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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
BELGIAN HERES ANNOY
CALIFORNIA RANCHERS,

II j. reported that the Importation of Bel
@iJu t.dr"H IN such vast numbers threatens
California with the same danger which
II: Nod Australia.
Tho" are ovsrrunnirC the whole country
to such Ht alarming extent that a bounty
ht" been offered III some counties for their
skins.
IT, IS al:" partly 20 overimpnrta:ion and
partly To their great f-cundity-whiciI. by
tttr Nay, reminds on" of the small boy who.
fr'vr.nG over his school task. wished h.
w#- q Belgian hare. cause he'd heard they
multiplied rapidly
lilly for the peace Of mind of the California
ranch"r. whose crops suffer from the corr
slant depredat!cnS o. the mischicvous ami
mails.
\ way ont Of the difficulty might he =,g-
g"st"i in Il recent statistical report 10 the
effect that millions of rabbits are cIarCh-
tered every year in the British Islands and
Australia for their fur. which is used IN
making felt hats.
Tremendous numbers Of these skins ara
sent yearly to hat manufacturers in the
mite! States. after first being sent to Con-
tinental Eur"p" to he plTckcd of the long
hairs. which arc useless in felt making
This is done by cheap hand labor. compe-
tent machinery TO perform that work 70
manning still III the limbo of the unin-
vented.
Wilcr the skins finally arrive here they
are shaved Of their close fur. which then
goes to the fe!ter.
II surely seems as IL there must he s-ms
economic method OF bridging this gulf be-
tween 90 obvious an Gyersupriy and an
equally great demand for the home product
rabbit skins.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
QUERIES IN ETIQUETTE.


WI Won kindly inform m. through me columns
~ your paper. In your Questions ;, hnaut,'"
Of The sunday Republic. u the p'''''e'y OF the
30 .,,,
Fouhs gentleman '"r Vice lfI-a'' anu .tln' s..
I'm ,ninhS he or she w"i.d ''"e l" ~ 'r
acauaintance. o.,.
~ !H"F' : ~ pi"p-i
ih.t'e me gentleman To cal on h'
- - u'ts s". ~ ne t'nt'""" H.. 81, d,v is
~ a y no s't'""' .r.,o,.1 a. =, +,
~ n !" lh'''s'''h s'"''
r. ',n ...,,, III. gentleman nay
-, i"s %. nd AZ VIVA, ,,,a-
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

dcstal in a tangie OF underbrush and hang
ing vines. The iron railing that had once
surrounded 1t was broken down. and the
branches of the trees near were black with
sleeping buzZards. Two great palms reared
themselves in the moonlight at either side.
and beat their leaves together in the night
wind. whispering and murmurirg together
like two living conspirators.
This ought TO be safe enough" Clay
rmu TO himself. IT'S Just the place
for plotting. / hope there are no snakes
He seated himself on the steps of the pc
destal and lighting n cigar remained s;nok-
ing and peering into the shadows about
him. until a shadow bIacker than the dark
ness rcs- ~ his feet. and Il voice said.
siernly, Put out that light. l saw it half
Il mile away"
Clay rose and crushed his cigar under his
foot. Now then. old man. he demanded.
briskly. whats up? It's nearly daylight
and we must hurry"
Stuart seated himself heavily on the stone
steps, like a man tired in mind and body.
and unfolded a printed piece Of paper. Its
blank side WAS damp and sticky With
paste.
1T IS too dark for you 20 see this" he
began. in a strained vice. 80 l will trans
late it TO you. 1t. Is an attack on Nine.
Alvarez and myself. They put them up dur
Ing the ball, when they knew my men
would be at the Palace. | have had them
securing the streets for the last two hours
tearing them down, but they are all over
the place. in the cafes and clubs. They
have done what they were meant TO do
Clay took another cigar from his pocket
and rolled it between her lips. what does
1t say" he asked.
1T goes over the old ground first. 1t
says Alverez has given the richest birth
right of his country to aliens-ihat means
the mines and Langham-and has put an
alien in command of the army-that IS
meant for me. I've no moro to do with the
army than you have-I only wish l had!
And then II says that the boundary az
sressions Of Ecudor and Venezuela have
not been resented in consequence. II asks
what can he expected of a President h
is az blind 10 the dishOnor of his country
as he is TO the dishonor OF his own home?"
Gay mutte-ed under his breath, Well,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

go on: Is It explicit: More explicit than
Yes" sail Stuart. grimly. u can't r.
peat IT. 1t j. quite clear what they mean"
Hive you got any Of them" clay asked.
Can goa fix it on some one that you can
hgh,?"
Mendoza did It.. Of COURSE Stuart an
swered. but we cannot prove IT,. And If
We could. We are not strong enough 10 take
him. He has the city fun of his men now.
and the troops are pouring in every hour"
We'll. Alvarez can stop that. can't he"
"Fhey are coming III fcr the annual r.
View. He cant SHOW the people that he is
afraid ot his own army"
What are you going to do"
What am / going TO do. Stuart re-
peated. duly. That's is what / want you to
tell me. There * nothing | can do ROW.
I've brought trouble and insult on people
who have been kinder to me than nv own
blood have been Who took me In when l
was naked and clothed me. when l hadn't
& friend or a sixpence to my name. You
ememb"r-1 came here from that row in
Columbia Will my wound, and / was DOWN
with the fever when they found me. and
Alvarez gave me the appointment. And
this is how l reward them. If | stay %
more ham, If I 60 away. l leave them
surrounded by enCmies, ard no; enemies
WIG !iSht fair. bIt damned thieves and
scoundrcIs, who stab at women and who
Tight in the dark. / wouldn't have had IL
haI zen. old man. for my right arm. They
they have been so kind to me. and | have
been so happy hCre-ani how The boy
bowed his face in his hands and sat breath
ing ~b!ckcnly. while Clay turned his unlit
cigar between his teeth and peered at him
curiously. through the darkness. Now I
have made them both unhappy, and they
hate ne, and / hate myself. and have
brought nothing but trouble to every one.
First I made my own people miserable,
and now | make my best friends miserable.
and 1 had better ba dead. / wish I were
dead. I wish 1 had never been born"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

WRITTEN THE $INDtY K~EPrBLiC.
cats. like serpents. have long been known
10 possess the powers Of hypnotizias their
prey by 4 glance from their eyes
The case Of Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham.
VII" went to Bellevue Hospital. New York,
recently. twice In one day. with her Jaws
fixed and rigid and her mouth open because
IF H.. effect Of cats eyes Upon her. has
caused much wonder among iayIIen and
medical authorities.
So wonderful i The case in point that it
resembles i'll many respects the story Dt
Ia Mlaurier. in winch poor Trilby was hyp-
Noticed by a glance az a photograph OF her
Sveuga!i.
HIS. Cunningham feels her jaws relax
and liz even ~ III" mention Of the word
LAT" IN her presence. causing her to show
signs -; mental Uuca~inesS.
Many times while Walking peaceably
alou2 tn street 81" has been suddenly con
fror;'d by 1t stray cat and been obliged 10
walk home sr"tra!.>S.
To her I. cat j. d serious rnatLer.
She j. not a young. nervous gin.
She has lived in this world II sorrow and
of cats for the last fOrty-eight years, so
that her peculiar misfortune cannot be al
tributrI 10 a youthful nervousness.
Whcu s!,. was onl. II wears old. she says.
She first felt the hypnotic influence hidden
in the cats eye.
A pet kitten with which she was playing
sudderly went mad IN her arms.
When sll" threw It 10 the floor in fear. the
furry creature ran. writing. splitting and
scratching. through every room III the
house.
The impression made at that time upon
her was 50 strong that she never forgot il.
She lcap"d to Il table. screaming.
Then her nois. stopped. and she found
herself looking straight at the Infatuated
animal, with her mouth open. a. if she were
still shouting, but MOI a sound came from
her lips.
Her jaws were tightly weiged and she
could neither open nor shut them.
Every body supposed she had "lcckjaw."
but gradually the phenO'neEOn went away
OF its own accord. leaving her again in her
normal condition.
But The fear of i eat would U0t go.
Ever since she has DreE annoyed repeat
cdiy by Il recurrence t.: the Innlady.
# the cat goes about is business and
pays no attention 10 her she vii! pay no at
tention To tn. cat.
The moment the creature faces her or
the moment she comes face 10 fac" with one
UNEXPECTEDLY and gets Il took into its eyes
feels her jaws plrtiu; ana shows all tn.
outward symptoms Of being afflicted with
trtanus.
ON the day that she was conveyed TO tn"
hospita. twice she exhibited all the usual
signs.
When she awoke in the morning. like the
hero in Edgar Allan POe's BLACK Cat
she found a cat IN her room.
OF course. it threw her into a spell ami
she was taken to the hospital In an ambu-
lance.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

WRITTEN O TIE sI>f ." "t!...
s.. Louis tourists returning from f;nr"I"
bring wonderful r"Dorts %: Tony Faust,
Sr's remarkable training in athletics at
Wiasbadcn. I'm Germany.
Mr.. Faust has been travelling abroad with
his family for six months.
Lately the Fausts settled for an extensive
STAY al Wieshaden, which oven at this sea
son of tho year is much frcquented ny Wis
itors from every part OF the globe.
II is there thai the popular rcstaurateIr
Is training to become an athlete.
He had not been ~ this famous resort
longer than a week when he found himself
the most expert "Skat' PLAYER of the town.
He won from all who attempted to play
with him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07


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.''-'t "''e"l: BE-
NO, NJ, are E.' "' -.
o., r- f"r them GIVE -'l "u''- af,'"-
tn.
And tn~y wil! -" "UytH-uc {" -""ur" '!ac
attention. - Is rvi- nc"1 tE '''- "'EHiHi
return To- ;lo hn-u'f4I " &c. %" dry
II tlsv rL:ow thymseiv"F i"'" %"'7
j. j. r"f i.H.fon=t..' that tn Il" -:
o.' 'y- .sa1. 80 g. to r~~rei'e rh" '."HS-t
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go" ''' nc N H"'S 'i''' '- '"H
i,@.s j. ~"adgrs,..
"iH" III" ".'l become slow in ~" ~.'5n-
-: -" ""t'. VIII JOSS frequently heat. 'He
'-i"''."'"'" s'1H'ftneS drr'S .H'"N n"r-
ma, 'A"+ can resist g caiF+''' itt'"tE or
q Big 'Hi. an" Tie sleep :. @i i";'hti
and purposes raj
'h' u j. ais" t"iSH"i, an i@' purpose
! - "i''tot cl'enu""-
"Hys'-sia takes many curl"IS forms hut
tire eat h:guoriz;us' ease is rather new"
Doctor Walter g. t.ldaE ais" Fdicu!"d
~" idea Of hypn"ti>in. - did the hoSpIta!
YLvsiciar>-
III. thing 20 f". and the thinT they
did. | suppose, was 10 Civ" her a little
citl"r- form ana let her forget about II
vh"r 81" woil@ up Il seems To oe a clear
case If hy>ter!a. hut Jhsr" is TO denying
tina: / t""@ an UNcs"ai fnrnl-
"R'Ght IL line with this cas-" IS one OF
medical history.
1t s-sns 'fat IN eminent physician once
I've! WI" made q sH"ciaitT OF hip diseases
He Was enthusiastic over his Sanitarium
and took great delight in showing members
Of rhe medical p- f.sS.on tnrought IT.
ore day he took Il CoCtoF on a tour OF
inspection. and they stopped At a bed IN
which lay a woman with a bad case OK
hip trouble.
RECOGNIZED TIL VISITOR.
.Shs smiled in recognition Inar seeing
H.. .,s:tor. ana the doctor smiled in re-
tr,..,
vh.r tie two musicians were again IN
,na rri,-sr. otHcl the rroprie-or OF the
s.,i,ariun asked.
:. Won tpny- that woman
.rartafrIv. =
We. ~ ro. t,ou- about bar c,ss~
".EGtbira much: orIv 7 had he- thirteen
..,,. .rn ry,L ~. e,on hin ,-n,hra and
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

Lieutenant: This o;rafc t~u:incss amt
what ii used TO hn. is 49,
Pirate Chief: II should saw not. Why.
my little boys got more money in his toy
bank than there is in that treasure chest
We Just buried"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

CTO BE C~ONT1NUEDJ
Copyright. 1902, By Charles Scritner's Sons.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

Clay reached the Presidents palace during
the supper hour. and found Mr.. Langham
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
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The age-herald., 1902-04-06
The Club Habit Among Women.


 Edward Box in Ladies Home Journal
 I firmly believe that if one-half the women who belong to clubs would take an honest accounting of themselves and decide the actual good derived from their membership in this or that club it would have two results: Fewer clubs and fewer women of scattered energies. Now, the club idea of itself is to be commended for man or for woman, provided it is productive of some good and it is kept in it's rightful place. If a woman who Is busy all day amid the routine of her household work belongs to some one good club to which she can go and leaving do- mestic cares behind, get into an en- tirely different atmosphere and secure mental stimulus or physical refresh ment from the change, 1t is beneficial. It does that woman good. Therefore it is worth while. It matters not what kind of club it is; if 1t appeals to her dominant taste and she derives distinct benefit from it, it is a good factor in her life. The question for her to honestly decide is: Does she come away from that club refreshed pr bettered? If she cannot honestly say that such a result comes to her then she should be honest with herself, and, resigning from that club, join some other from which she will derive some distinct benefit, or devote the time now given to that club to some other recreation which will do her, or some one else through her, some dis tinct good.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
Change in Mems Names.
n the Savannah (Ga.) News.

From the Savannah (Ga.) News
 It is unfortunate that the State of Georgia has just issued very large and expensive Historical" volume in which the name of Nathaniel Green appears instead of "Nathanael." Brewers His tory of Alabama" also falls into the same error. which I very much doubt. Why, Asa Bird Gardiner has a brother named plain Gardner, and Bishop Coxe has a father named Cox. General Robert A Toombs dropped the A. from his initials, while Alexander Stephens added. the H. to his. Gen. Zachariah Taylor became Zachary Taylor, and Stephen Grover Cleveland dropped his front name en- tirely. Not only did West Point Military Academy change Grants name from Ulysses Hiram to Ulysses Simpson, but in later years a graduate of the Acad- emy, Ulysses Grant White, was by mis- take commissioned in the United States Navy as Ulysses s. Grant White. Names, therefore, are quite 'onsartin" in many cases. It may be that Gen. Greene's name originally was, as recorded on the old army rolls, Nathan Green" and he may have added the 'iel'' and the ''e" later in life We used to read of Green" County, Georgia, 'wayback,' and of "Gwinnette" County. Mrs. Stacey tells us Button" Gwinnette should be "Bul- ton," but I don't make 1t out so in his signature to the Declaration of Independ- ence.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
BEAUVOiR ABANDONED.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Mrs Varina Jefferson Davis, accom- panied by her niece. Mrs. Jos. R. Davis, night, after a few days spent partly in Biloxi and partly in Beauvoir. Mrs. Davis trip away was to visit the home where she passed so many happy days, and which will probably go to other hands before many weeks have rolled away. She and Mrs. Jos. R. Davis took rooms at the Montross Hotel where the reception which almost all of Biloxi's s population attended was given Thursday night. Mrs. Davis and her niece were joined by Judge Kimbrough of Vicks- burg, chancellor of the northern district of Mississippi, a lifelong friend of the Davis family. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, the party of three were driven up along the beach to the old home of Jefferson Davis, which stands in a park of noble trees and forms one of the most picturesque sights upon the coast.
 On her visit to this city, three years ago, the old home was dismantled. AL most everything that was valuable senti- mentally or intrinsically, was shipped away then. A few relics of her happy life there were packed in boxes. fne box es were undisturbed and with the assit- anee of Judge Kimbrough and Mrs. Jos. Davis, their contents were sorted and disposed of according to Mrs. Davis di- rections
 The keeper who has been left In charge of the house and grounds, has been more than faithful to his duties. The build ings were found in good condition and will require only little attention to be prepared for occupancy. There are only a few pieces of furniture in the house. The furnishings in two of the rooms were sent to the Richm ond Confederate Mu- scum and those of third room to the old white house in Montgomery.
 It was particularly sad visit for both Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Mrs. Jos. Davis. Mrs. Jos. Davis lived in Beauvoir with her uncle and aunt for seven years and every little nook and corner in the heau- tiful old place, was familiar to them both. In the years to come, they may see 1t again. but 1t will not be theirs any longer. The Sons of Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy of Missis- sippi are earnestly striving to purchase 1t for Soldiers Home and it Is very probable that Mrs. Davis will let 1t go for that purpose.
 Mrs. Davis stood the trip very we'll
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of bison left out of the millions which thirty years ago were roaming the west ern prairies.
 T have watched buffalo under all the conditions of their life," said MT. Philip and 1 have discovered many interesting things about the animal used to won der how the comparatively delicate calves could withstand the terrible blizzards which occasionally sweep over our coun- try, but now know how 1t is done. When storm comes the buffalo form them selves into triangle with the bulls along the sides-the boss bull standing at the apex facing the storm. Then the cows range themselves inside the lines of bulls, and In the well-protected centre the calves and yearlings find their place. The mass Is crowded well together into warm and living whole. and even in the case of the outline of bulls only one side of any animal is presented to the bliz- gard. The herd will maintain this triangle so long as the storm lasts. and they are able safely to weather a storm that would kill our native cattle. There is something heroic in the stoicism with which the bulls will keep their places no matter how the storm may rage, and any one who has seen the boss bull dog gedly holding his head against a Dakota blizzard, as he stands at the apex of the trlsnBie, VIII carry away lot or admir- ation for his instinct and sacrifice. If man wants to get fine lesson in the ad- vantage of "standine-together" he needs only to watch buffalo herd in storm weather"
 MT. Philip smiles at the scheme of Buff falo Jones to have the government set aside a lot of land in New Mexico for the propagation of the buffalo. He says that the way to preserve the buffalo is to do as he is doing in South Dakota to handle them in small herds with plen-
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR
 A Pleasant Lemon Drink.

pr, H. Mozley's Lemon Elixir is pre- pared from the fresh juice of Lemons combined with other vegetable liver ton ics, cathartics, aromatic stimulants and blood purifiers. Sold by all druggists. soc and $1.0O bottles.
 For biliousness and constipation.
 For indigestion and foul stomach.
 For sick and nervous headache and the grip.
 For pains. palpitation and irregular &C., ton of the heart, take Lemon Elixir. For sleeplessness and nervousness
 For loss of appetite and debility.
 For levers. malaria and chills, take Lemon Elixir.
 Ladies, for natural and thorough or ganic regulation. take Lemon Elixir.
 Lemon Elixir will not fail you in any of the above7named, diseases, all of which arise from a torpid or diseased liver, stomach or kidneys.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06


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