The news boy., 1896-03-28
SOUTHEAST NOTES.

SOUTHEAST NOTES.
Speaking of the fish in Swan lake,
near Poplar Bluff, the Citizen says:
Last fall was remarkably dry. The
result was that the channels made
by the ''lizzards" on which logs are
hauled, was, literally speaking, full
Of fish, of the cypress trout variety.
They were plunging and Hopping and
sloshing round there in those narrow
channels, making as much noise as
some republicans do shortly before
an election takes place. VIM. Fer
guson used to 60 out to Blue Spring
frequently and just for the fun of the
thing he d take stick, put a sharp
wire in the end and spear bushel or
two while waiting for the train.
Finally the farmers in that locality
learned how good the fishing was at
Swan lake, and they drove in their
lumber wagons bringing their pitch
forks for spears and, filling their
wagon beds in an hour or two, would
drive back home and salt down their
catch for future use. You take a
cypress trout, that has been in cold
water for couple of months, and it
is said to be just about as palatable
as cat fish or buffalo"
Bluff Citizen: Quite q number of
good strings of wild ducks have been
shipped through here of late from
Scott and Mississippi counties, where
the shooting is said to be very good.
A travelling man who journeyed by
steamer from Paducah to Carlo one
day last week said the Mississippi
river was literally alive with water
fowl of the webfooted sort, many of
which were within range of a com.
mon shot gun.
Southeast Missourian: 'The school
boys are having lots of fun after
school hours now. Some advertising
firm has flooded the country with
imitation 500 Confederate bills.
The pockets of the boys are stuffed
with them; they have races and
various other sports and contests
upon which they wager from $500 to
81 900 with as much interest and en-
thusiasm as if they were betting the
real goods.
1, Ironton Register: We see that
John Wanamaker has been fined
$1,000 for importing alien labor. He
is one of those patriots whose souls
are bound up in the welfare of the
American laborer. He is a typical
Protectionist and Republican,: his
mouth full of sympathy for the work.
ingman while he looks we'll to the
main chance for himself. It is curl.
Gus if not congratulatory to note in
this connection that no word of this
case was published until the X. of L.
got into it. ''The Philadelphia news.
papers ignored the case because they
did not desire to hurt the feelings OF
} such heavy advertiser" says the
Post Dispatch. We think comment
superhuous.
The Dexter Messenger man has
got into newspaper controversy
with what he sees fit to term pop
} gun preacher" and hear is the way
he touches up" the Rev. divine
'In fact he makes about as big ar
ass of himself as he is capable of do
ing, it seems, and yet we are told by
the editor of the Democrat that the
} article, as originally written ant
handed in, was considered unfit fol
publication and had to be toned
down and almost wholly Rewritten
before he (the Democrat editor
would publish it," 1t is lamenta
BILE fact that there are too many
people going over the country preach
ing what they claim to be the Gospel
who are below the average in intelli
gence and are fit for nothing but Il
create strife, prejudice and fanati
cism.
Dexter Messenger: Charley G
Bourland, living seven miles north
west of Dexter, was Killed by fall
ing tree. He and his brother George
l6 year old lad, were cutting dow
tree. The tree split in falling ant
was thrown on Bourland, crushing
his skull and killing him instantly.
, Won't Allow NewsbOys to Sell 1t
Hon. Ed. T. Orear, the chief clerl
5 in the Treasury Department, whel
e travelling few days ago on one o
Y our Missouri Railroads, asked a news
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