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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-26

But he could save tnem-ho two young pee \
still hopeful and still untarnished When he rose
he knew what he meant to do.
The following Sunday he invited two astonished
and overwhelmed young people to inspect a farm
which he had purchased in Connecticut
Phoebes cry of delight when she saw the quaint
old house told him that the day was won. When
she introduced to the interior, superatives
failed her. Eliot followed her patiently but he
pressed desire farmers to inspect the barns
at the earliest opportunity.
They ate their lunch. which they had brought with
them from china ornamented with sprgs of roses.
Then Cousin William set himself to his task
I've made myself as agreeable as I can because
my children l have taken upon me a heavy duty-no
less than reveal to youth and enthusiasm the full
fallacy of their mistaken ambitions"
Phoebe glanced at Eliot, who blushed and averted
his eyes.
I've observed you both closely" continued the
conoclast, during this winter of your
and my exceeding disturbance, and long ago
to the conclusion that
He paused and looked at them appealingy.
My children, do help me OUT Do say. dears, that
nice you both are you can't act and never will
learn. Please it for the sake Of battered gen.
teman who wishes that he could remain in thi,
cottage in dream Of love and innocence and send
you back to be Hamlet and Portia"
They might have wanted to cry for instant
but instead the sunlight sudden Irresistible laugh
ter swept over them. Eliot looked at Phoebe JOY
ously
Dear I suspected this about myself much
two months ago"
Isn't it a relief to know haven't destiny?" she
exclaimed,
Yes but you have" interrupted Cousin William,
You're going to stay here and keep this farm beauti
full for me- as long as we both shall live"
They gazed at him astonished then at each other!
Each hoaed that message back again to the heav.
emily OF both tears and laughter.
Cousin Eliot, think can anticipate by a week or
two relationship give and bequeath you THU
farm with all the tools and cattle thereon Cousin
Phoebe | give to you this house and all that therein
is even to the Dutch silver spoons. And intend
within the month to marry you to Eliot and place
you here Your mother arrives tomorrow to to
the ACCOMMODATIONS end Of the proposition
The two ex-geniuses sat in entranced silence, lie
saw that they wanted speak and couldn't acd tina;
hands stole towards each other under the tablc
Cousin William and drew a pansy from bow
of flowers near by and put in his butonhoo. Then
he smiled grimy and went out into the garden.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-26

miration How graceful and pretty this leading lady
and how she ordered Cousin William about SEEM
ing all the while, however, more than half in love
with him!
Phoebe got through without letting the tray fall
and for this Cousin William felt inclined to thank
her publicly. Then he forgot all about her until he
getting into a motor to join a supper party. At
that moment he esped his small cousin at the stage
door, He turned and addressed her.
Cousin Phoebe, you have no one to take you
hOme?"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-26
BY
ANNA MCCLURE SHOLL

him. He sat down at last to a long ponderlng ant
he knew that even in that deep solitude he was no
alone The boy he had been stood beside him with
eager eyes and fair ideals, undimmed by the after
years Of stress and dsillusion. That boy was dead
but his spirit seemed to dwell in two young people
before whom there stretched road even harder be
ill-chosen Medocrity would inevitably breed
encouragement; and discouragcment in Rolleston's
experience, was the nursng-mother Of many ev"3
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-26

NO. but I'm not afraid"
II must that you have to go home
with you" he said musingly Then suddenly: Does
Mr. Eliot Dunbar still live at your boarding house?"
Yes Cousin william"
HAS any manager been fool enough to engage
him"
Not yet she faltered.
"Then tell him that IL he'll call at my office to-
morrow at eleven hc can have part. Dlana's
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17

way as to impede Or obstruct laviga.
tiOn.
The above is true copy OF the bill
now pending in congress. We ask a
careful reading OF it, and u deter
mination then OF how much OF the
statements and claims Of Mr.. A. l..
Brace and the Cotter Courier are cor.
rect and how much are mistakes.
This having been done, we then ask
the committee having this bill 10
charge to consider the interests OF the
public in Missouri and Arkansas, above
Cotter and tributary TO the White
river, and to be most seriously affected
by the passage or the defeat Of the
bill.
This river above Cotter, Arkansas,
in no more necessary for any kind OF
boat or boats than any of the rivers in
the New England states, where water
power dams and water power facilities
have been granted for genera tions, and
these benefits have brought to those
States large factories and mills, and
has been the means Of building up
many large cities and towns, where
otherwise 1t would now be almost d
barren waste. Have We not the same
inherent right to have the same Use
and rights granted 10 our community,
10 use this great power at our door?
Aud how are these benefits to be OBJ
tained by us II fconeress defeats this bill?
The idlers and crapks have no more
right " object 10 tbis river ben z
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
WOMAN'S SERVICE.

1t is gross injustice that woman's
service, thoug h it wears away her life,
robs her Of the ability to do that which
is for her children's highest good and
chills her love of the refined and
beautiful, has no promise of compen-
sation equivalent TO the lifelong sacri-
flee 1t demands. A man OF family cX-
poets to pay the men or women who
assist In doing their work In case such
assistance is required. Why should
they expect the woman, who
of all the world they
have professed to love best, to do their
menial work for nothing? "Oh" one
Is ready TO answer, ''we are working
on the mutual plan. What is for one
is for both" Well, let us see how
that is. She has washed TO save a
washerwOman' IS bill, cooked and cleaned
to save servants hire, taken care Of
the children TO save the nurse hire,
made clothes to save the expense Of u
seamstress, besides doing many other
things equally as hard while he has
none of these unremunerative tasks
nor the expenses Of them to bear. He
IL not willing that she should share
in his half earnings, Quite the con-
trary, when little money is asked for,
uot for herself, but for any necessities
for the house or children, it is often
very grudgingly given If at all. We
have known cases where poor, over.
worked women are obliged, besides do
ing all the work for their families, to
earn as best they could whatever little
money they required for their personal
expenses.
a mothers health, both of body and
mind, is worth more than additional
acres Of land and fine live stock. The
heart should not be allowed TO grow
old. Life should not have lost its
charm, the heart It's spirit, and the
body its elasticity at forty years. Aud
yet how many women are faded and
wan and shattered in mind and health
long before they are forty. All the joy
Of life is not in its morning, if tyranni-
cal or thoughtless oppression we're re-
strained by the hand Of justice.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
4. PERFECT HOME.

The most perfect home we ever saw
was little house into the sweet in
cense of whose fires went no costly
thing. A thousand dollars served as a
years living for father, mother and
three children. But the mother was
the creator of the home: her relations
with the children we're the most beau
tiful we have ever seen; every inmate
Of the house invOluntarily looked into
her face for the keynote of the day and
it always rang clear. From the rose
or clover leaf, which in spite OF her
hard housework she always found time
TO put beside our plates at breakfast,
down to the story she had in hand To
read in the evening, there was no in.
termission Of her influence. Sbe has
always been and always will DC our
ideal Of mother, wife and homemak.
or. If to her quick brain, loving heart
and exquisite face had been added the
appliances Of wealth and enlargement
Of wide culture, here would have been
absolutely the ideal home. AS it was,
it was the best we have ever seen.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
In the
Home
Nest

And still the cry goes up, 'Let us
save the boys" 1t is generally ac-
cepted that fathers are beyond re-
demption, but the boys must be saved.
Fathers bend their energies in earnest
effort to straighten crooked sticks and
wonder why their Toys are not models
when the fact is that the youngsters
are simply "chips of the old block. !"
The stump which bore them can pro.
duce no better. Fathers, note carefully
the faults of your boys, and then look
within. Do you expect to see any vir-
tue in them which is not reflected in
your own life? You will generally
find all your shortcomings and bad
habits and few more. Realize the
responsibility of parentage-the sa-
cred trust that has been placed in your
keeping. If you would have good boys,
do right and lead pure, upright and
noble life. Keep your thoughts clean,
and give your boys the birthrighl
which is their due. Yes, save the
boys; spare them the inheritance OF
evil appetite, unbridled passions and
sordid desires. Give them a fouuda-
tion on which they may build beau
tiful structure-thc noblest work OF
God.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
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Tad stomach Trouble Cured.

Having been sick for the past two
years with bad stomach trouble, a
friend gave me dose Of Chamberlain s
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
did me so much good that | bought a
bottle of them and have used twelve
bottles in all. Today ] am well of a
bad stomach troublc.-MRs. JOHN
LOWE, Cooper, Maine. These tablets
are for sale by City drug store, For
syth, Jno. A. Lamb, Taneyyille, and
Jno. t. Dickinson, Dickens, Mo.
The legislature now In session at
Jefferson City seems to be having a
quiet time OF it SO far, but interesting
Developments are promised for the near
future. The old two.cent railroad fare
question bobs up as cheerfully as ever,
and there are indications that whole.
some action will be taken on the dram.
shop and life insurance questions.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
rANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN
BY w, II. AND r. II. PRICE.
Taney County

fancy is the fourth county from tne ,a,' west
line OF the state, In the extreme southern
tier, and so bordering on Arkansas and en-
ioyug TO its fullness the wonderful climate
If the Sunny Side" of the Ozarks, where Tue
Temperature rarely touches zero Ia winter ana tue
nights in summer are always cool enough W hi"he
sleep delight III, A, NM
acres, OF which about G7OOo acres are ahurr I'm,
u,oypiucut. The soil varies from the rich ailuVia'
bottoms to the strong limestone SOILS VI we rug
es producing successfully wheat, on Which the
county was awarded the silver medal at the Lou
isiann Purchase exposition corn second 10 none,
IA stuk on display in this olice measuring s,veh'
tecu feet four Inches In length, Potatoes cottoh'
melons tame grasses, berries, fruits, vreeauies,
in fact everything except tropical PRODUCTS fears
and peaches DO especially Well =,
The surface is rugged ana Iietutcsque eo,. ,n,'
with forests and trayersed by streams o' spark-
ling cicarness, among them the beautiIui Wnile
river, famed Tor its scenery and its nhhy tfioes'
including the gamey black bass ani JACK salmon,
while the wooded eXpahses sbouhu III shuii enihc
OF various kinds Including fox, raccooh opossoin.
squirrel quail and turkey, auotuihS aoa"ua"'
recreation with rod and gun.
The population of the county by the last census
was l1ia7, only two Of VI hon were coioren ahd
all but W American born. Taxes are n.y. u.a
Mood tor fuel Is plentiful and remarkaO'y cheap.
selling in Forsyth for II wugon-ioad WIN sluc
boards Church and school facilities are lair ahu
increasing, many Of the schools manlies'ins sun I
u spirit oi uptod.,te'ness as 70 ptoNiue ,ii
lor the use oi pupils. Improved farms are vaiueu
at $40 to ~ IN acre, while unimproved iauus cnn
be had at NJ. % to S. There are still about soo9
acres of government lands, subject TO honrs'eMau M
or cash entry. The county is hnciy walefrd, IN"
White river alone winding III ANA ou' 'oi "oo"'
hundred miles within lis borders.
There Is considerable timber ol cOmine'ch'' fai
ne, including hickory, whitcvak, wnlnut, pihe anu
cedar, aud vast mineral wealth, as ina,Saleu s Dy
the little prospecting that has been done. Our
minerals include marble, hydraulic lime, inanHan
ese, copper, lead and zinc in their mul'itGulnoas
forms, silver and gold, recent pIosl ccthG NOV ,n
the presence of both in paying iuahtiles M VI
which will afford matchmaking opportunities W
men Of means, Judgment and energy . ,,,
80 sasiIy n,ouire n home and make living, and
any man Who is honest and energetic viii De WEI,
coined, be he rich or poor. The .ni'road, Wn,.e
River line OF the Missouri Paciac) Is stlnia,ing
enterprise aGd enhancing values. krver 'ra,no
aud electric roads are certainty OF The hrar ,u.
urc, to give new stimulus To every ma'vi'ai NJ ~,
est aud enhance all really values No" is 'hc
time to yet In right and reap the benefits
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
JANUARY

made to serve useful purpose, 10
stead Of their pleasure, than In an
early day they would have had to hold
up the great cities and factories that
have been built upon the mountain
streams Of New England. To rofuse TO
pass this bill would in our opinion be
rs foolish as for the public 10 have
prohibited the mountain streams OF
New England from being utilized to
create power, to promote industry,
wealth and employment and support for
the many.
The White river In Missouri triyerses
the counties Of Barry, Stone and Tapey
and in Arkansas portions Of the coun.
ties of Boone, Marion and Baxter
All Of these six counties have been
settled for fifty years or more, and
these counties, each and all OF them,
contain United States government
lands that have always been and still
are subject to entry and homestead,
and some OF them still have quite an
amount OF 1t. II this country thus
traversed by the White river had not
been more rough, and II the same
water rights had been granted TO it as
to New England, would this conditi, n
exist? We think not.
During this last year n gasoline boat
able to carry about twenty pc rsons was
placed on the White river to transport
passengers and freight from Branson,
a station on the Missouri Pacific rail.
way, to this town. When there was a
Hood or rise In this mountain stream,
this boat could make the trip. II the
rise went down the passengers aud
cargo were stranded. The enterprise
was abandoned and the boat taken
down the river below Cotter, Arkansas,
or taken from it entirely.
So far as we know there are now 70
boats on this river above Cotter,
Arkansas, except ferry boats, skifls,
and small pleasure gasoline boats used
for private pleasure Of their owners.
None doing a commercial business.
We concede that this bill In very dry
times will take up most of the water
around the bends, and send it through
these tunnels. Written consent has
bean and is now being given, where
this will occur, by all the land owners
to be affected, and SO far as we have
learned this has been given gratuitous
ly in all cases, to induce this enter.
prise to locate with u.s.
This will not affect the floating Of
logs and RATS below, nor will the pas.
sage Of this bill and the putting in
operation of the tunnels impede the
floating of logs and RATS, because it is
only in times OF high water that this
is done on the White river here. 1t
is not done except when the river is
high, and then there will bo suiiici-
ency of water for these tunnels and this
floating, and besides, all the land
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
People OF Forsyth aud Vicinity Unanimoui
for the Electric Power
Proposition.

| hSt shO V"UA
| Proposition.
FORSYTH Mo JANUARY, Sth 1907
To CONGRESS, AND THE PUBLIC.
The undersigned are Officers OF Taney
county, Missouri. and merchants and
business men residing in Forsyth aud
the vicinity thereof Some OF us have
resided in Forsyth and vicinity for
from thirty to fifty years.
We are mys,ilied by the state ments
of Mr.. A. l.. Brace, of Kissee Mills,
this county, published III the Taney
County Republican OF January 3, 1907,
in which we are informed by the printed
statement, that he has sent to the
chairman OF the committee on rivers
and harbors of the lower house a copy
OF his article; also by the attitude Of
the Cotter Courier, In opposition to the
bill now pending in congress, intro
duced as substitute for the first bill,
introduced by Mr.. Tyndall, and which
substitute is now pending and reads
as follows:
59th CONGRESS-. II. Il. 2l3S5.
2nd Session.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December q, 1905.
Mr.. Floyd, 10y request introduced
the following bill; which was referred
to the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, and ordered to be
printed.
To make available the waters of the
White river in the state OF Missouri
and Arkansas, above COtter, Arkan sas,
for electric power purposes without im
peding navigation.
Be ltcnacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
OF America in congress assembled;
That there be, and is hereby, granted
to any person or persons, firm or firms,
corporation Or corporations, the right
to tunnel across and through any Of
the necks Of land, (subject to the rights
of the land owners affected thereby
in any bend Of the White river in
either the state OF Missouri or Arkan-
sas, at and above Cotter in the state of
Arkansas, and 10 divert and use such
portions OF the waters OF said White
river in such tunnels as may be neces-
sary 10 opearte electric railways, min
ing, manufacturing, lighting, or any
other useful purpose: Provided, That
in the construction and operation of
such tunnels no person, company, or
corporation shall construct any dam or
dams in or across said river In such
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17

owners OF this county as a rule, having
lands near this river, have petitioncd
for the bill for which this pending bill
is a substitute, and they would not
have done SO II these tunnels were TO
have seriously damaged them.
1t has been urged that this bill will
turn over all this river above Cotter
Arkansas, TO General Stapdi ish, or a
syndicate. There are no such pro-
visions In the bill. We believe that
General Standish does not own one half
Of the water power above Cotter, and
so far as we are informed he has no
claims on more than one water power
in the whole state of Arkansas, but II
he owned them all, this in our Opinit n
would constitute no proper or valid
grounds for Withholding this lcgis-
lation
We desire To say further, that quite
portion Of the water power that Mr..
Standisb has In this county was prac-
tically given 10 him by portion Of our
citizens, to induce him TO do the work
he is now doing, and secure these benc.
| fits TO us. AS we are advised, no one
else has any claim or interest in his
property on this river, and he has al
ways proposed that those who are TO
use this power shall join with him in
developing 1t, and share in the hcne-
fits, and he still makes this offer.
Aside from this, the counties Of
Stone and Tapey in Missouri, and
(CoNCLUpEp ON 7rH HAGEl
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
81 a Year in Advance.

thing to put on rtadymade, with WON.
anhood or manic, d; but day by day,
here little and there little, grows
with the growth and strengthens with
the strength, until, good or bad, it be-
comes almost coat OF mail.
Look at man Of business prompt,
reliable, conscientious, yet clear. head
ed and energetic. When do you sup
pose he developed all the admirable
qualities? When he was boy.
Let us see the way in which a boy Of
ten gets up in the morning, works,
plays, studies, and we will tell you
just what kind OF a man he will make.
The boy who is late to school stands
poor chance TO be a prompt man, The
boy who neglects his duties, be they
ever so small, and then excuses HIM
self by saying:--
81 forgot; didn't think" will new.
er be reliable man.
And the boy who finds pleasure in
the suffering of weaker things will
never be Il noble, generous, kindly
mana gentleman.
While the possibility of woman get
ting beyond man intellectually and
physically may not be altogether pleas
ant for the lords of creation, still they
must realize that IL is impossible to
have too much of good thing, and the
interesting growth holds out the hope
that so great will be her mental
growth aud physical advancement that
she will attain sufficient moral cour-
age to keep the skirt OF her dress
above the dirt of the street, to have
convenient and roomy pockets to re.
lieve her overloaded hands, to eschew
the senseless custom of partially con-
cealing her features, tattening her
nose and injuring her eyes with
little gauze mask, whatever are the
DEGREES of Dame Fashion.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17

The demands of the western .ocomo.
tive engineers have been satisfied with
out strike, the settlement having
been made by committee meetings Of
employers and employees. The con-
cessions made increase tho aggregate
amount yearly paid to the engineers by
about Sj,000,000.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
May S,Ipersede Flax,

The possibility of Brazil developing
n plant from which a finer equal to
the best linen eau be produced is tho
subject OF an interesting report from
Consul General Anderson. The expert.
ments so far have proved successful.
AS the plant could be cultivated with
much less cost than fax, the world
will be the gamer il it serves the same
purpose as flax.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
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How To Cure ChiIhIain.

ITO enjoy freedom from chilblaius, -
writes John Kemp, East Otisfeld, Me,
"lapply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have
also used it for salt rheum with excel.
lent results Guaranteed TO cure
fever sores, indolent ulcers. piles,
burns, wounds, frost bites and skin dis
eases. 25c at City drug store.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
Why suffer from rheumatism

Do you know that rheumatic pains
can be relieved? II you doubt this just
try one application of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. II will make rest and
sleep possible, and that certainly means
a great deal to any one afflicted with
rheumatism. For sale by City drug
store, Forsyth, Jno. A. Lamb, Taney-
vile, Jno. L. Dickenson, Dickens, Mo.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
Notice Tn Reading Circle.

l have a number OF copies of Reading
Circle books ready for distribution.
Each township president is requested
70 keep me and all who are interested
In the work duly notified as 10 times
and places oil all township meetings.
Give notice through the medium of
county papers. All. Hicks.
Pies. Reading Circle Association.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
Piles get quick relief from DR..

Piles get quick relief from DR..
Shops Magic Ointment. Remember
It's made alone for piles--and il works
with certainty and satisfaction. Itch
ing, painful, protruding, or plind piles
disappear like magic by lis use. Try it
aud see, All dealers.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1907-01-17
SOMETHING For BOYS.

Many people seem to forget that
character grows; that il Is not some.