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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
DISTILLED WATER.

From Good Housekeeping.
Distilled water is considered in the
line of luxury, but it can be made
easily at home and be kept continu
ally on hand for cooking, drinking
and bathing. 1t is the only water
that should be used upon the face !;
while for drink for dyspeptics it is
unequaled, causing no discomfort af-
ter it is taken.
To make an arrangement for dis
tilling water, take teakettle with a
closely fitting cover nd guttaper-
cha or lead pipe fastened to the
spout. The pipe should lead through
pail of cold water into a receptacle
for holding the distilled water. The
steam from the boiling water goes
off through the tube, condenses un-
der the cold water and runs off pure
into the receiver. Where houses are
heated by steam, the family may be
amply provided with distilled water
by adding pipe to one of the tubu-
lar heaters, that will carry steam
into a cooler, from which pure water
will run day and night. 1t should be
in action all the time, that for bath
ing running into a close reservoir,
while that for cooking and drinking
should be freshly distilled every day.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
THE WEEK ABROAD.

THE CzAE DEAD.
Alexander III, the czar of Russia
died November l.. Nicholas II sue
ceeded him.
The new Czar Of all the Russias.
Nicholas H., is 20 years old, and in
physique bears little resemblance to
the gigantic Romanoffs who have
preceded him. Small in stature and
delicately formed, he looks more like
a college professor than the absolute
monarch of one of the greatest OF
modern nations. He is, in fact, more
OF y scholar, than either soldier OF
statesman, but time may develop
talents which have thus far lain dor.
mant. 1t is not likely, however, that
he will ever be warrior. His taste
has never inclined in that direction
The little Princess who is to be the
Czarina may have considerable inhu l.
upon the future of Russia. Half Ger
man, half English, bright, intelligent
and possessing a mind of her own,
she may furnish the qualities which
her royal husband lacks. The Prin-
cess Alix is 22 years old, and is said
to be the most beautiful and most
witty Of all of Queen Victoria's
granddaughters. She is the daughter
of the Princess Alice of England, and
was left an orphan when she was six
years old.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
have extended his readings in later

have extended his readings in later
life.
Franklin Pierce graduated from
Bowdoin in 1924, third in the famouse
class which included Longfellow and
Nathaniel Hawthorne among its
members.
Buchanan graduated from Dickin
son college in Pennsylvania in 1909.
Lincoln, as everybody knows, was
practically self taught. He once
said that he had been brought up in
30 rude a country that elf a strag-
gler supposed to understand Latin
happened to sojourn in the neigh
borhood he was looked upon as a
wizard.n. -
Andrew johnson was in some res
poets the most remarkable instance
Of a "self- made man" to be found in
the list of the presidents. He did
not know how to write until he was
married. Then his wife taught him.
Not until he had been in congress
did he learn to write fuently.
Grant graduated from West Point
in 1s43.
Hayes went to Kenyon college,
Gambler, o., graduating in 1912.
He then spent about two years at
Harvard studying law.
Garfield went first to the Hiram
eclectic school (since renamed Hiram
college,, in Hiram, o. He then
entered the junior class at Williams,
from which he finally graduated in
1856 with the highest honors.
Arthur was a graduate of Union
college, in New York state, in the
class of 1848. He afterward attended
law school at Ballston Spa, N. Y.
President Cleveland never went to
college, and his knowledge of law he
learned in lawyers office.
Ex- President Harrison got his law
in the same way, but he is also
graduate of Miami university, Ohio,
where he took his degree in 1852.
1t will be seen that three of the
presidents of the Uuited States have
gone to William and Mary--Jefferson,
Monroe (who left before graduating)
and Tyler. Three went to Harvard,
both the Adamses graduating from
the college and Hayes having been a
student of the law school. Hayes,
by the way, was the only president
who attended any one of the more
important American law schools.
There are many presidents who were
members of the bar, but they stud
led for admittance in lawyers offices.
Princeton, Dickinson, Bowdoin,
| Williams and Union each count
one Madison, Buchanan,
Pierce, Garfield and Arthur, res
pectively--but neither Yale, Dart
mouth, Amherst nor Columbia, to
name two or three of the most
important, have been thus honored.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
NO GAMES BETWEEN CADETS.

The secretary of war and the navy
are deaf to all the appeals that have
recently been made to secure n foot
ball game between the cadets of the
academies on Thanksgiving Day, and
it is understood that the policy
adopted as a result of last years
game, to prevent the two branches
of the service from meeting again
on the gridiron, will be rigidiy en-
forced. On that occasion bitter
animosities were aroused which al
most eliminated in a duel between
noted retired rear admiral and a
brigadier general who We're among
the spectators. Secretaries Lamont
and Herbert, therefore, determined
that they would not take the respon-
sibility of reviving the rivalry.
The pressure brought to bear for a
game this year has led to making
public the official reasons of the
departments tor stopping the prac-
tice. After considering for several
monthsthe trouble growing out OF
last years game, Colonel Ernst,
superintendent of the Military Acai
emy, made a full report on the sub.
ject to the war department, asking
for specific instructions in the mat
ter. General Schoteld, commanding
the army, made the following in
dorsement on the report in submit
ting it to the secretary of war:
"The game of football as recently
played requires some essential mod
ifications. This, I believe, is the
concurrent public sentiment on the
subject, The required modification
will be difficult to enforce, for
the reason that the Objectionable
features are those which contribute
most to the success in a contested
game. They are those features which
are most dangerous to life and limb
and may be said to most resemble
military operations. They are none
the less Objectionable on that ac
count. While it is undoubtedly true
that experience in actual war is
the best possible military training,
modern civilization does not permit
the making of war simply for the
purpose of training an army. For
like. reasons the practice in peace
of those operations which most
resemble war must be condemned,
notwithstanding the fact that they
are manifestly beneficial as military
training"
The following is the order issued
by the secretary of war last Febru-
ary:
"The game of football will be
permitted at the United States mill
tary academy under such regulations
as may now or hereafter be pre-
scribed by the superintendent. He
map permit teams from other insti-
tutions to visit West Point and to
play there with the academy's team,
but the team Of cadets is prohibited
from engaging in matches else
where"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
THE END OF ALL.
ON the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
He was plunged into the vortex of
perplexity, and the girl was standing
resolutely upon the brink, gazing
down at him.
He looked up at her helplessly.
"And you object to my calling so
frequently?" he said.
eyes," she nodded.
Sand am not to be your escort
on all occasions, as heretoforeP"
"No."
"Nor call You by your first nameP"
"No.n
"Nor think Of you any longer as
my sweetheart9"
"No.n
He gazed upon her as one standing
upon the shore gazes upon reced-
ing ship.
"Weli," he groaned, "the end of
our romance has come, and We must
get married."
The light that shone in her face
cleaned in triumph.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
AIwA vs. READY TO snBxx.

| thc SuicaBO IFiDunt.
81 see," said the smiling supctihs
tendent Of the Sunday SCHOOL, Tive
have stranger with us to- day. We
are always glad to hear from visitors,
and il the brother over there neal
the stove has q word of encourage
ment to give us, we shall be glad to
listen to him."
The stranger, though evidently
somewhat surprised, came forward
and mounted the superintendent's
platform. "I had not expected to
be called upon to make any remarks" I"
he said with the easy manner of one
used to speaking in public, "and yet
l hold myself in readiness wherever
I may be to advance the cause of
truth and goodness by every means
in my power. 1t has been my obser-
vation and experience, children" he
continued, "that truth always pays.
Never tell a lie. Never deviate from
the exact facts, however strong the
temptation may be. In the course
of a somewhat varied career in which
have been much thrown before the
public, have made it rule to show
my colors, to be upright, just, hon
orable in all my dealings with my
fellow men, and to be prepared to
back up with acts whatever repre-
sentation make. A reputation for
truthfulness and implicit honesty is a
possession nobody can take from
you"
He paused a moment, set his lips
firmly, and cast searching look
over his audience. Then, raising
his voice, he went on:
"It has been my lot, children, to
minister in an humble, and, trust,
useful way to the instruction of the
people. I have sought to combine
amusement with that instruction.
Whatever tends to instruct and
amuse the people, elevates thee@.
The works of nature, children, are
wonderful. To present these won
ders in proper way to the gaze of
mankind, to show the marvellous
design that runs through all creation,
to explain these marvels and wonders
so as to make them plain to the
understanding of the humblest and
most learned, is work, children,
that any man may be proud to
engage in, and l consider it a duty as
well as a pleasure to take tlis
opportunity OF calling your attention
to the fact that I shall be in your
little city next week with a
magnificent collection of ostriches,
some fresh from their native plains
and some born and reared in mild
captivity, amid the refining infiuen-
ces Of civilization, and the price of
admission to this unequalled display
of nature's marvels has been placed
at the insignificant and merely nom
inal figure of Is cents. I shall hope
dear children, to see you all there.
Tell your friends"
Amid a silence dense enough to cut
with knife the eloquent stranger
stepped down from the platform and
resumed his seat. The. superintend-
ent had unwittingly reused the cell
ebrated ostrich farm orator Of the
Midway Plaisance.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
SENATOR FROM GEORGIA.

The democratic caucus of tn .
Georgia general assembly nominated
two United States senators. The
appointment of Senator Patrick
Walsh by Gov. Northen was unani :
mously confirmed by his election to
fill out the unexpired term of the
late Senator Colquitt.
For the long term, beginning
March a, 1895, Hon. Augustus o.
Bacon was nominated on the first
ballot, receiving 93 votes. Con-
gressman Henry G. Turner received
81 votes, L. F. Garrard 21 votes and
Patrick Walsh @. The nomination
of Major Bacon was then made unan
imous.
Bacon, Walsh and Garrard are
recognized as silver men, and Turner
represents the attribute of the
Cleveland administration on the
financial question.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
SHE WANTS = DIVORCE.

Mrs. Thomas II. Wickes, wife of
the second vice president of the
Pullman Palace Car company, has
begun suit for divorce, alleging cru
city. She declares that she was mar
ried to the defendant in st. Louis in
1871 and that during their married
life MI. Wickes has repeatedly
beaten, struck and kicked her, at the
same time using abusive language.
She declares that she has not lived
with her husband since July, 1898,
and says that Mr.. Wickes has a large
amount Of personal property. No
answer to the bill has been fled by
the defendant. Mr.. Wickes was the
head of the opposition to the Pull
man strikers.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
THE BULGE ON BIDDY.

From the Lewiston tMainel journal.
A Bailey's Island man has invented
patent that ought to win for him
the gratitude of a long suffering
world. He has fashioned a spur
like device to fasten around a hens
leg 80 that it trips her whenever she
goes to scratch up the garden.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.

From the Cuurier-J journal.
Bob-What did the lecturer say
when you threw those cabbages. at
him?
Dick-oh, he said he hoped the
audience would be pleased, but he
really hadn't expected they would
entirely lose their heads.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
A DIFFEREN
From Tho Chicnpo RecnrA

From the Chicago Record.
MIR. Kicker (at p. m. IN Maria,
can't you go down stairs and bring
up the fire shovel? I'm too tired and
worn out even to talk.
Mr.. Kicker Zone hour later at the
ward political club dancing on a
chair -Hurrah! Wowl Three cheers
for Willyum Swipers! Who-o-oo-
WOW! -yi-yi--wow!
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08

a length at the thrde \.
and won by two lengths u
In the second heat, Il, - .
took the lead at the 1kat. !.
never headed, winntnf b
lengths in 2:121a.
After the second heat McHenfy
asked and was granted permissftn tn
to withdraw John r.. Gentry, 81
the horse had not fully recoveren
from his injury at Nashville. the
race was given to Robert u
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
ANaELL NO PREACHER.

PRESIDENT ANGELL NO PREACHER.
President Angel Of the Ann
Arbor University, who has been
mentioned as the late Prof. SWINGS
successor in the Peoples church at
Chicago and who was asked to pres ch
sermon next Sunday, will remain
in Ann Arbor and has declined to
preach even once. He said: "This
is not my vocation, and as for the
rumor that am to take his place
for good it is utterly unfounded and
1 would not do 80 under any circum-
stances.n
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
WANTED A SURE THING.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Dicky was overheard saying his
prayer the other evening at bedtime
in this fashion: 80 Lord, bless
Johnny and Billy Holiday and me,
and don't let any of us die; but II
any OF us has got to die I'D ruther
IL was them. Amen"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
A SMART MERCHANT.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Newsboy-Paper, sir?
Solemn Looking Citizen--My dear
boy, l would like to oblige you, but /
can't read.
Newsboy-Yes, sir, Want sinner
Dem feet's wuth spendin' nickel
! on, II the head amt.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08


Sanford Baldwin murdered his wife
in Hannibal and then killed himself.
The weapon used was a double bar
relied shotgun. He was 80 years of
age and his wife was 45. Both had
been married before their union last
August, the woman having four
children, one of whom Baldwin did
not like. Quarrels over the son
were frequent. Baldwin, in one of
these outbursts, threatened his wife's
life. She, much alarmed, went with
her children to the home of a
neighbor. She returned alone. The
quarrel was renewed and the tragedy
followed.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08

COLLEGE PRESIDENT GETS 90 YEARS.
At Texarkana the case of Prof. &.
L. Bryant, charged with the murder
of Prof. George 4. Ellis, on trial in
Boston, was concluded, the jury rem
dering a verdict of guilty and fixing
the punishment at ninety nine years
in the penitentiary. Bryant was
president of the Texarkana State
Normal and Business College, and
Ellis was formerly a teacher in the
school. About five months ago they
quarreled, and Ellis proceeded to set
up a rival. school. Bryant became
insanely jealous and set about
bounding Ellis in the most annoying
manner, and finally wound up by
killing him in the local yard of the
Cotton Belt Railroad, just one month
ago.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
EUGENE FIELDS CONFESSIONS

From the boston Transcript.
A new book of verses by Eugene
Field, of Chicago, entitled Glove
Songs of Childhood" will soon be
published. To a writer who wished
him to describe himself, Mr.. Field
recently declared, 81 do not love all
children. l have tried to analyze
my feeling towards children, and l
think I discover that love them in
80 far as can make pets of them.
/ believe that, il live, shall do my
best literary work when am a
grandfather. Six books from his
pen have appeared: "Culture's
Garland," "A Little Book of Western
Verses" ""A Little Book of Profitable
Tales" "With Trumpet and Drum"
"Second Book Of Verse;" "Echoes
from the Sabine Farm" and "The
Holy Cross and Other Tales" The
first collection of his writing some
sketches from a Denver paper-is
now out of print and copy Of it
recently sold for $35. From Mr..
Fields "Facts, Confessions and
Observations" aboat himself we Gull
these:
am six feet in height; am Of
spare build, weigh 100 pounds, and
have shocking taste in dress. But
like to have well dressed people
about me. My eyes are blue, my
complexion is pale, my face is
shaven and l incline to badness. 1t
is only when / look and see how
young and fair and sweet my wife is
that have good opinion of my.
self.
am fond of the companionship Of
women, and | have no unconquera-
prejudice against feminine beauty.
recall with pride that in twenty one
years of active journalism l have
always written in reverential praise
of womankind. l favor early mar
riage.
am fond of the quaint and curl
Gus in every line. ! am very fond
of dogs, birds and all small pets--a
passion not approved of by my wife.
My favorite flower ID the carnation.
My favorite in fictions are Haw-
thorne's "Scarlet Letter." "Don
Quixote," and "Pilgrim's Progress. I"
/ greatly love Hans Christian Ander-
sens Tales, and am deeply inter-
ested in folklore and fairy tales.
believe in ghosts, in witches and
fairies. ! should like to own big
astronomical telescope and twenty
four tune music box. adore dolls.
My favorite hymn is "Bounding
Billows." My heroes in history are
Martin Luther, Nine. Lamballe,
Abraham Lincoln; my favorlte poems
are Koerner's, "Battle Prayer"
Wadsworth's "We Are Seven,"
Newman's "Lead, Kindly Light"
Luther's Hymn, Schiller's "The
Diver" Horace's "Fons Bandu-
siae," and Burns "Cotter's Saturday
Night" l dislike Dante and Byron.
should like to have known Jere-
miah the Prophet, old man Poggioe,
Horace, Walter Scott, Bonapart,
Hawthorne, Nine. Sontag, Sir John
Herschel, Hans Andersen. My fav-
orite actor is Henry Irving; actress,
Nine. Modieska.
I dislike "politics" 80 called.
should like to have the privilege Of
voting extended to women. l am
unslterably opposed to capital pun
ishment. I favor a system OF PEN
sions for noble services in literature
art, science, etc. ! approve Of com
pulsory education. believe In
churches and schools. hate wars
armies, soldiers, guns and fireworks
III could have my way, should
make the abuse OF horses, dogs snd
cattle a penal offense. ! shoult
4 .A<.I
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
A GIRL HORSE THIEF.

Flora McCrossen, young girl of
Cedarville,, 10 miles south of Spring
field. has been convicted Of horse
stealing. Unless her parents can
prove that she is under 16 she will
be sent to the penitentiary. She
traded the animal off.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08

WOE FOR COMING GENERATIONS.
From the Cincinnati Tribune.
Tommy--What you cryin' about,
crybabyf
Jimmy--Awl You'll cry, too, II
your pants was made outer yer sis
|ter's old bicycle bloomsrsI
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
CULPEPPER AT .sHEbBINA.

In the Culpepper meeting at Shell =
bina, which closed Friday night, ac
cording to the Torchlight, the grand
total of conversions during the two
weeks meeting was 2jI, this number
being divided among the different
churches as follows: NJ. +. church.
South, 81; Baptists, 35 NJ. L. church,
"a; Christian, %; Presbyterian, 12;
the rest having not yet chosen the
church they will unite with.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
wopKMEN FALL EIGHT STORIES.

By the breaking Of a scaffold at
the eighth story Of a building in
course of erection in st. Louis, Sam
uel Moore and Jacob Werner were
killed and Jacob Enc fatally injured.
The first two fell to the paved alley
at the side of the building, and Enz
whirled around and fell into third
floor window.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
MAJOR l.. x. rHAcHER DEAD.

Major L. K. Thacher, a prominent
Kansas Cityan for more than 20
years, died after long illness, He
was born at Hornellsville, N. Y, in
1887, and went to Kansas during the
war, after having served a term OF
enlistment in New York regiment,
He re- enlisted in the Ninth Cavalry,
and served through the many border
engagements that company encoun-
tered. Since that time he has been
prominent in local educational mat
ters and as member of the bar.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
t.AY couNrY,s of.DEsr cIrrzrn

William Collins, the oldest man in
Clay county, died at Liberty last
Friday. He was born In 1897 and
had been voter for seventy Ave
years. He came to Clay county in
1921 from Kentucky.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
WILLING TO TRY.

From the Detroit Tribune.
Duke de Cay-Do you love an old
ruin?
Miss oatchum--oh, your Grace,
this 10 so--er think could learn. !.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
DEATH FROM A SCRATCH.

DEATH PROM A SCRATCH.
Mrs. Mary Bannon died at the
home OF her son, John Bannon,
about fourteen miles north OF Ne
vada, from the scratch of q rose
thorn. She was 90 years old, and
was up to last Friday morning in
good health. That morning she was
working in her rose bed, and
scratched the back Of her finger on
the right hand on briar. The hand
soon became swollen, which spread
to the shoulder, and the hand and
arm became discolored. She fingered
In great agony from that time until
her death. Mrs. Bannon lived out
Of any church up to about one year
ago, when she united with the Chris
tian church. This fact created such
q sensation that the neighbors for
miles around turned out to witness
the immersion In Tucker Lake, near
her home.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
THE WEEK AT HOME.
THANKSGIVING IN OREGON.

THANKSGIVING IN OREGON.
Gov. Pennoyer, Of Oregon, issued
the following Thanksgiving procla
nation: 81 hereby appoint the last
Thursday OF this month Thanksgiv-
ing holiday. 'In the day Of prosper
ity be joyful, but in the day OF
adversely consider - Ecclesiastes,
vii, A."
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
ARRoLIc ACID AND LOVE.

Mary Watson, highly respected
young lady, 10 years old, committed
snicide at Laclede, seven miles south
Of Linneus, Wednesday night, by
taking carbolic acid. She is supposed
to haye been in love with barber OF
Her town, named Durocher, who
went to Linneus Wednesday and Sc
cured a license to marry another
young woman, who lives near
Laclede.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
DEATH OF JUDGE PORTER.

Hon. Gilchrist Porter, ex-member
Of congress, died suddenly OF heart
disease at his home in Hannibal,
Nov. /, aged n years. This was his
birthday and the family had made
extensive preparations for the
observance of the event. The de-
ceased was one of the ablest jurists
in the state. He was brother-in-
law of ]. o. Broadhead, of st. Louis.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-08
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

CHARGED WITH MURDER.
John Mackler, leading and
wealthy farmer of Cooper county,
has been arrested charged with hav-
ing assassinated James Wedges, n
colored farm hand, last June.