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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25
Vol. l2. No. 36.
rANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
Taney County
BY W. II. AND r. b, PRICE.

fancy is the fourth county from the west
line Of the state, in the extreme southern
tier and so bordering on Arkansas and en-
loving to its fullness the wonderful climate
Of the Sunny Side OF the Ozarks, where the
temperature rarely touches zero in winter and the
nights In summer are always cool enough 10 make
sleep delight. 1000.
The county contains $50 square miles. $4,000
acres, of which about 81, 900 acres are under I'M
proyement. The soil varies from the rich alluvlal
bottoms to the strong limestone soils OF the rldg.
es, producing successfully wheat, on which the
county was awarded the silver medal at the Lou
isianu Purchase exposition, corn second To none,
IA stalk on display IN this office measuring seven
teen feet four inches in length potatoes, cotton,
melons, tame grasses, berries, fruits, vegetables,
IN fact everything except tropical products. Pears
and peaches DO especially well.
The surface is rugged and picturesque covered
with forests aud trayersed by streams OF spark
ling ccarness, among them the beautiful mite
river, famed for its scenery anu Its hnny tribes,
including the gamey black bass and jack salmon
while the wooded cXpanscs abound IN small game
of various kinds. including FOX, raccoon, opossom
squirrel, quail and turkey, ahording abundant
recreation with rod and gun.
The population of the county BY the last census
was 10 IN, only two OF whom were cOlofed and
al but 10 American born. Taxes are not heavy
Wood for fuel is plentiful aud remarkably cheap
selling In Forsyth for 81 u wagon.load with side.
boards. Church and school facilities are fair aud
increasing many OF the schools maniieStlng such
a spirit Of upto-date-ness rs to provide libraries
for the use OF pupils Improved farms are valued
ut $40 to 80 an acre, while unimprovcd lauds can
he had ut si.25 to ST. There are still about 800
acres cf government lands, subject to homestead
or cash entry. The county is hnely watcred, the
White river alone winding IN and out Tor about
hundred miles within its borders.
There is considerable timber OF commercial val,
ue, including hickory, whiteoak, walr ut pine and
cedar, and vast mineral wealth, rs Indicated by
the little prospecting that has been done Our
minerals include marble, hydraulic lime, mangan-
cSc, copper, lead aud zinc in their mutitudluOuS
forms, silver and gold, recent prospecting show ing
the prcscIce of both Ia paying quantities, all OF
which will afford matchmaking opportunities to
men OF means, Judgment and energy.
In no spot on earth, perhaps, can IL poor man
SO easily acquire u home and make living, and
any man who Is honest aud energetic will be wei
coined, be he rich or poor The railroad, White
River line Of the Missouri PachcD is S,inlating
enterprise and enhancing values. River traffic
and electric roads are certainty OF the near Tut
urr, to give new stimulus to every material inter.
est and enhance all realty values. Now Is the
time to get in right and reap the benefits
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25
Cures Blood, Shin Diseases, Cancer.
Greatest blood Purifier Free.

Sreatest biOou FuTiner FTees
II your blood is impure, thin, dis
cased, hot or full Of humors, il you
haveblood poison, cancer, carbun cles,
eating sores, scrofula, eczema, itching,
risings and burns, scabby, pimply skin,
bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism, or
any blood or skin diseaae, take B0lan-
ic Blood Balm lB. B. b. Soon all
sores heal, aches and pains stop and
the blood is made pure and rich.
Druggists, or by express. 81 per large
bottle. Sample free by writing Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. b. b. b. is es-
pec:ally advised for chronic, deep
seated cases, as it cures after all else
fails.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25

I'll stop your pain free To show you
frst-before you spend penny-what
my Pink Pain Tablets can do, | will
mail you free, trial package OF them
DIR. Shops Headache Tablets. Neu.
raj lgia, headache, toothachc, period
pains, etc, are due alone TO blood con-
gcstion. Dr.. SLoop's Headache Tab
lets simply kill pain by coaXing away
the unnatural blood pressure. That is
all. Address DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis.
Sold by all dealers.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25
Cause aud Eject.

Mrs. Lora S. LaMance, writing to
the Galena Oracle, her home paper, in
regard to her work us lecturer and
organizer for the w. G. Il. IT,, says:
SIN Iron county we spoke in "A tumble
down town about the size OF Galena.
Everything going to seed. There
were two saloons in full blast, and a
pool hail, while two of the towns sons
are to be changed at Ironton the 9th OF
this month, and two more are in Jail,
and whisky is at The bottom of it all,
Stone county with its local option
looks like paradise after seeing these
saloon cursed counties
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25

II we were asked a recipe for
cheerfulness, we would say, humb-
ly enjoy the good gifts of God, love
those around you tenderly, realize
that amiability is binding virtue,
and that we are bound to diffuse
Joy around us in our homes. But
there is just one more item in our
prescription; we must be willing
to unbend, even to s.oop to a little
harmless folly. A love for animals
will encourage this; the very pres
ence OF these true but unassuming
friends will do our hearts good.
We may talk nonsense to them;
they introduce an element of in
tellectual repose. Dogs, cats,
horses, poultry, are so many con-
tributiops to the gaiety and SIM
plicity Of our daily life. We can
not enjoy them without loving
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25
IN THE HonE NEST
Cheerful Evening Reveries for Tired
Mothers
TRUTH OF SCIENCE.

III you VIII LOOK into the early
life of truly helpful men, those whC
make life easier or nobier to those
who come after them, you will al
most invariably find that they liveC
purely in the days of their youth
In early life the brain, though
abounding in vigor, is sensi,iv,
and very susceptible to injury, anc
this to such degree, that a brie
moderate indulgence in viciou:
pleasures appears to lower the
tone and impair both the delicacy
and efficiency Of the brain for life
This is not preaching, boys, it i:
simply the truth of science.
This has been a great year foi
landing, so called, great men be
hind prison bars, Mayors O
metropolitan cities, supervisors
bank presidents, cashiers and even
senators, are today wearing prison
garbs, who one year ago were
leaders ofmcn. A desire for wealth
is commendable, No young man
should allow himself to be dis.
couraged, his ambition to be dead.
cned, by the present common out
cry against wealth. The oppor-
tunities which riches afford the
possessor for doing good in this
country are so numerous and
ample that wealth, properly used,
may be the means Of making IN
the most admirable characters,
while those who are inclined to de.
part from the path Of rcctitude
would do so as quickly in one con.
dition as in another. To save
money and amass fortune, if done
with a proper motive, is not only
a laudable ambition, but a duty.
1t is a duty to ones self, ones
family and the community in which
one liyes. 1t is providing for old
age, for calamity in business, o,
sickness, for the means Of helping
the poor and relieving the op,
pressed. There can be no better
instruction given a young man
than that which impresses a true
appreciation of the worth of money
Such an early impression would
have saved many a man and many
family from serious misfortune,
discomfort, unhappiness and even
crime. The making ofmoney and
saving of money, as distinguished
from the misery love of money
which is said to be the root of all
evil, should be the aim Of all
young men who start out in life
for themselves. They include
habits OF industry that lead to
Contentment and often ward of
dissipation, want and future mis-.
cry. 1t was not the gathering in
Of wealth that has sent to many
leading men to prison, it was the
unlawful mannerin which they en-
deavored to reap their harvest. All
the wealth young man can hon
estly accumulate will do him more
good than harm.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25

or perhaps follow US to the grave
and die there, toreply to the theory
OF mere mechanism. Animals are,
in some sort, members of the FAM
lily. They are the friends of young
and old, and old and young alike
enjoy and benefit by their gleeful,
irrational society.
SATURDAY EVENING REvERIES.
Boys, do not forget that pro-
tanitY is mark of low breeding.
Show us the man who commands
the best respect; an oath never
trembles on his tongue, Read the
catalogue of crime, Inquire into
the character of those who depart
from virture. Without single
exception you will find them to be
profane. Truth is one of the
rarest gems. Many a youth has
been lost to society by allowing it
to tarnish and foolishly throwing
it away. If this gem still shines
in your bosom, suffer nothing to
displace it or dim its luster.
There is only card in the en-
vclope that a friend sends us-a
little card edged with black, and
bearing few sad words, saddest
of which is "died." Only card,
but two fond hearts have wept
over it, and it has come to us the
message of sorrow. Only a card,
as much white as black, possibly
a little more. 1t is fitting so. 1t
was a pure spirit that winged its
way heavenward when this little
bud was plucked on earth to bloom
IN heaven; pure spirit, white and
unsullied. The black shadow of
grief should seem less to us than
the sweet purity which will now
never be tarnished. Only a few
days upon earth. Just a little
work-day week of life, with no
strength for labor, and then Sab
bath at its ending that shall know
no end forever and forever. Only
a narrow edging of black; for could
such little being cast a broad
shadow back as it went sunward?
"Ah, yes, it might" the heart says,
until it stops a moment to remem-
Der, it hears the echo of a sweet
word long since uttered: "Suffer
little children to come unto me-"
and the shadow lessons, lessons,
until we see it not all, but look
straight on to the brightness that
shall never grow dim. "Suffer
little children" not lead them, not
carry them, only suffer them. Then
they must want to 60. And do
they not? Standing so near the
"pearly gates" as they do, who
can tell what music they hear,
what balmy airs blow on them1 1t
is easy for them TO slip away
from the loving arms here to the
loving arms there. Easy tor them,
but so hard for us! So hard We
cannot see them as they go, for
the weeping; but we know they are
gone by the dull pain in our arms
that clasp nothing. "Died!"
How many hearts will echo it sad
ly and with tears! Many children
are leaving US weekly, finishing
their short weeks Of life and enter
ing on the Sabbaths never ending.
A tender goodbye to them ala
hand-clasp for all who weep their
loss. Losing is the common lot,
and weeping the heritage of hui
manity; hut the losing and the
weeping will end finally in finding
and joy. Those Of our readers who
still have an unbroken family circle
cannot value the prize too highly.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-07-25

DR.. Skidmore, the dentist, OF Spring
field. will be at Hustons drug store
July 20 to August 3, inclusive
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
THE BOMBMAKER.
He Makes an Apparently Harmless
Letter q Deadly Machine.

He Makes an Apparently Harmless
Letter Deadly Machine.
So expert are bombmakers nowadays
that an apparently harmless letter may
kill any person who tries to open II. A
piece Of cardboard is cut to a size
which, when folded over, will fit into
an ordinary envelope. The four cor
ners of this are slit into narrow strips
Illuminate OF mercury is spread over
three Of the Sits, and the sheet is folded
and fastened together. Projecting from
each side of the folded sheet is q little
metal strip, or detonator, glued to the
cardboard In such a manner that the
envelope cannot be opened without
striking one of them. Upon meeting
this slight resistance the hand moving
the paper cutter instInctively pushes
harder, and the result is an explosion
that either kills or mains.
The easiest bomb to construct is set
In operation by simply turning 1t up
side down. 1t Is usually a good sized
cracker box, lined with paper and half
filed with a mixture Of chlorate Of
potassium and ordinary sugar. Into
this a bottle of powerful acid is in
troduced. The remainder of the space
In the box is filed with scraps of metal.
Then the lid is soldered on.
All that is then necessary is to place
the box upside down at the spot in
which 1t Is to explode. The acid eats
quickly through the cork of the bottle
and comes in contact with the chlorate
of potassium. AS a result of the chem
ical combination which takes place
there is a terrific Chicago
News.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
Stage Dressmakiro.

Our plays are for the most part over
dressed, with extravagance, vulgarity
and Appropriateness obtaining in
place of artistic fitness. The new cos
tunes have to some extent frequently
undone the results of undress rehears-
ais, the actresses no longer represent
ing the drama as they did before the
dressmaker sent home their gowns,
while the variety OF their impersona-
lions is swamped by the uniformity OF
their fashions.-A w. Pinero in Cos
tune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
Knew Him at Once.

There are other sure ways Of bring
ing a man to mind besides mentioning
his name. Among the candidates who
were sent from Princeton to a Phila-
delphia church was one young man
whose language was of the sort which
dazzles and delights the younger mem
bers of a congregation and sometimes
pleases the elders as we'll. In this case
the committee were besieged to ask
for the young man again, and they
consented. but unfortunately the man
to whose lot it fell to write the letter
had forgotten the candidates name.
Nothing daunted, he wrote to one OF
the seminary professors:
please send US that howeret, stream
let. rivulet. cloudlet starlight and
moonbeam young man again. We've
forgotten his name. but we've no doubt
you'll recognize him"
I'VE do" wrote the professor. And
the desired candidate was sent and
subsequently was called to the parish.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
THE ESPoUSAL.
Ancient Ceremony Of the Mutual
Promise of Marriage.

Ancient Ceremony Of the Mutual
Promise Of Marriage.
The first part of the matrimonial Of
fee was anciently termed the espousal,
which took place some time prior to
the actual celebration of marriage.
These espOusals consisted in a mutual
promise Of marriage, which was made
by the man and woman before the
bishop or presbyter and several wit
nesses.
After them the articles of agreement
of marriage, called tabuloe matrimo-
males, which are mentioned by Angus
tine, were signed by both persons. Aft
er this the man delivered to the WON
an the ring and other gifts, an action
which was termed subarrhation. In
the latter ages the espousals have al
ways been performed at the same time
as the Office of matrimony in all the
churches abroad, and 1t has long been
customary for the ring to be delivered
to the woman after the contract has
been made, which has always been in
the actual Office Of matrimony.
The ring Is a special token OF spous-
age. In some of the old manuals for
the use of foreign cathedrals before
the minister proceeds to the marriage
he is directed to ask the womans
dowry-viz, the tokens Of spousage-
and by these tokens Of spousage are
to be understood rings or money or
some other things to be given to the
woman by the man. which giving is
called wedding or covenanting, espe.
cially when 1t is done by the giving Of
a ring.-New York Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
IMITATION PEARLS.

nay Be Detected by the Hole
Drilled Through Them.
beans Of ascertaining the genu-
Of pearls, which are frequently
d with marvellous skill, is es-
important to the layman, even
the jeweler may quickly detect
limitations are usually lighter
al pearls and generally are brit
hough some are made solid OF
Hes and do not break so easily,
be holes. which in the real pearl
Jed very small and have a sharp
Re In the false larger and have
edge. As a rule. the imitation
Pre- like hollow spheres of glass
internally with a coating imi-
Ehe orient of natural pearl.
manufacture of these articles
es two series Of operations-the
bon of the sphere and the intro
OF coating. The spheres are
ID by the glassblower. who by
Ia enameleFs lamp soldiers the
y OF q tube when the sub
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
VOTING CONTEST
A Library of 100 Volumes Will Be Given
Away

This elegant library including 100 volumes and hand
will be given by vote to the Lodge, Society
Church School in Occur d'Aene securing the largest
number of votes in the following The merchants
listed below will give with each 1Oc cash purchase vote
The contest began Jan. 49, 1907, and will close June H.
1907 at o'clock p ballot box is placed in the City
Drug store where votes are to be deposited.
At close of contest, the Lodge, Society, Church or
School having received the largest number Of votes will
be awarded the library.
Current accounts when promptly paid entitled to
votes.
Remember votes can be secured by trading with firms
listed below. Hugh Whitaker will count the votes
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13

stance Is OF the right consistency. In
this way are obtained very regular lit.
lie spheres that serve for the compost
uon OF the ordinary quality Of false
pearls.
In the more beautiful limitations the
tube employed is slightly opalescent.
ana the glassblower, besides, gives to
the little spheres while they are yet
malleable certain slight perceptibIe in
equalities Of surface by gently tapping
them with a small iron bar. This gives
them a still greater resemblance to
natural pearls, which are very seldom
absolutely regular.-Exchange.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13

salt on the flowers and put a layer or
linen and layer OF flowers alternately
until an earthen vessel or wide mouth
cd glass bottle is full Tie the top
over with oil silk or parchment, then
lay the vessel in a south aspect In the
heat Of the sun. and in fifteen days,
when uncovered, fragrant oil may be
squeezed away from the whole mass.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
To Extract Essence From Flowers.

To Extract Essence From Flowers.
Procure a quantity of the petals of
any flowers that smell sweet and fra
grant Take thin pieces Of muslin or
fine linen and after having dipped
them in good Lucca OIL or Florence oil
place them as layers between the pet
ala Sprinkle a small quantity q nns
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-13
fSTERY OF
THE GALLOWS
. Lees Remarkable Experi-
enCe on SCaffOId

the most remarkable scenes
pessed on the gallows took
England in the last century.
pa the morning of Feb. %,
considerable crowd of people
before the grim front of Ex-
pm. 1t was silent crowd,
in the keen wind that blew
hose frowning walls on that
y morning. and its eyes were
u flag. ,4.f which stood bare.
re waiting for a flag to be
he terrible black flag which
nounce that justice had been
murderer.
the prison a warder stood
plding in his hand the cord
hould hoist the hideous black
wing on the ground at his feet,
Signal did not come. Instead
re arrived an excited prison
ag will not be hoisted. Lee
be hanged today" he said.
zee. the prisoner whose death
tnat crowd had awaited, had
of the most remarkable es-
from capital punishment record
uur prison history. To this day
aims somewhat of a mystery
Ma Lee lived so many years
events of that terrible morn
dream" the wretched man
his sister the day after his
Experience on the scaffoId-T
cream on Sunday night (the
fore the day fixed for the exc
hat the scaffold was not ready
they had to make another.
e officers that were on watch
at 6 o'clock In the morning,
not think it was coming true.
ii. 1t was the Lords will that
not die yesterday at the time
by man. l believe what oc-
Cas miracle. I was on the
death three times. 1t Is my
die. am tired Of this world,
waiting for the time to come,
pc it will not be long. l have
d to this world three times"
Zee did not exaggerate his aw-
fience.
the morning of that Febru-
he had been led from his cell
In what had been the coach
the prison the gallows had
eted. Beneath was a deep pit
by the closed doors, which,
condemned man was placed
position, should, at a signal
executioner, fly open, a bolt
hdrawn by an assistant pull
FER. The whole arrangement
tested several times and had
satisfactorily. But now, with
standing there with the cap
er his face and the hangman's
und his neck, the flap doors
his feet would not give wayi
ade the fatal signal, the assist
ID the lever, the bolt few back,
doors kept their place. Then
rushed forward and stamped
ir feet upon the doors. They
Arm. Lee was led aside, and
RS were called in to saw some
oodwork away. Again all was
The clergyman once more came
lords, I'm the midst Of life we
leath." Again the signal was
be bar was pulled, but the doors
to part.
Lee stood there before them
times did that happen. For no
ban eighteen minutes Lee stood
listing the agony Of momenta-
ected death.
the white cap was taken from
and the rope from around his
I'D he was led back to prison,
be Jail authorities hastily con-
IS to what should be done. A
was dispatched to the home
y, Sir William Harcourt, in
him of the extraordinary &C.
and requesting instructions.
he undersheriff proceeded to
to interview the secretary.
t." said Sir William Harcourt
the house Of commons, that 1t
hook the feelings of every one
nan were called upon to again
the pangs of imminent death,
consequently signed a respite
her majesty's pleasure. Lon.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-14
DOPING A RACE HORSE.
The Way the Potent Drug Affects the
Unfortunate Animal.

The Way the Potent Drug Affects the
Unfortunate Animal.
mo one is likely to be caught in the
act of doping horse" said promi-
nent veterinarian the other day. be
cause the dose given is so small that it
can be administered under the very
eyes of the officials, with little if any
given so long before the race that the
horses are not then likely to be under
surveillance. If horse is to race at
3 O'Clock he gets a two grain powder
on his tongue in a darkened stall at !
o'clock. The drug takes effect in about
thirty minutes, and the animal breaks
out into a sweat. He is rubbed down,
cooled out and done up as if he had
come in from morning work. Every
effort is made to keep him quiet until
post time, but he very often breaks out
again and is again cooled out. The
doped horse never takes any warming
up work, and this fact affords the best
means | know of for finding him out.
He is moved slowly to the starting
point, great care being taken to pre-
vent him from becoming excited until
the flag is dropped. Then a kick and
a dig do the work, and in an instant
the full force of the dope is felt, stimu
lating the animal to run the race of his
life
after the race an antidote is usual
ly given, but it is sometimes well along
in the night before the excited horse
regains his normal condition. The
strain on the nervous system is terrific
For this reason dope horses have short
careers, as a rule, and are of little
value for breeding purposes. kansas
City Independent.