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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
Appendacttis.

In cities where water works water Is
generally drank we find appendicitis q
have it. They drink clear spring or well
water. Croton water carries In solution;
a large quantity OF sand. an utterly IN
digestible silica.Which undoubtedly lodges
In the vermiform appendage. It is all
very well for chicken to have sand in
It's gizzard, because such sand is it's knife
and fork. but a man has no business with
dealers in so-called spring waters have
not set forth this theory by way Of adj
yertisement No man will deny that city
water is alive with sand Leave a bottle
full standing overnight and see the de-
5rcsit. New York Press
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
Polite Mr.. Jerome.

District Attorney Jerome CT New York:
whose father, Lawrence Jerome, was 4.
celebrated wit of his day, says that on
a certain occasion when he was a little
in. Fifth avenue stage, every other
'eat being taken. At the corner lady
entered and Ills father said to him in Sc
we're tones hys Travers. my boy. /
am ashamed Of you! Why dom 4 YOU get
up and give the, lady your seat ?s- Ill
scago News ~ 3 -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

y - eSquely behaVedsofG all the mon
ssters of the deep. Not from the chatting,
dish standpoint alone, issthe5 a thing CT,
interest md a joy forever. His career
reads g. stirring r0aaa1ea OF all
wild oysters q scorn the tame ones, arti-
hcially bred) the most picturesque is the:
American. Challengs, tfiyou will, the
imputation of nationaliryHto shellfish; the
American oyster is none the less the per-
sontfcatt ton Va nkee-pao eisno, His
declaration ind depend eAce1F iSs made as
IS ST. hi :allrYo st said before he Is
born. ffste Error eanE oYsterling lies
coddled with he ma TIE of its mother
Until it as OF sYist hle sizes and can sport
q rudiment he Il ##of it's own. IS But the
America. ma yon,# dsserts its happy
home q for open ocean while II is yet
not soaInu Is; as "a finished egg, a mere un-.
fertilized possibil ~ Of $arlsoyster.
Fate willing. SIt meetsHsin the sea the
yitalizing principle, aad f#deveIops with
startling rapidly into a5sdancing slime
drop, with distinct views or its own.
But fate oftenest turns s7aoWn her mex
orable thumb, and the rash eggIet ceases
to be a possibility at all Were 1t not
Tor this wastcful provision Of nat ure, IN
a few seasons the wet sea would become
az the dry land. For as the ordinarily
provldent oyster parent. presents the
world yearly with someE16 ON, 600 eggs,
the best OF them achieving record u
6O.OOO,00O 1t takes but q little figuring
to show that il all the offspring survived,
the fourth generation OF soyslers would
brim the ocean beds full. ss55%2
go avert this calamity 4 nature makesN
lie lively and strenuous for the -l,s :
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
ST SEPTEMBER 1902

about the luckless bivalves and patiently
pubs until the oyster inside, fairly tired
out In the struggle to hold his house to-
gether. capitulates and Is sucked into the
starflsh's greedy stoma CHI. Another enc
my, the oyster drill, whose tongue. Is a
rasplng fle, perforates his thickest shell
and literally eats him out Of house and
home. Sea worms. with the best inten-
lions IN the world. Irvine their stony.
folds about his valves and incarcera re
him. tosdfe of slow starvation. Barnacle
crowd MIN to death, and in his old "a ge
young oysters plant themselves t:iick.
upon his shell and smother him beneath
them. Altogether, statisticians say lie
has bat one chance in ,145, GOO OF rencn-3
Ing ripe old age.
The term Jolly oyster man, Is . 1nIi-
crous smisf1t.s Go down to Maryland e-
virginia, where the oysters are the thick.
est, and ask the men who know; ask the
oyster packers. the g tendants s at marine
hospitals; ask the oysternaen tf1eInseIt &
whether. yster fishing IS a jollyylife, a dS
tney VIII sing you a vigorous chorus of
woe. tOyster dredging, they agree is the
wretchedest business man can but his
hand to. The life has all the hardships
and most of the dangers of the sailors.
and none OF the romantic fascination. TT,
strain all day at a windlass in the teeth
OF a winter gale, buffeted by cruel gusts
OF freezing spray; to bend over heaps OF
rough shells, culling the full-sized oysters
from among tangled refuse and shells
under legal age; to eat the coarest OF food
and live in the closest Of quarters-these
things do not make up an alluring round
moreover, accidents are all in the DAVIS
work. A fouled dredge means a run
away W1ndlass. dealing wicked blows with
It's Whizzing crank. Falls GO naturally
with Icy decks. And the handling of. the
shells, dripping with bitter brine, pro
duces peculiarly painful, poisoned
wound. Fractures and Commissions and
fearful cases of "oyster-shell hand" to-
gether with pneumonia and pleurisy and
rheumatism, brought on by exposure.
keep the marine hospitals near oyster
ports busy. . - -.
AS If this We're not bad enough, the
hardships Of the work insure the man
ming of the dredging boats with the off,
securing of the earth. Only wretch at
his lazy shift will knowingly ship with
a dredge captain. Hard put to it to man
his boat. the captain enters into sunholv
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
Conscientious Scrup1es.

''This is a good BILL said the lobbyist.
why won't you vote for it?''
II have conscientious scruples that
prevent me-" replied the legislator.
Come off! When did you ever get
those things?''
I've always had conscientious scruples
against doing something for nothing
Philadelphia Press.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
Environment Small Eject

"After ALL observed the Tobaccenist:
to the Wooden Indian. this matter Of
amount to so very much. Why, I know
young fellow who was born and
brought up within, two doors of an. ath.
letic club who is now PLAYING exhibition
ping-pong games for living
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
Che uJild Oyster

The Romance Of His Oceanic and Com-.
merciai Career Picturesque Incl
dents Of His Early Life The Young
Fellows Enemies How He Is Cap
t,lred Tonging Oysters The Suck
ling Process What Is Done Witt,
Oyster Shells Results Of Over
Fishing y y y
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
A Difference of SIS.

In a Boston police court the other day
man was fined $40 for kicking his: horse
and the next one UP was assessed SIS for
kicking his wife. All OF which goes to
show that the S. P. c. A. is attendins
closely to business in Boston. AWasting-
ton Post. - N.... n r. .. .r.-- & =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

-, candidate for congress in Kansas
charges an admission to his public NEE.
ings. He proba bly, has "a long head
There are many poorer circuses u IN a
Kansas stump-speak king. louisville Cou-i
r.er-:J ofrTs Al gs5is
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
Yes. Indeed.

When a man gets tired out and i'll he
goes fishing, returning shortly with
three wall-eyed pike. restored health ara
q blister on his nose. When a woman
feels that way she hangs around the
house and cries If anybody looks at her.
It must be lovely to be man.-C Chicago
Record-Herald. 81 u %EEsss55 s5-sSss -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

Summer Boarder-Lack Of education
Farmer Jones-Afnt It? Why. there S
men comes out here who are SO years old,
and never saw corn planted.-Detroit
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
small Coin.

Provision has been made to meet the
demand from Western banking centers
OF notes Of small denominations du-ing
secretary Of !. the United States treas
ury, has made preparations to give sucn
assistance as can come from his DEPART
to aid in moving the crops, III & Or Of
der that MONEY stringency may be avoid
ed. Notes Of small denominations have
been very scarce in 70 fmer seasons. The
total amount Of currency on hand is now
1851 100000, as against ,$526. 1856 600. and tha
increase consists mainly Of notes of small
denomina tions-BuffaIo News. 3-ss 81. 3 r.zg,.l
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
Mixed Metaphors.

"A German lady In town IN Ventura.
county had "a daughter who was her:
mothers pride, The mamma bears some:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

At a recent girls party in Atchison
roasting ears were served, and "a prize
given to the one who could eat the most
a frail looking girl, with soulful eyes and
an acknowledged yearning for hig ners
things. piled up seven cobs, and Ho;
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13
---- o. .cYr--,y
and is also q prosperous merchant. On one
occasion the daughter. who assists her

mother in the store, was, by dint of hard
work among relatives and friends, chosen
as queen of a street carnival to be held il
the town. Maternal pride ran riot in the
elder Woman's breast. To a friend she
burst forth in this ecstatic strain:
oh mein Mile! She was so peauti-
full as neffer vas! Dere vas. no gerrel sc
peautifuS as meini Millie! z-Tnd she was
sooch a good cook Und she vas sooch a
good tressmaker-O dere vas no gerrel
like mein Mile! Und she vas de best
clerk vat effer hat in mein shtore INT
she vas good nusicianerEO mein Millie
vas de greatest geFrel vot ,effer vas-she
vas yust a Jack of an ,rabbits!'A~ Elk
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

fal!acg sets down the
oyster as the emblem of Grass
witlessness and lurnpish- unpro-
erosion. Yet by rights the
wild oyster-forlall his outward
plainness--is the most pictur-.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

Did you remember to call and INQUIRE
after dear Mrs: Boreham ~
es, but Z quite forgot what the an
isWerg was, 81
That S Of no consequence. I'm so
glad you inquired Pun
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

What are your rates?'' asked the
prospective victim Of the lady fortune
teller #s -. - :,
II can't afford to tell you anything but
disaster for. 80 cents, e replied the: lady,
but for 81 I'll agree to tell you 4 good
luck fortune. with no bad luck i'll H.
Columbus (Ohio} State Journal s1's 80
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

4 --Onrer 1rauouIenr concerns under plaus-
ible and high sounding titles as to med.
ical and scientific institutions, offer d.
plomas to incompetent persons at from
IS to $25 each. The advertisements will
read, Tthe college has medical faculty,
and is an institution of high standing
Its principal faculty is to extract dol
lars from the public ~
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
LOUIS WAREHOUSE srATEMENT.


lo Ne. n ds5hi H ssisn ss:s e: % sss.Sa s saif sc I:
5 oet. 7.sse: Nov. $50: Dec. and jan, ;.sac: FEB.
and some Foreign support based on publish IIv-
ali points. The South sent bullish reports rs to
the ruling Of spot markets: and a. 20 the
private cables declared that sentiment abroad
6 had q 's ssmio 4 turn n ;I sss ee supp,: I. i toMa4s ,Re
close OF the season. But befors midday tho
Sss,ns . reports psom ans er new reports TSSn . shssssd for aeW a
turn. Light estimate for to-morroW's Houston
i fsss'p reports asssi ,Ss. S Suii. P in New o2i.sns f Intended aSsi
accepting all tenders OF May, contracts attracted
hesitate tsssis ao1 to follow 'u up it's s" Conviction. " wish. III large
sales Of summer months. The weekly Government
anticipated. and led to heavy realizing BY tired
commisslon.houss longs. Prices broke badly dur
ing. the feature OF which was aver the selling
Of long cotton, The issuance Of May notices, some
OF SPP''s'n points 1T :As ocs sSsa' f'H The an Market snt Closed Easy
IN me fssa =. Where Where 4 NEEDED hs ssiIe I showers Hs' we're as'Gfe fore,
Liverroal. May s.0cotton-spo quiet: prices
firm; American mn %isd,ins :,,s;s; T he sales Q, Of
; sDseul1 R lion and s expert S.,, and al in smsr;d. $500 rh A ,
9lIns' g. s,Ls g; CO ;.,,s may t tSns ,n Sgs in'y NAY so snS
;ss.s'a and SnS ssp.: Ivy ts-s4 anG . Sas sept :sSas'd and spy ess:
i 81. :ad 81 s:n: r. ss..s Rssi s,.s 5si't sas: :ss'a s. sr': saa
..s ssy 9 ssS s::n Isl MAJ }Kuas a', ,'isss 'Pse int 1ai;
s: ! Sc Sc: A Ao s .7sss &c: f 6ss. nd: :5sss; &c: S nSs.
d dlisas5 SCI si-i Spot s cotton or sH1s,: 'a ) SEC Co. H RoM h, ID.
sse nl lSdlSs; m 9.il IL s-ls : :-l ssiels sG'd La! %sid s Z
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
Wool,

London. May 1.-THE orerins. a, the wool aue-
tIsion sa n.. , .Dilii.a nug sssgsss, We; we're bales n se, G9m &c.
&C. 1s:@ .si.. 's E d ssia + Ii. .5s s sssa1hv Vale. Tol s.ss s,i e:
I :s0Sred g, ss.d SsIs ed !, greasy .Sio'sa Queens:
iaiod. Victoria. 100 bales: Secured ssdais 81:
greasy 4.adgi. ID South australia. 700 bales:
f Hisas: F ass o sdsis 81 at-i New YEA lssi.n da: s.aa6 Bales So
Boston: Hay ia1.TH!.ss i shs Wool market here
firm: The strike in the WOODEN mills in this
set. TerritOry' wools are : very rfee quiet sa but but m fnm
P s'.,is cS ARE %ain s,Inssiv and oao,s.ions are bI,
isgiSc: staple st lsaec and medium a, 1000.
o onss ss's small nees Ohio are and iei Fenn nssfs xi'h xN sse
a %e, %ish s' sissisa Xxx x aHs a sseve o ssSs' S:la y s' /.
quoted at 2s@2ss No. l washed comblns :sq2'c
wool j is very Arm. Choice @Ac combi Ga a seouTea !,
quoted at 7oatsc: good s7assc. and average $50
The Visible.
New York. May Especial cabl. and te,e-
graphic communication to Bradstreet's show the
H IHni9sin s,s ss.ns snd '1 ca axa,iao, east spD q sse S @esas-
decreased ii5aoo bu-: anoat for and in Europe
coH%Tni,ed states and SRp can d.. east Oh Of The
Rockies. decreased 10000. .oats-United states
Among the more Important decreases reported
this week are those Of Soo. 900 bushels in Mani
els at interior elevators, and 49,
900 bushels at Chicago private elevators
Dry Goods.
New. York May 13.-A quiet dry-goods Depart
ment has been noticeable again to-day. without
any new feature and no call for special COM
ment- Stocks In first hands are generally IN
ssod shape and this keeps prices steady. in face
OF a quiet demand.
Manchester. May Is.-Clo,hs dull. Yarns dun.
Dried Fruits.
New York. May is.-Tradinx in evaporated ep-
pies IL fair. but not active. Tic marks; holds
firm on light offerings. with prices as las: quoted.
choice sxGIoEc; fancy lolTifc. In pr1nes a
better demand l. noted. with the feeling a shada
hrmer. Fun outside prices are asked for new
fruit: In old. values are Irregular. though the
feeling is steadier. Auricots and peaches continue
In moderate request and are rtendy at quota
dons. Prunes 3x0skc. Apricoss-Boxes. 1ok0
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
CURES WEAK MEN FREE.
Insures Love and n Happy Hon
for All.


How any man may quickly cure himself
after years OF suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality, night losses, varicocele,
etc. and enlarge small weak organs to full
size and vigor. Simply send FOUR name and
address to DR.. Knapp Medical Co.. 75 Hull
Bldg. Detroit. Mich. and they will gladly
send the free receipt with fun directions so
any man may easily cure himself at home.
This Is certainly a most generous oier. and
the following extracts taken from their
daily mail. show what men think OF their
generosity.
Dear Sirs-Piease accept my sincere
thanks for yours OF recent date. / have
given your treatment a thorough test and
the benefit has been extraordinary. 1t has
completely braced me ". / am just as Wig
orous as when a boy and You cannot realize
how happy l am
Dear S.r%Your method worked beauti.
fully. Results were exactly what I needed.
Strength and vigor have completely re-
turned and enlargement is entirely zstis-
factory" I.
Dear sirs-Yours was received ard I had
To trouble In making use of the receipt "a
directed. and can truthfnlly say Il is q boon
to weak men. I am greatly improved IN
size. strength and vigor."
All correspondence Is strictly confdentfaI
mailed in plain. sealed envelope he 3.
cedpt Ia free for the asking and th0~
every man to have It
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
The CHARLES Green REAL ESTATE co

TWELFTH ST.. .sl7 N.-1sIsx14o; Two-story =
room brick: two families: 81, 200. J. H. Gundlach
q Co, 36l5 n. Broadway.
business corner on Easton ave.
renting for 81. a year: will sell for SZ2,0 the
owner wants money. hence the sacrifice, p. T.
Madden & Co. 3Sl2 Easton ave.
VEST Ave. 3~s3s-25x127. history Groom brick:
81. $50. J. II. Glndlach & Co. 36l5 n. Broadway.
WARREN ST. sIS-Two story Groom brick and
basement: 200. J. f. Gundlach 4 Co.. 36l5 n.
Broadway.
WELLS brick of SIX rooms and
bath: made street: lot 25x1O: only s., 500. Cav
anaugh. sl2 Chestnut.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14

Spot market quiet at l-lsc lower. Sales. ro
bales. QUOTE ordinary ! l5-ise: good ordinary.
middlinE. sisc: midling fair. I0c:. tinges and
stained at kGSc below white.
Middlirgs. sic. Futures, llG3 points lower.
May 9.0Sc: June S.9Sc; July s.SSc: Aug. sole;
Sept sac: Oct. 7.ssc: Nov. 7.s5c: Dec. 1.sic:
Jan. $40.
. 5-lec.
New orleans@Spot marke, quiet. Middlinys,
8 S-l6c. Sales. 400 bales.
Memphis-spot market quiet. Middlins.. . I-lsc.
Sales. 200 bales
Receipts at principal points:
Galveston. 1.e9s bales. against 3,s<' bales last
year.
New Orleans. 1.5es. against s.eo7-
Mobile. 8. against IL.
Savannah, al. against i.ssG
Charleston. =. against la.
Norfolk. III. against s24
Houston. E4. against 5.s6a
Memphis, 1S1. against IS.
The net receipts Rtail United States ports for
four days were "a. liz bales. as against 2S.3i6 a
week ago and 0.4a7 a year ago: exports. i5.3s5
bales. against s2.sS a year ago: stocks. Ss.90
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
On Personal Property.
TO LOAN

We CAN and WILL give you a
RATE Of interest than any other company in the
paying back the loan and AMOUNT OF PAY
MENT YOU wish to make. either weekly or
you have had money. GOODS REMAIN In your
awn possession. and if you GET SICK or OUT
OF WORK we will hold payment. SO there Is no
danger Of losing your goods. There ia NO PUB
LICITY OR INCONVENIENCE: papers can be
signed at house. You get money same day
YOU apply. We will pay any indseiedness on
II you cannot call. write or telephone. and vs
will send agent to explain our system
Tel. B 434. BROKERAGE CO..
Room I. Mansur building. 91&La Olive At.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
14c; bags. ie,sdIcc. P~eaches-Peeled 1+alsc; un-
peeled. S4qllc.

Now York. MAY l3.-Conee-Spot-Rio duieti
No invoice 5 I-lsc: mild. quiet; Cordova Sk0
i2c. The market opened steady. with prices un1
further worked up 5 points on fairly active sen.
eraI buyiny led by local shorts Bullish FOREIGN
market news caused the better feeling here and
checked pressure from importer Nevertneiess
REGENTS in the crop country were larger, and spot
demand did not broaden appreciably-. The marxee
settled back partially later and c.ossd STEADY
and net unchanged to ) points higher. Total salee
were IL. $50 bags. including Sept. at 5.aSc, Nov. AZ
SOC. Dec. at 500: March at a.soc.
Petroleum.
Toledo, O.. Nav I3..oii-North Lima sc: South
OH CITY. Nav I3.-Credit balances S1.1: GER
tifcates. no bid: shipments IS. ~: average III ~:
runs q. 093: average 81
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
LIVE N LIVE.

That is our way. We advance money on saia-
ries and furniture at lowest rates in the city.
ment. Disc9un, !, paid before due II sick Or
Strictly confidential. VIII take up your loan and
advance more. Will call on request; Mound City
Finance Company. 42 Benoist building. Ninth
srd Pine ets 'PhOnc n AZ
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14

Department OF Agriculture. Weather Bureau
Meteorological observations received at 81. Louis
May IL. 1902. at 61y p. m. local time and ) D. N
seventy NTH meridian time. observations rade
at the same Homent OF time at all stations.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
Township Convention. in Miller.

Eden. Mo-. May lbs. r. English. Chair
man Of the Democratic Central COMMITTEES
Of Miller County. has issued a call for town.
shfp conventions on June q. to select dele
gates to a county convention to be held
June %. to select delegates to the State an&
Judicial conventions and to nominate a full
county ticket.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
INVESTMENTS

G0s Franklin ave, 3-story brick building: store
Sl:. 900.
BIB Franklin ave, 4-room brick cottage. with
all improvements: lot 25xl45: price. s.. 500.
1901 Dickson ST. s-room stone-front brick dwell
Ing: bath. furnace and stable: lot 2jx1lslE price.
N.51.
II7 n. Compton ave. S-room brick dwelling.
with bath and furnace: lot 25xli5; price. 5000.
-Easton ave. south side. Just east Of Union ave-.
to alley, 1888 feet
ADAM WEBER. I'll franklin ave.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY.
PARK AVENUE COUNCIL. NO. 7o7. X. 4 I.
OF Security. meets on the first ard third Wednee-
day cf every month at Phoenix Hall. northwest
correr Jefferson and GAYS avenues. Visitors ira
ternally invited.
INCEN GALLAGHER. President
Conrad Book. Corresponding Secretary.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
LEGION OF HONOR.

IRVING COUNCIL NO. 2. LEGION OF
SEf honor, meets ioIrssht at Masonic Tenn
~ MORRIS G.. LaEVINSON.
ChaneaI1ox,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
THE WEATHER.
Official Forecast Announced for
To-Day and Tomorrow.

Washington. May I--Forecast:
llinois-Partly cloudy Wednesday. probably
showers. Thursday fair. with warmer in north;
fresh north to northeast wirds.
M~issouri-Showers Wednesday. Thursday fair.
with rising temperature.
Kansas-Fair "wednesday and Thursday: warm
er Thursday.
Eastern T~eNns-Par,iy cloudy Wednesday and
Thursday: fresh south winds.
Western Texas-Fair Wednesday, except prob
ably showers and cooler In the Panhandle. Thurs
DAY fair. warmer In north.
Oklahoma and indian ~ritory-ShOw and
thunderstOrms and cooler Wednesday. Thursday
fair, warmer.
Arkansas-Showers and thunderstorms wednes-
day: cooler in northwest. Thursday fair: warmer.
Local Report.
ST. Louis. Tuesday. May u. Isoe.
$50 am. $50 p m.
Thermometer. degrees .-..-........11 "a
Relative humidity -
DHeStICh
Weather at S:5s Q. m. fair; at $50 p. H..
imum. Il. River IA feet.
r. ].
Local Forecast Official.
Government Report.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
RED MEN.

STANDING ELK TRIBE. NO ~
Improved Order of Red Men. meets
&k8 every Thursday sleep at Drutds' Hall
IA southeast corner Ninth and NarEsr
streets: first Thursday Of each moon
Adoption degree: second Thursday. warriors de-,
gree, third Thursday. Chiefs degree. fourth
Thursday. tribal business Visiting chiefs invited
WALTER C. MOORE. s,cb.n
E. ScoviI, c. Of r.. 2340 Wash st.
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Indicates precipitation inappreciable.
r. J. HYATT.
Local Forecast Official
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INDEPENDENT ORDER F~oREsTERs.


Regular meetings second and fourth Tuesdays
IN each month at Bowi7an's Hall, northeast cor.
ser Eleventh and Locust streets. Visiting For.
uterp invited.
Z. RoTERMANN. Chief Ranger.
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INDEPENDENT ORDER ODD FELLOWS

- wILDEY LODGE. NO. 4 l. O.
o. F. meets Tuesday evening Of
$3.50 each week at Hall No. L. odd Eel
~ Iows' building. corner Ninth and
Olive. at s o'clock. The second degree viii be
invited. ]. +. n a.
Herman Heuser. Secretary.