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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
Last Week for Filing.

This is the last week for filing suits in
the Circuit to be tried at the October
term. Ninety cases were brought yes
terday. making 9SS suits fled thus far. At
the October term Lass year 1,02i suits were
filed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Mary E.. McCabe charges her husband,
Alexander, with deserving her and failing
to provide for her. They were married
January Is, 1879. in St. Louis. and separat-
ed August s. 1902.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Anna Russell charges her husband
John. with striking her with a chair
choking her and threatening her life
They were married January Is. 1896, and
separated February is. 1901.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Science Preserves the Eyesisht
BY correcting inequalities. Consult DR..
Bond or DR.. Montgomery, our expert opti-
clans, if You need glasses; a proper fit
guaranteed; steel frames, 81 and up; gold,
IS and up. Eyes tested free.
MERMOD & JACCARD'S,
Broadway and Locust.
Diamond ~cdf1loG, 4, 900 tHustrdtioHs mailed Jree
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
At 20 Per Cent Discount.

Fine china Inner sets. art wares. manteJ
and boudoir clocks. j%ardinieres and pedes-
tails, umbrellas and canes, leather goods
and lamps during the alteration sale at
MERMOD & JACCARD'S.
Broadway and Locust.
WrttsJor cGtdLog. 1000 illustrations mailed Jres.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Emma Schreiner says her husband
John, called her names and failed to sup
port her for two years before their sepa'
ration. September Is, 1895. They were mar
ried December 10. 1895.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Mary Catherine Pooling says her hus-
band. Henry. abused her, used bad Ian
guage and drove her from home. They
were married April q, 1898, in ST. Louis
and separated May 5 last. She asks the
custody of their two chIldren and alimony.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

John r.. Gilda says his wife. Ella, went
on excursions with an old sweetheart, and
said she would sooner take poison than
live with the plaintiff. The couple were
married May "a last and separated June y.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Desertion is charged by B.. d. Spicer
against his wife, Minnie. They were mar
separated in October following. They have
no Children.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Fannie S. Stubs states hat her hus-
band, Allen s. Stubs, drove her daughter
from home and ordered her to leave:
which she did. The couple were married
July 26. 1898, in Oakland, Ind. She asks
the restoration of her former name, Rob-
inSon.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Almira Bishop says her husband,
Charles. called her bad names, cursed her,
failed to provide for her n deserted
her. They were married October Is. 1887,
in Muskegon County, Michigan, and sep
arated April II last.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Arabella Myers AYERS that her husband.
Louis. cursed and abused her, and de-
serted her for weeks at a time and gave
her no money. They were married. October
Ii, 1895. in Jerseyville. H., and separated
December Is, 1902.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Barbara Cervenka says her husband
Michael, threatened to shoot her, choked
her and failed to provide for her. They
were married January Is, 1875, and sep
arated September is last.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

II. H. SLIDER says his wife. Mamie
cursed him and refused to cook his meals
They were married November 5, 1902, and
separated yesterday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Drunkenness Is the charge of Anna E.
Kraft against William A. Kraft. They
were married February I. 1894. in st.
Louis, and have three children.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Ida James charges her husband. Peyton
James. with drunkenness and desertion.
They were married October 10. 1887. in
Arkansas, and separated in March, 1895.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Married June 2. 1896, and deserted Sep
TENDER Is. following. is the statement in
the suit of Carrie NJ. DAILY against VIII
liam r. DAILY.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Rudolph Teich says his wife. Annie, to
whom he was married in St. Louis June
20. 1902, deserted him two months ago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
Fashionable Calling Cards.

100 finest calling cards and engraved
plate Script, s1.5O; 100 cards from your
plate, 81.
MERMOD & JACCARD'S,
Broadway n Locust.
Silpergdre cGtdloo. 1000 ePgrdUings. mailed Jrss
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Mabel Stewart a her husband.
Charles. drank. abused her and failed to
provide for her. They were married July
%. 1881. and separated April 5. 1902.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Birdie K. Elan charges her husband
Brook A. Elan, with intoxication. abuse
and failing to provide for her. They were
married April 10. 1899. and separated July
/ last.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Charles Fritsch says his wife, Dora, re-
fuses TO live with him. They were mar
ried october 4, 1900. and separated a year
later.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

DOCTOR SHAY is SUED.
Divorce proceedings were Instituted yes-
terday by Mrs. Inez Shay against her hus-
band. Doctor EIbridge A Shay. of No.
$40 Pin street. In tho petition Mrs.
Shay alleges that her husband struck and
abused her; that he destroyed her clothes
and their furniture, and made her life
miserable.
The Shays. who. UP to few months ago.
lived at No. los North Jefferson avenue
where Mrs. Shay conducted a millinery
establishment, were married at Clayton in
1890 and lived together. according to the
petition, until last May. when Mrs. Shay
took up her abode with her mother at No.
1920 South Broadway. Mrs. Shay asks the
restoration of her maiden name, Inez
Horne, and $1,000 aIimony.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

During alteration sale. now going on at
MERMoD & JACCARD'S,
Broadway and Locust.
Write for cdtaloc. 4,ooc eH0rdcfs0s. mailed Jrts
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Nathan Rounds says his wife. Jennie,
deserted him July 20, 1892. They were
married June 20, 1883. in Vermont.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

For Summer Complaint, Cholera Morbus,
Cramps in Stomach and towels, get a
bottle Of DR.. Hoffman's Red Drops, 25c.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
wM

W " q.
Formerly with Scarritt-C omstock. would
be pleased to meet his friends at the Geor-
gia-Stimson Furniture and Carpet Com
6l6-6lS Washington avenue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Herman Cordes says his wife. Mollie. de-
serted him August 1s, 1902. They were
married March 20. 1898.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

"Boro-FormaIin'' Elmer &. Amsnd).
used as tooth and mouth wash In the
morning. leaves mouth sweet and pure all
day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
Matrimonial Troubles Are Re
lated in Twenty-Four Petitions
Filed in Circuit Court.
VARIED EXPERIENCES TOLD.
Mrs. Estelle Sharp Says That She
Was Deserted by Her Hus-
band on the Day of
Their Marriage.

Tw%enty-four suits for divorce were be-
gun in the Circuit Court yesterday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

Cincinnati Excursion via Big Four.
$500 round trip, Saturday. September 10.
Tickets. Broadway & Chestnut & Station.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
Hon AIIcx,s oIdest Rcsidcn. Deaa.

Albert Nixon. 20 years old. said to be
the Oldest inhabitant Of Hop Alley. died
at tn City Hospital yesterday morning
from the effects of injuries sustained In a
street.car accident on Fourth street about
a week ago He was driving a wagon at
the time of the accident. and, In the con-
cussiou OF the car and WACO Nixon was
thrown to the street, receiving fractures
of several ribs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

six-Dollar Cincinnati Excursloa,
Via Big -Four. Saturday, Sept. 10. Tick
cts Broadway and Chestnut and Station.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19

See the new 1t.-iach military heels for
men. on the Boehmer Special extra quail
ity $50 shoes. 40 North Broadway.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
cLUETT, PEABODY & CO.
MAKERS

sum of $500 was given and the case was
set for trial September %.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-19
CITY N

If you have a boy or a girl to elotle
and fail TO visit the CRAWFORD STORE
ecu are needlesSly throwing FOUR money
away; the styles. qualities and prices are
G~Iiequalied.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
Copyright, 1908.

Pup" Little One come wit pup, and our
kid. and follows along. as clown, to see
dat de pup done all right. De kids makes
a great hit and say, was proud OF Lit III
tile Duke. Most Of the folks there was
friends of our folks, and dey knows me
and Duchess by sight, and when dey
hears dat Little Duke wa 50 our Kid dey
gives him great jolly, and kiddle says
his lines beautiful all his, th's being IN
place and doing duty.3ifNVhen de kidd e1'e
had put de pup trough all his tricks put put
de hoop Duchess stroll&in from de dress
ing room, like she was q swell out LOT q
walk around de block;-and she has WIG
dy.s poodle in her arms, and de style OF
her gets a great reception. She hears de
folks saying dat she vas 1Iortense, fan-
MES maid, and she pipes, me OIL VII
wink, like she was saying:s"I told you Ia
be de star Of de show! a3
Z She was! My my, she Was tor 1aet:
Little Miss Fannie held pups heao away
from de hoop until Just as Duchess was
M ssing behind, and den she lets the pup
see what was doing, and turns him loose.
Pup gives n little cry of JOY, makes a
running jump of it trough de hoop. VII;
his mouth wide open, like he wanted to
be ready for dat bite he'd hoped for SO
long nearly had a. fit when sees MN
land like flying machine against Duch-
css. and dat French hussy drops poodle
and let's out atyell.dnt Was heard on de
odder side of de sound,
& Pup had caught a&mouthfnl OF paper as
he flew trough de hoop, and dat saved all
OF our lives, for he was part blinded,
and didn't get fair hold at foist. But
he got hold enough to nail poodle's hind
leg, and poodle gives a squeal dat brought
Wildly down from her seat flying. Whls-
kers seen dat dere was trouble, and he
files after WILDLY; I jumps for de dogs;
Riddles gets into de. rally; Mr.. Paul jumps
into de ring to grab de kids, and de
audience applaus to beat dc band-whnt
was playing shiver music. Dere was
tings doing all oyer de lot.
| gets into de center foist, and de pup
lets go his holt to shift to u better one;
7 grabs him by bote hind legs and clases,
him moaning most sorrowful, but licking
his chops, for he had drawn fost blood,
anyway.
makes quick pass of do pup to de
ccachmans kid, and tells him on his life
not to stop running TIL he's locked de pup
ur In dc stables; and den goes back to
de dressing tent, and meets WILDLY call
Ing for smelling salts, doctor. ban
dages, ln'ment. de police and ambulance.
What have you done Wit dat horrible
devil dog dat has murdered my beautiful
darling pet?'' she says. Ike q tragedy
actress ON top Of do stoige.
Madam ] says, de bull pup was
shot and drowned, and de- coachman has
gone for to got pound OF poison to
give him. and de gardner is fixing a rope
to hang do villain, for sure" says.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13

q e One-hnlf has never boon told of the
valorous hosts who. In the last century,
have assembled tho Peaks OF otter. And
that, too, despite the fact that these heroic
pilgrims have exhibited n degree OF
bravery not even surpassed by the Old
Guard OF Napoleon, the 1egions OF Caesar.
/ or the wcathcr.beatcn warriors who led
PIckctt's charge at Gettysburg g. Pcrhaps
YOU who have climbed the rock-crestcd
summit Of this weird Virginia mountain
viii pause and rnodestly ask: why are
we heroes? We can't remember that we
expended anything but perspiration IN,
making tho ascent OF this rugged nu W
interesting, monument to the grandeur OF
Natures work" My explanation, though
egotlstical. will impress you With your
valor. Did you not risk your NE 70
carve your Initials or your name on one
OF those bectllng crags? or the thirteen
hundred tourists who have climbed inc
Peaks this summcr--or rather the, Peak,
FOR the noun ought to be singular-I ego,
mo-. the same writer of this eccentric
article. am the only mortal who didn't
have sufficient self-respect tic out the
letters. of his mperisllable name In one
OF those massive granite boulders. You
don't believe me? Well. go up the noun
Nin again and zee for yourself. AZ you
wade through the discarded chicken
bones and bread crumbs OF thousands
OF pilgrims dating back to time immemo-
rial, you will SEQ Initials on every SIDE
OF you--initials to the right OF YOU ana
Initials to the leftEof you: Initials In 'front.'
OF you and initials behind you; initials
above you and initials below you; names
carved In lichens and names GU IN trees;
names hewn in stone and names I'M
bcdded In benches: names scrawed. with
pencils and names scratched IN window
rane. with diamonds: names daubed on
stones with whitcwash and names
smeared on preclpices with paint-in short
names and Initials IN crags and acrevices
and holes and Gcrannies and doors ana
windows and trees and benches ana
stones and boulders and crags and chalrs
and pals and fences and everywher,c;-3
yes, everywhere. History records Inc
memory Of BIZ, one frail mortal who ever ,
r,aIe this fascinating trip without leaving
behind some reminder Of his patronymi'c'.l
i am that frail mortal
The tourist who visits the little house
al stra,ford on Avon. where Shakespeare
was born. is first OF all impressed by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
The Idle Reporter Surveys the World from the Peaks
of Otter and CritiCises Some Who Go There.
THOUSANDS OF INITIALS HAVE BEEN CUT ON THE ROCKS

ssion-or rather klevatlon---a fee
OF fifty cents Is charged. The property
has not proved such geological elephant
as one might suppose. The land COM
prses 1900 acres, and It Is said that 1t
pays we'll 1t extends from the summit
OF the Peaks northeast to Flat Top and
northwest to Hearkening Hill. During the
boom days many ambitious schemes IN
connection With the mountain were enter
tanned, but shadows deeper than those
which purple the surrounding hills soon
fell on these projects. picturesque 1T
Ito hotel now nestles among the rocks
OF the summit. Here one can get excel
lent meals and nights lodging.
a 1t Is qurte the thing to stay overnight
Mt the Peaks and see the sun rise; In
deed, nearlyaal tourists do this. The
folks OF Bedford. as we'll as travellers who
have enjoyed this experience, think IT is
worse than suicide to come away from
the mountain without soelng the sun
rise or set was one OF those hurylng-
scurrying mortals who had to forego
the pleasure. And. gracious, the way the
more fortunate ones scoffed at me FOR
having missed the sight! Tourists, YOU
know. always do tear one another to
pieces about missing this or that feature
In Home there are 3G5 or more churches
to be seen. When ] was In the Eternal
City Il conscentlously Inspected 3es Of
these churches. But, alas, l ignored one.
and my whole pleasure was married, for
every traveller I met, eagerly selling on
10 this fraI thread. laughed at and r'di-
culcd me for missing the se5th house OF
worship. They said had gone to Rome
for nothing-ttat had deliberately let
slip the finest opportunity OF my visit.
And 50 it Is with the sunrise and sunset rs,
specialties OF the Peaks OF Otter. The
very dogs n Bedford City will bark at
you II you. come back to town and con-
fess that you3left without seeing the solar
orb do its famous upshoot and down,
shoot performances. While am still
deeply Inundated by the sense Of my own
negligence. i am. however, profoundly
grateful that I saw the Peaks at all.
An exquisite essay, valuable alike to
scientists and to lay readers. could be
written about the flora Of the Peaks
The vegetation from its base upwards IS
fascinatngly interesting. At the foot
Of the mountain one sees acres of magnl,
ficent chestnuts and oaks. but gradual
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13

pup trough his tricks, while Riddle
was ring master. De pup done noble
in all his tricks, except dat he was
no dead sure proposition on going trough
de hoop every time. Mostly when de
Little One held de hoop. after we'd COW
cred 1t wild paper. de pup would balk,
till he'd run around behind 1t to make
sure dat Little One had de piece OF meat
he was to get II de hoop wasn't covered
he'd see de meat and go trough like a
shot.
I doubles de size OF dc chunk OF meat.
but 1t was no sure ting dat he'd butt de
paper till he'd took peep behind to see
for fair dat his wages was dcre. y GU see,
he didn't like de paper end of his trick.
anyway; and I was up against how to
make de turn sure shot, till, one day,
de folks from our house come down on
de lawn to see US Srehoise. Willy Wildly
vas along, and she held pint measure
poodle In her arms. She was wise Dat
poodle was always in her arms II she
was strolllng within mie q oe ouli
pup. ] had sometimes fought dat de pup
had made up his mind dat to die n horrible
deaf would be a bargain counter price to
nav for de 10y Of one chance to bite dat
poodle in two. never did see anything
dat wanted anything else so bad as dc
pup wanted to get a hammer-iocK WY
his law on dat poodle What made him
feel It so hard was dat de poodle knew 1t,
and used to give de pup de ha ha from
where he'd laugh at him In de Widdy's
arms. Dogs do lot OF linking about
tings like dose OF course. any good pup
would like to bite a poodle; de poodle
knew dat; he knew he was safe In Wildly 8
arms. and so he made life more to de bad
for de pup BY making faces at him. and
"a I was telling you, giving him dc ha ha..
We'll. pup had baked de hoop wit paper
few times, and had de Riddles IN a
ut because was going 10 give pup
lit OF weting, when all OF sudden
nup sees poodle, as Wildly was Just going
| Ia walk behind de banner, and dc way
pup takes de jump trough de paper. mop!
| ing to get Wildly off guard, was aioVeiy
| "a see. But Wildly was leary, as she al
uava Ia when she has fetched poodle into
de- same acre OF ground as pup; and mas
tar hull dog had anodder hard luck story
| to worry about
Dat set me linking. When de folks had
went back to dc house ! tell Duchess
to borrow poodle, and fetch him down to
Y here we rehoising, but not to put Wildly
on to what part we wanted de poodle to
| NAV. Duchess seen her chance to butt
| INTO de show and she soon had poodle
dere in her arms, and I tried de trick. 1t
was lovely. All l had to do was to hold
poodle on de opposite side of de hoop,
and pup went trough EN- as fast as de
coachmans kid could paste on new pa-
per. He never renigs once He'd q
| Jumped TIL he wore his feet OF on de
| tousand-to-o chance dat I'd be Oft
guard and,let him get a mouthful OF poo
die, And poodle was having de time OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13

the dazzling sight Of thousands OF names
and initials which visitors have written In
and about the quaint old structure % Blu.
this aggregation OF monographs. letters
and appellatives sinks into hopeless, help
less pulling insignlflcance when compared
Ia tho superb outlay spread before tho
eye on the Perks OF Otter What Is a
housef,i OF initials compared to a hall
mountainful7 For be It said that the
myriad host OF letters is frothing over
the summit OF the Peak itself ana gI rag
Fually pushing Its way down the noun. .
tainsde and Into the orchardJtufted val
loy below. Some OF the irrcprcssibles
who would fain perpetunte their memo
rics with pocket-knlfo chisel or brush,
have risked their very lives TO accom-
plish their ends Mark those initials
which stand out foot high on yon a~ful
ledge. Some poor dot yentured MS neck
to nut them there Note that monogram
now entwlned In bearded lichens. Some
Eddy girl, supported BY friends behind
7 hcr. faced the danger OF destruction 70
cnshrine It in the everlasting moses OF
that crag Go fartherson and read the
story Of the next name. Ills the hand,
mark OF come prudent matron. . Sne u.u
not FISK much-Pnly the responsibility o.
n ;o1t-but. be the hazard what IT mign.,
Of her visit for prospective p'lgrims.
vanitas vanitatium' Is + any - woh fhet
EThackeray was iconocla sue AM. anu , r,@.
Shakespeare said What fools these NOR o1
tails be?''
But far be 1t from me to Illuminate the
r,a,La ~ otter. II la the other folks who
have ave- done it, have drunk mint tuleps
IN the presence OF preachers. and nave
even told mothers that their, oaples 3We ',e
not pretty. but may the COLLINS get me y
:. lie ever say a word TO bellttle thct noble
pile that rubs It's stony cheeks against am!
Inc rising sun and catches the first fallins
tears OF the skies above. Every Inch OF
the sublime spectacle thrilled me, from
The ellen hollows OF the mountains mys-
tic base to the Brobdingnagtan, rocks tn ,a.
crown its cloud-veied summit. Ver1ly'
the sublime spectacle awed me Into Keep
ing my mouth shnt-a psychological state
fal moro wonderful than that OF refrain
ing from carving my initials. On reach
Ing the last colossal stone OF the mighty
pyramid which forms the apex Of the