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'The cut direct." No "dilly-dallying"
about these
prices. TJiey've been un
ceremoniously4' chopped off.
Will' "you profit by the
chance?. The- are bur own
make, and not made for a
sale.
Ready-to-Wear
Suits and Overcoats.
Embracing- all the stylish
ideas that have made so
.many well-dressed men bet
ter dressed.
SI 1.75 for $18 sort.
$14.75 for $20 sort.
$17.50 for $25 sort.
$20.00 for $30 sort.
Handsome trousers, ready
to wear, smart effects in
French and English worst
eds, $5 for $7, $8, and S9
qualities.
Open Saturday till 10 p. m.
Some templing values In Croak Rain
coats, ready to wear.
TEXTII AXD OLIVE STIIEETS.
(Southeast Corner.)
FIND SHORTAGE
OF $200,000.
Bank Examiners Declare That
Cashier Who Committed Sui
cide Speculated Heav
j in Stocks.
rAPDBLIC SPECIAL.
JNew York, Jan. 1. Stato Bank Examiner
Ai C. Judson continued the examination of
the books of the Bank of Stapleton, Stat
etulsland, to-day. According to the Ex
aminer, a shortage of about rXO.000 has
been found In bonds and securities, assets
of the bank, -which Cashier Otto Ahlmann,
who practically owned it, failed to turn
ovr to Mr. Judsonbefore he killed him
self on Wednesday night. Mr. Judson said
to-day:
j"Our examination -will not be complet
ed for several days. Up to the present
time all that appears to be missing Is OS0.
003 market value of good bonds. The fall-
it, ire to turn over tnese bones was proo
il uhlv th causa nf !Mr. Ahlmann's suicide."
.Mr- jucson aoaeo. xnai mere -were evi
dences of speculation by Mr. Ahlmann.
It is believed by friends of Ahlmann that
mxatuation lor iiss leisoa. a oeauiuui
and wealthy joung woman, 26 years old,
who did not return his love, was partly
responsible for Ahlmann's self-destruction.
He was to vears of ace. and it was be
cause of this disparity In age that the
young woman would not marry mm.
SEVERS) JUGULAR VEIN.
City Hospital Physicians Believe
Allen Will Die.
"William H. Allien is In the City Hos
pital and B. Patton. his brother-in-law. Is
xit the Fourth District Police Station, as a
result of a family quarrel.
The quarrel occurred at the Allen res
idence. No. 95 North Eleventh street.
Alien was stabbed several times in the ca
rotid artery and the jugular vein beisg
cut, and his Injuries are considered fatal
by the City Hospital physicians.
After the cutting Allen was taken to the
oftlce of Doctor Herman G. Grasby, No.
HIT Franklin avenue, where the wounds
were temporarily dressed.
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WILL APPLY FOR WARRANT.
3amie Brop SayB Henry Stueshee
Snatched Her Watch.
Henry Stueshee, a driver. Identified as
the man who snatched a watch from the
breast of Miss Mamie Brop of No. 923
Market street. Thursday evening, is held
ot .the Central District Station pending
the issuance of a warrant for which Miss
Brop says she will apply to-day. The
.watch Is valued at 133.
.Miss .Brop told the police that as she
was leaving th Vienna bakery, where
Bhe bad gone to buy bread and cakes, she
encountered Stueshee In the doorway. She
eays he grabbed her watch and ran away.
Stueshee denies Miss Drop's statement.
He gave bis address as No. 2112 Blair ave
nue. The Occult.
iWhy does a fickle beauty smile one day
And the next be unrelenting and severe?
In sooth you might as well
Inquire why flowers blossom sweet In
May,
And why the winter sky Is chill and
drear,
'TIs something nono can tell.
Washington Btar.
Blesalnn of Old Aire.
fl am old," said the man, as he shook
his gray locks;
"I am old and quite feeble and weak;
.When I talk to myself I ne'er make a
reply.
For I'm deaf and can't hear myself
speak."
Columbus Joster.
THE FAST TRAINS
California
are over
UNION PACIFIC
and
S0UTHERH PACIFIC
Jwa Through Trains Dally
Accommodations provided
for all classes of passengers
Tourist Gars a Specialty
l No detours. No change of
S Cars. "THE OVERLAND ROUTE"
t all the way.
$3 0UYE ST., ST. LOUIS, M0.
I-J..M..lOTHR0P, General Agenl.
y ry ' V" . ?
ALFRED RUSSET, WALLACE.
Author of "Man's Place In the Universe."
BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
In the realm of books the holidays con
stitute as great an event as In other
Epheres of mundane activity; lnded, to
Jugo from the voluminous outpourings
from the publishers as the holldass np
prcach, the calendar of the publishing
world Is balanced upon that season. Dur
ing the past year and especially tho late
fall and winter, conditions have been aus
picious for the makers of books, the writ
ers and the printers. The public has been
a devoted patron of the art of arts and
upon the whole It has been well served.
Now we anxiously turn our eyei toward
spring, the season of promise in litera
ture, as In everything else. What shall
wo have of cur poets and proslsts? What
volumes aro now preparing In the brains
of scribes? What shall we have of our
Howellses, Klpllngs, Langs; of the whole
motley crew Phllllpses, Woodses, and the
various poetasters, the romancers, the
Tarklngtons and Wistera and Lewises,
the historians, biographers, the essayists,
humorists, rhymers, riddlers and all the
rest of them? Undoubtedly thero be things
brewing In the way of letters. The writ
ers' community 13 the busiest of alL Al
ready there come Intimations that eo-and-so
Is engaged upon a work. For Instance,
we know that Hall Calne has gone to Ice
land for local color. And the ever-obliging
publishers give us hints of great proj
ects to be undertaken by their pet
proteges.
An encouraging sign Is the very good
health which prevails generally with the
craft. So far as we know, there la very
little writer's cramp. Doctor Cyrus
Townsend Brady Li doing nicely. Anyhow,
writer's cramp has ceased to be such an
obstacle as formerly, when there were bit
few stenographers and no phonographs.
Caroline Wells. Guy Wetmore Carrjll and
Henry James are vigorous. John Ken
drlck Pangs and Wilberforce Jenkins are
enjoying an equal degree of good health.
Winston Churchill. Henry Blossom, Jr.,
Speed Slosby and Commodore Rolllngpln
are In fine fetUe. Ernest Seton Thomp
son and Doctor Conan Doyle, William EI
eroy Curtla and Phil Payne are in excel
lent form. Upon the whole, prospects for
the New Tear seem bright. Indeed.
"TUCKAHOE."
Prefaces are not always Interesting or
entertaining. Tho following preface to Jo
sept William Egglestone's novel, "Tucka
hoe," an old-fashioned story of "Ole Vlr
glnny," Is of more than superficial Inter
est, briefly and graphically sketching,
from one viewpoint, a phase of American
life, and being especially worthy of atten
tion in that It deals with a popular mis
conception concerning early Immigration:
"An American people nho, In the middle
of the Nineteenth Century, opposed all
Ideai of progress were of necessity an
old-fashioned people. They were fifty years
behind their times, and proud of it What
ever of customs and ideas had the sanc
tion of the two preceding generations was
to tliem sacred and not to be questioned.
Railroads were deplored. They were mod
ern and democratic, hence very objection
able. To argue that the decimal system
was simpler that the "'two-and-threp-pence"
and "seven and six-pence" was In
Virginia no convincing argument at all.
Had not their fathers and grandfathers
been content with the Virginian system?
Besides, It was entirely a local one. No
vhere else In the world was a shilling
1G2-2 cents, or the same as a Spanish pl
astcreen. If the old Spanish .coins, ob
tained, perhaps, in early Colonial trade
with pirates, were nearly all gone, what
difference did that make? Would a Vir
ginian be so mean as to refuse to accept
an American dime for nine-pence? Of
course not.
"Modern literature was despised. Haw
thorne, Longfellow and Emerson were con
sidered, at bst, half-educated Yankees.
Shakespeare, Dryden, or. If you must tol
erate modern authors, Dickens, Scott and
Byrcn were amply sufficient. The Greek
and Latin classics were as familiarly
quoted as was the Bible.
"Tae Virginians east of the Blue Ridge
were called "TuckahoeV and those west.
"Cohees" why, antiquarians do not know.
Tho region east of the Blue Ridge was
peopled almost exclusively by English Im
migration and was under the domination
of the descendants of the birth-proud Cav
allerj. The Valley of Virginia was filled
with a hardy, stalwart people of Dutch
origin, coming down from Pennsylvania,
together with a considerable number of
Scotch-Irish. Both of these latter peoples
were practically one In religion and sym
pathy. Tho antagonism in early Colonial
days was very natural between them and
the Church of England aristocrats east
of the Blue Ridge. Cohees and Tuckahoes
were never fused Into one people until aft
er they had fought side by side for their
common liberty. At the date of this story
nothing of this old feud remained but the
appellations each used toward the other.
"I have appended below a table of Vir
ginian values In Federal money. I do not
thlnl: ono exists elsewhere In literature:
FoufjKnce-half-penny, or "fo'-pence-'a-
penay" 05
Xlcex-ence 124
Shiillae 15 2-3
Eightenpence -5
Two-nn'-threp-penco
Thre-an'-nlne-pence
Four-on'-slxpence .-
3T
K54
SeveE-an'-alxpenc .1 -s
Nine sbllllcca i.w
"The Virginian pound was, of course,
20 shillings, but as there was no coin
or bill of that denomination the term was
never used. The only exception to this
was that .until 1S30 the Code of Virginia
stated the Governor's salary to be "one
thoutand pounds." He drew 3,333 33-100
American dollars."
"Tuckahoe" sets forth an enlivening ro
mance with simplicity and good taste. It
Is published by the Ncale Publishing Com
pany. STORIES ABOUT HERBERT SPENCER
Mr. George lies; in a personal article on
Herbert Spencer in The Outlook, tells
these characteristic anecdotes:
"When the philosopher visited America.
RUTH OGDEN (URS. CHAS. W. IDTS).
Author of "Friendship: The Good and
Perfect Gift"
In 1S32. ho was In his sixty-third year. His
fair, ruddy complexion gave little token
of delicate health, or of tho sleeplessness
which had afflicted him since 1S55. when
he completed the 'Principles of Psycholo
gy. In frame ha was rather tall and
spare. To casual acquaintances his man
ners were cold end formal, to his friends
he was cordial, and on occasions he could
bo downright Jovial, telling and listening
to humorous stories with unbounded glee.
From hl3 habit of dictating to an amanu
ensis he had come to talking 'like a book-;
most of Ids sentences might well have
been printed Just as they fell from his
lips. Once In my hearing a friend who
had not seen hlra for years congratulated
him on his good health, ns evidenced by
his rosy cheeks. 'Do not,' said he, "con
fuse complete with Incomplete relation.
Because some healthy people are ruddy,
all ruddy people are considered healthy;
whereas, a red complexion may denote a
flabby vascular system.' A fair specimen,
this, of how ho might at any moment
drop Into generalization. When he was
In tho critical mood, tho schoolmaster In
his .blood camo out plainly, his long, bony
hand raised In objurgation soemed ready
to wield a ferule, whereat I ever rejoiced
that I had learned my rule-of-three under
other auspices.
"He was a very "set" man. At Montreal
I told him that the view from the summit
of Mount Royal commands superb stretch
es of the St. LawTence and Ottawa val
leyai But tho view from half-way up
the acclivity contented Mr. Spencer. He
had found views thus restricted more
pleasing than wider vistas, and not one
step further would he budge, although
twice Invited. Not far away a costly man
sion was being finished for a multimil
lionaire, whose fortuno had been won
with littlo scruple When It was sug
gested that his carriage should pass this
mansion, he was Indignant. 'It Is largely,'
he said, the admiring the ostentation of
such men that makes thero possible. Bar
on Grant, the fraudulent speculator, eent
roe an Invitation for the Inaugural of
Leicester Square, his gift to London. Be
fore a party of friends I tore the card In
pieces. Such men as Grant try to compen
sate for robbing Peter by giving Paul
what they do-not owe him.' "
JOHX MORLEYS RI1T1CESCB
AS BIOGRAPHER.
By Herbert TT. Horwlll In tho January-March
rtorum.
Scarcely any prominent man of the day
but Is beset by the Impertinent curiosity
of a publio which Is more zealous to be
told what he eats and drinks and wears
than to read his books or understand his
philosophy or profit by the example of his
career. As might have been expected from
a writer conscious of tho respect due to
his master and to himself, Mr. Morley
does not lower the dignity of his work by
any concession to the love of mere gossip.
Incidentally, of course, the extracts from
letters and diaries repeal items of personal
interest some of these entries, for in
stance, shatter the legend that Mr. Glad
stone never suffered from sleeplessness
but Mr. Morley keeps the door of Ha
warden Ca3tle with as much firmness and
discretion as that of the council room at
Downing street, ir we are permitted to
read how the Glynno estate was freed
from Its incumbrances; It is noi because
the biographer admits that we have a
right to know "everything about Mr. Glad
stone," but because of the light cast by
this Incident upon hi? character, and the
value of this financial struggle as a pre
paratory dlsclpllno for his later tasks at
the exchequer office.
Indeed, Mr. Money's treatment of the
home life of his subject Is one of the most
admirable features of the whole book.
Enough is told to suggest a domestic in
terior of rare klndllneps and charm, but
any newspaper reporter would lose his post
If he, came back from an Interview with
so meager a supply of personal details.
Readers of the Illustrated press during the
last years of Mr. Gladstone's life will be
amazed to learn that the biography does
not contain even a single mention of Dor
othy Drew. Perhaps In this the exclusion
was unduly severe, for the pictures of the
old man with his little granddaughter on
his knee appealed to a sentiment that was
far from maudlin, and In addition to their
intrinsic Interest were of value as reveal
ing a tenderness of disposition not always
found In combination with so dominant a
strength.
It Is scarcely lcsi surprising to find how
little is related of Mr. 'Gladstone's chil
dren. Mr. Herbert Gladstone's entrance
Into Parliament is, of course, noted; but
such notice was inevitable because of Its
connection with his father's election for
Leeds. Of his subsequent appointment as
a member of the Government and his
services as Liberal whip absolutely noth
ing Is told. If the Index may be trusted
und a remarkably elaborate Index It is
tho biography Is entirely silent concerning
Mr. Gladstone's eldest daughter, although
she was for many years vice principal of
Newham College. Cambridge, and has in
other ways gained distinction for her con
tributions to educational progress. With
a discretion none too common in biogra
phers, Mr. Morley everywhere remembers
that he is writing a life of William Ewart
Gladstone, and not a history of the Glad
stone family. This reserve, again, while
occasionally disappointing, is a wholesome
protest against the tendency to claim as
the possession of tho public not only states
men themselves, but all their kith and kin.
ABOUT WRITERS.
The first published literary effort of
Jack London appeared In the Oakland
High School Aegis of the date of January
IS. 1895. It was entitled "Bonln Island, An
Incident of tho Sealing Fleet of "33," and
was made the leading article of U.e school
periodical by the enthusiastic schoolboy
editor. A typical schoolboy's article was
this. It began:
"How many beautiful unfrequented spots
there are that are practically unknown
end unheard of; unknown and unheard of.
not enly by, that irreat clasa. the .Uy-at- I
MR. ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT.
Author of "When I Was Czar."
home people, but by the wandering sight
eeer. "Pull mny a flower i born to Mush nsseen.
And waste It wtis on tlie desert air."
From the San Francisco Call.
The author of "Evelina" Is of those
who have been remembered as much for
what they were as for what they did.
Mr. Austin Dobson has wisely chosen to
give the first place In his biography of
"Little Burncy," not to her works, but
to their author. As a result, this latest
addition to tho English Men of Letters
Series presents a pleasant portrait of the
shy, retiring, "serelble" and ambitious
creature that was Fanny Burney.
Sherwln Cody, on "Culture," In the Jan
uary Housekeeper: Language and litera
ture are the basis of culture. No one will
deny that The world Judges our social
standing by the way in which wo speak,
the way in which "e write letters, quite
as much as b our clothes. If we can talk
llko an educated person, we are at once
supposed to be such. I know a bright
young Englishwoman who has read wide
ly and thoughtfully, and has studied good
English consistently for six or seven
years. Now, though she had but the
merest common school education and a
few years ago her husband lived in mor
tal fear that she would make some egre
gious blunder that would disgrace his pro
fessional reputation, she is almost invari
ably taken by those who know hrr but
little for a Girt on graduate and Glrton
has a higher standing as a college In Eng
land than Vassar or Smith or Wellesley
In this country. The mero home study of
language and literature In conjunction
with household duties and the care of
children has wrought tills marvalous
transformation.
The future of American culture depends
on the women. They alone hao tho leis
ure for It Almost every woman has, or
can have, a few hours a day for reading
and study, or for cultivating tho art of
conversation, or letter writing, or story
writing. If she would do the simple and
natural and easy thing, study her own lan
guage, learn to write and speak well and
think well. Instead of Joining a club for
the study of Greek"nri, or English poll
tics, or the social condition in Greenland,
una would accomplish wonders for Amer
ican refinement and the richness and llv
ableness of our national life.
Books Received.
"Omar and FitzrcrnlJ and Other Poni8."
By John O. Jury. PuMIsfcM by tie TThltaktr
ft Ray Company. San Francisco. Trice, l.a.
"The Bay Psalm Book." Belac a fac?lml!
reprint of tae nrst edition, printed by Stephen
l)re at Cambridge, In New Ens land. In U40.
With in Introduction by Wilterforce Games.
Published by Dodd. Mead & Cb New Torlc
"Tuckahoe," by Joeepa William Breleatox
Change on tho Sontterm.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Jan. L A number of im
portant changes were announced by the
Southern Railroad this morning. C. 8.
McManus, who has been general superin
tendent of tho Western division, with
headquarters aC Birmingham for several
years, has been promoted and made gen
eral superintendent of both the Western
and Eastern districts, with headquarters
at Greensborough, N. C.
M. M. Richey has been appolntod as
sistant to the general superintendent, with
headquarters at Birmingham.
J. J. Cotter has been appointed superln
tundent of the Birmingham division, and
F. J. Eagan has been appointed superin
tendent of the Mobile division In place of
Mr. Cotter, who was promoted.
S. J. Collins, who was superintendent of
the Eastern district, has resigned from
the Southern system.
JfeTT Frlnco Scrvlea.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Hope, Ark., Jan. 1. The Frisco lnaus
urated tfctlr paswenger service to-day,
Hope to Ashuown and Arccnore. Tralni
will bo mixed for a while. This gltes
Hope four railroads and makes It an Im
portant point.
P. Koch Promoted.
Effective January 1. P. Koch is ap-
Eointed soliciting freight agent of the no
lle and Ohio Itallrcad Company, with
headquarters at No. la) North Seventh
street.
FOLLOW EACH OTTIER TO GRAVE.
Willis Wright Lnut of Three Broth
ers to Die In Tea Days.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Carbondale, III., Jan. L Willis Wright
died In this city to-day of pneumonia,
aged 41 years.
He was the last of three brothers, all
of whom have died in the last ten days.
MRS. ELIZA LOWDEIt.
Mattoon. Ill , Jan. 1. Mrs. Eliza. Lowder. rO
years old. died this morning.
MRS. MATILDE WOODS.
Mattoon, III.. Jan. 1. Mrs. Matlldo Woods, 85
years old. died yesterday.
IRA C. ADAMS.
Herrln. 111.. Jan. 1. Ira C. Adams died this
momlnc from Injuries received la the mines a
few da) 3 ago.
MISS BESSIE ANDERSON.
Mattoon. 111.. Jon. 1. Miss Bessie Anderson
was burled here to-day.
MR& JANE WHITESIDE.
Whitehall, 111.. Jan. L Mrs. Jane Whiteside,
widow of the late Judge J. T. Whiteside, died
at her home yeaterda). She was born In Ken
tucky In I8K and came to this county In 1S20.
The only surrninc child is Mrs Seta GriswolJ.
JOHN P. NEWMAN.
Cincinnati. Jan. L John P. Newman of Day
ton. Ky . a prominent Democratic hauler, -who
was to have cone on the bnch next Monday
at Newport. Kj.. as Circuit Judge, died to
day. WILLIAM BROWNING.
Conway, Ark Jan. 1 William Browning an
octegenarlan and ex-Confederate soldier, died
at his home near here to-la- of pneumonia.
HENRY MAUR. SR.
Evansville, Ind., Jan. L Henry Maur, Sr.,
C4 years old, one of the wealthiest land owners
of Warrick County, died to-day near Deronla
Springs. He was the father of William Maur,
editor of the ITee Press at Crown Point, Ind.
S. SHIPLEY.
Terrell. Tex.. Jan. 13. Shipley die1 near
here to-day of pneumonia, aged 41 years.
Fire at Antlers, I. T.
RETUBLIC SPECIAL
Antlers, L T.. Jan. 1. Fire was discov
ered in a drug store this morning, and be
fore it was checked destroyed the build
ing and contents. It then communicated
to the adjoining building and wiped out
by ineT " v r BOT,OTO
9
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RAILWAY EXPERTS
REVIEW SITUATION
Optimistic Eeplies Matte by Chief
Executives of Large Systems
to Pertinent Questions.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Jan. 1. From men who con
trol and operate the railroads of the coun
try The Republlo sought opinions of vari
ous phases of the transportation situa
tion. Representative men In various
branches of the American railway In
dustry were asked to reply to the follow
ing questions:
1. What, In your Judgment, has been the
most encouraging feature la the railway
transportation Industry during the present
year?
2. la your Judgment, have results Justi
fied the recent heavy expenditures for ac
quisitions, Improvements and betterments?
1 Do jou believe that earnings have
reached the maximum on the present
movement, and what will be the tendency
in gross and net earnings In 1SCH?
4. Do you consider tho labor situation
the chief problem of the near future, and.
In your Judgment, how can Its solution
best bo worked out?
5. How can operating expenses best be
reduced to meet possible decreased traBio
and lower rates, and would a wage re
duction, in your opinion, result in serious
labor disturbances
Tho following ore the replies:
B. F. YOAKUM.
B. F. Yoakum, president of tho St. Louis
and San Francisco Itallrcad:
"The business of tho Southwestern lines
has been good and tho ouUook Is encour
aging for the next fiscal year.
"Tue expenditures madu by the railroads
In Improving their physical condition, roll
ing ttock, terminals, etc.. will enable them
to show better net iesults from this tiraa
'Tho lines traversing the Southwest
territory should, and 1 think will, show
Increases In gross and net earnings for
the tlscal year ending June 30. 1AH. They
will enjoy good business and haa tho ad
vantage of Improved facilities.
"The general labor situation In connec
tion nltn the transportation companies Is,
I think, adjusted for the time being upon
a basis that will not be disturbed by
either an Increased or decreased scale for
some time to come."
PRESIDENT JOSEPH RAMSEY.
By Joseph Ramsey. Jr.. president of the
Wabish Railroad:
First "It Is hard to select the most im
portant one or one having the greatest
effect on transportation. I think I would
say the increase in wares.
Second "Yes. and will show their valun
in future net earnings.
Third "Yes, In general a decrease in
gros, but not in net.
Fourth "I think the railroad labor
fever reached Its height this summer, and
that for the year ISM it will rest quiet in
railroad lines.
Fifth "Decrease in -tonnage begins de
crease in train mileage in number of
employe. In fuel used, in repairs to equip
ment and sofbrth, which, to a certain ex
tent, meet reductions in earnings. De
creases In tariffs produce less earnings
for tho 6ame tonnage."
M. E. INGALLS.
By M. E. Ingalls, president of the C,
C. C. & St. L. R.
"I would say that the Justification for
tho present heavy expenditures on rail
roads will be found In future operation.
It Is too son to judge, but It seems to me
that the grosi earnings have reached the
maximum, and the net, as well, will slow
ly decline.
"It will bo oifflcult to get the price of
labor down, but the cost of supplies ought
to diminish after the new year, and If the
present freight rates can be held there
will be a profitable season for railroads."
PRESIDENT SPENCER.
By Samuel Spencer, president of tho
Southern Railway:
First "Tlie growth of local Industries.
Second "In general, yes.
Third "It is impossible to prophesy with
accuracy. Gross earnings still continue
to lncrca.-'e, but, of course, the recent
high ratio of increase cannot bo main
tained. "Net results should Improve, and would
do so quite certainly but for the high
prices for labor and materials."
Mnsvocree Southern Sold.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Muscogco. I. T., Jan. L Teclgrami were
received to-night from William J. 'Kene
flck. prerident of the Muscogee Southern,
a new lino from Muscogee to Fort Smith,
stating that the mad had been told to the
Midland Valley. The Midland Valley is a
new road now building out of Fort Smith
northwesteriy and southeasterly from
Wichita. Its final destination will be a
trunk lino from New Orleans to Denver
with scleral branches in Arkansas.
Gonitis nay Pine Dlnff Line.
LaCros8e, Wis., Jan. 1. W. W. Carglll
announced to-day that the sale of the Pine
Bluff and Western Railroad to the Gould
Interests went into effect yesterday. The
road Is forty-two miles long and runs
from Pine Bluff to Benton, Ark. It was
retKirted mme time aero that the road had
1 been sold to the Rock Island system.
HUNTER
BALTIMORE
RYE
Absolute
Faultless
Exquisite
DAVE NICHOLSON, St Lctrli, Ht
!, I -r - -- -. "' w.i 1 i
The finest and fastest train to the Southeast
Leaves St. Louis 4:00 P. M., arrives Jacksonville and
St. Augustine next evening without change. Doubl
drawing-room and observation sleeping cars. Dining
car all the way. Goes via Evansville, Nashville
Chattanooga, Atlanta, Macon and Tifton.
J. E. DAVENPORT,
Division Passenger Agent, Vt. Louis.
CHURCH SOCIETIES
HOLD RECEPTIONS
Central Branch of Yonng Men's
Christian Association Keeps
Open House.
The Central Branch of the Youny Men's
Christian Association kept open house
yesterday afternoon and evening, and
many availed themselves of the oppor
tunity to extend New Year's greetings to
friends.
The rooms were tastefully decorated.
An orchestra under the direction of J. H.
Eggers opened the reception with the "X
M. C. A. March." James Oliver Wise, a
chalk cartoonist, of Chicago, amused the
audience with an illustrated talk on
"Character and Faces." There was an
exhibit of architectural and free-hand
drawing in the educational department.
Members of the Ozark Club, who had
their tent pitched and the campfire burn
ing, received their friends In sportsman
like fashion, as did the members of th
Hubbub Club.
At 5 o'clock the Reverend W. J. Wil
liamson, pastor of the Third Baptist
Church, delivered a New Year's greeting
to the members in the lecture hall.
In the evening Louis Spencer Daniels en-
tprtalned. mere were an exnimiion ni In
dian club swinging by a class under direc
tion of A. i Grimm, a tumbling and
fencing exhibition by th studento of J.
I. Rels and J. H. McLellan. a wand
swinging d'spiay by the members of
George Mihlbauer's pupils and other gym
nastic performances under the direction
of Doctor A. F. Kennedy, physical di
rector of the association.
Among the officers present during the
afternoon and evening were: C. F. 0"Fal
lon, chairman of the Cenral Branch Com
mittee of Management, J. W. Lewis, C
D. Gregg, W. H. Danforth, D. R Wil
liams, T. C. Rutledge, J. A. Gardner. El
C. Bronnell, W. O. Andrews, W. C. Blrge,
V. Vierling and A. C. Souther.
C. E. SOCIETIES ENTERTAIN.
Representatives of sixty Christian En
deavor societies attended the third annual
New Year's reception of the Union at the
Central Presbyterian Church, Garrison and
Ltcas avenues. The High School Violin
Club, under the direction of Leo Miller,
supplied the music, and refreshments were
served by Misses Daphne Greve, Mamie
Rothschild, Ora Love and Annie Faucett,
in charge of Miss Florence Rothschild.
Messrs. Archie Sties. Frank Camp, Elliot
West. H. II. Hodgdon, president of the
Union, the Reverend R. IJ. Helser of the
First Christian Church, George W. Lubke,
Jr., of St. Mark's English Lutheran
Church, Miss Clara Schmitt. chaimun of
the Mercy and Relief Committee, and Miss
Mary Dudley, the historian of the Union.
as3lstcd In receiving.
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION RECEIVES.
At the Union M. E. Church, Garrison
and Lucas avenues, members of the St.
Louis Sunday School Union held their
annual New Year's reception. The rooms
were decorated with holly and evergreM.
P. M. Hanson, president of the Union. F.
P. Hays and Eugene Dill, vice presidents,
H. H. Hodgdon, R. L. Gurney, A. H.
Whlttacre, Mrs. W. H. Ashwood. Mrs.
A. R. Morgan, Mrs. T. H. Haggerty, the
Misses Mary J. Wilson, Elizabeth Wom
mer. E. Clerc. and limes. L. K.
Walker, J. C. Ringer. J. IL King, assisted
in entertaining thB children and their par
ents.
Representatives from the Grand Avenue
M. El, Baden M. El. Sloan Mission. King's
Highway Cumberland Presbyterian. Sec
ond Baptist. Pilgrim Congregational,
1rst Christian, Lucas Avenue umbcr
land Presbyterian. Bowman M. , First
and Second Presbyterian. Third Baptist,
Centenary M. E.. Mount Cabanne Chris
tian. St. John's M. E. and Central Pres
byterian attended.
SOUTH SIDE Y. If. C A.
The South Slda branch of the) Tomr
(Hen's Christian Association held m, recep
Purity
Quality
Flavor
FLORIDA
LIMITED.
tion and entertainment at their qnartora.
No. 1S00 South Eighteenth street. Duria
the afternoon Miss Maud Napier read wvf
eral selections and Walter F. Bogard guvs
several piano solos. A masquerade gym
nasium exhibition was riven durlrur thtt
evening under the direction of A. J. Scott. -J
in wnicn many oi me aimeies ox mo as
sociation participated. The officers of th
association are: Georre W. Lubke. chair
man; Stewart Scott, vice, chairman, and i
George W. Asling, secretary. ?
MUST WAIT FOR IMPROVEMEKT'
Appropriation for Kansas Oitjfi
Harbor Xot Forthcoming.
REPUBLIC SPECIAIi.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. :
Cowherd, who arrived from Washlrnton
to-day. had a meeting with tho men who
have been pushing- a scheme to haw tha
Government spend about JL00O.0OO impro-
lng tho river front. "3J
Senator Stone and several St. Louis M
capitalists were In the scheme, holdinr yi
Interests In a river-front reclaimed land "SP
company.
Mr. Cowherd notified the committee that
in order to make a showing in the Treas
ury there Is to be no rlver-and-harbor
bill this year, which means that the Kan
sas tiry scneme will rail througn, for tas
present, at least.
STOCKS AJTD
ITECICWKAX.
Chiffon,
Silk Mnslln u
SInch Used.
One may now be extravagant In the
matter of stocks and neckwear generally.
Beautiful dress accessories are seen la
all the shops.
Clever fingers may copy most of tha
simpler designs, and It is not a bad plan
to buy a becoming one at a good shop,
nnd make others like it. In different col
ors, of course.
Chiffon or silk muslin pieces, odd Wt
of lace, or fancy trimming can be made ta
do wonders.
Just now most of the stocks are shaped
so cleverly that they need little boning to
keep them In shape. A little featherbon
la all that Is ever required. Since stiff,
tight collars are fatal to the beauty of the,
neck, we should be properly grateful for
the fashion.
RAWLEs'S. WT. Excitement la intense
over the announc ement that a big flow of
oil has been struck In the Fort Steel dls-.
trict by two independent prospectors, J.
H. Anderson and Nels Johnson.
BOSTON Plans have been perfected
for a consolidation of twenty-three of the
large local express companies within a
radius of ten miles of Boston. The com- -blnatlon
Is to be known as the Boston
Suburban Express and Parcel Company,
with a capitalization of 0.000,000.
AN OLD ADAGE
evc
"A light purse Is a heavy curse
Sickness makes a light purse.
The LIVER Is the seat of nine
tenths of oil disease.
TutfsPills
go to the root of the whole mat
ter, thoroughly, quickly safely
and restore the action of the
LIVER to normal condition.
Give tone to the system and M
Miiia uesn io tne oody.
Take No Substitute.
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