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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-12-14
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Will Ego" until she drops, and think
she's doing rather a fine thing. : Very
often the future shows her that she was
laying the foundation for years of
unhappiness. When the back aches,
when there is ~irregularity or any other
womanly i'll, then the first duty a woman
owes to herself is to find a cure for her
ailments.
The Use of DR.. Pierce's FavoEite Pre-
scription in cases Of womanly disease
will insure a prompt restoration to sound
health. 1t regulates the periods, stops
unhealthy drains, heals inflammation
and liberation, and cures female weak
ness. 1t makes weak women strong,
sick women well.
Sick women are invited to consult DR..
Pierce, by letter, free of charge. All
correspondence absolutely private and
confidential. In his thirty years and
over of medical practice DIR. Pierce, as.
sisted by his staff OF nearly a score of
physicians, has treated and cured more
than half a million women. Address
DR.. X. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
-I will drop you a few lines to-day to let you
know that I am feeling we'll now, writes Miss
Annie stephens, of Bclleville, Wood Co., West
Va. ~ feel like a new woman: took several
bottles of Favorite Prescription and of the
Golden Medical Discovery I have no head
ache now, and no more pain In my side; no
bearing down pain any more. ! think that there
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of al one-cent stamps to pay ex-
pense of mailing only. Address DR.. r. v.
Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
SHE POINTED TO THE NINE CHILDREN AND REMINDED NEDESKI
THAT HE WAS TEN YEARS YOUNGER THAN SHE.

before Alderman Henry Grelle Of the Thir-
ty-eighth Ward, she told a long story of
abuse.
He had driven his wife and all Of the
children but his own out of the house
with a butcher knife several times, she
complained, but his could have been
borne had he not made a practice Of feed
ing her and her own children and her pre-
rious husbands ~stepchildren with bone
and gristle, while the best part of the din
ner meats was distributed among his two
babies and himself. He and his children
lived In the front room, while she and her
children and other stepchildren lived in
the rear part Of the house.
Alderman Grelle sent Nedeski to Jail for
ten days. Mrs. Nedeski wanted to know
what it would be worth TO her to get rid
of her husband, and Grelle, supposln9, OIL
course, that she would consult a lawyer and
have regular papers drawn up said I.
NedeSki.
At this point Alderman v!sczloscky came
on the scene. He arranged the terms OF
separation, Mrs. Nedeski paying 200 on az
signed by Nedeski and Visczloscsy. the re-
ceipt not mentioning the purpose for which
the money was paid. First, however. ViscZ-
loscky paid the so fine. and Nedeski was
present when the money was paid over. IN
addition to the cash she paid. Mrs; Nedeski
Visczloscky told her. she says. that she
was now separated from her husband. She
has no papers to show for 1t.
Il had no friends to advise me. but
visczloscky;" said Mrs. Nedeski ad-
children. and I suppose I'll have to do it.
No. I'll never get married again. -Four
times is enough. even for me-"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
IVORY CHESSMEN
OWNED BY NAPOLEON,
Carved by His Express Order Out
of Purest Ivory, Now in an Ohio
Town.

RI SPECIAL.
Hamilton, O.. Aug. "a set of exquisite.
iy carved ivory chessmen that once be-
lonsed to Napoleon 1 are now the property
OF Mr.. Gillaume Remblier of this city.
When Napoleon returned victorious from
mis- Egyptian campaign he presented to his
etiicient General and esteemed brother-in-
law, Murat subsequently King Of Naples,
a set OF chessmen carved by his especial
order. from purest ivory. by the best skilled
hands In Italy.
Later they came into the possession of
Air. Remblier and when he came to this
country. some twenty-five years ago. the
chessmen were brought with him as a
treasured possession and keepsake. The
hrst Few years OF his residence in America
were passed In the city of New York, where
ne was engaged In the shipping and COM
MISSION business. Not finding such occu-
patton congenial. he drifted West. and for
sixteen years has been a resident of Ham
liton. o., and the able editor of q German
newspaper.
Ihe famous set of chessmen consists Of
french and Egyptian figures, the King and
queen OF the whites representing Napoleon
ana josephine the eight grenadiers that
STAND Tor the pawns and the complement
tary pieces all are Of clear, cream-colored
ivory, most exquisitely and delicately
carved, while the same number of ECyp-
tian ngures were once stained green by
some chemical that time has faded to a
pale burnt-umber shading to mellow tints OF
moss brown. ~ Va
The carving is marvellous, every detail he
ing perfect, the fringe on the grenadiers'
~epauiets and the folds of the EGYPTIAN head
dresses alike standing out in as clear relief
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THROWN IN JAIL FOR DEBT.
Story OF Marshalsea Repeated in
Connecticut.

NcfcBElC SPECIAL.
Ansonia, Conn.,. Aug. 24-Under the cbfv.
airous laws Of Connecticut the mother Of
our children has been arrested and con-
fined In the county Jail at New Haven for
the crime Of debt.
Mrs. Margaret Boylan of this CITY "a tbs
first known case OF q woman being sent to
the Door debtors prison. She Is a hard
working woman. who has done her best,
her neighbors say, to keep the wolf from
tne door and furnish q home to the four
helpless children left on her hands by
death.
But things have gone Ill with Mrs. Bow
IAN OF late Her bill for groceries at the
central Department Store grew and grew.
Inc children had healthy appetites. The
sum she owed reached $50 the LIST of the
month. One of her little boys was down
with typhoid fever. She had no money TO
pay the bill.
The syndicate which runs the store tried
vainly to collect. then placed the bill in
the hands of d lawyer. A Judgment was
secured and an execution granted.
Inc Sheriffs officers reported tina they
round nothing to attach, so Judge Tucker
instructed City Sheriff ODonnell to attach
her body If she still refused to paw.
In the name of God do not drag ma
away from my sick boy" walled the wid-
oW. But the officers showed no mercy.
dney saw their duty and they did it with
out hinching.
Away from the bedside of the child sb.
loved. tossing in the awful delirium Of tina
Ieser. they dragged her to jail. 1t was the
Do, old story or the Marshalsea told again
WIN modern connecticut trimmings.
NelshbOrs OF the poor woman have taken
up a collection: They are trying to raise
the money needed to secure her liberty.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
RISKS HIS LIFE TO
SAVE RUNAWAY TRAIN.
Brave Sucker Crawls From Fire
mans Cab to Engineers With
Train Going 20 Miles an Hour.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Matawan, N. Y, Aug. 25.-While the pas
sengers on the Point Pleasant to New York
Express were being whirled along the other
day, each busy with his own affairs, they
little realized their fate was resting on the
quick wit and steady nerve of an uncon-
scious hero.
John milford. the fireman. noticed that
John Rich. the engineer, was forgetting to
blow the whistle or ring the bell at the
proper points.
He also noticed that the train was going
very fast. the ponderous engine, with Its
tender far behind and below the engineers
cab. swaying at every curve as # 1t would
swing OFF the track.
john he called.
But the noise of the great iron horse
drowned his voice. A chill ran down his
spine. He knew that something was awry.
for John Rich was one of those engineers
who would blow his whistle in his sleep.
To crawl from fireman's cab to engineers
with a train going at II seventy-mile pace
was a. perilous feat. but milford accom-
plished it. He found the cab empty and
applied the air brakes.
The train came to a Standstill a mile or
so the other side of Matawan. 1t was then
drawn slowly to the station. where a sub
stitute engineer was found.
A special went back in search of Rich,
the engineer. He was found unconscious
beside the track near the overhead bridge,
between Middletown and HaZlet. How he
fell from the cab is a mystery.
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woman who looks as II he or she might be
wiiiins TO pay a dime or a nickel for tho
privilege OF reaching home in Comparative
dryness.
One of the originators Of this 'bussn.ss,.
was interviewed" the other evening bv
one OF MIS- customers. who was about TO cali
on MS best girl, and did not want to have
ms collar spoiled by the shower.
On, l make anywhere from a quarter to
a dollar a night" he said, as he trudged h.
side MS customer In the rain. 1t is hardly
ever less than 10 cents! 1t spoils a GOOD
many umbrellas, though" he Continued
meditativsIy. especially when the wind
blows Why, I've had as many as three
side out" Ia
You must have lost money on that deal %
suggested the customer.
Not much" answered the boy. The fel.
lows who had hired them gave me a half
dollar apiece. and I only paid S1.S5 for three
or them You see. I get 'em cheaper thar
way, buying q few at a time"
Just then a gust Of wind blew around tina
corner. and the customer clutched at the
umbrella and turned around facing the
"Oh. never mind about that one" said In.
poy: THAT one belongs to my sister, and
The customers best girl was waiting in
Ine doorway when he reached the house.
He swore softly. and then, with a marked
snow OF magnanimity, gave the lad q ouar-
him. '"se
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
FAMOUS PENN'S CAVE SOLD.
Pennsylvania Natural Wonder
Rivals Kentucky's Mammoth
Cave in Splendor.
zEPuRLIc SPECIAL

SPESlAlA
Bellefonte, Pa, Aug. Son Wednesday
a big deal was In this coun-
ty by which a number Of capitalists from
Brooklyn, n. Z, came into possession of
the famous PENIS Cave, located in the
heart of beautiful PENIS Valley, and about
ten miles from Bellefonte. The transfer
was made to H. q. CrumweIl and John A.
the enterprise. The consideration has not
been made known yet, but even at a cash
sale It will run into thousands of dollars, for
some time ago 500. 900 was refused for 1t.
Although not SO large. PENIS Cave in
beauty and splendor rivals the famous
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The entrance
to 1t is by the way of what appears to be
an ordinary sink hole I'm the open field,
such as are common in limestone regions.
At the bottom Of this depression. which fs
funnel shaped, with one perpendicular rocky
side, there is a considerable depth of water,
upon which a boat is launched and rowed
directly into the mouth of the cave. under
the ~overhanging rocks. For several thou
sand feet the bottom of the cavern is COW
cred with water to the depth of fifteen to
eighteen feet.
The roof Of the cave is beautifully orna-
mented with curious shaped stalactites
which resemble men, rabbits, dogs and
magnificent appearance when rejecting the
rays of a brilliant light. The cave Is mar
row throughout its entire length. not being
over sixty feet in any one place.
which flows through Center, Union and Sny-
der counties. and empties into the Susque-
hanna River near SelinsSrove.
In addition to this first cave there IL an
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, children In the family at the rambling old
farmhouse. and money was not plentiful.
So when a commercial traveller. a friend
OF her brothers, one time laughingly sug-
gested to Miss Kinney that she would make
a good saleswoman and half jestingly Of
fered to get her a position on the road with
the grocery house he represented, she
promptly took him at his word. She got
the position. and sold groceries for a year.
A well-known wagon company heard OF
her. and. realizing that her present patrons
would also need wagons, it finally induced
her to give up groceries for its line.
But the people to whom she sold wagons
got into the way Of asking her where
they could get horses, and she soon found
herself supplying them. She finally worked
up such a trade in horses that a year aro
she determined to devote herself exclusive
~ 10 1t. and gave UP the wagons.
NOW she Is kept busy negotiating her sales.
Feopie VINO nave horses to sell and people
VINO want to buy horses both communicate
with her, and she brings the right parties
together. She usually makes her appoint
ment at the leading hotel Of the town where
her purchaser resides. and she has her horse
sent on to a livery stable, where she takes
MIN 70 look 1t over. II the deal goes
through, as 1t invariably does, for she stud
les me Ideas OF her customer beforehand
and delivers only Just the kind of goods
maj ne Will want, she gets q liberal com.
mission.
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DARING DEED OF
VILLAGE BELLE.
Miss Darda Polyut Of South Brew
er, Ma, Wen Gold and Cheers by
Climbing 126-Foot Chimney.


Bangor, Me, Aug. 25-The prettfest CIR
in South Brewer. Miss Darda Polyot. Gre
ated q sensation one night last week when
she Climbed to the top OF an iron chimney
1aS feet from the ground. took a seat on Its
iron rim and calmly looked upon the hun
drsds of people WIN were watching her
from below.
Some weeks ago the Eastern Manufactur-
ing Company erected this chimney, and
when it was finished left . little iron lad
der. hardly wide enough for q person to
place two feet on one runS at the same
time. The company offescd any person a S
~goldpiece who would climb to the top Of
the big iron column
None OF the men arvund town dared to
t1y It. and It remained for Miss Polyot to
perform tho feat. Some one remarked to
her the day before that there was a re-
ward Of IS for the person who would start
toward the clouds by the chimney route.
and She replied: That's easy. and I'll Just
show you how to do the trick after sup
per-"
Accordingly. after the evening meal had
been finished and Miss Polyot had helped
her mother wash the dishes. she onned
her short skirt and started for the mill.
It had been talked about town that she
was to go to the top of the chimney. and
when she started up the ladder everybody
stood and wondered II she had the nerve.
Miss Pelyot climbed to the top as easily
as a bear would go up a tree. Arriving
there, she waved her hand to the crowd be-
low, sat and looked across the country for
a few minutes, and then made the descent
as lightly as a sailor comes down from
aloft.
She got the S, and the cheers OF all the
men In town.
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BOY WEEDS HIS TEACHER.
Nineteen Year-Old Howard Case
Takes Bride of Thirty-Nine.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

SPECIAL.
Syracuse, N. Y. Aug. 25.-This is the story
of a boy who married his teacher. Many q
boy has fallen in love with his teacher,
Few have had the nerve to tell her about
it, and seldom is the affection returned suf-
fciently to result In marriage. In this case
it did. and now the boy is one of the hap
piest in Fulton. for they came from Fulton
to Syracuse TO get married.
1t happened only a few days ago. How
ard G. Case is the happy lad and Harriet
7. Edgerton. that was. is the ex-teacher,
now Mrs. Case. The most peculiar part of
the whole affair is that Mrs. Case is Just
twenty years older than Howard, and as
the good people of Fulton would say, ''old
enough to be his mother" Howard is only
10 years old. while Mrs. Case is 80 and near
ly 40. Young Cases friends. who knew of
his infatuation for his teacher tried to dis
suade him: they told him that he was a.
very foolish yoGngster. that he had better
finish his education first. etc, etc. or
course, he might not be old enough to know,
he admitted. but he thought that his teach
er was. she was old enough to have been
married twice over. He relied on her good
judgment His friends hope for the best.
howard is Supplying medicine. Some day
the single. III. G. Case. NJ. D." That
won't be to-day or tomorrow, though, Tor
Howard has several terms in school vet,
He is an orphan. and has knocked about
considerably, but. having a deal of pluck
has started out with the determination to
learn a profession. Young Case has called
Mrs. John S. Miller of No. 1S9 South ave-
nue. mother" for some time. for she has
tried to take the place of one whom he has
never known. To-day Case will have to
cease calling her mother" for she is not
quite as old as his wife. A short time ago
Case and Miss Edgerton came here from
Fulton, and. with Mr.. and Mrs. Miller. went
IN tho hnrnn - tho paxya~nr@ ~ Cs--
y. D., and were married. Case will attend
the Syracuse College OF Medicine this fall.
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BOY SHOWS UNUSUAL NERVE.
Carrying Arm Torn Off by Ma
chinery, He Goes to Hospital.
SPECIAL.

SPECIAL.
New York, Aug. 24.-The physician in
charge of Roosevelt Hospital says that
Leonard Struck. a patient who came to him
for treatment yesterday, is the nerviest H.
year-old boy that he has met in many 4
day. Struck was employed as an apprentice
boy In the machine shop at Fffty-sixth
street and Eleventh avenue.
Just before 6 o'clock last night Struck
was lifting his bicycle from the wall when
his foot slipped. In trying to straighten
himself the boys right arm got caught In
a fywheel, which was revolving rapidly.
In 4 moment the arm had been torn off
h: If way between the elbow and socket.
The boy fell to the floor. but did rot lose
cor seriousness. He called some of the work
men to his side and told them to send for
an ambulance surgeon. A call was then sent
to Roosevelt Hospital and Doctor Frink
arrived. In the meantime Struck sat on a
bench. the calmest person in the shop. He
directed one Of the workmen to place the
amputated arm On the bench by his side.
When Doctor Frink the boy he
found that the arm had been twisted in
such a way as to stop the flow of blood.
Struck refused to allow any OF the men in
the shop to handle his arm or to tie q
bandage about 1t. When the ambulance sur
geon told Struck to get into the ambulance
the boy exclaimed: wait, doctor, I'll take
the arm with me- The boy was taken to
the hospital. It is likely that the stump
will be amputated TO-DAY.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
WORE A HIDEOUs FALSE FACE,
Strange Estate Left by a Farmers
Child.

Ri.PUtSILlC S1E.CtaL.
Rochester, n. Y, Aug. 24.-Letters of adj
ministration have been applied for by
Thomas Partridge of Penfleld on the estate
of his daughter Mary. The application states
that the estate consists of an action for
$1,000, which he is bringing against Mrs.
Terrill of Penfield, on account of his
daughters death.
The story behind this peculiar litigation
is this:
Mrs. Terrill is a neighbor of the Partridges
and had shown an intense dislike for Mary
Partridge. q child 10 years old. One day
last December. 1t Is claimed. that Mrs. Ter
ril put on a hideous false face and called at
the home Of the Partridges. Little Mary
answered the bell, and as she opened the
door Mrs. Terrill thrust her head, covered
with the painted mask, toward the child and
shr!eked:
away"
Then She ran away to her own home. The
child, Mary. fell to the floor In commissions,
caused by fright, and being delicate and Of
an extremely sensitive nature, she never re-
covered. The commissions continued at in
tervals until her life was exhausted and she
gradually wasted away. Her death oc-
CURED on July 80 last from nervous exhaus.
ton.
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SPECIAL
Ptttsburg. Pa. Aug. 25.-The story Of q
motherly little Polish woman was the &C.
casion Of much interest In a Justice Court
here last week. When she appeared to
against her fourth husband she told a long
story of abuse.
Eleven children look to her and her little
grocery store for support -Four OF them
are her very own, five are children OF her
three dead husbands by other wives, and
the remaining two are children by her last
husband by his previous matrimonial VEN
ture. In her motherly way. Mrs. Nedeski
had a pcnchant for w%tdowers. and every
man she took to her arms presented her
with the fruits Of other marriages, She is
ready to support them all. When Anton
Nedesh went down on his Polish knees to
the 5o-year old three-time widow and plead
cd that she be his. she pointed to the nine
children and reminded Nedeski that he
was ten years younger than she.
Take ma" cried Nedeski; take me and
my two babies. I know you will be a good
mother to US all"
This cry won poor Rosina's heart, n
they were married. This was four years
ago. The honeymoon, spent in Mrs. Ne
deskf's house, had hardly waned when An
ton needed money to go into business. His
Wife bought e-horse and wacnn and gave
him SO a week to buy fish and vegetables
to soil. When she made an Information last
week for surety Of the peace against him
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POLICE ORDERED TO
WEAR SHIRT WAISTS.
Officers of a. Pennsylvania Town
Adopt New Style and Are OBJ
jects of Gibes and Jeers.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chester, Pa, Aug. 25.-This staid. pictur-
eSqIle old city added a fin de steele coioring
this week to the many historical scenes it
has witnessed when the Mayor ordered its
sturdy police force TO appear In a costume
as yet unsanctioned by custom and public
opinion. The shirt-waist man has officially
come to this city. for the Mayor has issued
the order that during the hot weather the
Chester police were to lay aside their coats
and parade shirted and belted according
to the latest negligee plan. Then the force
went forth to conquer and to be guyed. AS
the platoon came out of the hall. a trolley
car loaded with workmen went whizzing
by. Every man In the car stood up and
shaded his eyes with his hand to make sure
that he was not deceived by the vision.
Keep your shirt on, old man. yelled q
sturdy steelmaker on the back seat.
That's enough to throw the trolley off"
was the remark Of another.
Now will you be good?' asked a worker
who sat alongside of the motorman. The
car rolled on. and Its crowd OF passengers
waved a welcome to the shirt-waist cop"
The officer who has the beat that Includes
Market street wharf was greeted when the
steamer Clyde came in by a big crowd OF
Philadelphians occupying the forward deck.
Good boy. old Chester, look at the rig of
the cop yelled a red-haired chap.
You are all right, but it's hard on the
brass button factory"
The ladies' took up the strain. and said
so many complimentary things that the Of
ticer was kept blushing.
But up to this hour the shirt-waist cop IS
the great product of the waning century.
Officer Lewis Meet had the honor of max
ing the first arrest under the shirt-waist
law. Trouble was seen at Second and Par
Epr SfraAfs md the nftirar moved dnu-n nm
on it and escorted the trouble to the City
Hall lookup.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
new INDUSTRY FOR
YOUNG AMERICA,
Harlem Lads Rent Umbrellas to
UnfOrtunates Caught Downtown
in the Rain.

New York, Aug. "a successful scheme
has been devised by a number of Harlem
boys. which demonstrates their ingenuity
and very materially adds to their income.
These boys have discovered a veritable
gold mine in the man and woman who come
home from downtown in the evening to find
it raining in Harlem. when there was not a
sign of rain in the business district down.
town. OF course. some of these umfortu-
mates have thoughtful wives and mothers
at home, who send the Oldest boy or brother
with an umbrella. 50 that pa or isis will
not get soaked on their way from the ele-
waited station home. The majority, how
ever, would have to turn up their coat coll
lars and make a dash for home, in their
mad chase stepping into various mud pud-
dies and upsetting unsuspecting men, women
and children while sprinting around corners.
1t is these that find their salvation in the
ingenuity Of the Harlem boy and his love
for fractional pieces of the almighty dollar.
Armed with umbrellas, these enterprising
youths. on rainy evenings, wait at the foot
Of the elevated stairs and offer the usa Of
their property to every vsll.dresssd man or