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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
Knew Her

The judges little daughter, although she
had talked several times through the
telephone to her father, had never gone
through the formalities necessary in call
ing him up. The first time she tried it
she took the receiver of the hook, as she
had seen others do, placed her lips to the
t%ransmitter and said:
Hello! l want to talk to papa"
Number, please" said Central.
singular" she answered, surprised at
the question, but proud that she knew
cSs. .;hlng Of the rudiments Of grammar.
-You;hs Companion.
An ounce Of intention is worth . ton d
bluff.-Life.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
Steamboat Nurned-Two Lives Los,

Natchitoches. La. Jan. 2.-The steam.
boat Roberta sank at Grand Ecore, Q
point on Rcd river. four miles from
here. Monday. as he result Of a COLI
SIGN with the protection work of a
bridge. The chambermaid and a deck.
hand were drowned. The boat Ia q to.
IA wreck and her cargo was lost.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

Springfield - The State Probats
Judges association met in the Greene
county courthouse. about so being In
attendance. A banquet at the Spring.
field club closed the session,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

Houston-Haden Flowers. married
and father of seven children. was
burned to death in the calaboose. lie
had been locked up for disorderly con-
dslct. and it Is supposed he kicked owe
the stove.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
Realty Man Ends Life.

Boonville-Eugene NJ. Hess. vice.
president OF the Hess Realty Co.. COM
mitted suicide at his home by shooting
through the heart with a revolver.
Financial troubles prompted the deed.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

Don't be a mischief maker" said Uncle
Eben: De mos good you kin do in dis
world ain much, but de mos harm YOU
kin DO Ia a eap."-Washington Star.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

Lewis Single Binder costs more than
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

A Turkish turban OF the largest size 10
composed of about 20 yards Of the finest
and softest muslin.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
Head Of Five Generations Dead.

St. IOu!s-Michael Westermann, %.
one Of the Oldest residents OF st. Louis
county. died at his home at Mattesa
deceased was the head Of Q family q
ave generations
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

Those Things We ~.
Mia Withcrs (showing photograph q
herself)-lm sfraid ito rather faded.
Einks inexperienced, aged 19D-Y0;
but its just like you.-Stray Stories.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
Former st. Joseph Packer Dics.

st. Joseph-Benjamin Ullman, aged
81. a prominent and tllthy resident
who was born In Philadelphia and en-.
gagged In the meat-packing business
here In 1857. Is dead. as the result OF a
fall on the pavement sustained several
weeks ago,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
May buy wntersworks Plant.

Sprlngfield--A plan Is being cons!d-
cred by the members Of the city coun
Gil for the purchase Of the Springfield
waterworks plant. A council commit
tee made a majority report favoring
the purchase of the plant for 500. 900.
bit on consideration the assembly add
cd two members to the committee in
v~estigating tho matter, and e. further
report will be made at a later meeting.
1t is probable that a special election
will be ordered early in the year %
vote on a bond proposition.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Anent the shadrick Kiiiias.

Columbia-The coroner's Inquest
over the body If the giant, Mitchell
6hadrick. who vas killed near here by
his nephew, Henry Jonas, has been
concluded. The finding wal that Shad-
rick me death rs the result Of Q
wound caused by q rock thrown by
Jonas. Jonas, who Is still In prison
here. seems not TO realize what he has
done. He is q youth of IS years, and
talks readily about the killing. He
claims that Shadrick was pursuing
him with a large club when he threw
the stone that caused the giants
death. There IL e dispute about the size
Of the stone, but the fact seems estab-
lished that It was not half az large as
the hand. The killing grew out Of q
free-for-all fight, in which seven farm
ers were engaged. Shadrick was the
tallest man In the co Inty, standing u
feet and 8 inches, and weighed about
ESQ pounds.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

10 Cure 4 Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II IL fails to cure.
E.W. GN0vD's signature 10 on each boz. CSC
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
Noyes Succeeds McAlIister.

Columbia-Dr. Guy l.. Noyes, pro-
lessor of eye and ear diseases in the
Missouri university, has been appoint
ed superintendent Of Parker Memorial
hospital, to succeed DR.. A. w. McAllis-
ter, resigned. DR.. McAllister has been
superintendent Of the hospital since
its organization. and has held the po-
sition of dean Of the medical deparL-
ment of Missouri university since its
foundation, 80 years ago. Increasing
dates in connection with his Office as
dean caused his resignation. He will
continue as dean Of the medical de-
partment
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
killing at Nee1yvile.

Poplar Blun-Wiley Owens, n Of
Tho best know citizens Of this county,
shot and instantly killed George CANT
In the street at Neelyville, In the pres.
ence OF several hundred persona
Owens and Gaunt had quarreled sew
eral months ago. at which time Gaunt
drew q revolver on Owens and COM
PEELED him to stand still while he
abused him. Owens met Gaunt in the
streets of the village, and the old uar
rel was renewed. Owens knocked Gaunt
down several times, and Gaunt pulled
his gun and fired i've shots at Owens.
All of the shots went wild, however,
and Owens drew his gun and shot
twice. Each shot took effect, and
Gaunt died before assistance could
reach him. Owens came to this city
and gave himself up. and was later re-
leased on $1,000 bond.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05

Mcxico-The annual meeting OF the
County Assessors association Of Mis-
souri, will be held Wednesday and
Thursday, February : ard s. in this
city. Gov. Folk Is expected to deliver
an address. The state board of equal
ization has been asked to meet with
the assessors, AMI each member has
accepted the invitation.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-05
Says Asylum Accounts Are Straight

Nevada-Dr. l.. II. Galloway, super.
intendent OF the Navada asylum, has
issued a statement regarding the re-
cent alleged disclosures concerning the
management Of hat institution. He
does not touch On the question Of
whether fraudulent bills have been
presented or not. but says lone has
been paid. He says the most minute
inspection Of the public is invited to
every detail.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
GENIUS OF WESTINGHOUSE
His Name Is Known in Every Land
Where Train Is Run
ming.

George Westinghouse has creative
mind. There is no country in the
world where a train runs, or an engine
works, or dynamo turns, in which his
name is not honored and familiar, says
Arthur Warren, in Success Magazine.
He has brought new mechanisms and
new Industries into being; he has con-
tributed largely to the progress in
modern methods of transportation and
communication which have shaped to
such an extent the relations between
individuals and communities, between
nation and nation. The post Office, the
telegraph, the railway and the steam
ship unite the most distant regions
Upon them modern life is wholly de-
pendent in it's social, Industrial and
commercial phases. Stephenson gave
us the railway; Westinghouse made
the modern complex railway system a
possibility by his inventions which
control the movements of trains. Had
he done no more than this his name
would still stand among the great
achievers.
years Of age next October; he is built
on massive scale, tall, and as strong
as a blacksmith. He is alert, farsight
ed, quiet, sanguine and untiring, with
constitution strong as nickel-steel.
He is most agreeable man to meet,
and mas rare faculty for inspiring
others with his own enthusiasm.
A remarkable fact in his career is
the early age at which he became
prominent. At the age of 22 George
Westinghouse made his first great in
vention, the air brake. This was the
source of his fame and fortune, and
since that time his life has been SO
intimately associated with the history
of engineering and of manufacture that
it is impossible to think of many of
the great advances of the past 40 years
without thinking of him.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
HOPED CARS MANY YEARS
Practice Has Not Yet Resulted in
Injury to Nellie, Train
mems Mascot.

To get on the footboard of an en-.
gine running at the speed Of ten miles
an hour is not easy for the average
person. The risk is great, and the
chances for miscalculatson, which
| might prove fatai, are many. Yet,
Nellie, four years old, does 1t every
day, and has been doing 1t since she
has been two years old. Nellie is
the mascot OF the "day-and-night
crew" Of the Missouri Pacific Rail.
road company.
She appeared In the yards at Twen-
ty-frst street two years ago, q home.
less waif. gaunt and lonely. Her eyi.
dent longing for care and sympathy
attracted the members Of the crew.
adopted them. She IN a haIfbreed
collie, or setter. but George Price.
yardmaster, says she is smarter than
any other dog. When the crew makes
ready to bring Pacific z" into the
station, at nine o'clock, Nellie sta
tions herself on the rear platform Of
the last car.
There she stays until the train
backs into the station and she Is sure
that the air hose and couplings are In
good condition. Assured Of this, she
runs to the engine and climbs aboard
for her ride to Ewing avenue.
Foreman Allison, of the crew, goes
to supper a little after nine o'clock,
and Nellie accompanies him, return
ing in time to assist the crew in other
work. Pacific u is the last train
she rides to the station at night, but
her energy never flags. When other
switches are to be made she goes out
on the engine, sometimes on the foot.
board with one of the men, sometimes
in the cab, but seldom a trip Is
missed
Her greatest stunt" Is boarding
moving trains. Waiting until the en-
CINE approaches close enough, she
springs for the Tunning-bOard, alight.
ing with a sureness of foot and skill
which are the envy Of even expe-
rienced railroaders. To miss would
be fatal, as there would be no chance
for her to get out Of the way OF the
monster switch engine. Yet, even II
the train is making ten miles an hour,
she does not falter.
She goes on duty at seven o'clock
in the evening and knocks off, at
seven in the morning, when she IS
rewarded with a quart bottle OF milk.
She knows the whistle of her engine
as we'll as the oldest member OF the
crew, and the minute she hears 1t,
off she races to her self-appointed
task and station.
The train crew says that she ac'
quired the art of train hopping
without any teaching on their part.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
STRENGTHENS
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM,

Mr.. Chas. l.. Sauer, Grand Scribe,
Grand Encampment /. o o. +. of
Texas, and Assistant City Auditor,
writes from the City Hall, San Antonio.
Tex:
Nearly two years ago / accepted a
position as secretary and treasurer
with one of the leading dry goods
esta blishments of Galveston, Tex.
"The sudden change from high and
dry altitude to sea level proved too
much for me and l became afflicted
with catarrh and cold in the head, and
general debility to such an extent as to
almost incapacitate me for attending
to my duties.
81 was induced to try Peruna, and
after taking several bottles in small
doses am pleased to say that I was
entirely restored to my normal condi.
ton and have ever since recommended
the use of Peruna to my friends"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
HE WON A FREE RIDE.
Hobo Thought Being Punched Was
Better Than Riding the Car
Bumpers.

A husky 200-pound man of the hobo
type worked new game upon South
ern Pacific passenger conductor the
other night, says the Houston Post.
The man boarded the train at San An
tonic and took his seat in the forward
smoker, and apparently sank into a
deep slumber. His SnOreS reSounded
through the car. At intervals through
out the all night ride to Houston the
conductor, aided by the trainmen, tried
to arouse him so as to get his ticket.
They pounded him, pulled his ears,
his nose and jabbed him all over the
body with their fists. He slept through
1t all, or at least he appeared to be
asleep.
Just as the train was pulling into
the yards at Houston he cut short
snore, reused himself, opened his eyes
and sat up in his seat. The conductor
was entering the coach and saw that
his troublesome passenger was awake
at last. Without a word the conductor
touched him upon the arm and called
for his ticket. The man felt through
his pockets with sleepy air.
"I'll declare, forgot to buy tick
et," he announced.
"If you have no ticket you can pay
me the fare; it is $780," the conductor
said.
The man looked up at the conductor
and smile spread over his face.
Say, you had lot of fun with me
last night; don't you think it was
worth $3.50 to you?" he asked.
Struck with the humor of it, the con-
ductor returned the smile of the man,
and said: You earned the ride"
The conductor passed on, and the
passenger alighted at the depot at
Houston. He carried no baggage. He
was heard to remark to fellow hobo
later in the day that being punched
around by a conductor felt better than
riding the rods"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
A NEW MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
It's Highest Point Will Reach Nearly
Fourteen Thousand Feet
Above the Sea.

Switzerland is the home of mountain
railway. With an area not larger than
one-third of the state of New York,
there may be counted about 100 rail-
ways for the sole purpose of carrying
passengers to mountain tops varying
in height from a few thousand to 5000
or 5000 feet. The month of August,
carrying tourists ever far above these
attitudes, beyond the clouds, to 10,500
feet; and, when completed, its highest
point will reach nearly $4,000 feet
above the sea-at the top of the ia
nous Jungfrau, the queen OF the
Berner Oberland.
There are other mountain railways
on the globe attaining much higher
attitudes than even this, and on the
Ovoya railway of Peru myself trav-
eled a. considerable distance above 49,
COO feet; but most of these roads were
built for the development of COM
merce and mining industries. The
Swiss mountain railways, however, are
almost exclusively in the service of
tourists only, numbering in Switzer-
land alone not far from 1000, 900 every
year. They come to admire the scenic
wonders of the little country on the
roof of Europe, or to seek shelter
against summer heat at the many
mountain resorts.
The majority of these mountain rail-
ways are paying investments. Switzer-
land, being a country Of mountains, is
consequently also country of water
courses fed by the inexhaustible store
of snow and ice covering many square
miles of the Alpine chains. Alaskan
ice-fields are bedded in between the
peaks right in the heart of Switzerland,
and, although great deal has been
written about the general recession Of
glaciers, which in some instances
amounts to a hundred and more feet
year for year, such losses are quite
insignificant compared with the enor-
nous extent of these ice deposits. A
number of them have depths of several
thousand feet, with millions of tons of
solid, hard-frozen ice, continually sup
IL
feed Rhine and RhOne, Pc and Danube,
during the dry summer months, and
the many mountain streams of Switzer-
land, forming beautiful cascades and
falls and rapids, furnish the power
which carry tourists in comfortable
railway carriages to the very tops from
which they themselves come. They
are led to turbine-pits, drive-wheels
and generators, and are thus con-
verted into electric power. The Swiss,
having no coal deposits of their own,
have become acknowledged experts in
this branch of technical engineering,
furnishing turbines and electric plants
for the whole world Thus, for in
stance, the gigantic turbines at Mag
ara Falls, many of which generate
forces of from 10000 to 10000 horse
power each, have been constructed al
most without exception by Swiss firms.
Century.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
German Patent Office Faults.

The German patent Office comes In
for much censure. One would suppose
such an institution to exact no more
Of inventors than Is needed to pay
current expenses, but In reality the
charges are SO high that the state
pockets half the income as profit. II
Is pointed out that for poor inventors
matters are almost as bad as they
were when Gutenberg, after inventins
the art Of printing, lived In poverty
and finally had to pawn his apparatus.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14

In. My feet and ankles swelled up, my
hands puffed, and became so tense
could hardly close them. / had great
difficulty in breathing, and my heart
would flutter with the least exertion. I
could not walk far without stopping
again and again to rest. Since using
four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the
bloating has gone down and the feel
ings of distress have disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
First Of Grange Banks.

The opening of bank with a cap
ital of $685. 900 in Tioga, Pa, would
not, under ordinary circumstances,
constitute q notable event, but as the
bank is organized under the auspices
Of the State Grange, is owned and man
aged by grangers, and is designed to
be he first of series of grange banks,
its opening is very interesting.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14

The first statue Of Queen Alexandra
on English soil will be erected in the
grounds Of the London hospital, to
commemorate the completion Of the re-.
building operations, which have cosi
G45,000. The sculptor will be George
Wade, and the statue, which will be OF
bronze, will be Of heroic size. 1t will
cost s1,5O0, and Of this sum G1.3Od
has been subscribed already by the
committee, the staff and few person.
al friends.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
A Good Reason.

One Of the American visitors who
have been swarming into Oxford was
surprised to learn from porter at the
station that he had about another mile
to cover before he reached Magdalen.
He asked why the blazes the station
had been built so far from the col
leges." The Oxford porter replied,
gravely: 81 dunno, sir; but 1 'spect
they thought it more handy to have 1t
down here by the railway"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
New Mountain Line.

A wonderful mountain railway is be-
ing constructed in the Tyrolese Alps
by a Swiss engineer named Strubb, OF
Clarens, near Montreux. When COM
pleted this line will achieve the Euro
pean record, which has been held by
the Stauserborn railway, for traversing
the steepest mountain slope in the
world
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
No Toint Debate.

The management of the Mississippi
Chautauqua seems to have made a mis-
take in billing Gov. Vardaman and Rep
resentative John S. Williams to speak in
'joint discussion" at Gulfport on a GER
tain specified date. Neither one of these
distinguished gentlemen, it seems, had
made any arrangements for any joint
discussion, or, in fact, to speak at Gulf
port at all.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
For Old Ladies' Home.

The Old Ladies' Home Association of
Mississippi reports good headway with its
work of raising funds for the building of
son. About $4,000 is now in hand, and
within a short time the building commit
tee will have plans and specifications
drawn and work commenced on the struc
ture.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
Need New Rolling Stock.

Railway companies in Argentina
have been notified that they must
make large additions to their rolling
stock during this year, so as to be bet
ter prepared for bringing the increas-
ing quantities of grain to the ports.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
Picnic and Barbecue.

A big barbecue and picnic was given
by the Masons and Knights of Pythias at
Schlater, in Lefore county. Dinner was
served to several thousand people from
all over the county. Several speeches by
prominent lodgemen, two ball games and
other amusements helped to make the
large crowd enjoy itself.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14

dropsical condi-
tion without be-
ing aware that
1t was due to
kidney trouble.
The early stages
were principally
ba ckache and
bearing do W n
pain, but l went
along without
worrying much
until drODSy set
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
State Insurance Company.

The incorporators of the Mississippi
Home Relief Association have applied for
and secured approval of their charter to
begin business in the town of Bonneville,
in Prentiss county, the association being
formed for the purpose of writing life in
surance, the maximum policy to be
$1,000.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
u. G.. V. Reunion.

The reunion of the old U. G. V. camp
of Benton county was celebrated at Ash
land, with large crowd in attendance.
The welcome address was made by Hon.
w. A. Mcdonald.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
Mississippi College.

The report of President w. r. Low.
rey of Mississippi College formed an in
teresting feature of the Baptist State
convention in session at Vicksburg.
There were 800 pupils enrolled at the
college last year, and it was hoped that
the number would be increased to 400
next session. The income from rents
and other sources had been sufficient to
meet all running expenses. The pres
ent endowment of the college was $780,
945. Al, and of this amount $66, 1852. II
had been added to the fund during the
past five years.
The report stated that the Jennings
family of Water Valley, who had prom
iscd $4,000 for memorial hall to the
late Capt. u. T. Jennings, had already
paid to the college $4,000 of this
amount and would pay the additional
$4,000 before the next year. The Gen
eral Educational Society having prom.
ised the college So, 900 on the condition
that S75, 900 be raised blythe college
before the end of this year, approxi-
mately $4,000 had already been sub
scribed for the college. The $4,000
given the college endowment fund by
Andrew Carnegie was also dependent
on the raising of this S75, 900 by the col
lege.
The convention was asked to set aside
the coming November as college month,
when the collections would be taken up
in the various Baptist churches of the
State for the benefit of the Baptist in
stitutions of learning.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
Insurance Companies Enter.

Insurance Commissioner w. Q. Cole
reports that three new fire insurance
corporations have made application to
enter the State to do business. They
are the Cosmopolitan Fire of New York,
the American of Newark, N. j., and the
Guardian Fire of Pittsburg.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
$5O,OOO Fire.

Fire here destroyed the Ross building,
one of the largest stores and office build
ings in Hattiesburg, entailing a loss of
$4,000, with insurance amounting to
$4,000.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
MANY New Roads.

There are $4,000 miles of new rail-
road lines under contract of construc-
tion at the present time in the United
States.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
REYNOLDS Took Five Years.

New Reynolds, who was convicted at
Greenville of manslaughter and sentenced
to ten years imprisonment, accepted
reduction of the sentence to five years
and waived appeal.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
Tent Revival at Wesson.

Rev. HI. A. Jones, noted Presbyterian
evangelist, is holding forth in Wesson
under tent. The tent will seat 1900
people, and is filed to its utmost every
night.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14

England's Locomotive Exports.
Exports of locomotives from Eng
land thus far the present year show a
substantial increase, principally in
shipments to South America.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-14
And Much Surer.

Some mea are born rich and others
become railroad clerks, and thus get
there just the same. e.-Pittsburg Ga.
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