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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

your sympathy would do for her
he would have added, what they have
done for me" but something in her
manner made him pause, and then
they drifted on to talk OF other things,
but there was a subtle change in her
manner which Archer's quick sen
sitiyeness did not fail to note, and
much earlier than usual he rose to go.
She held u her hand with her usual
g~raclousness at parting, and when
Archer had reached the hall he re-
membered that after all he had failed
to give her the address Of the young
grower Of yiolets,
As he reeutered the room, he stood
for a moment 10 the doorway waiting
for Helen 10 turn her head, and think.
ing to surprise her as she had done
earlier in the evening And then Miss
Van Nostrand did a strange thing she
was standing where he had left her be
fore the mantel, and presently she IN
pinned the ~violets from her dress, held
them for a moment In her mana as
though i~rresolute, and then, STOPPING,
she laid the flowers deliberately on
the glowing Goals. And then she
turned and saw Archer watching her
In astonished silence; with a little cry
she instinctiyely clasped her hands
ovcr the place where the flowers had
been fastened on her dress. A great
wave of color had swept all over her
face, but Archer was very pale as his
quick glance Travelled from the little
clasped hands TO the flowers smoul.
dering in the fire. Presently he came
| close 10 her and tried TO read her
/ eyes, yelled beneath ~impenetrable lids.
Helen he said hoarsely, you do not
care for the violets-!s it-because
sent them that you scorn them thus
And then, as she did not reply, he
went on, Il knew you did not care for
me" he said, but oh, Helen, It Is
cruel 70 learn 1t in this way"
Sne could not endure the ~agonlzed
cntreaty Of his voice, and she raised
her eyes. full OF a ~penitence, whose
fun meaning he did not dare to IN
derstand.
oh, Ferris" she faltered. Can yor
not see? ! thought you loved her
your flower girl--and So"
But she did not finish her sentence
Archer had seized both her hands snC
was laughing IN a perfect delirium o
Joy. You thought / loved Amy" h,
cried. oh, Helen, how could you b,
so blind! And besides, / forgot to tel
you she is going to be married to Nj
Grau, the rich florist, in the spring
But, Helen!"-he had drawn her 81
close that he could whisper the word
IN her ear-"she shall force he
choicest yiolets TO bloom for our wed
ding. shall she not?"
And Helen threw back her hea
with a happy little laugh. "vIolet
are the only flowers / shall eyer wear
she said.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

some day wish you hadn't. Iii e,e
you a moment 10 reconsider
mot for worlds, Miss Susan Bates!
My heart, should say my sole, yearns
after those slippers. l accept your
kind offer, thankful for this brief re-
spite OF repose." and he rolled over
in pretended slumber, while Susie
went upstairs, smiling with grim de.
termination.
She brought the slippers, and Dick
put them on with a murmured word
of thanks. Then the subject vas drop
ped and apparently forgotten.
The next morning as Dick entered
the dining DOR the saw a parcel ad.
dressed to him. He opened 1t in some
haste and pleasant expectation, to
find-his slippers!
He tossed them away and glared at
Susie across the table. That young
lady was calmly eating buttered toast.
and needed him not. He took no out.
ward notice, beyond a shrug OF his
shoulders, and brushed away the in
cident, In preparation for a morning
ride upon his wheel. 1t was to be a
long one, so he a delighted to find
a plump little bundle strapped to his
handle bar. Lunch doomed up pleas
antly at midday. When hot and dus.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
COLD WATER MUSIC,
How You Can Find the Melody That
Turks In Glass of Water.

This Is a very old amusement, but
only those who have tried it know
how much melody may Turk in a glass
of water. II you have eight thin tum-
blers. of the same size and shape, you
can make a musical scale quite easily.
Each tumbler contains a certain
amount of cold water, more or less,
according to the volume of sound re-
quired; this you may find out prac.
tically by dipping your finger In the
water and drawing briskly round and
round the sharp outer rim OF your
glass. This produces a, musical note.
The fuller the glass, the deeper
the note. The swift motion OF the fin
ger round the edge produces a vibra.
tion on the surface Of the water, par
ticularly II the edge is thin and clean
cut.
The glasses, with graduated amounts
OF water, might be placed In regular
scale order on a table covered with
both cloth and table felt. At each
glass put a performer with a good
ear for music and a steady middle
I finger, which is the best and strong
est to use. Each glass must be held
firmly. quite near the bottom so as not
to mar the sound, with the foreinger
the thumb of the left hand. In this
way all familiar airs may be produced
with some really sweet vibrations II
you know how to use your finger to
| the best advantage.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

Mr.. Root has returned from Mexico,
where he was most cordially received.
The fruits Of his visit may not show at
once but that they will show in time
and prove OF great and lasting bene:
fit to both countries is certain, says
the Washington Star. AS a special
commissioner, so to say, the secretary
Of state has revealed high talents, In
Central and South America he favor
ably impressed his hosts, and in Cana.
da was quite as successful. And now
the Mexicans have set their approval
on him. Mr.. Root is not a "jollier,"
nor anything of the typical courtier,
but an Unconditional mar Of some re-
serve, and Of sober and unornamental
phrase. still, in Spanish and in Eng
lish America he succeeds equally well.
In warn and in cold countries his TEN.
permanent pleases alike, and the people
recognize in him one to be trusted and
who has a message worth hearing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
NEED TWO FLEETS
PRESIDENTS POSITION is THE
RIGHT ONE.
Little Douot That Congress viii Fall
In With the suegestion-Protee.
ton for the Pacific Coast.

Report has It that in his message at
the opening Of congress the president
will urge the building OF several bat
tie ships. and the naval committees
OF both houses will favor the scheme.
Probably this is correct. The presi
dent is expected to urge this on the
ground that II will be necessary to
have two powerful fleets, one on the
Pacific and the other on the Atlantic.
As this need ought TO be apparent to
everybody. congress will be expected
to fall in line with the presidents sug'
gestion. According to the present
plans the big Atlantic feet will be
ready to start for the Pacific Just
about the time that congress is com
ing together. Two vessels of the fleet
have Just got under way and are to
make the trip before the rest OF tho
squadron moves.
The present plan is for most of the
feet to return TO the Atlantic after
making the cruise in the big western
ocean. 1t is safe to say, however. that
several Of them will be detailed for
the Pacific permanently. As the pres
ident remarked In his recent st. Louis
address, the Pacific coast is as much
American as the Atlantic coast, and
1t needs the protection Of the navy
just as strongly. There is, indeed,
more need for a powerful fleet to be
kept constantly in the Pacific than In
the other ocean. Trouble is much
more likely to come from Japan than
from any other quarter. For police
purposes we need a large feet on our
western ocean border. Our coast line
there is much longer than it is on
the Atlantic and the Gulf Of Mexico.
Some Democratic papers are saying
that the presidents purpose In send
ing the fleet to the Pacific is to arouse
a popular sentiment throughout the
country which will compel congress,
in the coming session, to provide for
a substantial increase In the navy.
Possibly they are correct in this sur.
mise. The increase, however, is need
ed, and It ought to have been au.
thorized last year or earlier. San
Francisco, Portland and Seattle need
the ~r,otection Of our warships just as
much as do New York, Boston and
Philadelphia. The country will stacd
no favoritisn in the distribution Of
the land or naval forces. The presi.
dent is neither and eastern man nor a
westerner. He is an American, and
as an American he will ask congress
to legislate for the whole country.
According 10 some Of the foreign au.
thorities the United States stands in
the second place in naval strength
now, with England in the front rank.
The American people want their coun
try to retain the second place and
advance seadily toward the first place,
st. Louis Globe.D Democrat.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
NOW UP TO THEMSELVES.
Fnlpinos 1, Settle vexed Questions In
Assembly.

II Is not probable the members OF
tie Philippine assembly or the people
Of the Islands will be altogether satis-
fed with the promise Of future indie.
pendence given by William II. Taft,
secretary Of war. speaking in part for
President Roosevelt. Yet there is
good reason TO believe that Is their
acquiescence in that promise and de.
votion TO their energies to cultivation
Of civic virtues and orderly life will
shorten the period Of their dependence
more than all else. F1amboyant dis.
content and resistance to American
ent regime, to the disadvantage alike
Of the United States and the Philip.
pines.
Secretary Taft's positive assurance
that there is no thought of transfer
ring the islands to any other power
should have a good effect. There has
been no serious question on that point
In this country. however 1t may have
been discussed by the press, but the
people Of the Philippines needed that
information. They are thus given but
one avenue of escape from the Amer.
lean yoke as they are pleased to call
it, and that is to At themselves as
rapidly as they may for s~elf-govern.
meut.
Beyond these announcements, by
authority" Secretary Taft gave the
members Of the assembly good advice.
He wisely refrained from specifying
any legislative measures they ought TO
pass. He did suggest careful atten-
tion to their civil service and then dis
cussed broadly the subject OF good
government. On the whole, the ad.
dress is another proof Of the diplomat.
&c ability of the secretary of war, con
tanning enough of positive warning to
restrain an ebullient people and
enough optimistic good wishes and
confidence to incite friendly feeling
The task is now for the assembly, and
the people Of the United States will
note with interest how the member.
ship approaches its duty. 1t may
mean the tightening or the increasing
Of the white mans burden" in that
quarter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Live Issues.

The people are much more interest.
ed in questions OF corporate abuses
and combinations Of predatory wealth
for self-enrichment at the general ex.
pense than they are In tarif revision
and any attempt to supersede the for.
mer with the latter will end in failure.
Issues are made; they grow out of
events, The public mind is now fixed
on the evils which have grown up with
the development Of great combinations
and on the measures which must be
taken for their suppression or ameliora.
ton, and II will not be diverted BY
tie threadbare discussion OF tariff re.
vision. That will come in due time
as a part OF a progressive course OF
administration; but the live issues will
b. those on which the public thought
Las been concentrated for the last
three or four years,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Why Farmers Are Protectionists.

IF there is anyone who deserves
the comforts Of this life, it is the farm.
er. When a farmer has splendid gas
lights all over his fine new house, big
bathroom, hot and cold running water,
furnace heat, hard wood floors, fine
piano, gas for cooking and even gas
lights in his barn, we can't shed tears
over his trodden condition. And we
are glad that we can't. In addition he,
Of course, has rural free delivery al
his door. All he needs is a trolley a
and an automobile. . As it is, he has
more of the comforts of life than any
resident of Belle PLANE. This is not
an oyerdrawn picture. II you don't
believe II We can show you, and with.
in eight miles of Belle PLANE, too
Belle PLANE Union.
II Is this condition OF things that
makes the average Iowa farmer a pro.
tectionist. All Of the good things that
the Union speaks of have come to him
through the benefcient operation Of
the protective tarif, which has not
only afforded him better prices for his
grain and produce, but has furnished
him a wonderful market in which TO
sell. The unlimited amount OF work
o afforded the laboring man, and
the splendid wages he Is receiving, en-
able him to buy generously OF the
good things Of this life, which include
in large measure the products of the
farm. With a scaling down of the pro.
tective schedules, the farmer would at
once experience a decrease in demand
for what he has to sell and a resultant
falling of in profit. There are those
who s%trenuously deny the farmer is
benefited by the protective tariff, but
not many Of them exist among the
farming classes.-Burllngton Hawk
Eye,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

ty, he threw himself on the ground
and opened the bundle he found there.
in-his slippers, with a line from Su.
sic.
May these sandwiches prove as
tough as shoe leather
He fastened them up again and bore
them back silently.
The postman left them at the door
the next day in a box. Anothed day
Dick kicked them from under the
table, where she placed them beside
his chair. There was no hour of his
life indoors which passed unhaunted
by the slippers. Even when the fell
lows went off camping for a week the
slippers were somehow smuggled In
with the luggage. Dick grew sick OF
the very sight Of them and tired of
trying to keep his temper when the
family smiled.
But the cure worked well, though
the battle was a silent one. The next
time Dick came home dead beat he
crept up to his room for his slippers
before he sought the comfort of the
hammock. This was a surrender,
which Susie accepted gracefully, and
from that day the slippers ceased to
appear at regular and irregular inter.
vals.-Washington Star.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
WON THE
A Story Of the eoyhood Of Cow John
A johnson.

Governor John A Johnson, OF Min
n%esota. was employed as a clerk In a
drug store In his youth. He became
so valuable that at the age of 10 he re-
ceived as wages SIS a month.
AS he had his mother and eight
brothers and sisters to support, how.
ever, he denied himself everything ex.
cept extreme necessities.
He secured his first overcoat under
rather peculiar circumstances. 1t was
In the month of December and his en-
ployer noticed that the lad had no
other protection against the cold than
a thin alpaca coat. So the druggist
offered him a fine overcoat.
The boy thanked him and said that
he did not need 1t, and If he did need
one he could buy II. .
His employer looked at him rother
c~uriously for a moment. Il see,' said
he. Now you take this coat or I'll
discharge you. ] guess you won't be
able to wander down the street and
buy another job, eh?"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
New Term In Law.

The plaintiff was stating his case:
Your honor, | was walking alongside
of the waiting train. when this man,
who Is a stranger to me, and without
any cause whatever, reached out OF
the car window and planted a couple
Of powerful blows upon my face"
Your honor e~xpostulated the de.
PENDANT, Il was so enraged by the de
lay of that train and the miserable
service of that road in general, that
| just had to give vent to my feelings
in some way. ] couldn't restrain my
self"
Il feel for YOU admitted the Judge
who had occasion to travel on the
same road, but | am compelled t.
fine you nevertheless, That pair @
hand.me.downs will cost you jus
SO"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

and stared at him. did | hear you
ask a girl to run upstairs and get
something for your"
Sure! My slippers. Elsie's a brick.
She knows her poor little bud is tired.
She's nicer than some people-cous.
ins, for instance"
I'm glad I'm not your sister, re-
torted Susie, to fetch and carry. Don't
you go, Elsie" and, picking up the fall
len book she held 1t fast, fearing that
she might yield to temptation and aim
1t straight at the lounging figure of
lazy Dick.
Poor fellow" began Elsie.
Poor Grannie! You shan't go, e.
sic, If | have to call Aunt Margaret"
MY feet are blistered," groaned
Dick, and I've stumped each toe
about a dozen times, and"
Il will get your slippers" said Sue,
with her head up and her lose in the
air.
She rose from her chair and went
toward the front door, then she faced
about and caught the occupant OF the
hammock chuckling quietly between
the ~brotherly winks at Elsie.
Il beg you to understand, Dick
Carleton, that I'm not meek. II you
let me get your slippers for you, you'll
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Sc T

D NJ ! e.
\ In this incident W. see the be.
{ ginning Of the fulh'lment Of the
y prophecy Of Nathan spoken at
4 the time Of pavld's great sin.
] when he declared that 1.-The sword
; shall depart from thine
I house." and "Rehoid. will
I raise up evil against thee out Of
! thine own house."
, The sins Of the fathers are
Z visited upon the children as the
\ inevitable outworkine Of the
I natural law Of cause and effect.
J II Is as true to-day as In the
\ days Of David.
\ David could not violate the
; moral law without its exerting
J a hurtful influence upon the
I members Of his household. His
I example proved demorallzing.
\ His yielding to the lusts Of the
l flesh encouraged like induI.
I genee on the part Of his own
I sons.
Sad is II not to contemplate
/ such reckless violation Of paren.
, tai obligations, and yet how re.
( peatedly we see its repetition
J to-day. Fathers and mothers
\ into whose care have come the
; little innocent lives forget the
. Oivinely imposed obligation and
I live to crafty their own selfish
I desires. They think to indulge
I the secret sin without poisoning
/ the atmosphere Of the home and
I communicating the lives Of their
\ children. But can they? This
I tragedy in the family Of David
\ protests an emphatic NO! And
Z innumerable cases which III the
\ columns Of the papers Of the
( country daily reiterste over and
1 over again the same emphatic
4 NO!
I Does that drinking father ex.
8 pect his children are not going
4 to be influenced by his example?
/. Does that mother think that she
/ can abandon herself to the
4 pleasures Of society and indulge
4 in all manner Of excuses and
Il not have the daughters life
{ poisoned by the evil example7
. Does that father Of easy morals,
who is reckless Of the sanetity
Of another's home, forget that
q the monster Of vice may enter
. his home and claim as a victim
y his daughter, or his SOM Why
Z; Is II that divorce is increasing
i at such a terrible rate7 Is it
I not because children are follow.
. ing in the footsteps Of their di.
voreed parents?
3 But the sins Of parents, while
I being a reason, are no excuse
y for the sins Of children. The
z example Of the parent may have
d encouraged the child to like sin.
& full indulgence, but It does not
absolVe the child from respon.
Y sibility for his own conduct.
Amnon, the firstborn son Of
s David and heir to the throne,
4 saw his father crafty his lust.
= full desires at any cost, and why
:; should not he?
\ Absalom saw David his father
deliberately plot the death Of
another, why should not her
= AbsaIom, the natural protector
Il Of his sister, should have seen
= that punishment was visited
- upon the head Of the wicked
Amnon, but II should have been
strictly within the limits of the
y law. Had he in the heat Of pas
y sion at the moment struck Am.
4 o down IL would not have been
s. surprising, but for him to har.
= Dor hatred and wickedIy and In
=, cold.blood plot murder indicates
y an evil heart which knew not,
8 neither feared, God.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
HIS FLOWER GIRL
BY Georgia Custis
BY Georgia Custis
'0pNTIgUIl

market. She had arranged with
Mather q Grau. It seems, to send all
her violcts to them, and they send
them directly to you; she does not
suspect me, Of course, and so you see
We are really rendering her the assist
ance which she so much needs, with.
out in any way wounding her pride
Helen had been watching Archer
attentively as he talked, biting of
little pieces from a violet with her
white teeth. is she pretty she
asked suddenly.
Yes. and more than that said
Archer, she has the most unusual
and delicate coloring, and a pretty
trick Of dropping her head. which al.
ways reminds me Of a flower
Il should like to see this dainty
beauty" said Helen, but somehow her
voice lacked its usual cordially
Archer did not notice it.
Would you, really?" he said eager.
ly. DO you mean that you would go
and see the poor little thing? She
has no friends, you know. that is, no
women-friends, and ever since ! have
discovered how sad and lonely her
life is | have wished that she could
know YOU
Helen paused a moment before re
plying.
Certainly l will so and see your
friend" she said, speaking in spite Of
herself a little ccldly. Il do not quite
see, however, how / could help her,
since OF course she would not &C.
cept--"
"Oh, no! not that" said Archer
quickly. But you see l have told her
about you, so that you would not be
quite strangers, and your interest,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Always Had Bryan Sized Up.

Mr.. Bryan says the large m%etropol.
itan dailies are open to the highest
bidder. The huge bid OF an inflated
currency didn't catch any Of them, and
the silver barons failed to get the sup.
port OF a newspaper OF any conse.
quence. Mr.. Bryan's charge is the re.
suit Of disappointment In his ATTEMPTS
- foozlc the press. The leading news
papers have always sized him up cor.
rgCtly,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Concealed Them.

Joe came to school for the first time.
In one hand he carried a cap and In
the other a bunch of bananas.
"You can't come in here with those
bananas" warned the teacher.
Joe went out. In a few minutes he
came back, walking slowly and pain
fully,
where did you put the b~ananas?'
asked the teacher.
"oh, | hid 'em all right" gasped
Joe: they're safe inside Of me"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Embraces Islamism.

DR., Ewald Falls. q ~well'known
Psychologist and ~excavator, has EN-
braced Islam, While at the head Of
an e~xcavating expedition In the Nile
delta he became so convinced of the
virtues Of Mohammedanism that he
confessed the faith and was received
at the mosque at Mariout. He will
henceforth be known under the name
OF Mussa Mohammed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
HunurY Multitudes.

More residents of New York take
their midday meal away from home
than do those of any other city, and
one of the most populous eating sec
tons Of the city between the hours Of
~ and 2 o'clock on every business day
is In and around Herald square Prop
erly within that district are 81 restan.
rants and In them on a recent Friday
during the two hours, l2,4ls meals
we're served.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Collection Of Dolls,

Princess Clementine of Belgium,
youngest daughter of Leopold, is cred.
tied with having the most wonderful
collection of dolls In the world, Among
them are specimens from Babylon,
bone dolls from Greenland, a wooden
n from Peru, a paper doll from
India, Greek dolls with wardrobes,
even dolls houses, with furniture and
dishes In them.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

are worked out, financial problems
are wrestled with, Sonnets are COM
posed and social engagements are
made and broken. The fact is, I've
seen about everything written on a
menu card except a popular novel,
and no doubt Pve found the plots of
some of them. 1t is people dining
alone, mostly, who use lei cards
for stationery and note books, but
members of the big parties some-
times fall into the habit"