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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-08-02
OF MISSOURI.
WHEN And WHERE DEAD.
INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT
FORMER GOVERNORS OF MIS-
sOURi.-BkIEF BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES.

soURI.-BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES.
BY Ro' crt NJ. Yost.
Very few of the men who have been
Office Of the state have died n natural
death from old age, and quite n
number Of them have dramatically
taken themselves of the stage of
action by suicide. Perhaps there is
something in the development Of
great minds which tends to self
slaughter, because great mentality
produces excessive nervousness, and
it il said that genius to madness is
near allied" Governor Hardin's
death was n calm, peaceful affair.
He had lived out his allotted time
and vas ~ years of age when he
passed away lie was born in the
state of Kentucky, but came to Mis-
souri, at such an early age that he
had no recollection of his native
state. Governor Hardin was n
graduate Of the Miami university of
Ohio, and entered upon the practice
of law at Fulton, in the county of
Galloway. His first Office was that
of prosecuting attorney of the third
judicial circuit, to which he was
elected in 1913, lie was a Wing
member OF the legislature from 1852
committee of three which revised all
the statute laws. Then he was
elected to the state senate from the
counties of Boone and Galloway.
The times were exciting and liardiu'9
district was cmphatirally in favor of
the Contcderacy, but he took a
judicial view OF the situation and
announced that ho would dc his own
thinking. Despite the most active
and intense opposition, headed by
George O.. Vest, ne voted against
secession. But hc didn't stop there.
A'r 'Fii''''A 49, ''l 90 'N' E'll'lhl
assembly adjourned To- meet at
S-o-ao. and although il was we'll
understood ma. non, but confrdrr-
@.a-a- H~c- expected 20 20 there,
Hardin ..aY~.4G down 10 the place
r: icing and again voted and
N.cs-- zga.H-. accession, Finding
a.:"'=. a. a.. largely outnumbcred,
L. a.aaa a vigorous protest and
r=slr-G from further service. In
i37Z ~ was r. elected to the senate,
and in 1874 vas nominated for gov
ernDr over General Cockrcll by a
fraction Of a vote. He made an
admirable, conservative executive
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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-08-02

1t only remains to state that the
present living ex governors are Da-
vid r. Francis and Thos. G. Fletcher,
of st. Louis, Joseph McClurg, of Cam
den county, Silas Woodson, OF st.
Joseph, and Thomas Il. Crittenden,
of Kansas City, all of whom are In
the prime of life and give promise of
serving their state and party for many
more years.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-08-02

General Sterling Price was elected
governor in 1852 and died in the city
of st. Louis in 1867. He was born in
Virginia in 1909, educated at Hamp-
den Sidney College and came to this
state in 1881, settling in Charlton
county. General Price was elected
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-08-02

General Meriwether Lewis, who had
been the private secretary of Presi-
dent jefferson and conducted the
famous expedition through the
northwest, committed suicide in
Nashville, Tenn, and that Captain
William Clark, his partner in the
expedition, died peacefully a few
years afterwards.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
George Pigg and The Pig.

A few years ago Il Kentucky grand
jury brought in the following indict-
ment: Lawrence Criminal Court, Com
monwealth of Kentucky against -,
defendant. Indictment. The Grand
Jury of Lawrence County, in the hume
and by the authority Of the Common
wealth of Kentucky, accuse - Of the
offense of malicious mischief, commit
ted as follows: The said -, on the =
day Of -, A. ID. IS, in the county
and circuit aforesaid, did unlawfully,
willfully and maliciously kill and de-
stroy one pig, the personal property Of
George Pigg, the said pig being Of
value to the aforesaid George Pigg.
The pig just killed weighed about
twenty-five pounds, and was mate to
some other pigs owned by said George
Pigg, which left George Pigg pig less
than he (said George Pigg) had of pigs.
and thus ruthlessly tore said pig from
the society of George Pigg's other pigs
against the peace and dignity of the
Commonwealth of acknowledgements
Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
ENGLISH PRISONERS.

Their Condition Is Much Worse Than
that of American Conv;cts.
A comparison of the rules of an
American prison with those Of an En-
glish prison shows that the American
prisoner has many more comforts and
liberties. A man in an English prison
is almost as dead to the outer world
as he would be in his tomb. Nothing
in the way of food or reading matter
can be sent into him by his friends.
He is never permitted to see n news
paper or Il magazine. He can write and
receive letters only ut long intervals,
and from the time he enters the prison
until he leaves it he is not permitted
to speak unless he is addressed by q
prison officer.
A prisoner sentenced TO a term of
three years or less may see Il visitor
once in three months in the presence
Of Il prison officer, and he may write
one letter. To men whose terms are
longer such privileges are granted less
frequently. lie must get up ut q
o'clock, and his breakfast is brought
to him at 1880. He eats every meal in
his cell. In the first stage Of his i'm
prisonment he has only bread and wa
ter for breakfast and for dinner pint
and half of "stirabout," gruel-like
mixture Of oatmeal and Indian meal.
In the fourth and best stage of his
Imprisonment he has pint Of porridge
with his bread for breakfast and q bet
ter dinner, but even the fourth-stage
bill of fare is never changed through
out the year. There are no holiday din
ners, nor an extra dish on Sundays,
as i'm some of our American prisons.
Not all the prisons have workshops
attached to them, and where there is
no workshop man who has a labor
sentence must go on a treadmill for
two hours and half in the morning
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20

In abandoning the stage will John
Z. Sullivan give up his mellow
dramas?-N New York World.
And so he succeeded in getting en-
gagged to the heiressT "Yes, he is now
her affianced. "-Washington Star.
why do they call them stag par
ties| Because when he goes to one
a man takes at least couple of horns"
Boston Globe.
AS A rule, the man who takes his
own time does not hesitate to take
the time Of others. Galveston
News
Rejected Suitor-I can never love
another. Rejecting Unsuited-I thought
you'd reach your limit after awhile
Detroit Tribune.
PROFESSIONALLY Is Pallas Athene
considered the goddess Of wisdom?
"She was the only goddess who did not
rry."-Fliegende Blaetter
MISS DE FLATT-Oh, have such
news! The janitor has cold. Mrs.
De Flatt-Glorious! Now he'll start
the furnace. New York Weekly.
SHE-How fearful it must be for a
great singer to know she has lost her
voice. He-It's much more tortur-
ing when she doesn't know it'd
Bits.
OLD SLEUTH-What did the detec-
tive do when you gaze him that new
clew? "He just siahed, and said,
Great Scott. More work. '"-Wash-
ington Star.
"THE new boarder is building up a
reputation as a fiatterer." @How's
that?" always speaks of the con-
tents of the milk pitcher as cream.
Buffalo Courier.
MAGIsTRATE-@And did they ever
find any clue to that murder mys-
tery?" Ofiicer--"Yes, sir. They've
found the body Of the murdered
man. Plain Dealer.
LADY-"You' said this coal was
economical. Why, it won't burn at
ALL" Dealer-"Well, maam, what
could you have more economical than
| t?"-London Tid-Bits.
In parts of this country dogs are
used to drag around little milk carts.
In connection with this beverage
there is little harm in working the
GROWER. -Philadelphi Times.
JACK-"That girl next door sings
like lark-or should / say night
ingalc?" Tom-"Both. A lark, you
know. sings by day and nightingale
by night. Kate Fields Washing
| ton.
old Blondy-"So you want to
marry my daughter, Ell? What's your
salary" Perkins (after long thought
-"Well, try me for three months, and
If I'm not satisfactory you needn't
pay me anything. "-Allegheny Topics.
-Amy-"Why did you marry Harry,
who never sent you any presents,
while you refused Jack, who was al
ways giving you jewelry, candy,
books, and the like?" Mabel-"Jack
had spent all his money."-Harper's
Bazaar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
speech of an African Prince.

Prince Ademuyiwa of Pebu Reno, in
West Africa, was lately entertained
mt lunch by the Lord Mayor Of London
ut the Mansion House, then taken in
a state coach to the Guildhall, where he
sat through session of the Common
Council and made speech to it in Eng
lish, which the Council directed should
be entered on its record. Here Is the
speech: "The Right Honorable Lord
Mayor, My Lord and Honorable Mem
bers Of the Corporations: l feel 1 shall
not be doing justice to myself and PEG
pie If / were to leave this court with
out returning you my hearty and sin
cere thanks for the honor paid me- in
allowing me here and to seat next the
Lord Mayor. l have been made, whilst
seating here, to believe the more that
knowledge is power; that free liberty Of
speech Is the great boon of the Eng
llsh nation; that the secret of your
greatness is the Bible, and that l was
not mistaken when l advised my cous-
In, the King Of Jebu Reno, an indepen-
dent native State, West Africa, to ac-
cept British resident and place the
country under Her Majesty's protec-
ton, and that he will be left to his in
dependence to manage the internal af-
fairs of his kingdom. / again return
you my sincere thanks, and wish you
Gods blessing. Good-by."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
PAGE OF INDIAN MUSIC.

of rivers, In this instance the north and
south forks of the Thompson River.
The accompanying reproduction is the
fac-simile of the original paper, which
proves to be curiosity in itself. 1t
contains four pages, and is about five
by seven inches in size. At present
over 1850 subscribers look forward to
their paper. The Kamloops Wawa is
issued weekly. At the start, when
funds were scarce. Pere lie Jeune
printed the news on any kind Of paper
donated for the purpose, and some
times the Indians received their news
on blue, red, yellow, and again on white
material.
The printing Of the paper is marvel
GUS 1t is all done by hand, Pere lie
.Ieune doing the work originally all
himself. At first the news was auto
graphed, then duplicated on the mime
ograph by the priest during the leisure
hours of his missionary labors. AS the
subscriptions grew larger, a few In
dian women were called in to help with
the printing, but this did not last
long, as the funds were still so low that
they had to be discharged. and the
work all fell back on the priest again.
The first volumes Of this wonderful
little paper have been bound, copies
being sent to the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition; also librariest in the East hold
copies as premiums. Some OF the
original papers were lost or destroyed
by the Indians, but as many as could
be collected We're bound. Many of the
pages Of the little volume l have in
hand and from which the accompany
ing cut is taken have been badly torn
and soiled by the Indians as they stud
led its text Pere lie Jeune informs
me he still has in his possession copies
of the original volumes for distribu-
ton. These In a few years, as well
as in the present, may be considered
valuable curiosities, for now the old
process mimeographing has been aban-
| doned and electrotyping on a small
scale, by which three times as much
material appears weekly, has been sub
stituted. The new Kamloops Wawa
contains sixteen pages. Its contents
conscist chiefly of news from the sur
rounding towns and wlgwams, notices
Of births, deaths, and marriages Of the
| Indians, with new lesson or two Of
the system, while a special feature is
made of the bible stories and religious
| instruction. The white settlers in
Kamloops take little or no interest in
the paper, and the means with which
| Pere LeJeune carries on his noble work
are either donated or procured by sub
scriptions to the little weekly. During
the winter Indians take infinite delight
in sending letters from camp to camp.
Kamloops is situated on the north
and south branches Of the Thompson
] River. and the scenery around the
quiet little town makes it one of the
garden spots OF the earth, especially
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
He Caught On at Last.

But you Eastern people are so con-
ventional," said the Western beauty to
n Boston young man who was regard
ing her with half fearful admiration.
"Your language Is so unpicturesque.
Now, / think our slang is delightful; II
is most suggestive, don't you know.
You can express ever so much more
than you would dare to say in ordinary
parlance," she continued coquetishly.
ooh, do talk slang to me them" begged
the youth fatuously. ooh, come off the
freight" she responded at once with q
charming smile. "Whatv' he answer
ed, quite bewildered. Get on the pas
senger, do" she continued laughingly.
~ haven't an idea what you mean," he
exclaimed despairingly. "Why, 1 only
wanted to say that you were too slow"
she exclaimed wickedly. "Look out for
yourself" he cried, at last catching
on" I'm on the express" Rochester
Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
Adverse Advertising.

A Printers Ink correspondent writes:
"My father, who was successful
country merchant, was at one time
called on by customers from all over
the county, who explained that on the
fence boards and on the rocks by the
road side throughout the county there
was painted in bright colors: Don't so
to HIS to trade My father being
well known and popular, his friends
had put their spare money into their
pockets and come to town In order to
manifest sympathy. The painting was
afterward found to have been the work
OF enemies with the intention OF injur-
ing my fathers business. AS 1t was,
however, it had the opposite effect"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
A PAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER.

for the first time and got the intuition
Of the system at first sight. He set to
work to decipher few Indian prayers,
and in less than two months had
learned the whole method thoroughly.
He soon began to help the priests by
communicating his learning to his
friends and relatives. From this time
on the Indians took up the system and
were anxious to learn on all sides.
They nave now become aware of The
priceless benefits derived from an as
siduous attendance to their school, and
are as eager to receive an education us
any white pupil. When once few In
dams know the system In one camp,
their ambition is to teach ii to Others
During the summer the progress Is
slow, but when winter comes they
spend whole nights ut it One young
Indian, especially bright. took interest
in the writing as soon as he saw 1t lie
spent the whole night in repeating the
lesson over and over again with two or
three companions, and in two or three
days more completed his studies. In
less than a month he could read the
Indian language as well as the Chi
nook, and soon was able to read AMI
write English in shorthand. Not only
do little children learn to read and
write readily, but even old people
study with success.
The more advanced Indians under
stand the value of the letters and the
spelling Of the words, but the greatest
number begin by reading the words,
then the syllablcs by comparing the
words together, and ut last come to
the letters. They learn by analysis
much quicker than by synthesis.
After GOO or 800 Indians had learned
the system, 1t became necessary that
their interest should be kept up by
placing instructive matter before them
As Pere lie Jeunc was always on the
go, visiting each camp at intervals
only, It occurred to him to edit the
Kamloops Wawa, the strangcst little
newspaper I'm America.
| The Wawa is really full-hedged
newspaper, and II first saw the light
OF day In the month Of May, 1891.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
How Could They Refuse?

An energetic woman about so years
old applied for work at the office of the
United States Rubber Company, In
New York City, and was told by the
clerk to go upstairs and see the fore
man. The woman, not knowing the
way, went out into the yard, and, see-
ing no other way to get up, she tucked
up her skirts and assembled the fire es-
cape to the fourth story. There she
opened = window and climbed In, to
the surprise Of the foreman, who was
standing near by. The foreman, after
recovering from his embarrassment.
asked her what she wanted. The WON.
an stated her mission. She got the lob.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20

Few Of Them Able to Make Speech
Before the Curtains

Few OF Them Able to Make = speech
Before the Curtain.
As rule actors are Eot speechmak-
ers. The very people who are always
easy and self-possessed SO long as the
curtain remains up and the footlights
interpose between them and their aud
itors become confused. nervous, and
often positively awkward whenever
they have to appear In front of the
curtain and talk to the audience In
stead of for 1t. The change In their
manner and appearance Is often al
most inexplicable. The man who can
play the most difficult of parts with ef-
feet, and who can, In conversation
with his friends. talk brilliantly and
wittily, is 1T a disadvantage when he
stands OH the narrow strip OF boards
between the curtain and the footlights.
II don't know why it is" said a
well-known actor the other day In try
ing to explain this phenomenon to a
writer for the New York Advertiser,
unless 1t is because Of the sudden and
complete change of attitude toward the
audience. On the stage we have our
lines committed to memory. The men,
tai exertion of recalling them and Of
doing the rehearsal business keeps
our minds off the fact that there are a
thousand or more people listening to
us. When we are called before the cur
tain we are for the first time face to
face with our audience. Ergo, we get
nervous and embarrassed, and very
often make a show OF ourselves"
There are a few actors, however, who
make a really good footlight speech
without minute preparation, and enjoy
doing 1t. Richard Mansfield is one of
them. He is always ready to make a
speech, and he does so without notes,
easily and forcibly. Mr.. Mansfield's
speeches are not often, however, the
stereotyped phrases of gratitude to
which most actors confine themselves.
When he comes before the curtain he
has something to say besides 81 thank
YOU" and he says it without fear or
favor. His delivery is a little hating,
but he is always self-possessed and the
popularity OF his elocution seems to
add not little to the effect Of his
words.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
Youthful Assassins.

1t is a subject worthy of special con-
sideration that nearly all the worst as
sassins of recent years have been very
young men. The murderer Of Presi-
dent Carnot was % years Of age, and
other recent anarchist murderers
were quite young men. TO go back a
few years, three Of the Phoenix Park
assassihsi who were hanged were Tim
othy Kelly, aged Is years; Michael Ia
gan, "a; Thomas Caffrey, "a. Three
young men who were sent to penal SER
vitude for life because of their attempt
to blow up part Of London by nitro
glycerine, few years ago, were Alfred
Whitehead, %; Henry Wilson, 81; Will
lam Ansburgh, 81. The anarchist who
attempted to take the life of the French
Premier on. Jules Ferry in 1888 was
only IS, and Albert Young, who threat
cned the life of the Queen In 1882, was
only IL years of age.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20
A Baboon turned shenberd.

When balloons were common in Ma
maqualand, In South Africa, it is said
that Namaqua trained a young ba-
boon to act as his shepherd. 1t took
the flock to the field, remained with
them all day, and drove them back to
the kraal at night, riding on the back
Of goat which brought up the rear.
One goat was set apart to give it milk.
1t made use Of that one only and guard
ed the other ewes for the children. Its
master gave it occasionally a little
meat as well. Unfortunately, after
serving as shepherd for year, this
interesting and useful creature was
slain in tree by a leopard. DR.. Rob-
ert Brown, who tells the anecdote in
his "Story Of Africa" warns us, how
ever, that it may not be wholly true.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20

and was able to express himself in
these tongues in very short time. All
the elements OF education he found
when he first came to this forlorn coun-
try was that dozen or more Indians
knew a few prayers and the catechism
in the Thompson language. Beyond
this they were rs ignorant as brutes.
Henceforth he took up his great phil
anthropic work.
fury to bring about the same effect
Pcre lie Jeune made his first acquaint-
ance with the Thompson Indians In
June, 1880, and has lived with them
ever since. A man gifted with keen,
sparkling intellect and reared with
refinement and education in Pleybert
Christ, Finistcre, France,he takes up
Pere lie Jeune at once began to study
the Chinook and Salishan languages,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-20

languages and advance civilization
among them through the comprehen-
sion OF their own tongue. This of course
required untiring patience and energy,
but Pere lie Jeune is at last rewarded
for his sacrifices, for now hundreds
Of Indians look up to him as the means
of bringing into their narrow settle
ments news Of the great outside world.
Since 1882 his mission has extended
to the Nicola Indians, who also speak
the Thompson language, and to the
Douglass Lake Indians, who are a
branch Of the Okanagan family, where
he copied and revised most of the pray
ers they have In use up to the present
day. Since June, 1891, he has had To
deal with the Shushwap tribe, and as
their language Is similar to that used
by other Indians, he very soon became
familiar with 1t. In 1892, the Fraser
Indians and sea-coast Indians came un-
der his notice. He tried several years
ago to teach the natives to read and
write In the English language, but
without avail. He soon found the race
very impatient and impetuous, and 1t
was an utter impossibility to teach
them to speak. read or write, or even
to write their own language In English
characters. Everything they did
learn, they were required to memorize
by repeating it over and over again,
and as soon as their instructor was out
of sight the Indians either neglected
their lessons altogether, or, in sheer in
ability to learn forgot the first
rudiments taught them. AS Pere lie
Jeunes district was so extensive and
as he could only visit each tribe three
or four times year, one can see how
difficult 1t was to impart any solid in
struction. 1t took years after years to
make them understand few instruc-
tions, only to be forgotten as soon as he
was gone.
When every means had been ex-
hausted and the priest was discouraged
almost to complete detection, a happy
thought struck him, and by that
thought hundreds of Indians In Brit
ish Columbia to-day have profited and
taken their first step toward education.
Why not invent a system by which
the most simple mind might be taught
TO read and write?
When, in 1867, Pere lie Jeune was
boy of 16, in France, he learned a
system of shorthand. This he now re-
sumed, and by simplifying it to meet
his own requirements, undertook to
teach it to the Indians. The first trial
was an instant success. This short
hand is an easy phonetic writing, and
can be learned thoroughly in q few
weeks lie Jeunc himself was surprised
Mt the eagerness displayed by the ma
tives to learn it.
Four years ago, a poor Indian Grip
pie named Charlie Alexis Mayoos, from
the lower Nicola tribe, saw the writing