out an ordinary Wing OF Tory ccntroversiaist IN some ap-
parent vagueness or Inconsistency the man would have
Justified himself and hit out, showing that II was his
enemy who was the fool and not he. Matthew Arnold
merely said mournfuly: Now that my triumphant enemy.
in his clear way. has shown that I am unht FOR speculative
pursuits. what remains 10 me but 10 fall back on picking
up the truth here and there. in which he. with all his
superiority" and 80 OIL; every arrow they shot at him he
wore meekly as a decoration. but he sat in the same not
and continued his humble and respectful monoloEue. Only
toward the end Of II did half his opponents realize that
he was laughing al them: when they did. the discovery
was Infinitely more paralyzing and disarmlng than a storm
OF successful repartees- II was easier 20 feel superior in
face OF the ringing dexterity of Macaulay. or the naughty
rhetoric OF Ruskin, than Of that limpid but unsathomable
irony.
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NEED or RIvERsIpE pARKs

Water Commissioner Flad's efforts to enhance the
beauty of Riverview Park. at the Chain OF Rocks. are
entitled TO commentator. He announces that the
park. already an attractive spot. viii be made more in
viting by the planting Of trees and shrubs and the
formation Of small lakes and waterways in the
grounds.
This park is virtually unknown to thousands Of cit
liens. Not many persons are familiar with it's charms;
because the park is practically inaccessible. as the
street railway lines terminate at Baden. about three
and a half miles below the Chain Of Rocks. The park
can be reached only by buggy or wagon and by the
Waterworks Electric Railway.
There is urgent need for a riverside park in St.
Louis; in fact, for several parks along or adjacent to
the river. The wisdom OF Mr.. Flad's foresight win
be confirmed. when. after a few years, the popularity
Of the recreation place will demand extension Of the
street railway lines, or. perhaps, the opening OF the
N~aterworks electric railway for public use.
Mayor Wells has been an earnest advocate OF public
recreation places along the river front. Harbor and
Wharf Commissioner whyte and Park Commissioner
Ridgely also appreciate the aesthetic and material ben
ehts that would follow the laying out Of parks on the
riverside. Mr.. whyte. however, takes the position that
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De A Philosophy of Content IS Outlined by Man Who Always
IL I\LAD Said Things Night lave Been Worse

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Old Jen Howerson. up in Lake County.
always said that things might be worse.
While a young fellow he was engaged 90 a
beautiful girl. but she married another man.,
and Jen sat down on the bank Of the creek.
gazing at the water and the dark shadows
that seemed 10 float down the stream. \
friend came TO symp1thiz- with him. think
ing that his spirit was broken. but Jen
looked up and said:
'Oh. IL could be worse.
II was a philosophy that no one wished 10
argue against: It always has leen and
dOubbtlsss Will be until the end OF human
! disappointment. which means the end OF
time.
Wei. JEFF went about his business-what
| little he had-and after a time married "a
gIrl who turned out 20 he q sco:d-worst
scold thar anybody had ever seeu- one day
she ,scoIded because there wasn't anything
In the house nj TO eat Jeu went 20 the
| crossroads grocery and returned with a
| market basket sfEu OF provisions He put
4 the basket on the noor. and, turning 20 her
! with = philosophical smile. began with;
MY dear but there he halted. for she
NV At him. .
.oh how dare you make a slave OF me-
she cried. ''rOh. you heartless thing. load
ing me down with all that stun to cook.
and she heaved the basket out into the
road.
JEFF scratched his head. and a neiEhbor
/ who had seen the performance halted and
| began TO sympathize with nm. but Jen
smiled and remarked:
oh. 81 might have been worse"
The creek arose and washed his crop
away. and because he dropped OF To sleep
a. usual that night his wife rallied at him
.-Oh. you haven't a particle Of sense" she
fumed. "Everything's gone. and here you
are asleep"
Well. I can bring everything back being
I asleep about as well ~ being awake. Gone,
| you know"
And l suppose II could have been WorS-
"Yes. We might have had more to lose"
4 DO think you've got less sense than
any man 1 ever saw"
We'll" he drawled. might have been
worse"
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saving expense and Inconvenience 10 the managers,
ard were then filed away for future use.
So well satisfied were the officers with the expert
ment that a division OF photography has been organ
lied and photographs have been ordered made of all
the roads properties. Whenever a wreck occurs i
photograph win be made and sent TO the Law De
partIncut.
Newspapers were the pioneers in applying photos-
raphy to practical use. Readers no doubt are amazed
nj tie energy shown 10y the daily press in providing
illustrations Of the principal current events and get
ting pictures At great cost. Considering that the news
papers have for so long a time made good use Of pho
Biography it is a matter FOR surprise that commercial
concerns did not earlier recognize the practical uses
OF photography.
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Lincoln. setty.surr speech.

wv lux IIllNI1
During the war days John Russell Young saw much OF
lincoln with the eyes OF a boy" as he says. He never
read a description OF him that recalled him quite as he
knew hin-ihere was always something beyond and be-
yond" The atmosphere and surroundings in Washington
at that time were unnatural; he stood. in the mists. "neb-
ulous. uncertain. trying to the eyes He did not Inn
press the capital-as Sir. Young saw it-as a welcome per
sonal force. and be was not a popular man. There was
always doubt as tc what he might do. and Mr. Young
confesses TO a feeling CT distrust. rejecting the feelings OF
the elders around him Not tin those "mists- lifted did
We see him as he was. It fell 10 Mr.. Young to report the
famous Gettysburg speech in November. 1855. and he gives
a vivid picture Of the occasion. After Eyeretts long and
polished academic grafton Lincoln arose. with a single
sheet OF paper In HE hands. and the reporter. thinking IL
contained only the headings Of the address, settled down
to take It in shorthand. TO my surprise. almost. Il
seemed. before Mr.. Lincoln had begun to speak. he turned
and sat down. Surely those I'VE or six lines Of shorthand
were not all. Hurriedly bending over the aisle. I asked
II that was ALL Yes. for the present. he answered. He
did not think he could say any more"