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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
ILLINOIS.


Ref TI.i' sI'..ClAL.
Sp..uEus.d II. itca. 5.-Cert!hea;cs Of In
corporation g.zTe issucd to-day by the Secretary
u State IS follows:
Ports. Ill:u Land Company. Mornonce: carl-
IA, s'''; IEil"p''lrai ana sto,i> raisins bus.
Tte- lr.a.t tlnfs.-' 's.'rE.- ii Lssnn-tt. ltaEld
g. -,..- a. I4 N,44.4t's n. Bennett
I2r .a,.- r.. r;or Mining ,umi any. B-eese: cap
!sf4. IS .-#sf- minis IHy,s IildtrIs-E- {. i-IF-
i.alI .,l, ss4si g. rI.ul.= and carl l.. E:eu:.','
I.s,.ilt- ENrItss company. t'ss -. D'ti7,
capital -r1Ls increased irn:1 e .''sf - A5tN"-
.l.,r I..is ,.aI NimilE tpmpary turfoen !:
r.4l..-l .r r,s,S.,t from S1r,i-r to >lyt.'--'-
>aTl.a.. J-r-ag--ifaEHc Record Association;
a. If11u .sa1-.1 ir.fu IL raso IL Peoria.
hal-,- Ss frI.!EBrl- Decatur. capital ihv'sa5''i
D. =. g. Ni't''.
i:i.,nGria elevator COMPANY. Brimfeld: ca1i-
tai increased truu S5.',r' slrr.I-
j;7sluE..S Mutual I.l. phone Company fisi!sr.
clEl..l st,-l. 20, seassd from sl5'.J $1,000.
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OKLAHOMA.


Guthrie Ok. De- T5,-TcrTitorial secretary
Grimes -rarfad ths following charters to-day
california D,raf,, Si,up company of Guthrie,
ia e. l-.TCtI 1i iICe in san FRANCISCO: capita!
stock. NS...-5 IuUnrpctatois-A- 2 Hale an'
- T. Nrn .I.ranH~.u Of san Francisco and G.
! Tattisn= rf ,iutaTte.
s<iI-.sfeE- sa1. Incorporation OF Guthrie, with
h-aacg Cf;lr- in san Francisco; capital etoci.
s..-..lu IuearpoTatsrs-A. z. Hale and ". Z
Yam Ja':aUusea Of san Francisco ana u. v
IuIt!sUu q Guthrie.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND DEATHS,
~~>s~s~~~~~~>>-~~~~> ~~~~>~-s-s~~>-~-~SN~>~N~--~'-
RECORD OF HlRTi!S.

RECORD OF BIRTHS.
~>1>-~~~~>->-,-~>-~~>~
Harris ard zclrhia Arnhrast,I. 49, Paptn;
Joseph and Mary nroun, aIz9 l'.nasylyanin;
Mark aad Clara Kleirinrer. st. I.ouLz. boy.
Thomas and Martha GeThart tf's "estmi5-
Matt and Ida Guenthgr. 1913 south Seventh:
Franz, and Eva Eous,oa. .el5 K,urerly: boy.
John aaf Mary HYDE. siti Nauea.strr. ;'-:.
John and Mary Hp.ltrs sll8 Caogr"8u: by.
Frank ard Stella kT TsTsr. 80 H.: bose
Gdttfrsy ara Emma EultE.-.tn. i.iS ~suth
Marion and and kat.r ric~eq.,. =. I.ssi.s. ooy
William ard Pau inc Meyer ISi. Benton: hny.
trttur ard EIEH.l f;uf,. s5l3 North HnaaiE ay:
George and Elizabeth Schmidt. 4sls Cleveland:
ietsr ana zgro wroaI,wak.. 1873 North Tven-
David and Mamie :Icr,aurnir. .2is SaHrl .
ctnrad and August Ants. 1.s7 san;s sixth:
aisn!y and Amelia naacarI'. -aS North Tuen-
Foaa L a5t .l s,:..e I::snqias 3: ls,a T.. 81
RsEs.. assasn sas a2 Minnie sg nls ST so St aoi hi ' xo,
chsries ana & Ami. Kasha-, 2;gT 9Th Tcnrn;
Frank and GenevIcye KozwzauIsI,I, 91ts ORAL
= ii and E. Kualman, asa2 North Twenty
fit'l: 2l-l
Waiter and Noia Maxwell. l2l5 South Comp
on: girl.
Martin and Clara R.esere-. E5s Warne: ri-l
Peter and Mary Prtsi. 2S5A Frank IN: girl.
-.....arl and i'la Rudolph. 80 HioSo:y. girl
Weary ard Eda Rocder. 2t}l North prairla:
S,rles ard Anna strube. ,fii s-uth Twelfth
II.
r.srney and Marie venverich. 2755 Armand:
iii.
Sidnay ard Nellie Phillips cslS Caroline: girl
Benjamin an! Louise Mile, 5gI, Ps-no1 girl
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BURIAL. PERMITS.


Mary Rose Elish, g. years, 2ass Gamble; apo
Joseph Buchanan. n yesr.. su North s~r-
Mary Z. Duv.l. 81 y.nr., ssls Adaus: broo-
chitis.
William c. NchI.r. q yes-., <,es Manchester;
!!rlshts disease.
Catherine Possn. ysa-., 1sIs Penuctoa:
.iear1 dlseasa
Lydia Rsthsrt . y-.-.. 1855 North Market
Garearetha Lanss, . yss.s, sep T-1a.:
Emma Grivstt. a ysa1s, lii Lou-hbororsh;
william R Tsnsiey. 40 y..-.. 1905 1Avton:
nephritis.
Louise z. Zolleu u years. 4lcs-Clay: cancer
Mary E. Williams, SO years. z73s Allen: hem
Helen Hunt csntwsi. 80 ys.r.. ss. Aroo:
Frank P,lnns. u y..zs. rssH Hu.a-t: nsnin-
susanna Bzu.a 81 years. s14 woods; pncz-
monia.
Fran. Lusssnberger. 70 ysara fID Idaho:
John F. Gully. g year.. sls South Twenty
second: tuberculosis
Margaret Neusal. Il ysars 1si1 Biddle: can
Beatrice Baxter. years Is17 Poplar; whoop-
Thomas P.ulsy. year. 10 Convent: m.ns-
mus.
Lester Me.ier. . years 2as Sidney; msa:n-
Catherine Wilbur. years. 25m Eobyn: pn.u-
MONA.
Hazel I. williams. Il yeaz.. Baptist s.n.-
;ariun: appeadioitia.
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NEW CORPORATIONS.
MISSOURI.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
JederSon city. Mo-. Dec. 15-Cerunca4es Of
incorporation wore iesued to-day by Secretary
Of State Sam B. Cook to the following com
Ssimoa Land Company q KGnsas ony, ssp-
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LEGAL NOTICES.

s>>SsNeeess~~'s>e>>~~~~. ~~~.>>~~s~~~s~~~~~~~~~~
AssIGNEE's sale..Notiee Is hereby given
Court. CITY Of ST. Louis. made November ,5rd.
company. ne andeTsisned viii, on - l,..'A
- ''EpNHsDAf. TIE sER asp Isoi pay OF DDcEM-
a. I. O'Clock M. q the east iron; doc. o: tn.
sdas IN hasa Il. hss ds
Just Psspee e pee a seinE he .ofo@ fese
III EssAE izFss EsF1rn 4; AR EaEss MACHINERY, ETC.
s.f e. sRs Il u s. j. Eous ys1 .ss E sea %
,ainng n,dts 1 s!s @ sere.: hav..s right snsalar
and go esa d aDsaf ssnh II 81 ss
w esns By . fhs se ssosa soua
,undrsd u an and sK,y s.s feet north Of the south
angles ssss..s; sSuth.s.s Sy he Columbia s. Bot.
n, ssm rod a. and & west by BY q line eea,sd at rish,
Ssef ki,n. sishoat T ssste, or dooTa; fias sriek
Kim with crates and doors; dryer. with lot
ct ct Rs:; Ss "a rans.s ans a7. Is fnssar1 SaSs
0.so; ,os Of T rail u sy. piles; Loo feet.
IIssss s,;ssss 3. sssSa ssssIIsoTa sssss
srsaier: 1ct In PORTION: Columbia DRY press
.hss.sns. d place. sith DsIIsSs: i ii q iias
assaas 30 - eyIIss:.: a2iaes :.ssi 'f Sos15 .s
stable; j Cart. wagons; i ran tack s5ous s 800
.ersea @.sr iot of cog % wheels. esroo sproaksts sas
and scrap: shed: and the following office fur
isttsr pres: s1 and S table p rol-sop desk satfop I
desk;; ehairs: rug; waste basket: brass
Terms Of sale. Cash in hand one thousand
asns.s 2 b. pald 2 sss,snse % ] at the time meet Of
and In es.s succsssful Bidder fails and refuse.
py 70 pay balance As required the one thessana =.
said assigned estate
,.,-....EAIE EAERy I;!s,s.e G =, KNArR; sIe!..
&. snfx Gouis. SHssHsa NSTslnser 18th. 1904. Aun
8: togi.: Ne, peg; !. 5Ss,7 5sa;
rS ooI11TERhR 11 ERkRsFs FstgT 81 eoL6 S NoTEs OF
nhvR z. H.is.pp E EsANSHs Fssy ru.. Company here.
St Louis. Mo. Deo I. isot;
.Dssi ep-I hereby call for payment and
la.s sss I'D T ss,:s =. ss g. cent a
en july 4 secured sy so.tsrs q
dated esrp%a5y Is 1872 vsss sJssu'sd by
n.
tSigneD DAVID r. FRANCIS.
Upon presentation of the aforementioned
each holder odss . Of ,ss the s5,. sam. will ~
I62 per cent Of the face value OF the notes sur
rendered by him and also interest thereon at
1ss s Ct Ct ss last
appertainins to hts notes to and including Jam
OF their holdings duly executed IN blank.
fSigned) By JULIUS s. WALSH,
President.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
HELP PWANuEU-EEMALE.


IisreitRneUas.
s>>-~-~~-o~~->-- --~--~- ~-~--~~------~>>-~>~>>~e~S
DlsHWASHER-Giri or woman 20 wash
d.shco: 8. 81 week L.; Ctouteau ave,
GIRLS to work in stookrooin. Apply @9s "
: : El II lI-t.lll. tll-d fecr-
GISLS-ENperienced girls. Pfennluge: Pretze!
ana Bak-Fy Co. lilf Eighth 81;
Girl. for upstaIls work and care car one
child years: references. iiaT IiHt'n ave.
GIRL u to Is wears old to woris in rSs.au-
rant and small stor.. Apply lSE5 l-afly@tte-
GIRLS to learn 10 weave: none but STEADY
girls need apply. Home Cotton Mills. Second
and Barton.
Girl. apprentices Immediately FOR telegraph
s.rNic- Sunefintendent'= office !'@ y LaiFd
-, IIGL ,-l2.
GIRLS 70 learn to Inate wiTa franes: paid
While learning sylvester G judge, tadi's nat
tor. lals-lS.5 Pin
GIRLS 10 crack. also rirl. u!ck nuts. good.
zig wage. Il E. Funsten Dried Fruit and
Nut 20, foot Olive s.
GlRts ,o :teS nass. mist hs ov.s ~, . y-,s r:
ga e s s Tofk -; sciE E,s s6, e!Fl, FaE- ~ ~ -
GIRi.-Atrraailve IooaiHE gifl fr ran.s COIN
ter: exp. need person fireI s-T"i. god wages
permanent 15sirigr- ApPy ~ \ = mt.
HhLrEI;-Dr~ss makers helueg: apps ~ glee-
LtpIE-si;eldy huuc wari. .-.su-- hours. slI
W...kLy: - toi,-h7i htt-. iS,.I u - u'tye Il
LADIES ana girls: reliable home yvprs: steady
or evenings ST ~ = SAT. ta~ mating. i;L=fEEc-
iloE fro Room =. HOLLAND tnLidLns
l.ADiE:, to learn haIrtressing. fian.ruslns,
facial TIlessasc. cri-uuo5y- or ei=ctruiSE.S -cFV
ree;s completes, cratua;e+ earn 81 q 81 wss'>-
Is: little exrenses- Call CT write, H"!e- GC4-
TWO girls TO work on STAYING machine; TWO
girls Tor finishing and covering. stelIy TO:!.-
Pros--s.iye Paper Boy co. ga clarl ave.
YOUNG girls To lear, hair dressing trade;
il. 1890 Franklin.
YOUNG s;irls 10 lam tairdressing trade:
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

Wedding Rings (soIid Gold).
Finest qualities. s. to 80. Merno6 4
-accafd'e. Broadway and Locust.
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FURNITURE and RUGS.

4 Iarge sssoTtInent q san FIe and new .lr-
rlture. CARPETS. rugs brass bsts leather
lounges. fancv rockers. cabinets and full
I'm u Da-ior. dining room. bedroom and IL
b-a-y furniture. These are frst-c,ass goods at
most remarkably low D-icss Special induce
rnents 20 parties starting housekeeping.
VIC tut Of the hish-relt district.
T.ANC;AN STORAGE. CO llal MorYan K
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lost AND FOUND.

BOukS-Lnst. II Hiits's store. one SorrneTs
furniture book and three and one-haf DOCKS
Eagle trading stamps. Reward Mr.. Enos
IE.i.a- In N.r.i. ,lli L.ni.
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TELEGRAPH OPERATORS WANTED
NachInists and Roilermakers

ylrst-class nonunion machinists and boiler
qaAkeeh accn1tpmAd to locomotive works;
ogH.slAeg pays - tee charged. Apply room 3,
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STORAGE syD MOVING.

AMERICAN Storage and Moving Co. 25I5
C!lvc-Ac.iag. SSc..i1r. shipping: ali storage IT
S oat4te rooms. beth unones. ". II. IanRGale.
BONDED Ea.shJuSe: Henry c " WIeis
Storage a1i Moving Co. llIe-i6 Franklin ave;
n-c7sv advance! Wien GesiT<d: kirloch { $50
FURNITURE packed and shipped by an sx-
pert. lowest prices. Ws!chert. 2i-3 Washington.
SOUTH Side Storage ard Moving CO. 1907
SiCiuey St Ben Sidney 2s5: Kin cch. Victor sg7.
STNP6CE ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF,
SiOiiSSL new warehouse. Grand and La
clede, FOR eafeis.eping of furniture. pianos.
trunks vaIaables boze-. etc: strictly frSt-class
moving. packing. SHIPPING. etc Our fire instr
arce the lowest Money advanced Ship gcocs
cur care. Estimates free. Get our rates Both
phones. 1czg-3I Olive. P. L. Laonort Auction 4
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HELP s,.NTED-sIaI.E.

u-,,, ,.,>rr, ,r.,E
iHS IT:ides.
~
J.rrrsan
.-tI.LE-r.-tOc4 baIuer FOR StedGy S'1 "
E!ghtEentl.
=. - IfI-Ts ,1-7j I--I4r- 10 tytr1rI1r-ed lT.I
! Nnt;tier ST
EIEI!ET: tor saturday aud sunday: s. guar
an.tttI lf-i pi.f!..
fNEl;t.f{ tT- E.ttt.T..1y and .rrI.g: s. guar
aE;eeG .sG- CAS- s.v..
EAisEit.i: IN Sa-Gria' anu SIutaJ' u &AAF-
ar;s.t- il :. i uid"ay.
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/. e. LANCAN g. CO.

CARPET CLEANING.
ACME Steam Carpet Cleaning Co.: % pe1
yard. 1860 Esstcn ave: both phones.
AMERICAN steam Carpet Cleaning Co.-Car-
pets cleaned and renovated. made ever and laid
Nineteenth and Pine. Beaumont 94s: 10.
CHICAGO steam CaTyet Cleaning Co.-Car
pets renovated TO look like Few; also uphoi-
Eerng Tel Lin. cdoe; Kin. Dsl 245i. 3s29 Finnsy.
EMPIRE Steam Carpet Ciasnin. Co.. w wa-
tcrrlan, Maraser-Carpets renovated: look like
I13 Lucas: tel. Beaumont 20: Kin. c SOS
ST. LOUIS Steam Carpet Cleaning Co., 1919
Easton: phone Forest ess: Deiu.ar "a.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

LAUNDRY HELP.
EXPERIENCED collar girls fnieher1 ma
chine girls and markers. Monarch Laundry
Co. I.ie Franklin.
FINISHER = Firg-class hnisher IAcede
Laundry. 2eri Pine st.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

SEWING machine: Wilcox & Gibbs autornat
&c. rev: al a bargn.n- 10 &c Republic.
SEWING machines at bargains: prices - &c
so. cash time: all kinds factory machines.
n. G. Sheridan. prop. si5 y. Sixth ST.
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BEsINESs FOR SALE.

NEAT candy store. with hv!ns--r41rns.
S2Tl. rent 81. C.tH Y 10 !. InternaI!lnaI Candy
Co. IA E.nnist building
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WHAT Is TO BE WILL BE
Growth of the Asiatic Demand for
Products of the United States.

The Asiactic nations have lived upon
rice-stating things in a general way
and the TeutOnic races have for some
generations lived upon -four. 1t has
become standard within the last year or
two, that at least one of the Asiactic
nations has come to live upon flour.
Those desperate little fighters, the Jap
anese, have taken to hard tack, as did
our own American fighters during the
Civil War; as a part of their subsistence,
and the same regard as to whatever is
made from our wheat has already ex-
tended, in a measure, to the more vast
Asiatic empire of China That clever
correspondent, William E. Curtis, speak
ing of the extent to which our -four is
already used by Japan, says:
While the imports of -four within the
last year or so have been much greater
than ever before on account OF the prepa-
ratiOns for war. nevertheless there Is rea-
son to expect a continued expansion of the
market. Japanese families generally are
beginning to use wheat flour for various
purposes. Nearly every household is now
using ii To make the little cakes and sweet
meats which they use with their tea sew
eral times day in large quantities. A
still larger amount of cheaper quality Is
screens umbrellas fans and other articles
of that kind. Since the war began hard
bread has been introduced into the army as
an alternate ration with rice The soldiers
relish the variety; bareback is, easy to
handle and carry, the ,nutrltive value of q
pound of flour is equal to that OF pound
Of rice and it costs less Fro The JFapsness
and China. where it brings big prices, being
the very highest grade rice T9 oF tb lmp poP
sumnfion IF the coolies and the laboring
class from Korea B0 GF the Cf Eas snss
# is entirely practicable to substitute
cheap brands # 10 our f2r to this DO s so Thee
tha soidiors come home with their appe-
titles for bareback and wheat bread.
Could there be, under any circum-
stances or conditions, expressed vaster
idea of the enormous trade relations that
must henceforth exist between America
and tbe Asiatic countries! America
produces bread. The Asiatics have learn
ed to eat bread with the rest of the
world. We are going to supply them
with it. We have to ship it across the
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loosen, even in the slightest measure,
the closest bonds to the United States.
Reasoning from past failures, Euro
pean and many American people pro-
pbesied the failure of the American Re-
public and its principles. But it sue
Ceeded, and behold the liberalizing effect
upon the governments Of the world! De-
spite the discouraging prophesies OF
even our own people, is it not the brave
and manly part for us, at least, to try
to conduct tropical possession on new
er and higher principles and motives,
setting such a iberalizing example to
other colonizing nations that the $780,
100000 souls to-day peopling the tropi-
cal countries will rise up and call us
blessed?
Whether or not we retain the islands,
let us make our example in the tropical
domains as far-reaching in beneficient
effects as that of the American Republic
has been among the great nations of
the earth. Our own shores, under our
own government, have been the refuge
for the oppressed Of the world; let us
make those other shores under our own
government no less a blessing no less
Il refuge. By the good it has done, make
that flag loved in the Philippines as it
is respected throughout the world.
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! Pacific Ocean over the commercial path
way which we have made and beneath
which underlies our cable system. There
! is nothing in the world that can stop
the Asiatic demand for the wheat prod
ucts of the United States, and the whea
products of the United States have made
this country, to a great extent, the ire
mendous power it is.
They talk about "Imperialismw There
is no '.Imperialismw This continent is
producing what the rest Of the world
needs, and the inhabitants of this con-
tlnent, under the rule of Republican ad-
ministration, associated with other intel
ligent governments ON either side, pro-
pose to supply Asia with these prod
ucts that Asia needs. The fact that
the United States has completed it's
pathway across the vast ocean and has
its intermediate stations, and its posses
SiOns close to the Asiatic coasts, is but
an incident of events which are part
Of the industrial history of the world.
Does anyone imagine that the present
majority of the American people are go
ing to neglect their ostensible duty, not
merely to themselves but to another pOr-
ton of the human race? They will
hardly do it.
This is but talking of the products of
the wheat fields that Asia now demands.
1t has nothing to do with iron and steel
and the thousand and one other prod
ucts of all our fields and all our facto-
res which they will otherwise demand.
This is but referring to the simple af-
fair Of one single product, but it is
enough to afford an illustration.
And yet they talk about Imperial
ism!' There is no imperialism" We
are but brothers who are going to as
sist in feeding the rest of our brothers
of the world; to give them the benefits of
it all and to reap ourselves the benefits
of it all. To submit to anything else
would be silly. It is but problem of
common sense
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Export of Manufactures,

Figures recently issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor at Wash
ington show that during the month of
July last our exports of manufactures
amounted to $40,O00,O0O, against $751;
100000 of agricultural products. During
June the exports of manufactures were
nearly $40 100000, against $37,500,O00
of agricultural products. This is the first
time in the history of the country that
the exports of manufactures have eX-
ceeded those of the farm. This does not
mean that the exports of farm products
are falling off, but that those of manu-
features have greatly increased. This is
due to a protective tariff which, while it
benefits American manufactures, also in
creases the home demand for American
farm products.
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THE PHILIPPINE
Democrats Ackno Wedge the Wisd ON
of the Republican Policy.

Democrats Ackno Wedge the Wisd ON
of the Republican Policy.
John M. SwitZer, formerly of Califor
MIA, but now III business at Cebu, Philip
pine Islands, says, in a letter:
The two factions of the Democratic
party have adopted the Republican policy
on the money question, after hanging for
eight years like pair of Kilkenny cats
over Il cross Of gold. That is the only
sound policy they have to offer the peo-
pie. but even chat was an afterthought
and they are as pleased with stealing it
as the old hen which, after setting eight
years on her own n0n-producing eggs
adopted full-grown chicken and thought
she was a young mother. While it does
not happen often that the Democrats
see a question except through glasses
darkly, yet there is one other instance
i'll recent history where they acknowledge
the wisdom of the Republicans. When
the government of the Philippines was
turned over TO Governor Wright, he
promised and hoped that he would be
able to carry out the policy of Governor
Taft and the administration, and he has
done so. A few months later the Demo
cratic party of the Philippines, in its
convention at Manila, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That we heartily commend
the abe. wise, patriotic and nOn-partsan
administration of the Hon. Luke t. Wright
a. Civil Governor of the Philippine Is
lands
Thus the Democrats of the Philip
pines who know what we are doing
there, acknowledge the wisdom and
soundness of the Republican admins
tration in the islands, even if their party
in America is still setting on door-knob
nest eggs.
The Democratic delegates from the
Philippine Islands to the st. Louis Con-
vention knew too much to suit the Demo
cratic party in America, and were con
sequently denied not only vote but
voice in the convention"
In concluding his letter, Mr.. Switzer
says: $50 long as we are doing every
thing that is possible and necessary for
the future success of those people,
whether we retain them or not, and as
40 one can fortell when they will be
ready for independence, or whether they
will wish it even when they are ready
would it not seem wiser to leave the
premature question of independence to be
decided 10y the better educated Filipino,
and more experienced American of the
future? American sovereignty has exist
ed over the soil on which we stand only
about fifty years longer than over the
Philippines. Would not every son of
California give his life for the bene6-
cence of our common flag? Let us be-
stow such blessings upon those islands
that grateful people will not wish TO
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TRIBULATIONS OF A GREAT
GRANDFATHER. w
(Over Teddy's letter.
TNIIf.z wy " ca 4


Dear SOnny-I've just finished readin'
Teddy's letter and haven't had so much
fun since l was tOss'd in a blanket the
year that grand old rough rider, Andy Jack
son, was elected for second term IL
losses us up so high that it seems as II
we'd never come down.
| never did see paper so full of In
terrogation points as that letter, and every
derned one of them like q jolt on the solar
pleXus that Steve Is so fond of talkin'
about.
"Nunky," said Steve, as hobbed into
breakfast this mornin, the first time since
| posed as Methusclah plckin' the shoe
strings out of his eyes, "Nunky," says he,
why does Teddy's letter remind you OF
corduroy roadY'
''Because it's so full of bumps" says l,
guessin his cOnundrum the first crack.
There's nothin' like few sharp jolts on
the spine to sharpen all old mans intel
lcCtualS.
No wonder you thought It a mile long.
short piece Of road like that goes long
way when your wagon hasn't any springs
or straw on the bottom, an your old hams
lack fat like mine.
us The Democratic band wagon hasn't
got any springs nor straw for cushions, and
I'm gettin all fired tired furnshin' all the
axle grease
This letter Of Teddy's doesn't run on
rubber tires. lie may mean well, but what
right has he pryin' into our conyictionsF
What business is 1t Of his II we are Ike
the man stealth ride on the end Of IA
train who never sees anything until It's
passed? If he was as old as | am he'd
bless his stars II he could see anything,
behind or before.
This havin' foresight is all a Republican
gift. We Democrats haven't got It, We're
always suckin' the hind tcat.
We never saw anything in infant Indus
tries till the Republicans adopted the
foundlin' and brought it up on Protection
milk.
We never saw that the Union had to be
preserved, If there were to be enough
offices to go round, until the Republicans
saved 1t and flied the offices for nigh onto
forty years.
we never saw that two things could not
until the Republicans adopted the gold
standard ana left us holding the bag be
tween blmetallism ana free and unlimited
silver.
/ tell you. we've no faculty for fore
sight-and, as far / can see, mighty
little for hind ght, either. No wonder the
donkey is our party emblem. Do you
know I've been lokin' I'm mothers loOkn'
glass lately, and | swan, If my chin whis-
kers amt grown like goats and my ears
are gettin' so long they drOop. Steve says
it's only an optical hIllucmatiOn, superin-
duced by too much brooding over Repub-
lican cartoons.
But. say. Alton ON the quict-have You
consulted your glass since you made that
speech to Charlie Knapp and the other
Charlie hOrscSE
DOnkeys have this advantage o,5r men:
they can get their ears to the ground with
out crnwlln' on their bellies.
Waitin' to see you put Teddy on the grid
iron your old uncle.
''0'' HENRY CASsOWAY.