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Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22
A Hot Day.

J. H. Hale employed on his farm in
Georgia q negro boy named Joe.
"we're having hot weather. joe" re-
marked Mr.. Hale one blistering day
in July. "Yes, sir. boss" said Joe. re-
fiectively. "ef wuz cwin' . man 2 hot
day. an he wouldn' TEX dis one. fore
de Lawd I wouldn't know where to
look for one to pay him wid!"-New
York Times.
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance
Starch Is taking the place Of al
others.
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

IN the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate tbs
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over &c. 600 tes-
timonials- At all Druggists. 25c. Sample
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

II am told that Soker has quit drinl
Ing" Yes. he quits twenty or thirt
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

sister would marry me? Tommy-Yes
she'd marry almost anybody. from what
she said to ma.
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

The secret of the popularity Of Baxter
Vord-"Quality."
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

His Pa-Bobby. l merely punish you
to show my love for you. my boy.
Bobby-If was only bigger, pa. I'd re-
turn your love.
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

1.-THE fact is my husband doesn't seem
to know his own mind" "Oh. that's q
very small matter"
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

IT beats ALL how Eood . CIGAR. you can
RSy for Z cents 4 you buy the right brand.
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22

THAT Boston chap seems to think he
10 spokesman of the universe" "Of
course. Doesn't he come from the Hub?'
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22
ANNOuNC MENT

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% %
the ii
sway m yCm
Gilpin observer., 1903-10-22
W. I. D0yCLAS
e3.s2 & g SHOES YySsISSsE ysSs.

Iney eQuhi tuOSo
that have been cost
ing you from $500
70 $500. Tho Inn
msnse sale OF w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for nAmo and
price on bottom.
That nsuglas sasa Ger.
ems Colt proves there ID
yalus II Dosglas ahess.
Cerens ls the highest
gspds Pr. t.Lssthsr ns1s'
on u 0iif Fdss Iiss csss
okess ~ 0al1, - q
0n1n1oI froo~ NJ L. no
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
ATTORNEY WINSTON TELLS
HUMOROUS MISSOURI YARN
How "smnrt' Lawyer Got n Fee for
Attacking the "Jay Gould Com
binatfon" and How He Fought 1t.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Feb. - Representative
Hank" Smith of Michigan has in town his
friend. C. B. Winston, attorney for the
Wabash Railroad.
Down in Missouri" said Mr.. Winston to-
day, the local passengers were accuSt toned
to carrying their saddles with them in the
passenger car. but new rule required that
these be carried in the baggage car. A
lusty citizen of one of the interior coun.
ties boarded the train on the Missouri
Pacific. packing his saddle along with him.
Against his protest. it was moved TO the
baggage car. and when he arrived at his
destination the baggage man demanded 50
cents.
Get your money of the man that asked
you to carry IT." thundered the enraged
passenger, who hastened to consult typf-
cal Missouri lawyer.
THE lawyer was much enraged at his
clients story. Tn right glad you came in
said he: for long time have been want
ing to get at this Jay Gould combination.
But the rules of the Missouri Bar Associa-
tion require me to charge you a fee. If
accept less than 50. my brethren would dis
bar me-
That seemed fair to the client. VINO paid
forthwith and the two set out for the bag
gage office. the lawyer growing more wrath
ful as they advanced.
Tom Tobey.' he said to the baggage
man. why did you commit this outrage
upon my client?'
=. Because he did not pay the 80 cents
charges
"'Weil. here Is your 80 cents roared the
lawyer. Now you give my man his saddle
or we will drag you to the courts
The client got his saddle. concluded
Mr.. Winston. but the point is thai tho
lawyer also got $50"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08

Another recommend from Catholic m
stitution Of one of the Central States writ
ten by the Sister Superior reads as follows:
"a number of years ago our attention was
called 10 DR.. Hartman's Peruna, and since
then we have used IL with wonderful re
suits for grip, coughs, colds and catarrhal
diseases of the head and stomach.
For grip and winter catarrh especially
it has been OF great service to the inmates
of this institution"
SISTER SUPERIOR.
4 prominent Mother Superior says:
81 can testify from experience to the
efficiency Of Peruna one of the very best
medicines. and il gives me pleasure to add
my praise to that OF thousands who have
used it.
For years I suffered with catarrh Of the
stomach. all remedies proving yalueless for
relief. Last spring I went to Colorado
hoping to be benefited by a change of cli-
mate. and while there a friend advised me
to try Peruna. After using 1.-TWO bottles
found myself very much improved. The re-
mains Of my old disease, being now SO elisht
I consider myself cured yet for while
intend TO continue the use of Peruna.
4 am now treating another patient with
your medicine. She has been sick with
malaria and troubled with leucorrhoea. I
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful It IL
in Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal is
and purifier in nature, but few realize its
value when taken into the human system
for the same cleansing purpose.
take of It the better: It is not a drug at
ALL but simply absorbs the gases and i'm
purities always present In the stomach and
lntestines and carries them out of the sys-
tenn.
ing, drinking or after eating onions and
other odorous vegetables.
the complexion. 1t whitens the teeth and
further acts as natural and emnently
safe cathartic.
1t absorbs the Injurious gases which col
lect in the stomach and bowels; 1t disn-
fects the mouth and throat from the poison
Of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form or
another, but probably the best charcoal and
the most for the money Is in Stuarts Abb
sorbent Lozenges; they are composed OF
the finest powdered Willow charcoal. and
rather in the form of large. pleasant tast-
Ing lozenges. the charcoal being mixed with
honey.
tell in a much improved condition of the
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty
of It is that no possible harm can result
from their continued use. but. on the con-
trary, g.eat benefit.
A B'.Talo physician. in speaking Of the
beneftt Of charcoal. says: Il advise stu
suffering from gas in stomach and bowels,
and to clear the complexion and purify the
breath. mouth and throat: also believe
the liver is greatly benefited by the daily
use Of them: they cost but Is cents a box
at drug stores and although in some sense
a patent preparation. yet / believe get
sorbent Lozenges than in any of the ordi-
nary charcoal tablets"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
new BATTERY NEARLY READY.
Edison Says Vehicles Will Shortly
Be Propelled by 1t.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

New York, Feb. 7.-Thomas A. Edison.
''the wizard" in speaking OF the storage
battery at his home in Lleweilyn Park,
West Orange, said:
Il have reached a point now, after years
of experimenting on storage batteries. at
which 1 feel proud in saving they are as
perfect now as human brains and skill can
make them up to the present time, although
l have severa! problems in my mind which
/ may solve that will make noticeable I'M
provements. and at the same time lessen
the purchase price.
"One of my latest discoveries is that one
Of my batteries on a Baker automobile,
charged TO 460 pounds, with one person in 1t.
on a fairly level New Jersey macadamized
road, will run 100 miles to stop on one
charge, and the same vehicle will run sew
enty-five miles to stop on a sixty-minute
charge.
..As to the cost of what the machines COM
plete will be in the future / am not at lib
erty to say. but / candidly believe that in
less than five years the price of road We
hicles will be in the reach OF every person
who can now afford to own and maintain
Il horse or horses for pleasure or business
uses.
In less than five years I would not be
surprised II all the light and heavy vehicles,
especially in New York, would be propelled
by electric batteries. even in fire depart
ments. ambulance stations and the like
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
THIS CAT A VEGETARIAN.
"Pinkie" Will Eat Only Bananas,
Potatoes and Beets.
REPURLC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Feb. Mrs. Susan P worral
Of Hoboken possesses a vegetarian cat
Pinkie Is his name. and he eats nothing
but bananas, potatoes and beets. Mrs. Wor-
raj is willing to sell him to the Central
Park menagerie.
''If Pinkie would catch mouse or a bird
I would not mind" she said, but he
seems to have forgotten that he is cat
This postal card was received by the au-
thorities of the Park Department.:
THE animal trainer In the Parks have
a cat iss you would like to bye it. The
cat is mail cat. he is part moltea. a very
toes on three Of his feet and seven toes on
one of his fore feet. we learnt him to lump
and other things he eats taffey candy, rore
potatoes, green beens, coocumbers beets
bananers and different things
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
CALLS UNITED STATES
OLD MAIDS PARADISE.
Mrs. Mary T. Whitney Says American
Women Prefer to Remain Single
Than Buy Husba nds.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 7.-This country has
bad or Indifferent, but 1t remained for Mrs
Mary T. Whitney to name 1t the Paradise
of Old Maids" She gave talk before the
Ladies' Physiological Institute in Wesleyan
Hall on The Evolution Of Marriage" and
as the majority Of her hearers were single
with her definition.
Mrs. Whitney criticised the custom of
wealthy girls buying Dukes and noblemen
FOR husbands. She said:
I'VE should not criticise the matchmak-
erS Of Eastern countries when we have the
most inveterate matchmakers in the world
We do not purchase young, beautiful girls
for wives. but get old broken-down noble
men for husbands. Sensible young women
view this with horror and have grown up
to believe that they can be Just as happy
single. The world honors them for their
Independence. and allows them to do many
things that. only a few years ago would
have been frowned upon. Therefore 1t has
come about that this country Is a paradise
of old maids"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
Trade super.titio,s.

Owing to the strike OF bookbinders, the
autumn season has been practically cut in
two.
The lull which followed the activity of the
early part OF the season threatens in it's
turn to give place to a flood of beiated
books.
Yet 1t Is possible that now many will be
held over until the early spring season. Tho
persistence with which the two publishing
seasons are kept Is aggravating sometimes,
not only to the reviewer. but, to the public
There Is no insurIpountable reason why
the issue of books should not go on at a
fairly even pace throughout the year.
Indeed. some publishers have already
found that it is wisest to publish book in
the so-called dead season.
People do not want books only In spring
and autumn. 1t Is mere superstition OF
the trade-London Mail
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
along the line. and the engagement became

BeneraI.
That the story is true is borne out by
the fact that the Major was placed under
arrest for disobeying orders and was finally
court-mart aled. though that the arrest did
not initiate against him is shown from his
subsequent career. as he rose to distinc-
ton.
He was quite young when the engage
rent took place and lived more than fifty
years after the battle, dying October %.
1925. His house still stands. His farm.
English stamp, was left to his son and
wife. John and Hannah Simpson. including
the historical old musket, and later to the
present owner. 1t has never left the Smp-
son family, and the present owner has never
let it go out of his hands for a moment.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
SIMPSONS HISTORIC RELIC.
Gun From Which First Shot Was
Fired at Bunker Hill.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
west Fairlee, VT. Feb. doctor T. g.
Simpson Of this city bears the unique dis
tinction of being the owner Of the musket
Battle of Bunker Hill. Doctor Simpsons 3
first recollection of the gun was seeing it
stand behind the door In the room where
his grandfather, Major John Simpson,
slept.
Major Simpson enlisted as private and
took part in the celebrated battle. The
order given to the Continental soldiers. in
that engagement was to refrain from firing
until they could see the whites Of the
enemy's eyes Major Simpson, being good
shoot after they came within range so he
fired, and, it Is said. brought down his man.
This was the signal for opening fire all
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08

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Simply write for II and II will be sent by next
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dress TO-DAY. PROF. L. A. HARRADEN.
Dept r, jackson. Mich.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT EMMETT.
United Irish League VIII Cele-
brate at Odeon March 3.

Central Council, United Irish League IS
making active preparations for the cele-
bration of the anniversary of the death Of
the Irish patriot. Robert Emmett, on March
3, at the Odeon.
John 2. Leahy, president of the Central
Council of the United Irish League, from
Joseph Devlin. Member of Parliament, an
nouncing that he would be In st. Louis on
that date. He will be the principa, speaker
on the occasion. Mr.. Deviin IS from the
north OF ireland, and represents Kilkenny
in the British Parliament.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments is preparing a literary and music
programme.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
WESTMINSTER ALUMNI TO DINE.
Mayor Wells, Doctor Lee and 9th
ers Will Respond to Toasts.

The eighth annual dinner of the Westmin-
ster Alumni Association of st. Louis will
be given at the Mercantile Club Thursday
evening. Members of the joint Board of
Trustees of Westminster College aSe eX-
pected to be present and talks appropriate
to the celebration Of the semicentennial Of
the founding of the college on February 20,
1853, will be made.
The Reverend Francis L. Ferguson, D. D.,
is president of the alumni, and Charles r.
MacFarlane is secretary and treasurer.
Those who will speak at the dinner and
their subjects are: John Henry SfcCracken,
on Founders Day." Mayor Rolla Wells.
on '"rhe College Man in Civic Affairs
a Manly Man." the Reverend James w.
Lee, d. D., on '.sThe Influence of the De-
nOminational College on American Life"
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
Bright's Disease
Kidney Trouble
OF Long Standing Cured by Warmers
Safe Cure-Many Cases Investi-
gated and Found to he Conn
pleteiy Cured.

An investigation of the many miraculous
cures made by Warmers Safe cure sNeo
such an impression of the curative powers
of this great medicine that two OF these ltt-
ters are printed for the benefit of readers.
Mr.. ]. Williams OF No. 78 Columbia stree
Detroit. Mich. eX-Brisadier GeneIal ot@tE
Sons of st. George, SAYS: for EesiS sua -,
fered from kidney and bladder troupes ,,,aS uiiS
tried many doctors. but none of them sesrnea
10 help. Finally my doctor had me try Va AZ
ners Safe Cure. which helped me from l!e
first dose, and after had taken three bot,
ties | was completely cured. My general
health is better and ] have not had me
slightest attack of kidney or bladder troupe
since. If any one has weak or unnealIy
Kidneys / heartily recommend Warmers
Safe Cure.
Mrs. Lucy Baxter OF Newport News va,
who Is e. years old. says: About twenty
years ago4 was given up by doctors; who
raid was so far gone with Brights Disease
that / could not recover. Dropsy was well
developed. Doctor Martin Of Syracuse, \.
Y, prescribed Warmers Safe Cure in con-
nection with Safe Pills. After taking three
bottles was able to resume work and by
degrees cured ! have to thank warner
Safe Cure for being alive to-day.
II you have pains in your back or side.
pain while passing urine. difficulty IN pass
ing II. dizziness. nausea, torpid liver, your
kidneys are diseased
MAKE THIS TEST AND FIND OUT
Put some urine in a glass OF bottle. After 1t
has stood "A hours II it is a reddish or brown
color If particles float about in il, or if 1t IS
cloudy you can rest assured your kidneys
are diseased and unable to do their work,
and II not attended TO Immediately BriShts
Disease. diabetes rheumatism. gout, uric
acid Inflammation OF the bladder, gall
stones or urinary troubles will develop and
prove fatal In a short time.
ANALYSIS FREE.
II there are symptoms In YOUR case you do
not understand. send a sample of urine TO
the medical department of Warmers Safe
Cure Co, Rochester y. Y. and the doctors
will analyze It and send you report and ad-
vice free, together with valuable medical
booklet which tells all about diseases of
the kidney. liver. bladder and blood and
cure for same.
Warmers Safe Cure Is the only absolute
cure for all these forms Of kidney, liver and
bladder troubles. It has brought the bless
Ing of health TO thousands upon thousands
Of suffering men and women.
Warmers Safe Cure Is purely vegetable:
free from narcotics and other harmful drugs
found in many so-called kidney cures. 1t
is pleasant to take and free from sediment.
(Beware of so-cailed kidney remedies
which are full of sediment and of bad
Odor; they are harmful1 1t does not
consttpate; Warmers Safe Cure can be pur-
chased at any drug store or direct in two
stzes-5oc and sl.0o bottle. Be sure you get
Warmers"
WARMERS SAFE PILLS move the bow
els gently and aid a speedy cure.
Refuse Substitutes; they are dangerous.
Ask for Warmers: it will cure you.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
have not doubt that cure will be speed.
ily effected
MOTHER SUPERIOR.

lily Effected
MOTHER SUPERIOR.
These are samples of letters received by
DIR. Hartman from the various orders Of
the Catholic Sisters throughout the United
States.
The names and addresses to these letters
have been withheld from respect TO the
Sisters, but will be furnished upon request.
In every country of the civilized world the
Sisters of Charity are known. Not only do
they minister to the spiritual and intel
lectuai needs of those with whom they
come in contact. but they also minister to
their bodily needs. They are as skilled as
trained nurses in their treatment of disease.
and are looked upon as messengers of good
cheer by countless patient sufferers
One-half of the diseases which affict
mankind are due to some catarrhal de-
rangemert of the mucous membrane lining
some, organ or passage OF the body. a
remedy that would act Immediately ron
the congested mucous membrane, restoring
ii to its normal state. would consequently
cure all these diseases. Catarrh is catarrh
wherever located whether 1t be in the head.
throat, lungs. stomach. kidneys or pelvic
organs. remedy that will cure it in one
location will cure it in all locations.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
For. smith Factory Di.co.tinue..

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fort Smith. Ark. Feb. 7.-Bollinger &
Nakdimen of Fort Smith, Ark, have dis
continued business. The factory was one
of the largest in the Southwest. making
pants and overalls, and employed from 100
TO l?5 persons for the last two years. MIR.
Nakdimen one of the firm, Is going into
the banking business. and Mr.. Bollinser will
retire from business.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
SHE KEPT BABY FOR DEBT.
Court Orders Woman to Adopt
Another Way to Collect Bill.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Pittsburg, Feb. Court proceedings de-
veloped that Mrs. Rachel Lynch of Glass
port kept the baby of Mr.. and Mrs: Neele
Carrick in order to collect a milk bill.
The Carricks lived with Mrs. Lynch and
placed their 2-year-old babe in her care.
Mrs. Lynch admitted that she had refused
to give up the child until milk bill was
paid The court ordered her to restore the
child to its parents and advised her to col
lect the bill in some other way.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
OLD MAN PROBABLY MURDERED
Doctor Fisher of Reagan, I. T.,
Found Shot Through the Head.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Ardmore I. T.. Feb. 7-Doctor Fisher of
home, yesterday at noon, with a bullet hole
through his head. He lived alone, and
was last seen alive Monday
The supposition is that some one crepr
near him while he was asleep and fred
a bullet through his head. There is no
clew to Indicate who fired the shot.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08

There is great need Of motherly watch
fulness and care. A growing girl needs
all her strength, and if she IS nervous
and melancholy, and loses appetite there
Is surely something wrong. This is espe-
cially true as the young. girl approaches
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08
Dubuque Minstrel. Entertnined.

The Dubuque minStrels entertained
large crowd at Pickwick Hall last Wednes-
day night The songs and gags were all
up TO date. and the entertainment was
greatly enjoyed by ALL Many In the au-
dience were from East st. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08

Mrs. Barbara Schleroth, q years old, of
No Es16 Pattison avenue, fell down the
steps leading from the kitchen to the yard
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-08

the remedy. Dyspepsia and fe-
male weakness considered by many
to be entirely different diseases-that dys-
pepsia is catarrh of the stomach and female
weakness - due to catarrh of the pelvic or
gans the Sisters are fully aware, conse-
quently Peruna Is their remedy In both
these very common and annoying diseases.
Catarrh of Throat and Stomach.
MIR. J. C. Mrtcalf. No ss2S Elmwood Ave.
Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
Il am II years old, have been troubled
with catarrh of the throat and stomach a
great deal. and have tried almost every
kind OF medicine. but none have done me
salesman for q years, and this Is the cause
of my trouble To-day am feeling better
than l have for the past five years. 1 can
heartily recommend Peruna to all who suf
fer from like diseases, as a sure and COM
plete Cure.'-J. c. METCALF.
Pelvic Catarrh.
Mrs Ella Martin. No. 70s Monroe St, To-
ledo, Ohio. writes:
II had catarrh of the womb and could OBJ
who had been benefited by Peruna advised
me to give it a trial. never had any faith
In patent medicines, but 1 decided to give
Peruna a fair trial l have used five bot
such as had continually undergone. and
my general health is very much improved.
] think Peruna Is Godaend to suffering
humanity. MRS ELLA MARTIN.
If you do not derive promHs and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a full
statement or your case, and he VIII be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio