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FATHER. WAS RIGHT.

sob, deart' said Emma, and she
looked disguised.
81 think as much,n said Laura, and
lovely wood they had come miles to
find there was q great picnic party.
filling the boats on the little river, fill
ing the swings, using the croquet
grounds, using all the nice cozy sitting
places under Spreading trees. using the
tables and benches; sWarming every
where. Now, the fact was that Emma
and Laura wanted that grove for their
picnic, and the people who were to at
tend it were mother and father. and
baby Joe, and their two selves.
1t was quite an event to the Law
renee family; for father rarely had q
day to spare.
''Never mind,a said the mother, try
ing to smile away the frown on her
daughters faces. '.Our party is so
small. we can find . pleasant place
elsewhere. ~
But the girls didn't believe it, and
they spoiled two miles of that ride in
fretting. They found lovely old tree,
and smaller ones near it, and stream
of clear water triekling down from
somewhere
.Oh, oh!'' they both said. "Father,
do, please, stop here! Mamma, only
see what q lovely placer
But the father had been looking at
the sky some minutes, and he shook his
head. 1904 E
ut wouldn't be safe girls. There is
heavy storm coming this way, think.
We must drive on and reach place OF
shelter. Itwouldn't be good for little
Joe to get wetting."
Then you should have heard Emma
and Laura, they grew so wisei They
were sure it wasn't going to rain drop
| to-day; aud when their arguments failed
to convince their father, and when he
further said that they must try to reach
the village, and eat their lunch at 8
hotel, then the misery of these unhappy
| girls was great. 1.-The idea," they said
''of waiting all the summer to have {
picnic, and then eat their dinner out o
a basket in a miserable little country
hotel! They were not going to do it. :
Then l regret to tell you that they
sulked and refused to do more than t
glance stiffiy at certain pretty sights
which mother pointed out on the way
Arrived at the hotel they wanted NJ
dinner, not they; and they tossed theil
heads and looked injured
| They would go for a walk; and it wa
by their fathers command that they
took an umbrella. However, it wa
| just dash of rain lasting long enough
to wet the girls.
IF We had been under the big tree
where we wanted to STOP" they said
there couldn't a drop have touches
us. az agaaa f
| Much more of this kind they said; an,
when the horse was rested, they starte,
homeward; father, sorry for his daugh
| ters' disappointment remarked thai, |
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The American Pine Supply,

In the United States the problem
that has long agitated Europe has be-
gun to present itself, and the question,
FROM whence are the American peo-
pie to procure their future supply of
construction timber ?'' is constantly
being asked by the dealers of this Re-
public. The question may readily be
answered. The tall mountain ranges
OF Mexico are covered nearly to their
SUBMITS with growth of excellent
white and pitch pine. The tops of the
innumerable foot hills are also gar
nished with grand pine forests.
The same may also be said of the five
Central American republics. AS the
traveller reeedes from the coast. at
about fifty miles from the ocean, the
lands which gradually slope upward
present an almost temperate flora to
the eyes of the astonished behelder,
while many pleasing contrasts may be
observed; for instance, the larch, pop
lar and sycamore flourish beside the
tamarind and the frondose ceiba. The
oak and the laurel mingle their
branches with those of the nispero and
tho zapote, while the same fertile soil
gives life to the cypress and the cherry,
the apple and the banana, the plum
and the coffee trees. At an altitude of
$500 feet above the sea the pine aud
other conifera first appeared; at an.
elevation of 5000 this genus attains its
greatest size, but at the Height of 5000
1t assumes stunted and dwarfed SD.
pesFaRee IN Q. 1imessDemocfat.
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An Ambiguous Term.

A red-faced man behind long-nine
cigar stopped in front of astore window
at the South End in which hung sign,
Umbrellas Recovered" His unkempt
hair, gawky appearance, and home
spun suit that fitted him as snugly as
does the striped suit the clown in the
circus, all bespoke the citizen from
Wayback.
81 guess III look over yer umbrellas,
sonny" said hayseed, addressing a
dapper little chap behind the counter.
eyes, sir; right this way :"
A large pile of goods was displayed
for The ruralist's inspection. After
looking them over for some time he
slowly moved his head as he obviously
muttered:
mo, / don't see it anywhere. !"
t'See what?' asked the astonished
clerk.
'.Why. our umbrella. My darter Sal
lost hern when she was daown here
three weeks ago come Thursday. and
when 7 saw yer sign l thought per'aps
you might have picked it up. I'll be
down agin in a few weeks and I'll drop
in and see if you have heard anything
on it. Sal thought heap on that UNI
brella and I'd be mighty glad to get it
back agin. You'll try now, sonny, to
recover it for me, wont yeFp Good
bye fill ] see yer agin, Daftan Coos,
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the woods were not too wet, they would
stop awhile.
''Too wetp' said Emma. .'Wbv IA
hasn't rained twenty drors.n
mo, indeed, - said Laura. But :.
they rode along, the way grew muddisr
and muddier, and 1t was eyident that III
this direction the shower had been
heavy.
AS last they came again to the preas
old tree: but what do you think had
happenedP Why, the lightning had
been there, and torn the branches. ana
uprooted part of the heavy trunk. and,
ruined the beautiful tree.
"'Oh,i my!n said the mother.
THAT would have been certain death
to any one under its branches" said the
father; while the girls looked at each
other, and said not a word
That evening, while they were max
ing ready for the night, Emma said
''Father knew best, it seems"
Eyes, indeed" said Laura. 5f
What pity that they spoiled much
of their day by not remembering that
before!-PGnsy.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


A new geological curiosity in Balti-
more is an Australian fish called the
goby. 1t is said to climb or jump out
of its aquarium and to crawl with great
ease for several hours upon terra tirma.
The prospectus of an electric sweat
band for mems hats declares that sit
stimulates the imagination, strengthens
the memory and greatly augments the
working powers of the brain. "-C9escG-
90 Inter Ocean.
Thomas Jefferson tomb, on which
the United States Government recently
spent $4,000, suffers again at the hands
of relic hunters. The breaking OF the
lock and the defacing of the railing of
the Enclosure, as well as the chipping
of the tomb, are mentioned in Char
lottesville paper Washington Post.
Men of science do not hold the pop
ular view that there has been a snffi-
cheney of Arctic exploration. 1t does
not matter whether we go few miles
further north or not, but it is important
to obtain exact knowledge about the
winds, tides and other physical phe-
nomena of the Northern Hemisphere.
Chicago Herald.
BY the roadside near Clyde, N. z, is
q stone five feet loug, two and half
feet wide, and sunk deep in the earth.
On its surface a eoncavity or basin has
been cut out. 1t is said to have been
used by the Indians two hundred years
ago for pulverizing corn. A gentleman
of Clyde has stone pestle used in
pounding the kernels.-Bufato Express.
According to California law man
is vagrant, no matter what his in
come, If he consorts with criminals and
spends his time in idleness. Alfred
Migueron, whose income is $240
monthly, was lately committed as va
grant for hearing at a higher court,
and $500 bail, which he was willing to
put up, was refused.-SGs francisco
Call.
The Mechanical World, of London,
saws that the United States has the best
machinery and tools in the world; and
M. Lourdelot, who was recently sent
over here by the French Minister of
Commerce, says that the superiority of
tools used here and the attention to de-
tails too often neglected in Europe are
elements of danger to European indus
tries. "a II
Wild animals are very cheap in
London just now, and persons desiring
to purchase have an excellent opportu-
nifty to get them alta low figure. One
German dealer has twenty ele.
plants on hand Tigers have fallen
from f200to ESQ; two-horned rhinoc-
erous bought by the Geological Gardens
twelve years ago for FL, 25o could now
be had for f100; bears can be had for 9
gift, and lions are open to offers.
"A few days ago as some boys were
passing piece of woods at Pierceville,
Madison County, N. Y, they found an
old blue shawl in a decaying stump
Within the shreds were wrapped five
pocket-books, two jack-knives, half 6
dozen coarse combs, and a dozer
fine combs, the last with datC
of manufacture, 1851, stamped on each
Probably the proceeds of some long agt
burglary. All showed the marks D
many years decay,-Bufato Express
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An Insufferable Authorization.

Everywhere we hear the insufferable
abbreviation of pants for pantaloons.
Abbreviated pantaloons are breeches.
Then it is not a solid English word, but
an Italian derivative, and although the
use of pantaloonS is permissible the
cutting short is reprehensible Trousers
Is the correct word. l have seen in
Broadway signs reading: GENTS
pants and vests" descriptive of men $
trousers and waistcoats. In English
nomenclature, the articles known as
pants and vests are of the feminine
gender. Let Joan have the pants then,
but permit Darby to wear his OVID
trousers. II Utica Observer.
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Dog stealing has been reduced y
such Science in Boston that pro1sS-
tive society against it has been fo 9, ~:
one man starting it with . conIglpaNea
Of 900 r-BesloTa Pcs.
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-silas Buck, of stephenville, Tenn,
shaves with q 125-year-old shaving
brush, aaee tho property Of his grand
father.
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Then out of doorway leaped cat,
That put her paw on the old gray rat,
That out of dark hole popped his head,
And crept along with cautious tread,
And a cruelIook, where the grass was thick,
To quickly pounce on the peeping chick,
That, standing on its tiny feet,
Was crying for crumb to eat
On a beautiful summer morning.
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to doubt that dynamite Yves used. A search
ing investigation into the cause of the ex-
PlIsion Is now in progress Everything is
quiet in the neighborht Oh and section of
me battery is pstrOling the ground about
The building. The government was wait
ing the completion of the bu;lling, to call
The house together for The dispatch Of busi-
ness. Tne building had been so lar adj
yinced that orly part of
the roof remained unfinished. Re-
garding the cause of the explosion, the
French employees state that the work was
done by Irish dynami'ers While Irish citi-
zens say, and tie opinion is shared by a
great many, that the French workman did
the deed with view to iujuriug the con-
tractor, but for what reason is not appar-
emf, as IT is said that tn. contractor and the
men were on the b ,st terms. Serious
trouble Is 'etred between the French and
IRISH should the accusations be carried
much further.
The cabinet has decided to issue a proc-
lamarlon Offering reward of a thousand
dollars for inform ton regarding the an
thors of the outrage.
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FOREIGN.
France.
WILL REINFORCE.

Paris, Oct ll.-Figaro announces that a
brigade of the FIR 'Ech army in Africa will
he sent to Tonquin to reinforce tie army
there. Gen. Negrier is to coutinIe the
campaign in Torquin until the provinces
OF Tsainquyen, Tuyen, Kwang and Kao
Binh are entirely cleared Of Chinese.
THE FRENCH AT BAY.
Admiral Courbe, telegraphs from Ke-
lung as follows: II an landing d rites
from Admiral Lespes' squaciroon at Fam
su', and reconDoitrel Inc posts from which
ths Chinese torpedoes were fired. rhey
found the pots defended by large numter
OF infantry ambushei 10 de 5. thlckels. An
engagement took place and six men,
bers Of the RECOMMENDING parties
were killed, including a nav i lieutenant.
The harbOr is defended by lire of tor
pedOes only. but the shallowness of the
wafer prevents the approach of large YES
sells. 1h. torpedoes are co e to shore, and
this renders dragging for them dangerous.
| Am making an effective blockade at Fam
SUI. am also blocking Wan Choo and
70 Kin Kan, on the west coast of Form)-
"a, the only points avsilable..on the iiand
Tor landing achievements.
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WHERE Is THE FAULT?

The pessimist finds much to war
rant his dolorous growl, in the cpl
demic of crime which has been and is
yet, sweeping over the country. We
must admit that horror on horrors
swiftly follow, and crime follows crime
with CHASTITY frequency. Hardly
day passes without the telegraph
bringing to Us the sickening details of
some brutal deed, wherein lust, jeal-
ousy, or passion crazed, plays the role
of cruel butcher of woman or child or
innocent man. Our own state to-day
holds within two jails three young
men, before whom will soon rise the
hideous form of the gallows, and for
whom awaits the ignomlnious death
ola felon, as they shall swing into
eternity as the penalty for crimes as
bloody, as cruel, as black and un-
warranted as ever depravity conceiv-
ed or committed. There is no need
to point out in detail these CHASTITY
crimes which startle the country from
Maine 10 California and from
the northern boundary to the
extreme southern coast line. We
are not compelled to back up the as
sertion that never before in the
history of this country has crime in
most horrible forms stalked so freely
and unwhipt of justice, as it does to-
day, by placing the murdered victims
before our readers. The terrible fact
remains, in spite of the assertions of
The optimist that the world, society,
humanity is getting better under the
benign and uplifting teachings of the
gospel, that never in Christian
America, even In Puritan New Eng
land, was there so much crime of the
basest and most damnable character
as there is in these days of grace,
light and pulpit ministrs tons.
But let no one suppose that We
charge the church, directly or indi-
rectly, with any responsibility for this
era of blood and rapine. We believe
the pulpit is, with rare exceptions,
as devoted, as loyal, as brave, as
aggressive against sin, to-day, as it
was in the days of Paul, Savonarolo,
Luther, Calvin. Knox, Wesley, Ed
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Every Catholic in Sedalia, as well
as hosts of Prctestants, hold in loving
esteem Rev. Father Graham, who
for years labored with untiriDg zeal
in this city in the service of his Mas
ter and for the highest welfare of his
flock. Father Graham is now in St.
Joe, where, In addition to his priestly
duties, he edits the Catholic Tribune.
He is no politician, but as Catholic
and as a man, Low ng liberty and
hating tyranny, he feels it his duty
to boldly wan his Catholic country
men against affiliating with that party
which once attempted to crush the
Catholic church in Missouri. Cath
olics, as rule, are democrats. Why?
Because democracy has always been
the champion of religious liberty,
and when the fanatics of New Eng.
land were torturing people on account
of religious convictions, the democrat
ic party made their cause its cause.
But not to indulge in too much his
tory, We are at loss to know how
a Catholic who lived in Missouri dur.
ing the days of persecution-when
priests were put in prison by repub-
lican provost marshais-when com.
munion could not be given by priest
who would not perjure himself
when to be a Catholic was regarded
as prima facie evidence of treason
We say it is incomprehensible to us
how true Catholic who went through
this ordeal in Missouri when the re-
publican party had power, can be
anything but a democrat now. Faith
er Graham was victim of this tyran-
ny, and we introduce him as witness.
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Perhaps the graceful thing for us to
do would be to take back what we
said about The strength of the pro-
hibition movement in St. Louis. We
were led to say that il was mnch
stronger there than people generally
believed, by statement in one OF the
papers of that city. to the effect that
some of the most prominent citizens
had signed call for a meeting to
rati6y the nomination of DR.. Brooks
for governor. Well, the time for
holding the meeting rolled around,
but it was not held. The Post-Di;-
patch tells the story in these words:
THE strength of the prohibition
movement in st. Louis may be in
ferred from the fact that a meeting
extensively advertised to be held last
night was postponed sine die, simply
because nobody met. The call for
the meeting was we'll signed. Among
the names were some of sufficient
prominence to justify a reasonable
expectation of an audience, but the
fact was that nobody cared to GO.
There are great many people in ST.
Louis, as there are throughout
Missouri. who are temperance people,
but who object to prohibition being
made political issue at the present
time and under the existing condition
of politics" That's moral coward c.
for you.
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|
sympathy with that form of criticism
which discovers weakness in the
whole ecclesiastical body because here
and there pulpit has been converted
into a stage on which capers and
spouts his vapid nOthings some brain
less mountebank. Nor do We believe
that the gospel of sweetness and
light" has supplanted that which the
Master taught under Judean skies,
by the shore of Galilee, or on the
mountain side. The same blessed
heaven bends over the sons and
daughters of men now, as it did then /;
the same hell of which He spoke,
remains, for the same necessity for it
is now as then.
But where are the causes for this
carnival of crime? We believe they
are to be found in society, and in the
lax administration of the laws. No
matter how dark the deed, how bloody
the hand of the perpetrator of it.
there are those who, with a disgust
ing and distorted sentimentalism,
palliate the one and grasp the other.
Women fill the cells of these wretches
with dainty offerings of flowers, fur.
nish them with rare It'd bits, and
soothe their days of loneliness by
their sweetest smiles and liveliest talk.
No matter how enormous the crime,
the criminal arouses the sympathy
and ministrations of numberless
women, who never saw him before he
was placed behind the bars. And
men stand up for these devils and
make ali manner of excuses for them,
and in many ways attempt to turn
the tide of popular opinion in their
behalf. This is what society does to
increase the list Of these horrible |
deeds.
And then the failure of the courts
to mete out justice is another
cause. Lawyers" said judge re-
Gently, "are paid to paint devils as
angels of purity" If this is true,
then lawyers who do this are enemies
TO society, and deserve the punish
nent due the man who deliberately
forces the jail door and liberates the
criminal. The trouble is there are
90 many large loop holes, called
in the meshes of the
criminal law, Though which the
smart" but totally INSCRIPTIONS,
awyer pulls his innocent @ client to
be turned loose on society as a human
lyena, only awaiting opportunity to
gain strike down an innocent victim.
and in doing this, in robbing justice
# her rights, society has been made
he victim, law has been cheated, Sc
,urity of life and property jeopardiz-
d, and a premium placed on murder,
ape, arson, and every other crime.
Away with the maudlin sentimental
sm and these "smart" lawyers and
inid courts.
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Italy.


Nsp'es, Oct 1.-THE increase in the
number of css of cholera for the past
twerty-four hours is attributed by physi-
clans to the over indulgence by the people
in strong drink during the October revels
The newspapers this morning urge the gov
eminent to issue an order clio ing all wine
shops.
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Prussia.
GERMANY WILL AID.

Berlir, Oct Der 1.-THE German am
bsssador to England has had consultation
with Bi-marck and will soon return TO his
post at Lsndon. Bismarck charged him
10 assure tn Earl of Granville, The Brit
ish minister of foreign sffairs, of the good
will and cooperation of Germany in the
settlement of the Egyptian question.
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Residence Rurnen.

Marshall, No., Oct. l1.-Bstween 8 and
10 o'clock last night the residence OF Miss
Ida Bradford. about eight miles southeast
of this place, burned to the ground, togeth-
er with its contents. The house was occu-
pied by s. III. Kennedy and family. Loss,
g 600; insurance about $1,000.
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The Chicago Cuts.

Chicsgo, Oct 1l-Tickets 20 Council
Bluffs, Kansas City and all Missouri river
points, ere being sold over all the railIo Ad
counters to-day for dollar and ten cents.
There is no great rush TO purchase owing
to the fact OF full rates being charged east
ward from these points.
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Nova Scotia.
CAPsIZED AND DROWNED.

Halifsx, Oct IL. James Horne and
James c cary and their wives, returning
h1me this afternoon in sail boat, were
upset eff Georges island. All were
drowned
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Spain.
BULLETINS WILL CEASE,

BULLETINS WILL CEASE.
Madrid, DC l1.-An official zette an
nounces that as the cholera is disappearing
IN Spain bulletins giving the number OF
cases and deaths will cease to be is,usd.
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The farmer who casts his vote for
Cliff Jackson jeopardizes the finances
of the county, and thereby directly
jeopardizes his individual interests.
1t is not only question of COM
potency, but one of dollars and cents.
1t is b .rdly likely that young man
who has let his own finances run
away from him will be safe man
with whom to entrust those of the
people.
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WEEKLY BAZOO,
SEDALIA, Mo.

STATE TICKET.
Governor-John s. Marmaduke.
Leut-GoyernoI-A.P p. Mocreho6se.
Secretary of State Michael L McGrath.
Treasurer-James NJ. Seibert.
AuditoT-John Walker.
Register OF Lands-Robert Mccullough.
Supreme Judge-Francis NJ. Back.
Attorney General-B. g. Boone.
Railroad CommissioneI-W. g. Downing.
Congress-John 7 Heard.
Senator-J. z. Saltonstsll.
COUNTY TICKET.
Representative Eastern Nstrlct-W. d Steele.
Representative, Western Dist.-Wm. II. Emerson
Attorney-Henry Lamn.
Sheriff.. 5. Murray
Treasurer-John L. Hall.
Coliector-M. e. Priest.
Surveyor. c. Johnson.
Assessor-Albert Capen.
Coroner-W. c. Diversified, Jr.
Judge Eastern Dstrict-F. B. Taylor.
Judge, Wesurn District-W. II. Anderson.
Constable, Sedalia ToWnship-MoI Carnes.
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Scotland.
CoLLIDED AT SEA.

gu sgOw, Oct. ia dispatch list re-
celvsd from Grenlock states that the steam.
ers Rosville and Elropea collided ON The
later port; the Europea sank almost i'm
mediaiely after the collision; the captain,
engineer and four men of the latter vessel
drowned.