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ron sEAnoARD's EaUIPmENT.
A $1,OO0,00O Agreement with verm-
iIye a. Co. Filed Mt Portsmouth.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 4.-An equipment
agreement between the seaboard Air
Line Railway and Vermilye g. Co.,
New York bankers, has been admit
ted 20 record In the office OF the clerk
Of the Hastings court, Portsmouth,
Va It involves nearly sl.O00O0O. II
rs for furnishing the road with loco
motives, box cars and ten coaches.
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BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE.
knight Companion May Prove Total
Lost on Japan's Coast.

Yokohama. Feb. 4.-The British
steamer Knight Companion, from
Portland, Ore, Dec. 27, for Yokohama
and Hong Kong, is ashore ait Inuboye-
Saki, on the east coast of Japan, with
her deck swept. The passengers and
crew have been landed.
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The Norwegian bark Adolph, Ander-
sen, captain, sailed from Hamburg
Jan. Il, for Brunswick, Ga.
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Is a Liverpool Vessel.

Liverpool, Feb. 4.-Advices here to-.
day say that the British steamer
Knight Companion, ashore at Inuboye-
Saki, Japan, will probably become a
total loss.
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The steamer knight Companion is
owned by the Knight Steamship Com
pany, Limited, of Liverpool. She is of
2,620 tons net register.
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night a theater party to the Century. fol-
lowed by a Dutch supper included the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Simpson, Misses Hazel Com
Bessie Burket, Maude Comstock, Caroline
Anwan. Misses Claude Sebastian. John Al
urn. Doctor Frank Farrell. Hayden Curd.
John Burdett. Paul Comstock. Robert Dob
son. Ferdinand Provenchere. Charles
Hespes. Ferdinand Ttllman and Doctor
Roth.
Miss Grace Ferguson Is home from Chris
tian College. Columbia, and will not re-
turn this year.
A euchre and hop will be given in the
Parish Hall of Our Holy Redeemer In Web
eter Groves Monday evening. November II.
Prizes will be awarded.
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sON
lest wasches-Mermod & Jaccard,s.

ing at No. 4e47 West Belle place, where
they will remain until spring. Mrs. Perret
was Miss Edith McDiIl.
Mrs. George Byron Knight OF Troy, n.
Z. who has spent the past month in st.
and Ms. Charles P. Stutz. has returned to
her home after having been the guest Of
honor at a round Of informal dinners. The
last enc given by Mrs. Louise Lemon.
Mr. Fred C. Papendick of Kansas City
is located at the home OF her mother. Mrs.
Anna L. krausse. No. 1854 Albin place.
Mra Sam Losos and son have gone to
Little Rock Ark. to spend two months
Mr.. Harry McN.chols returned yesterday
from a two weeks Eastern trip.
Jordan's for wedding presents.
Mr.. Carl 8. Reed. is in st. Louis, visiting
for a few days her father. Judge augha
who is here from Washington. D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r schnebly and
children Of Los Angeles, CAL. were the
guests OF Mrs. W.. F. Smith of Plant ave-
nue., the past week
Mrs; Harry J. Air has gone to Cincinnati
10 Visit Mrs. Ray Ashbrook.
Miss Cora Winter Of Belle avenue has as
her guest this week Miss Pauline knight Of
Louisiana, Mo.
Morning, Noon and Night. Big Four trains
leave st Louis for Cincinnati.
Judge and Mrs. Noah N. Givan Of Hotel
Berlin have returned from a visit to Har-
risonyille. Mo.
Miss Adele Meliisr. who has been seriors.
" III Tor several weeks. Is now recupsrat-
ing at her home in West Belle place.
Mr.. and Mrs William B. Crouch and Mrs.
L. L Culver Of Cates avenue gave gone on
q tr1p TO Ashevtlle, N. c.. ard Atlanta, Ga.
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EAST st. LOUIS SOCIETY rlR

h msri.s. Of Mis- Ilnle omtnsn ana
giving morning At > o'clock At St Henry
B street entertained friends In honor q
Tex. Music was the feature Of the EVEN
The guests were: Me.isurs ana Mesdames
3shn ! nsyo q a e Dsni'' T..! : Charles 4; Gut ba5s
Wells Of Galveston, TEX: Misses Caroline
Duncan and Martha, duncan.
bo MIS- ~ Se Gestr einsk n has ret, rssg1ned na 70 mt
visit with Miss Genevievs Hamlin Of nlt
nois avenue
q. Duke Of North Carolina Il visiting L
M: and Mr. G. Booth q coyip1tee, ".
are the guests Of Mr. and MrA h P1cklo
Miss Jessie Robbins and yehn schasfer Of
Believiile were married 1t Clayton Wednss-
Miss Rose Schroeder has returned from
Miss Edith Crenshaw has returned from
Monks Mound. where she visited the Misses
Mss Belle Miller 10 visiting in rren-
Miss Mamie Murphy has returned from
Mrs. Charles Merker has returned
dies Literary Circle THURSDAY afternoon
Mrs. 8 H. Philips OF Indiana II the guest
Of Mrs N. 8. III
Mrs. Newton Jones IL the guest Of her
daughter. Mrs. J. wallace Of Cleveland
avenue.
Mrs. william Elliott 4. visiting In Nash
VILE. Ill
Mise Georgia Campbell Of Ashley In visit
ing Miss Hattie Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H Farley are visiting
In Kansas City. No.
Miss Grace Phillips II visiting IN PanA
III.
MrA Jennie Pilsbury has returned to hes
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Der ; at the klrkwood NJ. E. Church. was

Der 5 at the Kirkwood NJ. E. Church, was
ore of the affairs of the season.
The church and arches which spanned the
aisles were decorated in white crysanthe-
NUNS. The bride was gowned in white satin,
tulle veil. and her attendants wore white
orgnndie. Misscx Lucy Brent. Miss HouGh
and Miss Katherine Wade Of Pennington
and Miss Maud Johnson and Georgia Biggs
asst ted the bride in the ceremony and at
the reception which followed. Mr.. Percy
Kingdom acted as best man.
The Reverend Alfred Smith of1ciated. Tho
young couple later In the evening boarded a
train for Eureka Springs.
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day afteCnoon.
Mrs. A J. Smith Of Xmas Cty. Ma. 4,
visiting here.
Miss Dorothy Seifert sntSrtatned 0fmAp
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. p. Huber celebrated her seventy
seventh birthday anniversary Thursday.
Mrs. MarJ Mccoy Harvey Of Chico 70 has
returned home after . visit With Ars. JohA
Mis- L. J. Keller has returned - her
nome In Mount Vernon, after q viat In
Beleville.
Miss Lulu Nagel celebrated her >aeven0
birthday anniversary Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boatwnght have returned
home after q visit IN East st Louis.
Marisa. III
Mrs. Joseph Fiach Of New Athens = ~.
tting hsr daughter. Mn. Adam KAT.
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Jordan's for wedding presents.


l.. l.. Culver Hospital.
Jordan's for wedding presents.
Doctor and Mrs. J.. E. Jennings have re-
moved from Mcpherson avenue to No. 422o
Westminster place.
Mt. and Mrs G.. w. Gates Of Pit:sburs
are spending several days in st. Louis at
merly Miss Adeline Meek OF this city.
Nine. MacKln and Mrs. Lillian APPEL
Emery Will receive in their studio at the
Odeon on Thursday afternoons.
Mrs. W. L. johnson and Miss johnson OF
Chicago are guests OF Mrs. Al Bauer of the
Southern Hotel. They will also spend some
time with Mrs. Will Grayson Of Mcpherson
avenue during their visit.
Society people Ike the Knickerbocker sps-
ciaI via Big Four. st. Louis to New York
Mrs. Eliza N. Name and her daughter.
Miss Ida NJ Kane. have returned rom q
visit to relatives in Washington. D. c.
Mr.. p A. FAIRIES Of sEee. Springs No,
is visiting her daughter. Mrs W. E. Berry
man of No. 1928 Laclede avenue.
Nj. and Mrs WIN C. Carson Of Green
~ and Miss Laura White OF No. l2s1A Cook
avenue. Thursday and Friday Of this week
Park boulevard, received her little friends
on Saturday afternoon in honor of her
eighth birthday.
Jordan's for wedding presents.
Miss Adele NJ. Wait Of Greenville. Ill.
Is at Hotel Beers. the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. George Reid.
Mrs. B. F. Nelson Of Wilmington. n. c..
has taken apartments at Hotel Berlin.
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Jordan's for wedding presents.
Mrs. John Volmer entertained the F1eur-
d day sf, sowlins & Club Ssr at nom saeh re on M, Ta saH-
pie avenue. After the games a dainty
lunch was served, the tables being dec
GRATED with white chrysanthemums; smilax
and ferns. The prizes were won by Mrs.
E. Brimmer. Mrs. H. Jaeschke and Mrs.
H. Norman. Those present were:
klie. w. Ruler.
B. Ruler. Jaeschke.
Nieguie. Brimmer
| daber, Nolmer,
Markham, Schneider.
The Colonials have announced their nrst
day evening, November Is. at No. 1914 Olive
| street. The committee is:
Messeurs-
Walter Legg. VIII ]. Klosterman,
Arthur OBrien. James n. Shea
The masquerade bali given by the West
st. Louis Ladies' Aid Society, Saturday
evening. was a success and very largely at
tended. More than 100 couples were masked.
From this number six were chosen by the
and Mr.. Rose. as the winning ones. Mrs.
Waters winning first prize. Mrs. Smith sec
ond. Miss Windish third. Mr. Ben Moeyer
Kruger third. AT n;s9 p, m. prizes were
awarded by the president of the society.
Mrs. Matilda Whitehouse. One hundred and
PSF:
Mrs. Louise Miller. treasurer. and the Ar
rengement Committee. Miss Maggie Dinges.
Miss Louise Meyer and Miss Ida Moran.
Invitations are out for the Harvard in
formal on Wednesday evening, November
Is, at No. 81 North Handkerchief venue.
This is to be their Thanksgiving eve ball,
and an unusually large attendance Is ex-
pected.
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met Friday afternoon at the home of Miss
Amelia Hlrt OF No. 394sA Easton avenue A
very pleasant afternoon was spent. Cards
were played from 2 10 4 O'Clock, after
which the hostess served Refreshments.
The Fanchon Dramatic Club viii give its
evening. November g. producing a comedy
IN three acts by Thorn Melrose. entitled
"A Commercial Those taking
part are:
Messieurs-
c. A Stadler, D. Eeckemeyer.
ny. Rohlf.
Helena Gilman. Lulu Heitman.
on November 10 ne Chaperone Dancing
Society will give -. second dance of the
season at Jefferson and Park avenues.
The Players Club was entertained by
s5ufheside last sunday night. Music i. and
literary exercises were features of the even
ing The house was decorated with palms.
smil3x and carnations. Those present were:
Messieurs and Mesdames-
Wimar Becker. j. Hernessy.
Misses
) Marie Dierkes. Mary Ffnneesn,
: Lencra Doerr. Angela Grunm,
Grace Benham, Winnie Ehrman.
Title Fendel, Lalite HatneS,
Eermine Haag. Rose Buengens.
Sarah Abraham,
. Nessieurs-
( King Baggot. Lewis Powers,
Harry Scott. Robert Wasenman,
G. krummenacher. Martin Cowell.
J. Amiabie Guignon, William Hoibrun.
Harry NJ Hof. Henry W. Otto.
Perry ]. Mahoney.
Big -Four trains, St Lsui. to cins,nnan:.
SO 100 SIS u3O
Ticket ONCE. Broadway and Chestnut.
Mrs. william Fehl entertained the Jolly
Eight Euchre Club. Of which she is a mem
bor. on Friday afternoon: Cards were
served- Those present were:
Mesdames-
Theo Eagle, C. Lows,
w. Fehl. Lambor,
J. Henry, ". Heinrich.
The F1eur de las Musical and Drama
Laura I. Musick on November 8. A very
enjoyable evening was passed: Those pres
Mr.. and Mrs. William Terrell.
MI. and Mrs. John q. Musick.
Pauline Jones. Ethel I. Terrell.
Bessie Musick. Laura L. Musick.
Belle Colonna.
Harold R Terrell. Edgar c. Terrell,
Edward ]. Musick. August wipner.
Mermod 4 Jaccard'A. Broadway and Lo-
The F1orodora Euchre Club was enter
tanned at Mrs. c. 7. Bursmeyer's Wedres-
day afternoon. The prizes were won by Mrs
Stieger. Mrs. schueler and Mrs. Bohn.
Those present were:
Mesdames-
r Menzmer. J. Dousherty.
Godfrey, En1ier,
c. Jordan. Schueler.
Rohing, Stiegel.
Black, McGary,
BONN. Bursmeyef.
Jordzn's for wedding presents.
The second informal dance of the VIM
eennes III was given last Friday evening
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY SOCIETY.

Mrs. Reed Mcknight Of Huntsville is WIS.,
tt!ng relatives in Clayton.
Mrs. H Clay Harvey. a former resident
OF Clayton. han been visiting friends at the
county seat drring the last weak.
Miss Lizzie .teidner has returned to her
home in Grover from St. Adams. where she
was visiting her sister. Mrs. William Ponhg.
Miss jamie Scul,y OF Cleveland. o.. Il us
iting her sister. Mrs. z. T. ELLINGTON. in
Weliston. A card party was given In her
honor by Mrs. Oscar Cl~endenning last Mon
day evening
An autumn evening entertainment was
given by Miss IDA ART at the home Of
William Rasch. in Eilisville. November g.
About forty guests were present
Miss Carrie Roman of Creve Occur and
Mr.. Phil Dauster of Stratmann will be mar
ried next Wednesday In the Stratmann
Lutheran Church.
Miss Ida Kil,oren Of st. Louis has been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Mary Hartnett. In
Clayton.
Miss TiIlie MehI Of Mount Olive. H.. Is
visiting Miss Rosie Jacobsmeyer in Black
Jack.
William Lampe and Miss Sophie Wollgast
were married last Sunday evening at the
home of Henry Peiman. In Black Jack The
eremony was performed by the Reverend
NJ Meyer. pastor Of the Black Jack Luz
theran Church
Miss Minnie Kleinschmidt has returned
to her home in De Soto after q visit to
her sister in Barretts-
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BELLEvILLE SOCIETY NOTES.

East ST. Louis.
Miss Clara Becker OF East St Louis Is
visiting in Belleviile.
their silver wedding anniversary last Mon
day evening.
Captain L. NJ. Moore. wife and daughter.
Miss Julia, departed last week for the
South to spend the winter.
Mss Ann Priester and Miss Hazel Meeker
entertained friends at Pftester's Park
Mrs. John kickham Is visiting in East
ST. Louis.
Miss Anna Foster and Miss Frieda Pies Of
Bellevilie visited in O'Fallon last week.
Mrs. Katherine Grauer is now living in
Old Orchard. No. with her son and daugh-
ter.
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Judge and Mrs. Noah N. Givan Of Hotel
Berlin have returned from a visit to Har-
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ordan's for wedding presents.

The S. B. A. Club will give its second
dance of the season at Masonic Temple
Hall, Odeon, Wednesday, November IS.
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Joraan's for wedding presents.

The Iroquois Club gave its first dance of
this season at the Louisiana Hall last
Wednesday evening. The affair was chap
aroned by Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Busch
horn, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Thompson and
Nh. and Mrs. George ]. Charlier. Among
those who attended were:
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Brent-Warner Marriage.
Tia marriage of. Miss F1oy Warner and
Nr. Arthur Brent. which took Place Novem-
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Miss Cora Winter OF Belle avenue has as
her guest this week Miss Pauline knight Of
Louisiana, Mo.
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Morning, Noon and Night. Big Four trains
leave St Louis for Cincinnati.
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Jordan's for wedding presents.

Mr.. Harry McNichols returned yesterday
from a two weeks Eastern trip.
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Miss Adele Melisr. who has been serious
~ i'll for several weeks, is now recupsrat-
ing at her home in West Belle place.
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Mrs; Harry ,. Air has gone to Cincinnati
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Miss Julia B~iankenmeister of No. 1903
Cora place entertained her club on We'd
nesday afternoon. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent in music and conversation.
At 5 refreshments were served. Miss VIII
ling of. No 1888 Webster avenue will en-
terrain the club on November &c. The mem
bers are:
Misses
Mabel NJ. Carr. Emory Harris.
Stella N living, Josie Rigney,
Hazel Dell willing, Della Weynach.
JULIA B-Iankenmeiste1 Gertrude Harris.
Annette Bryne. Stella NJ. Lametx
The most beautiful trains are those Of the
Big Four to New York and Boston
The Jewel Euchre Club was entertained
by Mrs. Henry Henley at her resi-
dence, No. 3sl3 Page avenue. Thursday
afternoon The following ladies' were pres
ent:
Fred Hacknoys. Gus Langnecker,
A G. Bruggeman, Katie Hug,
George Adleta. Ben Kasher,
Dan Isch. William Schneider,
Ellen Hughes. Henry Henly,
Grace Hubbard, Miss Nellie Cole.
The Autos will give their second dance Of
this season at No. 1914 Olive street Friday
evening. November n The committee 70
composed of 7. r. Sundermann, w. q.
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Mrs. C. s. Reed Of Monticello. H., wife of
Mr.. Carl s. Reed. is in st. Louis, visiting
for a few days her father. Judge ugh
who is here from Washington, d. c.
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Mrs. Fred C. Papendick Of Kansas City
is located at the home OF her mother. Mrs.
Anna L. Krausse. No. 1854 AIbin place.
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Mn Sam Losos and son have gone to
Little Rock Ark. to spend two months
with relatives
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MI. and Mrs. G. w. Gates of Pit.sburs
are spending several days in st. Louis at
the Planters Hotel. Mrs. Gates was for
merly Miss Adeline Meek OF this city.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Wymsn Perret are now liv-
ing at No. 42f7 West Belle place. where
they will remain until spring. Mrs. Perret
was Miss Edith McDiIl.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r Schnebly and
children of Los Angeles, Cal. were the
guests OF Mrs. w. F. Smith of Plant ave-
nue., the past week
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Mr.. and Mrs.. William B.. Crouch and Mrs.
L. Culver Of Gates avenue have gone on
q tr1p TO Asheville, N. c.. and Atlanta, Ga.
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Jordan's for wedding presents.

Miss Adele NJ. Wait Of G~reenville, Ill
is at Hotel Beers. the guest of her sister
Mrs. George Reid.
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Doctor and Mrs. J.. E. Jennings have re-
moved from Mcpherson avenue to No. 422o
Westminster place.
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The F7eur de Hs Musical n Drama
Club had a meeting al the home of Mss
Laura l. Musick on November 8. A very
enjoyable evening was passed: Those pres
ent were.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Terrell.
Mr. and Mrs. John q. Musfck.
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Miss Lillian Allen, No. 27ls Chippewa
street. entertained her club with a 'phan-
tom party on Friday evening.
The Aubert Bowling Club inaugurated its
season last TUESDAY evening on the Lou.Si-
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Outline Studies
Of Human Nafure
She Objected.

After the first act of u matinee per-
fonancc mad ended ut Il local thcater
r7rrrtly worry indignant woman wcnded
hcr way from the dress circle to tn" box
Office.
"What do YOU mean, sir by giving II
big fat man the seat right in front OF
me ?" she bazeG II the aStua!shed ticket
seller. do you suppose | can see through
him. ! certainly cannot see oyer or
around him
Il did not l:now who was goin to hn
in front of you, madam the younS man
replied.
"WeL. he's there, and ! wish You 10
sc, him away" stated the aggrievcd one,
with great emphasis.
Il cannot DO tnat madam. II" puld
fo, tho seat and mas It right To it, said
tre ti,Nct man. who had the little ofncc
dunr fastened and felt sale behind the
Niuc0w.
You cannot: You have no right to put
stout people in trout seats You ought
to mako them take the rear rows,' she
said.
II don't know You are getting Il lit
tie stout, yourself, madam. Perhaps some
day You viii be in the reur-scat class.
How would !oU like the
81 GiGu't come here to discuss that mat
t2r." the indignant woman tartly re-
spouGed, and hounced away.-Baltimurc
sun.
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Used to That Sort of Thing.

4 gentleman took IA country friend 10
the opera one night to hear the "Meistcr-
singer" performed.
lie was vdiy, anxious 10 see the effect
OF Wagncr's glorious music on the couu-
irymun, and watched him kcenly during
the rendering of the overture, which,
grand as it is, is Il little noisy. more es-
peclalN when the bang of the drums and
the crash of the cymbals occur at inter-
Nals.
But the countryman's face remained
absolutely unmoved. At last, the London
~ could bear his friends indifference no
longer
Doesn't this glorious volume of sound
meet you?" he said
"Oh, not in the least" was the calm
Iroply, you forget I'm IL boilermaker. -
Tit Bits.
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Hayti.

" Y Is OVER hundred years
since the republic of Hayti was
Il established by the visionaries of
the French revolution. The slave
was not only to be free from the do
minion of the whip of his master, hut
the rights of man We're to be conferred
upon him in all the p!entitude of their
philosophical acceptation We must
not blame the reyolutionists too much
They only forestalled on a small scale
our policy toward the negro after the
civil war. We not only manumitted the
slave, but, conferred, almost forcbly
upon him political prerogatives which he
neither understood, appreciated nor
knew how tn subordinate to
II higher purpose than what
he believed to be his own
immediate advantage. He WAS not to
censurable. But the Southern negro
has always had the countevailing
weight to his crude and child-like inn
pulses of the white mans domination.
The Haytian, on the other hand,
has been left during Il century
to his own unalloyed, unre-
strained devices. and a fearful and
sanguinary muddle he has made of his
republican opportunities.
A century, to be sure, is very short
time in the history of any section of
the human race. The Haytian is in
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one cure for hasty and il-advised
marriages, under consideration in IN
diana, contemplates the selection in
each county of a marriage board OF
five persons, at least two to be women
of years and experience, before whom
every applicant for a marriage license
must make application at least six
months before the license can be
granted 1t is thought that the mere
interposition of so much time for de-
liberation would without other require
prompted by momentary infatuatiorl.
1t is possible that this plan may be
accepted by the Indiana legislature this
winter. Its operation would certainly
prove interesting.
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some respects no worse than his com
social pedigree of Roman antiquity
Nevertheless, the Haytian is in u sorry
plight. He Is growing from bad to
worse. His ignorance of his own con-
dition is perhaps, on the whole, the
most lamentable feature of his 'situa-
ton. He believes he is the finest fellow
upon earth. as, indeed, he Is the LATEST,
dirtiest. and for sheer egotism, the most
contemplate. The distance between an
average Carolina negro in ordinary ag-
ricultural prosperity and II Haytian
negro with the same relative opportun-
tiles, can only be measured by the i'm
agination.
Hayti is in u state of chronic revolu-
ton. There seems to be no respite from
1t. What the Haytians are fighting for,
nobody on the face of the earth knows,
not even themselves. There is the pres
idency of the republic, to be sure, but
General Nord declares he is not as
riring to- that. He is reputed to have
ten thousand men at his back. We
lHuSi lIIdhe III tSlIiil-
ating the effective force of this great
host. It is safe to say that one-half
are generals and general officers, and
ut least an additional third camp fol-
lowers. We do not know the mathc-
inatical proportion of General Nord,s
opponents: but it is safe to say that
when Nord reaches Port-au-Prince,
there will be u hot time in the old town
that night.
1t is pitiable that an island
so fertile and magnifcently sit
uated should not have in store
for it II better fate than to be
over-run every other month by hordes
of armed vagabonds, calling themselves
an army, eating up like IA swarm of To-
Gusts every natural product that the
country produces.