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THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD. With a view to making the best possible Corn Exhibit for Missouri at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904, and to induce the farmers of the State to take special pains to produce the best corn possible, the Missouri Commissioners to the World's Fair have decided to offer liberal prizes for the best exhibit of not more than one hundred ears of any one kind of corn. The details of classification, the rules governing the contest, and the time and places where these preliminary exhibits will be held will be announced in a short time. The Commission has also decided to distribute free or charge a limited quantity of pedigreed seed corn of four or five of the standard varieties such as the Boone county White, Nebraska White Prize, Leaming, Silver Mine, Reid's Yellow Dent, etc. The Boone County White and Nebraska White Prize are adapted to the bottom lands and very rich upland, while the Silver Mine, Leaming and Reid's Yellow Dent are better adapted to the uplands. It is understood that the prizes offered by the Commission are not to be iimited, however, to corn grown from seed to be distributed. These prizes will be awarded on the merits of the corn, regardless of the source of seed from which it was grown. Therefore, any farmer preparing for this contest may use seed of his own selection if he prefers to do so. A condition of the contest is that the Commission may select any exhibit that is entered for the contest, whether it is awarded a prize or not, and place the same on exhibition at the World's Fair in 1904 without expense to the grower, and to be entered at the World's Fair in the name of the grower for awards offered by the World's Fair. Parties desiring this seed should apply at once to Dean H. J. Waters of the Agricultural College, Columbia, stating the kind of soil upon which the corn is to be grown, so that a variety adapted to this soil may be sent. He should also state the color of the seed of the corn that is to be grown on the farm so as to avoid mixing. PRICE $3350 prices on Buggies, Harness, etc. We sell direct from our Factory to Consumers at Factory Prices. This guaranteed Buggy only $33.50; Cash or Easy Monthly Payments. We trust honest people located in all parts of the world. Write for Free Catalogue. MENTION THIS PAPER. DEP T 910. East St. Louis, IL. $1.00 Per Year in Advance. Jefferson City Notes. Mrs. Ida King is on the sick list. Mrs. Nathan Carter is seriously ill. Mr. J. A. McMahan left for his home in Fulton last Saturday. Mrs. Henry Bolton and Mrs. S. M. Wiseman are still on the sick list. The recital of Miss Hallie Q. Brown came up to the expectation of all. The little daughter of Mrs. Tom Turner was burned to death last week. Mrs. Ida Bell Greer, of Joplin, is in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dufee. Mr. Joseph Mason, of Fulton, spent Monday in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. J. B. Parsons. Prof. J. H. Garnett presented the diplomas to the graduating class of Fulton, last Friday evening. The editor of the Professional World passed through the city Wednesday on his way to St. Louis. President B. F. Allen, Mrs. L. L. Anthony, Mrs. Ida Garnett, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Leona Fergurson, Mr. A. Slater, and Mr. John Moore attended the dedication of the World's Fair grounds Thursday. The Christian Church State Missionary Board met at the city hall last Wednesday. The members of the board are: Rev. J. B. Parsons, of Jefferson City, president; Rev. C. H. Ponidexter, New London, vice-president; Rev. J. V. Hutton, Odessa, 2nd vice president; T. A. Abbott, Kansas City, Cor. and R. c'e'y; Mr. A. Webb, treasurer. The members were all present and reported a successful meeting. Salisbury Notes. Mrs. Harriet Thurman is visiting here this week. Mr. Solomon North has been quite sick, but is better now. Subscribe to the Professional World. It is only $1.00 per year. Mrs. Sallie Kitchen is visiting her son, William, in Kansas City. Mr. Henry Kitchen has returned to Kansas City, after spending several days in our midst. The Professional World is mailed every week. If you do not receive it notify the editor at Columbia, Mo. DIED—Garth—At her home in Salisbury, Friday, April 24th, 1903, Mrs. Kittie Garth. She was a member of Ezekiel Court of The M. T., and also carried life insurance in the Metropolitan Insurance Co. The funeral services were conducted Saturday, April 25th, by Rev. G. C. Chinn of Huntsville from the Second Baptist church in Salisbury. Columbia News. Subscribe for the Professional World, only $1.00 per year. Mr. Thos. Ridgeway is in St. Louis attending the dedication ceremonies. Prof. J. Z. Mosley is home from Granby where he has just closed a very successful school. The editor of the Professional World is home again, having closed a very successful school at Huntsville. CASH OR CREDIT. Catalogue FREE. CENTURY MF'G CO. COLUMBIA AND JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY MAY 1, 1903. WORLD'S FAIR CORN EXHIBIT. Missouri Commission Offers Prizes for Corn—Will Distribute Pedigreed Seed Free. It is needless to say that this corn ought to be put upon the best possible land; it should have the most thorough preparation and subsequent cultivation, and should not be planted too thick. It is best for this purpose to have only two stalks in a hill, about three feet six inches apart each way. The corn ought to be planted medium early, and as the planting season is now upon us those who avail themselves of this opportunity should write to Dean Waters immediately for seed. Missouri can win on corn at the World's Fair if every corn grower in the State will make it his personal business to produce the best that his soil will grow and place at the disposal of the Commission the choicest ears of his crop. General Grant's log cabin in St. Louis county is being removed to the World's Fair site. It will pay you Things That Never Die. The pure, the bright, the beautiful, That stirred our hearts in youth, The impulses of wordless prayer, The dreams of love and truth; The longings after something lost, The spirit's yearning cry, The striving after better hopes— These things can never die. The timid hand stretched forth to aid A brother in his need, A kindly word in grief's dark hour That proves a friend indeed; The plea for mercy, loftly breathed, When justice threatens nigh The sorrow of a contrite heart— These things shall never die. The memory of a clasping hand, The pressure of a kiss, And all the trifles, sweet and frail, That makes up love's first bliss; If with a firm, unchanging faith, And holy trust and high, Those hands have clasped, those lips have met— These things shall never die. The cruel and the bitter word, That wounded as it fell, The chilling want of sympathy We feel, but never tell; The hard repulse that chills the heart Whose hopes were bounding high, In an unfading record kept— These things shall never die. Let nothing pass, for every hand Must find some work to do; Lose not a chance to waken love— Be firm and just and true, So shall light that cannot fade Beam on thee from on high, And angel voices say to thee— These things shall never die. Raising Taxes in Howard. The county Board of Equalization of Howard county has recently raised the valuation of realty about $200,-000, and at their recent session adopted the following resolutions, concerning important matters that come up for settlement in every county: "WHEREAS, It has been the policy of the State Board of Equalization in the equalization of the value of property in the state of Missouri to place the value of farming lands in Howard county at about one-third its real value, the value of all personal property (except money, notes and bonds) at about one-third the cash value, and the value of bank and other corporation stock at about seventy percent of its par value. Consequently those whose property consists of money, notes and bonds feeling aggrieved at such policy, have failed to give in to the county assessor property to be listed under the head of 'money, notes and bonds.' Now therefore be it "RESOLVED 1st. That we, the County Board of Equalization of Howard county believe that the policy of said state board to be unjust to those who have property to be listed under the head of 'money, notes and bonds,' and that if said property holders will hereafter give into the County Assessor of Howard county all property they hold under said head, that we as a County Board stand pledged to reduce said assessments to sixty per cent for next year. "Resolved, 2nd, That we deprecate the practice of those persons, who have their money loaned in the name of banks and then have the banks assign said notes to the owner for the purpose of evading taxation, and that hereafter the County Board will make dilligent search for said property and if any be found not given in to the assessor for the purpose of taxation, that the tax on said property will be trebled according to the law." Died. ROBNETT—Near Columbia, Monday, April 27th, 1903, James Robnett, of consumption. He leaves a wife and three children, and a number of relatives and friends to mourn his death. Boggs—In Columbia, Tuesday, April 28th, 1903, Frank Boggs, of consumption. Funeral Wednesday. ELECTION CONTEST. Mr. Read Charges Illegal Voting at the Recent City Election. Wednesday morning John W. Read, late democratic candidate for councillor in the first ward, will contest the election of Jas. W. Schwabe, the "good government candidate" who was declared elected April 7, by the narrow majority of 6 votes. The papers in the case charge that there were many illegal votes cast, also other irregularities, specifying several as follows (in substance): Illegal ballots were cast for Mr. Schwabe by Wat Hurd, Nelse McClane and D. Turner, who were residents of the second ward; R. W. Betts, voted, being now a resident of the third ward and at date of election had not been a resident of Columbia 60 days; others who voted having not resided in Columbia 60 days prior to election, were J. D. McMillan, James Wade, and James T. Washington; E. C. McMillan, J. W. Davis and E. White voted, being non-residents of the city; Warren Meredith had served a term in the pententiary and Si Crocket had been convicted of larceny, neither having a full pardon from the governor, though they voted; Henry Turner had not lived in the ward 60 days; it is charged that the names of W. W. Gordon, W. O. Melvin, S. H. McMinn, A. J. Caldwell and B. McAlister appears upon the poll books, when they did not vote for councilman at all merely voting the school ticket; that the following persons voted for Mr. Read as councilman, and their names do not appear on the poll book: G. W. Morris, W. N. Swinney, C. G. Robinson, J. L. Woods, Joe Joy, and Hartley Banks. It is further claimed there was other illegal voting and so forth, and that the contestant received a majority of the legal and qualified voters of the ward, and was duly elected councilman. Mr. Schwabe will have 15 days in which to file his answer, after which the case will come up before the city council. About the World's Fair City. There are 485 restaurants in St. Louis. The distance from Union Station to the World's Fair site is nearly 4 miles. In the opinion of President Francis, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition will be the last truly international exposition the world will ever witness. The talk of a small park in front of Union Station is about to take a definite form. It is to occupy one city block. When President Francis rapped for order at 2 p.m. on April 30, he used a gavel once used by George Washington on the laying of the corner stone of the first public building in Washington. The log cabin that General Grant helped to build, and in which he once made his home, has been removed from Old Orchard, and now occupies a commanding position on the Fair grounds. The Government will have at the World's Fair the largest bird cage ever known. It will be 200 feet long, 30 feet wide, 52 feet high and will contain 2000 birds from all parts of the world. Union Station is the finest and largest structure of its kind in the world, and at the time of its erection it was believed to be large enough to meet the demands upon it for all time to come. Several times, though, in its brief history, it has been taxed to its utmost capacity, and then couldn't hold the crowds that were trying to get into it. The crowds that will attend the dedication ceremonies will undoubtedly far exceed any former one, and thus emphasize the necessity for enlarging the midway. The station, sheds included, is 706 feet long and 600 feet wide. The next largest in the world is in Berlin, Germany, it being 700 feet long, 600 feet wide. CROPS AND THE WEATH.ER. U. S. Department of Agriculture, climate and crop bulletin of the weather bureau, Missouri section for the week ending April 27, 1903, as compiled by section director A. E. Hackett: Unusually cool weather has continued throughout the state, with killing frosts 22nd, 23rd and 26th. There has been rather more than the average amount of sunshine in the western sections, but in the eastern sections there was considerable cloudiness. Heavy showers fell in localities in the central and northern sections on the 19th, but over much the greater portion of the state the rainfall during the past week has been very light. In some of the southern and northwestern counties the ground has been in good condition to work, plowing has been pushed, and considerable corn planted, a few correspondents reporting planting nearly completed, but in most sections the soil continues heavy and cold and work has progressed very slowly, very little planting being done. Considerable corn is up in the southern counties but is making very little growth and looks yellow owing to the cool weather. Cotton planting has progressed favorably in Pemiscat, Dunklin and New Madrid counties, and a little flax has been sown in the southwestern counties. Oats are practically all sown and are doing well, as a rule, though needing warmer weather. In many of the northern counties the acreage has been considerably reduced. In a number of the southern counties wheat is less promising than at the close of the preceding week. In some districts it has been damaged by an excess of moisture, in others (principally in the southwest section) by insects, and in some of the southeastern counties it is being injured by rust. In most of the central and northern counties, however, the crop continues in excellent condition. Pastures and meadows are doing fairly well but need more warmth. Potatoes and early gardens are growing very slowly, as a rule, and in many of the central and northern counties but few potatoes have yet been planted and little gardening has been done. In Dunklin county there is some complaint that melons are dying, necessitating replanting. The frosts of the 23d and 23th damaged strawberries to some extent in a number of the central and southwestern counties, and peaches, cherries and early garden vegetables were also damaged slightly in localities. In localities in Lawrence, Jasper and St. Louis counties strawberries are reported damaged one-fourth to one-half. Much damage to vineyards is also reported in Osage county. Apples are now in full bloom in the northern counties and the outlook for that crop continues very promising. Caterpillars are making their appearance on the trees in a few of the northwestern counties. May Weather in Boone County. A. E. Hackett, observer of the U. S. Weather bureau at Columbia, says: The following data for the month of May have been compiled from the records of the local office and cover the period from 1890 to 1902, inclusive. The mean or normal temperature of May is 64 degrees. The warmest May was that of 1896, with an average of 71 degrees, and the coldest was that of 1892, with an average of 61 degrees. The highest temperature recorded during any May was 92 degrees, on the 20th, 1902, and the lowest, 32 degrees, on the 6th, 1891. The latest date on which a killing frost has occurred was May 6th, 1891. The average rainfall for May is 4.95 inches, and the average number of rainy days, 13. The greatest amount of rainfall recorded for any May was 10.58 inches, in 1892, and the least, .35 inch, in 1901. The greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any 24 consecutive hours was 3.24 inches, on the 12-13th, 1892. The average number of clear days is 9; partly cloudy days, 11; and cloudy days, 11. The prevailing winds have been from the southeast, and the highest velocity recorded was 44 miles per hour, from the southeast, on the 20th, 1898. VOL. II. NO. 26 CARNEGIE GIVES $600,000 TO TUSKEGEE. Steel King Declares Booker T. Washington one of the Greatest of Liv- New York, April 24.—The trustees of the Tuskegee Normal and industrial Institution in Alabama have received $600,000 towards the endowment fund from Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie's letter conveying the gift reads as follows: "New York, April 17, 1903. 'William H. Baldwin Jr., Trustee: My Dear Friend—I have instructed Mr. Franks, my cashier, to deliver to you as trustee of Tuskegee institute, six hundred thousand dollars five per cent. United States Steel Co. first mortgage bonds towards, the endowment fund. I give this without reservation, except that I require that suitable provision be made from the gift for the wants of Booker Washington and his family during his own and his wife's life. I wish that great and good man to be entirely free from pecuniary cares, that he be free to devote himself to his great mission. To me he seems one of the greatest of living men, because his work, is unique, the modern Moses who leads his race and lifts it, through education, to even better and higher things than a land overflowing with milk and honey. History is to tell of two Washingtons, one white, the other black, both fathers of their people. I am satisfied that the serious race problem of the south is to be solved wisely only through Mr. Washington's policy of education—which he seems to have been specially born—a slave among slaves—to establish and in his own day to greatly advance. Glad am I to be able to assist this good work in which you and others so zealously labor. Truly yours, "ANDREW CARNEGIE." Huntsville Notes. Prin. R. L. Logan left Monday for St. Louis. Quite a number of persons from here are attending the dedication ceremonies in St. Louis this week. Misses Ella Boone and Carrie Harvey of Moberly attended the Lincoln school exercises Saturday evening. Pres. E. L. Scruggs preached an elegant sermon to the graduating class of Lincoln school at the second Baptist church last Sunday evening. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRIDE MARKS DRAWS COPYRIGHTS & C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is patentable or not. Copyrights strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patent taken, through Munn & Co., receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation in the United States. Census, a year; four months, $1. Sold by all newsaders. MUNN & Co. 381 Broadway, New York Branch Office 25 F St., Washington, D.C. Suits..... —made to your— ...Measure From $10.00, Up. —By the— COLUMBIA TAILORING CO., 16, 9th st., COLUMBIA, - - MO. Rufus L. LOGAN, Editor Columbia - - - - Missour RUSSIA IRRITATED. By British Opposition to Its Plans of Expansion. St. Petersburg, April 25 via London, April 29—Russian opinion is intensely irritated by England's patent policy of preparation to resist the expansion of the czar's empire. It is learned that this feeling is fully shared in official quarters, where it has become especially acute as the result of the attitude of the Balfour cabinet with regard to the Bagdad railway. Englands' first deep offense against Russian susceptibilities was the recent conclusion of a war alliance with Japan, plainly aimed at Russian ambitions in China. This was followed immediately afterward by extraordinary measures on the part of Great Britain to erect barriers against Russia's southward march through Persia. Blocks Bagdad Railway. Now comes the third distinct offense of the same kind—England's undisguised attempt either to prevent the construction of the Bagdad railway or so to hedge the enterprise about that. Russian participation will be rendered impossible. In this manner the British ministry is all the time crying "Halt!" to Russia in the far east, the middle east and the near east. The Muscovite naturally considers this policy an audacious project to stereotype his empire within its present limits. That the British really believe such an undertaking feasible is regarded in St. Petersburg as an established fact and the government is planning naval and military arrangements on an unprecedented scale. This policy is an official secret hermetically sealed, but it is easy to surmise that its attitude is not one of acquiescence. The least apprehensive observers, therefore cannot pretend that the relations of the two countries are on a safe footing. London, April 24.-Replying to a question in the house of commons Prime Minister Balfour said the government would not participate in the construction of the Bagdad railway, as after a careful consideration of the scheme the government decided it could not give the necessary guarantees to English bankers who proposed to invest capital in the enterprise. PITTSBURG'S GREAT SCHOOL. Mr. Carnegie, Mr. Schwab and Others to Build It. Pittsburg, Pa., April 29—Pittsburg is to have one of the greatest institutions of learning in the world if the plans of Prof. John A. Brashear, acting chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania; Andrew Carnegie and Charles M. Schwab are carried out. It is announced that a great institution, in close proximity to the Carnegie institute, which has already cost $1,000,000 and for which Mr. Carnegie has set aside $4,000,000 for extensions and the proposed polytechnical school, the buildings of which alone will cost $2,000,000, and upon which Mr. Carnegie is willing to spend any amount necessary, would soon be built. It will be an evolution of the Western university and will be known as the University of Pittsburgh. The university is now endowed with $500,000, which Prof. Brashear hopes will be increased to $1,500,000, while buildings to cost an enormous sum will be erected. Mr. Brashear said last night that Mr. Carnegie, Mr. Schwab and James Gayley, all of the United States Steel corporation, had offered to become liberal subscribers, and other Pittsburg millionaires are expected to donate freely. It is expected that the new university will be ready for occupancy at the time of the completion of the new technological school and that it will be located near by. The new university buildings, the new school and the remodelled Carnegie institute will, it is expected, make the finest collection of educational institutions in the world. MORE COURTMARTIALS. Washington, D. C., April 29.—Secretary Root has directed the court martial of several army officers in Alaska who have been charged with making use of commissary supplies for their individual profit. It is said that they have been purchasing supplies at cost and selling them at a great profit. For more than a year the officers have been under investigation by inspectors. One feature of the alleged peculations, as stated in the report, was in connection with potatoes. Large supplies of this vegetable were sent to the post and were sold to a trading company at a high rate. The potatoes were still carried on the books of the commissary officer as stock in hand, until some officer made purchases from the company. Then the stock of potatoes was reduced to meet the credit at the company's office, and the officer making the purchase would be charged with potatoes. All the officers stationed at Skaguy at the time were implicated, it is said. Another case relates to shortage in the accounts of an officer. The names of the officers have not been made public at the department. Most of them have changed station since the irregularities are said to have occurred. GIRLS IN RIOT. Disgraceful Incident at Meeting of Newark Labor Union. Newark, N. J., April 29.—In a race between three hundred Christian and Hebrew working girls who gathered for a labor union election in this city last night, blows were freely exchanged and many painfully injured before the police restored order. The trouble started over the counting of ballots for president of the union. Tlesmsen, Algeria, April 24—Serious anti-Jewish riots occurred here yesterday. Forty-five persons were injured. MILLIONS JOINED BY MATRIMONIAL LOCK BRITONS ARE SELF-CONFIDENT BRITONS ARE SELF-CONFIDENT Only Eight Persons Witness Ceremony A FAMOUS DOCUMENT Declaration of Independence to Be Kept Under Lock and Key for Preservation ALDERMAN IS A FUGITIVE Petition Filed to Have Property Belong ing to Alderman Krantz Confiscated London, April 29.—William K. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Anna Rutherford were married today at St. Mark's church by Rev. R. H. Hadden. There was no wedding breakfast or reception. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt started for the country. Their distinction has not been revealed but it is known they will remain in the country some weeks before going to any city. A telegram from Dover says Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt crossed the channel. Later Account. London, April 29.—Wm. K. Vanderbilt was quietly married to Mrs. Lewis M. Rutherford here this afternoon. The bride and groom started for France where they will remain for some time. Only eight persons, including Mrs. Rutherford and Mr. Vanderbilt were present in St. Mark's church when the ceremony was performed this morning. Arrangements by which the wedding was kept a secret were most elaborate and were not relaxed even at the last moment. The wedding party entered the church through the clearance which adjoins St. Mark's and departed from the rear entrance. While the wedding ceremony was going on there lay in the vicage, the dead child of the vicar of St. Mark's, who made Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Rutherford man and wife. At the conclusion of the wedding ceremony the coffin was brought into the church and Rev. R. H. Haddon read burial ceremony over his child. Immediately afterward he left for Liverpool where his father is dying. Half a dozen doors from St. Mark's church is Tarrant's Hotel, now quiet and old fashioned, but once one of London's most famous hostelries. From this hotel Vanderbilt emerged this morning and walked to the church. For the past three weeks he has been staying off and in on modest aparents at Tarrants' qualifying by this residence to secure the marriage license. Accompanied by his attorney, Vanderbilt on April 24 called on Registrant Bishop of London and after satisfying him on all points that the papers in the divorce proceedings were regular, secured marriage license. Paris, April 25—Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt arrived in Paris tonight from London. The bride thickly velled, entered the husband's automobile and the pair quickly sped away to Vanderbilt's country residence. FAMOUS DOCUMENT Declaration of Independence to Be Seen No More by the Public. Washington, April 29.—The declaration of independence is to be seen no more by the public. An order has been issued that henceforth the historic manuscript shall be kept under London, April 29—The report of the commission of British workingmen who were taken to the United States at the end of last year by Alfred Moseley to study conditions of labor there has been issued. All agree that the British workman has nothing to learn from the American workman, while British employers are not as far advanced as the Americans in the treatment of their employees. James Cox, the delegate for the iron and steel workers, pays his respects to Chicago, where he says "the almighty dollar is the unquestioned king." Of the new postoffice he says: "Any third rate corporation in Great Britain would have accomplished the work in four years instead of eight. This is illustrative of government work in general." D. C. Cummings of the iron and steel A SPLINTER OF WOOD. It Threatens a Man's Life and Is Valued at $10,000. Chicago, April 29.—Ten thousand dollars might buy a lumber yard, and yet that is the value placed on a splinter of wood much smaller than a toothpick by Adolph Goodman. Adolph swallowed the silver and that is what caused the seemingly excessive valuation. In a damage suit fled yesterday in the circuit court the papers go to show that Goodman attempted to digest a piece of bread and a particle of lock and key in a great fire and lock proof safe. The declaration will never be exhibited again at any of the great international fairs. This decision was reached today as the result of an examination of the document by a committee of the American Academy of Sciences now in session in this city, who acted at the instance of Secretary Hay, whose attention has been called to the sad state of the famous document by Andrew Allen, librarian of the state department. Most of the text of the declaration is still legible, but only one or two of the signatures can be made out. There is only a trace of the autograph of John Hancock, the first to sign. The committee, equipped with powerful glasses, made a careful examination of the declaration. It was found that the ink used was not of the first quality. The fact that the engrosser, now unknown to history, used a sharp pen and bore steadily upon it accounted. in a measure, for the better preservation of the text as compared with the signatures. The greatest damage sustained, however, was in 1820, when a copy was taken by the crude letter-press process. This was done in order to secure a facsimile for the surviving signers, one of whom was Thomas Jefferson, and their families. The committee recommended that the declaration be shut in an air-tight and light tight case and kept from exhibition. Today the document was photographed and then locked up. The committee has recommended that at certain long intervals of time it be taken from its case and rephotographed, the purpose being to measure, as nearly as can be, the result of the protective steps. A FUGITIVE ALDERMAN: Petition Filed at St. Louis to Have Property of Kirsty Sullivan Property of Kratz Confiscated. St. Louis, April 29—Circuit Attorney Folk this afternoon filed a petition to have the property of Charles Kratz, fugitive member of the city council, under indictment for bribery, and who is in Mexico, forfeited. Kratz owns $57,000 worth of real estate here. The petition recites that Gratz has become a citizen of Mexico and that under the laws of Missouri an alien cannot hold property in this state. Folk says if Kratz wants to defend his property rights in Missouri he will have to come within jurisdiction of the courts here, thus rendering himself liable to arrest and trial for bribery. KILLED HER HUSBANDS. A St. Louis Woman Charged with Disposing of Three or Four of Them. St. Louis, Mo., April 29.—Mrs. Minnie Cummings was charged by a coroner's jury with the murder last Saturday of her husband, Dennis Cummings. A former husband named Harris is said to have死于 a violent death, although the woman succeeded in securing a verdict of suicide in his case. The husband nev preceding Harris named Michael Colton, of Bloomington, Ill., she is accused of having murdered in that city in 1897. It was reported to the police here by the Bloomington authorities that prior to her marriages to Cummings, Harris, and Colton she was the wife of a man named Burns, who has been lost sight of entirely. In the case occupying the authorities here the woman claims self-defense. HONOR FOR DAMROSH. Invited to Conduct Symphony Concerts at European Capitals. Berlin, April 29.—Walter Damrasch has received invitations to conduct symphony concerts in Berlin, Paris, St. Petersburg and Warsaw during the spring of 1904. He will come to Europe in February for that purpose and will also conduct a number of Wagner Operas in German cities. Damrosch sails for New York, May 8. The Composition for Emperor William's singing contest at Frankfort, selected after open competition, is by George Messner, an artillery officer of Breslau. The title is "The Song of Victory After the Battle With Varus." shipbuilders has a severe criticism of the social and moral life in America, where he says "gambling and pleasure seeking appear to be characteristics. The disregard for human life, the corruption in politics, and other immoralities tend to the moral and physical deterioration of the people, and must be arrested if disaster is to be avoided." Mr. Moseley says the British workman has a far better education, "is infinitely better paid, housed, fed, and clothed, and, moreover, is much more sober." Mr. Moseley says in conclusion: "If we are to hold our own in the commerce of the world the old methods must be dropped and the old machinery abandoned." He believes that some form of profit sharing is the true solution of the capital and labor question. wood served to him in a restaurant at 159 Fifth avenue and later the wood was extracted by a surgeon after his life had been threatened. The defendants are Hyman Wittenberg and William Goldberger, proprietors of the bakery which is alleged to have sold the bread and wood to the restaurant. Martial Law at Cordova. Madrid, Apr. 29.—Martial law has been proclaimed at Cordova in consequence of rioting of the agricultural laborers, who are on a strike there. The Affairs at Washington The call of Baron Steinberg at the state department today, while primarily for another purpose, furnished him with an opportunity to discuss Russia's action at some length with Secretary Hay. From Germany no official advices have been received either at the state department or at the embassy regarding the attitude of the Berlin government but the understanding is general in diplomatic corps that Russia has nothing to apprehend from Germany in the stand she has taken in Manchuria. Both Count Cassini and Baron Steinberg were in Peking together and both owe their diplomatic careers largely to the sagacity they have shown in handling the Chinese question. Russia and Germany, it is admitted, have a thorough understanding relative to China and while it may not be necessary for the Berlin government to openly to the support of Russian demands at this time, other powers will be permitted to see clearly that Germany is not hostile to Russia's plans. It can be stated on authority despite the seeming harmony between Germany and Great Britain in the Venezuelan embroglio, the unpopularity of the Anglo-German alliance became so acute at one time that it looked as if an open rupture would occur. Because of this belief, whether allowed to gain ground in United States that Germany had proposed this alliance, the Berlin government, it is said, made representations to London that unless London authorities corrected this impression, it would be necessary to publish correspondence on the subject. Another result of the unpopularity of this alliance was the breaking off of Great Britain from the Bagdad railway agreement into which she had entered with Germany, and in which France was also heavily interested. This again increased the gulf between Germany and Great Britain, and if the truth were known, it would be seen she had lost no opportunity to increase this bad feeling. At the same time Russia is not desirous of incurring the animosity of the United States. While the initial Russia demand in Manchuria is that no more Manchurian ports or towns be opened there is ground for belief that this demand will not be permanent. Russia was never shown the text of the Chinese-United States agreement in which the latter asks for certain open ports in Manchuria. Consequently, Russia, has no official knowledge of this agreement. When the United States protests individually, Russia will be prepared to make certain concessions to American trade in Manchuria, which is really America's only vital interest in the matter. This concession will satisfy the United States, thus leaving Great Britain and Japan alone in their protest. BONES OF LEG Were Broken, and Are About Not Knowing It. Marion, O., April 29.—Herman Ault—a building contractor of this city, went into the office of a local physician yesterday with an apparently badly sprained ankle. He said that he had been attempting some fancy riding on his bicycle that evening and ran into the curbing, breaking the front wheel and throwing him. He paid no more attention to the injury until he put the machine away Sunday morning, when he slipped again, injuring the same leg. The physician made an X-ray examination and found that the bones of his leg were broken and had been since Saturday. Ault had been walking about ignorant of the extent of the injury. NO SUNDAY BALL. Efforts to Have It Received Another Set-back at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Apr. 29.—Judge Cof. play Sunday baseball in Indianapolis received another check tonight when Judge Garter issued temporary restraining order prohibiting Indianapolis club playing ball Sundays. Order is turnable May 8. Complaint was filed at instance of Indianapolis Ministerial Association. A petition was signed by 32,000 voters and was presented to the mayor, yesterday asking for Sunday ball. The Mayor replied that while personally he would favor Sunday ball, laws were against it and he would obey the law. ANOTHER CONSUL SHOT. Albanians Wound the Successor of Diplomat They Assasinated. London, Apr. 29.—A dispatch from Belbrade says that M. Machkof, Russian consul at Uskub who is also fulfilling the duties of the late M. Stcherbina at Mitrovitzia, has been attacked and wounded by Albanians. M. Stcherbina was assassinated at Mitrovitzia while acting as Russian consul there. London, Apr. 29.—Turkey has decided, says the Salonica correspondent of the Daily Mall, to concentrate an army of 240,000 men in Macedonia. The troops are pouring in daily. SANS SOUCI LOOTED. Cedar River Park Hotel Robbed of Silverware and Bedding. Waterloo, April 29—Sans Souci Hotel, located at Cedar River park, has been broken into recently and relieved of much of its silverware, bedding, etc. Everything was in perfect order last Thursday, as Mrs. Harris, the manager's wife, was up there at that time. The value of the goods taken will aggregate several hundred dollars. Labor Men Are Legal. Ironton, O., Apr. 29. — Because the Portland Cement company refused to give to Ben Garvey his old position as oiler, the entire force of the plant and mines, numbering several hundred, struck, closing every department of the industry. MORE SLAUGHTER Vienna, April 29—Dispatchers from Sofia announce that a band of Macedonians recently surrounded and slaughtered forty Bashi Basouks and fifteen gendarmes, near Petrich, Macedonia, out of revenge for the murder of their leader, Captain Saeff, who was recently killed in an engagement. TYPHOID GERMS FOUND IN MILK She is One Hundred and Three Years Old and Wagers She Will Live to Be 125 Polo Alto, Cal., (Special).Bad milk from one dairy in this city is declared responsible for the 100 cases of typhoid fever at present existing in Stanford university and in this city. The dairy held to blame has been closed, and other dairies under suspicion have been made to cease business temporarily, and the health authorities now claim to have the situation well in hand. So far only two deaths have resulted from the epidemic, but of the 100 patients 20 are said to be in a serious condition, and even if no more cases appear more fatalities are believed certain. The disease was considered stamped out early last week, but 20 more cases have been reported since last Friday night. The university seems about to duplicate the Cornell scare. One-third of the Palo Alto High school students are absent because of the illness of friends or in their families. San Francisco hospital nurses are thick in Palo Alto, and their white caps and aprons are common. There are 14 here from Lane hospital alone. William Pountz, bookkeeper for the San Francisco Oil company, died on Saturday. "Old Joe," the Encina hall Japanese janitor, died early in the week. J. Pierce Mitchell, 02, is declared near death. "Dicky" Barrett of Herman, Minn., E. Miller of Vinton, Ia., and E. Duval of Saticoy are the most seriously ill of the students. This may be true, as the water supply both of Palo Alto and of the campus is declared perfectly pure, and the suspected dairies all are closed. Stanford university is in the Santa Clara valley, which is as level as a house floor for 30 miles. One mile below it, directly alongside the railroad track, is the university town of Palo Alto, where many of the students and professors live. For several years there was much complaint of bad sewerage at Palo Alto, but recently the town authorities installed an excellent sewerage system and have endeavored to remove all cesspools. That this reform has not been carried out is shown by the fact that 75 warrants were sworn out last week $a_{b}$ inst property owners who had neglected to fill up the old cesspools. Although the typhoid may have been stimulated by these remains of bad sewage the primary cause was the impure milk. Dr. Snow, the physician $o_{c}$ the university, said: "Since Friday we have had only one student on the campus taken down with fever. Six others, who have shown symptoms, are confined in their rooms and closely watched. We can tell better in the course of the next two days whether those sus St. Paul, Minn., April 29—The last will of Mrs. Fannie S. Wilder, widow of Amherst H. Wilder, was filed in the probate court here yesterday. By this, the last one of the three wills made by the members of the Wilder family, the bulk of the great Wilder property, valued at $4,000,000, is devoted to the relief of the worthy poor of the city. The principal provisions of the document relate to the founding and maintaining of the Amherst H. Wilder charity, already established by Mr. Wilder and his daughter, Mrs. Appleby. A day nursery is added to the Wilder charity, and a sum of $2.500 annually set apart for its maintenance, such nursery is to be for the care of children GIRL DIES FROM INJURIES. Miss Orpha Davidson, Who Attempted Suicide, is Dead. Creston, April 29.—Miss Alpha Davidson, who attempted suicide by hanging in her father's barn on his farm in Buchanan township. Page county, Wednesday, has passed away at her home near Clarinda. She was discovered as she jumped with the rope around her neck. No cause for her act is known, except that her mind had become impaired. She was in ill health. Her age was 20 years. pected really have the disease. In the meantime we are taking every precaution to prevent a spread of the disease." Dr. Wilbur, health officer of the university, wen asked as to the cause of the sudden epidemic of typhoid, said: "I am able to trace every case on the campus to the use of infected milk. The Phi Delta Theta house, the Zeta Psi house, and the Johnson residence were the only places on the campus where milk from the suspected dairy was used, and in these three places are a majority of the cases. The five cases among the students in Enclina hall also have been traced to the same source. The students did not eat at the inn, where pure milk is served, but took their meals indiscriminately at the restaurants in Palo Alto. The water on the campus has been tested and pronounced pure. Every resident on the campus uses the same water, yet the fever is found only in the three houses that used the infected milk. "It seems reasonable to attribute the disease to this milk, sold by one man only to the people who have the disease. We have a thoroughly good sewer system at the university, and it is nonsense to attribute the disease to poor sewerage. It was the milk, and the milk alone, that brought the disease. In Palo Alto the situation is much the same as on the campus—the people who used the milk from that dairy are the people who have been seized with typhoid." The fever situation among the public school children in Palo Alto has taken a serious aspect. In both the High school and the grammar schools the attendance has fallen off one third. While the fever has not taken hold of all those who have dropped out from school, many were refused the privileges of the schools on account of fever being in their homes. In the high school two teachers have contracted the disease. In the grammar school one teacher has been afflicted and another has the symptoms. The demand on the doctors in Palo Alto and at the university has been extraordinary. A HOPEFUL OLD WOMAN She is 113, and Wagers She Will Live to Re. 125. BROTHER HER HUSBAND Well-Known Woman of Cleveland Exposes Scandal in Divorce Suit. Cleveland, O., April 29 —Caroline F. Upham, for many years chief stenographer for the common pleas court, brought suit for divorce, alleging that R. R. Whitney, consulting mechanical expert for the White Sewing Machine company, with whom she has been living, is not her brother, as was generally supposed, but her husband by a common law marriage. Mrs. Upham, or Mrs. Whitney, as she declares her name to be, is in the confidence of a number of the largest law firms in the city. She speaks several languages and her services as a stenographer were sought in all important cases. The couple lived in a fashionable flat and were welcomed into the educational and literary coteries of the city. The petition states that for the last five years her husband has grossly neglected her and failed to contribute anything to her support. She asks a legal separation and alimony. during the day while the mothers are at work. For the establishment of new free public baths $20,000 is to be used and an annual maintenance fund is provided. The creation of a corporation for the administration of the charity is directed and the executors are named as the corporate managers. INJURED IN RAILROAD WRECK. Freight Derailed at Harlan, Injuring Three. Harlan, Ia., Apr. 29-The conductor of a Northwestern freight, a Mrs. Gladson, a passenger and a travelling man from Omaha, were seriously injured in an accident here. One of the flanges on a rear wheel broke derailing three or four cars. No fatalities. REPP WILL STAY. Will Remain With the Department of Veterinary Science at Ames. Ames, Ia., Apr. 29 - Dr. J. J. Repp of the veterinary science today announced that he would not accept the appointment offered him in Cuba of bacteriologist. He has been retained by the college in his present position and his announcement that he would not sever his connection with the school was received here with considerable satisfaction. ARMY OF THE DIVORCED. There are now 51,538 divorced people in the United States, of whom 32,205 are women and 18,384 are men. The reason for such an excess of women is explained on the theory that divorced men are more apt to remarry than divorced women. There are very few cities in which the number of divorced men is greater than, or even equal to, the number of women. Omaha is the most conspicuous, for among its inhabitants are 249 men and 236 women who have been separated from their conjugal mates by the courts. Chicago is the champion divorce city. It has had that reputation for a long time, and, although the 4,341 divorced people who reside there may not have been separted by the local courts, they have nevertheless chosen it as a place of residence, and they number more than twice as many as are found in New York. Certain other cities have a similar distinction, although they are not as conspicuous as Chicago. The following table gives a list of the principal cities and a number of Western cities and the number of divorced people among their inhabi- Men Women Total 8,173 2,468 4,341 784 1,362 2,146 475 1,027 1,762 749 1,011 1,760 601 995 1,690 512 879 1,391 425 781 1,206 432 672 1,104 388 670 1,058 349 685 1,034 356 632 984 350 601 951 293 564 857 289 554 843 302 519 821 279 530 809 279 458 770 237 418 655 264 463 727 352 327 679 243 345 588 197 298 495 239 246 485 147 305 452 159 272 431 183 227 410 124 210 334 127 204 331 67 260 327 142 148 290 96 169 265 102 113 215 87 106 193 71 120 191 63 118 181 70 97 167 48 111 159 46 83 129 36 88 124 53 69 122 35 82 117 40 76 116 38 76 114 43 67 110 39 58 97 37 57 94 35 55 90 34 47 81 20 46 66 Chicago New York Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Indianapolis Boston Kansas City Cleveland Louisville Baltimore Brooklyn Malwaukee Cincinnati Washington New Orleans Minneapolis Denver Detroit St. Joseph Columbus Buffalo Omaha Grand Rapids Toledo Peoria Terre Haute Des Moines Salt Lake City Jackson, Mich. Fort Wayne Lincoln South Bend Saginaw Davenport Sioux City Oshkosh Quincy Erie Duluth La Crosse Topeka Rockford Springfield, Ill. Council Bluffs Dubuque Cedar Rapids Joliet Racine Seven has long been considered a talismanic number, but, so far as Wall street is concerned, it would seem as if the number 9 is of more importance. It was on May 9, 1901, that Wall street saw a great corner and panic, Northern Pacific stock on that day rushing up to $1,000 a share, and prices of other stocks smashing down 30 or 40 points, bringing wreck and ruin to thousands. That was a great bear day. Sept. 9, 1902, was a great bull day, for on that date, which marked the apogee of the so-called Gates boom in stocks, the highest level of prices for railroad securities that Wall street has ever seen was touched. So far this year the heaviest day of trading in stocks was on Jan. 9, which was also a big bull day, marking the culmination of the upturn in the market following the smash in prices brought about by stinging money conditions late last year. And on April 9 the decision adverse to the merger of the railroads in the Northern Securities company was announced.—New York Sun. Mrs. Julia Ward Ward has just become a great-grandmother, through the birth of a child to Mrs. Henry Marlon Hall of East Orange, N. J. K. Hall is a son of Mrs. Florene Howe Hall of Plainfield. This is Mrs. Howe's first great-grandchild. It is possible that Maxim Gorke would reply in the affirmative should anyone ask him. "Does literary work pay?" He was poor as a church mouse before he began writing, but one of his recent transactions was the purchase for $150,000 of a fine old estate on the banks of the River Volga. "The people of your country. I infer," said the passenger with the foreign accent, "are confronted with a race problem." "We don't call it a problem," the man with the loud waistcoat responded. "Racin' nowadays is a game."—Chicago Tribune. Old Man Hogan on the Decline of the Stage Uncle 'Lisha on Race Suicide Gems of Truth Gleaned From Many Sermons "T Hogan, blowing out his dark whin I was a lad," said Old Man H' theayter ain't what it was lantern and loading his corn cob. "For th' last thirty years I been readin' in th' newspapers about high art an 'how it was gain' to illivate th' stage. "But the only thing that's been much illimated, so far s've noticed, is' price of seats at th' box office. An' most av th' shows nowadays, at $2 th' ticket, are a lot higher art than I'm willin' to pay for. Neither me conscience or me creditors 'll stand for it. "Shure, in me day we'd have nothin' but clane, innocent, harmless fun, O'Brien and Bamberger, th' variety team, betther known as 'Th' Masteodonic Monarks av Mirth an' Melody', would come out on th' stage walkin' on their hands. "O'Brien was an Irishman with bright green whiskers. Bamberger was a Dutchman, with both pillows an' all th' bed clothes stuffed inside his vest. "Afther makin' his bow, O'Brien'd hit his pardner in th' head with an a, axin th' Dutchman wasn't lookin'. leavin' th' ax stickin' in th' top av his skull. "Ach, himmel!' says Bamberger, 'dot vas ein miskeeper me on top of der cocoa bites, nicht wahr?' Y. A Bit of Innocent Wit. "Go an, ye thick-headed Dootchman," answers O'Brien, 'don't be afther ax-in' me such foolish questions. "Thin ivrybody in th' house stood up an' stamped an' whistled an' made "What de President says 'bout de lack o' childun de laan' is sho true," said Uncle Lisha. "But looks tuh me dat he mets de statement too sweepin'. He tells de truf 'bout the rich people, but I ain't gwine so fur as tuh say de same 'bout de po' folks. Dey use' tuh say, down 'bout Selmuth, du fool had de luck an' de po' man had de childun, an', fum what 'is seen' o de worl,' looks to me dat deey's a heap o' meat in the ole sayin'. "When de rich people dees have childun, 'bout half de time dey don' get no comfort fum dem, an' dey ain't got nobody tuh blame foh it but deyselfs. When de childun is little an' needs de mos' lookin' afuh, ten chanstes tuh one dey is lef' with some po' white trash of a nurse dat only 'tends tuh dem 'cuz she needs de money. 'Tain't like it use tuh be durin' times 'bout de war, when de ole black mamy had de raisin' o' de童丹. She wuzn' de kin' dat'd teach dem any meanness, ho fde reason dat she was fotched up wid de bes' people hersef', an' nachully tuck good manhuhs fum dem. When she come tuh learnin' manhuhs tuh de childun, she give dem de kind she had, an' she give dem mo' besides - de love dat de chile needs. She couldn' no mo' hep lovin' de childun o' de ole marse an' de ole missis dan de mock'n bird kin he'飞lin' up tu de top limb o' de gum tree an' singin' out loud in de moonlight. "De trouble wid de rich folks now is dat aey ain't got no time tuh have childun an' tuh teek keer o' dem lak a chile ought tun be kue't kneer o' de. Fey is busy all de time gallivantin' round tryin' tuh out de neighbors in foolishness, an' tuh mek mo' show wid whut dey has dan de people dy travels wid. De mo' money dey has de harder dey hunt 'round foh some new way o' doin' dat is foolisher dan anybody else does, an' when dey finds it dey seem tuh be happy as 'possums in a 'simmon tree. Nachully a woman dat lakus tug go tuch des lowneck parties an' sit in a box watchin' some frizzly, red-headed actress playin' a nasty play, an' tryin' tum mek out dat de piece has a morul wrapped up in it; she ain't no use use foil childn. She'd have tuh stop goin' out nights and eatin' lobstuh an' drinkin' all des yelluh an' green drinks, an' stay home foh awhile, anyway. If she had tuh stay home de rest o' de folks would get a chanst tuh learn a whole lot o' foolishness dat she wuz cut off fum, an' dey ain't none o' dem dat is goin' tuh stan'd star. 'When dey does have childrun de CREEDS.—Many of our creeds today are like a lot of jack o' lantern lights flitting here and there, with a pack of idiots chasing after them and getting mired in the bog. But kingdoms, dynasties, principalities and powers have their day and go their way; this globe with its temples and palaces will fade away, but the church is going to last.—Rev. P. S. Henson, Baptist, Brooklyn. N. Y. thim do it all over again. 'Twas al- ways some bit it ad invincint an 'amusin wit an' humor like that that brought down th' house. Th' Triumph ay Realism. "But now 'tis called polite vaudeville an' they're usin' tack hammers an' other indecint an' suggestive weapons—instid av axes—to make their hits with. "Whin I was a lad th' only problem of th' play was where to git th' quarther to pay for your seat in th' front row. "Nowadays th' problem is how can th' lady with th' false teeth an' th' drug sthore hair conceal her past until she's married th' son of her divorced husband, whose first wife she murhered by puttin' typhoid fever germs in his breakfast food. "Thirty years ago problems av this kind were settled in th' police court. Now they—an' th' morals av th' auction—are unsittled on th' stage. "Plays used to be written be dramatic authors. Now they are built be stage carpenters—an' 'tis astonish' in how much they can do with a little material. "Give one av those lads a couple av soap boxes, a custard pie an' a paper av tacks an' he'll make you a farce cover over night; lave him a toy pistil an' a couple of sheets av tin to pound on an' he'll turn it into a most thrillin' an' affectin' tragedy. "Books used to be read. Now they are dramatized an' readin' is a lost art. "The only thing that hasn't been dramatized so far is th' catalogue av th' soap factory—an' that 'likely to appear in th' spring announcements. "You ride downtown in th' mornin' an' see th' advertisement av a new patent medicine in th' street car. R (0) Uncle 'Lisha's Proverbs. De man wid de swell head pays a high price foh de hat. De niggah dat plays policy wuhks foh de man dat runs de game. It's a heap bettah tuh len' a han' at de time dan to holler, "I tole yuh so," after it's all over. De man dat can do an' don't is wuss dan de po' soul dat can't, but tries. Dey is two tings no man evah unduhstans—de heart of a woman an' de min' of a little chile. De ark must a been a big ship tuh hold de fice an' de tom cat in peace an' puiet. mos' o' de tim dey is allin; natchly dey ought tuh be allin', foh de woman dat spen's her time cuttin' 'round tell de rostuhs in de country has crowed de time o' midnight ain't goin' tuh have strong childun. Lemme tell yuh dat all dese striped drinks ain't de bes' things in de worl' foh a woman's nerves. If de mother is fidgety an' full o' de nervous prickles all de time, how is de chile goin' tuh be? Dey ain't no need tuh ansuh dat queschun; all yuh is got tuh do is tuh go out tuh where yuh see people rushin' round in dese redd'-evil machines an' see foh yo'ef'. Yuh see little paleface', waxy-lookin' boys an' girls, all dress' up tell dey looklak dey ought tuh be kep' PROGRESS.—Be progressive in all secular affairs. Be progressive in the secular phases of religious affairs. But remember that God's complete and final revelation is not to be reckoned with the automobile and wireless telegraphy and the skyscraper with all the modern conveniences.—Rev. Daniel Russell, Presbyterian, New York City. Before you git home for supper th' ad's been dramatized into a society comedy, with one av the women th' medicine cure playin' th' star part. "Jenkins comes home bollin' drunk one night an' tried to beat up his wife, who is wash lady be special appointment to our most exclusive social circles. Be way of reformin' him. Mrs. Jenkins puts her drunken husband through th' wash wringer, out av which he comes without a drop av liquor in him an' in no condition ever to break the pledge again. "Be th' time th' story is out in th' newspapers an' Mrs. Jenkins is out on bail, one av our leadin' theatrical managers has hired her to do th' same thing to a matinee idol av a leadin' man at two matinees an' sivin night performances a week—salary $800. "Real clothes wringer on th' stage! says th' program. 'A new leadin' man at ivry performance! Come an' see the triumph av realism! "It it used to be that we was kept daycint be fear av th' church; thin whin th' higher criticism proved that th' tin commandmints weren't translated, th' air didn't apply to us, anyhow, th' air didn't apply to us, breakin' loose was th' fear av th' yellow newspapers; now, since it's got to be fashionable to have your name T The Lady With the Past. an' photograph in h' papers, we'd all be a lot worse than we are if we weren't afraid av bein' dramatized. "So you see, in that way, anyhow th' stage is a great moral agent. H. H. in a glass case, an' dey ain' got no mo' in blood, in dem, tuch' in de way dey look, dan a measly oef frost' bit punkin. Yuh don' nevuh see dem童子培in' down in de road makin' mud pies. De fus' thing dy learns is tuk keep away from dirt, an' de minut dey learns dat dey is sho' spilled. "It's des as nachulh fo a chile tu go out an' walluh in de dus' as it is foh a hen tuh go out an' get a crop full o' gravel, an' de chile needs de dirt bad as de hen needs de gravel. Tek one o' dese little dirty face childun d b'longs tu po' folks an' scrub him up. When yuh is thrugh yuh has a clean little face with cheeks dat look lak great big, roun' red appies, red cress comes fuum wauhinu in de dirt, an' chile dot don' know much fun dey is in settin' down an' patnin' mud pies has missed mo'丹 he can evuh git gum prancin' roun' all dress' up, with a whole lot o' other childun "De po' chile learns tuk mek de mos' o' wah he has an' de chanst is dat he has some brodders an' sisters tuh play wid when he feelslak playin' an' tuh fight wld when he feelslak fightin' an' he gets mo' fum what little he has dan de rich chile will ever know de worl' has in it. "It itn' nachulf foh a woman not tuh want childun. D feus ting a little girl does when she goes so she kain paddle 'roun' bow-legged by her sef is tuh wrap up a raig, if she can't get no other dant an' tuh start lovin' it an 'huggin' it up an talkin' tuh it lak it was a sho' nuff live baby. She ain't satisy with one doll either, she's got so much mother in her little heart dat she has tuh have mo' dan one an' you ain't gwine tuh say that she gets ovuh it when she grows up. She wants childun des as bad as evuh but she's too weak tuh set up 'genst de way des' o' de people do an' 'stead o' havin' a baby tuh hol' in her arms an' hug up gent her beas' an' love, she picks up some o' dese onery poodles or spitzes dat nachully swarm with fleas an' tries fool her sef intuh thinkin' dat dey teks de baby's place. May be dy teks de bugguin is gwine tuh say dat his ole blakey wiflu' tuh De lan' knows, she had enough childun an' when dey wuz babies she tended dem an' cuddled dem up unduh her neck an' paddled dem when ey wuz bad an' kissed dem when dey wuz good an' got happiness fum it dan des flipity-jib-bet society women, with all de money dey has, gets fum goin tuh de parties an' nurses' de nasty lap dogs dey carts aroun' becuz de style tell dem tu do it. ARISTOCRACY.—I have but little sympathy with aristocracy of wealth, but I believe in the nobility of the man with a clean heart. THE KAISER—The Kaiser holds onto his Bible, and well he may, for it has made German art and literature and German virtue and home life.—Rev. G. C. Tormer, Baptist, New York city. $100 8 GALLONS (52 QUARTS) OF GAS 25Guts. 1 Gal. GASOLINE 4Quarts The newest auto will travel fifty miles on one gallon of gasoline, costing twenty-five cents. A horse requires two days to go fifty miles and will eat thirty-two quarts of oats, costing a dollar Aluminum Airship Now Under Construction for The Contest at the St. Louis Exposition ```markdown ``` This is Inventor Charles Stanley's all aluminum airship, now, being built at San Francisco for the coming airship competition at the St. Louis exposition, as it appears now, in framework, and as it will look when completed. The inventor declares his air ship will be able to travel from San Francisco to St. Louis over the Rocky mountains, and that a speed of seventy-five miles an hour will be possible. Adjustable wings will keep the vessel level while its course slants, enabling it to soar over high obstacles with ease. The ship will have a carrying capacity of twenty-five or thirty passengers, with baggage and provisions. It will cost $200,000. So much for the privately owned car and its future influence. This, however, will be but a minor factor in the coming development of motor traffic. The motor vehicle for business purposes will soon be universal. Already the more enterprising tradesmen are using, with greater efficiency and economy, light motor vans for the colony and delivery of their goods. In New York heavy commercial port is being rapidly absorbed by the motor. A few years hence we shall look back with a smile to the practice of the railways and large firms using horse-drawn vans. Commercial travelers will take their samples through the country in suitable motor cars. Agriculture will be one of the chief industries to benefit by the coming revolution. Already a company has been formed for manufacturing an agriculture gasoline motor which has proved its practicability. Most of the important large farming tasks in the United States are accomplished by the lawnmower and the lawnmower already makes it less costly to keep up those stretches of glorious sward which England alone can show. Groups of farmers will "Whut de President says 'bout de rich folks is true; true as de Gospel's o' Ararat, but de po' man gets whut little he gets out o' de worl' mum favh' a whole pack o' childun tuh pester wild, an' he pats dem an' licks dem when need it en, an dey grow up 'o' he knows it an' teks keer o' him when kets ole an' not able tuh do foh his-sef. Dey do foh him when he's old 'cuz he did foh dem when dey wuz young, an even if dey is all as po' as de childun o' Isrul, wanderin' in de desert, dey does de bes' dey kin. "De childun o' mos' rich folks is raise' in idenness an' pompered scan' lus. Dey den nevuh put on dem by their mother, but dey is wrapped up in one o' de fancy gowns by some onery servant an' tol' shu tsh up else bu dbuggo man'l get dem. Is dat de Aluminum Airship Now The Contest at the This is Inventor Charles Stanley's built at San Francisco for the coming exposition, as it appears now, in frame plated. The inventor declares his air Francisco to St. Louis over the Rocky ty-five miles an hour will be possible. level while its course slants, enabling ease. The ship will have a carrying sengers, with baggage and provisions. EXTRAVAGANCE.—The majority of young men with whom I have been acquainted in the last twenty years were living so extravagantly that they dared not contemplate marriage.—Rev. L. A. Banks, Methodist, New York city. THE WORK OF SATAN.—Let Satan get possession of a human life and rule that life through pride, lust, envy, malice, revenge, and you have a person who is as unfit for human society as were those men of Gadara.—Rev. F. H. Hays, Presbyterian, Grand Forks, N. D. combine to send their milk and other necessities to the city by the auto route. I am convinced that municipalities would consult their own interests by carefully considering the introduction of motor omnibuses before embarking upon the heavy initial cost of an electric railway system which may quite likely be obsolete before their depreciation found has been charged a dozen times. One great organization alone—the greatest of all, the railways—will suffer from the coming of the motor. The motor will rob them of passenger traffic, of the transport of mails, except for long distances, of the carrying of light goods and light agricultural produce, and will prevent them from opening up new districts, which will be served by light lines and motor vehicles as today in America by the electric trolley. There are several other aspects of the development of motoring—such, for example, as the motor on water, where also it will affect great changes; and the stationary gasoline motor for light manufacturing and domestic purposes. way tuh raise a crie? Ast yohself, is it? And yuh don' need tuh have any childun tuh spell out what de ansuh is. Des think back tuh de time when you wuz a chile an' dey ain't no mo'tuh be said. Do woman dat ain't neuh had a baby don't know how'much happiness de worl' hols' an', if it's her fault dat she ain't one she's gwine tuh go up tuh de judgment seat an' fin' dat de sin'll set heavy an' look monstus black." Takes Issue. "It's a mistake to say the course of true love never diu run smooth," reflected Mr. Meekun. "In thousands of cases it does run smooth—until it reaches the ocean of matrimony, which, I'll admit, is sometimes rough enough."—Chicago Tribune. Under Construction for St. Louis Exposition is all aluminum airship, now, being airship competition at the St. Louis work, and as it will look when com- ship will be able to travel from San mountains, and that a speed of seven- Adjustable wings will keep the vessel it to soar over high obstacles with capacity of twenty-five or thirty pas- It will cost $200,000. WORKS OF VALUE.—The mechanic who works with respect to wages only, for meat and drink, has only an existence; he begins to live when he gets a purpose to do the best work possible to him, determination to produce something of permanent value to the world.—Rev. T. W. Campbell, Long Island City, New York. THE BODY.—We are not bothering about what kind of a body we are to have after the resurrection, but about the kind of a body we have now.—Rev. I. M. Haldeman, Baptist, New York city. RUFUS L. LOGAN, B. S. D. - EDITOR TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year in Advance - - - $1.00 Six Months in Advance - - .75 Three Months in Advance - - .50 Single Copies - - - .05 Advertising Rates on Application. Job Work of all Kinds Solicited. Entered at the postoffice at Columbia, Mo., as second class matter, Jan. 15, 1902. Agents wanted in every town in the state. Payments may be made in two cent stamps, by postal note, money order, by registered letter or express; order. Correspondence containing news of interest and importance is desired; from all parts of the United States. Communications should be made to reach us not later than Thursday morning, to insure insertion in the current issue. No attention will be paid to anonymous communications. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for terms. Specimen copies sent to any address upon request. PRESS OF THE MISSOURI STATESMAN COLUMBIA will never be a first class town until she gets a main line railroad. COLUMBIA and Jefferson City each have a well conducted grocery store and should receive the colored patronage without solicitation. LIEUTENANT GOV. LEE has returned from his vacation, which it was necessary for him to take before he could tell the truth about distributing money among "the boys." PRESIDENT Rosevelt seems determined that Dr. Crum shall hold the collectorship regardless of the fact that some negro hating republicans are joining the democratic opposition to him. MARRIED WOMEN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school boards of Jefferson City and Paris, Mo., have decided to elect no more married women as teachers in their public schools. This is to say the least, a very commendable act. First of all, when a woman marries she is supposed to have some one to support her and provide for her. Secondly, if she performs the duties involved upon a married woman she has no time to give to the school room, and when she attempts to do both, the result is she does neither satisfactorily. Furthermore what incentive is there for young girls to strive to secure an education and to qualify themselves for the profession of teaching, and then are in many instances compelled to go into the cook kitchen to earn a living; because our public schools are being filled with married women, many of whom are incompetent. Competency and fitness should be considered in the employment of school teachers, whether married or single. But other things being equal single women should be given preferment when teachers are to be selected, which is not the case in many instances in Missouri. What One Woman Observes. Women should always keep something in store for men they love. Love often dies of indigestion. Its menu should always be frugal. A woman often pretends to be indifferent toward a man whom she loves. A man often pretends to love a woman for whom he only entertains indifference. When a man loves his home a wife is a fool who does not forgive him all his shortcomings. A true woman's friendship is above all price, but in winning it you sometimes lose her love. There is consent in a smile, while a laugh is often a refusal. Married life is often like a table d' hote—you get everything but what you want. It takes a woman of strong purpose, strong pocket book and strong legs to go shopping these tempting days. With one resistance a day, then two, then three—what could not a person become! THE GREAT PAN AMERICAN SHOWS TWO-RING CIRCUS MUSEUM MENAGERIE REAL ROMAN HIPPODROME AND ELEVATED STAGE THE ACKNOWLEDGED TENTED EXHIBITION OF AMERICA THE CHAMPION COOKE SISTERS SOMMERSAULT EQUESTRIENNES OF THE WORLD $10,000. CHALLENGE FOR THEIR EQUAL THE COOKE SISTERS==Anna and Edna THE PREMIER LADY EQUESTRIENNE SOMERSAULT RIDERS OF THE WORLD A Challenge of $10,000 to Produce Their Equal. The Only Female Riders in the World who have successfully accomplished the Difficult Feat of Turning a Backward Somersault on a Bareback Horse while Running at Full Speed. AN ARMY OF CIRCUS TALENT REPRESENTED by the best American and European Artists. An Entire Revelation of the Entire Circus World. A Cyclone of Most Refined Merriment. Massive, New, Superb and Complete. Visited by thousands who never attend any other exhibition. A HERD OF PHILIPPINE CATTLE Imported Direct from the Philippine Islands. A Herd of Trained Elephants A Trained Lions, Tigers, Jaguars, Leopards, Horses, Ponies and Monkeys CAPT. SANTIAGO Champion High Diver of the world, who dives backward from a tower 300 feet high immediately after the GRAND FREE STREET PAGEANT, and at 6:30 P.M. FREE TO ALL! GRAND FREE STREET PAGEANT At 10 A.M. DAILY ALL TENTS ARE WATER-PROOF EXCURSIONS ON ALL RAILROADS TWO PERFORMANCES AT 2 P.M. AND 8 P.M. DOORS OPEN AT 1 P.M. AND 7 P.M. Huntsville School Closed. The closing exercises of the Huntsville school were held last Saturday evening at Semple's opera house in that city. The exercises were well attended and the program proved to be quite interesting. The graduating class consisted of six young ladies, all of whom rendered excellent productions. The following are the names of the graduates: Francis Finney, Rosa Williams, Lillie White, Lucy Hicks, Mabel Finney and Logan Jackson. Pres. E. L. Scuggs of Western College delivered an excellent address to the class and presented the diplomas at the close and the following program was rendered: MOTTO: Non Schotae Sed Vitae Discimus: PROGRAM. Essay with Salutatory, Frances Matilda Finney. Rec., The Change, Elvia Graves. Rec., Our Banner, Mattie Hicks. Rec., His Mother's Song, Lillian Oliver. Rec., Intemperance, William Rucker. Vocal Solo, Adlene Bailey, Rec., The Frog School, Amanda Dam- eron. Rec., Mother's Valentine, Lucy Toney. Essay, An Important Step, Lillie Ethel White. Rec., Henry's Lesson, William Watts. Solo, The Holy City, Bettie Holmes. Rec., Poor Little Joe, Pearl Holiday, Rec., The Fool, Lee Hicks. Rec., Dreams of Glory, Myrtle Bagby. Essay, The Value of Education, Rosa Williams. Chorus, Forest Glee, School. Chorus, Forest Glee, School. Essay, Force of Character, Lucy Hicks. Rec., A Rich Woman, Mamie Robinson. Class Rec., Six Little Girls. Rec., Declining a Kiss, Mabel Williams. Piano Solo, Mattie B. Tolbert. Drill, Twelve Girls, Room 2. Essay, Aiding Ourself, Mabel B. Finney Rec., One, Two, Three, Mary Mitchel. Dialogue, Dr. Cure All, Rooms 1 and 2. Vocal Duet, Francis Finney, Logan Jackson. Rec., Be True, Clora B. Watts. Rec., The Christmas Star, Leona Moss. Rec., The Children's Hour, Myrtle Griffin Dec., Aspiration of the American People, Homer L. Walker. Vocal Duet, Minne Hicks, Virginia Mitchel. Essay with Valedictory, Logan Jackson. Presentation of Diplomas, Pres. E. L. Scruggs. Chorus, Good Night, School. Benediction, Rev, D. A. Brown. Women Barbers of Chicago. One hundred and fifty Chicago women earn a living every day shaving men and cutting hair. There are twenty-five or thirty barber shops in the city where women are employed exclusively. Fifteen years ago there was but one woman barber in Chicago; but today there are 150 women barbers in Chicago and the supply is not equal to the demand. They are not confined to any particular part of the city. They are scattered through all sections and have succeeded in dissociating themselves from the novelty that accompanied their entrance into a field so long dominated by men. Women barbers as a class are more than satisfied with their occupation. Lodge and Church Directory. Mrs. Ada Douglass, W. P.; Mrs. Lizzie Williams, W. S. Meeting first Monday in each month at 3 p. m. U. B. F. Crispus Attucks Lodge,No. 62. Meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in each month. Visiting members cordially invited. Caleb Hall, W. M. A. M. Schweich, W. S. K. P. Acme Lodge, No. 24. Meetings second and fourth Fridays in each month. W. H. Turner, C. C. and D. D. G. C. W. W. Lampkins, M. F. ST. PAUL LODGE, NO. 12. St. Paul Lodge, No. 12, A. F. & A. M., meets every first and third Tuesday in each month. A cordial invitation extended to all visiting brothers. J. A. Mosely, W. M. J. A. Grant, Secretary. SECOND CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Rev. J. B. Parsons, pastor. Preaching Sundays 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes- days 7:30 p. m. Everybody cordially invi- ted to attend. K. OF P. Harrison Lodge No. 12, Huntsville, Mo. Meeting the second and fourth Thursdays in each month. M. W. Tony, C. C., W. T. Ansel, K. R. S., I. A. Robinson, M. E. A. M. E. CHURCH. Rev. P. C. Crews, Pastor. Preaching Sundays 11 a. m.; 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 2:30 p. m. Prayer meeting every Wednesday eve, at 8:30; every body invited to attend. M. E. CHURCH Rev. J. Arlington Grant, pastor. Preaching Sundays 11, a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesdays 7:30 to 8:30; all are made welcome. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. A. A. Adams, Pastor. Preaching Sundays 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening, 7:30. A cordial invitation ex- tended to all. Golden Queen Court, No. 19, meets first Friday in each month. Mrs. M. E. Ridgway, M. A. M., Mrs. Lizzie Richardson, Secretary. O. E. S. Amos Chapter, No. 30. Meetings second Friday in each month. Mrs. Bessie Washington, W. M. Mrs. Annie Williams. W. S. Agents Wanted. We desire to engage some good agents to solicit subscriptions for the Professional World. Liberal commissions will be paid and only one agent will be engaged for the same town, only persons of good standing need apply. Address, Professional World, Columbia, Mo. STATE OF OHIO, City of Toledo, } ss. Lucas County. FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D., 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHEFEY & CO. Toledo, O. 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February 15th to April 30th, inclusive, to Points in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and intermediate. THROUGH TOURIST CARS For full information in regard to rates, times of trains, etc., apply to nearest ticket agent or address H. E. WATTS, P. & T. A., Moberly, Mo. Persons writing me after April 26th, will please address my mail to Columbia instead of Huntsville. R. L. LOGAN. Do You Want a Cut? If so send us your photo and $2 and we will furnish you a cut, guaranteed for twenty years and so return your photo. 210 E. High St. Notice. Jefferson City, Mo. nbia Gro= Co., PROCERIES. CE WANTED. Ladies Admire .... Perfect Fitting garments, and only first class tailors can make them. Suits from $25.00, up. Trousers from $6.00, up. Merchant Tailor, JEFFERSON CITY, MO. RY & CO., ERS IN ncy Groceries. Foods. Wood and Coal. Prompt to all Orders. Telephone 580. Jefferson City, Mo. The Railroads. 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