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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-07

s. Soup-mouth Bet, her mamma:
pet-Miss Grace Edwards.
9. Malinda Berenice Elmira Boun
Ger, from Stringtown-Miss Grac'
Egan.
10. Hanna Henrietta Hushyo'
mouth, the queen of the yellow gals
Miss Grace Moore.
II. Malinda Washington Cornstalk
from Hoop-pole township-Miss Ber
tha Moore.
Becky Blubber Ball, from whitewast
hall-Mrs. S. M. White.
I3. Zuella MareIla Costello, good
enough for any "feIler"-Miss Jessie
Jefferson.
IL. Tar-heel Tuckaboe, she's all
the go-hfiss Nary Veatch.
IS. Zarilda Ann Kiss-Me-Quick,
always ready to pucker-Miss Leila
Richardson.
I6. Mandy Maria Goosequin, a
cousin to her Uncle Tom-Miss Exsis
Hodges.
Sweet Sue, Lisa's child-Miss Lucille
Hill.
GENTLEMEN.
1. w. d. Vaughan-Bfother Gar
dener.
4. Ebenezer White, de 'possum
hunter from Buffers bend-L. r.
Haggard.
3. Gumbo Chaff, with his horse
laugh-B. II. Smith.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-07
Teachers institute sr Brunswick.

The folloNIag program has been ar
ranged for the teachers institute to be
held at Brunswick, Saturday, Jan. Sth:
Penmanship in public schools-Prof.
G. A. Maupin, Brunswick. General
discussion, led by Prot. ]. F. Jones,
Keytesyille.
Incentives to teach-Prof. M. E.
Austin. Triplett- General discussion,
led by Miss Dora Brown, Brunswick.
Vocal solo-Miss Louise Grinstead,
Keytesville.
Teaching as a profession-Prof. ].
w. Taylor, Keytesville. General dis
cussion. led by Prof. C. L. Buckmaster,
Brunswick.
Query box-Conducted by F. A.
Forman. Brunswick.
Adde'S at 7 p. me-. b. Craig
head, pEesident Central college, Fay
cite, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-07
Letter

The following is list of unclaimed
letters in the Keytesville, Mo-, post.
Office, Jan. 7th, 1898:
Mrs.M.E. Henderson, w. A. Miff1in,
Floid Sumpter, Benz. Salifers,
Andrew White, B. F. Williams,
Mrs. E. ]. Wallace, col.
When calling for the above letters
please say advertised"
JNo. CHIvERs, P. N.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-07
The Cake Mafk.

Keytesville society Is on tip-toe in
anticipation of the cake-walk, which
viii be given at the courthouse under
the auspices of the ladies of the Chris
tan church, Friday evening, Jan. 18th,
1898. In addition to the ridiculous
and laughable features Of the cake-walk
itself a nice luncheon viii be served
Immediately after the contest for the
cake, and the price of admission to
both viii be only IS cents. The fol-
lowing characters, embellished with
burn; cork and appropriately costumed,
viii participate in the walk for the
cake:
LADIES.
I. Alamantha Samantha Ophelia
Smith-Lit;le Miss Jean Knappen-
berger.
= Suing-neck Jane Hazlewood-
Miss Annie HALEY.
!. Lucinda Einkyhead, always fat
but never fed-Miss Lottie Aldridge.
4. Sugar Bette Ann, from Paradise
alley-Miss Marietta Smith.
S. Pug-nose Pol, from Shannon
dale-Miss Eva Knappenberger.
6. Matilda Margaret Doolittle, the
flower of the Doolittle family-Mrs. H.
L. Sneed.
7. Topsie Turpentine, the finest
fuit upon the vine-Miss Clara Kel-
logg.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-07
NUMBER so.
The Criminal Calendar.

The Criminal Calendar.
VIM. Cavanah pleaded guilty in Jus
tice Cunningham's court to assaultine
c. B. Ford, COL, and was fined ST. and
trimmings. The defendant liquidated
his fine and costs and was perm1ttedto
go hence.
Robt. Magruder and Elias Watkins,
who were charged with assaulting Nova
Bigby, a negro barber, succeeded in
running the gauntlet of punishment.
Magruder was tried by jury in Justice
Cunningham's court and was acquitted,
while the case against Watkins was
dismissed by the prosecuting attorney.
-
Prosecuting Attorney ]. A. CeIlet
was In Brunswick last Tuesday to pros
ecute the following state cases:
VIM. BaTkwell pleaded guilty In
Justice c. E. Finch's court to cutting
timber on land belonging to the estate
of the late DR.. ]. F. Cunningham, and
was fined S. and costs. which he paid
and was discharged.
-. fds
James Leeper, dusky denizen Of
near Dalton, who has perhaps been in
the county jail as many times as he has
fingers and toes, is again in durance
vile, and will be called upon to pay the
penalty for assaulting Eva Sanders,
COL, with chair last Wednesday. The
grand jury will investigate Leeper's
case at the January term of the circuit
court next week.
Henry Brinker, colored resident
of Keytesville. is behind the bars of
the county jail. and has the .scomfort-
ingn assurance that he will be sent to
the penitentiary afthe January term Of
the circuit court. which convenes at Sal-
isbury next Monday-a thing which
Henry has evidently sought for = long
lime. thereforeI he ought to Be hsppY
fsnss ldzy Hs1z1 s s
couch Of reposd and followed bis nose
to the Bluffs neighborhood, about FIVE
miles west of town, where he felonious-
ly appropriated team of mules and
buggy and harness belonging to Henry
Bruce, COL, which the thief drove to
Triplett and sold the outfit to A. r.
Cawthron, mule dealer of that place,
for $4o, and shortly afterward started
out of town for Laclede. Glenn Agee,
colored barber of Triplett, went to
Mr.. Cawthron and told him that he
(Agee) didn't believe the mules and
rig belonged to Brinker, and also
gave Mr.. Cawthron ga tip" as to Brink
er's character and financial circum.
stances. Mr.. Cawthron lost no time in.
overtaking Brinker, and found him
about half mile above town. He was
ordered to right-about-face, and was
marched back to Triplett, where he
confessed to the theft of mules, buggy
and harness, and was brought to
Keytesville Saturday night by Cohsta.
BILE John v. Kohler, turned over to
Sheriff Dempsey and lodged in Jail.
We understand that it Is BrInker's in
tention to plead guilty before Judge
Rucker next week and throw himself
upon the mercy of the court, in the
hope that he may receive as light a
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-07
To Cure q Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money ifit fails to
ure. sc.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-01-07

VIM. Cavanah pleaded guiltyin JUS
tice Cunningham's court to assaulting
c. B. Ford, COL, and was fined ST. and
trimmings. The defendant liguidated
his fine and costs and was permitted to
go hence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

emily has lost his grip. To his excellent
work in the box at the close of last years
series was due in a great measure the win
nlng OF the pennant by the G.. L. A. In
the four games he has pitched this year,
however, he has been batted freely and
sometimes heavily. He is not pitching
the ball he did a year ago by far and
unless he gets in better shape the c. L.
A. Will have to look for another pitcher.
Manager Hogan OF the c. L. A. is con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of having an OPP
tician examine the batting eyes of his
players. He does not understand why
they cannot hit the ball, and neither can
the c. l.. A. followers, who were under
the impression that stick work was the
Z. L. As long suit. Practice is what the
Library boys want and plenty of it. Since
taxing the lead in the league two weeks
ago they have seemingly thought that
they were too fine to practice, for they
nave put in very little work. The boys
are chatting under the defeat of Friday
night, however, and they can be expected
to get down to hard work again. 1t al
ways takes a defeat to make the Library
boys practice. They never like to see a
team ahead of them and as soon as such
becomes the case they Immediately begin
to play winning bail again
The c. L. A. and the Y. NJ. c. A. teams
will play the next game Thursday night
The winner Of this game will then be in
the lead. Reserved seats for this game
Will be put on sale at the Y NJ. c. A.
NAH Wednesday morning.
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His Umbreiln a CIe,r.

why do you think they are married."
Sherlock Holmes, Jr., fiecked the ash
from his cigar and smiled, according to
the Cleveland Leader
Look at her seaiskin coat" he said.
Eyes, what of that?'
Look at the hat she wears"
Il see her hat. 1t is very beautiful and
becoming"
Yes. 1t must have cost at least $50"
But what has all that to do with the
proposition"
Notice her gloves. They are new and
expensive"
That's. plain enough"
Her silk petticoats rattle as If thew
were made of stiff paper"
But. Mr.. Holmes, you haven't told me
OF a thing that l had not noticed at the
start"
very true" said the great detective.
I'VE shall get to the point presently. Now.
look at the man. He has pretty good
overcoat, hasn't he?"
Yes; good enough for anybody"
His hat is all right, too"
IT'S the latest style, undoubtedly"
Taking him all around, he's a pretty
well-dressed fellew"
81 agree to all this"
But look at the way he carries his nm
brella. Do you think he'd be so careful
to avoid tanning her feathers If she were
not his wife,"
And the great unraveler of clews took
a satisfied pull at his weed.
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Mccoy viii meet both Maher and Choyns-
XII, and from his present form should
best both of them.
Then viii come the great match between
Mccoy and FitZsimmons, or IL Corbett
knocks out Fitzsimmons there will be a
match between Mccoy and Corbett. Nc
Coy will challenge year from now who
ever he may be. / understand that he
would like 90 fight them now, but they
will not fight him yet. though his money
deposit is up and he is ready and willing.
And l don't blame them. Prize fighting
Is hard work, and when a pugilist leaves
the stage, where he earns thousands of
dollars every week. for the long training
and the terrors Of the prize ring he wants
to be pretty sure that he is going to get
fame as well as money.
Well, then, after Corbett and Fitzsirn-
mons have had their bout then will come
the fight between Mccoy and the cham
pion.
And McCoy-well, I am not going to saw
any more. because a prophet, If he be the
right kind Of prophet, keeps people guess
ing.
But l guess you know where Jim Wake
ly's money win be placed two years from
now.
And I think I pretty nearly know a
prizetfgter when I see him, for all the
world knows backed Sullivan In the sew
en- biggest battles he ever fought.
James Wakely
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People come to me and ask me who will
win this fight and that fight, and whom 1
am backing for this and that match, and
I tell them the best and truest 1 know
But when it comes to naming the next
champion pugilist. I hesitate.
Fltzsimmons will hold his own for a long
time TO come
] say this unhesitatingly, although UNI
willingly. In the Carson City fight back
ed Corbett and lost 5000 on him as a re-
suit. Until the eighth round of the mem
orable battle I would have doubled my
stakes and in the sixth round l would
have placed my life along with the stakes.
But after the battle was over I saw that
Fitzslmmons was the best man. Ii was
not a chance punch-that solar-plexus
blow-but a scientific blow well delivered
from the strongest right arm in the pugl-
istic world
Fftzsimmons will hold his own for an,
other year to come.
But beyond that year-at the dawnine
of the twentieth century-there is another
pugilist to enter the world.
And that is kid" Mccoy.
kid" Mccoy is as yet only, as his nick
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name indicates, kid" He is undevelop-
ed in body and muscle, in tissue and
in strength. He needs to grow-to grow
older as well as stronger.
Kid Mccoy is to-day the finest pugil-
ist in the ring. He is the most skilful side
stopper, the best general, the gamlest
sport and the best trained of fghters.
When he enters the ring he is cool and
calm and throughout the fight he main
tains this same steadiness Of nerve. He
fights like Choynski. with the head at one
side and the eyes slantng. This gives a
fighter long-dstance view Of his antag-
onist and enables him to take in the en-
tire body of his oppontnt above the belt.
When fighter stands erect and looks at
his man straight ahead of the body. he
can only see the face, or II he looks down
ward he can only look at one part Of the
body at time. The fighter who fights
with his head on one side gets an elongated
vision that is very advantag eous.
Another advantage Of this position and
very great one, is the sway il gives the
pugilist He can avoid blows and at the
same time maintain his balance ana be
ready to deliver blow after his opponent
has unsuccessfully tried TO get at him.
Kid Mccoy is a gentleman, as much
so as ever "Gentleman jim" was I like
and admire .Corbett, and like ana admire
Mccoy.
kid" Mccoy began as an errand boy in
the hat store of A. G. Lewis, in Louisville.
Ky. There he Joined the Young Men I
Christian Association Of that city and
learned to box. He soon found that ne
could box better than any Of the other
Christian young gentlemen Of that assoc
citation and longed 10 test his metal else
where.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Of Louisville was too
limited, and he transferred his abilities
ana his membership to other cities, boxing
everywhere he could get an engagement.
After while he returned to Louisville
with an aggregation Of fighters ana moro
az a theater met all comers He fought
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13
THE ASSOCIATION INDOOR LEAGUE.
The Three Clubs Tied After Playing
Six Games.

Six Games.
A neculiar condition exists in the Asso-
citation Indoor Base Ball League. After
playing six games the three clubs are
tied and each club has defeated and been
defeated by each of the other clubs The
teams are without doubt evenly matched,
as the standing of the clubs and the close
ness of all the games, with the exception
of Friday nights, will show. 1t would
be a very hard matter to pick the win
ner of the pennant at this stage Of the
race
With Hipkins behind the bat the Y. NJ.
c. A. are greatly strengthened and IL they
continue to play the kind of ball they put
up with the c. l.. A. last week the other
teams will have to play great ball to win.
Hopkins has not caught but two games,
but he has shown up well. He plays his
new position much better than he did an
infield position, though his work at the
bat is still weak.
If Thompson holds out he will have a
great deal TO do with the place his team
occupies at the close of the season, for he
is pitching winning ball and If given good
support he ought to bring his team out
with a good record.
However, 1t Is hard to say how long
Thompson will last Pitchers, as a rule
do not seem able to keep up their winning
gait through a season. This has been the
case with several pitchers who have at
times been considered almost as invinci-
BILE as Thompson now Is.
Coleman of the Y. NJ. c. A. had a great
reputation at one time and he was spoken
of as o wonder. He pitched great ball
for his team for a while, but the batsmen
he was batted heavily at the latter part
of the season.
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IN The SPORTING WORLD.
"A Study of kid Mccoy, the Coming
Pugilist.
Champion of the
lie
est TO Love of the SpO

fight and Kissed the result. Moore could
not land on him.
Then Kid Mccoy went to Africa, and
they brought all their British and South
African pugi.ists out to meet him. He
came home an unbeaten man.
When he met Dan Creedon, a few weeks
ago, he knocked out Creedon so quickly
that il wasn't a fight, and now he is
waiting to do up his next man.
At present Kid" Mccoy could not beat
Fitzsimmons. The man does not live at
present who could do so. But Mccoy is
every bit as smart as Fitzslmmons and
every bit as clever and every inch as
good a general. I might say that he is
cleverer a man than Fitzslmmons.
But Mccoy lacks strength-he isn't old
enough Give him another year and then
you VIII see.
Mccoy is going TO meet Peter Maher and
he is going 40 meet Choynsk and he
would like to meet Corbett and F'itzsim-
mons
If I wanted to be a pugi,istic prophet
and peer into the future i should say
that within a year two things win hap
pen. Corbett and Filzsimmons viii meet
again, not in New York city, but West
or South. Carson City is about the only
place where they can have their fight.
There are those who say it can take place
in New York, but this is foolish, for the
legislature will not allow il.
SuA acting as a seer, 1 should say that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

Mexico, from the Sante Fe Railroad Conn
pany for the establishment of a home
Tor newspaper men. The club will meet
az New Orleans on the 18th inst. and the
Edltoria board on the 14th inst. at the
t'almer House, in Chicago. It would seem
as though one Institution of the kind was
all that is required, and it is to be hoped
that If the two organizations unite in the
effort that the Resort and Home already
established will be decided upon. Col. A.
II. de Frece, of the New York Mail ana
Express, is chairman of the COMMITTEES
of the International Press Club, having
the matter in charge.
James Simmons and Witt Hoffner enA
gagged in shooting spree at Ward City. I'M
Bradford county, Thursday. with the re-
suit that Simmons received a load Of small
shot in the shoulder, and Hoffner was
struck by a H-caliber pistol ball on the
ehln, the bullet glancing and penetrating
ms shoulder. Each sWOre out a warrant
for the other and Simmons is in Jail. but
1o1fner was so seriously wounded that he
could not be brought in. The trouble arose
because of Simmons treatment of his
wife, Mr.. Hoffner's mother The young
man, Hoffner, interfered in his mothers
pehair, and the shooting between him and
MS stepfa ther followed.
Edward Manrara has purchased from
the Ybor heirs all their interests in Tam
pa. He will arrive in few days and open
the cigar factory. The business has been
suspended since the beginning of the year
owing to the pending settlement of the,
analrs Of the estate of the late V. Marti-
nee Hbor. 1t is said that the heirs OF
senior Ybor will continue in the manufac-
turing business, and that the immense
Nome factory building, the second larg-
est IN the city, will be used, and that
Emelio Pons will be in charge OF the bus-
mess. Mr. Pons has for year past been
manager of the Ybor & Manrara factory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

Appendicitis, the most dreaded Of all the
recently discovered Affections. has been
conquered. Its positive cure has been de-
termined by the new method of treatment
by electricity as known and practiced by
the physicians of the Abbo Medical and
Surgical Institute, ia Liberty street, west
Mrs Harp Bond, wife of Mr.. II. Bond
artist for the Savannah Engraving Com
pany, has recently undergone this treat
ment and as a result, the disease was dis
PEELED and her life saved, when it was
thought that the dangerous and generally
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

fatal operation usually resorted to in cases
Of appendicitis, would have to be perform
ed.
The recovery of Mrs. Bond was consider
ed wonderful and almost miraculous bv her
family and friends, but to Abbo, whose
study of electricity has made it's wonderful
curative powers familiar, the results We're
only what We're expected and what had
been gained in numbers of cases previous
ly treated
The use of electricity in the general prac-
uce OF medicine is new but.no other agent
mas been as successfully used in curing
disease. Abbo has made a thorough and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

complete study of this new remedial
agency and by the Abbo system Of electri-
cal treatment many wonderful cures have
peen obtained. Rhuematsm has been
quickly dispelled after it had grated itself
lnt<s victim for years. Tumors have dis
appeared under it's wonderful influence and
nueralgia and other kindred diseases have
quickly given way to its power
The Abbo Medical and Surgical Institute
is thoroughly equipped with all the latest
costly electrical appliances, including a
static machine, the astonishing results Of
the use of which has been marvel to
those who have closely studied electricitv
as medical remedial agency.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13
BATTLE WITH THE BANGALA.
The Most Furious Fight stanley Had
in the Congo.
From Harper's Round Table.

From Harper's Round Table.
Inc hardest and most furious battle
stanley had with the Congo natives dur
ing the first descent of that river in 1877,
was with the Bangala. Some years ago
Muele one of the chiefs of the BanglIa.
gave to Captain Coquflhat, the Belgian
commander of the station at Bangala, the
native version of the great fight.
we had never seen a white man. said
Muele, whose tribe, thickly populadng the
river bank for many miles, is supposed TO
number $1,000 souls. 1--WE had not the
slightest idea that such beings existed.
one day, some dozen months ago, when
the sun stood right over our heads,
great lot of canoes, of a form we had
never seen before, preceded by the big
gest canoe we ever saw suddenly came
into view. They were quietly passing in
front of our villages, in the swiftest part
of the current. We saw that the men.
even to their heads, were covered with
white cloths, and this surprised us very
much, for the richest chiefs we knew
Wore only little reg made of banana
fibre; and sight that was perfectly new
to us, and that upset all our notions OF
men, was two white beings-yes, as white
as our pottery clay-who seemed to COM
mand all the canoes. They had about the
same form as other men, but their halr,
strange to u.s.
1--WE asked one another Are not those
men sent from Ibanza, the mysterious
spirit, and why have they come upon our
river?' Their purpose could only be BAD
for suddenly they landed ON an island cP'
posite us, instead of coming to our shore,
as all people did who were not h0sulo
to us. At first, before we were able 70
see them distinctly, we thought they Wel0
a party from our enemies of Mo0eN9'
Our alarm drums sounded, and we crown
ed to our canoes, all ready for a hs n.
But the clothing of the warriors lno
straight form of their weapons, and mo-
strange white men proved to us that ~
were not our old enemies. Sthi' w
launched our canoes and rapidly ap-
preached those of the strangers"
Another Chinese COMPLIMENTARY
(reading the news from Chlna)-"h o"
would you pronounce this nameY
"Liao-Tung2 -,
guess you don't pronounce tha'-s'
xrf.r1 al
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from her injuries, although receiving the
promptest and best medical attention.
whether the demons who perpetrated this
horrible crime have been apprehended, we
are unable to learn. The account of the
crime was detailed to US by a gentleman
who learned it from DR.. j. d. Chason of
Iron City, who had just left the bedside
of the young lady, and he expresses no
hope Of her recovery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

Gov. John r. Rogers of Washington
in recent address in Tacoma summed
up what he termed his faith thus: Life
IS a struggle; a school; a test of fitness.
NO struggle, no school; no school, no
illness; no fitness no future"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

A call has been issued for a meeting of
the foot ball rules committee, composed of
representatives of the athletic associations
of the important colleges of the East. to
be held at the University Athletic Clubs
house in New York city, Feb. 49, The meet
ing is called for the purpose of changing
some of the foot ball rules and of reach
ing an agreement as to the Interpretation
of certain rules now existing. II is not
thought that there will be any decided de-
parture from the game now played and
the business of the meeting will be chiefly
to decide upon technical points. College
men generally resent the attacks made on
the sport because of its alleged brutality
and any proposition to alter the nature of
the game will meet with opnosition