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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-23

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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-23
Prominent Versailles Citizen.

DR.. T.. =. BrownGcll, Of the Brownticld
Land Co, of Versailles, was in Boouvillc
Wednesday returning from n business
trip to his old home in Iowa. Or. Grown
field is past II years Of age, and has for
the past year made his home in Yer
%saillcs, where he has a son and daughter.
lie practiced medicine for 10 years in
Iowa, having graduated in turn from the
eclectic, homeopathic and allopa,hic
schools. He has given up the practice,
and is now engaged III the real estate
business.
lie talked interestingly Of comparative
conditions in Missouri, and Iowa. In the
latter state land sells for 500 an acre,
aud some much higher. Owners have
retired to a large extent and live in the
towns, renting their farms. Crops this
year have been enormous, POTATOES now
selling At 1T. Madison AT IS cents per
bushcl. In Morgan County, land values
fas, increasing III population. 1t has an
inexhaustiblc supply Of coal, lead and
other minerals, the development Of which
is being materially FASTENED by the
Rock Island railroad.
Dr. Brownfcld voted the Democratic
ticket for hity-on6 Years IN Iowa, and
has been a close observer Of political and
economic questions all his life. He be
~lieves that the prosperity balloon has
reached its height, and the correspond
ing drop in values will cause II panic
more disastrous than any in the history
of the country. Forty years ago, ht
said people would pause TO consider and
reason, but the ccaseless pursuit Of thu
| dollar seems to have blinded them to al
cxtrancous things, 49, Boonyillc Advcr
tiscr.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-23
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Thursday during September. Return
limit seven days. Seats free via the Mis-
souri, Pacific.
81 so TO Kansas City and return oct. !,
To -, return limit Oct. "a, For soc add
ditional, limit can be extended to Nov. s
$500 to state e California points Sep
tcmber y to October Il, inclusive.
S2S. 90 to Portland, Oregon, and othe.
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mediate points.
One fare for the round trip plus 81 90
TO various points in Ohio and Indiana.
each Tuesday during September and or
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18

900 to 100000 bales a year. This aug
mentation in the consumptive demand
is due to the increased use of pure
ground cloves. to the greater demand
for oil of cloves in medicine and to it's
increased use in the manufacture Of
vanilla during the last three years.
The Glove crop of 1923 was fairly
full, being 100000 TO 10000 bales. The
crop of 1904 so far is 1000 bales, and
possibly 10000 bales, altogether AS u
rule, good crop is always succeeded
by moderately short crop the next
year. The Bombay operators this year
bought the entire crop and shipped it
TO Bombay. Last fall they had already
taken up all future deliveries offered
by European bear operators, and later
on had purchased large proportion OF
the London and Holland stocks. which
were already very small. Bombay re-
quires from $4,000 to $4,000 bales Of
cloves each year, and the demand for
India is increasing. as that country is
gradually recovering from the epidem-
les of the last few years
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
EN- BARKING OPENLY.
1t Is Said the Japanese Are Making
No Secret of 1t.

1t Is Said the japanese Are Making
No Secret of 1t.
London, Feb. 1S.-Dispatches publish
ed in London newspapers this morning
continue to give alleged accounts of
the embarking of Japanese troops. In
stead of this embarkation occurring
secretly from Ujina, as was the case
during the Chino-Japanese War, the
transports, according to dispatches
published in the Daily Telegraph and
the Daily Mail, are openly embarking
there troops from Moji, Kobe, Naga-
saki and elsewhere.
A cablegram to the Daily Telegraph
from Nagasaki says troops are clearing
every night from these ports for Ko-
rea, and ten large steamers were em-
barking troops at Nagasaki last Mon
day. All arms of the service were rep
resented but the cavalry horses were
such sorry and scrubby ponies that
they hardly seemed. worth transporting.
The embarkations are all remarkably
well managed.
Cabling from Shanghai under date Of
Feb. II, a correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph declares that a combined
movement between a Japanese fleet
and a large landing force from Maya
saki is now proceeding.
The reports that the Japanese have
captured the East Asiastic Company
steamer Manchuria, as we'll as the ST.
berian Railways steamer of the same
name, are confirmed
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
93 YEARS OLD,
KIDNEYS HEALTHY.
Mrs. Rcbecca Smith, Westfield, N. j.,
Cured of Kidney and Bladder
Trouble and Kept I'm Perfect
Health by "Safe Cure"

Mrs. Smith writes: II was 80 years
old last birthday. Some years ago 1
had a great deal of sickness and for a
long time did not know 1t was caused
by the diseased condition of my kid
news and liver. AS soon as my doctor
found out had kidney trouble he pre-
scribed Safe Cure. / felt better after
taking few doses, and a few bottles
completely cured me and made me feel
like a woman 30 years younger. | am
ENJOYING the best of health, thanks to
your wonderful Safe Cure. / recon-
mend II to any one who has kidney,
liver, blood and bladder trouble"
Kidney diseases cause over one-thlrd
OF ali deaths, and principally because
they are not taken in time. Backache.
headache, rheumatism, womens' dis
eases. cloudy urine, are certain signs
that your kidneys are affected. It's
dangerous to neglect the kidneys for
even one day. Get a bottle Of Safe
cure az any druggists, Il Will cure you.
soc and 81 a bottle. Medical booklet
free. Warmers Safe Cure Co, Roches-
SAFE pills move the bowels gently and
aid a speedy cure.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
A CORNER in CLOVES.
Prices More Than Doubled within n
Few Months.


Few Months.
From the New York Times.
A subject which has recently been re-
ceiving the close attention not only OF
spice importers and brokers, but also
of merchants in other lines. is the adj
vancing tendency in prices for cloves.
due to the decreased production and
the increased consumption. Prices
quoted in the local market on Aug. 1
were eight cents pound: on Dec. 1
they had advanced to Is and IA cents;
on ian. ! of this year they were IA to
is cents. and to-day they are held at
1917 to 10 cents, and spot holders have
withdrawn most of their goods. The
situation now is such that prices may
advance rapidly, and 80 to 40 cents a
pound i'm the near future is expected by
many dealers.
Gloves are probably the greatest
speculative article in the spice trade.
and have been so for many hundreds
of years, because they have always
come from small and restricted areas
OF cultivation. and have been used as
tribute almost taking the place OF
money IN ancient times.
They have been mostly grown on the
two small islands Of Zanzibar and Penn
ba on the east coast OF Africa. The
production has been steady for years
at an average OF $4,000 20 100000 bales
per annum. while the consumption has
steadily increased until Il IL now l2o,-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
GAINING GROUND
congressman Cannot Disregard the Wishes Of
Their Constituents

and manufacturers OF the smaller
towns, whose welfare is closely allied
with that of the farmers, have been
aroused, with the result that interest
in the general subject of good roads
and in the movement for national aid
has been stimulated to a point never
before known. No movement looking
toward national legislation has ever
been handled better nor has there been
any to which the people have been
more responsive.
Many of the Republican members
feel that the excuse of economy Of
fered to their rural constituents for de-
nying them an appropriation of $S,000,-
900 per annum for the next three years,
will be received with very bad grace.
especially in view of the total expen-
ditureS for the maintenance of the gov
eminent, which amount to nearly $780,,
000,000 year. They fear that the farm
ers are likely to take the position that
this economy might better have been
exercised in some other directions, and
so register their displeasure in the COM
ing elections at the polls.
Just what can be done in the direc-
ton of satisfying the farmers In this
respect Is a perplexing problem. The
agricultural appropriation bill has
passed the House, and will be reported
from the Senate Committee on Agri-
culture next week, that committee hav-
ing agreed upon the amendments which
it will report. There was some Incl
dental discussion of the Latimer good
roads bill. which Senator Latiner
hopes to have reported as an amend
ment to the bill, but that plan did not
command sufficient votes to carry it
through. 1t is so improbable that the
Latimer bill would pass the Senate as
an amendment to the agricultural APP
preparation bill, i'm the absence of a
favorable report from the committee,
that a further move to this end is not
anticipated. The only hope. therefore,
for legislation on this matter at this
session is confined to the direct pas
sage of one Of the pending bills.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
MIS-. Fnnnie v. Jordan.

Mrs. Fannie E. Jordan died at her
home, No. 81 Bolton street. east yes
terday morning at $3.50 o'clock. She
had been i'll for several months, but
had been confined to her bed but for
three weeks. Mrs. Jordan was born
in Marion county, Ca. IS years ago.
six children survive her. all OF whom
were present when the end came. They
are Albert s. Helfrich of Baltimore
Homer G. Helfrich of Greenville, s. C.,
George e. Helfrich of Atlanta, Mrs.
Edna Helfrich, Mrs. Florence Joyner
and Miss Mayme Jordan.
The funeral win take place this art
ernoon at 3 O'Clock. the services 70 pe
Conducted by Rev. d. S. Edenfield,
mas. or Of the South side Baptist Church.
The interment will be IN Bonaventure.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
RUSSIANS ARE C CONFIDENT.
They Believe They VIII Soon Prove
the VictOrs.

st. Petersburg, Feb. II. II D. M
The rigid censorship imposed here upon
all news from the Far East completely
masks the movements of Russian troops
and the plans of those in command; but
what is being done is evidently salts
factory to the authorities here, as they
manifest the utmost confidence that
when the proper time arrives the enc
my will be crushed. They say that the
preliminary sea victories of the Japa-
nese will then be speedily forgotten.
Russia can afford to watt" is a COM
mon expression heard here. and time
and patience always have been strong
allies of the empire of the north. More
over the excessively severe winter
weather at the scene of war. it is
averred also fights on the side of the
Cars legions, as it did in the days
of Napoleon. At Port Arthur to-day
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
IN SANIAR'S WILDS
Our Soldier Boys Have Many Hard
ships.

A surgeon in the United States Vol
unteers serving in the wilds of Samar,
Philippine Islands, scouting every other
day and being shot into every night by
way of variety, says: Scouting
through dense forests overgrown by
luxuriant vines was like entering each
day into tunnel.
''1he foliage was so dense, no light
of the sun ever penetrated or breath of
wind ever entered and there were miles
and miles of this trail, the monotony
being broken only by bolo attacks upon
us by the insurgents
without water-and no one knows
what that means to a thirsty soldier
unless he has Travelled miles and miles
without one drop in his canteen-we
marched, on food unsuited to the eli
mate. These things and the violent
work. broke many of us down physi-
cally, some with fevers, some with dys-
EMERY and others with organic troubles.
MY mitral valve finally refused to
perform its work and when my skin
turned blue with both limbs swollen to
twice their natural size and l saw two
people where there was only one, was
sent home to die But l fooled some
of the best surgeons in the service by
simply adopting Grape-Nuts as a food.
Nothing would remain on my stom-
ach, not even water, and ice was an
unknown product IN Safnar. Every
thing had been tried and every food had
failed, until, coming home to die, one
Of my companions on the trans
mental train advised me TO try Grape
Nuts.
II did not know what they were but
/ looked over the menu once again and
noticed Grape Nuts on the bill Of fare.
Some were ordered and with nice thick
cream the food seemed to strike the
right place and from that day to this I
have been a user OF Grape-Nuts. 1t
solved the problem and brought me
back TO health and now have Il on my
table twice a day.
AS a medical officer have recon-
mended Grape Nuts food wherever
had weak stomach TO treat and the
results have always been splendid"
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18

Washington. Feb. 17.-When Repre-
sentative Brownlow, some years ago
introduced a bill appropriating $24, O00,-
900, to be expended by the general gov
eminent in assisting the state to con-
struct good roads, his colleagues in
the House made many jests at his
expense, and the measure was regard
ed as SO ''paternalistic' as not to be
taken seriously. But with the ma
jority of the members of the House
the subject has ceased to be funny.
Mention of the Brownlow bill often
incites opposition, and Brownlow and
his bill are roundly condemned and
often consigned to the table" to-
gether.
The explanation is simple while
probably less than rs per cent. of the
members of the House personally favor
the Brownlow bill or any similar meas
ure, still large majority have agri-
cultural constituencies demanding the
enactment of some such legislation,
and which, IL possible, It would be
very advantageous If between now and
the close of the session they could
satisfy of their good intentions to-
ward the Brownlow bill without di-
rectly committing themselves to the
plan.
The two years which have elapsed
since the Brownlow bill was dropped
into the House waste basket have
been well employed by the friends of
the project. A systematic campaign of
education has been conducted through
the country press and on the stump;
good roads associations have been
formed in every state and consolidated
into a national organization national
and state conventions have been held,
and tons of literature have been dis
tributed. Statistics have been sup
piled to the farmers showing how
much they are losing every year by
reason of the bad roads; the merchants
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
OBITUARY.
Iohn D. En.terlln. Marietta.


Atlanta, Feb. 17.-John d. Easterlin,
special agent to the general manager
of the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company, died yesterday at
Kennesaw Hotel, in Marietta, Ga, aft
err short illness. Mr.. Easterlin was
taken i'll at his home at the foot of
Kennesaw mountain, about four miles
from Marietta. He started for Attain
Ia. but on reaching Marietta found the
train was delayed on account of
wreck. His condition became more
serious, and he was taken to a room
in the Kennesaw Hotel, where he died.
Mrs Easterlin, two sons, one daugh-
ter and two grandchildren survive
him. The funeral services will be
held in the city Of his former residence
Charleston, S. c., on Friday afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18

the thermometer registered two de-
grees below zero, Fahrenheit.
The concentration o. Russian troops
will proceed as rapidly as possible,
but it is fair to assume that Viceroy
Alexieff will not take the aggressive
until he feels certain of his ability to
administer a decisive defeat. There
fore, in spite of the extensive landing
operations of the Japanese in Korea,
an important land fight is not consid-
cred here to be imminent, although it
is believed that the passage of the Yalu
river by the Japanese will be disputed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18

distinguished men from New York who
attended the funeral services at the
Senate were former Secretary of the In
terror Cornelius N. Bliss, John j. Nc
Cook. president of the Ohio Society;
j. Pierpont Morgan, James ]. Hill and
Clement A. Griscom, president of the
International Navigation Company.
Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Griscom
arrived in Washington this morning in
a private car over the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18

"A manufacturer Of women's foot
wear in Lynn, Mass, has an order
from Mrs. Bradley Martin for shoes to
be made and shipped TO her across the
Atlantic. The order is for twenty
seven pairs of dress shoes made to her
own last. These shoes must match
this may be made certain pieces from
the materials of which her gowns for
the season are to be made have been
sent the manufacturer. Mrs. Bradley
Martin has also ordered twenty-one
pairs of street and house shoes and a
pair of waterproof golfing boots.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
JEWS NOT MASSACRED.

The Russian Authorities Deny Re-
ports to the Contrary.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE report
of a massacre of Jews near Kieff is de-
MED by the Minister of the Interior,
and the Associated Press is authorized
to say that the affair was confined to
the infection of slight injury upon three
Jews.
Last Monday. while a crowd was in
dulging in a patriotic demonstration at
Kieff, some Hebrews began shouting,
Down with the Gar" and the crowd
promptly punished the culprits, who
were rescued from a worse fate by the
timely arrival of the police.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
MOTHER BURNS TO DEATH
WITH FIVE CHILDREN.

New York. Feb. 17.-Mrs. Jacob An
toniossai and five children were burned
to death last night in a fire consuming
the house in which they lived near
Croton. The husband. two boarders
and the oldest son, aged 10, escaped.
The house was one of a number in
habited by a settlement Of Italian la
borers working on the Croton aqueduct
and, being of wood, blazed so rapidly
after the explosion of an oil lamp that
the mother and the five children, rang
ing in age from IL years old to l year
old, were unable to escape.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
LOOKING into
OWENS CHARGES
APPEAL MADE TO PRESIDENT.
CUTLER POSTMASTER WAS AFRAID
OF HIS LIFE.

General BristOw Says on Investiga-
ton Is Being Made and He Ex-
meets to Have All the Facts in n
Few Days-POstOflce Inspector Mt
Work on the Case-Changes in
Georgia Postal Routes.
r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, Feb. ia postoffice
inspector is now investigating the con-
dition of affairs at the postoffice at
Cutter, Charlton county, Georgia, as
reported by Postmaster Charles M.
owen. 1t is alleged that the postmas-
ter has been driven away from Cutler
by his political opponents and he has
appealed to the President for protec-
ton.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BristoW, to whom the case has been
referred, said to-day that he knew
nothing on the subject beyond the brief
complaint made by Postmaster Owen.
Gen. Bristow declined to discuss the
subject other than to say that the
charges were serious enough to justify
an investigation. The inspector who
has been detailed to take charge of the
case is one of the best men in the serv-
ice and Gen. Bristow hopes to have all
the facts reported to him in a few
days.
Among the recent changes in the
postal service in Georgia are the fol-
lowing: Postoffice at Blueville, Marion
county, re-esta blished the order dis
continuing the office having been re-
scinded. After Feb. 29 the star service
I oic Of Hal will ha
The star service from Roopville to
Carrollton has been superseded by
rural free delivery and Roopville and
Mabry supplied by rural delivery from
Carrollton Similar service has been
established from Gomez to Jesup and
Stay to Dahlonega. The special serv-
ice to Wild, Lumpkin county, from
Dahlonega will be suspended Feb. 20.
The same order applies to the special
service to Barley, Wayne county,
from Jesup. Effective, Feb %.
The postoffice at Bogley, Screven
county, will be discontinued Feb. 30
and the mail will go to Buck Creek.
BY the same order the postoffice at
Lois, Berrien county, will be
discontinued and the mail will go
to Abel. The office at Sterling, Glynn
county will be discontinued and the
mail will go to Brunswick.
The following change in the railway
postal service between Smithville, Ga.
and Sellersville, Ala, is announced:
Commencing Feb. II, railway postal
clerks will extend runs to end at
FlOrala, Ala, increasing the distance
twenty-five miles, making the whole
distance III miles. The line will be
known as the Smithville and Florala
railway postoffice.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
FUNERAL OF THE MEN
KILLED IN BATTLE.

Sasebo, Japan, Feb. 17.-Impressive
funeral services were held here to-day
over the remains of three officers and
two men of the battleship Full, who
were killed by the Russian fire during
the first attack on Port Arthur. The
religious ceremonies were conducted by
a Shinto priest and the funeral grafton
was deliveried by Admiral Samewi.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
Brick Company Receiver.

Boston, Feb. 17-Alonzo E. Locke
was appointed receiver of the New
England Brick Company to-day on APP
plication of the Old Colonial Trust
Company, which holds first mort
gage on the concern for $3.50, 900. The
company which controls the brick
manufacturing business of New Eng
land is alleged to have defaulted the
February interest on this mortgage.
The company has $1,79s.s00 preferred
and 81, 0S7, 500 common stock.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
BOYARIN WAS LOST.

Toxic Gets Confirmation That 1t
Credits.
Toxic, Feb. 1S.-It is the belief of
the Navy Department that the Rus
sian second class cruiser Boyarin was
torpedoed and sunk by the destroyer
Heyatory in the torpedo attack on the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur last Sun
day morning. Lieutenant Commander
Tokenouchi did not know the name
of the vessel struck by a torpedo dis
charged by the Heyatory, but the
Navy Department has since learned
from other sources that it was the
Boyarin.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg,
dated Feb. 16, stated that the Boyarin
was blown up. with a loss of 1876 Off
GERS and men, Feb 10, by a mine
which it accidentally struck.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
CHARLES D. HUNT WAS INDICTED
FOR THE MURDER OF FONTAINE

Columbus Ga. Feb. 17.--The grand
jury this afternoon indicted Charles d.
Hunt on the charge Of murder after
an investigation of the circumstances
attending the killing of George H.
Fontaine in the Muscogee Club last
Wednesday morning.
The grand jury also returned three