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Evening star., 1900-10-27

Mr.. G. Ormandfzer Struggling to carve
the first turkey his wife has ever cooked
Say, Mary. the bones in this bird are
thicker than a shad's-just hear the knife
grit"
Mrs. G. Ormandized (almost crying with
anxiety)-"You must be against the shells,
John"
'Shells?"
Eyes, John; don't you remember that you
asked me to stuff the turkey with oysters?'
Brooklyn Life.
''You told me-" said the infuriated pur-
chaser, that that brook on the farm you
sold me never ran dry"
"G1ess 1 did," said the real estate man.
+ sit has been dry all summer"
when it was dry it didn't rum did it?
Therefore, it could not run dry. We never
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Mrs. Partleigh-"I ought to ask Tittieton
know; but I'm afraid If he comes here
once he'll be coming all the time"
PartIeigh-"We could ask him some even
ing when Bertha is doing her piano prac-
tice.''-Boston Transcript.
Evening star., 1900-10-27
He Forgot to Count Them.
ON, tho vouth'a CompaniOn.

from the 1Outn 3 SolupauloH'
Great men often have not only the quail
ity of absent -mipdedness. but a sort Of
simplicity of intelligence which might be
called foolishnessnin people known to be
less gifted than they. Sir William Vernon
Harcourt who was chancellor of the ex-
chequer in the late liberal ministry in Eng
land, and who is beyond question a highly
gifted man and able statesman. tells
story of this kind of simplicity at his own
expense. e. ID
He had suspected for some time that a
man servant In his employ had been steal
ing money from him. At last he resolved
to set trap for the man. Taking hand
full of gold coins he laid down on his
writing desk and went out. Presently he
sent this servant to the room to fetch some
article. When John had returned he went
promptly to his room to see If the coins
had been touched.
On the table. in the place where he had
left them were gold coins. But were there
many as he had left? He did not know
for he had neglected to count them before
he laid them down.
by this incident you see,' said Sir " IL
lam, In telling the story. that l was born
to be chancellor of the exchsquer!
This Is a humorous conclusion of the
matter, more worthy the recital of an
American than that of an Englishman.
Evening star., 1900-10-27
The Dusty Ocean Roads.

From the London Shipping W orid.
A dusty" ocean highway sounds almost
incredible. Yet those who are familiar with
sailing ships know that, no matter how
carefully the decks may be washed down
in the morning and how little work of any
kind may be done during the day, never
theless, if the decks are not swept at night
fall, an enormous quantity of dust will
quickly collect. OF course, on the modern
liner the burning of hundreds of tons of
coal every twenty-four hours and the my
riads of footballs daily would account for
considerable accumulation of dust but on
wind jammer," manned with dozen
hands or less, no such dust producing agen-
cieS are at work. And yet the records of
sailing ships show that they collect more
sea dust than does a steamer which is
probably accounted for by the fact that
while the dust-laden smoke blows clear of
the steamer, the large area of canvas
spread by the sailor acts as dust col
lectOr.
To quote an instance in support Of this
contention, we may mention that no less
than twenty-four and a half barrels of fine
dust were swept from the decks of an
American sailing ship during ninety-Seven
DAYS voyage from New York to San Fran
cisco. The captain of this vessel, man of
scientific tastes, made careful observations
on the mystery of sea dust, but beyond the
wear and tear of the sails and rigging a
quite negligible factor, he could assign alb
solutely no perceptible cause for the for
nation of dust on board his ship. 1t has
been asserted that the dust which falls on
the decks of vessels emanateS from the in
terstellar spaces. This sounds both Scien-
titic and plausible but ii is at variance with
certain known facts. Bits of leather. cork
wood and vegetable fiber are almost always
present in sea dust, the presence of which
would seem to indicate that at sea, as on
land
The earth of a dusty today
Is the dust of an earthly tomorrow
However this may be, of the fact of the
steady and constant deposition of dust on
the decks of vessels while at there is no
possible room for doubt, but so far all at
tempts to solve the mystery of it's origin
have failed.
Evening star., 1900-10-27
A Curious Russian Trade.

The Rostov police have just succeeded in
arresting woman who has been wanted
for the past two years for having driven
lucrative trade in artificial mutilations At
ter her husbands death the widow contin-
ued the business, and by some want of
caution aroused the attention of the police
but she has long managed to evade them,
while continuing to perform her operations.
By injecting under the skin at the Joints
some preparation of petroleum. she pro-
duced very natural-looking contraction of
the joint operated on. Her clients were
those among the common people who de-
sired, at as small an expense as possible to
escape being taken for soldiers, and among
less deserving and richer people, a certain
number of clever swindlers. who defrauded
accident insurance companies by affecting
the same kind of disigurements The last
attempt, which led to the capture was on
young man who had arranged to fall out
of a train. and so account for his injuries
to the insurance company, besides the pos
sibility of getting sum of money from the
railway COMPANY
Evening star., 1900-10-27
COnfucfus.
Max Muller in the Nineteenth Century,

haN lulleT Ill tue -Nlneleentn century.
Confucius calls himself a transmitter
only, not a maker, believing in and loving
the ancients. When speaking of himself he
says: cat fifteen L had my mind bent on
learning AT thirty l stood firm. At forty
l had no doubts. At fifty 1 knew the de-
crees of heaven. At sixty my ear was an
obedient organ for the reception of truth.
AT seventy l could follow what my heart
desired without transgressing what was
right" Confucus died in Ats B. c., COM
planning that among all the princes of the
empire there was not one who had adopt-
ed his principles, not one who would obey
his lessons. This shows+what is in fact
confirmed from other sources-that he him
self was not an active reformer, SO that
while alive he scarcely produced a ripple
on the smooth and silent surface of the
religious thought of his own country He
was, no doubt. in advance of his contempo-
raries, but he took his stand chiefly on
certain verities that had come down to
him from ancient times, and his faith in
these verities and in their coming revival
has certainly not been belied by what han
pened after his death. His grandson al
ready speaks of him as the ideal of a sa ee
as a sage is the ideal of all humanity But
even this grandson was far from claiming
divine honors for his grandsire, though he
certainly seems to eXalt his wisdom and
virtue beyond the limits of human nature.
Evening star., 1900-10-27
Far-SeeinN Boy.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Tommy-''Mamma, 1 wish you'd cut my
hair
Mrs. Tucker (paralyzed with astonish-
A..Gracious sakes, child! What for?"
Tommy-"Cause I've made bet with
Dick Horgan on the lection. If Bryan's
'lected I'm to pull handful O hair out o.
his head, an if McKinley's 'Iected he's to
pull handful out O. mine. I want you to
cut my hair, SO II lose won't care how
much he pulls out"
Evening star., 1900-10-27
UnintentionnI Comedy,

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
She-'I suppose you attended the amateur
theatricals last night?'
He-"Yes; and there wasn't a dry eye in
the house"
She-"You don't say? / never heard of
Julius Caesar affecting an audience so
deeply before"
He-"No. 1t would have surprised even
Shakespeare. We just simply laughed till
We cried"
Evening star., 1900-10-27

Politics for the Republican Fireside.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
John. II Bryan is elected how will this
10 to 1 affect us?'
Exactly this way. Caroline-when you
ask me for money and expect SIS you'll
get ST."
Evening star., 1900-10-27

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zone If The most deadly poisons and
common article Of food are combined in
single plant remarked botanist to
Star reporter yesterday. This is tapioca.
a South American shrub that grows to
b.fsrht ,F six or ei.rht feet The root as
=, -. ,.,,, Nv,
wen dS lAe ""'" 'A 'i' p'''"'' IN,
acrld milky Juice so Toxic mat II NILS III "
very few minutes. This quality is eliml-
rated by heat. and that which in a raw
s++a =. =, ,1ea,II,- is +berabv converted into
-. ', I,l,Io oIir,,+ -rto
d i"ui '@'''i'S anu "7 ''ie
root is granted into pulp and subjected 10
great pressure. which extracts all the poi
souous juice. 1t is then heated on metal
plates whicn transforms it into the tapioca
of commerce. This information regarding
the poisonous properties of the shrub need
nos disturb tht epUanimity of consumers
of tapiora. as the process employed in its
conversion from a deadly plant into sub
stance entirely innccuous is absolutely in
fallible."
= x X
SLOWLY bu+ s,Ireiv uassing away. and the
beautiruI gems with their eyer-changing
c,l,rs and onalesrenr effects are now in
N, frorr rank arnong fashionable women"
said q wholesale dealer in precious stones
+, , S,,r r,.r.,.,r.r = I,v or two ago. The
oral has an advantage too over all other
gems as /, cannot he successfully imi-
tated onaIs come from Costa Rica. New
Nr.xfco Porn and Colorado. where they
oc,-1r in veins in exactly the same man
ner as silver and gold. They are a species
of siIicate infused with a large percent
aEe "f water which gives them tLlelr mag
iIl4''il' ''.''iis- ~ ~ 'i'''9 'ii'' - -t-t
Evening star., 1900-10-27
Hard.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Say" remarked the first boy on the way
to school. 81 just heard the minister tell
another man at my pa was 'horr- ex-
ample Wonder what at Is. !"
AZ guess" replied the other. che must
have q lot O. fractions In him
Evening star., 1900-10-27
Her Sensational Progress.

Her Sensational Progress.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
THAT brilliant Miss Wabash is a Chicago
girl, isn't she?"
Sure. She made great sensation in
China while on her way to visit the legation
at Pekin two years ago"
by her breadth of mind?"
"Of mind? No, of feet
Evening star., 1900-10-27
Awaits DeyeIOpmen Is.

From the Chicago News.
Teacher-"Who was William the Con-
queror, Tommy"
Tommy-"I'H tell you after the 9th Of
November, teacher"
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04
Real Estate Transfers.

T. Conway 4 VT to State ~ NO..
~ A II Il l2.I.2l ~.
II II Alexander Il WI to State Of Mo,
tract Of land II jO.2i ~.
q T. Wood 4 VT tn State Of Mo-,
tract Of land ll.5O.2l ~.
Mary T.. Wood to State Of NO., 10
a l2-iO-2i ~.
NJ Parks To J u Durre,t NJ \ ~.
$40 1880.
T NJ Rainey TT to r G Perkins, lot
=. blk I. = Add Marshall stOO.
j II Vanwinkic Il VT to NJ + rabler.
I Of | Int. ~ a I1-5i-.O &33,. 30.
Town Of Gillian To Imam Bros, ~.
lot 20, blk A Gillian Gently. SO.
TT Briefs tn Ruby ! Van Buskirk,
tract Of land. III. l'.ts-22 1890.
a II Hanley Il VT to II l. Hanley, ~
A l5.4s-2l &JOOO.
q Cructhheld tn Henry .JacOby, ~ I.
II. East Marshall sT5.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04
MARSHALL =: REPUBLICAN,.

preached here Sunday morning and At
Malta Bend the evening of the same
day.
Prof Campbell Is preparing to give
On entertainment at the close Of his
school. The date will bc announced
lHter.
Al vswter's old family horse was
taken very sick one day last week and
although everything possible was done
for him. he died In the evening.
Messrs Moritz and Randolph, elders
Of the Malta Bend Presbyterian church
worshiped here Sunday. They were
the dinner guests Of J a Orr's family.
Bear In mind the G.. T.. box social
that will be held on Friday evening.
May II. ut the residence ~ q. q
Thornton. Let every lady bring q
well filled box.
The Presbyterians at this place and
Malta Bend expect To have q minister
soon. a young man from McC ormick
Seminary. Chicago. will probably
MI the places.
Rev II J S%teinheimcr of Clinton has
be"n assigned tn this circuit by Pre-
siding Elder Ienig ofthe NJ. r.. church.
Mr Steinheimer will preach here every
fourth sunday morning and evening
and ut Shackelford In the afternoon.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04
SALT SPRINGS.

Erhest Elsea Is In st. Louis this
weet.
Tfe farmers are rushing their corn
p'At'ssrs.
Frof Vim Campbell spent Sunday
In Marshall.
This place went democratic 80 to 0
last Saturday.
MIR and Mrs W Brown were In
Marshall Tuesday.
"A daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Chas
Thompson IA buried here Sunday.
+ II Elsea had several ears Of stock
In the st. Louis market last Tuesday.
Supt. Of schools J s NJ Hun and
wife we're In our neighbOrhOOd last
Saturday.
Wm Bauers and family and Mrs
Harry RAIDER were shopping in Mar.
shall Tuesday.
Rev Watkins Of Appleton city,
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04

Mrs. John Cameron Of Odessa visit.
ed the family Of James Cameron on
Vest street this week.
Rev. W. NJ. Prottsman and wife
were guests this week of Rev. j. w.
Howell and family
d. l.. Paisley. Jr. has been quite
sick this week nj the home ri Mrs.
Lizzie Patterson.
Father Walsh of Kansas City Is
giving q Retreat Mt ~. Saviours AZ.
ademy this week.
Miss Mabel McMahan NJ Arrow
Rock visited Mrs. Celia Durrctt on
Odell this week.
Prof. Lowe and wife with their little
daughter. left Monday for Warsaw.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04

James Vincent Of Cooper county wss
met by a reporter Of this paper yes.
terday, who said: ~ have come to
Marshall to see the German.American
Doctors Of Kansas City now stopping
at the Hotel Hurt this and next week.
They made q careful X-Isay exsmina-
ton, disclosing the cause OF my sick
ness for the past ! years, which IL q
diseased bone Of my arm, causing
blood poison. had almost given up
hope until consulted them. but am
now satisfied they will cure me, and
heartily recommend them to the sick
Of this community" l3-lt
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04

Mrs. a. r. Chapman Of Virginia
and Mrs. N. y. Arnold Of Ohio, the
guests Of Judge Hanna and q. NJ.
Utley and family for some weeks. re.
turned to their respective homes ON
Tuesday.
Mrs. James Durrett and daughter.
Alice ri the county were guests Wed.
nesdsy Of Mrs. Celia Durrett on Odell.
d. Is. Robertson. Willie Taylor
and wife from MI. Leonard, visited
relatives In Marshall Wednesday.
J. +. Black a stockman from Ne.
braSka was buying stock In aud
around Marshall Tuesday.
Mrs. u. j. Baker of Mt. Leonard
was In shopping Wednesday.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04
Brakeman Barely Escapes

brakeman Half came near getting
his head pulled on by u telephone
wire ~ he passed through Marshall
Tuesday. The wire was swinging low
enough to catch him under the chin
and throw him backward On top Of
the freight The telephone com.
psnies should he very careful about
stringing their wires across railroad
tracks, or they will soon have heavy
damage suits on hand. Slater Rust
Ter.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-04
IN n COUNTY.
sHAckelFoRr,

F Mitchell aud } Mahjney wen, to
Marshall Monday.
$ Bishop shipped iJar of hogs TO
st. Louis Tuesday.
W ) Newell shipped 2 cars Of hogs
tn 81. Louis Tuesday.
u King made q business trim To
Gretchen Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Hutchinson attended
services here last Sunday.
Miss Maud Smith visited In Mar.
shall Thursday Of thia week.
Mrs Leila Miller VI Kansas City Is
visiting her mother this week.
Mrs u,z and daughter. Miss Lulu.
are on our sick lief this week.
j Campbell sni wife drove into
Marshall last Saturday afternoon.
Con Horrigan and mother attended
the funeral ~ Mr. Flynn here Tuesday.
Mrs Jahn-' MANY friends will he
glad Ia hear tina, she will soon liz able
Ia be out again after an illness ~
pneumonia.
Misses Minnie and Gertrude Hook.
ensmith ~ Odessa. after pleasant
visit to Miss Maud smith. returned
home Monday.
Miss Lulu Hopkins n Of Black.
burns charming young ladies'. after a
pleasant visit 70 Miss Loulou Tickle.
meyer returned home Wednesday.
Mrs James Prior came upfrom Mar.
shall lust Sunday to attend the funer.
al Of little tessie Thompson and after
u few days v,sft to Mrs Thompson,
returned hone "wednesday.
Btss}E THOMPSON.
On las, saturday afternoon, April
:s'h, ut 'he home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs fhss Thompson near Shack.
elford' little Bessie. aged II years )
months. bsde's this life farewell for q
land where there IL no setting Of the
sun. no gathering Of the shadows.
TIL" funeral u preached by Rev
walking II the house. after which the
many friends wended their way to the
SAT- SPRINGS cemetery. where little
Bessie : was laid to rest. The pail
bearers were Bessie's little school
friends, Ben Cooper, Grover Utz.
iins End Herbert weaver. walter
foweIl and Lumford Thompson.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-21

and olHn political methods. propose to
cmpl private Slandcr to as large an
extent is possible.
Just as Mr.. Thomas speech was one
of the features Of the Democratic con-
vention. Senator Teller'S speech was
the great feature of the Silver Rcpub
lican convention. and inst as Governor
Thomas Went out of his way to SIAN
der Senator WolcOtt. so Senator Teller
went out of his way to slander Gov
ernor Roosevelt.
Mr.. Teller described Roosevelt as
The distinguished Skulker of San Juan
Ui!l-the man who has taken the
credit of what the negro regiment did,
There are too many people in Colorado
who have read Governor ROOSevelt'S
account of the Cuban war. and too
many men who We're with him in the
Rough Riders regiment. for this SIAN
der to have any effect on the peoples
estimate of Governor Roosevelt. 1t
may. however. affect their estimate of
Senator Teller He has either become
so bitter from continuous disappoint
mentS that he cannot recognize the
truth when he sees it. or else he has
deliberately made Il statement which
he knows to be untrue
The melnods referred to above as
now in use in Colorado are only a sam
y,Ia nf tho kind that ara in uSo throllpll-
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-21

ahead of his ticket in citi u where local
issues were prominent OA'his shows
that on the paramount issue of the
campaign the Republicans are alert
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-21

him. No one injected partisan politics
into that foreign embroglo The fact
is the Democrats are trying to mix the
Chinese situation with the Philippine
situation. and couple both together to
Great an ''imperialistic bugaboo' for
the purpose of frightening voters into
the Democratic camp. The probabili-
ties are that it will be found that
American citizens are proof against
any such petty deceit. and that they
will not only remain pure patriots. but
will look after their best interests in
supporting the Republican party and
maintaining the prosperity which that
party has brought to the country.
Recent developments in the Philip
pines will go far towards discrediting
the Bryan campaign. Captured CORE
spondencc found on the persons of
men high in the confidence of the Ia
gals and their leaders. which is made
public from time to time by the War
Department. shows concluSively that
thOes Filipinos who are being paraled
as patriots of the George Washington
stripe are Il band of cut-throats and
murdererS. 1t has been shown that
they would enter the city of Manila
and burn down til" town and destroy
not only American but foreign proper
ty. and do this for the purpose of MAX
ing it appear that the United States
government cannot protect the lives
and property of all people there. Sev-
eral attacks have been planned which
tnI yI Of
ere. and which resemble more the plans
of 4 band of SavagcS. rather than of
men supposed to be organized soldiers
fighting for their liberty. Loot not
liberty. is what the Aguinaldsts de-
manh: anarchy. not government:
blood and hntch"ry instead of peace
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-21

date upon that issue. The South has
its cotton. the East its factories. the
West its undeveloped resources. and to
each of these the development of Pa
cifc commerce. and the trade with
eastern Asia is of utmost Importance.
Take the paramount issue Of 1896,
free silver coinage ut 1G to l. still Il
part of Mr. Bryan's political creed,
though relegated to Il subordinate posi-
ton. The Republican party is opposed
tc it. The Democratic national conven-
ton indicated that two-thirds of its
members were opposed to any specific
mention of it in the national platform.
Under these circumstances what
chance would Mr.. Bryan have before
the people on this issue? Outside of Il
little group of mining states of the
West he would not receive a vote and
his total i'll the electoral college would
scarcely equal tenth of the total
number.
Take the matter of free trade q
lower stratum of the abandoned issues,
of Democracy. but still carried in the
Democratic platform. Let the fight be
made on the destruction of the protect
i've tariff and the return to the Dem
ecratic principle of Il tariff for revenu"
only. and how many votes would Mr..
Bryan get? Scarcely more than in
the other two cases already mentioned.
What. then. is Mr.. Bryan's chance,
for success?
He has none. The Republican party
is reasonably sure of at least 213 elcc-
teral votes. where only 224 are needed.
and the possibility of changing enough
to secure Mr.. Eryan's election is so
small as TO be outside the region of
fair possibility.
Upon what DO Democrats base their
hopes?
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-21

tNlll u llllll u - M
every principle of civil liberty? Is it
necessary for us to demonstrate that
this act does not incorporate us in the
Union. that it vests US with none of
the rights. gives lis no advantages,
and deprives us of the 'immunities' of
American citiZens?'
Most readers will doubtless suppose
that the foregoing is a protest from Fill
ipinoS against the rule of the United
States. or of Porto Kicans against the
act for their governnent-that act
which Mr.. Bryan declares to be ''imper-
ialism' in practice at its worst. Not So
This is an extract from the protest of
the dissatisfied minority of LouiSian-
ians against the rule of Thomas Jetfer-
son.
These Louisianians did not like the
government imposed upon them by
Congress. This governor" they said.
"iS vested with all executive and al
most unlimited legislative power The
council operates as Il cloak to conceal
the extent of his authority. and to give
us the faint semblance of Il representa-
tive assembly These are exactly the
Democratic criticisms of the present
temporary and transitional govern
ments of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. Against this sort of government
the impatient Louisianians appealed
to your Declaration of Independence
etc. etc. just as Mr.. Bryan does now.
What was the answer Of Congress to
these complaining Louisianians? John
RauuOlnh from the committee TO which
their protest was referred. on January
%. 1905, reported that 1.-The grievances
felt by the memorialists are of na-
ture inseparable from those sudden
transitions to which late political
events have subjected the inhabitants
Of Louisiana He then went on to
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-21

dalin ssouri, BaZoO.
Gem d. n. Mcintyre. former ar
torney general of Missouri. and an ex.
Confederate soldier.
Byron II. Cook. lieutenant colonel Of
the First Montana volunteers.
w. Fl. Sweet. eX-Speaker Of the Mon
tana House of Representatives.
s. H. Lanner of Utah. former pub
Usher of the Great Campaign, Il Bryan
ite organ.
John Q. Cannon. formerly editor of
the Deseret News.
Malcolm Gils of Montana. chairman
of the Silver Bow Republican County
committee.
On the Massachusetts list are:
Charles Francis Adams.
Alpheus s. Hardy.
John r. Wheeburgh. former manager
of Governor Russell's campaign.
Henry W. Lamb. president of the
New England Free Trade League.
Charles A. Conrad once Il Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress.
The list includes men from dozen
states. but especially from the West.
1t is here that the administration for
eign policy finds the warmest favor.
J. NJ. DunsInore. ropulist Speaker Of
the Kansas House OF Representatives
in 1898, voices the sentiments Of a
large number of former Populists who
have come out for Mckinley. and
whose names and addresses the Rcpub-
lcan National committee has. when he
says:
Il am a loyal American and propose
to support candidates who will vote
to hold every inch of ground acquired
by war"
The Colorado contingent comprises
sixty-seven names. Nine-tenths of the
men have been in politics and have
hold offices of rrert tr11st They are