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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22
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AUSTIN Y BRYANT.
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The Wiser Policy,

1t has never been argued that in all
things the tariff would result in cheap
ening prices AT home. II we desire to
put our workingmen, wage earncrs, on
the same bnsis as those with whom they
come in competition in foreign countries
this difference in prices might easily
be overcome. But the country has re.
pcatedly decided that it is best to keep
the wage carnC"s prosperous that ii is
wiser 10 make it necessary that they
pay higher prices than those for which
foreigners might furnish the goods, ii
thereby they were given opportunity
u earn the money with which to buy.
There is no profit in having the ncccs-
stiles Of life for sale ut low Ggurc If
business is slack and men cannot get the
price, Portland Maine Express "
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22

industry in this naturally highly
favored section.

industry in this naturally highly
favored section.
Sheep or goat ranching on u large
scale has never been undertaken here,
for reasons alluded to in the beginning
OF this article, but the time is now ripe
for pew departure in that direction as
well as in many others There are yet
OPPORTUNITIES To secure tracts OF 1000
acres and upwards, at n cost ranging
from the government price of Sl,25, up
TO 81 an acre, lands that will carry four
goats to the acre, and sheep according
ly. In fact it is claimed by those In
position to know that sheep aud goats
may protitably be kept on the same
range, the goats prelering the brush
and leaving the grass for the sheep.
These very low.priccd lands will be
greatly enhanced in value by being de-
nuded of brush by the goats, another
and very important element of profit.
The sheep or goat ranch proposition,
sirgly or in combination, gJows very
cnticing, almost exciting, when consid-
cred in connection with the cost of the
land basis Of such an enterprise, aud
the more IL is considered the more in.
ticing it becomes. This paper would
advise no man to embark in such an en-
terprise without thorough personal
investigation, but ii would ask that
men TO whom st0ck-ranching looks at
traclive investigate the entire subject
in person, without prejudice, satisfied
that the result will be advantageous,
both to them and to Tanoy,
But not only to sheep or goat raising
is this country adapted. 1t offers to
stock.growcrs in general combination
Of iavoring circumstances and condi-
tions to be found in few sections and
not to be lightly overlooked, The
tIIHdlt sOll bHu SuiIuCt arc All INlIlI-
ably adapted TO the grazing, growth
and development of all kinds Of live
stock. Cattle do well and can he car
ried through the winters with very lit
tie cost, Hogs are standby, and much
Of the time can live, and sometimes
fatten, on the mast. Horses are raised
easily and cheaply, and Of high merits
as might be supposed from the SINH
larity IN many respects OF this country
TO the famous bluegrass region of Ken
lucky. Mules? Well, we do not find
it necessary 10 vouch for the Missouri
mule. He has made his own record,
stands upon that record the world
around, and the Taney county mule
does not take second place for anything
Of his kind in Missouri or elsewhere.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22
CHURCHES

sToSH CuAPEL FoHsyru.
NJ. E.--services arst sunday In zach month
nhornios aud evening iisv r u. GniFfis.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22

Chas. Hewitt, the material clerk,
moved his Office from this place to
Branson today, The fcrcc that has
been unloading bridge timber here has
also moved to Branson, at which place
all material will be unloadud in the
future. The framing carpenters will
follow Us soon as they finish the work
now ON the yards here .--Galena Oracle.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22

Union sunday School every sunday morning Of
10 O'Clock. You are welcome
LAURA JOHNSON. Sec. W. II. PsicK, Sup.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22
Against Drunkshops.

At the special local option election
held In Christian county June 10th the
vote was $40 for the sale Of liquors to
1860 against; almost four to one in
favor OF peace, economy, nobriety, good
order, good citizenship, individual
prosperity, clear headcdness and home
comfort, as against brawling, waste Of
time and means, confusion, drunken
ness, individual poverty, and distress
in the home. The vote indicates that
thepcople havebeendoing somefguring,
some Independent thinking, and have
determined that the county shall be
worthy Of her name. Christian county
people are 10 be congratulated
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22

Springfold's hotel accommodations
have long been inadequate, u condition
tina. is now 10 be remedied by theerec
tion Of 100000 hostelry TO be known
US "The Colonial"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22

The original is always the best-imi.
tations are cheap. Bees Laxative
Honey and Tar is the original Laxative
Cough Syrup. IL Is different from all
Others lit Is better than all others, be-
cause IL cures all coughs and colds and
leaves the system stronger than before.
The letter B in rcd is on every package.
Sold by j. ~. Lamb, druggist, Tancy.
willie.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22
SOCIETIES

w0ODMfN
N " A.-FOrsyth Camp No. $3.50 meets on
Tuesday upon or irst following the fall moon
In each month.
J.y BALDWIN, Head Consul.
T. H. G1louM. Clerk.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22
ITO be contipued.)

J. II. LAWRENCE.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22

TANEY is the fourth county from the west
line OF the state, In the extreme southern
tier, and 80 bordering on Arkansas anu en-
joying Ia It's fullness the wonderful climate
AAhIaEl TIM
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1905-06-22
a Good Cotton Crop.

|, Austin Bryant, of Kisscc Mills,
raised during the summer of 1904, GlG0
pounds Of seed cotton on II scunl four
acres Of "sccOnd bottom Beaver creek
land. This land received just common
cultivation.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
LONDON A BUYER
IN OPEN MARKET
Purchases Today Amounted
to $4,000 Shares.
SOME REACTION IN PRICES
Hardening Process Continued Till 1890.
But Slight Declines Oc-
CURED Then.
SOME REACTION IN PRICES

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Verv moderate
advances ruled at the opening of the
stock market this morning The interna-
tional list was almost entirely from Is
to g higher. The maximum gain in
Sugar and Duluth preferred was q Col
orado Fuel and iron rose Is. Amalga-
mated Copper a,zd Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit IS Chicago Northwestern gained 3D.
Reading and United States Steel stocks
lest their opening gain
There is a good market in London.
Arbitrage houses carried a speculative
line over night in anticipation OF the
London market and have sold it all very
successfully. They are also buying IN
the open market. notably Southern Pa
cific and Erie. The general market has
rallied slowly but smoothly
The leader of the rise has been Erie,
in which there were large offerings. but
a greater demand. The supply for sale
of 42 was especially large, but 1t has
now all been taken. There was no
great srIpp;y of Reading for sale under
Sc. Principal trading in Amalgamated
Conner has been covering short lines
put on yesterday
There are almost no offerings in Mis-
souri, Kansas. and Texas stocks. In
Chicago and Northwestern it looked as
though the opening bid was designed te
make the stock sell as high as possible
and it brought out offerings of several
thousand shares. Western houses are
not trading heavily IN the market ane
show little disposition TO buy back line:
sold yesterday.
Tine bond market is steady with bet,
ter demand than supply. Government
bonds unchanged
Prices continued to harden till abou
1880. since then they have reacted u te
- per cent on light trading, but tone i:
strong. One of the most important ad
vances was that OF Chicago Termina
issues on buying by friends Of reorgan
iZation committee The preferred ros'
25s before meeting any consldera blt
supply. London's purchases on the opeI
market amount to about l5,OQ0 shares
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STOCK MARKET
WASHINGTON.

Washington Railway and Electric
bonds Were the most active securities
in the trading on the local exchange to-
day. and made maximum gain Of 5s
SIS. eco being sold after the call at S71s
after 81 600 had been sold at S63s and
$4,000 at 81. The prediction is freely
made that the bonds will go to so. The
preferred stock also gained fractional
". 100 shares selling at S37s and 21O at
S4 while the closing figures were 81
bid and S41h asked. The common stock
advanced Is on the bid an1 Il on the
offering, but was not traded in.
Bonds of otfIvs- s-v0lIi f1..--:eS included IN
the Washington Ira action system also
were active and at higher prices One
Anacostia and Potomac :. per cent sold
at 106 and S3, coo and $1,000 Columbia
Railroad SIS at 106 and 1O6S4, respectively.
With the exception of American Sc
were sold after the call at 23712. n gain
of q, there was no trading in the bank
list, but the Metropolitan-Citizens made
another advance in the bid of points
to 34C. and Traders of points to. l65
Capital Traction gained stout frac-
ton, 10 shares selling at 1852, and 90,
after the can, at l43$.
Mergenthai was stronger, 10 shares
selling at 1872 a gain of u point. and
the closing figures being 1878 bid and
1925 asked, an advance Of Il and Is, re-
Spectively.
fractionally higher, closing at 13 bid and
1875 asked, after 500 shares had been
sold at 13. After the call 100 shares
sold at 1875 and an option on like
amount at 13Iz.
Greene Copper was much higher. the
bid being 269s and the offering 27, an
advance of rs. An option on 100 shares
sold at 273s.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
Classic Renaissance.
Continued From First Page.)

from lSew York had come In over the
Baltimore and Ohio line since 10 o'clock
last night. Tt1e train due here at Z
O'Clock last night had not arrived, and
there was little prospects that it would
get in.
The same conditions prevail over the
Pennsylvania road. The tie-up IS COM
plete on all northern lines.
Street Cars Tied Up.
The city street cars have been having
their troubles, too. The wind dE:fted
the snow during the night, and IN
many places the tracks were covered.
The snow-sweepers were kept busy
most of the night. but still many of the
car lines experienced tie-ups early in
the morning.
OF course, the severe cold spell has
oceasioned great suffering among the
poor people of the city. The Associated
Charities and the Citizens Relief As
ISOLATION have been doing everything In
their power to relieve conditions, but
despite their efforts much suffering pre-
walls
Citizens of Washington have faint
idea of just how cold it is during this
blizzard
It was cold enough at dark last night,
but the weather man was not satisfied
with this temperature.
Down, down, down the mercury in his
thermometer fell, until it almost struck
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
DEATH AND HUNGER
IN WAKE OF STORM

he There may be a rise IN the tenn
perature during the day. but II viii not
go above ten degrees
Tonight il will be about the same as
it was last. night. but the wind VIII
not be quite so bad.
1.-The wind last night was blowing at
a gait as high as forty miles an hour
By tomorrow at noon the wind VIII have
abated considera bly,
Therefore, according to Prof Garriott.
there will be no relief from the cold
until tomorrow, and even then It viii be
pretty cold.
Last night, shortly after dark, the
stars came out clear and bright, but the
wind blew the snow around in such
blasts that il seemed as though a great
snowstorm was in progress.
About II O'Clock the moon came out
and shone weirdiy bright above the
clouds of wind-driyen snow
BY this morning all of the loose snow
was swept from the sidewalks leaving
slippery surface to walk upon, and
many severe falls have been experienced
by pedestrians.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
thirteen Degrees Drop.

A fall of 13 degrees in twelve hoursl
The forecaster should be proud OF this
record for many day. Not since the
terrible days of the great blizzard OF
1899 has he been able TO make such
record.
OF course, there may have been times
when the thermometer dropped many
more degrees than this, but the mer-
curry was In such a high position that
il could spare few points
When tie mercury registers at I6 de-
grees above zero it is cold, and from
then on every degree added to the cold
counts more than four or five when the
temperature is above 80.
AS already stated the Weather man Is
nro1,d of the record made His forecasts
OF lust what would occur have proven
exactly correct Never in the olden days
did Elijah, the prophet. make truer
prophecy
When the temperature is lowering
around zero the Weather Bureau is one
of the most busy places in the country:
kilograms. telephone messages, and all
kinds OF communications come in asking
when there Will be a rise in the tenn
perature-
No Let Up to 1t.
The forecaster smiled grimly wher
asked what good cheer he could give
to the people.
There will be no stop today" said
The Washington times., 1905-01-26

inspector Ashford and the Commission
ers the prime points of the plan are
the provisions for air and light which
the architect has made The court
rooms are placed on the second story
and the rooms for the clerks. attorneys,
and others. having dealings with the
general public are entirely separated
from those for the judges, witnesses.
and criminals The former are on the
west end OF the building opening on
Sixth Street, while the latter are on the
opposite side of the court rooms and on
the east side of the building. The arch
itect plannedi the building~to be con-
structed of brick and terra Gotta
Beside Mr. Simmons and Messrs. Hea-
ton and Wood, Dom, and Demtng, who
received honorable mentfon,- the follow
ing architects competed:
Sherman Lockwood Paschal, G.. O..
Totten, Harding & Upman, Charles
Mason Remey, Oscar G. Vogt, Frank
II. Jackson, c. A. Didden & Son, George
S. Cooper. Fred G.. Atkinson, a. Ten
Eyck Brown, y. P. Clark, n. T. Halter.
It was remarked today that one of
the two architects VINO competed in the
first contest, and who did not enter the
second, was Henry Simpson, the win
ner Of the award in the previous trial,
whose design was discarded, with TWEEN
ty-one others, because he and other
architects had submitted more than
one design
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

-Saies-GaEitai TEactiea,110sl1442251
washington Street Railway, preferred,
50dS3Ts. 50aSS3S, 19e@sa, 104S4, 1l0aA
Washington Street Railway, common,
10@2I1h.
Mergenthaler, 10G192, 2G192.
1G0@13. 100II3.
Greene Copper, 19oa27aas, buyer CO.
After call-Anacostia e Potomac 5s,
Sl0DG166.
Columbia Railroad SIS, s.. 3.o0OQ1061k.
Washington Street Railway As, $1,000
dS6ss
Columbia Railroad SIS, S2,o00@106A.
Washington Street Railway As. 8, ,00C
GS6ss.
Capital Traction, 50d143sz.
washington Street Railway IS, s1,o0(
@S7, s., ,0004s7, IS, ,5t1aS7. SIS, ,0001S7M.
Lanston, 100al34, buyer 60; 1oo@131s
109G121s
American Security and Trust, 20q237M
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
Opening Minor Streets.

A special subcommittee. consisting of
Representative Cowherd and Davis,
was appointed to inquire into the merits
Of the Senate bill providing for a more
convenient method by which. as de-
scribed before in The Times, the Com
missioners shall quickly have minor
streets and alleys opened.
The bill providing for a system of
numbering parcels of land in the Dis
trtct was, ii is thought, one of the most
important measures favorably reported
today. 1t has been persistently adVo-
Gated by Commissioner West.
1t will do away with the necessity of
minutely describing by means of dimen-
sions and geographical data parcels OF
land for taxation and such purposes
After the passage OF the bin the use OF
the numbers will be sufficient.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
N'CUE APPEAL DENIED
BY SUPREME COURT
Unless Governor Interferes Charlottes-
ville's Ex-Mayor Must Hang
on February 10.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va Jan. 2s.-

Unless the governor now interfereS,
Former Mayor Samuel McCue must
hang February 10, for the murder of
his wife.
The Supreme Court of the State to-
day handed down a decision refusing
to grant the writ of error asked for
by the attorneys Of the doomed man.
The opinion is long one, filing forty
pages Of paper.
It is announced that the lawyers
ernor in behalf Of the alleged mur-
derer. Favorable action on such an
appeal is now McCue's last chance for
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
Mr.. Simmons Is Given
Police Court AWQrd
Committee on Competition Selects Design.
Deming Get Honorable Mention.

The committee on award of the Po-
lice Court building competition, consist
ing of the three District Commissioners
and Building Inspector Ashford, this
afternoon selected 3. Stanley Simmons
as the author of the best design sub
mitted.
Two other designs were chosen for
honorable mention
The winner. providing the building he
proposes can be constructed within the
limit OF cost, So, 600, will receive the
81. 800 prize, including architects fees,
provided for the competition.
Mr. Simmons, the successful architect
was also the winner Of the Business
High School competition, but the judge
OF the competition in that case was an
architect from outside the city, and
none of the members OF the Police Court
committee had anything TO do with that
award
Classic Renaissance.
The plan selected by the committee is
described as of the classic renaissance
style It provides for tWo-story build
ing with a basement, the main elevation
being on d Street
The exterior of the building is simple
in design and in the minds of Building
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
ALEXANDRIA NOW
ENTIRELY CUT OFF

Alexandria is practically snowbound
Traffic between there and Washing
ton by electric cars has been stopped on
account OF the snow, and the steam
trains are all behind time
The ferry not being in operation the
city is practically cut off from Wash
ington by land or water
1t is expected that Communication
viii be established between the two
cities by the electric road by right.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
INDUCEMENTS.

Yorick EanTm-OId> Gougeberry doesn't
seem to have any trouble in securing
actors for his new play. and yet he
was never known TO pay salary tor more
thar TWO weeks.
f5amiett Fatt-Weil, there's three eat
ing scenes in this production, and ile
sets the table every time with real
foG0-Houston Chronicle
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
COTTON MARKET
SLiMLY ATTENDED

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The cotton
market opened moderate and unchanged
to 3 points higher. or rather better than
expected In view Of cables from the
market at Liverpool. The attendance
was rather slim and business, therefore.
was not very active. Wire houses had
few buying orders.
At 1920 o'clock the market was un-
settled and about even with the final
quotations Of yesterday, after having
been 4 points higher. The setback was
caused by realizing.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
FRIENDS OF SHAFFER
PETITION THE PRESIDENT

The friends OF Augustus L. Shaffer,
convicted Of the murder of his divorced
wife, Catherine Shaffer, and who is un-
der sentence to be hanged IN the Dis
trict Jail, February 10 next, have pc
tiIioned the President for commuta-
ton Of sentence to life imprisonment.
The matter has been referred by the
Department OF Justice to District AT
torney Beach, for investigation. Mr.
Beach has not yet filed his report in the
matter
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
THE SCHEMER

e Merryman-I always keep my wife
provided with good reading matter.
Clubsky-Any particular reason?
Merryman-Yep: II keeps her anus
ed so that when she sits up at night
waiting for me to come home she
doesn't care how late I stay out,-De-
troit Free Press
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
Pacific Coast-Southern Railway.

The absolute certainty of no possible
detention ell route, on account OF snow
blockades, when travelling over the
Southern Railway, via New Orleans TO
San Francisco makes this route with
it's double daily fast Pullman sleeping
and dining car service, the best line be-
tween Washington and Pacific Coast
points 1a25-2t
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
New Branch Office.

Want advertisements for the Evening
and Sunday Times will be received at
Drug Store, corner Fourteenth and T
Streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
Tone Of Market Still FIRM,
Despite a Slight Reaction
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

TReported by W. B. Hibbs C Co., 1919 F
Street Members New York Stock Exchange,
Chicago Board OF Trade. and Washington
Stock Exchange
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The following
are the quotations on today's cotton ex-
change:
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
BOARD URGING
APPROPRIAT
Wants $685. 900 Additional
for Municipal Building.

The District Commissioners are this
afternoon before the House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds, pre-
senting their arguments for an adj
ditional appropriation OF 100000 for the
new Municipal Building. The hearing
began at O'Clock, and the Commission
ers will make every effort to induce the
committee to grant the additional appro-
priation-
Should the request be adversely acted
On, the chances for obtaining the money
will depend on the generosity ef the
Senate.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
Sceptics Turn Believers
AND ARE CURED.

DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder q
Great Blessing.
when / read that DR.. Agnew's Ca
tarrhal Powder could relieve Catarrh in
10 minutes / was far from being con-
vinced. / tried it-a single puff through
the blower afforded instant relief,
stopped pain over the eyes, and cleansed
the nasal passag ges. Today am free
from Catarrh" 3. J.. Egan's (Easton,
Pal experience has been that Of thou
sands OF others and may ne yours z!
Or. Agne~'s s Heart Cure saves life.
Relieves in 80 minutes.
sold by MODERN DRUG CO.
IA 7th St. n. w.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
On Restaurant Licenses.

The committee also took up the bill
regulating the issuance of restaurant Ii
censes, but deferred action on 1t to a
later date.
Tomorrow morning at 1890 o'clock, in
executive session. the committee will
resume consideration of the crosstown
railway bill
comnittee tbat ,ba tlIe
would desire favorable action on the
bills providing for compulsory educa-
tion and a child labor law IN the Die
trict.
Also, he said, the Commissioners
would like to have favorable reports on
the Juvenile court bill, and the meas
ure providing for the registration of
nurses.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
Renort ON District Bills.

The House Committee on the District
of Columbia today conferred with the
District Commissioners in executive ses-
sion, and, as a result Of the conference,
reported favorably nine measures affect
ing the local government.
The bills thus reported are as follows:
To distinctively designate, by a COM
prehensive system of numbering, parcels
and blocks of land in the District for
purposes of assessment and taxation.
To authorize the AracoStia, SurrattS-
vile and RranGywine Electric Railway
Company TO extend its railway in the
District.
To permit the completion in seven
years Of the work of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad in eliminating certain
grade crossings, and to provide that
Ninth Street southwest shall be carried
under, instead of over, the tracks
Fixing at 81 1,SG0 per annurn the salary
Of the inspector of steam boilers.
FOrbidGing the erection of any building
on the Union Station plaza of more than
eighty feet in height
Authorizing the Commissioners to fur
nish, within certain limits, free Poto-
mac water to charitable institutions.
Incorporating the trustees of the grand
encampment OF Knights Tenplar of the
United States of America.
Confirming title TO lot 5, square $50, in
the District
Extending Nineteenth Street from
Woodley Road TO Mintwood Place.
The Washington times., 1905-01-26
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Jan 26.-The following ar,
the quotations on today's exchange:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-23

MREEd from the best Eastern Ore.
gen sstssEt, producing a -four equal Il
tho best in the market.