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Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Shoppers Comfort.

"What a comfort the exchange sys
tenn is," exclaimed one woman shopper
TO q friend she met in the elevator VI
& big department store. "Yesteria,
bought q hat which l didn't like
after I got 1t home, 50 to-day l broush,
1t back and got three pounds Of butter
and q mousetrap for It,"
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

The propositiou to issus bonds for
a 600 10 erect . new city hall. carried
81 . eooo majority q special election
n Hiabeo.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Submarine Forest.

BY means of glass.bOttomed boats
1t has been discovered that the bot
tom Of Monterey bay, California, is o
beautiful submarine forest Of ses
oranges. green ribbons, horse tail
sea pompoms, etc. Some Of the plants
are 80 feet In height.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

in London the business Of auctioAins
~ automobiles Of all vintages mas
oeen established for more than two
years and the scale ON which 1t has
oeen done 10 eys-opening. The exten;
II such transactions may be imagined
from the fact that It 10 said that ono
house alone In the world metropolis
shows an average weekly turnover o.
10000. The establishment In ques-
ton seldom houses less than 100000
worth Of cars ct . time, all OF which
Are on view at the bi.weekly sales.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Jepan's War Fund.

All told, foreign loans, domestic
loans, war taxes. increased customs
iuties, etc., Japan has raised nearly
$3.50, 100000 for war purposes. Az
wages In the United states are at
least six times higher than In Japan,
the amount raised by that country 10
equal to our raising $5,1O0,O0O.O00.
Further, ~ the population Of Japan 10
only 48.000,O0O, while ours IL $4,000,
900, we should really have to raise
about S9.00O.CO0.0O to equal Japan's
afRort
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

Lewis Hall. postmaster and justice Of
the peace Of Kimmswick, Jefferson
county. shot and probably fatally
wounded City Marshal Herman Hen
schell. following q quarrel growing out
Of IN argument over the lid"
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

The following conversation recently took
place in lrdIa:
Physician with his ear to the patients
breast There is q curious swelling over
the region Of your heart. sir. which must
he relieved at once.
Patient lanx iou.ly)-That Swelling" 10
my pocketbook. doctor. Please don't re-
iuce it too much Medical Record.
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Awfuly Noisy.

AW3U1y WO1sJs
Mrs. Neighbors-Whats tnat awful
racket In tho next room?
Mrs. Rounders-O, that's my hus'
band dressing to 60 downtown.
Indeed! I've heard folks say that
be was O loud dresser, but I had nc
Idea 1t was anything like that. LIP
pincott's Magazine.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Once Owned by Sherman

The other day suit was brought II
San Francisco over title to a lot sole
by the late Henry Meiggs to the late
Gen. william Tecumseh Sherman, ther
San Francisco banker, and ex-cap
tain In the United States army.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Rich Hill Coal Field.

Two new coal shafts are being sunk
near Rich Hill. one by william Low
der and one by Carr Cros. Coal busi-
ness In that field il opening up in good
shape. and number Of new strip pits
will soon be opened.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Deputy Kills MIS- Snake.

Deputy Sheriff William d. Older
worth. Of Clayton. is claiming the dis
tinction Of having killed the biggest
rattlesnake In st. Louis county. Older.
worth vas driving near Eureka, when
he saw the snake on a tree, and laid
him low with a bullet from his re-
volver. II was eight feet long. and
had Is rattles on its tail. Olderworth
has since been presenting rattles to his
friende. The skin was given to Q et.
Louis friend.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Moberly Livery Harm Barns.

b. r. Whites livery barn was de.
stroyed by fire at Moberly. Thirty-Ave
horses and oil the buggies and harness
were saved. The principal loss was
on feed. which amounted into the thou
sands. The loss ON the building was
fully covered by insurance.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Before and After.

Before marriage young woman l,
satisfied to live on fudge and love
after marriage she insists on thre,
squares daily with the fudge throwI
in.-DetrOit Free Press.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
New Town,

A central Missouri editor who said
"The Missouri river continues to ria.
at intervals" received note from on,
Of his subscribers asking where In
tervals was.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Golf and Profanity.

An Iowa preacher claims that ht
can play golf without using profan.
language. He probably got his pre-
uminary practice on the croQue
groupds.-Detroit Free Press.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

organs TO Q condition Of health. NY
experience with your valuable remedy
was equally as gratifying as that OK
several Of my friends. Yours truly.
tSirned) TIMOTHY u. SULLIVAN.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. 7.
For sale by all druggists Price, ~
cents per box.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

walter Williams Has Typhoia.
Walter Williams. editor Of the Colum.
bia Herald. is suffering from an attack
OF typhoid fever at the Yarker mem.
orial hospital at Columbia.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

Because he lost . nickel. Charles
Ratz. aged 10, st. Louis teamster.
tried to beat out his brains by butting.
He is In the hospital.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Ran the "Temperanc nee saloon.n

Maj. William Tristler. "a years old,
died at Macon. He had been a resi-
dent Of Missouri since 1855. He ran
what was known as the Temperance
saloon" He did not sell liquor to
drunken men. and tried to discourage
immoderate drinking.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Tint Crouuet Again.

Long after man decides that he IL
too old to play baseball. ride bicyc!,
or make Q billiard his wife will b.
found driving the wooden ball through
the iron hoop with Q hammer.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Desired Effect.

"Try TO look a little pleasan.er," said
the photographer to Mr.. Tytc-Phst. Re.
member, ! am making these pictures at
do n,cel: Chicago Tribune.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

Burglars took 1886 from Christ Per-
rennoud's saloon. in st. Louis. and tel
ephoned him. asking him II he could
give them description Of the men who
were doing the work.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Among ssfest In Country.

The theaters u. e. Louis have begun
the season Of 19O5-O6 With the altera-
tions made during the summer vaca.
tion they are among the safest in the
country.
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Perjury.

Mrs. Bocon--Do YOU think your husband
is getting better:
Mrs. Erbcr, No. worse, When he goes
fishing now he's not satisfied TO tell wha.
he caught. hut he makes an ai.id4y.: IL
it.--Ionkcis Statesman.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Defined,

"Papa. what is the Panama canal:"
"My son. it's a long line Of politics ex
tending across the ls,hnus of Panama.
Life,
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Reeehea . Ripe ola M.

Mrs. Matilda sutter. aged 81. reputed
10 be the oldest resident Of Monroe
county, died at the home Of her daugh-
ter At Monroe City.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

When a pretty girl asks to look at .
n,ans watch it safe to bet that she
doesn't want to know the time, but to
see If there is q womans picture in the
case.-Boston Globe.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Comp pulsory Attendance Law.

With the opening Of the schools In
St. Louis. the compulsory attendance
law Is in effect. 1t requires that all
children between the ages Of eight and
sixteen attend schools.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

He'll Hurry Back.
II thou hast . lettering servant, sent
him of thy errand just before his din
ner,-F'uller.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Fourth in Line.

E0Urth N Line,
Norway's shipping Is exceeded h
tonnage only by England's. Germany
and Frances.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

What's the use Of worrying about
whether or not we shall know each other
in heaven! Few of us really know each
other here ". \ Times.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Mutual Envy.

Business Mani wish ! could writ
your poetry!
Poet-And l wish ! could write you
checks!-Detroit Free Press.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
SENATOR SULLIVAN
Says Hs Has Found Doaa's Kidney Pms
invaluable IN Treating Sick Kidnsys.

Hon. Timothy d. Sullivan, Of New
York, Member Of Congress from the
Eighth New York District and one Of
the Democratic leaders Of New York
state, strongly recommends DOan's
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Must Learn Early.

The archbishop OF Canterbury re
Gently said ii public address: tn
child who has not learnea uusdieAc
at the age Of two neve: learns it."
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

A warrant has been issued for Frank
NJ. Salmon. Of the failed Salmon bank,
on the charge Of receiving deposits
when he knew the bank was insolvent.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Cut Arteries In His Wrist.

After quarreling with his wife. Ar
thur Kuhn. aged SO, Of st. Louis. cut
the arteries Of his wrist. A doctor,
hastily summoned. saved his life.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

Speaking of sure things. there 10. in ad.
dition to death and taxes. the rent col.
lector.-Chcago Daily News.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

Kidney Pills.
Senator Sullivan
writes:
It IL n pleasure
20 endorse . rem.
edy like Doan's
Kidney Pills, hav.
ing found them Of
greatest value In
eliminating the
distress caused BY
sick kidneys, snd
IN restoring those
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Gets . Change OF Venue.

At Savannah. after examining Q
venire Of $50 men, and failing to secure
q jury In the case of Martin pauls-
grove. charged with the murder Of his
sweetheart. Miss Mary Newman, Judge
Barnes granted change Of venue, and
sent the case to Maysville, DeKalb
county. The trial is set for the Sec
ond Monday In October. A few hours
after tho change was granted the pris-
oner was taken to Maysville, and
placed In fail there.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09

Often a mans interest in Q project je.
pends wholly on the rate.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
Fer Raasins Coal WEIGHTS.

Charles Jordan. Q ST. Louis coal deal.
or, was Aned $500 and costs on q charge
of raising weights ON q coal ticket. He
took an appeal.
Scott County kicker., 1905-09-09
MISSOURI srATg oL1ANINoa.

WU Wefns Hatias Joplin's Tress.
The beautiful thoroughfares Of Joplin
eea surrounding towns are thresteued
win ne loD Of the shade trees. which
~ being denuded Of their foliage by
sae web worm, species Of the caterpii.
~. All down the streets wherever the
ueee are growing the webs Of these
Ysste can be seen, and where they afe
working the limbs are % bare as in the
winter time. Great apprehension pre-
vails at the condition, and the Joplin
improvement association IL planning 4
crusade against the pests. Unless some!
thing can be done soon, the trees will
not only be stripped Of their foliage.
put VIII be injured to the extent Of total
loss Of many Of the finest trees in the
city. Reports from neighboring towns
indicate that the same condition exists
OIL over southwest Missiuri. Never be.
1ore In the history Of Joplin have the
trees been affected In any way, and
their luxuriant growth adds to the
beauty Of the residence portion Of the
city. It 10 proposed to fight the web
worm with hre. and a blaze Of kerosene
on the end Of a pole Is being used to
burn the worms and their webs. 1t re.
mains yet to see what success will bS
attained BY this treatment.
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keepers whom they enrich and tho Ipl-
iticians in office whom they bride to
let them misuse the roads. The hunt
ers are popular. They destroy crops
but they pay;sor them tear down fences
but settle; and their bright red coats
and handsome hounds and nervous
horses are pretty to look at in set
ting of autumnal browns. They also
show pluck Of q sort made respectable
by tradition. ay:>. "
There are two "hunts" on Long Is
land, not to speak of one in Jersey
and one up in Genesee county. The
latter, founded years ago by the great
grandfather of Congressman Jimmy"
Wadsworth, who is a close friend of
the Roosevelts, is the parent and pat
tern of all northern hunts. Up there
it is common for the farmers of the
neighborhood to ride up on their own
horses and take part in the hunt. Gen.
esee county figures in David Gray's
"Gallops" thinly disguised. It is the
breeding place of some of the best
hunters this side Of Kentucky. BY a
forgivable pun Gray speaks of the rec
tor of the horsey community as of "St.
Thomas Equinus." {:
On Long Island the farmers go Gene
see one better and have formed a hunt
OF their own, which meets few miles
farther from the city than the famous
Meadowbrooks..
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just as Wachtel was spotted while sing
ing on the box Of one of his, cabs in
Hamburg, and Campanini at his anvil
In italy.
Raphael Caruske was discovered by
a throat specialist to whom he came
for treatment Of his voice, injured by
much shouting of his wares. Scalchi
at one time sold fish, which is as un-
conventional an occupation as buck
STEERING. The adoption of stage name
seems to be almost the rule for opera
singers, not for artists of the concert
stage. Plain John Clark was famous
in a Brooklyn choir. They turned
Brooklyn" into "Broccolini" for him
when he became "Signor." Madame
"Albani" came from Albany, of course,
as Nine. "Melba' came from Mel
bourne; Lillian "Nordica" was from
Maine and, made up stage name from
a pun upon the shivery word North"
People whose names are Italian do not
need to change them. Patti never did:
Campanini, Ravelli, Tamagno, sang as
they were christened.
Routman seems to have had, from
the beginning, unlike Wachtel and the
others, an idea of the value of his
voice. To save it he twice gave up
the only jobs he could get; once in a
tailor shop, where the air was close:
once in chemical factory where the
fumes were sitting.
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ages and recover the two little prisoners.
He accompli shed his. purpose. .5 ss

ages and recover the two little prisoners.
he ACCOMPLISHED his purpose. q. 20
KS Cap, Coolidge took 4 fancy to the lit
ZIG Arapahoc boy who had been taken
prisoner by the Sioux and decided to rear
ana educate him. While not legally
I adopted, the boy was treated by the Of
; ncer as son, and deep, warm, tender
@anection bound them to each other. J.
.Ine boy took the name of Coolidge,
and he justified the faithhis benefactor
nao IN him. Capt. Coolidge gave him
the rud1ments of an English education
at MS own home and then sent him
away to college.
The young Arapahoe decided to enter
the ministry and accordingly was gradu-
ated from Seabury, an Episcopal theo-
logical school at Faribault, Mimi. On
MS graduation he came back to his own
people as missionary, and for num-
Der OF years now he has had charge Of
the little Episcopal mission at the
snoshone reservation. Near the reser-
vat1on he has ranch, and upon it he
hVes with his white wife and his child.
coolidge Is large, corpulent man,
ana wears the conventional clerical
garb. He is popular among his people
ana does much for them.
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FOR THE ELDERLY WOMAN.
All Black Not the Proper Choice The
as. - sBeautyof Pale Blue Against
White Hair.

It is the worst possible policy for the
middle-aged woman to dress in unre-
lieved black. There is nothing more
unbecoming to such wearer, as only
the bright rose tints of the young Mace
can satisfactorily bear black close to
it. Plenty of white of dainty freshness
in the shape of collar, or ruttle, or vest
will so modify the severity of a black
gown as to make it not only becom-
ing, but gives the impression, which
is particularly attractive for the elder
ly woman, Of fastidiousness, nicely and
spOtlessness. 81
Light cOlCrs are also becoming to
middle-aged women, and light blue is
especially the browning beauty of.the
woman who has white hair. A discreet
use of pink is also attractive even upon
elderly women, discreet meaning in the
use of touches in either blue or pink,
which is a different matter from in
dulging in the overyouthfulness Of an
all pink or pale blue gown. A few folds
Of pale pink velvet or chiffon on a
black net toque or lace straw hat is
charming on an elderly Wearer, while
pink roses, if tucked under the brim of
a lace-edged hat, never seem too much.
One of the prettiest effects possible
was that of a jetted toque, the jetted
black net almost covering the frame,
but revealing the white net with which
it was "filled," underneath. Twisted
from under the crown and coming
through to the outside at the back was
trail of pale blue velvet, which held
bunch of the tiniest pale blue ostrich
tips which clustered down over the
gentle-faced wearer's white hair q
White is especially fitting for "a
grandmother dress, and all the white
laces of stately effect which can be res
directed or procured by the woman of
70 should be treasured religiouslys and
combined with white silk for evening
dresses, instead of being combined with
black, or given away to younger as
pirants for their loneliness. White lace
and white silk is a thousand times
more attractive for the elderly WON
ans evening wear than black lace and
black silk, and where black lace is
used it should be lined with white
chiffon or lightened with Jet garnitures
and pale blue. s..
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in irregular shape they "subtend,'' as
the mathematicians say, considerable
distance in each main direction. What
is important, they lie exactly between
Tarrytown on the Hudson and Mount
Vernon on the Sound, and effectaully
block not only the growth Of these viii
lagos toward each other, as the city
grows toward them both, but even in
terferred with the obtaining of a water
supply and other public necessities. A
few main roads traverse this man-made
wilderness, but all the smaller ways
by which men have been accustomed
to drive or walk for years are closed
up. am no lawyer, but it seems to
me that, contending against purse
the townspeople could prove on many
of these roads public right of way by
usage, in common law.
They say Rockefeller uses 20 miles
of iron fence. Very likely. willie K"
Vanderbilt, the donor Of the recent
fence and two miles of lower pattern
upon an estate of only 1000 acres, ly-
ing compactly just on the eastern edge
of the city. A troublesome public high
way runs through Vanderbilt's place,
and this is the mastery way he han
dies the problem: At each point where
this road enters his property he brings
his high fence to stop roughly, as if
it were merely opened for a gap dur
ing building operations. Natives know
that highway enters there. Others
do not. The mo tresspassing" signs
are cleverly disposed to favor the error.
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Wolves Terrorize a Village.

Paris.-The inhabitants of the little
village of Morecourt, in the Tosges,
are living in state of terror owing
to the incursions of wolves from the
neighboring forests. Sheep and cattle
are being killed and fowls carried of
by the score.
-. AS a peasant woman was returning
home the other day she met a wolf
running out of her cottage door carry
ing her baby in its mouth. She seized
a weapon and flung it at the wolf,
which dropped the child and fed. A
hunt was organized by the villagers
and the animal was killed later in the
evening: -, ~-
"A corps of sentries has been organ
lied for the protection of the flocks
and lives of the inhabitants. They will
keep guard night and day. ro~-.- --~
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hit in Boston and was coldly received
in New York. OF the two towns, Bos-
ton has the better taste. Tom mas
been on the stage, baby, boy and man,
for SO years, but never until now under
his own name. He is the fifth genera
ton of actors bearing the Jefferson
name, and his elder brother Charlie"
is his business manager. Why should
he not do as well as Sothern, Mayo,
Miss Barrymore, John Drew and other
theatrical children and grandchildren?
He has the roly-poly look Of his father,
less than his fathers inches, and
less than his talent? That is hard to
say, and the time too early. The pub
lie grows more exacting, but never
toward an old favorite.
1t is q pretty story of modern neigh
borliness that accounts for Grover
Cleveland's public letter of good wishes
to young Jefferson at the outset Of his
stage career under his fathers name.
Mr.. Cleveland early in his presidency
became close friend of Clarke Davis,
the able editor of the Philadelphia
Ledger, who by fate's strange freak Is
better known as the husband of Rebec-
ca Harding Davis and the father of
Richard Harding Davis than as his
own learned self. Cleveland was also
a friend of Richard Watson Glider, ed
itor of the Century. The elders and
Dayises had modest little summer cot
tages at Marion, Mass, in the town.
ship of Bourne, where Mr.. Jefferson
was neighbor. Mr.. Cleveland fell in
love with the place and bought the
modest house there, which he called
"Gray Cables" Jefferson was as fond
of fishing as Mr.. Cleveland himself, and
to the last Of the fishing days of the
elder man, the former president and
the veteran actor, who is identified in
the public mind with RIP" were the
closest cronies. Mr.. Cleveland did not
share Jefferson's winter trips in Flori-
da; the actor was the feebler in health
and these winters in a milder climate
were necessary to him. There Jeffer-
son painted good pictures, told good
stories and gave a good example Of
courage in disease and pain. On his
return there was always the reunion
and the swapping of fish stories
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between the excellent and popular Mr.
Mcclellan, with the untamed Tammany
crew behind him blocking all his ef-
forts to be decent mayor; and Mr.
WINS, man of ability, who has been
out of politics and in business SO long
that he is almost forgotten, and who
has moreover no chance of election;
and Mr. Heart. Do not be surprised if
the latter gets- a considerable vote.
Thousands of men in both politica!
parties who detested his attempt to buy
up nomination for president and who
have no use for him personally will
vote for him as protest against the
practical partnership of the democratic
and republican bosses.
Jerome is the most popular man In
the city. Both bosses turned him uown.
1t sounds like a Gilbert and Sullivan
burlesque, but is the actual fact: he
was defeated for nomination in both
parties by combination of criminals.
beginning with the gigantic insurance
robbers, at whose depredations the
state stands appalled,, and going down
to the meanest of small-fry thieves.
When Armitage Matthews, a bright
young lawyer and secretary of the re-
publican committee, committed suicide
rather than stand trial upon criminal
charge, the very men, older and more
cynical than he, whom the community
suspects of having profited by his
crime, were able that very night to
join in the movement to defeat
Jerome's endorsement. Yet Jerome's
name was cheered to the echo in both
conventions.
If Jerome should win against that
huge power, if he even gets a consid-
cradle vote, it will be a victory for
respectable and Independent public
opinion. Circumstances have combined
to give Hearst's candidacy the same
aspect of opposition to bossism. If
Hearst and Jerome could have COM
bined--that is to say, if oil and water
could have mixed-it almost looks now
as If they could have swept the city
against both BOSSES.
OWEN LANGDON.