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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Showing
TO- Some people begin
AnA to show age before
the meridian of life
~ is reached, or they

ave lived out half their days. They are
prematurely gray, haggard and sickly, and
seldom free from an ache or pain of some
description.
Cold feet, chilly sensations, stiffness in
muscles and joints, weak stomach and poor
digestion, lack of energy, and drowsiness,
NERVOUSNESS, etc, show that old age has
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE.
BLOOD POISON
CAN NEVER BE CURED
BY USING
OR POTASH

Pouring drugs into the stomach, running the digestion and
impairing the appetite, is the old-fashioned way to treat any ma
1ignant disease. The modern and scientific way is to directly at
tack the cause of the trouble with an injection of a serum which
is anti-toxin to the diphtheria, etc, from which the patient is
suffering. Since DR.. Siebers discovery of the one serum, which is
the only antidote to BLOOD POISON, the poor deluded victim
who continues to swallow dangerous mineral poisons, like mer-
curry or potash, simply arouses ones honest pity.
If you have BLOOD POISON, listen to this sincere advice
from scientific men-your own doctor will tell you the same if he
is informed and honest: Do not swaA0w another GRAIN Of Mercury
do not use any saSr I, Akion containing mercury o n yvnr skin. These
drugs may make your skin lock a little better for a short time, but
that's only removing an outward symptom. BLOOD POISON
isn't a disease of the skin, but of the blood and the Sieber Serum
Injected directly into the blood drives the poison forth, and it is
the only thing that does drive it forth. Once remove the source of
your trouble, the resulting diseases will disappear and your skin
will instantly clear up. Come to our nearest Office as soon as you
can after reading this. Your cure, yoy return to health and hap
piness is awaiting you there.
You will be received by doctor who will just as surely cure
you IS he has cured hundreds of others-the consultation will be
entirely private and free of charge-the charges for treatment
and terms of payment moderate and considerate. Private and
separate rooms for ladies and gentlemen. Any lady can come to
us for consultation confident of the same privacy and courtesy she
would receive in the Office of 4 medical practitioner of the highest
standing.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
BLOOD POISON
CAN ONLY BE CURED
BY THE
SIEBER SERUM Treatment

And this treatment is only administered by the INTERIM
TIONAL SERUM TOXIN co. at their offices in the leading
cities named below. Prior to the discovery of the Sieber Serum
there was no hope for a person afflicted with BLOOD POISON
ABSOLUTELY none. Contagious Blood Poison was an incurable dis
ease. But to-day the case is different. We can entirely cure any
case of BLOOD POISON, of no matter how long standing or in
what stage. The poison is eradicated from the system, never to
return. We know this and ca prove it by hundreds of persons
We have cured.
Every BLOOD POISON sufferer is now given the simple
choice between accepting one of these three propositions:
Will you stay at home and "suffer the fortunes of the damned
until a merciful death relieves your pain and misery?
Will you continue with your mercuriaI and potash treatment
here, at Hot Springs or At Mount Clemens, which cannot cure
you. or
Will you come at once to our nearest office and be entirely and
forever cured of BLOOD POISON?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
In the T,rckIess Woods,

The New York Times publishes mn
interesting letter from Paul Smiths,
on Lake st. Regis, about travelling in
the Adirondacks and getting lost in the
woods.
The suggestions about the course
that should be pursued when one is
lost are good; but better are the suS-
gestions to avoid by every device CON
fusion and loss of direction in the
great woods. One may read long ar
ticles concerning ways to get out of
deep woods when lost, but when one
is actually lost such confusion and
nervous fear usually intervene as to
drive out all knowledge and prevent
correct reasoning. Such Il state of
mind constitutes the real danger. 1t
does little good to know that the tops
of pines lean to the east, or that
the heaviest growth of moss is on the
north side Of trees. For the Judgment
is so warped and uncertain that it
does not trust the sense in regard to
such matters. Perhaps the best sug-
gestion made by the Times CORE
spOndent is to follow streams. old
trails, or abandoned roads down hill.
or march forward by taking Il sight
across two or three tree trunks keeping
some object known to be in line with
something behind in view.
Another good method is to provide
one with Il few newspapers and tear
from them small pieces as one enters
an unknown wood and drop them at
short intervals on the ground where
they can be readily seen. This is Il
precaution against getting lost. But if
one Is lost he can mark his trail in
that way and help his confused mind
to steady itself by some marks he has
made. With the mind occupied in this
way some sense of direction may be
gained by contemplating the situation
and examining all available landmarks.
We recall the experience of young
man who made an effort to find Il new
and short trail to the summit of Blue
Mountain, in the southern Adiron-
dacks. He stuffed his pockets with
strips of white cloth. Going forth
with hatchet he tied these white
rags to trees as he went along, with
the result that he kept a good course
going and coming. He did not find Il
new trail because lie came upon one
o. those peculiar mountain swamps
that compelled Il wide detour. and de
fcated his purpose of a short cut. Up
on entering on the bald summit of Il
mountain from well-worn trail. fix
ing paper marks at the entrance of the
trail is wise precaution. 1t would
at least prevent confusion if one wan
dered about summit like those
cleared by typographical surveyors III
the Adirondacks.-Roch Democrat
and Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

Kaiser Wilhelm led charge cf Prus-
sian cavalry in Il sham battle against
IN intrenchcd body OF SaSons on the
old field of the battle of RoSsbach. The
experts there say that the Saxon force,
with their machine guns. would have
cnt the Emperor's cavalry to pieces
but the umpire decided it was Il bril-
Liant victory for the Kaiser. The next
day the Kaiser led charge of the
SaNOas on TIE Prussian positions, and
again rose to victory through the
smoke of the guns that would have
blown his force Off the earth had they
been shotted. 1t is Il fine thing to be
war lord-in Il sham battle.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
ApUlTeRlTLo FLOWERS no#.
4 -Carna;inn' Made Of Turnfp md Dyed
wiz, Acid Magenta.


Many persons have been rndc.V
shocked to find that a Hover Tor ".:ich
perhaps they gave II considcfhb Die sum
and which they took 10 he genuine
proved subsequently to be artiiicia' IN
every particular Within our own r1-
pericnce not long ago the attention or
IA gentleman sitting nj dinner was
drawn to the fact that his shirt front
ana coat were gradually being GOV
cred with streaks of brilliant rch
color. He was wearing bright car
nation in his buttonhole which at quite
Il short distance. rs it appeared snbse-
Guently. deceived perfectly. Even the
perfume was admired The flower
had just been wAered to ffeshcn it
and it was then seen that on the water
drops detaching themselves they were
of a brilliant red color. while the ear
nation gradually assumed Il faint va
riegated appearance owing to some OF
the coloring matter being washed out.
General increduIi'y WIS expressed
that. at first sight, the flower could
be anything but real. \ laboratory
examination. however. soon brought
the whole truth to light. and tho re-
suits are remarkable and certainly Il
credit to the ingenuity Of the designer.
There was not the vcstigc of carna-
ton about it. The flower consisted
of slices of turnip neatly cut and dyed
with acid magenta: the stems and
leaves were of twisted cloth dyed Il
dark green with chromium. the bloom
was very fine starch powder d'h-
catcly busted over the stems ana
leaves; and the support to the whole
clever fabric was Il concealed IRON
wire. A synthetic amhcr-coioreh OIL
known as "Oallct" completed the de-
ception in giving Il perfume wonder!nl-
" initiative of the genuine carnation.
Altogether we can hardly conceive OF
n clcvcrcr deceit and it is satisfactory
TO be able to ada that so far as orr
observations went it is free from posi-
tive harm except TO wearing, apparel
On carefully searching the various
materials for irritating substances and
poisonous metals we could not obtain
the slightest evidence that such were
present. 1t is clearly possible. how
ever. that the cOlors used for artificial
flowers may contain substances inJn-
rious to health, such as, for example,
arscnic-Lancet. ="
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

Mr.. Howells said in "Silas Lapham'
that our civilization came mainly
through books. Nothing could be truer,
thinks the Woman's Home Companion.
II is but mOdicum of culture that we
get by open precept or by word of
mouth. We absorb our ideas about
life and our ideas for both art and life
from books. This being the case, moth
ing is more important than the sort of
books we read. We should see to it,
above all, that they be healthy; above
all, sane. Books which tend 10 pull
down ones faith in life or in mankind
are not for lis. Sweetness and light is
a thing to have in front of us. We
want our civilization to tend toward
these things. and we will Go well to
tcst our reading by them.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

The average pay of 4 farm hand In
Scotland is 50 per week, including his
allowance of potatoes and rent OF
house; in addition he has the use of n
Garden, which means much to him, as
it materially reduces his living eX
pcnscs. Yet there is more discomfort
among farm hands than in the various
trades in the cities or among the urban
day laborcrs. AS soon rs they accu-
mulate Il little money they emigratc.
many OF them to become prosperous
iarmers in the United States or Can
ada. l have talked, writes our Consul
ut Edinburgh with farm hands on this
subject, and have found that it is the
hopelessness of the struggle in which
they are enga gcd that makes them dis
contentcd. BY no possible thrift or cf-
fort of their own can they ever acquire
title to or possession of n foot of
ground, and they are always looking
forward to the day when they can go
TO the United States or Il British colony
and get an opportunity to work for
themselves.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The only way to have 4 friend is to
be one.
4 show Of daring oft conccais great
cowardicc.
What we learn with pleasure we
never forget.
1t is easy to tell lie. but hard to
tell only one lie.
A rolling stone does not make much
of an uphill fight.
A maximum of talk is a sign of
minimum of thought.
The man who is satisfied with him
self does not want much.
In the game of love, diamonds often
rank higher than hearts.
True merit is like Il river, the deeper
it is the less noise it makes
1t is not every man who can save his
money and still remain popular.
The younger Il man is the more you
can hattcr him by calling him cynic.
When q man does not know what to
say, his attitude is often mistaken for
dignifed silence.
Even the people who arc always cx-
pccting the worst to happen may some
times be disappointed.
Sometimes Il man is Willing to re-
main at the foot of the ladder for the
purpose OF pulling others down.-An-
SwprS
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
ClrporatiOn Banks.

The largest banks in New York are.
for all practical purposes, corporation
banks. Some of them frankly state
that they do not care for small Gus
toners, by which is meant dcpositors
whose accounts average from one to
twenty thousand dollars: and all OF
them cultivate principally the business
of the larger corporations ana or out
of-town banks. These features of their
policy entail certain important results.
1t is a well known fact that deposits
of q small or moderate size are more
stable than 'millionaire' accounts,
which are likely to be drawn down
very rapidly when money is high. only
Il short time ago one of the big banks
was notified, an hour before closing for
the day, that a check for SJ,OOO,OoO had
been drawn against Il large account.
With "a little skirmishing,' so Il re-
liable financial paper states, the sit''a-
ton was met in Il few minutes; Dut
the incident illustrates the conditions
under which the operations OF such
institutions must be conducted. Inc
same tendencies exist also in the case
of the deposits by country banks. At
the approach of anything resembling
a panic these are withdrawn with
great rapidity; so that they have been
Justly called the "eXplosivc clement
of our banking system. 1t is evident,
therefore, that more than ordinary con-
servatism will be required If the
largest banks are to exercise steady
ing influence in times of actual or i'm
pending dangcr-Atlantic Monthly.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
The scientific world is unqucstiona

The scientific world is unqucstiona-
bly, pleased by the news that Mr. Peary
is 10 try for the North Pole once more.
His have been truly scientific under
tal;ings, devoid of the sensationalism
which has distinguished other dashcs
for the great goal of Arctic explorers.
They have borne rich fruit, even though
the great success for which Mr.. Pcary
has strivcn SO plucki.y has not yet
been his. Like other explorers, having
felt the strange fascination of polar
life he finds it impossible to refrain
from returning to the scene of his en-
dcayors. The North has long since
cast its magic spell over him, and so
he strives in vain TO stay at home while
others set out for his goal. No one. we
think, will venture to criticise the Navy
Department for its libcralty toward
its distinguished civil engineer. The
navy. as we'll as the country, profits by
lis indOmitable perseverance. Doubt
less the department has also been in
fiuenced by his modest and gentle
manly bearing, which has ever made
him worthy representative Of his
country.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
ORIENTAL LANTERNS.
low They Are Made and Uses to "h'e"
They Are Put.


They Are Put.
The lantern of the East is rs OLD Us
civilization. Its primary object is 10
protect the flame from sudden drauShts.
Beyond this is the concentration VI
light for the convenience OF il reiuer'
and last and least the regard loi
beauty. The Oldest form is Il per1or-
ated cylinder or rectangular box. vi
this type there are numbcrless Varle-
ties old and new. The ancient ones
which lave been preserved are OF
iTon, copper and brass. nearly all sill
pie in construction and ihish, Dut
few richly decorated. Occasionally
one runs across Il lantern made of Sill
yer or ivory. These come from pal
aces or temples, and in most instances
are richly carved. Not infrequently
the perforations are fitted with pieces
of colored glass, rock crystal, amethyst
and garnet.
A collector in this city who owns
several displays them TO great advah-
tage by replacing the candle and holder
with an incandescent bulb. Arranged
in this fashion. his dozen mosque and
temple lanterns fill his drawing room
with rainbow splendor altogether
delightful.
In China or Japan the travellers or
street lantern is Il feature. This is n
sphere or ellipsoid ranging from SIX
inches to two and even three feet in
diameter, made of oiled paper, cloth or
silk. In Cathay this lantern is used to
show the rank of its owner by the
coloring or inscriptions on its exterior.
The humble citizen uses n small affair
in white or red: the official of low
rank n sphere, n foot in diameter, hang
ing in front of his sedan chair; while
the high mandarin employs huge
lantern, resplendent with his titles In
colors, carried by an able-bodied coolie,
who walks yard in advance.
1t is in house lanterns that the great
est variety is found. OF these, the
general type is n four, five. six, seven,
eight or tcn-sided box. whose length
is usually twice its width. Each side
is pane of glass, plain, ground, frost
ed, or decorated. From the angles
hang pendants of many sorts. The
frame work is usually of teak, but
ebony, rosewood. mahogany and other
woods are employed. Often the sides
of the lanterns are alternately wood
and glass, the latter being covered with
ground designs, AMI the former richly
carved in relief or inset with ivory.
mother -of-pearl or silver.
Upon the pendants the nrtificers put
their hardest work. Some are made of
colored beads, strung aud massed with
fantastic shapes and knots. Others
are strings of little bells. which ring
with every passing breeze. Lines of
glittering tinted glass balls betray the
origin OF 4 favorite mode of decorating
Christmas trees. Quaint objects in
gaudy enamel or colOred porcelain, con-
nected by threads. chains or wires, con-
stitute fourth and very pleasing
group. Floral festOons made of arti-
fetal flowers are popular especially
with the fair seX.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

When will the end of breaking rec
urIs be reached? With Lou Dillon
itultiDG Il mile in two minutes, with
Dan Patch pacing mile in a second
less, with automobiles whirring fifty
miles within sixty minutes, with loco
motive engines moving at even greater
pacd. with motor bicycles doing
stunts at gaits that takes ones breath
AWAY, is there now any room for leis-
ure and dclibeTation in this hurrying
world?
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
A NeW IntlilsfrY.

The mending of expensive silk stock
ings Is Il new profession which is not
overcrowded. and which pays exceed
ingly well the few women who are
fitted for it. 4 single evenings dane
ing often rubs a hole in silk stocking
and there are comparatively few
women who are rich enough or cX-
pensive pair Oh that account. Nearly
I'LL the better class shops employ one
or more expert darners and pay them
well. These women are able to match
the weave of the stocking 60 precisely
that the darn I; r',solutely impercept
ible. They also crocGc: Or knit 4 heel
to perfcctlo'
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

Of all the foreign-born population III
the United States 80 per cent. are OF
iAr English TcutOnic stock and 2O.J
per sent. are Celts. Thus practically
United States are of English-Teutonic
and Celtic stocks. Hence. bearing in
minl that the English people were
created by the amalgamation Of Teu-
tonic and Celtic blood. it is inconceiv-
able that the American people will ever
be anything but essentially English.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
The Hard Working Human Heart.

Some one with an aptitude for sthtis-
tics has been doing little calculating
on the subject of the human heart ana
its activities. The normal heart, it APP
pears, beats about scvcnty-fvc times
in a minute; SO that an hours record
would be something like 432o beats.
Supposing that man lived to be hfty.
his heart would have beaten l,S92,lGo
600 times If son of this man, more
robust than his father, should fill out
the Scriptural allotment. of threescore
years and ten, his heart beats would
number 2,6i9, ,021 900. 1t is easy to un-
dcrstand, after such n computation.
why this hard working servant o. the
human bodies so frequently wears out.
-IIarper's Weekly.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
The Dog and the STUFFED Deer.

A prize winning bulldog and n
stuffed deer engaged in battle at the
Wellington Hotel. All efforts to sep
arate them We're in vain until the do:
discovered that he was struggling with
4 lifeless body. The canine pet was
owned by woman guest at the hotel
who loosened its leashes and allowed it
to enter the women's parlor, where the
deer stood on pedcstal.-Chicag go
Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

Paris Eiffpl Tower will stand for
only few years longer. \ commits
pu appointed TO decide on the uses to
Which the Champ de Mars shall be put
.Hs ordered that the tower be torn
which expires in 1910.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
German Capital For Transva,1,

The capital invested by Germany in
the Transvaal is estimated by experts
to be fully $15O,O0O,OO0. 1t is invested
in commercial houses. real estates.
loans, mines ard industrial undertak-
ings.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

In 1910 only 49, per cent. Of the
worlds sugar WAS produced from
H""ls; now they supply sixty eight per
lt. of the sugar the world consumes.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

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The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20

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The Grit-advocate., 1903-11-20
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The Washington times., 1903-07-19
Bewfloertne Uartetp Gable Silverware

It Is a graceful person who looks dec
orative eating corn from the ear. 1t Is
a process which always makes one want
to retire and pursue II in strictly soil
tary state. Still, the problem OF the
always awkward manipulation OF the ear.
especially II 1t is hot, may be simplIfed
by the use OF little silver corn holder
which is so devised that it's sharp prongs
may be thrust into the end OF the cob.
and there is a slender. short silver han
die with which to hold it.
You prefer to scrape the corn from
the cob? Then you can have a little
silver corn scraper. This has a long
handle of silver and is supplied with sew
eral prongs, with which the corn Is
scraped from the ear.
The silver tomato server is something
on the order OF a spoon. having fat
| bowl, round or square or pointed IN
shape, and perforated or plain. It can
be used for cucumbers also. Much on
the same order is the macaroni server, \
broad spoon which has one side Of the
bowl furnished with graduated prongs.
There are spoons especially for serving
peas. these having curved bowls of gen
i
erous size, perforated. A terrapIn fork.
fork for serving cold meat. croquette
and hot cake servers, pie knives and
salad sets, all come in attractive varia
tions. A little novelty is the sandwich
tongs, having one end broad and fat. the
other being a fat claw. The purpose Of
the lemon fork is 70 take up from the
dish the bits or slices TO dress sardines.
baked fish. cucumbers, etc.
The silver toast rack-an idea borrow
ed from the English breakfast table-has
found its way 20 America. There is.
too. silver fork for serving the dam
tily Drowned slices of bread. 1t has
three large fat prongs and handle
longer and broader than the regulation
dinner fork.
The marrow knife, which, as its name
! implies. is used TO extract the inner
Tissue OF the bone, is made with a long.
/ cylindrical blade of silver. There is an
opening at the side. showing two sharp
edges. whtch cut out the marrow. The
/ handle IS Of silver, tapering toward
/ both ends.
The cheese scoop resembles in shape a
spoon. The bowl. however. is more
pointed and more concave than the ordi-
nary teaspoon.
| The carving of the fowl becomes less
embarrassing problem when the carver
is equipped with poultry scissors In ad-
dition to tAe carving set. They are
large, with blades OF unusual size. curved
at the ends. The blades open with a
| spring to cut the joints Of the fowl. The
scissors are an ornamentaI-looking ia
! bic accessory. having pearl handles.
The Washington times., 1903-07-19

fences on our domain boulders were
gathered and made into an immense open
fireplace In this living-room, and when
the ruddy glow of the logs throws its
CLEANS and lightens up by spells the
deep red papering OF the walls and
green painted floor. almost covered with
rough deer skins. It makes a delightful
picture. Old furniture was bought at
country auctions and brought home.
scraped and treated to a coat of white
paint. Chintz cushions made a charm
ing addition TO our interior furnishings
A wellhouse on the front lawn of nat
ural Embarked white birch, with deep
wide seats and cool, rocky embrasures.
is an ideal place on a summer afternoon
when one feels "booky." There Is a
roomy horse block. with winding stair
and rails. of white birch, with an old
fashioned lantern. which, lighted at
night, is seen for miles, and just behind
this a low, old-fashioned porch. with
trailing vines. where each day meals are
eaten among the birds and Covers.
Over the green sward winding roads
and flower beds are laid out and every
day something Is done 10 max, charm
ing, homelike nlace. far from the haunts
of men and the city's whirl.