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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30
LOVE TIPS FROM SHAKESPEARE'S
TWO MOST FAMOUS GIRL HEROINES.

hose. 1t takes the tall, joyous laughter
and dash. to masquerade as man and not
make men feel that she is a little brother
who ought to be spanked for getting into
mischief
The first tip IS that IL you want a good
thing you must so after it. and that Heaven
helps those to get husband who help
themselves. Rosalind fell in love at sight
with the fascinating Orlando, but the next
minute she saw him swept out of the pale
of her circle Of influence. She had made an
impression on the gallant wrestler. but first
impressions on a mans heart are only val
uabIe when they are followed up by seconds.
and thirds. and tenths, and hundreds. II
you don't want to be forgotten you must
keep yourself in evidence.
Rosalind's second tip is to play segrega-
ton and environment for all they are worth.
She knew the value of being by herself.
Early in the shuttle she temporarily lost
or mislad the faithful Celia, for she was
not one of the foolish virgins who go about
in lunches and who make every man who
approaches them feel as if he was invading
a female seminary. 1t takes man of
nerve to approach pullet party and Sc
lect one out Of the flock. and any girl who
serves to live and die in a spinsters re-
treat
As for environment Rosalind was per-
fectly aware that there is something in the
country that makes man break out into
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30
LORD SALISBURY.

The death Of Lord Salisbury marks the passing of
y type unknown in American life He was one of
p'England's truly great men, cultured gentleman
and an able servant of his country. But what is OF
special interest of the United States is that he
was, SO to speak, professional statesman.
He was Cecil. The family for several genera
lions has been prominent. Its titles are well estaD-
lished. Its estates are large. 1t is noble in the
full sense Of the word. The only outlets the amb-
tons Of its young in the army. navy. church
and politics. Careers for them practically limited
to that list The only alternative is idleness spend
ing their years just being aristocrats.
Lord Robert Cecil, Marquis of Salisbury. a second
son. could not satisfactorily count merely being
Lord since he was overshadowed by the titles of his
elder brother. He went in for politics. This step
tailed no difficulties. He elected to Parliament
from Stamford. which was pocket borough of the
Cecils. The Cecls chose whom they desired to rep
resent Stamford. and Lord Robert Cecl's entry into
Parliament consisted only Of constituting himself
member. He took his seat in 1853.
Lord lSaisbury's fifty years between 1853 and 1903
were practically long drill in the conduct of Eng
lands affairs. The House of Commons his school.
and the succession of Premiers including Beaconsfeld
remembering that he hard student and earnest
worker, that he scored triumph after triumph and.
finally, became Prime Minister himself.
The leisure class in England that from which Lord
Salisbury sprang. frequently is spoken of fortu-
nate Institution. for the very that it fosters
type specially trained statesmen and diplomats.
Certainly, the growth of the British Empire may he
attributed the foresight of English statesmen and
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a sentimental and poetic rash. and. there
fore. she steered him into the sweet forest
of Arden. where there were fowery banks.
and running brooks and little brides build
ing their nests. and all manner of first aids
TO lovemaking. A city house with portieres
at every door, behind any one of which
papa or little sister may be listening. offers
This is the reason why men who are i'm
mune from matrimony all winter succumb
to 1t in the summer and return home from
a vacation in the country engaged. There
is more in golf than knocking balls around
a ten-acre lot.
Rosalinds last and perhaps her most
valuable tip to women is how to help a
loved, but he lacked courage to tell his
love
Confronted with such a dilemma Rosa
lind didn't sit down and waste her youth
and beauty waiting for her dilatory sutton
to come to the point She made the run
ming
The moral OF all of which. to the careful
cannot only be led gently and insidiousiy
up TO the proposing point but If he balks
at the edge he can be pushed over the
precipice so deity and discreetly that he
will never know he didn't take the plunge
of his own accord. And that's what Rosa
lind teaches -a. 90 4.
Copyright 1908. by W. r. Hearst Great Britain
rights reserved.
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dure discrimination in the conduct public business
1t will not. for any consideration, go back to the
snars course and abandon plans for bettermrnt.
Only Il few years ago most of the streets were
mere roads, dirty and unpaved. Favored citizens We're
receiving coureses, in secret. from public officers
The city treasury worse than empty: there
a deficit of about 100000 in municipal revenue If
managed ut all. public business was msmanaged
Public work in allowance The citizens disrusted
municipal officers and the policy of msgovernmcnt
sternly denounced
To-day there about 100 miles more of perma
nen street pavement and the are cleaner than
they have ever been. Much sewer construction has
been done. improvements have been made in the
parks. Additions have been built public buildings
Additional engine-houSes have been acquired and
equipped. Arrangements being made for a-nu-
nicpal sarbage-disposal plant Important water
works Improvements have been made. Clear water is
assured within less than year. The ordinary reve
More public work has been done than during any
previous period. There is money in the city treasury.
The ctys affairs being directed in businesslike
manner.
All of This is advancement. 1t is the result of
good government. The consequences of misgovern-
ment disclosed by the Grand Jury and adver-
tised in court. disagreement DETAINED st. Louis
and wrought material injury upon all citizens. Good
government affords benefits To the citizens and brings
st. Louis into prominence through the citys progress.
Why the people of 81. Louis prefer good government
is obvious They know what disagreement is. and
they appreciate good government. They understand
now that principle in public business has both moral
and material advantages. and that the common wei
fare requires lasting good government with its bless
inss of progress.
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HOW FAITH IN OUR COUNTRY
MAY OFTEN LEAD TO SUCCESS.

countries where you have TO dig a kio-
meter into the ground and dig out the ore
with pickaxes and dynamite.
1t is a good thing to bet on a country
where 4 farmer in Illinois can dig his coal
and carry 1t home in his wheelbarrow.
But this was not Purkett's first reason
for betting on the country. He bet on the
country because. in the long run here. the
right man has so good a chance to do the
thing you want done.
A man like Edison makes your electricity
for you and handles 1t. man like Roeb-
ling builds your bridge for you. A man like
Abraham Lincoln runs the whole machine
for you And you do not have to inquire
whether his Erandfather's great-srandfather
did or did not fight at this or that battle
OF ArmaGeddon. or whether his grand
mothers Observation-Disclosures was or was
not favorite of King Egbat the Eleventh.
1t is as well to bet u country Of which
one of the notices is:
GET THE BEST"
I want to bet on country where. If
man invents a telephone to-day, the man
in the Government office will use it to-mor-
row if it be the best thing to use. You bet
on country where the ms like to stay
in. and where they cannot stay in long I'M
less they learn how to get there" how to
get the best and that some things can
be done az we'll rs others
But all this means that you and I keep
up the standard to the very best model.
We must see that the country has good
water. good air. good wood. good coal. good
newspapers good books, good men and good
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BY MRS. JOnN A. LOGAN.

b1 MltS. JOHN A. LOGAN
WRITTEN FOR riiE SUNDAY fiErrBI.n.
There is general belief that Republics
are ungratefu and that the great men of Il
nation are. as rule, unappreciated while
living and are soon forgotten when they
die. and that the memory of men vino have
shone brilliantly in the constellation of
conspicuous characters of nation. when
their lights have gone out have not been
commemorated by fitting monuments
The scintillatious OF their brilliant in
tellects leave only transitory impression
Their most devoted admirers. when upintiu-
enced by their presence. are unable to re-
call anything of real benefit to mankind
which they have done. ara thus come to eS-
innate properly their merits and TO claim
only their just deserts for them.
1t is true that careful study of such
characters Will reveal intense selfishness
underlying everything esstyed ny the heart
less intellectual.
Without a great. loving, magnanimous.
courageous heart the most gigantic intellect
will achieve little that will render its pos
SCISSOR immortal.
We are sometimes panied at the tardy
recognition of superior ability in some one
who seems to us worthy of better fate;
while, on the other hand we men of
little real worth riding on the top wave OF
public popularity and who are the recipients
of the widest enthusiasm and boundless
plaudits of the populace. They are lionized
and feted beyond reason, their hypnotic
power seemingly affecting every one who
comes under the influence of their personal
magnetism. They reign supreme. for a
time. but the practical. thinking people of
this country almost invariably try men in
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30
BENEFITS OF PROGRESS.

Good government is somewhat like clear con-
Its associate virtue is progress. and
brings benefits that undoubtedly rafy policies
Having realized advancement, with its many ad-
vantages the people of St Louis have obtained the
reward of good government and have beheld its
trast with the evil consequences of disagreement
SO forcbly that the desire for unceasing beerment
becomes habitual.
No other city has witnessed such contrast in
methods and results The only scandals that have
stunned the people the exposures of malpractces
in public office committed few years ago, and these
exposures have not only not been deplOrabe but truly
commendable: and not detrimental. but greatly ben
efcia to public affairs. They have suggested the
depths of official depravity they have indicated the
grave effects of official degradation they have empha
sized the good in good government they have ex-
posed defects in the municipal system and they have
impressed upon all the common obligation of citizen
ship.
st. Louis will not again tolerate equal corruption.
1t will accept disagreement to such a degree
upon any assurance. 1t will not allow notorious
I" he elected upon any promise. 1t will not again
welcome disorder and mismanagement in preference
to method and honest administration. 1t will not
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the balance and. If they are found wanting
in noble qualities and ambition to accom-
plish something for the general benefit of
mankind. they allow the idols of yesterday
to fall from the pedestals upon which they
have been placed and. living or dead. they
pass into oblivion.
But the truly great. whose large hearts
keep apace with wondrous brains. have
rarely been undiscovered or unappreciated.
Poverty ana embarrassing environment
may hold them in bondage for years but
fruitful minds and generous hearts will
break through all barriers, though they
may seem impregnable
Opportunity is sure to come, by accident
We are frequently prone to say. No matter
what our shortsishted vision may call the
circumstance that gives these mighty minds
Il chance to unfold. it is sure 10 come.
The same inscrutable power that created
them can guide the wise and the good. Their
labors for the human race will cmbiazon
their names high on flames immortal roll.
and nausht can bedim the luster of a death
less name As the fruits of their labor for
their kind are shown, they are known TO
all men, and cannot find seclusion if they
would.
In the hearts Of the pec2le their names
enshrined and they can never be for
gotten. Enduring monuments of granite and
bronze are sure to rise to perpetuate their
names and deeds
Republics especially build monuments to
their truly great who have done anything to
contribute to the perpetuation of republican
Institutions and the welfare of Il nation.
Names Of conspicuous characters OF any
epoch i'll this country who have not been
horored by monuments and tablets are few.
and upon investigation it will be found that
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30
BY EDWARD EVERETT HALE.

BY EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Oh! ii was years ago
Purkett was alive. the great banker
We were all sitting at the club. some
smoking, some gaping. and all talking or
listening when Question-mark said to Pur-
kett: "Purkett. you never make mis-
take. YOU are never cleaned out like us poor
lambs.
Tell us the secret. How do you do it,
Purkett never smoked, so he did not have
to take his cigar from his mouth He only
laughed and said: My secret?"
''Yes. of course" the other men said.
But If 1t was his secret. it was the club $
secret. What was our motto? We have
taken it from the Three Musketeers
"All for each and each for all"
The club was entitled to the secret. and
would have It, if Purkett meant to be treas
urer of the club after this next election
Purkett did not seem to me to care much
for the office of treasurer. But he laughed
again and said he would just as lief as not
tell the secret.
He made US take out our pencils and our
notebooks. to be sure we got 1t right, and
when he had made lot of fun with this.
he said: "All ready? CO.. This is the
secret BET on the country"
II is a right good rule for an American
In everything He must bet on the coun-
try" First in mere outside matters-coal
oil. wood. salt. iron and the other things.
A country where iron lies loose on the
ground all the way from Alabama to Lake
SUPERIOR. will be rather apt in the long run
to get the better in the matter of iron OF
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SERVING TWO MASTERS.


The average public official occupies peculiar. dual
rank i'll public opinion. He is both h"nored and de-
spised For his ability, integrity personality, power
and influence there respect For his office there is
contempt. not because ii is public office and there
fore presumably void of quality, nor because public
office is itself of an inferior standard and ndjustabr
TO higher plane but account of the oficnSes IF
many wears that have made il suspect among the
people and designated sinecure for personal gain.
Not much the public servants who in the past
have robbed the people. hartered patronage, usurpcd
the law and violated their oaths are to blame are
the voters themselves. who have accepted the doe
rinrs of INSCRIPTIONS professional politicians and
helped make trade of office seeking.
That This condition exists may be denied. 1t may
be said that executive officers are cheered and praised
whenever they appear public platform: that prop
respect is demonstrated every fit occasion. That
cheers and praise lavish is true that authority is
respected also is true: that ability is recognized also
is true: that integrity is commended also is true
Nevertheless. almost every bears suspicion toward
public officer and is ready to construe every mis-
take and every diplomatic act deed of graft
The praise is for the official but for democracy
the respect is not for the office. but for the authority
office: the honor is not for the man. but for his
power
Often. on a street car or in some lettering place
qucntly statement like this will he heard: Some
people may like So-and-Sos ways but it's foolish
Ia blame official for taking of his friends. He
does appoint men who don't suit the faStidouS and
he does give contracts to his friends. But what's
wrong about that? The other fellows do it, Why.
that's what he put there for.
Neither public officials the voters serve two
masters If gain is be the end of politics. it has
been. and if fallcious doctrine is for princ
pie. public office will be position of distinction
hut of suspicion. High us office might be. the
holder should reflect honor upon it, and capable the
holder might be. the office should give him dignity
Good men will elevate the public service. good
men doing but in their work they should receive.
they deserve the assistance of the voters Public
office has been degraded by spoilssm and low politics.
it is under suspicion and patriotic citizens 1T
personal sacrifice being obliged 10 endure the con
tumely engendered in the past.
The duty of the voters does end with the cleo
ton of good 1t is also their duty render aid
rather than suspicion. Good men invest public office
with honor The voters perpetuate the reform by
being considerable Of the regulations of good men.
membering that conscientious officials not potterS
but faithful servants inspired by patriotic motives
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ALWAYS APPRECIATE
THE GREAT MEN THEY PRODUCE

in most cases they are not entitled to the
gratitude of the Republic for anything they
ever did for the people.
Their flights of oratory and sparkling abil-
tiles were in aIrrlc st every case laid on tile
altar of self-aggrandzement or used to en-
rich themselves by the accumulation Of
wealth.
The greatest soldiers and statesmen
whose escutcheons are unblemiShed have
had their reward in the imperishabe names
they have won ana in the grateful acknowI-
edgnent of their unselfish devotion to their
country by the erection to their memories
of imposing monuments of granite and
bronze
Splendid monuments rise in every State
and in almost every city to iliustrious names
that have made their city and their State
famous.
on the battlefeIds Of Bunker Hill, Get
tvshurg, Chattanooga and many others
there stand to-day superb monuments to
heroes who have laid down their lives for
their country.
Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Chicago.
Washington and other cities have many
that will stand forevermore as tributes OF a
grateful people to men who have honored
their country and themselves by yalorous
deeds for human liberty and the perpetual
ton Of q government that guarantees to all
men equal rights before the law.
That some illustrious men have not been
so honored can be easily understood by
turning to the records of their lives and
characters. which furnish the basis upon
which monuments built. Character
building must precede the building of mon
umeuts.
Copyright 1907. by w r. Hearst. Great
Britain rights reserved.
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is fact that many of these great men We're scions
of the old and powerful families 1t is fortunate
fact for England. and works well in England.
Rut it does not follow that the standard OF Ameri-
can craftsmanship will rise in proportion to the rapid
ty with which leisure class grows, 10 the size Of
the family tree Our system is that every boy has his
chance TO be President out of the vast play of am
billions which we encourage comes the greatness Of
those who win. Our Secretaries OF State have
been equal TO the best of Englands Foreign Secr''-
taries, not excepting Salisbury. The American sys-
TEN needs leisure class 1t rests upon the fact thai
for true American there is leisure And ii wins.
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The President and Mr.. Folk.

star.
The meeting of Joseph W. Folk the President at
Oyster Bay to discuss exradition measures.
plans have been made. will be
local official in Missouri. 1t be
Mr. Folk is not Senator Congressman even a
Governor, but merely Prosecuting Attorney city
OF St Louis.
For man holding the position which Mr. Folk occu-
pies to be called confer with the President of the
United States is most uncommon and it will the gem
eral public to inqurng why the politicians
seeking to belitt!e and discredt man who has
brought such distinction the State
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DOCTRINE OF ovERDo.


Statistics show alarming increase in the num-
Der of suicides throughout the country. and St Louis
has the highest percentage among fifty of the largest
cities in the United States. For every 100000 per-
sons in this city. 257 have committed suicide within
the last year In the fifty cities. $500 committed sui
eide. which is astounding total. The reason for
the increase must be largely conjecture.
1t is a welknown fact that among Germans or
peoples of Scavonic origin the rate of suicide is high
\ cause advanced as explanatory of this fact among
Germans is simply their tendency toward distractions
in thought. When the mind casts loose from creed
and sets out upon journey of speculation it often
afoul of the dsheartenng interrogatory: whats
the se: In fact, the Independent thinker regardless
of his extraction inevitably strikes this snag in
shape.
The characteristic difference in. say American
or Irshman-among whom the rate of suicide is low
est-is the dislike with which any such conclusion is
accepted The phlegmatic thinker more often totally
absorbS himself in this hopeless viewpoint; takes it
and himself too seriously. The fellow with more buoy
ancy. and innate love of action. may be led bang
up against the puzzler, whats the use:' and re-
tort: whats the of entertaining any such
thought" Straightway he eXpels the incubus from
his mind and goes his way rejoicing Come fair.
foul he lives on believing that it is worth while
to exclude any but practical thoughts.
So much for deliberate suicide. The reasoning does
account for the jump in the suicide tables during
the last few years, but applies to racial differences.
May not the factor lie in the "strenuousness" of
American life? Much has been preached recently
about what may be termed the doctrine of do. Per
sistent and constant extreme effort in many lines
work and at play, characterzes Americans Nobody
dares question the fact that work is n wholesome
thing but concentration upon the theme of work
racks the nervous system to the limit and is the ex
PLANTATION of many case of nervous breakdown or
even insanity. The doctrine of do is the basis of
American success and American greatness but the
apotheosis of "strenuousness is merely converting
the doctrine of do into the doctrine of overdo.