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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
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Words Turned Away Wrath.

Presenting one of these seductive vessels
he invited me most cordially to take "a
| pull l responded most rudely Il sse 1t
now) ooh you go to -" He replied
in kind words. which turned away my
wrath. Sc 1 said ION second thought 1 think
1 WILL" l drank of his drink, eat of his
bread and meat, which offering constituted
my first meal in the United States after an
absence of more than four years. The fact
is 1 felt very bad, was mortified and sad and
a little mad. and 1 don't mind confessing It
now. 1 was rather glad at the termination
of the long and weary struggle and that the
other fellow was tired Of the fight.
Taking advantage of General Grants lib
crafty, 1 started homewards next morning
in the company of a few friends and with
my medical commissary wagon and four
mules, all l had left in the world. We ar
rived in due time at the River Dan. where
we found a crowd of ragged, foot sore SOL
d!ers waiting to cross the ferry. 1t was
worked on the ancient plan of a fiat and
rope My wagon was driven into the dat
but as this was o~vercrowded. l declined to
get aboard and concluded to wait a later
transportation. I inquired of the negro
ferryman the cost of transportation. He re-
piled, 81 'bleeged to charge you SO. boss"
j nhttit I'LL u SUHlSutla at Dhi VI WV ue-
nomination. requesting the change. "Lawd.
boss, 1 am got no change fur sech money
LUX dat" I'VE said l 'confound the
change, keep it" What" said he. you
I. gimme all dat money? My reply has es-
capped me.
The fat was started and soon reached the
middle of the stream. and whether from
leakage OF overlooking began to careen to
one side. 1t was carried away from the
guiding rope by the force Of the current
and in a few minutes sank with all its
load. My wagon revolved rapidly down
stream. One of the teamsters and my mules
were drowned and the remnant of my
worldly goods was lost in the flood. Later
we swan our horses across at a favorable
ford and reached our homes after some
days Of diminished care and fatigue.
The only matter of interest occurring dur
ing the journey was the news Of the as
s~assinati1n Of President Lincoln. which was
universally deplored as a very great cal
amity to the whole country and especially
to the South
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MhPLESOh'S WAY OF
INTRODUCING OPERA
Impressario Excluded Paying Pub
lie When New Piece Was Con-
sidered Doubtful.

The late Colonel Mapleson was almost
the last of his race. The syndicate system
| has killed the old-fashioned impresarii. But
| they did good work in the day; and Maple
son was an excellent specimen Of his kind.
saws London People. 1t was characteristic
of the man that almost to the last he had
great schemes in his mind for running a
grand coronation season in opposition to
Coyent Garden next year. That was Maple
son ali over. His optimism was invincible.
But he had his triumphs in his day. Patti
was only one of innumerable great singers
with whom he was associated Though GJe
robbed him of the honor OF actually intro
ducing hsr), while he played in bringing
forward Faust" and many other famous
operas in London.
That was indeed one OF his cleverest
achievements and he never tired OF telling
the story of that famous premiere. lncreol-
Bile as il NAV seem. the most popular opera
of modern times was within an ace of being
a dead failure. A few days bsfore the open
ing night only $50 worth OF seats had been
sold. Mapleson's action was characteristic
To the establishment of his subordinates. ne
announced four successive performances
and at the same time had il given out mat
for the first three nights no more seats
simultaneously a couple of single stalls
were advertised as Obtainable at a hign
premium from the imaginary private ihGl-
tributed broadcast until the whole lot Ior
the first three nights had been given away.
Meanwhile, would-be purchasers at the box
Office had been told that everything mad
gone" This caused much talk, Of course.
nntn after the third performance the pay
ing public, burning TO see a work from
which they had hitherto been excluded,
Allied the theater night after night 1t was
a sheer piece of managerial bluf. and one
of The most successful on record.
But there never was a manager more
resourceful than Mapleson. On one oc-
"a zion 2 souabble arose among the artists
during a performance Of Fist" and none
would appear in the last act. Eventually
Monleson persuaded all to resume save
Nine Trebelli, the Siebel OF the company.
who had gone home in Mysteries. Mapleson
appealed to her husband, got nm TO shave
go through the part instead. Volpini. the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
Dance Interrupted by the
Explosion of a Shell

L remember well. on one occasion. in the
middle of a c%otillon, there came a great
crash above US. and when a few scouts
from the balloon reported that the Chin
ney had been demolished by a vicious shell
no interruption to the entertainment took
place, beyond a few mild EXPLANATIONS at
the unkindness of the enemy. And SO we
canced away our anXieties and finished our
evening with indulgence in a rich BANQUET
of plum cake made of cornmeal, sweetened
with sorghum and washed down with fmi-
tation coffee.
No one knows but the actual participants
what were our anXieties. what our priva-
tons, what our hardships what our actual
sufferings during that last and tedious win
ter. When the monotony of cold from scant
clothing and Of hunger from paucity OF
meat and bread was broken by an coca
sional excursion from our cherries winter
quarters to meet an attack of the enemy
somewhere along our lines, the diversion
was a welcome change. We entered with
heart and soul into any enterprise which
promised the possibility of even temporary
relief.
How we'll do 1 recall one such. when. in
the last winter months, an attempt. wheth-
er feigned or real. was made TO break or
encompass the right of our lines below
Petersburg; with what ardor and zeal we
FASTENED to meet this move; how We
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tenor. had risen from his supposed death
bed to take part in the same performance.
and Mapleson always declared that the sud
den excitement and unwonted exertion had
been the means Of saving his life
on another occasion, when the piece was
"Rigiletto," with Mongini as the Duke. Ma
pleson was hastily sent for to find Monsini
walking about his dressing-room with
nothing but his shirt on. hourishing a
drawn sword, and threatening to kill every
had taken two inches off his tunic instead
of letting IL out. Mapleson assured him that
the man and his family should be put upon
the streets to starve early the next morn
ing. and Mongini consented to finish the
performance.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15

CHARITY EUCHRE-Hnrry Harding
ing Corps, W. r. c., will give a charity
euchre next Thursday afternoon at the
burlington building, No. 80 Olive street.
room No. 500.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
FEES FIXED BY THE COURTS.
Plant Estate Will Yield Almost
One Million Dollars To LaMyers-

In conversation the other day a promi-
pute that the Plant estate, amounting to
some stO.o000O, would bring the lawyers
about S-OO0,ooo as fees. The doctor asked
the lawyer:
NJ F.. suppose Mr.. Plant were dy-
Ing, but, there being a chance of saving his
life by a difficult operation, a surgeon
should operate and save Mr.. Plants life,
would that surgeon be justified in sending
in a bill for S10g,OO0?"
The immediate answer was: Certainly
not"
We'll" asked Doctor M, "how is 1t
that the lawyers can charge such large
fees?"
Because" replied the advocate. "a law
yer's fees are fixed by the courts"
And the celebrated physician, whose Of
marked:
You lawyers have solved the problem
of MISREPRESENTATION, while we are spending
our time in the preservation of others"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
RUSSIAN ExILES TO RETURN.
Minister Won Plehwe Encourages
Petitions for Amnesty

St Petersburg. June A-Many persons
exlled or benlshed from the rural districts
in 1871 are being allowed to return TO their
NJ. Won Plshwe. the Minister of the In
terror, Is encouraging petitions from such
people for permission to go back to their
returned is Professor Leshoft, the cele-
DRAFTED educationalist. who became mixed
up IN the disorders at Saratoh and whose
punishment included a whipping.
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marched by night in rain and sleet; how we
were routed out in the morning. frozen to
the ground. and how. after a short but sue
cessiul defense. We returned to our quar-
ters; how along the way the citizens, with
pity for our sufferings, rolled out casks
of peach brandy. into which the troops
dipped their canteens without restraint or
judgment. so that when the march was
ended by early night the whole detachment
was aicoholicaily hilarious and happy.
DlsprOpOrtion in Men and
Means Between the Forces.
We fought day and night not alone the
Federal army, but the consciousness of our
desperate condition, however unwillinCly
admitted.
There was no man in our army. however
humble his position. but knew how great
was the disproportion in men and means
between the two contending forces, and
knew further that we had completely ex-
hausted our resources: that we could no
longer replace a single man who was killed
or wounded. that We could no longer clothe
him nor feed him: that we were conquered
already. If not by the force of arms yet by
the simple process of attrition. On the
other hand, while the enemy were as three
to one In the field, their resources were
practically inexhaustible. They had the
whole world to draw from.
In the last and expiring year of the Con-
1eueracy an effort was made to raise one or
more regiments of negro troops. AS a rule
the negroes themselves were very slow,
even with the bride of freedom, to. enlist
as soldiers. Possibly many of them were
keen enough to appreciate the noble sacri-
fee of their white friends of the Union
army and to feel that their freedom would
come with no effort on their part. My own
body servant declined rfost emphatically an
offer of freedom on the condition of enlist
ment and expressed entire satisfaction Yi.h
his condition of slavery. Whether he was
sincere or not 1 cannot say. but this 1
know-that whereas he was captured dur
ing the final retreat and given employment
in Philadelphia, he Unexpectedly reappeared
in his old home In Charleston some few
weeks after peace was restored, a forlorn
and ragged tramp. He had deserted his
post at the North and fed from the loving
care of his new-found friends to resume
the humble position Of servant. If not slave,
10 his former master.
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Photograph by Strauss.
DOCTOR T. G. RoBTNsO.

DOCTOR r {. ROBINSON.
One of the oldest and most omment physicians in St Louis who has contibuted
the accompanying article on his recdecuons of the past days. of the Confederate
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
They Will Organize a Private Pc.
lice Department in Chinatown,
San Francisco.
ROBBERS INFEST THE LOCALITY.
Attempt to Murder Wah Sing. a
Wealthy Resident, Has Aroused
Reputable Element in the
Community.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL
San Francisco. June I~i-Chinatown is to
Rave an Independent patrol and private po-
lice department. maintained by the Chinese
merchants of that section of the city. This
is the outcome of a movement set on foot
Immediately after the desperate assault
made upon Wah Sing. whom "A band of
hichbinders attempted to kill because he
would not open the safe in which there was
several thousand dollars. That attack,
which was one Of the boldest ever attempt-
ed in Chinatown. aroused the reputable eie-
ment there. and the movement to secure
more protection was started.
a meeting was held by the Chinese Six
Companies, at which Consul General Ho
nese should organize a regular and indie
pendent corps of detectives and special
watehrlen for the purpose OF putting a stop
to the crimes Of the h~ighbinders.
Watchmen Are Maintained.
At present watchmen are maintained by
the merchants for the double purpose OF
protecting life and property. They are not
armed, however, n have no special pow
ers. nor are they expected to make arrests.
Under the proposed system this force will
be changed and organized with a regular
head.
When a murder is committed every effort
will be made to bring the guilty ones to JUS
tice. Thu men Will be paid -, per month.
and the sergeant a higher salary. A system
o. rewards will be offered by the Chinese
for the apprehension and conviction of GRIM
inals, open to all who may be entitled to
them. The amounts will b. 800 for the
conviction of a murderer, So for the convic-
ton of a Fobber and $40 in case OF assaults.
The selection Of the force is left to Ho Vow.
who will also be the official head Of the
Chinese Police Department.
The attitude Of the police authorities to-
ward the movement is not antagonistic.
Captain Martins Opinion.
Captain Martin. Chief of Detectives. said:
with the right kind OF men il will be a
good thing and l believe every policeman
will be glad to see il put into effect; but
the danger lies in not getting the right kind
of men. 1t Will be presumed that a man
must be familiar with Chinatown and Chi
nese in order to be successful. but few white
men familiar with the place and conditions
will be found who are the proper sort for
policemen. The right man. even IL a
stranger. will soon learn Chinatown and
know every Chinese connected with the
~highbinders. Personally. l am glad to see
something of the kind attempted"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR H SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Perusal of several articles in a recent
number OF the Century Magazine. in regard
TO the last days Of the Confederacv. and
General Lees surrender at AppOmattoX,
has recalled wildly to my mind those days
so full of sadness to US. whether fortunate
or unfortunate Confederatss. and has sug-
gested to me that I might add my mite
TO this collection OF "reminiscences, and per-
haps increase somewhat the interest which
attaches TO that memorable occasion.
The winter Of Ca and 80 was gloomy. in
deed. The clouds which foretold the impeni-
ing crisis of the doomed Confede-acy grew
darker ard darker. For those of Us who were
at all thoughtful for the future, not even an
occasional ray Of sunshine broke the black
canopy which overhung our horizon. 1t was
much like watching by the bedside of a
dear and beloved friend afflicted with a
mortal disease, and waiting sadly fo- the
inevitable, and which came surely nearer
and nearer to him, who was not blinded by
conceit.
Yet though sad our hearts. with self
protest we endeavorcd 10 make light of our
fears. We passed the time in such anus
resources permitted. In Petersburg We en-
tered into social pleasures, dined on so
turkeys, and i'll the evening tripped the
light fantastic toe 10 the harsh sounds of
the fiddle, strung with ill cured catsut I'M
provised by the ingenuity of the regimen
tai musician. So callous were we to the
dangers of war that even the measure Of
our dances was not disturbed By the Shrek
ing or shot and shell, as they passed over
our heads to carry death and destruction
somewhere in their track.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
Trunk. and Travelling Goods.

The cheapest place to buy the above goods
Is from the manufacturer. l have the
wish to save % per cent you can do so by
calling on me. Trunks and travelling goods
repaired. Goods called for and delivered free
of charge. JAS. A. QUIRK.
ia and 11s South Fourth St.
Opposite Southern Hotel.
Bell and KinIoch Telephones.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
CITY ITEMS.

THE CRAWFORD STORE got by far the
biggest slice of the Ferguson-McKinney
stock of Summer Goods. and are now SELL
ing 1t out at fearfulIy low prices. See the
CRAWFORD Show Windows.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-15
BORROWING THE PARISH cow.
Curious Legacy in Connection With
English Church.

There is a curious legacy in connection
with woodchurch Parish. in Wirral. Eng
land. It seems that a certain fund was
left to the parish to provide the loan OF "a
1t at the nominal interest of s. per annum.
The COW was to be branded with the parish
brand, and at the end Of the year the bor-
provides a means Of industry without ac-
tual pauperization, and the parish cow
becomes absolutely the property OF the Dor
rover for the year, only the feeding being
necessary in addition to the nominal rent.
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Captain Martins Opinion.

The carriage bag is the latest. 1t is a
long. fiat leather bag, resembling a pocket
book. Within are a memorandum book and
pencil, a compartment for cards. another
for a purse. and a small velvet pincushion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Jonah and the whale.

There Is nothing in the original texts
of the Bible to show that the creature
which we are told swallowed Jonah
was really the same animal we call q
"whale" in this day and age Of the
world. The word translated into both
the Septuagint and the New Testament
was the Greek word "Katos," which
means simply sea monster, and this
word was the one used by our Lord in
his reference to the account of Jonah's
exploit. So far, therefore, as the He
brew or Greek words are concerned,
the monster may have been shark, a
sea serpent or some other uncanny den-
iZen of the deep.
Hence there is nothing incredible in
the statement that Jonah, upon being
thrown into the sea, was quickly over
taken by some water monster and
swallowed without suffering mutila-
ton. To Biblical students it is a well
known fact that vessel sailing from
Joppa to any Spanish port must pass
through section swarming with spe-
cies of shark called a "sea dog" The
sea dog has throat large enough to
swallow fair sized men.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Leads Them ALL.

"One Minute Cough Cure beats all
the other medicines / ever tried for
coughs, colds, Group and throat and
lung troubles" says d. Scott Currin
of Loganton, Pa. One Minute Cough
Cure is the only absolutely safe cough
remedy which acts Immediately. Moth
ers everywhere testify to the good 1t
has done their little ones Group is sc
sudden in its attacks that the doctor
often arrives too late. 1t yields at
once to One Minute Cough Cure. Pleas
ant to take. Children like it. Sure
cure for grip, bronchitis, coughs. Wm
Warner, Gem Pharmacy, 113 S. How
ard st.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
SOME REASONS
Why Akron People
Should Follow This
Valuable Advice.

Because the proof Is in Akron.
You can thus investigate the claims
When investigated they will prove
satisfactory.
1t demonstrates that theory gives
way before facts.
Mr.. G. Il. Boies, of sos South Water
ST, produce dealer, says: 'In the spring
of 1896 l allowed my experience with
and opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills to
be published in our Akron papers. l
procured Il supply at the time at Lam.
parter & Co.'S drug store, took a
course of the treatment and it cured
me of terrible aching in my kidneys,
in the small of my back, in the mus
cles of my shoulder blades and in the
limbs. During the two years and half
which have gone by, ] can conscien-
tiously say there have been no recur-
rences of my old trouble. In place of
my confidence in Doans Kidney Pills
lcssening it is stronger, not only from
my personal experience, but from the
experiences of many others in Akron
which have come to my notice."
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster Mifburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the L. S.
Remember the name Doans and take
no other.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
Ami Souls, cnlleae. oxfora.

Perhaps the most expensive educa.
ton in the world q enjoyed by the un.
dergraduates of All Souls college, Ok
ford. There are usually but four of
them in residence, all OF them on the
foundation, with Just enough to keep
them comfortably In their rooms aloft
over the college kitchens. The college
revenues approach fl5,000 year, which
should give an excellent education to
four young men. But All Souls de-
votes its money mainly to the support
Of fellows and the cult of good living.
and the undergraduates get their edu-
cation by arrangement from other col.
leges.-London Chronicle.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14
MEAT ONCE A DAY. a.;
| Theory Tint Average Fnmily's Food
| Is Too Heavy For Health.

Theory Tint Average Fnmi1y's Food
Il Too Heavy For Health.
Our mistakes in eating begin with
our breakfast. In many families per-
haps in most, this meal commences
with fruit and cereal, goes on to chops
and potatoes, hot breads and coffee and
concludes with griddlecakes and sirup.
At noon, when mans stomach is only
beginning to rest from all this, he has
steak, more potato, bread and but
ter, coffee and pie, while at home his
wife has slice of cold meat, cup Of
tea and piece of cake. At night the
potatoes and bread and butter as the
staples of the meal.
Now, no one but woodehopper or a
hunter can possibly eat mcat-above
all, red meat, such as beef and mutton
three times a day without inviting
uric acid to come and take up its dwell
ing in his system. Nor can he eat white
bread, potatoes and pastry day after
day without inviting dyspepsia. One
has only to let a doctor trace back
these diseases to their source to be
quite certain on these points.
But II we decide to give up these
things, determine to have meat and po-
tatoes only once day and red meat
only once week; If we taboo pastry,
the starchy vegetables, the white bread
and heavy sweets what have we left
for the family meals? Nothing" the
distracted housewife will exclaim de-
spairingly at first thought, but really
the matter is not as difficult as it
seems.
In planning the meals on this basis
there is, first of all, chicken, which is
invaluable, for it may be cooked in a
dozen different ways and seem new
dish each time, and turkey, duck and
goose as well. Then there are the
white meats, lamb and veal; fish In it's
multitudinous forms; there are game in
it's season, vegetables and fruits, with
numberiess varieties of soups, and the
simple sweets, which are made prin-
cipally from milk and cream, and all
forms of eads.-Harper's Bazaar.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-14

How lie Proposed.

He wished to propose to the girl of
his choice, but he wns nervous. First
he thought of the old romantic style:
by my halidom, fair one. would
fain take thee for my bride. Say thou
wilt be mine, and ere the sun gilds the
turrets of yonder castle the friar shall
unite us in holy bonds"
In the face of the prevalent rage for
dramas of the olden style, this form
seemed satisfactory. Being an eminent
ly modern young man. however, he
thought again and determined to test
the theatrical mode.
But just at that moment the fair
Mary tripped into the room, and he
blurted out:
"Er- r-Mary-er--will you-er--welp'--
But Mary was far from being con-
trary. "Oh, that's all right, George"
said she, II know what you mean.
Why, of course, will Papa will be
delighted."-New York Herald.