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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19
Consolidated Lead Company,

The stockholders OF the Catherine Lead
Company voted on plan last Monday
in st. Louis for the organization of the
Consolidated Lead Company. The new
corporation is to have capital stock of
ST ,500, 900, 6 per cent preferred stock and
1000, 900 common stock, paid up at date
of incorporation. 1t is proposed to trans
fer the lands, machinery and appurten-
ances of the Columbia Lead Company,
the Catherine Lead Company, Big River
Lead Company, St. Louis Prospecting
Company and the lands Of II. j. Cantwell
near the Columbia Lead Company, to the
new organization. The companies pro-
posed to be merged into the Consolidat-
ed Lead Company own 12,35i acres Of
mineral land divided as follows; Columbia
$40; Catherine, 1900; Big River Lead
Company, $500; 81. Louis Prospecting
Company, 1860; II. j. Cantwell, b5t acres,
The companies mentioned have available
cash to the amount OF Sl7b, 900 which will
be sufficient to complete the Catherine
mill, double the capacity Of the Columbia
mill, erect smolter in East 81. Louis and
provide the necessary capital for work.
ing and for further development OF tho
ST, Louis Prospecting Company and Big
River properties Frederlcktown Demo
cTat-News,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19
MAYFIELD.

Not seeing anything 10 your val.
liable paper from this part | thought
I would give you few items.
Health is reasonably good, con-
sidering the hot weather.
Farmers are busy plowing for
wheat.
Our school began Monday, under
the management of B. F. Sebaugh'
Frank is an up-to-date teacher and
gives general satisfaction wherever
he teaches.
Candidates are o thing of the past
none are seen any more. We
think the Republican crop this year
will be mostly nubbins and very
few to the stalk.
We are sorry to note the death
OF Samuel Iount, son OF John A,
Yount. Sam was bright boy
always blooming with health, about
II years of age. He was taken
very suddenly with a conjestlve
chill and only lived IL hours. He
leaves o heart broken father,
mother and two sisters to mourn
their loss, and many friends who
extend their heartfelt sympathy tc
the bereaved family.
CHAMPION ToUGH.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19
Our Correspondents.
BUCHANAN.

Hot weather last week.
Sorghum harvest is here and small
crop of cane to work.
John Virgins made business trip to
Glen Allen last Friday, and returned
Saturday.
Mrs. Mccullough moved into the
house vacated by Josh Morgan.
App Corbin is on the sick list.
Our school is progressing nicely under
the management of E. X. Ashcraft.
Mike Barnhart made trip to Green
vile last Saturday.
l.. M. Burgess finished his work and
left here last Saturday.
Several of our Indiana folks have the
Indiana fever now.
Some of our democratic friends failed
to get job of 3tavehauling. Whether
their democracy debarred them, | do not
know but will say that we have few
men here who are in favor of free speech
and free republic regadless of rich cor
porations or their Influences
Our neighbor county, Wayne, will
probably go democratic this fall, as it
borders on easy reach of Buchanan, and
democratic influences from this place
are SO great that the public mind is
readily influenced by it, until nearly the
whole of Wayne county is impregnated
by the hearty doctrine of pure Jefferso-
nian democracy. Please give us credit
if Wayne tumbles to our side this fall.
MAX ADDLER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19
Southeast Missouri.

Jackson Herald: Sheriff Gockel
took away three prisoners Monday.
The two Kinder boys (colored) go
to the reform school at Boonville,
Mo-, and Johnson goes to the peni.
tentiary for two years.
Fredericktown Democrat. News:
JIM. Whites saw mill on Big Creek
was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. Origin of fire not known as
entire mill was in flames when dis
covered about 2 O'Clock a. m. The
mill was a total loss. No insurance.
Cape Girardeau and Jackson, are to
have an electric railroad in the near
future, says The Optimist. The plants
to be erected about half way between
the towns and will furnish them light.
The building of this road has been in
contemplation some time and the benefits
to be derived from it, to the two towns,
to say nothing of the general public, can
hardly be estimated.
Charleston Enterprise: Jack
Bradford, the Pemiscot murderer,
who was to have been hanged at
Charlottesville yesterday, was ex-
amined by jury of twelve persons
and adjudged insane and will be
sent to the asylum. Four times the
gallows was erected to execute him,
but each time stay of execution
was granted at the last moment.
A Chillicothe man tells the following
story of a little mistake in names at that
town last week: Mr.. Flory while Waiting
in that city for train to Salisbury held
an informal reception in front of one of
the hotels, one of his friends introducing
him as "the next governor of Missouri. "
An old farmer from Jackson township
happened to pass that way and to him
Flory was also introduced as Missouri's s
next governor. The old man grasped
his hand as only an honest farmer can
and said:, "Howdy do, Mr.. Deckery;
Pm powerful glad to meet you and hope
you will give that Flory good licbin. "
Kansas City Times.
Missouri Democrat: A great many
persons seem to be oblivious of the fact
that the last Legislature passed law
disfranchising all persons convicted OF
larceny. This is matter that should
not be overlooked In st. Louis where SO
many have been convicted Of petty
thefts. Under the old law persons con-
victed of felonies could not vote, and
now the law takes in petty larceny
offenders. II Is believed that IL this law
is strictly enforced, a great many Offend
ers will be denied the right to vote In
this city. Judges and clerks Of election
should be instructed on this law. Then
II persons swear falsely they can be sent
to the ponitontiary. The law Ia believed
TO be q good one, regardless OF whom !
may prevent from voting.
Benton RecoFd; Houck's project
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

document, in which are set forth
mora clearly aod forcibly than In
the Philadelphia platform-the is
sues of the present campaign from
the republican point of view.
St. Louis Republic: The imperial
presi dent has been heard with pa
tience by the American people and
has failed to justify empire and his
surrender to empire.
New York Post; The president
in his letter of acceptance shows
that he considers Imperialism "the
paramount issue of the campaign
Governor Roosevelt contemptlously
dismisses it as a.bogy with which
to freighten children; President
Mckinley devotes to it three.quar-
ters of his long and labored letter.
He is too shrewd a politician to
write six and a half columns about
an issue if it were really. as his
leading supporters have gone up
and down the land asserting, non
existent. Here, then, is one result
of Bryan's bold and eloquent speech
at Indianapolis,
Philadelphia Record: The pros
perity of the country, the treasury
surplus, the favorable balance of
trade and all the favoring benefac-
tions of kind and gracious Provi-
dence are in turn woven into the
presidents narrative. The bad
trusts are reprobated and the good
trusts mentioned. The tariff is fit.
ted with a halo of commendation,
and reciprocity s,marshaled before
the eyesight Of the nation as a
thing of loveliness
Philadelphia North American:
Most Of his statements of fact will
be fatlv contradicted by the demo.
Gratis, Carl Schurz and the anti-im.
perialists in general. By joining
issue with the Mr.. Mckinley has
set an example for the republicans
in this campaign. The question is
up for settlement at the polls, and
no amount of ante-electlon ridicule
of the democratic position will
blind the people.
Baltimore Sun: This may be Mr..
McKinley's idea of freedom. but it
is a monstrous doctrine for the
president of a free republic 10 pro.
mulgate. Mr.. Mckinley has not
strengthened his party's position
by his letter of acceptance. He
cannot convince the American
people by such arguments as he
arrays in this letter that the dangers
of Imperialism as practiced by this
administration are less serious than
they appear to be.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

John Sherman, former secretary of
state in President McKinley's cabinet,
in Il recent interview said; "The wealth
we are taking out of our own country
nowto fling after those Philippine islands
is fabulous. We have taken away the
miners and agriculturists to subdue the
Filipino natives. Depend upon it, the
other nations do not envy us, but think
us foolish.
81 see not the slightest sense in our
long excursion to the Philippine islands,
1900 miles away. There we have no
acquaintances Or afinities, or any thing
which gives promise of a happy solution
of a most foolish undertaking. The
natives show that they do not want us
by the courage with which they fight us.
l fear that perseverance in this imperial
policy will ruin the republican party"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

Kansas City Times: AS the season
advances toward the time of the
scar and yellow leaf, our always
amusing contempory, the Globe.
Dem ocrat, manifests more and more
signs that tits afflicted with political
rabies.
Every hour that brings the day
of defeat for the Hannaite crew
nearer, increases its ill-temper and
causes it to sour its columns with
fermented language directed against
democrats.
1t became exceedingly wroth a
day or two ago, grew corrugated
and purple IN the face from anger,
and spat out lot Of expIetives at
its political foes because a New
Yorknewspaper correspondent pre-
dicted that "Ohio, as we'll as Indiana,
will be carried by Bryan this year"
1t calls the offending correspondent
"a yellow scribbler for a yellow
paper" and denounces those who
repeat and give credence to what
be says as so many idiots, cranks
and featherheads.
After relieving its feelings in rude
and harsh words the irate Hanna
organ winds up with this i'll natur
ed shot: "This year the Bryanite
false prophets can delude few of
their ignorant followers -
I If this is the case, why does the
Globe. Democrat act like bull in
the presence ofa red flag every time
democratic newspaper argues that
Mr.. Bryan is going to carry some
of the states that voted for Mckinley
four years ago and have been asham
cd and sorry tor it ever since?
If democrats are indulging in
harmless and empty prophecy that
old journalistic ofl.shoot Of the
whIskey ring should make the fact
u subject for good natured jest in
stead of anger and vituperation.
But II knows thev are not indulg-
ing in empty prophecy. On the
contrary the Globo'Democrat be-
leves'in its galvanized sou! that the
probability of the democrats win.
ping is growing daily,and that it is
doomed after November next to be
the mouthpieee of minority party
In the nation, as well as in the state.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

Cincinnati Enquirer: President
McKinley's letter of acceptance
reads like perfunctory executive
message to Congress. 1t is long,
tedious explanatory and apologetic.
1t opens with u chapter on the free
silver ghost, for this is a veritable
"spook" unless the President and
Congress have been making false
pretenses. The men who have
made contributions for the purpose
among other things, of creating
private monopoly in the issue of
the money Of the country, have
been assured that the promises
made in 1896 were redeemed; that
the free silver menace was forever
quieted. In the crippled condition
Of the administration party on i'm
periaism and trusts, Mr.. Mckinley
attempts to revive the silver scare.
He makes it the initial and principal
topic of his message. There is much
significance in the following sen.
tences of the letter, which allude to
the republican platform: Upon the
great issues of the last national elec-
ton it is clear. 1t upholds the gold
standard, indorses the legislation Of
the present congress, by which that
standard has been effectively
strengthened"
Why does the president not say
secured rather than collectively
strengthened?' 1t has been the re-
publican boast that nothing done in
Washington during the life Of the
present Congress could be undone
in the next four years, or longer,
even under democratic president
and a democratic house. The long
lease of republican power in the
Senate has been set up as complete
bar to repeal. Mr.. Mckinley says
though, that there must be great
national fight on silver this year.
This is because be is not in condi-
ton to hazard a fight on the real
issues.
d. In 1896 the republicans managed
to pick the issues that should be
most consoicuous, and forced them
to the front. The tables are turned
This year the democratic is the
aggressive party. The Democratic
National Convention and Mr., Bryan
have forced the fighting. They
have made the pace, If Mr.. Nc
Ridley wants to charge into the
empty woods, let him. The demo-
cratic party will march unresisted
along the main road to the capital.
The president takes up a great
deal of fspace with pro forma history
and documents on the Philippine
question. All he shows, though, is
that the war is far from over. He
uses many words on an "insurec.
tion" which the campaign openers
at Youngstown on Saturday declar-
ed was practically at an end.
The letter of acceptance is prin.
clpally Of consequences as q producer
oftexts for democratic speeches and
editorials. The Enquirer will take
OCCASION to avail itself of these op.
portunities as we guyly pass along
in the cnmpnipn.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

of a railroad from st. Louis to
Memphis is assuming tangible
shape. With the completion Of the
Cape to Commerce line and the
Morehouse to Pascola extension,
both of which are under way, the
southern portio on of the roau nenrs
it's terminus. while 1T is not fartrom
the Cape to Perryville where an
other Houck road extends north to
Ste. Genevieve-half way to St.
Louis. The untiring energy of Mr..
Houck ard his success IN doing the
seemingly impossible are truly re-
markable but there can be no doubt
but that he has developed his part
Of this great state which prejudice
and ignorance had left neglected by
the great railroad builders. When
the possibilities of southeast Mis-
souri, are known the name Of Louis
Houck will be u household synonym
for pluck and indomitable purpose.
Pennington News: Herman
Francke was Adjudged insan
Wednesday by the county court and
taken that afternoon to the asylum
at Fulton. He worked for Pullman
until about four months ago when
he went out to Columbia mines to
work. He has been acting queerly
for about three weeks. He was
married by Judge Gossom in May
to Miss Rhoda Young, of Desloge,
who made application before the
county court Tuesday for action IN
her husbands case. He drank con-
siderably we,are told.
About two months ago, Herman
FRANKIE came here, accompanied by
his wife, and opened a tayloring
business and when he had been
here five or six weeks, he left
suddenly and 1t was rumored that
he had become demented. He did
little advertising with The Press,
and at that time appeared perfectly
sane. If he drank any while here
he was very quiet about it.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19
DONGOLA,
R. ELF.
: We are needing rain.

"O 0ho hOOuiiis laih'
Farmers are making slow progress
plowing and preparing for wheat sowing.
Adolph King passed through here
Sunday on his way home.
A. H. Jones is improving and is able
to be up again.
Mrs. F. B. Zimmerman is still in poor
health.
Our blacksmith left here and located
at Greenville, Mo.
This is a good location for a good
blacksmith who will stay with his work.
Rosy Stuckey has been quite sick for
a few days but is improving at this
writing.
FIG. Lambert is saving the framing
for our school house.
Our next Sheriff, James Dixon was in
our town Saturday.
Rev. w. H. Bess went to Allenville
Saturday to fill an appointment.
Clarence Hindman has moved on
Joseph Waldrupe's farm.
Nicely Murphy has moved into his
new house.
w. F. Carlton is done threshing wheat
and will soon have his saw humming.
The Mckinley prosperity wagons have
commenced hauling bolts but the wave
of prosperity will be here after March
4th when w. J. Bryan has taken his seat
and the officers at the head OF this gov
ernment, or the majority are democratic.
L. A. Goodman passed through here
Saturday with four wagons. He had been
to Lowndes for lumber for school house
and will commence to build soon. We
had some trouble about getting a site
for our school house. I notice Leo, in
writing to the Lutesville Banner in his
last letter says that the directors assum-
ed the authority to choose site for the
school house and to build on same against
the will of the tax payers of the district.
The people often make mistakes in the
election of directors. There are some
people who are very wise, in every COM
munity who would like to run the whole
district and have everything their way
but they could not be elected director
nor anything else here. The directors
of this district tried to get site and
failing to get deed for it, they decided
to build on the old site which belongs to
the district. My opinion is that thev
did the best thing that could be done
under the circumstances.
GIDION,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

Girardeau to have her eyes treated by a
specialist.
R. L. Fulbright and Rev. E. Miller
attended court on business, last Friday.
The picnic given at this place on the
18th, by D. R. Seabaugh and William
Hartwick was well attended.
Our Bryan, Stevenson and Dockery
club is still growing and we expect to
have some good speakers here Saturday
night.
Mrs. w. S. Smith has been quite sick
for several days but seems to be some
better at present.
Our public school here opened last
Monday, with Alex Seabaugh as teacher.
This is Alexis third term at this place
and he, bears a good reputation as a
teacher.
J. w. Fulbright and Walker Seabaugh
came up from down near the Cape last
Saturday, to attend the picnic, returning
Sunday.
J. w. Daugherty of near Fruitland,
spent few days with his uncle, T. B.
Drum, last week.
]. w. Trickey moved his family to
Critics mill last Saturday. He now has
full charge Of the mill
R. ELF.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19
Full Dinner Pail Boomerang.

That "full dlaner pdll' is proving
q boomerang for the republicans,
They are beginning to wish they
had not SHE'D IL at tho democrats
because it is coming back again fill.
ed with dornicis. The laboring
man has been doing some figuring
anent the full dinner pail, and he
has found that both pail and contents
are harder to got because more ex.
pensive than they were four years
ngo. The reason the tin dinner pail
and the food the thrifty housewife
packs i0to II each morning, have In.
creased In price is because the trusts
losiored by n republican administra.
ton, have gotten control Of them.
AZ the same time the trusts, instead
ofemploying more men at increased
wages, have dismissed thousands Of
men aud reduced The wageo Of other
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

Missouri Democrat: The Globe
Democrat has been printing the
names Of so-called sound money
democrats in st. Louis who will vote
for Mckinley. SO far it has found
about five, none of whom voted the
democratic ticket four years ago.
1t has had reporters out securing
the town for days, and the result of
the hunt has been stated. 1t is ex.
pectcd that Grover Cleveland will
come out in a few days with some
sort Of u letter indicating a prefer.
ence for Mr., Bryan. If he does,
eX-Govesnor Francis of this city
will probably make bold plunge
for the band wagon and at least try
and hang on to the tail end. For
every Palmer.Buckner democrat
who votes for Mr.. Mckinley in this
state, 900 republicans will vote for
Mr.. Bryan. At best there never
were but about 1900 Palmer-Buck-
ner democrats in Missouri and few
Of them will vote for Mr.. Mckinley,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

the rest of 1t, but, fellow citizens,
| want to tell you that this whole
issue boiled down is in the dinner
pail" That is to say, the Ameri-
can people will adopt any policy,
it matters not how infamous, if they
are promised TO be well fed at reg
ular intervals. Reason, principle
and sentiment, according to Senator
Hanna, are subordinate to the
stomach. We are nation of glut-
tons, with appetites but without
souls or consciences. The Ameri-
can workingman man who believes
that the injunction is used to op-
press labor is expected to dismiss
all his fears in consideration of
three meals a day. The man who
regards the constitution as a sacred
instrument, not TO be tlnkered with
by selfish politicians, is urged to
surrender all his convictions for
the gross delights Of q full dinner
pail. The "sentimentalist" who
dreams of equal rights, the brother
hood of man and free institutions,
is to confess that he is an impostor,
if thereby he can be sure that his
pantry will be we'll stocked. Here
tofore orators have appealed to the
reason of their hearers, to their
convictions of what was right, but
Senator Hanna bases his appeal
upon the lowest conceivable con-
siderations. The American voter
from his point of view, lives only
to be whenever he is hungry he
will prove, in Mr.. Hanna's opinion,
a doclle animal which can be driven
wherever his master wishes him to
go. If majority of the people Of
this country were the ungraded, un'
reasoning gluttons Mr.. Hanna i'm
agines them to be, there would be
little hope for this republic. All
that our masters would have to do
to carry out their designs would be
to stuff the the voters until they
had produced fatty degeneration Of
the public heart and conscience.
Mr.. Hanna's assumption that the
American people can be bribed by
offers Of a full dinner pail to in
dorse what their consciences do not
approve, illustrate most strikIngly
the cynical contempt of the Repub-
lican leaders for the masses-the
plain people.-Baltimore Sun.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19

In rccounting the valiant deeds
Of the republican party President
Mckinley makes Il notable omiss.
ion.
Why no mention ofthat triumph
of American diplomacy" the Hay
Paunccfote treaty?
We heard a good deal about that
triumph for n few days-unhl the
democrats, with the assistance of
Senator Cush Davis and some other
American republicans, showed that
it was complete surrender to
Great Britain.
Why no mention of it now?
It's one Of the chief achievements
Of this administration and the presi
dent should not have ignored it.
For the people will not.-Atlan.
ia Constitution.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-09-19
The Lane that Had NO Turning

Since advonturing into Egyptin quest
Of the raw material of which fiction is
made, Mr.. Gilbert Parlar's Canadian
fields have been lying fallow, Horeturns
to them, however, with new vigor, and
even fuller power; and the serial which
he has just completed finds him at the
highest dramatic level to which he has
yet attained.
The Lane that Had No Turning is re-
markable for its honest strength,
thorough originality, and absorbing
interest. The scene of the story is
Pontiac (whither Valmond camo), and
the period the middle iifties. The lead
ing characters are Madelinette, a famous
singer, and her husband, Seignior Of
Pontiac, for whom she dares all and
risks all. The story gains interest as it
progresses and concludes with a striking
and wholly unexpected finale,
The Lane that Had No Turning will
begin in THE SATURDAY EVENING Posi-
for September 80, and run through five
numbers,