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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

| that 1t is well worth the waiting and work.
| ing
| TREATMENT KEEPS NERVES
| ACTIVE AND IN TONE.
This awful paralysis may attack the
nerves leading to the lower or to the upper
extremities, and after paralysis the muscles
naturally grow fabby from lack of use.
The new method prevents this degenera-
ton Of the muscles. as well as keeps the
nerves active and In tone.
The larger the city the more prevalent IL
locomotor ataXia. So. with the tremendous
growth Of New York City the Importance
Of new cure for the disease cannot be ex-
! aggerated here. Professor Erb Of .]eidel-
| berg cited some seven hundred cases Of
which he himself had the history In 1895. so
1t Is not difficult to grasp the idea Of the
wido prevalence OF this dread malady
The system is a series of exercises devised
for the purpose of restoring the power Of
coordination. 1t Is possible after the patient
has had the training Of an expert physician
to continue the exercise at home. with the
aid Of a nurse or faithful WIFE, He may
use one room in his home as an exercise
room, in which all Of the simple apparatus
is kept The floor is to be marked with q
line nine and a half inches wide. on which
he is to walk. The guide afforded by the
line serves to re-establish the power Of
guiding his steps in q straight line. If he
then practices upon the narrower Inc It
helps him further to retain his baiahce.
When. guided by the assistant. the patient
tries to ascend or descend the stairs. It is
the duty Of the assistant to make him keep
his body in the proper position, SO that II
the assistant is not at hand he can still
ascend or descend the steps safely. The
vagaries Of those afflicted with this disease
are many and very odd One Of them may
be able to 90 upstairs with perfect ease,
but IL asked to go downstairs be loses pres
ence Of mind at sight Of the vacancy below
him and falls headlong.
On account OF these peculiarities. many
scientists believe that not only certain
nerves, but also certain centers Of the brain,
are affected. and 1t IS to restore these to
activity that the exercise devised by Doc
tor Frenkel have been arranged. Besides
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world over. as the solution Of one Of their
most difficult problems.
The late Doctor Alfred L. Loomis states
in his work on practical Medicine" the
peculiar condition Of the spinal cord In
cases Of locomotor ataxia, as follows:
AS the cord Is removed from the spinal
canal there will be noticed a grayish dis
celebration on both sides Of the posterior
median assure. The pia and dura mater
will be more or less firmly adherent to each
other The posterior aspect of tho cord
may appear atrophied, and have q firm.
hard feel. In advanced cases the whole
cord is smaller than usual"
It Is evident from this statement that It
Is a disease of the spinal cord, resulting
in its gradual degeneration. Tho disease
IS found most frequently in men, only ons
woman to six men being subject to 1t.
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those Of walking on level ground and up
and down stairs. other exercises. IS rising
from a chair and sitting do wn and similar
common acts Of everyday life. practiced
constantly.
In addition thereto q number Of exercises
while in . reclining position are prescribed.
Most OF these consist in movements Of the
lower limbs, by which the actthty Of the
muscles and their control are preserved.
Most Of them require no mechanical aids.
but all must be done under supervision, 70
that the patient does not practice wreng.
In one or two cases the doctor has devised
a moving frame. on which the patient rrac-
tees to regain the elasticity Of certain leg
muscles.
In the case Of paralysis Of the upper limbs
other devices are utilized Cor regaininG the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
PRESIDENTS CHAIR at Harvard
Comes Down from Colonial DayS
Thirteen Presidents Have Used 1t and Oliver Wendell Holmes
Made 1t the Subject of WelKnown Poem-It
Dates Back to the Sixteenth Century and Was
Brought Over by Some Early Pilgrim.

Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Republic
Cambridge, Mass, Feb 2.-One Of the
most interesting pieces Of ancient Colonial
furniture in this country Is the chair used
BY the president OF Harvard University
during the annual commencement exercises
in June.
Aside from the fact that Il IL very old,
the chair has the distinction Of being almost
tho only one of it's kind in America, so far
a. collectors have been able to discover.
The presidents chair. as 1t is always
called, has been used by thirteen presidents
Of the college and university.
1t is stoutly constructed Of oak in the
style known a. thrown" or turned, and
dates back to the Sixteenth Century. 30
that 4 was already something OF an IAN
Clique" when 1t was originally brought over
70 this country by some early Puritsn Or
Oliver Wendell Holmes has described #.
thus:
Funny old chair with . seat lika . wedeA
Sharp behind and broad froaf sdgs--
One Of the Oldest Of human thines-
turned Ill ever with knobs And riass- II
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Has a cure been found for locomotor
ataxia at last? Is this disease, one Of
whose characteristics is its hopelessness.
been robbed of its terrors by the ingenuity
OF a German scientist?
II the testimony Of other German physi-
clans is to be believed. and X We are to
accept the conclusions of the few Ameri-
can specialists who know the method sug-
gested, 1t is an unqualified success
The latest report comes to US from an
American physician who has Just returned
after spending several months with Doctor
Frenkel. the inventor Of this new method.
He lie full of enthusiasm over the results
he saw in the clinic Of the German pro-
fessor.
He makes no secret OF his cure and has
presented It to his physicians the
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But heavy. and wide. and Deep and srand-
Eft for the worthless Of the land
Another old chair. very similar to the ons
at Harvard. is still preserved in the Ash
mclean Museum at Oxford, England, where
II ID catalogued 10 "a chair said to have
been part OF the furniture of Windsor
Castle IN the time Of Henry VIII" An
other Of the same general type, except that
1t has q square and not a wedge-shaped
seat, is owned BY the Connecticut Historical
Society.
The presidents chair used to stand in
the Harvard library. where, aocordinr 20
tradition. 1t gave student the right to
Kiss any young woman whom he was show.
Ing through the college and who Thought
leesly sat down in It. Whether or not the
privilege was often or ever taken advantage
OF the present generation has no means Of
knowing.
STORED IN HARVARD HALL
The old chair 10 now stored In Harvard
Hall between commandments and n only
VISIBLE whom the 0ovsruee Of the STATE
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proper control Of the muscles OF the arms
and hands. In this way some who had lost
the power Of writing have been able to ie-
gain that power, which under former meth
DDS would have been lost forever.
The American physicians who nave visited
the clinic at Heiden have been astorished
at the results achieved under their own
eyes, where patients nave come to Doc
tor Frenkel almost HELPLESS. and 'fter
short course Of treatment have shown such
improvement that began to walk alone
The method of Doctor F'renkel Is in line
with the bloodless surgery Of Doctor Lcrenz.
which has created so great a sensation IN
the United States. ,nas.nuch as 1t restores
the activity to cripples. who would other
wise be a burden to themselves. their
friends and to tho community at large.
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| clihed to take liberties. The dinner was q
large one-there must have been twenty
covers-stid was taken in by the host.
AT the other end Of the long table sat
my friend, Susie Somerset, and beside her q
Doctor Somebody, who. my host informed
me, was an authority on telepathy and all
sorts Of uncomfortable sciencea
"As Susie detests and disapproves Of
everything Of the kind, was not surprised
to see them Immediately plunge into heat
ed argument, though was hardly prepared
to be made the scapegoat for her increduli-
~. They wrangled all through dinner.
though, Of course. could not catch the
drift Of their conversation.
AS I passed the doctor on my way to
the drawins-room felt his eyes, following
me- n . mQet uncomfortable mapnsA ...
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
VICTIM OF HYPNOTIST
RESENTED THE JOKE.

"of course. one must put up with the fad
of the hour, however one may dislike it,
psaid a popular girl, the other day. but I
trust when I next go East the craze for
dabbling in the supernatural will have died
q natural death.
'Tf a hostess must turn all eorts Of alarm
ing occult persons loose upon her otner
guests. it should be at least with a word Of
warning as to what Ii in our midst.
II speak feelingly. for myself had
most uncomfortable experience with one of
those wolves in Sleeps clothing, an amateur
hypnotist. which may serve as q warning
to the unwary.
II was staying with the-well. Somersets-
In Boston, and went with them to dine with
woman who was a comparative stranger
to me. and not at ali the sort Of person
with whose belongings one would feel in-
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near It. but when one steps across the
threshold he finds himself in a large room
peculiarly furnished in semi Oriental CO
lonia1 and Indian style.
The furniture is Of the pattern affected
by the Puritan Pilgrims, and the hanginSs
are made Of Oriental stuffs. Curiously
woven Navajo blankets form tho tapestry
on the walls.
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hand loom for the making Of delicate fab
RIGS.
There is museum consisting Of two glass
cases. In one of them are piecee Of Con-
necticut coverlets, Norwegian woven work,
half-finished Panama hats and ancient hand
Instruments. The other case il filled with
Indian curios.
The combination Of all these peculiar
things gives the appearance OF q social set
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Persons living in the vicinity OF Four
teenth and Carr streets are wondering why
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Swope have come to
live In this now questionable locality. Mr..
Swope Is . well-known St. Louis business
man.
His house at No. 1877 Carr street presents
the same exterior appearance a. those
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

!, and sales Of the goods. 50 that she can -
paid and the business promoted.
|! She regards this weaving and baskek.
making ~ q useful fad. She says that tna
fact Of there being SO many women In this
locality who can do the work which she -
interested in. and that she likes to live h
q home Of her own in the heart Of tho clty.
were the only reasons that induced her ard
Mr.. Swope to move from High street. vh0r0
they formerly lived.
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will for year at . time. and the poet
describes the commencement ceremonies
until recently conducted in Latin and quite
unintellisible to the bulk OF the audience,
as nothing more nor less than a discussion
OF the parsons will. ending In the Gov
ernors permission to the president to keep
tho old chair another year-all Of which
may be read at length in "Parson Turell's
Legacy"
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next, three; and so on until the old chair
became saddled with such a debt that the
Governor was at last asked to break the
will and save future students from the
necessity of passing it on and paying the
tremendous and constantly increasing sum
that was demanded under Parson Turelps
will.
But the Governor would only break tho
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!, Element. Mrs. Swope was at one time q
resident OF the famous Hull House. con-
Quoted by Miss Jane Adams, in Chicago.
Mrs Swope says that she maintains the
shops to give employment to the foreign
women in that neighborhood. who know
nothing but that kind Of work.
These women, OF whom there are about 4
dozen, come in and work and are paid by
Mrs Swope, who in turn holds exhibitions
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side.
Mrs. Swope has also two workshops, in
which Indian baskets. hAnd-woven fabrics
for couch covers. figured rugs and other
textiles may DO seen in process Of manu-
facture. In the rear shop Is an immense old
fashioned loom for The weaving Of rag car
pets and large rugs. In the other room are
spinning wheels OF various sizes. and a
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The entire interior Il furnished in this
same style. with tinted walls and hardwood
floors. The window hangings are OF soft
yellow material. instead Of the starched
lace ones seen in the vicinity. Hardwood
doors covered with rare rugs the books,
antique settees and large mirrors give the
place the appearance Of ali enchanted pal
ace to the humble foreigners living near
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The Difference.

": What are you running foe. wayly1
You must BE- training for . sprint"
20: Nope. Just sprinting for q trsaAsa
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
SOUTH RYEOATP.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blake of Man.
chester, N. H., were the guests OF their
daughter, Mrs. G. H. Burnham, last week.
Miss Maggie Beaton returned last
week from Hull, Mass, where she has
been for several weeks past.
Among those who attended the lanes
picnic on Jefferson Hill Saturday were
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs
P. Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
McAllister.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Presby.
terrain church will meet Thursday after.
noon at c. M. Libbey's.
The monthly meeting of the C. T. u
met Tuesday with Mrs. Robert Harri.
man.
Mrs. Sarah Freeman of Groton spent
several days last week with Mrs. S.
Mills, Jr.
Preparatory services are to be held
Saturday afternoon in the vestry of the
Presbyterian church and communion
service on the following Sunday.
Mrs. 7. R. Mccall and daughter Blanche
went to New York Thursday where the
former will receive treatment at the Pres
byterian Hospital.
The special services which have been
held for the past two weeks closed Sun
day evening. These meetings have been
very well attended and good degree oil
interest manifested.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
WEST BURKE.

Mrs. LYDIA Carpenter, who has been
dangerously sick, is gaining.
The church fair held by the Ladies Aid.
Thursday, was success. About $50
was realized.
The Hickie Hardware company are to
have an auction sale each evening during
the week OF Oct. 20.
W. W. Coe has had new steps built in
front of his store.
The Village Improvement society gave
a masquerade, promenade and dance
Tuesday evening and realized about $25.
Rev. ]. O. Sherburne of st. Johnsbury
was in this place Monday.
All are glad to see Ira Watson back in
the drug store.
The Sunnyside poultry farm of this
place took first premium on light Brahma
cock and first on hen at the Valley fair,
Brattleboro. AS there is no breeds al.
lowed that score less than 90 points. it
makes the owner, L. M. Blodgett, feel
very well.
Harris Colby has finished work in the
drug store and will attend to his work
at home.
George Cary of st. Johnsbury loaded
two cars of sugar here last week.
Ezra Chappell and Will Richardson
will take an automobile ride to Boston
next week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
LYNDON.

Mrs. HI. CorceH Staples of Boston has
spent a week visiting her husbands
mother and brothers family here and at
Lyndonvlle. She was accompanied bv
her father, o. S. Page, of Newcastle, Me.
Rev. and Mrs. Leonard Dodd stopped
with Mrs. E. Nd. SWEET over Sunday on
their way to Irasburg, where they expect
to stay lew weeks. Mr.. Dodd has re-
Gently been treated for several months at
a sanitarium at Westboro, Mass.
Mrs. Joseph Chayer went Saturday to
Vergennes to spend week visiting her
mother and other relatives and stopping
at Montpelier to visit her daughter Mary,
who is in school there.
Mrs. Lowell Chaffee of Troy and Mrs.
Henry Chaffee and child of Springfield
stopped at Capt. J. S. Thompsons Wed.
nesday night.
There will be lecture in the Methodist
church this evening by Miss Freeman, a
deaconess, on her work in the cities.
Everybody is invited to hear her.
The ladies of the Methodist society
served a bountiiul harvest supper at their
vestry last week Tuesday evening. The
vestry was handsomely decorated with
autumn leaves and the products of the
field and garden, and jack lanterns were
in evidence on all sides. They also held
a husking on Friday for the benefit of the
society at Scott Farnum's. The refresh
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
FertiliZing Salt.

The Vermont Experiment Station at
Burlington weighed ten clusters of grass
from two plots of land lying side by side.
From the unsalted plot the ten plants
weighed IA grams, while from the plot
which had received 5000 pounds of salt
pei. acre, they weighed &c grams or nearly
twice as much.
Speaking of it's effectiveness in killing
Hawk Weed, or Paint Brush, the expert
ment station bulletin says: "Most OF
the weed was killed by the application
OF 1000 pounds per acre. Every plant
OF it was killed by the application OF
5000 pounds per acre and the weight Of
the grass was nearly doubled"
FERTnHlNG SALT can be obtained of
G. 5. Page, Hyde Park, Vt, at $500 per
ton In carload lots; and $3.50 in less
than car load lots, put up in cheap 1OO-lb
sacks-no charge for sacks. At this price
the Salt is delivered on board the cars
at Hyde Park. Low, special freight
rates have been arranged to all points on
the st. J. & L. c. aud Boston & Maine
railroads in Northern Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
PEACHAM.

The Sixty Club were entertained Tues
day afternoon September 20, at the home
oil Mrs. Harvey Dunn at South Peacham.
1t was her SEVENTEEN birthday and Mrs.
Hiram Moody. Mrs. Currier and Mrs.
Mary ]. Partridge assisted in entertain
ing, and Mrs. Moody with her violin
violin assisted in furnishing the literary
entertainment. twenty-five or more
were present and enjoyed very pleasant
afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Aldrich assisted by the
Guthrie sisters and Miss Margaret Chap
man gave a pleasing entertainment at
the Methodist church Tuesday evening.
Miss Aldrich is entirely blind, but a fine
reader, the four Guthrie sisters, Miss
Chapman with mandolin, and Miss
Blanche Guthrie with violin furnished
the music.
Wednesday evening the Sturtevant sis.
tiers and Irwin Potter repeated the con
cert given here few weeks ago, this time
to a larger and appreciative audience.
They gave one of the best concerts heard
here.
Mrs. McFarlan from Canada is visit.
ing her son John at William Morse's.
Mr.. French from Limerick, P. O., is
visiting his friend, Garnet Cowan, at An,
drew Whitehill's. They go this week to
the dental school at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Abby McClary spent few days
recently with her son, DR.. James Blanch-
ard, at White River Junction.
Col. and Mrs. G. B. M. Harvey spent
few days in town recently, coming in
their automobile from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morgan started
last week for California visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. Margaret Steele Pinkham, on
their way.
The Missionary society met with Mrs.
Renwick Wilson Friday. About 20 were
present and quite large amount of sew
ing for the barrel was ACCOMPLISHED. The
society will meet this week Friday with
Mrs. Clara Bailey to continue the work.
Anyone having garments to put in the
barrel should bring them at this time.
There will be chicken pie supper at
the Methodist vestry Tuesday, Oct. 13,
for the benefit OF Rev. M. H. Ryan. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Mrs. W. S. Bayley from East Hardwick
is visiting at Mrs. Augusta Hunts.
Rev. ] K. Kilbourn from Barnet preach
ed Sunday in exchange with Rev. J. K.
Williams.
Mrs. Ellen Nye Gray, who has been
spending some time with friends at North
Montpelier, has returned here.
The work on the Congregational church
has progressed so far that the organ was
moved in last week The church is now
ready for the painters and new pews.
Clarence Bailey has gone to Corinth to
take charge of a grist mill.
Miss Carrie Morse returned Saturday
from Hartland where she has been spend
ing the summer.
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ments consisted Of vegetable hash, baked
beans, apple and pumpkin pies, peaches,
pears, bananas, grapes and candy. The
proceeds of the two entertainments were
over SIS, and plans were Immediately
made to expend share of it on needed
repairs upon the parsonage.
Mrs. Alkaline Badger was called to
Springfield, Mass, Wednesday, to attend
the funeral of her son, Eddie Cross.
Judge Edward Tenney and wife of
Claremont, N. H., were guests at Phil
Hartwell's and J. c. Eaton's over Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cotton of Barton
Landing spent Sunday with their aunt,
Mrs. Harvey Hall.
Mrs. John Nichols has gone to North
field to visit sister who is dangerously
ill.
Miss Nellie Chase went Saturday to
Springfield, Mass, to join library train
ing class.
Mrs. Walter Hadley and two daugh-
tiers of Wells River returned home the
first of the week, having spent a few
days visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Aldrich, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Bonett have
gone to Hardwick to spend few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murch of Leba-
non, N. H., visited at Mrs. Emmeline
Kent's last Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. E. Wilson, who formerly re-
sided here, is visiting Mrs. May Brad
shaw. She thinks OF remaining here for
the present in the tenement she formerly
occupied in Henry Wetherby's house.
J. F. Smith, principal of the school, had
his foot badly hurt last Friday while
playing football at Lyndon Center. BUT
with commendable courage he appeared
at school as usual on Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
For Over Sixty Years

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used by millions oil mothers for their
children while teething. If disturbed at
night and broken of your rest by sick
child suffering and crying with pain of
cutting teeth, send at once and get a
bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
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relieve the poor little sufferer immedi-
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is no mistake about it. 1t cures Diar-
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reduces Inflammation, and gives tone
and energy to the whole system. "Mrs.
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best female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Price 25 cents bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask for MRS. Wins
Lows SOOTHING SYRUP"
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EAST BARNET.

Mrs. Moulton visited friends down in
New Hampshire last week.
Mrs. Mary Quimby and Mrs. Bartlett
are visiting friends in Boston.
Fred Quimby and Bert Galbraith have
finished work at Mr.. Hastings, and are
working for the Roy Brothers.
Samuel Richardson of this place has
taken a successful examination. and en-.
tered Harvard College. He is one of our
hnest young men and his many friends
here congratulate him on his success.
Rev. Mr.. Williams from Peacham
preached here Sunday afternoon in ex.
change with Rev. Mr. Kilbourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Weeks and family
from Woodsville visited friends here Sat.
urday.
Curtis Harvey, who has been sick for
long time, is very low.
L. F. Shouyo and Mrs. F. c. Shonvo
and son, Lewis, called on friends here
Sunday.