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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
RMONETT


D "Hs the young man Absalom
I safe 7"-Msny a father to-day Is
: asking this question. The mis-.
D take 10 that the query comes
z too late. The safety OF the
young man 10 not a matter OF
I concern until the young man
) has progressed In the down.
\ ward pathway Of sin to the point
z where turning back 10 lmprob-
Z able and almost impossible.
David's anxiety was the great.
) er because Of the Inner SON.
y selousness Of his w responsl.
. bility for the waywardness
4 and w~lekedness Of his son. AZ
= he asks the question: "is the
> young man AbsaIom safe"
D there comes erowdlns In upon
Z him the memory Of many lost
\ opportunities In the past for
4 making sure that the young
! man was safe.
Parents should begin to ask
y thla question: "is the young
\ man safer" not after he has
4 gone out into the way Of temp
4 tatlon and sin, but years before
\ while he 10 yet In the cradle.
3 There the praying and the plan
D ming should be done which will
4 safeguard the growing life.
The question should be asked
az the boy goes out to mlngie
j with his companions and the
D parents wisely pick the lntl-
q mate associates. Tho question
should be asked again and
. again, and should DO as often
D answered by tho parent taking
Z the time and trouble to know
\ where the boy 10 and what he
, 10 doing.
p "And the king was much
\ moved, and went up to the
. chamber over the gate, and
. wept."- What poignant and
y hopeless grief 10 that which
& arises from q consciousness Of
Y guilty responsibility for the
tragedy which has fallen. That
. 10 a pItIabIe slaht--the aged
! king utterly crushed and ineon.
q solable because his son had none
y out Into eternal darkness. He had
hoped he might be spared, cling.
y Ing, no doubt, to the thought
. that he might yet turn TO the
God no (DavId) loved. And when
4 the truth was borne In upon his
. heart that II wss now too late,
D too late, no was utterly over
& whelmed.
y u 10 hard to lose the loved
: ones even when we know they
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Soothes the Tired Nerves.

cialist on nervous diseases who has
a large s~anatorium in the country.
she came to me-" he added, land
asked II ! would engage her to teach
weaving to the patients In my re-
treat-primitive weaving. OF primitive
designs, as II was practiced by the
earliest peoples. You scarcely would
believe the amount Of science there
was in her proposition. or all forms
Of hand work, weaving makes the
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Tale Of Old Testament Too Much Fol
Articles Youth.

"When | was a youth in Zanes-
VILE" said e, s, Timms, clerk at
the Hotel Normandle, the other day,
II was an active worker In a local
Sunday school, was pretty popular
with the boys, I vas delegated to
gather the outsiders from the glass
works district together In a vacant
storeroom and begin their religious
instruction.
"One Sunday l gathered about Is
youngsters who had v attended
Sunday school before, and as they did
not take kindly to the reading OF the
Scriptures and the regular Sunday
school methods, ! began telling them
tales ron the Old Testament. They
lis,eu-d 9Th much interest 10 tho
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

For goodness sake!" exclaimed
the boys mother. what are you com.
planning about? You wanted regular
suspender pants. an now you've got
'em you amt satisfied" II know,
mom,' protested the boy. but I'm
kinder fraid they're too tight under
the arms,-The Catholic Standard and
Times.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
EoIIIse Of Fashion,

It Is altogether a queer chase that
changing taste leads us, and w never
discover how futile II Is until we find
the fruits Of the pawnshops set up In
our houses. We delight In 1t until
fashion sends us on another quest.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
A Boast.

At a family dinner the other night
some fine radlshes were served. They
proved to be pithy. Nobody In the
world knows why a radish should he
pithy. An Englishwoman, biting one.
remarked: "oh. this is a boast"
Taken to task. she explained as fol.
lows: Boast; a braggart; full Of
wind, no substance. Il wind bag"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Wealth West and Eest.

The states west of the Mississippi
possess a combined wealth of more
than s23, 600, 900, 900, and the states
east of that river $50. 900, 600, 900.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Disturbed Mind Rested by oecupa
tIon Of Wsavlns,

american women generally are
ahead on devising ways Of making
money; but this winter ! met q little
Swedish lady who has them beaten
She has imported a distinctly and val
liable way of self-support."
c speaker was a New York spe'
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

A man keeps bad company. Good
company keeps the man
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
AGAINST Street Noises,

The Hampstead (London) borough
council has instructed a committee to
draft bylaws dealing with street
noises. especially the intolerable
nuisance Of organ grinding and church
hells"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

The folks who make the worst mis-.
takes are those who follow the head
instead Of the heart.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

that she is engaged for next winter,
She sails this week to enjoy her earn.
ings In her native land"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

Some men are a little below the
angels, and some are Just a little
above the devil.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
A DISCOURAGE plaasr.

II see they say that when a dla.
mond passes a certain size 1t is worth
no more than a smaller one" "How's
that?" III It's too large It isn't a
ketable, Nobody wants to wear a dia,
mond as bulky as a glass door knob"
rs that so? Then It must be awful,y
discouraging for a man to dig up a
sparkler as big as a football"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
& @las 80 9AsF11 sM4sSS9A&@s2s "a p
Asg&s GsNGNSsSS 6 EEK
}gs@zg@SSDS6SMSM
Did Not Believe the Story

stories of Adam and Eve, and Moses
in the b~ulIrushes, and so on, but when
/ came to the story OF Jonah and the
whale they listened with particular
attention.
when | concluded the story Of how
Jonah was cast overheard from the
ship and received by the whale who
afterwards cast him up on shore. one
fellow broke the silence by saying:
"I believe that's a d lie, Give me
a chaw OF terbacker.'
We'll, everybody joined1n = laugh,
and | passed owe the remark. In
time | got about 80 of those boys to
attend Sunday school regularly. De
troit Free Press.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21
Russians Fond Of DANCING.

The Russians ~ a nation probably
give more attention to the subject Of
dancing than ANY other.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

English Frlends' ip.
In London you seldom make
friends: you buy them - LopdcV
Truth
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

People who are suspicious always
find what they are looking for
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-21

Scripture Authority Samuel, IS:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
Table Mustard.

Common, ordinary, everyday table
mustard obtained its name in a remark
ably curious way. 1t is said that Philip,
Duke of Burgundy, granted to Dillon
some armorial bearings on which was
the motto, "AouH me tdrde."
This was later carved in stone arch
way Of the city, but as the years went
by the central word became effaced. A
certain firm in the city was engaged
in the manufacture of sinapi, which
was the former name for mustard. and,
wishing to label its products with the
city arms, copied the incomplete motto.
Thus, ignorant people seeing the
name "moult-tarde" on the jars. fell
into the custom of calling the contents
by that title. In time ''mOult-tdrde"
was contracted TO moWtGrde (mustard).
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
THE FOOL AND HIS MONEY.
Some Schemes of wildcat Promoters
for Parting the Two.

for Parting the Two.
The fact that one Of the firms Of
pseudo-bankers Infesting lower Broad
way has been taking the fools money
for five years is an Indication of its
success, says Success
Now half a dozen mushroom bank
ing" houses, with deliberately furnished
quarters In New York, and branch Of
fees Ia all the larger towns In this
country and Canada and even abroad,
are using this ingenious scheme to sell
spurious mining. oil and manufactu-
ring stocks.
: The house most successful at the
game has forty branch offices here and
abroad, besides agents In many small
er towns 1t brings out a new COM
pany every little while and sells the
stock usually by the mail order and
agency system.
Years of experience have given
these parasite promoters an invaluable
sucker lIst'-little investors all over
the country whose financial credulity
has not been shaken by repeated loss
es- These "investors"-wage earners,
country merchants. clergymen, teach
ers and other professional men-are
reached through circulars and letters.
The first stocks sold by this house
paid cash dividends for a while, and
the investors" who were doubling and
TRIPPING their savings bank incomes
spread the glad tidings among their
friends. The cash dividends were fol-
lowed by scrip diyidends-in some
cases by no dividends at all. The
stockholders who complained too loud
ly were offered in exchange for their
unsatisfactory stocks other stocks in
new companies brought out by the
house
A trust fund" established "for the
protection of investors" is made up,
supposedly, of sound mining stocks,
and when an investor gets tired of one
spurious stock he can send it in and
exchange 1t for something else. This
of course, is just as spurious, but it
keeps the victim quiet for while.
He is advised to hold the stock IN
til the mine strikes the expected bo-
nanza ore, when the stock will rapidly
increase in value. In this manner the
house manages to keep its dupes quiet
for many months and to sell them
more stock besides.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
SPOILED his PLAN.
Worm Wrecked Michigan Mans
Crop of Railroad Ties

worm Wrecked Michigan Nam
Crop of Railroad Ties.
The best laid plans of mice and mer
20 often wrong. DR.. A. ii. Sauerman
who lives a few miles east of Union
City, Mich. conceived a plan a few
years ago whereby he expected to make
a fortune. He planted quite a tract of
land of yellow locust trees. setting
them close together in rows. the tract
containing something like $4,000 thrifty
young trees. Their growth was hast
aned by frequent cultivation, good fer
tilizing and irrigation and they attain
ed a most thrifty growth until last
autumn.
DIR. Sauerman's idea was to care for
these trees for a few years until they
had reached sufficient growth to be
used for railroad ties. when they We're
to be marketed and the tract Of ground
again to trees An investi-
CATION showed that a small worm was
creating havoc with the trees. boring
into the trunks and in some cases
the trees so that they fell
over In a strong wind. And thus the
genial doctors visions of a fortune
have gone a-glimmering.- Manistee
FINES.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
Those Kinh1x rer.nna

1t happened in a railway station.
The baby cried and cried and cried.
Perhaps he desires his BOTTLE sug.
gested fatherly looking old party.
HE has not been raised on the bot
tle," cuttingly replied the handsome
young woman who held the infant.
The baby's shrieks grew terrific. He
made unmistakable signs that he want
ed his dinner.
BEG pardon. ma'am," said the elder
ly party. "but may suggest that you
er-permit the child to-er-take nour-
ishment?"
This baby belongs to my sister," re
piled the young Iddy, blushing furious
ly, "and she won't be here for half an
hour. I'm holding 1t for her."-Louis-
Vile Courler-Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

There was q peculiar sound from m
direction OF the woods - tie membsE
Of the BfrdIovers' Society rat in thu
window OF her friends country hons
one summer afternoon.
She quickly took her small BIRD
Guide from her ever present bag. and
rapidly turned the leaves At last abe
paused with smile Of satisfaction,
and listened, with her finger between
two leaves Of the little book, till the
sound came again
When 1t was repeated an expression
of doubt fitted across her features, but
still she was hopeful
You probably know many Of the
bird notes. living so near the woods
and In such quiet spot" she said to
her friend. Can You tell me what
bird that is?'
That" said her friend, briefly, lis
our goat We shall have to move him
farther or"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
There,s Noshing Nem.

The Chinese had the printing press
When Moses was a boy,
And printed all the news, 1 guess,
About the fall of Troy.
The things that ours we proudly call.
Machines to reap and sow
The Chinese knew about them all
Six thousand years ago.
Gunpowder, paper, ice cream, steel
They knew about each one
Before the Roman placed his heel
The conquered world upon.
They hit on everything, 'twould seem.
And I've no doubt, o, no.
Some Chinese poet used this th0ms
Six thousand years agoI
Courier Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
Beware OF Ointmenrs for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury

as mercury VIII surely destroy the sense of
smell and com pletely derange the whole sys-
ten wnen entering it tnrough the mucous
surfaces. Such articles ould never be used
except on presc-i p lions from reputable ply
siuians, as the damage they will 90 is ten fold
to tie good you can posi- oily derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured " +. j.
Cheney x Co.. Toledo, o., contains n ercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the SYSTEM
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you ger
in Toledo, Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
The original Porous plaster.

It's Allcock's, first introduced to the poo
pie sixty years ago, and today undoubted-
~ has the largest sale of any external M
edy millions be nc sold annually through
Out the whole civilized world There have
been mi a ons, to be sure, but never has
cock's-the worlds standard external rem
edy.
For a weak back, cold ON he chest or
any cal pain the result of taking cold or
overstrain, the els not ng we know of to
compare with this famous plaster.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

troubles. My back
panied me terribly
Every turn or move
caused sharp shoot
ing pains. My eye
sight was poor, dark
spots appeared be
fore me, and l had
dizzy spells. For
ten wears I could
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

not do housework, and for two years
did not get out of the house. The kid
ney seeretions were irregular, and
doctors were not helping me. Doan's
Kidney Pills brought me quick reliet,
and finally cured me. They saved my
life.'
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
PhiIoIoetcalIy LortcnI.

Mrs. Gayboy-That's where you are
wrong. You don't seem to understand
the use of words. If a thing is round"
it can't be any 'rounder."
Mr.. Gayboy-Then there is no such
thing as a FOUNDER" Thanks, dear.
You won't call me one again, will you?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
Too Aesravatine.

Girl--What made you tell on me
when l was whispering in school?
Boy-Because you wern't whispering
loud enough SO l could hear what you
were talking about. = Detroit Free
PresA
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

81 suppose there is such person as
the foolkller," unused Uncle Allen
Sparks, "but ne has either retired from
business or he's hopelessly behind on his
orders"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

They say that suburban life is not
10 bad"
"No; I suppose not. We must re-
member that great deal of the suburb
antics time is spent in the city. Pitts
burg Post.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

TITO st. V'tus' Dance ana all Nervous Diseases
TIL D permanently cured by DIR. hline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE 81 trial bottle and
treatise. DE-. II H. kline, Id 92l Arch ST. PEia, Pa
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
TEN YEARS OF PAIN.

Unable To Do Even Homework Be-
cause of Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clinton
st., Napoleon, o., Gays: "For fifteen
years was great sufferer from kidney
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

Ninety per cent of the wealth of the
United States is held by 10 per cent Of
the people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

The Hungarian House of Representa-
tives is the largest in the world. 1t has
1J1 members.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

Mothers Will find Mrs. Windows soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the tee thing period.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
rheumatism
Hoods SarsapariIIa

which neutralizes the acidity OF the blood
and builds up the whole system.
In usual liquid form or in chocolated
tabletsknown as Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
JAPAN TO OWN RAILROADS.
Nation to Pay Double the Cost of the
Private Lines

Nation to Pay Double the Cost of the
Private Lines.
Now that the japanese government
has undertaken to nationalize seven
teen private railways, having a tota
of 2,SS7 miles of line, at a cost of 42I.
100000 yen ($21U,00O,OOO), or about
$4,000 a mile, the latest annual report
of Ichiji Yamanouchi, director of the
imperial bureau of railways of Japan
for the fiscal year ended March 81,
1903, becomes of the highest historical
and comparative value.
The total mileage open for traffic in
1905 was 4,693, divided as follows
Government railways, 1,461 miles; prl-
vate railways, 1922 miles. This showed
an increase of nearly 1913 miles over
1904.
Calculating the Japanese yen at sc
cents commercially 49S cents), the
cost of construction of the mileage
was:
Government rail
ways go. ..$ 76.O51,649 S52.O54
Private railways :. 120,502, 452 1924
Totals .S196, 554, 101 SAL $50
1t will be perceived that the Japan
csc government now pays almost dou-
bic the original cost of constructing
the private railways, and there is no
suggestion of graft or excessive valu-
alton In the transaction. The price
paid was twenty times the average of
the net earnings from operation for
1902, 1903 and 1904, divided by the
cost of construction and multiplied by
the paid-up capital.-Railway Age.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

bAULo T UIb Nv In DOII nj I'LL Ltll--sls
Mems Shoes, % 70 $50. Boys Shoes, So
TO Sl.25, Women's Shoes, $500 TO Sl.5O.
Misses & Children's Shoes. 80 rs to Sic
Try w L. Douglas Women's, Misses and
Ehildren's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
If could take you into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. and show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain W. I.
Douglas shoes. His name and price is stamped
ON the bottom, which protects YOU against high
prices and Interior shoes. Take no subStfs
tute Ask your dealer for w. l.. Douglas shOes
and insist upon having them.
fast Color Egeiets used: they 0iH not brassy.
Write Tor illustrated catalog of Fall Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS, Dept. IS. Brockton, Mass,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17
Portland Trade Directory

Names and Addresses in Portland Of Repre-
sentative Business firms.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-01-17

Government rail
ways ....S I6.O51, $40 so. o.
Private railways :. 120,5O2,4 52 1928
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
Alhemarle Social News.

IIowARDSvILLE VA, November
16.-The huntir season is now in full
blast. Mfr. Kennerly. OF Philadelphia.
who has made quite reputation at
fox hunting here for the past two
season. has returned with valuable
addition to his excellent pack of
hounds. and threatens to extinguish
the fox family of this locality. for
which he Will receive vote OF thanks
from the neighbors, who have lost
quite number of fowls in the past
season.
Mr.. 10. Lewis. of Greenwich. Conn.
was here for several days this week.
exercising his beagle hounds.
Mr.. William Hurt, a crack shot of
the lower james, and Mr.. N. Lough-
borough, of Washington. are spend
ing the. hunting season in this neigh
bcrhood.
Miss Fannie Brady, of Wheeling, w.
Va. isttheNguest OF her brother, Mr..
A.. F. Brady. at "Beachwood.
Mrs. D. w. Hancock and family. of
"Snowdon," are visiting at Locust
Hill"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Irving are with
their sister. Mrs. Brock, of Hampden-
Sidney, who is very III at her home.
Miss Lila Hancock returned home
Wednesday after a long visit to rel
Atives in Lynchburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
a GREAT ,1EETING or EDUCATORS,
Conference of Virginia School Suprrin-
tendents to Discuss Vital Issues.

ten0ents 10 DiScuss Vital Issues.
Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sir,-One Of the greatest meetings
ever held in Virginia for the uplifting
of educational interests in this State
Will be held In Roanoke November
The importance OF this gathering may
be indicated by naming the subjects
TO be reported upon. and, after dis
cussion, formulated so as to get re-
suits. Eacbt subject named is in the
hands of o s}ronE committee of prac-
tical school operators. II Virginia can
get the. benefit of these practical OPP
orators, together with their sugges-
tons, good and lasting results must
come to our school system. State
SLt erintendent j. ID. Eggleston must
have had such in view when he wisely
suggested the organization of the sep
aratc educational forces Of this state.
The subjects to be passed upon ut
this meeting of the superintendent
conference are as follows: "Schoo,
Laws High Schools" Teachers PEN
sions." Country Schools Salaries of
Teachers and Trustees School Houses
and Grounds" Courses of Study for
Country Schools" Manual Industrial
and Training Schools" "obtainment Of
Teachers Normal. Schools Libra
ries." Consolidation of Schools, Bet
terment OF School System report
Forms for Counties" Report Forms
for Cities" publication of Proceed
ings." Order of Business ''Susges-
lions and Committees for Next Con-
ference" "Resolutions.'
If there are men in the state who
know the present educational situation.
Its needs, Its strong points and its
weak points. certainly the daily OPP
orators are the men. In discussing the
above subjects we want the experience
of these operators. and their practical
suggestions nude of al ''fril!s and