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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

distance between these points is reduced
from Isl TO rs miles. in addition to the ad-
rantages accru.ng from the reaCctiVa OF the
grades.
These new lines. with the wonderful de-
veiopment Of the Yazoo and Mississippi Val
ley Railroad Company in the Mississippi
Delta, radiatRS its lines, as il has done. in
every direction through that rich Gotten ana
sugar district. MAKE tributary to -. LOUIS
affords. and in unlimited quantities.
In connection with the development that
has been pushed by the Illinois Central.
mention should be made of the double
tracking Of the line from Chicago to Full
ton. a distance Of ii6 miles. ana from t'ul-
ton to Memphis a double track is being
built.
Between Memphis and New orleans the
two roads own togethec what constitutes a
double track to Jackson. N IS. from which
point second track IS under constructor
10 New Orleans, 4 distance of IS3 miles
The Illinois Central. exclusive Of is sis
ter corporation, spent nearly S.0Oocl0 for
I IsIs on its track alone during the year
Another line which has taken front
place in the new regime Of north and south
lines is the Louisville and Nashville. which
has taken a leading part in the development
Of the South.
The total mileage Of this road is S,i52
miles. and it furnished a valuable line from
St. Louis to Nashville and New Orleans.
Especially. in and around birmingham;
developing the iron mines ana interesting
various industries in the possibilities of that
section of the country
DEVELOPED IRON MINES.
Principally due to the lines with which 1t
has radiated this part of Alabama mas the
l.. & n. more than discounted the dead-haLl
traffic.
At the same time It has built up n large
import trade at Mobile and New orleans. as
well as at Pensacola. where it has made
extensive improvements.
The Southern Railway COnDa0v has also
done yeornans work in developing the South
and swelling the tonnage list Of st. Louis
This road has total mileage OF lib,
and is divided into the Eastern and West
ern divisions. we'll as Louisville division.
While these lines have been the pioneers
South. other roads are coming TO the front
prepared to do as much. If not more.
The attention of the Goulds has been
turned to the importance of a Chicago st.
Louis-New Orleans line. and construction
work this line Is being pushed rapid
ly as possible.
The Frisco management has long since de-
would be a paying proposition and will in
the near future build line through Arkan-
sas and Louisiana. for the time being using,
with other roads. the IaZoo and Mississippi
Valley.
Recently the Frisco purchased large tim
Der interests in the South and will have an
enormous tonnage in time.
1t is stated that the timber resources of
the South almost inexhaustible. and the
railroads can rely upon this commodity for
tonnage north. II nothing else, for several
years.
Perhaps the best evidence aside from the
enterprise displayed by the roads. of the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
PREVALENCE OF APPENDICITIS.
Physicians Puzzled Over Its In
crease in England.

London. July 25.-Since King Edwards
Illness appendicitis has been fippantly
termed fashionable disease" Its prev
alence. however. has now become alarm
ing. and medical men are casting about for
solutions Of the mystery of its remarkable
increase.
DR.. s. Kellet Smith. in The Lancet. says
that the cause. whatever Il is must be
one affecting the mass of the people. rich
and poor. IT must be common 20 all coun-
tries of high civilization and big towns;
it must be coincident with the increase in
the disease"
During DR.. Smiths studentship such cases
were rare: he does not remember one ap-
pendicectomy at his infirmary in the
period. The doctor seeks for the solution
IN the present condition Of food supply and
distribution.
Probably four-ffths Of the chief perish
able comestibles.'' he says. ARE frozen or
Chilled for transmission or collection be-
fore reaching the customer. Chilled orr
frozen meat. fish. poultry. rabbits and
game are VIGOROUSLY prone to rapid de-
composition when removed from cold stor-
age: also they degenerate more rapidly
after cooking than unfrozen articles.
Following the argument. it may be that
the ingestion OF chilled or frozen food es-
result in a more septic state of the intes-
tine than In the pre-cold storage days. and
this greater septicity may in its turn ac-
count for the greater virulence of those ir-
ritationS to which the caecum and appen-
dix have always been prone"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

dense scrub that did not appear of much
value. even for frevood.
TRAMP THROUGH
LONELY COUNTRY.
Il have n vivid impression Of one place
where we stopped to get something to eat.
1t was st. Joseph's Station. little hamlet
where some trains stopped. and with but
one tenanted house and fully half 4 dozen
vacant ones around it. They looked SO dis
NAL and forlorn, with weeds and vines run
ming wild IN yards and gardens. and 1
thought of Goldsmlths Deserted Village
Our tramp that day was through lone
", sparsely inhabited district. Occasionally
we would see a deserted. tumbledown home
stead. with woodchucks sitting on the win
dowsills-very tantalizing, assure you, for
we had to go hungry most of that day.
Why didn't We try roast woodchuck? I'm
possible. we had no shootin irons with US.
We got our meals where we could. at
inns mostly, but oftentimes at farmhouses.
1t was sometimes good fare and at others
very indifferent. We got the best rations
at farms. and, singular enough. as regards
inns. those in the littlest places were bet
ter in that respect than those in the larger.
We followed no itinerary and got lodgings
where We could when We reached the places
had decided UPON for overnight stay.
Some of our experiences-when We
reached inns late at night and had TO rout
folks out Of bed-were quite amusing be-
fore they would let us in. The best meal
We got on the tramp was at a farmhouse.
where the farmer was one Of the jolliest,
most obiiging chaps / ever met 1t was
pretty hard. though. to convince him that
we were walking to New York for pleas
ure. suppose ne is still wondering who
we We're and what IL was all about.
We started tramping in the morning Just
when II suited our convenience. and some
tunes 1t was pretty late when We were
waiting for our garments to dry. You see,
we would have them washed overnight
and as the roads were often rough, espcc-
tally from Walton TO townsville and to
Monticello. and more often dusty. you can
imagine that they may have needed good
serubbtns. We walked on right through
the heat of the day VI hill and down dale
and as 1t was torrid weather We DID some
perspiring.
My tramping abroad and in my own
country has given me an idea of what good
hard work is like. and l can tell You 1t
makes you sympathetic with the man with
the hoe and the pickaxe. l have done a
lot Of golfing and tennis playing. but physi-
cal exercise that Is just sport doesn't give
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READ ALL OF THIS.
You Never Know the Moment WheH
This Information May Prove of
Infinite Value.

1t is worth considerable to any citizen of
st. Louis to know the value and use of
medicine. for II there is no occasion to en-
ploy it, in the meantime frail humanity is
subjected to SO many influences and I'M
foreseen contingencies thau the wisest are
totally unable to gauge the future. Know,
then, that Doan's Ointment will cure any
case of hemorrtloids, commonly known as
piles. or any disease of the cuticle or skin,
generally termed eczema.
Mr. Coove Kratzmer. retired carpenter. of
No. 2223 Warren street, Seventeenth Ward,
says: II did not know exactly what it was
called. but from a description given in an
advertisement about Doan's Ointment
thought had eczema on my legs and body.
They itched SO bad that could not sleep.
and scratching to get relief made matters
worse L tried a number of preparations,
and even consulted physician. who did me
little. If any. good. Doan's Ointment came
TO my notice through an advertisement and
my daughter went 10 Wolff Wilson's cor
ner Sixth street end Washington avenue.
for box. 1t gave me relief the first night,
and in few days cured absolutely"
Sold for so cents by all dealers. Foster
Milburn Company, Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take no
other.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
NEXT P0NTIFF AN ITALIAN.
Palatinate Count at Papal Court
Discusses Conclaye.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. July 25.-The general opinion
that the successor of Pope Leo Mi viii be
none other than an Italian was upheld by
Charles Aston Br!stsd of LsnoN, Mass, who
held for some years and up TO the Pope's
death the honorary position in the Papal
Count.
Mr. Bristed arrived with his family on
the North German Lloyd liner FREDERICK
der Crosse.
The last time had personal audience
with his Holiness" said Mr.. Bristed, was
ION thai day the Vatican was visited by
800 French asriculturists and about 100
other pilgrims. My audience with him was
OF ten minutes duration.
SHe Impr. ssed me as having his usual
keen insight into the affairs. Of the world.
The audience with him was delightful.
You have passed a large part OF your
life in Rome. DO you think you will re-
turn? VIII you resume your post at the
II snail probably visit Rome again. Of
course. SO tar as a reappoinrment to the
Papa Court is concerned. the position which
! filed is as rule refiied with the same
Tn your opinion. what strength would
Cardinal Gibbons have to become Pope?
Cardinal Gibbons would have no chance.
tain that no Cardinal will be chosen IN
less he be an Italian. II is an unwritten
law. practically.
France is true to the Catholic faith.
Outside France itself the truth thereof be-
comes manifest. Whyi Outside its own
borders France is champion OF the
church.
she takes the greatest possible interes,
in the Catholic missions OF the East She
extends a helping hand TO those in Turkey
and Arabia and in other countries of the
Orient, and those in charge Of them look
upon France as their best protector. France
finds it TO her inestimable benefit TO do this
1t gives her great prestige.
desiring the election OF an Italian Pope
prospects OF any German Cardinal becom-
ing Pope are practically nil. Therefore he
desires the election of an Italian Cardinal
TO the papal throne. rather than the cleo
ton of French Pope. He will unioubted-
ly exert whatever influence ne can to keep
any French pTelate from ascending the
throne of ST. Peter.
France would be enabled to extend her
prestige with the missions more than ever
and would in countless ways benefit from
the election of Pope from its own clergy.
With an Italian Pope the German interests
would certainly thrive as well as now. at
least, and very probably develop but with
a French Pope IL would be doubtful.
Pope Leo XIII was a wonderful diplo-
mat. 1 regard his greatest feat as the re-
storing of the church to its former position
in Germany. His policy was a quiet and
maybe an easy-GoinE policy, yet with II he
orercarne the great Bismarck.
men of his time and one Of the greatest
men of his age"
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You the idea of what hard manual labor is
like. But tramping does.
TRIP WAS
INEXPENSIVE
I'VE didn't climb any mountains on the
trip ana made detour to avoid the south
ern spur of the Catskills. We didn't start
out to do it on any stipulated sum-but OF
course it was inexpensive
What impressed ME most was the gen.
crosby of the country people. They We're
so hospitable and obiiging. always willing
to give you a meal. and it was sometimes
necessary to really be insistent TO get them
TO accept pay And then they were al
ways so willing to point out the way IL
made q fellow quite optimistical after Nv
Then another thing that was very strong
In NY mind was the ease ard luxury OF
going up 10 college on the railroad l used
to think it long. slow and tedious journey.
but after tra;nping the distance by a shorter
cut il all seems different.
1.-THE last of the trip We walked until mid,
night. for we had good moon. No. We mad
night they would run down to gates. sniF
at us and give US serenade. In the day
time many. especially collies. would run out
into the roads. with tails wagging, and try
TO make friends We carried two stout
beech sticks i cut while i'll college, but
nothing else except our kits.
"The most determined antagonist we met
in the canine line was little lapdog about
three inches long. | really think he had
mania to bite me. which was ridiculous. for
with my walking stick for lofter ] could
easily have landed him in a second-story
"The Constable at Middleton. who held us
IN for tramps. was not such a bad fellow,
after all. He only wanted to know who We
were. and his official zeal subsidized quickly
when he learned that we were merely IN
conventional tourists. Our experience with
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL,
New York. July 25.-Nith his clean-cut
features rudy with sunburn and his
blue eyes bright with health, Elihu
Root, Jr.. son of the Secretary of
War, arrived at his old home in this city
after tramp of 273 miles through rural
New York, with three vivid impressions in
mind: First. that country folk are astonish-
ingly obliging and hospitable; second, that
modern railroad travel is very rapid and
luxurious. and. third. that there is a very
wild and primitive country very near the
greatest 2ity on the continent
Young Root started with fellow-collegi-
an. Frederick G. Bastian, Hamilton. 1904,
few days after his graduation to tramp
from Clinton. this State, to the western
bank of the North River. and they made the
journey in tendays and four hours, not at
tempting an airline route and walking by
day or night, according to the phases of
the moon and inclination. Happy and light
hearted, they passed the time in comfort,
and while no incident was remarkable or
exciting. it was tour. young Mr.. Root said.
full of interest and instruction.
we were hard and in good condition gen.
orally" said the young man, who is % years
old. of medium height, sandy and sinewy.
land the tramp neither tired US nor left US
lame. In fact. l was not footsore at all. 1
wore lightweight ankle ties. and the way
they stood the trip would be splendid adj
vertisement for their maker.
'',rhe IDEA that you need heavy shoes for
tramping is all a mistake. ! wore an outing
suit, gray flannel shirt and trousers and
carried a change of garments in a water
proof wrap. You see my experience while
tramping-and ] have done quite lot of 1t
IN Europe, particularly in France and Aus
tria-has taught me the comfort and conve-
nience Of beng in light marching order
I Partly for that reason we took no camera
along.
Our route was through an undulating
country. and We had some high hills to
climb and sauntered along some beautiful
valleys. Many of the stretches were pictur
es:uue quaint or exceedingly beautiful. and
sometimes the country was wild and desc
late. / would not have believed that there
was any region in New York State so wild
as parts of Sullivan County. Primitive.
you say? No, not much that. should
say as retrogreSsiye. 1t was a fine timber
country once. but now is covered with q
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

export business of the Mississippi Valley
being diverted from the ocean ports 70
the Cuff Of Mexico is shown in the Stats
ties recently issued by the United States
Bureau of Statistics Following are some
Of the tables taken from the report:
Bushels OF wheat exported from various
ports FOR twelve months ending June 1892
and 1903.
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dense scrub that did not appear of much
value. even for firewood
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
COLLEGIATES CARRIED

Tss'
A PEDOMETER.
I'VE carried peGometer and It registered
e73 miles. AS to the distances we made be-
tween places l must trust to recollection.
for have no memoranda. and the map We
used as a guade was chucked into the North
River as I wanted to tighten my kit when
the journey was over.
We left Clinton at half past 10 o'clock
on the morning Of July 3. and got into the
Fort Lee ferry-house at five minutes 20 4
o clock on the afternoon of July IL. just in
time TO miss Il boat.
The first day walked from Clinton to
Hamilton. twentv-four miles: on the sec
ond day to Norwich. twenty-three: thence
to Guiliord. fifteen.
THE next day we tramped to Walton
thirty-five miles away. and our next stop
ping place was townsville, named after
Colonel George Dippy Downs. We were told.
twelve miles distant. 1t is twenty-three
miles from there to Livingston Manor.
where we passed the next night. and TWEEN
ty to Monticello. Then We did thirty miles
to Middleton the rext day.
THE distance from there to Monroe is
twenty miles, / think. That was our next
stop Then we walked thirty miles to Ridge
wood. and seventeen to Fort Lee. where the
trip ended. / suppose that the distance We
walked about towns We visited accounts for
the difference between the mileage / have
given YOU and the total the pedometer
shows"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
EL|HU ROOT, JR., SAYS
TRAMPiNG EDUCATES.

Young College After Long Through Rural New
That the Farmers Benevoence Teaches
in Optimism.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
DEAD HAUL" TONNAGE CAUSES FREIGHT
TRAFFIC TO TREND TOWARD THE SOUTH.

LLousv Dvlop
Gulf Pots-D of East and IS Systems Is Passing
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the good folk OF the countryside was most
pleasant even IL some of them found it diff
ficult to comprehend how men who can ride
Perhaps it is as difficult to appreciate 9TH
ers' pleasures as to sometimes share their
griefs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
MANY TURNED AWAY.
nj. Z. Church Crowded TO the
Doors Last Night.
Many Came whs Could not Get Seats
DR.. Compton Preached Eloquent Ser.
mon-Seyen Penitents-Three Of
Them Men.

An immense audience filed th'
NJ. <. Church to overlooking Sunday
night, and many people were turned
away who could not get seats. The
galleries were filed AMI the aisle.
filed TO the doors.
The pastor Dr. Compton came il
Just at 1880 and found the church
already filled, and the stairways
crowded with people down to the
vestibule at that hour. Many came
later, but of course could not gel
seats. The large audience was in
tenselv Interested.
DIR. Purinton preached an eloquent
sermon at the close of which a pray
er and song service was conducted
Eight persons, three men, two boys
and three women came 20 the altar
The pastor was greatly encouraged
by the interest taken. He said ht
never had more grown people com,
to the altar at one time in any o
bis meetings.
The services will be continued
this week each evening. Preaching
in the Sunday School room at 81
o'clock.
The new church Is needed NOR,
and more every week, and occasions
like Sunday night make more i'm
perative the demand for more room
Tor the Methodist Episcopal congre
cation.
The completed plans for the ney
church have not yet been received
bat are expected to arrive from New
York very soon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
BROWNING EVENING
Miss Brock and Miss Holding
Read at Fortnight1y Club.


Meeting at Home of Mrs. Woodward
Papers on Elizabeth Barrett Brown.
ing One Of .sl3est Papers Club ever
Heard.''
A rare treat was enjoyed by the
Fortnightly Club Friday night.at the
home OF Mrs. Woodward near the
University. Elizabeth Barrett Brown
log was the subject for the evening.
Miss Holding of the public schools
presented the FIRST paper. Her sub
ject was Mrs. Browning and Italy. y
She gave synopsis of the political
aud religious complications immedi-
ately preceding, and during, Mrs.
Bro~lngis residence 10 Florence. AL.
though the subject was difficult one,
Miss Holding presented it in such a
manner that the way was made cIeal
for the reception of what was TO fol-
low. In so dealing with the subject
matter she showed no little ability as
student and writer
Miss Brock then gave her paper on
MRS. Browning and her Poetry
The members OF the club were quite
unanimous In the opinion that it was
one OF the best papers everread in the
Fortnightly. Miss Brooks pleasing
and graceful style of composition
her methodical arrangement OF topics
her happy choice and arrangement Of
words, together with her thorough IA
miliarity with Mrs. Browning's life
and works, conspired to interest tn,
club as clubs are rarely interested.
BY request, Prof. Patterson read II
his inimitable way some selections
from Mrs. Browning's poems chiefly
from her Sonnets. Delicate and tooth
some refreshments served by the hos
tese following such intellectual fare
increased the JOY and delight OF III,
club almost beyond bounds.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
A FUGITIVE FIR ON JUSTICE
Is Bayer Secretary Of Ohio Loan
Associations.
A Hignfs Respected Oificial short over
100000 He has disappeared Was
Also Clerk Elect of he Circuit court

CIRCLEvILLE, o., Jan. l9.-Inves
tigation show that g. Christie Bayer,
late secretary of the Germapia, the
new Citizens and the Circleville Build.
ing s. Loan Associations is short ir
his accounts from 500, 00e to 81 90, 600
Bayer disappeared 90 January 9Th and
his whereabouts is unknown.
Examiners sent here by the Stats
inspector of building aud loan associa-
tions, have been at work on Bayer':
books for nearly two weeks Theii
work is not yet completed, but the
approximate shortage has been deter
mined. Bayer's accounts with the
New Citizens Company are $50, 00t
short; with the Germania nearly $50.
600 aud with the Circleville Building
& Loan Association between 5000
and IS, 600.
Application was made To the court:
this afternoon for receiver for thu
New Citizens Company and ii. b
Weaver was appointed.
Great excitement prevails here ovel
the developments in the case. Bayel
was one of the most highly respected
citizens of Circle7ille. He was a vet
eran of the civil war and prominent
10 Grand Army circles. Last fall b,
was elected clerk OF court but hat
not yet taken charge of the office
After leaving Circleville on Januar,
9Th, Bayer was seen in Columbus, hui
since that time no trace OF him ha.
been found.