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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26
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works. We might pend days and not -
through them all. See this yard nlled With
steel rails Just from the rolling mills
There are miles Of them They are being
shipped to different parts OF Germany and
also to Russia and the South American Re
pubIics. Further on In an Enclosure full Of
mighty cannon The unmounted guns ars
scattered over the sod as thiekly a. the
leaves Of Vallombrosa
Next IGOR are eteels plates for ships n
there At ths right arc bridge materials
ready to start out for all parts Of the
world The Krupps have their drummers
on every Continent and In almost every
country.
! lave mst them In South America, In
Japan n In China. and they are now
working every part OF South Africa
EURoPEiS GREATEST GUNMARERS
Among the great products Of this factory
are guns and munitions OF war. The Krupps
have been making guns for more than half
q century.
Alfred Krupp. the grandfather Of. the
man who died . few months ago, mado
cast steel snnon as far back as 1871 Cand
in 1853 old Kaiser Wilhelm gave him his
frst order for the German Army.
/ am told that the first eRnno were not
q success. but those which fouowed were.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26
\ STREET m RRUPPs COLONY.
KRoNENBERG.

Special cprwpondsnes Of The Sunday Republic.
Esssn-on-the-Ruhr, April IL am IN the
heart Of the Prussian Black Country, where
the foundries and factories are as thick as
IN the Black Country Of England. or In our
own Black Country about Pittsburg.
The land Is underlaid with coal and iron.
and upon II has grown one OF the greatest
steel centers Of the world.
1 rode here through forests Of smoke
stacks There arc cities and villages all
about me. which have steel and iron mills.
soiingen. the Sheffield Of Germany, is not
Tar away and within a hundred-mile radius
arc towns making almost everything under
the sun
There ara wooden factories and cotton fac
tories. silk mills and Yelvet mills.
There are glass works, steel works and
great shops for the equipment Of rail-
roads, steamships and every ether steel
thing under the sun.
CITY OF THE KRUPPs.
The heart OF this region is Essen and the
soul Of # Is the Rrupps.
The chief Krupp is dead, but his spirit re-
mains and Essen goes on as though he were
alive.
Tbs town was practically founded by q
Krupp, IL was built up by a Krupp, and the
Krupp estate supports IL to-day.
When the first Krupp began work IN his
little foundry II was a village
AlIAik III w VS. TuCh ~ ECCOlO hTlDQ
had begun TO make steel cannon, # had
only 1000; but to-day 81 has more than &c.,
coo inhabitants, and Observation-Disclosures
or these are supported by the Krupps.
1 despair of giving you ar adequate con-
ception OF the extent Of this steel business
which has been managed by one man and
r. now owned b one family.
Tbs word Krupp in Germany has much
tie same place hat Carnegie" or the
words. The United States Steel Company"
have IN America
The Krupps have vast properties Of many
kids They own 500 different mines In
Germany. and other mines in Spain
They dig their " coal, and they trans
port much Of their goods on their own
teamers
They have ships on the rivers, whGrves
at Rotterdam. miles of railroads and thou
sands of railroad cars
They have their own telephone and tele-
graph stations numbered by hundreds, and
they have great factories at several places
In Germany.
Here at Essen their employees are more In
number thar was our army at the beginning
Of the, Spanish War
They have other thousands In their ship
building yards AT Kiel, and their vcrkmen
altogethsr- approximate 5.0o men, thu
greatest Industrial brigade that has even
abosn commanded by q priyats individual
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WAX CANDLES ARE
STILL IN DEMAND.
Most Of Them Manufactured From
Ozocerite, Which Is Dug
From Earth

In these lays OF kerosene and Ess and
electricity che might think wax candles
had been pushed TO the wall By their mod
ern rivals, but, as a matter Of fact ths
old friends by which our GardfatheFs and
gnndnothers mad love are stilI an I'm
portant factor in the lighting Of homes In
his city.
In the mansions OF the wealthy. a. wen
As In the rooms Of the poverty stricken. can
dies may be found to-day. though Cor wide
~ different reasons
To the poor, candles are Indispensable
because scisnes never has discovered 3
cheaper mode Of lighting.
And TO the rich the food Of light smit-
ted by . forest OF candles In q boon be-
cause science has not and probably never
viii discover 4 softer and more mellow
light than that shed by the yellow fame At
the end OF the ancient wax cylinder.
Both health and comfort are other points
taken into consideration by many persons
who burn candles In their bedrooms and IN
other places where brilliant light Is not
essential. In the first place, what little
odor 10 caused by a candle fame Is neither
Injurious nor disagreeable, and IN tbs sec
ond, the flame requires but little oxygen 70
keep It going. nor does II heat q room TO
an apprectabIe degree./a double advantage
too obvious TO be dwelt upon
But outside OF the cities the candle n
used extensively.
In country homes. where gas 10 not avail
able. and where oil lamps must Be used. the
candle Is found frequently a. an agrseahls
and safe substitute.
The wax candle OF to-day. however, 10 q
widely different thing from that Of oldsn
times.
The busy bee may hum and collect honey
and turn out all the wax she likes; except
that her product IL used for the candles in
Roman Catholic and high churches. she
contributes little or nothing to those found
In the markets.
Ozocerite. a mineral wax. dug from the
bowels OF old earth at depths varying from
$50 to go feet. Is the substance out OF
which most candles now are made
In Amsriea the mineral 10 dug In Utah
and In California, the European beds being
located in Wales and Gelicia and Roumania-
When found in its natural state ozocerits
appears In translucent. dark brown. thin
films. which, upon being refined. resemble
beeswax closely.
The wax mines OF Eastern Galicis. LEASED
and operated by q syndicate Of American
capitalists. form ons OF the most curious
nelds Of industry imaginable
They are located around Boryslav, which
Is also the center OF the eastern oil district
Of that part Of Austria
The entire wax fields are but fifty acres
IN extent. but more than a thousand shafts
have been sunk IN that limited area, and
almost 500 men are At work on the tract.
The veins OF the mineral frequently are
sixteen inches thick. and II 10 dug with
shoyels and hoistsd from the shafts by
windlasses-
Many uses are made Of this wax besides
mclding Il into candles. and fortunes have
been made by the men interested in these
curious mines. the value OF the crude prod
uet being . cents q pound At the mouth of
9 shaft
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WHY SHE WANTED
TO FIND HER TOOTH
Precocious Seven Year,Old Ex-
planned That Her Mother
Would Treasure II. TX

She was about Z years cid and carrfcd
the purse, the care with which shs moth
cher her +year-old brother proving her
fully worthy Of the lesser trust
She had paid hsr fare. too with q quiss
dignity that impressed her felow-paesen-
gers OF the car with q sense Of q staid ma
turity far beyond the fresh. rounded cheeks.
the brown hair spreading wild over her
shoulders and the dancing. dark eyes.
Men and women smiled with unconscious
pleasure as they heard her explain TO hes
brother all that passed. pointing out every
thing that could please or amuse him. bot
no one noticed the cause OF the sudden az
clamation OF mingled pain and regret N
abe bent forward. and then. slipping or
the seat, began to search indusertousiy IN
the g~ratinss along the bottom Of the ear
Obviously b was distressed. and INA
man opposite. thinking she had lost the last
nickel that was to pay her fare home again.
Joined In the search
Two women presently offered their assist
ance and advice. but there was no sim
OF the missing coin. and the search sprsad
along to the farther end Of the ear, whore
IL was thought the nickel might ave
rolled.
Gently enough. one man already had Of.
fered the hid her fare. but she refused 10
hastily.
"Mudder never lets me take money from
any one she said. and the search went @
with greater energy than ever.
BY this time the whole car was Inter
ested. Women had their skirt tightly
gathered up n men drew their feet %
the floor and tucked than away uncomfo<r-
ably.
But the little girl stfi searched % n
vain. her distress growing every minute
A. last the conductor took q hand, ana
deserving the back platform, came In 20 So
perintend the raising OF the gratinxs and O
thorough search Of the floor under themL
Suddenly the child pounced down With .
cry Of delight. Next minute she had climbed
back into her seat. and the curious passen-
gers Jaw her place . tny speck Of ivory
"Mudder always keeps my teeth" shs
explained. -
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HOMES FoR TEE AGED.
Each cottage IN occupied by q penfored snploye

and the Franco-Prussian War was fought
with materials supplied by the Kruppa
To-day Germany gets the most Of 10
war supplies here, and Rrupp guns are
used by the Russians, the Turks. the Ital-
ians. the japanese. and, IN fact IN almost
every part OF the world.
] was In Germany at the time OF the Dus-
seidorf Exposition, where the krupps had
samples Of their hest guns as well a. the
great srmor plates which q been pene-
uated by them
The guns were Of all sizes, some OF them
small enough to be mounted on the back
CT q mule. and others which sent forth
steel projectiles a foot thick and a. high
as your waist, Weighing half a ton.
To-day the Krupps make single guns
which weigh 10 tons. and which. notwith-
standing this weight, are manipulated by
such machinery that q ehild could operate
them
Notice some OF these guns es they he on
the floor Of the shopi
Their barrels are so large that a twenty
pound baby could crawl through them. and
the weight Of each is 50 great hat It
would take 100 horses 70 haul them
See how they are handled They are ear
RED from one end OF the shop to the other
more easily than you bring In an armfuu
of wood TO the IRE
That little man under the roof touchsz n
button and . twelve-inch gun is picked up
by q travelling crane and carried from one
end Of the shop to the other.
II We had q week We might study ths
making Of the guns. The iron Is kneaded
like dough,
After IL comes from the furnace the red
hot mass 10 pounded into shape asa black
smith pounds a horseshoe. The hole Is
bored into Il az easily a. q boy bores- out
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man needs They embrace butchers BAH
ers and candlestick makers They fncauds
dry goods shops. tailor shops and svun
undertaking establishments
The man who belongs to Krupp's wcfzz
can rave a coffin at his death. and eta
heirs at the end OF the year VIII receive 9
per cent on the purchase
Tit Krupp bakeries make D.ooo.0o iosses
OF bread q year. the butcher shops annual
iy Kill 5000 cattle. and everything elss b
proportionately large
All sales are made for cash, and eFs<Ys
thing Is sold as cheap as or q ifttis cnsar8
thai II can Be bought elsewhere.
FRANK @. CARPENTER
OopJrfEht ucs hT 7. @. Oarpsrte.
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The Krupps have established cash stores
for the benefit OF the men There are ffty-
four different stores and shops, gTea; and
small hera which sell only TO Krupp en-
ployeA
They are all managed By ths establish
ment and are run on = cooperative prtn-
clple- Ths Krupps take OUT q low interest
on the capital they have invested IN thep
\ the profits beyond this are divided
among the customers according TO the
amount OF their purchases
This profit foots up Z or 8 PEE osnt . year;
% that II Q mar spends 400 at the store
he receives 81 or IS back At the close OF
the year.
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Boiled Down.

On Monday the professor said to his class:
TT Is a noticeable feature OF profane his
tory that II ultimately becomes. In most in
stances. a mere record OF wars"
On Tuesday he asked one OF the young
men to repeat something that he had
learned the day before
"Profans history" said tbs pupil, "ulu-
mately becomea q mere scrap book
Rrooklyn EaRla
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-08-27
GIVING os rns NAME.

Indian braves are named because
OF various deeds performed. Like
the dcerlayrr ia Fenimore Cooper's
Leather Stocking tales. So this
brave wen, aud built him lodge in
the woods, humbhng himself IN the
clay. He would wander sll day IN
the fores, dslls, studying mature 10
see natures God, and a, u,ges lay
ON his back ia his lodge and study
the starry heavens with skipping
stars aud tlaming comets telling OF
Manitou's majesty and sublime glo-
~. This was done 10 please Man
uou and cause his love 10 shiae up
on the hermi, brave. Ttis was con.
,inued three days with fasting. and
being quite smseialed, On sbs
iourta day he Iemainsd Ia his lodge
All day. longing ior some s.gn thai
would buns peace.
This longing was satisfied bY ths
appearance at a spuit ~ shs iashleo
Of man. He was auayed in is-
iag green. decorated with a lssssl-
slsd Grown OF beauty, which said,
.Adss, bs strong aud wIssils whh
me. I.o' will reward shes. They
wrss,led four days and me brave
rested Ia the night sims. On The
ioas,h day oslhs seossss the spifi,
said 10 him, ,'Noo shall eonqesr -
DAY, ysa ssIlll. AnA Nhsa ! sn
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-08-27
WORLDS COMMERCIAL CENTER,

According 70 Brooks Adams This Is
New York, Not london.
The commercial and financial cen.
Ter Of the world Is now no longer Lon
don. but New York City. according to
Brooks Adams Ia his latest book.
The New Empire when Pitishurg.
in 1897, succeeded In underseling an
the world In steel, the worlds money
center began "a move slowly from the
other side 10 this side Of the Atlantic.
simultaneously the political center
began 10 move TO Washington. which
Is now fast becoming the political.
diplomatic and social hub OF the
globe, The social life Ia Washington.
this season. is no longer local. bat
national. and indeed International.
Washington Is no longcr the most un.
interesting post Tor Europo's great
diplomats. but this capital Is now be
ing preferred by them, SO attractive
IS q that even our own rich people
are g0lng there instead Of abroad
National scientists aad artists are
taking up their abodes there, to be
Joined very soon by their Information.
al hrcthou. Tor Washington Is a cap.
ital that viii have as good as the best
IN Paris. London. Berlin. and Vienna
Il Is the city magnificent. 10 ho the
city beautiful. the houses OF pleasure.
the home of ideas. and yet it must re-
main democratie. lt should never
foTget that Thomas jefferson. the
ihlrd president OF the United States.
hitehed his horse to the White House
fence when he arrived there - take
TIE helm Of the government
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IL 2llIZ4I

While eoyertiy rubbing nt fh1 guilty
spots en- his iimshDnored nelhsr go
inentsi prtFently he iOl1ied 40 and
said with an acoent almost cafessing;
''YeEy good. LanEits. n yOo are sure
that "a anongh via give yoa - dufos
In hard money u- ia7 800 st
"a don't wish you q 10 any urorso I
I'm young and = pouis nor look vel
70 be extEayagant A the fama ume
al The woria Knows shaf yoh are re-
formisfa and that Romero has chosen
ypa for hts friendr l'rt sfni
3 Strongly supportDa by thszs CON
tineingf arguments Lasrlfa proceeded
TO spead the money wstioat delay
Nhse The iucAisss D6a Melton. her
hueiana west HiOut IN e coat shiny
as = raiFnor froni Qear. and a hat that
deserved pension Tor Ils length Of
, EarFice. i8 @
After All. The new cloak proved ouly,
9 drop IN The buchets very soon the
wife was seized with iunging Tor a
velvet gown to wear 70 the appruact-
ing Lopez reception. where she ex-
pected 70 sing the Aria de las joyas.
accompanied on the plano b. a young
man from Plasencia. who was coming
10 town to be examined at the conser-
vatory and Incidentally. be It men
toned. to sell a lot Of AIonanchez
hams Now Don Melton had spent
his whole monthly salary in ribbons
and trifies for his modest spouse; this.
however. was clearly DO fault Of hers.
"You have no money? Then nnd
some. Have you not rich uncle tn
Redondela? Just write him that you
are in need and would like him 70
send you 500 pesetaz.
The unhappy husband paced up and
down IN sore distress: thea weakened.
and finally wrote 10 the uncle, saying
that he must have an operation per.
formed on his leg 10 remove a tumor.
and that he required immediate hnan-
oiai assistance to pay the surgeon.
The uncle was naturally moved. and
sent his nephew 500 pesetas. most ot
which Laurita lest no time IN expead-
ing for the coveted velvet gown.
The next day Don Melton returned
from the Office happy once more. a
scanty portion Of the soc pesetas had
been allowed to remain in his hands,
'Look-isn't Il exqulslte2T said his
wife, showing him the velvet gown
And SO cheapi-425 pesetas, no
more"
Yes" replied Don Melton. 1T is
certainly a beautiful dress. Bat with
nl-oonoealcd 'pridel I also have made
an excellent purchase"
"wbAt is it?r she asked with some
asperity.
This little box" said Don Melton.
I proudly exhibiting to his wife the ro-
cent acquisition What do you think
Il cost mo7 Only two pescias
Two pesotasi" shricked LAurlia
rNeveF tell me again that you ara not
Z reckless and extavagAnt Leave nay
{ presence this minute for am already
selEod with a desire 90 strange youi"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-08-27
rHE BEAR storHER.

Much truth and interest Is fosnd
in the lodge ere stories which we're
told TO the children Of the Indians.
One day after a bear hunt ~ TIE
Delewares, Old Unczs, the sage Of
the tribe. related ihe following inci-
dent. One day when the red was
turning on the blackberries 4 nuu1-
Der Of women and girls decided to
leave the yillsge and pick berries in
the adjacent thieket. The older ones.
cautioned the younger not 10 make
so much noise as the bears vould
come and destroy them. One Ct
the number was a chielfzn's
daughter, who was Of a naughty
disposition, she laughed sad
laughed her defiance az the bears.
Her clear voIce carried = great dis
tance. Il was like the tone Of a
nightingale.
The bears in there den heard the
mockIng, tsunting defiance Of this
proud girl They attacked and
destroyed all but the one who
hurled defiance az them. She was
taken captive and became the wife
OF chief bear. To them a son was
bora, not an objsci OF beauty or
/. .oae 10 be desired, but the mother
love was IN her heart. and when
the child nuFsed. he with his claws
laceIated his mothers breasts. yet
her mothers love simply drew him
IN eooing embrace. Her face was
indeed piiiiul to behold. MANY
children, sid oIdUncas as he drew
the moral CT the tale, ''are like the
bear cub Of tins story, whose se-
ticns, like nails, tear the mcthsr's
heart, Sc; she always draws them
. closer TO her breast, and her face
IS Peneilsd with agOnies no tongue
can tell.
Dear children are you one Of the
cub children who tears Msmma's
bsart2
Remember there viii always be
a place on mothers breast for
your weary head.
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lhrown you Wit Grip ms q ny
eioshes. apd Jay ne 70 mellow
place "a kind earh'l bosom, and n
ter tunt, come ard lesr the weeds
from my grave, throw sone leose
soii over il. lie did = bs vas
bid5en. lie returned ana found 70
tie grave where he had hsfisd
the naked spints form. ssme
beaaiiioiIy formed esfs, ard apss
them the yeiiovsd gra.as. w'hsn
be came aud told his p1rsasa pi
this wondsrini discovery si ne
grave IN the siisnt forest gIen, hi.
father exclaimed, ATS Adondau1
ini" So on fbe spIrif given grains
they ieasied and rsjofot5.
By STRIVING We sifsin and fessh
our goal, then Jet us striTs.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-08-27
LIVED in spite sl pselsrs-

A man named Daval, who lives
al a Rue Monosorgusil, has iasl
completed he s=s hnndge,lSh year.
Tie IS tAs oldest servant ia the en-
ploy ol ,he PARIS Gas eempany.
Ia iSaS ss was rejected a. being
uaii, ior ,niiiiasY service. and later
he was sold ~ sas doctors thai BE
soala only llss By moving 70 q war.
msr slmsse. Tie has remained m
Paris an his life.
nasai, who IS vsy selive, lives
aloee. and does ais 5uu housew0Tk.
sle is eslieysr in liberal doses OF
vine foE psolonslog life. ~ Paris
Letter 10 ,hs Londoa ExpresA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-08-27
Guam Raised ! Han Foot.

The island Of Guam has been forced
ak inches above the sea level within
the past fsw months by aR earthquake,
according TO Commander Seaton
Schroeder, the Iogmeg sosernor of the
island. who Is now in Honolulu on
September % OF last year Guam was
visited By an earthquake which snreaa
destruction IN aimoss every part of the
island Great ASSURES were opened Ia
some Of the new government roads
school houses were leyeled and alnosi
evtry building 0f stone vas denolisaed
Some time after the earthQuaks. me
boatmoa Who cFalsea about the hArhor
of san I.ais d'Apra noticed thai tha
channels wese shailaNeF ikan usual
especially over certain cf the recis
The attcntion 81 lhe naval oaSers was
oailed to The matter, ana ,hsy made an
Investigation. eominE 20 the eaaclusioa
that tAe hlans haa Taea about hair
tOot.
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AMtmCAN lfGFsDs.

- - nlssEtnr oT -

AnAr ~ aNi4Nfff
IifL u3EciFE EHf o. FIFK
There vas time when the trees
t5uid talk and we're 10 no danger
lot being cut down and burned. ior
the people had ~ Gre. The way
the fire was obtained Is story Of
interest.
The Fox went visiting, and
smoHg others visited the ietls.
They we're 10 teach him their cry.
The tel Invented wings for the FOX
and be was to b with them. but
must not open bis eyes while using
them, So when the darkness came
ovef them in their Fight, they pass
ed over The village OF the Ko-na-
teie-a (I). His eyelids being dif-
ferently constructed from that Of
other animals, the light from the
village penetrated the syelids open
ing his eyes. lie became helpless
as his wings cease to work, and be
fell in the village Of the hrefies.
He at once bribed two of the fire.
flies with a necklace of Kotl-ie J.
tsa Cd, TO teach him the way TO es-
cape from the walled village.
They showed to him a kindly ce-
dar tree, which At request would
bend down and lift one over the
wall.
So be sought the spring for a
drink. Thsn the ffeHies arranged
ior a carnival. feas,iag, dancing.
The fox gave as his contribution TO
the Carnival a drum, the first one
made. In the meantime be tied
strips Of cedar 10 bis tail, after tir-
ing Of beating The drum for the car
uiyal be gave it 10 the firetlies, while
he came near 10 the fire, ignted BY
there own bodies. He was advised
that lhl fire would bum him, but
like many people to-day he declared
be knew better, for said be, Il am
medicine man and cannot burn.
He switched his iasl into the FIRE,
the cedar commenced 10 burn,
and he said IL Is getting quite warm,
so be moved to a cooler place.
The frealies commenced TO become
quite anxious and called 10 him this
IS the way, bat Mr Fox made
straight for the cedar tsee and said,
Bend down 10 me dear tree, Oh
bend down 10 me And the cedar
lifted him over the wall. As the
fox continued his flight. the bushes
OF the field aud forest that were dry
k;ndled and blazsd brightly. The
fox firing 10 bis flight now oonsign-
ed what he had to the I-isa,l-,sn-i,
/ (s). who became wearied in time
aud gave 1t 10 Tsi-nes-,so-i ID who
flew southwark But the freflies
pursued The fox to his buUow, and
his punishment Is found in the fact
that he should never be permitted 10
use the tire for his own needs.
How often do we possess ourselves
with things we cannot use, and are
punished like the iox, yet 10 Others
they may be OF service. Let Us
then be truly aliruisiie,
'Geese. (t,) Firsilies. (s,)Ju-
niper berries. C3) Hawk. (4)
Z Brown crane.