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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REeCBLIc.
lie is something new for St. Louis asnuse-
ment seekers TO SIT under the breezy canopy
OF summer theater and. while slipping its
soda or beer. witness serious renditions Of
shakespearean tragedies. but 1t fs one OF the
Innovations time has brought and the large
audiences at koerner's Garden Indicate
popular APPROVAL of the departure
why shouldn't the festive spirit b. as
much interested in Shakespeare as In mod
ern productions?" said Lawrence Haniey.
who Is taking the leading roles at Koerner's
The old classics possess more of the real
fun- making Qualities. where there is come
dy intended. than any later creations.
Take Romeo and Juliet for instance -
continued Mr.. Hanley. isn't the entire
story woven about the merry exaloit of
three young men on pleasure bent. tust as
are the hundreds who come out TO a com
Portable garden TO see what thev voud
not want to witness in a closed tbeata-,
what boy or girl does not go into ecstasy
over the balcony scene with Its eu-as,
speeches and lovemaking? This kind of
shakespeare Is just what pleases the sum
mer garden patrons most
On our first night with Hamlet We vs-.
somewhat uncertain as 10 the success q,
me Undertaking" continued Mr.. Hen,ev
and we were betting with one another on
now long the big crowd would remain
10 our surprise. not a person left the
AUDITORIUM until the last scens was over
sonetning that had never happened before.
o"' winch We now experience every night
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12
MARION MARTINEAU ANSWERS
PHYSICAL CULTURE QUERIES,

LETTERS FROM ANXIOUS READERS.
Anzicus-You can benefit yourself by tax
Ing bath daily.
Let the water be warm and put into It
double handful OF sea salt and table
spoonful of borax.
This will help the weak condition which
you describe.
Mrs TT am engaged in an occupation
IN which my HANDS show plainly.
They are not pretty. but are dark and
bony. and the nails are all coiors-
Bleach your nails with lemon Juice and
rosewater. half and half
At night cover your hands with benzoin-
atcd vaseiiae ard rub well into the skin.
In the morning wash with very hot water.
Miss Glow can / obtain the crescents
on my nails which you describe as such a
mark of beauty?
1 do not think my nails have any cre,-
cents.
Your nails have crescents. though you
may never have seen them.
Cover the hands with soap. soak them
fifteen minutes in warm water. II you can
spare the time. and then with your finger
tips push hack the flesh at the base of the
nail
You must DO this three or four times a
day If you want the crescents to appear.
Maggie-My hands are thin and red How
can l improve them?
\ Sleep in gloves lined with hand paste.
This paste is made by beating powdered
oatmeal TO a cream with almond oil. This
will whiten, fa.;en and soften the hands.
Mrs. B.-I succeeded in losing twenty-five
pounds of my weight. But oh, II was hard
work. and oh, how I did long to go back
to my old way of living.
l am still losing flesh. but would be glad
to continue. Is there any danger tina, 1
will begin to gain after I go hack to my old
life?
You Will certainly gain flesh again That
is one of the great difficulties with those
who have tendency TO put on flesh.
You Will find 1t necessary all your life
to keep on with the treatment, stopping
now and then to give yourself vacation.
Suffe.er-You said you could cure wriu-
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when We produce some OF Mr. Shakespeare
great plays
No audience Is made up Of such . va
! riety of individual tastes OURS.
I'VE must please the children. who can
not comprehend the plot We must inter
est the young persons, who critically follow
the emotions OF the piece, and we must sat-
isfy older persons. the most OF whom have
studied Shakespeare ard have their own
conceptions.
1T is hard tn do this. but BY trying We
find that We get an audience that will listen.
and after all. what else Is there to be done?
II we get the audience the business man
ager is satisfied. and II We please our hear
ers that is all that We can ask for.
ut isn't true that the visitors TO sum
mer gardens demand light and trashy en-
tertainment. continued aIr. Hanley. The
joliest Of them in their chiffons and rib
hons make agreeable companions Of the
mon and women Shakespeare has created.
and even melancholy Hamlet. lest Jovial OF
them ALL has his friends among the merry
makers.
"One class that I am told we interest IL
the serious man, the man who did the Mark
Antony Grafton stunt In his school days, or
the other who has that Bacon bug, be-
lieviTg that Shakespeare was a myth, and
that some one else wrote the work
These will come and sip their beer and
talk almost as loud as those upon the
stage in commenting upon the various lines
as they are construed by the Thesp!an- It
is i privilege that they are not allowed In
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12

I rne crossed theater. and one that they are
| perfectly welcome to.
| Shakespeare Is the summer garden ideal.
| and, although his depth of thought Is not
| TO be compared with the richness Of an ice
| cream soda or the wisdom Of his lines TO
i the g;ddy thoughts IN the minds Of some OF
l the young persons, there Is no other author
| who can give the satisfaction TO the actor
| and manager that can the old hard Of
! Avon"
MIR. Hanley has not told you the funny
| side Of this thing OF playing tragedy tn
] the open air. said Miss Victory Bateman.
the leading support at Koerners: but I
| quite agree with him in all that he says
/ Of Its success and good results
| Il know that we were never listened -
more attsntively or had larger audiences
| than when We have played some Of the
| Shakespearean pieces.
,, Barring the fact that a stray dog oc-
easionaily adds to a serious line with its
| mournful how!ing. and that firefiies take
the life out OF the interior dark scenes"
continued Miss Haeeman. I'VE get along
remarkably we'll In fact i believe that
| the audience appreciates the difficulties that
the actors are iaborfny under. and that they
get as much enjoyment as they would were
| We not embarrassed
Down under the stage You win ind the
property dog tied hard and fast. and a
prisoner for the remainder Of tragedy
week on the strict orders OF Mr.. Han
ley" said the actress. 1T all happened
| recently when We were playing Hamlet.
Mr.. Haney was in the midst OF the grave
yard scene:
Alas POOR Yoric! knew him. Hora:io. . fell
low Of infinite Jest. OF most excellent fancy; he
mas borne upon his back a thousand times:
and now how ebho-red IN rsy Imagination II IS:
my gorge rises at it Here hung these lips that
have kissed know not how Oft Vow. you.v;
vow. you-w,'' went the doE.l Where be your gibes
now (''HCv7. yuw. responded the dogl- Your
songs? C''Yow.'D Your flashes c; uerriraentr
t''Yow." yelled the dcgj
Just then some one gave tho cur .
kick that sent him yelping through the
scenery. The audience was In an uproar.
Since then the dog has been chained
and tragedy has not been seriously inter-
rupted." said Miss Bateman-
MANAGER Rice says that the receipts OF
Shakespeare weeks show a big increase
over those when modern plays are the bill.
He thinks that the summer garden audience
likes variety. however. and he will alter
nate the attractions. ''Othello." LAS You
Like It. and possibly Richard H." VIII
be some OF the later productions.
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I in the morning. and at that time foun:
his Exceliency at work In his study.
He laid aside his paper a. I entered
! shook my hand and addressed me in En-
| glish. He speaks English nuently and Il
was in that tongue that the interview wa.
conducted.
As the Prince talked had some chance
to study him.
He is n straight well-formed and rattle,
heavily built man Of 90
He has broad forehead, bright piercins
! eyes and hair and beard Of frosted silver
He looks more like practical business
American than ones ordinary Idea Of 9
Russian Prince. and he impressed me WITH
his force of character and common sense.
ROAD WAS, BUILT TO
DEVELOP SIBERIA.
The first subject that came up was the
Transsiberian railroad. and In the course
of the talk / asked his Excellency II hi
thought it would be a commercial success
He replied:
The read was built a. q military and
state enterprise and the Emperor's idea
was that it would develop Siberia for oul
surplus population.
1T was believed that the increase IN valu-
ues would eventually make the road pay
but the outlook now Is that II will be a
very profitable undertaking. and will, event
ually give good dividends on the cost O;
construction.
The traffic has grown beyond our wildes,
expectations.
We are already running ten trains each
way per day. and we shall have to in.
crease this number to fifteen or sixteen
very soon
The passenger traffic Is growing, and I,
will some time pay a large part Of the
expenses Of the road
The freight traffic is growing in the ams
ratio. As for the whole line 1t already
pays its operating expenses and about .
per cent on the capital invested The traf-
fic Is so heavy that the rails will not stand
it They are too light
We shall have to relay the whole road
and replace them.
Il did not approve OF these light rails
hut had no idea Of the possibilities OF
the line We expected at first to run about
three trains each way daily.
THE road was hardly completed before
We had twice that many. and. as I have
said. we now have more than three times
that number"
Give me some idea Of your freight your
Excellency." said I.
1T is far different from what We SUD
posed it would be-" replied Prince Hilkofr.
I'VE expected to carry grain, cattle, farm
ing machinery. me; chandise and military
supplies, and go We do.
But, IN addition. We have q big business
In dairy products. The grass of western
Siberia IS very rich. There arc vast pas
lures and the cattle feeding upon them
produce the finest Of milk and butter.
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S.,.ra.i c,x,,spondsnos Of The Sunday Republic.
q N PeseeyburK, June At was through
n letter from his Excellency. Count Cassini
I the Russian Ambassador at Washington
afhat was accorded an interview by Prince
fIilkof;. the great Russian railroad builder
and manager, Prince HiIkor is one Of the
zchfef members of the Cars Cabinet
He Is. an actual privy councillor and Is
1.-THE Minister of Public Works and Railroads
Of this the greatest Empire Of the world.
He has held this position since 1895 and
e il largely through him that the Russians
have become the most advanced railroad
5constructors of the nations.
During his administration almost thirteen
Thousand miles of railroads have been
built, or considerably more than one-third
of the railroad mileage of the land of the
Gar
He has pushed the Trenssiberisn road
TO completion. he has extended the lines
In southern Asia and has built thousands
pf miles in European Russia
No man in the world Is better posted
upon railroad matters than Prince Hilkoff.
He has an accutate knowledge of every
road In Europe. he knows Asia better than
nany Americans know their own States,
nd he carries a map Of the world on his
brain.
FROM ENGINEER TO
CABINET MINISTER
~ an hereditary nobility; they think there
no chanee-here for a man without his
hther is rich.
This Il a mistake.
The ordinary citizen has almost as good
Opportunities here as IN the United States,
md the ablest men Of the empire are self
made. Mr.. Witte, the Bismarck OF Russia,
low secretary OF the treasury and business
manager of the Gar, began life as a rail-
load clerk.
Prince Hflkoff came OF good family. but
e has risen from the ranks. He was well
ducated, and after graduation chose the
aiiway as his life work
He HAD studied civil engineering, but he
Eanted practical knowledge. and therefore
rent to the United States and entered the
mploy Of : an American contractor, a
quaker, who was building roads in South
america.
The young Prince started out by carry
be- a surveyors chain, and continued as a
wi engineer. laying out and superintend-
IL railway building for this man.
He was employed by him in Argentina,
nd while there aided IN the construction
the road which now runs from Rosario
Cordova- Later on he accepted other
milar positions. and gradually rose until
became the head OF the vast system Of
{lway communications Of this empire.
4 was at his St Petersburg palace that
net Prince Hilkof.
Ne appointment was fxed for II o'clock
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WTTFINsa short time tourists will be able
W to eofrom London to Paris to Shang-
hal In sixteen days instead Of In the thirty
five days required by railroad and sea via the
Suez Canal.
The latter trip to Shanghai costs $3.50. The
Transsiberian fare is $50, making saving
Of $3.50. IN addition to the twenty days.
The trains go at good average speed, and
everything is done for the comfort of the
passengers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-06
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. May 5-The days develop
ments bearing on values of securities
We're rather favorable than otherwise,
but this did not enable the professional
traders in stocks who were the buyers
of yesterday. to partly realize their
profits. without turning prices downward
once more. There was fair degree of
activity in the market up to noon Dur
ing the latter part of the day the trading
fell into semi-stagnation again. Some
part of the early activity was undoubted-
ly due to manipulation to facilitate the
taking of profits. Delaware and Hudson
continued yesterdays advance to the ex-
tent of IL and St. Paul, Northwestern
Canadian Pacific and Louisville and Nash
Vile We're lifted at one time from / to
IA over last night. There was con-
tinued large trading in national railroad
and Mexico and in Reading, the last
named rising at one time q over last
night. Pennsylvania was Fitted as much.
A recovery in the price of copper gave
firmness TO Amalgamated. Some of tie
obscure industrial stocks were pushed
up sharply in an effort to sustain the
market after the realizing sales began
to have some effect, but this manouevCr
proved unavailing and there was practi-
cally nothing left of the days losses
generally. The weekly crop bulletin is
sued by the Weather Bureau was calcu-
lated to quiet the fears of crop damage,
which were prevalent last week. The
recent rise in sterling exchange came to
a halt today, although the late market
was firm, and discounts in London were
also easier. At the same time there
was a sharp advance in sterling exchange
at Paris, which was sufficient TO wipe
out the profit on the so-called triangular
gold export operations. 1t is not ex-
pected, therefore. that gold will go out
TO Europe this week, although a small
shipment to South America is indicated.
A number of favorable reports of rail-
road gross earnings for the month and
the fourth week of April We're without
effect, New York Central, Missouri Pa
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Among the Railroads.
Cotton Department,
Per HUGH F. McELROY.

A special in the Baltimore Sun says:
Having triumphed over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad by getting his Wabash
system into Pittsburg George j. Gould
has scored second victory and is pre-
pairing to make third move which will
greatly stir up his rivals-with the help
of John D. Rockefeller. who took a
pleasure trip to California to look over
the territory. Mr. Gould was in a posi-
tion to threaten to extend the Missouri
Pacific system to the Pacific coast If he
could not establish satisfactory connec-
tions. But he got all that he wanted
through Senator William A. Clark al
though it does not appear just how far
Messrs. Gould and Clark have been work
ing in conjunction.
Mr.. Clark plainly told Mr.. Hartman
that if the latter did not sell out the
southern division of the Oregon Short
Line he would parallel the latter. and
Harriman's road would probably not pay
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cific, Louisville and Nashville. Southern
Railway, Chicago Great Western. Nor
folk and Western and all made handsome
increases in gross earnings and the net
earnings of the Norfolk and Western
for March showed an increase over those
of last year of some 20 per cent
The bond market was quite broad. but
dealings were unevenly distributed and
price movements irregular. Total sales
(par value) S2020,000.
United States bonds We're all un-
changed on the last call
Total sales of stocks were 500 0G0
shares, including Atchison, ex-dov, H.
400; Canadian Pacific $500; Delaware and
Hudson 1902; Baltimore and Ohio 10, 255;
Chesapeake and Ohio 11S0; Erie 81, 500;
Erie first preferred $500; Erie, second
preferred, $40; Louisville and Nashville
1O, 250; Manhattan 1850; Metropolitan
Railway 1,450; Mexican Central $500;
National Railroad of Mexico 80 100; Mis-
souri, Pacific q 1907 Ontario and Western
$3.50; Pennsylvania, ex-dv., 2S02J;
Reading 6S,9O0; st. Paul 27.250; Southern
Railway $500; Southern Railway, pre-
ferred, 400; Union Pacific, 20650; Copper
5000; Brooklyn Rapid Transit 500;
Paper $3.50; Tennessee Coal and Iron
500; Leather II, 10; Steel 5,765; Rock
Island q. 500.
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Cammann e. Cos.
Cotton Letter.
Especial to News and Observer

(SpeClaI TO news anu ODSGfNeT.J
New York, May 5-Liyerpool did not
meet our gain of yesterday, but was later
whipped into line and Chased to points
higher. Spots, however. continued un-
shanged, but sales were goGdI 10000
bales The feature of the day was the
boom in May and July in New Orleans,
where the bull clique is said to be in
control, and no opposition was offered
to the rise until it had reached 20 points
over yesterday with May at 1859 and
July 1850. In this market there was
considerable nervousness during the
morning, while the weekly weather re-
port was awaited and the highest prices
all around were reached before it's pub
lication at noon. May touched new
level, 1908 and July gained 10 points,
while later positions advanced to >.
The report itself fully confirmed private
accounts of frost damage in the low
lands of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas,
and also of generally poor stands result
ing from the dry cool weather. This re-
fers to the western half of the belt. In
the eastern portion conditions are quite
favorable and planting practically COM
pleted, as sowing weather has set in over
the dry sections, Improvement Will be
rapidly SHOWN anu d DSltGT report SAoolu
be forthcoming next Tuesday. The ac-
lions of the several markets today sug
gest concerted action to scarce shorts
everywhere and permit the liquidation
of some of the cliques long interest.
The reason for such a course is not Ear
to seek During the next ten days we
shall compare with Houston receipts as
follows: 1.O4S, 1888 495. 625 434, 49,
11S 1855 173. 269. For the past week
Houston has been reporting daily receipts
from 5000 to 5000 bales, and liberal
movement is expected to continue. 1t
needs no argument TO show what severe
handicap the contract will be to any at
tempts to bull prices or even to main
tain them. while if general rains should
relieve the dry districts. prices could not
Withstand the combined pressure.
Weather markets are like a weather
cock, they can veer about in an instant,
and people who wish to take advantage
of the high prices established for the
winter months should sell them now ard
sell more if any further advance should
follow after the rains, they may be teo
low to sell.
CAMMANN & CO.,
Cotton Department,
Per HUGH F. McELROY.
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The Weather Bureaus Report
is Very Bullish.
MAY MAKES NEW RECORD
Developments Ct The Day in The Stock Market
Rather Favorable 10 the Value Of Sc
curiiie, ---0bscure Indus
ir.aIe Etee
IT ais Rise.
fBy the Associated Press

New York, May 5.-The cotton market
opened steady at an advance OF four
points to a decline OF point and fGl-
lowing the call ruled very strong and at
times excited under covering of shorts
and renewed buying by the bull pool,
which carried May up to a new high
record for the season. The advancing
tendency was encouraged in the first in
stance by the firmness at Liverpool and
further accounts of crop damage. Late.
II was accelerated by the sensational ad-
vance in July at New Orleans, which
gained a matter of II points in the first
half hour or so. and the weekly report
OF the Weather Bureau published al mid
day proved quite as bullish as expected,
bringing fresh buying orders. Against these
influences the larger receipts for the day,
the heavy estimates for leading points
tomorrow and the more favorable wealth
er indicated for the near future proved
Of little avail There were brief periods
of hesitation and slight recessions under
realizing, but the market generally pur-
sued an upward course until May reach
ed 1865, or FIVE points over the best pre-
vious price OF the season. July was
then al 1904 with the general list show
ing a gain as compared with yesterdays
finals of 5M10 points. From this there
was a slight Reaction under proft-taking.
but the market finally was steady, net
point to 9 points higher, with March
closing 1867 or within one point of the
best Total sales OF futures estimated
at $50. 900 bales.
Wv YORK. May : Cotton spot closed
quiet 80 points higher; middling uplands
1875 n,idiling gulf lilo sales lac
Futures opened steady,
Cotton futures closed quiet
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Tarrant e. Kings
Cotton Letter.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
New York. May 5.-The sharp advance
Of 20 points in July at New Orleans early
this morning caused considerable short
covering here in the new crop options.
and the market advanced sharply, but
finally closed at the lowest price of the
day for August and all options beyond
The feature was the heavy selling of
August by the bull interests and buying
of the new crop options by shorts. Au
gust closed tonight only 80 points above
December. These options have now
started to come together, and it is prob
able that there will be a repetition of
Nav and June year ago when the
premium on August was reduced in a few
weeks from over one hundred TO less
than so points The governments week
ly report was decidedly unfavorable, bit
failed to cause an advance, as it has been
discounted. Ten days of
good weather would bring selling orders
from every quarter at time when the
SPOT demand Is practically nothing. Cot
ton is being certificated here for delivery
on contract at the rate of 5000 bales
per day. We know of $1,000 bales now
on the way from two Southern points for
delivery on this market. Receipts con-
tinue very heavy.
TARRANT g. KING,
6S Broad Street
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Barbee e. Co.'S
Cotton Letter.

Especial to News and Observer
New York, May 5.-The advance in May
cotton to a new high record. sustains all
that has been said concerning this posi-
zion of Mr. Sully and the bull clique,
From our sources of information we feel
that the end is not yet. 1t is many years
since such weather report has been re-
ceived from Washington for the fifth Of
May. There was not a good word in 1t,
ard for a government bureau this means
q great deal The pit makes things very
Lhilcsophically as rule, and is not in
clined to become alarmed at so early
a stage in the game, but this report re-
ceived more than passing attention from
the more conservative, though the effect
upon prices was not substantial. From
every standpoint there is no doubt about
the fact that the start this year is Que
of the poorest in many seasons. October
sold at S.7S, new high record and as
the time passes the advantages of pur-
chases in this option on every recession
become more and more apparent.
Cotton futures today ranged as follows: