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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-10
Cholera Infantum.

This has long been regarded as one of the
most dangerous and fatal diseases to which
infants are subject. 1t can be cured. how
ever, when properly treated. All that Is
necessary is to give Cbamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy and castor oil.
as directed with each bottle, and a cure Is
certain.
For sale by Messick, Long Sc Co.. Irv
ington; W. A. Dameron & Bro, weems; G. w.
Sanders & Son. White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-10
Editor Had to Leave Town.

An exchange is responsible for the
following:
San editor in Minnesota recent,
stated that he had been kissed by
one of the most beautiful married
women in town, and promised to tel
her name in the first issue of his pa
per In the next month. In tive
weeks his circulation doubled, but
when he named his wife he had to
leave town."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo outniue Tablets. Al,
druggists refund the money IL 1t fails to Gu re
s. W. Groves Signature IL on each box 25c
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-10
ALL EXAMINATIONS FREE.

Come and see what we have done, and
are doing. If then you are not satisfied
that We do all we claim, we will pay all
your expenses.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
RUDOLPH ESCAPES JAIL.
sni"" Bank n"hbcr and slayer oi
Detective schumacher Climbs
10 Roof aud Elcrs.

81. Louis, July William Rudolph
who, with George Collins, robbed the
Union bank on December 20. 1907, and
killed Pinkerton Detective Charles j.
Schumacher on January -, escaped
from the city Jail ut the fonr courts
late ycrterday afternoon.
With the date of his trial for muir.
der only one week of the desperate
man riskcd his life for liberty by
climbing % the roof of the Jail, and
then taking two 2o-foot leaps to the
ground.
Half an hour after his escape be.
came known 200 policemen and Pink
erton detectives were searching for
Rudolph, but up I" two o'clock this
morning he had s,adcd them.
liudolph's escape is exactly like
that of "Skippy" l,ohan several years
ago II is believed that ltohan's meth.
cd of Citing outside Of the prison had
been thoroughly explained to the des-
Verate robbed and murderer, AID hs
followed IL Ia the letter.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
FEEDING FOR COLOR.
II Can lie Done at small ESpense and
without InjurinK the Health
of the

Assuming that the chickens which II
Is intended to feed for. color are the
product of well-colOred stock birds.
there is no reason why their color
should not be intensified by direct feed.
ing as canaries are fed: but this must
be done more with a view to supple.
mcnting the tendency to sound color,
than to altering 1t materially. 1t Is not
much use attempting to color feed an
adult bird-thc experiment must be
tried upon chickens. and they must be
color fed from the shell. The proper
principle to follow is to supply q lit.
tie color food regularly-a small quan-
'ity given in a systematic way, but no
spasmOdic dosing on a large scale. II
the birds be accustomed TO II from
Matching time upwards. and then when
passing through their first or chicken
moult they be given a rather more lib.
eral supply. that is all that can be done.
After the moult the color. OF course
will be determined. and one cannot alter
the color of feathers which have al
ready developed-One can only do that
during the process Of development.
When the moult Is finished. therefore,
and the color is fixed for the time being,
the color food may be almost entirely
discontinued. but IL should not be al
together given up, because fowls are
constantly losing feathers, and II the
effect OF this feather food upon the
system be not maintained, by constant
~ giving small doses of II. there Is a
possibility that any feathers which may
be lost will be replaced by those OF a
different color. The effect OF the color
food, therefore. must not be allowed
to entirely lapse from the blood. The
expense Of keeping up color feeding
on a limited scale like this is not great,
and 50 1t is within reason to do 90
Poultry.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
AID FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.


Jeanette. Pa, July As a result
Of the breaking Of the Oakford Park
dam, Monday, 90 persons are known
70 be dead and 1G are missing. The
property loss in the valley will reach
81 ,jOO,0 OO. and the distress is SO great
that outside relief must be asked for.
From a prosperous. ~contentcd val
ley this section in "A single day has
been transformed into n great house
hold of mourning. Pretty homes have
been wrecked and great workshops
forced into idlcness. All day long hun
dreds Of willing hands pulled away
the great piles Of debris in the search
for the missing residents Of the val
ley. From time TO time the search
would be rewarded and anxious
friends would recognize the mutilated
body of a relative.
Business was practically at "A stand
still. Many Of the stores here were
flooded and many workshops were in
the path Of the torrent. To the
throng Of idle citizens were added
great crowds of strangers who am
here from all over western PcnnSyl-
vania TO view the destruction that
had been wrought. The curious all
went to the morgue and fought for an
opportunity to view the g%ruesO!ne
sights. Those who really had cause
to 90 to the house Of the dead could
hardly fight their way through the
throng. Then, too. "A number ri
thieves came to make profit out Of
the morbid crowd.
There was a great crowd of people
assembled all day AZ the pile of
wreckage hcapcd against the embanlt-
ment east Of town and scattered over
the bottom land. IT was here hat
many bodies were supposed TO b"
lanterns had picked their way over
the wrcckagc looking for bodies, and
when morning canc "a large force of
volunteers went to work. making a
systematic search. Bv evening tn.
men said that no more bodies re
manned in the debris. Parties also
worked up and down the creek. De-
casionally, hidden in bushes or pinned
down by rubbish would be found =
former resident Of the valley. 1t IS
probable that from time TO time other
bodies will be found.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
MINERS THREATEN NEGROES.
Cooks aud Walters at Elks' Bnnquet
un>c Narrow Escupe-Hurrird
out ~ Town by Police.

Linton, Ind. July :. The appear
nnce of eight Tcrre lIautc negroes in
Linton Monday was the cause Of
demonstration in which the men mar
rowly escaped serious injury. AlcN
SandcrsOn, a Terre IIautc caterer.
was employed TO serve the banquet AZ
the institution Of a new lodge of the
Elks. He took his cooks and walters
with him. and while the negroes were
IN the hail several thousand miners
lssemblcdinthc street and threatened
to dynamite the building unless the
negroes were sen ont Of town. The
eight colorcd men were hurried into
IA cab and driven to %Jasonyillc, where
they were put on the train for Tcrre
liaute. Six policemen hung on the
carriage and beat back the crowd
while the negroes were being driven
out Of town.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
BRAVE SISTERS OF CHARITY.
Fight Fire At Great Risk Of Life
Assist In saving Furniturc-
building Destroyed.

Kansas City, Mo, July 7.-Hcforc
the firemcn could arrive sisters of
charity from the House Of Good
shepherd assisted in fighting a fire
that destroyed the sections house at
Mount st. Nary's cemetery. on the
southeastern edge of the city, Mon
day. Although the sexton and his
wife were forced To fee for their
lives, some Of the sisters entered the
burning building and assisted in saw
ing the furniture while Others played
n stream Of water on the flames with
the garden hose. Il. j. Donnelly, the
sexton, was burned slightly. The
building was destroyed.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
EXCURSIONISTS KILLED.
Several Men and women CMgnRe In
EiHht an mrr-Tw" Womrn
ShOt-Nnn Fails IN River.

Mount Vernon, Ind, July 7.-An
excursion on the steamer ID. \. Ms
bet broke up in "A big fight, Monday,
and six persons were Shot. Kinney
Givcns, of this city and Frank Kirk
were shot In the legs and arms. Civ
ems shot and fatally wounded a man
named Brown, from Henderson. Ky.
One man from Henderson, named
White, was shot in the brras, and
fell into the river. His body has not
been recovered. Two Of the number
shot were N The fight occurred
between uniontown, Ky, and this
place. The boat returned 10 Union
town, and six men and two womsr
were arrested and nut in iail there.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
he FOUND AN OPENING,
Il was . Smral One, Hut the April.
cant Found II Dimcult
to EIll.

Mayor Schmitz OF San Francisco tells
OF an u%ntiring politician who demanded a
position. To escape him and kindred
men the mayor had he'd himself to the
suburbs. And in the suburbs the ap.
pl'cant halted the mayor, relates the Bos.
ton Post. The politician placed his cane
behind him and res ed on 1t as a seat.
Better opportunity had never been pre-
scented for arguing his just claim. His
hdgcting caused the cane to move slight.
l. Yes, sir" said the Office seeker, II
am entitled to a position in the city's
service and am looking for an opening"
"ls there any kind of work TO which
you are adapted!" asked the mayor.
The man took courage from the aues.
tIon and said that any kind of an open
ing would suit.
BY this time the mans unsteadiness had
brought the cane, which was bearing his
weight, precariously near a knot hole.
The mayor thought. In expectancy the
applicant shifted his position. The next
instant he was endcavoring to follow his
cane through a hole in the board walk.
There said the mayor, very much re-
lie,ed, lis an opening for you. Try and
fill 1t; II you don't succeed. see the board
Of public works"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
For Aged People.

Bellfower, Mo, July 6th,-Mr. G. v.
Bohrer, of this place, has written an
open letter to the old men and women
OF the country, advising them to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills as a remedy for
those forms OF Kidney trouble SO com
mon among the aged. Mr.. Bohrer says:
Il suffered myself for years with my
Kidneys and urinary organs. was
Obliged to get up as many as seven or
eight times during the night.
II tried many things with no success,
till | saw one Of Dodd's Almanacs, and
read OF what Dodd's Kidney Pills were
doing for old people.
II bought two boxes from one drug
gi-t, and began to use them at once. In
a very short time | was well. This is
over a year ago, and, my trouble has not
returned, so that | know my cure was a
good, genuine, permanent one.
Il believe Dpdd's Kidney Pills are a
splendid medicine FOL old people or any
one suffering with Kidney and urinary
troubles, Tor although | am "a years 'oi
age, they have made me we'll
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

(TyplCd! Ideal Form OF Rhode Island keo.)
ter and summer. the Reds are peer.
less. This has been proved by the tes-
tiInOny of every one who has ever
bred them. Whether or not the
change to a heavier standard OF
weight, which now reads SR pounds
for coo and 6ia pounds for hens, will
affect the laying qualities remains to
be seen. The testimony OF my custo-
toners from east to west favors the
small, active type as the best layers,
but my own experience does not coin
eide with theirs. as | find the large
hens on the nest fully as often as the
smaller ones,
For dressed fowls ! want to say that
the local butcher has no eye for
beauty Of plumage. but actually pays
me two cents per pound more for the
culls | kill than he pays for common
kinds | asked him why he did 20.
The answer was. "Plumpcr. more
meat. less bone, nice yellow legs and
skin. medium size tthree to five
pounds. There is the argument in
dollars and cents.-Ohio Farmer
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

W*%llNJ
o ISLAND REDS.
ter and Summer. This Br"ea
Has No superior.

The Rhode Island Red is a rich
brilliant red. as deep in shade as may
be gotten by keeping out the smut
in undercolor. and specimen feathers
on my desk from birds that have won
prizes at our largest shows indicate
that a very rich red may be attained
with clear red under-color or curse.
such birds are rare and extremely
high-priced and are no more usefnl
than the common ones on the farm,
where the rich, red surface color 10
about ali that Is ever considered.
AS layers of dark brown eggs. win
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
Leo XIII. Calmly Passing From
Life Unto Death--Extreme
Unction Administered.
FULL TRUST IN the DIVINE MERCY
youchinw Prayers Oncrcd for DyinE
ronuH-smprcssi>c Group Sur.
rounds the Central Figure In
Death Cbnmber-speaks Of LIE
aud Death with same serenity.

Rome, July Z, 1855 a. m.-Anothei
morning has broken on the pathetic
scene within the simple chamber oil
the vatican where Pope Leo lies dy'
ing. As the soft light of dawn pene'
trated into the o the pontin
wbispered TO his devoted physician
that he desired the shutters OF the
windows 20 be opened, saying;
81 wish 10 see once more, perhapi
for the last time, the rays of the
sun"
It wa lust a short while after the
pope came back to consciousness
from "A sleep which DR.. Lapponi had
induced by IA strong dose of choral
His sleep was so drathlike that arti.
fetal respiration was continued. II
DIR Lnpponi every few minutes LEAKED
anxiously over the couch TO observe
the illustrious patient and listen 70
his hardly p~crccptible breathing
Pope Leo awokc without pcrspiration
feeble to extreme and his voice hardly
audible. The fits of coughing hac
brought pains in his chest and shout
drrs. and thinking his end was now
near. he said to Dir. Lapponi:
"Icll me when the time real
comes
me doctor assured his holiness tina.
Ic bclicycd the danger of his immcdi
ate passing was a,crtcd for the night
and for the day.
Those seemingly last moments oi
poun co are full of solcmuitv. Per.
hans his last hour. would be less mel,
nuchnly and sad if the august sui.
fcrcr were less conscious of the cir.
cumstances and his mind less cleat
a. to the duration Of time remaining
to him before he enters eternity. Al.
though his physical powers are at the
lowest cbb and his breathing becomes
more lnbored, the pope's mind Is
clear. as i. manifest to all around him
b, his bright, expressive eyes, the
few words he uo,y and then succeeds
IN utt"ring. The scene l. SO touch.
ing that those present can scarce re
strain their tears.
Count, Camille Pccci, the pope's
nephew, whom the diving man kept by
his side Yesterday. was 50 exhausted
late last night by his c%ontcuding emo.
tinus that he had tn he taken from
hi, unclc's room. completely worn
out 4 few moments before. az he
stood bowed beside the bed, Pope Leo
laid his hand ON his head with Dl.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Crops cannot grow without water
because they do not eat their food. but
drink IT. Now. while the water Is In
the soil. Is the time to conserve 1t by
a frequent cultivation and narrowing
Keop the soil ~pulyerized fine.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

"Shall ! administer gas before extract
ing your tooth" asked the dentist.
"Well," answered the fair patient from
a back township, I'll il doesn't cost any
more, I'd rather you'd give me electric
lght."-Chicago Daily News.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

4 wonderful powder that cures tired, hot,
aching feet and makes new or tight shoes
easy. Ask to-day for Aliens Ease.
Accept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, y. Y.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken o
as a cough cure.-J. W. O'Brien, 800 Thirt
Ave, n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan.6 1900.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

The earth produces nothing more dc
tcstah!e than an ungratetul man.-Auso
mus.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Obstnacy and vehemcncy IN opinion
are the suIeot proof oi stupidity
Barton.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Chicago, st. Paul Minneapolis, four daily
trains VIA the Chicago & W estern
lty.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

An honest man nearly always think
justly Rousseau.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

The -Four Track News for July, best yet.
Sold by ncwsdcalers. Five cents a COPY.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Some fellows marry poor girls 20 settle
down, and others marry rlcn ones TO set.
tie p-PnilaG"lpaA Record.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10

Worry is a good friend OF the under.
ker.-Chicago Daily News.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-10
To Cure n Cold In One Dsy.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money! if it fails to cure. 26e.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-06
N1V4L GROWTH SHOWN
Such Expansion That the Depart
ment ReQuires an 4Rned.
Used as q Navy Department

Washington. April : (SpecaD-American
naval growth. and especially the development
of its administrative organization in re-
cent years. has been emphasized this week
hy the concentration in a single structure of
several bureaus which since the war with Spain
have outgrown the capacity of the huge State,
War and Navy Building and have been scat
tered around in various rented buildings for the
most part abandoned residences. Now. instead
Of this indiscriminate distribution. which added
more than $4,000 2 year TO the governments
rental rolls the overflow has been brought TO-
gether in a handsome eight story steel and stone
freproof structure across Seventeenth-st. from
the naval executive headqua rters, with the end
of securing Increased efficiency. security and
economy.
The new building. which has promptly come to
he known the Navy Department Annex. al
though its main portal it bears the name
of its ov ner. General Anson G. Mills. L. s. A,
retired who erected it for the special to
, which ii is to he put. is of the handsomest
additions to Washington architecture. It stands
squarely at the head of Executive Avenue
that portion Of Pennsylvania upon which
the White House faces-and commands a splen-
did view toward the Treasury Department. the
Carnegie Library and the Capitol Touches of
maritime suggestions have been skilfully woven
into the decoration Of the building. and one Of
its conspicuous features is mammoth eagle
facing to the wind. from which flies, during
office hours. thirty-foot American flag.
The basement and first three floors have been
allotted to he Naval photographic ONCE. The
fourth floor is given over to the Admiral of the
Navy the General Board. the Naval Intelligence
Office the Board of Inspection and Survey and
the Naval Examining and Retiring boards, these
organizat tions constituting the nucleus of the
coming General Staff of the army. Here Ad-
miral Dewey, occupying a fine suite Of offices.
exercises his command ashore. The sixth floor
is devoted the major general commanding the
marine corps and staff. these headquarters re-
senbling a miniature department The
fifth floor is divided among various minor
branches of the Bureaus of Yards and Docks.
Equipment and Medicine and Surgery. fnclud-
ing the laboratories of the Naval Dtspensary.
and the seventh floor provides rooms for de
tached clerical forces from the Bureaus of Steam
Engineering and Supplies and Accounts includ-
ing the Navy Pay Office. The remaining story.
which has not Yet been finally allotted and
which is at present used for the storage of doCu
r1ents will soon be needed for the growth of the
navy along lines which have not vet been def
nitely manifested.
Before the building erected Secretary
Long with the approval of Congress. signed
contract with General Mills stipulating that the
government should pay an annual rental of
$50 0Go for at least five years, and 1t is under
stood that this lease is to be extended yearly for
q periOd.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-06
THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Commission Satisfied with Regulations for
Unclassifed Laborers in Departments

Washington. April 5.-The Civil Service Commis-
sion Today gave out the following statement as TO
the working Of the recently established regulations
for the appointment Of laborers in the departments:
Regulations to govern the appointment OF IN IN
cassiied Iahorers the departments IN accord
with the Presidents order of July j. ~ hane so
been adopted for four departments as wen as foT
the Smithsonian Institution and the Government
OficeTe charged with the execution Of the system
agree that It affords relief from mportonlty , LOT
apoiutu1ents based on other considerations tti1Il
the needs she service In deternialng reIa.I1 S :
Ftness of APPLICANTS. physical qualifications are
rro6abIv The most important. Physicians on 1tie
force of the commission rate each applicant on MS
physical condition. Age is another element aHeGt
fng the general rating OF applicants. as are also
industry and adaptabillty. - .t~o -,
The Treasury Department is one OF thoSe IN
which the system has been longest estabns9ed, us
reris+er established March 3. was headed o[ SIX
eIieiblee entitled preference by reason OF Ine
-ojIitarI or naval service. of whom nVe ALREADY
tlat+s haAu snpOfnted The tWenty-tour eIlgloles
rlaxf I'm line have general averages running rom
o. 1o q3 so per cent On physical CONDITION tney are
Tsted at as and only four Of them are over foIIy
ears Of age These followed by sixty. me
lowest having general average OF BIO ana di an
having rating of 95 physical CONDITION. Cniy
nine Of these sixty are over forty years - OF az
The entire register contains 20 names OF PeIs'ls
Iifb p general average of 20 or more
New-York tribune., 1903-04-06
RECORDS OF OFFICERS.
Full Details Of Careers Of Those IN
Artillery Corps Required.

Washington. April = (SpeciaD.-Artillery Of
hcers of the army are 10 be subjected TO most
searching personal examination which extends
to at least two commanding officers. in the
effort to ablish in the War Department d
complete personal record of the career and
pability Of every officer Of the corps. Forms of
report have been adopted and viii be shortly
issued to the artillery corps On blank he
will BE- required 10 indicate the institution
OF which he is graduate the extent of his
knowledge Of foreign languages his practical
experience in photogra ply electricity. engineer
ing. machines and mechanism. chemistry and
explosives. mechanical drawing and mapmak-
ing; the books of which he is the author, essays
prepared. lectures delivered and pa pers read:
with succinct account of service since June
30 1902 With dates of battles actions. etc, with
couamenda tions of superior officers
The other blank viii be used for the report of
the comma ndng officer and viii deal with such
subjects as attention to duty professional zeal,
intelligence and judgment shown in instructing
and drilling enlisted men. general bearing and
military appearance. ability as a range officer
and battery officer and. if in the field artillery.
quality Of horsemanship and qualiffca tions for
continuing in that branch. The various de-
sraes Of fitness are he indicated by the marks
for excellent good "tolerable" and not
good.
Provision is also made for reports Of posts
or district commanders. and relate to attendance
at post schools. studiousness. peculiar fitness
marked ability for detail to staff departments:
fitness for duty on staff Of district commander;
technical ability. peculiar ability for detail as
instructor at artillery school or the school Of
submarine defences. resourCefulness, personal
habits and punishment allotted, If any.
These blanks have been prepared and revised
to meet the conditions in the artillery corps