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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-23

Mis- Eva Robbins of Red Lodge. Mont.
who has been visiting her friend, Miss
Kathryn Long. of Gamble street. has now
departed for a short %sojourn East
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-23

Colonel md Mrs. Marmaduke Of Hotel
Beers have returned home from a weeks
visit to their daughter. Mrs. J. L. Pearce
nH Kansaa City
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-23

Mrs. Albert Humphrey Of Boston. mother
Of Frank w. Humphrey. died at her home
Thursday. aged s. years. Mr.. Humphrey mas
gone East to attend the funeral. which
fake4 Mace to-day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
CLEANING AND COMMENT.

South Africa still greatly interests the
British at HON and at the seat of war
Kitchener was confident he had Gener.
al Botha and his little army surrounded
and about "bagged." But they were
not, but found a way of escape out OF
the British snare as all the other Boel
Generals had done with the exception
of Cronje, who showed himself an ex-
cellent campaigner and fighter. DeWet
Botha n Delarey are all soldiers OF
daring and These two like
DeWet before them have greatly per.
picked and disappointed Kitchener
The Baltimore Sun says:
They have been leading Lord Kitch-
ener a pretty chase for the past six
months. battling the skill Of the best
British commanders. a few days age
h London Times published a dispatch
from Pretoria stating thai Botha's lit
tie army was hemmed in by British
troops, and that it was 'all up" with
this brave Boer leader. Yesterday Lord
Kitchener reported to the war office
in London that the Gordon had proved
ineffectual, as usual, and thai Botha
had passed through il and made his
escape. The Beers may eventually
be worn out by attrition, but they will
succeed in making their enemies very
tired before the game is ever
Miss Stone he captured missionary,
is in great peril. it Is feared. Troops
to capture the bandits are closing in,
and as they are in Turkish territory
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
HOW A HIGH TARIFF WORKS.

No one who has been an observer
during the last six years can possibly
doubt that the trusts have increased
and fourished under the f%atherhood
and continued support Of the high pro-
tective tariff. OF course republican poll
ticians who have favored a robber tariff
all along, and their organs, deny that
trusts hurt, but are rather benefactors
and friends Of the people. But that is
too fallacious and laundering to deceive
any intelligent, fair inquirer. The
great industrial interests of this coun-
try, ramifying every state, town and
home, nave passed practically under
the charge and power of the trusts.
They control all the industries they rep
resent and shut out, freeze out all OPP
position. Those who have studied the
underlying principles of the traiff east
ly understand how the high tariff shuts
out competition and builds up gigantic,
all powerful monopoly. The Boston
Herald. which claims to be ~independ-
ent, said quite lately:
when the products Of such an in
dustry are prevented from suffering the
least competition from foreign produc-
ers by a high wall of protection the
managers of the trust can charge the
domestic buyer almost anything in rea-
son that they care to ask. while he is
| powerleSs to prevent the eXtortion. In
any other civilized country except the
United states if more than a reasonable
profit is demanded by a combination it's
demands are defeated because foreign
competition is not absolutely interdict-
ed. The foreign producer can enter the
market without too great a burden Of
expense, and his presence or his pos
sible presence holds the manufacturing
monopoly in check when the scale of
domestic prices becomes or threatens to
become extravagant,"
This is we'll understood. Any compe-
tent, practical work on political econo-
my will make this plain. We all know
how on a small scale in any community
a monopoly will soon increase prices to
the consumer. Shut out the world by a
high tariff tax so that nothing foreign
shall come in and prices will run so
high as to absolutely Cypress and rob
the Some years ago steel
rails sold for the sum of $50 a ton, and
afterwards fell to half or less. A United
States army officer in charge of a sur
vey by our government in South Ameri-
ca, could have bought in a city in that
country his entire outfit of arms, i'm
plements and surveying apparatus,
from 20 to % per cent lower han Uncle
Sam had to pay for them in New York
city to the manufacturers. This is 2
fact and the officer so stated in his re-
port. A high tariff is ~rapacious, insa-
table and unconstitutional. 1t is a
robber'' said a republican supreme
court Of the United States. 1t ought to
go. The president favors reciprocal IA
vors with friendly trading countries.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

they may be roped in. But in view OF
the past. and what happened in 1870 to
Lord and Lady Muncaster and party.
she may be murdered by her captors.
The bandits demanded $1z5. 900, and WIN
an attempt to surround the brigands
was made four gentlemen of the party
were murdered. The brigands were
Greeks. Lord Muncaster and the ladies
OF the party We're sent to treat for
s25.OOO (s125,oo demanded as ransom,
with q free pardon for the brigands.
The latter were surrounded by troops.
and III ~retreating. April q, killed Mr..
Vyner, MI. Lloyd, Mr.. Herbert and
Count de Boyl- The incident caused
great excitement. especially as many
influential persons were charged with
connivance at the brigandage. Several
of the brigands were killed and seven
were captured, tried and condemned
May 90 Of the same year. On June 20,
1870, five Of the brigands were put to
death.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
ARE YOU AN INMUN

The human system. while a very COM
plicated organism. is abundantly able
to take care of itself IL the laws of ma
ture are not violated. 1t Is Natural to
be well; it is unnatural 10 be sick: in
deed the human system In normal con-
dition is immune" from disease. even
When there is direct exposure. II Is
only when the laws OF nature have been
violated, lowering the vitality. develop
ing a weak spot. forcing some of the or
cams to lag behind or causing impure
blood that disease ventures forth to ct
tack; 1t is only then 1t can gain a foot
hold.
IL you would be an immune" never
allow yourself TO run down" It is then
disease will attack YOU. all the most
dangerous disease of the world are
caught when people are run down.
rake DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic upon the
least sign OF and for any un-
natural pain or ache.
The don't-feel-well people. of whom
there are several millions in the world
and who are too often a trial to them
selves friends. need only take DR..
Harter's Iron Tonic to- regain rengt
and vigor and to become immune"
from disease and the blues as well.
pains in the head. back, kid
neys. limbs, muscles. ETC., are all cured
by DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic. Prep
by The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. Day
ton, Ohio. and has been on the market
for IS ear A sufficient guarantee of
its great merit Sold everywhere.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Paris has begun a Hugo museum in
honor of the great novelist, and great
est lyric poet of France.
At Cleveland, O., a movement has be
gun to erect a memorial of Mckinley to
cost 81, 500, 900.
Henderson, speaker of the United
States house, fayors an isthmiap Canal
ship subsidies, has no opinion yet as to
tariff reduction, and has big faith in
Roosevelt.
Rear Admiral Schley has been retired
by reason of the sixty-two years limi-
tation. He has served forty-one year
and with splendid success. The Phila
delphia Record says:
His record of honorable service Is
part of the republics history, known
and read Of all men. 1t would be
strange. indeed, if a naval court of in
quiry should undertake at the eleventh
hour to reverse the judgment of well
done, good and faithful servant which
the American people long since pro-
bounced upon this distinguished naval
officer"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

J. r. Stephinson in an address at the
annual opening Of Mccormick Theolog-
ica1 Seminary in Chicago, a famous
school. stated that there was reduced
attendance there and Sin many others
Of various denominations 1t was a
universal complaint. The result OF
smaller classes in study and in gradu-
alton was the number Of empty n in
adequately filled pulpits in the country.
The decrease in the number Of divinity
students is attributed to a mistaken
impression hat the ranks of the clergy
are more h full, and TO the fact Of
recent lower salaries in consequence
of the hard times a few years ago.
There is not a surplus OF clergymen.
On the contrary, the supply is INSULT
Gent"
Bishop Galloway, of Mississippi, a
grandson Of North Carolina, and a
very decidedly able man and a preach
er of power. preached the opening SER
mon at the Methodist London Ecune-
meal conference. The British Weekly
said of him. in part"
DASA1o - q "
square-built man, about the middle
height. and the very picture of health
and vigor. He has a splendid voice for
oratorical effect, and he did not fail to
use it. The sermon which lasted for
more than an hour. vas listened to with
deepest attention"
1t gave a synopsis of his scriptural,
thoroughly evangelical discourse, and
said at the conclusions: 1.-The Bishop
closed with a very powerful appeal to
all present, as representing the Metho-
dist church, to be r to the doctrine
of the necessity of an experimental
religion. This has the Methodist en-
phasis on experience and the Methodist
loyalty to gospel truth; and we greatly
like both"
The Boston Waterman, the leading
Baptist paper in New England, and able
said recently:
1.-THE great preachers have been men
who produced the most astounding re-
suits, but they were not senSationalistS,
They were sincere, and did not act a
part. They were honest with them
selves INT in their methods. If they
were dramatic they were not STACEY
Longfellow, the New England poet,
wrote a simple. fedicitous poem in The
following he called Follow Me:
Him evermore 1 behold
Walking in Galilee,
Though the corn fields waving gold
In hamlet or grassy void,
By the shores of the Beautiful Sea.
He touched the sightless eyes;
Before Him the demons flee;
To the dead He sayeth, Arise!
To the living, Follow Me-
And that voice still soundeth on
From the centuries that are gone,
To the centuries that shall be.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
NAP-SHOT

1t was Cuba free but now the repub.
lican cry is Cuba an annex. Is there
consistency in politics or in men?
The Congregational church reports
growth in numbers. In three years it
has added 1927, Of which 1884 were
on confession. Thirty-six new churches
were added.
Massachusetts democrats endorse the
Mckinley policy of reciprocity.
When the republican president adopts
character and fitness for appointments
to office instead of partisanship he will
at once dig the graves Of every white
republican in the south, save the very
fewest exceptions. There will be
moaning in the camp. Loge Harris
whoops because he thinks he is in the
succession. He will laugh wisely Who
laughs last.
British "consols'' or bonds five years
ago were worth ia. Now they fetch
but 92$. So much for a foolish war OF
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

more accessible to this charge perhaps
thar any of the great English poets. OF
the ancients Tennyson is accused Of
borrowing more from Throcritus.
Writers now charge Milton with steal
ing from the great Dutch poet,
but Of this we are not entirely assured.
Professor Bradley, Of Oxford, finds
Tennyson's famous couplet-
''Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to hay loved at ALL"
to have been taken from Congreve.
The Professor says h Collins quotes
Congreve, Way of the World II, 2,
'"Tis better to have been left than
never to have loved" In the form OF
the expression there may be a reminis-
celce, crtainly, unconscious, of Camp
bells Tilted Nymph':
Better to be courted and Tilted
Than never be courted at ALL"
But see how the splendid poet, such
Il perfect master OF form and melody,
improved it in the lines first given.
Like Shakespeare he transformed and
transmitted all he took-he adorn-
ed all he touched, to borrow a Latin
sentiment.
Talk about the great authors ever
dying out is sheerest nonsense There
is a~>revival of some dozen of the old
English writer's who had been partly
neglected. There is issued every year a
new and costly edition of Shakespeare,
exclusive of the numerous cheap edi-
tons. There is a new edition, well
praised. known rs the Temple Shake
speare." We believe it is in twenty-four
volumes. Grant Whites twelve vol
m edition is good enough for any one,
and we know Of none better, if so good.
There are no less than nine new edi-
lions of Dickens now issuing from the
press. Another new and attractive edi-
ton to be soon issued is the Shake
speare in twenty volumes from the
London house of Archibald Constable
&. Co. The volumes are about square
in shape.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
AS TO

1t is said that in several leading de-
nominations there is a genuine pulpit
famine" That is there are not enough
ministers, and divinity students are
growing less. Perhaps the famine"
referred to also extends to the pay of
preachers. When a fellow can read
law and make 81, 900 g year unless he
is profoundly religious and believes he
is really called" of God to preach the
glorious Gospel Of the Son OF God, he
will hardly be satisfied with a $500 or
$500 appointment. especially if he a a
wife and five OF fifteen children The
attendance at most theological schools
is slim now and growing less. Rev Dr..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
Sentenced to be Hanged

Dallas, Texas. October 11.-Gregorio
Cortez, the Mexican outlaw, for whom
an exciting man-hunt was kept up for
valley last spring, was today convict
ed at Karnes city of numbering Sheriff
Morris, of Karnes county, and SEN
fenced to hang.
Cortez was recently sentenced to fifty
years Imprisonment for the murder of
August Scnabel, a member of the Nor
ris posse. He is still to be tried for
murder of Sheriff Glover. of Gonzales
county.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15
Extra Tariff on Russian sugar

Baltimore. October 12.-Judge Morris,
OF the United States circuit court. to-
day handed down his decision in the
Russian sugar bounty cases. uphold.
Ing the action of Collector stone In
ievy1ng an extra tarif duty Of 90 cents
a hundred pounds on sugar imported to
this country from Russia by Robert
E Downs, a commission merchant OF
this city.
Mr.. Stones action .as taken In ac-
with a circular order OF the
treasury department., dated December
II. 1885, which levied this additional
duty, claiming that he Russian gov
allowed q bounty of that
mount.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-15

And now the critics are pegging
away at Tennyson as a plagiarist.
Shakespeare. Milton and Tennyson are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
A STRIFE FOR MILLIONS.


George f. Gilman, the head of the
Great Atlantic and raciHc Tea COM
pany, died at his home, Black Rock.
just outside OF bridgeport, Conn.
few weeks ago, leaving an estate the
value of which is unknown. EST
mates range from $40. 000, 600 to s75,-
100000 He was man OF many &c
centricities, among them horror Of
thoughts or suggestions of death
Consistent with this he made no will;
at least none has been found and now
. great contest is on
Under the laws OF Connecticut rels-
tives of half.blood are excluded from
any share in an estate. One point M
issue is whether Mr.. Gilman was a
resident OF Connecticut or New York.
In New York half-blood relatives
share equally in an estate. II has
been alleged that while Mr.. Gilman
spent most OF his time In Connecticut.
he had maintained that his legal resi-
dence was New York.
A recent hearing was on the applt
cation for letters of administration
filed "A week ago by Edward T. Norton
and Edward S. Percival. blood reia,
tiveso of the late millonaire$ Tn.
blood relatives named In the petition
are: Alfred Gilman of New York.
nephew; George Mcclellan Of North
| ampton, Mass, nephew: Caroline SEQ
mon of Brooklyn, Olivia Drew OF
| lynn, Mass. niece; Helen futile of
Milwaukee. Wis, niece. Lydia Brad
ford of Skowegan Maine. niece, Care
line Garelmski OF Brooklyn. niece.
Caroline 7 Mcclellan OF DaI1en.
Conn. niece, Edward T. Norton OF
New York. grandnephew, Minnie n.
Llttle OF New York. grandniece, Ellen
a. star Of Manila, Philippine Islands,
grandniece; Mary f. Ord of Venejrs
Cal, grandniece; George Percival Of
Philadelphia. and Mrs. Milford II.
Norton of San Antonio. Texas. who
represents two infant heirs, children
Of her dead husband
The haif-blood claimants are
Frazier Gilman, Theophims Gilman
and Anna y. Gilman. children Of Ma
thaniel Gilman by his second wife.
and Miss Boyd. In addition there are
Lester and Ralaph Gilman, children
OF Theophilus Gilman, one OF the hall.
brothers. and Edward +. Norton.
nephew, have already filed petition,
In the surrogate's Office IN New YORK
for administration on the estate ~
New York.
Another promised compicati ION
arises through the contention Of the
dashing Mrs Helen Hall better
known as Mrs. Blakeley Hail. who
says she was legally adopted by Mr..
Gilman. She lived apart from her
In Giman's luxurious house.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

dent. AS a matter of fact, however,
he was so much more able than his
ancestor that the 'grandfather's hat
caricature was too stupid to aausc
Perhaps what might have proved to
be Mr.. Harrisons period of greatest
usefulness to his country and his
party had just begun when death
INTERVIEWED"
AS "Citixen.At.Larse."
Ex-President Harrison. says the
New York Wor!1, essayed with sue
cess the part OF "citizen-at-large." He
ven attention and admiration By
his mastery combination Of high
principle with practical common
sense" In his pronouncements on
the Porto Rican tariff question" adds
the World. 'and also Oh the Philippine
problem he stood firmly by the con
stitution and the historic interpreta-
ton of it in its bearing upon our
newly acquired possessions, though
in doing so he was Obliged to differ
with an administration of his own
party. But these and other contribu-
lions to the support of sane princi-
Piles and safe policies in period
when both parties tended to extremes.
Mr., Harrison gave a practical an
swer to the question, What can our
eX-presidents do? When the reaction
from present extremes comes--as
come 1t must-it will be seen that he
has won an honorable, permanent
er far than would have been his place
had his career ended with his presl
dency."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
PRETTY LEGEND.
How the Rabbit Came to Be the
Special Genius OF Easter.

opcS'dI ocnfus OF Easter.
There Is a curious and very sweet
little legend cherished by German
children concerning the Easter rab-
bit, once upon time, they tell US.
a nice, kind rabbit. who was walking
along n quiet woodland road. came
across fine, large nest filed with
eggs. The poo motherhen had been
seized by wicked fox and could not
go back To her darling nest, so this
kind rabbit slept all night upon IL.
and when he woke in the morning (N
was Easter morning. the nest was full
Of little downy, yellow chickens. Tn.
chickens thought the rabbit was their
mamma, so they cried out for some
thing to eat, and the rabbit ran about
and fetched food for them, and kept
them warm and fed until they were
all old enough to take care OF them.
selves. Ever since then the rabbit
has been the special genius OF Easter.
time, and this holiday Is not compile
for German little folk without an
'oster Hase's nest" II holds many a
favor and present serving the same
purpose that Christmas stockings
and wooden shoes do at Christmas
time.--hrs. A. G. Lewis in Home Com.
panion
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

An army board ruled that Rose
Grams. not Smith. relieved the forcs
at Chattanooga
Arizona republican., 1901-05-21
DIsJOINTED A sTRADIvARIUS IN
 COURT.

Recorder Golf held a iong session one afternoon last week on the ap- peal for new trial by Victor H. Flechter, a manufacturer of vio- lins in Union square, who was con- vlcted on a charge of grand larceny in lS95 It was charged at the time that he had stolen a genuine Stradivarius from Mrs. Jane Bott and a violin was produced in court which was said to be the one In question. On the identi- fication of the violin by Mrs. Bott Fech- ter was convicted and sentenced.
 Appeal for new trial Is made on the ground that the violin which was pro duced m court at that time was not the Stradivarius which Mrs. Bott lost. and that 1t could never have been in the possession of Fechter, as violin de- clared to be the genuine instrument has since been found Tn the possession of Mre. Leon Springer of Brooklyn. who bought t in 1896.
 This violin was produced at the hearing and William Pozzoni an ex- pert on violins, testified that 1t was the genuine Stradivarius. Hc said that he had made some repairs on 1t for Mrs. Springer In 1897. He said that at the time he had put patch on the Inside along the brass bar. and when Assist ant District Attorney Schurman insist- ed that he take the instrument apart Il was found that the patch was just as he had described.-New York Herald.
Arizona republican., 1901-05-21
NUGGETS OF INTEREST.

The outcry against the brutality of the Austrian army officers to their men has had such an effect that the officials have issued an order prohibiting officers from touching the body of soldier or gesticulating with their weapon while the troops are drilling.
 A cross between a headless cabbage and the turnip produced the rape plant. Cabbage and turnips themselves are relatives: the lettuce plant also claims near kin to them, and far back in plant life grew a parent plant with some of the characteristics that each now claims a its own. from which all th~"". and many another plant also- de- scended
 New York city has just introduced a bath equipment into one IS public schools. situated in aiowded tene- ment district. In roasists of fourteen shower baths, thu spray system having been found to 2 Q the greatest clean llness and economy of time.
 Onc-sevo"'', of all the deaths in the world are ..il to be caused by tubercu- loss. and in some places it Is practi- caliy epidemic, The city of San Fran cisco has instituted quarantine against consumption. This disease is more common than any other on the tropics.