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The St. Louis Republic., 1901-06-11

karsas city ........I . Q S-iS l.
Denver ....... 30 % o o 0 4-i
Batteries; Kansas City-Erwin and BevilIe
pcuver-Butler and sullivan.
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out, but there Is no dictionary available
when the friend he has known for years
u~naccountably becomes nameless and yet
expects to be introduced to an awaiting
third person. also an intimate acquaintance.
To omit the Formally OF Introduction is TO
give offense; to confess the forgetfulness OF
names is to invite disaster: even if nothing
worse follows, the victim of the mental
lapse suffers an embarrassing sense of inn
becility and loss of self-respect. His utter
helplessness to avert the difficulty discon-
eerts him. The condition also puzzles him.
He had that name at his tongues end but a
moment ago; now it is apparently gone ut
terly, and no beating of his brains brings 1t
forth. An hour later. when he is intent
upon other things, it reappears with as little
excuse as it went. Why did it vanish at
when it was not sought? Where had it
been in the interval? If the old theory of
the psychologists is true that each thought
or expression takes its own place in a pigeon
hole of the mind, or, as the psychologists
put it, that each thought makes its impress
sion on the brain cells, why is this p%articu-
lar variety of impression so erratic in its
manifestations? And. further. what are we
going to do about it? Already this modern
mental popularity is showing hereditary
tendencies. The father and grandfather,
living in the crowded nineteenth century.
were uncertain in the matter of names; the
grandson. a schoolboy who stands high in
l;- ,Io--1~ " os, n .,i1o
deficiency when it comes to arbitrary and
isolated appellations. And, as if the effort
to remember the names Of friends and as
sociates were not enough, the burden is be-
ing increased by the necessity of recalling
the names of the apartment houses where
these friends live. 1t is too much. Mr..
Howells says the mind is a rag bag, but
why be compelled to stuff it with a new and
superfiuous variety of rag? The man who
finds that his best friends name has a way
of evading him when most wanted should
positively decline the effort to remember
the fanciful title of the place where that
friend lives. And, if the worst comes to the
worst, as seems imminent, since the disease
is spreading, the only way in which friend
ships can be preserved, perhaps even in
which lives can be saved, is for the owners
of names to wear them, together with their
addresses. on their coat lapels. Smith,
the Norumbega;" Zones, the Grenadine;'
Brown, the Neutrality-suspicious. could be
~neater, more modest, above all, more agree
able to the person of doubtful memory?
Altruistic principles are much recommend
ed in these days. Could they be better
manifested than by way of relieving the
unwilling victims OF poor memories?
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The situation in China is far from salts
factory, a condition due mainly TO the
jealousy of the powers. Russia is suspected
by Great Britain on the principle that
every land-grabber suspects all others who
have been in that line Of business. Ger
many is killing Boxers because it is neces-
sary TO impress the Chinese with the enor-
nifty of their offense and the certainty Of
punishment. On the other hand, Russia de-
sires no more executions. The United
States has declared against the slaughter
and pillage, which have been of a character
to disgrace modern civilization. The greed
and cruelty of the men representing some
of the powers have been a sad common
tary upon what is called Christian civiliza-
tion. To the honor of America, her soldiers
and representatives have had little part in
these barbariSms.
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1t appears from the reports coming from
the chief statistician of the agricultural d.
vision of the census that tenant farming
is rapidly increasing. 1t is said to hav in
creased during the past ten years twice as
fast as during any previous decade. There
are those who will assume that this in
crease Of the tenant farmer is due to con-
ditions which have compelled many farm
ers to give NJ the control of m~ortgaged
farms and to hire them of those who pur-
chased them. Mr.. Powers, the statistician
who has made this report. takes the oppo-
site view. Tenant farming is an uplifting
process, because the men who are tenants
have been for the most part farm laborers.
To manage a farm that is hired is certainly
a step above the position of the farm Ia
borer. In any agricultural community quite
a number who own farms to-day were rent
ers twenty years ago and farm laborers in
still earlier years. 1t is a fact that many
farmers sell or rent their farms TO take up
their residence in the cities in the county
in which the farms are located. Some do
so because they can get along by the in
come OF the farms lney OWN, anu OtheIS
because they are lured by the bright pros
poets of money-making in the towns-pros-
poets which often fail to materialize. Again,
investors are buying farms because they
are better paying property than is the
money when at interest or when invested
elsewhere. Those who buy the farms rent
them, just as they would invest in houses
and stores in the city, for the gains Of
rental. 1t is no greater sign of retro
gression to rent a farm than to rent a store.
1t is doubtful, however, If the system of
renting farms will prove a good enc for the
owner of the land, since the renter gets out
of the land as much as he can at as little
expense as possible in keeping up the fer
tility Of the soil.
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WISDOM OF CURRENT FICTION.

She felt her individuality suffocated by
constantly living in other peoples houses.
"A Little Gray Sheep
He had a nose like a shoemaker's thumb:
there was a deep incurve from its wide tip
10 his fOrehead.-Dfri and /.
Father wore detachable cuffs and talked
about live stock at the table. so the heirs
are trying to forget him.-More Fables
Heaven-that place in which the best God
we can think OF will make orr best
thoughts come true--A Son OF Austerity-
Women read the souls OF lovers with as
tonishing acuteness for creatures who are
supposed to be half blinded--The Sentimen-
talists.
Bennett looked at him with the triple
ringed uninterest of the creed that Jumps
nine-tenths OF the world under the title OF
heathen--Kim.
A man of any individuality cannot inhabit
a room for a month"; week even-without
impressing something OF his own character
upon it.-L0ve and Honor.
Men like TO hear themselves talk. and the
woman who is a good listener ~fatters a
mans vanity and completely enslaves him.
Confessions of a Grass Widow.
The first conscious loss OF a mans vital
rover is. after its fashion. as sorrowful a
thing as. and at times even more 80 than.
the laying away of the body in the grave.
A Kings Pawn
a certain readiness to perish IS not so
very rare. but II is seldom that you meet
men whose souls. sheeted in the impene-
trable arm0r of resolution. are ready 10
fight a losing battle 10 the last.-Lord Jim.
II may be true that love. as love. occu-
pies a more important place In the lives Of
women than in those OF men: bat when il
comes 10 marriage. girls so dancing into
matrimony with an airy hopefclness and a
blind trust that probably come OF lookius
at Ii through the folds of a white tulie
veil. while men. or the contrary. take the
matter with profound seriousness. as they
well may in a country where people give
their daughters no dovTies.-A Little Gray
Sheep
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The first patent of the present century
was granted to Herbert E. Putney, of Tole-
do, o., on a car brake.
William Dean Howells. the novelist, has
purchased a four-story residence on East
Seventy-third street, New York, and will
make his home there.
The German papers allege that most of
the purple drapery used in London at the
Queens funeral came from Germany,
whence large orders were executed at the
shortest notice.
The Pope is said to be at work on a poem
designed TO celebrate the advent of the
twentieth century. Leo XIII intends this
poem to be "A Christian Carmen Saecu-
lare," in which he has initiated the manner
of Horace.
1t is rumored in New York that Lieut..
Richmond p. Hobson, of Merrimac fame.
is engaged to marry Miss Grigsby. of that
city. Lieutenant Hobson will go 10 his
home at Greensboro, Ala. next week to
visit his parents and recuperate from his
recent attack of typhoid fever.
A sanitary barber shop is in operation In
Baltimore where the razor, cup and strop
are all sterilizel after each use. The towels
are likewise treated. and until required for
use are kept In steriiiZed bags. The BARRIERS
are required TO frequently wash their hands
during the treatment of patrons, using
CASTLE soap.
The late William NJ. Evarts once replied
to a criticism of his long sentences as fol-
lows: "The people must have some charge
to make against every public man. and
when they can find nothing more than long
sentences against one who has been so long
in public life as L have. L think 1 am doing
pretty well. Yes, l think / am doing pretty
we'll"
Miss Ethel Bartholomew. OF New Haven,
Conn, is suing Charles Parmelee. a rich
farmer. for : 1000 for crying boo at her
one dark night She claims in he -0f'''"~
TO the court that the boo" so frightened
her that her nervous system Dcc~-4~ -
ranged and she has been under medical
treatment ever since.
The German Emperor was one day shown
some very beautiful brocades. and when ne
expressed his admiration was urged ID
purchase sufficient to make a court robe
for the Empress. NO. no." replied his
Majesty: 1T is not good TO give my wife
handsome materials, for she is never TO be
seen without at least two children clingirg
&c her train"
A novel scheme for polishing waxed
floors has been brought out In Europe. The
device consists Of a pair OF brushes de-
signed TO be fastened On the feet IN the
same manner as skates Shod with these.
the polisher darts back and forth over the
skater glldes over the ice, and In this man
ner a very high polish is put on the wood
work
Mark Twain. In a recent address before
! tho Hebrew Technical School Tor Girls in
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\ CHRISTIAN MAN.

Those who speak or write of General Har-
rison would miss the most conspicuous ele-
ment in his character if they should fail to
dwell upon his belief and devotion to the
principles of Christianity. Above all things
else. Benjamin Harrison was a Christian
man. He accepted, to the utmost the
truths of the Christian religion. God. as
history, was to him a positive reality. His
faith i'm God was no merely nominal ac-
ceptance Of general beliefs. but one which
was as positive as his nature and as clear
as his intellect. His faith was that pro-
found belief of his rare mental powers. His
rare mental processes led him to realize
mans need of God, and that belief was all
the clearer because his powerful intellect
could grasp the truths of revelation; it saw
it's necessity. During the last years of his
life, from choice as we'll as duty, he gave
the cause of Christianity his best services.
He often declined to take part in temporal
affairs, but he responded 10 calls of a re-
ligious character frequently. showing hat
he regarded the cause of Christ of tran
scendent Importance.
General Harrison's full acceptance of the
leading principles of the Christian religion
is emphasized here because there are many
men. and particularly young men of more
or less Intelligence and so-called education,
who frequently take occasion to fatter
their W intellectual capacity by saying
that their intenects do not permit them to
accept the dogmas of Christianity. To such
the Journal respectfully refers Benjamin
Harrison. the Christian a Few men
have lived in recent years who possessed
more powerful minds than cid General
Harrison. His powers of ANALYSIS and rea-
s0ning were marvellous. Yet his powerful
intellect grasped and accepted because it
did grasp the truths OF revealed religion.
II the masterful intellect of Harrison fully
accepted the Christian religion, should any
been tested worship the infallibility of his
own judgment to an extent that he cannot
believe in Inc Christianity in which General
Harrison was an absolute believer?
General Harrison's religious beliefs and
~sympathies were broad. He was a Presby-
terrain. but he could see good in all sects
that made the Sermon on the Mount the es-
sentiaI feature OF faith and practice. When
the late Oscar C. McCulloch died Genera
Harrison. from the White House. sent an
earnest tribute to his Christian character
and usefulness. Only a few days ago. in
possibly General Harrison's last opinion
given TO the press, he spoke in Christian
tenderness OF the character and work OF
the late Father Bessonies- For years he
had words OF encouragement for all TIE
churches. regarding them as factors in the
work OF ~elevating and saving mankind II
may be added that General Harrison was
not religious for other people. With him II
was no part Of his duty as a Christian to
c~riticise the faith and particularly the prac.
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tice of using contemporary personages as
the central figures of romances. ii is doubt
full II 1t is a pleasant experience for the vic
TINS Lord Beaconsield was, of course,
the most famous exponent of this method
OF hction, practically every one of his char
acters being photographed from real life,
though he usually tempered the wind TO
the shorn lamb by putting such clever re-
marks into their mouths that his subjects
were battered and gratified by his pictures.
Dickens in David Copperfeld-largely him.
self-Mr. Micawber. the Cheeryble brothers
and others. and Thackeray in Lord Steyn
the Marquis of Hertford-Cclonel New
come and Arthur ~Pendennis-his own pic
ture-drew heavily on real life. Mr..
Anthony Hope in The God in the Car like
Mr.. Morley Roberts. made Mr.. Cecil Rhodes
his hero. The original of Mr.. Benson's
'Dodo' was at once recognized. and Miss
Rhoda Broughton has written a novel
around Mr.. H.. c. Gust. NJ. p" The writer
goes on to say: 1T is curious that while it
is permissible to use real living persons as
fictional characters ii is always considered
bad form to let them appear under their
own name. They are only allowed to travel
through the nove..sts pages under a per-
fectly obvious but formally correct incog.'
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Stage are neglected and ridiculed. i" said Ina
Educated Canine. mo doubt ] would ba a
Stronger Card in the Metropolis II could
show up a Disreputable Past. I have oeen
a Respectable Dog and my little Stunt Il
free from any suggestion OF Wicked En-
tanglements or Social Jamborees with The
British Nobility. That is why / do not an
peal to the jaded Appetite OF those who
Dine heartily before coming 10 the Play
and who show up about $50 more or less
Piffiicated and anxious TO sec something
that the Police are trying 10 Suppress
Right you are. Bud" said the Bull calf.
THE Native Drama has a Hard Row 10
Hoe. At times l have feared that Pinero
would put me out of the Business sooner or
later"
"Yes, and If Society ever gets tired Of
putting up for US Wagnerian Stars we viii
find ourselves set down at some remote
Junction without a Sou Marked" added the
Swan.
Whereupon all three Sighed gustily.
MoraKOnly the Amateur is sure of max
ing his Hit.
THE MODERN FABLE OF THE KIND
CITIZEN AND THE DEALER IN
HOT TAMALES.
Olc QdS a A1cICudHl Il4ANt SltHitu Il
purchase a Tamale from a Humble Per-
son who had a Stand at the Corner.
While the Aristocratic Customer devoured
the Mexican Entree he gazed on the Ven
dor. who was shivering in a Light Suit.
and had a Feeling of Modified Compassion.
He wondered how many Chicken Tamales
at a Nickel each the Man would have TO
sell in order to get into the j. Pierpont
Morgan Pool.
"You excite my Pity" said the well-to-do
Business Man. Il am sorry for any one
who is compelled to take to the Open Street
and adopt such a Precarious Method Of
working up an Income"
Pray do not waste your sympathy said
the Tamale Man. Remember what Emer-
son says in regard to the Law of Compensa-
ton. Every Hardship cheerfuily borne en-
titles one to a Blessing in order that The
Accounts may be squared. 1T is true that
l seem TO be a common grade of Street
Faker, exposed to the changeable Weather
and reviled even by the Coppers. but think
Of the Immunities which 1 enjoy by reason
of adopting this peculiar Vocation. In the
first place. my Wife cannot possibly reach
me by Phone. As / have no Office Address
think of all the Circulars. Catalogues. sam
pies of Health Food. Advertising Blotters.
Duns and Charity Appeals that | manage
to Escape. I Go not have to dictate Letters
to a Young Lady Stenographer with a Sc
cret Sorrow No Jimmy Fresh can drop in
TO take up my Time and tell me son OF
those that Eli Perkins told the year Of the
Centennial. / do not nave to think up
plausible Falsehocds for the Office Boy 10
spring on the Common Nuisances. / do not
nave any Pay Roll staring me in the Face
or an Expense Account coming in every
few Hours TO give me a Hemorrhage. L
never have TO dodge Committees that are
selling Tickets 10 "A Colored Festival or a
Switchmen's Picnic. l get to Dinner on
time because no one can hold me when il
comes time TO Close Up. In fact, / am as
foot-loose as a free Gazelle and my own
Boss at all times"
Happy Mani exclaimed the Merchant
Prince. Would that 1 had gone in for Ia
malesi'
Moral-The Unfortunate do not always
Look IL.
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New York, paid women this great compli-
ment: IF woman could unanimously vote.
her vote. depend upon it. would be eXer-
cised righteOusly. In a crisis, such as the
polls and elect a mayor who would sweep
corruption away. If she had a say New
York would not be in its present state"
Miss Mary Goards, an attractive young
woman of twenty, has recently served 10
court interpreter before several New York
magistrates who have had cases OF for
eigners tried before them. Miss Goards is
a Russian by birth. but has been in this
country most OF her life. She speaks Lithu-
anian. Italian, Russian. English and sew
eral other languages, although she has
never had anything more than an ele-
mentary public school education.
Young Thomas Edison. the son Of the
wizard, is a very active young man. and
has taken out a number of patents and is
the protector of a number of stock schemes.
1t is said that he has recently devised a
new idea in the matter of electric storage
batteries. Those OF his pattern weigh about
one-third OF the type muse at present. and
II all the claims made for il are justified
the thing Is just what is being greatly
wanted for electric automobiles.
+. B. Nation, of San Francisco. who is a
cousin of the Kansas smasher and who i.
on his way East, stopped off at Denver.
II wish her name was Smith," he said. re-
gretfully. There are only a few OF us Ma
tions, and so wherever l go / am asked
If / nave a hatchet about me and IL 1 in
tend 10 take a drink, and what is the mat
ter with Kansas. and a lot OF similar
conundrums which do not interest me at all.
IL / get hold 81 that cousin Of mine / viii
try to impress on him the duty he owes 10
the rest OF the family" What will you
do if you meet Mrs. Nation, OF Kansas
asked his questiOner. Run. said Mr.. Ma
ton. of San Francisco.
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was creditable In the extreme. showing
bow much officers and men have gained In
scIdierly quality by the experience of the
Army showed their respect for the dead
citizen and statesman by turning out in
unusually large number and marching
over the whole route. Tens of thousands
of people, old and young, looked on in
reverent interest from both sides of the
streets the entire length of the line of
march. 1t was a spectacle that thousands
will remember all their lives, not only be-
cause of its imposing character. but for
the lessons which it contained for all. All
he details Of the programme were exc
cuted without a flaw. a success due largely
to General Mckee.
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Although the bill TO d~isfranchise illiterate
voters in Maryland is evidently aimed more
at colored voters than at white, disfran-
chising about $4,000 of the former and 1900
of the latter. there is an element of justice
in it. In a country of free schools there is
no excuse for iiliteracy, and there is no
fairer or more reasonable limitation of the
suffrage han an educational qualification.
1t is not fair to tax the right of suffrage
away from those who nave exercised it, but
no serious objection could be made in any
State to a law imposing the qualification at
a fixed time in advance. making ability to
read and write from and after that date a
necessary qualification for voting. An edu-
cational qualification properly applied and
enforced can be made a means of purifying
and elevating the ballot, but it should not
be made a pretext for unjust discrimina-
ffnn
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tice OF others processing religion. He had
his time IN arraigning others. In other
words. he was broadly tolerant; his own
faith and his~own belief ministered to his
souls needs. and he hoped that all others
calling themselves Christians received from
their faith and belief the same strength
last tributes of respect and love to General
Harrison to-day, they should not forget
that, above all else. he was in the fullest
faith and the deepest reverence and love a
Christian.