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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
ARD-F0UGHI COW CASE
THROWN OUT OF COURT.
Valve of Animals in Litigation
and Town Rent by Factions.
REFUBLIc

REfUBLIc SPECIAL
Middletown. y. Y. May 1.-THE great
curren-Forshee cow case. which has 80
upset the town of Greenvillc. Orange
County. has been brought to q finish. the
fifth trial resulting in a verdict OF mo
cause of action"
" years ago John Curren bought three
cows Of Edward Forshee. He was not
pleased with his purchase and sued For
shee for SIS. later reducing the amount
TO $40.
Each previous trial resulted in a disa-
greement of the jury. The whole town was
In a turmoil. the Inhabitants OF the town
being about evenly divided.
The entire fury list was used I'D. and
the court was about to start over the list
again. taking as jurors those who had
been refused before. Each party. spent
spout 400; and the piainuI would un-
II were possible.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
H.1 Drawers At csc.

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three rows Of fine torchon insertion.
lace edge. a dozen other pretty
styles.
Wash Psfficosfs, Bingham, linen
and lawn. solid colors and stripes.
deep fare rufhe finished with bias
hand lace insertion and lace 02~
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
GOODS MUST NOT PLAY
BASEBALL ON CAMPUS.
University of Pennsylvania Faculty
Shocked by Performances of Fair
Bafsmen and Baserunners.
RFPURLIc sPECIAL

REPUBLIc SPECIAL
Philadelphia, Pa. May 1.-University Of
Pennsylvania co-eds. who want 10 play
baseball. must not do so on tins college
campus.
This YVES the decision reached to-day by
the university authorities. and the bursar
notified the police TO break UP all such
games.
1t has been a custom for the students to
hold daily baseball games on the campus.
hut to-day was the first time the girls
took a hand AS there were not enough
of the boys to make I'D the two teams,
two of the coed students were added.
Later, three more girls signed. and all
were placed in the field.
Tn news spread and in q short time
there was a crowd Of cheering students.
Each play. or misplay. in which the gent
Ter sex had a par was applauded long
and our and pendemonfum finally broke
loose when one Of the stalwart co-eds
knocked a t~vo-bagger into Woodland ave-
rue.
But the attention of the faculty had been
attracted and the result was the prohibi-
uon.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
SELECTS HIS OWN COFFIN.
Aged Man Walks Fifteen Miles to
Place Order With Friend.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Derby, Conn. May ITO place on order
for his coffin with an undertaken who had
befriended him in misfartupe. Philip
Grimes. Sc years old, wake fifteen miles
to this city from New Haven. Grimes
lived here for hfty-fve years in his own
nome. Two years % a mortgage on the
property WIS f~oreclosed and Grimes and
his wife took up their residence with his
daughter. Mrs. John c.. Reilly OF Plym-
outh street. New Haven Grimes became
wish TO die After selecting the comm to-
Day he ordered It to be sen. TO the home
OF = eieter- Mrs. Patrick Consty. in fhtz
city He ts o 1T his sisters home, sud
= he win stay thers nth he die1
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
SHOT BY TRAP HE SET.
Mount Tabor Man Received Load
He Prepared for Rats.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

New York. May William ely, d years
old, who lives at Mount Tabor. is in the
hispital at M~orristown. ". J.. with a bad
sunshot wound in his left foot. which may
cause amputation. ely thought to play a
good O on some OF the muskrats that
infest his barn and set a tran with his
5ouble-berreled shotgun.
He watchsd the barn all day Wednesday
and all night Anxious TO see II the trap
would WORK he manage to round I'd a
rat. and chased him 70 the barn. There
was no explosion ely hurried over TO
find what was the cause, and. opening the
barn door. received a double load of buck
shot in his left foot.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
When the Lightning Strikes.

Here is a suggestion from an ex-
change that may prove of some value:
The season of lightning losses is now
on. A large share of losses which
the farmers mutual insurance COM
panies are called upon to pay is caused
by loss of stock by lightning. This
results from the almost universal use
of wire fencing for the pastures and
the failure to properly ground the
wires, the wire on the fence being
able to carry current heavy enough
tcA kill stock half mile from the
point of discharge. A crow bar, some
short pieces of wire and man can
protect an ordinary pasture in half
day. A piece of wire attached to
the fence wire and run In the ground
to a depth of three feet will do the
work IL placed every 80 or 40 rods along
the fence.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
CAUGHT IN THE CURRENT.

Kaskas.a, ILL.,, once the metropolis OF
the west, has been almost swallowed up
by the river.
The bellies of Janesville, Wis, refused
to appear in short skirts in the Fourth
Of July parade, and vaudeville girls from
Chicago had to be sent for to take their
places.
Eight members Of the British house
of commons so far have signified their
intention to join in the proposed parlia-
mentary visit to the United States in the
fall
A hotel keeper in the City Of Mexico
has been condemned to years impris-
onment and has been fined $3.50 for
stealing from the electric light company
the current with which his hotel was
lighted.
The examination of the physical con-
dition Of the 1,S00 street sweepers en-
ployed by New York city shows that 2S3
are affected with tuberculosis. contract
ed during the course of their work by
inhaling disease-laden dust.
A well-known woman of Bennington,
VT, has two dolls, one Of which was for
merly her great-grandmother's and in
the family for $50 years. The other was
formerly her grandmother's and is 100
years old. Both are dressed in the cos
tune incident to those days, the oldest
pne having on the same suit in which it
was originally attired.
The handsomest private cars in the
world are owned by Adolphus Busch and
Charles NJ Schwab. Busch received his
as present from friends. Mr.. Schwab's
Is new, built at cost of S50,000, and is
one of the most luxurious things on
wheels. 1t is 70 feet long, including an
observation compartment Of 20 feet.
The ceiling is hand painted. The furni-
ture, which, like the general appearance
of the car, is in Louis XIV. period, is all
handmade. Each of the brass bedsteads
in the two staterooms cost 81 900.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
A SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN.
Sold Sea Water and When Tide Went
Out Purchaser Thought Him
Wonder.

The late Thomas Bracket Reed used to
relate the following incident which hap
pened one summer while he was spending
few days in small fishing village on the
New England coast, says the New York
Times.
A young countryman who had been ad-
vised to take sea baths registered at the
village hotel one evening, and shortly after
ward sauntered down to the beach. Espy-
ing a grizzled old fisherman mending has
nets beneath sign which informed one
that B had boats and tackle to let and
bait for sale, he accosted the veteran and
asked him if the water was not for sale
also On receiving an affirmative reply
the countryman returned to the hotel, OBJ
tanned a couple of buckets, and having paid
the price asked, filled them and returned
to his room to carry out the doctors in
structions.
On the following morning he happened
down at the beach when the tide was
out and after contemplating the broad re-
ceding beaches for some minutes, APP
proacned his acquaintance of the evening
before and remarked in tone of .admira-
ton: Gosh! but you must have done
some business last night"
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
ENJOYED BY THE SERVANTS
Newly-R Rich Mistress Gets Left on En-
tertainment Intended
for Guests.

An English woman socially in
trenched behind great and new riches
once engaged a well-known entertain
er to give an entertainment at her
country house. She left instructions
that when the entertainer arrived he
was to dine with the servants. The
butler, who knew better, apologized.
but the entertainer was not man
easily disconnected. He dined well
and after dinner arose and adressed
the assembled company in the serv-
ants hall, relates the Chicago Chroni-
Gle.
"Well, now, my good friends" said
he, eff we are all finished and if you
are all agreeable, shall be pleased TO
present to you my little show"
The servants cheered. The piano
was dispensed with and he amused
them for half an hour without it.
At ten o'clock a message was sent
to him. Would Mr.. - kindly come
up into the drawing room?" He went.
The company in the drawing room
were waiting, seated.
I'VE are quite ready, Mr.. -" re-
marked the hostess.
Ready for what?' he inquired,
pleasantly.
For your entertainment"
But I've given it already" he ex-
planned, "and my engagement was for
one performance only"
"Given it! Where? When?"
"An hour ago-downstairs."
"But this is nonsense!" she ex-
claimed.
"It seemed to me somewhat extra
ordinary" he assented, "but it has
been my privilege to dine with the
company that am asked to entertain
took it you had arranged a little
treat for the servants"
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
AN ENEMY OF GOOD ROADS
Water Does More Harm Than All the
Other Destructive Agencies Known
to Engineers.

Among the elements and forces OF Ma
ture there are several enemies Of good
roads, but the greatest of them is water.
1t washes away the material of the road.
1t soaks into the road and softens it SO
that the wagon wheels cut into the sur
face making ruts and holes. 1t pene-
trates and softens the foundation SO that
the surface of the road sinks or breaks
up. In the winter the water that is in the
road freezes, expands and loosens anc
disintegrates the road material.
The most important thing in the build
ing of roads is to lesson or prevent the
ravages of water; yet no feature OF the
work is so neglected as this. Many local
road supervisors seem to give no con-
sideration to the question of drainage,
and the result is regular mud blockage
during several weeks or months OF the
year
The following are few simple rules
the observance of which would go far
toward lettering the roads of this coun-
try:
First-The road should be so located
down which the water rushes during
heavy rains, tearing up and washing
away the road material.
Sccond-The foundation of the road
should be thoroughly drained by open
side bitches which will carry off the wa
ter, and where necessary tile drains
should be laid in the foundation itself.
Third-The surface of the road should
be hard and smooth and have sufficient
slope toward the sides to shed the sur
face water.
Eourth-Ruts and holes on the surface
of the finished road should be filled as
fast as made so that water can lie OF
the surface to be worked up into mud,
These rules are simple and easy to fol-
low, and anyone who gives any serious
thought to the matter can see the wisdom
of following them. Still they are al
most universally ignored, as the con-
dition of our roads abundantly proves.
What this country needs is a radical
change, new era in road building. The
people have been moving in ruts in more
senses than one, and If each local COM
munity is left to work out the road prob
lem alone, they will continue to move in
the same ruts, and every year millions
of dollars will. be thrown into the mud
to say nothing Of the losses resulting
from the use of bad roads Lectures on
road improvement seem to do very little
good. Books and bulletins on road build
ing appear to have very little effect.
What the local committees need IL
practical object lessons, and actual as
sistance, and these can come only from
| the state governments and the federal
| government. 1t is for this reason that
road reformers everywhere are turning
| toward state and national aid as the only
solution of the road problem.
The bad roads of the United States are
| blight, curse, disgrace and al
patriotic progressive citizens shoul6
make grand united effort to wipe then
out and put our Nation on level witt
the advanced nations of Europe in the
matter of roads.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
AT THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.
INSECTS LURED BY LIGHT.
Numerous Species of Bugs Afford
Good Feasts for Nocturnal
Animals.

Interesting results have followed the
introduction of the electric light in the
streets of Port of Spain, Trinidad. The
largely populated insect world of that
region. had never before seen such bril-
liant illumination as the arc lights Of
fered, and they have shown great Curl
osity, says the New York Sun.
Every morning the ground under the
lamps is found to be strewn with thou
sands of dead insects of many varieties.
1t Is impossible to walk without treading
on them.
If the supply of insects were not mex
haustible, some of the varieties would
certainly be doomed to extinction. In
fact, one kind is evidently less numerous
now than before the electric lights were
installed.
This is kind of giant waterbug, of
which such incredible numbers were de-
stroyed that the bug has come to be gen.
orally known as the electric beetle. The
lamps are no longer visited by the
crowds of these bugs that at first came
to inquire into the meaning of the
strange brilliance. Either the species
has been greatly depleted through the
destruction of many thousands of its
members, or else some kind of instinct
has told them that arc lamps are danger
Gus things to meddle with.
The owls in their wisdom have learned
to profit by the fascination which the
arc lamp has for insects. AS the illum-
ination is turned on at nightfall the owls
may be seen vending their way to the
neighborhood of the lamps, for they have
discovered that thei" prey Is more
abundant there than anywhere else.
The feast is spread before them and all
| they have to do is to dash out from the
trees and capture a moth or a beetle
that is winging it's way to the dazzling
goal. Then the owls return to their
| perches and wait for the next conner.
The bats also have learned to make
use of the lights in this unsportsman-
like manner, for catching moths and
other insects.
Not few explorers in tropical regions
have complained that it is impossible
| to have light in camp during the night
without utincurring unpleasant visitations
from myriads of insects. One of them
recently wrote that he was often forced
to dine in the dark, as an attempt to use
a light attracted swarms of flies which
got into his eyes and dropped into his
food.
The naturalist, Eugene Andre, in his
recent description of journeys in the Orr.
noco basin, found that he could carry
on his work of collecting insects at night
by the use of lights. One evening an as
sistant took number of flashligh
photographs by using the magnesium
light.
An invasion of the camp by moths ani
other insects at once occurred, and An
Dire secured more than 100 specimens
On the following morning he found tn,
singed and mutilated remains of man!
others that had perished miserably
lured by the strange spell which brigh
light casts upon them.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
OMISSION TO BE RECTIFIED
Expert Testimony Which Condemned
Served Also to En-
tighten.

Prince Hohenlohe, during his recent visit
to New York, commended the wines of
America. He praised especially the Cali
fornia red wines, which seemed, he said, to
be exceedingly pure, relates the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Then, apropos of wines purity, the prince
narrated a recent happening in Berlin.
"a Berlin vintner," he said, was ac-
cused of selling wine made of chemicals.
He was brought to court, found guilty, and
fined.
After he had paid his fine, he ,ap,
convicted him.
How did you know% he said, curiously,
that my wine was manufactured?
" Because it contained no bitartrate OF
potash said the chemist. 9 In natural
wines bitartrate of potash is always found ;
- Thanks said the vintner, in a tone OF
relief. 1T will be found in my wines here
after
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12

ing the living room is commodious bed
room which would be convenient for old
people or during sickness. This floor also
contains large pantry and china closet.
The second story contains four bed
rooms, three with closets, and bath room.
The first story is nine feet in the clear,
the second eight feet. The walls outside
are sheathed and papered and finished
with pine siding and shingles, as is also
the roof. The studding, joists and raft
ers are spaced 16 inches from center and
all joists are we'll bridged. All window
sashes are rs inches thick. glazed as
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
Don't Be Too Credulous.

Don't listen to the agent who comes
to your door with some "sure killer"
for all insects and fungi. Show him the
way out, promptly and firmly. Unless
you have heard favorably of the goods
he has for sale through some good pa
per- the experiment station or practical
experience of some personal friend, the
chances are you will get the worst Of
the bargain by listening to him. Make
aote of that he has for sale and what he
claims, and write to some competent ad-
wiser, either some farm newspaper or
experiment station.-Rural World.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
THE WISE FARM MANAGER
He Makes q Success of Life Because
He Knows How to Think to
Some End.

The farmer that succeeds is the one
that thinks, and thinks to some end.
The superintendence of the farm is
the thing of most Importance to a
man that has farm large enough 10
require the work of a number OF men.-
The man with the little farIn can think
as he goes along, but not 70 the man
that has a large area of expensive
land to control. This was forcibly
brought to our attention recently in a
visit to one of the most successful
farmers in Illinois. He said that one
of the greatest faults he had noticed
with unsuccessful farmers was their
lack of ability to plan. He himself al
ways made it point to think out
the work days ahead, and to tell the
men the night before what they were
each to do on a certain day. He
cited the instance of one farmer that
lacked this power. He would not try
to think what to do till the day came
when the work was to be done, and
then he never succeeded in arranging
his work so as to save time. He would
say to one man: well, you go over
and repair that fence" and he would go
perhaps mile to make little repair
on a fence which could have been re-
paired when the men were in that vi
cinity engaged on some other work.
This meant a loss of time that was very
considerable factor when it was repeated
over and over throughout the year in
various forms. The man at the head of
affairs is the one that must make the
farm work success, If it Is to he a
success.-Farmers' Review.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
WOMEN MAKE PAPER MONEY.
Even the Guides at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing
Are Girls.

The government and the banks, and
even the post offices, would be in hole
for time if all the women in the bureau
of engraving and printing should drop
dead all at once That shop would have
to close up pretty quick. Why, you can't
even go over there and look around with
out a woman to show you. All the guides
to the Bureau for the benefit of tourists
and other ignorant people-which in
cludes all Washington people, for Wash
ington people are the most ignorant peo-
pie on earth about Washington institu-
tions-all the guides, and there are seven
of them, are women, young women and
pretty women at that, says the Washing
ton Post.
And how the people do visit there!
Three thousand a week, said a guide.
That's 500 day. And that's one min
ute for every working hour of the day.
Pretty constant stream of callers that.
Not so many years ago three decrepit
old men were the guides. Now the seven
are women. which is significant, and one
that typifies the work done in the bureau,
for here, of the 5000 employees, more
than half are of the feminine persuasion.
These young and good looking guides
will explain how American money is
printed on the back. then put in cold
storage, where it goes through drying
process; then sorted and the imperfect
sheets thrown out; then printed on the
face, and then perforated and put up
in packages to be sent to the treasury
for the government seal.
They generally tell how useless it
would be for any cne to try to rob the
wagon containing this money. In the
first place, because six guards always &C
company it; and, in the second place,
because the money at this stage of its
manufacture wouldn't be any good, any
way.
'Tt is seven days after bill is printed
on its back before it is printed on the
face" said the visitors guide. 'It takes
80 days to make silver dollar bill, and
40 to make gold one. The gold one is
! printed three times. twice on one side.
/ because it has to have the word gold
and little splotch of gold on this side
before the face can be printed"
Then she led the visitor to the framed
| dollar bill fastened to one of the walls in
the hall, and showed these bills, calling
| special attention to the gold certificate
and then led the way back to the front
door and said adieu. 1t was all over in
| ten minutes.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
OLD FASHIONED
But Still in the Fashion.

1t is an ever new and interesting
story to hear how one can be entirely
made over by change of food.
For two years 1 was troubled with
what my physician said was the old
fashioned dyspepsia.
There was nothing could eat but
20 or 80 minutes later / would be spit
ting my food up in quantities until
would be very faint and weak. This
went on from day to day until 1 was
terribly wasted away and without any
prospects of being helped.
Zone day / was advised by an old
lady to try Grape-Nuts and cream,
leaving off all fatty food. l had no
confidence that Grape-Nuts would do
all she said for me. as l had tried so
many things without any help. But
it was SO simple / thought would
give it trial, she insisted so.
well, l ate some for breakfast and
pretty soon the lady called to see her
patient as she called me, and asked
If had tried her advice.
"'Glad you did, child, do you feel
some better?'
"'No,' l said, 4 do not know as I
do, the only difference l can see is I
have no sour stomach, and come to
think of it, haven't spit up your four
teaspoons of Grape-Nuts yet
'Nor did / have any trouble with
Grape-Nuts then or any other time, for
this food always stays down and my
stomach digests it perfectly; soon
got strong and well again and bless
that old lady every time see her.
"Once an invalid of SO pounds now
weigh 125 pounds and feel strong and
well, and it is due entirely and only to
having found the proper food in Grape
Nuts" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich.
Get the little book 'The Road to
Wellville." in each pkg.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
A CONVENIENT FARMHOUSE.
Arranged and Divided So That It Will
Satisfy the Most Exacting
Housewife.

The elevation and floor plans convey
the general features of the design so
fully that little need be said by way of
explanation. The hired man has good
sized bedroom directly over the kitchen
aDG so isolated with night door at the
foot of the stairs on the piazza, that ne
can retire early or late without disturb
ing the household. This arrangement
should satisfy the most exacting house
wife, as it keeps the help out of the
kitchen, and no door need be left open al
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12
SAPIENT SAYINGS.

Some men never perceive a point
unless they happen to sit on .
tack.
In law, who cares what is right or
Just, provided the rules of the game
are observed?
Between the fumes of incense and
those Of good roast beef, even poets
hardly hesitate.
Julging from the careful style of
the love letters of some famous men,
one would say they loved for publica-
ton.
You never know what man means
by will or contract or a pub
lie promise, however plain the Ian
guage to the ordinary sense. until q
court speaks.
The Ely miner., 1904-08-12

These were especially severe when
STOPPING to lift anything and often 1
could hardly straighten my back. The
aching was bad in the day time, but just
as bad at night, and / was always lame
in the morning. 1 was bothered with
rheumatic pains and dropsical swelling
of the feet. The urinary passages were
painful and the secretions were dis
colored and so free that often had to
rise at night. felt tired all day. Half
box served to relieve me, and three
boxes effected permanent cure"
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price SO cents.