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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
ross, Wight ut the Battery.

ON Il fneSy night mere tine lights are al
surrounded by haios of gray mist. with
rtw and then hit of rainbow color show
:ns. the space below being in utter black
ress The only sounds the muftied,
hoarse warnings Of the various craft that
feeling their way from one river to the
other the chuI. chuc of a tug. or the surf
like sound of the paddle wheel of ferry
boat or passing steamer. The Barge Office
and the Aquarium are but dim shadows,
ard even the elevated road is softened and
ness of the trees. South street and West
street. those great trade arteries to tho
sea are almost silent. except for the occa-
siDnal Jingle of a Belt line car. and at the
ferrv-houses where those who travel or 1.-Two
beyond the pale constantly pass and re-
pass-Erom New York at Night" by
James T.. Darlington in the March Scrib-
nerS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
TOOK A BIG JUMP.
Lake Street Elevated Stock Scared
1T Chicago.

chicago. April 2o.-Se'urities Of the Lake
Street Elevated Eaiiroad a system over
which there has been litigation almost from
its completion several years ago. took a
bic lump on the s;rcl: market to-day. In
come rouds advanced g. points.
The advance was accompanied by re
rart int "a settlement had been or was
about to- br mad" with the Siesl'r interests
i- ;,rir claim for interest on the par Na!ue
If their holdings. amounting f. about Stt'-
Hn liti.ltiuu ny,~ which has been pending
in t5c Federal courts trr years. Lake street
,f,iriaia in this city refused to discuss the
mn
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
STEAM SUPPLANTED.
Armour and Company Will Use
Electricity Exclusively.

Chicago. April 2o-Electrcty supplantc,l
steam in the operation of the big packing
house of Armour & Co. at the Union Stock
Yards to-day. The new plant. which cost
something NOR. than M,e".o"t constitutes
the largest individual set of ei"ctrical-pow
er-givinC machinery ever put into service.
Ice machines. refr!gerators and motors.
surrlving power to all hosting contriv-
aucas meat trolley lines. machine shops
and the like are included in the service TO
be rendered by the new apparatus.
Advertise vou- vacant rooms In to-mor-
rows. ReDuhlic-21 words for &c. Any drug
store will take your ad.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
WASHINGTON

The House Committee N Invalid feGsi rs
decided to report the Grand Army bill.
The House VIII except to amendment TO
the army bill providing for the appoint
1nent of additional cadets.
The pur" food bills now before Congress
will Ice called up Tor consii'ra ;Ion. but are
mot expected 10 pass at this s.ssI NJ.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
decided 10 report. with changes. me h.!i
10 make Miles Lieutenant General
The motion of Representative TsvneN 70
call for Information regarding "l"7mar-
Eariue was smrthcrod in a hostile subcom-
Inttee.
Representative Lloyd Of Missouri lost his
Youngest son by diphthor1a. his Other NIL
dren are very i'll and his family is 1:'aT-
:intinc8.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
coHGRt:s>M4> LLe,DS LOSS
His Younger SON Bcad-Tw0 Other
Children Very III.

KIT'I ETI' IT II ND.
Washington. April 2o.-Willard Lloyd. the
4-year-oid son Of Representative James T
Lloyd of Shelbyviiie, Mo. died in this city
this morning from diphtharia after a short
Illness. Mr.. Lloyd and his family hay., re-
sided at the Narnum Hotel since Congress
assembled The case is one of exceptional
sadness. as two other children are very
dangerously i'll from the same malady.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21

Naval veterans viii not turn ont in the
Dewey parade
Miss Mary Mcpherson Yourg of -. LOUIS
died in S',n Francisco.
William Fiiul1". an old resident Of Madison
Comfy, Illinois. died yesterday.
Jurors were drawu for the seventh and
eighth weeks of cnIirt at EdwarGsN!lie yes
terday.
Christian q. Smith. an aged locksmith'
was assaulted ny three men IN front OF ms
home.
Postmaster Baumhpf made number oi
changes in the heads uf departments IN MS
office Yesterday.
The Travellers Protective Association ot
Missouri will open its convention to-day at
th, i.irfcll Hotel.
Rudolph Smith. farmer. brought $500 10
bank in load Of hay yesterday. f."flhs
that robbers might get it.
The Democratic State platform prohahlS
will he drawn 10y the delegates to She JEu'-
ciaI Convention and roatiirrned by the State
Convention.
Thomas NJ Page was buried yesterday IN
Beliefuntainc cemetery. He was president
of the pac. * Hrausse Manufacturing and
Mining COMPANY
Plans ar, being formed for a new bank
10 be known as the Second National BANK,
10 take the place oi the old Muiianphy
Bank in 81. Louis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
NEW BRITAIN SHAKEN.
Series of Earthquakes Caused Con
siderable Damage.

Vancouver. British Columbia. April 90
The steamer Miowera from Sydney to-
day brings aIviccs that series of earth
quakcs have shaken down buildings in New
britain and that considerable uneasiness
was felt on account of the activity OF the
volcano at Matupit.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21

F.noch l.. Thism..nn. the proprietor shot
and killed George W. Smith. blacksmith
from keunc,tale Tarrant County. Thiel-
mann came in and surrendered. His story
is that Smith was smashing things and
throwing beer bottles around. and refusing
IL tieSst after repeated requests. h,
reached under the counter. got his rifle AMI
shot. raislman mn has no hand one arm
and but two fingers on the remaining hand.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21

burlington carpenters are busy along the
;jrle on new statior-houses.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
hearing was resumed at Denver yesterday.
A new arrangement Of Transuississippi
and Transohia freight traffic has been
made.
. President s. w. Fouke of the Toxa--
kanaka. Shreveport line. denies that his
line has been absorbed by the Texas and
Pacific
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
BUYING TEXAS PONIES.
British Consider Them More S"ry
iccahlc Than Larger Stock.

rFPI-EI.;C Si'I.,IAi..
Georgetown. Tex. April ro.L. G. pupree
OF san Angelo was here to-day. buying
horses for the English cavalry in South
Africa. Animals of the Texas pony variety
were selected. being considered stronger.
Good prices We're paid He shipped 2SD
Texas EtrscS from New orleans 10 South
Africa last week.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
NORTH CAROLINA WON.
Vanderbilt Univcrsity'S D"hat"rs
Beaten in in nrat0iial Contest.

Nashville, April 81 Representatives cf
The University of North Carolina wen the
oraterical contest from Vanderbilt, in the
University Chapel here tonight
Tho proposition was: Resolved. That tho
United States should not maintain r,r'nn-
a.,nt possession rt the Philippine isiduds.'
%crfh carolina lad th., negative side.
Governor NcA.iIia presided.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
TWENTY BRITISH DEAD.
Beers Win Il sharp Battle Near
Boshof. Free state.

Pretoria. April 10. via Lorenzo Marquee.
April 9o.-Displtches from H7hpstad'
orange Free state. say that i'll a sharp en-
saacmeut north of Eoshof between General
pclarcv's advance guard of 10 and 4 British
force. the latter were repulSei. leaving
twenty dead on the field.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
BLANCHE WALSH HAS MUMPS
Performance Of Cleopatra at Chi
cago Postponed.

Chicago. April 2o-The Elanche Walsh
Mc!hourn. MacDoweli production of Cleo
patr'' could no! be given ,r-ni-ht ut Nc
Virker's Theatcr. on account of the Illness
nf Miss Walsh, who is suffering from an at
t4Ck If mUmps. Two wears ago to-day
Fam: Davenport. who was playing Cleo
pa,ra al the Grand Dpcra-hoUSe. was
stricken with the Illness that resulted in her
death.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
NEW AMBULANCE CORPS.
Chicago Irish Americans Preparing
10 Send Il.

chicago. April - Erish-Americans in
Chi"ag" are confirming the formation and
fitting ont of ambulance corps for service
in the British Boer war. II was stated To-
day that second corps of fifty men prob
ably would he equipped and started for
South Africa within month. 1t vii! travel
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
INDICTED A BANK OFFICIAL.
His Institution Was Robbed Two
Years Ago.

Lima o. Apri IN. l.. Michael for
merry ex-vice president Of the American Ma
ticnal Bank. which was robbed here two
years ago Of s1s.n9. was indicted by the.
Grand Jury this afternoon for the robbery.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
RUSSO-K0REAN AGREEMENT.
Latter Viii Not \lirnate th"
Island of iIojc

Seoul April 2i.-An agreement has been
concluded between til" Russian and Korean
Governments. Korea r!o!s'ac herself no. -
alternate koj" Island. ~ til" mouth o: Ma
sarlpo hafhnr.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21

Washington. Apr.i :" Private john I'ic~-
son. GeG"rai service. now at the recruiting
station. Third and DIV, streets. 81 Louis.
is transferred to the Hospital Corps aud
:L.si.;nrI u duty NJ tuAt NtAlInn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
Dr.WiIlian,s'
Pink Pills for Pale People

the best remedy to this critical period Read this
statement of Mrs ]. NJ. Riggs, of Cartervlle Mo.
"My daughter Of
lad in
o a
we DIR
NJ
October
pcore arc an unfaing specific for
such diseases osomotor paralysis. SVius' Dance
seiatca neuralgia heumaism headache the
ppita:on of the sal
in cit ther nlsle OF female
Pills sold all
will postpaid box boxes for S.
sold bulk by the by addressing Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, NY.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21

EErJ'Rs.r,' SPECIAL
Fort Worth. Tex, April 2n.-This eve
ming about . O'Clock. at Il r"adhouse on the
Mansfield road near the eastern city limits.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21

Chiiis and Fever is a bottle Of Groves Tasteess
Chill Tonic /; is simply iron and auinine in a
tasteless form No cuce-no pay. Prise 9c.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
Ri;,RRANGING TRANSPORT.
London. Npr3l 2r-The I;lr,rnfu:triu cor
r..sr.n.G..r+ .f tho. Morning Post -tlaera nh

London April 2'.--The i;inemfuatein cor
respondent of tho Morning Post, telegraph
in., Thursday. April -, says.
.T'h"rn l. already thirty-foot food Of
the tai"d II Riyur. which is reported Ia be
sun rising. All the drifts on the Nodder
River are impossible Traffic is tempo
rarly interrupted suuthward, the water
having washed thu baild>; from the line of
the railway.
The country about rloemfontcin IS SO
deep in mui that IN" farmers carts are
u.a bic 10 reach the toxin. We had heavy
rain last night To-day the weather is inn
proving, hut progress will be impossible uu-
III the roads are III better condition.
''Strrnu US efforts are being made 10 re-
arrange IN" transport To meet the require"
.noits of TN" enlarged army.
In ri.w ot IN" impending advance, anx-
irty Increases Hmun@ the troops concerning
the future " III" garrison at Eloemfoutetn
every one hating t"- ,u"t-ht Of being left
hero. Their has been nO increase Il sick
hess.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
INDICATIONS THAT
BRITISH ARE MOVING.
Continued tr"m 'nGc one

Wa repulsca - the British. wl." used their
hsEunots.
Tin I'.ers still eurrcunl Wcponcr. hut
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29

Frequently person In China
.nvenges himself by dcfncing pre-
sumed tomb of his rival, or some tree
connected with the spot. This effect
ually breaks the luck of that person or
family. A man convicted of attempt
Ing to break fung-shway is severely
punished, as II Is one of the gravest
crimes of which person can be ac-
cused.
Fung-shwuy keeps many corpse
from being buried for years. and the
whole family In perpetual whirlpool.
The place of honor Is OH the left side
of the tomb, and Is intended for the
first son, the nearest place on the right
Ia for the second son, and so on. Now
the position on the left may not be so
propitious as the one on the right, and
so there is perpetual quGrrels between
the two sons as to which each shall
occupy. One Is as deslrous Of secur-
ing certain place as another Is op-
posed to II. One person may insist on
having the burial postponed for GER
tain period because the year of the
Chinese seXagenary cycle conflicts
with his horoscope. Sometimes the
burial does not take place for the rea-
son that that particular year Is one in
which 1t would not be advisable 10
build a tomb fronting in certain dl-
rectlon. there Is no trouble in keep
Ing the corpse unburled Tor an inde1-
mite period, as 1t is safely slowed away
I'm an hermetically sealed coffin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29
WHY TIE HAIR EALLs.
Scientific Explanation OF the Reason Some
Men Are Bald.

"Thc very popular explanation Of
the reason why men are bald,why their
hair falls out more than women, Is be-
cause women do not wear closely fit
ting hats as men, and consequently
the mir clrculates more freely IN the
hair. cools the scalp, thereby tending
TO keep the hair In healthy condi-
ton" said prominent Washington
skin specialist
"Thls theory Is deep.rooted one.
hut is only partially true. l will tell
you the fundamental reason. 1t IL not
generally known that the skin of q
woman fits differently over the era
MUM than that of n man. Beneath
the cuticle on n woman's Uranium Is
n thin layer of adpose tissue, or 'fat,'
about n sixteenth of an inch in thick
ness. This layer of fat Is not present
on the Uranium of man. His cuticlc
fits and draws tightly over the skull.
The result is that the cuticle OH n
mans Uranium ntrophles, or dries and
wlthcrs quicker than that on n woIn-
ans. His hair does not receive the
nourshment that Is impaired TO the
hair of woman by reason of the
layer of adipose tissue. and the result
Is that his hair becomes more readily
dry and diseased, falls out, and bald
ness ultimately ensues. 4 bald wom-
an Is a rarity. If the cutlcle Of Il woin-
ans head fitted rs tightly as that of n
man a bald-headcd woman would he
common sight Wouldn't they be
funny obIectsY Ough!
"Therc Is not one woman in n mill
ion that knows that nature was kind
to her In the manner have mentioned;
In fact, II is not known outside of the
medical profession, and In the profess
sion not sufficient Importance Is at-
tached to IL In treating diseases OF the
scalp. II also furnishes IN cXplana-
tion rs to why women can go around
In the winter time with u postage
stamp for hat and not take cold
II Is not altogether because their hair
is thick and long. but because the eN-
ira layer of fat imparts to the head
of woman warmth that Is not fur
nished to the Uranium of man. This
Is scientific explanation which | do
not recall reading in the public prints
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29
Side-LIghts on Lite.

Better an ounce of today than
pound Of tomorrow.
Your secret Is your servant, but give
1t liberty and it becomes your master.
The real proof of the pudding is in
the state Of your health the morning
after you have eaten It,
Mans inhumanity to man enables
the policeman to draw his salary.
The oftener n mans idols are shat
tered the less he cares for diyinities.
Probably the future looks dark be-
cause coming events cast their shad-
ows before them.
A girl may be both pretty and ignor-
ant, but she Is never ignorant Of the
fact that she Is pretty.
People may sympathize with the
man who acts the fool occasionally,
but not with the one who insists on
giving continuous performance
Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29
THE MAN AND us COAT.

How custom makes MS tremblc!
We assume that we are brave.
But we're each and all afraid OF fashions
test
II is useless TO dissemble--
You are Mrs. Grundy's slave
Completely; though the fact is not con-
fesscd
You tall, Of reformation;
And you gay you'll overturn
Our social system every time you vote.
But sad, pcrspiring NATION
Breathlessly has paused to lcaru--
Have You nerve enough TO 50 without
coaty
II is not thing Of benuty;
II is wrinl;led in the bacli,
And has buttons which are not the slight-
est use.
But you think IL is your duty.
Though the thirsty pavements crncE,
To wear IL and avoid the mobs abuse,
You may proudly face the firing.
You may scorn the foemnn's blade
Which is murderously pointed at your
throat;
But when weary and perspiring,
Are you wise and unnfraidy
Have you nerve enough to so without
coat!
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29

An escape Of sparrow at the home
Of Mrs. Susan Fox is remarkable
enough to be worth recording. The
bird In some manner fell into the CHM
ney and from there made Its way
through two elbows and several
joints Of stovepipe into the back of the
stove, through the damper and under
the oven In the ashpan, where Its fut-
tcrlng attracted the attention of Mrs.
Fox and she rescued 1t. There was
q hot nre In the stove at the time, bur
the little bird seemed to be none the
worse for Its peculiar journey.-0J
City Derrick.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29
Where Pigs Build Houses.

Tn parts of Perak rude little resi-
dences may be observed, each having
but one bouseholder-the boar that
constructed 1t.
To raise his rude dwelling the Peral;
pig bites off shrubs and grass close to
the ground aId upon clearing pre-
viously made, within an hour or two.
has built the abode, to which he retres
daily about IL a. m, sleeps for four or
five hours and then takes n stroll.
1t Is true that the pigs of Perak are
somewhat Jerry builders, But then they
never occury their houses more than
three or four days before moving TO
some other newly constructed tene-
ments.-Pearson's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29
PRACTICE VERSUS PREACHING.
M ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

''It Is easy to sit in the sunshine
And talk to the man in the shade"
IL is easy TO float in n well-trimmed boat,
And point out the places to wade.
But once we pass into the shadows
We murmur and fret and frown,
And our length from the bank, we shout
for plank,
Or throw up our hands and go down.
IL IL easy TO sit in our carriage
And counsel the man on foot;
But get down and walk, and you'll change
your talk,
AS you feel the peg in your boot.
IL n easy to tell the toiler
How best he can carry his pack:
But no one can rate burdens weight
Until il has been on his back.
The up-curled mouth of pleasure
Can preach of sorrows worth;
But give IL II sip, and u wryer lip
Was never made on earth.
New York Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29

IN Ithaca there are ruins which
generally known as the Castle OF
ses. Although cyclopean walls
gate openings are found. and thd
which is 400 feet above the sea
adapted for the residence of a
chief. many archaelogists have
doubtful whether the Identification
the place should continue TO be ad
cepted. Dr. Dorpfeld has been pro-
vlded with funds to undertake more
thorough exploration of the ruins than
has hitherto been attempted. Several
years ago he eXhumed the island of
Ithaca and fixed on a site in another
part of 1t. He has since come to the
conclusion that the residence of Ulys-
ses is not TO be found there, but in the
island of Leucadla or Santa Mora and
near the town of Leucas, which some
have identified as the Homerlc Nerl-
Gus. Leucadia, 1t will be remembered,
has poetic associations, for from one
of the cliffs Sappho committed suicide
She was passionately in love with a
beautiful youth named Phaon, and as
she failed to obtain return OF affec-
ton, she is said to have thrown her.
self from the promontory under the be-
lief that those who took that leap
would be cured of their love. II not
destroyed. In some ways Leucadia
corresponds more closely with the det
scription In the Odyssey than does
ithaca, but 1t will undoubtedly be Diff
cult to persuade scholars to abandon
such an ancient tradition = Scienti
American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29

The Columbia river cannerles have
been making experiments in the can
ming of shad, and have been so sue
cessful in their efforts that new fish
ing industry may be developed in the
northwest. The flavor of the shad Is
universally recognized as delicious,
and the only objection to this fish is
the many small bones that exist in 1t.
This objection is entirely done away
with in the canned product, as the ex-
treme heat to which the can is sub
jected disintegrates the bones, and they
are not noticed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29

An important decision affecting the
exemptions Of homesteads in cities has
been rendered by the supreme court of
Florida lately. According to this de-
cislon the exemption of homestead
In an incorporated city or town does
not extend under the state constltu-
tion to any other improvements or
buildings than are comprehended under
the terms residence and business
house of the owner" and where the
buildings or improvements I'm excess
are not physically connected with the
residence or business house, such i'm
provements or buildings and the land
upon which they are situated may be
sold under execution for the owners
debts. This is true even though such
improvements are inseparably at
tached to or form parts of an undlvisi.
bic building which likewise constitutes
the residence and business house of the
owner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-08-29

If man makes n contract to move
n house. and after he has moved II a
portion of the stipulated distance the
house burns down without any fauIt
on the movers part, can he recover
the value of the work done by him,
although the agreement stipulated for
the payment of lump sum upon the
completion of the job? The supreme
judicial court of Massachusetts has
recently answered this question In tile
affirmative.