Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1890-05-29
&c. P. Caldwell, Esq, comes
before the people in this issue
as a candidate. for Prosecuting
Attorney of this county.

| HAlAOAhot VI liio touAlt.
If you iind pencil closs on
your paper you may know
that your time is about ont,
and that, without instructions
to the contrary, your paper will
be discontinued when he time
paid for shall have expired.
The Central Missouri edi-
!tor who wrote the following hit
the bulls eye with every scratch
of his pen: "When you hear a
man sneering at he local IA,
pers you can safely bet he don't
spend his wealth making them
better. The man who doesn't
see the benefit a,ising to Il town
from its newspaper hasn't as
much sense as u cove oyster.
and he is Of as much value to a
town as a te"-year.uld delin-
quent list"
We stop this paper when
the time paid for eXpij es (unless
satisfactory arrangements are
made for It's coniinuarcn) for
the reason that We DO not wish
to force it upoA any one. and
this is our means Of ascertain.
ing whether its continuance is
desirable.
><Misses Maggie Graves, Al
pha Wilmer, Flora Frymire.
Belle Bollinger, Cora Drum,
Julia Jamison. Mabel McCans,
Dora Axe, Molie and Rosa
Fisher. Nettie Grow, Annie Con-
rad, Urana IaiIey and Cora
Burk visited Glen Allen last
week en- masse. On their re-
turn they paid their respects to
the Press office, from which
place they storm"t the court
house, where our reporter lost
sight of them.
This is the season Of the
year when all nature is adorn
ing its richest array. Fancii'ul-
ly dressed, all creation blooms
with inspiration new, Oh, how
lovely, for all women, is the ex-
quisite Stock of Fancy Dress
Goods now being sold low by
w. S. King, Lutesville.
There is no longer Il doubt
about the Cotton Belt coming
here, and that soon, and we may
expect several roads from the
Fast at East Cape Gjrardeau.
From certain movements it is
now evident that this city will
be selected as the crossing for a
through line to the West and
Southwest, and if this is CON
summated the most extensive
car works in America will be
located here. Watch the ulove.
ments for the next three months,
and see what develops.-Mis-
souri, Cultivator.
Yes, you pass it along,
whether you believe it or not;
and that one-sided whisper
against the character Of . virtu-
Gus woman or an honorable
man, you don't believe it, but
you will use your influence to
bear up the false reports and
pass 1t into the current. Strange
creatures are men and women.
How many regulations have
been lost by surm;se! How
many hearts have been bled by |
whispers How many benevo-
lent deeds have been chilled by |
the shrag of a shoulder? How |
many chaste bosoms have been
wrung with grief by a single
nod! How many graves have
been dug by false reports! Yet
You will keep it above water by
5he wag of your tongue, when
you might sink it forever.
Destroy the passion for telling.
Lisp not a word that will injule
,he character of another.-EX.
Some Wag played a cruel
oke upon aH innocent taxpayer
! few days ago. He came in to
,ay his taxes to Collector Sea-
)augh and found that they
amounted to six dollars. He
handed Mr.. Seabaugh five dol.
arS with the remark, that set
les it, don't it, lie was in,
ormed that it did not, that
here was a dollar more corn.
ng. "Well," said the fellow,
you know | am allowed Il dol
ar off my taxes now"
"How is that" asked Col ,
ector Seabaugh? I
why said the victim of mis-
Information, Harrison gives ev. ,
ry tax payer a dollar off, don't
le!" f,
Not that I snow off, replied /
he Collector. Z
"Well" said the fellow, his f
yes wide with astonishment, G
that's what they told us out in c
ny settlement"
The poor fellow was com ,,
letely nOnpulsed when he as. /;