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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
IF you wish the highest, sweet
i est, finest cake, biscuit, bread
and rolls, Royal Baking Powderi is
indispensable in their making.


Hibbs lat the Blobbs reception
Glad to meet you, Mr.. hobbs. l think
| may claim to be q sort of relative.
Nobbs-Pardon me-what Is the
name2
llibbs-Our fathers, l believe, were
second consins, or something Of that
kind.
"Ah-possibly. They may have been
distnntly-vcry distantly-related."
mot so distantly related, sir, but
that your father borrowed one hundred
dollars from my father once and never
paid it. Fine old painting this, isn't
it?'-Chicago Tribune.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

Amateur skirt dancing has been
ousted in Australia by the skipping
parties, which are all the craze Just
now in fashionable circles. Mrs. Ru-
pert Clarke is responsible for introduce
ing this fascinating form of entertain
ment to Melbourne society. Tourna-
mcnts are held on the asphalt tennis
courts, and valuable prizes are offered
by many hostesses for the lady who
skips most gracefully and most success
fullV.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
Uses OF Parrots.

ne-I asked your parrot if she wanted
a cracker, but | could rot quite make
out her reply.
Shc-polly speaks very i~ndistinctly
at times. Perhaps she was trying to
say that she preferred chocolates.
Ilc-um-lll bring \ box next time
and Sec Good News.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

EXAMINING MEDICAL PROFESSOR -"Now,
sir, tell me how YOU would treat II ease OF W.
phoid fever.n Student-"Wcll. sir. | should
irst-I should iirst-I-" Il. NJ. p. impa.
patienllyl-"Ycs, yes; go on" Student
~(seized with II brilliant idca)-'I should first
call you in for consultation" Passes with
honors. lid Bits.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

This dyspepsia, with its abominable symp
toms, heartburn, sinking at the pit of the
stomach between meals and oppression
there afterwards. nervousness, insomnia
and its general discomfort Put these 10
speedy flight with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, which remedies, also, liver complaint,
kidney and rheumatic trouble and malarial
Disorders.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

Kentucky is the foremost state in
the production of hemp, and has been
known to produce IS, 900 tons in a year.
1t produces nearly two-thirds Of the
American tobacco crop, growing in 1882
$50, 0Oo, 900 pounds
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

Laws have been passed in Switzcr.
land for the protection of the Alpine
flowers. These blossoms have been
greatly in demand, and have been
gathered in such great quantitic3 and
50 carclcS,iy that the matter became
serious. 1t is now forbidden to pull
them up by the roots. BESIDES the
edclwciss. the Alpine rose, the gcntian
and the white blossom of the silver root
come under the protection of this law.
The edclwcins is now extensively cul-
tivatcd in nursery gardens, its export
having proved Il profitable industry.
"A miner came into Mojavc. Cal, n
few days ago with II nugget of gold
weighing five pounds, which he had
taken from his placer claim at Red
Rock canyon, some forty miles east of
Moiavc. 1t ussaycd nearly one thou
sand and one hundred dullars'worth of
free gold. Five weeks before, IL mug
get weighing over two pounds, and as
saving over four hundred dollars'worth.
of gold, was found in the same placer
region. There is much excitement, and
miners are Hooking to the fields in
great numbers.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

ton In Inc rare oil silver.
,,, -
THIS does not imply that silver Is to Lave no
place in our monetary system. What is to 10
the ultimate fate of that metal is one of the
nrnblruI which tltnr and rvrnts nIouc cun
r,I,. las, snr ,,nr. ,o,rs nn,w d., Iii, .ii
, ,,, y, " i"" N,"t9 .",."n"l'S VI
o't ''- 9''''u" III Us support INC hu'tuatlohs
IN It's value nave hrch so RAPID ana so great as
To demonstrate the fact that it eau not
be safely coined without limitations into
money of final rcdrmntinn nj thr cvis,ir,
r,ti, orr al me o,h,r r,ti, ,,nt ,,i,h,
~ -. - t""' '"iN"' 10
C9'""'9n'u' ~ - hu' Po9S'D'c' uh'cr OK
istlu!; 'r'uhistahtrS' Tor any one government
tntsUllll>h ana mlllllalH Il Stahlc relation be.
tween int Two metals anu Tor lhlS reason
ai!"Il'' u lh'rt were no others. we are bound to
pItt' som, r'aSohnuIe Ilinltatlohs, upon the
t"INa-C anu "'c ol SIlN'r' low muth OF IL can
re NaI'IN C"ilru' ana upon what conditions IL
vlh ne Sii,lE uscu' urc Questions upon which
litrt WI nu "Ilc ulHcren'cs OF %oniiioh' Tut
aItTr aI that can pc salh on hotl sides, they
WIZ ! = nhhI!N uct'rinIh'u by clrcutlsthnCcS
"nl'h van l"t now ut l"t seen, ana ny the nat.
uraI CROWN ul our industries ana trade.
IL Is cllou~h i" say az present That we have
alI'"uS on htll Il stock OF slINcr, coined ana
uhV"'Iuu, NI,li.IcHt 10 meet an the probaDle
i'lul''u,,'I'S u .Ic country IoT HililN years 10
Vuin' ~ inualS OF me united states nave
o"iItu iI'.','-'''W Stlittru SILVER uolInrS, ana
w nuN nav liuu'' '' llnc ounces OF silver
pulil'i; "n',u. 1T W., RUN ol 10 10 !, would
nl.N' fl.lIif'i Or lp,l,-i''"'l ~ INC agIrc'
EN-, l''N'ncS thiS, We nave S,~OV,'oC2 IN SUB
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
Not Like

Wife away on n trip)-I don't be-
licve Bridget wrote that letter that /
received this morning.
llusband.-Why it tells you all about
everything at home.
Wifc-Yes, | know; but it's signed.
"Your obedient servant. Judge.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

This is u competition of rather an unusual
nature. II Is common 10 offer price Tor the
best story, or picture. or agricultural plan. all
the competitors risking the loss OF their labor
the amount OF the prize. but the iress claims
Compapy's oiior Is something entirely different.
Each person IN asked merely TO help himself,
and the one who helps hlmHeil 10 lhu best nd.
vantage is 10 be rewarded Tor long II. The
prize 10 only u stiIuulous " do sopaIving that
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

"CAN'T you wait uron mclr said the i'm.
patient customer. 1.-TWO pounds of liver.
Pm in a hurry "Sorry,' said The butchcr;
''but there are two or three ahead Of YOU.
Surely, you would not have your liver out Of
order !n-IiOston Transcript.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

Mistrcss-Do you to tell me,
Bridget, that you let baby cat seven
bananas?
Iridgct-An' sure, ma'am, didn't yez
tell me, the last thing goin' out, to
'moind the baby an sure he ordered
the whole sivcn.-IIarper's Young Peo-
nile.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

The secretary expressed himself as
follows on the question of bi-metallism:
The country has recently heard'a great deal
about bi,metallism and a double standard, and
IL Is possible that these subjects will continue
TO be discussed to some extent in the future.
For my part, ] have never been able to under.
stand what is meant by a double standard, or
double measure Of value, and l have never
found anyone who could tell me. TO my mind
1t seems as absurd to contend that there
should be two different standards or measures
OF value rs It would be to insist upon having
two yardstickS OF different lengths or two gal.
Ions OF different dimensions. II there were
two standards, or measures not equal in value,
IL is evident that one of them NEST
be n false measures; and II they were OF equal
value, 1t Is evident that no matter what the
law might declare, there would be in fact but
one measure, although composed OF two differ.
ent kinds OF material. II, for instance, the sill.
yer dollar and the gold dollar were OF precisely
the saIne value aud could he so kept at all
times, .here would be, In fact, but one stand.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

~ hope you will be lenient with
me, your lordship," said the thief, as
he stood up to be sentenced; 81 have "a
good many dependent on me for their
support" ''Children?" asked the
judge. mo, Police detectives. Tit
Bits.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

DISKs-"Blamcd II | can understand why
so much of this Chicago beef should be
tough" banks %-"liumphl Guess you were
never in C~hicago.n- Buffalo Courier.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

DESERVING CoNfiDrNcE There is no ar.
ticle winch so richly deserves the entire
confidence of the community as Browns
BRONCmlAl TROCIEs. Price, % Cents.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
Mr.. Carlisle defended the recent ac-
tion of congress on the silver question

Nh. Carlisle defended the recent ac-
ton of congress on the silver question
as follows:
1t is 4 great mistake to suppose that the sup.
Tort"rs Of our recent legislation upon this sub.
Jrct was animated Icy any feeling OF hostility to
the continued used of silver rs money to the
largest possible extent consistent with the
stability of our currency and the preservation
Of the public faith. The wi.rst and safest
friends OF that metal are those who have had
the saEaCity to forcicu the Inevitable effect OF
It's continuous accumulation in the form of
bullion in the vaults of the treasury. and The
COURAGE To remove from the statute books an
experimental law which from the time of its
enactment was "A constant menace to the wei.
fare Of the whole country.
In conclusion, SIR. President permit me to
thank You AMI tho chamber of commerce OF tho
state Of New York for a%luriinE me this oppOr.
tunity to meet SO many OF the leading business
men of this great business city. Although
your organization has been In existence more
than IL years, and has passed through many
trials and virisritudcs, It j. Tut simple Justice
to say that its counsel has always been wise
and conservative ana its action patriotic and
beneficial. All thHt Is u""drd now to insure
an early Inauguration of an era uf great
prosperity in such action upon the part
out the country rs VIII inspire
confidence ana revive tn spitit of enterprise
among the people. Now that orr credit has
been greatly strenIthcucd and Our currency
mal" more stable ami secure an opportunity
Is afforded those who control our commercial
under moro favorable conditions than have
existed for ma.Iy years, ana | am sure you viii
Ch"urfully cooperate" in any effort they NAV
make in that direction.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

SHELLrIsn.- Customcr-"Givc me adUzen
fried uystcrs.' Wmtcr-"Surry, sIh, but
we's all out u shellfsh, sab, 'ccp'iu' eggs"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

A DosE in Time Saves Nine of IIale's
Honey If H1rclound and Tar for Coughs.
Pike 5 Too;hGehc Drops cure in one mute.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

Freddy-Sistcr must like you n heap.
freddy's Sisters Beau (bcamingly)-
Indeed! l am delighted to hear you
say so.
Ircddy-Yes, when she saw you
coming tonight she said she felt as If
she could eat You. She was going out
with Mr.. Fcathcrly.-N. y. Journal. y
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

A NJ PRtEsT, Druggist, Shelbyville, Ind,
says Halls Catarrh Cure gives the bestoi
satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonials,
gists sell it, 75c.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

u,u
',l' '"' o"'' '"t'r"l'i""'I money ana al
lt''' ''U'i|'' are A't'l'i III I"ld, or, when Is
the sam" thing, oa a gold basis, all other forms
Of currency Icing adjusted to that standard
II Is u~rlcS, for IN, advocates ~ y IIr ,rn,,,
svs,rr Ia frsI., INV, M ,.',h, ,.n, ,'"
90 ",t &C., .no 49,, ""t 49,, ~ :" II
i 50 ""' we van H"l 'HN l'' tue Il't bh' the
EulN ''-i' anu hnHhi' 'a-l" are not accepted at
u particular valuation in these settlements
simply because tho United States Of America
have declared hy law that thoy shall rc l,.,I
tender at ,rotr ,nut,oI ,,b,o ,.
~ "'' " H''f 10
t"u9c NV n"t''"' continued IN th'n'' II ul-
'"lh'u' wound 'e worth everywhere Ia"
same nmount. This Is u great and
powerful government, Tut thor, is one.
thing it can not dot can not create n1orr,.
Thnrn nrc sn,,,, tbir,. honn,nr ,rnt'.'
,aynrrmru, ,.r ,nr ,nr V",,, M"i.. Tue
=, '"' w - va ro''.'!NHN'ehl ANA
preservation Oh u SOUND anu STABLE currency.
In IN" exercise Of ITS constitutional authority
TO "cuiu money and regulate the value there
Of it can suspend or limit tho rpiun.,n a..
eithcr mnt,l vh.urr,r il 10 ,gnor,,inaT H.,
,t, ,afrs a. . '"'"t" ''I''
II '''.' u '"u 'mp u''"I1' OF thr same dc
nomination are ni unequal value; oi 1t can
thahFc iht!r legal ratio 80 ms to make thom as
near rl"aI m NaIH' as possible; or 1t can main
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

BETWEEN TnE ACTs.-"Well, what do you
think of it!' son, it's about us broad as il
is long.'-Lifc's Calendar.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

Mr.. Caller-Miss Antique, l have
been wanting to ask you something for
some time.
Miss Antique (blushing)-You-may
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

Mr.. Caller-My mother wants to
if you are not the Isabel Antique
she used to 90 to school with.-Truth.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

LIFE is not worth the living for yourself
alone. Galveston News.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
NO BLANKS IN THIS COMPETITION.

- 1870.
81 submit the within described invention In
competition for tho twenty hve hundred dollar
prize offered by the Press Claims Company. W
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30
a * N 7 EE

THEY meet by chants-the soprano and
basso in the choir.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-30

IhOIIlc-N nat DID you ShN9
Algic-Nothing at all; just cwied.-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14

a large per cent of the SO called respec-
table middle aged members of the party
and the other a large per cent of the
same element of the young men of the
party, issue a public proclamation calling
upon members of the city council who
hold certificates tainted with fraud to
reconsider their determination not to
act upon such certificates and to
go into the Board of Aldermen and com
mon council for the purpose of enabling
lot of Democratic office holders whom
the people decreed should be turned out
to hold on very strong evidence is afford
ed that our assumption that there. is any
considerable number of Democrats
in : this town entitled to be call
ed decent is unfounded. Yester-
days performance convinces. us, and
they will convince every fair minded
man that the so called respectable ele-
ment of the Democracy is just as ready
to steal as the low down element. On
the whole we are glad that they have
made this public exhibition, for now no.
body is in danger of being deceived as to
their true character.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14

was continued through the yearsstill '90.
The board of education in AT found the
academy destroyer of the public schools
where private denominational academy
existed, until each town established
public high school, or made arrange
ments BY which the academy became the
public high school of the town. Instances
OF the fact are fonnd everywhere, Port,
land, Bath, Calais, Augusta, Skowhegan,
Yarmouth. But why enumerate. One
instance will explain. Washington acad-
envy is located in East Machias. 1t is a
wealthy institution, endowed by Massa-
chusetts before the separation. After
Eastport, Calais, Pembroke, Dennysville,
Machias, Cherryfeld, in the same county,
had good graded schools, East Machias
schools were burlesque. No real i'm
provement took place till the town made
the academy the high school, and SO
graded the schools below. The same con-
dition holds today in towns where there
is an academy and no high school. Frye
burg, Dover and Foxcroft, Newcastle
and Damariscotta are examples. Water
vile, having Coburn Classical School had
to establish public high school. Var
mouth has been compelled to do the
same. Why? Because children of all
ages of the people of some money attend
the academy, and the public schools are
designated as the lower school, some
times as the pauper, and are neglected.
Such an influence is operating in some
of these towns today. The men who
took the educational direction from AZ
to Is, saw this clearly, and hence estab-
lished the policy of building up the pub
lie school, the school of the people.
Hence abe establishment of the Stree
High Schools"
At length one or two institutions came
begging t. the legislature, saying 'that
the state had given in the past to the
schools of two denominations and we
have never had any gifts and so on the
ground of treating all alike, the request
was granted. Coupled with this denom-
national plea was the plea of maintain
ing Normal Department, of an ar
rangement which every man conversant
with educational history knows to be a
delusion.
In '91 many of the academies in the
state seemed to have combined and
swooped down in the legislature, reversed
the settled policyiof the state from AT to
that time and secured help for a num-
Der of private denominational academ les
at the expense of the tax payers of the
state. Which is the right policy?
w. ]. CoRTHELL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14
State Aid to Denominational Schools

Stdeo <alu " DcuOAuIHdCIOudl SCHOOLS.
To the Editor of the Press:
One reason frequently pressed why the
state should continue to give special do
nations of the public money to denomi-
national schools, is that such has been
the policy of the state for seventy years.
This is an assumption, is it a fact?
When the statehood was assumed in
1920, Maine received large amounts of
wild land from the mother common
wealth. Grants sof townships or half
townships of such land were made to
private UNCONVENTIONAL schools. Such
policy had ceased by 1915, because the
state had not much more land to give. In
AS determined movement began to lift
our common schools, the schools of the
people, out of the slough of despond.
The movement materialized in AT by the
establishment of state board of educa-
ton, with Hon. W. G. Crosby, afterwards
Governor OF the state, as its secretary.
From that time the grants to private de-
nominational schools stopped and the
whole power of the state was devoted to
the elevation of the public school,
''everybody's school, This same policy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14
Books by Women at the Worlds Fair.

English women are sending very in
teresting collection of women's books to
the fair. The oldest printed book on
fishing, "a Treatise on Fysshynge with
an Angle" was written by woman.
''The Boke of st. Alban's," by Dame
Julia Berners, abbess of an old convent
in Hertfordshire, is quaint specimen of
illumination. A two-centuries- book
on women's rights is Mary Asters s'Es-
say in Defence of the Female Sex.' The
modern books number some 500 volumes
of which 100 are novels, ranging from
"The Mysteries of Udolpho'' to the crea-
tions of such modern writer's as ''Lucas
Malet,' "John Oliver Hobbes," Miss
Alice Corkran ('sDown the Snow Stairs'')
and, of course, Mrs. Humphrey Ward,
Miss Edna Lyall, and nearly all the other
favorite novelists of the day.
The queen sends copies of .'Leaves
from my Life in the Highlands and
''More Leaves; Princess Christian con-
tributes the book already mentioned,
and Princess Beatrice sends her interest
ing memoirs of the Count of Erbach. :"
Poetry is represented by Miss Christina
Rossetti, Mrs. Meynell, Miss Mathilde
Blind and many others; Harriet Mar
tineau's works and Mrs. Fawcett's are
ranged in the economic section, and
travel has for its opponents Miss Bird,
Miss Marianne North, Mrs. Norman
(Miss Dowie) and Miss Kate Marsden.
The manuscripts, though not numerous,
are of much interest.
The autotyped specimen of Charlotte
Bronte's MS. of s'Jane Eyre shows
small, neat handwriting with few eras-
ures; equally clear is George Eliot's but
Miss Burney's pages look as though they
were written rapidly and corrected later.
A Belfast lady has prepared magnifi-
cent volume of Irish flora for the Irish
section at the exhibition. The collec-
tons comprised in the volume have been
carefully dried, SO as to retain the origi-
nal colors, and then affixed to the pages.
The arrangement is of course made on
a scientific basis, every order being rep
resented and the Latin name given to
each specimen. Only two or three Irish
flowers are lacking to the volume, and
its preparer hopes to include before it
starts on its journey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14

We want to call Alderman Guptilrs
attention. to the picture which he has
drawn of himself, and ask his opinion of
it. On Saturday last he voluntarily
wrote letter to the city clerk in which
he said:
Sir:-I herewith enclose my certificate of cleo
ton as alderman of Ward 1, and hereby notify
you that shall decline to accept that office,
owing to the fact that diSapprove of the man
ner in which that election was conducted.
L desire. in Justice to myself, to add that while
am satisfied that the Democratic ward ticket
was elected, independently OF the unlawful
count. by considerable majority, yet my sense
ofpublic duty, and my self respect will not
allow me by retaining that position, to appear
pate in any benefit which may grow out OF the
same
We want Mr.. Guptill and the public to
note particularly the last part of the let
ter, in which he says my sense of public
dutyand my self-rospect will not allow me
by retaining tl'at position, to appear to
excuse or countenance such acts, nor
partieNSa;s in any benefit which may
grow out of the same" Thirty-six hours
after this letter was written, where do
we find Mr.. Guptill? We find him re-
tanning the position which on Saturday
he declared his self-respect and sense of
public duty would not permit him to
retain. Furthermore we find Mr.. Cup
till not merely taking his seat in the
aldermen, but also suggesting an
adjournment to Thursday evening
and then voting for adjournment sine die.
The man whose self respect and sense of
public duty on Saturday led him to de-
clare that he would not 60 into the
Board of Aldermen, on Monday not
only goes in, but also fuses his seat to
defeat the clear right of majority of
the city council to elect subordinate off :
GERS. We want Mr.. Guptill to calmly
consider his performances, beginning
with last Monday night and ending yes
terday forenoon, and then tell us if he is
not ashamed of himself-tell us what his
self respect and his sense of public duty
amount to.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14

Only one inference is possible from the
action Of the Board of Aldermen yester-
day, and that is that the Democrats who
control that board intend to refuse to go
into joint convention, so that the pres
ent subordinate city officers who are
Democrats may hold over. Yet on Sat
urday Mayor Ingraham declared that
there was no foundation for the rumor
that the Aldermen would refuse to go
into Joint convention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-14

Mr.. Simpson of Ward one on Saturday
wrote that he ''did not consider himself
entitled to a seat in the council from
Ward one.'' On Mondayhe appeared and
took the seat which he did not consider
himself entitled to. On Saturday Mr..
Guptill wrote that his "self-respect and
sense of public duty would not permit
him to take his seat as alderman from
Ward one. On Monday he appeared and
took the seat In refreshing contrast to
the performances of these two Whit
1ers was the action of Mr.. Charles Dunn
Jr. who stuck by the opinion that he
expressed Saturday and kept out of the
council. 1t is the contrast between an
honest man, man with a mind Of his
own, and a couple of weak specimens
who are ready to be led around by the
nose by the Falmouth and the Young
Mems Democratic Clubs.