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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
Em7 of Gambling: MRS. JOHN 4. LOGAN

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
1t is a good sign when the whole country
is beginning TO see whittier We are drifting
through the reckless spirit Of gambling tina.
seems to have run riot In this country for
the past decade
Gambling does not always mean betting
upon dice. cards or the many devices OF
IA mes or chance
These forms OF gambling are in then
selves bad enough. but no more demoraliz
ing than the vicious effect of speculation ON
the Stock Exchange.
The fact is that men of affairs who
supposed TO be the leading men Of the
tion. set the example of the most reckless
gambling in the world.
Many Of them do not hesitate to venture
thousands and sometimes millions on stocks
to which they are comInitted but which, as
matter of fact. have no more permanent
foundation that has poker any other IA
miliar game of cards.
Young men. even the sons OF these kings
OF speculation seeing the rapid multiplica-
ton of wealth through this species of gam
bling, rush into the whirlpool, forgetting
that they have not the capital to protect
themselves in the event OF change in the
tide, and are swept into financial ruin like
leaves before an equincctial storm.
We have heard of the sons Of successful
manipulators. thinking from hints dropped
by their fathers that they would take ad-
vantage of tips surreptitiously obtained,
who have gone In heavily on what they sup
posed was the favorite stock of their sap ape
fathers. to find in a few brief hours and
after disastrous failure that they were the
victims of decoys intended for the unwary
outside the family
1t is not surprising that in the colleges
and everywhere the spirit of gambling is
uppermost, or that the disposition to spend
money am0untS IN
and ends, in all too MANY instances in
crime
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The Mother-in- Law-Th.s ferocious animal
Is. Of all living creatures. ri. an. most
dreaded by man.
Al Its mere approach intrepid hunters
have been known 10 turn pale and tremble
with fear while men OF ordinary courage
nee for safety to the nearest club
Very little is known or the or;u1, a, .h,s
species Many people who have had oppor-
tun.'y or studying IL al close range believe
that the first one was the original serpent
III Eden that put Eve up to making trouble
Tor ADAM and that its descendants are stiu
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

Governor Dockery's special message to the Gen
erai Assembly, calling attention the deporabe
condition OF the Missouri School for the Blind should
render it impossible for members of the States egis-
lative body to fail in the full performance Of their
duty to the helpless wards of the State.
There can be excuse for neglect In meeting the
pressing needs of the Blind Asylum. The amount
necessary for this purpose is available without i'm
posing additional tax upon the people All that is
necessary is for members Of the General Assembly
prevent unwise and selfish or sectional dis
the necessities Of the States eleemosynary ins,itu-
tiors shall first be provided for This is especially
imperative in the case of the Missouri School for the
Blind.
The report Of the legislative committee appointed
to visit the various State Institutions which
ernor DOckery calls attention in his message reveals
a condition at the institution the continuance of
which would be disgrace 10 Missouri. There is
actual suffering among the inmates. owing TO this
condition. and there is also danger-the danger of
falling ceilings in old and decayed building no
longer fit for occupancy This evil calls for i'm.
mediate remedy. and member of the General AS
sembly whose bosom is moved by humanitarian i'm
pulses or who feels pride in the good name of his
State refuse to vote for the necessary appropra
tion to vote against other appropriation
that would deprive the States eeemosynary institu-
tions OF the support which is their due.
Governor Dockery's message should meet with a
prompt and favorable response from the General
Assembly 1t must, indeed. If Missouri is not to be
shamed before the world A condition such as is
officially reported exist in the Missouri School
for the Blind may not be permitted to continue
less the General Assembly of Missouri utterly in
different to the credit of the State in the eyes of
humane people
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
SALVATION AND .sLovENL1NEss.

That eXpectOrating Is natural In the most
damning defense that could be made for It, and that
good manners artificial bespeaks for them the
highest appreciation.
Adam and Eve, though consequence of sim
we are told first marked the distinction between ami
malistic nauralness and polite conduct. and our So
cal conventions In the line of their departure
They set the stamp OF human dlsapproval upon the
natural and we should have go back some six thou
sand years il would undo the manners and Gus
toms of society. We sensbly adopt the rule that
what is conventional is right
Conventions shifting but they move in the
right direction.
There can be progress but retrogression. We
constantly refine upon past habits and customs There
are few who contend that are receding: they
gaantry of former times Nothing could he more
absurd We indulge Yin no sweeping bows with
plumed bonEets We bit more mater-of- fact
hut the essential difference is there in far greater
force and evidence than before. The Difference
is heartfelt and constant: not pretense covering
neglect.
Civilization is refining process, agreeable or not
in the established direction. We can't tolerate unex
purgated Shakespeare; we taboo the salon talk of
Catherine de Medici. There were days when lovely
femninity took snuff. Not long ago we thought it
nice; but no beauty, exquisite Marquise could rem
der even the daintiest form of the habit wholly ac
ceptatle to the present younger generation. There
were days even when women spat-stage representa-
tons of those days spare that excessive realism
Men have gradually dropped thousand and one
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
RECENT COMMENT.
The Woman With H.mor.

Lillian Belle in Harper's Bazar.
you consider the list of your friends 1t will
long discover that the you like the
with of humor. She is the think
first If you getting picnic card party. You
perhaps formulate it yourself but in your
mind she stands for the utmost good humor. If 1t rains
If shines II anybody else Is and the
with a of htmor extract fun the
deariest proposition and the first thing know she has
everybody laughing her dro sayings, and
defeat into triumph for who whether orig
nal plan carried out not just everybody has
good time?
of humor is said to be lacking in most
Alas! have found this only have
that when woman docs have it, the the first
to find it out and all she has to do acquire husband
is TO pick and choose The day of the girl with the doll
face is going and the day of the girl with of
hUmor is coming in.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
In Europe light comes to US frem the
East but We leok toward the West fer the
arrival of all the new ideas.
Vast financial schemes. great social re-
FORMS marvellous inventions likely to revo-
lutionize the world. gigantic undertakings.
impossibiltiss promising to heeeine prcta-
bilities-we are getting accustomed TO ell
that.
We content ourselves with sayingi ''rhe
process of the Amerieanizing of the wer!d
Is seins on, That's all right What Is
next
However, we are just now greatly con-
Gerned about the news. whief, bf course.
comes from the United States. that "mar-
siags OIL trial IL an institution that is solns
to he esperimented IN Ameriea, In theory
Il appears to bs sub!ine idea-in fact. the
very. the only. solution cf tbs crest problem
Of life. How to Gna hsop:He7s Il, HHatrl
mony.'"
In order to marry with a chance of sue
cess couples should knOH enr!i e.hsr tllsr-
ouEbly. and IN order to knew each other
thoroughly they should get married. "Mar-
rings on trial. solves the difficulty. Yet. in
Europe. whore wp arc frl! OF prejudicss and
antiouated notions. ws call ,,.s vicious
circle. otherwise an .rrpoesbiljty=unless
marriage. under tho conditions Of tte trial.
be purely p!ctonic one: bi,i thea II viii
not be marriage. and the couples wiIl ns.
learn how to know each othsr Thoroughly.
We are ell OF Us interestcd IN the ;ssws,
but .ke-t!cal over the rcecass OF the idea.
In fact. we have. every one % us. cons to
the conclusion that 4 VIII rot work.
From Inquiries which hsve made right
and left have arrived 1t this conclusion
that. out of one hundred couplis who have
get married. fifty would like to regain their
freedom after six months or matrimonial
nle' twenty nave come to the same 0pn-
ION after coupe Of years: ten more after
a longer period. and ahou; twenty are sits.
heo. though in the last case Il often
amounts TO making the best Of IT.
net ten or them spend their leisure time
III returning Ihanks fh.f h..
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
GOOD FELLOWS AND REroRMERs.

AlOOfness must ba overcome before the reformer
can accomplish anything in politics The difference
between the of the reformer and that of the
politician, the "practical'-if you please the ..low"
potcian-corresponds to the difference between
aloofness and "good-fellowshp.''
reformer. civic Lacquer. purity man. with the
hest intentions in the world is usually what is best
expressed in bit Of feminine slang-a stick. He is
influence for good. is not to be discouraged. but
should be prompted to a little unbending He goes
Summing for charitys sake. but declines to remove
his gloves. dealing in too many moral lectures and
diffusing warmth.
The voter for whom his efforts intended cares
nothing about the ethics of things but he has social
ideals The average reformer doesn't even get down
TO the basis Of social settlement" which. by the
way. is itself open to objection from the benecarys
standpoint. as toopalpable form of snobbery Re
gardless Of wealth. clothes. cleanliness and grammar
there must be an equality show of it in the field
II politics. which the average reformer does even
approximate and seemingly cannot understand
The good fellow: ON the other hand. Is at home
with his constituents. is genial generous often kind
with more than mere superciaty. attentive with at
least pretense OF dsinterestedness always loyal no
matter what be the occasion In office the good fell
low" takes OF his supporters. looks after the
poor. provides work. often enough the expense of
good service TO the public benefits his dis
draw him closer to his people.
Essentially he is hypocrite. Niue times out of
ten he is probably by his acts In the other in
stance he serves hypocrisy passively but none the
less effectively, permitting his influence be welded
by corrupt hands his superiors in the machine In
any event. no matter how intrinsically kind or
how honest by intent he develops power dishonest
ehds by small genuine coins of Kindness purchases
the ability to defraud by wholesale he buys his peo-
pies suffrage for his own somebody's Interior pur
poses
Withal is he as great hypocrte the kid -gloved
reformer? The latters hypocrisy is more evident 1t
is evident in the contrast between the veneer the cold
exterior presented to the people and his oratorical
protestatons and ethical lectures The people" are
repelled by seemingly stone-cod person who does
nothing but processes much. 1t matters not to them
that beneath the surface he real convictions
and something like concern for their welfare The
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
vVV~~~ - . . . . . . /I
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic. March 2, 1873.
The nineteenth annual commence
. ment exercises of the Homeopathic
. Medical College took place at NAH
ler's Hall. Among the st. Louis
. graduates were Doctors w 3. Nor
. gan and Charles Scott A dance fol-
= lowed under the direction of Doctor
. f. c. Franklin. W. A. Edmonds and
= p. G. Valentine.
. y committee of manufacturers
= composed of Joseph G. Marriott.
. Thomas Howard and ]. Beggs pre-
. sented a petition to the Municipal
. Assembly to amend the boiler-inspec-
. ton law.
. The st. Louis Cadets gave a hop at
= their armory, Sixteenth and Walnut
q streets. in charge of Captain Mccoy,
. The City Council held it's closing
q meeting of the first session. return-
. ing vote of thanks to President
. Lightner and Clerk Vogel.
q A report of the weather for the
q month of February in ST. Louis
= showed that the lowest temperature
& was q degrees. highest 81 and mean
q temperature al degrees.
. T. 7. January, Treasurer Of St.
q Louis County. purchased $4,000 of
e State bonds.
. Mrs Samuel r. Hallett died at her
{, home in Carondelet.
. Maggie Shaughnessy, baby daugh-
q ter of James Shaughnessy of No. 1916
. North Second street, fell from a sec
= ond-story window, but was only
q slightly injured.
e The name of old Lafayette Hall. in
T. Carondelet, was changed to that of
q Society Halt
. NJ. W. Hogan. Prosecuting Attor.
. ney OF the Court of Criminal Corrac-
q ton, was seriously i'll
. Miss Agnes Moran of No. 122s 81.
g Ange avenue fell from a second
. story window and was seriously hurt
q j. l.. Morard was accidentauv
e, wounded at Sixteenth and FRANKLIN
= avenue by. a pistol bullet fired nv
q persons who were practicing at a
o target in the rear of saloon on the
. corner.
. d. NJ. Kendrick was appointed ren.
= eral Western Agent of the Indianan.
. oils and st. Louis Railroad.
g - ><< ~ >A<<<A~A
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

! these fiowery meads would be.
Ihese crystal streams should solace me:
10 whose harmonious bubbling noise
l. with my angle, would rejoice.
SIT here. and see the turtledoye
Court his chaste mate to acts OF love.
or' on that bank. feel the west wind
breathe health and plenty please nv mind
10 see sweet dewdrops Kiss these flowers
And then washed of by April showers.
here hear my Kenna sing song:
inere, gee 5lackbird feed her young.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
IMPROBABLE BUT IMPORTANT.

Warlike boasting is an Odlous trait which we have
been prone to indulge some past occasions when q
juster appreciation of fighting strength would
have been infinitely more becoming. We should avoid
jingOism as weakheaded and dangerous. On the
ness.
OF late the country having in mind the relative
size OF navy, has nude some admissions calcu-
lated. perhaps impair firm confidence in abili
ty take Of ourselves If need be- and to enforce
the Monroe Doctrine under all circumstances.
Most people. requiring reinsurance on that score
and holding the conviction that we are invncibe, do
not msinterpret the emphasis with which needs
for an increased navy have been pressed upon Con-
gress. That ought to have larger navy argues
nothing against our present one. We have been in
quarter
Mr.. Poultney Bigelow lectured to New York au-
dence upon the with which Germany could
whip lis If pleased Germany could do the trick, he
thinks while preparing for hosties Be-
fore ready 10 fight at all. lie maintains. Ger
many could land hundred thousand meu here and
take New York and three four other places.
Mr.. Bigrlow is wrong. as an amateur can plainly
see. the practical proposition. Germany would not
dare 10 start an army across the The danger
OF horrible loss of life the hands of enemy
comparison of naval strength shows the United States
with militant means Of enforcing defending
its policies is enough to stir the American people 10
demand the earliest perfection Of its naval strength
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

co., hut certainly net more. And
will add this that. among my if.ehu7 -,
acauainta noes, the couples VINO hN ~,
bappiJy Together are. without eNcep'n'
those who made up their minds 10 pe h,,.
r,eI most quickly and did not attempt
ing years and years OF engagehieIi'' 'I,i,
and learn how 10 know something oi cat"
ether. - a.,
1 do not give this as piece or hdVPe !"
those about to marry. | simply s.a'.
fact although am prepared to ad'h'' ''.a'
long engP gements have never been the
proper way Of preparing for matrimohF'
The new method. If taken seriously couiu
have but one effect. that OF rGihlhs t''e
matrimonial prospects Of women who, ar
six months, had refused to remain narf'ei
apy longer or had been found ''"antia:.
by their husbands.
Perhaps our taking the news as serious
ore may he another proof that We Euro
, peans have not very keen sense OF huih'i.
for we should remember that if America
Is the land of grand ideas. it Is also IN"
land OF huge jokes.
In my opinion the majority OF marriages
will have a chance OF turning out happily
when the following will have become chs-
tens and laws:
l. Before Il man makes. love to "A woman
with the intention Of asking her TO become
his wife, and before "a woman allows a man
To speak love TO her. certainly before she
acc spts his offer Of matT!mJny. both VIII
have sscertpined that there is no dlseas"
moral or physical. Of an hereditary nature
IN other family: that the man has been Il
good and devoted aOn. IL cheerful brother
and an honest man IN all his dealings, well
spoken Of by his employers or his acaualn-
tances: that the girl is aot an extravagant
woman and has, among her friends the
reputation Of being amiable. cheerful and
favorite at home; that both will have suffi-
Client means TO support themselves.
will go further: I will say that II should
not only be custom to make .nt-'.!r.es
about the antecedents or the 2arties and
their financial position, but law, and
E:r!ct law. too. that would prevent couples
from marrying who were likely To present
society with undesirable children or become
IhrrA
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
Naval Academy Outxrown.

y
What is mperatively needed is provision
keeping the suppy of officers and In constant
spondence with the number ships We are committed
to policy of naval expansion. that does
shipbuding alone Building ships only side
process of forming navy We have evidently outgrown
the facilities Annapolis, permanent capacity
OF that excel mt but small plant furnishing
with scientifically trained materially
enlarged A hand to-mouth policy temporary
devices and eA edients for improvisng officers
not answer None but the best trained commanders
good enough the American Navy and there should
be plenty of them.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
Longevity of Editors.


Are editors lived? the obituary Fourth
Estate seven deaths recorded, They
Henry H. Hayes of the Oldest and best known
congressional reporters, "A old; William H B. Cur
rier, ffty-fve the publisher of the Amesbury
MassO Viager; James W. Clarke at one time the pub
Usher of the Wiamsport (Pa) Gazette % ears old;
Albert Patrick of the first editors Louisville
Courier-JournaI. so years old: C. NJ Nichols former
editor of the Springfield to) Republic. "A years old
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

Boston Is in The throes of mighty reform. Re
Gently Il prominent citizen declared that bribery had
been attempted by some Of the Hubs legislators. The
city has risen TO meet the crisis. Great progress has
already been made. The Police Department has de-
cded classify cOnfetti-throwing assault and bat
terry And Miss FlOretta Vning, prominent club
woman. has begun crusade having for its object
better breeding and better manners for the children
Of wealthy parents. Boston has need for Grand
Juries ~.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

Emperor William Of Germany is consistent in de,
carng his faith in the God of his fathers though he
have made the declaration for political profit
A man who his exalted position to his peoples
belief in the divine right Of Kings would engage in
!: foolish business If he denied the existence OF j
Divinity.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

If the Worlds Fair intramural railway is built it
will probably have but loop. At that, however, it
will resemble puzzle sufficiently papitation
of the heart TO timid visitors
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

The Civic Improvement League proposes to adver-
tise the ansptting ordinance. As warning to care
less eXpectorators it may be stated that the league
may open rogues gallery of delinquents in down
town show window.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
POEMS WORTH KNOWING
THE ANGLERS WISH.
BY IZAAK WALTON,

England
a dry
Wal
o eminent English famous ,n N
t Kenna Watonsa "a
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
Pirate Gold or Cl.w.,


Because good Spanish dollar Of the date of 172 was
found at the head of Panther Creek in Nantucket some
people there are talking Of digging around that place
TO find Captain Kidds buried treasure Probably more
money would be made by digging for CLANS
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

King Edward of England seems to have felt real
chummy toward President Francis Of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair and there no why he
shouldn't. The Missouri Kentucky strain of blood
comes mighty near being the blood royal.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

or with nay Bryan and a book
Lo'er long days near Shawford brook;
mere sit by him. and eat my meat,
rnere see the sun both rise and set:
Ihere Did good morning to next dav:
mere mediate my time away;
ana angle on; and beg to have
A quiet passage to a welcome grave.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

Or e. laverock build her nest:
Here. give my weary spirits rest,
And raise my low-pitched thoughts above
Earth. or what poor mortals love.
Thus. free from lawsuits and the noise.
OF princes courts. would rejoice;
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

st. Louis needs few more moderate-price hotels
Even under present conditions the best of this class
are overcrowded almost every day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01

W. Inc
Of copies returned and reported during
OF February 63s per cent.
W. B. CARR.
Sworn to and subscribed before this day
February 1sg
J. F. FARISH.
Notary Public. City of ct. Louis. Mo.
My term expires April %. 1906.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-01
SUNDAY, MARCH /, 1903.
WORLD'S-I9O4-FAlR.
CIRCULATION DURING FEBRUARY:

w. p. Carr. Business Manager Of The st. Louis Re
public being duly that the actual number or
full complete copies of the Daily and Sunday Re
public printed during the month OF February, 1906 all in
regular editions, per schedule below:
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
ON THE POSTAL SCANDAL.
Tried and Found Wanting.

Dishonesty in the public service, and
especially in the Postofice Department.
is little less than treason. Our Govern
ment contemplates the administration Of
its affairs with clean hands. The place
for thieves. therefore. is not in the Pos:-
Office Department. but the penitentiary.
There is but little sympathy with the
poor woman who steals a loaf 10 save
the life Of starving child. Why should
there be any consideration for the pam
pered scoundrels who have betrayed
their trust in the places provided Tor
them by their party In the public ser
vice2
Hew to the line. Mr.. President. "iet
the chips fall where they may" Those
who have clean hands have nothing 10
fear from the postofhce investigations
those who have not should be compelled
to get out and reap the consequences of
their iniquity. they have been tried in
thS balance and found wanting.
ton Truth.
The Washington times., 1903-06-21
4 Shameful Mystery.

The Washington Offices roster was
very elastic; employees were foisted on
it so thick and fast that the Dostmas-
ter had a hard time TO find places for
hem; and so nightly were the pay
rolls padded that thousands of dollars
could have been saved without impair
ing the efficiency Of the service
So much for the beginnings OF the
unparalleled Generalization which has
made the Postal Department. according
10 Mr.. Bristow's report, synonym for
graft. blackmail and eNtortiOn. Mail
pouches have been sold for three times
their value. cash registers at an ex-
orbitant price, with enormous profits 10
those who shared the perquisites: sal
aries have been increased not for merit,
but for pelf.
II is shameful. How did Il originate ?
And why was II not stopped when the
plainest evidence. furnished long ago in
the very reports which Mr.. Bristow
makes public now. were known TO high
officials in the POstOfice Department d?
L is a mystery.-Philadelph Ledger.