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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
A. to Gossipsns.

MY DEAR" said Mrs. Cawker 70 her
daughter, when you are at Mrs. Cumso's
this afternoon. ] hope you won't think of
repeating that bit OF gossip about Mrs.
ernoon.'
Why, mamma ?'
Well because 1t would be ungenerous
and urkind, and don't think Mrs. GilfoyIa
would like it told: and, BESIDES. I want to
tell II to Mrs. CuDsb myself"-April Smart
Sets
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
WOmen'S Gloves.

New Spring Gloves; best assortment of
the latest novelties in Kid Gloves, Suede
Gloves, Silk Gloves and Lisle Gloves: bean.
tiful effects in long gloves for short sleeves
IN KID Isle and silk. Bars are sole agents
tor T. Gentlemen & Co.'S "Perfection of Fit"
Kid Gloves, the most satisfactory gloves
sold in the United States
New Glaze ana Suede Gloves. Spring colors - M
soi' pretty gloves, hed to the 81 VU
p. Centemer & Co.'S Quality Suede c1ov...
syHsh. pretty coorngs nj Iii
p Centemer & Co.'S "F1orne" Gace Glove, A. -
all coOrs and black Nss' III En
r Centemeri Cos Best Quality Glace Gloves % M
the psst values produced: colors black NJ (ND
clasp Prx Seam Gloves, o' ~'so ono ana Two
exceptional values. 81 Nh
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
A BIG OPENING.

A Brilliant Affair ut the Hartman
Store-Big Furniture Company En-
tertained Friends and Visitors Yes
terday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
Carpet and Rug Dept.

THIRD FLOOR NEW ADDITION.
REMARKABLE SHOWING AAIERICAN-MADE RITES
The Of Amercan-made
Rugs Is display Rugs
cooring idea
Floor. and the prices the quoted
There Hugs for paror library,
hail. stairs bedrooms, bathrooms, ' -
Have you thought of your want you to
lines before deciding.
coloring will
this floor will be - ',' ~
crex Grass Eattng the sanitary covering We
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
Municipal Works in England.

Parliamentary report gives the hg-
urcs Of municipal works in England up
70 one wear ago. 1t appears that 299
cornorations with q population OF b.
COZ $40 persons had gone into munich
nal trading with 5000, 100000 of invest
ment. This money was borrowed upon
bonds, but sSO,OOOoOO more has been
reoaid, and some s1G,G00,OOO more has
been put away in sinking funds.
The average income was S65,0OO,OOO,
the average cost of operation S4o,ooo'-
0eO the surplus OF income over cX-
ne.nditire being more than 4 percent.
But some of the corporations neslect
n include in receipts the value OF SER
vice furnished and municipality, such
as street lights, water for public parks
and buildings, etc. If these were In
cluded the returns would lie higher.
The average interest payments were
S14.5G0,000, tho average annual write
off" for depreciation $950,o0O-consid'
crably too small, but more than Amerl'
can trusts have has yet usually al
lowed. The annual principal repaid was
| S6,CGO,000.
The principal works included in the
statement were markets, etc., 22S Dor
ougbs; water works, 1913; burla
grounds, 143; baths and wash-houses
13S: electricity, 102; gas works, 81
tramways. As; harbors, ETC., 43.-Ne'
York World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
CAFE OLE The FLOOK.

Floor borders should not be stained
,urriedly. Do not apply thick
coating. Two or three thin coatinss
rive much better results than one.
rbey should be applied carefully with
he grain of the wood, letting each
Try before another is applied. After
he coats are dry the floor should be
,arnishcd and then carefully waxed,
he wax being rubbed on with piece
If chamois leather. Daily dusting
md a weekly rubbing with little
,arafIin will keep the floor in good
)rder.
Painted floor borders should be
,iyen two coats Of paint and one OF
yarnish, and they need dairy dust
ne and a wip!ng over with oil once
| week.
Other coverings for floor borders
ire India and China mattings IN
simple designs. These are especially
suited for bedrooms, morning rooms
md boudiors. These mattings are our
,blp and can be had to match any color
If rug-aithough the plain mattings
ire the prettiest in contrast to the
igured rugs. Carpets for sunny
rooms should be chosen with view 10
he durability of the dye Tie cheaper
Japanese makes Of carpets and rugs
md the art square and similar makes
,ade quickly and should not be ex'
posed to the suns rays. Carpets can
,e kept fresh and their colors bright oy
.ibbing them about once a week with
l chamois leather dipped into warm
water containing a very l!tt!e asa'
nonia.-American Queen.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
Driyinu lar1e Rivets.

The rivets through the keel OF the
seyen.masted schooner Thomas w.
Lawson, that was launched from the
Fore River shipyards a short time
ago. were nearly five inches in length
Inv II inches in diameter 1t was
not possible to upset these properly
with en- ordinary yoke, one arm OF
wG,ich served as the anvil to resist the
blows OF the pneumatic hammer car
ried by the other arm. To have the
anvil heavy enough to accomplish the
nurpose would have produced one too
extremely awkward and difficult to
handle in the cramped quarters under
meath the keel. The difficulty was
overcome by doing away entirely with
the anvil and substituting a second
rheumatic hammer. The two ham
mers, one on the end of each arm OF
the yoke, worked perfectly. and there
was no further trouble in making the
rivets fiji the holes completely. The
stroke: Of the hammers were so eN'
ccndingly rapid that it made no differ
cncc whether they worked synchfol'
ouslv or npt.-The Iron Age.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
RECIPES.

Vanity Puffs.-Put one cup OF milk
,yer the fire; when boiling add quickly
md stir in rapidly half cup Of flour;
,ool1 until 9 stiff dough; let cool; add
:hree eggs unbeaten one by one, Deac.
ne we'll after adding each; then ada
me tablespoon of melted butter; dip
, spoon into hot fat; take up some OF
:he batter and drop into smoking hot
ard. when brown remove with skim
ncr; drain on paper; roll In cinnamon
Ind sugar mixed.
Snow Pyramids.-To one pint ot
.old cream add four tablespoonfuls Oh
If powdered sugar, one teaspoon Oh
camilla extract and onc-fourth box OF
relatine that has been soaking In d
ittlc cold water: when 1t begins 10
.hicken a little whip until light; turn
INTO glasses and stand in cool place;
uct before serving beat the whites OF
xix eggs to a stiff meringue, with SIX
- ablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, ad-
! lins gradually half cup of currant
Iellv. drop one spoonful of this on the
ION of each glass of cream, heapins II
ID like a pyramid; this will make a
large quantity.
Hickory Nut Macarcons.-Chop nne
! and pound six ounces Of shelled nick
,rv nuts. with thrae.fourths pound oi
powdered sugar and one teaspoon OF
vanilla extract; mix we'll and add the
ooaten whites of eggs; the mixture
.hould he a stiff paste; drop small
,noonfuls on creased paper in a shal
low nan and bake fifteen minutes in
moderate oven.
Ample Pudding.-Grease a baking
ltsh; put some grated bread crumbs o.
shredded wheat crumbs over the bot
,om then a layer Of chopped apple
adding sugar, nutmeg or a grated
lemon rind; continue with the alter
nate layers, and when the dish is ful
out small pieces of butter over the tol
Ind one cup of cold water; bake IN
rather quick oven thirty minutes
,erye with thin cream or hard sauce.
Cocoanut Cake--l}eat half Il cup o
,uttcr one and one.half cupruls o
uCar and the yolks of four Gags tt
gether until light; add one cupful Q
milk. alternating with two cupfuls Q
lour and the rind and juice OF on
on,on. hest we'll and add two Cupful
If grated cocoanut, the whites of tn
ges beaten stiff and three ievei tes
,poonfuls of baking powder; turn Int
,aking pan and bake in moderat
wen forty-fve minutes; remove froi
.hc oven. let stand III the pan tw
minutes then tnrn out.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

suddenly the storm burst upon us. TO
keep our guns dry and be ready for
an attack was impossible, and con-
Tess was not sorry to De compelled
to take refuge in the hut Of convict.
which the bowling Of dogs announced
to be near by.
1t is almost impossible for these
"brodyagas' passportless rasahonds)
to get away from the island. From
the prison they escape into the forests.
and there in summer they manage to
exist on biIberries cranberries, mush-
rooms and roots, and add to the little
given them by comrades, whose SEN
tcnces have expired, by wayiaying
passers-by. But when winter comes
OH, with its seven feet Of snow and
temperature occasionally touching
forty degrees (Fahr) below zero, with
no food to be obtained and rags for
clotiling, they find their way back to
the prison. After giving themselves up
here they are fo=ged with the cruel
"plet," and received back again with
an additional sentence.
The photograph shows the ihstril-
mcnts of the eXecutioner-the "kobil;,"
or bench, on which the convict is
strapped; the birch-rods. which are
DIPPED in hot brine, and the heavy,
t.. ee-thcngcd "rlct. with loaded ends.
These arc the instruments in use at
Rikovsk Prison.
Another photograph shows the pub.
lie eXecuiol!er AT AlcXandrovsk, Co
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

viable was my lot to that of those vino
had to spend the remainder of their
lives on the island. As | stood looking
out to sea the sun was setting behind
q ficry-red cloud-bank. To me it pic
tured the passionate longing of those
exiles whose eyes were straininS ever
westward to the land Of the sunset, to
the homestead. the land of friends and
loved ones, so long ago left behind.
Some weeks later l shared the log
house of a petty official engaged on
the ietty, and so was able to w2nd my
way to the place of my late detention
TO watch the patches of convicts arriv-
ing. One lot from Siberia had tranped
the two thousand and seventy-hve
miles from Nertchensk to Nikolaevsk,
with an occasional lift from a steamer,
and the. journey had occupied them
three months.
I know what it is to have had to
struggle for a bare bench i'll fourth
class Russian railway carriage where
on 10 sit and try to sleep at night. and
this was my home for couple of
weeks through frozen country. But
what was this to the lot of those poor
aonyicts who; hungry and weary after
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

or ornamental with seeds of the ging-
ko tree of various sizes, which have
actually grown to the fiber of the vine.
\ Korean gardener, familiar With the
pdhcsivcncSs Of tie seed, took Il native
vine, noted for its tougllness, and rude
IL made it into the form Of chair,
holding it in place with branches OF
small trees. The seeds. fresh from the
tree. were bound to the vine until they
had firmly fastened themselves to 1t,
the vine being allowed to grow IN the
meantime. After the seeds and bcughs
had become attached. the vine was cut
from the roots. and this natural chair
pyposcd to the sunlight until the sap
had dried from the fiber and all Of the
material had hardened into Il substance
rs solid as oak 1t was then polished
until It's surface gliStencd like mahoS-
any. Although hut three feet four
inches in height and twenty-five inches
i'm width, the ;'cignt Of this curiosity
is over hundred pounds, on account
of the hardness of the material OF
which it is composed.
The armchair may well bc regarded
as striking example of the garden.
ing skill of the Far East.-Sa"ntiiic
American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

ccutioher, SO that, should lie be ordered
the "plct,'' the leads should be brough ght.
down on the Indersde of the board
and not OH his bare body. Corporal
punishment for women has been done
away with by law in RUSSIA, but
III February of last year two women
were fugged with birch-rods dipped
in brine, and afterwards put in chains
for refusing to obey their rillalnous
overseers.-World Wide Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

British officers in South Africa are
complaining bitterly Of the class o.
recruits now arriving. IN one oraI
the average of the soldiers was eish
teen, and there were few VINO were
far Younger. mere boys Of fourteen
although they were enlisted as being
of proper age. The officers say taat II
is impossible to train these growing
lads as they are unable t. bear the
strain of hard work in a new climate,
The Dutch openly scoff at the youthfui
appearancc of the recruits, while the
older soldiers christen their boy com
rades after the secretary OF war, broo
rick, whose name has become a gener
ic term for them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
JAPANESE CHILDREN.
Difference to Elders and Helpful!
WITH Each Other.

/ Difference to Elders and heipTu
WITH Each Other.
Tho children Of Japanese homes are
we'll bred. 4 foreigner never fails to
notice it. AS rule they are obedient
and deferential TO their elders. sweet
and ob1iging among their equals, and
patient to a degree tnat is philosoph
ical, yet no mere genuine children arc
anywhere to be found. No child Is
without its responsibilities, and IN
most cases these are strapped to its
back and it bears them cheerfully
There is a beautiful spirit of help
fulness between brothers and sisters.
think the children have more real
affection for each other than they do
for their parents, for whom their re-
spect is unbounded. Although the
Japanese take great pride in their
babies and their growing sons and
daughters, they strenuously cndeav.
or not to reveal it. and if you had
naught but their word for it you would
think they were quite harassed and
disgusted with their offspring.
81 suppose" said friend. before !
left for Japan, 'ycu will have to re-
fer to your baby as my dirty, insig'
nifiicant and troublesome little son.
Still, after all, no one can Withstand
the Establishments of an infant. and
many Japanese mother have en-
trapped into glowing details OF tie &C
complishments of her small children.
The mother does not often give them
Ill the attention which mothers should.
She is ever at the beck and call OF
the head of the family. to the exclll-
sion OF all other requests. AZ such
times if the babies protest they are
stuffed with sweets and turned over
70 the servants, and such times arc
nearly all tie time. The servants arc
not refined, but they are llind-Esartcd
women, and they are closer members
of the household than our servants
are or would like to be, and for that
reason they mother the children and
naturally get the greater half of their
love. Much of the discipline OF the
family is turned over to the elder
brother. 1t is summary and sound.
Occasionally the father devotes him.
self to the children on picnic or
walk or in the evening telling them
stories or playing games, but never
under any circumstances will he lay
aside his pipe and his dignity to crawl
about on his hands and knees in the
similtude CT lion. "Ototsan' is al
ways imparturbabe.
Mothers and fathers often speak
admiringly and wistfully Of the care
and love that are bestowed upon the
children of the west, and 1t may come
to pass some day that their own will
figure more as human opportunities
than as issues and heirs. A Japanese
away. from -hom is. the most homesiek
His friends? No, these are TOO easily
nut On and off? 1t is Japan Itself. All
japan is home to him, and no Wonaer.
Never did any nationality in any age
become moro amalgamated. Its "a
cial instincts exactly correspond TO
family pride and family affection. lts
former exclusiveness bred these IN
the bone. Besides, its blood relation
shiDs are so closely interwoven that
it is, in reality, cne huge househoiu
and family.-The Congregationallst.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

which New Mexico is the geographical
centre and which draws Its traditions
from old Spain.
Among the peculiar customs Of that
territory is the practice Of plaBting
crosses OH spots where murders have
been committed. Not infrcQuently, as
enc rides across some lonely plain bare
of vegetation save for the ubiquitous
sagebush and greasewood, or through
some wild pass in the hills made wilder
still by the dcsolatc ruins of an aban,
tloncd adobe hut or two amid the cac-
tus. Such crosses are met with rising
out Of small plies Of stones. They are
constructed Of wood, without inScrip-
ton OF any sort, and often being taken
to the church by the relatives and
friends Of the murdered man and
blessed by the priest, are set up upon
the scene of the murder, there to re-
main a continuing memorial of the un-
holy deed and mute appeal TO all
pious passers-by TO contr lite prayer
for the unshriven soul that has gone
beyond.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

linsl;y by name. The "palatch," or
csctutoncr, is chosen from among the
convicts themselves. Prisoners who
are refractory III prison are birchrd,
but sometimes this punishment Is given
for no other reason than that the chief
of the prison, OF whom it would be
difficult to say anything too bad. hap
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

long days march, failed In the wild
scramble TO obtain one of the mispr:
able plank rcsting-places allotted them,
and had to lie Oh the filthy floor. Even
there a stronger npighbor often crushed
them. for the most brutal tongue, the
hardest fist, got the best place, and
the timid and weak went to the wall
or the floor. Such is the description
we have heard in the past. Is it true
today In the main-no; but ia my
eXpericnce-ycs!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
MURDER CROSSES.
Cruesome Memorials That Dot New
Mexican Plains.

1t Is one of the charms Of travel in
the out-of-the-way districts Of the
United States to encounter picturesque
customs undreamt of In the philosophy
Of the well-populated regions tributary
TO the great cities Of the North and
East. Particularly rich in these quaint
ways is the Southwestern country, of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
Old Eue in Ceylon.

Centcnarians are fairly common now
odays hut it may be questioned whcth-
or ary country can boast OF SO many
nc covlon. which. according to the re-
cont census returns. has no fewer than
1A5 inhabitants over 100 years Of age.
Seventy enc Of these are males and
"A fen,alcs. or thcec IS men and -
women claimcd to be exactly 100,
while the highest age returned wal
120.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

An Armchair Formed by Natural Growth.
The armchair pictured in the accom-
panyi1g illustration may be said to
have partly grown out Of the ground,
although its shape was furnished by
twisting and turning vine out of
which most Of its framework was
formed. 1t was brought to the United
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

pens to be in fit of ill-llumor Wien
they go before him to prefer some slin-
plc request. My own interpreter, hlm-
self Il man of rank, told me that IN
common with all the rest of the con-
victs and political cXilcs he paid tribute
money in the shape of food to the ex-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03
VALUE OF CHEESECLOTH.

Cheesecloh is of the GREATEST seq
rice in housccleaning, as nothing Is
% nice for polishing mirrors, wiz
lows, furniture, silver and cut-glass
!; this ahsobent cotton which is even
,etter after it is washed
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

all the Penal settlements
In Siberia the Island Of
Sakhalin has the worst
reputation. This is not
surprising when We re-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

7ccouht In the buying and selling Of tho
roblo=t and greatest of all the animal
Kingdom-man's best friend, the horse
Chicago Record Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

institutions Norway no doubt the city
noEils 1907
served TO the poor while ''" meals were
throughout fitted with the latest h
machinery including ish-Wasi mchh
laundry machinery shows of the large khchen rooms
bent and hot WaSe
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-06-03

You can't liquidate debt by paying
compliments.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
REAL ESTATE

Tor sale in Lexington. Farms
or sale. Houses to rent. II
you have any real estate to
sell place it in his hands-no
cost if no sale. Office in
Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
A DIABoLICAL PRACTICE.
Goats Played Alive in India to Meet
Trade Requirements.

1t may not be generally known
here, says the Rangoon Times, that
across the bay, and probably in Bur
nah as well, the diabolical practice
prevails of faying alive goats which
are slaughtered forfood, in order that
the skin may meet certain trade de-
quirements. To those outside the
trade the advantages secured by fay-
ing the animal alive have not been APP
parent, but a shipper of goatskins,
writing to a Calcutta paper, lets the
public into the secret. 1t appears Is
years ago in America a resolution was
passed, presumably by the trades
concerned, laying down the rule that
goatskins delivered under the usual
contract should not measure less
than 20 inches from neck to tail.
The consequence Of the resolution
has been that ever since the skins
have been unnaturally stretched out,
and some butchers even resort to the
practice of faying alive to get from 9
little animal sufficient length Of skin
to make it pass within the 2S-inct
rule, as presumably a "green" Skin
can be stretched further than one of
the carcass of an animal. There il
now said to be an agitation in tn,
United States againstthe old conyen
ton, as it was never contemplated
that it would result in the practic,
Of stretching small skins to max,
them pass for bigger.