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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
X lLE'S CAMPAIGN.

From the Washington News.
Representative Kyle of Mississippi,
when making his first fight for con
gress, had the misfortune to start his
canvass rather late, and, as conse E
quence, he experienced some diff =
Guilty in getting his farmer constitu-
ents, who were busiy engaged put =
ting in their crops, to listen to him
while he laid before them his claims
for the place. In order to overcome
this, he hit upon n rather novel eX-
pedient. Taking good stout negro
in his buggy, he would go out into
the backwoods, drive along the road
until he sighted an old farmer
ploughing; then, drawing up along
the straggly "worn fence" the can
didate would wait until the voter
got to the end of his row, when he
would sing out, Say, there, want
to talk with you minute" Cant
stop" the old fellow would reply:
"bound git this crop laid by TO-
to-morrer night: amt got time to
talk to no canidant bout nothin'
now.n
'But," as Mr.. Kyle would say,
"'ve got the best plough hand in
the county here in the buggy with
me; he'll plough while we talk
politics. Better not let him plant
any watermelons for you, though !
because, when this niger plants
watermelons they grow so fast that
the vines wear out the melons drag
Sing them over the ground. You
melons chance to grow, and when
they do you have to stand on bar
rel to thump them on top. Pomp,
Get down and plow for the gentle
man a while.n Then Mr.. Kyle and
the voter would lie under the shade
of a tree, swap yarns, abuse the re-
pubicans, and jaw the nigger be
cause he was so lazy. The result OF
ihis peculiar campaign was the nom
! Haliun and election of Mr.. Kyle by
an overwhelming majority.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
BIG Boards VS.. BALD HEADS

From the Sedalia Democrat.
"You'l have bald head before
many years. said an Ohio street
barber to n customer yesterday.
"Why? Well, it's very easy matter
to tell. Now, while it would be to
my interest to sell you tonics or hair
restorers, tell you that nothing you
can use will prevent you from be-
coming bald.
"I have learned IRON years of wide
experience and keen observation
that when a man has an extremely
strong beard, he will invariably lose
the hair on his head. It seems In
these cases as II all the strength oi
the hair went into the beard.
don't give this as mere theory;
have proved to my own satisfaction
that 1t is true. It might be put dowr
as a rule that the stronger the beart
the weaker the hair Of the head.
might also say that l find that th'
less stuff You put on your head
whether 1t be water, except as re
quired for shampooing, tonics, hal
restorers or oils, the better tn
growth of your hair will be. l hav
no faith in anything to make the hal
grow except natures tonic, cleanli
ness, and you don't want to overd
that
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
WHAT "HIFE' MEANS.

John Rusktn.
What do you think the beautiful
word "wifer comes from?
1t is the great word in which
the English aud Latin languages
cuuqflered the French and Greek.
hope the French will some day
yet Il word for it instead of that
femme. But what do you think
it comes from? The great value
Of the Saxon words is that they
mean something. Wife means
weaver" You must either be house :
wives or house moths, remember
that. In the deep sense you must
either weave mems fortunes and
embroider them, or feed upon and
bring them to decay. Wherever a
true wife comes, home is always
around her. The stars may be oven
her, the glow worm in nights cold
grass may be the fire at her feet,
but home is where she is, and foi
Il noble woman it stretches tai
around her, better than houses ceileo
with cedar or painted with yer
Misunderstanding its quiet light fo
those who else are homeless. This
l believe, is the woman's tru'
place and power.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
IlIINN rAXEh TOO mon.

THINK TAXES roo HIGH,
The Gould fanil! is wholly dissat
isfied with the new assessment which
has been put upon the Gould estate.
The papers state that Jay Gould fer
many years paid tax on only 5000, 900
of personal property. Last year the
commissioners fixed an assessment
of $40, 900, GOO on his personal estate.
An appeal was made to the courts,
but they sustained the commissioners.
George Gould offered to pay on
So 900, 900, but his offer has been de =
clined. In order to avoid this tax
alton it is said that Mr.. Gould has
transferred his residence on West
47th street to his wife, and all the
! Goulds have filed ailidaVits to the
effect that for taxable purposes they
are residents of Tarrytown. AS the
estate paid the inheritance tax OF
$40, ,0O0, 900, the commissioners fine
it hard to believe that the persona
property of the estate does not equa
the amount of the assessment. The
books now show that the Goulds viii
have to pay about $3.50, 900 of taxes
The income of the estate is said to be
about $4,000, 900 per year, yet Mr.
Gould declares that the tax is al
imposition.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
4 WOMAN And A CHAIR.

Exchange quoted in Bowling Green Times.
"Did you ever notice." asked q
man the other day, "that a woman
never sits down in a chair under any
circumstance, without first moving
it?" And, come to think OF it, we
have noticed this very thing, 1t
matters not what the place or cir
cumstances, in the parlor or lecture
room, every where it is just the
same. The position of the chair may
be all right. The conventional act
may be almost or wholly an uncon-
scious one; the change of the chairs
position may be an inch or half an
inch, but be what it may, with or
without reason, the motion itself
must be made for 1t seems to be
inseparable from woman's instinct.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
THE TARIFF BILL.

THE TARIFF BILL.
The senate voted to put all lumber
on free list. Sherman (rep., Ohio0
delivered carefully prepared
speech on the general subject OF
the tariff and was listened to with
marked attention. He alluded to
the differences in the democratic
ranks on the tariff question and
contrasted Mr.. Cleveland's letter
of acceptance with the democratic
platform OF 1892. He gave numerous
instances of democratic dissension.
II our friends on the other side,
said Mr.. Sherman, had come to
us and said some of the rates in
the Mckinley bill are too higr, the
republicans might have joined with
them in an equitable division. II
the doctrine of protection was to
be accepted, as 1t was in the present
bill, the contest between the two
parties in this chamber was one
of detail, not of principle. And
II this was the situation there was
O better way than the one nov
being adopted to accomplish thu
revision of the tariff. 1t shoult
have been done by a commission
Mr.. Sherman charged that the suga
schedule had been drawn by th'
refiners. He contradicted the state
ment made by Senator German tina
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
TAXING WINDOWS AND DOORS.

TAXING WINDOWS AND DOORS.
1t is expected that this year the
French government, like our own,
will have to meet a large deficit,
to more than S27, 900 900. To meet
this deficit, the French have reduced
the interest on their bonded debt
from four and one half per cent. to
three and one half per cent. Their
debt is larger than that of any other
country in the world, and the inter
est on it alone amounts to S26O, 900,
900. 1t is further purposcd to eStab-
lish a tax on domestic servants,
which will be light, however, on
families with only one servant. One
tax reform that is proposed in France
will be of interest to our readt rs.
| Up to this time dwelling house hae
been taxed according to the number
of windows and doors in it. The
poorer people, therefore, have built
their houses, whenever possible, with
oniy one window and one door, tc
avoid taxation. This foolish law vii
be replaced by an income tax baseo
on the rental value of the house.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07

elections that they can be divorced
from national politics. A reform of
the New York judiciary system is
greatly needed, and may be accom-
plished by this convention. Other
changes proposed are in the line of
woman suffrage, compulsory voting,
state control of monopolies, the
prevention of gerrymandering, and
the DISTINGUISHING OF electors when it
can be proved that they have sold
their votes.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
NEW YoRK's CONSTITUTION.

Under the constitution of the state
of New York that was adopted in
1916, the people of that state must
decide every twenty years whether
or not they wish to revise their state
constitution. They have decided by
large majority that they so wish,
and the constitutional convention is
to meet on the second Tuesday of
May. Owing to the great Importance
of this state, such convention will
be as well worth watching as a
revolution in many of the kingdoms
of the world. One Of the most i'm
portant of the principles which will
be presented to this convention for
adoption is that of the separation OF
municipal from state and national
elections, 80 timing the municipal
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07

Something Of controversy over
the state sovereignty question has
been stirred in the house judiciary
committee over blll intrndncad nv
Representative DeArmon of Mis-
souri,, to define the duties of federal
courts regarding contempts, which
provides that state, county or city
officers shall not be punished for
refusal to collect taxes or assessments
under the judgments rendered by
federal courts against states, counties
or cities, where the levying of such
taxes or assessments shall be con-
trary to the laws Of the state AZ
const rued by its highest courts. The
from the committee by the demo-
Gratis, and Representative Wolverton
of Pennsylvania, in the report giving
the views of the majority, explains
that it is intended to prevent federal
court from overriding the laws of a
state by compelling state officer to
violate them. In many of the states,
it is explained, there is a limit to the
indebtedness which may be cen
tracted or collected without the
consent Of the people, therefore
judgment beyond certain amount
could not be secured through state
courts, and the federal courts art
sometimes resorted to.
The minority report is drawn by
Representative Ray of New York
and signed by Messrs. Ray, Powers
Stone, Updegraff and Childs. Tit
report characterizes the measure a
Objectionable, vicious and unpatri
otic; one that strikes blow at goo'
government, and would deprive tn
judicial department of the power t.
enforce its DEGREES, and nullify tn
purpose for which it was established
1t is characterized as an effort +
revive the exploded doctrine of stat
sovereignty.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
CoNFEDERATE MONUMENT.

CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
Friday afternoon was witnessed at
Machpelah cemetery, one half mile
south of Lexington, the unveiling of
the handsome granite monument
erected by the Confederate Monu-
ment Association of Lexington over
the graves of the soldiers who were
killed there during the battle of Lex
iDgton, September 10 to 81, 1861.
AT 2 O'Clock the procession formed
at the court house, battalion and
section of artillery from Wentworth
Military Association leading. This
was followed by confederate
soldiers and 500 citizens on foot and
l 1000 more in carriages. Rev. H..
M. Richardson, of the Baptist church,
offered prayer, after which Judge
VIM. Young delivered an address
reciting the history of the monument
association. He was followed by Mrs.
w. q. McCausiano, the president,
after which came the Grafton Dy
Rev. Mofiitt. Upon the completion
OF Rev. Mof1it's Grafton the yelling
of the red and white was removed,
and the beautiful gray granite monu-
ment stood revealed to view. Upon
the north side is engraved pair of
swords crossed and the inscription
"To our honored heroes above and
confederate dead below them" On
the south side are wrought the names
of the brave men whom this stone
commentaries, as follows: w. A
Allen, Missouri; Rank Head, Mis-
souri,; Brooks, Missouri; Brown
Missouri; W. c. Cooper, Missouri
Crawford, Missouri; Capt. Dale
Missouri; Ohio Hinton, Missouri
McCord, Missouri; j. II. Mahan
G. Mcneil, Missouri; John II. Mason
Missouri; O'Brien, Missouri; W
Young, Missouri; VIM. Chappell
Kentucky; Sheppard, Virginia; Sum
mers, Arkansas; Mcconnell, Ireland
and others. At the moment Of un
yelling the battalion from Wentwortl
Military Academy, under Command
ant McConkey, fred salute, whic
was followed by the firing Of canno
in charge Of Capt. r. E. Payne, @
the W. M. A. cadet corps. TIL
monument was erected by the effort
of five ladies of Lexington, who
four years ago formed the associa
tion-Mrs. w. G.. McCausland, Mrt
! Augusta Barley, Mrs. Mary Greer
Mrs. Sallie Long and Mrs. Jenni
Schultze-who have worked efrn
, estly for its completion. 1t COT
:, 90, 500, and stands to day to hone
= not only the confederate dead, bl
/, the Ave ladies whose names are give
. above.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
SHE DID THE WORK.
From the Elmira Advertiser,

From the Elmira Advertiser,
A Silver Creek woman who started
out to earn 81 for church purposes
contracted to shave her husband
ten times for the money. In relating
her experience she said she was
quite successful in her undertaking,
cutting only few gashes in his
face, which she "puttied up without
much difficulty"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07

PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLIES.
The northern assembly decided
against DR.. Smith, accused of her
esy. The committee on overtures
reported an overture from the pres
bytery of New Albany asking the
general assembly to m memoralize
congress to enact such regulations
with reference to the personal life
of its members as should prevent
the presence in the national councils
OF men of immoral dissolute habits,
with the recommendations that no
action be taken upon the subject.
This was adopted by small vote,
but without opposition. Dr. Brown,
of Portland, chairman of the COM
mittee on home missions, presented
a report. He paid special COM
pliment to the work of the women
of the church. Concluding he said
that the church must raise ST.
23S. .34l 40 during the coming year
in order to pay the present indebted
ness of the board and enable it to
J .--~-.l- nr-i...- .Lo .o.- enne nnn
nearly S25S, 900 was reported, due to
falling of in legacies. The wom-
ans missionary societies had con-
tributed S2GS, 900. Under commission
| from the board were 1921 ministers
and 1913 teachers. The report of
work among the freedmen of the
south was read and discussed and
that on education followed. The
latter was unfavorable, there being
decrease of $1,000 in receipts
with over 1000 churches not con-
;ributing.
In the southern general assembly Il
/ resolution was adopted declaring,
with reference to the Breckenridge
case, "as the supreme judiciary of
ulr church it would manfestly be
/ highiy improper for the assembly to
express an opinion III case which is
before n lower court II closes by
saving that the assembly "does now,
as it always has done, desire and
iutcud in all orderly ways to promote,
III its people that personal purity
which is the common foundation of
the home, and the state" 1t was
voted to hold the next meeting in
Dallas, Texas. The Sadie Means
case in which the Columbia (South
Cardinal church had dismissed Miss
Means for working in a telephone
office on Sunday was decided in
favor of the young woman and she is
restored to membership, The de-
cision says:
tuurth-rhe sentence OF suspension
, from the communion was oi excessive
severity. Premises considered, it is the
4 Judgment OF this assembly that the APP
! peal he not sustained, and that the
. decision OF the synod OF South Carolina
be affirmed. In connection with this
= Judgment the assembly deems it wise to
: rraiilrm its immutable conviction as to
t the universal and perpetual obligation tc
remember the Sabbath day and to keel
it holy.
The following were elected Rev
j, b. N. Craig as secretary of home
:, missions; Rev. S. II. Chester, secre
tary of foreign missions; Rev. f. NJ
Richardson, secretary of education
for the ministry, and Rev. A. l.
!, Philips, secretary of colored evange
l;1otinn
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
IN WASHINGTON.
THE REPEAL BANK TAX.

THE REPEAL BANK TAX.
The Brawley bill to remit the 10
per cent. tax on clearinghouse certi :
ficates and other notes issued by pri =
vate and state banking associations
between August 1, 1893, and October
10, 1893, being the period of financial
depression, had the right of way in
the house last week. Mr.. Springer
of Illinois, chairman of the commit
tee on banking and currency, made
a speech against total repeal of the
state bank tax laws, while he favored
the remission of the tax on notes
issued during the financial strin-
gency.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION.

In the senate Turpie (dem., Ind. }
offered a resolution declaring that
1t was no longer to the interest of
the United States to continue the
treaty with Russia ratified on April
81, and that a notice be served
upon the Emperor of Russia that
the United States purposes to term-
nate that treaty at the expiration
of six months, the time required
to be given by the treaty. He
also reported from the committee
on foreign affairs a resolution with
unanimous recommendation that
it pass, a substitute for the Hawaiian
resolution reported some months
ago. 1t made no reference to an
nexation and was as follows:
Resolred, By the senate OF the United
States, that OF right it belongs wholly
to the people OF Hawaii to establish
and maintain their own form OF gov
ernment and domestic policy; that the
United States ought not in any way
to interfere Herewith and that inter-
ference in the political affairs OF these
islands by any other government will
be regarded as an act uniriendly to
the United States.
Senator Mills explained that the
resolution did not meet his approval,
although he would not vote against
it. Believing that this government
has overthrown an existing gov
ernment in Hawaii he thought it
the duty of the United States to
tear down the oligarchy set up in
its name. The resolution was then
passed unanimously, fifty five sena-
tors voting for it. Senator Mills
did not vote.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
WHERE WOMEN VOTED.

Women voted in New Jersey in the
presidential election of 1901, when
Thomas jefferson was re elected for
second term. In 1892 the women
of the new state of Wyoming partici-
pated in a presidential election which
resulted in the choice of Grover
Cleveland, who was the first presi-
dent since jefferson to be elected by
the aid of women's votes.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07

AN INDIANA OCCURRENCE.
Two boys in Valparaiso were ar
rested and imprisoned and expelled
from school for cheering for Jeff
Davis on decoration day.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
DAMAGE SUIT COMPROMISED.

DAMAGE bUll
The case of David B. Reesman, Of
Macon, vs.. the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road has just been
compromised, the plaintiff agreeing
to accept 81, 75O, and dismiss his suit
for $4,000 for personal injuries
against the company. On June II,
1891, Reesman was in the employ of
the road as brakeman on ditching
train operating near Marceline, in
Linn county, His train had just left
Marceline, the engine pushing the
ditcher, fat and way car toward
Bucklin. The conductor and Rees'
man were on the steps OF the way
car, keeping lookout ahead. A
COW was standing ON the right-of'
way, and just as the train came along
It attempted to cross the track, bu
was struck by the way car. Th'
cars were derailed and smashed al
In a terrible manner, nearly all tn
men on them being more or les
injured. Reesman, however, seem
to have suffered the worst. Tn
negligence charged was in permitting
the fence along the right way T.
be out Of repair, and in such condi
ton as to admit stock.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
SAM PRIEST RETIREs.

Hon. H. s. Priest is to retire from
the general attorneyship of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, but not because OF any
political differences with anyone.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
ELECTED PRESIDENT.

Prof. r. e. Downing, Of Stephens
Female College, Columbia, was
elected president of Pike College,
Bowling Green, vice w. z. Long,
resigned.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
GENERAL NEWS.

GEN. WEAVER NOMINATED.
The populists of the ninth Iowa
congressional district nominated
Gen. j. b. Weaver for congress.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07

CRITICISED THE PENSION SYSTEM.
Judge Charles G. Long, of the
Michigan supreme court, whose total
disability pension was suspended for
cause. delivered the memorial dav
address at Cairo, Illinois. During
his Grafton he criticised severely the
attitude of the administration on the
pension question. Among other
things he said:
The course OF the present pension ad-
ministration toward pensioners has
apparently been from the outset actuated
by the most bitter hatred, and with a
desire to arouse the antagonsm OF the
people toward them. Their pensions
have been cut oil without reason or
excuse, or have been reduced such an
extent that but pittance remains. They
have been deprived OF nearly 80 million
dollars which congress had already pro-
yidcd and which, under the rulings of
former commissioners OF pensions, they
would now be in enjoyment OF had not
the present commissioner arbitrarily
overturned the former decisions.
The Judge spoke at considerable
length against Commissioner Loeb
rem.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
COLORADO FLOODS.

COLORADO FLOODS.
From all parts of Colorado come
reports of ruin from floods due to the
heavy rains of the past few days and
conservative estimates place the
total losses at five million dollars. At
least six lives have so far been lost
but many are missing end the death
may be greatly increased.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
pRoHIBITIoNIsTs.


The state prohibition convention
met in Carrollton last week. Eighty
three delegates and 100 visitors
were present with 20 counties
represented.
The convention was called to
order by d. Ward King, chairman OF
the state committee, who selected
Bryan o. Cowan as temporary chair
man. Rev. J. 8. Smith, OF Liberty,
made the opening prayer. Addresses
were made by Mayor Hopkins and
Elder E. W. Thornton, Of the
Christian church and Mr.. Bernham,
OF Newton county. The organization
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.

Oliver Reneer, j. B. Taylor and
Ed Russell were arrested Wednesday
charged with conspiring to dynamite
the home of r. G. Gwyne, at Seneca.
Gwyne had received several threat
ening letters, and last Saturday a
stick of dynamite was exploded near
his house.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
THE BABIES OF. A YEAR.

From the Albany Express.
The baby question has been taken
up by q Londoner with genius for
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-06-07
BOUGHT A COLLEGE.

The Churches of Christ in Christian
Union have bought the Grand River
College at Edinburg, Grundy county.