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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
SUICIDE IN COURTHOUSE YARD.
John H. Bierman Ended His Life
With Carbolic Acid.

John H. Bierman of No. 312 Vine street
committed suicide in the Courthouse yard
yesterday morning. He swallowed cafooho
acid and his body was found by George For-
berg of No. 1925 Menard street and henry
Fisher of No. 1908 st. Louis avenue; lhey
notified Policemen Mccormack ana Aiauplnt
who sent the body to the morgue-
Herman formerly was a private Watch-
man. He was about 20 years old. He left a
no+a witch could not be understood by any
nerson connected with the Coroner's office,
as it consisted Of a string Of meaningless
sentences.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
DEATH OF C. C. NEWBERRY.
Prominent Builder and Contractor
Passes Away After Brief Illness.

Charles C. Newberry, 81 years old, of No.
476s Cote Brilliante avenue, for twenty
years a prominent builder and contractor,
died at his home Wednesday night, after
an illness of four weeks. He leaves a wife
and three children.
Mr.. Newberry was born in Sheffield, Eng
land, and came to this country when quite
young. He secured employment in Cleve-
land, and about thirty years ago came to
st. Louis. For some time he was employed
in the pattern department of an iron foun-
dry and then started in usine for him
self.
Many of the most fashionable West End
houses have been built by him, and in his
twenty years in the contracting and build
ing business. he acquired considerable rep
utatiOn. The funeral will take place Satur-
day. under the direction Of the Masonic
order. of which he was a member. The
burial will be in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
ROCK RIVER ASSEMBLY CLOSES
Last Day at Dixon, ILL.,, Devoted to
War Veterans.

SPECIAL.
Dixon, Ill. Aug. 1.-THE last day Of the
Rock River Assembly was given over to the
Grand Army Of the Republic. Ali veterans
of the Civil and Spanish-Ameriean wars
were admitted free. The various posts of
the G.; A. R marched to the C~hautauqus
ground In a body.
Former Governor J. E.. Ffer delivered the
principal address this afternoon to the SOL
diers. Miss Mabel Leonardy of La Sale
ing. After a band Concert at ! O'CLOCK
Speaker L. Y. Sherman delivered the even
ing address.
: The assembly season Just closed has been
the most successful In the way OF attend
snce Of any that has been held
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
DESM0ND'S OFFICE DECORATED
Stolen Flowers Adorned His Desk
and Windows.

Chief of Detectives Desmond's office
looked like a florists store yesterday after
noon. Palms decorated the Chiefs desk,
ferns the desk of Assistant Chief Smith and
re III s-sa n, Ntna I'll ~ ~ 1a39 Chest
nut street, who, the police say. has been
taking early morning carriage rifles ana
residences. is due the fact that Desmond's
office was Respondent with floral beauty
yesterday.
Detective Kelly and Special Officer Nc
Mel arrested Nina Kelly yesterday. They
took her to the Four Courts in a patrol
wagon, which also carried eighteen potted
plants In the last few days several COM
plants have come to the police about the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
C0UNTERFEITERS IN TEXAS.
Tive Men Arrested at Marble Falls
and Outfit Seized.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

~ N5IIII u NIII-
Washington, Aug. 1.-two men and a
counterfeiting outfit, for the coinage OF
quarter-dollar pieces. are the latest capture
of the Secret Service branch OF the Treas
ury Department. Chief Wilkie this morn
ing received a telegram from Operative
William II. Forsythe at Austin, Texas,
stating that he had arrested two men at
that place, and had taken possession OF
their house at Marble Falls. q small town
near Austin.
Both the men had some of the spurious
coin on their persons when arrested. and
more was found in their house, besides the
outfit of dies and metal.
Fer the past two weeks Austin has been
flooded with queer quarters, and the
Governments Secret Service men have been
hot on the trail. The two men were held
under $500 bonds each TO answer to the
Grand Jury. 1t is that their
operations were purely local to Austin, and
lation by the two men could not be more
than 500.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
BURGLARS IN A CABANNE HOME.
Visited Residence of William
Slower in Family's Absence.

When William Slower and his family re-
turned to their home at No. 5646 Gates ave-
nue. after five days absence. Wednesday
night, they discovered tina the house hai
been visited by a burglar.
Every drawer in the house had been
opened, closets were ransacked, but nothing
was missing but a child's savings bank
which. contained 50. Mr.. Slower informed
Captain McNamee that he had forgotten to
notify the policeman on the beat that his
family would be absent from home.
Burglars entered the residence of G. H.
Bowles at No. SOS Garfield avenue Tuesday
night while the family was away, and stole
$S3. David Green, a negro who was en-
ployed by Mr.. Bowles. was arrested, but
denied that ne had anything to do with
Jail at Clayton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
KING EDWARD GOES TO CoWEs
Londoners Give Him and the
Queen Hearty Cheers.

London, Aug. liking Edward and Queen
Alexandra left London for Cowes this after
noon They drove in semistate to the rail-
way station, escorted by the Life Guards,
through the streets thickly crowded with
cheering people.
The King and Queen arrived at Ports
mouth at 4:30 p. M, and went on board the
Victoria and Albert, which sailed at once
for Cowes. The warships in Portsmouth
harbor dressed ship and fired the royal sa-
lutte when the Kin went on board the
yacht. The King and Queen arrived at
Cowes at 6 p. m.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15

theft of plants. Kelly and McNiel were de-
tailed on the cases. Information obtained
by them led to the arrest Of the Kelly
Among those who reported the theft OF
flowers from their yards were Charles
Bresner, No. 1902 Pine street: Ollie J.
White, No. 1901 Westminster place, and
John I. Stoppe. No. A4 Maryland avenue.
Mr.. White identified the flowers stolen from
him among those taken from the Kelly
woman. and he will procure a warrant to-
day
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
SUES RAILROAD FOR A FOOT.
Farmers Son Lost Member Under
Freight Train.
SPECIAL

fNEI JbBIC FEIIAL
NATION, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-Two damage suits
a~ggregating 5000 have been instituted in
the Circuit Court of Crawford County
against the Big Four Railway by Charles
G. Cline of West Union, whose son suffered
the crushing of a foot by a train recently.
The complainant alleges in his Geclara-
ton that a freight train was allowed to
stand on a street crossing longer than the
law permitted, compelling the PLAINTIFF
son, Clyde Cline. to walk around the rear
of the train to cross the track and while
doing SO his foot was caught into a frog.
backed down on him, cutting off the i'm
prisoned foot
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
TRAINING SCHOOL OPENING.
Studies in Domestic Science Will
Begin September s..

TIL managers of the Woman's Training
School announce the beginning of the twenty
first school year. September s. Glasses are
now being formed for the study of domestic
science and domestic art and business.
These departments include cooking. house
hold management. general training, house
work. chamber, parlor and laundry work,
plain sewing. darning. mending, dress
making, millinery, spelling. reading, writing,
stenography and typewriung.
The school offers a free course of in
struction, with board and room. to girls of
16 and upward who can present Gre
dentials of good character and who de-
sire a thorough preparation for house SER
vice.
The school office. at No. 1928 Locust
street. will be open daily from 3 a. M, until
noon for the enrolment of pupils.
S5-LouisviIIe and R~eturn-S5.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
LindeII Hotel Turkish Baths.
New and modern. Now open to patronage
SEQUEL TO A HORSE WHIPPING.
Minister'S Daughter Sues for Di-
vorce at Warrensburg.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Warrensburg, Mo. Aug. t4.-Mrs. Cora
Huckleberry, a young daughter of the Rev
erend Charles White of Holden. has filed
suit In the Circuit Court here for a divorce
from her husband. Claude Huckleberry, on
the grounds OF abuse.
Huckleberry is the photographer who was
horsewhipped by a party of women and
given hours to leave Odessa; That was
several months ago and Huckleberry has
not been heard from since.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
YEARNS FOR HER MAIDEN NAME.
Mrs. Maria Shaw, Thirty-Seven
Years Married, Seeks Divorce.

Maria Shaw fled suit for divorce in the
Clayton Circuit Court from Elver H.. Shaw.
The couple were married on February Il,
1867. and lived together thirty-seven years.
Mrs. Shaw alleged that her husband hit her
with a piece OF soap and committed so many
other indignities that her condition became
intolerable. She asks for the restoration Of
her maiden name of Maria Moore
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
Train Ditched, Conductor Injured.
sPECTAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Mount Vernon. ILL.,. Aug. 14.-As through
freight No. 80, on the Southern Railway,
eastbound. passed down grade rear Idle
wood to-day, the train broke in two and
the two sections collided with such a force
that ten cars were ditched and Conductor
Frank Roberts was thrown to the ground
and badly injured. He was brought here
and placed in the care of friends.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
The sMoonstone, for August

1nsuring 'conjugaI felicity Solil gold birth
month rings set with moonstone $3.50 to so
and with moonstone and diamonds up to $50.
MERMOD & JACCARD'S,
On Broadway, Cor. Locust st.
HTiteJor our illustrated catalogue. Mailed free.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
HON. visitors, Excursion.

VIII be run in October over the Vandaiia-
Pennsylvania Lines in connection with
roads; to points In Indiana, Ohio,
West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania
Address j. NJ. Chesbrough, Assistant G. 2.
A ST. Louis. Mo.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
Wenk Eyes

often require glasses. DR.. Bond, our cx-
pert optician, examines your eyes free and
IL glasses are needed a proper FIT is guaran-
teed. Steel frames. 81 up; gold. $ and up.
MERMOD & JACCARDfS.
On Broadway, Cor. Locust st.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
BROOKLYN Rector Die. of Injuries.

Saratoga, N. Y. Aug. H.-The Very Rev.
erend Martin Carroll, rector of st. Vincent
de Paul's Church of Brooklyn, who was in
jured in a street railway accident near here
on July g, died at midnight last night.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
Reliable Watch Repairing

BY our expert watchmakers. Charges most
reasonable for first-class, guaranteed work.
MERMOD & JACCARD'S,
On Broadway, Cor. Locust st.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
LindeII Hotel Turkish Baths.
New n modern. Now open to patronage
Brakeman KILLED ON Hi. First Trip.

Bloomington, H.. Aug. H-In making his
first trip as a Chicago and Alton brakeman.
Edgar Palmer. aged "a. of Lexington. this
county, was cut in two at Cayusa, north
back to flag a coming passenger train and
his own train backed over him
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15
CITY ITEMS.

GREAT bargains are on sale to-day at
Crawford's in all departments. BARGAINS
thai can be had all day at the big Wash
ington avenue store.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-15

Finest Engraved Invitations
For weddings, correct forms and styles
Samples and prices mailed free.
MERMOD & JACCARD'S,
On Broadway, Cor. Locust s..
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Big -Four trains, st. Louis to Cincinnati:
Morning. Noon. Night. Midnight.
$50 100 SIS u.30
Ticket office. Broadway and Chestnut
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MERRICK, WALSH & PHELPS OFFICE,
Corner Broadway and Locust.
Write for catalogue, $500 eHgrdUin9G. Nailed Jrss.
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$5-LouisviIIe and Return-S5.
Southern Railway. August 18th.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
A. P. ABBOTT & co


Persons who are disposed to grumble
at the length Of time required to finish
public buildings should take heart
from the example Of the Cathedral OF
St. Peter, in Cologne. That structure
was 632 years In building. 1t was be-
guu In 124S and was pronounced COM
pleted In 1880 The great Cathedral
of Milan was begun in 1886 and was
not completed until 1905, 419 years lat
er. Rostermel castle, in Cornwall took
ninety years to build, and one-third
Of that time was employed in excavat.
ing for the foundation. The late LORD
Butte was engaged for over twenty
years In building his great palace in
the isle of Butte, and his successor Is
still at work on It, The palace of the
Dukes Of Atholl, in Scotland, has been
building since 1880. and the work is
still going on. In the cases of the 9th
er buildings mentioned, however. the
money for their construction did not
come entirely out of the pockets of the
taxpayers. which, after ALL makes
considerable difference as to the mat,
ter of looking al 1t.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
qh. Mississippi 400, 900 Year. Aso.


Did you ever figure on what was the
probable condition Of the great Mis-
sdssippi river 10000, 100000 or even
10000 years ago? Scientists suggest
that the erosion Of its bed was &C
eomplished by mighty cataract,
which began far down the river. prob
ably at the place where it then emp
tied into the gulf, and by gradual re-
PROGRESSION dug out the valleylike
gorge through which 1t now flows
That this theory is tenable may be in
1erred from the high, wall-llke bluffs,
features so characteristic Of the upper
part Of its course.
A wearing away of monster cata-
Eact would of course necessarily leave
high walls or bluffs on either side.
These are the well known features Of
the father Of meandering streams. 1t
would seem. according to this theory,
that st. Anthony's falls constitute the
Hemnant Of what was once the most
otupendous cataract in the world. Ge-
0logists estimate that it has taken the
river 100000 years to carve out the
mighty ditch through which it now
Aows.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30

One of the daintiest of wild flowers
Of June is the blossom of that time
hOnored concomitant of roast turkey,
the cranberry. While, however, every
body knows the berry, few are ac-
quainted with the flower, for the peat
Dogs where it blows In the choice fell
lowship Of the stately pitcher plant
and the golden club and of many a
rare orchid are quite remote from the
beaten paths Of travel. The cranberry
plant Is small. slender, somewhat
trailing shrub, with the neatest of
evergreen leaves, from amid which
few threadlike stalks lift their nodding
flowers. When fully expanded, the
pink lobes Of each corolla are curled
back like lily's, and from the heart
of them the compressed stamens pro-
trude In the shape Of spear point or
beak. The imaginative may see in
this long beaked little blossom a re-
semblance to tiny cranes head,
whence some hard pressed etymologist
has thought to derive the word cram
berry-that is, crane-berry.-"Country
Life In America"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30

IN former days it was usual for n
couple seated together to eat from one
trencher, more particularly if the re.
latiohs between them were of mn in.
'''iiate nature or, again, if it were the
master and mistress of the establish.
lii'ht Walpole relates that so late as
ti'e middle of the eighteenth century
inc o'd Duke and Duchess of Hamil.
.oh occupied the dais at the head of
the room and preserved the tradit;o,o,
nial'iier by sharing the same plate. If
was token of attachment and tendor
ao, 'of unreturnabe youth
"OId Cookery Rnnl,Sn
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
For Diahetic Patients.

In diet for diabetic patients milk Is
only occasionally allowed. yet eggs
cream, buttermilk ard all kinds OF
cheese may be taken freely Tar,
fruits are permitted. and peaches and
stra wberries may be eaten with c-aa n.
but without sugar. The sweet fruits
pears, plums, grapes, apples, bananas
etc.--are forbidden. Koumiss cofea
with cream, but no sugar, and cereal
coffee are the drinks permitted, tea De
ing excluded and no wines or liquors
except claret, Rhine or other acid va.
rieties. All vegetables containing sug.
ar or starch are forbidden, which
leaves caultlower, lettuce, string beans,
spinach, cucumbers, greens. young on.
ions, etc, to be eaten. Olives are not
forbidden. A moderate meat diet Is
recommended. particularly the fatty
parts, and all kinds of fish are al
lowed
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
The Fairy LamplighteF.

Affection often inspires ingenuity.
In life OF Joseph Severn the nara
tive Of the artists care of the poet
Keats Ia his last illness includes a
graceful incident. Severn, worn out
with watching and tireless service,
would sometimes drop asleep and al
low the candle to go out, thus leaving
the sick man in darkness. which he
dreaded. Realizing that this was liza
BILE to occur. Severn hit upon happy
device to keep the light still burning
One evening he fastened thread from
the bottom Of the candle already light
ed to the wick at the top of another
unlighted one set ready near by.
Not being sure the experiment would
succeed, he had not mentioned it, and
when later on he fell mapping as the
first candle was burning low the in
valid was too considerable to awake
him, but lay patiently awaiting the ex-
tinction Of the fluttering fame. Sud
blackness, the connecting thread-too
fine and distant for him to see-caught
fire. and a tiny spark began to run
along 1t. Then he walked the sleeping
nurse with an exclamation of joyful
surprise.
"Severn. Severn" he cried. Here's
a little fairy lamplighter actually lit
up the other CANDLE"
But it was only the good fairy of
many sickrooms-lovi forethought--
that had lighted the candle
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
Oddities of Color Blindness.

While the number Of color blind per
sons Is not very large, only about five
In every hundred suffering from any
defect in this respect and most of those
being affected only In a minor degree
yet the phenomenon sometimes as.
sumes very remarkable phases.
An oculist states that he found two
persons who possessed monochromatic
Vlsloh-that is to say, all colors ap-
peared to them to be simply different
shades Of gray.
IT the reader will look at a photo
graph OF a landscape or, better, of a
garden hlled with brilliant flowers, he
Will be able to form an idea of the an.
pearance which nature must present
to one who suffers from the indiction
called monochromatic vision.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
Italian Rings.

Rings of Italian workmanship are
remarkably beautiful. Venice partic.
ularly excelled in this art. In the Lon.
desborough collection Is a fine speci-
men. The four claws of the outer ring
IN open work support the setting of a
sharply pointed pyramidal diamond
such as was then coveted for writing
on glass. The shank bears a fanciful
resemblance to a serpent swallowing
olrd' OF which only the claws con-
necung the face remain in sight.
1t was with a similar ring Raleigh
wrote the words on window pane.
"Faln would l rise but that | fear tn
tali.' to which Queen Elizabeth added.
III thy heart fail thee, do not rise at
all, an implied encouragement which
led him on to fortune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
A. P. ABBOTT & co
Ladies' Silk Waists
Warranted To Wear |!
The Kind That FIT ~ M@-
The Kind That FIT !

In Amos every and today d angs sce P {e gss
s$yss:E Sill Waist N Ss y1 Ss ss"5 the I'D
Seng tho ea ad fall at s n sans
dressed lady in our city, They are made OF WARRANTED
and Peau de Sole. = p ia Sole in the
THE FIRST numb is made OF reau w ,asr ard sat-
sse IA: Th sy price, s So Ec1Np has
the new inverted tucking yoke and sleeves Sun THIRD
best Peau de Sole Waist The price $59 lm m,rr,nt at
atched and we believe it to be without an e9ua at tne
price, $500 Send for samples of our dress goods SAFE
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30

The Pessimist-The longer ! live In
the world the worse it seems to get
The Optimist-Oh, well, don't let a
little thing like that worry you. Per
haps it will be better after you get out
Of it.-Chicago News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
His Measure Taken,

Aggie-He told me wuz de only
CURL he ever loved.
Katie--Well, when Teller talks like
dat give him de googoo eyes reversed.
He's nuthin' but a born diplermat!-
Puck
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30
At Any Rate He Aroused DiscusviO

At Any Rate He Aroused Discussion.
intellectually is such an uninterest-
ing person.
Helen--Oh, don't know. He gave
rise to an animated discussion last
night as to whether person can be
considered absentminded when his
mind Is neither here nor elsewhere
Town and Country.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-30

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He
who practices it will have neighbors.-
Confucus.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-20
ENGLAND'S "WEDDING-RING."
Said 10 signify n King Welded TO
His Peoplc-Lcgcnd of the
Royal CircIet

"The wedding ring of England" is Of
on which the cross of St George is
engraved, says lippincott's. Legend
says that this ring belonged to Ed,
ward the Confessor, md that he be,
slowed it on an old b, gar who asked
an aims Of him, he having nothing
else at hand at the moment Soon
afterwards two English pilgrims los,
their way in the Holy Land and were
succored by a "fayre olde man." who
on parting said TO them: Il am Johan
the Evangelyst; and sage We vnto Ed.
ward yoyr kyng that CRETE him we'll
by the token that he gaff to me, thys
ringe, with hys one handles" Ger.
tain il is that James H., when detained
by the fishermen of Sheerness on his
first attempt to flee the country in
1858, contrived to hide a ring called
the coronation ring" in his clothing.
This was a favorite ring of Mary
Queen Of Scots. and was sent by her at
her death TO James l., finally coming
into the possession of George ".
through the channels by which he oh.
tanned all the remaining papers of the
house of Stuart.
The archbishop puts the ring on the
fourth finger of his majesty's right
hand. saying; Receive this ring, the
ensign of kinEly dignity and of de.
Tense Of the Catholic faith"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-20

by the act of congress of September
q, 1893, and again on February Is,
l79S, the salary of the president of
the United States was fixed at $4,000
and that of the vice president at SIS, 900
That of the president continued the
same until March 3, 1873, when il was
raised to $4,000, at which time U. s.
Grant was president. The salary OF
the vice president was raised to S.,
900 in 1853. to $4,000 March 3, 1873,
and January 20, 1874, it was again
reduced to $1,000. The constitution
of the United States says: THE
president shall. at stated times, re-
ceive for services compensation
which shall neither be increased nor
diminished during the period for
which he shall be elected"