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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-02-05

n A%sVSeO AWOuuuW0COs
While In Versailles recently J. b.
Barnett, Of H~umsusville, NO.. who ID
president Of the Versailles Fire Brick
and Clay Manufacturing Co., related .
romance Ia real life, the details Of
which were brought wildly TO his mind
after No had arrived in this city to look
into matters pertaining 70 the Zig en-.
terpriss Of which he 10 the head and
which Is going 10 Be . great factor In
our Industrial history In the future.
Mr.. Barnett had Just been married in
the eastern part Of the state aud with
his young bride decided 70 drive over.
land TO their present home 81 Humans.
Vile. They started out, as many had
done before and q many more will do
probably In the future, ''roughing It,"
with the final destination In their
minds. They were happy. and the o
city OF thus spending their honeymoon
was their greatest pleasure.
On this trip the young couple passed
through Versailles, ard while 10 this
town, which was then . picturesque
hamlet, they took dinner at the Martin
Hotel. with Samuel Martin ~ landlord.
President Barnett noted that the town
had more or less sttractiveness, but the
fact Of his overland wedding tour never
presented itself 70 wildly % when be
arrived here again two weeks ago, a.
an associate In one OF our big industries.
President Barnett went on through
with his young bride TO Humansville,
where he started out on his business
career. but dame fortune has since fav.
ored him aud his estimsble wife who
heroically stood by him for better or
worse.
But since that romantic tour things
have changed. These changes have
brought solace and comfort. Mr.. bar.
nett Is now president Of the Humans
vile bank, Of which Secretary and
Treasurer Murphy Of the Versailles
enterprise, is cashier. lie IS also the
main stockholder Of a big brick plant
there, which vice. President Harmon es.
tablished in that city, besides he has
many other holdings which give him
much prestage as a man OF finance and
influence. He also holds stock In the
Colorado Irrigation Co.. ia Vice Presi-
dent Of the Cordz- Fisher Lumber Co..
a,l a1ao q .{tcu ~. ~
To prove that Mr.. Barnett was not
forgetful Of the great confidence be.
slowed upon him by the wife who had
1t" through Versailles with
him many years ago. he reminded Mr..
Hal mon In st. Louis, last Saturday a
week ago, that II wan his wife's seth
birthday. "Wha shall / get for her2"
he inquired. No suitable memento be. |
ing At hand, he wired his cashier to
write out a substantial check In her
the two right-hand hsures indi-
the number Of her birthdays.
So 1t will be seen that President Bar
second visit TO Versailles was
quite . contrsst TO that OF the first. and
furnishes quite 4 in his after
life for him to reflect over. Mr.. Bar.
nett and wife will visit Versailles soon,
and they intend to build q fine home
the old Bowlen homestead stands
near the new works In the southwest
Of this city, and they will be vel
coined here by our citizens.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-02-05
WANTED (!
800 CORDS Oh WOOD !
$500 PEA coRo DELIVERED.

Wanted. 500 cords, 4.foot good
cord wood, and 1000 cord Of dry
rails. To be delivered at the
new plant. Versailles Fire Brick
and Clay Manufacturing Co.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-02-05
Versailles Market,

Below we give the market price paid
for produce In Versailles as furnished
the Democrat by W. +. Nichols, the
poultry dealer:
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-27
AN ABDUCTED GIRL.
She Receivers consciousness and Tells
OF Her Adventures.

Indianapolis. Ind. July 25.-Inez
Record. the 1S-year-old girl who was
found in an unconscious condition by
searching party at the side Of a
country road last Tuesday night. re-
vived sufficiently Sunday to give her
father a detailed account OF her ad-
venture.
Her story repeated Sunday supple
ments the statements made on last
Thursday to her sweetheart, when she
temporarily revived from long period
OF Inconsistencies. Immediately
after making the statement she suf-
feTcI relapse and since then. until
Sunday. no one has been allowed to
question her.
She reiterates her first story that a
white man accompanied by a Negro
entered the house while she was writ
ing letter. Selling Der they bound
and gagged and placed her in a buggy
where she says she tainted. When she
revived she was beng carried into
the woods
There the men told her that she
must go to st. Louis with them and if
she refused she would be killed.
w ME ltlliut, VI lHclT purpose. the
white man. who did the talking. held
revolver at her temple. Miss Rec
ord says she told the men they could
kill her. but she would not go
She was then carried to the buggy
and driven by a circuitous route. she
thinks, until within a short distance
OF where she was found. Again she
was taken into the woods. where the
white man renewed his threats to
take her to st. Louis. Finally. the
girl says. he offered her 81 900 IL she
would go. When she refused a knife
was drawn across her throat, with
the threat that 1t would cut deeper IL
she did not consent to go. On hear
ing her refusal she was carried for
some distance and lowered into water
waist deep. several times. After this
she says she remembers nothing.
She describes the white man as
large and powerful. and wearing a
siouch hat. Her recollection OF the
appearance OF the Negro is vague.
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TRAIN LEFT THE RAILS.
Five Hundred Passengers Had a Nj.
raeuIous Escape.

Wheeling. w. Va. July 25.-Five
hundred passengers. most OF them
from Grafton and Fairmont. had an al
most miraculous escape from death or
serious injuries on the Baltimore &
Ohio excursion train bound for Wheel
ing Sunday. At Wise's Crossing. near
littleton. the engine md tender and
three coaches left the rails. The en-.
CINE turned over on it's side and tho
coaches toppled ON the edge OF an em-
bankfnent but did not go over En-.
gineer w. II. Johnson was caught un-
der his cab and was badly scalded by
escaping steam. but will recover. Mail
Clerk c. II. Collins was severely bruis-
ed and otherwise injured and was la
ken back To Grafton. Many of tho
passengers were badly shaken up but
none seriously hurt
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THREATEN TO STRIKE.
The Employees Of the Drifton coIIIery
Have a Grievance.

Hazelton. Pa. July 25.-rhe en-
ployes OF Drifton colliery. of Coke
Bros. Co. met at Freeland Sunday
and adopted resolutions to strike at
the call of the district executive off,
GERS OF the United Mine Workers in
case no definite action is taken by
the Cancellation board at Tuesdays
meeting at Wilkesbarre. for the early
adjustment OF the grievances involv-
ing the discharge of eight of their
number. These men were laid on for
refusing to comply with what they
claim Is new and unjust rule of the
company requiring them to unload
rock OF certain sizes on the surface
after loading II in the mines.
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FELL FROM HIS HORSE.
President AIights on His Back and D..
Slightly Injured.

Oyster Bay. n. Y. July 25.-It was
learned Sunday that President Roose-
welt met with a painful accident here
last Wednesday by being thrown from
his horse and he himself as well as
his friends realize that the injuries he
received could have been more seri-
Gus. if not fatal.
President Roosevelt is congratulate
Ing himself that he was fortunate in
escaping with only slight blow on
the back OF his head
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were out riding when the horse he was
astride stumbled over a stone and the
animal fell to its knees. The affair
came so suddenly that Mr. Roosevelt
was thrown with full force over the
horses head. alighting in the road on
the back of his head.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-27
GORMAN DECLINES.
II Is Now Thought Taggart VIII Be
Chairman Of Democratic Committee.

New York. Judy 23.-The announce.
ment from Washington that Senator
German had reiterated his declaration
that he could not be chairman of the
democratic national committee has
simplified the situation, according to
the views OF those who are earnestly
urging Thomas Taggart, of Indiana.
and they express the belief that he
Will be unanimously chosen chairman
by the national committee next Tues
day. When the latest declaration Of
Senator German was communicated
to Mr.. Taggart Friday he showed that
the news was gratifying. although it
conceded with his previous informa.
ton.
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COLORADO PosTMAsTERs.
They Are Charged With Assisting In
Deportina Striking Miners.

Denver. Col. July 25.-Secretary
Haywood OF the Western Federation
of Miners has forwarded telegram To
President Roosevelt stating that Post
master +. NJ. Reardon. of Victor. is
one OF the members OF the committe c
which he says is responsible for de
porting miners from the Cripple Creek
district. and asking that steps be taken
To prevent ofiiceholders from taking
part In such demonstrations.
Complaints have also been made to
the president against Postmaster
Sullivan. OF Cripple Creek, alleging
that they have permitted mail sent to
union sympathizers to be opened and
mutilated
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A RUNAWAY TRACTION CAR.
One Man Was Killed and Seven 9th
ers Injured at OIL City. Pa.

OIL City. Pa. July 25.-One man was
killed and seven other persons were
injured by jumping from runaway
traction car on Spring street Sunday
night. The car had 125 passengers
aboard returning from camp meeting
When the car struck the grade IL got
beyond control and those injured
Jumped. The car left the rails and
ran over the brick pavement 40 yards
and stopped. James Ross left the car
backwards and the entire back portion
OF his head was mashed in and splin-
tiers OF the bone were driven into the
brain tissues
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Peculiar ssrtorIaI Ideas.

Butler, N. Y. July 2o.-The good
people here are being startled by the
peculiar sartorial ideas of Joseph Sol.
omonson. former Belgian consul to the
Island OF Java. He appears on the
streets day and night with no cover
ing but a nightshirt Of coarse duck.
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steamer se.ndIa ReIeased.

Port Said. July 25.-The Hamburg
American line steamer Scandal has
been released. The Russian crew
which manned her has landed here
and viii proceed 10 Odessa by the next
mail boat The Scandal is awaiting
orders from her owners.
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AVENGED HIS SISTERS WRONG.
Burt kirkpatrick Shot and Killed BY
7. =. hendricks.

Dallas. Tex. July 35.-Burt Kirkpat.
rick. &c years Of age. was killed In the
Ruby saloon. Ross avenue and GrlfIn
streets. Sunday might by T. r. Hen
bricks. also about 20 years old. Hen.
bricks says he killed Kirkpatrick to
avengc wrong done his sister. who
he says is nov In a sanitarium In Fort
Worth. He says he gave Kirkpatrick
chofte between death or marrying
his sister, and he refused 10 marry.
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Raataurant ka.ner kmla = cnston.

Fort Worth. Tex. July 25.-W. X.
Logan. restaurant keeper. shot and
killed an unknown man who had re-
fused 20 settle for a meal and who
was advancing on him with a knife
at the formers place of business on
Main lfreef
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Excursion Steamer Took Fire.

Clayton, n. T., July 23.-The Wis.
ger Co.'S excursion steamer Castane:.
with $50 passengers on board, took
Are below Kingston. Ont, at $3.50 Fri.
day afternoon. All the passengers
were safely transferred to a passing
steam Yacht
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Heavy Registration.

Yankton, s. D.. July 25.-The total
registration at the Yankton ONCE for
Rosebud homesteads was 57.434. At
Chamberlain IT was 6.13S The crowds
Saturday were small at both places,
and all had been entered on the lists
BY noon
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The wavslds Inn DedIoat.a.

Grove City. Pa. July 22-wayside
Inn, the home provided for their aged
and inhrm by the odd fellows of Penn
sylvania, was dedicated Thursday. the
ceremonies attracting to the town
about $4,000, the largest crowd which
has ever visited IT,
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70 study Am.r,e,, w,v..

Berlin. July .5.-Prot I'ieschei. one
OF the most prominent architects Of
Germany. and municipal architec, of
the city Of Dresden. left that city sun.
day for a trip 20 the United stst.s
He will study The municipal system 81
the principal cities OF America.
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Has Not Decided Vet.

Macon, Ga. July %. - Clarence
Steed. friend Of Thomas e. Watson.
is in receipt OF a communication from
him with regard to his acceptance OF
the popuist nomination for president.
which Watson states that he has not
vet decided
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Bedford Springs. Pa. July rs
Things politically AZ Bedford Springs
Sunday were very quiet senator Ia.
Wis. his daughter. Mrs. Lee. bis grand.
children and his private secretary a..
tended the Presbyterian church sun
day morning.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-27

Mexico City. July 25.--Therc are TO
day but eight cases OF yellow fever In
this country. confined 90 Vera Cruz
aid Merida. The superior board -
health believes Il will stamp out the
yellow fever in this country.
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For Janan,a War Fund.

San Francisco, Cal. July 25.-Mrs
Stanford has purchased from the ia
panese government for 100000, ia,
pans best collection Of art treasures
The money will go into the war fund,
and the works OF art will be donated
to the Leland Stanford university.
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To Intercant Irade.

London. July 25.--The Tekio CORE
spondent OF the Times. in a dispatch
dated July "a. says he believes that
the object OF the vladivostok squad.
ron Is to intercept trade between the
United States and Japan.
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New York. July 25.-The first strike
in the Pennsylvania tunnel has been
ordered here at 32d street and 18Th
avenue for union wages and an eight
hour work day Members 81 the Safe.
~ Engineers union began the strike
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Houston. Tex. July 25.--As the re-
suit Of an explosion Of dynamite under
a street car Saturday az midnight ave
persons were hurt. one seriously A
T. Smith complains that his head vas
hurt and that he has internal lnlnrlea
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81 Joseph. No July a. ABB Kruss.
= Negro strike braakeF. was assaulted
~ ricksis neaf ths packing plant q
ssin a %. sunday sad hrsd into q
crowd ~ hia aassilants sounfinr avs
kruse sas arrested Sc 6fed but one
shot The weapon wss . ma9azlns
shofEIn loadef affh burtahof
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Rome. July IS The 0Iornals
e1faiia SAYS fhaf D. 10 nkeiy thsf AoB.
slEnor faicDulo. ne Apostolic aais
cate IN ne Nnied STATES. wlu -
tranHferrei % Nanna 20 nplaee IA
late MonslGnos oaidl
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National COMMITTEES Meeting.

st. Louis. July 22.-Hon. James X
Jones, of Arkansas. chairman OF the
democratic national committee. who IL
In the city, Thursday issued call for
a meeting Of the national COMMITTEES
In New York July 26 at IL o'clock
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American RattIeships Lave rrieata

Trieste, Austria, July 25.--The Am
erican battleship and European squad
rons. which have been here for several
days. under the respective commands
Of Rr. Adm. Barker and RI. Adm. Jew.
ell. sailed Sunday for Fieume.
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81 Louiu. Juiy - TIL 0srmas En-
hiba in the palace - machinery Sas
formally dedicated Saturday NJ
Froeiich. deiesafC 20 fhs 0erman en-.
Eiueering sscietT. delivered lecture
sEpiaiuinE ne technicai details 90 ths
exhibit
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Japs Contract For sn.it.r.

Joplin, Mo, July 25.--The japanese
government has contrscted with q
smelter company Of this city for 900
tons OF spelter II Is said this sDeltsr
Is to be used in building fortihcatioEs
and battleships.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-29
PRopnR AND pERrfEENr.

There Is a movement, or a move for movement. in this State to have a "pormitory Home" provided for aged and indigent veterans of the Civil War and their wives and widows. And the Waterbury American very properly and lpertinently asks: Why should not simi- lar provision be made for aged couples in other classes Of people than veterans of the Civil War? Such provision has been made in some places by what is known as the cottage system of lalmshouses. In every community there are aged couples who are past doing any work by which to earn living, and who have no near relatives and no means of support. Such couples. under the cottage system, are provided at public, expense with two or three rooms in which they may live and care for themselves instead of being placed in Ia large institution where they must be lseparated most, if not all, of the time. This keeps the home feeling. gives them place where their furniture and other household properties, which are dear to them through long years of usage,
 though of little or no value to any one else, may still be used in their daily living. 4.
 The Americans motion should be ladopted. If MT. Carnegie or other rich people who are giving their money laway in big chunks for the good of the race would take notice of the sad con-
 dition of many of the old members of the race and try to better 1t probably they would do as much good as by con- tinuing to establish libraries and things for people who are not in great need of them and sometimes are not even cer-
 tain that they want them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-29
CHEERING DnINGS.

There will be some cheering doings at The Hague when the man of peace who is at the head of the United States government can arrange for them, and there are, it appears, to be some others which he will not be the principal mover in. M. Tissier, the permanent under-secretary at the French ministry of marine, tells about a projected con- ference at The Hague for the reguia- tion of hospital ships in naval war fare. The programme .and the date of this conference have not yet been de- eided. It is believed, however, that it will meet toward the end Of December. Its main object will be to establish the neutrality of hospital ships, which Is not sufficiently protected by existing laws. M. Tissier points out that at present neither France nor the majority of other countries possesses hospital ships. Russia has the oreI, recently consecrated at Toulon, and Japan has two such vessels. These ships are dis tinguished by the Red Cross flag and a white band painted along the side of the vessel metre and a half above the water line. divided by horizontal green strip. When such vessels are equipped wholly or in part by private persons this strip is red instead Of green. The Turks alone are authorized to fly the Crescent instead of the Red Cross. M Tissier says that the neces- sity of having special ships for the re- ception of the wounded after battle at sea has long been recognized by naval doctors. This need has become more urgent owing to the growing com plexity of'men-of-war and the inereas- ing deadliness of their fire. There was sufficient space in the older types of warships for the accommodation of the wounded, but the development of the present men-of-war leaves no room for them, since every corner is occupied by machinery, artillery or torpedoes.
 Success to this conference. or any other which has for It's object mitiga- tion or prevention of an: of the horrors ot war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-29
0UEER INSISTEECE.

The football season has opened and there is the usual solemn talk. Some important problems have already been dealt with. Missouri University has had one of the most important, and the athletic board there has decided that J. Mack Love. the star fullback, will not be permitted to play. Under a technical construction of the rules, Love is eligible, but Manager Davis says that the spirit of the rules would be violated if he were allowed in the game The rule under which Love is barred reads as follows: NO former student of the university that has not in the last semester of his attendance made a passing grade on 75 per cent. of the hours entered on his study card shall be allowed to participate in any athletic or other contest" Love failed to pass in five hours work at Kansas last year, but did not play football. Hence, not being a former student of Missouri university, technically he is eligible. MT. Davis says, however, that Fit would be an unjust discrimination against the students of Missouri uni- versity to let a man play there who has failed in some other university. So Love has gone to Michigan, and it is thought probable that he will be able to get into the game there.
 We hope that Love will be able to shove, pull and kick this year as usual. And 1t is time that there should cease to be inslstence on literary excellence in those who play football. It is in- congruous. AS incongrous as civil ser- vice examinations and the wants of politicians are. What does a man who can play football need more? And why should a University or anybody or any thing else that patronizes and sends around a band of football players de- mand that they be learned? Isn't it enough that they can play football?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-29
TEMPER.

Judge Selzer of Kansas City thinks that wife's temper often drives the husband to the saloon. T have known men, and good ones, too," he says, Ito come home, perhaps with a little pres ent for their family, in the best of temper, and anxious for quiet even- ing at home. Then, from the moment they enter. the house, they are nagged and picked at until in self-defense they go to the saloon near by to get a trifle of the peace they miss in their home. What is the result? They get drunk, and breeding over their wrongs, go home and beat their wives. Then they go to the workhouse.
 This is contrary to the notion that the queen can do no wrong, but prob ably 1t is not contrary to the facts. Many men are so dependent on their wives for courage, hope and persistence that they are easily driven into the saloon when things are not cheering at home. Of course the men who thus go to the saloon are quite as wrong in doing so as their wives are in driving" them there, and perhaps more so. But men are poor, weak creatures, as a rule, and women who marry them should perhaps be willing to put up
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-29

the lumbar region of the spine. When the doctor himself was the subject his assistant managed the electric current. sending a mild. quickly interrupted current through the cerebrum, cere- belum and spinal cord. In less than ten minutes the doctor was completely anesthetized. and says that he could not feel the needles which were stuck into him or the hot iron that was ap- piled to his flesh. He recovered con- sciousness at once when the current
 was turned off. and said that he felt no i'll effects from the test. but that it had quite the reverse result, the cleo tricity affecting him like srping tonic.