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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
DESERTl0NS FROM THE MAINE.
In Eight Months One Out Of Ev-
cry -Four Men Left Battleship.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
WashingtoP. Oct. iO.-One hundred and
tTenty-nins desertions have been report.
ed by Captain Eugene L C. Lutte com
manding the battleship Maine. for the
eight months ended September l. The
crew OF the Maine numbers 5O4. making
the percentage Of dessrtions one TO ey-
cry four men.
This unusual number OF desertions e
attributed 70 the long time the crew was
on shore at Philadelphia, while the Maine
was undergoing repairs. While ashore IN
camps the men broke all naval records
for desertions.
Shortly after the Maine was commits
stoned, Il was found she needed changes.
her guns were not mounted strongly
enough, and many rumoTs were Circulate !
about her boilers being weak, and her
general construction such that one was
unsafe. Timid members OF the crew, un-
accustomed 20 the water we're frightened
by these reports.
The Names experiences is much the
same as that OF any other vessel when
is compelled to allow It's crew 70 camp
on land for long time In addition 70
heI long stay at Philadelphia. the Maine
was at other ports where her men had
an opportunity to desert
In the six months fmmediateiy preced-
ing July 1 the desertions numbered nine
ty-seven. In July there we're seventeen
desert.ona and % August there were four
teen
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
BISSELL'S SENSE OF HUMoR.
Stories Told of Former Postmas.
ter General Who Died Lately.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Oct. Io.-The news OF the
death OF former Postmaster General VII
son s Bisseu was received with SORROW
by the older attaches OF the Post-OfHce
Department. Expressions OF regret were
heard on every side. Mr.. Bissell. though
brusQue In manner ofttimes and blunt In
expression. had the faculty OF making
friends.
Many stories are told OF him. some OF
them OF a humorous nature. Travus Ross,
who has served under more than q dozen
POstmasters General. said:
senator Coke OF Texas was man OF
ponderous weight He had long, shaggy
eyebrows that we're as prolific In growth
as an ordinary mustache- He was good
nRtured and always found time TO pilot
his constituents about the departments.
Coke was forever and eternally chewing
grown In Texas
There was a post-orice war on in earn
est In some town in his State. and half
er with the applicant who had been in
dorsed by the Senator, came East TO have
the Tight settled. Coke came over to the
department. and introduced his friends to
Now. BisselI.' said Coke and his laws
were working with regularity on n mouth
i Lul OF p,Ig, want you 10 appoint this
at
You know he continued. that Texas
is now composed OF two millions OF good
loyal cltizens-
Yes Bissell broke IN. and one mil
non OF them are up here after office'H
Ross told another story Of a member Of
SonsTess who @ me TO the department. one
day and rushed into Bisseirs office.
nave no business TO transact" T" safd
the Representative "Just dropped IN 80
shake hands % "a ~
Bissell looked up from his desk and
quletly asked: Have you a photoRrapb
OF yourself that you might leayer'
Ar. Bissel was one OF the best man 7
ever served under" said Ross. 'gTfe VS.
c3hslderate of every one who worked
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11

10 years old. a servant. also collapsed.
For three days the servant and Tina
hnvered between life and death, and II
was several hours before all three were
declared out OF danger. Then they said
little girl whom they had met in the
street. and whom they knew as Alice. had
divided a bag OF crackers with them, and
that very soon afterwards they became
IL
The girl was found and questioned by
Solomon and said first that she got the
crackers from grocery store and later
that she got them from her home.
The police are OF the opinion that the
crackers had been soaked with arsenic for
the purpose OF killing rats.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
AGRICULTURE TO BE TAUGHT.
New Departure in Public-SchoOl
Education in Missouri.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Columbia. 40. Oct 1O-Nearly $500
school children In Missouri are receiving
instruction this year In the primary
courses Of agriculture. More than 100
teachers. who attended Missouri UniveTsi-
~ last summer and took the course IN
agriculture and horticulture. are giving
instruction in those branches in the public
schools this year with excellent results
In the teaching OF these branches TO
public school students, special attention Is
paid 20 beautlfylng the school grounds
and the yards ard lawns OF the children's
homes. The school yard Is planted in
flowers. trees an6 shrubs, and under the
direction Of the teacher is cultivated by
the students. The teachers find that the
students take great interest IN the work
and they encounter very little difficulty
IN continuing the course.
II has been the aim OF the Missouri
University 70 encourage the teaching Of
agriculture in the public schools and the
Efforts OF the university are now achisy-
ing results. BY next year, agriculture and
horticulture probably will be taught IN
majority OF the public schools Of the
A series OF bulletins Is in the course OF
preparation which VIII be sent out to the
teachers to be used as textbooks In the
public schools.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
MEMBER OF CoLLIER'S
CREW CHARGES CRUELTY.
Declares Men Who Complained of
WOrmy Bread Were Confined
in n Regular HeIIhOIe.

New York. Oct. 10.-The seamen's
branch Of the Legal Aid Society here is
considering complaints made by some OF
the crew Of the United States collier
Atethusa. James Henry Herbert, who de-
,ygribes himself as a native Of Wisconsin
ana a graduate Of Beloit College, has
made an affidavit covering alleged expe-
Tierces on the Arethusa since last Noyem-
Der
AoordinE to Herberts complaint, men
who reported 10 the officers with loaves OF
Wu.Iy bread were confined In the brig,
al iron cage between decks. where the
temperature varied from 80 TO 40 degrees.
Sometimes they were put in this hell
hlIs'' tweuty-f-ur hours, he alleges. Other
charges OF similar nature are included in
the complaint.
The r,thusa has been employed recent
j. IN Porto Rican waters.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11

navy has varied from 9 70 10 per cent in
years past Il now varies from L 70 i
Ter cent This Is regarded as a satlsfac-
tory record. as most OF the dcserticns
are on coal passers and laudsl.fen. who
have enlisted in the service without any
experience on the water.
Among coal rnsscrs the desertions are
mere numerous than among any other
class OF men. Tho work In the mods is 10
trying that men vho are n .: accustomed
70 heavy iifting cannot eni'sre l.
improvements IN the mess allowance
and lessening Of the work 81 the men on
board ship have tended 10 keep down the
number OF desertious. In spite of the ad-
dition OF several thousand new men 20
the navy Most Of the recruits come from
the farming States of the Middle West.
and have never smelled salt water until
they begin their service
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
SUES MRS. TEVIS FOR $75O.
Jeweler Says She Failed to Pay
for the Necklace She Ordered.

A1A@AS EE~AaA&
Los Angeles. Cal. Oct 10-F. A.
Marcher Of the Pacific Gem Company has
brought suit against Mrs. Hugh Tevls,
widow OF the san Francisco millionaire.
TO recover $50 for cutting and roping two
yards OF topaz gems at her request When
Mrs. Tevis was in this city some time
ago. the idea Of possessing an e1traordi-
nary string Of topaz gems entered her
head
Mrs. Tsvis had q string OF diamonds six
feet in length, linked with gold. which
adorned her person on notable occasions,
and wanted q topaz substitute for less
important functions. She applied 20
harcher and II was understood there were
70 be l50 gems linked with platinum, al
q cost not 20 exceed $50 the string 20
be sent 10 Knoxville. Tenn, ,shen I'm
ished.
Mrs Tsvis's order was carried out and
the chain was shipped IN April. Silence
followed for fully a month, when the
string was returned from Mrs Tevis with
the explanation that she did not like Il
as well as she thought she would harcher
sent II back with a request for a remit
tance Immediately to cover the coSE Mrs
Tevis's only response was 20 return the
Jewels with the suggestion that Marcher
sing for his money. The string Is now
IN possession OF Wells Fargo & Co. sub
feet 10 Hrs. Teviss order, and Mr
Marcher, through his attorney. has nled
suit
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
FUNERAL OF JOSEPH DAVIS.
Retired Business Man VIII Be
Buried in Mount Olive.

The funeral Of Joseph Davis. who died
at the residence OF his daughter. Mrs.
sarah BienenstolS. No. es52 Pine street.
last Thursday evening. viii be held at the
family residence at go o'clock tomorrow
morning. The funeral arrangements are
in charge OF the United Hebrew congre-
cation and Missouri Lodge. No. =. Inde-
peudent order B'Sai-Brith. with both OF
which afr Davis had been afhliated both
IS 4 member end as their president for
many years. The intermeut viii DO at
Mount Olive Cemetery.
Afr Davis came 20 St Louis fifty years
ago and was prominently identified with
its commercial interests for many years
He retired from active business about sew
enteen years ago.
He leaves two sons, Theodore Davis of
San Francisco ard Leo Davis OF Grand
Encampment Wy. and one daughter
AIRS. Sarah Bionenstok. with whom he
Lived for the last ssyentee1 yearA
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
CLEVELAND'S WINTER PLANS.
Will Go to Lakewood, n. j., for
Mrs. Cleyeland's Health.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Oct 10.-FOrmer President
and Mrs. Cleveland have taken a cot
tage at Lakewood. y. J., and will spend
much Of the winter season at that re-
sort. It is for the benefit Of Mrs. Cleve-
lands health that the temporary change
has been made. She has not regained her
strength since the birth of the baby,
Francis Grover. and Doctor Joseph ID.
Bryant. the family physician, decided
that a stay among the pines OF Lake
wood would be beneficial
The cottage that Mr.. and Mrs Cleve-
land have taken Is the one they occupied
curing the winter OF 1888, prior to the
second Inauguration OF Mr.. Cleveland as
President
During Mr.. Clevsland's previous oc-
cupancy II was known as The Little
White House" and this name has clung
TO Il ever since. IL is also known as the
Cleveland cottage and Il has been one
OF the places OF Interest which are pointed
out TO almost every Lakewood visitor. II
has been remodeled and reOecorated for
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
Republican Club Election.

The First Ward Good Government Re
publican Roosevelt Club elected the fol-
lowing officers Wednesday at its hall, No.
&s35 North Broadway: President, George
Kelm: first vice president, Herman Berg.
mann: second vice president. Louis Klas-
ing: treasurer. Herman Rinderknecht: re-
cording secretary. Gus SchOellhammer,
corresponding secretary, William Finkei
marshal. Charles Berger; sergeant-at-
arms. John Keim. Board OF Directors
John l. Frank, John Hillmann, Henry
Keim and Henry Berger.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11

Wilkesbsrre. Oct. 1O-Lying in a grave
he had dug himself. Peter oskoski. Of
Glen Lyon, was found and rescued yes
terday. Stricken with remorse. he was
trying TO starve himself to death because
OF an insult offered a friend He had been
yissil sIFe ssVeIaI IA oays sh1 11S W. -
would not revive.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
CRACKERS POISON CHILDREN.
Police Say Food Had Been
Soaked in Arsenic.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Oct 1N-Hs two children
mysteriously poisoned by arsenic. from
which they narrowly escaped death.
David Solomon OF No. IS WiIlOughby
street. Brooklyn. has asked the police OF
the Adams Street Station to make an in
vestigation.
Returning &c his home. Solomon found
his 3-year-old daughter. Anna. and II
months-oId baby. Tina, IN violent convul-
sionS A few minutes later Esther Klein.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11

$40. Dayton, o., and Return,
Via Faulal!a-PeUusylyan Lines Tickets
sold October II and u, return limit includ-
irE October IS 1893. Ticket offices. Sew
enth and Olive and Union Station.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11

strength apphe
beakn
through the day
decided iron
great HdneyH Hran
is a wonderful naman
also tmdn
OF h force using and amending
n 0 tremedy.
lis ter,a we'll melftm for the
o
remain u truy
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
Uncertain Rubbers

A rubber boot or shoe with
a hole in it is worse than no
rubber at all; pumps the water
in with every step, and keeps
it in.
The best rubber in the world
will wear out; the hole will
come sooner or later, and when
it comes nothing will mend it
but a new pair.
You want to be as much
later as possible; you want your
rubber-shoe money to go as far
as it can. There is a way to
make it go farther than usual
without extra cost.
Just say to your dealer that
you want SELF Royal Blue Rub
bers; say it emphatically; and
try another dealer if you don't
get them there. You may have
to take what you can get; but
you'd better write to us if you
can't get ours. SELF Rubbers
are worth the trouble.
St, ,EIIZ
Largest makers of shoes in the world.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
Officers of the Binghamton, n. Y,

II you are lick or feel badly begin taking
discovery Dr. Kimers Swap-fsoot, because
kidneys well they will help all the other 10
health. 4 Will convince any
Weak and unhelithy kidneys responsible for more
sickness and suffering than other disease: therefore,
when through reEct other kidney trouble
follow. Kidney
trouble makes dizzy
day and obEes you TO get times during the night
SPECIAL NOTICE-Sw8uT-ROOt kidney.
arr3ngeen has been made hy which all Of readers tho
Also a telling about kidney and
testimonial letters received from
you rad this oGer in The St Louis Sunday Reub
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11

Unhealthy kidneys rheumatism gravel catarrh OF ba
bladder pain dull ache in the
makes your head ache and back ache INDIGESTION
stomach and trouble: a
plNun makes heart trouble: yo
waste - - ~ -
SyyampROOt pleasant in the leading
hospitals recommended by physicians IN private prac
ttce
nize in II the greatest and
&c h1g ever laon ab1a 10 D~1r0r.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-11
&iSEZ

Largest makers of shoes in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-01

abled, with the assistance of practical en-
gineers, to secure the production Of a horse
power for something like ten pounds Of
actual weight. Finally, when the present
big man-carrying aerodrome was conceived
the inventor placed the responsibility for
producing the right kind of motor in the
hands of Prof. Manly.
The apparatus that he has turned out
will. 1T is confidently believed. fulfill in
actual operation, the most sanguine ex-
pectatiOnS of it's designer. 1t Is expected
to generate during the flight of the machine
one horse power for about every seven
pounds of weight. considering the boilers
and all. No one knows how to operate 1t
as Prof. Manly does and it is not believed
that he would be willing to entrust it to
the care of any one else during the trial
of the machine.
Will Sit in Front of Engine
Instead of sitting directly behind his mo-
tor. as was formerly thought. Prof. Manly
when in the navigator's car, is just in front
of the engine.
But the machinery with which he op-
crates the engine Is right at his hand He
does not have to turn around to supervise
the workings of the motor nor does he have
to sit backward.
Though 1t seems unnatural for an en-
g1neer to be thus placed with relation to
his engine, in the flying machine such a po-
sition is best for the navigator
There he has an uninterrupted view of
the field of flight, and there he has more
chance of getting out in the event of the
machine going below the surface of the
water. than he would if placed aft, where
his movements would be incumbered by a
mass of machinery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-01
ANCIENT INDIAN RELICS.
Plates Alleged to Be 1000 Years Old
and Treaty.
From the Kansas CITY JournaI

From the Kansas City Journal
According to Charles Gibson, Indian Jour-
nalist of Eufaula, the two most sacred rel
les Of the Creek or Muskogee tribe are in
the keeping of the To-ka-par-ch clan One
or them Is the treaty made between the In
dams and Great Britain in the time OF
George II. When a custodian of the relic
Is dying he appoints his successor by will.
The Indians look upon this relic as next to
brass or copper plates that To-ka- par-chees
own-these plates are hard to describe, as
they are kept in very sacred vault where
zone are allowed to enter except the medi-
cine man or some old chief. The history
OF these plates Is as follows: One old medi-
cine man who had been noted for being the
greatest among the Creeks, before dying.
told some OF the other medicine men that
SO many days after the day Of his death
II they would meet him on the highest
mountain peak-naming the mountain-he
would bring them something very sacred
ana II would strengthen their medicine and
add TO their happiness. The medicine men
then appointed day and waited When
the last stick was thrown away each wend-
ed his way to the top Of the mountain Thew
waited long and well. When the sun be-
came low In the west great snake came
from the west and darkened the country
around about the mountain. The medicine
men were frightened. but stood their
ground Then came claps of thunder and
Old men. Then dark cloud appeared and
all at once there appeared out Of the dark
cloud bundle, which was handed to the
old men. The hands holding the bundle
were all that could be seen. and resembied
the hands of the old medicine man who had
died As soon as the package containing
the plates was delivered the cloud moved
away and there was clear sky The old
men TOOK their charge back to their square
mouse and hid 1t until the time of their
annual celebration. or green corn dance
when the plates were introduced into their
festivities That is some Thousand wears
ago, and they are still in possession of the
Creeks.
The custodians of these plates are what
are called the wild clan. There are great
many OF these plates. and the largest ones
have characters of some kind on them
They are exhibited only on state occasions
once year. Each one has a beautifni
sound or ring. 1T Is said, when they are
used In the dance. making sweet music,
AFTER the dance they are taken out. one TO
each man. and are secured very bright and
placed away until the next year. 1t Is said
that In the polishing process the work
nanos are very cautious. as 1t is known
that the least slip will result in a sure loss
OF the plate. as 1t is said the plates are
supposed to be part turtle or fish. as thew
came to the Creeks through cloud or mist
and will dart here and there IL let loose IN
the water, and will get away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-01
A Dillon Landlord.
From the Westminster Gazette.


Lord Clonbrock represents the Dillon
family from the extreme landlord point of
view In the house Of lords, as Mr.. John
Dillon represents 1t from the most ad-
vanced point of view of the farmers In the
lower house. The billions went to Ireland
with King John, and three branches of the
family ultimately reached the peerage.
Clonbrock. from which the viscount takes
his title. Is the estate in the west of Ire
land, which an ancestor. who was a Judge
Of the court of common pleas in Dublin.
purchased long ago. Lord Clonbrock. like
some of his brother landlords who have fig
ured prominently in debate during the past
two days. is in the lords as representa-
tive peer from Ireland. This is somewhat
anomalous form Of the peerage inasmuch
as II an irish representative peer becomes
a peer of the united kingdom he cannot
vacate his purely Irish representation. Thus
Lord Powerscourt and Lord de Montalt are
at once peers of the united kingdom and
Irish representative peers. Only death can
create a vacancy in the peerage representa-
ton of Ireland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-01
SHIFTING SANDS OF PERI
They Always Awaken the Interest If
the Foreign Traveller.


From Harpers Magazine
Ernest c. Rost tells OF the curious travail
ing sand crescents Of Peru which move
across the desert. After passing another
town OF three or four mud huts we enter
the famous desert OF Islay on which are
what consider the most remarkable nat
urai curiosttfes to be seen on this globe ~
says Mr. Rost. "for we are now among
hundreds-nay, thousands-of pure white
sand crescents. on a plateau of 100 feet
ABOVE the level OF the sea and f1fty-four
miles from the coast, where all else Ia of
a dark red or chocolate color. Wbence
comes this sand and why always in a
crescent shape? Prof. Bailey. whom /
afterward met at Arequipa in charge of
the Harvard University observatory told
me that scientific men do not agree as TO
the reason why the sand always forms the
same crescent shape. although 1t is gem
orally believed that the whirling edflfes
hereabouts are responsible Some. how
ever argue that such Is not the case. since
each one of these crescents has an open-
ing toward the northeast
At any rate, the inner circle Ia an aIr,ost
perpendicular wall of the finest pure white
sand, and from the upper edges the cres-
cents slope gradually away on the outside
They average about twenty feet in height
the inner circle having a diameter of some
fifty feet, although have seen one at
least mile and q half in diameter which
was. however. not much higher than the
average. These crescents move It is esti-
mated at the rate Of three inches every
twenty-four hours, and when on the slow
Journey one comes near the railroad, 1t be-
comes necessary to shovel the sand across
the tracks, after which It travels on form
Ing new crescents or mingling with some
OF the others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-01
Small Chameleons.
From the Westminster Gazette.

Four dwarf chameleons'' have just been
presented to the zoo, where they will be
popular on account of the ease with which
they can be kept. and their bright colors.
Green with brick-red patch upon the sides
is the general pattern of their hues, which
is only varied to duller tints when the ami
NAL is vexed in any way. This smallest
among the tribe, called by Mr.. Grant Allen
the "Reptilllan Vicar of Bray" is only
five inches long. including its rela-
lively long and prehensile tail. The
little creature has grim look when seen
full face, by reason OF the serrated fold
under the throat, which suggests a fiercely
untrimmed "Newgate fringe" There are
very many kinds of chameleons: but all of
them. like the present species, have an In
ordinate desire for mealworms. a slow and
meditative gait and eyes which move Lam
guidly UP and down in a manner reminis-
cent OF ducks that die in tempests."