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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
London's Dull Old Sheets.

The English Journalism OF n few years ago
was the same journalism that had existed in
England at the time Of the Crimean War.
But the English people had moved far
ahead. Not only had the educated classes
enormously increased. but a sort Of pub
lic-school system had been established
throughout the United Kingdom by one Of
Mr.. Gladstone's Governments. For years
these popular schools. attended by the chill
dren OF the middle and lower classes. had
been turning out bright boys and girls with
FESTIVE. eager minds.
During all this time the typical London
newspaper continued day after day to print
long, dull. heavy columns OF reports OF
Parliamentary proceedings, profound essays
upon foreign politics, scientific papers which
nobody but a scientific man could under
stand. and editorials or leaders" Of 1900 to
400 words upon high politics. These jour
nails even INDUCED in Latin and Greek.
Brightness. brevity. humor were almost al
together lacking in their columns. Their
aggregate circulation was comparatively
small. Tit weekly periodicals of the time
were either vicious sheets given over TO re-
porting crimes OF else academic publications
Of the high literary class.
The great mass OF the English people.
as young Mr.. Harmsworth observed, were
practically being ignored.
But although these thoughts might have
fitted through the mind OF a sharp young
man with a natural news instinct and a
realization OF the fortune TO be made i'm the
business. the starting of a newspaper wa,
altogether beyond his reach when ne had
his own living to earn.
Cefx:oS N. Feet CSo
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

Hair Powder" IAN ASS Drawing Water"
A Eccentric Character" The origin Of
Grog." SILK Stockings" Ancient London"
Fossil Bacon Right and Left Boots"
George III at Home" Death From I'm
agination." Forests Under the Sea" AR
t.rcial Memory" Living On Nothing a
Year" Charles Fox as a Gamester."
Jokes" "A Terrible Time With a Tiger"
About Horse Racing Queen Caroline"
Walls to Servants" ELVES the Miser." "a
Fortnight at Brighton" and STONES From
the Heavens"
OF the first number of this. Mr.. Harms
wOrth's first periodical. only Eco copies
were sold. The proprietor concluded the
name was too long and cut II down TO An
swers. The paper moved slowly. Then the
young editor decided to give prizes. One
Of the first was a prize Of free trips to
Paris: another was the celebrated Answers
puzzle. This consisted OF a box not much
larger than a matchbox. The object OF the
puzzle was to shake some small balls in
such a way that they would divide into
appropriate colors and spell 1.-The word AN
swers." This made as big a hit in England
as did the fifteen" or the pigs in clover"
puzzle here. In June. 1859. the circulation Of
Answers had grown 10 5000 a week.
The great hit Of all was to come. In Octo-
bre. 1888. Mr.. Hsrsmworth announced the
unprecedented prize Of II a week for life
10 the person who made the nearest guess
to the amount OF cash in the Bank Of Eng
land at the close Of business on a certain
day some months later. Each competitor. OF
whom there were 1900. was obliged TO at
tach to his guess the name and address Of
five Of his friends.
Thus the new paper was brought under
the notice OF between three and a half and
four million people in a few weeks. and
when seen It was at once subscribed for Jy
many
The success Of this experiment led to a
prize being offered OF 100 per year for life,
as we'll as a fully established shop In Lon
don. but the Government stepped in and
proclaimed the competitions illegal. The
aCcccss of Answer as a bis raoroy E-,.a=
had houayer heen assured
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e OF The Sunday Repubiio

Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Republic.
New York. Jan. S.
@INCE his arrival in America a few
days ago, Alfred e. Harmsworth
has been absorbing information as a
sponge absorbs water. The boy pub
Usher Of England" as this youthful
multimillionaire has been called. goes
about ia an automobile which he has hired
by the week. with his eyes wide open.
making mental notes Of everything he sees.
He has already accumulated a vast fund
of facts about American automobiles. cleo
tricity. shoes. lead pencils. gas fires. troll
ieys. electrotyping machinery. pneumatic
tubes. newspapers and bicycles
Nor has his curiosity been confined TO
mechanical things. He studies men even
more.
Il want to go to Salem, Mass" said he to
me the other day.
What on earth do you want to go there
for"
20 see a Yankee" said Mr.. Harmsworth.
81 have been hearing about Yankees all my
life. I have never seen one. Where is the
genuine American? / want TO lay eyes on
the kind Of Down Easter you read about,
the typical American. who exists. so far "a
] have been able to make out, only in the
imagination of certain writer's and politi-
CLANS. II 4 am aDle 10 ma MIN anywhere
It will be at Salem or at New Bedford.
where the remnants Of the old whale fish
cry ought also to be very interesting.
Il have come across one OF the most re-
markable inventions of the age" continued
Mr.. Harmsworth. and 1t is an American
discovery. a really wonderful thing"
1 supposed. of course. that Mr.. Harms
worth was about to mention elevated rail-
roads. the Brooklyn Bridge. the Holland
submarine boat. trusts or thirty-story
buildings, and felt properly iattered as an
American that our great country should
have produced these mighty. revolutionary
end-of-the-century discoveries.
What is it?' I asked.
Il have It in my pocket. I used It this
morning. It is a. patent safety razor"
Thereupon the great English publisher
exhibited a small case containing a curious
device which absolutely prevents a man
from cutting himself when shaving and has
many other advantages.
DO you use one?' he asked.
i answered mo" that the old-fashioned
English razor was good enough for me.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

Mr.. Harmsworth then commenced the
publication Of other weekly periodicals.. one
after the other. all being on popular lines.
though some dealt with religion. others
with science and others with fashions.
These papers included Comic Cuts. Illus
trsted Bits. the Funny Wonder. Home.
Sweet Home. the Sunday Companion,
Union Jack. Home Chat. Sunday Stories.
Fashion Novelties and the Heartsease Lib
rary.
At an early date he recognized the wide
spread demand for good fiction. This ap-
petite appears TO be much greater In Eng
and than In America. In every one of his
weeklies he commenced the publication Of
continued stories. all written on a high
moral and patriotic plane. This helped
their circulation enormously.
His First Daily Paper.
The time had now arrived when NJ
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

achieved has not taken much from the cir
cuiation Of other London papers. but these
have shown q decided tendency to initiate
the ideas carried out in the Daily Mall.
Mr.. Harmsworth has since bought two
daily papers in the provinces. and has du-
plicated the Mail printing plant IN Man
chester. where an edition is printed every
day, with local news, being practically
another paper.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
Americans Are Conservative

Now that is just like an American" said
MI sHarmsworth. Il always say that the
Anericaps are the most conservative peo-
pie in the world next to the Chinese. You
produce al excellent thing in your great
country like this safety razor. which ought
20 be at once adopted, and l find 1t Ns
making only slow progress"
The olner Of the most widely c~lrculat
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

INTENDED for the Bar, He Preferred J~ournaIism-Before He Was
Twenty Was a FreeLance in London, Living by Writing, but
Projecting Novel Publishing Schemes-At Twenty Five Was
Married and a Authorization He Started His First Paper
Long List of Subsequent Successes-Entered Daily News
paper Field Only Four Years Ago-How Hell Is Spending His
Days in New York.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

GETTING the First Start.
Beginning as q minor subeditor In IN.
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Other Papers Follow Rapidly.

mad. however. been assured.
The times., 1901-05-11
A YEAR AS COMMISSIONER
A Review of Mr.. Macfarland's
Services to the District.
Selection of the New Board of Edu-
cation and Securing Increased
Appropriations From Congress
Features of His Administration.

Henry b F. Macfarland on Thursday
completed the first year of his incumbency
of the office of President of the Board
of District Commissioners. President Nc
Kinley named Messrs. Macfarland and
Ross as Commissioners for the term of
three years on April q, 1860. Mr.. Ross as
his own successor and Mr. Macfarland as
the successor of John B. Wight. The
appointments were confirmed by the Sen
ate May 2 On May the new Board as
sumed it's duties and the day was marked
by the presentation of gifts and MOWERS
to the outgoing Commissioner and the
welcoming of the new one to office by the
employees of the District government a
pleasant feature attending the opening OF
the new administration was reception to
Commissioner Macfarland by the Y. NJ.
c. a, of which organization he was and
is prominent member
One of the first official acts Of Commits
sioner Macfarland was to call up the for
mer order OF the Board relative to the
muzzling of dogs, and to move its repeal.
This motion was voted down by Mr.. Mac
fariand's colleagues, and the question
which had been widely discussed in the
city for many months died out by the eX-
piration of the order few weeks la
ter.
During the month of June last Commits
siioner Macfarland was kept busy from
night to night attending the various COM
mencement exercises of the public schools
of the city, at which he made short ad-
dresses. These public utterances served
to bring the new Commissioner into touch
with the people. and have caused frequent
demands upon his time in the preparation
and delivery of addresses at public gath
erings since then
Mention of a few OF Mr.. Macfarlands
acts as Commissioner show that the first
year of his administration has been an
especially active one AS supervising Com
missioner of the public schools he was
called upon to name the new Board of
Education under the law providing for
the reorganization of the schools. and
time has demonstrated the wisdom of his
choice Of the members of this important
The times., 1901-05-11
TO MEET IN PORTO RICO.
& Board Named TO Examine Candi-
dates for Lieutenancfes.

Army orders were issued from the War
Department yesterday as follows:
by direction Of the Secretary Of War.
a board Of officers is appointed 70 meet at
the call Of the president thereof at San
Juan, Porto Rico. for the examination of
such persons as may be properly ordered
before il 10 determine their fitness for an
pointment as leutenants in the United
States Army.
Detail for the board-Iieut Col. James
A. Buchanan, Porto Rico Regiment Crna-
jor Twelfth l.. S. Infantry; Major Fran
els w Mansfield, Eleventh T. s. Iufan-
try: Capt Euclid b. Frick. assistant sur
geon: Capt. Albert c. Blunt Artillery
Corps; Contract Surgeon William r. S
George. L. S. Army; First Lieut.. John r.
Proctor, jr., Artillery Corps, recorder.
by direction Of the Secretary of War,
leave Of absence for one month on ac-
count OF sickness is granted Brig Gen.
Luther r. Hare, L. $. Volunteers.
by direction OF the Secretary Of War
Contract Surgeon Elmer A. Scherrer, T..
s Army, is relieved from duty at Fort
Grant, Arizona Territory, and will pro-
ceed 10 Denver. Col, and upon arrival re-
port by letter 10 the Surgeon General of
the Army for annulment Of contract"
The times., 1901-05-11

board. During last year Commissioner
Macfarland was very active in securing
to the District cheaper and better sites
for school houses. The methods of COM
petition instituted were found very sue
cessfui. In making the many additions
to its school property in the last year the
District has saved considerable money in
this way
Among the appointments made at Mr..
Macfarland's suggestion during the year
was that of Coroner NevItt to succeed
Coroner Carr, the reappointment of DIR.
William c. Woodward, as Health officer.
and the naming of Robert w. Dutton, as
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
to succeed Joseph Paris.
In the celebration of the centennial Of
the establishment of the District of Co
lumbia as the seat of the National Gov
ernment, Commissioner MacfarIand
served as Chairman of the General Com
mittee having the arrangements in
charge. 1t has been the pride of the
Commissioner that the celebration of the
Districts centenary raised the District
to an equality with the States of the
Union in popular estimation.
Perhaps the most important service to
the District by Commissioner Macfarland
was his success, in connection with his
local government before Congress last
December and the resulting larger ap-
preparations. The actual necessities of
the growing city were SO we'll stated at
that time, and the backward condition of
much of the municipal business on ac-
count of the lack of sufficient appropria-
ations was SO emphasized, that Congress
was prevailed upon to give larger sums
for the conduct of the city departments
and also to guarantee the credit of the
municipality by advancing certain sums
for immediate needs. Commissioner Mac
farland took an active part in the pro-
mitigation of the new order stopping the
street cars on the near side of the street
as q means of greater safety to the pub
lie and especially to the Fire Department.
One of the principal duties Of admin
istTatiOn has been the organization and
work of the Board of Charities. over
which Commissioner MacfaTland has su-
perVision. All the avenues of public
charity, except the services of the Health
Department in connection with contagious
diseases and the supervision of the
Washington Asylum, have been placed
under the control of the Board of Char
tiles, and the board ana the Commits
Sioners have acted in perfect harmony
during the entire period of the existence
OF the former.
The administration of Commissioner
Ross, who received his appointment for a
third time on the same day with Mr..
Macfarland, has been marked with the
same ability and success that have char
acteriZed his service for the District for
the last seven years.
The times., 1901-05-11
TO HONOR THE NEW CARDINAL.
a Reception 10 BE Given nt George
town University.

town University.
Georgetown University will be in gala
colors on the evening of Tuesday. May
Il. The president, Father ]. D. Whitney,
S. J., has arranged for that evening re-
ception to Cardinal Martinelli, at which
the new Cardinal will be presented to the
students Of the college. The occasion win
be an extraordinary one. and the recep-
tion is being planned accordingly About
5000 invitations have been sent out, the
invited guests including the entire Diplo-
matte Corps, the army and navy, and all
the Washington Church dignitaries. The
college is being elaborately decorated with
flags and electric lights. - The main hall,
which will be draped with the Papal
coIors-yellow and white-will be studded
with 500 incandescent lights. The receiv-
ing party viii be in the students library,
and that room, TO be in harmony with
the Cardinals new robes, will be deco
rated with scarlet. In the quadrangle a
dozen are lamps will be placed, and the
surrounding walls of the buildings will
be hung with American flags and bunt-
ing
The Cardinal will reach the college
grounds at $50 o'clock in the afternoon,
and at 5:45 a reception will be held for
ner viii be served in his honor at which
will be present the faculty of the col
lege and a few distinguished guests The
reception will last from s until ~ p. m,
during which time 4 fine military band
will furnish music.
The times., 1901-05-11
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Nature was not in patriotic sympathy
yesterday with the efforts of the Wo-
mans Army and Navy League. and for
that reason the garden party held in the
grounds Of the Naval Museum of Hygiene
will be repeated this afternoon. Despite
the threatening weather, however, yester-
days fete was fairly well patronized,
there being in attendance quite a gather
ing Of the various phases of Washington
society. The picturesque grounds were
dotted with fag-decked tents and the
building was drapcd with TIE cavalry
and artillery colors, mingled with the
Stars and Stripes-one flag being of such
heroic dimensions as to catch the eye
long before the entrance was reached.
The Marine Band played throughout the
afternoon and there was impromptu dane
ing in the halls.
A specially attractive feature of the
programme of amusements were the ath-
letic sports and stunts, consisting of hum
dred-yard dashes, high jumps, egg, sack,
and potato races, saddling horses and
sewing on of buttons, all performed by
United States cavalry officers and men
from Fort Ayer United States marines,
and members of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
Miss Blossom Conrad, Miss Chamber
lain, Miss Laura MuIhall. ana Miss Elsie
Jars, picturesquely garbed as fortune
tellers. foretold wonderful things past,
present, and to come. in most charming
fashion Mrs. Benton sold flowers in an
other tent, which was bower of blossom
ing dogwOod branches. liiacs, and wood
land flowers and vines. Assisting her
were Miss Root, Miss Ruggles Miss Cobb
Miss Webb, Miss Edes, Miss Patten, Miss
Smith, and aIiss Gushing. Mrs. Reed and
Mrs. Lord poured coffee and tea. Another
financial success of the afternoon was the
Punch and Judy show
Among the beyy of attractive maids who
aided generally in making the affair
charming socially as well as financially
were Miss Wallace, Miss Hill. Miss Fisher
Miss Mills, Miss Kline, Miss Stewart Miss
Lamberton, Miss Jones, and Miss Roper
The Woman'S Army and Navy League
of which Mrs. ]. g. Kelton is President
is an association of women, the majority
OF whom are wives of officers, working in
a quiet but systematic way for the spirit
ual welfare of enlisted men. Among the
prominent women who are actively inter
ested in the work of the league and of
Its fete of yesterday and this afternoon
are Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Dewey, Mrs. Root
Mrs. Long, Mrs. Haywood Mrs. Ludng-
ton, Mrs. Crowninshield, Mrs. Sternberg
Mrs. Higginson, Mrs. Van Reypen, Mrs
buckingham, Mrs Skunk, and Mrs Balm
bridge-Hoff.
The times., 1901-05-11
The Removal of Confederate Dead.

Bids for the removal of the remains of
the Confederate dead at the Soldiers
Home and Arlington Cemetery and their
re-interment in a separate plot of ground
in the Arlington Cemetery, as provided
for by a recent act of Congress, were
opened yesterday at the War Depart
ment in the Office of Colonel True, depot
duaTtermaster. There were three bidders,
George A. Hollister, of New York City,
who agreed to remQ:e the remains for
$3.50 each and to set headstones for ST.
each; J. II. Shelton of this city who
offered to remove the remains from Sol
diers Home for $3.50 each and those
in Arlington for S5.25 each; he
agreed to erect headstones for % cents
each; and r. H. Darby whose bid was
the lowest. He proposed to remove the
remains from the Soldiers Home for $l9j
each and those i'm Arlington for 81. so each.
For headstUneS he would churge but 10
cents each. The awarding of the contract
was postponed.
The times., 1901-05-11
$3.50 to $500.
Ask or Write for Our Booklet
on Boys Wash Suits.
Third I0Or
Girls Spring
Clothing.
Third floor

Dresses and Coats in a profusion Of re-
fined and practical styles adapted to
growing girls
Also Golf Jackets, English Box Coats.
Automobiles, Russian Blouse Coats, Rag
Ians, and Military and fAiglou Capes for
misses and little girls.
Also Misses Separate Skirts Of Cheviot
and Cloth, suitable for spring and sum
mer wear with blouses and shirt waists
Specially good values for present wear
are:
Misses Eton Jacket Suits of Grey
HOmespun, jackets without collar. or with
laDels and trimmed with narrow bands OF
two-toned grey taffeta silk. and finished
with gir1Ie; fve-gored flare skirt-a most
useful and stylish outing suit; sizes Il. Is.
and IS.
S10 90 each
The times., 1901-05-11
FUNERAL OF JUDGE HAYDEN.
The Remains TO BE Taken to Indian
nuolis To-Day.


Funeral services over the remains Of the
late Judge John ]. Hayden, of Indiana,
who died Thursday afternoon, were held
yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock at the
residence Of Or. A. J. Brown, 1926 l. Street
northwest. DR.. Teunis Hamlin, of the
Church Of the Covenant. oficiated A
large number OF Judge Haydens fellow
employees in the Postoffice Department and
many other friends attended the services,
which were simple in character. The
floral remembrances were especially eIab-
crate, including a magnificent emblem
sent by friends in the Money Order Di-
vision of the Postoffice Department
where Judge Hayden was employed until
stricken about a month ago.
The remains will be taken today to Tn
dianapolis and viii be accompanied by
Judge Hayden's daughter, Miss Eugenia
Hayden, of Warrent0n, Va, and his
granddaughter. Miss Helen Hayes Of
Chicago, who will be met by another
daughter, Mrs Hayes. of Chicago, in In
dianapolis, where interment will be made
in Crown Hin Cemetery. The services
there will be conducted by a deputation
OF Masons. of which order Judge Hayden
was a member Of the thirty third degree.
The times., 1901-05-11
Hun7Ors
) Spring sInherifanceFroD7
Uinfer.

Waste matters which the skin. kidneys
and other organs were too torpid lin the
cold days. to take care of. and cannot take
care of now without help there is such
an accumulation of them.
They litter the whole system
Pimples, boils. and other eruptions, less
Of appetite, that tired feeling, bilious
turns, fits of indigestion. dull headaches
and many other troubles common in the
spring are due to them.
The times., 1901-05-11
TO STUDY NAVAL TACTICS.
Nine Officers Ordered to Newport for
Instruction,

number of naval officers of high rank
have been ordered to the Naval War Col
leSe at Newport for the summer course
of instruction. The course will begin June
1 and will be exceedingly important
dealing with such problems as the de
fence of the Nicaragua Canal. the pro
lection of the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States without the
canal and an attack by an American
fleet on the European coast.
Nine officers were ordered to the war
college yesterday. They are Rear Ad-
miral E. NJ. Shepard Capts. c. NJ. Ches-
ter. p II. Cooper. ]. b. COghlan. and
G. F. f. Wilde; Commanders c. II. West
Duncan Kennedy, c. Belknap. and G. p.
COIVOcOreSSeS.
The times., 1901-05-11
The Treasury Statement.

The receipts Of the Government yester-
day. according to the Treasury state
ment. amounted TO 81 69i.551.72 and con
sisted of customs. $729. .932 10; internal rev
enue, $99i5S3.S5; miscellaneous, $50. .235 So
The expenses reached the sum OF s., ,525, 600.
leaving a balance of receipts over ex-
penditures amounting to $50 55t72
The times., 1901-05-11
ssI. saI'',ss ot Hosiery.

Ladies' Fast Black Fine Cotton Hose,
with white feet, high spliced heel
and double toe. Building Sale &c
lfElG 30
Misses Fine Lace Isle Hose, with dou-
ble-heel~ and toe. warranted fast
black; Soc value. Building Sale y &C
Ladies Fast Black Fine Cotton Hose, in
Dlain and two styles Of drop stitch,
with high spliced heel and double 1QC
toe; our 25c value. For today.
or for 30 cents.
Orr large assortment of Ladies' SOC Lace
IisIe Hose. in all the latest patterns, with
high spliced heel and double toe;
they are Hermsdorf dye. For one &c
The times., 1901-05-11
Woodward
and
LOthrOp,
10th, Ilth. and F SIS. n. w.
Boys Spring
Clothing.

A most satisfying assortment
for the older as we'll as the young
er boys. The correct styles for
dress and the more practical sorts
for every day wear.
Blouse Sailor Suits; Tuxedo
Suits; Vestie Suits; Norfolk
Jacket Suits; Russian Blouse
Suits; Double-breasted Suits;
Three-piece Suits; Long Pants
Suits-and every other style that
is desirable and popular.
Also Top Coats, Refers, and
Russian Blouse Coats; Shirt
Waists; Hats and Caps; Straw
Hats; Sailor Blouses; Wash Suits.