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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

This referred TO the gigantic columns of
spray constantly arising from the great
| abyss beneath the fails and the terrible
roaring sound Of the falls heard for many
miles
RIVALS IN GRANDEUR.
No one can imagine their beauty. how
ever powerful the pen or eloquent the
tongue which describes them. Livingstone
! said that the falls had never been seen by
European eyes before he saw them.
Imagine the majestic Zambesi above the
| falls, mile wide. dotted with tree-covered
| islands. plunGing between 400 and 900 feet
into the mighty chasm it has made for
! Itself through the ages. suddenly swerving
and tearing its way through a rock-lined
/ pass with walls 500 or 400 feet high. then
| dashing and eddyins through some thirty
| or forty miles of billy country.
No wonder the natives regard the cata-
| ract with awe and mystery. and that the
words of their almost whispered canoe song
| say, The Zambesi! Nobody knows whence
| 1t comes and whittier it goes Some of
! them speculate about the rainbows seen in
the columns of spray and say they may
| be signs from Supreme Being.
They will also refer in their own Ian
| guage to the colossal cadron beneath the
| falls as the pestle of the gods. The falls
| form the most transcendently beautiful nat
ural phenomenon on this side of paradise.
| Very soon you will be able to go to tho
| falls in /, comfortable Pullman car from
Cape Town. or from the Portuguese port of
| BeiW, on the east coast and, as 1 have
tried to show you, you will sec. somethiiig
| when you go which will repay the time and
| trouble.
You will then admit that Turner's brush
| could not paint the scene. nor Ruskin's pen
| describe Il.
THE lovely rainbows In The ~-,uuns q
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

mis-. or vapor are so brilliant that the Eye
shr!nlss from looking on them; segments Of
these rise from the abyss deep as the solar
rays can penetrate 1t. over arch, spray. rock
and forest. till. rising to the highest point.
they fail to find refractory moisture to COM
plete the arch
How far away are these fallsr'
We'll, you know where Cape Town Isl
Il recently went from there to. Bulawayo.
1870 miles, very comfortably by train in an
hour more than three days and nights.
From Bulawayo to Victoria Falls is another
go miles
More than half that distance Is already
, by rail, and the other half will be COM
pleted in a few months. The British Asso-
citation. az l have snid has accepted an In
vitation to hold its 1905 meeting at the falls,
SO the world will not be much older when
It hears great deal more about probably
It's greatest natural wonder.
will city appear some day at the
falls?'
"a beginning will he made soon with tho
big hotel to be erected to house the Swans
of the British Association.
Just as you have your town OF Niagara
Falls so we shall have ours at the Iambesi
Fails. called. possibly. Rhodes. There Is
plenty of iron in the neighhorhood. and we
shall make our own rails for the extension
of the railway on to Cairo.
Ten years ago 1 printed on the outside
of my book .Zambesia that the railway in
struction of the near future would be book
from Cape Town to Cairo via the Victoria
Falls Only about COO miles of rail were
then laid.
with the extension southwark from the
north to Khartoum only comparatively
small gap will be left to fill from Victora
Falls
rs this entirely British enterpnser'
"Of course. England practically controls
the great rivers Of Africa-the Nile and the
Zambesi. What would you say IL 1 told you
the engineer, Sir Charles Metcalf. looks for
! ward to running by rail from Victoria Falls
| to Cairo in four days?
The Rhodesians are laying themselves
! out to harness the Victoria Falls. Definite
| steps are now about to be taken for the util-
ization Of their practically limitless power"
Can the falls be utilized for electrical
! purposes?'
Decidedly SO. Professor George Forbes
harnessed Niagara, and he has stated that
he has no doubt whatever that electric
| power can be conveyed from the Victoria
! Falls for profitable use UP to distance OF
from 400 to 800 miles.
"a gigantic scheme foe utilizing the falls
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
TgMEPIeCE THAT TOLD
OFF MARTYRS HOURS.
King Charles the First's Watch Is
Now in Possession Of an Eng
lishman in Philadelphia

There is in the possession OF wiifred Pow
ELL who represents the British Empire at
this port timepiece that told of the hours
for Englands royal martyr
After the victory over Charles II oliver
Cromwell wrote exultantly to Englands
Parliament, telling how the enemy was
beaten from hedge to hedge till he was
finally driven into Worcester. There were
1000 prisoners among the spoils of that
fight. The royal carriage in which the King
had been carried was there. too. and in that
handsome carriage was q royal carriage
watch, which also fell into the hands of tho
victorious Cromwell.
This timepiece Of royalty. which still ticks
after career OF 262 years. was made in 1910
for King Charles by the royal matchmaker
Of that time.
King Charles was beheaded two years
before his son Charles II was defeated on
and escaped from the field Of Worcester.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
OLD TIME COOKERY.
Science Of the Bake Oven as
Taught go Years Ago.

In tho early days Of tho seventeenth CEN
fury astronomy was truly q wonderful
science, II a little cookery book, published
In 1888. and now in the possession Of a
Chicago woman is any criterion. says the
Chicago Tribune. The title It bears is
"Murrelrs Two Books Of Cookere and
Carving.
Printed for John Marriott. ana arc TO be
sold at his Shop in Saint Dunstan's Church
yard in Fleet-street. 1883"
To bake red deere" you are directed to
..Parboyle It. and presse II. and let 1t lye
at night In Red-Wine and Vinegar: then
Larde It Thicke. and season 1t with Pepper.
Salt. Cloues, Mace. Nutmeg. and Ginger.
Bake 1t in a deepe Coffin OF Rye-paste. with
store of Butter: let 1t sonke WELL
"I.eaue a vent-tole In your Pye. and when
YOU draw 1t out OF the Ouen put in melted
Butter. vinegar. Nutmeg. Ginger. and
little Sugar; shake 1t we'll together. and put
II into the Ouen againe, and let 1t stand
three or foure houres at the least. to soake
thorowly: when your Ouen is cold take It
out and stop the hole with Butter
Next Is a heading. "Fritters on the Court
Fashion.
Take the Curds Of a sackeposset, the
yolkes Of sixe Egges. and the whites Of two
Of them, fine flower. and mako batter,
season 1t with Nutmeg and little Pepper,
put in a little strong ale and warme mike,
mingle all together. and put them into
Iarde: neither too hot nor too cold. II
your batter swim. It is in good temper"
A recipe ITO mako blancht Manchet in .
| Fryingpan" by It's substitution Of MAN
| chet' or fine bread for meat. shows Chau.
| GERS plank -manger' on its way to become
the modern blanc-mange. though It is the
| fourteenth and not the seventeenth century
form which has survived.
The recipe runs:
J Take half-a-dozen Egges. halle a pint.
1 Of sweet Creame. penny manchet grated
| a nutmeg grated. two Spoonefuls of Rose
water, two ounces Of Sugar. worke all
stifre like 4 Pudding: then frye it like a
| Tansey in little Fryingpan that II may be
| thicke; frye 1t browne and turne 1t out
| upon a plate.
"cut it In quarters. and serve 1t like q
Pudding. scraps on Sugar"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

HIS invention has put money into the
pockets of every inhabitant of this section
and worked blessings on civilization by In
creasing production and the capacity for
consumption.
Worthless land sells for 800 an acre after
the dredgeboat has made its way through
the wet country.
After the necessary formalities have been
pushed through the courts, the dredsehoat
company begins its work. AT the head OF
the proposed ditch hole is dug.
1t is big enough to float the boat. which
usually is about 60 to 100 feet long.
Across the swamp country the material
and engine must be hauled to equip the
digging machine.
1t Is job Of no small consequence and
unless properly done will make future work
OF digging failure.
Once launched the real work begtnr
The engine starts. down sweeps the s-eat
shovel almost under the PROV of the boat.
slowly the lever is reversed and NJ comes
the shovel with stumps, mud and roots.
Another lever is touched.the shovel swings
around to the side and the load Is dropped.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
Is being worked out Mt this minute in an

IS being worked out Mt this minute in an
engineering Office In London. The prelim-
mary work for n huge installation of an
electric power plant will be commenced in
a few weeks.
Railways will be worked nv the mys-
terious power. towns will be lit by It, in
GLIDING Bulawayo. 30 miles away, while
current will be supplied to the mines and
many other industries within a radius of 800
miles.
THE power-housc will probably be located
on a benching In the second Giszcg below
the cascade and will be supplied with water
by steel tubes from the falls.
'I understand that any amount of power
required can he obtained and that an avail
able head of at least go feet can be utilized.
Each pipe or tube eight feet In diameter
will drive n turbine and generator necessary
for 5,00O-horse power, and the engineer
thinks It will be found desirable to lay
down the plant in units Of this magnitude.
1.-THE question OF voltage is not yet de-
termined. but there will be no difficulty In
distributing current over an area of at least
300 miles"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
A rArr CORRESPONDENT.

IT A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Eheston Mo, Juno 5.-Down here in
Southeast Missouri. In Scott. Stoddard. New
Madrid. Mississippi, Dunklin. Pemiscot and
Butler counties. there are sounds coming
from the gwamps which are enough to make
the stranger timorous.
Sharp dynamite reports are heard. The
tearing Of tinbers follow as one ap-
proaches Then comes the pounding of an
engine the splash Of q heavy body in water
and the smack Of wet mud as It falls from
. height Of fifteen feet to the bank.
A dredgeboat L. making its way through
The swamps
In each Of these counties from two to
half dozen Of these mighty machines are
preparing the country for cultivation and
usefulness
Their paths are marked by clear running
water. the telling Of trees on fertile lands,
the building OF towns. the harvesting of big
crops and the revitalizng OF people made
sick by the miasma of the swamps.
Houtheast Missouri should some day build
aymonument to the man who originated the
dfedgeboat.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
vrCToRlAn FAILa SOUTH AFRICA
PROM . pnotssr.ph taken WY near III. c.t.-

vrcroRiAn FALLS. SOUTH AFRICA
Prem . pnosssr.Va taken VT, near The cats
WRITTEN ron THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Few people realize, or, indeed. few are
aware, that our famous Niagara Falls have
d counterpart in South Africa twice their
Weight, width and volume.
Like Niagara, these falls Of the Zambesi
are to be harnessed. while city is ex-
pected to spring up on their banks.
1t is purposed to to transmit their power
for 40 miles.
A distinguished Scotch engineer. who has
been identified with South African In
terests for many years. and who is now Wis
iting New York. has brought some amazing
reports of the possibilities and progress OF
this project.
The engineering authority ia Onward P.
Mathers. T. q. S.. +. r. G. S. who is. how
ever, more than the geologist and geogra-
..er which the letters affixed TO his name
,.eSt.
ar. Mathers Is the author Of three early
books ON South Africa. also the editor OF
an important weekly publication devoted to
South African Interests.
In 1891 Mir. Mathers, after an extended
tour through Matabeleland. Bechuanaland
and Mashonaland. made prediction which
caused considerable comment in American
,HlIroad and geographic circles.
He declared that in few years there
Awould be a railroad running from Cape
Sown to Cairo via Victoria Falls.
Within the next few weeks the railroad
will really have reached the Zambesi River.
and already the plans Tor brioge over the
gorge through which the Zambesi flows. a
snort distance below the Victoria Falls,
have been completed.
Mr.. Mathers talks confidently of the pro-
5ect. .
Il have come to see America for several
,.aasons," he said. II am interested in the
conditions governing newspaper production.
/ propose visiting the St Louis Exposition
and am especially anxious for an opportu-
njty to study the methods employed in tho
transmission OF power at the Niagara Falls.
expect to see the Victoria Falls on the
Zambesi harnessed in the same fashion.
You have some big things in America, but
ne can match them.
SOME AMAZING FIGURES.
..The Victoria Falls of the Zambesi River,
IN South Africa, are double the width and
more than twice the height of Niagara
frails Here are some photographs Of these
wonderful works of nature.
= 4 ..They are now making arrangements to
IN. rfess the falls and to transmit electrical
Saesr 10 the mines round about
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

Mrs Wentworth is a graduate q ws01o.
ley College and has pursued her art gtud1o0
abroad; under Carl Mari at Munich md
Bouguereuer and F1eury at Par1A y1ryt
place was given her work IN competition
with thousand other students at Julian
Academy. Paris. she being the nrst woman
to have secured this honor.
she delights in the work az the ross q
her subjects are taken from her large cir.
Gle of personal friends, In each OF whom
she finds a wealth OF study.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Mrs. c. o. Wentworth. well-krown
portrait painter. whose studio Is in New
York. but whose former home was at Rock
Island. ILL.,, is the guest of Mrs. Charles
H 1Iuttig, an old friend. at No. % WASH
ington Terrace. and while in st. Louis Is
executing paintings Of little Miss Jeanette
Huttig and her mother ..,
Specimens Cf Mrs. Wentworths work are
on exhibition 81 Strauss Studio. The like
ness Of Mrs. William Bancroft Hill is one
of the best of the collection. Mrs. Hill is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

the daughter of Mr.. Frederick weyerhaus-
err of ST. Paul. Mimi. director in the
Third National Bank OF st. Louis.
The artist. Mrs. Hill and Mrs Huttig
belonged to three of the most prominent
families in the Northwest. the heads Of
which were interested In the great lumber
industry there. They were thrown much in
each others company, ard have been life
long friends. The portrait Of Mrs Hill was
Mrs. Huttig.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

Tho number Of Americans who can enter
the Transvaal or Orange River colony 10
limited to fifty a month. and each must
have q permit. the blank application for
which can be had OF any British Consul.
And. too, an affidavit must be made that
the applicant has sufficient means to sup-
port himself and family after arriving.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

A dealer in wild animals in Hamburg ooi-
lected and sold last year rs lions, tigers and
panthers. AZ bears. 81 elephants. "a camels
and dromedaries, $50 monkeys and q large
number of smaller animals and birds.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

In Japan thin. transparent paper 10 uss1
instead of glass in windows-not that glass
is not as plentiful and leap as in this
country. but that the Japanese desire the
paper to filter the air they breathe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
FROM MANY LANDS.

Chinese fremen seem to be Immune b As
fierce heat Of the flreroom on ocean steam
ers, and can stand up to temperatures that
would speedily PROSTATE white men.
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27
Tendency of the Times.

The tendency of medical science is
toward preventive measure. The best
thought OF the world is being given to
the subject. 1t is easier and better
to prevent than to cure. 1t has been
fully demonstrated that pneumonia,
oro Of the most dangerous diseases
tlat medical men have to contend
vita, can be prevented by the use of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Pneumonia always results from cold
or from an attack of influenza tgrip, }
and 1T has been observed that this
remedy counteracts any tendency of
these diseases toward pneumonia.
This has been fully proven in many
thousands of cases in which this rem
edy has been used during the great
prevalence of colds and grip in recent
years, and can be relied upon with
implicit confidence. Pneumonia oft
en- results from a slight cold when no
danger is apprehended until it is sud-
denly discovered that there is fever
and difficulty in breathing and pains
in the chest. then it is announced that
the patient has pneumonia Be on
the safe side and take Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy as soon as the cold is
contracted. 1t always cures. For
sale by all druggists.
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27
FIR EE |!

One box of Kauert's Special Extra 5,
cigars to be ratiled off March 9th at S:3C
p. IN. With every cigar you get ticket
every 25c in tickets you get chance
All cigar tickets will be market with al
X. HASSLER'S.
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27
TROUBLES OF THE WARDEN.

From the trials and tribnlations
heapiDg upon Warden Martin of the
state penitentiars we take it that q
public Office is not always public
snap. IT is all right. perhaps, if you
don't get caught at 1t, but Warden
Martin don't seem to be smooth
enough to avoid publicity in his
little deals which might be looked up
on as snaps, . His latest trouble is
charge brought against him by the
Trades and Labor assembly of Canon
City for which he must answer to the
board of penitentiary commissioners.
1t is said that Martin entered into an
agreement with William Henley a
market gardener, for the purchase of
three acres of land for which Martin
was to pay 5000 in cash and the same
amount in convict labor. 1t would
have been an easy way for the portly
warden to acquire bit of real estate
but the secret got away and now it is
all off.
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27
Texas

The land of cotton and Magnolias.
The principal and most popular resorts
in the Lone Star State, to which very
low rate round trips are made, are
San Antonio-quaint and beautiful
Rockport- where the famous Silver
King affords excellent sport for the
fisherman; Galveston-thei island city,
made more beautiful since the storm
of two years ago. Texas has most
delightful winter climate. For rates
and train schedules call on the local
railroad agent or write 7. K. Fisher,
G. p. A. Colo. & Southern Ry., Den
yer. If
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27
To Command Marines.

San Francisco, Cal. Feb. 81
Colonel Harrington, recently in com
mand of the marine barracks at Mare
Island. will sail tomorrow for the
Philippines, where he will assume
command of the marine brigade in
those islands His successor at Mare
Island is Colonel r. l.. Meade, who
has been detached from the command
of the marine barracks in New York
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27
All Meals Served in Dining Cars
The Best in the World.
Rio Grande Excursion.

One way second class Colonist
rates OF points in the northwest, Feb
ruary- April 1903. Commencing Feb
ruary 10th, continuing daily and in
Gliding April 30th, 1903. To Butte,
Anaconda and Helena, Montana $50 +:
to Spokane, Washington. including
o. h. n. branch lines S22. 80; to all
points on Great Northern west of
Wenetcher via Huntington and Spok-
ane $50. so; to Portland, Ore, Taco
ma and Seattle via Portland S25. 90 A;
to Southern Pacific Main and branch
line points $25. 90; Portland to Ash
land inclusive via Portland $25. 90 and
to other points in Idaho. Montana
and Oregon from $40 to 1874 80 contin-
uous passage
One way second class ColoDist rates
to points in the northwest, Feb. Apr.
1908. Feb 10 and continuing daily
until and including Apr. 30, 1903 to
Butte, Anaconda and Helena, Mont.
$50. Spokane, Wash. and interme-
diate o. r. N. branch Illness %. 80 all
points ON CT Northern west of Wen
atchee via Huntington and Spokane
$500. To Portland. Ore, Tacoma
and Seattle, Wash. via Portland s25.
To So. Pac. main and branch line
points Portland to Ashland inclusive
via Portland S25. 90 To other points
in Idaho, Montana, Oregon $50 to $50.
Apply at d. & r. G.. depot for any
other information.
Second class Colonist rates to Cali
fornia common points and to interme-
diate points Feb. 10 to Apr. 30.
Dates of sale daily Feb. 10 to Apr. 30.
Fare $25.
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27

A tremendous streak of coal. the
greatest in America, fianks the eastern
base of the Rocky mountains most of
the way along their length through
the United States. A report notes the
discovery of coal in goodly quantities
in Montana. Already coal mines
have long been in operation in Wy
oming, while New Mexico has an
abundance of it. and Colorado has
more coal than any other state in the
Union. Pueblo Chieftain
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27
Every Bottle of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy Warranted.

We gurantee every bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and will re.
fund the money to anyone who is not
satisfied after using two thirds of the
contents. This is the best remedy in
the world for la grippe, coughs, colds,
Group and whooping cough and is
pleasant and safe to take. 1t pre-
evnts any tendency of cold to result
in pneumonia. For sale by all drug
gists.
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27

It's amusing to watch Kenyon as
he squirms like hooked eel and see
him rush to the defense of poor old
stultified Durfee, his arch enemy
Kenyon says Durfee didn't do tits
base falesehood Durfee says Ken
yon didn't do it, and to say he did is
slap at the school board. Aren' t
they nice outfit to be in charge of
the public schools? How proud the
school board must be
The daily tribune., 1903-02-27

The neverending struggle to make
men good by law goes on with vary
ing success. Every winter the legis-
latu of our states and the congress
of the United States go merrily about
the heaping up of books in which are
recorded the several plans to make
men decent. Philanthropists and re-
formers are sitting up nights study ing
knowledge of right and wrong and
they propose to bring about this much
to- be desired end while all the time
the world sweeps on Just as II there
were never a law on the statute books.
1t has come to be a question whether
the probelm of legislation is after all
not how to make men honest but how
to be dishonest themselves. Someone
has very thoughtfully said that no
law can be framed in which some flaw
can not be found, or, in vulgar par
lance, some hole discovered. Through
these holes so neatly devised men
come and go at pleasure, besmirching
those with whom they have dealings
and escaping the Justice to which
their deeds so well entitle them. =
Field and Farm.