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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-17

MORE adults to learn to dance in shorter time
at Eclipse Dancing Academy. Uhrig's Cave. than
anywhere In the city. as hundreds from OUT own
lesson and receive individual instruction. (same
as prtrate) from competent teachers. who dance
worth Of your money our lessons are every Tues
DAY and Friday evenings; select partie. Wednes-
music is the latest and perfect In temp, and
rhythm, grand square and all dances direct from
fashionable centers: colonial minuets a specially.
Ahern & Albers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
NUMBER s2.
"BEN HuR" IN PITTsBuRo.
The Greatest Drama Ever Presented to
the American People.


Klaw & Erlanger's massively ornate
spectacle, ben Hur," began limited
engagement at the Alvin Theatre,
Pittsburg, last night. William Young,
who made the dramatization, has sue
ceeded most admirably in the produc-
tion of drama which not only retains
the most absolute fidelity to the book
and which does not offend the most de-
vout Christian. Prof. Edgar Stillman
Kelley, whose Macbeth score is remem-
bered with pleasure, has heightened
the solemnity of ben Hur" with music
that is a positive delight to the ear.
The stage settings provided by Klaw &
Erlanger have never been equalled in
this country. The pictures OF the Star
of Bethlehem, the City OF Jerusalem
from the terrace garden Of the palace OF
Hur, the interior Of a Roman gallery,
the Grove OF Daphne, the Fountain Of
Castalia, the Chariot Race, the Vale Of
Hinnom and the Mount OF Olives are
remarkable exhibits OF the best scenic
art. To these are added some wonder
full effects in lighting, as In the Star Of
Bethlehem, and in stage mechanics,
| as In tie famous chariot race. The
| contrivances used TO make the chariot
race cost no less than $4,000. Twelve
horses race in full view OF the audience.
Each animal runs on a separate tread
mill, and the effect of Ben Hur's quar-
tet of horses winning is produced by
| electric power concealed beneath the
| stage. An immense cyclorama repre-
senting the interior OF the arena with
its multitude OF painted people is whirl
ed across the stage in the opposite dir
ection from that which the horses are
headed, greatly increasing the illusion,
as the audience is apparently going
with the racers. This is not only
spectacular but a dramatic success as
| we'll
The great scene which closes the play
is the healing Of the lepers on Mount
| Olives. Here hundreds OF people are
arranged In picturesque groups, the
whole forming one Of the most beauti-
ful pictures which has ever been put on
the stage. The personality OF the Naz-
arene is not shown in the play, but in
this scene the nearness OF His presence
is indicated with the most intense i'm
pressiveness by shaft Of the purest
white light. The dramatization is care
fully constructed so as to remove it from
the domain Of the so-caled Passion plays,
and while the Saviour is only referred
to, yet His tremendous dominating
power is felt with thrilling effect
ben Hur" will remain at the Alvin
Theatre, Pittsburg, for limited en-
gagement only. The management will
fill orders for seats for any OF the per-
formances OF the first two weeks, II ac-
companied by check or money order,
in the order of their receipt. The box
office sale opened Thursday, December
9Th,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
Committee Meeting.

A meeting of the Republican county
committeeman was held In the court
house at Brookville last Wednesday
afternoon In response 10 the call of the
county chairman, 7. M. Kuutz. The
attendance was large and the meeting
was extremely harmonious. A commit
tee of FIVE, Edwin Hoare, of Reynolds
Vile, George NJ. Gayley, Of Howe, Lex
N. Mitchell, of Punxsutawney, and two
other gentlemen we're appointed on this
committee. The committee presented a
set of resolutions on the proposed
amendments of some OF the rules govern
ing the Republican party of Jefferson
county.
Among the proposed amendments is
that In presidential and gubernatorial
election years the regular primary
election for the nomination OF all can
didates to be placed upon the ticket, by
the Republican party, to be voted for
in such years, as well as for the election
of members of the county committee
ana delegates TO State and National
conventions, shall be held on the third
Tuesday of February" The present
rule is that only delegates to State and
National conventions shall be elected In
February in presidential and guberna-
torial years.
Another proposed change In presi-
dental and gubernatorial years is that
the primary election boards shall open
the polls at 100 a. IN. on primary cleo
tion day and close at 500 p. m.
A meeting of the county committee
men will be held in the court house at
Brookville on Wednesday, December
Is, at 800 p. m, to take action on the
proposed amendments to the rules.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
Our Want Column.

Almost everyone wants to buy some
thing or sell something and don't know
where to find purchaser or where to
buy, and we have decided to run an ex-
elusive want column, which will help
people out OF just such dilemma. II
you want to buy or sell COW, or hire a
kitchen maid, or sell secondhand sew
ing machine, or stove, or buggy, or
want to trade a bicycle, or II woman
wants seamstress, or man wants to
sell threshing machine, this column
will help them out, 1t will send the
kitchen maid to the employer and it
will find man to put his money against
the sewing machine or threshing ma
chine. II you want to buy or sell any
thing, try our want column. One cent
per word Is what it will cost you for an
ad in the want column.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
Rev. Irl r. Hicks Is Not Dead.

Notwithstanding a widely current
rumor that the Rev. Irl r. Hicks was
dead, he never was In better health,
and never did harder and more sue
cessful years work than that just clos
ing He has just completed his large
and splendid Almanac for 1902 and,
with his staff OF able helpers, has
brought his journal, WORD AND WORKS,
justly forward into international repu-
tatiOn. For quarter OF century Mr..
Hicks has grown In reputation and use
fulness as the peoples astronomer, and
forecaster OF storms and the character
OF coming seasons. Never we're his
weather forecasts so sought after as
now, his timely warning of serious
drouth this year having saved the peo-
pie from loss and suffering. Millions Of
bushels of wheat were harvested
through his advice to plant crops that
would mature early. The American
people will certainly stand by Prof
Hicks, when 1t costs them so little and
the benefits are so great. His fine Al
manac OF 200 pages is only 25c., and his
splendid family journal is only one dol
lar a year including the Almanac. Send
to WORD AND WORKS Pub. Co., 220l
Locust street, st. Louis, Mo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
Saw Death Near.

"It often made my heart ache"
writes e. G. Overstreet, OF Elgin, Tenn,
''to hear my wife cough until it SEEM
ed her weak and sore lungs would col
lapse. Good doctors said she was so far
gone with Consumption that no medi-
cine or earthly help could save her, but
friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery and persistant use of this ex-
cellent medicine saved her life." It's
absolutely guaranteed for coughs, colds,
bronchitis, asthma and all throat and
lung diseases. soc. and Sl.0O at II.
Alex Stokes Drug Store. Trial bottles
free.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
WANT COLUMN.

Rates:-one cent per word for each and
every insertion.
N~N~-~O~~~~o~~.~O~.oO~~ oO~~~.o~O~Oo~-o~~~o~N~>
For Sale-30 feet front on Main ST.,
] lot east of opera house. Inquire OF
f. M. Evans.
Bureaus, bedsteads, &C., at big bar
gain prices. Also chairs, wash stands,
etc, saved from fire and good as new.
Call on or write Frank j. Black, Reyn.
oldsville, Pa
For sale-Good piano at very low
price. Reason for selling: parties are
leaving town. For particulars inquire
at THE STAR office.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11

Good fit and good shoes at the lowest
possible price at Johnston & Nolan's.
The largest and best assortment of
rings at Coolers jewelry store.
Glass workers wearing apparel at
H. w. Eason & Co.'S
Don't forget Gooder, the jeweler, for
holiday goods.
We are cutting our stock down and
will for the next thirty days sell lot of
shoes below cost. Johnston & Nolan.
Watch repairing specially at Good
er's, the jeweler. All work guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
Cash New York Racket Store.
ONE PRICE TO ALL.

Our holiday goods about all here consequently
in position to give many customers prompt at
tention and show them grand display The prices we
give you not Retail but Wholesale, and other mer'
chants wond be glad to buy goods for what sell them
to you at 1t isn't the policy of this store to how
we can amas fortune but to sell goods reasonably Be-
low are few of holiday eyeopening prices. Read
them very carefully
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11

II you want nice shoe cheap, call a,
Johnston & Nolan's shoe store.
Mems gum boots for $3.50 at Robin.
sons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-12-11
A Woman's Awful Peril.

There is only one chance to save
your life and that is through an opera
tion" were the startling words heard
by Mrs. l. B. Hunt Of Lime Ridge,
Wis, from her doctor after he had
vainly tried to cure her OF frightful
case Of stomach trouble and yellow
jaundice. Gall stones had formed and
she constantly grew worse, Then she
began to use Electric Bitters which
wholly cured her. It's a wonderful
stomach, liver and kidney remedy.
Cures dyspepsia, loss of appetite. Try
it. Only SOC. Guaranteed. For sale
by H. Alex Stoke.
Silverware, the largest stock at Good
er's, the jeweler.
For your new overcoat or suit, try
Millirens, the reliable.
See that fine assortment of rings at
Coolers, the jeweler. From $1.00 up
to Sl25.00. Every ring guaranteed to
be solid gold.
See Northamer & Kellock's before
you go anywhere else for your Christ
mas presents.
Pocket books and travelling cases at
! Stokes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
H,d. Right to a Deal.

According TO reports, strenuous eff
forts are to be made to suppress gam
bling frauds on the ocean steamers. 1t
is said to have attained disgraceful
proportions. The victims are many,
and the card sharpers are bold and de-
fiant This recalls story which olo
Capt. Judkins, of the Cunard line-in
his day the most famous of Atlantic
captains-used to tell. There were
stringent rules against gambling on the
Cunarders, but there was another COM
pany that was most lenient in the mat
ter.
One day a hot game was in progress
on one of the boats of the latter line.
There We're several lookers-on, among
them the ships captain, who had come
in for a moment. Another bystander
noticed that one of the players, while
dealing, dealt himself cards from the
bottom of the pack and fortified him
self for four aces. Shocked at the
fraud, the bystander looked at the cap
tain; but the captain gave no sign OF
having seen the trick. Pulling him
away from the table, the bystander
said:
Did you see that, captain"'
"See what?" was the retort.
why, that fellow dealt himself four
aces!"
well, wasn't 1t his deal?''-New
York World.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
News OF the State.
TO BRIDGE THE MISSOURI.
4 Possible Crossing ut Revere's Is
Iand-IncorporatfOn

There has been considerable specu-
alton at Pierre over a ease which has
been made for tract of about fifty
acres owned by the state, on the lower
end of what is known as Revere's or
Goddard's island. The lease was made
by j. c. Burchard Of Marshall. Mimi.
who attempted at first to purchase the
tract from the state, but as the pur-
chase could not be made without a de-
lay Of several months, he then made a
lease Of it for terms of five years. The
principal significance Of the move lies
In the fact that Mr.. Burchard is in the
employ of the land department Of the
Northwestern road. The speculation
tends toward possibilities of a crossing
for the Northwestern at that point.
The tract lies at point where the
main channel Of the river is very mar
row, and midway in the river at point
where there is a low shore on boil.
sides of the stream, the only place with
such conditions along that part of the
river.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the New York & Marietta Oil
company, at Pierre, with a capital Of
100000. and for the Ninety and Nine
Sheep and Wool company, at Pierre,
with capital Of $4,000.
p. F. Mcclure has collected quite a
large collection of curios, including old
time weapons used over the Northwest,
but this week added to the collection
one Of the best specimens. 1t is an old,
short -barrelled, flint-lock musket, bear
ing the stamp of London" The stock
shows that it has been burned over
while lying on the prairie, as what is
eft of the wood is decayed and charred.
The barrel OF the musket is only about
a foot in ength, and is evidently very
old. IT was found on the Blair ranch,
near Fairbank, Sullv county, and pres
scented to Mr.. Mcclure to add TO his
collection.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
six Doctors Thi. Time.

South Bend, Ind, July 2sth:-Six DIFF
ferent doctors treated Mr.. ]. o. Lande-
man of this place for Kidney Trouble.
He had been very i'll for three years,
and he despaired Of ever being well.
Somebody suggested Dodd's Kidney
Pills. Mr. Landeman used two boxes.
He is completely cured, and besides los
ing all his Kidney Trouble, his general
health is much better than ii has been
for years.
No case that has occurred in st.
Joseph county for half a century mas
created such profound sensation, and
Dodds Kidney Pills are being well ad-
vertised, as a result of their wonderful
cure Of Mr.. Landeman's case.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
Tax A..e..m.nt. Raised.

The board OF county commissioners
of Lawrence county has raised the rate
OF assessment on taxable property
throughout the county. and 1t is sure to
bring in a large amount of money in
taxes. All recorded mortgages have
been assessed at one-third of their
value; the irrigated farms in Spear
fish valley have been raised $4,000
above the assessors valuation; every
household in Spearfish has been raised
S25: the Cleopatra, Ironsides. Home
stake, Wasp. Horseshoe. Clover Leaf
and d. & d. mines have been raised
so per cent. and the Spearfish, Portland
and Clinton mines have been raised so
per cent Among the mining companies
the raise has created considerable OBJ
lection. but the board Of equalization
has settled the matter. and the increase
In taxation will have to be paid.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
SECURED BY ST. PAUL FIRM.
Contracts for south Dakota Build
ings Let.

The state board of regents, at meet
ing held at Sioux Falls, awarded con-
tracts for the construction of several
new state buildings.
n. p. Eranden & Co. of st. Paul
were awarded the contract to erect a
normal and industrial schools at Aber-
deem, at cost of $24,300. Simms &
Powers of Sioux Falls were awarded
the contract for heating and plumbing.
Twin City brick are TO be used in the
construction of these buildings.
]. w. Detwiler & Co. of Des Moines.
Iowa, were awarded the contract for
erecting a new science hall at the state
university at Vermillion, their bid being
s31, 9S5. This building will be construct
ed of Omaha pressed brick. Simms n
Powers OF Sioux Falls captured the
plumbing and heating contract.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Damage Has Been Generally Com
fined to Few Localities.

After a week of inspection Of crop
conditions in the north half of this
state correspondent finds the extreme
damage confined TO localities only.
Around Milbank and west TO and in
Guiding the Aberdeen district to the
river wheat is, with exception of
few localities, badly damaged. North
of the II. & D.. division OF the Chicago.
Milwaukee & St Paul railroad TO north
line of the state small grain and grasses
are good and will yield better than an
average crop. In the region first
named however, while wheat stands
up well and has good straw the berry
is badly shriveled and prematurely RI
pened. Harvesting is in full blast. but
much grain will shell from head and be
lost before going to machine. Around
Eureka and from there south crops are
practically burned up.
About Faulkton, while not so bad as
Eureka district, st. is so dry that sparks
from engines have started prairie fires
and burned over many sections, wheat
fields and all. Here much concern is
felt among stockmen because water for
stock is failing them in wells other
than artesian. Faux county is a great
stock region. The town of Faulkton
last year shipped more stock than any
section in the state except Pierre
Hence cattlemen there view with con-
siderable apprehension the lack OF wa
ter and rapid drying up OF feed. Rains
within few days would replenish the
water supply and revive the grass,
which the hot sun is now rapidly con-
vertng into standing hay. Without
rain they claim to have sufficient hay,
by covering larger acreage, to carry
stock over winter, but are not over
sanguine on that point.
About Redfield and from there East
and in the Huron district crops look
well. Grain damaged not over 10 per
cent from what would have been a
record breaking crop. A liberal hay
and grain crop is now assured.
Corn acreage all over the regions
named, and, in fact, all over South Da-
kota, is much greater than usual, and,
while damaged TO some extent, is not
so much so as in the states further
south because not so far advanced.
Rains at once Will insure good corn
crop in this state. and many more cat
tie than usual will be fed over winter.
Without the rains-well, not so good,
that is all, but plenty of winter feed in
the shape of hay. There are many por-
tons OF this state in which the green
grass and hay crop will exceed the de-
mands for local consumption. Many
farmers and stockmen in such regions
are therefore buying cattle in Kansas
City at present low prices and shipping
here TO Craze and feed.
What is adversely to the cattle in
terests in the Southwest should, and
doubtless will, prove prosperity to those
In the grazing regions of the Northwest.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
IIide-BOund.

Ascum-What are you SO down upon
the English for?
Cassidy-Why shouldn't ]? Look at
the stories they do be teliin' about
thin.
Ascum-Yes; but they tell stories
about the Irish, too, which you say are
lies.
Cassidy-Aye! but all the lies they
tell about the English are true.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01

A hobo employed for few days on
the NV grade work of the Burlington,
in the Galena district, east or Dead
wood, came to Deadwood with the tale
taht most of the other men had gone TO
placer mining. In that distinct there
are several creeks that are rich In pia-
Ger gold. This sort Of work Is SAID 10
be more fascinating to the hobo than
actual work OF the road grade.
The Yankton county Republicans met
In convention at Yankton to name thir-
ty-two delegates to attend the judicial
convention to be held at Scotland, Sept.
T. There are two candidates from
Yankton county, c. II. Dillon and Judge
L. G. Smith, who now occupies the
bench. After heated debate. mo-
ton was put to nominate candidate
for Judge. the nominee to name the del
egates to Scotland. was carried. Mr..
Dillon was nominated by vote or 20 TO
q. He named j. r. Harden, j. .. Da-
seth. j. ID. Stafford. A. c. Peterson. H.
c. Olson. William Mann. Andrew Frank,
John Engel. A. II. Dawson, Hans Hell
gerson. ID. r. Hartman, Frank Fahren-
valid. d. Human, James Welby, Nels
Brudvig, r. e. Price, X. r. Jacks, w.
M, Powers. c. w. Quincy, John Hoi-
man, s. A. Boyle, George Adamson,
George Ray. James Todd, o. H. Carney.
ii. s. Gamble. Fred Schnauber. N. J.
Cramer. II. Ellerman. Felix Dilger, r.
hckjper. w. II. Edmunds.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
AN "ARID LAND, IDEA.
Suite County, =. d.. settlers Wish to
Acquire Dry Lands by Irrigation

Work.
Nearly 500 residents of Butte county
have signed a petition praying con-
gress to permit settlers residing in the
county where desert lands exist, the
right to acquire such arid ground at
the rate of "a per acre, payment to be
made in work which is 70 be done on
dams, water bitches, dikes, ETC., for the
purpose of irrigating the ground. There
are hundreds of acres of land in the
county that would become the best OF
farming land with a sufficient amount
of moisture. The plan of the Butte
county farmers is new and II is believed
that it is the solution of the irrigating
problem. The government VIII not be
called upon to expend cent TO reclaim
the land, for the farmers will do all OF
the work of dam building. The petition
has been presented TO Congressman
Martin, Of Deadwood, who will push the
matter at Washington. There are H.
5OO,O 600 acres of ground in the county
unsurveyed. a great portion OF which
could be made valuable with sufficient
moisture. In the Black Hills there are
millions of acres of land unsurveyed,
and the Butte county plan of irrigation
can be carried out in the redemption OK
fully one-half OF this ground.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
PATENTS.
Lat of Patents Issued to Northwes
Northwestern InventOrs.

Daniel 6. Coffey, st. Paul, Mimi,
copy holder; Andrew NJ. Erickson, Bar
rett. Mimi, cutter; George Hurd, Al
bert Lea, Mimi, box: Henry @. Roth,
Minneapolis, Mimi, display MIXTURE;
Perley Z. Stevens, St Paul, MINI,
shears: Fred II. Towne, Sisseton, MIMI
neckZe holder; Joseph Tuor, st. PAU,
MIN, separate hinge.
Lothror & Johnson patent attorneys III q
pi2 Pioneer Press Bldg, ST. Paul, Mimi
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
Ladie. Can Wear shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or
new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails,
corns and bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE
by mail. Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie
Row N. Y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
AFTER GRAZING LAND.

Missouri Cattlemen Look for Feed
for stock.
william Corbin and Ed Bailey OF
Rockville, Mo, cattle raisers and farm
ers, were in Yankton recently, en- route
to the grass country northwest of that
city, in search Of land which they de-
sire to rent for grazing purposes. Mr..
Corbin said: You cannot imagine the
condition of grazing lands In Missouri.
For distance Of 300 miles. in stretch
of country nifty or more miles wide,
over which I recently travelled, there
Is not one spear of green grass"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
Gold Cure Cor Disordered Nerves.

THAT Eastern girl who is suffering
from unstrung nerves made mistake
when she tried to doctor herself"
What die she take for 1t
Diamond rings and anything else
she could lay her hands on.'-CleVe-
land Plain Dealer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
NEW NATIONAL PARK.
One May BE Located at Wind Cave,
in south Dakota.

The secretary of the interior has is
sued instructions to the United states
land Office in Rapid city to hold up
from entry about two and one-half sec
tions of land in the immediate vicinity
OF Wind cave, near Hot Springs. 1t is
intimated that this great wonder viii
be set aside for national park The
next congress will be asked to act upon
the matter. The cave is open to visit
ors, and is attracting as much attention
as ever.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-01
Pride of the Poor.

Mrs. Mechanic (triumphantly)-I see
We are takin' in washin' again, Mrs
McProudee" Whose husband had lost
a paying job
Sure, it's only to amuse tn children.
They wants the windies covered wid
steam, so they can make pictures on
thin. New York Weekly.