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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

The political battle at Dalton Sat
urday night was fought, from start
to finish. by young men. Mr..
Schooler had about finished his
speech when we arrived, and at
once left for his home. After his de-
partnre the interests OF Mr.. Perkin-
son were looked after in an able
manner, by Lawyer Staubus and
g. Britt, of Brunswick. Both
are young men, but they proved
their ability on this occasion,-for
they defended the Salisbury court
with great tact. Men who can 80
ably defend an untenable position,
would indeed be hard to handle in q
better cause. j. A. Collet, our aSle
city attorney, in answering Mr..
Staubus, well sustained the conf.
dence of his friend, j. j. Moore,in his
ability to down any advocate OF the
Salisbury annex. He thoroughly
and completely answered every
argument advanced against his DO.
sition. The speakers were so full OF
arguments, and the audience so
interested in the question under dis
cussion that it was past midnight
when we again started towards
Keytesville, which we reached in the
early hours of the morning.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

One of our candidates while out
electioneering recently struck q ciri.
zen of the Teutonic persuasion, OF
whose POLITICAL faith he was not
certain. Before speaking his little
piece the candidate inquired: "Do
you vote the Democratic ticket?''
And received the following reply:
"Yes, vote him once for Cleveland,
but didn't vote him any more
already" Whether the candidate
undertook to do missionary work
with the erring brother is not stat
ed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of Thos. j. John
son, deceased. have been granted me by the
probate court of Charlton county, bearing
date May 26tb, 1894. All persons having
claims against said estate are required to ex-
hibit them for allowance within one year
from the date of said letters, or they may be
precluded from having and benefits of said
estate, aud if such claims are not presented
within two years they shall be forever
barred. J.J. MOORE,
Admins traitor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters of ad-
ministration, with will annexed, on the es-
3ate OF Jane c. Myers. deceased, have been
granted me by the probate court OF Charlton
county, bearing date May 7th, 1894. All
persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance
within one year from tie date of said letters,
or they may be precluded from having any
benefits of said estate. and il such claims are
not presented within two years they shall be
forever barred. b. F. MOORE,
Administrator.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08
Friday the 18th day OF July, A. D.,
1894,

between the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon of
that day. at the east front door of the court
house. in the city Of Salisbury, county of
Charlton, aforesaid, sell the same, or SO
much thereof as may be required, at public
hand, (subiect to all prior liens and judg-
ments), to satisfy said execution and costs.
JAMES E. DEMPSEY,
Sheriff OF Charlton County, Missouri.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

The following officers were elected by the 1.
o. o. F. lodge, at this place, last Monday
night, for the ensuing six months:
W. d. Vaughan, noble grand; ]. A. Collet,
vice grand; y. B. Anderson, secretary.
The new officers will be installed on the first
Monday night in July, at which time the
eight appointive offices will be filed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

Violations of the fish law are re-
ported from Mendon. There are
said to be two barrel nets in the
mouth OF Yellow creek which prevent
the finny tribe from passing up that
stream. Illegal seining is also re-
ported from the same vicinity. Good
citizens sheuld see to it that the
guilty parties are prosecuted.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

Last Monday night Mr.. and Mrs. B. F..
Luck. OF Salisbury, took their infant child
to st. Louis, for the purpose Of having the
Prewitt. OF that city. Thechild while playing
on the floor. about week ago, swallowed
some substance which caused o distressing
cough. The local pbysicians being unwil-
ling to perform an operation, advised the
trip to st. Louis.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

The iewelry establishment of Leo
Minor, located in the Belle house, at
Sumner, was burglarized of seven
teen watches on Friday night OF last
week. A chisel was used in forcing
open q window through which Mr..
Minors place of business was enter
ed, and the watches stolen. No clue.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

Our young friend, WilB Drace, living Just
east Of town. has made farming compare
lively easy by the exercise oD his mechanical
genius. VIII has constructed an arrange.
ment.to . eultisator BY which be y shieldsd
from the suns rays BY piece OF CANVAS
Whilp blowing corn.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08
THE ToNB.

MooRE:-Miss Ella Moore, the II
year-old daughter OF VIM. Moore,
living 1-2 miles west OF Pee Dee.
died Of typhoid fever last Thursday.
The remains we're inferred at Pee
Dee on the following day.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08
John Welch Pardoned.

willie from Brunsvick on Nav 21st to serve
out fine of $50 and q twenty days Jail
sentence, imposed in Police Judge Miller's
court, at Brunswick, for resisting arrest for
q plain drunk by Marshal Higginbotham,
has been pardoned by Mayor Heisel. and was
released from the county bastile last Friday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08
Letter List.

List of letters remaining in Key
tesville post-office June Let, 1894. as
follows:
Mrs. n. J.,Davis, Mrs. Katie Dick
son, Miss Maud Ewing, Miss Feeble
Morley, Mise Joe Miller, Miss Julia
Mills. Mr.. George Moore. Mr.. d. A.
Myers, Mr.. h. c. Mcconnell, Bud
Scotten, q.
POSTAL CARDS.
Mr.. John c. Maddox.
When calling for above please say
-sadvertised."
Jozs CsIvERs.
IN.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

T. F.white has just received nice.
fresh and stylish line of spring and
summer dress goods, such a. lswne.
at 5 ets and dimities at the very
Low price Of 10 cts q yard, reduced
nom Is cts. Call and zee them.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08
Posts for Sale.

I:have q large lot of burr-oak.
mulberry and honey locust fence
posts for sale, one-half mile south OF
Keytesville station.
j. j. MCFARLAND.
Keytsoviile, No.,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

TO pEMoCRATIc VOTERS.

<X<<~ ~ pEAOC6ATlC tOTEhS.
~ competitor, Mr.. Bradley, ha.
you that he could not make q
cIDe canvass on account of the
g &t weight of business and sick,
n4 pressing upon him. Knowing
"a and not wanting to take undue
al Dntage of his situation, / have
q lined from making a very active
4<ass myself. Lam sure love the
D. 'ocracy quite as well as does Mr.,
Br(4ley, though he "gets away
vi me a little on the "hearty hand.
she You zee this is his Demo.
cr14c honey moon. You can't
aiW1ys Judge of the future husband
by 1As benedict.
10 glad my competitor, in his
addle comedies that 1 am quail
fed ~ long experience to exercise a
sup(F Fvising care over the interests of
the Pidows and orphans of the coun.
ty. This i have done in the past,
not through a continuous" term of
offics as he alleges, but through
several terms, without the loss of a
dollar to estates. But Mr.. Bradley
greatly errs when he says it is not
Democratic policy to retain the ser.
vices Of judicial officers so long. In
a number of counties in the state the
present probate judges have held as
long IS /, and in the city of st. Louis
many years longer, to say nothing
OF judges OF higher courts.
However, l am satisfied Mr.. Brad
ley is only joking about wanting the
Office. ii he had it he would soon
out-grow it and leave it before
mastering its details. i think it
lib ely be is making this race merely
to giyf himself some slight diversion
sroh| 5]s cares o. business and, xn-
cidentally, to aid him in securing
some appointment under the general
government.
Now come people have got the idea
that I have complained of being
starved in this Office. 1 have not 80
complained. Neither is it true that
l am not making a living out of the
Office with which you have honored
me. On the contrary. l have had
plenty of substantial food, together
with such luxuries as bacon and
greens. True. am little lean my
self, but that is due to constitution
al causes. My wife brings up the
average pretty well.
Aside from these things, however,
1 demur to Mr.. Bradley's circular
petition for the reason that it does
not state facts sufficient to consti-
tute cause of action. He no where
alleges that he was ever entitled to
possession, nor does he set up an un-
lawful entry by me. On the contra
~, he alleges my peaceable, honest,
continuous, open and notorious pos
session for a great length of time.
While perfectly willing to abide
your judgment, / really don't think
| ought to be disturbed in the exer-
cises of this ancient and important
public trust at this time by Mr..
l am competent and anx-
ious to do you better services, If
possible, another term than during
any former period.
With the highest appreciation OF
your confidence and your favor, /
remain.
Your Obedient Servant,
FL. c. MINTER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-06-08

Dr. T. j. Moore, the Salisbury
dentist, will visit Keytesville soon.
Look out for dates.
On. T. J. Moons.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
A LAWYERS STORY.
The Pesuiisr Mistake Made by u TeIcG-
r2Oher.


A party of newspaper men and law
yers were discussing amusing typo
graphical errors, when a'veteran New
York attorney told Of a peculiar mis-
take that lad como under his notice,
made by telegraph operator.
Il was a young man at that simc,"
said the lawyer. land had small Office
across the hall from a Successful attor-
ney who once in awhile befriended me.
One day was sitting in my Office with
my legs on the table and chair tilted
back, waiting for clients and dreaming
of sweet girl known to me Us Ella,
who had been the sweetheart of my col
legc days the year before. was
startled from my reverie by q boy with
a message directed TO me. 1t was from
my friend across the way and dated Chi
cago, but its contents made my brain
whirl. With telegraphic brevity it said:
Ella is sweet. Don't delay Take it
up and try it was just considering
the advisability Of u proposal, and my
astonishnent can be imagined. My
first Impressions were that was either
asleep or the Windy City had driven
my friend insane. But there was the
messenger boy. so read the telegram
upside down, sideways, and everyway
could scs it. and the light finally
dawned on me- | took up a court calen-
dar There IL IVES: Ella vs. Sweet,
and my friend was named as the de
fendaut's attorney"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
BAD HABIT OF EXERCISE
A London Critic says One May Become I
Slave to It for Life.

A London Critic says One May Become .
Slave to II for Life.
Some persons get on perfectly well
without exercise. am one of them,
says the editor Of London Truth, be-
cause never fell into the engrossing
habit of exercise when young man.
Naturally a person who passes his youth
In violent exercise finds later on that
he cannot do without it. The habit Is
as easily acquired rs that of drinking or
opium smoking, and, once acquired, .
person becomes a slave to it for the rest
of his life.
Most people, however, eat far too
much, and then often find themselves
incsnmodcd, if they do not work of
this excess of food. 1t is easy to get up
an artificial appetite. remember Mr..
Bright once explained this to me. He
said the stomach is artifcially distend.
ed, the void which is created owing to
this artificial distension produces q per-
petaal craving for food, and this is
termed being hungry. Gradually re-
duce the ar cunt of food. and the stom-
aeh becomes normal, with the result
that half the amount Of food Is satisfy
ing. The world 10 divided between those
who eat too much and those who do not
have enough TO eat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
STRANGE AooPTioNS.
The Strength OF tho Maternal Instiact In
Animals.

Animals.
I lately met some friends who had
with them a little dog called Vic"
which had adopted the family Of
cat in the house, and while in pos
session would not let the mother come
near her kitten, says writer in the
London Spectator. The kittens were
kept in n very tall basket, and "Vic"
would take them one by one and then
carry them into the garden and watch
over them, carrying them back in the
same way after n time, at other times
lying contentedly with them in the
basket. OF course, "Vic" had to be
forcibly removed when the adopted
family required their mothers atten-
ton for their sustenance. | also have
met a friend who saw a hen hawk,
which was in n cage, mothering q young
startling. Three young, unfledged
starlings were given the hawk to eat.
She ate two and then broodcd the other
and took the utmost care of IL. Unhap-
PLY the young starting died. and from
that moment the hawk would touch no
food. but died herself in n few days.
The sarlc friend was on q mountain one
day whon sheep came up to him and
Enthusiastically begged him TO follow
her. going just in front and continually
looking around 10 see if he was follow
ing. Tho sheep led him at last to some
rocks. where he found lamb fast
wedgcd in between two pieces of rock.
he was able to libcrate the lamb. to the
evident Joy of the mother. I myself
once saw n cat "brooding" and taking
care of very small chicken. which,
beirg Matched first of brood. had been
brought into n cottage and placed in q
baske. near the FIRE. 1t managed 10 get
ont of the basket and hoped up near
the cat. which Immediately adopted it
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
GROWTH OF THE HAIR.
How Il IL Promoted or Retarded by Ger
tain Kinds OF Diet.

How Il IL Promoted or Retarded by Ger
taIa Kinds OF Diet.
The influence Of diet upon the growth
Of hair Is the subject of paper in
which, according to the Washington
Star, tho writer says: Several cases of
shedding of hair after influenza has con-
firmed my opinion that diet has much
to do with the production and with the
cure Of sympathetic hopecis. Hair
contains five per cent of sulphur, and
its ash twenty per cent. OF silicon and
ten per cent. Of iron and manganese.
solution of beef Tor, rather, part Of
it). starchy mixtures and even milk.
which constitute the diet of patients
with influenza and other fevers, cannot
supply these elements, and atrophy at
the roots and falling out Of hair result.
The color and strength of hair in
young mammals is not attained SO long
as milk is the sole food. As to drugs,
iron has prompt influence. The foods
which most abundantly contain the
above-named elements are the various
albumenoids and the oat, the ash of the
grain yielding twenty-five per cent OF
silicon.
I have often found dietary largely
composed of oatmeal and brown bread
to greatly promote the growth OF hair.
especially when the badness was pro-
ceded by constipation and sluggish
capillary circulation. Those races of
men who consume most meat are the
most hirsute.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
SHOES IN JAPAN.
They Are Made OF straw for Both Men
and Horses.


and Horses.
In the land Of the Mikado. II nowhere
else on earth, man and beast W ear shoes
made of the sane raterial-to-wit
straw. One would naturally not think
that straw would make very good shoes
to be worn even by man, and worn,
too. in the most gingerly fashion. Ger
tainly they would not be very durable
to the average boy, who can ''kick the
stuffing" out Of school shoes in few
brief weeks
How then can it be expected that they
would do horses any reasonable service
at all? Well, they don't; they wear out
30 fast and have to be replaced SO often
that anyone going for a long drive will
have to carry about q CARLOAD Of them
along. So often do the horses shoes
have to be changed that the people have
come to do so at pretty regular inter
walls when on q trip, and distance has
come to be measured by the length Of
road a set Of shoes will last. In the
psrlance Of the country, one does not
travel so many miles, but SO many sets
of shoes. When you ask q native how
far it is to any given place he will reply
so many sets of shoes. We don't know
that such is the fact, but probably when
the horses are done with their old shoes
they eat them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
AN ODD PROFESSION.
Osod Incomes Arc Earned by Finding
Lost Articles In Shops.

Osod Incomes Arc Earned by Finding
Lost Articles In shops.
Few women shoppers in their rush
for bargains stop to think OF the num-
her of things that are lost by that
great army of bargain hunters every
day. Pushing and pulling at each other
as they do in their attempts to get near
some special bargain, the unnoticed
dropping of a handkerchief, pocket
book or fan is common occurrence. &c
oording to the New York World.
The manager of q big store on Sixth
avenue says there is a regular company
OF women who do nothing else but pa
troll the. stores on the lookout for arti-
cles and money lost by shoppers.
Most Of these women, he says. are
well known TO the hoor-walkers and de-
testives, but as they break no laws and
occasionally make small purchases they
are not molested.
At six o'clock each night, according
~ his story. or when they meet at their
'office" and make q general division OF
their spells, TO the unique band it is no
uncoinrhon thing to divide ono hundred
dollar a worth of goods as the proceeds
Of . days persistent search
- o. course they closely examine the
personal eolunans 9f the papers, and. d
; large enough reward 10 offered the
persQps who lose things stand pretty
1p>>1 ~cc OF having .hcm returned
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
QUEER PHENOMENON.
y Expiaaation q F1erida's Curious spidsss
~ Web Rain.

>ARA6.DssOs
II Web Rain.
A subscriber living in Gainesville.
Fla, sends to the Scientific American
for Identification white thread-like
substance which, he states fell to the
earth in large quantities during rain
on September 20. \ sample of the ma
teriaf had already been forwarded by
another person to the Smithsonian in
stitution ind was thence sent to DIR.
George Marx, of the department OF sg-
riculture, Who makes the following re-
port:
sThe sample Of white substance
which fell in lurge quantities IN Gaines
Vile, Fla, has been handed me by the
botanist Of this department for exami-
nation. "
''This very interesting material u
without doubt a product Of the spinning
glands of spider, or rather thousands
of spiders The chemical reagcncies
prove 1t is not a vegetable matter, but
animal, and the fact that strands can DO
dissolved almost infinitely into minute
threads. and further, the great length
of the strands, hundreds Of yards,
causes the inference that only q spider
could manufacture II.
'"Thc species of this spider is unknown
to me, but it Is not improbable that 1t
might be II Nephila, a very large orb
weaver, which abounds il the southern
part Of the United States and the West
Indies.
, THE young spiders of many genera
svoil themselves of their spinning
products to migrate from their birth
place by floating through the air to
localities at great distance. Should
rain moisten these meanings, the spider
web becomes too heavy to fo0t in tho
air, and sticking together ins great
masses, falls from above.
"A similar occurrence was reported TO
me from Vallicita, Calaversa county.
Cal, November Is, 1891. It has oc-
CURED there for the last four years In
October and November" .e... -
This Ia the first time this phenome-
non has occurred in the south. Tho
web Is perfectly white and appears to
be a mixture Of silk and cotton, but
mostly silk. .a-t Ef
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
ECHO RIVER.
Pscuaiar Acoustic Qualities of This Vault.
ed Stream.

PecuaiAr Acoustic Qualities OF This VauIes
ed Stream.
One of the famous curiosities Of the
Mammoth cave is the Echo river, body
of water estimated to be some three
fourths of milo in length, and from
tSenty to two hundred feet in breadth
lis depth at ordinary times is from ten
70 forty feet. DIR. Ii. c. Hoveyg In q
paper read before the American Geo
graphical society, gives vivid descrip-
ton of the peculiar acoustic qualities
of the vault by which the river u
arched-
Last summer, In company with q
party of four persons, no Others. being
on the river at the time. we tried the
effect of rocking the boat as violently
rs we dared to do, also striking the sur
face of the water with our paddles, and
in other ways making as much agita-
ton of the bodyof the stream as posi-
bic, and then awaiting the result IN
silence.
timed the concert thus created, and
found its duration to be exactly half an
hour First came sounds like the tink-
ling of silver bells. Then larger and
heavier bells took up the melody as the
waves sought out the cavities in the
walls. Thenit was as il all chimes of
all cathedrals had conspir'ed to raise .
tempest of sweet sounds.
For moment there was utter silence,
soon broken by low mutterings, ghostly
whispers, sudden shriel1s, as II of men
In agony. Then silence again: We
were about to speak, when the guide
motioned to us to remain quiet; when,
10! as from some deep recess, hitherto
forgotten, came q tone tender and pro-
found; after which, like gentle MEM
Dries, all the mellow and mysterious
sounds that had gone before were re-
awakened, until the hall rang again
with the wondrous harm ony.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
A DIFFICULT FEAT.
To Catch . Eaii Dropped from . Height
Of Five Hundred Feet.

To Catch . Fall Dropped from . BeaGhs
Of Five Hundred Feet.
A few years ago-in 1854, l believe
several well-known baseball players at
tempted the impossible feat Of catching
and holding Q regulation Spalding
dropped from the top Of Washington's
monument, says the st. Louis Republic.
The experiment was tried by Trott,
Hines. Baker. Snyder and several lesser
lights in the fraternity, but none Of
them succeeded in holding 1t or even
materially checking its progress to the
ground. The men named above were
ell experts at their trades, but 1t is evil
dent that they gave their sports more
attention than they did their philoso-
ply during their school days, otherwise
they would have known that q body
dropped from such a height would be
travelling with u speed Of 1877 feet per
second at the time of its contact with
the earth. The reason why no living
man could catch and hold & bal travel
ing with such velocity in plain enough
by making some hnsty c>m?arisons:
The greatest distance q ball has over
been thrown is It's yards fspt and i
inch. The longest "hit" on record Is a
few inches over 700 yards In this last
instance the ball was sent into the air
at an angie of forty-Gve des<roes. Now,
mind this: Allowing the same boil to
have been hit in the same direction at
the some angle. with sufficient force to
give it the velocity at the starting
point that it would acquire in falling
in falling from height OF 5o5 feet, 1t
would have gone 5<4 yards instead Of .
bare fraction over 200 yards. And then,
even think of trying to catch ball the
instant-it leaves the bat on c 200 yards
trip! Ouch! Is It any wonder that the
boys let the ball slip through their fln-
gers when It was on the "home stretch
after having fallen from the apex Of the
memorial to the father of his country'