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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25
GOSSIP ABOUT ST. LOUISANS
in AND OUT OF THE CITY.

Governor Francis took a large party Of
relatives and congenial friends out to the
Log Cabin Club last night, where they will
take possession and prepare to enjoy a bit of
an outing
Among those who are the Governors
suests are MIR. and Mrs. David r. Francis
Jr: Mr.. and Mrs. Bissell Ware and Perry
francs. The house party will continue over
Sunday.
-, Miss Grace Estes will go to Memphis.
lenn, next week to visit relatives
Mrs; f. Ernest soutnwen is at Atlantic
lily Tor visit of several weeks.
Mr. ard Mrs Theodore Girard Meier arc
settled In their cottage at Narrasansett
Pier.
MT. and Mrs. Harrison Drummond have
opened TIER summer place at Bar Harbor
and propose to keep in that vicinity all sum
iaer, with frequent trips OIL board their
yacht. White Heather
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Frantz, No 5123 Yer
non avenue, have gone TO Colorado and the
west. They are at present visiting their son
at Colorado Springs
Mrs. Schnaider and her daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Schraider. and the Misses Gempp
are at Asbury Park
Mrs. Louis Mullgardt and her little son.
Alexander Stehens MullsarGt. are summer
ing IN the Wisconsin lake region, at Della
neid. MIR. Mullgardt has just returned from
wisconsin and will make frequent visits
there during the summer.
Miss Clyde Arbuckle has Joined a party
OF TRENDS at Manitou, where she will spend
the month of August.
Mr. Henry Guentz departed the first of the
week for Buffalo. where he went in his ca
pacity as secretary of the St Louis Spanish
American Club
The family Of Corwin H Spencer will de-
part in few days for private-car trip to
the Yellowstone. ~
Mrs. F. w. Stephenson and little daugh-
ter are spending a few weeks at Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Mrs. Joseph o'Neil. Miss Gertrude o'Neil
and Miss Edith O'Neil are at Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va.
The Misses Martha and Cayloma Evans
OF Lafayette avenue have gone to Old
Sweet Springs, Va. to join their sister,
Mrs. William Claggett OF Jefferson City,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

The family Of Corwin H. Spencer will de-
part IN few days for a private-car trip to
the Yellowstone. ~
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

Mr. Henry Guentz departed the first of the
week for Buffalo, where he went in his ca
pacity as secretary Of the St Louis Spanish
American Club.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

MRS. EVA SHELLEY HURLEY.
OF Dallas. Tex, who yesterday was welded
% 70, Doctor ]. Victor Voris Of Paducah,
lace over sunset taffeta, made with a lov
round neck. with choux and stole ends of
nnerty gauze. She carried a white Gers
mony book. in preference to flowers. and
wore small drop chain Of diamonds and
emeraids and large diamond crescent.
Inc bridegroom is a popular dentist. and
y Ell IN partnership with his uncle, Doctor
n Mniteside, in Padueah. Ky. He has also
practiced. dentistry In England
ING on their bridal trip. They will VISIT
81; Louis, Chicago. Mackinac, Bufraio and
SStnef places OF interest, and will be at
Ky.s after August Is. e 80
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

Il traced the personal designation Depew,
DePew or Dupuy,' Colonel Teeter ex-
planned. ito a little mountain In Dauphine.
France which gave its name Dupuy to an
ancient and illustrious family / traced
Chauncey NJ. Derew's ancestry to this
source. but he has modestly chosen the
coat of arms employed by a later progeni-
tor with the motto: DO and bear we'll
United States Senator John b. Foraker Of
Ohio is descended from a warrior who was
of Acre His coat of arms bears the in
scription: 1 inherit courage from fore
fathers"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

And said ". 3. Carr further ays that
che number OF copies returned or reported
unscld during the month Of June was Sy64
~ cent.
W. B. CARR
Sworn 70 ana subscribed before ne this
orSt day Of July. 1901.
IF. PARISH.
Notary Public. City Of ST. Louis. Mo. Ny
term expires April g. 1s06.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

The Misses Martha and Cayloma Evan,
OF Lafayette avenue have gone to Old
Sweet Springs, Va. to join their sister.
Mrs. William Claggett of jefferson City.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

MISS clyde Arbuckle has Joined party
OF lriends at Manitou where she will spend
the month of August.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

Total for the month z. 2oe, ESQ
eess IN copies spoiled in print.
~, left ever or filed......... @,30
Net number distributed 80. 2,226,o 10
Average daily distribution 80. 70, $50
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

nrs. LOUIS Aullgardt and her little son,
alexander Stefens MullsarGt. are summer
ing IN the Wisconsin lake region, at Della
neid. Mi Mullgardt has just returned from
Wisconsin and will make frequent visits
there during the summer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

Somebody said the other day that Miss
Berris voice was not as good. nor as we'll
sung as 1t was two months ago.
True enough; but careessness easily cor
rected, is at the bottom OF the trouble.
The smiling singer has allowed herself to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Frantz, No. 5123 Yer
non avenue, have gone TO Colorado and the
west. They are at present visiting their son
at Colorado Springs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25

MRS. Schnaider and her daughter, Miss
Eiizaneth Schraider. and the Misses Gempp
are at Asbury Park
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

The highest waterfall in the world is
the Sutherland falls, near Milford
sound in far-off New Zealand, which
has height Of no less than 1904 feet.
The fall is situated on the southwestern
coast of the South island, in the vicinity
Of Mount Jutoko which rises to height
Of more than 5000 feet. Every season
hundreds Of sight-seers from all parts of
the civilized world visit the west coast
sounds of the South islands, and it is safe
to say that no finer excursion can be ar
ranged i'll any other part Of the world.
This whole part of the island abounds in
powerful waterfalls. The Stirling falls
is about 800 feet in height, and the
Bowen falls some $40 feet. The Suther-
land fall itself is perhaps more remark
able for grandeur than for beauty, but
the scenery at the head of the surround
ing valley, which is hemmed in by pre-
cipitous glacier-crowned mountains, is
splendid. A scheme is now under way
to utilize the power Of the Sutherland
falls for industrial purposes, and with
this end in view company has just
been formed at Dunedin, the chief COM
mercial city of New Zealand. It is in
tended to install powerful turbines, and
to build an extensive power plant, from
which the current generated at the falls
is to be transmitted to the industrial
districts Of the coast regions and in the
interior of the island.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01
MAURICE THOMPSON.

y s#Ss = ;SsaS----s--- - s ssss Es5&$sz$
IJanSss whltcomb Riley wrote this poem
FL fsen fes 1Pa'"''p'' = Sev On n''r'ss
He would have hollday-outworn, In sooth.
Would turn again to seek the old release.
The open nelds-the loved haunts Of his
The woods, the waters and the paths d
The rest-the recreation he would choose
his 96idingy Lon has ne served
Our srief and yield MIN nobIy as de,
Perchance-with subtler senses than our
And love exceeding ours he listens thus +
To ever nearer, clearer pipings blown s
From out the lost lands of Theocritus. !;
Or happy, he is beckoned from US here.
BY knight or yeoman of the bosky wood
Or, chained In roses, hailed q prisoner
Before the blithe, immortal Robin Hood.
Or mayhap, Chaucer signals, and wiz him
And his rare fellows he goes pllgrtming
OF mystic waters mid the dales Of spring.
Ho! wheresoe'er he goes, or whosoe'cr
He fares with, he has bravely earned the
boon.
Be his the open and the glory there
OF April buds, May blooms and flowers
Of June!
Be his the g:itterins dawn, the *tw'nk'ias
The breathless pool or gush of laughing
Be his the triumph of the coming true
OF all his loveliest dreams!
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01
Fad for the Bride to Give Wedding
RinS to the Groom.

1t has been rumored that capricious
Madame Ii Mode is wearying of the soil
taire diamond as an engagement ring and
that she favors diamonds combined with
gems of color. So far, however, Madame
has kept her thoughts to herself pretty
preston has been noticed in the jewelry
shops. To be sure, colored stones Of
many kinds are used as a betrothO
pledge. and in various forms, frequent
~ with a colored stone in the center and
diamonds surrounding. The engagement
ring of the new Mrs. Vanderbilt was set
with two stones, a sapphire and dia-
mond, with the familiar diagonal setting.
The solitaire diamond ring has found
ment pledge that it has become tradi-
tional, and to all appearances II still has
the stamp Of approval from Dame Fash
ion: The mounting for the diamond is a
base, without a display Of much gold to
obtrude upon the rainbow scintillatiOn Of
the dazzling white stone.
Wedding rings are narrow and high,
some being perfectly round 80 that if the
ring were Strengthened out the form
shape goes by the name of the Tiffany
CANT than the wide, Notwithstanding
wedding. bands Of times past.
Nowadays it is fad for the bride to
give wedding ring to the groom when
he gives his, and since Whitening did
this the fashion will probably receive a
new impetus: a ring given by the bride
is exactly like the one she receives be-
ing, in fact, typical wedding ring en-
larged to fit masculine fingers. T..
Some fond, impassioned lovers present
their sweetheartse withsa betrothal brace
let which is locked on with paddock
and kept on the arm until death do
them part."-Philadelphi Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

Consul Agent Harris writes from Ell
benstock that German plantation experts
claim that the Samoan islands have a
great future in coffee. tea, tobacco, cot
ton, etc. Upolu island, it seems, is espe-
cial>-suitable for the culture of all these
pro~ acts, possessing, as it does, favor
able position, a fruitful soil and n good
climate. \ company is at present being
formed in Germany for the purpose of
exploiting this island-laying out planta-
tions, establishing narrow-gauge rail
ways. etc. Men Of practical experience,
who acquired their knowledge Of planta-
tons in East Africa and Brazil. are at
the head OF the enterprise. Work is ex.
pectcd to commence next spring.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

In order to obtain a complete account
of the services of the volunteer regiments
in the Philippine islands, the secretary
of war recently instructed the command.
Ing officers of each returning regiment tc
prepare. while his command is en- route
to the United States, succinct histor,
OF ITS services, giving dates and places OF
battles and engagements in which his
regiment, or part Of it, was engaged
the number killed and wounded, and
other detailed data concerning its opera
tons in the Philippine campaign. These
reports are to be transmitted to Adit
Gen. Corbin and are called for in orde,
to obtain satisfactory information con
corning each volunteer regiments sery
ices before it is mustered out on arriyina
in the United States.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

1t is estimated that there are abou7
100000 Angora goats in the United
States, and that our annual production
of mohair is about 1,O0O,OOO pounds. Al
though very little has been said or writ
ten about Angora goats during the last
forty years, they have been extensively
bred in the Western states and terri
tories. especially in Texas, New Mexico,
Nevada, Florida, California and Oregon.
Investigations prove that they are not
only classed among the most useful OF the
domestic animals, and have been so
classed for thousands Of years, OH:
their usefulness is manifested in various
ways. The fleece, called mohair, fur
nishes some Of the finest fabrics among
women's goods, and is used in various
other manufactures. There is so much
interest in the goat question and the de-
partment Of agriculture has received 50
many letters of inquiry about Angoras
that it has Just issued an illustrated bui-
letin of information ON the subject.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

James Cahill of Roney's Point is the
only person in West Virginia, and prob
ably in the United States, who has in
regular use upon his farm an elephant
which is used for farm work, says a
special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Parkersburg, W. Va. With the
swaying beast hitched up to a pillow ne
can turn more ground than any Of his
neighbors with team of horses. and
when it comes to hauling logs the ele'
plant will walk away with ease with
logs which the best teams Of his neigh
bors cannot move. The elephant eats
little more than horse and does many
times the work of one, is gentle and do
Gle and little trouble, and Mr.. Cahill is
more than pleased with his experiment.
Several months ago a small circus broke
up at Martins Ferry and its property
was sold at auction. Mr.. Cahill, who
was at the sale, bid in a few donkeys,
the elephant and tent, and took them
home, expecting to start small show
himself. His father, Patrick Cahill, a
frugal Irishman, decided that beast Of
the size Of an elephant could not remain
on the farm and be fed unless it paid for
its board with labor, so he harnessed it
up and the animal worked nicely. He
did so we'll that they have given up the
idea Of starting circus, and will keep
the elephant OH the farm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

Illinois fishermen caught and shipped
to the markets over 5000 tons Of river
fish last year. The larger proportion of
this enormous catch Of over $4,000, 900
pounds Of water-raised food was sent to
New York. The value of the river-tish
catch of 1900 was nearly $500. 900. 4
slight decrease from the catch of the pre-
vious year. The opening Of Chicago's
sanitary canal. which starts a food Of
lake water toward the Mississippi river
through the Illinois river, was responsible
for this discrease in the number of
pounds in the years catch. 1t was due
not to the scarcity of fish, but to the high
stage Of water caused by the continuous
aow Of 100000 to 100000 cubic feet OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01
STRANGE SEA LIFE.
Big Wormlikc Creatures that Eek.
plode After Being Captured.

big "Ornikc Creatures that Eek.
plode After Being Captured.
What is believed to he hitherto un-
known species Of the spoonworm has
been pumped up from the depths of FL
lott bay by the dredger in operation near
the Centennial mill.
The animal found in the bay is of nom
desert pit appearance. 1t resembles an OBJ
long transparent. rubber bag filled with
water, and varies from three to FIVE
inches in length. It is about as thick,
generally, as mans thumb. At each
end are several circles of sharp bristles,
colored like brass and seemingly as hard.
These are believed to be it's defensive
weapons. The bristles at one end are
stronger and more numerous than at the
other. Other species have the bristles
only at one end.
These peculiar animals were first
brought to the surface about two weeks
ago by the dredger of the Seattle and
Lake Washington Waterway company.
a depth of from thirty to thirty-five feet
and carried through the discharge pipes
to the point where the filling is being
made. There they were found by men,
bers Of the dredger's crew, whose curios-
lty was aroused by the appearance of the
worms. A number were collected and
given to the officers of the company.
the dredger stated yesterday that the spe-
cies was found in schools. He believes
that they live on rocks, and every time
tsney nave been pumped up so far they
have been accompanied by pieces of stone
| and .cQAi which had been dumped into
the bay: from ships discharging their bal
I'VE: find none for several days." he
said. land then they come in a bunch.
| Iney appear to be able to travel on any
! side, and wriggle along like a common
| earthworm. AS far as / can learn it is
not exactly known whether they live up
on the surface of the sea bottom or be-
meath it. We always find them sub
merged and believe they will die if kept
| out of their natural element very long.
| They live on smaller worm and marine
| vegetation. l should judge that they do
not have much vitality, although they cut
some queer antics when out Of the wa
| ter"
\ specimen of the worm sent to the
animation to Prof. Kincaid of the ZOO
logical chair at the State university. The
specimen had been kept over night in an
empty cigar box, and when examined
was found to have exploded, only frag-
ment of dried skin remaining. Prot
Ancaid pronounced it species of echi.
nus, one Of the spoonworms, or sopuncu-
loldea. The latter. he said. were allied
to earthworms. There is large differ
| ence between them, however, "a the sea
species does not have his body divided in,
to compartments. Prof. Kincaid states
that the specimen submitted to him fol
examination is unlike any species so far
recorded from Puget sound. They re
semble an Alaskan worm, differing from
the latter in the possession of bristles at
both ends instead Of only at one extremi.
ty.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01
South America a Field for Explorers.

The president of the Royal Geograph.
ca society lately said that n South Amer
than Africa. Though the statement should
not be taken too literally, it is certainly
true that there are considerable areas
awaiting exploration. West and North
west Brazil, for instance, contains sew
eral parts as little known to the Euro
pean world as the darkest parts OF AZ
Ecuador and Southeastern Colombia,
parts of Cuzco and In Paz in Bolivia.
the Peruvian Andes, the upper basin Of
the Pilcomayo and an Extensive portion
of Patagonia are regions Of great prom
Use to geographical Investigators, and
whence valuable results may be antici-
pated.-LOndOn Express.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

pore castaWays from wrecked emigrant
ship, and the admiral, with one eye
cooked on me, said he'd had the pleasure
of meetin' one at least of the pore emf
grants before. Then, ~uth chronic
twinkle in the same eye, he carried us
own ship.
Before reportin' ourselves. 'owever,
Mr.. Jannaway addressed us in few
kind words.
"If you mention that there Blank
File he says, you will get the credit
of bein' bigger liars than what you really
are. Therefore he says, I shouldn't
d;a aA2a 4 you may lay TO it that we
From battered Service ditty-box on
the mantelpiece Mr.. Pagett produced a
crumpled half sheet of note paper.
THAT inscription" said he, was sent
me by Lootenant Jannaway year after
we were paid off. He copied it off an
gid brass =, in the tower of church at
l refrained from commenting on the
remarkable resemblance of the writing
to Mr.. Pagett's own cramped caligraphy,
and read it aloud:
ia. ,,Saered to IL the Memory it ran, ..of
rines, and sometime Bellringer of this
Church. Who died on the both Dee
ITO. on board His Majesty's ship En-
deavor commanded by the famous Navi-
gator, Capt. James Cook, and was
buried at sea in Lat: 9 degrees Is min
utes S. and Long. 104 degrees D."
Wasn't it most extr' ordin'ry thing
asked Mr.. Pagett, regarding me out of
the tail of his eye, that the pore Teller
should ave come to the surface again on
the middle Of volcanic island?''
Most extraordinary" l murmured.
And that, after ali them years, he
should ave drilled once more with his
old regiment and been photographed with
them by lightnin'?''
Il never heard anything like it be-
fore,' said I.
'And that he should have tolled that
onearthly bell to warn them that the is
land was goin' to sink?''
Wonderful indeed! Yet to me, Mr..
Pagett, the most wonderful thing of ali
is your own marvellous power Of inven-
Of memory, mean" = " /.
Mr.. Pagett stared at me in panied sur
price: II was afraid" he said reproac hful-
ly. that you were goin' to use another
word. In which case, Mister, me an
you would ave 'ad to part brassragsv-
Pinch
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01
Some New Touches in Furniture.

Weathered oak is the strictly new
thing in hall, dining room and library fur
nlture: It is considered more beautiful
given it permits the grain Of the wood t.,
be seen more clearly. It has a charming.
soft finish which is most artistic.
Round corners and edges are coming
back to sideboards and other articles Of
lines in vogue for some time.
The dull finish is now given to mahog-
any, oak and other woods. It is consid-
cred more artistic, and it also has util-
ity side, in that it does not scratch so
easily.
We are going back to old-fashioned
shapes. A charming piece in weatnered
oak is regular old-fashioned settee. 1t
has wooden Stat back and broad arms
at the ends, and it is upholstered in hide
of the same tone as the oak.
Something new in chairs is the old
fashioned arm chair of our grandfather's
| time. The seat is. a single strip Of hide
nailed on with oxidized nails. One can
see the cattle cat brand in the leather: It IS
with downy cushions, and it is as quaint
as though handed down by our great
great-great-grandmot 1t, too, is in
weathered oak, with the slat back and
broad arms.
New in chairs are those with the paint
ed panel backs. The paintings are after
the old Dutch and Flemish schools, and
the leather is tackled on with big oxi-
died nails. The chairs are quaint in
shape and altogether quite artistic.
The little nests Of tables for afternoon
tea come in all manner Of pretty Styles
Vernis Martin, mahogany, oak, and deco
rated in the topographic style.
Manufacturers this season are giving
us much more complete sets for bedrooms
than formerly. An immense variety Of
designs is given in ali woods, but the
charm lies in the fact that one can at
moderate cost get complete sets in the
same design, even to the little stool one
may want for the dressing table. For
merly, if we wanted extra pieces, our
rooms became a hodge-podge, medley
Of different styles, possibly. different
woods. But now we can get the bureau,
chiffonier, dressing table, cheval, chairs
and any other little piece we may want
all alike. which, together with dainty
brass bed, makes a room that is con-
ducive to pleasant slumbers.-Philade:
phia Telegraph.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01

1t is stated that experiments with al,,-
minum as a substitute for paper are now
under way in France. 1t is now possible
to roll aluminium into sheets four thou
Santlths Of an inch in thickness, in which
form it weighs less than paper. BY the
adoption Of suitable machinery these
sheets can be made even thinner, and can
lie used for book and writing paper. The
metal will not oxidize. is practically fire
and water proof, and is indcstructible by
worms
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01
An automobile truck which has

An automobile truck which has made
its appearance in New York city is de-
scribed as Il putting, chattering, hideous
monster which makes ordinary automo4
biles shy and frightcns horses almost to
death. The latest horseless vehicle
ought to be a better invention than that.
Snorting and roaring self-propelling fire
engines were discarded years ago for the
very faults which are pointed out in the
New HOrk vehicle.