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Decorah-posten., 1903-07-17

My fathers deeds of glory,
Bcgotten in his might,
A vivid recollection
OF much that he set right,
To me, his son, was always,
/ know, ofgreat avail,
No heirloom can be better:
From doughty folks to hail.
Such knight was never met with
From saga's earliest night;
His words as bold and weighty
As his good sword did bite.
You never heard him whimper,
Not he his let bewailed, r
The deepest wounds that entered,
That boy with laughter hailed.
He taught the Frenchman knighthoot
In fairest Normandy,
To turn a rhyme the English
And love the mighty sea-.
In arts of peace, in warfare
Was foremost seen his sail,
From Scotland to Mcssiua
Rode Statesmen in his trail.
Yet death o'ertook my father,
Twill reach both you and me -
My heritage lies wasted.
Shall thus II always bei
l sometimes get disheartened
And hopeless grope for light,
Perhaps | am so feeble
Because he had such might.
But grain will grow in valleys
And ripen as before.
And still unclaimed the North Sea
Will beat our rugged shore,
Our mountains nothing daunted
Still pierce the deep blue sky;
So why should then be haunted
BY spectres - you and l?
Relic.
Decorah-posten., 1903-07-17

That father could accomplish
Deeds, which all ages grace,
And such a record furnish,
Which time can ne'er efface,
Has oft sustained my spirit
From dawn till day was done.
A fortune tbs of merit
OF noble blood to come.
He was a man unrivailed
In Saga or in song.
His sword was only equalled
In keeness by his tongue.
Thou ne'er couldst hear him mutter
Complaints against his lot.
With smiles Instead he'd utter
Gay tests DER wounds he got.
From him the French learned valor
And kuighthood to maintain
The English. poets to honor
And bravely plow the main.
The first was he in battle,
The 6ercest in the fight.
From Scotland to Messina
He stationed men of might.
My sire Deaths chalice tasted
- That fate with him we'll share -
Our heritage was wasted,
Yet some | can repair.
In vain for words I'm seeking,
My life with toll is fraught,
Must l be such o weakling
When father great deeds wrought?
Fresh green bedecks the meadow,
The grain grows as OF yore,
AS yet no icy shadow
Has bound the oceans roar.
High hcavenward tower our mountain
Clear azure CLEANS our sky:
Then drink At Hopes pure fountains
Press on, defeat defy!
Scr PSI.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
RECENT COMMENT.
American Girls EuraneaniSad

Harper's Weekly.
Mrs. George Corvallis West, who was Miss Jenne
Jerome and who first married Randolph Churchill
directs attention in the last magazine To the
NUMBER OF American women who have in England
during the last thirty than half of the
Nineteenth Century the of three Cation girls
granddaughers of Charles Carroll Carroton remained
unapproached 1t Will be that those Young
ladies' married. respectively the Duke Of Leeds the
qus Wellesley, and Lord Stafford Since then two Dukes
or two Dukes of Manchester the
Marquis Of Duferin and Ava have married American
women, to say nothing of Earls Vscounts and Barons
NOR Is by riches alone that acquired
The present Duchess of Manchester had by means
great fortune Lady Duerrs dowry was not large and
Lady Essex had scarcely money. largely though
OF course not wholly by wit attractveness charm
that American women have challenged acquired the
influence which they now undoubtedly possess in English
smart society AT least two American girls married
French Dukes namely the Due Rochefoucauld and
the DUO Decazes From the viewpoint Of the Amanach
match as Miss Lee, the daughter Of York grocer
VINO married first the Duke of Augustenrg, and second
ly, the General Count waldersee. the Gen.
erassimo Of the allied forces China during Boxer
rebellion We may mention. also, that high place the
Golden Book OF the Roman and Neapotan arstocraces
belongs to the Prince Coonna, who married adopted
daughter Of Mr.. John W. Mackay. Whether, as Mrs.
Cornwals-West opines, such marriages have tendency
to promote international friendship may doubted
American women married to foreign mobiles apt to
adopt In manners sentiment and sympathy country
Of their husbands
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
SOLO FEATURES OF THE
CHORAL SYMPHONY CONCERT.

The fifth subscription concert of the Cho-
ral-Symphony Society will be given at the
Odeon tonight. Nine. Ada Crossley, the
famous Australian contralto, and the we'll
known barytone. Signor Amelia de Gorgor-
Ia, are the soloists. The concert is SYM
phonic in form. The programme as ar
ranged by Alfred Ernst contains the ia
nous Pathetic Symphony (No. 81 Of Tschai-
kowsky; Griegs- "Elegiao Melody" for
string orchestra, and Dvorak's "Slayonic
Dances" the latter chosen to send the au-
dience home In an exhilarated spirit.
Few modern writer's have mastered the
secret of playing on the fancy of listeners
by means of dance measures quite So well
as Doctor Antonin Dvorak. The Tschai-
kowsky Symphony occupies some thirty min
utes' time in playing. Mr.. Ernst will begin
at S:15 this evening and may not permit the
seating of the audience between the four
movements Of the monumental Russian
work
In Nine. Crossley's song group with the
piano are: Giordano's caro- milo BEN;
Hahn's 'Paysage"; Tschaikowsky's "Nur
Wer die Schnsucht Kennt," and WiIleby's
"F'our-leaved Clover" Sig. Do Gorgorza
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
Photographed, by Studio Grand.

cealed among the flowers. and the whole
piece was enveloped in white tulle with ex-
cellent effect.
The bride was assisted by only one maid
Miss Pauline Harris of Memphis. a sister OF
Mr.. Fletcher Harris Of st. Louis. Doctor
Charles Gilbert Chaddock was Mr.. Gowans's
best man. The bridal gown was white crepe
de Chine hand-embroidered in clusters of
orange blossoms and their foliage. with a
tulle veil and round bouquet Of bride
roses, arranged by Mrs. Ayres in the new
mode. the outer -ow of roses being tied
separately with tiny loops and floating ends
of tule. The bridegroom's gift, a brooch of
diamonds, was worn at the throat Miss
Harris wore frock OF white mousseline and
lace, with round bouquet of la France
roses tied with pink gauze. Mrs. Bond. the
brides mother. was In black Chantilly lace.
relieved with white satin and Ciuny lace.
MIR. and Mrs GowaDs have gone to Old
Point and Virginia Beach for their honey
moon. They will live in Buffalo. being at
home after June at No. So st. James place.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lee James Of Cal
weston, Tex, formerly Of this city, will de-
part this week for their future home In New
Mexico.
Miss Mellier and Miss Adele Mellier will
depart on Saturday night to spend fort
Aii6ht III az kucoto "a
and Mrs. William Reid Of Chicago. who own
q handsome cottage at Eureka and spend
their springs at the resort.
Mrs Barada Widen and Miss Vera Widen
are at Hot Springs.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Mabel Benedict and Mr. Julius Arnold Ber-
ninghaus which will take place on Tuesday
evening. March 81, at the Lafayette Park
NJ. E Church.
Miss Lollie Jennings entertained with a
linen shower on Tuesday in honor Of Miss
Mabel Benedict. who is soon to be married.
The afternoon was spent in playing hearts,
three prizes being awarded. Many linen
pieces were showered uDon Miss Benedict
from linen parasol. The guests were en-
tertained with music.
Doctor w. E. Jones of No. 1859 Page
boulevard and Doctor H. A. Uhlemeyer Of
No. 1511 East Grand avenue departed Mon
day for Europe, where they will study for six
months. From New York they will sail to
Naples, then visit Rome and Venice and
from there proceed to Vienna, where they
will study at the University Of Vienna
The Compton Hill Congregational Church
will give a musical this evening. Among
the performers are: Miss Louise Meyer, vio-
linist; Mr.. Luzerne Peck tenor: Miss Lillian
Bell soprano; Miss Mary Dill, pianist: Mr..
A. B. Bell. tenor; Miss Hazel Gum and
Master John Scott, who will play a cornet
duet; the High School Glee Club; Wilson
Gum and Charles Fenwick, who will recite.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
THE VITAL ISSUE.

What will you have, good people of st. Louis,
House of Delegates approaching nearly possible
the present standard in the Council, House like
those we have had for many years? You must de-
termine the character of the next House. You must
vote either representation Misrepresentation for
the various wards
What will you have? Reform in the personnel of
the House or prolongation Of condemned practices
Men up to reasonable standard of efficiency or men
of no specific quality? You can elect precisely the
type of you think your several wards should have
to represent them. If you have choice If any one
will do, the inference s plain you will be satisfied
with misrepresentation, old conditions and old NAL
practices.
Opprobrium has been cast upon ST. Louis from
without by declarations that the city is shameless.
The election Of honest officials in the past two years.
the approval of Constitutional and Charter amend
ments to carry out public plans and the courageous
acts of reform officials, like Mayor Wells and Cir
cult Attorney Folk fully disprove the accusation
Nevertheless, circumstances have wrought crisis
of the development of reform, and to-day St Louis
confronted with a moral principle that underles the
conduct of the local government.
The fight for right Is not over Affairs are not vet
entirely satisfactory. Salutnry changes have i'm
proved the city departments. The City Council is
good, competent and faithful The Mayors chair is
occupied by man who has not been surpassed If
torney has been purifying legislative putridity by
Grand Jury and legal process Yet all of this not
sufficient Democratic and Republican nominations
threaten that the next House will be no better than
the last
Fidelity on the part Of public officials to the trust
reposed in them by the voters adds to the duty the
voters to the extent that reform principles should be
upheld by the election of Trustworthy capable
the important Offices and most particularly to legis
ative positions. The Council is reasonably safe. But
what of the House, whose power is great as that
of the Council in most legislation? The public will
fail to ratify the work of Mayor Wells and Circuit
Attorney Folk if the House is to be what it has al
ways been or If it is to be only slightly better.
Most of the Democratic and Republican nominees
for the House not who would be chosen to
direct the destiny of large business concern and
consequently they not the men to manage the af
fairs of great institution like the City of St. Louis
The afternoon Republican organ says the Republican
House nominees are better than the Democratic nom
nees Even IL that so, it is not conclusive that
the men are qualified.
The time has come when nominees for the House
must produce satisfactory qualifications. man of
small caliber will not do for Delegate the position
important. In sense gradation figure amoag
opposing nominees when both nominees are below
the cys legislative standard The fact is that many
of the candidates for the House both tickets are
not up to the mark.
to elect the kind of men desired. Independent move
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
. - ~ %%%%>%>%~%\
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic, March 20, 18B.
D Citizens complained that the set
D tling basins at the waterworks failed
3 to render the water clear. Colonel
B FIad explained that they were not
B intended for that purpose and ad-
D yised that filters be put in.
, Colonel James o. Broadhead an
B nounced that he would not be . can
B didate for the United States Senate.
, Hermann Meyer was nominated by
B the Republicans Of tho Sixteenth
, Ward as a candidate for the House
, of Delegates.
B E s. Price received Q handsome
, locket containing the portraits of
B gentlemen associated with him in
business.
The Salary Retrenchment Commit
, tee Of the City Council decided to
reduce the pay Of the Deputy As
, SCISSORS from 5000 to 1850 a year,
, and the president Of the board from
, S3,5Oc to 5000.
} Thomas winstanley was nominated
, by Mayor Bowman to be Treasurer
} Of East st. Louis.
John b Livingston secured q YER
dict for $13.s50 against Ed McDon-
, ough, administrator Of the John
, Short estate.
} @. W. johnson was appointed ticket
, agent of the NJ. K & T. r. r.
The Ludlow Dramatic Club gave an
entertainment for the benefit of the
, st. Louis Cadets at St Johns Parish
} School building. Sixteenth and WAL
nut streets. A farce called "a Hunt
} for a Husband" was presented; and
in the cast were g. W. Smith, 8 W.
} Bonner, Dan c. Bordley, @. M Alex
ander, Miss Florence Bordley, Miss
Mary Bordley. Miss Jessie ". Ora
ham, Miss Maggie R Ludlow. In
addition to the cast mentioned, the
following persons appeared in an
, afterpiece. "A Quiet Family: w. q.
smyth. L. A Bowen. Captain Frank
Mccoy. and Ileutenants w. H. Da-
) Wis and A. Miner.
The Reverend Doctor Rutherford
delivered lecture at the Y. N. C. A.
"A ball In honor Of the feast CT Pu-
rim took place at Germania Club
, Hall.
} General W. T. Sherman appeared in
} the Circuit Court as plaintiff In q
, suit involving 1900.
A concert took place at the Mer-
camille Library Hall. the soloists be-
ing Mrs Helen Ames Billings, Miss
} Abbie r. Clark. Myron w. whitney
) and w. II. Fessenden, all noted sing
} ers.
l> q . AAAAAAAA
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19

in the various wards imperative But these
movements must crystalline rapidly, for nominations
can be filed with the Board of Election Commission
ers not later than Monday, March %.
The good citizens in the wards will be responsible
for the results in the April election; they will be re-
sponsble for misrepresentation in the House There
FORE it is up to the good people of the wards If they
will start independent movements at once and work
for their nominees they will gain genuine representa-
tion for their wards The issue directly before the
respectable citizens.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19

except that which arises out of the success of the
Fair. 1t is the people In the country who most suf-
fer unless the rapacy of the ticket broker be curbed
by wholesome legislation such this bill offers The
railroads will make popular special rates unless
they protected as in other States. Nobody can
blame them. The way to insure liberal rates for
Worlds Fair travel is to regulate the contract ob
cations of both the railroads and the purchasers OF
tickets
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
SONNET ON MRS. KEMBLE BUTLERS READING FROM
SHAKESPEARE.
BY HENRY wApswoRrH LoNGFELLt

II the FannyKs in an
enirta n sonnet at
lie a
~ PRECIOUS all
Leaving US ers 0 itages
all the bst though the tsages
nd living ngu uni the slent
Howou hearts glow a she read,
Ohappyr reader!
The
happyp nj
How "
interpreted Eg yoicel
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19

At best the present session of the Missouri Legis
lature is not going to be celebrated for efficiency
When the members return home it is to be hoped that
they will be able to explain why they were so slow
about passing an election law for St Louis and law
to facilitate cheap rates for the people to the Worlds
Fair.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19

Wasn't 1t rather superfiuous for eight skilled
swordsmen to engage in doublequartet duel in the
suburbs OF Paris in order to demonstrate the harm
lessness OF French dueing? The world has for years
refused to take these encounters seriously and the
duelists themselves have continued to justify the
opera-bouffe view of their performances.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19

The Queen Of Dahomey" seems to have come to
her own New Yorks fashionables have welcomed
the colored artistic cordially and society women are
taking cake-walk lessons from her. Sassiety at Del
monicos is able to settle the question for the
time being.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
GowANs-BoND MARRIAGE.

Miss Daisy Cheney Bond. daughter Of
Doctor and Mrs. Young H. Bond. and Mr..
Theodore Gowans of Buffalo were married
yesterday at noon, the wedding taking place
at the country home of Doctor Bond in
Maryland Heights. Only relatives witnessed
the ceremony, which was performed by the
Reverend Doctor Cannon, and followed by
an elaborate breakfast Of twenty covers.
The house was beautifully trimmed with
flowers. the color scheme being entirely
white. The breakfast table was adorned
with large centerpieoe of white roses and
fcathery ferns. reaching to the chandelier
above. Tiny electric-light bulbs were con-
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
The Last Resort.
Washington Star.

"
Josh writes that spendin heap O. time with hi,
books said Mrs. Corntossel
Yes answered her husband; che kind o battered
in the last football game reckon theys nohin fur
him to do fur few days excep stay room an
read"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
CIRCULATION DURING FEBRUARY:

W. 2. Carr, Business Manager OF The st. Louis Re-
public being duly that the actual number Of
full complete copies Of the Daily and Sunday Re
public printed during month of February, l93 all in
regular editions. per schedule below:
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19
In the Good Old Tiness
Louisville Post.


Dick Turpn's pistol sold in London recently for
$ 1t used to bring than that when properly
and politely presented.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19

will give a euchre party for the benefit OF
their new church on April Is, afternoon and
evening, at Liederkranz Hall, Easton, near
be awarded as first prize, and 100 other
prizes will be given to successful contest
mt
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-19

copies returned and reported unsod during the month
of February was SIS cent
W. B.. CARR
February, 1865
J. F. PARISH.
Notary Public. City of St Louis. Mo.
Ny term expires April q, 1905.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-17
BIRDS AND ANIMALS.
In the Lovely Month of June the Hap
piness of Their Home Life Is
at It's Height.

You will recall James Russell Low
ellis tribute to June, which begins with
those familiar lines:
And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then. if ever. come perfect days"
These expressions also linger in our
memories: THE little bird sits at his
door" THE high tide of the year."
and Everything is happy now" We
all agree with Lowell that everywhere
in June there is home-life and happi-
ness. And what a host and variety of
homes there are! We find them of
many forms and down in queer places.
Perhaps one of the queerest is the
home of the swifts inside a chimney at
the farmhouse. All Gay these soot-coI-
ored little birds have been racing
through the air, twittering socially
and gatheringinsects for the little ones
in the many homes down in that big
chimney. Perhaps there may be as
many as a thousand birds living in one
of these large, old-fashioned chimneys
"a bird village in SCOT and smoke.
Did you ever see a chimney swift alight
on a tree? Did you ever see him alight
anywhere?' What persistent workers
they are!N
Another family gathering that in
terests us is that of the porcupines
feeding On water plants at the pond
side by moonlight. Altogether a fam
lily of dull wits we might call them, for
it would be difficult to find animals
more intensely stupid. But they prize
their pondside home. and wander
around among the shrubbery and climb
trees in perfect confidence that no ami
NAL can easily drive them away from
their home. The mother ~porcupine
made her nest in some nearby hollow
log. The little ones, to the number
The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-17
BEARS AS GUM cHEwERs
New England Beasts Use Spruce SAP
10 Keep on the Gnawing Sem
sntion of Hunger.

1t has been reported that spruce
gum has been getting scarce in the
woods of northern New Hampshire,
much to the sorrow of the gatherers
of that article. The gum hunters go
through the woods In the spring and
wound the spruce trees on the south
side with an ak. The sap run out,
thickens in the sum- and after the sum
mer is over is ready to pick. But vixen
they came to gather it they found that
the gum had vanished, and the cause
of its disappearance is thus explained
In one of the daily papers:
When Ike Nivins, of Wentworth,
came down on Saturday for a box of
rifle cartridges he announced that he
had discovered the thieves. They are
the black bears hat haunt the forests.
Ike was hunting in the woods up
near the Canadian line the other day
when he found a cave in the hillside
with six bears in it, two old ones and
several youngsters. His 16-shot rifle
brought down the two big ones and
sent the youngsters away through the
woods. The bears had just come out
of their hibernation-they had just
awakened for the spring. He found
hat in the stomachs of each of the
bears was a tremendous lump of
spruce gum, as big as a mans two
fists.
This the bear had eaten from the
treesides the fall before. and kept it
in their stomachs all winter. The lump
of %resinous substance had caused the
gastric juices to flow all winter, and
yet had refused to digest. 1t had re-
manned intact during the cold snap,
and had kept away the gnawing sensa-
ton at the empty stomachs which
sometimes awakens the bears in mid
winter and sends them out to forage
for meat. When and why the bears
adopted the strictly New England GUS
tom of chewing spruce gum is not
known. but that they have adopted 1t
is proved by every bear killed in north
ern New Hampshire this spring; each
one had spruce gum in his stomach.