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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
HE SUNDAY

WRITTEN FOR THE UNDAY REPUBLIC.
Manicure-High polish? How well your
nails are beginning to look! The cuticle is
still a little rou-ht. though I was saying
only the other day, 10 Miss Mayme there,
that your nails certainly We're doing fine.
Miss Fffty-Thousandth's nails is q won
der" I said. Didn't /. Mayme? You write.
not long ago. I haven't finished il. but
what / did read was real pleasant. I've
often thought I'd write. I know l could: hut
n friend of mine. beautifully educated gen
tleman. says that my forte is the stage.
When he said that, 1 had the funniest feel
ing here tplacing her hand over her heartD.
1t was Just like he'd said something I'd
always known. I believe. l will go on the
stage or take up writing. ! don't suppose
it's very hard work TO write a book Ike
yours. is it?
An Intimate Friend-You dear famous
girl, Like every one else. I'm simply in
sane abut your book. It's quite the Jolly
coolest thing I've read. Diana is so adora-
BILE. oh. 1 mean. you know, the heroine's
name. these things slip away from me- in
the most alarming way. And the man,
Absolutely charming, 1 think that conser-
vatory scene * too. Nm conservatory
scene? How stupid of me, Wen. dear. you
ought TO make millions. Any one SO clever
as you. should turn out half a dozen of
those slight little things a year.
The pressmaker: I've finished reading
your story. and il just looks 10 me as If 1t
had been sent by Providence. Jimmie"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

SONS Gay grace the throne OF Bavaria. only
second to that OF Prussia in all Germany.
Thos the infant Prince is of more than or
diEary interest and sympathy. by being the
descendant of Charles l. the Martyr King.
through his daughter. Mary Henrietta,
whereas King Edward only claims descent
from a daughter of James l..
Two interesting groups of the family OF
Queen Alexandra are also reproduced. They
include Prince Christian OF Denmark and
his sister, the Princess Louise of Schaum-
berg-Lippe. her Aiajesty's favorite nephew
and niece In the Danish group are repre-
scented two future Kings of Denmark.
~srandsons of the monarch who gave to
England the sea Kings daughter" Prince
Christian Charles Frederick Albert Alexan-
der William d1eir p~resurnptive to the throne
OF m was born at CharlottenIund on
September u. 1870. and is of course. the cid
er brother Of Prince Charles. married 10
King Edwards daughter. Princess Chris
tan was the Princess Alexandra of Meek
lenhurg-Schwefin. She was born on pc
Cember u, 1879. Her sister. the Princess
Louise manned after" the mother OF Oueen
Alexandria was born at Copenhagen on
February Il, 1875.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
A bunch of Texas cattle ready 70,
the slaughter.

by the hundred weight. After the sale the
cattle are run down the main alley to one
OF the scalehouses. There big punches
are weighed at one time, From the scale
house the cattle are driven into another
pen until wanted for slaughtering pur-
poses. Here IS where the services CT q
trained steer are necessary. This steer is
f, known as the "Jl3as Islariot." for he
! leads tn cattle from the last pen into the
killing bed" Without the Judas as "a
leader the cattle could not be handled. a
quicker and easier form OF death from Il
human" standpoint than that which is
melted out to the cattle under the present
system l. hardly possible. AS the Judas
leads the cattle into the killing bed they
are punched IN twos or threes in small bins.
A stdlvart negro. with muscles of iron.
then swings a slsdge hammer. striking each
steer in the middle of the forehead. I'm
Consciousness and usually death results. but
before 4 second has elapsed the butchers on
the killing bed" have strung the animals
mp by their hind legs and have cut their
threats. The SHINING is the work of an
instant and in ID few minutes the cattle
uaVe been converted into dressed beef ready
70" th' butcher shop.
There D. 100 vast. III q modern packing
.ru-c. Every portion of the beef is used.
Chat meat which il not in demand il the
rU.-h=r shop j. ground into sausage meat
and rushed into the smoke house. The
hoofs. hides. hair. horns. bones and all. are
used N the manufacture Of glue. fertilizer
and other products. while the best portions
of the fat. which are also unstable in a
butcher shop. are refined into stearine and
forms the basis for oleOmargarine and but
terine. The remainder Of the fat is refined
into tailow for candles and for soap.
The St Louis National Stock Yards was
projected in 1870. AND on June 1. 1871 ground
WAS broken by Charles 7. Jones. iow the
general manager of the yards. Tt com
pany vas organized in New York. al built
tn. wards in Illinois because no available
sic coUIa he found on the Missouri side of
the river. although the institution has al
ways been known Is the 81. Louis National
Stock Yards. Tho institution was opened
Tor business on November -. 1873. the i'm
provemouts costing Sl,5AO.GOJ.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
of the Generations Are Or
respective of the Insane King
Otto) Prince Luitpold, Prince
Ludwig. Prince Rupprecht
and His Months
Old Son.

WRITTEN o H SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
With the birth of the infant Prince Lud-
fT'S OF Bavaria. son of the Prince and
Princess Rupprecht. there are now living
four generations and four heirs presump-
Fives 10 the Bavarian throne. as was also
he case in this country durinS the last
years Of the life OF Queen Victoria. The
photograph given here is the FIRST one pub
kshed Of the charming royal mother with
Ter infant. The heads Of the four genera
ions are Irrespective OF the insane King
)tto) Prince Luitpold. the Prince Regent.
who was Il March II: his son, Prince L.ud-
wig. 81; the latters son, Prince Rup-
Irecht. a3. and the infant Prince. 4 months
Did. BY a curious coincidence, Princess
9upprecht's sister, the Princess Alberto OF
belgium. almost at the same lime gave
birth to her first-born child and heir TO
hat throne. whilst her sistcr-Iu-law, the
Princess Of the Asturias, likewise gave
birth 10 81 little Prince. who some day may
fuie tho Kingdom OF Spain.
The Princess Rupprscht was the Duchess
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18


give free access to collections OF good books
10 farmers and the residents Of small vii
lagos. The almost universal lack Of lib
rary privileges in rura! communities has
not arisen so nuch from failure 10 appre-
ciate books as from certain practical dif-
he-it!es III the methods Of supplying them
heftFtt suita"Ie volumes were houEht
ana new books were frequently supplied, the
libraries houriShed as vigorously Ill the
country a IN th' CITY II was evident then
latt Il some plan could he devised To give
country people books selected ny educated
buyers. and 20 give them fresh books at
frequent intervals. the problem OF giving
-lrmerS successful libraries world be
solved.
-he solution came with Ny b"Weys pan
ta i''- IL that wear he secured from IN"
legislature of New NoTA an APPROPRIATION
4nr hiS travelling ihrafy system. Win thH
money Mr. Dewey bought a number or
small Libraries Of 100 volumes each Ste
t"ns FOR them were MADE III villages. III
schools, and in connection with UNIVERSITY
extension ceuters ana study CLUBS \
library WIS sent to a station 20 remain sN
months. and at th- end OF ihat pcrinu II
Was returned 10 Albany 10 be sent 10 an
other station.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

Yards have a combined killing capacity ev-
cry hour of 1000 hogs. 500 sheep and 300
cattle. The cold-storage capacity OF these
two packing-houses is 1000 sides OF beef.
5000 hogs and 600 sheep. The transition OF
a steer from the receiving pens at the stock
yards to dressed sides OF beef hung in the
coolers, 10 Il matter of but an hours time.
During this period the cattle are unloaded
from the cars into the receiving pens. there
inspected and then run inlo The selling
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
Stock Yards.

Stock Yard. Exchange building. his pockets
fairly bursting with the fortune he has real
lied from the sale of his cattle. Last year
almost a million cattle were received and
disposed of at the National Stock Yards.
while the hog receipts footed ND close TO
100000.
Sheep receipts were over half n million
and horses and mules received amounted to
129. 600.
The TWO big packing houses at the Stock
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
Yards.

pens The buyers and sellers are awaiting
the arrival OF the cattle. the quality Of
which is known beforehand. An expert
buyer rides through the pens. bids for the
cattle or pays the commission man tae
price asked. In the event that the buyer
Is employed by one OF the big pack M
houses. a memorandum slip is given the
commission man
u Is converted into money az soon as the
cattle are weighed. 1or al cattle are sold
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
State Commissions Succeed
Better Than Private Associations,

State commissions have succeeded letter
than privat" associations in establishing
= permanent libraries because they work
largely 20 that end and offer more effec-
tive assistance in organizing new libraries
The commissions have AT their command 2
the library experience Of the world. their
books are better adapted to their purposes.
their loan systems are more practical AMI
husiness-like, they do mora to communicate
the library spirit" TO the librarians and
managers OF the little libraries. and they
can better care for the books when returned
{" the central stations. liz n word. thev
MAKE the management Of travelling libraries
a business.
Here are scmc pointed truths which Mr..
HuJchins emphasizes.
Travelling libraries must have books that
VIII Interest the people whom they are in
tended TO benefit: they must be put in the
r'ght places. III charge Of the right people.
and they must he carefully supervised.
The most needy places must have careful
" chosen books. An habitial reader will
read any respectable book rather than Re
iiie. hut the range Of books that will hold
unframed readers is very limited.
Libraries made up cr gifts from private
libraries have rarely been permanently sue
cessful. Tn" people who have tried TO Law
rp treasures in heaven by contributing Old
books to travelling libraries have often in
jured 4 most worthy cause -r =
Libraries in country communities should
he in home or public places where people
feel free 70 90. -..-,
different rsmmunlties vary in their needs,
The families about q sawmil in Northern ri
Wisconsin demand stories. while a eomrnun-
itv Of mountain whites" holds noyeIs in
contempt. 5r
MANY isolated communities End srr-s
pleasure IN the soxes Of periodicals rh.ct,
ar" frequently sent with thc books. A. ,irsai z
housewife enjoys an illustrated paper or -
magazine more than q book. and a potyr f4
boy often gets his first idea that reading
may be a pleasure from a copy Of the p,
Youths Com anion." zinc E-r
If travelling libraries are advertised. 70 bp
sent Tor a fee. even a moderate one. they
VIII be drawn TO the most intelligent COM
munities where people are most willing to -
pay for library privileges and where they
hrst hear nf new opportunities. II. how
eyer, agents for travelling libraries can rs
sent out, they can find the most needy enm-z1
munities and the persons best fitted 10 be IL
brartans Such communities need PERSONAL
hand-to-hand work in the cause Of edfra-Gt
ton. and associations OF individuals works
Ing near their own homes can do a work
that cannot be done at present by Stata
= T-rr
afEHz=--
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
State of Wisconsin Maintains
Free Library Commission.

In Wisconsin. where the travelling library
system is ably managed and is remarkably
successful. the State maintains the Free
Library Commission, but makes no appro-
p~riation for the purchase of books. TIL
books are donated by associations. women's
clubs and individuals. The labor of organ
izins the libraries and putting them at
work is done by the Free Library Com
mission. In this manner the libraries are
kept up at the smallest possible expense
and accomplish the best results. Carefully
kept statistics guide the commission in the
class of books desired by certain communi-
ties. and the best method of attaining the
desired end. The formation of permanent
libraries and the better organization of
those now in existence"
Had 1 power 1 would SOW the land With
libraries as the sower sDws his wheat
fields" said Horace Mann, years ago. This
sentiment is the motto of the Wisconsin
Free Library Commission, and a cut, show
ing the sower sowing his seed, is the ccm-
missions book plate. "a All.
Mr.. Hutchins remarks that the ease with
which the new plan OF library extension
may he addpted To meet various needs may
he shown in a rapid summary of the work
done by "A few systems of travelling libra
ries Some women in New Jersey have
used them to tighten the long winter days
and evenings of the brave mel who belong
to the life-saving service, and that State
has now taken up the travelling library as
a definite part OF the work of its State liz
brary; other women, in Salt Lake City seDd
them regularly TO remote valleys in Utah.
a number of State declarations of woUen's
clubs use them to furnish books for study
to isolated clubs; Mrs. Eugene Il. Heard of
Middleton. Ga, is d~evotinS herself to the
supervision of an admirable system which
reaches a large number of small villages in
the Seaboard Air Line IN five Southern
States; an association in Washington, d. c.,
puts libraries on the canal-boats which ply
on the Washington and Potomac Canal in
the summer. and tie up in small hamlets
in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the winter:
The colOred graduates of Hampton Institute
carry libraries to the schools for their own
people al the base of the Cumberland
Mountains. while to the mountain whites
libraries are sent by women's clubs in Ken
lucky. Tennessee and Alabama. In Idaho.
California. Nebraska. Kansas. Illinois. Mis-
souri,. Minnesota and many other States.
women's clubs are doing the same work fer
miners. lumhermen. farmers and sailors.
There il no need to tell in detail OF the
instances whore individual. family and com
munity life mas been frightened and quick
ened by the wholesome and entertaining
books that have found their way to sordiI
homes and isolated hamlets. Even in great
cites like Philadelphia the new system has
forced books through new channels Into
places where they had been rarely used
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

spot" the prize blooded steer,
whose daily task, as Judas Is
CARROT" is TO lead an average
of 150 cattle an hour into "kill-
ing bed" spots" horns are
tipped with balls of gold.
WRITTEN % THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Although located in Illinois. across the
river from S.. Louis. the St. Louis National
Stock Yards. together with the packing
houses and dependent industries. lays claim
TO being one Of the greatest enterprises in
the Louisiana Purchase. Millions of dollars
needed for the live stock industry lire
loaned to the commission men by 81. Louis
banks. 4 cattleman's mortgage is consid-
cred as good as q Government bond.
Five thousand employees earn their daily
bread IN or about the industries at the
National Stock Yards, which cover an area
OF about 700 acres. extending north and
east from East ST. Louis. Here millions of
dollars are invested In the various phases
of the live stock trade. and here the ON
mission men have their offices, from which
places the cattlemen of Texas and the great
Southwest are supplied with money to meet
their current expenses until such a time
as they shall market their cattle.
Sheep. hogs, horses and mules all have
their places at the National Stock Yards. as
well as the live stock. although this is the
paramount industry.
Two large pa~cking-houses employ about
400 men and women. Armour is now
building a plant which is to cover an area
of nineteen acres.
One OF the features of the cattle trade
(which is entirely absent in all other forms
business. is the absolute cash basis on
Which the business is transacted. All cattle
purchased at the yards must be paid for In
full before 2 D. m. which marks the clos
ing hour for business. Thus the shipper
often times is paid for his cattle before they
leave tho pens. II is not unusual for "a
single cattleman to shin "a bunch of 5oQ
head Of Texas cattle which are worth on
an average OF $50 a head. or A total OF S0.Gc:
The shipper is paid I'm any way he desires.
whether it be a draft on ST. Louis. Chicago
or New York City or In Ereenhacks and
Treasury notes. II is not uncommon for n
heavy shipper to walk out of the National
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18
Travelling Library Contains
Long List of Fiction.

The Fede-a:IS.'s travelling library. No.
, 40. contains a iv.g list Of fiction. II was
presented by Mrs. Charles J. Drury of
| Atchisor. Kas.
| In States where there are travelling libra
ries it seems the most successful work has
been done where there Is a State free libra
| ry commission. This commission. empow-
cred by the Legislature Of the State. takes
| the work in hand. and co-operates with the
women's clubs and other philan,hropic as
scciat!ons. taking the gifts Of libraries and
acting as distributing agents.
The Missouri State Association has ap-
pointed a committee work for a free Ii
brarv commission in this State. Efforts are
being made to present 70 the Legislature
the importance Of the work hat may he &C.
complished by such a commission.
Free Library Commissions arc now do
ing good work in New York. Michigan.
Iowa. Ohio. Minnesota. Maine and Wiscon-
sin. In fact. the system of travelling Iibrar-
lee inaugurated in 1892 nv Mr.. MelviI Dew
ey. librarian of the State Library of New
York. has been followed by two-thirds Of
the States of the Urion.
The problem of the Free Library in coun-
try and village was unanswered until Mr..
Dewey began his new system ten years
ago. Writing OF the problem. Mr.. +. A.
Hutchins. of the Free Library Commission
of Wisconsin. says:
"For some years careful students Of the
library movement In the United States have
felt confident that every resident Of p cit
would soon have good library privileges
without fee. The rivalry of cities. the grow
ing heller in the necessity of free libraries
in our general system of education. and the
feeling that public libraries are the most
enduring monuments are uniting to secure
for such libraries great private and public
gifts Until ten years ago, however. there
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-10
SEIDL AS A DISCIPLINARIAN.

house, as usual, in ample time to reach
the Metropolitan. without knowing, or
caring, what the opera was TO be. Sud
denly there was a slight collision, the
elevated train stopped and there was
considerable delay. He took II coolly
unll man next TO him said 10 his
neighbor: We'll, never mind; we have
our newspapers. even II We do miss
The Huguenots on hearing that
word. schlewen jumped from his seat
like a mailman, ran along the track,
crawled lown the first ladder, hailed a
cab aud told the driver TO take him
full speed 10 the opera house. THE
Huguenots" has an important viola
solo shortly after the overture and he
knew there was no one else who could
play Il. He arrived the moment the
solo was due. and had 20 play II stand
ing, az there was not time for him to
take his seat He heard afterwards
that siedl had commenced the over
ture. and then, suddenly noticing the
vacant seat, had stopped and rushed
back to the stage with a furious mien
While some OF the hearers Kissed al the
interruption. After waiting nearly half
an hour he had come back pale as
death. and resumed the overture.
When the act was over. the other
musicians congratulated Schiswen on
having played particularly well: but
don't 20 near the old man OF yOu'll be
a corpsel' But there was Seidl. COM
handing him to his room. When they
got there the conductor opened up q
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-10

flciare was Prof. Thomas himself, and
the date was Saturday, Aug. /, 1868.
The program contained 80 numbers,
enough for four such events nowadays.
Among the promoters were Mrs. Cook,
Mrs. Lynch Nine Ursenbach, w. c.
Dunbar Pres. Young's orchestral
band and the Tabernacle choir and
the bill states "by permission Of Mr..
D, o. Calder, portion Of the Deser't
Musical association will also take part
In the performance" note on the
bill says that encores were prohibited.
but Prof. Thomas says he well remem-
bers that this prohibition was broken
over when his sister Miss NJ. A. Thom-
as NOV Mrs. George Romney), rem
dered the comic song, 20 and He
Loves nae Dearly" The enthusiasm
of the audience rose 10 such a point
that the performance could not pro-
coed, and President Young, who sat in
the upper stage box, smillngly nodded
to Prof Thomas TO allow the lady to
come back for second number.
Among those who took part In the
program are noted such names as Mrs.
u. Lindsay, Mrs. S. Sharp, Miss Tul-
lidge, Miss Evans. Messrs po Pnd
Perks, Miss Mary Young, Messrs. Nc
Intyre, Keats, Piper mot. Of
course, the singer of today and Wake
man; Mr. II. Flndlay, Misses Perks
and Spence, Messrs. Kelly and owen,
Master Taylor, and Miss Fannie
Young.
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was Anton seidl strict discipline
rIan?" Richard schliewen, at one time
first viola player In the orchestra at
the Metropolitan opera house, puts that
question, and answers It in recent
number Of the staatszeitung; More
so than any other conductor. Disci-
pline was. in his case, so completely
taken for granted that the word itself
was never mentioned. BY this | mean
that all who had to play under him
looked on him with so much respect "a
mixture Of fear and admlration) that
no one would have dared to be tardy,
Indifferent. or careless. Whereas other
conductors often have 70 use their
voice repeatedly and rap on the desk
10 establish quiet az rehearsal, ana
20 stop the chaotic preludizing. all
that Seidl had TO do was to appear at
his desk. II there was any untiInely
talking. a glance from his eyes put a
stop 10 Il immediately. And when he
raised bis hands 10 command general
attention" no one. from the thousand
dollar-a-nicht prima donna 90 the last
property man. dared 20 refuse u.
As for being late at a Seidl perform
nnce. no musician ever dreamed Of such
a thing. Nevertheless. IL was Dir.
schllewen's lll-luck TO BE- 80 minutes
behind time one evening when he was
absolutely essential He had left his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-10
MARY ANDERSON ON STAGE LIFE.
1nnnInf

Mrs. Mary Anderson Navarro, in her
introduction to Miss Clara Morris
forthcoming book Of "reminiscences,
Life on the Stage" very frankly re-
fers to the pitfalls in the path Of the
stage-struck young woman.
81 hope" she says that she who
writes these words viii help to stem
the tide Of girls who so blindly rush
into a profession Of which they are ig-
norant, for which they are untitled, and
in which dangers unnumbered Turk on
all sides II with Clara Morris power
and charm so much had to be suffered.
what is, what must be the lot Of so
many medlocrities who pass through
the same fires with no reward in the
end?"
One of Miss Anderson's former Asso-
clates, In an interview printed I'm the
New York Sun, has further elaborated
this warning.
THE life Of the stage" she says, ito
a young girl inexperienced in the world
Is certainly filled with dangers as well
as unpleasant experiences, No other
can possibly compare with II in this
respect.
There are dangers to health, there
are unpleasant things to hear and see,
there is familiarity necessary among
members OF a company without regard