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peared to BE- quite a. TAR away a. ever. We
kept going just the same. because that b
an there 10 to do when . man 10 prospect
ing. md one day. after We had been out
for Q month, We lost our bearingsL ! didn't
know where We were. and my partner
didn't. and as like as not the burro didn't.
but We had heard plenty Of stories about
animal instinct q the cat coming back.
90 We concluded to leave It to the burro
and ZEE II he could pilot Us to some point
or other that We knew.
There wasn't much to do but to give him
HIS head and let him go. and this We did
on very short notice. and whereas We had
been directing the beast. we now let him d.
rect us. Whether he knew his responsibility
or not. I am not saying. but for two days
he led put a II he knew where he was go
ing. A. that was a good deal more than we
knew. We didn't interfere. and the burro
kept knocking Along IN the direction Of
somewhere to Us unknown. On the morning
Of the third day our plans were disagreea-
bly, disarranged by the disappearance Of our
leader.
and had wandered on. leaving his load for
US to carry, or to cache where we were like
fy never to md 1t again. But We were not
going to give him up without some kin Of
effort to restore him to his usefulness. % w
went hunting for the burro instead Of hunt
ing for our way out Of the wilds. and Va
divided up his load and took II along with
~. The country wa not quite % rough
~ II had been. md We got along pretty well.
though w did not make record time. We
kept track Of the burro BY following thu
openest way. BY watching for his shoe
marks over the stones. and BY noting where
he had nipped OF . bit OF green ~ he went
along or scraped his hair on against . bush
or . boWlder.
The next day Of our n We came to q
good sized valley showing some grasl
growth. and We knew right away that the
burrow. being q sensible animal. was going
to be found where there was grazing. % W
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Tho original manuscript Of the first poem.
% far as has been discovered. ever written
by the late Eugene Field Is in the possession
of Edgar White of Macon. Mo. Mr.. White
says the manuscript was found among the
effects Of the late l. A. Thompson Of Ma
con. Mr.. Thompson was a classmate or
Field at the State University. and q close
friend.
The poem 10 In the handwriting Of a boy.
and IL on legal cap paper. Worse. even than
all this, one sheet has writing on both
sides! Imagine Gene Field doing such a
thing in later life. after he had struggled
with printers and printers had struggled
with him!
There seems to be no doubt Of the author
shir Of the poem. although 1t il unsigned.
Mr.. White showed the original manuscript
to printers who "set" Fields copy in tho
early days: they pronounced 1t Fields
copy" To make assurance doubly sure.
Mr.. White sent the manuscript to Chris L.
Rutt. editor of the Gazette-Herald. St
Joseph. Mo. Field worked on the old St.
Joseph Gazette before he was famous. and
there are still people In 81. Joseph who
worked with him and remember his style
and handwriting in those days.
One of these gentlemen Is Justice H. W.
Burke. who was q reporter on the Gazette
with Field. Judge Burke examined the
manuscript closely. and then unhesitatingiy
pronounced 1t that of Field.
: The poem, SO far as known. was never
published by Field. but was given by him
In its original state to his classmate. the
late Mr.. Thompson. 1t Is like Field. and
vet IL Is unlike him. Its title 10: sketches
From College Life" II u credited to Tim
othy Undertake" On the outside Of the
four-fold sheet ID the notation: "Bucepha-
lus: a TAIL" the writing being the same AZ
that Of the manuscript. In those days
Field evidently had some methodical habits.
for he would not otherwise nave been 20
careful to fold his manuscript into q Legal
form and place on the back Of 1t an identi-
fying title. much after the fashion Of a law
yer's treatment of a memorandum In an
important case.
The poem tells Of Q college prank. ana.
like other Of Fields later works. attempts
a classical style. 1t IL not divided into
.tanzas: and the punctuation u distinctly
defective.
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changing the date Of the presidential In
auguration. II Is expected that this worn
will require a long time. but undoubtedly
there ID q general opinion throughout the
country that the date might be changed b
great advantage. II the Inauguration Of .
President could be made a simple, buzz
ness-like proceeding. the 9Th of March
would answer as well as any other data
But IN the last half century the tendency
to make II q spectacular affair has gruWu.
steadily. and there Is no likelihood that
this will be changed In the future. II no
other motive existed. the tradesmen and
hotelkeepers Of Washington. who consti-
tute the Inaugural Committee. generally
will do their utmost to induce hundreds OF
Thousands of visitors to enjoy the ceremony
without fear Of contracting pneumonia. ~
Il now the case. II Is said that this dread
disease has. during the most inclement In
augurations. almost m the specta-
tors who stood along the line Of the parade
or sat on the stands with the sleet o.
snow often blowing upon them for hours.
To secure q change of date. Of course.
constitutional amendment would be re-
quired. Spasmodic attempts In this direcs
ton have been made in the past. but they
lacked the organization necessary. The
present organization seems to be much
stronger. and those who have inaugurated
II express confidence that they will In due
time succeed.
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Even local interests in our State seem
to be under it-as the Pacific Rail Road.
I am now far advanced in my 2nd vol.
The publishers are about 500 pages deep
in tho printing. and I am al. hundred
Pages ahead Of the compositors in the
writing. I rise at day break and work
I'll midnight. with an interval of one
or two hours recreation on horseback.
As soon a my work Is finished. which
will be some time in April. I shall come
to Missouri, and of course shall have
to speak-to what extent I do not know.
but certainly only for the general pur-
pose Of aiding my friends and the demo-
cratic cause. and without any view to
personal consequence. Congress Is no
no longer desirable to me: politics have
ran down too low to have any attraction
for m 4. I spent thirty years Of my life
in q contest Of great principles-of great
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
ROYAL SUCCESSION.

Many persons a been confused by the
various laws Of succession which prevail In
Europe.
There are three different systems. the
most general being that known as the Sale
system. under which women are complete
~ excluded. This Is the rule In Belgium.
Sweden and Norway. Italy. Denmark and
Germany.
Then there Is the German Dutch system.
under which males in all degrees Of rela-
tionship take precedence Of females. the
throne passing to the female line only in
case Of the extinction Of all the male line.
however remote. This 10 the rule in Hol-
land-from which it takes its name-Russia
and some Of the minor German States.
The third system - that of England.
Spain and Portugal under which females
are excluded when there are males In the
same degree Of Relationship. but take prece-
dence Of males whose degree Of relationship
= nst - closs ~ their oun
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WRITTEN FOR sunday REPUBLLc.
Many people call Thomas Hart Benton the
greatest Missourian; some others call him
the greatest figure in the political history Of
the West-that West which lies beyond the
Mississippi River.
They say he was a statesman-a man OF
breadth and depth. They say he wal q
patriot-superior to the selfshness OF mere
politics. They say there was a time when
the country did not offer a wiser. a more
forceful and a more far-seeins man. nor one
who would have been a stronger and a bet
ter ruler Of the nation.
That was in the times before the Civil
War-when brain and bravery depended up
on each other for success-when the spoken
word was the ail-powerful factor. and when
the bitter debate at the country cross roads
was the battle cry Of the campaign. be II
county, State or national.
They say that Benton was q giant OF the
times-ft companion Of those others whit
stood SO far above their contemporaries
that they were regarded as Titans.
They say that Benton had q perception
of things political which was as clear as
the view of the mariner who. gazing across
Q calm-stilled sea, finds warning Of a
storm, that his view was not bounded by
the day. the week, the month nor the year
mere moments Of the present. whose signs
any one could read-but pierced the mists OF
futurity and saw the effects which present
causes would produce.
Those who hold hat this was so may.
perchance. find support for their s-sumen
in the closing sentences of a letter written
hy Benton to Alexander Kayser Of st. Louis.
in March. 1S56-fve years and more before
the outbreak Of the Civil War.
Slavery agitation" he wrote. "s .
in my opinion. is to end disastrously for the
Union. but which side will prevail?"
And then. as an a~fterthought. HI erased
the words Your Friend and added:
"a new man. unconnected with the axf-
tation. is what the country wante"
Did Benton think Of Abraham Lincoln as
the new man, Was his foresight sufh-
GENTLY keen to discern the awkward ILL.,
nois backwoodsman. in whom philosophy
and humor. frmness ard strength, gloom
and good cheer were 30 strangely welded?
Slavery agitation" in truth. "endcd dis
astrously for the Union" however much It
may now appear that the disaster
brought commensurate benefits.
"a new man"-one Of whom politicians
knew little. indeed. and reckoned less, when
Benton w~rote-was found in lincoln.
Mr.. Bentcn's letter was written in WASH
fngton on March II. 1sJG. at which time
he was a member Of the House OF Reore-
sentatives. The rvelope-small. almoet
square. yellow ard nimsy-was sealed only
at the angle of the flap; It bore no stamp
nothing save the address. Alexander Kay
ser. Esq. st. Louis. MR." and. in the ND
per right-hand corner the written words:
Free. Thomas II. Benton, U 8 H r." This
is the letter as he wrote 1t and punctuated
IT. The ink is still densely black. a v In
spot, where half a century Of years has
turned 1t brown. and there II a softness to
the touch about the thin double-sheet OF
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measures-of great men: and cannot
wear out the remainder Of my life in a
slavery agitation. either on the one side
or the other Of 1t.
I have work enough marked u to
occupy the remainder OF my life. and
Of q kind to be pleasant and profitable
to me, II not beneficial to q future gen.
eration-which I think II may be. l pro-
pose to abridge the debates OF Congress
from lbs to ls5o-also to continue my
history from 1850 to the day OF my
death. This IL work enough for me.
and Of more dignity. ito say Of any
thing else.) than acting a part In a
slavery agitation. which Is now the
work Of both parties. and which. In my
opinion. II to end disastrcusly for the
Union let which side will prevail. A
new man, unconnected with the agita-
ton. is what the country wants.
FOUR friend.
THOMAS H. BENTON.
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THE POEM: EXACTLY AS WRITTEN.


With you. my helpmeet by my side.
This morning Is so clear and cool
Well ride before It's time for school
Holloa there John! You lazy cus4
Bring forth my horse. Brcephaius!
So spake the Man Of letters. Straight
Black John went through the stable gate
But soon returned with hair ON end
While terror wings his speed did lend
And out he sent this piteous wall,
Oboe! Old Bucky's lost his tail!
Down went the nisht-cap on the ground
Hats boots and clothing flying round
In vain his helpmeet cried hold on
He went right through that sable John
Sing sing oh Muse what deeds were done
This Morn by Godiike Peleus son
Descend oh tickle goddess urge
My Tyre to this bombastic splurge.
Boots and the man I sing who first
Those Argive machiDa tons cursed
His swimming eyes did Daniel raise
To that sad tail Of other days
And cried ALAS! h ornery euss
Has shaved o my Bucephalus!"
Then turning round he gently sighed
w Will postpone our morning ride
In wrath I smite my quiverinE Tyre
Come once again fair Muse inspire
My song to more heroic acts
Thpn these poor simple truth fnl facts
Cursed be the man that Matched the plot
Let dire misfortune be his lot
Palsied the hand that struck ths blow
Blind be the eyes that saw the show
Hated the wretch who ruthless bled
This innocent old Quadruped
Subpreps q word Of caution please
Better prepare your A. B. Cs.
Than prowi around at dead Of night.
Annoying such q man Of might
Don't rouse the beast in Daniels breast
Perhaps you'll come out second best.
Dear gentle reader pardon pray,
I'm thinking now I hear you say
'Oh nonsense! What a foolish fuss
About q horse. B~ucephalrs.
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clear white ape On which the letter va
written:
Washington, March. II r.
Ny lear Sir.
have to thank you for your kind
letters. and for al the friendly senti-
ments expressed. and Of these the per-
sonal part II the most agreeable. The
personal feelings Of my friends towards
me II what I have most to cherish
hereafter. I never saw the day I would
be willing to 0e q candidate for the
presidency, and am now further RON II
than ever. No earthly consideration
could make me- Q candidate. The Sen
ate was once agreeable to ne. when
there was . chance to do something for
the State. or the United States. But
that chance seems now to b over. and
all statesmanship reduced to . hurrah
on one sdde or the other Of slavery.
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I Twelve by the clock and all Is well
That is I think 50 but who can tell?
} So quiet and still the city seems
I That even old Luna's brightest beams
I Car not a single soul discover
Upon the streets the whole town over
J The Marshall smiles q genial smile
\ And retires to snooze for a little while
( The ~calaboose and such pleasant things
) Tho college dig now digs for bed
J With bunged up eyes n aching head
Z Coming his lesson DER and Ger.
TIL an audible, melodramic snore
3Tells that he's going that kingdom through
\ Where Greeks at a discount n Latin too
Z The Doctor robed IN snowy white
I Gs zes cut from his window height
SAnd he bends to the breeze his noble form
\ Like . stately oak In a thunderstorm
End watches his sleek and wellfed cows
Z At the expense Of the college browse
{ His prayers are said. Out goes the light
Goodnight o learned prex. goodnight
! Half past I'VE by Ficklins time
I When I again renew my rhyme
Old Sol Is up and the college Gig
Resumes his musty Classical gig.
\ Caesar VENT celere JAM
Z With here and there an auxiliary
The Marshal awakes and stalks around
! With an air Importantly profound
\ And seisings on . luckless wight
I Who quietly stayed ut homo all night
Z On Q charge Of not preserving order
{DragD him before The just Recorder
J In vain the hapless youth denies It
"A barroom loafer t~estifes II
Fine him. the court house rabble shout
( cThis II the latest jury out-)
So when his pocketbook II eased.
! Most R;shtee Us Justice - appeased.
I The doctor lay In his little bed
Z His right-cap round his gCdlike head.
I While . blanket thick and snowy sheet
J Envelored his - pshaw and classic feet
\ And he cleared his throat n began
Z MY dear in Indiana az well as hero"
{ I always took . morning ride
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just received and will soon put on exhibi-
ton. after being mounted. what Is thought
to be the largest moose head in the world
Tho antlers of this great fallen monarch
have the enormous spread Of seventy-four
inches. more than enough to take in the
figure Of an average size man.
This head Is the result Of q naturalist ex-
petition sent out by the museum which
traversed Alaska and the Arctic regions for
the purpose Of obtaining specimens Of fase
disappearing big game
This monster in life IL said to have stood
some twenty-five hands high. larger than
an ordinary horse. and weighed In The
neighborhood Of 1000 pounds The average
moose weighs from 800 to 800 pounds. and
the antlers measure only 10 to 80 inches
across.
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5 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OFF A MISSOURI STATESMAN AND A MISSOURI POET. o

BentOn's Letter TO a st. Louis Man,
in Which He Declared He Would
Not Be a Candidate for the
Presidency, Predicted That the
Slavery Question Would END
Disastrously for the Union" and
Said: "A New Man, Uncon-
nected With This Agitation Is
What the Country Wants"
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NATIONAL CAPITAL SIDE-LIGHTS.
Government Employees Are Just Now Turning Their Attention to Bee
Culture-Advice to Those Who Advertise for Positions
Effort to Change Inauguration Date.

b attacked by the honeymakera There
are. moreover. gentle bees, with which the
department II now OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
a. cyprians and carniolans. These are very
docile.
Several former department clerks here.
after trying bee raising. resigned from their
positions in order to give their entire At
tention to the new industry.
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TO THOSE WHO ADVERTISE
FOR GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.

Every now and then one reads and ad-
vertissment something like this: I viii give
S10o to any one securing ne . Government
position paying 400 q month or the ad-
v~ertiser win agree to give q certain per
centaSs Of the salary secured to the one
procuring . place." remarked an ofhcial OF
the Civil Service Commission
Nov the person who thus advertises and
who no doubt receives numerous responses
and frequently - successful. little dreams
Of the danger attached to his o1er for .
Government position. The person thus offer
ing . tempting price for IN appointment I'm
the Federal service does not realize untn
too late hat he has placed himself In the
power Of IN Inscriptions person to b
blackmailed. Such - the fact. however"
The oflcial then called attention to SEC
ton LIN Of the Revised Statutes. which II
part Of the Civil Service law. and relates
to appointments In the Federal service. 1t
provides that EVERY person who. directly
or Indirectly. offers or agrees to give or
bestow any money. property or other valu-
able consideration whatever for the procur-
ing. or adding to procure. and such con-
tract. once or place. shall be deemed guilty
Of . misdemeanor. and shall be imprisoned
not more than two years and fined not more
than $4,000"
rn~->-~ ~nnu.~~w~ -
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OUR COMMON FAULT.
written for the Advertiser.)

written for the Advertiser.)
Through times long avenues of ages
past,
Since God created and breathed life in
man,
And gave to him dominion DER the earth,
There's burned, betimes, in every human
breast
A something that's akin to wickedness-.
IT'S condemnation of ones fellow men :.
Perchance this sin began its deadly work
In fame as small and innocent as is the
Glow worms spark that lights the road
side dark, !,
Or famed by idle gossip's rude-pressed
hand. y
Or jealous envy seeking some self-gain,
Has got beyond control of mortal man ~
Until the hand that fashioned knows it.
not. .
ITO err is human It is often said. ~
But that's no reason why ones blood
- we'd shed. 20
This saddest and most common fault Of
ours %
So oft committed, hides within its cup ?
The insects sting which poisons the life
blood e
And In an hour has caused such agony
That death itself would be glad re-
lease.
So quick is poor, deluded man to see
His humble brother stumble, slip and
fall,
Then cry, i"Poor fool! I should have
known you would;
You're but weakling when compared
with me;
thank my God I am not such as thee"
Then to his neighbor goes he forth at
once
To sound the death-knell OF a fellow
Poor fool. Didst call thy brother this
today?
All, cali myself the same-before the sun
gates
And shine upon thy oft-deluded sight,
This evil which thou dust condemn in
May. with less cause, be thy own master
then.
Look. see yon being with that noble
mien-
The mark OF Cain was once upon his
brow,
But God himself erased it, and that hour
A man stepped forth and proved unto the
world
(By deeds as valiant as have e'er been
known
That he was truly sorry for his sin.
Bur some mean, cringing creature God
lets live
Dares point his scornful finger while he
draws
His own polluted skirts aside and says,
.'Vile wretch. how can you show your
face to man.
That rescued soul grown stolid 'gainst
all sin
Can not withstand brothers bitter
scorn;
(Ah me, IT'S true that God forgives-
fergets-
Alasi alasi it is not so with menu
That heart is pierced afresh-old springs
revived
He plunges into deep aespair-and dies.
Ye tongues that blame. and censure. and
condemn,
How Will We e'er repair the wrong we've
doneS e4is l.sf..f 81
How build the ruined temples that ye
felled?
When the Great Day of Reclining Ia at
hand
How will the Judge Of Earth decide thy
case?
When centuries dead silence speaks
again, ~ m ~
What will the King Of Kings give answer
then? sa
- gLBrrEIA MAcKAY-wALKER.
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asked that she might keep it. She said
she HAD no knowledge of how the coin
came to be designed or struck, but she
thought, as it was dated at the begin
ming of her reign, the manufacturer
had intended either to send it to her
as a memento or as a suggestion for
new island coinage. Her Majesty also
express&d the wish that she might be
permitted to see the coin herself. The
latter is a work of art, the picture
given herewith giving but faint idea
of the beauty of the original
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circulation here Mrs. Walker bought
the coin for SO, and carried it to Homo
lulu. For fear of awakening sad MEM
cries, she never showed 1t to the Queen.
but some of the latter's friends. who
had inspected the token, got a temper
airy loan of it for the Advertiser.
Last evening, on receiving assurances
that Her Majesty would feel pleased to
see friend who came on behalf of
Fhe Advertiser, Photographic copy of
fhe coin was sent to her. Liliuokolani
was delighted with the picture, and
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A Queen woman-First Prison Mis-
sionary-That Mrs. De Goode is the
most eccentric person ever saw. You
remember. Mr.. Brute, in cell No. 500,
under sentence for killing his wife?
Second Prisoner Missforary-Yes,
poor fellow! -E
{ FssWell, gave her lot of flowers
marked Brute. and she went OF ana
put them on the ,woman's grave. in
stead of bringing them here to cheer
the poor husband" New York Week
ly.
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with the most profoSnd attention
Senators, Congressman and the pub
lie generally always treated him with
the most marked Difference because of
the long life Of usefulness which he
had led and the prominent position
that he had occupied in the councils
of the nation. He was one of the most
striking figures among the law makers
of the republic, and when he died he
was as universally mourned as any
man who ever lived in the Union"
MONTGOMERY M FOLSOM
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0PTIUANa

OPTICIANS.
a.. YOUR EYES; you
|,I,, . pau. Don't wear other
'Oa,. 49,, your eyes differ from
n. .s wear cheap. improperly
.hsy win ruin your eyes.
lo,.a :; ~, LUCAS. oPTIcIAN.
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PIoIIIe III relief OF Queen Liliuokalani
on one side and a raised map of the
hawaiian group on the other, the rim
Oh the coin being surrounded by ap-
propriate inscriptions. She was unable
to learn the origin of the piece of mon
ey, the like of which had never been in