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

employer OF the least intelligence Is always
looking for q willing boy or a willing man.
and Vrnmot he gets Esm him I'M he holds old 0 0ptG him
quality in any worker-to be willing. to put
his heart into his work. his good will into
his work. That is a sure way to suc-
to do more than Is asked of you, to be
always ready to volunteer for something
beyond the mere duties.
Next to that virtue comes persistence.
It's dogged that does it." 1t is the dogged
boy. the logged man that accomplishes
something worth while. That means that
at It steadily, never give up. never cav
anything untried which may help to sue
cess which may help to the accomplishing
The next quality / should like to recon-
mend to you is described by the word hard
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., diligent, working at
subject in these days. There seem to be a
good many people in the world who do not
approve Of hard work, who think that hard
work is to be avoided: that the prosperous
man. the successful man is the man who
does not have to work hard; that the hap.
WORK IS STRENGTH.
Now, n we lock at the history of the
world. We shall find that 1t is work that
makes nations great and prosperous and
fortunate; and that nothing else ever has
i' hNIC III IL kTtdI HdlIOHS utes
Do they live in the tropics where you don't
ave to work much to get your living
hardly at all to get bananas and RICE. hard
shelter? Where do the great nations live?
Mhere nave they grown up? It is where
they have to work hard and with foresight
the temperate zones. 1t is not where nature
presents insurmountable difficulties; but
where work can overcome the difficulties
which nature presents to the human race.
In the history of the past. work has made
nations great; and no nation becomes great
until it works steadily day after day and
capable OF agricultural labor. for example.
or carrying on farms and raising food by
bsr;sm SG into d It aHss mot s sn Ianr from 9 a bar bar
pie is nomad.- so long as the men of a race
do not work steadily. they do not rise in the
barous like the Indians of the North Amer
lean Continent.
Now. for an individual It Is exactly the
mere drop in the ocean OF nationally.
What is good for a nation is good for every
person in it. and what IS good for every
the foundation Of civilization, of all c~ivfliza-
ton known to US: and work, steady work is
the foundation not only Of individual pros
perity and success. but of the individuals
joy and happiness in life.
SUCH ere some OF the elements of enjoy
able hard work. There is another-the sense
ccmplishing something. of bringing some
thing to pass. Now, that is the main salts
( faction Of life after the affections of home
after. 1 say. the domestic joys. the main
satisfaction in life is in accomplishment.
doing something. achieving something. But
perhaps you think that the satisfaction. Is
in having done 1t. No, II is In the doing II,
not in having done IT. That's satisfactory,
but the chief. the permanent joy in life
is the doing. not the having done. The hap-
has done: he is too busy doing something
new,
what. then. IL the right limit. fo- workin
. boys life or . mans life? There IL .
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NEW SKIRTS

THE NEW SHIRRED SKIRT, $3.50.
The very newes thing. the Shirred
Skirt, made of French Wolfe over silk:
this skirt has a tucked yoke and is
skirred all around TO the front panel,
which is handsomely trimmed with me-
billions OF taffeta silk.
HTAMINE SKIRT, $685..
French Wolfe Skirt, owe taffeta SIX.
With box-pleated flounce and trimmed
Nth taffeta silk bands and the new
EJhpe passementerie.
he GRECIAN SKIRT. S15.95.
T&e new Grecian Tunic Skirt. made
With tightfitting yoke and shirred
~klnce; trimmed with bands Of taffeta
K and passementerie.
TEAU DE SOLE SKIRT. S10.93.
Shirt of Peau de Sole over silk drop.
Ride with net flounce. trimmed with
Clifton ruffes and JUDY bands.
TfAMINE SKIRT. 1895.
ublined Etamine Skirt. made with habit
back, yoke effect, and trimmed with
bands of taffeta silk and medallion
drops.
SHIRT-wAIST SKIRTS, $s.45.
New Shirt-Waist Skirts, in royal blue
and black: made in the ciinging Du
Barry effect and trimmed with silk
pipings and pleats.
TENIC SKIRTS, $3.50.
Made OF blue and black cheviot, with
tRee-founce Tunic effect.
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BRIDE OF SIXTEEN ARRESTED.
Charged With Larceny Of Jewelry
and Personal Property.
SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Feb. 1.-TWO young girls. ono
a bride, were before Judge Foster in Cen
ersl Sessions charged with the larceny Of
jewelry and personal property to the
amount Of $50 from Florence Bodman. OF
No. 23 West Forty-third street. They were
Miss Annie Ferris. II years old. Of No. ~
Decatur street. Boston; and Mrs. Julia sui
ton. They are said to be cousins and
motherless.
The two girls were in the chorus Of 4
spectacular show in Boston last summer,
and in the fall were induced to come to
New York.
They. took a room in a house adjoining
that occupied by Florence Bodman. Ex-
pected e~nEagements did not materialize,
and the girls. It Is ALLEGED; hslpsd them smd
thus obtained money to pay their way back
home. Complaint was made and they
were arrested in Boston. Since her return
to East WEYMOUTH the Sullivan girl was
married to a young clerk named Edward
Smith.
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WOLVES ATTACK CANADIANS,
Fierce Animals Cause Excitement
Near City Of Quebec.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Quebec. Canad Feb. H.-Packs OF wolves
winter in the Province of Quebec.
They do not even hesitate to approach
near to the centers of population In quest
of prey and to attack human beings in the
vicinity of towns and villages.
A large pack appeared in the ~neighbor-
rood Of the town OF Lewis. which is stu
ated on the eastern banks of the st. Law
renee, opposite the city Of Quebec. and the
people are in a fever of excitement.
A child was seized and about to be de-
youred by a wolf. when the father OF the
little one came in time to drive of the fero-
cious brutes with his AK. The wolves are
Toaming about close to the village and are
devouring the farmers sheep and lambs. A
party of huntsmen has been formed at
Lewis to try and exterminate the wolves or
drive them away.
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OBJECTS TO TENANTS SIGN.
Art Dealer Thinks Tailor's Name
Is Inartistically Painted.
REprrRr,c spurA1

New York. Feb. H.-Because he does not
like his fellow-tenant's sign, Julius Oehme,
art dealer. at No. 34 Fifth avenue: has ap-
Piled for an Injunction against Paul Shall
of the same building. The case was argued
before Judge Davis. in the Supreme Court.
across the front of the building below the
tailor's windows. Mr.. Oehme declares that
the sign. which bears merely Mr.. Stations
of keeping with the paintings In his win
dows. Dr..
Truax Watson & Roberts, who appeared
for Mr.. Shalton. say that the landlord sides
with their client. any point to the fact that
the art dealer has the whole lower portion
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POLICE SAVE WOMEN AT FIRE.
Panic in New York Apartment
House During a Blaze.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Feb. 1I.-Tenants in the apart
ment house at No. ga Columbus sveaas
were thrown into a panic by a fire in the
basement. which filled the building with
smoke.
Several women, cut of from escape by
way Of the Railways and crowded on to the
fire escapes in the front of the house. were
becoming hysterical. when Policemen Col
leary and Larue went to their. rescue.
Most of the tenants were lowered safely
to the ground. but some of them climbed
up to the roof and made their esce oe
through the Railways of adjoining build
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THIRTY sToWAWAYs ON SHIP.
Vessels Storekeeper, Held on Sus'
.picion. Is Discharged.

Boston, Feb. H.-william Williams. the
s~torekeeper of the Dominion Line steam
ship Commonwealth, was discharged from
custody by United States Commissioner
Fiske. after he had heard testimony of
Captain McAuley. Chief Steward LAttimer
and williams himself. in regard to the ind
ing Of thirty s~towaways on the steamship
juat before its arrival in Boston.
Attorney Garland. prosecuting on behalf
Of the Government, asked that Williams be
Discharged. after he had cross-examiped
him., and the Commissioner complied.
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MARDI GRAS,
EAh-AHH IDA

Low ~round-trip rates via Mobile and Ohio
Railroad from St. Louis and all other sta
lions to New Orleans and Mobile. Tickets
on sale February II to g. inclusive, at No.
5l8 Olive street and Union Station. Liberal
limits. stop-overs, dining cars and through
sleepers.
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Of the building covered with signs. They
say that the injunction was not asked until
affer Mr.. Shalton had refused to pay FOR
placing fro buckets in the hall.
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Il, Guard Killed.

SPECIAL
New. York, Feb. I-John Sheeren. .
guard. of No. E3 West F1ftiefh street, WINS
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ALL AROUND
THE STORE.
MEMS SOC AND 75c HANDKER-
CHIEFS, 29c.
FOO dozen Mems Silk Handkerchlefs,
witt, beautiful embroidery-worked ini-
/ tials: these handkerchiefs are worth
from soc up to zoe.
Sc VELVET RIBBON. &c.
Satin Back Velvet Ribbon, No. ., in all
colors, suitable for trimming.
sc RIBBONS, 90.
| All-Silk Fancy-Striped Washable Rib
bons. one-Inch wide, in pretty colOrs.
suitable for trimmings, hair ribbons and
decorating purposes.
39c RIBBON, 15c.
:I-inch width changeable Ribbon, in a
beautiful shade of golden brown; just
the thing for trimming. hats.
25c PILLOW TOPS AND BACKS, 10c.
| 1000 new plaid Pillow Tops, stamped in
| dainty conventional designs: back and
rufne with each top to match.
s1.25 sPACHTEL SQUARES, 79c.
32-inch Spachtel Squares, In elaborate
! designs: other stores are asking S1.25 for
the very same article.
50 LUNCH CLOTHS. SOC.
"a and 40 inch pure linen Lunch Cloths,
| with wide hemstitched borders and
open drawn work; stamped or plain.
MEMS SOC AND 75c SHIRTS, &c.
| Mems stiff bosom and negligee Shirts,
in neal stripes and figures: all sizes.
LIBERTY SATIN RIBBONS.
{ inches wide, in pale blue, turquoise,
| cardinal, white and black, regular SOC
ribbons at 25c yard.
LADIES 35c HOSE. 100.
Ladies' Black Lisle Thread Hose, regu-
lar made, double sole, heel and toe.
LIBERTY SATIN RIBBONS.
Z inches wide. in pale blue, turquoise,
cardinal, white and black; regular 50c
ribbons, at 25c.
25c, soc AND 75c BELTS. 10c.
An assortment Of Belts, consisting Of
shoe-stripg belts, black peau de sole
silk belts. plaid silk belts and fancy
braid belts, that were made to sell up
to<75c.
25c YELLING. 12lac.
All-Silk .Veilings, consisting Of polka
dots, meshes and embroidery bordered
wells. in colors Of blue. brown, white,
black and white and black
soc LACE COLLARS, soc.
Ladies' Point Yenise Lace Collars, in
pretty designs. A
SALE OF SHAWLS. CSC.
Evening Shawls of wool. silk and wool
mixed and mercerized silk; In colors Of
cream, pink and blue; samples, no two
alike; worth $3.50 to $3.50.
Sd FLOOR SPECIALS
69c CORSET COVERS, SOC.
French Corset Covers, made Of India
linen. with eleven rows Of tucking; lace
and ribbon trimmed.
39c DRAWERS, 25c.
Cambria and Muslin Drawers. umbrella
style. lace and embroidery trimmed.
T5c NIGHT GOWNS. soc.
ii dozen Ladies' Night Gowns, made Of
soft muslin, Mother Hubbard style, with
lace and embroidery trimmed Jokes.
CHILDREN'S SOC UNDERWEAR, SOC.
One table Of Children's underwear, con-
sistins Of gowns and skirts, made Of the
best quality of muslin and cambria; lace
and embroidery trimmed.
81 KNIT SKIRTS, 99c.
Your choice Of any wool knit Under
skirt in our house that is worth up to
81 for DOC.
Sc AND s. WRAPPERS. $3.98.
Wrappers Of Atwood cashmere, made
with box pleats and trimmed with lace,
braid and ribbon.
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and Eighth avenue by being crushed be-
tween an electric train and the platform.
He had crossed the tracks and was climb
Ing the short stairway when caught
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sR0YS, CLOTHING.

CLEARING SALE OF ALL WINTER
wAR-Much of the medium-weigh,
long the sales items.
Boys OXFORD REFER COATS, SOC
The nan of our stock of Refer
Coats that sold for So; deep velvet col
Lam, handsomely made.
Boys Sc NOVELTY SUITS. S3.25.
Tkey are sample suits, made for spring
war; heavy enough TO put on now; they
are the new Sailor Norfolk, the newest
novelty this season. the regular stock
will sell for Sc.
BOYS 75c KNEE PANTS, 29c.
AH-Wool Cheyiot; not the cheap kind;
ali tapped seams, double stitched, plain
and mixed.
BOYS DOUBLE-BREASTED SUITS,
S1.49.
Mostly blue and black; that should sell
FOR $3.50; ages s to 10.
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Mr.. sprasue sayl

Service Is fine at the new Colonial Restau,
rant, at Broadway and Locust.
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e0Ss A trial bottle win 10 nailed
MS FREQ Of charge 10 evssy
- reader Of this Piper upea
fequest--Cut out the coupon: and sand
to as with your name aad addrsn
MOTEL 's.DQopSs IL nos sOtafnsAle
will send IL prepaid on reeeips q price,
tf.0o per bottle. t :.
Large Size 1sttjs t1oo psuss) SI.oa. Per
AK ysur Ars1Rhf ~ fSe .Svnoa pQ,"
as1rs euss ~ eeaol1ose1Ba, pteD Il.
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NEW WAISTS,

At Tho Meyer Store Moderate Prices.
LAWN WAIST. SS.45.
white Persian Lawn Waist, made with
deliberately embroidered yoke and tim
med with V~alenciennes lace and inser-
fion, tab stock collar, tucked and edged
with Insertion and lace, extra large
sleeves fancily made.
EMBROIDERED WAIST. s745.
All-over tucked Paris Lawn Waist, trim
med with applique and drawn work.
fancy elbow sleeves with large hanging
ruff1es, turnover stock.
PERSIAN LAWN WAIST, $685..
Persian Lawn Waist with yoke back and
front, tucked and embroidered front, ex-
ira full sleeves tucked at shoulder and
edged with fancy embroidered bands,
embroidered stock collar.
MADRAS WAISTS, s2.e5.
White Madras and Oxford Waists in
neat and fancy stripes and figures.
SAMPLES
ST. so to $40 q Yard.
Albout 3-S yard long, many patterns
there are two and three to match. white.
black, cream. applique. etc. can be at.
tached or detached as medallions. -
etc.-sale at. a sample. S9S
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16
WANT MORE RAILROADS.
Holmes County Citizens Make Peti
tion Through Mr.. Leroy Percy.

To the Honorable LIE Roy Percy,
Attorney at Law, or the Young
Mems Business League of Green
vile, Miss.
We, the undersigned citizens and
tax payers Of Holmes county, and
town of Tchula, respectfully request
that your honorable body petition to
the Illinois Central Railroad Co., 10
build two short lines of road, one
from Tribbett, or Mr.. r. L. Lees to
Isola, and from Belzoni to this place,
Tchula, which would give us direct
communication between Greenville
and Aberdeen, we would request that
you, at your next meeting, draw up
one likewise for us and forward same
to us and we will sign en- masse and
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16
sHUToUT.
Greenville Wins Both Games Shutting
Out vicksburg in the First

The baseball season opened np IN
this city last ThrusdayIwith the home
team and Vicksburg. The contest
both ON Thursday and Friday proyed
very interesting to the many people
who Witnessed the games.
In Thursday q game GreenviIIe won
hands down. vicksburg being OUT
played and out-generaled on every
hand. A crowd Of seven hundred
fans and rooters cheered the home
team TO victory, NV
The game on Friday was more hot
ly contested and for eleven innings
the result was in doubt. but when
Greenyille came in for their hhlf ol
the 18th they had their baseball NAE
paint on and scored one for victory
In the 9TH inning vicksBnfg would
h av Q won. but W ~ 3 ht, who
on all occasions has proved be had tn
right name. was sent 70 the bat and
tied the SCORE. Tho fans and roote1D
are all rejoicing over the home
team . victory. @sss
The result by innings Of the games
was as follows: rs II
d THURSDAY. H
.a las 84Bfe rs as;i
Greenville N, ! GO p 3 90 90
Vicksburg o o o o o o o 90
Batteries Eubanks and Reisinget;
Commentz and Quinn.
., FRIDAY.
2~844se 7-8 8. 10 ii ~
Gville . 0 0 o Oas 0Os1 o 10 0
vbrg II b II 10 0 Oh q ID q >
Batteries Reagan, Weihrauch.
Reisinger; Manuel and Earle.
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16
CIRCUIT COURT.

The circuit court will meet next
Monday. The session promises To-
be an extended one as many impof'
tant cases will come mp for trial. on
the criminal docket which will b
taken up the second week, several
murder cases are scheduled. that n
fried will consume many days Of tho
term.
This will be Judge Kimbrough' b
first court holding in this county since
his appointment. but all know him
and expect to find in him an able,
fair, and fearless presiding officer.
Below is given the jurors summoned
for the first week.
B Mann, R s Matthews, James
Stone. Julius Seeger, a Thomas. q q
Trousdale, E r Workman, Sidney
Woolf, + @ Reinbold, W 3 Swain.
W Klingman. Jr, Ed schmidt, Cecil
Standifer. J " Philips. L M Slater.
W @ Love, O W Kirkland. J Q Reed,
WM Wood, Hugh Armstrong, n =
Rucks, F Metcalfe, r r Ransome,
Chas j Lawson, W s Price, Ike He'll
bon, Clarence Witt, O N SCOTT. Q 3
Theobold, J R Love, E L Smith. +
H Love, B 7 Winter. W Wright,
N T Winter. E Calm, R W Wilson,
R Sessions r D johnson, Geo Collier,
Jake Winpegler, r A Barefield, s r
Dunn, Jr, G 7 Sims, Geo " Stock
we'll, Chas Holmes, O NJ Ham, J
Ryan. M Pepperman.
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

State of Mississippi:
Washington County.
Sealed bids are hereby invited to
he filed with the undersigned clerk on
or before 12 O'Clock, NJ, on the first
Monday, the lst day of June, 1903,
for the erection Of an iron fence
around the court house yard, the same
being about 1900 feet in length.
There is to be two drive gates eight
feet six inches wide and one twin gate
in front and one single gate in rear.
Bidders will be required to furnish
specifications for their different style
fences also to include the cost of erec-
ting in a good and substantial man-
ner. The successful bidder will be
required to give good and sufficient
bond of 81, 10000 The board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids,
Given under my hand and official
seal this 4th day of May, 1908.
mo It, T. H. Hood, Clerk.
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16

The meeting conducted by Rev.
Joe Ramsey at the Methodist Church
closed last Wednesday night. While
the harvest from the services did not
yied an abundant or op of sinners for
the Lords garner, still it's work and
the earnestnes of the true Son of
Christ, whom we believe Joe Ram
sey to be, left its impression upon the
hearts OF many man and woman
who is today still thinking of the
plan to be saved. Mr.. Ramsey left
here for Shawnee, o. T., where he
goes to conduct revival meeting.
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16

Mr.. W. ". Wilson, of the Wilson
Furniture Company, who some time
hack had tue misfortune to lose their
entire stock of furniture by fire,
clsed a contract ON Monday with Mr..
N. Goldstein for the building on the
corner of Washington avenue and
Walnut street, that was destroyed by
the same fire. Work on building
the stores will start at once and will
be pushed to completion. Mr.. Wilson
expctes to get into the stores with "a
brand new stock of furniture and be
ready for business by septembre lst.
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16
KEEP A LOOKOUT.

Look for the number and keep it
until next week when the lucky
number will be published. This
featrue started before the levee break
but the irregularity Of the mail SER
vice cuased by the highwater the pa
per could not be delivered to all re-
aders, and for this reason the number
feature was discontinued. Beginning
with this issue the number will be
started again and the dollar will be
given away each week to the lucky
holder of the lucky number.
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16

Forty years ago today, 1908, the
little band of intrepid sons of the
Lone Star showed by their valor on
the crimsoned field of honor at Ray
mond, Miss, they were worthy sons
OF their martyred sires of the Alamo
for Texas independence in 1896.
That little band under the leader
ship of Gen. Gregg confronted the
tried veterans of Grants magnificent
army of we'll trained troops fresh
from the many fierce conflicts with
the Confederacy's steel clad cavalier,
Gen. Earl Van Dorm, and the South q
Ney, Gen. N. B. Forest, the Wizard
OF the Saddle, disputing the enemies
advance eight hours against odds of
ten to one, leaving the field on the
morning of the 18th Of May, 1868,
victorious in the face of an astounded
foe, with their ball-pierced banners
fiuttering in the soft May breeze, to
the sweet tune of Dixie" bandag-
ing thier brows with wreath of un-
dying fame, a second Alamo for Tex
as sons in defence of Southern
liberty. Pine Knot.
May 18th, 1908.
The Greenville times., 1903-05-16
A WORTHY TRIBUTE.
The Following Letter is Very Ex.
pressive and self-Explanatory.
Mr.. Joe Sylyerstein.
Street Supervisor, City.

Street Supervisor, City.
Dear Sir:-The great service you
have rendered us during the recent
overflow in saving the cemetery fence
is one which merits our hearty ap-
probation; and though we are lit
tie tardy in proclaiming our graft
tude, it is not because each of us in
our hearts did not individually feel
grateful. Collectively we now voice
our recognition and appreciation as
it was unanimously resolved at our
meeting held Tuesday to tender you
our hearty thanks May the Great
Supervisor always throw His protect
ing mantle over you, as you did to us.
With kind greetings from our
Council of Jewish Women, am,
Cordially yours,
Josephine s, Ehlbert,
Cor. Sec'y.