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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

We are authorized to o Mr..
John G.. Leslie a candidate for school
commissioner of Cole county at the cleo
lion, April Z, 1901.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

Now since the Legislature has taken
leave, can't We wake up the town
and get q pontoon bridge, a railroad
or machine shops.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

Mr.. GEO. Forth, the candidate for
alderman in the Third ward, is q
good business man and will make the
city q good officer. Vote for him.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26
Mr., FERp DALLMEYER. the popular

Mr.. FERD DALLMEYER, the popular
dry goods merchant, will make a
good councilman and should be
elected. Ferd. usually hits what he
shoots at, and we put him down as a
dead sure shot for the council. Give
him q big vote.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

Mr.. A. j. BAUER will make the
city an excellent collector. Vote for
him.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

STAND up for the party. If you
don't, after awhile we will have no
party.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

HELP yourselves by helping the
town.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

VorE for w. A. Dallmeyer for city
treasurer.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

w. B. PAYNE should be elected by
good big majority.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

JACOB ScHIRMER is the man for
city marshal. Vote for him.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

The legislature has fixed the legal
rate of interest at 8 per cent.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

Follow the crowd and you will make no mistake, They all 60 to the
New York bargain house, where nothing is offered but genuine bargains.
Look out for The largest and best variety OF Holiday goods ever before
offered in jefferson City.
MI W. REID
400 EAST HIGH STREET.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

Thursday, March 20, 1861
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

+. e.. F~uIKEnsoN, Business Manaer
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26
HAVE YOU HEARD OF IT.
O. THE NEW YORK O.
HOUSE
No. 200 East High Street.

Has created q big sensation among the BARGAIN HUNTERS, ana many
have witnessed the greatest reduction in prices of goods-ever before
offered in Jefferson City. We buy BARGAINS only, and sell BARGAINS to
our customers.
The citizens of the town and surrounding country -including the
"Kingdom of Galloway" have shown their appreciation of the "DEPARr.
MENT Store by their liberal patronage, and our expectations have been
more than satisfied. We are therefore encouraged to extend our differ.
ent departments and take in a larger variety and a much better assert.
ment in each line OF goods IN order to meet the demands. We have new
goods in transit and arriving every day. Note the prices quoted below
and drop in and ask to &C the goods.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26
Department Encampment FAR.
at Moberly, Mo-, Thursday and
Friday, April 2 and 3, 1891.

The Chicago & Alton R'y Co. will
sell tickets TO the above at one fare
for the round trip (S3.G ca on March
81 and April /, 2 ard 3. The return
ing coupons good up to and includ-
ing Saturday, April A, 1891.
ARTHUR p. GRIMsHAw,
Ticket Agent.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

Subscription, 500 Per Year,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-26

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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
A QUAKER BOY OF LONG AGO.
He Didn't L Ike n BROTHERS Interference
in His Business-

Little Moses w was a worthy mem
ber of .'the people called Quakers. :"
says Anna Carpenter in the Housekeep-
e1's Weekly. Rarely is II name SO fit
tingly bestowed as was his
Ths most gracious patience and
sweetness eharaeterize,i the child.
Like the Moses of the bulrushes and
the exodus. however. beneath the gem
tleness a quick spirit and firm will
were hidden. which on rare occasions
would flash forth or stand firm
The youngster off household of bows,
Moses was the recipient not only of a
wealth of affection. but. it can not be
denied. of an occasional embarrass-
ment of riches in the shape of sug-
gestion. advice. and dictation-
OSe bright day the little fellow sat
on the porch surrounded by pretty.
clean blocks from the great barn at
which the carpenters were hammering
away. and bright smooth cornstalks.
gravelv building a barn Various
criticisms by his elders upon his unique
style of architecture had been an
swered in his sweetest way. At last
his brother Benjamin settled down at
his side.
Now. Mosie. l wouldn't make such
small stable loorss thy horses can't get
in."
oh, yes. Benjie, they can; nv
horses are sucti wee little horses"
Then: why. Mosie. that oyershoot
isn't right; that's not like fathers
barn.
No. Benjie. but is isn't fathers
barn; it's mine own barn"
But soon Benjie began to change a
block here and "a cornstalk there. and
to take liberties which threatened radi-
cal changes to the precious structure
and havoc to all the devices of the busy
little brain.
The pleading at don't go at way"
aud ..P'ease don't. Beujie." were met
by Now just wait Il minute, Mosie.
and see what a nice. big barn we will
have directly"
AT last the dark eyes began to flash;
the small man rose advanced one foot.
aud shaking mite of finger at his
brother. exclaimed:
Il tell thee, Benjamin. l wish thee
would just mind thy own biddie; it's
much as thee can do an more AN thee
Doss' bly can do rioht -
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
Beautiful words to a Bride.

The following beautiful letter was
written several years ago by a gentle
man to bride. on receiving her we'd
ding cards. 1t is exquisiteiy fresh and
original and full of poetry:
''I am holding some pasteboard in
my hands. Three stately pluckings
from the bush of ceremony. am gaz-
ing upon a card and IA name-a uame
with which your throbbing heart was
lost
4 am gazing, too. upon card
world she will be at home one day,
and that is nothing new But there is
another card whose mingling there
puts fiery tongue into this speech
less pasteboard. euameling fate on
commonplace. 1t tells us that feeling
is maturing into destiny, and that these
cards are but the pale heralds of a
coming crisis. when a hand that has
pressed friends hands and plueked
flowers shall close down on him to
whom she shall be a friend and flower
forever.
"And now can you, who have queen
ed it over SO many bended forms. can
you come down at last to the frugal
diet of a single hearth
Hitherto you have been clock,
giving your time 10 All the WORTH.
Now you are watch. buried in one
particular bosom. watching only his
breast. marking only his hours. and
ticking only to he beat of his heart
where time and ceiling shall be in uni
son, until these lower ties are lost in
that higher wedlock. where all hearts
are united around that great central
heart of ALL
Hoping that calm sunshine may
hollow you clasped hands, sink
silently into u signature"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
ADJUSTMENTS ~ asvARtA.


As to amusement you may trust q
Bavarian not to be behind in that. says
the National Reeieto. The men meet
almost nightly in the different inns
and beerhouses, according to their
status in the local societies. where they
have talk, singing, music, cards, ETC..
the large glass mugs of beer at their
sides being constantly replenished.
The beer is fortunately light and
wholesome but the amount drunk is
serious expense, aud much more than
the men usually can afford. Besides
these nightly gatherings there are
different clubs or societies that meet at
certain times at one or other of the
inns for an evenings amusement, some
of them under the patronage of the
priest. In many of them the women
join. but the women's chief entertain
ments are kunkl. or spinning parties.
at home. and very cozy and pictur-
esque these spinning parties are.
The great feature in a Bavarian sit
ting-reom is the large porcelain stove
that stands out into the room. and that
is usually lit from the passage outside.
Round this stove a bench runs, max
ing a delightfully."- warm seat, the back
being the porcelain stove. But be-
sides this stove, in the older houses,
there is i'll the wall hole with II
chimney. where particular sort of
pine, that burns brightly without send
ing out sparks is burned at night for
the purpose of light only.
In olden times. when such luxuries
as lamps were unthuught of. it was
often the only means of illumination.
Some still use them constantly; others
keep them only for festive occasions.
A man Generally the wag or story
teller of the partly sits besides it TO
keep it replenished. The women have
their spinning wheels or knitting and
the men sit in the darker corners; and
there are always some to sing songs or
tell stories or keep the fun going in
some way. One such scene especially
recurs to me.
Imagine an old. dark-paneled room.
In her armchair close to the stove, in
the full light of the blazing pine wood,
sits the handsome old hostess. in her
picturesque costume. busy with her
spinning A Young woman with
wheel is in an opposite corner.
Three daughters knitting and guests
sit in circle. more or less, the light
playing on the varied faces and time
worn furniture as bright tirelight alone
can. One man has guitar and two
girls sing Tyrolese songs. At last
schnappes of different kinds (sort of
cheap liquors. and delicious coffee.
with homemade cake. are handed
round, and the evening ends with o
hearty farewell greeting.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
Not Altogether Gloomy.

IF you knew some of the lunatics
here as well as do. said the physician
of an insane asylum. you would en-
Joy their acquaintance. There are
men here with whom pass hours in
conversation on agreeable topics, and
l am often among them when they are
talking with each other. Some of
them are fully aware that their minds
are diseased. aud they know that they
are under treatment just as they would
be if they were suffering from any
physical ailment. One of them said to
me: L know 1 am crazy, and as l do
not believe | will ever be straight in
the head. am content to stay here all
my life.' Another one gave me a
learned account of the symptoms of
lunacy. which he said he possessed
and which became active while he was
talking. There are all kinds of peo-
pie here but there is rarely case of
a man who is always raving mad.
Even the violent patients, as rule.
are violent only at times. and l can
get along with them in their lucid in
tervals. Oh, yes, a proportion of them
are discharged cured aud we never
hear of them again after they leave the
asylum .n-N, !, Sun.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
Meissonier,s Masterpiece.

Meissoniers masterpiece ''1Sl4" Is
known as the most expensive painting
in the world, saws he n. Y. San. 1t
is 20 inches high bv 80 inches wide,
and was last sold for $40 600. 1t rep
resents Napoleon l. aud his great gem
eral staff riding baek from the scene of
their defeat It came to be painted in
this wise: NJ. Delhante rich busi-
ness-man with a taste for art. found
Meissonier at work in his studio on one
of his microscopic canvasses-
What does it representa- he asked.
"A military subject. to which l will
give the title '1Sl4n'
Your subject is very great, and
your canvas is very small, NJ. Meis-
sonier." said Delhante. why do you
not paint larger picturep"
81 have laid it in small for two rea-
sons-first, because this is my style of
painting; second. because. to speak
openly, l need money. l work slow
ly, and am able to finish little pict-
ure much sooner than larger one"
so you need money. Well paint
my portrait What will it costp"
Five thousand dollars
Delhante drew out his purse and laid
the money on the table. Now L wish
also for myself the picture 1914" he
you do it on larger canvas
Some time later, when the portrait
was completed. Meissunier showed his
patron the outlines of new "1S14. :"
with the question: rs that large
enough for your
just right. What will 1t costP"
Fourteen thousand dollars
''All right; there is half the prics."
The picture was painted. paid for,
and delivered and in 1864 was exhibit
ed in the Salon. An Englishman of
fered 500 600 for it. but Delhante held
back. Vanderbilt increased the offer
to $50. 600, yet failed to secure the pict-
ure. Finally Nj. Bague, connoisseur,
got it for 500, 900, and, after keeping
it in his possession for one day, made
the famous sale of it to NJ. Chauchard
for $780, 900. This was the first time
a great painter had seen with his own
eyes such "a triumph of his art. Those
who have approached most closely his
success were Munkaczy. with his
Christ Before PLATE" which sold for
500. 600; Millet. with his '.Angelus,"
for which Sl20 900 was paid and MUIR
lilo, with his Ascension. $780, 600.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
A Typical American.

John Plankinton was a millionaire.
aud that is as definite as his wealth
can be estimated, although man in
position to know says it will exceed
$40. 100000 His interests were almost
entirely in Milwaukee.
Mr.. Piankinton came to Milwaukee
in 1844 at the age of 24 years, and the
characteristics which made him famous
as business man aud citizen were
brought into action within a fortnight
after his arrival. A native of Della
ware he removed with his parents to
Pittsburg at the aye of H. received a
scanty education. and in 1874 came to
the city of bricks before the utility of
mud had been discovered. When he
reached the village n practical young
butcher. ne found that the friend with
whom he was to have formed a co..
partnership had ma'le better arrange
ments with another and made the ex-
cuse that Young Plankinton's capital
was inadequate to the enterprise de-
signed Angry at the betrayal
which he never forgave in any one
during his long career afterward he
resolved to start in opposition. Posses
ing f420 he rented n house to shelter
his wife and child at So per month,
bought a COW for so and turned her
out to pasture and fatten on the open
wild land where his palatial house now
stands on Grand avenue, while he
rented land and proceeded to erect a
butcher shop which cost him $loS.
Fourteen DAYS after his arrival he was
retailing his meats.
Industrious. honest. economical. he
became the leading butcher of the
town. and his business the first year
averaged nearly $1,000 per mouth.
His increasing business demanded new
quarters. and he moved. but it was a
peculiarity of his life to retain the title
to all realty which he had once oc-
cupied. and at the time of his death
the land upon which he first found a
home in Milwaukee was in his name.
In 1880 he entered into a partnership
with Frederick Layton. and the new
firm began the packing business.
which. at the time of dissolution in
1861, had reached proportions equal
TO any west of Cincinnati. For three
wears Mr.. Plankinton continued
alone, and in 1864 united with P. d.
Armour. under the firm name of Plank
inton & Armour. The business was
extended to cover the now famous es-
tablishments in Chicago, New York.
Kansas City, and elsewhere. In 1884
the firm divided. Mr.. Plankinton re-
tanning the Milwaukee house. and con-
tinuing the business there till 1888,
when failing health and increasing
business responsibilities impelled him
to dispose of his packing house.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
REroRTs 70 LAWYERS.
Amusing Answers OF witnesses on the
Stand when Under Examination.

1t has sometimes happened that a
lawyer has. in the language of the
street, given himself away" to a smart
adversary. Garrows did this once
when examining witness in the Court
of Queens Bench.
Are you a fortune-tellerp' he ask
ed.
Il am not" replied the man; .'but |
can tell yours"
The shrewd counsel tripped. and was
worsted.
What is that to beP'' said he.
why, sir" was the sly response,
..as you made your first speech at the
Old Bailey, SO you will make Your last
there"
In like manner. arguing before a
jury of judges. an oyer-smart counsel
stopped short in his pleading. He was
confident of obtaining a successful re-
suit. and Lord Newton yexed him by
seeming to be in deep slumber. Adj
dressing the other lords on the bench.
he said:
MY Lords. it is unnecessary to go
on. as Lord Newton is fast aleep."
answer came
..Ay. ay, cried the angry Judge. You
will have proof of that by and BY"
And to the astonishment and chagrin
of the young advocate and the intense
interest of others, Newton luninously
reviewed the case, and gave decided
Judgment against the two sanguiue
counsel.
Even the cleverest lawyers have been
'.set down" in open court by equally
ready witnesses.
Did you see this tree. that has been
mentioned. by the roadsideP" an advo-
cate inquired.
Yes. sir; saw it very plainly"
1T was conspicuous. then?7
The witness seemed puzzled by the
new word. He repeated his former as
sertion. Sneered the lawyer:
What's the difference between plain
and conspicuousP"
But he was hoist with his own petard.
The witness smoothly and innocently
answered.:
Il can see you plainly. sir, amongst
the other lawyers. though you are not
bit conspicuous.
In another comical instance the at
tack was directed against the character
of the witness But it recoiled.
You were in the company of these
peopla2"
'-Of two friends. SIR"
''Friendsi two thieves. | suppose you
mean"
That may be so.n was the dry re-
tort, they are both lawyers"
The blow that destroys the effect of
an adverse examination is occasionally
more accident than conscious effort
In trial not long ago very simple
witness was in the box, and, after sso-
ing through his ordeal, was ready to
retire. One questioned remained.
Now, Mr.. -. has not an attempt
been made to induce you to tell the
court different storv?':
"A different story to which l have
told. sir?"
Yes; is it not sop
Yes, SIR"
Upon your oath. demand to Know
who the persons are who have attempts
ed this. y
Well. sir. you've tried as nard as
any of 'em," was the unexpected an
swer.
1t ended the examination.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
rne Merry. Merry navajo.

The general theory of white men is
that an Indian is taeiturn, reticent, and
self-contained, without a streak of
humor. and no taste at all for a good
joke. This is,an error. They are fun
ny themselves, like fun in others. and
probably do more laughing than any
body and on Infinitely slighter fou2da-
ton. An outfit of Navajos had just
concluded vigorous and searching in
vestigation of the swill barrel which
stood at the rear of the restaurant at
Engle. N. NJ, one day, when Santa
Fe fireman who stood watching them
concluded to wash them up a little.
They surely needed it. albeit they clung
to different views from the fireman.
By Establishment and guile and muefl
as elder people pet reluctant and tinlid
children when steering their inexperi-
ence against some medicinal deadfall.
the fireman took the gathering of saw
ages over to the water tank and letting
down the spout, earnestly advised them
to stand beneath and see what they
would see. Some four or five had the
resolution to do this. the major por-
ton of the gang retiring to safe dist
ance and taking very pessimistic view
of the proceeding When the candi-
dates were all placed their friend, the
fireman. counted lone. two, three -
and an assistant turned on the tank.
About a ton Of water struck those poor
Indians all at once. For second they
seemed held by the deluge itself and
stood motiouless. but the next. with
soul-transfixing shrieks they started.
They did not run nor fly. for that would
not have been half fast enough; they
Just hit about three high places on the
plain and were several miles away.
The dry Indians laughed and howled
with delight, and for two hours after
the joke tl.eir yells of pleasure still re-
sounded rough the little camp
Elrras1e LIN [
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
DIR. JORDAN e COS
7un afi0naiM MnSnnr A.,4,


A. b. Hall, special agent of the land
office, is Investigating several timber
land frauds along the northern coast
and in several of the lower Oregon
counties. Writing of his work, he
says that an immense amount of sc tim
Der thieving" is being done in Che
halls, Jefferson and adjoining coun-
ties. There is in that section a con-
siderable extent of unsuryeyed gov
ernment land. The thieves do not
confine their operations to unoccupied
land but invade land that has been
entered. The scheme of the wary
logger is to agree with the owner of a
quarter section to buy his stumpage.
The stumpage is then legitimately re-
moved and the logger finds it easy to
"put a heavy force across the bound
ary line on to the adjoining quarter.
cut down an immense amount of tim
Der in a short time, put it into booms
and tow it to a mill = An instance is
noted in one of the northern counties
where 350,OOO feet of the finest kind of
timber was appropriated during the
absence of the legitimate owner and
it was all done in one week. Agent
Hall reports forty cases of depreda-
tions.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-19
The Speed of That Yankee Meteon

Prof. II. A. Newton of Yale writes
to the Coura,at the following letter with
regard to the great and wonderfully
brilliant meteor which was seen in
Hartford Feb. "a:
The brilliant meteor that You de-
scribe in your issue of Feb. "a and
which was heard to explode with tre-
mendous noise in many places in
Maine appears to have been moving
northward, nearly over Portland. Me-,
perhaps from as far south as Boston,
and to have disappeared some miles
above the surface of the earth over the
middle or northern parts of Franklin
County, Maine. So far as known no
stones have been secured from the
meteor. If this is the true path the
body entered the air with tremend-
Gus velocity. The earth was at that
time moving eighteen miles II second.
directly toward the point from which
the meteor was coming. According to
accepted theories the meteor WAS NOV
ing faster than the earth. and the stone
entered the air with the sum of the
two yelocities. This was a velocity of
more than forty miles second. In
most of the cases where stones have
been secured the velocities have not
been more than twenty miles a second.
In one instance. however. in Stannem.
Moravia, there were secured large
number of stones from a meteor whose
velocity was as great as that of the
meteor of February "a.