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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27

charming but casual. and had the role
been played by a less beautiful or charm
Ing woman. or one less au fait with social
life than Mrs Langtry. it would hardly
have won the approval of the audience.
The stage setting was pretty and effect
i've, and the second act. which depicts a
bridge evening at Lady Granpier's. is
amazingly and amusingly truthful to New
York as well as to London.
The much discussed disrobing scene is
strongly reminiscent Of the same scene in
sardou's "Divorcons." and viii recall
Mime. Aimee's delicate acting in this in
delicate situation.
REMINISCENT OF SADIE
MARTINoT IN THE TURTLE"
1t Is also reminiscent Of Sadie Martinez
Ia ..Ths Turtle" '.Mrs. behring's d.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27

vorce" is disappointing as a play. but Mrs
Langtry and her excellent supporting
players make OF It q pleasant evenings
entertainment.
William Collier made his first appear
ance as one OF Weber and Fields stars
at the Bfjou Theater In an original COM
edy by Eugene Presbrey, entitled Per
sonal.s
The dialogue IL bright and has rapid
movement. although many persons. and
especially strangers to New York. would
do well to provide themselves with q slang
dictionary IL they wish to properly fol-
low It.
The plot has to do with a '~personar,
ad. a newspaper reporter who ceases TO
report after he discloses himself a. the
person sought By the personal, In the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27


first act: q family of society climbers's
with an ambitious mother, a plain and
generous old father, two more or less
lovely daughters. a feminine social pro-
moter. a Mary McLane girl from Omaha,
a tfpsy butier.. an impossible doctor. and
lawyer. and, Of course. a demonstrating
Italian Count. who comes to grief.
h first two acts are laid In handsome
residences In Fifth and Madison avenues.
n the last. after the conventional fanan-
cial smash OF the family. ia Colorado
Springs.
There Is much talk of society and social
ambitions. and the play Is OF the 1 n that
gives out-of-town audiences their idea OF
Fashionable life at Newport and New
York.
OF the PLAYERS who supported Mr.. Collier
the most interesting are Marion Abbott.
who plays Mrs. Van Twiiler Smith. ~
social promoter. and Louise Alien, Vko
appears ~ an unconventional maiden
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
JAYHAWKEa Jors.

4)ne swallow doesn't make So miner
2. ,essarily. But then Topeka took sew
- a swell salina wedding the brid was
gov ned daintily in blue. Every Other feat
ure was rosy.
Hu tchinson now pays the city Spin 1lxler
now re paid.
Thei e are great possibilities out in 'ielS.
inson county. A farme- is now using his
cyclon cave for spring.
The socialists of Reno county will i've
a picnt July 4. Red IRE and expiosi' 'ns
Thirte an continues an unlucky numb. r
while as eep. But he aw ol1e his pa.
In the / ,ardoning case 4 Mr.. Thomas q
Carr EFT ! he politician 81 ems to have tri
umphed a -er the efforts Of the church.
The caTp,'t of the Baptist church at Abb
net wasn't well grounded IN she creed
A warmly contested I1eavenworth city
court case was between AGr. Sawacsk and
tie.
In Clay county the Fourth will be cele-
brat I'd in ne wheat field. There are times
when even a kansan can curb his patriot
ism.
Atch fson BARRIERS are talking of increas-
ing thts pric e of shaves and Atchison bar
keepers the price of drinks. This will mean
trust ali around
CLAW zen ter matroaas will soon have a
town Gle elk to start dinner by. That will
be a mu, n more striking proposition than
the water w orks whistle
The Strd III &c. startling story COtHeS
Wichita Il la the town will bore for gas.
The rest Oh Kansas was under the impress
sion that a healthy vein had been struck
there years q 60
Chanute W Ill allow the small boy to fire
crackers only after securing the mayor
permission n CIV. just imagine the young
'.nopefuIs" Of that town calling up the
mayor before touching every match.
They never 4 things by halves at Sa-
lima coupA celebrated their golden
wedding the san day the waterworks su-
perintendent ceA, brated the severing of
12-years' position
1t was at ATt ansas City. He was
flood sufferer from North Topeka He was
deaf and dumb He was ObStreperOuS. I
will pull my rev Diver" said the police
man. Il will pull my freight" said the
hobo And he disal opeared in the night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
OLD MAIDS In GERMANY.
Theirs Is Not Happy Lot Under the
Best Conditions.

The education of a German girl begins at
six: it is COMPULSORY and the rule for at
tendance is strictly enforced. A mother
can not keep a delicate ailing child at
home without a doctors certificate Work
Is carried on at the fullest stretch and the
strain on mind and body is such that many
German girl leaves school with her
nerves shaken and her health injured for
life. Little time is allowed for gymnastics
or outdoor games, though some change in
t tdls respect Is now BENG mace ana al slx
teen the girl leaves school, after passing
numberless examinations, her studies hav-
ing included languages history, science,
mathematics, dancing and singing, a thor
ough course in cookery and needle work. 1t
IS of these last two accomplishments That
she makes the most use in after life The
rest lead to nothing and in the majority Of
cases the girl might just as well have been
spared the strain of acquiring so much su-
Derfiuous education.
Marriage is considered as much sine
qua non with German az with French
girl. but it is not arranged in the same
business-hEe way, unhappily, it would
seem 1t is left to the young woman her
self to attract husband, and. as spinst
hood in Germany has few attractions, glIIs
are continually occupied with their matri-
monial chances.
An unmarried woman is an absolute fail
ure. While her parents live she remains in
entire subservience to them and when they
die she is usually terribly poor, while ii of
good birth she would rather Starve tran
work for pay If she belongs to an aristo-
cratic family she may obta a small al
lowance of about Sl25 a We; with board
and lodging, IN stiff or SC Of lay con-
vent endowed by successive efactors for
the support of these unmarri / daughters
and sisters. Residence in the stiff is only
compulsory for few months of the year.
and the stiff dame may visit and receive
friends much as she likes
Teaching is the principal occupation open
to those women obliged to earn their live
HhOod, but the government examinations
are severe, the pay poor and the work hard
and there are few opportunities of rising.
OF late years women are beginning to work
for university degrees so that they may
take equal places with the men in the
schools, and the FrOebel movement has
helped some to NOR satisfactory positions.
Hospital nursing is almost the only other
profession open to the sex Dentists are
numerous. but medical degrees must still
be obtained abroad and feminine journal
ism is confined to the realm of fashion,
Ladies' Field.
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WHAT'S ITS NAME?
A Baby Is Born to Carrie Rand and
Prof Heron.

New York, July George D. Her
ron, once professor of applied Chris
tianity at Grinnell college, in Iowa, but
now lecturer on socialism, and his wire.
whom he married by mere public an
nouncement in the summer of 1901, and
q baby born of their unorthodox union.
have returned from Europe. The Her
ron baby is interesting, inasmuch as
the wedding ceremony by which its
parents were united caused a wave Of
scandal hardly less than the indigaa-
ton which was aroused by Prof. Her
rons abandoning his former wife and
the mother of his four children in order
to join his disciple and affinity" Miss
Carrie Rand.
The young woman was an heiress,
who became infatuated with Herron's
teachings, and after endowing a chair
for him at Grinnell college took him
with her mother on a trip abroad.
Heron was dismissed from the Con-
gregational church after he put asids
his first wife and went to live with
Miss r:and.
The ceremony by which Heron ara
Miss Rand announced their intention
marriage" was of Herron's devising. 1t
took place at the Schuyler apartment
house, 50 West F'orty-fifth street, May
%, 1901. Heron made a short address.
telling the guests they had been IN
vited to hear the announcement of his
wedding.
1--WE intend living together hereafter
as man and wife" he said. Miss Ram
repeated these words, and then they
explained that this constituted thu
ceremony of their marriage. a
The Rev. William T. Brown, a soci
list minister of Rochester, N. Y, a4
lowed. however. with an "annou9ce
ment," as he called it, in which, ambng
other things, he said:
I'VE are here today to announce to
the world the oneness of two hun1r
souls in love that reflects, manifests,
and produces the essence of that Id
finite love which swathes and animates
the universe" In conclusion he said.
"Inasmuch, therefore, as George D.
Heron and Carrie Rand are thus unit
ed by bond of reciprocal love, 1 an>
nounce that they are husband and wife
by every law of right and truth"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
BLOOD ON THE WALK.
Chicago Police on Track Of
What Seems to Be Murder.

Chicago, July 3.-BIoodstains on the
sidewalk in front of a tailor shop on
North Clark street, a broken plate glass
door, and a stolen express wagon which
was later returned to its owner bespat-
tered with blood are the nucleus of
what the police believe to be a murder
mystery.
The wagon was driven to the police
station early today by its owner, Clar-
ence Gilmore.
The wagon, according to the story
told by Gilmore. was stolen from his
barn shortly before / a. m. and return
ed three hours later by three men. The
right side of the wagon was stained with
blood and in many places short hair
was found in the clots Of blood.
Later in the day A. NJ Nelson, a
Clark street tailor. reported that the
plate glass door to his place was broken
last night and that blood stains appear
ed on the steps and side walk in front
of the place. The stains could be traced
around the block and back to the store
door, and then leading north to Division
street near where Gilmore's wagon was
stolen All trace of the bloody trail was
lost at Superior street. several blocks
south. The Waterman in the vicinity
said the door must have been broken
before O'Clock as at that hour he dis
covered it
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WEEDS A PRETENDER.
Eleanor Calhoun Marries Man With
Claim or Servian Throne.

London, July 3.-Eleanor Calhoun, for
merly of San Francisco and a noted &C
tress, has been married at st. Margaret's,
Westminster. TO Eugene Lazarovitch. The
wedding was quiet. only small group Ct
friends being present. including Lord Arch
T ~. -,,,ittote -, sai.i 10y SeuIL M -
Servian family and has many princely
titles. He is a pretender to the throne Of
Servia. 1t was Lazarovitch, who, with
Sarifoff, organized the famous Macedonian
committee which has fomented the present
difficulties in the Balkans. Lazarovitch is
ardent patriot and claims direct de-
scent from an ancient dynasty of princes
that reigned over Servia from 800 to 1889.
1t is understood here that Lazarovitch.
who met his bride March 20. is rich and
has been devoting much of his time md
money to the cause of the Macedonian
patriots.
On July Is Miss Calhoun win bid fare
to the stage in a special matinee at the
Imperial theater doing the sleep walking
scene from Macbeth Irving Tree and
other famous Londoners will appear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
ADMIRE ROOSEVELT.
Jewish Rabbits Send Him Tele.
gram of Commentator.

Detroit, July 3.-Before the Sabbath
debate was taken up the following tele-
gram was ordered sent to President
Roosevelt:
ITO President Roosevelt, Oyster Bay.
The central conference of American
Rabbits in amt al convention assembled
begs to express to you its unbounded
admiration of the manly, outrageous
and truly Am erican attitude you have
adOp ted in regard to the forwarding of
the petition of the Jewish citizens of
the United States on behalf of the I'M
fortunate co-'religionists of his majesty,
the Ear of Russia.
Tine conference in which the spirit
ual leadership of American Israel is
vested feels extremely proud of Amer
lean citizenship which makes it pos
sible for the chief magistrate of the
country to pursue course of action
which, while ot,servant of the rules of
comfy due to friendly powers. is from
its insistence full of the high ideals of
fairness and justice. without regard to
race, color or creed. The conference
sends you its greetings, and invokes
divine blessings upon your administra-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
A TRADE BAROMETER.

Iron and steel imports will show d
total of more than S5o,OOo,OOO in the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1908. The bu-
reau Of statistics figures show for eleven
months an importation of AZ million dol
lars worth OF iron and steel manufae-
lures. against % millions in the cores
ponding months Of 1902 and 16 millions
in the same months of 1901. The total
for the month of May, 1903. was S3,679,-
S21. and unless the June figures fall ma
teriany below those of May, the grand
total for the year will be over $50,OOO,-
OOO
This is. in marked contrast with con-
ditions in recent years. The total i'm
portation of iron and steel manufactures
in 1898 was 1919 million dollars; in 1899,
u millions; in 1900, 20 millions; in 1902,
u millions, and in 1903 as already indi-
Gated win be about so millions.
The high water mark of iron and
steel imports is closely associated with
periods of prosperity and business activ-
ity. An examination of the bureau of
statistics tables of iron and steel i'm
ports shows that the imports of iron
ard steel made high records in the years
1891, 1882, and 1873. In 1870 the impor-
tations were only 30 millions. From that
point they gradually increased until 1873,
when they were SO millions; then they
dropped to . millions in 1877. 1873. and
1879; then suddenly increased again 10
90 millions in 1880 and 81 millions in
1882; then again moved downward to SO
millions in 1885: then mounted again to
So millions in 1891. and from that time
steadily decreased until they reached y
millions i'm 1898 and 1898. only to once
more move upward. until in 1908 they
will again pass the so million dollar line
While importations of iron and steel
are chiefly classed as manufactures .
they are almost exclusively of the par
TALLY manufactured" class. in the form
of pig iron, ingots blooms, slabs, billets,
bars, etc, to be used as working mater
ial by the manufacturers of the United
States. The Importation of pig iron
shows remarkable increase, the total
value of pig iron imported in the eleven
months Of 1903 being over Is miilion
dollars. AGAINST less than 3 millions In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

[From the Altchison Globe.l
An Atchison mar is so inquisitve
that he is called ''Nosy."
The season is approaching when peo-
pie will be. too lazy to- kick.
We wish we looked we'll to older
people as ice cream looks to, children.
When boy reaches seventeen, he
begins to Sing love songs, and delight
in barber shop chords.
You may not think a very young
baby is particularly nice, but its
mother and the squitoes think it is.
When a friend of ours goes away on
trip, our only request is that he
doesn't ATTEMPT to write descriptive
letters.
say very little these days; it is hot,
and you are. cross, and liable to say the
wrong thing.
When you get on your knees to say
your prayers. and ind on getting VI
that you are very stu, 1t is a sign tllat
you are getting old.
Nearly every man. after reaching
middle life, has a desire to write a
book, and tell how people shout
change their habits.
When fly gets on a mans face. and
he doesn't brush it off. all the nervous
women present clinch their handS TO
keep from screaming.
During the summer. particularly. we
recall that the emancipation of. women
has done little for them, since they still
wear corsets.
Whenever we go out in the evening,
we always take with US girl wearing
an openWOrk waist, that she may at
tract all the mosquitoes.
A man was talking today and telling
about the good times Another man
looked incredulous. and inquired: We'll,
I'd Xix q to know where they are at!'
An o,d-fashioned woman came out of
tod ~ cd Ex
two chill, lren. "Robby," she said to the
larger ONE. take hold of Tommy's pad
dy, and CO me on"
We are familiar with the girl who
wears row of buttons down the back
of her waist, but until today. we never
saw a girl WI tn a row of buttons ex-
tending down to the bottom of her
slirt She com es from Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
ASTOR HAS A GIANT AUTO.
Bought Machine Abroad Where He
Has Been Touring

New York. July 3-Col John Jacob
Aston, with Mrs. Aston, still in deep
mourning for her mother, returned on
the KrOnprinz Wilhelm from six
weeks vacation.
Il have bought forty horse-power
Mors car, which will soon be in New
York said Col. Astor. Il did a great
deal of touring in automobiles just out
of Paris. We shall go to Rhinebeck
tomorrow
Col and Mrs Astor had Capt Rich
ter's suite on the boat deck of the Kron-
prinz. Capt. Richter invited the colonel
to mount the bridge and see the ship
docked-a privilege accorded to few
| laymen outside of ship owners and ship
builders.
| Another passenger was Alvey A. Add.
second assistant secretary of state,
who has been making a bicycle tour
through France and Switzerland.
On the big Bremen liner were Miss
Katharine Barney. daughter of Charles
t. Barney, president of the knicker-
booker Trust company. who has been
studying abroad and who will appear
at the Metropolitan opera house; Prof
A V. williams Jackson. of Columbia
university, who has been travelling in
Persia. and Judge Leo Rassieur, of St
Louis formerly commander of the G.
A. R.
Capt J. E. Emmerson. of Baltimore.
for eight years an officer in the naval
militia and a veteran of the Spanish
war, won the snip S pool OF 1910 on sun
day for an outlay of Sc. When the
numbers were auctioned off the cap
| tain bought a low one for knock
down figure. 1t happened to turn out
foggy on that nautical day and the
! Kronprinz made only $50 knots.
Mr. and Mrs James A. Burden, Royal
Phelps Carroll. T. Jefferson Coolidge.
Mrs Marcus Daily, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
L. Dyer and Mr.. and Mrs. James Nevins
Hyde were passengers
II A Mi the KronnriUz met
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse and
maintained a conversation with her by
wireless telegraphy for four hours at
distances ranging from 40 to 1870 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-03
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Effect on Cowboys of Visitation of
Providence

While in Washington a few days ago
Mr.. John G.. Wright, of Douglass, Wyo,
the trainer of the horse wyoming, -
which was presented to President
Roosevelt, related a number of interest
ing stories of cowboy life with which
he was identified for a number of years.
Among other tales of life on the plains
Mr.. Wright mentioned an incident illus
trat1ng the effect upon the cowboys of
a sudden visitation of Providence.
"One season." he said, L was on the
roundup with a cowboy outfit in the
hills of Wyoming. I believe it was the
toughest bunch of fellows 1 ever saw
together. In the use of profanity they
were all graduate professors and the
irreverence that sometimes fell from
their lips was almost blood curdling-
They seemed to have an utter disregard
for any semblance of moral or religious
ethics and IN many other ways they
were about the TOUGHEST proposition L
ever came up against.
THE owner of the cattle ranch had a
brother in the outfit by the character
istic name of Bill. Bill was, <aink,
the worst of the bad lot and he never
opened his mouth to speak without roll
ing out a string of oaths- He was a
hard sort of fellow, good bronchO bus
ter and almost fearless.
Among the horses with the outfit was
a vicious beast, called an outlaw That
is, he was both crazy and dangerous.
and there were few fellows in the bunch
who would consent to ride him. One
night the boss ordered his brother to
catch up the outlaw and ride him on
the rounds that night. There was a
heavy storm coming up and Bill object
ed in violent language to riding the
horse, but the boss persisted Finally,
with an outburst of profanity, Bill de-
clared he would not ride the outlaw
He said when he died he wanted to be
killed by fighting and not by a crazy
horse.
"A few minutes later Bill saddled an
other horse and started out for the cattle,
repeating that when he died it would he
by lightning and not by a horse. The
storm had come up by this time and when
Bill reached the edge of the herd. bur a
short distance from the wagon. the heav-
ems seemed to open with streak of ire
and there was a terrific report that shook
the earth In the flash we saw Bill and
his horse fall - the earth, and when we
recovered OucselR es we went out TO the
edge of the her1. There under his horse
was Bill and near the Two bodies lay
eight head Of cattle In the cowboys fore
head was a small dent. the only mark left
by the stroke
THE rest of the outfit picked Bits body
up and carried it to the wagon silently
There was hardly a word spoken all night
and the next day the remains of Bill were
taken to the ranch and buried. For at
least a week around that camp there was
tive most quiet and peaceful set of cow
boys l ever say in my life There was not
profane word used for a long time and the
caInp resembled a Sunday school class. -
Washington Star.
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onAKER NEFLEcTIoNs.

[From the Philadelphia Record-1
1t takes cold cash even to have a hot
old time.
Genius doesn't always look well in ev-
ening clothes.
Some mems idea of a friend is a fell
low they can make use Of
Lots Of men are self-nlade. but most
officehoiders are machine made.
Only children and fools tell the truth
where woman's age is concerned
The swindler's version of it is "one
touch of nature makes the whole world
s1in.''
The average woman's idea of heaven
is a place where servant girls are super
Euuus.
No matter how homely she may lie,
every girl thinks she would make a
beautiful bride
The fact that a fool and his money
are soon parted keeps lots of other peo-
pic il affiuence-
When a baby's grandmothers are all
dead it stands a. pretty good chance OF
not being spoiled
GIVE me an illustration of broken
English" said the teacher. The Ten
Commandments. piped shrill voice
from the tail of the class.
Tonny-'Pop. W hat is the difference
between charity nd philanthropy -
Tommy's Pop-"WelL philanthropy can
generally afford to hire a press agent"
Mrs. Muggins-''Th ~ say she is a re-
rna1kably well informed woman" Mrs.
Buggins Nothing OF the sort. Why.
sine doe sn't know half. the gossip of the
I.sighborhood-"
Lives of plutOcrats remind us
Ne can be as rich as .hey,
And departing leave enind US
What we cannot talse away.
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sCRUeGs FILES APPEAL.s
Wants Share of His Wealthy Fathers
Estate.

A year ago today. Phineas r. Scruggs
was beaten in the Wyandotte district
court in an effort to get a $40. 600 share
OF his fathers estate He filed his ap-
peal IN the supreme court this aIIe1-
noon, just in time to get inside of the
time limit.
Phlneas 7. Scruggs is the Legitimate
son of Phineas T. Scruggs. senior. When
his father died. he left an estate valued
at about $4,000. The widow was APP
pointed as Administrative. and refused
to recognize the claims of the illegitf-
mate son. he claims to be entitled to
share in uae estate equal to that of
the two legitimate children.
In the district court. after several
continuances, the judge sustained the
defendants demurrer to the petition.
The demurrer set forth that the suit
had not been commenced within the
time set by law. The plaintiff now ap-
pealS from the decision on the demur-