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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
TRADEMARK.

Il had a most severe attack of gastritis.
which has caused me great suffering. l
was recommended TO try Munyon's Paw
Paw. and did so merely out Of curiosity
and not expecting to be benefited. Before
! had taken half bottle. however. /
noticed a marked Improvement. and less
than two bottles effected complete cure.
1 made an analysis Of this remedy. and
can truly say that do not believe there
is another such strong combination Of
curative properties so scientifically blended
for the purifcation of the blood and con-
troll of the stomach and nerves as Is Num-
yon's Paw-Paw. i consider ii a safe. pleas
ant and absolutely effective cure
,SigneD D. A.'GATFORD. Chemist
rs \. 18th st. Phi!a.. Pa
II you have dyspepsia. Try It.
II you are nervous. Try it.
II you are despondent. Try 1t.
II you are weak and run down. Try it.
Cast away all tonics. all medicines and
all stimulantS and let Munyon's Paw-Paw
make you we'll. 1t will lift you into the
high altitude Of hope and hold You there.
It will give 'exhilaration without fntox1ca-
tion..
Sold by all druggists. Large bottle 81.
Paw.Paw Laxative Pills 25c bottle.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
Injury Causes Death.

Daniel Giese. IS years old. OF No. 1os3
Allen avenue. who was injured last Fri.
day by a piece of wood flying from =
pIaner and striking him in the abdomen,
died yesterday morning. Doctor Henry iss
sued certificate that death was due to
peritonitis caused by the injury.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
Ns,inatiens ConnrmsA.

NOMinafi0ns C0n1fm1d.
Warrington Dec. l6.-The Senate, In ex-
ecutivs session to-day. confirmed tho fol-
lowing nominations:
Hawaii
PostmaSters:
Arfansas-E 3. Parnsll. Junction: Mamie II.
Savaes Aonticello: r. L Floyd. Eldorado: y.
Blun.
Indian Territory-Erancis M. Savage. Hart
oklshsm.-w. T. JudkIns Mountain Park
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
Rural Free Delivery.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Dec. 1s.-Rural free dsfv.
cry service has been established to begin
January Is az follow:
Missouri-Bethei. Shelby County. Route :.
Length OF route. IA. miles. Population served.
%.
Dearborn, Platte County. Route ,. Length
Of route II miles. Population served. <lS
Martnsburg. Audrain County. Route No. !.
Length OF route. 3fk miles. Population ssrved.
Rural carrier. have been appointed as
MIssouri--Bolskow. W: J: psttisrsw. carrier;
yosephins Psttgrew. substitute.
Epworth. Wv. Johnson. carrier: r.. H.
..Leenaid. =: P. Wright. carrier: Il P.
~ Inarsin. Rseha I'd Pulli.h. estri.r:C A. Pull
liam. substitute.
Bo1ard. Ii. Z. Carter. carrier: ciyds Carter.
'I, siSiss. c D. Prysf. carrier: George W. Hull.
iiiinois"Rpbinson. B. v. Csrs1 ~, ". wha-
len. j. W. McKamy and e. p ?Ault. casrisrs:
Frederick Berry. william Hi9hsMth, John
BerTy and Newman Ault. substitutes
RuShvills. Charles L. 0rimwood and G. L
Jackson. csrrisr., We.lsy n. orim"ood and
'okiahoms-Norman; p. W. aoodins. carrier:
C. o. 0oodin6 substitute.
Rinewood. Z R. Johnson. carrier: c. Hutch
Te.ss.Bsiton. f y. Hiatt carrier: Bis
G. K. Hawkins carriers c. r. Kueehks.
Joshua Jordon ana lee Hawkins. suhstitutes
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

Dspsrtment Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Louis December 1s iva at D. n. local tirns
and p. m. ssvensy.nf paeeidisn time OBJ
sssv1dona made At the same moment Of time
At all stations
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

OF Interest to the Southwest.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
washington. Dec 16-The following bills
Of interest to the Southwest were intro
duced to-day:
By Representative Crumpacker Of Indiana: To
establish probate eouris in tho Indian Terri
tory.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

Prescription No. AN, by Elmer 4
kme0d. Win mot cure ali complaints. but
1t will cure rheumau0m.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
ITALIAN SUSPECTS ARE HELD.
Police Sergeant Brown Will Ask
for Their ExtraditiOn.

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 16.-Judge Rohnert
to-day in the Circuit Court denied the ap-
plication for writ Of habeas corpus for
John Miriani and Louis Speza. ItaNana
wanted at st. Louis on suspicion Of know
Fable. December g.
Police Sergeant Brown Of ST. Louis ar
rived here to-day to take steps for tft ex-
tradition Of the two men.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

Mathsr at Z q M. clear: at ?. M. partly
ole1Ay Maximum Temperature. Is; minimum
temperature. a9.e starr Of fivSf q 4 m II
HDWARD H. BOWIE
Local ForscAster.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

Harhor gauges yesterday marked IA foot In
dicatiuR Il fall OF a Of a foot In "a hour.
Practically no business was transacted along
the wharf Yesterday.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
BECOMING
Il MOTHER

Of the suffering and danger in expectan
OF M Of the coming and her
shadow gloom which be shaken
have found that the Of Mothers Friend during
OF all and danger and life
and child This scientific niment godend all
time OF thes most critical trial Not only does Mothers Friend
carry women safely through the pes of childbirth
gently prepares the system for the coming morning
Sickness and other dis
,:%'s ). 81: 4 e q: =: E;::': MO7HER$
;ss;.'as 's. ss. ,:..: ::..:..s s..':s .%. FRIEND
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

4 aa ordeal which n
women approach with
indescribable fear, for
nothing compares with
the pain and horror Of
childbirth. The thought
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

EDWARD X. BOWIE.
Local Forecast Official.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
River RiaIto BrevitIe

TO-Day's Weather.
Fair. with no decided change In temperature
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

|
River Forecast.
The river at ST. Louis will continue to fall
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

PAXTON. ILL.--The gloominston Pres.
tons b4fWeen the Reverend c. o. Adsms
ana his congregation. He Will locate n
Bement a. pastor Of the preSbyterfsn
Church Of that city.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17
RIVER NEWS.
Ri.e and FAN of the River.

For "a hours ending ct a. m.
Wednesday. Dec. 49, 1875.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

WOODVILLE, n. H.-Albert H. East-
man. president OF the Berlin National
GorS. 2, Hstinn.i ss dn HsnS ~ sorhn o. the
arrested On q charge Of making q fsIse
entry in valuing . note for $780, He IL
held In bail.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

BOSToN-Ths directors Of the Ameri.
can Telegraph and Telephone Company
declared regular dividend Of ~ per cent
and an extra dividend Of & per cent.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-17

MosCoW-Mgr. Tikhon,. orthodox Bish-
America in connection with the neEotis-
tons looking to bringing about more
friendly relations between the Greek and
Anglican churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
| OPINION ON PROTEST
Pennsylvania R. R. Company
Objects to Personal Tax.
APPRAISERS UPHELD
VIEWS OF ASSISTANT CORPORA
TON COUNSEL o'coNNoR.
Personal Property Of the Company
Subject Of Taxation - The
Opinion Approved.

Arthur H. OConnor. assistant corporation
counsel, has rendered an opinion to the
Commissioners on the protest OF the Baiti-
more and Potomac Railroad Company
against the assessment Of the personal
property of the company made by the Dis
trict board of personal tax appraisers. MI.
OConnor dpholds the appraisers and de-
clares all the tangible property of the rail-
road company within the District including
it's shifting or switch engines, comes within
the provisions Of the personal tax law.
1t appears from a statement filed by Mr..
F. D. McKenney, counsel for the railroad
company, that the company submitted to
the board Of personal tax appraisers, within
the time limited by law, duly executed
return Of all the personal property owned or
held by it in the District Of Columbia which
, it was advised was subject to taxation
under the new law. The amount Of the re-
turn aggregated 10, itemized as fol-
lows:
Goods. wares and merchandise, or other
stock in trade, $9SS37; machinery. imple-
ments and tools of trade or business, $14,-
1854; horses. mules. meat, swine, cattle,
sheep, &c, $2,535; wagons, carriages, carts,
automobiles, motor carriages and vehicles
of every description, $5,77S.3S: harness and
stable supplies of all kinds, 1851.
The Return Rejected.
Subsequently the railroad company re-
ceived from the personal tax board a notice
dated November 20. 1907 conveying the in
formation that the company's return had
been rejected, and that an assessment had
been levied against it In the sum Of $4,000.
From this action Of the board the company
appealed. 1t is said that the great increase
In the valuation placed by the company
upon it's personal property is made up to
a large extent, if not wholly, of the esti-
mated cash value of certain shifting en-
gines used by the company in conducting
it's business in the District of Columbia,
and it is submitted on behalf of the company
that these engines are not subject to assess
ment under the act approved July 1, 1902,
providing for the taxation of personal prop
erty in the District of Columbia. Para
graph 2 of section of this act provides as
follows:
''On all tangible personal property, as
sessed at a fair cash value lover and above
the exemptions provided in this section), in
Guiding vessels, ships, boats, tools, imple-
ments, horses and other animals, carriages,
wagons and other vehicles, there shall be
paid to the collector of taxes of the District
of Columbia ~ per cent of the assessed
value thereof"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
Wages 81. 80 a Month.

From the Philadelphia Record.
What do you think of $3.50 a month for
big salary?" said bronzed young man.
He had just returned from India-from
Madras-where he had been dealing in
hides, and the low wages Of indian servants
seemed to be the thing that had most I'M
pressed him over there. YES" he resumed
my two punky boys. or punkah coolies, as
Kipling calls them, only got $1.3O month
apiece for tanning me all night long. The
heat Of the Indian night is indescribable; in
is impossible to sleep without being famed
The punkahs are fans that go by means Of
rope and pulley arrangement, and the
coolies, from without, keep them in motion
They work in alternation-the first from 10
to IL, the second from IL to 2, the first from
till again, and so on If the fan stops
for an instant, SO dreadful is the heat you
wake up. The poor coolies certainly earn
their cents day. The low wages Of
India are amazing. I kept twenty-five
servants, and their aggregate pay was
only so a month. Furthermore, they
supplied their own food and lodging. Caste
ran through their ranks strangely. One
man washed the dishes, but it would have
degraded him to wipe them. One man
swept the floors, but to have scrubbed
would have meant social ruin for him.
Indian servants are better than the kind
you get here at home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
SCORPIONS AND LIZARDS.
They Swarm From a Newly Arrived
Ship and Terrify 'Tongshoremen.

From the f0uauelpulu AuulfsN AoeoA'
Hundreds of scorpions and lizards Of the
most horrible appearance and varied colors
swarmed over the sides OF the British
steamship Camperdown at Chester recently
and created panic among the 'longshore-
men and citizens residing near the Sharp
less Dyewood Extfaet scompany's wharf
Some Of the 'longshoremen ran up the whar
shouting that the ship had gila monsters
and Mexican devils aboard. Many seized
pieces of wood or whatever weapons hap
pened to be handy, and started to extermi-
nate the reptiles.
William e. Granfield. a ship broker, to
whom the vessel was consigned. was called
up on the telephone and notified that the
vessel was infested with reptiles. He pro-
ceded to Chester and when he reached
there found a host of dead scorpions and
lizards on the wharf. Among the lizards
was one that was green and blue. with a
head like a bullfrog and backbone like a
saw. Others almost equally hideous were
in the mound of the dead. Capt. Scott of
the Camperdown said that the number of
scorpions was far greater than he had ever
seen before, and that they were unusually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
THE GEOGRAPHICAL BUa.~
New Fad In Which Nice Young Mar
Takes Much Interest.

From the New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
Behold in me the biographical bug" said
the young man with the jet eyes, "for I am
it. I am the latest thing in the way Of a
bug, brand-new addition to scientific no
menclature a sort Of new spot on the sun,
as 1t were. Biographical bug! That sounds
well, does 1t not? The b. b. for short. The
symptoms and characteristics which differ
entiate the biographical bug from all the
other bugs in the buzzfng realm of bugdom
are not uninteresting. There is. as a mat
ter Of fact, something grewsomely fascinat-
ing about this particular kind Of mania,
which has so lately pulled me into its ex-
cited and pulsing vortex Fun? l never
had as much fun in all my life before.
Looking at the thing now, taking a
broad view of the perspective, the little
amusements which crowded into my life in
the erstwhile to thrill me momentarily with
a spasm Of delight seem dull indeed in COM
biographical bug Even the little climaxes
when the feeling of ecstasy touched the
high-water mark, are but leaden, lifeless
memories prosaic uninspiring inanities.
Lately in following out the routine Of
my calling, 1t became necessary for me to
enter upon a comprehensive scheme of col
lecting the life sketches of various impor-
tant personages; biographies, In short. OF
men and women who, for one reason and
another have riveted the public attention.
1 now have a collection Of clippings. some
serious, some funny. some in the form OF
narratives, while others are anecdotal, even
comical, that will make some of the bio
graphical encyclopedias look like the old
blue back speller.
'Where does the fun come in? Just here.
You see, the collection of these sketches has
given me direct personal interest in every
important man and woman In the world.
To illustrate: Suppose the Sultan Of Moroc-
co dies Forthwith HE me to my sketches,
where 1 find him duly revised, indexed,
elaborated and handsomely bound and sild-
ed, and proceed to read all about him. Be-
sides l have in the same collection a pic
ture of him. So you see where the interest
ing feature Of the thing comes in from my
hut watch for people to die. To be honest
IL may be honest without being harsh, I
want men and women to die, so l can hustle
out the biography and read all about them,
while furnishing the newspapers with few
odd facts about the late so and so. I sup
pose the biographical bug is one of the most
interesting of the vast and growing family
and is the only one enjoying the unique but
grewsome distincti0ng1of delighting In
death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
Some Tobacco Growers pispirited.

1.-THE raisers of tobacco in Windsor Locks
and vicinity feel little hope in regard to
the tobacco situation. Tobacco prices have
been SO low that they see little in store
for Them" said g. j. Hamilton Of SPRING
field, Mass, to Star man at the Raleigh
this morning. Most Of last seasons crop
has been sold for a pittance and we were
glad to sell at all. Prices have never been
so low In many years. Many growers who
had expected to increase their acreage the
coming season have decided not to do so,
and in number Of cases this spring there
will be decided decrease in the number
of acres planted. The farmers feel that
they should have an organization of to-
bacco growers, but appear to be unable to
get together for the purpose. There have
been many limitations of Windsor tobacco
of late years. and the farmers are inter-
ested In bill before the legislature pro-
viding for a punishment for those selling
imitations.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

Ladies Black Lace Lisle Thread
Hose. Not remnants-150 dozen Of
them here. There Is a fault-they
are the makers seconds" Run
your hand through them and the
keenest eyes will not find reason
why they should be seconds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
Labor Pensions in England.

From the London Times
A few weeks ago Mr.. ]. G. Graves Of the
Universal Supply Stores, Sheffield, outlined
scheme Of old-age pensions for the bene-
fit Of his staff The scheme has now been
fully prepared, and being the first, or nearly
the first, adopted by a private firm, is at
tracing general interest. The objects are
to provide fund for the provision of a
pension or approximation allowance to ID
such Of Its members who shall attain the
age Of sixty-f1ve years; 90 such of Its
members who shall attain the age Of Sixty
years and have been in the employ of the
firm for a period of forty years without
intermission; 90 such Of Its members who
may from time to time be incapacttated
from following their usual occupations,
provided they have been subscribers to the
fund for period of ten years previous to
becoming so incapacitated. Every employe
between the ages of twenty years and fifty
hve years ls eligible for membership. Con-
tributing members are to contribute a sum
equal to 219 per cent upon their wages, and
the firm Is to contribute like amount
In the case of employees who have been in
the service of the firm for five years Mr..
Graves pays all contributions for these five
years, SO that those fortunate persons with
out having paid a penny, start with five
years to the good. With regard to benefits,
1t Is provided that every contributing mem
Der who shall have attained the age of sixty
and completed a continuous service of forty
years, or who shall have attained the full
age of sixty-five years, shall pe entitled, on
resigning or otherwise ceasing to hold his
Office or employment, to receive during life
an annual approximation allowance or
pension in accordance with scale dealing
with membership from ten to forty years
Contributing members leaving the service
of the firm before approximation are to
receive back the whole OF their contribu-
lions with compound interest Lady con-
tributing members leaving to be married
can withdraw the whole of their contribu-
tions, together with the FIRMS contributions
exclusive of interest Mr.. ]. G. Graves is
to be president for life. and the fund Is to
be administered by trustees committee of
management, and all proper officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
eft follows that the exemptions provided
for by paragraph 10 would be wholly un-

property mentioned In that section are in
Guided whiting the specific terms of para
graph 2. 1t therefore seems but reasonable
to conclude that the Intention Of the legis-
lators was to make subject to taxation all
tangible personal property, Of every de-
scription, except such as Is embraced in
the exemptions specified in paragraph 10,
and 1t is my opinion that the personal prop
erty which Is the subject matter Of this
protest or appeal on behalf of the railroad
company Is subject to taxation as personal
property under the act Of July 1, 1902"
The Commissioners have approved the
opinion and will inform the attorney for the
railroad company to that effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

large. The ship had a cargo of logwood
from Port de Paix and Cape Haitien The
scorpions hide in the holes with which the
wood is honeycombed and breed there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

The inhabitants of the Aran Isles are in
a state of semi-starvation In consequence
Of the prolonged storms On the west coast
Of Ireland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

cruiser Enterprise. assigned to the state OF
Massachusetts as nautical school ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05

TO Be Navigator of the Enterprise.
Ensign Frank b. Case, retired, who has
hRen attached to the office OF the Judge adj
vocate general, Navy Department for sew
eIal years past, has been relieved from that
duty at his own request and ordered to
Boston for duty as navigator Of the wooden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
All Tangible Property Included.

IF the construction commended for by the
railroad company should be given to para
graph 2, concludes the assistant counsel.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
SWIFT YACHTS TO START
IN THE ANNUAL REGATTA
Twenty-Three White-Winged Craft
Are Entered in the Pacific
Interclub Races.

The eighth annual regatta OF the, Pa
cffc IntercIub Yacht Association viii be
sailed to-day over the channel course.
The yachts are divided into six classes,
the twenty-foot special class starting at
u noon, the twenty-five foot class at
1910 D. m. the special yawl class at 12:2O
D. m the thiFty-foOt class at 1880 p m,
the thirty-six foot class at R;4O p. m and
the forty-four foot class at 1880 p. m
The twenty-fOoters will sail over spe-
ciaI course from POwell-street wharf to
and around the windward stakeboat and
back to the starting line, the distance be-
ing estimated as five miles The twenty
five footers and yawls will sail over the
short course. estimated as ten nautical
miles. The thirty-foOters, thirty-six foot
ers and forty-four foOters will sail over
a course estimated as fourteen nautical
miles.
The entries in the twenty-fOot special
class are the yawl Kittiwake, the sloops
Ruby. Mistral, Dewey and Zada. In the
twenty-five foot class the entries are the
fin-keel sloops Discovery and Neva. In
the yawI class the entries are lola, Ptl-
grim. Gypsie and Royal In the thirty
foot class the feet slOOps Presto, Aeolus,
Helen. Truant and Challenger Will strive
for victory The thirty-six fOoters are the
sloops HarpOon, Emma, Edna and Jessie
f. In the forty-four foot class the en-
tries are the sloops Speedwell, Mike and
Rover.
G. ]. Lancaster will referee the race,
George E. Smith and Louis SOnniksen are
the judges, with P. ]. Weniger and K. X
THommedieu as timers. The windward
stakebOat will be the sloop Alice, under
command Of ROllO Smith. The slOop
Emile under Frank A Bartlett, will be
the Ieeward stakeboat-
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
TENNIS CHAMPIONS DEFEND
THEIR TITLE CLEVERLY
Bell and Freeman Defeat Smith and
MacGavin on the San Ra-
faeI Courts

Excitement ran high at San Rafael
yesterday when the championship tennis
match in mems doubles was in progress.
A z. Bell and L. r. Freeman (holders)
successfully defended their title against
Grant Smith and Drummond MacGavin
(challengers). 1t was the last hope Of a
northern victory and the spectators did
their utmost to help the home players
win. The champions were steady while
Smith and MacCiavin seemed somewhat
off in their play The losers did not
display their form of last year, while
Freeman and Bell were probably stronger
than ever
The m-tch was the most spectacular
and exciting OF the meeting
In the first set MacGavin was the star
Of the four and the way he killed lObs
was a revelation. He was weak on his
service. however, and like his partner,
fell down at critical times. Smith was
not as steady as usual and his strokes
seemed to lack their usual force The
score in favor Of Bell and Freeman was
6-3, GA, $40, 6-2.
of the four contestants Bell probably
played the best game. his handling Of lobs
being remarkable. Freeman seemed to
tire toward the end and netted many easy
balls.
The consolation tournament was won in
clever fashion by Clarence Griffin. who
beat Alexander Beyfuss in the final The
score was rs. 6-4 Griffin also beat James
Code 7-5, 60. and Paul Jones, 81. so.
Beyfuss won his two matches by default
The tournament viii be completed to-
day. This morning the challenge match
in women's singles viii be played. Miss
Florence Sutton, the tournament winner
will meet Miss May Sutton, the champion.
at 1870 O'Clock At 2.30 o'clock IN the
afternoon Louis Freeman. the Coast
champion in singles. will defend his title
against Alfonso Bell. the challenger. This
should be a great match.