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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
By LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

ours at very early stage, either because
the individual Is so constituted that he
| Is peculiarly prone to intemperance, or
because. by environment or circumstances
he has been very early subject to its dan
gers.
Consequently in the cure Of intemoer-
ance what we have to consider is how best
to overthrow the morbid and to restore
the normal do not believe that this can
ever be effected simply by the fmprfson-
ment OF human beings for a given number
OF months. during which they are re-
strained from obtaining alcohol, and for
this reason large number of retreats
both for men and for women have met
with signal failure.
Another cause OF failure can be attribute
ed to want of classification. Since the
amendment Of the inebriate act many re-
formatories have been opened by county
councils in various localities in which this
has been entirely overlooked
1 am firmly convinced that the inebri-
ates who are sent to a reformatory should
be divided into two classes: First, those
who are what may be termed incidental
drunkards.' that is to say. they are GRIM
inals In the first instance. and drunkards
because they have diseased brains, and
under such conditions may have commit
ted crimes, but are not primarily crin,i-
mails. 1t is essential to the success of any
reformatories that a distinct classifca-
tfon be made. -.
I must beforgiven if in dealing with
these questions OF the treatment OF Inc
briaty 1 speak from the personal expert
ence that have acquired during the ten
years in which the Industrial Farm
Homes at Duxhurst have been uorkfng,
for believe We may claim that during
the ten years the average Of cures has
been from So to 90 per. cent. i
Our farm homo consists OF village COL
ony built on the slopes Of the hills Of
Surrey. . breezy upland farm. overlooking
the beautiful plains that stretch away for |
miles on either side Tho strong. bracins |
air and lovely woods have all lent them
selves as the best possible surroundings |
for village settlement. Here the little |
matched cottages, bright and smiling. nes-
tie as though they had been built for /
many year. forming a triangle round the |
green. while on one side stands the church. |
further on the cottages given by the Roy |
al Navy, the County of Kent, the town |
Of -Hastings. and one presented last year
Canon Wilde, named "Louthe Cottage,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
PRACTICAL MORALITY.

President FrAncis's recent assertion that the Ex.
position has lost 81 100000 through Sunday closing
and that for the same reason demoralzing condi-
fions have existed is substantiated at least partly
by facts known to the public. The Exposition may
have lost more than 100000 through Sunday clos
ing; but that is not Of much Importance is the
loss h educational and moral advantages.
It would appear that the opening of the Exposi-
ton might be q desecraton Of Sunday, IN that It
would, besides necessitating work, provide amuse-
msot which would keep hundreds of persons from
church and not be edifying to as many others. Yet
experience shows that the closing of the Exposition
has helped demoralizing concerns which probably
would not have prospered otherwise: which, at any
Worlds Fair would or could have done.
inside the city vice is kept in check and condi-
tlons are normal But in St Louis County there
arc attractions that have regned in glory on Sun
day. Had the Exposition been open, visitors could
hsys gone to places where they would be edited
and where they would live their respect for the
sacred day.
Interpretations Of religious injunct1ons may vary.
No Christian American would care to weaken the
sanctity Of the Sabbath. 1t Is. however. fixed GER
tainty, matter Of practical morality, that in
pocent and educational amusements are one Of the
great agencies In preserving order in large city.
Probably police authority would hesitate to say
that Sunday baseball and Sunday theaters Of the
better class are powerful aids to the aw.As1f the
question is considered wholly apart from religious
belief, and solely social problem, impartial
and competent student must be compelled to yield
to the view that practical conditions in great cities
indicate that Sunday orderlness almost quite de
pends upon the presence of popular entertainments
which are in themselves harmless.
Most Of the vast army Of the employed IN ST.
Louis have been debarred from the Worlds Fair
opportunities. Not only handworkers but clerks
and other subordinates and their families to a
great extent, have scarcely seen the nsaie Of the
exhibit palaces except on few holidays. Whether
Sunday opening would have done more harm than
good taken in all Its aspects may be open to doubt
That 1t has reduced the blessings Of the Exposition
TO the people Is certain.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
AND THE SCIENTIFIC
WAY OF ARRESTING ITS EVIL TO-DAY

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
There Is no better evidence that We have
arrived at truer understanding Of the
causes Of inebriety than the fact that
men in all countries who stand pre-emi-
nent as scientists or philanthropists are
giving their time and thought to this
most important among our social prob
lens, and that consequently we are ar
irving at a clearer understanding as to
what alcoholism Is and the best means
Of arresting its evil.
The time is undoubtedly ripe for such
diagnosis. Recent researches have thrown
q food Of light on the most intricate prob
lens OF disease, but until lately little has
been done to arrive at any definite knowl-
edge respecting the pathology OF inebrie-
ty. and consequently reform has been oft
en- despaired of, and the case of the habit
ual inebriate regarded as almost hopeless.
Much confusion has existed in the public
mind as to what really constitutes a
drunkard.
1t would be impossible in the short
space Of time allotted to me to attempt to
deal with the many theories that have
arisen with regard to the question OF
heredity the social reasons which may
conduce to drunkenness. or the unhealthy
conditions which may foster the disease.
But the direct cause of drunkenness may
be, think, summed up by the fact that
men drink, not to satisfy their thirst, no.
for the pleasure which the taste OF good
wine brings to the connoisseur, but rather
because the drunkard desires to produce
a direct effect upon his brain, and the
more imperative this desire becomes. the
less does the Individual care what he
drinks. for no matter how neauseous the
taste, all that the drunkard seeks is that
which acts at first as a stimu-
liant, and directly affects the central nery-
Gus system. l
The drunkard Is one who imbibes alco-
hol until he IL mentally wrecked and con-
troll becomes impossible. and the longer ~
have watched the process and develop
ment Of the disease the more certain am
that in its first stages the inebrtate Is abb
soiutely unaware when he is drunk. and
therefore 1t is more difficult to bring home
to him the danger toward which he is
drifting.
We have therefore to deal with ques-
ton which involves not only the moral
qualities Of self-control and .seif-denial,
but We have to deal directly with diseased
brains. and sometimes this condition &C.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

q From The Republic. Oct q. 1873
. Between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday 1
. morning 4 sneak thief entered the .
. yard OF William O'connor, No. c.3S 4
. Penrose street. and stole a market 4
. basket with Its contents of mar 4
. keting. and pair of boys pants 4
. A few days ago complaints came 4
. In from Carondelet Station that q 4
D young man was swindling people 4
. by taking subscriptions for a paper
. which they did not get 4
D The printed report Of the Mem
D phis Board OF Health for the
D months Of August and September
D was received yesterday at the Of
D fee Of the Health Department be-
B ing the first mai received for 4 Z
B good many weeks. previous reports 4
D having come by telegraph only. 4
D This indicates that the health au- 4
D thorities consider the scourge no 4
longer dangerous. Z
, An elderly lady named Frances q
, Redmond jumped OF the wharfboat q
} at the foot Of Carroll street about q
) 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon. q
} Richard Barker. mate OF the Grand q
, Tower, fished her out with q boat q
} hook She said she lived on Chou q
} teau avenue near Pratt avenue. Z
, Word was sent to her relatives by q
, the Second District police. The old q
} lady seemed to be deranged. q
} Last Wednesday Justice Monahan 4
, rendered a Judgment against the 9
} city for the sum OF s15o. in favor OF q
} Joseph Hargate, who claimed the 4
} city Jail officials had made him 4
work while incarcerated in that in q
stitution as United States pris- q
} oner. Yesterday tho City Attorney .
asked that the Judgment In the case .
be set aside The arguments upon .
his question win be heard satur- :
day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
THE PUBLIC LOVES A GOOD PLAY"

David Belasco asserts that our theatrical produc-
tions as mass are steadily lowering In tone and
drifting into channels of lavshly produced trash
the reason being that the heavy capital is in the
hands Of men who know the power of money and
have found out what will take" with the public.
Had Mr.. Belasco been making pun, he might have
put It stake from" the public.
He believes, however, that the remedy lies with
the public and that the public now has the question
forcibly in hand. People have acquired good deal
Of discrimination during the recent season. They
have increasingly stayed at home or gone else
where. The public, he says, will not give up its
money to false pretenses forever. Its eggs are
golden, but It IS not goose. 1t will longer pay
to stars who have no stellar radiance, to see
drama that is not dramatic. The truth is that we
have been afflicted with a tremendous rush Of cap
tai into the theater which has brought with it
class of managers who have money but know moth
ing about the theatrical profession They have tried
to treat the theater public necessity to corner
art as If 1t was bread or beef, and they have par
tally succeeded. The public however, has shown
them emphaticaiy that they are wrong.
"This accidental economic factor Of an excess of
capital cannot, however, permanently disturb the
great law of supply and demand. cannot alter the
atrcal conditions they exist in all countries al
ways have existed, and always will exist. The pub
lie loves a good play. The 'commerciaIization OF
the drama is false condition which can have only
a temporary existence. wish that could limit
its future existence in point Of time but that is i'm
possible at present Our general tendency Is down
ward; We have no standard; we are developing no
stagemanagers actors actresses as they should
be developed except In few Isolated endeavors by
who are struggling against adverse conditions.
The enmity between the artistic and the commercial
not endure too long, however. Business IL bust
ness, and since there is only one way to make
money, practical men, whatever their obstinacy and
prejudice, must isssTtabay come to It. The truth
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
A Distingui.hed Visitor.


Saturday Evening Post.
An Official Of tho Treasury Department says that
whenever unknown person Of distinguished appear
ancs enters his ONCE reminded Of amusing ex-
pertenee of Mr.. Frank vanderlp. at time the pri-
secretary Mr. Gage when that gentleman was
the head OF the department mentioned.
It appears that Mr.. vanderlip, before he got wen
acquainted. paid little attention to the people did
not know One day. Just after he had assumed
charge Of his duties. there entered the
Der of the Cabinet whom he had never met The dis
tngushed caller ignored for time by Mr. Van
derip and finally he entered the Secretarys room ur-
announced. The Cabinet officer have mentioned
matter to Mr. Gage, for shortly vanderlip re-
ceived reprtraand.
The very next day one Of the first persons enter
yanderiips room MISUNDERSTANDING old fellow
with patrarchal beard. Bearing In mind expert
of the day previous vanderip the visitor
with mark Of consideration. As he offered chair
to the old fellow who he observed, accepted with
gravity and wondernent, Mr.. vancerip seated
himself opposite and. with his most engaging SMILE
asked:
And now, SIR, what 90 for you today
"oh, nothing much" replied the caller. i've tust
dropped in to wind the clocks"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23

California has sent a cow to the convention OF
the National ButterTnakers' Association in St Louis
While the object in exhibiting the COW is to get the
next convention for California, another purpose will
be served: two three Of the delegates never may
have seen such an animal. or heard OF it
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23

our laundries. work and recreation roor,s
etc,. and IN another meadow the long
ouiid1ng called the "Children's Nesta
faces the village colony
Far up the road. In its own grounds, Is
the Manor House. which has been opened
as a sanitarium for ladies'
SopyHght, 1901 by ". P Hearst. Great
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23

The struggle over the word obey In the maj
rage ceremony Will last longer than the Russian
Japanese war.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
Her First Coneer..

Chicago Tribune.
Disturbed by the kiss of the magic prince the Sleep
ing beauty awoke.
Dear met she said 7 just know my hair is per-
feet frtshtr'
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23

Port Arthur can't fan this time. with the Japs
completely surrounding It There isn't any srsce to
fall on.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
Let Wen Enough Alone.

= n :
Broker: NO more margin to put up: Why. when tn
account was opened you told you were we'll or
Lambleigh: so was. but didn't know it."
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23
Comment. o. Great EVENT..

Comments Great Events.
Puck.
We have three pantry shelves loaded with preserves
and binful Of coal Let the election proceed.
Andrew Carnegie Is coming back. We thought h,
would when read in the papers that had left tn.
country" He's coming back to get 1t again.
Boston may believe in the Roosevelt dynasty but Il
will never vote against the Parker House-that t. not
until Swallow carries the Hub.
The .aps have captured two more redoubts and thu.
are more redoubtable than ever P. s.-This Is the MI
kados favorite Joke.
Yes George drop that knocks you ou. is as yor
suggest knockout drop. but fall the top of the
Flatron building is not usually classified is gen.
orally regarded drop too much
IF had three more months" says Tom watson
All IN favor of extending the campaign three months
will rise and remain standing until counted.
There is said to be famine in chorus girls Any.
body who has bought supper credit the re.
port >
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23

There II said to be famine in chorus girls Any
body who has bought supper credit the re-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-23

We have three pantry shelves loaded preserves
| and q blnful Of coal Let the election proceed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-27

or find pieces of them. My God, man
you have but il faint conception of tllf
f'%ful force of this explosion. it tore
lnen to pieces. Ii did not leave enough
of some OF them to tell who they Wcre.'
Again and again efforts were made t.
reach the, living meti of5the rescue par
ty at the bottom ofStne sllaft. but the
wooden sides of the hoist, swollen by
the water, stuck TO the iron guide slide
and then came houVs of maneuyorina
to reach the bottom. The men below
had no means of warmth, and many OF
them were standing in deep water. Ev
cry effort was made to lower the cage
and finally it was Ioosenod and got
within twelve feet Of the bottom. A
timber blown across the way by the
explosion was in the path. The men
We're within easy reach of q rope. but
their fingers, numbed and almost
frozen by the cold, were unable to
grasp the offered help.
1t was 8 O'Clock when the first three
men of the party who went down at 3
O'Clock were brought to the surface.
Not one of them was able to walk, so
numb were they from cold, and then
they told of the experience in the mine
below.
Henry Beckert was one of the first
men out of the cage. He was carried
to the hoiler house and after twenty
minutes of warmth managed to
straighten himself and say:
1T was a frightful experience. We
were too cold to work. There is APP
parently one to rescue. We had a
hard time to find many of the dead
a shred of clothing here and another
there, a jacket, a pair of overalls, but
few bodies.
when we left the bottom of the
shaft there were twelve bodies lying
there ready to be brought up. There
are many Others there, and the bodies
of many will never be found"
Many theories as to the cause of the
explosion are being advanced. One is
that the recent high water had m
thing to do with it. Mining experts do
not regard this as probable. Men who
know the IIarwick mine say that gas in
dangerous quantity has been in it ever
since it was opened, and this fact was
recognized by the men in charge of it.
Hence they say that the cause OF the
explosion is that probably a careless
miner exposed a naked flame to the
gas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-27
DISARMING THE GODS.
The Preparation of Japanese, Chi
nese and HindOO Boys for
Thei School Life.

Among the eastern nations the be-
ginning of school life is a critical time
for the child, says Everybody's Maya
zine. The priest or astrologer must be
consulted to choose a lucky day. Ev-
cry precaution must be taken to avert
the jealousy of the gods, whose malice
is especially directed against a fine
boy.
The Chinese father who adores his
son will take the utmost pains to con-
vince the powers of the air that the
boy is of no account. The child may
be given a despicable name, like flea,
or Chu-tze, a pig, or more insulting
still, he may be given a girls name.
The boy may be started off to school
wearig a girls dress and one earring,
and if the deception is complete this
will be the most effectual of all, for
even the gods do not care for girls in
China.
The Japanese schoolboy wears hang
ing from his belt a little red bag, con-
tanning a brass tag, with his name and
his parents name and address upon it.
He must have his paper umbrella and
fan, and, in a gay bag upon his arm,
is a jar of rice for his luncheon. This
quaint little fellow has probably made
his Offering at his own private shrine
to Tenjinsen, the god of p~enmanship.
When the Hindoo boy has found IN
auspicious day to begin school, he is
taken to the god of learning, Saras-
vati. Here the little suppliant presents
his offerings of rice and betelnuts, and
repeats the letters of the alphabet after
the priest. Thus he is entered into
the ways of knowledge in the very
presence of the god.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-27
MEASURE.
Primitive Machine Used ON PrOspec.
tive Brides in Quaint Scot
land village. ssa

Measuring brides for legaciea is the
remarkable ceremony which annually
takes place in st. Cyrus, a quaint little
village in Kincardineshire, Scot
land, on the brink of the German
ocean; and a primitive measuring ma
chine is the instrument which has de-
cided the fortunes of scores of matri-
monial candidates.
More than so years ago, says a
London paper, a native of the village,
who had been paymaster general of the
Indian army, bequeathed a sun of
money, the interest of which was, for
all the time coming, to be disbursed in
five equal parts every year. One part
was for the purchase of a meal for the
poor, while the remainder was set aside
to be divided among each years four
conspicuous ~brides--the oldest, the
youngest, the tallest and the shortest
who were married in st. Cyrus parish
church.
The administration of the fund is in
the hands of the parish minister, and
unhappy az times is his task, such
are the Jealousies which arise among
the competitors, for there is keen rivalry
Tor these legacies which amount to
hardly more than $50 each; but
that is quite an important sum in SO
remote and simple a village. All st.
Cyrus turns out on Bride Measuring
day." and the occasion is made a holt
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-27
THE ANGRY TREE.
Species of Acacia Found in Idaho
That Seems to Possess An
imaI Instincts.

There has been discovered in the
wilds of northwestern Idaho a species
of the acacia tree, which is entitled to
be classed as one Of the wonders OF
plant life. 1t grows to a height OF
about eight feet, says an exchange, and
when fullgrown closes its leaves to-
gether in coils each day at sunset and
curls it's twigs to the shape OF pig tails.
After the tree has settled itself thus
for a nights sleep, if touched the
whole thing will flutter as if agitated
or impatient at being disturbed. The
oftener the foliage is molested the
more violent becomes the shaking OF
the branches, and at length the tree
emits a nauseating odor, which, If in
hailed for a few moments, causes a vio-
lent, dizzy headache.
The angry tree, it has been named,
was discovered by travellers who, upon
making camp for the night, placed one
end OF a canva covering over one OF
the sensitive bushes, using it Tor a
support. Immediately the tree began
to sharply jerk it's branches. The mo-
ton continued, growing more nervous.
until at last the %sickening odor which
it gave out drove the tired campers
to a more friendly location. Curiosity
of course, prompted an investigation.
One of the angry trees was dug up
and thrown to II side. Immediately
upon being removed from the ground,
the tree opened it's leaves, its twigs
lost their pig tails, and for something
over an hour and a half the outraged
branches showed their indignation by
a series of quaking, which grew weak
er as the time passed, finally ceasing
altogether, when the foliage hung limp
and withered. The next morning the
tree was placed upright in the ground
again, a little water was applied to the
roots, and very Don it resumed it's
normal condition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-27
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Ruled quiet, but steady: Min
nesota patents, 4.15q5; winter straights.
$A2On435; winter extras, 50. 20d3. so; winter
patents. $4.35G4.65.
WHEAT-Opened easy and unsettled on
snow In the west, later rallying on thu
loss favorable far east outlook. covering
and the small northwest receipts; after.
ward prices broke sharply, following the
west; May, 9l5s092 1-l6c. July, S6AMS6%c.
-RHE-Steady; state and Jersey, 56M53c. /;
No. 2 western, &c. nominal. +. o. b., afloat.
.CoRN-Followed wheat and showed
slight advances on lower c%onsols, but late,
eased of; July, 53hc.
OATSENominal; track, white, state. asa
Soc. track, white. western. 46G50c.
PORk-Steady; mess, $14.50d15; family,
LARD-Firm; prime western steam,
zoe.
.BUTTER-Weak; extra creamery. 22c.
state dairy. 14I19c. n
CHEEST-Quiet; state, full cream, fam
cy, small, colored. September, 12c.; late
made, 10hc. small, white, September, 12c.
late made, 101kc.; large, colored, Septeni-
Der. 12c.; late made, 1Oi2c.; large, white,
September, 12c. late made, 101zc.
EGGS-Strong; state and Pennsylvania
nearby average finest, S6e. state and
western firsts. Soc.; western seconds, $50
SUGAR-Raw nominal; fair refining,
2 2J-32c.; centrifugal. % test, 3 11-32c.: re-
fined dull; crushed, 5,05c.; powdered. 4.65c.
-MOLASSES-Firfn; New Orleans, $40
RIcEAsteady; domestic. sAq5hc.; ia
TALLoW-steady; city, Sc. country. 90
'HAY-ouiet; shipping, eo07eeIfegood to
choice, $4,000. :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-27
Care1esxness Caused Death.

BINGHAMTON,. N. Y, Jan. 81
Word has just reached this city from
Warren Center, Pa, of the fatal shoot
ing of the five-year-old daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. James Payne. An older son
left a loaded rifle lying across a bed.
1t is supposed that the little child at
tempted to pull the gun to her muzzIe
first. A report was heard, and when
the mother rushed into the bedroom
she found the child dead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-27
Cigarette Caused Fire and Death.

CAMDEN, n. j., Jan. 27.-Mrs. Mabel
Murray, twenty-five years old, wife OF
James Murray, was burned to death AZ
her home, 1913 Hyde Park. The wom-
an, her sistar aud companion returned
from a ball about 2 o'clock. Mrs. Muir
ray lay on Il couch in her bedrooms, and
the police say that while she was smok-
fallen asleep, and the cigarette set fire
to the couch. Her sister was aroused
by the smoke and gave an alarm. Fire
men eXtinguished the flames with chem
icals, and after the smoke cleared away
the charred body of the woman was
found.