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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
DUNKLIN COUNTY.

Dunklin Democrat
1t is the opinion of the best-posted
melon growers IN Dunklin county,
as we'll as the buyers here from the
cities, that there will be shortage
of at least fifty per cent, as compar-
ed with last year. This will hold
good as to the Maiden district as
well as along the line of the Ken.
nett and Southern road. Dealers
who have been expecting the mar
ket to be glutted will be disap-
pointed.
J. W. Murray, aged So years,
died at his home on Horse Island,
last Saturday, leaving widow
and three children. The youngest
child, an infant, died Tuesday, Mr..
Marray had lived here for more
than thirty years and was we'll
todo citizen.
At the home of the father of the
bride, ]. B. Dial, on Horse Island,
last Sunday, J. R. Johnson was
married to Miss Susan Elizabeth
Dial, Justice Bruce officiating. The
bride is sister of County Clerk
Dial.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
The Dear. CRANKY Ola Lamon.

The lemon Is the orange's erustv
brother they are both natives Of
northern India, where they grow
wild. Tho Arabs, WIN In spite Of
their objectionable characteristics.
hare really dOps great deal for
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20

IT doesn't always pay to try to
dodge the assessor. In Pike county,
saws the Kansas City Star, man
hid a 800 dog in an upstairs room
the day the assessor was there and
the dog jumped out of the window
and broke his neck.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20

THE great gold combination that
holds bonds and mortgages against
the nations and peoples of the
earth to the amount of one hundred
and fifty billion dollars and who
profit by money becoming scarce
and dear have discounted the in.
creased production of gold by ex-
tending the gold standard into Asia.
Gold will continue 10 grow dear
and human life to grow cheap.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20

AGENTS WANTED-FoR "THE LIFE
and achievements Of Admiral Dewey" the
worlds greatest naval hero. by Murat Hal
stead, The life-long friend and admirsr Of the
nations idol. Biggest and best book. Over
500 pages, SxIo lnchesl nearly 100 pages half
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Of 4 lifeline. Write quick. The DonlnIoa
Company, ID Floor Iaslon bsdg, Chicago.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
BUTLER COUNTY.
Popular Bluff Republican:

Popular Bluff Republican:
Geo. B. Presgrove and wife ar.
rived in Poplar Bluff from St.
Louis Sunday afternoon. They
are stopping indefinitely with the
parents Of Mrs. Presgrove, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Simmons. Mr.. Pres.
grove is an experienced newspaper
man and good printer. He edited
the Fredericktown Democrat.News
and later was foreman of the Jack.
son Cash Book and the Jackson
Herald, which position be resigned
to go to East St. Louis recently o;
foreman OF the Midland Magazine
office. The magazine proved a
failure financially and now Mr.,
Prnsgrove is seeking employment
Last Tuesday, July IL, Mrs. John
L. Clevlen received a check for
$4,000 from the Equitable Life In.
surance company Of New York, in
which her husband was insured,
The proof left Poplar Bluff Monday
and on the following Tuesday week
the check came. This is the quick.
est time in which large insurance
loss was ever adjusted in this
county.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
MADISON COUNTY,


Fredericktown Democrat-NewS:
Tuesday, September 5, Madison
county will vote on the proposition
to build u $4,000 courthouse.
We were informed this week that
the Catherine Mining company had
closed deal for the purchase OF
the Mcfarland farm and the Thost
farm. The deeds will not pass for
ten er fifteen days. There is about
230 acres IN the Thost farm and 100
in the Mcfarland farm. The com.
pauy is to pay $4,000 for the Thost
tract and $4,000 for the Mcfarland
The county institute opened al
Marquand last Monday morning
with thirty,three teachers in attend
ance. Prof. T. r. Joyce Is conduct
ing the institute.
sToDDARD COUNTY.
Bloomfield Cosmos
George and Louis Houck donated
twelve acres Of beautiful woodland
to the thriving city of PuXico this
week to be used as city park.
There is said to be about fifteen
hundred acres in watermelons and
canteloupes in the south part OF
the county, and shipping will begin
in few days. This will bring in
several thousands dollars to that
section, and means a general revival
of business that will last until cotton
marketing time.
Alfred Harty, the present collec'
tor of Stoddard county, and Miss
Katie Harrison, of Sikeston, who
taught one of the departments in
our public schools last winter, were
united in the holy bonds of matri.
mony at Delta, Mo-, on Sunday, July
2. 1899. by Rev. W. A. Williams, of
Puxico, Mo.
Grant Gillespie, an attorney of
Stoddard county, has been appoint
ed first lieutenant to serve in one
of the new regiments to be sent to
the Philippines.
On Wednesday morning, July II,
1899, at 500 O'Clock sharp, while
the summer sun was shining in all
its brightness and the merry song
birds were singing their sweetest
songs as they fitted from bough to
bough in the shady trees, Miss Can
dace Pearl Fort and Prof. Hutson
S. Green took their vows of holy
wedIock before large concourse
Of invited guests in the parlors of
the beautiful residence Of the brides
parents, Judge and Mrs. J. L. Fort,
10 the city Of Dexter, Elder W. G.
Reeves. pastor of the Baptist church
of that city performing the Ger.
emony that joined these two loving
hearts together for life.
Bloomfald vindicator
The work of rebuilding the road,
treslles and bridges on the Missouri
and Arkansas railroad (the' old
Houck raiIroad.) is progressing
rapidly throughout the entire
length of the railroad from Cape
Girardeau 10 Hunter, one hundred
miles, and the road will he in first.
cluss condition and equipped with
new and modern rolling stock by
the first day Of August next. This
road is destined In the near future
TO extend fur into tho southwest
and 70 DO Of great benefit to south,
enst Missouri.
cAFE diaARDEAu COUNTY.
Jackson caAh.Iionkl
The best yield Of wheat we have
heard Of so fnr comes from The
neIghhorhood Of pocahenlaa. q.
W Martin lhreaIled Il twanly,ar
field that produced ~ 7l0 Nv
y lle acre and hle enlIh
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20

The gold combination and trusts
find but few Democrats in sympa-
thy with them and those are of the
sort that are in politics for reVenue
oplv
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20

form throughout the entire country.
The result of President Cannon
trial will be awaited with much
| intapaSf
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20

the doctor and the patient.
The glrls IN kentucky town hays
formed society and have Tor their
mosioi srhe lipa That touch liquor shall
never Eouch ouFs.r Thoru 4 . big Do
mand fof Aslaws IL that vicinity lual
npW caleHs1 NonaI
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20

A man convinced against his will
suffers most when it is . woman who
convinces him.
The man who lives off an aunt or sister
always has more new hats than any
ether man in the block.
There is always something TO be said
on both sidos, but victory is with the
woman who gets to talking first.
A man marries a woman who under
stands Browning, and then acts sur
prised because she secs through him.
When man wishes to stand solid
with the other sex he makes ~ known
that he thinks there are no ugly women.
After a man has been married ten or
fifteen years he still comes in and asks
his wife what timc she Is going to have
dinner.
Tho husband Of a too noathc"
consoles himself by thu
would hate his hor"
other way.
sympat'
blIndr
fclle
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
ORDER or PUBLICATION,

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF Missouri. CO
County Of Dollinger. %
In the Circuit Court. September Term, 1899
The State Of Missouri, at the relation and to
the use OF William B, Youn,, { Hector,
plaintiff,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
Against
1. Ii. N. Klinper. defendant.

y
AT thi, day comes the plaintiff herein, by
his attorney, w. X. Chandler, and files his
petition and affidavit, legng, among other
things thai defendant, b. N. klinger, is not
a rcsdea Of the State Of Missouri;
Whereupon it is ordered by the clerk, in
vacation, that said defendant be notified by
publication that plaintiff has commenced
suit against him in this cpprt. The object
and general nature of the petition fled is the
enforcement Of the lien Of the tate upon the
real properly in The petition described, sito'
ated in said County, viz,
highly to- ares, the east hall
southeast quarter OF sectn hllr"r
ownship iwenty-eight (aSl 10
eight (s) east.
And that unless the
and appgarntlh lhie
Of, to be be
In the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
ST, FRANCOIS COUNTY.

Fafmlngton NeWS
Miss Rhoda Boice and her niece,
Miss Minnie Dunn, left for Lutes
vile, in BoIlinger county, one day
this week. Miss Minnie received
u letter from Lutcsville stating her
father, Mr.. William Dunn, was sick,
and wanted her TO come home. Mr..
Dunn is a worthy citizen aud it is
to be hoped that he will soon re-
cover from his present malady.
Last Friday morning, about nine
o'clock, lightning set fire to a barn
belonging to Mrs. Daniel Miller,
six or seven miles south of Farm
ington on the Fredericktown road.
The loss was several tons of hay,
all the harness belonging to the
farm, buggy and u lot of corn, all
told amount to several hundred
dollars.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
All kinds of Fresh Grocer
les, Cigars, Tobac-
cos, etc.

While in town call on him for hot or
cold lunch. The prices will suit you.
Soda, lemonade, etc., in their season.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
averaged q fraction less than 20

averaged q fraction less than 20
bushels.
A hanging in this county on June
18th and another murder on July
7th. Hanging doesn't stop them
from killing. The murder of last
Saturday was committed one year
from the date John Headrick killed
james M. Lall.
Cape Girardeau Democrat;
If our people will make a strong
and united effort we have been in
formed that there is chance to
secure fast mail service between
ST. Louis and Cape Girardeau via
the Iron Mountain Railroad, Delta
and S. M. & A. r. r. 1t appears
to us that this is something worth
working for. Itnow requires three
or four days time to get replies to
any communications sent to st.
Louis under the present mail facil.
tiles. We believe that the Board
Of Trade should take this matter
up and confer with the railroad and
mail authorities, and also request
the Hon. W. D. Vandiver, our mem
Der of Congress, to use his influence
at Washington to this behalf. Our
neighborlng counties north should
also assist our people IN making
this effort, especially the counties
of Bollinger, Madison and st. Fran,
co.'s. This train would leave st.
Louis about $3.50 a. M, reach Cape
Girardeau about 900 am; returning
would leave Cape Gfrardeau at 500
or 1880 pm. and reach st. Louis
very early in the morning. We
believe that such train if,well pat
ronized by the people Of this town
and by the towns north on the Bel
mont branch would be a success.
We notice that our friend George
M. MiIey was at republican head
quarters IN st. Louis the other day.
Mr.. Miley has been over in Illinois
for his health for some time and
we are glad to know that he is able
to return home.
Joe Flynn, IN Cape Girardeau
Gazette. With this iSSue of the
Southeast Gazette my connection
with that newspaper us editor, pub
Usher and proprietor comes to IL
termination. | have sold the print.
ing outfit, subscription list and bust.
ness goodwill Of the paper to Mr..
A. o. Genung, publisher Of the
Campbell Hill, ILL.,, Eclipse, who
will make his bow to the readers Of
the Gazette in its issue of next
week.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
NEW MADRID.

Southeast MiSS0uHan:
The levee tax suits, wherein it
was proven that the land IN ques-
tion was not subject to overflow
from the Mississippi river, were de-
cided by Judge Riley last week in
favor Of the defendants. In other
words, the decision was that lands
included in the Ievee district that
are not subject to overflow from
the Mississippi are exempt from
the levee tax.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1899-07-20
cApE dIRARDEAu COUNTY.

Jackson caAhsIioaki
The best yield Of wheat wa have
heard Of so iur comes from The
neIghborhood Of pocahenlna. q.
" Martin lhreaIled Il tweniy'ar
field that produced ~ 7i0 Nv
y lhe acre, and hls pnllh
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
\ Christmas Prayer.

dor The Times.b
bright the fires Of Yulo-tide burn
CFor Plenty and Peace are there),
Childish giee and laughter free,
The happy song and the Christmas tree
Wsat. that day. is their Heav inward
plea?
God. Keep US free from care"
Dark and cold Is another room
(The gaunt wolf bowls at the door.
There, mid the tears. poverty, fears,
Telling the grief Of the piIiless years.
This is the cry high Heaven hears:
THY help. God, We implorc!'
Father. Thou knowest the rich and the
poor
(And this Is Thine own Sons day..
Pi,v them then. the children Of men.
Whose feet tread Borrowing way.
Give them the blessings they ask Of Thee
Gifts In Thine own Sons name):
Tighten their care. for the griefs they
bear
Are bowling them down with deep de-
SPAR;
And give them the grace for the NOR
rows prayer:
~rhshks, God! For the Lshs that
camel
FRANK J. cRAICIE. N
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
Untcrrihcd.

There are misrohes on your money
These grave scientists declare.
With a smile serene and sunny
And a manner debonnair.
"'rhere are ptomaines and bacili
Getting rich Is very rash.
You will meet them willy. nilly.
Every time you handle cash.
Yet there comes an acclimation
Loud and mighty through the air.
Which arouses the great nation
Like a lion from its lair.
There is heard a stern assurance.
Told in no uncertain terms;
1--WE arc wonders OF endurance.
We are not afraid OF germs
Washington Star
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

holly leaves and berries. Eight full-page
Illustrations by such well known artists
as Graham. Maud Humphreys and Chas.
Louis Hinton make il an art treasure.
The gem Of the illustrations. however. IS
THE Apple Seller" by John G.. Brown
the painter, who is best Known from his
pictures Of bootblacks and newsboys. No
table also are the reproductions in color.
showing great beauty in shading, Of
Prangs Prize Christmas Cards.
-
The excellent stories and poems are in
keeping with the high standard OF this
publication, and are appropriate to the
joyous Christmastide
With this holiday number there goes as
a supplement a large and beautiful cal
endar for 1900.
The price Of this special number is 50
cents. Truth Company 10Th st. and 4th
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Every page Of LESLTES WEEKLY ex-
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Christmas number. full of Christmas
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Of Peace on earth and good Will toward
men,"
The frontispiece of the Christmas issue
Of HARPER ) WEEKLY shows poor old
Santa Claus trying TO push into the mouth
OF a smoking cannon his Christmas
wreath, bearing the legend OF Peace on
earth. good will toward men" Beneath
this very significant picture Is this utter
ance of Santa Claus These uew-fangled
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There are also stories by Hezekiah But
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in color and the supplement is double
page Illustration in color from Howard
Pyle's celebrated painting How the Buc-
cancers Kept Christmas" This IS char
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very vivid coloring.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

HIS son. selected and illustrated by
W. l.. Sheppard. New York. r.. W.
Russell. For sale by the Bell Book ana
Stationery Company and AT Hunters.
This Is a dainty little volume. compiled
from the letters of Chesterfield 10 his
son. by our townsman. w. l.. Sheppard
Mr.. Sheppard has illustrated his little
book with drawings that are redolent OF
the spirit of a past age. The hour-glass
the Tyre and the burning heart. bring TO
mind the bewigged and berufiied gallants
and the maids I'm powder, patches and
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pointed sentences.
THE STORY of RONALD KESTRBL. by
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CHRlSTUS VICTOR. A STUDENTS
REVIEW. by Henry Nehemiah Dodge.
..ew York. @. Z. Putnam's Sons. Bound
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"Christus Victor" SAYS the author. sis
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The theme Of the poem is the final tri-
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For each aspect OF his theme DR.. Dodge
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IDEAL SUGGESTION THROUGH MEN
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Foolish Ostrich and Wise Man.

The ostrich Is O foolish bird.
When danger looms in sight ST.
II sucks its head into the sand
And thinks that all is right
Man Is a creature. blessed with gifts
That make him lord OF all
The things that walk upon the eartn.
Or fly CT swim or ,rawl.
When IT Is night and still. he falls
Upon his knees to pray.
But seldom seems To think ho needs.
Gods guidance through the day,
Chicago Times Herald
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

A bronze statue OF BjornstjeEne Born
son and one of Ibsen stand before the
national theatre ~ Christania, and have
aroused a deal of discussion. ON Born
s. ms return 10 the theatre. after thirty
years absense TO direct the rehearsals
of his play. "Ucbcr die kraft he wiote
demanding the removal OF his statue. as
he deems il a permanent SANDER lbsen,
in answer 10 an inquiry "a to his view,
said that he had never seen his IN Is now
proposed 10 remove both and recast them
IN some less Objectionable form. Public
Opinion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
Sure of Fame.

AT last" he said, II am famous.
Are you sure?" asked his wife.
well / should say 50" he replied,
"why. they've begun to manufacturc rool
anecdotes about me"-Chicago P0pe.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
The Magazines,

The Christmas number OF TRUTH is
a most beautiful and artistic production
and triumph Of press work. The cover
is a thing Of beauty. executed in color,
and with a richly embossed border