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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

One Of the largest functions of the win
ter was that given yesterday afternoon by
Mrs Charles White Scudder and Mrs.
George Warren Brown. They entertained
their respective visiting lists with re-
cital in the Odeon. Fully 500 guests list
ened to a programme given by MISS
Chamberlain OF Lexington. Mass. dra-
matte reader, who has been heard before
in ST. Louis. She was the entertainer
last winter at the reception given by Mrs.
George Tower and Miss Sarah Tower.
Miss Chamberlain gave Victor Hugo 8
''Lucreta Borgia," which critics have
pronounced her finest effort. The play is
strongly dramatic and gave the inter-
prefer much scope for versatility and
breadth Of expression.
Some Kipling verse and story formed
lighter part Of the programme. The deco
rations were handsome. In fact, the re-
cital hall never looked better. An innova-
ton was the adoption of the grand foyer
Of the Odeon auditorium as a reception
room, long red hangings being used on the
sides to cut off the circular approach to
the boxes, and only the main front por-
ton being utilized.
This was converted into drawing-room
by the use of draperies, many decora.
tions OF Southern SmilaX and vases OF
American beauties, while divans laden
with cushions. lamps with delicately col
ored shades, and easy chairs gave the
place a most attractive appearance. There
Mrs Scudder and Mrs. Brown received.
the former wearing an imported gown of
white etamine, with great deal of hand
work and applique, and the latter a white
chiffon cloth. dotted with black chenille
and trimmed in hand embroidery and
much lace.
After the guests were received. they
passed into the recital hall, which was
en- fete with many green's and American
beauties. the stage being a bower OF vines,
tall palms and screens of green and flow
ers.
Seven young schoolgirls did the usher
ing. They were the Misses Mary Scudder
and Ruth Brown, daughters of the host
esses; Helene Shewell, Dorothy Niedring
baus Isabel Mersman. Isabel Allen and
Carlotta Glasgow.
Among those who enjoyed this afternoon
were:
Mrs. Max Kotany. Mrs. Ben Adams.
Mrs. D. r. Wolf, Miss Hodgman. Mrs
Alexander Niedringhaus, in malachite
green chiffon velvet and white applique
with toque to correspond; Mrs. Thomas
Nfedringhaus, in black velvet; Mrs. ]. W
s. Barret, in pearl cloth, with white cut
work and black velvet and deep violet
hat trimmed in one shaded purple plume:
Miss Whitaker, in pale gray: Mrs. Arthur
Gale and Mrs. Elisha Scudder: Miss Grace
Semple, Miss Bertha Semple, the Misses
Morrill,. Miss Cobb. Mrs. Walter Birge and
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
CANAL AS REPUBLICAN CAPITAL.

BY means of Democratic votes the Panama treaty
will be ratified. It is fitting conclusion of the srug
gle which has been waged in favor of an isthmian
canal, a: struggle led by Democrats.
Republican organs are even now advancing a
specious party claim to great achievement To
put it. blunty, this is about absurd proposition
as has been advanced since the Republicans of Mis-
souri, set themselves up to be the Doodle sco,lrgers
of the State.
AT the outset it is well to remember that the
canal is public Improvement i'm the largest sense
a world improvement. 1t should have no partisan
Significance whatever, and open-ninded citizens ap
proach it from the standpoint of their good bust
Judgment. But the effort has been and will he
made to find Republican campaign capital in the
enterprise. There is no campaign material for that
party in the issue.
s. In the first place. the demand for a canal has
risen chiefly from the South, upon which it will
fer file most direct benefits. Assertive champions
of the enterprise have been Democrats from the be-
ginning. 1t is within the bounds of reason to as
sert that the activity of the railroad lobby within
the trust party has prevented the work from being
weilnigh completed at this writing.
During the agitation of the last few years Demo
Gratis have inclined to the Nicaragua route The at
fftude Is explained by the statement that great
body of engineers deemed the Nicaragua proposition
to be altogether the cheaper and more practical
But Congress decided upon the Panama route and
so instructed the President. That action closed the
debate as between the two locations-whether wise
;ly or not makes no difference
Empowered by Congress to negotiate for the Pan
ANA privileges. Roosevelt went ahead. The results
attained are before the public, with all the details
of Colombia's perfidy and Panama's opera bouffe
revolution The heroic part in this transaction, when
facts are sfted, taken by United States Navy
officer Commander Hubbard. In a legitimate de-
Tense Of American lives and property he "bluned'
$50 Colombians with forty-two American marines
and gave an opportunity to- handful Of Panamanos
TO form their de facto government
American properly was safe. Traffic across the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
Foreign Growth of Socialism.


Upon the Continent of Europe the most remarkable
and positive tendency that has developed during the
of 1903 is the growth Of Socialism 1t is an in
cident of the growth of democracy which was power
fully and increasingly manifested during Nineteenth
Century, 1t may perhaps, be called episode that
growth. But 1t is entirely natural development in
any country in which the common people at once
conscious of the increase their power in the
habit relying, for the things which they desire to
done, highly centralized and paternar in
stitutions of government.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
McMENAMY-wISE.

Although no formal invitations were
sent out for the wedding Of Miss Blanche
Wise and Ignatius McMenamy this morn
ing. the New Cathedral Chapel will In
all probability be thronged with friends
of the bride and bridegroom, who are both
very well known.
The ceremony Is to be at half after 10
o'clock, nuptial mass being said by the
Reverend Mathew McMenamy. s. j..
brother of the bridegroom, while Albert
Wise, brother of the bride. who will be
ordained in the Jesuit Order in June, Will
serve. -
The bride will wear the customary white
satin with tulle veil and orange blossoms,
and carry lilies of the valley. Her sis
ter Mrs Walter Averill, will be the
matron of honor. in a gown Of ecru chif-
fon with yellow roses.
After the service there will be break
fast at the home Of the brides parents,
ster place. The bride and bridegroom
Will go South for their honeymoon and on
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

And this fairer calculation comedies to Democ-
racy Maryland, with votes, and Nevada, with 3
votes, bringing the total of Democratic States up to
1872 1t will be observed that neither of these esti
mates, made by Republicans admits of the possibil
ty of Democratic victory in any event. 239 votes be-
ing necessary to choice. They afford nevertheless,
basis for argument Taking them for what they are
worth, Democracy may make some calculations on
its own account
In addition to the 1872 votes conceded by the more
liberal Republican estimate, Democracy requires II
votes in order to win New York would provide 50
of these. and in the event Of carrying New York
Democracy would probably have New Jersey, with
r. and Connecticut with Z; the combined vote of
these States being So. Out of the remaining doubt
full States Democracy would have to gather but -
votes. With its fair share Of strength In the West
these would be Forthcoming.
Republican estimates claim absolutely: Connecti-
cut, Z; Delaware 3; Illinois, q; Indiana Is; Iowa.
13; Kansas, 10; Maine, 6; Massachusetts, 16; Michi-
gan, IA; Minnesota, IL; Nebraska, s; New Hamp-
SHIRE A. New Jersey, u; North Dakota, 4; Ohio, %;
Pennsylvania "a; Rhode Island, 4; South Dakota A.
Vermont, 4; Washington, 5; West Virginia, Z; Wis
consin. 13; Wyoming, 3; a total of PAT. Obviously
under this calculation the loss Of any of Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,, Michigan
Minnesota New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania or Wis
consin, or the loss Of any two of the remainder
would be fatal. This calculation is based upon
Republican solid Middle West and Wyoming and
Washington in addition.
AS initiating against the force Of this calcuIa
ton it should be remembered that Maryland is most
probably Democratic; that Democracy has fair
chance in Delaware; that Wyoming is likely to go
Democratic; that Washington is by no means Re
publican certainty; and that Democracy has fight
ing chance in the Dakotas in view of the issues and
existing conditions.
Though it's calculations exclude New York as
doubtful it is safe assumption that the Republican
party cannot win without New York, especially in
view of the fact that the loss Of New York would
probably entail the loss of Connecticut and New
Jersey with their 10 votes On the other hand it is
conceivable that Democracy might win without New
York, with the tariff and trust and Doodle issues de-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

& From The Republic, January s, 1879. I
3 The annual report of the Mer- I
4 chants Exchange directors was 4
q submitted, being signed by George 4
q Balm, president; George H. Morgan. 4
. secretary and treasurer. and E. o. I
. stanard, Craig Alexander and w. I
. Leigh wickham, special commit 4
. tee. The years expenditures had 4
Q been $5oOs4s1. leaving balance of 4
Q s6,1Ss.o6 on hand. 4
. Judge E. B. Adams, for the first 4
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
PERSONAL MENTION.
VISITORS At ST. LOUIS HOTELS

.-Edward p. Armory OF Chicago is a guest
at the Planters.
Frederick Jankovc Of Vienna. Austria. r
w. Wilson and wife Of Evansville Ind are
stopping at the Rozier..
w. F. Chamberlain and wife Of Hannibal.
Mo-. are at the st. Nicholas.
Mrs. Frank s. wickensham and daughter Of
san Francisco are guests at the Southern.
~. H Merrier of Chicago is staying at the
st. James.
N. 4. Mosley of BloomaAld. Mo-. 10 . sues,
at the Laclede.
Moser. s F. fraser OF sDf'nsheid' H.. is at the
,p: p A Hitchcock of Minneapolis is stopping
X ". Jones Of New York is at tho
Planters.
Frank Bu,xe Of Montreal is among the
guests at the Madison
James wiefenbach Of Salem. Mo-. is stop
registered At the St. NichoIas =
IS. NJ. Bird Of Kansas City Ia among the
guests at the Southern.
-. B. Esch Of CHICAGO II REGISTERED at tba
st. James - ''''
III. C. Edwards ana wife q sprinsneh. Ill.
have apartments at the Laclsde.
,,ZR- l. Ruby Of Gainesville. Tex. - At the
j. G Walter and wife Of Jer.eyvills. Ill.
are registered at the Lindell
Thomas Davisdon Of Houston. Tex, y al
the Planten.
,-GeorEe ", Smith Of Kansas CITY il among
the guests at the RoGier.
Il A. Ramsey Of Indianapolis Il ss the st.
Uttered At the Southern.
St James - '"'
&C. N. Charee Of Omaha Is At the Laesede.
IF. ]. Ries Of Chicago Is at tho Moser
~. " " and W B. Patty Of Macon. Miss
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

fined between the producing regions and the East.
As for the ether doubtful States, not all of
which conceded 10 be doubtful by Democrats,
Democracy in majority of them-indeed in all of
them except, perhaps, Calfornia-has a better than
even chance. The total doubtful" vote, as compiled
by Republicans, is but 2S exclusive Of New York's.
Democracy might yield this and yet, with South
admittedly solid, and by winning it's battle in the
East which it may reasonably count upon in the
light of Tammanys late victory. and with Its normal
following in the producing regions carry the day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
Chicago. Duty to the Living.

Chicago Journal
1t is perhaps not possible fix the response
bty for the Iroquos disaster is perfectly plain
that adequate protection not furnished to the
patrons of the theater and that the managers
persons who failed furnish it.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
Aud acity.
Milwaukee Sentinel.


St. Louis and Milwaukee bidding high for 'Pars-
fall Both towns need the "reverental feeling 1t is
said to inspire.-Grand Rapids Herald.
That's pretty big rock to be thrown from a small
town covered by a thin glass roof.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
Compnratively speakinx.

The New Yorker.
First Child: my fathers got so much money he
doesn't know how to spend it,
Second Child: That's nothing. My fathers got so
much money that mother can't spend it."
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

To mention bond in connection with Kraft
sounds very much like proposal to present him
with a passport.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

1t is polite encouragement to ask man in these
early days Of the year whether he has resolved
at last to pay his honest debts.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

The Clay School is being built where fort ono
stood. Civilization rides upon gun carriage
also in its wake.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

After perusing the itemized list Of the personal
property Of the assassinated King and Queen of
servia one is constrained to ask why they didn't
come to the United States and open up a depart
ment store.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

As matter both parliamentary and convenient
Resolved: That new year resolutions be put nj
the bottom of the calendar below unfinished bust
ness
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

The Duke of Roxburghe resigns from the royal
horse guards, "The Blues" Now that he's married
doubtless he has the blues at home in the sancity
Of his castle.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

The Christian Endeavor hotel is going TO
have plenty of fire escapes. That is the right sort
Of Christian endeavor
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
MRS. SCUDDER AND MRS. BROWN
ENTERTAIN WITH RECITAL AT ODE0N.

Grand Foyer the Auditorium Which
Drawing Room by the Use Of Draperles
Southern smax of American Beauty Roses and Dans
. Covered With Cushions.
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their return will make their home. for the
present with MIR. and Mrs. Wise.
McKENZIE-JoNES.


McKENZIE-JONES.'
Cards have been received in St. Louis
for the marriage Of Miss Adele Eugene
Jones Of Kansas City to William Stephen
Mckenzie. also o, Kansas City, on
Wednesday, January 20. at IL O'Clock in
the morning at the Church of the Inn
maculate Conception. A large reception
Is to sO9T at The on Grand OF 5hs svenns s5S
The bride-elect is a sister of Mrs. Andre
Seaman and frequently visits here. where
she is quite as well known In society az
people will attend the wedding.
DUNHAM-ROEDER.
A pretty home wedding took place last
evening at Z o'clock at the residence OF
Philip Roeder. No. 17O9 Carr street, the
bride being his daughter. Emma c. Roe
ham. The Reverend Pedro Illgen of the
Church of the Holy Ghost performed the
ceremony. Only the immediate friends and
were Miss Olga Schacnt, cousin of the
bride. and William s. Mcbride of Gen.
tralia. Mo. Miss Roeder wore white satin
and carried bouquet of brides roses.
Miss Schacht wore gown OF pink.
"HARD-TIMES" PARTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Wissmath. Jr., Of No.
1888 Carr street gave a ''hard-times" party
in honor of their daughter. Mabel on
Tuesday evening. The prizes were won by
prizes were awarded to Miss Freida Benk-
Ter. Miss Frances Kletzker. Joseph Hop
kins and Karl Miller. Among those pres
ent were:
Misses
Ereida Beuhler. Ida Sum.
Estell Hurster. Julia EngeI
Loretta Hurster. Mamie Goergen
Frances Kletzker,
Meesieurs-
Theodore Barthel, John Hornjnr
Edward Breidert
The Misses Hennessy. No. 4oH West
Morgan street. entertained last evening.
Their guests included:
Misses
1. Derkes, C. Keye
s. Sahm. E Bohle
l. Blanke l.. Meyers
h Long. H. Long
T. Delaney. A. Holtenboech
VI. Delaney. K Hennessy
A. klostermeyer NJ Henn.ssy
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mt and Mrs. NJ. Shoenberg of the West
End Hotel are expecting Mr. and Mrs D.
May and family of Denver, who will make
st. Louis their home
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Nugent have gone to
washington. where they will be the guests
OF Miss Cannon. daughter of the Speaker
of the House
Mr.. j; H. Roman of Chicago is visiting
st. Louis and is stopping at Hotel Beers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Lawson of
Columbia. Mo. are guests at Hotel Beers
Mrs. s. E. King and niece of Br;dretop.
Mo-. have taken apartments at Hotel
Beers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
Preparing for Car Ride.


Philadelphia Press.
The two young women who took ocean bath the
other day with the temperature within zero were
doubtless hardening themselves for ride Philadel-
phia street
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

Washington Post.

Much comment has been created because a Baltimore
minister has introduced theatricaIs his church
Doctor Parkhursf did that long time ago.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
The Chic.xo Horror.

For the present Chicago with those who
mourn In the presence of such calamity nothing but
helping hand and sympathizing heart has any place
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
CAMPAIGN FIGURES.

The narrowest Republican estimate Of the rela-
tive strength the parties in the coming presidential
election comedies to Democracy the following States
xritl, total of 151 electoral votes:
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

Wanted: Delegates, by Governor Yates P.
Yates delegates.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

Late police court records indicate that the New
Years resolution was not by any means unanimous
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

| Throw out the life line. The thermometer ha'
gone down for the third time in New York.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
mother Definition of Marriage.

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Marriage consists in asking your partner to remove
her mask and domino e but can you be quite SURE
they have been removed?
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

IR HUDSON LOWE, Sir Hudson Low
(By name, and ah, by nature sol.
AS thou art fond of prosecutions.
Perhaps thou'st read, or heard repeated.
How Captain Gulliver was treated
When thrown among the Lilliputians.
They tied him down-these little men
did
And, having valiantly ascended
Upon the Mighty Mans protuberance,
They did so strut-upon my soul.
1t must have been extremely droll
To see their pigmy pride's exuberance!
And how the doughty mannikins
Amused themselves with sticking pins
And needles in the great mans
breeches:
And how some very little things,
That passed for Lords. on scaffoldings
Got up and worried him with speeches.
Alas, alas! that 1t should happen
To mighty men to be caught nappingi-
Though different, too, these persecu-
tions;
For Gulliver, there, took the nap.
While. here, the Nap, oh. sad mishaR
Is taken by the Lilliputians! j
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

Does fire insurance on theater include the as
bestos curtain?
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
TO SIR HUDSON LOWE.
BY THOMAS MOORE.

a English
Conjea an arm
Napoleon died
of
O in o lords
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

Will the Insane Asylum grafters plead insanity
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
Missourians in New York.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Jan. 6.-Among the arrivals
at the hotels here to-day were the follow
ing from Missouri:
81. Louis-Miss Galway. Mrs. r. c. Kerens.
Mas Kerens, E. D: Taylor J; Ramsey: Jr.
Peron. II. X. Gilman. c. Abend, Imperial: A.
D. Robinson. C. stonregen. R. g. Richmond
4. Girwsn and Mrs: airwan Fifth Avenue:
Rarr1va' Manhattan; F. e. Marshall, waldorf;
I. H Kendall. Park Avenue; n GGonno. ,.nn and and
Mrs Watson. Netherland; H g. Clark and
Mrs. CLARK. st. Denis: e. Bohm. Cadillac: W.
Ransss CityNT. Ray, B. R. Clarke. Grand
Union: ]. H. Montasue. VICTORIA; Miss Ksnens.
Mariborough; T. w. Schooly. Broadway Cen
tral: Miss Gaines Holland; G Bunting.
81. Joseph-R W. Powell and Mra Powell.
Holland.
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<AHu W. b. carr 1urtner Gays that the NUMBER
of copies returned reported during
OF December SIS per w. b. CARR.
Sworn to and subscribed before this day of
January. J. +. FARISH.j
Notary Public. City of St Louis. Mo.
Ny term expires April 25 1905
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
At Chicago Hotels.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. ILL.,. Jan. 6-st. Louis persons
are registered at Chicago hotels as fol-
lows:
, ,Anditorium.H, 8. Cook Jr., b. L crabbe,
- Vletoria-H. F. Curtis. W. "A Leeds and J.
Great NorthanI. =. Anderson, J. w.
Brooke. II. A Botsford, g b. Buchs. a. 81
Bsrnse =. @. Chapman, E g. Cunningham and
Mon1soo-J. r. CrtdIein and J. s. Goodies.
Grand Pac4nc1. +. Anderson and ], v. Nc
Sherman House-R B. Baldwin and C. S.
Bnsss-H. 8. Prince. 8. C. Perry and R. S.
Walker.
Palmer House-w. c. Job and H. NJ Wilson.
Brevoort-C. "A. Dawson. ". B. Essinston and
W. F. Mueller.
KaissehSS-A. n welse and A. F. wiiiams.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07

Children will take Piso's Cure without objec-
ton because Its taste is pleasant. At druggists.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-01-07
Cireulation 1uriae Deeexaber-

W. B. Carr Business Manager of The ST. Louis Re
public. being duly says that the actual number
of full and complete copies of the Daily and Sunday
Republic printed during month of December 1903 all
in regular editions. per schedule below:
The leader., 1904-09-07
Mississippi Day.

All tie details of the visit Of
Governor Vardaman and his staff
To the ST. Louis Exposition have
been completed. Announcement
has been made at the Governor S
office that the Chief Executive
and bis staff would leave the city
on tile afternoon Of September ~.
It IS more than probable that
every member Of The Governor s
staff will make the trip. It Is also
announced that Major General
Keesler, commanding the Nation
al Guard and d goodly number Of
the members Of his staff, will also
accompany Che Governor, while
one ol the military bands will aez
company the party. September
la has been designated as Missls-
sippi Day at the Fair Oh this
occasion HeauYolr viii BE dedieat-
led with appropriate ceremonies
speeches being made BIZ Governor
Vardaman, President Francis. Of
|the Exposition Company and
State Comm issioner r. III Henry.
/ II Is al xpecbd that there viii be d
large attendance from al over the
State
The leader., 1904-09-07


Mayor Hemingway, Chief Of
Police Taylor, several members Of
the police force and a number of
prominent citizens visited the
Rankin Pike the other morning
and destroyed d house located on
che joint, just at the side of Far
ish Bridge. The house had been
used as blind tiger for some
time, but the last proprietor be-
came mixed Up with the Rankin
authorities and was heavily fined,
and has not been able to open up
since. The house was located on
Icity property. Some one Of the
party dropped a lighted match in.
some papers on the floor and soon
the whole interior was on fire.
The party stood outside and saw
the bouse burn UP. and left for
the city after it was q lot of
slnouldering ashes. This ii not
the house IN which Puekett n AS
killed, but was The last tiger den
located Oh the property Of the
|eity ID Rankin county, and the
city officials say that none WllI be
erected ii the future. Since The
killing Of Pnekett Che Pike tigels
|have sung rather low and II seems
that they are about to be broken
The leader., 1904-09-07

owning land ID tic Delta, said
bids to Be submitted at tile Sep
tember meeting of tlais Board. I
make this motion that The State
may have advantage Of compete
tion. 30 secure The cheapest and
best lands upon which to work
the convicts.
This was rejected Commits
sIoners Bradley Kincannon, Nc
Nair and Attorney General Will
liams voting No;;p Governor
Yardaman, es. Z
The leader., 1904-09-07
4 Char a.

young woman who thought
she was losing her bus band 8 atfecs
tlon went to Il seventh daughter
of i seventh daughter for q love
powder The mystery woman
foId hers
Get d raw piece Of beet cut
flat, ahou an inch thick Slice an
onion in two and rub tbe meet 2n
both sides with II Puf on pep.
per and saIts and toasE It 0n each
side over 8 red coal fire. Drop on
it three lamps of butter and tWo
spFigs 0f parsley md gst him NJ
eaf
The Young woman did 50. anQ
||ief hus band loved hef ever after.
Ex