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The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22

would be stampeded by their mad onward
rush. but with marvellous skill they swerved
in time. passing SO close that We could see
every detail of their strange. fantastic
garb. Bare of head and feet. and fierce of
face. with breeches made Of cotton cloth
that fitted tight about the ankles, but grew
swathed in gay silk blouses. over which
hung jackets made of lions skins, they
made a wondrous picture.
Inc yerv horses they bestrode. finely bred
animals. with gorgeous trappings. appeared
to realize and to rejoice in the fine show
III, :iiace as they few past. urged at top
sized by their riders who. regardless of the
crowd and Of all the rules Of cautious
horsemanship. hurled darts at one another
with startlingly unerring aim. each man
warding of the missiles that came his way
by catching them on the raw-hide, silver
embossed shield which he carried.
BY now the sun was high in the sky.
and, az though to complete the bizarre pic
ture there rose a feeting cloud that rolle.l
along between US, and the light, and threw
q portentous shadow. scurrying down the
distant hills and over all the snakelike
sped on to point the way to some far goal
beyond.
Men Of Importance.
Following after the meteorlike dart-throw-
ing horsemen came lines Of sedate-looking
mules laden with elephant and rhinoceros
fass;. fnsiE: and after these some go men evi,
'front.' OF SUCH were long poles from the
tops Of which danSled elephants tails and
shaggy fragments Of lions names denoting
in each mans case the animals he had killed
About the foreheads Of these men were
bound bands Of red and yellow silk. indicat-
Ing other and more distinguished deeds, and
all were shouting and singing ballads Of
their own proves.
To add to the pandemonium necessary to
satisfy the savage spirit. a band of twenty
drummers. each with two drums tied in
front of him on his mule. came pounding
by. putting into their work q vigour and q
technique all their own.
Next a troop of. horsemen gaily capari-
soned and armed with swords shields. and
breech-loadins rifles. and bearing pennons
of green and yellow and carmine: their
chiefs or leaders were distinguished by
cloaks of varied richness and color-purple.
greer or scarlet predominated-and all elab-
orately covered with gold and silver fili-
gree.
The Main Figure.
A little space and there appeared a kind
ly. placid. benignaant-looking man of fine
Intellectual face and dignified bearing, but
thin and worn. His coat was Of plain black
velvet; beneath which shone a scarlet shirt.
with neither garments Of the customary
cool and spoilers white. A beaver hat also
black completed the costume.
No one could doubt who was the central
figure OF all this pageant. as. fanked on
either side BY patrtarchal chiefs and fol-
lowed by q swarm Of courtisrs. he rode az
one whose very presence meant some mys-
tic good to all this dusky multitude. Re-
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22

WRITTEN FOR THE sUNrAr REPUBLIC.
Modern sky-scrapers are dwarfed by COM
parison with the gigantic steel structure
Known as the Friede Aerial Globe. which
Wfll be one Of the attractions at the st.
Louis Worlds Fair in 1SG.
Statistics verify the claim that this struc-
ture viii be the largest in the world. Tow
efing upon It's pedestal to height Of 100
feet, It will measure Loo feet in circumfer-
eoce at the base and Loo feet around the
e3obe proper II Will accommodate 5000
Dersons at one time.
Figures. however. fail to convey q true
1ea OF the immensity Of the structure.
which was designed BY q st. Louis man.
samuel n. Friede.
II built over the dome and main building
ef the National Capitol at Washington.
spscs would still be left in the interior Of
~ gaobe moro than SUFFICIENT for the mag
nifcent new Congressional library.
Halt dcsen modern ONCE buildings. each
IN Stegies high. would have to be piled on
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gest music hall in the world. measuring $50
feet In diameter and hfty-fOur feet from
floor to ceiling. Here concerts by the most
famous military bands Of this country and
Europe and the leading symphony orches-
tras will be given. A grand pipe organ will
be built around the elevator shafts. and
here each Sunday during the Fair sacred
concerts will be given free Of charge.
Around the globe at this elevation will be
one Of the most attractive features Of the
entire structure. the aerial moving cafe.
ten feet wide and loo feet in circumfer-
ence. where patrons can sit at refreshment
tables and view the exposition grounds
and country for thirty miles while slowly
moving around the globe at a height Of
nearly 70 feet above the ground.
This entire hall will be inciosed with
barred openings. to enable the visitor to
view the panoramic scene spread out be-
low. including. not only the whole OF 81.
Louis County. but East st. Louis. Belle
VILE. Collinsville. Edwardsville. Alton. st.
Charles and other towns. together with the
confluence Of the Illinois. Missouri and Mis-
sissipp. Rivers.
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In one Of the theaters an extravaganza.
''1S03" showing events connected with the
history Of the Louisiana Purchase. will be
produced. The other theater will be used
for light vaudeville or concerts on the con-
tinuous plan.
Next Above. is the Aerial Coliseum. s14
feet from the ground. with a seating capac-
ity for 10000 people and a promenade 20
feet wide around the top Of the seats. The
windows Of this promenade will be equipped
with telescopes. through which the Exposi-
tion grounds can be studied in detail.
In the Coliseum proper will be a large cir
cular floor space. 600 feet In circumference
and fifty feet wide. with racing track
around the extreme end and three circus
rings, one on each side Of the elevator
shafts, large enough to accommodate any
two Of the present travelling circus COM
panies at the same time.
Under the Coliseum seats will be space
fifty feet wide and 800 feet around. where
caGed animals will be exhibited.
The next upward trip brings the visitor
TO the very center of the globe. 80 feet
above the ground. where b located the lar
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22

Above the music hall and moving cafe. a.
height Of "A feet. will be the largest DalW
garden in the world. from the floor Of which
viii rise the gigantic steel arches, n fsse
high, to the top Of the 6lobe. WlD6lng
through these arches will b inclined aeglA1
walks.
On top Of the globe proper Win b Observe
tory towers rising to . height Of - fsee.
from which q still moro extensive visW WlD
be afforded.
In the center Of the entire structure 60
running from the Ground to the toD0og9
observatory. win be an octa9onal esavaA1P
shaft, In which sixteen huge DasDsnoR -
vators, with Q capacity Of sfxty Degsono
each, win run. A grand winding sea1se1oD
win also be built inside the elsVa1oe -
from foundation to roof.
Four great electric searchlights Wfn -
from the top Of the globe. which Wi1l - =
Eliminated throughout with va11-ee1oeo0
electric lights. Construct1eu WORT b 40 u
progress. and. according to Engineer -.
den. will be finished By Nay I. 1ea vAso
81. Louis win throw opsn ~ oatO - -
world
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just stepped out of the house after hearing
the report when he saw the enemy ep-
preaching. 1t seemed TO him that it was q
party Of stray Americans-about sixty In
number. The sentinels challenged the
American party, and. receiving, the reply
that they were friends Of Washington.
shouted in German the alarm: "The en-
envy! The enemy! Turn out! Turn OUT"
Three volleys Were Fired.
The Continentals fired three times, but
Lieutenant Wiederhold. thinking that they
were still too far away. waited until they
were nearer and then gave them a volley.
The pickets then began TO retire. not by the
road but across the fields toward Colonel
RahTs quarters. They had not gone far be-
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and through forests Of hickory and black
oak on the river road. they came 70 Bir-
mingham, four miles from the landing place.
There, without dismounting from his sorrel
horse. General Washington stopped for a
moment and partook OF the hospitality Of
Benjamin Moore, while the column halted
for hasty meal. When the order to march
was given a large number Of the soldiers
were found asleep by the roadside. and 1t
was with difhculty that they were reused.
visions. which marched toward Trenton In
different directions. The distance thither
by either route was about equal. being be-
little advantage for General Sullivan's d.
vision on the river road.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22
TWELVE-M0NTH CLOCK.
lew Timepiece Will Require
Winding but Once a Year.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Hartford. Conn.,. Dec. IA clock invent.
ed by David vauthier. Q Ffenchman. = 10
be manufactured in this city. The feature
of the clock Is that 1t has to be wound ooe
once a year. An example il in the o0leo
of a lawyer. where IL has been runA1n9
ever since the fourth day Of last January.
Il has not been touched since It was set h
motion. but il has not stopped once, oA0
keeps perfect time.
The movement Is said to contain bat. on0
heavy spring. which II placed within .
drum or barrel. This drum - eQu1pped -
the outside with ratchet gearD which co..
meet with the train The drum revofvoo
The annuaI-wind clock Is regarded By Ne
chanics as a great triumph. ThiTty-dAy
clocks are not unusual. and are mad -
this country and in France. Inventors hnNO
been experimenting for years trymg -
make clock that will run year VIII 80
winding. NJ. vauthier Is said to be tho oa1y
one to secure the desired result Tho pf0s
moters of the new enterprise say that 60
OF the strong points of the new clock y thAf
1t can be manufactured for \ low pgtce -
will cost no more than clocks that W1u ~
only twenty-f0ur hours.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22
AN HISTORIC CHRISTMAS VICTORY CELEBRATION
IN
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.


Ever dtot Dangers sof Crossing o
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22

graduates an official "investigation" followed, and the university authorities announced that five of the students who had taken part in the proceedings would be incarcerated for five days, while thirty-two others would be reprimand- ed. But two of the five-Tseretelli and Pokotilov by name--declined to submit to the official sentence, preferring to leave the university altogether for three years-a measure put before them as an alternative. Next day several hundred undergraduates assembled at the rail- road station to see Tseretelli and Poko- tilov off. Several enthusiastic speeches were delivered, and revolutionary songs sung in chorus Another meeting or students was summoned, and about five hundred assembled After discussion it university to meet the students for the purpose of receiving the following de- mands: Q) That the punishment by means of the penitentiary cell should be abolished CD that Tseretelli and Poko- tilov should be reinstated; and (3) that the three others should be pardoned. The Rector, after long refusal to listen to the students at all, finally denied all their requests, and a force of police and soldiers took the names of all present at the meeting. Later on sixty of the students were sentenced to serve as pri- yates in the army and 450 were expelled from the university.
 The young gentlemen of Yale can "sass" the government with inpunity. Perhaps this is the principal reason why they don't often do it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22

to him. In many localities cattlemen are evolving into horsemen, and the steady demand and high prices promise well for business that five years ago was undreamed of.
 As to that other pest, the jack rabbit, his extinction is only a matter of no great length of time. Civilization is crowding him out, and the aborigine is slaughtering him, and between two fires he cannot last long. The dogs of the settlers are thinning him out, and jack hunting is a popular sport. A fleet pair of greyhounds in half days hunt have
 been known to kill half a hundred rab
 bits, and the Indians slaughter them at even more rapid rate. Rabbit hunts among the redskins are frequent occur rences, and sometimes hundreds of res- ervation reds will participate in the chase. Such sight is one never to be forgotten by an customer. Usually spreading over a wide territory, the In- diane gradually close into a small cir- Gle, and as the affrighted jacks scurry back and forth they are either killed by the blunt arrows from the Indian bows or are finally rounded up in compact mass, where they are clubbed to death. Sometimes different method is pur- sued, and with relays of horsemen the rabbits are run down and killed. In either case the result is the same, and a great feast is assured for the night. Sometimes many hundred rabbits are slaughtered, and between this cause of decrease and the gun of the white hunt CT the jack rabbit, in spite of the re- markable fecundity of the species, is doomed to eventually become past feature of the life of the southwest.-- Arizona Republican.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
LIFE LONG En lY ENGLAND


 England is a better place to live in than it used to be. At least, people live longer in 1t. J. Holt Shooting, a well known English actuary, says that during the last sixty years the lifetime of English people has been largely in- creased. He says that when Queen Victoria came on the throne the expect ancy of life of a male child born at that time would average under forty years. This has now grown to an aver- age that will not fall far short of forty six years. As regards female life the average sixty years ago was forty-two years, and this has advanced until, at the present time, it will be more than forty-eight possibly forty nine. He also figures that nearly three years has been added to the working lifetime of each male, and that for females there has been a gain of over two and half years in the most valuable part of life His statements are based on the care fully prepared statistics of the English life tables
 This is decidedly encouraging to those who want to live in England as long as they can. Possibly similar state of things exists in this country, al- though children here do not honor their fathers and mothers as much as theyl should.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
DIFFERENT IN RUSSIA

Students at Yale and other universi- ties in this great glorious and compar- atively free country may well thank their stars that they are not students in Russia. An affair at the university in Kieff illustrates how students have to toe the mark in Russia. Two of the students stole the jewels ot some music hall singers with whom they had be- come acquainted. When this disgrace full fact became generally known their fellow students assembled, to the num- Der of thousand. in one of the lecture halls to discuss the reason of the low ering of the moral atmosphere among the undergraduate as illustrated by the offense-one that had never before been heard of among them. All the speakers attributed it to the demoralizing policy and tyranny of the government as exer- csed in the universities. As the hold ing of meetings is prohibited to under
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
Embroidery and
 ssAll-Over" SelIinq.

Every Embroidery Novelty and Whin for the coming season is here now. Designs for partc- ular fussy folks, well as patterns for those who just buy the first pretty thing they see. Shy,lit- tie close patterns, and bold, open large ones Chic patterns, dashiig patterns, proud dis dainful patterns and simple unaffected ones. Any thing, everything you could conceive of n the embroidery way is here and the best part of 1t all, is the vigorous selling. EXAMPLE; Cluster Tukng hom6ctst $35 Yard
 tn lace insertion $4.o
 n cmtrc nanso wi rom-59;s s Yri
 EngNshAn Ovrsf from 10
 FuMngs from-$L6 to $a50 Yard.
 Cambrc Hamburg sngs Insertions,
 frenhva from Q a Dozen.
 Rubeauxv m-75ch
 Putting Alover, from
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ON PEAKS OF ERROR.

Next to being charged with the atro- suppose the most damning charge that a man can be burdened with is that he has made a mistake in his work. Hu- man nature is so free from mistakes that when man makes a mistake in his work he becomes so uniquely con- spicuous that he seems to have separ- ated himself from the human family. Judge Cable is not charged with being a young man, but it is said, or insinu- ated, that he has made a mistake in the treatment of one of his law cases. If he has this differentiates him so from oth- CT lawyers that he is, of course, entitled to be Jumped on with celerity, enthusi- asm and hob-nailed boots. Some of the who have never, or hardly ever, made mistakes seem to be willing to join in the jumping,
 If Judge Cable is just now supposed to be standing, sitting or lying lonely on a peak of error with no other peaks of error in sight he has but to lift his downcast eyes to see that there are other such peaks, and that he is not on the highest Some very curious mis- takes have been made in the practice of the law and in the seat of judgment in this neighborhood. Recent law reports contain references to them, and, strangely enough, some of those who have been throwing stones at Judge Ca- ble are mentioned in those reports as located in glass houses on peaks of er- TOT. If we are not mistaken all the re- cent judges of the Court of Common Pleas are so mentioned, and also the judges of the City court. Moreover, several good lawyers not on the bench are put into prominence in the books They have our sympathy, for while we know it is not human to err, we think it rather inhuman to stone those who happen to set themselves apart from humanity by erring.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
4y 1srEn Esr1NG THEORY.

MT. Brooks Adams in the Atlantic Monthly puts forward the interesting theory that the Chinese crisis had its real beginning in March, 1897, not on the shores of the Yellow sea- but in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. On that date was accomplished the wonderful consol- idation of mines. foundries and rail- roads which enabled our producers of iron to undersell Europe, and then at one bound, says MT. Adams. America bestrode the world" Europe, adds MT. Adams, realized instinctively that she was doomed not only to buy her raw material abroad, but to pay the cost of transport She nerved herself for re- sistance, and this resistance took the form of new transportation system which would open up the East. Within year from the triumph of Carnegie the rival nations had emptied them- selves upon the shores of the Yellow sea. >1n November, 1897, Germany seiz- ed Kiao- Chau month later the Rus sians occupied Port Arthur. and the following April the English appropriat- ed Wei -Hai-Wei.''
 Perhaps there is as much poetry as truth in this notion, but it is evident that the European nations feel that they must do something to prevent the United States from taking away their valuable and valued trade.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
The Nomination of Judge Cable.
 (Hartford Courant,)


 We trust that nobody is taking seri- ously this attempt of certain clements in New Haven to overturn the nomina- tion of Judge Cable for the Common Pleas court and set up in his place a Democrat. It is something that leg islature, Republican by a majority of 167, would never think of doing. The suggestion is preposterous. Judge Ca ble is not a stranger to the bench. He served with credit as City court judge in New Haven, and will do equally well in this position. The animus of the movement against him is so evidently personal disappointment that nobody will be taken in by petitions" or any other device. You can get petition for anything signed so long as people are willing to circulate it. The situa- tion Is right here: Judge Cable has been nominated by the caucus of his party and county the first vote of 19 to was made unanimous; nobody offered protest; he is a man of experience and popularity The Courant does not believe in having such positions filled by the General Assembly, but that has nothing to do with the selection of Judge Cable. Judge Hotchkiss, if chos- en, would be elected in the same way. It is known that a little coterie who imagined themselves the whole thing had different candidate. To defeat Judge Cable these Influences start up movement nominally for a Democrat, but really for anything to beat Ca ble." It cannot amount to anything, and should not.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22

But" said the cruel editor, this is not good dialect poetry?'
 Not good dialect?' answered the dreamy poet. sir, defy you to find a single word that is spelled correctly in that poem. guess know what dialect is. is."-Baltimore American.
 He Wanted to Know.-Uncle Geehaw Qrom Hay Corners, at grand opera)-- Whats that man got over there?
 City nephew-Why, that is the score.
 Uncle Geehaw (brightening up)-The scorer" Well, by gum! l wish you'd ask him who's ahead!-Puck.
 He-Cissie, I've heard it said that a kiss without moustache is like an egg without salt. Is that so?
 She-Well really, I don't know-I can't tell, for you see I've never
 He--Ah! Now!
 She--Never ate an egg without salt.-- Glasgow Evening Times.
 Doesn't that person irritate you?" inquired Willie Washington.
 Not at all," answered Miss Cayenne.
 But he disagrees with everything you say to him.
 Yes. That pleases me. l have so little respect for his opinion that I am never sure I am right unless he takes the opposite view Washington Star.
 Noblesse Oblige.-"What are you staring at, Nellie?"
 "Oh, please, ma'am, with your hair like that and your diamonds, you do look so like Lady Lady Plantaganet Bingham that was own maid to! Are you any relation, ma am?"
 ''No-at least no near relation. But you can have that pink silk shirtwaist of mine, Nellie. life.
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The Boaster.

Hark, the chanticleer! Who knows Why he flaps his wings and proudly crows? {? Mayhap his vanquished rival fees
 And leaves him to rule in glory there: Hapy the foolish fowl but sees
 worm he has found in the dust some-
 where,
 Or love may cause him to thus rejoice, Awaking the echoes with his voice.
 And wasting his, gladness on the air. Hark! A boosting man, Who knows Why he, holds his head so high and blows? Has he done some service for the staue? Has he banished hungry orphans tear? Or Is he noble or wise, or great?
 Has he caused some bully to hide in fear? Has he done one thing to tighten the load Of any who journeys on life's rough Ioad- That he wants the wondering world to
 hear?
 $. D. Riser in Chicago Times. .Hernld.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22

In spite of modern sanitary science" smallpox has evidently got good hold in New York. Superintendent Dilling- ham of the Health department has is- sued this warning: '"The danger is acute, something must be done if the city is to be spared terrible visi- tation. I cannot make my expression strong enough to fit the danger. Let the people be warned"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
CIRCUMST-fNTI4L,

''I am disappointed in Uncle Toms -Cabin!"
 Well, what did you expecta Queen Anne villa ?"-Detroit Journal.
 Facts in the Case.-"And," the soci- ologist asked, do I understand you to say that they hanged this cousin of yours on circumstantial evidence?'
 ''Oh, no, boss, no; dey hanged him on a big cotton wood down in Awkensaw.' Chicago Times Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22

The cycle manufactur business in Great Britain isn't good No dividends have been paid for a year or more and many of the concerns are going into bankruptcy.
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Murx 10. nennatt.
(Died 18th February, 1901.

Died 18th February, 1901.) Cultured in intellect, wise, and pure i'll heart. She shed abroad the fragrance of her soul;
 Living, she taught us how to play our part, Dying, to follow where the sick are whole
 -Wm. Lyon Phelps.