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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-06-07
A Public Road Benefit,

County Clerk G. c. Parks re-
ceived official notification from
State Auditor w. W. Wilder
Monday asking that he (Parks)
have the county court make an
order requesting that he (Wil-
der) draw state warrant in
favor of Charlton county for the
sum of S4, 1872 Is, that being this
county's proportion of the
SAFE, 900 war claim which was
allowed the state of Missouri by
the general government for the
destruction of property by
federal troops in this state dur
ing the cival war, and which
was set apar5 by the legislature
of 1907 for the use and benefit
of the public roads of this state.
If this 81, 1872. 10 is spent ju-
diciously in this county it ought
to result in much improvement
of the public highways, but if
it is fooled away on the roads by
not properly working them it
would have been far better haG
the money gone into the public
school fund.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-06-07

The editor of the COURIER and
family were materially assisted
in solving the internal filling"
problem curing the past week
by Mrs. Hugo Bartz, Sr., Mrs.
Josephine Walter and Mrs. w.
o. Foster. Mrs. Bartz sent US q
mess of fine spinach, Mrs. Fos.
ter some nice pie plant and Mrs.
Walter a box of large, luscious
strawberries, which was a por.
ton of a crate that was sent
Mrs. Walter by her son.in.law,
]. R. Dempsey of Pierce City,
Mo-, but formerly of Keytesville.
T. H. Carskadon shipped 3
carload of hogs from Dalton to
st. Louis Thursday of last week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-06-07

DR.. U. G. Buck allowed an
account of S6 against the estate
of VIM. w. Riddell.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-06-07

r. F. D. No. 3.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
MINE FIRE FIGHTING MACHINE.

For fighting fire in its anthracite
coal mines n chemical fire engine is
now being used by company in
Pennsylvania. This engine is built on
n truck which can run upon tracks
throughout the mine. when alarm OF
fire is sounded the engine is attached
to an electric mine locomotive and
rushed to the scene of trouble st high
speed. Water played upon coal fire
Is almost instantly converted into
steam, which further disintegrates,
forming a gas so suffocating that 1t
drives away the men fighting the fire.
Blue flames which shoot out when
water strikes the hot coal often set
ablaze pockets of gas in the ceiling.
When a chemical engine plays upon
burning coal the heavy gases evolved
cling to the floor. and smother the
blaze bv excluding the air. Men are
not annoyed BY the fumes and can
stay close enough to do effective work.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
FAIR PLAY FOR THE RAILROADS

Momentous problems of national
concern cannot be solved over night.
One must avoid both the spirit of the
lself-centered plutocrat and the self
seeking demagogue. the class-spirit
and the mass-spirit. the professional
spoliator of the poor and the profess
sional agitator of the ignorant. Every
railroad corporation or company is a
business venture. But every railroad
corporation is also a public or quasi
public. institution. The owners and the
patrons may disagree about many mat
tiers. such as rates. discrimination,
profit. and service, but these two
groups must be reconciled. HARMONY
must prevail if such splendid progress
as we have known in the past is to
continue.
How may public-service corporations
be properly regulated in the interests
of the investing. travelling. and ship
ping public? This is the problem. and
until ii is solved with equal and ex-
act justice to all il is not solved. No
issue is closed until right has prevail
ed. The nation must not be unduly in
fluenced by either the prayers of silk
vested oligarchy or the threats of red
shirted anarchy. Sanity must ulti-
mately triumph, and we must learn to
make haste slowly. Our primacy
among the nations of the world is due
in large measure to our industrial SUI
premacy. And why are we first in in
dustry? The answer is. the railroads.
They have dispersed the inrushing
hordes of immigrants; they have civ
ilized the west and opened up the great
northwest. Wherever they have gone
they have built milestones of prosper
ity.
Prosperity spells content and the OPP
portunity to educate and to develop.
There are other contributory causes of
the nations greatness, but we must
not forget the leading role which the
railroads have played. This insane de-
sire to curb and restrain the enterprise
of the nations progressive builders of
prosperity will surely react. and we
shall suffer, as we should. and eat the
fruits of our own Observation-Disclosures
from Leslie's Weekly of August 22d,
1907
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
RAILROADS COMPLAIN
OF PUBLIC ATTITUDE
The Agitation Against Them is Bad
For Them as Well as For the Whole
Country.

New York, oct. S.-Complaints
against anti-railroad legislation in
various states characterize the annual
report of the railroads which have been
just issued. The Santa Fe, the Wa
bash and the Chesapeake and Ohio.
President Ripley of the Santa Fee
says it is hoped and believed that the
public will soon realize that its atti-
tude towards the companies has not
been just to the stockholders and the
bondholders; also. that unless the con-
fidence of investors in the stability of
railway investments is restored il will
be impossible to obtain additional ia
cilities essential to the development of
the country. Mr.. Ripley adds that
various extensive projects have been
suspended and that the railroads will
limit their expenditures to the com-
pletion and improvements to which
the company is committed.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
she LOVED HIM He SAYS
AND COMMITTED SUICIDE
"A Missouri Grain Merchant, After Ex-
planning the Death of May Sapp,
Tries to Suicide.

lola Kas., Oct. S-There was a SEN
sation last night when Samuel +.
Whitlow, a grain merchant. made a
voluntary confession that Miss May
Sapp, the beautiful, 20year- old
daughter of a prominent farmer of
Moran Kansas. committed suicide be-
cause of unrequited love of him. The
girl was found dead In her fathers
yard on Sept. %. with her throat
slashed with a razor. Whitlow is for
ty years of age and has a wife and
three children. He has always borne
a good reputation. He was formerly a
school teacher and the girl was a pu-
pill.
Whitlow attempted suicide on the
way from lola to Moran by drinking
wood alcohol in a carriage. He was
revived and placed under arrest Miss
Sapps family insist that she did not
commit suicide. A coroner's jury Is
investigating.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
THE MOGUlS.

II always interests me to watch these
moguls on the Santa Fe pull and push
their string Of cars up the Rockies.
always catch a vision of the mass OF
humanity at the foot of the hill It's
no trick TO bring that train down-the
problem is to hold il back. But II takes
a ten-wheeler, and two more to push.
to put that train on the ranges crest.
Don't forget that, The reason so
many fellows are ret far down in the
valley is that they need IT helper"
That's what they call these mighty
comotives-"helpers." After all -
yo. are to blame il a poor fellow stays
at he foot OF the hill. There are
grades on life's railway that nd human
being can pull by himself. He'd get To
the top of the hill IL he could. Either
the grade is too heavy. or his boiler is
too weak-likely both with the most
of us. Can't you see that?
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
A LINCOLN RELIC
WELL AUTHENTICATED
An Incident in Which the Late Watson
Piekrell of Tempe, Figured.

William Pickrell. in going through
his desk the other DAY, came across a
copy of the Chicago Inter- Ocean of
November IS, 1906. containing an ar
ticle of general interest to Lincoln
admirers and souvenir enthusiasts. II
concerns an old OK yoke made by Pres
ident Lincoln. now on exhibition in the
university of Illinois. and the authen-
ITCHY of which was proved by the late
Watson Pickrell of Tempe. Following
is the article from the Inter-Ocean:
Urbana. Ill, Nov. Is. 1906.-The uni
versity of Illinois has just received
from Judge J. O. Cunningham of Ur-
bana a number of valuable relics Of
Abraham Lincoln. making its collec-
ton an important one. Among the new
relics are number of personal letters
written Judge Cunningham during the
time of Lincolns debates with Douglas
and a campaign photograph of Lincoln
taken in 1860. These relics are kept
in the library with the OK yoke made
by Lincoln and owned by the univer-
sity since 1873.
The yoke was made by Lincoln at
New Salem. ILL.,. about 1880. when Lin
coin was 81 years old. II remained
there until 1s49, just after Lincoln's
return from his only term in Congress.
Then Lincoln and his brother-in-law.
Clark NJ. Smith. visited New Salem
together. While there the two attend
ed an auction sale of farm chattels.
among which was the OK yoke. When
the yoke was offered for sale il was
treated as a novelty because made by
a congressman. Lincoln acknowledged
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09

lived; that while there they attended a
public auction of farm chattels, among
which was the OK yoke; that the yoke
was announced at the auction, in the
presence of Mr.. Lincoln. as having
been made by Mr.. Lincoln. and that the
announcement was by him acknowl-
edged as true; that II was looked hpon
and talked about as a curiosity, be-
cause made by a congressman: that
Mr.. Smith bid off the yoke at said
auction and retained the same in his
possession until he gave it to depon-
ent: that Mr.. Smith also stated to de-
ponent that at the time of buying the
yoke he had no thought OF Mr.. Lincoln
becoming President. but that he
thought the yoke worth keeping as a
souvenir because made by his brother
in-law and a former member of Con-
gress.
WATSON PICKRELL.
in witness whereof ! hereunto set
my hand and attach the seal of my Of
flee at the city of Tempe. county and
state aforesaid. this 9th day OF Octo-
Der. 1906.
(SeaD "CHAS. C. wOOLF.
Notary Public"
state of Illinois. County of Sanga-
mon, &C.: John c. Condell. ST., being
duly sworn. says that he is a resident
of Springfield. ILL.,; that in 1873 and for
several years previous he was the bus
mess partner of Mr.. Clark NJ. Smith.
the brother-in-law of President Lin
coin. under the firm name Of C. NJ.
H.,
there was In their store an OK yoke
which was frequently the subject OF
conversation. and that Mr.. Smith fire.
quently stated that Il was made By Mr.
Lincoln when young man living near
New Salem. ILL.,; that he tSmith)
bought the same as a souvenir at an
auction at New Salem soon after Mr..
Lincoln's return from Congress, and
upon the occasion Of Mr.. Lincoln's
presence after the public statement
that II was made by him, and he ac-
knowledged that the statement was
true; that said yoke was in the attic
of the store for a long time, but that
II became an object of interest and
value.and was cleaned up and kept in
the counting room for several years:
that Mr.. Smith took great pleasure in
showing ii to his friends. especially to
former customers. and giving them its
history and telling them how ii came
into his possession at New Salem; that
Mr. Smith frequently had oonversa-
tons with Mr.. Watson Pickrell a stu
dent at the state university. about Civ
ing the yoke to said anniversary. and
finally yielded to Mr. Pickrell's request
that he should do So and allowed Mr..
Pickrell to take the yoke and present
il to the university as coming from
Mr.. Smith, and that Mr.. Pickrell took
f. away for that purpose.
JOHN s. CONDELL. SR'
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09

having made the yoke. and Mr. Smith
bid it off. saying lit was worth taking
home as a souvenir because made by
his brother-in-law and a member of
Congress"
When Lincoln became the Repub-
lican nominee for the Presidency the
OK yoke gained added significance. Mr..
Smith got 1t out from his garnet and
placed II in the countingroom of his
firm. which was engaged i'm the shoe
and leather business at Springfield.
The yoke was an object of interest
for many years. In 1873 Watson Pick
rell, student at the university of IL
linois. now living at Tempe. Ariz.. in
duced Mr.. Smith to present ii to the
university of Illinois Mr. Pickrell
brought ii to Urbana. turning it over
to the university authorities.
Doubt of the authenticity of the relic
having been expressed at various
times. the university authorities pro-
cured the following affidavits. which
prove beyond doubt that the yoke was
really made by the martyred Presi-
dent:
United States Of America. Territory
OF Arizona. County OF Maricopa, IS:
Watson Pickrell, being duly sworn,
says he is graduate Of the university
OF Illinois, in the class of 1875. and is
now a resident of the city of Tempe,
territory of Arizona; that in 1873 he
presented to the university of Illinois
an OK yoke made by Abraham Lincoln;
that his knowledge of the said OK yoke
being made by President Lincoln is
based upon the following facts, name
ly: That the oke was given to this
deponent by Mr.. Clark NJ. Smith. late
of the city of Springfield. ILL.,: that Mr..
Smith was a brother-in-law of Mr..
Lincoln and a man of well known and
high repute; that Mr.. Smith stated to
deponent that soon after Mr.. Lincoln
returned to Illinois from his term in
Congress Mr.. Lincoln and he (Smith)
together visited near Salem. Menard
county. H.. where Mr.. Lincoln once
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
ORDER OF cHRYSANTHEMuM.

The Order of the Chrysanthemum
which the Japanese emperor is going
20 send to President Fallieres. OF
France. as a memento of the signing
of the recent important F'ranco-Jap-
anese treaty. is the highest distinction
which the mikado has at his disposal
in the way of orders and honors. Like
the English Order of the Garter. 1t is
only conferred outside the japanese
empire on kings, emperors and dis
tinguished heads of states. II can
not. however. compare i'm length OF
years and in historical associations
with the Garter. having only been
founded about thirty-two years ago by
the present emperor himself. None
the less it is handsome decoration,
the broad band OF ribbon over the
shoulder being of red silk. with vio-
let border. The insignia itself is OF
gold. with much ornamentation in col
ored enamel. which is made in the
shape of the national emblem.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
GREENLAND NEWSPAPER.

For more than forty years there has
been printed in Greenland a newspa-
per with the tongue twisting title OF
"Atuagagdlintit," which. being inter-
preted. is Something for Reading"
The news 1t publishes relates mainly
to the perils of the men who ply the
kayaks. or native canoes. while en-
gagged in seal, walrus and white bear
hunting. with now and again glimpses
of the happenings in more civilized
lands. News travels to great ex-
tent through the chance meetings of
the natives with travellers from other
regions. one odd feature Of the paper
is that there is little personal news,
and names-those of natives, at least
are rarely printed. as it is held TO
be unlucky.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
"BOO-HOO"
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

whether Golfers. by its own policy
and methods, has not made itself more
ridiculous than any comment of ours
could make it.
Does Golfers expect to regain any
lself-inflicted loss of prestige by de-
lmonstrating thru suits for dam
ages, that it can be more artful in
evading liability for libels than the
humble but resentful victims of its
defamation. or does it hope by starting
a campaign Of libel suits to silence the
popular indignation, reproach and re-
sentiment which il has aroused.
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. II
can not postpone the public judg-
ment against it. That great jury. the
Public, win hardly blame us for not
waiting until we get a petit jury in a
court room. before denouncing this
prodigal detractor of institutions
foundered and fostered either by in
Idividuals or by the public, itself.
No announcements during our en-
tire business career We're ever made
claiming medicinal effects" for eth
er Postum or Grape Nuts. Medicinal
effects are the results obtained from
the use of medicines.
Thousands Of visitors go thru our
entire works each month and see for
themselves that Grape Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat, barley.
and a little salt; Postum absolutely
nothing but wheat and about ten per
cent of New Orleans molasses. The
art of preparing these simple elements
in a scientific manner to obtain the
best food value and flavor. required
some work and experience to acquire.
Now, when any publication goes far
enough. out of it's way to attack us
because our advertising is medical"
II simply offers a remarkable exhibit
ton of ignorance or worse.
We do claim physiological or bodily
results of favorable character follow
ing the adoption of our suggestions
regarding the discontinuance of coffee
and foods which may not be keeping
the individual in good health. We have
no advice to offer the perfectly
healthful person. His or her health is
evidence in itself that the beverages
and foods used exactly fit that person.
Therefore, why change?
But to the man or woman who is
ailing, we have something to say as
result of an unusually wide experience
in food and the result of proper feed
ing.
In the palpably ignorant attack on
us in Golfers. appeared the statement,
zone widely circulated paragraph
labors to induce the impression that
Grape Nuts viii obviate the necessity
of an operation in appendicitis. This
is lying and potentially deadly lying"
In reply to this exhibition Of
well let the reader name it, the Pos
tum Co.. says:
Let 1t be understood that appendi-
citis results from long continued dis
turbance in the intestines. caused
primarily by undigested starchy food.
such as white bread, potatoes. rice,
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09

A Doctor of Divinity. now Editor of
a well known religious paper. has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Reli-
gious Press of the Country and 9TH
ers, including ourselves. Also regard
ing suits for libel brought by Golfers
against us for commenting upon It's
methods.
These are his sentiments. with some
very emphatic words left out:
1.-THE, Religious Press owes you q
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
~-'Yell- Oh Man" Would you care tC
use the inclosed article on the Boo
Hoo Baby as the yell OH Mans
successor" ID
"A contemporary remarks that Col
lier's has finally run against a solid
hickory Post" and been damaged in
it's own estimation to. the tune OF
s750,OOO.O0.
Here is a publication which has, in
utmost disregard of the facts. spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and
has suffered those false statements TO
go uncontradicted, until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits it makes the mistake of wander
ing into a fresh field and butts its
ratified brain against this Post and all
the World laughs. Even Christians
smile, as the Post suddenly turns and
gives ii back a dose of it's own medi-
cine.
1T is mistake to say all the World
laughs. No cherry laugh comes from
Golfers, but 1t cries and boo hoos like
a spanked baby and wants $3.50, 10000
to soothe its tender, lacerated feel
ings"
Thank Heaven. IL has at last struck
a man with back bone" enough to
call a spade a spade" and who be-
lieves in telling the whole truth with
out fear or favor
Perhaps Golfers with it's utmost
disregard for the facts may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless il is
on file in our office and is only one
Of mass of letters and other data,
newspaper comments, etc. denouncing
the yellow" methods of Golfers. This
volume is so large that a man could
not well go thru il under half a days
steady work. The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually private controversy is not
interesting TO the public, but this is
a public controversy.
Golfers has been using the yellow
method to attract attention to itself,
but, jumping in the air. cracking heels
together and yelling Look at me"
wouldn't suffice. so it started out on a
'Holier Than Thou" attack on the re-
ligious Press and on medicines.
We leave it to the public now, as
we did when we first resented Col
Iers attacks, to say whether. in a
craving for sensation and circulation.
its attacks do not amount to a syste-
matte mercenary bounding. We like
wise leave it to the public to say
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09

Blaze your own way however deep
the wilderness may be. There is a
strange elixir that comes to the man
who knows he is a pioneer-be he a
pioneer in thought. morals or business
affairs. II takes work. of course. but
the great estates that have been hand
ed from generation to generation were
first hewn from the deep and rugged
forests. II was Lowell who declared
that he who waits to have his task
marked out. shall die and leave his err
rand unfulfilled.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09

partly cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food is not digested in the
upper stomach but passes on into the
!duodenum, or lower stomach and in
testines. where. in a healthy individ-
ual, the Transformation of the starch
into form of sugar is completed and
then the food absorbed by the blood.
But if-Sfie powers Of digestion are
weakened. a part of the starchy food
will lie in the warmth and moisture
of the body and decay. generating
gases and irritating the mucous sur
faces until under such conditions the
whole lower part of the alimentary ca
nal, including the colon and the ap-
pendix. becomes involved. Disease
sets up and at times takes the form
known as appendicitis.
When the symptoms of the trouble
make their appearance. would IL not
be good, practical, common sense. to
discontinue the starchy food which Is
causing the trouble and take a food i'm
which the starch has been transformed
into a form Of sugar in the process
Of manufacture?
This is identically the same form of
sugar found in the human body after
starch has been perfectly digested.
Now. human food is made up very
largely Of starch and is required by
the body for energy and warmth. Nat
urally, therefore. its use should be
continued, If possible. and for the rea-
sons given above, il is made possible
in the manufacture of Grape Nuts.
In connection with this change of
food to bring relief from physical dis
turbances, we have suggested wash
ing out the intestines to get rid Of
the immediate cause Of the disturb
ance.
Naturally. there are cases where the
disease has lain dormant and the
abuse continued too long. until ap-
parently only the knife will avail.
But il is well established fact among
the best physicians who are acquaint-
ed with the details above recited, that
preventative measures are far and
away the best.
Are we TO be condemned for sug-
costing a way to prevent disease by
following natural methods and for
perfecting food that contains no
medicine" and produces no medicinal
effects" but which has guided literally
thousands of persons from sickness to
health? We have received during the
years past upwards of $4,000 letters
from people who have been either
helped or made entirely well by fol-
lowing our suggestions and they are
simple.
II coffee disagrees and causes any
of the ailments common to some cof-
fee users quit it and take on Postum.
If white bread. potatoes. rice and
other starchy foods make trouble, quit
and use Grape Nuts food, which is
largely digested and will digest, nour-
ish and strengthen, when other forms
of food do not. It's just plain old
common sense.
There's a Reason" for Postum and
Grape Nuts. Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-09
MISSIONS or THE ORIENT.
The Subject Under Discussion at Epis-
cooaI TrienniaI Convention.

Richmond. oct Sat the triennial
Episcopal Convention here today a
mission session was held on the gen.
eral subject of What is the Definite
Responsibility of American Churches
in the Far East?" II was discussed
by Bishops Graves of Shanghai. Nc
Kim of Toxic and Brent of the Phil
ippines.