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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

As a sort OF preamble to the more eor-
geous picture that the spring and summer
flowers will paint. there are the orchids now
In all the perfection OF their dainty beauty.
Just one little corner OF the orchid house, II
no more is taken than a glance, suggests to
one q bit of fairyland. Under the long,
trailing aerial roots of a Brazilian vine-be-
longing to the Wits, or grape. family-the
nun orchid stands; to see the little hooded
head in its center YOU must look deep into
its heart. Long sprays of a Mexican or
chid fall over the lacy green OF fronded
ferns. looking for all the world like a fock
Of tiny yellow BUTTERFLIES at play. A purple
orchid. one of the great family that lives
in East India, shades from the lshtest
lavender to the deepest and richest violet
tint. while another of vivid orange is easily
associated with the tropic regions of the
Philippines, fIem whence It came.
Then there is a big. star-shaped waxen
blossom. without a touch OF color. a native
Of 3Iadagascar-the orchid that once inter
es'ed Darwin ami suggested TO him the ex-
istence of a moth with a proboscis long
enough TO reach the honey drop at the bot
tom of the very long appendage of this ex-
qrisitc flower. Darwin theory concerning
the moth was secuted. but Ich d moth has
since been discovered. Nature has a very
practical design. it = usually found. in her
see ingiy most extravagant and absurd
creations.
In the orchid-hOuse there is. also, Chamber
ing vinellke up tall poss. the only orchid
Of comrnerce-the vanilla plant. The flower
of this plant is more interesting than beau
tiful. II has other uses and values apart
from beauty.
One of the newest greenhouse features
consists Of The collecting and placing in one
room Of something over leo species of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS belonging 10 the pine
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

water in the hot noontiue. there are the
pink lilies from as far north as Cape Cod.
or the blue lilies from as far south as the
isles of the Southern Seas. or the yellow
lilies from as far west as the outermost
post Of the day-to this pond with its famil-
lar aquatic heauties there have been added
many new and rare plants.
Chief of all the lilies in the pond there Will
again be the Victoria Regia, now in a tub
in one OF the hothouses, just beginning to
send up Its first long green shoots to the
surface of the water. In another month It
will he transpianted. ard before midsummer
it will spread on the little lake its great
green leaves that are so strong that they
can easily uphold the weight of a man. Thu
blooming OF the Victoria lily in Tower
Grove Park has long been one of the sum
mertime events OF 81. Louis.
All the grading in the twenty acres that
were added to the west erd garden more
than a YEAR ago. has been completed In
this tract Of land. known as the North
American Synopsis" there viii be planted
over 3c.CcO trees-l epressntins every species
Of tree to be found in North America. The
student of forestry will have excellent op-
portunities offered him at the Missouri Bo-
tanical School in the course of a few years.
With the twenty acres = the North
American synopsis" Shaw'q Garden now
comprises siXty-flve acres. In another year
a larger tract of land-lying to the north of
the&garden-will be annexed.
The hiring of extra men for both park and
garden work has commenced. A hundred
bands are busy clearing away sO1den leaves
and rotten branches and marking OUT walks,
and roads. ard paths, and beds of flowers.
while in the lighthouses the plants that will
shortly be transferred to out-of-doors are
putting On their most brilliant and festive
air.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

The following are from children in the
first grade of the Jefferson School,:
81 nave a pretty home. I like my mother
m father. 1 like my sister and brother. I
am a good girl at school and at home. 1
play with my friends. My name is Ida Yof-
ne. 1 am in room 20. I have two brown
eyes. I play with little Annie. 1 am a lit
tie girl. play with my doll.
IDA YOFFIE.
mo. 81 North Seventh street"
The Girl and the Animals.
I see two cows. They are looking at the
girl. I see a dog. too. I See some grass.
The girl Is asleep. l see a basket. Some
thing Is in the basket. I see some flowers.
h grass 10 green. The cows are red and
white. The kitty is black. The girl is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

Without any instruction in drawing. the
child Is told to Illustrate a story about a
windmill or about Washington's Birthday.
From heavy paper he cuts a very creditable
windmill and with a pencil draws a good
likeness of Washington. This is copy work,
but 1t is not tracing. The child has to de-
pend on his own eye for measurements.
In this drawing work the future Of q
child is often decided. II he takes readily
to the work and enjoys it and shows a
good eye for distances his future is mapped
out. For instance, in cutting out a wind
mill, it is necessary for the child to get the
correct length for the arms, as compared
with the heighth of the mill itself and In
drawing the portrait of Washington every
feature must be exact or the whole face Is
great changed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

taking milk from the COW. The girl has a
yellow dress on.
SOPHIE KAIMAN. No. sic Wash street.
The Three Birds.
Here are three pretty birds. The birds
are in a nest. The nest is In the tree. l
see a girl putting her hand on the COW.
That is not a farm. Here are two little
pretty cows. The girl has a round hat on.
I see some red flowers.
ABLE GOLDFEDER,
No. 1217 North Eleventh. street.
The Cows and Their Friends.
I see two cows. / see one big girls and
one little girl. Do you see a little boy? l
see a big tree and a little blue bird upon
the tree. / see some grass. I see the boy
upon the tree. 1 see the big girl on the
grass. I see the cows eat grass. I see q
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

haif a dozen sentences. but soon he be-
comes accustomed to expressing his
thoughts. and he is able to write a con-
nected composition.
r. Louis Sedan. Superintendent of
schools. claims that this method originated
IN ST Louis. and has been copied by other
cities. He said:
IN the last few years. since the adop-
tion OF this method. We have noticed a won
derfui Improvement In the work of children
in the lower grades"
The child taught to express his ideas in
writing. ne Is next requested TO illustrate
his compositions. This is done either with
water colors or by clipping. Some of the
work In this line is particularly good. and
talent Is expressed in every lire Of the
work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

Rapid strides in the methods of teaching
have been made in the st. Louis schools
during the last few years. which now rank
with the finest In the country. The early
ilathod of teaching English has been intro
duced throughout, and now, within six
weeks after entering school. it is claimed
that a child. unassisted, can write an intel
lxent letter. conveying the idea which his
youthful mind desires to express.
The composition work Of the first grade is
almost entirely original. In some cases tbs
teacher shows the child a model. of which
he writes or draws, or else the teacher
reads or tells the pupil a story. but in many
cases the thoughts are entirely those OF the
Child. He is asked to put down in writing
what he thinks about. At first 1t will tax
his little mind to the utmost to think OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06
CHILDREN LEARN FAST UNDER NEW SYSTEM OF TEACHING.

'""~""~H A~S ~~"" @D%% % "%"" HM % %~"r SSH HmxzHm mM n TH"s%Mz Mn %HG m% %srHT % Hn"@H H"""""A
EXERCISE MDm AmMm PERFORM THEIR TASKS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

The boy is climbing to get a nest. The
girl Is sitting in the grass. Their house is
a pretty house. There are two cows in the
grass. The baby IL sleeping In the grass.
The dog is watching her. There Is a basket
by the baby. There is something in the
basket. The COWS are looking through the
fence. E1ANDSBAUN.
M TIA North E,ightb ctrent
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06

dog Can Fan drink milk? No; I can drink ,
mix. Fan eats grass. Fan gives Ben, and
Kitty and Kate milk to drink.
l-DC1ryIN I
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
FRACTURES HIS LEG.
Member Of Rochambeau Mission Meets
With an Accident

Boston, June "A mishap befell a
memlo~ OF the Rochambeau mission
here during the day, when ajo1
Berthelot, the aide-de-camp to General
'rusero. sustained a fracture of the
lett leg. The accident happened at
the hayward at Charlie estown VIII ere
Major Berthelot. with Vice Admiral
to#"nier and staff. went to inspect the
buildings. equipment and ships While
passing from. the hall of the comman
dant's house into the reception room
Major Berthelot slipped over a rug on
the polished hardwood floor and fell
lie was unable TO rise and had to be
assisted To couch. Doctors. hastily
summoned. found that one o. the bones
OF the lott leg had been fra tured. AS
soon IS possible the injured officer was
taken 10 the French battleship Gaulois
where the ships physician attended.
The accident causea some confusion
and brOu~ht the visit to the navyyard
TO an end. Admiral Fournier and staff
had previously been received with full
honors b. Admiral Johnson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
PACKERS WAR ON UNION LABOR
Sect Trust Refuses &c Grant Conces
sors TO Striking Teamsters.

Chicaeo. June . The beef trust
packers have openly declared war on
union labor. At conference held be
tween the packers and the union lead.
crs representing the striking team
sters. they refused absolutely 10 grant
the concessions asked or any part oi
them and put themselves on record as
unalterahly opposed 10 the recognition
Of union labor in the yards.
Chicago has become the center q
what promises TO be the tiercest and
most stuhbornly fought meat war III
The history of the city.
The famine which has been threat
cned hy the ticup in the yards during
the past few days has materiallzed.
The teamsters have settled down 10 q
long struggle and the packers nave
made every preparation to meet them.
The tieup in Chicago. which Is ae-
clared complete. is TO be carried 10
Omaha. Kansas City. ST. Joseph anu
&. ouis and the teamsters. whose ma
tional headquarters are in Chicaso.
have received assurances from lheli
locals AT those points that all the men
will obey the summons and so out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
FIGHT DUEL WITH KNIVES.
One Chicago coiored Man Dead and
Another Seriously Wounded.

Chicago, June 1.-Two colored men
fought a duel to the death with
knives at Twenty-second and Dear.
born streets. AS they slashed and
plunged the weapons in one another's
bodies a crowd of more than 50 per.
sons formed circle around them and
cheered the combatants when. one OF
the other drove the knife to the hilt
Alter 10 minutes of fierce fighting
Alex Shirley staggered and fell with
his adversary's weapon sticking in his
body. The long, keen-edged blade, had
pierced his heart. He was dead when
the police arrived. His slayer. Charles
Thomas. was bleeding from several
wounds. The police hurried him to a
hospital and after his wounds were
dressed. locked him up. He will be
charged with murder.
Shirley came to Chicago recently
from Mississippi. He met Thomas last
Monday and. having known him in the
South, tried to borrow money from
him. Thomas refused to give him as
sistance and they quarre|ed. Before
parting Shirley. it is said, made the
threat that when they met again one
or the other would die.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
WhOOping Cough

4 woman who has had experience With
this disease tells how TO prevent any
dangerous consequences from it. She
says Our three children took whooping
cough last summer. our baby boy being
only three months old. and owing TO our
giving them Chamberlain S Cough Rem
edy. they lost none OF their plumpness
and came out in much better health
than other children whose parents did
not use this remedy. Our oldest little
girl could call Justify for cough syrup
between whoops. JESSIE PISKEY HALL
Springvale. Ala. This Remedy is for sale
by all Druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
'6AMSTERS OF CHICAGO DEPART.
MENT STORES JOIN STOCK
YARD BRETHREN.
WILL HAVE SERIOUS EFFECT
'leup Expected to Shut or Delivery ~
oooos to Customers and Bringing in
OF New Stock-Ice Wagon Drivers
and Helpers Refuse to Deliver Ice "a
hotels Dealing With "Scab" Pack.
inghouses.
inghouses. S.

Chlcago, June 2.-The tcamsters
strike mas spread TO the department
stores Eighty-nine men working fo,
the Fair struck during the day and j,
was stated that 100 more men employ.
ed by other big downtown stores
would be out BY night The effect il
was SAID, would be to practically shut
OF the delivery OF goods to customers
and the bringing in Of new stock.
ne Department Store Teamsters
union was formed recently and IS afTiI.
ldtei with the national organization
on the same footing as the one at the
stock yards The men make the same
demand a. do the packers teamsters
ior better hours. higher wages and rec.
ognition OF the union.
Police were called TO guard the Fair.
Jacob kcssnor. the manager Or the IS
tabllshment. attempted 10 address the
teamsters during the morning. Their
business agent. however. told Mr. Kess.
Ner that he would have 10 talk to tie
men 5 agent and that he could not talk
10 the mon.
i DO not recognize you. said Mr.
kessuer.
Al this the business agent blew the
whistle and teamsters TO a man quit
work, leaving a guard of mchets tc
look after their interests.
Serious trouble began for downtown
hotels and restaurants during the day
" hen members of the Iee Wagon Driv.
crs and Helpers union refused 10 d
liver ice TO The Great Northern hotel
the Palmer House. kingslcy's restaur
ant and the lieusner Baking company.
The MANAGEMENT of the Auditorium
hotel and annex also was notified that
no ice would be delivered II meat from
packers who have hot signed the union
agreement was used in the hotel.
About 1000 men and boys in the
Bridewell and the John Worthy re.
form school are without meat. accord
ing 10 4 statement made by SuneTin.
tondcnt Sloan. Mr.. Sloan held con
ference with his supply houses and
was told that the situation appeared to
he hopeless. These institutions have
been using half ton OF meat day.
MIR Sloan has purchased IL tons Of
beans and 5n0 pounds Of oatmeal in
anticipation OF the meat famine. The
ieams,ors are allowing the packers T.
take meat to tho hospitals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
81. LOUIS CoaRuprNIss.
3rand jury Says It Is Almost Revond
Belief

81. Louis, June The Anr;, o,o,
Jury, which has been inyestiratina an' 49,,
hlcipal corruption with the acsis,. .iu
~ ,'l.uil Attorney Joseph w. polk
""'e us HHal report during the dav to
""'s' douglas. The report saws that
"hiie there may have been cnrr,,,
,ion IN other cities as great as we bava
han mere. yet in no place in the world
ana In no time known to history hac
so much official corruption been nm
covered and the evidence shown co
mat all could see and unaeretan5
lhcse revelations have been so ,nnall
ing as 10 be almost beyond belief and
~ VIII be yenrs before the extent ot
the discoveries are fully realized
IL me aHalrs OF 81. Louis had been
properly administered for the past Il
years ana u all officials had been hon
est there would today be enough mon
ey IN The treasury To pat public build.
inrs In repair. pave streets that arc
now unpaged, make sewers that are
now unmade and build new buildings
so ihueh needed The hig tax rate. the
uepiorabie condition of public insti.
titons. the depleted state Of the city
treasury are an heritage left by of
hcials Who have proven traitors 10 the
interests OF the people and have traf
hcked In their votes. influence and of
hcial actions - tho city's detriment.
These disclosures make plain that
the taxpayers of ST Louis have been
H"reilcssly and p.tilo.siy outraged foi
years. that III" money they have paid
~ taxes las boon sQpauderei. instead
81 BONG Hsed far the u3hiic welfare il
has been feloaionls dIssipatrd and
hcnehi'ied chiefly corrupt Official.
VITO have grown opalsnt on small sal
n -. y
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The announcement is made ina, a :,
a. 400 600 glucose plant Is to d" e'e'.."
~ Waukesan. Ills.. independent o' '"'
Corn Products company.
New York university VIII com. u;ss Lee
,,,,,o,s of masters of letters upon '''''
~, Miller Gould. Miss Emily oh"''
n,,,ar and Mrs. Henry Draper.
chou ru. treasurer Of the pro'.mor p,'or of of
Chilli has been appointed so.,ino, s,, anJ
shan Tung province. lie IS a''r '.;ows """
nroeressivc and has pro-foreish we" .
The government of France anrotarv nr
..a, mon Assistant Secre,"l!
peircc, Colonel bingham anu - ,he
,,onaor Rodgers the decoration u NV
Legion of Honor.
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the existence OF other cases among
our troops there make the situation
one OF the greatest gravity.
THE situation is not as good as
hoped for" said Surgeon General Wy
man Of the marine hospital service.
'Everything possible is being done
to prevent the spread of the disease
TO the states.
The first case of cholera was dis
covered in Manila March 30 1t is be-
lieved to have been brought to the
Philippine capital in a ship carrying
vegetables from Canton. China AL
ready there have been several hundred
deaths, princirall. among the natives. :
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
WIN OLD TIME POMP.
OF Marlborough and Bedford In
vested With the Garter.

yes,"a' June liking Edward in
tho va ~ The Duke OF Marlborough and
u tLa L|e OF Bedford with the insignia
ngha, ofder OF the Garter at Buck
The cnr. co., palace during the afternoon.
any sint,,nony was more imposing than
for yoa,f ''af events which had occurred
to rcy'''' r",S' u being the kings intention
forme,l,' an the old time pomp which
tonne" distinguished the ceremonies
Anoea with this order.
Gator i' company Of Knights Of the
the IN, 'noiuding the Prince of Wales.
Of Sally, SpM" OF Connaught. the Marquis
derry anafy, any, the Marquis OF London
tendod ""a the Duke OF Norfolk. at
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
peoucED TO $4,000 MEN.
Order Issued Cutting on Ten 'hou
sand of the Standing Army.

Washington. June by dlrec'loi
of tho president Secretary Root mas Is
sue1 a general order decreasing 'h'
strength of our permanent military es.
tahlishment and changing the ratio OF
it's makeup as provided in the genera l
order issued last May to carr! ou' W.
army reorganization law. Under 'he
General order on last May the 'o!a
s,rnnsth of the army was fixed at -
os7 mon. The order just issued re-
Jnces this figure to 66,491-a reduction
of 10 700,
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IT a $4,000 Salary.

NV York. June . Joseph Schwah.
h,nther ~ Inc United states Steel cor
poration's president. has been chos'h'
according 10 Tho World rs rrrsldeh.
Of tho new s2o.o0n 600 consolidation "i
steel ioundries. which will be known as
tho American steel FonndrioS com
pany. TIL paper mentioned asserts
that tho Office Will pay s,h.oho salary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
STRANGE MEN APPEAR.
rrainloads Of Cots and 6eoo'n9 'o'
New Employees at CollierIes.

rittsburg. June 2.-The Erie hall,
road company brought a tralnload Oh
nots % hedding and pillows here ana uis-
.J .n;hntod them at the various collieries
,uannd tho city. Colored cooks ac,
companied the goods. and hnlliur' % on =.
strange men also appeared. Many en-,
s;neers firemen and pumpmen' whose
nirht SHIFT ended during the mofhlls' s,,
tneh their working clothes away from
the mines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
re,icyed 70 Be Bank Robbers.

Sioux city. Ia June 2.-Ihr'e men
u.ho wore wounded in fight with ON
cors =, yaukton. 5. H.. are believed TO
be members Of gang Whieh IA.
rohhinc South Dakota hahhs' ~
ply of burglars' tools was io""' ."
their possession.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
CAUSING SOME ANXIETY.
Spread of Cholera in the Philippines
Continues.

Washington. June 2.-The authori-
ties do not attempt to disguise their
alarm over the prevalence OF cholera
in the Philippines.
The teaths Of Captain Charles f.
Russell OF the army and Lieutenant
Rask of the marine corr T,.rring
within :. te0 e. ul es {, and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-02
<,c,ror TART is ~.

Rene. June 2,~-Go'sino' from ton.
the Philippines is sniief'"s nis meeting
silit,s Consequently ms ,,nal sec.
With cardinal Rampolla. 'he ltn r"pn rtnoued.
''n,arv of state. has been pos.Ivn--