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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26
The Doctor of AIcantara

While it is of course natural, and
always expected, that jefferson City
should acquit herself with credit in
whatever station in life she might be
placed, yet sometimes she surpasses
the expectations of her most ardent
admirers. The rendition of "The
Doctor of Alcantara vas nothing il
nd% equal to professional complete
ness. Mr.. Chambliss, as Pomposa
Alguazil, was simply perfect, and
the only regret the audience cXpcr,
len ,ed vas the fact that his stay was
so short and bis presence so scarce,
but what they missed in Mr.. Cham.
bliss was made upeby DIR. Lewellyn
as DR.. Paraeelsus, and Miss Mollit
Holman, as ~"incz." Miss Mollie
was simply bewitching and her acting
superb. The gentlemen In the an.
dience could sympathize with "Car.
los" who was so admirably persona.
ted by Mr.. Billings, in his trying eff
forts to secure but o leeting glance
at the fair Inas, and became quits
jealous of the monopoly of her at.
tention enjoyed by DR.. ParaceIsus,
although it was through no spctia'
fault Of bis. Mr.. Billings is n fine
actor, and the difficult scene betw eel
him and Miss Jannet Ewing, as Donna
LucpcHia. when discovered in the
basket by her, could hardly have beer
excclled by any. His quarters In Tax
baSket were rather crowded and hot
which tue aqdieaGs overlooked OIL
were determined to forget in tAeiI
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

WI took occasion to say q few
weeks, ago that as the census emu.
merators were now at work the popu-
lation Of the windy cities would soon
be exposed to the gaze of the dcluded
fortune hunters, who have made real
estate investments in those cities. AS
expected, the balloon has been pune
tured, and as the wind has escaped
VIC hear from all quarters: "Listen
to my tale of VICE." If the investor
could get his money back he would
be in a more cheerful frame of mind
TO listen.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

u Of July Rates,

On July 8 and 4 the Missouri Pa
ci6c railway will sell tickets to all
points on the main line, st. Louis to
Omaha, inclusive, and on the Ne
bsaska City, Lexington, jefferson
City, Boonville and Southern and
Boonvillc branches limited to July 7 +;
ior points within 200 miles, limited
to July 3 for return passage AT one
frst-class fare for the round trip.
JoHS J. CHURCH, Agent.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Mn. GEo, GrnBLErHoLE VEST and
Sain. Francis of the gardens are still
carrying the Missouri democracy
around IN their pockets. Neither
Gov. Francis Or Judge Sherwood
have yet indicated any disposition to
question the ownership. Gentlemen,
brace up the dorsal region.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Mr.. REID, we have been swearing
by you, and want TO stick, but don't
you 60 to monkeying with free coin
age. The new west and the new
south are together on that question,
and it's a kind of q buz saw so to
speak. But don't stop muzzling
democrats.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

THE people did not possess the en-
ergy to adopt the Tribune's suggcs-
tons for a grand Fourth of July celc-
bration. But then what's the use,
will they not have a session Of the
legislature this year. TO undertake
too much might make them sick.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

LEBANON has q boom on tap. We
can offer the same advice to Lebanon
that the editor of the Press at San
Antonio offered to the people of that
growing city. One of the papers
cried out ''boom the can factory"
The Press man thought it more adj.
visable to "can the boom factory"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Owing to lack of space our notice
Of the cantata was crowded out last
week. The performance was too
good to be sighted and merits all the
praise that has been bestowed on it
by the press in this city.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

ST. Louis is a good progressive
city, but she never casts over GO, 1000
votes, and why should she have over
100000 people! On what basis. Mr..
GID. do you claim it?
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

THE farmers walked into the Leb.
anan county democratic congressional
and senatorial convention and pro-
ceeded with the business IN q way al
together unlocked for by the 'war
bosses" Of the party This is a Pc
culiar year for democrats.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26
OUR r FACILITIES.


The dying echos of q disappearing
generation can still be heard in the
faint and obscured past crying for a
railroad to the south of us. We have
sat and watched the smouldering 6res
Of a hopeful city decay for the want
of nerve and a little money. 1t has
waited and watched for the stranger
to enter its portals and lay at its feet
bags of gold with which TO make its
hillsides blossom as the rose-but
he has not yet entered. Hopel what
a blessed inheritance from heaven
But what is hope when it turns to
ashes. We have waited, like the
prisoner of ChilloD, for the liberation
that never came. Just II quarter
of a century-just 25 long and weary
| years-have we waited for the moun-
tain to 60 to Mahommcd, but the
mountain remains immutable. We
have thrown into the avericious nav
If the stranger just $4,000 of
bonds, and laltcrly some 10000 ad-
ditional in property, bonds and
money, and where has he left us?
For all practical purposes he might
as well have left us in the iungles of
Africa as to stop at Bagnell. But
whom have we to blame for all this
but ourselves? And shall we wait
another quarter of a century until we
get railroal connection with the
Frisco road? The 5000, 900 thrown
away would have built q line from
here to Hancock, q distance of SO
miles, and given the entire south an
entrance to the state capital instead
of forcing the tired way farrer to go
from Springfield to st. Louis in
order TO make q visit TO this city. II
each tax payer had contributed S.
per year for each year that we have
been waiting for some one else tt
build the S. W. branch it could Ions
since have been built and paid for
And it is not too late to do 1t yet
And gentlemen and fellow citizens,
tell you now that the very life anc
future of our city largcl.
depends on a railroad to tn,
south, if only as far as some station
A., on the Frisco line. A connection a
Hancock, Pulaski county would opel
the gateway to the people along tina
entire system and would give a bette
entrance to jefferson City than coul,
be secured by the extension of tn
branch to Nevada or Carthage. Thi
line would cost probably 500, 600 t.
build and equip. 500, 900 raised b,
), subscription to the capital stock Q
c such n road will insure the sale G
G sufficient bonds to build ana CON
plctc it, and there is nothing thu
would aw aiken such renewed life
g this city as the building Of such
1t road. 1t practically makes us ind
n pendent. 1t gives US a competin
life to st. Louis and to the west. .
n, will make jefferson City the most a
to cessable point in the state, and l
,g road that does not connect this eli
with the Frisco can give US the needC
relief. If there are in this city OF
e hundred mel who will each subscril
IN $1,000 to the capital stock Of such
an road and pay it up in five per cent a
AZ sessments the road can be built.
rs
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

THERE docs not seem to be any
great rush of candidates for county
offices in Cole county this year.
What's the reason OF the wherefore?
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

The republican congressional con-
vention for the Eleventh district will
meet in this city on the 18th day OF
August for the purpose of nomina.
ting some good farmer for congress.
Give the farmers a chance.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

TIE Sullivan block on Main street
is so generously provided with water
for sprinkling that it is fully 6 de-
grees cooler than any other block in
town,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

The buildings that are being
erected in all parts Of the city is the
best evidences of the prosperity of
our city.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

The farmers are preparing to swal.
low up the democrats, boots, buttons
and all.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Put us down for free coinage.
Don't like TO differ with Sherman and
the boys, but we live in the west.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

SEVERAL good farmers would like
to make the race for the legislature
on the republican ticket In this
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

FREE coinage can do no harm, but
il it proves to be q mistake the law
a be changed. Give it q chance.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

RAILROADS, railroads is what we
want now.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Along the Great Northern Railway MAMMA
Line in Montana arc free ranches iUUNU
and pasturagc, mines Of precious metals, uIIuI
iron aud coal, and new cities and towns. MANI
Now is YOUR CHARGE.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Go to the Great Reservation of MITK
Montana and geta good free home. WIuN-
stead. low rates aud Free Slccpers RIVER
ON Great Northern Ky Line. Go now. NlIuN'
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26


PACIFIC RAILROAD TINE TABLE.
WESTWARD.
No 1,Day Express. Arrives ! 100 pm.
Leaves l :20p in .
No. 8, Through Express. Arrives 49,
rs l.. M. Leaves IL rs am.
No. 5, Local Passenger. Arrives IL 80
J.. m. Leaves 1874 pm.
No. 6, Texas Express Arrives 2:l0 am,
Leaves 2:l0 a. M
Freight, carries passengers. Leaves o;25
a. NJ.
EASTWARD.
No, 2 DAY Express. Arrives 2:i0 pm
Leaves 2 80 pm,
No. 4, Through Express. Arrives 2:l(
a. M. Leaves 2:10 n. m,
No. Q, Local Passenger. Arrives ~
Leaves | 40 p. IN,
Freight, carries passengers. Leaves 4 III
p. m.
Local passenger trains . and G run be-
tween st. Louis and Kansas City. Three
sections of night train east. Texas *
press, No. 0, has through chair car via
Lexington branch. Free reclining chat
cars on all through trains.
LEBANON BRANCH.
Trains leave jefferson City at $3.50 a
M, arriving at Aurora $3.50 a. nj.
Returning, will leave AURORA at 11:3l
p. M, arriving at Jefferson City at 2 -,
p. m. JOHN j. CHURCH, Agt.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

uppDC These have made Montana the
HGhDD' richest State per capita in the Union
kJNEQ Plenty of room for more miners and
MlNuu stoCkraisers. Now is the time.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

The valleys of Red, Mouse, Missouri, n n
MIX and sun Rivers reached by Great U, N,
Northern Ry. Line. Half rate eNcur- n
sions sept. q, %, and Oct. IL, 1890. Write h, Il,
L. / WHITNEY, st. Paul, MINI.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Sweet Grass Hills, Milk and Sun CUEED
River valleys, Montana, reached only puIrI
by the Great Northern Railway u0nC
Line. The stock Raiscrs' paradise. uVup'
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Thursday, June 26, 1890.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

settlers on free Government lands I0W
along the Great Northern Ry Line in lVU
North Dakota and Montana get low pATPC
rates and line markets for products. NhlEp
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

HEALTH In Montana. Free Lands, New
uDhuluj Towns, New Railways, New Mines,
WEALTH, x xSSo T,'i ,,na Largest area of good
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

county.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

Montana produces the finest U0pSEC
Horses and Cattle. Free ranges HOptpu
yet In Mouse, MIX and sun River CATTLE
valleys and sweet Grass Hills. Vhllup'
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-26

UUNIfNn Finest res orts in America along
uonlinVi Great Northern Ry. Line in vim
RISUINN ncsota, Dakotas and Montana.
iiohinu' Best climate for health seekers.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-28
The End of the World a Good
Many Years Off.
1t Will Be About the Year Four
Thousand.
A Chinese Boy Dies While Crossing
the Desert.
He Was With Party That Was Struggled
Into the United States From Lower
California.

The recent talk about the end of the
world in Oakland and San Francisco has
brought to the front number of scien-
lists who have theories on the SUBJ
ject and they are apparently en-
gagged in theories of their own which
they intend to make public when the
time comes. Yesterday HERALD re-
porter met French gentleman named
Pierre Durand, who is here on visit
from his present home in San Rafael,
who said he had received letter from
scientist in France to the effect that
the end of the world will come for hui
manity in the year 1000. This date had
been decided upon by calculation.
The recorded facts extend over nearly
three centuries. 1t is found that in 1910
the average height of men in Europe was
1.75 meters, or say feet 9 inches. In
1890 it was feet 5 inches. In 1920 it
was feet inches and a fraction. At
the present time it is feet 32 inches.
1t is easy to deduce from these figures a
rate of regular and gradual decline in
human stature, and then to apply this,
working backward and forward, to the
past and to the future.
By this calculation it is determined
that the stature of the first man attained
the surprising average of 16 feet 9inches,
Truly there were giants on the earth in
those days. The race had already de-
teriorated in the days of Og, and Goliath
was quite a degenerate offspring OF the
giants. Coming down to the later times
we find that at the beginning of our era
the average height of man was feet,
and in the time of Charlemagne it was
feet inches, fact quite sufficient to
account for the heroic deeds of the pala-
dins.
But the most astonishing result of this
scientific study comes from the applica-
tion of the same inexorable law of di-
minution to the future. The calcula-
ton shows that by the year 1000 A. D.
the stature of the average man will be
reduced to Is inches. At that epoch
there will be only Lilliputians on the
earth. And the conclusion of the learned
statistician is irresistible, that "the end
of the world will certainly arrive, for the
inhabitants will have become so small
that they will finally disappear" finish
by disappearing" as the French idiom
expresses it-"from the terrestrial
globe"
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-28

intimate that every man who disagrees
with him has either wash to sell or
wants job spraying. have never ad-
vocated spraying, believing that the new
hydrocyanic gas when properly applied
the best means for killing insect pests.
Touching Mr.. Cass's visit to my office,
his particular mission seemed to be to
get my influence to have the personnel of
the Horticultural Commission changed.
and new inspector appointed in his
district. We never talked sprays, but
told him then and there that 1 had no
faith in his parasite being able to hold
the pests in check. All this trouble
about threats" "do me (him) up"
"make it hot for me'' (him), ad nausean
is simply drivel and built out of whole
cloth. His reference to my saying the
San Jose scale and the red scale are
alike is so insipid and silly that "pass
it by as the idle wind which l respect
not"
+. o. Cass and his parasite to hold red
scale under control have now been be-
fore the public for some months. 1t has
been investigated by practical fruit
growers, by the Horticultural Commits
sion, the State Board of Horticulture,
the representative of the United States
Department of Agriculture division of
Entomology, the County Board of Su
pervisors, accompanied by a number of
people of much experience in fighting
insect pests, and in each and every in
stance his "bug" has been found in
capable OF holding the scale in check,
and in every instance Mr.. Cass has
thrown up his hands and shouted, "spray
men," to his critics. Like the guilty
wretch who is trying to escape from
justice and imagines every bush man,
so this bug-crazy individual imagines
every bush a spray-pump. Isn't it
about time to take this man in out of
the wet? G. M. HEINTz.
Los Angeles, April 2S, $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-28
MIXED TYPES.
A Few Errors Noticed Recently il
the Papers,

Newspaper error, unlike history, never
repeats itself. 1t always springs up in
some new and totally unexpected place,
and comes with shock of surprise and
as a revelation of new possibilities in
the line of type freaks. The newspaper
man is continually guarding against an
error of any kind, but there are occa-
sions when the types get mixed in spite
of his watchfulness, and often the result
of the mixture makes time pass uneasily
for the author of the article, the editor
OF the paper and the proof-reader.
Not long since the following personal
was written for paper in Los Angeles :
MRS. Spring, of Minneapolis, is occupy
ing a room at the -- hotel"
The next morning Mrs. Spring was
considerably alarmed when she read in
the paper: 'Mrs. Spring and Mr.. Ma
polionis occupy room at the. --
hotel" The editor had hard time ex-
planning how it happened that after
noon.
A queer account Of a lecture delivered
by prominent speaker on scientific
subjects appeared not long since in one
of the dailies. The interesting portion
was as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-28
CHURCH SERVICES.
TOPICS DISCUSSED BY THE MINIS.
TIERS YESTERDAY.
A Large Attendance at the Various Places
of Worship-Notes Gathered in Re-
ligious Circles.

The churches were more than ordi.
narily well attended yesterday. Owing
to the pleasant weather many were en-
ticed out of doors and found their way
to the churches for the first time in
several weeks. There were no especial
attractions offered but, the subjects dis
cussed in the pulpits were all interest
ing.
At the Plymouth Congregational
church Rev. Mr.. Wells preached on
"Uttering Ourselves Through Others
Rev. Mr.. Pendleton chose for his sub
jects 'Disclaiming the Great Robbery
and the Restitution Declared"
At the First Congregational church
Rev. Robert &. Hutchins preached on
"Benignity'' in the morning and Temp
tation" in the evening.
At the Grace NJ. E. church, Rev. w.
A. Knighten took for his morning topic,
''Be we Transformed, and for the even
ing subject, witnesses for the Prosecu-
tion."
Rev. D. V. Bowen spoke on "The Sec
ond Coming of Christi at the First New
church, yesterday.
ing subject at the First English Luth.
eran church yesterday, and The Preach
ing of the Times" the evening subject
Rev. Daniel Read talked on Sunday
Baseball at the First Baptist church
yesterday evening.
At the East Los Angeles Baptist
church the morning subject of Rev. w.
w. Tinker was ''The Philosophy of Mis-
sions." An illuminated song service
was given in the evening.
Mrs. F. J. Cressey and her very large
and interesting class OF some eighty lit
tie ones greatly enjoyed the privilege
yesterday, of entering into the enjoy
ment of the new room just arranged for
their comfort, at the First Baptist Sun
day school. This new room is about
3Ox40 feet in size, has stained glass
windows, and is furnished with every
convenience and comfort, having an
organ and little chairs, bright carpet,
charts and notices, all at cost of some
$400. At Des Moines Mrs. Cressey did
good work as primary Sunday school
teacher, and since coming to Los An
geles has added greatly to her we'll
earned reputation in that direction. Nc
one could well have better success in in
teresting the restless little ones and
making them anxious to come again.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-28
DIED IN THE DESERT.
The Fate of Chinese Boy Who Tried
to Cross.

A little mound of sand, stick of bam-
boo with huttering rag tied to it,marks
the desert grave of All Sing, as we'll as a
little tragedy in the workings of the
Chinese Exclusion act. Some time ago
about hundred Cinnamon were landed
at Ensenada, Lower California, intend
ing to cross the Mexican line into Cali
fornia. They divided into three parties,
one of which attempted to enter San
Diego by sea. These were captured, and
on Thursday were brought to the county
Jail by Detective A. W. Marsh. Another
party went overland to Tia Juana, where
on Friday evening they were captured
while attempting to cross the bor-
der. The third party made the ac-
quaintance at Ensenada of an American,
"desert man" who advised them to
partly cross the peninsula and come into
the United States in the neighborhood
of Campo, crossing the Colorado desert
to the East of San Diego. He offered
for a consideration to guide them, and
the party started; they were two weeks
covering the distance between Ensen-
ada and Temecula, all the time being on
short rations of water, as the "desert
I1dh PlONCO W OC NCly VI lllC
location of the wells along the route.
For two entire days the wretched
coolies toiled across the blistering sands
without any water at all. Among
the party was a boy of only IA,
who, attracted by the stories of
easily gained wealth had determined to
come to this country. The heat and ex-
ertion of the long marches sapped the
child's strength, and these two days of
suffering caused his death. He became
delirious and ran wildly about. trying to
drink the glittering sand; his tongue
swelled so that it protruded from his
parched mouth, and at last he fell ex-
hausted, and died. His companions
covered him as best they could with
sand, and marked the grave with a rod
and rag. This week party of Chi
nese will 60 out after his bones, and
send them back to his relatives in
China.
Detective Marsh gathered these facts
from Chinese of reliability in this city.
He has tried to capture those of the
party who reached here, but though he
is convinced that he knows who some oi
them are, owing to the impossibility o1
identifying them no arrests can be
made.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-28

'sThe professor touched upon the at
tractive power of the sun and its rela-
tions to the planets, and then darted of
into space after the comets and the
| female captain of the Salvation Army,
who appeared in all her war toggery.
She was placed under bonds to keep the
peace, and her pursuer held to await
trial on charge of battery and dis
orderly conduct"
Two galleys of type were mixed in
making up the paper, and this caused
the trouble that occurred between the
editor and the foreman.
The simple omission of letter some
times gives an unsought mean
ing to sentence. For instance
A somewhat forid writer in
writing about lawyer who had been
arrested and thrown into prison, said j:
He was held in duress so vile that he
besought the turnkey to send for his
ball." The sentence appeared: "He
was held in dress so vile that he besought
the turkey to send for his mail"
The substitution of one letter for an
other often makes a sentence ridiculous.
"She was married in haste, as her hus-
band desired to take the next train for
the East, and there was no time to
spare,' was written for a weekly paper
a short time since. 1t appeared: "She
was married in paste, as her husband
desired to take the next train for the
East, and there was no time to spare"
A dramatic critic, in noticing a play
not long since, in San Francisco, intro
duced the line, "He called off his CO.
horts," which he said had not been rem
dered properly. 1t appeared in type the
next day. lie called off his corsets."
"What did he mean ?'' in the same arti-
Gle, was transposed into, "Wasn't he
mean?"
These are only a few instances that
have been noticed of late, but they go to
show that even with the greatest of care
errors will persist in creeping into the
neWSpaperS.