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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
N. e,.e.r,tx .f ni,e.u.

II was q lonesome-looking old man hav-
~ Q ooat tn the street car and apparently
Ook1ng 70 avoid notice. but after riding
0sse O. four blocks he plucked up courage
- stand up and ray:
Tn . little bothered over sunthin'. and
q any q you can help me out I'll b much
ohaoeGe6. We all Know that n of the
tlangs that brung on the Revolutionary Wal
~ that tea busine0 in Boston Harbor.
0oonaf than pay the tax on the tea our
patEsots west abroad ths ships and throwed
q evssboafd. I guess you an understand It
- % that pint % well ~ I do"
Meme Of the passengers admitted their t.
~ 0AA got new courage ana went on:
Yes. history tells al that, and anybody
can read II. It don't say whether II was
green Or black tea, but I amt going to be
- particular about that Msbbe the two
ms mixed. What I complain OF 10 that his
tsy chops the thing right Oh there. II
. q say whether the patriots went home
- they went around town Whooping It up.
00s - We do after lection. I've sometimes
thought they went to bed and had nuthin' to
~. . aGin rye wondered II they didn't
Whoop 'er up q have a gay old time. II
any q you know anything about it I'd like
DsseySs1y Was smiling o. laughing. and
eoooly had given him any pointers when
- eooenetor spened the door and bsckoned
HIN out On tho platform.
what forf". asked the old man.
To- are talking too much"
Z hain't half.taiked.'
You'll havo 70 stop Or gst o."
ID that the law! Can . patriot Be choked
signt Oh b the middle OF SENTENCED"
That's the law on . street car"
Then, By Jim. I'm walk the rest OF the
way and be burned to you! I've sot out to
O6oot car I'll do II on foot. Yes, sir, I'll
Oop evexy man I meet til somebody can
M - 1hSther them folks went to bed o.
1heseed y mp and X they whooped, you
i'm Ma4to ehio toWn red tonight and wakes
~. s t4e eoe1ef In the morning. -'Rah for
66ooo01eoeo and Bunker Hillf Stop your
Cd 0f WhiS 1 lit on, and 'rah for Lexins-
ton . 0sner1 Jacksoor"-Detroit Free
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

'Tis when the lark goes soaring
And the bee is at the bud.
When lightly dancing zephyrs
Sing over field and flood:
When all sweet things in nature
Seem Joyfully achime-
IT'S then I wake my darling.
For it Is kissing time!
Go. pretty lark. %a-soaring.
And suck your sweets, o bee.
Sing o ys winds of summer.
Your songs to mine and ne:
For with your song and rapture
Cometh the moment when
It's half-past kissing time
And time to kiss again.
$3.50 the days are feeting
Like golden fancies free.
And every day that ccmeth
Is full of sweets for me:
And sweetest are those moments
My darling int TO climb
Into my lap to remind me
That 1t is kissing time.
acmetimes. maybe. he wand.rs
A needless, aimless way
Sometimes. maybe. he letters
In pretty. prattling play:
But suddenly bsthinks him
Aud hastens to me then.
For IT'S half-past kissing time
And time to kiss again.
Eugene Field
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
Football aud Higher Education.

Football and Higher Eaaeation.
The wild young man Of BOrneO has come
back to college.
He isn't keen on culture; he isn't stuck on
knowledge.
Book .oioeies' and .fsms" are built. he
knows. to cram US,
90 elects the football course and takes 1t on
the campus.
He isn't long on intellect; he's rather short
in classes:
But he's a perfect wonder on tackles. kicks
and passes.
For Grecian roots in musty tones he
doesn't go a-hunting.
But you'd forgive his ignorance II you ever
saw his punting.
He doesn't like professors, mere bookworms
and cockrOaches;
He has a special trainer and gets his lore
from coaches:
He takes that coach's word for law and
even heeds conjectures.
And when the coach yells. Hold the BALI"
it's just as good as lectures
His cap and gown are on the wall, his
books beneath the table:
To serve football and learning the wild man
isn't able.
Shin pads. nose guardS. spiked shoes and
such like gearing,
These are his academicals. in aspect far
from cheering.
With him the pallid cast Of thought Is not
the proper fashion:
Black eyes and broken noses and hair q Ia
Cfrcassian,
A Fiji. a chrysanthemum. q boyle man, a
savage.
And the earth looks on and trembles when
he begins to rayage..
For midnight oil he has. We fear. most ig-
nominiOus uses
A balm for kicks and cuffs and knocks, Q
liniment for bruises.
He knows a thing or two about reducing
q luxation,
But that's about the limit of his higher
education.
His college course Is innocent Of matters too
scholastic;
He gets some wholesome exercise. not men,
tai. but gymnastic.
He isn't much IN reading. and he's not too
spry at thinking.
But he learns to take q lot Of bumps with
out as much as blinking.
Detroit Journal.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

There are plenty Of stories extant Of the
Irishman who gets ahead of his fellow-man.
but It is seldom that one hears Of him -et-
ting the worst of It. and, more than that.
acknowledging his defeat. Several days ago
at q thirst-killing resort not far distant
from Madison street, where an Irishman Of
the truest type presides behind the bar, a
gentleman interested In the trotting races.
wearing q silk hat and looking like the
'bloated aristocrat" that We hear SO much
about. came in. He walked up to the bar
and ordered:
Some whisky
Terry, the bartender, passed over q glasc,
q black bottle and a chaser. He with the
silk hat seized the bottle, and after exam
Ing the label, began to pour the whisky In
to the glass. He did not stop at the usual
place for q 15-cent drink. but continued
pouring until the liquor was On a line with
the top OF the glass. Meanwhile the Irish
n eyes had almost bulged out Of his
say:
isn't 1t q mug ye want?"
The others eyes biazed. Turning upon
Terry, he said:
what that you gay? You are nothing
but a common servant here to wait upon
me. I ] know what I want to drink, and I'll
pay for 1t. and all YOU have to do is to
take the money and keep still"
With this he threw u dollar down upon
the counter, and Terry handed him back
20 cents. Picking up his change, he left
the room. AS Terry turned to nut the
bottle back in its place, he muttered:
I'D have given tin dollars to know what
to say to that ellow."-Memphis Scimitar.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

Ioau are alWays IN the Wron6.
The book q Naybes = very broad.
WIZ robs q scholar robs the public.
h Who has but enc coat cannot lent t.
AOoo1 eo0panjoa makes good company.
Dleonp - ahout than fall into the ditch.
1yiA6 nemy make Q silver bridge.
NV - ~ 9soW. you must pay your
rest
Tho lDDoo0 Q man breads, that he dies Of.
Asay - cut for wool and come homo
0ho6n.
Whsa Q lfseod asketh. thers b No to-
morrow.
DoWass Of sosmiso rscoaelsl and meat
eN1eo boiled.
ne submiteing . 80 wrong brinss On
another.
4 blow frs0 = frying pan. though It does
Dot hurt, it Oul15eA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
r.lki.s Of Chri.tnas.

They're alking of the Christina
How long is It? An when
VIII Sanity Claus be comm down the
chimney-piace agatn?'
For the toy-stores are %open-their glitterins
wares in line,
And they win their hearts. old fellow, like
they once did yours and mine!
They're talking Of the Christmas: "To-mor-
row will it be?
Is Sanity Claus in Greenlan'? Is he comm
'crost the sea?
Will he have a heap more reindeer-a big
ger load Of toys?'
The time flies fast. old fellow. hut the
boys are still the boys.
They're talking Of the Christmas-its sio-
ries and its CLEANS;
It's with them in their w~aking-it sings to
them in dreams;
And the Christmas stars are twinkling.
the Christmas skies aglow-
Same stars and skies. old, elbow we loved
so long ago!
Frank L. Stanton.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
4, Bible Tines.

Pa" said Mrs. Methusalem to the old
est Of his race. II wish you'd speak to
Abimelech. He's been pulling Bildad's
hair again"
"Lemme see.' quoth the patriarch: how
old is BIN now?'
Hes 27 his mex birthday"
'Well. you must make allowances for tn
boy. ma. He's young yit~."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
Glad t. See Her.

go you overcame that old antipathy Of
yours her husband remarked. and called
on Mrs. Bobbles?"
Yes"
do you think she vas glad to see your
Il am sure Of It,"
"Ahem-you must have some reason for
that belief outside Of her assurances"
II have. I had on the old dress that was
made over twice. my hat was out Of style
and my hair had come uncurled. while she
tad on q gown hat couldn't have come from
anywhere but Paris. Coul she help being
glad to see me?"-Lesiie's Weekly.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

H0uf Cigar.
i cha@ist sayB he's analysed . very rood
cigar.
And lesrnedly tells ~ JUST what its insre-
dents are:
Aestie acid. prussic. toe. phenol and nico-
Some sulphureted hydrogen. . dash Of pico-
valssianic acid and ammonia, 20 no wrote.
VITA acid psopsianic. and . traee OF creo.
But he didn't ind the essence that will set
. mind at peace.
And he overlooked the tincturs that gives
care q swtft surcease:
He missed the oil Of happiness that keepe
the IRE a-gleam.
And doesn't mention how the smoks viii
doat you to . dream
OF happy days and good old friends, until IN
Il you trace
The Srace and dinples Of . weI-remem.
bered face.
He didn't ind the reason why % many tan
cies are
Wrapped up in such . package ~ that very
same cigar:
He found , smail-sizsd drus stsss. but soms-
heW he couldn't catch
Tia comfort hat can secure u he an
plies . match.
And though he found the acids and the 9TH
er queer-named stun.
He couldn't trace the pleasure that there n
in every pun.
-Daltimoge Americas,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
THEATRICAL WORD COINAGE.
Summary Of Stage Slang by = Close
ObaePyer.

O00erveR.
During the last few years. writes Judge
| Horton to the Detroit Free Press. a number
of new words ard expressions have been
coined and added to the bulky dictionary
Of theatrical slang.
To those in professional life a successful
production is a hit" and a failure is 4
is said we stood 'e@ up" and being denied
professional c0urtesies by the manager is
called turned down" An outsider who
cities are ..jay towns n the manager
of a country opera-house is always adj
dressed as aFrohman." a complimentary
ticket is a fake" and the deadheads in the
the chorus are the bunch and those of
the company who do not nave speaking
sometimes IS called junk" Theater-gOers
who do not enthuse over an offering are
intelligence of an audience they say lit
went over their heads" coIored actors are
called .dineiss;- Those Ems who Play ir ara
personator is a goose. or a 'Yh."
an Ti:l5." The latter expression is derived
Ministries don their SILK headgear and re-
port per- for sn5 Ra ,se o,5 saESes, miex linss i als 's are
"oakum' or gravy" The callow youth who
is inclined to haunt the stage door is a
show and are not connected with it ara
termed excess baggage" An actor who
has lost his popularity Is a. has BEEN" and
one who has a tendency to overrate his abi,-
ity is "chesty." Those who are not consid-
cred up to the standard are liable to be
called a shine and an unpopular member
Of a company Is generally referred to as a
heel" Those who submit to be ruled by
their wives are called "B~arnaby," and are
spoken of as having to Jump through"
This expression refers to the manner in
which trained animals are compelled to
the command of the master. One who is
disposed to say unkind things about a fell
member Of a company is ian ace" Money
Is called ..cush.'' and an intoxicated person
is described as having "a bun" To say
they are going to do a rip Van WInkle''
or n Zoe Jefferson" is n declaration of in
fanfion To have 4 3nnd long sleen
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

Baby HAS Gs.s t. SeAssa.
The baby has gone TO school: ah. Do3
What will the mother do. F.
With never a call to button or pin.
Or tie a little shoe?
How can she keep herself busy an day.
With the little hindeaing thing aWay7
Another basket to All with lunch, Il
Another .'good-by'' to say. n
And mother stands at the door - -
Her baby march away:
And turn with a sigh that IN hale relia1
And half a something akin to sTis&.
She thinks Of a possible future negn \
When the children one BY on.
Will go from their homes to the distaao
world.
To battle with life alone: ;.
And not even baby be left to Chez {.
She picks up the garments hero and tAoeo
Thrown down In careless haste.
And tries to think how 1t would sssm
II nothing were displaced.
II the house were always a. sim q a.
How could she bear this loneliness?
-Ex1hAA0A !.
A Little brown Dalloa. ]
A little brown rabbit sat under . Tree.
With a little brown headache, to boot.
Since not for his little brown ME could -
see
Why he couldn't get up II % fesG.
There's q little red animal. very ~ -
(But with very inferior esrsl. e.
Who hops to that treetop - auips - eas
And he squeezed out TIVE ntus ScsvD
tears.
But the small wicked squirrel pssped Aovo
from his branch
dropping nutshells beneath hin Hike ham
And winked at his friends - ~ sajd. "DusI
by chance.
You've forgotten. friend Rahhas. NJ tan!s
And a little brown heap save . little srs~s
jump,
And uplifted a little brown usil
Al it mournfully looked At its ltt3e hrovD
lump
eCasselrs Little foIkA
se.ebsay's GssAss.
The ROE IS made OF little frillaL
The lily Is q cup:
And gOblets are the da6odtlD
From which the fairies sup
The daisy Is a darling SUN,
So small and round and sweet:
The sunf!ower Is a bigger one.
Though never half % neat.
1t sounds mysterious. ana yet
You really can't deny
The lovely little violet
Was once q piece of sky.
The orchids, that I nay not touch.
Are curious. like shells:
The hyacinths remind ne much
OF lots of little bells.
In fact. through all our garden dot,
In summer time or spring,
There's hardly any flower that's not
just like some other thing.
Margaret Steele Anderson In XlnHmo
garten.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08
a Pla.tatis. jingle.

A Plantati0n JisEle.
Fortune got de safe key
Don't you let I'm lock It'll
Honey In do beehive
Money in 80 pocket.
3. Oh. my HP chillun.
Keep long do road:
Yuther side Or Jordan
De bes' you ever knowedI
Satan got De big road
Satan IL Q liar;
Don't you min de col win,
Warmin' At his IRE!
Oh, my Tr chillun.
Take up yo' load;
Yuther side Or Jordan
De bes' you ever knowed!
Atlanta Constitution.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

The Christmas ChildPes.
'How many days till Christmas"
They're countin' 'em one by one:
"How many days
To the frosty ways
Where the beautiful reindeer run?'
How many days till Christmasr'
Let EN- hasten DER hill and plain!
Story and song
Let 'em speed along.
And we'll all be boys again!
Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
COMING TO NEW YORK.
Denies That His Trip Has Anything to do With Disappearance of $50. GOO

Omaha, Neb, Feb 26.-Guy c. Bar ton and wife left last night for the east. As he stepped aboard the train Mr Barton said he was going to New York and w6 uld be absent until about the middle of March. sssr
 He said his trip was due to tele- gram from President Nash of the Shelter trust, and that 1t had to do solely with the business of the com pany relative to the proposed absorp- ton of the Guggenheim interests and the Injunction case recently brought in that connection.
 Mir Barton denied that his trip had anything to do with the recent trouble over the disappearance of his $50, GOO deposit and the indictment of City At torney Salisbury of Grand Rapids. He said he was not going to stop over II. Chicago, but would merely transfer across the city and proceed right through to New York.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
HEIR TO AN ESTATE,
Died at County Hosnital After Being
 Assaulted.

Vallejo. Cal. Feb 26.-On the night of February 9. 1896. an unknown man was murderously assaulted in a dense lumber yard and died a week or so later at the county hospital from the effects of his wound. At the hospital he gave his name as E. c. Newell. To-day Chief of Police Stanford re- ceived letter from q jaw firm of New Bedford. Mass. which shows that the murdered man was heir to big estate in that city. In giving his name as E. C. Newell the victim had trans posed his right name. which was New ell E. Clark. It seems that he was Q wandering member Of very wealthy and resnectable family. His parents have died since the tragedy of 1876 and the New Bedford lawyers are wait ing for legal proof of his death in order that the large share of the es- tate. which would have fallen to New ell Clark may be divided among broth CTS and sisters.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
MRS WURZER INSANE.
Escaped From Her Keepers on Sunday
 Night


 Uniontown, Wash, Feb 2G. Mrs WurZer, who killed her six children Sunday and who Is believed to be in- sane, escaped the vigilance of the guards Sunday night and went to the home of Peter Jacobs and broke a win dow, frightening the inmates consider ably.
 She then visited the residence of Mir Eoesler. All had retired but Mrs Koesler, who was sitting at table writing a letter. Upon hearing q knock at the door Mrs koesler asked who was there. The reply came: "Please let me in, l want to tell you something."
 Mrs koesler unlocked the door and the insane visitor, clad only in her night dress. seized her with both hands. Mrs KoeSler screamed and ran to the room where her husband was asleep. He sprang from the bed. caught the crazy intruder and called his brother. Together they led the poor woman back to ner home.
 The july's verdict in the Wurzcr tragedy was that the children came to their death at the hands of the moth CT. Upon preparing them for burial finger marks were found on the throats of all indicating that they had been st""Heied before being thrown in the well. The necks of all except one were broken.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
TOWN AGAINST TRACTION co. The Ashborne Case Will Be Tried
 Over Again.

The suit for S1O,OOO damages of the town of Waterbury against the Con- necticut Lighting and Railway com pany began in the superior court to- day before a jury and Judge Thayer. This suit is practically the suit of Anthony AShborne against the town over again. The same witnesses will be examined and considerable more, too, for the defendant will have to in troduce large number of their em- ployes. The defence in the Ashborne case was that the present defendant was liable. it having been then en- gagged laying tracks and putting up poles at the scene of the accident and that the part of the fence over which Ashborne tumbled down the einbank- ment of the river was removed by the defendant company. It was held. however, that the tewn should have seen that the raj! or fence was put back each evening after the company got through working. and the jury gave Ashborne a verdict for S2,250, after repeated trials. all of which went a"ainst the town. It is for this yer dict and the cost of the many trips the case took through the courts. which amount, to S1OOOO, the town is now trying to recover. The town is represented by Attorneys O'Neill, Kellogg. kendrick and Carmody and the cornrany by Attorneys Bronson and Williams of Derby.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-26
SIMPSONS HEALTE
Blamed For Extraordinary Indorse
 ment on Sean1an's Application.

Blamed For Extraordinary Indorse-
 ment on Seaman's Application. a Washington. Feb 26-Admiral Sampsons extraordinary negative in- dorsement on Gunner Morgan's appii- cation foa q position of ensign in the navy, in which, after commenting the seaman on his fine record, said he had been recruited from class of men who have not had the social adyant- ages requisite for commissioned officer in all probability has ended all prospects of the admiral 8 reward by congress for his distinguished services in the Spanish war. The sentiments expressed by Sampson in opposition to the execution of an act of congress by the secretary of the navy and the seemingly gratuitous insult of the admiral to all enlisted men, however worthy, can be accounted only for by his friends on the hypothesis that his recent illness has made him irritable and hypercritical He suffered from a general breakdown after the Santia- go campaign and his condition was aggravated by the bitter and personal 1y malicious warfare in congress and out of it which was Waged by the friends of Schley-
 The recent revival of that subject produced again unfavorable results. In the navy there are many bureau officers of high rank who have come from the class in which Gunner Mor- gan has served so creditably. They always have been we'll treated by Ad- mi1@al Sampson socially and officially, and cannot account for this new de veiopment of eNclusiveness ill the ad- miral except on the theory of his ill., ness.
 The tone of the indorsement pro- fessionally is characterized in navy circles as youthful and cadetlike, and is not accepted as the wholesome view which the admiral would have taken had he been in the possession of TO- bust health. For this reason, as well as for the injustice which it does his true character, the judgment of Ad- lnira1 Sampson is deplored by all his friends and will be seized upon by his enemies as valid excuse for with holding from him the fruits of . vic tory we'll planned and so successfully carried out as was the battle off San fiago.