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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
Murphy Proposes a National Lid.

WASIIINGTON. January 7.-Repres.
cn,a,ive Murphy Of Missouri proposes to
outlo Folk in putting the Sunday lii on.
If i, is a good thing to bar the sale of
liquor in the four big towns of Missouri
on Sunday, it is q good thing to bar it
where yer the American flag floats,
Murphy argues.
He introduced a bill in the hous. to-
day looking to that very end. The bill
amends the lresent law relating to spe-
cial taxes on liquor by providing: Nor
shall the payment of any such tax att
thorizr. permit or be deemed to include
the sale Of any liquor on the first day of
the week, commonly called sunday"
Any person who sells liquor on SUNDAY
shall forfeit his stamp and no further
stamp shall be issued to him. In addi.
ton Ire shall lie punished by n fine of
from $1,000 to 5000 and imprisonment
from six months To two years.
Mr. Murphy consulted the commission
er of internal revenue before lie drew the
bill He believes that it will stand the
test of the courts and that 1t will effect
ually prevent the sale Of liquor every.
where in the United States on Sunday.
lie will press the committee to give him
an early hearing on the matter and
hopes to get favorable action.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10


". F.. Church. Snutl, Gee Preaching. every sunday at
II a. IN. and I:D y. III. SUNDAY school at $50 Il. IN.
Prayer meeting "Wednesday evening.
Ekv. =. W. EMORY. Pastor.
Presbyterian Churck Preaching every SUNDAY,
"yc"pt tho first. ut II a. N. and $50 p. IN. SUNDAY
school "a 9:sj every sunday morning.
REV. T.. &. ioA2. Pastor.
fapti,t Church Pre- ,rhIu, every An ana slh sun.
days. at II u. IN. aud ;:ti D. III. lIu,ii"., meeting an
saturday hcfnr" I'll. an sunday at 7:p y. m. sun
day school ut $40 a. III. and Is. f.P T.. at $50 |. N.
r,"ry sunday. REV 4. y. WHITE, Pastor.
Christian Church sunday school every SUNDAY 1t
o:J) q. IN. 4. Il. Hose. superintendent.
It. Paul'S VI. =. Church .ColnruI % Preaching nj
II a, III. and T:3D y. III II; and SRI sundays In each
mpitii. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
sunday school At $50 u. IN. every SUNDAY.
hEv. =. ~. JOr>suS, Pastor.
Cciprri u ip,tst Ciurrl, Preaching a. II a. III. and
go y. III. every 2nd and .th Suuln, IN rvci, month.
Il. !. =. L. every "wednesday evening AZ "a. sun
'l,y schonl a,a:N y. m. every sunday.
itEv. q. ". WAr1E, Pastor.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10

On all Fall River Steamers ia this
warning, Bartender, destroy all
liquors IL fire breaks out How would
it do to throw them out anyhow. and stop
that much of the voc and misery. that
like a burning fire is destroying the ma.
ton.
A doctor in southwest Missouri said
that he for one, would hardly ever pre-
scribe alcoholic medicines Il it we're not
that his patients had the idea SC fixed in
their minds that it must b. given, that
he gave it to keep them satisfied. Are
you one OF the persons who are thus
bolstering up the whisky medicine idea?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
h

SDCIkTIHB.
A. =. & A, .-rrr-a.lirr Lodge. No. 1T. regular
, JIumuniOation the LIT saturday night each mouth.
A. l.. Ross, ". NJ.
IhngA McNAIB. Secretary.
10. o. F.-vcrsnili.s Lodge, No. 81, regular
meetings every 1ucsda! night.
CLARENCE LuMrEr, y. q.
4. PoPrRH. Secretary.
x. o: I. -ver-siilea Lodge, No. I2, meets every
thursday night. II. n. l.rrMAs. &C.
G. y. n. HUDSON, X. Of Il. 4 s.
N. ". A.-Vcrsaiil,S Camp, NJ. 2f2. meets every
", AMI Srd wednc-la: nights In each month.
j. T.. SHORT. Consul.
r. K. BUCK. Clark.
10 u. N.-Hn II, Tonka Tr,b', No. III, m'ri'
"vcry Friday sleep. JEWEL WILLIAMS. Stchcin.
G. V. y. IIuDsoS G.. Of X.
A.O. u. W.--Ncrsailics Lodge. No. 10, meets cy.
rcy 2nd and 9Th Friday nigitd Ia rtub month.
wa. wASsusG, N. ".
v. @. MCRutS, recorder.
II. D. Morgan Lodge. No. :93. !. o. o. r., meets
1ld and ith Wciur-tiay nights IN each month.
Ma-. J. l.. SHORT. y. q.
EVA WAssusa. secretary.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
Notice OF Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given to the
shareholders of the First National
Bank of Versailles, in Versailles. Mo. ,
that the annual election to cleo,
eleven directors % serve said Bank
the ensuing year, will be held at said
Bank from 10 O'Clock A.. NJ. to 4
O'Clock r. Nj. on Tuesday January
10Th, 1907.
!, ID. HuRRARp, Cashier.
pcCemher 10, 1906.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
FROM GLENSTGD.

Rev. !, X. Renney preached at M.
Moriah, near Clarkb>urg. Sunday.
Fred M,lburn, of Sed l:a, visited
relatives here Sunday.
Henry Geli!ken shipped a cay load OF
hogs to St. Louis Monday,
Alta meeting OF the congreg atom Of
Freedom Dap.is, church Saturday Rev.
l.. r. Kcnney Was elected pastor tor the
1ear.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
ADMINISTRATORS : NOTICE.

%istr6tion on the estate OF Harriet =. RIFLE, de.
ceased. were gra ,iei to the undersigned on the
tth day of fam, l@f, by the Probate Court oi
Morgan County Mo, An persons having claims
against said rs.ate are ,cluir-i 10 eN'lihit then.
fui allowance 10 the aon,inistrator Within one
year af 81 me date OF said letters oI they may
br p'ecluded from any benefits Of saeh estate,
Rnd IL slGi claims be moi exhibited within two
years they viii I've forever barred.
\, 2IFftH. Administrator.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
| O 0 f.

Versailles Lodge, No. 231, |. o.
>. f., meets every Tuesday night.
Business OF importance demands the
attention OF every member. Come
uut.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
Fire III ~Ottorville.

O;tcrvillr, owned by 4, /. Swift, who
conducted a barber shop on the frs,
Go'r, was destroyed by FIRE at $50
O'Clock Wednesday morning, The
second story waS used As a skating rink,
and the hall Was in use the night before.
While it is not know how the fire origi.
mated, it is probable that i, started from
fire i'll a stove i'll the skating rink. Tive
loss was - 900, with insurance OF 81. 600.
The walls Of the odd Fellows building
adjoining the Swift bull ling were dam.
aged junction I|ag'e.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10

W c r U-watchwords: Organize. Educate,
Agitats W. c. T. q. principles: Total abstinence,
Prohibition Of the liquor traffic: One standard Of
morals for men and women; Home protection;
Equal suffrage. and the teaching Of scientific
Temperance In the public schools.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
When You Want
LII If Is E
Don't forget that
it pays to see me
before you buy.
III. F.Abell.

If you want a Nota,y Public don't for.
get the Phone 2o7, OF call at room q Ma
sou s. Hardy Bldg. Ch.s. W. kava.
uaugll. The Abstravter.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
W. c. +. U. Csiumn.

Through the courtesy Of the REPUBLICAN this
space 10 reserved for the ". c. r. U. II IL edited
by It's representatives who are responsible for
all statements which appear In its columns.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10
DIRECTORY.
rnes or HOLDING COURT.

Tnae or HOLDING COURT
Circuit court-Srd Menday In April and Ind Mon.
~ In August and December.
Probate court-2nd Monday in February. May and
=. ovembcr. and 9Th Myndsy IN August.
County court-Firt Monday In February. Mag.
, ugust and November.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-10

Come 10 see me if you wan, to borrow
.npney Rom g., ChaS. ". kavananyh,
''hone 2b7-- Mason x Hardy bldg
Subscribe for the Morgan County
R~EruELIcAN, II pages, 81 per year.
If you want Insurance in one Of the
aest old line Companies in the world see
ne room o, Chas W. kavanaugii,
Phone 2o7 Mason & Hardy bldg.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
How Trick Is Done.

string holding the ring. which, being
thus released, viii fall into the hand,
with which you can quickly cover II
before it leaves the string to add to
the mystery.
The surprise Of your stringholder
win now be doubled. says Philadelphia
Ledger, If you proceed to return the
ring TO the string without removing
the ends from his fingers. Pass the
string, as IN the first trick, around one
Of his fingers. and drawing the loop,
as before, toward the other hand. slip
It through the ring as shown at d
then pass the loop over the finger.
this time leaving it near the end. as c
with your two foreHngers catch up
the string which was first upon the
fingers, and slip It from them over the
part holding the ring. and you viii
ilnd the ring IN place. as at the begin.
ming Of the first trick.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
WORSE THAN THE DISEASE.

Mr., Tricure (anxiously)-My dear
boy, what dreadful cold you have
Mr., Strongman-Yes; I get cold
now and then. My only ailment.
Mr.. Tricure-But that's very wrong.
/ never get a cold, and you wouldn't
either If you treated yourself as do.
Mr.. Strongman--Well, how, for in
stance?
Mr.. Tricure-I take a Turkish bath
every week-its excellent for my
rheumatism, ! flnd-and massage
twice a week-that's for insomnia ]
rarely sleep more than three hours
any night. Then cold plunge first
thing in the morning for my lungs,
and two-mile walk. / seldom take
any breakfast-dyspepsia's too bad. I
drink about three quarts Of hot water
during the day for my liver and then
I use nerve tonic every night tell
you, my boy If you'd follow my regi-
men
Mr. Strongman-Oh thanks; but
er-ah--I think I'd rather have cold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
FOUND IN zULULAND.
Remains Of New Extinct Elephant
Discovered In Africa.

In the final report Of a recent geo
logical survey Of Natal and Zululand.
Or. W. b. Scott, the well known
palaeontoiogist Of Princeton, New Jer-
sey, gives a description Of the two last
inolars of an extinct elephant obtained
from a deposit Of late Tertiary age in
Zululaad, For the elephant the author
proposes the name of elephas zulu It's
teeth have their constituent plates
more numerous and thinner than are
those Of the existing African species.
and they are described by DR.. Scott
as being to a great extent intermedi-
ate in this respect between the latter
and those OF the extinct European and
Asiatic eiephas antiquus. To Mr.. r.
Lydekker. who writes on the subject
in knowledge and Scientific News.
they seem to be much nearer the
molars Of the species last named. It
is suggested that r. zulu may have
been the ancestor of the living e. afri-
canus, ia which case It would almost
be imperative to regard the molars Of
the latter as being Of a degenerate
type. This question requires very care.
ful consideration; but apart from this.
the discovery is one Of great interest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

ceive any deviation from straight
line, or, indeed, anything beyond the
mere fact Of this motion, yet there is
little doubt but that the patch must
really be curved one. and It has
been supposed that our sun with other
stars is revolving round some great
central body
From the community of motion of
many Of the Pleiades it was supposed
by Nader that Alcyone, the brightest
star in that cluster, is the central sun
round which the others. including our
own sun, also revolve Although, as
Sir j. Herschel says. it is scarcely
probable that any general circulation
can take place in this position, lying
so far out of the plane OF the 'Galae-
tic Circle MILKY Way), and our
knowledge is ~ no means sufficient
to decide such a point, yet there Is no
reason for doubling that this star may
be at the center Of the motion Of many
of the neighboring stars. and thus a
central sun, though possibly not our
central sun"
The author notes that neither prop
er motion nor parallax has been as
yet detected in the case Of the star
Canopus, whose brightness is next to
that of Sirius Thus, II we suppose
the intrinsic brightness of its surface
comparable with that of our sun, its
real size must be many thousand times
greater. This star, invisible in our
ATTITUDES, may, Mr. Eddington thinks
be the center Of a system whose mem
bers are at least as large as our own
sun, if not larger, so that here we
seem to have indications Of the exist
ence Of bodies Of a mighty scale Of
magnitude. He goes on to say:
There is a general unanimity Of
motion Of several hundred stars in the
Pleiades group The group
is surrounded by large numbers Of
widely extended nebule, most Of
which were first discovered by the
camera before they were perceived by
the eye. Most of the members of this
family have similar spectra. so that
there seems no reason to doubt the
very close connection Of these bodies
with one another, while the central po-
sition and predominance Of Alcyone
render 1t highly probable that this
star is the central sun Of this system.
This, Of course, in no way shows
that our own sun also revolves round
the same center.
TN a recent paper on the syste-
matte Motion Of the Star By Mr. Ed
dIngton (the new chief assistant at
Greenwichl the author ar.
rives al the following results The
proper motions strongly support Kap-
teyn's hypothesis that the whole Of
the stars may be roughly separated
into two drift or groups. One DRIFT
Is modngly relatively TO the sun, with
q speed about three times that Of the
other. So far as has been examined.
the numbers and magnitudes Of the
stars belonging to each Of the two
drifts are about the same, and they
seem distributed IN fairly equal pro
portions throughout the sky,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
Sc.41r5# SI.sJ
IS THERE 4 CENTRAL SUM
a. Interesting query Advanced 81
English Astronomer.

Under this title the probability Of
the existence of a vast central body
Of which our own sun. with the train
Of attendant planets. is but 8 satellite.
is discussed in knowledge and
Scientific News by F. W. Henkel. a fel-
low of the Royal Astronomical society.
After describing the dificulty in de-
tecting the apparent motion Of the
fixed stars, due to the drift Of our
solar system through space, and the
reasons for our present certainty that
such motion exists, Mr.. Henkel goes
on to say:
Many Of the stars have been found
to possess proper motions displacing
them gradually in their relative posi-
tions, but the most remarkable thing
Of all is to find that in many cases
neighboring stars have proper motions
nearly the same in direction and
amount This, Of course, is partly due
to the SUMS motion in space causing
this apparent agreement, but allow
Ing for this, there Is no doubt that
very many are physically connected,
though they must be enormously dis
tant from one another.
Thus, five Of the seven stars form
ing the Plow' are moving together
as body, and many Of the Pleiades
have common motion Though our
knowledge of the suns motion through
space is too recent for us to per-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
- - - aaLNeE.


Prince Toto was probably tha
nauehtest little prince there ever was
He kicked and scratched ana Bit most
\ eyery. one who came near. and became
8 terror TO his nurse and others who
waited upon him
Of course. he was given nearly
everything he wished When he could
MT have what he desired. he became
unusually vicious and disagreeable.
During bad weather he was at his
very worst Then he would 90 mp to
the roof of the castle. where was al
ways stationed a royal astronomer,
and command that official to have
good weather sent Immediately When
the dignitied gentleman would explain
that that was impossible the naughty
prince would pun the astronomers
beard or throw away his cap.
Things came to such a pass. how
ever, that complaints began to reach
the king himself The king was very
much shocked at these reports Of the
princes misbehavior
He at once issued proclamation
offering a great reward to any one
who would rid his son of such evil
traits.
For time no one appeared, but at
last there came to the king an un
couth giant, with great long nails,
tusks for teeth and long. pointed ears.
4 am genie sent BY the good
fairy who watches over your king
DOM he explained, in answer to the
look Of wonderment upon the kings
face. Have no fear; shall take
good care Of your son and return him
to you completely cured
So the king finally permitted the
giant to take the prince with him.
The prince wasn't the least bit will
ling to 60. but whether he wouA or
no, he was forced to seat himself
upon the back Of a great goose, the
giant bestrode another and in a sec
onds time they were flying swiftly
through the air Toto hung on for
dear life, fearful every moment that
he would take a bad tumble.
Don't feel SO much like kicking
and biting and scratching now, eh?"
asked the genie.
After a while they landed near a
great lake. Strange to say, across this
lake there stretched very narrow
plank
Toto was made to walk across the
lake, the genie walking on the water
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
VenelabIe horaehalr.

Not long ago the farmers and cult
vators in Algeria often went 10 con.
siderable expense to destroy the dwarf
palms which abound In that part Of
Africa. Now. thanks TO the constant
progress Of practical science. these
same once despised plants have be-
come a source Of wealth. and are con-
sequently cultivated in their turn
Their leaves furnish flbers from which.
by very simple processes. is produced
substitute for horsehair In the man.
ufacture Of mattresses and Of the illl-
ing for cushions. chairs and so forth.
other plants likewise furnish flbers
which are utilized for a similar nur.
pose. but the African dwarf palm at
present holds the lead 10 this industry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
Faster Than All.

The great man gave a cry Of joy He
had just solved the problem Of how
trains could be made TO run at the
rate Of 300 miles an hour
"The speed viii be wonderful" no
cried only one thing in the world
can beat It,
And that?' they asked
"A bit Of racy scandal"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

A cyelist IN France overlook "a meas.
ant with a donkey cart The patient
beast was making but little progress
so the benevolent cyclist putting his
left hand against the back Of the cart
and guiding his machine with the
other hand. pushed so hard that the
donkey, taking fresh courage, pulled
the load successfully up to the ton
When the summit was reached the
peasant burst into thanks to his bene.
factor 1T was good OF you. indeed
monsieur" he protested. Il should
never IN the world have got up the
bill with only one donkey"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

While boy near Charlevoix. Mich
was chopping wood for his mother a
few days ago, he came upon a hollow
In the log and an oyster can in the
hollow In the can he found 300 silve.
dollars, and he went about shouting
with glee for about an hour or SO
Then the money was taken down to
the bank and found to be counterfeit.
The bogus dollars and the can had
been placed in the hollow Of the tree
long years before, and as the tree
grew they were sealed up as tight as
a drum The boy is now looking for
an oyster can with good money In H.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
AN INTERESTING TRICK.
Il Is Performed With a Piece Of
String and a Ring.

One Of the most interesting string
mysteris Is the marvellous ring trick. +"
Having tied the ends of your string
together, pass it double through fin
ger-ring. and ask some one to hold the
ends upon their two forefngers. You
may now proceed to remove the ring
without cutting the string or releasing
the fingers, which seem to hold it Sc
curely.
First pass the string a second time
around one of the fingers which hold
1t, then drawing the loop thus formed
toward the opposite hand as shown in
the figure, pass It over the string on
the other finger until it lies in the po-
sItion of dotted line b; then with your
two forehngers catch up at and a one
Of the strings holding the ring and
sliding your fingers from each other,
quickly slip from the ends of your
companions fingers the part of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

lustrGtion The inventor employs a
huge belt, which connects with pull
leys at each end Of the driving
mechanism. Smaller guide pulleys are
placed between the larger ones. Suit
able power is provided to drive the
pulleys, which in turn transmit the
power to the belt. The latter is moved
over the water with velocity and force
to cause the water to react as a solid
sufficiently to support the craft Pad
dies are attached to the drying pal.
leys, adding to the power OF propul-
sion. This unique method Of naviga-
tion has not as yet had a practical
demonstration but theoretically it
should prove a success at least on
small boats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

beside him and pricking him with his
sharp nails when he didn't move fast
enough. To poor Toto that bridge
seemed like mere thread, and the
distance he had to go more than 100
miles.
When his feat was accomplished
the giant announced:
Now we shall pay the old magician
a visit He'll cut off your head and put
another one on"
Prince Toto pleaded and cried and
promised, but all In vain.
When they reached the cave of the
magician, the old man came out in re-
sponse to the genies call.
"Yes. indeed said he, Z have lots
Of boys heads left; and this little boy
is so naughty that he surely needs an
other one. 7 only give the very, very
bad boys new heads. you know"
Down on his knees Toto begged to
be allowed to keep his own head.
promising that never more would he
be naughty.
Al last the magician listened to his
entreaties and let him go.
The genie led Toto back to his faith
er's castle AS they approached It he
whispered into the princes ear:
Now, remember, If you should be.
come bad again shall call for you
and take you to have your head cut
of"
But Toto kept all his promises. and
every one wondered at the delightful
change which had taken place in the
prince who was once so wicked.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
10 DoubIe LIfs Of UmbreIIas.

The usual way on coming IN out Of
the rain IS to place the umbrella IN the
rack OF corner with the handle up
ward. This allows the water TO run
down and remain a long time In the
metal that holds ribs together which
rust the joints and rot the fabric If
the handle Is placed downward instead
OF upward the water win run away
from this point first and the whole top
win dry quicker
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11
A PASSING rhouoht.

polite little girl vas dining one
day with her grandmother Everything
at the table was usually dainty and
unexceptionable, but on this particu-
lar occasion the little girl found a
hair In her fish.
"Grandmama' she said. sweetly.
what kind Of fish is this p
eHallbut. my dear
4Oh.e replied the child Il thought
perhaps It was mermaid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

The following directions. II careful.
" observed. viii tell the fortune Of
your friends, young or old. Be sure
to try this.
First write the year Of birth. Add
age. Add g. Multiply by 1000. Sub.
tract 6a6i28 Substitute the letters Of
the alphabet for the numbers and
read your fortune
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-11

Tom" said the Young wife. "Im
afraid you smoke too smuch. DO you
buy your cigars by the hundred
weieht?"
Something like that. my dear" re.
piled the masculine end Of the com
bine Il buy them By the hundred and
the man waits for his money"