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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13
WHEN THE NEGL ECTED DUTY OF MAKING
AW|LL CAN BE CHEERFULLY PERI RMED


luggage. no houses. nor stocks. nor Jewels,
nor gold with Us at the journeys end.
Il Il wise while In perfect poise Of mind
aud body. while health Is unbFolken and
the days are full Of cheerful activity, to
decide what shall DO done with ones prop
erty when one leaves 1t to other hands
Men and women have q supefstitious
shrinking from this manifest duty-in
many cases a. II they heard the tollins
Of a funeral kneu In tho solen1nity Of
making q Will Yet no one viii die an
hour sooner for having thus set his house
Of life in order and made things easy for
his heirA
Husbands who love their wives devoted
", and realize with q shudder that these
objects Of their love would be exposed to
suffering II left without provision, should
not trust to tho arbitrament Of chance.
They should make Q will Generous pro-
vision should be made for wife during
her entire life.
As a rule, it IL chur1ish to direct that q
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Show a little decency and consideration
for the delivery men and horses.
You cannot carry all your purchases
home, we know. But only yesterday /
saw a woman order parcel the size OF an
envelope and not much heavier sent
distance of six miles from downtown
store.
1t would have slipped into her purse or
pocket easily.
Every errand like this makes added la
Dor for man and beast at this rushed ana
burdened time of year. Every time you
take Il small parcel home yourself you
are not only saving n few steps for tired
limbs, but you are creating and cultivatlns
the vein of thoughtfulness for others in
yourself and adding to the sum Of kind
ness in the world.
Be patient with the big stores, too
1t requires a Napoleon in every depart
ment Of every large business house to
have goods so to the right addresses
promptly and in good order between
Thanksgiving and New Year.
And Just now the crop OF Napoleons is
a little short.
Be patient with your men IL they are
late to dinner, and do not think 1t an
act of selfshness IL they want to go to
the club for an hour or two after closing
business.
Only one woman in ten makes It point
to 60 entertain and distract her husbands
mind when he comes home that he can
forget his business. And unless a man
does forget 1t a few hours daily he is
liable to take rooms at Bellevue before he
reaches 50.
Tho strain upon men to-day in our large
cities Is a subject which women ought to
realize more fully. And what is 1t all for?
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SATURNS "RINGS" ARE BILLIONS
OF MOONS ARRANGED IN CIRCLES


earth. the question may naturally
asked: 'How do you know that they J
list? How can you tell that the rings
Saturn are not solid?"
There are two ways in which We kno
and can tell. In the first place. the
OF erayitation assures US that solid ri
could not exist in such situation.
I have mentioned before what wo
happen to the earth's moon II II CO
near enough to our globe-to feel the
fects Of the gigantic tidal forces to VII
a close approach would subject It
Mathematical calculation has pro-
that Satrn's rings could not even
liquid bodies without being broken up 4
numberless separate particles.
In tho second place, the speerosc
has shown that the rings travel arot
Saturn with speed that gradually i
creases from their outer to their fnne
edges.
How the spectroscope Is able to give q
this Information Is one Of tho most Of
prising stories In astronomy. but It wuS
take too much space to tell It now. =
must be deferred to another article.
All that we need to say hero Is that III
spectroscope shows Enthusiastically that tn
rings Of Saturn move In such way a
only a multitude Of separate. Independent
bodies. travelling side by side in the sam
direction, could move. /
The nearer they are to Saturn the taste
they go. and accordingly. IL one coul
stand on the surface Of Saturn and LODI
up at the circles Of moons over his heal
he would see the nearer ones racing pas
their next outer neighbors, and those
turn outstripping their more distant com
its of the wonderful system.
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wife shall lose her husbands fortune
she marries again. Yet man may hsxl
kindred or children who in Justice shoul
inherit what is his. and II his widow mss
ries 1t may not be Just that she shcule
carry his wealth and tack It onto u
house Of another. 81
Trouble comes from neglect to maksa'
will Of any sort. s
The other day In Maryland . bereast:
woman found herself suddenly alma
penniless, the little fortune Of her husbaae
enough to make 4 comfortable proviam
for her old age-going to other relativse
and only a pittance coming to her. =
Yet the man had always intended
make will, leaving his wife his sole Ies5
stee.
Good intentions, eyaporating in thin aifs
are the deepest disappointments kRown
to mortals
People often say: "Why should ws!I
bother about last will and testament1
We are not rich
Every home has its little store Of treas
ures. heirlooms from the past. old furnis5
ture. curios brought from East and West
spoils OF travel. books. pictures. rugs;
things that make the home attractive.
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Britain Rights Reserved. e
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
We brought nothing into this world, and
II is certain We can carry nothing out. IS
an old saying of the prophet which Is
verified every day in human experience
and take pleasure in answering this let
ter from a woman reader Of The Repuh-
lie:
WIN you no. kindly give US women some In
formation on the making Of Wills? This subject
Is Of vital importance to the home Some OF
rs and out children have suffered cruelty
through the neglect Of those to whom No were
dear to make Q will. II you will take the mat
ter I'D know you will be able to impress upon
husbands and fathers the Importance OF this
matter.
All that We have We somehow accumu-
late on the road-by inheritance. If tho
people before US had anything to be-
oueath; by our own exertions. or by sheer
good fortune.
Luck and pluck march together and help
some Of us to honorable independence as
we journey through life. But We take no
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Upton AND GIRLS.

Conceding that Sir Thomas Upton knows thing
or two about teas that he is more or less Of q
yachtsman and that he is good sportsman who Is
acquainted with Am"r'ra an occasional traveller,
is he altogether qualified to sit in judgment upon
the American Girl the tribe Of Girl in general?
The Englishlnan undertook the difficult task of
comparing English, Irish, Scotch and American love
illness. Not that he said anything particularly new
or original but that he avoided the awful IA which
would have been his had he assailed any one of the
four divisions of Girl. The sum Of his conclusions
Is that the English Girl exces in quiet dignity and
reserve; that the Irish Girl is an adorable creatures
that the Scotch Girl is practical companions; that
the American Girl readily dispenses with chaperon
dresses bewitchingly and makes pies Of better and
more wholesome quality than those which mother
used to make"
He furthermore very calamity asserts that fhe
American Girl attans surprising self-relance that
she incarnates the acme Of breezy charm: and with
al. can cook and sew, can knit and embroider and
Tom plainly understands the eternal feminnes keen
appreciation Of a compliment
This 'blarsted Englishman," quite clearly, had
his optics centered upon the feminine and 1t ID rea-
sonable to suppose that his stare did not 60 beg
ging. since the American Girl. who bakes such re
nsrkable pies usually evinces decided interest in
barcnets and dukelets. She will dispense with q
round dozen Of chaperons in favor Of man with a
handle to his name
Sir Thomas has been wise and clever In his way
OF extolling the American Girl. She is the ali to
us, notwithstanding the dignity Of the English prod
uct the practical qualities Of Scotlands daughters
and 1relands adorable creatures But it is aprcpos
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Herbert Spencer.

PittsburE Dispatch.
Tho passing Of Herbert Spencer robs the of the
greatest philosopher Of the day. 1t is not necessary
to accept all his dosmas concede that estimate Of
Intellectual rank His sincerity and zeal cause
Of science approached almost martyrdom The author
Of the Data Of Ethics the high priest individ
ualism Naturally hs bitter opponent of social
ism. To him the Government which ruled least ruled
best Possibly he materiastic than the spir-
itually inclined cared to approve. His writings and
views have been the subject Of bitter controversy Yet
reviewing the life work closed yesterday. will be ad-
mitted that this influence whole has been uplifting
that he has added greatly the worlds Of knowl-
edge and that no entitled tho great phi
losophers Of the age
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

. From The Republic, December IL 1873.
George K McGunnesle. who had
. lived in St. Louis since 1871. died at
. the family home. No. 1SS Chestnut
. street. In 1879 he was one OF the
. first clerks employed by the Branch
Q Pank of the United States and rose
. to be one OF the officials when the
q Institution was abolished at the in
q stance of Andrew Jackson. His as
q sociates In those days were John
Q OFallon. Henry 8. Cox. Thomas o.
. Duncan, William Clarke. Thomas
. Biddle, Peter Lindell. W. H. Ashley.
q John MulIanphy. George Collier.
. James Clemens. Matthew Kerr. Ed
Q ward Tracy. Samuel Perry and :
q Peter Bass
0 Later Mr.. McGun1eg1e became
D wholesale grocer. his partner beng =
. James c. Way. He was a menb9 =
D Of the City Council during the - =
. ministratfon Of Mayors john =. =
, Winner and General Bernard R1atte. =
D and was prominent in tho OLD y
, Phoenix Fire Company. He was the
D last surviving member of Captain
D Archibald Candles cavalry troop
D which acted as escort for Genera
, Lafayette upon the occasion OF his y
D visit to st. Louis IN 1875.
Mr.. McGunregle's wife was Eliza
beth z. Starr. niece of Co1ond
, Rufus E.aston aud sister OF Mrs
, Henry S. Geyer. Two of his sons
were officers in the navy, and hiN
} daughters were the wives OF Gen
, eral ]. w. Davidson and Bcn9am
E. Walker.
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MoRLD's-Ioo4-FAIR
ODELL AND ZIEGLER.


William Ziegler, head of concern which lobbied
at session of the Missouri Legislature. has been
indicted for bribery in Cole County. The indct-
ment was ordered by duly impaneled Grand Jury
OF twelve good citizens. By virtue Of Ziegler Is
charged with a feony-the particular felony which
n former Governor of New York. now President OF
the United States, denounced in his message to
Congress.
The Governor of Missouri formally requested
that the Governor of New York deliver the person
Of Zieger to the Missouri officers. The process Of
cxtraditcn as between States is clearly defined.
Yet the State Of Missouri encounters obstacles in
the Ziegler case such as place in category with
that Of kratz
The Governor Of New York insisted upon the
equivalent Of trial Of the cause before him. There
appeared in behalf of Zeger no less than six Of the
legal lights of the New York bar. They were John
NJ. Bowers Delaney Nicoll John D. Lindsay, Ed
ward Lauterbach. William ]. Underwood and James
w. Gerard. Why SO many? Is Governor Odell
Judge and jury under circumstances such as these,
SO that these men were required to look up the law,
TO argue the issue, to conduct defense? Or was
the idea to make as strong political showing as
possible in Ziegler's behalf?
Governor Odel permitted these Gotham attor-
neys to use language which insulted the Attorney
General of Missouri and the State of Missouri. He
permitted them to inject technicaties Of surpris-
ing nature into mere extradition proceeding. He
then postponed action for one month.
What sort Of interstate comfy or law is here?
1t is declared by the New York press, and 1t so
seems from this distance that Ziegler never will be
surrendered if any technically be found which
affords an excuse to refuse extradition. To this
Missouri can say only that New York bids fair to
be well favored with what We significantly call
that alum taste"
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MUsICs SWEET sEpUcr1oS.


Some time ago, sympathetically, this paper re
lated the story Of an Illinois farmer who lost hi,
voice and a nne drove of hogs Between the loss
OF voice and the loss Of hogs the connection may
not be at first apparent to persons who have never
heard the sweet music Of the lusty-lunged farmer
on frosty morning as he bawls out across the
fields forthwith summons to the feed trough
how the farcarrying and reverberating CRY comes
sweet to the listening swine! How confidently,
how unhesitatingly and with what spontaneity do
they respond! IT'S but second till the landscape il
alive on all sides with scurrying black bodies rally
ing, converging to the point Of convocation No
pied piper eer played magic nute more teilingly.
Whatever else may be said Of the swine he is
not deaf to musics charms It was partly because
Of this that our reputable Illinois farmer lost his
fine drove. This statement. however, should not be
taken to reflect upon the quality Of the gentlemans
voice, which. while 1t lasted served to hold rs it
were, his audience. But rs we have said, his vocal
powers gave way, and for time there was no
musical spell to lure them. The fine porkers roamed
the earth demoraized until their owner could edu-
cate them to the delights Of another musical in
strument hollow feed trough Is not without tone,
Possessing something Of the quality Of reed With
a stick the good farmer mastered the instrument,
and the hogs became irresistibly enamored Of his
merry pounding, racing In to him as IL ridden by
emotion
Unfortunately, at about this time the good man,
as he relates 1t, ran short Of corn He thought to
economlze BY putting the hogs in a woods pasture.
where they could shift for themselves. Now 1t hap
pened that there were many hollow trees In this
woody region and that q very devil of prankish
woodpecker led his roguish life therein. This red
headed and malevolent bird began drumming on
an old tree Immediately he espied the hogs. and
what was moro natural than that these susceptible
creatures should scamper directly toward the
souDd-doubtless 1t seemed the dear, familiar mu.
sic Of an Invitation to corn banquet. Oh bitter
Arriving upon the spot whence the
sweet sounds seemed to emanate, they found no
corn. But bark! The summons came again, far
away, and away raced the drove. Another disap-
pointment Again the sweet sounds in another part
OF the pasture. Again raced the simple creatures.
Thus again and again and again did they follow
the lure. The day Was rather warm and IT is re- |
lated BY the good farmer that those hogs actually
chased back and forth through the timber after
that sccundrelly woodpeckers false alarm until the
very last one Of them dropped dead from heat and |
exhaustion.
1t now appears that there are some persons more
or lees devoid Of sympathes ner eensibiIities ana
apprccations It is from certain Of this Tx that The
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1t can be proved that our big moon
would be broken into numberless frag-
ments IL it revolved within about u.0O
miles OF the earth's surface. Then We,
too, should have rings Of little moons
about US. In place Of the single. large
moon that travels alone its monthly
round.
In Saturn's crowd Of moons things hap
pen that arc characteristic Of all crowds
They pull and haul one another. though
perhaps always keeping at arms length.
They vacillate and lurch. and waver to
and fro. They collect into jams. though
probably without much actual touching or
clashins together, and the crowd grows
thinner in some places, while thicker In
others.
Great waves Of commotion run through
this vast moon horde as through q flock
Of hurrying sheep.
And yet. upon the whole. they arc IN
orderly assemhlaSe. They never pause IN
their onward movement along their fixed
path about Saturn.
The vagaries Of individuals do not AFFECT
the general forward movement any moro
than the dropping out and in Of strag-
slers or the staggering Of unsteady march
ers stays the advance Of an army.
It is the steady onward sweep Of .
great company governed by a single COM
polling principle Of action.
In many resrects Il Is the strangest
thing In the whole visible universe. No
body would ever have dreamed Of the ex-
istence Of such q thing II telescopes had
not revealed It.
Marrow empty spaces divide this curl
Gus host into three or four separate le-
gions.
Inasmuch as these billions Of little
bodies are not separately visible from the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13

An Indiana newspaper editor advocates an anti
treating law for his State. The qulist desires t,
Zee from too much popularity.
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Thy Heaven. on which it's bliss to look
Shall be my pure and shining book.
Where shall read, in words Of fame,
The glories OF thy wondrous name.
TIL read thy anger in the rack
That clouds awhile the day-beam's
track;
Thy mercy in the azure hue
OF sunny brightness. breaking through.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13

Those baseball magnates are always going to wiz
the pennant-in the middle of winter.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13

Colombians seem inclined to fight. They don
know what they're up against, but experience 4
the best teacher.
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Since the question is not whether bribery was
attempted, but whether garbage removal Is public
work. 1t looks as II the public has been worked and
could not get even.
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POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
THE TURF SHALL BE MY FRAGRANT SHRINE.
By THOMAS MOORE

f turf shall be my fragrant shrine;
My temple. Lord. that Arch Of thine;
My censer's breath the mountain airs.
And silent thoughts my only prayers.
My choir shall be the moonlight waves,
When murmuring homeward to their
caves.
Or when the stiffness Of the sea,
Zen more than music, breathes Of Tbe.
I'll seek. by day. some glade unknown.
All light and silence. like thy Throne:
And the pale stars shall be, at mint.
The only eyes that watch nv r,te
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Republic has received letter, inclosing certificate
which is intended for the gentleman who lost the
hogs. The letter says, among other things, Our
fraternity promptly recognizes merit wherever it
hobs up" The certificate or license, which is some
thing Of ribald document is issued by the An
Client, Reckless and Independent Order Of Prev arr
Gators, and reads as follows:
LIARS LICENSE.
This Is to certify that (meaning the
gentleman who lost entitled lie
from the nrst day OF December 1905 to the
first day OF December. 1904. he being q duly
qualified liar and having satisfied the Ia c.. A.
IT, & l. o. Of p. that he il 4 fit and proper
hold q license.
tSened) ANANIAs.
Secretary OF Internal Majesty.
The Republic would merely observe that the
facts concerning the loss of the hogs were related
by the farmer himself in all apparent sincerity He
seemed to be inspired solely by the desire TO give
out the truth and to gain sympathy for his misfor-
tunes. That these were somewhat unusual Is not
to be denied, but are unable to see any occasion
for issuing the license in question. The same is
printed simply for what It is worth and with the
hope that it will lead serious misunderstood
ings between the charter members of the society
and the new honorary member.
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Chicago News

The new Packing os.Dasy.
Chicago News
st. Louis gently goes about
To put the beef trust to the bad
On. II tho beef trust finds It out
Say. won't that trust be mad?
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to suggest that possibly the pies. which Sir Thomas
remarked upon, were baked by the trust-by the
American man-and that the Girl herself only ex-
acts the proof Of the eating.
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Inerss nothing bright. above, below.
from flowers that bloom to starr that
glow,
SUI IN its my soul can SEQ
some featui thy Deity.
anere's nothing dark. below. above.
cu. IN III gloom trace thy Love.
Mno meekly wait that moment, when
my touch shall turn al bright again!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13

The work of completing the City Hall will be
started at It would be rather appropriate to
have some members Of the former Doodle Municipal
Assembly present to express regret that there is
money in the city treasury for public improve
ments.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13
secretary of State to His internal Majesty
PANANIANOS.

Newspapers are holly arguing just now as to s
proper designation for the people Of the isthmus
A little exposition Of the history involved may
help some.
One historical authority declares that little boy
and his mother the discoveries Of the "hyphen
between the Americas and that the first thing they
saw lying the beach was tin pan. Said the
boy, Pan, ali MAJ as he pointed to the cooking
utensil. The place, of course, was called Panama
forever after.
1t follows that If the boy had been with his
father the name would have been Panapa. The
conclusion is that the women Of Panama should be
referred to as Panamamas, and the men, Pana-
papas.
At least this authority's dicta are as logical as
the designation of Panamans or Panamanians.
Were a little common sense injected into the dis
cussion the point would be quickly settled and
"Panamanos" would become current English. That
possesses phonetic quality. has a precedent, and
generally fills the bill Filipinos is neat word
which now is common usage. The "os" is good
Spanish as the termination of collective noun de-
noting nationality. Panama Is associated with
Spain in history and in its present citizenship AL
things considered it is appropriate lnguiscally and
practical question Of pronunciation to call the
populace Of the new Republic Panamanos
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The merger Of Independent telephone companies
owning properties in eight States creates another
monster in the class But,
If It will continue in competition with the existing
telephone mammoths, subscribers will retain hope
that there will be ''ring-of competitive rates.