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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28
SYNONYMOUS" ENTERTAINMENT.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
A Synonymous entertainment is one OF
the best means ever tried for getting ones
guests acquainted and for removing all
stiffness and Formally. Before the arrival OF
her guests the hostess must make out a
complete list OF their names and then must
set her wits to work to devise a synonym
for each. No attempt is made at selecting
literal synonyms for the word or Its parts
as spelled
A few names from a list recently made
out VIII at least prove suggestive. and VIII
give a better idea Of the method Of carry
ing out the plan h IN would many words Of
description:
Synonym Names
With noise Of trumpet and drum..-..-Biair
Kipiing's latest. spherical In Kimpah
An essential part Of q tree------.-sf9nm
Heaped upon an eneny's head---.-----Cofes
Noted English OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Scotch for one. sign of possession. value.
Sign of cold weather.--------"--frost
Be quiet
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28
DECORATING THE SCHOOL ROOMS.

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY
Surplus palms and other ornamental
plants from the Government Botanic Gar
dens are to be used to beautify school
rooms in Washington. IL a bill introduced
In the Senate by Mr.. Mcmillan becomes
law. Furthermore IL is proposed to set
out trees and cultivate beds of flowers in
the school grounds of the District. which
hitherto have been left In a desolate and
unsightly condition.
This new departure is only one develop
ment of a movement, which has been gain
ing much Roadway of late. for making
schools beautiful. For some reason not
satisfactorily explained, it seems always
to have been considered that an education
al establishment for children ought 10 BE-
as plain and ugly as possible. both inside
and outside. Architectural effects have
been carefully avoided; the interior of the
building. as a rule, has shown nothing
more attractive than blank walls. and the
surrounding grounds have been entirely
neglected.
But a time has arrived when people are
beginning to wonder why it would not be
q good idea to present to the eyes of young
folks something more educational. artistic
ally speaking, than bare white walls and
blackboards- They might even learn some
thing from the contemplation of coed pic
lures; and 1t may not be absolutely neces-
sary to make every article of furniture as
hideous as possible.
At all events. a wave OF reform In this
matter has started and is sweeping over
the country.
The reform had its beginning in Boston
q few years ago. when by the help of lib
sral private subscriptions the girls Nor
maj High School building was planned
with arr decoration in view, and upon its
walls and on iudiciously distributed pedes-
tails many casts of antique sculptures and
other reproductions OF master works found
place. Since then the movement has spread
from city to city, and has even got as far
west as Denver, where public-spirited la
dies have bought pictures for the schools
and have created a travelling gallery to
60 from one school to another.
II has been found that no harm is lone
r. the minds Of the pupils by substituting
Lereeab1e coiors for white cash or the
walls. and that the interest of education
suffers not at all from the introduction of
nice-looking furniture. Pretty shades may
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28

An emblem. sign of the comparative. Badger
Digniied name for right and left bowers.
Johns
Maker OF
A dear
As each guest arrives some sort Of souve-
mir bearing his or her name Is pinned below
the left shoulder. These souvenirs may be
as plain or a. elaborate as the hostess
chooses to make them A piece Of paper
with the name written upon It serves the
purpose as well as a hand-painted or a sll-
~ver-mounted affair.
At any time the hostess chooses slips OF
paper. each of which contains the synonym
Of a name. are passed TO the guests. They
are told to try to find the names which
they represent
Another plan II to have a complete List Of
the synonyms made out for each guest.
and then each one must keep his wi coun-
sci and I'll In as many of the names as
possible
There are various way in which the list
may be put TO account in furnishing a part
of an evenings entertainment, and hcstesses
viii be able to adjust IL 90 suit their par
ticular purpose Il they study its possibih-
tea
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28

WRITTEN FOR I'll SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Daddy Wentworth they call him now.
and the most remarkable thing is that
a contortionist. a man who has made his
living by twisting himself into all kinds Of
Uncomfortable knots, should live long
enough TO become known as Daddy
among show people all over me country.
His name IS Walter Wentworth. and ne
has done more than live seventy-seven
years-he has outlived two physicians. each
OF whom paid him 500 for the privilege OF
having his body after death. One OF those
strange contracts was made thirty years or
more before the other.
Mr.. Wentworth sat beside the deathbed
of the man with whom he made the first
contract. and within a few weeks. after
much inquiry. he has secured proof of the
death Of the<second physician who had ex-
pected to dissect the body of this remark
able man.
Mr.. Wentworth no longer appears before
the public, although 1T Is net more than
q year since he retired. after having for
a long period appeared as the Oldest con-
tortonist ever known. He has settled
down IN a house on a spacious lot pur-
chased by himself and son. about three
months ago. in one of the best sections of
OF Medford. Mass. and 1t was not long aft
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er the purchase was made that the old
man met with one Of the great affections
in his long life. His son. known through
ont the country as Jack Sonwell. one of the
most darinv men that ever handled DANGER
Gus reptiles, was bitten by a snake while
giving an exhibition In a museum in Bcs-
LOT. and dice at the Massachusetts, Hospi-
Ial a few days later.
Some Of the snakes are now the COM
panions Of the old contortionist. who han
dies them without fear. feeds them and
cares for them, and gives daily exhibitions.
free. for the benefit CT his friends. the
children OF the neighborhood. who have
come to know and to Ike Daddy" Went
worth as well as do The scores of perform
ers In museums throughout The country.
and of whom he IS the dean.
HE CAN STILL DO
HIS BOX TRICK"
And on very rare OCCASIONS he VIII do n
split for them in the back yard OF twist
his body IN 2 manner -h;ca z.'ows tat
even with his clothes m" ha IS muc, n-ra
supple than many very mach younger .er-
sons. for he can sti! DO lis box trick
pack himself into a hex q iEcheS ,ong. "a
inches deep and l6 inches wide so that RE
cover viii s1nt down tight. Fifty wears
ago this was 4 trick that .astunished that
part OF the public which patrenized the va
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be hung In the windows without corrupting
the youthful intelligence. and the decorator
may venture even so far as to put up
sneives to support casts of animals or Jap
aness vases.
The real pioneer in this new departure
John Ruskin. who wrote: II believe
the notion OF fixing the attention by keep
ing the schooiroom empty is a wholly mis-
taken one 1 think that it is just in the
enptiest room that the mind wanders
most, Tor 1t gets restless. like a bird for
want OF a perch. and casts about for anv
possible means OF getting out and away"
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Yearning for Europe.

1--we got a great mind to dig out and 30
to Europe" said Wandering Nike.
"wha forr' asked Flooding Pete.
I've been told dat in Europe ladies very
frequently smoke It's terrible ennoyfn'
over here In America 10 have to finish q
setout without bein' offered a cigar by Do
lady Of de house to go wiz de coffee
Wash1ngton star.
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SCENE NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE

II fs to be hoped that the attendance on
this date will realize enough to keep many
q poor family from want next winter.
A partial list OF the mercantile establish
ments that have agreed to close on Big
Thursday of the Fair is as follows:
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d. Crawford,
William Harr Dry
Dry Goods Company.
The Palace,
Day Rubber Company,
+. w. Humphrey
Clothing Company.
Shalicross Printing and
Stationery Company.
Seibert. Good Il Co.
McDermott. Holke +.
C. CO.
Schisler Cornell Seed
Company.
Mayfield Wooden Mills
Company.
BLACKWELL w1elardy
Book and sly. Co..
Schwab Clothing Com
pany.
Harris & Co..
Bedding Bros & Co..
Goodfeilow Shoe Conn.,
pany.
Boogher. Force. Good
bar Hat Company.
A. CHASER & Co..
Yer Steeg Shoe Com
pany.
st. Louis Shoe COM
p7ny.
White
Conxin-Shelton Hat
Company,
s A. Rider Jewclry
Company.
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one town clock kept time for the entire VII
lage. and a greater change from the cen
turtles when one sun served the peoples OF
the earth as a c~hronometer
The drop of a ball. loosened by an cleo
trio finger. regulates our timepteces. and
from that start we regulate our own ac-
tons. Our meals. our working hours. our
time for amusement, the changing OF our
clothing. the starting and stopping Of
trains and other couveyances- and nearly
all the acts of our complicated lives are d.
rectly under the finger OF time. whose
movements are carefully observed on the
dials OF our clocks and watches
II time was made for slaves. then we are
all slaves, but perhaps our obefsance t be
cause we are follower OF the faith hat
time Is money.
vanadium. one OF the rare- metals. has
the property. mixed with copper Of allow
ing thar metal to be drawn INTO very nne
wire. yanadium costs $50 per pound
Winning Widowho0d.
That young widow looks charming In
black. doesn't She
Yes. Weeds seem 10 set on the HOVER Of
her youth.--Phslsdelphia Bulletin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-06
THE ONLY SURVIVOR.
Engineer Tells Story of Terrible Col
iision at Lancaster.

TFrono A1buoueroue Journa1-Democrat.
A few days ago r. ]. Turnbull m as
ter mechanic at the Santa BE Pac1nc
shops, and D. A. Macpherson happened
to be in conversation, and the fact
was brought out that Mr. Macpherson s
former home was at Lancaster, ont
You ought to remember the disastrous
train wreck that occurred near there in
1881 said Mr.. Turnbun. Indeed DO,
was the response; the trains came TO-
gether less than mile from my faith
er'S house: only one man or the Two
train crews escaped alive" That's
right" replied Mr.. Turnbun, Il was
that man." In conversation with q
JournaI-Democrat reporter yesterday
Mr. Turnbull spoke of the disaster II
seems that the train on which Mr.
Turnbull was fireman had just left
Lancaster on the Grand Trunk A
clear right of way had been gwen
whereas the dispatcher should have
stopped the train to allow the passing
of another long freight. There was
a heavy fog, and the result was that
the trains approached each other at
high speed. not a suspicion of any
thing wrong having been entertained
till a few seconds before the shock. Mi
Turnbull said he saw the headlight OF
the other train ten feet away, and be-
fore he had time to think again the
terrible impact had come. The brake
man by his side was killed instantly.
as we'll as the engineer, and the crew
of the other train was ann1h1lated- Mr.
Turnbull was flung through the air and
fell clear of the piled-up engines and
cars, striking on his chest. His hands
were frightfully lacerated, but he
worked for an hour until help cane,
keeping back the threatening fire that
would have burned the bodies of his
associates as well as the valuable
merchandise and cars. One can well
believe that the experience has left an
indelible impression upon the gentle
mans mind, and that he shudders
even yet as he recalls that terrible
shock the projection through space.
the dead forms of his companions and
the unwelcome spectacle of monster
engines and piled-up cars threatened by
deYourine flames
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Love Story in the Santa Fe Log
Book.
Written By One of the California
Limited Passengers.
A THRILLING STORY.
Bashful Boy, Beautiful Girl and
Hated Rival.
Hero Seemed to Be Several
Lengths Ahead at the Close.

A love story in the Santa Fe log book
is the latest thing in railway circles.
The Santa Fe log book is the volume
provided for the amusement of the pas
sengers on all the California Limited
trains. In this book any passenger may
write anything he or she desires-pre
ferably something nice about the Santa
Fe.
When the California Limited left Chi
cago on January r. it had one original
genius on board who no doubt made
plenty Of amusement for the rest of
the passengers. Beginning with the
first day out, he made an entry each
day, and told in his entries a clever lit
tie story. No matter whether it is true
or not-maybe it is, and maybe it isn't.
The entries are not signed, and are here
published for the first time just as they
appear in the Santa Fe log book on the
train taken out of Chicago by Conduc-
tor Sitter:
Great Scott There's the prettiest, mic
est, looking little girl here that have
seen SINCE began 70 see sucn Things. Cant Can,
say that this is the place to make SUCH
a remark. She is not a feature of the
Santa Fe, but she has made a distinct
There is. not much time tonight to get
looks, 1 am afraid there won't be time
during the trip, but hope she is in spite
OF the last TACT her mOther ana a larg
family are along, and that helps with
nice girls
1000 p. MI wonder if that tall swell
chap showing too much white in the top
quite boy if he didn't Don't think
much of him though. He looks nice
as much intelligence as 1 have, and when
] once get into the conversation you will
probably see him walking up to the buff
fet smoker.
Sunday a. nj am in Missouri, and
feel as though / had never been any
where else. Had an experience this morn
ing that is apt to stunt my growth
Why is it that pretty girl always takes
the nerve out of me so? Just as soon as
1 really begin to care. I am like a novice;
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what she ought to be called. She ought
to be called Eleanor until you get to know
her better. Then nothing would be too
nice.
p. MI have been talking to her moth
er want some member Of her fa m 7
had not intended to be so altogether a
Wifh another Member Never intend be-
yond your limitations,
night, the. white tailed eyed dub: They
had to make room for him at their table,
talked about something for I recall that
he was looking at me expectantly on seY-
eral occasions. I could not have made
much of an impression, because my mind
continually went on excursions. She was
sitting where 1 could watch her
years There is an additional advantage
and that is a good hour for a man in my
frame Of mind to make a move. ! don't
know why it is. Also she may miss me
and wonder where have gone to.
1t passes understanding that a man who
have done and been through what 1 have
been through should be so utterly crum-
am biubbering sentimental boy, to be
cared to take the trouble.
I'll get off at Trinidad, then I'll go to
Frisco. It's good place to forget things.
1880 p. m.-Guess I won't get off at Trim
idad.
didn't get of of last night .!Father'' intro
duced me a minute ago. We got to talk
ing about poetry-how did we come to do
that? and she's gone to get a book. Here
she comes.
Il m.-She's as nice as I thought, nicer.
I explained yesterday mornings failure to
her, and she laughed and laughed until
1 laughed too, and felt quite happy /
let the dub sit with her for little while.
1t will do her good.
D. m.-The dub is desperate. This noon
he drank too much beer at lunch and was
very gay with three other men. Three
men, I should say, there's no other about
it - here she comes.
ID. m.-Going to dinner with them.
10 D. m-Sat on the back porch two
hours with her, but that's none of your
business.
Tuesday noon.-I shall stay for two
months in Pasadena They are going to be
there until March 10. Then they go to
Honolulu.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-06
MR.. HARDY's PLANS.
New Missouri Pacific Superintendent
For This Division Talks.

Omaha, Feb. CD. Hardy, the newly
appointed superintendent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific system, was in the city
today on a trip of inspection and &C
quainting himself with local officials.
He was accompanied by retiring Super
intendent Clark. Mr.. Hardy said he
was not contemplating any radical
changes in policy or management.
Considerable significance has been at
tached to Mr.. Clark going to the Choc-
taw line and it has been interpreted as
meaning extensive improvements and
additions for that line. Speaking of this
Mr.. Clark said:
1T is true that extensions are planned
but will not be concerned in that"
There are separate departments for
such work on the Choctaw. the con-
struction department. We now have
about 1000 miles of track. My new ap-
pointment takes effect on February Is.
The present interests in the road put me
there"
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SPECIAL AGREEMENT
Establishing Freight Rates on Trans
Atlantic BuSin eSS.

New York, Feb. 6.-Besides the freight
agreement recently reported as having
been signed for American and English
business a special agreement has been
entered into all lines from Canadian
ports to Glasgow and other south Scotch
ports, according to Times special from
Montreal The following lines are
stated to have signed: Messrs. Allan.
for the ports of Montreal. Portland and
Boston, the Portland and Boston. The
Donaldson line, for Montreal, Portland,
Newport News Baltimore and st. John;
Anchor line; Allan State line, New
York and H. & A Allan, for the Phil
adelphia service.
The minimum rate between any OF
the above mentioned points and Glas-
gov is to be as follows: Cheese, 25s;
butter in cases and kegs, IS over cheese
rate: leather, dressed in cases and rolls,
pos: eggs in cases or barrels, 15s; apples
and other green fruit, in boxes, 12c Sd;
apples in barrels, Is Cd in a barrel
business will quote Montreal rates.
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I did not give her a chance. What could
the poor girl do.
There is that tall young man who shows
too much white in the top of his eye lie
is deliberately sitting down next her and
she is smiling and - am going up
into the smoker and paste myself down.,
What a whey brain that white eyed
swell is. He came up into the smoker
a minute ago to talk. I never heard any
thing fiat in my life. don't see how
men can be polite enough to laugh as
they did up there.
She isn't here now. feel rather more
comfortable for that
5 p. m.--They sat out on the platform
most of the afternoon. She and the dub
with the white tailed eye. They did not
Taught as much they did this morn
ing, and think I saw him hold her hand
just little. If she did, she is such a
Wei. what do care anyhow. She isn't
so nice, or she would not have let him.
He can't get very far along with her on
the train at any rate. And I'll never see
her again anyway, l suppose.
l wonder who she is and where she is
from. Seem to be nice people. wonder
what her name is? I thought heard her
mother call her Elixira but that seems i'm
possible. Still, you can never tell by look
ing at a girl what her name is, because
when she is given it she does not look
very suggestive of anything fit for a name
and it's only a wild guess. can tell you
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& Memphis in the freight department
where he made a record for himself
and some money for the company. Two
years later he went with the Missouri
Pacific in the freight service and was
afterwards appointed contracting agent
for the Wabash, which position he held
for one year, when, in March, 1898, he
was offered the position of agent of the
Lackawanna line at Kansas City, Mo-
He has held that position ever since,
though he has been offered some other
fattering positions in the meantime.
Mr. McInnes is a hard worker and has
received a training in the traffic
branches of the service that has made
him an invaluable man. Personally, he
is Jolly good fellow and has become
thoroughly established among the traffic
men and shippers of the west. He is
the architect of his own destiny, and
he designed well. However, it is not
fair to charge anything against him
because he is handsome, as he is not
responsible for that; it grew upon him
while he was laboring. hard, to make
some good railway history, help his
many friends along and assist his COM
panies to declare dividends with ac-
customed regularity. Here's to Mr.. Nc
Innes and the Lackawanna line"
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just a great big cub of a boy. I get
along all right generally, ask my friends;
But, gee whiz. what wreck maze OF
1t fell out thus: She was sitting back
here in the observation car, alone, DeIore
breakfast. I wonder if she meant any
exactly what made it so hard for me-
she being one of the incest girls who ever
lived. You see if nice girl means any
thing she will deny it to her last breath.
but she did not get anywhere near her
last breath this morning. She had plenty
1 was going to tell you about it She
to her having it in mind to be very polite
and nice, full of respect for her and in
tending to show her that knew she was
identity That's what I meant to do This
is what did do. First L said very defer
May I speak to you this morning?' I
whether 1 could, and then it occurred to
me that the poor girl was hard OF hear
ing. But she wasn't She looked UP at
me finally just as I had my mouth open
to repeat my question. Now, that is an
unfortunate expression with which to
meet the hard looks of extremely nice
girl under similar circumstances she was
not hard of hearing, but she could and did
look hard. 1 guess it was just as well
that my mouth was open first as last II
was only a question of time, for L could
ing like that right at my spectacles; she
didn't seem to look any farther, and that
was far enough for me.
Say, did your jaw ever drop? Then you
know what 1 mean. 1 was ready to quit,
but you know how it is. Sometimes
fellow can't She hopelessly misunder-
stood, and my wits went away like mlStS
under the glare of her eyes. But tried
II beg your pardon" I knew enough to
be able to get that far, and it sounded
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WITH 1AcKAwANNA LINE.
J. d. M chimes. Former Topeka Man,
Holds Important Place.

r. r. Jester in the Railway Journal,
gVg eIn fo,,,1e,, onea man:
about fifteen years ago Mr.. ]. D.
McInnes completed his apprenticeship
in the Santa Fe shops at Topeka, Kan,
and then suddenly changed his mind
He conceived the idea that he was not
intended for a railway mechanic. He
took a course at a business institution
and then returned to the pay rolls of the
Santa F,e as ticket clerk, where he re-
manned for six years at Topeka. He
next tried his hand in the freight SER
vice of the road and worked hard to
keep that great system out of the hands
of the receivers. He next connected his
services to the Kansas City, Fort Scott
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-06
ENLARGE THE RoUNDHoUsE.
Rock Island to Make Room For More
Engines at Ell Paso.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 6.-Among the
many improvements to be made in the
property of the FL Paso-Rock Island
route in this city resulting from the
coming of the Rock Island trains will be
the enlargement of the present round
house.
When the present roundhouse was
built not much room for engines at this
end was needed and only small struc-
ture was put up. But it is good one,
well built of brick. and to enlarge 1t
will not be- very difficult matter.
At present only three tracks run into
it, Room for six more tracks will be
added, making the roundhouse quite a
large affair.
More machinists and boiler makers
will be given work at this end. this be-