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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19

Houston, Tex. April !S-FOrmer Governor
James 5. HUgc. was to-day asked by Honor
able Walter s. Baker of Waco. representing z
erS, 10 become candidate for United
States Senator against Congressman Bailey.
He declined.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19

Insist on getting what you ask for. There
is nothing Just as cool as Eiipepsia Tah-
lets for Indigestion and dyspepsia. Drug
gists sell them. Price - cents Sent by mail
if desired by the Eupeps!a Co, 3eS Clark
avenue ST I,ouis-Adv.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19

Yokohama. April ls.-Friction continues
between Korea and iiussia. with reference
tn thc lattor's demands. 1t is believed that
Inrg. areas of land are now claimed BY the
I,ussian tinEC!nmcnt.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
Spt tRI'

St Louis and pitisburg clubs will open the
baseball season at League Park al $50 "a.
IN. to-day.
Denman Thompson. Atlantus, Knight
Banneret. Odner a q Judge Wardel! We're
the winners "a. Mel -.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
STRICKEN BY APOPLEXY.
Gland Secretary of the Royal Ar.
cauum Dead.

Cleveland, o. April Isl. NJ. McKinsr-v.
grand secretary of thr Royal Arcanun. died
today of .ipoptcEy. with which he wSC
stricken while in his office yesterday af-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
ASK FOR REVISED CREED.
Two PreSby1rricS Petition The ticI
rr;l Assembly.

,o-nsh, q the MiIwankee R1 ' rresbS a sf,'ns ter9
whlrh embraces large portion of the
State. steps wer. taken locking to a re-
form in the PRESBYTERIAN creed An over
imr" Was offered by the Reverend j. G
Bli" nf Wauis"sta. and passed. pctitioning
the General Assembly 10 take the matter
up. IN" oVertur. reads follows:
We. the Prrshy,ery "f Milwaukee here
hy overture tn" General Assembly I" APP
point committee of one minister and one
ration "f tn" essential truths Of tie gospel
of Christ. appropriate I" the needs of The
present time, and max" il test Of adniS-
sion "a ana good standing in the ministry
and eldrrship of The Presbyterian Church.
SIMILAR ACTION ~ ELMiRA.
t.lm!ra. y y. April lS.-.t, a meeting of
the t'hemuug ir"shy'.ry to-day it was
unanimously voted to urge the General As
s.,nbly to formulate :. short creed on the
ground that tn. old confession of faith
contains several statements which are no
longer believed by any one, and tina; il IS
too extensive document 10 be OF pfdc-
teal us. statement OF doctrine.
The pastoral relations of the Reverend
A. T. D-camp and tn. Lake Street Pres
hyteriau church t.lmira, were dissolved az
a result uf the pastor allowing the Shiva-
tiun Army 10 cunduc, meetings in the
LEAVES THE MINISTRY.
Little Rock, Ark. April Is The Eever' nj!
Hay Watson Smith lately called from
Greensboro. y. G.. to the pastor:,ie CT The.
Second Presbyterian tnNrCE mere. an
nounccs his withdrawal from the i'r'shy-
.erian ministry as a protest against th..
West minister Confession Gf Faith. II" says
hs. sees no possibility of Il revised reed in
the South PraSbyi erian Church. II" Will
probably ally himself with the tonsre2a-
tional church
DESIRES 4 SHORTER CREED.
Irwin. Pa. April ElairSville lr' shy
terry. one Of the largest bodies of fr"shE-
,.rians IN PENNSYLVANIA, to-da: ma nlnoui-
~ adopted an overture 10 tire General NJ
sernhly asking for revision Of the 'nn-
f.ssi"n Of Faith. The document 'iaims IN"
present creed i too large. not up 10 date
and is NOT being lived up Ia by the members
of tn" demon nation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
RAIN STOPS BRITISH.

London April -. 4:lo a. m.-Heavy rains
impede the movements of the British coli
Inns The blockade of Weponer continues
although relief is near. Large quantities
of stores are being moved southwark from
Bioemfontein, which Is a reversal of the
course oi freight for :he last six weeks.
These shipments are made necessary by the
operations in the southeast of the Free
State.
There are .oa3 sick in the field hospitals.
most Of the eases being Of lysentery and
ontcric fever.
L. is now generally accepted tha, the
Government had purpose IN the publica-
ton Of Lord koherts's dispatch. and that
the recall of General EulIer and General
Warren probably has been decided upon
According to Soer reports there is a
steady flow of foreign volunteers to the
TransYaal. Hitherto these adventures have
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
The Rest PRESCRIPTION for Malaria

Ch!ls and Fever is bottle Of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. 1t is Simply iron and lnnne in
kasteiess form. No cure-no pay. Prlce S?:.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
nioEMEo>TE,> DRENCHED.

London. April ls.-The Bloemfontcn cor
scspondcn, Of the Morning Post, telegraph
ing Tuesday. Aprii Il. says:
The town has been drench"d with rar
during the last three days, which has caused
,he greatest discomfort, especially ihe
Thirteenth Brigade is not provided with
tents
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19

Eiipepsia Tablets are an effective remedy
for digestive disorders and psia.-Adv.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
DAIGETTY'S LOSSES ~" MEx.
CROETON ON HaI.F-PkY.

London April 1s-rulorel Crofton, who
was in command at Spiou kop from the
time General Woodcate wounded urt.l
Colonel Thornycroft was appointed 20 the
position, and whose Photograph messages 10
General Warren caused General R!'ler 10
appoint Thornycroft to the command. W4s
placed on half pay to-day.
Private information r.c"vn, from
Shrewsbury to-day is 10 the effect iha'
General Gatacr. is leaving SG"lh Africa
this week TO resume command "f loral
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-19
REPORT OF NEPENER'> FALL.
ER0NEMNNNS WORK.

Pretoria. Tuesday. April 1.-THE latest
official reports from the Orange Free State
are TO the effect that General d.. We, is
still surrounding Brahan's probably re-
ferrins to Daleetrys, forces though the
British are strongly tnirenchel in B"s:
fashion. Indicating that they are cnloni.ls.
commaulant Frnn-mann reports that he
chased ir troops across the river in the
direction Of Aiiwal North. captmiug sev-
cIai prisoners.
il is said that Bethulie Bridge has h,er
blown mn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
Related to the Queen.

One day during Prince Henry, of Prus-
sias stay in Hong Kong. says London
NJ. n. T.. captain of a British trading
steamer was walking round the craving
dock in which the princes flagship was
being brushed up, when he saw an officer
standing near the gangway leading from
the, quay to the ship, and, being curious
to have Il look over the vessel, he salut-
ed with a Good morning, SIR" and
asked if he had any objection to his hay
ing a walk through he ship.
Not at ALL replied the officer: ~
shall be delighted to escort you round.'
After showing him over the different
parts OF the warship, the officer took the
captain into his cabin. He offered him a
cigar and a glass of wine, and they had
quite 4 friendly chat together. Before
leaving the captain happened to glance
round the table and saw a photo of the
Queen. said ne to the officer:
Il notice you have a pho ograph of the
Queen of England.''
YES answered the officer. ~ always
carry one of my grandmother's pictures
with me-
What the captains feelings were when
he found he had been en- camaraderic
with the admiral. Prince Henry of Prus-
sia. can be better imagined than de-
Scrhed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
\ HUGE MARRIAGE AGENCY
Nueens:ands Tempting Offers tt
Youn:. Englishworen.

Nueens!and's Tempting Offers to
Young: English women.
While the British housewife is bevail-
Tag the ever-increasing scarcity of gen
erals and house and parlormaids the
Queensland government agents in the
country are shipping young women to
their colony in thousands Some idea of
the extent to which the demand for sin
gle women in Queensland is being sup
pied from the country districts OF Eng
land may be gathered from the fact that
on last Thursday alone 215 healthy
young domestic servants were dispatched
to the Brisbane hiring depot by the COL
rnys agents, and with farm labUrers,
their wives and families, the total ship
ment for the day comprised 43O persons.
For the readiness to quit England for
the new life in the sunny South several
reasons are assigned. not the least inter-
eStflg of which is the prospect of mar
rage with the well-to-do selector who
raises coffee, cotton, tobacco or sugar ON
his outback holding. 1t is the common be-
lief Of the intending emigrant-and the
notion is carefully fostered by the hust-
ling AGENT, hat once in CooktOwn, Mack
ay. Bowen or Cairns she will speedily
capture the susceptible sQualter, marry
him and pass in month from the lean
to kitchen into the best room of the
home station.
For every man or woman secured by
the energetic agents who travel over the
United Kingdom they are paid los Cd,
and for each child IS 3d.-London Mail.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
ode Pint Is"

Hit don't make no diffunce ter me-
said Brother Dickey, "ef de whale swal-
Tered Jonah, or Jonah swallered de
whale. Wen l see Satan wild his mouth
wide open, de leading question wild me is.
WHO gwine swaller Dickey? OATS What.
En nit don't cut no fgger wild me w'ethcr
'L!jah gone to glory in a cherryot or fire
or nit de fire after he got dar. Still de
question come, How is Dickey gwine ter
get d?r? OATS de pint! OATS de ques
ton dat come up lax il OF: grocery BILL
en- ak fer settlement. Ever man is 'spon-
sible fer his own soul-do' some men soul
is so small dey 'sponsibility is mighty
little! You wuz bon by yo'se'f- onlcss
YOU WIZ twins-en~'yo you mus die by yo'-
se'f, onless de doctor taste de medicine
fust. Min what teil;n' you. Dey amt
no way outen it. Hits des ez plain ez
a pa d head in fly time. Wen you git up
yander dey amt gwine ak YOU, 'Whar'
yo' wife, en- whar' yo' mudder-in-law
kase why? Dey we'll knows you come
dar ter rest. Sides dat yo' mudder-in-
law mos inginrully goes de yuther way
No, sub! All you got ter do is ter answer
tor yo's self; en- eff you pulls throo after de
heavenly cross-questionin', you amt
gWine to kut up kaze you amt got no
front seat. Eff you kin DIES squeeze in
you'll be satisfy wild a secon'- class jews
harp, 'en holler halleluia fer six inches
er standin' !'-Atlanta Constitution
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
No Need of Reform.

80. your engagement is broken?' said
the girl in gray.
Yes, it is" replied the girl in brown,
froWning at the recollection.
what was the matter?''
He basely deceived me-" answered
the girl in brown. You see, it was this
way. l asked him one day to promise
me that he never again would smoke Gig
arcttcs, and he promised. Then l asked
him to refrain from the use of tobacco in
any form, and he promised to do that.
Later | told him | had horror of any
one who touched liquor, and he agreed
never to touch it. After that I suggest
ed that thought clubs had a bad influ-
cnce on young men, and l should expect
nm to give them up. and he said he
would. l also took up the subject of
gambling, and made him promise that he
would stop playing cards and betting OH
the races
"Well YOU didn't demand great deal
Of him. did you?' said the girl in gray.
Il suppose he deceived you in the mat
tcr?"
He did"
BROKE his promise, did he?"
''Oh, no! | could have FORGIVEN that
But just when l was concentrating NV
self that l at least had reformed one
young man | found that he didn't re-
Quire any reforming. He wasn't addict
Ell to single one Of the habits I made
him promise to break. 1t was terrible
shock and | broke the engagement at
once. Ihere was no longer anything in
It to make it interesting. "-Pearson's
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
TrOusseau Worth $4,000.

In the Boston Journal the fashionable
ladies' tailor relates the tragic story of
The Trousseau." The lady lived in the
country. Periodically she came to town
and ordered gowns without botherin@
about the price. "Finally one day she
came to town-oh! she Was a fine woman
as well as fine customer-and she sad:
I'm going to be ed soon. | should
like as good a trOuSsr3u as you can
make She knew what that would
mean in the way of expense, but she new
er asked a question about prices: it was
a carte blanche order, you see Well, We
went to work and imported some of the
best goods silks and sat;ns and laceS-
that could be found in Paris. You may
be sure that it was a rousseau we were
proud Of. In round figures the cost WAS
$4,000. 1t was all ready a week before
the date set for her marriage. and Eve
were just about to ship it, when-W.na1
do YOU 1hink:-We got word that she was
dead. She had been killed accidentally
in her own house. NO, we didn't lose our
money. We put III our claim against her
estate. 1t was a tragic bill, wasn't it?
-'TrOuSSeau-S2OO
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
The Modern Rascal.

In contrast with his primitive proto-
type, the modern rascal is noticeable first
of all for his versatility. He is no longer
merely reckless thief a dexterous liar
or co:rse practical joker.
With his increasing complexity of life
his sphere has widened UNNECESSARILY
and his motives and ambitions have been
stretched to cover everything in the ma
ter:al and moral universe So we have
Baldassare cultivating cunning that he
may take his vengeance on Tito Melerva,
and Ito too indolently fond of his own
sweet will and too ambitious for the ia
vor OF the Medicis to seek power or pleas
IRE by the straight and narrow way. We
have Becky Sharp trucking matchlessy
Tor title, and Leicester schening less
adroitly if more recklessly for throne.
AND as curiously modern variants we
have the philanthropic rascal in Koden' 5
Corner and the rascal on principle in Beg
CARS All. Some play for the prize, and
some; like Rupert Of Hentzau, love best
the hazards OF the game; some, like
Becky' tread hard on human hearts, and
others. like Gilbert Parker's Pretty
Pierre, can be very tender when there is
need; some. as Rochester, stand proudly
seeIf-justiied in condemning world;
others, undeceived. drink the bitter
draught their own hearts pour for them
to ITS dregs.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
Ladies Attended in a Body.

AS the minister tells it on himself it
is not fair to expect that others should
not repeat it, but as he is a good fellow
it would be too bad to name him.
He is bachelor, this Cambridge min
lister. and he has to eat where he can.
that same table there sat Il lot Of Youn;
WOman'S Christian association ladies'
The talk passed from persihage to real
interest, and by and by the young min
lister remarked to the prettiest girl:
why don't you come to my church some
Sunlay?"
The prettiest girl who always blushed
when directly addressed, redeemed slight
ly and said: "Well, it's a little out of
the. way for me, and l shall have to ex-
plain ahead that l am not going to be
present at the. church l attend regular
ly, but I'll do it,
'All come said the young minister,
and all the girls said they would.
But they didn't. the next Sunday, nor
the next. The minister felt little deli
cate about mentioning their failure to APP
pear when he met them at meals.
The consequence was that when they
did come they caught him not, expect
ing them. He rose in his pulpit and
looked down to see the whole fourteen
young women ranged in row in the
front pews. in charge of the secretary of
their organization. A glow of pride and
hospitality spread through the minister's
being; and he gathered himself for a
sermon so pat that he never gave
thought to the matter of it until he came
to read his text. 1t was too late to do
anything. however. and the minister's
turn to blush, with an accompaniment
Of smiles from the congregation, came
will make you fishers of men, Boston
Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
LIVING EXPENSES DECREASED.

Provisions Arc Cheaper Now than
They We're Thirty Years Ago.
The interesting disclosure is made that
the cost CT living is less in the United
States today than it was in 1860. Care
1ully compiled statistics show that arti-
ccles costing 500 then cost only $75 now.
1t is true that a few things are more
expensive, but commodities consumed
generally by families, such as bread
stu1fs, sugar, rice, salt, wooden and cot
ton goods, boots and shoes, and silk and
rubber goods. are considerably cheaper
now than they were thirty years ago. All
manufactured goods, with hardly an ex-
ccptlon, are cheaper, mainly because of
improved processes of manufacture which
enables the maker to reduce the cost to
the lowest point.
The development Of our vast bic ter
ritory in the West, Northwest and South
west, and the striking results of irriga-
ton, when applied to what were former
ly considered desert LANDS, have increased
our crop supplies more rapidly than the
predictions that prices of wheat. corn
and cotton must inevitably advance be-
cause little land remained to be cultivat-
ed in the West and South, the fact is
that millions Of acres are still awaiting
tlllage. In Texas alone an area almost
as extensive as that of the original thir-
teen states is virgin soil. The emf grant
may have to go farther and work harder
to establish a homestead in the United
States, but Uncle Sam is still rich enough
to give every able-bodied, industrious
newcomer a chance to own a farm.-Les-
lies Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
CURIOSITIES IN LONDON.
An Occasional Fruit Tree in Bearing
is Rare Spectacle.

An Occasional Fruit Tree in Bearing
is a Rare Spectacle.
Country things which flourish in Lon
don have been receiving a good deal Of
attention Of late. At the present time
there may be seen a number of fine
lunches Ut fast-lipening black grapes on
the sorth wall OF the Hospital for In
durable Children at Chelsea. No doubt
the poor mites within will be enjoying
them before long.
In garden at the Kings road end Of
Flood street, Chelsea, there is a mulber-
~ tree Which has this year borne a
fine crop OF fruit: 1t was picked during
the present month. Mulberries are not
always to be obtained in London, and
they are expensive. This, by the way,
has been a good year for mulberries in
various parts of the country. They have
been allowed to fall from the trees and
rot on the ground in some places.
The reed harvest is a small matter, but
not one to be altogether overlooked in
districts where this tall, handsome plant
Hourishes. The mowers are now among
the reeds, which go down before the
old-fashioned scythe. They are bound
up in sheaves like the corn, and when
dry stacked and used as they are re-
quired for matching purposes-LonGon
Express
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
CHINESE SUFFER FOR OTHERS.
Government Holds Them Responsible
for the Acts of Somebody Else.

There are manv characteristic reasons
for lack of solidarity among the Chinese
people; but the most conspicuous is the
elaborate system Of responsibility that
Families throughout the system Of gov
eminent and heads the extensive code of
ethics by which the Chinese regulate the
conduct of their everyday life. 1t is not
DIFFICULT to trace the connection between
the jellylike condition of Chinese nation
al and civil life and the vicious and ener-
waiting principle that everybody is rcspon-
slble. not only for his own acts but also
for the acts of somebody else. This con-
dltlon accounts for the fact that an in
significant number of Manchu mobiles are
and to dominate the people. To illustrate
this principle, suppose that a pickpocket
lifts a watch or purse in one of the
streets Of Canton or Pckin. II the thief
escapes with his booty the shopkcepe:s
and residents along tho street are held
responsible and will make good tho loss
Such system, to the Western mind, is
incomprehensible, but the Chinese-phil-
osophers by instinct though they are-re-
gard it as the logical working out of a
natural fundamental law The system
extends even farther. The Chinese are
held responsible not only for human acts,
but they are made to suffer for what the
european regards as the acts of Provi-
dtnce. If river rises in wrath and
destroys life and property the governor
of the Inflated district is summoned be-
fore the viceroy to explain why he per-
mitted the inundation. In the majority
of cases the luckless official commits sui
eide rather than submit to the punish
ment and degradation that inevitably fol-
lOW.-SaturQIY Evening Post
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Her Celestial Credentials.

Her Celestial Credentials Put it
down THAR said the old man to the obit.
uary writer, that she wuz forty-two,
an likely fer her age" 'That's down."
THAT she WIZ never known ter speak
cross word-bein def and dumb from
childhood" ''All right THAT she is
now at rest on Abrahams bosom-hut
hold on. Amt that whar Lazarus isl"
II think so.'' He paused 4 moment, as
if in deep thought Then he said: no
matter! Put it down that she's thar,
too; fer if Lazarus ever sees her comm
he'll vacate and hunt another restin
place. Sides that, he's been thar too
long, nyhowv'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
Drank Castor Oil.

A recent French writer on 1.-The Revo-
luton, the Empire and the Restoration"
cites an amusing instance of what he
calls heroic courtesy.
Percy, Lord Beverly, invited to dine
with him marquis, one Of the most
valiant soldiers of the army of Condo.
Wishing to honor his guest and the
cause which he served, that of thu
French King the English peer ordered
his butler 6G to bring him il! bottle of fine
in crystal"
He opened it carefully, and offered IL
glass to the marquis, saying: If You
deem it worthy the honor, will you drink
in this wine the health Of the King?"
The marquis tasted the wine.
"How do you like it?" asked the host.
"Exquisite," replied the marquis.
"Then." said Lord Beverly, finish the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26
Paris Misses Its English Patrons.

One Englishman wastes, according to
ms means, more money on pleasure trip
than three dozen foreigners. The Eng
!lshman is not good linguist; and even
II ne know language grammatically his
words are struggling. "They refuse to
come out in procession.' as George Eliot
wrote. AS a consequence he is fleeccd
and submits cheerfully to the fleeing.
Not SO the German. the Austrian. the
Spaniard and the Italian. They all know
French, and even if their accent should
betray their foreign origin they are safe;
for the FRENCH shopkeeper and trader on
ly goes deliberately for the "Anglish."
The "Anglish' have kept away, and
now there is wailing and gnashing of
teeth.-London Illustrated News.