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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-27
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS
Regular November, 1908, Term, at
KeytesVille.

IN addition TO the proceedings
published in the COURIER Of last
week, action was had in other
cases as follows at the regular
November, 1908, term Of circuit
court:
CRIMINAL CASES.
State of Missouri VS.. E. M.
Brockman, burglary and lar
ceny; defendant valves formal
arraignment, enters plea Of
guilty, and his punishment is as
sessed at three years in the pen
itentiary for burglary and two
years for larceny, last sentence
to begin OH expiration Of first.
Brockman is the young man who
burglarized J. d. Brummall &
Bros drugstore at Salisbury of
about S700 worth Of jewelry, ETC.,
Thursday night Of last week, the
particulars of which are given in
another column of this issue OF
the COURIER.
In the case of the state against
Herbert Allen, the negro who
pleaded guilty to bribing Horace
Redding, col, by paying Red
ding 50 for his vote at the Key
tesville township election March
81, 1903, Allen was permitted tC
plead guilty to a mis- demeanOl
and his punishment was assessed
by Judge Butler at II months il
the county Jail, but Allen VIZ:
paroled, during good behavior
on payment of costs. In addi'
ton to this punishment the de-
fendant is also disfranchised ant
viii not be allowed to vote unles
the governor should remove tn
disability.
CIVIL CASES.
Hiram II. Jenkins ct al w
/. JAS. W. Nichols, J. G. Wallace
receiver, ,receivership; continued
Mary E. Miller ct al VS.. J. 7
Miller ct al, partition; sheriff
report of sale, made Nov. 20
1903, disapproved as to ne Sc 30
$500 because said land did nc
belong to petitioners: report q
sale otherwise approved and con
firmed; J. A. Collet allowed d
attorneys fee Of $500; sheriff
ordered to make distribution
and cause continued to ava
J sheriff. finalreport and distribu
ton.
f Write Westlake ct al VS.. f. T
Dempsey ct al, ejectment; sub
: mitted to the court on an agree
a statement of facts, and caus
4 continued under advisement.
;. Write Westlake VS.. Ton
:. Hitting, same; same.
IS w. A. Dawkins vs.. JOS.
o Griffin, ejectment; trial by court
y plaintiff to have possession o
payment of 5000 within 90 day
r after final adjudication Of case
: in case he refuses, defendant, Q
II payment Of $50, is to have title
5 value OF. lind and improvement
fixed at $50, and defendant 5 liz
IS provements at $500; costs diviC
1t ed. Defendant takes an appe,
o to the supreme court.
y Fred Lamb VS.. National Ii
Insurance Co. of Montpelier, VI
II suit on policy transferred to Il
- circuit court at Salisbury as p
. written stipulation filed.
. Lois Kennedy VS.. Walter Dow
ney ct al, ejectment; judgmel
is by agreement in favor of Kllpa
,e rick & LisIe as per decree file'
,e defendants, Fitzpatrick & Lisl
As to pay costs.
l. r. b. Fitzpatrick ct al VS.. Wa
ee ter L. Wiley ct al, suit to cane
I'd contract; trial by cour
Te judgment and decree for plail
D. tiffs cancelling contract and Sc
r. ting aside alleged contract dat
ur June 8, 1902, or April II, 100
to of record in recorders office
I'd book IS at pages 40, 80 and 5
A
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-27
Roll of Honor.

The following friends have
given US good cause to be thank.
full during Thanksgiving by
either having become new SUBJ
scrioers or by having renewed
their subscription to the COURIER.
May heaven bless 'em:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-27

In order that its typos may
take Thanksgiving, the COURIER
goes to press about "A hours
ahead of time this week.
Strange as it may seem, printers
like a little rest and recreation
occasionally, although they are
supposed to work forever and
never tire.
All my ready-to-wear hats
must be sold within the next 10
DAYS as | need the room for trim
med hats. If you need nice,
new hat, cheap, NOW is the time
to get it.
MRS. G.. p. VANDWER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-27

The Christmas number of the
COURIER MAGAZINE is going to be
a daisy.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-27

For these cold nights buy
your blankets at J. w. Way
lands.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
Looking for Flaws.

Charles Lamb tells of chronic
grumbler who always complained at
whist because lie had so few trumps.
BY some artifce his companions man
aged to deal him the entire thirteen.
hoping to extract some expression of
satisfaction, but he only looked more
wretched than before
We'll, Tom" said Lamb. haven't
You trumps enough
Yes. grnnted Tom. but I've no
other cards"
This chronic grumbler of Lambs Is
found in endless variety Perhaps the
most numerous of the species is repre-
scented by the man who is always look
ing for tiaws-one of those blue-specta.
cled people who see nothing but mud
when they look ON the ground and only
clouds when they look at the sky. One
OF those gentlemen was once asked to
look at the sun through a powerful
telescope and describe what he saw.
Why" he said, after few mo.
mentS' study. Il see nothing but a
few black Specks. '-SucceSs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07

the baleful eye rests upon them. A
pilot first told me Of the man with
an evil eye, and his story was substan-
tiated by many others.
1t may be superstition remarked
the pilot. but | don't take any chances.
When | pass him | cross my fingers
and spit. He lives in little house by
himself. His family pensions him, for
when he lived with his wife and was
in business with his brothers one mis-
fortune after another happened until
the family had lost almost everything.
Once man was very sick, but md
about recovered, ana the doctors had
pronounced him out of danger only
they wanted some one to sit I'D with
the sick man for a few nights The
evil eye volunteered AT that time il
was not generally known that he had
an eyile We. Although the sick man
had been pronounced out of danger. he
died the day after the evil eye had first
sat up with him. A restaurant keeper
made fun of the superstition. His wait
ers had always refused TO wait upon
an evil eye. Although the sick man
and chatted with the evil eye while he
ate. The next day he was taken Sc
riously i'll and did not rise from his
bed for three weeks, Shortly after
his business which had been good. be-
gan to decline. and he was forced to
sell out at great loss. l know of
many persons who have died or been
famed because they looked on the evil
eye
'''ro such an extent has q gross sll-
perstition spread in an enlightened
country" continued the traveller, ac-
cording to the New Orleans Times
Democrat. 1T is interesting to observe
that this coast resort of which / speak
is full of Italian and Sicilian fishermen,
who have monopoly of the oyster.
fish and shrimp business. No doubt
the superstition spread from them. At
any rate, it is n fact that the poor evil
eye leads a miserable life because of
this revival of an ancient belief"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07

of which had stood out glHrlng white
all day in the burning sunshine, turn
ed black as Ink; the hollow boom swell
ed into a deafening uproar, and in
moment the whole country below them
was one foaming. leaplng. roaring sea.
Burt and Hopkins instlnctlvely turn
- TO fly, but a firm grasp pinned them
to the spot
Are you madt" asked the old man.
sternly. within five minutes all that
ground viii be fathom deep in water,
with current that would sweep away
an elephant. Our only chance is to
stick TO the bridge Perhaps the
water won't overflow it
Cold comfort certainly; but, as Har-
rison said. 1t was their only chance.
There had evidently been very heavy
rainfall In the mountains. and the
rains and melting snow had brought
down the summer floods fortnight be-
fore their usual time.
The new bridge was now to be sub
mitted to an inspection far more
going district commissioner, ana If it
failed to stand the test, they were lost,
one and all.
Higher and higher rose the water;
more and more iiercely ran the furious
current The two young handles, who
looked aghast at seeing the whole face
of the country below them changing
as if by magic.
High banks fell away like melting
snow; huge trees were torn up by the
roots. and rocky heights hacked into
notches like the teeth of saw, Great
boulders fell laundering into the
swirliug foam; mountains of gravel
were piled up where hollows had been.
and hollows CAPPED in the surface of
solid ridges.
Suddenly the fall of an enormous
rock made an eddy in the current.
which sent half n dozen vast tree
trunks rushing straight at the very
arch upon which they were standing.
Even brave old Harrison drew a
quick breath as the mighty mass came
charging on, and plunged with deaf.
ening crash, against the pier below.
But although they felt the solid ma
sorry shake under their feet with the
shock, the bridge stood firm.
"Hurrah." cried the old engineer.
few minutes later. The water hasn't
risen bit this last two minutes.
think we've had the worst of it now"
His practced eye had not deceived
him. The flood, as il spread itself
over a wider and wider extent of coun-
try. its force more. and by midnight
ali danger to the bridge was at an
end
Well young gentlemen said Har-
rison. with piercing look ut his two
pale and -begone companions, do
you think my bridge too big now"
But the young gentlemen" made
no answer.--Golden Days.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
ONLY A COPPER.


When a ruling passion gets tyran-
meal, it is time for it in turn 10 be
overruled. Lippincott's Magazine saws
that a pompous cid gentleman in a
New York railway station was buy.ug
his ticket for Chicago. when he ,irop-
ped a cent. Didn't you lose scme
If your changer" asked the ticker
agent
Yes, it was only copper, but
lie adjusted his glasses and bent
over in search of the missing coin. One
n two Of the bystanders joined him.
How much did you drop?" asked
one.
'Oh, only a COPPER; still"
He bent lower, and peered under
seat
Curious how money will disappear"
he said. of course a copper is only
j tritie- Excuse me. sir. may | trou-
bic YOU to move your satchels: Pos
sibly the coin may have rolled behind
them 1t was only"
Il think it rolled under that seat
over there called man near BIZ.
"Oh it did: Thank YOU"
He dropped on his knees and peered
under The seat. His glasses fell off.
and he readjusted them. struck a
match, burrowed eunder the saat. and
then rose to his feet. wiped the dust
from his trousers. and said TO a lady:
Excuse me, madam, but | think
the coin may have rolled in this dirce-
lion. Would you take the trouble TO
rise? 1t was only copper. but"
The woman changed her scat anu he
resumed his peering Then a man
said:
Il don't think it rolled in this direc-
lion. Isn't that 1t over there against
the baseboard?"
"Ah, perhaps 1t is! I'll see. No. this
is just brass button. OF course a
copper is the mereSt trifle, but
He pulled out his watch, glanced at
it and then ut the clock on the wall.
Then he hurried to the window and
asked the ticket seller. when did you
say that train went TO Chicago?"
''Four-ffteen, sir. Went just mo-
ment ago"
1T did? Then I'm left and all on
account Of Still ccppers cop
per. 1t isn't very much. but"
And he began to search for it gain.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
CONCElT OF THE SOMALL
His Coed Opinions of Himself Arc the
Subjects of His Songs.

His Coed Opinions of Himself Arc the
Subjects of His Songs.
Perhaps the most remarkaLla chalac.
teristic OF the natives of Somaliland is
their unbounded preposterous conceit.
Englishmen who know their language
have been appalled, by il. When water
ing his camel or his horse the Somali
encourages the animal to drink by
chanting to it in a monotone. 1t is at
such moments of extemporary eIusion
that the man shines in all his glory.
'>Ihe subject matter may be the experi-
ences of the days march, the virtues of
the animal beside him, the charms of
his latest wife, or his own prowesS in
some bloodless tribal raid. BY great
good fortune the following literal trans
lation of one of these chants or songs
came into my possession, and | insert
it without any comment:
"Will you see q man? Then behold
me! l am a SOmall, as perfect in size
and form as Adam was after God had
breathed into him his immortal soul.
Look how beautiful my curly hair is,
and how aiestic | look when wrapped
from head to foot in my snowwhite or
jungle-colored tohe. although there be
sometimes only one pie Ia small piece
of money! tied to it. My house is the
desert and am born free man. Free
as the wind. | know neither king nor
master | am as Adam was. my own
master and king In the jungle | tend
my camels and sheep; my only labor is
TO watch them feed. In my kerrier,
my wife. my dear slave, does all the
manual work, while tending my off
spring. and woe to her II she forgets
to prepare my evening meal The jedal
whip shall then have its turn to make
her remember for next day. In such
state is any man happier than r.
Golden Penny.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
COURAGE

Who fails to strike when mans assailed.
For fear OF selfish pain or loss;
who weakly covers when right is nailed
Upon the proud worlds heavy cross
Who fails to speak the splendid word
OF bold defiance to a lie;
Whose voice for truth is family heard
When party passions mount on high ;
who dares no struggling cause espouse,
And loves no paths by martyrs trod;
Whose timorous soul no call can rouse
To dare TO stand alone with Cod
That man is coward. and no deeds
Of val0r done on fields Of strife
Can prove his courage. Battle needs
Are naught beside tested life.
Who dalleys with temptations lure,
Nor hurls his tempter to the ground;
Who champions not the weak, the poor,
Whom power and strength with cords
have bound;
Who bows obsequious to the strong.
And brushes what he knows is weak;
Who crouches meath opinions lash,
Nor dares his own true thought pro-
claim.
Who never with an impulse rash
Ran on before his time-is tame,
Is coward aud no work uprears
Which lasts Gods edict on high
Says courage shall outlast the years,
But every coward soul shall die.
Christian Advocate.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07

\ young woman who wore at con.
cert IA hat which was both high and
wide was requested to remove it. She
did so, but with poor grace, and the
old lady behind her who had proffered
the request could not avoid hearing
her vexed comment TO her companion.
But being blessed with sense OF hu-
NOR, the old lady smiled in spite of
herself
Il think she WAS very inconsider-
ate, said the young woman, cmphati-
cally. OF course you feel obliged 10
do it when any one asks, but | should
think she would have realized that if |
held the hat in my lap ON top Of my
coat the flowers would come right nm
into my eyes and prevent me from
really seeing anything on the plat
form. But that 5 just like people.
isn't it?"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
BELIEVE IN "EVlL EYE, ."
How an Old Superstition Has Beer
Revived in This Country.

How an Old Superstition Has Been
Revived in This Country.
The spread OF superstition Is
peculiar thing" remarked a man late
" returned from abroad "One Of the
oldest superstitions In the world is tina:
of the evil eye, prevalent to this day
to greater extent than anywhere
else in Italy and Sicily In those coun-
tries, governed by one king man
with an evil eye is called a jettatura,
and under that caption Theophile eau
tier wrote one of his interesting nov
els Lord Bulwer also handled the
subject of the evil eye in The Last
Days of Pompeii.'
Il was greatly surprised. however
TO find that this superstition had taken
strong hold ON an American Communi-
ty At one of the resorts which l Wis
tied l found the people generally be-
lieving that an inoffensive man is
cursed with the evil eye. This man
lives alone. All who pass him on the
street cross their fingers and expecto-
rate. The people have not yet come
to carry the coral horns which the
Italians and Sicilians point at Jet
tatura, ard so they take this prlmltlv e
form OF warding Off misfortune when
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07

DEAR Mrs you pen good
Lydia Pinkham'S Vegetable
the ills
would
of
table Compound
before
health 1t indeed
Yours truly MRS Rosa
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
different I'm His Young Days

Housckeeper--Go away. You're
nothing hut a drunken old tramp and
you were never anything else. You
needn't tell me,
Weary Willie-Ner mistaken, lady.
An, lady. deere WIZ a time
Housekeeper-Don't till me any lies,
low.
Weary Willie--I WIZ goin' ter say.
na'am. dere wnz time when | wuz
I drunken young OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Ledger.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07
Ne Bring Rurer and Seller IagslhaE

Do you wish TO sell OF exchange yo:r
farm creamery or cheese factory? No mat
Ter where located, whether east. west north
or south. write for our new plan. We put
you In direct communication with buyer
Save the big commission which the agent
would change you.
NILES g. MYERS.
@ Is, Matthew'S Bldg. Milwaukee. Wis
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07

The average man doesn't care
,bout steady work II he only has
steady job.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-11-07

II everybody told the truth In this
world what Il miserable old place 1t
would be!
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-16

ter where most of the meteOrites have
Deen found is Il crater with ragged
edges, three-quarters of n mile in d.
ameter and about 600 feet deep. bear.
ing exactly the appearance which
would be produced had mighty mas
OF iron or falling star struck the
ground. scattering in all directions, and
buried itself under the surface. DR..
Foote in cutting "A section of this me-
teorite, found the tools were injured
by something vastly harder than me-
tallic iron. He examined the speci-
men chemically and soon after an
nounccd to the scientific world that the
Arizona meteorite contained black and
transparent diamonds. This discovery
was verified by Profs. Friedel and
Noissan. who found that it contained
three varieties of carbon. diamond.
graphite and amorphous carbon.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-16
Prescott or Los Angeles, there is a
quorum and meeting can be held.
DIAMONDS FROM THE SKIES
Theory that Precious Stones Came to
Earth as MeteOrites.

Theory that Precious Stones Came to
Earth as Meteorites.
Diamonds from the skies, conveyed
to earth in meteoric showers. is the
Dry first preached by Meydenhauer.
The diamond. he says. can be of cos
mic origin only. having fallen as a
meteorite at late period of the earth's
formation. The localities where dia-
monds are found contain the residues
of not very compact meteoric masses
which may have fallen in historic ages
and penetrated more or less deeply &C
cordng to the more or less resistent
character of the surface where they
fell.
The most striking confirmation of
the theory comes from Arizona. Here
on a broad plain over an area about
five miles in diameter were scattered
1000 to 1900 masses of metallic iron.
the fragments weighing from half a
ton to a fraction of an ounce. There Is
little doubt these masses formed part
Of meteoric shower. although no rec
ord exists as to when the fall took
place. Curiously enough, near the cen
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-16
To Disburse Naval Funds.

Seattle, July ia Washington dis
patch says the Seattle National bank
which is now depositary OF public
moneys, has been especially designated
by Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw "for
the reception, safe keeping and dis
bursement of funds advanced to disburs-
officers of the navy" This action
will increase the amount of the govern
ment deposits at Seattle and the checks
of the paymasters, both at the Puget
Sound navy yard and the naval vessels
there will be drawn on the Seattle bank
instead of San Francisco.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-16
TENT is WRECKED
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE.
Canvas Covering Eight Thousand
People Suddenly Leveled by
Wind--That More Were Not In
jured Is Little Short of Mirac-
ulOus.

Denver, July l4.-The big Tent En-
deavor, where the Christian Endeavor
convention has been held for the past
five days, was blown down at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, while more than
5000 people were attending the pro-
ceedings. The injured numbered nearly
a score, but fortunately none of them
were seriously hurt.
Mrs. Jessie NJ. Thornburgh, of Den
yer, was the most seriously hurt, her
nose being badly gashed and her scalp
suffering several wounds.
The presence of mind of A. M. Ram
sey, of Chicago. who sprarg to a chair
and called to The people to hold up the
canvas and poles undoubtedly prevent
ed danger of suffocation, but as it was,
many women tainted and were extri
Gated from the canvas with much diff
Guilty. Mrs. Winnifred Sleeh, of Dem
yer, who was in charge of St. Mark 8
hospital tent. seeing the catastrophe in
the big tent, telephoned to the electric
company to shut off the current. This
prevented any damage being done by
live wires. for, of course, they fell with
the poles.
A feature which showed the religious
nature of the participants was seen
when the majority were extricated from
the canvas folds. Led by an Eastern
delegate, all gathered around in the
open air and an impromtu prayer SER
vice was held.
Wrecked by Sudden Gust.
The convention was in full progress
at o'clock, and although there were
signs of rain and some wind was blow
ing, no trouble was anticiated by the
management. The sides of the tent
were up to admit air, and this enabled
the squall to lift up the big canvas as
ii it were balloon. The gust of wind
which carried over the tent came 80
suddenly that no preparation could be
made to forestall the consequences.
The wind swept under it and the roof
Immediately bellied out like an i'm
mense sail. The poles were drawn from
the ground. The smaller guy poles
gave the first intimation of danger to
the throng, being pulled from the
kTOuuu.
Immediately the 5000 people were
in panic, which the screaming of the
women accumulated. 1t was then that
MI. Ramsey sprang tn chair and loud
ly called on the men to hold up the
canvas and catch the large supporting
poles as they fell and avert that danger.
Hundreds of men sprang to their feet
and successfully carried out the Chicago
mans suggestion and consequently no
one was injured in this way.
As the poles fell more than 1000
people who we're seated near the walls
OF the tent escaped the folds, and those
people immediately formed themselves
into rescue corps. The hospital tent
was speedily filled with women who
had tainted and those who were suffer-
ing from slight injuries.