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his masters command the clouds broke
and the thunder pealed. he grabbed the
lamp from his masters hand and fled,
cursing him for fool and the desecrat-
or Of the sacred. mythical. extinct roc
The end Of the story In America Is
the same. Carnegie got tired of being
ordered about by a watch and he an
nounced his manumission. There are
other genii who are preparing to re-
gain their freedom. In latter days
greybeards play golf. ping pong or any
thing else that defies money getting
and money slavery. Walsh bet money
at roulette at Monte Carlo not so much
because he wanted to make money as
to prove to himself that he did not care
anything about it. Man was not made
to serve a monOtonous clock, divided
into twelve parts and possessing neith-
er versatility nor inspiration. Man, as
well as woman, is a creature of moods
and caprices. He makes himself into
machine or the slave of a machine
at his peril. That way lies softening of
the brain. apoplexy and loss of power
Mr.. Rockafeller's master allowed him
only the recreation of Sunday school.
and that was not sufficiently absorbing
or diverting and his hair fell out. Now
he has gone off to a place in the coun-
try where he can be alone and unob-
served of those with no money AMI
plenty of hair. If he had played golf or
ping pong or danced or played bridge
whist to show his Indifference to losing
money. he might have a luxuriant head
of hair now. The stomach rebels
against a monotonous undiversifIed
diet. The brain says after a thirty
years course of oil and Sunday school.
And in such case it is very difficult to
restore the equilibrium.
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to come to the meeting. At any rate
they spoke to the beneficiaries. actual
or expectant. Of the present system
and they were not encored.
On Friday afternoon of the next day
the county central committee met.
There was no discussion of the direct
primary system. Mr.. ID. @. Courtnay
moved that the primaries be held May
20 for the purpose Of eIecting delegates
to the county convention to be held the
succeeding day. May 21. The motion
carried without discussion. Commit
committee Of three from the city and
two from the country be appointed to
investigate the direct primary system
and report thereon to the county con-
vention. Mr.. ID. G. Courtnay said In
regard to the motion. that so long a.
the party was increasing Its majori-
ties yearly II was foolish to try a new
plan. Otherwise the suggestion was
good. He was not In favor OF having
a row every time the republicans got
together anyhow.
Democracy Is too much the fashion
to be cried down by convention manip-
ulatOrs. The zeal and earnestness
with which this preliminary action To
putting the power back i'm the hands
of the people was denounced. has al
ready convinced many republicans who
had not made up their minds In regard
to IL that 1t is sound policy.
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ness he responded to the complex calls
OF life. but after all, his sons and their
children. his sister and his own wife,
whom he never forgot for a moment,
were the source Of his love of life and
his good use Of it. The superficial OBJ
server of his daily life would not have
called him man Of sentiment, but his
life and powers were fused by senti-
ment into a blessing for all of those
with whom he came in contact. Arbor
Lodge, where he lived SO long, he left
to his oldest son in order that the es-
tate might be kept In the family and
descend to heirs Of the name and ira
ditions Of the family. He loved all his
sons and grandchildren, but he loved
history and he had a laudable ambi-
tion to make the family and Arbor
Lodge estate permanent. OF all vege-
tatiOn he loved best the tree because
Of its long life and increasing service
to man. He established "Arbor Day"
and clung to the home and estate of
his first settlement because he was a
sentimentalist and a poet who dis
cerned the spiritual meaning of mat
ter. For this reason he loved history
best Of all the human curriculum. 1t
is likely that the tendency of life in
America will defeat the plan of an
ancestral estate. But at least for a
generation or two, Arbor Lodge will be
the home Of MortOns, and the whisper
ing pines, that owe their existence to
his hand, will still guard the wide
pOrched house of the man who built 1t
and loved 1t and its meaning.
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Sol Smith Russell

As Frank Stockton's work Is to Mark
Twain's so is Sol Smith Russelrs to
Joe Jefferson's. Stockton's stories
were milder, of less exaggerated
humor, but more subtle. with more OF
the cleaning light we see around US
all the time, and In this respect, more
Shaksperean.
Sol Smith Russell was long. lean.
halting In his speech and walk. He
had the awkwardness of Lincoln and
his homely phrasing. His enunciation
was never hurried. Like all great ac-
tors he spoke slowly and distinctly,
and by the time the words lodged In
the listeners ear the definition was
there, too. He had respect for his
audience and the audience repaid him
by an affectionate attention and mem
ory that was waiting for him when he
came again. Withal he was shrewd
and canny. When he died he was one
Of the richest actors in this country,
IL not the richest
He could not sing, but the songs he
sung with a child on his lap and an
other posed in childish attention at his
feet will never be forgotten. He had
not the voice, but he had the tempera-
ment and the soul of music. When he
sang, mis- gentleness, quaintness, di-
rectness, child-likeness melted into the
consciousness of the audience. Yet the
voice croaked and often strove for a
note until it cracked. Then Mr.. Rus
sell let it go at that and you loved him
for the failure and for the brave at
tack.
He could only play effectively one
sort of character. He was not a YER
satile actor. AS DR.. Pangloss he made
no impression. though perhaps he
sketched the man well enough. But IL
lacked vitality. AS the poor relation,
and as the student of the poor widow
Of Peaceful Valley, as the modest but
learned and talented book-reviewer. as
the quixotic, pure-hearted lawyer, he
was playing phases of the character
Of Sol Smith Russell and his houses
rose to the sweetness, strength and
purity Of the character he showed
them. He never changed his charac-
teristic walk. On the street, the stage,
m the drawing room, the peculiar, stiff
as of one unused to walking
and it's technique were the same. as if
ne was not sure of his own feet and
Gould not trust them. He was an
lctor of varied experiences. For years
lie had been on the vaudeville stage
md he could dance with the best of
hem. But he died of locomotor ataxia
md the walk and gestures We loved.
because they were Sol Smith Russelrs.
we're a consequence of the disease that
has conquered. in spite of the thou
ands Of people who were waiting to
ee him and hear him again.
No matter how hard the times. Mr..
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The Opponents of The Direct Primary

1t was proposed to take the nominal
tton of county officers out Of the hands
OF few engineers Of the machine and
place the power in the hands of the
people where it belongs. The night be-
fore the county central committee were
to discuss the question, those inter-
ested in limiting the peoples power in
elections to a choice Of inferior men
selected by candidates to a county
convention whose action is circum-
scribed by the schemes of corrupt poll
ticians, were present. A few of the
men who believe that 1t Is ruinous to
be governed by selfish oligarchy
were at the meeting. But the men
whose living depends upon the main
tenance Of the present system were all
there and in good voice. The motion
to recommend the county central COM
mittee to adopt the direct primary
system in the nomination of county
officers was lost by a vote of 11s to 80.
1t is impossible to do more than re-
tard movement in a republic against
an oligarchy when 1t Is once started
and has obtained an impetus. The
meeting on Thursday evening con-
firmed the suspicious Of the people that
the office-holding class were, to a man,
opposed to the project Of allowing the
people to make their own nominations.
Listen: the meeting was called to
order by Postmaster Sizer who said it
was time to begin, and he nominated
George A. Adams for chairman. He
was elected, though Mr.. Lambertson
Judge Holmes Mr.. 10.
Burns. the water wizard, was sure that
the present system was the safer and
easier and less expensive to handle.
He was followed by a few platitudes
from Mr.. w. ]. Lamb in regard to the
age, flavor and service of the conyen-
lion system. Messrs. Munger, Lind
sey, John M. Stewart and Gus Hyers
realized that the occasion might be the
beginning Of crisis in their lives and
Incomes, and endeavored to impress
the danger of allowing the people to
select their own candidates upon their
auditors. 1t was not difficult to ac-
,omplish for it was a packed meeting.
Mr.. Lambertson, Mr. Strobe. Mr..
field, DIR. Wharton and Mr.. Hall
poke in favor Of the Lincoln system
nd reminded the meeting Of the help
had been to Lincoln in nominating
etter councilmen. But they were not
nspired by the loaves and fishes. They
Tere not the hunted and it is not like
' that they had spent the day in urg-
,g the friends Of popular government
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1t Is supposed by the unrefiective mil
lions in Nebraska, who raise more corn
and do less sub-soil thinking than any
other people on the surface Of this
globe slightly f1attened at the ends,
that a board composed of three or five
men is more capable of attending to
the cases Of depraved criminals than
any governor Of Nebraska. If so be the
board is composed Of five men, then
when criminal who Is serving a de-
served sentence is pardoned, each man
composing the board is only one-fifth
guilty of coming short Of the confidence
reposed in him by a fatuous people.
But when a governor pardOns a no.
tOrious and unrepentant criminal, and
the people are outraged in their FIN
err feelings the governor and only the
governor Is to blame. Upon him the
whole force Of their resentment is Wis
tied. If a member of pardoning board
of five comes before a convention for
denomination after corporate action
displeasing to the delegates and rep
resentatives Of the people, he is fur
nished with an excuse as good as
Adams, anyway. He can say to the
tribunal that the four other men
had decided to pardon the convict.
And what is one man - four?
Besides, in reflection on a pro-
posed action if there are five shir-
ers Of responsibility, it is likely that
80
matter as exhaustively and as con-
scientiOusly as though the decision and
the responsibility were his alone. The
responsibility and power are just where
it belongs now. According to the stat
utes of the state of Nebraska the par
dOning power is vested exclusively in
the governor. II he misuses it in his
first term, he must come before the
convention Of his own party for a re-
nomination. If they disapprove of his
administration, either in whole or in
part, he will hear from the men whose
votes and influence he must secure if
he is renominated. Even if he secures
a nomination there are a sufficient
will vote for his opponent If his use of
delegated power does not justify itself.
Students Of municipal politics and
economics believe that the cure for
many Of the ills Of corruption is to give
the mayor more power and hold him
responsible for it's use. Too
many councilmen. too many officials
created on the supposition that in
council there is safety, have divided the
power to the point of responsibility.
In the borough Of Manhattan. unless
The mayor is assisted by a conscien-
tious prosecuting attorney and honest
his efforts to administer
he affairs Of the city according to the
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governing function. II the state of
Nebraska Institutes a pardoning board
In the hope that more conscience and
intelligence will be applied to the
granting Of pardons. the exponent will
defeat itself. How long would BARLEY
have stayed in prison IL the responsi-
bility of keeping him there had been
divided among five men? One fifth Of
pardon is twenty-five times easier to
get than a whole pardon.
y y y
Slaves of The Clock
Higher critics of "The Arabian
Nights Entertainment" or the thous-
and and one tales told by the willy
Scheherezade to save her neck from the
bow-string Of a sultan who had sworn
to take wife every Saturday and have
her strangled Sunday morning, have
begun to doubt the truth Of some of
the tales. To be sure, a person who
must tell good story or die is not
hampered by truth and is likely to dis
regard everything except the light of
interest in the sultan's eye. To be guild
ed to safety by that Pickering, cruel
light showed what a resourceful wo-
man Scheherezade was Her invention
was device to save her life, and the
magazine editors have adopted her dis
covery Of the serial story to keep alive
the interest in their publications from
one month to another.
The story of Aladdin and his Won
derful Lamp is one OF the best known
of the tales Of Scheherezade. The hero
found a lamp that he rubbed and
brought to his aid a powerful genie
who could do anything except escape
from the owner of the lamp. The story
has modern and an American appIi-
cation that indicates it's essential truth.
1t is true as a parable is true. The
most powerful genii i'm this country
are slaves Of the clock. They carry
their masters in their vest pockets.
They consult them constantly. The
watch allows his slave so much time
for his breakfast, dinner, supper a few
hours for sleeping, and a much more
limited time for dressing. bathing and
changes of costume during the day.
Then the slave has a little time for
but the reading is not for rec
reatiOn and elevation of the slaves
OWN mind; he must read to get in
concerning the market and
politics which effect the market.
knowledge Of the pathology and geog-
-aphy Of the markets make him a more
useful slave. So the time devoted TO
Of the conditions Of trade
s not limited. Nor are the means con-
ined to reading. Brokers and students
II how to make money quickly and in
arge quantities discuss the ways and
means at luncheons, dinners and even
It evening parties where the sex which
more interested in ingenious ways of
pending money than in ways of
making 1t, is present. The men gather
n groups, look solemn and rich and
iscuss ways and means of turning an
onest million. II a woman with whom
one Of the party happens to be in
ove addresses a remark fragrant and
Inning with sweetness and light to one
t the solemn males, she gets the icy
Olar breeze for complying with the
ommand to preach the gospel to all
eathen.
After a long time, when Aladdin was
n old man and the genie had built
i'm gold mounted palace set in dia-
londs as big as apples and paved with
Ipis lazuli, when the genie had stolen
lie sultan's daughter for Aladdin's
ifa Wbon Aladdin hod o,,or,xxl;--
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Ballard Items.

Arthur Asbury came IN Friday
from Okla. He has rented his farm
there and will farm his mothers
place northwest OF Ballard.
Aaron Bell and Sam Ford drove to
Butler Saturday, where MIR, Bell
transacted business for the Uncle
Billy Griggs estate, having sold the
south 40 to Miss Evans.
The Ed Kuntz sale on the oath
was we'll attended and everything
sold Wen. EtdFidge Kash had sHfe
on the same date, but his stock did
not bring satisfactory prices and he
had it called off.
Ed kuntz starts, with teams, this
week for his future home in Harper
county, Kan, where he, with bis
iather.in.law, Vim Knorp, are going
into the cattle business.
Willis Yates, Doc Miller and John
Hibbs passed through our burg Fri.
day afternoon headed for the capital
of Bates.
Howard and Ed Arbucklean Clar'
ence Teeter, former Ballard boys,
are now located at Los Angeles, Cal.
+. NJ. Fort and wife returned Sunday
from an extended trip to the Pacific
coast
Mrs. Mary Miller and sister have
returned to their homes in Texas
after several weeks visit with relatives
here.
Clark Wix passed through Ballard
Saturday en- route for Johnstown
Clark seeins confident of election, hui
when Z. X. Lisle rolls him to the
tune of about 500 majority in Nov.
his explanation will be similar TO thu
ones given every two and four years
for the last IA years.
Geo. Price sold his farm to a Henry
county man; consideration, "a irac
ton over $33 per acre
viii Kiersey has bought +. M
Forts farm, 1873 acres for 81, 900
plus the agents commission. Thi'
is the best bargain in a land deal il
this part of the county, as it is {
choice place and in high state o
cultivation
Dan Embree attended a meeting o
the democratic campaign COMMITTEES
in Butler last Saturday.
Tom Board made his report las
week-another boy.
Ballard has telephone connection
with the following railroad points
Creighton, Urich, Adrian and Mont
lrose. S. C. RIBBLER.
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township are in a worse condition
than they have b. enfor thirty years.
This is hut a fair sample of how Re-
puhlicans run things and what could
be expected if the should by any
possibly means get possession of the
county. And. by the way, the prpsi-
dent of the township board is the
Republican nominee for Judge of the
south district. But he will not get
an opportunity 10 try his reform
ideas on the county ms Judge March
will continue To perform the duties of
that office
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WHY COCKRELL is PROUD.

In great speech delivered last
week at Jefferson City, the venerable
and venerated Senator f. NJ. Cock.
rell said:
Il am prond of our Democratic ad-
ministrations in Missouri. Not q
dollar OF the many millions collected
intakes has been stolen, wasted,
suuandered or lost by any Demo-
cratic State administration. No
political party in any State in the
United States has so long, for so
many years, given the State better
or equally as good administrations.
mot a dollar of our School Funds
has ever been lost, stolen, squander.
ed or Incorporated. l challenge
the Republican leaders and press to
name the man, woman or child that
has taken or received illegally OIL
wrongiully one dollar, one cent o.
our State money. They cannot dot
and ought to hide their heads il
shame for their accusations ant
elaD0ers. hfa-. uD-
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John Herrell has made arrange
ments to have a trained nurse stay
with his -sick-wife and viii devote the
balance OF the time before election to
his campaign. He will see as many
of the voters as possible in this time
and only wishes he could shake hands
with every one in the county. No
more popular or efficient man was
ever nominated to this important
office. He was born on the present
site of the county seat and ha lived
all his life among our people His
life is an open book. He is an indus
trious, honest, upright citizen, life
long Democrat, generous to fault
and very popular with all who know
him. He will make worthy success
sor to our present popular and ell
ficient county clerk, MIR. Broaddus.
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DEMOCRATIC TICkET.

Railroad Commit ~'vurrs-luIN A. KNOTT,
Joseph 4 RICE.
Supt Sthoul>-NIIllAU J.. CNRRlNGroN.
Judge supreme Court GA\uN i. BtRGEsS,
JAMES u. FOX,
-LERON n. VALIANT
tor ConEr"----b. \. urARNuNp.
tor state senator, e.. L. DICKINSON.
tor Rrlr, .cntaiiN.-1 l.. HARPER.
pr County ticrk- lOllN 2. HERRELL.
r Circuit rl,rk-I \. PATTERSON.
ur Rrcorlcr-I. h. llSl.E.
ShrtiG-JoE T.. SMITH.
tor Probate JUtEr--JullN A. sllNERN.
~ Prosecuting Attoru"y-A. h. LCnNlCk,
f,r rreasuryr-W. = JOHNSON,
kur Presiding Juts,.-I. ". NCfADDEN.
kor Associate. Udse, North DIST, A. BRUCE,
Fnr Associate judge, S,uti Dist, J, MARCH,
tor Coropcr-pk. -. ;. RkNlCk.
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His Life in Peril.

81 just seemed to have gone all to
pieces" writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare,
Tex, "biliousness and a lame back
had made life q burden. couldn't
eat or sleep and felt almost too worn
out to work when l began to use
Electric Bitters, but they worked
wonders. Now sleep like a top, can
eatanything, have gained in 81 rength
and enjoy hard work" They give
vigorous health and new life to weak,
sickly, rundown people. Try them.
Only SOC at II. L. fuckers drug
store,
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=. 4. Bruce, Democratic nominee
for Judge of the north district, is one
ofthe cleverest gentlemen imaginable.
He owns fine farm in West Point
township, which he made by his own
exertions. He was born and raised
in Cass county, where most OF his
family now live. He is a safe, con
sentative man and will give thecour.
tvs business that same thought and
careful attention he would his own
He will be elected by the usual Demo
cratic majority in that district and
will make member of the court VT
can all be proud Of
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SOFT COPE

Ike the running brook, the
I'd flood that flows through
IL veins has to come from
aomewhere.
The springs of red blood are
2und in the soft core of the
bones called the marrow and
ONE say red blood also comes
Oh the spleen. Healthy bone
marrow and healthy spleen
&rc full Of fat.
SCOTS Emulsion makes new
blood by feeding the bone
marrow and the spleen with
the richest of all fats, the pure
cod liver oil.
For pale school girls and
invalids and for all whose
blood is thin and pale, SCOTS
Emulsion is a pleasant and rich
blood food. 1t not only feeds
the Matchmaking organs but
gives them strength to dc
their proper work.
Send for free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists,
| -'-'I7 Pearl Street, New York
soc. and $r.oo; all druggists.
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RECENT REPUBLICAN RECORD.

Last week we said that the only
recent record made by theRepublican
party was in the st. Louis Doodle
cases. Our attention has been called
to one nearer home, and while it is
purely local, we are always willing
to give credit when tits due and have
no doubt the Record will be proud Of
it, also. In the spring Of 1901 the
Republicans carried Pleasant Gap
t ,wnship and elected the full town
ship board, Among the first acts oil
this board was to redistrict the
township, under the new road law,
appoint four Republican overseers,
and raise their compensation from
$3.50 to 80 per day. Under demo
cratic board the seven overseers wert
paid about $3.50 per year. while un
der this board the four we're paid
nearly s240. Poll taxes we're raised
from two to three dollars and th'
! levy was raised from 5 to 10 cent
on the 800 valuation. In spite o
4 the increase In taxation OF thre'
times the original amount, we ar
informed that the roads in tina
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LOW RATES TO ST. LOUIS
via the Missouri Pacific Railway, Ac.
count Fall Festivities,

Will begin October 9th.
The Great St. Louis Fair, with
$4,000 in premiums and more at
tractiye exhibits than ever, will open
October 9th and close October 18th.
The night parade Of the Yelled
Prophet will take place October 7th.
The South St.Ihouie Broadway
Merchants Association will hold a
Street Fair and Carnival from Sep
TENDER Goth to October 18th
There will be running races on the
mile track at the Fair Grounds dur
ing the month Of October.
The st. Louis Horse Show in the
Exposition Coliseum will take place
from November Ord to 9Th.
An excellent opportunity to see the
site Of Worlds Fair Of 1904.
Local agents will furnish detailed
Information. b. C. TOWNSEND,
Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Agt.,
- st. Louis, No.