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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-28

ropean continent, and if Alas
ka and Washington be sub
tracted from the American fig
ures it will match Australia.
Were there fifteen other ma
tons as large, the entire land
surface of the world would be
occupied.
If the country of Scotland
were shaped to match the State
of Maine, the areas of the two
regions would be found to be
practically the same. Ireland
is equal in size to the remain.
ing states of New York, and
Wales New Jersey. The Brit
ish islands may therefore be
superimposed upon a ing in
the northeastern portion Of the
United States. The country of
Switzerland is equaled in area
by the States of Maryland and
Delaware. The Austro-Hun-
garian empire may be spread
lover the Atlantic states south
of the Potomac river. IfFrance
were placed about the lower
course of the Mississippi river
in a region where there is at
the present time a consider
able body of descendants of
early French settlers, it would
cover the States of Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi aud Ala
bama. The German empire
(European) may be grouped
around Lake Michigan, cover
ing Illinois, Indiana Michigan
and Wisconsin. Norway equals
New Mexico; Italy. Arizona;
Spain, the State of Nevada and
Utah, while Sweden is equal
to Wyoming and South Dakota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-28
The Light Of the World
or
Our Saviour in Art.

Cost nearly 100000 to produce.
Contains nearly 100 full-page
engravings of our Saviour and
His Mother by the worlds
greatest painters. True copies
of the greatest Masterpieces
in the art galleries of Europe.
Every picture is as beautiful
as the. sunrise over the hill
tops. Contains description Of
the painters, biography of the
painters, the names and loca-
tons of the galleries in Eur
ope where the originals may
be seen. Also contains a Child's
Department, including a
Child's Story of the Christ and
His Mother, beautifully writ
ten, to fit each picture. This
wonderful book, matches in
it's purity and beauty, appeals
to every mothers heart, and
in every Christian home where
there are children the book
sells itself. Christian men and
women are making money rap
idly taking orders. A Chris
tain man or woman can in
this community soon make
$1,000 taking orders for Christ
mas presents. Mrs. Waite,
our agent in Massachusetts,,
has sold over $1,000 worth of
the books in a very short time.
Mrs. Sackett, our agent in New
York, has sold over 81 800 worth
Of the books in a very short
time. The book is printed on
velvet-finished paper, beauti-
fully bound in Cardinal Red
and gold, and adorned with
Golden Roses and Lilies. It
is, with doubt, the most beau
tifnl book of this century.
Write for terms quickly and
get the management of that
territory. You can work on
SalaryOr com m1SS1On,a ana Wnen
you prove your success we will
promote yoh>>to the position
Of Manager and Correspondent,
at permanent salary, to de-
vote your time to attending
to agents and the correspond
ence. Wanted also State
Manager to havecharge of Office
in Leading City of the State
and manage all the business
of the State. Send for terms.
Address-The British Ameri-
can Co, Corcoran Building,
Opposite q. S. Treasury, Wash
ington, d. G.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-28

An extremely smart hat is of
Irvine colored Russian guipure,
bordered with wide black velvet
and turned up at the side fro MT,
with lagre gold buckle and a
handsome black ostrich plume
sweepingoverthe left side. The
crown has soft band of black
velvet twisted around, with
three small gold buckles clas-
ping it at intervals.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-28
AREA OF U. S.

The present area of the
United States, including Alas
ka and our three new island
colonies, is 3,846,14O square
miles. So large a portion of
the worlds surface cannot be
accurately conceived without
the use Of comparisons. The
extent Of our country is nine
teen times that of European
France, or thirty-two times
that Of Great Britain. IT is
five-sixths as large as the Eu-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-28

LII uSI NC lluCu, Will SERIOUSLY
affect many industries. In Scot
land there are many fine water
powers, butgenerally in remote
and comparatively inaccessible
.neighborhoods. The ability of
electrical system of power trans
mission to make the power of
these cataracts available has
been demonstrated, and there's
now a strong movement toward
the. organization Of companies
for their exploitation. So far
the promoters ofthe various en-
terprises have found them
selves somewhat hampered by
the unsatisfactory condition Of
Legislation regarding enterpris-
es of this character in Great
Britain, and also by a sentiment
talfeeling for the natural beau
ties of the Highlands and lake
regions which, it is popularity
believed, will disappear when
the waterfalls are all turning
water wheels. When the pres
sure Of competition from coun-
tries having cheaper fuel is felt,
it is likely thatthese objections
will disappear, and that Scot
land become the scene of large
manufacturing industry using
electric power from it's lochs
and streams.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-11-28

In England there is a pprehen-
sion that the coal supply Of the
country is giving out, and that
before many years pass the in
creasing price Of coal. owing
tothe gfeaterdepth at which it
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

with a piece of meat, no drink of any kind.
no potatoes. vegetables. no Ice cream or
cake, Of course. An hour of rest follows.
after that it's time to visit the Neubad
New Baths. There "a trained masseuse
takes her III hand until with rubbing. strok-
ing, tapping and kneading she wishes her
all too Obstinate flesh to Jericho and fur
Their.
Toward > o'clock, at last, comes
the poor fat ones breathing spell, for she
burst now be smartly dressed without fear
of interfering with her exercise or other
prescribed gymnastics. AS madam steps
from the hotel her favored flower girl hands
her a bunch of roses, for which weekly
payments are eXacted. as for the newspd-
rers. No one thinks of living in Marienbad
without buying roses for the afternoon
stroll or without subscribing for the Eng
fish papers printed on the Continent.
people think the afternoon corso ION foot
marred by the inevitable band concert;
others tolerate it as part of the necessary
punishment they are inflicting upon them
selves; others take delight in the noise.
Then, as evenings. the Kaiserstrasse is
crammed by an international mob. Grand
Dukes and pretenders, h~ighnesses, million
aires, Minister'S of State. Generals, dipio-
mats and mere ladies and gentlemen, but
at 10 sharp all the thousands must be safe
ly tucked away in bed. for everybody's
alarm clock is set for ) a. M, and if It
wasn't the noise in the hotel would wake
all living creatures anyhow.
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AAAAA
Commercial Spirit.
AAAA

Some time ago. it is said, a great sculptor
and painter. also known as the husband OF
a fine American prima donna, was making
studies for a statue at Cliveden. Mr.. AS
tors ducal residence on a lease, and was
through the extensive parks, when they
came upon a s~uperannuated pony. grazing
contentedly on a fowery meadow.
What a pretty picture" exclaimed the
artist. sorry 1 haven't my camera witt
me. That pony. l suppose. is an old friend
of your children Mr.. Astor."
Yes, indeed answered the multimil-
l~ionaire. 'all drove him, one after the other.
or all together. He has been a faithful
friend in the family, and the late Mrs. As
tor loved him as much as the children do
And now he spends his declining days
in fdleness and riotous living" laughed MI.
Sculptor, 'in summer you turn him out to
do as he pleases and in winter you nave :;
warm stall for him."
"Oh. no." replied Mr.. Aston. rather sharp
~, Il hold that every servant of mine
should earn his living. The pony yonder
still has several years of usefulness in him
and Tomorrow he goes to the city to mis-
new master, a green grocer's man. l got
f5 for him"
On another occasion Mr.. Astor's younger
children were showing their fathers guest
a brood of fine carrier pigeons of renowned
stock. There were over fifty of them, more
than was convenient to keep in the avail
able quarters. Il suppose you will make
all your little friends happy by letting them
have some,' suggested the artist.
II wish we could.' answered the young
sters, they are all the time asking us for
them. But papa won't let us. He has sold
the whole flock. He doesn't believe in
giving way things"
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Mr.. John Tronnstine. Mrs. F. e.. Clarke.
Mr.. Louis l.. LorilIard and family, and Mrs.
William Able are among the other diStir-
guished visitors from the United States,
which besides include a considerable coil
tingent of very large ladies. who would
rather be nanieless. When they return in
the fall minus fifty pounds or so, these in
crates will talk Baden-Baden. Monte Carlo,
Trouville and Ostende to you, but never
Marienbad. Perish the thought that they
stood in need of drinking three glasses Of
Kreutzbrunnen before breakfast! But while
here, they are hard worked indeed. rise at
5 and battle and complete their toilet by t
at the very latest. Next they enter upon
a two hours walk through the forest, and
walk briskly, according to the doctors or
ders. Breakfast is in some simple inland
no Frenchman could imagine a poorer one
toast or zwieback. Then more walking,
walking all the time.
BY dinner time. the poor fat doWager is
schin. mis- Queen to be, who is old enough
as hungry as a wolf. but must be content
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

of it's communicating qualities. But that
long, narrow thread which hugs the cur
rent is the mischiefmaker
Three miles above the mouth of the H.
linois River the tenth sample is taken. and
it is at this point that the drainage canal's
quota of sewage becomes interesting. When
compared with the eleventh sample, taken
from the Mississippi. three miles above
where the Illinois flows In. the difference is
appreciable. and becomes apparent through
minor tests. Pekin and Peoria. with thai'
distillery vapor, enter largely into the per-
centages.
The twelfth sample is taken from the
Illinois River above Peoria. The thirteenth
sample is taken at Joliet. the fourteenth at
Lockport's bear-trap dam.
In addition to these foregoing daily sam
pies, from one to two samples are weekly
taken from Lake Michigan at points four
miles out in the lake. to which extent Chi
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

Cages refuse enters into calculations, and
also at ten miles out from shore. This last
sample is taken from a depth of twenty
feet.
AT each sampling station two large bot
ties. each holding one gallon of water. are
secured. the bottles Theoretically sealed. and
packed In ice for chemical analysis. At all
points but the City Chemists office. where
the water runs from the tap. the samples
are taken at a depth of four feet beneath
the surface. One small bottle of water is
also taken at each station for bacteriologi-
cal examination by City Bacteriolog.st Doc
tor Amapd Ravold.
The samples secured at Chain of Rocks
are packed in Ice. and Immediately dis
patched by carrier to the City Chemists
office. those coming from more distant
points being shipped by express.
At the City Chemists Office the samples
are divided. one of each being sent in sealed
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
$3.50
Embarrassed by Orleans.


That the Duke of Orleans needs tho anti
fat cure is very apparent. but he and his
Duchess attracted very little attention be-
fore the Wales incident came up. Now peo-
pie are ogling them on the promenade and
drives. and tell stories of the embarrass-
ments they caused TO the Mettcrnicns by
persistently honoring them with their visits.
As 10th Princess Pauline and Princess TIT
Metternich are great friends of his royal
hishness they naturally feared that their
apparent intimacy with the Duke might jar
on the Prince of Wales's feelings. Now all
concerned breath easier except the disap-
pointed ones on the outside.
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from the average of the samples taken
close 10 the two shores. as there is a long
thread of pollution running down close
with the center of the rivers current.
The seventh sample is secured from the
Missouri River. at Burlington bridge: the
eighth. from the Mississippi River. between
the mouth OF the Missouri and Alton. The
ninth sample. taken three miles above AL
ton, is compared with the average of the
Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
While. through the splendid system Of
j%ctties and dykes that prevail below Alton,
We get in st. Louis less of ATOMS sewage
than formerly. or. at least. in a less HARM
full form. the general condition of the water
supply has suffered from the drainage
canal. The greater part of Atoms sewage
is churned around and settles among the
Jetties and dykes for a long enough period
to become sufficiently oxidized to lose much
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Fourteen samples Of the different waters
with their incumbrances-which contribute
to the water supply of the city of st. Louis
are each day taken, with a view to chemical
analysis by City Chemist Doctor William C.
T~eichmann.
Regular collectors are employed in the
task. and, though their work is of a char
acter not very diligently inquired into by
the parched public, it has been proceeded
with scientifically and systematically for
more than a year, and the results can but
work for the betterment of the cIty's health.
Many in st. Louis are SO accustomed,
through usage. TO the waters of Old Miss
issip" that they question not nor cavil too
greatly at only a little deeper dark brown
tint Of water. But by the City Chemist each
sample of water is treated as an individual.
1t is catechised by the litmus paper and is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
$685.
Claus Spreckels Taking the Cure.
4

Mr.. Astor's social misfortunes. complete
ly overshadow!ng, at the present time, the
fact that he is one of the wealthiest men
in the world, the Spreckels are most ad-
mired for their money. Old Claus is glad
of the opportunity for airing his German
of the Hanover brand. which is the best
spoken in the Fatherland, and he, as well
as his wife, make no bones about it that
they take and need the antifat cure. Mr..
Spreckels has bought cyclometers for him
self and lady. and each tries to win the
others money by walking a hundred steps
or so above the limit, 10000 PAGES per day.
Claus has always been ahead so far, but
there are grave suspicious that he occa-
sionally doctors his distance recorder.
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form each noon to Washington University.
where it is submitted to immediate chemical
analysis by Professor Edward II. Keiser and
Doctors Altman and Warren to verify re-
suits.
Once every two weeks representatives OF
the St. Louis Health Department make a
trip UP the river for personal Investigation
and immediate analyses aboard boat.
The object of these fortnightly trips has
been to collect samples at such points as
are not reached by the regular collections:
to take duplicate samples for checking: to
make tests for degree Of pollution. by de-
termining the quantity of oxygen that has
been dissolved in the water. and to do pre-
liminary bacteriological work. by determin-
ing the quantity of bacteria found in the
| water.
In securing the samples of water from a
| depth of four feet beneath the surface the
! gallon bottle is clamped into a tube frame
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CITY CHEMIST TEICHMANN AND ASSISTANTS SECURING SAMPLES OF WATER
FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

having a spring device. with clutch to with.
draw and reinsert the glass stopper while
the bottle is submerged.
Upon the reports of the City Chemist
and the City Bacteriologist will depend
greatly the arguments to be presented be-
fore the Supreme Court of the United
States this fall by Attorney General Crow
and City Counselor Schumacher. Opposed
to them and presenting Chicago's side of
the drainage canal case will be General
John c. Black ard ex-Consressman William
NJ. Springer.
The United states Supreme Court has
not as yet acted upon the Chicago Drain
age Canal injunction suit. the Judges hav-
ing not yet determined the matter Of their
jurisdiction.
Should they find the drainage canal In
| junction suit to be without their juriSdic-
ton, the arguments. pro and con. will be
| presented before the United States Circuit
Court of the District of Chicago. where. by
| mutual consent. the case has been con-
| tinued.
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put through a course of analytical sprouts
that would battle the understanding of any
but the chemist. A careful and exhaustive
analysis Is made of each sample secured and
the percentages Of the varying component
parts are carefully recorded. to figure, later
on, in the general average.
The first sample is taken each day from
the tap in the City Chemists Office, at
Market and Twelfth streets. The second
sample is taken from what is known as the
wet welr' at Chain of Rocks, and the
third sample is taken from Basin No. 3 of
the reservoir at the same point.
The next sample is taken at the gate of
the intake tower. and is compared with the
average of two samples, taken respectively
at nearby points close to the Illinois and
Missouri shores of the Mississippi.
1t has been found that the sample taken
at the gate of the intake tower varies daily
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too fat. presumably. to show the onposi-
ton that he didn't care a fig for their as
saults. printed and otherwise. He is a man
OF intensely interesting personality, carries
his 20 years well and now works for his
health as assiduously as he did ormeriy
at his trade as soldier, Minister and states
man. The women all adore this lone spec
liner of the beau sabre. who has apparently
lost none of his elegance of manner and the
grace of department that made him the IA
vorite of the Tuileries in days gone by.
AS the General has had most valuable eX-
perience in fighting savage peoples, your
correspondent several times tried TO secure
his views on the Chinese question.
He was affableneSS itself. Il walked to-
day via Hirtenruhe, WiIhelmshohe, Nor
thai, Waldquelle and Egerlander to Belle
vue.'' he cried: 10000 steps. Let Waldersee
initiate that if he can"
The second time he answered my ques-
tons by informing me that he had lost ten
pounds during the past five days. and on
the last occasion he said. with an admirins
glance upon the COmtesse Kinsky: Yes. l
We i permit my nephew to marry a wom-
an without ancestors. too. if she brought
me IA rev relative as fine as her lady
ship"
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WITH STEAMBOAT AND STAFF THE CITY CHEMIST
TOURS THE UPPER WATERS IN TWO RIVERS.

- When the boat stoprcf at North Market
street to pick up Delegate julius Lehman.
who came abroad with q string band. it was
the Mayor who was first and loudest in his
greeting. When breakfast was served on
the boat it was the Mayor who sat at the
head of the table and explained that the
matutinal reoast was the second for him
that morning.
Il already ate a breakfast at home this
morning. melon and IL peach and Il cup
Of coffee said he, in explanation.
After breakfast, when the string band
struck up. the Mayor was generous OF his
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applause for the players and for Delegated
Lehmann's efforts at song. {
Throughout the trip the Mayor was the}
center of attraction for his partisans aboard.(
and he took considerable interest in the
sample-taking OF the doctors of the Health
Department.
Everybody on the trip wanted to see some
Of those Chicago bugs and the doctors
had hard work to explain why they had left
their magnifying instruments at home.
It's a great thing" said the Mayor, this
sample taking. L may lead to a new source
of water supply for St. Louis"
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Special Correspondence of The Sunday Republic.
Marienbad Aug. 24.-Despairing of being
able to successfully scare away those two
cads," Mr.. William Waldorf Astor and the
Duke of Orleans, Albert Edward has given
up the quarters engaged for him at the
Hotel Weimar, and will seek his annual
antifat cure in Homburg.
The news of the change in Wales's plans
and their cause. is regarded by English and
American visitors here very much in the
nature of a personal grievance, and the two
.'C's'' are now numerically cut by all who
can afford to do SO. Especially the I'M
titled one of the citizens without country
is coming in for a great deal of abuse, and
all sorts of anecdotes purporting TO show
that, despite his riches and despite his long
association with good society. he has never
ACQUIRED true SAVIOR vivre are circulated.
Among the stories whispered on all sides
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

These are only a few of the numerous
instances Of "meanness,' attributed to Mr..
Aston, whose Clivedon regime is said to be
conducted on most niggardly lines when
there are no guests around belonging to
the nobility. The artist alluded to COM
planned that, when invited TO Clivedon for
"a specified hour, he was not met" at the
station, as customary. and was Obliged to
hire a carriage TO go to the castle. The
artists wife was not included in the in
v~itation. though Mr.. Astor knew she was
on u visit in London at the Savoy Hotel
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On the last regular sample-takinG trip of
the City Hall Department representatives
a number of invited guests were along,
among whom were Mayor Z~iegenhein and
members of the City Council and House of
Delegates.
The St. Louis Harbor and Wharf boat.
under the command of Commissioner Henry
Alt. left with the investigators and their
guests at half-past 6 o'clock in the morn
ing. from the foot of Locust street.
The Mayor was among the fret to arrive,
and throughout the trip was at all times
greatly in evidence.
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~ X y "
Gallifet and Milan.


There are two persons whom everybody
wants to see. the gallant Marquis de CALI
fet and that sorry warrior. the ex-Majesty
Milan, who occasionally runs over from
Carlsbad to confer with Doctor George
vich, who was Prime Minister of Servia
when he came here. and who isn't quite
sure what he is now. seeing that King
Alexander kicked out his Cabinet for OPP
posing his marriage to Nine. Draga Ma
to be his mother.
The French Minister of war-Gallifet-got
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SAASA
Countess Pa1may- Kinsky.

The General referred to the Emperor of
Austria, who, by the marriage of Francis
Ferdinand with the Countess Chotek, be-
came cousin of the lovely Ilka Won Palmay,
wife of Count kinsky. as the kinskyJ and
Choteks are nearly related.
Countess Kinsky is easily the greatest
beauty of Marienbad, and will be that of
Vienna or any other capital if the cure"
she is taking rids her Of the superfiuous
flesh of which she now complains. AS
Princess Titi Metternich sets the pace in
respect to sport. 50 is Ilka Won Palmay SUI
preme in matters of dress. She introduced
walking sticks for ladies this season. tall.
g~old-knobbed affairs such as the Grand
Duchess of Geroldstein sports on the stage.
It's a pretty fashion,, and quite a useful one.
seeing that most of the women here walk
for their health, and walk constantly.