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New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
uIssoURrs ENORMOUS FRUIT CROP.

St Louis. July is.-'"The Republic" says to-day:
The fruit crop OF Missouri this year Is roughly
estimated to be worth Ooc and men who ought
to know what they are talking ABOUT ssy sne ,sar
,,ras are TOO low, This crop is worm more thap
tho wheat crops Of Missouri and Illinois como'neos
with the cotton crop or missouri thro"" H.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
PROPOSED SUICIDE TO A GIRL.
SIZE CONSENTED AND THEIR FOLLY LANDED
THEM IN JAIL"

,..r.,o Julv l6-Arthur Desmond restaurant
,.dona- ,n order TO test the affection OF susie A.
cr,svo,d who was employed by him: wen, 10 ner
'. ,ss,erdav and proposed suicide She con-
nao,ad no and Desmond apparently poured out
Quantity OF carboic acid and drank II, ne ,"en
cave the bottle to the giri aho she p'".eu " w.
saw Daamond then declared that he was only
.,,r hi, the girl had already taken some OF the
,n,a in her mouth. Her lips and mouth were
badly burned Both were arrested. Desmond was
oharp,d with assault in the first degree ana 'he
cir; with attempted suicide
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17

A RICH STRIFE N TIE TANsY NINEs' NhN"
SONORA. CAL
Jamestown Cal July 1G.-This town ana the
entire country are excited on account OF the
rich strike in the Tansy mines. operated unoer
the lease by Colby and Beckwth. The m'he ~
located on the mother lode just this side OF
Sonora. The workmen struck a pocket anu IN li'
ten hours had taken S31 900; ard there is more
TO follow
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
THE FASTEST AMERICAN VESSEL.

GREAT SPEED SHOWN III THH Io1'r ED0HoHI
DUPONT.
Bristol y L. July 16.-The new torpedo-boat Du-
mont built by the Herreshoffs started on her ohi-
c,al speed trial this morning. but through an ac-
cident the trial was called of. The boat, however
an , .i~-,,ilc run developed the remarkable es;i-
mated sucrd OF 31.1 knots--the fastest made by
any craft In American waters.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
e,,pp1Jrs FOR SUMNER COTTAGES,

Green Mountain CERTIFIED condensed miie' m hn 40 10
oiuteiv nure and gernl-free milk. should oe IN,
cmded IN all orders for yachting. camping, ana
snmmer supplies Families and campers supPheo'
ACKER, MERRALL CoNDlT
and CASWELL. MASSEY Co.-Advs
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
WOMEN NOT TO BREAK STONES WITH MEN.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 16-Women prisoners arS
-, Kansas CIV Kan The Board Of Police Com
m,ssloners. which decided last week that tnis
should be done rescinded IL order W osissnSe
10 popular opinion.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
TO ESTABLISH STATIONS AT CLONDyKE.
The following advertisement appeared in The
T,lbunc and other papers Yesterday:
GOLD MINES

ALASKA GOLD MINES"
DO Won desire Join expedition - Alaska? Won
Immense fortunes being made.
0n those having from $500 IN cash need answer
Address, w r. b.' HOFFMAN h"use Nr"-f'rF.
The initials at the end those OF Walter Fran
c,s Burns who has always been more or less inter
ested In Alaskan mining properties. I'VE have"
he said yesterday. formed the United States Min
ing and Developing Company. The company
organized under the laws o: West Virginia about'
three weeks ago. and Is capitalized a; 10000.
Our plan is to establish supply stores In Alaska
and enter into general trading and mining busi-
ness About si25 900 of the stock has been paid up.
Those Interested In the company are George II.
Fesrons who is attorney for the western Clion
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17

Amateur PHOTOGRAPHERS Will ind every requisite
st Rockw ood 4 I44O broadway. near 4oth.-(Advt.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
ONLY THIRTY sEALERs FROM VICTORIA.

ONTY THIRTY SEALERS .FROM VICTORIA.
Victoria B. G.. July l6.--Only thirty Victoria
sealing scrooners will to Behring Sea this sea
son conrpared with sixty-four last year. The low
prlcas ohaaeA for last years catch are the cause:
The British warships peasan> and Wild Swan viii
all Sunday morning To patrol the sea. The United
States has five ships there.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
TORE DOW THE AMERICAN FLAG.

AN ovER-ZEALous BRITISH suPJEcr ARRESTED
IN TORONTO
Toronto July l6-An American flag flying above
the city Hall In honor o. the visiting delegates to
the Epworth League Convention. WAS torn down
by an utra-British artisan To-Day ihe INA" WAS al
once arrested and locked mp.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
AIDING JOHN W. FOSTER.
THE GREAT ENGLISH sEALsKIN MER'
CHANTS ON HIS SIDE.
NO EVIDENCE YET HOWEVER THAT ENGLAND %
WILLING TO ENTER INTO MoDUs vIvENDI-

WILLING TO ENTER INTO AODus ViVENDI-
THE TALK or CONFERENCE.
Washington, July LEX Secretary Foster IL
believed to be meeting with a large measure OF
success in his efforts to secure from the British
Government additional measures Of protection
for the seals In the Behring Sea While he has
not yet reported that the British Government
ference with this object in view. unofficial ad-
vices indicate that this Is about to be accom-.
plished.
The ex-Secretary has secured powerful assis-
tancc from the great London skin Gressers. who
handle all the sealskns taken in the North Pa
cifc and Behring Sea- and prepare them for use
in garments. These merchants are fully ad-
vlsed 10 the prospects OF each years eaten
and tie state OF the seal fisheries, so 1t IL re-
garded az greatly strengthening General Fosters
case when as he reports b. cable TO the state
Department, they affirm the correctness or the
conclusions reached by President Jordan, the
American expert. and by inference reject those
of Professor Thompson. the Canadian expert
The issue between these experts, briefly stated.
was whether or not the seals are being exter-
minated under existing regulations The Ameri-
cans flndirg in the affirmative.
II General Foster has paved the way FOR an
international conference to protect the seals,
he has secured the most urgent OF the demands
made by this Government but there is still no
evidence that the British Government Is wilnn2
10 enter ir:o a modus vivendi to save the seals
while the talk " such conference Is going
on and that was II Is said here. one or the
most important objects OF his mission.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
TWO ENGLISH VIEWS OF THE QUESTION
TALKS WITH THOMAS GIBSON BOWLES AND em
GEORGE BADEN-PowELI.

GEORGE BADEN-PowELT.
London July l7-"The Daily Mali this morning
publishes an interview with Thomas Gibson
Bories NJ F.. In which Mr.. Bowles gives the his
tory Of the Behring Sea troubles. He declares that
the Americans are claiming the right TO monopolizs
the opea sea aad thai Great Britain has submitted
TO their Outrageous pretensions with unprecedented
humility. .
Sir George Baden Powell In an interview. said
Secretary Shermans dispatch s simply an iso-
Ia ted one What has passed recently between the
two Governments is quite confidential We are
carrying out the award to the letter. was one OF
the experts consulted by the arbtrators but after
a certain point expert opinion was no longer con-
suited the resulting award would probably have
been -omewhat different J think peagic sealing
the most humane and least wasteful method OF
killing seals Much American capital has been
sunk in pelaglc sealing. but large number OF
Americans who are engaged in IL and who oppose
a monopoly as much do get no hearing or
consideration at Washington"
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17

QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN THE COMMONS.
London. July 1s.-Michael Davitt member for
South Mayo. has given notice that on Monday hs
will .r roduce In the House or Commons series OF
questions covering all the aspects OF the sealing
an
New-York tribune., 1897-07-17
WEALTH UNTOLD IN ALASKA
GREAT EXCITEMENT AMONG OLD MIN
Frs IN sAN FRANCISCO.

WONDERFUL TALES TOLD BY MEN REloHNiN'
ypox cIoNDyKE-aooD ORDER AND NO
CLAIM ,uMPJNo-RooM FOR FIVE THOU
sAyp MORE ABLE BODIED MEN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
English As She Is writ.

The aclassifed adsn Of Chicago
morning paper recently contained
the following, says the TimesHer'
aid:
"Wanted.-A second hand won
ans Columbia bicycle, 1895 Make
On the same day a State street
house advertised 10000 damaged
ladies' cloth capes at be each.o
Was the secondhand woman oil
the morning paper anything like.the
damaged ladies OF the State street
sioreY II not, why not? They would
seem to helongto the "same family
as tho masquerading nephew IN
"Ollyet.e" would say.
A Michigan avenno advertiser
several weeks ago announced. that
be had "tw0 imported ladies' hand
some Easter jackets cheap.v Ars
these "imporiad ladies' OF tho aorI
that rule oar kitchens nowdAyeY
One Of The dry goods houses q feA
days ago advertised ''s9 black llgnf
"a hnllianilnc ladies' dreAs skirts
Hsg checked woollcn ladies' drosl
skirts" aud go plaid ladies' drasl
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
Wise and Otherwise.

Riches have wings and travel at !;
scorcher's pace,
A woman's lips are the rose anc
her tongue is the thorn.
There is no place like home
and some married men are glad of it
The less one has to say abou
women keeping secrets the better
The man who calls on a girl every
other night is only half in love.
When an editor cannot take {
joke the humorist has to grin ant
keep it.
The man who marries wealthy
grass widow makes hay while tn,
sun shines.
1t always makes man feel ont o
place when he loses his situation.
But few people burn their fin
gers heaping Goals Of fire on an enc
my's head.
Blessings In disguise usually hav,
hard time proving their identity
Some people learn enough in 81,
weeks travel to bore others for
lifetime.
The personal attractions Of a banl
check depend more upon its fac'
than its figure.
A widow always has words O
praise for her late husband, but it'
different with sleepy wife.
The rolling stone may not be ;
success as a moss collector, but i
acquires an enyiable polish. Chi
cago News.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07

skirts" Were these figured, check
ed and plaid ladies similar to the
'tatooed ladies'" so frequently found
in The dime museums a few years
ago?
One of the department stores re.
Gently advertised call wool boys
sweaters" "japanned infants bath
tubs" and a. "Solid oak child's high
chair" An all wool boy would Ger.
tainly need sweater, and possibly
japanned infant would need bath
as much as flesh and blood one.
But, seriously, a "solid oak child
must be tough. If a boy, he is very
apt to be blockhead as well. and
if a girl, she would scarcely expect
to have willowy form on growing
up to woman's estate.
Another house advertised "fve,
cent ladies' extra quality ribbed bal
briggan sleeveless vests" Well,
''fye.cent ladies" are just the ones
who would wear "vests." The word
"vest," when applied to a mans gar
ment, is almost as bad as that other
vulgarsm, "pauts," but applied to
a woman's garment it is still more
vulgar.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
Our correspondents.
LAFI,IN.

As the time is fast approaching
when the people of Bollinger coun-
ty will decide whether we are to
have a jail or not, we should thor
/ oughly inform ourselves upon the
question. There has been very lit
tie said about the jail in my hear
ing, but l believe that most of those
who have given their opinion are
in favor fit. The most obj ectiops,
and in fact the only objeetidp that
can be put forward, is the inSyease
of taxation; and strange as it' may
seem, the most strenuous objectors
are the ones who have to pay a
very small tax. / believe that it is
practical economy for us to have a
good Jail. This county has, ever
since it has had an organization,
been paying out money carrying
its prisoners to and from other
counties. The amount thus spent
if saved would have been sufficient
before now to have built as good a
Jail as can be found in. southeast
Missouri.
Shall we continue in this line and
pay out thousands of dollars in the
future as we have in the past, or
shall we build a Jail and show that
we have some enterprise?
We are a wealthier county than
some others that have jails, and yet
they are not overburdened with
taxes.
Some say that as to boarding
prisoners it makes no difference to
the taxpayers whether they are
boarded in our county or not. This
is true in one sense of the word and
in another it is not. If they were
boarded in our county our mer-
chants and farmers could sell the
raw material to the jailer, and a
man in our county would get the
money for the board, spend it here
at home, and thus keep trade in
our midst that would either direct
ly or indirectly benefit us all.
Another reason the people should
vote for Jail is to stop the expense
Of the special elections. The coun-
ty court is bound to submit the
proposition whenever a sufficient
number of petitioners ask them to;
and if it is voted down it will sim
ply come up again and again until
it finally wins; then why not let it
win now and save this needless ex-
pense.
These are some of the reasons
why we should vote for the Jail. II
anyone can give as good, or better
reasons why we should vote no, l
would like to read them.
RAYMOND.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
She Correoted the Professor.

A college professor, who prided
himself on his correct English,
heard his wife remark: II intended
to tell Jane to bring fresh bucket
of water"
"You doubtless mean bucket of
fresh water," corrected the professor.
81 wish you would paw some little
attention TO your rhetoric. Your
mistakes are curious" A few mo
ments later the professor said:
"My dear, that picture would
show to better advantage if you
were to hang it over the clock"
"Ah,' she replied quietly, "you
doubtless mean II | were to hang il
above the clock, If | were TO hang
it over the clock, we could not tell
the time. ] wish sou would be more
careful with your rhetoric, my dear,
yonr mistakes are curious.'
Aud the professor all AZ once be
came very interested In bis books -
Philadelphla Record,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
Marb1e
eyerywhere a passport to regard

everywhere a passport to regard
Paley.
There is one body that knows
more than anybody, and that is
everybody. Talleyrand.
Negligence is the rust of the soul,
that corrodes through all her best
resolyes.-Feltham.
The two great movers of the hu.
man mind are the desire of good
and the fear of evil.-Johnson.
Evil events come from evil causes;
and what we suffer spring. general
lysfrom what we have done.-Aris-
tophanes.
When we read, we fancy we
could be martyrs; when we come to
act, we cannot bear provoking
word.-Hannah More.
A little learning is a dangerous
thing! Drink deep, or taste not the
Plerian spring; there shallow
draughts intoxicate the brain and
drinking largely sobers us again
Pope.
Life is made up, not of great
great sacrifices or duties, but of lit,
tie things, in which smiles and
kindness, and small obligations
given habitually, are what preserve
the heart and secure comfort.-Sir
Fl. Davy.
If you lend a person money it be.
comes lost for any purpose of your
own. When you ask fol it back
again, you find a friend made an
enemy by your own kindness. II
you begin to press still further
either you must part with what yon
have lent, or else you must lose your
friend.-Plaetus.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
A Patent Office Incident.

The patent Office official bowed politely
from his place at the desk as the visitor in
clothes of clerical cut and smooth face
greeted him with subdued 'good morning,
sir"
"Good morning" replied the official, with
a cheerful, hundred-and- fifty dollar-a month
manner. SIS there anything we can do for you
this morning, sir"
~ don't know, really, SIR" crooned the
caller, softly. "To know if you can is the
object Of my visit this morning, sir"
"Very well, state your case, and il we can
do anything for you, you may rest assured it
will be done"
The visitor cleared his throat pretty much
as if he were going TO deliver sermon.
81 think" he said slowly, and with hesta-
ton, "i mistake not, that saw statrment
in some one Of the pnblic prints to the effect
that this Office would not issue patent on
Sunday. Is that tue, sir?"
"Quite true. It does not"
'Wny Is that, sir, II may ask!
at is against the rules Of the office, is all l
know"
"Will it issue one on any other day Of the
seven, sr?"
"Certainly twill. That is what it is here
for"
ooh, thank you, how nice" twittered the
visitor, taking large madras handkerchief
from his coat tail pocket, shaking it out and
wipine his brow with it. "That being the
case, if you will be kind enough TO let me
have one IN Tuesday, sir, you will do me a
great personal favor. You see, sir, Tuesday
is my birthday, and want patent on it SC
no one can use it for birthday purposes, sir
except myself Evening Star.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07

with an unusually large number of
tramps Monday morning. Wonder
if it is that way every place eisei
If so, the profession of tfamping
must be growing into favor rapidly
with certain class.
Rodice Kinder is peddling meat
to Glen Allen. His wagon was on
the streets with supply of fine
beef.
We noticed the school here was
in session Saturday.
Mrs. Avery Zimmerman is max
ing preparations to move to Fred
ericktown in the near future.
l noticed a team of gray horses
tied to the fence near a house Sun
day evening between Glen Allen
and Marble Hill. Looked like the
same Gale Rhodes drives.
P. r. Peak returned home last
week, after several days visit to
his brother at Jonesboro, Ill.
DR.. Wilmer and family were in
our town Saturday.
Lucy Bellchamber has been con-
fined to her room for several days
with sore foot. ToPsY.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
The History of r1isSnuri.

The Missouri Text Book Commission has
very properly determined 10 have the history
OF Missouri taught in the public schools, and
hence has adopted Perry 5. RAIDERS History
of Missouri and Civil Government, volume
Of some four hundred pages and admirably
adapted for its purpose. The retail price o.
The book is seventy-6ve cents, affdd the price
per mail postage prepaid eighty-ive cents,
and the wholesale price sixty-six cents. That
every child should know the history of his
own state is as important as that he should
be familiar with the history of any other part
o fthe world, and it is to be hoped that the
book will be taught in every school in the
state. The publisher is E. w. Stephens, CO.
lumba. Missouri, who, like the auihor, is a
native Of Missouri, making the work peculi-
ally Missouri product. Orders accompa-
MED by the cash mailed to Mr.. Stephens al
Columbia, will be promptly filed. 1t will be
noted that the book. in addition to being a
history of the state, comprises the civil gor-
ernment Of Missouri and of the United States
and hence under The laws supplants all other
works on civil government heretofore used in
the pullic schools Of the state.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
GLEN ALLEN.

J, A. Berry, our popular mer-
chant, visited Lutesville Saturday
night.
J, P. Limbaugh, Ellison Hutson
and Peter Cole visited here last
week. They brought "old man"
Stamm a cook. Old maids disap-
pointed again. Ia, ia!
The Glen Allen baseball nine
went to Marble Hill to play the
team Of that town. The report
gives tie as the result.
Grandpa Shrum, who was para.
lyzed eight or ten days ago, is
worse. He is expected to die.
Mrs. Barks went to Hurricane
to visit her mother, Mrs. Wallace
Mr.. Howard's family moved back
to his property at this place last
week. Welcome!
Died-On Sept. 28th, Of conges.
tive chills, Susie, Oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grader. The
bereaved parents have our sincere
and earnest sympathy for their loss
Of this bright little girl.
Rev, l.. u. Pinnell is attending
conference.
There isa good deal Of sickness
in this part of the county and oul
new doctor seems TO be busy.
Harry Keehn and w. j. Reilly
went to Lutcsvllle Sunday.
ID. Lutes and wife Of 'Possuu
creek attended the funeral servieel
here last Wednesday evening.
There was spelling match o
the Glen Allen schoolh0use Tues
day night.
/ Many Of our people arc talking
Of attending The show at LutcsvllI'
! Wednesday.
Charlie Dover Is sick Of chilli
and fover.
Buns keep campIlwss ablaxo o
nlghsal Glen Allen - InlggGe'
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07

uSuIOo oHOW OndO Jul lnS VhS Nv
years ending in 1867, we exported
$292, ,532,910 more gold than we
received. What we did receive
for the bonds net was 81, 100000 Of
of imported merchandise, a matter
of 8 per cent on the par value Of
the bonds.
Statistics show that between
June 30, 1860, and June 30, 1896,
we shipped abroad s275,OO0,O0O
more gold than we received. Be
tween the same dates, we sent
abroad merchandise, silver (gold
value), gold and stocks and bonds
to the amount of 724,000,000 IN
excess Of our receipts. For this
vast amount, we have no equivalent
of any kind whatsoever.
The coupons of the bonds sold to
England called for 6 per cent in
terest at par, equal to Is per cent
on the gold cost of the bonds. 40
cents. Consequently, this l5 per
cent in coupons redeemed England's
debt to this country in six years.
In other words, England bought
81, ,500,000,O00 Of our bonds, paid
for them with the coupons attached
thereto, getting possession of the
bonds and the interest on them
thereafter for nothing. Moreover,
before the six years expired, our
government began to pay off the
English holders Of these bonds,
not at 40 cents on the dollar (Which
had been paid for them) but at a
premium of 20-odd per cent above
the par Of gold-at premium of
more than halfthe original purchase
price, says the Atlanta Constitution.
This sort of hocus-pocus is called
fnanciering in some circles, and
those who object to it or criticise
it are denounced as ignoramuses
and anarchists.
To the figures given, Mr.. Stickney
adds the statement that the annual
income Of $90,0O0,000 obtained
from us by the foreign holders of
these bonds has enabled them to
get so many more Of our other
securities at geometric rate of in
crease, coupled with compounded
interest, thai we now have to send
abroad an annual tribute of $780,
100000 in cash, equal to the value
of our whole wheat crop. And all
this without discharging the princi-
pal
What is most surprising is that
Mr.. Stickney does not perceive
| that the main source Of the trouble
is the fact that we, a debtor nation,
have decided that gold is the only
available capital, and as this gold
is all held by our creditors and
their financial agents, we must CON
tinue to 60 deeper and deeper in
debt. Each wave of prosperity
under the gold standard means a
new load Of debt. Can Mr.. Stick.
ney inform US where the end is
to be?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-07
Still dry and hot.
Health is good.

Still dry and hot.
Health is good.
John Tenholder has been doing
some much needed work on our
roads.
Sowing wheat should be the
order of the day if it was not so
dry.
The latest and ugliest CORE
spondent from this place is daisy
Bell" of the Times. Say, please
explain some of your statements.
A. P. Grader has rented the
Sllnkard farm and moved on to it,
Miss Matte Huskey reports her
school at Hickory grove in a -four
ishing condition.
Prot. Elmer Il. Robertson left
Monday week to take charge of his
school.
John F. Grader, Jr., and Loe E.
Huskey are talking of going to
Alaska this winter to WORK IN the
gold mines.
Miss Eta Thornburgh is report
ed very sick at her home two miles
east Of Marble Hill.
R. F. Huskey has returned from
an extended visit with relatives al
Cape Girardeau.
R. Il. Roberts, our book agent
has been cutting wood for Proffer's
sorghum mill.
Bill Pecksnitf Of DeSoto was
here last week buying cattle.
William Huskey and family have
moved to Cape Girardeau.
PETER SHIEK