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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16

Versailles Lodge No. III A. II. and
Friday morning the 10th inst, at nine
o'clock u. IN. In call communication for
the purpose of attending the funeral
Of Brother Jesse Snorgrass. lntcrment
will take place at the Versailles ceme-
terry, after services at the Baptist
Church. The Fraternity will please
take notice. A. l., Ross, W. NJ.
Sam Penlnnd spent two hours and IL
half Of awful agony imprisoned in
tree top in the Grand River bottom re-
Gently. He climbed into "a tree to cut
limb of considerable size and weight
which as soon as chopped loose swung
into the fork where he was standing,
crushing one leg and foot and holding
him in vice. His cries were finally
heard and he was rescued in an cx-
hausted condition.
A Kansas man returned home from
lodge one night and seeing dark Oh
jcct sitting beside n white object on
his front porch, he said: You are
out rather late; don't you think IL
about time for you to 20 home young
man" And as no one replied TO his
| question, he looked closer and saw
that instead Of addressing his daugh-
ter and her "steady" he had been talks
ing to his wife's palm wrapped in a
sheet and the oleander In black wrap
per-
In Macon, Arthur King sued Farmer
N. M. McCully for $40. McCully al.
mitted that King had worked on his
farm and earned the money he wanted,
but said he had contracted to work
four months and had left six weeks
before the time expired. The evidence
showed that McCully made his men
work from 4 and 8 o'clock in the morn
Ing till 0 at night, and King said he
couldn't stand 1t any longer. The
jury, which was composed OF farmers,
decided, nevertheless, in favor of Nc.
Gully.
The old timers of Missouri think
they know almost all about coon hunt
ing, but Il travelling man who was in
Liberty recently told some OF them in
u new way. lie pronounced 1t useless
TO cut down tree TO get coon. The
hunters, he said, according TO the Tri-
bune. ''should supply themselves with
q few Roman candles on starting out
and when coon Is 'treed shoot up in
the branches. The colored lights will
cause the coon 10 make Il jump for the
ground every time. It WAS claimed.
There is nothing enjoy more than
hunting coons,' he said, and l always
take a package OF Roman candles with
me when CO."
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16

Richard, John and NJ. Mcdonald of
Enid spent the day in Versailles Tues
day.
Union temperance services were held
at the Baptist Church last Sunday
night.
Monroe and l.. NJ. Ivy Of Crittcnden
were In Versailles on business the first
of the week.
Miss Annie Lewis Sims and her class
give an elocutionary entertainment at
the opera house tonight.
Price James the California CONNER.
cial man was interviewing our mer.
chants Tuesday. Price had his eye on
every fine horse that chanced To meet
him.
NJ. Joachimi will have n special sale
OF Ladies' and Childrcns' Wraps, to.
morrow, Monday and Tuesday, with a
cloak man here. See his advertisement
In another column.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16

Hardy's Prize Baking Powder is the
kind to use in your baking.
The finest line Of worsted pants ever
brought to Versailles can be seen Mt
the "FAMOUs".
J. P. Swarthout, a Chicago business
man, came in Tuesday and was looking
after some coal lands In this vicinity.
Come, look at our fine line of
Fall and Winter Goods. Carl W.
Biersach.
Leave your orders for Meat and Ice
with us. All orders executed promptly
and goods delivered free as usual.
d. c. HARDY.
Col. Wheel Marmaduke arrived here
Monday evening and stopped over
night. Tuesday morning he drove to
his big ranch near Proctor.
James McNair received a telegram
Monday conveying the sad news of the
death Of his brother, Dan McNair at
Warrcnsburg. Death occurred at noon
Monday. Mr.. McNair left on the after.
noon train for Warrensburg to be pres
ent at the funeral.
James Hodge. negro workman in
one of the construction camps Of the
Rock Island near Windsor had his left
foot cut of in a concrete mixer recent.
ly. The revolving iron teeth tore the
foot completely of and it dropped to
the ground below. He will recover.
Miss Lizzie Belt OF Lodena was
shopping in Versailles Monday. She
brought w. II. Gillian here to take
the train for his home In Saline coun.
ty. Mr.. Gillian IL a nephew of her
father, J. w. Belt, and had spent sev.
eral days with the family ut Lodema.
There are rough cabins in Franklin
county which have finer doorsteps than
the most pretentious and costly mrn.
sions OF Kansas City and st. Louis
Franklin county produces some of the
finest onyx in the world. and it Is Of
this that the valuable doorsteps re.
ferred TO are made.
DR.. P. q. Woods and wife, who have
been making n visit with their daugh'
ter, Mrs. David c. Peters, at Trinidad
Colorado, Joined an excursion party
leaving there the first of this week fol-
Old Mexico. They are making q
pleasure tour of the south and will
visit many prominent points, and will
be gone at least ten days.
Five years ago Charles p. Cunning
ham bought farm on the Mississippi
river bottom in Pcmiscot county fol
81, 800. Last year he sold SEQ, 200 wortl
Of produce from it. The farm is bot
tom land. After buying it. Mr.. Gun
ningham carefully titled it. He har
vested six crops Of alfalfa last year
making six tons to the acre.
A noted cattle breeder in IllinOi
provides his steers with sheds in tn,
pastures, with straw roof, and encloset
on all sides but one. This side IL hum
with heavy burlap curtains. The cat
tie walk in between the curtains an,
thus rub the flies of. and stand in tn
shade during the hot part of the day
coming out TO eat when it Is cool. Ill
says the shed pays for itself ever.
year.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16
WANTED D.!
(seese and Ducks,

Geese and Ducks,
For which we will pay the following
prices:
Geese, full feather, q per dozen.
Ducks, seven cents per pound, by the
New York Poultry e. Egg Co.
w. p. NICHOLS, Manager.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-16
lSAaSaNSNSNNNNNSNaa0NONa,
LOCAL NEWS.


Call for Hardys Prize baking Pow.
der.
Mems Rubber Boots and Shoes At the
FAMOUS"
Land in Nodaway has been sold re-
Gently at 800 per acre.
Hardy's Prize Baking Powder Is
going like hot cakes. Ask for It.
Ed. Cleary, one of Corum's business
men was here Tuesday on business.
FOR SALE--Two good residence
properties. cheap. II. A. YOU'VE.
J. w. Roe came in from Proctor and
transacted business in this city Mon.
day.
No FIRE or secondhand goods at the
FAMOUS" All new, at a reasona.
BILE price.
T.. G. Himburg and q. w. Lake two
Kansas City drummcrs. were here get
ting acquainted with our business men
Tuesday.
Philip Homer and w. b. Hewitt of
South Morgan were here on business
Tuesday, and favored the Democrat
with Il friendly call.
f. ID. Harrison, one Of our enterpris.
ing real estate hustlers, was in Eldon
Monday transacting business. He was
accompanied by his wife.
The Best line of Ladies' and
Children's Jackets and Wraps
and Skirts, Underwear and Ho.
siery at Carl w. Biersach's.
The Dunkard brethern held q series
of meetings at their church north of
Knob NOster last week. Several Nor.
gan county Dunlsards were in attend
ance.
Miss Saliie Martin of the Hotel Mar.
tin, departed Tuesday morning for
Harrisonville TO make brief visit
with her brother, Will Martin, who re.
sides Ia that city.
Joseph Dougherty of st. Louis ar
rived in Versailles Tuesday and has
been looking over Morgan county
realty for several days.
The journal. Democrat says Warrens-
burg merchants are meeting quite a
number OF Mexican half dollars in
their change these days. Somebody
has unloaded on them.
Regular services at the Christian
Church next Sunday morning and even
ing. Our protracted meeting will be-
gin the third sunday in November.
e. Is. WOoDs.
Hon. Il. q. SnOrgrass, from the north
part of the county has been in the city
during the week at the bedside OF his
father, Jesse s. Snorgrass, and was
present at his death Wednesday morn
ing.
We are not just beginning the free
delivery of meats to our customers hut
have been delivering free of charge
ever since we began business and will
continue to do SO. Leave your orders
for Meat, Groceries and Ice with d. c.
Hardy.
A number Of base ball enthusiasts
went to Fortuna Sunday afternoon to
witness the base ball game between
Fortuna and High Point teams, claimed
to have been played for pot OF $500
The pot was won by Fortuna by q
score Of l2 to II.
NJ. w, Rundel of Rochester, n. Y.
accompanied by j. KernOhan of Tip
ton, arrived here Tuesday and drOy'
70 the Gravois. Mr.. Rundel Is inter
ested with others in the Geunesee Min
ing Co., in South Morgan, and wal
down there looking after matters II
connection with his mines.
Suits, Underwear, Overcoats
Boots and Shoes, Skirts, Dress
Goods, Blankets, Comforters
Trunks, Valises, Groceries &C
Best Values for the least none,
at "The Red Flag" Carl W
Biersach.
The editor of the Arkansas Meth
odist believes the cob pipe industr
originated in Franklin county, Mo-
when he resided there years ego.
poor German, he says, began to max
and sell cob pipes. The stem AZ wei
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

~ SHSSA
In this peculiar book one can find
Sugar, Coffee. Milk and Ribbon.
There are also Ribbons.
There are Victories, but no Defeats.
There is Sunshine. but no Moonshine,
although there are several Moons.
In the whole list there Is only one
Medal and one Bore. The latter Is
registered as a musician, too. There
is also just one Big There are, how
ever, three Bigger and four Biggers.
There is one Miser, but no Hermit.
There Is plenty Of Beer. Booz appears
three times, and there Is one Booze,
but not = single Thirst.
There Is Music In the book, accom-
panied by Harmony. In relation to the
music, It should be stated that there
Is not a single Alto. There Is Bass
galore, while the Soprano and Tenor
are supported only by Peter and Will
lam. respectively, a barber and a la
borer.
To the credit Of the book It should
be said, that while there Is Justice In
large quantities, there is not in the
new directory a single Injustice. Light
there Is. but 1t Is unaccompanied by
either Dark or Darkness.-Chicago
Inter Ocean .
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
4 rRlcK OF rAs ravsrs.

Wnen companies having . pfActicai
monopoly OF . necessary commodity
\ sbknt O~SsduEzand OF their, efnptoycs
for an Increase Of wages II has be-
come . common practice for them TO
announce simultaneously . raise In
the price OF the commodity. The pub
lie Il given to understand that tbs
increase IN price IL necessitatei by
Che increase in wages and that Il IL
made solely 10 meet the demands OF
the employees. Consumers are expect
ed. therefore, to hold the working men
responsible for the heightened cost
uf the product.
The Kansas City Journal argues;
Hut the increase In cost is not limited
to the Increase In wages. The com.
panIes take advantage Of the situa.
tion 10 pile On enough TO pay the high
er wages and add = nea, sum TO their
own profits. Take the recent advance
made by coal operators In Kansas
and Southern Missouri, for example.
The miners were given . raise OF a
few cents 4 ton. and the price was
simultaneously raised three or four
~ rrr@s ~c- .en 10 the con.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
RICHARDS ON ITALY.

Bernard G. Richards, writing in the
August number of The Reader OF
Countries | Have Never Seem"
speaking Of Italy. says:
Italy is the land where every poet
goes for the inspiration Of his life,
and whence people come to dig our
sewers. 1t is one OF the most beauti-
full countries in the world. Not all
Of Its inhabitants are guides, so, as
they cannot all live on the sights,
many of them come to America to
seek any sort of odd job. SO many
beauties has this country that only
tourists can afford to avail themselves
Of all Its charms; but after they ac-
quire the little fortunes In America,
the natives often 90 back to visit the
big cities and see considerable of their
own land.
Italy possesses the most imposing
chapels, churches and ~cathedrals. The
large cities are just dotted with these
edifices, all OF which contain works Of
art wonderfully rare and beautiful.
The Italians who come to America
first learn about these things through
the settlement workers and from the
lectures that are given In the slums
where they abide, by the various soci-
cites for the uplifting Of the masses
When they have been here long
enough to know a fair amount of the
English language they learn a little
something about italian art and liter
ature. They also learn here Of the
great men that their country has pro-
duced. and find that America was dis
covered by one Of their countrymen.
They are a most musical race
the Italians are; and they supply the
world with some Of the finest singers
at the highest rates payable. As is
seen by their grand operas, whenever
anything serious happens among the
Italians they sing about It to each
other. A mar tells his troubles to
his grandmother In a beautiful mel
ody, accompanied by a large orches-
ira. This is the way much OF the
conversation is replaced. A soldier
comes back from the war. He finds
that his sweetheart has, during his
absence, married another man. So
they sing a duet together.
One Of the centres Of Italy Is Rome.
II Ia called the Eternal City, and WAS
built for Hall Game for the purpose
OF his novel. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
NOTED DIVINE.

In the unexpected death Of Rev. DR..
e. Walpole Warren at Bad Gastein'
Aus, Friday, In his sixtydfourth year.
the Protestant Episcopal church loses
one Of It's substantial and energetic
clergy, who has indeed been In this
country but thirteen years, but IL
thoroughly well known. It 50 hap
pened that he came very curiously
into the general public attention by
the attempt Of a New York banker
to test the contract labor law in his
case. The banker, ]. s. Kennedy OF
New York. had been compelled under
this law to send his gardner back To
England. where he had engaged him,
and no held that DR.. Warren's agree
ment AZ to salary made In England
with the vestry Of Holy Trinity
church constituted a contract. and
therefore DR.. Warren was a contract
ldUoi VI. HO ruNtctuVu de utot AZ
making the law appear absurd, be.
cause the court agreed with him. and
imposed $1,000 fine; but OF appeal DIR,
Warren was declared exempt. and
came under the head Of public speak
ers. DR.. Warren was a native OF Lon
don. and was educated at Christ
church. Cambridge. He came over
to conduct q mission for Holy
Trinity In 1885. and was called
as rector, coming to stay two
years later. and he had remained
ever since; when the two parishes
Of Holy Trinity and 81. James were
united. he became rector Of st.
James. At Seventy-hrst street and
Madison avenues. He wa travelling
on his vacation. with his wife. and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
sTREET nv. CAPITALIZATION.

In 4 lengthy article on the remark.
able growth OF street railways In the
United States during the last decade,
the Springfield (Mass.j Republican
gives some very interesting statistics
as to the heavy capitalization Of lines
in the different states. and shows that.
In spite Of the practice or watering
the stock, two-thirds OF the preferred
stock and haif the common stock paid
dividends averasing Fl per cent. The
Republican says:
Some idea of the extent Of the
street railway imitation can be gath
cred by comparing the average CAPT.
taIizatioa q. rqpdp IN Massachusetts
with taatsof otlier Ataaes. The capital
Of our own street railways Is not
wholly free from water. but the re-
strtctive laws OF this state have scrv-
ed TO keep the Initiation down to very
small limits. and accordingly we are
able 70 show IN average street rail-
way capitalization Of only ts9,0G7 per
mile u sa1sRoxeUaa. compared with
$780, rs. Tor the roads Of the whole
country. This Massachusetts average
includes( for the Bos-
ton elevated. with that excluded,
the average for Massachusetts would
be little more than that Of the Spring.
held stn6976Hhic in the gov
eminent report. Is credited with an
average capitalization Of t22.367 per
mile Of track.
The presence Of large cities always
serves to increase the legitimate capt.
talixation Of q street railway. but
there are very few states 70 thickly
populated as Massachusetts. Contrast.
then, our average street railway mile
age capitalization or $39.0G7 with the
Sib6.t42 reportef for Maryland; tho
sio7.aS3 br MiAnesbta. much less
densely populated; the $l52, 206 for
Missouri. Of which the same may be
said: the s14s.155 for New Jersey:
the u77.b32 for al New York state;
the S70.25O for North Carolina. a rural
nection: the $103, 267 for Pennsylva-
mia; the ti35 BOT for Illinois; the $780,
GIT FOR Georgia; the t74.496 for Con.
necticut, and so on. Most Of these
states would show q capitalize.
tion less than that u Massachusetts
Connecticut. Georgia and Minnesota,
for example. Hat instead nearly ell
the states outside Of Massachusetts,
Including the most rural. report .
street railway mileage capitalization
more than double that Of this state.
and In many cases three or four times
the Massachusetts rsurc.
The value OF our restrictive laws 10
stsikinglyy nAJe manifest when such
oomparisons are instituted. We have
thereby saved ourselves for the future
from : world q trouble that will q.
aict statss where imitation has been
tolerated and whore attempts 70 earn
dividends ON bogus capital Will
stir popular feeling more and more
deeply ~ time goes on.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
Broke all Records.

A married couple near Boston who
have lived together for sixty-nine
years, are said to have broken all
records. This Is, perhaps, doubtful;
but so long a term Of married life is
certainly unusual; and by another
century, II the divorce mania spreads,
1t will be regarded as a fable.-Provi-
dence Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

The punishment Of subordinate Of
ficials will scarcely convince the
world that Russia is sorry for the
Kishineff affair so long as it permits
Minister Won Plehwe to tell the Jews
that they will catch something worse
II they don't watch out.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

There is health and inspiration in
the atmosphere of Colorado; there
Is refreshment for tired nerves and
renewed vigor for weary bones. There
may be other places equal to this. but
certainly none that surpasses our
state In climate.-Telluride Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

his sickness was very sudden and
brief. DR.. Warren was the son OF
Samuel Warren. who wrote those odd
works. "Ten Thousand a Year" and
The Diary of a Physician"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
Raising Hog.

Whether the Texas corn crop is
100, 600, 900 bushels or 140, DOC, 900, it il
going to be large enough to justify
hog raising on a large scale.-Dallas
News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

Mrs. r. r Cook, whose death was
lately reported. was q well known
journalist and author in London. Her
husband was formerly editor Of the
Pail Mall Gazette and the Daily
News. She wrote much for the pa
pers and magazines, and her last
book. Highways and Byways Of Lon
don," which appeared only a few
months ago. has been highly praised.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
PRESS COMMENTS.
a SLOGAN.

The Rooseyeltian slogan next year
is to be a bigger navy at sea and
bigger families on land.-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
JOHNSON LIKELY THE CHOICE.

II seems TO have been practically
settled that Mayor Tom johnson Of
Cleveland shall head the state demo-
cratic ticket In Ohio this fall. The re-
publicans have already made their
nominations, and the democratic con-
ventIon comes the last OF next month.
johnson does not care especially
about making the fight, and has no
expectation Of winning, but the only
alternative to his nomination Is that
Of John l.. Zimmerman OF Springfield.
who would stand for conservative,
anti Bryan democratic politics, and
the Johnsonites, or radicals, have no
notion OF surrendering their present
and admitted control Of the party IN
the state. so johnson is to be press.
cd into the running, and Is 0 said
to have given HIS consent. tic does
not believe In the free silver doc.
trines. but he is strongly In sympathy
with the general radicalism OF the
Bryan faction, and there Is not likely
to be any lodging OF the Kansas City
platform In the Johnson convention
With the Cleveland mayor up for gov
ernor, there Is the certainty of a warm
and picturesque contest In Ohio this
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

At one time Whistler had a little
misunderstanding with the authori-
ties OF his club over his dues. and
the responsible official wrote to him,
~delicately suggesting that what was
wanted was not a Harmony In Am
Der ami Black" nor a "Nocturne In
Blue" but an Arrangement In Gold
and Silver" The painters answer
Is not recorded.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
J~HrrnRsoN RAYNoLDs, President,
HERMAN n. MYERS. vice-Pres.
HALLBr RAYEoLDs. Cashier.
The Plaza Trust
sAndISavints Bank
,siIsd ,2Um6k.
It JL1sssYsSnH New Mexico.

We receive, deposits from one dol
lar up, and allow interest when the
sum exceeds Five Dollars.
We have small safes which we loan
to those who wish to. AVE small sums
1t home.
In our Commercial Department We
receive, subject to check, the accounts
Of firms and individuals.
Drafts drawn on New York and all
foreign countries.
Money loaned on acceptable collater.
al or individual names.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

Pittinger has Just received a fine
assortment OF picture frame mould
ings and msss; also the latest patterns
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

sumner. Thus, instead Of yielding
anything to their employees. the oper-
ators really use the demand Of the
workingmen as a blind to owe an
arbitrary and unjust increase of their
own profits.
II Is not improbable that the greed
OF the operators may sometimes
prompt them even to incite a strike
In order to have an excuse for raising
prices without bringing upon them
selves too much blame. 1t requires
only a simple operation in arithme-
tic 10 expose the duplicity and show
the tricksters up In their true light.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

The highest wage in the world is
$3.50 a minute for q day Of six
hours. II ls received by the car Of
Russia and It Is doubtful II many peo-
pie would car to thread his way amid
plots and dynamite bombs even for
the wages.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30

Hammocks for the lawn or for the
camping party At Behring's. 7-17s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-02
LAST NIGHT AT THE THEATERs
For Her Sake. Pleased Large Crowd
at the Crawford.

For Her Sake, an unusually good
Russian meiodsama,- was presented
last night at the New Crawford opera
aouse TO TIE largest audience OF the
season Every seat was taken.
People generally expect to be thrilled
when. they go 5to see Russian melo
drama and they were not Disappointed
in For Her Sake Jessie Cunning
ham wen the sympathy of the audi
ence as the prosecuted sesf girl,
while Ben WiIIiams was a constant
JOY to the galleries as s.L,rd Chum;
ley Hargrave." the Englishman-who
was born tired. n Driscofl re
'sGriegroveieh, the Russian spy,
and Miss Ella Marble az "Princess
Notcha Waianoff~ evidently gave
complete satisfaction. in the heavy
roles 80 they were roundly hiesed at
avers move TapakE. Capital.
At Great Bend Opsra house Thurs
day evening. Jan. 8