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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

tor Carter said. Moreover, it needs more good hotels.
Moreover, the visitors win be willing 10 pay well for
accommodations, and, therefore, the hotels win earn
money. Under these circumstances it appears that
persons of means should study conditions closely and
follow Senator CATERS advice rs may seem best in
their judgment.
The benefits that will accompany the Worlds Fair
viii not be feeting. We shall not experience in 81.
Louis a repetition of misfortuneS that struck Chicago.
after the close Of the Columbian Exposition. provided
we proceed wisely. Territory tributary 10 81. Louis
is growing rapidly and is steadily becoming more
productive. on this account we may expect thar a
large percentage Of the new enterprises will De per
manent institutions.
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corRT OF CRIMINAL CORRECTION.

1t seems impossible TO elevate the Court Of Grim
inal Correction. and there remains no remedy FOR it,
evils except to abolish the court altogether.
II is competent Tor the Legislature Of Missouri 10
do this at it's next session The Court does not exist
in virtue Of any provision Of the Constitution Of the
State. but is the result altogether Of statutory enact
ment.
What the Legislature made. it can unmake. The
functions now exercised by the Court Of Criminal
Correction can advanageously be distributed between
the Justices Of the Peace or Police Judges and the
criminal divisions OF the Circuit Courts. The trial OF
misdemeanors and petty criminal appeals should he
turned over to the criminal divisions OF the. Circuit
Court. while the preliminary examinations could he
left 10 the Justices OF the Peace and Police Judges.
Preliminary examinations have lost much Of their i'm
portance since the Constitution was so amended rs
TO give the Circuit Attorney power to proceed. even la
felony cases. by information.
What is here suggested is in the line of q great re-
form that has already been accomplished. When the
Criminal Court was Il separate institution there were
the same complaints Of it's administration that are
now made Of the administration Of the Court OF Grim
inal Correction. Making the Criminal Court 4 part Of
the Circuit Court. and dividing its work between the
Circuit Judges. has resulted in bringing to the admin
istration Of the criminal law men NJ greater profess
sionaI ability and OF higher character. The city seems
unable 10 place the right men in the Court Of Criminal
Correction. and the duties aud functions OF the tri-
bunal are too important in their consequences To the
community 10 be left 10 incompetent or unworthy
hands.
Every reason which was urged FOR the ahniition 81
the Criminal Court. as a diStinc; and independent in
stitution. exists in favor Of the abolition or the Court
NJ Criminal Correction. Here is work that the Civic
Improyement League can take up and it viii be- en-
lifted 10 the thanks Of the community if it snail effect
the change,
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them and. when they come. knows how to
make the best q them. The good dinloma-
ti-' IS not tho one who successfully takes
people iu. but The one who. when he has
discovered who are his true friends sticks
10 them through. thick and thin.
Advice - a piece Of luxury thoroughly en-
1oyed b. the one who gives IT,
/ prefer unTghtcousnesS 20 self-righteous-
ness The ~unriGhteOus man may see the er-
ror OF his ways and improve. He may even
De iovahle- The self-righteous man T. un-
teaehable. unloving. ENJOYABLE and unlovely.
You can judge the social standing Of a wo-
man from The %ay she sits down.
\ woman may love a man she has hated.
never one she has dsspised. seldom one who.
has been Indifferent 10 her.
A woman Is seldom Jealous OF another on
account OF her intellectual attachments but
II her bosom friend has on purpose or BY
mere chance eclipsed her dress at a party.
they will probably be no longer on speaking
terms.
Scientific men are generally the most hon
est OF men. because their minds are con-
stantly bent on the pursuit OF truth.
It requires a head better screwed on the
shoulders to stand success than TO endure
misfortune.
The world Is not ruled by men Of talent.
but by men OF character.
A vain man speaks either well or i'll OF
himself A modest man never speaks OF
himself at all
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Thus must society see through the gogSle
eye II S-elf-appoiuted discovery.
one OF the provinces OF greatness. or
rather 81 ROYALTY. Il to discover beauty
Mr. .I-zrgtr was discovered by the Prince
Of WaleS she had been just ~ beautiful
before Wales ever saw her. the obscure
swain had wcrshlped her IN the evening
when ne drove his COVE past her house
when the moon was rising and the dew
EliStenlne on the grass he stood at the end
% the lane. ~entrauced AT the Hight in her
window: at church OF a sunday. when the
dry pulpijeer connei his hackneyed phrases.
he watched her with the heart OF admira-
tion IN HE gaping mouth; but she was not
beautiful She was comely Mrs. Langtry
A man came ana woOed her and won her.
IN the 500; Neht where the katydids sang
one 10 another and the tree toads cog
remained FOR a Prince 10 startle the world
with her eurapturous beauty
IN America there was a pretty girl. q
st. Louis maiden. and the drug clerk and
the curly-haired youth who squirted soda
water sid that she was pretty. In the
nsishbcrhood there we're critics who dis
puted this distinction. hut along came the
Grand Duke OF Russia. called her charm
inc-ani then she was charming. She had
stood IN The twilight and FOR her royalty
made il noon. But that Il a prerogative OF
ROYALTY
Charles IT ard Louis XIV created beauty
by q word. a look. and beneath their recos-
milton mere comciiness became loneliness
aud Il would seem that Mr. LShr the as
Sociate Of monkeys and designer OF cos
TUNES for doc parties. Is about TO build Tor
himself that sort OF prestige
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WHAT ST. LOUIS NEEDS.

There are many good reasons why the business
men OF St Louis should heed the advice given by
President Carter OF the National Worlds Fair Com
mission, at the banquet of the Business Mems League,
Too many representative citizens fail to realize the
prospects for growth and prosperity offered to st.
Louis by the Worlds Fair, and Mr.. Carriers words
should be to these men an inspiration for work and
Investment.
The speaker well said that the city must provide
adequate accommodations for visitors. His opinion
that lack Of hotel accommodations would be detrfs
mental to the Exposition. as well as injurious TO the
city, is undeniably sound. The city must satisfy all
~exactions on its hospitality. or it viii lose it's reputa-
ton as an entertainer and endanger the success of the
Exposition
that he had not appreciated the magnitude of the Elk
position until two months ago. Hundreds OF residents
OF st. Louis. among them many business men. have
viewed the progress Of the Worlds Fair just as did
Senator Carter. They have moi conceived the i'm
portance of the undertaking. nor considered the effect
It is bound to have on the city.
The time has come when every man possessed OF
local pride and = sense Of his civic obligations should
take a personal interest in everything that relates TO
the Worlds Fair. Business men must be disposed 10
examine opportunities for investment. They must get
rd OF MISREPRESENTATION and use their money to i'm
prove the city. Many ways for safe investment and
reasonable profit have been and will be offered, and
these opportunities should not be permitted TO go by
default.
The whole trouble is that too many citizens have
not. as yet. come 10 realize the magnitude of the Ex-
position. They have the same ideas that Senator
Carter did two months ago. They do not remember
that more than . ,0O0OOO persons attended the Column
btan Exposition in Chicago. They do not consider
that the Worlds Fair projected for St. Louis Is
planned to surpass previous Expositions in every
respect
For one thing St Louis needs more hotels, as Sena.
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dom does Us ann good and the good that
hapUens to them very seldom does Us any
harm. People wac are successful are
neither epNious. Jealous nor revengeml.
Very often a man says Il have made a
foot Of myself wh0 should only accuse his
father.
a contract IS "a collection Of clauses signed
bv two honorable persons vho take each
other for s%coundrels.
Many people make a noise Tor the simple
reason that. like drums. they are empty
Many others who think themselves deep
are Only hoilov.
Never have ANYTHING 10 DO with women
ia whose houses sou never see "A man. You
may say what you like. but have heard
many women admit that the presence Of a
man adds a great deal OF responsibility TO a
house.
II Won cannot prevent evil. try not 20 see
g. What we do not know does not hurt
u.
A se-lf-conscious man IS sometimes one
who IS no; aware o. his unworthiness
Many a saint n A small provincial town
is a devil OF a dog in the metropolis. Life
in small towns IS like life IN glass houses.
The fear OF the neighbor l. the begi1nlns ot
wisdom.
great suneriuEs. but BY great injustiees
Revolutions. like new countries. are often
started bv somewhat Objectionable adven-
turers. When they have been successful.
steady and honest people come IN
The good d~ipiomatist Is not the one who
forces events. but the one who fore~ees
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that the dread scuurge which destroyed all crops on
the Rocky Mountain slope is aimaSt forgotten.
Only those who witnessed the darkened sky Is the
millions upon millions Of INSECTS moved East. lived
through the hours and DAYS when the land was GOV
cred with them and then saw the bare earth and
stripped vegetation left in their wake can appreciate
in the least degree the horror of lice graSShopper
plague.
The sraS>hopperS tame from the hard soil Of the.
Rockies. They were a species of locusts ana had o.
caped from the incasing shell. Their great numbers
made them Il curse like unto the locusts' plague OF
Egypt. Kansas lay in the path. as did Nebraska.
Thousands of settlers had hardly more than dug their
wells and sel up their sodhousrs on the homeSteads.
The crops were in full flower.
II would b- difficult To measure he discourage
ment which followed the visit al the sraSshoppcrS.
NOT until winter zane did they vanish. Thet had
made a historic descent upon civilization and adj
vancing agriculture aud. temporarily. had won the
victory.
\ quarter of a century has passed and there has
not been a repetition or the plague. There are many
States where grasshoppers thrive better than in Kan
state. mention of grasshoppers and Kansas in the
same sentence IS evidence of dense Ignorance on the
part Of the speaker. There may lee dangers 10 the
Kansas crops by food. drought and cyclone. hut the
graSshopper has been left out Of consideration
And why: simply because agriculture and science
hav" ruined the Matching grounds Of the sraSSl"ppers.
The soil has been turned To the sunshine and eggs
killed. There win never be another invasion Of these
insects. They reached their last day uf dangerous
power in 1877.
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CT0WE (Deveop the Sturdy Qualities in Your Boy If
VI L VI " VI l. You Want Him to Resist Temptation.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBIId
To be able 10 buiid ~ e character founded
on uprightness and undertaking truihul-
ness. 10 live 50 as 70 b. absolutely trusted
hy thOse who know him. certainly IS an OBJ
irct in life worthy any young mans STRIVING
to obtain
OF couse every mother knows OF what
value such qualities will be In the CHARACTER
OF her son. Are you striving to degeI.p
them IN him early in his Hfe7
Are you teaching him that "a man is al
ready 90 consequence Ia th. world when IL
Is known that he cln De- implicitly relied
upon,
Teach him that no character Shinds ont
clear and strong WHICH, has not Tor it4 CEN
trai priHc.p!e simple integrity.
The cultivation uf these sturdy qulGfisS
viii give him the courage 90 saw ~No"
when he wants 10 and when he ought 20
say IL: that h.. he will nave the pov-er 10
resis temptation when % comes his Vuy.
show him that not To- be- able To- rests
temptation j. a weakness that he can AMI
must strengthen. or the result may b. a
future Of dark and drrary days. n lifelong
misery and Tcmorse.
There IS a fable. written rs the monks of
the Middle Age called The Clerk and the
Image which illustrates this weakness ard
it, consequences.
IT, says: I'm the city Of Rome stood an
image, its posture was erect. with thr right
hand extended. and on the little finger q
the outsiretchsd hani was written. Strike
here
Years and years had the image stood
there and no one knew the secret 81 the
inscription.
Many wise men from every land came
asd looked at the statue. ard many Werr
the solutions Of the mystery attempted hy
them; each man was satisfied With MS own
conclusion. but no che Else agreed witn
him.
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MAX 0RELL paul BloueD H9y rs of l Sss. p y5sos. vH whs' Car

cupid will cause men To- do many things.
50 sill cupil,y-R
like economy 700 much as a virtue not
10 ,oathe 6, when Il becomes a vice
Many virtues. when carried TOO far. be-
come vices.
Re careful in YOUR dealings with cfrtain
Christians who are perfectly convinced n
one DAY a great deal shall be forgiven Them.
Avoid dealing with them on Saturdays and
MONDAYS. bec,use. OF Saturdays they know
they will have their sins washed away the
following day. aud. on Mondays. they feel
fresh and ready 10 start again.
The Christian 20 whom 1 allude in tn pre-
cedIug paragraph is that one who sings AT
the top OF his voice: oh what will ID be 10
be there" and who sends for the doctor the
momen he feels a little cold coming 70 his
head.
Envy r. a vic which does not pay. 2 You
let your envy be- apparent. you advertise
your failure.
Truth Is seldom spoken to kings ard wo-
Nothing Is less common than &C mmon
sense.
Whenever you can. pay cash for Whit You
buy. A bill owing is TX port wine-it gem
orally improves by Keeping
There are people whose signature has no
more significance at The end Of a letter %
insults than il mas value at the bottom OF
a check.
TIE hardest th'lE 20 DO IN lie is 10 make
a living dishonesty for any length of time
The harm that happens 20 others very sell
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OPIE READ M IS. s %s5a. nes s Rsse P' So~ ssni s1s H Ha.'
Beautiful Woman

Monarchists say that RepuSFss have n
STANDARD OF art, Of literature y OF beauty
Surely this charge cannot be. brought
against US. We have a standar OF beauty
aud his name is Lahr. Why. the name
Itself Is full OF beauty. II might have been
smith. Jones, Brown; but it is not-it's
I&hr.
In all the nomenclature Of authority could
We strike a name more appropriate And.
come to think OF II. Schenck itself Is not
bad. one Of the finest poker players this
country ever sent forth was named Scheuck-
They say that In drawing he Vas an artist
A a rule he could grab the right color and
denomination TO ill a flush or smooth out
the kink OF an inside straight
Perhaps in Chicago there are hundreds
OF girls waiting for the recognizing eyes
OF Mr.. Lehr. And In the dime museums
there are monkeys that would like to be
entertained at his table. A monkey never
appears TO better advantage than when In
fun dress. Il seems to level him with his
surroundings. and as a d%iScoverer OF this
fact SIr. Lehr Is to be congratulated.
While in this country the Grand Duke
Boris did not discover beauty. His eye
was too keen TO discover the rudeness OF
helping the hostess first or was Il that
he had an understanding with Mr. Lehre
Now we shall never hear Of the accom-
pIishments OF Miss Schenck. She may sing
lrke-llke some OF the prima donnas think
they can sing: she may talk like one in
places. nut IL all counts for nothing. Mr.
Iehr says she is the most beautiful OF
women. and with the stupid that makes
her immortal.
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Here. too. all was mute; the beautiful
damseIs sat In silence. SIN the priest weat
onward. There we're rooms after rooms.
stables fusd with horses and asses and
granaFi-s stored with abundant forage.
"He placed his hand on the horses-they
We're cold. HfeIess stone. Servant stood
Ground about: their lips were closed-all
was silent "a the grave; and yet what was
there wanting what but life
have seen to-day what no man will
believe sald-the priest. n he rs-entegsj the
great hall. let nae tcke something whereby
% prove the credit OF my story
As he thus spakc 10 himself he saw som
vases srd some jeWel-hand,td knives on 4
marble table beside him: he raised his htnd:
hs placed them in tn- bosom ~ his carmen;
all was dark.
"Fhe archer haii -ho, with his arrow the
ctrtune'e was broken into e Thousand piercs
Ia thicE darkness covered the place. hou-
after hour he wandered about the halls AMI
~passages-ali was dark. an was cold. all vas
cesnlate-the stairs seemed 20 have IL ne
found no orening am he laid dovnand dol
"a miserable death amid those piles u goli
ana jewels. his only companions the hfsicss
iTages ~ stone
His secret died with him
The points in this little fable are too clear
tr uegi much explaining. and ! shall emily
e % that, g. mother may cave her boy from
the co%nSeguences Of weakness. the la.k OF
cour1ce to saw $40" when he wants To-. or
k=ovS Do ought %. by striving 10 strength
en- aud develop what are called sturdy quail
II Is necessary IN these days to put strong
emphasis or this side OF n boy's life. and il
De- during Childhood and youth while charac-
t@r b. iu rrnceSs OF forming. that "a mother
should put out every effort toward develop
ing Ia him a high standard. the influence. OF
which will surely teu later on.
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RECENT COMMENT.
I'd. Dbl the PhImppInrs.


stephen Bonsai in North American Review
There are two standing accuSat-ns against the frfarS-
= exploiting the natives and ~ leading dssuIute lives.
The latter IS based upon scandalous stories such as are.
unhappiy. ln circulation in every community. and upon
he fact that half-caste children We're sometimes born IN
the inland Parishes This phenomenon was often ascribed
to the presence OF the fiars. but IL - difficult 70 say with
what justice. Il Is certain. however, that. though for morc
than four, years. the fTiars have been Withdrawn. these
able Euracisn children continue TO come into the
world On ever-Hcreasing numbers.
As to the charge Of plunder. made 30 frequently and in
such frantic terms. &c * possible 90 h. more explicit. The
management Of the Monastic orders was careful and in
some respects thrifty They had 10 - s,lfSupportng or
their missions would collapse. Rarely a penny reached
them from Spain. and their u;hes seem to have been paid
largely in chickens and eggs. Their property all remained
in the Philippines. only an Incredibly small sum being sent
Annually TO Spain 10 bear a part OF the expense 81 the
young friars who were being educated FOR the Philippine
missions. and 20 support the invaded and superanuulted
brethren. who had gone back To Spain. For a' years
these great corporations have been exploiting p country
of large resources. the extent Of which is alone known TO
them. and the valuation placed upon their estates. their
monastcrieS and alt their posseSscus hy Judge TaN j.
considerably under St16ae". which estimate Is considered
= fest. II not a Eenero-s. one. There are half a dozen
foreign firms in Manila without the knowledge ~ the
people and the islands which the friars posses. Who have
made as much money as this out Of the Philippine within
ne decade.
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WORLDS I9o4-FAIR.
KEEP THE sTREETs CLEAN.

AALA u - RIaElE OA4EaAN-N
The efforts Of Mayor Wells to keep the streets
clean. with the aid OF chiefs Of municipal depart
ments. wiz receive encouragement from the sanitary
committee OF the Civic Improvement League. The
plan Of campaign which the committee has decided
upon cannot fail TO bring good results.
Mrs. Louis Mccall, the chairman, says that a cru
sade for clean streets will he made by interesting
school children in the work. The children viii be
asked to observe ordinary precautions: to not throw
rubbish in the streets themselves and to keep others
from doing 50.
Experience has demonstrated that school children
can accomplish exceptionally good results in civic i'm
provement crusades. They easily appreciate the
benefits OF the object sought and are unremitting in
their endeayors, because they lend to the labors the
ardOr Of youth. They are more keen in realizing the
good that follows from little things than are older
people. They are more anxious to achieve success,
being stirred, more or less. by a consciousness Of
their personal Importance.
Very much can be done toward keeping the streets
clean IL citizens will discontinue the habit OF throwing
articles in the thoroughfares and on the sidewalks
Il the average person VIII look upon this matter as
q personal duty. the change in the appearance OF the
streets viii be surprising. tmay safely be predicted
that the school children will give their elders an ex-
eeIlent object lesson.
The committee may also be congratulated for tax
ing upon itself the pleasant obligation OF educating
the new generation on municipal subjects. This
policy viii inculcate and develop civic pride, and the
city will reap important benefits therefrom in the
future.
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Amons the many that attempted 20 IN
I"sri Ire mystery or the figure was a GER
TAIN priest A. he looked at the image he
noticed tnat when the sun ShOne OF the
hEure the shadow % the outstretched finger
was dlsrefuibI- ON the ground some distance
from %" static.
lie marked The spot ard waited until the
n,khl was cnrir. at midnight ne began 10
NiS wHet" tte shadow ceased: for threr feet
~ ipdhu nothing but earth and stones: he
F"n.Wei his labor and fclt his spade strike
"A"ii something hard. he continued his
work "-ih greater zeal and FOUND a trap
door which Ae soon cleared and proceeded
-to salst.
"Hr.og The door a nisut of marble stairs
n''enc'"l iHf" f1+ eTrth and - bright light
STRAINED rre ara fsom below.
't~t-H cow h- spade the priest de-
seeHded % the fn1, of Tale stairs he 4nssre,f
"a vast fau. q nuIuber ~ men. hab,tsd in
''S'y apparel AMI sitting iu solemn silence.
'''uifru me center. arJurd and on every
sh We're riches ianumsrtbI.-pHcs az gold
at'l EN- r2ld vases. u-1 ani elbtrerirg robes
ard heaps o. j-weIs % ,ts brsghtes. hue
"Ih' hall was lighted hy ore Jewel alone.
- citbunc 80 Or Eht. 500 dazzling ihl- the
priest could h'rd!y h1r- ,@ gaze l;s'u DO
where b. stoci -r tn csrr---af tFe h9u
81 Tie opposite end o. tho BRAN s.ood ar
armed nrcaer, his bow VS. S.,.re ana In.
arrow fitted 90 the strng and hr seemed
Co sake aim az the c~arbuucls. rs h~,O-
iiazed with ref ciei TeE1. ard on u O,s
writton- q am. that am; ms rhaft = in
eyi-&tIo. yoU Eii-Jorine jewel ctnro, escape
its stroke
"HeyoEd tire great hail gpp-Jred 5aotRers
INTO Thic' thS priest amsz . al
what ta saw. entered
~ vas hited as a bedchamue coIches
OF every kind orn2m"ntcd g. and many
betutiful women. arraygd iu robes as costly
as those worn In the great hall. occupied
the rhrmhrr