Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1890-02-13
-McGinty is in town.

Eli Deck says that he has
six ewes which have dropped Il
lambs, each dr,pping two.
Smallpox in very virulent
form is raging in Anna, Illinois,
only abvut 45 miles from here
Mr.. Adison Monrie and Miss
Minerva Phillips of the Flat
woods were married last week.
-"Some people never will be rich,
Because they're always stewing
and talking over something which
Some other fellows doing"
"A philosopher once said
"show me a lady's kitchen and
l will write you her correct his,
tory"
Mine men know that others
neglect their business, where
one man knows that he neglects
his own.
The oldest hotel in St.
Louis, the Planters House, has
been closed and probably will
be NO more.
-Lightbread is the health
lest, yet there are but few house.
wives who can bake it so as to
be palatable.
-Ballss Hedrick and Miss
Leote McGregor were married
on the 3rd at the residence OF
BRIDES father.
Official position makes ty-
rants of some men, and this
reaches from President down to
the bottom of your list.
Mr.. VIM. Snider and Miss
Ella Miller Of naer Latin are to
be married today, at Vinemont.
The PRESS sends congratula.
tons.
If you want good drugs.
and fresh drugs without paying
four prices for the same, go to
DR.. A. Sanders Drugstore in
Marble Hill.
We had a small patch to
seed in clover. A good old
farmer told us to wait until it
showed and scatter the seed on
the snow. That patch has not
been seeded yet. We are hold.
ing on to the advice, however.
David Lu,es and Richard
Masters have brought us speci-
mems of the Hickory Cane va.
riety of corn. 1t is a beautiful
and solid growth, and both of
them speak very highly of it.
The corn can be seen at this Of
flee.
Judge Hill tells us that his
section of the county is pro-
crossing and improving. Among
the recent imp, ovements young
John Limbaugh has erected a
nice dwelling. John M. John
son has put up a sawmill and is
cutting lumber.
The government Signal Ser
vice at st. Louis prognosticaled
the weather exactly last Satur
day. The forecast was "cleal
and warm" The day pro, ed
to be cold and cloudy. Some
Second Adventist must have
been monkeying with tie
Weather Bureau. "--
81 ~as in great luck"
How vos dol!'
"Vy, | find $500 yesterday be-
longing to dot miser, Marx, und
ven I gif 1t back to him dis
morning he nefer sharge me no
interest fur der use of dat mon.
ey for twenty-four bours."
"Marx vas gotting shildish.'
est Valentines day, a day sa-
cred to St. Valentine; the 14th
of February 1t was a very old
notion, alluded to by Shake.
speare, that on this day birds
began to mate. Hence, perhaps
arose the custom of sending that
day letters containing profes
sions Of love and affection"
-One Of the drawbacks tc
the termination of seeds is that
they are covered with too much
earth when planted. The small
er the seeds the less covering
required, Such seeds as kale
cabbage, turnips, lettuce, CARO-
and parsnip need only one
eighth Of an inch Of earth over
them.
The Southeast Missour
Teachers Association will cal
their next meeting at Bonn,
Terre, Mo-, some time in July
At this meeting there viii! b,
numerous aud valuable prizes
awarded. Let superintendents
principals, assistants, countr,
teachers, school boards aud al
the friends to popular edu
ca tion.:. work for the success o
this good cause. ANY furthe
information concerning the priz
es will be furnished. by tn
president, J. U. White, at Far
s..t.,..s..s, M Nku,laatnu H.,