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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-08
Along the Boulevard.

lowed the track Of the old UNDERGROUND
Railroad for fugitive slaves a few miles.
He came to q village which was once a
station of this system. Here, strangcst Of
all, he found one of those ash-heaps in
the public squa
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-08

cialiy for horseback riding. untl the ad-
vent Of President Roosevelt
In the early eighties. on any bracing day.
President Arthur might be seen galloping
around the circular track below the WStte
House: and no finer figure of a horseman
could be found. Arthur rode a handsome
black. OF nearly sixteen hands, and the
Presidents commanding stature and rudy
cheeks made an equestrian model.
Not Content With q Canter
Along the Boulevard.
Arthur. while devoted to this exercise,
confined his trips to the White House drive
or to the popular boulevards in the west
ern part Of the city. He was too heavy to
ride cross country or indulge in the chase.
President Roosevelt is not content with
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
FOR WOMEN'S WEAR.

COLLARS Of ribbon and lace are In
general use The one object in making
up these collars is TO evolve some orig
inal idea either in shape, trimming or
combination.
GAuzEribbon ruchings are very much
liked for trimmings, especially in black
on dark materials. There IL nothing
softer and pretter than gauze ruch-
ing OF black for the collar Of n cape or
a wrap.
RIBBON ruchings are made by plating
two or two-nnd a-half-inch ribbon in
box plaits at one edge. This Is set upon
wide turned-over collars OF velvet.
Some Of these collars have revers cx-
tending to the waist line, and the rib
bon plniting is graduated to about half
its width as it extends down the front.
THE use of ribbons is universal, and
the variety to choose from Is endless.
Striped or brocaded gauzc edged velvet
ribbons, velvet,edged gauzc ribbons,
brocadcd In velvet, and tnlfctn with
brocadcd stripes are among the novel
ties. The Dresden ribbons are growing
more popular, and summer dresses Of
silk and wool will be profuscly trimmed
with them.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
GUN AND SABER.


Quay horses are considered stronger
than brown ones, and hereafter only
gray ones are to be used for artillery
purposes in the Russian army.
LIEUT.. BERsIKR, OF the French navy,
has invented a compass which does
away with stecrsman, as the compass
steers the vessel itself.
Bro. GEN. THOMAS L. Casey, just
retired from the regular army at the
age OF sixty-four, has for the last seven
years had supervision Of all the river
and harbor improvements In the United
States.
THr sultan OF Morocco likes to look
on the faces OF his foes--when they are
dead. lie lately received, at Fez, two
cart loads OF salted human heads the
remains of Rahauma rebels. They nre
to adorn the city walls.
COMMODORE POTTER, the ranking otil-
Ger Of his grade in tho navy, has just
been placed on the retired list Of the
navy upon reaching the age limit OF
sixty-two years. He has been in the
navy since February, 1850 having been
uppohtcu from iiiihois, 'itouB" "a"
tive OF New York.
GrS. JouN b. GORDON, who has been
delivering his famous lecture in Arsnn-
sas and Texas, has had TO content him
self with four hours sleep out Of the
twenty four, owing To the inronds
made upon his time by old comrades,
who insisted on keeping him up half
the night to talk over the war
MAJ. JED IloTcnRIss, OF Virginia, in
talk about the battle Of FredericlSs-
burg before the National Geographical
society the other evening, expressed
the opinion that the famous stone wall
where the southern ritlemen checked
the advance Of the Irish brigade wv
probably the scene of the greatest
slaughter during the civil war.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
NOT PROPERLY APPLIED.
An Instancs In which Thought Mtslrs
Have Dcsn Placed 20 Det-
ter Advantage.

They have been building n church
down in Atlanta, and the architect
they selected to do the thing In .
Scandinavian who is Us frank in man.
ner IN he is artistic In practice. WheA
the building was nearly completcd
one OF the leading women OF the
church, mother OF a very famous Gcor-
gia belle, came to look Kt IL, snys thu
Washington Post.
"Ah, Mr., Blank" said she, "it is
very beautiful; but you mustn't take
too much credit to yourself Thoughts
has played great part In bringing
this to pass. Not work. hut thought.
! have put my mind on II since II he
gan 10 be. have given you absent
treatment TO help you. That 10 why
you have been so successful ! have
helped you greatly with my thought
"Dank you. madam; ] dank YOU
much," responded the architect But
l wish you had told mo about dis
sooner yet. would hat tole you what
to do. Myself, can build churches.
do not need your thoughts. but II
Is that man that puts In the glasa.
Why you not put your mind on himi
lie haf put In the most bnd glaaa
whatever | did see"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
THE CAVES OF M0KANA.
taiRs That Contain Many
:. Natural wonders.

Capt. Cameron, on his Journey
through urua in 1871, heard OF the
cave dwellers in the districts Of the
headwatcrs OF the Congo river. but In
spite of all the efforts he made wax
unable to discover them. News comes
now from Brussels, says the phila-
delphia Record that Lieut.. Leon
Cerckel, OF the Congo state troops, sue
ceeded In locating these caverns. Ac-
cording to a report published In Le
Movement Geographic, these caves
are situated In the mountains ana
hills which surround the valley OF the
Lufra. tributary OF the Lualaba.
The Luhra falls down at Duo over .
rock some 12o feet high. whence IL
flows through ravinc of from 400 to
500 feet deep, surrounded by steep
rocky mountains.
In distance Of about ten miles
from the Djuo fall are the caves Of
Moknna. All the caves are situated
in the rocks, Some Of them are two
miles and even more In length, and
most OF them are inhabited by savage
tribes Lieut.. Ccrckel says that they
al = absolutely dark, but not humid.
and that al least several thousand peo-
pie dwell therein. The fires which
burned within the caves caused .
dense smoke, which made n close i'm
yestigntion impossible. Cerckel sue
cecded only In entering some OF the
caves after he had presented the chief
OF the tribe with large quantities of
colored cotton prints and brass goods.
even then he was soon compelled
\. leave the district with his compan,
ions, as his life was threatened by the
savnges.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
WAS THE ANSWER YES OR MOP
An Unfinished PrnpoAttion Overheard
During u sfroiI on the
\. boulevard. ~-y


How they ever settled the question
the Chicago mntron never knew. Tor
the tnntalizing pnrt OF the story van
that she never heard the answer, says
the Chronicle.
She was Walking disag South side
boulevard late in the afternoon. ~
she hnrriesFiy passed man and girl
sirolling onward In '-'e more leisnrely
gait Of mutual enjoyment she heard
tac former say 10 the girl;
"Well II IL certainly true. we have
both got TO live our lives out IN this
world some way or other. have TO
live mine out, you have 10 live yours.
Now. what do yon say to living them
out togcthcr?"
And that WAS MI the Chicago ma
trnn heard OF the conversation OF the
Interested atrolers. Evidently The
girl OF the story wns In flutter Of
excitement. for no answer reached
the alert ears ei liis .aa.J pslsaifiGN,
who wanted TO turn around. but who
was sure II would he mean TO do So
SO she doesn't know yet what the
anawer was and she feels ms defrnnd-
cd OF her rightfnl pleasure as II the
last page 81 her novel had been blown
away by the wind,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
WITH ELECTRIC vELocIPEDES.
Looking Forward TO Great Nncs
when roys Are Thus
r1Na ProNss'cd. /,


II am looking forward now" said
Mr.. Fathcrly relates the New forh
Sun, "nnd with feelings compounded
in ubout equal parts OF apprehension
aud interest. to the time whey some IN
ventor shall have produce9 nm auto
mobile veloclpede, or vehicle OF like
general character, for the use OF boys;
some contriyance that can be chargcs
from u wire Of the electric light equip
iurnt IN the family home. AS II Is now
the boy gets out Of the velocipede that
he so gnyly propels only the speed that
he cun attain by the working OF his
own short legs; but even 40, he whlrls
around corners TO his own great de-
light and the imminent peril OF the
older people who walk; and at times
he manages to upset himself, or to
come into collision with other veloci-
pedcs similarly dpvcn; and SO, take Il
altogether, 10 make even with the low
powered and comparatively slow'mov-
ing machine considerable commoliop.
"liut give him. MS suppose some day
somebody viii, an electric yclocipedel
Now and then some big, grovnrup
electric vehicle OF the day, that II would
seem ought to be big enough. aud by
this time old enough, to know better
gets on lnntrum aud cuts up in n man
ucr astonishing TO see; and we think
that the streets Of this great city are
iust fnil Of life aud animation; but
wait iii the small boy gets bis electric
velocipedc and the acknowledged
gets him.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
HARD TACK is LOVES ENVOY.
Message ON an Army biscuit DuvtaU
the Late war Leads 10 = SOL
aier's Marriage.

An interesting romance which Wa
brought about by the Spnnish-Amsr-
lean war has just come to light In
Franklin, Pa. When war was declared
William Barber. who lived with his
parents on farm \ few miles from
fiiis city came to Franklin and joined
company +. Sixteenth regiment. and
wen: with his company 10 Camp
Meade, where he was accepted for
service against Spain. The army ra,
tion OF hard tack soon became tire
some TO Barber and others In ths
company. snys local exchange, and
while on his way TO the national
camp nt Chickamauga he conceived =
plan to secure better food. He wrote
his name and company address on :
piece OF hard tack. together with an
appeal to some good southerncr to
.. ~, -. \ - cnc sgrr-~ re.' 70 camp.
usnging out OF the car window he
threw The hard tack at the first house
the train passed. II fell into the
bands Of the daughter Of Col. Ray.
who, with her father. appeared at the
Chickamaugn camp the following
Sunday with big bnskct OF food.
Barber was invited TO visit them and
he did so whenever there was oppor-
tunity. The colonel owns rich plan,
tation. A few days ago iinrber mar
ried the daughter and has gone "
Tennessee to live,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03

An enterprising restaurant proprie-
tor in Philadelphia hung out large
blackboard sign the other day with
the following announcement; you
can't beat our i5-cent dinners" This
sign proved to be good drawing card
until a young man OF humorous turn
of mind came along, The latter, see-
ing the sign, stopped, and. nfier scru-
tinizing Il closely. smiled one Of those
smiles which bode no one any good.
He waited until none of the employees
was watching, and. taking out bis
handkerchief. he erased the letter "b'
from the word beat. The trensforma-
tion was complete. and il wasnoi until
a crowd had collected that the pro-
prietor OF the restaurant discovered
why there was larger crowd outside
than inside.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03

Half an hour later ne was M u, a,l,i
he's likely to Lave job just as long
as be wants one.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03

"iIorses were cheap IN the west; ~
fact. you could hardly give them away,
writes Rev, Cyrus Townsend 3rndy. In
Ladies Home journal. u remember 2
stockman came 10 n friend Of NINE
spealiug In this wise; I've got six
Young and middiing horses wei! broke.
and, considering the hard times. IN
pretty fair condition. What1l you give
me for them?' IN give you ten Just
like them said my friend, and think
myself lucky 10 save the feed and care
Of four OF them The offer was not
accepted"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
----l-------- --l--1-7l--779-'-'a7
HE WAS IN A HURRY.
And the bright small Doy Got the
Job lie Was AFTER with
b. out Delay. se;>s~

The merchant had arrived at his Of
fee rather early in the morning, and
five minutes after he got down TO his
desk a foxy-looking, bright -fnced boy
came In. 4 he merchant was reading,
and the boy, with his hat of, stood
there expectantly, but saying nothing,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer
At the end OF two minutes he
coughcd slightly and spoke.
Excuse me, sir" he said, but I'm
In a hurry"
The merch.nt looked up.
what do you want?" he asked.
Il want a JOB, II you've got one for
me-
"Oh. you dol" snorted the merchant.
"Well, what are you In such hurry
nbout?"
''Ive got TO be, that's why" was the
sharp response, II left school yester-
day afternoon to go to work, and !
haven't got place yet, and cant
afford to be wasting time. II you
cnn't do anything for me say so and
III go. The only place where ] can
stop ioHg ~ III tne Pihce "heIe phcJ
pay me for IT,"
The merchant looked nj the clock.
"When can you Gomez" he asked.
IL don't have TO come, replied the
yOungster. I'm here now, and Ia
been at work before this II you said
So"
Half an hour later ne was al -, aaa
he's likely to Lave job just as long
as be wants one.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03

One Of the pretty features Of dense
neighborbood in the heart OF New York
is roof garden belonging o hospital
Tor consumptives. The windows from
the mems sittinR-rooms reach TO tho
iioor. go that the sufferers can walk
out to he roof. and they spend much
Of their time tending. watering and
nrrni-g the plants.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-01-03
DEATH OF A NoTi
For Many Years the ola t'ii
ncen n Faithful ssU3ss
the Eagcr lIuntssr

George Washington, the huaig
sporty old fox that has lived ll M
South Valley hills at Valley Forge d
so many years, aud has flgared h
score or more hunts, met with il traglr
end u few days ago by being torn 10
pieces BY rack OF hounds
About n dozen members OF the pclki.
omen, Port Kennedy. Washington and
Black Rock hunts, with pack OF go
hcunds turned out one morning for u
hunt. After beating around the valley
hills for an hour, the hounds succeeded
In dumping" old George Washington,
and a lively chase followed. FoNey did
some pretty lively running among ho
hills for half an hour. and then made "a
break across the open country toward
New Ccnteryilc, with the hounds In
close pursuit. From Cedar Hollow, the
fox made good run through Charles
town township, and then headed for
Valley Forge, with the hounds very
close to his heels Finding that he ,sas
likely TO be picked up In the opcu
stretch Of country that lay before him,
he popped into grounding hole when
he was halfway back, and none too
soon, for the hounds were close on him
The hunters got picks and shovcls, and
as The hole proved shallow, they nncov-
cred him after an hours dirrluR
lie Had No Choice.
The wife Of u dynamo tender wentto
LabcrdasheE's to buy u pecktlt for
her husband. She selected brillient
red one, ready made; where ipon '.ne
young and inexperienced salesman,
with compassion for the future owner.
wns moved to remark;
Excuse me. missus. is this for your
husbnnd9"
at is," said the woman.
"Dont you think he'd gather nave
some other color? I'm afraid he won't
wear this red tie"
"Oh, yes, he will" said the woman.
firmly; hell have to--he's dead
Electrical I,eviev
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
Shock After Burns.

Shock, which is always present In
severe burns, requires the adminlstra-
ton Of ~stimulants. The amount OF
shock or collapse after any bad In
jury or sudden fright differs with the
character of individuals. Some sue
cumb TO it much more readily than
Others. When serious, the tempera-
ture drops below normal, the face is
pale, p!nched and anxious. the pulse
slow and feeble, the body bathed in
q cold Precipitation. Sometimes there
is ~shivering. Sometimes the mind
wanders. Place the patient at once
In q horizontal position, the head
slightly raised. Administer stlmu.
lants, alcoholic or aromatic vinegar. II
whisky or brandy Is used. give from
a teaspoonful to q tablespoonful Of bot
water every ten minutes until FIVE or
six doses have been taken. Surround
the body and legs inside the thighs
and under the armpits with hot water
bags, hot stones-anythlng to give
warmth-but lake care not to hurn
your patient. II tae injury ia to the
head, follow the same treatment. but
omit the alcoholic stimulant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04

It has been said Of the jackie sailor
boy that ne IL so passionately fond OF
pets he must have something to love.
IL 1t Is ,only n cockroach In q 'baccy
box" This statement was founded on
fact, for n OF the most remarkable
pets OF an English ship was a mon
strous ~cockroaeh. lie was four inches
long and one inch broad.
One OF the sailors had tanned him
and built for him u cage with q little
kennel in the corner OF II. This In
sect prodigy learned 20 recognize his
masters voice, and when he heard
him call would hurry out from his
kennel in response.
Among other odd pets that have been
beloved by English sailors was a seal.
who had a tank residence on board
and a daily round of pleasure and
duty. his pleasure seven meals q day.
his duty q bath after each meal. An
olher was a deer. wno would take a
guild OF tobacco with SO much delight
that the feiiow feeling aroused by his
a~ppreciatiye taste made him a general
fayorite.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
Bids for steel Bridge.

Notice il hereby given hat sealed bids
wiz be received by the board OF county
commissioners of Day county, South
Dakota, for the building Of a steel bridge
over Blue Dog Lake, Said bridge to be
a one-span bridge, "a feet long, ls feet
wide, 20 feet water course; height u feet
from foundation; 12-inch I-beams; the
bottom Of foundation to be 3 feet thick
drawn to 9 feet at top; wings running at
half angle from each end of abutmen
and to be IL feet long.
Bids must be accompanied by q good
and sufficient bond for the faithful
building Of said bridge according to plans
and specifications, in a sum not less than
the amount stipulated in the bid; said
bond to be approved by the board OF
county commissioners and filed in the
oilee of the county auditor.
No bids will be received after Wednes-
day, January Z, 1903, 8 o'clock a. M.
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Dated at Webster, s. D., this 10Th day
OF November, A. y. 1902.
William Egeland,
0 O4t County Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
ResoIutions.

Once more an All-wise Providence has
visited as and taken unto Himself one OF
our number, John Fremont Pitsor, a
highly respected and much beloved
brother, while yet in the prime OF life.
RESOLVED, that we, the Webster Fire
Department, while we humbly bow to
the win of Him Who doeth all things
well. yet deeply deplore the loss OF our
secretary, who was such an active mem
Der and will be 50 universally missed;
and that all will cherish the thought
that Jack was a good fellow and that we
may well follow in his footsteps; be it
further
RESOLVED, that the bereayed ones be
rendered our most sincere sympathy in
this their hour Of deepest grief; and
RESOLVED, that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this com
pany, acopy thereof be presented to the
stricken family, and that they be printed
in the local papers.
p j. RoTH,
e. r. Foster, Com.
w. i. MACK,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
Resolutions.
Committee.

Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God, to call from us our brother Knight
John +. Pitsor; and
Whereas, from our intimate know
ledge Of his true character we know
that his family has lost a true and low
ing father, our order a faithful and
chivalrous knight, and society an
earnest and honorable citizen, therefore,
Be it resolved, that while we mourn
his death we recognize that to all must
come the time Of dissolution and we
humbly submit to the will of the Grand
Chancellor of the Universe.
Be it also resolved, that we extend to
his bereaved family our heartfelt sym
pathy and proffer TO them the assistance
due from every Knight to all il trouble
and more particularly due the bereaved
ones of a departed brother.
Be it further resolved, that these
resolutions be spread upon our records
and printed in the newspapers of this
city and that a copy Of the same be pre-
scented to the family of our departed
brother Knight.
f. w. Taylor,
I. J.. Dyke,
II. +. Denton.
Committee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
Resolutions.
p. j. RoTH,
e. r. FOSTER, Co
w. l.. Mack,
Com.

Whereas, our Almighty Father and
Venerable Consul of the Universe has,
in His divine wisdom, seen fit to send
His angel Of death into the household
and take unto Himself our esteemed
Neighbor. John Fremont Pitsor; there's
fore,
BE 1t Resolved, that Webster Camp
No. 2o7I, Modern Woodmen Of America,
extends its deepest aud most heartfelt
sympathy to the berea#eaa wife and
children in this time Of great sorrow,
and prays that strength may be given
them to bow in humble submission to
the voice Of our a~ll-loving God, who
has taken from their home a most low
ing and devoted husband and father,
and from a camp a most earnest
worker and efficient officer.
BE 1t Further Resolved, that a copy
of above resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of the Camp and that a copy
be published in a newspaper, and that a
copy be presented to the bereaved
family.
Adopted in open camp Dec. Sd, 1902.
Signed: T. u. Dyke,
Ed. Mccormick,
Peder M. Fiksdal,
Committee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-04
WON Thnt one Heart poea.

The work OF the heart is the circu
htion OF the life giving blood through.
out the body. With each stroke or
beat of the heart II projects something
like six ounces OF blood into the bod
lily conGuits. throwing II for a distance
Of pine feet. That 1t does sixty-nIne
times a minute, 4,140 times each hour,
$4,000 times In a day, 3G.2G6.400 times
in a year and 2,540.337, 120 times In a
lifetime of seventy years. The blood
Is propelled by the heart nine feet each
beat, 20T yards each minute. seven
miles On hour. 100 miles In q day, G1,S17
miles In a year and 4,330, l20 miles In
the seventy years.
The total force exerted by the heart
every twenty-four hours has been cal.
culated to be equal to 124 foot tons
that is, II the whole force expended
by the heart In twenty-four hours were
gathered into one huge stroke such q
power would lift 124 tons one foot OF
the ground. This being the daily
force, that exerted In q year would be
equal 10 45,2C0 foot tons and that In o
lifetime, of seventy years 3,17o,303.
Such Is the enormous amount of work
performed By the human heart, which
only weighs eleven ounces and Is about
b size OF the closed fist.