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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

Nearly a century of American conquest
the winning of a wildernesS-finds a living
echo in Mrs. Lucinda Green Staunton. who
celebrates to-day her ninety-fourIh birth
day anniversary.
A pioneer child in the canebrakes of Ken
lucky. in the days of Boone and Davy
Crockett, she recalls visions of battles
where the blood of uncles. brothers and
sons was shed to found the Republic.
A tale told around the blazing hearth of a
rude log cabin, of how her mother. Eliza
beth Stsunton, killed five Indians amid their
guilty slumber, in revenge for the lives of
her two sons, is a phantom which curls, to-
day, from the old lady's pipe.
A daughter of Spartan Americans. she
loves to relate incidents of nine wars with
in her tenacious memory She has watched
the soldiers march away to the second
struggle with England, in 1872; to the war
with Mexico. and the last desperate stand
of the aboriginal Indian in the time Of
Black Hawk.
Then, in St. Louis, she was the spec
tator of the great civil drama. Bloody
Crlmea lett its mark on her memory, the
Ch1nese-Japanese War, the Turko-Grecian.
the and the stand of the
Boers Tor freedom. Very natural Is all this
strife to the woman approaching a CEN
fury. because the members of her family
- pSSi lltly 'IllluISH VI lOEluNe.
In the presence OF her friends, who as
semble every birthday at the residence
OF her only daughter. Miss Elizabeth Staun-
ton, No. l41 Warren street. the venerable
woman will relate again the stories of how
her family yielded up their lives. one by
one. in the advancing subjugation of the
American Continent.
TELLS HER STORIES
WITHOUT F~ALTERING.
Mrs. taunton tells her own story. For
an instant. she may falter from Pickering
power. but the narrative is resumed where
she stopped. The thread is picked up and
the shuttle of recollection unwinds its olden
tale. Mrs. Staunton is a true woman, else
at 81 years she would not object to having
her picture taken before looking to those
dainty vanities so dear to the feminine
heart.
Goodness gracious" she exclaimed. "I
am not dressed to sit for my likeness; yet.
la. how utterly vain we are. / do not sup
pose 1 could improve my appearance very
much. if 1 did fix up. Mother used to say
that when l came into the world. some
thing went boo and all my good looks flew.
She would cry because / had grown so
ugly"
Every day Of her life Mrs. Stanton vio-
lates the recipe of Mark Twain for long
life. Doctor Clemens proudly boosted of his
one-meal-a-day fountain OF youth. while he
was visiting st. Louis last summer Mrs.
Staunton eats heartily OF three better
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
REALIZATION OF INWARD
GIFTS OF IMPORTANCE.
Consciousness Necessary to Make the
Christian's Life n Warming, Help
ing One, Is Discussed.

The Reverend Charles F. Blaisdell
preached yesterday morning at the Church
of the Holy Communion on Genesis l.. ID;
"And God said let there be l,gnt. and there
was light" He said in part:
& Out of a vast chaos, monstrous confu-
zion and blind disorder, that which we call
the natural world, was brought into a
state of law, regularity and order when
the food of divine light was shed upon
it. Without the divine there is nothing
without divine light nothing grows.the
power of perfectibility can only be realized
by the divine aid.
-rhe one vital thing in our religion Is the
relation of dependence. All that is. de-
pen6s upon God and all hat one shall be
depends upon him. While mar is at the
head Of creation, is the crown and glory
of 1t all, he still falls within the limit of
flniteness. ne is still a dependent creature.
He is above all the animal world. for he
; has the blessed power of progression with
in his being.
.sThere seems TO be an instinct for the
4 est everywhere. Even the plants seem 10
strive to reach great glory. but man is su-
perior in that he has the means of graft
Tying his instinct for the best. HIS state
Is one Of constant prcgression-not q broken
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Alton Notes and Personals.

James BallanGer. an employe Of the Illinois
Glass Company, sustained a fracture of his left
leg fes,eraay, s m mo IL Dy otths struf X py a
Alton.
Charles H. Randle Of Chicago was q visitor
in Alton yesterday.
ton OF Upper Alton died Saturday evening. The
funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Burton home in Manning street.
The funeral OF Mrs. a. l.. Lowe OF Upper
Alton took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Lowe home. The Reverend Doctor ".
r 4; BFad Cfsc,d pastor 4 oss 81 the br fi tss R Prssps5sri M
L. Cole. pastor Of the First NJ. E. Church. The
burial was in Lakewood Cemetery. The death of
Mrs. Lowe occurred on Thursday. from consump-
Mrs. Frank S. Dodge of Upper Alton depart
ed last evening for Gillespie. Ill. called there
by the serious illness OF her mother. Mrs. C. Fl
James.
The Reverend L. NJ. Waterman: pastor Of the
First Baptist Church IN Upper Alton; aeayetsa
mems meeting at the Alton Y. N. C. A
President Stanley A. Mckay of shurteff Col.
lege Upper Al;Sn, o SnnrSh 1T the ca pTip, ia Yesterday iI
The Reverend 8. c.. Tulmer OF indianapolis,
Ind. district secretary or tne American Baptist
Home Mission Society, occupied the pulpit OF the
morning and the pulpit of the First Baptlst
Church in Alton last evening.
Yesterday was observed as recognition day at
the First Presbyterian Church in Alton; and ffty-
six pupils Of the Sunday school received diplomas;
at his home in the Vandalia road.
terday.
Supervisor John Eible of Alton will go to
Bloomington to-day to attend the annual eonven-
ton of County Clerks and Supervisors.
The Grand and petit juries Of the Alton City
Court for the February Term will start to work
this morning.
Church. in Henry street. Alton. yesterday after
noon. The funeral OF Frank Hanel was at 2
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

I meals than most fnicky young people Of
this generation find agreeable
a glance at the table of her achievements
gives so a epncis sb idea IA, of me her d fsa,1y r er msn-
when her time comes She win go. and she
great many good times life has afforded.
She is sure that she has appreciated these
periods of joy. because Of the many trou-
bles that have come to her.
Our family has given its total life to the
making of this Republic" says Mrs. Staun-
ton. We go a long way back in its his
We just did things and said nothing about
it. On my husbands side: the family in
and Matthew staunton, English brothers,
who anne across the Atlantic with Sir Wal
ter Raleigh. to Jamestown. in 1900.
son of a grandson OF Matthew s;aunton.
He was bern March l. 1907. at Rock Castle.
Ky. and married me March 10. 1880: 1
was born Lucinda Green Powell at Lynch
burg. Va. February 1G. 1909. My family
emigrated to Kentucky when was 2
County. Virginia. in 1859, and died in Rus
sell County. Kentucky. in 1854 He mar
ried Nancy Wright: who was born in Shen-
andoah County, Virginia, In 1IU1. When
Allen Staunton removed to Kentucky 1t was
a canebrake.
KILLED BY INDIANS.
Two of my brothers were killed by In,
Sihns. ,b My mem m9 wsrs . WAS Snaiins s0 on traei
ping to give meals to the Indians. who
treated the women shamefully. A party Of
braves captured my mother and a neigh
boris wife, once while l was a child. They
were kept 1--WE days by the Indians before
mother killed five Of them with a knife
while they slept and escaped through the
cane forest to our home.
My mother knew Daniel Boone and
many of the mighty hunters of that time.
l have often seen her cutting corn in those
days with a large knife and grinding 1t in
to hominy with a mortar and pestle. The
sort Of spinning bee where the cloths wers
made which furnished garments for their
children.
luton by some of the Hessians and was
made to run the gauntlet. He was fear
fully punished and was killed later in the
always used to tell me that he never got
over his resentment for the Germans be
cause of this incident; A brother drew lots
termine whether he would be drawn for this
Northern army to be sent against the Brit
ish in Canada or go South with General
Jackson.
MY eldest son. Monteyell. was killed at
the battle of Shiloh. fighting under General
the news. 1 dreamed of his death. NOf my
family of eight children only one is living.
my daughter with whom I. am making my
in 1857 and opened a shoemaker's place. He
went to California in the sixties and lost
s2.10e: his savings. on the Isthmus Of Cali
fornia. where the party was making q
crossing. Bandits attacked the party and
robbed them of everything.
ago. from the effects Of an injury sustained
by falling on the street. My oldest son
would to-day be % years old. IL he lived. I
They raised larger families in those days.
l rsmsm b. well: the sapture ETC, Ct Camp
M shGTnHs d De Iafayette. ana I nope sas g'S may .! live live
to see the Worlds Fair"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
Circuit Court Settings,

Circuit Court Settings.
Cases set Cor trial in the Circuit Court at
Belleville this week are:
Henry Kane vs.. East st. Louis Electric Rail-
road Company: case.
String Band vs.. w. 4. Rosenberg and John Ev-
ans. appellants: appeal:
kel. appellant: appeal.
H. l.. French vs.. st. Louis Valley Railroad
Rosa Barber VS.. Mary A. schotten: attach
Elisa Meisenbach VS.. William Brandenburg e-
tate: appeal.
Anna Schroeder VS.. Ben Schroeder: divorce.
Margaret Goetz vs. Tr fisSTSs foetz; divorce.
II. J. and W. r. rummond vs. Barbara Eus-
Salem Brewer VS.. Frank B. Bowman: special
r. W: Kinser & Son vs.. r. H. Mswiuiams ct
T: P. Riley. who sues for the use Of Julius J.
Bros, Va. Bernhard Hartmann: assumps!t.
The Casper Stole Quarry and Contracting Com
pany, a corporation. VS.. George sisney: attach
Henry Koenig VS.. Crown Coal and Tow Com
Louis RMIs sk,,n Is gsoI T5it7 . Bq S1Rns as cease sass;
Chancery-E. II. Hagerty vs. Mamie Hagerty;
divorce.
-. J. Robinson VS.. Tcntine Loan and Security
William Knipper VS.. William Wiener app;
Sarah Rittenhouse VS.. Henry seibel: e%jectmen,
Pat Purcell VS.. John Dissett and Mrs. Dissett.
apps; appeal.
Adam Guetermann. app. VS.. Anna Mueller;
appeal.
Franciska Wolpert VS.. Kinloch Long Distance
Telenhone Company of Missouri: eiectnent.
Chancery-Lora Green VS.. John Green; d.
vorce.
Ernest Rodenmeyer We. Della Rodenmeyer: di-
voTce. -
John Mcknight for use Of l.. A. Bates for
use OF Mrs. ]. Rich. VS.. st. Louis. Iron Mountain
and Southern Railway Company. app: appeal
Star Brewery Company vs.. Simon Baum: as
sumpsit.
aGmr.. garnishment.
william Kamenz vs. Royal Coal and Mining
Katharina Strauss and W. ]. Baltz VS. William
Strauss. individually. etc: ~assumpsit-
Same VS.. same: assunpsit.
Same vs. Same: assumpsit.
Friday:
J. G. George VS.. L. A. Moeller and j. L.
Virgins, appellants: appeaI.
Henry Altgen VS.. Fast st. Louis Connecting
Railway Company: ease.
Nicholas Scharf ct al. VS.. j. d. Nogt: assump-
Joseph BaIdus nv ]. ]. Baldus. his NEXT friend.
vs.. Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company;
case.
end H. o. Davis: debt.
The People Of the State of Illinois for use or
Brinson-Judd Grain Compauy vs. Same: debt.
Robert Shepherd VS.. Consolidated Coal COM
pany of St. Louis. Mo: case.
Cora Stevens VS.. Charles Chester Stevens: d.
yorCe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
AS THOUGHT INCREASES THE
BIBLE BECOMES STRONGER.
transition In Religious Thinking
Arc Necessary as In Any Other
Line of study.

The Reverend Francis L. Ferguson
preached yesterday morning at the West
Presbyterian Church on Changes in Reli-
gious Thinking" After showing that there
must necessarily be changes in this line as
in any other. he said III part:
AT this moment the truth of the Bible
is struggling for some statement that will
be satisfying to the age. 1t is too early
to even conjecture what that statement will
be. Two things are certain. The first Is
that the traditional theory in its main con-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

County Clerk J. c. McGrath of Jerseyviile.
superytsor Thomas r. Ruyle Of Ruyle Township.
chairman of the Board OF Supervisors of Jersey
County, and Supervisors Lloyd English OF Eng
lish Township and ]. r. Reintges Of Elsah Town
rhip will depart this morning for Bloomington to
attsnd the annual meeting of the Illinois state
Association OF County Clerks and supervisors.
The convention will be held on Tuesday. Wednes-
Gev and Thursday.
The Monday Evening Art Circle of Jerseyville
will hold an interesting meeting this evening with
Miss Lillian Houghtlin.
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WEDDINGS.


Observation-Disclosures.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Stanton, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Mr. Charles Henneker
and Miss Frederick Rohleder Of this city were
married to-day by the Reverend C.. F. knickers.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Cofreen, ILL.,. Feb. 15.-Mr. Otis Kidd and Miss
Nora Cline were married here to-day.
HARRIS-HOwELL.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
vicksburg. Miss. Feb. 15.-Miss Annie Howell
and l.. b. Harris were married to-day.
wEAvER-LIGON.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Terrell. Tex. Feb. I5.-Mr. Noble Weaver and
Miss Irene Lyon of this city were married at
Kaufman to-day, the Reverend +. D. Soloman,
pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city.
officiating.
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tention Is right. 1t had a firm grip on the
vital truth that he Bible is he word of
God. The second is that in that theory
the errors and limitations of the passing
generations have embodied themselves in
some measure.
''These are not acceptable to our age.
They will be cast out. As thought increases
the Bible becomes larger. 1t is going to
be a more glorious book than 1T has ever
seemed. We need not quarrel with those
who are trying to undo the work. Their mis-
takes will not stand. II the man who is
stangnant. the man who simply obstructs.
should succeed he would make the Bible a
closed book to many of this generation and
all of the next.
Another illustration is found in the
changed view we have of authority. That
religion must nave some authoritative sane
tion no sane mind can question. No one
would question it now more than in the
days of Rome's supremacy. 1t once sufficed
for the word of culture ard learning to say
thai the final and adequate authority resid-
ed in the church. That was a sufficient state
ment for a certain day of the past But
there came 4 time when 1t did not satisfy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST
WILL REVEAL ALL THINGS,
Persons Seek to Climb Spiritual
Heights While Burdenet: by I'm
belief Is q Theme.

The knowledge of Power and Truth" was
the subject OF. yesterday mornings sermon
preached by the Reverend j.. Percy Stuart
at the Compton Heights Baptist Church.
The text from John viii, 81: "Ye shall know
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

Slater. Mo-, Feb. 1a-James Cahill. aged
about 30 years, a section man o.. the Chi
cago and Alton Railway, was run over and
killed in the yards of the company at this
place last night by a switch engine.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

aenh.Om EXTRACTS FROM SUNDAY PULPITS.

. The reading Of the Bible ann he doneb b. law or througha an institution 1t
4 must be done in the homes II Reverend Doctor John ". Day.
4 a. thought increases the Bible becomes larger. 1t is gong to be a more gor-
4 GUS book han it has ever seemed"-The Reverend Doctor Francis l.. Ferguson.
4 "The one vital thng in our religion is the relation of Independence A IL thati is
\ dependsu upon Coo. and III hats shall be depends upon ninth Reverend hsnes
Q I. BEdsdel
4 9Th reason spirtual truth seems bidder to so many is hiatt hey seek to climb
= its heights while weighted dow with unbehef prejudice Intellectual bride INT
\ urnnp natives" - n RewrendJ Percy Stuart
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EAST SIDE NEWS.

O'Clock and the funeral of Miss Mary Ulmrich at
4 O'Clock. The pastor. the Reverend Father 80
semi Meckle. was the officiating clergyman. and
the hulials were in 81: Josenh.a Ccmetery.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
SEARCHING FOR JEWELRY.
Hunt for V~aIunbIcs Believed to Have
Been by

In binding sleet and snow Yesterday, hun.
drecs OF mon, women and children searched
the ground on the route taken by the win
dow snlashers who secured almost S2,OO)
worth of booty from the Zerweci Jewelry
Company, on Collinsvilie avenue. East st.
Louis. Saturday evening.
The search was led bv Mr.. Zerweck's
clerks, who, however. had made a search
with the aid of lanterns immea lately after
the robbery Not one of the searchers ad-
mitted finding a single piece of jewelry, and
It is thought that the robbers made sure
before they ran "a across the street and es-
capped down the alley on the side of the
Commercial building.
AS yet the police declare they have no
clew to the robbers. l.. A. Holdener of
Belleville. tie matchmaker. who was cut
by a piece of flying glass, was In East St.
Louis yesterday and told the police all that
he knew about certain parties who had
loitered about the window early In the even
ing. 1t is not believed that the window
smashers loitered about the place prior to
their assault on the showcase.
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q PHYSICAL FACTS IN THE CASE 4

} PHYSICAL FACTS IN THE CASE
} OF MRS. STANTON, AGED o..
Smokes a pipe.
Has had cough.
Few gray hairs.
Weighs 100 pounds.
Appetite is good.
Cabbage favorite dish.
Mental faculties keen. Z,
Memory very tenacious. ,
Dates and events clear. 4
Expression Is to the point. -,
Sight somewhat impaired. ,
Hearing rather indistinct. ,
Walks across room unaided. 4
Mother of eight children.
Has outlived all but M
Recalls incidents of nine wars.
Many troubles in life.
~-.- a H.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16

The East St. Louis Lodge of Elks has ar
ranged for an annual ball at the National Hotel
Friday evening. A concert of an hour will pre-
cede the ball. Supper Will be served at mid
night.
The Spectator Publis hing Company of East
ST. Louis has been incorporated and proposes {,
get out a weekly paper, beginning March /. The
capital stock Is 10000. William Merwin. Daniel
Reedy and Alice r. Graham are the incorpo-
rators.
Companion Court. No. 25s. I. o. O.. F., will
give an entertainment and dance In the Loving
ston Hall Tuesday evening.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-16
LETTER CARRIERS SUSPENDED.
Accused of Political Activity in
the November Camnaion

San Francisco. Cal, Feb. 5~.-Seventeen
letter-carriers have been suspended from
the San Francisco Post ONCE for alleged
political activity during the November
campaign.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-09

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about your case which you do
not understand. She will treat
you with kindness and her adj
vice is free. No woman ever re-
GREETED writing her and she has
helped thousands. Address is
Lynn. Mass.
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Beet and Sugar Cane.

It is announced that the sugar re-
fining trust has reduced the price OF
sugar at the East ten cents per 100
pounds to meet an alleged cut OF the
Arbuckles, who are also reflners,
made a few days before. This an
nouncement is important as showing
that even so powerful trust as the
American Sugar Refining company
cannot escape competition, and the
greater their profits the stronger and
the quicker the competition. Capital
is abundant, is constantly accumulat-
ing, and is the one thing which there
is no hope of ever combining under
single control.
But the probabilities are that the
cuts of both these refining companies
were compelled by the increasing
competition of beet sugar. The pro-
duction of beet sugar in the West has
already overrun the consuming capac-
ity of the territory directly tributary
tc the factories, and the surplus is
struggling for an outlet. The present
crop will be the largest on record,
and markets must be found in addi-
ton to those hitherto held. There
was a contest at Missouri river points
last year, and there will doubtless be
another. Every year the beet sugar
output increases, and with increased
production the refining trust is asked
to give up new territory. Naturally
it does not like this and fights. Nat
urally, also, it spends money to Sc
cure a reciprocity treaty with Cuba,
whose sugar plantations lie close by
its factories. We do not believe it
will ever get it.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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FUTILE AND WORTHLESS.
The Only Thing Tariff Commission
Could Do Would Be to Work Mis-
chief

The Only Thing Tariff Commission
Could Do Would Be to Work Mis-
chief.
The Des Moines Register and Lead
or a newspaper conspicuously strenu'
GUS for any or all sorts OF tariff tinker
ing. ooutes the following from recent
issue Of the American Economist;
"The creation of a permanent tariff
commission is favored by the New
York Evening Post, not because such
a body would have any power to re-
form the tariff, for 1t would be abso-
lutely powerless to do that. but De
cause the existence of the commission
would widen the schism in the Repub-
lican party and furnish to Gov. Cum
minis. Congressman Babcock, Director
of the Mint Roberts and others OF that
fix the chance to churn up things.
As II this were not sufficiently ex-
plicit. Mr.. Roberts paper asks:
"Why does not the Economist have
courage enough to say what it means?
II was President Roosevelt who sug-
gested a permanent tariff commission
and who has urged its creation. If
President Roosevelt is planning to dis
rupt the Republican party why not
bring the charge home to him directly
and not beat about the bush?"
Lack Of courage and directness OF
expression has. not, we believe. been
the record or the repute Of the Ameri-
can Economist. The tarih-ripping
mouthpiece OF the Director Of the Mint
is the first to make that discovery. In
the hope of clearing up the situation
we beg to say. as explicitly as words
can say 1t, that this paper deprecates
and opposes the tariff commission idea
as both foolish and futile. The fact
that the plan is urged by any particu
lar person who happens to hold any
particular ONCE does not make the
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plan any the less foolish or futile. It
is plan that in our opinion could not
possibly work any good to the cause
of protection or to the Republican par
-ty. 1t has been tried before, and it
worked much mischief, for it made a
good tariff very much worse, and it
was forthwith followed by the cleo
ton of free trade President. Sena-
tor Allison opposes it as impracticable
and useless. The late ex-Speaker
Reed, in the December issue of the
North American Review, said Of it:
But can we not have, sitting in per-
petual session, body of men, non
partisan, judicious, wise and incor-
ruptible? Yes, in your mind. You can
have anything in your mind. lmagina-
ton is unlimited, and 1t is very de-
lightful to wander round among pos
sible impossibilities. Just think of a
non-partisan free-trader sitting on a
tariff tax! OF course, he would be
above any prejudice except his own.
saw one tariff commission sit in 1882,
and its report was not enacted into
law. All it's mistakes were, and the
result was satisfactory to nobody"
The American Economist does not
want to see the folly and the failure
of 1882 repeated, no matter who favors
it. We trust the Des Moines Register
and Leader will regard this statement
as sufficiently explicit.-American
Economist.