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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-08-26
Lost.

Between KeytesvilIe and the resi-
dence of Mrs. Lizzie Jeter I-2 miles
southwest OF this place, Tuesday,
August 9Th, a lady's black cloth jacket.
The finder viii be suitably rewarded
by leaving it at Mrs. Jeter's.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-08-26
School Moneys.
attorney.

As announced IN the COURIER two
or three weeks ago, Charlton county's
apportionment of state public school
moneys for the year 1So8is $8,842.oo.
Of this amount the schools IN Keytes-
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-08-26
The Criminal Calendar.

Clark Ward of KeytesvilIe, who was
to have been tried before Justice ]. Ma
DeMoss last Friday for assaulting and
gathering" w. t. Rice, failed to ap-
pear, and his bond was declared forfeit
ed. Justice DeMoss, however, says the
bond has either been misplaced or
purloined.
VIM. Johnson, COL, has been lodged
in jail on a commitment issued by JUS
tice George Binks OF Charlton town
ship to serve out fine of $50 and
costs for drawing pistol on and
threatening to shoot Jordan Ferguson,
col. George Hurt, COL, was fined SIS
and costs for the part he took in assault
ing Ferguson in the Johnson-Fergu-
son melee. Hurt paid his fine and
costs and was released.
~
VIM. Strother, COL, of Dalton was
lodged in Jail last Friday on a COM
mitment issued by Justice {. w. Stei-
man of Bowling Green township.
Strother is charged with assault and
battery upon Thos. Agee, also col
ored resident of Dalton. The defend
ant gave bond in the sum of $Ioo,
Saturday, with E. P. Moore as secur-
ity, for his appearance before Justice
Steiman for trial next Monday.
*&
Deputy Sheriff L. A. Embree re-
turned from St. LOUIS last Friday
afternoon with VIM. Sternitzky, form
erly of Marceline, who was convicted
on two counts at the last April term of
circuit court and fined $40 and costs
on each count for selling liquor ille-
galIy at the Marceline fair. Ster-
nitzky had previously paid the costs
in the cases against him, but OWING
to his failure to also liquidate the two
fines he was lodged In jail where he
wiz tarry for the next three months.
-E--
I'M rrre rdzpIt Of the Baptist church IN
.eytesville two or three weeks ago,
at from some reason failed to come,
as since been ordained as minister
that religious sect.
, George Alsop of near New Franklin
i'd the misfortune to lose his dwell
ng house and the greater portion of
Fl contents by fire during the absence
6 the family, Saturday night of last
Eek. 1t is not known how the fire
iiginated. The house and house
tild goods were insured for $I,45o.
eRev. Chas. Todd. COL, and his
u fphew, Will Todd. and James Snod-
le, COL, the two latter being boys,
I've been held to await the action of
a. grand jury in the U. S. district
aart at Jefferson City for robbing
If post-effice at Fayette of about $24
Sfmoney and some stamps several
ticks ago.
Joe Sims while splitting wood on
\ 1encer McCrary's farm near Fayette
Justice DeMoss for her appearance be-
fore the grand jury at the next October
term of circuit court, but, oi
course. she could not give it and was
sent to Jail.
John Mexican had his trial in JUS
tlce Lyman Andrews court at Sumner
last Thursday for assaulting Jack
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-08-26

While Deputy Sheriff L. A. Embree
was returning from st. Louis last
Friday afternoon with VIM. Sternitzky,
whom he was bringing to Keytesville
to serve out two fines of $40, each, for
Illegally selling liquor at the Marceline
fair, he discovered George johnson,
COL, at Clark, Randolph county, with
his head sticking around the corner of
the depot and placed him under arrest.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-08-26

John Mexican had his trial in JUS
tlce Lyman Andrews court at Sumner
last Thursday for assaulting Jack
Lloyd by throwing stove wood at
him. The jury at the first trial of the
case failed to agree and was dis
charged. At the second trial the jury
returned verdict of guilty and as
sessed McKean's punishment at fine
of one cent. The costs, however,
amounted to about $35. Mexican
had managed to raise the amount Of
the fine, but had not paid the costs at
last accounts, and unless he does so
he will be given quarters at the county
Jail for 20 days.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
The Democratic Nominees

The Age-Herald regrets to observe a dis
position on the part of certain alleged dem
ocrats to make war on the legislative tick
ct nominated by the democratic convention
of jefferson county. The nominees are
men of dignity and ability. They will well
represent Jefferson county. They deserve
the support of the democratic party. No
such thing as citizens ticket, nor any
other sort of a ticket in opposition to the
regular nominees of the democratic party.
should be encouraged. The fight has been
made within the democratic party. 1t
was a fair fight. 1t is now the duty of
every democrat to support the nominees.
The county convention acted wisely in in
structing it's delegation to the state con-
structed to work and vote for the Jefferson
county candidates for state offices. Jeffer-
son county has suggested Judge Sharpe for
the supreme bench, and Mr.. Charles G.
Brown for attorney-general. No two men
in the state are more eminentfy fitted for
these offices, and it is generally believed
70 he a. foregone conclusion that they will
be nominated.
The delegation from jefferson county is
overwhelmingly for Mcclellan for chief
Justice. Therefore, under instructions, the
delegation must vote as unit for McClel-
Ian. This is likewise well. Judge Mcclellan
is one Of the greatest jurists this state has
ever produced.
The democratic county convention like
wise did another good work. 1t adopted a
strong and ringing resolution reported by
John w. Tomlinson, chairman of the res
olution committee, reafirming each and
every principle of the Chicago platform,
indorsing William J. Bryan for his splen-
did fight for democratic principles and
indorsing the truly democratic and thor
oughly business administration OF Gov
ernor Joseph F. Johnston in the strongest
terms.
Indeed, the Jefferson county convention
did it's work we'll. But it's work is not fin
ished. Boilers should be crushed. 1t is
the duty of every democrat in Jefferson
county to vote for the nominees of the
democratic convention and forever put an
end to boiling tickets in this county.
The candidates are
For the legislature-John Mcqueen, Dan
W. Houston, John B. Gibson, g. B. Burs-
halter, Vann Huey s. c. Davidson.
For probate judge-James P. Stiles.
For senior Judge of the city court of Bir-
mingham.-W. w. Wilkerson.
For associate judge of the city court
Charles A. Sem.
For clerk of the circuit court-Walter X.
McAdOry.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
The Spanish Campaiqn.

ihe Elkinites now concede that Cuba and
Porto Rico would practically be surrender
ed to the United States almost without
the firing of gun; but they say Cuba
would prove white elephant and that
Spain would continue the war indefinitely
by issuing letters of marque, which cost
nothing. The marine insurance companies
would do the rest They say we can
neither invade Spain nor blockade her
ports, because of distance and the lack on
the other side of the sea of coaling facili-
ties. The very difficulty that Spain would
encounter after Cuba and Porto Rico were
lost, this country would encounter in an
attempt to attack Spain. Fighting three
thousand miles from a base offers very
serious problems in these days of armored
steamships.
But Spain has a number of assailable
colonies. If she attempts to indefinitely
prolong the war by means of privateers,
she must give up every one of them. She
must give up the Philippines, that almost
innumerabie archipelago which contains
oNeI nine HuuiioiiS Va people, just WudI use
this country could put twelve or thirteen
hundred islands off the Asatic coast to, 1t is
impossible to say, but they could be he'd
in the way of reprisal, and eventually sold
to Japan who wants them. Nor would the
Canaries, which do not constitute colony,
but are part of pain itself, be secure. An
American fleet would find a way to attack
and capture them. Spain would in word
be driven into her peninsula shell, bankrupt
and despoiled, and it is scarcely probable
to disturb commerce and roam the seas
stopping ships one plea on another as to
either vessel or cargo.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
SPANS BLACK RECORD

From the Buffalo News.
{. Who has ground Cuba into the ground
for a century?
Spain.
Who has sIandered thousands of inno-
cents in Cuba?
Spain.
. Who has starved 100000 men. women
and children to death since 1896?
Spain.
Who has robbed the island of Cuba and
its people of it's wealth?
Spain.
Who made promise after promise of
bringing the horrors to an end. to the peo-
pie of the United States?
Spain. ~
Who stopped the murder of the COMPETE
titor's crew of Americans only when
forced?
Spain.
Who murdered DIR. Ruiz, an American
dentist, In his cell, and slew Delgadat and
imprisoned scores of other Americans7
Spain.
Who laid the mine that blew up the
Maine?
Spain.
Who touched the button that set of the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
A bachelor says that kissing is good
way to remove paint.
Fashionable calls might properly be
termed game of cards.
The man who is fond of a savage dog
has no business with a wife.
Few people care to be reminded of the
little sins they like to commit
In the game of matrimony men strive for
points and heiresses for counts.
The wheelman who rides in the center Of
the big unicycle is strictly in it.
When a periodical drinker begins to get
loaded he should come to a full stop.
The atmosphere of the stock exchange Is
The world is full of budding geniuses, but
the majority of them get nipped in the
bud.
1t is mans nature to crave power and If
he can't bully another man or dog he
gets married.
The critic may not read one-third of the
authors book, but the author reads every
word of criticism.
BY the time woman thoroughly under
stands the ms and outs of love she is usu-
ally too old to- care anything about it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
The Spanish Fleet.

Spain's plan of defense-for offensive op-
crations ON her part on large scale are
impossible-her plans for defending Cuba
and Porto Rico are certainly very singular.
She probably has not plans The Christabs FL
Colon and Marie Theresa are reported at
the Cape Verde islands. and the vizcaya
and Oquendo have sailed from Porto Rico,
destined. it is believed, for the same islands
OF what particular use feet at the Cape
Verde islands can be is not apparent. The
islands belong to Portugal. They are near
the African coast, in a latitude farther
south than Cuba's. The distance across
the sea at that point is not materially less
than the distance between this country and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
Chilli and Argentina.

The United States and Spain will not. If
present indications hold out, monopolize
the warfare in America Argentina and
little Chill are preparing for brush over
a territorial question. The boundary line
between the two countries has never been
definitely determined. A treaty between
the two countries says the boundary line
shall be the Cordilleras, which is the name
of the two ranges of the Andes, but these
ranges are in places many miles apart, the
intervening space being filed with table
land. In the event of war between the two
countries the location of the boundary
line would give important advantages, and
this seems to be the real subject at stake.
Argentina claims to be the paramount
power on the continent. She is the most
Brazil alone excepted. But Chilli has shown
the best fighting capacity, the most martial
spirit, and her people are not a bit afraid
of their trans-Andean neighbor. The peo-
pie of Chilli have, for peaces sake. given
up the larger part of Patagonia, but they do
not propose to have the Argentina bound
airy line so located that that country will
be able in case of war to swoop down on
Chill. They do not intend that the para
mount power shall dominate them.
Argentina has secured. 1t is thought, the
help of Peru. but even this alliance does not
awe Chilli Peru has an old grievance to
SETTLE and she is glad of an opportunity to
join Argentina Pefu herself found the
ChiIians very war-ake. The latter, in fact,
had walkover. and they gathered in, not
only the ships that Peru possessed. but all
of her valuable nitrate and guano deposits
She left Peru very fat; and Valparaiso
paper remarks that "the Chilians are a
more virile race than the Argentines, and if
Argentines generally could see Chill as she
is, with their own eyes. war talk would no
longer be INDUCED in ON the other side of
the Andes"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
The Art of Advertising.
McAdory.

The recent address of Mr. Robert c. Og
den of the John Wanamaker firm before
the Merchants association in New York
has led to considerable discussion of the
subject of advertising Mr.. Ogden said
business consisted of three parasitic mer-
chandize the service and the advertising
and of the three the last named possess
sed the chief dynamic force"
He went on to say-and he is a past
master of the art-that an advertisement
the reader, inform him, and make a GUS
toner of him. Unless it does all three, the
advertisement has not met its purposes,
and the money expended upon it is wasted.
To catch the eye, pictures or display type
of various kinds are employed, and Mr..
Ogden says the best wit of the most bril-.
liant writer is none too good. in the way of
carrying information to the reader. The
paoity of an ordinary newspaper writer or
an ordinary man." But beyond these
there must be the farther element of
truth, in order to turn the reader into
customer, and retain him. All these must
be combined. and the combination almost
surely leads on to fortune.
Mr.. Ogden makes the farther point that
there can be no certain formula for sue
cess in advertising. What is good in the
one case is not good in another. The adj
vertisements Of proprietary medicines are
solid dull-looking masses of small type
People affiicted with disease want all the
information thy can get. They are hum
cry for 1t. The soap men. on the other
hand, appeal to readers who are not
interested. and their advertisements con-
tain few words. They try to catch the
eye. Each advertisement is or should be
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

From the New York Times.
Seeking for information, certain questions
were asked of an expert whose profit lies,
as a manufacturer in producing one of
the most popular self-feeding pens on the
market This authority said that "a dip
of ink ought to write 100 words. That In an
hour about thirty drops of ink were used,
and that in sixty minutes the pen travelled
some eighth of a mile. 1t all depended on
the idiosyncrasy of the writer's.
In order to test this a number of 'habitu-
al and hardened scribes were asked to
take one dip only of ink and they We're to
work off their copy in their usual elegant
or slovenly manner. AS far as averages
went, the result was dlsheartening. One
man wrote LA words with the one dip and
another a. and the characters of the IN
word man were very much more legible
than those of the H-word man. There was
a lady-a graceful contributor to Journalism
and in her italian hand she wrote eight
words to the dip, and the faster. she pro-
duced copy the less words she wrote to
the single dip.
1t is the measurement of the writing
one-eighth of mile to the hour-which is
curious, and to think it possible that there
may be Industrious scribes who write every
day of their lives more than mile of copy.
We wheel faster, we cover a mile in a trot-
ting sulky more speedily, or we play finer
game of billiards now than ever, because
the machines or the track, or the table and
the balls are better constructed. With I'M
proved pens, ink inkstands and paper, do
we write any more speedily than in we
olden time? The probability is that we
are faster in our writing. the mechanical
impediments having been diminished; vet
the penman, even with the typewriter.
never kept pace with the rapidly of bis
thoughts. y
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

England: and yet the best fleet that Spain
has is there.
But the strangest part of the strange
Spanish movements IS the apparent ADAM
Comment of Cuba and Porto Rico. although
there are 100000 Spanish soldiers, more or
less, in Cuba. The only armored Span
ish ships in American waters are the Grip
pied Alfonso and the Nueva Espana. And
this is the way the blufing and clustering
country meets foe that has formidable
fleet within a few hours sail, and that
only awaits the word to pounce down on
her chief colonial possession. The empt-
ness of spains war-making pretensions is
shown in the want of measures of defence
in either Cuba or Porto Rico.
1t is surmised that Spain will await an
attack at home. in the meanwhile sending
out cruisers and privateers to destroy
American commerce. There is not much
warfare in this, but it seems to be all that
the decrepit old country Is capable of.
Either this, or else she intends to start in
force from the Cape Verde islands. The
long delay at that point does not indicate
such intentions. And besides the famous
torpedo vessels have not proven very sea-
worthy The chances now are that the
naval fighting that war with Spain once
promised is like many other things in Spain,
all In the air. Spain is overmatched at sea,
and she knows il.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

mine that blew up the Maifie and slew z6e
Yankee tars?
Spain is responsible.
Who sent the final notice to President
Mckinley that there would be no further
negotiations over Cuba7
Spain.
Who added insult to the slaughter of the
Maine sailors by almost ignoring the in
cident in replying to President Mckinley s
mild representation that war ought to
stop and independence be granted?
Spain.
Who gave out the false statement that
the pope was to act as mediator at Nc
Kinley's request?
Spain.
Who. after the lie had failed, expressed
regrets for having been 'misunder-
stood?'
Spain.
Who, after killing our sailors. insulted
our president, lying about mediation, buys
warships and munitions. and again Sc
cures delay and the postponment of Gu
ban action by diplomacy?
Spain.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
WHAT WAR MEANS FOR SPAIN

From the HARTFORD LedueT. 81
Probably few Americans are able to re
alize what a war with America will doubt-
less mean to Spain. 1t means not simply
the loss of Cuba and perhaps Porto Rfco
also. 1t means not alone overwhelm pg
national defeat and bankruptcy of Tie
national treasury. 1t probably means the
downfall of the bank of Spain, the ose
great financial institution of the country
and with it's fall the collapse of other
banks and scores of corporations-a general
panic. stoppage of industries, ruin for
MANY thousands of well-to-do citizens, and
following in the wake of all this an upris-
ing of popular passion and disorder, PER
haps revolution itself, and sweeping away
of the dynasty, as Napoleon Ill. lost his
throne after Sedan.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
The Populistic View
From the wetumpka Advocate.

From the Wetumpka Advocate.
The question of holding a constitutional
convention is being very widely discussed
by the democratic papers of the state, and
just as sure as the democratic party is al
lowed to usurp the rights of the people at
the ballot box and again count themselves
into power just so sure will great many
of the citizens of our state be disfran-
chised. This course will affect the labor
ing classes NOR than others, from the fact
that in all probability the right to vote Will
be restricted to an educational qualification,
and as the laborfrg classe shave not nad
the advantages that the other classes have
thew will be the ones to suffer. Think twice
before you cast your ballot for man who
will vote for constitutional convention.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

From the Chicago News.
whats the matter, old MANI"
'Oh, an old uncle of mine is coming up
from the country to visit me. He's one Of
the greenest old guys in seven states.
suppose he'll make me the laughing stock
of everybody that knows me-"
ut isn't your Uncle Henry, who was up
here last year, is it?'
Eyes"
you didn't seem to be afraid that he'd
make a laughing stock of you then"
81 know; but the old chumps gone and
lost all his money"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
81 have heard good deal about people
who borrow trouble, but think my wife is
a champion in that line"
"Why. I thought she was always cheer
full and contented with her LOTT"
"She was until our baby was born, six
weeks ago. Now she is worrying because
he may marry some girl that we will not
like"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
WARM LANGUAGE

From the Salt Lake Herald.
1t is claimed by the opponents of Cuban
independence that if 1t were recognized
Cuba would become hotbed of revolution
Even If 1t would. is not hotbed of revolu-
ton better than hell of destruction?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
Force of Habit

From the Washington Star.
GLOW did that matador happen to fare
so badly?' inquired one Madrid citizen.
'sWhy." replied the other. che used to
be connected with the diplomatic service,
He forgot himself the other day and stop
ped to ask the bull whether there was not
some means of putting decisive action off
for a week or So"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
1T MIGHT SUIT THE NOMINEES

From the Columbus Press-Post.
Speaking of presidential tickets for 1900,
how would Hanna and Weyler do, on
platform written in collaboration by the
queen regent and Tom Reed?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
ANEW INSINUATION
, washington Press.

From the Washington Press. 4A
1t Is now recalled that when Christopher
Columbus discovered the island of Cuba he
gave 1t the name of Juana, the Spanish
pronunciation of which sounds very much
like Hanna.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

The Spaniards that yelled Get out" to
General Lee, will soon receive back the
message from the muzzles of big guns, and
1t will be made effective The new war
cry is, Get out"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

No one is reckless enough to volunteer
to carry the news of the armistice to Gen
eral Gomez. Captain General Blanco's Of
ficers are wise in their generation.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
More Money to the Schools

From the Ozark Southern Star.
The newspapers of Alabama are talking
out for better educational system in this
state This newspaper is for system that
will give more money to the common
schools of the country.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
PREPARED TO DO HIS PART

From the Detroit Free Press.
If congress will authorize armed inter-
vention the president stands ready to
furnish the discretion.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

From the washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
cts all right" said Senator Sorghum,
gleefully. 'Im getting on"
''What do you mean?" inquired his wife.
81 am being formally recognized as one
of the great men of the era. They are be-
ginning to circulate last century's anec-
dotes with my name attached to 'em."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16

Spain's big bluffing is ended by the with
drawal from American waters of the Viz
caya and Oquendo. Spain has no desire to
increase the American navy.