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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

A foreign trade for the fiscal year OF
1907 of 1896, 900, 900, or more than 49,
800. 900. 900 II we take into account our
trade with Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippines, does not harmOnize with
the clamor for doors that should
open wider for both exports and i'm
ports. Our exports are within $780,
900, 900 Of the three-billion mark, Or
s1,SS0,s5t, 024: an increase of more
than $500, 900, 900 In the past six
years. Our imports are S1,434,i01 ,092,
against 5000, 320,9 in 1902.
Compared with 1906 imports have
increased s207, $685. GAG, while the ex-
ports have increased $136, 6,524.
We have been buying at a greater
rate than we sold, and our trade bal
anco is reduced from s5l7, 1902 ,054 in
1906. to s446,449,032 in 1907, a de-
crease of 70,S52.1 1872.
At this rate of piling up our pur-
chases from foreigners We ought not
to be accused OF maintaining a Chi.
nese wall tariff.
At this rate we shall find ourselves
running In debt to foreigners before
long, for practically every dollar of
that favorable trade balance OF $780,
900. 900 is needed to pay our freight
bills to foreign steamship companies,
the earnings on stocks and secur.
tiles owned abroad, the millions spent
abroad by our tourists, and the other
millions constantly being spent by
prosperous American wage earners to
needy relatives.
Out of our total imports of nearly a
billion and a half more than $500, 000,-
900 represent products that compete
with American labor and industry.
Is not that enough?
Should we lower the tariff so as to
increase that competition?
Should We rig up special trade dick.
ers so as to make 1t easier for foreign.
ers TO break into our market with
their goods?
Should we go ahead with tariff re.
vision and other trade dickers, so that
the present billion and a half of i'm
ports may be swesed to two billions
or more?
These are questions which every
business man. every wage payer, every
wage Garner should ask himself in con
nection with our present foreign trade
OF fully $500, O00, 900.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
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BY PRESIDENT GEORGE w. NASH.
+ or the Northern Norms, and Industr::, school.
Aberdeen, S. d.

Syracuse learned in his declining years that the teacher enjoyed com
pensations not weighed in the seeyaris IF balanced in the ledger Of
the merchant.
The teachers best fortune is of that invisible sort that makes the
possessor happv, content and unenvied. Than this life has no higher re-
ward for any man. Measured by sentimental considerations, his rewards
are substantial and enduring. "To give subuity to the simple; to the
Young man knowledge and discretion" is the divine commission OF the
schoolmaster, and he who sincerely sets his heart to the development and
uplifting task imposed cannot fail to reap n rich return of satisfaction as
be beholds the magical fruiting of his homes planting.
The complacency due to the DEVELOPMENT Of the intelligent and moral
citizen. the exhilaration wrought by the expressed gratitude of pupils,
the low and success of those whose lives have in a sense been nodded by
his hands, are dlectable commodities in his store not purchasabe in the
coin of the realm. Bacon put it well when he said: "The pleasures Of
the intellect are greater than the pleasures of the senses" and these intel
lectual pleasures arc in a peculiar degree Ito be reckoned among the school
masters compensations.
'"He who teaches is best taught and the opportunity afforded the
teacher to perfect himself in scholarship is nc small element in the extra
financial compensation of his position. The teacher who does not daily
find his life richer in intellectual attainments while with pride and JOY
he watches the intellectual unfolding of his pupils has wetchedly missed
his calling.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
A Step In the Wrona Direction,

Twenty-Five years & Daniel Man.
ming, secretary of the treasury in Pres
ident Cleveland's first administration,
said In an official report, In substance,
that the treasury was being robbed
at the rate of $4,000, 900 a year in
revenue through the fraudulent under
valuation of imports. Being a free
trader and a hater of protection. Mr..
Manning did not add, as he might
truthfully have done, that domestic
labor and industry were being robbed
of far more than $4,000, 900 by this
unfair and dishonest competition. 1t
is indeed a long step in the wrong
direction when our government oflci.
ally lends itself to the fraud and
wrong of Observation-Disclosures
Economist,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
FAILED TO DESCRIBE WIFE.


Say, you, Mr.. Marsied Man said
q Coates house hotel clerk to an ac-
quaintance this morning, TN make a
little bet with you, You've, been a
victim OF matrimony for hye years,
but I'll wager a good cigar that you
can't offhand tell your wife's height,
weight and the color Of her eyes and
hair. Quick now, without stopping to
thinks II a go?"
Sure" replied the married man
TN smoke on you
IAN right, go ahead with the de.
~scription. But be CAREFUL am ac.
quainted with her, What does she
weight"
"A hundred and thirty-three. That's
easy-we both got weighed a few days
ago"
Very good. What's the color o
her hair?"
why, black; that IL, pretty nea
black a sort of brownish'black, witt
q kind OF a-er-reddish tinge."
Get out: that doesn't go. Reddish
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
Remedy for Commissions.

Commissions may be due to indiges.
ton, irritation Of the nerve centers
In teething, OF pinworms. A great
many diseases are ushered in by cor.
vulsions. The first thing to do is to
put the child into a tub Of hot water
about 1 degrees Fahrenheit, without
waiting to undress it until you have It
in the water. Keep the head raised.
with an icecap applied to 1t, or, II you
have no cap, use cold congresses or
ice in a towel. Keep the baby in the
bath five minutes. At the end of that
time wrap It in a wooden blanket and
summon a physician. The hot water
is used to dilate the blood vessels, and
In doing this the blood Is brought
from the brain to the body.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
Colors to Tighten Mourning.

For second mourning wear TO light.
en- up the deep mourning costume the
shops are showing some very attrac-
tive neckwear In fine embroidered
linen and hem.stitched sheer lawn.
The collar and cuffs, accessories for
the first mourning, are shown with
hand embroideries in dots and rings
and fancy %stitchings in black, and
there are some attractive soft stocks
with bishops tabs. jabots and plated
rabats Of finest linen embroidered In
black. The handkerchief sets are also
very attractive. These are made of
those corded plaid handkerchiefs with
narrow hemstitched edges, and inside
OF the corded border black French
knots are embroidered In double
rows.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
FITTINGS OF WOOD
CONSIDERED MORE SANITARY
THAN WALL PAPER.
Dull finish Leads In P9puIarlty-lm'
mense Variety Of Ways In Which
the Natural Wood May
Be Treated.

The present demand for wood Mt
tings are trimmings in private dwell
ings exceeds anything that has been
encountered in that line for two de-
cades, and the varieties Of wood in
use are even more surprising than the
quantity demanded. The polished
woods are being superseded by the
dull finished woods in most casoa.
There is a great demand for natural
oak, chestnut, mahogany, walnut, etc,
etc. and a great variety of ways in
which they may be treated. Every
thing of dull finish, with the grain of
the wood conspicuous, is in great ia
vor, and the brighter browns have
given place to the ash browns and
grays.
A certain library, in which wood
was extensively used to great advan-
tagc. had the walls to the height of
six feet from the floor covered with
wood divided into panels two and a
half feet wide, by strips Of the wood
four inches wide, both panels and
dividing strips being perfectly plain
and fiat, without holdings or deco
ration of any sort. The wood was
oak, though II did not a: all resemble
II. The coloring was a two-tone,
notified combination of dull gray and
grayish green, every appearance OF
grain having been removed by a
solution Of lead, rubbed well into the
pores of the wood, then covered with
a dull stain alone.
Many of the modern dining rooms
have a wood cornice and frieze from
10 to 20 inches wide, the ceiling be- 4e
left plain. A room of this tyne done
in gray-toned oak with a renaissance
design had a wood cornice of eight
inches Joined to a 12-inch wood frieze
which was heavily carved in a scroll
and grape design, as were also tht
posts unfolding the mantel, the cap
itals Of the doors and windows, anC
the six-foot wainscoting.
Walnut of dull finish, quite differen
from the old.fashioned sort, is in ex
tensive use for lofty halls, its darl
effect being relieved by touches o
gold on capitals and columns.
The enameled woods are steadil.
growing in popularity for drawing
rooms, all but the ceiling being fin
ished in the wood. A drawing room
but recently completed is lined iron
top to bottom with paneled, pal,
green, enameled wood in combination
with white enameled wood touche,
up in gold leaf, and has doors. mante
and window to match.
In sleeping rooms, too, wood
taking the place Of paper, birch, syca
more, b~ird's-eye maple, and sometime
enameled woods being used. he frs
mentioned being In a new garb, gra
and green having the preference a
TO color. A sleeping room done 1
bird's-eye maple had a cornice an
frieze is inches deep and a three
foot wainscoting.
There Is a wide belief that wood |
more sanitary than paper, but one c
the main reasons for its increase
demand is that 1t is something new
1t must be admitted, however, tina
there is a very restful quality in thes
wood interiors.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
BLACK THE COMING COLOR.
Promises to Be Fashions Choice for
the Autumn.

A Paris dispatch says: Black is
playing such a part in all clothes for
the season that It will go more heav-
lily into autumn fashions. That is GER
tain. We sec It In finish OF hat,
gown-whether tailor or dinner toilet
for wraps and for the soft, fluffy
little frills of tulle that are made for
the shoulders.
Black is always elegant, always
ready for any occasion. and In the
end is economy, since one black
gown will take the place Of two col
ored ones. At present, in Paris,
black is gaining, and by midsummer
we shall see frocks for the seaside
or mountain of mousseline or cloth
or any material madame or her daugh'
ter choose to order. And late sum
mer modes have great influence on
those for winter, so black will share
honors with any color.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
c OF H SEA.
Showing How Illusions Add to Human
Happiness.

A lecturer, who has covered the
greater part OF the country in deliver
ing his instructive ard entertaining
discourse on travel, tells this story TO
prove that Illusions are essential 10
human happiness. He remained over
night with the chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee after deliver
ing a lecture in a seashure town on
Long Island. In the early morning,
says the Youths Companion, he was
awakened by the sound Of a suction.
pump In violent action, but he dozed
of again after noting that there was
a high wind and a storm threatening
from on the ~neighboring sea. AT the
breakfast table he asked:
Didn't ] hear a pump working this
morning, or was ! dreaming?"
Why. yes" answered his host. MY
father-in-lsw is an old sailorman, and
when We get a little water in the eel
lar he delights in pumping it out. This
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
FORAKER ON TARIFF REVISION.
Ohio Senator Has Comprehensive
Grasp Of Situation.

In his speech OF July 10 ut Miamis-
burg, Senator Foraker occupied a
plane Of high intelligence and sound
commo sense when he said, In refer.
ence to the proposed revision Of the
tariff:
1T might be that a more satisfao-
tory tariff law would be made than
that which we now have. but I doubt
Il. Il may be that our general situa.
ton would bc improved, but ] do not
see how It is possible. With respect
to such procedure only n thing Is
certain, and that is that we would
have a period of suspense, Of doubt
and of uncertainty, that would work a
more or less serious interruption to
business"
That is the view entertained by the
best business minds OF the country.
Those who have watched the making
and the unmaking of tariffs know from
experience what the process involves
in the shape of prolonged discussion
and attempts to harmonic conflict
ing views. Senator Foraker knows
this. for he has had much to do with
tariff legislation in the past 20
years. He realizes the wisdom Of
the remark of the late Thomas
b. Reed that 1t is very easy to
q. revise n tarif-in YOU mind, but far
from easy when 1t comes to n final
legislative procedure. Mr.. Foraker Is
right In demanding that those who
clamor for a change shall show that
they know what they are clamoring
for:
81 want some man who Is clamoring
for an immediate revision to tell me
what evil Is so great 1t can no longer
be endured; what duties are to be
changed and what improvement in the
situation is to follow. Let us have
a bill of particulars"
No man among the many who have
spoken and written for immediate tar
IN disturbance has answered any of
these questions. No man has yet fur
nished a bill OF particulars. AS Mr..
Foraker so forcibly puts it. no one
has asked the farmers whether and In
what way they want the duties
changed. No one has asked this
question of the sugar growers. the to-
bacco growers, the rice growers, the
mill owners, the pottery men. the glass
men and those whom they employ
Ten million voters who work on
farms and in factories have not been
asked to state wherein the present
tariff is working badly and ought to be
changed.
Senator Foraker's plea is for 4
square deal In this matter of tariff re
vision. He wants to know what II
intended and for what reason. Fl,
does not want to go blindfolded int
the business of tariff disturbance. II,
does not want the tariff ripped up "or
general principles" That is the at
titude of conservative men in bust
ness and In politics. They want Il
be shown. II is the attitude of al
"stand-patters." They want to know
what the great gains are to be tina
shall overbalance the absolutely Ger
tain losses through uncertainty, alarm
and lack of confidence. They do no
a that the tariff should never b,
revised, but they do insist hat tn,
need for revision has not been mad,
apparent and that the time for revi
sion has not yet arrived. Their pc
sition would seem to be natural, rea
%sonable, logical.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
Too Hard for Him.

y was in Warrenton, Va, the early
part Of last week" said a man who
travels, land found It necessary to
transact some business with the keep
er OF one of the small stores there.
Before ] left the store a woman came
in to buy a ham. How much is your
ham, Mr.. So-and-So?' she asked.
'Twenty-seven aud three.quarters cents
a pound, said the storekeeper. Veil,
I'll take that one said the woman,
indicating a ham hanging from the
ceiling. How much does it weigh
Eleven pounds and a half, said the
storekeeper, after placing it on the
scales. All right, replied the won.
an. How much will 1t all be- The
storekeeper came back towards me
with a scowl OF his face. 'Cuss It all,
he said, I don't know how much II
will be. It's got fractions at both
ends!'"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

house had been idle three years mt
we came along and bought 1t for the
very reason that others rejected It.
With father, a little thing like water
In the cellar was really an advantage"
Indeed" remarked the lecturer.
But besides the noise OF the pump
thought heard (refecting for a mo
ment). oh, yes II sounded like the
creaking of the timbers and the wind
In the rigging. | am curious to know
how o duplicate those voices OF the
sea to please the retired captain"
"Oh, land" said the hostess. Our
new girl. Just over from Sweden, has
been going about the house all morn.
ing wearing her new American silk
petticoat and her old peg Shoes
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

Jeweler-You say you want som.
name engraved on the ring?
Young man-Yes; ! want the words,
George 10 hil dearest Alice" engray'
ed on this ring,
is the young lady your sister,"
NO; she is the young lady 10 whom
I am engaged"
Well, II ! were you. ! would not
have George 10 his dearest Alice,
engraved on the ring. II Alice
changes her mind, you can't 3 the
ring again"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

when YOU come to think of it, suppose you and stopped the first 20 white
men we met IN the street and asked for details of their lives. Would
wc o n the whole. hear much of prudence, care of the body, education !?
think not. So don't he too hard on the Indian. He stands very high,
considering his opportunities.
We don't want to make white men of the Indians; we want to make
good Indians of them, useful citizens. The Indian must become indie
pendent, Earl his own livelihood. We believe he will do so if he has a
chance.
To my mind, the most progressive, selfsutaining Indians to-day
are the Mission Indians, in southern California som of the Rancherios
in northern California the klamaths, in Oregon; the Makahs, in Wash
inrton. None of these ever had much from the government. They had
to get out and work on ranches, in the forests, as section hands on rail-
roads and some even have become skilled mechanics in railroad shops.
They are very proud of their advancement and want me to see their homes,
their wives, their children.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

muslin and tied In butterfly bows at
each corne The center Is adorned
with a laurel wreath and rose EN-.
broidery worked in ine white thread.
but the ribbon may he chosen In m
color to harmonize or contrast with
that Of the cushion. The full frill is Of
hem.stitched muslin.
This cover might be made in any
other material, and would be pretty
In cream silk, threaded through with
pale pink ribbons, and having the EN-
broideries worked in their natural
green and pink c%olorings. A series
OF ~buttonholes are made along each
side to thread the ribbon through.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

These are handsome and expensive.
and one who knows says they should
never be brushed in the ordinary way
of cleaning trimmings, but that a
piece of crimson velvet should be
taken and rubbed very slowly and
gently over them. OF course, we are
all familiar with the use Of black vel
vet as a dust cloth for hats and fine
black materials, the fine nap pene-
trating and carrying away dust with
out injury where nothing else could.
but what virtue there is In crimson
velvet, aside from its texture, is hard
to guess, but 1t is possible, Of course,
that there may be some effect in tho
dye used.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
CUSHION COVER OF MUSLIN.
Many Reasons for Popularity Of This
Useful Article.

Washable cushion covers made In
white muslin are being very much
used Just now and have many advant.
ages, since they can be washed or
cleaned any number Of times, and will
always look fresh and dainty. They
are useful, too. for covering any old
or faded cushions no longer In their
first youth.
The cushion cover which we illus.
trate is quite easily made and very
effectively arranged In white muslin.
with a trimming of wide satin ribbon,
which is threaded In and out of the
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
Corset Cove rs,

When making a cover to be worn
under a thin waist, 1t will be more
satisfactory II opened and buttoned
down the back instead of the usual
way, which has no opening, has to be
slipped over the head, and drawn up.
by making them open in the back
they can ~ slipped on without muss-
ing the hair and a have the full
ness at the waist line permanently adj
justed into a well.nttiag band, thus
doing away with any extra thickness
over the hips.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

is the cheapest arrangement and prob
ably the most satisfactory In e small
house. 1t is the only practical stair
in a house shaped like this. The other
stairway TO the cellar is convenient
to the kitchen, as all cellar stairs
should be. because there is a good
deal OF running up and down while
the house work Is going on.
The attic over the kitchen answers
fcr a store room and for a clothes.line
In the winter time. An attic of this
kind is much easier to get at than ms
in the top of the house and 1t is a very
satisfactory arrangement.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
To Prevent Rust.

To keep iron and steel goods from
rust, states the Mechanical World.
dissolve half an ounce OF camphor in
one pound Of hogs lard; take OF the
scum, mix as much black lead as will
give the mixture al iron color. Iron
and steel goods rubbed oyer with this
mixture and left with it on "a hours.
and then dried with a linen cloth will
keep clean for months.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
CULT OF THE EARRING.
signs Show Return to styles Of the
Victorian Era.

There Is a marked tendency noticed
in the world of fashion to return to
the styles of the Victorian era, and
this is %evidencing itself, among other
ways, by the temperance of the ear
ring. These are being shown In the
leading London and Paris shops in
great quantities and variety. For a
long time this piece OF feminine adorn-
ment has been on the shelf, as It were.
They were seer on comparatively few
women, and, as a rule, they were worn
by these women because their ears
had been pierced and the earring was
regarded as less objectionable than
the exposed perforation of the globe.
These pieces have been of very mod
est proportions, but the new styles
are quite large. Some Of them are
pendants three and four inches long,
being generally In the shape OF a string
Of gems.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
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EDITOR

the chimney. but these old fellows
miss some of the actual facts in the
case or else their imagination runs a
little too strong in certain directions.
II a chimney is built right in every
particular It will always work right,
but II some of the essential details are
left out trouble is very likely to follow.
While this is an inexpensive house
IT is not necessarily a cheap one. The
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22
New Cane

A new type in the cape fashions is a
~singularly plain pattern made like
the seamless robe of a priest. 1t is
sleeveless and made Of fine material,
What 1t lacks In pattern 1t makes up
a~bundantly in trimming, for often the
trimming is extremely rich, costly and
OF a magnificent pattern.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

To be a true teacher
one must he able to see
education in its finished
entirety-must recognize
the value of not only
that education which
comes from the study of
books, but of that which
comes from the study of
things, from communion
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

1t Is to be hoped the bouquet dc
corsage will not soon become demode,
says a writer In Vogue, II Is such a
perfect finish to ones costume and
adds a becomingness that is impossi.
BILE to achieve by any other means 1t
is no longer, however, literally a bou.
Quet, but some choice single flower OF
great beauty, as a rose, an orchid or
lily, that is considered chic. The
great art lies in making a faultless
choice.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-22

To be perfectly frank about 1t, the
Democratic party is in a bad way. 1t
has everything In les favor on the
ground of principle II 1t would only
stick to principle; 1t has everything
against 1t in the present or
ganization of the party and In the
disposition Of the men who have
usurped its leadership and who hold
Its course steadily in the rapids which
lead to Observation-Disclosures News
and Courier.