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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-07
Contest fer Auditor.

Nominations for State Auditor wee then
called for. and most Of the drlosa'cE ~.
pectod one OF IT.. tit;-r,st fights of the GIv
on this, d~ there appeared "a be bite"
personal feeling between the adh"~catS oc
Frank Pitts and Albert q. Allen. the two
card.dateS most prominently mentioned for
The position. Tie delegates wcr. somewhat
disappointed at the ;an1encsS ot the "s~;cst
as % proceeded.
Al. u app,ar.d 20 have things ~ u "Yu
Wa. and it WIS 4 foregon" conclusion, a.
mos. wh.n Jarkson County was r"""S'f in
the roll cali that Pitts could not he nImi-
mated The shannon Walsh faction N Kan
sas CITY threw il Influence To Pitis. ht't :his'
was Offset bv th., worl. IF the Have ;-EI:'.r
mon in -. Louis Who hcni every energy 20
secure Aliens nomination
+. u Richmond OF Macon County nomi-
mated Captain Pitts in a brief hIt well
turned speech in which he made n r"'france
to Pitts's war record and appealed to tha
convention To- recognize Northeast Missouri
In the distribution Of offices
Former Congressman Marsh Arnold of
the Fourteenth District presented the name
Of Albert o. Allen. He also made brief
address. in which he said that the idea
that State offices should he distributed
geographicaIiv was ant;quated He de-
ciarel that II lir. Alien was elected his
section Of the state would roll up Je,cc9
majority for Bry an in 1870
These two were the only names placed
~ RSnEation. and the ea!lotinS was quick
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Secretary of state.

when nomination for Secretary "f 81 tc
wec" called for. Rhpdfs Clay ui Audrain
stepped upon the platform and presented
fh, name Of sam Il Cook in brief bUt
forciale speech There We" ~ Other nomi-
nations. and. on motion % Mr.. Bowk'r pf
N,rnuu County. who seconird 'he u"riina-
tiIn. the rules were Susp' ended ami Nj
cook was elected bv acCiama'iun.
In response to many cries i": speech.
Mr. Cook cam. foTw"r'. and ihanAtd the
c"ny-nti n for the honor it had conferred
uucu him Tie Vlair d his earnest support
- IN. Democratic party and his friends in
wn4tover instance he was called upon.
Nr Cooks speech Was warmly ch,eTsd.
as much for its terS.Ecss as for the utn r
merits 1t possessed, and lis brevity set an
example which the tired. hungry and swell
teriDg delegates wera not slow 10 d' nl"nJ
thar other speakers follow.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

work will be a contribution of considerable
value to English social history. The vol
umes have the same mass of anecdote that
characterized their predecessors. one of these
stories relates to the tourist invasion of Tenny-
sons domain:
Miss Somers Cocks came down on Saturday
and spent yesterday with She mentioned
that a party of Americans once went TO Fresh
water for the purpose of seeing Tennyson but
We're repulsed. They threw themselves upon
the mercy of Mrs Cameron. Come with
me, she said. and marching them straight into
the presence. addressed the Laureate in these
words: Alfred these American ladies' and
gentlemen have crossed the Atlantic to see the
great British lion, but have only found a
beari "
Lord AmpthiIrs early passion for keepine net
snakes in room which opened into his
mothers is the subject of another anecdotp
Lady William Russell being asked if she did not
find her sons practice very disagreeable" " an
SWered. "Oh, yes, very; but I like dear Odo 70
owen, the naturalist, as telling this story:
I became member of the Northbrook
club much earlier than | otherwise should have
done, from the accident OF JOhnSOn's haviDe. ax
pressed wish that one member of il sbouId 10
a psychologist. Hardly had been elected xbar
| was put in a great difficulty. our OntDiop
was desired as TO whether a representation of
Cromwell should be introduced in tho -
pressed when Lord Aberdeen who Xyas -
man, said. Well We'll take vote and VEN
begin with the youngest member | extricatad
myself from an embarrassing position by 80
for Cromwell monument at all e1u,I - e &c
ne has got already. The other members
looked surprised. and / asked to yvbat =
alluded, WheTeupon l quoted Milton,s sanr
/ never was well repaid for learnInp 49,
Of poetry by heart"
Dr. Richard Garnett has been Ieetn,tn,. -
Dante deyoting much attention to the wonier-
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

1.-The Wisdom of the WISE" John oliver
Hobbess new play, viii soon be brought out IN
book form.
The Kelmscott Press "Chaucer" is still ad-
vancing in value. The price paid for a copy
at the latest sale was $330-S10 more than the
highest price previously paid 1t will be re
membered that the work was originally brought
out at 500.
At the same recent sale an uncut copy OF the
first edition OF Gilbert Whites ''Selborne
brought $S1, and a copy of Izaak Walton's
Lives" in the original calf, with the authors
autograph For my Cozen, Miss Williams L.
Wa" brought 500. An uncut copy of the very
rare first edition of John Keats's Poems was
sold for SOD.
Nj John D. Barry has written new novel
which John Lane is about to publish in London
1t Is a story Of circus life in this country, and
IS called The Acrobat"
Mr.. Anthony Hopes forthcoming novel, "Qufs-
ante is described as, in many respects, a very
keen criticism Of Benjamin Disraeli.
To the reader of "Euphorion," or "Althea," or
the Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy"
of any of the half dozen other books which
Were written by the author of the three just
named. the portrait by Mr. Sargent which we
reproduce must come as a surprise. Who would
have imagined this to represent Miss Violet
Paget. or Vernon Lee, as she is usually called :?
However, it is not for the purpose Of entering
upon any analysis of Vernon Lees personality
that We draw attention to this sketch, but more
In order to give the art student an idea of why
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
THE LIZ GALLIEsSB HAIR

From an interview in The London pA4N ,-s.s1
1 am bound 70 say that from .-I, M sarrs,.
artistic point of view, II IS aoSOTs~es q =
absolutely beautiful. and, N the p>1t,s sala y
studio. what else matters 80 .sISoua Ih~
poet, laugh at my hair. But "ns s,oHlv It's
First of all. it's natural, ana, 49, Lord -
fact that al the strong men OF - e eoutnss-
worn their hair long ON, yeS' ,r,ult -
Il saw that the evangelist NoouE - vea2
neither long haired men nor Shoi' -, ~ IN sFsaa
about him, but. so far is the her" Samson -
were concerned. he Was wrons. ana E
long haired and 50 were the mutts7
pert'S CaValierS''-- "BeSted' = me c1s
sotto voce. ~bested all the same D' :, tsSs
cropped IrOnSides. SO. ne W. W. ths TsSS
no notice of my interruption, 80 so-iIa9 ssi,t
cowboys 50 were Nelson l'5e-n- 40 a.
when / was in New-NOr<. a year - =, r. -
was ofren taken for a fooJballer; an =. s..
football men there wear tneIr hdlI ~ q -
believe me il needs more couiaoe - u,ss1~
nowadays TO wear his hair Ions 'NN-- We -
gun a " hole African nation -, N life Z.
all OF us 10 play l part On the - N dFess /
We are not allowed Go looA u % oor sL9sr
Fancy an actor playing Hamlet ou' -. ia 3 y
to dress as Hamlet Yet many u -. D. same =
dilemma We must all wear ,rsssl0n =
clothes aud the same lmnool'e ~, belong q
vain YOU protest you u3 ii"e - -.ntJrf -
this absurd and vulgar ulne'eSi''-- .-,al uisI's
have been spirited into u oy S'.ui Fl5rencz !.
Won really belong 20 uledl-eNA queen ~
Fiizabethan. Caroline. or even 30 70 + 70 ~
England You want TO loon - volI dare =
like H. But nOi You must ~ ',,,- own Ia
took or dress ike any thing bug ySu S;f5culr Z
men IDSn " So W YOU get an idea Of the ,Se alts; stss;
playing the part OF yeursetI, % ~ the m11.s
life. But Obi that impassiv,ty y-VV15erfal g, u
young man is = weird ana Wives. VIZ !,
How seriously they take thgl,aI thsl-SIv MAJ y,
can't even take myself SCI 80 uay 81 y
vsaiIIpsIV crIed. why can't s-lAS
ouslyr
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

" behooves him to become possessed of the
current number of '"The International Studio. -
That sprghtly art magazine is worth reading
all the year round. This month ii makes an
extraordinary appeal, for it contains q generous
handful Of reproductions after Mr.. Sargent 8
works. Next month there to be more. The
two numbers promise to give by all odds the
best selection and most satisfactory reprOduc-
uOns of Mr.. Sargent's work thus far presented
by any magazine.
Professor Charles Eliot Norton has lately re-
ceived from editors and publishers many re-
quests to write the life of his friend John Rus
kin, but he declares his intention to leave that
work to other hands. He Will go to Europe the
coming summer on business connected with his
position as Ruskin's literary executor
Mr.. Arthur Severn's recollectons OF Ruskin
Will appear before the end OF the year. Mr.
Severn has been collecting material for this
work for the last seven years.
Miss Wedgewood has been printing some in
teresting "reminiscences of Ruskin She tells
this story: / wonder how much Shakespeare
really meant Of all that Mr.. Ruskin said to a
friend, after listening to a lecture on Shake
speare. 1 suppose, at any rate he meant more
than We can follow. and not less said friend
no other than Frederick Maurice. Well that
is what l used to think OF Turner he replied
sadly, and now l don't know"
The Vicar of Coniston has lately described
Ruskin as being "eminently God fearing man"
How this about? Early impressions
that in early life he had to read the Bible to
her chapter 10y chapter. from the first OF Gene
sis 10 the last of Revelation, and that. when he
had done this, he had to commence de novo,
brain"
Until the later years of his life, we are told
SuskIn loved TO read Scott in the evening. and
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

the family expected to sit around and listen
while he rendered other of the Waverley
novels with that completeness of realization
that few could equal. He would modify ms
voice for the various characters and would
reVel in the Scottish accent, which he gave to
perfection. AS age began to tell upon him. he
would sometimes drop asleep for Il moment or
two in the middle of a chapter; but on aWaking
with a guilty start, he would nevertheless con-
tinue the appointed reading just as if nothing
had happened.
"a Novel of the Middle West" is the subtitle
of book which the SCribnerS are bringing out
James Wickersham, its author, is teacher of
languages in Terre Haute, and his story "Enoch
Willoughby" describes some strange phases of
life in Indiana a generation ago.
Mr. Kipling's rare "Schoolboy Lyrics" has
gone down in value. 1t sells at about one
fourth the amount which the first copy sold
for last year. Only S205 was the price paid
the other day for the copy owned by the authors
mother and containing an inscription in his
hand. Her copy of Departmental Dittes"
brought only $40 and Echoes by Two Writer'S
S92 The queer taste-to call it by no other
name-whch led Mrs. Kipling to thus dispose
at auction Of what most people would consider
objects OF affect tionate sentiment, must be cause
of amusement to the mildest observer.
At the same auction another copy Of the
'Schoolboy Lyrics brought smaller sum
$152.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

full fact that the poet more fortunate than
other great poets had been, in that his fame
came to him before death Even during his life
time his poems known not only to the
intelligent and learned, but to a certain extent
among the vulgar. This the more sur
prising when it was remembered that printing
not in at the time. Another and still
more eloquent proof of the appreciation in which
Dante held by his contemporaries was the
institution of a prOfessoTship for the study and
charge of BOccacciO. \ notable imitation of
Dante'S method which was tasteful and rever-
ent, though devoid of originality, belongs to
this period and another proof of his popularity
found in the frequent quotations from his
poems which were made for pulpit purposes.
on these occasions he was freely referred TO as
the most Christian poet"
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

deals with that busy. restless ana saI1
period extending from the later months a - = /.
roe's term to the opening OF JachsonS u u
books announced for immediate puohes..'po o
this firm are K WaliSZewski's History y y =
sian Literature" and The Principles o1 "a "a
uon," work completed BY the iate Da'
Wells just before his death
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

The Farringdons" is the title OF hlS -
ThOrneycroft FOwleTs new novel 'ss-s-
OF Methodist life and in 1t VIII FeaPpe,A Iss-
ters from the authors former oOl'OHnzss.rsD.'.
CarnaOy among them ana Lady Si'ei
from The Double Thread.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

The Second Life IF Theodora pessns.' e.
such is the title OF the novel found IN NE. - 2
the papers Of the late Mrs Lynn Lm'V~
TO be published soon.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

MIR. George Gissing. the novelist, Ia 1,ay-
writing a book descriptive OF MS Ille . ,rra !,
a book which viii not be puoiisAeN m 8
chapters have appeared in serial lol-A
thor is now at work on a new novel
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Two more volumes, the seventh and eighth. Of
Sir NJ r. Grant Duffs DIARY" have just ap
peared and nobody knows how many more
there are to be; these close with the end of
1888. covering only two years. and the author
says that he hopes to continue his diary to the
last day of 1900. If this is done the period
covered Will be just half century and the
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Tastes vary-thOugh taste is perhaps hardly
the word with which one approaches Mr.. George
AIDES funny Fables in Slang" The Indian
apolis Public Library has rejected the book on
the ground that il is inane. and the publishers
are printing the twenty-sixth thousand
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

The first pension from the fund organized by
the English Society of Authors will he granted
this year. IL is to be of $50
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Alas! We are to have another volume of papers
by Thackeray-papers found in various period
lcalS and not heretofore reprinted. The collector
Is Mr. Lewis Melville known the compiler
or an absurdly inadequate Life OF Thackeray.
The great novelists fame surely does not need
TO he bolstered up by the republication of Jour
nalistic ephemera which he did not himself
think worth collecting But 1t is now the
fashion to pose the maker of books and the
insignificant who are without creative ability
must needs ally their names in some way with
famous ones departed
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Another volume-the fffth-ot Professor Nc
masters History OF the People OF the United
States" IL coming from the Appleton press IL
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Professor Courthope said the other day of Pope
that his achievements were limited TO the
sphere of ethical and Satiric poetry but in that
department he supreme and his work
would always repay the most careful study on
account OF the clear conception of law and order
which it embodied. well as on account OF the
high standard Of lucdty and finish In express
sion which he upheld and which put to shame
the slovenliness the inaccuracy the hurry and
the obscurity OF modern writing
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Uneayened Bread" Mr. Robert Grants
forthcoming novel. has for heroine a clever and
ambitious won an OF the world, who marches to
what she considers success through the social
conditions peculiar to modern life
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

The novel upon which Mr. Winston
Churchill is at work is set in the period OF our
civil War. He intends to study for the pur-
poses of this book the notable CivT War collec-
ton at Princeton and viii spend the month Of
May near the university
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
LITERARY NOTES.

'sThe Wisdom of the WISE" John oliver
Hobbes's new play viii soon be brought out in
book form
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Nr Anthony Hopes forthcoming novel, "Qufs
ante is described as, in many respects, very
keen criticism Of Benjamin Disraeli.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Dr. Richard Garnett has been lecturinv .,
Dante devoting much attention to ths r., On
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Until the later years of his life, we are told,
Ruskln loved TO read Scott IN the evening. and
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-03

Some time ago a colored citizen, Of
Middlesex county, signing himself
"Bech, " had the following very sensible
article in the SOuthside Sentinel.
Mr. Editor In the last issue Of the
Sentinel, read an article headed mill
Greek Wharf" and signed My Son. "
The writer very favorably and pleasant
ly reported the death Of Patrick Henry,
a respected colored citizen The ar
ticle said that: "On principle he
Henry Joined the Democratic party
in the cleveland Blaine campaign
which rendered him unpopular with
his race. " | enter no objection to this
for in the main it is correct and true,
but what | desire to d., il can, is to
prevent the above from conveying a
false impression.
Many of tie better thinking cOlored
people at that time championed the
cause Of Mr.. Henry's privilege to
change politics upon principles. II he
80 desired. and every succeeding year
he brought to himself converts 20 the
opinion Of political freedom. 10 proof
of this at his funeral, though the rain
fell in torrents, many persons were
present. and have a right to believe,
bore true sympathetic spirit towards
those sustaining immediate loss by this
sudden death.
To deny a man this p liticsl privi
lege would be to brand him the mean
est Of slaves.
IL may be hazardous to ones interes
to place himself as | ann upon record
but bare my breast to critics l. II
common with many other colored men
believe that historic lily and presently
The Republican party hold natura
claim upon the allegiance Of the color
ed man, bat at the same time leser
as my unquestIonable right TO MAKE
any change Of parties l may wish II II
my judgment the interest Of country
state, neighborhood, yea, my persona
security is 10 he better subserved
II anyone call this weakened Re-
publicanism, then he is either defcien
ia the science Of logic. or else he II
terribly afflicted with the desire Il
misrepresent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-03
Honor Roll

Roll Of honor for school No3. in Aqua
district, Stafford county for the fifth
month, ending March 30: Nettie Beagle
Hattie Dickinson, Bird. Stella and
Maud PAyue. Agnes and Kate GrogaD'
Bertha Patton, Lizzie. Tiuy ard Kate
Street. Emma Stone. Ida Smith, Susie
Sullivan, Florence TruslOw, Nellie,
Cora, Oracle. Fannie and May f. Wat.
son, Emma and Florence Kennedy,
Robert and Archie BouIchyard. John
and Todd Ferneyhough. Kennedy
Grogap, Raymond Harper, Dallas Jett.
Edward Payne. Bernard Patton, Leon
Stone, Charlie Sullivan, John and Err
nest Truslow, Charlie and George Wat.
son Enrolment, Al average attendance.
% GO; term enrolment, so; average
monthly enrolment. Al 40 average daily
attendance, 30 3S.
Bessie Weldon Teacher
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-03
WESTMORELAND.
Court Green DISCUSSIONS aud other Notes

Correspondence OF The Free Lance }
Moutross Va. March 30. 1900
Monday last quite a crowd assemble, d
at MCntross, it being the March term
# the county court The time Of the
court was occupied by the case Of Jas.
Jackson, Octayius Gaskins and Robt
Hudson who were indicted for a feloni.
Gus assault, with intent to Kill Vim.
Newman on February 4th, 1900 The
Commonwealth was represented by
Hon X j. Washington and W. T.
Mayo, ED. while the accused had ar
counsel J. w. Chinn. Jr and G Con.
way Baker.
Counsel for defence wed to dismiss
the indictment on the ground that the
accused had been convicted for the
same cffense and fined before Justice
Sanford at Hague. Va, March 10th.
After q long argument on both sides
the court dismissed the indictment
On Tuesday the above named defend.
ents moved to dismiss their appeal from
Justice Slnsford s judgment in the
misieameanor case. and accepted q
fac Of $40 each. A special grand jnry
being then empInnelled, VIM New.
man was indicted for the murder Of
Walter Maith The case was postponed
to the April term.
On the court green were groups dis.
cussing the late dog tax, the work done
by our law makers at Richmond, the
moving u county seat 10 Nomini and
next falls election Some In criticising
our legislature. the acts passed. the act,
repealed and the actE amended, think
Il we can have one more session II this
body Of law makers. that general
moving out Of capital and enterprises,
instead Of moving into the State,
will take place
Much sickness is reported throughout
fhs country. principally grip
Mrs W NJ. Walker, Miss Lena HAr-
vey and SIR Geo W Sandy are quite
sick.
Fish are becoming plentiful
a marriage license was issued here
20 Mr. Frank VI. Marsh. Of Fredericks.
Durg and Miss Louie b Bryant Of
this county.
Montross has O well organized liter
lry society. Twice each month pnb-
lie meeting is held In the court house.
and some subjactIdebated At the last
meeting the question discussed was the
South African war The speakers on
both sides acquitted themselves well II
was said by many that Mr. D NJ Whar.
ton, in closing brought the house down
with his clinching argument and ora.
tory. At the next meeting the inter
esting trust question will be discussed.
We look forward 10 a thorough yentila-
ii n Of the subject
Since it is a settled fact that West
mOreland is 10 have a new courthouse,
the talk Of moving the county. seat TO
Nomini is revived. The change is ad.
vocated By the citizens Of Copel dis.
trict. in the lower end Of the county.
The question would have to be left to
the vote Of the county. and as the last
Legislature did not order an election,
and the new building will be com.
pleted before another session Of the
legislature, the matter may be regard
ed as settled p.