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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-13

First settlements of estates
approved as follows: j. F. Doll,
heirs F. M. Ware, Giles Harper,
L. a. Fawks, Patrick O'Riley
and heirs J. O. Phelps.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-13

Following actions of clerk in
vacation approved: Admitting
wills of Jas. S. Gillian, S. r. D.
Diggs. Melvina Leach. George
Herman and Peter Gates to pro-
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-11-13

Allowances as follows: Est.
S. R. D. Diggs: l.. F. Alle-
mang, account, S45; est. Jas. S.
Gillian: Sallie Hickman, ac-
count, $50.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

The central figure Of the Louisiana
purchase was Thomas Jefferson. Yet
President Roosevelt paid no attention
to Jefferson in his speech at the dedi-
catory ceremonies of the exposition.
Last week the anniversary of the ia
nous battle of Antietam was cele-
brated, and the President was the
principal sp eaker. General Mcclellan
commanded the Union army at the
battle of Antietam. It is conceded,
even by the historians who have criti-
cised Mcclellan, that the Union VIC
tory rendered Lees invasion fruitless,
saved Maryland and Pennsylvania,
and was the direct cause Of the issu
ance Of the emancipation proclama-
tion, Lincoln having said that be
would issue the proclamation if the
Confederates we're driven out of Mary
land. Yet President Roosevelt, on
the very battlefield where Mcclellan
commanded, did not mention the
great soldiers name. This is scarcely
an evidence of br oa dmindedness. Yet
the memory Of Mcclellan, in spite Of
prejudiced historians and politicians, in
spite of the army cabal which assailed
the gallant general, is fresh and green
in the hearts Of the privates who fol-
lowed him. Many of them shed tears
when Mc(lellan left the command. He
made mistakes" Even a rough rider
may do that. But the battle Of Ante
tam was McClellan's and he should
have bean mentioned.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
PRESIDENT AND RAILROADS &, !. II. {. n !,

AsAS0AOASASA AM IsAAAxsOAO0.
The Watohman: The question
whether or not President Roosevelt
was justified in accepting from the
railroads the gift Of a special train for
his recent transcontinental trip; ap-
pears to be raised by the enemies of
the president for the purpose Of dis
crediting him, rather than from any
real interest in the matter. And yet
the question is important. The semi
official defence Of the president's
course. made by the New York Tri-
bune, lis to the effect that President
Roosevelt in accepting from the rail-
roads this present Of the value of
many thousands Of dollars was simply
doing what his predecessor, Mr.. Nc
Kinley, did. and that the railroads do
no actually lose anything by their
generosity, for they recoup themselves
by the value Of the advertising they re-
ceive from transporting the president.
We are under the impression that
President Harrison always paid his
own fare on his journeys, and we are
certain that President Cleveland al
ways did SO. In Europe the king of
England and the emperor of Germany
invariably pay their full rate for their
special cars or s.private trains. There
is no other safe rule. A president of
the United States simply cannot afford
to accept any favors whatever from
the great corporations, which are often
gravely affected by governmental &C.
tion.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Yh0 LitfeFallS W2tDr:P0W6r 90
- or MINNESOTA.

consider it great sport to set at naught
laws desi gned to safeguard the rights
go the people. Extortion is the
watchword all over the land of ours.
There is none among the consumers
who can escape it's. arrogance and ty-
ranny, none who can devise means to
bring it to an end. Oh, prosperity,
what sins and injustice are committed
in thy name And these will never
stop until the republican party is
kicked off the earth, the unholy ALI
ance between that party and the cor
morants of the country is pulverized,
and the democratic party sllwoed to
rip the rocks of the tariff wall that
grants special privileges to the favored
few. When will the people act.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
"SECTIONALISM'

The st. CLOUD Times says of the ed
itorial on ''Lst's be Democrats in
the Long Prairie Democrat:
1.-THE Times will be found contend
ing for the principles of democracy,
which means good government for all
people. It will never, like the Dem-
ocrat, advocate sectionalism, which
is nearly akin to treason. Sectional
ism was the issue forty years ago. It
was fought out upon the battlefield,
and the decision rendered was that
thereafter there should be No North,
No South, No East, No West-but one
common Country" This democracy
it is the democracy of the Times. We
are surprised that our friends of. the
democrat should favor q struggle be-
tween sections of the country-that is
not Democracy. -"Let's be Demo-
Gratis.
The LongPrairieD Democrat answered
the Times as follows:
1.-The reply of the Times sounds very
pretty and in the above Bro Macdcn-
aid has done himself proud in holding
as he does. But his talk on "section-
alism' is all bosh when it comes to
the politics of this cay and age. We
know that the editor of the Times is
a good democrat and a good citizen
he has proved this many a time-but
there are others. What we contend is
that the democrats of the east who are
trying to ''reorganize' the democra-
tic party are not democrats in spirit
or in truth What did these same dem
ocrats do to the party way back in
1899? We haven't forgotten how they
put Us in the hole so deep that most
democrats were ashamed to be called
by that name. Are WEIGHING to sit
idly by and give these same men the
reins again so they can give US an
other dose Of the same medicine in
case they are given the chance. We
argue that the party organization ia
all right in the hands of the democrats
now at the head Of the party, and the
only way for the democrats of this ma
tion to win an election and do it
honorably is to keep the organizati on
In the hands Of those who have fought
the battles of the last two national
campaigns. The Times may call this
"sectionalism' or by any other old
name that it cares to. We still claim
that it is honest democracy. Let the
new deal commenced in 1895 proceed. :"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Sugar Beet Production.

Sugar Beet Production.
A ton Of sugar beets yields 21O
pounds of refined sugar.
Crowded Out.
Says contemporary: lowing tn
the overcrowded condition of orr co,.
umns a number of births and deaths
are unavoidably postponed this week :"
Slavery in Africa.
Over 80 per cent Of the Inhabitants
IN central and eastern Africa are Mo-
hammedans, and every man of prom
1nence in central Africa is a slave
owner.
German Theaters the Best
Maeterlinck says it is easy to find
IN Germany theaters more ORIGINAL
more interesting, sincere, and pro-
found than in any of the great French
successes.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
WHY IS YACHT CALLED "sHE''

WHY IS YACHT CALLED "SHE"
Because:
She has q waist line.
She carries a spanker.
She has bow (beau).
She is seen at her best in breeze.
She sails to win.
She uses puff to the best advan-
tage.
She Is always tightly strung up.
She likes something to blow.
She tries to beat her rival.
She likes to hug the course.
The tighter she is held the better
she behaves. -Milwaukee Journal.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Buffalo Bill Was Robbed.

Buffalo Bill" while appearing with
his Wild West show at Dudley, Wor.
cestershire, England, was robbed of
property valued at $4,000, including
pin bearing the initials of King Ed
ward, who gave it to the Snowman;
pair of diamond cuff links, a gift from
Grand Duke Alexis, and other jewelry.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Schoolboys Of TODAY.

An Interesting comparison of the
physique of the modern English
schoolboy with that of his predeces.
sor OF a quarter Of a century ago is
made from careful records of height
and weight Of pupils which have been
kept during this period at Rugby and
Marlborough schools, which show the
advantage in both height and weight
is with the boy Of today.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Wonderful Babv Giant.

The Berlin newspapers tell of a
wonderful baby giant which was re-
Gently brought by his parents before
the medical faculty Of that city for
examination. He is the son of a bak.
er at Drievers, and, although only 1S
months old, stands three and a half
feet high. He measures thirty-six
inches around the chest.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

The Little Falls Transcript announc-
es that it always supported R. G.
Dunn. OF course this includes the
time when the attempt was made to
juggle E. E. Price out Of the Office to
which he was elected.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Such a PITY,

Mr. Flirty (tauntingly)-I saw Mrs.
Berryman on the street to-day. She
looked charming in her mourning
gown. Mrs. Flirty (sarcastically)-In-
deed! It's a pity we can't all be-
Wldows.-London Tit-Bits.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Where We Ali Quail.

"Colonel," asked the beautiful grass
widow, have you ever really known
what it was to be frightened?" 81
should say l have" replied the gallant
warrior. AT the dentists Office the
other day I could actually feel the
blood congealing in my veins when he
came at me with his buzz saw
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Slavery in Africa.
Cnurcn menoer.

Hes certainly good Christian"
Not much, he isn't" What? You've
said so YOURSELF" Nothing of the
sort; l merely said he was church
member. '-Philadelphia Press.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Married..

Mr.. Ralph Leon Nichols and Miss
MillicentMay Hill were married at high
noon Tuesday at the home of the BRIDES
parents. Third street southeast. Only
near relatives and friends were pre-
sent. Rev. W. G. A. Wallar, pastor off,
the Congregational church, read the
service. The bride wore her travel
ing costume, grey voile over grey
silk. The groom and bride had no at
tendants. The rooms were decorated
with autumn foliage, and beneath
bower of leaves the young people
were married. Luncheon was served
after the ceremony, Misses Cora Sig
nor, Earle Brandon, Olive Terrell
and Laura Billiard having charge of
the label. Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Stew
art OF st. Cloud and Mr.. and Mrs.
P. B. Woodland of Pennsylvania
were present. .
After a brief wedding journey. Mr..
and Mrs. Nichols will occupy coy
home on Third avenue northeast. i,
Mrs. Nichols is q daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. Hill She has Always
lived here, and the many friends she
has acquired are certain that Mr.. Nj
chols is fortunate man. Mr.. Nichols
is member of the firm of Sylvester
and Nichols, and young business
man of much promise. He is son OF
Yardmaster r. N. Nichols of the Pine
Tree Lumber Co. Their friends hope
for the young couple felicitious fu-
ture.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Not So Much in Evidence,

We learn, not without emotion, that
there is q marked decrease in the size
OF the Chicago girls foot. Her shoe
has shrunk from No. to No. AZ.
Let US hope the improvement will con-
tinue. We have had rather too much
American girl lately.-London Judy.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Girl Wins SHOOTING Prize.

At a shooting match in the Canton
cf Grisons, Switzerland, young wait.
ress laughed at one of the competitors,
who challenged her to do better if she
could. Accepting, she thereupon took
w a rifle and succeeded in winning
prize.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
The Poor Of the CITY.

slum inspector told the Glasgow
municipal commission on the housing
OF the poor that on some occasions he
had found families sleeping in tiers
the parents on the floor, then a mat.
tress, and layer Of children on the
top.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
HASN'T HEARD OF THE SCAN.
DAT,S VET

Elk River Star News: The diflcultv
of plundering the public fund is what
makes the republican administration
10 popular with the people.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

We have made contracts with
the factories whereby we are able
to save the purchaser still lower
price on a high grade high arm
quarter sawed oak drop-head sew
ing machine.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

Matches From ovvoden.
Sweden sent three quarters Of the
1000, 900 gross boxes Of matches i'm
ported into this country last year. !
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
LARGEST Chemical Factory.

The largest factory Of chemicals in
the world is. said to be the aniline and
soda establishment of Baden. The
works employ 14s scientific chemists,
seventy-five technical engineers, 305
clerks and more than 5000 working
men.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

It is easy with Silver Cream to
make your silverware shine. Sold
only at the Diamond sign.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

Miss Lena Kruger and Mr.. George
Weber of ST. Matthias were married
Tuesday at the home Of the BRIDES
parents in Little Falls town. Miss
Kruger is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Kruger, old residents of the
town, and will prove a worthy help
meet Mr.. Weber has been farming,
but has ponght a fine new house on
Pine street in Brainerd. The young
people will reside there. Mr.. and Mrs:
Fred Boppel of Brsinerd were among
tn ese present at the wedding
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
I..r.3 With ISeec,
Insurance Risks.

The large insurance companies now
insist that individuals are much more
dangerous risks in the matter of tu-
berculosis if they are twenty pounds
under the normal weight than if they
are descendants OF families with tu-
bercuiosis heredity on both sides of
the house, when not Intimately asso-
c1ated with those who are actually
suffering from tuberculosis.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

Mis- Lillian Rowe, daughter of Mn
and Mrs. Alex. Rowe of the West side,
and Thos. L. Gavin, an N. P. engi-
neer, on the Staples-St Paul run,
were married at Minneapolis Wednes-
day last week.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

EVER HEAR OF ADDICKS2
Duluth News Tribune: The cour-
age of Theodore Roosevelt is still a
glory of the American nation.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
An Excess of Nerve,

II like to see young man energetic
and able to push himself" said the
cid banker sadly. But when he Dor
rowed the money from me to buy an
automobile in which to elope with my
daughter, it was carrying things lit
tie too far"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

M. J. Elliott, Of Sac county, Ia.,.
and Miss Fora Gallant of Morrison
county, were married at st. Cloud
Saturday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25

F. L0NEGREN,3R ss YES; s,t side
Dealer, has many choice bargains in
houses, lots and farms. Call and see
himbefore youbuy, sell or rent.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-25
Up-to-Date Sheep Shearing.

Sheep shearing is now done In the
west by barber clipper operated by
power. It works by means of a fex-
ible shaft. The knives or shears can
be operated as rapidly as the gearing
contained in the shaft can be moved.
Electricity, steam or a hand-crank may
be used. A trained workman can shear
a sheep every three minutes. The
record is $3.50 pounds of wool from
$50 sheep in fifteen hours.
C:r.3 With Ideas.
Girls 2e.= ser ide.s now than
they use: 81 :! e, and lc~'- o+ things
in general moe broadly :nC tolerant
ly. Gossip s - !o:@esr 80 sole con-
versation tL2t interests them. but
they discuss irteiiigenJly and appre-
ciate the different subjects of the
day, and have their own ideas and
opinions on most things. The train
ing in sport has done much to bring
this about.-Country Life.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-30
$pense Tisbias.

Sponges are gathered by the meens OF
a long pole with hook attached to the
lower end, with which the sponge fish
erman is very expert. He lies upon his
stomach in the stern of a boat looking
through an ordinary water bucket with
a glass bottom, which does away with
the glare from the bottom and allows
him to survey the bottom leisurely
while the boatman rows or SOULS the
boat. A schooner lies at anchor near
by. from which half dozen or more Of
these small boats fish. It retul- to
port when it is loaded, or at night, as
the case may be.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-30
Business Dates from 1855.


There are many firms which history
is known since their foundation in the
century, and some who
claim, and probably with justice, to go
back to the seventeenth century. The
publishing houses of the Longmans,
Rivfhgtons aud Murrays are instances,
and the names of many bankers will
Immediately occur to many readers;
but among wholesale druggists and the
analogous trade Of drysaultery there
are also q large number. OF the former
Messrs. CorbYn date from earlier than
1890, and of the latter Messrs- Pott, Of
Southwark, claim to date from 1866.
Notes and Queries.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-30

ter his death; but whether or not, we
find in the first chapter, verses and 2,
.The words of the Preacher, the son of
David, king in Jerusalem," not aking
of Jerusalem" and vanity Of vanities,
saith the Preacher" etc. Which asaith'
shows that someone else actually COM
mitted it to papyrus,
Then E. E. E. goes on to say: aThe
Greek has q tense not found in any
other ianguage-known as the aorist
tense" etc. lndeeds The aorist tense
may be found in the Chaldean, Sanscrit,
Chinese and Icelafdic or old Morse
language; but not in the Hebrew.
That Solomon was the real author of
the Book of Ecclesiastes, even admit.
ting it was translated from the Greek
and also admitting the handy aorist
tense we find by changing E. E. Els
.his writing" for "this writing" (only
adding a t,) showing US that 81" the
author of EccIesiastes was at one time
liking over Israel inJ Jerusalem" but al
the time of this writing had ceased t.
be.
The dangerous missile" hit the bulls
eye, all right The article under discus
sion by 5599, needs no comment, but il
worthy to be placed in everybody's
scrapb0ok. /. d.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-30
Equality and the Law.
.HE makers Of our Constitution
laid the foundation Of gov
ernment which is the best the

TIME makers OF our Constitution
laid the foundation Of gov
ernment which is the best the
world has ever seen. Compar-
ed with any other nation, we certainly
appear In the better light; but it is still
an open question as to whether we have
reached the pinnacle Of civilization, or
whether our system of government is
one which maintains the principle of
sthe greatest good to the greatest num-
ber." While self-government has grown
to be fact, the individual still clam
ors for self direction, equality of right,
privilege and opportunity.
God intended equality of privilege,
and accepting the idea that the maker
of the universe is all good and all just,
we cannot reconcile his teachings with
the restriction of opportunity, limited
equality and fayoritism as permitted
in these days of monopoly. To say that
sall men are created free and equap
does not mean that ell men share
equally in mental, moral or physical
endowments, but that all men are free
and should have equal privileges and
opportunities. The idiot and he whose
intellect shall In maturity startle the
world, may be born the same day;
one may be born into poverty and an
other into afiuence.s In neither case is
there equality. This exists. or should
exist, only before the law. The blight
ed intellect will not reach the sphere of
| influence Of the mental giant, nor will
the poor child acquire the power or in
dependence Of him who was born to
wealth, assuming thai each makes the
most Of his opportunities.
But why is it that SO few are born
rich and so many poor in material
thingsp 1t might be said that the faith
er Of the. poof boy wasted his oppor-
ltunities. That may be, but it is nc
i reason why poor and ambitious boy
! should suffer Tor bis fathers sins where
they have any bearing on privilege o.
q opportunity. The fault is not with ths
!. lrich, but with e system Of government
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-30

T E. E. in his comment entitled,
* wrongly Accused" on the
article "Ecclesiastes," by $500,
is truly cropping in the dark.
He says: "The original Greek, from
which this was first translated" etc.
Pray, where does E. E. E. find his au-
thority for this statement? It never
was translated from the original Greek,
because the original was and is Hebrew.
Greek was not the language in Jerusa-
lem at the time of the preacher" or at
any other time; in fact, Greeks were
hardly tolerated by the kings and peo-
pie of Israel in the days of Solomon
(see EDers, History of Ancient Egypt
and their language was forbidden by
law.
Now the kings of those times tnotice
for instance, Balshazzer, king of Baby.
lon, sending for his Chaldeans, astrolo'
gers and soothsayers to read .the writ
ing on the wall" depended mostly or
their wise men and scribes to do theil
writing from dictation, and Solomon
undoubtedly had his sermons, wailing'
and quoted wisdom preserved in th'
same way, being busy with his innumer
able armies, 10000 stables and building
treasure houses and temples. ProbabI,
they were not given publicity until ct