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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-01

While on your vacation Don't for
get to have The Evening News mailed
to you, and in this way keep in touch
with your home doings. No extra
charge for mailing, and address
changed as often as desired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-01

At last actual preparations are be-
ing made to abandon the Westminster.
1t will soon be up to the citizens of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-01
HOned He COuId Do Ii.

"We have decided to raise your rent"
announced the landlord.
"Thanks," replied the tenant. off
you succeed in raising it, l won't have
to."-Chicago Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-01

"The earl's first idea in coming her
was to become engaged to a girl with
million"
Eyes, and now he's engaged to FIVE"
Give, girls with a million?"
go! GRACIOUS, no! One girl with five
lions.''-Philadelphia> Press. :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-01

She-Doctor, 1 have lost my ascend
ency over my husband completely. :
Doctor-Why--has he ceased to love
you?
She-Oh, no-but 1 can't brighten
him with my Mysteries any longer
Ally Sloper. l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-01

If all the kickers had their way r
Peace could not come to men;
Those who are satisfied to-day
Would be the kickers then. .
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-01

The weather signal station On the
steamboat dock, this city, failed to
display a signal, warning the captain
of the schooner Henry P. Mason, of
the approaching storm on Thursday.
It is not always that such storms are
reported in time for flags to be dis
played and as the Mason left port
Thursday, it may be that the full ex-
tent of the storm was not known at
the time. Along other parts of the
coast, however, the signals are flying
many hours before the danger arrives
and captains are made aware of what
they are to face when they get at sea.
It can hardly be that the weather
bureau d Dt know of the approach
. inGA Thursday. If it did,
was either not in
or the local station
displaying the signal.
chooner Mason was
he harbor without
\ and before she
IS out, was facing
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
RECENT COMMENT
The Democratic National Convention

Inc democratic National Convention
Washington Post
Some leading Democratic newspapers and few of
the men prominent in the councils of the party have
been talking about the selection New York City as
the place for the holding of the Democratic National
Convention. The New York leaders of the party have
yet made effort to the convention and
is doubtful il they will exert themselves greatly to
secure the meeting, which does mean anything to
the city or to the pary's interests in the State but
may mean much to any of dozen Western cities
and result in much benefit to the partys interests
section where the organization strengthening
and encouragement.
There is no good reason why the convention should be
held In New York City, while there many 'cogent
arguments to be advanced against the selection the
metropolis. The American voters are more easily in
uenced by appearances and surface indications than
generally supposed. differences drawn from minor
events that magnifed, sometimes maliciously dis
tortedi with telling result the polls Republic
seriously discuss New York canvassing the
list Of cities that seeking the location their
tional convention They will argue that the Sc
lection Of Western city Is due to a respect
for political geography and all that. but fact is
and Republican leader knows it. that selection
of New York place for the national convention
would Immediately start the cry throughout the country
that the had dictated the choice of the
convention place and preparing to dictate selec-
ton OF the candidates
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

preventing wrongdoing and in effecting improve
ment The official who manages his department as
he would his own business is the one who achieves.
Vigilance, however, is an obligation which is not
restricted to public officer in the managing of his
department. He serves only for a brief period, and
generally, if he be man of more than ordinary ex-
ecutive ability, the short term will prove long
enough for him, as his personal advantages would,
under existing conditions, be greater in private
commercial sphere Vigilance must also be practiced
by the if they would perpetuate good govern
mect
1t is unfortunately true that many citizens are
ignorant of municipal affairs. and. as natural con-
sequence, do not always put the right value on their
public servants. Voters should study municipal
business, understand municipal problems and weigh
the acts of officials With this vigilance maintained
and put to use in all elections municipal affairs
will be conducted With the same success which at
tends the affairs of private concerns.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
THE COLOMBIAN DEBT.

1t is reported that Panama is willing to assume a
portion of the large national debt of Colombia.
The latter country because of its absurd financial
policy and of repeated revolutions, carries heavy
Indebtedness. The only reasonable plea it has made
thus far is that. since Panama contained its most
valuable asset. the latter should fair share
of the Indebtedness. England and Holland have
withheld recognition of the Republic solely on
the ground that they desired some assurances with
respect to the debt.
The only serious objection to the course of the
United States would be removed if were to take
the initiative with respect to the debt by urging
Panama to attempt to reach an understanding with
Colombia upon the matter
This is as much General Reyes, Coombia's
emissary, can expect to secure from the United
States Government 1t would be sensible if he based
his negotiations upon the debt and then took his
departure.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sTREETcAR, CONDUCTORS.

The street-car conductor may be, as seems to be
the common opinion, person of stubborn ways who
asserts large number of imagined prerogat1ves in
his dealings with the travelling public. For instance,
it is very objectionable when nearsighted mnion
OF the railways insists that dime IS smooth one
merely because his eyes are not good enough to see
the dm-outlined Liberty which still looks sweetly
forth from the coin. An experience of that kind
prejudices any judgment with respect to conductors
in general and the Transit Company in particular.
STILL 1t is well to remember that the conductor is
a human being whose task is difficult one and
whose pay is little.
The other night, the Suburban being disabled and
one Of the Transit power-houses being crippled, the
ears were severely tested to carry home the shop
pcrs and the business people Anxious to get seat
Twelve men boarded Washington avenue car at
various points west of the Third street loop expect
ing to 60 around and back west for one fare. The
conductor demanded two fares. These being re-
fused he ran his car into switch at Third street
and refused tc 1t until the Objectionable pas
sengers put up or got out waiting game resulted,
in which the passengers it appears had little the
best of the argument
That the passengers should at any time in any
way get the best Of conductor is matter for con-
graduation Still there to mind the question,
e"What could the poor do?" His division bosses
lay down eertain rules which he must observe or
lose his job. Losing Job nine times out of ten is
a serious matter for any salaried man. Conse-
quently the conductor is well within his right and
his duty If he insist upon observances of the rules
It were better in all such cases If the quarreler
would use his sober Judgment and consider the
conductor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
CONSTANT VIGILANCE.

The affairs Of q municipality are not unlike those
Of private corporation There are distinctions in
the nature of the transactions just as there are dis
tinctions In the characteristics Of commercial con-
Germs, but the methods by which successful results
are obtained are the same in principle, and depar
fure from the proper rules is to create evils OF
some enormity.
Whenever public officials are conscientious, in
fiustrfous and attentive in the discharge of duty.
their departments are happily managed. When
ever they subordinate their work to private ambi-
lions for gain political prefermeut their offices
pursue routine processes without direction and i'm
portant business is neglected.
OF course, an executive officer is not supposed
TO do manual clerical work, or to remain at his
desk like bark clinging to tree. He could not exer-
else initiative devote attention to large business
II his mind were bound always to mere routine d,l-
flies; IN fact experienced, highly capable and en-
pagetic official in charge of department could not
serve the city by using up time in routine work
which could be well or better done by a
stenographer.
The ideal official knows what is going on in his
Office and what his clerks are doing He is familiar
with the ordinary routine and knows whether it is
conducted rightly not. He maintains reasonable
supervision the details Of his department But
in doing this he takes none of the time that should
be given to larger plans. While he leaves the
THE duties to trustworthy subordnates, maintain
Ing supervision over this work he trains his mind to
the broader problems of his department and eneay-
to advance the citys interests in the most bene
sfcial direction.
IN most respects, therefore, the average munich
pal department is like private business institution,
and It's managing officer has sinilat duties. Atten-
tion and vigilance essential for success, both in
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

q From The Republic. Dec. q. 1873
= A feature OF Christmas Eve was
. the visits OF committees from the
= Provident Association and other
. charitable organizations to the
= homes of poor families. Several
= thousand persons were provided
= with Christmas cheer.
= NJ. d. Collier. John T. Davis and
. James S. Garland raised funds for
. the maintenance Of the Street Boys
y Home, No. LIE Olive street.
y Police Sergeant Kiernan's Christ
. mas gift was a pair of twins, both
. healthy boys.
. Samuel J., Ruof of No. 1412 Nor
. gan street slipped on the icy pave
. ment and was seriously hurt
. The thermometer registered near
= the zero mark.
= Daniel McLaughlin's furniture
. van and Jacob Bishops coal wag-
. on collided on Clark avenue, injur-
. Ing the drivers.
y Doctor z. B. Foote, author Of
. plain Home TaK, was the guest
q of his brother-in-law, George W.
. Hall, No. 2sso state street.
q Dressed turkeys sold at 10 cents
. pound in the morning, but before
. night the price had dropped to IL
y cents.
y Tho St. Louis Reform Club elect
y cd as officers W. ID. Barnes. John
= b. Collins. Joseph Floyd. A. +.
& Klein and Sam J. Zimmerman.
. Employees of the City Water De-
. partment presented handsome
& watch to Philip II. zepp tho new-
. iy elected Clerk of the Court Of
. Criminal Correction.
= Eadridge Goddard secured an In
. junction against the MERCHANTS
. Exchange to prevent that insfitu-
o tien from expelling him on account
. Of the alleged violation OF 1. rule
. which he claimed the exchange had
. no right TO make.
& The funeral of Edward r. spep-
. Ger took place iron, st. Lrkcs Hos
& pitai.
= q q . q q q q Q q
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

In sustaining the writ issued by the Circuit Court
against the misuse of nontransferable railroad tick
cts the Supreme Court has upheld the reputation OF
Missouri for conservative treatment of the obliga-
ton of contracts. Such tickets plain contracts
and should be under the adequate protection of law
Forgery is applicable to them Both the State and
the city are in duty bound to support the rule of
morality announced in civil case by the Supreme
Court. The alteration of the tickets the use OF
false names belongs among the criminal otfenses.
The interests of ST. Louis and the travelling public
demand legislation to that effect.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
MISS FANNIE sHRIBER.

Invitations have been issued for the
marriage OF Miss Fannie Shriber, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. p Shriber of No.
S4o6 Laclede avenue, and Adolph Sandber-
ger of TeXarkana, Ark. at the bride s
home on the evening of December 81
Only the relatives and limited number
of intimate friends will attend the we'd
ding. Mr.. Sandberger is prominent in
commercial circles in the Southwest. and
the bridal couple will make their home in
Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George d. l.. Kelley have
isuued invitations to the wedding of ,heir
daughter. Miss Maud Agnes Kelley, and
Robert Edward Mckinley. next Wednes-
day evening at the Kelley residence. No.
$40 Page boulevard.
A pleasant event of the week was the
birthday reception for Miss Lottie Eagan
at her residence on Deer street. The
Dixie Girls and the Moonlight Club"
formed the majority of the attendance. A
solo was sung by Wallace Bollyn.
A pretty home wedding was solemnized
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
TO BRING BODY
HERE FOR BURIAL.
Colonel John III. Overall Died in
New York Before Relatives
Arrived.

The body OF Colonel John H overall.
the former st. Louis attorney. who died
at New York yesterday morning, will be
brought to st. Louis for burial Colonel
Overall lived at No. 451G Maryland avenue.
He had been absent from st. Louis foft
six months. having made trip to Europe,
for his health. Upon his return to this
country he seemed much improved. but a
few days ago he contracted pneumonia.
His wife and son had learned of his i'll
ness and were on the way to his bedside
when Geath came.
Cloonel Overall was born in st. Charles
County, Missouri, in 1Si5. He studied law
at the Missouri University and began 20
practice at Macon, Mo. Later he was
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Avoiding the Rush.
Avoi'
Chicaun Tribune

u
AS the clocks struck the hour of the policeman
standing in the shadow heard the sound of breaking
glass.
He hurried around the just in time to see a
reach his hand inside show window and grab
something.
Here! What you doingT' he demanded Selling
the fellow by the collar and showing revolver in his
face
I'm dom my Christmas shoppin' early" replied the
other. sullily.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

The marriage of Mr.. Sandberger and
Miss Shriber of No. 1906 Laclede avenue
will take place on December 81
yesterday at the home of Mrs. III. Man.
die, No. 1212 Hickory street, her daughter,
Miss Leah Mandle, becoming the bride of
Arthur. NJ Fuld of this city. Only the
immediate relatives We're present. MIR.
and Mrs. Fuld departed for the East on
n bridal tour. and on their return will re-
side at the Hickory street address.
The Misses Cornelia and Eleanor Lud-
wig. nellie Ellie and Bess Byrne have sent
out cards for a reception on New Years
Day at No. 2S35 South Jefferson avenue.
Miss Jennie Keller, who has been for
the past month the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Noel. departed yesterday for Pc
oria, Illinois.
Mrs. Emma Jauer announces the en-
gagement of her daughter. Ida. to Fl. A.
Hassler.
Thomas +. Fitzgibbon of the Wabash
Railroad Is spending the holidays at his
old home, Mechanicsburg, o.
The Misses Estelle and Edyth Lyttle and
Edna Hammerstein will be at home to
their friends at No. 2O17 Rutger street
New Years Day from 8 to 10 O'Clock.
HARDEE-PHILLIPs NUPTIALs.
A telegram was received at Worlds
Fair headquarters yesterday afternoon
from Theodore Hardee, assistant to Sec
rotary Walter B. Stevens. announcing his
marriage earlier in the day to Miss Bes-
sic Lewis Phillips of Philadelphia. The
ceremony was performed in THE Little
Church Around the Corner" New York.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Charley Carroll in defense of Kratz gave those
Mexicans dose Of the tearsprinkled eloquence he
used to get off in the Council But it was only a
little Christmas carol, full of sound but signifying
nothing And the Mexicans can do little emotional
talk themselves.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Nashxille,s Murdercrs.

Nashville American.
wellknown member of the police force said ycster-
day that Nashville ought to hang few murderers and
waseeal its time talking about the enforcement of
the laws 1t all his experience officers he said
murderers never escaped with much they do
now.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
wriEgled Up the FIuc.
Chicago News

Chicago News
The straw hats disappeared from view,
The open sock has vanished too,
And sad but true, the peel-a-boo
Shirt waist has wriggled UP the 1ue
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Isaac S. Taylor offers $50 to the person who will
find the most beautiful vista on the Worlds Fair
grounds. Suggestion: View from entrance of Mr..
Taylor's Office, including Mr.. Taylor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
PEAT AS FUEL.

There will come day when, just as frewood is
out of the fuel question now in many localities coal
will be luxury; Or looking farther ahead will be
no longer obtainable. As matters stand at present
a substitute which would be as serviceable and as
cheap is an industrial need at some points.
A consular report from Frank H. Mason, who is
stationed at Berlin contains information of startling
significance. He declares that German scientists
have evolved process Of preparing peat which
turns out this product at cost price of Sill
a ton.
THE actual cost Of producing one ton of peat
fue! by this process he says, is stated TO be S12
equal for all steam generating purposes to ton of
South Wales steam coal, which costs at the mouth
of the mine $2O2s'
In New England, in the Middle West and in
Alaska peat beds of enormous extent Because
of our many coal mines, these are neglected, and
have been only so much waste material. The Ger
method, IL put into operation on large scale,
would place this fuel on the market alta reasonable
figure. The manufactured article is said to be the
equivalent OF coal. FisartifciaI coal = w
The peat Is cut and eXcavated by machinery, con-
veyed from the bog the plant where it is packed
into rotary iron cylinders of peculiar construction.
Just as clothes are dried in laundry, nearly all the
water is thrown off by centrifugal pressure. De-
scribing the process. Mr.. Mason writes:
Electrodes connected by conductors with
dynamo then inserted in the cylin-
ders in such manner that the mass of
centrifugally dried peat becomes the
medium through which is completed the
circuit between the electrodes.
The resistance offered by the peat like
the flament OF incandescent- lamp,
generates heat which carbonizes the ma
terial producing of disintegrated
black globues, which retain all the valu-
able elements of the original material.
This part Of the process, which de-
ponds largely upon the conductivity of
the peat, may be promoted by moistenng
the mass with certain cheap liquid chem
icals
From the cylinders the carbonzed ma
terial passes to machines which knead it
into puttylike which is then
pressed into briquettes or left to dry and
harden in masses. which broken Into
Jumps screened and graded like ordinary
COAL.
The special advantages claimed for peat of this
kind that it is easily packed for Shipment that
it is practically smokeless and leaves no clinkers
whatever, and that has q high thermal value.
Mr.. Mason estimates the cost of /; plant capable OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

JOHN H OVERALL
Well-known St Louis attorney. who died
in New York yesterday.
Circuit Attorney of the Second judicial
District, but resigned to become dean of
the State University.
In 1874 he came to ST. Louis and was
the law partner of Colonel James o.
Broadhead. He was later associated with
the legal firms Of Overall. Judson &
Hougb and Overall & Judson- The same
year he came to st. Louis he was married
to Miss Mary Rollins. a daughter of Major
James 8. Rollins Of Columbia, Mo.
During the administration of Governor
David r. Francis he was President of the
Board of Police Commissioners. He is sur
vived by his wife and four children
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Rockefeller has given s1,S5000o to Chicago Uni
versity Christmas present. More 'oil" for edrl
cation. but Carnegie still has the lead, having said
that he feels deeply for the young man who is born
rich.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

President Roosevelt announces that during the
next fortnight he will receive only those callers
whose business is important This may operate to
give Addicks, Platt Quay and the other machine
bosses practical monopoly upon his time.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Thieves stole three suits of Otis SINNERS clothes
1t goes to show the responsibilities assumed by the
man who has more than one suit at time
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

They say that Root believes in managing a Re.
publican national campaign without the expenditure
of large sums. Rot, Root!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Must Admit HI. weakness.

Washington Star.
DE really smaht man." said Uncle Eben, sis de on
dat has sense enough to know dat he's liable to
fooled de same anybody else"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Has the SYMPTOMS.

Washington Star
Mr.. Bryan has all the symptoms of man who in
tends to write book when he gets home
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Webster Davis has left Kansas City for good and
all. Why, the very idea!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
His Answer.
Kansas City Star.

schooiboy in sedgwick was required write sem
tence containing the work "homny. and he wrote:
'Hominy marbles have your
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

treating one hundred tons of peat day at about
$4,000.
1t appears that these facts make plain the prac-
ticabilty of such process. In the development of
peat beds lies one of the great industries of the
future.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

All the bores in the Senate ought to be used to
push through that Culebra Cut -
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POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
IMMORTALITY.
BY ARTHUR sHERBuRN HARDY.


Mas August H. 1E He graduated West Point
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Chicago Record Herald.
No. 1t doesn't Actually begin TO get dark at ncon-a
least it doesn't outside of the smoke belt.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
At Chicago Hotels.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. H., Dec. 2s---St. Louis per-
sons registered here to-day are:
Auditorium-O. g sBaI1. B. J. Berlin, a. D.
Crea. 9. C. Stone. Mrs II. Yates.
Windsor-C ifton Mis- K. p Irwin. A. Chaplin
yictoria-J. Brader, r. s. Feiton. r ]. New
kirk, J. II. Weston.
saratosa-H H. Bovee. n. NJ. Kellogg. G. A.
Weber.
Morrison-D. A. Reese, H E Young.
Palmer House-R. s. Koentzinger. W. II.
Grand Pacifc-F W Edwards. F. s. Kear-
Kaiserhof-G. c. Fisher, Il. ], Ryan.
Great Northern-C. W. Blow. j. Carlson w
T. Grace, F. W. Johnson. L s. James d. J.
Murnane. r W. whitcomb
Breyoort-G. r. COPYRIGHT. ]. w. Jones, e.
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The special advantages claimed for peat of this
kind that is easily packed for shipment; that
it is practically smokeless and leaves no clnkers
whatever, and that lit has a high thermal value.