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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26
What La IT,

Joseph Cover, the grave digger
of this city, reports strange AMI
NAL living in the graveyard here
One day last week, while,digging q
grave, the animal canleup to him
and showed fight, and when ho went
after it with his pick, 1t ran down
in q new made grave. Investiga
tion showed holes at the head and
foot ofa good many graves in the
Odd Fellows and Christian GENE
teries supposed TO have been made
by this animal. Mr.. Cover des,
cribes the animal as about two and
% half feet long with rather q sharp
head and bushy tail. Several other
people haye seen IL but have never
been able to get close to II. Mr.
Day says several years ago one Of
these animals dug all over the Odd
Fellows cemetery. "0ne peculiari
ty about the animal is," says Mr.
Cover, "it appears to go in at the
head OF the grave and como out al
tho foot" Some one should 80 out
with o rife and take q shot at what
ever thls ls.-4-Demoerat News.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26
While Patriots Bleed, Millions
Starye,

Red-handed war with its daily
record of killed and wounded, and
its victims of hardship and disease,
is horrible, says the Kansas City
Times, but it is not halfso dreadful,
in the physical and mental tortures
it inflicts, nor in the sensations of
pain it awakens in sympathetic
human beings who contemplate it,
as is involved in the spectacle of a
whole nation slowly starving to
death.
Gaunt, wasting, enervating, GRAZ
ing famine is stalking through one
portion of the British empir, while
through another, stride the blood
stained feet Of war. But the war in
the Transvaal, on which Great
Britain is spending hundreds of
millions of dollars, is not nearly
entailing the amount of suffering in
ficted by Great BrltAin's misman-
agement and blood-sucklng taxation
and rackrenting upon her East
India subjects.
A Boston missionary, Rev Rock
we'll Clancy, recently returned
from the afflicted country. says that
when he left Bombay in February
60,O00,000 were suffering from the
famine, of whom 30,000,000 were
in dire distress, and that the British
government, which has been a cruel
task master over the people of1ndia
for considerably more than cen
tury, is only bcstowing aid upon
about 100000, or one-twelth of
the vast total of famine sufferers.
The emancipation and pltlful dis
tress ofthese people, as he describes
it, is sufficient to move heart Of
stone. Mothers in many places are
selling their girl children to Mo.
hammedans for mere pittance in
order to obtain bread where with to
.starve off starvation for a few days.
Great Britain has already spent
nearly $500,000,000 in carrying on
a war to destroy free government
in South Africa, and will probably
expend as much more before she
accomplshes the task of subjuga
ton. Applied to the benevolent
purpose of rescuing the helpless
Hindoos from starvation, this im-
mense sum might save from long
torture and death these people for
whose dreadful plight England is
morally aud politically responsible.
But she prefers to let them die
while she employs the treasure, a
portion of which has been extorted
from famine. stricken India, in assas-
sinating free government in South
Africa and in turning over the re-
sources of the Boer republics to
soul.less and greedy sYndicates.
This is a picture of genuine inn
perialism. American voters would
do we'll to study it between now
and the presidential election, be-
cause, if the policy inaugurated In
Porto Rico and the Philippines is
carried out, the time is sure TO come
when we shall have similar pictures
illustrating the pages of our own
history.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

THE Republican Congressional
Convention which met at Poplar
Bluff the 18th nominated N. A
Mozely for Congress; Endorsed Joe
Flory of Jeffersoo Citv for Govern
or, Wilson Cramer, of Jackson, for
Judge oftbe st. Louis Court of Ap.
peaIs, and elected M. E. Lemming,
Cape Girardeau, and Guy Harrison
Christian county, delegates to the
national convention, Cyclone Jones
presidential elector, John A. Snider
committeeman, and F. NJ. McHaney
secretary.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

IT was hideo- story that The En-
quirer told last Sunday in a published
letter from the Philippines. A soldier
from Ohio, stationed at Parang Parang,
says The Weekly Enquirer, in the Island
of Mindanao, described the shocking
scenes of which he was an eyewitness.
American authority, through fear of
overthrow, has been forced not only to
recognize slavery, but to protect the
Shareholder. The correspondent draws
a picture of the trial of bondman who
had tried to escape, where an American
officer sat as one of the Judges, acquis-
esced in the penalty and enforced it. And
for not permitting a sentry to shoot an
escaping slave an American officer was
degraded to the ranks. Slave owners are
allowed to brand their human chattels
with red-hot iron in as cruel a manner
as savage ingenuity can suggest, and
American authority must look on with
indifference.
These horrors did not occur in Sulu
where we have officially recognized slav-
cry and might expect them, but in Min
danao, the second in size and importance
of the Philippine group.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26
Our Correspondents.
Union RIDGE.

Farmers are planting corn.
Mrs. John H. Yount has been
quite sick for some time.
Henry Lincoln was down in our
community one day last week.
Miss Columbia Yount has been
employed to teach our school.
Mrs. L. s. Kinder of Plainview,
Texas is visiting at G. W. Barks'.
John Ledbetter, who has been
visiting relatives here started to
Galesburg, Ill. last Monday.
The farmers are hauling logs to
complete the new church house.
The directors are going to have
the school house repainted.
Success to The Press and its
many readers. SUPERB.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

Fredericktown Democrat News:
John @. D. Whitener & Son al
Marquand, are putting a new
machine in their saw mill to make
laths and pickets.
Work on the new court house is
progressing nicely. There is no
blow or bluster about Contractor
Mlllor, but if he don't keep things
moving like clock work, we'll give
it up. Everything will be in readi
ness for the corner stone laying on
May l and large crowd of visitors
are expected to be present.
Jackson Cash. Book: Mr.. Charles
yelling, Jackson's grand old man,
is now in very feeble health. Mr..
yelling is over eighty years of age.
and up to two or three years past
his age seemed to rest lightly upon
him. He is one of the few old citi
zens now left who were here when
the county was young. His life is
full of good deeds, and stands like
guide.post to the young man start
ing out in the world. We would
wish for Mr.. yelling many more
days among us all who know and
respect him so we'll.
Charleston Enterprise: John Mil
Ter, who formerly lived near Ber'
trand, this county, was killed near
Blodgett, 90 Sunday morning by
south bound through freight. He
was drunk and went to sleep on
the track.
DR.. M. Tupper Smith, a dentist
who formerly Fracticed here, now
in st. Louis, has received word that
bis niece, Louise Eversole, who has
been making her home with him
since her father died six months
ago, is now worth 81 1,O00,0 900 in her
own right, and her sister, Mabel,
who is living with DR. Hubert
Smith, is also worth the same snug
sum. The money is part Of the
estate ofLudwig Fischer, of HOLLAND d
who died nine years ago.
Elijah Sutton, the village black
smith of Birds Point, this county,
is in trouble. He was arrested last
Saturday by Sheriff Ashby and
turned over to a United States
marshall, who took him to st Louis
charged with being implicated and
harboring counterfeiters. The men
have for some days been at work
around Sutton's shop, and it was
soon found that counterfeit money
was IN circulation, but it only took
the men a short time to find out
that things were too hot about the
Point, so they skipped. The gang
that work ed here and Birds Point
were caught at Mound City, where
they had a building rented and do
ing a land Office business in the way
of making counterfeit money.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26
HUXIE.
Health is good.

Health is good.
Corn planting is in progress.
Mr.. Bennett of Dry Creek. was
delivering fruit trees in this neigh.
borhood last week.
Anderson Cloninger was on our
streets Sunday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
James l5.pound girl.
George Davis IS erecting a new
house for M. S. Gladish.
Noah James set large patch of
berries this spring.
W. L. Eaker will start peddling
in a short time.
Peter Eaker was on our streets
Sunday.
James Fowler Is running his
sgrist mill FARMER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

SENATOR HoAR, in his great speech
on the Philippine question, quoted
President Mckinley against Presi'
dent Mckinley, Of course that
was to be expected. The Presidents
"best hold' is getting on both sides
of every leading public question
HIS public policy is regulated or
the plan ola celebrated coon trap
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

We are in receipt of an invitation
to attend the twenty fifth annual
meeting of the Southeast Missouri
Medical Association, to be held at
Poplar Bluff May 1st to 3rd. The
programme includes many subjects
of interest, and the meeting will be
interesting, instructive and other
wise entertaining.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

In delivering his great speech in the
senate last Tuesday, Senator Hoar used
the following strong language:
perseverance in the present policy
will be the Abandonment of the principles
upon which our Government is founded;
it will change our republic into an en-
pire; our methods of legislation, OF
diplomacy, of administration must here-
after be those which belong to empires
and not those which belong to republics. "
Now, if in spite of his convictions, he
continues to support the party, the policy
of which he denounces as being ruinous
to a republican form of government;
how does he expect to have that ruinous
policy arrested? He surely won't under
take to put out fire by adding fuel.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

Hon. JESSE @. SHEPPARD of Doni'
phan is candidate for delegate tC
represent this district in the nation
al democratic convention; is said
to be u gentleman in every respect
whose democracy is unqucstioned
and is otherwise we'll qualified cen.
trally located and as that part Of
the district very seldom asks for
hvors Of any kind, 10 elect Mr.
Sheppard would only be rendering
justice and honor to whom they are
due.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

EDITOR SPRoULE of the Oregon county
South Missourian has recently run
against it in better shape than when The
chairman of the democratic central
committee of his county gave the print
ing of the primary election tickets to a
print shop in Arkansas. He has made
a rich find in carbonate of Zinc on his
land for which he has refused $4,000
Brother Sproule has our hearty con-
EXAMINATIONS,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

as principals in the assassination Of
Goebel, and Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, ex-Secretary of
State Charles Finley, W. H. Culton
and #. Wharton Golden. as accesso-
rles. Gov. Taylor, Green Golden
and Capt. John Davis, were referred
to as accessories, but were not in
dicted.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

THE first number of the Budget we
have received since brother Cooksey
moved to Kenneth, came to our table last
week and is whole "Budget" of well
edited, neatly printed news. We wish
brother Cooksey the success he evidently
dacarunc
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

AFTER having been informed
months ago that the war in the
Philippines was over, Mondays
papers bring the news that last
week was one of the bloodiest Of
the war.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

So far every state convention
that has been held by the democrats,
nine in all, have instructed their
delegates to the national convention
to vote for W. J. Bryan.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

personal vitriol on fellowman, over a
joke. If you have obtained any relief
thereby, no doubt you will get along al
right until the bile accumulates again.
We have given this matter more space
than we intended.
We bid you adieu, brother Allen.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26
Inauguratiag The Empire.


Imperialism is preparing for '1arge
doings" says The Kansas City Times, in
our subject isle of Porto Rico.
The tst of May has been chosen to
manifest our imperial magnificence and
power before the eyes of the benighted
vassals of that insular domain. That is
the day on which the new governor will
be installed in Office at our good city of
San Juan. The court journals have been
vying with one another in describing the
imposing and splendid ceremonials with
which the event will be commemorated.
The chief representative of the presi-
dents imperial authority in Porto Rico
will enter the harbor OF San Juan on
the morning of the tst of May on board
the yacht of state, the Dolphin, escorted
by the warships, cruisers and torpedo
flotilla composing the North Atlantic
squadron. All the vessels in the harbor
will be gayly caparisoned, like circus
horses. The military will parade on
shore. There will be bunting, flowers,
music by the ba DIS, booming Of cannon
from the forts and battleships, hilarity,
champagne, pate de foie gras, electric
lighting on land and water, fireworks
and spectacular effectsgalore.
1t is enough to make us plain people
on the mainland feel jealous because we
are not Porto Ricans, SO that we might
be unparalleled and impressed by sim
ilar gorgeous and barbaric pageantry.
1t is enough to make Thomas Jefferson
who celebrated his Inauguration as
president by riding up to the front gate
of the capitol, tying his horse to the
fence and walking inside to take the
oath of office-rise from his grave and
expostulate against such apish imitation
of monarchical claptrap.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

AFTER having been declared usurper
by the highest court in Kentucky, Tay-
lor has taken his case to the United
States supreme court, where it has been
docketed for hearing and time allotted
for argument April Both.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

DIPLOMATIC relations between the
United States and Turkey are in strain
ed state. The Sultan promised to pay
for college and other buildings belonging
to American missionaries destroyed
at Harpoot and Marash during the
Armenian troubles in 1895. The claims
amount to $4,000 and although more
than year has elapsed since the prom
Use was made, the claims remain unpaid
and Uncle Sam contemplates change
of medicine for the sick man.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

The Cape Damocrat says, the republi-
can mass convention held at Jackson the
IA to elect delegates to the various re-
publican conventions, was vest pocket
affair
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

PROGRESSIVE PoPULIsT PARTY OF Mis-
SOURI,, is the new name of the Middle
of-the-road Populists, who nominated a
full State ticket at Kansas City last
week
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

THIS grandiury At Frankfort Ky.
returned indictments against Henry
Youlsey, james Howard, Berry
Howard. HarIand Whitaker and
oTsllow Dick Combs loolorcd),
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

Hon. w. D. VANDIvER has introduced
bill in congress for bridge at Cape
Girardeau.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

In the 18th congressinal district, the
democrats met in convention last Thur
day and renominated Hon. Nj. E. benton
by acclamation.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

THE board of Equalization of
Ripley county raised the 'aluation
on two hundred and eighty two
tracts of Land and town lots.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

GOVERNOR STEPHENS has 81 delegates
instructed for him for delegate at large
to the national democratic convention.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

Hon. WEBSTER DAVIS announces
that he is absolutely and perma-
nently out Of politics.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

Here you have the figures for a basis of
calculation. The problem now is: What
will be the population of the United
States, excluding recent acquisitions,
but the total of States, Territories and
the District of Columbia?
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26

mi xed with good health in Boiling
er county will not be a bad place
to live. MAX ADDLER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-04-26
NEAREST CORRECT GUESSES
OF THE POPULATION OF
nHE .IINInED SATES

THE UNITED safes
To be reported by the U. S. Censu
Bureau for 1900.
The first census of the United States
was taken in 1910. Since then every
succeeding ten years. The result of
g ch census has been as follows:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-17
Where Tigers Fear Men.

A cheerful place is Soraponjee, in In
dia. The rainfall there often is as
great in one afternoon in the rainy
season as it is in New York state in a
whole year, and tigers and leopards
are as plentiful as dogs are on New
York's east side. On account of the
tremendous dampness the cattle have
to be driven to the top Of the hills, so
that they shall not get their feet too
wet and the tigers and leopards climb
to these high attitudes also, because
they are imbued with the kindly desire
to save those cattle from pneumonia
and other ills by eating them carefully
and with due enjoyment.
AS there are no forests on the hills
the tigers prowl about all night in the
open. lying concealed during the day
in the limestone caves, the coal pits
and between the creviCes of the rocks.
The residents come upon them in all
manner of odd hooks and corners so
unexpectedly that the beasts are as
much alarmed as themselves and usu-
ally scamper off in one direction, their
disturbers flying in the opposite one.
No one stirs out at nighttime without a
powerful lantern or torch, for, as a
rule. wild beasts will not come near a
light, though this rule does not hold
good in all cases.-NeW York Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-17
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs Michael Curtain. Plalnneio, l.l,,
ra Mes' the he statement that she caught
MACS nn1d wb bH settled on her ;'she was
t cola %n for sv month by:her family physi
clan, but grew worse q ne tr GOV,
was hopeless victim OF I9on cnra her.
and that no medicine c0ulU Uinn,S New
Her druggist suggested " h nhn bonght
Discovery for consumpuoni Sno herself
a bottle and to her delight lounu t t;n"od
benefited from first dose que Lt.tIon forud
its use and after taking SIX oo'tLes oa Ia hnr
herself sound and well; now GoeS abe
own housework and is as wen .,,; as nr sat
ever was. Free trial bottles 81 o ,n'S G 0uiv
discovery at Dawson Drug Drug 20 5 a 0H''
IN CENTS and 81. Guaranteed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-17
POPULVSTS LAYING PLANS.
They Held a Quiet, Secret Meet
ing in Atlanta.

Inc Georgia pOpuIsts have been so
oauly routed in every fight they have
made IN this state in the open, except
when Hines ran, that they have decided
ID make still hunt this year.
The state executive committee of that
party stole down upon Atlanta last Mon
day, held secret session at the Cannon
House and mapped out plan of cam
palgn TOR the year. This is their second
meeting within the last three months.
There is not populist in Atlanta that
knows what was done at the meeting
Monday, or, if so, he refuses to divulge
It. They assembled and disappeared like
the tented Arabs-with not flourish OF
trumpet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-17
STAGE KISSES ARE GENUINE.
The Public Demands Realism Even
In Stage LOvemaking.

The Public Demands Realism Even
In Stage LOvemaking.
Embraces and kisses are rehearsed
with the EXTREMIST care" writes Frank
lin Fyles of 1.-THE Rehearsal of Play
in The Ladies' Home Journal. "They
must have an impulsive manner. Ihey
must look sufficiently fervid. 1t is
curious sight-that Of two players VINO
are to express the ardent love Whlcn
Shakespeare has written for his no
meo and Juliet but who at rehearsal,
in modern clothes and no accessories OF
glamour. practice kiss as mechanical
" and unfeelingly as though 1t were,
as it is then, utterly devoid or sent-
ment. There must be no hesitation or
cIumsiness. Romeo is not permitted TO
decide whether to throw both arms
aro1nd his sweetheart or only one or
which. nor may Juliet be shy or for
ward. Welding or resisting, as she
chooses. The director will place their
arms for them if they do not them
selves make a picturesque exhibit OF
tenderness.
"And the kiss? Shall it be delivered
bv the wooer on the lips of the won
or on the brow or cheek? That ques-
ton is considered and settled. Are
kisses on the stage genuine? Well, not
at rehearsals, except, maybe, once OF
twice. in order to show the effect fully
An actress would resent real kiss al
a rehearsal except when necessary
For the satisfaction of natural curiosl
tv on that point it may be told right
here that most of the kisses in the pub
lie performances of plays are actua
kisses"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-17
MILLIONAIRE SANTA CLAUS.
PocKetfu1 of GoT61eces Distributed
In TarrytONn by j. ID. Rockefeller.

POcketfu1 of GO1EDieces Distributed
In TarrytOwn by j. ID. Rockefeller.
Although the days Of holiday cheer
had passed and the Christmas and New
Years green's had disappeared from
the homes and stores in Tarrytown,
N. Y, John d. Rockefeller did not for
get the employees of the railway com,
pany and the workmen about the vii
lage when he appeared there the other
day, says the New York Press. 1t was
his first visit Of the season, and
he was veritable Santa Claus, for in
one of the pockets Of his greatcoat
the millionaire carried a supply Of
presents, small in actual size, but Of
great intrinsic value.
"WeI, what does make his pocket
bulge out SOP" whispered the station
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-17

ooon+ n the ticket seller, as the porter
assisted Mr.. Rockefeller to alight from
the car and carried the millionaire 5
handbag to the carriage in waiting
II give it up" replied the ticket sell IL,
or minnie after he changed his
mind, for as Mr.. Rockefeller approach en-
ed he extended his hand with the
a and a happy New Year" When ,a Mr. Mr.
ticket seller held S. goldpiece in its
place. 80 uoid tho
ticket seller. 49,, oi1
Many of the employees OF SAe ran,
way company attached to the S'a L.oDd
received similar presents SUN 49,
spread about the village ana ior d
time there was a gold fever u--.-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-01-17

low as he could and got astride there
upon and safe thereon with his whole
weight and at the same instant made
his wife pluck the stool from under his
feet, which, being done, the bone pres
emily came into it's place"
He also gravely discusses witches
and witchcraft, the birth of monsters
with horns, hoofs and wings, assembling
their birth to the master of evil, and
closes with a lofty panegyric upon Hip,
pocrates and Galen, the princes of ply.
sicians.-Cincinnati Enquirer.