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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29

Five hundred feet above timber line-a
thirty-eight per cent grade.
were covered in a short time by the 1000
pound automobile.
The next morning the automobilists left
Colorado Springs for Cripple Creek. about
thirty-eight miles. This part Of the trip
was made over the famous Cheyenne Canon
road, which has very steep grades. and
which possesses terrors enough to satisfy
the average automobile enthusiast. The ele-
walton Of Cripple Creek is more than 10000
feet, while the elevation of Colorado Springs
is only slightly more than 5000 feet.
This great climb was made in only few
hours, however, the automobilists taking
lunch at o'clock at Divide. near Cripple
Creek. From Divide they bowled easily to
F1orissant. and then to HaTtsers at the
southern extremity Of South Park.
From Hartselrs they swung over Hill
Top Pass, a hill separating South Park
from the Arkansas Valley.
At Hill Top Pass one gets view OF some
of the most majestic peaks OF the ROCKY
Mountains. among them being Princeton.
Harvard and Yale peaks, all higher than
Pixies Peak. The ride to Buena Vista was
comparatively easy, being one long pano-
rama of beautifui-mountain scenery.
The climbers arrived at Buena Vista at q
quarter to o'clock in the afternoon. and
realized that they must hurry to make
Leadville, thirty EIGHT miles away, before
night fell.
The automobile climbed the steep grades
with clocklike regularity, however, and at
Q O'Clock the machine rolled into Leadville,
at an elevation of 1o,1& feet.
BETTING AT LEADvLLE.
At Leadville bets were freely made that
the automobile would never climb Mosquito
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PLAN to Danish
British BarlmaidS.
Much Needed Reform Pro-
posed in London by Mrs.
Bramwell Booth.

An animated discussion is going on In the
London papers In regard to the employment
of barmaids in English public houses. and
it Is said to be likely. as result OF the pre-
ponderance Of opinion In favor OF making
such employment illegal, that the Govern
ment will be induced to present a measure
to Parliament to that effect.
The letters which have appeared In the
papers, however, are by no means unani-
nous In favor of such a step.
Mrs. Allan Bright. for instance. depreca-
ted any attempt to prevent women securing
work in saloons because Of the long hours
of saleswomen in stores, and because Of the
objections which attach to domestic service.
She also pointed out that II would be very
difficult for ex-barmaids to secure means
Of livelihood. Lady Frances Baffour also
employed this argument, and referred to
the new law now in force in the United
Kingdom with the object of preventing
drunkenness.
She added that it was possible that this
law might result in the occupation OF bar
maid being relieved Of its Objectionable
features.
Mrs. Brsmwell Booth, in q letter written
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
Daring Chauffeur Demon
strates That the Back
bone of the Continent
Can Be Crossed.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The recent National Good Roads Conven-
ton held in Chicago asked Congress for an
appreciation of $4,000, 900 for the construc-
ton and Improvement Of the nations roads.
Part of this sum Is wanted for the projec-
ton Of national highway extending from
coast to coast.
1t has been said that no highway across
the Rocky Mountains could ever be built,
but this statement has been disproved by
Webb Jay Of Denver, who has crossed the
Great Divide with an automobile. showing
that the difficulties OF road travel In the
Rocky Mountains are not insurmountable.
Mr.. Jay climbed Mosquito Pass, near
Leadville. This pass Il only 100 feet lower
than Argentine Pass, which Is 1928 feet
high. Argentine Pass is known as the high
est wagon road in the world. Both 1t and
Mosquito Pass are very difficult for horses
to ascend. hence Mr.. Jays feat in climbing
to such an altitude Is little short of won
derfuL =
The daring chauffeur says. however, that
a few thousand dollars expended In road
Improvement will put Mosquito Pass in such
condition that no automobilist need be
afraid to try It, provided he has reason
ably strong machine.
Mr.. Jays testimony Is regarded as strong
proof that General Miles and other national
highway enthusiasts are right in declaring
that a continental roadway offers no prob
A PERILOUS WAY.
There is a great difference between bowl
ing along q smooth city street In an auto
mobile and ascending a pass whose summit
Is above the clouds and whose sides are
composed Of nothing but giant powders and
blasted rock.
And the chauffeur who undertakes such 4
trip in the present condition Of Rocky Noun
tain roads assumes great responsibility.
He has powerful engine to control, and a
car the weight Of which may be anywhere
from 1000 to $500 pounds.
The slightest baIk of the steering appa-
ratus or the least loss of nerve on the
part Of the chauffeur will result In either
dashing the car and its occupants against
| the side Of mountain on one hand or down
q steep abyss on the other.
Mr.. Jay, with one companion, left Denver
one Saturday afternoon at o'clock. The
seventy-f1ve miles south to Colorado Springs
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line was passed, and ten miles below the
timber line the automobilists came to the
little town Of Alma.
Here was beautiful stretch of road to
the placer mining camp Of Fairplay. where
thirty-minute stop was made. Good
roads predominated to Como. and Grant
was made at o'clock in the evening.
Darkness caught the automobilists IN
Turkey Creek Canyon. between Grant and
Denver. and this part Of the ride was really
the most dangerous part of the trip as q
slight miscalculation in the dark might
.ave landed the machine and its occupants
at the bottom Of a gulch several hundred
feet in depth.
The mouth Of the canyon was finally
reached, however. and after a twenty-mtle
spin across the plains to Denver the trip
was ended.
MIR. John Brisben Walker some time ago
climbed a good share of the way up Pike's
Peak in an automobile.
His trip and Mr.. Jays Journey across
MOSQUITO Pass show that the Rocky Noun
tains must sooner or later yield to the au-
tomohle. lust as they yielded to the emf
grant wagon and then the locomotive.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29

from the international headquarters Of the
Salvation Army. argued strongly on the
other side.
She said that she heartily agreed with all
that had been said against the employment
Of barmaids on economic grounds, and she
desired to add that on moral grounds also
II was very desirable that 1t should be dis
couraged. In the course OF her letter, Mrs.
Booth said:
Whatever opinion may be held as to the
necessity or otherwise Of public houses, It
Is evident that they must be the resort OF
much that Is most Objectionable and de-
grading among the people. The language
heard there. the scenes Of violence frequent
ly witnessed. and the whole tone of the
bar are such as to be unwholesome in the
last degree for young women. I believe
and have good reason for thinking So
that many respectable girls engaged in tho
business would never have entered 1t had
they known the kind Of thing to which they
would be subject, and many would gladly
get cut of it IL they knew which way to
turn.
But 1t is not in the interests Of the bar
maids merely that would urge upon the
Magistrates to discourage their employment.
1 think that many young women who, we
should all agree. would be far safer never
to enter q pubic house at all are helped to
do so by the fact that persons Of their own
sex will be found behind the counter.
From the mere fact that she is woman.
the barmaid is thus quite unconsciousIy the
occasion of introducing young women end
girls to that habit Of taking little drops
IT think Mrs. Bright, whose letter points
to an undoubted difflculty-viz. the employ
ment Of ex-barmaids-is in danger of exag-
geratilg 1t. Would It not be worth while
in the present growing dearth of good do
nestle servants to consider the possibility
oF rIo nf -
who need not necessarily live in the house?
Every woman knows that what we need 10
more intelligence and energy rather than
numbers
THE class from which the barmaid In
drawn would furnish Just this. and It ought
not to be impossible, in town at least, to
combine service with the comfort and free
dom OF living In their own quarters which
young women Of this type 50 greatly value.
II earnestly hope that in their own inter-
ests women viii cease to be employed a.
barmaids In our land.'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
LUNCHEON COST ME FIFTEEN CENTS
AT THE MONDAY CLUB

LUNCHEON COST ME FIFTEEN CRlTD
AT THE MONDAY CLUB
Though two weeks II . brief period in
which to draw conclusions, even 1t q INK
Of being mistaken, would say that tho
average young woman In business looks for
ward to . wedding day. That she will not
marry hastily or without Judgment Is q
foregono conclusion. That the business
woman is In business because necessity de-
mlnds 1t Is in nine hundred and ninety-nino
cases out Of . thousand an irrefutable fact.
Ny salary was s q week. with promise Of
advancement.
At the end Of the second week my en-
ployer told me that he was much pleased
with my work. I blushed at the compli-
ment, Strengthened the tulle bow at my
neck to cover my confusion, and thanked
him
Then I went back to my heroine, told her
to take back the place and give 1t to the
next girl who came her way in quest Of .
livelihood.
Tired already?' her quiet eyes ques-
toned me, and ]. remembering her long
years Of patient toll, was ashamed to admit
It, but being honest owned that ] was.
"Eut." added truthfurly. "ofice work
has its compensations. and the average
Office girl Is q trump
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29

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place. but I knew that he must be tired.
too. and hated to rob him Of his comfort
and a glance ut his evening paper.
The next week, while still studying the
business girl, / watched the business man
and his treatment OF and regard for the
women in his employ, or those that he met
in offices ether than his own.
Let 1t be recorded to the honor Of the
business man. he takes the presence Of
women in the business world quite as
matter of fact.
He recognizes In her good clerk. often
superior one. and does not annoy her by
any marked consciousness Of her particular
existence. The average business woman pre-
fers to be taken quite as a matter Of course.
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1t will ever now seem incredible to me
should be told that the intelligent young
woman employed III a business ONCE feels
no concern in the details of the business
with which she is connected.
SOME OF THE
DISAGREEABLE FEATURES
But the days were tiresome. 1 began to
long to slip my high collar of and to slip
into kimona as the woman at home may
do.
Standing In close. crowded car at the
end of the day added another disagreeable
feature to my workaday life-a feature that
anyone would shrink from. Often there was
the gallant man who would give me hrs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29

my original purpose and looked about for
her.
did not find her!
At least, did she exist. It was so decidedly
I'm the minority that 1t would have seemed
useless to dwell upon her and her dOings.
Occasionally there was the fiirty and fri
volous girl. But IL was not that she was
in business office that made her SO. She
would have been fiirty and frivolous on the
desert Of Sahara with nothing but saia-
mander in his sand heap to fiirt with.
The week was wearing away. My interest
In the ins and outs Of the big business with
which was fast becoming acquainted grew
day by day. worked with pride. and
know that I worked we'll.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
An Eastern Idea.

Several handsome paintings have been
placed recently on the wallis of the cats q
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The man who hpno
them evidently has good 1dees Of the
eternal fitness OF things.
Suspended just over the sign Of Q nrm a
Wall street brokers II q picture Of . 0ock
of sheep the thickness Of WHOSE neocoD n
dicates that they are ahout ready b -
shorn.
''very. appropziste," 10 TIE insyi6Ala ecu.
ment cf those who notice the tuxtapodlt51
Of the sign and the paanttng-NsN -
Tim&A
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23

and six bushels of roasted potatoes in the trench. The downpour of rain had washed the tubers from the hills and left them lying between the rows, and when the lightning came it followed the course taken by the water, baking every potato 1t touched and changing the delicate skin to a blackened crust. And near the shore, floating on the surface of the pond, were more than 50 large white perch, which there was also no doubt the bolt had killed.
 Bulduc says he thinks the lightning used him pretty mean.
 ''4eem bin deeg ze potatoes said he to New York Sun man. Eat waz all right; heem bin wash 'em-z waz all right; heem bin cook 'em-zat waz all right; but why for heem do so mooch for me an no giv' ze butter or ze gravy fer to eat em wifi, Ah'm no bin tell. Mex year Ah'm bin theenk An m raise some beans an some peeg, so wat tam go lightning come. maybe so heem geev me ze bak' beans, lak Ann bin have in ze woods"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23
JAPAN AGAINST RUSSIA
Views of an Authority on the
 Manchurian Crisis.
HOW THE FORMER MIGHT WIN.

4 Student of Asiatic Questions Says
 the Chances Would Favor Japan if
 She Could Strike Her Enemy at
 Once-Russia'a Action Tn Manchuria
 Deemed n Menace to Civilization.
 A lifelong student of Asiatic ques- lions Of Washington, whose position precludes the use of his name, spoke as follows on the present situation be. tween Russia and Japan, says a spe- cial correspondent of the New York Post:
 "If Japan could strike her enemy at once I think the chances would be in her favor in a war with Russia. This does not depend upon population or the number Of troops on the rolls, but rath- CT upon the size of we'll disciplined army that can be put on the scene of hostilities and maintained there. The seat of war between Russia and Japan would necessarily be Manchuria and possibly the boundary between Korea and Manchuria. Russia's supplies would be limited to the carrying ca pacity of the Siberian railroad after the first few months, during which she might draw something from Manchu- ria itself. The Japanese oversea craft would be a hundred times as effective conveyance for supplies as the Trans siberian railroad. Russia could do noth. ing by sea if Japan should strike soon, because Japan would blockade the coast and overcome, believe, the Rus sian Asiatic squadron before the Flu. ropean fleet could get to it's aid. The nayies of the two countries do not differ greatly, and while the Russian is slightly the stronger the Japanese excels in discipline and skill.
 The carrying capacity of railroad is a limited dependence in great war. We all know what happened at Tam. pa. They had the best railroad men in the country there and yet found the greatest difficulties in carrying sup plies for an army of less than 10000 men. The Russians could increase their rolling stock of the railroad only from other Russian railroads, because of their peculiar gauge, which does not conform with that of the other rail roads of the world. Her distances would be tremendous and the winter a great obstruction. whereas it would make no interference with the Jap- anese movement of supplies"
 Would not Russia,s staying power be much greater than the Japanese? Would she not ultimately overcome and severely punish her little foe2v
 e'Thnf is question of strong boxes. When sevaatopoI fell Russia did not xlgs ln ao much ksesusa ahat point
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23

had any strategic value as because her strong box was empty. It was the same way after the Balkan war. She nople, not because she could not stand up against western Europe, but be- cause she did not have the financial re- sources to bid it defiance"
 What ought the western nations to do in this Manchurian crisis?"
 T think Russia's action is a menace to the whole world and to civilization. It lays upon every nation the necessity of increasing it's army and it's navy. It threatens to lock up the whole of Man. churia against the trade of the world. Further than that, it is common say ing among strategists that Manchuria is one of the finest bases of operation against China which could be imag- i1ed It cannot be denied that it's ac. quisition is only step in the course of Russia's ambition, nor is it possible to see any limit in the future to those ann bitions until proconsul of the czar is sitting on the throne of Kublaikhan, as the Chinese emperor of Marco Polo's time was called''
 "Why should not England take ati- vantage of Japans efforts by going into the contest now and settling onco for all the question of Asiatic control?"
 England has not yet fully recov- cred from the South African war and is in no hurry for new one. Her treaty with Japan would not commit her to join forces against Russia unless Russia should have an ally or sunless Russia should menace the independ- ence of Korea, which by treaty with Japan England is bound to guaranteed '
 What ought the United States to do to save Manchuria 2''
 That depends on what is to be the standard of duty in such matters. A duty to civilization Is due from the whole of the civilized world, and what is everybody's business is nobody's business. What Russian conquest means can best be seen by looking at Finland and Poland and Lithuania. Under the plea of the necessity of rem dering the whole of the Russian em- pire homogeneous Russia has crushed out or is endeavoring to crush out all signs of distinct nationality and old tradition and all trace of native lan- guage among the Films and among the German elements of Lithuania. She has compelled them to submit to the drastic conscription from which the treaty of Alexander I. exempted them. She has destroyed most of their local government and has subjected them to the arbitrary control of military rulers. Until very recently have been de. fender of Russia and her most earnest well wisher.. With the appointment of Count Lamsdorf as successor of the l late Count Muravief as minister of foreign affairs I cherished the hope 1 that there was some evidence of a peaceful outlook for the indefinite flu, ture. confess that did not expect this gross repudiation of Russiass promise to evacuate Afanchuria This breach of faith has pained me beyond Ynra as11wan
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23
Bruin Is Fond Of partridges
Search of Td Joe Budoun
 His Bird Dinner Bear Used for Stalking in Place of Cocker Spaniel
of Cocker Spaniel.

stalking purposes in the place of a cocker spaniel.
 A day or two later, says the New York Sun. the party had further proof of the partiality of Bruin for par tridges. To save trouble one fortunate shooting day, goodly bunch of birds which had been shot were left upon a stump, to be picked up on the way home.
 Warned by the auick-eared and sharp-sighted guide, on their return the men approached cautiously near enough to where they had placed the game to enable them to see an old she bear crouching beside the stump chew ing away at some of the birds, while near by her youngster stood upright. tossing in the air and playing with another partridge in very kittenish.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23
TOE BEAUDoUIN, of Lachine. Can | ada waa niffinQ hasida fhn water

TOE BEAUDOUIN, of Lachine, Can
 ada, was sitting beside the water, not very far from his fire, prepar- ing dinner. The breasts of four plump cartridges lay in frying pan upon skinning the onions which were to furnish the favoring to the stew he had in anticipation.
 Possibly the pungency of the onions distracted his attention and accounted for his failure to notice the approach of marauding enemy But the fact was that when he had washed the onions in the lake, and turned about to take up his meat there upon the log was his pan still, but, alas! his pan only. Where the tempting little partridge breasts had gone was a problem.
 The solution was probably to be found in the direction whence proceed ed 8 sound of breaking boughs. And thither hastened Joe, his woodland fn- stincts leading him to take his ax along with him.
 few steps brought into his range of vision rascally young bear, a fine enough animal in it's way, which was, with manifest delight, crunching the bones of his choice young birds as it lounged along. The bear quickly paid the penalty of its impotence. When the other hunters returned they found Joe complacently frying very savory dish of bears liver and smoked bacon with his onions.
 The guide was reminiscent over the after-dinner pipe that night. Three years before he had been still-hunting for cartridges, an accident with a bear trap having deprived him of the serv- ices of his trained spaniel
 As he was creeping along in prom ising place he heard the unmistakable flight of partridges into tree. Dash ing up to the spot he dropped two fine specimens from the branches with his double -barreled gun.
 Then to his surprise there cantered away from the foot of the tree 8 big black bear, which had been acting a setter's part for him and the birds. Following the obliging beast his att tention was attracted by the chatter ing of an old cock partridge, which, perched in an old stub, was scolding away, as though quite put out by the tactics of the same bear.
 Again Joe fired and killed his bird, and again he noticed that the report accelerated the flight of the bear, which he did not care to pursue fur ther, since he suddenly recollected that his cartridges all contained No. 8 shot only. and as he naively said.
 T seed him was going right straight for where my bear trap was set any way, and tree partridges was plenty for one meal for me lone
 It Is doubtful if there is another case pn gssaga ok a hfaE being nsaa zos|
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23

manner. The frolicsome antics, of the cub probably saved the lives of the two bears, for the amused hunters con- tented themselves with soaring the in- truders away.
 It will readily be believed. however, that the ever alert cartridges are not often secured while alive by such com paratively clumsy hunters as the black bears One of the party, man of wide experience, declared that on one occasion bear sprang suddenly from among rocks into the midst of covey of young birds, and secured one of them right before his eyes. Another had seen a crafty bear steal up. keep ing 8 tree trunk between him and some partridges resting on a rotten log until near enough to bring down his heavy paw upon the bird nearest to Qs, <
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23

just kiss me good-by yyes. a dream of the golden past-good-by, forever"
 Before he had recovered from his astonishment and wonder the young woman stepped out of the telephone box.
 Miss Jones, come here" he com manded, sternly. tIt's strictly against the rules of this store for salespeople to use the phone for personal busi- ness. I must forbid you to do it any more. Hereafter, when you wish to make love to young man, don't do it oyer the telephone, where every one can hear everything you have to tell him. Now go to yotir department.
 why, MT. Brown" she answered. T was simply ordering some new sheet music which we need from the pulp fisher"
 He hasn't stopped apologizing yet