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The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30

Misses Josie and Antoinette
King returned Tuesday from
a European tour. They re-
port a foe time.
Joe Hamil and family are
planning a weeks stay at Nc.
Allister Springs.
Farmers will finish tbresh.
ing this week.
Several of the young ladies
in this community are get
ting ready to attend the con.
vent at Marshall.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
IN. e.epI. Mus. Foot In. silIs."

A city of some 10000 Inhabitants not
ioug ago decided TO change Its street
Iighting FROM gas to electric and pro
Dosed building = municipal plant. The
lscsl slsctric company offered to pay
$500 toward the expense OF getting an
estimate by a frst class expert. with
- proviso that It would supply lights
q Q substantial reduction from the ex'
ports estimate % what II would cost
TIE city to furnish Its OWE lights. The
ogss was rejected, n member OF the
couAcll voicing the general sentiment
q dat body In these words:
'It doesn't make amy difference what
ths cost win be. the people want the
pIaat. and ths people viii have to foot
The BILLS"
Which Of tho parties to this ofrer was
working for the best interests OF the
cAkyf When you answer don't blink the
eAcs that the self interest Of the compa'
AZ that wanted the contract was fully
balanced by the shortsighted self In
tsssst OF the councilmen who desired
r~e-election.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30

Frssport, N. v, IL Paying Several
Iimaa Too Much For Street Liqhtinq.

Frssport, N. ", 10 Paying Several
Times Too Much For Street lighting.
All the evils connected with munich
pal ownership have grown out Of bum
Cling municipal operation. A carefully
wrought out plan, with those In charge
held to responsibility. must be devised
before municipal operation can be sue
e~essfuIly carried on. Leaving the mat
ter In the hands OF new officials, elect
ed every year or two, without any
knowledge OF how to carry on The
business, cannot be successful except
IN very rare instances.
Take. for example, the municipal
lighting system at Frecport. There -
Q valuable franchise which ought -
bring in a fair evenue to the Villas
treasury. Some time q a wealthy
lighting company, which understands
the lighting business and a produces
incandescept light at a small fractioo
Of the cost of generating Il ut the FIRES.
port power house. offered to pay 500
600 for the use OF this franchise
Sohputtu Nv ptt ttut. thdt ntoht
rental Of $500 per year. The conr
pany also offered TO light the village
with a larger number Of arc lamps
than are now In operation for 5000
q year. Deducting the rental Of $3.50
from this annual payment, the village
street lighting on an all night system
would cost the taxpayers sl.500 a year.
But the villagers thought It better to
have . the system operated by their
elected officials. none Of whom Is an
expert In lighting matters. and we no
tlcc that this year they propose TO levy
between $1,000 and $4,000 by taxa
ton. They assur us that none OF
this money IL for private lighting. II
so, II must all be for street lighting.
Thus the street lighting costs several
times as much under municipal opera.
ton rs II would with municipal own.
ership and intelligent business opera
| ton,
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30

There Is q curious analogy between
certain chemical and economic expert
ments. If. for Instance. equal volumes
of hydrogen aud chlorine are put into
Q glass receptacle, they will remain a
quiet mixture OF gases SO long as they
are kept In the dark. but as soon as
they are brought into n bright light
they explode with violence. Similarly
the truth aud faisehood that are usual
mixed In about equal proportions In
ne reports Of municipal plants remain
quiet a. long n the report u kept n
~ dark, but AZ soon rs the hight At
investigation 10 turned upon it-wsal
Asrs isn't much left Of the report.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
GETTING READY TO SELL.
Valley City, N. D. and souderton, Pa.
Tired OF Their Electric lighting
Planis

Valley City, N. D, and soudorton, Pa.
Tired OF Their Electric Lighting
Plants.
Valley City. y. D., has decided by u
vote Of nearly three to one to sell Its
electric light plant. every ward In tho
city voting In favor OF the sale. la
explaining the cause OF this action a
local banker writes that. like most
such enterprises. the Valley City plant
has become a burden to the city" and
has been furnishing poor lights for tho
past two years. For this. reason and
because OF increasing prices many
have deserted the service.
The dissatisfaction with the service
has been growing a long time. Two
attempts were made TO dispose OF it
three years ago. The first bids were re-
jected as being too low. The next bid.
accepted by the council. was not In
accordance with the specifications. AM
another bidder secured an Injunction
restraining the sale. Many business
houses have Installed private gasoline
lighting systems of their own.
According to the Electrical World.
the town council OF Souderton. Pa, u
considering the proposition Of aban-
doning the borough electric light plant
and purchasing electricity to operate
the borough lighting system, the West
Telfosi Electric company having offer-
I'd p furnish electric endrSy at a low
o. price than the thorough can manu-
Iactnre II.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
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County Ne,.s :
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harmony

Willie Mayfeld is putting
up a new barn at Mr.. Harris
in the Ayres neighborhood.
Sam Witt and Charley Jones
left for Iowa Sunday.
Joe Campbell returned from
Iowa last Sunday, he says it is
fine country.
Miss Martha Gibbons re-
turned to Slater last Sunday
after a weeks visit to her
mother in Sullivan county.
Mr.and Mrs. j. G. Gibbons
and family spent the day at
John Moore's last Sunday.
Little Ruby Gibbons return
ed home Monday from Miami
after q weeks visit with her
cousins.
There is going to be a box
supper at Rich chapel church
next Friday night.
There will be services a.
Harmony the second Sunday
in September.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
LOCAL MARKET
Marshall, Aug. 20. 1907
.rected weekly ty Swift A Co.

The press is making a good
deal of harmless derision at
the expense OF an Alban y
girl, who it 10 alleged thus
speaks OF her first visit to the
city: o, l had such a perfect
beautiful time! Everythi ng
was so converted you know.
We stopped to a house where
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
MT. LEONARD

Miss Minnie Hockensmitb.
our station operator, has been
on the sick list this week.
We had q Ere here on Mon.
day OF last week that came
near being serious. DR.. G..
A. Dawes barn was struck by
lightning and burned TO the
ground with the contents.
About 20 feet across the alley
Chas. Paul's grist mill would
have burned but for the favor
able conditions. There was a
heavy downpour Of rain just
at the time and added To the
fact that water could be dip.
ped out Of the gutter, the
, workers were able to save the
mill aud thus saved a whole
string OF buildings that would
have fallen an easy prey to
the flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Weaver
and daughter, Of near Mani.
were guests Of A. B. Court,
from Sunday to Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Taylor, Of Mar
shall, was the guest of Mrs.
N. s. Gentry several days
this week.
Mrs. r. B. Wright and
daughter, Miss Cora, are at
Excelsior Springs, where the
former is recovering nicely
from her rheumatism.
Mrs. Herbert Ransberger
is about well again.
M. T. Bradshaw came up
from Marshall Wednesday TO
see old friends.
Mrs. Ella Bagby, Of Cen
tralia visited her pare nts,
Mr.. and Mrs. RansberUer. nj
Salt Springs this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Purdy
have 2 new son at their home
since Sunday.
Rev. VIM. Thomas COL, OF
southeast Of M. Leonard, re-
turned from Warrensburg
Monday where be attended
the District Conference Of The
~, e. Church. He says they
had : 6ne meeting and raised
TOR the church. Rev.
enith. Gedalia, r. tha
4s
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
M..o Q. gmpIsy... Badly p.ld IL vI.nn.

The Chicago Daily News states that
IT. wages OF a frst class motorman Oh
~ municipal street railways OF Wen.
n y ~ cents for a twelve hour day
and that . large number OF the I'M
ployees OF the municipal gas works
saru barely 90 cents u day. These
low wages are paid to enable the city
y make Q profit on its undertakings.
= specisl cable says that q general
,sVvclt against the miserable wages Of
city employees % threatened.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30

j. B. Birch, Of Blackwater,
was here yesterday hunting
for a farm TO rent. He wants
from 200 to 300 acres.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
proNs = saltIne cerperasiecs.

he celebrated Edward w. Bemis,
whose efforts to extirpate gas monopo.
nes have brought fame and fees, 70 SUI
- sths city OF Peoria. Ill, for $1,000,
which be asserts was earned In the
apeyics az Peoria WHOM the authorities
that alcoholic spot were sndeayorina
nj. ~ yeoris 0ap company out 81
acknowledgements a. IAsht Jour
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30

Miss Susie Fitzsimmons
returned from Kansas City
Thursday after a visit to her
sister, Mrs.. Dumolt.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30
LOCALS.

M. X. Barnds, of Sweet
Springs, came over .Wednes-
day TO visit relatives here a
week.
The Marshall republican., 1907-08-30

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
CURE FOR STAGE FRIGHT.
French Scientist Comes tc the Rescue
Of Actors ard slagers-

Nam young artists and students
who suffer from stage fright viii be
glad TO know that d cure has been
found The Paris correspondent Of the
Lancet writes
At the recent meeting Of the Hypno-
logical and Psychological society Paul
Farez described three cases Of stage
fright ttracl successfully treated BY
suggestion. Two OF the patients took
part in the last competition at the con-
servatoire In all the numerous
cases OF stage fright in which he has
obtained a good result the symptom
of fear has been associated with some
bodily falling. such As respiratory
spasms. cardiac hypertrophy. cardiac
irntability. bradyeardia. aTterial by
pertension or peTipeheral Yaso-con-
striction- These conditions had an
Important bearing On stage fright;
hey maintained, aggravated and pro-
longed It; and they were. moreover.
an obstacle to the fuH and prompt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
ABOUT STAGE FOLK.

Edward Fl. sothern has received
from Henry NJ. Rogers. Of Boston, a
fan used By Mrs. Vincent in THE
Rivals" when she played with the
old Boston Stock company.
Mark Twain appeared on the stage
Of his own home on New Years eve
IN a new drama entitled "The Tank
and His Little Black Man, written by
himself
The late Hamilton Aide, an English
playwright was a curiously versatile
maa, He was the author OF many
novels, verses and essays; he was a
more or less popular composer: he
turned out divers successful dramatic
pieces, and he painted landscapes de.
scribed as pleasing The blood oG
antipathetic races was IN his veins.
He was the son Of an English mother
and an Armenian-Gfeek father.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08

quit the conference. Some Of those
present thought Northwestern should
AXE only a passive part in affairs. in
view Of the fact It practically has Sese
away with intercollegiate athletics at
Evanston.
In the voting where II required a
tTo-thirds vote to pass a proposition.
sIe negative vote OF Northwestern
Just Offset the favorable vote Of Chi
cago and Michigan, both Of whom are
much more interested in the plans
proposed than Is Northwestern. Chair
man Hutchins said he doubted
whether the conference wanted North
western out, and even If It did he did
not see any way to get the Methodist
college out The matter was not
brought up In the meeting.
Chicago, Iowa and Michigan came
instructed to vote in favor Of ali the
reyisions recommended, Wisconsin.
and Illinois In favor Of all but the
seven game rule. Northwestern and
Purdue against an reyisions. Mime
sofa was understood 10 be opposed to
the reforms and voted that way. while
Indiana apparently voted against all.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
Literary Bullets.

Thomas jefferson and a publishers
reader. according to the formers
press agent, met one dag in New
York.
The talk turned to Iite. ature. and
the reader mentioned that a novel.
after 13 reflections. had been accepted
by him and had gained for his house
nearly 100000
"A mighty good book # is. too. /"
said the reader Have you read it?'
Yes. said Mr. Jefferson.
"Well, what do you think Of it?"
There Is only one thing to be said
IA its favor" Mr. Jefferson answered.
"A friend Of mine, during the Spanish
American war, carried It in his breast
pocket and a ball rieocheted against
his ribs. but the book saved him. The
ball was unable to get beyond the
fourth chapter"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08

down rivers on steamboats,. Barring
the railroad the faForlse means Of
transportation in England and IN con
tinental Europe is the wagon There
are many wagon shows in this coun-
try, but they would find it difficult to
reach an the towns that are easily
reached By the floating palaces. Many
Of the towns that get all their dramat-
ic sustenance from these floating play
houses have no railroad connections
whatever. If it we're not for tue
shows that float down or up to them
by boat. tney would have to 90 with
out their theatrical fare.
Mark Twain, who knows the big
river about as well as anybody. used
to be well acquainted with the old
time managers Of a few Of the floating
palaces. He introduced one Of them
into "Huckleberry Finn" But time
changes and men change with them,
aid the floating palace Of to-day IS
much more elaborate and much finer
than we're the floating palaces Of the
older time.
They play to thousands Of persons
each season and they give pretty
good shows Their managers. who
live IN Cincinnati and St. Louis, make
good profits on the investment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
DAY of the Big Man
Is Coming COchems
Athletic Director Of ST. Louis univer-
sity a Firm Believer In Muscle
and Brawn.

Edward s. Cochems, st. Louis mi
versity's athletic director, Is a great
believer in the triumph Of Drawn. He
says It IS just as yitally necessary for
men and women to exercise, as It Is
for them to eat.
1t is the man with the body free
from aches and pains who really en-
joys life. said Cochems, That Is one
reason why I am such an enthusiast
On the great game Of football Rugby
develops physical giants and we cant
have tco many.
Just iat me make one little predic-
ton; 1907 win be the year Of the big
man in athletics.
During The past year It looked as
# new era was coming when the
light and agile man would excel in all
forms Of athletics. Recent events
show. however. that the big man is
coming into his own
.In football, despite the new rules,
the big men are not down and out by
any means. French, Kinney and Orr
were leaders on our team last fan and
viii be Of more use than ever next
year
Ralph Rose. the giant shot-putter
Of Michigan, was a champion at throw
Ing the weight until Wesley Coe came
along coe IS big enough. but com
pared with Rose he Is a pIgmy.
IN pugilism, the practical defeat OF
the willy middleweight. Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien, at the hands Of the
heavier and sturdier Tommy Burns.
makes It certain that the day Of the
siugger has not passed and that the
agile, clever boxer OF the Corbett.
O'Brien school cannot defeat, and
therefore win fail to hold attention
against the big brulser. the fighter Of
weight and tremendous muscular de-
! Yei0Dment, like Jeffries."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
woak FOB sToRMY BAYS.
sarm and Home Suggests Many
Things That May Be Done.

Sharpen all edge tools. File saws.
FIT old tools with handles. Put new
.eeth in rakes. OIL and mend harness
Husk and shell corn. Thresh and clean
beans. Make section fences. gates
and hencoops. Overhaul engine and
boiler Clean the henhouses. making
new nests. Mend pump and Windmill
Mix fertilizers and mix cattle feed.
Make root gratis. Make labels for
trees and plants. Clean stoves and
put a damper IN stove pipe to save
fuel. Clean refuse from cellar and
draw of vinegar Sort apples Mend
broken lock. Sew blankets and bags.
Mix putty and mend glass in hotbed
sashes. Make shutters for hotheds
Make out order FOR seeds and trees.
Mark crates and barrels for shipment
and mend old shipping boxes. Start
cuttings Of window plants. Make trel-
lises and stakes for tomatoes. Make
one or two bird houses. Rig couple
Of extra whiffietrees. Repair inside OF
tenant house. Grind bones for fowls.
Cut up a quarter Of beef. Study the
grain market and adapt cattle rations
to present conditions. Look around
and find jobs for hired man. Fix up
the farm accounts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
OATS ig THE RoTATisN
i'Nrc's Farmer F41so lnlnf- flria --A
Be Increased

The production 81 cats in this Fiein-
ity Is very large. being from 90 20 6S
bushels rer acre should So
that AZ least So per cent Of an ne
TILED ground q put II oats every year
writes a Tazewell county ems farmei
70 the Farmers Renew We have
heard q great deal about rust Of oatsi
but as yet not much has been seen IN
this locality. do not know that the
farmers have yet taken the matter
seriously, and think that they are DO
ing nothing 70 check the spread o.
rust We generally sov our oats here
anywhere from the 1st to the 18th oi
April. Most Of these oats are fed upon
the farms and 50 the fertility goes
back to the land. The greatest OBJ
stacle to successful growing cf oats
IN this locality IS the fact that they
are not put III rotation enough, as IN
the case Of corn. pasture and mead
OWs. ! think that the yield oi oats
can be very much increased here r.
we would frequently change the oat
ground TO pasturage and put cattle on
Il, then put In corn for tvo years and
then bring the same back into oats.
The ground Is generally prepared ~
cutting stalks, then sowing after disc
ing twice and narrowing twice, and
sometimes the ground Il rolled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
Gillette as a Worker.

William Gillette is as industrious as
the plays he has written. While he
may act only 20 weeks out 81 q pos
sible So in a year, he is ceaslesaly con.
coctlng and writing plays wherever he
may be, on land or sea. And the plays
he has written and produces fof him
self he subsequently rents 70 others in
assorted lots. and these old plays give
annual employment to an average OF
900 people weekly-that Is. IN the
stock companies and popular price
travelling organizations. There are at
least Ave companies doing his "sher-
lock Holmes" while those classics,
Held by the Enemy. ana Secret
Service" have never stopped running
and never viii These. together with
TOO Much Johnson. because She
Loved Him so,7 The Private secFes
tary" FAN the Comforts Of Home"
and other Of his farces. each new sea
SON swell the number employed
through bis pep
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
NovEL sTEAMsoAr psAMA
Floating Palaces That Furnish Enter
tsinment for River Towns.

Anybody Who lives IN a town On
The banks Of the Mississippi river and
hears q calliOpe play al five O'Clock in
the morning knows that il is not a cir
Gus that IS coming 10 town It is the
Eoaung palace. which is the name
given TO a unique form Of theatrical
transportation; entertainment that is
used only on the river and its tribu-
taries, the Ohio and the Missouri.
There are at the present time more
than a dozen floating palaces Each
ct them carries a welIequipped stage,
z company Of from is to % actors
and actresses. and has seating capacity
for from 200 to 700 persons. Each Of
the boats has a steam piano with
which the people from the countryside
are called TO the landings. where the
shows are given on the boats. and
most Of the boats carry pretty fair
bands.
Nowhere else IN this country OF
abroad "a the drama carried up and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-08
Big Nine, Conference
Votes Agli1st Reforms
Only One Of Proposed Changes in
Football R1ies Meets with
Favor Of OFFICIALS.

The @big nine conference at its
recent meeting at Chicago voted
down al the reforms proposed at the
last meeting In December. except that
proposition which sets a uniform date
for beginning football practice.
The notifications in existing strin-
gent athletic rules which we're recon-
mended at the previous conference
were as follows
l. Fixing uniform Limit for begin
ming football practice On September
20.
q Extending the football playing
schedule from five To seven games
for each team
B Eliminating retroactive features
of the three year eligibility rule 50 as
not 70 affect students who entered col.
lege previous 20 September J.. 1906
4. Making the three year and other
rules regarding limit Of participation
in athletics apply only to the major
1ty of sporfs-football. baseball and
track teams
The faculty representatives we're
as follows. G. P. Hutchins chairman,
representing Wisconsin; = F. Moran.
secretary. Purdue; q O. WeatherIy,
Indiana: 6. A. Goodenough, Illinois,
a. 4. stagg and j. E. Raycroft, Chi
cago. i. G. Smith. Iowa; " f. Lane.
Michigan. J. E. Paige. Minnesota; and
4. E. Wilson. Northwestern.
The first recommendation, that the
rule limiting participation IN athletics
to three years IN the aggregate should
not apply to students who had entered
conference colleges prior to Septem-
ber /, 1906. was voted down-Purdue,
Northwestern, Wisconsin and Min.
neaota voting against It. Each rec
ommendalion required two-thirds
vote (glxj 10 put 1t through
The second recommendation allow
Ing seven football games each season
instead Of FIVE as at present, met the
game fate, only Chicago, Michigan and
Iowa voting in favor for IT. All the
colleges we're in favor Of allowing
football practice to begin on Septem-
ber 20 The fourth recommendation
that the rules regarding the limit Of
participation In athletics should apply
only to football, track and baseball
vas knocked out BY The same vote as
the first accommodation.
Before the meeting Director Huif Of
Illinois, Df. Raycroft Of Chicago. and
Keene Fitzpatrick Of Michigan. who
came over instead Of Baird. who was
unable TO get away. were busy talk.
jng over dates. Illinois fixed up some
tentative baseball dates with Wiscon-
aln and Michigan. but HUI refused to
give them out. The only definite date
made was that between Wisconsin
and Nebraska for a baseball game on
Nay II. Athletic Manager Gillespie
Of Northwestern was on hand, but did
nothing IN the way Of getting baseball
Of track dates
Representative Wilson Of North
western refused to say anything about
the rcnoFI Ehst Northwestern might