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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

OUR war with Spain was small
matter compared to our war in the
Philippines We are now concen-
trating our vast navy in that archi-
pelago, sending seventy thousand
soldiers thlther and incurring an ex,
penditure of over ooe hundred mill
ions a year to continue the conflict
FOR the conquest and subjugation OF
these people who had won their
liberties against the power of Spain
and whom we purchased as ls GER
tilted to by Judge Day and Senator
Gray, who represented the United
States in making the deal. There.
fore the claim that the accidents of
war placed us in o position that we
cannot honorably retreat from is
disproved by the highest authority,
namely, that of the president and
one of the members Of the peace
commission who made the purchase
in behalf of the United States.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

ELECTloNs are TO be held in twelve
states on the 7tb of November, viz:
Massach Maryland, Pennsyl.
vania, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Mis-
nissippi. Nebraska, South Dakota,
New York, New Jersey and Vir.
Rinia. In some Of these full state
tickets are TO be chosen, In Others
rome state officers are to be elected;
N still others there Is no state ticket
bul members Of the legislature are
A. be elioaen and The result oi these
elections wIll have national Ipsercat
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

have told him how unreliable is
public sentiment gathered from the
rear of railway train. Igathered
some in '96 myself"
XXX
"The peoples attitude before the
trusts reminds of the composure of
the man who was starving. He
finally got loaf of bread and was
just preparing to eat it when a dog
ran off with 1T. Tho man didn't get
mad nor did he weep. He only
said: "Thank God, I've got my APP
petite left That is just what the
people have left"
II Do not feel discouraged by the
defeat of 1896, for | felt when the
republicans went into power re-
sponsibihty went with them. l felt
if we were wrong In our position in
1896, we deserved to be defeated,
and if we were right our position
would be vindicated by experience.
| believe the last three years have
vindicated the position taken in
1896.
"We then said the gold standard
was bad, and the republicans made
the special declaration that the gold
standard was all right; that it was
the standard of civiIation, and yet
the first thing republican president
did was to send a commission to-
Europe to get rid Of the gold stand
ard. Six months after the election
the republicans could find nothing
to justify the gold standard. Thew
rejoiced at the discovery of gold in
the Klondike. And why? Because
1t meant more money and better
times, just as we told you in 1896,
and as Mckinley knew in 1891.
IF gold from the Klondike would
give us more money and better
times, why not open our own mints?
The last three years on the money
question puts the republican party
in the attitude of the fellow travel.
ing IN the mountains who often met
himselfcoming back WI. Bryan
at Vanwert, Ohio.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

THERE is salutary lesson to be
drawn by Americans from the trans
vaal war. The power of q great
nation is being used to murder the
people, devastate their homes and
spread carnage and desolation in
South Africa to enchance the for
tunes of few powerful men in En-.
gland who are able to influence the
action of the government. Human
nature is no different in England
from what it is in America or else.
where. Englishmen are not very
mike Americans, and Americans
will do 10 America what they are
now doing in the Philippines and
what Englishmen have done in
England as we'll as in South Africa,
India and elsewhere, whenever our
government passes under the con.
troll of the sexploiting classes and
they have an army al their disposal,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26
ARP ON FARMING.

And now a young farmer wants
to know if 1t is good farming to
follow grain with grain. He does
not say what kind of grain, but l
will tell him that fifteen years ago
The Courier-Journal of Kentucky,
offered prize of 81 900 for the best
essay on practical agric-t'ure,
Over 200 were contributed and
the essay that got the prize detailed
the writer's plan of farming in Ken
lucky. It was brief, very brief.
He laid off his corn rows seven feet
apart, drill his corn eighteen inches
apart, cultivated the ground thor
6ughly and narrowed il; sowed
wheat early and narrowed it in.
When the corn was ready to gather
he drove the wagon in every sixth
row and loaded from three rows
each side. After the corn was all
gathered be went over the corn.
stocks crossways with a heavy roller
and rolled it all down fiat on the
wheat. The stocks and blades cover
ed it like | lanket. When the first
good snow fell he sowed clover on
the-snow. When it rained or thawed
the clover seed fell into the ground
and took root, and so he had corn
and wheat and clover following in
rotation and made a fine crop of
each.
But 10 this region our farmers
have learned the value Of peas as a
fertilizer and stock food, and the
harvest of hay this year will no
doubt double all previous records.
One of my friends has small farm
near town and last year harvested
d fair crop of wheat from a twenty
acre field. After the wheat was off
be sowed ten acres Of the ground in
COW peas. Last fall he sowed it all
down in wheat and this spring you
conld tell just where the line of peas
came to. There was 10 difference
in the quality Of the land, 1t was
level andallalike and yethe harvest
ed this year ten bushels per acre on
one-half aud eighteen ON the other.
Now, what caused the great differ
ence2 1t was the shade of The pea
vines, the shade that produces nitro
gen IS the best of all plant food.
The denser the shade the morenitro-
gen goesdown into the soil. A cane.
brake, briarpatch, a clover cover.
ing, an old house 10 a field-remov
itand plant the ground that was un-
der ii and see how laxuriant vegeta-
tion grows. Plantagrape vine near
your house and the roots will all
run under the house to feed--to feed
on nitrogen. My wife has wisteria
vine at the end Of the veranda, and
in three years, time its roots had
underneath the floor and
sent up sprouts twenty feet away,
and for time we did not know
who're they came from. A good
farmer shadeeverything he can.
lie will cover the thin and galded
spots in his field with wheat straw.
There isno virtue in wheat straw,
but It makes shade. and that makes
nitrogen. There is no virlue ID o
stone or IN rocks, but they make
notice how plants will
grow near torocks Or 4 rock wall.
Ny loDglamoDled friend, DR. BerclS /
man told me THAI ''foeIke we're Gods
blessing % the land. and he pnr-
phased ton acres Of very stony lind |
Ipr his vlneyaFd and bin llpwsrl
garden.
i feioleaanin II zee hi " nnf mid
lls aeeseln IAfmefs are looming up
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26
The Press is in receipt of COM
plimentary ticket to the first Ca
ruthersville fair, held Oct. "a to 27.

ENGIAND's attempt to control the
South African republic through the
colonization of voters has failed, so
she has rcsorted to war to gain pos
session of that El Dorado.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

THE last two weeks, although our
order was increased, we hadn't
paper enough to supply the increase
of subscriptions, and were compelled
to drop 8 number of esteemed
exchanges for the time. We pro.
mise then that it shall not occur
again, as we have arranged to keep
ahead in the future.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26
get SO much better terms than our former
allies at Manila, who Admiral Dewey
says are better capable of governing
| themselves than are the Cubans?
Waited for a Good Start

Tt was during the trial Of an important
case in the Wayne Circuit court that
one OF the veterans of the bar thus deliv-
cred himself to those within easy hear
ing
"See that man there at the end Of the
tableP He has one of the best-paying
practices in the state, and he's compara-
lively young"
"Good lawyer?" asked a listener.
"Fairly good lawyer and corking
good business man. That means a.
whole lot. But it's the way he got a
foothold that interests me. He wouldn't
take petty case even when he was
wearing summer clothes in winter and
standing off the proprietor. of cheap
restaurant. He waited three months for
a client such as he wanted and then
put him off for a week on pretense OF
having more than he could attend to.
And hustle! That fellow was flying
around like green corn on skillet.
q
He'drush into courtwhen twas crowded,
have both hands full Of papers, whisper
to the Judge and sail out again as though
time was worth $40 q minute to him, IieI
didn't have Us much as worthless col-
lection, but he bumped himself just the
same, people asked who he WAS and
finally began TO hunt him up.
"when he got q case he made things
hum. He made SURE that he had a good
one and thon be put itall over the op- |
poeiiiun, ahouted them ont Of court, got
into the papefs and has had growing
business oycr alncn And prosperity
laesn't sPoil him. TIell vim your chae
|ar every time, Il It's in tho cards,
aad III wager right I5w that no cllont
{ hls ever suffered through neglect.
Z EznIlhigo
HI qer esaur x0EA slAt Il nient
~ aaHlA waa ~ homo inanuiaclnfag
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

WE are reliably informed that
capitalists from st. Louis and the
Flat River lead mines will visit th e
lead mines near Gravel Hill, in this
county, in the next few days. Our
fellow townsman H, R. English and
A. J. D. Burford have options on
four or five hundred acres of this
land Cash Book. Say, Mack,
don't you moan the lead mines in
Bolinger county, near Gravel Hill?
That's right, old man.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26
Marble Hill Missouri. Thursday. October 90, 1see

in town last week collecting taxes. Mr..
Yount says that prosperity has not yet
struck old Bollinger very serious blow.
William Stemmer, one of our neigh
Dor boys, went down to dedicate the new
jail last week.
Married-On the 22d inst, at the Office
of A. ]. Statler, ]. P, Warren Critics
to Miss Mollie Robinson. R. ELF.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

and the whole world looks blue to them.
A man may be on accomplished fault
finder, and yet hayea good college ed
sioation. Some men know little more
than to find fault because they have 30
much practice, aud It becomes d sort Of
habit. Finding fauls with the events OF
nature is the most foolish thing q man
can do. Thep are plenty Of people who
will find fault when thoy can find moth
ing elsn; . ia always 900 wot or toe dry.
too cold or too lot, OF TOO something, Cor
thnnl. Those monnevHf studied how To
feRnlhle their hvalneHa in such a man-
nAI aa ~ 10 ready foE any exlg1ncies the
aaaHon may bring. Res1 Paul'a injunns
lIoa 70 tho young preacher, Timothy,
nnd learn q leaaon that ought 70 heIu
every fault linilef h the world. ,s6tudy
3 ahow tbyheU approved unto God.
#henm man inAa flss n9 wan not EnH
iauIl. but wlll nnd nleaafeiA rdnpllns
himsali N c0AalslnAa vdAah atw.
Study nRlHtin@
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

The wise and patriotic utterances
Of Mr.. Bryan to the democrats of
Kentucky Is new demonstration
efthe exalted characters of the great
democratic leader.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26
NATAL CAMPAIGN.

Undaunted by initial reverse, the
Beers in Natal have resumed the at
tack near Glencoe.
Firing is reported both northwest
and east of Glencoe, and the main
Boer column under Joubert is re.
ported engaging the British, who
are entrenched.
Late advices say that Boer artll.
lery has opened on Dundee.
British war correspondents say
that the Beers are unequaled for
courage. They stood up under the
artillery fire at Smith's Hill with
unparalleled bravery.
The defeat Of the Beers at Glands.
laagte, according to British advices,
was u brilliant feat of arms
MAFEKINe KIMBERLEY NEWS.
Adviees show there has been no
general lncursion of Beers into
Benchuanaland.
Scenes ofchaos ensaed in Vryburg
when the Cape police evacuated in
the face of the Boer advance.
Dispatches from Kimberley,
brought. by courlers, show that
there has been considerable fight.
ing there.
No late advices from Mafeking
have been received, but dispatches
describing the early engagements
between the opposing forces In that
country continue to toll Of Boer re.
yerses.
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stamped envelope TnE D0AlSloN Con-
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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26
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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

The Presidents commission to, the
Philippines secured peace and harmony
with the Mahometan Sultan of Sulu and
permission to fly our flag on his coast on
these terms:
|. Recognition of his Sultanship.
2. Retention of slavery and polygamy,
the twin relics Of barbarism, as "recog-
nized institutions" in the Sulus.
3. An allowance by the United States
Of $3.50 month to the Sultan and $5i0 a
month to nine ofhischiefs for the main
tenance Of their satrapy, their harems
and their slave-drivers.
This may be thought by "disluyal"
and "carping" critics high price for
peace. But what did we offer Aguinnldo
and his civilized and Catholic followers
aa our best terms Of peaceY
1. Unconditional surrender and unQual-
lied recognition OF the "aoyerolgnty OF
The Unitod States"
2 Military government.
Q. 'sDcnogoient aauinnalioh' fine
naine Ior thc Ohioixine Of tho FhiplnQa.
Why thig wat dlilefeaee A 90 tAo
priuea 1flofea tor neaea II tho Phillips
pihAaY Andwhy should d bafl3aisc Nai4
ra1g. tilfs With slavery aali p0| ,ggny.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

on wheat culture. Forty bushels to
the acre. Ten yeras ago it would
have been declared impossible.
This reminds me ofmy old English
neighbor, John Allen, who asserted
that'his father was never contente d
in old Hengland with less than
sixty bushels of wheat to the acre,
and sometimes he made seventh.
"Sow wheat in dust ard rye in NOR.
tar, "wos his motto. Good old John
Allen. | shot bis cow in my corn.
field, for it was hor third offense.
and the old man was grieved. He
never got mad, but only said: III
know me coow worried ye, but
but-major, | wouldent have shot
your coow. / love you too well for
that
How true it is that "kind words
take away wrath. Bill ARP, in
Atlanta Constitution.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN is in
no sense humorist, but he
sometimes tells a funny story to en-
phasize point. His lighter efforts
are more IN the line OF wit than
hamor His thrusts are delivered
suddenly and in epigrammatic form
Us when he says: II know we can
whip the Filipinos. | here affirm
we can whip the FiIipinos. Spain
had them almost whipped, after
fighting 800 years, and then sold us
the option on the fight for $2O,0O0,-
OOO."
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

because of the election of members
of the United State senate. Gov
ernors and state officers are to be
chosen in Maryland, Mississippi,
Massachusetts, Ohio, Iowa and Ken
lucky. In Nebraska, South Dakota
and Pennsylvania some state officers
are to be chosen and in some of these
especially Nebraska and Pennsyl'
vania, there rs considerable inter.
est, although the officers to be
chosen are not important in them.
selves. A very strong effort is be-
ing made by the republicans to de-
feat the fusion ticket in Nebraska
because that is Mr.. Bryan's home
state, and they figure that defeat
there this year may have the effect
Of discrediting the democratic lead
er in the presidential campaign of
next year by creating the impression
throughout the county that Bryan
is not as popular as he has been.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

If he had only consulted me | could
have told him how unreliable is
public sentiment gathered from the
rear of railway train. Igathered
some in '96 myself"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

"Mark Hanna said in an inter.
view that God was in the Philippine
business. / don't know whether
he is or not, but before l believe
prophets ] want to see their creden-
tails. BY their fruits ye shall know
them,' says the Bible. Hanna has
been a successful prophet of McKin.
leyism. He can tell the policy of
the President without consulting
him But ] assure you, my friends,
when God is IN the Philippine ques-
ton lilo will choose another mouth.
piece than Mark Hanna.'
alive heard il said that President
Mckinley had no Philippine policy
until he made the Omaha trip. lie
resolved TO feel the pulse Of the
people and gather public aentlmont
from the rear Of . railroad train.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-10-26

"Wheu the income tax bill was
up they told me the rich Democrats
would leave the party ifit was pass
ed. l didn't think so, but | found
| did not know the rich Democrats.
| then said the poor Republicans
will be with US, but found | did not
know the poor Republicans. If the
poor Republicans, when they saw
the rich Democrats coming over to
their party, only had be judgment
of the Irishman who was driving a
mule, all would have been we'll.
As the Irishman was driving alone
in buggy, the mule stopped, look
ed around and began kicking. He
kicked the harness to pieces and
finally put his hind legs over the
dashboard. al! right says Pat, If
you want to come in, why come in
but when yez do, I'll get out!' ~
kk*
"The Republican policy in the Phil
ipplnes reminds me of the prayer
of the old colored man. 1t illus
trates the difference between being
on Gods side and wanting God on
your side. He said when he prayed
to God to send him q chicken he
seldom got one, but when he prayed
10 God to send him after a chick en-
he always got one. My frinds, the
Republicans are praying God to
send them after chickens. They
have already got the Philippine
rooster.n
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
News OF the Oranges

Waldo County Grange will meet with
Tranquility Grange at the town house. Lin
colnville, next Tuesday. Following is the
program: opening exercises; conferring 9Th
degree address of welcome by Austin Mar
riner; response, W. II. Moody: report OF
Oranges; appointment of committees: noon
recess; music; topic, What shall we do with
our surplus hay? to be opened by Joseph
Ellis; tmaipder of the program to be fur
nished by Tranquility Grange.
The following , fiji els of Silver Lake
Grange China have been installed by Deputy
Chas. n. Crowell of Vassalboro: Master, j
.. Fish; overseer, C. M. Bailey; lecturer,
Mrs. G. j, Nelson; steward Henry Randall ;
assistant, Chas. Pinkham: sec, Reuel j.
Farms; treas, Dr. G. j. Nelson chap, Mrs
E. l.. A bee; ceres, Mrs j. o. Fish; pomona,
Miss Mae B1acken; flora, Mrs c. NJ Bailey 4;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. Chas Pink
ham. The installation was followed by a
supper and an interesting program. Tues
day evening, feb. 21st, will be ladies' night,
when great good time may be expected.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
DIED.

ALLEN. In Portland, February 8, Rev. Charles
f. Allen, ID. D., ageo SO wears.
BARTER. In Mobile, Ala, Henry, son of Joel
Barter of Harris Neck, St ge, aged % years.
BRIDGES. In Bucksport. February 3, Mrs John
Bridges, aged 20 yeals o months.
CURTIS In Rockland, February 3, Charles A.
Curtis, native of Burnham, aged % years, 4
months and 26 GAYS.
CARTER. In Bluehll, February l. Robert Car
ter, aged 81 years, ] month and u days.
CLoUGH. In Bluehill January "a James R.
Clough aged ~ years and months,
bar of Castine, aged 81 years and l months.
son of George l.. and Ida NJ. Harvey, aged 4
months ano 20 days.
KNIGHT. In Lincolnvie, February IL. Enoch
Knight, Jr., aged 76 years, months and IA days.
LINCOLN. In Gloucester, Mass, February |,
Mrs Thomas Lincoln, form erly of Vinalhaven,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Roberts.
MCINTYRE. In Rockport, February 1 Captain
John Mcintyre, native of Lncolnvile, aged 7S
years.
NASH. In Bangor, February 8, Charlotte Nash
of Belfast aged l years and months.
PAGE. In Wnterport, February ., VIM. Page,
aged SO years.
PENDLEroN. In searsport, February T. Sarah
f., wife of Capt John G. Pendleton, aged 81
years.
RICE. In Rockland, February Z, Albert Smith
Rice aged 81 years, 10 months and days.
RICH. In Isle au Haut January 20, Stillman
Rich, aged II years and months.
SPENCER. In East Knox, February 9, Adelaide
Spencer, aged 50 years and months.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16
SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF BkLFAST
AlpJNf En

ARRIVED.
Feb. 10., Sch W inslow Morse, Newton.
Boston.
Feb. II. revenue str McCulloch,
cruising.
Feb. II. S revenue str McCuloch,
cruising.
AMERICAN PORTS.
New York, Feb s. Ar, bark Adam W.
Spies, Buenos Ayres; 7, cid, sch Norombega,
Amsbury, Ponce and Arroyo: II, ar, sch W
E Downes, Marshall, Brunswick.
Boston, Feb g. Sid schs Lucy E Friend,
Patterson, Newport News; Winslow Morse,
Belfast.
Philadelphia. Feb. T. Ar, sch Olive 7
Whittier, Whittier, Il rk's Island; s, cid,
sch John NJ Prescott (neH) Providence; II
no shipping to-day; river frozen up.
Baltimore, Feb. T. Ar, sch A. B. Sher-
man, Pillsbury, Brunswick, Ga.
Portland, Feb. 9. Sld barks j. H. Bow.
ers, Rosario; Sarmiento, do; Mabel L
Meyers, Buenos Ayres.
Mobile, Feb. 6. Ar, sch Jessie Lena, Dew
ereaux, Havana.
Norfolk, Feb g. Ar, bark Josephine, Nc.
Clean, Baltimore; 9 cid, sch Frank A. Palm
er, South Boston.
Brunswick, Ca, Feb. Z. Ar, sch Joel F
Sheppard Carter. New York.
Newport News, Feb. 10. Sid, sch Levi
Hart, New Haven ar, sch R. F. Pettigrew
Portland.
Fernandina, Feb. 7. Ar, sch D D Haskell
Eaton, New Haven.
The Republican journal., 1899-02-16

The February number of The Rudder is
full OF interest tC the yachtsman and boat
builder. and with a patronage commensurate
with its merits it would speedily become
the leading yachting magazine of the world.
Send in your subscriptions, brother yachts
men, and encourage the publishers in their
good work The subscription is only 50 a
year Address The Rudder Publishing Co.,
50 Dey street, New York.