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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23
F0urcouit.MOrrow Nuptlais.

Miss Eta Morrow, oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b. Morrow of
this city, and Mr.. p. J. Fourcoult Of
Sedalia, were married at the home
of the bride in Westlawn at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday evening in the presence of a
few invited guests. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev.
f. X. Wolfe Of the Methodist church
after which an elegant supper was en-
joyed by those present. The happy
couple left on the Mo. Pacific We'd
nesday morning mid showers of rice
and well wishes from their friends
for their future home at Sctalia where
Mr.. Fourcoult has a position in the
shops of the NJ. x. * T. Ry. Co.
The congratulations of all 80 with
them.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23
An Aged Citizen Dead.

Uncle Albert Madole. living near
Gravois Mills. died at his home last
Friday, his death resulting from the
infrmities of old age. Deceased was
about 76 years old, and besides a
host of friends and relatives, leaves a
wife and four children to mourna his
sad death. He was one of the
pioneer settlers of Morgan County
having located here in 1882, and
was one Of our most highly respect
ed citizens, and was corsistant
member of the Baptist church for
many years. The ffRains were laid
to rest in the Big RoeKN cemetery in
the presence of a large concourse of
sorrowing friends and relatives.
The sympathy of the. entire COM
munity is extended to the bereaved
wife and children and friends.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23
An Outing Party.

An outing party including Messrs.
Eugene Livesay, Atwood Long and
Greg Gum, and Misses Jessie Nor
rison, Kate Hardy and Walt Gum
drove to Webster's lake last Sunday
and spent the day in the shade at
that pleasant resort. They took
plenty Of dainty eatables and while
the balance of humanity were dodg-
ing about to avoid the swettering heat
they enjoyed the cool breexes of the
lake. 1t is needless to say that they
had nice time.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23
Muntzel Drug Co
Knlpmeyer- -Witten Wedding.


One of the crowning events in So
ciety circles OF Versailles this week
was the marriage at 10 O'Clock We'd.
nesday morning of two OF ouk most
prominent young people, Attorney A.
B. Knipmeyer and Miss Mary Agnes
Witten. The ceremony was impress
sively performed by Elder +. b,
Woods of the Christian church at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. V. N. Hudson on north
Monroe street, in the presence of
limited number of intimate friends OF
the contracting parties,
AT the conclusion of the ceremony
the happy couple took the Missouri
Pacific train for Kansas City, thence
to Higginsville, where they will enjoy
a short honeymoon with the groom's
parents. They were greeted at the
depot with shower of rice, old shoes
and other lucky instruments of torture
usually presented by friends on occa'
sions of this hymeneal character.
The groom is one of our rising
young attorneys whose future is as
bright as any professional man in VET
saillcs. He is member of the law and
abstract firm of Gibbs & Knipmcyer,
and his legal abilities are rapidly de-
veloping while his energy, intelligence
and persistence are such that success
must crown his efforts. He started
his professional career here about four
years ago and by his conservative
mein and happy disposition has made
many warm friends throughout the
county.
The bride is native OF this county
and is not only a popular society iead'
er but her many admirable qualities
have made her a tavorite with our peo.
pie generally. Her tastes anti refined
nature have long been pointed out as
par excellence. Her congenial dis.
position has gained for her myriads OF
friends at home and abroad, while not
an expression OF enmity could be
heard from any who have watched her
mature into womanhood to cloud her
marital happiness. The union is q
most pleasing one and has every
feature of genial companionship.
The young couple will return to
this city early next week, and as the
groom has neat cottage in readiness
in the southwest part of the city they
will be at home to their friends about
July 10Th. Everyone in this city viii
join the Democrat in wishing them eh
extension throughout life OF their rresi
ent happiness, with the measure OF
prosperity which they both deserve.
Vv<ye sat rinjerr.
II NVou< ,,h>,~ EcyS MAJ =.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23

Edible Flour $2.6o per cwt,
at M. L. Joachimi's.
Now is your time for bargains in
millinery. All goods reduced at East
Side Store.
Coca Cola, Delicious and Refresh
ing. Try 1t at Soda Fountain Of ]. B.
LUMpEE.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LOCAL NEWS. 9



Kavanaugh's livery barn. Phone 40.
Tomorrow is the. day of the big
basket picnic at Barnett.
Cool off by drinking PHOSPHATE
at Soda Fountain Of ]. b. LUMPEE.
p. H. Padgett and wife departed
last Saturday fot a weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Kansas City.
Mrs. o. A. Williams spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Bunceton, the
guest Of her son, ND> Vincil Williams.
City Marshal Ducey in his capacity
of street commissioner has a force of
men grading the streets in Westlawn.
Mrs. f. c. Padgett departed last
Friday for Sedalia where she is en-
joying a weeks visit with friends and
relatives,
The Versailles ball team will play
Barnett at the picnic there tomorrow
and it is likely large crowd will be
present from this vicinity.
500 samples OF woolens. Have
your measure taken for a suit. Any
style you want. fit guaranteed, at the
FAMOUS CLOTHING HOUSE.
Miss Annie Lewis Sims went to
Blackwater on Thursday OF last week
where she gave one of her popular
elocutionary entertainments.
Mrs. John T. St. John, Js., Of
Eldon came over Monday and is
spending the week with her mother.
in-law, Mrs. John p. St. John, Sr.
V. NJ. Bryant of Sedalia, and Mrs.
]. X. Cook OF Upton attended the
Fourcouit.Mor wedding here
Tuesday night. Both are relatives
of the bride.
The fine rain Sunday and Monday
nights were worth much to the growing
crops in this county. as the drought OF
the past few weeks was telling on the
fields OF corn.
Mrs. T.. N. Smons left Wednesday
for an extended visit with her father
and brother at Omaha, Neb.. and
Sioux City, Iowa. She will be absen,
about two weeks.
Guy and Will Gibbs, sons of At.
tornsy and Mrs. John +. Gibbs,
are visiting relatives on the Usage,
The boys will no doubt have grea,
sport fishing in the river.
DR.. J. l.. Short, the eye, ear and
throat specialist, has moved to Yer.
.aill.s, and as opened his office al
his residence, the Hudson place,
Telephone I65,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23

Kavanaugh's s livery barn. Phone 40.
WHEELoN.-It is good, Be a glass
at Soda Fountain of J. B. LUMpEE.
Phone 173 for buss to all trains.
Williams Bros. 'buss line meets the
trains at both depots.
If you want to borrow money on
your farm see Chas. w. kavanaugh.
the Abstractcr. office in block north
west corner public square.
John Easley and wife of New
Franklin have been making visit
with relatives in this city for several
days. Mr.. Easley is an engineer on
the Missouri Pacific.
Mrs. John T.. Beale went to St.
Louis last Saturday to meet her
daughter Miss Mary, who has been
attending school in Philadelphia, Pa.
They arrived home Tuesday morning.
Several loads of stock were shipped
from here Tuesday. Frank Bowman
and Jake Kaufman shipped a car
load of cattle, Mcdonald Bros. a car
Of hogs, all bound for the St. Louis
market.
Ross Martin, who holds a position
on the staff of collectors for the St.
Louis Republic, arrived in this city
Tuesday afternoon and is the guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Martin.
o. +. Nichols, of Fredonia, Kas-
sas, w. A. Nichols, of Sedalia, and
Charles Nichols, of Marshall, visited
their parents in this city last week.
Mr.. Nichols, Sr. is in very poor health
at present.
While in St. Louis last week Joe
Williams the liveryman purchased a
fine new buss which arrived here
Tuesday and is added to their livery
equipment. 1t is tho finest passenger
vehicle now in the city.
John Brokmeyer came in Monday
afternoon from Sedalia, accompanied
by his wife and little daughter Jen.
nett who will remain in this city. Mr..
Brokmeyer has moved to the Townley
property on East Newton street.
The Democrat job rooms printed
several hundred elegant fans for j
B. Lumpee, the confectioner, last weel
They are printed on heavy card boart
and are the imitation of burnt wood
Mr.. Lumpee will distribute then
among the patrons Of his popular
restaurant and confectionery,
There is none better than tn,
, Mceks Bro. s Woolen Goods for men,
suits and pants. Pants and samples
Of goods at the FAMOUS. Have YOU
measure taken at once. Fit, style
etc., GUARANTEED,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-06-23

yOh$hi"'
For sALE--1wo span heavy draft
horses, no better in the comfy.
MONARCH Coat e. MINERAL Co.
Simpson Coal Bank.
To get the best value for your
money in Lumber, Lath, Shingles and
other Building Material go to Ant.
weller & Hardy,
The second ninyoi this city played
game OF ball at Base Ball Park last
Saturday afternoon, their opponents
being the Oak Grove team. The
game was lively one. the home team
being victorious by score Of 20 to
13.
X. II. Woods who held position
with house in St. Louis for the past
two years, arrived here last Saturday
on visit with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. p. G. Woods. He resigned his
position with the firm but has not yet
decided on his future.
Mrs. J. NJ. Griffin with her two
children came in from Excelsior
Springs the first of the week to visit her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Will l.. Stephens.
Wednesday Mrs. Stephens and two
daughters, Mesdames Griffin and
Hargett went to California to make a
brief visit with friends there.
S. T. Spurlock of Eldon was in
the city several days last week and
while here rented the French prop
erty on Campbell street where he
will this week move his family. sgd
is an enterprising citizen and we hope
he will again identify himself with
the business interests of Versailles.
The merchants of this city are re-
quested to close their places of busi-
ness to give their help = chance to
enjoy the festivities on the 4th of July
and to secure days recreation for
themselves. There will be plenty of
amusenents both day and night in
this city to satisfy all, Make it a
holiday in reality.
Want your Eggs, Will pay
nc cash all this week.
NJ. L. JoAcHIMI.
Paul Spurlock having disposed of his
interest in the Citizens Bank of Eldon
together with his position as cashier,
is taking vacation, spending the
time with his family in Versailles.
Paul's active nature will not allow
him to remain idle, however, and he
will probably accept a similar posi-
ton within the next few weeks.
Nine bars Clairette Soap for
25c, at NJ. l.. Joachimi's.
The Muntzel Drug Co., are having
the interior of their fine drug store
remodeled. New bright paper adorns
the walls, the wood work touched up
and the entire stock rcarranged.
When work is completed it will be one
Of the neatest establishments in this
section of the state. Every feature
of the work shows excellent taste and
speaks well for Mr.. Muntxel who is
supervising it.
Chas. w. Kavanaugh, Abstract Of
fee, 1st door north OF Mason & Price s
Butcher Shop.
"Uncle" William Tooley, father OF
Mrs. J. W. Mills, was thrown from
his horse at the Rock Island crossing
on West Newton street Monday
morning. He was coming into town
at the time and the horse became
frightened at a passing train and
threw the aged gentleman out Of the
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Hapsburg domination. The royal and
imperial "No' issued in response to
Fejervary's demand.
On the other hand, the Hungarians
have even more essential reasons to
dread a system of universal suffrage
Magyar domination in Hungary is based
not upon the numerical strength of the
Magyar race in the kingdom, but upon
restriction Of the suffrage. Property
qualifications and gerrymandering Of
voting districts have resulted in the dis
tribution of the 100000 votes in the
kingdom in such way that $4,000
votes are credited to the Magyars. When
it is remembered that out of total pop
ulation Of l9,ooQ,ooo in Hungary only
100000 are Magyars, the unwilling
ness of the Hungarian majority to ac-
cept universal suffrage can be readily
understood The statesmen at Budapest
understand distinctly that an equitable
distribution of the right Of franchise
would easily give the dominant place to
the Slav voters-the Croatian, the Slo-
yak, the Slovene and the Serb. A Slavic
coalition gould easily wrest the power
from the Magyars. The Slav peril, COM
bined with the voting possibilities of
the 100000 Rumanians in Transyl-
vania, presents possibilities before
which the patriots at Budapest shudder
in dismay. Even Kossuth, who is MAX
ing frenzied appeal to world sympathy
as a champion of national rights in
Hungary, had rather plunge the Austro.
Hungarian empire into the maelstrom OF
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Dsn,en1berent of Austro- Hungarian Empire Certain
Present Troubles Only Prelude the Great Climax When
The Country viii Be Partitioned-A Dramatic Struggle

of command in the Hungarian contin-
gent Of the dual army. The Hungarians
have insisted that Hungarian troops
must receive the order of the day in
Magyar. In support of this apparently
academic contention they have COM
pletely tied up the affairs of the dual
monarch.
i. + !.
When the emperor-king, two years
ago, announced his conclusion that the
imperial government could not permit
the use Of Hungarian in issuing orders
to Hungarian troops, tremor of indig-
nation ran thru Hungary. The nation
alists, with Francis Kossuth at their
head, leaped to the issue with an energy
that smacked Of the days of lS4S. No
tice was served upon the. reigning Haps-
burg that Hungary was determined to
govern herself The Hapsburg gazed
upon the movement in sullen wrath.
Then the Kossuthists electrified the
country by an appeal to Hungarian pa
triotism. All the groups of the oppo.
sition made common cause. At the last
election the moderates were swept out
of office, for the first time since the
fall of Kossuth, by an overwhelming
majority. Then an extraordinary sit
uation confronted the emperor-king. The
opposition in the diet, which was also
the majority, formally designed Kos
suth as its collective leader. The name
of Kcssuth, an anathema to the Haps-
burg ear, became the motto OF the
dominant party in the national parlla-
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terror which Austria inaugurated in
Italy in futile attempt to stamp out
the national movement.
It will thus be seen that half Of Eu-
rope is immediately interested in the
Austro- Hungarian rupture as an eth1-
cal issue, apart from its inevitable bear
ing upon the balance of power on the
continent. The first firing of a gun upon
the flag of Hapsburg will be the signal
for a general armament on vast scale
from Sicily to Nova Zembla.
y !. !. i
Facing this situation, which might
we'll tax the craftsmanship, energy and
courage of combative monarch Of the
highest intelligence, is feeble tho re-
sentful old man, bowed down with years
and with the humiliations and chagrin
Of half century Of unparalleled dis
aster, personal and political.
Francis Joseph, whose decree Of death
is still hanging over the dead Kossuth,
is practically at the mercy of the liv-
ing Kossuth. Behind Kossuth is the
bulk of the Hungarian nation, aroused
to anger and smarting with resentment
under the rigid immobility Of an en-.
peror-king, in whose estimation the
maintenance Of the forms of German
predominence in the empire is the high:
est and most essential political doc
trine. ~ 49,
To the casual observer, the Austro:
Hungarian crisis hinges upon trivial
thing-upon the question whether Ger.
man or Hungarian shall be the language
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HE nolitical volcano in Hungary,
"a which has been rumbling spas
& medically since lS4S, is apparent
4 " on the verge of an eruption
that may involve Europe IN a war
the outcome of which it is difficult to
foresee The events of the past two
weeks in Budapest and Vienna lndl-
cate a condition of seething unrest un-
paralleied in Hungary since the Gays
when the fiery eloquence OF Louis nos
suth aroused his countrymen to strug-
gle which barely missed the disruption
of the Austro- Hungarian empire. IL Is
a striking feature OF the situation that
a Kossuth almost succeeded IN hurilng
from his throne, is once more in life
and death conflict with Kossuth-the
so1r of the grand old man of Hungary
who died an exile in Italy, with sent
tence Of death hanging over his head.
Once more, as in 1S48, it is the house
of %Hapsburg against the house Of Kos
suth, the reactionary German against
the equally reactionary Magyar; The
outcome Of the extraordinary duel is
being watched with absorbing Interest
in all the chancelleries Of Europe as the
prelude to war that can have but one
outcome-the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the
empire.
The revolution into which Hungary is
drifting, blinded by passion and fred
by consuming sense Of nationallsm;
bids fair to make immediate issues of
International problems which the chan
eellors have exerted every diplomatic
effort to keep beneath the surface OF
things. Germany, in the first place,
could not fail to regard an uprising
against the house Of Hapsburg as an
event Of Immediate interest in Berlin.
The German agitation in Hungary is
sufficiently well developed to indicate
Enthusiastically the determination Of the
kaiser to encourage every movement in
Austria which promises to contribute
for the annexation of the Austrian
Germans to his empire. Russia, on the
other hand, has long kept a jealous eye
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ment. Gould Hapsburg head be bowed
before the son of the man whose hand
had almost wrested the crown of St.
STEPHEN from it's present wearer?
Francis Joseph answered the ques-
tion by setting foot upon the Hun
garian constitution and inviting the mi
nority to form cabinet. The indie
pendents met the announcement with a
roar of anger. But the Hapsburg kept
to his course. After crisis Of three
months, during which Hungary had no
legal government, Baron Fejeryary, a
leader Of the minority, formed cabi-
net. The independents replied to the
kings tactics by refusal to vote cred
its with which to run the government.
By the king 8 orders the cabinet pro-
vided for the necessary expenditures,
and was promptly confronted by the ma
jority with proceedings for impeach-
ment.
+ +
The emergency suggested bold and
dangerous plan to the Fejervary minis
try. It conceived the scheme of grant
ing universal suffrage in Hungary. This
project introduced new combustible ma
terial In the seething mass. The king,
who is the type of the vanishing reac-
tionary in European politics, declined to
evoke the genii from the jar. He real
lied at once that the granting of uni
versal suffrage in Hungary would pro
duce tumult of conflicting demands in
other parts of the empire which would
spell the meme meme tekel upharsin OF
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war than yield to the Slavic demand for
the right of a just representation at the
polls.
+ 4 i.
The Slavs, for their part, are awaiting
with eagerness the moment when the
Magyar sword shall be unsheathed. The
CrOatians remember their ban ,Jellatch.
itch, whom the Establishments of Louis
Kossuth failed to reach, and who, at the
head of the Croatin army, fought for the
emperor in l848 Z Croatins, Slavs, Slo-
venes and Serbs alike are smarting un-
der the goad of Hungarian domination.
Combined they would furnish an ele
ment of imminent danger to Hungarian
aspirations. In the event of a war be-
tween Austria and Hungary the Aus
trian emperor would find the Slavs I'M
der his banners. That is why the indie
pendence party opposes SO bitterly Fee
jervary g project for the introduction of
universal suffrage in Hungary.
Confronted with the disapproval Of
his king and the bitter protests of the
majority of his countrymen, the Fejer-
vary cabinet, itself an unconstitutional
body, resigned less than fortnight
ago Once more the head of the house
Of Hapsburg found himself completely
at the mercy Of the house of Kossuth.
!. !. i.
Then came an incident which famed
Hungarian anger into blaze. After a
vain attempt to interpose Chancellor
Goluchowski, himself Pole, between
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Sold His First Story

examination and named a day for him
to call again.
"When Garland returned to the Of
fee at the appointed time. the editor
passed him check for 81, 500 and said:
Mr.. Garland, I have read your
story and found it the work Ola genius.
If you will accept that check for it, I
shall have it published in the next is
sue Of the Century
"And it was published then, taking
precedence over all the manuscripts in
the vault. It is Garland's finest work
and made him Immediately famous. His
striking answer, but you haven't got
my manuscript there, was the sopen
sesame to his fame and fortune
Martin w. Odland
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engine rushed down the street and
rushed back to the engine house again.
A hook and ladder wagon repeated this
maneuver-repeated it four times. The
flames leaped higher. The building,
wood, quickly became beyond saving. A
vast multitude now Of a sudden filled
the streets and poured back and forth
as aimlessly and almost as rapidly as
the engine had done. It moved upon
street as dry and fat as leather strap.
Police aid rural guards, all on horse
back, charged furiously upon the front
Of the multitude to drive it back from
the hose. The police dashed indiscrim-
naaey wh Tidmg WIPES ppsop SLOWS bf rn4
guards belted them with their swords,
the sword in the scabbard. The popu-
lace drew back unprotestingly and scat
tered. The reputed hotheadness Of the
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er He biograph companies should get
picture Of fire run in Matan-
zas. Admiring thousands have
Il long delighted in beholding pic
II lures Of various American fire de-
partments making headlong dashes thru
the Montreal department speeding on
runners over snow has been a pleasing
novelty. But run Of tropical fire lad
dies makes these other runs common
place.
housed in manner to excite the envy
of any American department. A huge
building Of white stone stands beside
the picturesque San Juan river. In the
rear is beautiful garden with tinkling
fountains, great banks of flowers and
tall Hod tha Ralm nsr From sner the t5l9a
the great building, is immediately
clean. The fire engines Of most recent
construction are as cleaning as paint
and polish can make them. The coats
of the fire horses glisten scarcely less
brightly. The five permanent employees
for the department is a volunteer one
ARE as clean as the building. Every
get out on the shortest notice. Fire and
! steam are constantly kept up in a fur
mace in the corner. Over each horse
hangs his harness ready to fall.
You must remember, too, said a
man who showed me thru, Hthat fires
seldom occur here. Almost everything
is made of stone and it is pretty nearly
impossible to have a fire.. But all this
money is spent just the. same.
The very next evening there was a
fire.
1t was just o'clock Of an evening
of the past summer, the sun in it's
course nearly straight overhead, was
near the top of. the hill Of Montser-
rate. The banging in the big machine
shops and the clanking in the sugar
factories had just ceased and the work
men of Cuba s nearest approach to a
manufacturing city were moving home
ward Suddenly a siren whistle on a
sugar refinery broke into a shrill shrek
and people paused in justification.
Must be fire. said my com
panion, an American who tho but a
short time in the island, added to a
most remarkable precoclty IN acquiring
Spanish, an equally remarkable intui-
ton in diyining the workings Of the
I Spanish mind.