Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-03-05

will you draw the line between
evil and good"
"A large number Of pension.
ers come to town Wednesday 20
fix up their business with the
government and send to Topeka
for their money.
Miss Mable McCans. after
teaching a very successful term
(six months) of school in Mad,
ison County, near Frederick
town. returned to her home IN
this place Sunday.
Marriage license: Philip
Stults to Mary c. Welier; Fred
Bohnsack to Mollie Hahn; T.
H. Watkins to Martha A. !
Thomasson: Henry Cook to
Alena Vanconneyt.
-. P. Limbaugh died Feb,
22nd. He was "a years old and
had lived the greater part of
his life in the north part of this
comfy. He was buried with
A. O. U. w. and Masonic hon.
ors.
-."The dirty-faced boy and
girl making mud pies may rise
to the highest stations in the
nation. while bright and intel,
ligent children fall victims to
wrong-doing and fill premature
graves. How comes it?"
Charles Rhodes and Sam
Bess have opened up a general
merchandise store in Bessville.
Both of the young gentlemen
are known here. Mr.. Rhodes
was in the restaurant busines
at one time. We wish them
success.
An exchange says that in
building a wire fence turn a
fnrrow against each side of the
posts. This lessons the space
between the bottom wire and
the ground and indicates to an
imals the presence of an OBJ
struction.
AT a recent storm at Salt
Lake, Titan, a pecliar feature
was a large quantity Of salt
which fell with it. The snow
melted and left the salt on the
ground at least one.fourth of an
inch in thickness. The salt
was evidently absorbed from
the Lake.
"A large number of pigs die
at birth, many more before
they reach a profitable age.
The cause no doubt is the low
vitality of the parents. 1t is
well worth the farmers time
and study to learn how to rem
edy this great defect and cause
for loss.
EElias Wells died at his
home in this place Wednesday
evening at about seven o'clock,
of a lung disease His death
was not unexpected as his rel
atlves and friends knew a week
ago that death would relieve
the sufferer in a few days. The
relatives have our sympathy,
Man is never quite satisfied
with his condition. There is
something within him that spurs
him to renewed exertion when
ever the goal of one hope is
gained and another looms up
in view; but when he beats a
sharper in a horse trade the
bird of content is fluttering
near him Rams Horn.
1t is a very indiscreet and
troublesome ambition which
cares so much about fame;
about what the world says
about us; to be always looking
in tho faces Of others for ap-
proval; to be- always anxious
abont the effect of what we do
or say; TO be always shouting,
to hear the echoes Of our own
voices.-[Longfellow
AN effort is being made at
Union City, Ind, to have the
Ohio Legislature authorize a
new survey made Of The line
between Indiana and Ohio,
claiming that the line should be
from one to eight miles west of
the old recognized line. The
new line az proposed Wouiu
, make a change in Indiana in
:, favor of Republicans of over
5000 votes Western Rural
The parent who flies to the
rod to correct every tritiing
fault or misdsmeanor, says The
Ladies' Home Journal, will
, have no influence with her chill.
dren ~hen they are too old tc
be governed by force. A child
should never be struck in anger
A box on. the ear may rupture
! the membrane that forms the
,, , drum, and cause permanent
: deafness. A hasty blow may
do mischief that years Of repen
D tence cannot undo. Punish
: ment Ia for discipline, not fol
I revenge. 1t Is to teach th,
Y child to avoid evil and to dc