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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

"With your kind permission,
gentlemen, | will tell one more
story ere the Fifty-fourth congress
passes into oblivion" said John Al
len to group at Chamberlin's, in
Washington, the other day.
"Down in the vicinity ofTupelo,"
said Mr.. Allen, "some time during
the summer of 1896, a traveller on
horseback espied a tow-headed,
bare-Iegged country youth of about
4, driving a pair of billy goats to a
wagon of home architecture, on
which rested a barrel of water. A
conversation ensued, and the stran-
ger ascertained that the lad hauled
the fluid from a river hard by his
home to the paternal cabin for use
on wash days. He was further en-
lightened that the pay was some
times as good as Is cents day.
Would you sell your goats,
bubF asked the traveller.
81 guess would, mister, if some
body would give me 50 for 'em,'
replied the boy.
"Hold on there, shouted a ma.
tive, who had just come up in time
to hear the conversation. Don't
take 50 for them there goats. Eff
Bryan is elected they'll be worth
S..
"'Yes, said the owner of tho
goats, and if | had this barrel Of
water in HI, could get thous-
sand dollars for it. "
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
County Court Proceedings.

Court met pursuant to adjournment--usual
members present-Nenninger, sheriff, and
Robins clerk.
Approve official bonds of the following
road overseers: Adam I. Seabaugh, Henry
Mungle, John Tenholder, Marshall Hahn,
Jacob Welker, Isaac Sturgeon, Joseph A,
Dunn, James l. West, John w. Cobb, G, w.
Albright, John H. Zimmerman, Henry P.
Vandeven, Amos T. Long, Hiram Fowler
end John w. Laird
Order that Moses Limbaugh, collector, be
credited with Sass error on school tax book
Of 1896,
NJ. NJ Day allowed SIS for immediate re-
lief of Lewis Lobmaster, poor person.
Proof being made of good condition of the
change Of road of Adam Seabaugh ct al, old
road ordered vacated.
Order award the county printing of Bollin-
ger county to ]. G. Finney for the term OF
one year upon giving bond to be approved
by court,
Approve school fund bond of George
Mitchell in the sum of $I65.
SECOND DAY.
Allow Henry Elfrank $3.I5 for furnishing
repairs on pump for courthouse cistern.
Allow Moses Limbaugh 81 for stationery
for office. Allow him writing desk in collec-
tOrc of6ca IN Ex~
Order Moses Limbaugh, collector, to be
credited with delinquent list on the Cape Cir
ardeau & Fort Smith railway company, in
the total sum of $2Io.oI.
Order that Joseph W. Caldwell, prosecut-
ing attorney, defend the interests of Bollinger
county in the case of Thomas R. Green VS..
Bollinger county in the circuit court,
Ordered by the court that the settlement of
Moses Limbaugh, collector of the revenue,
be in all things approved. The balance due
is as follows: State revenue, $IYS76 state
interests, r$i32.57; county and road tax,
$6IS.46i road tax, $I4I6; special interests,
SI24 o3; school tax, $3o6; clerks fees, $685.
total, ST., 5000.
Order credit Moses Limbaugh, collector,
with 81 merchant license returned, and charge
William B. Yount, collector, with the same.
Calvin Brown allowed S. for coffin for F.
G. Heneld.
Road overseer bonds Of John NJ, Roe and
Logan Seabaugh approved.
Order apportion SIsS33H to road district
No. ISj amount derived from saloon license
at Zalma.
Order apporton S,73 to road district No.
9; amount derived from saloon license at
Marble Hill,
THIRD DAY.
The petition Of the board Of trustees of the
village Of Marble Hill to incorporate addi-
tiohal territory beng presented again. which
was continued f,cm February term of this
court, is now taken up and the court ORDERS
this cause continued until tomorrow.
School fund bond ofWillam J. Bifie ap-
proved in the sum Of 5000 in lieu Of old
bond in the sum Of S2Oo. Additional loan of
$Ioo.
w. Z. Geer allowed So for 2 collins for
burial OF ]. u. Leer and Rachel Mccoy.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
Mary Herrell allowed $50 for immediate
relief of selfand children, poor persons.
FOIrPTH nav

Mary. Herrell allowed $50 for immediate
relief of selfand children, poor persons.
FOURTH DAY.
The petition of tie board of trustees OF
Marble Hill is now again taken up in the
matter of Incorporating new territory, court
orders the same approved after hearing all
the testimony in the case, except part OF the
land of the west side belonging to Mrs. A. A.
Hollis, and hat the proposed territory men
toned in said petition become part of the
ineorpor2tsd 1illage of Maibfe ffftGf with all
the privileges pertaining thereto, except the
part mentioned as aforesal9.,-'
Approve bond of ]. @. Finney in the sum
of $4,000 to do county printing
c. NJ. johnson appoih ted to work out $173
apportioned ROAD district 0.
August Nenninger allowed SIo for waiting
on County and Probate court.
Jacob J. Conrad allowed SEQ salary as
county judge; NJ. H. Burton $40 for same;
F. NJ. Snider allowed $40 for same
Henry NJ. Smith allowed S3735 fer sta
tionery furnished Office.
Court ordered adjourned until Ist Monday
in April, 1897.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
The FaYoTito Home ReDedV:

For all diseases caused by arrangement
of the Liver Kidneys, and Stomach.
Keep it always in the house and yost
will save time and Doctors Bills, ana
have at hand an active, harmless and per-
fectly safe purg&tive, Alternative and tonic.
Ifyoufeel dull, debilitated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appe'
tite and tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid liver or biliousness, and SIM.
MONS LIVER REGULATOR will cure you.
If you have eaten anything hard to
digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleep
less at night, dose of SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR will relieve you and bring
pleasant sleep.
If at any time you feel your system
needs cleansing and regulating without
violent purging, take SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
j. FL. ZeiIin & 90, Philadelphia.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
rIay Adjourn March 22.

A Jefferson City special of March
s says: 1t is possible that the leg
is'ature will adjourn sine die March
%. Nc resolution on the subject
with this date in it has yet been in
troduced in either branch of the
assembly, but Speaker Farris this
afternoon said he felt certain that
the House could get through its
business by the 22d and be ready
to quit. The senate always has to
wait on the house.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
LODGE.

Here | am again with a few items.
| guess the farmers that sowed
oats in February would like it bet.
ter if it would not rain so much.
Avery Zimmerman was at home
with his family last week.
see James McGee in town with
the Young Pumper. He must mean
business. Il
There was a good time at the NJ,
E. church last Sunday. They had
twenty-five conversions,
Died-March Sd, Pinckney Nc.
Daniel, of consumption.
John S. Gouge made a flying trip
through our town last Saturday and
took u couple of young girls home
with him. Tho mud was deep and
]. S. walked.
!, The sick folks in this neighbor.
hood are no better.
Joseph Roberts had o young COW
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
nakin' ,tup.

Mandy and me fell out to-day
Both of us wuz to blame. | guess;
| got riled, an said my say,
An she put a word in, more or less.
So, as started for town, thinks l,
''She'll come round an make up by noon. .
So tried to whistle an put it by;
But somehow the music wuz out Of tune
Some Of the bitter things she said
BY an by TO my memory come.
Till couldn't get 'em out of my mead
An hardened my heart as started home
took my time, so o'twas pretty late
When cleared the pasture an reached
the stile;
An | missed her meein' me at the gate,
AS she did to please me once in while
Thinks |, she's putin on airs" an so
told myself that ! didn't care;
Al closed the gate with bang, 10 show
That wuz the lord an the master there!
stamped right into her tidy room
An stood there minute, too 'Shamed
to speak;
She sat alone in the twilight gloom,
An the tears wuz wet on her careworn
cheek.
An 10 her hands wuz some little things
We had laid away, bout a year ago,
When our baby changed EN- for angel wings
(An our hearts nigh broke cause we
missed him SOY,
| knelt beside her, an in her lap
l laid my head, as the child might do,
Who had worn the tiny faded cap
She held, an the little worn-out shoe.
l thought Of all that us two had borne,
Hooked at the empty trundle bed;
An my kisses fell on the garments worn,
That were stained with the tears we both
had shed.
| held her close, an tried to speak
OF love an comfort as best | could;
Ipressed my lips to her tear-wet cheek
An Mandy an me made up for good
Ida Goldsmith Morlis.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

In Austria the man who loses
both his hands in an accident car
claim the whole of his life insurs
ance money, on the ground that be
has lost the means Of maintaining
himself. Loss of the right hand re-
duces the claim from 20 to 80 per
cent OF the total.
A smart New York woman law
yer has a law class of fifteen female
pupils. Their average age is about
27.
The business Of farmingi in Spain
is so much depressed that the gov
ernment is about to devote 1905
600 to the relief of that industry.
A bill is now pending in the Ar.
kansas Legislature which proposes
to make every incorporate physi-
clan in the state surrender his Ii.
cense. and to have no licenses IS,
sued in future to physicians of that
sort.
A leading member Of the Atlanta
bar observed a few days ago, in com
menting upon the growth of crime
in this country, that to every fifty
homicides committed in the United
States there are only three com
mitted in Great Britain.
The new Canadian census shows
the surprising fact that seventeen
in every thousand of the Canadian
population were born in the Unit,
ed States. This is seven more in
the thousand than the number re-
ported from all European countries
outside Of Great Britain.
Moral worth is best. To be right
is always to be powerful. Faithful,
ness, charity and justice to all is
the only true measure by which to
live and by which to die. Wrong
is always wrong and never can be
made right,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

"Some cartridges--highly explo-
sive-didn't want to leave them in
my trunk" nervousy explained
Percy A. S. Walton, a Minneapolis
real estate man, to a customs in
spector when the. Spree reached
New York Saturday. He had q
cartridge belt around his waist, and
in it were diamonds and jewelry
worth 1000, which the deft fingers
of the inspectors soon brought to
light.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
j. H. Zeilin & Co, Philadelphia.

NAL school and the trustees of the
institution have appointed Prof.
John S. McGhee to ill the vacancy.
Prof, McGhee has beer connected
with the normal seventeen years
and he is therefore familiar with.
the duties that will be required Of
him as president of the faculty.
Prof c. NJ. Hall of Dexter has
been appointed to fill the chair va
Gated by Prof, McGhee.- Cape Cir
ardeau Democrat.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

An apparently unusual ferocity
is exhibited lately by, the coyotes
throughout Colorado, and they
show unmistakable signs Of hydro
phobia. Several dogs recently bit
ten by them haye died with all the
symptoms Of rabies, .-
Mexico evidently sees the evils
which may accrue to the country
through the destruction of the tim.
ber. A commission of five has just
been appointed by President Diaz
to report on the best means Of pre-.
serving the timber throughout the
republic.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11
Anti=L0bby Bill Pa

A Jefferson City special of March
s says: The anti-lobby bill of Mar
tin Of Barton, which is a substitute
for the Dyer bill, passed the House
this afternoon. 1t is substantially
a copy ofthe Georgia law.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

Mrs, Henry Ward Beecher died
at Stamford, Conn, March s, which
was the tenth anniversary of the
death of her famous husband. The
end was peaceful. She was IS
years of age.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

to drown for him Thursday night
Go to J. I. Buckingham in the
fatwoods for your tobacco. 1t is
good and cheap. PLAIN BILL.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

The resignation Of Congressman
Vandiver made yacant the Presi.
dents chair In the Southeast Nor.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

We do Job work at THE FRRsF
ofice---call and see,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-03-11

On account of high water several
communications failed to reach us
in time.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28

Ill health, no work, no home and gen.
eral dependency merging into suicidal
mania were the direct and remote causes
of Bohn's frightful death. For the past
twenty-five years the man has been en-
ployed by J. Series, the proprietor oi the
lodging house at III Howard street, cor
ner of Fourth. OF late the OLD man shas
not been very useful and was even nui-
sance in the kitchen, where he was en-
ployeo as dishwasher ana handy man.
On the 5th inst Series decided that he
did not want the old man around any
more and he sent him away.
This was too much for Bohn. and with
what little money he had left he went to
lodging-house at 138 Fourth street and
hired a room. Later In the night the
landlady of tie place discovered tnat the
transient lodger was trying to end his life.
He had attached rubber tub. to the gas
Jet and the other end he placed in his
mouth. He was inhaling the deadly gas
when discovered. The landlady had the
old fellow taken to the Receiving Hospi-
tai, where temporary relief was given.
after which he was sent to the City and
County Hospital.
A few days ago Bohn was discharged
from the hospital. Penniless and home
less he went back to his old EN- ployer,
who gave the aged servant a small room
in the top of the building. This room
opened out upon the roof, which, of
course, made the distance TO the sidewalk
fully five stories. During the forenoon
but little was seen of Bohn.
The first intimation of the ira gedy was
a shrek from Mrs. Gertrude Haze, who
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28

Orient would bring this way. On the
other hand the railroad people are the
principal owners of the two trans-Pacitic
steamer lines, whose business it was theirs
to protect and the possession OF which
gave the Southern Pacific long hauis on
so great an amount of teas, silks. etc.
That is the situation of the railroad peo
pie, as a great new subsidized steamship
line comes to the front ambitiously and
enters their transportation field. They
realize that as far as the steamship busi-
ress is concerned peace is better than war
anyway when the enemy would be COM
pany of large capital, big subsidies and
cheap operation and that the railroad
would get the business on land. however
it was divided on the water, while the ad-
ditional business the new company might
wrest from other rivals would feed the
railroad Golfers.
So it was that the rulers of the steam
ship companies and the railroad gave Mr..
Asano's line kindly welcome yesterday
and bade him be cheerful and kind him
self.
The new line will not have its steamers
ready until year from May /, so that the
understanding reached yesterday was
only a preliminary and general one, but ii
was nevertheless a definite and importa
advance in the new enterprise which will
mean uch to the maritime commerce of
this port.
Mr.. Asano stated what was first stated
publicly in The CALL OF Tnursday-that
San Francisco had been finally and defn-
ltely determined upon as the American
terminus of the line. He was assured
through his secretary and interpreter, Mr.
Kobayashi, that the railroad com pany
was interested in having this City made
the terminus, and he was told that as to
traffic arrangements the Southern Pacific
would extend the same advantages as
those enjoyed by the Pacific Mail and the
Occidental and Oriental.
The basis OF the working relations be-
tween these steamship companies and the
railroad was outlined and assurance was
given that the new line would be placed
on an equality with them, and not dis
criminaued against
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
NOW THE POLICE
LOOK FOR MORGAN
The Missing Attorney
Charged With Felony
Embezzlement.
AS a Forlorn Hope the Creditors
Are Searching for
Property.
A Story That Morgan Was Domiciled
at Local Sanitarium Proves
Canard.

Should E. NJ. Morgan, the attorney who
recently disappeared mysteriously from
town, elect to return he will find himself
than horde of angry and deceived
creditors.
The case of Morgan took new turn
yesterday, when warrant, sworn to by
Mrs. E. Shaw of lib Ellis street, and
charging the missing counselor with
felony embezzlement, was issued from the
Police Court for that individuals arrest.
The State Prison, therefore, is posi-
biIity for the man who for many months
was to all appearances enjoying as good
practice as any attorney in the City.
Like most of those who are now bewail-
ing the exit of Morgan, Mrs. Shaw also
Entrusted her collections to him. Her
loss is only $3.50, but she believes that this
is not too insignificant to warrant punish
ment fer its taking and hesitated not TO
call for Morgan's arrest. 1t is understood
that numerous othor warrants will be
forthcoming Monday.
There seems now to be little prospect
that Morgan will be found right
awav, for the impression seems to be that
he has by this time put one of the border
lines of the State between himself and his
pursuers. There was q story extant yes
terday to the effect that Morgan had not
left the State at all, but on the contrary
had been taken quite i'll and was domicilsd
in well-known sanitarium. True enough
a Mr.. Morgan was found at this place, but
it was not the much wanted Lawyer
Morgan.
The story of Mrs. Curtiss probably car
ries with il the foremost element of mis-
placed confidence, in connection with
Morgan's affairs yet told. Mrs Curtiss
was one of his clients. He secured oil
vorce for her some time ago, and with the
decree went an allowance of $1,000 as ali
mony- The latter amount Morgan is said
to have withheld from the lady upon the
pretext that he would invest it for her.
She recently asked him for an accounting,
and she says he confessed that he had
used the money. He promised to make
the amount good, however. but when she
called again he had already taken flight.
The books and papers which Morgan
removed from his Office to his home just
before taking his departure are now in
the hands of his creditors. Their only
hope is that these may disclose the fact
that he owns some property-out they
acknowledge that even this is decidedly
forlorn hope. So far as can be learned ct
present Morgan's 5 shortage will amount to
between $4,000 and $1,000.
DR.. Mattner says Morgan owes him
$500, and Edward Wingate. a Nevadan,
bewails the loss of $1,000 more. With the
exception of Mrs. Curtiss' claim 1t is said
by those who claim to have some idea as
to Morgan's business that all Of the other
unpaid bills will range from $40 to $400
each. Most of these are bills that were
put into Morgan's hands for collection
and are supposed to have been collected,
but not accounted for.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
The S. P. Will Put the New
Line On Plane With the
Pacific Mail.
PROBABLE AMITY BETWEEN
THE NEW AND OLD.
President of the Southern Pacific
Denies Any Wish to Assail
His Associates.

The Southern Pacific has got out of the
way of the new Japanese steamer line be-
ksween San Francisco and China and japan
and so have the allied old trans-Pacific
comprehensive Pacific Mail and Occiden.
tai and Oriental.
This move to one side was made
Yesterday at an important conference
between S. Asano the president of
the new seventeen-knot competitor for
the Oriental carrying trade, and Colonel
c. F. Crocker, J. C. Stubs and others CT
the yellow building who run the existing
transportation line that reaches from
Hongkong to New York
Colonel Crocker, besides being vice presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific Company, is
president of the Occidental and Oriental
Steamship Company and is the active
manager of the affairs OF that company
and the Pacific Mail. Mr. Stubs func-
tions as general traffic manager are ex-
ercised on the sea as well as on the land
Mr.. Asano. had a brief and satisfactory
talk with Coils P. Huntington, and then
more extended one with Colonel Croc ker
and his lleutenants.
The assurance given Mr.. Asano that the
southern Pacific power would not be op-
posed TO the success of the Togo Kisen
Kabushiki or Oriental Steamship Com
pany was expected, but it was the first
time that it had been definitely given.
when this Japanese millionaire first
came to the coast few months ago seek
ing the most advantageous terminal for
this new Richmond of the sea he made in
quirles OF the Southern Pacific powers
about the traffic arrangements he could
effect with them if San Francisco were
made the American terminus But the
Southern Pacific people, knowing that he
would discuss the enterprise with other
transcontin entail com panies, and not
wishing to give him levers to use on
rivals, simply told him, in effect, that
they desired TO have his line come to San
Francisco. and that when he was ready to
come to San Francisco they would talk
business with him in satisfactory way.
AS railroad company the Southern Pa
citic people we're naturally anxious to Sc
cure the additional transcontinental busi-
ness which new line of steamers to the
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
commencement Exercises.

The commencement exercises of the educa-
tional department of the Young Mems chris
tian Association for the winter term VIII take
place at the association auditorium, Mason
and Ellis streets, next Thursday evening, April
l. at O'Clock. The departments in German,
Spanish, bookkeeping. elocution, vocal mus ic,
sienography, mechanical and freehand draw
ing and electricity will be represented A
short address will be delivered bv Professor
A Putzker of the University of California, and
there viii be recitations, vocal and iustru-
mental music, essays. etc. The general seere-
tary, II. ]. Mccoy, will preside. Diplomas will
be distributed and specimens of class work
will be on exhibition. Cards of admission
are comp mplimentary and may be secured at the
association Office or from any member of the
educational department. The past season has
been very successful.