The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

'omte possesses much valuable old fufn1-
ture. covered with equally valuable aubus-
son tapestry. He was stupefied recently to
see his tapestry duplicated ON modern furni-
ture In an upholstereEs window. The
Comte tried to establish q claim that the
design was stolen while the genuine furni-
ture was being repaired. The court. unfor-
~tunately. decided that the Comte had ne
copyright on Aubusson designs. and % nea-
suited him.
here. Cases OF rabies are plentiful. A Pc
culiar one Is that Of q concierge. VIA veo
bitten by . dog she had b~efriendsd. The
dog had rabies and the woman vas oeaS
to the Pasteur Institute. The Commissatro
de Police had all the dogs and cats In the
neighborhood killed. There have been also
similar massacres Of pets In other districtsL
The dog pound Is kept busy. Much indisna-
ton prevails among dog owners asainse
these cruel measures.
French D~0et0r's HeRarkoble
A French doctor. Who has been out N
Amman. has struck q marvellous discovery
IN medicine. He found that the natives
were accustomed to give the seeds Of .
plant Of the Sumatrana tribe. which u
call ko-sam. for curing gripea Struck "
its efficacy. he tried II for dysentery. With
almost miraculous results. In one instance
he cured a child Of dysentriform enteritiD
In eight days. after all other remedies he4
been tried in vain for months The scisntt1e
name Of the species from which the seodo
are obtained Is Bucca 6umatrana.
The latest scheme Of the French theatsaeol
weird 10 the establishment Of . pormano1
French theatef in London o. the lfnes e
Michel Theater in St. Petersburg NJ.
Bernhardt II interested In the seheDa. a44
In the pourparlers for its reali1attoa. II =
intended. II necessary. to build . sDeeenA
theatef. Nine. sarah Bernhar4t undertakes
to get the best French artists TO % -
London. The fact that her N ana No.
Rejane's company are APPEARING 0Dm3sl
taneously to big houses convinces her the
there II IN opening in London for . Trenoh
theater.
Grassheppers step Train.
The Southwest Of Franz - suRsFtng Dueo
from swarms Of ~grasshoppers. The ty11n
leaving RouiIlac for Angoulsms on WednoDs
day evening was held up By enormsas 9uen-
titles Of srasshoppers hsaped on the ram.
sort Of jelly which prevented the Wheels
getting = grip on the rails 30 nunGTouo
were the grasshoppers hat even oD4
proved useless. Most Of the pasoengseo
alighted and went to the nearsse seasSon -
foot. Very serious delays to trains -
Mort. PoitierJ and La Rochelle are also n"
ported from the same cause.
N. Baudin. Minister Of Pubic Worhs. has
entered actively into railway reform. froA
. hygienic standpoint He has begun VIII
an order exciudpg from compartments rsg>
ularly used by the public an persone vlsa-
bly, affected with CONTAGIOUS mAlad3oD-
Moreover. he strongly recommends that IN
carpets be replaced by lin0lsum. the yro-
vention Of dry sweeping Of cars and wait
ing-rooms. and the adoption Of washabSo
covers for chairs and cushlon4 - that
many Of the present nuisances are tkeay to
disappear.
A curious story Of red taps has Just hesn
made public. The Government, desiring to
contribute toward the monupont 70 ChAySoo
GARNER, who built the Paris OPEN. aec3ood
to give the granite for the PEDESTAL n
Pascal, . sculptor. visatsd TIE 0cveEnmeae
store yard and hshed out several me
blocks Of granite. which wsSs Hfng cow
cred with . thick coating Of dust nay
were part of Q -eonsisnment that Nape1eop
had ordered from Cors1ce Tor the oqeo-
ment Of the Colonne Yendoms. = Aee
been b the Depot Dc AaIbrss ever 49,
lSOG. b rental values Of the spane o.
eupled during nearly Q eeutufy. males oAOo
blocks the dearest In he void.