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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28
Prohibition Is lettering.

Maine is still threatened with an
anti proAlb ition crusade in the coming
legislature, and a committee of one
hundred of the Aost distinguished
prohibitionists of the state has been
formed for the purpose of making a
personal canvass of the voters and Sc
curing a protest against having the
question Of repeating the prohibitory
statute submitted to popular vote.
This is a confession on its face that
the friends O. Tie law fear that a ma
jority of the people would not sustain
it, and indicates that even if a vote
can be prevented now, 1t is only a
question of time when 1t must be ia
ken. Prohibition is tottering in its
last stronghold in the East-Des
Moines Register and Leader.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28
CHAPTER XIII CContinued.)

She wiped her eyes and obeyed him:
"Shall be on my journey. I have In
mind a certain place, but what place
It is I must not tell you. II l succeed
shall let you know. and II I fail-but
I will base nothing upon the probably
ity of failure. l know that you Will
look upon this almost as an act OF In
sanity, and carrying out my resolve TO
be frank, I must say that / do not
know what that Is. 1t is, though, the
only course that promises relief and
therefore l must take it. You must not
charge me with a lack of love for you
and never must you lose faith in me,
1t is singular that after all these years
after all our condolences, shout
choose a pen wherewith to make my
self known to you, and you may call
me a most unnatural daughter, but
you must charge my unnaturalness to
nature, and nothing that nature e
should appear unnatural when once
we have come, to understand it. l have
money enough to last me until l can
secure employment it may be but
may be, but as there is in my hope
fear of failure, l will not tell you
My training has not been systematic
enough to enable me to be a schoo
teacher, for l know a little of many
things, but am thorough in nothing
But in some other line the manisf
books may help me. In reading this
over l realize that I am vain and at
fected. But put it down as anothe.
frankness. God bless you and good
bye"
81 told you she would disgrace her
SELF" the Major exclaimed, slappin'
his hand upon the desk.
"She has done nothing Of the sort,
his wife replied stepping out and clos
the door.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28
THE MULE.
He is Barred as a Subject of scuIp-
ture for the Big Fair.

Among all the much-abused, long
suffering, Woodworking animals, the
Missouri mule is in the worst luck.
This 'critter" does more than his
share to carry the white mans bur
den" Night and day will the mule
labor between the traces. He will
pull the heaviest load the farthest
and longest. And yet, merely because
he is angular, because his ears, Ian
tern frame and ropelike tail do not
combine to produce a thing of beau
ty," he is barred as a subject for the
sculpture to decorate the Missouri
building at the Worlds fair. Now
when the mule reflects upon the many
dollars he has earned for this state,
upon the great reputation he has
made for Missouri, upon his many
services well rendered, and then con-
siders the indignities constantly heap
ed upon him, is it any wonder that he
occasionally lifts his hind leg in pro-
test. whinnies This is too much"
and does execution?-St. Louis Re-
public.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

would be in the position of a majority
of E~nghshmen prior to 1892, a petition
compatible with much happiness. But
the trouble Is we have gone too far to
yetrace our steps. 1t was easy enough
to grant suffrage to the negro, but to
take 1t away would be a difficult mat
ter. So what are we to do? To let the
negro exercise the full and ~unrestrain-
ed measure of his suffrage, would, in
some communities, reduce the white
man to the position of political ION
entity. And on law, no cry about the
rights of a down-trodden race, nCAsen-
timent expressed abroad, could force
the white mar to submit quietly to this
degradation. Upon the Negroes head
the poetry of New England lads placed
a wreath of sentiment. No poet has
placed a wreath upon the brow of the
California Chtnaman, nor upon the
head of any foreign element in any oil
the northern states. Then why this
partiality? Is the negro so gentle that
he must always be defended, and Is
the white man of the south so hard Of
beard that he must always be con
demned?"
what you say is perfectly clear t.
me-" the priest replied, "and it is nat
ural that you should defend your posi-
tion."
1T is the only position and the onl.
course left tc a thinking and a sell
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28
CHAPTER XIV.

The neighbors were curious TO know
why Louise had left home and with
err she was gone. Day and night they
came to ask questions, and though told
that she was visiting relatives in Ken
lucky, they departed ~suspecting that
something must be wrong. The gos-
sips were more or less busy, and Jim
Taylor snatched another tdler off the
fence and trounced him in the sand.
Weeks passed and no letter came
from Louise. The Major worried over
her untfl at last he forbade the men
tion of her name. During the day Mrs.
Cranceford was calm and brave, but
many a time in the night the Major
heard her crying. Every Sunday after
noon Jim Taylor's tread was heard on
the porch. To the Major he talked of
various things, of the cotton which
was nearly all picked, Of the weaken
ing or Strengthening tendency of the
market, but when alone with Mrs.
Cranceford his talk began and ended
with Louise. But in this he observed
the necessity for great care, lest the
Major might hear him, and he chose
occasions when the old gentleman was
in his office or when with Gid he
strolled down into the woods. In the
broad parlor, in the log part Of the
house, Jim and Mrs. Cranceford would
sit, hours at a time; and never did she
show an impatience of his long lapse
of silence nor Of his monotonous pro-
LESSONS of faith in the runaway. And
upon taking his leave he would never
fail to say: II believe We'll hear from
her tomorrow; l am quite sure of it.
In the midst Of the worry that fol
lowed the young woman's departure
there had been but n mention OF the
young mans affair with the niece Of
Wash Sanders. Mrs. Cranceford had
spoken to him, not directly, but will
gentle allusion, and ne had replied will
an angry denunciation Of such NEEDLE
someness. 'I'm not going to marry {
dying woman" he declaredl land Tn
not going to take up any faded mimi!
that YOU and father may pick out. In
going to please myself, and when YOU
decide that I mustn't, Just say thu
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

Queen Maria Christiana Of Spain,
ex-regent of that kingdom, has just
reached her 45th year. She is a Stu
art, as well as a Hapsburg, and is
descended from King George II OF
England as well.
]. Hamilton Lewis, the former rep
resentative from the state of Wash
ington. has sailed for Europe TO pro-
mote the observation-disclosures rail
road, which will be run under Beh-
ring strait and unite Paris and New
\ ork by rail.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

in another. He alls some hearts with
love and denies it to Others; and the
heart that has been denied Is cursed,
through no fault of its ~own-simply
because It has not received-while the
other heart is blessed. l reckon the
safest plan is to conclude that we
don't know anything about 1t. l don't
and that settles 1t SO far as I'm con-
cerned. l can't accept mans opinion.
for man doesn't know any more about
1t than I do; SO I say to myself, Gid
con Bats, eat, dring and be merry,
for the first thing you know they will
come along and lay you out where the
worm is whetting bis appetite You
have raked up quite a passle Of ne
negroes, haven't you, %colopel?"
The priest looked at him, but not re-
sentfully. MY work has not been
without a fair eas of success" he
answered, now sitting upright and mo-
tionless. You must have noticed that
we are building quite a large church.
$50 l sae," said the Major. "And
you still believe that you are going to
preserve the negro's body as we'll as
save his soul"
I'VE are going to save his soul, and
a soul that is to be saved serve to
protect h~abitation."
But you foresee a a WARP"
81 foresee racial troubles, which II
time may result in a wal of extermipa
ton"
"I agree with you, Mr.. Brennon," The
Major replied. "As time passes it will
become more and more clear that thu
whites and the negroes cannot live to
gether. Their interests may be iden
teal, but they are of a different orde
and can never agree. And now let N
face the truth. What sowed the seed
of this coming strife? Emancipation
No, Acknowledgement. The other da,
Mr.. Low gave M a copy Of the Lor
don Spectator, calling my attention t
a thoughtful paper on MS very SUI
iect. 1t deeply impressed me, so muc
so that l read parts of it a number c
times. Let me see if l al recall on
observation that struck me. Yes, an
It is this: We want a principle o
which republicans can work and W
believe that the one which would B
the most fruitful is that the black pc
pie should be declared to be foreig
immigrants, guests of the state, e,
titled to The benefit of every law an
every privilege, education, for exar
pie, but debarred from political po'
er and from sitintg on juries, whic
latter, indeed, in mixed cases, ougl
} to be superseded by properly sualife
magistrates and judges The pap
{ goes on to show hat this would n,
be oppressive, and that the blacl
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

Some surprise was expressed re-
Gently In England when Lord Bavens
courts butler died, leaving an estate
valued at $3.50. 900. but investigation
shows that this Is by no means a
unique ease. Men In his position re
ceive good salaries, and speaking
roughly a good butler may sount on
twice his salary In tips.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

A bare hook will do when a person
fishes for compliments.
It's a poor family tree that produces
nothing but blockheads.
Gossip is the ammunition used In
the gun OIL idle curiosity.
Deafness is a terrible af1iction to
the man who likes to- hear himself
talk.
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ra All Sorts Of Hum ore

The blindness Of justice should pre-
vent her from winking at her favor
ties.
Procrastination is q banana peel
that has caused the downfall Of many
a man. rfN
Even the man who has . lot Of
money isn't always content with his
lot. grb ana ia
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

Siegfried Wagner has finished his
new opera, entitled "Kubold" ("Gob'
linz. The premier will be given at
Leipsic next season.
Mayor Beal of Bangor, Me-, rs serv'
ing his seventh consecutive term az
chief magistrate of that city and has
boarded at the same hotel for Al
years
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

Sir Edward II. Carson has been
appointed chief counsel before the
Alaska boundary tribunal in place of
Edward Blake, who resigned on 40
count of Ill health.
Rela T. Pratt of Boston has been
selected by the state commission OF
Connecticut as the sculptor to make
3 statue Of Governor Winthorpe fol-
the capitol.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

We are forever children. When we
are Infants we cry for the moon when
we are grown up we cry for happiness.
And we always cry for the wrong
thing because we never know wlat Is
good for us. 1t is q mans LOT to mis-
take his wants and to be disappointed
1t Is his purpose I'm life always to
grasp for the useless thing. to strive
for that which has no merit. TO hope
for that which perishes as soon as he
holds 1t In his hands. We have our
ideal of happiness, but we endeayor
to realize 1t in ways which are not
good for US.
Happiness. as we perceive 1t In this
terrestrial sphere, is a saddening illu-
sion. 1t never lasts, because II cannot
1t never satisfies, because 1t is not made
to satisfy. Tie land of FL Dorado for.
ever remains east of the sun and west
of the moon-that is, nowhere. It Is
the fatal inorganic, the mirage of the
desert Of life Happiness remains
happiness while It is an Illusion Nor
tally Is not made to hold and to enjoy
It 1t Is mortallty's lot to chase jack
o lanterns-to cry for the moon.
which cannot be obtained because 1t
hangs so high up in the heavens.-Yal-
ley Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
The Antiouity of Houv1,x,..

Many centuries before the Christian
era there existed In India and Ceylon
institutions which performed the func-
tons of hospitals Real-Encyclopadie,
Eulenburg. They were built and main
tanned by the Buddhists. In the Scrip
ture there is a mention Of what the
Hebrews called Bethesda, but this was
nothing more than a few rude huts In
the neighborhood of a mineral spring
supposed to have healing properties
According to Lecky e'History Of Euro
pean Morals'D, the first hospital was
founded by a Roman lady named Fa-
biola, about the fourth century, at
Rome. Soon after another hospital was
founded by St. Pammachus, and an
other by st. Basil at Cnsarea During
the crusades numerous hospitals arose
In all parts of Europe. San Spiritu,
built by Innocent Ill, was erected In
1904 at Rome. The first hospital In
England was built by Lanfranc, arch
bishop of Canterbury, In 1850. The
first hospital of any size erected in
America was the Pennsylvania hospi-
tai In Philadelphia, begun in 1851 by
Dir. Bond and Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia Medical Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Polish wedding Customs.

According to the Polish custom, the
marriage ceremony usually occurs on u
Sunday, this being done to permit the
men To attend without losing any time
from their employment while the bride
is supposed TO maintain the greatest
secrecy concerning her wedding until
she is actually clad In her wedding
garments Of thin white and bridal
veil. Then she goes from house To
house, regardless of the conditions Of
the weather. and invites her friends 10
her wedding, which, of course, is pay
ing then very pretty compliment
Again. according To custom, and during
the course Of the reception, china
bowl Is placed In the center Of the
table upon which the feast Is spread,
and each man whom the bride honors
with waltz understands that he Is To
throw with all his might and main q
silver piece into this bowl. the idea
being to break 1t, and the man who Is
30 fortunate as u shatter the vessel is
entitled to the farewell dance and a
kiss from the bride. While the Gus
tom is curious 1t Is none the less prac-
teal, as It is not an infrequent thing
for the newly married couple TO re
ceive three or more hundred dollars
at their wedding feast
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

dogs have their captains and COM
manders in the chase, and they follow
their leaders in way that shames the
practices of men at times said tho
man who is fond of the hunt. Really,
l have often thought that man could
profit great deal by going to the dog
for examples of virtuous conduct, and
I'm still inclined to believe that his
civic virtues would be strengthened
somewhat by a closer observation of
the good there is in the dog Going
to the dogs is used in reproach. Liv-
ing as some men live Is infinitely
worse. Some men have all the dogs
faults without showing any of the
dogs virtues. But / was thinking of
the captains and commanders in the
chase. Dogs pay each other fine cour.
tesy IL they are good dogs and well
trained. The dog who would run
ahead of the dog who is the accepted
and acknowledged leader of the pack
or who would show him the dlscour
tesy of crossing the line of pursuit
ahead of him would be disgraced,
damned and Stunned by its fellows
The leader is to be followed. Dogs be
hind him may be fleeter of foot. But
he is the leader, and that settles it.,
And. my, how sensitive some of these
old dog leaders nre How Jealous they
are of their rights! l have seen them
quit the chase because some green
member Of the pack crowded In ahead
of them. They would simply quit the
trail. get In behind their master. and
that would be the end of their frollck-
Ing that day. Dogs are great fellows
when you come to know them. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

During one of the last birthday cele-
brations of the poet Whittier he was
visited by q celebrated oratorio singer
The lady was asked to sing, and, seat
ing herself at the piano, she began the
beautiful ballad, robin AdaIr" She
had hardly begun before Mr.. Whit
tiers pet dog came into the room and
seating himself by her side, watched
her as II fascinated, listening with a
delight unusual In an animal. When
she finished be came and put his paw
very gravely into her hand and licked
her cheek. robin takes that as q
tribute to himself" said Mr. Whittier
He also Is Robin Adair" The dog
hearing his own name evidently con
sidered that he was the hero of the
song. From that moment during the
ladys visit he was her devoted at
tendant. He kept by her side WHEN
She was indoors and accompanied her
when she went to walk. When she
went away he carried her satchel In
his mouth % the gate and watched
her departure with every evidence OF
distress
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
The EMPEROR and the Mandarin

The favorite horse of the Chinese en-
peror Isl having died through negli-
gence on the part of the master of the
horse, the emperor In his rage would
have run that functionary through
with his sword. Mandarin Yentsi.
however, parted the blow, saying:
"Sire, this man is not yet convicted Of
the crime for which he deserves to die"
"Well, then, tell him what it is"
Listen, you scoundrel" said the min
lister, ito an enumeration of the crimes
which you have committed First, you
have allowed a horse to perish which
the emperor has intrusted to your safe
keeping. Moreover, II is owing to you
that our sovereign became so exasper-
ated that he was on the point Of killing
you with his own hand. Lastly, it is
your fault that he was about to dis
grace himself In the eyes of erybody
by killing a man for horse"
LET him CO. interrupted the en-
peror, who understood the lesson. ~
pardon him"
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

There is a floating island in Derwent-
water. England, not far from Lodore
falls. Its travellers are restricted to al
formations between the bottom of the
lake and the surface. When moved to
retirement it sinks and remains in wa
terry seclusion for periods which vary
from a few months to us long as seven
or eight years. Its existence above or
below water appears to be determined
by the presence within the island Of
gases whose quantity governs its buoy
ancy. Esthwaite lake, In the same
neighborhood, boasts a not less puz-
zling but more amenable island. This
has served as a ferryboat to conduct
as many as fifteen persons at time
across the bosom of the water upon
which 1t rides.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
The Bartender,s Revenge.

Since the bar is a necessary evil-to
some folk-and is an institution of the
state, being licensed, reference to it oc-
casionally must be excused. There are
some very clever men behind the bar.
and once in awhile gentleman. Tab
Is usually kept on him by the metal
cash register. He feels that he is
watched at all hours by maze of pat
ented machinery. If he steals a check
of 10 cents he is caught, you may say.
Not at ALL The other day in fashion
able resort the proprietor, big and pom
pous, called down" one of his men be-
fore some customers. As to the ques-
ton of right or wrong l say nothing.
But presently, when Signor Pomposity
turned his back the bar man emptied a
full bottle of the finest whisky into the
washing trough under the bar. 1t was
worth at least $1.50. That was his way
of getting even. l am Informed that II
is the usual way of resenting an insult
from the proprietor. The mere stealing
of Is cents is small matter when the
bar man is to be trusted with thousand,
of dollars worth of liquors. If man
is not to be trusted with change how
is he to be trusted with liquors New
York Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
How Height Joined Cobd.n

John Bright's account of how he
and Richard Golden came to join
forces against the corn laws early in
the last century is as follows: Il was
in the depths of grief, l might also say
of despair, for the light and sunshine
of my house had been extinguished
All that was left on earth of my life
and of a too brief happiness was lying
still and cold in the chamber above us
Mr.. Golden called upon me, and, hay
ing expressed words of coincidence,
said: There are thousands of houses
In England at this moment where
wives, mothers and children are dying
of hunger. Now, when the first parox-
ysm of your grief is past l would adj
wise you to come with me and we will
never rest till the corn law is repealed
The offer was accepted and the work
was done"
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

In 1162 tie rage for rufus, such as are
seen on many monumental effigies, be
gan to decline. A writer In the Lon
don Chronicle of that year says of gen
tlemen's dress, Their cuffs entirely
cover their wrists, and only the edges
of their ruffies are to be seen"
1t is said that a distaste for rufus
was first created so far back as 1913,
when a woman named Turner wore
them on her trial for the murder by
poison of Sir Thomas Overbury. The
French revolution of 1889 much infiu-
enced British fashion, and the pictur-
esque cooked hat and ruffies then gave
way generally to round hats and small
cuffs.
The period of their final disuse can
not be easily determined, as men of old
fashioned or eccentric habits have
worn ruffled shirt fronts within quite
recent memory similar to those which,
according to planche's History of
British Costume" originated in the
seventeenth century.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

what a curious habit we have" re-
marked the street car philosopher, "of
saying that a man is worth SO and so
many thousands of dollars. know
men who have many dollars who, judy
ed from any reasonable standard that
l know, are not worth anything at all.
1t is refreshing to hear occasionally of
men who do happen to be worth a
great deal even though they are
rich and who are anxious that people
should forget they have money and
think of them only for their qualities
All the same, it always gives me an I'M
pleasant turn when see u mans
worth put down in dollars" New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Deafness is often caused by the
violence with which people blow their
noses" said a New York specialist In
eye and ear diseases There is an In
innate relation between the aural and
nasal passages. You sometimes feel
1t when you are bathing and get your
nose full of water Then you will find
more deafness In localities where the
residents are subject to catarrh. In the
straining attendant on blowing the
nose persons stretch the eardrum.
Sometimes they burst the membrane.
l have handled many cases of this sort,
where deafness came suddenly after a
heavy cold in the head"
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
sorry He sued.

A strange. admitted below the bar
of the Brit Ia house of lords was re-
CURED to d, post his umbrella with one
Of the attendants The umbrella was
not TO he found afterward, and the
owner brought an action in court to re.
cover its value. He was successful
and was awarded So. But this was a
violation of sanctuary which the lord
chancellor would not tolerate. Sum
moning the plaintiff and his attorney
to the bar of the house. he only re-
Trained from committing them both tc
prison on their making humble apol
ogy and refunding the amount they
had gained