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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
TEAS AND RECEPTIONS
MAKE MIDWEEK MERRY.

Mrs. Paul Browns luncheon to Miss Cook
yesterday afternoon at the st. Louis Cup
was small but exceedingly smart. In ndn-
ton to the bride-elect. Mrs. Douglas COOK.
Mrs. Walter Boogher. Miss Helen NAL
Miss Elsie Ford. Miss Edith Blase. Mfss
Grace Massey. Miss Mary Frances soycs
and Miss Bond lunched at a round taoie'
laid in one Of the small dinins-rooms. ana
decorated profuseIy with pink roses ara
white lilies.
The two colors were also employed in
glass and china, while the souvenirs were
pink satin boabon boxes In hear. shape.
tied with white satin ribbons. each bearing
the name of the guest in gold letters. The
luncheon cards were square. and hand-
painted in pink and white cupids. with ap-
proprlate verses for each guest Miss Cook
received a special souvenir in the shape OF
a Dresden Cupid. A darby quartet sang
and played on stringed instruments during
the luncheon. which was elaborate.
Mrs. Brown wore a spring toilet Of sroous
blue dotted etamine. the ornamentation BE-
ing OF white velvet Easter lilies. appliqusd
on the bodice and arranged to stand ouf
from the blue background. A Spanish tuTs
ban Of cream-colored straw, trimmed In
pearls and a black osprey aigrette, COM
pleted her costume.
Miss Cook wore pale blue MORE popltn,
the position bodice beautifully applqusd
I'm French embroidery of ecru. black and
white. with a tiny yoke Of white-gpangled
lace and deep cuffs Of the same. Her hat
was a Paris connection of pale blue incline.
the wide, upturned brim being decorated
on each side with half wreaths Of email
roses in shades Of pink, cream and scTu'
toning into blue. with clusters Of dull pink
N cha
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-03
sHAKEsPEARMAx KnCRYAA

Mrs. John David Davia Misc AA3 nAW
berger. Mrs. Edward Malinca1odt Ma
Daniel Catlin, Mrs. James L BlafR. NA
January. Mrs. Campbell Smith. In all abou1
a hundred ladies, rave arranged with Misc
H~ortense Courtlander for . Ghakespaafean
recital to be given by Marshall Da1raco q
New York. on Friday morning. April II =
the Odeon Recital Hall. The matinee Wf0
be a subscription affair and nom tht
lengthy list Of patronesseA promises -
SAVIOR strongly Of fashion.
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The Egyptian Sphinx.

from the Sew York Tribune.
Just at present there Is considerable In
. terest in the great Sphinx. arising from
danger OF rapid decay. 1t is claimed that
the increase OF irrigation along the Nile
has so increased the moisture in the air
that 1t is acting disastrously upon the
sandstone out of which the great head is
carved.
The fear" says one Psychologist, SIS,
think, more popular fancy than 1t is
; real. There Is really very little danger be-
SOnd that incident to the lapse Of years
Much OF the worst damage represented in
the present condition Of the massive fea-
lures Of the Sphinx is due wholly to the
fanatical fury of the Mahometans"
For long time the great Sphinx was
problem the archaeologists could not solve
In recent years, however, much light has
been thrown upon It, and It Is now be-
lieved that It is the image of the Egyptian
god OF the morning, the attributes to the
great sun god, Ra, being personified In a
number of lesser gods this great figure
representing one. The date OF the carving
is still in doubt, but 1t is known that 1t was
built before the Great Pyramid, which was
constructed about 3 900 b. c., for stella
found by Marietta near the Great Pyramid
records a visit to the Sphinx made by
Cheops, who constructed the pyramid. A
massive model OF the Sphinx has been
made by Nine. Longworth. She devoted
TWO years to the work, and 1t is said 10 be
microscopically correct. This model, which
attracted much attention when shown in
Paris, Is also winning commentator in
London.
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CENTER OF POPULATION.
A Monument to Mark It at Richmond,
Ind

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Visitors at Richmond. Ind, who have
never seen a center Of population" may
now go out and look at one. A monument
has been set up on the spot designated by
the United States government as the pres
emit center Of population. The people Of
Richmond, with a true appreciation of the
distinction conferred on them through be-
Ing so near a curiosity of this sort. enthu-
siastiealy raised a shaft, and it was erect
ed with ceremonies the properly sur
yeyed and located sites A center of popu-
lation Is wandersorne sort Of an object
and moves about like the champion cup Of
an athletic society; sometimes 1t Is in one
place and sometimes in another. An old,
secondhand center of population Is not
worth much. 1t cannot be put to any use.
and they ali lose their value very rapidly.
Richmond. Ind, may have hers for awhile,
but 1t cannot be permanent No way Of
preserving a center of population from gen.
Grafton TO generation, all the time good
as new and keeping 1t in constant use has
yet been devised. They will show the ef-
feCts Of time Every community that has
the good fortune to come into possession of
one should make the most of 1t. The most
peculiar feature of this center Of population
that Richmond has marked by monument
Is that not soul Is to be seen in Its vicini
ty. 1t is out in the country as lonesome
and deserted as a rural graveyard. and II
1t were not for the monument you would
never find It In the world. and, In fact, you
would scarcely find the monument but for
a painted guideboard at the side of the road
pointing out where 1t Is. 1t Is a striking
fact that there Is never any population at
all at centers Of population. Nobody can
clearly comprehend why this is except the
compilers of the census They know a great
deal that no one else does or ever will. The
census report is not as generally read as it
might be.
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Are You Ticklishp

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
why is it that one person Is ticklish and
another isn't?" asked man who Is fond of
the unusual thing. II have often wondered
why men were differently constituted In
this way and have never seen any satisfac-
tory answer up to this time Some men
cannot stand to be touched in the side.
Others cannot stand to be touched on the
knees. They steal sugar according to the
nursery legend, and will simply have fit
If you should scrape the ends OF your fin
gers over their knees. The bottom of the
foot or the palm of the hand is tender
place with other people, On the other hand,
there are men who are not at all ticklish l
have seen tests made with straws about the
ears and neck without any sort OF disturb
ance. The subjects. too, were reasonably
sensitive l cannot say that they were not
thin-skinned to some extent, for L know
many Of them were. But they We're not
ttcklish. AS a rule the man whose skin Is
thin is the ticklish man, but there are the
usual exceptions to this rule. suppose 1t
is a matter involving the nervous constftu-
ton. and If persons are unusually tickiish |
guess 1t is due to the fact that the sense of
touch Is more keenly developed at the par
ticular parts OF the body which are pecul-
iarly sensitive. L can account for the vast
difference In persons In this respect In no
other way. 1t Is simply question OF a
highly developed sense Of touch
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.x-GtH CHARLES kiNC,>

dren: His call for aid was natural enough.
and his choice Of Kennedy, daring, dashing
lad who had learned to ride in Galway. was
the best that could be made. No peril could
daunt the light-hearted fellow, already
proud wearer of the medal Of honor; but,
duty done. 1t was Kennedy's creed that the
soldier mertted reward and relaxation. If
he went to bed at "F"' Troops barracks
there would be no more cakes and ale, no
more Of the majors good grub and rye.
II he went down to look after the gallant
steed he loved-saw to 1t that Kilmaine was
rubbed down. bedded. given abundant hay
and later water sure then, with clear con-
science. he could accept the majors bid"
and call again on his bedward way and
toast the major to his Irish hearts and
stomach's content.
Full Of pluck and fight and enthusia SIN.
and only quarter full. he would insist. Of
rye, was Kennedy as he strobe whistling
down the weil-remembered road to the fats.
for he. with Captain Truscotts famous
troop, had served some months at Frayne
before launching forth to Indian story land
in the shadows Of the Big Horn range.
Kennedy. In fact essayed to sing when once
out of earshot Of the guard house. and
singing. he strolled on past the fork OF the
winding road where he should have turned
to his right. and In the fullness Of his heart
vent stridinG souehward down the slope,
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The Welcome Girl.
II the New York News.

From the New York News
The welcome guest is the girl who know
ing the hour for breakfast appears at the
table ell the proper time. does not keep
others waiting and does not get in the way
by being down half an hour before the host
ess appears.
The welcome guest is the girl who, If
there are not many servants In the house,
has sufficient energy to take care of her
own room while she is visiting. and If there
are people whose duty it is she makes that
duty as light as possible for them by put
ting away her own belongings. and so ne
cessitating no extra work. She is the one
who knows how to be pleasant to every
member of the family, and who yet has tact
enough to retire from a room when some
special family affair is under discussion.
She Is one who does not find children dis
agrs cable or the various pets of the house
hold things to be dreaded She is the one
who. when her hostess is busy, can enter
tain herself with a book. a bit of sewing
or the writing OF letter She Is the one
who, when her friends come to see her.
does not disarrange the household In which
she is staying that she may entertain them.
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DISEASE IN HAVANA.
Elaborate Precautions Taken to Pre-
vent It's Spread.

From the Philadelphia Medical Record.
Isolation as Is isolation is the method
of the Havana sanitary authorities for the
treatment of infectious disease. Indeed, they
are so proud Of their system that they do
not hesitate to receive cases of yellow fever
into the city itself. When ship, say from
Vera Cruz, arrives with two or three cases
Of yellow fever on board. 1t Is not anchored
at some distance from the city. and the
miserable passengers and crews compelled
to take all the risks of becoming victims
Of the disease and gradually dying one by
one. On the contrary. the board Of health
sends It's stretchers to the ship, the patients
are removed under mosquito MEETINGS to the
observation or yellow fever hospital, the
ship is fumigated, the passengers observed
for time and finally discharged So sat
isfactory has this method been that one of
the sanitary officers declares that yellow
fever has been practically stamped out in
Cuba, because it Is not endemic on the
island, and Havana was formerly the chief
point Of reception and distribution.
If a case of relapsng fever Is discovered
and one was found recently in a sailors
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boarding house In Havana-the patient Is
removed to the contag ious hospital and iso-
lated, while at the same time the most en-
ergetic war Of determination is waged
against the miserable bed bugs in that par
ticular boarding house until every one Is
destroyed, and thus, to the misfortune OF
the scientific investiga ton of relapsing fe-
yer, but to the great good Of the COM
munity, the case of the disease remains
unique.
Too much credit cannot be given to the
able and energetic men who have control
Of the sanitation OF the city OF Havana
Not only do the city and the Island Of Cuba
profit but Cuba has ceased to be source
Of menace to the entire southern coast Of
the United States, and 1t behooves us as
Americans, and, as we fondly believe, the
most advanced Americans, rather to copy
that which they have of good. and learn
improved methods from them, than to re-
main fatuously Indifferent to all methods
not inaugurated by ourselves.
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Officers Elected.
Artists Work Among Wild Animals


An artist engaged for many years In
painting the eyes Of wild animals relates
some thrilling adventures which he has
gone through in the pursuit Of his work.
On one occasion in attempting to paint the
eyes of an Indian elephant Mr.. Head says:
After many unsuccessful attempts. which
made me more and more nervous, and the
elephant more and more restless, we put
the shackles on him-heavy chains. fastened
with huge iron bracelets around his legs
This only made matters worse. and the ee-
plant grew SO wild that the keepers had to
use their whips and other persuaders.
After a little he quieted down and I soon
regained courage Presently I again
cambered on to his knees but had only
just done so. and was on the point of look
ing into his eye, when he threw me yet
again, this time with great force; and now
he lifted his trunk and blew such a blast
as might have shattered the walls of Jeri-
cho. The building shook, the air rever-
berated with the deafening noise and all
the other animals IN the neighboring houses
took up the chant, bowling. roaring and
growing in one vast chorus.
The awful pandemonium so unnerved me
that l had only strength enough to pick
myself up and scramble out through the
bars-my knees knocking together. my body
covered with cold perspraton. Not for a
thousand pounds paid on the spot would L
have entered that den again
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past the once familiar haunt the store, now
dark and deserted; past the big house of the
post trader. past the traders roomy stables
and corral, and wendell his moonlit way
along the Rawlins trail, never noting until
he had chanted over half a mile and most
Of the songs he knew. that Frayne was well
behind him and the rise to the Medicine
Bow in front. Then Kennedy began to
laugh and call himself names, and then, as
he turned about to retrace his steps by a
short cut over the bottom, he was presently
surprised, but in no wise disconnected, to
find himself face to face with painted
Sioux. There by the path side. cropping
the dewy grass. was the trained pony. Here,
lounging by the trail, the thick black braids
of his hair interiaced with beads, the quill
gorget heaving at his massive throat, the
heavy blanket slung negligently. gracefully
about his staiwart form: his neither limbs
and feet in embroidered buckskin his long
dashed quirt in hand; here stood almost
confronting him, as fine specimen Of the
warrior of the plains as 1t had ever been
Trooper Kennedy's lot to see and see them
ne had-many time and oft.
In that Incompatible tale, My Lord the
Elephant" the great Mulvaney comes OPP
portunely upon bottle Of whisky and a
goblet Of water. 1.-THE first and second
drink I didn't taste" said he ''bein' dhry.
but the fourth and fifth took hould. an I
began to think scornful Of elephants" At
no time stood Kennedy in awe Of Sioux
AT this time he held him only in contempt.
How. john. said he, with an freshman s
easy insolence. "Lookin for a chance to
steal something'-is it?' And then Kennedy
was both amazed and enraptured at the
prompt reply in the fervent English of the
far frontier:
Go to HI you peck marked son-of- "a
scut! Where'd you steal your whisky?"
For five seconds Kennedy thought he was
dreaming Then, convinced that he was
awake. an Irishman seorned and insul ted
he dashed in to the attack Both fists shot
out from the brawny shoulders: both missed
the agile dodger: then off went the blanket,
and with two lean, red, sinewy arms the
Sioux had locked his foeman round.' and
the two were straining and swaying In a
magnificent grapple. AT arms length Pat
could easily have had the best of 1t, for
the Indian never boxes; but. in a bear hug
and a wrestie. all chances favored the
Sioux. Cursing and strainfng honors even
on both for while. Connaught and wild
Wyoming stroye for the mastery. Whisky
Is wonderful starter but mighty poor
slayer Of fight. Kennedy loosed his grip
from time to time to batter wildly with his
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clinched fists at such sections Of Sioux
anatomy as he could reach: but. at range
so close. his blows lacked both swing ana
steam, and fell harmless on sineWy back
and lean, muscular TANKS. Then he tried
Galway hitch and trip but his 1.-the antag-
onist knew trick worth ten of that Ken
nedy tried many time next day to salts
factorily account for It, but never with
success. He found himself speedily on tne
broad Of his back gasping for breath with
which to keep up his vocal defiance, staring
up into the glazing, yengefu black eyes OF
his furious and triumphant foeman. ana
then In one sudden. awful moment ne real
lied that the Indian tWas reaching Tor MS
knife. Another instant 1t cleaned aloIt III
the moonlight, and the poor lad shut MS
eyes against the swift, and deadly dow
Curses changed to one wprdless prayer 10
the glittering blade go spiRning through the
air Vaguely, family he, heard a stern
young voice ordering gHQtd there then
another, silvery Voice. Frying something
in strange tongue, and vas conscious that
an unseen power had foosed the fearful grip
on his throat; next, that, sobedient to that
same power-one he dare not questlon.the
dn Ind nsv was seTy to ms aeet
away into cloudland., knowing naught OF
what was going on Abput him. When he
came to again he heafd a confused murmur
f Of taxi hs as s him a f amg oaes
him. painting still and Slightly sWaying. and
that an officer. a young Athlete. was saying
rebukeful words Well The knew him. as
what trooper of the 18th did not?-Lieut.
Beverly Field; but, seeing the reopened
eyes 1t was the Indian again who sought
to speak. With uplifted hand he turned
from the rescuer to the rescued.
You're saved this. time. you cur OF a
Mick were, expurgated OF unprintable
blasphemy. the exact words OF the semi
savage lord OF the frontier. but by the
God that made us both I'll get you before
another moon, dash dash you. and when
do I'll cut out your blackguard heart and
eat It,. Then bounding on his pony. away
he sped at mad gallop westward.
For moment no further word was
spoken. The officer presently helped the
soldier to his feet and stayed him, for the
latter's legs seemed wobbly. Field let his
salvage get its breath before asking ques-
lions. Yet he was puzzled. for the mans
face was strange to him. Who are your
he asked at length. and what on earth are
you doing out here this time OF night
Kennedy, sir. Captain Truscotts troop,
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CHAPTER LII.

CHAPTER III.
COmforled by abundant food, refreshed
and stimulated by more than two or three
enthusiastic toasts to the health Of the
major the men SO loved. Trooper Kennedy,
like a born dragon and son Of ould sod,
bethought him OF the gallant bay that had
borne him bravely and with hardly a halt
all the long way from Beecher to Frayne.
The field telegraph had indeed been stretch
ed but 1t afforded more fun for the Sioux
than 10 aid the outlying posts on the
Powder and Little Horn. for II was down
ten days out OF twelve. Plodder, lieutenant
colonel OF infantry comma ndng at Beecher,
had been badly worried by the ugly demon
STATIONS of the Indians for ten days past.
He was forever seeing in minds eye the
hideous details Of the massacre at Fort
Phil kearny, few miles further on around
the shoulder Of the mountains. planned and
carried out by Red Cloud with such dread
ful success in '67. Piodder had strong men
at his back. whom even hordes Of painted
Sioux could never stampede. but they were
few In number. and there were those ever
1rsssat helplsss. dependent women and chill
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strike. But they also assist their uegs
lords In commercial ventures, business
man who has occasion to pass through the
Italian quarter Of the lower part Of the
city has been interested TO learn what was
the business of an old Italian man he
passed frequently sitting beside cart in
which were big bundles wrapped In dirty
bagging. After a time his curiosity was
rewarded. The old man Is one of the part
ners In firm of italian bakers. The wife
is the other and the harder working part
ner. They bake the bread, the little push
cart is loaded with 1t and wheeled to a con-
venient location. Then the man sits on
the ground beside tt to watch while his
wife goes around taking orders. She passes
from house to house IN the Italian quarter
and from room to room where the different
families live, sells as much bread as she
can, delivers it. and thus the pair move
from place to place through the quarter
until they have disposed of their stock
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began to fly open along the second floor
fronts, and whiterobed forms to appear
at the windows and inquiring voices, male
and female, hailed the passerby with
Whats the matter, sergeant?" and the
answer was all sufficient to rouse the en-.
tire garrison.
Captain Rays troop ordered out, SIR" OF
"ma'am," as the case might be. No need
to add the Well-worn cause OF such night
excursions Indians.
The Office was brightly lighted. and there
sleepyeyed and silent, were gathered many
of the officers about their alert commander
Ray was down at his stables, passing judg-
ment on the mounts Only fifty were to
go. the best half hundred in the sorrel
troop. for it was to be a forced march
Neither horse nor man could be taken I'M
less in prime condition, for break down
on the part of either on the way meant
delay to the entire command or death by
torture to the hapless trooper left behind.
Small hope was there of a march made
unobserved. for Stabber's band Of Ogal-
lallas had been for weeks encamped within
plain view. Less hope was there Of Stab
bers holding aloof now that his brethren
at. the Big Horn had declared for war. He
was recalcitrant of the first magnitude
subchief who had never missed the war
path when the Sioux were afield, or the
consolation trip to Washington between
times. Where Stabber went his young men
followed unquestioHing. 1t was a marvel
that Kennedy had succeeded in getting
through. [ meant tudl lHe TuiHci .,
or the Indian smokes and signals. had not
at once so covered the country with scouts
that couriers could by no possibility slip
between them. But now the signal fire
was cleaning at Eagle Butte, and an an
swering blaze had fiared from Stabber' 8
camp. Invisible from Fort Frayne, they
had both been seen by shrewd non-commis-
stoned officers. sent scouting up the Platte
by Major Webb within half an hour OF the
coming OF the alarm.
Ray will push ahead at once. said
Webb to his silent subordinates. You see
Colonel Plodder has only two troops up
there and he will need all his infantry to
defend the post. I've wired to Laramie
and to depa rtment headquarters. and fur
ther orders will come before noon. Let all
the cavalry be ready. Then II We push out,
Dade we leave Fort Frayne to you. They'll
hardly venture south OF the Platte this
time
"Is-Mr. Field going with Captain Ray?"
presently ventured young Ross. who knew
Ray had but one subaitern for duty at the