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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
ARTIFICIAL RUBIES RIVAL
BEST OF GENUINE STONES.
BY CABLE

Paris. Nov. 1.-THE value of rubies u
Threatened with sensible diminution owing
to the perfection to which the manufacture
of artificial stones has lately been brought
Hitherto artificial rubies could be made
that were on superficial examination ap-
parently real. Examination with the micro
scope, however. revealed flaws and imper-
fections. but the Academy of Sciences to-
day examined specimens of artificial stones
manufactured by NJ. yerneuil. which the
members declared were superb in color and
equal in purity and brilliance to genuine
rubies. The process Of production. which 10
partly by means of the blow pipe. Is not
very costly.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
BOY BIlLIARDIsT's DEBUT
IN PARIS NOT BRILLIANT.

4 AND The 81. LOTS REPuBIiG.
Paris. Nov. B.-(Copyr1ght. 1s02IWlLlto
Hoppe. the boy bili!ardist. made his debut
at the Olympia on Wednesday against Sd.
Pereiera. a third-rate Spanish player. b
latter won by S out of 19 points In &
baik-iire game.
The result was no test Of the relative
merits of the players. Experts con1ider
that Hoppe has a great future. HIS styje
that OF Schaefer and Ivea. at
his touch Is most delicate. Hs 3 s1ro q
draw here when he shows his rsal 10aA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
CHATEAU D'EU FIRE COST
MILLIONS OF FRANCS.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK.
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC
Paris. Nov. 1~5.-(Copyright. l902.}-A few
biackened walls alone remaln of the his
dOileaEs.
Three Of the four wings were entirely
destroyed by the fire. The chapel only was
pictures and other artistic treasures, in
Guiding the statue presented in 1S59 to the
Due d'Orieans by the city Of Paris, were ~
moved in time.
The damage. amounting to several mil
lions Of francs. is covered by insurance..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
MAYORS FEAST TO
POOR OF HIS GREAT CITY.

SPECIAL BY TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
London. Nov B-tCopyright. I2021Dives
Toasted at Guild Hall Monday night and
Lazarus gathered up the crumbs Tuesday
morning, but what crumbs! They were OF
. substantial kind. consisting OF plump
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
DUKE OF WELLINGT0N'S
REVENUES INCREASED.
SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.

HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
London Nov. 15.-The Duke OF Yelling
ton. who has no occasion to worry as to
whether his income will be sufficient for
his needs. has just been officially informed
that his revenues have been increased.
Ever since the battle Of Waterloo the
Dukes of Wellington have received a yearly
sum OF money from Belgium.
An infin;tesimal parcel of land belonging
to the Duke. and valued at s23.12. has
been acquired by a railway company, with
the result that a clear profit of the revenues
of the dukedom of Wellington OF 10 cents
has accrued.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16

The tavern had lattsrly acquired q bad
reputation as a haunt Of crooks and vicious
of both sexes. Hence the raid.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
ANARCHIST FIRED TWO SHOTS
AT THE KING OF THE BElGlANS.

Bullets Passed Through Carriage Occupied by Princess Clementine,
Which Monarch Had Quilted When Leaving Cathedral, Where
Royal Family Attended Special Servlce-Italian, Called Ro-
bino, Confessed Purpose to Assassinate Ruler and Bare
ly Escaped Death at Hands Of Infatuated People.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
WHEN PRETTY FEET SUFFER.
Those Who Have to Stand All Day
Fare Worse Than Those Who
Can Walk About.

1t Is a pity that certain employments
deprive many women of their inalien-
able right to pretty feet. New York
doctors protest that they do not find
the situation among shop girls quite
SO deplerable here as it is reported
by a St. Louis specialist, but they adj
nit that standing for hours at a
stretch certainly does have a tendency
to produce fatfootedness, states an
exchange of that city.
by this I do not mean that you will
not find hundreds of pairs of pretty
feet among shop employees" explained
one doctor. "Some of the prettiest
feet in New York are this moment hid
ing their charms behind the counters
of our big stores, but some of the ug-
lest ones are concealing their deform-
tiles in the same place.
"Most people who are on their feet
all day are bound to have trouble over
the shape and size of their extremities.
Those who stand fare worse than
those who walk about, for the move
ment and circulation tend to prevent
the fatness which SO many clerks
complain of. For that reason, the
waitress, for example, will find that
her feet retain more of their natural
virtues and acquire fewer vices than
the shop girls"
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
PROTEIN IN CORN.
Experiments Establish Results Quite
at Variance With the
~ Accepted idea.

Corn has always been regarded as a
poorlv-balanced ration except for fat
tening purposes. The relative proper
ton of protein to the carbonaceous
substances is too small. Only a few
years ago it was asserted on appar-
emily good authority that the rela-
tive proportion of protein to the car
bonaceous substances found in corn
was very uniform, and that the av-
erage per cent. of protein found in
the grain was but a little over 1915 per
cent. In 1897 the Kansas experiment
station took up the matter of corn
investigation, and they found that the
per cent. of protein found in several
varieties of corn analysed to vary
from 9.75 to 17.12 per cent, a varia-
ton of 7.35 per cent. They found the
amount of protein to vary in grains
from the same ear from 1915 to 1880,
a variation of 2.75 per cent. Different
ears of the same variety were found
to vary as much as GA per cent.
These findings are quite different
from the common accepted belief
about corn. They show that simply
SO much corr per day is nc safe stand
ard for the feeder to go by, as one
day the animal may get a very much
larger amount of protein than is
given in the same amount of corn of
some other variety. They also sug-
gest lines Of Improvement by careful
c11..;o,o 80 -ool py4 o-o l.ac o-J+x,
comes up, and that is that we are not
all chemists, and can lot select from
analysis of samples, but analysis of
different parts of the grain as re-
ported from the same station shows
that the richness of the grain in pro-
tein depends upon the size of the
germ. An average of four varieties
showed the germs to contain nearly
20 per cent. of protein, while the bal
ance of the grain contained only
about 10 per cent. This gives a basis
by which any farmer can intelligently
Judge as to whether his corn contains
a good per cent. of protein. If. the
grains contain large germs they are
likely to be richer in protein than if
they are relatively small. These fig
ire suggest a line Of improvement
that If carefully followed would like
" result in great improvement in the
feeding value Of the corn crop. BY
careful selection of seed with judi
cious fertilization. it is likely that
corn can be grown in a few years
TINT would not require Sc. much cot
ton-seed meal and wheat bran to bal
ance the ration. Practical tests have
shown that q soil rich in nitrogen
Will grow q crop richer in protein
than one relatively poor in this ele-
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
PIow Up the Idle Land.

Land that will lie idle during the
winter should be ploweQ up rough
and deep so that frost will cause 1t
to pulverize when the time comes to
prepare it for planting. The fall and
early winter is a favorable season for
this work for several reasons. There
is more time for it, it being a slack
time in farm work. On many farms
there is a large amount of this work
to be done, and to 90 1T now OF a
month later saves a Let of work when
the rushing spring tire ome Too
many farmers can't plant their crops
at the best time and in the best man.
ner, because they are not ready, have
not their land prepared. Fall plowed
land can be made ready at once. Frost
has been called the poor mans ma
nure, and a good freeze is equal to
quite a good coating of real manure
1t especially benefits heavy, tenacious
soils by causing them to fall to a fine
powder under the teeth of the har-
row, and this makes a fine foraging
ground for the coming crops when
planting time comes.-Farm and
Ranch.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
An Invitation In Busine Ns Form That
Met with an Acceptance
In Kind.

3 -.
A Baltimore woman, the belle of her
set, was much surprised not long ago, says
the New York Times, to receive an invi-
tation of which the following is the SUBJ
stance:
Mr.. Blank presents his compliments to
Miss Dash, and requests the pleasure Of
her company at the theater Thursday
evening next.
Awaiting and hoping for an early and
favorable reply, we are, yours very italy,
nv BLANK & Co"
The writer Of this remarkable ~effusion
is a young business man who IS a partner
in a large furniture concern. He attends
to a large proportion of the eorrespon-
dence of the firm, and, of course, signs the
FIRMS name thereto. So absorbed was he
In business that he concluded his invita-
tion with the sterotyped sentence above,
and, to cap the climax, signed the firms
name to it. The fair recipient, however,
appreciated the situation, and the young
man was thunderstruck to receive a let
ter addressed to him personally, but con-
tang the following reply to his invitation:
'Messrs. Blank & Co.: Your favor Of
recent date to hand and contents noted.
In reply will say we accept the PROPOSE.
ton therein made and hold the goods or
dered subject to yr. further Instructions
Very respectfully, Miss Dash & Co"
Explanations and apologies followed,
and the invitation was duly accepted, but
the matter was too good to be kept a
secret, and for some time after life was
made a burden to that young man. Even
the meaningless query: Flows bust
ness!' sufficed to drive him frantic.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
Rice Farming.

A great development has taken
place in growing rice in the last three
years. This has been brought about
by the discovery that enough water to
flood a given area could be pumped by
steam cheaper than the same area
could be cultivated. There is a large
amount of rich and level land lying
along the bayous and small lakes of
the southern coastland of Louisiana
that is now being flooded by this
method, and is producing from twen-
ty-fve to fifty bushels of rice to the
acre. The total production has about
doubled every year for the past three
years. 1t is the only grain on which
there is a tariff, and at the present
rate of increase in the production it
will not need a tariff long, as the
home supply will exceed the demand.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
HERE AND THERE.

Grass never gets cheap enough TO
support scrub cattle. The "dogie'
has no more place on the range than
in the feed lot.
There is more profit in growing
the luxuries than the necessities of
life, because those able to buy lux
uries have more money to buy with.
The nortbernshows this year have
proved beyond cavi1 that alfalfa-fed
cattle are able to take their places
beside corn-fcd animals in the ring
and win.
Two poultry runs are better than
one, regardless of size. Then as you
see fit let the fowls occupy both or
either one Of them while the other
rests, or grows a crop of something
the fowls win eat.
There is no better hay than that
made from well-cured cow-pea vines.
1t is slightly more nutritious than al
falfa, considerably more nutritious
than red clover, and about one and a
half times more nutritious than tim
othy.
Poultry journals which so per-
sistently denounce the crossing of
breeds of fowls should Ego a little
Slow" for all of best American
breeds (which, by the way, are the
best Of all Dreeds) are the result OF
crossing in which the best points OF
several breeds are retained and the
worst bred out.
To resort to drugs instead OF
common sense every time q horse
gets off his feed, is usually to make
bad worse. Change the feed; feed
lightly for q few days, and give plen-
ty of open air exercise. Some stables
in which horses spend their nights are
enough to spoil the appetite Of an
ostrich or an alligator
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
Expert mental Farming.

The experiment, stations in the diff
ferent states are doing a great work
for the American farmers. They
have already repaid their cost many
times over, and their services have
only begun. They are doing for the
farmers things which need to be
done, but which the farmers are una
bic to do. The average farmer has
neither the time, the money, the pa
thence, nor the ability to conduct
original researches. But it is neces-
sary that such researches be made
and for this purpose the stations
were established. Consequently they
deserve the support and the cooper
alton of every farmer. There are
often many ways in which the farm
ers could be of service to their sta
ton, and through it to the profession
as a whole. Every such opportunity
should be improved. The farmers
should also see that their state legis-
latures aid the stations to the extent
of their ability. Money thus spent is
not wasted, but is invested where it
will give large returns. The farmers
should also profit by the labors OF
the station to a much greater extent
than they do now. Every farmer
should secure the bulletins of his
station, and also such publications OF
the United States department of agri'
culture as will be useful to him, and
study and preserve them. BY SO do
ing he will soon have a library of the
best agricultural thought at almost
no cost. He should also feel free to
write to the station staff for advice
and assistance whenever he desires
it. They are usually glad to be OF
service to the farmers, and to know
that their work is being appreciated
and is doing good. Get in touch with
your station and with the members
of it's staff. Derive all the benefit you
can from them and in turn be ready
to help in any way you CAM. -
Miller, in Epitomist.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
CONCERNING ANIMAL LIFE.

The limpet adheres to a rock with a
force equal to 1000 times its own
weight.
Twenty-Five hundred different spe-
lies of fish have been noted in the Nile
and its tributaries.
Fishes r without eyelids, properly
30 called, and as the eye is at all times
washed by the surrounding water, that
gland which supplies the moisture to
the eye is not required and therefore
does not exist.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
Keep an Eye On the Bull.

Always keep an eye on the bull. A
bull should always be regarded as'dan-
gerous. Under certain conditions and
circumstances he is. Like the gun
that it not loaded, the bull that is
harmless usually does injury. The
bull that is known to be ros and
dangerous seldom does injury, since
he is watched very closely.-Farmers'
Home journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

ment, so this may be an extra In
centive for the Improvement Of our
soils If it be found that the feeding
value of the resulting crops is i'm
proved in feeding value as well as in
quantity. Then the presence OF a lib
eral supply of phosphoric acid en-
courages the laying up of protein in
the grain, so this is a poin. that must
not be overlooked.-A. j. Legg, in
Epitomist.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
Az to the old Citizen.

La Montt-This paper contradicts
itself. At one time it remarks that
the esteemed citizen lived to "a green
old age" and at another "a ripe old
age"
La Moyne-What's the difference?
"Why, if anything is green how can
it be ripe ?"-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
VAN TWINKLE WAS UNMASKED
When His Seraphina Returned Home
h Took n Mean Advantage
of Him.

Augustus Van Twinkle escorted his
little family to the Grand Central
station. Big Jumps rose in his throat
as he almost tearfully babe his
Seraphina farewell and patted Tom
my on the head. relates the New
York Times.
''To think of two long months
without you, Seraphina; l don't see
how / can bear it," he said, using his
handkerchief violently. She appre-
ciated his emotion, and though
panied at the parting, felt an inward
sense of joy and pride at his great love.
AS the months dragged by Sera-
pima received letter after letter
telling in excruciating terms of Au-
gustus' loneliness. How he came
home every evening after dining and
sat for an hour before her picture,
and then whiled away the lonely
hours until midnight and often un-
til one or two o'clock in the morn
ing, reading novels. He gave her a
long list of novels that he said he
had purchased and read, so that
Seraphina wrote and scolded him for
his extravaganza and also warned
him that he would ruin his eyes.
Augustus had had his Seraphina
again for three days. He had greet
ed her at the station with a warmth
that oil but suffocated her. On the
evening of the third day, when he
entered his fat with the CHEEKY cry
of aWifie," he was confronted by
Seraphina drawn to her full height,
eying him from his shoes up with
a frigid stare.
aAugustus!" (icily.)
eyes, darling" (quaveringly.)
sYou read so much while I was
away that you strained your eyes
and had to get glasses to read
witlr?" (more icily.)
eYes,n in a hoarse whisper.
Augustus, here is your gas bill for
two months-eight cents!"
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
An Aggravatfon,

"Have you ever tried the faith cure
for headaches?"
mo Some one explained the faith
cure TO me and I got a worse headache
than ever trying to understand it,
Washington Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
The St. Paul Calendar For 1903,

six sheets l0x15 inches, of beautiful re-
productions, in c%olors, of pastel draw
ings by Bryson, is now ready for distribu-
tion and viii be mailed on receipt Of twen-
ty-hve t25) cents-coin or stamps. Ad-
dress F.. A. Miller, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

The race is not always for the swift,
nor the money for the man who has a
straight tip.-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

Men are valued by others in about the
inverse ratio of their own valuation
Rams Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

Builds up the system; puts pure, rich
blood in the veins; makes men and wom-
en- strong and healthy. Burdock Blood
Bitters. at any drug store.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

Contentment with the divine will is the
best remedy we can apply to misfor.
tunes.-Sir w. Temple.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

Conscience is a good watch, but it
will not wind itself.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21
81 SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lexson in the International Series
for November %, 19O2-Gideon
and the Three Hundred.
THE LESSON TEXT.

Judges 7:1-S.l
/. Then %Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and adj
the people that were with him, rose up
early, and pitched beside the we'll Of Harod;
so that the host of the Midianites were on
the north side Of them, by the hill of Moreh.
In the valley.
z. And the Lord said unto Gideon, The
people that are with thee are too many for
me to give the Midianites into their hands,
lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me,
saying. Mine W hand hath saved me.
=. Now therefore go to, proclaim in the
ears OF the people. saying. Whosoever is
fearful and afraid. let him return and de-
part early from mount Gilead. And there
returned of the people twenty and two
thousand'; ard there remained ten thou
sand.
A. And the Lord said into Gideon, The
people are yet too many. bring them deH
unto the water, and l will try them for
thee there; and it shall, be, that of whom
say unto thee. This shall go with thee.
the same shall go with thee; and of whom
soeVer | say unto thee, This shall not go
with thee, the same shall not go.
.. So he brought dow the people unto
the water; and the Lord said unto Gideon,
Every one that lappeth of the water with
MS tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt
thou set by himself; likewise every one that
boweth down upon his knees to drink.
D. And the number of them that Tapped,
putting their hand to their mouth, were
three hundred men: but all the rest of the
people bowed down upon their knees to
drink water.
Z. And the Lord said unto Gideon. BY the
three hundred men that tapped will l save
you. andi deliver the Midfanites into thine
hand; and let all the other people go every
man unto his place.
g. So the people took victuals in their
hand and their trumpets; and he sent all
the rest of Israel every man unto his tent,
and retained those three hundred men and
the host of indian was beneath him in the
valley.
GOLDEN TEXT.-It Is better to trust
in the Lord than to put confidence in
Ihan.-Ps. ISIS,
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Gideon's es s.
Gideon's victory. z.
Gideon's eward s.
TIME-B. c. 1856 and 1A9
PLACE-Ophrah, Valley Of Jezreel and
Canaan.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
BILE medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Samuel, Ocean Grove. n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

Life cannot be all sunshine if i
would be of any service.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

You can do your dyeing in half an hour
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-21

Fleeing from responsibility is a good
deal like hiding from reward.-Coopera-
tion
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-06
EDUCAT IoNAL.
ON THE RACE TRACK
At Chicago.

Chicago, September 5.-Joe Frey, the
best horse in the stable Of John Schorr,
finished third to John Bright and Nc
Chesney in the Northern handicap some
days ago, has been barred from future
entries at the Harlem track on account
of a questionable showing made In the
second race today The horse was ia
vorite, but finished fourth, beaten off.
The track was lightning fast, weather
clear and attendance large. Summary:
First race. five furiongs-Joe Buckley,
10 CWinkfield), even, won; Maxette, SO
(MoIntyre), II to 1, second; Fiorest, ITO
QIoar), 10 to l, third. Time 101 3-5.
Second race. six and one-half furlongs-
Duellist, los Or. Williams), TO = won;
Rag Tag, log (Matthews), 10 to l. second;
Money Muss. 100 lHelgerson), Is to l.,
third. Time liz 80.
Third race, steepleehase, short course
Old Fox, 1876 CH. S. Wilson,, to l. won;
Dagmar. 144 CWorthington), to l. Sec
ond; Bristol IA IMcAuliffe), 16 to s,
third. Time, 1882 49,
Fourth race, one mile-Talpa, 80 (Hel-
gers), 2 to l. won; Elsie L, 100 (Ransch),
9 to 10. second; Hoodwink, 90 (Rirken-
ruth, to /, third. Time, 1:4O.
Fifth race, FIVE Observation-Disclosures
los (Winkfield), to 1, won; Gregor n,
ITO (Matthis), I to /, second; Watoma, Ito
(Ransch), II to s, third. Time, 100 3-5.
Sixth race, nile and seventy yards
Artena, ITO (Winkfield), even, won; Frank
NJ, 101 (Robbins), to l, second; Captain
Gaines, 107 (Matthews), to l. third.
Time, 1:44 3-5.