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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21

supper: The guests were: Misses Zou and
Iona Gordon. Anna Birch: Katherine Nc
Z. N. Watson. visitor Kaiser. Claud Clark,
Charles A. Winston and W. ID. Fisher. Mrs.
sullivan assisted her daughter in entertain
Former Governor Stephens and Mrs. Ste
phens entertained last Tuesday in honor OF
the Gordan-Johnson bridal party. The dec.
the dining-room. where tiny incandescent
lights were inserted in a centerpiece of yell
low roses and jonQuils. The table was COW
lace. and decorated with gold candelabra
and tapers. An orchestra was stationed in
the hall and rendered music during the din,
Mr. johnson; Misses McHenry. johnson,
Birch. Gass. Zou Gordon and Mitchell. and
Messrs: Ferguson of Kansas City, Kaiser.
A recital was given Wednesday at Ste
yhens's Chapel by Mrs, William Elliott, as;
s sist orch Oy Mr' F Fhed so Mailiis% Mer s:0 Mn. Harry anS
Haley Of Kansas City and Professor Troen-
die OF this city, violinist.
The Jane Randolph Jefferson Chapter OF
the D. A: r: met last week at the residence
OF Mrs. W. S. Pope on McCarty street. The
subject of discussion was a paper on Wash
Edwards. and one on the Home Life Of
Jefferson" read b. Miss Julia Epps. A
Nvd paper was read by Mrs. 6; p; Burgess
S sssisfea iD en as { Masoh BY her Mrs da peRe
Us. A. l. Hawkins and Miss Miller
the lunch was served in the course OF
Knigkoon.
about might a banquet was given by
tending.S Peace Commandery. No. q.
lavishiy dlar, at the new Madison,
chandeliersss and fifty gentlemen at
lax, and the Aand gold dining-room was
mirror, festoohp Southern .smilax, the
and palms; twouns twined with smi-
length Of the dinRuffet.. with its large
rated in ferns. cutcut flowers, smiiax
courses were served.Ales were set the
a toast was responds and We're deco
Henry. the Reverend H.!no Iruits. SlA
fornia. Mr.. s. 3. Jeffries> eacn course
Valiant were among the. Jesse W.
Jefferson City orchestra rende oI San-
during the banquet. which bege l.; -.
continued until 2 o'clock. Inc
Miss Elsie Kirk of Kirksville:tio nS
couple of days with Mrs. W. A. MdaaHo
the New Madison. She was a guest
Gordon-Johnson wedding. :
Miss Berthine Barlow returned home
terday from a VISIT to Sweet Springs.
Doctor Arthur Nelson of Boonville c.
was a guest OF his aunt, Mrs. L.
Stephens.
Mrs. w. H. Bassett and children retur
Tuesday from a visit to relatives at p
and Warrensburg.
Mrs. Cash Blackburn has returned fro
short visit to relatives in Vandalia, Mo
Mrs. A. p. Grimshaw and niece. Miss
liza Grfmshaw, Of Sedalia returned WedI
day from a visit to the family OF
George Faulhaber in st. Louis.
Mrs. w. H. Lusk left Wednesday
Ptttsburg to visit her sister. who is v
I'll.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21

returned from a visit to Kansas City
Tuesday.
Mrs. James McCune has returned to her
home in New London after a visit to Mrs.
j. p. O'Hern.
Mrs. w. w. Howard has returned fram
a visit to st. Louis.
Mrs. John Jones was the guest Of New
London friends Tuesday.
Mrs. e. o. Hodson visited friends in
Quincy Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph z. Rowe have re-
turned from q visit to st. Louis.
Mrs. Joseph Wilson of New London was
the guest Of friends in Hannibal Tuesday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
SOCIETY FROM MISSOURI
AND
NElGHBORING CITIES,
Kansas City, Jefferson City, Joplin, Hannibal, the Two Spring
fields, Alton, Edwardsville, Fort Worth, Hot
Springs and Paducah.

in honor of her sister. Mrs. Robert Down
man.
Mrs. Morris E. Berney has returned after
a visit of several weeks with friends at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. d. b. Keller is at home after q visit
of several days at Dallas.
Announcement Of the marriage Of Miss
Jeanette Woodward and Arthur B. John
for early in June. The CEREMONY will be
at the Broadway Presbyterian Church n
will be performed by the Reverend Junius
B. French.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
sPRINGFIELD, nj.

Special Correspondents Of The Sunday Republic.
Springfield, Ill, April 12.-Formal opening
OF the golf season In Springfield was cele-
brated yesterday afternoon when a mixed
west OF the city. The green's were some
what soft and the balls hardly rolled be-
yond the carry" The putting greens, hon.
ever, were smoother than they ever ave
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
\, relatives in Kansas City for several

of relatives in Kansas City for several
weeks, returned home Wednesday.
has MlI Been ne the guest Mets II Miss Net Murphy for
the last two months. went to kansas Clty
Tuesday for q short visit before returning
to her Southern home. -.
guest of Mrs. Fred Lawder.
Major ]. A. and Mrs. Turner and family
and Mrs; John WeTkiser' wife OF v aieusg
Of Mr.. and Mrs. 6. j. W'orkiser.
MIS-. Q. H. Gentry is visiting relatives In
Miss Ella Fletcher is visiting friends in
Neosho.
Misses Edna and Nellie Hamlin are visit
Miss Grace ktmmel Of Rich HUI. MO-, Is
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. Will Hacker:
Mrs. Harry Bulkely Of Kansas City Is VS.
iting Joplin relatives this week
Mrs. F. H. Medbury- of New York iS tina
guest of Colonel and Mrs. John H. Taylor.
si pGetG g,s anS nf departed a; E. f Tassssy a fsr Moss nes
Angeles, Cal, to reside permanently.
Mrs. T. s. Lockett and children are visit
ing relatives in Fort Worth; Tex. n,r,ed -
Memphis. Tenn, where they will locate per-
Miss Allie Corning Is visiting Miss Helene
Phelps in Carthage this week.
Mrs. Helen Ball and daughter arrived from
Paris, ILL.,, Tuesday and are the guests OF
Doctor II, =. Ball; -. c.,.,... :. visit.
MIS-. j.. W. NlcECullA "a
ing Joplin relatives.
Miss Anne Immel is the guest Of relatives
in Galena, Kas., this week.
Mrs. William Hamilton OF Granny Ii VISIT
ing friends in Joplin.
Miss Agnes Douglas. a popular young lady
of South Joplin, was married Tuesday. IN
Kansas City to Mr.. Frank B. Neil OF that
city.
Mr. T.. F. Griffin. q ~well-known Joplin
travelling man, was married in Springfield
Tuesday.
matte club composed of Joplin society peo-
pie, which gave/a very creditable entertain
ment at the Joplin Opera-house last week.
will put on "Willow Copse" at the Galena
Opera-house in the near future.
Mrs. Warren Arlington and Miss Rosa
Arlington, who have been visiting IN 81;
Louis the past few weeks. have returned
to Joplin.
Miss Clara Hooker Of Lebanon. who is the
guest of Mrs. c. v. Buckley, spent Monday
in Carthage.
Miss Louise Church will leave this. week
for a visit to relatives in Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. bessie Qualls of Pueblo. Colo, mas
arrived in the city to make her home with
relatives.
was called to this city by the fatal illness
of her husband. has returned home.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06

Dobbs met his friend Turner In the
tram. They were both going to Bir-
mingham and stopped at the same ho-
tel. Turner registered his name "E. *.
Phtholognyrrh."
Dobbs. noticing It. exclaimed, Here,
what are you using such foreign. out
landlsh name forY
81 am not assuming any foreign
name" replied Turner.
What kind of name is 1t, thenY
THAT is my identical old name. and
1t is English too-pronounced "Tur-
ner.'"
81 can't see how you make Turner
out of those IS letters; besides, what is
your object in spelling that way"
asked DObbs.
"Well. you see, nobody ever noticed
my name on the register when | wrote
It Turner" the latter explained. but
since commenced writing it 'Phtholo-
gynrrh' | set them all guessing. 1t is.
as | said before, English spelling.
'Phth' Is the sound of t. in 'phthisis,
'olo' is the sound of 'ur' in colonel,
'gn' there is the N in 'gnat,' 'yrrh' is
the sound of err in 'myrrh.' Now, II
that doesn't spell Turner what does it
spellT-London Standard.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06

1t is always interesting to know what
cOlOrs are used or selected by royal
families as being their very own. To
England. the only royal family of mod
ern times which has selected 1t, belongs
scarlet and it must be confessed that it
Is most effective color. The royal
households of Portugal, Prussia, Swe-
den and most of the German princes
wear blue, Russia chooses dark green,
and Austria delights in black and yell
low. According to the usual belief
scarlet, as the royal household color of
England, was chosen because of the
red rose of the Plantagenets, but this
is not true. 1t was taken from the
field gulcs of the royal standard and
from Henry's adoption of the scarlet
dress of the yeomen of the guard.
In days gone by 1t was the privilege
of the aldcrmen's wives to wear scar
let gowns, but Englishmen having an
nOunced in song and story that they
never will be slaves the general Eng
lish woman of today is never so happy
as when she has an entire red gown
or coat or some touch of the glowing
color about her.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
WHOLE NUMBER, 1,549.
ABA11s9l
N---l.sssl.sssssssszz ~ l.ssss ssszslss AA -
q. IN
HIS NAME WAS BROWN.
But the Honest Farmer Was Not So
Very Grasping.

Your name Is Brown, isn't it?' in
quired the smooth caller on a farmer
out near Dearborn. John Wesley
Brown"
yep; that is how l was baptized an
chriStcncd. I'm him"
II wanted to I've sure of the name. 1t
might make a difference of at least half
a million. How far can you trace your
ancestry hack?"
"WcI, | got the same family Bible
as my -gran'fathcr, an they had
been lot of business done In it afore
it kim down to him"
Does 1t show that your family used
to live in England and designate the
localities z"
"Pcrzecketly. 1t p'ints out jest them
things. Ole EnOch Brown owned durn
near hull county over there bout $50
years ago"
"By Jovc, you're the man. | havo
the pleasure of informing you that you
are one of the heirs to an immense for
tune. Eve traced the whole thing from
beginning to end. There's not flaw
In the chain"
Say, stranger, you said half a mil
lion, didn't you, an it's sure shot?"
Straight as gun barrel"
"Its this way now: I'm burned busy.
and | han't got no ready money fur
to speak Of. If you'll GIN me $4,000.
I'll sign the hull blamed shootin match
over to YOU. I'd ruthcr pay 50 fur one
than to take my 'tention off business
right now
The caller couldn't think of it. 1t
would be taking an unfair advantage.
lie was even more positive In his re-
lection of offers of $4,000, $1,000. S3.-
900 and finally $1,000. All he wanted
was n couple of hundred to start in on
collecting the half million. When
the old man clicked his store teeth to-
gcther and reached for the family rifle,
the visitor hurried over bushes, cleared
the front yard fence and had the dog
hanging to him as he lcaped into the
buggy after cutting the tie strap. He
left at a two minute clip and with his
hair on end.
"Durned idiot mus think l don't
take no papcrs.' And the farmer re-
placed the unloaded gun.-Detroit Free
Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
II RRinch Copper,

The cadets of Annapolis sat in the
side aSlcs of the chapel leaving the
center aiSles for the officers and their
families says DR. Cyrus Townsend
Brady in "Undcr rOpslS and Tents"
When the offering was received, the
two boys charged with the duty of
passing the plates did not make the
slightest effort to circulate them among
the cadets, for we never had any mon
cy. They would walk rapidly down the
aisle and then come deliberately up the
middle, gathering thence what they
could. One Sunday the chaplain an
nounccd that he would preach mis-
siOnary sermon the next Sunday. 1t
did not have the ordinary effect in
emptying the church, for we were
obliged TO so as usual.
During the week it occurred to the
bright mind of q senior, or first class
man, who is now prominent New
York tinancier that it would be we'll
for the cadets to make an Offering. SO
he sent out to the bank on Saturday
morning and succeeded In smuggling in
over 300 copper cents, which he dis
tributed | cent per boy to- the Eps-
copal battalion. We stationed strong,
long armed man on the outside seat of
the first pew in each aisle.
The chaplain made piteous appeal
for pennies evcn and when the aston
ished cadets who passed the plates
started on their perfunctory promenade
the strong, one armed men aforesaid
promptly relieved them of the metal
plates, and each one dropped in one
copper cent with an ominOus crash
and then deliberately handed the plate
to the next boy, who did the same
thing. 1t rained copper cents for about
ten minutes. The chaplain was dread
fully disconnected. the officers tdgeted
and looked aghast. Some of them
laughed, and the cadets preserved
deadly solemnity. The affair was a
striking success.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
Optim ism.

When the optimist was dispossessed
and thrown, along with his household
impedimenta, into the cold street. he
chuckled furiously.
"Why do you laugh, my friend?" In
quired a passerby.
because have just now been
emancipated from toll" replied the op-
timist. For years my life has been
one long struggle to keep the wolf from
Inc door. But now that | have been
deprived of the door l no longer am
compelled to toll Sweet, indeed, are
the uses of adversely"
Then the optimist walked off, whis-
tling gayly, into the sunshine.-New
York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06

the railroad is little better than a quag-
mire. What does this mean to the
planter, farmer and truck gardener?
''The load" says a report of the de-
partment of agriculture, that one
horse can move on iron rails on level
road requires horse and a half on
level asphalt pavement, 3la horses on
the best Belgian block pavement, 7
horses on cohbleStOncS, 20 horses on
ordinary dirt roads and 40 horses on
sand These figures are not as siSnif-
cant, of course, for the New York
farmer as for his brethren south and
west, but they are pregnant enough to
make him ponder. They should be dis
played on every signpost in the rural
parts.
General Stone of the United States
roads bureau has compiled some fig
ures bearing on the good roads problem
which are Illuminating and even star
tling. He estimates that it costs the
farmers of the country every year the
enormous sum of $94G,000,000 to haul
their products to rail and water n sum
which exceeds the operating expenses
of all the railroad companies. Two
thirds of this sum might be saved, he
believes, by constructing good roads.
This is conclusion that must be PROV
ed to the satisfaction of the farmers of
dertaking, since many of them are so
poor that present outlay seems to them
of greater moment than prospective
advantage.
A man who is engaged in a struggle
to keep the wolf from the door can
hardly be expected to burden himself
with an increased road tax. Life is
too short and uncertain, he thinks. 1t
has been pointed out with much force
that the farmer complains loudly about
an increase of fraction of a cent
mile by a railroad company, which he
denOunces as a plundering monopoly,
but he keeps on in his old imbecile way
of wearing out his horses and wagons
on exccrable roads. General Stone tells
him that if he would have the courage
to face the cost of reasonably good
roads the farm property of the country
would appreciate probably $5,0O0.000,-
OOo. mere Ill lue uOIlu we nave Seell
the light, but we are not so far ad-
vanced in the reform that we can af-
ford to disparage the cotton states.
May the New Orleans convention teach
them the kindergarten principles of
good roadmaking! The more of such
conventions the better.
1t Is a fortunate fact in the history
of the good roads movement that il is
exceedingly infectious and. when once
started. spreads with great rapidity.
That has been the experience OF Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey and Connect
cut, and il is now pretty safe to expect
that other states will not be exceptions
TO the rule. A well made and well
kept thoroughfare demonstrates its
value so conclusively that there is no
use in attempting to deny it in the
presence OF any one who has seen the
truth. Thus the number of advocates
of road Improvement continually multi.
plies, and minoritieS are converted into
majorities in manner surprising even
30 themselves.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06

TON was the name given to lOrdly
young crow" says Florence NJ. Kings
ley in The Ladies' Home Journal.
Beauty was snow white pigeon of
about the crows age, with whom he
was reared. Just how it came about
we never knew. but we soon discovered
that Beauty regularly acted as maid of
oil work to Tom. She fetched and car
ried morsels of food at his imperious
command, and one of her unvarying
duties was the preening Of her mas
ter's feathers. Tom was very much of
a dandy. His coal black plumage al
ways appeared perfectly dressed and
shining, but the arduous labor of his
toilet was performed for him twice
every day by the humble and affection
ate pigeon.
"Our fine gentleman would come In
from roll in the dust or dip in the
fountain and. seating himself upon a
certain railing, utter a short. sharp call.
Instantly Beauty would descend to his
side and begin her task, tluttcring anX-
iOusly from side to side as she worked.
drawing each shining black feather
carefully out to its full length in her
pink bin. Tom meanwhile doing luxu-
riOuSly, with closed eyes, after the
manner of the complacent patron of
skillful barber. If Beauty unfortunate
ly pulled Il feather too hard, a SQuawk
and sudden peck informed her of her
mistake"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
MERCHANTS DAY.
How Trade Is Brought to a Nova
Scotia Town.

How Trade Is Brought to Nova
Scotia Town.
The mail order business from all
parts of Canada that comes to the
large departmental stores of Toronto
Is always a live subject for suburban
merchants, says Profitable Advertising.
A report comes from WOIfville, n. s.,
of plan hit on there for keeping lar
ger percentage of trade at home. They
have started what they call n ''mer-
chants day On this day every store
offers special bargains and also gen
eral discount of 10 per cent on all
stock. At a meeting held beforehand
1t is arranged to have no claShing OF
bargains, each merchant declaring his
specials, and the people support the
day with enthusiasm.
Wolfvillc merchants seem unanimous
In declaring it successful innovation,
inspiring their customers with conf
dence in their desire to do as we'll for
them as the city stores. The day and
its bargains are of course fully adver-
tised, the merchants combining their
advertisements for the day. From all
reports 1t is only yearly occurrence,
but if SO successful why is it not in-
stalled as ut least regular monthly
feature?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
RuraI Mail Delivery.

A factor which will now assist the
good roads movement is the demand
for rural mail delivery. The carriers
want better roads. and the farmers
want the mail delivered promptly, and
the two are causing good roads move
mentS wherever there is a request for
the rural delivery. There are from 800
to $50 routes now established or rec
commended in Iowa and 55 applications
pending at the headquarters of the
western division at Denver; there are
40 applications pending from Nebras-
ka, 1873 from Kansas and IS from
South Dakota. The nine special agents
in the western division would be kept
busy for year and half investigat-
ing new routes If no others were asked
for. Routes are being established In
Iowa at the rate of II to 16 per day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
A Task,

To be honest. to be kind, to earn
little and to spend less, to make, upon
the whole, a family happier by his
presence, to renounce where that shall
be necessary and not TO be imbittered.
to keep a few friends. but these with
out capitulation; above all, on the same
grim conditions to keep friends with
himself-here is a task for all that
man has of fortitude and delicacy.-
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
Object of Advertising,

The object of advertising, in a gener-
al sense, is to educate the human mind
to think best of your goods when think
ing of goods In your line at ALL and to
attain this requires a skill in arousing,
no schOolmastcr or college professor
In the world Is required TO exercise in
n like degree with his unwilling pupils.
But the public can learn. will learn and
does learn under the able and energetic
efforts of the persistent advertiser
George ii. Bubb, Willamsport, Pa.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
DctuiIed Information Desired,

Bridget (standing before a picture in
Mrs. It's sitting room)-Foine picture
thot, Mrs. II.
Il think a great deal of it," replied
Mrs. T. 1T was taken of mother and
me when l was . years old"
"Shure an l niver would "a thought
the loike! An which is you an which is
your mither?''-Leslie's Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
Bismarck on the Throne of France.

Bismarck on the throne of France!
Bismarck was once spoken of in that
connection. And by Napoleon too! 1t
was during the detention of the de-
thrOncd emperor at Wilhelmshohe in
1871, when Napoleon and some mem
bers of his staff were discussing the
probability of Napoleon reascendlng
the French throne and news of the do
ings of the commune was brought in.
"lIorrible-too horrible" exclaimed
le petit empereur.
And then, after long silence, he re-
sum'd, Il know man who, if on the
French throne, would be master of
Germany in six months"
Ills name, sire" asked his nephew,
Prince Murat.
bismarck" replied the emperor as
he turned on his heel
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06

Ryan (glcefully)-D'ycz moind, Moikc?
1t TUX six polacemin t git wan foightin
OiriSh mimbcr out av tn British house
nv parlymint.
Shea-Huh. Shure, wan av thin
moight hov done it daid aisy.
Ryan (warmly)-Indade! An how?
Shea-Phwy, be sthandin outside av
tn dure an callin th' Oirishman loiar
brooklyn Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06

Cltiman-I suppose you fellows in the
country are glad to see this rain.
Subbubs-NOt much!
Citiman-Why, it will make things
grow quickly.
Subbubs-Thats just it. 1t will make
the Internal grass shoot up SO Wen
have to cut it again. - Philadelphia
Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
HIGHWAY EDUCATION
GOOD ROADS CONVENTIONS IN THE
LINE OF PROGRESS.
They Plant Seed Which May Ger
inmate and Bear Fruit-Fnrmcrs
Fear Taxation saving of Hard


HiIhwnys-EncouraS the work.
Commenting on the good roads con-
vcntion recently held at New Orleans,
the New York Sun says:
There are no worse roads in the
country than are found in the southern
states. The proof is furnished by the
department of agriculture, which has
investigated the cost of transportation
on roads in different parts of the coun-
try and makes this estimate: In the
the northern and eastern states, where
the average wagon haul for farm prod
uce ranges from 80 to go miles, to
haul certain fixed weight to railroad
or boat costs $1.S9; in the prairie states
and the southern states generally.
where the average haul is S.S miles, it
costs S2.12, and in the cotton states
separately, where the haul is 1916 miles,
the cost is $500"
In the spring of the year a southern
highway connecting back towns with
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
The Chip on the Block.

81 can tell you one thing. Maria. If
Johnny is like me, he will have good
staying qualities anyhow"
"IIc has them now, John. He'd stay
in bed till noon every day if I'd let
him. ."-Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
MnSI CnrinnA Thing.

Mrs. Quizzer twho wants to know
everythingl-Now. what do you con-
slider to be the most curious thing you
ever saw. professor?
Professor TrOtter--A woman, madam.
--NarIen Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-07-06
The RetOrt Courteous.

Jailer docking the thief in the celD-
There, my good fellow, l am 4 man of
iron. and ! guess you won't break away
from me.
Thief-Wcll. I'm a man Of steal, and
weIl see about it.-Detroit Free Press.