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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-14

man. woman and chnd In the Quaker
CITY, the average weight of whom Wouio
be about seventy pounds. Ihese ngures
are complied from the official estimate
made by Capt. Sewell, who says that the
floors are designed for a live weight OF
aOO hounds per square foot, uniformly dis
tributed.
The total floor area being more than
400 900 square feet, the calculation is a
simple one The engineer in charge adds
that his estimate of strength or the suuc-
ture is based upon the specification TIA"
the structure must be capable OF lSano-
ing a dead load of 125 pounds ger square
foot. or total of 5O.oOO,0cG pounds.
| The massive character Of the machinery
TO be operated in this gigantic prlntery
made it necessary for the government
70 require an unusually high unit straIa
in the steel work and the very hlgheT
,.sifty of material and workmanship.
In addition to steam heat, electric light
and power interior telephone and alarm
syst ems. elevators, standpipes and water
tanks. there will be installed In the struc.
tire every provision for the safe. and
speedy exit in case of fire or panic, anu
for the health and. comfort or the en-
ployes. 7f III. r .,-% D, = .p:
| mammoth edifice there have been con-
stantly employed in its erection from l5O
tn COO men, skilled and unskilled labor
ers. mechanics and experts In special lines
of construction. ~ -
The various branches OF work nave peen
carried on under the contract system, the
bricklaying excepted. each JOB being
closely Inspected and passed upon as It
progressed by an army expert IN cnarS.-
The men employed on the ouDc.ae re-
ceiyed wages ranging from $50 to $4.5e
ner dav. though in some instances spe-
cialIy skilled mechanics are psid far IN
excess of the latter figure.
r,ha exterior finish of the building 10 OF
handmade red bricks a few pressed. but
mos. Of them not pressed-with uand
nnish. except in the interior court :.
where an almost white-faced brick rs
nsed to Improve the light. The red brick
win be trimmed with MAYNARD ', sand d
stone, and considerable amount OF
ornamental terra Gotta. The cut stone
and ornamental terra Gotta cost more
than It was thought 1t would, but the es-
innate was based on a general idea, and
not on actual knowledge OF what would
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-14

ne o,scoseo wnen IT is stated rnat cities
like Richmond and Atlanta, with nearly
100000 population each, illuminate their
entire street systems with less than 3oo
arc lights.
= The structure will be finished some time
next fall, and within twelve months will
house the 1900 mechanical operatives of
that great branch of the federal service
known as the government printing office.
It will be more nearly freproof than any
building Of it's character in the world. It
was found necessary that this should be
the case, not only because Of the thou
sands of tons of paper, cardboard and
like material, and Of oils and inks but
because of the fact that the government
desired to throw every element of safety
around the thousands of men and women
who will earn their livelihood within it's
walls. - ~-AlE t%r ~
It was decided in 1893. after pro-
longed and bitter controversy. to erect
The new government printing office on the
site where it is now building, and COM
gress, on March 3, 1899, authorized its
erection under the direction ana super.
vision Of the chief of engineers OF the ar
ms and the public printer. Congress az
this time appropriated $3oO,OOO toward
the execution of the work, the total cost
of which was not to exceed $2OOO,OOO
"a In order to meet the increased prices
Of building material and of making the
south end of the power houseHextens1on
the same height as the main building the
limit Of cost was Increased to 81. 49, 900.
The engineer in charge of the work yes
terday made the statement that the giant
edifice would be completed within this
sum and that probably quite fa1r-sized
amount would be left in the treasury
from the appropriation.
Immediately upon the passage OF tie
law authorizing the construction of this
praat nrfntinp ACCOMPLISHMENTS which was
to be marvel in matters of detail. ap-
portionment and magnitude. Capt. John.
stephen Sewell, who was then q lieuten-
ant on the army corps of engineers and
an expert In such matters, was. by the
authority Of the secretary OF war, placed
in direct charge Of the work. Is g. HILL
an architect of national reputati ton, was
selected to prepare the plans and draw
ings.
BY July 6. 1899, all Of the old buildings
on the ground had been removed, and on
July 10 proposals were opened and fhs he
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-14
DIR. DOYLE AND THE GROCERY
CLERKS, -=E* q

throughout Great Britain, except in the
largest towns, Sunday is very strictly
observed. Edinburgh alone of the cities
still keeps to the rural rules. There, not
a tram runs, not a shop of any sort
Is open on the Lords day. The silence
is oppressive. Only church bells and
sounds of feet going to or coming from
worship. save occasionally the drone of
sanctimonious beggar who reads the
Bible aloud from one hand and holds out
mis- cup with the other, greet the ear
Of the astonished tourist fresh from the
gaiety Of London or Paris. IAN Edin-
burgh Sunday has passed the proverbial
stage and is synonym for anything
dreary, even among the Inhabitants of the
gray metropolis themselves.
Last fall, when Conan Doyle was cam
paigning for the seat in parliament which
English Liberals lament he failed to win,
L was fortunate enough to hear him speak
In little crowded hall in Chambers
street near the university. The room
was full of laboring men. After the ad-
dress DR.. Doyle gave an opportunity for
his hearers to ask him questions. The
most of these questions took shape as
demands for pledges to certain ameliora-
lions in length Of working hours.
A tall. lank Scotsman, representing a
grocery clerks union, arising to ask what
could be expected in the way of better
hours should the author turn lawmaker,
seemed to enlist the candidates sympa-
titles.
In his clear, crisp way DR.. Doyle pro-
ceeded to sum up the wrongs of the Edin-
burgh clerks, winding up with, as near
as can recall them, the following words:
"As for pledging myself to remedy the
evils of long hours, can only say that
shall work for the best interest of
any class who, according to my judgment,
have a grievance to be remedied. Con-
corning the grocery clerks. I have always
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-14

De requ1reu. ~:
The Saving on the steel contract, how
ever, enabled the architects plans to be
adopted without change, providing for a
much better building than it was origi-
nally intended to construct. Mr. Hills
design is very simple and digniaed one,
and does not contain any excess OF orna-
mentatIon. ~
Inside the building the walls will be
finished with dado of ornamental bricks
about six feet high, and above that the
white-faced bricks. A few rooms, used
the main entrance will be finished in
plaster and marble. In addition to these
dadoes on the main walls, enameled
bricks will be used to line all stairways,
walls, elevator walls and toilet rooms.
An improved feature, of the interior OF
the structure will be that all stairway
walls Will be shut off from the main
building from top to bottom by wich
walls having only one fireproof door for
communication at each floor level. All
brick work is being laid in Portland CO..
ment mortar to prevent shrinkage aud
add to the rigidity of the finished struc-
ture
Castr~,n baseboards are to BE- us,d
throughout the building and corner
guards Of caStiron will be used on all
salient angles of brickwork to prevent
chipping by trucks. The elevator pits
will be lined with castiron tanks. and
the weather surface of the roof will be
of vitrif1ed tiles laid in Neuchatel as
phalt. All floors of working rooms will
be finished in hard maple laid in blocks
In Neuchatel asphalt. All the doors. ex-
ve,'. ,ncse for the executive Offices, T1ll
be fireproof.
,che system of heating adopted is the
.1irect- indirect Coils will be placed in
pockets under the windows, fresh air.
will be admitted under the window stills.
ard DETECTED by a baff1eplate through
che coils and into the building. Large
ventilating shafts carried up through,
the center of the rooms will have regis,
tiers opening into each story, and exhaust
fans at the top will insure draft
:. IS realized by those in charge of
the constru ction of the building that this,
system is not as perfect as an Indirect
system, with fans to force the fresh,
warm air into the rooms through proper
ly arranged ducts, but the space re-
quired for blowers and indirect coils in
the basement and for ducts through the
building could not be spared, and it was
necessary to select the next best plan.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-14
Woman-Like.

Tess-When the first fireman came up th>
ladder to carry her down to safety sffe
wouldn't go. N;s5 5e--rs.. ~ "a se.t~s6. 81 -.
observation-disclosures, Ell? 3 " s<zas, >-+;2 !
Tess-Not at all. She waited for the second
one. who was coming up another ladder, be-
cause he was handsomer than the first.-Bos-
ton Journal. ~ g.,.5@+ -. I'll +
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spankinT Zee Is - ut.

thousands OF American shingles TO the Fiji
pinos Y' said the proud American Arent.
TRULY gee popril said the y60hg one; s'ds
the Filipinums havd TO be licked some moref''s
-Yoneers Statesman. =
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C0mnmla0rx

7 First Boarder-Do you believe in the salt
cure? ey ri 49, !Gt & . q . 8 Il
sece ID Boarder-No. but since caF E1Ddlady
gives us mackerel every morning N20Es the
use to objectHOhi State JoAHDA
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SOUND BODIES SAFE.
ARE NOT IN DAkSER OF ATTACKS
; FROM HOSTS OF MICROBES
AROUND.
LEON NOEL'S FUNNY STORY
OF WOMAN'S AWFUL SCARF

Imagined There Were Disease Germs
in Chicken, Lobster, Jelly and A.
most Every Other Thing Eatable-
The Doctor Advises Plenty Of tx
ercise and Urges People Not 20
Worry.
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rI~1 Uncle Ezra.
I am going to write him down just as
he is and if he doesn't make all previous
notions Of character studies face to the
wall, then I'll go face to the wall myself.
The Grab Bag has a brand-new picture
of Uncle Ezra this week. He is as droll
as he looks. From time to time have
jotted down stray remarks Of his. some
Of which copy here. I suppose I'll be
sorry when come to write my novel, Dut
remarks by Uncle Ezra are too good to
keep. 49,; -s..
"A man at hain't nothin' better to do
N to set around on a cracker bar1 n
white a stick an find fault 18th the adj
ministration he'd ought to be sentenced to
ten years hard label' 4 planin' mil; 18th
a gag on his mouth. H.
l.''F had boy at wouldn't talk to
nobody ner never say good mornn' err
how6ydc, I'd pack him off to the def an:
DUN fool asylum an tell 'en to learn
him how to be civil. - X
ut amt 80 much matter OF Twin, up
to thu minister's preach1n' at bothers
me as tits Twin up to my own ~.
You can't expect to git through this
world 'thout more less sinnin'. The main
thing is to g. through an nobody hear
you brag about it one wa CT tn other"
'sThe successful Teller is the Teller THAI
never gifts found out .ss d
"They's' sech thing as bein' too blame
thankful to folks. You never git q.
shower O. favers but you en- be pretty
sure somp'n's expected sides q crop o.
thanks"
g. - = - * RE- s:ls s! Sss
I'D FAME. 5f.s IS
In quiet, day by day, 1 81 & III So s*7
Does worth to greatness win Its upward way. p
Alone to him who toiled Ss3
The arduons steps undaunted and unspoiied
Ills granted to emerge I }5s$ Nh f1
Upon the envied goals exalted verge.
Unbidden then comes Fame, 3s5ss 3,S5s.
One of the journeys issues. not its aim.
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IN THE WOOD,

IN TILE WOOD.
No shril1 praise nor thanks confessed
Clamorous to be understood
Troubles here the Sabbath rest r.
Of the solitary wood.
There are ways to live and be
Praisefu1, thankful, silently.
Flowers fear not their God will blight
If they shout no praises loud:
Trees attain their normal height
Waving worship to cloud; -@-
Why should mortals an1iously Z
Reassure the DeitE2 - -
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OUT OF THE GRAB BAG.

ONE day when I get time I
am going to take my pen and
things out in our back yard
under the horse chestnut tree
and write a novel. all about
Uncle Ezra.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-14

realized the wrong Of expecting them
to work from a. m. till 10 p. M, six
days in the week, with only an hour at
noon for luncheon and a little time for
tea off a cheese case in the back room,
with occasionally a mid-week half holi-
day beginning at or p. m.D and at
the end of such a week-Chere he drew
a deep sigh)-the diversions Of an Edin-
burgh Sunday!'
1t is needless to state that the little
hall in Chambers street rang with ap-
p1ause.
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In KEEPING with the national policy
of world-dide expansion Uncle Sam
is now, building at the capital of the
| nation the most Gigantic printing
= an ole ho =
The evening world., 1903-12-10
SAYS THEY
WANT TO POISON HIM,

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. Dec.
lo.-Poison is the latest bugaboo OF the
six-day cycle racer.
Oliver Dorian, of the team OF Root
and Dorian, claims that he Is the victim
of prisoners. that his food has been
tempered with, and he has sent for his
father to take charge of his training
camp. D.
Dorian, sr., arrived In the Garden to-
day to take charge of the quarters OF
his son.
Dorian told Root Of his fears and
Root sent for Dorlan's father as being
the best person to trust as Of
the Root-Dorlan camp.
Leander Has Cold.
Leander Is as hoarse as a football
rooter. His trainers say that he has
not a cold, but, IL any voice ever sound
ed one, 1t Is Lenders. He looks none
too fresh. but seems In good spirits. The
trainers charge the hoarseness to the
dust on the rack.
Some early betting is recorded. A
clerk working for George Wheelock bet
Charles Heineman 500 to $500 on Le-
The evening world., 1903-12-10
STEIN, in SMITHS PLACE,
NO MATCH FOR BRIGGS

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. s,-The box
ing bout scheduled to take place at the
National Athletic Club last night be-
tween Jimmy Briggs, of Boston, and
Sammy Smith. OF this city, did not
come of. owing to the fact that Smith
refused to keep his contract with tho
club and box on percentage. There
was q poor attendance. and Smith re-
fused TO go on. Briggs said he was
there to keep his contract, and would
box Smith or anybody that could be
found to meet him. kid Stein Of
fored 10 take Smiths place, and there
was little time lost In getting ready.
When they faced each other in the
ring there was but little difference In
the size OF the men. Briggs was n
tribe taller than Stein, but the kid"
looked to be the heavier and stuid!er
of the two.
In the frst round Stein went to
Briggs and got in several hard body
FLOWS. briggs staggered the KID
with a hard punch on the side of the
head. Stein got to Jimmy's head with
his right. and a mix-up followed.
Briggs ROCKED the Philadelphia boy
with a hard right just as the bell
rang.
The second was a rough round
The evening world., 1903-12-10

Briggs started to rough 1t with the
KID" but Stein was there every
time! Briggs did some good eight
hand work at the mead and then ne
began to beat Stein about the ribs, and
The KID" did not seem to fancy this
KIND OF attention, and began to. mug.
stein s seemed to- get a little OF ms
Briggs that sent him Keeling against
The third saw the beginning of STEMS
finish. Briggs appeared to have him
sized up. and he put all his work IN
on the "Eid's'' ribs n kidneys. The
punishment was severe, and 1t soon
began to tell. Stein went to the mat
hvo times during this round. n at
the end OF the three minutes he. APP
peared pretty tired. He came back
strong looking and determined for the
fourth, He .smashed a hard one to
Briggs's head. with his right That
was about the last OF Stein. for
Briggs hammered him 80 hard about
the ribs that Stein either was knocked
down or fell down nve times during
the round. and before the time was
up he was on the floor in bad shape,
when Referee McGuigan stopped the
In the other bouts Billy Mooney
GS@sa and Sp Jack pnr aver boxed os r't six
rounds, with the Pittsburger having
the better OF, It., ard Joe Buck and
Kid Garrett boxed hvo rounds. when
the referee stopped he bout to save
Garrett.
The evening world., 1903-12-10
INWARD PAPER
OPPOSES COLSON

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dee. 1o.-A dis
cussion having arisen on the question
fuhetber +. D. Colson. Of Cornell, who
Is t0ecoach the Harvard varsity crew
next year. Is to receive enumeration
for his services, Prof. II. s. White,
chairman OF the Harvard Athletic Com
mittee. published a letter yesterday In
the Harvard Bulletin bearing on the sub
Ject. Prof. White says hat while Mr..
Coison Is not technically TO receive any
pay5tor his services as coach. the com
mittee considers 1t suitable to mako
good TO him any loss of income incurred
by the temporary surrender of his work
~ Cornell. as well as any extra expenses
INVOLVED In the trip.
In an editorial In the same issue. the
Bulletin declares the appointment Is
Beally the elfploymentaof q professional.
'AlRtslat tn aBdllctin0has to say" an
nounoA$ the paper. lis that In its judg-
ment II Is a step In the wrong direc-
zioitHfIk Sbelieyes that strictly amateur
coaching should be the only kind used"
The Bulletin adds that Mr.. Colson Is
notKhprofessional in the sense n Mr..
Courtney is at Cornell or Mr. Kennedy
IL ahiYale.
The evening world., 1903-12-10
THE RACERS
At NEW ORLEANS
fspecial to The Evening World,

'CDtClal 10 Inc Evening WOrlu'b
NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. l0.-The
smartest players on the track are kept
busy trying to figure where Jim Ar
thurs hcrses are going to run. Little
Elkin is the latest example of how
hard 1t Is to guess what kind OF a
race a horse from this barn Is up
to- This horse ran third in a three
horse race to Ben Chance and Potente
the first time he started here. He
appeared lame going TO the post on
that occasion. Everybody remembered
this yesterday. The result was that
Little Elkin went begging in the bet
ting at threes. after opening at 6 to
.. Nobody cared 10 play the horse
at any price. He won hands down.
Doc Street has had two odds-on
favorites beaten this week. Big Ben
went down to defeat the day he was
held at 3 70 6 over Frank Bell. and
Cardinal Wolsey gave the short-price
players another Jolt yesterday. With
Scorpio and New York withdrawn. the
Cardinal was, thought TO be easy
stopped lin. for he failed to land in
the money. Some people we're heard To
remark that Street did never like
shirt prices for his money.
The evening world., 1903-12-10

81. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. l0.-"Patsy"
Donovan. who announced his retire
ment from the employ OF Robson a
week ugo, will reach New York at noon
Thursday. Donovan was sent for by
President Frank Robson, who tcle-
eraphcd him a round-trip ticket, ana
Donovan says he will return TO st.
Louis as soon as he gels through with
his confab with Mr.. Robson.
Donovan II issuing his resignation,
sald that he woald not stand to be sold
or traded. He limited very strongly
over the fact that II he wasn't given
his own release and allowed to sign
where and with whom ne pleased he
would quit the game.
The chances are the Roblsons, who
ere known 70 be G.s.rsaa Of having
The evening world., 1903-12-10
Ben MUNROE CRAZY, RIDES LIKE DEMON
TERRIBLE
LEFT" CROOKED

CAMBRIDGE. Dec. l0.-Prof. Dudley
A.. Sargent mas examined Champion
Jim Jeffries carefully at the Herning-
way gym ard ~pronounces him. good
for at least ten years more. * !.
DR.. Sargent noted two peculiar things
in his examination of the big fellow.
the first that Jeifries's right arm has
decreased in measurement from Id.5
inches thee years ago to 1873 inches,
and that his terrible left has grown
10 a crooked position w1ich 1t Is i'm
The cause of the latter is easier, re-
from the knitting together of tina
tissues about the elbow, due to the fact
that the left arm always leads. Its
curved rigidity. however, has a most
beneficial use, for 1t enables the big
to get all the force of a straight
hIo-' into n hnotrd drive A
The evening world., 1903-12-10
BASEBALL SEASON
NEXT YEAR
National League Will Play 154 Games
Instead Of 14O, as Were Scheduled Last
Year.

This practically means hat the offend
ing player will be blacklisted for Ire,
Manager Selee, OF the Chicagos: ~
his team, and offers his good pitcher
Jack Taylor in exchange. Any club
would be glad to get Taylor, u as
Selee says, none has yet offered = one
81 Seymour, but the Cincinnati club
doesn't see things that way.
One deal put through Is that by which
the Philadelphia Nationals next, sea
son. President Potter practically
cllnched the deal last night, In a TAX
ley. the manager OF the ~Cincinnatis. has
decided to inlay first base for the Reds
next year.
The evening world., 1903-12-10

Next seasons National League sched-
nie win be longer by fourteen games
than that OF last year. The magnates
IN session at the Victoria Hotel voted
for this with a view. 1t Is said, Of
aponing the chances for post-season
games between their own clubs and
chose of the American League. Brush
e responsible for the frightening Of the
season which will run up to Oct. 10.
The magnates this year rave made II
q point to deal vigorously with contract
jumpers. President Pulliam. at the next
meeting of the National Commission.
willyrofe for a rule declaring ineligible
any fayer who shall violate a contract.
The evening world., 1903-12-10
LOSES TO
GARDNER in THIRD

HUBToN. Mass. Dec. lo.-Jimmy
.kenG the light-weight fighter OF New
vas defeated by Jimmy Gardner.
~ ppwell. Mass. a brother of the cx-
Asht heavyweight champion. in three
rounds before the Central A. c. last
night Kelly was no match for Gardner.
who punched him all around the ring
from the TAP OF the gong until the
bod eane TO al. end.
The evening world., 1903-12-10
CALLAHAN AND WILLIS MEET.

Iih Callahan. the quaker City feather
HtlSht, and Billy Wills, who recently
teec1 Tommy Love. and who is matched
81 meet Terry MeGove:n a week from
H1lny night for six rounds in Phila-
ItlpaiA, will come together In a six
&4lft4 bout d6sf1re the Broadway A. c..
|[ PHILADELPHIA Tomorrow night. The
.NItf Of tire bous will positively be
ffd ~ H#fk Chick TUCKER before
NettaHI Ac.s % Philadelphia. ~
The evening world., 1903-12-10
TO FIGHT NEARY.

Kid Broad. the Cleveland fighter. who
has lost the last two fights he has
fought. has succeeded In getting on an
other match. He has been signed to
meet Charley Neary. the Milwaukee
boxer, in a ten-round bout at the next
show at Milwaukee on Dec. IS. They
will battle at 100 pounds.
The evening world., 1903-12-10
BALLPLAYER JONES INVESTS
IN OIL

BOLIVAR, N. Y, Dec. lO.-F. A
Jones. outfelder OF the Chicago Ameri-
can League Club, who is spending the
winter in Bolivar, has invested 5000
in oil property. The lease consists OF
800 acres in fee. with II production OF
over 800 worth or OIL Z month, Jones's
partners are su~eceasful oil operators.
The evening world., 1903-12-10

Above Is a list of money won by the
various good horses during the season
just closed. Diemel & Dryers Afri-
cander's 81, 900, the biggest winning. was
the result of his winning eight races,
finishing second three times and third
once. The ~three-year-olds' victories in
clude the Laurence Realization and
Suburban handicaps. Hamburg Belle
started only six times. winning Ave
races and finishing second once. Water
boy leads the four-year-olds with S5l. $50.
The evening world., 1903-12-10
DONOVAN COMING HERE
TO,TALK WITH robson

Charley Nichols or some other such
man in charge OF the Cardinals In 1901.
have fixed up a deal with Hermann.
Hart or n OF the other
whereby they give W Donovan in ex-
change for some talent. Donovan. IL
he makes good his manifesto moi n
stand for a sale or a swap. will e,Ic,,ro
any deal the Robisons may have made
for him. maui