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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
SchoOI-Bool1 Commission.

After leborious and careful session the
school book commission has adopted the fol-
lowing list for the elementary schools of
this state:
Mental arithmetic: JIM. White of Car
thage.
Written arithmetic: Milne, published by
the American Book Co. Of Chicago.
Readers; New Franklin, published by
Sheldon & Co. Of New York.
Reading charts: Strikers, published by
CHM & Co. of Boston and Chicago.
Language lessons: Degarmo, Werner
School Book Co, of Chicago.
English grammar Patrck's, published by
the St. Louis Book Co.
Geography Rand & NcNalIy's published
by Woodward & Tiernan Of St. Louis.
Physiology Baldwin, Werner School Book
Company; Stowell's Silver, Burdette & Co.,
| Boston.
Civil Government and History Of Missouri
RAIDER, published by the Oxford Publishing
Company of St. Louis.
Penmanship: Newlands, the natural ver-
teal, published by D. c. Heath & Co., Of
Boston.
Speller: Sever, published by D. C. Heath
& Co., Of Boston.
Primer: Taylor's, published by Werner
Book Company of Chicago.
Teachers Manual OF Arithmet& llew-
ett's published by Woodward & Tlernan of
St. Louis.
Spears Manual Of Aritamete: Published
by CHM & Co. of Boston.
Following are High School books
Algebra: Milne, American Book Co.
Higher arithmetic: Walsh, Heath & Co.
Botany: Bergen, CHM & Co,
Biology: Boyer d, C. Heath & Co.
bookkeeping: Ellis, Ellis Publishing Co.
Chemistry: Shepard, D. c. Heath x Co.
Civil government; Hinsdale's, Werner
Book Co.
Grammar, composition and rhetoric: Pat
rick's higher English, Becktod & Coz South
dlu anu poiudlu . SoHlpooluph anu ~ i%ih
mar, L. S. & Co.; HIPS foundation Of rhetoric,
Harper Bros.
Geomet,y Plane and solid, Harper Bros
Geology: Laconte, American Book Co.
History Meyers ancient, medieval and
modern. CHM & Co.; Green's English, llar-
per Bios; Flsh's American, Houghtpn, Mif.
fin & Co.
Latin: Collar and Daniels beginners
CHM K Co..; Churchill 4 Sanfords Viri
Romae, 5. f. & Co; Rofe's Nepos, Allyn &
Bacon; Benefits Latin grammer, Allyn &
Bacon; Allen and Greenough's grammar,
CHM & Co; Harper & Tolman's Caesar,
American Book Company Lowe 4 Ewlngs
Caesar. s. +. & Co.. IlarkesS' Cicero, Amer
lean Book Companyi Comstock's Virgil, Al
lyn 4 Bacon; ArnoId's prose composition,
American Book Company; Collar and Moul-
tons prose composition, CHM & Co.
Greek; Whites beglnners, CHM & Co..
Harper and Carries prose composition,
American Book Company Goodwln's Greel,
grammer, CHM x Cot Harper and Wal
'acc's Anabass, American Book Company,
American lileaturei Matthew'S Introduce
lion TO American Literature, American lIool,
COMPANY, Hawthorne Lemons American
Literature, y. &, Heath 4 90,
English lIleniursi Painters English lAl-
eralufa. 4, y. SIS.
lhyslelal feolgfapaY Faps Elements oI
Physical IsegrAphY MaeMillsa 4 GO.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

DR.. GotF, one of the oldest physi-
clans in this part Of the state, die d
at his home in Frederiektown Fri
day evening, July %. DR., Goff
practiced medicine in st. Francois
county over fifty years ago, his res
idence and Office being at Big river
mills. During the early part Of
the civil war he removed from there
to Fredericktown, where he contin-
ued to reside up to the time of his
death.
Benton special to Charleston En-
terprise, July 28: William Burns,
colored, shot down his wife and an
officer who was with her, July 27, at
Commerce. Burns has been abus-
ing the woman ever since he mar
ried her, three years ago, but re-
Gently he has been so violent that
she was forced to leave home. She
concluded to 60 to Charleston,
where she had relatives, but was
afraid to go home for her clothing,
as. Burns had threatened to kill her,
so she prevailed upon Constable
John Watson to accompany her for
protection. When they reached
the yard Burns came in from the
streets, picked up shotgun in the
house, and without word Of warn
ing fired a load of turkey shot into
the constable. Then turning around
he shot his wife in the back as she
was running away, killing her in
stanty. He was so close to both
victims that they were powder
burned. Watson escaped with sew
en- shots in his groin, while a large
hole, two inches across, shows
where the shot struck the woman.
Thirty-two Of them passed through
her body and out Of her left breast
An inquest was held and q verdict
returned holding Burns responsible
for her death. He surrendered i'm
modiately after the shooting, and
was brought here for safekoeping
and lodged IN Jail.
Jackson Comet; Mrs, Kinder,
wife of Pete Kinder, near Gordon
vile, while feeding hogs Tuesday
was bitten on tho left arm by ono
of them, inilioting bad looking
wound. She went Immediately TO
Gordonvile and had q physician TO
dress the wound.
Jackson Comet; Col. Tclomann
disposed Of his milling interest here
lust Saturday, tho purchasers boiDg
A. Il. and William Byrd Col.
1'lcdcmann il u valuable cltlgcnand
Il IL hoped ho will remain IN Jack
son and engage In some other bpsi.
neaa enterprise,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
The Missing Word.

The Weekly Constitution, published at At
lanta, Ga, has announced its fourth missing
| word contest.
Ten per cent Of the money received from
subscribers who enter the missing word con-
test during the months of June, July and Au-
gust will be paid to the person or persons
naming correctly the missing word in the fol-
lowing sentence:
"WE HAVE MOTT ENOUGH
AND ARE PUT 70 VERY AWKWARD
SHIFTS FOR WANT OF SOME"
There is not much doubt in the mind of
the editor Of this paper as to the word ex-
pressing that Of which he has not been able
TO secure enough, and he realizes the very
awkward shifts he is put to for want OF the
same, bu, the point is to find the very word
the author of the sentence used in writing it.
By special arrangement OF the Weekly Com
slitution, that great paper and ours can be
obtained for one year at almost the price of
one paper, Not only that; but under our ar
rangement with the Weekly Costilu,ion every
person who takes advantage Of this clubbing
proposition, subscribing for both papers,
will be entitled to guess at th missing
word. All clubbing subscriptions should be
sent to this paper with each subscribers
guess at the missing word plainly wrluen.
The guess and the name and address Of each
subscriber will be forwarded by us to The
Constitution,
The Constitutions first "miSsinp word
contest" closed on the Ist Of January, and
but one person Mr.. NJ, l.. Britain, a hard
working school teacher guessed the missing
word, receiving thefefor check for $i,o,1.s 60,
its second contest closed on The islof Mach,
It's third contest closed on May Isl, and the
Weekly Constitution ofMonday. September
9th will contain The announcement Of The
awards In which The cash Is 10 be diatitnted
among the sncccssIOl guessers In ibis new
contest,
Tho readers ol our paper Win subscribe
j0lnllg 10 i and 10 the We hly Constitution
have free aaeaaa Into ihr fpnrh contest lust
opened, and Il may he that SOME VI flhsm viii
gs ihe money 10 he dlalnbalad on The ~ II
September
fne PASS and Weekly Constitution gi,aE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
LEOPOLD.
Weather hot and dry.
Nnnrn, nnc u rn hnr1r w q Il n q Ii q V

Weather hot and dry.
Farmers are busy making hay.
Lots of sickness in this village.
Great many Of our farmers are
busy having bolts.
John Finney went to Jackson
last week on business.
Robert Phelps and wife went to
Lutosville Wednesday.
Married-Last Tuesday Miss
Minnie Trinkles to Mr.. Antony
Krussler.
Croquot and baseball playing are
the leading games Of Leopold.
Herman Elfrank, our harness
maker, is turning out some fine
work this week
Leopold has services twice every
Sunday, at Sand l0:30 o'clock, a. m,
Rev. Father BEETLES, pastor.
Our band boys got together and
gave us some fine music Sunday
afternoon.
John Eng1ey and family who have
been away for some time, returned
Wednesday. We are glad to have
them with us again.
Bill Johns, who has been tending
the Finney farm, moved Tuesday
and Tom Miller will tak ke posses.
sion in few DAYS.
Our merchants are doing good
business; in fact, everything is live
ly around Leopold.
Shame, girls, shame! When you
are out for q stroll don't be knock
ing our peaches.
Old man Krusler is very low at
this writing.
The cowboys passed through our
town to-day with fine lot of cattle.
Louis says he has not despaired,
that he will find him some one yet
before the fly season is gone; he
says that the flies have got to be
kept off of that dear old cowie if
be has TO keep them off himself.
That's right, Louis, | never like to
see one show cruelty to o dumb
brute, especially, when she is MN
nus q switch.
Let's hear from j. ID. s. of the
"Times." Wonder why he don't
come oltenY
The blacksmith, Bud Allen, re-
turned home Saturday and Robert
Phelps will try and do the black.
smithing work for tho good peo.
plo,
Miss Manic Elfrank Of Marble
Hill attended church here Sunday.
We will close. Best wishes TO
rnn PREss and It's many readers.
JACK AND JIrL
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

self toward the nobler qualities in nature;
ever influenced by that "slill small voice."
which sends its mandates Of nobleness and
purity to the soul.
In her nature she was philanhropic, yet
owing TO her limited means, this could not be
INDUCED very extensively. However, many
are the little bright eyes that have been raised
in gratitude to Margaret Fuller's face and a
"God bless you, madam" because Of penny
in the hand and kiss on the cheek.
MAX MURDU.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

Rev. W. It. Brown has beeu elect
ed pastor of the Locust grove G. B.
church for the ensuing year.
Rev. DR.. Peter Fox went to Nor
ley Monday.
With kind wishes for the old re-
liable paper of the county,
PETER Slick.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
Dry Goods.

All of best cacos regular price 7c sale price Be
4c
4c
at q SC
Best dress ngham regular price and 1876 sale price
Good dress ginghans regular price IA, sale pmce 4c
All wo challos regular price Is to lSc sale price lOc
Fast color lawns, regular price 7!c sale price &C
Big reductions made in black lawns crpons bate nuns veil
ing light lawns and all kinds of summer dress goods
Domestic, heaviest regular price 88c sale 55c
ILL., heavy, regular price &c, sale price DC
ILL., regular price &c, sale price 4!c
Bed tick regular price 12c sale price 12c
rood regular price Sic sale price 6 12c
heavy regular price l2 l-2c, sale price &c
very heavy, regular price II 2c sale price lac
extra heavy regular price sale price 17c
Fine cashmes all shades regular price 3Oc sale zoe
Worsteds all shades reduced to . .......... 1-2c
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
The Mobile g. Ohio
Railroad Go.
THE SOUTH'S GREAT SHORT
LINE REACHING

IIlN ~ hEhOu1NN
Cairo, Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, Nash
vile, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Atlanta and
all points in Florida and the southeast, con-
meeting at Mobile with steamship lines for
South Florida, Havana, Cuba, and other
New India points, Mexico, Central and South
America.
Double daily trains between St. Louis and
Mobile carrying elegant Pullman palace
sleeping cars with drawing room and buffet;
also clean, easy riding day coaches on all
trains, making quick time and sure conneo-
tions. Fastest freight service in the South.
$50, 900 acres of the finest farming and tim
Der lands in the South in tracts 10 suit pur-
chasers tor sale at low prices and upon easy
terms. Title perfect, improved and unim-
proved farms; also government lands subject
to homestead entry. Most delightful climate
in America. For descriptive matter and full
information apply to the Alabama Land 4
Development Co., Mobile Ala.
For information regarding rateS tick
cts, time tables, etc, apply to any rail-
road ticket agent, or to F. L. Harris,
Passenger Agent 10 Sixth Street, Cairo,
Ills.
E. E. POSEY,
General Passenger Agent
JOHN G. MANN,
General MANAGER, Mobile, Ala.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

THOSE Massachusetts mills which
were opened with great flourish
of trumpets in order to show that
the mere prospect of higher tariff
was making business hum are now
closing down. The latter perform
ance is calculated to show how easy
it is to fool the American people.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
FIVE GOOD FARMS

For rent. Can suit almost any tenant in
size and price. These farms have been
under careful cultivation, are we'll fenced,
with comfortable houses and good water.
In addition to these have several A l
farms
For Sale.
Good land-perfect titles. Call on or
address JoHN A. MILLAR,
Lsflin, No.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

--r.zsa-s-@sas1ls,@s.N
THE Chicago Record, independ-
ent, and perhaps as honest in its
opinion as any newspaper in the
country, says Of the tariff: "The
Mckinley administration is entitled
to credit for one thing in connection
with the new tariff law. 1t made
the agony short in connection with
the passage Of the measure. The
country can put up with bad tar
iff law better than it can endure
prolonged uncertainty preceding
the passage of good measure. No
matter how bad the Dingley act
may be, it is now on the statute
books, and the business world has
confidence that it cannot be changed
in any important respect. for four
years to come. The removal of un-
certainty that comes from the set
tlement of the tariff agitation for
the time being will be a powerful
factor working for the revival Of in
dustry. The new tariff law is in
many respects bitter dose, but
since it must be taken the country
generally is grateful that it was ad-
ministered speedily. What the
country needs is prolonged rest
from tariffagitation. 1t was unfor-
tunate that the present republican
congress should not have shown
wisdom enough to revise the tariff
on moderate lines, so that there
might have been less excuse for dis
turbing it four years hence"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

DoN'r 60 wild over tho Alaska re-
ports of great hatfuls Of gold dust
for the asking. Stick to Missouri,
sonny, and three square meals q
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

Rev. IRL HICKS, the astronomer
and weather prophet, predicts many
storms and seismic disturbances as
result of the eclipse last Thurs
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

PRINTING Dingley's picture is
one way some papers have adopted
to get even with him for his iniqui-
tous tariff.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

AS our clearing sales have been
can look for this one to surpass all
must make room for our fall pur
have, and we will have, for you will
mean to close our entire stock to re
Everything
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

neglegee shirts; also in underwear, laces and
embroderies &c.
Big reductions in hats, caps, trunks, valises and
gueensware, tinware, etc.
GROCERIES! We never let groceries pass
by in our Clearing Sales; so below we give
few reduced prices:
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
CASH and will begin and continue
e. one nonth" B. ROsenbum The Leader, Marble Eill.
--
Halfway Candid and Honest.

The New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser is not only shrewd enough
to note the progress which democ-
raey has made throughout the
country since the recent presiden-
tial campaign, but it is candid
enough to admit it. awe had hoped
that the sharp defeat which the na-
tion inflicted on the regular democ-
racy last year." says this observant
gold organ, "might have some chas-
tening effect and deter the party
leaders from repeating the costly
blunder Of indorsing the free silver
and pro-socialist planks of the Chi
cago platform. This hope, how
ever, has not been fulfilled. The
democratic organizations, in all the
states outside of New York where
contests are pending, continue in
the hands of the free siverites."
"Pro-socialist" is a good word
from a newspaper whose party has
been so busiIy engaged in enriching
the trusts the last few months.
Why couldn't the Advertiser say
what it meant without applying an
offensive epitbet to the party it
Knows will be on top in q year?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

A grain Of prudence Is worth u
pound Of craft.
Envy alaeiaai othcrsand wounds
herself.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
Clothing, Clothing!

Clothing, Clothing!
Here opportunity for clothing We will allow for the next
80 days. all mems fine suits and fine cashmere pants 80 per cent
off every dollar of regular marked Remember that this is
opportunity for clothing call early while we have good
sortment. Note prices below:
Jeans pants regular price 81 sale price - 75c
blue pants reduced ..~. m ~ ..-..... 45c
Boys suits, regular price $3.50, price - $500
$3.50, sale price ....... .-- ..~..m. ESQ
suits regular SIS &c. sale price $50
Boys ne all wool suits regular price 81 and 49, sale price 423
Childrens suits from SOC upwards.
Shoes and Slippers.
Mems fine shoes lace and congress- regular price 3 now 1926
$3.50 now. 1.80
2.25, 160
" l.75, now. 1.3O
100 1,2O
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

Ladies' corsets finest made, regular price 81
and $I25, 70
Ladies' corsets regular price 75c, now tor~~~.." 5O
Soc, now for.-.~.. 30
Ladies' shirt waists almost at your own price.
" vests at great reduction. We make
reductions in mems white and colored and
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

Jackson Cash-Book: Albert Ford
thrashed 3l42 bushels Of wheat off
of l50 acres, an average of nearly
81 bushels, machine measure. Part
of this was rented land, but IS acres
were on Mr.. F.'s own farm, and the
81 acres averaged 25 bushels meas
ured from the machine. Some of
this crop has been measured by
weight and gained ten per cent G.
L. Whitener's machine thrashed
this crop.
Jackson Cash-Book: j: II. Rus
sell, the fake newspaper man who
landed here a short time ago and
cut such dash, seems to have skip
ped for good this time. He left
one night last week about 2 o'clock
n. M, leaving bis hotel bill and nu-
merous other debts IN Jackson and
elsewhere unpaid. 1t is astonish-
ing how people will let scallawags
como in and actually rob them in q
way that they can not bring the
criminal law to bear on the rascals.
One ofthe men that Russell brought
here said that he believed that in
the short time Russell was here he
got as much as $1,000 out of the
people in various ways. People Of
ordinarily good business sense,
who would probably shy at some
poor but honest fellow whom they
knew II hc should ask for credit,
credited this fakir or went his So
curity In five minutes for more than
their poor but honest friend would
probably ask for 10 five years or In
q life tiIne. And these fellows
when they wanted Q little printing
done gave ut least one Of the we'll
established Offices here the cold
shoulder and RUSHED over to "our
friend RUSSELL" Vet our heart
went ont In sympathy for them tin
Anrnl whom we hoard that they
had boon "lonchod'' by "the smile
lhat was chlldllke and bland"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05

Boys and chden shoes proportion cheap above Ladies
and misses slippers regardless CT cost.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-08-05
Ladies' and gents Furnishing goods.
n 7

Granulated sugar Is pounds for .-.,~ ..~-.- 81 @
Light brown sugar 20 pounds for~-~.. lO
Good green coffee 10 pounds 10
i Best green coffee pounds for . .. 10
/" roasted coffee pounds lC
-" soda pounds for. II
Dry salt, clear side meat per pound
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-09
ANOTHER BRUTAL ASSAULT.
A Farmer Charged With Attempted
Criminal Assault,

Danville. Va, Sept. S.--Infor.iativn
reached Danville TO day of an attem pied
criminal assault OH an S-year-oid white
girl, NirSie Parrot, Ivy Green IT, Dodson,
IL white farmer, aged about 80 years.
Constable White, OF Danville river dis
trlct, Pittsylvania county, arrived here
before noon tu-dRy. having warrant for
DOdson's arrest
The assault took place near Laurel
Irove,about sixteen miles fiOm Danville
on Saturday last Shortly after Constable
Whites arrival in Danville, Constable
iauks, OF the county, also arrived. The
TWO officers spent the day in Danville
searching for Dodson, who left his home.
near Laurel Grove, on Monday, arriving
here that afternoon, and placing IL load of
tobacco for sale Mt a tobacco warehouse
that afternoon. That same evening he
secured an advance of Sl2 on his load and
left the warehouse.
inquiry deN eloped that Dodson had not
been TO the warehouse to-day, and the
officers were led to believe that the man
spent Il portion Of the money in the pur-
chase of Il new suit of clothes Rela
tives of Dodsol in this city claim that
they nave not seen the man. and seemed
to desire that he be brought to justice
The efforts Of the county officials were
lnaily rewarded hy the discovery of a
clue that may lead to Dodson's capture :
that at ~ o'clock last night he boa rtied II
tram in this city, though the destination
OF the man could not be learned
This information, while given dine
weight by the officers, is yet not conclu.
sive evidence that Dodson had left the
city, and there is strong suspicion L.at
he Is concealed in Danville. The girl AL
legged to have been assaulted is an orphan
and is said to he the daughter of n half
sister of the man accused Of the nssnnlt.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-09
Mr.. ANDREWS INSISTS.
He Will Not Withdraw His l|nac-
cepted Resignation.

Providence, r. l.. Sept. Sit is Off.
cially announced that Dr. Andrews will
insist upon the acceptance of his resigna-
ton from the presidency of Brown Uni
versity. This decision was arrived at
after conference this afternoon between
DR.. Andrews and the advisory and ex-
ecutlve committees of the corporations.
his connection with the Cosmopolitan
University, 1T is thought, will take up
100 much time to permit of his devot;nu
ms attention to both universities at the
same time. His decision is in spite of n
letter received by him from the faculty
begging him to remain.