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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
FOUR COURTS IS SURROUNDED.
Accidental Ringing of Alarm Bells
Causes Much Excitement.

Much excitement was caused at the Foul
Courts yesterday morning at 10 o'clock by
the ringing Of the Jail alarm bells. used in
notifying the police and detectives Of a
threatened break in the jail. At nrst every
one thought that Collins had escaped, but
all the time he was In his cell wondering
what the cause OF all the excitement might
be.
~ soon a. the alarm was sounded the
police and detectives rushed wildly around
with drawn revolvers. The men in the
patrol-houss at the corner Of Twelfth and
Spruce streets ran to the corner Of
Eleventh and Spruce streets and detectives
ran east on Clark avenue. then south to
Spruce. The Central District police DID
their share in surrounding the building,
covering Twelfth street and Clark avenue.
There are q number Of alarm buttons In.
m parts Of the Jail AMI Four Courts,
which. when given the slightest push, tet
the bells all over the building a-g6int. The
cause Of the false alarm was due to Cihr-
ence Walker, jail trusty. While sweeping
In the bull PEN he carelessly struck the
handle Of his broom against one Of the
the carse was learned.
Walker. who Is serving q year for petit
larceny, was lodged in the dungeon tot tbs
rest OF the day to make him more cafeful
In the use OF broom.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

In view Of the fact that sewer is being
constructed along Lindell avenue at it, In
tersection with Union avenue. City Sur
veyor Pitsman has submitted plan to
Sewer Commissioner valiant for doing
away with the present grade crossings.
Pttxman's idea IL to lay the sewer In such
q way that in the future when the grade
crossing question comes up any plans that
may be adopted concerning it gin not put
the city to any expense in tearing out the
sewer.
5 The scheme Is to defect and at the same
time depress the Wabash tracks 20 a. to
make them cross The two streets at their
point Of intersection: then build bridge
with the proper incline, 90 = not TO depre-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
cuRzoN TO STAY IN INDIA.
Feels He Ought to Garry Out
Work He Has Begun.

simla, India. Aug. 4-viceroy curzon IN
formed the Council at to-day's sitting that
he hal decided to accept the Governments
offer Of an extension Of his term Of ONCE.
with permission to take vacation In Eng
land in 1904. should he SO desire.
Lori Curzon said he was fully aware Of
the train on his health and spirits. and
the fact that only two viceroys in the last
fifty years had stayed In once beyond five
years.
.This. however. % too short q term for
q Government which has embarked on wide
schemes OF reform, and It would be 3 neg
work." he said. 4
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
llisss.riass 4. Nets rsrr.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
: New York. Aug. 4.-AmonK the arrivals
It the hotels here to-day were the following
Mlssoufians: q
81 Louis R. ,vsnaiekie A. q. snepIe,. N.p.S
Miids ss sseR A i kams.y II a aS,1aps
Fsfl Hi l Mas; NV wyTTsn wstsht N.yar
ausn Canningham. waldorf: j. q Baker;
e. 3: st.boins. Z r HishleyMan. and Mrs
di!sey: p Pisrsod, j.. Y. Hc1aa%. = Il s Rsy::
nolds. Grand Union: Louis Ackermann, Leopold
ecault.: Albert; 6, .Mssuire J. II Hssuirs
z. Aa8uifA Jt.s CAeHlac: r. II. Nessick. In
slda rsfk Wine: W. fsaf R.yns aas E.1
nCyoueh: w. H. Blodgett, Murray Hill; E. A.
A y criisIion; a, Hickman, Metropolitan; e
K,9s.s city@W r. Dousisss. W. p. BorIand.
zSsnue: q. =. Ford PARK Avenue; w. Is
,1nomsA imperial; " p; Shoemaker, beiyedeFei
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
WILLIAM ]. PECK OFFERS BOND.
President Of Merchants Commits.
sion Company Accept Summons.

william ]. Peck. president Of the Mer-
chants Brokerage and Commission Com
parry, went to United States Marshal Nor.
sey's Office yesterday. where he was served
with summons to appear In the Federal
District Court August 20 at 10 a. m.
Mr.. Peck was prepared to give bond
for $4,000 to secure the release Of certain
funds OF the Merchants Brokerage and
Commission Company which are held by
the Germania Trust Company, but Mar
shall Morsey refused to accept the bond I'M:
I'll he had looked Up the Jaw. The bond
may be accepted to-day.
The funds are held under the attachment
against the defendants company secured
By William Wilmerton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

against Henry Baldwin Of No. asss sout,,
kings highway and Fred Stein OF No.
I'll Elizabeth avenue. who were arrested
Monday evening, charged with petit lar
senS. AT the time Of their arrest they had
y charHed. they had Just stolen from the
premises OF Miss Fannie Bittick OF No isie
Old Manchester road NV
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
USING TWENTY-FlRsT STREET.
Transit Company Places Three
Cars on Short Line.

Three cars were placed in commission
yesterday on the Central Traction division
Of the St. Louis Transit Company. The new
route Is from the corner OF Fourth and
Pine streets to Jefferson and Choutean ave-
The new division is less than thre. miles
long, and IL OF little Importance TO the pub
lie. The tracks have been laid for some
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
FlREMEN'S WIDOWS PENSION.
Board of Trustees Restores Eight

Chief Swingley stated yesterday that the
Board of Trustees of the F1remen's PEN
sion Fund has placed the names Of widows
Of firenen who were dropped from the roll
on account of the illegality of the old law
back Nthe pension list.
This class OF benedciarfes and children of
deceased firemen get so and IS a month.
respectively-the widows as long as they re-
main such and the children until they have
attsined the age Of 16 years. At present
there are eight widows and four children
affected by the ruling Of the board.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

Engraved Calllng Cards.
100 finest calling cards and engraved plate
(script), $50. or 100 cards from plate. e.
MERMOD & JACCARDS,
Broadway and Locust
Write for easaloe-l. zoo lisstrat.ons. kaissd ffss
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
You Are Iniurin~ Your Eye.

Every day II you don't wear glasses when
needed. See Doctor Bond or Doctor Mont
gomery. our expert opticians. They will
test your eyes free Of charge and guaran-
tee proper fitting IL glasses are essential
Steel frames. 81 and up; gold, IS and up :.
MERMOD & JACCARDS,
Broadway and Locust
Our sof-pdet illustrated eatalog msited fires,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
Thermometers.

Some with perpetual calendar, COM
bined, some thermometers only; very
artistic designs; all heavily plated
with gold Oak. fine; exceptionally de-
sirable and cheaper than a common
wood or Tin thermometer.
Reg. Price. .9Oc Ito 1.20 LIS $40 400
Sale Price soc 55c 4Oc 5sc ooc I. 10
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
Hospital superintendent ON . Vacation

ent Of the City Hospital; went to Louisville
last night, wliere he will join his wife. and
from that city they will so to Chicago to
seflce of Doctor Brown Doctor William
Doyle and Doctor Walter Kircher, Assist.
ant Superintendents Of the hospital. Will
have charge OF the institution.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
Clock Sets.

These contain three pieces, 20 inches
high. large center vase surmounted
by a clock and two side vases to
match, beautifully decorated and
mounted in colored silver finish.
Reg. Price. .12.O0-Sale Price. 100 set
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

Cut Glass Lemenads Jass,
Beautiful designs. deep. rich cuttings, =.
q. $3.50. 80. 81 and up to 80, at
MERMOD & JACCARDsS.
Broadway and Locust.
Orr neW edtolog, 1000 esgravisss. mailed jrys.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
Inkstands.

Many different designs, some oxy-
died silver. but most heavily plated
with pure gold, Oak. fine; wonderful
bargains every one.
Reg. Price. CSC s5c lao LIS 800 4.50
Sale Price. Zoe soc 3Sc soc o0c LEO
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

Griffin Excursion to sedaIfa, MOI, e2.6O
Stopping at California. Upton. Syracuse.
Otterville and Snithton, Sunday. August 3.
Union Station q. m.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
BrOnzes.

BrOnzes.
Variety Of Busts and Figures, some
with onyx base, some partly gold
plated, all artistic in conception and
beautifully finished; many sizes up to
16 inches tall.
Reg. Price. LIB 2.T0 $50 1900 1880
Sale Price. .4Oc 75c LIS 3.s5 100
Mirrors.
Bevel-edged plateglass swinging
Mirrors, with easel foot and ebony
finish, square, round and oval.
Reg. Price. .35c and Toe
Sale Price. .........-.....10 c and Csc
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
me nfoonstone for August,

Meaning "Conjugal Felicity" Birth
month rings, set with moonstone, $40 to
SIS, and set with diamonds and moonstones
up to $50. MERMOD & JACcARD'S.
Broadway and Locust.
Our nsu catosop, 1000 sngrGr,nos. mabel free.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

ciate the value Of surrounding property.
The two inclin@ would intsfsect each
other above the point where the prcpolsd
route Of the tracks would cross the two
streets. and thus DO away with the grade
crossing.
According to Surveyor Pitxznan. the via.
ducts can b made h IN artistic manner
ana in keeping with the surroundings
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05

charged WIN Feiit Larceny.
A warrant was issued yesterday mornina
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
COREY NOW HEAD
OF STEEL TRUST.
Charles NJ. schwab's Resignation
Means Beginning Of New Policy
for Steel Corporation.

New York. Aug. 4-The resignation of
Charles M. Schwab as president Of the
United States Steel Corporation was ten
dered and accepted at meeting Of the dr.
rectors to-day.
William e. Corey was unanimously elect
ed as his successor.
Mr.. schwab's resignation caused no sur
prise In financial circles. where it had been
for some time foreshadowed.
The new president was for years one CT
Andrew Carnegies ablest lieutenants. and
y now president Of. the Carnegie Steel
Company. one of the subsidiary concerns
OF the United States Steel Corporation. 1t
is scarcely more than a month ago that Mr.
Corey was made assistant to the president,
because Of Schwabs continued Ill health.
MI; Schwab attended to-day's meeting OF
the directors. coming to town. II was said.
for that especial purpose. He, appeared
to be In good health. and spirits. and
seemed rather glad to be relieved Of the
duties imposed ON the chief executive CT
the "billion-dollar'' corporation. Before
and after to-day's meeting. Mr.. Schv alb
conferred with ]. P. Morgan. Mr.. Scnwap
will continue as director of the steel
Committee.
The new president has entered on his
duties, and It may be authoritatively said
that with his election the steel corporation
has begun a new policy. There will be
less Capitalization Of power and increased
responsibility in the work Of the various
committees.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
Candelabra.

Beautiful designs in heavy gold
plate, 3, and I light.
Reg. Price. $50 300 400 to 2O0U
Sale Price. SOC LOO LIS to $50
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
One-Third
Regular Prices

chance to buy such beautiful goods for little money
seldom Note the descriptions and quickly
for choice of the following
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
Refrigerator Bargains.
Sarreguenines Ware.

This week make special offering desirable of
all earthenware for cooking The outside brown color
inside white and beautifully throughout and it Is
freproof. You will find arranged tables marked
Choice lOc 1Sc, 75e. &c. SOC, 75g sl.Oo to $3.50
Every desirable a bargain
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
Bargains for Golfers.

Cheeks and Putters, soc each.
Regular price $780, rusted that's ALL So each
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
A Hammock Bargain.
japanese Lanterns.

A splendid assortment of Japanese
yellow, red, blue, green and orange, al
shapes. Sizes, Z. 10 and II inches. ALI
Luis week
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

HOW TO KNOW WILD FLOWERS ssa i 1 sz4g Ss E


Blancflan Anot her popular prfter on ma
author Of - lowers. and Ferns in Their
Haunts. The Brook Book by Mary
Rogers Miller describes both the flora and
fauna Of the typical brook in. a careful
and charming way. Next to the Ground -
by Martha McCulloch Williams, depicts
the manifestations Of nature in the south
western country. Grant Allen has writ
ten as fascinatingly of Flowers and Their
Pedigrees" as on other subjects. -,
Many of the excellent books on flowers
are limited to "a certain range, as New
England or the southern states. Such
books have but a limited value to Mime
sofa observers, altho., many of the wild
flowers have wide range and some of
the books are entertaining enough to be
well worth reading and study aside from
their definite. information Of plants that
flourish In Minnesota: One wants a book
of reference, however, for our familiar
flora, and this may be found in Professor
Conway~;Mac Millan' s book on minnesota
Plant Life,". issued in ,ithe reports of the
botanical survey. This is a large book
with many illustrat tions. -. >
Trees wiftsalso receive larger share of
attention this year than formerly. partly
due to the study Of them in the schools,
partly ito a general increase Of interest
III Iiee lIe'f anu peti tiyr ~ lHe. dltIactlVe
new reading about them F. Schuyler
Mathews has ansexcellent tree book ..Fa-
miliar Trees and Their Leaves and Miss
Lounsberry has "A Guide to Trees as a
companion volume to her flower book
Illustrated and treated in the same man:
ner. Our Native Trees and, How to Iden.
tify Them."S by Harriet Keeler. is one Of
the ebst # the new books. Charles S.
NewhaH has a series Of tree books In.
cluding the woody growth of northeastern
North America. ~ = ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

II So b "a H.LA - = : = I
IL limited, knowledge Of botany, is, "a
Guide to Wild Flowers" by*Alice Louns-
( berry; Illustrated with a large number
of carefully >colored plates by Mrs. Ellis
Rowan.sSls;A Ass a matter, of fact, most .per-
sonssAyhoS.use 81 the popular f1eraI guides
depend55Very lafge1 e1ys on the plates for
identification and tn ei1 knowledge is lin
tied hose fully ill1is In Scolors.
.For this. reason mo ostisof the bestsof the
up 1to sdate: 4 books are richly Illustrated.
Miss Louns sherry has included az Cha pter
to Study Which gives with illustra tions;
the; forms sof #fies different parts sof the
plantssan,d:: d: the leading deycripti i've. terms.
Thiss|is followed sbyH sasabrief description
of five leading plant families. The &classi-
1ication adopted for the book, is a. really
practical and sKalua blesone. being accord
ing TO the lorality in which the. plants
grow in water, In mud. In sandy soil;
etc. For tfe&seolor !, specialists, an index
by colors Is given. - .iss$ s.,5$5#
One of the bestsof the popular works is
F.. Schuyler Mathews Field Book of
American wild Flowers; arranged by
botanical ). classification but with popular
dissertations Mrs William Starr Dana s
<"Fdow. to KnowtWild Flowers is a stand
ard work. Her other book, According to
Season talks about the flowers in the
order: of their appearance has been re2
svised<. and improved by profuse illustra-
ton. Published under her new name of
Frances Theodore Parsons, many may
have failed to recognize their old friend.
= For large and sunptuous work de-
Slightful both in its descriptions and plates,
there is Natures Garden by sNeltze
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18
-: 49,. -
ssV g ! ss see Sssess - Il

Already the first flowers have appeared
to give a zest to- the study of field books
of various kinds and this is thes5season
Of seaching for the best mat erial for study
to give pleasant and wise direction to
At the public library the bulletins give
lists of the freshest and most interesting
books on nature, flower life, tree life and
bird life, but for the benefit of those
who are not frequenters of the library
a few Of these flower lovers books are
herewith suggested. - ~
David Starr Jordan pokes fun at the
kind of books that classify flowers by the
unscientific method Of color or form and
this method alone is not only unscfen-
tific but insufficient, for one must wade
thru long lists of such flowers, with the
chance that one will be quite unable to
identify the flower wholly by the descrip-
tion; if one should find it, and there is
also a strong probability that ones idea
of the color may not agree with the card
fixed by the writer or. that circumstances
may have. caused a considerable varia-
tion in the color One might make near
ly a, dozen equally. likely guesses about
flowers in the range from white to red
thru the pinks and various pinkish purple
shades.
That being the case; it is well worth
the while for any one interested@in flow
ers to give>a little attention to the terms
used in scientific descriptions of flowers
and to their correct classification. A very
satisfa actory book for the beginner with
the purpose of acquiring a fairly accurate
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

-, - !. . s
narrow frill Of embroidery, and the same
embroidery is repeated in the turn-down
collar.
A feature Of the little gowns for dress
up occasions is the collarless waist. Fine
white lawn dresses are made with deep
cape. collar cut a little low in the neck
and trimmed with either rows Of fancy
stitching or lace frills Such little
gown will have the full sleeve finished
with a lace frill and be worn with a soft
silk sash. Or it will be; made up trimmed
with rows of embroidered beading intro
.duced on the cape collar, the frill Of the
sleeve, and at the 5waistline; through this
beading narrow wash ribbons or black
velvet ribbons will be rum, Much shirring,
hand embroidery and fancy stitches are
seen on the little gowns for afternoon
and party wear. Many of the skirts, are
shirred' to- the waist: band. and the, hem at
the bottom headed with a row of fancy
stitching. The blouse waist will also
show many rows of this fancy, stitching,
and the full sleeves will have their upper
portion shirred. s2s A. +, =.
Pretty yelling dresses are made up in
this style over a silk foundation. In
done in red they. look attractive, also in
biscuit color with the stitching in either
brown green: baby blue or white.
Very dainty little frocks are a mass OF
fine tucks and lace, insertion, and others
equally. dainty are Of accordion plated
white lawn with frills of, Va1enciennes
lace. Many of the most expensive dresses
for small girls Of fashion are in some
sheer white material like nainsook, either
hand embroidered in white or trimmed
with dainty insets Of lace. . -; - *.'~e =
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

In spite. of the stories in the comic
papers, never really believed that wom-
en- lost their self control when they were
at bargain, sales, but one Is forced to trust
the evidence. Of ones own eyes" said a
man as he looked across a store at "a
recent sale and saw a woman seize a
clerk by the shoulders and give her a
vigorous shaking. ,-
3 She had been unable to decide whether
to buy a certain ruff for the neck and
had carried it to another table, where she
placed it while she tried on a. second that
caught her fancy. While She was study
ing the effect of ruff No. 2, ruff No.
was sold to another customer. When the
woman realized that her stination
had cost her the bargain, she lost her
temper and caught the Offending clerk
by the shoulders and shook her. How
dare you!' she said, in voice that shook
with rage.
Courtesy may be inbred in women
some writer has said SO. and doubtless he
believed it-but no one who saw the
.snatching, the pulling, the ,scornful
glances and heard the muttered sentences
that went around the tables would have
agreed with him. Friendships were brok-
en- overa blouse which two women wanted
and two who hunted down the racks for a.
coat. were made strangers forever.
But there were worse things than rude
ness and discourtesy, and several women
went out of the store wearing skirts they
had slipped on to see the effect of and
had neglected to pay for. One woman was
discovered at the back door with four
skirts on and two silk blouses in her UNI
brella. Another had slipped a blouse, in
her stocking and q. third had thoughtfully
brought a piece of wrapping paper and
made a bundle for herself out Of a
couple Of waists that pleased her fancy.
There never was a better opportunity
for shoplifting, for the tables and racks,
strewn with goods, were easy of access
and the crush was SO great that the clerks
could not begin to answer inquiries.
"There are lot of professional thieves
here,'' said one Of the detectives. "See
that woman? She'll be back inside of
fifteen minutes with a couple of confed-
crates. She has come to- see how the land
lies:''. - - ::
In fifteen minutes. the truth OF his as
sertton was proved by the entrance of
the woman with two others, and, they
made their way at once to- the racks
where the most expensive goods were dis
played. They did not question the advice
Of the officer when he suggested that
they had better go, and they were not
able to take advantage of any of the bar
gains around them. l. " ~ -. :.r.....
Coats were ruthlessly separated from
skirts and skirts were made of little value
by being robbed of the coats that be-
| longed to them. A smart velvet suit val
| ued at SIS did not sell for SO, for the coat
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

Miniature living models of the styles are
the children of to-day. If they could sud :
denly become grown up and their dainty
frocks proportionatelyfs enlarged at the
same time they would be quite as much in
the mode as their mothers are.
The fashionable little girl not only wears
frocks which bear a striking resemblance
to her mothers costumes in many of their
most important details, but she is also this
year following the example Of her mother
in wearing ready-made dresses. .
Not so many years ago children s. clothes
were invariably made at home. but to-
day the ready wear dresses appeal
strongly to the wise mother; and there is
good reason for this. Never before in the
history of dress for children have the
ready made little gowns been so thoroly
desirable as right now. They are shown
In a great variety Of artistic designs. The
models are original and have a decided
smart style uf their own, and in addition
to this the manufacturer has shown the
common sense point of view in their de-
signing. The Lurie models are conspicu-
Gus for their. suitability. The materials
chosen for the frocks for every day use are
which will also bear frequent laundering
And tho the designs have a distinctive air
and style about them. yet simplicity is the
keynote of their fashioning. The heavy
durable linens are much used this year
for children's every day clothes, as well
as the bright, pretty ginghams and the
piques in both plain and fancy weaves
Many 'mercerized' fabrics are worn; but
tons, applied bands, fancy cotton braids
and rows of stitching form the trimming
Sailor suits will be much Worn by small