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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

DREAM on
JUSTIN Z. at'cAgTaY. /,

While the moonbeams bright are peepins
q Through the ivy curtained pane, isr
BY their mellow radiance sleeping =, I
So Every johject in the l.ine
szv1ed With n silyery gray. gnidt
Dream ON darlingi While thouit sleeping,
/, TAngels pure and bright o4g ..e5 +. 81
Aronnd yonr cot their watch are keeping
Through the silent night; = -alG
Then dream on while rou may. >
All! too soon will come tl.e, waking
From the dreams of childhood s days.,
Clouds the fair horizon breaking -
Soon viii meet thy youthful gaze
- % As you wtnd life's way.
Soon thy heartwill feel the aching - Pi
That no jos can kin or CALM r5f
Cherished homes their leave be taking, rl
Hupes that neve. could hiring balm, Bot
.-ql.a Then dream ON while yoH may,
Soon the hours Of childhood flying, n0sl
From your transient dreams you'll wake,
Andfihe sound of snbs andisighing -gii
i, On your youthful ears will break, ,ti.
..-e a As from day to day .4ist'I .,..
You will try but, vain the trying--s
To find that bliss no one can know:
For gr;efis living, JOY is dying, que
In this weary world of woe; ''', ti.i
o iah' Thin dream on while you may.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
Evil Speaking.

o. The habitof slandering and speak
ing evil of people has become +. so
universal that in order to find a per-
son who has never committed this
sin one would have to search With a
lighted candle at noonday, as did the
old philosopher who. was seeking for
an honest man. Indeed, many Of
US have become, so = addicted to this
evil that the faults Of our neighbors
are sweet morsels, and the manner
in which they are rolled under our
tongues. whether fancied or real, is
conclusive proof that we prefer to
criticise rather than praise our neigh
Dor. In view Of this fact IL seems
that the most pressing reform needed
is one that will do away with this
evil. ,5ssiizr a5l q, hacnzd -
su In many, communities where the
people pride themselves upon their
uncommon good qualities, there is
more gossip and SANDER aboutneigh-
bors than there is of y rue Christian
charity. Indeed, this grace is very
much lacking when we are so eager
to peddle slanderous reports against
a aneighbor. Let us, then, strive to
have that charity for others' sins
that we do for our own shortcom-
ings.z Reform ourselves before try
ing to reform other people, or, as
the good old maxim says, g''Sweep
before our own door 'ere we sweep
before our neighbor's. Aunt Betsy
in Iowa Homestead.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
Looking Up Testimony.

"Well, what kind of a breakfast
did you have?" inquired slightly
shabby-looking individual, taking p
seat in front of the hotel, and, sd-
dressing q commercial traveller, -,
"Worst layout Fever struck on
my whole route. Horrible spread to
dish up to a hungry man."
. "The steaks would have half-soled
q pair Of kip boots ?'' a2 7HigI
+ "You bet; Why the coffee was SO
transparent I could see samples of
the cook s hair ourled up in the bot
tom of the cup"
D.. ''And we couldn't tell the differ
ence between the butter and the
sweet OIL" as -.si
''No; and the bread was the worst
case of sour mash ] ever saw in my
life" - ... .e
.sAnd the baked potatoes were
just warmed through, and as solid IS
a dornick. as
eyes, and they tried to palm of
three different dishes Of yesterdays
cold soup for anew species Of hasil."'
sand the roast looked hike piece
Of charcoal. - fHs7f 9t3ae
.in ''Bet your life; and the batter
cakes were nothing less than raw
dough-" f-e4 DeR
'ili' 'sAnd the walters were saucy and
Indifferent" 7f 7i eei'a
"Yes, one of 'em picked up =
chair and offered to hit me with it If
i called for any more iced tea. I'd
like to see the landlord Of this ranch.
I'd just like to see him as curiosity.
He must be the ornYiest cuss in four
teen States" ss7 q vri p
SWELL, I've been thinking some Of
reiuvenating the establishment for
quite awhile, and, being the land
lord, I'm taking a quiet stroll in and
out among the guests getting their
views. always like to strike q
live, radical kicker like yourself, be-
cause then I get in all the important
testimony fer the prosecution, and
know just where to begin with my
reconstruction. Just stop here on
your way back and you'll find DIFF
ferent arrangements "-Texas Sift-
ings. liide9 1H ~ atsG si2.it9
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

The Canton News gets after its de-
linquent subscribers in the following
fashion: "Good-bye, boys-some Of
you. The News visits you for the
last time this week--unless arrear=
ages are settled before the next is
sue. We don't care to 60 into part
nership with the devil, and as he has
a mortage on all delinquent news
paper subscribers, we release all
claims. His satanic majesty win
give to all such q warmer welcome
than he gives to common mortals, for
q man who would wiIfully and de-
liberately beat the printer out OF his
subscription would rob his poor old
grandmother Of her spectacles or
burglarize his bahe's toy savings
bank. Goodbye, boys-we cant
ask Mr. Devil to have any mercy on
You. But we are thankful that you
are mighty small crowd"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
Songs Never Sung.


slow does that verse run? Something
like this, isu't 1t? -.
"There are who touch The magic string, ios
q and noisy fame is proud to win them;
Alasl for those who never sing.
But die with all their music in them. :"
yes; that's beautiful, pathetic and
true, said your representative. "The Poet
alludes to people. who are somehow sup
pressed, and never get their full allowance
of Joy and air. Which reminds me of a
letter shown me The other day by HIscox
and Co., of New York, signed by Mr.. f. c.
Williams, OF Chapman, Snyder county, Pa,
q prominent business man of that place.
He writes -s-is
'ii''T have suffe-ed with asthma for. over
forty gears, and had a terrible attack IN
December and january, 1882. Il hardly
Toxic. | did so, and the first day | took
four doses. The Ni effect
astonished me. or That night slept
as if nothing was the matter wirh me-. and
have ever since. have had colds since,
but no asthma. Ny breathing is now as
perfect As if had never known that disease,
If you know of any one who has asthma
tell him in my name that PARKER's ToSic
will cure it-even after forty years There
wasa mah who escaped the fate of those
whom the poet laments. sai s2Js6
This preparation. which has heretofore
bren known as PARKER's GINGER TOSIc,
will hereafter be advrrtised and sold under,
the name of PARKPR's Toxic, Ihasnueh
as ginger is really an unimportant ingre-
dent, and upprinciplcd dealers are con
stantly deceiving their customers by suh-
stiiutmr inferior preparations under the
name of ginger, we drop the misleading
word. ,f,.s..r..-..--- ...ss .fr,ri -
There is no change, however, in the pre-.
partition itself. and all bottles remaining in
the hands ofdealers, wrapped under the
nsme of PAsEER's GISGEW TnSIo, contain
the genuine medicine If the fac-simile sig.
nature Of HiscQx & Co. is at the bottom of
tie outside wrApper iy t.N
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
Triplett Cunings.

- Uncle j. +. 1I. Triplett is con-
fined to his room with sore eyes.
May his cure be speedy one. tsaI
The coming election is getting
to a fever heat. It Is known that
Uncle Pat Clerkins has wagered q
hat on the event. q - i.f. asa
Benny Smith is wearing an un.
usual smile, and says he is happy.
CLARK Harper is SAID to be well
informed, as he Reeds considerable.
Our banking corporation is now
Titled talked of, but We hope soon
to see it revived f r -;t
Jim Gillian is still buying tobae-
CO, and has large quantity to re-
ceive on his purchase yet. Jim is
an energetic young man, and de-
serves great credit. He delights in
work and visiting the girls, but has
no hankering after widows. -.
The merchants are complaining
Of dull times, yet collections are
good. .i4's ~ '''.' -.
Charles Hammond, jr., in COM
pany with Misses Crockett and Marsh,
capsized into gully one dark night
last week. Fortunately to say, there
was no bones broken, but cant say
this for the buggy. - r
The young ladies gave a leap
year party over Bowman Bros. store,
extending invitations to various parts
of the county. Quite number from
Keytesville was honored and ac-
cepted the opportunity of enjoying
themselves.
VIII Straton wasawarded q cake
of soap for being the LATEST man in
the district. While we claim to the
contrary, we can not but believe
that he has committed himself IN
singing in his sleep, 'Meet Me,
Darling Josie, at the Gate
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

A HINT was dropped in court the
other day that bids fair to lead to
good results. The Squire had just
rendered an important decision and
taken q chew Of tobacco, when some
one spoke Of the immense. quantities
of buttermilk that is retailed over
bars of saloons as adrink. This led
the court to say that buttermilk was
quite favorite beverage of his, and
that he had recommended his chief
parson to use 1t, who had become
quite = lover Of it, and it had no bad
effects. That he was no teetotlar,
butts strong buttermilk man. That
it does not intoxicate was the great
est thing in its favor. That man
may drink quantity of it, and while
he may feel like calf that had been
sucking, and want to stand in fence
corner and blate, or kick up his heels
and run around pasture, be does
not become crazed AID throw beer
keg through a saloon window. can
other thing he said, ''buttermilk
does not cause the nose to become
red, and the consumers breath does
not smell like the next day, after q
saengerfest. That the complexion
of the nose of buttermilk drinker
assumes pale hue which is en-
chanting (pointing to his nose as q
sample), and while his breath may
smell like a baby that has nursed
too much and got sour. the smell
does not debar his entrance into .
temperance societv.' .
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

fall, sir? r. 'tYes, sir, ! fell,
sir ssIt's fashionable to fall. "lsI
didn't fall on the ice, SIR 1t was an
orange skin, sir. I was safely with
in half square of my house, sir,
when down / come, and on . trap
like that. 1t is like gong through a
battle, sir. and then being kicked by
> mule, sir. havn't eveu the sat-
isfaction of having been wounded in
an honorable engagement. sir. /"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

Az English writer thinks it pity
that English orators are not per-
mitted by etiquette to swear at one
another. This reminds us OF q
speech by old Joe Hoxie, who, re-
ferring to the bitterness Of Southern
ladies during the war, brought down
the house by saying: s'H the devil
had been woman, what . devil OF a
devil he would have beeni'' ah
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

AYERS Pills cure constipation,
improve the appetite, promote diges-
tion, restore healthy action and Tegu-
late every function. They are pleas
ant to take, gentle to operation, yet
thorough, searching and powerful in
subduing disease.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

"a s'IT Is the misfortune of the
South" says the New York Tribune,
ssthat its plain people have very little
voice in it's political -action.'' This
is worse thanesiandeFous. There are
hosplain people in the South. It lis
possible that We, are % little fierce,
but thank gcednsss we are an good
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE.

Creditors and all Others interested in. the
estate Of Jacob NJ. Venable, deceased, late
fCharitonlcounty, Mo-, are hereby noti-
fed that on the frstday of the next tern,
of the Charlton County Probate Court, to
he begun and held in the town of Keytes-
willie, on the llth day of February. 1884, I
shall mdke final settlement of said estate.
r5 D, J. VENABLE,
1919 Administrative.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

; TRk loyef ofaa Maine girl was re-
Gently hugged 10 death BY . bear.
This could Hever have been done Il
the young man had bsen going with
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

3. AYKR'so Safsaparilla wonderfully
improves the complexion and brings
to old and young the bloom OF health
As q purifier Of the blood it has no
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
'ounty omoss
Relieious.

!. PHEsRyTEaIAs crERcH-PrsHehiHg first and third
'dUabbafb. Rev. 8. NJ. Watson pastor. Sabbath
8shsel every Sabbath morning at O'Clock.
HgTaeDIgR cfuRcH (SoufhJ-Rey, J. =. Shores.
pastor. Services the fourth S&bbaths ct each month";
nsrnias 4nd etenfne sasbath school every Sab
bath morning ut . O'clock. 5fzn
-,TIssf Baptist CHuRcII--Rev. il Barton pastor.
Services and fourth Sundays OF each usnth.
"a "a II. T. sCnuRcW-Rev. r. A. Crockett pastor.
RsrSieess second and fourth SabbAfns eaun month,
iornipg and evening. Sabbath school every Sabbath
= RlrTssrcn scSloreay -sGbSalh school every
s0abbath at p. m - - n ~ { d.,H 4fsf
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

tssssrn6k- Thos r crittendsn, Of johnson.
Lisut~G0vaTner-Roht- A. Campbell, u 81. Louis. u
Attorney- -0enerai--D. II. Mcintyre, Of Audrain. -,
esefetsfy Of StAte-M. X. McGrath, OF ST. LouiS. e
/; State a A1ditor-Jnos Walker, Of Howard. -s
State Trsasnfer-Rhil. Z. GhAppell, Of Colo.
Uap'f Public Schools-W. s. Coleman, Of Saline
Register Of Land ~ Robt Mccullough, cf Cooper.
Ce1grsssmin {this1 1Jth Diatr8ck--J. n. Burrows 4,
State SenRtor (thisl 9Th Distrfck-w. Halliburton.
Judge Ithisl 1fth Jndieial Cii cutie. D. Burgess
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

bBs ds9A 7d: diia Ied bguOf ~
-1ellgs II HsGf ssT a n -gsE<ifiu
f1osa hitinii snt
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
- Hai.soAd time rabls. ! 2
.courtss

> - t8pUENB-
ciacrIT CorK3-Regular terms are held, the third
1lbndnyaf In February, June and October.
st PeonA CouAT<lsgu1 teTnis held the Second
MendAys Of February. Nag, August and Nsreniber
CpuNTr CorRf-RegulAr terms are. hold the hrst
nendays in FsiFuary Mag, August and November.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

LID DC V1ioaos3 2aiis9s ? sSsd sg1i
sIooll9z 9thiw 20 1samun adT ~eI
hs7aio5 haa gha,s i aoifE7ega 81
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

sisjs st,4ss 3 sagits!s7 IsHe basi7'
1Eea mort HeIaI3il i'ia9 sti--
f..rf .sIGf-sy ffs ,r-i.tf1, II
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25
zLEGALes BLANKS.
GENERAL hoTEs.,s.

The cane-growers convention open
ed in st. Louis last Thursday
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

Henry b. Payne was elected Unit
ed States senator, from Ohio last
week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-01-25

Contractors are taking mechanics
liens on the West Shore railroad sta
tons.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-14
A Horrid Husbands Irony.

81 see, dear, that you are getting
along well with your household duties, p"
said young husband to his wife, hold.
ing up a biscuit and looking at it critic
ally.
''Oh, goodyf' she exclaimed. 81 am
so glad you like the biscuit, George"
YES" he replied, ''you are getting
along well; but" he continued, ''allow
me to offer a suggestion. Put some
bar iron into your next batch of bis
cults. / have a lingering suspicion,
dear, that you used sheet iron this time,
because you see / can break this bis
cult easily over my knee. What the
American homemade biscuit most
needs is real solid iron-iron that you
can depend upon, and the hotels will
get all the trade, or men will begin to
marry wooden tobacco signs"
She called him a horrid thing, and
they never speak now unless there II
company present.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-14
PROCLAMATION BY WANG, FOOCHow
HYDROPHOBIA.
Will Science Succeed In Banlshing It from
Our Midst?

| Will Science Succeed in Banlshing it from
Our Midst?
French science may indeed claim q
new title to the gratitude of humanity.
While granting this, we do not wish to
rush to the hasty conclusion that hydro
phobia is to be banished from our midst;
only, if we can believe our eyes and
ears, it seems that we are in measur.
able distance of this glad state. What
has Pasteur donep He has-if our in
formation be accurate, and we have NO
reason to doubt it-done something to
twenty-three dogs, thereby rendering
them, at any rate for time, incapable
of suffering from rabies. Side by side
with the free animals he has placed
others which may be regarded as SER
vile to the yoke of hydrophobia. OF
the latter series six were bitten by mad
dogs, three of them becoming mad;
eight were subjected to intravenous
incubation, all becoming mad; and
five to incubation by trepanning, all
likewise becoming mad. On this show
ing, sixteen out of nineteen dogs died
when a dose Of the virus of rabies was
sown in them; whereas, of twenty-three
protected dogs, none succumbed, al
though the virus was brought in the
most effectual manner into the tissues
of each animal. 1t is a well known
fact that many more persons are bitten
by rabid animals than suffer
from hydrophobia. What the exact
proportion may be is not satisfactorily
known, but in dogs it would appear
that about half the number bitten be-
come rabid. There are two explana-
tons of the escape. The first is ex-
pressed by saying thgt no virus gets
into the tissues of the body. The Sec
ond suggestion, though possible, is less
plain. 1t is to the effect that some or
ganisms are unsuitable for the devel-
Opment of the rabid poison. There is
analogy for this contention. Some in
dividuals are believed 20 be insuscep-
tible to the poison of scarlet fever, and
this statement also appfes to other
acute specific diseases. The ques-
toner of nature may ask how these
facts are to be explained And al
though we are on very unsafe ground,
still science does afford some clew
to possible explanation. If We re-
member rightly, Sir James Paget has
asserted his belief that severe attack of
typhoid fever may do away with the pro-
lection afforded by a previous attack
of smallpox. Typhoid fever SO modi-
fies the constitution that the proto-
plasmic organism once again becomes
favorable to the growth and develop
ment of the germs of smallpox. Inoc-
ulation with the a.tenuated virus of
hydrophobia gives dog immunity
from the disease, just as similar treat
ment preserves sheep from char.
bon; in other words, the physical basis
of the canine organism is so altered
that it no longer affords nourishment
for the evolution OF the poison Of
rabies Lancet
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-14
PLUMBoTTLE'S ADVENTURE.
He Relates 1t to an Appreciative Audi
ence In Austin.

He Relates It to an Appreciative Audi
ence In Austin.
Tom Plumbottle had Just returned to
Austin from brief visit to New York,
and was relating his experience and ad-
ventures to few select friends in the
back room of saloon.
Those gangs of roughs must ne
pretty bad in New York." remarked
Gilhooly.
bad! Well, should smoker to in
sinuate. Talk of Texas rowdies! They
are mere babes and Stockings COM
pared with the thugs and burglars of
New York. They think nothing of
burglarizing house in broad daylight,
and numbering any of the inmates who
may be in their way
Il had no idea they were that danger
ous.' observed Gus De Smith.
They have GO. the police so badly
scared thst they are afraid to make ar
rests. That's what makes the brigands
so bold. i had a narrow escape from
being murdered by them myself, while
l was in New York." said Plumbottle,
shaking his head, and looking as seri-
Gus as a candidate of whom a ten dollar
bill had been solicited by an impecuni-
Gus suffragan.
You don't say so. Tell US all about
it," said Kosciusko Murphy.
81 occupied small ballroom in one
of the most aristocratic streets Of New
York, and thought l was perfectly Sc
cure from the murderous assaults of the
house-breakers, but I was mistaken.
did not get up as early as usual one
morning, as was not feeling well. l
had been out to supper with Swindells,
of Austin. Tom Ochiltree, Bob Lowe. of
the Galveston News, and few more
distinguished Texans, and consequent
ly l was suffering from severe attack
Of bilious headache, to which am SUBJ
ject," continued Plumbottle
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-14
CHINESE PRocLAMATloNs.

Celestlals Who are Greatly Afraid o
Kerosene.
1t seems that the Celestials are great
/, ly afraid of kerosene-and not without
reason, perhaps, when one consider.
their cardboard cities, their miserable
contrivances for handling and burning
the oil. and their general ignorance o.
! the principles to be observed. A re
cent issue of the United States Consular
Reports contains literal translations Of
certain official proclamations on the
subject lately issued at Foochow, which
we have found amusing reading. a:
illustrating the Chinese way of stating
things. We copy them below:
Wangs coast defense subprefect at Nan
tai Foochow suburb), for a second
and special proclamation.
Know we: Kerosene leaves ruin
One was before favored with their sew
eral excellencies' instructions directing
it sternly prohibited.
l, the subprefect, with the project and
magistrate, have on repeated occasion:
put forth prohibitions and directed the
runners to pass on the mandate fixing
a term (within which it is toy be put
away, as is severally on record.
now find that in the 81 Ma Ward
the iterati and people have very stern
ly prohibited it. Reviewing their rule:
find these in reverent observance Of
official orders and really grasping very
clearly high public spirit, and (how) to
secure the locality. If the various
shopmen can all follow (this example)
one can ever be free from unexpected
calamities.
Therefore this proclamation, the
which regard, We literati and people,
and know: you must examine the pro-
hibitory rules of the 81 Ma Ward and
collectively disallow the buying and
selling of Kerosene, and mutually protect
and secure each other. Thus, perhaps,
the whole neighborhood will enjoy the
happiness of tranquility.
Let none of you disobey. In earnest
A special proclamation appended.
Rules of the 81 Ma Wards public pro.
hibition of kerosene-One paper.
The whole ward have collectively
thhCu SouhsCi thao thc
ward it be not allowed 10 sell kerosene.
Should there again be sale of kero-
sene in the shops, or use of kerosene
for light in the various families. once
it was discovered (the ward) will GER
tainly, in conjunction with the several
gentry and elders, hand it up to the
officials, requesting them to prosecute.
One will by no means show favor. 1t
were well each apprehensively observe
this. Do not say these words were not
in time.
A prohibitory notice by the whole
neighborhood of the 81 Ma Ward.
PROCLAMATION BY WANG, FOOCHOw
COAST DEFENSE SUBPREFECT.
Kerosene's fierce calamity. The
benefit doesn't make good the harm.
General proclamation sternly pro-
hibiting privily buying or selling it of
each other.
The term expired, those purposely
disobeying will be taken and dealt with.
One will not pardon.-Country Gentle
man.