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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI.
COUNTY OF MORGAN
In the Circuit Court, August Term, 1903.
Thomas Il. Brown, Plaintiff,
Della Taylor, formerly Della Merritt,
Susan A. Padgett and Thomas Padgc,t
her husbpnd Adei Merritt, George Mer.
ytt, Tclitha +. Russell and john ) Kus.
Russell her husband, Margaret +. Gates,
Henry L. Gates, Christopher c. Gates,
aud Lillian l.. Gates, heirs at law Of
Leonard Merritt, deceased, Defendants.
Order OF Publication.
Al this day comes tue plaintiff herein,
by his attorney, and ficS his petition
and AFFIDAVIT, alleging, among other things,
that defendants, Della Taylor. former.
ly Della Merritt, Gcsrge Merritt, Telitha
Il. Russell aud John :. Russell! her hus.
band, Margaret /. Gutes, Henry l., Gates.
Christopher &. Gates and Lillian l. Gates,
arc not residents Of tho State OF Missouri
that SAID dcf ndautS are Interested in the
subject matter OF this action, and that their
interests, If any they have, are derry ID us
he RS, ut Law OF Leonard Merritt, deceased
Whcrcupon, " IL ordered by the ClorA
In vacation, That su'd defendants DO moth.
fled by publication that plaintiff has con.
hlencod a suit against them In this Court.
the object aud goneral nature OF which il
to obtain u decree divcsting defendants 0!
all right, title and interest in and TO the
following described real estate, to. wit.
The west half OF the northeast fraction
al quarter OF Section One % in To yuship
Forty two (+!) OF Range Seventeen Q0 In
Morgan County, Missouri, aud vcsting the
same ~ plaintiff by limitation, ana tina,
unless the said Della Taylor( formerly De
MA Merritt), George Merritt, Tclllha H.
ltIsse.! and Jonn 5. Russell, Margarc, r..
q ties, Henry l.. Gates. christopher g.
Oates ana Lillian l.. Gates be and appear al
TINS Cour, az tho next term thereof 20 be
begun and holden AZ tho Cour, House
IN tho city OF Versailles, in said covn.
~. on tho 10th day OF August next
and On Or before the first day Of said
torn, II the torn shall 80 long continue
an II not. then on or boiorc Til,
last day OF said 'erm--answer or plead tc
the petition ia said cause, the anne will bC
taken us confessed, and Judgment viii b,
rendered accordingly.
And II IL further ordered, that a cop,
hereof be published, according /, law. n
the Morgan County Democrat, " nrwspa
per printed ana published IN the city o.
Versailles in Morgan County, Missouri
for four wcoks success,yclv published a
least once IL weok, the las, insert on 10 b,
at least thirty days before the first day o
said August term o. this Court.
W. g. THOMAS, Circuit Clerk.
BY !. M. SCnANSEr, ID. &.
A truo copy from the Record.
spn witness my hand, and tho sea
~ OF the Circuit Court OF Morgan
County, this 10Th day OF June, 1893.
w g ThoMAs, Circuit, Cork.
l. NJ. %EomAHsEr, d. G.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
Black Rain Fell.

Black rain fell in Barbour
County, West Virginia, last Fri.
day. The water ran in streams
80 black that cattle refused to
drink it. Horses and cattle in
the field appeared black after
the storm. On Stewards Run
the water was 40 black that many
people thought the Berryburg
coal mine had been opened
through the hill, and that the
water issued from it.
The black rain extended all
over the county. The clouds
were of inky blackness, and
columns of black smoke seemed
to rise from them. There is
much speculation as to the cause
Many were frightened by the
phenomenon.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
A Tramps Eloquent Lecture

, A tramp asked for a free drink In a
saloon. The request was granted, and
I when in the act OF drinking the prof
fcrcd beverage, n of the young men
present exclaimed:
''Stop, make rs n speech. II Ia u poor
liquor that doesn't u~nlooscn q mans
tongue"
The tramp hastily swallowed down
the drink, and rs the rich liquor
coursed through his blood he straight
eped himself aud stood before them
with a grace aud dignity that I'LL his
rags and dirt could not obscure.
"Gentlcmen," he said, ~ look TO.
night Ut You and myself, and IL seems
20 me ! look upon the picture OF my
lost manhood. This bloated face was
once as young and handsome Us yours
This shambling figure once walked
as proudly as yours, n man in the
world of men. I. too once had a home
and friends and position, had q wife
a. beautiful As an artists dream aud
dropped the priceless pearl of her hon
or and respect In the wine cup and
jCleopatra.like, saw 1t dissolve ant
auaEfed Il down 10 the Drumming
: draught. had child rem az sweet ant
lovely ss the Aowors Of spring, and saw
them fade and die under the blightiul
curse OF q drunkard father. ! had
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
Pointers to Travellers.

,Four-Track News for July
Take your manners with you.
Use discrimination regarding
tips.
Take as little baggage as pos.
sible.
Remember the sleeping car is
not home.
Remember there are other
passengers.
Make the best Of things--it is
Il winning card.
Don't snore--there are others
who want to sleep.
Don't demand Pullman service
on u tourist ticket.
Don't pay for one seat and ex.
pect to occupy three.
Don't talk too much--remcm.
Der the fate of the parrot.
Get posted! 1t costs no more
to enjoy your trip by being pre-
pared.
Get ready in time! BY pro
crastinating you are apt to LOSE
your head-and train.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

There arc now 254 teams and $50
men, besides several rock gangs and
six excavators at work on the ~construc
Of the Rock Island, In the division OK
tending from Chilhowec To Greenwood,
under the supervision of Is II, Sim.
mons. Griffith " Capper, who ore now
IN their way here from Pleasant nm,
will begin work east OF town Monday.
This firm has secured Jno. McElwee
Jr. TO operate their excavator with his
threshing engine. -Chilhowee News.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
Teachers Examined.

The result Of June examination for
teachers certificates which was con.
Quoted BY the County board OF Edu-
cation, the report Of which was handed
US too late for publication last week
Is as follows:
First Grade Certificates-Wrny Wit.
ten, Melvin Moss, John NJ. Sti,h. Misses
Anna and Belle Rays.
Second 1rade-Misscs LOrcna lick
am, Jesse Shenkel and Lizzie DOuohuc
Third Grade-J. S. Boycc, Austin
Ball. +. r. Durham, Ethel Jones, Vida
Stephens and j, II. Aeschbacher.
There were Is renewals, while sew
cral took divided examinations. Eou,
applicants failed to make the grade
necessary to cntitle them to certiG
Gates.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
1 Want to SEQ What's in There.

A New York boy, sonc time ago,
stopped in a place marked Dangerous"
TO watch the workmen ~excavating for
this new subway. A passing car struck
him, instantly killing him. A week
later two other boys. in spite OF the
same sign, stopped in the snme spot.
The car which struck them did not kill
| them, but manned them for life. You
BAY these boys were foolish, and you
are right. A certain American boy,
whom you may perhaps know person
ally, car count IN appalling number of
men who have been killed or ruined
for life by strong drink. Yet only
yesterday l saw this young man CONS
out of IA saloon. DO you need any up.
plication? am certain you are intel
ligent enough to make 1t for yourselves
-Prcsbyterian.
The Young Peoples Reading Circl,
will meet ut the home of Anna anl
Wallace Clifton Saturday evening.
The Loyal Temperance Legion vii
meet ut the Presbyterian Church Fri
day afternoon ut 9 O'Clock. Children
come and learn something to you
interest.
The W. C. T. u. will meet every tw,
weeks on Wednesday, afternoon at
o'clock at the Baptist Church.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Rev. w. L. Riley, L. l.. ID. Cnba,
New York, writes: after fifteen days
Of ex%cvuciating pain from sciatic rhcu-
matisIn, under various Treatments, !
was induced to try Billiards. Snow
Imminent, the first application giving
my first relief, and the second, entire
relief. | can give it unqualified recon-
mendation. 25c, Doc and 81 90 at Wit.
ten Drug Co.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
Post>D Dispatch Special Articles.

The st. Louis Post Dispatci. proposes
to run Il series of Special Articles from
a staff correspondent, who will travel
throughout the entire state OF Missouri.
The stories OF human interest will br
gathered and reproduced by him in the
Daily Post Dispatch,
This series viii be u valuable contri.
button to the history Of our grand old
state.
The articles will be characterized by
good literary style, and will not only
be highly entertaining but will con-
tain valuable information.
This announcement Is made now, in
order that the public may arrange 70
have the Daily Dispatch served
either directly, through the mail or by
the news agent or carrier.
1t is recommended that these articles
DO clipped out and arranged In scrap
book for permanent preservation.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
Beyond all Comparisons.

Ono OF the many factors contributing
to the remarkably rapid and solid
growth OF ST Louis is the marvellous
development Of the Southwest and
other territory tributary to that city
in all lines Of trade, IN 1894 there will.
be held the greatest Worlds Fair In
the world, The presidential campaign
will also take place. To keep informed
with the whole world you should sub,
scribe Mt once for that peer Of ncwspa-
pcts, The Twice.a.week So LprIs RE
PUBLIC. 1t Is Indispensable to the farm.
or, merchant or professional man. Is
telegraphic and cable service excels
that Of any other paper. II printa the
news fully; not imaginative occurrence
but domestic and world wide facts. ],
IL Democratic in politics, but distinctly
a national newspaper and family four,
nal. The subscription price Of sl.GC
gives you two papers each week. io4
, papers q year.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Slight injuries often disable a nun
and causc several days loss OF time and
when blood poison develops, sometimes
result Ia the loss Of n hand or limb,
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an antisep.
tic linimsnt. When applied TO cuts,
bruises ami burns II causes them To
heal quickly aud without maturation.
and prevents any danger Of blood
poison. For sale BY Wit,en Drug Co.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

home where love lit the flame upon the
altar and ministered before it, and l
put cut the holy fire and darkness and
d%eSo!ation reigned in its stead. had
aspirations and ambitions chat scared
as high as the morning star and broke
aud bruised their beautiful wings, and
at last strangled them that l might be
tortured with their cries no more. To-
day I Am n husband without Il wife, "a
father without u child, u tramp with
no home to call his own, a man in
whom every good IMPULSE is dead.
And. all swallowed up in maelstron OF
drink.
The tramp ceased speaking. The
glass fell from his nervcless fingers
and shivered into Ia thousand frag.
ments on the floor. The swinging
doors pushed open and shut again, and
when the little group about the bar
looked up the tramp was gone.-Ncw
Orleans Picayunc.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.

Unusually low rates to Colorado,
Yellowstone Park, California and great
northwest. Descriptive matter and
full particulars Union Pacific X. Il. Co.,
003 Olive ST., 81. Louis, Mo.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

The Commoner (Brynn's paper for
three months md The DEMOCRAT for
one year, both papers, for si.5o. Sub
scribe today.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

No man or woman Ia the state will
hesitate TO speak we'll Of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets after once
trying them. They always produce a
pleasant movement Of the bowels, i'm
prove the appetite and strengthen the
digestion. For sale by W!tteu Drug
Co..
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

The Boonville Advertiser says: 1.-THE
river left large deposits Of sand ut
many placcs during the high water, A
striking instance may BE- seen in what
Is known ~ the dyke pond across the
river. For years it has been filed with
water. IL was afterwnrd drained and
put in cultivation. Aunt Nancy Glib.
son had about 25 ncres of fine corn.
This is still covered with water and her
cabin is barred in sand to n depth OF
eight or nine feet, a buggy was dug
out from eight feet Of sand O few days
ago and ii wagon was found covered
almost to the same dep'h."
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
W. c. 7. U. Department.

This column is conducted and under
the entire supervision Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union Of Yer.
sailles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16
OCEAN MONSTERS.
New Cunarders to be $4,000 Tons,
With $1,000 Horsepower.

London May 14.-Telegrams from
Liverpool say the displacement of the
new 25-knot CUnard Line steamers
win be $1,000 tons and that they will
have CO 900 horsepower.
Various indefinite statements as to
the size of the new express steamers
for the Cunard Line have been pub
lishcd. but the figures given above
probably come from the steamship Of
fcials. The projected vessels are so
much beyond precedent in size and
contemplated speed that the element
Of uncertainty has necesSitated much
careful planning. They will be approx
imatcly so feet on the water line, with
81 feet beam. As about 1Sl000 horse
i.2Wer is the most that has been put
hitherto on one shaft, it has been
thought wise to adopt the triple shaft
and triple screw system.
With G5 ,000 horsepower the new lin
ers will have nearly 50 per cent. more
than the Kaiser Wilhelm II, which has
$1,000, and more than double the total
OF the I.uCania.
The ncW Cunard ships will be "A feet
longer than the Kaiser Wilhelm II
l.oW the longest vessel aflOat. Theil
displacement. however. will be 620(
tons less than that of the Cedric. which
will still remain the largest vessel in
existence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16
MOON AND THE RAIN.
An Australian Astronomer Says Former
Controls the Latter.

Chicago, May IA dispatch to the
Inter-O Ocean from Vancouver, B. c.,
says:
The following mail advices haVebeen
received from Australia by the steamer
Aorangi, which brought over the
largest number of passengers on record.
In Speaking of the terrible drought
still prevailing in Australia. II. =. Rus
sell. the government astrOpome" of
Australia, claims to have made the dis
covery after long and careful search
search among astronomical records
moon regulates the rain. Astronomers
of the different Australian colonies
have endorsed Mr.. RusselIs theory.
Mr.. Russell says:
II speak positively when I say | have
fAund the moon controls the rain. My
researches extend for &c years Briefly
when the moon is maVing south there is
plenty of rain; when it is moving north
there are years of drought, so there are
alternately wet and dry periods the
wet lasting nine years and the dry TO-
SO that long before hand preparations
can be made for the coming bought"
Astronomers the world over are in
vited to investigate Mr.. RusselIs ASSET
ton.
a severe earthquake has been felt in
WarrenbOul 1t was tn seVerest on
record. School children became panic
stricken and horses and cattle ran
amuck. Many roofs were shaken off
the houses A tidal wave succeeded
the earthquake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16
THE TUBE WORKERS
Are Holding Their International Con-
vention at Pittsburg, Pa.

Pittsburg. Pa, May 15.-The officers
of the International Association of Tube
Workers who have been looking Tor Il
hall in which to hold the annual con-
yention finally secured Moorehead hall
and the convention was at once opened
with 10 delegates present from - rnlllS
located at different places between BoS-
ton and ST Louis. After the reading or
the annual reports of the president, sec
retary treasurer and auditors. the 1ot-
lowing officers were chosen: President,
Henry Sabel, Washington, Pa; llrst
vice president, w G. Cunningham, Bos-
ton: second vice president, Geo. DreSu-
derc. Washington. Pa. third vice pres
ident. Alex Frazier, Kewanee, ILL., sec
rctary-treasurer, j. Il. McDonoush'
Reading: trustees. Geo. AllshouS' 'haS
II. Rogers and VIM. l.. Plunkett.
M. G. Cunningham was representa- =
tive to the convention of the American
Federation of Labor to be held in Bos-
ton.
The convention then took up the
wage committee report and it wi prob
ably be adopted Friday afternoon. a
radical change in the scale is clause
making days work consist OF eiSh
hours. At present the men work IRON
nine to IL hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16
PROBABLY A "FAkE."
Alleged Plot on Foot to Kill the Presi-
dent at Oakland, Cal.

Oakland, Cal, May 15-The extreme
diligence which has been exercised by
the local police in guarding President
Roosevelt during his journey through
and his brief visit in Oakland, was the
subject of much comment, yesterday,
and this extraordinary precaution is
now explained by the fact, not here
tOfore known to the public of Informal
ton received by the authorities of a
plot. which, if carried out, would have
meant the assassination of President
Roosevelt in this city.
Late Wednesday night, Mayor Olney
received communication signed *
NJ. stating that two men named
Charles Girardo and Antonio Polivinco
the latter an Italian who tried to kill
the Emperor of Austria in Vienna, May
10, 1867, had agreed to meet at Girar-
dos house to discuss the killing of the
President. The writer added:
L heard that Girardo was in cor
respondence with Czolgosz at Los An
gcles.''
The letter was referred to the po-
lice, who decline to discuss the mat
ter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16
A STATE OF RIOT.
CONTINUED from page -

and reserves responded within II min
utes. The general public which has
been watching street railway matters
also turned out. Foremen of the fire
companies responded to a second call
and received instructions from CHIEF
Engineer KerWin to have their appar-
atus ready for emergency use in event
of another call.
Mayor BCple asked Francis Burdick,
the local manager of the Street Rail
way Co., to call off his men ami obey
the order issued forbidding the laying
of switches. I:urdick was understood
to reply that he would not call off his
men and that the switches would be
laid in spite of the mayor or his order
The mayor then said that he would ar
rest every foreman and official and the
laborers themselves if any further at
tempt was made to force a conflict
with the police. This occurred at the
south end of the turnout and the track
layers next made an attempt to lay
connection at the north end. The po-
lice again presented a solid front.
At els train of cars arrived bring
ing more layers and shovellers from
around Fall River Again matters
locked bad, but at $50, the Workmen
were called off and the night lanterns
put out, indicating that for a time, at
least, the effort to lay the switches had
been delayed. Mayor Boyle was not to
be taken unaWares and, tonight, he had
a big squad of officers on duty on the
turnout and at the first signs OF work
on the switches the riot call again will
be sounded.
Mayor l'oyle's position is endorsed
by the citizens, for he claims that he
is simply protecting the citys rights
If the Old Colony Street Railway
should get its turnout completed, it is
claimed that the city cannot get it up
and that it would be impossible
through lack of width of the street, to
nave the new street railway company
lay its tracks ut this point.
Tonight, Il track foreman told three
Italians to begin digging about the
north of the turnout where Officer
Tobin was standing. Sergeant Gillon
ordered the work prevented and if
necessary to arrest the workmen. AS
the three laborers started, Tobin
grabbed one, who was pushed to the
sidewalk, This man yelled Don't
Kill ne, | wasn't doing anything" He
was allowed to go. officer Conroy
seized another who was also allowed
to depart. The third ran up Broad
way. During this episode extra men
at the police station We're sent out as
reinforcements, but there was no other
trouble.
The council created an ordinance
compelling the Old Colony Street Rail
way Co to take up its present tracks
and turnouts ON Broadway and lay
single track between the junction of
Spring street and One Mile corner. The
council PASSED unanimous vote of
thanks to Mayor Boyle for the manner
in which he is guarding the City's in
forests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16
Baseball Notes.
Ike is in the game again

Fred Lake is in the game again.
lott is on the reserve list of Concord.
BrociIton has a fine pitcher in Joslyn.
Stewart of Concord. has made Is runs in
II games.
Sheets of IIaverhill, has made II runs in
nine games.
~Thoney, late of Cleveland, is playing
third for Columbus.
Conroy of New York, has batted safely
i'll II straight games.
Selee has released Dobbs The player
may. so to Brooklyn.
Charley Camel will play first base for
the new Maiden team.
Pat Powers has suspended Capt O'Brien
of Newark, for three days.
In II games. Hamilton made IL runs q
hits, sc totals and stole Is bases.
Fred Doe thinks he has the best New
England League catcher in Murphy.
Titus, the Concord slugger. and Eustaca
played with the Pottsvile, Pa, team, last
season.
Concord and Manchester have their first
Set-to of the season in Concord. today,
and big crowd will undoubtedly gather.
Brockton Times: Billy Hamilton shows
old time form in the field. He covered a
lot of ground and made a number of neat
captures There's much baseball left in
him yet.
Haverhill Gazette: Umpire Hassett
pays pretty tribute to Billie Hamilton.
| The former umpire says that Billie is bet
ter than half the major league outfielders
We would make that three quarters. For
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16
STRAINED RELATIONS
Between Emperor William and Brother
In-Law, Prince of Sake Meininaen,

Berlin, May 15.-The controversy re-
garding the resignation of the heredi-
tary Prince of Sake einingen, broth
er-in-laW of Emperor William, from
the command of the 9th Army Corps,
which has been the subject of lively in
terest in army circles for about two
weeks. seems to have been settled by a
statement in the semi-otficial Munich
Algerelne Zeitung, today, to the effect
that the princes retirement was due to
the receipt of an autograph letter from
Emperor William commanding him to
revoke his army order against the mall
Treatment of soldiers.
The Emperor held that the order was
subversive of discipline, because it en-
couraged soldiers to complaint to the
officers of high rank of their treatment
by officers of lower rank.
The princes relations with his broth
er-n-law had long been strained. so
when he received the Emperor's letter,
April 80, he immediately resigned and
the Emperor telegraphed his acceptance
of the princes resignation from Rome,
May 3.
Incidental to the resignation of the
prince it is mentioned that the Emperor
did not attend the silver wedding of the
prince and princess of Sake einingen.
which was celebrated, Feb. IS, at Kiel
at the residence of Prince and Princess
Henry of Prussia.
Princess Charlotte. wife of the Prince
Of Sake Meiningen, is described as Il
woman of great independence. She and
the prince, who is equally sclf-relant,
at one time declined to observe certain
directions of the Emperor regarding
their personal behavior.