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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
Log cabin Phne.sphx.

Dis worl' Is mighty old, but IL amt ham
ez gray-headed ez some er de young sinners
in 1t
Te-morrer will provide fer dc things or
itse'f. but sometimes 1t draws do line AZ
providin' fer de whole family.
You can't git on de sunny side by waitine
fer de worr ter turn roun'.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
Getting Ready to Curve.

The man who was dining with the family
for the first time began the conversation.
Wasn't that the dinner bell that just
rang" the stranger asked.
Yes" replied the old friend of the family.
Then. where's the host going? I irst
saw him pass down 'he hall with nj; over
coat on
That wasn't an overcoat; it was a mack
intosh. We are going to have roast duck"
Denver Times.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
somethinx Of That Kipd.

Parent: well. Charles. you will soon be
getting through with your schooling. and
it's time you thought about what you cx-
pect TO do for a living. Have you any pref
erence for anything in particular"
Offspring: In n general way, nothing
more. 1 have thought I'd like to be a stock
broker or a clergyman. or something of tina
kind
Parent: Something of that kind"
Offspring: Yes: something in which other
folks furnish the confldence."-Boston Tran
script.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
Never known to Fail.

Wiggles: II know just what to take for
s~easickness."
waggles eagerly: do you? What is it?''
Wiggics: An ocean steamer."-Stray
Stories.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

Wiser Than Her PubIished) Years.
She: There's that Miss Wright"
He: "They say she's extremely clever"
She: so she Is. She manages to have
fewer birthda ys in more time than any of
us."-Stray Stories.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

/ ffOyt0 joke ON
On one occasion Mr.. Mckee was watching
a performance from n box. where he was
seated with some friends.
During the first act an usher came to him
with the information that a gentleman was
| waiting at the door to see him on most i'm
pOrtant business.
Tell him I can't como out-Tm very
busy" was the answer.
| The usher returned in a moment to saw
that the man insisted on seeing Mr., Mckee.
who again sent out word that it was I'M
possible to see him
The man outside then sent in the mes
sage that he was an author, and had a play
that he wished Mckee to read Immediately.
This incensed the manager, who said to
the usher:
TELL that fool out there that this IL no
time TO bring a play to be read. Get him
out of the place. won't see him, / won't
read his play"
A few minutes later the usher came back
and informed Mckee that the man utterly
refused to go without seeing him, and that
ne must be granted an interview, also that
he was quite sure that the manager would
not only read his play. but he would also
produce 1t, and added that he would bet
81, 900 that Hoyt & Mckee would be only too
glad to get the play.
AT that Mckee became furiously angry,
and. excusing himself to his party, left the
box with the intention Of personally in
viting the persistent author to be gone.
Where's that idiot who insists on seeing
me"' he asked of the treasurer at the box
office. Then the treasurer pointed to a man
standing in the shadow with q roll of man
uscript under his arm.
1t was Hoyt. with his newly finished play,
which he handed to Mckee. who said to
those present:
ITS on me-whatll you have. boys?'-
New York Clipper.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

r. wfshin' fob Dc June bug
r. wtshin' fob Dc bee,
r. wishin' fob Dc mornin g1orios
C1tmhin' roun' Dc trsA
r. Wtshin' fob Dc butterfly
Dat ustef dance an play.
yoh dsy's al done shook yoh uncle
An lsy's travelled far away.
Dis WORT b sho1y ncklA
I liked 'em %. you ea
I fohgive dc bug fob bitin'.
An Dc bee fob sting1n' me.
mt ! ans en- al u~nSrateful,
An Tss lonely here to-day.
Joh dsy all done shook you uncle
Az days travelled far away
-Washington Star.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

Kwoter: IT tell you. there's truth in that
old saying: If you would have . thing
well done. do It yourself"
Gloter: Huh! How about q hair-cut?c.
Philadelphia Press.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
The Chastiaement.
there an (hic) empty seat in

Kind Lady: why are you crying, little
boy?'
Little Boy: "Coz NAV ifs made a exam
pie out O. me fer my little brothers sake"
Ohio State Journal.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
a Chanee Of Pro.ramne.

II don't see what right you have to push
me for an opinion AZ to which is the better
yacht said the man, who is usually very
aggressive.
ITS just a fancy Of mine,' answered the
worm. who had Just been turned. II want
you. for a change. to tell me about 1t be-
fore 1t happened. instead OF saying. I told
you So after it is all over."-washington
Star.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
Log Cabin Phno.ephy.

Look out fer de rainy day. but don't put
all yo' money in umbrellas.
Ell some folks knowed dat de worr wuz
turnin' roun' dey'd spend a lifetime maxim
brakes ter stop It.
You can't reason wild 2 mule. en- de mo-
you beats him. de tougher he gifts. He's des
nacherily ergin de gover'ment.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

Mr.. Ooftibags: Apply for my daugh-
ter's hand, sir! Why, the child is scarce
ly old enough to know her WI mind"
Mr.. SplOsh: Just so; but I thought
I'd best come early to avoid the crush"
Sloper.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
wAe. the Cows Como Homo.

When the Cows Como Home.
with klinsle. klangle, klingle.
Way down the dusty dingle.
TIL cows are coming homo:
Now sweet and clear, and faint and low,
Tho airy tinklings come and go.
Like chimings from some far-off tower.
Or gatherings of an April shower
That makes the daisies grow
Ko-ling, ko-lang, koklinglelingle.
Way down the darkening dingle
Tho cows come slowly home.
with Jingle. Jangle. Jingle,
Soft sounds that sweetly mingle,
The cows are coming home:
Ma1ime,. and Pearl, and Florimel,
Dekamp. Redrose. and Gretchen Schen.
Queen Bess and Sylph. and Spangled Sue
Across the fields 1 hear loo-oo.
And clang her silver bell.
Cooling. go-lang. golinglelingle,
With faint. far sounds that minsle.
The cows come slowly home:
And mother-songs Of long-gone year,.
And baby joys. and childish tears.
And youthful hopes and youthful fears
When the cows como home.
With ring1e. rangle, ringle,
By twos and three and single.
The cows arc coming home.
Through tho violet air We see the town.
And the summer sun ~a-slippins down:
pLApAo III II hazel kldQ0
Throws down the path a longer shade,
And the hills are growing brown.
To-ring. to-rang. toringlsringle,
BY threes and fours and single,
The cows come slowly home.
The same sweet sound of wordless psalm,
The same sweet June-day rest and calm.
The same sweet scent Of bud and balm.
When the cows como home.
With tinkle. tankle. tinkle.
Through fern and perwinkle
Tho cows are coming home.
A-loitertng In the -checkered stream.
Where the eun-rays dance and CLEAN.
6tarine, Peachbloom and Phoebe Phyllis
Stand knee-deep In the creamy llies,
In The drowsy dream.
To-link. to-lank, tolinkleInkle,
Ger banks and buttercups a-twinkle
The GOVT come slowly homo:
And up through memory's deep rav1ne
Come tho brooks old song and its old-ttme
sheen,
And the crssusnt Of tho silver queen.
When tho COVE como home.
with q klinsls. klansie. k1ingie
With Q loo-oo. and moo-oo and Jingle.
The cow are coming homo;
And over there on Merlin hill.
Hear the plaintive cry of the whippoorwiu;
And over the poplars Venus shines;
And over the silent mill.
Ko-ling. ko-lans. kolingielingle.
With . t~ing-a-ling and Jingle
The cows come slowly home.
Let down the barn. let In tho train
OF long-gone songs, and nowerst and ralns
For dear old times come back again
When the cows come homo.
-Agnes n Mitchell
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
WHY eMikev Didp,t Rise,

Among the employees OF one OF the I'M
portant mercantile establishments Of Chi
cago is a husky young man who is known
rs Mike" There seems to be no clear un-
derstanding among Mikes" immediate su-
periors as to the nature of his duties. He
sits around among boxes at the rear end
of the concern most of the time and smokes
an old pipe that has the death rattle in its
throat.
Occasionally there is a ragpicker or a sus-
picious looking prowler to be driven out OF
the alley. but aside from looking after such
! persons Mike has no regular work to do.
This gives him plenty of time to get fat
and to ponder upon the great mysteries Of
existence.
The other day one of the firms trusted
men had occasion to look around among the
boxes where Mike" was on guard. and.
finding the latter with his heels cooked up
and his chin on his breast. while the old
pipe gurgled and wheeled and threatened
after every pull to give up the struggle for
ever. the man from the office proceeded to
read his colaborer a little sermon.
Mike" said the one who amounted to
something, why do you sit around here
wasting your spare moments? You are neg
lecting golden opportunities. Instead Of
idling your time away you might have a
book and be studying. Many a man in your
place would educate himself, and so be-
come capable OF taking Il higher place In
the world. l myself started in here at the
bottom. But 1 was determined not to re-
main ut the bottom. How do you suppose
I got up? BY sitting around and waiting
for my employers to come and lift mo out
of my place? No. indeed, Mike I fitted
myself for d better position. / put in my
spare time finding out things about the
way the establishment was run. I made
myself too valuable to be kept at the bot
Tom. I was determined from the start that
I would be promoted. not merely for my
own benefit. but for the benefit of the firm.
I decided to make myself SO valuable that
they could not afford not to take advantage
of my knowledge, and my ability. I hin
a great many young men make mistakes in
the attitude they assume at the start. They
try to get up merely for their own profit.
They should make themselves so competent
that their employers could not help seeing
that It would be Improbable to keep them
down. You have q hundred chances here
for every one that I had when I started.
Three-fourths Of the time you have nothing
to do. You could put in this time studying
and finding out how our business Is done. In
that way you could make yourself worth
more to the firm than you are at present.
Why don't you do it?"
Mike slowly removed his heels from the
box on which they had rested, and, after
having gulped down a mouthful of nicotine.
he replied:
I've noticed one thing around this place.
The less a Teller knows the less he has to
do.'-Chicago Record-Herald.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

First Summer Girl: 'If you could spend
the winter just where you chose. where
would you like to go?" Second Summer Girl:
ITO the Isle OF Man, Of "-Somer-
Vile Journal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-01
De WlTTE WINS OUT AGAIN.

Berlin stock Exchange Takes Its
Medicine From Russia's Financier.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
st. Petersburg, June 1S-Like many an
other broth. the stew between the Berlin
stock Exchange aud the Russian Minis
try of Finance will probably not be eaten
as hot as 1T was cooked
Local financiers point out that
the practical carrying out of NJ De
Whites retaliatory threats would prob
ably cause as much or more mischief in
Russia as in Germany. The refusal to
permit quotation of the obligations of
companies in which German subjects are
interested on the Russian bourses, would,
1T is believed, damage the Russian share
holders more than the German, for the
latter are, as rule, less able to dis
pense with the assistance of the banks
than foreign syndicates. 1t seems, how
ever that the Berlin bourse is not in
ciined to press the claims of the German
holders of Southwest Railway certificates,
and the affair will likely have no pratt
cal consequences, except to demonstrate
anew that Minister De White Is ready for
a fight whenever one is forced upon him.
Benevolent MiIIiOnaire's VIII.
Inc VIII VI a NioSGoW XniitOHdlfS, M
Solodovnikoff, bequeathing princely sums
for educational purposes, has just been
approved by the courts after a hard
struggle. The relatives receive modest
allowances. The remainder of the estate,
estimated at 21.000,OO0 roubles ($10,5OO, 000)
is to be divided into three parts, of which
two will form funds for the establishment
of elementary and professional schools in
the governments of Vooga, Archangel
and Tver, and the remainder will be de-
voted to the erection of workingmen's
houses In Moscow. The rent for each
family shall not exceed Ave roubles a
month
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-01
FIGHTING STRIKERS ARRESTED
Beld Work of Deputy MarshnIs
Among Kentucky SIoonshiners.


Among Kentucky NIoonshiners.
Thacker, w. Va, June 30.-During the
night Detective 7. l.. Felts. assisted by
John Justice, deputy United States mar
shal and posse of six men. went to the
Kentucky side of Tug river, and captured
the nine persons who are charged with
terrorizing the miners on the West Vir-
ginia side OF the river for the past ten
days by shooting at all who could not
give the proper strikers sign as they
passed and repassed along the railroad.
They were brought to this place and held
under a heavy guard awaiting the train
to take them before a Kentucky Judge,
who remanded them to Judge Jackson at
Parkersburg. this state. They were sur
pTised in their sleep, with their Winches-
ters under their pillows, and surrendered
with but little resistance. Even their
guard was captured asleep on duty. 1t is
generally believed that this will break up
the lighting end of the strikers troubles,
and that their differences will soon be
compromised in satisfactory way to all
concerned.
Charles Burke. president of the local
union of United Mines Workers of Amer
lea, was arrested at noon to-day by Dep
uty United States Marshal Hufford and
Detective Felts and taken to Parkesburg
this afternoon to appear before Judge
Jackson on the charge of tearing down
the notices of the injunction granted by
Judge Jackson.
The nine strikers arrested this morning
in Kentucky were lodged in Jail at Will
Hanson tonight to await the action of
the Kentucky courts.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-01
SHAMROCK II CHALLENGED.
Kenneth NJ. Clark Relieves His Cut
ter kariad the Better Boat.

ter kariad the Better Boat.
Rothesay, June SO.-A development as
intensely interesting as it was entirely un
expected has occurred concerning the
challenge for the Americas cup. This is
due to the action of Kenneth NJ Clark,
owner of the cutter Kariad. Mr. Clark
has had three opportunities of racing the
Kariad against the Shamrock 1, and he
has witnessed all the trials of the two
Shamrocks since the challenger was re-
fitted His observations have led him to
doubt seriously whether the Shamrock II
is good enough to send to American wa
tiers in challenge for the cup. He has
belief amounting to conviction that the
Kariad is a better boat, length for length,
than the Shamrock II, and he desires to
see this question settled before any yacht
goes out as a challenger.
Accordingly, he has challenged Sir
Thomas Upton to a series of races be-
tween the Shamrock IL and the Kariad
under American racing conditions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-01
The BUSY SWITZERS
THE LITTLE REPUBLIC A GREAT
TRADER.
AHEAD OF LARGER NATIONS.
SHE DEALS MUCH WITH HER BIG
NEIGHBORs.

She Has $3.50 of Foreign Commerce
PeopIe-She Imports Much Food
stuff and Quantities of Raw Ma
tcriaI which Is Manufactured and
Rc-cxported-We Rank Fifth In
Her Favor and Sell Her Bicycles
and other Things.
Washington, June SO.-One of the most
interesting extracts from the volume en-
titled Commercial Relations of the
United States for 19OO," was made public
to-day by Mr.. Frederick Emory, chief of
the bureau of foreign commerce, State De-
partment, dealing with the United States
trade in Switzerland.
Consul Clifford, stationed at Basel, says
that Switzerlands trade figures are es-
pecially noteworthy. as showing that this
diminutiye republic, about half as large
as the state of Maine, and which would
be swallowed up in our big state of Texas,
is commercially the most highly developed
part of the world. Not even Industrious
Holland, or Belgium. says the consul, can
display the astonishing figure of $40 CT
population OF barely 100000, reached
by Switzerland. These remarkable
results nave been attained BY
a country without seaports, without
coal or iron, in fact without any consid-
erable quantity of raw material for the
manufactures 1t has to sell
According to Consul Morgan at Aarau,
Switzerland Is almost wholly dependent
upon the outside world for her well being,
30 per cent. Of her entire importatlons con-
sisting of foodstuffs. and over 40 per cent
being raw material which is re-exported
In the shape of manufactured goods. OF
the nations trading with Switzerland Mr..
Morgan says Germany is far In the lead
the United States standing NTH in rank
Our trade with Switzerland has not been
growing of late. a decline being noted in
our export of food products. Our manu-
factured goods, however. have shown an
Increase, our bicycles and dried fruits
particularly outstripp!ng other foreign ar
ticies In the little republic. Our sales in
switzerland, according to Consul Clifford
are much more important than is COM
monty supposed. amounting in some years
to 100000
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-01
Mr.. BARR is ECONOMIzlNG.
Forty Workers Discharged at Able
Vile shops and Offices Abolished.

Forty Workers Discharged at Abbe-
Vile shops and Offices Abolished.
Charlotte, N. c., June 30.-An Observer
special from Abbeville, s. c., says:
By order of General Manager Barr of
the Seaboard Air Line about forty work
men at the shops here were yesterday dis
charged. The office of master mechanic
was abolished and that means that Capt
Evans, master mechanic, his chief clerk
and his stenographer and also the mas
ter car builder will be dismissed The
men discharged were carpenters, timers,
blacksmiths, grease w1pers, etc. Three
bollermakers Joined the strikers. The
thirteen union men brought here
by the company some time ago have left
Mr.. Ernest Stump, who was at one
time master mechanic here will be gen.
eral master mechanic and win travel
from shop to shop inspecting. Mr.
Stump was here Thursday and Friday
and intimated that everything would be
all right soon with the machinists Some
think that the machinists will go back
to work. 1t Is thought that new men will
take the place of most of those dis
charged but some of the jobs will not
be filled as Mr.. Barr is a strict economist
and will do away with every man pos
sfble. These reductions are not to be
confined to Abbeville shop, but win be
general over the entire system
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-01
HOOP MEN TO STRIKE
PRESIDENT sHAFFER TO ISSUE Or
DER TODAY.
WILL MAKE $4,000 MEN IDLE.
THE OUTLOOK is FOR A BITTER
STRUGGLE.

President Shaner States That Not
Only Are the Employees OF the
American Sheet Steel Company
Affected by the order of Saturday,
but All of the Employees of the
Hoop Trust as WelI-The Associa-
Says, and VIII Make 1t One to BE
Remembered.
Pittsburg. Pa, June 90.-President +. j.
Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers to-mor-
row will issue an order calling out oil
union employees of the various mills OF
the American Steel Hoop Company, known
as the Hoop Trust. 1t is estima led that
l5o10 men will be subject to the call,
which, in connection with the big, strike
of the American Sheet Steel Company ,
ordered by President Shafrer on Saturday
wll affect $4,000 men.
P.esident Shaffer said tonight.
The impression that only the mills of
the American Sheet Steel Company are
affected by the decision of Saturday is a
mistake. The workmen of all mills in the
American Steel Hoop Company are inter-
ested and will be officially notified to-
morrow morning that the scale has not
been signed and that they will quit work.
To the well organized mills this notice
VIII not be necessary, as the men will
have watched the situation carefully. but
what is known as open mills, where union
men have been allowed to work side by
side with the non-union men. is where we
nave to move. Union men must walk out
OF these open mills in the hoop trust
The open mills to be notified are one at
Holtidaysburg, Pa, three at Pittsburg
and one at Monessen. The organized
mills which will close on our call are the
upper and lower mills at Youngstown. o.
Pomeroy, o. Sharon, Pa; Giard Pa.
warren, Pa; Greenville, Pa. This, I be-
neVe' VIII bring the number of men af-
fected up to 50,000
A Fight to the Death,
1T is matter of regret that the issue
mas been forced, but it now looks as
tbough II will be a fight to the death
The Amalgamated Association is NOT nm
prepared for 1t. We have not had a GEN
eral strike for many years, and in thai
time we have not been idle. We have
Iunds and will use them. Right here I
want to correct an impression which has
been given out that no benefits will be
paid strikers until two months have
elapsed The Amalgamated Association
VIII begin at once to take care OF its peo-
pie"
Mr.. Shaffer concluded by saying:
Will say now that said to Mr.. Smith.
general manager of the Sheet Steel Conn
pany' In the conference l said If 1t is to
De a strike we will make it one to be re-
membered. The officials now dealing win
us have but little idea of the extent to
which this strike will go, once it is on"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-01
LED INTO A DEATH TRAP.
Young AIabamian BADLY Hurt nns
His Servant Killed.

Birmingham, Ala, June 30--A special
from Mobile. Ala, says:
s. j. MCGOWAN. young white man,
was brought to the city this morning
from his home about 23 miles south of
this city, suffering from a confusion in
the abdomen, which he claims was infict-
ed by an unknown negro with an ak last
night McGowans story Is to the effect
that a 16-year-old house servant at the
house of J. T. MCGOWAN, his brother,
asked him to walk with him after supper
as he had something to tell him.
AS MCGOWAN entered a clump of trees
some unknown man struck him with an
ak. AS the blow struck several figures ap-
peared from behind other trees. MCGOWAN
pulled a pistol, and fired five shots be-
fore he fell
posse, headed by the sheriff, has
gone to the scene. taking bloodhounds
with them. The dogs found the body of
the negro boy. Seven negroes were ar
rested, and brought to Mobile.
About ten days ago, 1t is said Meow
an killed negro in self-defense.