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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

ing embroidery work in front and Q pecu-
liar-fooking harness that Is equivalent to .
pair OF American suspenders. he attracts
attention wherever he is seen.
His hat Is also green and holds Q jaunty
white plume.
His stockings. which resemble the rolf
style. como only within q few inches of his
knees. leaving the knee between tho trou-
sers and stocking bare.
His shoes might b called low-outs. for
want Of . correct name. but are much
heavier than any worn by an American.
This man 10 member OF the troupe that
Is to be seen in the Alps exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. He IL q mountaineer son Of
the Tyrolean Alps.
HIS name IL George schnit8er.
Although, An undersized man and unas-
Stunning IN appearance. schnitzer IL well edu-
Gated and very agreeable person to con-
verso with. His knowledge Of this country
10 surprising, Notwithstanding the fact that
he speaks English very brokenly.
Contrary to his appearance. he II q Co
Hath In strength.
He holds the worlds record for weight
carrying. having carried 1850 German
pounds for a distance of six miles. at Ham,
burg In 1861.
lifted 1850 German pounds. while the two
strong Germans. Lettl and Gadericker. have
lifted 300 and $500 pounds respectively
On Market street recently. two men con-
cluded that It would be great sport to ridl-
cule the curious foreigners clothes
schnitzer claims that his anger is hard to
arouse. but this was too much for him and
in twinkllng the big roustabouts found
themselves sprawling in the gutter with
their arms and legs almost broken.
Profound respect IN now shown Schnltzer
whenever he has occasion to walk in that
locality.
During the Fair his duties will be to act
an Iu!da
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

AZ q railway station not over sixty miles
from the capital boarded tram cars, tiny
things drawn by mules, for the trip TO a
great hacienda, where heneQuen IS grown.
AS We sat at MONDAY breakfast IN house
with barefooted Indian servants passing
silently 10 and t-o CHANGED 10 see pecul-
lar CLEAN in the eyes OF one of them. q
massively built Maya. and following the d.
rect!on of his glance through the open door
saw on the top OF low range of hills be-
yond a number OF moving objects.
A careful focusing OF the eyes TO tho
long distance made ME sure that It was @
column OF uniformed and armed men.
The next day I learned from an American
engineer who had just ridden through the
country beyond the hills that there was a
force of from 1900 TO IS 0oo Mexican troops
there engaged IN conQuering the tribes OF
the interior, the MsyRs, the Oldest pure
raoe In the world, and. having SO good an
opportunity Of observing the Mexican MILL
tary under test conditions, improved IT.
The first thing learned was that all OF
the troops are as well equipped and drilled
as those had seen IN the barracks in Me
rids- and the next was that those uniforms
Of cotton field kit cover bodies that are
tireless.
Not that the Mexican soldier IL not given
to perpetual wear.fess-he was born that
way-but when under orders TO 60 far and
DO much lie does II all and shows up at the
end of the task little the worse for wear
For instance. General Flores. commander
OF tie campaign. ordered a battery Of me
| trnlladores' and four companies Of infantry
TO take up different position in the cor
don which is incloeing the Mayas and starry
Ing them into submission.
JoURNEYED THIRTY-sEvEN
MILES FIRST DAY.
At o'clock ono Tuesday morning they
broke camp and, either going barefoot or
wearing baroches instead Of shoes. they set
out. moving In something akin to the In
dian dog uot. and sunset found them thir-
ty-eeven miles away. and the only weary
men were some white men from the high
attitudes
The next day they had q heavily over
grown country to penetrate, but covered
swenty-n!ne miles. and the third day
reached their destination about Q O'Clock at
night, forty-three miles from the second
stop.
Not one man was unable to 60 on patrol
duty the next day. save two who had fever.
The supply Of water was very slight and
the wine was scare, while the tortiilas and
other things they ate did not seem worthy
OF the name Of rations yet what seemed to
me q phenomenal forced march In broil,nv
weather over rough country was not con-
aidered by tho officers or men to be any
thing unusual
Later and more general observation has
shown that Mexican soldiers are able to
march faster and further, taking their own
field encumbrances by means of mules car
gadors and muchas. and will suffer less dis
tress than most military men OF Europe
and America will believe possible.
An army that can outmarch an enemy
will. all other things being equal, always
outmaneuver that enemy. and 1t is the
victories won by strategy that count.
But, having It granted that they are well
drilled, well equipped and have the COM
mlssary problem satisfactorily in hand. the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

Doctor Jackson's naotfvv fn brangfn9 rim.
deer from Siberia was not to start an IN.
dustry which some day soon will b worth
Sl0o. 900. 900.
His purpose was purely philanthropio-
to give the native Of arctic and subarctio
Alaska q now food gupply.
As tho General Agent Of Education h
Alaska. he saw, IN 1900. that unlsas sofns-
thing were done at once the United states
would have to choose between feeding the
1900 and more natives or letting them
starvs TO death.
The modern huntsr, with III steam
launches and rapid-drs guns. had found
the whales. walrus and seals such easy
prey that he was ruthlessiy destroying
them.
Also the wild caribou. that the native
had easily captured before had bean
frightened away and was rarely SEEN. Il
Doctor jackson believed that the do
mestlo reindeer. which for centuries had
been indispensable to the Northern g.
herians, would thrive in Alaska, and be
proved that he WAS right
In 1894 Congress came to his assdstaAoo
with an appropriation Of 5000. and during
the last several years II has made IN an
nual grant OF SIS 900 for importing rsfn-
deer and helping the enterprise in Alaska.
The Siberans were az first unwilling to
part with any OF their reindeer.
IHey were SuperStltiOus. AD0vO ~
afraid OF competition and loss Of trade
across the Strait. Captain ". A. Healy.
who was commissioned TO purchase the
deer In 1891, was Obliged 20 sail from VII
lage to village for 1870 miles along tho
Siberian coast before he found an owner
willing to barter his reindeer for Amer.
lean goods.
None would sell his deer for cash.
OF recent years the Slberians have besn
but little less reluctant TO part with their
dee-. though they could easily spare many
thousands from their herds.
With careful training the Eskimo mako
excellent herders.
They are by nature good initatofS,
though not inventive. and readily learn
how to take caro- OF tbs reindeer. to throw
the lasso.. TO harness and drive the dear
and to watch the fawns.
Siberian herders were at hrst imported
to teach them. and later the more inteili-
gent and efficient Laplalders who have
learned by centuries Of experience to give
to the breeding of reindeer the care that
we give to the breeding OF cattle.
The United States Government loans .
certain number Of the reindeer to the mis-
sion stations. or to individuals who have
shown their ability. reserving the right,
after three or five years. OF calling UPON
the mission. station or the individual for the
same number Of deer as composed the sr1g.
inal herd loaned.
In 1894 the Congregational Mission at CApe
Prince Of Wales was granted tho loan Of -
deer. The mission has since paid back the
loan. ard now possesses In Its own right
Loo head.
Each owner has his own Individual mary,
which Is branded on the left or right ear
Of each Of his deer.
Raising reindeer In Alaska . simple ana
the profits are enormous. A rich maxkst
awaits the reindeer farmer. sspeoiAllJ =
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questions arise, Are they we'll led' and,
Can and will they fight?
This brings the discussion At once to tho
makeup of the army. officers and men. 1t
is scid that Mexico has no middle class,
generally speaking.
The officers are all sons Of aristocrats
with few exceptions. some OF them OF In
dian blood. and the traditions OF their
fathers are fixed in their minds. Duels to
the death with knives, single-handed VIC
tories over bands of bandits are among
those traditions and life IL held SO lightly
compared with honor that no one denies
the officers are brave men.
Their proudest tradition. ono constantly
kept before the cadets In Chapultepeo, the
West Point of Mexico as well as tho Pres
ident's summer palace is the defence hope
less. but desperate. and sustained. which
the boy cadets put up against the Ameri-
cans over half a century ago when they
stormed the height with heavy loss to- find
that II was mere handful OF boys that had
made so stubborn a resistance.
In this school, which is directly under the
Presidents eye. the work is most thorough
and the product. though not equal to West
POSTS in physique is quite on q footing
with 1t In other things.
The makeup OF the rank and fils Is COM
nj
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

WRITTEN roh THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Most Americans Il asked to tell tho
strength OF the Mexican army would voice
the ri opinion that It consisted Of a
few Il. sands and of the irregular. nom
dosortpt sort 50 common in Latin-American
States
Turn to some year almanac, however. and
one finds that the peace strength Is 5000;
that 5a0op men, trained regular soldiers,
most OF them veterans are available at
forr!Sht's notice and 10000 would be ready
IN another two weeks.
Tho United States are supposed to have
not more than 5000 men at command.
The military strength Of the army Of any
nation 10 not to be Judged by the moro
count OF Q few thousands one way OF the
other. but by its condition Of "ntness," as
the English say. and IN this light the facts
concerning General Poririo DisEs worry CAP
able military support are worth knowing.
The importance OF this. in tho light of tho
attitude Of the Mexican Government on the
Monroe Doctrine. is not to be too highly
estimated-
Were the United States called upon
some morning to make the long-expected
stand OF force in defense of that doctrine,
tho Ftron1est support which It would get
in North or South America would come
from the Republic beyond the Rio Grande.
which has been taking great strides TO the
foro as q Power in the last ten years.
President Diaz in his message to Congress
nix Year, ago pledged himself and Ministry
to the unqualified support OF the policy
that forbade further territorial aggression
by Old World Powers in the Western con-
Gnenth
It in long look to the fore to behold
In Canada, British Honduras. Guiana, ia
rnaios, sovereign States but that 80 great
q man a. Porhrio Diaz should look for this
gives an adequate conception Of his atti-
tude IN caso the Monroe Doctrine was
tested.
Should II ever be- that hsrd-ridinE,
strsiGht-shooting and fearless corps, the
Rurales of Mexico. would win the admira-
ton of tho world.
. How much 1t bshoovss those most inter
y I'd in this oountry's welfare to take
! t.ese things into aooounti
UNIFORMED IN WHITE COTTON
, Jackets AND TROUSER6
The Mexican militia are uniformed In
white cotton Jackets and trousers, with
"barochee" on their bare feet and wide
brimmc6 straw hats, wound about with
strips OF red ribbon On which are printed
the regincntai insignia
Some OF them are oddly aasorted Indians
-Nest,Eos, Iucatecos-and . few are black.
IN their appearance there Ia nothing soldier
ly. smart or well set up.
The officers in command are often round-
shouldered youngsters. with a maroon stripe
on their trousers wider than the rest of
the cloth.
Al crisp command Of the man in charge
one sees that they arc drilled TO a high
standard and that their arms and accouter-
ments are OF the best modern type.
A careful inspection at close range shows
ono the arms arc in perfect condition.
eomsthing almost unparalleled In Latin
American armies.
= The writer recently took . railway Jour
icy Into the interior Of Yucatan.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21
M ari0n Martineau'S Answers to Cor
~ respondents. -~<

y~
49, VIZ I
M now 70 rsduoA.
% not MINK you better try 30 rSduoA or
yca might loes your health. Stop eating
sweets and do not drink Toe v.tar.
This may reduce you without infur,n~ van
In sny vRv
lanai Ply ,,,, 49,.
,.-,..,..
WV ~na "es s&1n you VIII oefS
tunly s1ooeeo- Inc facf that you have had
this uoueis since you were child makes
II much morn difficult to remove
Gladys; I read your beauty talks and
entoy Nam vary much r.un..
an 49, e.,,,,, -,
A5 's = e<oosnV 70 hVn
trVuo'S
Ny skea u mot whitA but . regular ySl-
low. and Il looks awfully sailov, I havS
'tpattet- my cheeks. but .hsy a. NOT rs,
pink
VIVA. can I DO for themf
Also tell me how To vssr h.&~ ,.v
without braidins II
Your complexion Ia an DIVA
Keep 1t clear and II viii h. ,-st,x v,,,
might take sulphur and noIs,... n,,. :.
week oioe q
Tie your hair At tho back Of yo,, h.ss
and twist II into n low nr,,rs .I~h.
Constant Reader: WIN Won kinaiv ,.r...
the recipes for making cucu,nh.- Speoh
and cold cream!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

Ths whole was then STEPPED ono hour. To
this was added an equal amount Of sweet
oil.
Another way Of making this cream was to
omit the oil and strain tho cream directly
into empty egg shells. which were hung
from the dresser by ribbons.
The cream was very firm and very white.
Maud-four red hands can be relieved by
camphorated cream. Take an ounce of
pure cola cream and add to 1t five drops
OF camphor.
You can heat and stir we'll, then let slow
~ cool. Rub into your hands twice day.
Fsith-Will you please tell me what TO do
for Q sallow complexion and ringworms?
What food and diet can you recommend?
I hardly think you mean rinsworms. Do
you not refer to hiackheads7
Your skin evidently needs treatment, and
for this there Is nothing better than cam
phorated cream.
You might take pure almond oil and stir
. little canphor in II. 4
1t would be better to take pure mutton
tat and to heat 1t, adding camphor in the
proportion of ten drops Of camphor to an
ounce of oil.
Rub your ekin with this and wash off
with very hot water and very good soap.
Constant Reader-Will you kindly tell
me how TO make a good complexion cream
My skin. which was formerly covered with
pimpes. is now smooth but very greasy.
Yes, you can get a good cold cream at
the drug store.
For a greasy face take q quart Of water
and add to 1t teaspoonful Of powdered
borax and five drops OF benzoin.
Battle the face well in this
Miss il noticed that you can remove
superfluous hair. have had hairs rrovtns
on the back OF my neck for almost thrns
yearR
1 have used every known rsrnedy bu,
nothing is successful
II the growth OF hair 10 very liRht Won
can pull it out and apply ammonia to the
roots.
DO not use ammonia strong snourh "a
blister your face. II very heavy, I would
advise you TO scrub It Of with powdered
pun'ice stone. Then apply peroxide Of nv
drogen to the hair as 1t comes in
This Will bleach Il and make Il Len. eon-
spicucus- Add ammonia to the peroxjds
30 as TO gradually kill the roots OF the hair
A Reader-What can ono do with hair
that persists in parting when one doe. NOT
wish part?
I have tried combing It STRAIGHT back .,
night. and try 20 work It in the same v,ay
In the daytime, but II will part Nv hair
Is very fine and dry.
Shampoo your hair with an egg shamnoo
Dry in the sun. wave It over heav,.
waivers. and you will nnd that You can
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easily control the parting. Do this onos In
two weeks.
LEI .-scrub your skin with fne punioe
stone This VIII take OF the hair.
II your skin is very delicate you better
dilute the ammonia with peroxide OF ny
droRen, as you say that ammonia bi'sters
your skin.
A correspondent writes to know cold
cream will produce hair upon the face. e
Will reply that, to tho best Of my knowl-
edge. II will not. Where superhuouS hair
Ia inclined to grow upon the faos 1t VIII
come whether you use cold cream or not.
A letter writer asks for . lotion 70 cure
a rough skin.
II your skin Is not too sentative you might
try the best of glycer.ne, cut with ross
water.
Troubled-For the state Of skin which 700
describe nothing will be quite the EQUAL 81
a witch hazel cream, which you can MAKE
by taking glycerine and witch haAsa In
equal parts.
II Is very likely that ysuf skin oannst
stand rlycerine. in which CASE substitute
almond oil. but the formula will BE- little
moro difficult to make. a. the Ingredients
will not mix well.
Miss B.-1 noticed . lsttsr from Mr.. Z.
and Miss G., thanking you for telling than
how to reduce their weight
1 would be very pleased to know what
the treatment IL. - an more aeshy than
/ desire to be.
Mrs. Y. reduced hsr weight BY drinking
Only one cup OF fluid with each meal and
drinking nothing between meals.
Miss G., II you recall her case, took viz
orous exercises and ate only two meals .
day.
The latter is a lecturer and could not az
ford to grow stout. SO that she was COM
PEELED to reduce by vigorous methods
Constant Reader-I have been very much
interested in your answers to the unfortu-
nate, for I. too, am one Of them
have a growth OF hair on my upper lip,
and It makes me very unhappy.
My complexion Is not what Il ought to
be: It is rough in spoth I also have black
heads and pimples.
You will have to get to work upon POUR
skin. Begin with the treatment for SUPER
huous hair. Take phosphate of soda In
water before breakfast twice q week.
Take sulphur and molasses three times .
week. or sulphur in port wine II you prefer.
Steam the blackheads out Of your face by
applying cloths of hot water, and, every
night, rub benzoinated cold cream into your
skin.
Miss Lillian-Plsass give me q remedy
for small pimpies scattered over the face
and for blackheads At the side of the nose
and IN the creases Of the akin.
II you scrub your face every night Of
your life with soap and hot water, using
your finger tips as scrabbing brush, and
using great quantities Of hot water, the
blackheads will disappear. but II will take
fifteen minutes every night.
You will probably find that the pfmples
go at the same time, for hot water Is a
great foe to pimples.
Do not sit with the head bent over, as
this will sometimes disturb the circulation
and cause pimples to come on the forehead.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

At the little railroad stations they can
always be seen. one. two or three. armed
with their heavy sabers and big caliher
Remington carbines. They arc men Of des-
perate courage.
could rive details OF a dozen deeds Of
recent occurrence in various parts OF Mexi-
CO which show their bravery and something
very much akin to ferocity. 1t Is these men
and tho military police who add the unac-
counted strength to tho peace numbers Of
the army.
In the infantry. artillery and regular cav
airy very large percentage of the men
are convicts. But that IL not so bad as It
sounds whom all the facts are known.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21
ENORMOUS PROFITS
OF REINDEER RAISING,
By GILBERT H. eRosvENoR.

FoF IfiE SUNDAY
At no distant day Alaska will have grea.
reindeer ranches like the great cattle
ranches OF our Southwest. and they will be
70 less profitable
1t Is only twelve years since Doctor Shell
don jackson brought his fret herd of six
teen reindeer across Behring Strait from
Siberia and started his reindeer colony at
unalaska, on the bleak coast Of Alaska.
To-day there are 500 head in the herds
distributed along the coast from Point Bar
row to Bethel. and less than 1000 of them
wers imported from Siberia But the REIN
deer enterprise is still in Its infancy
There ere 10000 square miles OF barren
tundra In Alaska. where no horse. COW. sheep
or goat can find pasture. but everywhere on
this vast expanse OF frozen land the REIN
deer can find the long fibrous white moss
which Is his food. There Is plenty Of room
for 100000 Of these hardy animalA
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m cNGER or NE Az1x<sw Rt1eHsgJ

It Is very easy to become . convict IN
Mexico and to be Jailed II no considerable
disgrace.
Small transgressions Of the law meet with
what in the States would be held to be ex-
treme penalties. and tho able bodied con-
victs Of certain classes are allowed the OPP
portunity Of serving their time in uniform.
and excellent soldiers they made patient,
hard-working, obedient. and under fire. as
the recent bloody Yaqui. Maya and other
campaigns have shown. brave and stead
fast.
When had satisfied myself that thsy
were tho best of men for hard campaignine
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

By reason Of thsip marvellous masah1as
ability and their peculiar and scanty 6Aee,
that they were oficered b. we'll trained and
bravo men and that there was no lack Of
spirit and courage among them. waitsd
with impatience the opportunity to answer
the great question. Gould they sho0tr and
one afternoon rode out to the target
practice Of two detachments from barracks
In different parts Of the capital city.
They were held near the mansuvsTtng
held at VeQuenta and In the competitions
there were men Of all sorts, and saw
Just as rood scores made a. one win -
at Sea Girt, and the high men w94 strange
to say. mountain Indiana
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-13
Fire Threatened Corbin Park.

Forest fires in the vicinity of Cor
bin Park last week caused appre-
hension Tor the safety of that cele-
hrated game preserve. The fire
originated from sparks from steam
sawmill about half Il mile from the
Brighton gate, one Of the principal
entrances to tie par';. The wind
being from the north, the tendency
Of the flames was in an opposite di.
recti"n from the park, but the prox-
unity of the origin OF the fire, coup
led with the prevailing dryness of
soil and atmosphere, created great
fears on account of the tremendous
slaughter of animals and destruction
OF property necessarily incident t"
i forest fire within the limits of -
preserve containing almost innu-
me'"blr deer, probably more than
1000 elk, I46 head of buffalo and
countless wild bnars. Fortunately
the direction of the wind drove the
fire away from the park. a large
force of assistants was summoned
from Newport.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-13
sHERBURNE.

Mrs. E. Nj, Cummings is with
Mrs. J. c. Carnahan for few
days.
E. A. Davis Of Bridgewater was
in this place one day last week
F. B. Farley of NARROW, N. H.,
was at F. G. Spaulding's last Mon.
day.
D. D. Howe and wife of Wood.
stock called at Fl. E. Wilson's last
week.
Mrs. r. G. Plumley and Miss
Meigs were in Randolph the first
of the week.
Mrs. Frank GRAY and children
have returned from Pittsheld, where
they have been visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Topper were
in Rutland last Saturday.
Miss May Doubleday OF Mendon
was at home over Sunday.
II. ]. Cummings cut his foot quite
badly while at work in Plumley's
mill one day last week.
G. ]. Ricketts, and Nelson John
son were in Plymouth last Saturday
and Sunday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-06-13

Rutland is merely ,convalescing
after fifty years OF the old prohibit
tory law. Things can hardly be
quite as bad as they are painted by
the News, whose encouragement
over the present workings of the
license law is pretty nearly total.
Give the town a show; likewise
burlington and Brattleboro. There
is naturally some exultation and
hilariousness now under the new
dispensation, but it is unreasonable
to suppose that there is not manhood
and moral strength enough left to
bear up under little temptationand
make recovery rapid. If not, then
the representative citizenship Of the
state is u weak-minded association
and needs u guardian.