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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

nervous on a fob in my life. and I have
made up my mind that II / ever am l will
quit the business right away. l got SO fo-
painting this stack. This paid me for the
time l was actually on the job and the time
l spent Saturday putting up my tackle. The
only support 1 had while I was up there
was two quarterback manila ropes. The
scaffold on which I sat was a foot long and
six inches wide. Tn bucket was hung be-
meath the seat, and l worked with a long
handled brush like those used for cleaning
windows.
The greatest difficulty / had was from
my feet going to sleep. You see. they hang
downward all the time and have no rest
beneath them. When / felt the tingling
sensation l kicked the stack good and hard.
OF course. the pressure threw the scanoid
outward and made me swing around a good
deal. I suppose 1t looked dangerous. but 1
didn't mind IL.
when 1 am at work l never look down
to see whether anybody is watching ME. l
keep my eyes straight ahead. Maybe you
have heard people say a steeple Jack can
work better when he has a few drinks
aboard. That's not true. You've got to
have a clear head and keep il that way.
II you don't. the roof will ny up and hit
you some day. and they'll be looking for
another climber to finish the job"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

John Noodle. a man with one talent. had
an audience yesterday that for size would
fatter any popular actor or sweet singer.
His one talent Is his willingness to risk his
life. For six hours 1000 pairs Of eyes
along the Wall street of st. Louis gazed on
this silent worker.
Far above the heads Of his audience no
swayed TO and fro on a support that looked
as frail as a spiders film 10 the men and
women who watched him.
John Noodle is a "steeDls jack" He courts
DANGER and accepts u chance to put his ex-
istence in jeopardy as often as he hsds
some one who will pay him money FOR It.
Yesterday he painted the smokestack on
the building at No. s13 Pine street, directly
opposite the Merchants Exchange. Tho TOP
of the stack is 275 feet above tho ground.
Noodle began his work at s o'clock and
finished It at 2 o'clock. whon he stsppsd
of his little swinging scanold ana put his
feet on terra firma he was much cooler and
steady of nerve than many ot those who
had witnessed his descent.
~ am IS years old and live at No. 1913
Cottage avenue said Noodle to The Re-
public. II have been a climber for ten
years, and have never had an accident.
This Is one Of the tallest stacks 1 ever
painted. though i have worked on steeples
which were taller. 1 have never been
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
ChlLD'S TEARS
WON A RACE.
She Missed Her Boat, but a Tug
Captain Soon Overhauled
1t for Her.

A little ~irl's tears were the cause of an
yesterday afternoon between the steamer
Chester and the tug Reliance. and to the
delight of the many persons who witnessed
the burst of speed the r lance won.
Mary Auer. a l2-year-o Q girl, was on her
way to Ste. Genevieve. and arrived at the
wharf after the Chester had departed for
the stock yards in East ST. Louis. When
the child found that the boat had gone. and
that she was left alone in the big city. she
began to weep. Captain John keifiein.
president Of the Crown Tow and Coal Com
pany. saw the little girls grief and de-
cided to make an effort to place her safely
on board the Chester.
Hailing his tug Reliance. which was lying
at the wharf under full steam,
he ordered the captain to overhaul the Ches-
ter and put the weeping girl on board.
Just as the Chester was backing from the
stock yards the Reliance steamed after the
packet a half mile in the wake of the big
boat. When well out in the channel the
captain of the Reliance was seen to place
his lips to the speaking tube that connects
the pilot-house with the engine-room.
A moment later the tug leaped forward.
under the pressure OF a full head of steam.
Several times the Reliance's whistle blew a
signal for the Chester to slow down, but
the Chester's pilot. ,unmindful of tugs. kept
his boat steadily downstream. Al Chou
teau avenue the Reliance had gained won
derfully and at the foot of Carroll street
was within haillng distance of the big pack
ct. Seeing that the tug was bringing a
passenger. the Chester stopped. and the lit
the cheers of the PASSENGERS and a hundred
people who had beheld the chase.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
HURT BY
AN EXPLOSION.
Engineer j. II. Smith Mangled and
Scalded by Blowing Out of
Cylinder Head on Steamboat.

The explosion of a cylinder on the steam
er Fred NeIlis yesterday probably fatally
injured the engineer. James II. Smith of
Evansville. Ind. whose skull and one arm
were fractured by flying fragments OF iron.
and who was horribly scaided. >
The accident occurred at the foot Of Ty-
Ter street at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
and was the second Of the kind which had
happened in the boiler-room of the boat
within the last fortnight. The forward
cylinder head blew out two weeks ago. The
rear cylinder head which blew out yester-
day was cracked. and patched with a heavy
clamp. This was thought to be secure. and
the boat carried a certificate of Government
inspection, licensing it to run until March.
1902.
Engineer Smith was standing at the
throttle while bringing the boat up to a
barge which II was TO tow across the river.
Fireman Ben Piper was or the prov outside
the engine-room. When the explosion &C.
CURED he rushed back and found the en-
gines hidden in steam and Smith lying.
mangled, on the floor. In a pool of boiling
water. The injured man was conscious
and cried to Captain James Phillips to
throw him into the river.
An iron pipe dislodged by the explosion
struck Smith in the right arm. causing a
compound fracture Of the limb. The
heavy cylinder cap struck him In the head.
fracturing his skull. and the boiling water
and hot steam terribly scalded him. No
one else on board was injured.
Smith was sent to the City Hospital as
soon as the boat could be made fast to the
shore There his condition was pronounced
dangerous. though he remained conscious
the greater part Of the time.
When the forward cylinder head blew out
two weeks ago Engineer Gillian escaped in
jury. The boat is twenty-five years old. Of
fifty-seven tons burden. and Is allowed to
carry a pressure OF AS pounds. This had
not been reached, it is claimed. at the time
of the accident. The damage to the boat
amounts to but little. 1915
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IHEARKEN YE


II you win but listen to your friends and
neignbors. they will tell you how the pains
and aches Of \ bad hack, the annoyance q
urinary troubles. the nervousness. the rest
lessness that come from kidney Ills. can %
relieved and cured Read what one b.
Louis citizen says:
Mr. Albert Frank. Journeyman Timer. q
AS Clark avenue. says: Since ! was =
years OF age I have been subject to attacke
Of kidney complaint. They mostly occurred
In winter or during Indictment weathef,
when ! wal always sure to catch cold. q
Il settled In my loins. I have been 20 bad
that l could not work and hardly get W. %
down. n every move I made which
brought = strain on the muscles Of the back
meant severe torture. In addition to The
above. acute truubis with the Kidney secre-
tons ex1seed When I went to the Wolf
I wss sofertns I don't Know whether The
whether It disappeared mysteriously IKE
others had before. but I do know sincs I
stopped the treatment there has not besn
q symptom OF Q recurrence"
~ - b al dealers. Prics. - Genus
1ostcr-1a1lbarn Co.. BuRalo. \. r. 80
afsnss fcy ths unitsa Site
HemsmDet u name-DoaAis-AnA taks -
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

fire and bring to boiling point. Cool gently
for ten minutes and then can same a. oths:
fruit
With a silver fruit knife pare ana re-
move the eyes from ripe pineapples. IN
then pick the pulp from the core with . Hl-
ys1p fV allow T -srSu D9sna OF Of II: PPoond y
sugar. Drain all the juice from the fruit,
measure 1t and add enough water to make
Boil and skim and then add the -pinsappisi
bring quickly to q boil and then cook e0ntly
for five minutes: Cook pineapple .: nttle
der. as II VIII lose its navor by overcookfnG
SPECIMEN MENUS.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Creamsd Dried Beef.
flashed brexn Potatoes
f0'0Ve'' LUNCH. e'H'''
Stuffed Egg Plant. Tomato saucs:
DINNER. e
Dreaded Lamb CHOPS Tomato s.ue.. +
lettuce.
core.. Cream.
BREAKFisr.
Cereal. Cream.
Dreamed Goldfish. Plain PotatoeA
Toast Coffee.
LUNCH.
Corn Oysters. Escailoped TomatoeA
Fruit. Cake. Tea. =
DINNER
Corn ChowdeH.
Baked Fish, Cucumber Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. New Caffot4
Stuffed Tomato Salad.
Lemon Jelly. Cake.
E0n04
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
WHAT TO SEE IN NEW YORK.
The New York Press on the New show
Places I'm New York.

What are New York's show places? It
would be right hard to enumerate them on
ton and answer may appeal to some: Resi-
dent to New Arrival-"Now tell me what
you would especially like to see" New Ar
rival-"Oh. just show me New York" l
matter to show New York. To our list Of
show places. whatever they may be. we
must add the new ~waiting-room at the
Grand Central Station. When ~stransers go
there they cry "Enchantingr' 'Grand!"
'Palatialf' 'Purtiest thing ! ever saw"
Finest thing in the world!' Amt IT SPLEEN
did!' etc. Mr.. Daniels has reason for the
new elasticity in his step-"On the Tip Of
the Tongue in the New York Press.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
MAY NOT HAVE STREET FAIR.
Friction Between Factions Al
Charleston D~isarranges Plans.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Charleston. Ill. Aug. @-The effort to
hold a free street fair in Charleston will
be finally decided tonight at a public meet
fng In the City Hall. The committee in
charge had secured about 5000 in subscrip-
lions when 1t was learned that two-thirds
Of this had been subscribed by saloon
Keepers and gamblers. who. 1t was in-
ferred. would be granted special privileges.
Then the local Anti-Saloon League pub
lished q statement that IL a street fair was
held. things must be run decently and with
due regard to hours of closing, etc. AS
the league has the Circuit Judge and the
Sheriff on its side. this stand put q damper
on the movement. many business men who
had subscribed withdrew their names and
It is believed that the affair will be called
on.
Charleston has a good agricultural fair
each year In September. and public senti-
ment is against bringing in an opposition
SHOW, especially a free street fair.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
PAGE WILL CONTEST BEGUN.
Anna EdmissOn Instituted Pro
ceedings to Obtain Bequest.

Ann Edmisson began suit yesterday
against the heirs Of Thomas NJ. Page, who
died about a year ago. to enforce an alleged
agreement, by which. she AYERS. she was
to receive at Pages death. houses Nos.
2710 and 27l2 Locust street for services a.
housekeeper.
Page made a will. leaving a large portion
of his estate to his stenographer. A por-
ton OF one Of the pages Of the will was cut
on. The reading Of the portion Of the will
which remained indicated that the portion
The win was rejected by the Probate GeuIk
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

Tn work OF wrecking the old Masonic
Temple building. at the northwest corner Of
Seventh and Market streets. has been COM
menced. and the destruction of the old
building marks the passage of a landmark
built nearly a half century ago.. In a few
months the site will be occupied by the new
building Of the Pontiac Realty Company.
The old temple was built by the Masonic
association organized for the purpose in
1850. q special charter from the Legislature
granting exemption from taxation under
certain conditions. The Grand Lodge Of the
Masonic Order Of Missouri was a heavy
stakeholder in the enterprise. the primary
idea In erecting the structure being to pro-
vide a headquarters for the Masonic lodges
west Of the Mississippi.
Grand Master o D. vincil Of Missouri
laid the corner stone Of ths structure In
M. aPd the entespriss wa started q .
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

meeting place for the Masonic order in gen.
eral. and as an assembly point for the vari-
Gus local lodges. II was supposed that the
revenue from this source would support the
structure. but from the start 1t proved a
losing venture.
This was not foreseen at the start. how
ever. and W. E. Dunscomb. grand master
in st. Louis. dedicated the structure with
impressive ceremonies October IA. 1855.
Thomas e. Garrett delivered the grafton.
The cost Of the site was $4,000 and Of the
building Sls5. 900, the structure being consid-
cred q fine specimen Of architecture in Its
day.
Financial disaster followed the failure Of
the building to support itself. and mort
gages were placed on the property. Fifteen
years ago the property passed into the
hands Of the Life Associat1on OF America.
1eyae 4~esenblatt purchasing 0s property
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
WILL DECIDE ON FORT SITE.
Board of Army Officers to Examine
Galveston HarbOr.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

SPECIAL.
Washington, Aug. "a board Of officers
to consist OF Major Frank Thorp. Artillery
Corps; Captain W. c. Rafferty,, Artillery
Corps: Captain d. Z. Mccarthy, Quarter
master. and Captain C.. s. Richie, Corps Of
Engineers. is appointed to meet in Calves
ton. September 8, to examine into the condi-
ton OF the harbor of Galveston, with a
view to determining the advisability Of re-
establishing garrisons at Fort San Jacinto.
Bolivar or Fort Point or of concentrating
the entire garrison at Fort Crockett.
The board will consider the necessity for
the purchase Of eighty acres OF land lying
north of the present site of Fort Crockett
in case Of the concentration Of the garrison
at that point.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
an AUGUST SENSATION.
Regular $500 Genuine Upholstered Cedar
Box couches viii So for SSH.

Commencing Monday. August 18th. We
will for one week only have our regular
august reduction sale On our present stock
Our entire line of Parlor Suites. consisting
of three and five piece groups. Fancy Odd
Upholstered Pieces and Rockers. covered In
silk, wool and cotton covering. as well as
our Immense assortment OF Leather-Cov-
cred Couches, Davenports and Easy Chairs.
will be offered at a big reduction from the
present low prices.
This sale is unusual. 1t is only done to
reduce our present large stock.
Remember. this reduction = on samples
only. and the goods will be offered at these
prices for only one week.
Everything is marked in plain figures.
showing the regular price and the present
reduced August sale price.
Come and convince yourself that 1t will
pay you to purchase a few handsome pieces
Tor your libraries and parlors now.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING AT SEVENTH AND MARKET STREETS, WHICH is BEING
WRECKED II MAKE ROOM FOR A MODERN sKYSCRAPER
BY a Republic Photographer.

later from this association. A few years
ago the property was secured by the Mis-
sissippi Valley Trust Company.
The ground. which cost $500 forty-hve
years ago. was sold a short time ago for
nearly 10000, while the building to occupy
the site will be a modern thirteen-story
structure. and will cost Soo.OS. Plans for
the structure were draw by Architect
Albert Swasey-
In the cyclone Of 1896 the wind tore the
massive iron roof from the old building. 1t
Is interesting to note that fifty men have
been several days removing a small portion
of the roof, while the wind on that occa-
sion removed the entire section in a few
seconds. Once the roof 1, on the demoli-
ton Of the old structure will proceed rapid
~ and the old place soon viii be but .
memory.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
ENTITLED TO SHOOT QUAIL.
Record of an Old Soldier. Stands
Him Well in Trouble.
REPUBLIC

SPECIAL.
Charleston. H.. Aug. ga curious thing
happened in Edgar County in connection
with the quail Law. The authorities ar
rested George Haskell on the charge of
killing the birds out of season. On the trial
1t came out that he is the father Of twenty
c4lldren. and that the mother n sixteen
Of them are now living. He was an old
soldier. and at the battle of Corinth a can
non ball struck a fence rail and q fragment
arm has hung dangling by his side
eyer since. On these facts the Court de-
ct4ed that Haskell might shoot all the
binds he wanted to and discharged him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

At a great banquet recently held at the
Palmer House a prominent Chicago lady re-
marked to q physician sitting beside her her
dislike and entire disapproval OF the popular
cereal. beverages, so-caIled food conees. ETC..
with which the market Is flooded. AZ the
coffee cups were brought In and the air be-
came freighted with the delicate aroma
which coffee drinkers 20 much enjoy. she re-
marked, That Is the genuine thing" and
drank her coffee with the greatest delight.
Imagine her surprise when Q few moments
later she learned that she had swallowed q
CUP Of Caramel Cereal. Not q person
among the two hundred guests knew Of the
master. Connoisseurs Of coffee recognise
the fact that this cereal beverage. which
orieinated at the Battle Creek Sanitarium
and is manufactured exclusively by the Bat
tie Creek Sanitarium Food Co.. represents
the very tiptop OF perfection among cereal
beyerares.. livery packages bean a picture
OF the Battle Creek Sanitanum- Ash your
grocer for IL.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR ANOTHER.
Charles Rabe Rescued a Friend but
Perished Himself.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

SPECIAL
Red Bud. Ill. Aug. @.-Robert Marshall, a
prominent farmer. living a few miles south
of town. went down into an old well to-day
for the purpose of cleaning 1t. when he be-
came overcome by the foul air. Not an
swering when being called. his friend
Charles Rabe went into Il e well to fnvesti-
gate and was also overcome. but managed
to let those above know what the trouble
was before he became unconscious They
were both rescued. but Rabe died without
regaininG consciousness.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
Body Knocked Fifty Feet by Force
of the Collision, While Car Runs
$50 Feet Before 1t Can
Be Stopped.
BODY LIES LONG IN THE SUN.
Policeman Appears in an Hour and
1t Is Half an Hour Longer Be-
fore the Dead Wagon
Arrives for Corpse.

Mrs. Annie Lacey. az aged widow, was
run down and instantly killed by a Transit
Company car at GoodfeIlow and Easton
avenues about 905 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Her body lay exposed to the sun for
fully an hour before a policeman appeared
to take charge Of it and a half hour more
before the dead wagon carried it to the
morgue.
She was 20 years old and somewhat deaf.
and was awaiting a car to ride to the Public
Library and to market when she was struck
and knocked fifty feet. The speed Of the
car was so great that 1t could not be
stopped at less than 1O feet. and by that
time the woman was dead. Her bonnet
lay at the corner of Goodfellow avenue. and
the basket she had carried was thrown fifty
feet eastward. She was carried to the
grass plot Of the sidewalk by Mrs. John
Cook of No. 5759A Easton avenue and sew
eral men and her body remained there until
the dead wagon arrived.
Motorman Mitchell and Conductor Levi
Of car 2O4o, which struck Mrs. Lacey. ran
back to learn the result of the accident.
but did not remain until officers arrived.
They continued on their route. Mrs. Cook.
who was almost overcome. covered the body
with a sheet and bathed the mangled head
until assured by two physicians that death
had been instantaneous.
Mrs. Lacey lived at No. $3.50 Cote Brilliante
avenue with her two grandsons. Samuel
and William Dillon. aged respectively Is and
"a years. Her daughter. Mrs. Laura Dillon,
lives with her husband at their home in
Trenton, ILL.,. and she was expected home
on q visit yesterday. She had not arrived
at the time of the accident and was imme-
diately telegraphed for.
John Schultz. q cigar salesman OF No. $3.50
Easton avenue. witnessed the accident, but
he departed yesterday morning for st.
Charles, Mo. Mrs. Cook says:
Il saw Mrs. Lacey standing on the corner
awaiting a car. She was In the proper
| place to signal one. but you know the cars
do not always stop here. I heard a crash
and ran to the window. I imposed It was
some man throwing q stone through the
car window. saw Mrs. Lacey upon
the ground and ran out to her. I
| bathed her head and cared for her the best
I could. when two physicians. whom 1 don't
know. arrived and said that she had been
killed instantly"
An inquest probably win be held to-day.
Improperly Fitted Glasses
Do much harm to the eyes. DR.. Bond. ex-
pert optician at Mermod & Jaccard's. Broad
| way and Locust, makes no charge for ex-
amining the eyes and insures a proper 1T.
| Steel frames. 81 and up; gold. S and up.
E--Il 49, =. n D---- AasE
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Johnson County Institute.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Vienna, Ill. Aug. a.-The johnson County
Teachers Institute convened in this city
yesterday and will continue during the week.
h Instructors in charge are: Professor
George W. Smith Of Carbondale, Miss Sadie
Z. Montgomery OF Bloomington, Professor
I. G. Blizzard OF Vienna, and Miss Sarah
J. Whittenberg. County Superintendent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

II your wife doesn't like the silverware at
home. tell her about the Great Auction Sale
at Olive and Sixth streets and that she can
go there and buy some at a bargain. Sales
daily 1000 a. m. to ) p. m.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

mig Four Excursion Ont of Town,
Sunday. August 18th. to Bunker Hill. Pana.
Ltechheid. Hillsboro. Shelbyyille, Nation
RI way stations. Tickets Broadway and
Chestnut and Station. Train leaves s:32 a. m.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

Big -Four" to Buffalo and Cincinnati
Finest service. track and equipment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
lfuffock's SaIesruum, 406 n. Fourth ST.
Near Corner Fourth and Locust.)
ONCE and Upholstering Factories, Sixth
and Cass Avenue. Woodworking Fac
tories. Eighth and Cass Avenue.
~ Permanentiy csrsd without sur.
Qcal opsrafien. Csrs Cuse
ssteed. Consutaton fires. SEND
Sc ramp for 20 pass Booklet
CITY ITEMS.

VISITORS to the city should take lunch
at Crawford's Cafe. 1t is without doubt
the best place in town for good and quick
service. and the prices asked are most rea-
sonable.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21

Steps DiaFrhoea and Stomach Cramps.
DR.. eiegert's Genuine Angostura Bitters.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-21
Improperly Fitted Glasses

Do much harm to the eyes. DR.. Bond. ex-
pert optician at Mermod & Jaccard's. Broad
way and Locust, makes no charge for ex-
amining the eyes and irsures a proper At.
Steel frames. 81 and up; gold. S and up.
Field Glasses for the Races, ST. % 81.