Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1890-01-09

Every animal must speak
for itself, and only its pedigree
can speak for its offspring.
The coming farmer will
trust less to his eye and more
to foot-rules and pound-weights.
Rust and rot do more for
the implement maker in winter
than wear and tear do in sum-
mer.
The secret of large yields
always and everywhere are
rich soil. good seed and thor
Cugh tillage.
The farmer who makes his
own pork and beef puts anoth-
er bond on health and pays him
self for so doing.
"Grandma" Mayfeld, mother
of Drs. w. II. and A. j. May
field, accidentally fell down a
flight of stairs and fractured
her arm.
There are several Bartend-
ers' Mutual Aid Associations in
the United States, but as a rule
the patrons of the bars are the
ones who require mutual aid
in getting home.
"A book entitled "How to
make courtsnip terminate hap.
py," has lately been published.
1t don't need a book to tell us
that. Marry the girl, of course,
and avoid a suit for breach of
promise.
"A few short moons and our
hill sides will be spotted with
the folks tobogganning: But
even right now Toboggans can
not be bought anywhere as
cheap as they can at w. S.
Kings, Lutesville,
At a church fair out west it
was announced that any gentle
man could kiss any girl in the
room for twenty-five cents.
Religion out west seems to have
degenerated into mere lip-ser-
vice.
Numbers were fascinated
by the st. I.ouis Fair and Elk
position, And numbers there
are who are fascinated by the
fine Fascinators and their low
prices at w. s, Kings, Lutes-
vile.
The late rains have swollen
the streams of Southeast Mis-
souri, to such an extent thai
their banks, for several day.
did not contine them and they
have done a great deal damage
to farmers along their course.
"A news item quantity says;
"A cart ran over a boy loaded
with sand, weighing 4,40(
pounds, and he was not injured
in the least" 1t is not surpris
ing. A boy loaded with sand
and weighing 4,400 pounds, was
enough 10 wreck the cart.
1t is said that Slade, the
famous "slale writer" was ds
covered. through a wide crack
under the door of his apartment
doing the writing act by means
of his foot. Well, perhaps the
spirits utilized the leg and foot
Thus, one by one the roses fade
and that is The last of Mr.. Sladt
(as a medium,)
The low lands of Soutltas
Missouri and Northern Arkan
sas is overiowen with water
caused be the lately fallen rains
and it is said that many dol
lars worth of live stock, whicl
were taken into the caneblaiieS
for winter pasturage, will bt
drowned, and it is believed tha
some human lives will be lost
Frank Barker of Crooked
creek township, charged with ;
felonious assault on one j. M
Stone, was arrested on las
Thursday night by Sheriff Hus
key and deputy Sheriff PresnelI
but escaped from the Sherif
the next day while coming tt
Marble Hill, and at this writ
ing, so far as is known by us
is yet at large.
WIN. X. Slinkard Of Unior
township was arraigned before
Squire II, }. Murry of White
Water township, of this county
on the 31st ult., charged with
disturbing the peace Of G. l.
Albright of Union township
He was tried by a jury anc
fined $40, and failing to pay
his fine was committed to iail
by virtue OF which he wers the
ball and chair and works the
public road.