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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
CHARM OF THE czARlNA. ]

She Is a Beautiful Woman With a
Winning Majesty Of Presence.
The general appearance of the car
ina may be fairly well known in this
country, although fewer pictures have
been published of her than any other
crowned head. But no picture that I
had seen gave any idea of how she
really looks seen thus faces to face.
Perhaps this may be for the reason
that much of her beauty comes from
exquisite coloring and that there is
about her a subtle charm impossible
to picture and difficult to describe.
She is very tall and very slender,
yet most finely proportioned. Her
features are almost Greek in their
regularity and the natural expression
of her face struck me at once as a
singularly wistful and sweet sadness
that never went quite away even when
she smiled. Her hair is strikingly
beautiful and luxuriant, long, heavy,
glossy and broWn-gold in color. Her
eyes are large, soft, lustrous gray
blue, with long lashes, and | painted
them cast down, as they nearly al
ways are, for she is shy and hardly
ever looks up without blush.
Yet with all the czarina's shyness
her bearing impressed me with a
sense of something much deeper and
graver than mere admiration for a
beautiful, graceful woman. 1t is diff
cult to define just what this impress
sion was, but it may be termed ma
jesty, for aeksof a subtler term, and
the feeling Of 1t increased during the
entire time that / was privileged to
enter her presence, although no one
could have been kinder or more sim
pie In all that she said and did.
It will be hard to cash your repent
ances il heaven unless it is endorsed
by reformation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

the high seas. 1t is said that one-hali
Of the seals killed at sea sink and are
never recovered, so that the Wanton
killing begets only small returns for
the guilty. Moreover, poachers do not
hesitate to kill the cows.
In the North Atlantic and Arctic
waters a million baby seals less than
five weeks old are killed every spring.
Nearly all the oil and leather came
from the younger seals. Newfound-
land sealers, Russians, Danes, Esqui-
maux and Norwegians lead in the
slaughter
The seal breeds very fast, and mod
crate protection will prevent exterm1-
nation. III
& If. the. seals are to be preserved it
is evident that Great Britain and Jap
an must Join with the United States in
the effort. Whether even concerted
action can keep these valuable fur
bearing creatures from destruction
may be open to question.
The desolate wastes Of the North
western seas are wide and seldom
traversed by craft other than the seal
ers and the revenue cutters on the
lookout for them. It is one thing to
provide by international agreement for
their defense, and quite another to
make that compact effectual.
The scheme may be worth trying,
however. If preserved from indiscrim-
mate slaughter the seals would doubt
less multiply until they again became
an important source Of wealth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
things, $4,000 pounds Of rib roasta

things, $4,000 pounds Of rib roasta
and 1887 sides of beef.
Salt and pepper were used in guam.
titles to astonish the housewife &c.
900 pounds of salt and $1,000 pounds
of pepper. As a sort of. frill to the
menu, there were served 700 gallons
of olives, $4,000 clans and, $4,000
oysters. Another item too important
to be overlooked was 1000 barrels Of
flour, which went into rolls, bread,
pastry, dressings and other good
things. Ten chefs, 22O cooks and as
sistants and 1000 walters assisted in
the preparation and service Of the
food.
TO contribute to the happiness Of
seekers for rest and recreation, 10
musicians, six golf professionals, four
swimming teachers, and 80 gardeners
were employed.
The transformation of the entire
east coast of Florida from a barren
waste Of sand and alligator sWamps
into the most extensive pleasure re-
sort in the world together with the
building of the first seagoing railway
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
PAUL MINI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 1906

day the seal fisheries Of the United
States would lead this country into q
war, which shows how strong is the
feeling to protect the remains of the
once countless seal herds.
rs Only a few weeks ago there was an
incident that might have made trouble
with Japan had not the American
rights in the matter been so clearly in
evidence. To 35, y 85
A crew Of Japanese poachers, pur
suing seals in United States territory.
was fired upon under orders from
Special Agent Lempke of the
department of commerce. Five laps
we're killed, but no protest came from
Toxic. ~ & u ,s
Not more than a quarter OF a million
seals survive in the Pribyloff island
herd which once claimed not less
than five million. The damage has
been done to great extent by Cana.
dian poachers, guilty of what is known
as pe1agic sealing, or killing seals on
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
UNCLE SAM NOW TAKES
ALLIGATOR UNDER WING.
Fights for Protection Of Alligator as Well as Seal
and Buffalo.
and Buffalo.

A century ago the waters and lands
now in the possession of the United
States government were the habitat
OF the worlds biggest fish, animals
and reptiles.
The buffalo was monarch of animals
that roamed the plains, the seal was
worth more money than any denizen
of the deep, and the ferocious alligator
ruled without contradiction in the
swamps of the South. e -, y - -
The day Of their native supremacy
is gone, and now they would actually,
suffer final determination but for the
protecting hand of Uncle Sam.
The United States government has
made protection of it's seal fisheries an
international policy; it has established
a national park for the remnant of the
herds Of buffaloes, and it will soon
move to prevent the last saurian in
the swanps Of the South from yield
ing it's life to the pelt hunter
1t is only in late years that senti-
ment has grown UP in favor of the
niiASoeOl. IhCiI ugly Viva
ture was once regarded as foe to the
public order, and his complete exter-
mination at a stroke would have
seemed the best thing that could hap
pen, but the commercial uses to which
the tough alligator hide can be put
has made new sentiment, and soon
national legislation will be invoked to
restrict indiscriminate killing of the
swamp kings.
Not mere sentimentalism alone ar
CUES for protection of the last sur
vivors of Uncle Sans lower giants.
The buffalo had to 20 from the plains
in order to make way for man, but he
could have been driven into herds, and
preserved in numbers. The killing of
the seal to get the Skins is laudable
and prooer use Of the animal, provided
the killing is done with such system
that the race of seals be not exter-
minated. So with the alligator. Take
the lives Of as many as are needed
for the purposes Of commerce, but do
it according to far-sighted wisdom.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

people are employed solely to minister
to the comfort Of the invading hosts.
Everything must be done on large
scale in the running of. these hotels.
The grape fruit that the guest ate
with his breakfast was one Of 214,O0O
consumed during the season. More
than twice as many oranges about
436, 000-were required. Coffee was
breWed from a supply aggregating 3d.
600 pounds, or more than Is tons. The
cream was gathered from SO 700
quarts of milk and liz, 600 quarts were
needed for other purpose The but
ter used weighed nearly $50 900
pounds. Eggs were eaten by the; mill
ion, 3,400,000 being a seasons supply.
OF other ed1bles, $1,000 pounds Of ham,
$4,000 ponds Of bacon, 8,4OO livers,
100000 lamb chops and 3 81, 81 800
steaks were consumed in these great
hostelries: For dinners there were
were served last winter among other
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

The alligator is nearly wiped out,
but the big saurian multiplies quickly
and in great number, SO that with only
reasonable protection he would soon
flourish again.
Not long ago the swamps, rivers
and bayous of Florida and other South
ern states fairly abounded with the
creatures. Formerly they got as far
north as Georgia, but now they are
only found on the southern coast line
OF the extreme Southern states. They
are still numerous in the Everglades
for the reason that it is hard to get at
them there.
At first it was for the amusement Of
the hunter that the alligator fell. 1t
was esteemed great sport to sail down
river and shoot the saurians, leaving
the bodies where they fell, and making
no attempt to sell the hides.
Later, as Florida began to settle, the
alligatork were killed off for the pro-
lection of the people. The reptiles had
preying tendencies that made them
constant nuisance. Ordinarily they
subsist on fish, but when hungry they
did not hesitate to come inland and
steal whatever came within reach OF
their huge tails, a blow from which
would mean the death of lambs, pigs,
and even small calves and colts.
Every time the gator attempted in
roads posse would be formed, and a
trail of alligator carcasses would be
the outcome Of a ten days hunt. 81
1t was not, however, until the stur-
ian developed commercial possibili-
ties that the real devastation began.
Trunks, travelling bags, purses and all
kinds of leather novelties could be
made from alligator hide. The traffic
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

deep forests or orange groves full Of
fruit. 5s ii,
An enthusiastic flank movement Is
generally executed by a detachment Of
the main army Of peace, much as it is
done in real war. The detachment is
made up of those who like to invoke
an icy shiver through gazing on grue-s
some relics ofspast days when history
was written in blood. The objective
point in keeping with the smile is old
Fort Marion, a relic Of Spanish do
minion, whose construction was begun
more than three centuries ago, and
within whose grim walls are still to be
seen chill dungeons, secret passages,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

hausted, David arrived with the ak
Stephen berated him, in language not
fit to print, for his hardness, and in
explanation David said that, breakfast
being ready, and not thinking there
was any necessity for hurrying, he
stopped and ate his breakfast.
Stephen said: "Dave, hold this ere
bar, and let me kill him." !
David was 10th to do so, but to ap-
pease Stephens wrath, finally did as
requested. When Stephen saw David
had firm hold on the bear, he threw
the ak out Of David's reach and said:
Nov, Dave, hold fast that varmint
while I go to the house and get my
breakfast
Stephen went and got his meal and
then returned and killed the bear.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

- q : , - $ b. 4 : e : ;
has been the result of one mans dar-
ing enterprise. A number Of years
ago Mr.. H. M. Flagler conceived the
idea which has added SOC, 1000 to Flori-
8da's winter population, and has since
devoted to it's development the mill.
ions which came to him as one of the
pioneers Of Standard Oil. The hotels
and the railroads have advanced to-
gether from Jacksonville down the
whole length Of the coast as necessary.
Ito and a part of the same unique en-
terprise, and now ION to Havana" is
the watchward Of the annual army Of
invasion. incidentally it has brought
to Florida a tremendous development
as the winter kitchen garden of the
United States.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
MASTERING THE ARMY
or PLEASURES SEEKERS.
Uncle Sam Mobifzes Six Thousand Men With Noise
and Spectacular Accompaniment .

One Of the greatest OF the victories
of peace appears in the smooth and
easy movement Of tho peaceful armies
OF American pleasure seekers. Only
the other day there was great excite
ment in Washing ton when President
Roosevelt telegraphed the war de.
spartment Arrange for six thousand
troops to start for Cuba as soon as.
possible. Instantly the quiet gray
building on Pennsylvania avenue oc-.
cupied BY the war aspar tnent sprang:.
into an uproar Of activity Orderlies
were sent scurrying hitler and yon,
q host of messages set telephone and
telegraph wires hllmming from one
end of the country to the other, rail-
road and steamship schedules were
reckless1y smashed, and easy-going de-.
partment officials started in to w orlk
overtime, all in the attempt to mo-
Billie 5000 troops at the three sep
arate ports of New York, Newport.
News and Tampa, under the concen-
trated attention Of the entire country,
which was expected dutifully and pat
riotically to marvel at the wonderful
exhibition Of what perfect organiza-
stion can accomplish.
And yet to the transp ortation COM
panies affected the whole affair was Of
little more Importance in their daily
routine, though a great deal more
troublesome, than a. Sunday school
convention Or a political gathering.
For transportation companies are,
accustomed to handle much larger
armies than thistle armies Of peace
and pleasure, In the spring there is
an army. many times 6,00O5in number
which moves peacefully and harmoni-
ously upon New York from every part
Of the country on its way to Europe.
In the autumn the same army returns
and IS distributed again to the four
corners Of the land. In the early
summer, when paVements grow hot
and cities stif1ing, there is the; exc
1us to the shore and mo fountains which
turns' first to Cape May, Atlantic City,
Newport, Bar Harbor and the hum
dreds of other seaside resorts along
the, Atlantic coast and a little later
takes its fight into the mountains.
So that it seems strange to raise.
such a hullabaloo over the mobilizing
If a mere 5000 soldiers when one re-
members the peaceful armies which
are continually car'p gning through
the country Any one who has wit
messed the scene Of hustle and con-
fusion as the returning advance guard
of this army comes streaming into the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
On Jack London's Doors.

Jack London, the novelist, is having.
q yacht built for him at Oakland, Cal,
and is to go for a seven years cruise
round the world, gathering material
for new stories. Mr.. london is a hui.
morist as well as realist On his
home in San Francisco was a sign.
reading 70 admission except on
business; no business transacted
here. And on the back door was the
notice: Please do not enter without
knocking; please do not; knock z
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

Grand Central station in New York on
the first Tuesday in September, armed
with golf sticks, tennis racquets and
fishing tackle, with baggage trucks on
every hand piled high with the impedi-
ments Of travel, gets some faint idea
Of the proportions to which this move
ment attains. VI Il Es II !.
More practice, perhaps. would facili-
tate handling the soldiers Of Uncle
Sans army. The armies of peace, at
all events, mobilize rapidly and yet
successfully They are always at it.
Even now these armies are gathering
again, this time for the annual adj
vance upon the winter resorts Of the
South. i,
An army OF 100000 tourists visits
Florida each wint eran army five
times as large as that which wears
the uniform Of Uncle Sam. Yet there
lis no undue excitement over the COM
ing of such a host. Practice has pre-
pared the way for its every step. For.
its transportation feet of ocean-go-
ing steamers ply regularly from the
Northern coast cities throughout the
season. From New York and Chicago
ind other cities Of the North and
West parlor car trains dash south
ward, converting this pleasure seeking
army in its pursuit OF summer.
There is no mad scurrying for tents
Or timed goods, as in the case when
q few thousand boys in blue get busy.
IN the commissariat for the care OF
this vast army are included the facil-a
tiles Afforded by hundreds Of hotels.
md boarding houses, from the SIS or
SO a week cottage. accommod dating
half dozen guests. to the palatials.
|hostelry fitted with every convenience
and luxury for hundreds. At Jackson
vile is located the distributing point
for the transporting Of the battallions
.of pleasure seekers as they progress
down the coast from one famous win
ter resort to another. On one side the
ocean is always at hand, and boating
and bathing may alternate with sight
seeing and excursions hy land through
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
TELLS OF HIDING PLACE.
Water Quickly Reveals Location of
Buried Treasure.

This method more certain than the
operation of digging-for finding, say,
treasure or stolen goods recently
buried in the earth, is well known to
the soldiers of some Continental
armies, and also to the police of most
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

took such sudden bounds that in a
short time Florida was sending North
about 100000 skins annually. N
In addition to the sale of skins
there is a demand for baby gators,
which are stuffed and sold.
The alligator is a long lived custo-
mer, and frequently reaches an age of
$50 years.
# According to present plans Uncle.
Sam proposes to have a certain dis
trict set apart where it shall be Illegal
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

quicksand traps and all the terrifying
instruments of torture which attended
a Spanish regime in the fifteenth CEN
fury.
Were all this an invasion of troops,
even without resistance, the story
would not move. SO quickly. Neither
would the invasion, for the fact al
ready becomes apparent that to pre-
pare the way for an army Of pleasure
seekers another subsidiary army is
necessary. Taking into account only
the ten greatest and most famous Of
Florida,s hundreds of hotels, 200
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
Strength OF Iron and steeI /.

Strength OF Iron and Steel.
The increased strength Of iron and
steel wire, due to the strains OF cold
working. is made useful in many
ways. In the wire cables OF suspen-
sion bridges It Is relied upon and
figured in as q part Of the tensile
strength Of the wire. In wire for piano
strings and for deep sea sounding,
tensile strengths Of over 4OO, 0O0
pounds q square inch have been at,
tanned. the greater part Of which Il
due to the Internal strains set up "a
the wire drawing process. ss 81
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

to kill the big saurians except at GER
tain times and in regulated numbers.
In this way it is hoped they will be
preserved indefinitely.
The buffaloes that remain in the
United States are already under pro-
lection. Only such action prevented
the grand old monsters of the plains
from being wiped out altogether
The area originally occupied by the.
buffalo was 100000 square miles.
This lordly domain has shrunk till it
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
THE PoPE's JOKE,

1t is not often, that his holiness, the
pope, makes a joke, but he made one
recently in order to put Herr Schne1.
der, the bishop of Paderborn, at his
ease. The bishop had just been in
troduced to the pope, and was fearful
ly nervous. 5ss6 4 L
Il "Monsignor,' said the pope, with a
laugh, TIVE are brothers. Don't you
understands
The bishop evidently did not, SO the
pope continued:
I'VE both belong to the tailor fami-
ly, Schneider as well as Sarto!"
Schneider is the German for tailor,
and Sarto is the Italian.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
Athletics on the Moon.

tbs man in the moon must surely
regard with amused contempt our
undetermined athletic records. A good
terrestrial athlete could cover about
100 feet on the moon In running
broad jump, while leaping over a barn
would be a very commonplace feat.
He would find no difficulty in carry
ing six times as much and running
six times as fast as he could on earth,
all because the moon attracts bodies
with only one-sixth Of the force OF the
earth. KS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

is only few hundred miles. /,
But, wherever the buffalo is now, he
has the protection of the national
government This country has dealt
somewhat hardly with the primeval
owner Of it's great Western plains, but
what small atonement is possible will
be made now.
James g. Blaine predicted that one
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01
Froq al a Barometer.

Frog as Barometer.
a curious barometer used in Ger
many and Switzerland consists OF a
jar Of water with a frog and little
stepladder in it. When the frog
comes out Of the water and sits on
the steps It is said to infaliably fore
tell rain.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

countries. Water is poured copiously
upon the ground and left to soak in;#
when, exactly over the place where
the treasure lies hidden, depression
dotted lines caused by the sinking
down Of the earth, is to be noticed.
Then the spade usefully goes to work,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-12-01

i will be hard to cash your repent
ance il heaven unless it is endorsed
by reformation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26
How To Treat Appendicitis.

DR.. Chauvel, medical inspect.
or of the French army, deals a
heavy blow at the popular sur
gical treatment of appendicitis
in special report of a statisti
cal nature. He shows that out
of 668 cases of appendicitis in
the military hospitals of France
1870 were operated upon. while
48O received only medical
treatment. OF the latter there
were only three that resulted
fatally, whereas of the much
smaller number dealt with by
the use of the knife twenty.
three were lost.
A north Missouri exchange
says that not only will girls be
girls, but that lots of old
women try to be too. Yes. and
occasionally an old sinner of
the masculine gender trys to be
a boy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26
Married Last Night.

Last evening at the home of
Rev. j. H. Jackson a quiet little
wedding of couple from Spal-
dug took place. The wedding
was that of Mr.. Emery Bunts
and MISS Bertha F Cadwalader.
The ceremony which cemented
the future of this happy couple
was performed at o'clock by
Rev, j. H. jackson, of the Park
Methodist church The we'd
ding was witnessed by the faith
er of the groom aud the brides
mother. who were happy in
their congratulations to their
newly married children. Both
of the young people are from
Spalding, to which place they
returned last night and it is
there they will make their fut-
ure home.-Hanuibal Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26
AND HOW DO THEY DO TT
$40 M. C. D.

The west bound flyer on the
Burlington Wednesday night
cut two mail sacks containing
newspapers to pieces. The next
morning the r. R yards were
covered with scraps of paper.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. George Vaughn
of Ballinger, Tex, came in
Thursday to visit his brother,
A. M. Vaughn
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

Mrs. z. f, Leake and daught-
err Miss Agnes went to Palmyra
Thursday, to visit friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

DIR. E. L. Luke, of Coin,
Iowa, has been visiting his wife
who was the guest of the home
folks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

Prof. A. P. Settle, of the
State Normal at Kirksville, and
his SOD, Master Caskey, arrived
Friday to visit his parents, j.
Blue Settle and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-07-26

Mrs. George A, Hawkins and
daughter, Miss Ruth, spent the
latter part of the week with
Hannibal relatives.