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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
ANOTHER FLOP.

Statements made by NJ. Jules Sicc-
fried, the French statesman who has
been investigating conditions in the
United States, relative to President Nc
Kinley's tariff views will be taken with
proper consideration by this country.
Apparently NJ. Siegfried has seen the
President and taken too broadly the
polite philosophy OF the President.
According 10 the French statesman,
the President believes that the United
States have reached that point when it
is necessary to secure markets. making
the removal Of high protection neces-
sary. The President indicated that he
had left the ranks Of the ultra -protcc-
tionists.
If absolute reliance could be placed
upon the report there would be good
cause for rejoicing over McKinley's
change of heart. Both friends and enc
mics grant the President high motives
in his personal views. But the country
has learned after these many years to
take the impulses with allowance. For
instance. there is the matter Of the
Porto Rican tariff. At first, the an
nOuncement of his position was eminent
ly satisfactory to the sense OF justice
abroad in the land. However, the Presi-
dent has friends-influential and control
ling.
There were two or three trusts that
could not see any benefit to themselves
in the policy which the President had
announced. They went to work. The
country knows the result. The trusts
were satisfied. A tariff was placed on
Porto Rican exports IN imports.
Even If President Mckinley has it In
mind TO change the tariff schedules so
that the trusts shall not be coddled at
the expense of the public, he has these
protected industries to remember. They
are his friends. A blow at one Of them
will he repaid TO the party tenfold.
President Schwab Of the Steel Trust
sounded the note Of warning when M
told the Industrial Commission that Il
removal of the tariff would, first Of all,
lower the wages Of the workingman.
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they stood In the hall. ana Percy caught a
dreadful cold, but Dust to show you his
luck. King Edward of England was laid
up that week with influenza. and colds were
fashionable. II made Clarence grit his
teeth. and he couldn't touch his macaroons
that day ut luncheon.
Out to go back TO the rlbbons.)
Here, then. at last vas his chance. He
would come to the club with his wristbands
tied with cerise ribbon. and Percy Pink
finger would die OF vexation.
No one In Clarence Marmosetts circle
ever went 10 vaudeville shows. they never
got out ~ the clubroon window chairs un-
I'll IL WAS time to wait at the Casino stage
door. As for going TO any sort of show at
all. they are all such dreadful bores.
really
So Clarence knew the fellows would stare
at him. don't you know. when he introduced
this tasty novelty. For 4, was tasty. and II
was swagger and dressy. too. by Jove.
clarence's man had been simply stunned
by the innovation. He had protested when
Clarence had sent him out for the ribbon.
But Clarence stood firm and his man finally
said: "As you please. my lord" Clarcnce's
man had been valet To M Elslishnobleman.
he never got over addressing his new mas
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~ .o nv.
srsnted for any cause
sreneeu -. q. q, .oua,,rss
I" ,nsv ,ba cso.ranbv 4 man
esssh'al 10 s.uuy VII ssoe.aphs. h.m n;
map elopc VII" snt "nv rard
~ -N" o. Nar york
ha nn,Si sa .,,I,y Of ahdrc,ion and liable
80 -, ~, imn,i.nnn,enf
Nv Naxica he bride wound have 10 be-
les ,h,n IA 10 fall within the statute OF
n,a,das,ina uarr;ases In some io,aiIties.
49, ,hara : sac,st rn,rriages between
mn nenmr ~, hrids and rroom are s,ibiected
To- p-unishment: in others. the penalty Is d.
W 81 H. nnr,v csl.bratipp The mar
sne - IN al, H., q, ths narson issuing
be- i,csnse. ubiln in some states liabilities
a.,,ns o. al crrc.rped and IN a few in
stances The property rights Of the wife or
hnshand are involv.d-
re- 10. - corst,er,b,a a,i,ation in
Iheie "a /. : g.. ,n,s ahS,i,. a
the Northwest within a lew nouns ~ ner.
PIopos.a .sm - ,nhsrnnias,s ana other
scns us b. 10 trarsroitted 10 their
nn,s Thers are other bars 10 marriage
piosenf. a. d;sys,s,, safes ali having
r.rte;n nrobihitions on account Of blood or
Linshin
"sant,.o,s marriage, ara generally
Io.saasu .,niI,zad na,,ors Although
sol"'.st u, IL raJ r,arriad Iorhebed. n
~. ~. nr"ribited nv the ie-
pa.sih", LII. ,rr,a.s 5mony iIneai kindred
s.hsHn ~ 81 mo !.eciared .ach practices
OF htar 10. o. tho s,~ht ~ cod Nv This
ar usrn,r ras yorh;jden 70 marry hts
Iaw a ~. h,s s,s,cr az MS danshter. or his
mo'nei. - wora nrobibited taking
ans ,o,rar In b,ood Than first cousins.
~ - - nee, General eyer since. scme-
nJ;rr 10 Temote ramifcations. as.
nb., tha Roman Catholic
=. "r s:rayorv III prohIbi,ed mar
un "aan sixtb coosins
i"s rYor,5, az ,,ur N, Moses
IN .seorEti !" i ,,atas in
mas neeh r,nrn'. Inua Eansss Sraine
cicuing :, nis
ana A1I.hna. mo. Ean.,crx y.
nie,ei 800 ;a Tho nrohihiiion In r.pect
kfdiiifitet'S W ~
10 lne 90 on;n,on Jr,.v nav
a sred. - W. wbiia ,hev wo,,ld b.
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emfhently.
Among art amateurs who have found ex-
preston and relaxation from the arduous
laborers OF a professional career Doctor Nor
man w. Kingsley is a shining example. He
Is an artist for love of art and because or
the necessity Of his nature to find expression
for the graces OF his mind. He began these
expressions OF art feeling in sculpturing. and
his den is literally decorated with bronze
and marble figures Of his own conception
and modelling. Being n dentist by occupa-
ton. he had no time 10 devote much to
painting. yet he had sense of color. know!-
edge OF form and the general constructive
harmony of 4 picture. To find an outlet for
this repressed expression he devoted MS
evenings to typography
Topographic work consists OF outlining n
drawing on wood with an instrument like a
pencil heated almost to white heat at the
point. The result OF this work Is In eject
like a rather coarse etching.
II did not entirely satisfy the doctors
esthetic sense, and he set about cudgeling
his brains to improve upon typography.
He determined to produce a picture on
wood that would resemble a Rembrandt. and
after many years experimenting succeeded
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DRAWS HIS PICTURES WITH A FLAME AND A BLOW PIPE.

drawing. ard you required only a suitable
instrument To control the flannel"
Exactly The result was that I invented
this machine he said. holding in his hand
the apparatus used.
You see. II Is merely q blowpipe at
tached to n gas Jet. n flame II increased
or diminished as ] please by this bulb 7
hold in my hand. an appliance very much
like the ITO bulbs OF an ordinary
1 draw riy picture on the white surface OF
n piece OF holly wood. for instance. like this.
and with a copy OF n Rembrandt engraving
before me I scorch the wood TIL It reveals
the desired shadow.
There are only two Of these machines In
existence. One I gave to Miss Keith Wake
man. who has been studying this work In
London. and one I use myself"
1T Is literally a fame picturer"
THE surface is as smooth as the SurfAco
Of an engraving. when the flame picture
is finished I hang It up for a day or two
near me. and decide where II needs finish
ing touches to heighten the lights or In
crease the shadows. For this I ~ .
scraper. a tool I have handy In my profes-
sion OF dentistry. I do not burn the woodi
l merely scorch It"
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Il

There were many notable exercises in
cident to the observance of Memorial
Day, all Of which were in keeping with
the spirit Of the occasion. Shafts were
dedicated. Graves Of hOnored and
titled heroes were wreathed with flow
ers. Flags were strewn over spots con-
secrated by the dead. Foreign and ma
tive-born united In recalling the valor of
bygone days.
All the tributes were in harmony with
the occasion. Especially so were the ex-
ercises on board the battleship Massa-
chusetts, In the New York Navy Yard.
For the first time in the history of the
day, the countless dead buried in the
e were remembered. After appro-
pirate ceremonies, the chaplain Of the
ship deposited three wreaths on the
deep, one for "our heroes" another for
-FOUR loved Ones" and a third Tin tender
memory Of all Gods children who have
perfshed at sea-"
Honor IL due to the men who thought
TO thus fittingly commemorate the life
and death Of those whom misfortune
destined to die OF ship. No tombstones
for them. no mark for their last resting
places. The simple push over the side
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in producing n complete Rembrandt effect.
which he called a flame picture.
In the course of this effort 1t came about
that the doctor invented the first portable
gas blowpipe. which he found to be the
only available means by which to paint q
flame picture.
The difference between topographic work
and mine Is similar TO the difference be-
tween an etching and an engraving he
said one day. when discussing the rela-
ton Of his fame pictures TO more conven-
tional forms of art
How did you discover the making Of a
fame pic,ureT"
1T was in my enceavor to go beyond the
limited possibilities OF topographic work.
To burn a lire into a piece Of wood and
with a series OF these lines and curves so
draw a scene was not SO artistic a result
as II might be. Having some appreciation
OF harmony Of shadows. OF their value in
engraved pictures. i saw no reason why,
given a plain white surface Of thin wood.
the use OF n fame under proper control
could not be applied as n pencil is in max
ing dark and light shadows on a piece OF
drawing paper"
THE principle OF your idea was q fact IN
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THE WESTERN CENTENNIAL.

U.eadlng Editorial in The 81. Louis Republic
Sunday. May L. 1seaJ
A contemporary. which should have
known more history. announced the other
day that the centennial of the great events
In tho formation of the United States are
now all over. This IL So far from being
so that the greatest Of them all il yet to
come. and II will be celebrated In this city
on April ~. 1908. II will be the centennial
Of the Great West and Of the realization Of
the greatness of the United States. ON
April 80, 1893, President Thomas Jefferson.
through Special Envoy James Monroe and
Minister Livingston. made the greatest bar
gain ever known in history in buying a
quarter Of a continent for less than a quar-
ter OF the sum that Is now paid out every
year in pensions. What Washington lid in
making the country free. Jefferson did in
making II great and keeping 1t free. The
glory Of these two great Vlrginians Is 50 in
separately connected. and so much were they
alike even In their diversity of mental hab-
its. that the thought OF one suggests the
other. The close of the Washington CEN
tennial ought to begin the preparations Tor
that of jefferson. for which no date can
be more appropriate than that Of the Louis
lana Purchase
When President jefferson succeeded John
Adams. he found the future life of the
country threatened by the European quar-
rel In which Napoleon WAS then conirontins
England. When Napolson regained the
West, from the mouth Of the Mississippi
on the south 10 NancOuver's Island On the
northwest. from Spain. IL was in pursuance
of a grand scheme of colonial aSgrandize-
ment for France. involving the complete
control OF the Mississippi and the possible
repossession of 1.-The Northwest Territory"
given by Virginia to the United States.
Had this been carried out the United States
would have been crowded east Of the Ale
ghenieS. Equally alarmed. the United
States and England began active measures
to obstruet this colonial policy. the design
Of England being TO gain control of the
Mississippi. that of Mr.. jefferson to hold
IL. When the Spanish intendant at New Or
leans. as a part of the bargain with Ma
poicon, announced the Mississippi closed.
the Vireinians and North carolinans who
had crossed the Allechenies into Tonnes
see. Kentucky. Southern Indiana and Ohio
made a genuine Western protest. in which
they had the full backing Of the South
east. especially of Virginia. where the
apathy OF the Northeast to the control OF
the Mississippi had been one Of the issues
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02

WRITTEN FUR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
This Is the age II pictures. So swift a
thing has reading become that time Lays
when ideas are spelled out for US in words.
All we need Is outlines and our imagination
supplies the substitute suggested by form.
Art IS observation in a master mood. IL
may exist in the minds of men and women
who cannot execute what they see and
feel.
There are artists who cannot paint. scuip-
tors who cannot model. poets who cannot
rhyme. thinkers who cannot write. There
is Away an undiscovered world Of talent.
full Of original power. awaiting technical
knowledge.
Unjustly. perhaps. these ~endeavors are
classed rs the effort OF amateurs.
The distinction between the amateur anc
the professional endeavor in art Is most
prominent when commercial interests are
at stake. Frequently there is an artistic
skill In favor OF the amateur. One has most
heart for work that is done in labor OF
love, and this the amateur may claim pre-
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HEALED,

II so much had not been written about
the era OF good feeling now existing be-
tween the North and the South, action
that was taken by the United Confed-
crate Veterans in Memphis on the last
day OF the reunion would he little less
than astounding. The report of the His
torical Committee made on that day was
unanimously adopted, yet no n is sur
prised.
As an acknowledgment of changed
conditions and feelings by the survivors
of the Confederates. the resolution
points out the exact state of affairs as
follows:
We southern people once regarded Abraham
lAucoln as one Of the most despicahle cree-
lures that ever lived. Now. while We do not
indorse the policy which he pursued. We
honor him for his unqusstioned sincerity.
Patriotism and ability. ON the other hand.
the People Of the North once regarded Jeher-
son PAWS is the incarnation Of sclhshness
and dislOyalty. Now wherever disahused Of
TreJudiccs. they regard him. using the Ian
e-ssee u one Of their ablsst scholars. as ono
II the 'purcsI, ablest. most patriotic and
most consistent Of all American Statesmen"
The paragraph followed a report on
the practicabili,y of n history being pub
il>ltcr WHICH SHOULD Slttc bpln SlltS OF
the Civil War and the causes preceding
it so that no prejudice should color the
facts.
Histories published Immediately after
the war We're unjust 70 one side or the
Others For 4 while no history written
in the North was used In the South.
There has been a gradual change unit!
to-day there are accounts OF that strug-
gle that are practically impartial. Ii
there be errors and one-sided state
men;s. the fault has been minimized.
Three decades ago the body of Con-
federates which would grant such vir-
u To Lincoln as are mentioned in the
report of the Historical Committee
would have been deemed worthy only OF
socia, ostracism. JUS as truly would
Northerners have blacklisted a friendly
eulogist Of jefferson Davis. Time has
healed deep scars. A history written in
c~onsonance with two such statements
as are contained in the above eulogies
should be easily prepared.
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MFR. Schwab represents but one trust,
but he gave the keynote for all.
The announcement Of President Nc
kinley's change of heart pOrtends little.
The statement Of Mr.. Schwab signifies
much. Between the two. there is rea-
son to believe that. so far as the Re
publican party Is concerned. there will
be little tinkering with the tariff. When
the proper time comes. Mr.. Mckinley.
high protectionist Of old, low-tarir man
OF the present, will see the protected
trust order and act accordingly.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02

WRITTEN roR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Recent decisions of the Supreme Court OF
the United States accentuate the aosuro
coca,r, cxisting between the laws or mar
,i,ye and divorce n different States OF the
I-rior While the Judges OF the highest tfi-
,,.r,, In tho land did nothing more thar
.o,,,;s.,ce Will the views expressed re-
noa,.dlv bv Judges Of the Supreme court vi
Kew York. they have again at'rac'eu 49,
,ion ,o~the distressing complicat'ons 'e>"
ing from the legal divergencies.
,rb,s f. n very serious subject. anou'
which too much cannot he SAID az asi''-
ton may bring about a heeueu nnu,,,
Who can 40 over the facts withou' Jill
70 the CONCLUSION h there Is something
radically wrong at present:
Is 4, proper that one woman Should De a
mans legal wife IN Brooklyn. wni'e an
other Is bound to him In holy weuiock IN
Sioux Falls; that he should DO a pisanis'
here. an observer of the marriage Ia"
,h.re, Stop a moment and consider tho
,erious complications that are bound 10 re-
suit. affecting not only property rights. out.
what Is still more important. the ieeitiHacy
of o0snring. These vital questions are no"
regulated by geography
The case carried to the Supreme court OF
the United States involved this point:
A man goes to South Dakota. sues for Gi-
xorce and obtains a decree which Is Naiid
In tina. State. giving him the privilege OF
contracting another marriage. His hrst Vile
has not placed herself within the Jcrisdic-
ton of the court and has interposed no ae-
fense. She has retained her rights IN her
own State. and she remains his wife. she
may turn around and sue him for a al
yorce. naming wife No. 2 as correspondent
But suppose that she does not see nj TO
sue. The husband may establish a home IN
the West and live there some time. raising
q family. He may then conclude 10 return
East to the woman whom he had lett, and
who Is still his wife here. and he may have
more children. Each family If legitimate AT
home, n~iegitimate in the other State.
Carry this example a little further and
where do you get? A man may re a poiys-
amist with q dozen wives and families scat
tered through as many different states.
Each Is bound to him by the laws OF the
State where the marriage was contracted.
and he may always have acted within the
letter Of the law In contracting and IN
severing his marital ties, Again 1t comes
down to a question of geography
Nothing would be more dangerous than 10
assume that because a remarriage OF a
divorced person might be legal In New Jer-
sey IL could be contracted anywhere in tho
Union. In some places such a marriage
would be bigamoua
II a person has no grounds for divorce
here, he can surely find some state where
auy particular grievance that he may have
will be SUFFICIENT. for there are laws to suit
all. and the only difficulty Is 10 ind them
and to live in the place where they apply
long enough to acquire n residence The
mismated must always avoid one state
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Of the ship. the momentary grave left
by the sinking body and no potter's field
has more effectually hidden the secret of
a tomb.
These countless ones should be rcmem-
bered. The only regret is that the SER
vice on board the battleship Massa-
chusetts is not a custom firmly estab-
lished.
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EARLY RECOGNITION OF The
DESIRABIuTY OF A ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.

in the campaign for amendments TO the
Federal Constitution. Mr.. Jefferson sent
Mr.. Monroe as envoy to France tn act with
Minister Livingston. with fun power under
instructions TO buy from Napoleon the con-
troll Of the river. Napoleon offered to sell
the whole Territory. "Irrcsolution ana de-
liberation are no longer in season. said ho
TO his Minister. Marbois. Il r~enounce
Louisiana. II Is not New Orleans only I
will cede. u II the whole colony. without
any reservation. I know the price of what
/ abandon. j renounce II with the greatest
regret. To attempt to retain II would be
folly" This decision was assisted by the
preparations of England to send a fleet to
capture New Orleans. Napoleon had no
means of meeting the attack. SO he sold the
immense domain for n song.
Marbo.s was an old friend OF Livingston.
and when Monroe. Livingston and MarboiS
rose from the table after signing the treaty
LIVINGSTON said to Marbois: 1--WE have lived
long. but this IS the noblest work Of our
lives. Prom this day the United States take
their place among the Powers OF the first
rank. The English lose all exclusive nfiu-
ence In the affairs OF America"
This Accession of territory said Napo-
leon to MarbOis the next day. strengthens
forever the power of the United States. and
/ have just given England a maritime rival
that viii sOoner or later humble her pride"
1t Is the fllfil!ment of these prophecies
that f. to be celebrated By the country in
1853. Louisiana. Arkansas. Missouri. Min
nesota. Iowa. North and South Dakota, Me-
braska. Kansas. Montana. Oregon, Idaho
and Washington came to the Union for the
si5.oJ.9o Napoleon wasted in bayonets. The
triumph of the Jeifersonian policy of liberty
and peace is seen in the United States Of to-
day
In the United States of 1913 all the present
Territories OF the Purchase will be States,
ard they Will be represented with the whole
Union here in ST. Louis at this centennial
If the birth of the nation begotten by JEFF
ferson when he wrote the Declaration Of
IL ia.5 declared our irdepeud-
ence of the world. 1868 achieved II, and the
States CT the Louisiana Purchase should
join in making this Western centennial the
greatest OF all.
Note 9f-The claim to the Northwestern
States OF the Pacific Coast. set up by the
United states and confirmed by the Lewis
and Clark expedition and subsequent
treaties. could not have been maintained
without the title to the Louisiana Purchase
the western line OF which was INDEFINITE.
These States washington and Oregon)
ought to DO counted as . part Of 'Jsner-
sons West"
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Having promised t pay a $375.060.OOO
indemnity with 4 per cent interest added,
China will probably now be required to
give a mortgage on her territory as col
lateral.
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MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ARE REGULATED BY GEOGRAPH

w~r- North Carolina Includes Indians.
I think that enough has been said TO
show ,Ie folly OF the present system. in
which the crossing of an imaginary line
may make a marriage either valid or In
valid. and involve endless complications.
Tho sole remedy Is to obtain uniform laws.
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Doctor John Long has reported that he
found no traces Of sewage in the water
OF the Mississippi for forty-two miles
north Of st. Louis. He probably went
up the Missouri by mistake.
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II the number Of unknown suicides
continues to increase there will be good
cause to establish a Bertillon system for
the whole population.
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II. HUMMEE

As II seems impossible to get an amsnds
ment 10 the United States Constitution NV.
ing Congress the power TO legislato In this
direction. there should be some concert ID
action among the States. and an agreement
reached to pass identical laws. b scan
dal should be suppressed.
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1t is to be hoped that South CarOlina's
Senators are through with their child's
play and ready to again behave rs be-
fits Senators.
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And said W. B. Carr further says that
the plumber OF copies returned or reported
unsoid during the month Of May was
~ per cent
W. B. CARR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
thfrty-hrst day Of May. 1901.
J. F. PARISH,
Notary Public, City Of St. Louis. Mo. Ny
term expires April &c. 1905.
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II is evident that the Cubans are for
cling us into a position where well have
to turn the Federal Supreme Court loose
on en-.