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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

Persons who have Travelled in
Oriental countries have frequently
encountered shell money. Many
Americans have brought specimens
Of II home with them rs souvenirs,
Investigation by the director Of the
United States Mint show that in
many parts Of Asia and Africa
cowries, or small shells, are still
uaed ~ medium Of exchange for
small values, Tho cowric In Slam
Ia tho smallest unit Of value. II
would take about l07 cowrles 10
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
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 NOT' ENOUGH
AND ARE PUT TO 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, but the point is to find the very word
the author Of the sentence used in writing it.
By special arrangement of the Weekly Con-
stitution, 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
rangem ent with the Weekly Costitution every
person who takes advantage of this clubbing
proposition, subscribing for both papers,
will be entitled TO guess at tn missing
word. All clubbing subscriptions should be
sent to this paper with each subscribers
guess at the missing word plainly written.
The guess and the name and address OF each
subscriber will be forwarded by us to The
Constitution.
The Constitutions first "missing word
contest" closed on the Ist of January, and
but one person Mr.. M. l.. Britain, hard
working school teacher, guessed the missing
word, receiving therefor check for SI,o33.so.
Its second contest closed on the Ist Of March,
its third contest closed on May Ist, and the
Weekly Constitution of Monday, September
9th will contain the announcement of the
awards in which the cash is to be distributed
among the successful guessers in this new
contest.
The readers Of our paper who subscribe
Jointly to it and to the Weekly Constitution
have free acca IS into the fourth contest just
opened and it may be that some Of them will
get the money to be distributed on the Ist o
September.
THE PRESS and Weekly Constitution SI25.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

on the Sth.
John Thompson of Lutesville
was on our streets last week.
j.. G. Stone, a travelling man, was
on our streets last week.
Hot days and cool nights are en-
tirely forgotten. We are having
nothing but hot weather.
A few of our formers are cutting
wheat now. Wheat seems to be
better than expected in this section.
J. W. Dixon has been very sick
for several days, but we are glad to
learn that he is improving and will
soon be able to come to town again.
A representative of the Chatta-
nooga Chilled Plow works was on
our streets one day last week.
McMinn Bros, S. Feltingbarger,
and II. Hess visited W. A. McMinn
last Monday. Mr.. Hesse says the
Judge entertained them in royal
style and that he is going back
some time to stay a week.
Rev. Ulery' will begin protract-
ed meeting at this place Tuesday.
Robert Eaker is now living in
the Watkins property; Rev Jacob
Eaker is living in the house just
vacated by Robert, and John Huff
has moved into the house that the
preacher has just left; so you see
cur citizens are not still all the
time.
Eli Back of Kennett is visiting
his brother, J. +. Back, of this place.
Frank Boyer and Umph James
did their share of road working by
improving the ford across Castor
at this place. They did good job,
but had to wade the water.
Ave Cannon was tho shining light
at the show last Sunday night.
What's the matter with Lalma? /
see no bills out for q picnic at this
place on the 4th. zalma knows no
such thing as failure, so we must
get to work and entertain the many
people that are always ready to
join us in celebrating the independ-
ence Of our country.
ALIEN ARooN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
The New Cuban Policy.

To involve the country in war to
secure a politial advantage is not a
very admirable proceeding, al
though it was attributed to Madison
in 1S12,but the public will not be in
clined to look too closely into Pres
ident McKinley's motives if they
only lead him to abandon the poll
cy of procrastination and dishonor
that has tied the hands Of our Gov
ernment in its dealings with Spain.
For moro than two years we
have idly watched the struggles of
the cuban patriots; we have seen
the horrors of Armenia repeated
almost within sight of our shores;
we have witnessed the devastation
of one of the garden spots of the
world, the ruin of hundreds of
American families and the destruc.
ton of a commerce that was worth
to us over $l00,0O0,O00 q year. 1t
appears now that this apathy is to
end. When Mr.. Calhoun files his re-
port, confirming the accounts ofthe
trustworthy newspaper correspond
ents who have accurately described
every phase of the struggle, the
President will be prepared for a
decisive intervention, says the New
York Journal.
That is the news from Washing
ton, and the whole country will
hope that the forecast may prove
accurate. The American people are
longing for man in the presiden-
cy who will do something. They
had four years Of simple obstinacy,
of dogged resistance to every pro-
posal ofintelligent activity,and they
are tired OF 1t. The American pres
ident should be leader ofthe peo-
pie, not an obstacle to be forced
out Of their way.
Thus far we have presented a
pititul spectacle to the world in our
management of the Cuban question.
We have shown our government
divided against itself. Where we
should have been cool, decided and
irresistible we have been wrangling,
vituperative, irresolute and feeble.
1t is time now for the president and
congress to act together, for wordy
deiances of Spain to cease and for
the determination of the American
people that Cuba shall be free to be
expressed in courteous but unmls-
taxable manner, with the whole
weight Of the government behind it.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
OUR NEIGHBORS.

Died-In Jackson, June 7, Miss
Denia A. Byrd, aged % years. The
deceased was the daughter of Will
liam Byrd, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Jackion.
Dunklin Democrat: John J. Bow
man, of Jackson, we'll and favorably
known in Aennett, will be gradua-
ted this week from William Jewell
College, Liberty, Mo-, the same
school his father, Ed. T. A. Bow
man, was educated in. Mark it:
John Bowman is going to prove
one Of the brightest men ever rails
ed in Southeast Missouri.
Klene e. Son, of Bloomfield, are
preparing to burn big lot Of brick
north Of and near Senath, on the
Baird & Douglass land. Several
brick houses will likely be erected
in Senath, this season. Klone &
Son are we'll know here as enter
prising workmen-ED PRESS.
Poplar Bluff Herald: A young
man at Sikeston got too gay with
two little girls last Sunday and at
night was visited by several citizens
of the place, who took him to a
trestle near the town, where his
hands were tied to one rail and his
feet to the other, and given horse
whipping that he will remember
for some time to come. A hickory
clubbing would have been more
like it.
Cape Gazette: Wednesday noon
closed the best series Of commence.
ment exercises held at the Third
Missouri Normal school for several
years. Such appears to be the
unanimous verdict of those who
witnessed them, and the name OF
the latter is legion. The audiences
packed the spacious auditorium,
especially in the evenings, when
the stream Of carriages to and from
the building was constant and al.
most incessant. The visitors from
various localities in southeast Mis-
souri, were also unusually numer-
Gus.
If any man can do more to ad
vance our Normal school than Prof
John S. McGhee has done during
his briefpresidency Of its faculty
we are much mistaken in our iudg
ment. Prof. McGhee is successful
and that means everything. In his
case our Board of Regents would
do well to leave we'll enough alone
and reappoint him president of the
faculty.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

The Savannah News says: "There
are increasing prospects that with
in short time the orange groves
will be once more pouring their
golden wealth into Florida's lap"
Extreme and prolonged cold and
wet weather has damaged Michi'
gan's peach orchards TO such an OK
tent that this years crop will not
be moro than onetvnth the usual
yield.
louisiana cotton Is growing fast.
or than usual, but IL rather small
for the season. Many Of the food
sufferers have returned 10 their
farms and planted o crop. though
their expectations Of success arc mol
very high,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

In Jewell county, Kansas, when a judge.
before whom father had brought his 49,
year-old daughter on charge of insanity,
found that the fathers real object in the pro-
ceeding was to prevent her from marrying
the young man Of her choice, he called the
lover, who was among the spectators, and
performed the marriage ceremony forthwith.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

The Chicago Inter Ocean says
IA distinguished medical authority
predicts bicycle eyes, the bicycle
face and the bicycle back for the
coming generation of scorchers
with many attendant deformlties
The laws of nature cannot be vic
lated without the penalty coming
to 'the third and fourth generation.
The very position of the scorcher
as he sits on his wheel means a
whole volume Of future ills as open
as any book ever made"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
Hill. Missouri, Thursday. June IL. 1897.

make one American cent. At the
mint in Bangkok the rang in values
is as follows: 800 cowries equal
fuang, 2 fuangs equal salung,
salungs equal l bat or tical, and
bat or tical equals about 60 cents
of United States money. In Siam
219 or 220 cowries are reckoned
equal to | penny sterling.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
Closing Exercises of the Southeast
Normal,

Normal.
Especial Correspondence Of THE PREss.]
The regular session of the South.
east Normal school closed June 10.
The commencement exercises began
Saturday evening, June S, with a
joint entertainment of the literary
societies, which was enjoyed by a
large, appreciative audience, the
exercises being of a humorous ma
ture.
Sunday at II a. m. an excellent
baccalaureate sermon was preached
in the Normal chapel by Rev. j.
Garrison, d. D., Of st. Louis.
Monday evening, June 7, the
essay contest for the w. B. Wilson
medal was participated in by five
young ladies representing the Soro-
sis and Clio societies. Subject for
the essays; "Famous Elegies in
English, or Lyrics Of Griet." The
judge was Rev. R. r. Kerlin, A. NJ.
The sealed decision was opened in
the presence of the audience by
Prof. Wood and the medal was
awarded to Miss Annie Brooks of
Cape Girardeau.
The exercises by the representa-
tives of the &C" class took place
Tuesday morning. Glass Motto:
"Esse guam videri malim." The
class of thlrty-six members was
led by a former Bollinger county
boy, Mr.. l.. L. Bowman, son of
Miles W. Bowman formerly of Glen
Allen, but now of Cape Girardeau.
The Grafton of Mr.. Bowman, sub
ject: "The Herald Of civilization"
was an excellent production and
the talk of the town. Lee was high
ly eomplimented on all sides for
his Grafton and he well deserved
it. He is fine young man of much
promise and Bollinger county has
reasons to be proud of him.
Tuesday evening the oratorical
contest for the Regents medal was
participated in by representatives
of the Webster and Benton societies.
The contestants and their subjects
were as follows: "The Future
South" ]. +. Fulbright; Crossing
the Alps Every Day Life" S. A.
Baker, paradise Lost" r. L. Ward;
"Robcrt Il. Lee" J. A. Vaeth;
"Perils of Our Republic" G. H.
Daues; "Columbus," Frank Frost;
"The Duty of Every American to
Posterity," V. V. Randol; "The
Plumed Knight" W. II. Haupt. 1t
took the judges some time to decide
which of these good orations was
the best, but the medal was finally
awarded to Mr.. ]. A. Vaeth Of ST.
Genevieve.
Wednesday morning the regular
SAuuuouinB CAcICleoo VI IHo auNoho
ed class were held. The class OF
sixteen was led by Miss Eudora
Hallam of Cape Girardeau. Boil
linger county was represented in
the class by Mr.. J. M. Sitze of Glen
Allen who held good rank in the
class. The diplomas were present
ed by Mr.. Rozier and the annual
address was delivered by DR.. II
W. Everest, Pres. of State Normal
Carbondale, Ill.
Glass Motto. "The Higher the
Mountain, the Better the View
Many beautiful and costly presents
We're distributed to this strong
class.
Wednesday evening the alumni
exercises were held, followed by
the reunion and alumni banquet
The exercises throughout were
unusually good and were we'll at
tended.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

The Governor Of Illinois, whose
election last year was so essential
to the establishment of confidence
and the preservation Of the ma
tion's credit, is enthusiastically wei
coming the boodling bills passed by
his party's unsavory legislature
This is but one Of the many little
side incidents in the work of pros
peritY production.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

A WOMAN now residing in North Walpole,
VT, not long ago was employed in rag
room at Bellows Falls. One day she found
a sum of money stitched in the lining Of an
old coat. She quit work at once, and no one
has ever been able TO ascertain the amount o
her find, but she has erected neat and COM
Portable hoGse, and is prosperous and con.
tantal
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

THE St. Louis wheat market closed higher
Monday at 7IBc for July; 67Sc Aug; 69%c
Sept; 7IHc Dec. Corn closed at 23c bid
for July; 24Ac July; 224c for No. 2. Oats
eosed at rSc for July; I7Bc for No. ?. Cash
wheat, light demands sales at 81 TO 83Hc.
Corn, 22Sstc; oats. I71ac. Cattle, $500 to
$4.65 Hogs, $3.Io to $3.45. Sheep, S.. 50
to S4.so.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

PENNsYLvANIA's first three gov
ernors served nine years each. Nc
subsequent governor has equaled
thym in this respect. Robert E. Pat
tison came nearest to it, he serving
eight years, but his terms were not
consecutive, as were theirs.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
ZALMA.
Harvest is here,
Corn nlantinp is over

Harvest is here,
Corn planting is over.
Stephen Simpkins cut his wheat
last week,
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron
of Greenbrier girl, on the Both nit.
Adolph Mayer was on our streets
last week shaking hands with his
old friends.
A little boy +. T. Brunes is
raising foil out Of mulberry tree d
few days ago and broke asmall
bone in his leg.
J. II. and Charles Watkins Of
Maiden and Pat Watkins of Jack.
son were here several days last
week,
Miss Stella Woods of Puxieo,
formerly Of thia place was married
few daya ago 10 q NrkImng.
William Williams Of Kentucky
died Ut bic uncle'F w, II. Williams
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

Fruit men of st. Paul call this
the banner year for berries. They
have never had so many strawber-
ries as now.
If the Connecticut peach growers
can succeed in fighting off the "yel-
lows" 1t is said they will have a
million,dollar peach crop,
Colorado reports an encourag.
ing outlook, especially for potatoes,
although in some parts the rain
has interfered with the work.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

REQUIEM MASSES were celebrated in Rome
and at Genoa on the fiftieth anniversary o.
Daniel O'Connells death. In the latter cit,
procession marched from the church to the
home ia which the liberator died, where &
bronze medallion was unveiled The $Ioo,
600 memorial church at CahirciveSn, Count,
Kerry, his birthplace. will be completed thil
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

The women's Medical college Of
New York has just graduated a
class of sixteen. We presume that
this will be alluded to as a case Of
"sweet sixteen" until the sweet girl
grads begin prescribing quinine.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

IT is claimed that a pool has been
formed to corner Kentucky whisky
and hold if for a rise. 1t is perfect,
ly safe to bet that whisky will 60
the other way, no matter where
prices may go.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
Estray Notice.

Taken up by Monroe Lassiter and posted
before William Russell, justice Of the peace
for Wayne township, Bolinger county, Mo-,
on the 9th day of June, A. D. 1897, the fol-
lowing described property: One very dark
bay horse, with black name and tail; name
very long aad heavy; about 7 or years old;
and one light bay mare, with black name
and tail, right hind foot white above the
pastern joint, white star in forehead; about 6
years old.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
A Live Issue.

"rhey say, John," said the old man "that
you're fine Latin scholar"
eyes, father, took first honor"
"Well. amt that Latin dead language?"
"Well, rather"
81 thought SO. Now, what you want to
do is to tackle real live subject, SO jerk
your coat, John, and hitch up the mule!"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

No ONE would suspect from his
speeches that Senator Tillman is a
champion of temperance; but the
fact suggests a horrible query as
to what he would do and say if he
should ever get drunk.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

Mr.. WANAMAKER claims that he
is not laying aside his republican
ism, but that the republican party
is laying aside its regard for public
sentiment. This is about.the situa
tlon, and the main point to be made
against Mr.. Wanamaker is that he
has travelled over a procrastinating
route in arriving at this decision
concerning one OF the republican
party's old tricks.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
FIVE GOOD FARMS

For rent. Can suit almost any tenant IN
size and price. These farms have oees
under careful cultivation. are well fenced,
with comfortable houses and good wafer.
In addition to these l have several A
farms
For Sale.
Good land-perfect titles. Call on OF
address JOHN A. MILL W.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17

IT is announced that President
Mckinley has secured bishop ol
the African Methodist Episcopal
church to inspect and pass on the
applications of all the negro appli
cants for office. A combination Of
civil service and religious examina'
tion will make it rather hard fo1
the colored brother to reach the
coveted Jobs.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-06-17
H. SCH " ER1 n c,
Merchant Tailor.

Warren Building, Lutesville, Mo.]
Respectfully solicits the patron
age of the citizens of Marble Hill
and Lutesville and vicinity. He
will keep in stock q good line Of
the best fabrics manufactured and
guarantees a perfect fit. Give him
call.
Cleaning and dyeing of ladies'
and gentlemen's garments prompt
ly attended to in the latest and
most improved manner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05

painstaking care and corrected here and there
y slight flaw which probably no reader has eyer
rotic,d. The mathematical calculations have
boon laboriously repeated for the sake Of scien-
tinr precision. for it is matter of pride win
him that his own cOuntrymen may be able to
read an exact account of his close approach to
the Poln When this edition is fully revised he
will sill have a great mass Of scientific data
To work up before he can be entirely satisfied
with the record Of tn" expedition. These labors
will be Interrupted by his departure for America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05

was connected with the university as Stud'ht
and curator before he entered upon his career
as an Arctic explorer; ard it was in ChrlS'lahia
that he met and married the accompii. he'd lnu-
stefan whose voice is now heard only in ms own
home. He lives in "A little hamlet OUTSIDE the
town close To the water. whore he can go yacht
ing whenever he Is weary e his library. II II
= modest hous' with small rooms unpr'i'h-
tiously furnished aud tn" door Is always open.
II one enters il tn, chance are that J." WI! ma
the lower rooms empty and be- forced to knock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05

I'm October TO fulfil his lecture engagements.
During the last fortnight NanScn has been
entertaining a small party OF biologists from
America. He has taken them on his yacht up
ana down the fjorGs and shown - them many
of the characterised, rock formations OF the
coast. These excursions led them into several
coast villages. where Nanscn had not been seen
since his triumphant return from the North.
Although he was honored with public receptions
and hanqurts in every Norwegian town when h.
r,appcarci from his polar quest. these villagers
&. 'drred ii :ccssary and patriotic to con-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

Since the Dingley tariff bill was
signed the English papers have
been largely occupied in CRITICS.
ing that measure, Of course pre-
dieting disaster for the United
States and muttering forebodings
as to the deplorable condition in
which the American wage-earner
will soon find himself since the OPP
portunity to earn any wages has
been restored to him. Extracts
from some of these articles are re-
produced, and commented upon,
this week. A few of the English
papers bluntly acknowledge that
our protective tariff must injure
them, and from among such opin-
ions we quote the following from
the Sussex News of July %:
Tradesmen in this country have
had their last FLIP in American
customers in the autumn for some
years to come. Next year there
will be less money expended in
buying clothes and heterogeneous
and all articles likely to be assessed
for their full value on reaching an
American port. In other direct
ions the new tariff is going to do a
large amount OF mischief. It will
check our exports. It will affect
our freights. IT will reduce the
number of ships engaged in the
Anglo-American carrying trade.
It is very true that British
s'tradesmen' must suffer under our
tariff for protection. Inversely the
American ''tradesmen" must gain,
and it is quite time that there
should be a "fillip'' in our retail
trade which has been so' ely taxed
under the democratic free trade
tariff Of 1894. We need not wait
till next year" for the expendi-
turez Of less American money lin
buying clothes and under garments
Of British brand. The expend-
iture Of this money abroad has al
ready been checked, we are glad to
say, and the fall trade IN American
retail stores promises to gain pro-
portionately. The purchase Of
European clothes and under-e gar
nents is very largely 9 fad, and
those who indulge therein can
very properly afford to pay, sssl
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-26

The followers of Mr.. Bryan last
fall made their rallying cry more
money" They did not get Mr..
Bryan into the presidency, but
thew and all the rest of the people
are getting more money" BY
the passage of the Dingley bill
1 the home market has been restored
to the American manufacturer.
The wheels of industry are already
beginning to turn, and a wider
opportunity to labor is being offer
led to The American people. There
viii be plenty Of work in the near
future, and plenty of work means
plenty money. $50: