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oId s~ettIer., Grand Picnic

At Hibbeler's park, Forty-fourth and
L~eavenworth, next Sunday. September Z
Admission, 20 cents.
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Hayden Bros. are forcing prices down to
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Your dollars walk with a majestic stride
Of Importance at the big store OF Hayden
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

! Special Correspondence of The Republic.
New York, May 16.-There seems to be al
most no limit to the number of breaks and
bruises a man may suffer and still live to
tell the tale. As long as no vital organ is
actually destroyed, there seems to be al
most no end to the injuries a man may re-
| ceive without their proving mortal.
| Two workmen in New Jersey have recently
been all but broken to pieces. but still live.
One of them. a miner. fell down a 2O-foot
shaft near Morristown. sustaining injuries
which will keep the doctors busy for sew
| eral months The other received an ener-
getic kicking from a mule. and will go
about for the rest of his life with a. con-
siderable part of his anatomy composed of
silver plates, rubber and false skin.
1t is difficult to say which OF the cases is
the more rem ~le. William c. Lloyd Of
Trenton, N. s discharged from the
no. pitaI only days ago. after three
months of tire, {. His injuries were in
f1icted by a mrne in the fraction of a Sec
ond. The animal kicked OF large sections
Of his skin, fractured his skull. removed
his eyebrows and practically all OF his
teeth. besides giving him a general shaking
up. To-day, however, he is practically as
good as new, and expects soon to return to
his work. Meanwhile, his head will re-
main, as long as he lives. a veritable mu-
scum of artificial appliances.
Lloyd was employed in the stables of the
Roebling Company, and was known to be a
daring and expert horseman. The COM
pany owned a very unruly mule, which had
long resisted all the attempts made to tame
him. and the perilous work was finally in
trusted to Lloyd. Unfortunately, the att
tempt was made without any witnesses
present. There is, therefore. no authentic
record of what happened.
The unfortunate mule tanner was deprived
of all consciousness very early in the en-
gagement. He remembers being kicked
twice. Judging from his appearance after
the engagement, it appeared that the mule
had spent the greater part Of the day kick
ing him..
The blows were delivered fairly in the
face. The force of their delivery may be
imagined from the fact that several of the
heaviest bones of the skull We're actually
splintered by the impact. Lloyd is pos
sessed of immense energy, or he could not
have lived an hour. AS a matter of fact, the
real extent of the injuries was not discov-
cred for some time.
Lloyd was first treated in Trenton. but
when the extent of his injuries became
known it was found necessary to take him
to specialists in Philadelphia. The work of
rebuilding his skull and remaking his face
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WAS gone about Systematically. The frac-
turcd part of his skull was removed and
| replaced by a silver plate. This was not
merely a matter Of silyerDlatinG an in
Jured part The bone was actually cut
away and the silver plate neatly fitted i'll
its place. The skin was then carefully
drawn over the plate and sewed. In time
it is believed even the scar will disappear.
he Will carry the silver plate 10 his grave.
The roof of his mouth was also broken
past repair ana a similar course had TO b9
employed in rebuilding il. An artificial COW
ering of rubber. was made to fit in the in
jured portion. Despite his artificial mouth
he is able to speak and eat with perfect
comfort. The artificial roof of his mouth
is adjustable and can be removed at viii.
The lost teeth were replaced by Il full new
double set Meanwhile a number Of small
fractures of bones of The head were set and
held in position until they had knitted in
the ordinary manner.
The most remarkable part of the operas
ton of repairing the damages inflicted by
the mule was the operation of skin grating.
Friends volunteered to supply him with a
small part OF their own cuticle to replace
that which had been removed by the mule.
TIL operation is rather delicate and is PAIN
full for both parties.
The contributors presented themselves at
the hospital, to be prepared for the opera
ton. The skin was taken from the upper
part OF Ine forearm. Ire SKIN was nrSc
carefully shaved and next washed very
thoroughly with a strong antiseptic. Every
precaution was of course taken to prevent
any contagiOn. All the instruments used
were steril.zed.
The other case was that OF a miner named
Peter Henshaw of HibeTnia, N. j. Hen
shaw's injuries were not so many or pic
turesque as LlOyd's, though the accident
Itself was even more remarkable. Henshaw
was working the other day near the top of
n 6O-foot telegraph pole when he lost his
hold, and plunged downward. He was near
" 30 feet from the ground when he lost
hold. and the fall. to those who CHANGED
to see him, appeared To mean certain death.
AS he dropped, however. he reached out
wildly, and by q lucky nance his arm
struck a set of telegraph wires beneath
him, and to one side. These served to part
ly check his fall. but at the same time.
swung his body outward. He fell from the
pole with an awful force.
All this was bad enough, but worse await
ed him. The wires, by swinging him to
one side, dropped him at the foot of a
mining shaft. The mountains Whereabouts
are honey-combed with these shafts. which
pierce the earth at a variety of angles. The
shaft near which Henshaw fell runs into
a mountain at 4 steep angle. Had it been
Il perpendicular shaft he would have fallen
to certain death.
As it was. he was so badly stunned at
the instant he struck the ground that he
could not save himself. and slipped into
the hole. His body continued to slip, slide
and fail by turns until it reached the bot
tom Of the shaft. go feet below. BY a
miracle of good luck. Henshaw only broke
one leg and two ribs in the descent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

st. Louis is ~ping-pong MAJ. Everybody
plays it: and so enthusiastic are the de-
voices of the game that it is now assured
that the game will run through the sum-
mer.
But it is a winter game. declares some
one. We will make it a summer game. then,
is the Sesponse.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

In its indigenous cline it is a game for
all the year. Summer and winter alike, 1t
is a game. not only for men. but also for
women and children.
For more than three centuries-how much
more no one knows-ping-pong has been a
game of great Importance.
OF course, the name is inane. but there Is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

daughter of the family; Mrs. Mccormick.
the second daughter. and Mrs. Prentice,
the third daughter. have been seen abroad
SO little-for the daughters have adopted
the motto Of the mother.
And society waited breathlesst to see what
| young Mrs. John would do.
And young Mrs. John Surprised them.
She persuaded her husband to join a
dancing class.
| She appeared elegantly gowned and suita-
bly, crowned at the opera.
She bought magnificent dresses and sent
the hearts Of the dressmakers skyward.
She consented to be a 'patroness" at all
the charity affairs.
She followed the fads and wore pearls.
! Her gowns were cut just low enough and
her American beauty roses were just the
right shade.
She nodded cordially to Mrs. Aston across
the opera-house, from box to box. and sank
into her seat. a recognized queen, to re-
| ceive the homage Of Gothamites.
Those who claim that Mrs. Rockefeller
is only sweet" OF face rave had reason
to change their minds of late, for she has
gained color and Is quite rosy: and the
delicate look which she had from much
study and the reading Of many books-for
she was a book-worm girl-has left her
face.
AIRS. Rockefeller has as many friends
ir Washington as in New York, while in
! Cleveland and Chicago she is very well
1 known. KS q universal society queen, she,
perhaps, could lead Gotham for she is
known widest and exerts the broadcast in
nuence upon society life of any woman i'll
the social world.
She Is Fond of Dogs
and Owns Many.
Mrs. Rockefeller has three fads. her
books. her flowers and her husband. per-
haps the last should come first. She is
also very fond Of dogs and owns many.
She is a patron of the sports, though never
too active in them. She takes up the broad
er life of society. one that reaches beyond
the ~draw!ng-rcom. and. though she designs
her own gowns, she does not put all her
brains into them.
Mrs. Rockefellers favorite color is white.
Her favorite pictures are water colors. Her
diversions are those of driving behind pet
ponies. She enjoys dinner giving and is
an ideal hostess while her husband is an
ideal host; and as a conversationlist she
excels.
1t is hoped that young Mrs. Rockefeller
will be able to revive the salon. This
never has been successfully accomplished
in New York. Mrs. Paran Stevens did It in
a way: and others have attempted It. But
Mrs. Rockefeller has the ability to establish
a salon such as has never been seen this
side Of the water.
She has the money for it; she has the
beauty to maintain it, also the ability that
draws people together. She has political
friends and millionaire friends; and, more
than all, she has the necessary force of
character TO make the American salon the
power in American life which the European
salon Is In Europe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

Who shall say that Mrs. John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr.. is not the most fortunate young
woman in the world?
She has a contented husband. Q
. She likes to go to his church. .
She owns many mansions and minis .
. Of money. q
Q Her mother-in-law adores her. q
Q She makes friends, young and old q
Q the kind that mother used to make.
. She owns the newest diamond crown .
. in society. .
. She is an idolized bride in her first .
. season. .
. She is as beautiful as amiable and .
. as amiabIe as beautiful. =
. She is the daughter of one multi .
. millionaire and the wife of another. .
. None know her but to love her; .
. none name her but to praise. .
II any more gifts than this could be the
lot Of a young person let a fairy Princess
name them and a fairy Godmother be-
stow them.
When young John d. Rockefeller married
Miss Abbey Aldrich of Rhode Island. So
ciety held its breath and Whispered What
will he do with her?' Lovely to the last
degree. highly educated, possessed of every
qualification for leadership, or for home
making. was the bride. Yet society could
not make up its mind whether she would
be allowed to enter its gay portals: or
would be sequestered like unto the other
ladies of the Rockefeller families.
Rockefellers Have Been a
Success as Millionaires.
AS miilionaires the Rockefeller gentle
men have been a success. But society has
looked at them with greedy eyes.
They have, one and all, possessed the
knack Of making home so pleasant for
their wives that these ladies have not
cared to go out into the world And wheth-
er In New York, in Cleveland. in Chicago or
elsewhere, the ladies of the Rockefeller
household have preferred TO follow their
society.
They have organized private orchestras
and played in them themselves. They
have built great charitable enterprises,
have constructed private skating Kinks for
their friends, they have laid out beautiful
country estates. They have walked, driven,
yachted. danced, played and read. But sell
dom have they gone outside of their own
families TO do it. Mr.. Rockefeller and l."
has been the Rockefeller motto.
And this il why Mrs. Strong, the eldest
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

Written for the Sunday Republic.
. / pfng-We tear our clothes. .
. Thou pongst-You raise the deuce. q
. He p~ongs-They fall in a faint. .
Verb. irreg. Origin. Japan. Inf, .
. to ping-pong.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-18

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Who shall say that Mrs. John d. Rookie
Teller, Jr.. is not the most fortunate young
woman in the world?
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

which arrested the gaze Of all passing
pedestrians. saint and sinner There were
seen rich fabrics conforming to graceful
curves. red. lust ious looking lips and art
fully fashioned cheeks smiling and blush
ing In changeleSs wax Slender fingers
seemed to grasp the gorgeous gowns,
gathering them up from a bewildering
blending of lace and linen and fetching
silken stockings.
Roberts had never dreamed that such
things could be. His idea of window!
was that of the Puritan poet who sang
of "storied windows, richly digit, cast
ing dim religious light" This particu-
lar window was richly digit, but the dim
religious light was wanting. And so Rob
crts concluded that the time had como
for action.
Crash, Roberts sent his right foot
through the heavy plate glass. The win
dow was shattered. Down came frag-
ments of the heavy plate. overturning
the fair, false beauties and mismating
their inanimate anatomy in a general
wreck.
Roberts made no effort to escape. t.
J. Sullivan. an employe of the firm,
rushed out and seized him, while another
attache called Tor assistance from the
central police station. The patrol wagon
was quickly on the scene. and the reform
er was hustled to the station.
At the station he was tractable and
showed no indication of violent temper.
He seemed to be under the influence of e.
narcotic and WAS soon asleep after being
locked in a cell.--Memphis Scimitar.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
MORE BEER IN GERMANY.
The People Drink Third More Than
They Did Twenty Years Ago.

We think in our country that we arc
quite proficient beer drinkers. but 1T will
probably be long before we consume per
capita, the quantity of beer that is imbibed
In Germany. The more beer the Germans
drink the more they want, apparently, for
during the last two decades the consump-
tion Of this beverage per capita has in
creased nearly 80 per cent In other words
the Germans in 1881 consumed eIghty-nine
quarts for every man. woman, and child In
the country. while In 1901 the per capita
consumption had increased TO 131 quarts
or thirty gallons a year. We drink a good
deal less than half as much beer, per
capita, our consumption In 1900 having
been thirteen gallons for each inhabitant
or course Bavaria is the greatest beer
making part OF Germany, for there is
where the finest hops grow. In 1921. Ba-
varia produced about one-third OF all the
beer made In Germany. or 250 quarts per
capita OF its population. Wurtemberg
brewed 200 quarts per capita; Baden l7o
quarts. and Alsaee Lorraine SIS quarts. The
Germans import rather moro beer than
they export, but their imports are not
large. most OF them coming from Bohemia,
the greatest beer brewing region OF Aus
tria.-New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

| cent interest on the capital required. This
is one of the great schemes which Spanish
statesmen have deYised IN the hope that
by means of betteC- transportation facili-
ties, large extension of irrigation works
sugar bounties. and other schemes the
country may be restored to business ac-
tivity and prosperity.
The topography CT Spain is natural
obstacle to transportation. The noun
tains make railroad building difficult and
the rivers are too small and swift to be
nayigable except for short distances. The
country. therefore, has Inadequate means
OF communication and those which it
possesses are very pDor
Freight rates. as we'll as passenger fares,
are very high. A first-class ticket between
Madrid and Hendaya, distance of about
40 miles. is at the rata of SO cents per
mile. The South Express charges one
third the price of irst-class ticket in ad-
dition to the regular fare. Trains are very
slow. The speed of passenger express
trains is only twenty-three to twenty
seven miles an hour.
The ordinary trains run only fifteen 20
twenty miles an hour, and freight rates
are SO high that 1t costs more 10 carry
Soous Ds Taii from SaragOSSa 10 BARGE
Iona, 200 miles, than by ship from Eng
land. 1t is not strange that under such
conditions commercial development in
Spain is far inferior to that of other
countries. Even at the seaports the
Spaniards krow nothing Of the facilities
which other nations possess for ship
ment between cars and vessels, except at
Barcelona, Bilboa, Huelva, and one or two
other places,
The 3.100 miles Of railroad will be mar
row gauge. because 1t was decided some
years ago that narrow gauge was pref
erable throughout Spain. Madrid. about
2.150 feet above the level Of the sea. is the
center OF the railroad system. The noun
tain heights between Madrid and the sea
ports impose steep grades. and in many
places long detours. which with gauge
of five feet six inches and the consequent
friction lave made the operation OF
Spanish railroads very expensive. The
Spanish agsert that their high transpor-
tation charges are necessary on account
of broad fauge railroads. All the new
concessions for construction have stipu-
lated that railroads shall be narrow
gauge. which. It is now certain. will be
the feature OF future railroad building in
Spain.-New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

trait OF that monarch. who was a contem-
porary OF Abraham's.
Here is an extract OF the laws as quot
ed by the '-Matin:''
III a fire breaks out In a house. and
anyone having come to the aid of tho
landlord commits theft. he shall be
killed and buried before the spot where
he broke in.
IF anyone breaks into house to steal,
and is caught. he shall be killed and bur-
led before the spot where he broke in.
'Tf anyone, without the owners permis-
sion. cuts down a tree in an orchard. he
shall be fined half nina OF silver.
''lf husband conveys house. field. or
orchard to his wife by a title deed after
the husbands death the children shall
respect the title deed and the wife shall
retain her property. leaving 1t after death
to her favorite son.
''If one has hired an OK and i'll treats
it so that 1t dies. he shall restore 1t OK for
OK to the landlord.
'If. without witness or contract. any
one makes deposit of any goods. and
disputes arise. there is no recourse to JUS
tice. Paris dispatch in London Leader.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
THE IRISH WITNESS.
Witty Replies Made to the Queries of
the Lawyer.

Pat was on the witness stand sorely
against his will. He was more than an
unwilling witness: he was sullenly cross
and uncommunicative. His ''dandher wuz
riz" when the brutally offensive lawyer
on the other side had sought to belittle
him as an honest wage Garner.
whats your business?" was asked.
with a half sneer that implied that the
answer would reflect on Pats value as
an intelligent witness.
I'm a hod carrier" was the straight
forward reply.
Its an elevating business. isn't it,"
"It's as elevatin' as sindin' up the
hangman's materials. and ye've carried
him some. I suppose"
The examination was prosecuted more
warily after this retort. the lawyer. how
ever, ever on the alert for an opening
through which to retrieve himself. 1t
offered when Pat incautiously or inno
Gently replied to some question that cit
would be a miracle il things were other
wise.
'Ha, You say 'twould be q miracle.
Can you define n miracle?"
mot by rule o. thumb. I never prac-
ticed EN-"
Like many another browbeater who
feels himself being worsted. the legal
causist lost control Of himself at this re-
ply and pitched head on.
You are a hod carrier. you say"
Il swore it."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
VOLCANO IN KAMCHATKA.
Lava Flows in Rivers and EARTHQUAKES
Disturb Land and Sea.

Kamchatka has many volcanoes. tho
still active. They are unusually impress
sive. Their SUBMITS are always smok-
ing and often glow with molten lava.
though they are clad in eternal snow and
are covered with glaciers. The volcanic
eruptions are very grand, but being wilt
messed only by few natives or Russian
officials they awaken but little attention
in the West. About forty OF the noun
tains are OF volcanic origin. but OF these
not more than twelve are still active.
One of these remarkable eruptions oc-
Cured last fall at the Avachi volcano.
S.210 feet high. on the southeast coast OF
Kamchatka. The eruptions were accom-
panied by subterranean rumblings that
were audible for sixty miles. These
phenomena are often attended by violent
earthquakes which sometimes raise the
waves to a great height. flooding the
coast and sweeping away the tents OF ths
natives. This was the case during the
recent eruption.
The accounts that have been sent to st.
Petersburg of this eruption say that a
more magnificent and awful spectacle was
probably never presented. Lava flowed
in deep streams down the sides of the
mountains. The streams looked like wide.
molten rivers. From assures in the earth
noxious gases escaped. destroying animal
and vegetable life near the mountain.
Even fish we're killed by thousands in the
neighboring streams.
The volcanic erupfions in Kamchatka
probably surpass those OF any other part
of the world in violence and duration. An
eruption mentioned by Krasheninnikoy
lasted four years. from 172T to 1871, and
that of 1877. which was far more violent.
discharged vast lava streams. melting the
glaciers and sweeping avalanches Of ice
and water into the surrounding valleys.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
HIGH PRICES FOR OLD SILVER.
Fifteen Hundred Dollars an Ounce Paid
for Some in London.

The sensational prices realized at the
auctions of art objects. books. pictures,
furniture, and old silver in London this
week easily eclipsed all records. The
dispersal of the celebrated Dunn-Gardner
collection of old silver attracted buyers
from all parts, resulting in a silver gilt
Tudor cup. dated 1921, being sold on
April 2s for G4.100. or about 9230 an
ounce. Other silver cups were sold the
same day at the rate of e100 and s13o an
ounce.
Hitherto the record price for old sill
yer cups had been at the rate of go an
ounce. At the second day OF the sale,
April 30 Henry VII spoon realized $3.50
and James l silver cup and cover
brought $4,000. One cocoanut cup,
mounted in silver gilt, which fetched
G960. was bought in a little shop at
Bristol in 1858, for G2O. Wertheiiner later
purchased the cup for G1o0, and sold il
to Gardner for $500. Yesterday a clock
made for Louis XVI realized the great
sum Of f3.25j.
A pair of Nankin vases, seventeen
inches high, went for G1.i00: a pair of
small Sevres bowls. six inches high, were
sold for Il .050 and couple of small
Louis XIV and Louis XVI tables were
knocked down at e6i0 and eS50, respec-
lively. Three Gobeiin tapestries brought
f2,100. The purchasers, as usual, were
mostly dealers. TO whose advantage it was
to run up prices. Connoisseurs who col
lect from love of art are inclined to fight
shy OF these auctions. The contending
prices are largely fictitious. II is pointed
out that the habit OF new millionaires in
giving p free hand to supply them with
hric-a- brac has spoiled the market for
genuine collectors. Dealers bid up arti-
cIes to sensational sums. and then
promptly mark up similar bric-a-brac in
their stores to a corresponding level,
pointing to the prices realized at these
sales as justification of their action-New
York Tribune