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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
Delight in a School Garden.

AUGUST UuIo1
Do you wonder at the perple1ity OF the little girl who,
upon being asked by her teacher, How is 1t, my dear,
that ro'- do not understand this simple thingT' replied,
with a perplexed look. Il do not know. indeed, but I some
times think that / have so many things to learn that I
have not time to understand"
Contrast with this the spirit Of the boy mentioned in the
following paragraph:
In a school garden properly conducted children become
so deeply interested In accomplishing a certain. definite.
near. and understandable result-the raising OF flowers and
vesetables-that they learn to work hard without being
conscious of effort. That Is q matter Of the very highest
Importance in educating children. I said to a boy, who is
one Of the most interchangeable workers I ever saw. why.
you are the hardest-working boy 1 know" Yes" he said.
Il know III but it's fun, Just the Same"
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RECENT COMMENT.
The Phenomena of Musical expression.

The Profession. = IS Be -' =
These are the phenomena which an attentive hearing OF
a fine and expressive piece of music unfolds before us. Let
us enumerate them once more. The accented notes which
excite the movement Of the head and feet and make us
feel the time are the metrical accents, which appeal es-
pecialy to the musical instinct. The accented notes which
coincide with the beginning and the caesura Of the line.
mark the different cadences and closes of the phrases and
fragments of phrases, and are called the rhythmical
accents They appeal especially to the musical intelligence,
and are to music what punctuation is to speech.
Lastly come the accented notes which occur apart from
the metrical or rhythmicaI accents In an exceptional and
unexpected manner. and are capable of displacng the toric.
changing the mode. and breaking the regularity of the me-
ter or rhythm. These we call the expressive accents. They
appeal chiefly to the musical feeling.
Here then We have:
The metrical accent belonging to the instinct;
The rhythmical accent, to the intelligence; and
The expressive accent, to the sentiment
In spite Of the Importance of the bar, metrical accent
must give way to rhythnical accent, and both must in
turn give way to the expressive accent. which will always
take the lead and rule the others.
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1t was not Mr.. Barnum's invention that put forward
hyperbole of a most elastic sort as the trait predominant
in show advertisements. though he undoubtedly became a
past master in this art. Resembling adjecives and SUBJ
stantives were necessarily among the awesome features of
his posted bills and his newspaper notices. but 1 venture
to say that the show bills of the hippodrome and open-air
entertainment Of Rome, Pompeii and Hercuianeum, CEN
turtles ago. were not mildly worded. Something wonderful.
colossal. ard gigantic must be expressed to define the
qualities of a show for the populace. and 1t is a part of
the satisfaction IN going to it to read and see this printed
and pictorial heraldinS. We know well enough now that
those open-red-mouthed lions and tigers. with animated and
furiously flying tails. and the writhlng, tremendously spiral,
perpendicular boa-constrctor OF the bills must not be
taken too seriously. but with considerable discount. So
we are not disappointed to see these wild creatures. with
drawn from the wood and Jungle, greet US with barn-yard
docility and tarneness when we enter the tent
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RusY Men Never hurry.

There sre bustling. h%urrytng people, peo-
pie that seem to be accomplishing every
thing. IN all the walks of life.
A superficial view Of such people gives
the idea that they are accomplishing a great
deal; and yet. IN point Of fact, they are
usually poor workers. They expend a great
deal Of steam IN kicking up a lust.
The men who accomplish the most never
seem in q hurry, no matter how much they
have to do. They are not troubled for lack
of time, for they make the IT ost OF tho
minutes BY working In cool. clear. orderly
and methOdical fashion, says the Pictorial
Magazine. It will greatly reduce the LA
biiity to waste time by business If plans arc
formed IL advance of action. and IN the
main adhered to when the time for doing
arrives.
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II politics must be mentioned in connection with
municipal government, the public may be called upon
to note a striking contrast furnished by two branches
Of the criminal courts in this city in their treatment
of persons indicted in connection with municipal scan
dals. Circuit Attorney Folk, a Democrat, has Sc
cured the conviction of three men in the Circuit
Courts presided over by Democratic Judges. Four
men have been brought TO trial in the Court of Grim
inal Correction, presided over by Judge Clark, q Re
publican. Prosecuting Attorney Glover, a Republican,
had charge Of the States cases. OF the four, one es-
capped conviction and the trials Of three others will go
over until September upon the Judges own motion.
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Lndx Mary Wort1cx Montneu,. 1ta1x.

Edith Wharton IN August Scribnerk
We lunched that day at Breno. q town guarded by a
ruined castle on a hill, and sunset brought us to Lovere, at
the head Of the lake OF Iseo. It was the stillest of still
evenings, and the little town which Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu has inmortalzed was reflected, with every seam
and wrinkle OF It's mountain background. in the pearly
surface Of the lake. Literal-minded critics, seeking In vain
along the shore for Lady Mary's villa and garden, ha We
grumbled at the inaccuracy Of her descriptions; but every
lover of Italy will understand the mental process by which
she unconsciously created an imaginary Lovere. The town
at first sight IS dull and Disappointing; but. taken with its
surroundings, It might well form the substructure Of one
of those Turneresque visions which, in Italy, are per-
petually intruding between the most conscientious traveller
and his actual surrounding 1t Is indeed almost impossible
to see Italy steadily and see 1t whole. The onset of i'm
pressions and memories is at times 30 overwhelming that
observation is lost in mere sensation.
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noAFna AND THE IMAGINATION

One Of the chisf charms OF the summer season Is
thss is stimulus of lcafng and refreshing the soul
seons 90 have a most marked effect on the imaglna-
ton, resulting IN the production Of what may be called
wonder-tsle news items most fascinating In their ap-
peal to the readers credultty.
OF this class CT stories we have annually q So
called fresh output which is in reality but q shrewd re-
dressing Of the standard stock in trade. The sea
serpent, the airship, the kissing and strange bugs,
fhsss and other generarzed marvels have their In
ningA a alike having thar foundation In skillful
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
WORLD'S-1eO4-FAIR
THE PIG IRON INDUSTRY.

Many authorities assert that the pig iron Industry
is a true basis for gauging industrial prosperity. This
is probably correct to an extent. A t least, at the times
of greatest prosperity in this country pig iron pro-
duction has served as a very fair barometer of busi-
ness conditions.
The London Commercial Inteligencer shows the
commanding position which the United States occupy
as a producer Of this important mineral. From 1865
to 1901, inclusive, the figures are as follows:
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which Will keep them, ladies and all, at home most Of
the summers as long as they live.
Whether or not tho ladies' adopt the h~ome-summer
custom, it is already certain that the man would
rather take the city with its trolleys and varietg of
comforts than the summer resort with its narrow list
of attractions and Its small stock of comforts and its
dearth of heart-to-heart compaCionship.
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Iron and Steel Association nrure.

In addition to this data, it is pleasing to know that
the production of pig iron for the first half Of this
year was s,so7,574 tons, as compared with 7,e74,613
tons during the corresponding period OF last year.
In other words, the United States are the only
country where pig iron production has increased dur
ingfthe past year. Twenty years ago the United King
dom produced twice as much as did the United States;
now the ratio Is reversed and we produce more than
four times as much as we did in 1880.
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The Kings Highway Commission recently ap-
pointed by Mayor Wells will serve the public interests
by fastening their work. The improvement of Kings
Highway is one of the important municipal improve
ments which should be completed as soon as possible.
While the men on the board will be expected to pre-
pare a careful report, the element Of time should not
be overlooked. The boulevard should without fail be
completed before the Worlds Fair.
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One pleasing feature in connection with Republic
IN newspaper vilifcation of the State is the fact
that the outside world has begun to appreciate the
unreliability of these organs. The following from
the Washington Post shows how they are regarded:
We learn from our Missouri Republican ex-
changes that the Democratic party IN that State
is lettering again. What q confirmed totterer
It is when we consider how It always manages
to avoid a fall
And no one inshdelthe State really believes that the
Democratic party will take a fall this year.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1902
CIRCULATION DURING JULY.

W. B. Carr, Business Manager OF The St Louis Re
public. being duly sworn, says that the actual number Of
full and complete copies of the Daily and Sunday Republic
printed during the month Of July. 1902, all in regular ei-
tons. was as ner schedule below:
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of copies returned and reported unsold during the month
of July was 100 per cent.
W. 3. CARR
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3lst day of
July, 1902.
J. F.. PARISH,
Notary Public. City of St Louis, Mo.
My term expires April 26. 1905.
N~~0O0@~@
~ The 81. Louis carrier force of The Republic
deliver moro than $4,000 copies every day. THE
Is nearly four times as many as any other morn
Ing newspaper delivery in ST. Louis and more
than twice az many es any morning or evening
delivery.
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THE
BREAK, BREAK, BREAK.
BY TENNYsoN.

It T Ts pSSGnSesGf h 5G asna%atygIy e@@y. Poems of Aired Lord To- b 5@n L% 4 Idl 1872
Is stio have declared tath he wrote it at IN the morning. in a LncVhEhte hRh
between bosmnngh edgS
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Tests That Ensure Safety.
Flow the Power Of Building Material TO DO Dts Part
in G)arship or Sky Jcraper is Tested
in Modern Gaborato.ry

Boston, November 12.-Although II is
somewhat the fashion to admit that the
modern world considers the wonders Of
science TO be its most important field OF
observation aud study, few persons realize
how impossible would be the erection Of a
modern city. the establishment OF modern
railroad or the building Of modern steam.
cr or battleslip without certain amount
Of preliminary work in scientific laDora-
tories. TO us as Americans what is per-
haps even more Interesting is that the i'm
portaut European laboratories, now playing
this absolutely necessary part in Twentieth
century civilization. are based upon
methods that originated on this side OF the
water. Such Is one Of the conclusions Of
Prof, e. +, Miller of the Massachusetts,
Institute OF Technology, who has Just re
turned to Boston after a tour Of the best
known technical schools and government
experiment stations of England and the
continent. Never m important building,
or big vessel, ship dock, railroad bridge,
or any one Of the indefinite number Of
large modern structures for the comfort
and convenience Of humanity is built until
the material IS thoroughly tested to see II
1t will bear the strain to which It must be
subjected. Naturally the laboratories OF
the world are always watching each other;
the authorities OF the great German insti-
tuition at Charlotenburg, for example keep
watchful eye on the Massachusetts lnsti-
tute Of Technology and the Institute Of
Technology sends It's representative to visit
Charlottenburg.
At first glance this seems simply an ex.
ample OF the rivalry OF important educa-
tlona institutions But In reality having
in view the actual relations between the
modern laboratory and the building pro-
cessos Of modern civilization, It ls also in
the long run a rivalry between national
civilizations. In London, where the busI-
ness quarter Is said to be threatened by an
invasion Of the lofty American office build
ineg there Is already tangible opposition on
the ground that the buildings are stil an
experiment and probably unsafe TO tenants.
rbe answer OF course lies In the continued
safety OF the high building aud this In turn
denends obviously on the accuracy with
which the material has first been tested.
Before the high building became so impor-
tont a part OF modern construction these
tests were made with small pieces Of the
material from which the strength OF larger
sections was hfuVceN ~ N"iiiPileAttU atllhe-
lctlcal calculations. But the erection Of
taller buildings as well as the growth Of
slips, steamers bridges. etc, found these
tests unreliable ana the Massachusetts In
stitute OF Technology, not 80 very many
years ago took the pioneer step Of adapt
ing its laboratories to testing full sized
material by the methods now almost uni
versally followed on both sides Of the
TESTS FOR YEARS.
TO see these tests In progress Is an In.
terestinE glance At what practically the
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unteered to prove his belief In the truth
of what was then the theory that mosqut
toes were the only cause Of malaria. His
offer was accepted, and he lived through
the whole malaria season in the Roman
Campagna with another doctor and his
servant This countryside Is entirely de.
serted during the season, except by those
peasants who are too poor to travel else
where, The only precautions Or. sam
bon took were to have every window
door and chimney wire screened, TO re
main indoors from before sunset until after
sunrise, all the windows being open to the
air During the day he wont ont invest-
eating the habits Of the mosquito, and en-
gagged in other researches. 40 inmate OF
the house was Infected with malaria, while
every peasant living in the nelghborhood
had an attack To complete the expert
ment Dr. Manson (the son of the distin.
guished Prof. Manson, known all over the
world for his researches concerning trop-
ical Diseases allowed himself while living
in Cambridge to be bitten by mosquitoes
sent to him by Prof. Sambon. after being
fed on malarious patients in Italy. He
contracted the disease The demonstration
was complete. This fact, which should be
universally known. | find to be unheard
Of by large number Of people all over
the world in countries where malaria Is
prevalent.
g. The parasite may be killed IN the
blood by sufficiently large doses Of Quin-
ine. This, however. is only effected at
certain stage Of its development. But II
the mosquito sucks the blood from a man
saturated with quinine, she can not obtain
the living parasite. Hence II every indi-
yiduals blood was saturated with quinine
the disease would not be conveyed. This
measure was attempted by Prog. Koch IN
certain communities in German East
Africa with a certain degree of success
only. and the evils OF such constant medi-
cation are certainly not small when other
measures are so much more effective. How
ever all travellers In tropical countries
know the value Of daily dose OF quinine
as a precautionary measure; for lnnumer.
able infections must thus occur which
come TO nothing through the parasite being
killed by the quinine in the Travellers
blood.
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birth OF many a familiar structure, whether
the office building Of big city, the hoat-
Ing fortrcsscs OF a navy, or the railroad
bridge spanning a deep gorge In the noun
tains hundreds OF miles from civilization.
In the engineering laboratories Of Tech, as
the prophet Of modern testing Is best
known in its own immediate neighborhooa
Of Massachusetts, these tests are In pro-
gress not only night and day, but some Of
them lasting over several years Of constant
strain aud pressure on given piece OF ma
tcrlnl. The laboratory itself Is what seems
almost q chaos OF powerful machinery
whose sole purpose Is to bend twist, pull
or push the various materials OF modern
construction TO their points Of resistance
Wooden beams. for example are here kept
under constant pressure for years, their
sag being recorded from day to day 20 de-
terminc just how much timber is detected
during the life Of building IN which It is
placed-a long continued experiment which,
among other things looks forward to
remedying the often uneven floors Of a
cotton mill
If contractor IS building church a
masonry arch large enough for a church
door is tested with a weight comparable TO
that OF church steeple, not loaded. To be
sure, with so many pounds Of material.
nut being compressed to the crushing point
by steel beams drawn downward by re-
lentless mechanical power Steel rods are
subjected to torsloual or twisting tests In
order that the necessary dimensions OF
shafts for engines, steamships and for all
sorts Of shafting for the transmission OF
power may be definitely settled Bricks
are compressed until they crumble Into
dust, but the recorded result Of many tests
determine the safe height Of a chimney or
an office building Of brick construction
steel columns are placed under compression
until they buckle or break and Il Is then
known for certainty how many pounds
they VIII support without disaster
Particularly interesting are the tests Of
rope, In which the great difficulty is to got
It 20 break In the middle than than at the
knot or fastening. Wire rope can be test
ed by moulding type metal around the ends
and thus furnishing a "trip FOR the jaws of
the machine IN the case Of manila rope
the sailors favorite hitch. tue bow line,
Is found 90 be the most unsatisfactory
knot Of al, while two half bitches develop
the largest efficiency. OF course the ef-
fciency Of rope Is no grenter than that
OF the knot by means Of which It is made
fast, but when II Is desired 70 learn tho
breaking strength Of the straight rome,
knots are abandoned and careful eye
splice IS put Ia each end, Held by an eye
splice. previously dampened, the rope may
b brokcu in the center simply by exertiug
sufficient pull, but II has been found that
an average rope before breaking VIII have
stretched % per cent beyond It's normal
length .,..,, ,,.,,,,.,
But not less interesting than the expert.
nents Is the dslleRey OF tbs apparatus that
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~~~~-N-~~~~4~N1~ oNc~N~~A~N~O~~r~
HE CONTROL
of MALARIA.
A Matter Only of Getting Rid of the Anepholes
Mosquito. . Proof of the Theory.
~>NNA~0-~N~I~~~''~4N <S~~N~>Nr~Nr>N~A

umn). Suffice It to say that they cause
the fever and other symptoms characteriz-
ing an attack Of ague. Anopheles swal-
lows the blood; every one has seen a mos
quito swell up while feeding From her
stomach the mosquito parasites, after IN
dergoing various changes, reach the suck
ing apparatus Of the same mosquito. She
may then seek another human being upon
whom to feed; and If she is successful, will
infect him with the malaria parasites as
she sucks his blood.
There are three means of preventing
this infectlon
l. To exterminate the Anopheles mos
quito.
ta) BY draining their breeding grounds.
This is only possible In cities or where
drainage can be conducted without enor-
nous expenditure
b) By killing their young daryae) as
they swim near surface of shallow pools.
This can be done by thin film Of pc
troleum which prevents the larya from
breathing, by choking its breathing pore.
This is, on a large scale an expensive
proceeding, and has to be repeated at
frequent intervals. Besides, It must be
very thoroughly carried out. In recent
Century magazine is an account of how the
method was pursued near Oyster Bay,
Long Island.
>. To prevent the MOSQUITO from access
to infected human beings. This can be
done by seeing that every malarious pa
tient lives during the night In a mos
quito proof house or room. FOR Anopheles MS
general rule bite only at night, hiding
during the day In the shade under the
A.
method can never be quite satisfactory,
some individuals avoiding surveillance, es.
peciall in sparsey settled countries and
among the ignorant 1t may be reinforced
by preventing mosquitoes which may pos
sibly be infected from obtaining &C.
cess to any one at night. Protection is
secured either by remaining in mosquito
proof house or room, or when compelled
to go out, By wearing imperylous anklets
wristlets and gloves and protecting the
face By yelling These precautions were
adopted with extraordinary success two
years ago In Italy. one Of the most ma
larious countries in the world. among the
railroad employees in the outlying coun-
try.
Among nearly go employees with their
families who adopted these precautions less
than 3 per cent were affected By malaria
The usual incidence of the disease In the
unhealthy season was over Do per cent
and to show that the decrease was NOT
seasonal in its cause. the surrounding
peasantry continued TO be Is malarious as
before.
PROOF OF TIE THEORY.
The year before Or. sambon. professor
OF tropical medicine Ia London. had vol
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Chicago Inter Ocean.
It is evident from the tone of Marie
Corellrs article IN recent London maya
zine that she IS far from happy. But 1t is
rather remarkable that the cause OF her
unhappiness should be the millionaire. par
tlcularly the American millionaire. and
more particularly the American millionaire
who threatens to lay bis hands upon the
material things Of the tight little isle
1--WE see j. p. Morgan" says Marie-in
This instance not sweet. but rather sour
Marie-"a money octopus stretching out
greedy tentacles in every direction, strv-
ing to grasp British shipping Industries and
iaterests everywhere I'm that deyourins
deadly grip which, II he were permitted
to hold, would mean The loss OF prestige 10
our country. though no doubt ID miCnt
create rejoicing IN America with many OF
the more ind pendentiy tlirNng class.
That Is 20 Say. Marie COrCli ls not quite
so certain ais some of her more optimistic
sisters that the Americans who are best
known IN London, aud wh3 dwell with sp
much ardor at times upon the good feeling
existing between the great Republic and
The mother country" are really and truly
repree antatise OF the more Independently
thinking" cl.Ss OF thelr fellow countrymsh
at heme.