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EMPEROR DID NOT ATTEND.
Absence From the Diplomats 'rtnin Causes
Comment AT Pckin.

Special Cghi' D''rrCh 70 THH SrS.
PEKIS, oct, 2i.--Bv command of the En-
pres. Dowagcr, Princess Nuug Shon. her
Majesty daugltor-in-law, has enter
tanned small number Of the ladies' Of the
legations IN" English ladies declined to
attend, presumably for III" reason that the
British Government i expressing dissatis-
faction because OF the pu-punishment Of
the nurdercr~ Of English missionaries
Princess Yung Shon was formerly violently
opposed to foreigners. but IL Is reported
tina she has moderated her views aince she
held "a similar reception last spring
NJ Les~ar IN" Russian Minister, has re-
covered sufficiently from hi, recent attack
Of pcritOniiis to b" able to attend To some
Of tn" work of his Office.
The absence of the Emperor from tho dip
lomats' tifin last Saturday has caused con
siderable comment His non-al tendance
l. interpreted a. not conforming to the
protocol
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TUO YEARS FOR (O\RtD
American Crook sentenced FOR Attempted
Robbery In London.

.op,c,h cat, Despatch % THF SIN.
LoNDON, Oct 81 Henry Conrad, alias
Fisher, the American crook who was ar
rested on charge of attempting :" rob
street letter boxes by means of skeleton
KEYS. was sentenced NJ tho Old Bailey to-
day To Two wears imprisonment at hard
labor. -Sheeny Rachel who was arrested
al the same time as Conrad on tn" charge
of being an aCcomplice. was discharged
from custody some time ago, a. the police
were unable 10 prove that she was i'm
plcatcd IN the affair.
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Desperate situation In Somaiiland. writes
ono ot the Officers.

SpedH tgb' DespI'tVs 70 IHF ScS.
IohDOS, Oct. -. -t"morc Greene. whose
letter from a British officer IN Soma liland
was the first in'imation the public had Of
the position Of the British forces who have
been fighting tho followers Of the Mad
Mulah, has received another letter. No
month is mentioned, but il says the enemy
captured two MaXims ION ia" 18th" The
writer says:
NO one will appreciate this thing until
it is too late, We az" N regular trap
Our hhcks arc fukiuc, and the Camels
have rearly all been killed or captured.
We have no suppief and hardly any am
munliou. Il il Il brutal thing TO send
us blind no an ambush IKE this -
III. Second Bombay Grcuadcrs, stationed
al MloW. have been ordered 10 proceed to
Bcrbrra
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GERNtNl'S TARTFF fIGHT.
60, eminent VIII Accept No compromise.
says the chancellor.

,Specih ClNs DeSpVsh 70 THR SIN,
BERLIN. Oct. 81 During he debate on
he Tariff bill in the Rechstag to-day Count
Won Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, said
the Government would accept neither the
decisions OF the Tariff Commission nor
the compromise proposals. Ii is clear
from this that tho Government ia resolved
that the measure shall ho adopted as
originally drafted or not ~ all Chancellor
Won Rulow minated that the Kaiser had
in no way intcrfcrcd with the bill
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OPEN DOOR TO THE tNGTNF.
Germany said TO Have Received \Ssur.
anccS From china.

Spsci1l C1bt Drsr.'ch n TIP SUS
BERLIN Oct. Fit Is ~cmi-otfiCially
minated tonight, in connection with the
evacuation of Shanghai by the German,
British and Japanes" troops. that Germany
recently proposed To China explicitly that
the latter should not give any Power special
military priyieg" on the Nangtse kiang,
or any privilege that would conflict with
the priLciple of the open door and that
China expressed her willing loss to give
such an undertaking
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NUIS 4 son or EIGENT kEILY.
DIR. W>nkoop'S Lawyers Won't Tell VII,
lie Wants &SONilN

The LAWYERS Interested wcr" r"ticen' yes
to-day a. 10 suit for $4,000 damages
brought recently 10y Or Daniel W. Wvn-
koop against Thomas Hughes Kelly. a son
OF the late Eugene Kelly. According to
the lawyers, however, the sui, was brought
a. III" result Of som" trouble which ar0sc
between the two urjrCiuals several yoar.
ago. Howe 4 flumm"l are acting for Or
Wynkonp and Gillespie h O'Connor for the
defendant
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Eight.iIour DAY IN French 90, rrnin EN-
ShW,s,

Sp'r,H CJis brspgi,h ~ rHE SrN
PARIS. oct %. The Mdh1 says tina, NJ
Pelletan, Minister cf Marine, is provision.
ally establishing an eight-hour day for he
60, eminent workmrn employed in the
management Of the naval artillery AZ Toulon
and in tie coprersmith shops at L'Orina'
This II the first time that an eight hour day
has been recognized by til. Government.
II il proves satisfactory i, will become gem
eral after January.
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FLAWS FOH ~ HRSHIP RACE.
Santos.DumOnt Wiling 10 Enter a Contest
FROM parIS 10 London.
Npe,ni Ca,l' Dr'ra'rr 70 THE srS.

PARIS. Oc'. II N"goI ia'ious ara pro.
ceodng betwce " Sau'os-Dumont and an
English syndicate for an airship race from
Paris TO London. VI Santos-Dumont saga
he is willing 20 und"rtah" b" trip. but that
h" viii iequir" year 10 prepare. The
English declare the period of preparation
is unnecessarily long. but an arrangement
viii probably hc rnad" Tho prize is SO. OOO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-22
FORGED Names on G.. y. =. ID. Petition

lawyer Ernest Harvier has discovered
that number Of names were forged 10 the
petition in tho Thirteenth senate district
for the nomination by the Greater New York
Democracy Of Bernard +. Martin, tho
Tammany candidate. The discovery was
made too late to affect the printing Of the
ballot.
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Means business with Election Cases.

District Attorney Jerome notified his stan
yesterday afternoon that the trials of cleo
ton cases must he hurried along. There's
always lot of talk before election and a
lot of arrests, and nothing ever takes place
after election is over. Well change all
that he said
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POLITICAL THINGS YOU NEAR.
ENCOURAGING PATTY oRorE.

william j, Grote. who IL running for As
-embly In the Sixteenth distrc on the
Greater New York Democracy ticket.
hois,ed himself To Presiden, Can,or'- Office
yesterday.
IF get any encouragement, in this cam
palXn, said MI. Gro'". Il u poll .HU votes. >
We'll, that = encouraging" said President
Cantor.
THE kind IL encouragement mean
doesn't mean a slap on tie back and a
good for you, old boy said Mr.. Grot..
Now. can't "" 60 into your private Office
and talk about it,"
Ih"r"uI,oii an cNp"u'iVc session treating
OF encouragement was held
TN SOUVENIR HABIT.
The six,y-dolar ovorcoat which was built
for Florence sullivan, leader Of the Eighth.
was stolen last night from the Sullivan
clubhouse
That's wha, get for mngling with the
reformed Engelites." said Mr. sullivan as
he tied another anchor to his watch
AMMUNITION TRAIN GOES WITH HEDGES.
job Hedges departed upstate yesterday
on political swing through canal counties
A committee which babe him good-by
handed up a tome of prchist oric Jokes ST.
cured from the Americanists. now ia CON
grcss here. On oI-ning il MIR Hedges
| ItSl IlINl was lil,' ttls, bI 1nt IudulcllttS
who, under the name of nail workers, in
dor-ed Mayor Low.
SIAM FOR HARRISON.
The Crown Prince Of Siam hadn't been in
IN. Waldorf an hour before he called for a
s,enographer who could write Siane-e and
dashed on this:
As the head Of the Order of the Butter
flies I'm strong for Francis Burton Harri-
son. nc moth OF boy"
TOOK BOTH stDRs OF BROADWAY.
Robert Angel Maxwell Of Bata via. heads
man Of the last Cleveland administration
Frightened III" Democratic State head
quarters for few minutes Yesterday With
Mr.. Maxwell was Daniel y. lockwood of
Buffalo, who was IN Congress when Max
We'll was killing of postmasters at the rate
Of five a minute
IF you have any grim and bloody work
to Ire don" this afternoon IN leave Boil
here. said Mr.. lockwood Otherwise
am Ia show him the grandeur Of Broadway
both sides. inside and out"
NO RArNBows To-pAy
Judge GrlggS Is going away to-day fol
a spell. and Their" are sad hearts nj the
Hoffman. When the chill begins To grip
the souls of the Hill managers Whereabouts.
II is Grim Jigg- who warns EN- up with a
prophecy that he's got a Democratic House
Of Representatives as good n elected
"Prunes aud prism-." said the good
Judge yesterday While mans got
them he's got sonnet hing worth living for
yes, even II the prure- run ou'
WRONG BUTTONS
BIN 'he Button Man uuhu'fonei "A horrible
joke AT 1ammany yesterday morning
An erring clerk whose mind was ON the
third race al Morris Park pm a bundle of
Odel and Higgins buttons in a parca ad-
dressed To Secretary ThomeS + smith at
tho wigwsm. The package had lust been
opened when BIN. who had discovered tho
mistake dashed into the room, gathered
up the buttons and fed
The Colcr brand was delivered ala hour
later.
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Col crawford TO sail on shamrock In Cup
Races

LoNDoN. Oct, 81 Col. Sharman Craw-
ford Of tho Royal Ulster Yacht Club and
Designer Fife have been asked bv Sir
Thomas Upton 70 carry on all he necessary
arrangements for the trials of no sham
rock III. in British waters and on Sandy
Hook Cot Crawford will bc aboard the
Shamrock Ill in the cup races
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johnson Han. bart N 1892 %, 81 william
iOlu >Ou. Fa-uuct. VINO q ed here Ia lii,y. i75l
NaIur General - TIE forces ~ NrV York.
Colonel ~ 20" S., Nations sumo nteudent
Of Indian ,ra'rS Commando N Chlcf Of tho
Provincial Forces. Founder Of 11EnSiONn.
Placed hN t.r colon al DANES of the State
% Ncw Work. MDDcCClI virtues maiorim
TIA CunscrNani.
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Jersey C1tN ReKistration.

There were 81 ,297 voters registered in
Jersey City Yesterday. making total of
81, 700 for the three DAYS. This * decrease
Of 4 $40 from the figures OF last fall.
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i'achshaw WIN Not Itun for Shcrin.

James + Rlackehaw Of Jersey city, n
.'nel Republican A,-emblyman, declined
.'ordav to accept tho noinlna ion for
sheriff, which had been offered 10 HIM hy
30 tI'Iz"u- Union Of Hudson county, y !
"" said that l." vas airiad he had heart
rulhl" and would not be- abb" To- stand the
vain ~ m" campaign F. X Radcliffe was
nominated IN his place
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The Only Newspaper That Gathers All tho

Of the world through is own CORES 20 ndents
Is the one which IL able to say thsS III yop
sss IL IN TEE SlS IA 80. "-idr.
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makes DySreptlcS well
aA9as's Tabl~ .uml tvss --.sds.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
Rev. Irl z. Hicks Is Not Dead.

Notwithstanding awide!y currant rumor that
the Rev. Trl r. Hicks was dead, he never was
in better health, and never did harder and
more successful years work than that one jsst
closing. He has just completed his large and
splr ndid Almanac for 1909 and, with his staff
Of able helpers, has brought his journal,
WORD AND WeREs, justly forward into inter
national reputation. For quarter Of a centu-
nv Mr.. Hicks has grown in reputation and
usefulness as the peoples astronomer, and
sforecasler of storms and the character ofcom-
ing seasons, Never were his weather forecasts
so sought after as now, bis timely warning ol
a serious drouth this year having saved the
people from loss and suffering, Millions Of
bushels ofwheat wpre harvested thForgh his
advice to plant GRO, 5 that would mature early.
The American people will certainly stand by
Prof. Hicks, when il costs then 50 little and
the benefits are 50 great. His 6Re Almanac Of
400 pages Is only ayr, and his sulepdid family
Journal is only me Polar year inelnding the
Almanac, send tq woRD AND Works Pub.
Cos afel lequsi y s. Louis No,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
The Rome Doctor.

A soft linen bandage saturated
with one per cent solution of car
boIic acid is excellent for o blistered
finger.
To relieve a nervous headache
apply hot water to the temples and
back of the neck. A bot foot bath
will also materially aid,
Earache can be frequently cured
by wringing out flanoel 10 boiling
water. sprinkle few drops Of lauda'
mum on it and applying 1t to the
ear.
A small quantity Of vinegar will
generally destroy Immediately any
insect that may fitd its way into
the stomach, and little salid oil will
kill any little insect that may enter
the ear.
When your feet are very tired
and not, plunge them into baslp
of cold water and keep them there
until a sensation of warmth begins.
Then dry them and pat on fresh
stockings and shoes.
A writer states that tcaspoontqi
Of tiaely grated unimeg 10 q teacnP.
fal of cold water taken night ADD
mprning the first day and then mis-.
sing 4. day, repeated on the third
.lnv isa sure cure for boils.--Ex.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
Husky.

Getting wood and hunting seems
to be the order of the day about
here.
The Quarterly Conference al
Ebenezer February II, was very
well attended considering The 10
clemeney- Of the weather.
Mrs. Thomas Huskey, after hav
ing been confined to her room -four
weeks from the effects Of la grippe
is now able TO be about again.
Died-+Sanday morning, infant
SOP of Mr.. nnd Mrs B. II. Ramsey
Mr.. Schreiner has been sick fol
sometime.
Born--To Mr. and Mrs. John
Beard February 20, a boy.
Misses May and Nellie Huskey
visited Mrs. Henry Ramsey
Monday.
Ferdinand Schroeder Of Latin had
business here Saturday.
Mrs. Maggie Robertson and Mrs
Theodore Adams visited Mrs
Thomas Huskey Wednesday.
George Ritzel of Snlder's Mil
visited his parents the first OF the
Joab Crltes lost a horse Tuesday
Prot. 3. = Robertson, George
RitzeI and Elisha Jones were guests
of Thomas Huskey Sunday.
AN OBSERVER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
LorEEy1Ll.B NORMAL ITEMS.

Our school Is increasing rapidly. thir-
teen new pupils entered Monday. Misses
Comfort Dickey, Ivah Farrar, Bessie
Hall, Mary Leslie and Ollie Dale. Mes
srs Waldo Lutes, Charley King, Homer
Phelps, Homer Chandler, Joe Russell,
Harry Dale, Roland Farrar.
Our musical director came down Mon
day morning and played for chapel ex-
ercise. She always enjoys her visits "a
the enormal. 3
Prof. Farrar entered upon his duties
Monday morning and brought quite a
crowd of his old pupils with him.
Some Of the normal students attended
the closing exercises Of the Lutesville
public school Friday afternoon.
Prof. chas. Williams, former elo-
cution pupil Of Mrs. wingo's spent sew
eral hours. with her one evening last
week, he also visited the Normal.
We extend a hearty welcome To all
who are desirous Of visiting ps and see
ing our work in school, and also the
work Of the "Alathayetisn Literary
Society.
Miss Hattie Dale will make her grand
parents visit and will be out Of school
for few days.
A former pupil Of Prof. Wingo's,
Chas. Ford, in company with Jasper
MCGEE, called on Prof. Wingo and his
wife in their studio Saturday morning.
Two new music pupils this week.
Misses Mary Lewis and Ethel Stevens
Miss Ethel win also attend the Normal.
We are glad to welcome our old pupil
]. J. Smith back to the Normal.
We appreciated Rev. ]. A. Russel's
call last Thursday. We also enjoyed
his talk.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
suprame Court psnisd Writ

Judge g.. Z. Rombaur, attorney
for the St. Louis School Board, re-
Gently, presented an application to
the Supreme Court for a writ of
mandamus to compel the State
Board Of Equalization to assess cor.
porate property, including franchi-
Ises, at its full cash value.
10 making the assessment the
State Board has followed the rule
OF county assessors, fixing the value
for taxing purposes at about one.
third of the actual value Of the
property, as heretofore. That is. in
assessing corporate property, the
State Board has taken the val.
ue of oil tangible property, added
to it the franchise valne, and then
applied the one-third rule Of the
whole.
The Supreme Court unanimously
refused to issue the writ.
Should the State Board Of Equal.
izptiop assess corporate property
at its full cash valae, thea this
would compel the assessment Of oil
real estate, farm and personal prop
erfy to be raised to its full cash
value in order to MAINTAIN an equal
ity of assessment, as the law re-
quires. This would operate 10 enor.
mously increase the taxes offarmers.
business men aad other owners of
real and personal property.
This rule of assessment has never
been applied IN the history of the
State and tbs State Board Of Equal1-
zation IN IFS assessment is simply
following a custom as old as the
State itseIf.--J efferson City Daily
Press,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
GLEN ALIEN

After q few weeks absence ! will
write again.
Health is reasonably good with
the exception of colds.
Prof. Orville Zimmerman CLOSED
q successful term of school ut this
place Friday l4th, and went TO the
Cape the following Sunday 70 enter
the Normal.
Prof. P. e. Richards and wife o.
Zalma visited bone folks near this
place Saturday and Sunday.
MISS Mollie .Bretz closed suc
eessful term Of school at Prospect
Friday. The patrons of the district
brought in sumptous dinner and
nice program was rendered by
the pupils.
Rev. W. H. Bess preached very
Interesting sermon here last Sun
day.
prof. D. H Zimmerman, after
closing bis schoo! in the Run
Branch district, near Whig Friday
2lst, spent a few days with home
folks and left Monday for the Cape
to enter the Normal.
Mrs, L. N. Limbaugh and children
of Flat River are visiting relatives
at and near this place.
G. W. Albright and family o.
Ressyllle visited w. l.. Burns anc
family of near here Saturday nigh
Sunday
Sacress to The PREss.
A LaNE STAR.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
ASoutheast NotesA

F. NJ. Bollinger. a good man and
highly respected citizen of Oak
Ridge, in Cape county, died at his
home February l8.
The courthouse at Dexter has
been turned over to the Christian
Church eud will be fitted up by it,
and used as college.
At Dcniphan February %, dele.
gates were elected to the Judiclal
COnveniion at Springfield July s
and instructed for Judge Fort.
Republic Special.
Dexter, Mo-, Feb. 22.--At mass
meeting Of citizens Thursday night
rouslag speeches were made in the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26

Maible Hill, Della Rhodes and Ida
Bnilay Of Glen Allen and Nessrs Le-
ROY and Burette Robinson AMI John
Re3ile OF Lutosgillc, Clay Morgan oi
MaibIe Hill, ohas II. Cooper Of Grassy
ndlPhilip Brinley Of Glen Allen, We
nov have an enrollment OF esghty-iour
and actual attendance Of sevcniy-dve.
MIss Mayme Reyelle OF Lutesville
gave us an approciative visit Monday.
Our Primary and Intermediate Do
partment opened Monday. Miss Lille
Jamlson Of Marble Hin has taken her
place A. a member Of the faculty.
Adolph Henley went 10 Glen Allan
Saturday Morning.
A tow Of our students attended the
closing exercises Of the Lutesyille Pub
lie School, Friday afternoon. They re-
ported an enjoyable time.
Arthur Meyers attended the closing
Axerclnes Of Miss Willie oladish's school
last Friday.
n A. Lincoln spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks near Glen
Alleh. -.
oar Society, last Friday aight, was .
spccessfn ssery respect. The progiasn
was well rendered and al seemed 10 en-
10Y themsolvea
Miss Hattie Williams, who has been
absent for some time teaohipg returned
TO school Monday. II,
Two new students Tuesday. Miss Tavio
Hshs Of Lntesyiile and Claude Bair Of
Marble Hill t~t
Missos 0rinsley and Clippard ofLafiin
gave us a pleasant call Tuesday.
Prof. 8, NJ. DuLaney visited at our
Workshop Tuesday.
NArTY BUMPo.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
BEssyItLE.


Health 70 very good.
The young people Of BessvilIe
and vicinity had a good time last
Friday aigbt at a souial gwen by
Mr.. and Nrr. Samuel Bass NJ theI'
home.
Hon. ]. M. welker pu, up about
26 tons Of 6ne ice last week. He
intends 10 haVs cold water next
summer ifit reiDs sny.
]. ID. Phelps aud family Of Lutes.
vile are visiting relatives at this
place.
Joe Miller met with a serious ac-
cideoi a few days ago. While coast
ing down a hill on a sled, Il struck
a rock, throwing him of, and thrust
n stick 10 his neck near the tonsil
and II came out in the inside Of his
mouth near the root Of bis tongue.
! am glad to learn he IS getting q.
long very well.
Fphriam Welker is the champion
ice-packer Of Bessville. He says he
wouldn't care to have a job Of pack
ing ice all next summer.
No more at present. l6 To ],
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
BEssyILLE.
Health is lolsrable good.

Health is lolerable good.
Very sloppy upper foot.
Mrs. Benjamin Albright and Mrs
Avery Watts are visiting r. r
Watts family.
Prof. Zimmerman closed a sue
cessfuI term ofscbool here last Fri
day aUd gave the pupils a nice lreaI
and had o good time generally.
Uncle Joe Arthur bad light at
tack of pneumonia but is again able
TO be up.
r. +. Watts IS on the sick list.
Rev. A, 7, Maxwell preached an
Interesting seTmon at Oak Grove
last SaDidy.
EphIain is at present warehouse
clerk and express agent at this
place. He expressed box Of MN.
eral 70 RollA, Mo-, last week, and
says he viii soon be shipping IL out
IN car load lots.
Wanted-At Bessville as soon as
winter breaks---a frst-cIass barber
for about one week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ephriam
Welker, q girl. By shots il is a
dandy.
With success to The Pass.
l6 TO !.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
NORMAL SCRIBE.
BUCHANAN.

Laboring men here have had a
rest for the last four weeks.
Uncle John Jones moved from
the factory to Lowndes, Thursday.
10 Page started on a move from
BuchsDan to Morehouse last Satur.
day morning,
Jacob Wisecarver moved from
near here to Marble Hill last
Thursday.
Fred Dzlonski, Bill Crouch and
a Mr. Walters moved from Buchan.
an TO other points recently.
Jacob Berry was calling at
McMinn's last Sunday. Jake comes
quite often.
Dan Corbin went TO camp Twen.
ty.two last Sunday.
]. w. Mansfeld butchered his
hogs last Saturday.
Levi Bell has recovered from his
recent Illness.
Our school will close about the
10th nlt., and tits rumored that our
principal teacher will start for
Indiana, instanter.
Olr farmers will be very busy
after this snow goes off. preparing
for another crop. The snppositionls is
that heavy SHOWS have greatly ben
Gifted wheat and will also give
moisture to the earth SO that salts
factory seed beds can be made in
which to deposit seeds for spring
and summer crops. Unless rain
comes to thoroughly wet the earth
we may expect short crops next
sumner, for the earth is dry deeper
now than was ever known before,
and many wells are dry now, this
February "a, that never was known
dry before and some of them have
been used for fifty or sixty years,
MAX ADDLER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-26
- Our correspondents q
sKp0EwIcKyiILr.

= : = :" - 49,
With The exception bad oolda,
health lH'veasonabIy good.
Tho Acaaomy Is still prcsperins,
II Is rumored that we are to have
a boptea JOINT, to whioh the people
OK our community are very much
opposed.
o. r Conrad, who has been hous.
cd up some tine nursing q woun.
ded foot, Is able 10 he ont again.
We arc making preparations for
appropriate exercises at the church
on Easter Sunday.
Frank SrAbaugh visited Lum
Drum last Sunday. Mr.. Drum Is
in poor health.
Locus Smith Is slck at this time,
DIsH Washor.