Show J i E y 1 i i J I OUR ST. ST LOUls The he Floods The Floods The Concord Concors Js ii Coming So So thai dal Topics l Officials from Boston Doston t tj ei er Choral S Concerts lS li liWe J sC We have had ha here this wj Wt e Ck 4 k two topics of gener general Interest to t talk ab nb on one 5 the freaks freas ot of the river and the other oter t T Concord There Therewa was wa a a new side sie to each of matters every everyday everyday everyday day so BO there has been becu no t pinger of ot their becoming be bo coming wearIsome BusIn s a men talked especially es ci- es of the river society y of ot the warship and the tho gallant officers w wl j se coming coining would be sure cure sue to bring about a r of gayety such luch lucha as a the city has ha no not seen s siu jo tL tL o orial Ial languor lan Ian following Lent Lent Ev Eu body boy understood 0 of course curse that the man of oar man f ar could cold venture on the tho visit only If It tho the water wafer remained high and It was wa Just as s well wel kno knon n that tha the te rising liver meant loss los of money t. t fib many The Tho antagonistic an connection bet between n the tho two things W was pretty well weil illustrated j y y 1 a conversation cons at ai an afternoon tea ta In th W West s sEnd st End End The hostess wn waa caa ft young matron walton a at whose receptions one on is ii I al always Ys sure to find the themo mo most moat distinguished lions whether sprung irma from tie the soft not sol or vi Ing tho the city from the East East She ba had bad her hor n niA Intimate friend to w help her carry c everything 0 oil oT well Both Doth ladles Indies are the wives vives of ot hy men who have havo ha e Interests which are aro through the tho turbulence tur- tur of the river Wl WI 1 ji the talking and andt t tea drinking was walt at its Is h the entertainer missed her aly ally After a V n le she be found her sitting by herself In a I lIttle sipping sippIng her tea thoughtfully J i iMy My dear thc anxious hostess host hoot host Cs ess es Dont y you u think you afro e just a little 1 sel selfish cl 1 fish when there thc thc- c at-c ar so mat people who want to hear you talk tle tool V J I know replied the the other ther but I ran an away ay just jus a n minute to t plan our campaign If It f the Concord comes O 01 exclaimed the h hostess sympathetic at a wont I it once Well Wel I dont don't know doubtfully said eald the theone theone theone one in the corner comer I wis h uto Just wondering Mr Sir Blank Danl told tl me inc this thi as he read the at nt the table that paper piper every inch the Mississippi rises riss posts him a I thousand dollars an and I dont don't kno I ought to hope most for the river to go o dow down n or the Concord to come conic up I It I has ha got to be the c thing for the llie tie aldermen of ot other oter big lg cities in the country to come here for le lessons on matters appertaining ap ap pertaining to 10 t good go 1 government Last List year Boston Chicago De Denver cr and New Orleans Orlen sent their officials to fit St Louis to look at its Us streets IU its It park parks l Its water and its other features which place Ia the head hea of Western Wester cities cites and this year Detroit has ha followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed lowe lowe the tito tle example Its It aldermen n have just jut gone home after several days of ot seeing sIght sightseeIng that tha taught them theta something g g The Boston aldermen were rere struck with wih the wide and beautifully p reel ot of StLouis The Th New Orleans and aDd Mayor were a impressed v with wih the excellent sewerage aes and spent an afternoon driving about abou the str streets ets and Injecting the sprinkling ling hug service The Denver visitors were peo e laDy Ialy interested in fn the long lines of electric cars and tho the Detroit men came caine to look lok a at the St. St St Louis luls plan of caring for the garbage In- In trading to Imitate It It Joseph Otten the director of at t the e Choral Choral- Chora- Chora Sj Symphony Society is Ina In-a fair w way y to t to secure an endowment for a permanent orchestra here If I he be succeeds the tho city need not fiot depend depend de do pend on oa In In Boston or Thomas in Chicago for its t goo good hereafter St s Lo-s la doIn doing imre more to t encourage good go music every year rear It I Is I now In Ia the tho regular relar musical circuit and ane every mange manager manage o of eom company any or will wi bring his hU attraction n hereafter The use of the exposition building far r these concerts concert makes it possible for then the to tomake make money with wIt very smal small admission fee |