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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
Piles Constantly Submerged
Have Lasted for Many Centuries

Piles constantly submerged In water
will last for centuries without decay The
piles Of Caesars famous bridge across tho
Rhine. for example. have been found in
good condition. On the other hand, piles.
which are exposed to the air. even occasion-r
ly. soon decay. As a consequence the ;
building laws Of seaports often require that
foundation piles shall be sawn or at q
point low enough to secure them against
all danger.
In Boston the legal limit Is five feet abov1
the special datum plane of the city, which
is supposed to be mean low water, but.
which, probably from an ancient errogr-
happens to be sixty hundredths foot below,
that mark. and is thus-the tides in Boston.
harbor being about 10 feet-in the neighS
borhood OF five and a half feet below mean
sea level. 1t would at first appear thatf
under this provision, over five feet Of the
piles would be exposed to the air during
low water and thus be a source Of danger
to the buildings they support, but It has
been found in practice that, as recedilG
waves have but little effect upon the wafeN
in tide gauge, SO receding tides have but
little effect upon the water which is coffz
stantly soaking in and out Of the ground
below the streets and buildings. and thaai
the piles are constantly submerged. ~
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28

a permanent benefit to the city. The
advantages of a downtown square or
plaza. Ike the one suggested, for Twelfth
street would be very great. Every one
knows of the sea promenades in Havana
and Manila, which are as much features of
the towns as the boulevards are of Paris.
If St. Louis would establish a large public
square, it would be ever after recognized as
feature of the city.
you can imagine the appearance of such
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28
Chestnut Street as a
Central Drive to Fair.
RIG AND PARTS OF CUP RACERS.

the end Of the bowsprit. From the top of
the topmast to the end of the bowsprit runs
the topmast stay. In small yachts the jib
topsail sets on this stay. the jib on the jib-
stay. and the staysail on the forestry.
Large yachts usually have separate stays
for the sails. as staysail stay for the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28

fine driveway all the way to the park
Upon reaching Grand avenue the street
could be connected with West Pine boule-
ward. or the visitor could drive north along
levard.
''rhe streets running west from Grand
avenue to the park would require very lit
tie improvement, all being magnificent
thoroughfares now. The advantage Of all
this system Of boulevards would be to dis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28

Louis, running through Compton Helsh's'
would connect the entire southern end Oh
the city with the Fair grounds. This street
might run along the northern boundary OF
Tower Grove Park. and would enable the
resident of extreme South ST. Louis to con-
meet directly with Kings highway, along
which he could proceed north to the Fair.
The improvement OF Grand avenue to its
northern and southern ends would give the
entire city a thoroughfare easily reached
and along which visitors could walk, ride
or drive until they came TO one of the
east and west boulevards which would lead
to the grounds.
Union Station and its vicinity is one OF
the most important portions of the city in
considering the Worlds Fair, thinks Mr..
Bowman. and he believes that Market
street and Laclede avenue, leading West.
should be so improved that visitors ap-
preaching the Fair on cars would have a
universally pleasant prospect to ride
, through.
Plan for Splendid Plaza
on Twelfth Street.
Improvement eastwardly should consist of
widening Market street and connecting It
with Twelfth street. Mr.. Bowman l. great
ly impressed with the benefits which would
result from the establishment of pubic
park on Twelfth street, and his idea is that
such improvement should be made on the
street as to make it stand out among SINH
lar squares in the world.
IL believe that Twelfth street should BE-
widened up to Washington avenue" said
Mr.. Bowman, land should have a park
constructed down its center. Undoubtedly
that street is going to be lined with mag
nificent hotels and theate.s before the
Worlds Fair, and if some such improve
ment were made 1t would present beau
tiful spectacle.
Fountains and statuary should be placed
in the park. and the whole place should be
brilliantly lighted at night. The effect would
be one Of the features Of the Fair. and it
is certain that it would be a great adver-
tisement for st. Louis"
1T is generally recognized that some
street should lead from downtown to the
Fair grounds without interruption. and
with high state of Improvement all the
way out. Pine street would have been a |
good subject for this thoroughfare. but the
installation Of a car line has killed It for |
the purpose.
Chestnut Street as q
Central Drive to Fair.
about the next best thing We cou do |
would be to improve Chestnut street west /
ward from Twelfth street, making it a !
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28

sheltered bay where the variations caused
by waves are least noticeable some special
arrangement must be devised to protect the
guage which is the means Of measurement
from this constant wave action.
The gauge used in Howard's Bay. for ex-
ample. was q glass tube closed at either
end except for small opening at the bot
tom, not over one-twentieth Of an inch in
diameter. at which the water enters as 1t
rises; and another at the top to allow the
air to escape as tho water comes in. The
water enters through the tiny opening very
slowly; wave does not flow into 1t, only
the steadily rising tide; nor does the water
inside have time to run out through SO
small an aperture during the depression
between the waves. The water which 1t
contains constantly rises and falls, there
fore. with the tide. and is little Influenced
by wave action. The simplicity Of the de-
vice is obvious. At low water 1t was pos
sible to approach near enough to the gauge
to read its record easily. but At high water
1t was necessary to make the reading
through a telescope. Since the range OF the
tide at Towards Bay Is about IS feet. the
tube Of the gauge was built up Is feet in
, sections Of three feet each. and attached
to beam which was firmly braced to with
stand an occasional ''northeaster.''
Mean Sea Level Has Been Estab-
lished by Series of Readings.
The mean sea level having been estab-
Usher by series of such readings as those
at Machias. the result is permanently
marked on the shore, as by a CROSS cut into
the face Of ledge. and becomes the en-
| gineer's datum plane. BY means of levels
| the exact height of convenient landmark
| in the vicinity-which in the case described
was Howard Mountain-is measured,
whence by vertical angles it may be car
! ried from point to point as far inland as is
desired In the measurement Of the 3sth
parallel Of latitude from Cape May. N. j..
for example, which was recently completed
by the Coast and Geodetic Survey. the mean
! sea level was thus carried across the entire
Continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to Point
/, Arena, Cal, on the Pacific. The datum
plane can be carried inland more accurately.
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sIzE of THE PACIFIC.

The Pacific Ocean covers forty ard a
half per cent Of the water surface Of the
globe, the Atlantic twenty-one per cent,
and the Antarctic nineteen per cent.
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vATITE on yACCTHATToN

Vaccination Is very strictly. enforced in
Germany. and very loosely in France. Ger
many's loss by smallpox Il only 10 year;
that Of France N00oA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28

however. by means Of successive levels. ds.
termined from point to point by the use
Of level instruments. az recently the United
States Government has carried It's levels s
from the Gulf Of Mexico far up the Mis-
sissppi River. and from the Atlantic OceaA
west of Indiana. .sns
A curious application Of the determined
mean sea level is found in towns whichs
are also seaports. In Boston, for example,
much Of the city is nearly on q level with
the high-water mark. and wooden piles must
be driven into the ground to serve as a sup ,
port for the foundations Of all heavy builds
ings.
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the CHILDREN.

Give the children time to read. Help
buy books for the school library, and
add books to your own little library as
you can AFFORD t. Teach your chill
dren to love and master good books,
and you need have little fear Of their
going astray.
Teach the little ones to believe that
Il Is a wrong thing to miss school for
even a single day. Parents make a
mistake in allowing children 70 miss
school when II is not absolutely need
ful. Some parents are very careless In
this respect and the result is their
children fail behind in their school
work and they fail TO take a proper
interest.
Make a special effort to give the
school children a variety when prepar-
ing their dinner. Some children do
not tire Of the cold dinners day after
day. Others win eat scarcely anything
unless their lunches are put up 80 they
are attractive. A mussy looking din
ner. and the same things every day,
win not tempt the appetite Of the dam
u eater. Some children, like many Of
their elders, cannot eat anything IN
less attractive TO the eye.
Children should b. encouraged to
come home for their dinners whenever
at all possible. A long walk is much
better than to continue breathing the
close air OF the school room. II a
child Is well shod and warmly clad,
even a stormy day win not be the In
jury to a delicate child that sitting
about In a stuffy room viii be. There
fore, say, encourage the children to
come home instead Of carrying lunch.
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soldiers ID TIE Italian army are each
allowed haif a gallon Of vine even
week
The city Of Metz not only has no
debts. bat L has q surplus Of Szs.loo
marks,
yellow pine when green weighs SS-si
pounds % the cubic foot and when
dry 2ssi
mere are over 5000. 600 acres Of peat
81 Germany alone. and much Ignite Of
poor quality.
Oklahoma has $50, 900 900 Of taxable
property and it, public institutions are
valued At s12.0O00o0
T. T. johnson Of Los Angeles, Cal,
has one Of the finest pigeon farms In
the United States. BE has 1900 adult
birds
The income tax IN France ID collect
ed in twelve monthly installments. al
though the ratepayeT has a right TO
pay Il down in q lump sum.
IN the vest the rural delivery mail
box Is fast coming to rival he railroad
switch target as a mark for every fool
ish owner Of a hrearm 70 shoot at.
The omcisl entomologists Of Georgia
predict that within q few years the
Empire state Of the south win contain
more than 10000. 900 fruit trees.
A Henry County Mo.) justice Of the
peace offers to marry any couple for -
and gives the contracting parties an
opportunity Of working out the costs
In the year 1899 the German impe-
rial post received 2.022, s12 letters and
packages which could not be delivered;
only sSl,7S2 could be returned to the
sendeEs.
The soldiers Of the United States
army, who receive $13 a moEth, are
best paid IN the world. Those Of the
British army, who receive a shilling
day. are next
In no previous municipal election in
New York has there been the same
number Of meetings and the same num-
Der Of speeches as have been delivered
on both sides this year.
A Swiss teacher at EcUblens has
found rs swallows nests in hfty-four
houses. There were 7s5 young ones,
the average nest having FIVE, though
some had only three and a few had
six.-IndianapoIis News
The broad ax., 1901-12-07
HONE MADE PHILOSOPHY.

Public prayer is a good deal of a
grand stand play"
Nature Is always OVERRIDING her work
or undoing the work already done.
Already IN the child's face are rooted
the whiskers that make the man.
The man who earns his first thou
sand dollars always looks up to it with
pride.
Political dreams are oftSa but a
nightmare spasm caused by a foul
stomach.
Laughter smooths out our wrinkled
froWns and sinks TO the bottom our
soulful sigha
Give q man a million dollars, and
soon discomfort win shrink into a mis-
cradle piftanee.
The man who is tempted BY fair
women falls into the velvet trap Ma
ture herself has set.
The only second life / know, Is 70
do, say, OF write something that win
live after am gone.
Like children gathering bright peb-
pies along the shore, we collect dollars
for others to throw away.
Bad news travels by wireless teleg-
raphy while good news stops 70 hug
sVe-y friend. and is long delayed.
The Inhabitants Of Mars look down
upon this Undiscovered ball and won
der what manner Of insects live upon
its surface.
The stained glass church windows
give religious tint to the light, but,
Ike al other gilded things, they lose
their beauty in the dark.
! am not lost, though I believe none
Of the pious stories told By men TO
scare poor payers into prompt pay
ments- The earth cannot shake me on
according to these connected plays
Finnicky Fiunukin in PennsylVanis
Grit
The broad ax., 1901-12-07
RULES OF CONDUCT.

/. Leave your rank outside, as well
as your hat and sword
H. Leave your right Of precedence.
your pride and any similar feeling
outside the door.
III Be gay, but do not spoil or
gnaw anything.
". Sit, stand, walk as you win,
without reference to anybody.
v. Talk moderately, not loud, so as
not to make the heads or ears Of others
ache.
VI. Argue without anger and, with
out excitement.
VII Neither sigh nor yawn, nor
make any one feel dun or heavy,
VIII. In all innocent games. what
ever one proposes, let all Join.
TX. Eat whatever Is sweet and saw
DRY, but drink with moderation. so
that each may find his legs on leaV-
ing the room.
x. Tell no tales ont Of school;
whatever goes in at one ear must go
out at the other before leaving the
room.
Whoever ofIends against rule x
shall never again be, sdmitted.-Cath-
crime II. Of Russia.
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PERSONALS

Queen LIliuokalani has sent 70 Faith
er McGee OF washington an altar cloth
worked IN gold. with lace trimmings.
with Turner, Burns and Cochran e.
the riders Of his horses. ". c. Whit
ney Win pay out $50, 900 IN this country
next year for that item alone.
An enthusiastic admirer OF Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger Cullen Gordon),
the writer OF fiction. has bestowed
upon her the title Of "the female Bal
Eae"
An Invitation has been given 10 ex-
President Grover Cleveland by the Sc
Nor class Of the Nebraska state uni
versity to deliver the commencement
Grafton next June
A tower IN memory OF the late BiEh-
Cd Whipple Is 20 be erected over the
crypt Of the cathedral at Faribault in
which his body reposes- The fund Il
increasing rapidly.
The German empress has the finest
pearl necklace in existence. It con.
tains three world-famOus necklaces
One Of them formerly belonged to the
ex-queen Of Naples and another adorn-
ed the image Of the virgin Of Atakha,
The entire necklace is said to be worth
$4,000.
The broad ax., 1901-12-07

Don't imagine that all hair prepare
lions are alike Quite the oontrary.
Some never do what Is claimed for
them. The Original ozonizsd Ok Mar
row has been on the market Tor 80
long that there Is no doubt IL vin do
everything We claim for It. It IS the
most genteel preparation that any one
can use on their hair. Il Is moss DELI
catsly perfumed and when thoroughly
rubbed into the scalp and ven brushed
through the hair Il cannot fan 70 cure
dandru8 snd make the hair straight.
soft and beautiful It inyisOraISs tie
scalp producing new growth ana stops
the hair from falling out Try a bottle
and yon VIII Be sure 70 Be pihsed-
only 50 cents, express paid. 70 aiIy adj
dre-s n the United sistes. DruggIsts
also cen = Address. oronirsd OF
Marrow c.. g Walalh Ava. chicago.
minoi
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NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS.

NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS.
LAWS Concerning Them.
The decisions Of the United States
Court on these subjects are interest
ing.
!. Subscribers who do not give ex-
press notice to the contrary are con-
sidered as wishing to renew their sub
scriptions.
2 II subscribers order the dIscon-
tinuanee Of their periodicals, the pub
Usher may continue to send them until
all arrearages are paid.
3. II subscribers neglect OF refuse
to take their periodicals from the post
once TO which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered them dlscon-
tlnued.
T. II subscribers move to other
aces without informing the publish
Or, and the papers are sent to thu for
mer address, they are held responsible.
s. The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take periodicals from the
once or removing and leaving them
uncalled for. Is prima faeie evidence
OF intentional fraud.
s. II subscribers pay In advance
they are bound to give notice At the
end OF the time II they do not wish
to continue taking Il; otherwise the
publisher is authorized to send Il, and
the subscriber viii be responsible until
an express notice. with payment for
all arrearaseS, Is sent 70 the publisher.
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THIs AND THAT.

Nova Scotia fruit has been vsu r.
esived On the Scotch and English mar
ksts this year.
Make your Affairs known On the mar
ket place and one win call Them bIack
and another white.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-14
He COULDN'T
HIT A BARN
So Frightened Was Mr.. Solea When
Ne Saw the Burglar

Proha bis the most frightened ma n
In Seattle ~ a. ~. yesterdB >
Was -. soleu. who lives a. i1aals
Western avenue. Al that time Mr..
solen woke up and found a large
man. whose face was covered with
a white handkerchief. standing by a
bureau near hts bed and calmly aps
prupriatipE everything ~ value
air Soien had watched the whole
operation bat not until e watch vas
pss krtrd a. ths burglar rtalisr ~
waH watched. Then the hurty thief
drew an ugly looking revolver and.
pointing 81 at Mr. soieu'A head
backed ont 81 the room and % the
street During this time the thief
showcred Mr. soisn with a steady
stream - profanity.
This morning the victim appeared
az police headquarters and told his
story. Detective sam Cofbrft ask :
ed Why he didn't shoot the Intruder
4 was - ratified. replied Noien
that I could not have bit barn. Z"
The case IL halug investigated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-14
SEARCHING
FOR HIS SON
Parents OF Missing Iohn n. meeaull
IN Seattle

capt. =. u McCauli. with his wife
and daughter. have arrived here
from Washington. T. =, capt Nc
Cauil Is here specifically To assist
the officers in finding his son. John
n Mctaun late quartermaster' =
clerk on the transport EEhert.
Young MeCauB has bcvn missing Tor
nearly two weeks lie Is believed 60
De- short Ia hts aceuats nearly 5000,
The government officers have insti-
tuted a CLOSE search for the young
man. bat 50 far have learned moth
ms that would lead to his where
.ahouts.
. capt Mecauli does not believe his
son Is guilty Of any crime. There Is
something back of tins young mans
disappearance that the captain avs
b. cannot at the present time ex-
plain.
Government officials say the cap
tain IL cooperating with them In
every way 70 ind the missing man.
lie Is euerEettcaily and conseienti-
oasIy doing all he can 20 assis,
them.
Capt. McCaait recently retired
from the quartermasterH service.
having distinguished himself In the
Philippine and Chinese service. lie
Il very popular in Washington city.
and his Old home state, Virginia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-14
KNIVES And
PISTOLS
Trouble Over Money May
Result In a Murder.

Joe MCGOWAN aud Robert Miller.
two colore1 men. cngaged In pistol
and knife fight near the corner Of
Twenty seventh avenue and lrViug
street. shortly after p IN. Yesterday
afternoon. and as q result McGowan
lies at the point OF death and Miller
Is fleeing acnoSs the country with a
bullet wound la his hand
The report eg the affair came u
police headquarters at o'clock and
Detectives Rarhee and Phillips Wer,
detailed On the case,
MCGOWAN and Miller were engaged
h. do a Job % window washing. Nil.
Ter secured s. Of the pay and trouble
arose between the men over the diVi-
sion 81 the money This afternoon
McGowan went 20 the house of MI
ler az Twenty seventh avenue and
Irving street and demanded his
share OF the s.. A quarrel took place.
MCGOWAN says he drew revolver
q scare Miller. A shot Was nfed.
which took eject I'm Muier's hand.
Mrs. Annie Rowe. Who happened 90
be near. came 90 the sceeu ut the
struggle and secured the revolver
Miller then ran into the house and
secured large butcher knife With
which he stabbed McG0Wan several
times. one wound of which may
prove fatal Miller then dropped the
knife and ran toward the woods In
the direction Of Renton.
The ambulance was summoned and
pr. Bories went cut 10 attend TO the
wounded man.
Miller Is stu At large MCGOWAN
Was brought 80 Providence hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-14
B. c. Mine
IS BURNING

VICTORIA. II. G., Aug. IA
special 10 the Times from Cumher-
land saws that sulphurous fumes
from the burning mine AZ Ne. I shaft
have made IL impossible for the men
TO work or 20 stay IN the vicinity q
the FIRE and that FOR this reason the
management last nlxht decided that
the mine must be flooded All night
a gang OF men was working remov-
inx the pumps. cars. etc. This marn-
Ing a large ditch was dug from
Comox lake 70 the mouth q the slope
II wili take three o. four weeks to
fHli the mine 80 a point above the
IRE level. Ne 8 slope higher than the
feeding point. viii now be worked
Three hundred tons daily can be tax
en- from it. This. with 500 tons from
No. and No. s shafts. Wiii keep the
output for san Francisco and other
markets quite as high as usual
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-14

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-14
Queen Of the Carnival

The EIks devoted this morning %
putting on the finishing touches At
those booths where commercial sN-
hibltors have been tardy.
The gates were swung open for the
first time at .. m. and az this hour
"a o'ciock--the coronation ceremony
81 about 81 take place.
a parade preceded the coronation
ceremony. The queen and her court
were driven from the residence II
Miss Rowe. go North q street. In
three carriages. 4 mounted escort
~ Is men accompanied the court 20
the corner Of seventh and 9 streets
where the parade formed From
Seventh the parade moved up .
street % Ninth. then % Pacific
avenue. north 10 Seventh. counter.
marching and proceeding to Seven
tenth. then eouutermarehlnR ~
Tenth street. whore the lines opened
and the queen and her court were
driven through into the carnival
grounds and direct 10 the corunataA
stand At the foot 81 Tenth street,
y Uofton was grand marshal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-14
Her Gorgeous Robes

The coronation robe Of the queen
II a triumph Of art. n II soft,
bniowy mass - cream white liberty
satin. with sweeping train covered
with narrow frilis IN wavy outlines
The skirt Is tucked In TIM groups
lenRthwise and trimmed with Vene-
ton point lace. The bodice II alto
gether lovely. II n u the tucked
satin. with a delicious little blouse
effect Of soft silk lace inset, and APP
pllqued points 81 the Venetian. Ove~
this is hung the gpisndid train Of
royal purple velvet. lined with ivory
satin. a border ~ the satin outlln-
ed with gold braid goes around the
entire train, and the effect IL most
regal. The crown jewels are Of
great size and beauty, and set IN a
graceful band n gold outlined with
row Of pearls. and surmounted bY
a tiara Of pearls