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LADDERS; TAKE -_--- With Revolvers Drawn, They Jump Into Window at Early Morning Hour. —— on =

PLACE LONG SUSPECTED

Room Above Salisbury Street ‘Saloon Believed to Have Weekly Game.

TEN MEN ARE CAPTURED

—— Cards, Chips and Money Taken to Dayton Street Court as Evidence. ———— Ten men arraigned Monday in the Dayton Street Police Court on the Charge of playing poker were arrested after policemen had used ladders in en- tering the second-story room at 913 Sal- isbury street, where they were gathered. feut. O’Brien and Sergt. Helmholt niade the raid at 3 a. m. Sunday, aided by FPolttemen Mealey, Derby, Murphy, St“cker.’ and Bretz. All are of the 3 ve pMarket Street Station. if cee in an apartment above the George Sunder Jr., had been

his vet lifv it ot. Pickel's suspicion for some the wht? days ago Sergt. Helmhoit the Sug°®’ to the place on a pretext Thengeed the two front windows. him, t cations were that there was “Impea “t s®me there starting every ter sift night, and the raid was , ‘yr early Sunday morning. Of c.\@ police squad reached the a bit 17. ve policemen were stationed ident's'way and at the rear exits. he fee “lien and Sergt. Helmholt then_ ders, obtained in the neigh- kainst the front of the build- a Wes aside, jumped with drawn ing ewi and clambered up. m {tt the shades were closely at sounds that came from the of tthe ted that a game was in yay anal the Lieutenant and. Ser- Ite Ww up the windows, an = Togtine at tne sills of the shutter- sista ville” into the room. geti Panic Follows Rald, =~ ‘men seated about the table of Ig to their feet. Some of them Indio sweep out of sight the cards siophips and money on the table, t the command of Lieut. O'Brien, of ‘had planted himself with his sioi against door, they desisted. evi Men, panic stricken by the sud- ah@ess of the invasion, ran this way spare seeking in vain a way of e. . lizing the futility of trying to out of the trap that had been otms upon them they quieted down hesubmitted to arrest. or door was opened and the police- ’ who had been picketing the hall- in @nd rear of the building came in. aq cards, chips and money were yered up to be used as evidence t) the men were taken to the sta- Ser Hungate of 3701 North Ninth qt is said by the police to be proprie- pof.the game. The players were sent Police Court. Besides Hungate, the }) arrested were John Reveiras, 8703 -wth Broadway: Charles West, 3701 rth Ninth street; Albert Kraus, 3920 rth Fourteenth street; Otto Gillaspy, t North Ninth street; Edward Noll- in, 8715 North Ninth street; Harry qapp, 1125 Salisbury street; Philip Mas- North Fourteenth street; sor e Russell, 911 Salisbury street, and | aaries Shaw, 14% Brannon avenue. 0G HELPS GAME WARDEN. Springfield Official Uses Ani- mal to Find Birds. Apecial to the Post-Dispateh. | Mo. Dec. 24.—A thoroughbred pointer dog is being used by Deputy Game Warden Robert Fellis {in detecting game shipped here contrary to the new Walmsley law. The dog was gent here by State Game Warden J. H. Rodes of alia The animal is kept at the Frisco depot and ts ‘‘sicked”’ on all trunks, bar- rels and boxes in the express office. He also looks among the baggage for con- me. Several arrests have traband ga been made during the season. WAGON RUNS OVER HIM. Injured Man: Asks Police to Ar- PLAYERS SNOW OR RAIN ON CHRISTMAS en eee EE Warmer Weather With Storm Beginning Monday Night. THE TEMPERATURE. p > Ee i ee ery as * 225 a. ee Oe ods cheek necks 199 «. m... Midnight I ee “ee we Peewvne gen SAY' AM T AIL 2 &@.

The weatiicr RIGHT BOYy 2 men isn't quite HAD sure whether i will. be rain oF snow for Carist- mias, but he 1s confident that it will be one or the other. A storm is levelop- ing in the South- west and is ior. - ing its way northward. It will be accom- panied by warim- er weather, and will cause either rain or snow in this vicinity. Official fore- cast Monday: “Cloudy and warmer, with rain or snow late tonight and Tuesday. South- easterly winds. The minimum temperature will be about 32 degrees Monday night.” The coldest weather so far in St. Louls was at 7 a. m. Sunday, when the temperature registered 10 degrees above vero. At the same hour Monday the temperature was 19 degrees. The weather continues cold east of the Mississippi Valley, and as far south as the east Gulf coast and Northern Florida. At Jacksonville, Fla. the thermometer went down to “4 degrees Monday morning. FIGHT DEGREES ABOVE ZERO IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The coldest weather of this winter came today, when the thermometer went down to 8 degrees. A keen northwest wind, blowing 29 miles an hour, added to the ‘discom- fort.

16 Above in Atlanta. ment thermometer today toue*.d 16 de- grees, the coldest by 10 degrees of the season. Freezing weather is reported as far south as Tampa, Fla., where 28 degrees is reported. he cold wave ex- tends over the eastern half of the Southern States.

Elderly Couple's Rapid Wooing Causes Double Marriage, — Christmas dinner will be a wedding feast at the home of George Carter of North Ven..«, and his guests will be his wife and‘Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Moer- tel, all of whom were married at the same time by Justice Driscolh of East St. Louis Monday. Moertel and Carter were boarders at the home of Mrs. Milile Gregory in North Venice. Miss Hester Seott, a pretty girl of 18, is Mrs. Gregory's ward. Moertel and Miss Scott were Sweethearts. They fixcd Monday as the day of their wedding, but at _the !ast moment bethought themselves of giv- Ing proof of their ages, Moertel i& only 21 and looks younger. His bride appears to be a mere girl. They appealed to Mrs. Gregory and Carter, The four went to East St. Louis by trolley. On the way Carter pressed his suit with Mrs. Gregory, to whom he had been attentive for many months. Be- fore the car crossed the city limits of East St. Louls he had won her. License Clerk Smith issued. the lico*nse to Moertel and Miss Scott. They started froin the office. “Just let us have a license, too, said Carter. There was no difficulty about ages this time. Carter is 56 and his bride 44. The party went to the office of Justice Driscoll and all stood in a row while they were married. Then they hurrice] home to prepare for the double celebra- tion of Christmas and their nuptials. Carter and Moerte! work in the Amer- lean Car and Foundry Co. Carter is from Louisville, Ky., and Moertel from Cinc!nnatl, O. WOMEN AND CHILDREN BURN Husbands Sleep While Wives Perish in Nearby Rooms. NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 24.—The_ wife and child of Samuel Poyner and the wife and child of Willlam Grimstead were last night burned to death at_the Grimstead house on Morris Neck, Prin- cess Anne County. Poyner and Grim- stead slept in another part of the house until the fire spread to the room in which they were. It awoke them barely in time to permit them to escape. The charred bodies of the women and children were removed from the debris by their husbands and fathers.

, rest the Driver. Daniel V. Bagwell of 6822 First avenue, Forest Park Home Place. 8t. Louis Cotnty, has asked the * ygene to arrest the driver of a bread wagon which knocked him down and ran over his left leg at Grand and Manchester ave- nues about 7:4 a. m. Monday. Bagwell says the waron bore the name of P. M. Steber, a baker of 890 South Third street. As he stepped from the curb to rd Market street car, Bagwe!! told the p d police, the wagon dashed around the corner from Grand avenue, Before he could esca from its path Bagwell save the horse struck him, and, as he lee. arkie were injured. He refused to be taken to a pivsician and went home. He says he will prosecute the driver. Bishop McCabe Buried. CHICAGO, Dee. 24.--The funeral of the late Bishon Charles C. McCobhe wns held today from the First Methodist fajscopal Church at Evanston. The in- ferment was in Rowe Hill Cemetery. NO PARDON FOR BRIBERS. Folk Won't Free Hartmann or Lehmann for Christmas. There will be no Christmas pardons for Julius Lehmann and Emil mann, two of the three St. Louisans now the Penitentiary for bribery. nae °° stated to a ae “itv Monday. Phe ibednor suvhaines that the holl- -———-— formed some deed of bravery. Lehriann and Hartmann ¢o not come under er of these heacs. The Governor indicated, as heretofore ‘nnounced, that it is his intention fo shorten the terms of these men, but '@ would net say when he will act In the premises,

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Hart- ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 24.—The Govern- , DRINK MAKES DESPERADO OF MODEL YOUTH —_—_——— ——— Ryan Attributes His Downfall to Bad Habits and Evil Companions, ee a ee HE FACES PENITENTIARY Pee nee eee mem, Romarkable Robberies Are Not Remembered by the Pris- oner, Sober Now, sania — an MOTHER LOVES HER SON He Was Known ag a ‘Bright Pupil at School and Was Liked by Teachers, ©

Geoffrey Ryan, 18 years old. who rode of two revolvers, looked through prison bars Monday and said that whisky caused him to commit his remarkable geries of crimes. ; Four warrants for highway robbery, one for assault to k'll and one grand larceny were issued against Ryan Monday. On the robbery charges minimum penalty js five vears in Penitentiary and the maximum is imprisonment. For assault to kill penalty {s from two to ten years in life the the to seven yerrs. his education has been as good as that of the average city boy. His father, a teaming contractor, gave him all the advantages within his means and sent him to St. I.eo’s parochial school, where,

by his brightness and studiousness, the ship of Father Harty, then pastor of bt. Leno's, now Arenb:shop of Mania. Leaving school at the age of 18 he |worked as cish boy in a downtown de- artment store. Then he was a delivery y on one of the wagons and later a Wagon driver.. He ecame known .as ic and was employed as rer by séveral wholesale and retail houses. First Downward Steps. Ryan was vorn and reared at. 2979 Cass avenue, where his father died two } yea ago. The boys: of the neéighbor- hoad were his friends and when he and they grew toward manhood their habits and tastes were the same. They called thernselves ‘‘the ganz’ and were boon agrapanions in their idje hours. With “the gang’ Ryan learned to drink the Whisky which caused him suddenly to change from a I ever saw when he was going i. bat Ad He didn't lide the nickname “Jet’ because it was so COMMON, and he used to {n- mist that we call him “Gritgn’ because. he said, Jef! was such a common name. He was all right until :.. got in with those boys. a then he has not lived a any and he has not helped “He is good-hearted e would come here and ask me got = eloth- ing to give to one of the boys who need- ed it. I don't think he ever aid any- thing ty before, “I would like to see pin, put In a re-

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form schvolg If he must go to the Pen- Sree o yan him ee owns @ ranch. He came here to sel] pono ponies. After being here three weeks he deserted her, July 1, 1465 Judge Douglass took the case under ad- vyisement. BANK GIVES EXTRA SALARIES

‘State National Remembers Ali Employes on Christmas. Each employe of the State National Bank received at noon Monday, in cash, a full month's extra salary as a Christ- mas rerrembrance from the bank, the Board of Directors having authorized such distribution as an acknowledg- ment of the services rendered and in. view of the bank having enjoyed an | unusually prosperous year, The stockholders were recently given | an extra dividend of $80,009, being 4 per. cent on the capital--the entire amount, —- paid out by the bank as dividends dur- ing the year being $240,000. The State National Bank is one of the eldest banks In the West, having been established in 1855 as a State institution. It was located first at Main and Vine streets, moved later to Third and Vine streets and to its present location in the Security Building, Fourth and Locust streets, in 1892. The bank was national- iged bn 1899. It has a capital of $2,000,000, GEOPFERY RYAN FATALLY SHOT, DEPUTY WOUNDS,

of Money Seized by Negross | HIS ASSAILANTS Jefferson County Officer Dies From Wound Inflicted by Reveler,

SLAYER IS IN HOSPITAL ———

Companion at Time of Shooting Not Held With Him by Coroner. —

Dave Morgan was bound over Monday to await the action of the Jefferson County grand jury on the killing of Deputy Sheriff Bert Edwards at Crystal about 2 miles south of St. Louis. Saturday night. +s Coroner Hensley or- dered him heid after hearing — test}- Halpenny, Morgan's companion at. the time of the shooting, was not held.’ It developed in the testimony that after Edwards had been shot down by Morgan, he turned his reyolver on Mor- gan and Halpenny and wounded both. Halpenny was shot in the chest an: dangerously wounded, and Morgan was shot in the hip. Both have been sent, it is said at Crystal City, to hospitals in St. Louis. The St. Louis police have not been notified of their arrival here. Edwards was killed on a Viaduct over the Frisco railroad tracks near the Postoffice about 6:30 p. m, Saturday. Morgan and Halpenny were iron work- ers employed by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. They had been drinking free- ly around the Crystal City galoons for several days and threatening trouble. it was anticipated that there would be trouble Saturday night, andthe ‘pro- prietor of a ,saioon in which. the. two men had beén drinking sent for a- wards to preserve order, Morgan and Halpenny left the saloon just before Edwards got there. They saw him come out of the saloon and start: toward the viaduct, and fired several shots from their rerene> o< Morgan is said to have remarked that he had one more bullet for awerde When the Deputy Sheriff was in the him. The bullet” struck Edwards in the left arm and the cost, The deputy fell. but propped himself up and emptied his revolver at hig as- sailants. When the smoke of battle cleared away. Edwards was found dy- ing on the viaduct, while Morgan and Halpenny, both wounded, were lying a few feet away. Edwards was about 21 had been frequently CHhYy. ae

4 years old, and sworn in as a dep- uty sheriff to preserve order among the employes of the glass works . known as an exceedingly Seis ag and absolutely without fear He had been warned by his friendg ¢ more deputyships, as they 2 accept no he would get into serious troypie

The record sale of tickets at the Union Station wag rey urday, with Christmas travel The re- celpts#, dur! the day were $3 090.

surplus and undivided profits of over $800,000 and deposits of about $11,000,000,

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Union Station Record Broken. | TO BE “FW: LADY"

Girl Accused of Taking a Dog, . Princess Gown and a Muffler, ©» Annie Walters of 1002 Missouri ave- nue, 15 years old, wanted to be a “fine ladyv"’ and. stole so she could wear fine clothes, she told the police of the Sou- lard Street Station Monday, after an in- formation had heen issued against her charging grand: larceny. One of the things, she stole-was a white poodle. The girl was formerly employed by Mrs. Josephine Milier of 2352 Park ave- nue, who reported to the police, Oct. 7, that the girl Was missing with the poodle, a red princéss gown, black and white silk skirt, silk muffler and string of beads. The police have been looking for the girl ever since. They found her at noon Sunday at.the \lissouri avenue address, and:in hee possession found a diamond ring valued at $140, a plain gold ring and a black silk skirt answering the description of articies stolen from Mrs.

ee M. J. Haley of 2114 South Eleventh sireet Mrs. Haitv identified the prop- erty, and on her statement the infor- mation, was issued. ‘Mrs. Miller refused to prosecute the girl. The girl admits the second theft, but denies that she took the property from Mrs. Miller's home. She was taken from the Soulard Street Station to the detention room in the House of Refuge. BRICKLAYER FALLS ROM A SCAFFOLD A, Hunter Seriously Injured by ' Eugenia Street Building Accident. A. Hunter, a bricklayer, 28 years old, fell from the seaffolding of a building at Twentieth and Eugenia streets at nday. and was probably fatal- ogee ont Hie fell a distance of BW feet.

He Wags sent to the City Hospital, where, it was found that his skull was fractured.

FUDGE IS OBSOLETE. ‘College Girls Introduce Mint Crystals as New Candy.

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“ a HICKS, RESCUED AT COST OF $30,000, IS GRATEFUL FOR ORDEAL — ate x al °

He Is in Hospital, Christmas Turkey

California Miner Says He Really Enjoyed Fifteen-Days’ Entombment, and, Though Declares He Will Eat Promised Him.

HAD CHANCE TO THINK, AND NOW HE'LL REFORM

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an». § o More Whisky for Him, He Says--Tobacca Probably Saved His Life—Diamond Deal- er Offers Him $1000 to Do One Day’s Francisco Counter. 24.—‘‘In spite of the blackness and the monotony,’’ said Lindsay B. Hicks, the miner who was released from a living tomb in the heart of the cave-in of the Edison shaft at 11:25 o'clock Satur- day night, ‘‘I really enjoyed myself at times down there more than I ever did in my life. For one thing, I had a good, long rest.” q Hicks appeared well and happy Sun- ‘day, spending much time receiving con- gratulatiops of friends whom he told about it. In the Edison company hos- pital, six miles from the scene of his captivity, he Hes propped up ina snow: white bed, in striking contrast to th: bed of rocks and the pillow of steel « which he has rested for 15 days. the mine all exertion is concentrated o recovering the bodies of Hick'’s unfo tunate cumradés, Hicks was once a. soidier, and te Said to have some Indian. blood in | veins. His bravery under the trying conditions won for him the admiration of hundreds of persons, who watched the progress of his. exhumation. So strong was he at the finish that he helped to scrape away the last barrier of earth and crawsed, with slight as- sistance, into the world. .. _ “B.atma larger mam today’ than f was on’ Dev. +7,)’. he said consider this due to’ the vast quantities of milk I consumed. I got. accustomed sours. } “I only weighed Jn the neighborhood of 150 pounds when I entered the shaft, and last night Dr. Stinchfleld put me on the scales and the beam ba'‘anced at only half a pound under my regular weight. He Wants His Turkey. “T am going to make Dr. Stinchfleld keep all the promises he made to me through the pipe. I will see to it that the white and dark meat of the turkey he has been fattening for me is at my place at his table on Christmar Day. I ‘will remain at the hospital on the- other side of the hill until that day and then I'm going to Los Angeles. After that I may consider some of the offers that were made to me.” Hicks actually At 10 a. m. Sunday mooted the old saddle horse belonging to the Edison compeny and rode around the winding trails for a distances of six miles to the company’s hospital. Before leaving the tunnel the rescued man posed for pictures, and again when he mounted the horse and started up the grade another halt was made for pictures. The rescuing force, which numbered over 100 men, are mostly all enjoying themselves in Bakersfield and are veing entertained royally by the citizens. The engineers have drawn up plans for clearing the debris out of the caved-in shaft and the recovery of the five dead miners will occupy 8) days. The Edison company has spent in the neighborhood of $30,000 for the rescue of Hicks. Their great transmission line from the Kern River to Los Angeles, a distance of over 17 mies, which was nearing completion, will not be tn operation until some time in February. The Edison company paid all the men engaged in the rescue work double pay. Bakersfield is still celebrating the res- cue of the brave miner. been kept at a high pitch for over a week, and when the fire bell, loaded sirens and locomotive whistles

anvils, zens, both in the residential and busi- ness sections, were wild. The streets were full of holiday shoppers and mer- ty-making prevailed throughout last night. Everybody wanted to see Hicks Sunday and every conveyance obtain- able was Pressed into service and idash was made for the canyon. The

oung women who have re-! camp officials, however, refused to a! for the holidays from Welles- | low those who desired to get into t Mawr and! poist and make the terrific the news that fudge, long the i the te; of the mountain where the mi- ¢ IW. . he journey to and buried six h © feet down in the

Jearth. Over 375 hours had passed since

“Tt Is .a fact. that, my shift “and trousers ar@ tight... I to the milk and craved for it every three| Hicks, who is 83 years old, was impris- oned under the car. For more than 93 hours he had actually no hope of res- cue. Somewhere in the debris near him hé could hear the voices of his five cem- ‘ades, at first hopeful, though some of nem were fearfully . injured. Later heir conversation became incoherent, re by one, and moans followed, then _thein had perished miserably | “It was more than four days before was sure that help was coming to ire,” he said. “When the first crash came I started to run to the saaft, keep- ing @long to the right of the wall and feeling my wavy over its rough surface with) my hands; A heavy timber fell and struck me on the batk. I threw me to the ground, and when T tried t rise and a ee tre formd that it had pinned ime to t groun “While the timber did not hurt me Pnvuch, -it stunmed me, and as goon as { realized. what had happeneft I felt about “tie in the darkness and found that I was inclosed In a very narrow space. Above me |] fet the woodwork of. the car and alf about me the rough sides of.the rocks and Hebris. “The air was oppressive. Then the jong wait came, @uring which the voices of those caught fn the wreck about me came to my ears. and Wwe

talked back and forth. One by one they — away, and again came the awful silence, “When I had given signals on the rail of the tramway, beside which 1 lay, amd first heard coring through the riffeaff into the little hole, | thought it was a pick and I would be rescued {In a few hours. “Ll felt pretty bad when the second ripe was driven past me. I did every- thing to attract their attention. I showt- ed and rapped on the pipe with stones, but none of them heard me. “IT. could hear them talking Inthe shaft @ feet above me and could hear the tinkling of their shovels and picks

The town has, commenced saluting the rescue, the citi-| on the ledge. It was terribie to hear them and to be unable to make my ex- act location known to them. “Then one of the pipes stopped ciose to me, and I seized tt and shouted up through it. I could hear all right after that and began to get food and feel better. During the first two days 1 had existed on a plug of tobacco. Tobacco Helped Him. ’ “That tobaceo did as much for me as any other thing. I was able to keep my mouth moist with it, and; although wanted water, that tobacco juice’ per- formed the same service. J] certainiy nade it last. Every plece 1 chewed and chewed and chewed until I could’ not get any more juice out of it, and thea ‘Il sweliowed It. “Many ofthe pleasant minutes in my life were papsed in that small cavern dcewn thera’ 1 enjoyed the conversa- tion through the pipe, the musie fur- nished by the phonograph and the many funny sories and tales that were sent down to: me, “When I wanted to sleep I put my hat against one of the tron wheels of the car, whose wreck was all about me and, resting my head againat it, slept like a babe. 1 surely was crowded. When | wanted to move my legs I had to put them in a crevice. realized whet it must mean to aman to be buried alive. I lay all of the time on my back, and vou can se that the cloth of my trousers is worn out by my moving on ; them. | “After the first pipe came through I realized every movement made for my jsake. I can tell you that | felt grate- }ful when | heard the nolse keep right (on hour after hour and I realized the men were working night and day. P “Shut in the earth, burled away out of sight of the sunileht and the sight of human faces, I went through a whole lot with myself and my mind that I had never gone through before. A man will think at such a time as he will at ino. other. “Before the end. of the first week the stench from the decomposing bodies af | those who had died tn the cave-in made | my position almost unbearable. mt “But really after I became sure that imy rescue was only a matter of time jand they began feeding me regularly f ‘enjoyed myself. I tell you I feel fine ,now. How could I help it? never got , £9 rested up in my life. e / “ gm am tittie bit ole wr. becanse, tn ‘the excitement of the Tast three days ‘and nights, with the picks of the rea- , ckers ringing on the recks 80 near nie, '] could not sleep, and Uved at a nerw- fous strain that was terrible. There was

+7 t ~ brgue Srised of delicactes at those insti-! ner wos restinz. ‘always the chance of a false move and ‘ations, has been replaced by a new! While the last stens were being taken | the whole mass crashing down upoe - on. : Ine. con feererystals are now the sweetest; '™ the rescue: Sage. Cone hed calied $2 “Abovt cn hour before they finais dainty in the handbag of the Eastern, Hicks and told him he was still on the| got me out I could hear their feveriad college girl. There is nr pe egy of the; payroll. nantly Bn + sameren., peeeese. I entes life in the new fad, for the ma- “ 3 out, ‘Hello, pals. at are ye sweatin’ aimee mint crystals {s a far simpier art Yow have been ® most faithful man. labout? 1 have got lots of time. Take. it than the manufacture of fuage. Hicks,” he said. “Yow have been on} easy.’ Just moisten a mint leaf, 2 phy duty for 15 days and nights and never “We want ter git yer out,” came the h sugar, and as soon an it is : ang wer. : beaten icy sweetmeat-is complete. Fia-| **Ked for & day of. You have been) «1 know yer do, boys, an’ I appre - arel sugar may and to the enjoyment | drawing ray all the time. clate ft, too; but take your time; 1 ain't delicacy. A St. uls confee- 1 urted in no hurry.’ ot ner has a recipe which he considers sage By here ; “We're doing all we can,” catied still better. Tt Is: ‘ It was Dec. 7, at 7 o'clock in the someone. = s “ oiling sugar to the candy!morning. that ti “ “Yes, you have ai you can, an’ . 4 ne mbere gave way you'll get me out,’ newered

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- ae 5 I AB St NP ORR NR ar re ng ee MONDAY—S8T. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—DECEMBER 24, 1906 Blanche Walsh as Moll O Hara, [BRIDEGROOM'S NAP and Clyde F:tch, Boxed, as Seen by a Post-Dispatch Cartoontst oe + ee - + ae Sette “7 os em . Fast Ee 4 oe : ; % 7 a Fis es - me j =, ‘ a ‘ a 2 Be ~ a os . ee ‘ ‘ 4 3 ee aie Le - 4 A characterist- ic program of glee choruses, solos and instrumenta! numbers will be of- fered, and the Yale collegians are said to be better equipped for entertain- ment this season than ever before. GREATER NEW YORK STARS AT GAYETY. The Greater New York Stars, headed hy Virginia Tyson, ‘‘the queen of bur- lesque,” opened a week's engagement at the Gayety with yesterday's matinee. An entertaining bill, including some bright specialty acts, is offered. ing Miss Maryland Tyson, the Allens, Busch-Devere Trio, Hume, Hiosey, Busch Brothers and others, “THE MESSIAH” AT THE ODEON. A most excellent interpretation of Handels impressive Christmas ora- torio, “The Messiah,’’ was given at fhe Odeon yesterday afternoon as the fourth in the season’s series of Sunday popular concerts by the Choral-Svm- phony Society's orchestra and chorus, with four most competent soloists, '

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un- der the conductorship of Mr. Charles Galloway. Mrs. A. I. Epstein, who took at short notice the place of Miss Edna Bruns as soprano soloist, acquitted herself admirably, surpassing ever her success in the role of Good Deeds in the Choral-Symphony production of Dr. Walford Da- vies’ cantata, “‘Everyman,’’ week before last. Miss Rosalie Withlin. con- tralto; Mr. James J. Rohan, tenor, and Mr. John A. Rohan, basso, were fine- ly capable. The choral work under Mr. GalloWay’'s leadership proved a delight to the It was a success due to excellent training and revealed the Strating the truth that the Choral-Symphony players are always to be de- ' a

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ST ee gy LOCH CARNEGIE MENACED.

HIS LIFE A MYSTERY. Jewelry Peddler Left Pronerty Worth $3000 in Room, In a little bunk of a room in a cheap lodging house at 107 North Broadway was found Sunday afternoon the dead body of & man whose peculiar life

Drain Students’ Lake. From the New York Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.~Loch Carnegie, University's newest play- and save Lewson the long wait.

was still learned somewhat tion very mother and escorted It was riage at 14% a. { to delay it a fi the take a a4 Amend's brated on its merits for many effectual cures. Four a two-seated Manchester jured jumped trom the had had Hays was driving and A.C. Hannaand Miss Pidgie Hanna were with him. avenue, ley touring car, horses plunged tongue. whe then leaped out bruised jured except Hays, whose left ankle was hrokem. the road and was there stopped. stop and tueir identits DELAYS. WEDDING He Waited All Night for Bride’s Late Train and Is Sleepy.

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Marriage Planned for Sunday Evening, but Storm Held | Train 12 Hours. | | Nicholas Lewson of Joplin, Mo., proved | his love for Miss Bernice Gerry of Ban- | gor, Me., not by. rescuing her from cap- | tivity in the castle of a bold knight nor by any other deed of valor, but by wait- ing patiently for her all night long at, the Union Station. The train on which | St. Louis was nearly 12} The wedding will take place Mon-'! day afternoon in the parlors. of the | Hotel Jefferson. Lewson formerly lived in Bangor and he was betrothed to Miss Gerry before he left that place to buy a business in Joplin. She promised that when t'¢: business was established she would come to Missouri to wed him, and they arranged to make it a Christmas mar- riage. The ceremony was place Sunday evening. St. Louis Saturday, procured a mar- riage license and arranged for Rabbi Messing to perform the ceremony. Miss Gerry was to arrive at 7 p. m. Sunday. Half an hour before the time for the arrival of the train lLewson was im- patiently weiting at the Station. He waited an hour and a half. Then he learned from emploves at the station that the train was indefinitely delayed. Spurned Belliboy’s Aid. Lewson paced up and down the mid- way, wondering if it was a wreck that had delayed the,train. At 10 p. m. he was told that the latest report was that the train wouldn't arrive until 2:30 a. m. Rabbi Messing was waiting at the! hotel. Lewson jumped into a cab and, hi yied to tell the clergyman that the wedding must be postponed unitl Men- | day morning. A clerk at the hotel sug- | gested that since the train was to ar-'! rive at such an unseasonable hour, a bellboy cou.d meet her at the station If Lew- son described Miss Gerry carefully, the clerk said, the bellboy would have ne | trouble finding her and escorting her to] the hotel. Lewson met the proposal with scorn. He returned to the station and waited: until 2.80 a. m. Then he waited sorme} more. Jt was reported that the train} indefinitely delayed. Lewsor , that a snowstorm in the East! cause of the trouble, and feit! relieved. the train pulled into the sta-| 6:30 a. m. Lewson, ‘weary but! met Miss Gerry and her them to the hotel. to have the mar- to have taken Lewson reached

was the When at happy, decided not j » longer so as to give | bridegroom time to! nap. | Lewson is 55 years old. Miss Gerry is prospective for rheumatism. No. Eimer & 2351. Cele- Rest

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LEAPED IN RUNAWAY. Injured When Auto Frightened Horses. Four residents of Kirkwood, riding fn oven carriase between Valley Park. were in- afternoon when thev vehicle after the team ired bv an anto q unmanageable. (;eorze Will A. Hanna. and Sunday doi}

heen 8: become They all live at 426 Harrison Kirkwood. They were about a mile north of Val- Park when they met a large red gulng at high speed. The ferward and broke tlie accubsants of the carriage and all were painfully none was seriously in- rest. though

The team rana half mile down the auto did not is unknown. The occupants of ‘spectacular ion KELLAP THE MACICIAN Magician Contemplates Featur- ing Paul Valadon, His Assist- ant, Next Season. Kellar, the magician; now at the Grand Opera House, says that he is ,;now making his farewell tour, as it is his intention to retire after this season, and with his wife, devote sev- eral years to travel. He declares, how- ever, that he will probably continue to devise new tricks and illusions for stage presentation, as that, to him, is “the only way to keep young.” Speak- ing of “The Golden Butterfly,” the mysterious disappearance act which is his novelty this year, Kellar says that it cost him $10,000 in money and two years’ time to perfect, and that he got the idea for the trick from a party of Buddhist priests in he Himalaya mountains while witnessing their an- nual assemblage and performances. It is possible that Kellar may put a big show on the road next season, featuring Paul Valadon, his present associate, who hee been with him during the past three seasons. “4 Beautiful Buster Brown Pin” Will be given free with each pair of Buster Brown Blue Ribbon shoes for boys or girls. The Powers Shoe Co., 822 Olive street. DIES SUDDENLY AFTER NAP. Ralph C. Dula Was Member of Wealthy Family, The body of Ralph C. Dula, who died

| Sunday afternoon of heart trouble, will be sent to Wentzville. Mo.,. his former home, for burial Tuesday. Dula was 20 vears old and was the son of Adolphus W. Dula of 3645 Folsom avenue. He was a nephew of Robert R. B. Dula and C. C. Dula, wealthy tobacco man- ufacturers of New York. Young Dula had been in charge of the leaf depart- inent of a St. Louis tobacco factory for several years. lie appeared day afternoon. Sunday he lay down to take a nap, short time he was dead. ES SE eee | Se eee Engaged for Covent Garden. Special to the Vost-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The first plum that has come to any of the artists of he Manhattan Grand Uyp.cra Company account of the successes of the last fortnight Was handed out Saturday to Bassi, the new Italian tenor, By a cable message he was engaged to he- come one of the leading tenors of the Covent Garden Opera in London for the spring and fall seasons of 1907, 1908 and 1909. As such an engagement in Eurone will not interfere with Bassi's obliga- tions at the Manhattan Opera House he will accept. He has never sung at Covent Garden before, and the offer is due to the glowing accounts cabled to Kurope after his first appearance in “Nido” last Wednesday night. health Satur- about 3 p. -m. and In a in good ? seemed natural. and door. as secing what was g exclaimed: I want to cet off at the car had barely reached avenue. Fourth that the stud had been unscrewed the shirt, evident! buttonhole was enlarged. The stud had not been wrenched out, however. Physician Jostled by Three Men, One of Whom Got Stud Valued at $600. ? WORK DONE WITH SKILL Victim Did Not Notice the Loss Until Thieves Had Left Car and Escaped. Robbed of a valuable diamond stud et 5:20 o’clock Saturday afternoon while on a Broadway car in full view of the holiday throng and yet attacked so skill- fully that he dla not at first realize his . loss was the experience of Dr. Philip Scholz of 1110 Ferry street. Although the car was half filled with passengers and was passing through the brilliantly lighted business district, near Broadway and Locust street. three men deliberate- ly held the doctor, crowded him against . the door and removed his solitatre stud, valned at 3°) from his ahirt front. The three men were alone on the form gf °en Dr. Schor hoarded the car at Locust street and let his overcoat fly loose as he did so. Beneath his over- coat he wore a long black frock also open in the front, and a low-cu veut. R ' Ge on a small ase ° and this left the upper portion shirt bosom exposed. His stud fastened the shirt just above the vest. Dr. Scholz did not notice any sienal pass between the men, but as he stepped on the platform one of them, whom he describes as being heavy set and of powerful build, dressed in comfortable fashion, places his left arm across the door, as he stood in the entrance, so as to leave but a small portion of the en- try to the car open. Caucht itn the Deorway. “Just I stepped on the car,” said 7 Scholz, in describing his experience, “another and smaller—man = sq through the portion’ of the door left open, as if entering to sit down. T start- ed to follow. but the small man suddenly stopped and half turned as if to come out again. “At the same moment the third man. who was still on the plaftorm, stepped directly behind me, as if about to fol- low me in. tried to step back when the man in front did, but was wedged tween the two. Just then the la inan, who was .still blocking the left half of the door. lurched against me as if thrown by a movement of the car. “Up to this time everything had I merely thought that two of the men and myself were enter- ing the car, single file. and that the big man was some boor fellow in the way. Even when he fell against me. my first sense was one.of irritation. “What's all this wowtes about?’ T exclaimed rather testily. The weight of the big man forced me toward the righc until I Was overbalanced. ‘‘My right hand was holding a bundle threw my left hand across my and prepped myself against the This probabiv aided the thieves. revented me from mg on. “As soon as I spoke, the man in front ‘I've gore past my corner—~ St. Chor ee = p-er,’’ hn uv my own arm and leaping off the car. diately the other mén also jum ped ‘This had tranepjred so eont as ngton “I instinctively felt something was wrong ard made sure th watch and pocketbook block further I at I had still with me. thought of my stud. it was gone. I jum of the showed in a hurry, as the “The man behind left arm under my oor, unscrewed the stud in a few turns. There were at least three turns to the screw. “The clever fashion in which the whole thing was worked shows the men to be experts. a month ago, but can man’s name, man, but an not other two.” T heard of a similar case recall the gentle. I can identify the quite positive of the ihn

For Boys and Girls. A real mystifier—the Post-Dispatch Mag- ic Age Teller. Get one for yourself and send it to your friends. Sent to any

addregs for a two-cent stamp. Address Want Ad Manager, Post-Dispatch, st. Louis, Mo.

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threatened, and Henry W. superintendent of the Canal, said this features, the rendering of “Casey at the sat,” the famous Hopper recitation, by phonograph, with Mr. Hopper supplying the necessary pantomime. David Wartield, in ‘“I'he Music Mas ter,” begins a two-weexs’ engagement at the Garrick this evening. The advance sale has been heavy, testifying to local aesire to see the play that held the boards for three seasons in New Yors, and the outlook now is for one of the busiest Garrick engagements of the sea- son, thing, is Dunn, assistant Delaware & Raritan morning: “IT will drain Carnegie Lake whether I get pérmission from the Lake Commis- sion or not. Our property must be pro- tected. The level of the lake is three feet higher than that of the canal. He- fore the lake was built we had a great deal of trouble after a hard rain, but now if it rained for any length of time the lake would overflow into the canal and would flood the streets of Trenton. “What good will the lake do this win- ter? Justi for the students to skate on. It was built for speculation. The men who owned land thereabouts were afraid of losing money and they induced Car- negie to build the lake so property would be enhanced. What do we care for thease men and their money?’ Loch Carnegie cost $400,000 and was dedicated Dec. 5. Mr. Carnegie handa- ed over the deed to the uuniversity of- ficials while cheering students sang to the tune of Tammany:” “Carnegie, Carnegie, “He has given us a lake, ‘Where we'll hear the breakers break. “Carnegie, Carnegie, “Andy, Andy, you're a dandy, “Carnegic.”’ . these soldiers, I will s'and by the Con- atitution in spite of my personal feel- ings. am a great stickler for the Constitution, but, so far as the act it- - pelf is concerned 1 wish to say again = tha abou seems to have been a closed book to those who were acquainted with him. That his name was Anton Holt, that he always had several! hundred dollars’ worth of jewelry which he peddled, ,and that he had considerable Wealth, are the facts known by those who have met him in the year that he has lived at the | Rest House. But who his relatives are, | where hte came from and w , in such poor quarters Otay Bond ate money, are the points in the mystery not cleared up. Where Holt has | President Roosevelt did right. rther. I am delighted to say that t Roosevelt, for in the majority of instances he is wrong. But this time he is right, and I a™ glad of the oppor- tunity to so express myself. condensed is rich.and bland el labeled with the “‘Squirrel’’

|AMONDS Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, China and Bric-a-Brac for Xmas Miermod, Jaccard & King, Broadway, Cor. Locust.

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KELLAR’S MAGIC AT THE GRANp. Bewildering illusions and mystifying teats of legerdemain were the order of the day at the Grand s matinee and even ng performances yesterday, Kellar, the magician, then beginning a week's engagement marking his joca) farewell. The great novelty of the performance, the wonderful disapnearance act entitled, “The Golden Butterfiy,” proved to be ful of absorbing interest to sa die ill ences, and the big Kellar hit of last season, “The Witch, the iaeans sein Gna chanted Monkey,” repeated its earlier success. Many other tricks of magic and sleight-of-nand were performed, In which Kellar was agsisteq py his a880- ciate, Paul Valadon, who will probably succeed him next ge % «sey FARM” AT THE IMPERIA]. The pretty story of “Sky Farm,” one of the best pastora) piays now on the stage, attracted big audiences to the imperial yesterday @fternoon and even- ing. Frank Hartwell] and Marie Boland head the capable Producing company: and @ satisfactory performance was given, the play seeming likely to dupli- cate its local success of a year ago. Ite a tender and appealing jittie drama. | Very much on the order of “A Poor Belation” and “Peacefy) Valley,” written a started im the second story of the E. A. ‘Blount Buliding caused a joss of $300,009, ® «with insurance of half that amount. = £Some At i BE yee | house purchased articies of jewelry for many years they say that the ; 3 of the heaviest losers are: Naco- years they say th Mercantile Co., Perkins Bros., ._ A. Blount, J. M. Weeks, T. B. Har- n. Joe Reindel, R. C. Twindler, as, Kieas & Mast, Blount & Gar- nd Cripling & Hazelwood. An Inherent Quality. 2 require perfection in laun- = eeegge Monarch Laundry Co, es, Wagons everywhere. ’ Reig arg ee er"

e was about 50 He died of heart failure fie body was found in the room by Frank Pei ‘ clerk at the rooming house. In a ba. reau in the room was foung about 100 pieces of jewelry, including diamond rings, watches, opera glasses bracelets and other articles which the police value at $3000, The jewelry will be turned over to the Public Administrator : | e is appetizing— ets Sea brand Sives joy surprising.

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—_—_ | MONDAY—8T. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH—DECEMBER 24, 1906 } \ | | |FORMER ST. LOUISAN, ACCUSED OF LOOTING J LOIER MAY NOT SIGNED MANY NOTES, CHICAGO BANK: GIRL WHO BARES HIS METHODS | | ~HAVESHOT MACKLIN. SHE GOT ROTHING ‘ eae Hat Found Near House Could ‘Employe of Banker, Former St. Have Been Worn by a Louisan, Describes His Citizen. Methods. Special to the Post Dispatch CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Questioning of EL RENO, O. T., Dec. 241.—The masked William J. Atkinson, formerly of St. | Man who shot Capt. Edgar A. Macklin | 0uis, charged with looting the Lin- Friday night has not been found. De- coln Bank of Morton Park, will be re- tectives are at work south of Il Reno ‘umed betore Referee in Bank rupley | Ze ESS: LEGS mg oe: aes eo ; pte} ' mas se Oe x e ost bas. sas : - cm, Pd SS * yS Ae “| On the theory that the assassin boarded Wean W ednesday. og uf Le Sa ae Gen Meee oe saa ee 4 i, i LGB F oe A Pek A . f mo y Z é ©. ate ve aay CF Pie oo, PROPS ee Sarees irene Eo Sia ae eae 8s ae eR Sete oe - Y “- es, * “ont oO + "0 0% J . ~ i . yy’ , ie Msc Pas re ' Be da a 5 4 A nay Se Oe ria \ a * . : ad “ ; a 4 °% ‘ ote % oe » ve oF ot, ’ *% ee a Rock Island train at Darminzton Sta- |». I. Rosenfeld, who promoted the | hanger Be ees ee et se | tlon. to which place he was trailed by a Waukesha Water Co. for Atkinson, ! LO... Sa oc is iia ae BS eat eee Ne ee a . B Saas oe ; a o°0 5 bioodhound. Wil! take his books and records relat- ris Sige ora Bee ia ae Ris oo Cm i: ; , : ‘ - ’ ral 2 er art i ved a t Fo rt I ¢ no Fri- ] Qn be 1 Oo hj is b u ~#| ness a eu ] wi t h A t k j Il- ‘ sine YS “s — % ‘: “rs, pe : But . Bovitete * xe ; eietese ~ . wc ar | ° en ‘ : ee re : es ; xy ° F: om a 3% . oo : pt *e. 4 / ‘ son to the office of Jacob Ringer, it- Be ee Bias ie Pia eee ec. | a pee ‘ fale tere rr > e I Y : . ¥ sie i$ ‘ SF 2a | : % es > we ; hz bs Le. * f f ; E y y

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and imprisonment. He told the soldiers | market for them bv bogus sales on * drove Eubank from the barracks. He, clareg. resulted .in his turning over| a ur 1S : money is being spent freely in an at- | post of Town Treasurer Louis Grisko that he was greatly in need of money, | stock exchanges. disappeared and since then no trace has / checks for $140,000 to Atkinson. War- | | t ee Pee . ri ex fie if Sere : i a & ) ~ STS ee ie oe , ee: | 7 > | Your grocer is authorized to refund tempt to run him down. A hat of the Will not be served until the bank- 3 es h . RN EP SOR PERE ed ' . SAE ear SO ena tt ns | We can make this offer because we know just how our Apple Macklin. He said his name was J. C, | Savings Bank and receiver for the in- asked them a cents eacn for the Rosenfeld will be asked to give the} books. Several soldiers bought contfes. | details of his work irr promoting the been found of him. rants issued by *; . Rae 4 ; : S 185 y the town of Cicero for | No reward has been offered fer the fhe arrest of the former nresident of | ; pat icf sane : Z ie | ¥ | | es ee i UE SS SEER SMe sien Aes | ae a cae ‘“evinamieawese the full purchase price—ifforanyreason Our New Twenty-fourth Infantr: found at the runtey sas ae a hn o/h gl lente agua Ege hy Cy hearing is compieted. The $53,- Pe . ay, 20 “ Baas) 1}@ar or ( apt. Mac klin S pore h, undoubt N00 deposited by the Treasurer of the a : . ? , aS OR es Se -: ty “ f ‘ : , ms ; , ' % BS : et Butter is going to taste when it gets to your table. Process Kubank, and that he was an ex-convict | 8titution, late this afternoon. Rosen- | ae pie sage Of%: oe 4 ; a | ‘ 3 : who had served time in the Texas State | feld sold stocks and bonds of the. pie Pata . Bi, aba Si RN Se bs : ——- San SRE at ; Prison for cunterfeiting, Eubank was |Water company in Eastern cities, | Be: ee ; tee oh a, “ | 8 EE. OVI alae a ‘ee ;" , seliing a book telling of lis conviction | creating, by his own admission, a! é e * i Mei a ee : % ei i mee soar S gf co Finally the Seargeant of Company Bjwater company, which, he has de-! , | 2 oe : bss a oe oi *f> ¢ an ‘ ‘oe . oa thea en * capture o Macklin’s assailant, but] en, l.incoin Bank and also for the ar- We eS Re 48 Oe SRG ote you don’t like this Apple Butter. Vacut

edly was dropped by the assassin. This : gspel Rees ae ; . : ie get G6 Spas Lasers ieny sat is by no mente conclusive that the man he do Ra : 3 re . who shot Macklin was a soldier. These cee ems WH Pree Ba EOS ee RE RR oN RGA eee nS Bethy > he 4 | It's going to taste just as it did in our kitchens because we . the garrison and in the secondhand | _ _ Girl Got Nothing, — ate | "ODS SEE Ae ETSI tine SA eee eran age PT Sak ey Wi » Rises et See. : put it in sterilized glass jars to protect it from every impurity. Pe capers e aye edi £ ] ? vat } ~ o4 e . 2 ] , o \ rs hs ; “ ‘ ¢ . , : ‘ . + y used in fruits put stores at E!} Reno. Many a find . a Sas Aine? audane’ tc aroniad ie eee a ee Teen el ee ———— Rens he ee ae meen ne te 7 ———————————— And then we even take out the little air at the top of the - mya market find no + : “asure e ig discarded | ‘ : any ave *, Us epi ee 8 . piace in tors. a 2 aye nh We is now gener-|®PPear before United States Judge WILLIAM J. ATKINSON LOUISE ELLICKSON 4, Jar so that it is preserved in a vacuum. Peqsercengenetenehs ally believed that the motive was rob- oe a —— Regs BR or ge | ) : Of course, we would not take all this trouble and make poms Gementation ond we MackKiin , ) O Pu ol, ‘ ue Ret te let + — SPLOT DS SAREE IME A EENES 0.4 Le oe —_ SS A AEE A AS STS ASS : . . ° e ° ermentation in ab- ee eee ee See eee ey so liberal a trial offer if we did not havea very superior | solute check by removi ne { bd > - | Apple Butter. Itis more than just pure. Ithas quality as well. | Youd orainecity be tan bery ard not revenge. Capt. é . — ———— -- meremes — ces erent fe improving and will recover. request of her employer, Atkinson. “I signed a dozen or more notes, i sa maaae Maeidy ranging from $300 to $30,000." Miss i ; Kllickson. said, I never received DS K kK OC) K FE N | WANTED --ADDRESS | You will know what we mean just as soon as youtasteit. | i thetopofthejer. You instantly recognize the “‘meat’”’ of _ . Outside air pressure mY 7 y g finer flavored apples the holds the cover tigMly on Priester Cafe. “and a cent of the proceeds. I did it because i “ : flavor of mellow, sweet cider. the jer until you release 802 Washington, first floor for gentle- nat : - ' Was told to do so and because ne- men, second floor for ladies and gentle- | jjieyve it my , Ie “2 e | , e ny duty to do as I was or- , Sc i men, is open for business. dered, Some of them were blank and RR i VIA Y | N (3 | Order a 25c¢ jar or acase today. it when ready to use the “ ii I 3 , cm your ow = hand back your money if you — : | . on’t like mer’s e Butter Te . at's why you find | | y hee. mtors Temtors so delightfully ST TT ge

some of them were filled out, but St. Louis Syrup & Preserving Co., fresh. o Vacuum-Preserved Fruits Try some Apple Butter ‘ uis, U.S.A. Temtors today—a test, re- member, at our risk.

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had no opportunity to see to whom KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 24.—-Frank | Stances did not know the amount.” Mason in Ransse and witely known in {Atkinson at his downtown ptfice. 208 | Chicago and Philadelphia Spend $20,000,000 Each and Pittsburg | es ‘ ’ ? y " ' ? ’ ' ’ the musical world, died suddenly at ; Security Building. ; ‘ ‘ , eaye ; | Seismograph at California Uni- Excelsior Springs yesterday. Accom- Miss Ellickson was frightened until and Cincinnati Pass All Marks—WMillions of Packages Await panied by his wife. Mr. Hair went to [it was explained that she was in : : : ‘ the Springs Saturday. He was not|way culpable. She simply signed Deliverv in New York. Steamer Mail Being Unprecedented. ) : thought to be in a serious condition. {promises to pay, attorneys say, and ” | curred Somewhere. department of Baker University, | the worthless paper. Bureau of th t-Dispatch ‘ry: Baldwin, Kan., for 13 years. For the NEW YORK, D : pi i. ca Christ Millions of Letters | Omori Seismograpvh at. the Students’ 4 , 4 " ec, LAs, I f i st ( rie BSMOLTAyr a P ace Ss of the choir of the Independence Av- the City of St. Louis and contiguous mas mail received is in shape to be de-|{ | enue Methodist Church here. Mr. Hair iterritory READ the SUNDAY POS1-] jivered this morning. | Record of the New York Postoffice ( | fornia recorded earthquake waves yes- ( for Thursday to Saturday: ( | terday at 9 hours, 26 minutes, 35 seconds Zt N, Hair, Musician, Dies. they were paveble and in some in- —_ Mason in Kansas, and widely known in; Atkinson at his downtown office, C7 ' ne versity Says It Has Oc- Mr. Hair had had charge of the musical | obtained no part of the proceeds of By Leased Wire From the New York) ¢ } BERKEELY, Cal., Dee. 21.—The past few vears he had been in charge MORE than ONE MILLION people in , | and Christmas Parcels. } | ovservatory of the University of Cali- had been a teacher of music since he |} DISPATCH EVERY Sunday. ; : [wo steamships came in yesterday) Incoming pieces—42,000 pouches of )

was 12 years old. “First in Evervthinge.” ) letters, f packages, 13.500,000 packages. ). ‘Outgoing P that a. severe earthquake has occurred

105,000,000 pieces; 99,000 sacks | Pacific Standard time, which indicates Oe or eee eee ~~ . increase is 323 per cent. A of State street will have reached $20,- o - , ne om enn oe The incr Boy ; ' ached 9a minute, °9 seconds; duration second ewww s stage of preliminary tremor, 6 minutes, @8h- fl EY the domestic incoming and outgoing v"*’ said Charles “ai arshal! | °°, a tory,’ said Charles L. Drain of Marshal! | minutes, 38 seconds. rhe motion is ’ ' The Umbria carried 2650 bags and ang } Outgoing—45,000 pouches of letters, } . i. ¢ Total, 256,000,000 ner, in charge, said: figure for any mail ship. Six steam- | . of the above—156.6600,000, graph made by A. J. Champeiux give a : + 700 for the corresponding days of the} — ; : $17,000,000. l igures now indicate that by minutes, 3) seconds, Pacific Standard throughout CT hie ic h j Ss reek j > is- . . ; his is the biggest week in our his 116 seconds: duration strong motion. 11 = ‘te > e estimated that on il- mail business. ' Hor id rata i Poon pretending, Fight | shown in the east and west component From five to six hundred tons of mail peeves hg spy -a through o“ener’’ toniy. The average period of the waves rneaivar sliverer act Bg — we ‘ aus was 1) seco ° ig have been received and delivered bas 1 Gifts of money will be made to em- second day for a week on the platform of the} ployes by the following concerns: Crane Peereenennipenetnn ; €‘o., $350.000; Charles G. Gates & Co., Englishmen of brawn and brain Fat ‘‘Squirrel’’ brand and thereby gain, &

Amerika about 300. The Majestic, some} ( 112,000,000; 10,000 sacks of packages, at a distant point. Prof. A. O, Leusch- } , j ; “we ist r uti ha rail e se ‘ e . Station Hi, the distrimiting branch Careful measurements of the seismo- ips from last Wednesday .9 dat shit fre : ‘ { Grand totai, 409,600,000. ( the following: ‘ » - i last holiday season. eae ) herent Pre nh oeg ae ; . onig} 1e uggregzate holiday busines ; re tonight (1 &6 y ©} time; duration of preliminary tremor, 1 — —— . : ———— responding increase is noted th side of the Postoffice. TE gga : 2 > north side of t £250,000; The Hub, $20,000: The Fair, $17,-

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WM: Brunswick-Blake-Collander Co., $10,- y XK): Commercial National Bank, 8400); py | Delivery Coes = Sunday. Swift & Co., $5000: Foreman Bros. Bank. Hopeless Case, Special to the Post-Dispatch. $1000: WW. A. Wieboldt & Co., $2500: State | _ , : | UNION DREWER From the Chicago News. 7 . : / Wa) » seid eT \" « . ‘ Bas 7 eo e “ > . ; ; PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 24.—Twent: Bank of Chicago, $2000; Smith & Co., Her: Then he isn’t what might be termed an $1250. entertaining man?

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to oa million dollars spent for Christmas gifts os KS ; Dp is the most conservative figure given i shee gy gh He, never knew him even to enter- ; bo) out by Philadelphia's greatest mer- , WILL SE RVE 4 is Aichants. The holiday sales this year CTRIKE THES (IP Rami rae oe ps ag em stse: is i “4 nose mi have exceeded every estimate; the big ;, ) : 4 department stores were simply swamped , ie “4 " q J CREDI ; by th rush. Wrappers and delivery | yp ‘ite OW 4 wagons worked all day Sunday getting ~ : “a fe No gifts ot a ES i ; ; :s ready for delivery today. great magnitude were made known, but millions. of small ohes, varying In ITS SPECIAL BREW: . IT IS NOW CHRISTMAS EVE. made, and $21,001,000 is. believed to. be 400 Harriman Firemen on Tex- oe was f ’ considerably under the mark. a . fo. AN - : DON'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE — ns ell Tedisiine Tied "10 a o*\\ 99 Come to the Old Reliable, Original Diamonds-On-Credit House. and secure Pittsburg Breaks Record. Walk Out. é is j | on easy payments a Beautiful Diamond, a High-Grade Watch, or some | Special to the Post-Dispatch other article of Jewelrr. : ' ; n. : 3 * PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24.—Twelve ’ ' ili doll: is ‘conservative estfi- \ : j . DON'T GIVE ANYTHING CHEAP J | mate of the amount of money spent I lem TOUTS Ig AFFECTED WLI | ane “4g . Bn et OR Or trashy just because you think you lack the ready cash. Just pay us a Pittsburg and its suburbs for Christmas - Ty ~ « ; = own eS See Gate auenddaneas = femme ae ~ ey ee small sum down for whet you want and take care of the balance in weekly presents during the past two weeks. ) . : [Don't blame your laundry

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or monthly amounts, to suit your own convenience. This estimate is made and bankers. It has been by long odds We Make $5.00 or $10.00 Do the Work of $50.00 the greatest vear in history for Christ- Shipments Cannot Be Routed | | YOU HAVE NEVER ENJOYED mas shopping. On Friday and Saturday It is therefore possible for rou to make Mother. Wife. Sweetheart. Sister i % malt the mills and factories paid out $10,0%, hrough New Orleans Throus ' 1| fas Good a Glass of CHOCOLATE SODA or Daughter supremely happy with a beautifol Diamdnd Ring, Brooch, t , Tocket, Earrings or a Diamond Studded Watch. It is not rer too late to 000 in wages. Over three-fourths for I D * - ° . ‘ : . re a) ‘ ae The Old Rel eat oot Purine chowenta. gene ye aca tni Which Refuses Them. NOT o- CO nth. Collars e Cilabdie, Uri -On- ' vious two-weeks’ pay also went for ertaint : § lamonds on Credit House Christmas phesents, 80 that $12,000,000 is HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. %4.—Pursuant } as at the fountains of our | Pull Shrunk. gives you the fairest and squarest deal rou can obtain as regards price and not considered too high an estimate. to an ultimatum issued Saturday by the > : si ¥ DON’T CRACK SO QUICK” quality and offers terms thact-are the most Ifberal known to the Diamond won thori fficers of the Brother! Certainty in watch buy- Jo RETAIL STORES ro “LIROCORD” elet buttonhotes. Credit Business. You can also get a WRITTEN GUARANTEE CERTIFI- | Chi 0,000,000 gh Ss age Ay tgs AB Bc . . uy THROUGHOUT THE hasy to button eFen Strong w bow. C 1cagzo Spends $2 ' ' ‘lof Locomotive Firemen, following a ret- ing lies in the name \ STATES & CANADA’ ono. P.108 & 00., Mekers TROY, &. ¥. CATE of quality and value with every Diamond we sell, OPEN TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT | Catalog SD. contains 1000 beauti- gorrmrendierncy eee Fk ce ia mo a y cle 2 reget ang ELGIN. 1 & | mIsOTA ' J I, Dec. 24.— P é y rotherhnood affected, a strike o oco- VY * : ears and years . kas) Or al our authorized Sales Agents y of un ak qe Agent AND ALL DAY CHRISTMAS. ot mee seentions. ; Pray : cago mercnants estimated a at motive firemen went into effect vester- . broken success have made IN PRINCIPAL CITIES =— ft | Where you haveseén Bear Sins} | Positively cured | year’s holiday bu: ss would exceed by ges : : DIAMOND CUTTERS, et | $1,000,000 that of a sear ago, which was |ay afternoon at 5 o-clock on the lines he ELGIN | ye MEG. JEWELERS ' of the Southern Pacific Co. in Texas and the The Standard P. fy) . we @hese Lette : rh 19 | ane. Watch Ba] and Bear Slatues orsplayed y three or four hundred men are ' | f , Pills. t.

Second Floor, Carleton Bldz., About involved in the strike and the lines to You are sure you want They also relieve Distress from Dys- BROS & CO. 88% eae Bere: : hich the strike order appl | ° Pposite Barr's. which e strike order applies are the ‘ | en ree & mr, Nag Iberia an ELGIN a may hes- ATER Shs {7 TLE pepsia® Indigestion an@ | - zs “. & Vermillion, the Louisiana ‘estern, itate as tow ich d { ar ; se ee ee the Texas & New Orleans and the Gal- £rade 0 on veston, Harrisburg & San Antonio. movement to buy. NJOY IT IN YOUR OWN HOME izziness, Nausea, INTERNAL BAT S These lines extend from New Orleans Pi Ss Drowsiness, Bad Taste to El Paso, 28 branches, reaching sev- or popular grade at a BY ORDERING A CAN OF - the — ggg The sure and purely natural metal an sys ‘ rtant “point: ; . : ongue, Pain in oO) , 0 eral important by-points in the two popular price is the G. M. Ss side, TORPID LIVER. | curing constipation, hedteckan, ille of ™ ‘2 ‘ *~ Bp er states named. ve ee ontvern wacker tee Ween the most ac- Bowels. Purely Yenseahen a the stomach or intestines and the déad- ly, dreaded appendicitis. Drugs injure ae x $i | er since the Southern Pacific Co. av- te, rf : —— ff oa me ld : ee oe |BREAKF ST COCOA | | SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE | {h “clicate “Minings "Water altars — ' tlaeeee . : cording to the firemen, abrogated the : : ; ? them, several months watch for its Price in the soothes, heals naturally. mene Y TF NSF NRA agreement with - he ) 4 4 we ago, by signing an agreement with the . . 4 ' Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers world. You Can find it in Stores. Sales Agents or Grocer The We mest colebeatel ; . ecommend the

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firemen to regulate the seniority list of de] Hav . ———oeoo —— ——-—— switch gineers ang to represent ” mo n e your jeweler - A Christmas Su ti n winsers ana members of tim fremen's show it to you. N adine : ace Powd er Geusino Must Bear «J.B... | RADE. ggcs 0 brotherhood on grievance committees. i Fao-Simile This week w. the “Internal Rath® ) ) S enginecre maintain thelr membership] Bien ant ATOM OO Produces a Beautiful Complexion. : on exhibition at our store. Attendant . * i en er! t ers : , 90 ard of te ‘esrinnall that will be broken “ | —well, if you do, vou l] — feourance in the Aremec'a pcan a Elgin, ti. Soft and velvety. Ye oe 1} will explain, it fully. why not give the ; oe we ion, instead joining t ineers’ a Tome ys : | hh Men dag a miss the choicest clothing| brotherhood. ana ‘this fact seems to be | ae fee : | wr Gwar and leces “Av or all time tuni : at the bottom of the present trouble,} Ss hie» Ons. urified by SUBSTITUTES Bt. Louis, Mo. ™ Make a Geposit with us, if aly fo si abs Opportuni t : that ever notwithetanding fhe specific declaration a es eee : ® newly discovered oh Se e e evance is ° é sain Child’s name oo | crossed your path. Pick- against ow Re am and net, against A Diseased Mind son tanec, Pe Ne ee SR saeee oh : . ; %% 1 the Brotherhood o Acomotive En- , v Pz ‘ ' ie: ab Seen yee 6 Sovinns Seen Beck. . This wil! ing S good vet—but dont gineers. as x. “Canst ‘thou administer unto a mind dis-| § — samag be re THE CROWN BENTAL PARLORS walt. eased?’ is the pathetic inquiry addressed by pe” a “| $00 OLIVE ST. ostoffice. all probability sta Freight Is Refused , | ene) T Opp. P in pro ty rt the Child in the Habit of Ab 3 con, S Derused. King Macbeth to his physician treating the ded, y: : road assortment of OUI} New ORLEANS, Dec. 24.—Announce-| Queen. Disease of Whatever hehene edents: , . Buy one 50¢ pack- FREE CONSE Tazion ment was made that the Southern Pa- ally casts upon the mind the veil of gloom age and money wil) am AD enenL OF Saving. when ) €st readv-to-w its— lroad in iv d} to wear Sul erataiat Wioex tetetenetinn tale te eahate and despondency. A person in such a condi- be refunded if you are not entirely sat- ) isfied. Tints — White, Fiesh, Pink. , TEETH 3? No matter how smal! the nd ’ ; Account may be, you & values that sold right along in Texas until further notice. Changes] tion is sorely in need of Dr. Burkhart's Vege ‘ ; , “di re . Brunette. By leading druggists or mail. r o guaranteed. ....:,.° 22 the Child will meets the same courteous treatment for $95 £30) ey = F. ) $4) in freight routings caused by the strike} table Compound, which jn y905 apread aun- as our largest depositor. . wt, De * q 3) a n¢ e ell bags pee a yg bg shine of a new hope into the homes of 13.- Prep’d by NATIONAL TOILET co , Paris Teaa . ¢ . ° iraoy ‘ ® ‘ : s i . # : - - = 1 ° sad, . We pay 3 per cent interest on Saving Accounts. are now reduced to $14.75, ered by four of the big carriers en-| 0: aeronee.. thereby changing despair Reid by Hatotvan & Co.. Wolff-Wilson, Judge into gladness. The Purpose of this famous | @ Dowb and ether druggists ; tering New Orleans. were announced. Capital and Surplus, $5,500,000.00 $19.75 and $24.75. Sraonatter such freight cenetirned he remedy is to work directs upon the organs. points in Louisiana and Texas will be] blood and nerve centers jn order to brighten | : ——__-— 8S. - |

CHICAGO DENTISTS Full Set Teeth (upper and fower)8$3.0° 613 Olive Bt.. Second Fieeor. Amaigam Fillings is oe veel fipen daily: Nendaye, 9 ta 4, Stiver rilltegs phe Cement Fillings = ....48e — ee

TOM RANDOLPH, - R. L. GURNEY, Ready ” to-wea r W a t er routed via Cairo, il, East St. Louts, h tat end betta President, anigy Awe: t. ‘ar . ; Memphis and: Shreveport. La., in place| ‘2° MBS 286 Baniso all gloomy foretodings Maer. Savings Dep Or ercoats In the new mod- of passing through New Orleans, as or- dinarily done. The raliroads announcing! permanent relief in all causes originating in els th ‘ere £25.00: your a. is announcing | A eke | ‘ eo at We re q 30.00: \ Ou oan ~Bipat Content Gdns i ee | the blood. kidners. stomach. and liver, 30 | n ad © | Platine Fillinas...... ‘Ne to Si. ee — gE 2 CHO1Ce how for $24.75. sixeippi Valley and the Louisville & : ed Bri 9 ae. All druggists g rn Cc 4 r r ati Gold Filltngs..... Se te $1.25 } . Cures Craving for Liquora . Open thi x . ill 10 Nashville. a We extract teeth abeolutets @withont pain er ee ey Oruges aad Tobecce aS : . 1s C\ ening t pes a MAR nan aa ana nema anemia VIA no pay We make teeth without plates. Crewn me L . : - “fae ‘ Py. ‘ o'cloek , end bridge a epecisite. We wll clive rou a &- ure 203 ous. Stree’. St. Losite. MORE than ONE MILLION people tn ES iC _ KF Ol } f=2 writter, guarantee for “18 veers with sit one bn 4 &. BLAINE, Mactgen i 3 wo ' : p. ™ ‘nitwia’ ‘ eer = | | ° TRUST COMPANY V {| Be 4 ; the City of St. Louls and contiguous sate Dre. Hunter & Crighton, Dentist in ebarge. .o ei = pe ; : ‘s : x fA AE territory READ the SUNDAY Post- ' 8:17 a. m.. K Nytenctgy ghd 11:25 p. m@ Bt Lous hee | mure Poat- Dinpate . Me ees BROADWAY, ‘2 OLIVE DISPATCH EVERY Sunday. Ticket office Broadway and Chestaut and The Crown Dental! Co. [| reasers every day thantit has t ne. OLIVE STREEr aT TENTH “First in Everything.

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Ernest McGaffey in Worman’s Home Compas ELEN’S fame is an olden story «> Far outlasting the Trojan towers, Circe’s voice from centuries hoary Floats across from her island bowers, , ee ee And Cleopatra, through languid, hours anny That over the sands of Nilus pace, ree Still with her beauty the world endowerg, - j — For all shall fade but a woman's face, : en Scotland’s Mary of exit gory Out from her prison proudly glowers, Guinevere in her shame and glory Sad .at the feet of Arthur cowers, ‘ ” But Time, that rest of the earth devours, — y + NS ’ e - - _ . hall never destroy their saving grae IXvas Ae ORAS awrrs le oe ¢— —- ——_——_ news PURE FOOD. ‘stmas dinner will taste good, because

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The faithful seulptor has put all the crinkles in Robert G. Ingersoll’s pants and hasn’t retouched his shoes, ooo —_—_——- It is not remarkable that two Illinois lovers were wedded 200 feet in the air, After marriage one or the other of a couple is often “up in the air.” | -—.-—__—__—___— ¢ ¢o-—__—__ —_-—_ —_-- “ETHICAL” OR HONEST. The Attorney-General of Missouri failed when he

struggled with a witness in New York, who said that the operations of his high finance were strictly ethical. The Attorney-General wished to find out the dif- ference if any between strictly ethical and strictly He did not succeed. Is there such a difference? “BY stem” honest. We are coining new words to express nice distinctions. They pass into eurrency until they are taken at face value as something better than the words whose place they take. : We can tell easily what it means to be honest, fair, straightforward, upright and downright. But what does it mean to be strictly ethical? Is ita new word we must have for new distince- tions? Perhaps the dictionary it was dug out of to. be coined for circulation may explain. In the ore, be- fore coinage, it stands for what belongs to custom and usage, manners and habits. So the witness who testifies that his operations and the operations of his “system” are strictly ethieal, is swearing on the sacredness of the dic- tionary that they are entirely customary. —s we .

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If Pershing, can’t pulverize the Pulajanes, who can: A SAGE WHO MORALIZES. As part of his plan for “moralizing une rich” the President o1 Cornell University now proposes that prices shall be fixed by Government This, he thinks, will defeat Socialism as well as help to moralize the rich. He has a remarkable mind. It reaches its ends by processes as dazzlingly sudden as that of the trapeze performer who suddenly lets go his hold on safety at a dizzy height and then catches on to the seem- ingly impossible, The price of Missouri and Kansas wheat, of Okla- homa and Towa corn, of Texas and Tennessee cotton, would be moralized by the same Government which moralized the rich. It would necessarily own the work of the people on whose products it set prices. In owning their work it would own them, without being. compelled to provide for them as benevolent slave-owners did and as benevolent Socialists propose to do, after their idea) government fixes prices. The question at length is of moralizing the Gov- ernment. After the rich are moralized, the President of Cornell, who now charges them with the demoral ization of government, might be satisfied to allow them to look after this feature of his plan. With the rich moralized, and moralizing the Government and the Government moralizing prices, the President of Cornell might find it hard to go on moralizing as strikingly as he does now. But he would probably

Health has approved such a law, | sirous of getting pure food for themselves and their | WORD to the rising generation re- A zxuing their conduct toward peo- i SS, y oe i F . >.” * s ‘ Rel > Se FON +4 - . . . a) —________. TREE PLANTING BY A RAILWAY. From the Canadian Forestry Journal, The Canadian Pacific Railway Co, has begun tree planting on quite an extensive scale along its West- ern lines. A contract has been let for a small acre- age Of breaking near Wolseley, on which it is the Intention to experiment with tamarack for ties. A plece of ground is also to be planted at Medicine Hat with jack pine and tamarack for the same purpose. Over 100 miles of trees are to planted between Winni- peg and Calgary for snow preaks and at several! sta- tions trees are to be planted around the station

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ITPRALLY in the Pacific: for dur- ing the months in which the bad- tempered old Atlantic jg snarling and rearing and frightening everybody away, the Pacific lies blue anq calm and tempting the onlooker to a least a plunge. Not that midwinter California a8 warm as midsummer; only real estate agents elaim that; but the brighr days of win- ter are quite warl™ enough for al) the out-of-door pleasures that the Rasterner lays aside from Thanksgiving to Easter, At Monterey, Santa Cruz, or any of the beach resorts along the Callfornia coast one may #¢e¢ BToups of men women and ehtidren romping and tumbling in ghe surf on & January afternoon, : inviting, or at in swim is WRITTEN FOR THE POST- DISPATCH B : ¢Ipvin JS. Cobb. WIPING OUT THE NAUGHTY MICROBE. URELY the day has come when one of our noble-hearted. philanthropists S should be founding a Refuge for Friendless Bacteria? In this, we, think is a timely suggestion to sume of those wealthy elderly gentlemen who have discovered that there are no ticket speculators outside the Needles’ Eye, and that any camel heavily laden with Homestead Strike Memoirs or Standard Oil Certificates may have trouble negotiating the passage. We have enough public libraries dotted over this fair land to supply every workingman with all the copies of Ibsen he wants. Let us, therefore, be doing something for the cause of the microbe. Anyone who reads the medical journals regularly is bound to conclude that there will soon be a pressing need of a suitable retreat for decimated and dis- possessed germlets.. All the young gettlemen who have recently escaped in a graduated state from the medical college appear to be making wonderfal curative discoveries at a rate of one a day, legal holidays and Holy Days in- cluded. The layman has a mental vision in his mind of the last surviving mi- crobe slowly perishing of exposure and starvation in a lonely, desolate spot, far removed from the haunts of man, meanwhile rendering “Driven From Home” in a low, plaintive voice as a swan song. Wonderful indeed are the advances of medical science. A few short cen- turies ago a surgeon broke into a patient the same way a yeggman breaks intoa bank. There wag little difference between the methods of surgery and of burg- lary, only the burglar was more advanced. Major operations and plumbing came into vogue contemporaneously. In those good old days, if a strong varilet ap- peared at the front door with his sleeves rolled up and an apron on, carrying a tool-kit containing a keyhole saw and a pot of hot glue, the lord of the manor wouldn't know whether he'd come to fix the pipes in the cellar or take off the cook’s leg. Of all the medical practices of the past but one survives; it is still customary to bleed the patient. But not with a lancet any more. Many of us sWill remember when the announcement of a case of smallpox was a signal to notify the choices for pallbearers and hold family prayers for the victim—but not on the same premises. Half the populace was pock-marked to an extent that made the human face look like an oyster pate and the other half wore a vaccination mark the size, shape and general appearance of a cran- berry tart. Nowadays, nobody ever has smalipox except socially impossible per- sons living down by the tracks. Twenty years ago if a suspicious case of tan jaundice broke out in New Or- leans everybody started North before night except the prisoners in the County Jail. Now, when somebody turns up with yellow fever an expert goes out and commits murderous assault on the sketter crop. A little later came the glad appendicitis era, when a stitch in the side meant nine in the skin. It was an open season on all patients complaining of pains in the tummy. Indeed, many of chem were opened several times. The customary diagnosis was that if you didn’t have anything else you must have appendicitis, The rich enjoyed it; the poor longed for it. It was highly dangerous for a man who stiil had his appendix to venture into the vicinity of a medfxal college after dark. He was apt to be seized, chloroformed, placketed, and _d¢spoiled of the only appendixes he had in the world. Upwards of seven hundred thousand in- offensive appendixes had been garnered by profession before some learned savant decided the appendix was generally as kind and gentle as a toy sheep and that the seat of trouble should be in future located in a more ex- clusive and expensive part of the body. | Thus it goes, ever onward, ever upward. THE FUNNY PART: But there doesn’t seem to be any falling off in the undertaking business, ai. ee ee the

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N a guide to etiquette published early in the last century the writer says that “soap does not irritate the complexion; some of the finest complex- ions we have known have been regularly washed with soap every day.” The same authority remarks that “the daily bath is now the rule rather than the exception, and common sense has triumphed over the decision that wash- ing was injurious.” And then the writer has a dig at her great-grandmother, ‘whose only ablutions consisted in wetting her cheeks with 4 cambric hand. kerchief dipped in rosewater.”’ “In all our directions with regard to the bath,” adds this early Victorian dictator, “it must be borne in mind that wa only refer to those in sound state of health.’’ ait i TRUSTS ARE 500 YEARS OLD eT et rt RUSTS were sometimes dealt with summarily in old- England. For {n- T stance, the records of the Brewers’ Company show that “on Monday, July 30, 1422, Robert Chichele,* the Mayor of London, sent for the masters ang 12 of the most worthy of our eompany to appear at the Guild Hall for sebling dear ale. After much dispute about the price and quantity of malt, wherein Whitlyngtone, the late Mayor, declared that the brewers had ridden into the country and forestalled the malt to raise Its price, they were convicted in the penalty of £20, which objectihg to, the masters were ordered to be Kept tn pris. on tn the Chamberlain's custody until they should pay i of {Md Security fo, the payment thereof.” { .

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ETERS FROM THE PEOPLE | Street Cars and Fire Engines, To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Once more you have been called upon to record the disastrous collision of street car and fire apparatus, and the end is not yét. I believe that-many of these accidents might be prevented if electric gongs were placed at the intersection of all streets used by car lines. The push button to be placed on one of the corners of the street, acompanied by a sign with the re- quest to ring the gong on the ap- proach of fire apparatus or other dan- ger. These gongs might also be used to call a policeman when needed. For that purpose they would be more ef- fective than the dog whistle and other methods used at present. They could also be used as a local fire alarm. CHAS, K. HAUS..

Never Too Late. To the Fditor of the Post-Dispatch. The Post-Dispatch is to be com- mended for the touching stories told in order to loosen the purse strings of those who can well spare something to help the needy. If the prosperous could see the con- ditions surrounding those permanent- ly handicapped by poverty, it would require but small effort to secure needed relief. Sympathy with suffering abounds among the people—it is right to ap- peal to it for worthy ends. “Whoso hath this world’s goods, ands eeth his brother have need and_ shuttieth up his bowels of compassion from him. how dwelleth the love of God in him?” (I. John, 3, 17.) : It is never too late to do good. M. L. M. Street Sprinkling. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Thursday, Dec. 20, at 2:30 p. m., I met three sprinkling wagons 9f Faston avenue, west of 5000. It had been snowing for an hour and a half, but the sprinklers were sprinkling dill- gently. Somebody ought to have a leather medal. Who is it? HORSE FANCIER. More Light! To the Fditor of the Post-Dtspatich. The noble army of commuters who use the Missouri Pacific between Union Sta- tion and Kirkwood tis rapidly losing its eyesight, individually and collectively, in the vain attempt to read the headlines of the Post-Dispatch~as they journey homeward between 4 and 6:9 p. 7 four dim and smoky lamps to the coach throw no light on the subject, and these methods of relief are being discussed: l. Hoist up the best reader in each coach to the best(?) lamp in the coach and let him-+ead aloud the President's diurnal message and other brief and Spicy items. 2 Bach useenver carry a miner’s lamp in his hatband, and make his own licht (also smoke) * Send a strong petition to T. R. asking him to send a special message to Con- Eress on the subject, hinting at use of army, navy and Postoffice employes if the service is not instantly improved. Last plan seems likely to cerry * Vv ver whelming mafority. LONG HALL. Divorce by Jury. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. It would not be wise to give dil- Vorce cases to juries. A bigot on a jury might easily prevent justice. There should be common sense in all divorce legislation. SQUARE DEAL. Common Sense. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. I am a little girl who works In a shoe factory, and I notice a sign in_ there which reads: Give a few cents of your lenty to the or. I myself would lke © give something, but I would like to Say that girls who work in shoe fac- tories need to be given to Instead to give. A SHOE FACTORY GIRL, Aged HM.

“And what was the Colonel's speech like?’ “Oh, fluent and all that. Obviously pleased. I call it yery bad form ina 8oldier!~Punch.

“What made your husband's hair turn 80 gray? He's still a young man, Was it the resu!t of some terrible fright?"

“No, He once tried to have & house built.’’"—Judge, talj ha $$ ‘ S Soe American ice squadron, is 63, or a year older than any la propagande de l'idee de paix internationale, “5 Z ll 4 £ > 2 x with a) miral Bosanquet, who relinquishes the particular s@fve Haye et il a ete recu par le roi Edouard et par i > an Gir. Ms 7. officer on the active list. The new commander of the ff ‘Mediterranean station, Sir Charles Drury, {s 87. Viee- Admiral Curzon-Howe, the new head of the Atlantio i fleet, is 56. The chief of the new home fleet, Rear Admiral Bridgman, who is 58, did not reach his present rank until he was 55. Prince Louis of Bat- tenberg, second in command of the Mediterranean squadron, is 62. Farragut was 60 years ot age before

greatest battle. SENT DOWN FOR CONSULTATION, From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. | The magnate faced St. Peter. | . “What an of life have you led?” inquired the keeper of the gates. The face of the. magnate grew dull and stolid, “By advice of counsel,” he replied, “I refuse ta

answer.”’ The gatekeeper slowly nodded, , “In that case,”’ he said, “you had better consu your counsel before this goes any further, He ig — waiting for you in the anterpgom) og / Whereupon the saint predsed the button and the elevator platform upon which the magnate was stand« ; ing dropped into the sulphurous deptha, - y _(M@HE LIBERIA SCHEME. bea, a From the; Demopolis (Ga.) Times, ~

of founding a colony where the negroes can escape the “Injustices they are subjected to here.” We re- call several of these colonies “that were established an@ the managers cleared a nice little fortune out ef ft, but the negroes were nearly starved to death and” those who did not get back to this country probably did starve, for the tales of those who returned Were harrowing in the extreme.

ANSWERS TO POST-DISPATCH READERS Look in Genter answers edition for ing more than a tion. Sign but one No bets ddresses not tch; post ave G. A. H.—See Answers Nov. 7. FRED.—Confederate bills, no premium, M.~—Mount Carmel Register; no Allendale. F. M—St. Louis separated from county, 1375. W.—Call up Supervisor of Plumbing, City Hall, fom license. x H. U.—American Dillion is @ thousand written 1,000,000,000. HOPE.—You may send the present or him when he calls. Z.—Chop dish for hand painting is usual is used for meats, etc, M. D,-Gpenne or put an open e the J. S.—X in Xmas is Christ. Xm. is another abbreviation for oh E. L. F.—At the time of the . Iroquois Theater the Bluebeard company was ing there. ie W. S.~—You can be sued if you have but the party suing could get nothing but @ which, however, would be good 10 years. GERTRUDE.—In the army the blains Is acetic acid. A permanent cure ~~ fected by a cold foot bath taken every nigh Z.—It is proper for a young her : love to the gentleman she loves if ' ie it should be done in a very delicate way—we e. now just how. : Pr A.—Socialist vote in Pap rome - 6 election 7 . 1892, 21,164; 1896, 1900, A: rele 4 have no facts as to the exact P. writes: “For nite I born and native Socialists. berries and 10 cents’ % NITS.—Mrs. L.. fish 5 cents’ worth of bottle and wet tt dressing for the

give it to an abbreviation cheap whisky. Put in @ with it. Can also use as @ it makes the hair grow. ‘s ag SUB.—Lindell was probably t rgest the Pacific Hotel fire (Feb. 20, 1858) was the palling. Of 100 people supposed to have building, .70 reg Fruurteen lives bong Southern Hotel fire; none in the noel ANN.—Perspiration (not - prespira® Sponge with mixture of alcoho) and ether parts. Rub dry and touch more | tly Le hold ammonia. When quite dry, if a blur yet rub powdered French chalk on the wrong bs sponging lay blotting paper under to preve mation of a ring. fai RR see eyes are Te ae ray = robably the tear duct e wea there Is a eatarrhal condition of BA cl in occludes the passage of the er ought to be done is to oo a tons duct. This sho be done S erai months. Local treatmens quent bathing of the eye . aaa black tea-has been thought to be = little poultice of tea leaves and binding It om the eve is also ) but y A. rh whether this ever fends to & ect ’ of goggles to shade the eyés Whenever - sun aaestets n the eye from and lessens the of catarrh in little liquid eye eac any not, on lotion tn the COIN PRE PREMIUM.—B. W. J., 8 cents, R. urtbue L'mum on reverse, $1.50. NO PREMIUM.—J.; R. P. B. L.;

Pe ee vet. . + + R.; Ww. » “3 H.; . 7 ag oF ‘ie eo .§ rd ae a xr 28s é a Pen Pre ae Pe reas fe ot ee he obtained flag rank and 61 when he fought nis A negro Bishop has gone to Liberia for the purposé jh + ees remedy for, chile | lady to express her loves «i ae ae 24 i a. ¢ a> : ie -

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~) I MIND 0’ HATE TO MRS. JARR DOES SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. aes i CAT Ww 7 TACKLE, THIS ARTHUR. : onr*y BE PT 66 HAT nave you for supper?’ ‘asked Mr. Jarr, as Se Oats | b toed com Yov wanT tT Dawe NP ro a4 OUR friend, Anna Strunsky has settled it all,” remarked th gular he hung up his hat and overcoat. “I didn’t a FOR, ANY WAY+ Eighty-Cents-a-Pound Custom i dls : ae : > hung aa ‘oat. f= $-a- | er, resignedly, be: have any lunch today, and you bet I'm hkun- ATE (4 Pat “So? said the Girl at the Candy Counter. noncommittally. BTS # : Ms ite a: | ’ ey gf . “Yes,” aato the Regular Customer, “she’s put mere man out of business, pr ieee a} you Fare for your home: ae y's ER ‘ so to speak. soy know she married William English Walling, the Chicago not acm cmate olor i Pty tee childreb? nial Ss } | v adean ses Or nse sea es phen a defl. Says she won't Se known as Mrs. I've had se thi 8 ian t a Pag te me , | } 1 a the Pek: ifs Ww 7 ti: ae ben * a e: ‘ a, , - ay aa reebyaee save a shouldn't chil “a h ive s ‘ tree: ve * rt . pag Aa ut them v7 hs ait 2 i hae: He ; , an aekaar dane -. Ae ee toa rags ee ae ee er hile ave such colds la ‘e been keeping F ‘ gin 49)" 253 eds ‘aie Sissi nasese: Sez ozs | ( F i e ‘Mrs.’ Ow about it?” from school, and the noise they have been making and yf , fie esti a | wi is dbs: Sess? “Looks to me like Anna was getting ready to issue another book and Story" 3s: 7 eth 33 oases was doing a little judicious advance advertising,” decided the Girl at the Candy ti (reetes.” § Counter. “As far as the rights of her attitude ’ ett tt sess 'sty SSSc8233 | go, they're all In your e I know it! 3 3 saeees ; sas seege ss 3 as the English say. Anna gives me the dildywildies.” sige “Why don't you take a headache powder?” asked Mr. 4 agoees ‘ pose Sr ariehetih=s 35 “What's that®’ asked the Regular Customer, much shocked. arr “Sr the te ‘ z ‘s ’ mm A , os ‘s sa is { headache ‘der?”’ , Po Cy} Mr ; sf ‘4 sehen Su «20 8 Suess I’ i eo "ake ger 52: ~— ne Somsecnres 5 always get when +e somes a signi ; ionic “ hohe ary Re ~ EE ts i" ‘a este | vo cae pits, oe bbe st me, this Strunsky theory, if put in prac- val F geeoet ee chest ! feos Ales ag “ a et ; hdl BE t “| ist rneteet i “8s se lh A gl — a orce business that you could settle in the cen- ’ . ' ‘ : Ss ) 2y , - . yer 080" ee ee ‘euaeem. ate -s ‘ ys 3 thine? Hiow do I know what's in those ane es prs ' : é he sinteat seppuivaet Ht ttt eee woman wasn't born to tie Safe sgt i nothing but South Dakotas. A ng? How nee 5 Se headache powders? ae fi Tae i soSesees tirSt22 St a arry the banner that Anna flaunts. She wasn't Well. whet can I do for you then?” asked Mr. Jarr. . is sreetnigpenmerTinet:s ssseess Sgrisrs. born to vote or to chew tobacco or to wear trousers off the stage to k “You might at least give me a little sympathy,’ replied his wife. ‘““You men pit bese = | , ; ts Re ete ct wesssz; ieee be stitutes s - ! ; +t 332 where her long suit lies.”’ P : ° out of sorts, simply fighting and screaming and driving you wild?” 4 rare © “Then you don't believe in woman's rights?” ‘ , d Z as > “T’'d give them a good spanking and make tjem keep quiet, that’s what I'd : ¢ | tomer? — oo oe Go!” said Mr. Jarr. ) : “Indeed I do,” said the Girl, “but I don’t believe in woman's flights. “Of course you would! That's your first thought!’ said Mrs. Jarr. “Is it any ALL Anna's ultimatum looks pretty good in print, but wait till it comes conde wonder, then, that the children are so free with their hands? Is it any wonder signing time and her millionaire hubby takes his pen in hand. I guess he ft is a word and a blow with them? I never saw such children in all my life!” ONE — won't hesitate at indorsing a piece of paper made payable to the svaie at “They seem pretty quiet now,” said Mr. Jarr. Mrs. William English Walling.” “They'd better be,’’ said Mrs. Jarr grimly. ‘‘As soon as I got home and the {— > —_— = r he pen sli zy each othe av ; v : beidens , ed blame ina had been slapping each other, I gave them the best whipping CAREFUL, NED. K OM PE os ng tl Schoolma’am: Now, tell me the truth, “De man dat thinks he can’t make Le oO Gms t°s OH : Johnny Jones. You know what wil! mm - A = “Oh,"’ said Mr. Jarr, “I thought you said you were in the house all day?” TO? SHORT DONE {¢ > | : Ut h if you tell a lie, don’t you? mistakes,” said Uncle Eben, “te‘mebin “ ee a eg RPE 4 mors By a 4. : appen y » Gont you? One of de mos’ dangerous dat h I didn't say ‘this’ day; I spoke in general. I mean.every day. I know you om, a" Johnny Jones: Yes, ma'am. I'll go 7 Serous dat is, right would like to have me -stuck:‘in the house and never put my nose out of doors!” m Vi, RE e+e = Se aesee BEC Ee ~“ae- - S«caoueae ses = ” gaze } —_*+m pa eee eeret , a . teeneeee@ nd ’ = -eeeese@S & SES seiee wee seeeawe «ee e —— At least all time when I’m around. om =e re ee FS re ee eee ALL DRUGGISTS; S0c. AND $1.00. ees = ' Cena een ee oe oe eee + Se ee ems a ¥ . problem. And when I ask, all she will say Occasionally a man puts his best foot forward for the purpose of regis- 666666 PaEDErerarnersaere - A FEW CHOICE S mata reciente Soa | TORIES And come back soon, those things are hid. It's a fortunate thing for Many law yers that the fool killer is so far ) : behind with his work.

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Can’t rummage in the dresser drawers, job is the Matter of remuneration. iz |Whea Love ls Young. | Wives. They either think it is unnec- For some one always sees and roars: | ‘ | From Puck. lessary extravagance, or that, if their ‘Now, keep yotr hands right out of it! Rage seems to succeed like the sucess of the woman who knows what . ——~ os ~ "ea They had reached that stage of the | wives want flowers, they can get them Or by some beast you might be bit!’’ she wants and goes after it. Wh t h th t Some things may come to those who wait, but the best things come to a 1S ome WI ou he otigg when there is usually more | themselves.. They do not realize that And when I look in cupboards dark th h b evel ° ’ pig Sal ose who are so busy hustling that they have no time to wait.—Chicago a Kinloch t ] h ? elephone ! ipeculation as to the future on, women prize the little courtesies, the Ma calls me back to toe the mark. Ne svVews,

the part of the bride to be. little attentions a-¢ evidences of And when I come in sudden—jings! “It doesn’t seem, Tom, dear, that we!/ thoughtfulness, more than money. It It seems they’re always hiding things. H ° ins alled X’mas could ever speak a cross word to each | ig the invitation to the little outing or When Pa cvmes home, he says, sa:’s he, ave one t for | other, does it, dearest?’ she murmured! vacation, the little trip to another city, To Ma: “What did you g—e—t?” froin his coat lapel. the bringing home df tickets to the the- And Ma, she never, never tells, Give the whole family a treat.” It will be appreciated “Never, sweetheart!" declared TOM] ater or opera, or to the concert or lec But sits in front of me and spells 5 f e stoutly. ture; it is the hundred and one little The longest words that she knows how, : : “But, dear,’ she persisted, ‘‘if—mind things that make the average woman But still, I dassent ask them now. Choosing Your Depositary by a A telephone in the house is a necessity. I say if—if some morning the steak happy, and not merely the fact that her They'd better just act nice, because, - Think of the time and money saved A Kinloch should be burned and the coffee cold. jj, erative wants are supplied in a They might get left by Santy Claus. ] i ' i and you were tempted to be just a bit— lump sum. , FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THIS COMPANY ARE and monty. / just a teeney wee bit cross, what would Most men overlook the fact that it on do?* Metpe iooked up Into his face anxiously, |42%# Not take so much, after all, to THE CARE OF THE FEET ESSENTIAL FEATURES WHICH SHOULD INFLUENCE The b a | a Ns 4 y an. ‘Aa bs , — and he felt that his reply must i ly ae teiaggo gon Dong Written for the Post-Dispatch YOU IN SELECTING A SAFE DEPOSITORY FOR YOUR . e 84 service ") of, Louis equal to any in the werd. one that would fully reassure her. Aft- ‘ SAVINGS epi " er @s qa , doing the things which indicate thought- . If you desire to make your wife, your husband, your family, or your friend er @ moment's ‘thought he ne ana Sl Sol twine 5 wife & check By Margaret Hubbard Ayer the very practical Christmas presens of a Kinloch Telephone and you wil] triumphantly: “I'd go downtown an ee ' ; : communicate with us by letter or phone, our solicitor will come and see you get my breakfast.” once In a while, no matter how large it | — and either install the phone et ouce—wire the house and make the connection may be, or telling her tv draw as much HERE is no department of dress which has so kept pace with the the day before Christmas—or the company wil] write a letter to the recipients of the present, to be received on Christmas morning, announeing the fact times as that of footgear. The care of the feet has likewise become a And yet the cry goes ever upward, “My Vi bE RCAN Y } LE TR U ST Co. that you have contracted for the telephone in his or her name. matter of scientific study. Rut here is where science and vanity meet In dead- Talk to our Contract Department about that Christmas ' Tt was a dull morning fn the Pollce y ‘ a ‘ tury turns a deaf ear to words of u and the magistrate, a Benedict ly conflict and the child of the new cen ie ’ Court, wisdom and rashly takes the cold winter air in thin-soled, high-heeled STH AND LOCUST STS. present. of long standing, sat in -his chalr look- futile t dvi l hak a . « bre r s itis fu e to advise, and we sa snake fon — Ing into space. A p! isoner was brought ~ boots. With these foolish maidens dly ; : : ) “ £ > Ss . { ‘ Ske r} still ; 2 oe y a, even rith th 3 ous ES us J WADE WILLIAM MA } or im and the policeman made a U M R WOMA N sur heads and pass on to shose who & weep ea e Ww é€ 80 F T . FFITT I y charge. called comfortable shoe of the low heel and the heavy sole. , “Intoxicated, eh?’’ muttered the | given a clear berth to the region of folly, have erred too much in the other Court, absent-mindedly. OME day I shall be sauntering direction, and with unsupported insteps, heels weg flat and toes too broad, “Yes, Your Honor,’’ admitted the pris- S down Fifth avenue in the late; they find themselves still suffering and OS git The whole question re- oner. afternoon, and I shall run into | solves itself into this: The shoe should fit; there should be a good curve INTEREST “Are you married?” asked the magis- fA, B or C sauntering up. He will turn trate. to walk with me, to give me a message | heavy; there should be plenty of breath at the joint of the great toe and a 3 Per Cent on Savings—2 Per Cent on Check Accounts “No” was the reply. from his’ wife, the news of a common reasonable snugness in the heel. | ‘Then what excuse do you have?” friend abroad, to show me a picture i Still another cry goes up from those pina sufferers from cold feet, who demanded the Court, mechanically sign-|4n art dealer's window or a piece of | 80 to bed with icy extremities and lie prog n cane gy Spo through vet OD SURPLUS ing the commitment paper. Georgian silver in an antique shop. Then long hours, undecided whether to brave er ant bes l and andy eas cover F MILLION DOLLARS A titter ran over the audience and the! We may be guilty of the atrocity of vite ee ee ee re " i gear d st f ice ton magistrate came to with a glance, ting in a window in the Holland House/a hope that a little warm blood must seon fine ts way own into that , : tes . ‘neglected portion of the body @ came to with a_start,}®"d drinking our tea together. And! nes v- magistrate ca ; These afflicted persons would do well to massage their fect lancing apprehensively at the report- then I shall go home with fear at my | : i ; ” ~ - Ae Whee court was »djourned, ‘bt heart. I am a woman of 38, to whom; &etting into bed, giving each foot a vigorous rub with both hands. A rub ne" _ | — | : o 4 trary to hie usual custom, he called the A, B or C is absolutely nothing but a with a rough hair mitt is also good and will scm the _ tardy circulation. | | 3 : as hatnee him human being who speaks the same lan- But in any case “one thing is certain and the rest !s lies,” as old Omar said, 66 99 | J | 2 : a and that is your feet should be warm through and through before you ever ; = ¢\= a fF . 4

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to support the instep and the heels should not be too low nor the soles too

just before as aD thensieiennihllndhtinied : “Do you find anything to write this guage as myself. But to mother, A, " . ‘learly _|B or C is a monéter known as a Mar-| Slip between two icy sheets. morning?” he asked !n a clearly appre Another comfortable adjunct is a knitted anklet, which may be worn un- For 10 Cents ; ) | LUUISVILLE 2 NASHVILLE RR! henalve tone. atin a : gg a ie apre to be “No.” was the reply. ‘ ( er generation anc circie, ; i Sas : , ersons me . " “ is a wild beast never to be avoroachea} Warm. These anklets are especially g904 for those perso ., : so oa Winter tourist tickets are ot magistrate looked relieved. é; siaien: smal ; siery on a cold day they should in- ” . — ; < That’ except when he is subdued beneath the| “&8r heavy stockings. With very thin hosters a y : now on sale daily to Florida and other southern points of rarlably be w oe sons inclined to rheumatism. ° m4 ; : . ay we wares eertiodiasiy by. eee Stickney’s Security Gems 10c/8 summer climates. The first through sleeping-car service —. s good — that {s—I—I mean I | thought there wasn't anything worth} °° of his-keeper, his wife. It is, to ae ever established between St. Louis and Florida continues to writing,”’ ho sa‘d. my mind, so crude, so provincial—even © Nothi ; bad ‘ . . - . oe ime A Panatela shape cigar made in St. run daily, leaving Union Station at 8:45 p. m., and continues so vulgar—a view of adult human inter- oe < ca Remember Your Wife. course that T hesitate to admit it as the Scien the Climate : G ad oe ‘ . : . ; . Siete : rit ts related vy Qumercial ‘Tribune... ran rize Louis by experienced cigar makers to be the best. It is the only throngh service serving all Opinion of that gentle, delicate, broad- it is related of @ fe a Orters B. Marden in Success Magazine. : ' . of Gen. Sterling wri ‘ Spe ae : minded lady, my mother. Broad minded] that he once stopped at an humble (The highest honor) Wrapper of best Sumatra leaf and meals in dining ears—avoiding the inconvenience of leay- ing the train for meals of uncertain quality at uncertain In a recent divarce case the husband “when asked if he ever made his wife [ say advisediv. Her interest in poll-!} cabin in Missourt and asked for supper, Awarded to filler of the highest grade imported hours. Literature upon application. ; . ties, foreign and domestic, her sympa- r he M any Christmas or birthday presents, & nd domestic, Says the Memphis News-Scimitar. The ; : replied: es with the progress of labor, the keen good wife of the house was thrown into Havana The best combination for a + “No, I am sorry to say I never did. ntelligence of her judgment in these; q flutter of excitement over entertain- mild smoke Try one—be convinced Ticket Office, 206 North Broadway, St. Louis. , departments of affairs, are much great-| ing her distinguished guest, and profuse p . & gave, Mre..——— power to draw on er than mine. But the Married Man,| with apologies for the not very tempt- Wm. A. Stickney Cigar Co. 3 ene Reliable Dentistry +528, | is my bank account and to buy anything ade off the domestic hearth, remains to her ing menu, consisting of corn dodgers, wnbugsed by dentists wie stetee to Co paletans Wem our petented metbods wanted. I was mistaken. That Was not all I should have done. That as gfeat a bugaboo as the “Bony” with] pojied collards and wheat coffee sweet- oo ee ae ve. hy take chances with others Retablichea $6 years. All work guaracteed for 15 years. didn’t take the place of my buying ea the English children before pon ened with sorghum. The hungry offi- x things and taking them home to her.” ne Were frightened.—Harper’s Ba-} cer ate heartily of tne coarse food, but SS ee ' Tt is astonishing how little even the not relishing the oversweet coffee, h: repeats lO TAXI A\ ERS a Special Prices Until Jan. Ist passed his cup,,saying: fet sf Teeth....$2.00 Bridges .... ...$2.09 &S majority of husbands know about the| The Piutocrat. what are you crying| P@*s ; : “6 feminine nature, I recently heard a | for, boy? Haven't you everything for —_ © much molasses, please. J . young wife say that she would rather Christmas that you thought of? Phe idea! BASped the loyal hostess. fa S ried Man. And a Married Man, in the der the stocking, and with the ankles warm the feet are prett

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1, have her husband bring her a bunch! The Roy- y . “Catch me skimpin’ your sweetenin’ "— . ¥: Yes. But (boohoo) I wanted ‘ 7Vur sweeten : ‘ , . ; es. But (bo as she tlited the molasses jug upward Tax bills for 1906, as well as special bills for sprinkling streets, Best Sei “Spocial” 4.00 € Painless, 25c 22k. Geld Crown. . 2.00 Gold ocncenee / of violets than give her ten times the some thin Lif AS pee ; ge I didn’t think of.—Life. "money they cost. But she said she ig & while amber ropes of sweetenin’ over- At the are payable on or bef Decem 906. Interest an _ gould never make him appreciate the| Friend; Is the bride you're working| flowed cup and saucer and threatened Lou ties rue after J ee sa a. 4% 7 tractes inn amlately without pein. Acknowledged to be the easiést end best that money was not all that fhe for getting to be a good housekeeper? disaster to the tless homespun cloth. ST. is ] ace é er annua 1 a ording to Ww. Seinlees ex in St. Leute. . Po : ry , ace pvetecs mae teantes of © yeomn Nese but skilled dentists employed, gredecte oat Cook: she n't learned to kee “Why” (enthust + coffe er ee en Pani wend be. head Ue gen tg ees want ates JAMES HAGERMAN JR.. NATIONAL DENTAL PARLORS, 720 Ofive : J a Price if ‘twas all molasses!" Fer Sale by all Representative Gresers Collector of Revenue. Lady attendants. daily—ovenings till 9 o'cleck. Sundays, 9 te 4 mm

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$ r have retained, even at the | > the pulpit’ the spirit or passive obedi- | ence inherited from old regimes Pique 1 | able in teaching the catechism, in | Archbishop non at the cathedral yesterday morn- Catholic Church was bent on the de- | for the Struction of ee entirely, and that | } mr ality the war is against religion of | ‘ kind, against the ifiea of God reign- ine over man, «eo the French situation at pres- re sented @ s@! Obtain in the United States, ere at Britain and Holland—and not as subje ton. ican border. * te explained the present political sit- uation by saying that the masses of the French people were unused to polit- | coal mines at Las Esperanza, life, that for ages they had been iand crossed into ‘Texas. governed and did not comprehend the art of governing, and tit the clergy, who are-now the chief sufferers, were much to blame. @f the latter he said: ‘“‘They, too, altar and in

ministering the sacrament—tlies never learned the virtues of public _ they have never quickened beneat q activities of the battletield Their 4 Nn {|@mple and their preaching have left Says eparatio their disciples in the same passivity and . these know nothing of the public defense Must Be Like That in of principles; saints before the alt ir, they are cowards before the eiectoral American Lands. arn” %3.—In his

BUSINESS NOZi cE Different from others in action and eect: Satin skin cream is worth trvimg. Only 25c. PAUL, Minn., Dec.

Archbishop Ireland declared that “party now making war on the — spect ii | ‘bh “Murine” Eye Remedy is a Tonite! “Auto Eye.”

-_- — Japs Deserting Mexico. AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 24.—/The immi- gration officials of the Rio Grande rious outlook, he pre- | border have been advised that more peace at not a far distant time. |than two hundred Japanese, who peaking of separation he said, ““‘We;} were brought to Mexico recently ady to submit to separation, but |to work on the construction. of the ist be a fair separation—siuch as | Manzanillo line of the Méxican Cen-|" Brazil, | tral Railroad, have deserted and are | making their way toward the Amer- Within the last few weeks more than three hundred Jap- anese laborers have deserted from the Mexico,

— —-— —-- _ et ee a eee ee Prisoner Writes Appeal and By Leased Wire From the New York! ken for big. fore Governor-elect Hughes has taken money’ office, pressure is being brought on him | rep resentative tv grant a rick, .whose death sentence Gov. Hig- gins commuted to imprisonment for life. |einnatl at between $3,009,000 and $4,00U,- The Medico-Legal Society of this city, through Clerk Bell, its president, has Sent an Hughes. its speq@al committee, p rl nced e rmbalimers and aindertakers. “he comm| ittee Injec tcd embalming fluid contal ining arse nic in the right brone hial artery of a cadaver. ports: atrick is innocent of the murder of Rice;| Rev. Mr. Sommer this committee believes that Rice died | from natural _ causes _and— that _Patrick ! ship, shoild have full: pardon by the Execu- ; tive." f Patrick attended services in the AS ] ( ) Protestant Chapel of Sing Sing Prison yesterday und told the Rev. 8S. E. Jones. that he greatiy enjoyed ‘ the chaplain, 1 his sermon on Christmas. ' Patrick has made a rough draft of an appeal for full pardon, which he will - Hughes when he takes of- snincuiiinaliesitiittls aii send to Mr. fice.

Everybody Has Money. | isl to the Pest- Disnatch. Medical Society Intercedes | “CinctNNaTI.

pin. Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. lpreceding Christmas. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Even now, be- | ¥4"ts sequently everybody has full pardon to Albert T. Pat- | mercantile iso far 000. Memorial. Bell Is. Dedicated. appeal for Patrick to Mr. The society sent, too, the report. ot composed of ex- Kvange lf ic al (‘hure hi at St. Pechman, in memory Mine C ‘on The committee re-| years ago. the service. “In the opinion of this body Albert T.| presided at en ae a Dec. °4.—Christmas ’ ‘ ‘shopping has been in progress a week for Him, lor more since real wintry weather set No doubt the recorg has been bro- business during the week Everybody who it has work at good wages, con- “Christmas and is spending it freely. The of one of the largest establishments of the city said that he would estimate tlhe amount apent for Christmas gifts in Cin- The bell given to the Grace English Louis and Garrison avenues by ‘Mr. and Mrs. LoulsS}] josis colony. of their daughter, | a Pechmann, who died two : in gto Pechiman Sunday. Rev. show that more deaths pre caused versity of California; H. H. Serley, Martin S. Sommer, pastor of the church, In his sermon spoke of the signiti-} When-it was first proposed to establish cance of the bell in the house of wor-| the ordinary rules of sanitation.

ly out of doors.

Legislature Will Be Asked to Install Tent Colony System. Special to the Post-Dispaten, SAN ANTONIO, ‘lex., Dec. is preparing to care for its indigent consumptives in fresh air camps to be maintained by the State. Practically SE

94.—Texas Training, CHICAGO, Dec. ference between

ready to support a bill which introduced at the opéning of the coming session. Dr. Matt M. Smith of Austin. secretary of Congress of Tuberculosis. recently in New York, has been workins for several years enlisting sentiment in favor of his plan for a State tubercu- C*C ty of Virginia; G. Stanley Hall. I The vital statistic records in TeX@5 | yiegourt: Benjamin Ide Wheeler, this State from consumption than from all the other disease combined, and that the dread malady is spreading. a State institution for the treatment of Smith _be- Chicago.

gan making experiments to de the best methods of caring for scermine | ¢ Mrs. was colony system, by which the patients a a oe As a result, he will recommend the tent live outdoors and are made’ to observe patients are to be isolated in A dious tents, scattered near Liano at an FR CONSUMPTIY elevation of 100 feet. One side of the tent is kept open, regardless of Changes to Monticello Hotel. Always profitable in cash bean and comfort. JESSE TO AID MORAL WORK. Missourian on Board to Advance | speciat to the Post-Dispatch. representatives England, Germany, France, Switzerland. all the members of the Legislature are | jtaly and the United States for the pro- will be | motion of moral training in the public | moved from this city to the same State|the 3% CASTORIA schools, held in. London last autumn. at ; which an international association for for the benefit of her husband's health. this purpose was formed, the American! The two families went to the same town. the American International branc ho has just completed Its organiza- They are Nicholas Murray Butler of Jumbia, Edwin A. Alderman, Universi- | day and bought a watch. After a few Clark Mr. K ‘niversity; B. H. Jesse, University months Mr. Kiger seemed to be grow- Uni- Iowa; back to their old home, where, State ay School; Edwin G. Cooley,; he died. later, Chicago; James reenwood, Kansas} A few weeks ago the wate - City; Andrew S. Draper, Albany, N. Y. h pur Felix Adler, New York; Clifford Barnes, her th the information, she is the of a

Brough City and wealthy. Kokomo Man Learned That Former Neighbor Had Lost Partner, Too.

Mayor Lewie of University Cit determined that no destitute that suburb shal! a Rae ante oe Ch dinner. He has ted KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. 24.—Several years ago Mr. and Mrs. John P. Brough my a ge for to hie All the. pos 24.—Following a con-]} moved to Kansas for the benefit of Mra, | flies living In temporary erected: during the Worlda I Fair will be ae eh be reached. of! Brough’s health, and about the same for if they Kiger| Christmas dinner will time Mr. and Mrs. Jeannette Mr. Kiger was in the jewelry business and Brough dropped into his store one of ing worse. and he and his wife moved chased by Mr. Brough was. stolen. Mr. Brough, who had not learned of Kiger’s death, wrote to Kiger for the humber

indigent consumptives, Dr.

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(INCORPORATED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, STOCK COMPANY) “The Company OF the People, BY the People, FOR the People.” last and all the time, a business in every respect beyond reproach.” view of 1906 and Announcement for 1907 Bulletin No. 475.—New York, December 8th, 1906. To The Field Force: GENTLEMEN it is our custom to address you each year at the time of our Superintendents’ Convention. Usually this is held about the middle of January, and the’ topic of the BULLETIN is naturally the Annual Statement of the Company. This year the Superintendents meet in convention the middle of December, and obviously the record of the year is not made up, and it would. be premature to set forth the progress of the Company in its business and finances. We shall have something very pleasant to say to you before we close about what you have accomplished; but our immediate object is to tell you about our plans for next year. INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT You have known from numerous addresses, both oral and written, what our ambition has been for vears in the Industrial part of our business. You will bear us witness that our treatment of the policy-holdérs has been one of progressive liberality ever.since the present administration of the Com- pany began. The very first vear of its incumbency Paid-up policies—there- tofore unknown to Industrial insurance in this country—were announced; and every year since then something has been done for Industrial policy- holders beyond any promise made in the policies. Bulle‘in No. 195 sets forth these concessions and bounties up to its date and since then the successive years have been marked by progressive gifts and benefits offered to policy- holders; and this year the Company has been disbursing the enormous sum of about two millions of dollars In voluntary dividends upon non-participat- ing Industrial policies; bringing the total amount of unprom!sed dividends in 12 years to about ten millions of dollars to Industrial policy-holders in the form of dividends on premiums, dividends on death claims and increases of benefits upon existing policies. We ‘have been enabled to accomplish this work all these years by steady improvements in business methods, by steady extensions of business terri- tory, by steady additions to insurance in force, by watchfulness in ae and taking care of business, resulting in a decreasing death rate, decreas- ingg lapse rate and decreasing expense rate. These improvements we have announced to you from vear to year; but perhaps from this very fact—the'ir ‘gradual, steady progressiveness—you have failed to grasp their full signifi- cance, Yet year by year we have told you our aim—to reduce expenses, to improve the death rate, to better the policies, to distribute the surplus, so that each. year a larger proportionate amount could be returned to policy- holders and a emaller proportionate amount used in expenses. Within the last few vears our disbursements for death claims have been so continuously and markedly less in proportion to income and our im- provements in ratio of expenses shown so steady an improvement, that we thought the time had come to make a scientific resurvey, so to speak, of the technica] features of the business. We have made investigations into our mortality and drawn off into various periods our experience of mortality. The mortality tables upon which our present tables are founded were taken from the experience of 1890-1894. A comparison of this with tables taken from the experience of other periods has shown a steady improvement in mortality. In the case of children the result is really startling. Take, for in- stance, age two next birthday. Our present table shows 49.3 deaths per thousand; a table 1896-19 shows but 36.9; age three the figures are respec- tively 32 and 24.3; age five 16 and 9.8; age ten 5.5 and 3.8, and this improve- ment runs through the Infantile table. As to adults there is also a marked improvement. These facts convince us that the time has come to construct-new tables of benefits founded upon our experience of 1896-19; and we are confirmed in our conviction by the fact that a table drawn from the vears 1901-1906 shows a better experience than that of the full decade. And it sems to us just to base these tables upon the experience of white lives; and to give bene- fits based upon the improvement which we feel certain is permanent. How great this improvement is we illustrate by a few figures comparing the tab!> upon which our present benefits are based with a table of white lives for the last 10 years. Deaths per thousand: Age 2 next birthday 49.3, reduced to 34.7; age 3 8 to 225, age 4 21.5 to 13.2; age 5 16 to 9.5; aged 10 5.5 to 3.4: age 2010.5 to 7.1; age 3015.7 to 11.1; age 40 19.5 to 14.3. The other elemen; besides mortally involved in a table of benefits is of course the expense. As you know, our ratio of expense to premium income has been falling for some years; this year the reduction has been phenomenal and will reach, we think, by the end of the year, three per cent! This alone means a saving of nearly one and a half millions of dollars! We shall show a lower ratio of expense for 1906 than has been experienced by any industrial company in the world. annual One other element goes into the construction of tables of benefits; and that is the maturity of the policies. When we made up our present table we were convinced that the public was enamored of endowments. Our In- dustrial business has been issued for 10 years, as you know, mainly upon Endowment tables—Increasing Life and Endowment policies and Twenty- year Endowments forming a very large proportion, in some years over 90 per cent., of our total business. One disadvantage of this table has been Our children’s Increasing Life and Endowment policies have been endowments payable after periods of 17 years and upwards according to age at issue. Compared with the Whole Life tables issued by other companies these have made necessary the ac- cumulation of an increase of many millions of dollars in reserve. Unthink- ing persons come to the conclusion that this piles up the wealth of the Com- pany, forgetting that along with the increase of assets runs the increase of liabilities, and that the wealth of a company consists in its surplus; and overlooking the remarkable fact that we have deliberately kept cent of our assets by annual distributions contributed that it largely increased the reserve. completely down our surplus to about 10 per of the excess of surplus earned to the policy-holders who to it. Public opinion has changed and now cares more for death bene- fits than endowments. We are in business to please the public. We have a good deai of evidence that Ordinary Life and Limited Payment Life contracts are thought preferable to Endowments. We have resolved, there- fore, to discontinue our Increasing Life and Endowment policies, which designed to meet the public demand formerly existing, and which were constructed for were, we believe, the first tables ever really scientifically Industrial policies. Our new IndusSirial policies will, therefore, be Whole Life contracts. But we think that as to these there are signs of a belief on the part of the public that payment of premiums ought to cease with old age. It is hard for people to see what. to any mathematician is self- evident, that in life insurance the companies are enabled to pay the poll- cles in full on lives of those who die soon after insurance only by the fre- cefpt of premiums from those who live out and beyond their expectations; and that the apparent hardship upon those who live long is only the contri- bution to the unfortunate which is the essential basis of life insurance. However, it is possible of course to make tables for limited payments, and the problem is therefore to fix an age that shall not be so young as to raise the premiums or (what is the same in Industrial insurance where the unit is the premium and not the amount of insurance) to reduce the benefits un- duly; and on the other hand to fix the age not so old that the benefits of the limits of payment of premium shall be lost. We have fixed age © as the limit of payment of premiums Decause at that age we are enabled to only slightly reduce the benefits during life and because we have not re- ceived many complaints of the necessity of paying premiums up to that age And to the occasional complaint that ‘‘people never live to such old age,” we mky answer that fn 196 we shall have voluntarily, as matter of grace, about 270 claims as Endowments on policies {ssued as Whole Life age 80 after paying premiums for 15 ycars or over. of benefits upon these four principles—Whole Life our recent mortality experience instead of our old; reduced expenses; and the payment of pre- paid on persons reaching Constructing a table instead of Endowments; a loading proportioned to our miums ceasing after age 75—we shall put forth for 197 new tables in the In- dustrial department which are better than any company has heretofore is- sued and better than we have ever before this felt it safe to Issue. The most striking change is in the Infantile table, because there we substitute Life tables with payment of premiums limited to age 75 for our -omparatively short Increasing Endowment tables now in use; and. are therefore enabled to pay in benefits what we have been compelled to hold as reserve liability upon the endow ment features, Our new Infantile tables will pay nearly as much in death benefits for a weekly premium of five cents as we have heretofore paid for a weekly pre- It is of course understood that the law fixes a maximum mium of ten cents. cannot exceed. We have of benefits payable upon children and therefore increased the benefits at the age 2 at entry the benefit in case of death at age 9 is $173, while the benefit at age 3 at entry dying at age 9 !s $169, and the benefit at age 4 at entry dying at age 9 Is $165, and so on. This ts a recognition of the additional vears for which premiums have been paid by those entering at earlier ages when death occurs at the same age. It follows from this large increase of benefits for 5 cents that hereafter no policy will be issued under the In- fantile tables for a total premium of more than 5 cents. And to meet a desire for less insurance, especially in large families, we have a table with . : . . “ley “Q , if 8 ce ~ proportionate benefits for a weekly premium f $ cents, this we later ages for persistence. Thus at of benefits for the same premium Our Adult tables show an increase At age 10 the increase is 1212

based strictly upon our tables of mortality.

per cent over our present Life table and nearly 18 per cent over our Increas- ing Life and Endowment table. At age 20 the increase is over 9 per cent and over 23 per cent respectively; at age 30 the increase is nearly 6 per cent and nearly 20 per cent respectively; at age 40 the increase is 2 per cent and over 13 per cent respectively and so on. And in comparing these ta- bles with our present Whole Life tables (and with those of most of the other [Industrial companies) it must not be forgotten that these old tables provide for payment of premium during the whole of life, while under our new ta- bles payment of premiums ceases at age 75. We have increased the immediate benefits under all of these policies in accordance with the rule we made retroactive this year, to half-benefits during the first six months and full benefits thereafter. We have introduced into all of these policies new features in the way of surrender values. Paid-up policies will be granted after three years in- stead of five; extended insurance will be granted after three years at the option of the holder, and cash surrenders will be paid after 10 years. The policies will be in new and attractive forms, with three pages instead of two, in order to set forth all of the concessions, making the rights of the policy-holders so plain that anyone will be able to tell what he is entitled to. And the whole contract will be expressed in the policy, doing away en- tirely with the necessity of a copy of the application, using the form In this respect for all policies which we adopted many years ago for policies under $300. ° ORDINARY DEPARTMENT. One of the most striking results of the Armstrong Investigation was the adoption of a provision restricting expenses for the first year of the life of the policy. And what is most interesting as well as complimentary to the METROPOLITAN is the fact, which appeared in the newspaper discussion at the time of the adoption of the report and bills, that this restriction by law was justified by the experience of this company in the matter of ex- pense as shown by an analysis of its annual reports. It is true that this Company kept its expenses almost Within the limit prescribed by the new statute. But the statute is a penal one and we cannot run any risk of over- running the limit of expense. This necessitates a reduction of commissions, but the reduction will be very much less than that made necessary by the companies issuing participating policies. This Company will not issue after this year any other fhan non-partictpating policies. In fact, in the true sense of the term, we hate not issued any other for nearly fifteen years; for, as we have often explained, the Intermediate and Special'Class policies were based upon stock or a non-participating loading and the dividends promised, if earned, were expected to be derived from the mortality. These policies were entirely novel and we had little experience to guide us. The Intermediate policies were based upon our Industrial table of mortality and were designed for Industrial risks, who could afford to pay annual instead of weekly premiums; and the mortality of such a class could not be fore- told. Tne Special Class policies were for sub-standard risks, as to which the mortality could not be accurately predicted. What we undertook to do was to pay back to the policy holders the gain from such improvement in mortal- ity over the expected as should be actually experienced. As participating policies are based upon a higher or su-called mutual loading, out of which divi- dends are expected to be earned, we claim that our Intermediate and Special Class policies based upon a stock loading were in principle non-participating. All of our other policies in the Ordinary Department were by their terms non-participating. The law has justified us in the principles we adopted 15 years ago, and today the Armstrong laws and the similar ones prepared for other states are a vindication of the METROPOLITAN principles in which you have been trained. We have now an experience of Intermediate end Special Class risks which enable us to prepare non-participating tables. ‘I'he tables of premiums as to these policies have heretofore been completely re- adjusted. We think you will find them most attractive. We realize that we shall henceforth have more competition in non- participating policies. Other companies have announced their purpose to restrict their issue to this form. We have therefore thought it in your — as well as our own and jn the tnt erest of the public, which is su- perior to both, to use a part of the reduction of commission to effect some reduction of premium. New tables have been prepared which we think will. be attractive to our customers a nd which, therefore, will be profitable to vou. In adjusting these commi« sions we have thought it only just bs restore to the Superintendents an interest in them whic h we were compelled to withdraw a few years ago and w hich, you remember, the Vice- seiaiaae promised at the tiMe to restore w hen we should be able to arrange it mare we have also recognized the good work of Assistant Superintendents by Siving them an interest in the wor k of their agents. We realize faite te duties of Superintendents and Assis tants ‘eciiahiiiee hs saeeeeceae a s an:

training of Industrial agents in the work.of the Ordinary Department. We want all of our agents to be all-around insurance men. Our Superintendents and Assistdnts have imposed upon them as a duty the supervision, the con- Stant help and enct uragement and the education of thelr agents. We have Made it an interest as well as a duty. \ Our new policies will be found most attractive in-form and even more attractive in substance. They contain all of the advantages and conces- sions which we can afford to give and which the public have a right to ex- pect. The surrender values will be found to be generous and take the op- tional forms of extended insurance, paid-up insurance and cash. They are the standard forms of the New York Department, the work of experts which has legislative approval. They are as plain to the understanding as they can be made. We have discont inued Many plans ag unnecessary, We shall issue Ordinary Life, Limited Payment, Endowment and Term. plans; and we have applied for permission and hope to issue in addition three plans which the public have stamped with their approval—namely, the Op- tional Life or Endowment, under a new name, the Modified. Endowment with Life Option; the Guaranteed Dividend, also under a new and more descriptive name, the Guaranteed I ncreased Endowment; eid the Reduced Premium Life under its new name, Life with Reduced Premium after Years. Gentlemen, we are entitled to say that the Armstrong Investigation was a vindication of the methods and practices of the METROPOLITAN LIFE. The Armstrong laws are in many respects a distinct recognition of the work we have done together these many years. See that you appreciate this fact to the utmost. Show that you do by making the year 1997 an: unexampled year for the issue of more policies, for larger insurance, for greater gain, for less lapses and not-takéns, at a less expense, at a& greater return te policy holders than you have ever done. Live up to your blessings! Show that you appreciate the reward which the Legislature has conferred upon your good work of the past! Make 1907 the greatest because the best year in the company’s history! THIS YEAR, 1996. You have started well. Last year, the year of the: investigation. you did the largest business we had ever done. The first part of this year the paralysis which seemed, unreasonably and unnecessarily, to have fallen upon the business in general, appeared to have affected even you—ewen more unreasonably and unnecessarily. Finding this to be the fact, the Vice- President appealed to you In personal conferences with the Superintendents in little grouns all over the country; pointed out to you the pacts and con clusions of the Armstrong inquiry and the results as embodied in cance tion; showed you the essential approval we had our work in both departments, and asked you to respond to all this for be roma of the year by making the best record you: had ever made. May and June. It would be most ungrateful not to ‘to mabe this public and general acknowledgment of your response to the appeal. t STS 43 ODEON, TUESDAY EVEMIxG, GAYE gHOWS DAILY. Call Main 100. t OURTH RL Ld ite Bt_8t_Lovis, Me Doh ee ae - | St. Loute ye rer bd goatee sma YORK STARS : Be knee »

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