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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
ALFALFA.
"a WEEKLY AGRICULTURAL LETTER

Alfalfa IS probably one of the
most valuable plants for feeding live
stock that is grown in this country.
There are so many kinds of grain,
grasses and legumes adapted to the
soil and climate of Missouri that
have supplied our wants for feeding
our live stock and hence but little
attention has been given to growing
alfalfa in this state. However, it
has been grown in small way in
nearly every section of the state,
and the area is being largely in
creased every year. 1t has been
demonstrated by the experiment
stations that a ton of first-class al
talfa hay is almost equal in value to
q ton of bran for the purpose OF
feeding growing pigs, calves, colts
Or lambs, or for feeding milk COWS
or breeding sows and ewes. The
dairymen of the eastern states have
learned the great value of alfalfa
and are feeding ground alfalfa hay
called alfalfa meal, in preference tc
wheat bran.
Alfalfa may be produced in Mis-
souri, at cost of SIS to So per ton
Bran usually cost from s12 to SIS
per ton. Thus it will be seen thai
there is an enormous profit in grow
ing alfalfa to take the place ofbran
In addition to this profit the lant
upon which the alfalfa grew is rich
er in nitrogen and will produce ;
much heavier crop of corn or whea
than other land not growing alfalfa
The Wyoming experiment station
has found that land previously in al
fllfa produced from 50 to S12 more
value in wheat per acre and SIT
worth of potatoes more than lane
pfeyiously cultivated in potatoes Of
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
First Last.

Patrick s wife vas calling" an.
Patrick put on his Sunday best and
walked tour miles to the doctor :
ho>:so 10 tel! 1i:n about her.
"Now," said the doctor, when he
lad heard all Patrick had to say and
had prepared some medicine, "her,
is something Tor your wife. I've
written the directions on the bottle
and ! want her to try it faithfully
for i fortnight. Then, if it doesn' t
relieve her: come to me again and l
will give You another prescriptions,
Nov, docther, see here" said
Patrick, standing straight and look
ing grimlv at the physician. IF
you have your doubts O. this curin'
Mary, as it's ivident you have by
the way you spake, why don't you
give me first what you're goin' to
give me last?"-Ex.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
Glen Allen.

Miss Nettie Sites of near Glen
Allen is very Ill AT present. Marion
Greer is also on the bed afflictlon
The doctor pronounces the cause
typoid fever.
Our school building will be com
pleted i'll few days and school will
open the first Monday IN September.
Under the able management of
Prof !. ". Deck we predict 4 very
successful term.
Quite number Of young people
contemplate attending tie ice cream
social at Marble Hill Thursday eve.
The erection OF new school
house iii Prospect district. will be-
rin in tow days. Altho school
will Re thrown somewhat later than
usual. we tbink the officials
O. the district have done exceeding
iy well. considering the amount of
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
sEraS%N.

DEAR EDIToR:-I have been at
| tending a series of meetings the last
two weeks and hope You will ex
cuse my absence.
The weather is warm, but occa
, siOnally we have rain.
Harrison Cooper moved his fam
lily and household goods to McGce's
creek last week, where he expects
to engage IN the mcIcaM tile hIsi-
ness.
JEFF Robins, our ''country jockey
man." seems to have sleight at
turning them"
Miles Rush and family Of Dry
creek were visiting at the home of
his father-in-law, Rufus Rea, last
Sunday.
There is q fair run for some good
threshing machine in this section
now as part of the wheat on Grassy
Perkins and Cane creeks is yet to
be threshed.
At this writing Mrs. Cooper, wife
| of Hon. T. W. Cooper is in poor
| health, but we hope her sickness
| will not prove serious.
R. M. Alternately and family were
visiting at the home of his father
| in-law, H. W. Myers, Sunday.
Under the friendly bowers and
in the presence of large, attentive
audience, Rev. T. ". Cooper and
Rev. Henry George preached an
excellent funeral sermon to the
memory of Grandma" Eaker, wife
of Uncle Peter Eaker, and also to
the wife OF his son, Hays.
The protracted meeting that is
being held near the Gregory school
house by Bro. Henry George has
| truly been a success. The ttstimo-
ny of thirty converts and reclaimed
have been witnessed, and at this
writing the meeting is still in prog
ress with much interest manifest.
| Again we hear the merry, merry
chime of the wedding bells. Last
Sunday afternoon, at o'clock, at
the home of the bride, Arthur
| Eaker and Miss Ettie moore were
united in the bonds OF matrimony,
| Rev. Frank Eaker officiating. The
bride is the daughter Of Mrs. Moore
who resides near Buchanan. and the
groom is the son of Albert Eaker.
. prosperous farmer of near H1xie
To the happy young couple the
writer extends congratulations and
wishes them a happy and prosper
Gus life. STEPHEN.
| Sneriff's Sale Up der General Execu-
J., tion, 49,.
| By virtue and authority of general
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
Our Correspondents.
ILodge.

Some sickness in this vicinity
Marion Greer has typhoid fever.
J. f. Miller sold nice bunch of
cattle to John F. Berry of Marble
Hill one day last week.
The mcmbcrs Of Trace Greek
Baptist church has called Rev. W.
Fl. Bess to the pastorate of their
church for the ensuing year.
D. W. Willlcrson and his sons
are at the stave factory on Perkins
creek.
Mir. and Mrs. Thos. Massey OF
Frederick visited Mrs. Massy's
sister, Mrs. NJ. B. Minter, here last
Saturday s,ud Sunday.
OBSERVER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
Worries 'Em.

The republican newspapers Of the
state are very much worked up over
the proposed democratic harmony
gathering"
Well may they be. The people ot
Missouri have undergone an exper
ience that they do not want repeated
Democrats have forgotten the bitter.
ness of the last preliminary cam.
paign and it is now only necessary
to get together and organize com.
paetly for battle.
This will be done and sweeping
victory next year will be the result.
HANNIBAL Journal.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
Murder and SuiCide.

Will Earl shot and killed his SIS
tcrin-law in Ecr home a. Portage
Vile August i, and then ran iron
the house and turned the deadly re
volver on himself, sending a bullet
thru his heart. She left Il husband,
and he q wife and sin children.
Their sinful. shameful conduct and,
probably, the fact that he was in
sane at times brought about the
horrible crimes.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
Marble Hill, Missouri Thursday, August a. 1905

trouble they had in securing a site.
Orville Zimmerman is visiting
home folks al this writing,
Prayer meeting at the baptist
church every Thursday night and
Sunday school every Sunday.
Miss Lulu Bess, IN accomplished
young lady Of Frcdericlltown, Is
visiting relatives and friends in
Glen Allen and vicinity.
c. L. Tallcy Of Fredericktown,
agent for the Jackson Marble
Works, was in our town Saturday.
IH.LipLT
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24

A member Of the state legislature
says that the Waimsley game law
would not have received Is votes if
the members had thought for a mo-
ment that citizens would have to get
a license to hunt in their own coun
ty. He further says that the man
ner in which the law IS beng con-
strued now will make it so u-,oopu-
lar that the Supreme court win de-
clare IT, observation-disclosures
Bluff Citizen.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24

will cause the alfalfa to hr; .ch out
and get better root grown
The next letter will discuss The
time of harvesting, method Of cur
lag the hay and the value ofthc hay
compared with other feeds.
GEo B. ELLIS,
Secretary Board Of griculturc.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
Sheriff. Sale Under Transcript Ex
ecution,
Sheriff OF Bollinger count,

! ecution.
BY virtue and authority of a transcript
| execution issued from the Office OF the
| Clerk OF the Circuit court of Boiiinger
| county, Missouri, and to me directed, IN
favor of James NJ. Houston Grocery Co.,
and against Ernest Camren, and return
able to The regular September term, 1905,
Of the Circuit court aforesaid, l have
! levied upon and seized, as the property
1.-THE said Erneso Camren, all of his right
| title, interest and estate in and 10 the real
estate IN the said execution described and
| situated il i5ollingcl county, Missouri,
namely:
Lot No. one, O., Of the northwest
quarter Of section six, (G), in township
thirty, 800, north Of range nine, o.,
east, containing eighty, 800, acres, more
Or less.
And viii, on
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1905.
between the hours Of o'clock in the fore
noon and o'clock in the afternoon Of
that day, and during the session of Cir
cult court OF the said county o. BollinGer,
afores8id, at the north front door Of the
courthouse in the town Of Marble Hill, in
the said county of Bollinger. sell said
real estate st public sale to thn highest
bidder for cash in hand, {or the ouTfosc
OF satisfying said execution and costs
Given. under nv hand on this 2'rd da,
'ot -AU.5ust, y. D., 19O5.
D.J. CONRAD.
Sheriff Of Bollinger county.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
MARBLE HILL, NC.

GREAT is Missouri! Nor is. there
anything small about the 200,G00.-
0OO-bushel corn crQp that vii! be
gathered in her borders III the next
few months.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24

IF the person who did it Will let
rs know who he is, we Will thank
him for the mail bag full Of public
dQcsments recently sent to this
Office from Washington City
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24
The New
Bridge
Is Open

Cotton Belt Route trains
nowuse the new bridge across
the Mississippi River at The
bes, Ill, doing away with the
ferry transfer and shortening
schedules about an hour.
The new bridge is one of the
finest pieces of engineering
work in the country, giving
the Cotton Belt IN unbroken
track of solid steel, between
st. Louis and Southeast Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Texas.
Two daily trains are operat-
ed to and from st. Louis, as
follows:
No2arriveS StLouis 6:35a N.
NO4arrive StLOuis 6:O1 p N.
NC1lcave st. Louis 9:32 p. m
NO3leave St. Louis 9:2Oa. ~
Trains 3 and 4 carry buffet
sleeper between Shreveport
and st. Louis, Trains l and ,
carry sleeper between Texas
and St. Louis. All trains carry
chair cars.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-24

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13

This contest is to be open to all
white public school teachers Of York
county, who may have. been engaged
in teaching within three months pre-
vious to December %, or who may
have charge Of a school at the present
time, or at any time previous to
April 10.
Until March 1, each coupon win be
good for one vote. Including March
/, and until March 81, each coupon
will be good for 10 votes.
On each ballot there will be date,
concurrent with the issue Of the paper
In which the ballot appears, and IT Is
stipulated that no ballot will be count
ed after II is more than ten days old.
Mr.. John e. Carroll, superintendent
of education has consented to act as
Judge Of this election. and all ballots
must be sent to him, either by hand,
or by mail In envelopes marked,
"ENoUIRERs Gold Watch contest"
Mr.. Carroll will revise the returns
semi-weekly, publishing on Tuesdays
and Fridays statements Of the voting
as It stood at IL o'clock noon on the
days previous.
The last Of the series Of coupons
will be published in the issue OF The
ENQUIRER for March 81, and all votes
must be in the hands Of Mr.: Carroll by
noon Of April 8.
The watch, which Is a beauty, may
be seen on exhibition at T. w. Speck
Jewelry store.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13

JAPAN's NAVAL RATINo.-On the eve
Of the war Japan's- was the smallest
Of the seven leading navies Of the
world. The fleet Of Russia, at that
time, was inferior only to that Of
Great Britain and of France. During
1903 Russia spent on her fleet over
s55, 100000, while Japan for the whole
Of her navy expended only about $11,-
100000. Consequently Russia laid out
in naval equipment nearly five times
as much as Japan, whose naval fight
ing strength, at the beginning Of hos
tilities, was only half that of Italy.
Alexieff said, 1.-The feet of the island
kingdom is only an exotic which we
will cripple at the onset" In the anx-
iety to impress Asia with her might,
Russia sent ponderous- looking men
of-war to the far east with too few
mechanical ratings, and with seamen
who, In a confession made to me by a
Russian officer, were only "agricultur-
al laborers," not only unused to sea
life. but also unversed In even the
simplest mechanical knowledge. 1t
was in this condition that japan found
it's enemy when 1t opened its attack:
Hosmer Whitfield in Success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13

Of her age. She had been In declining
health for the past year. suffering
from tuberculosis. Last Friday she
suffered an attack Of pneumonia
which resulted in death two days
later. The funeral services will be
held at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon In
the Presbyterian church, Of which de-
ceased was q member. DR.. j. e. Gal
loway, pastor Of the A. r. P. church,
will conduct the services, after which
the body will be inferred In the city
cemetery. Surviving the deceased are
a husband and four children: MI.
Harvey White, Of Anderson, 3. C,
Minnie and Robert, at home; and MS.
B. G. Rhyme, of Gastonia. A grend-
daughter, Essi1ale, aged fifteer years,
is seriously Ill with pneumonia at
Mr.. Whites hon'e.....A two-year-old
child Of Mr.. and MrE. John Stamey
died at o'clock saturday morning
at their home near the Old mill and
was buried Sunday morning at 10
o'clock in Shiloh cemetery. 49,. Miss
May Stewart has succeeded Mrs. Ro-
sa H. Prichard as teacher Of the
first grade at the Central school. Miss
Stewart is succeeded as teacher of the
second grade by Miss Ida Pursley.. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hope Brison left yester-
day for Rock Hill, S. C.....A number
of her young friends were most
pleasantly entertained by Miss Myr-
tie Nolen with an at home last
evening from 7.30 to 10 o'clock.
Games and refreshments were pleas
ing features Of the occasion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
Senator Pettus a Humorist.

Whenever I see man attempting
to be funny without the least suggest
ion Of success I always think Of Sem
ator Pettus of Alabama, who ia natur-
ally one Of the greatest humorists OF
the country, although he carefully re-
frains from exercising his rare accom-
plishments," said one Of the older at
taches Of the United States senate.
"Snc::e years ago Senator Pettus told
the story Of his determination to
avoid the role of the humorist. When
a very young man he was elected So
licitor for the Seventh circuit Of Ala
bama. and in short time he found
himself in a predicament that many
another young lawyer has known.
"At the age Of 2S, and just launched
in a career Of law, he was forced to
antagonize older men at the bar In his
capacity Of solicitor. The older men
were able at first, and did, play men
tai football with the young official
The young official knew that only ex-
perience could make him equal to cop
ing with these older heads, and in the
meantime he reached out for some
weapon with which to defend himself
against their shafts Of sarcasm and
their superior legal attainments. He
found that weapon in the form Of hu-
NOR. He used 1t effectively, and In a
short time the older men who had
been playing with him mentally as
they would with football discovered
that they were thrown on the defen-
sive. For long time Pettus gave
the older men the full benefit Of his
wit, and he was rapidly achieving
fame over the entire state as humor-
ist.
About that time he had a reckon
ing with himself. He came to the
conclusion that while he could defend
himself for the time against men with
his humor, yet in the long run 1t did
not pay. He felt that he lost pres
tige as a serious debater, and he con-
cluded that he would drop the humor
He didn't like the idea Of people
whenever he got up to talk, expecting
to have good laugh. He wanted to
be a serious man, and to be taken
seriously. He was satisfied that he
could not do both. I understand that
from that day until he dropped into
humorous vein in the senate a couple
Of years ago he never violated his res
olution."- Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
Choek Full of Fun.

A capital story is told of a univer-
sity man who was the stroke oar Of
his crew and an invincible athlete on
the football field.
He entered the ministry and spent
years in missionary labor in the far
west. Walking one day through a
frontier town, a cowboy, bent on hav-
ing a lark stepped up to him and said:
Parson, you don't have enough
fun. Take drink"
The minister declined.
well, parson," he said, you must
have some fun. Here's a card saloon.
Take a hand in a game"
The minister declined.
"Parson," said the cowboy, you'll
die II you don't have some fun"
And he knocked the parsons hat or
his head and hit him on the ear.
The old athletes spirit rose. The
science which had been learned In
earlier days and forgotten for quar-
ter Of a century was aroused, and a
blow on the jaw of that cowboy sent
him sprawling in the street.
The parson walked over him as II
he had been a door rug, picked him
up and busted the side Of the house
with him and then threw him in the
road.
AS the ambulance was carrying the
cowboy off he raised his head feebly
and said:
"Parson. what did you fool me for?
You are chock full Of fun."-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
Aa,ruralls department.
His Authority.

A bank president called one day on
Governor John G. Mccullough Of Ver-
mont.
Governor" he said, 81 want to rec
ommend to your notice Sebastian Su-
tro. This young man would fill a
place Of trust with discretion and in
tegrity."
HE is a good man. eh?" the gov
ernor asked.
He is one Of the best Of men," said
the bank president solemnly. Moral,
high minded. generous to a fault
With a laugh the governor inter-
rupted the bank president.
"This fervid praise" he said, re
minds me Of a case wherein I appear
ed in San Francisco"
He laughed again. Then he went
on:
'It was a will case. We were try
ing to break the will Of an elderly gen.
tleman who, ignoring his relations,
had left the bulk of his property to a
total stranger. 1t was part Of our case
to prove that the dead man had been
eccentric, irregular, cruel, dissipated,
and, after we had proved this point,
the defence summoned q witness In
rebuttal.
"The first question put to the de-
fences witness was: What do you
know about the character Of the de-
ceasedT And the man answered, sir,
in words like these:
".He was a man without blame. be-
loved and respected Of men, pure In
all his thoughts. and
But, I interrupted the witness.
WHERE I said, did you learn all
that%
"T got IT, the man answered, from
the tombstone
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
TAX RETURNS FOR 1905.
Office of the County Auditor Of York
County. South Carolina.

County, South Carolina.
YoRKvILLE, s. c., November 20, 1904.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN undersigned, Auditor Of YORK
county, will meet the several taxpay-
ers of said county at the places and
times stated, to receive their TAX RE
TURNS for 1905, Of PERSONA
PROPERTY and such CHANGES IN
REAL ESTATE as have taken place
SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 1904 by pur-
chase or sale.
ALL NEW BUILDINGS ERECTED
SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 1904, must be
reported, otherwise the penalty for non
return attaches. Township assessors
and special assessors are required by
law to report all delinquents In this
particular.
The law requires taxpayers to list
their property at what they believe
to be its market value"
A tax return, in due form, Will be re-
quired, and any return which says
SAME or mo CHANGES" is not in
conformity to law, will not be filed.
All returns must be sworn to before
the auditor, his assistant, or other Of
ficer duly qualified to administer an
oat''
..hen parties so desire, they can
make returns under oath, on the prop
er blank, before a magistrate, notary
public, or other officer qualified to ad-
minister the same, and send by regis
tered mail to Auditor, at Yorkville, >.
1905.
For the purpose Of receiving returns,
the Auditor will attond, either In per-
son or by assistant, at the following
places and at the times stated:
At Sharon, Friday, January 13, ana
Saturday, January IA until 1 p. m.
At Bullock's Creek, Monday, January
l6 from IL o'clock noon, until Tues
day, January II, at IL o'clock, noon.
AT McConnellsville, Wednesday, jan
uary 1S.
AT Newport Thursday, January 1s.
At Tirzah, Friday, January 20.
At Yorkville, Saturday, January Il.
AT Coatess Tavern, Monday, Janu-
ary %.
At Fort Mill, Tuesday and Wednes-
day. January "a and 25.
AT Ogden, Thursday, January 26.
At Rock Hill, Friday, Saturday,
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs,
day and Friday, January q, %, 80 and
81, and February /, and 8.
AT Yorkville from Saturday, Febru-
ary 4th until Monday, February goth,
Inclusive.
All males between the ages Of 81 and
90 years, except ex-Confederate SOL
dier, above the age Of so years, are
liable to 81 poll tax.
Taxpayers. liable to poll tax, are
specially requested to inform them.
selVe, as to the number Of the school
district in which they reside.
Taxpayers are requested to examine
their last tax receipt and see that the
numbsr Of acres, lots, etc., are correct
ly reported.
h0 l respectfully request taxpayers to
meet he in their respective townships
IN order to avoid a rush at Yorkville
during the closing days.
w. 3. WILLIAMS, County Auditor.
Nov. 29 If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
FRESH SHIPMENT OF
WNEY'S
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
YORK DRUG STORE,
j. B. BOWEN. PROP,
YorkvilIe, 8. c.
Free Gold Watch
Valuable Present for a York
Comfy School Teacher.

THE ENQUIRER has a handsome
Gold Watch, worth $25, which 1t
proposes, on APRIL 10TH next, to
present to some worthy and efficient
white school teacher Of York county,
as a free gift.
The teacher who Is to receive this
present Is to be designated by the pa
irons of THE ENQUIRER by ballot, and
we are to have nothing to do with the
matter, except to pay for the watch
and deliver 1t up to the teacher who
may be selected by our patrons to re-
ceive It.
All the voting is to be done on bal
lots to appear In the various issues Of
THE ENQUIRER previous to April 10,
and the teacher who receives the high
est number of votes is to be entitled
to the watch. The accepted ballot Is
as follows.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
MASTIc PAINT

is GUARANTEED to be pure Iead
zinc and OIL. We will pay 500 cash
for any quantity Of whiting, IchaIL
barytese or other adulterants, fonnS
in the MASTlC. "The best he tha
cheapest" 1t covers more surface ana
outwears two or three times oyer tha
cheap so-called paints made 70 seII
and not to last.
BANNER PAINT made by MAsr,c
people is a good, but cheaper naint
not pure, hasn't the covering cabacitv
but we guarantee 1t equal to INV ~
same price. If you are going I'd na,nt
a house, barn, fence. wagon, bnenu
plow. chair, bench or a piece q fur,
The YORK FURNITURE co