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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

WRITTEN FOR THD SUNDAY RF1UBLdc.
The Millionaire-Perhaps there Is no other
animal concerning which the general public
feels such an Unsuitable curiosity as about
the Millionaire.
Indeed, so great Is this interest that the
Sunday newspapers are forced to run i've
stock column, Illustrated with pictures OF
this strange beast, and describing how 1t IS
fed and groomed, and where 1t made It's
last appearance.
These details are eagerly read by people
who have never had the privilege OF seeing
a live specimen of this species.
Minfstering to this morbid curiosity TO
see freaks. every year enterprising show
men corral together number of Milhon-
aires at the horse show and opera, where
they are exhibited in their boxes. and for
small admission fee the common people
may have the pleasure Of pointing them out
to each other and commenting audthly upon
their looks. e. K 81
Occasionally man or woman meets ono
of these wonders Of nature on the street,
In which case he, or she, goes homo and
brags about It, but few people are ever
lucky enough to touch Millionaire to any
considerable amount. 1SR
Undoubtedly these powerful brutes are. OF
extremely ancient origin. and although IN
former ages they were not SO numerous as
they are now, they were much larger. pre-
historic research showing that at one time
there was one 50 big it owned the earth.
This would make Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr..
Morgan, the two finest specimens now
known, look like 30 cents.
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resembles those excellent husbands who, for some in
applicable reason, decline to manifest affection for
their wives. There are some men who apologize for
smoking their accustomed brand, Of cigars. or for
wearing Congress CATERS, SLOUGH hats or rundown
collars. Apology is sort of selfimposed penalty for
enjoyment. Human nature is q veritabe old jackass
at times. 's&
The newspaper is great, II not the greatest, hu-
man agency. It contributes to the sum total OF
everyday happiness than any other one thing, more
than many other things together 1t is legislator,
statesman, diplomat General politician, Judge and
jury, doctor and lawyer Mayor policeman, Constable,
street sprinkler, dog catcher and mosquito exter-
minator all in one. 1t is the conservator Of rights
big and little and the everlasting enemy Of universal
wrong 1t is preacher instructor and entertainer 1t
is popul, and therefore supreme. 1t is human
and therefore fallibe and therefore ovableand the
man who is ashamed to confess affection for his
neverfailing companion friend and faithful servant
is simply at outs with life and LIES motives. There
is no warmth and no virtue in him. ~.
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more than willing to snare .thef 10 -
tinseI with Miss Millions whoee pape
amjabIe enough to feel sarsneo NJ
daughter gets the title she mas oeen "o119-
ing the life out Of him Tor. ...
The man who goes with the Ute ID .
mere secondary consideration, an appendix
or necessary evil, which, unhappiiy. u part
of the bargain.
The title worship IN America has Spread
from the upper crust Of the people 10 tho
broad masses, thanks espec1auy 10 ceI
tain newspapers, which not realizing the ID.
suIt to their readers. have presupposeo
these to take an interest first In the ioAns'
pood-for-nothing millionaire, and then N
his equally unimportant son-in-law bought
at the international bargain counter.
When you take hold OF one OF 49, 49,
papers you will see reported every TINE
MI. Astorbilt sneezes, and II his daughter
the Duchess of Rottenborough. has been
blessed with an heir you will be toid ano
shown everything about his s~adoA"s
clothes and bibs.
The baby itself IL no more mto
and may be not half az bright. or - 5000
looking as the baby of the man who car
ries away your garbage, but It VIII nave
a title so, Of course. you must take m N
terest in 1t.
And after awhile you really do 90
This craze for titles which Ii rapy
supplanting the respect for personal
achievement I'm all countries is one Of the
most dangerous enemies OF progress ano
should be fought down by every sensible
person.
OF course no one would expect osrnU
or Russia to uproot at once feature OF
many years standing. but we have . rasns
to expect something from America
Let those who care for these empty o.
nameuts strive for them and buy them Tor
their daughters, but let the press pass
them by without notice and not add 70
their feeling of conceit and self-import-
ance.
They are a stone in the path Of equa6J
which will sooner or later be licked Gus
of the way.
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ain rights reserved.
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the establishment of religious peace Span and the
solution of special problems In many countries in
Guiding the Philippines.
Pope Plus will probably meet the objections of
advanced science by sciences own methods for he is
learned man and patron of art science and music.
Catholics who are trained in physical science believe
that investigation takes science away from religion,
investigation will return science to the fold.
y Those attributes which best beft the head of a
great religion Pope Plus X seems to- possess. He
is pons he is charitable he loves his church and the
common people, he is liberal In his views he has III
itiative and dares to be original he has courage and
rmness yet is kindly and conciatory he wishes for
peace he is modern in his opinions he Is steadfas IN
regard to moral laws. he Is an experienced admins
traitor. he is not politician he is patron Of fine
arts, he is an eloquent orator. he is a learned man.
and yet he is humble, with magnetic personality
There are qualities for all eSactions and resources
for all responsibilities, promising that Pope Plus
will have brilliant ponticate and by his achieve
ments merit the legendary appelaon of Ignis Ardens
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BY DOROTHY DIX.

The Millionaire Is Indigenous to the fauna
Of all countries, but 1t finds its most rapid
growth in America. and Is more numerous
here than elsewhere.
Although the most learned scientists have
devoted much attention to the subject, 1t
has been found extremely difficult to CLASH
fy 1t, owing to the necessity Of dividing the
species into two distinct classes, which vary
widely in their characteristics. The first
of these Is hard-working beast OF burden,
known technically as genus Doughgrabus
The other is a gorgeous young creature
much resembling the ass in looks and con-
duct. and is known as genus Doughspradis.
To this latter class belong the females OF
the species. whose ability. especially In
America, at getting away with the long
green is simply marvellous.
The appearance Of the Millionaire varies
greatly, making it difficult at times to recog-
nize 1t at sight (See Hetty Green and Uncle
RusselD, but fortunately the Western Mil
lionaire is always so new that 1t rattles as
1t walks, SO there is no possibility Of mis-
taking 1t. The females. of whom you can
generally see a great deal at the opera,
are adorned with quarts of diamonds and
are frequently quite, pleasing to contem-
plate. asSCa Vi y
There are exceptions. OF course; but. rs
1t Is esteemed sacrilegious to criticise what
one worships. these are invariably spoken
of as young and beautiful" no matter
what sort Of a fixed face or pudgy figure
they have.
It Is generally supposed that the habits
Of the Millionaire are very festive, and that
it leads a gay and joyous life.
This seems to be erroneous. as Is also the
belief that It lives upon terrapin and cham
payne. As a usual thing. by the time one
has reached middle life. 1t has devoured 80
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THE MIL LIONAIRE:: AN AMUSING
STUDY IN NATURAL HIS TORY.

many undIeested securities INST Il has q.
quired dyspepsia. and Is forced to suhslse
upon a diet OF stale crackers ana milk
It is also tormented by the thought tnA{
no matter how much 1t has got, Il hnAn'e
got everything, and t1is causes Il 70 De
awake nights trying to devise methods Of
annexing everything in sight.
Although this strange creature % Of .
gregarious nature. and always travels IN
the society OF its kind. and takes refuge
from its boredom by assocattng with mon
keys, cats and dogs
Careful observers who have had IN 0p-
portunity Of investigating the habits Of Nh
lionaires tell US that one Of their most M
teresting speculiarities IL the way they cum
duct their courtships. 80 ..-ss
In the case of an elderly Mifionn4ro this
Is done by going to femais and shaking
money before her until It Wins her while
the young male Millionaire mxnhee bank
accounts with the female he has picked
out for wife until It persuades her to
unite their fortunes and form q trust.
1t Is likewise notable that among theoo
animals the females frequently do the woe
ing Many Of them scour Europe untu they
find a mate who has . title In hook thAe
he. Is willing to SELL 7-~--,,..--,---~->..>.@
2 Unfortunately. the domestic instinct 1egm
to be very little developed1among this spe-
cies many of whom spend 20 much time
away from home that they do not know
their own offspring.
The principal amusement Of the Mlfllon-
aire is getting divorced and running people
down with an automobile. In both OF these
pastmes It Is very successful, and SHOWS
much skill
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SELFISt1NESS OF CARELESS
MEN AND WOMEN IN SOCIETY Y.
BY MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.

ton in accordance with the pEoaFame
adopted by the State Committee.
I'VE will be cowardly." he said. N ~ q
not indorse candidate for Senator. We
cannot fail to do that"
It is believed that Bookwalter has been
chosen for Endorsement with q double pur.
pose. He lives In Springfield. which ~ the
home Of John L Zimmerman. who has ben
opposing Johnson's ideas as to Democraoo
ination for Governor as a disciple Of Pendie-
ton, Thurman and Tilden. II Bookwalters
is reasoned, Zimmerman's candidacy Win Be
disposed Of The Mayor refused to ay
whether he favored Bookwalter for Gov
'erpor.
The determination of the Mayor to accept
the nomination for Governor was surprising,
for 1t was generally believed that he would
not care to take the risk OF defeat. but
would prefer to take the Senatorshfp In
case the Legislature should be Democrats
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I capricious dispositions. In many ways wom-
en- may be SO selfish as to make the lives
| Of all who are about them wretched-
Selfshness suggests itself on all occasions,
and never thinks Of others or OF what
might be done to alleviate their sorrows
and sufferings.
Indifference to the woes Of mankind. per-
sistency in having ones own way to the
discomfort and displeasure of some one
else. are the promptings Of selflshness.
Some women are SO entirely selfish even
in their affections and are SO Unsuitable in
their demands upon the object OF their az
fections as to make life for that person in
sufrerable. Desiring to completely monopo-
lie any one person to the exclusion of every
other is an ignoble spirit, and is begotten
of selfishness
Jealousy. the most despicable Of all traits.
is another product Of selfshness that will
bring inexpressible torture to those who do
not succeed In correcting such predilec-
tons in their dispositions.
Selfish per.:ons imagine all sorts OF Sights
II they are not the center Of attraction and
are not permitted to lead in the conversa-
ton whenever they are in a party.
They insist on having the best seat in
the room, in the carriage or at the theater,
and are not slow to express dissatisfaction
If they are not served first at table, and
must be considered first everywhere where
people congregate.
II preference Is shown to any one in their
presence they are sure to show their dissat-
isfaction by their manner or by some un-
kind remark.
If they travel they must have the shady
side Of the car II it is hot weather, or the
sunny side If 1t Is cold.
Greed Is the legitimate offspring of self
ishness. 1t grows with old age and can have
but one effect upon Its unfortunate victims
that Of making them the most unhappy
people in the world and the most disagree
able for every one who must endure them.
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ACHIEVEMENT is MORE
TO BE RESPECTED THAN RANK.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Hundreds of times has the fus, which the
Germans make over ranks and titles. and
which Is now being initiated even by free
porn Americans. been held I'D to sport, and
the ridicule that has been heaped upon 1t
in prose and verse would fill a library
Germany has been especially selected for
the reason that nowhere else are titles 50
numerous.
Go into any society in Germany and take
a look round and you will find assessors
and inspectors. majors and councillors. IN
particular councillors. of every size and COM
plexion. from the unpresuming commissioner
up to the highly respectable Privy Coun-
cilor.
Every occupation has its own special
councillor. who is. so to speak. its blossom.
and the only wonder Is that there are still
one or two occupations which do not pos
sess blossom of this kind, and which.
therefore. form the cryptograms Of the
state flora.
It would be 80 nice II even the most gen.
uine beggars or wine-bibbers could hope 10
retire for the declining years of their pros
porous careers adorned with some suitable
title which might sound like councillor Of
the ring or councillor Ct the beerhouse.
You would search in vain among all these
councillors for plain, simple man who
allows himself to rest satisfied with his
Christian name and surname. even though
he were to go around with a Diogenes
lantern. provided with the most modern
electric arc light.
II a man has been introduced to you rs
Councillor So and So. then you know every
thing you reed to know about him.
Do not trouble. therefore. about getting
to know his personality.
You do not even need so much as to look
at his face. and still less to note his name
These are matters Of subordinate fmpor-
lance.
The essential thing is the councilorship.
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RECENT COMMENT.
Prophecies Failed.

Kansas City Times.
1t interesting to note that several good old prophe
regarding the papa election failed
Bishop Of Santa Ruina would be the Pope Car
dna Vannueih who holds that bishopric is still plain
Cardinal long seriesof predictions supposed to
believed to have been put forth only
have been highly regarded by many persons
The pseudo-Malachi foreold the reign Of Leo XIII
lumen in coelo-lght in heaven'and it is pointed
that Leos Of Included star. For Leos sue
the motto is ignis ardens-a flaming fire." The
flames in Cardinal Gottis of him
lite with party whereas another applied forecast
Cardinal svampa, since vanpa is the Italian word for
may be supposed, however that no difficulty will
be encouraged in discovering that Cardinal
ignis ardens. u 4 80 -
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
As one witnesses the supreme selfishness
Of the world, one Is inclined to change
the old adage, 'The love Of money is the
root Of all evir' to ''Selflshness is the root
of all evil' for assuredly it enters largely
into all the evils with which poor mortals
have to contend.
Its influence Is felt every hour OF the
lives of men and women.
Selfishness in the nursery, selfishness IN
the family, selfishness in the home. selfish
ness in the church, selfshness In society.
selishnesS Is seen everywhere.
Innumerable persons manifest selhshness
continually without knowing that 1t gov
erns them in everything they do.
II it were not true that selashness Is tho
rule and not the exception. evidences OF
unselhshness would not be remarked upon
when they are observed.
Men are accused Of selfshness in all their
relations Of life, but my observation has
been that the sex has nothing to do with
the possession of any vice or virtue They
are individual qualities and may be discov-
cred in both sexes.
Some men are unpardonably selfish In
arrogating to themselves the lions share
in all the good things in life. and in evad-
ing the burdens and responsibilities they
should assume.
They are selfish when they fail to notice
that their mothers are doing things tnat
they should not allow them to do.
!, They are selfish when they take the best
of everything before them and leave the
undesirable for those about them.
They are selfish when they go to the club
and enjoy themselves and leave their yves
and families to economize and to do the
best they can with the empty larder at
home.
They are selfish when they give one-third
of their income to those depending upon
them. and spend two-thirds Of 1t on them
selves.
They are selfish when they go to amuse-
ments and on vacations and leave their
families at home to bear the domestic MS
that they should share.
They are selfish when they array them
selves like Solomon in all his glory, anu
leave the family to try to make genteei
appearance on a pittance.
They are selfish when they allow weak
women to wait on them and perform mental
service for them while they lounge ABOUT
smoking their cigars
Women are selfish when they are exacting
and Unreasonable in their demands upon
the time and attention of their husbands
They are selfish when they indulge them
selves at the expense Of proper attention
to their duties.
Z They areseeldsh. when they, are extrava-
CANT and reckless in their expenditures.
when they know that they cannot ahoro
to be.
They are selfish when they go out to en-
10y themselves and neglect their children
and their domestic duties They are, seinsn ;
when they succumb to trivial tndtsposttfons
md REQUIRE some one to walt on them
They arc selfish when they inAst upon
Lhsir husbands INDUCING their whiuas ana
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JOHNSON MAY ACCEPT
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
Says Important Thing for Ohio Dem-
ocrats to Do In to beat Hanna
for the Senate.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cleveland, O., Aug. S-Tom L Johnson's
speech at Urbana is accepted by Democrats
hero as a promise on his part to take the
Democratic nomination for Governor. In
deed, the Mayor said, when he arrived at
home, that, If his candidacy for Governor
would help the legislative ticket through.
out the State, he would take the nominal
ton.
feat Senator Hanna's reelection. That is
more important than to elect the Governor"
Johnson paid visit TO Springfield yester-
day afternoon and was in conference there
to the belief that Bookwalter has been SCI
lected as Johnson's candidate to oppose Nr.
Hanna for the Senate. Johnson yesterday
declared in favor of the Endorsement Of .
candidate for Senator By the State Canven-
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BY MAX NoRDAU.

This gives the complete definition Of the
man.
You can learn from his title with infallible
certainty what he Is and what he does;
what he likes and what he dislikes; how
and where he spends his days and nights;
how he thinks about all kinds of subjects.
from free trade to the Immortality Of the
soul.
1t seems indeed absolutely unnecessary
for these titled gentlemen to have any
proper name at all. A name seems still to
remind one Of personality. while their
highest triumph is indeed not to have any
personality. but rank. a position, title
This whole system Of titles Is becoming
most disgusting nuisance.
Freedom. Independent men. instead Of
priding themselves on relying entirely upon
themselves, and not wishing to owe any
thing to anybody, give away their independ-
ence, which Is Of more value than Esau's
birthright, for mark Of favor which Is Of
less Importance than Jacobs mess Of pot
tage.
When feudalism became established as a
system freemen were made to place all their
possessions in the hands of the great no.
bles and receive them back from them as
a feudal tenure like gracious gift.
Americans of to-day, though citizens OF
free Republic, have started the same title
worship.
1t began in the high society, that Is to
say among the money aristocracy, people
with considerably more money than brains
They began to get disguised with money
and what money could easily buy. and their
daughters, who had tasted all the pleasures
Of life, began to look around for something
to fill their empty lives
Why should they not ask their papas to
buy them a nice Count or Prince. whom
they. might marry to make all their chums
and friends Jealous and unhappy. one Of the
very few real pleasures left to them?
The very first experiment was great
success for both sides.
There are in Europe wealth OF poor
titled beings, who do not care to have their
nrivate affairs looked into, but who arc
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POPE Plus Z.

Takfng into account the career Of Cardinal Sarto,
the Patriarch Of Venice and the personal qualities
which have made him beloved both by prelates and
the common people, there is bright probability that
his pontifcate will be benign that of his prede
cessor When conditions that confront the Catholic
Church throughout the world are compared with the
attributes of Pope Plus x, 1t is apparent that he is
peculiarly adapted by personal qualities to administer
hls Office successfully.
He is described as good man, believer in peace.
an exponent of truth lover Of the people, helper
of the poor, learned student capable admins
traitor, an eloquent orator. patron of art, science
and music, and, all in all, energetic and able but
an humble and pious Pontin He seems to be
especially equipped to pursue to conclusion, al
though possibly by different policies, the most i'm
portant work begun by Leo XIII.
II the methods of his work In Venice govern him
in his supreme Office there is more than possibility
that he will perform historic services In his opinions
he is fundamentally modern; in his words and deeds
he is vigorously religious in his official tactics he is
firm, but fair and even conciatory. He is the type
of man that suits not only the Vatican but the OUR
nal only the peates but the people Of the Cath
ole Church. and not only the sovereigns and nations
Of Europe but the Catholics of the United States.
Early in his pontifcate there may be reconcila-
ton between the Vatican and the Quirnal The royal
house Of Italy prepared for peace As Patriarch Of
Venice, Pope Plus proclaimed his personal desire
for friendly relations between the Vatican and the
Quirnal Circumstances are favorable for the estab-
lishment Of amy. The next STEP which is not long
one. would be the adoption Of plan that Bismarck
put to protection Of the Vatican by the Govern
ment. This suggests the seemingly unique but even
prospective, spectacle Of the Triple Alliance led by
Italy, aiding the Holy See.
Among the difficulties before Pope Plus are the
standing controversy between religion ana what Is