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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

This didn't cause Robbie to enjoy eat.
ing soup a whit more, however.
To-day Robbie felt less like eating 1t
than ever before. At last he gulped IT
down and walked slowly from the
table. He had been so very naughty
that mother sen him to his room to
think over what he had said.
Like a little thunder cloud he looked
not at all the bright, cheerful boy
he should have been.
only wish | would grow, so |
wouldn't need to eat any more Of that
nasty SOUP he muttered.
just then he saw before him a pair
Of scissors.
Wonder II couldn't make mother
believe | have grown a little" he said
to himself.
Without thinking how very wrong it
was to deceive his mother. Robbie
carefully cut a little strip from the
bottoms Of his trusers and from his
sleeves.
That evening Robbie's father OBJ
served to mother:
DO you know, ! really believe Rob
bic is growing"
Robbie's mother glanced at the
clothes, which appeared too small, and
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

well built It may be rented to adyan.
tage until a purchaser ONE along,
but you must not rent a poorly built
house unless you are looking for
trouble.
The cheapest way to build a house
is to put up a box like this and put a
straight roof over it. 1t makes all
straight work, stock sizes OF every.
thing work in without waste, and
cheap labor may be used TO advantage
in putting it together. Everything
for the house may be purchased,
ready to go together, at the building
supply dealers.
Years ago II was considered neces
sary TO put up some fancy design in
order to have 1t look right when fin,
ished, but this was a mistake. Moth.
ing looks better than a plain house il
the proportions are right. OF course
you must have a relief of some kind
In this case you get it in the yeranda
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

Mr.. william A. Radford will answer
questions and giNe novice tiSEtE r. tTSre
subject OF building for the renders Of this
paper, on account 81 ms WIG rTpe
turer, he Is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these sueleEgts, AddTIS'
~ FSfth Ave. Chicago. MI. and only
snclose two-oent stamp for reply.
An the essentials NJ n home are en-
bodied in this little cottage. BE It
ever so humble there is no place like
home" annlies with especial force to
a neat little cottage that is built for
comfort and surrounded by we'll kept
grounds. A cottage house well kept
looks great deal better and IL gen.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

silk spool. This will keep the arms up
from the board or table so as to al
low a point at racer point and pencil
to be a little above the work. At trac-
er point a round.headed brass wood
screw is used which is filed to a point
and slightly rounding SO 1t will not
scratch. A lead pencil is s~harpened
and fitted in a hole marked pencil"
At point marked roller a screw-eye
is put In from underneath to allow a
rounding edge for this point to rest.
The small holes on all arms are mark
ed on the left from | 1-3 to 6 on the
right from 6 to l 1-l3. When matched
and clamped with a screw-eye will
enlarge sketch or pattern from trac.
err point to the size of holes that are
numbered In the semi-circle. II holes
marked l 1-3 on left are matched and
holes l 1.3 on right are matched then
1t will increase the size Of the drawing
/ l-3. II No. 6 on the left and No. 6
on the right are matched then the in.
crease will be six times. The distance
the holes are made one from the other,
says Popular Mechanics, Is shown
with the figures and inch marks.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

Pittsburg is troubled with the Iron
ore dust nuisance as well as with
smoke, and the former is proving the
harder to eradicate. Members of GER
tain residential districts brought ac'
ton against n company owning
furnaces valued at $4,000, 900 in 1904,
Since that time the company has
spent $500. 900 in the effort to prevent
the emission of the dust and has been
unsuccessful. The Pennsylvania su'
preme court has decided that the own
ers of the mills must cease to operate
II they cannot abate the nuisance
Capital amounting to nearly 100000
900 is affected by the ecree.-Spfing'
field Republican.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
CONF ESsiNG A FAULT.
But Beatrice Had to Wear the Dress
With the inkspots on II.

In the first place, Beatrice was for.
hidden to look into that particular
bureau drawer. So that when she
drew forth the pretty i%nkstand, per.
haps 1t was the guilty thought that
made her hand shake SO that the ink
stand dropped to the floor and was
shattered to pieces.
Beatrice was naturally very truth.
full, so she really was surprised at
herself when she told her mother that
FLUFFY. the cat, had done the damage.
Mother merely shook her head, as
though to say that cats didn't open
bureau drawers, but she uttered never
a word.
After thinking II all over, however
Beatrice Just had to confess.
Now that you've owned to your
fault, | won't punish you further
said mother: but you must wear the
dress you have on when you go Out
to play"
Beatrice looked down at her dress
and there she saw for the first tint
a big ink spot. You cant imagin,
how bad she felt when each frient
she met asked her about the spot. 1
reminded her always of her untruth
fulness.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

In the large German towns, and also
those Of German Switzerland, visitors
will be struck with the frequent re-
currence of the words "Licht'Luftbad
Anstalt," advertised on buildings. In
yestigation will show that the build
ing on which this sign is placed Is
surrounded by a high fence, inside OF
which numbers of men and women
will be found disporting themselves In
the open air. These people are clothed
sufficiently, but the clothing they
wear is light to a degree, and 1t ad'
mits all of the Al, and sun possible
These air baths are a new scheme to
restore health by returning to nature.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

Of the sweet. and one day | took a
walk W to the place. The farmer
had made only two barrels Of cider
and was through grinding. asked
him about the apple crop, the price
Of cider. and so on, but found him
d~isinclined to talk. In fact, 1t was
plain that he distrusted me. | told
him how l used to walk five miles
to a cider mill in my boyhood days,
md did my best to thaw him out.
but the most that ! could get out Of
him Nas that he intended TO sell one
barrel and keep the other for himself.
lie vas evidently much relieved when
| took my departure, and | could not
make him out at all. Two days later
| ran across him in the village, just
as he was unloading one OF the bar.
rels at a grocery. He tried to dodge
me. but ! hailed him, and he came
forward and said:
u couldn't get but three dollars
for it."
But that's a fair price. isn't it?'
IT'S. tolerably fair. and ! hope you
are not going to freeze me out
Il don't exactly understand you"
| said.
Why, hain't you from the STANDARD
Oil company"
of course not"
And you hain't run cider up tc
five dollars a barrel and threatened
to freeze out any one that sold it fol
less?"
My friend, you are away OF"
Honest lnjun?"
Il have nothing whatever to do will
the corporation you name"
"Gee-whizz. but ! took you for tn,
boss Of it himself, and I've been shak
ing in my boots ever since o showed
your nose in the mill!"-N. Y. Times
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Broke Statue In Spite.

Mr.. Kitamura Naojira, sculptor oil
the marble statue OF a female. priced
Mt 5000 yen, which is exhibited In
che Fine Arts building of the Toxic
exposition, proceeded 10 the exposi'
lion on June IL. at 7 a. m, and de-
rberately knocked down the statue
sud destroyed the head and arms
vith an iron hammer, which he had
originally used In carving the figure,
The reason for this violent proceed
ing was that he considered that the
pr;ze commissioners OF the Toxic ex-
position had shown bias In their
awards, and were prone to confne
high testimonials to artists OF their
w cllaue.--Japan Advertiser.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Grtttng thr Brat
nj Ttfr
By REV. GEORGE LLOYD.
ID. D., St. Louis.

ton is a prostitution of life. Life is not a acquiescence, a floating with
the stream, going with the current. It is in aggressively facing the world
and its forces that progress is made.
The best of life is what has been won, in the sense of enduring, or
wrestling. II suffering, or sacrificing for a principle, and, in a higher
sense, for the truth and love of Christ. The conquest of sin in us, the
subsection of the sold man" the achievement Of control over anger,
impotence, frettng, and other forms of w~ickedness, mark the passage
of the gate.
But it is hard work, and may require a long time.
After all, there is only one way of victory over evil, and that is by
an overcoming good. To oppose evil with evil is pandemonium per-
petuaL. Evil has never yielded to evil in the sense Of owning defest.
But it can be overcome.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Calls for Eneraetic Action.

There Is but one way for the counN
try merchant to combat mail order
evil and that is to organize and syste-
matically fight and the battle must be
carried on energetically If 1t Is to win.
This has been done in some sections
of the country and can be done In 9th
ers. Where a rev years since the
larger portion Of the people have
spent the major portion of their earn
ings with the mail order houses, TO-
day they do their purchasing at home,
but this has only been accomplished
by hard work by a thoroughly organ
ICED body.-New iberia Enterprise
Leader.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
WHINING the Prince.

II is said that Prince Krut, the little
son Of the crown prince Of Denmark,
once threw a sponge in the face of his
nurse at the end of a warm dispute.
The royal mother was sent for. She
decided that her son was In the wrong,
and told him to fetch a cane in order
that he might be punished.
A little later the prince returned and
politely handed two pebbles to his
mother, with the remark:
Il can't find the stick, but here are
two stones for you to throw at me-"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
The Same Old Mother.

Now. jamie" said a schoolteach.
sr, III there were only one pie for DIES.
sert, and there were five of you chill.
dren and papa and m to divide
1t among, how large a piece would
you get?"
"one-sixth," replied jamie. prompt.
ly.
But there would be seven people
there, Jamie. Don't you know how
many times seven goes into one?"
"Yes'm-and ! know my mother.
Shed say she wasn't hungry for pie
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Had Sized Him Up.

A schoolmaster was trying to ex
plain the meaning OF the word con.
ceited."
Now, boys" he said, suppose that
[ was always Boosting OF my learning
that ! knew a good deal OF Latin,
for instance-or ! said that l was a
handsome man, what would you say
| was?"
"A HARP" was the ready response.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
HAIRPINs AND THEIR USES.
Many Popular Services Performed by
Little instrument.

1t is recorded that lola, on being
asked what impressed him most when
in England. replied: The sight of so
many hairpins strewn along the paths"
He probably, with most people, did
rot realize TO what varied and service
able uses this little article is put. Il
Is an excellent substitute for a paper
cutter; it will pierce a cigar or clean
a pipe; as a b~uttonhook, either for
boots or gloves, It is invaluable; in
eNtremities it has served as a tooth.
pick, horrible as this may seem:
while, II a sufficient number are used,
it supplies the place OF a hatpln.
There is another popular service
also that 1t performs, Recently at a
smart hotel a young lady took up a
novel, saying to the man who was
carrying 1t around: How far have
you got with this story?" As she
spoke she opened the book with thst
quick movement which inevitably he.
trays the bookmarker, then putting II
down with a laugh, added: "Oh, | was
looking for the hairpin which marked
the place you had reached, but Of
course you don't use hairpins."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
measuring illiteracy, but the commits
sioner places the standard at 1907,
The Difficult Handshake.

1t is a dificult matter, this of shak.
ing hands, To start with, II is not
always easy to know whether to shake
hands. or simply bow. or even Just
scatter a gentle smile around. Books
Of etiquette devote pages to the hand.
shake. However, If n decides to do
II, then 'twere well 'twere done quick.
ly. Let the action be swift and brief
London Globe.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Too Much Walk.

A citizen Of Burr Oak. Mich, named
Taylor, has a son 9 years old who is
a sleep walker and goes about O,
often at night that the father has pat
a notice In the papers that the BIZ
is asleep and should not be harmed.
He enters houses, climbs trees and
steals melons in his sleep. and some
folks think he is more wide awake
than his father. They are going to nail
him down to his bed II they can't keep
him home nights any other way.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Beware!

II your share you wouldn't double
In this world of care and trouble.
O. beware OF things that bubble'
At the mention of them stop!
II you have great men to dinner,
Pause to think, as you're a sinner,
That a cocktails not a winner
with a cherry on the top.
II you're on the water wagon.
Don't let your ardor lag on.
MOI your war with fierce thirst drag on
Never order even pop"
Some think II you don't drink water.
You're no better than you oughter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

by, 100 tHere Wal sWn a rapid grown OF haturaI 1e"urVes, 30 many
opportunities for making fortunes quickly, and so many chances for
overreaching and cupidty that less thought was given to the ethical side
of public and business life. 1t became a habit to say: ooh! it's BUSH
ness'-something quite apart from the rules of private ethics.
So it is with some Of the men whose business methods are now being
held up to public criticism. They believe that they came into their for
tunes by fair means. They say: ave did in our day what was the
custom then in business life. We may have played the game shrewdly,
but all our associates did the same. We were like other men"
For this reason people of to-day may not give sufficient weight to the
fact that all this is changed. These lei were honest SO far as that code
went. But we have set up a different asd a higher code. The business
tactics that were permitted then are looked upon as unethical to-day. We
have advanced, and, advancing, have changed our attitude toward life.
This fact, true of business, is even more applicable to the personal
habits and morals of public men. Their weaknesses, irregularities, and
the country. Such excuses would not be permitted for an instant to-day.
Scandals even reached so high in the scale of official life that one of
them led to an impeachment of a member of the cabinet Can you mag
inc Secretary Taft, for example, on trial for selling a post leadership?
Can you imagine President Roosevelt with the personal habits of some
of the earlier statesmen? No, such men would be intolerable in public
lie. to-day. Ours are higher standards; we have a more exactng code Of
public ethics.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
lIlitersey.

According to the report of the
United States commissioner of educa
lion for 1900 the percentage of illit
eracy in that year, the latest figures,
was as follows: Germany, oil per
cent, Switzerland, ESQ; Scotland,
3.57; Holland, 4; France, 490; Eng,
land, $50; Belgium, 1850; Ireland,
IT; Austria. 1880; Hungary, 2s.lO;
Greece, 80: Italy, Ss 30; Russia, 6l7O;
Spain, 6s.lO; Portugal, 1880; Servia,
sc; Roumanis, ~ In the United
States there Is NJ fixed standard for
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
HOW TO MAKE A PANroeRAPH.
Here is a Chance for the Boy to Make
a Drawing instrument.

Secure four pieces Of wood from
which cut and dress down to 3-16 in.
by q in; make two of them 81 in.
long and the other two "a in. long.
These pieces of wood may be Of any
material, but 1t is best to make them
Of some hard wood. The screw" in
the sketch is a screw.eye long enough
to pass through the arm and an old
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
TRIUMPHANT wooiNo.

Manager-For heavens sake,
Fraulein, what have you doneF
You've gone and accepted the hero's
propose! in the first act instead of
in the fifth!
The Star--He begged so nicely
And-wny can't | just refuse him in
the fifth act?-Trans,ated for Trans
atlantic Tales from Fliegende Blat-
ter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
NOT A BARGAIN.

"Gracious" exclaimed Mrs. Pas
say. 81 know | must look a perfect
fright. | can't do anything with my
hair at ALL" T..
mo-" replied Miss Peppery.
"Surely you can take it back and
get it exchanged, can't you?"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

Life is more than hap
piness. 1t is not to be
considered as having val
ue save as it may grid
us better for our tasks
and give US courage and
inspiration in its activi-
ties. Living along the
line of least resistance
and yieldino IN molina
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

Waiter-One Of the gentlemen is
asking for some Spanish wine.
Proprietor-Well, give him a bottle
Of u sweet wine end charge him two
marks extra. That will be quite
Spanish enough for him. | expect
Fliegende Batter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
pous In Paris.

In Paris dogs are treated as well as
human beings are. They wear auto
mobile togs when they go motoring,
they have a hospital, and they even
have a good-sized cemetery, with mon
uments and headstones and inscr!p
tons and mortuarr wreaths.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
The Bent Card.

lustration you will find that 1t is only
with the greatest difficulty 1t may be
moved, no matter how hard you blow.
BY drawing off to a distance, how.
ever. and blowing sharply you may
cause 1t to futter across the table.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05


With the augmented
life and knowledge, the
enlargement of world
consciousness, the closer
neighborhood not only
of the present, but of all
the past that has made
us, we would suppose
that something like .
world citizenship would
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
OutcIassed.

Miss Awtey and l, as she can't but
acknowledge.
Were In years gone by, In the same
class Mt college,
But she makes II quite plain by her
stin, chilly bow.
When we meet, that we're not In the
same class now.
Cleveland Leader
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
AROUSED FEARS OF FARMER.
Thought He Was a Member Of the
Standard Oil Company.

They told me of a farmer two miles
away from the Connecticut farmhouse
where ! was stopping who had a cider
mill and was making a few barrels
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
ROBBIE AND THE SOUP.
His Dislike for the Latter Got Him
Into Trouble.

Robbie detested soup. 1t was so
much trouble to eat, and there really
wasn't a great deal to it after all. But
mother said that soup was good for
him, and that by eating 1t he would
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
That Empty Coal Bin.

Bronson-I'm going to call on .
mental scientist this afternoon.
Woodson-What for?
Bronson-To see II he can't make
ms believe that there is no such thing
m an empty coal b~in,-Judge.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

The sditors are a curious lot.
Belonging TO the writing ranks,
We write and write. but please them not,
And yet they're liberal with their
1henksl
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

please let me take your picture.
miss" pleaded the young man with
the camera II declare, you are sweet
enough to eat"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
ENJOYABLE CARD.
Simple Trick Which viii Cause Your
Friends to Wonder.

Strange as 1t may see, II a card is
bent at both ends and placed upon a
table in the position shown In the Il.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

1t takes a woman to think how ro-
mantle a marriage for money 10 when
It Ii In the family.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
An,rrtratt prurlr Drurlnpitg Il
Natinttal UnmHrirnrr
BY DR.. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER.
President Columbia University.

The American people are awakening to a national
consciousness in which public and business morals are
placed on the same basis as those of the individual.
Look at the advance Americans have made in that
direction see how the attitude of the people toward
their public men and business ethics has changed. When
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

that day. I'd get one-sixth,"-Youth's
Companion.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

But It's Badly Distributed.
Coo sends enough to an.-Latin
PRCver6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
CANADIAN ROUTE TO EUROPE.
proposition for Fast Mail Line Via
Ireland and Scotland.

Consul Alfred Moe, of Dublin, re-
fcrs in a recent report to a plan to
unite Canada and the European conti-
nent by means of fast steamers and
fast trains. He writes:
A proposition is on foot for pro-
1ected mail service from Blacksod
Bay, in County Mayo, in the northwest
of Ireland, across the Atlantic to Cam
ada and the Far East. The idea is
to run railway ferry between Stran-
rear IN Scotland and Larnc in Ireland,
Passengers coming from England and
Scotland, and the mails would be
shipped without change on board
these, vessels, and upon arrival IN Ire
land an engine would at once be at
teched to the train which would pro-
ceed via Collooney and Ballina, to
Belmullet.
AT the narbor to be constructed
passengers and mails would be placed
on board the steamer EN- route for
Canada, Japan and China. While
this all sounds very we'll, still It is a
question whether any time could he
saved in the transmission of the mails
over such route. The time now re-
quired for Transmission of mails in
Ireland could scarcely be improved
upon by the new method, changes
from the land to the ship, the un-
coupling OF locomotives. the hauling
or a heavy train on board the ferry
steamer, a similar transaction at the
other end of the voyage, would all re-
1uire much more time than the pres
ent system of rapid transshipment of
the mails while passengers are board
ing the steam packet.
The present arrangement of sending
the mails from london via Holyhead
and Dublin to Queenstown, thence hy
liner to New York, and so to Montre-
al and other Canadian points, is much
faster than tiny other scheme would
do Il by way OF Scotland and the
north Of Ireland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
NO COUNTY DIVISION BILLS.
All Hopes Of Division Forces Go a.
Glimmering.

County division bills are not in fa-
vor at this session. All have gone
glimmering, says the Salem Journal
A large delegation of Douglas county
officials came up to Salem the other
day and officiated at the obsequies Of
two attempts to steal the little slices
of juicy territory from old Douglas,
that has already yielded material to
make a half dozen counties.
Coos people are very enterprising
and wanted a few sections of espe-
cially fine timber land to add to their
already almost immeasureable tracts.
They don't really want the timber,
but some of the millionaires down
there like Major Kinney and DR.. Nc
Cormick wanted the cougar that are
playing on the sides OF those noun
tains. But the Douglas men say they
will not part with cougars nor timber
and by putting a few additional
spokes in the wheels, stopped It.