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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

stand outside of my little tent and bark"
| as you term 1t here.
My voice had been developed by. the
best teachers in Europe L. 1t not i !, u.
! he said. in recountir& his experiences at
| Coney Island.
But the winter came on. and it was only
a short time before his funds were again
| depleted. He was living in an attic on the
East Side.
There came night when he came home
| tired and discouraged. He was entirety
without money. The quest for work dur
ing the day had been vain. His clothing
had been reduced to tatters and he did not
know where to turn.
begging" he said, in explaining his pre-
dicament.
Matuli had -four enough in bag with
which to bake two small pieces of bread.
and oil enough in the lamp with which to
heat an improvised oven.
He lay upon the floor Of the cold room
and waited for morning. But with the
awakening of the day he took fresh cour-
age. He passed out into a cherries morn-
The poets heart was beating with more
vigor. and his courage was asst stl1 ZEN 1xor In
The man eyed him suspiciously and
grunted a discouraging assent.
Matull ate and went to work. In this
foul smelling hole he labored until three
weeks before Christmas and only earned
enough with which to defray the expenses
Of his room.
HE SHOvELDD SNOW.
He lost his job and plodded out into the
cold to find another. The wind pierced his
thin clothing and he crept into Railways
to warm himself. For three weeks he
strove by every effort to find work, with
out success.
He did work for three days shoveling
snow for the Street Cleahiing Department,
but the money was quickly spent
1t was the night before Christmas. Ex-
hausted from hunger and cold. he stag
eered to the door of his tenement-house
home. He felt 1t was the end. He saw
nothing but death before him.
He was about to open the door to the
dimly lighted hall when he heard FAINT
MatulI pulled half frozen vagrant dog
from the snow.
He took 1t into his arms and weakly
made his way to his room.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

| sandwich" in the East Side or lying down
| and dying.
| DREAMS OF PLENTY.
For few weeks after his arrival Matull
| lived luxuriously. dreaming Of n future in
the country when once he acquired the
langage. to which task he set himself as
, siduously. But he did not count upon the
cost Of living in New York, as compared
His funds were soon exhausted. and
when he sought to dispose Of few works
through the medium of new,made friends
was discredited They called him fraud.
Kurt Matull of Berlin would never
come to New York when ne was pros
pering so well on the other SIDE" they
His last dollar was gone and he pawned
his clothing to obtain food. 1t was no easy
It was in August. 1900. that he entered
a grocery store at One Hundred and
Twenty-third street: near Eighth avenue.
the front window Of which was decorated
He got the job at s week And to
make life still more bearable he was only
asked to work fourteen hours day. He
lief It gave his mind The money he
earned was only enough to keep body and
soul together, but this he deemed sufii-
Gent
The summer was well advanced when
he took courage. In his early days he
had studied photography. The training
dollars he saved he purchased privilege
at Coney Island where he worked for
three months. Tintypes were ere. sold sl for y
he found himself able to clear about 80
a week.
COMFY ISLAND BARKER.
..Why, /, who have recited before many
or the crowned heads OF Europe and
earned their appreciation, was forced to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
.FIvE.cENT MEALS WIN
FAVOR WITH SOLDIERS.
Major william H. Beans First E:x.
pertinent With Rations Proves
Great Success.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL. =
Omaha, Dec. 19.-The first OF MajorWil-
liam H. Beams ration experiments proves
that men who work hard and have good
appetites may be, nutritiously fed at q
cost of less than 5 cents q meal, II food
can be purchased at the rate the army
obtains it,.
At the prices most housetolders have to
pay for provisions In some parts Of the
country the cost will be slightly more
than cents, but Major Bean places 8
cents a day as the maximum expense for
three meals.
The Major began his experiments by
taking ten soldiers who do manual labor
through the day at army warehouses in
the city. The ten were his guests at the
dinner table. Ten rations were issued by
the commissary department. A list by
pounds Is: Beef, So; bacon, ~; dour, 8:
hard bread, 2; beans, ~: potatoes. 8:
onions, 1; tomatoes. 3; prunes, 8 ounces:
sugar. 2; vinegar, Is gills: salt. 70
ounces; pepper. 2-5 ounce; matches, 4 box;
total cost, $50. - 81
With this supply Of food thirty-six meals
were served. and the quantity OF supplies
left amounted In value to cents. TEA
rations were always made to serve the
men the same number Of meals. although
the amount in excess was not always the
same. The men who parto0k OF the meals
were always satisfied with the fare. They
were even enthusiastic about 1t. .h
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

| New York, Dec. 19-Eurt Matull. Ger
man poet and playwright, Poet Laureate
to King Oscar Of Sweden, friend of Lord
Chamberlain Won Hausadowski of the
court of Germsny, and intimate with
| Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and other
Princes. has completed three years and u
| half Of exile from his native land-three
years spent in the most abject poverty,
| living in a garnet in this city and barely
| earning sufficient money to keep him from
starving.
Mr.. Matull's tale of his s,lfferings, the
pitfalls and temptations he avoided, sim
ply illustrate how quite impossible 1t is
for genius from abroad to come here
and flourish without a knowledge of the
language. customs and habits of the pee
pie of the United States.
The poet was not banished rem Ger
many.
Indeed, his disappearance caused con-
sidefa able comment at the time. for It was
only few weeks before. March !. 1870,
Empress OF Germany, he read for the
benefit of the Red Cross in the great
schlarefsaal, in Berlin. several of his
Vitellius scene from his drama Nero"
Three months later he was waking the
streets OF New York. with shoes tha'
barely 'nelu tOSetNtT, Ills ClOInlnR InTe1u-
bare, his features pinched from lack Of
nourishment.
Step by step. he descended to the lowest
walks in the life of the great METROPOLIS.
too proud to seek aid of the German Con-
sui or members of the theatrical and lit
erary circles who knew him and his work.
1t may readily be asked why he did not
apply himself to literary pursuits in New
York
There are reasons he cannot explain. He
was lost from the knowledge of his
friends in Europe. lost for three years,
and his awakening is due, simply to the
expiration of foolishly drawn contract
with a German publishing house.
After the papers were signed he saw
Rather than submit to the ignominy of
being reduced to a chattel among the peo-
pie who regarded HIM as one of the com
Ing literary lights of Germany, he fled the
country to escape arrest. and here he suf-
fered and starved.
1t is a strange story. for the man who
was welcome at several courts in Europe
It is a tale of abs,,u h',m IT.. 90
dealing with mental labor in cheap sa-
looms and meager grocery stores; of a
svorker at a -s-csnt ...A- ~ c.. : u.
last when hope had almost depalI,u IN,
had the choice Of becoming human
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

When Bret Harte wrote "for ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain. the
heather Chinee is peculiar" he did not
take Into consideration those few st.
Louis coal dealers who have given short
weight to their customers. Neither did
he consider how their tricks and ways
were broken up by the Correct Weight
Coal Association.
me association was formed in May.
lSol, by prominent coal dealers for the
purpose of stopping the custom then
prevalent among some inscriptions
dealers Of selling short-weight coal.
PREVIOUS to the forming of the organi-
from the number of the complaints which
We're registered with the police, that
much cheating was done and that great
many persons, especially among the poor,
we're receiving short measure.
Ihat the consumer should be protected
and the retailer should not suffer through
the dishonest acts of rival dealers was
the cardinal principle of the association.
The Police Department readily loaned
their assistance to the movement and de-
tailed as special officer Detective Jack
Gallagher. who had been member Of
the Police Department for many years
and who on account of his previous record
was adapted for the position, as subse-
quent Developments proved.
association to act as inspector. and re-
ceived full power from the city to inspect
all scales. weights and measures. also to
at any time demand that a suspicious
load of coal be weighed in his presence.
Equipped with these two officers the as
ISOLATION set about the apprehension OF
those who were suspected and many ar
rests followed. nearly all resulting in con-
yictions. Fines amounting to $3.50 were
imposed.
Many fraudulent schemes were used by
those who wished to deceive the public,
receipts. thereby giving to the purchaser
a certificate of weight which would be in
excess of the amount delivered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
SAYS SHE WAS HYPNoTIzED.
Young Wife Seeks Divorce on
Unique Charge.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
san Francisco, Dec. 19.-Hazel r. Gift
Is seeking divorce from her husband,
Frank Lee Gift. and alleges in her COM
plant that he hypnotized her into marry
ing him.
Whether she is now free from his hyp-
notic spell cannot be learned from the
complaint, and while she accuses her f,,ls-
band OF extreme cruelty she at the same
time pays tribute to his good looks. his
gentlemanly bearing and his education.
c. N: Jennings, attorney for the pain
tin. asked that the complaint he sealed
and announced that he would have the
case tried with closed DOORS Mr.. Gift
was less secretive. He Is the manager of
the wholesale and retail liquor store of
Townsend & Co., and spoke freely enough
He said:
Il can see no reason for secrecy in the
case, and 1 see no reason for the putting
in Of number of absurd charges of cruz
city that cannot possibly be proved. If
they force me to it will put in a cross
complaint and then there will be some
thing to talk about.
I'VE have had our little quarrels. but /
have never been cruel to her and 1 know
that she does not desire the divorce and is
being urged to get it by her relatives
Gift was married before in 1886, and his
wife, Anna May Gift, obtained Il divorce
on the ground of extreme cruelty. He did
not appear in the case or offer any de-
tense. The custody Of a I-year-old boy
was awarded to the wife, and she had
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
THROWS VITRI0L At WIFE
OF MAN SHE CALLS HUSBAND.
Doctor &. f. Perry Accuses Isabelle
Jane Wood Of AssaultinE Mrs.
Perry and Himself.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Boston, Dec. 1g.-DoctOr Clarence e.
Perry of No. 1s1 Huntington avenue had a
thrilling experience near his home. accord
ing to the story he told Judge Burke in
the Municipal Court in applying for war
rant for Isabelle Jane Wood, New York
before he married the present Mrs. Perry.
Doctor Perry says the Wood woman as
saulted him and his present wife by
throwing. vitriol on her. Only recently
bigamy. He had been charged with mar
rying an English woman named Carver.
while legally the husband Of the woman
now known as Wood.
his present wife celebrated the event
gleefully. He says that at 10 O'clock
there came n persistent ringing at the
bell. He tried TO find out the business of
the caller. through the speaking tube. but
finally had to admit him.
Tho caller announced himself as New
York detective. who had come with reQui-
sition papers to take the doctor to that
city for trial. He was well dressed. The
man said the matter could be fixed up by
the payment Of money. The doctor or
dered the man out, and then followed him
for the purpose Of having him arrested.
Perry demanded to know who he was
and why he came to his house The man nan
gested walking back toward the doctors
house. Just as they reached there Mrs.
Perry was met coming out with the doc
tors OvercOat.
As she stepped from the door. the doc
tor says. Isabelle Jane Wood, who he
afterwards learned had gained admission
to the building by ringing the 1anitor,s
bell. dashed out Of the hallway and struck
then smashed his hat over his eyes.
scratched his face and tore his coat.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
ENGLISH WOMEN WIN
H0N0RS IN HIGHER STUDY.

SPECIAL. BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK.
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC
London. Dec. ~ Copyright, 190O.-Nine-
ty-four names of women and seventy-four
men make up this years London Univer-
sity B. A. list. OF thirty-four places In
honors. nineteen fall to women, and they
also claim thirty-five Of forty-seveffi en-
tries in the first division. OF eight honor
candidates allowed to pass five were
women.
Assuredly such state Of things cannot
have been dreamed Of when degrees were
thrown open to women only twenty-five
vars ago.
The recent law-examination lists record
another feminine triumph. Miss Ivy
Williams, whose name appears among
four Ii. BIS, is the second woman to
attain this degree by examination at any
university in Great Britain. Undeterred
by the failure of Miss Cave, Miss Will
liams intends to try to obtain call to
the bar.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

Whenever wagon load of coal is
taken from a car it is the imperative rule
| that city weigher should give the driver
| its face the exact amount of coal upon
| the wagon. This tag. in turn, Is given tn
| the purchaser when the coal is delivered
and IL Il guarantee from the city that he
is getting the full amount ordered.
1t has been the custom of INSCRIPTIONS
dealers to furnish their drivers with bn"us
tags. which. although net facsimiles.
I nicipal certificate, so much SO that I'M
suspecting purchasers accepted 1t for the
genuine guarantee.
Thus, when a consumer ordered two
tons of coal delivered to his residence the
dealer. If he be so inclined. would pro-
cure from the wholesaler. say, one ton
and a half of COAL secure the city'S GER
tifcate for that amount. deliver the coal
and present the purchaser with .substi..
tute tag bearing the Fictitious weight OF
c,C00 pounds.
ployed was to take from the car the
amount called for. but after securing the
weight tag abstract a portion of the load
use. In these instances there was no
need of resorting to the substitute tag.
The practice OF giving short weight be-
the Inauguration OF the present methods
used by the association that many men
who knew nothing about the coal BUSH
fortunes in 'S Years time a Where aH II w s
have taken ten years to acquire the same
amount through legitimate channels
1t is mainly through the efforts of De-
tective Gallagher and Inspector johnson.
acting for the association, that the prac-
tice has been broken up. it is claimed.
Each coal dealer who was suspected OF
giving short weight was watched and his
receipt tags examined. In many cases the
wagon load of coal. although delivered and
put away. has been reloaded and again
weighed.
Detective Gallagher during his fourteen
months Of coal service. has made severn
ty-nine arrests seventy-five Of which have
resulted in convictions and fines ranging
from $50 to $500
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

Mrs. Perry jumped to her husbands ode
and. according to both. the Wood woman
drew a vial OF vttriol from her breast and
raised her arm to throw IT, screaming
TN blind you.'
At this moment, James Percival CAlneE
Mrs. Perry's brother, appeared on the
scene. and grabbed the woman's arm. The
vitriOl spilled on Mrs. iPerry's coat, In
stead Of her face. The alle9ed detective
and Mrs. Wood then ran down the avenue
and disappeared
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
SHORT-WEIGHT COAL DEALERS
BEING BROKEN UP BY SLEUTHS

Detective Jack Gallagher Makes 20 Arrests of Persons Charged
With Cheating Monhs-Seveny
Five Convictions Obtained With Aid of L. E. Johnson In
specor Appointed by Correct Weight Coal AssocaonSub
stute Tickets Furnish Principal Method in DeaudDg Con
sumers-SOme Clever Tricks Are Worked.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

some trouble in collecting alimony. He
owed at one time $3.50 and was sent to
jail. but took the pauper's oath. From
the affidavits filed by him there appeared
to be some merit in his contentious that
he was out of work and unable to pay.
Gift says the charge OF hypnotism Is an
absuriity
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
ROMANCE OF A GERMAN
POET EXILE IN AMERICA

From Being the Petted Guest of King, to
Humble Sandwich Man Broadway New York, His Only
Friend Being Tram Dog
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19
N THE SENATE.

Two new bills were introduced in
the Senate yesterday morning.
Senator Isenberg obtained an extern
ton of time for the Accounts COM
mittee to report on Senator Dickey's
resolution for cutting down the list
of officers.
Senator Cecil Brown introduced both
the bills mentioned, viz:
An Act amending Act of the laws
of the extra session OF the Legislature
in 1903. 1t makes the appropriations
in the Emergency bill available until
December 81 this year
An Act to appropriate money for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF
the Auditor OF the Territory OF Ha-
wall in furnishing blanks and blank
books to county officers as provided
in section sos of Act 81, session laws
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19
WE ARE MARCHING ON.

1t is strange, yet true, that
most of the diseases of middle
age and advanced life are efforts
on the part of the system to
purify the blood. Yet because
of the feebleness of the liver,
kidneys and bowels these we'll
meant efforts are often in vain,
and lives come to an end which
might have been prolonged for
many pleasant years. There
was, formerly, no remedy which
could be depended upon to pre-
vent or overcome this condition.
But within the past decade we
have been making progress.
Truth is mighty and will pre-
vail. The old notions and moss
covered superstitions must fall
before new facts and new dis
coveries. Nothing thus far
known to medical science is 30
effective in purifying the blood
through its action on the excre-
tory functions of the body, as
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
1t quickly scatters and over
comes the following familiar
and dangerous symptoms of
impure blood and torpid circu-
lation: The languid, tired
feeling; pain in the head; dry
skin; bad taste in the mouth;
weak stomach with nausea,
etc. 1t is palatable as honey
and contains the nutritive and
curative properties of Pure Cod
Liver Oil, extracted by us from
fresh cod livers, combined with
the Compound Syrup of Hypo-
phosphites and the Extracts of
Malt and Wild Cherry. 1t re-
lieves and cures many ailments
that have been abandoned as
hopeless. The reasons are-its
power over the digestive and as
similating process, its action in
expelling impurities from the
blood, and its consequent ability
to vitalize and rebuild the whole
structure. No slow or doubtful
action. "You cannot be disap-
pointed in it. The first bottle
proves its virtue. Genuine is
sold by chemists here and every
whore throughout the world.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19
SCHOOL STREET IS
BASIS FOR TALK IN
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Continued from Page ~
WILL LOOK INTO SURVEYS.

WILL LOOK INTO SURVEYS.
Beckley said he would not press the
matter if he was assured that the
Fourth District members would take
steps to safely guard the money of
the people. Under some conditions he
said the appropriation would be I'M
wise.
Harris protested against the form of
the withdrawal. saying that he main
tanned that this was purely an Ca
hu matter That he would not bind
himself to make any report to the
House, for he considered that there
was all responsibility upon the local
legislators.
The incident closed when the report
was adopted, as were all others.
When Section was reached Kumalae
moved to insert that contract should
be awarded to "the lowest bidder who
should furnish good and sufficient
bond" An attempt was made to put
in the word responsible" but Kuma-
lac SHE'D at the word, and so it was
left out The bill was agreed to in
all its provisions but as overnight is
needed to write up the report 1t was
decided finally to report progress and
ask leave to sit again, after which the
House adjourned
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19
OAHU LOAN ITEMS
MUST Be ARRANGED
BY LOCAL MEMBERS
Continued from page 81

"Out of the balance Of $685. there
will be a few outstanding bills to be
paid, which will almost cover this
amount. We therefore recommend that
an appropriation bill for the running
expense of the Senate be introduced,
and would make the following
calculations: There being "a days more
of the session after the 18th. at an
expense of $3.50 per day. We would
recommend that 1856 be appropriated
for salaries. and the sum of 1884 be
appropriated for running expenses,
such as typewriting, printing and prin-
ting of the journal. etc, making to-
tai of $780,
Senator Achi. a member of our COM
mittee. will introduce such a bill into
the Senate today"
on motion of Kalauokalani, second
ed by Isenberg. the report was laid
on the table to be considered with the
promised bill. Senator Achi later in
troduced a bill appropriating $500.
EMERGENCY ACT EXTENSION.
The bill to extend the operation of
the Emergency appropriation act till
December 81. 1908. passed second read
ing, to be read third time today.
COUNTY BOOKS.
The bill appropriating sl2,5O0 for the
Auditor. to pay for books and blanks
for the counties, passed second read
ing, to be read third time today.
After setting the seasonal expense
bill for second reading today. the Sen
ate adjourned till 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The sitting lasted but ten min
utes.
. .
1908 regular session. The amount is
s12. 500.
The sitting only lasted a few min
utes. the Senate adjourning until 10
o'clock this morning.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19
EXAMINER PRIZES
FOR hAWA|IANS

The Nebraskan mail brought gooG
luck news to number of Examiner
subscribers throughout this Territory
prizes fell by lot to Hawaiian res!d-
ents as here stated:
--Piano-.t to w. F. Heilbrun; sewing
machines to Manuel Cabral, Hilo, and
j. w. Searle. Wailuku.
Universal Atlas to R. X. Naipo, sKo-
hala.
Gloves to Bunthnaupt, Hilo; T.
Brown, Aiea. Oahu; Sanborn, Eleele,
Kauai; F. Souza. Oahu; Shimoda, Ka-
uai; H. Schultz, Kauai.
Music box to ]. Sutherland, care
Wilder's S. S. Co., Honolulu.
The capital prize of $4,000 U. S.
bonds might just as we'll have come
this way but it went to Mrs. Addie
Henry Visalia, Cal
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19

Sprains are often more serious thai
broken bones on account of not being
properly treated, Apply Chamberlain
Pain Balm freely as soon as the injury
is received and 1t will quickly restore
the parts to healthy condition. All
Dealers and Druggists sell 1t. Benson,
Smith & Co., Agents for Hawaii.