Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-08-14

handsome a woman as he has. Why
call him .'Stump?" / know the fel-
lows who did it arc stumps themselves.
But / havn't time.
8 Suppose in conclusion Of the whole
natter that | again congratulate you,
my fellow citizens 1 again oongratu-
tate you that we can conc together
under tie outrageous shade of these
grand old trees as citizens Of a CON-
mon country; that We have Il common
encesTy with God, and Il common
&g and a common constitution and a
Common destiny; that we can have
cur divisions IN regard to churches
and politics, and then come together
on occasions like this and clasp each
other by the hand and look into the
blue eyes of ourselves and our moth
ers, and you young men of your sweet
hearts, and declare that under all ad-
ninistrations OF the national and state
sovernmen; we viii stand by the des-
t'nies of this imperial commonwealth,
the grandest in the past, the greatest
in the possibilities of the future that
marx the history of the country; that
NE will stand together as 4 Grecian
phalanx, as one man, intending the
best we can to promote the highest in
terests and the highest prosperity of
the great commonwealth of Missouri.
AFTER Col. Switzler concluded his
address, President Merchant intro
duced Hon. Thos. Shackelford who
delivered the following admirable talk:
Mr.. President, my Friends, Ladies
and GeDtemcn:-It would be pre-
sunptuous in ne il were to attemp;
any political "reminiscences after the
address of my friend from Cooper
Why. deservedly he Is the Nestor of
tbs press Of Missouri; he is indeed 4
yssting lexicon, and j say therefore,
i.lsssl'd BE- prssnesa,ias -ise-mes ifezI
were TO attempt TO follow him on The
line which he has chosen and on the
line that has so much interested you
all here to-day. Now, therefore, l
trust you viii pardon me if go into
other fields. If should appeal to the
young and to ,he old upon another
branch, but rs interesting tome as to
you, though could deal in reminis-
cences. Now It will interest YOU
young folks and old folks, you old men
and you old ladies. Therefore j shall
address myself to you upon another
branch and / hope and trust that you
will give me your attention but few
minutes rs shall not occupy your at
tention exceeding twenty minutes.
have prepared IN address. Fel-
low citizens, after / was notified that
should be called upon to address YOU
| prepared an address which will
not be lengthy but trust VIII appea!
TO the heart Of every young person, OF
every old person in this audience.
When | ask you 4 question, now, /
want to say that don't expect YOU 70
answer 1t; | don't cXpect these ladies'
70 answer the question
which shall be the besinning Of my Id
dress. That question announce to
you now: How old art thou!'
These words were addressed by
TO Jacob when he went down
into Egypt and was presented to the
Egyptian monarch. The reply of ia
cob was significant. The days Of
the years OF ny pilgrimage arc one
iuGdscd and thirty years" We learn
rom this that 4 mans life IS u be
measured by days rather iaan years.
Yesterday, when 1t i5 past, Is with
Cod, tomorrow IS not ours, oaly to-
Jay can we cal our own.
count not u3y DO, d. cale1G,T, i5r year,
shall pa-s fHre H- gasers...
NhfIsl an hour. some uyt.a rea-f0s naar 90,
quickly past,
';ly stamp itfsl! 81 dz-r!g .g 10y brain.
Thy latest ycar. shall live upon its Joy"
Take that infant n his mothers
breast. Day by day 1t grows IN in
elect and understanding 50 his
physical frame. IS you watch Ills
developments you are struck With
imazement as each day passes. The