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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03
Widest Region in America.
A Tract of one thousand Square Mile

A Tract of one thousand Square Miles
Located In the State of Oregon.
Assistant Chief Goode, of the United
States geological survey. who visited
Oregon last summer, says that the
widest region of the entire United
States is an area of one thousand
square miles lying in the mountains be-
tween Roseburg and Coquille, in
Douglass and Coos counties. He de-
scribes it as a mysterious undiscovered
country, in which roams undisturbed
wild game, and whose brooks and
rivers are filed with wild fowl. 1t is
nearly all covered with dense growth
of pine. fir, hemlock and other trees,
saws the Northwest Magazine. Many
of the trees are of enormous size, and
stand so closely that it is difficult for
men to make their way between them
Where the trees are not so thick the
heavy growth of bushes OF various
kinds takes their place, 1t is coun-
trv that is filed with all kinds OF wild
game, including, as reported to him,
elk. different kinds of bear, mountain
lions. deer and other animals, includ-
ipp lvnx and others. There are also
the varied kinds of fowl. The streams
all have an abundance of trout and
other kinds of fish. penetrated into
,ba ,v;lds a dozen miles and saw things
that filled him W ith wonder at the vast
ness of the forest and that anyone
should attempt to live in it.-Pno-
fishers Auxiliary.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03

One of the latest of our trusts is the
be.f syndicate of the so-caiied big
-Four" Chicago operators. Secretary OF
r,; ;,,ltnre Morton. denou 1t as
taking advantage of pretended or at
least an exaggerated scarcity Oh caIe'e.
As consequence he proposes 10 rtih.C EN-
the duty on Mexican and Canau'an =,
cattle. In point of fact. however. III
my opinion if these beef forestal,eis Tor, .l,s;s
are given enough rope they VIII corla,i. .
hari-kari on themselves, ana lot 'ne
reason that they will invite compel
lion in the cattle-slaughtering industry
from other parts of the world anu
which win tend to put prices down 10
tipure, lower than ever before known
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03
A Newspaper Puff.

Bill Nye very truthfully says
newspaper puff is something that
makes men feel bad if they don't get IT,
rhe ground work OF an ordinary
newspaper puff consists OF moral char-
acterand agood bank account. Writ
lug newspaper putfs is like mixing
sherry cobblers and mint Jnleps all
through the summer months for Gus
toners and quenching your own thirst
with rain water. Sometimes man is
looking for a puff and don't get IT,
then he says the paper is going down
hill, and he would stop subscribing II
he did not have to pay his bill hrst,
Writing a newspaper pntf is like taxing
the photograph of a homely baby II
the photograph does not represent the
child with wings and halos and harps'
il shows that the artist does not under-
stand his business. So it is with the
ne per puff the putfed doesn
stand out like bold and fearless ex-
ponent of truth and morality, 1T shows
that the puffer doesn't understand
human nature. 1t is more fun 20 see
! a man read puff Of himself than TO
see a man slip on an orange peel. Inc
narrow minded man reads it over seven
or eight times and then goes around &c
; the different places where the paper
;s taken and steals what he can. Inc
kind-he arted family man goes nome
and reads it to his wife and then pays
up his bill on the paper. The success
fnl bnsiness man who advertises anf
makes money, starts Immediately Il
find the newspaper man, and speaks
word of grateful Acknowledgements
and announcement. Then the tw
men start out of the sanctnm an
walk thoughtfully down the street &c
pether. and the successful buslnes
man takes sugar in his, and they DOT
cat a Glove or two; and life is sweetel
and ueace settles down like turtl
6 dove in our hearts, and after a"hli
, lamp posts get more plenti1"l an
avarvhodv Y seems more or less intoXlca
.d but the hearts of those two me
are filled with a nameless joy. becaus
9 they know Just where to stop ana III
4 make themselves ridiculous.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03

The most remarkable instance oil
mid growth is said to be recorded oy
tho Freoch Academy in 1929, says the
Times and Register. II was a ooy o
wears of age. feet inches in height.
AZ the age of S his voice changed al o
his beard had grown. and he appeared
man Of 30. He possessed grea'
nhvs;cal strength and could easily iift
10 his shoulder and carry bags Oh graz"
weighing 200 pounds. His decline was
as rapid as his growth. At his nHll
and beard were gray; at 10 he to',ereu
IN his walk, his teeth fell out ana MS
hands became ralsied; at IL ne u'eu
Ell every outward sign of extreme
old age.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03
snre Cure for snoring.

s;x drops of olive oil to pinch oil
mustard, taken just before geslins ny ~
he'd. The function of the oil Is ,na. ~ y.
a lubricant to the larynx, wn,le a,,,e She
mustard acts as counter-irritane. nn ~.
err. was discovered by the late Ut;
o,Dowd of Kilkenny, and has proved
90 effectuai that no native o. tnse Cum
- aver rsnores.-Philsdelphia Times
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03

|. line Of Ladies' Dress
bds, suoh as PONCE es
I Lawns, Duck for suit
! fancy cinghams' henn-
7. White Lawns PIcques'
n veIings, Albatros'
Lsndies are the Finest ana
Eapest in this market.
y Ready Made Clothing
hts Furnishing Goods.
|ns, Neck Wear, Mems
1, M ems shoes, are the
est best and cheapest IN
|city.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03

If Low Prices are any iDduce-
ment to make quick sales for Cash
/ certainly eDjoy the best focil
;ties in doing so.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03

Custom made Ladies' oDd Misses
Shoes, Oxford Ties, oDd Slippers,
which excel any other make in
Style, Fit. Quality and price. Every
poir warranted.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03

the soup, but are too cowardly and
mean to stand by him when he sore
ly needs help.
Miss Nora Cubbage spent the lat
ter part Of the week in Marble Hill,
where she went to have some dental
work done. Why don't some den
tist find his way to our town? There
are several who would be glad for
one to come here, and no doubt he
would find all the work he could do.
If old greasy, from North Zalma,
thinks there's any danger Of my
departing this life soon want to
be sure not TO miss first denouncing
him as the rankest darned fool in
that hustling city. Go ahead; IDIOTS
don't live always, either, and are too
green to burn when they do shuttle
off the mortal coil.
SHAUN RHUE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
Goldbug Stiffness,

The poor old Courjer.J onrnal, re-
plying to some imaginary "silver
freak" declares that the silver dollar
was mot struck down" in 1878, be-
cause there We're no silver dollars
then III Giro ulatlon, the silver dollar
being at a premium. The supreme
Stiffness of this kind Of gibberish
shows just how little thought the
editor of the Courier. Journal has
given to this question since Mr..
Haldemln woke him up at $3.50 in
the morning with an order to put
on his pants, come to the office and
change his views on the money
question, and to be blanked quick
about it, as it was about time to 90
to press. When Mr.. Watterson was
the prize "silver freak" of the whole
menagerie, which he was up to 2:30
am. April l3, 1929, he could at
least write something original; now
he simply repeats whatever goose
gabbIe he happens to hear from the
gold standard press. Silver was not
struck down, was not demonetized
by the act of 1878, because it was
not III circulation! Well, then, when
was 1t demonetized? If the act of
1873 had never been passed would
we not have free coinage of silver to-
day. But the silver dollar was at a
premium and was not in circulation.
So the gold dollar was at a premium
and was not in clrculatlon--it was at
premium over the paper money of
that time, According to the Wat
terson logic, therefore, if the act of
1873 had stopped the coinage of both
gold and silver it would have made
no difference. What every man of
tolerabIe good sense knows is that
the right of free coinage gives the
debtor always the right to pay his
debt in the cheaper metal, if Que
be cheaper than the other, while the
single standard policy forces hun
to pay always in the dearer metal,
The Courier,Journal also says that
If there had been any silver dollars
at that time it would have been the
right policy TO strike II down ac.
cordlng to "free SILVER logic There
being absolutely no sense in this
assertion, i is Only worth while to
say that the goldbug logic was to
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
CAPE GIRARDFAU.

Jack Frost paid us i visit Sunday
morning.
Enrolment at the Normal the
first month, 215.
Work on the Normal building is
progressing satisfactorily.
There have been quite a number
of deaths in the Cape recently.
Rev. \. S. Ishada, the japanese,
preached here Monday evening.
The steamboats, have been oc.
casiopally changing up" on account
Of low water.
Quite a number of BoIlinger coun
ty people have been in the Cape
since my last communication.
Quite number of people from
the Cape attended the Methodist
conference at Jackson Sunday,
Bishop Galloway preached an ex.
cellent sermon from Galatians vi
Il, after which a class of nine were
ordained as deacons, among whom
was Rev. Louis Dehl of Bollinger
county. A collection of S270 to
pay off q church debt was also
made. JAY A. ELL,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
XAINIA.

J. 7. Wells was in our town Mon
day.
Postoficc inspector was here the
other day.
DR.. Lagos moved into his new
residence Monday.
Mr.. Sanborn made a flying trip
to Puxico last week,
Democrats seldom look to q re-
publican for support.
John McClane of near Jackson
was in town Monday.
Mr.. Gaines, a travelling man, was
on our streets Thursday.
Holy Moses' but don't Loeffler
soar high on the wing Of his pen?
B. Fl. Bollinger and John Huff
were in Marble Hill last Thursday.
Charles Mcdonald Of Cape Gil
rardeau spent few days here last
week.
Attorney W. X. Chandler of your
town was in Lalma Saturday and
Monday.
William Speer went to Hale's col
lege last week to visi. his son, Prof.
A. ]. Speer,
Leohier's high-hown educational
terms will soon be exhausted, and
then where, o, where. will Leoiher
be?
~ serve notice on you, now that
you can never receive my support"
--Leotller. Wouldn't man be glo-
riously left, though, if Mr.. Loetller
should fail to support him?
How ! laugh when | hear some
"smart alcck" guessing at my iden-
tity, especially when he shows that
the hasn't any more idea who / am
tha "the man in the MOON"
always stand by and uphold a
friend" d."-Ananias. Use some OF
your own medicine, you base hyp'
ccrite! You have got Leoillcr into
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
An Extraordinary Situation.

he New 1Ofk W ORIG, remarklng
upon the assurance of the syndicate
that it will come. to the assistance
of the treasury from time to time, as
occasion may warrant, exelaims:
A"Rus what an extraordinary situation
stis-wken the tfGasnry Of tho richest
nation in the world must helplossly
lean upon the purchased favor of a
syndicate and the charity Of the
bAnks.m
To be sure, But what does our
contemporary call riches? Ac-
cordIng to those who believe IN the
single gold standard, there are no
other riches but gola. By adopting
this standard we have made our
selves the poorest nation in the world
for We have deliberately lowered the
price of all our products. We have
deprecated the price Of our products,
and we are now toll that by raising
the price we would depreciate our
currency. In other words, higher
prices would give US an "unsound"
dollar. We hear very little of un-
sound wheat and cotton in this con-
nectlon; but that Is because the
dealers in money aud not the pro,
ducers of commodities have the ear
of the public,
We are surprised such newspaper
as The World should begin to finch
over a situation that it has helped
to create. Why should the treasury
Of "the richest nation in the world
be- the verge Of bankruptcy? 1t
is very simple. Gold alone is now
the measure and source Of wealth.
Gold has trebled in value. Com
moditles can no longer command an
adequate supply of it. BY cutting
off the money supply we have
doubled all debts, while the means
of paying them are no greater now
than they were twenty years ago,
says the Atlanta Constitution.
AS a consequence, those who
think the single gold standard onyht
to be maintained make no bones
of piling up the public debt to
carry out their purpose. They say
that the free coinage of silver would
send our gold abroad. But our gold
is going abroad now and there is
nothing to take its place but debt.
Gold might go out if the mints were
open to silver, but at least we should
be free from debt; at least we should
have a supply of money coming
n to take the place of the disappear.
ing gold. AS it is we have nothing
hut debt.
Admitting that gold would 90 out
mdcr the operations of the free
coinage OF silver, would matters be
any worse than at present? Would
they be as bad? Gold is going ont
now just as rapidly as it could 20
ont it the mnts were opeaed 10
silver, All tha: we have to show
for Il is the increase OF the pnblio
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03

demonetize the dearer metal in 1873,
and the logic would be as good to-
day as it was then Further slobber-
ing, the Courier-Journal says that
''the people of this country do not
want "a dollar that is worth one thing
today and another tomorrow" and
that "the only honest dollar is the
l0O-cents dollar" The gold dollar,
then, Is the very thing that the
people do not want. Measure it by
anything in the. world except it's
precious self and its value has tluc7
tuated widely and violently. Bnt
the "only honest dollar is the 100
cents dollar Then there never
was, and IN the nature of things
never can be, such thing as dis
honest dollar, for there never was
and never can be a dollar that is
worth less than 100 cents, for the
very simple reason that cent Is the
iullNicNti pal VI Il UDllhIs % IouS
as the law holds good that the whole
is equal to the sum of all its parts
one dollar, whether the monetary
standard be gold, silver, pewter OF
paper, will be worth 100 cents. 1t
would have been just as sensible to
have said that an honest dollar is
a dollar that is worth two half dol.
lars. 1t would be difficult to con.
ceive of anything more nonsensloal
than this effort to test the STABILITY
of anything by measuring it BY itself
The value of gold dollar never
changes because 1t is always worth
100 times as much as the l-1O0 part
itself. And the helpless imbeclles
who jabber such Toulouse talk as
this are set up as teachers Of tinancial
wisdom, instead of being sent to the
goose-lo to converse with their kind
Commercial Appeal.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
SEDGEWICKVILLE.
SHAUN RHUE.

Pleasant weather this week.
James Statler has again returned
home.
Wheat sowing is the order of the
day in this vicinity.
0. B. Kinder Of Jackson was in
our town last Friday.
Born-To the wife of Miles W.
Seabaugh, Sept. 90, girl,
Died-On the 23d ult., infant OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Statler.
Business seems to be improving
some in this part OF the county.
George Fl. Limbaugh is reported
to be in very bad health at present.
Rev. Walton preached his fare
we'll sermon here last Sunday night.
BEETLE and Slaughter, the grocery
and stove drummers, were in town
last week.
Our public school opened here
last Monday, with Eli ]. Seabaugh
as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Drum started
to St. Louis last Tuesday to visit
the exposition.
r, i. Fnlbright and Miss Lille
DSSrs Fissted friends and relatives
||at Daisy last saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Sleeter, who travels for the
Dittman boot and shoe company
was on our streets few days ago.
Eli Hahs and Eli Seabaugh sold
their steam tbresher few days
ago to some parties living out on
Castor. CLOSE OBSERVER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
He Had Been There.

When q healthy hut hard-up look
ing man struck me for a dime IS !
crossed City Hall park the cthel
afternoon, | said to him: 'Why do
you hang around New York and live
in thls way, when you could at least
earn your board and clothes out in
the country"
'In which direction ,for iLstance?:"
he asked.
"Why, &c over among the Jersey
farmers. They must want help this
time of year.
DO you know anything about the
Jersey farlners?'
"Not much; but some Of them
would surely give yen board and
lodging to dig potatoes Or husk corn.
They would eh:" he smiled.
My friend, don't you bank on the
Jersey farmer if YOU don't want to
get left. I've known him for these
last ten years. See this scar on my
head? Dye notice that / limp in
my walk? See how my nose has
been broken? III dared peel off here
| could show you the scars of twenty
different dog bites"
"Is the jersey farmer to blame::'
| asked.
"You are dead right he Isl" Was
the reply. "Pll take my chances
with trolley cars, police, bicycles,
mad dogs, runawaysY cloud, bursts
and cyclones, but I doE't want e
lrun up ag'in no Jersey farmer"
''What's wrong with him?"
81 never stopped to find out
Indeed, | never had time to stop
About the time | got through the
gate and had my tale Of woe worked
up, the Jersey farmer and the jersey
bulldog made it their business Il
jump me over the fence and run
me into the next county. WAY
I've been found dead Oh the JERSEY
highways fourteen different times
and there's no giving figures on the
times Eve been mortalIy wounded
! No Stree. Tell me to 60 to HalifaA
ii you feel friendly interest in NE
but don't try to work up no New
Jersey farmer job on the under
signedn
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03

debt, and that is neither a remedy
nor palliative, Tor az soon as
Europe has taken one dose Of our
bonds it wants another, and, IN
response to Its demands, gold is
gong ont.
We have been informed that the
free coinage of silver would send
our gold abroad, and that this would
be a very horrible thing. But is il
any the less horrible when our gold
goes out'wIthout the free coinage of
silver and We have nothing to show
for it but an increase of debt
We pause for reply.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03

Chicago Record: Before the pho.
nograph had become as well know n
as II now Is q humorist wrote clever
story based on the fact that in the
near future cle'gymen would cease to
exist as social factors, as there would
be no further use for them. The
pulpit duties would be performed by
an ap appropriately dressed lay-tigure,
into whose diaphragm a phonograph
cylinder, containing the lessons and
the sermons for the day had been
fitted. The sound of the phonograpn
voice could be intensified 50 as to
hll the largest building, and ANNA
ZION and suitable action could be
impaired to the figure by an attach
ment which would actuate it autom,
atlcally, according to the rise and
fall of the voice. The other branches
of ministerial work were to be equal
ly we'll provided for. Resonant and
eloquent cylinders were to be had
for all kinds of public, social AMI
domestic functions, and even IN the
case of christening, marriage or
a funeral, instead of sending for a
clergyman, a phonograph would be
telephone Tor. The story was locke
upon, of course, as decidedly far
fetched, and the writer Intended 1t
as shlt, not knowing that he had
the gift of prophecy. A phone.
graphic burial has actually been
held at Coney island, A l0.month
old infant, which mad been eXhlbited i
in tent on account of its abnormal
size Ut weighed ninety Two pounds J
took pneumonia aud died. When
the funeral day came no cIergyms,,
could be foand, aud the molher
would not haye the child bune,,
except according to the rites oil The
church to which she belonged. IL
undertaken had phonograph. 10,
which, ns a professional w,Itoeity
he had had the Who'll" Of The hnrs
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03

President Fordyce OF the Cotton
Belt railroad company, in hisrel
port 10. the. ste qtsh,lllfers, sassss i,
among ether things, that afeanse, !,
mentshave been perfected by whieh
the company will have another and
desirable outlet for their business
particularly lumber and cotton) by
way Of Delta to Cape Girardeau
and the Chicago, Paducah 4 Mein-
phis and Chicago 4 Texas railroads.
to connect with the Wabash at
Altamont, Illinois. 1t is believed
that the opening of this Line will
add much to the value Of the prop
erty.-Cape Girardeau Democrat.
A Dexter dispatch Of the 2Sth
says: Kenny Ferguson, Il young
man living near Clarkton, was
caught IN the logging chain Of an
OK wagon while the animals were
in motion and was 30 badly crushed
before assistance reached him that
he lived but fifteen minutes after
the accident.
\ Bonne Terre dispatch Of the
2Sth nit. says: A fatal shooting at-
fray occurred here this morning
adding another to long list of S,s
loon tragedies. During Friday
night Joe Marler, the barkceper yt
Wilkson'S saloon, and Sam Wau&p
had trouble over d game Of cards
and this morning about II O'Clock
Waugh, having armed himselfwlth
Il revolver, went to Wilson's place
intending to kill Marler on sight
Marler, however, had been warned
Of his intention and met him with "a
discharge from a double barreled
shot gun, from the effect OF which
be died in a few minutes.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03

service spoken into q number OF
cylinders. The friends of the
mother gathered at the undertaker's ;
house, and the service was rever
emily listened to. In dne course the
anthem was heard, sung by four
well-blended voices, tn n the beauti-
full closing words of the service and
the benediction, and the child was
borne away to It's last resting-placa
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03

Nancy Bennett, who died tlis
week at the almShouse IN Portland.
Me-, had been an inmate Of that IN
stltution seyenty.one years, or siuso
she was ) years old. &She was not
physically or mentall~. .lncapacitat, d,
but was cOntented with her lot, and
made herself useful ana hulpfM 20
those around her,
Mr., Frankenherry, TIE man VINO
waved the signal .or General Sher
man from which the song "Hoid
the Fort' was drawn, wus Mt the
ChiclSamauga dedication He caa
rieS with him the same tlag with
which he waved the signal hr
the top of Kenresaw mountain ard
says he will keep the old bannry
until he dies and viii tito his chil
dron rs the most precious heritage,
he could leave thcm. From it hy
says his children will learn tn
lesson Of Anericm patriotism b,A'
ter than from anything he has ~
leave thela.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
PATTON.

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Swindell, fine girl.
An infant child of H. A. Bollinger
died few days ago.
R. L. Robinson and Frank Heit-
man were at Fredericktown last
week.
Miss Mary Shirley, our teacher,
is making a fine impression with
her school.
]. B. Martin and wife were visit
ing relatives and friends at Freder-
icktown last week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ.
Knowles, "a fine eight-pound boy.
Success to yop James.
There hav3 ,esn several cases of
hills and fever III this yicinity, but
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-10-03
Mosdames PAMELA Smith, and

u
Mcsdames PAMELA Smith and
Caroline Sample Of Fredericktown
are visiting friends and relatives
here for q few weeks.
J. B, Martin is preparing to do
all the woodsawing that may be
needed in our town. Now is the
time to prepare for winter.
A little child of George Albright
died on the 29th Of that dread dis
ease diphtheria. The neighbor-
hood should guard against the
spread of the disease.
With best wishes for The PRESS
and democracy. PATToNITE.