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The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
PICNIC.
Elk Lick Springs the Scene Of a Big
Picnic Aug. fifth. Dr.. Chastain
One Of the Speakers.

Saturday, Aug. nth, was not a
cool day by any means, not IN Sa-
line county. but ~ Of the largest
picnics Of the season was held up.
on tina, day at Elk Lick Springs,
eighteen miles south Of here. II
Is estimated by those in attendance
that 1000 or 1900 people were
there.
{. =. Williams was manager Of
the affair. he being the owner Of
the grounds Of this popular resort.
The springs Of Elk Lick have long
been recognized rs among the best
sulphur springs Of Missouri and
are now acquiring the popularity
their merit aud quality should
bring upon them.
The Marshall band furnished
music for the DAY. much appreciat.
cd by the country people Of Pettis
aud Saline in attendance. Peanut.
popcorn and lemonade stands and
throwing galleries, where ''rigges
babies down meant cigars. were
al, there and helped to put life into
this suffocating day. A colored
qmartc,tc. who did cake walking
was a speciality that held the at
tcntion Of the crowds.
Dinner was served upon the
grounds from baskets carried ant
at the hotel. In the afternoon T.
u. Martin. Democratic senatorial
nominee led of in the politica
speaking aud came very nearly oc
cupying the whole afternoon, I'M
I'll requested to stopby the manager
DIR. Chastain followed. confninl
himself chiefly to state issues an,
puncturcd innumcrab'c holes in tn
record Of the Democratic admins
tra,ion and the last Legislature.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
Mistletoe Club Picnic.

Marshall society Is not allowing
the midsummer days to stand in
the way of It's enjoyment, although
the mercury Is up among the nine
ties.
A leading event Of the week was
the club picnic given by the Mis,le.
toe boys on Monday evening. Al.
gust 18th.
b~auty and gay spirits come to-
ge,her with all the delightful &C.
c~essories a royal good time is as.
sured.
The rain Of Sunday night did
away with the dust. making the
drive to and from Wilton very de.
lightiul.
AT 10 O'Clock lunch was served
by LOOMS, consisting Of everything
good TO eat, usually had OF sucl
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
Lawn Fete.

A delightfully."- pleasant affair
was the garden fete given by MI.
and Mrs. 7. N. Rainey on Thurs
day evening, at their home on
Eastwood avenue complimentary
to Miss Coons of Mexico.
The pretty grounds were bril-
liantly Illuminated by many japan.
csc lanterns and a number Of pop.
ular games were INDUCED in and
enjoyed.
Refreshments of ices and cake
were served in the long veranda
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
MARSHALL = REPUBLICAN,.

with its easy chairs and hammocks
swung in cory corners and every.
thing contributed to make 1t a most
enjoyable occasion.
The entertained were Misses
Coons, Annie Hawkins, Minnie
Vance, Florian VERIFY. Lillian Bow.
en-. Frances Nap,on, Louise Noble
aud the Misses Hupp, Messrs r.
s. Maiden. Clayton Lamkin, q.
Il. Crecian, James Denny, p. l..
Warren and Will Rainey.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
Country Dance Near Gretchen.

Michael Maloncy gave a dance
at his home near Gretchen one
evening last week that was parti.
cipated In and enjoyed by many
people Of that community. Mar.
shall and Shackieford. A platform
erected in the yard furnished floor
space, the ssmoon the necessary
light and u number Of old 6ddiers
the very hes, Of music for the oc'
casiOn.
Supper was served during the
evening, which contributed II.
share to the good time all who
attended enjoyed
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
Another Wilton Party.

On last Friday. a jolly crowd
consisting Of the following, enjoy.
cd the evening at Wilton Springs,
where lunch was served:
Mr.. and Mrs. Riddle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Young,
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Jno.
Adams. Mrs. Margaret Adams,
Misses Sallie O'Howell, Sallie.
Margaret, Mary, Dora and Bessie
Adams, Leona and Elsie Lewis,
Nellie Young, Messrs Lester SADIE
white. John Adams and Ernest
Young.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
Complimentary to Miss Corder.

The party at Wilton on Friday
evening gotten up in honor Of Miss
Elizabeth Corder OF Waverlv. was
all the more pleasant perhaps, he.
cause Of its ~iniormality and was
greatly enjoyed by the following
persons:
Misses Corder. Nadine Fisher,
Frances Napton, Gertrude Brown,
Ethlyne Jackson. Ettie Chastain,
Jessie Sparks, Messrs Cleveland
COrder, G. G. Robertson. w. F.
Fisher. Thomas r. Otiey, O. i.
Grecian and Clayton Lamkin.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
PEOPLE At MCALLlSTER.
Saline County Well Represented At
This Summer Resort.

Writing from McAllister Springs,
a staff correspondent Of the Soda.
ia Democrat, who not only writes
for, but holds a majority Of the
shares In that excellent paper,
says that the big rain Of Sunday
night has helped out wonderfully.
He further remarks that last year
Marshall sent more pretty girls to
the springs than any Of the neigh.
boring towns. hut that this year
Sweet Springs leads with a big ma
jority." No doubt Sweet Springs
contributes her quota Of fair maid.
ems but that she leads all her neigh.
bors Marshall included. snatching
away our laurels, must Ike taken
with a measure Of doubt, bearing
in mind the stand point Of the cor.
respondent. in whom Sweet Springs
favoritism Is easily accounted for.
The Democrat gives the follow.
ing names as registered at the Hal.
lenbeck House:
Sweet Springs-Miss Ccrtie T..
Andrew. DR.. II. S. Paul. Misses
Nellie Nelson. Marie Hall. Martha
Hall. Alice Payne. Bessie Nelson.
Eliza Coggin, Jessie Hall, Della
Stellijias. Webb Goodwin, Martin
Renkins, Jas. N. Ashurst. wife
and child.
Marshall Mis- Callie Cauldin,
Miss Lulu J. Macky, Jess Thoma.
son. J. G. Lamkin, Miss Bonnie
Shobe, Frank II. Naylor, Luther
l. Tucker. J. S Ament.
Shackelford. Mo.-Miss Ella
Howard. Miss Annie Kellet, J. {.
Mallory.
Arrow Rock, Mo.-Wiii Martin.
Miami. Mo.-Geo. Wilson, Cir
Taylor.
Blackburn, Mo.-Mrs. Francis.
CO. Misses Francisco.
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
Attention. Mexican Veterans.
MARSHALL, Mo-,
u IA, 1000.


DEAR SIR.-The 22nd annual
meeting Of the State Association Of
Mexicans Veterans Of Missouri,
will he held at Moberly, Mo-, on
September 18th and I4th, 1900.
All Mexican veterans and their
friends are cordially invited. Prep
arations for the entertainment of
veterans have been made. Hon.
w. A. Rothweil, Of Moberly, Mo-,
has been chosen to address the vet
Grams and friends OH that occasion.
THos. p. Hoy, President.
JAMES MARTIN, Secretary,
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
MEMBER and Friends Of tie A
O. u. W. In Saline County.

The Marshall Lodge, A. o. u.
W., is making an effort to secure
the 1850 prize offered by the New
York Racket Store, and members
of that lodge solicit the assistance
of all friends Of the order.
Send votes to the undersigned.
w. X. JAMES, Financier.
ED H. MITCHELL, Rec. 2S.4w
The Marshall republican., 1900-08-17
School Opens Sept. 18th.

At a meeting Of the public school
hoard upon Monday night, It was
determined that on account of the
street fair dates. the Fall opening
Of the public schools should he
postponed to Sept. 18TH. Another
important change adopted was In
fixing Saturday as the weekly hol.
iday instead Of Monday as was oh.
served the last scholastic year.
All the former janitors were re.
elected to their positions.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-30
BOY WITH A HOBBY.
Master Hume Gibson Richards Is a
Mechanical Prodigy.
Although Dut Four Year. of Age He
Can Rsn N Locomotive and En-
joys q Night Ride over the.
Western Mountains,

Master Hume Gibson Richards is the
youngest locomotive driver in the
world. Indeed, he is not only mechan-
icai prodigy, but is as remarkabie for
his knowledge in other lines. Before
he was three years old he astonished
the railroad men of the west by his
great knowledge OF mechanics. He
knew every part of the intricate loco
motive, could name those parts by heir
technical terms, and describe their
functions with exact precision and
readiness. Repeated tests have been
made of his singular knowledge of me-
chanics by experts, and the results
have astounded the wise ones. On one
occasion Master Richards was taken to
the locomotive works OF one of the
Chicago railroads and he named the
various parts OF. locomotive before
they were put together. Those who
witnessed the test were forced to the
belief that the youngster could build
a locomotive by direction. he has been
to the scene of wrecks several times
and the points of interest to him were
the smashed engines and cars. He
would look over the demolished loco
motives just as an "old-timer'' would
do, and within the same length of time
give with technical skill detailed ac-
count of the damage sustained by the
engine. There are thousands of railroad
cars operated in this country and Can
ada by the various railroads. Master
Richards has never failed yet in desig
mating the roads to which these cars
belong. He knows by the initials
painted thereon.
Many is the time he has sat in the
cabs Of locomotives that pull the fast
mails and expresses over the western
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OF INTEREST TO READERS,


Secretary Hays collection of literary
curiosities has been added to by a
chapter from the original manuscript
ofAQuo Vadis."
Joaquin Miller, the poet, is down in
the San Francisco city directory as
Miller, Joaquin; fruit farmer" which
he really is by way of amusement
The prince of Wales is making a COL
lection of pens used by famous writer's
OF the Victorian era. He now has those
that belonged to Tennyson, Browning,
Swinburne, Hardy and Meredith.
John Hollingshed in his book tells us
that Thackeray wrote a very small,
neat hand, using slips of notepaper and
composing at odd minutes in public.
Ambassador Choate, in the course of
recent speech before the Authors
club, of London, named four books
which he argued were for all time and
all sorts and conditions of men. They
we're Don Quixote, Pilgrims Progress,
Robinson Crusoe and The Compleat
Angler.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-30

VS.. Los Angeles r. RI Co. tCaly, l6L.R.
A. $50, to create no liability on the part
OF street railway company for jury
to a boy by the car when party of
boys loosened the brakes and set the
ear in motion.
A state statute providing for jury
of eight instead of twelve persons in
any criminal case not capital is held by
the supreme court of the United States,
in Maxwell VS.. Dow, u. S. Adv. sheets.
AS. not to be in violation of the pro-
visions of the federal constitution re-
speeding due process OF law and the
privileges and imnunities of citizens
Immediate notice OF loss required by
a IRE insurance policy is construed, in
Solomon VS.. Continental Fire lnsw,-
ance company On. ~. &C /. R. A., ss2,
to be complied with by notice given
within reasonable time, considering
the situation of policy holder, and to
be compEed with sufficiently If given
with due diligence under all the cir
cumstances Of the case. In this case
notice received more than so DAYS
after the fire was held not to be insult
hcient as matter of law.
In estimating the damages sustained
by the owner of land injured by the ex-
ereise OF the right of eminent domain,
1T is held, in Philadelphia Ball Club VS..
Philadelphia (Pa.), 46 L. r. A. 724, that
future profits of the business cannot
be considered for any purpose what
ever, and also the amount recoverable
is the difference between the value of
the property Immediately before and
that Immediately after the damage in
ficted, unaffected by any subsequent
change in the circumstances or condi-
ton of the property.
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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES

Chaos" spelled four-year-old
Margie, slowly, now L wonder what
that meansT "Oh," replied her six
year-old brother with an air of superior
knowledge, sit means great big pile
OF nothing and no place to put it."
Sunday-School Teaeher-"Now. Bob
by, we have read the beautiful parable
of the prodigal son; tell me what i'm
portant lesson it teaches u.s." Bobby
1T teaches as that it's better to be
prodigal son than n fatted calf"
A lady found a little fellow CRYING
on the street the other day, and said:
''Win you stop. crying for this penny ?''
Mo-" sobbed the urchin, 'b-but II
you'll m-make it 1.-TWO III stop IL II
b|busts the p-pipes.7
Johnny" queried the teacher of the
new pupil, do you know your alpha
bet?" 'Yesm," answered JOHNNY.
We'll, them" continued the teacher.
what letter comes after A?" "All
the rest OF 'em," was the triumphant
reply.
$50 you are learning to spell, are
you, johnny" asked the youthful stu
dents grandmother. 'Yes, grandma
was the reply. 'Well," said she, 'let
me hear you spell bread" at don't'be-
heye can, grandma" replied the little
fellow, "but think if l had a small
piece of cake could spell that.IChi-
eago Daily News.
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PUNS AND pUNGENCIES.

a mistake often leads to the di-
vorce court.
Cool summer suitS--everybody but
the ice man.
Rainbows in the eyes indicate love
in the heart.
An empty purse is responsible for
some matrimony failures.
Unless, a man keeps moving the
world will soon throw him down.
Every time a woman loses eS cents
she worries a dollars worth.
You can seldom Judge a man by his
actions when he is away from home.
A gem is not polished without rub
bing-nor is a man perfected with
out trials.
A married woman says that dead
letters are those a wife gives her hus-
band to mail.
He who has nothing to do in this
world but amuse himself has a diff
cult job on hand.
Work and don't worry If you would
be happy. Worry and don't work If
you would be otherwise.
The man who permits himself to be
bafled by an adverse current. viii
never make much headway in the
voyage of life.
When widow and widower begin
to discuss matrimony one seldom gets
the better of the other; the argument
usually results in q tie--Chicago
Daily News.
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80
preserve his honor, being aware OF
the temptation her society exposed
him to: and she followed him without
his knowledge, discovered his asylum
and insisted upon sharing 1t. I am
glad that I can think more leniently
or him, and am also thankful that
my msther's memories OF him will
be less painful"
No one could doubt the sincerity Of
his words. To his noble nature It
was, 1 knew, matter of profound
thanksgiving that the brother who
had been SO deeply indebted to him
nad been proved less unworthy his
benefactfons. My heart grew warm
within me at this new evidence Of his
magnanimity. Truly. he was q wor-
thy son even OF Madam as had first
conceived her-flawiess, impeccable.
above suspicion or reproach.
Again silence fen between us. We
We're both busy with our own
thoughts. Suddenly be put a question
TO me so abruptly that II almost rend.
cred me speeehless. ~
How do you feel about widowers.
Dorothy" be asked.
My heart gave a quick leap, and
then controlled It's impetuosity and
answered Hippantly with a counter
question.
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New Use. for the Camera.

The Bank of France has an in
genlous arrangement by which sus-
Plclous visitors can be photographed
without their knowledge. Behind the
desk of the cashier is a hidden photo
graphic studio, and at signal from
any OF the employees of the bank a
picture of the suspected customer is
instantly taken. The camera is also
useful for detecting frauds, an
erasure on check, which may not
be visible to the eye, being clearly
perceptible in a photograph.
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and terrible weapon. The bow ia
said to have refused an offer of $50
600 for his invention through mo-
tives of patriotism, he being desirous
that the United States government
should have the first opportunity to
test and purchase the weapon.
Burkin is a source of pride to the
eolored population Of Chicago. who
are jubilant that one of their race
should develop the creative power
The boy has never had any mechanical
training, yet all the work on his
model has been his own The first idea
OF the weapon came TO him during
the Spanish-American war, when the
magnificent work of the American
gunners directed his thoughts to guns
and their improvement. He construct
ed his first model of wood, his only
tool being iack-knife.
The lack of funds then Threatened
to put stop to the young inventors
work, but he finally obtained enough
money to go into an iron works on
the West side, which gave him the
use OF its tools and machinery for i've
Collars a day. Here he constructed
the model, which he sent to the pat-
emit Office at Washington, which has
already allowed II of his claims on
the weapon. Prominent men of the
colored race are using their influence
TO induce the war department. at
Washington to conduct a series of
tests with the gun. It has been chris
tened the Maine
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NOhs Oh the tavorite occupations Of Little
Hume Richards.)
plains and mountainous highlands. To
him such experiences have become as
commonplace as to the engineers them
selves. In fact, he is as much at home
in the cab of q locomotive as the man
at the throttle or the man who shovels
coal in the firebox. Fear has never
entered his mind while riding at the
greatest speed in the cab of an engine.
On some of his trips to and across the
Rocky mountains he has fallen asleep
alongside the boiler on the fireman's
side of the cab. he would slumber
soundly while the iron steed whirled
around reverse curves, Numbered up
and down steep grades and through
deep-walled outs and rolled over level
plains along those western overland
routes. To him nothing is more inter
esting and absorbing.
Master Richards has not reached his
fifth year, nor is he even able TO read:
He is too young to be sent TO kinder
garten, his father preferring not to
push him into the schoolroom before
he is Mt least seven years old. His first
love was a locomotive, and he studied
1T in his own peculiar way, without for
getting the smallest fact or part. He
also took keen interest in the late
American-Spanish war, and has on his
tongues end the name of every battle
ship, cruiser torpedo boat and other
crafts Of Importance that took part
in that conflict on both sides. Further,
he Knows every state, territory and is
land, lake and river of the United
States, and can bound many of the
states without the aid of a man. 1t is
one of his pleasures and pastimes to
take imaginary trips around the world.
and in these he rattles off the seas
straits and other bodies of water passed
through, as well as the names of the
countries skirted, for he is equally con-
versant with the countries of the world
and their inhabitants. He knows more
aboHt the causes that led up to. the
American-Spanish war and the results
than many of matured years. In fact,
he is full OF the Filipino war, Cuban an
nexation and Porto Rican liberty, and
can bound these new possessions of
Uncle Sam with readiness.
Master Richards, saws the CHICAGO
Tribune, was born in Chicago on july
IS, 1898. His father moved to Lincoln.
Neb. Mrs. Richards died a year ago
and Master Richards has since been
with his grandfather, Henry A. Rich
ards, formerly of Chicago.
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Genus or individually"
"Oh. genusr' he replied, with a quiz
zical look in his grey eyes.
Il don't fancy them," returned, as
coony as he.
why notF'
'They are apt to dwell too wearl-
somely upon the virtues OF the de-
parted"
But IL the departed were with
out virtue?"
ut is quality easily manufactured
after DEATH" / replied.
Put II the widower under discus-
sion be without Imagination sufficient
for the undertaking. he continued;
and by that time he had taken both
my hands into bis, and fell there
was imminent danger of my whole
body being likewise taken possession
/ Of. trembled, but met his sallies
bravely. 1 was proud OF the evenness
OF my voice.
you forget" / said. eve were
engaged In generalities. With indi-
viduals- / paused, and confess I
broke down. Who could have gone on
calmly, folded close to a mans heart.
with Its heavy throbs DINING into the
ears and deafeninS the understand.
| ing?
with individuals II Is quite differ.
ent, my darling, is it not? or one In
dividual you may make the exception
which proves the rule that hope you
will never break in my lifetime.
Dorothy, / am a brave man to again
trust a woman after my experience.
But L do trust one, my beloved; trust
her as / have never before believed IN
anyone; love her with love beyond
that l have given my mother: and
desire her-oh, my dearest! desire her
as man but once in the course of
his whole existence desires woman.
with passionate reverence for her per.
feet womanhood, with answering
faith in her integrity, with unutter-
able longing for her lifelong and in
innate companionship. Dorothy, Doro-
thy-how is to be with me now In this
crisis? Is the one woman whom Z
so covet going to forgive my widower-
hood and make amends to me for
wretched past? Say, dear one, Is
she?"
You know what answered. IIhaye
already told you that l became Oarra-
colts wife. Few marriages, believe.
are as truly such as ours. AS vet
no cloud, save the passing away fve
years ago OF our dear mother, has
ever rested upon 1t. A more united
trio than Darracott, Madam and I
could not well be imagined. Just be-
fore she peacefully yielded up her
spirit to God, Madam said to me one
day:
MY dear daughter Dorothy, when /
go back into the past and review by
gone events and actions, I can think
of no single one In my whole life
whose results have been so completely
successful and happy as that of the
insertion of my advertisement for a
companion"
And so I, when in my turn re.
hearse the various occasions upoI
which have obeyed the leading of
that infinite impulse which, even now.
after it has so splendidly triumphed
over the opprobium cast upon it by
the slower Judgment of others, my
mother continues to distrust-I select
rs pre-eminent among them that Feb
cuary afternoon when I was urged ia
urn my bridges, and set forth as ap.
plicant for the position of compan
ion to my beloved Madam of The
l1vies.
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close OF the civil war. While he was
yet child he went to Minnesota with
his parents from his native state of
New York. He was so impatient to be-
come an editor that he abandoned his
studies In Hamlin college to take
charge OF a newspaper, but left his edi-
torial chair in turn to enlist in the vol
unteer infantry in 1861. He proved
himself gallant soldier, for he rose
from the rank of private to that of
major IN three years. He fought in ak
the battles of the army of the Potomac,
from which he was transferred in 1865
TO the army of the Cumberland. He ia
very popular in Montana, and has large
mining interests in that state.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-30
NEGRO LADS INVENTION.
Essese Burkin, OF Chicago, Con-
structs a Rapid-Fire Machine
Gun Of Great Power.

Eugene Burkin, a colored boy of
10 years, who lives over on Chicago's
great West side, is the inventor of a
rapid-fire machine gun which he
claims is the most effective weapon
of its kind in the world, and is des-
tined to throw the invention of Max
I'm and Nordenfeldt, now in general use
in the ornaments of the world, into
the scrap heap. Several experts who
have seen the model of Burlxin's gun
pronounce it q marvel of ingenuity.
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A Noted Noble onraman

For his years, Sir Charles Dixie is
probably as fine an oarsman as could
be found One of Sir Charles favorite
recreations is sculling. When at his
riverside retreat at Shepperton he is
often to be seen in a pair-oared boat
In company with some famous rowing
man, pulling away with as much energy
as an athlete half his age