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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
Ingersoll's Christian Act.


Robert Ingersoll was once asked by
an acquaintance to furnish transporta-
ton to the destitute mother of sol
der, who was dying in western Penn
sylvania
1T would be a Christian act, Mr..
lngersoll," said the petitioner.
But I'm not credited with any
thing Christian" was the response.
A pass was sent, however, and so
promptly, that before sunset the wo-
man was on her way west.
The next mornings mail carried to
Colonel Ingersoll an envelope enclos-
ing these lines:
THE God who knows our deepest
needs,
Cares little how man counts his beads.
For piety is not in creeds
Or solemn faces;
But rather lies in kindly deeds
And Christian graces."
The name of the woman who asked
the courtesy and she to whom it was
extended were signed.
The Colonel red the paper twice
folded it, placed it in the envelope
closed his hand over it, then turned to
friend.
Such an experience draws the sting
from thousand criticisms" he said
simply.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

ing signs OF not having been disturbed
for many weeks; there was no sign of
life, human or animal.
The trained native soldiers hunted
the spoor; the German subalterns put
the results together with trained
minds; there had been no violence;
there had been no entrance Of enc
mics. 1t was mystery of the land,
like the mystery of the sea of the in
expllcably abandoned Marie Celeste.
Little by little it dawned on the sub
alterns and then on the men exiled in
the forts along the frontier, and at last
on | Imperial Germany, that the
man, installing the intended kindness
tor hard, emotionless act of a Sc
frustrating government, had fled from
his own race to dive into the depths of
Africa and begin life over again.
Long afterward the news came in
that Paasch had been killed by. the
Ovambos, and that they had been seen
with captive white girl.
Their Great Strength.
To punish the Ovambos would
mean not little fight, but great
war. To reach their Businesses from
any German port along the coast
would be a little problem like march
ing from New York to Chicago, so far
as length of route goes. And the
character of the route presents all the
fierce, immovable, savage enmity Of
African land that has made Africa the
tomb of the bravest men in the world.
Unlike the Bondelswarts, the ,Ovam-
Dos are entirely savage. They go
naked and live by hunting and fishing.
Their chiefs are kings, with all the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
The Paradise Of Flowers

Tahiti, the paradise of the South
Seas, is inhabited by the gentlest race
of savages in the world They are
passionately fond Of flowers, which
play a.leading part in every act of
their lives from birth to burial
To visit the home of native plan
ter, said an American traveller who
has just returned from Tahiti, "is not
to feel that you are accepting hospital
ity at the hands of Tahitan, but that
you are conforming upon him and his
humble abode greater honor than
you confer upon any of his neigh
bors.
If you will but condescend to visit
his home, partake of the native cooked
meal which is daintily spread upon
large leaves upon the ground, and
surrounded with roses and other
beautiful flowers, you place him un-
der greater obligations to you than he
can ever hope to repay
IF you will kiss his wife upon leav-
ing and pat his shaggy dog upon the
head, he is yours to command as long
as you remain in the islands They
have an artistic eye for the beautiful,
and never, think Of sitting down to a
meal, especially while entertaining a
visitor, unless there are garlands of
flowers for each head at table and
lavish floral decorations for the vari-
GUS dishes that may be served.
1T is a paradise of flowers, and the
natives use them with no sparing
hand"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
The Art of Burnt wood Workers

Burnt-wood workers are making
beautiful things, and are certainly en-
deavoring to be original. Instead OF
simply making pipe and book racks
as they used to do, they are working
along new lines.
A jardiniere made of wood resem-
bles green pottery, and is handsomely
decorated with Chinese dragons in d
burnt-work design.
A nut bowl, which is about the size
of tall cracker jar, is full of tiny per
forations. An artistic burnt design
of wild roses and their leaves is ap-
piled on this surface.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
Art in the Bouillon Cur.

The newest idea for bouillon cups
is to have them handleless. In that
case the owner must possess a silver
service, each cup of which has han
dies.
A set shown in the window, Of a
large jeweller is of transparent china
and decorated with violets inside and
outside. Each eggshel cup, which re-
sembles the sake bowl of the JAP
|anese, fits into sterling silver cup
with two handles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

MAJ ly man with the cOntem-
" plative air, chat we in
stinctively choose the
tables and chairs next to a wall in a
restaurant? Why are the tables in the
center of the room always the last
taken?"
Don't know; never thought of i"
responded his companion. "But I'll
bet you have theory to account
for it."
The elderly man smiled knowingly,
and continued:
you will notice that the corner
seats are always taken first. It's the
same in street cars OF. railway coaches.
Every man or woman instinctively
takes to corner, and screws his or
her back into it. Have you noticed,
too, that when passing people along a
fence or wall, you always edge in
ward if you possibly can?
why is it? Simply instinct-an in
stinct- the origin of which dates back
to prehistoric times, when men had
not yet learned the use of metal weap-
ons. 1t is the instinct we inherit from
our cave-dwelling ancestors who had
only clubs with which-to defend them
selves. Instinct is only an unconscious
disposition to make use of previous
experiences.
"When the prehistoric man wanted
to eat his meat in peace, he huddled
into some Granny in cliff or against
the side of big rock. In that posi-
ton he felt secure, for nothing could
attack him from the rear, and he could
observe everything that approached
his way 1t must have taken ages OF
experience to have bred that instinct
so deeply within US, for even now
when cave bears and mastodons dc
not frequent our eating resorts. we
prefer walls, and especially corners
every time.
Il suppose, too, that's why mer
naturally walk on the outward side
of women along the sidewalks. lr
case a winged ichthyosaurus shoule
swoop down on them, he could bans
her over against the shop windows
and stand off the beast.
cit is another rudimentary instlnc
which has survived the need for it
Man instinctively protected woman
by having a cliff on one side of hel
and himself on the other, and to thi:
dav she expects it. Preferably hi
would shove her into a cave and guarC
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

move ponderously,
all because of the
forgotten human
! atom of a peasant
| lost in the Hinter-
land of an African
| possession.
He is too far
out for us to pro-
tect," reported a
II -,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28


and Portuguese West Africa
on the north.
1t is tumble of immense mountains
and rocks.
The colony is half again as large as
Germany itself
There are 5000 white men in it, lit
tie more than 1000 of whom are Ger
mans. And there are about 100000
natives of all kinds, temperaments,
colors and convictions
German Southwest Africa was Ger
many's first colony, and a great how
dye do was raised over it.
1t is one of Bismarck's legacies to
the Empire. He obtained it twenty
years ago, to the mingled amazement
and Indignation of Great Britain,
which, at that time, held the simple
belief that it owned what was left OF
the continent.
The Germans didn't quite know
what to do with a colony then, and
there were political ructions, in which
there were Colonial and anti Colonial
parties.
With true Teutonic soundness and
PotANANNy LAN SbPPOA I'll vi TIC AOlO-
NAL policy settled down to educate the
country--not as here, by an educa-
tlonal campaign of FIVE weeks just be-
fore an election, but by one that was
to outlast most of those who started
it, as they knew it would.
The consequence is to-day that, if
all Germany IS by no means pleased
with the Colonial policy, her people
know more about colonies than do the
people of most other countries; for
books on travel are extremely popular
in the Empire, and a German author
can afford to spend five or six years
over the work of producing a volume
The majority of these books is good,
for the author-traveler occupies a
leading position in German letters.
It Is Wild Africa.
But there is one place about which
Germany doesn't know much-nor
does the rest of the world 1t is Ger
man Southwest Africa.
That is because the territory is
German" only in name; in reality, the
biggest part of it is wild Africa, with
tribes numbering 100000 and more
each, that haven't come in" yet, and
show no intention of coming in"
In this vast primeval land, bigger
than the South Atlantic division of
the United States from Delaware to
Florida, the Kaiser has set few little
fortresses, quite imposing in them
selves, but only tiny specks in the
space.
From the hamlet Keetmanskoop
that is the capital of the southern por-
ton, to the fortified settlement of
Warmbad (Nisbeth Bath in English
maps), where the Bondelswarts kill
ed Lieutenant Jobst and his subal-
tern, Shay. It is a journey of more
than 100 miles-four days ride for the
fast riders of even that country, where
4 horseback journey of fifty miles a
day is considered an ordinary thing.
From Warmbad to the British Dor
der at Schuit Drift, where there would
be British help, man must ride for
two days over land of boulders and
sands, and then ford the Orange River
The revolt of the Bondelswarts was
an unpleasant revelation of native
character, for the German authorities
mistrusted all the tribes in that land
except these.
The Bondelswarts were only half
wild On Sundays the head men, or
Captains, as they choose to designate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

arbitrary power of the
pure African tribes.
They belong to the race
of the Bantu negroes.
South of their domain
and just at the north of
the real Schultz gebeit,"
the territory that is sup
posed to be under the
actual physical DONNA
ton of Germany, lives
another mighty nation
of at least 100000, the
Herreros, also a Bantu
race, who revolted al
m o S t simultaneously.
Their chiefs are inn
mensely rich, and the
n ArrArnC nra ~tf~aI1,y
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

Gold and Malachite for Boa Chain.
A novel fur boa chain is composed
of links of dead gold set at intervals
with cubes of malachite, the rich green
tones of which contrast we'll with furs
in all their varied shades of brown.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
His Black "Subjects" Who's
Have Set the Flame of Re-
volt Burning from End to
End of the Great Colony

y ERMAN Southwest Africa is
squeezed in between British
d South Africa on the south
and Portuguese West Africa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Mrs. J0hn Massey Dead.

Saturday morning Mrs. Ada
Travis Massey was called from
earth 20 her home in that bright
land where there is no more
suffering. Deceased was a
daughter of Rev. aud Mrs. Johu
Travis and spent several years
OF her life in this city. No more
noble christian woman ever liv-
ed to make the world better
than was Mrs Massey. She
leaves a devoted husband,
daughter about IL years of age
and many friends to mourn he r
departure. She had been in
hospital at Denver, Colo, for
some time, but the last heard
from her, prior to the sad news
of her death. was that she was
improving and expected to Wis.
it Missouri friends next mouth.
That expected pleasure by her
friends can never be, but they
can so live that they may meet
her in the home eternal. The
sympathy of all our people goes
out to Mr., Massey aud daughter
in their great loss.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Chinch Bug Disease a Failure.

Original experiments con-
Quoted by the University of Mis- =
souri, during a period of seven
years shown conclusively tina t
the practice of placing diseased
chinch bugs among the health y
ones in infested fields does Iittl e
if anything towards checkin G
the ravages of the insect. The
etomologist who has conducted
the experiments places a part
of the blame for failure of the
remedy upon the farmers them
selves.
THE persons receiving thes e
bugs" he says, "were suppose d
to place them and healthy bugs
in boxes similar to ours and to
keep them under similar condi-
tions until all were thorough ly
diseased and then scatter the
increased quantity throughou t
the wheat and corn fields. AS
a matter of fact, each of the
seven years I have conducted
the experiment, I have found
that over half the farmers sim.
ply scattered the bugs we sent
them"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Gigantic Deal.
at latest

For several days it has been
rumored in Moberly that east
ern capitalists had representa-
tives in Randolph county secur.
ing options on coal land lying
between Yates, Higbee and
Armstrong and coming north to
within three miles of Moberly's
southernuboundary.
This rumor is now pronounced
as being entirely true, as own
ers of land in the territory
above named have secured pay.
ments from the capitalists
amounting up into the thous.
ands. 1t is reported that it is
the intention to buy something
like twenty five thousand acres
of coal land in Randolph and
Howard counties, ,Gthe purchase
to amount to something like
$250OOO, This is the largest
deal in land ever made in the
county.
The eastern men will sink
shafts at once and will make
the coal industry of this county
second to none in the state and
surrounding states. - Moberly
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
HON. JOSEPH w. FOLK,
Democratic Nominee
for Governor. - S
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Folk, Ruby, Cook, Allen, Major, Cowgirl
and 0gIeSby Nominated.

A good ticket was nominated.
The platform is anti-boodIe
and was framed by Mr.. Folk
and his advisers.
An effort was made to have
enough delegates break instruc-
tions to defeat Cook and Allen
but that grand old man, Sena
tor Cockrell, and other wise
men worked faithfully to pre-
vent any such un-Democratic
proceedings.
Folk was nominated en- the
first ballot. Folk $40; Hawes
ia; Reed 46. On motion of
Hon. Harry B. Hawes, nomina-
tion of Folk was made unani-
nous.
Thomas L. Rubey was nomi-
mated for Lieutenant Governor
by acclamation.
Sam 3. Cook was nominated
for Secretary of State on first
ballot. Vote: Cook '4774; Nit
chell 1929; Todd 40; Musgrave
81.
For State AuditorL Capt. A. o
Allen was nominated on the
first ballot: Allen 574; Marina
duke 2134; O'Meara 19!; Pitts 2.
Judge James Cowgirl was
nominated on first ballot for
State Treasurer. Vote: Cowgirl
4634; Orchard 1854.
Elliott W. Major was nomi-
mated Attorney General on first
ballot: Major $40; Sallee 1914.
1t took. three ballots to nomi.
nate r. H. Oglesby for Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner.
The first ballot: Oglesby 1872;
Winters 261; Bronough 218;
Hunt 80. Third ballot: Oglesby
1868; Winters 343.
The ovation given Sam B.
Cook was the greatest of the
convention.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
House Party at Hatch.

Last Thur sday Miss Virginia
Bell returned from her summer
work at the University OF Mis-
souri,. She brought with her
two beautiful and accomplished
young ladies from Hlgginsvil lie,
where she taught the last sch ool
year aud will teach again this
year.
Saturday Prof. w. L. Howard
Instructor in Horticulture at
the University of Missouri, ar
rived from Columbia. and Sun
day morning DR.. E. Tom Bell
came in from Chicago where he
was engaged in working out a
special problem in the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
After the party had become
thoroughly organized every
thing went on merrily. Monday
was spent at Spaldlng Springs
and the return by moonlight was
one to be remembered. Tuesday
night DR.. J. HI. Bell entertained
by parlor dance in honor of
the visitors. Wednesday and
Thursday were devoted 10 re-
cetving visitors and driving and
Thursday night DR.. L. T Bell
entertained in their honor.
Misses Bargen and Walker dre
two of the most accomplished
and popular young ladies of
Higginsville and Prof. Howard
is we'll known over the state.
He was forced to leave Wednes-
day on account of University
duties, but the young ladies re-
mained until Friday and from
the detected appearance of Leo
and Tom Bell, there will be
some very deep sighs Higgins.
villewards until Thanksgiving
at latest. ~
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
HON. SAM B. COOK
Democratic Nominee for
Secretary Of State, S -
THE PROTECTION HUMBUG,

The protectiOnists are much
exercised at the ex Josure of the
agricultural department plau of
estimating the number and val
ue of sheep. The statistical
abstract Of the United States
quotes the figures of the agri-
cultural department, and as
these statistics show a falling
off in the number of sheep of
IL, 334 732 and a corresponding
decrease in value Of $34 .7S5, ,65I
from 1903 to 1904. it would iudi-
cate that in spite of the high
protection on wool, sheep are
not profitable to farmers and
herdsmen. The American Econ
omist, of course, as BELTS trust
supported organ of protection.
comes up smiling aud attempts
to explain the vast falling off
in the number of sheep by say
ing that the growing fouduess
for lamb has led to their unus-
ual slaughter. But this lame
explanation does not explain;
in fact, it befogs the question.
for the government figures are
given for the first of January
and lambs are born in the spring
and would not accounted until
the following year.
The facts are that, like most
of the government statistics,
the sheep figures are mostly uu-
relia BILE, for the census report
for 1900 on sheep shows the ag-
ricultural department figures
are not any way near the other.
1t is certainly rather an ak
ward matter for the protection
lists to explain what Is the mat
ter with the sheep industry
when wool is protected 20 per
cent, If the Republicans had
only made the duty on wool 40
per cent they would apparently
have wiped out the sheep indus
try altogether. Great is the
protection humbug and plumber,
and everyone has to hold up his
hands while the tariff bar ons go
through his pockets
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Cause Of the Annie Sting.

A bulletin just issued by the
University of Missouri explains s
the cause of the so called
:'sting" of the apple that has
destroyed so much of this val u
able fruit since 1900 when it
made it's first appearance. A
little bug about the size of a n
ordinary flea, known to horti-
culturists as the Plum Curculio.
punctures tie skin of the fruit
for the purpose of eating the
pulp and depositing it's eggs.
DR.. J. HI Stedman, author of
the bulletin, recommends spray
ing the trees at intervals of ten
days, twice before the blossoms
open and four times after they
fall; allowing hogs TO eat the
fallen apples which contai n
large numbers of the insect.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
State Ownership of Railroads.

In his plan for the reformation
of the Democrat party, VIM. j.
Bryan declares for the owner
ship of the railroads of the couu-
try by the several states. He
explains that it is safer for each
state to operate the roads with
in it's own borders, with a gen
eral board to regulate the inter-
state traffic. than to run the
risk of too great a Capitalization
of power by having the reads
operated by the Federal Gov.
eEnment.