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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
LINCOLN'S CARELESSNESS.
His Hat His Favorite Receptacle for
Letters and Papers.

From the Century.
When Lincoln was postmaster of New Sa-
lem he used to tuck the letters inside his hat
and deliver them whenever he happened to
meet the persons to whom they were ad-
dressed. AS this Is a fair example of his
business system it may readily be imagined
that tue Office of Stuart e Lincoln was not
a moder~ssta blishment. where there was a
place for everything. and everything in its
place. And it was not Indeed. as man.
aging clerk the Junior partner would have
been hopeless failure, and as an attorney
In the technical sense of the term, he would
never have distinguished himself. He dis
liked everything connected with the drudgery
of legal routine, hated drawing the deelara-
tions and pleas, despised the artificialities
and reffnements which were even then be-
ginning to creep into the pleadings and dis
regarded forms whenever it was possible to
do so.
There was nothing mechanical. precise or
methodical about the man, and In all those
housewtfely virtues which characterized the
careful, orderly, exact solicitor he was ut
terly deficient. He never knew where his
papers were. and apparently the only at
tempt he ever made to better the disorder
was to write on one of his bundles of papers
which Uttered his desk. when you can't
find ii anywhere else, look In this" But
that was long after the firm OF Stuart &
Lincoln had dissolved. and even then we
find him explaining to a correspondent that
he had placed his letter inside an old hat
and had thus neglected answering II, which
of his post Office days. Indeed, his hat con-
tinued TO be his favorite receptacle for pa
pers as long as he lived. and he never ac-
quired any sense OF order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
CARING FOR TOWN LoAFERs.
How the Busy People Of a Kansas
Municipality Solved the Problem.

Sedan Cor. Kansas City Star.
This probably is the only town in Kan
sas, and perhaps in the west, where off,
cial provision has been made for the town
loafer. The public treasury here has been
drawn upon to provide this familiar town
character with a comfortable and pleasant
place TO spin his yarns, indulge in town
gossip and occasionally dabble in the heav-
Ter questions of state.
Sedan is typical OF the smaller county
seat towns of Kansas. With population OF
1000, like all other county capitals it num-
bers among its citizens many retired farm
ers. many old soldiers and quite sprink-
ling of ex-county officials. AS in many
county seats in Kansas, these three classes
form an important and interesting part
of the population. Until the oil boom came
and added much to the business of the
community, these men who, by the very ma
ture of circumstances have little to do and
therefore lots of time found warm well
comes about the friendly stoves of the
grocery stores They disturbed not the
current of commerce, but were always on
hand to greet the farmer customer on
Saturdays, and withal, were not undeSir-
able guests
When the oil business quickened the pace
of the community things became different,
and the village loaferS received less atten-
L
men were strangers to them and they could
no longer entertain the customers while
the grocer was getting the orders tied
up. In fact, 1t went from bad to worse
for a group about the stove and 1t final
~ became evident to them that they were
becoming less and less welcome.
About this time the town decided that 1t
needed band stand. So when the city
council finally decided to devote at least
500 to the cause of music by building
band stand the town loafers promptly ask
ed that IL be made a two-story affair and
that the lower room be used for q police
station. The request was not taken serious
~, however. until the towns peace officers
added the strength of their official indorSe-
ment to the project. The night officer Is
an old soldier and wanted company. He
knew that IL a sort of police station were
built he could get plenty of it, So the
council granted the request and gave the
first floor to the town loafers under the
guise- of building a police station Recently
been cut in all six sides of the structure
and the loafers can now see what is going
on all over the business part of the town
without leaving their quarters, for the
building stands at the intersection of the
two most important streets.
A stove has been put up, chairs provided
and lately merchant has accommodated
the increasing membership by donating
several advertising covered benches. The
room will hold upward of thirty, and it is
full every evening. There are no loafers
at all in the stores They sought the more
hospitabe band stand. No one regrets the
money the city has spent In building this
loafers paradise or the amount that has
been spent in improving IL. 1t has removed
the habit of loafing from the stores and
sidewalks and concentrated it out in the
center OF street corner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13

Tooth Powders, etc.
25c. Sanitol Powder; paste
or liquid. -. .I5c.
CSC. Sheffield's Dentifrice. .I5c.
CSC. Nine. Yale's Powder. ...I5c.
25c: Arnica Tooth Soap. .I5c.
25c. Woodbury's Powder. .Ioc.
Halls I5c. Violetine. SC.
Calder's Ioc. Powder. &C.
RUBBER GLOVES, in sizes
o1z, 7 and 8, per pair. .25c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
Conn BIS.

Rubber Dressing Combs;
assorted styles. ..Ioc.
Mems French Dressing Combs,
worth 25c.; in this sale. .Ioc.
Horn Combs; 2oc grades; choice
of two styles; each. ....... Ioc.
Tooth Brushes.
HYGIENE CSC. Brushes; in
this sale, each. .I8c.
Lot of French Tooth Brushes;
worth 25c. and 3oc. in this
sale at, choice. ..I5c.
Assorted sizes in regular I5c and
Ioc. Tooth Brushes; in this
sale at, choice. .Ioc.
Nail Brushes.
Lot of regular 25c. and soc.
kinds; in this sale, choice,
Nail Brushes, in styles that reg
ularly sell at Sc; in this sale. sc.
Bone handle Nail Brushes,
worth SOC; in this sale,
choice .25c.
NAIL Buffers, 800. kinds,
boxed .............. 2oc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
Decrease in Mail Deliveries.

DR.. l. ID. Walter. chairman OF a special
committee appointed TO look into matters
relating to the decrease made several
weeks ago in the deliveries OF mail from
three to two. resd a letter from First AS
sistant Postmaster General Hitchcock, In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13

We have a number Of large
size sample packages of OR
ANGINE, the popular head
ache remedy. These will be
given away tomorrow to pur-
ehasers of toilet articles. ASK
FOR THEM with your pur-
chases.
These are harmless and eff
fective powders. Carried al
ways in stock.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
MatrOn'S Contest.

The first Matron's Contest to be
given in Versailles, will be given a,
the Opera House, Tuesday night Dec.
4th.. with the following program.
Instrumental Solo Miss Gum.
Female Quartette, "Amcrica, -
Mrs. Simons, the Mise, Howard,
Biersach and Witten.
Scripture Reading.
Prayer-Rcv. r.. G.. BoaA.
Solo-Miss Wi,ten, ''Buying a Eel
ler"-No. /.
Instrumental Duct-The Misses
lone Simon. and Gladys Gwynn
betsy Hawkins Visit to the City
No. 2.
Miss Bicrsach, "Coun,ine
Eggs'-No. 3.
Duet--Mrs. +. N. Simons and Miss
Wiuen, "Os,icr Joc"-No. 4.
Female Quartette-Mrs. r.. n. ST.
mons, the Misses Howard, Bicrsach
and Witten.
Reading Mrs. +. Gwynn.
Instrumental So!o--Miss Howard.
Addres-"ShaN we have licensed
saioons"--JOhm Z. Gibbs.
Presentation Of the Medal.
Benediction.
Admission 70 cts.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
The First Shipment.

The Versailles & Sedalia Ry. ship
ped out Wednesday, as far as YER
%sai!les, their first car OF coal. On ac-
count Of failure to receive steel the
track is not quite completed to the
mine, but we hope to chronicle, next
week, the completion OF the road to
kichland. They would have loaded
two more cars for shipment Wednes-
day. but failed to receive cars IN
time. This is the fulfllment of a
promise made by Manager Reddig
and Engineer Bailey that they would
be shipping coal by Thanksgiving.
These men are hustlcis, and We hope
they will keep up their present gai,
until they reach Scdalia-not over
the Mo. Pac.-but over the Versailles
& Srdalia. With the work already
done Versailles is assured that she
will not have a coal famine for many
years to come, and factories estab-
lished here will be assured OF an
abundant supply OF full. This is
only the beginning Of this great un-
dcrtaking.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
Attention Neighbours!

The election OF officers of Versailles
Camp NJ. W. A., takes place Wcdnes-
day night Dec. s, and new members
will be adopted. A Grand officer will
be present to officiate, and the ladies'
will serve lunch. 1t is important tina,
all members with cool heads. clean
hands and honest hearts attend, be-
cause the validity of our certificates
will depend on the action taken at this
meeting. J. J.. SHORT, Consul.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
The First OF the Series.

The first number Of the Versailles
lecture course, under the auspices OF
the Progress Club, was given at the
Opera House Wednesday evening OF
last week. Although the weather
was d~isagrccablc Il fair audience
visited the lecturer, DR., Dent Akin
son, his lecture being, -Four Faced
People," and it was fully enjoyed by
all present. The DR.. is a very
pleasant speaker, and holds the
attention of his audience by his
el%oquence, pathos, wit and pleasant
delivery.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
A Peculiar Fire.

On Nov. 10Th. the bedding of Rev.
Emory's son was set IN fire by an
electric light coming in contact with
the bed clothes, and burned through
quilts, sheets and mattress before the
young man realized the situation. II
was put out without further damage.
Mr.. Emory was insured in the Mer-
camille Town Mutual, of St. Louis,
and received, Nov. Goth. a check to
cover the loss through J. G.. Briggs,
the agent.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

ID. f.r rhein--wlIo said. "you can't
make anything raising poul,ryf'
W II. Woolery SAYS the recent bad
spell Of weather reminded him Of Mr..
Roosevelt's visit TO Panama, VIZ. II
arrived several days ahead Of schedule
time. However il came and now We
look for Old Winter along about
Christmas with a good supply Of aero
stuff.
Henry S egc, sold a nice heifer to his
brother Louis Of Slower. Monday for 50.
Seem like you don't have to give good
cattle away.
&, NJ. Wc~lcry who left Morgan Co
last June and went to Kansas for harvest
is now employed on a dairy farm near
Trinidad, Colo. We are informed that H..
has been over considerable part Of Colo,
and is well pleased with the west, says
the jobs are all snaps out there.
Fritz Gchlken Of Se,la'ia was to y
his paren,s Sunday.
Fritz with I. O. Milburn, son OF Joe
M.ihrrn, are ingagel in the grocery.
feed and wood business in Soda l., ard
says they are fariug well and That,
SsGo..a is IA good place.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

An Eastern capitalist in travelling
over Kansas expressed his wonder
ment that the eastern part Of the state
is so much better than the western
part. A North Missouri editor says
tha, that is caislY explained hen
Nature made Missouri she filed the
moulds so abupda0t.y isll they ran
over and Eastern Kansas vas over
flowed. 1t might be vel! 10 add,
however, that Arkansas was not made
until after Missouri had cooled OFT"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

Our fine Italian climate is again
with as.
Homemade mincc meat for sale
at the Palace. w. N. Gibson.
J. G.. Briggs handed us IA dollar
the other day to apply on subscrip.
ton, and TOW he is away over in the
1907 column.
Druggist Boles moved across the
street this week to the old stand Oc.
cupied by Druggist Hardy. He has
better quarters, and will probably dc
an increased business.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
FROM HIGHLAND

The weather IN mach better at present..
Mr.. Kitten is much better at hi, writ
ing, but not able to be up and about yet.
Born, to Jake Bridge, nnl wife, a fine
baby girl, mother aud babe doing "r'I,
and Jake, we'll he says, 'he don't cave
il lie Was beat for Sheriff.
Several OF owr copic attended tie
funeral Of Aunt Lizzie Dsvinua at Free
dom last Saturday,
Quite a number 81 our isdy friends
4 livered their turkeys to Florence and
9 ensleJ Monday, and received re per
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

Overcoats, Ladies' Coats,
Blankets, Shoes. Children's
Coats, Underwear, Woolens,
Outings, Shirts, Suits for
Men, Boys and Children, all
going at lowest prices.
G. w. BIERsACH,
On the Corner.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

Buy one Of Beman's automatic oil
cans. w. N. Gibson.
J. W. Martin left Monday night on
a business trip to Kansas City.
The Palace Grocery handles all
Henry Moser's flour. W. N. Gibson.
Phone 267. Room 6 Mason & Hardy
Bldg Chas. W. Kavanugh, Notary,
Real Estate, Insurance and Loans.
J. G. Sullcns sent cash enough to
set his subscription up to Jan. list
1908.
The bricklayers resumed work on
the Oddfellow building Monday, and
if this weather will stay with us the
walls will be up in a few weeks.
Mrs. Briggs and daughter returned
from their Iowa trip on Monday of
last week. They had a pleasant trip.
To say the cold man" was glad to
them see back goes without talking
much.
Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding of Mr.. J. II. English, of Walters
Oklahoma, and Mrs. Stella Manning,
OF Versailles, on November 22nd,
1906. Mrs. Manning was a former
resident of Versailles.
Died, at her home, four miles
northeast Of Versailles. Thursday
morning. Nov. 22d. 1905. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Devinna, aged about 83 years.
Her aims were inferred in the
Freedom Cemetery Saturday.
1t was certainly lucky for those who
were so fortunate as to attend the
Bankers Banquet Tuesday night, and
who also have the privilege of attend
ing the X. p. Banquet Thursday
night, that there was two full days
and a night between.
The pupils of the Versailles high
school have formed two literary So
Cicties SO that they can enter into de-
bates and make it interesting for each
other. They met last Friday night
and enjoyed their first debate. The
societies have been named Eureka"
and ''Excclsior." They have adopt
ed a college yell that would lay Yale
and Harvard in the shade. The joint
debates will be held every other week.
Tuesday we caught Harrison, the
crazy real estate man, actually clean
ing up the Office occupied by him and
that other wild-eyed real estate man,
Crewson. Whether it was on account
Of the Bankers Convention or that he
expected lady callers, we didn't learn
but it IS a sure fact he didn't clean
up before it was needed. He will not
likely make another such break for
five ycars-if ever.
Mcssrs. J. w. Jackson, II. f.. Gray,
W. T.. Vowel and T.. S. Walker, of
Monroe City, were here Tuesday
morning on their way to Barnumton,
in Camden county, on a hunting and
fishing expedition. They appeared to
be pretty well supplied with bait, and
the farmers ove in the Barnumton
section won't let them slarve, but
they had better watch their turkey
and hen roosts, They were a jolly lot,
and will have a good time, il that is
all they Kill,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

| an nov located in Room No. e Ma
son * H,rdy Bldg. where | am ready to
make You Abstract, write your lnsur-
auce, do your Notary Public ETC.
Phone 2Gi.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
Bazaar and Turkey Supper.

The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church will hold their annual Bazaar
and Turkey Supper, on Friday, De-
cember 7th. This affair, which has
always been first-class in every re-
spect, will be better than ever this
year. Wait for it.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

Mrs. Richard Win1ler diea' AZ h.tv
home near Pysmont las, saturday, ,
aged about 70 Jcars. Fun.tal Mul.->
day at the CcsMan iu,h.gan Era.Ir>
terry in tLa, vicinity.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29

LOCAL NEWS.


N~''''oSi VIZ thanksgiving SSI>
vices at the Christian church, Thurs
day at 1890.
The Palace Grocery has the best
-four for the money in the Versailles
market. W. N. Gibson.
Ben Wilson, a prosperous and pro-
gressive farmer of the Gravois, is
erecting a fine new barn AZ by SO #.
The snow is gone, and its place is
taken by mud and slush, but a few
more pleasant days, and they will be
gone.
Will pay for news Of six ewes, lost on
Nov. Ord, marked with fork on one
ear and crop on the other. Notify
\. Laforcst, Slower, Mo.
II you have a ticket for the K. p.
banquet Thanksgiving night you are
FIXED, and will surely remember it: if
Iyou have no ticket, ''forget it,
I Rev. John Buecher will preach at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
at II a. m. in German, and at Z p. III.
IL English. All are invited to attend.
"They say" that Dudley, the tom
serial artist. is a lady's man, and we
- l.1,au. - Zoe L.. .>.IJ L-.
OUT picture cards, except the one
with the beautiful young lady on it.
Fred &. Drcsie, the ncw telephone
manager, and family, are now resi-
dents of Versailles, occupying the
knipmeycr residence in the Jones adj
dition.
Uncle VIM. Berkstresser and fam
ny. have moved to town from their
farm, four miles northwest of town,
and are now at home in the Jones'
addition.
l.. x. kenncy, OF Glcnstcd, was
over to the city Tuesday, and he
looked as if he had not entirely re-
covered from the effects of his Satur-
day night supper. but he is improving.
Regular communication of YER
saillcs Lodge, No. III, A. +. and
A. NJ, Saturday night, Dec. lst
There viii be work in the f.. A. de-
gree. and all members are invited to
he present.
The Sam Jones' Memorial Services
at the NJ. T.. Church., South, Sunday
night, was impressive, the music cx-
ira good, the papers read very inter-
esting, and a profitable hour spent by
all present.
Rev. T.. &. Boaz and wife left Mon
day to eat Thanksgiving dinner with
their daughter, Mrs. a. d. Morrison,
|bf Hillsdale, Kan. 1t will be a family
1 reunion, with the exception Of a
daughter in Alabama.
]. F.~Devinna, Of Muskogcc, and
\. {. Devinna, Of Euiala, Maurice
Deyinna, Of Tulsa. all in Indian Ter
ritory, were called home last Friday
on account Of the death Of Mrs. De-
Wilma, four miles north east Of town.
They are formerly Of Morgan county.
!. f., is engaged in the hardware
business; A. C., manager OF a teie-
phone system; Maurice, a son OF a.
e., is Interested in a department
store. All are doing nicely.
Dan Williams, with his herd Of
hunting hounds, went OF to the coun-
try home Of &. 4. Barber last Sa.ur-
day night to have a good 'rossum
hunt. He was accompanied by Ar
thur ~Brockaway, and they returned
Sunday after ,oon, some OF the dos
looking like they had gone through a
Hin, mill. The hoaGds had freed a
J0-poand C oa and when the coon
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-29
OF L Il ;

" W. MOORE. President
OtORGt W. ptTTi Wee President
j. W. mills. 2ud Vice president
J D HUBBARD, Cashier
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-31
THE
SOUTHERN
HOTEL
J. R. Saunders and Geo. P Went
worth Close Deal for VaIu-
able PrOpHEty.

The Southern Hotel property, which
was owned by Mrs. Hill, of Tallahas.
see, has been purchased by J. R.
Saunders and Geo. P. Wentworth, the
latter Of the Escambia Realty Com
pany, which he represents in the deaf
The purchase of this property has
been under consideration for some
weeks, but it was not until recently
that the parties could agree upon the
consideration, which is in the neigh.
borhoOd of $4,000.
The new owners have in view sever
al Improvements to the property, but
these will not be made at the present
time. Later, however, there will be
additions made, with possibly one Oh
more stories added. At present about
fifteen new rooms, which are in the
addition recently made, will be open.
ed.
The property is considered very
valuable, as it is an ideal hotel site.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-31
CONDITION OF
THE WEATHER
FAIR AND WARMER WEATHER is
FoREcAsTED FOR TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

The forecast for Pensacola and VI
cinity for today and tomorrow is fair
and warmer weather. The weather
yesterday was decidedly cool, the
maximum temperature at $50 a. m.
being "A degrees. Yesterday after
noon at $40 O'Clock the maximum
was Sc degrees. Observer Reed IN
his summary of weather conditions,
yesterday said:
Precipitation has been general
east of the Mississippi river where
there has also been a fall in pressure
during the past "a hours, the south
ern depression having increased in
strength and moved slowly TO northern
Georgia. Rain has also fallen on the
Pacific coast, where another depres-
sion is moving eastward over Oregon.
The pressure is high throughout
the slope region with temperatures
near the freezing point. There has
been a marked fall in temperture IN
the rear of the southern disturbance
over Mississippi, Louisiana and Ala
bama.
Fair weather with fresh west winds
is indicated for this vicinity for to,
night and Saturday, and conditions
tonight will probably be favorble for
light frost TO form"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-31
TIMOTHY GIBLIN
DIED IN MOBILE
AGED RESIDENT OF THAT CITY,
WHO Is WE'LL KNOWN HERE,
PASSES AWAY

Timothy Giblin, an aged resident OF
Mobile, who had. been ern 'eally i'll for
several weeks, passed away at his
home on Warrent street in that city
yesterday morning at o'clock. When
death arrived he was surrounded by
his sons and daughters, and other
relatives. Mrs. John White and Mrs
George Hoffman, the two daughters
who resided in this city, and who left
here Thursday at noon, were present
when he died.
AS stated in The Journal yesterday
morning it was not expected that Mr.
GibIin would survive through the day,
and while his death was a severe
shock to his relatives, it was not un-
expected.
The remains of the deceased were
placed at rest yesterday afternoon.
Out of respect to the deceased the
John White store was closed during
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-31
By Associated PrssA

Indianapolis. Mar. 30.-The Nation
a convention Of Mine Workers ad-
rurned sine die this afternoon after
authorizing the national and district
officer, TO sign wage agreement
Nth any coal operators who agree to
75v the scale OF 1903 for a periOa' OF
Two years. The convention declined
The offer made by the operators of
Illinois. Indiana and Ohio to aTbitrate
vsge differences.
The seton Of the convention will
result in bringing out of the mines
ro-moTow night 5O9.5O0 men in the
anthracite and biJUminOus fields. The
orly miners working Monday will be
twenty-five thousand' in the West Viz
g.nia fields. where special arrange
renJs were made several DAYS ago 10
permit work pending a settlement by
he district convention at Charleston,
West Virginia.
u is anticipated that the scale viii
be signed in a few days by employ
rrs of seventy-fve thousand men IN
Western. Pennsylvania, Illinois and
OHIO