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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
F0RTY-ElGHT WORDS IN WILL.
Shortest Instrument of Its Kind
Ever Filed in Marion County.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Salem. ILL.,. June 3o.-The shortest will
ever probated in Marion County came by
r:hl to County Clerk \. j. Chance. from
Ste. Genevieve. Mo. 1t was executed by B.
Schmall. The will is as follows:
Ste. Genevieve. Mo, Jan. "a lyj3.-ro Whom II
May Concern: This ia to certify that all my
property, real and personal and anything that
own. SHALL At the time Of my deerh go 10 my
will. u. s ,HNAr,L
= witnesses; r. p. Rafferty,. a. G. Meyer. NJ
D.; W. F. Skelly.
1t is said that Mr.. Schmall left consider
able real estate in this county which, under
the will will 90 TO his widow
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
PROMISE TO DIVIDE THE "PIE.'
Bartholdt and Joy Address Repub-
lican Clubs.

The Twenty-fi Ward Republican Club
held a reception at the clubhouse Of the st.
Louis Republican Club last night. at which
ali the Republican organizations in the city
were represented.
Congressman Richard Bartholdt and
former Congressman Joy were the speakers
of the evening and urged the different clubs
to support Roosevelt for President next
year. The question of patronage. they said.
would receive attention and each of the or
ganizations would get its share
General John w. Noble and Colonel D. P
Dyer were on the programme as speakers
but they did not appear.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
LIVED ALMOST A CENTURY.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
st. Joseph. Mo-. June so.-Mary Ann Foote.
9S wears old. died this morning at the home
of her son. C. II. Foote. No. 9o2 North Ninth
street.
She was the widow of R. c. Foote. whom
she married in New York in 1916. Ten years
later she removed to Iowa. where. during
the cholera plague in the sixties. her entire
family died in one day. Mrs Foote had
lived in St. Joseph thirty years
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
CONTINENTAL CURRENCY EXHIBIT.
L. G. Vaughan May Loan Collection to
Worlds Fair.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Richmond, Ind, June 3o.-E. g. Vaughan
of this city has a valuable collection Of
continental currency that may be put on
exhibition at the ST. Louis Worlds Fair
next year. The collection was loaned to
the Cincinnati Exposition in 1874 and few
days ago Mr.. Vaughan was asked by Col
onel John +. Miller. one of the Worlds
Fair Commissioners. to do the same for ST.
Louis.
ton. ranging in denomination from one
sixth of 81 10 $40. The total value is
sl.O22.sS 1-3. Mr.. Vaughan has had the col
lection since lSi9. 1t is perhaps the best
private collection in this country.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Injured Man Walk, Home.

With a broken rib and other injuries sus-
tained in a fell from a roof to the pave
ment, distance of about forty feet Will
liam Fontain OF No. 500 South Eighteenth
street walked thirty blocks to his home.
Fontain was working on the roof of a two
story house at No. 1908 Wash street yes
terday afternoon when he accidentally
slipped. After the fall he arose without as
sistance. but complained Of severe pain
IN his right side
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
GIlIa.py Gets MASONIC Emblem.

gold Masonic emblem In the form Of n
Maltese cross. and bearing the insignia of
Masonry from the first degree to the Shrine
was presented to Assistant Chief GilIaspv
by members OF the Merchants EXCHANGE
yesterday afternoon. John ~ Warren DO
livered the presentation speech. In which he
said that the emblem was token OF the
local business men. The cross bears ya.
rious Masonic inscriptions and is sci with
a large solitaire diamond. On the reverse
Ia Q locket for a picture.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Walk Ont of the Trenches.

Ardmore. ]. T.. June 3O-One hundred la
borers employed In digging trenches for the
sewerage system of this city went on strike
at noon to-day. They had ben receiving
lsO a day and now demand sl.T5 II is be-
Iieved the demands OF the strikers will be
granted, as the company has only a limited
time to complete the work for the city. and
now has only nine men at work. The strike
was authorized by the local American Fed
Grafton of Labor officers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
KICKED TO DEATH BY A cow.
Woman Meets Peculiar Death
Near Flora, Ill.
REPERLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Flora. ILL.,, June 3o-N1rs. J. N. Warren
was kicked to death by COW here to-day.
She drove her team on the public highway
behind a farmers wagon in the rear of
which a COW was tied.
In attempting to pass the COW kicked
Mrs. Warren over the heart, her death re-
Sulting in ten minutes
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
LIKE A VOICE FROM THE DEAD.
Woman Hears From Husband
Who Disappeared Years Ago.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
st. Joseph. Mo. June 3o.-Six years ago
to-day Joseph D. Stanford, painting con-
tractor. disappeared. and his family have
mourned him for dead. having spent all the
money they had searching for him
To-day Mrs. Stanford received a letter
from her husband at Wallace. Idaho. In
structing her to bring their three children
and come TO him at once. as he has grown
quite wealthy.
Grief over business reverses caused him
to desert his family.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Galveston Grain Shipments.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Galveston. Tex. June 30.-The report is-
sued by the grain inspection department of
the Galveston Cotton Exchange Board of
Trade tonight shows that the exports of
grain from Galveston for the twelve months
ending June 90 are as follows: Wheat 49,
162.675 bushels: corn. 4.i05.351 bushels; rye,
1904 bushels. Total. 2O5sO.090 bushels. The
the total exports Of grain were 20, ,Is4. IA
buShelA
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
wilder. Brigade Encampment.

REPUBLIC Special
Mattoon. ILL.,. June 5o.-Major L. S. Kill
born of Marshall. Captain ]. H. McClelland
Of Charleston and Alden knoph of Olney
met in this city yesterday and arranged the
route of Wilder's Brigade. which will go
Der IS. 10 and 20. holding its annual reunion
at that time. The old commands will be
placed on the battlefield in the places they
occupied during the conflict.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Freight Handlers Win Strike.

St Joseph. Mo-. June 3O.-All the railroad
companies agreed to-day to pay their
freight handlers the Kansas City scale and
the strike. which has compelled Office men
to wear blisters on their hands by the
truck-nandlc method. has been declared off.
The men get raise of Is to 25 cents day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
FRANCE BEGINS IT'S BUILDING.
Foundations of Grand Trinnon Being
Lnid Along SLInkcr ROnd Mt Fnir.

Work was begun yesterday on the Grand
Trianon. the French Government pavilion
at the Exposition. The foundations for the
structure are being laid by the Goldie Con-
struction Company.
The Tranon will stretch for 500 feet along
the Skinker road at the head of the main
transverse avenue. 1t Is hanked on the
north by Forsyth avenue.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
cULp TO ATTEND sHRINERs MEETING
Secretary of Ceremonies Committee

Secretary of Ceremonies Committee
Goes to Saratoga In Interest of Fair.
E. c. Culp. secretary of the Exposition
Committee on Ceremonies. departs to-day
for Saratoga TO attend the Imperial Council
of the Ancient Order of Mobiles of the Mys-
tic Shrine for North America
1t is expected that the council will meet
in st. Louis next year. On the way he will
stop in Chicago to meet General John c.
Black in regard to Veterans Day at the
Worlds Fair. and General George NJ. Moul-
ton in regard 10 knights Templar Day.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01

out everything. and he and his wife went
to live with General Clay at the latter's
home, but General Clay ran him off with a
shotgun and the girl followed. AS eoon as
General Clay heard of the death of Brock
he sent telegram 20 Dora asking her to
come back to White Hall to live. and they
will be reunited and living under the same
roof II not married.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01

It Is regarded now as certain that the nee
essary Sl00.OO) will be raised by July H..
After that the work of raising another
100000 will be continued.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
WOMAN KICKED TO DEATH.
Mrs. Angeline Warren Killed by
Team Near Louisville, III.


Louisville. ILL.,. June s.-Mrs Anceline
Warren. 60 years old. was kicked to death
near here this morning by passing team
of horses hitched to a carriage
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Hom,ns Pigeon. Break Record.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Flora. H.. June 3o-Ten homing pigeons
from Cambridge, O.. were released here to-
day and three OF them made the journey
home In less than five hours.
This breaks the record by nine minutes.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Illinois Scholarships.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. Ill. June So.-As a result Of a
competitive examination held June Alfred
Bayliss. Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton. has assigned free scholarships in the
University Of Illinois to the following per
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
FUNDS ARE RAISED RAPIDLY.
Texas Commission Expects 100000 by
Meeting July IL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dallas, Tex, June 3O.-The meeting Of the
Texas Worlds Fair Commission. scheduled
to be held in Dallas tomorrow. was post
poned to-day by President John H Kirby
till July "a. full attendance OF the Com
missioners Is expected at that time
It is given out from the headquarters OF
the Worlds Fair in Dallas that the work Of
raising funds for the Texas exhibit will be
continued. with every prospect Of success.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Drowned While in Bathing.

Murphysboro Ill. June 3o.-Robert Melvin.
coal miner. was drowned while in bathing here
TO-DAY. He was Is years old.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
HOME TREATMENT CURES, II 4, you 70 ,ss. ar.

INC city. YOU should apply for treatment in
person. nut III you live too far away for
this. write In sacred confidence full and
unreseryed history of your case and the
scientious and paihstakinr atfent;on a.
people IN dinerent parts of Canada. Mexico
ana o.heI foreign countries. as well az all
by their Home Treatment. they feel fiiiy
Justned IN claiming that 1t is the most
periect and successful system ever devised
Olive street. opposite P. O.. st. Louis. Mo.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
PROF. ]. T. r CLARK
President and Founder Of The German.
American Stan of Physicians and
Surgeons Institute 500 Olive
nrnra a

This Is certainly golden opportunity and
one mat you cannot afford to lose; SO do
not delay as friendly talk with these
Master Specialists may be the means Of
ehanSinS your whole life into sunshine and
nappiness- Ihey will scientifically diagnose
your case. locating every ache pain and
aisasreeable feeling without asking a
lhis - not charity offer. but made SOLE
Method treatment to the rich and poor
alike: and All the doctors ask for services
offer will appoint themselves a comf,fftes
Gi ore to inform their friends OF the result
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
Reduced Rates Via Loui.vnle and

Nashville r. r.. July 2. 3 and 4. good re-
turning July s. to all points in the South
east, Nashville. Atlanta. Chattanooga. etc.
Ticket Office. a6 North Broadway and
IInion Station.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
FREE To THE SICK!
OFFER AGAIN EXTENDED.

Free Consultation, x-Ray ExamIna.
ton, Advice and Treatment Until
Cured to All Sufferers From Chronic
Disease Applying at the Office Of
The German-American Staff Of
Physicians and Surgeons Institute,
300 Olive Street.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
CHAPTER II.

Bricc Rutherford stepped into the sit
ting room His eyes warmed up a little
His mother futtercd toward him, but
stopped midway, panied at his undem-
onstratiye manner, and crushing back the
earnest welcome which filled her heart
almost to overlooking.
"You got my letter announcing my
coming?" he asked. in an ordinary tone.
as he flung himself upon the sofa, his at
titude more INDECENT than respectful.
She felt that she had the right to take
Offense even at that.
Il received the letter" she simply
said. II am glad TO have yoa back, she
added relentingly.
She took a seat near him and furtive-
! ~ watched him. Had he no kiss Of vel
comey No regrets to express? No yesrn-
ing to crafty? No inquiries to make
about her health? Nothing to volunteer
about himself? She no iced the restless
ness in his eyes, the istlessness in his
attitude, the indifference about his ap.
pearance, the stolidness of his demeanor
the curved lines of pain about his
mouth.
Mother, who is Barbara Bradleish? o.
| he asked. fair degree of interest in his
tone. notwithstanding that he yawned.
"She is the daughter Of Branson Brad
leigh, a Presbyterian minister"
OH" calculated he, with slight
sbrug,
Brice Rutherford asked few Incl
dental questions nrd crisply answered
those put 10 him by his mother. Then h,
arose. shook himself, walked 10 the near
est window and looked out upon th'
lawn. His mother eovertly watche,
him, the disappointed look still upon be
face.
What brought her here?' he asked
without turning around
Miss Bradleigh, DO you meauT' in
quired his mother.
why, to be sure he replied viii
needless impatience,
did you meet herr" Mrs RuttSrfor,
a-ked.
YES. in a path in the woods"
short silence eusued lie drummet
upon the window panes, much to hi
mothers annoyance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04

"Brice. how did you like her"
His back was toward bis mother and
he didn't know how keenly she was
watching him. nor with what eagcrness
she waited for his reply.
! Il am not sure that | like her ut all.
lie said What is she doing bere?"
Il don't know that / can answer that
/ with definiteness," WAS her reply. "The
! arrangement is a sort Of tacit one, though
we thoroughly understand each other.
am snre. If said she is my companion
I it would include all that can be said.
/ She was highly recommended TO me and
| am becoming more and more ATTACHED
i To her every day. She has enliyen2d
many weary hour during your absence.
/ She has such sensible views and her voice
is pleasing, though ! like TO have her
! about me even when she doesn't ak.
/ IN never regret the kindness have
shown her. She is grateful and repays
me right straight along"
by being obsequious."
! "Ah. you don't know herr exclaim-
ed Mrs. Rutherford she is no schem-
er; she wears her faults upon her sleeve;
she never fatters nor fa'vns; she is re-
| speetful, but never sacrifices any of her
respect for herself. She occupies the
room which your cousin Julian occupied
! two years ago. She seems to prefer it,
/ though | wanted her nearer to me at
night. Her father left her nothing but
| his library. and she had it brought here.
| When she has any spare time she spends
it in her room reading and writing"
Writing? Is her correspondence so
voluminous? Composing. do you mean"
Yes. She is writing book"
oh" calculated Brice, with slight
shrug Of contempt '"The veriest trash,
I'll venture to say. Rhymes without
sense or reason, or prose without a sin
gle redeeming feature in it. You expect
me TO marry her, | supposeT'
He wheeled around and fixed his blue
eyes upon his mothers face. She lifted
her hand in tardy gesture.
"You viii hardly prove to be so SEN
sible." she replied, a little grimly. AN
other barrier may exist. | suppose her
desires would have to be consulted
''Oh, no doubt" replied Brice laugh
ing. But don't build up any hopes,
mother"
Il don't in anything connected with
you"
Now. mother, thar real rough" he
demonstrated. "Well, maybe | have
disappointed you many and many time
I'll even say that 1 know l have But
have come home to reform"
She mournfully shook her head
I've failed so often you think? Per.
haps | wasn't in earnest enough. Miss
Bradleigh may help me-"
Mrs. Rutherford's face suddenly
brigb tened.
God grant that she mayw she fer.
vently said unconsciously bringing her
hands together.
Ito be con.inued9
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
Among oar Neishbors.

At a series of boxing bouts held in
NTennakaunec Beissner of Menominec,
il is alleged, struck Kid Rogers of De
troit a cruel blow after he was down
and the spectators became excited and
ouiet was not restored for an hour. The
decision was given to Rogers. The so
lasted about one minute,
While the l3-months-old daughter Of
rd Wslrack Of BIanchardville was play
inc with some beans. two of them slipped
down the child's throat. One was re-
moved but atsemVts TO disIodge the 9th
or were unsuccessful and the child died.
John Whitley. one of the best known
xoung men Of Pleasant Prairie. met
death at the Latiin-Rand powder works.
In attempting to shift the belt which
carries the power for the entire plant he
was caught and carried about the shaft
and thrown on the floor. The remains
were crushed SO that il was impossible TO
recognize the man.
Raglan Dupty. boy of 6. and Agnes.
his sister, aged z years, while coasting
at Altoona. struck a telegraph pole at
the foot of the Hill and both were badly
hurt.
The Racipe police recovered 500
worth Of tbs S7G0 silks. valuables and
dress goods stolen from the Nelson &
DahIstrom score. The goods were found
under the Junction depot platform Of the
Northwestern road. 1t is believed that
when the goods were stolen they were
at oncc taken add secreted underneath
the platform and az night bolts Of cloth
were Carried away from the hiding place.
TIE police believe that the burglary Eas
committed by Racine thieves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04

By Senator Roehr-PFoviding for The
repeal of the act establishing a Superior
Court in Milwaukee County and for the
transfer of cases pending therein to The
Circuit Court for the Second judicial cir
cult.
BY Senator Roehr-Providing for two
additional circuit judges for the Second
judicial circuit.
BY Senator Burns-Amending section
1894 of the statutes of 1895 by incrcas-
ing the appropriation for inspection of
apiaries from $500 to 500 per year. The
joint resolution cutting off new business
Feb. 13 was adopted. Is to 8. A joint
resolution was passed instructing the Sec
rotary of State to obtain from county
clerks statements of the whole number of
votes east at the recent election, giving
male and female votes separately.
Bills observation-disclosures.
BY Mr.. Root,--To amend section 1919.
statutes of 1898, relating to county aid
i'll repairing bridges.
BY Mr.. Douglas--Relating to the APP
pointment of guardians for nonresident
and absent persons.
BY Mr. Douglas-Relatim to county
aid in repairing and building bridges.
BY Mr.. Thompson-Relalin ing to the
collection and distribution of State school
tax.
BY Mr.. Douglas-Relating to ext.nd-
ing the terms of Office in cities of tho
second, third and fourth class.
By Mr.. Strong-To enable cities TO pay
salaries to their Mayors.
BY Mr.. Ray--To prevent the fraudu-
lent registration in cities of the first, sec
oud and third class.
BY Mr. Ray-Granting the Lacrosse
and Black River Falls Railway Company
the right 10 dam Black river for power
purposes.
BY Mr.. Strong-Relating to exemption
Of property from taxation.
BY Mr. Doolittle-Relating to county
aid in repairing end building bridges.
BY Mr.. Lang--Amending section 1856,
revised statutes, relating to divorces.
BY Mr.. Lang-~Reqrring corporations
to make report to the Secretary of
State and providing for the cancellation
Of articles of incorporation in case of
failure to do so.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04
IND OF goRN4oLM lNDJsrar
Last of Famous MATHEMATICS Make
Final 1iInepiece.

Final 1imepiece.
! The clock and watch industry OF
Bornholna. once famous all over Europe
for its excellence of workmanship and
for over century the mainstay Of the
islands village population, has died
out Herr III. r. Dam, the last of the
old Bornholmian masters, who elevated
their trade TO the dignity of fine art.
as did Benyenuto Cellini Of old, and
whose nimbIe hands made watches and
clocks for princes of the blood, has
just completed his last work--a watch
for the American merchant in Copen-
hagen, Victor Holmes.
This watch, entirely hand made.
shows both seconds and minutes, 1t
cost is 800 kroner {about $50, and it
is said to be in every way fine spec
linen of the best work of the OLD mas
tiers. Now. however. the art is dead
Modern machinery and the cheapen-
ing process which to-day enables any
one to possess a t'mepiece,. have forced
the handmade watches to the wall and
their expert makers have turned to their
old vocation of fishing.
Probably few readers have heard of
BornhoIn before. 1t is small island
far out in the Baltic sea, with a super
fetal area of 900 square miles and
population estimated 70 be close to 49,
0O0 The island belongs to, Denmark
and fishing was for ages the chief vo-
cation of the population.
DI1t r.. Al,
the eighteenth century an English yes
sci went ashore and broke to pieces
near the township of Rome. There
was nothing really unusual in that.
Bornholm's coast is high and rocky and
full of dangerous reefs and shoals and
annually hundreds of ships had found
tragic ending there.
But this particular vessel happened TO
have on board a cargo of Geneva
watches. Gin those days Switzerland
was the Mecca of the art of clock
making) Some of these clocks and
watches were rescued and greatly sur
prsed the ignorant natives. Clocks
were rarities in those days, and the
good Bornholmians had probably never
even heard of them before.
They therefore feared at first that
the devil had something to do with this
nefarious work and We're for tearing
the things to pieces. But the winter
nights being long :n, dull on Born
holm. n more scientific investigation of
the 'infernal tElaSS'' was begun, and
soon the inquisitive minds were bent
upon emulation rather than destruc-
ton.
And this was the beginning of the
famous Bornholmian clock industry.
says the New York Times. In few
years the ignorant fishermen became
so expert in making clocks that the
trade from Switzerland fell off per-
ceptibly and soon the colony around
Roone was supplying the aristocracy
of Scandinavia with timepieces of all
sorts. Napoleon was presented with
one by Bernadotte when that famous
Gascon led an army into Scandinavia
and the kings of Denmark became pa
irons of the art. so that many of the
first masters waXed both opulent and
fa
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04

Take half bushel of unslacked lime.
Stake it with boiling water, cover dur
ing the process to keep in steam,
strain the liquid through fine sieve
Or strainer, and add to t peck of
salt, previously dissolved in warm
water, three pounds of ground rice
boiled to thin paste and stirred in
while hot, half pound of Spanish
whiting, and one pound of clean glue,
previously dissolved by soaking In
cold water and then hanging over a
slow fire in a small pot hung in a
larger one filed with water. Add five
gallons of hot water to the mixture,
stir well, and let it stand for few
days covered from dirt. 1t should be
applied hot, for which purpose it can
be kept In a kettle or portable furnace.
The east end of the Presidents house
at Washington is embellished by this
brilliant whltew8sh. 1t is used by the
government to whitewash lighthouses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-04

In 4 majority of cases the farmer
who wishes he were in the class of the
eminently successful viii find that he
has neglected entirely the important
matter of keeping books. Now, keep
ing books consists not merely in max
ing rigid account of household eX-
penses. Important as this is, it may
much better be omitted than may those
accounts which show how much a
product costs TO produce it and mar
ket it and how much was received for
it. Such n record will necessarily
show the dates of all that is done on
the farm. This record of dates is in
itself most valuable.-Kansas Farmer.