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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
AbOu Ben AdIiem.
PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.

PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.
Abou Ben Adhtm (may his tribe increased,
Awoke one night from deep dream ofpeace
And saw within the moonlight in his room
Making it rich and like lily in bloom, ..
An angel writing in book Of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold
And to the presence in the room he said:
"What wfitest thou?" The vision raised its
head,
And, with look made of all sweet accord
Answered. "rhe names of those who love
the Lord"
"And is mine cne?" said Abou.
"Nsy, not so,
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still, and said: Il pray thee
then,
Write me as one who loves his fellow men. y
The angel wrote, and vanished. The next
night
It came again, with great awakening light
And showed the names whom love of God
had blessed,
And 10! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest!
Leigh Hunt.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
ZALMA.

News is scarce and my lctte1
will be short.
Stoke Ramsey has bought r. H
Greenwood's farm on Clubb creek
and will move to it soon,
Jacob Hammock and D. S. anC
Urell McGee of Wayne county were
in Zalma last Friday.
Died-Three miles northwest ol
Zalma, Aug. 5, Tony Peters.
Stoke Romsey's little son is very
sick with pneumonia.
G. B. SUIT is very sick with fever
at thus writing.
Henry Jamison moved his family
to his farm Monday.
Married-One day last week, at
the home of the BRIDES parents,
! four miles southeast of Zalma, J. W.
Gobble and Miss Josephine Beatty.
Andrew McMinn went to Senath
on business on the lst and returned
on the 4th.
Lee Brantley Of Wayne county
died on the 9th.
DR.. r p. White Of Puxico is To-
Gated here now.
! A good many of our people are
making arrangements to attend
circuit court next week.
With best wishes to The Press
and the old man.
ALLEN AIooN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
The president has nominated Ed

The president has nominated Ed
ward A. Rozier Of Ste. GenevieVe
Mo-, for United States district attor'
ney, aud Louis G. Bohle of 81.
Louis for marshal of the eastern
district of Missouri. Mr.. Rozier
will take charge Of the attorney
ship at once, but Mr.. Bohle will not
be sworn in until April l9,under an
arrangement made with Marshal
Lynch. The term does not expire
until that date. These appoint
ments have been predicted from
time to time.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

1t is the bizness ov the city peo
pie to buy farm produce fur less
than it is worth, and sell manufac.
toord goods to the farmer fur a good
deal more than their value. All the
poor unprotected farmer kin do In
self-defense in to feed his marketa,
BILE chickens lots ov gravel, paint his
Ontter, put the big apples an taters
on top ov the bag, plug mp the worm
holes in chestnuts, an sell OK neck
fur stake, an keep on readln' his IT,
tie clear to beat Sam Hi. Voter
seeks her level.-Grit.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

greatcu in hosiery especially in woolen hose of all kinds
We have made big reduction in hats and caps, for men
and boys also in trunks vascs nware and queensware
Boots and Shoes, Boots and Shoes.
Children shoes, size s. lace sale price 25c
Misses lace shoes, sizes from to II, sale price 55c
Misses lace shoes, sizes from 13 to 2, sale price Csc
Ladies lace shoes, sizes from to 8, sale price 75c
Ladies fine button and lace shoes, sale price Csc
Ladies fine Dongoa lace Shoes custom made regular price
$l.75 now $130. Ladies fine Dongola lace custom
made shoes, regular price $685. $125. Ladies
fine Dongoa lace custom made shoes, regular price
$780, now So. Ladies fine Dongola lace custom made
shoes, regular price $685. 1925.
Mems fine Shoes all style oes lace and congress- regular
price $l75, Sl3O. Mems fine shoes, lace and con,
gress regular price 50 25, now $l.75 Mems fine Shoes
lace and congress, regular price $3 $235. Mems
Mems fine shoes, congress and lace, reduced to $100
Mems heavy shoes, regular price $l45, for $11O.
Mems heavy shoes, regular price $l25, for 81 co.
Mems heavy shoes, regular price $780, for $l20.
Mems boots regular price 81 .95 now for $l45. Boys
boots regular price $3.50, for $l20.
big reduction in childs school Shoes lace and button
boys Shoes and all rubber boots, arcs and overshoes
Remember have thousands Of other articles reduced
but limited space prevents us to quote.
Groceries, Groceries!
Best green Coffee pounds for ST. good green Coffee 12 2
pounds for ST. best roasted coffee pounds for ST. Ar
buckles coffee 10 packages for 95 cents.
Light brown sugar. "a pounds for ST. SOAP 10 bars for 25c
or bars for &c. soda ponnds for5 SCI Spot Cash baB
ing POWDER &c per cam tomatoes SC per cam rice, &c
per pound; hand picked navy BEANS l-2c per pound;
good brooms 10c each extra heavy brooms, zoe each
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
For THE Press.
This and That

The reference to Prof Gray's sci
entitic contributions to the "Chicago
Times Herald" suggests the grow
ing tendency of modern American
journalism toward what may be
termed "the department idea" The
woman's department followed the
children's department very close
upon the heels, so that now the
Sunday issues of nearly all our
great papers have large space de-
voted to feminine affairs. Continu
ing in this line has come the rcli-
gious department Of the secular
press, and the secular department
of the religious press, Literary
departments are, of course, essen
tial, and the Chicago paper has set
q pace for scientific department
which will undoubtedly be followed
by other great journals. The idea
develops charmingly in investiga-
ton. Assuredly the press is the
great popular institution of eduea-
ton having its students everywhere,
among all classes of the people.
Why should it not pay less heed to
the collation. of bare facts-many
of them unfit to be publicly known,
and others inexpedient to be told
and devote moro Of its space TO the
real, substantial education of those
who can attend no other schoo1I
"The harvest is great, and the Ia
borers are few" but that fact should
make the employment only more
inviting.
If the legislature of the state Of
Iowa shcutdrespond to the impor-
tunities Of the female suffrage ad-
vocates, and submit the question OF
equal suffrage to tho people in the
form ofa constitutional amendment,
tho Hawkeye commonwealth will
draw large portion of the public
attention during tho political battle
which will follow. Indeed, tho ad-
yocatos Of the new innovation could
have chosen no better arena upon
which 70 settle their battle, lowa
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

will give them their best chance of
success. 1t belongs to the new
west and it's progressive people
have been found in marked de.
gree sympathetic with new politi-
cal doctrines. If they fail there
the suffragists will have probably
less cause to attribute their defeat
to prejudice than if they made the
issue in another state. Joined with
this, Iowa is an inviting field ofcon-
quest for them. because of it's small
per cent of illiteracy, and it's splen.
did educational advancement. In
view of the claims of the suffragists
that the intelligence of the country
was favorable to them, Iowa is Pc
culiarly inviting. The percentage
of illiteracy, taken from the census
of 1880, was 3.6, the lowest of all
the states save only Nebraska and
Wyoming 1t has more school
teachers than any other state ex-
cept New York. The statistics of
the United States Bureau Of eduoa-
tion gives it 28, ,l2i teachers, under
whose charge and instruction are
443,052 enrolled pupils. From
these figures it will be seen that il
the success of the doctrine of equal
suffrage depends, as It's advocates
claim, upon tho popular education
and enlightment, they have chosen
well their battle ground. If they
fail of success in Iowa they need
not ask it in other states. 1t IS to
be hoped that the question will be
submitted on its independent mer-
its, unridden by collateral issues in
order that the verdict may be une-
quivocal and ambiguous.
Following Col. Robert G. Inger-
soil through the country, from city
to city, as though to use him for a
provocation and 30 reap many dol
lars in ticket sales Il know no 9th
er reason) is one "Hon. A. A..
Brown" who has lecture entitled
"God Is, in Spite of Ingersoll." 1t
will occur to the great majority Of
sensible people, that "God Is" not,
in spite of Ingorsoll any more than
"He Is" because of Sam Jones.
Only upon the idea Of Divine All.
knowledge can It be presumed that
the modern atheist is known to
Deity, There is occasion for grave
doubt that any sane person, includ-
ing Ingersoll himself, can really
question the existence Of God, but
II hO could, and did, ho would
scarcely bo guilty Of moro nauscat'
ing hlaaphomy than this Of institut'
Ing an imaginary necessity Of de.
Tending the AlmIghty In q oOmpo'
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

"THEY drank vine and praised
the gods Of goId."-Daniel, va.
The other day Pre- sidcnt McKin-
ley attended dinner in New York
city, at $l0,000,000 hotel, and the
dinner cost SIS, ,000-one hundred
dollars q plate. 1t was given by a
number Of men representing nnc
billion dollars. The President
went from Washington expressly
for tho purpose Of making speech
at this Belshazzar feast.
'The best possible money, gold
must be maintained now and for
ever" Then he made this most
remarkable declaration: what
ever may be the language of the
contract, the United States will
discharge all of its Obligations in
the currency recognized as the best
throughout the cl 'izcd world at
the time Of payment" meaning
thereby gold.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

In his speech on the Teller reso-
luton Senator Cockrell presented
the issse between the parties so
plainly that there Can be no mis-
take. He said 81 made the state
ment years ago, and | repeat it.
The object Of the money syndicate
of the world, the international gold
syndicate, is to force the single stan
dard of gold, to make gold the
only money of final payment and
redemption, to make silver a sub
sidiary coin, legal tender for a
limited amount, to retire and cancel
the greenbacks and the treasury
notes, and to make national bank
notes the only paper currency OF
the country. That is the contest
That is what the issue is, practi'
cally.
"The question is bimetalhsm on
one side, the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold upon
equal terms, upon the ratio
prescribed by congress, the mainte
nance of the grcenbacks IN circula
tion, the coinage Of the standard
silver that is in the treasury now
and with it the redemption of the
treasury notes, and then the pay
ment of the national debt as rapid
ly as practicable, using silver anc
gold in the payment Of intcrest
and principal, and when the debts
arc wiped out then with the silver
certificates retire and cancel the
greenbacks.
"Then when we have paid the
interest bearing bonds and have
gold and silver coins or their Ger
tifcates sufficiently abundant tc
instify retiring the greenbacks anc
have retired and Cancelled them
we will have in this country the
best money on earth, gold and sil
yer upon perfect equality anc
gold and silver certificates; then W.
will be in o condition where, ii ar
emergency arises, we can practice
the old doctrine that was used fol
80 many years, used in the war o
1872 and used in the Mexican wa
and in all the straits III which W,
as q nation have been placed-th'
issuance of treasury notes payable
within certain time or within
short time, keeping the debt within
the grasp and control of the peopl'
and of tho revenue, so that 1t oa'
DO extinguished ut an early date
lust as was done in 1887, when ou
debt, securities, treasury notes, an
everything wiped gt-ase1ls'
once and " "ehg
aIn tbA Jtan'
whereIf y"
be for BIZ
ingfai'5
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

1t is reasonable to suppose that
Judge Marshall is rather good
man, as two republican administra-
tiens in st. Louis didn't think it
would be popular move to fire
him from office.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

SOME paper led us into the error,
saying the democratic congression-
al committee would meet at Poplar
Bluff on the 5th. The republican
committee met there on that date.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
Clothing, Clothing!

We determined to close out large stock of Clothing
therefore making the following inducements.
On all suits marked s. 90 and unwards we will allow
discount of 30 per cent on the dollar during this
Clearing Sale And on all cashmere pants and coats
marked So and upwards will allow 30 per cent
discount on every ST. also all chids and boys suits
25 pcr cent on the ST. will be allowed On all over
overcoats cut of 40 per cent the 81 will be made
Now is the time to invest while you get such re-
ductions in clothing.
Cashme'o jeans pants, black and gray reduced to 95c
Half woo Jeans pants regular price 81 10, reduced to 75c
All wool jeans pants, regular price $780, reduced to 95c
Ladies and Gents Furnishing Goods.
Ladies Feather Bone corsets sold everywhere for 81 25
sale price 75c
Ladies corsets, regular price 81, sale price Csc
" 75c, sale price SOC
soc, sale price 4Oc
40c, sale price 25c
Ladies corset covers reduced to 10 and 25c.
Ladies fasclnators and hoods at big reductions
Mems heavy shirts, regular price 65c now for 45c
&C wool Shirts regular price soc, for 65c
/" underwear, regular price 40c, now for 25c
" 50c now for 35c
" white shirts, regular price $l,00, now for 75c
1" " $1.20, now for Soc
" $l.25, for $l.00
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the ratio of l6 to l
and to maintain both of them as
standard money for all time to
come; and | shall vote that way"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
Notice,

In pursuance Of an order of the County
court Of Bollmger county, Missouri, male at
its regular February term, 1898, to.wit, on
the roth day Of Feb, 1893, there will be sold
at the front door of the courthouse, in the
town oG Marble Hill, on the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
H, SCHW Err n c,
Merchant Tailor.

Warren Building, Lutesville, Mo-
Respectfully solicits the patron.
age of the citizens of Marble Hill
and LutesviIe and vicinity. He
will keep in stock good line of
the best fabrics manufactured and
guarantees a perfect fit. Give him
q 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, 1898-03-10

PROF. WILLIAM T. DARLINGTON of
Springfield is a candidate for State
superintendent of public schools.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

THE Fredericktown News (Rep)
says, The president has sent in
the name of Edward Rozier for
United States attorney for the east
ern district of Missouri. Now, if
Mr.. Rozier will appoint an attorney
for his assistant and turn things
over to him perhaps the lawyers
who practice before this "ourt won't
have such "puddin" as they have
been anticipating in case Of Mr.. Ro
zier's appointment.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

WITH the exception of an un,
needed request from Spain for the
recall of Consul-General Lee, the
situation is unchanged since our
last report. The United States and
Spain are both actively preparing
for crisis, but what the result of
existing complications will be can :
not now be tod with any accuracy.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

Shrtings, regular price l0c. now for l2c per yard
d" l2c, for 7c per yard
Il" l2c, for &c per yard
/" l-4c, for 2c per yard
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
Sheriff. 8 Sale In Partition.

George T. McPike, Zebulon McPiie, Matte
Woolford, Rosa WoolfJrd, Nancy Blake
well, Caroline Wilkinson and Walter S.
Wilkinson, her husband; Ella {. Simmons
and William Simmons, her husband; Laura
McCuloch and Porter McCulloch, her hus
band; Mary Blum and her husband, Charles
Blum; Amanda Dunlap and her husband,
Jacob DUNLAP; Amanda Wilkes and Henry
c. Wilkes, her husband; Maria A Helm
richs and Louis Hcinrchs, her husband;
Louisa Mooney and Henry Mooney, her
husband; and Walter Webb a minor, by
his guardian and curator, Carrie Y. Webb,
Plaintiffs.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10

Remebetis sale will begin Saturday, February s.
and bargains Bring your fu hides feathers eggs
ETC.. to We pay the highest market prices
I}. ROSENBLUN[, The Leader
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-03-10
AGAINST

ATAlNSl
Richard Thomasson, John Thomasson, John
w. Allen, Eugene Allen, George Thomas
son, Geo;gc r Morse, Caroline Long and
Tohn Long, ner husband; Mary Bartels
and Louis J. Bartels, her husband; Diola S.
Coleman, a minor and Albert Andersen,
minor, defendants.
By virtue of decree and order of sale in
partition in the above entitled cause, made by
the Circuit court of Perry county, Missouri,
at the regular October term, 1897, thereof,
certified copy of whi;h has been delivered 10
me, will, in obedience to said order, on
Thursday, March II, 1893,
AT the west front door Of the courthouse, in
the town of Marble Hill. Bollingcr county,
Missouri, while the Circuit court Of said coun-
ty of Bollinger is in session, between the
hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and
five O'Clock in the afternoon Of that day, sell
al public sale to the highest bidder the fol-
lowing described real estate situated in Boil
linger county, Missouri, aforesaid, namely:
The southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section ten (Io), the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of section
eleven (II), the north hslf of the northwest
quarter, and the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section fourteen (I4,
and the northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section fifteen (t5), all in township
number thirty-three (33), north Of range nine
(o) east and containing Two Hundred and
Forty (24o) Acres, more or less.
TERMS OF SALE:
Twenty per cent of the purchase money TO
he maid in cash at the time OF sale, and
credit of twelve months on the residue. The
purchaser giving his note for such residue
with approved security.
Given under my hand on this 27th day Of
January, A. d., 1898.
AUGUST NENNINGER,
Sheriff Of BolIinger County, Missouri.
The Denison review., 1898-08-19
The Finding OF Diamond PQ1.
By GEORGE GRIFfITH.
Copyright, 1898, by the AuIsl,or.

Divested of Imaginative trimmings, cer-
tain facts had leaked out, and so reach
ed Mr. Grunstein s ears, either through
Toms own indisc.ction or that of some
of the gentlemen he had had dealings
with in Port Elizabeth. He had come
back from somewhere, evidently a very
different locality from that for which
he had started. with a large number OF
rough diamonds of extraordinary size
color and purity i'll his possession. OF
these he had sold at very easy prices
some $4,000 to $4,000 worth at Port
Elizabeth. That he had others still in
hand seemed sufficiently clear from the
fact that one of the Port Elizabeth mer-
chants had vainly endeavored to buy
magnificent orange colored stone of over
100 carats.
Now from Mr.. Grunstein's point Of
view it was sufficiently aggravating
that the wanderer should return at all,
but that he should come back after some
seven months absence certainly the
possessor of thousands and possibly the
discoverer of some unknown diamond
field, and therefore the potential possess
or of millions, was something great
deal worse. 1t meant the ruin of Mr.
Grunstein's dearest hopes, and possibly
it might mean retaliation for what had
gone before-a retaliation which now,
as then, the possession of superior
wealth would make easy.
He saw the meeting between Miss
Carnegie and the returned wanderer
md went away with his heart full of
bitterness and dark thoughts to take
counsel with his partner. Mr.. Macadam
was man who made it his boast that
The Denison review., 1898-08-19
A Wise Answer.

It takes but an ordinary man to re-
turn an angry answer to an insult. The
extraordinary man is he who, under
such circumstances, holds himself so
we'll under control that he controls his
adversary also.
Persia once possessed such a man
and was clear sighted enough to make
him judge. He was the chief judge of
Bagdad in the reign of Caliph Hadee.
and his name was Aboo Yusuph. He
was a very wise man, for he knew his
own deficiencies and was actually
sometimes in doubt as to whether he
possessed sufficient wisdom to give q
just decision in cases peculiarly shroud-
ed in mystery.
1t is related of him that ON one occa-
sion, after patient investigation of facts,
he decided that he had not sufficient
knowledge to pronounce on the case be-
fore him. There was in his presence a
pert courtier. one of those men who
take long to learn that wisdom and inn
pudepce are not closely related
'Pfay, do you expect that the caliph
is to pay you for ignorance?" he asked,
hoping to place the judge at disad-
vantage.
81 do not,'' was the mild reply.
"The caliph paysme-and pays me we'll
for what 1 do know. Were he to at
tempt to pay me for what 1 do not
know the treasures of his empire would
not suffice. "-Youth's Companion.
The Denison review., 1898-08-19
. A Lost Opportunity.

The Chicago Record says that some
time ago a young organist secured per-
mission to practice on the big organ in
the Auditorium. An elderly man walked
in and took seat a few rows away
from the musician. The young organist
noticed him, and was encouraged to
4'show off, and do few tricks of play
ing for his audience. He rambled on
for an hour, and the elderly man sat
there, apparently impressed. The young
man tired at last and was about to lock
the organ when the elderly man ap-
preached him and said i'll broken English
that he wished to play for a few min
utes.
"They don't allow any enc but an
experienced organist to touch the in
strument, said the young man loftily.
With a little gesture, suggestive OF
meekness and humility, the stranger
presented his card, "Alexandre Gull
mant, Paris. -
Then it was time for the young or
galiist to swoon. He had missed the
chance of his life For an hour he had
been entertaining the great master Will
homemade drivel
The Denison review., 1898-08-19
A Fascinating Stranger.

GA Worcester man, says the Worces-
ter Gazette, "who makes frequent
trips to Europe fell in with a fascinat-
ing stranger the last time he was across.
The stranger, who may be designated
as Ferguson because that does not
sound at all like his real name, was an
American, his manners We're those of a
gentleman, and he seemed to be we'll
supplied with money and to know a
great many people worth knowing. In
conversation with the Worcester man
one day Ferguson said: Worcester is a
charming city, and I have some very
dear friends there. Ipresume you know
Colonel E. ]. Russell? He is an old and
hiEhly esteemed friend, to whom am
dekply indebtSd for many favors.'
"When the Worcester man returned
home, he met Colonel Russell one day
and in course of conversation remarked
that he had met man in Europe who
said that he was all old friend. Colonel
Russell thought for moment, and then
he replied: .Ch, yes, remember Fer
guson very well I ought to, for he
lived with me for seven years once. 1t
was when / was warden of the state
prison at Charlestown, and will say
that Ferguson was one of the quietest
and best behaved prisoners that ever
had.' -