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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
AGENTS
Nicholls.Rftter.

Nicholls-Ritter Realty and Financial Com
pany had an unprecedentedly busy week.
of business property, among others a piece
on Pine street: also several other larger
pieces, which they cannot report until next
week.
Among the sales closed were the follow
Ing:
For account of A. K. Humphrey TO a
eight-room brick. with lot Is feet front by
house owned by A. K. Humphrey on the
bought by a client for a home.
They also sold for account of Patrick
keating to Thomas O.. Pugh the southeast
nues. fronting 1G1 feet on kensington by 40
feet on Academy, for s5,555. or s5 a front
foot: This property is now being graded
to those being erected on Morgan and Acad-
envy on lot sold by Nichols Ritter Realty
and Financial Company to Mr.. Pugh some
completed. and many of them are. rented.
the demand for flats in this neishborhood
being very great.
They also sold for account of A. N. Craig
a six-room brick house. and lot 25x100 feet
deep. No. 1911 Kennerly avenue, to Eugene
Lafayette Noise for $500. Mr.. Noise has
and decided It was cheaper to purchase
than rent it. This is a very desirable six
room brick building on a made street and
convenient to several lines of cars.
They also closed the sale for a ten-room
house and so foot lot on Lucas avenue, to
Mr.. s. A. Cook for $500. This house will
be occupied by the purchaser in a very
short time.
They also sold for the account of A. B.
Lewis a lot on the east side Of Sixth street,
20 feet front by 1s feet deep. This lot was
purchased for improvement.
They. also sold for the account of C.
Winkelmeier a lot on the south side of
Olive street. between Boyle and Newstead.
Is feet front by 152 deep. to Doctor George
n. Phillips. for 500 a front foot. This lot
was purchased for improvement and Doc
tor Phillips will Immediately build upon
the property bachelor apartments and
stores below: similar to the building erected
Sarah.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
Nichols Ritter Realty and Financial Com

koby Aoch WYNN
. The building will be five stories, containing
about 100 sets of apartments. with baths at
tached to each one. The exterior will be
of buff brick. stone and terra Gotta. while
inside the apartments Will be most elabo-
rate. The stairways and halls will be prin-
cipally of marble. each room will have a
telephone. ETC.. and on the ground floor.
raised eight feet above the street level
handsome d~ining-rooms and cafes will be
installed.
The structure will conform to the peristyle
type OF architecture. In other words. the
building will be in horseshoe shape around
an open court. a driveway leading to the
entrance in the rear and center. Marble
columns will adorn the entrance.
Mr.. Heuser. the architect. is only % years
old. He designed the Bluegrass Bachelor
Apartments.
That the real estate market continues very
active Is demonstrated by the fact that last
week the Mississippi Valley Trust Company
alone made sales aggregating s224,00. Its
sales since January l have exceeded $500, 900,
and E. H. Benoist announces that negotia-
tions are practically closed for $500. 900 more.
Sales. according to the records. are aver
aging more than 81. 100000 a week.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
East st. Louis. New steel Plant.

A deal of considerable magnitude was
contaminated last week. whereof 2 large
steel corporation purchased a factor site
in the Denverside addition. through the T.
for this property.
The value of this plant to East St. Louis
cannot be overestimated; as It IS = plant
men. but most of the labor Is skilled labor.
which commands the best of wages. II an
should be successful in securing a plant
of this icaliber. II would. no doubt. cause
quite a little excitement. brit 1, East St.
Der Of new plants going up, 1t is ONLY
spoken OF in u general way. and the people
take 1t as n natural course Of events. East
st. Louis certainly has every facility and
advantage to offer to manufacturers. and
they are fast awakening to this cact. Mr..
Bates Says.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
Real ESTATE Tran.fer.

IT. n. g. W. of Louisiana:
Peter Geiger to Elmer C. CampbeII-w.
CASTLEMAN-50 #. n. g. let. Grand and
Spring: Aiple & Hemmelmann Real Es-
tate Go. to Frank ]. Serviere--w. d.
IT. n. s.. bet. Grand and
SPRING. Frank j. Serviere to Apple &
Hemmeimann Real Estate Cow. d..
IT.. s. s.. bet. Emily and
Flortssant: Emil Bertschi to Charles f.
HarhauEh-w.
#. S. s.. bet. Emily and
Florissant: Charles Z. Harbaugh TO
Marie Bertschi-w.
EIGHTEENTH-l10 it.. e. s., 8. e. cor.
Madison: Caroline SEEKER to William +.
Ienme-w. l..
II. ; in. n. s.. being 3a5e and
1861 Finney: Joseph II. ZumbaIen to
Louis II. Wissmann-w. d........-...... g.
KENNERLY-2j IT.. n. s.. being 394l Ken
nerly ave-: Charles O., Woodson to Eu-
gene LAFAYETTE Moise-w. d.............. 2.
MAIN-21 IT. 20 In. W. s.. being 21s n.
Main: Charles Canz to Tinsy Abraham
PAGE-23 IT. 81. in. s. s.. being S52i Page:
John p. Mehan to Fredericka Hegel-
W 81
me- IT.. n. s.. being 2s3y Pine: Vir-
ginla Wilson to Hutchins Irge-w. d..
PlNE-20 #. n. p. being 2e33 Pine: Hutch
ms Inge to Virginia Wilson and Elmira
NERNON-5O IT. n. s.. bet. Academy and
Clarendon: Francis S. Taggart to wal
ter l.. Flower-w. JOG
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

nearly as cheap as in the natural-gas belt,
and the uncertainties are all eliminated.
The extremely low prices at which real
estate for factory and residences we'll To-
Gated can be had. as compared with prices
in other cities. not having one-tenth the
growth of East st. Louis. is the surprising
feature of the situation. Those most ex-
can best appreciate these low values
and who will realieZ the profitable invest
ments which can now be made here.
East st. Louis will make greater strides
in the next five years than she has in the
Fast fifteen. and 1t Is a very common pre-
diction that the next census will show her
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Charles F. yoseI.

sales:
No. z707 Louisiana avenue. between Sid
ney street and Magnolia avenue, a InOaern
two-story slate-roof brick residence. con-
tanning nine rooms. reception hall, bath
room, steam heater, cemented laundry and
cellar. lot 4Ox125 feet. for IS. 150: from Mrs.
Elizabeth Arth to julius P. Hagsmann. who
purchased for a home: F.. r. Rosemann rep
Nos. 4044-4046 Cottage avenue. between
Warne avenue and Sareh street. ? double
two-story frame dwelling. containing eight
rooms. lot 3Ox120 feet. for 81, 200: from
Charles F. Vogel 10 William Goodenoush,
who purchased for investment.
No. 1854 Lee avenue, between CLAY and
Fair avenues, a two-stOry brick build-
ing. containing stores and two rooms on
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

and wife for 81, 700 cash: bought for a home
and will occupy same in a few weeks.
Also. sold for the account of A. d. AID
rich and wife their flats in Lindell place,
being No. 3Sl5 Sullivan avenue. a modern
two-story brick. with two furnaces and all
up-to-date improvements: sold TO John j.
Schwille and wife for 5000 cash: bought
same as ar investment. same bringing a
rental of $500 a year.
George J. Wanstrath also reports having
sold another large piece of investment prop
erty in North St. Louis for $500 cash.
Parties in this deal wish to have their
names withheld from the public for the
present
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
A x WONDER.
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY.

On bottle of The Texas Wonder. Halls
Great Discovery. cures all kidney and blad-
der troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs.
rhs unatism and all. irregularities of the
en-; regulates bladder troubles in children.
II not sold by your druggist. will be sent
is two months treatment. and will curs
any case above mentioned. DR.. E. w. Hall,
soc ma nufacturer. P. o. Box 629. st. Lou 3,
Mo. Send for testimonials. Sold by ali
druggists. Office. 1881 Olive street.
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Ihe George =. Wanstrsth Real Estate
Company reports the following sales:
For the account of A. C. Bffnkmann and
wife: their residence In Compton Heights.
slate roof. lot 30x13O: sold to H. C. Aeon,
BACH and wife for $500 cash. Purchasers
will occupy same as a home.
Also. sold for the account of Charles
S~auerwein and wife their residence, No.
a2l2. Dakota street. to Mr.. Frank Puncher
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

first floor and five rooms on second floor;
lot 25x120 feet. for sI.225. from Frederick
Harms to Rudolph Glaessner. who pur-
chased for ar investment.
Lot 30 1-3Xl65 feet on the south side of
Evans avenue, 500 feet east of Sarah street.
for l.165. from Stephen Steube to Jacob
and Dora Schaefer. who purchased to m
prove.
Lot 50x12S feet on the north side of Fol-
som avenue, between Spring and Nande-
venter avenues, for S.S00. from Frank
Schmidt to Michael Hanick, who purchased
to improve.
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Mcisenbach & Schmit.-

Meisenbach & Schmitz report the follow
ing sales:
Lot 25x12o feet on the north side o. Ar
senal street, between Virginia and I,o,Iis-
lana avenues; from z. r. Geiger to Ed w.
Campbell for S512 20. w.
Nos. 1422-l424 s. Seventh street. n double
two-storv brick dwelling. with lot 30xl4o:
from the Thompson heirs to n. Knox for
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

J. II. Gundlach & Co.. report the follow
ing sales:
No. 1903 North Eleventh street: lot 259x250
feet: two-story brick dwelling: from Blu
meyer Real Estate Company to the Board
of Education of St. Louis: / 4.00).
Lot 100X2JO feet. west side of North Elev-
enth street. southwest corner of Bremen
avenue; through to Fourteenth street: from
August f. Pollman TO the Board of Educa-
ton of st. Louis: 1900.
No. 2019 East Grand avenue: lot 25x1i2 feet;
two-story and mansard brick. store and
dwelling: from Arthur f. Miller to William
+. Withus: 5000.
No. 1920 Cass avenue: lot 25x13O feet: two
story brick dwelling: from Mary Donahoe
ct al. to Hellrung & Grimm House Furnish
ing Company: 5000.
No. 2l42 College avenue; lot 25xlO feet:
one-story four-room frame dwelling; from
Edward Mars to Hubert Kissel; $500.
No. 1888 North T~wenty-second street; lot
f5xl2S feet; one-story. Groom frame dwell
ing: from Anna Rose to William Ahrens:
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READ THIS.

Bowling Green. NO.. July 1s. 1870 DR..
q w. Hall. st. Louis, Mo.-Dear Sir: We
have been selling your Texas Wonder.
Halls Great Discovery. for two years, and
1t to any one suffering with
any kidney trouble as being the best REM
edy we have ever sold. Yours truly.
PURNEIL Z DAVIS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
Real Estate Exchanpe xote.

A regular meeting CT the Board of Di-
rectors of the Exchange will be held next
Thursday at 3 p. m.
Transfers for the month. IN to and in
GLIDING the 18th, numbered $40 and aggre-
gated g. 37S. 575.
There were 25l deeds of trust recorded
during the same period, amounting to SO
91C.ll S. This includes a $50. OCO deed of trust
of the Terminal Railway Association.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
ChiIdren's Masquerade Festival.

The children of the Humboldt Turnverein,
No. $40 Easton avenue. will give their an
nual festival next Friday night at their
headquarters.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

st. Louis Transit COMPANY. 1911 Missouri: alter
a brick building to be used as a boiler-house;
s.. coo.
Stedelin Bros. 2S3S Olive: alter and build brick
addition to building. to be Used as stores: 1000.
]. Hole. 4736 and 473s Labadie. two-story brick
flats; 5000 each.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
The HaydeI Realty COMPANY.

The Haydel Realty Company reports the
following sales:
No. 1913 Cook avenue. a modern nine
room rough-rock-front dwelling. with lot
25x160, from Mrs. Sarah n. Tyler to Mrs.
Rose F. Davis for 5000 cash.
No. 14G1a North Sixth street. lot 16X127.
with old improvements. from James Dough-
erty to Mrs. Ella Shortell for 81. $50 cash.
No. 1915 Belt avenue. a five-room frame.
with lot 25Xl90. from Ann Hanlon TO Mary
f. Lane for 81, 100 cash.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
j. 1. Epstein.

!. ]. Epstein reports the following sales
for last week:
The nine-room. modern brick residence,
No. 1855 Morgan street. having a lot front
age OF 80 feet by a depth of 80 feet. This
house was bought by A. c. Collett from
James c. Skif for the sum of IS 5000. The
purchaser will make this his future home.
Also. sold house No. 1888 Goodfellow ave
nue.. having a lot frontage of Is feet by n
depth Of 100 feet. This house was Just com
pleted a short time ago. and contains eight
rooms and all modern conveniences. recep-
ton hall. etc. The purchaser. w. j. Bren-
nan, paid $500 for the house to the Fair
Building Company.
Also. sold for the account of W. ]. Bren-
nan 90 feet of vacant ground on the south
line of Etzel avenue. 246 feet west of Belt
avenue. for $2,50O. to William Hambley,
who will erect buildings on this property
very shortly.
Also, gold 50 feet of vacant ground on the
south eide of Olive street. 210 feet west of
Boyle avenue; from Lewis w. Mainline 70
Henry Studniczka. for $50 a foot, or $3.50.
The purchaser bought for an investment,
which is a very good one, as this is a choice
location for an apartment house or stores.
movement of business on Olive street.
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Mi.si..ippi valley trust Company.

The real estate department of the Missis-
the excellent business since the first of the
year continues, and that during the last
week they closed sales a~ggregating So. O50.
above company states that the real estate
market of st. Louis was never In better
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

f. a. canister sold a Gouble set of fats.
Nos. 463o-30A-S2-S2A Westminster place, be-
ments have six rooms down and saven
rooms upstairs, modern plumbing. with tile
moor In bathroom, enameled tubs. etc. sep
teis, gas logs and andircns, combination
gas and electric fixtures. gas ranges and
heaters and hardwood floors. and
rent for S2.O4 a year. Sold for slS,3 400 from
Stanford Investment Company to William
b. Bagwell.
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RutIcdge md kilpatrfck.

Rutledge & fitzpatrick Realt- Company
reports hav1rg sold the SOUTHEAST corner
of Seventh and Lucas avenue, being a SIX
story building, covering I5x79 feet of ground.
uncer an aggregate annual RENAL to three
tenants Of Sc, 100 a year: sold from John r..
Mcclure to William L. Kline for $12O, on.
Also. sold for account OF Francis s. Tag
CART house No. 5l13 Vernon avenue. being a
ten-room modern residence. with bath. fur
mace and all modern conveniences, lot 50xl37
feet, FOR $4,000 cash; to w. l.. Flower. who
will occupy same for a home. Mr.. Flower
was represented in this transaction by W.
F. Parker & Co.
Also. sold for the account of Mary o. Har-
baueh % feet of ground on the south side
of Olive street. west of Fifteenth street, i'm
proved with two dwellings. known IS No.
15lS and 1910 Olive street; to Nettie Rosan-
thai: consideration S71.O50.
Also sold for the account of Matt Zener,
house No. 5603 Clemens avenue, being a ten
room modern house. with all conveniences,
located on the corner of Clara and Glenn
ems avenues. to NJ. H. Alexander for s.. 900
cash. Mr.. Alexander will occupy this prop
erty as a home.
Also sold for the account of William l..
Kline TO ]. r: Mcclure. Nos. 615-17-19 North
Main street. between Washington and Luz
cas- avenues. having a frontage of 81 feet
on Main street, for 81. 1000. This property is
bringing In an annual rental of 81 1890.
Also sold from William l.. Kline to .John
r. lecture. flats known as Nos. 393S-5O Ken
nerly avenue. being Il row of flats on lot
125xlOc. renting for 81, 500 a year; price s17 400
Also sold the Flanagan building, in East
st. Louis. located on Main street between
Broadway ard Missouri avenue. for sci 900
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
ORIGIN OF OLD SAYINGS

The Honeymoon-For thirty days af-
ter wedding the ancient Teutons had
a custom of drinking a mead made Of
honey.
A Spinster-Women were prohibited
from marrying in olden times until they
had spun full set Of bed furnishings
on the spinning wheel. Hence, till mar
ried, they were spinsters.
The Bridegroom-In primitive times
the newly welded man had to wait up
on his bride and the guests on his
wedding day. He was their groom.
Sirloin of Beef-King Charles |, be-
ing greatly pleased with a roast loin
of beef set before him. declared it
good enough to be knighted." 1t has
ever since been called Sir Loin.
Cabal-This word was coined in
Charles IFS reign and applied to his
cabinet council. 1t was made out Of
the initials of their names, which were:
Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ash
ley, Lauderdale.
Good Wine Needs No Bush--Long be-
fore the days of inns or taverLs in Eng
land, men who had wine to sell hung
out bush by the roadside as a sign for
travellers. Hence arose the saying that
eff a man kept good wine he needed
no BUSH" =
The Bobby-A nickname given to the
uniformed policemen Of London from
the lrst time there were any to the pres
ent day, becf use Sir Robert Peel passed
the act that created the force. Peel
ers'' is another nickname likewise de-
rived.
The Barney Stone-The origin Of this
legend is not known. The stone rests
on the very pinnacle of the tower Of
Barney castle, about four miles from
Cork, Ireland. Large numbers of peo-
pie still climb to kiss it every year. Sir
Walter Scott kissed it in his day. The
castle was built in the fifteenth century
by Cormac AcCarthy, Prince of Des-
mond New York World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
MASTER-KEY OF THE JANITOR.
An Ingenious Invention That Is Open
Sesame to All Offices.

The loss of master key by ianitor
in large downtown Office building the
other day. while occasioning considera-
BILE unrest to it's former custodian and
the tenants of the building, neverthe-
less performed a useful service by &C
quainting many persons with the ex-
istence of this product of the lock-
smiths cunning. The master key is an
ingenious invention which is the open
sesame often to hundreds of offices each
with its own peculiar lock, says the
New York Post. It's possession by an
INSCRIPTIONS person might give him an
introduction to the secrets or possess
sions of every Office in the building. In
the present case every lock in the build
ing is being changed, and a correspond
ingly large number Of new keys noticed
The work of fitting out a large build
ing with keys and locks sometimes
takes over month before it's success
full completion, for locks, in particular
have sensitive natures. and, are often
put out of condition by petty disturb
ances. The task of manufacturing
master key or pass key is a delicate I'M
dertaking, and often is ACCOMPLISHED
only after number of composite wax
impressions have been made. The first
part Of the key to be inserted has no
effect on the lock, but simply forces an
entrance. The various cuts in the edge
then feel their way until one responds
to some gateway in the interior of the
lock. 1t is easy to see how many COM
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
PRETTY GIRLS IN DEMAND.
They Can Make Good Money Posing
For Advertisements.

pretty girls were never in such de-
mand as they are today" said an ad-
vertising agent. I'VE need them to pose
for photographs for almost every arti-
Gle that we advertise.
I'VE have found, you see, that moth
ing catches and holds the eye of the
public like a good, clear photograph Of
a pretty girl. Hence, in | don't know
how many thousands of advertisements
you behold charming young woman
smiling at you.
Are you advertising a camera? Then
you must have a pretty girl taking pic
lures. Are you advertising shoe?
You photograph a pretty girl tripping
dainty across muddy street on a
rainy day. Are you advertising cor
set? Then you must have pretty girl
to wear it, and you are careful here to
see that her arms and neck are beauti-
full. In fine, whatever you are adver-
rising, the picture of a pretty girl will
help more than anything else to bring
you trade.
do you know that there is q firm in
the West whose sole business is the
photographing of young women for ad-
vertisirg purposes? In this firms stock
are young women riding bicycles, play
ing pianos, skating, driving, combing
their hair, bathing, doing a thousand
things. Whatever you desire in their
line they will send you almost immedi-
ately on receipt of your order.
Il tell you, in these days pretty
girl has no need to be short of money.
If she doesn't mind exhibiting her face
and figure in advertising photographs
she can get all the work at posing that
she wants to do."-Philadelphi Rec
ord.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-21
NATALITY STATISTICS.
Some Fallacies Are Shown By Med
ical Writer.

According to the frequently quoted
figures of President Eliot, % per cent Of
the surviving members of the Harvard
classes, '72 to IT inclusive, are unmar-
ried, and those that are married have
only two living children. The net re-
suit is a decrease of % per cent. The
interest in these figures seems to be
based upon an absurd fear that this is
really an indication of race suicide"
and that the educated classes must re-
produce their kind or fearful conse-
quences are to follow. But surely we
now have thousands Of educated men
where were formerly tens, and hence
the present educated classes are not the
children of the former educated closes.
Then what is the object, evolutionary
and social, of education IN democracy?
To make rigid caste system of the ed
ucated, or to bring the uneducated up
into the condition of the educated? It
would appear that a republican form Of
society should avoid any particular at
tempt at encouraging, and certainly any
worry over the failure of the educated
to reproduce their kind, and be glad
that the spreading of culture is such
that the ignorant are progressively Sc
curing the benefits of education. It
should not be forgotten that socialism
and individualism have also word to
say as to the general utility Of too
numerous educated or leisure class. The
economic aspect is emphasized that
such persons are largely directive and,
to use a harsh phrase, parasitic, and
must be fed and housed and supplied
with leisure and luxury at the expense
of the workers.
Lastly, it should be noticed that "ed-
ucat1on" is by no means confined to
college learning. Many of our best-ed-
ucated men have not been, and still are
not, college bred, and the fittest is by
no means always the educated 1t is a
well-known fact that those plants and
animals most poorly adapted by nature
and environment to protect their Off
spring produce the largest number, and
the converse is equally true, apI lying
not only to lower organisms, but to
mankind as well. The survival of the
fittest and the wiping out of the unf:
has the effect of overcoming apparent
dangers attaching to a low birth rate
among the physically, mentally, and
morally competent members of society.
What is needed is not an increase in
the size Of the family among the COM
petent and well-to-dO, but more intelli-
gent and far-reaching efforts so to mod
ify the conditions of the now submerged
classes that they may become better off
and competent to increase in numbers.
While such increase will carry with it
a corresponding restriction in the num-
Der Of offspring, it will also mean the
survival Of a greater percentage of eff
Gent and seribale citizens. Real race
suicide is taking place among the ig-
norant, the diseased, the pauperized, the
deprayed, and the insane, despite their
fecundity.-American Medicine.