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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
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;
GIVE 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 paperas 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 il.
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
rangcment with the Weekly Costituion every
person who takes advantage of this clubbing
proposition, subscribing for both papers,
will be entitled to guess at tn e 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.. NJ. l.. Britain, a hard
working school teacher, guessed the missing
word, receiving therefor check for ST. I,o33.5o.
Its second contest closed on the Ist of March,
its third contest closed on May 1st, 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 acce 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 of
September.
THE PRESS and Weekly Constitution $Ias.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
Col, Jones SteDs Down.

The st. Louis Post Dispatch
changed hands last week. The
Sunday paper says;
"With this issue the Post. D is.
patch expands its news service and
promises its readers that the pa.
per will be bigger and better than
over. 1t will speak for itself, will
announce for itself every day, and
will show steady improvement in
every respect as soon as arrange.
ments now pending can be perfected
"Col, Charles III. Jones has re-
signed os editor and manager and
severed all connection with the pa
per. Consent to his retirement was
given with reluctance. His splen,
did equipment for journalistic work
is attested by the condition in which
he delivers the property.
"lwenty months ago the courts
stripped the Pulitzer Publishing
company of its responsibility for
the opinions Of the ,Post-Dis
patch. That responsibility it now
resumes"
And one need not read between
the lines to see that the paper will
be Of the mugwump persuasion
with decided goldbug tendencies.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
on our streets one daY last week.

on our streets one day last week.
DR.. Wilmer, B. f. Stevens, Ed.
Drum, Joe Caldwell and George
LESLEY passed through our city last
week on their way to Leora, where
they were to do some surveying.
The boys took supply of ice and
eatables. Guns and fishing tackle
were what l saw instead of the
compass and chain.
J.W. Dixon and wife made a
flying trip to Lutesville last Satur-
day.
A little son of A. G. King Of
Greenbrier got a severe kick from
a COW on the. 21st.
Walter Briner of Wayne county
was arraigned before Squire
Gaines last week on q charge Of
stealing a pistol. He entered q
plea of guilty and his fine assessed
at twenty days in the county Jail.
Miss Lora V. Goff, q step daugh
ter of J. W. Dixon, returned home
from Fredericktown Sunday.
With kind wishes for The PRESS
and it's Editor.
ALLEN ARooN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
An Juterrupted PrODosaJ

On the grassy mound they sal, near the gent
ly flowing Platte,
With their tandem lying humbfy at thei
feet
He young and handsome beau whom sht
oft addressed as Joe,
She rather scany-skirted maiden sweet
Whispered soft the gentle breeze through the
cotton-bearing trees,
And the little birds were caroling above;
1t was justt the sort of day when the sense!
steal away
For an outing in the atmosphere Of love.
Many, many times he tried, while thus sitting
at her side,
To repeat the pretty story he'd rehearsed
But his tongue would not obey, and his low
grew day by day,
Till he often thought his swollen hear
would burst.
Now in desperation he was determined h,
would see
In eryoung affections JustWhere he was at
If she needed not his prayer, in the wildnes:
Of despair
He would go and take header in the Platte
Then in accents soft and low his remarks be
gan to flow
From his pleading lips into her listening ear
He attempted to imprison the fair hand HI
craved in hs'n,
And the maiden trembled as in mortal fear
On the air a loud yell rung--to his feet h
quickly sprung
AT his knickerbockers grabbed as if dis
tressed--
Then began to dance around and in teno
paw the ground,
He'd been sitting on yellow jackets nest
Denver Post
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
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The Queens Jubilee.


/Sixty years ago the twentieth
day of June, King William w., Of
England, breathed his last and the
Princess Alexandria Victoria,
daughter of the Duke of Kent, be-
came queen of England. During
last week the venerable queen, in
the enjoyment of a vigorous old
age and with faculties unimpaired,
received the homage and con-
gratulations of four hundred mil
lions Of subjects and the fluctuations
of all Christendom.
Since that June day in 1887,
when the young princess took the
coronation oath, two generations
have been born and grown to ma
turlty. Not q person who had
reached middle age when Victoria
came to the throne is alive today
so long o stretch Of time is covered
by her reign.
Very great has been the expan'
sion of English territory and power
during the last three-score years
and the most noteworthy thing
about this mighty empire at whose
head stands o gentle, Christian wo
man, 10 that not ono Of tho compo
mont parts Of her widely scattered
domain, embracing more than ono
fifth Of the oarth's Aurfacc, or more
than cleyoa million square miles, Il
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
Sunday School Convention.

Sunday School Convention.
Following is the program of the Bollnger
county Sunday School convention, to be held
at Glen Allen, Mo-, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, July 10, II and lS, 1897;
FRIDAY, Io;3oA. Nm.
Purpose of convention, Rev. w. A. Davault
General Discussion.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1890.
DEVOTION.
Relation of Sunday school to church,.
80, Rev. Pinnell, pastor M. Z. c. south
Discussion ...... ...... ..,,.... Mrs. Murphy
Effect of S. S. upon the community.
...r.. ....s. ,...s. KEY w. n. DaVault
General Discussion.
Muslc.... ...... ....., ...............C ..Cholr
EVENING SESSION, 7:3o.
Music ......... .....,.... ...,..... Choir
Morals, Manners, Temperance, and how
to teach them. 80. Prof h, ]. Hubbard
Music. ........,. ...... .... Choir
SATURDAY, 8:3o A. NJ.
DEVOTION.
How to make S. S. interesting to all.",
Rev. VIM, Berry, pastor C. NJ. church
Discussion ....... ,'.. Rev. ]. p Revelle
MUSIC ''.'.'.. -. '.'',' '.'''. ''''S Slolr
Teachers meeting. g...,,......,.,. ......
Rev. H. w. Marshall, pastor Presb'n ch
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1880.
Music. -; ;;'..:. '''''. ''.''' ..',,' .Ihoir
Methods. =, Rev. Danner, pastor M. E. church
General Discussion.
Effect Of John A. Besadas upon religious
teachlng ,!..', ,.'..,,..''
REV. J. c. Hembree, pastor Baptist ch
Miss Frances T.. Willard. :. ..........
...... Paper by Miss Sue Belle Graves
Discussion. .......,.. Miss Amalia Fischer
EVENING SESSION, 73o.
MUSIC ''...,.... ...,....,. -, ..,,,. Choll
Origin and progress of Sunday schools.
...............P Prof. S. M. DuLaney
Discussion .......,..... Rev. 7. X. Green
SUNDAY, 9 A. NJ.
Sunday School Mass Meeting and Lesson.
Sermon at Baptist church ..,.,.........
...,..,,..,... -. Rev. B. L. Bowman
AFTERNOON SESSION, a P. NJ.
Mass Meeting and Lesson.
EVENING SESSION.
Sermon at Methodist church. ..........
REV. Barnhouse, pastor M. T. c. south
BENRDICrIoN.
w. A. DAvAULT, President.
Miss Rosa FISCHER, Secretary.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
ZALMk.

We are having plenty of rain
and the farmers are getting behind
with their crops.
A. 7. Long has sold his farm to
Rainey Sears and will move near
.Greenbrier in u short time.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Jamison a boy last weok. Henry
says his name is Bland.
A little son of b. II. Bollinger
got bee stung very badly last week.
An icocroam supper ut DR.. Lagos
last Monday night.
Miss Edith Henley and hcr broth.
or Robert returned from Belgrade
last week.
Miss Bollingcr Of Eastland,
Texas, is here visiting tho family
OF u. II. BollngeF.
pg, 4. +. Bigga Of ImteavllIc wal
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
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PnsfnffiCe PATRONAGE

Under the above heading Frank
Mcclure of the Cash.Book goes
after Col. Green of the Lutesvkle
Banner in great shape. He says: \
"Tho Lutesville Banner, republic
an, quotes with flaming headlines
an account of the republican row
now on the in the Second congress.
lonal district growing out of the
sale of postoffice endorsements and
quotes the following from the Bill.
lings Bee concerning matters in
this, our own beloved Fourteenth,
""This district, the Fourteenth,
has had similar experience. One
man is known to have went () to
Washington with 1900 in his vest
pocket, and one postoftice aspirant
who has since been appointed was
seen to pay him $500 just before
departing for Washington. If this
does not prove our assertion here
tofore made that the offices are go.
ing to the highest bidders we would
like to know what it does prove
Probably few candidates in this
part of the state are sadder but
wiser men. We, for one, have found
some men to be wolves in sheep's
clothing
"0ne can easily understand how
a disappointed postofIice applicant
can imagine vain things. Out Of The
immense army Of applicants who
have made their pilgrimage tc
Jackson TO consult Mr.. Snidcr, OK
republican candidate and postoiIicc
dispenser for this diatrict, grca'
many Of course had TO bc disap
pointed, Capt snidor had larg,
basket ofplans at his disposal, bu
log avory plum there was d little 70
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
Our Correspondents.
FILLMORE,

Rev. Mr.. Lord preached the fu-
neral of Uncle Joshua Albright last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mamie Whitener of Mar
quand is visiting in this vicinity,
the guest of her mother, Grandma
Haynes.
Ed Stovall rounded in from
Dunklin county last week. He re-
ports hot weather down there.
Esquire Swan is buying cattle
since his return from ST. Louis.
Joe Dunn has been very success,
ful selling WI. Bryan's great book,
the First Battle.
And now prosperity has come
down on us in an unexpected guise,
and the men who had to hack ties
all their spare time are now out of
a job.
Phillips & Swank have purchased
the blacksmith tools formerly own
ed by Frank Morris, and have put
a shop in at their mill on Matthews,
ridge, just west of the ]. N. Mat
thews' store.
Jasper Cooper has his store
building covered and boxed.
Two of our toughest young men
had dispute on their way from
church a few nights back and now
Constable Chronister is hustling in.
witnesses before Esquire Cooper's
court.
Miss Minnie Sites of Marquand
is visiting in this section, the guest
of her mother, Mrs. L. G. Stovall.
Mrs. D. M. Sites is sick.
George Patterson has disposed
OF his crop on the Charles Willis
farm and gone to parts unknown.
Revs. Robins, Fowler and Aber-
nathy preached at the Grassie
creek G. B. church Saturday night
and Sunday.
Martin Phillips was arraigned
before Esquire Cooper for an as
sault last Thursday and went to Jail
for five days.
Miss MolIie Myers, who has been
in st. Louis for some time, spent
couple of weeks visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Kirkpatrick, going away Sun
day.
Merchant Matthews went to Mar
BILE Hill Saturday to prove upon
his homestead.
By an oversight we failed to give
notice of James Mourie having
traded his fatwood's farm for farm
four miles northeast of Grandin, in
Carter county. Jim contemplates
moving this fall.
Rev. John Headrick preached at
the Flatwood church Sunday,
Died-Wednesday, June 23, an
infant child of q Mr.. Glum, on Da-
vaults creek. Itwas buried at the
Rea cemetery Thursday.
Green Stovall says he hunts squir-
rels and occasionally he kills 'em.
He killed eight last Wednesday.
Yes, we should have a jail by all
means, and $4,000 would build a
good one, We will wait and see
before saying too much.
By the way I see that Finney ID
beginning to get some medicine ad-
vertising. do hope that Green
won't run the official organ into a,
medicine circular. Ia, ia. +
1t is talked by those that have q
right to know what they are talk
ing about, that we are to have q
wedding on Davault's creek in the
near future. The parties are both
highly respected.
Jasper Rea, who is making a
crop on John Wiggins' farm, was
up in his old haunts Sunday. 4
If Finney put the price ofhis pal
per down trying to reach the worth
of it he will have to cut again. We
think 25c would about be o. K. for
that sheet.
The Grassie creek boys are neagf
ing a baseball organization again.
Marion Sites went to Lutesville
Saturday on BUSINESS.
Green Stovall, who was kicked
by horse some time back, is now
able to be out, SLoWpoKE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

giment of applicants. And among
the applicants of course were the
editor of the Billings, Bee, who
wrote the above article, and the
editor of the Lutesville Banner,
who copied it approvingly in. his
paper. And it is needless to say
that they were among the many
who fell outside the breastworks
in the lively scrimmage for the
plums. We are democrat, and it
may not be our time to chip in, but
we shan't stand back and say moth
ing when disappointed republican
pie hunters insinuate that our hon
ored fellow townsman and chief of
good fellows, the late republican
candidate for congress, is guilty of
such irregularity as that which is
charged to the account of the late
candidate in the Second district.
He didn't do it, and we defy the
Billings Bee and the Lutesville
Banner and all the rest of the little
bob-tail republican scrub yelpers in
the district to proye it,"
And right you are, Frank, espec-
tally IN the case of Parson Green.
The people didn't want him for
postmaster, and Capt. Snidor knew
it. AS to the sale Of his "infoonce,"
we will venture the assertion that
no man in the state is clearer Of
such methods than John A Snider.
The perennial office seeker al
ways keeps a kick in stock, in order
to explain, as he thinks, his defeat
for one place when he applies for
another,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

IT is thought there will be some
remarkably lively hustling for APP
pointment to the judgeship in this
district in case Judge Fox resigns
to assume the position of Supreme
court reporter. Every county will
trot out from two to half a dozen
"favorite sons" and for time Gov.
Stephens will be ready to swap his
Office for barlow knife.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

A small rain lays a great dust a kind
word may often quel tumult of bitter feel
ing.
Simplicity is cloak which often makes a
lie appear true; it is often mistaken for hon
esty.
Ifyod cannet speak well do not speak at
all; employ the time in making good resolu-
tions
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
Mira. Morooret OIiphant. the AN.

Mrs. Margaret oliphant, the au-
thor, died OF cancer last Saturday
evening, says a London cablcgram.
She was 10 years old. Mrs, OH
phant was one Of the most versatile
writer's Of her day, and 40 . novel
ist, biographer, and historian was q
distinct success,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

THE ST. Louis wheat market closed lower
Monday at 67%c for July; 66Hc Aug; 654c
Sept; 67Hc Dec. Corn closed at 22%c bid
for July; 24%c Sept; 22%c for No, 2. Oats
closed at IS4c for July; IS4c Sept. Cash
wheat, light demand; sales at IN to 73c.
Corn, 225sc; oats, 1870. Cattle, $500 to
$4.7s Hogs, $3.T5 to $34s. Sheep, $I.7s
TO SAFE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

EVERY one of those statesmen in
Washington knows how to settle
The Cuban problem and would do
so at once, only each of them wants
to settle it different way.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

TIE president has appointed
Albert G. Thompson ofOhio, Alex.
C. Botkin of Montana. and David
B.Culberson ofTexas to be commits
sioners to revise and codify the
criminal and civil laws Of the Unit
ed States.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
OUR NEIGHBORS.

went up to st. Louis Saturday to
attend the Golden Jubilee of Loretto
Academy at Florissant, Mo. Miss
Louise Fox graduated at the acad-
emy in the class Of '95 and deliver
cd the address to Archbishop Kahn
this week. This academy was
founded fifty years agoand in all
these years only one pupil has died
while attending school. 1t is doubt
full if another institution in the
country has been so well blessed in
this respect.
A Jefferson county farmer was
mulcted in the sum of $500 by a
smooth tongued lightning rod
agent. Well bet 16 to l that he
didn't take the county papers.
Mr.. Albert Gall of Poplar Bluff,
Mo-, and Miss Ida Neal of Mar
quand were married at the residence
of the brides mother at Marquand
Sunday morning, DR.. Hull oficiat-
ing.
Cash Book: The street grading
people secured change of venue to
Bollinger county, alleging that the
demonstrating property holders
"exerciso an undue influence on the
mind of the judge"
The railroad attorneys gathered
here in force this week to attend
circuit court. They were brought
here on business in connection with
the Houck railroad litigation.
Among the attorneys in attendance
are, Moses Whybark of Marble
Hill, NJ. R. Smith of Pennington,
r. Graham Frost and n. Smith of
st. Louis, and J. L. Fort Of Dexter.
West Plains Champion: A mag
niGcent deposit of marble has been
discovered in this region and is
being now carved in the West
Plains marble works. This i'm
mense deposit ofvariegated marble
is located on the south side OF
White river in Baxter county, Ark,
above where the north fork Of
White river empties into the main
river and below or just at the
mouth of Mill creek.
Frodericktown News; Judge
James D, Fox Of this city, so re-
ports go, will receive the appoint.
ment Of supreme court reporter.
This office pays about 81 900 year
more than the office of Circuit judge
in salary, besides allowing Judge
Fox to practice his profession
Judge Fox has been in St. Louis all
the week. There are already sew
eral candidates for the Office Of Cir
cult judge in the event of a vacancy
Charleston News; Two south.
east Missouri newspaper men were
given postmasterships this week;
Prof j. W. Presson, who taught
school in this county a few years
ago, of the Doniphan Headlight
and J. f. Budd, of the Birch Tree
Record. They at least, have tangi-
bic evidence of f"McKinloy prosper.
ity."
Dunklin Democrat: Miss Myrtle
Wells and Miss Fora Timberman
went up to Bollinger county
| Wednesday, to visit a few weeks.
Ed Caruthers, in the Dunklir
Democrat, reproduces this squib
"a sarcastic correspondent in the
jackson Cash.Book says chicken,
have to be shod over in Bollinger
county to keep them from wearing
out their feet on the rocks"
Bollinger is the largest poultry
raising and shipping county in the
state all the same. The chickens
in Dunklin are of the webfootec
| variety and are no good.
Puxico Index: Prof. R. ]. Hub
bard of Bismarck, Mo-, was visiting
the institute this week. Mr.. Hub
bard is principal of the Bismarck
school, but is citizen of Lutesville
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

The st, Louis express on the
Wabash railway which left Kansas
City atl6:20 o'clock Saturday even
ing plunged through a trestle at
Missouri City, Mo-, at 7;05 o'clock,
carrying down the entire train with
the exception Of the rear car. The
known dead number nine, five post.
al clerks and four railroad men.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
Low TOURIST RATES TO GIBSON WELLS,
TENNESSEE.

Commencing with June 1st, 1897,
ticket agents of the Mobile g. Ohio. rail-
road, Mobile to st. Louis, inclusive, will
sell tickets to Gibson Wells, Tenn, and
return via Humboldt and stage at very
low rates. Tickets will be sold daily un-
til September 80, 1897 limited for re-.
turn passage to October 81, 1897.
Compliments are said to cost nothing. yet
many pay what they value most to secure
them.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

INGALLS, is in training, so that if
he ever breaks in into the senate
again he will be equipped to take
the position of sporting editor Of
the Congressional Record.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

Do Not be too sure that the Ha-
waiian annexation project will be
approved by the senate. The SEN
ate has not yet heard what the su-
gar trust thinks about it.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

WE learn that the Houck railroad
litigation was not concluded at Jack.
son, but that the system is still in
control of Mr.. Houck.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

AT st. Louis, the other day,
James S. Williams, risky young
lothario of 80 blooming years,
married his sons widow.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01

Hon RoRERT DRUM has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Stephens delegate
to the National Farmers congress,
which meets at st. Paul Aug 3.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
Estray Notice.

Taken up by Monroe Lassiter and posted
before William Russell, justice of the peace
for Wayne township. Bollinger 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 and heavy; about 7 or 8 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, 1897-07-01

THE great Kentucky 3-year old,
Ornament, won the $4,000 Derby
at st. Louis last Saturday.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
H. SCH W ER | N c,
Merchant Tailor.

Warren Building, Lutesville, Mol
Respectfully solicits the patron
age of the citizens of Marble Hill
and Lutesville and vicinity. He
will keep in stock good line of
the best fabrics manufactured and
guarantees perfect fit. Give him
a call.
Cleaning and dyeing of ladies'
and gentlemen's garments prompt
ly attended to in the latest and
most improved manner.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-07-01
FIVE GOOD FARMS

For rent. Can suit almost any tenant in
size and price. These farms have been
under careful cultivation, are well fenced,
with comfortable houses and good water.
In addition to these have several A 1
farms
For Sale.
Good land--perfect titles. Call on OF
address JoHN A. MfLLAR, IS.
Latin, No.