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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

To Nicola the Man IN ne Street was a
very awful person: his street was 20 be-
w~iIdenngIy thronged, his cars were 30
siunningly CLANCY, he and his brethren 30
workaday and peIl nell. forever hurry
ing By to somewhere. and never getting
there.
These things weighed the heart OF
Nicola; the eternal white n black wear
led his mind
He wondered II the Man in the Street
ever thought about trees and clouds and
the tapping OF waters; II he ever watched
at evening the pale. rosily wreathed sky,
with Its far. faint star.
Nicola felt within him q world Of some
thing. eager to slave for seine one in
some way. could be but nnd the n and
the way. A ACKNOWLEDGMENT who had
quilted Journalism for v~agRbondage WIS
still referred to downstairs as IN. G."
This, then. must be Nicolas trouble: he
lad the n. G's. and badly. too.
So concluded Nicola, n having record
cd that London closes strong on Amer
railroad securities" leaned back and
stared across at the big apartments
In enc Of the windows stood q girl. her
hands elasped before her. her fac bent
upon the street. the light striking her fair
hair. She watched, stil and thoughtful.
from the window sash. d = portrait in
It's frame. Nicola caught his breath. He
felt that there must be Just such q picture
somewhere in the world.
Then the dispatch box ratified insstent-
ly overhead on its string. and he has
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11
JUST LEARNING.

tons. rd. explanatory, psnic-sGieken.
which bazlsd aloud sf fearful things
which might be-if. that might have been
unless. that would be-perhaps war had
come; also rumors OF var. Nicolas boards
became a battlefield. himself commander
in chief. The Nan In the Stree. q trfoolor
In his b~utjoahoIe. stared from the curb.
forgsttnE great EnAirs: eaensn. truck
drivers. notormen slowed to snatch .
glance somstines the crowd ehesrsd.
iOSsing shrIL Eusty whiSusA when the
windows opposite would m with expect
ant faces.
But often. when b Window were es-
serted. whsa the crowd was seAnt md
sluggish. and Nicola but q duek-elad non
entity. the Picture Lady came and watched
Hlona Nicola knsW 50 wen her quiet.
thoughtfa iae&
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

The crowd SurEed biaeHfE. ns windows
were alive. and wen the faces n cara
turned as they shot sy.
Awhile ths dispstch box had hung no
t~iOnless: Nicola leaned idle. staring aorO.s
at the window. where stood the cap-GnS
Apron.
, over tho tan ne tramo eury ruc-d N,
street WAS wrapped In strange, auothsr.a
silence.
The dispatch box ratified tnrt@tIr.
Nicola turned. and the crowd leaned for
ward with an e1Dectant murnur. TIA
duck-clad figure bent over the yellow ain
For a long time he stood thus. tia. m.
hand rel and he wandered h7.soluts,y
about the platform.
At isnEth. producing a POM. n. .-
~ cleared a small space on On.
then paused again. rsstudyinE the sltp.
With sudden vtSsr h erased the ea,,r.
contents Of the board. and wrote In rs.t
glazing capitals.
'Detaehnsn,s Of tn Regiment n n
n. T. under Lieutenant Stark, victor4ou,
Near AlVarads"
Amid the uproaE . man rushed nom The
inforner once into the street. and. Look
Ing up waved both arms. Jumping wildly.
When he rs~appeared on the platform and
elutehed Nicolas shoulder. the whit, nr-
ure stood hsrehasdsd. gazing earnestly
across at a window. where some one VA.
hanging cut q DAG.
Half an hour later a fat. red-ha,red ma
was WuddiinE about the platform
Victorious" had been changed to AM
euShsd.' aud IN the street boys were
shouting. "EKtrosi Extrssl Lieutenant an
Fifteen Men Kmedr'
Ahnr. In an empty doorway. stood a tan
figure. hat in hand. gazing I'd At . win
dow. where nuttersd an American DAG.
As he watched the shade was drawn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

Geld IN emblazoned capitals and captured
something "of strategic Importance" The
Man IN the Street yelled and whistieA the
windows filled, the Picture Lady hunE out
her rag and waved her handkerchief. end
Nicola, swelling with JOY, sna,ched OF
his cap and bowed.
The Picture Lady came sCsin. sitting IN
the sun. a little each day. unt Nicola did
his ~stralghtcst lines and perpetrated most
amazing capitals. Suddenly she was gone
oncs more. and for three days her win
dow was blank, with not even = stranser
to speak with Gveried face to some enc
within.
Nicola. recording rGmors. such As 'Coul-
ter Reported MasslnE Near AlvRrado."
Important Engagement Expected" won
dered absently why the crowd WAs -
much larger and more excited than usual.
and a. be SUNK about the streets during
the monday hour. realized how barren
and meaningless was his hsndiwork.
though all the street ehssred ana uhlS-
tied.
How much better to Re tns tail door
keeper ever yonder. or the elevator mar.
or even the little uniformed boys who
ran On m~esssgcs!
II was the n. 0's again. bat Of a
strange. gripping. incuraole kind So
thought Nicola, a. he hung irresolutsly
about the soorkeeper. and watched men
cover the eobbles with carloads Of soft
brsvn, queer-smeIinE stun.
The doors swung back and . rAy-
bearded gentleman issued. At the cab step
a lady. who had followed. detained him.
and Nicola. hearing how she addressed
him. stepped quickly up.
The gentleman answered her question
nodding very ravely. n Nicola was left
on the corner. being bumped BY passsrs-
By and with n strange ringing IN his head.
That afternoon there were more rumors.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

too. II he and his boards we're 70 her but
. piece Of the street below. BE hoped not
and began TIE next bulletin with . ger
geous, snblasoned capital.
But times care when the dispatch boz
ratified 90 inOessAntiy that snsiaEoumsnt
and v nsatness was impossiele; when
Nicolas arm Sehed and his Eyes hinehed
K thoss Of = worried dog. stOokA u
der. baseball vera ignored; thse boards De-
claimed such news - 'woodfcrd Re
called frsn Hadrdr American Consul
ats Dsmolishsdr" IS. q 81 Pau Reported
C~apturear"
And one dSy. a. Nicola rsosresd Ia
EsEt n. @. n. T. on for Camp" thsr
yoke a far crash Of brass. and down the
lane Of yociferous sightseers swung rank
on rank Of blue. businesslfke humanity.
The Picture LADY stood In her frSna.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

Each morning the Picture Lady hung
cut her nag. But once Il Wal Gbsant aad
al Gay tie window was bare, ana on the
next day # was a buxon young woman,
capped and eprOued IN white. who cooked
across hour after hour. speaking with
averted face to some one within.
Thus Il was for a lsnE While. until enc
bright, warm eay. the window va opened
and a ehair rolled before IT,
Then zane the caD-Aad-Ap-on. leading
the Picture Lady. and there abe sat. white
ana thin a. old Mother GiEiio, who serted
rays all dAy IN q eark esllar.
And. wondsrfaii
The dispatch box attied. TIRE con-
mandsr IN chief seized his brush. and the
til Regiment. N. G. n. Y. sfter. weeks
Of total ECLIPSE. charged across the 6Stte-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

tened TO announce. Total sales on Stock
Exchange to ; p. m. $3.50 shares"
But the Picture Lady returned. Day
after day she stoed In her frame with
eyes downcast On the turbulent street
Gradually Nicola Rad in her quiet pic
ture face that she. too. wondered what It
was all about. n II Il would never stop.
Sometimes she glanced across At Nicolas
work, and then he hoped that the Hnes
were straight, and wondered what she
read-"zop shirtmakers Strike" New
York S. Baltimore z" "Beet-suEsr Market
Steady"
No. nothing fitted her. He wondered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

above G new nag. her handkerchief nut
terins. and during a halt = tall. straight
young officer ssluted her stifhy. and
turned away with severe eyes on where
the horizon would have been. They
marched on. and later the Picture Lady
returned with her handkerchief. but It did
not nutter.
The evening editions -ovs rare threads
Of romano about tbs incident. glOatIns
over Lieutenant Stark. Company X. IN
tho epithets. 'DashinE. handsome and
popular"
An army sPrans into the field; a young.
yelling army. equipped with sixteenth edi-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

II was one set far. indeed. above the
turmoil OF the street; a face to uaksn
BY. 20 work. to fall asleep by a face
TO DO great. vague things for. when the
Picture Lady watched Nicola he turned
quickly aside: yet he wished that n some
wonderful way she might guess and IN
derstand.
Rarely the tn Regiment n. O.. y.
T.. crossed Nicolas battlefield. He en-
camped them. rsilroadsd them South.
transported them thence. and then-bat-
teships. blockades. bomoardments. Nicola
grew desperate; such ex~asperatng repeti-
ton was enough to turn away any watch
er. he thought
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
To the Man in the Street he was 4 tall.
duck-clad nonenity. who stood all day
on the little platform up yondsr. before
three ~blackboardH, painting big white
facts.
It may AVE been the ducks or the
peaked cap. or the rallied. bridgeIke plat
form. but the Man In the Street. swallow
ing whits facts en- PEASANT, knew him as
Willie on tho Yacht-weH enough fer a
n~onenity. but any one glancing into his
dark. drowsy eyes could have told that
he owned some far softer nickname and
was brother to the Man In the Street. but
By adoption.
Nicola, as his own people called him,
had first struggled with his brothers.
parts Of speech at Public School No. z
A heertless struggle; be would gladly
ave sat in ignorance. drawing faces
and did. until there befeIl detection and a
confscated sketch. which led 10 some
Amusement, an inuuisitve gentleman in
a house OF beautiful pictures. and even
talk Of courses and scholarships.
Nicola was sheet anchor to a mother
and six. Such trite circumstances often
decide whether a man Hhs.I work with
head Of hands
Nicola entered a course In the inkicst
department Of the Daily Informer. with
q scholarship OF g a week. Presently,
doing posters for delivery wagons. he
evinced such a deft hand and true eye
that he was transferred from black and
White and black. raised from artisan to
srt-high art. which he dispensed daily
70 a large and varied public.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
S.. =, ---T-e--se-s----------
The ''Butter Maid' of Zerbst,

The ancient town of Zerbst in Eu-
rope is preparing to erect a new col
ume on which to set one of its two
Butter Maidens." The butter maid
ems are two figures that are among
the most remarkable and interesting
of the city-of curiosties of Europe One
of the figures is 44O years old and the
other is $50 years old.
From time immemorial. the figures
have been the municipal landmarks
No one really knows what they rep
resented originally. But an extremely
old legend explains them this way:
Many generations ago no one could
buy butter inside of the town Of
Zerbst; because the city tax was so
high that the peasants refused to
enter the gates Consequently the
women of the town had to walk many
miles to place outside of the city
called the Butter Dam, where the
peasants had established a butter
market. .~1
AT last a noble countess took pity
on the women of Zerbst. She appeal
ed to the authorities of the town, but
they declined to lower the tax.
Finally, finding that all appeals were
in vain, the countess offered to pay
the city authorities golden dollar
for every loot OF distance by which
the butter market was moved near
er to the city.
Her fortune lasted just sufficiently
to pay at this rate for moving the but
ter market to the spot in front of the
Town Hall, where the Butter Maid
en- stands now.
According to this story the Butter
Maiden was placed there as a me-
mortal of the worthy deed One OF
the figures is shown with big round
pat of butter in her hand. The other
holds a great bag of money.
An ancient tradition provides that
whenever the wooden column on
which the. figure stands is to be re-
placed by new one, the one figure
must not be removed until the other
one is put up, so that the town shall
never be without Butter Maiden"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
In Reply to Roosevelt.

From the San Francisco Argonaut.
"An Old Maid" commenting on
President Roosevelt's recent remark
that 1.-The man or woman who deliber-
ately avoids marriage is in
effect a criminal against the race and
should be an object of contemptuous
adherence, by all healthy people,, -
says in a letter to the Argonaut: 1.-THE
man-professional, clerk, employe or
other-who on a small salary or in.
come marries and raises a family in
genteel inlsery-is fool. The old man
who, after acquiring a fortune, mar
'ries a young girl--usually the case-is
a knave The man who marries a wom-
an for her money is a scoundreli The
man who marrles to have q. cook and
servant is leYel-headed. but uninter-
esting. The girl who marries a clerk
or employe with small salary Is ig-
norant and 10 be pitied. The rich old
woman who marries a nice young man
f. A fool. The woman who sells herself
for money Is despicable. The working
woman who marrles the workingman
10 be his servant deserves her fate.
Marriage Is only desirable when the
man and the woman are intelligent.
dea Oted one 20 the other. ready 20 bear
% common the troubles 81 life and 10
SHIRE ~ pleasures. when the man u
valiant AMI a IpQney-makef and the
woman q good b0usekeeper unfor,
tunateiy. such conditions are rare"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10

many races, and insist that they can
speak no English. Like the majority
or the sidewalk saleswomen, they wear
no hats. Rain or snow has no terrors
for them They simply cover their
baskets with oilcloth, draw their dull
colored shawls over their heads and
stand in a doorway until the worst
has passed. Any one watching a
group of these women will note that
competition between them is not keen.
They have a common object to fleece
the unsuspeeting with American fac
tory goods and to turn the proceeds
over to the padrone who sends them
out. +i
"NIatches Mary's" Ingenuity.
OF all the match-sellers. Matches
Mary is perhaps the most pictures
que. and certainly the most successful,
at her trade. Not only is she a ca oler
or dimes, but she is an authority on
theatrical attractions. Where you see
Matches Mary" there will you find
running the most brilliant production
of the season: She wastes no time on
theaters featuring moderately success
full attractions.
She stands close to the entrance be-
tween the acts and at the close of the
performance. When she sees a man
feeling in a pocket for a match, she
steps forward with light and. having
accepted her courtesy, he can hardly
refuse to buy box. BY moving quick
ly from group to group, she does a
thriving trade.
Matches Mary" has a counterpart in
an elderly woman who faunts certain
cafes, notably those effected by the
atrical people. She offers wax matches
in fancy boxes, and frequently slips by
the watchful doorkeeper and makes the
round of the tables inside.
To the careless observer, all these
street sa1eswomen look alike by reason
OF their foreign speech, their dun-col-
ored garments, their dark, hatless
heads, and their shutting gait, but to
their customers, on whom they work
many clever tricks, they present divers
curious traits. No keener business
women are to be found in the metrop-
oils, and their bank accounts would
make well-dressed, we1l-groomed stem
nographers and sUpercilious clerks of
indoor shops open their eyes in Won
der. The street saleswoman is not in
business for the sake Of avoiding house
work, nor because downtown" holds
a fascination for her. She is there be-
cause she and her family need the
money-and she usually gets it:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
CUSTOMS OF THE EsKIMOs.
Sleep Naked During the Arctic Win
ter and Eat Raw Meat.
From Iaslia,S HNaalrIr

From LeSlie'S Weekly.
The arrival in the world of the youth
full Eskimo is not greeted by the ortho-
dox cradle and swaddling clothes. Prac-
tical1y, till he can shift for himself, he
er's sealskin blouse. skin to skin keep
ing him warm. This arrangement al
lows the mother to go about her work
almost Immediately, and she can also
travel and hunt without a perambula-
tor, and without having to leave any
one home to mind" the baby. The
mothers dress is almost exactly like
the fathers, except that it has a long
sort of tail reaching nearly to the
ground, embryo, no doubt of the mod
ern train"
Spared the miseries Of soap and wa
ter, and early weaned to the readily
swallowed diet of blubber and raw seal
meat, the infant rapidly develops that
invaluable layer of simultaneous fat,
which, while 1t enhances the Jolly
appearance of the lads and the shape
Illness of the maidens, assists material
ly in economy. of clothing. Thus in
their frigid cline, once in their skin
tent, the whole family will divest them
selNes of every stitch Of Clothing, un-
embarrassed by the. fact that so many
families share the tent with them. So
ones next-dQor neighbor on. each side
is only separated by an imaginary line
between the. deerskin you sleep on and
the one he does. The winter deerskln
serves as bed and bedding at night and
as parlor furniture in the day Com
munity of goods is almost imperative,
under this arrangement. Thus, when
one kills a, seal all are fed. and like
wise, when he doesn't, all go hungry to-
gether. -
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10

WINTER RESORTS.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
FREIGHT AND PARCFL CAR.

Leaves east side OF City Market for Thunder
bolt. Cattle Park Sandny Isle OF Hope and all
intermediate points-9:I5 a. m, 1915 p, M, 6.15
d. m.
Thunderbolt and all intermediate polnts--6:0o
O. m, II 100 a. m. 800 D. m.
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 q. m.
and 2.a6 D. m. connecting at Sandhy with reg
ular parcel car for city.
Parcel car from the city carries freight 10
Montgomery on each trip. a
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip Tor accommodation OF passcrg rs.
ANY further information Tega, Il Z passen-
ger schedule or freight service can be had 81
applying 10 G. d. KIDDER, Manager
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10

Twas martyr to muscular rheumat!sra for lefty
years: tried all M edicines and with per-
iaSnent relief. was advised to take +. P. p. AID
bciore had finished two bottles my pain subsided
so was able to work. feel better than have for
years. and am con edent OF -. :,letc recovery.
J. S. DUPRISS. Newnanyiile, Fla.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
AN ARMY OF WOMEN
STREET PEDDLERS

Five Thousand Run Push Carts Fruit Stands and Sidewalk
Stores Of Various Descriptions in New York City-They
Have Entered IntoActve Competition With the Mascu-
line Fakir.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
WEST END LINE T.incoln Park !

Car leaves west side OF City Market for Lin
coin Park 500 a. m and every 40 minutes
thereafter until n 80 D. m.
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market 8 go a. m.
and every 40 minutes thereafter until ~ clock
midnight.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
SCHEDULE.
Daily.
Daily.

Through frstcass Coaches and Buffet Observation Par
Tor Car between Savannah and Macon. Close connection
in Macon with the Macon & Birmingham Ry for YateSve,
Woodbury. and LAGRANGE. With Ga. R. R. for Milledge
vlle and Southern Ry for Griffin, Atlanta and all North
and Western points.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
COLLINsyILLE LINE.

(FaIr Grounds and Dale Avenue)
Beginning at 900 a. m, cars leave Bolton
and OFT streets every IS minutes: returning,
cars leave Estill avenue and Waters road at
6O7 a. m. and every Is minutes thereafter, con
Meeting with cars on Thunderbolt line until
1900 o'clock Midnight.
Through cars are operated between Market
and ghundereolt VIA. Collinsville and Dale
avenue as follows:
Leave Market. Leave Thunderboit
As A. NJ. 80 A. M.
asp M 7s3O p NJ
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
THUNDERBoLT LINE (speciaD

Connects at Sandhy with parcel car for city.
Of Hope.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10

City Market TO Casino via Bolton Street
Junction
Beginning at 545 a. M, cars leave City Mar.
ket for Casino at 1hunderbolt every 10 minutes
until Hex p. N.
Cars leave Bolton Street Junction IS minutes
after leaving time at City Market.
Beginning at :53 q, m, cars leave Casino at
Thunderbolt every 10 minutes until 1908 mid
night
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
FEATS OF CHICKEN FANCIERs
By InteiiiEent breeding They Have
Produced Fowl OF All SiEcs
and Colors.

The American Standard OF Perfec-
tion as drafted and copyrighted by the
American Poultry association. con
tains the names OF 1l6 varieties %
fowls. Us OF which are due 10 The de-
veiopms Tt Of man. God made only
one-a homcly. wild thing. which
made i-s home in the jungle along
with she rest OF primeval creation.
SAYS q writer OF the Great American
Esrnyari. in Leslie's Monthly. By in
teliEenf breeding farciers have pro-
duced fowls. CT al sizes. from the
oiminu-iye bantam 70 the mammoth
bronze turkey. one . tiny bit OF feafh-
cred vanity. weighing only a few
ounces. and the other a bulky fowl
weighing from 20 10 60 pounds
much O. a half-grown boy. Results
equally wonderful have been accom-
plished in color effects. There are
varieties n red. black. brown and
white. with nearly al possible com
binations. beside buff and Andalusian
blue The fanciers have shown that
they can lace. stripe. spangle or bar
the feathers OF their birds IN any way
70 satisfy their individual fancy. In
fact. about al they have left undone
j. 70 pur their initials or the feathers
o. Their birds
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
POLAR BEARS EASILY TAKEN.
with the Sodern RepeRfInE Rine the
Great Animal. Are KILLED
NItbous Danger.

The -nimal par excellence. which
the hunter. the amateur Arctic trav-
eler and the young explorer hopes
and dreams OF killing. is the polar
bear, writes Com Robert T. Peary.
IN Le-Le's Monthly. The reason for
this -s The magnificent trophy which
the great white skin makes This
feeling WAS no les strong centuries
ago than tx is now. for We read that
one OF the early ieelandic sea roverz
20 Greenland quarreled with and
killed his bosom companion because
he had slain large bear, instead or
leaving thai honor 20 his chief. With
the modern repeating rifle the bear
stands 10 chance against the hunter.
10 matter under what conditions hey
may meet. and II he is hunted in the
native way. with the assistance OF
dogs. there l. hardly more excite
menr than in killing musk-oxen- ex-
cept for the Wild. helter-slelter dash
over the ice 10 overtake the animal
after the cogs strike the hot scent.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31

~Along the Caribbean sea- said AZ
artist who has recently returned from
those parts. III IA = common thing 10
see men and women and children at
ting on The bankk OF streams with
their bare Jegs soaking IN the water.
They have strange reason for this
strange conduct They are much
troubled by = lite insect kind Of
siek-~hich buriez itself IN their &ezh.
and Ia very hard 10 olslodge: and 20.
when the ticks have got 81 them they
20 70 the water. bury the infected
paris beneath the surface and keep
quite still The hsb have fOndnez~
Cor ticks, and they hasten 70 the
cleaning human flesh they see, afd.
pulling the tscks out, cesour them In
that manner IL the CARDS fkh are
called upon so act az surgeons Eri-
Gent and painless surgeons they
make. too"