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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

tonius Stradivarius among 10000 fddles?
No. there can be no mistake. Professor
Flechter has found the long lost Strad that
has caused him so much anguish, and my
heart Is almost as full of happiness as his
is, because when l worked for him we were
something more than master and servant
I always believed and knew him to be in
nocent."
out the shadow Of a doubt it is the Bot
Stradivarius. and my honor and good name
is vindicated at last. 1 knew it the moment
brooklyn on Friday. All. there were signs
that no one could mistake. The back OF the
Bott Stradivarius was one piece, the wave
matched the back. The wave is the curl
of the maple wood. The curl ran across
straight. not at an angle. The scroll was
THE color was golden yellow, shading IN
to a warm. rich red, and on the top 1t was
pretty badly worn where the chin rested.
The neck was grated into the head, and a
new neck had been put on to the old scroll.
The swell was of the Amati order. a sort of
between. neither the high swell nor the fiat
swell. the beautiful curve that goes to make
a mellow tone. Then there was a crack
about an inch and a quarter long to an inch
ana an tb a h iatI Long where Tbe the Hie,i Gni ! f Is; 10 fne M Ielt
SprinEer's house corresponds to these de-
scriptions and in a thousand other points.
There is no doubt. 1t is the Bait violin,
and all ! can say is that my heart is full of
thankfulness, for the finding of the violin
means more to me than life itself-it means
the restoration OF my honor and happiness
such AS my wife and my children have not
known for many days.
81 don't know one thing about that vi
olin." said Mrs. Springer, except that 1
bought it one day about five years ago from
a journeyman tailor who had bought tape
and buttons from me since my little Leon
was so high. He came in that day and says.
says he. Mrs. Springer. don't you want to
buy a violin? An old one it is, sure. and
worth a pile of money, but I'll sell it to you
I for fh{rty- {pI II o~, ' T I'll T -,-,,1J ~s.,z
him thirty for it. because my son Leon
plays a violin. and / thought it would be
nice for him.
II saw the man just once since, I believe.
l always supposed the violin to be a Vii
laum. and that is what Pezzoni, the violin
maker, told me 1t was. and l mean to make
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
FAKE HYPNOTIST
FOOLED BY SUBJECT.
Scared by Supposed Blunder, the
Professor Made for the Swamp.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Macon, Ga. Aug. ga Macon young
man got out Of work. He went to Wrights-
vile. protested to be a hypnotist and sent
out his decoys for business in the mystic
science. One of Wrightsville's young men
happened to know him and put up a job"
on the faker. He noised 1t about own and
had a crowd Of young fellows meet him
at the seance. The pseudo hypnotist pro-
ceeded about his lecture, and when he
offered to perform some demonstrations
one of the young men marched up and al
lowed himself to be put to sleep.
After a reasonable time the crowd de-
manded that the young fellow be walked up.
The hypnotist endeavored by his sleight of
hand to wake him. but he couldn't. Re-
peated efforts resulted in failure to bring
him to and the hypnotist grew uneasy, fear
ing lest he had affected a mental derange-
ment of the young man. He dismissed the
crowd Int sent for q physician. The lat
ter. being in the secret, professed to be I'M
able to restore the youth. He was carried
home for the night, but the next morning
was returned to the scared hypnotist, still
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
LARGE Deciduou. cypre.,.

The great deciduous cypress in Bartram
Garden Park. at Philadelphia, now in deca-
dence. reached a girth of tw%enty-three feet
about three feet from the ground. This
has been regarded as a remarkable size. At
a recent meeting Of the Linnaean Society Of
London the Honorable C. Ellis exhibited
photographs Of a taxodium distichum. grow
ing at Oaxaca. in Mexico. and of another
gigantic tree. a native of Cambodia. The
circumference Of the former, at a height Of
three feet from the ground. was stated to
be LAB feet, while the height was estimated
to be not more than 100 feet. The native
name for this tree Is Sabine.
In relation to the early decadence Of the
celebrated speciment Of Bartram's. 1t may
be noted that one of the difficulties in the
way Of the much-desired preservation Of
fine trees by taking the ground for public
parks comes from the inability of city OFF,
Gals to know how to care for them. In
Philadelphia these parks are placed in the
care of the Department OF City Property.
a bureau established originally for the
renting of wharves and market-houses,
which cannot be expected to know much
about the care OF trees. With intelligent
care. the Bartram cypress could nave been
kept in good condition for another hundred
years.-Weehanss Monthly for August
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BICYCLE BOAT ON
LAKE MICHIGAN.
Inventor and Son Make Successful
Trips Between South Chicago
and Whiting, Ind.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-spectators along the
Lake Michigan shore, between South Chi
cago and Whiting, Ind. yesterday were
astounded to see men riding swiftly over the
water on a machine that seemed like the
ordinary tandem bicycle. only they could
not distinguish the usual wheels. The
frame which supported the riders rested on
two cigar-shaped tanks. cylindrical in form.
The machine was operated by the inven-
tor. O.. s. Winequist. and his son. The craft
travels about eleven miles an hour. The
lake was rough, but the boat presented an
even keel to the waves. Mr.. Winequist and
his son will attempt a trip to Michigan City
to-day. The cylinders which support the
tandem frame are sixteen inches in dame
ter and alright. Compressed air is pumped
into them through a tube controlled by the
same action which sends the boat along. and
through this arrangement the vessel Is
made unusually buoyant and proof against
swamping. Mr.. Winequist believes his in
vention would be valuable to the United
States lifesavers and Is constructing a forty
foot boat on the same lines.
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PARACHUTE WOULD NOT WORK.
Plucky Woman Carried Several
Thousand Feet High.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug. 2t-Spectators who daily
witness the thrilling exhibitions at the
volksfest at Union Hill. N. J.. of Miss Irene
Gaylor dropping with a parachute from a
balloon were treated to a Still more thrill
ing display yesterday of pluck and nerve
when the airship sailed away with her.
The parachute refused to work and the
balloon carried the woman several thousand
feet high. She kept Juggling away at the
parachute fixtures and then opened the hot
air valve.
The balloon began to descend. Then Miss
Gaylor climbed to the balloon ropes and
loosened the parachute. 1t opened and she
descended safely. landing in the Hackeu-
sack meadows.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
EEATHERED WARRIOR
SETS ON EGGS.
Game Rooster Contentedly Takes
the Place of an Indifferent Hen.
SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lake Mahopac. N. T.. Aug. "a game
rooster that can lick any wildcat as heavy
as itself is to-day exciting the admiration
of this town by a display of domesticity
which is perhaps without a parallel in tbs
history of fowldom.
He is sitting on a nest OF twelve egg
laid by a hen belonging to William Ffndlay,
the proprietor of the Cole House.
The hen seems to be utterly Indifferent
as to the fate of her prospective brood.
Anybody who interferes with this truly
"henpecked' warrior in his great act Of
Matching runs the risk of having his eyes
necked out.
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Japanese PIums In Pennsylvania.

The fruit growers of Southwestern Penn
s~ylvania are unanimously agreed that the
Japanese Plum is worthless for that sec
tion. The buds push too early in the spring
and are almost always frozen. resulting in
no crop. This is discouraging; yet there
may. be a way of locating the trees on
more backward and less liable to injury.
In other sections they are a perfect sue
cess; ana frequently bear to such an ex,
break down the branches. OF course, this
Is not permitted by the careful fruit grow
of the remaining ones and improving the
flavor. But for flavor the old European
varieties still lead.-Meehans's Monthly for
August.
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Birch Tree BOrer.

A correspondent says that birch trees all
over the country are dying. even trees if
ty years old seem to die In a few weeks
during the summer. He sends a sample
of the leaves that are turning yellow TO
note what Is the matter. Nothing was found
the matter with the leaves, but II the cor
respondent had thought to split the twigs
he would have found them but shells, a Dor
ing maggot having cleaned out the whole
center. If the whole tree is perforated in
that way, even fifty years of age could not
save 1t. Meehans' Monthly for August.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
FOR PROTECTION OF DEER.
CalifOrnians Petition for Two
Years Closed Season.

San Rafael. Cal. Aug. z5.-An effort Is be-
ing made here to have the deer season
closed for two years In order to give the
deer a chance to increase. William Barr.
who is chairman of the Board Of Super
visors and also president Of the Marin
County Game Aceooaation. II heartily In
favor Of the step. AT the next meeting of
the association the matter will be acted on
and If carried through a petition will be pre-
sented to the Board of Supervisors askins
them to close the season. The use Of dogs
in deer hunting is condemned by many. and
the board will also be asked to prohibit
their use.
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in a stupor. The hypno was told If he did
not restore him very quickly he would be
mobbed; He made some excuse to go to
Catching a freight train, he came to Ma
con as fast as possible, but when he ar
titled of the joke, met him at the train and
told him the Sheriff of Johnson County
would arrive on the next train to arrest
him. He switched about and got out of
reach of the officer and made for the
swamp. and has not since been heard from.
In the meantime the boys at Wrights-
vile are laughing over the fun they had
with the hypnotist.
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Gravenstefn Apple.

Mrs. Seliger says that red astrachan ap-
pies are often labeled Grevenstein in the
Hartford. Conn.,, markets. The red as
trachan is a Russian variety, and one of the
best of its class, but will not compare with
a Grevenstetn in eating properties.-Mee-
hans'S Monthly for August.
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The Oldest and Best.

S. S. S. is a combination of roots
and herbs of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and ENJOY all manner
of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
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for S. S. S. is not only a blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while purging the blood of impure
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases of a
blood poison origin. Cancer, Scrofula,
Rheumatism, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an infal1ible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease.
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record of nearly fifty years Of
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of. S. S. S. is mor popular today
than ever. 1t numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical cores
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to thank us for the great good S. S. S.
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ing advice about their cases. All
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Chicago and Return
G--En

Via Illinois Central G. A. R. Specials, leav-
Ing Union Station at s a. m.,. August 25th,
m. Quick run; no stops; special equipment
and dining cars.
The leader., 1900-08-29
NEW SHORT LINE
omaha, Minneapolis and 81. Paul

Illinois Central between Omaha and Fort Dodge
in connection with the Minneapolis and st. Louis
between Fort Dodge and Minneapolis and st.
Paul.
Lv. Omaha Ly. st. Paul
7:35 p. m. 500 y. m.
THE Ar. Minneapolis Lv. Minneapolis
LIMITED 1:3O a. M. $50 p. m.
Ar. st. Paul Ar Omaha
500 a. m. S:15 a. III.
A fast vestibule night train, daily, carrying
through Pullman sleeping car and couehes.
Lv. Omaha Lv. st. Paul
700 a. IN. 900 a. m.
THE Ar. Minneapolis Lv. Minneapolis
EXPRESS 800 y. m. $50 a. IN.
ar. st. Paul Ar. Omaha
7:30 p. IN. $40 p. m.
Fast day train. daily except Sunday, carrying
through parlor car and coaches.
The leader., 1900-08-29
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE.

New Through Trains to Portland,
Puget Sound, "The Burlington North
ern Pacific Express" No. IL, from
st. Louis, at 900 a. m. for Kansas City,
st. Joseph, Northwestern Nebraska,
Black Hills, Wyoming, Montana, Wash
ington, Tacoma, Seattle, Puget Sound
and Portland, Oregon, via Billings,
Montana-th short line and time saver
to the Upper Northwest. To the
Puget Sound in II Hours. Through
coaches, chair cars (seats Free), stan
dard sleepers and dining cars with
through tourist sleepers from Kansas
City. This is the main travelled route
from st. Louis to the Northwest.
Number 5, "Nebraska-ColOradO Ex-
press, mid day train from st. Louis
for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Pacific
Coast; one night to Denver. Also for
st. Paul, Minneapolis and beyond.
No. IS, at S:45 p. m, ST. Louis to
Kansas City, Omaha, st. Joseph, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Pacific
Coast, via Denver, also to the North
west-Montana, Washington, Oregon,
via Lincoln and Billings.
Please write:
). N. MERRILL. /. w. wAkELEY.
General southern Agt., Gen1 Pass. Agt..
y. Pryor ST., ST. .ous, no
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager.
LOUIS.
The leader., 1900-08-29
New Faculty of whitworth College Com.
pleted.

New Faculty of whitworth College Com
pleted.
Special to the Times Democrat.
Brookhaven, Aug. 25.-The fac ulty
of Whitworth College has just been
completed for the coming term by the
addition of Prof. F. p. Patterson, of
Philadelphia, graduate of the Con-
servatory of Munich, who will fill the
position of musical director and teach
er of violin. Mrs. Patterson will as
sist him as vocalist. The other mem
bers of the college faculty under the
new administration will be as follows:
Mental and moral philosophy and
logic, Rev. A. F. Watkins; chemistry
and physics, Miss Tullia Smith; nat
ural philosophy and history, Rev. M.
l.. Burton; Latin and modern Ian
guages, Miss Addie V. Marshall; Eng
lish language and literature. Mrs. Lula
q. Watkins; mathematics, Mrs. Bessie
II. Lipscomb: elocution and physical
culture, Miss Jessie McNair: fine art
department, Miss Virginia Hart; piano,
Misses Rena Jones, Sallie Cooper and
Jessie McNair; violin and guitar, Miss
N. c. Whitman; bookkeeping, NJ. L..
Burton; stenography and typewriting,
Miss Emma Burton: preparatory de-
partment, Miss Eula Mortimer; mon
itress, Miss Emma Burton. Several of
the college buildings are being sub
stantially improved and reftted. The
term of 1900 1901 will begin Sept. T.
The leader., 1900-08-29
. HOBBS, Editor and Proprietor.
D. scARBOROU0H, Field Editor.
LIE CHINA NEWS.

-, Cbaffee is said to be making
nar.tions to maintain 1900 men in
p.J psking during the winter.
Tho urbane General has offered Ba-
-.asss Won Ketteler, the bereaved wife
iS s.be German minister, transporta-
u I'D an escort from Pekin to Tien
TsiD.
,,;,,r Americans have arrived in
Ten Tsin from Pekin.
IA, is not re-assuring to be assured
-. d;spatches from Tien Tsin and
pakiu "have evidently been tampered
with.
The war department does not credit
..a roc capture of Pekin by the Chinese.
R.roness Won Ketteler is an Ameri-
.or being the daughter of President
1odcard of the Michigan Central h.
whose home is in Detroit.
There are sharp differences of opin-
ion as to Lii Hung Chang's having suf-
seiant authority to negotiate for peace.
Tho allies in Pekin are not waiting for
lis arrival. but are trying to get into
communication themselves with the
Chinese.
The leader., 1900-08-29
CALIFORNIA
VIA
NEW ORLEANS

From Cincinnati and from Louisville every
Monday and Friday. From Chicago every We'd
nesday. Personally conducted. Run throug h
to Los Angeles and San Francisco. via New Or
leans, in connection with the Southern Pacific.
Orleans for the Pacific Coast. The Limited of
the Illinois Central connects on Mondays and
Thursdays at New Orleans with the "Sunset Lin
tied" of the Southern Pacific, giving special
through service to San Francisco.
Full Particulars spose al all Sad Of 56e ot
agents of the Illinois Central or by addressing
w. A. KELLOND, A. q. p. A., Louisville.
The leader., 1900-08-29

Mark Hanna made his opening
campaign speech in New Jersey, which
was strictly according to the eternal
ntneSs OF things, as that State is the
prolific mother of trusts. He repeat
edly warned his hearers to look out
ior their financial and commercial in
terests by supporting Mckinley and
never said patriotism once.
The leader., 1900-08-29
New Gin.

w. T. East is now ready for the new
cotton crop at his gin near compress.
He will gin the first five bales
free and will pay sl5 ton for
new seed. His gin has a capacity of 10
bales day and he invites your patron
age, assuring every customer of first
class work.
The leader., 1900-08-29

l hnd that the evils from which we
'uhef are not God-given evils, but
"dh- made wrongs, and | seek to i'm
prove the conditions" w. j. Bryan.
The leader., 1900-08-29

The Western itinerary of Vice pres
idential candidate Roosevelt will take
him through Michigan, Illinois, Wis
consin South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Col
orado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and In
diana. He will reach Louisville Oct.
10, Frankfort or Lexington, (Ky) Oct.
Il, and will speak in Ohio Oct. Il and
l3, West Virginia Oct. 15 and 16, and
in Baltimore Oct. II. Gov. Roosevelt
will then devote the remainder of his
time to New York State. Chas. A.
Towne who declined the Populist
nomination for Vice-President to
strengthen Bryan and Stevenson, will
follow the Rough Rider braggart
through the West and combat his i'm
perialistic speeches with true Democ-
racy and Americanism.
The leader., 1900-08-29
CEN, y. II. HARRIS PASSES
AWAY.

GEN. y. II. HARRIS PASSES
AWAY.
Gen, Nat. Harris, who commanded
the brigade composed of the 18th, 10th,
10Th and 10Th Mississippi regiments,
and one of the most gallant heroes of
the Lost Cause, died at Melvin, Eng
land last week.
Cen Harris was born in Natchez,
and was sixty-six years of age. He was
lawyer by profession. In 1863 he en-
listed with the Nineteenth Mississippi.
He went to the front as lieutenant,
and was promoted to captaincy in a
few months. On the death of Gen. Po-
sey 1864 be was promoted to succeed
that officer. He was engaged in the
battles of Richmond, second Manassas,
Fredericksburg, Sharpsburg, Gettys-
burg, Winchester, and other noted
engagements.
The leader., 1900-08-29

Prof. W. n. Hardee, one of the most
prominent educators in the State and
former principal of the Magnolia and
Terry high schools, committed suicide
at Terry on Monday morning. He had
served one term as principal of the
Stems Creek school and had been re-
elected to that position. His death was
ashock to the community, and will be
received with profound regret by his
many friends throughout the State He
married year ago and was 81 years of
age. Prof. Hardees life was that of a
consistent Christian gentleman, and
We reverently draw the veil of charity
over the dark manner of his taking off.
The leader., 1900-08-29

Prof. Dabney Lipscomb, of the State
University, and Miss Fulton, the ac-
compllshed niece of the Chancellor,
We're married last night.
The leader., 1900-08-29
EOR SALE.

I have pair of Horses, double har-
ness and buggy that / will sell at a
reasonable price.
JOHN MASON.
The leader., 1900-08-29
Tllane University Of Louisiana,
NEW ORLEANS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Classical Literary. Latin Scientific and seien
THE Courses.
COLLEGE or TECHNOLOGY.
Mechanical, Electrical. Chemical sugar, Civil
: and Architectural Engineering
III. SOPHIE NEwcoMB MEMORIAL CoLLEGE
Tor Young Women. with Art and
Boarding Departments
Fall Term Of above op<'ns October iSf.
MEDICAL DEPARTMEST opeIn October lsth.
LAW DEPARTMENT opens November l3rh.
For catalogues. address
The evening times., 1900-03-13
WALLER TELLS HIS STORY.
TestiHeS That He Killed shorter i'm
SPIf-DefencP.

The trial of Talmadge Walker, alias
Thomas Walker. colored. charged with
the murder OF Hamilton Shorter. also col
ored. was resumed today before Justice
Clabaugh. Very soon after the court con-
yened. the Governments case was closed
and the defence was begun. A number OF
witnesses were called to testify to the de-
fendarCs reputation for peace and good
order
The defendant was then called and he
told the story of the crime from his point
OF view. He said that he and Shorter and
Others came into the city on wagon. and
stopped at a saloon at the corner of Fourth
and @ streets where they all began drink
ing. Shorter, the witness said, became
angry because he refused to pay for a
drink for him. He also stated that the de-
ceased threatened to break off a knife
in him and a few minutes after that Shor-
ter struck him on the head with bottle.
After this, Walker said. the party got
back into the wagon and started away.
They had not gone far before Shorter re-
newed the quarrel and stated that he was
not vet done with the witness. Walker
testified that he believed that Shorter was
in the act of taking a knife from his pock-
ct to cut him when he picked up piece OF
wood and struck him two blows on the
head Walker said that after doing this he
left the party.
The evening times., 1900-03-13
ANNULLFD A MARRIAGE.
The Bride Claimed That She Was
welded tndcr DureSs.

NEW YORK. March l3.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook. Arctic explorer. had the marriage
of Adline Rose, his seventeen -year-old
niece, TO Major Rose. a bridegroom Of
eighteen. set aside yesterday.
Mrs Rose is Dr. Cooks ward, and the
suit was the sequel to as odd a marriage
as is often brought to the divorce court for
undoing. The wedding occurred in the par
lor of stephen Nerrtt's undertaking estab-
lishment in West Twenty-third Street and
according TO the brides story. she slipped
away from her husband on some preteXt or
other and fed. They never lived together
The young couple had been acquainted
for two years. Major Rose whose home
is in Callcoon. " Y, was infatuated with
the girl. it was said at the trial. and she
stood in mortal terror of him. She said he
frequently threatened that if she did not
marry him he would kill himself.
Through fear OF him she went to live
with DR.. Cook at 6S1 Bushwick Avenue,
Brooklyn. On October II last she paid a
visit to Manhattan and on Broadway met
Rose. She said he terrified her into going
TO Merritt's undertaking establishment
and marrying him. She got away and
went home. Her uncle at once brought
suit to have the marriage annulled.
Justice Russell annulled the marriage
and in addition granted an injunction re-
straining Rose from interfering with or
annoying the young woman. Roses father
appeared at the trial and denied the
charges against his son.