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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25

20 that no noticeable line Will be formed
between the pressed and Impressed pore
tons OF the trousers. one Of the han.
dies Is formed with an arm which ex-
tends from one Of the rollers to the
other, and Is provided with Il slot adapt
ed to engage the pivot stud Of tn" latter
roller. thus limiting It's movement. The
arm also serves as IA guide to limit the
extent 10 which the cloth may be in
serted hciwccG the rollers The princi-
pal advautaP" OF this device lies in tho
fact that it may be used for crcasing
the trousers without removing the gar
mcnt from the wcarcr.- Scientific
American.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25
BUILDING PEARY'S SHIP.
ycssel in Which the Explorer viii
Make Another Attempt to
Reach North Pole.

The vessel for the next poary cxpedi-
ton to the north is to be built this Win
ter at Verona, 10 miles down the penob-
scot from Bangor. Me. Commander
Robert Il. peary has been busy supcrin-
tending some changes in the plans Tor
the model ship.
Great secrecy is maintained AS to the
design Of the vessel. and photographers
are not allowed in or near the model
loft. Commander lcary Will not allow
any photographs to be made Ut the
model until after the ship has been
framed out, nor Will he allow sketches
or drawings to be made.
A crew of carpenters Is at work build
ing a shed, 30 feet long, 60 feet wide
and 80 feet high, under which the vessel
is 10 be constructed. This building is to
be heated by steam and lighted by clcc-
tricity, so that no time may be Nst, as
the contract calls for the delivery of the
vessel at Portland, ready to receive her
machinery. on February IL. Shipbuild-
ing uut-ol-Goors IN Maine winter wealth
or is pretty slow and rather uucomfort-
able work.
Ihus far a little work has been done
On the stern frame, but no great progress
can be made until IN" arrival from Viz
pinia of the oak timb"rs for the keel.
and these timbcrs have been delayed by
an accident ON a railroad near Washing
ton.
The keel will be very heavy, Consist
ing of three sawed oak tlmh"rs. caCh e
by & inches, making when joined "a GxlS
keel.
These are TO be plankcd with Ginch
hard pine, plancd and calkcd, and out
side of that there viii be OAK sh,athing,
plancd and calkcd, with iron shcathing
over all,
Commander peary said in a. inter
view that his voyage This time would
probably occupy not less than Is
months, and, should the weather be So
we're. might be- extended to y months.
He continued:
"This new ship will be 1Si feet long
on deck, - feet beam and lG feet .
inches depth Of hold. She viii have an
extra heavy frame of Virginia oak, with
double bottom frames, and heavily
banked up with timber fore and att.
She will not be a three masted
schooner with auxiliary steam, but a
steamer with auxiliary sail about 1000
square yards ON three pole masts. We
shall depend chiefly on the steam power.
using sail only when convenient or in
case her coal should become exhausted.
Her crpim viii be Of | 900 Indicated
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25
Jim Moorc's
ThanksgivingDi Dinner
BY WILL ]. HAMPTON


No. AZ was due at Bridgeport at II
O'Clock noon. II vas Thanksgiving day
and Jim Moore, the engineer, was
booked to dine at home on turkey with
cranberry sauce on the side, not to men
ton a few oysters, with a winG-up of
mlncc pie that was warranted to make
a man throw in a whole carload OF
thanks, extra. Bridgeport was the end
OF his division, and as it happened his
off day occurred on Thursday, his wife
and all the kin on both sides were to
have dinner that day at Jim's. 1t was
to be the dinner of their lives. too, for
Jim had not been at home On Thanks
giving day since his marriage five years
before the date OF this chronicle.
The weather had been very bad for
several days before THANKSGIVING, and
every day Of that week il had rain"G
as II there had been an encore for
Noah's flood, and the clements were
doing their best TO respond to II. The
road ran through 20 miles Of river bot
tom lands so low that in places long
t~restlcs supported the tracks, and il was
at times a section that engineers were
glad to get through without sOmc Kind
OF an accident. On this trip Moore had
an eight hour run and he had accom-
plishcd but half Of It when he reached
the low grounds. AS the engine swung
round the last curve ont Of the hills.
and the first view Of the valley pre-
scented itself, through the pouring rain,
DICK Long, the fireman, burst forth.
"LooE at that sea. Jim" he shouted
above tho roar Of the engine. 1--WE amt
made Of nOatin' stuff and do you reckon
We can SWIM"
Moore swept the watcry waste with
his trained eyes. There was indeed a
wilderness Of water spread before them,
but the railway tracks were plainly Wis
1ble, winding through il like "A great
sea serpent with the ribs sticking out
OF its sides, and with innumerablc feet
extending into the water at intervals
and long reaches of dark body that had
no feet. II was thus yhc t~rcstlcs and the
cold portions Of the road presented
themselves to him.
At the last station before passing out
into the low lands and over the bridge
which spanned the river proper, the
train was tagged and the engineer was
informed that he must wait for orders
before proceeding further. For four
long and soaking hours the engine stood
on the track ~throbbing restlrysly and
taking the pclting rain as If it realized
that II was being imposed p
Il don't care n cuss about the wet"
said Moore to his fireman, for This
cab keeps us dry enough and warm,
but what hurts my feelings Is that |
am going to miss the finest Thanks
giving dinner on the road between
Millopolis and Bridgeport. I've got a
bill of fare here in my wiic's handwrit-
Eng and It reads like a fairy tale"
He took It out Of his pocket and be-
gan reading II aloud.
Let up on that" protested Long,
Don't you suppose a fireman has GOT
as fine f~eelln's as an engineer has, or
do you? II ! listen TO that a minute
longer III have n stomach strike"
Jim would have read further. even
under protest. but he was INTERRUPTED
by the conductor, who came up to the
engine on a trot
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25
SOME THING FOR MEN FOLKS
Novel Trousers Creascr Which May
Be Used without Removing the
Garment to Be Pressed.

An Illinois inventor haa recently do
yiscd Il novel form Of iron for cr"asinY
trousers. 1t consists of "A pair Of rollers
mounted upon a pair OF handles, which
are hinged together in the manner Of
a pair of tOnrs. The Gcvicc may be
heated by IA gas jet or Otherwise. and
the garment is then creased by being
ends Of the rollers are slightly bcvcled
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25
Give More Men Employment.

In spite Of the labOr-sasinE devices So
numcrously introduced Of late years in
the manufacture Of glass, the number of
men employed Is greater than ever be-
fore, and the pay rolls keep getting
larger. Every chcapcninG in the cost
of glass Is nor than compensated for
by the extension Of It's use. This IS true
Of substantially all labOr-saylnc deviceR
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25

ii'l'l'p u i'I.D VIZ ! 'IIAbl 4NIy
disadvantage u New York man has de-
vlsrd the tent Ted shown In the Illus.
tratlOn, the idea Of which is very sim.
pie and at the same TIM substantial.
An ordinary tent is supported by means
of end posts and, il necessary, also
a center post, connected to the upper
horizontal ridge pole, to which is sliS.
pended at regular intervals any mum.
Der of suspcnding bands, The sides Of
the tent have an equal number u
elongated openings about two feet from
the ground in alignment with the bands,
these bands being designed to connect
with similar bands attached to the un.
der side Of the bed or s%trctChcr. Guy
ropes are also connected with the cndS
of the strctchcr bands. making the sup-
port more secure and taking away any
undue strain from the sides Of the tent.
From the ridp" are suspended a series
Of ropes, which hold the bed in the
center. BY using hooks for fastening
means the bed can be quickly folded
up when not in use, leaving the interior
of the tent uninCumbCrcd.-N q. Times
Democrats.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25
A Costly eas.

The new harness which the hhcdiys
Of Egypt ordered In England some
months ago Is the most cos'.j ever
made for four hurses. u Is valued ut
$40. 900.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-25
ITS up 10 you 10 get US out Of this.

All aboard, moore sang out Chrtf-
fully Tor answer, but with a firmnoss
showing he had the best courage of
his class, and their courage is of the
Kind that ia even better mar mat of
soldiers.
The engine was fairly humming now,
and the steam was sizing out of her,
hot and dry; insistent upon having its
energies exerted to the utmost.
I'm ready If you arc" cried Long,
slamming the doors of the furnace,
whose fires roared like the coming Of
a storm.
Moore took a long look ahead, and
swept his eyes around the waters hat
were closing In on him. lie tried his
valves and cocks and saw that every
thing was in good shape. and with a
word to his cab mate he slowly opened
the throttle for the race before him.
The engine responded to the impulse
Of the steam as gradually It forced a
way through the steel yitals, Juggling
and stralning for a moment and gather
ing speed as the throttle opened wider.
She seemed TO be stiff at first from long
standing, but as she warmed up she
lOoscned her joints and at the end OF
the first mile she was whirlinE along
with the throttle wide open. The race
for life against the insatiate food had
begun and Jim Moore sat with eyes
stralning forward over his engine as a
driver looks over his horse, flying
through the last quarter with the wire
Just ahead. Twenty miles meant only
/ "a q "a u u t,f,ttar ,,I1,, Lrf "a. go III
cumstanccs, but these were not ordinary
circumstances. 4 hundred lives and .
great engine and train of cars were in
the engineers keeping, and an angry
Hood, eager 20 destroy, was creeping
swiftly upon him to take them to Itself.
Five miles out into the rushing sea
and as the last car of the train rolled
across a trcstlc It swayed under the
contending forces Of weight and water
and fell intO the torrent. leaving In an
instant a gap whore an instant before
the train had been. On they sped, and
the bridge over the river was IN sight.
The water had risen to the tracks be-
tween the train and the bridge, and
Moore hcsitated. II was as if he were
plunging into the very river itself. for
there was a wide spread Of water in
which no sign Of a track appeared, and
the road might no voebod ont
"IIow T., :, nioL2" l., ,h,r,od e., st.,
fireman uh, rr,n hta otJ,. - ,ho an.
wac l~ooLinn fnrw,rJ
"Wo, " ,,lIoJ Innn ,,,.
,rd Cricb,o,,1 M, ,.i,L 81, ,n,, r,u,
boIJiro o,,d
",vo,oh a.. c.,n
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
RODE ON A FLYING ROOF.
Preacher, Carried Quarter of a Mile
Through the Air.

That Rev. A. n. Summers of the Uni
tartan Church, near Richmond Vir-
ginia, is alive to tell the tale of his
thrilling ride In cyclone is wonder
ful His experience was in Randolph
county. Indiana, and probably no liv-
ing man had Il similar one,
The minister. who was ondcavoring
TO rccuperate his broken health. was
oil farm, and at the time engaged
IN aiding q carpenter to shingle u barn.
Suddenly he was warned by compnn-
Ion that n cyclone was coming, and the
latter fed for safety
Mr.. Summers. ignorant of his deadly
peril remained on the roof of the
building. The cyclone. which seemed
disposed to pass to one side suddenly
turned and lifted the roof of the barn,
bearing il away with terrific speed,
while the minister chung desperately to
It.
For quarter of mile the roof re-
manned intact. then ii was drawn into
the swirl. and torn to pieces, Mr SUM
mers WAS left whirling about in the air.
He was fully conscious, and confesses
TO only feeling of wonder as to how
II would end
Tho funnel OF the current of air kept
him atioat until he was within seven
ty-tiyo feet OF the ground. then he was
released and fell Hike n shot. As he
vent down he grasped a limb of a tree
which somewhat broke the violence OF
the contact with the earth His fan
however, resulted in both legs being
twice broken a"d the bones of the feet
fractured in eight places
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
ME- ERRY MAY DAY.

What lovely bunch tho weather
man dealt out to-day to the city hay-
Ing the best average weather in the
United States. says the Cripple Creek
Evening star OF May I'd
Telephone service 10 Denver. wires
To DonVor via the Western Union and
Florence a. Cripple Crceh. and trains
TO Canon city over the latter road are
about the only communications with
the outside world which the Cripple
Creek district can boast to-day. Short
Line trains did not leave the Springs
nor did those Of the Colorado Midland
and Terminal, A Raymond. Whitcomb
excursion was booked for Cripple
Greek to day but 1t seems like n joke
to contemplate. Most of the party
gave 1t up last night but about hftcen
signilied to the Short Line people to-
day that they would come up on the
regular If it ever succeeded ia leaving
Colorado Springs. II did not leave.
and our reputation is saved. for they
VIII never know how bad II really Is.
In the district there is no electric
car service whatever. both high and
low electric lines being tied up com
plctoly. The trains oi the Florence a.
Cripple Creek both through and sub.
urban. are running on time. some OF
the trains employing two engines, how.
ever. These lines reach almost every
portion of tho district and relieve the
nwkwardness of the situation materl-
ally. II Is estimated that no less than
two feet OF snow. measured by ordi-
nary standards. fell yesterday last
night and to-day, II is of the wet.
sttcky. heavy variety, however and
despite high east wind is not prone
10 DRIFT, The weather fortunately, is
not very cold. and no suffering is re.
ported. The coal and transfer men are
having the worst time of anybody
plowinE their way laboriously through
the stick piles of snow. and the gro
cery men arc having their own time
also.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starchos are put up in &-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem.
icals. II your grocer tries to sci! you a
12-oz. package it is because he has
stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Denance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let,
ters and figures "l6 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time ano
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
BAD DREAMS.
indicate Improper Diet, Usually Du;
to Coffee.

One OF the common symptoms of
coffee poisoning is the bad dreams
that spoil what should he restful
sleep, A man who found the reason
SAYS;
Formerly | was slave TO coffee,
was like morphine tieud, could not
sleep AZ night, would roll and toss in
my bed and when did get 10 sleep
was disturbed by dreams and hoheob-
hlims, would wake mp with headaches
and feel bad all day. SO nervous
could not attend TO business My
writing looked like bird tracks. had
sour ealchings from the stomach, in.
digestion, heartburn aud palpit9 lion
of the heart, constitution, irregllarity
Of the kldaeys, etc
Indeed, began To feel | had all
tAs ss-oae.es that human flesh couli
sanfe7 Sut when friend advised me
TO leave of coffee felt as il he had
iuSplted ne. could not bear the
ideS- il had sueh a hold on me and ,
refused 10 believe ii the cause
Bat it turned ont that no advice wss
ever given at a more needed tine for
] finally consented TO try Postum. snd
, with the going Of cofee and the COM
ias Of Postum al u'y troubles have
gone sns health has returned eat
and sleep well now, nerves steadie,i
Gown snd write a fair hand (aS you
can seei, can attsad % business again
and rejoice that l am frce from the
monster Cosee-" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Greek Mich.
Ten days trial Of Postum in Place
81 coffee will bring sound, restful. re
fresains sleep. There's reason.
lsN,k in each pkg. taT the famous
!itie book, The Nos6 to weily.l!e,-
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
Wood Chasing the Moros.

Washington. May 1.-THE Moros
who attacked the American troops
May Sth and killed two officers and Il
number of men, may he severely pun
ished by Major General Leonard Wood
who is marching on the band with a
force of Aso. Major Ainsworth, mill
tary secretary, to-day received a cable
gram from General Wade. command
ing in the Philippines in reply to q
message asking particulars concerning
the movement against the Moros in
Mindanao General Wade's message
is as follows;
Major General Wood. with $50 off,
GERS and men is en- route to recover
the bodies of our killed. Two of the
number who We're previously reported
KILLED have come in, 1t is learned that
four men who were reported killed are
alive.
There is no trouble outside OF Ais
band, Piang is friendly 10 the United
States. Everything quiet in Cottoba,
to valley. People are planting crops
and anxious te have Ais band taken,
and are furnishing assistance freely
and willingly Ali's outfit is in the
district east of Lake Lignasan. which
is swampy and almost uninhabitahle,
Word from the expedition is not to
be expected for several days, II will
take the command six days hard
marching to reach the place where the
ensasement of May Sth occurred"
Officials OF the War Department hes
itate 10 express any opinion about the
movement of General Woods column,
but 1t is evident that the Moras will
be unable 10 resist such force Some
OF those who are informed concern
ing the attitude OF the Moros believe
they Will attempt 10 prevent the ad-
vance OF the American soldiers, in
which case there probably will be s
decisive encounter
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
SUPREME COURT
DECISION IN FELLOW SERVANT
CASE.
Railroad Company Not Liable to Fire
man for Negligence Of Tele-
graph Operator.

Washington, May 1.-THE supreme
! court of the United States yesterday
laid down the principle that II tcle'
| graph operator FOR "A railroad company
| and a fireman ON a rallroad engine are
| fellow servants" and that the ncgli-
| gence OF the former causing the death
| of the latter in the operation of trains
was risk the fireman assumed and
was not ground for damages against
the railroad company.
The case was that of Alline A.
Dixon against the Northern Pacific
railroad for damages for the death of
her husband, C. A. Dixon. n fireman on
the road killed In Il collision caused
| by the negligence of n telegraph op,
orator.
The opinion delivered by Justice
Brewer answered two questions Ger,
titled from the United States circuit
court OF appeals for the eighth circuit
as follows:
First. when local telegraph ope1
rator ia called upon specifically by a
train dispatcher 10 give information
relative to the arrival of II train at his
station. to enable the dispatcher to-
formulate orders for the movement of
other trains. does the local operator
in the matter of giving such inform8-
ton act as a fellow servant of train
operations in such sense that the mas,
ter is not liable to train operatives
who are injured in oheying an erro-
neous order of the dispatcher that was
induced by false information given by
the local OPERATOR
The answer to the question is;
THE telegraph operator was, under
l., at a l,.,I fAlt
servant of the fireman"
Second is the negligence of a local
telegraph operator and station agent
,of q railway company, in observing
and reporting by telegraph to the
train dispatcher the movement of
trains past his station which causes
the injury or death of n fireman of the
company, without any fault or negli.
.gence of the train dispatcher, the neg,
.ligence of vice principal for which
the railway company is liable in dam
ages to the fireman or to his personal
Representatives, or is 1t the negligence
of fellow servant of the fireman the
risk of which the latter assumes?"
Answer-"rhe negligence of the op-
orator was the negligence of fellow
servant of the fireman. the risk of
which the latter assumed"
A dissenting opinion was delivered
by Justice White, and concurred in by
the Chief Justice and Justices Harlan
and Mciionna. In this dissenting opin-
ion the view was expressed that the
operator was the agent of the EN-.
ployer, and as such his negligence rem
dcred the employer liable for damage
or death caused thereby,
The opinion was further expressed
that the courts decision would create
much confusion.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
Pe-ru-na Protects the Entire House
hold Against Catarrhal
Diseases.

One of the greatest foes with which
every family has to contend is our
changeable climate. To protect the
family from colds and coughs is always
a serious problem, and often impossible.
Sooner or later it is the inevitable
fate of every one to catch cold. Care in
avoiding exposure and the use of proper
clothing will protect from the fre-
quency and perhaps the severity of colds,
but with the greatest of precautions
they will come. This is settled fact
of human experience. Everybody must
expect to be caught somewhere or
somehow.
Perhaps it will be wet feet, or &
draught, or damp clothes. or it may be
one of n thousand other little mishaps,
but no one is shrewd enough to always
avoid the inevitable catching cold.
There is no fact of medical science
better known than that Peruna cures
catarrh wherever located. Thousands
of families in all parts of the United
States are protected from colds and
catarrh by Peruna. Once in the family
Peruna always stays. No home can
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
kentucky seud Sevived.

jackson. Ky. May I7.-News reached
here yesterday Of the assassination OF
Riley Coldirou in Perry county, Cold
iron. with Captain John Patrick. was
the principal witness against Curtis
1eu and Tom White, who were con
Victe6 Of the murder OF James Cock
riil, in jackson
Coldiron was returning from store
on Troublesome creek, five miles from
his home. when he was shot from am
bush. Friends say that Abe Callahan,
s brother of Sheriff Ed Callahan. who
are enemies o. Co,iiToa. were no; in
the vicinity ot the place where the
tragedy occurred, Caldiraa was a
member OF the CocS.ill faction. OF
posed by the HA-siS and Callahan
fau5.stS.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
Could You Use Any Kind OF Sewing
Machine at ANY Price?

II there Is any price so low. any
offer so liberal that you would think
OF accepting on trial a new high grade.
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If you can make any use OF any
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don't fail to write MS at once tbe sure
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prising proposition. Address
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The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
AS Good As GreeIey,

Colorado farmers who want to own land
raising potatoes and field peas as on a
Greeley farm, should find out this
In the San Luis Valley. Coneios County
Land 4 Investment Company Zeph
Chas. Felt. president. Gle Majestic build
Ing, Denver. Colorado
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20
Zuccaro Varnish Stain,

Exact limitations of natural wood for
old or new work. color card ask your
dealer or write us. The Humphrey j ones
Mer. Co.. 1921 Arapahoe St, Denver. Colo
The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-20

\ Colorado teacher put this question
to one OF the boys In her school: III
Your fnther gave your mother 81 to-
dhN aud IS tomorrow, what would
she nave to which the boy promptly
replied, "A tit"