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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
WHAT A MAN SMOKES
DURING HIS LIFETIME.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
There must he a great army of men who
smoke an ounce Of tobacco a day. Smokers
arr men Of a philosophic ami rejecting dis
position. although they do not always care
to favor the world with the results OF the
high meditations due 10 the influence OF
the soothing weed.
Il viii be new. even 10 many OF these.
TO know that IL would AXE no less than
ninety-eight years. to dispose Of a ton OF
tobacco at this rate OF consumption. and Il
Will be SIN more surprising 10 consider the
magnitude OF this amount under various
aspects.
The smoker OF an ounce a day IS almost
invariably "A faithful disciple Of the pipe.
He may submit 70 a cigar or cigarette to
please the ladies. but the pipe remains his
true love. Hence we viii first suppose
that our ton OF tobacco IS 20 b. sacrificed
to My Lady Nicotine IN the homely pipe.
II the ordinary ounce packets IN which
the tobacco Is probably bought were piled
in a single column they would tower to a
height Of 21Vo feet. and II piled edge on
edge 10 twice the height Of SnowdOn Ar
ranged in a solid block they would form a
cube OF packed ''shag" measuring thirteen
feet Ia every direction. or more than twice
the height Of a mao.
We might conceive a pipe specially built
10 consume this masa Such a pipe. II
built on the plan OF the familiar briar.
would be 10 feet long and the bowl would
be twenty feet IN diameter. This bowl.
could accommodate 10 men.
Should the smoker oLsuch a huge pipeful
prefer the "C-hurchwarden." he would OBJ
tain a graceful clay 80 feet long: big enough
70 stretch across the Strand front Of the
Royal Courts OF Justice.
Such imPracticable calculations serve 10
Illustrate the magnitude % our ton OF to-
bacco. but II Is no less interesting TO con
slider Il under ordinary conditions.
on a low average two matches are used
% each pipe 81 tobacco. After his 750.UO
pipes the smoker wou J have used as many
matches as would stretch from London TO
Coventry. or Bath ~ Gloucester. II placed
end To end. The timber would be barely
contained In a grove Of twenty stalwart
trees, each forty feet high. TIE heat en-
ergy represented. and which Is largely
waste. would serve 20 run a locomotive a
considerable distance.
II the smoker we're economical and ex-
pended only an average OF > cents per
ounce on his tobacco he would disburse no
less p sum than S.o0, In the first ten years
after marriage. when his supply is probably
ruthlessly cut down 10 half. ne will save
on this head alone N75
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stuck into his stock and an ancient fob OF
artistic design hangs from the waistcOat
pocket The last act opens with the hero
ro5ed in his dressing gown. after which he
garbs himself in delicate blue trousers and
bun coat.
The British officers quartered in Limerick
wear the conventional army uniform OF
scarlet and gold braid. and Mr.. Burke. the
father OF the hero's sweetheart. appears in
a number OF handsome suits in the same
style as those worn by Mr.. Olcott. only they
are in cOlOrs more becoming to an elderly
man
The women OF the company array them
selves in laces and silks and satins in all
shades Of the rainbow. from the faint pinks
and creamy whites to the layenders and
more pronounced patterns. The skirts are
made extremely full. although no hoops are
worn under them. and the trimming Is in
most cases OF ribbon put on In fantastic de-
signs Lace shawls and scarfs OF pretty
shades1of pink and blue and lilac hans from
the arms or are drawn over the shoulders.
Poke bonnets in all shades OF color. with
great bows Of ribbon fastened under the
chin, and feathers dropping artistically over
the brims, give a coquettish look TO the
younger women and lend dignity to the elder
ones.
AL together "Old Limerick Town" is said
to give u lesson In the dress OF a bygone
day. and n pretty lesson. for the story which
brings these quaint fashions TO light IL de-
scribed as an interesting old-fashioned TO-
nance.
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next dav I read how lreadfuIy had civ
IN myself away. and how shockingly I had
contradicteG myself,
Really. my interviewers deserve to sue
coed,
l was getting out OF nv bath next morn
ing when. having refused 10 he further in
tcrview.d I heard "a voice in ms sitting
room: WAL. l guess I've got you now, 20
and I discovered a curio-s individual with
q two DAYS heard stretched out in my arm
chair. with his legs on the table. eNamiu-
ing all my photographs and calmly light
ing "a cigarette from my case.
In such a condition ! was not meeting the
enemy on fair terms. So. hurrieily dressing.
! asked the good man his business.
Syndicate" he said I'm here for a
syndicate OF papers. and you've got TO give
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AN INTERVIEW with MY MTFRVIEWERS. a a4B E4M o
EARL OFF ROSSLYN.


true about you-' and he produced a story
from a rival paper" ! glanced at lL.
NO. it's "a fake said. and then. rrccl-
lectiug ] was in a foreign land. added.
"hu' l talk IN my sleep. 50 I expect It's
true"
'wiu You contradict itg' dema+ded the
Iersev.finr man
ITS up 90 you 90 10 that" was my re-
TIy. "ilt don't hHd the stage too slow.
and l am not going 20 play my system on
what y.ar opinion OF New Y1rk audi
.ncrs-
Much the same as any othe- audiences.
bot They seem go cam- flr the play and not
20 talk 90 one another"
And the actors iu the c~0nI1ny+do they
Speak 20 YOU
why. surely" was my amusdi reply.
" all have ou- lines 10 speak. Cold even
Ing. its ms call"
Just, a moment" he added wi at about
Jessie AHwHrdr DO YOU think het a good
actress, and have you any special comment
bout the others IN the troupe
"Oh. what an Insult, \ troup. sounds
as IL We were all a lot 4 DeTformln ne mon
keys"
He apologized. and. begging tor an an
swer. a line Miss Anlwurd speaks 10 me as
the footmau iu the play flashed into my
mind. And you should only criiiise your
equals There. SIR. IS ms repk. Good
night"
y. B.-Next morning. IN large headlines.
Actor Earl describes mpHny n 'Gospe
81 performiug monkeys.
And then the Jeluge, Os c~3-rs none OF
the company speak 70 me now
\ little later In the evening a polite young
man csiled-"wCuid not venture al DO 50 n
inconveniegt'-cHme from paper whose crit
&c had dealt rather drastically Win me as
a peer. and not as an actor: EXPRESSED re-
gr-t. and explained that critic would prefer
not 10 call personally. after the nhtice re-
ferrgd 10.
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without his equal anywhere In the civilized
world. He learned. moreover. how to sleep
four months al a time and stay awake FOR a
corresponding period in anticipation OF the
Arctic day and night.
Made his first trip North IN 1Ss6. discov-
ing G~reenland's icy mountains. and In 1893
determined the insularity OF Greenland and
the provinciality OF its inhabitants. Has
devoted his time ever since to the discovery
Of the pole and his own rescue. alternately.
His ambition. to which he has frozen fast.
IS TO nall the American Tag TO the top OF
the North Pole. and he never travels north
ward without carrying our national en-
blem and a pair Of lineman's spikes and an
ice pick to enable him to reach it's summit
once he finds n.
Author OF many books. notable among
which are -ROllo on the Ice F1oe." a story
for boys; Polar Bears ! Have Been PAIL
bearer To-: six Months on a Glacier. or
the EskimO's Revenge; sT~obagEaning
DOwn Greenland's Icy Mountains; and
The Anthracite Famine In the Arctic; or,
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in a snowbank two miles from the parental
mansion. and the future needs OF his di-
gestion were amply cared for by a system
OF diet which caused him 10 eat pieces OF
buffalo robe and tallow candles with relish.
washed down with copious drafts OF
whale oil and kerosene.
Al dancing school. which he attended for
forms sake. he wore only suowshoes. and
In place OF French. Latin. Greek or German
at school he received special instruction in
Eskimo. Greenlandese and Norwegian
from a retired seaman who. after forty
years service on the sea, now ran a soda
water fountain at the Cresson Hotel. So
thoroughly interested was the child in his
work that he soon mastered IL in every de-
tail. and at the age OF Is was ready for
the most arduouE duties OF Arctic travel.
Applying himself TO the study OF cooking
for possible use in the future. he devised
methods by which a boiled snowbaH had ali
the edible qualities Of a hens egg. and in
the making Of souffles and Welsh rabbits
out Of parlor hangings and iccles he was
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Up came another. not 10 be outdone by his
rival In trade. Now let's look at your
clothe-Slue yachting jacket. double
breasted. blue pants same material-let's
see. MIA i the materialT-turued up over
tan shoeS-one lace Ioose-tie Of many col
Ors. hat. straw: ribbon. blue-now 'ts vest
! -ah' a white vest. ThatH DO" and on he
bolted.
With n supreme effort I disappeared 10
whore a cab awaited me. and their painting
grOans were the last I heard OF the zealug-
scribes on the landing stage But next day
or that night. I read: Ia asks 5000 20
break the bank" Disappears into Wash
ington Market where he compliments cab
drivers On the fine appearance OF Their
horses and a local iradesman On the quail
ity Of his looking glasses!'
ACT HIN MY APARTMENTS.
what's that - as a bell rang sharply in
my room. and found l had a speaking tube
10 the entrance hall.
You're wanted"
by whom
MI. S~o-and-So."
What paper does he represent?'
New York -
Tell him to go to - No. politely.
he must walt; I can't see him now"
Another ring-same conversation. Then
another and another. till. exasperated. I
shouted down the tube: Say I'm out"
But the willy New Yorker knew better.
ana the same crowd. with a Few additions
h and dustv-were waiting for me at
the door as / went out.
Il really can't talk 10 you now: I'm OF
TO the races" I said. shortly.
Are you going 10 play"
play? Yes. but the theater doesn't open
TIL the 18th Of next month" and I noticed
a suppressed litter which did not under
stand, TIL one. kinder than the others. told
me 10 play was to bet
That depends on circumstances" was
nv cautious answer. IN see you all when
/ come back" and l named an hour.
This hour came.
Are you really the Lord2r
i am a peer.' I answered. supuressing
with difficulty my amusement at the way
the question was Put. And then. one by
one. I answered as far a. l was able. such
questions as DO you sit in the House OF
LCrdsr' How much money have you got
through What was the truth 0bout your
systcmT' Compare English with American
tracks Can you sct?" How mu-h are
you paidg' MAY We photograph your ward
robeT' What scent do you use?" Dc You
brush your teeth twice a day and Does
your man curl your hair
At last. worn out, I was left in peace. and
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ny THE EARL OF ROSSLYN.
DRAMATIS PERSONAL.

The writer.
Some friends.
The writer's :. valet (Haryey).
Some New York pressmen.
ACT AMERICAN LINE LANDING.
Guess you've had a pleasant trip ACROSS.
Mt kosslyn.' said Il ruddy-faced stranger.
with a camera in his hand. as the ST. Paul
resumed her journey up New York Harbor,
after picking up the customs officials
Bully was my reply.
As was opening my mouth to continue a
pencil flashed quickly from a neighboring
pocket. and l knew then I was
IN the hands Of the far-famed and much
dreaded press Of New York.
I asked.
Why. certainly; the crack paper Of New
Hork." answere my frst questloner. Your
Portrait VIII be IN to-night's edltion.f' and
click went the camera.
But the second interviewer objected. His
PAPER had the widest circulation and was
read by all the Tenderloin.
! beg pardon I stammered. the WHAT
Why, the Tenderloin-that's where the
oports come from. Now. how about your
system 80
Great Heavensl Was I 10 undergo a med
ical examination? But the truth flashed
across me-my Monte Carlo fame had
reached even this distant landi
Come and have a drink" and I Ted the
way TO the smokercom. where a dry Martini
and a horses neck helped materially tow
ard a better understanding between the two
Countries.
I've really nothing 20 tell You about the
system-its too stale and can only lemon
strate it. To put 1t into print would make
T. read like Dutch.
7 am here to act under Charles Froh-
mans management. and he has made all
the ARRANGEMENTS for me"
ITO actt'-and a cloud crossed nv exami-
ner's face-"but you're credited with the in
t%ention- Of going to saratoga to break the
bank"
The credit IS yours" was my only re-
Ply, and then. with the assistance OF a
friend. ] was released from my tots. but
only fer a few moments. as the great liner
was being moored 10 her berth.
y. B.-NeNt day my system" was printed
'n-well. I'm Dutch, and my friends photo
appeared above my name.
You got wen out OF that. didn't yOuy'
commented Harvey, nv valet.
Il am not so sure" was my cautious re-
PLY. and as 7 set foot on the landing stage
my worst fears were realized.
Camera TO night Of me. camera 20 left OF
me. n tug at one sleeve and then at another.
but Charles FrohmaR's representative had
got me in tow. and the shave and IN
shaved. wel}-fed and hungry reporters gave
vent t. n low growl as l Disappeared into
the telephone ceice for a few minutes.
Here come out Of that" said a big. bur
l. man with a camera Ny paper goes TO
PRESS directly and I want yoIr portrait
So. like a lamb to the slaughter. I went and
stood before the redoubJable photographer.
Nov pose" said he.
] suggested that a snapshot should be
taken surreptitioasly. and that the object
Should not pose"
Not enough light for that" was the curt
reply.
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African Continent 5000 miles. With no one
but those who were with him III his COM
pany. and discovered many new specimens
Of life. including sixty new birds and twenty
varieties OF mammals. These comprise the
gorilla. the dodo bird. the night-blooming
namingo. the Remsen cooler and the oyster
poulette.
He also discovered a race OF dwarfs called
the ObonEos. who were as short. physically
as they were financially. and who received
him cordially. Offering TO sell him a con-
trolling interest in the Dark Continent Land
Improvement Company FOR two glass beads
and an opera hat which he had with him.
Declining TO avail himself OF this Tich op-
portunity. he went further into the forest
and fell IN with the Apingis. in the midst OF
their fall election. by whom he was elected
Mayor on the reform ticket. ana the story
OF which NJ has wildly told III his book.
My Apingi Kingdom"
on his return 20 civilization IDS story OF
his discoveries was doubted By scientists.
but later explorations have confirmed the
truth Of all his statements. even as 10 the
financial shorthess Of the ObOugo dwsrfs.
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assured him that the critic would have
been warmly received. and thar the rye
hiEhbau and cigarettes In my dressing
room were OF the best. Then my friend
said:
Your Grace DO you know what a thor
.oughtred tsp
I ought TO-" was my reply. u have
owned a good many In NV time
.But In this country Il means a real good
fellow he answered quickly. and that's
what YOU are. Good night. your Grace 0"
The grease paint Of James Erskine's face
alone covered his confession. tut he re-
marked Ca Harvey. his dresser:
Remember. Harvey. I am Your Grace
in future. 7 am promoted TO a dhksdOm In
the American peerace. That's al cinchr'
RbSSLYN.
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WRITTEN F0P II sUSDAY REPUBIlC.
The man who ~enlarges the available area
Of the earth's surface or contributes aught
10 oJr knowledge Of other r.ses and places
Is a public benefactor. The influence OF
Columbus IS sim felt in the world. II it had
not been for sAcH as he the worlds popu-
1ation would be crowding its component
parts or into the sea. Hence it Is fitting
that the explorers of our own age ana day
should be exploited. Since no one will aues-
uon the eminence or the fitness OF the
names I have chosen. I OFFER no apologies
or explanations. I have had To omit some
eminent travellers. such as Peter Power,
who discovered Montreal; Mary MacLape.
the discoverer OF Herself. and others. but
these individuals fall under other rlassih-
cauons-literature. high finance. etc.-and
may not with entire propriety. be treated
here. Trusting that this explanation wiz
suffice 10 satisfy the hypercriticsi. = leg TO.
remain, as always, your very sine re Ed-
mircT.
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birds or great beauty. have become vel
come additions to the social life Of the me-
tropolis. Later visited Norway and Sweden.
forming an interesting collection OF stuned
vikings. which IL IS believed will ultimately
go to the Smithsonian Institute or the
New York Museum OF Natural History.
A. a linguist he l. perhaps without his
match In the world. and his work. How
Animals. Birds. Reptiles and Insects Talk
shows a wonderful knowledge OF a wide
range OF lOquacity. His side Talks
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JENKINS
PEARY. ROBERT z

= EA o AN0AA@ANA -
Explorer; president OF the Polar Ice Tr1st:
Colonel Of the Eskimo Rough Rl5Prs and
lieutenant L. s. n. Born Cresson. Pa,
May ; 1856. Bring me my skates" were
his first words. There Is no skating. Bob
bic" observed his father. Nonsense said
the infant. there's plenty II you only know
where 20 find IT." II wiz be seen from this
incident that the youthful taste for Arctic
exploration was Inherent in him from the
start. and that he'was an explorer born.
not made
The day after his birth. his nurse, on go
ing 20 his room. discovered that the child
was missing. Immediately giving the alarm
she promptly organized search parties from
the ranks OF the ~neighbors and all day and
an night long the surrounding mountains
and countrv. from ALTOONA to P~ittsburg.
were secured. without any trace Of the lost
child being found Finally. In despair. his
Parents and the searching squads returned
from their futile quest TO Cresson, where.
while preparing the Dime the Peary cook.
rpon opening the refrigerator, found the
infantile explorer cGddled up on a cake OF
ice sound asieeo with a happy smile on his
face and ciutching a can OF condensed mix
- MS chubby little fist, He had bern there
Tor fcrtv-efght hours calmly awaiting ms
rescue. after having proceeded with his IN
vestizations a. far as the. proportions OF
the ice box would permit.
we shall have TO cultivate this taste.
said his parents 20 the pastor Of their
rSr-ch = CIV DAYS later. but whether We
ssould make him an expert accountant. so
&c "a a, rim Tor the ice business. or give
49, tbo wort-s 81 Dr-tor Kane on the Arc
- -.~IonS we do not quite know. Make
IN explorer OF him." advised the c-ergy-
,1sn ct Is The m5re honorable occupation
~ the two The decision was then and
there made. ana from that day On young
Peary's every energy was devoted 10 mas
tering the arts Of exploration.
Thinys were hidden IN the house and ne
vas set 10 work to find them; the surround
sue mcuatains we're impressed into the serv-
ice 81 the lads education. n huge BARRIERS
49, secrefed thereon and the boy sent
- ats~ovsr it, whereabouts. In win
oItn 800 ~ iniire him 70 the hArdships
re Arcftc ufe. be was required 10 live
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Table Talk OF a Boa Constructor" Is In
teresting to the highest degree. His mag
mum opus on The Public OratiOns OF thu
King OF the Gorillas" Il eagerly awaited
by an interested public. and The Poems OF
the Night-Blooming Flamingo." which he Is
understood to have quoted from memory.
win startie a literary world that is on ths
lookout for another Swinburne OF a toler-
able approach to a second Markham.
Address. Paul. Africa. Recreation, tuas,
Cling and making himself RgTeeabls~
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In subsequent trips made 70 Africa he has
always taken BACK With him useful and
popular articles OF civilization for The ua-
tves Use, 50 mat To-Day there Is hardly a
trioe on the whole continent to which the
opera hat and the cigarette are Unknown.
he introduced the gorilla 10 New York so
clety hack In the seventies. but vas unable
TO secure dinner Invitations for his guest at
that time from the socially elect bur the
Remsen cooler and the oyster pdulette. two
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Moved 20 French settlement at the mouth
OF the Gaboou River. West Afrida. and ac-
quired the uliiments 81 Simian.I which he
can now speak hUently. Penetrated the
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me a story and then come along to be pho
tograrhei It's w 90 you now"
You're not a stiff. .he added. as I
stood open mouthed. wondering az the cool
imbertinence OF the man. 'Sou-n heap me.
won't YOU. it's my living
With that appeal 7 melted. And now
America. ! suppose. knows I am not a
"stin." thanks. OF course. to my generous
minded outspoken interviewer OF the Ame-
lean syndicate OF Papers,
ACT HIN THE TItEATER.
! was dressing 20 20 or fpr the frst act
n There's Many a Slip" when message
cam" down 20 me; Would I See Mr. So-and-
s.. q the New York -"
"JusJ for a minute. I said.
Good evening" said the Visitor. is this
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real good
that's
Grace
kine face
VI he re-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-29
ORE DOCK BURNED

The Wisconsin Central ore dock was
completely destroyed by fire Saturday
afternoon. The loss is about $255. 600.
In falling the dock earned with it a
number of firemen and dockmen. The
badly injured iremen were rescued
from the burning ruins, one OF them
with both legs broken
The fire caught about > O'Clock. pre-
sumably for a boat unloading lumber
across the slip. and before the tiremen
arrived the entire ore dock, half q
mile in length. was in flames. An
engine was run onto the tramway as
near the fire az it could get, and "a
halt hundred men began tearing
apart the timbers connecting the
tramway and the dock TO keep IL from
falling with the dock. Suddenly the
dock fell with crash. carrying with 1t
1900 feet Of the tramway, The engine
had narrow escape from falling
Several hundred people were under the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-29
THE KINODROME.

The new Kinodrome Show which
comes to the Crystal Falls Opera House
for 3 nights commencing next Wednes-
day or Dec. list is meeting with i'm
mense success everywhere. Last sea
son this attraction delighted one
hundred and twenty FIVE thousand
patrons in twenty seven weeks. while
on tour, and with the excellent pict-
ures offered this season IL will exceed
the immense patronage OF last season
King Edward OF Great Britain has been
Crowned. only short time ago. but
she Kinodrome camera were there and
offers il all for approval. That
awful calamity at Martinique was an.
other happening, while il was true
shat the Kinodrome was not on the
spot when the great eruption occurred.
it is Il fact that it was there very
SHORTLY after and secured scenes Of fol-
lowing eruptions and other scenes Of
interest. which constitute series Of
pictures that should be seen by every
body The Kinodrome man has not
overlooked the comedy side Of the en-
tertainment he has realized the popu
larity OF the most attractive comedy
character Of modern times, that OF
Foxy Grandpa. and has especially ar
ranged with Mr. Carl Schulz.
A..Bunn, 10 reproduce the funny jokes
OF Gandpa and The Boys. These
scenes create unheard OF laughter and
are equally as popular as Happy Ho-
oligan- There are many other good
snings with the New Kinodrome
Show. The spectacular production
OF Jack And The Beanstalk will be
found true TO the story and faithfully
portrayed making a most pleasing
picture and one that will be hugely |
enjoyed The New Kinodrome Show
taken as an entertainment for among
the verg hest that will visit this city |
this seas III Popular Prices 10 20 and
30 cents. seats on sale at city drug |
store