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HOME AND FLOWEES 



who has watched the sun rise and set on the 

 limitless plains, and seen the thunder-chariots 

 roll in majesty across the depths of unfathom- 

 able sky, will easily understand." The lady who 

 has a "blue room" in her soul, in which 

 she stores all her pleasant memories, must 

 be a member of one of the "Sunset Clubs" 

 suggested and described by a writer in Birds 

 and Natwe. This writer (Anne Wakely Jack- 

 son) outlines the object of these clubs as "the 

 study of art, as it is displayed in nature's 

 studio; and the only requisites for membership 

 are a love of beavity and a few minutes' time 

 each day." The club will be in session every 

 day at sunset, and all members are urged to 

 be present at any place where they can com- 

 mand a view of the western sky. They will 

 thus be enabled to study the latest picture from 

 the brush of that master artist. Nature. 



Talking about one s self is always in bad 

 taste. It shows an unamiable weakness. None 

 of us admire it in another, and that is quite 

 positive proof that others will not admire it 

 in us. We are. safe in adopting and rigidly 

 adhering to the rule never to be betrayed into 

 speaking of ourselves. 



St* Louis Still Bftishing Up 



In speaking of civic betterment it is im- 

 possible to ignore St. Louis for more than a 

 few moments at a time. The energy, persis- 

 tence and fertility of resource displayed by 

 the young civic league of that city is remark- 

 able. While keeping free from politics, this 

 organization has for its object "to unite the 

 efforts of all citizens who want to make St. 

 Louis a good place in which to live." Its 

 success is shown by its growth. Organized 

 about ten months ago with 100 members, it has 



today nearly 2,000 members. Its accomplish- 

 ments have already been many. 



The league first used its influence toward hav- 

 ing a bill passed removing the Exposition 

 building from a public park in order that the 

 new Carnegie Library might be placed there. 

 St. Louis has no free public baths. The im- 

 provement league built three, in conjunction 

 with playgrounds, and gave 14,665 poor children 

 baths during last summer. The baths proved 

 so popular that the city itself will build five 

 in a very short time. The league has succeeded 

 in having the present bill-board ordinances lived 

 up to, whenever new boards were erected, and 

 to having many old bill-boards rebuilt. A grand 

 boulevard and park system is being planned. 

 The president of the civic improvement league 

 was made chairman of the commission by the 

 mayor in appreciation of the good work of the 

 league. This commission is about ready to 

 report. The league was an active factor in 

 the "keep our city clean" movement last sum- 

 mer, and distributed many thousand bulletins 

 giving all the city ordinances relating to that 

 subject for the information of citizens igno- 

 rant of their own personal responsibilities in 

 such a movement. A special sanitary com- 

 mittee has followed up the movement, and en- 

 couraging results have been reached. Eeports 

 are made to the health department whenever 

 garbage is not properly removed. The league 

 sent a special representative to other cities to 

 investigate the employment of women as san- 

 itary inspectors. The report was so impressive 

 that the city authorities are making arrange- 

 ments to employ women sanitary and tenement- 

 house inspectors. The matter of keeping waste 

 paper off the streets has been given attention. 

 Sample waste-paper boxes have been put out 

 with the league's name on 

 them. The latest triumph 

 of this hustling betterment 

 organization is the appoint- 

 ment by the health com- 

 missioner, at its suggestion, 

 of a woman sanitary in- 

 spector. Dr. Mary Tucker, 

 the new official, will teach 

 families in the crowded dis- 

 tricts the need of clean 

 homes and clean streets. 



PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LOUIS CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE 



To Cure a Cold in One Day 



Take Laxative Bromo 

 Quinine Tablets. All drug- 

 gists refund the money if 

 it fails to cure. JE. W. 

 Grove's signature is on each 

 box. 25c. 



