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Cañon City record., 1900-05-10
COMBINATION
PREACHER PRIZE FIGHTER A
CHAMPION Boxer.
H-v. Willard ~. Beas. Champion Nlddls-
weight of Utah, Creates . ssnsatioa In
Sen Fr.scisos-Hs Has Not Yet Bssa
Dsfeats
(San Francisco Letter1

todA TduCiSCo lGltcI-J
Such is the strange visiting card of a
young man recently arrived in San
Francisco from Salt Lake City. An
ordained minister who is also a profess
sional pugilist is a rather unusual ~er-
SON to meet with, the Rev Willard W.
Bean being the only specimen known
to exist. 1t also develops that this odd
character is possessed of dramatic
ability in no mean degree. having COM
pleted several very successful engage
ments as comedian in travelling COM
panies, and his talents also extend to
the teaching of physical culture and to
literary work in the dryiy humorous
vein of the Bill Nye school.
The natural inference from the fact
of SO widespread and versatile dis
play Of talent and energy would be
that the reverend pugilist is a type OF
the proyerbial '-jack-of-all-trades, and
master OF none.' but such a concia-
sion would be incorrect In each line
of action in which he has figured Mr.
Bean has proven himself superior to
the average talent. The energetic
force, strong logic and oratorical pow
er Of his sermons and lectures have
given him the characteristic name of
The Cyclone" In pugilistic pursuits
ne has met many well-aDown men of
the ring in his own class, and his rec
ord shows not a single defeat Some
time ago he boxed with the famous
Choynski in twenty-five round draw.
and for number of years he has been
the acknowledged champion of Utah
On one occasion 1t is said that this
versatile gentleman played the part of
the comedian in a repertoire company
all week. including Friday night; on
Saturday night was one of tie princi-
pals in limited glove contest, and on
Sunday night preached to large audi
enee. all in the same town and in the
same hall
+ Rev. Mr.. Bean finds no difficulty in
rsconciling his various callings- Il see
10 reason" said he, why one cannot
be handy with his natural weapons
and at the same time be a gentleman
He neither drinks. dissipates nor uses
tobacco. and no one has ever been able
10 criticize his moral character. 1t Is
his avowed purpose to set good ex-
ample and exhibit the possibility OF
physical prowess going hand in hand
with clean morals and refinement
And besides" says the champion NJ
muscular Christianity. Il like the con-
tests. Physical contests always had a
fascination for me. but + did not be
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nApoLEoN.s PIRACY.

Eve, at Sc Helena he Rsgarded uis
Ho.ss - His Castle
In the second installment Of extracts
from the unpublished diaries kept at
st. Helena by Napoleon's physician.
DR.. O'Meara. there appears In the
March Century a characteristic anec-
dote of the dethroned emperor's insts-
tence on his right to regard his house
as his castle. Took drive with n
In his carriage. Told him what Sir
Thomas Reade told me, viz. that tbs
Russian commissioner did not tahe any
part in the letter written officially 10
the governor TO see him That il WAS
only the French and Austrian commits
sioners who lad applied: that the Rus
sian would be very proud of being in
troduced to him, not In any official ca
paeity. in fact in any manner which
would not constrail him. He appeared
been told tha. the austrian and Rus-
sian had applied. and not the French
man. He made me repeat it to him
again. He said that they. the two
who had applied. had taken their
measures very badly II they wanted to
be presented to him That ell the
powers of Europe could not force him
TO receive them '.It is true" said he.
they can break open the door or level
the house down. and then find me
where where- II they are
not satisfied with the governors re-
port that l am here. cannot he cause
them TO come up when l am walking
in the garden! They can see me from
the other side of the ditch walking. II
they do not credit this Jailer of a gov-
ernor, this chief OF spies.' He then
remarked what coglioneria (nonsense)
it was to send such set ont without,
any Official authority. unrecognired
even by the governor, and again said
that no powers should force him to
see them against his will: that two
millions of men in arms should not
make him do 1t. told him that the
Russian was man of talent. and very
much esteemed by those who knew
him.
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HELENA.


aist. but also with exo,ics from all
elimes. SO that 1t presents the aspect
Of botanical garden-the oak grow
ing side by side with the bamboo and
banana. and date palms shooting sky
ward from fields OF English gorse.
Cronje and his 1000 burghers will al
most double the population.
The most notable prisoner who ever
sretted AWAY his days on England's
prison isle was OF course the great
Bonaparte, and the spectacle called up
by a consideration Of his imprisonment
forms one of the saddest things IN his
tory. On Aug. II. 1878. when the
world was reverberating with the ech-
oes Of Waterloo. boat was rowed in
to Plymouth harbor from II. NJ S.
Bellerophon to II. NJ. S. Northum-
berland. seventy-four guns. flying the
pennant OF Rear Admiral Sir George
Cockburn. under orders for St Helena.
In the stern Of the boat sat he who
was designated in Engiand's oficial pa
pers Napoleon Bonaparte." The an
chor was weighed and the Northum-
bcrland stood out to sea, bearing for
ever from Europe the man whose am
bition her shores could not confine.
One month and ten days later the
Northumberland dropped anchor in the
harbor OF jamestown. Napoleon was
escorted ashore and found lodging In
the town. Sir George cockburn se-
lccted as the cxile's residence Long
wood. the country seat OF the lieuten-
ant governor. Thither next day the
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come Identified with the usual associa-
tions OF the ring because l wished to
remain in my former moral sphere,
aud sought such studies and associa-
tions as would naturally tend to ele-
yate me-
Rev. Mr.. Bean has several times
ministers of the gospel. who have en-
deayored to show him that he is com
mitting sacrilege. hut the eccentric
exhorter has each time sent them
away pondering. That he is sincere In
his religion. no one that ever met him
doubts. He believes strongly in the
Biblical philosophy of turning the
ether cheek" but since the good book
does not prescribe for the sequel.
which is inevitable, the broad-minded
preacher usually acts upon his own
opinion. his belief being that there IS
much religious merit in a pious right
and left swing.
"Parsonr Beams athletic pursuits
are not confined to the limits of the
ring. He has number of gold med
ais won in such field contests as run
ming. jumping, vaulting. putting shot
and .,smmer throwing. In a number
of places he has been the instructor OF
athletic and gymnastic clubs. and
wherever he has been he has been uni
versally popular. both among his as
sociates OF the ring and in religious
circles.
In his ordinary conversation the
unique minister exhibits more Of his
moi. Ia 81 ~
tnres or sermons. In the pulpit his
English is the purest ard choicest. and
is noticeably free fr,L the commoner
expressions that have crept into the
language. "Parson- Bean does not be-
lieve In mixing his professions. Among
his associates of the athletic side of his
life he speaks hnently that languASe
which 10 made up Of terms peculiar 70
the ring and which Is absolutely unin-
telligible to the aninitiated. In his
ordinary conversation. however. there
are visible tho Influences OF the two
extremes- From his ordinary street
dress II would be hard to classify him.
His wardrobe consists OF a rather earl
ous assortment The ministerial black.
with the dignif,ed tile. In companion to
the trunks and soft shoes Of the puxf-
list and there y the compromise be-
tween the two which he dons for ordi-
nary wear-soft white sweater. shape
lsss cap and tweed sutt Of careless.
cut.
Naturally Rev. Mr.. Bean ard his p.s-
cultaritiea have been The suhjsct Of
much comment. and he has often been
called upoa for m explanation cs Afs
philosophy. In an articls wstch he
vsota fer ~ currsat Nasional Review
he suns ~ HI i1sas In the following
vsrds:
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onloln Q. rAM.llAn cusroMs
A..y rAi.s. 1s.pss ne wisAs.s K.s--


Asay rhi.ss 1espss ne wishsss K.s--
leg sAs ks.se. W..
ID II not surprising Whist . number
Of little things We do without knowing
the reason? Why. for instance, do
widows wear caps? Perhaps you may
say because they make them look pret-
ty and interesting. But the real rea-
SON II that when the Romans were in
England they shaved their heads a. a
sign Of mourning. OF course. q wom
an couldn't let herself be seen with a
bald head, 20 she made herself pretty
cap. And now, though the necessity
Of wearing 1t has passed away. the cap
remains Why do we have bows on
the left side Of our hats? In olden
times. when men were much in the
open air. and hats couldn't be bought
for half dollar. 1t was the habit to
tie a cord around the crown and let
yhe ends fall on the left side to be
grasped on the arising of sQual-
They fell on the left side SO they might
be grasped by the left hand. the right
usually being more usefully engaged
Later on the ends got to be tied in
bow. and later still they became use
less. yet the bow has remained and
will probably remain till the next del
uge or something Of that sort What
is the meaning of the crcsses or KS on
a barrel of beer? They signify degrees
of quality nowadays. But originally
they were put on by those ancient
monks as a sort of trade mark. They
were crossed those days and meant a
sort of oath on the cross. sworn By
the manufacturer that his barrel con-
tanned good liquor. Why are bells
tolled for the dead? This has become
SO familiar a practice that funeral
without It woulo appear un-Christian-
Yet the reason is quite barbarous
Bells were tolled long ago when peo-
PIE were being buried in order to
frighten away evil spirits who live in
the air. Why do fair ladies break n
bottle of wine ON the ship they are
christening? Merely another survival
OF barbaric custom. In the days Of
sacrifice to the gods 1t was customary
to get some poor victim when boat
was being launched and 20 cut his
throat over the PROV. SO that his blood
baptized it Why are dignitarfes deaf
ened by a salute when they visit for
eign port? 1t seems a curious sort of
welcome. this firing on of guns, but 1t
seems the custom arose in a very reas-
enable way. Originally town or a
warship fired on their guns on the
approach Of important and friendly
strangers to show that they had such
faith in the visitors peaceful inten-
tions they didn't think it necessary to
keep their guns loaded Why do we
sometimes throw a shoe after bride?
The reason is not very complimentary.
From OF old 4, has been the habit of
mothers to chastize their children with
a shoe. Hence the custom arose of the
father of bride making a present to
the bridegroom Of a shoe as sign that
It was to be his right to keep her In
order.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Poverty .oa nypoeAsnar..-

A very interesting gentleman who
has had much to do with private sani-
tariums in and arcana New York said
the other evening: Il can always tell
when there are hard times In the
financial and commercial world How
why. all the private sanitariums in
this neighborhood and In the Adiron-
dscks are almost depleted. The men
ard women who believe that they are
seriously nj. and who panper their
prsdt,sutiens toward Aypoehondria.
drop all their fads and fAnciss and ge<
back fato the world in order to make
the nght to make both ends meet.
vast wealth and luxury fll our sAni-
tariumr. wAtas hard unss Sring the
people to their seaEss and to the BE-
lisf that they are net quite - siek a.
thsy believed tAsnsslves 10 ~. Any
BODY eanStand sdvsrsity. but vsry fsw
can stand prosPsrity. Nov York
san
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SAM HousroN.s SECRET.
Why He Left HI. WIFI and Joined ths
Cherokees Is sttn q Mystery

Cherokee. Is stfn Myrt<ry-
A mystery in which the American
people were once deeply concerned was
that which Swallowed the life of one of
the most remarkable characters OF the
country. In 1929 Samuel Houston or.
as he called and signed himself. Sam"
Houston, was governor of Tennessee
IT was in the midst of a campaign for
reelection to the gubernatorial chair
that Tennessee was startled by re-
port that he had resigned his Office
He had been married g the daughter
of an influential family; three months
house, and her husband resolved to
pass the rest of his life in the wilder
ness Houston betook himself to the
tribe of Cherokees in the Indian terri
tory: hs adopted their costume. ap-
pearing in all the trappings of an In
diar. brave, letting his hair grow down
his back. and visiting Washington
with a buckskin hunting shirt, yellow
leggings. huGs blanket, and turkey
induce him to reveal the secret Of his
metamorphosis and his abandonment
of the ways and habits of civilization
He married again after he emerged
from his Indian life. and he lived to be
an old man. dying in the midst Of the
civil war. hut no one was ever able
to persuade him to unlock the mystery
of his life Nor would his frst wife.
who also married again. throw any
light on the mystery.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
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over . a.ys..

The author of "a Ramble Round the
Globe tells OF some surprising ex-
perienees encountered in the region of
geysers and hot springs in New zea-
land. One day he patronized tho pho
tographcr in whakarewsrewa. Being
Interested in photography, he went In
to the dark room to see the negative
developed. and there experienced
new sensation. Just as the photog-
raphcr was beginning operations. the
wooden floor. which was about foot
from the ground. seemed to get un-
steady, and there was an omlnous
bump. bump. bump. directly under
meath, that was the reverse of reassur-
ing. Tho photographer explained mat
ters That's only small geyser be-
ginning to work." said he. Il have
three below sere that work at regular
interyais-the cse Just starting. an
other one there"-poirting to n corner
--.and the other one Just underneath
where you are standing" Gcysers,
Starting, could see them better out
side, SO outside went I don't quito
remember now whether erened the
door. or whether II opened OF Its own
accord. or whether II fell down: but
ksow that In my anxiety to see the
marvellous sight, didn't take long in
getting out OF that dark room. The
photographer went on with his work
coolly. and Jet the baby geyser bubble
and gurgle under his floor In It's own
sweet way. while l, watching It from
a position Of advantage. expected ev-
cry mins.sS, % zoe tho dark apart
ment" lifted high into the air on the
summit OF q boiling column. But NO:
tho building stood nrm. the photox-
rapher developed tho plate. and the
infantile geyser burgied and nxaed IT.
self out
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death in action Is under suspicion Of
being case of cold feet" and once
that suspicion is confirmed. he has
lost caste with his companions for
ever, and is literally ostracized. Oc-
casionally. too. you win find a chronic
grumbler. a natural disorgsnizer. But
they are rare ran across only three
In all the Philippine islands One l
met on ship. He was Just leaving
He had stories OF indescrihable suffer
ing to relate. of hardship, OF abuse. OF
poor food. OF harsh treatment. 1t was
tale of woe unrelieved. Curiosity
was aroused and his record has since
been investigated He was tbs poorest
soldier in his regiment. and undoubt-
edly would not be able to get into the
service again. He was not volun-
teer. but an enlisted regular. An
other was lieutenant in the regular
army. He had been stationed all his
life in the most favored quarters in
this country. / Questioned him casu-
ally. but with care. His chief duties
had beea attendance on balls. and his
most prominent command the leading
Of cotillions. This was the first time
he had seen n soldiers service since
his graduation He wanted to get
back. He was full Of criticism of his
government He complained Of the
rain when 1t rained. and of the sun
when 1t did not rain. and of the food
when he ate, and of NO food when he
didn't eat. Whatever happened or did
not happen. he was always ready with
his criticism. The man was made for
clerk In ladies' millinery establish
ment He had simply gotten into q
wrong profession when he went for a
soldier" The third disorganiEer was
In the hospital tand of tho men in the
hospital let me make special mention
further on). remember him well.
He was sitting up. reading. He looked
very we'll to me, and yet, II l "only
knew the treatment" he endured. de-
eiared he. His record also was looked
up. He had seen no service. He wAa
always causing difiicuities. He was
constantly railing i'll, and yet never
being really Ill. Out of the thousands
Of men whom met face to face. these
three arc the only instances OF the
complainers and the grunbien-only
three in many thoasands; 1t 10 = gio>
ricua proportion. Not that the men
were satisned all the time. by any
meaAs No. II they didn't esk vhat
they wanted. they said 30. and said 80
hard bat they grumbled In nns, man
". AAsrican fashion. and for thtnsa
which fuli-blooded men in the lsst oe
youth are wont to grumhle at. sucA -
. chance to get out and f8ht and
things hks thAt--Saturday kvsniag
Post
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JIMMIE.
fallen emperor -cAntered along the
lovely road. escorted by his followers
and . guard OF Engiisa o0cers. On
Dec. . the French exiles moved to
LonEwood. With Napoleon were
Count and Countess Montholcu ard
their child. Baron GourgAud. Count
De Las Cases and his young son. Cap
tAin Ptontkowski and Doctor O'Meara,
NE young Irish surgeon whom Napo-
leon had picked from sthe Britiah na-
vai service - his private medical A.
tsndant Count and Counts Her-
trand and thsir thres childram vsrs
Quartsrsd In = little houss x = sss
tnnce.
Doctor o'Meara's writines. some Of
which wsre publisaed as the time and
osher portions Of which are only now
tsing mads public. give 4 graphite tlsa
u The prison life cf ths Nan of De-
t1ny. Theg show that Napo2ssa ~
11pnakksesd WITH ~ trsatnsut ssuusa-
- hin. He founa fault With glr s3unrNs
Cua1Iaurn essanes a Ais esaneAlihs
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nanax.a QratltndlN

Here IL : story which IL told At the
expense OF = certain ScotchmAn. who
Wa knightcd some yeArs ago. Sir
Richard Cross had carefully snjolnsd
upon SANDY" that he was to take the
queens hand and rsvsrsntly raiss it
to his lips. All this with fear and
trembling the Draw Scot pronissd 10
do. but It appears that at the crittcsl
moment he forgot the Lesson. aA@
ssised the Qusen's hand. rave II fsrvid
shake. exclAimins. MANY thank. .ycar
ma5ssty--many thaaks.s Sir Richard
nearly faintsd With horror. bot Asf
majesty only smiled. ana evidently -
presiAtsd the hearty eratitnds y ~
oesndsr. - London Tit-DitsA
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~. ~. :. =. N.-sA s..~

The Lick observatory astronoDsrs
tsii us the north star IL ass.eeo. 40
nilsa away. rhs Lick tslssosos a,ld
phctospsctresecps have discovered
fourteen nnltipls stAra. The star NJ
sar. the middle star Of the handle Of
the great dipper. has . brilliAAcy 100
tinsa that a our sun. n.FhilsdsapAis
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lack Of ceremony which o'lGsara su-
deayored vainly to explain away. But
this was miid comparea to his hatred
of Sir Hudson Howe. Who In Aprf.,
1915. succeeded Cockburn - governor
Of 8t. Helena.
7 Il am convinced" !" he said. that this
governor, this chief OF taiIers. has been
cent out on purpose to poison me or
put me to death in soma way or an
other. or under some pretext, by Lord
Castisresgh."
In such manner. more indoient and
fretful as the weary years passed, did
Napoleon live. until in 1921 he died Of
cancer OF the stomach
The British military authorities are
Influenced by many considerations In
sending Cron1e and his soldiers to St
Helena In the frst place. Cape COL
ony. with its threatenings Of uprisings
Of the Cape Dutch. and with the pro-
nounced Boer sympathies of Afrikan-
ders OF Dutch parentage. was no long
er secure place in which to keep pris-
ers of the importance of Cronje and
the men who defended themselves SO
heroically against Lord Roberts great
army. The most secure place f,r
Cronje upon his arrival at Cape Town
was deemed on board British ship
but this form of Imprisonment prompt
iy called out continental criticism, and
possibly on that account. but more
probably with view to the greatest
possible security against rescue. it was
decided to send the famous Boer to
Great Britain's mid-ocean prison,
where escape will be impossible.
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x,,esrs, I,.ss,...

Over sseo. 900. 600 has been invested
In electric lighting in the United States
In twelve years. The energy required
to make electric lights for the city OF
New York is 800. 900 horse power. sincs
1855. when the electric railwA- vas
born. more than si.7o0 900 900 haa
been invested In that industry. aad
now one nay travel BY electric cara
from Paterson. N. j.. TO Portland. Me-.
going via New York. with but thrss
small interruptions that collectively
kre about fourteen mile4
LAAys.aAsA RA.hs rAfrA
I4Adysmith Il thc third town Of H.
portance IN Natal. 10 lSs milss north
Of Durham. Aas thirteen strssta. town
hall and public Hilary.
An tAat Am. Or heps 70 -. -
70 NJ aAasi nAothsr-l liNep4A
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ss.s.4 -. vN.as v..,,.s.

Her fAtAsr-r think that y-ung Dud-
~ who's calling here IL prey small
potatoes. Her little brothers Guess
that's Why sAs's mashed ON him S-Nsw
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EXILE FOR CRONJE.
OF. HELENA AWAITS THE
FORMER SOLDIER.

whsrs Napesssa Cssss1 His c.rsss-Ths
Drsssy Hsis. sat.stsd In MsA-Ossa..
sss.s 70 Hsvs nss. DssiE.sA -
Nature - . Model Frsssa.
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4 patsat has bssn tzhen out NJ .
sepoAiAg. ,nfo Ne tnp Of which thrsa1a
- 1na1a rubber ass woven, the sessn-
~ tANa bsans sslf-supposeins.
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GOLD FEET IN PHILIPPINES.
Senator Beveridge Heard of very Few
Cowards In the Array.
Any man who, for any reason, good
or otherwise. avoids actual danger Of
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IaAysr.AsA na.ns rn..A

An tAAt I Am. Or hops 70 -. -
u ~ aAssi aAothsr. IiNsp4A
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1900.

The following statistics of the Mis-
sissippi Legislature have been care
fully prepared and revised by Col. J.
L. Power, Secretary of State. Wegive
them as matter of information
The Senate - Forty-five members.
Natives of Mississippi 81, Alabama 4,
Louisiana 2, Tennessee, Georgia, South
Carolina, Texas and Massachusetts,, l
each. Aggregate age, 2,O23 years !;
average age, 40 years. Oldest Senators
are Hicks, Crawford, Meek, each Ga
years youngest, Senator Dent. Law
yers 20, lawyer and planter A, farmer
and planter 7, physicians ), physician
and farmer 2, farmer and trader l,
farmer and millman l, farmer and edi-
tor l, farmer and merchant l, cotton
broker l, insurance l, teacher and
county superintendent l. Baptists II,
Methodists Is, Presbyterians 4, Cum
berland Presbyterian l, Episcopalian 3,
Christian 2, no preference 3. Married
30, single 6, widowers 4. All Democrats.
House of Representatives - Total
members, 1873. Natives of Mississippi
1O6, Alabama 6, South Carolina 3,
North Carolina 5, Virginia, Georgia.
Tennessee and Texas, 2each, Louisiana
Kentucky, New York, each. Aggre-
gate age, 5,615 years average age, 42l8
years. Oldest member, VIM. B. Ais
worth, 66 years youngest, Albert c.
Anderson, q years. Occupation-La
yers 30, lawyer and planter 6, lawyer
and banker l, farmers AZ, farmer and
merchant 6, farmer and banker |, farm
er and teacher 3, farmer and physician
3, farmer and printer l. farmer and
minister l, farmer and mechanic l,
physicians 4, ministers l, publisher
and editor 6, merchants 7, merchant
and cotton manufacturer l, teachers 4,
teacher and merchant l, teacher and
stock raiser l, railroad land agent l,
agent oil mills l, ex-sheriff /, ex super
intendent education l, student /, not
stated 3. Religious preference Bap-
lists AZ, Methodists AZ, Presbyterian Is,
Cumberland Presbyterian 4, Asso. Ref.
Presbyterian |, Episcopalians T. Chris
tian 3, Catholic 2, Israelite l, friendly
to all, or no preference expressed Is.
Married 100, single 10, widowers ).
Democrats 131, Populists 2.