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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
a THr SUNDAY REPrRrIc

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
coal is king of our industries. as the coal
famine has demonstrated. It supplies light
and heat. from the little gas stove in the
working girls attic room 10 the big furnaces
under the boilers OF the big ocean liner. An
eminent authority on coal IS Mr.. Frederick
Z Seward. editor Of The Coal Trade Jour
ma. For thirty years he has been qgOted
by operators. miners and the press. Regard
ing the coal supply OF the future Mr.. Sew
ard says:
Lord Kelvin says she coal supplies o. the
world will be exhausted N so years Ills
figures are based on the consumption OF
coal in the wastcful fashion OF the past;
bur. even without reform in this respect, I
estimate that the anthracite coal supply OF
Pennsylvania alone viii last for 10 years.
and the bituminous coal OF the country will
certainly last ten times as long. or ht;een
centuries.
with the economical methods OF using
coal that will be introduced. the life of the
coal supply can be prolonged at least an
extra century. The bituminous resources OF
the country are far beyond those Of the eest
Of the world. We are really but scratching
the surface Of the coal deposits in our
search for fuel. using mp the coal that il
found above water level In large seams and
which can be mined at low cost.
las soon a. the effects OF the coal strike
are over we shall be producing more furi
than ever. supplying coal 10 foreign Conn-
tries whose available supply is very much
more bituminous coal than Great Britain
Then there are the other Southern States
yielding coat. Kentucky. Tennessee and
Alabama having vast deposits that have
scarcely been touched
a great change has come over the coal
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
CIRCUS GIANT AS A FIREMAN.
nrrrEN 90 - s1.NnAY HEPrnIIc.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIc.
Il suppose said the old circus man,
"that the greatest Of all giants was an hon
orary member Of more fire companies than
any other man in she United States. At the
time OF HIS death he had hat fronts enough
to cover pretty near all 81 one side OF a
room. which had been given 10 him by ad-
mirinE FIRE companies IN all parts OF the
country.
He first got into ms IRE business which
proved to be one OF the most popular things
Re ever did. Just by merest accident
In one town that We showed In cary In
the first season the giant was With us tLere
was quite a fire the day the show was there.
This FIRE. happened 20 come just at the hour
between the morning parade and the be
ginning OF the afternoon show. and the giant
went 20 Il. Just as anybody might. 10 look
on: but he hadn't been there more than
about a minute and a half when something
happened.
This FIRE was in n two-story-and-attic
house that had dormer windows on the
front, and also windows in the gable ends.
The fire was a-bu'siiu' cut OF the dorners
when the hremon got there. and the only
way they could get at Il was through the
gable windows at the end.
They had a ladder up nj one end OF the
house when the giant got there. and men up
Il with a hose. and they were getting the
better OF the nre. too. when all OF a sudden
there was n crackliu' sound. and the ladder
bent and slit and doubled M aud collapsed
and let the hremen and the hose and the
whole catoodle come n slam-banEin' down
10 the ground. with the fire seemin' 20 bust
out OF those dormer windows again nerceTn
ever the minute that stream was taken on
And II looked now as II the house was
doomed. But there. OF course. was where
the great giant came in
'Instlnctively ne jumped forward. and
actually. before they'd got the broken lad
der and the men cleared away from under
the window. he'd bent down and picked up
the pipe and Strengthened up again with 81
and had IL p'inted in that gable window.
making the IRE sick.
He reached down once. n moment later.
and grabbed the hose. about half way down
TO the ground. and hunched II along a little
20 as TO give him a little more slack. and
then he poked the pipe inside the windo~
where he could get right at the flames. and
IN a few minutes he had the fire out
We'll. at first. when the people see the
giant towerin' up there dom this Il sor: O.
amazed EN-. so that they said nothing. but
lust stood still; but when they began TO see
how human he was. Just like they was. II he
was so big. and what noble work he was
doin' why, they cheered and hollered til
you'd thought they'd gone crazy: and the
giant was the biggest man In town that day
in more ways than one. and II he had asked
for the town that afternoon ] believe they'd
have come pretty near giving II to him
AS Il was. they elected the giant homo
rary life foreman Of the FIRE company whJse
pipe he had held that Gay. This was the be-
ginning OF the giants long list OF honorary
memberships in IRE companies throughout
the country.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
LILLIAN AUSTIN, tn PINK PAJAMA GIRL IN "THE LIBERTY BEILEs'

I cluhman. and the president OF the Dow
Composing Machine Company.
Mr.. BOWS fortune is estimated to De ead-
Iy S.0o0.Oo.
Within three weeks she was engaged to be
Mrs Alexander Dow.
Mr.. Dow desired an immediate marriage.
but Miss Chase had signed a contract with
Rlaw & Granger for one year. and desired
10 keen faith with them for the time she
remained in her position.
The marriage was then planned to take
place Immediately at the close OF tho sea-
son.
As the time drew near Miss Chase re-
ceived permission from her management to
TO prepare her rousseau.
During her absence from the cast Miss
Marie Murphy was chusen from among tire
bunch OF beauties 10 represent the now
famous character Of the pink pajama girl.
Miss Murphy wore the paJamas for only
ten days. but in that time she vas seen.
woOed and won by Mr.. J, z. Muhlfeld. the
superintendent OF the Grand Trunk Rail-
way.
When the season closed last year Of n
Liberty Bellies these two happy young
ladies were made tho brides OF their rich
husbands.
Miss Chase spent her honeymoon IN .
trip TO Europe. and Miss Murphy was taken
to the home OF her husband in a magnificent
private car.
Miss Chase is the daughter Of Doctor n
v. Bliss Of Washington. D. C.
Her father s~trenuouslY objected to her
going on the stage after leaving boarding
school.
Doctor Bliss was President Garneld's ply
sician and. was in constant attendance at
his bedside during his last lays of suffer-
Ing.
Miss Chase FIRST appeared on ths stage in
George W. Lederers company In The
FOUNDERS"
She was the fascinating little drummer
boy IN the "Cadet Girl" She and Tessz
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

Mooney introduced a clever dance IN My
Lady" and she vent 20 London with Edna
May in The Girl From Up There" Com
pany.
Miss Marie Murphy went on the stage
four years ago. She came out o. the West.
and before that she had been 10 81. Mary's
Convent in Terre Haute. Ind.
She was born IN Illinois. and had been
seen in several Western companies under
the name OF Marie Lamour.
Miss Murphy's brother IS Frederick Mur-
ply. who was several years IN Julia Mar
loves company.
Her father Is n retired business man In a
small town Of Illinois. and previous TO shat
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

This act IS said TO have been written 20
! show. as nearly as possible. the doings at
a young women's seminary attended by
young women kept IN stern restraint.
When the young ladies OF the company
were cast for their respective parts In this
act. the author declared that they would
have TO actually appear in ~nightgowns in
order to artistically preserve the atmosphere
OF the scene.
When these costumes to be worn in the
dormitory scene in the first act OF the piece
] were designed and ordered. no provision was
made for pajsmas.
Twenty-Five night robes OF various de-
grees OF fufiness were ordered. and when
the box was opened at the first performance
OF the piece II was discovered that but
twenty-one had been sent.
And since Pauline Chase (who was the
original pink pajama girD was the last
Belle" to dress, she was left without q
costume.
Not until that moment had the pajsmA
idea occurred to any one
Finally the suggestion came from Stage
Manager Greshem. as the time before the
curtain was to raiss was extremely limited.
that some one be sent 10 a nearby haber-
dashery which kept open in the evening for
a pair OF pajamas-silk patamas.
h He suggested blue and white striped ones
Tor Miss Chase. just to add novelty to tho
gSneral scheme of the costuming.
when they arrived they were pink
Miss Chase s~trenuously objected to spear-
ing in pajamas. and. in fact, went on under
protest.
The next morning. the pink paJamA girI'
was the talk OF the town
And herein the pink pajamAs played their
part OF the game.
From failure The Liberty Bellies" Jumped
into a success.
Its pretty girls were pictured all over the
country.
As the weeks passed by the pajama girl
grew more popular.
She was dined and feted until one glad day
she met Mr. Alexander Dow. q New York
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
REPuRIIc

WRITTEN FOR THE sUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Hearken ye matrons. maids and misses.
and hear the story Of the pink pajamas-
Hear Of the remarkable charm for good
luck exercised by a pair Of pink pajamas
over all who came in contact with them
How they caused two chorus girls to
marry millionalres and made a play, which
. was predicted q failure. q success.
Read this and then answer, II you can.
the aII-absorbing question row agitatng a
stage full OF girls. all OF whom are asking
what viii be the fate Of the girl who is
now wearing them.
All threater-goers. and a good many who
are not, have by now heard OF the pink
pejaxna girl and The Liberty Belize"
both OF which viii be seen in St Louis next
week.
More than a year ago. the ~weil-known
theatrical hrm OF Klaw & E-langer &c
eepted from Harry B. Smith q book for a
new musical comedy entitled The Liberty
Bellies"
Rehearsals were not In progress. On the
night Of the dress rehearsal there was
gloom and detection over everybody con-
nected with the organization
In spite OF the efforts OF the manager,
the author ana the stage manager. the out
look for the piece was discouraging.
And this play Il said to a made more
than $4,000 for Klaw q Erlanger last sea
son.
The paJamas were responsible for Il all
There Is no other explanation that can be
offered; at least, this is the opinion Of every
body connected with The Liberty Bellies"
from the manager to the chorus girls.
They were not the conception Of the Gu-
thor
They were purely accidental. and that they
erept IN on;Hle opening night oc the piece
was the result OF the mistake.
Mr.. Smith had designed the first scene Of
the play to represent q dormitory In y
young ladies' seminary.
Il represents the young women IN q semi
nary engaged IN q clsndestine midnight sup
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

"Bltuminous coal In the United States
forms the largest tonnage. bus its %proiuc-
t.o1 Is spread over "a wtler territory than
the anthracite. West Virginia Will soon
reach second place as a coJl-proiuc.Es
State. for everywasre there has been u
LARGELY increased production In all the
miael OF the Central States the output has
increased. and egCu i1 tire FAR West thu
coal trade "a expanding. Wyoming. Nom
taua and Utah ard particularly Colorado.
axe Increasing their tonzaEts from year TO
year. \ remarkable feature OF the trade
has he,n the expansion OF the export
trade"
The following figures show the increase IN
the production Of bitlmiuous coal alone
from year u year ard the gross tonnage OF
anthracite and coke
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
Criers REPLACE Newspapers.

Among the picturesque features OF life In
the Moqui villages are the town criers. h
take the place OF the daily newspapers in
civilized communities. There are two OF
these functionaries. one representing the
'fhostiles' and the other the "friendl!es."
the opposing political parties IN the Tu-
sayan villages. Twice a day these officials
ascend to the housetops and. wrapped IN
their scarlet blankets. their figures outlined
against the clear. blue sky. call out In
.nouncenents or record OF town happenings
may be IN order.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

Fact I attribute a Eooily portion OF my
vitality.
I'll hog. in my opirion. Is tbs most dis
eascd animal On the world"
Mr Hayward has n family OF i've sons
and two daughters. al living. He makes
his home with his son. Herbert Hayward.
Who resides on the old Hayward homestead.
which was settled b. AR. Hayward soon
after he came % Illinois in $50.
Mr.. Hayward has always been successful
In business.
For mani years he maintained q stable
which carried the Hayward colors on the
principal race courses in the Central West.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

IAN this ineuze growth IN coal produc-
ton has hecu the result 81 developing ths
mines during a period % about nsty years
] remember that forty wears ago the total
coal output 81 the country was ONLY aAout
9.Ho.eGf tons annually. Now 10 IS nearly
11I.CEvD tons annually.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

merits. Ia.a5.z7z: local. 7.s7O.5s2: At mines.
3.7t3.o97: coke. Zef.s5L. Pennsylvania an
thracite: Shipments. 5179.sls; local. I.SS.-
t50: ~ mines. 54f9.4s. Grand total net tons
Of 2c9 each. shipments. 23s75.cSs. local. .
O1e.0i.: at mines. S.1r21fi: coke. &s.S4a5i.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

The total American output 81 anthracite.
as reported hy he mine inspectors last wear
was &.S9,se6 tons. OF which G.5S.sl were
shipped 10 market.
The total b!tuminous coal distribution
Of the United States Is as follows; Ship
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

the quantity 70 he credited to the United
states Is about @Seo0.a net tons. while
Great Britain j. Put down for 2i5.O0.o0 re-
tons and Germany for about i55.ccaco0. with
none OF the other countries sending out
more than 5aCooip0 tons annually.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

outlook. Every railroad in the country Is
now prospecting for new coal mines. not
only 20 supply their own demands. but TO
ship abroad and supply the trade generally
The total annual output Of coal. in the world
IS figured at about Sio.pa.co0 net tons, and
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Boon to Tortured Cattle.

When cattle are running at large
In the field there is an opportunity
for them to rid themselves of the
insect pests which annoy them. but
when the animals are tied in the sta
BILE there is little chance to swing
the head around TO dislodge the flies
from the forward quarters, and so
the troublesome pests are free TO tor
ture the animals at will. 1t is the
object of 0. B. Gibson of Thayer, la,
in designing the Strap"e looking shed
here pictured to provide an apparatus
which will enable the cattle TO rid
their bodies of the flies as they
enter the stable. the latter place pre-
sumabIy being tiy-proof. as it ought to
be, at any rate The shed has at it's
inner end a series OF brushes. SO ar
ranged as to leave an oblong opening
much smaller than the body, in order
that the flies may be brushed off as
the animals pass through to gain
an entrance to the interior. During
the passage of the COW the only place
from which light can enter the shed
is through the overhead chamber, to
which the insects fly as they are
brushed off. An automatic gate in
the shed opens and closes the en-
trance to this chamber with the pas
sage of each animal, thereby making
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
PROGRESS Of japanese Commerce

In three and a half years Japan has
added to it's merchant navy 800 steam
ships and 100000 tonnage. and also
1900 sailing vessels of 100000 ton
mage In 1896 the country possessed
only single steamship over 5000
tons: it has now twenty-one OF this
class.
In 1898 Japan owned 627 steamships
of 429,774 tonnage; and ia sailing
vessels of 240l4 tonnage. In 1899,
679 steamships of 407,5 tonnage;
and 1.485 sailing vessels of 165, 40
tonnage. In 1900 753 steamships Of
49S.3I5 tonnage: and 2,7S3 sailing yes
sells of 27U,l6l tonnage. In 1901, 942
steamships of 557 .l66 tonnage; and
34l6 sailing vessels of 315,16 ton
mage.
The number of sailors has increased
until in 1901 there were 15,4l2 officers
and engineers (304 foreign) to the
merchant feet. The small number of
foreigners is as striking as the in
crease of the commercial navy.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16


Sries. The cultivator has been an in
dispensable farm implement for years
ana in its Office Of loosening the dirt
between the rows Of plants greatly IA
tilitates the hilling up OF corn, pota.
toes. etc, and the cutting out OF the,
weeds with a hoe. On the machine
SHOWN in the illustration will be seen
new attachment for gathering upl
the weeds from between the rows of
plants after the cultivator has loos-i
ened them from the soil. In the case,
of weeds which are about to go to,
seed, and would, if left on the ground,
start new crop for the farmer to
fight later on, this device will be
especially useful, as it enables the
farmer to gather up the weeds and
burn them before the seed is deposit
ed AS will be seen, the gathering,
rake is designed to travel in the row
just cultivated. and in order that it
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Home EXERCISING Machine.

A competent authority on tne SUD
ject would probably admit tlat large
proportion OF the ailments ordinarily
attributed to the stomach have their
origin in a weakness OF the muscles
surrounding the abdominal cavity,
with attendant fabhiIess and inability
of the digestive organs to perform
their natural functions. Adolph de
Clairmont OF Topeka kaTs. has re-
Gently desigred simple form OF eN-
ercising apparatus which he cIaims
will tend to trengthen the muscles
above referred to, assisting tnem
materially in the performance OF
their work The device needs llttle
explanation, owing to it's simplicity.
There is hinged board with sup
ports to raise it from the floor and
a latch to maintain the sections rlSld
while in use A cushion is also pro-
vided for the head and there are
braces secured to the footboard 10
enable the person to rise to slttlnS
posture by sheer pull with the feet
To use this exerciser the patient takes
the position shown. with his feet in
serted in the braces. when, by rails
ing and lowering the upper part OF
the body slowly the muscles are eHer-
Il throughout the entire length OF
the trunk Care must be taken not to
indulge too freely in the eXertion at
the beginning, as overstraining the
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
NV n.vENTtcNs OF WORTH
PLACED ON THE .MARkE-.
SeYice tat Win Rid Cattle Of Flies
t;,7t Torture Them While in the
stshIe--kome Exercising Machine
a Nes ELY.
Now an Automc Bile Sled.

An automobile sled, says Electric
ity is the latest invention or the
Nuernbergen MOI t2rfahrzenge-fabrl
Union. 1t is to be driven by ben
zine motor, water cooleu, anu
euuipped with electromagnetic spark
Ing devices The cooling water CIR
rulates In the body OF the sled
through pipes which are so disposed
as TO constitute a foot-warmef. Inc
steering gear includes tiller. walch
IS connected with the front runners
A single lever controls the directlon
of the shafts revolution. The sled
is driven by a spiked wheel. which
bites the ground and is Seared up TO
the motor shaft.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
The Latest Washina Machine.

There are two very good reasons
why many housewives continue to do
their washing over the oldfashioned
tub and scrub the clothes on the wash
board every Monday, instead OF max
ing use of the modern washing ma
chine. One is the cost of the ma
chine and the other is the necessity
of finding room for an extra article
of washday furniture, which, in the
majority of city houses. is no small
item. To both these reasons the
washing machine invented by Leonard
B. Brooks of Independence. Ia, gives
the very good answer that it requires
only a small outlay of cash and takes
up no extra space when not in use,
and it goes without saying that It Will
do its work quite as we'll as the ma
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
OF Use in Medicine.

The electric arc between iron poles.
which has the popularity of crater
but slightly luminous, is proven by
A. Broca and A. Chatin to be specially
adapted for medical use on account OF
the great intensity of the actinic rays
as compared with the heat rays. This
makes it possible to bring tle diseaS-
ed parts within four inches of an arc
of twenty amperes and thlrty-hVe
volts. In nine cases of lupus an eX-
posdre of fifteen minutes produced
marked effect and twenty-foUr hours
afterward tle lupus nOdules were
much changed, while the healthy skin
was unaffected,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Fastens on the side of the tub.


;ority of machines OF this Kind now
on the market The inventor, no
doubt. obtained his idea from the old
fashioned clothes FOUNDER which it
was customary to use in connection
with small caSk. TO hammer the
dirt out of the clothes, instead of
rubbing them by hand. The pound
ing head is still used in the new in.
vention, but with this decided i'm
provement. that it has spring to
lift the head after eacn stroke, thus
eliminating fully half of the labor of
operating the machine. The washer
is clamped on one side of a common
washtub. and when not in use can
be swung out of the way. thus leaving
the tub open for the rinsing of gar
ments as they are removed from the
water. When the washing is finished
the machine can be folded up and
placed inside the tub, or may be SuS-
pended from nail in the basement
or stairway.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Weeder attachment for cuitvators.
may work equally well when the cui'
tivator is moViI in either direction,
it is mounted on a swinging arm, con
trolled by a crank within easy reach
of the driver. BY giving the crank
half turn in either direction the rake
is lifted from one side of the cul-
tivator to the other, or can be elevat
ed to drop load of weeds at any
desired point in the field. Edwin p.
C'app of North Rush, Pa, is the in.
ventOr
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Whx She letested Il.

Again complains the devoted
wife. Il am told that you have been
flirting with that odious Miss Mashem
on the piazza.
thinking to ridicule the suspicious OF
his wife. "Eah!" he repeats.
1T isn't so bad asserts the wife,
''for man to be guilty, but what
detest is when he acts so sheepish
about it."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Extrsxaaant Wish.

'Have you selected a play for next
season."
NO" answered the sensational ac-
tress; that is a matter of some diff
ficulty. would give a great deal if
| could find a playwright whose imag.
ination is as fertile as that Of my
press agent"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Diamond Birds.

The latest thing in bridesmaids
presents is set of diamond birds of
various shapes. One bird may be like
cock with ruby comb, another
pheasant with sweeping tail. a third
peacock with its fan-shaped tail
studded with sapphires. A different
bird is given to each bridesmaid. so
that each has the pleasure OF owning
unique ornament.
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MERRY JEsrs THAT WILL DRIVE
AWAY DULL CARE,
husband Knew What to Expect When
He Was Called "Darline"-Good
Scheme to Make Time Pass Away
Quickly.
Mrs, Noah Up to Date.

Noah, finding his wife weeping on
the quarterback, inquired what was
the matter.
I'm afraid people will say our
fashions came out OF the ark" she
sobbed.
have the apes to dine with us to-
night"
Reassured by being thoroughly up
to date, sac dried her tears and went
down to swipe some plumes of the
ostrich.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Peculiar Snow.

peculiar snow observed on Mont
Malet in the Alps has been reported
by Nj. a. Burns. It is called eau
casian snow and is very porous, with
grains reaching an eighth of an inch
in size. The slight adhesion of these
grains gives great liability to ava
lanches.