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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18
Thanksgiving Day.

There seems TO he a disposition among
the people of late to consider Thanks
giving bay as a day set apart by a CON-
psny of Religious Fanatics" in which
they would compel all their fellows to
worship their God whether they were
willing TO do SC or not. Why not consid-
er it from the standpoint Of patriotism
IL is = proclamation from our President,
and as patriotic citizens Of the greatest
country on earth we should observe it.
BY not doing 81 we cast reflections on u
country b, the inference that its days set
apart are mere days Of recreation and
carry no weight with them a. to their pa.
ariotic nature. There is also a reflection
on our President when We deliberately
overlook his proclainations and carry on
on sports and own selfish interests IN.
stead Of fulfilling his requests.
Next Thursday is a day Of Thanks
giving and every citizen Of Versailles
should be at the Baptist Church where
Brother T.. X. Vol e, pastor of the NJ. T..
Church, South. of this city, will deliver
an appropriate sci mud all will enter
into a general thanksgiving.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18

Whereas, II has long been the eusto

Whereas, II has long been the custom
10 set aside the last Thursday in Novem.
Der as the annual Thanksgiving Day; and
Whereas, The President of the United
State, and the Governor of the tate of
Missouri have designated Thursday, Nov.
ember 24th, 1904, as a day Of Thanks
giving; and
Whereas; nv the health and prosperity
OF our community W. have many reasons
10 he thankful to the All. wise Creator.
Therefore, I, Vim. Forman, Mayor of
the City Of Versailles. Missouri. do here.
by earnestly request that all our citize MS
refrain, so far as practicable from their
usual avocations upon said day and that
MS many as possible Join in the Annual
Thanksgiving ervices to render their
Thanksgiving 20 the bountiful Giver of
all good and perfect gifts.
Witness my hand as Mayor, this 10Th
day of November, 1904.
WIN. FORMAL, Mayor.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18
PROBATE. COURT.

The regular November term OF the
Morgan County Probate Court convened
on Monday. Following are the proceed
ings up the time of going 10 press:
Proof Of publication Of docket made
and filed.
Demand Of N Lut,nan VS. estate Of
Daniel l~.utinan deceased, filed and cause
set for trial November 18th.
John Rastofer, guard an Of Nola Bo-
hanon a minor, makes proof Of publica.
ton Of notice Of resignation and Is dis
charged as such guardian Said minor
has no estate.
Pr 'of Of publication OF notice Of letters
made and filed in estate oi Catherine
RATA deceased,
First annual settlement in estate Of
Jesse SnorHrass dcc~ascG filed and mp
proved. balance due estate S5,1W 80.
Proof of publication Of notice Of letters
made and filed III estates OF Herman
Kneck, Een + Hays and Joseph After.
Annua! settlement filed and approved
IL estate of Leroy Albert Berry, a minor
Estate exhausted and curator discharged,
Report Of sale OF zeal estate Of Hiram
Gray dcccasrd, Sled and approved aud
deed or'lefcd made. Debts ordered paid.
Annual settlement Of estates Of John
Elosser and Lizzie Decker, insane. filed
and approved, Balance due wards $3.50
Annual settlement Of estate Of G. "
finlcy insane, filed and approved. Bal
ance due wards 81, lOO.6S
FINAL settlement of the estate nf Levi
butcher deceased, continued until Feb
ruary term 1903
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18
Sixty.PIrst Anniversary.

John Il. Price, who was formerly .
resident Of this vicinity, and who is we'll
and favorably known to all o! our older
citizen enjoyed his sixty-first birthday
anniversary st his home three miles from
Olean in Moniteau county last Sunday.
MIR. Price had the pleasure of being sur
rounded on that occasion by his whole
family, consisting Of his wife, nine chill
dren. nine grand.childrcn, with relatives
making twenty-eipht in all,
This was the first time IN six years that
the entire family had been assembled
under the parental roof, and while the
event brought to MIR. Prices mind the
fact that time 10 hying and that he is
on the declining slope of liie's summit.
he was filled with a sen e Of pride and
his c%ountenance sparkled with happiness
when he ealizcd that I'VE are all, all
here, father, mother, sister, brother"
1t was a mutual scene of pleasure when
he entlre assembiage gathered in the
dining-room, seated themselves around
the family table and partook Of . dinner
which had been espec ally prepared in
honor Of the anniv, rsary that brought
the family together. 1t was q feast
of which kings might justly feel proud"
but no king could have enjoyed this
dinner more than did Mr.. Price, his
family aud the relatives present. It was
. reunion which concentrated sweet
memories of home and all that pertains
to ito happy surroundings. Not only was
the dinner enjoyable, but the day was
made q complete round Of family pleas.
sure, and Mr.. Prices sixty-frst birthday
anniversary will be remembered by all
as An occasion on which the cup Of joy
in every heart was truly filled.
Call and get my prices IN Millinery.
MRS. ]. W. BoLEs.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18
Poland. ChInas at the Worlds Fair,

G. T.. Petty will hold a public sale OF
fine Poland. China hogs At k%svanaugh's
Livery Barn in Versailles on Saturday,
November az, 1904, at which time twenty
eight head from his famous herd will be
sold. Referring to awards won Of the
recent stock show held at the Worlds
Fair, one of the winners says:
In winning the grand championship
for barrow, any age or breed, We were
compelled to defeat the best representa-
tives Of the other breeds in America. The
strongest competitor was a brother to Pre-
mier Lonyfellow. Grand Champion Berk-
shire Boar, both boar and barrow exhib.
tied by Mr.. \. II. Gentry. Sedalia, Mo,
who won Premier championship for
B~erkshires The very best Of the breeds,
including the greatest Yorkshire herd in
CSnada, were exhibited, thus giving the
Poland.C China the undisputed title to
'kins Of Breeds The awards for grand
champion barrows were made by MIR.
Ferguson: buyer for and representative
OF Swift 4 Co., Of Chicago, . practical
packing house man thoroughly familiar
with the type II kind Of hog in favor
for the block. The greatest victory for
the Poland China in its history,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18
H0rses and Mules wanted,

G.. n. IVES of Clinton will be in Yer.
sailleS Monday and Tuesday Oct. 3 aud 4
for the purpose Of buying cavalry horses
and mules. lie will he at Williams Bros
Sale Stables, and persons having good
horses and mules shou d bring them in.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18

Il A. W,irams, ~. south >idc pr,-
Ger man. handles "a cno'ce Inc OF gro.
CO II, aud canned good,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18

It's hard luck to be on you uppcrs, but
no man would care to be as completely
broke as the Zen Commandments.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18

Hubbard & Kavanaugh have the cont.
plctc set VI Abstract Books OF Morgan
County. Call and see them. Office in
Court House.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18

the probable expenses of surveying the
road are deposited in the county treasury.
VIM Newberry school fund mortgage
ordered foreclosed.
Sherif's return in Wm Merriott sale of
school fund mortgage received and APP
proved.
School fund bond Of John Hammock
approved and loan made in sum Of 5000.
School fund bond Of John Sparks ap
proved and loan made in sum OF 81 90.
Bill of costs in case of State vs. Frank
Kelly allowed in sum of Sl2.45,
Pool and billiard hall license granted
to Williams & L.umpee.
Ordered that Catherine Chisn e made
a county charge at insane asylum No. |
at Fulton and that war ant be issued in
sum Of sb7 10 for her maintenance there.
Petit jurors for the December Term Of
circuit court were drawn as follows:
{ Il Howard Fritz Hartman
Alb kin~ell Robt Holman
VIM kavanaugh VIM lIonian
James Hatfield Fritz Rasa
Alb Grcenway A y Cooper
Jake Farm 81 Jacob Cline
Len Bradshaw Gus Rugrn
IL RaIE,n Dan Bowen
Ed Barber AZ Newton
James Boyd James EO
w + Moon VIM Collier
Frank Peoples III Rastoier
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18

Ordered that Geo. Thru.ton, jani,or,
be allowed f2o per month for six months
beginning November I. 1904.
Report OF commissioners in II Boyd
road received and approved. and Clay
Turner, I. G.. Snorgrass and John T..
Porter appointed commissioners to as
sess damages.
Report OF commissioner in T. Shaw
Dad received and approved nd Anton
Klein, Dick Bremen and Robt Holman
appointed 10 assess damages.
Ordered tina, warrants he issued out Of
the jury fund 10 all the judges and clerks
Of election.
Hill Of costs allowed in cases Of state
Us. Geo -tult,, md tate vs. VIII Woods
in sums of s,9.35 and Sl2.S5 respectively
Petition Vi Vim Wendleton e, al. for a
pubic road, dismissed.
Sbhool fund mortgaYcs Of Geo W Pur.
Wis. Ducey and Y. II Williams, ex-
amincd aud approved.
COMMISSIONS. ordered ont in the Chas
Goodman pubic road; also in I'D barber
public road.
Ordered 'hs. The personal property tax
of Dock Martin be compromised at ~
cents on thu dollar.
Ordered tina, satisfaction be entered on
margin OF record OF northwest Quarter of
northwest quarter OF section II, town
ship ii, range ~
Petitions III the II Turner aud T. {
Rifle and I'D Morri, roads dismissed on
account Of defective petitions.
Commissioner ordered out in the G..
G.. Pennington change Of road as soon a.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-18
COURT PROCEEDINGS
COUNTY COURT.

Warrants were issued to the following
persons:
John Fisher, repairing crossing. q rs 90
Minerva Smith, self and family. Is %
Maggie Mothersbaugh. self ..... 7 90
M HE Bass, self ..... go. 5 90
Mrs L.lewellyn, self and family. 10 90
Porter ID. Akin. Francis Waltsrmirc
and rom Todd, commissioners Susan &.
Finiey private road, 81 each.
The following accounts were presented
and allowed BY the Court:
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-05
Killing Lice on Cattle.
Editors Progressive Farmer:

Editors Progressive Farmer:
I noticed some time ago an inquiry from a
Progressive Farmer subscriber asking for rem
edy for cattle lice.
Any of the prepared washes dips will kill
the parasites if it is applied in the proper man
ner, but we have found from considerable expert
ence that it is almost impossible to make thor
ough Job by either washing or spraying tn, ami
mails.
We were troubled more than ever the past win
ter with these pests, and my good neighbor Mr.
Fitzgerald and myself decided we had dealt kindly
with the rascals too long already. We now have
in operation a frst-class dipping tank and our
troubles seem to be over. The plant consists of a
cement lined cistern eight feet Deep with cage
Just large enough for full grown The cage
fits the inside of the cisern exactly, and is raised
and lowered with rope and blocks. At each cor
ner of the cstern is 6 x inch post imbedded IN
the cement, and extending from the bottom of the
cstern to twelve feet above the top. The cage
works up and down ON the inner corners of these
four posts after the manner of an elevator: About
fourteen or fifteen gallons ($1 per gallon) OF dip
diluted with seventy-fve times that quantity OF
water will be sufficient to treat two hundred and
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-05

somewhat, they not much out of balance SO
far as the concentrates in the food are required
It must ever be borne in mind that there is nc
one balanced ration suitable for all kinds of live
stock that the animal that is putting on flesh
quires more flesh formers; that is, more protein
than the one in the fattening pen; that the animal
in the fattening pen needs flesh formers only to
the extent of repairing the waste; while the dairy
COW requires a large amount of flesh formers.
because these are required to produce the casein
cheesy matter in the milk.
The plants grown on the farm that have
superabundance of carbohydrates and fat are the
corn plant whether considered as shredded corn,
slage or corn fodder; sorghum and all the straws.
Anyone can therefore see that in this corn grow
ing country the carbohydrates and fats are cheap
and abundant, while the protein the flesh form
ers, and dear.
No matter how much straw you may have,
timothy hay or corn fodder, slage or sorghum
you not feed any kind of growing stock or
dairy proftably unless you balance it up with
some kind of flesh formers We sneak of this at
this particular season of the year, when the
farmer is growing his crops, in order that he may
take care of his clover hay in the best possible
shape, and thus provide himself with the cheapest
flesh former we know of with the exception of al
falfa. With plenty of clover hay for roughage.
or, in the southern part of our territory, cowpea
soy bean hay, the farmer can form balanced
ration out of the ordinary grains on the farm and
ought not to be under the necessity of buying;
but let him remember that he can not produce
ounce of flesh repair the waste of muscle
with any sort of carbohydrate.
He cannot produce we'll muscled Or well boned
pig by feeding it on corn. Not that the corn does
not have flesh formers in it. 1t has, but not
enough He not make a COW give paying
quantity of milk by feeding her straw nor
straw and corn combined She must have some
thing to balance up these and enable her to use
them with profit. He can not have a litter of
thrifty, vigorous pigs by feeding the brood SOW
corn or on enslage, because these do not
furnish the material for the kind of product
he is going to raise. Ever keep this in mind, that
you not substitute protein flesh formers
with carbohydrates fat. With this clearly in
mind quite number of farm problems will be-
come comparatively simple.
The progressive farmer., 1904-07-05

fifty head of cattle, and by immersing the animals
head and all, treating them twice at intervals of
ten days, thorough job is assured. We can
handle about two hundred head in ten hours.
One of these plants built in a frst-class manner
will cost about $75, and ought to last ten years.
One of them in each neighborhood where cattle
grown would certainly pay, as there is no
profit in feeding lice in any quantity.
A. L. FRENCH.
Rockingham Co., N. G..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

had his clerk stand on a stepladder
and lift up the doorway when Nebo
went out, so that he did not have to
stoop
Nebo bowed very low. but not as
low as the storekeeper. Then Sinbad
smiled, but his smile was not as broad
as the storekeeper's. The people in
that country, when they smile, stretch
their mouths so wide that the corners
nearly touch behind their heads. 1t
is sassy to smile on that island.
After they had seen everything on
the Island of Rubber Sinband gave or
ders to shove off, and they started for
the ship. But the ship was nowhere
in sight, and night was coming on, so
they rowed over to little island not
far away.
1t was dirty white and everything
had a heavy look. quite different from
the springy ground and bouncing
people of the Island of Rubber. They
went ashore and asked a man who
was fishing there if they could stay all
night.
you can stay here if you want to-"
said the man. but you had better
not"
why not?" asked Sinbad
"Oh, because" said the man, with a
queer look.
Just then a fly lighted on his nose
and he slapped at it. His hand hit
his nose and showed it to one side, and
it stayed that way.
The man reached up and took his
nose and Strengthened it, and went on
fishing. Sinbad the Sailor was sur
prised, but he said nothing, because
the nose was not his.
They went up to the town and
everything looked very heavy. They
were used to boucing along, as they
had done on the Island of Rubber but
when they tried to bounce they were
jolted badly.
The ground was soggy and soft like
dough. The houses were all out of
shape. and the peoples hats were full
of dents, and most of their noses were
crooked.
Sinbad took Nebo and the four sail
ors and the jelly man to a restaurant
for supper.
They sat down, very tired, and ex-
oected to rest, but the chairs they sat
1 in began to sink down as If they were
| made of dough.
They stood up, and pretty soon the
waiter brought in a platter of bread
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

discovered that the keys were those
which formerly locked and unlocked
the doors of the famous dungeon in
which Count Ugolini, immortalized by
Dante and the subject of many ro-
mances and legends since, was starv-
ed to death, with his two sons and
two nephews, by the Florentine au-
thorities in 1885,
After the Count and his interesting
family had been locked up to starve
the keys of the dungeon were thrown
into the Arno, and there they have
remained for els years until the fish
ermen caught them the other day in
their net.
The great seal of England had an
adventure once exactly like that of
the keys of the Tower of Hunger" as
Ugolini's dungeon is called.
When King James II fled from Eng
land in 1858 he threw the great seal
into the Thames with his own hands
as he was crossing the ferry. There
1t remained until one day fisherman,
hauling his net, felt it heavy with
something besides fish. and discovered,
to his amazement, that he had brought
up the great seal of England.
The seal was secured and resumed
its former Offices, having received little
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

black glazed paper. Common paste or
glue is used for the purpose.
The rack itself consists of the back
marked in Fig. Al and the piece D,
united by two folds and flap. These
two folds consist of two strips of linen
covered with black glazed paper. (Size
of the strips SKA in.)
They are first folded lengthwise in
the middle and then each part is fold
ed again (see Fig. c.
The piece with flap "a Is cut of
thin cardboard (size is shown in illus
tration). 1t fits over the lower part Of
the back Gig. Al
After the linen strips are folded. they
are glued to the sides of part B, as
shown, and the flap IA is turned over
Backward and well moistened with
glue together with the last fold on each
side of the piece marked B.
Then piece B is glued on the back OF
A.
The artistic front (see Fig. Al then
glued on part B and the rack is I'm
ished.
To hang 1t up. two rings are glued to
the back of the rack. Fig. d shows
how the thin strip of paper "a in. by
IL in.) is placed through the ring and
the two ends are glued to the cardboard
with strip Of paper (1h in. by in.).
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

and butter The bread was doughty
and the butter was like putty.
Sinbad was out of patience and he
said: Come on! Wen get out OF
here"
The waiter wanted money for the
supper and Sinbad would not give him
any.
Then the waiter got mad and tried
to fight Sinbad and all his men. Sinbad
told Nebo to keep the man away. Ne
DO went up to the waiter and held out
his fist. and the waiter ran right up
and hit his face against it.
1t made big dent in the mans
face, but he didn't mind that at
all.
They all ran outside, and there was
terrible noise of people fighting.
The people struck one another with
clubs, and made holes in their heads,
and showed their noses to one side, but
the people that were hurt simply
reached up and Strengthened their
noses and smoothed their heads where
they We're dented.
one of the sailors had a pug nose,
and this made the people mad, A
man ran up and hit the sailor on the
nose and pushed it to one side.
The sailor cried and held his hand
to his nose, expecting it to bleed. But
1t did not. Then he tried to straight
en- it, and found, to his joy, that he
could make it stay in any posi-
ton.
SO he Strengthened it out and made
it very straight and pretty, and the
others hardly knew him, he was so
changed.
But there were too many people
there, all fighting, so Sinbad ran back
to the boat, with his men following,
and they all jumped in.
The man was there, still fishing, and
he looked at the sailors with that queer
look rel&@
you don't like the Island of Put
1.-THE Island of Putty!' said sinbad
the Sailor. This is worse than the
Island of Jelly If we stay here we
will get all out of shape. Shove
off"
The sailors showed off and they went
back to the ship, which they reached
just at dark. The sailors on the ship
hardly knew the sailor with the
straight nose, and were very much
sailor with the glass foot, with the
big toe broken off. The asked Sim
bad about the wonderful things he had
seen, but he Said he was too tired to
talk and told them to ask Nebo. They
turned to Nebo, but he, being dumb,
would not say a word.
Come, come" said Sinbad. This
his been my busy day. Turn int"
In a twinkling every man was in his
hammock, sound asleep, except Nebo.
He got a big fan made of peacock
feathers, and stood over the rug where
Sinbad was curled up, and all night
long he waved the fan back and forth
to keep the flies away from his
master.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

many brave deeds in his time that
human soldiers promptly put frogs on
their uniforms in honor of him-at
least so says Prof. Butler Frogger' S
History of Froggery."
Another strong cage contained a
fish rod which pretended to be dead,
but everybody who saw it knew bet
ter, and even the bravest of the brave
shuddered when they saw it's fright
full and thretening form. This horri-
BILE and deadly monster had been cap
tured single handed by Nobby Green
lings, the chief of police, who had been
called to the spot where it was lying
by Col. Hickory Tree Frog, the scout
Miss Waterly Hopper's pride was
high when she saw the great and dis
tinguished company that had assem-
bled to honor her, and she hurried to
see that the liveried nevis, who had
been hired by her for the occasion,
were preparing the table properly.
Such an array of fine food and drink
never had been seen before in Frog
Land. The tables stood in long rows,
and each was decked with green wat
er plants. The plates were made of
the finest mushrooms, and beside ev-
cry plate stood a pitcher plant full to
the brim of delicious morning glory
wine, of the celebrated four O. clock
a. m. vintage, winch is the best ever
gathered, but awfully expensive, be-
cause the bumblebee Wine and Honey
Company hates to work before the
sun is up, on account of the danger
of getting inhamed noses.
In the middle of each table stood
great platter of the choicest green
lettuce ware, and on it lay delicately
roasted flies, enough to make the
mouth water. They were dressed with
dew sauce and garnished with young
gnats, boiled till they were a delicate
pink.
Another platter was full of young
SQUAD mosquitoes, and besides these
stood dish full to the brim with
moths la Newburgh.
When everything was ready the
Chief Newt gave the signal by strik-
ing mussel shell with the hard hind
leg of a potato bug and the company
hoped frantically to dinner.
Scribble Wiggers, the society re-
porter for the Swan Brook Weekly,
stood by the side of Miss Waterly
Hopper and wrote down the names of
the celebrities as they passed in. First
came Gen. Thumpergrunter, who won