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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20

whose record is best at the end; the beginning is for
gotten and is of no moment"
With this judgment little disagreement can be
found, Yet Mr.. Carnegie emphasizes the necessity of
the graduate entering business at the bottom Of the
ladder. THE exceptional graduate" he explains,
should excel the exceptional undergraduate. He has
more education, and education viii always tell. the
other qualities being equal"
MI. Carnegie can be taken as an exceptional nom
graduate. If lie feels SO certainly the Disadvantages
under which he has labored there would seem to he
little doubt left on the subject. The memorial library
Which he bullt in honor of the man whose books We're
placed at his disposal testifes to the hours which he
spent in overcoming his hapdicap. Education may
not be a necessity, but the lack of It is a calamity to
any but the most coura geous snirits.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20

In all hkeiihood the general belief that the st.
Louis worlds Fair Is to be postponed to 1901 will be
developed into certainty by the action of Congress in
the near future. There will he every good reason for
general satisfaction if this is the case. The builders
of the Worlds Fair are in 10 way doubtful of their
ability TO complete their work by the time originally
set for the opening, but the fact that the foreign gov
ernmental and other exhibits cannot then be in readi-
ness may make imperative the Fairs postponement.
The year of additional time granted because of this
fact will insure the holding of the biggest and best
Worlds Fair yet known in the history of such enter
priseS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES.

When President-elect Palma of the Republic of
Cuba babe farewell to the people of the little New
York village of Central Valley. with whom he and his
family have lived as ~neighbors for more than twenty
years. he testified feelingly to his affection for them.
1T Is with regret that L must leave YOU" the
Americanized chief of the Cuban Junta Of revolu-
tionary days declared. Il am obliged TO 90 to nv
native country. But. when l do go, I shall feel rs
though l had left part of my soul in Central Valley.
1t shall remind me that my country, Cuba, is united
very closely with the United States"
These words have the ring of sincerity in them.
and Palma's frendlness toward this Government and
people has been too steadily and consistently mani
Tested to warrant n doubt of their genuineness of
quality. In whatever issues may arise affecting in
timately the interests Of the two countries 1t is very
certain that Cubas President will bring TO their con-
sideration a temper of amicable understanding of the
American attitude which cannot but facilitate the
maintenance of the most cordial relations.
This fact must prove of great benefit both to Cuba
and the United States. One Of the most likely de-
yeiopments Of the not remote future. especially if the
American Government deals fairly and sympathetical-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
..Mad Jack" PerciyaI of the Navy.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Captain Percival of the navy. whose portrai- hoe met
been presented 10 the Navy Department. died in 1862 He
was known as Mac Jack" Perciyal because of eccen-
tricities which on many occasions brought him in conflict
with the naval authorities. The portrait was sent by Mrs.
William Nicholson. but who she is the department is I'M
able to discover. Captain PercivaI was sent to Morocco
with his frigate to bring back a cargo of jackasses for
the Government, and in order to show his contempt for
the employment Of a war vessel for such a mission. on
entering New York Harbor he ran in all his guns and
placed the head of n jackass through each port as the
ship sailed in. The sight of "A double row OF jackasszs'
heads protrudng from the places where guns were looked
for created a sensation at the time, and Mad jack
narrowly escaped a reprimand.
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WORLD'S-t9O3-FAIR,
GOOD CHANCE TO HELP THE POOR.

GOOD CHANCE To HE'LL THE POOR.
There should he 4 very general and generous re
sponse TO the appeal of the st. Louis Provident Asso
citation for cast-off clothing, household goods, bedding
etc, for distribution among the city's destitute, this
being Il regular and most bene6cent feature of the
associations charitable work.
An appeal OF this character does not call for any
sacrifice on the part of the giver, and yet means 4
great good to the helpless poor. Clothing and other
material which else would be thrown away as nc
longer available for use can be used TO great advantage
by the Provident Association among its poor clients
Some deserving persons are even enabled to gain EN-.
ployment through these means. being paid by the as.
ISOLATION for repairing the garments, household goods.
bedding. furniture or whatever of a servieeable nature
may be donated.
The springtime is a good time for such a collection
TO be made as is now being undertaken by the Provi-
dent Association. The wearing apparel and the like
which you would now cast aside as worn out and 10
he COTTON rid of, you should give to the Proyident in
stead. Notify the association and its wagons will call
at your house to receive your donation.
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RECENT COM MENT.
Congressional Campaign Indications.

BdItInHUf6 u
The present indications are that tn, Democrats A. tho
coming congressional campaign will drop or altoge+ba-
ignore silver, and will conduct the contest ,no, ,ho H.,
questions Of the times. There are enough of these cIapo-.
ing for settlement. The tariff ard reciprocity. the trent
ment of Cuba, the conduct Of the war in the Ph:linnines
and the control by law of combinat lions and rnononolies-
all these questions are up for settlement. That the Demo-
cratic party Is getting ready upon these issues and not
upon the silver issue is indicated by the call Of the Con-
gressional Committee upon Richard OIncy and Daniel
Lamont, two members of Mr.. Cieveland's Cabinet. and
both or them gold men, to take part in the direction of
the campaign. The speech OF David T. Eli at the Tam
many headquarters is also a sign that the fight is to be
conducted upon the living issues. The disposition TO get
together is a sign Of promise for a vigorous campaign.
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The four hundred business and PROFESSIONAL men to
whom the Reverend Father Cdfess has appealed for
assistance in the crusade against the wineroom evil
should be glad to cooperate with that worthy priest
Tor the attainment of a most desirable end. A per
sonar appeal Is made b them as representing the
moral forces of the community They should be faith
full to the best interests of their city and willingly ey.
tend to Father Cofrey all the assistance and encour.
agement possible to them. The fight on the wine
rooms is a fight against crime and moral degredo-
ton. The criminal elements of the city must not he
permitted TO emerge triumphant from such a fight.
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AUTHENTIC NEWS OF THE
VAST UNIVERSE OF STARS.

, has been the case with other novas. until in
June it was barely visible to the naked
eye. About this time the spectroscope
showed evidence that it had become a neb-
ula. In August Professor Max Wolf of
Heidelberg took a four-hour exposure plate
of the star with a refracting telescope
which showed nebulous clouds of uncertain
character. 1t was not until September %
when Professor Ritchey of the Yerkes OBJ
servatory took q photograph of the star
with a more suitable instrument that 1t
was definitely seen that the star had really
become the center of a circular mass of
glowing nebulous matter OF a shape which
seems to be an ocular demonstration of that
nebular theory first p~ropounded by Kant
and Laplace a hundred years ago.
\ World in Formation.
But this Is not all. On November IL a
telegram from the central bureau for as
Economical kilograms at Kiel announced
that: From Crossiey photographs Perrine
finds that four principal CONVERSATIONS,
faint nebula surrounding Nova Persei,
moved southeast enc minute arc In six
weeks.-Kreutz." This meant that the
brightest part OF the nebula had moved at
the rate of at least 1000 miles a second. a
speed sixty times greater than any pre-
viously measured star velocity. It was just
as if an engineer suddenly learnt that a
locomotive had travelled sixty times seven
~ miles an honr.
In the Ritchey photograph the image Of
the star is enlarged on account OF the long
exposure. but there is little or no halo of
nebulosity Immediately about it. Complete
" surrounding the star, however, is n
large elliptical belt of nebulosity some
twenty seconds of arc in diameter. with
concentric and spiral bands. 1t is the
presence OF these bands which gives such
an interest to the nebula, for they seem to
be 4 visual demonstration Of the bands
which are theoretically held to be thrown
off by n whiriing nebula in the process OF
becoming a sun-and-planet system. The
irregular bands draw themselves together
by gravitat!on and naturally take the form
OF a sphere. and eventually cool until they
become planets; and now in the heavens
appear these bands and u whirling spiral
movement of astounding speed. Subsequent
photographs confirmed the extraordinarily
that it was also expanding, apparently in
every direction.
The latest news of the nova is contained
in a circular from Kiel 60 which all dis
coveries are cabled TO establish priority,
which announces that on March 5 Professor
Wolf obtained a fine photograph with an
exposure of four hours. which showed that
all the former condensations had become
weaker. From the nova toward the south
west there now extends a new long zone
OF nebulosity much brighter than the pre-
viously existing CONVERSATIONS. Indeed, on
February 2. the date of the last previous
photograph. this region was very bright.
This later nebulosity is brighter than the
appearance of August, 1901. p. II.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20

With the April Grand Jury entering upon its in
vestisation of the bribery cases the local public will
confidently hope for a continuation of service such as
was rendered by the December and February bodies.
The material at hand is plentiful. and every citizen
having knowledge of the matters under inquiry, or of
any other instances of municipal corruption. should
promptly communicate with the present Grand Jury.
mere should be no question that definite results will
follow the investigation now resumed. The move
ment Tor the publication Of the Municipal Assembly
must be prosecuted TO the fullest success possible TO
an aroused civic conscience.
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under certain circumstances the woman
both.

"ouiIn ana the franchise.
! One Limitation of the Iseor r,gbta Of vou
an st,l eyIsts-sh. 10 nat :, aJrtt,a5 =
the franchise. That tbis To- = r,rbt des,ra,
by all women is NOT ori+o ,ar,atn t,t tho
It will he attained seems nrohahie and tho
IL ought tn be aimed ,r,,r 10 q ,oncIusL,,
that only those will question who have no
fully considered the altered needs which
: the altered condition of woman has hrouyh,
about. Rv virtue of what sunerioritv car
man withhold from wouar ,s ebe now ia
an equal right with himself 10 control RI,
, management Of her wv, aff,Jrso lie no,
brain less active, Is bar .I,catio, lover
Is she more lIahIe Ia he svr,vea nv nm.
worthy motives or aye, r,nro s,biao. r.
the bribery and corr,1ntior Of on otorr,I
will? The noble and mopnonimons being
man. II he knovcs bir,soIr ia 90 ta lsnoy7s
woman also knows nerfsctI,. ~ no c.r
claim none Of ,bssa rn;nt, s-n,rio-itr
And r. tho rra,rhi.e +. T., ho Iora r-ttbbaid
from one-haIf az tho bur.r far7,r,. 81 car
only ba nv vir,,a ~ III. rns, s,r,ryir, s,sr II,
az ,bo ~ hart,~f- a., 49,. Ii3,.t-a1
ocd b.ou,fGoa, ,b,t $500 ., no, = CO..
or,,a ,airr I,,, we'll ,ha - ann,
rraaa.,n unn ~ "
- - -
90 - nir US tnaa III 'Me "ow o.uel
-. -. - 80, on" ~ -, "'
70" !" nv eo'"e anu 'Ha' Nv
u!"ay mn ~ tne'leu, "rt
- "'"i IiN! "" 'Ie
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f' pO4 VI "''.i' 1t
- a. - "o-ie' II ~ "'"HFs -
-, AN w u.'.e'Stou. ~ W l'is
rs rs ~ CIV. ""ou' ~ '''o"e MN
'''i"i ""s.IS d. wei
Enect on 'haracter.
mere VIII ne dlltereiceS OF opinion about
,he VaIue OF TINS chahge. but the tree Is
SHOWN by IFS fruits ana II must be aoun-
uahLy ciear that me Altered state OF wcm-
IN au!lnS the pist my or sixty years mas
pi'uuCeu SoOu ieS"its iirS'' N opening up
OF deVeiopihS many helds OF activity TO
women wherein they nave ACQUITTED mem
StNes wItn 'ieuIt anu honor-lh literature
'hen Iie-edShs ltuustiS mas Oeeh
squaieu ohiy pS the increase III 'neir mum
us IL 'oui hai'SHh' "hIIe tneg nave won
E"iuen oHiiI'HS III ever! ielu' ehccp' the
''' u patHt'iiS' where 'IeE nave oil-
i aiii"usH i'Octor Johnsoh he4o
II ~ ue ihueicate Ill Il lehha!e 20 pracuce
an az ''na VI porualt Palhtiis' "hIch
IiIsh' Iequlie her % stare III the race or
han III 'he dfanna; "hich appears 10 ne
80 ,n'is pIopetly hel tuThdih man man
nc IN "ulsins' noole anu ueau'iiui
~ ~ "Utunlty nm w hIeulclHe' d
fioi'SS'oh PetuIia'iy appF1pr!a'e 10 ner sex
CD i W I'm! INV se.,e'all"t
' u" - pHioi - tie"' III" ,He u"e
VI VI, -.
sutNe, I'm Is II "s'Ine"'!oh oi CreI
.iiahetpa,oh. y u " esH'ul'es Ut l-n7Id"'
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Before an Old Mirror.

Quaint mirror glass of relic fame,
You hold a charm hat brings me here,
And bids me pause beside your frame
And gaze into your depths 50 clear.
Yes. gaze in silent awe upon
The mystic fantasies You show;
1 see the faces, every one.
That stood before you long ago,
l see gallants OF grandma's day
Arrange, precise. their fautiess stocks.
And sires. though already gray.
Reach up and powder white their locks,
And danes with armin saucers new.
And bags of powder in a row,
Touch up. just as they used to do
Around one hundred years ago.
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She Has Surely Earned 1t.

IIu-ENs.
The Italians are discussing the advisability of pension
ing Mrs. Maddalena Granatta, a lady of 81, who lives near
Nocera, twelve miles from Naples. Her husband has been
dead ten years. but during the nineteen years they lived
together as man and wife they had siXty-two children
born to them, ffty-nine OF the lot being males. Eleven
different times in nine years triplets were born. and OH
three different occasions four boys were announced, and
once there were four boys and a girl. +:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
Concerning Worlds Fair Postponem


Hartford Times.
The Worlds Fair at ST. Louis is not TO be postponed
until 1905. President David r. Francis is very positive
about that. But what he says Indicates clearly enough
that a postponement is under consideration. 1t may be
regarded as inevitable that the opening of the Fair will
go over until 1904. It is not possible to complete the prep
arations in twelve months from the present time.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-20
ERA OF WOMAN'S REIGN.
Never Has tn" Civilized World Lived Under a Sovereign So Absolute
as Woman Is at This Moment, Says Hall Caine.
BY HALL CAME

bi HALL CAME.
we Hhy speak of the present era as tn,
reign or King Edward. of King Victor
Emmanuel. or of Tho F. urr ~,
in n sim b,ood. p''or "il'anh. Du
tho rsisr ~, ""t oe'ler SENSE II l.
-. "''idh' Never has the civil
"'I'u hF'u under a sovereign so alb
Sniute as Woman Is at this moment. II is
a sweet and benevolan, dos,o,,su Ohio over
Cises, and her subiac.. -. 90,
tent bu, tba ~ o"NFoua'S ="
sovoro~.. ""ry ract ABOUT mel
i tAat her rule. which is sc
uilini''eu' mas been 50 short. No doubt she
Had Always exercised a certain absolutlsu
in the Court of Love. b,. In tho Courts n.
Law her rights h,,a -
roco,na,od 0N'S recently "'e'
rro,
o,,,,n VI. "S QUA years ago when
-. ln'oiIa came I" the throne. wom-
-. -, WIS one 'f more or less HON
',un'- u sh" was married. tine
, ,". n,saiIs" hrr rs one with her husband,
u -" '"c SIlsht anomaly that all that
~ nr'S was ms, while all that was his
VS. nE own II she was unmarried. she
W. S'i' ~ ne eye OF the law II grown-u
ION ~ "'t"llnS clothes. omar place
was almost entirely dependent on her
SS'',tui'"'sS ana usefulness TO man. and
- n'nH cehtnfies there had been no idea
!" '" "ea"S Oh legislators that she pos
""s IeSai rlSnIs except those OF
'i'i'>"s anu GIVING In marriage. and OF
IH4hlE over the COOKING and the kitchen and
the nursery. mere was. perhaps. no con-
S,t"us cruelty IN an this, and it was prob
ANY hase1 on a theory OF the utter help
iesSHeSS OF worhnh l" take care OF herselt
ui''' any old idea OF
ttF inc@paclty ior business and OF the gen.
90 hhCn'c'i'S u iei tt!ehtS' 80 mucn lo'
lrL c",i,'loh as u tep"'ah!e member OF the
state out as a criminal her position was
80 "olIe' Nv" 10 me beginning OF the
sev.s MIGHT no on,,lI,. lii, % ~ -
male wa YEARLY ol,-,ys 49, -. ne,
wac n,nisbe5 in tho nc,san 90 ~ 49,.
o,ry. rrbi1a ,bo w. VI ~"
GO ,roa "'' we ways "ii'"e" "
e"s Oh h"r"eh.
u ,here IL d worn OF truth III history.
20" -h"''uldS' "i''ihs carry IN victoria
..iS", Yemen HaNe a'WaSs bceh' ana SUI.
- l'nS 'itr7T, 'aPlI''S anu beasts %
rue AN" hDru nIoushaW' ABOUT 'he
800 Peiiou' s"u' mere must ne Il re-
INST uc'iuh il tHe law DeIore women can
-, JustIce' III Sn.,t' 'he coHoi'loh VI
id"' as iSIe"HS 40 SHY years aS''
III Ie'auoh 10 4 woman was ABOUT on a Par
WIN MAJ "l thS tiinuous' Az TINS WIS: no
""u@t' ""e 10 tHe tact Ihat lawmakers
were men ana hence there was truth IN
MFS' browning lament OF. omen soh-
ping out of sight because men made the
laws Ill mat respect also we resempled
the lflndoos. OF whom 1t Is told that thsy
pNh'S.ei a certain crime with AWFUL severn
" even to burning the offender alive, tut
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Foolish to Stay in the business.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Il see it is stated that the slnte Sir Walter Besant
wrote eighteen novels in eighteen years"
How foolish he was to keep at it"
Why do you say that?'
Because 1 wrote a novel and all they paid me for it
was 49,"
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$4,000 HOMES.

THE ST. LOUIS CARRIER FORCE
OF THE REPUBLIC NOW DELIVER
MORE THAN $1,000 PAPERS
EVERY DAY TO REGULAR PA.
IRONS.
THIS is NEARLY FOUR TIMES
THE CARRIER DELIVERY OF ANY
OTHER MORNING NEWSPAPER IN
ST. LOUIS.
1T Is MORE THAN DOUBLE THE
CARRIER DELIVERY OF ANY 9TH
Err NEWSPAPER IN ST. LOUIS,
MORNING OR EVENING.
1T is ABOUT EQUAL TO THE
COMBINED CARRIER DELIVERY
OF ALL THE OTHER ENGLISH
DAILIES OF ST. LOUIS.
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Too Much of Both.
Cleveland Leader.

"a %dltI
Out in St. Louis the people are calling for less smoke
and less talk. 1t seems that wherever there is smoke
there is a corresponding amount of talk.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 90. 1902.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
7WO BANK ROBBERS kILLED.
shot by = ShcrIn's Party In chico. Tex
81. 500 stolen IN Illinois.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec l8.-Thrce young
men. all farmers living near Chico, in Wise
county, made an unsuccessful attempt
torobthe Alvord bank yesterday afternoon,
as n result Of which two of them were shot
and killed. The dead men are Frank
Martin and John McFall Galude Golden
surrendered and is now in jail AT Alvord
The Sheriff had been advised that an at
tempt would be made to rob the bank and
including. besides himself Deputy
Sheriff Pier and Constable Weary When
two Of the robbers, McFal and Golden
entered the bank, they demanded that the
cashier hand over the money. At this
junct.re the officers stepped from their
concealed place. and, with drawn revolvers
shouted: Hands up"
Golden obeyed, but McFall drew his gun
and began to fire. The officers shot him
down in his tracks Martin had been left
to hold the horses at the rear of the bank
building The officers rushed out and
opened fire on him, killing him instantly.
The would-be robbers had ridden into
town on horse back McFall is supposed
to have recently robbed the post Office at
Chico.
BLooMINoT IN, III, Dec le-The bank
at Clarei.Ce, "a small town near here, was
entered 10y robbers shortly after midn ight
this morning . Il $3,50O was taken. The
robbers cut tic telephone and tele-
graph wires So that surrounding towns
might not be- notified of the crime. The
gang made their escape on an Alton handcar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
DENTISTS RAD DEBTS.
They Ought TO stamp Their Work a. We
Do" Says . HorseshOer.

New Jersey dentists. as represented by
the Central Dental Association are tired Of
waiting for delinquents TO pay up and are
discussing the project Of creating a black
list to ward of chronic evaders Of debts for
tooth carpentry. This was earnestly dis
cussed at a feast in Newark on Monday
night, and DR.. Charles A. Meeker, the presi-
dent Of tie association, earnestly advocated
such a mes sure.
horse sh ,er remarked yesterday: aThey
ought to stamp their work the same as we
do to prevent men from tackling a nom
union job OF reshoeing II each dentist had
his job Of work Marked any other dentist
in the union could see 1t and instead Of going
to work to repair the job he could make an
appointment for another Hay and mean
while call up the other fellow and ask him
II the customer had paid up"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
CUNNEEN'S ASSIGNMENTS.
Conan to BE Retained in Gases on which
lie Has worked.

BUFFALO, n. Y. Dec. l8.-John Cunneen
has decided nearly all the assignments ia the
Attorney Generals office. q +. Slocum OF
Rochester will be general manager. al
though Charles n. Bulger will rank next TO
Mr. Cunneen. Judge $. S. TAYLOR will
handle the work in the Court Of Claims.
Henry h. Conan. whom Mr.. Cunneen de-
feated. will he retained in number Of cases
on which he has worked for year or more
The Attorney General will give his personal
attention 10 arguments before the United
States Supreme Court, the Court OF Appeals
and the Appellate Division.
II is understood that the relations between
the Acknowledgement and the Executive
will be friendly and the Governor may not
appoint legal adviser although the friends
Of otto Kelsey Of Livingston are hoping that
he will.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-17
Auto Ordinance Vetoed In chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. l8.-At the meeting OF the
City Council last night Mayor Harrison
vetoed the ordinance requiring automo-
biles to display numbers inches high on
their backs. He said that several mont hs
ago representatives Of the park boards
had conferred with the city on a uniform
system Of regula, ions for automobiles
and az the machines used the boulevards
az well as the streets he favored &C Operating
with the park boards in passing an ordi.
nance applicable to boulevarcs az well ms
streets. He declared himself in sympathy
with the purposes Of the ordinance