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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

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paper. on account Of his wide expe-
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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
coanate Names and calIinoe.

During the past week a student OF
the eternal fitness Of things made
the discovery that In Manhattan Sol
Leather is engaged In the shoemaking
industry, and that Ralph Cutter is a
tonsorial artist. The next interesting
news item looming within his range
was to the effect that billy" Cook.
fair follows the a%yocation Of restau-
rateur, while Stiff & Co, do the under.
taking act as funeral directors, en-
balming included. Over on the East
Side Josiah Limits shlngle is authority
for the statement that he is a "bandag-
lst," and hard by DIR. X~ynophon Payne
| holds down the job of surgeon dentist.
Rev. Joshua Sunday, ID. d., is a soul
saving specialist up Harlem way, in
a n%eighborhood supporting a barber
shop the window placard of which an.
ounces that you may have your face
steamed Tree of charge."-N. Y. Press.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
PhlIoaophlcal, Indeed.

Uncle Porter is very philosophical.
| sympathized with his toothache and
he said he was glad he wasn't an ele.
phant.'
How funny"
Then he said he had corns and
bunions on both feet and ! again Of
fered my sympathy"
Did he accept IT."
mo; he said not to waste any sum
patty, as he was only too glad he
was not a c%entipede."
The idea? And did he tell you
that he had rheumatism In every bone
in his body"
Yes, and when | started to cheer
him he grinned and said he was az
happy As a clam because he wasn't
a shad with a couple of thousand
bones"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
HATS FOR LITTLE ONES.
Picturesque H~esdeesr Adorns the
Small Maiden.

Children Of all yes have been most
picturesquely provided for by the fash.
ion designers Of this autumn's bravery
The very little children are always the
most fascinating TO consider from the
standpoint Of costumlng.
Bonnets and hats for the tiny girls
10 wear with fine and fragile frocks
are quantity picturesque. Some Of the
newest seen al exclusive shops are
made OF velvet in white, pale pink or
pale blue. Both plain and fancy vel.
vets are used for this purpose. the fine
corded velvet, plush, Liberty velvet,
etc, being noticed. Only one colored
velvets are used. however. and al.
though these may be in the fancy fin.
ished v%elvets, the designs selected are
of the dainties and most modest,
Poke UouHels. Quaker bonnets, tiny
mushrooms and rather eccentric
shapes are all seen. The most at.
tractive and stylish OF the bonnets are
very moderate in size and seem almost
small when compared with the large
pokes and picture bonnets Of former
seasons. The bonnets are trimmed
with flowers to match and also with
jsunty bows of silk or satin chouX
Satin ribbon flowers are also used as
garniture.
One most charming bonnet vas Of
pale pink velvet. II was rather In
the mushroom shape, with a sutf brim
all around, wider al the sides than in
front or back. The crown was quite
high and full, the brim not very wide
and covered with the velvet shirred,
The bonnet was faced with shiTred
pink satin. Around the crown was
laid a charming wreath, in which there
were three large pink roses made Of
satin ribbon and branches OF green
leaves, Where the strings OF the bon,
net were attached at the sides there
were also pink satin rosettes.
An equally fascinating white velvet
bonnet was made with a shirred vel
vet crown and brim, The brim was
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Duck Ties Up Telephone System.

One spoonful duck was the cause Of
the suspension Of the long distance
telephone service east of New York for
several hours.
All tests known to the management
were applied but failed to locate the
seat of trouble. A lfneman was dis
patched by team to ascertain the
cause. He found that, just east of Al
lamont, the third station from New
York. on the Northwestern railroad.
o spoonbill duck in Its flight from one
lake to another. had evidently started
to quack either a greeting or a warn.
ing to Its mate, and had caught the
wire full In the mouth. The momen-
tum had carried it against a second
wire, the WI forming a yice-like grip
upon the birds neck, the body making
several revolutions around the wires
and twisting them into a cable. thus
short circuiting the system. The duck,
with a broken neck, was still suspend
ed from the wires when the linesman
reached the scene.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

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TO FOIL LAMP THIEVES.
Socket Which Locks, But Which II
Not R~ieid-Turns, But Does
Not Unscrew.

II is frequently desirable to prevent
theft Of incandescent lamp bulbs in
public places. To effect this, n socket
has been produced that locks the lamp
so that It cannot be removed by an un.
authorized person. Says a writer In
The Western Electrician:
CAUTIOUSLY enough. this is not ac-
complished by actually securing the
lamp base rigidly in the socket, as
might appear the first solution. though
a moments consideration would show
that with the base thus prevented from
turning, a slight effort would twist the
glass bulb out the base, resulting In
the destruction of the lamp anyway.
Instead, on attempted removal by
unscrewing, the lamp turns easily and
promislngly for 10 or is turns or un.
til the uninitlated would.be remover
begins to notice that the lamp Is no
farther out of the socket than when
he commenced his efforts. The inter.
nal.threaded cup which carries the
lamp is free to turn on a swivel, so
that. unless Its movement is arrested
during the twisting operation, it turns
with the lamp base, from which 1t
does not unscrew. A key CID is ar
ranged to be inserted in the side
of the socket, which locks the cup
against rotation while the lamp is be.
ing inserted or unscrewed.
The inventor of this thief-proof
socket describes a form Of construc-
ton which has certain important prac.
teal advantages. 1t may be strongly.
lightly and cheaply made and involves
the minimum of alteration of the Of
binary standard socket, utilizing most
of the parts without change. No
change in the exterior shell is neces-
sary except the hole for receiving the
lateral key.shell. The screw-socket
or cup is not liable to be strained or
distorted if the lamp be too forcibly
screwed in; no distortion or Of
the parts can affect the conductive
contact with the switch in the closed
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
HANDY FOR THE HOUSEWIFE G..
A Device for Washing the outside
Surfaces Of Windows.

There has long been need for some
simple and practical device for wash
ing the outside surfaces Of windows.
This need was greatly increased IN
late years with the increased height OF
modern buildings. The inaccessible
exterior surfaces of the windows
makes the work of cleaning them es-
pecially i"nconvenlent and hazardous,
so that trained experts are now com.
monty employed for the service. In
the accompanying engraving, says
Scientific American, we illustrate a de.
vice with which the exterior surface
of a window may be readily cleaned
from within the building, and without
imperlling the life of the operator.
1t consists Of a cleaning head, which
may be projected to the desired point
by mean Of a lazy tongs mechanism
that connects the head with the oper.
ating handles. The lower legs of the
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
ELECTRIC POWER IN BUILDING.
It Is Being Utilized to Greater Extent
Than Is Supposed.

The use Of electric power in the
construction of large buildings,
bridges. and other structures, although
1t receives little attention, Is said by
The Western Electrician to reach con-
siderable proportions in the aggregate,
being withal of unusual interest. Says
this paper:
"A striking example is now at hand
in Chicago, where a large mail order
house is erecting a building of mann
moth proportions, being 900 feet long,
270 feet wide, and nine stories high.
With basement and sub.basement the
floor area Is considerably over 2,00O,-
900 square feet, or nearly 30 acres.
The edifice is being constructed OF
reinforced concrete. manufactured on
the spot, and in the various concrete
making and building operations no
less than 800 horse power In electric
motors is employed. These motors
are supplied with current from the
central station mains and they oper'
ate a tramway, the derricks for hand
ling material, belt-conyeyors, cement
mixers, and the woodworking machin-
cry Of a lumber mill where the vari-
GUS molds for the concrete are made"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Cures "Sleepinu slcknessu

Prof Koch, the great German med.
lcal authority, who has been in Africa
about is months, inquiring into the
causes and cure Of that strange and
widely prevalent malady, the sleeping
sickness, has become famous through.
out a large portion of the dark con.
tinent. He has treated and cured
hundreds of black men afflicted with
the dread disease mentioned, and has,
therefore, been given the title Of
Great White Wizard" He is continu.
ally receiving appeals from all parts
OF central Africa to come to the res.
cue Of sick and dying persons. The
professors treatment consists Of an
Injection Of atoxyl, and the results OF
this have usually been favorable.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
EXISTS SCENE OF CRIME.
Thrilling Ghost Story Told by Eng
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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
VkNi1Y h1R

PIE architectural lines and in simple
color effects, in spite Of elaboration
OF detail. The white tailored lace
gown worn in the first act, and which
is Illustrated. is Of baby Irish lace,
heavily e]ncrustcd with heavy Irish
guipure motifs that form a deep Dor
der. and skirt, sleeves and bodice are
finished off with a tailored linen edge
set on with endless pearl buttons.
1t is tailored in more than name, for
it is a lace gown with a line like that
Of cloth, and the princess panel OF
linen up the front run of into a
clever line at the bust and into al
most a sailor collar effect at the top
Of the blouse In the back. The tight
fitting chemisette and collar and un'
]dersleeves are Of delicate, weblike
point de Venise.
With this gown goes a white Pana.
ma hat lined with pale blue silk
trimmed with purple and dahlia col.
ored ~peonies, the light blue couture
ribbon merging into It cleverly. as II
IL might be a part Of the bandeau. A
snowy white satin automobile coat
also lined with pale bite, makes its
entrance with the dress and is worI
for a minute, Just long enough tc
show that 1t has a vivid edging Of
scarlet at the throat and CUTS, set
within the projecting blue lining. Ties
Of black satin ribbon reaching TO the
feet and a veil OF white with gold
spots complete the sporting part OF
the costume.
The yellow chiffon gown OF the third
act might be from the jewelers. rather
than the dressmaker's. 1t is embroid.
cred in gold and green paillettes, and
coppery shades are introduced by a
glorious stole made Of reddish gold
and silver lace, and all intermixed at
the yoke with creamy point de Nenise
lace. The blending OF the colors is
like that of old jewelry and the elabor.
alton is all put on in a design in
which beautiful lines predominant, and
the sweeping lengths Of yellow chiffon
are like a gold background for the
lovely metal work. This pretty frock.
in addition 10 its original cost, net.
ted the custom house over $500 for its
entrance from Paris.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
NOSE AND GOOGLE PARTY.

Well that is the latest" ! eX.
claimed, when ! read a polite little
note asking me 10 come on a certain
night disguised In false most and cog.
giles. ! could borrow the goggles Of
an automobile friend, all right, and
the nasal ~aapendage would be supplied
by the costumcr. So on the night in
question | sailed forth, and " all the
rare and funny times this certainly
was 1T" Give one yourself and find
out. Intimate friends were soon recOg.
nized by the voice, but not until after
there had been all kinds Of sport,
On arriving each guest was pre-.
scented with a card bearing a number.
which was suspended around the neck
much after the fashion Of PITY the
Blind" placards. Then each one had
a programme also numbered, and
when you thought you knew a person
you wrote down his or her supposed
name opposite the number. 1t Is need
less to say that only congenial and in
Innate friends are TO be hidden 10 thi'
kind Of a party.
After an hour Of hilarious fun, nosei
and goggles were removed and score,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

than most people realize. A home does
not consist merely Of a house. The
surroundings have a great deal to do
with a persons comfort. You want
shade trees but you don't want too
much shade. You want flowers, shrub
berry and climbing vines, and of course
you must have a place for them in
a miscellaneous assortment of such
things from a nursery and stick them
in the ground in any kind of order.
or leave the planting to some handy
man of all work. To be satisfactory
you must study the design of the
house as well as the shape. size and
location of the lot, and you must buy
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

The dogsmith will 500 be busy In
Alaska said a miner Of the Yukon.
Hell have his work cut out for him,
too, The winter promises to be
very severe.
The d%ogsmith," the miner went on,
Shoes, Of course, dogs, or he wouldn't
have such a name. The sledge dogs
OF Alaska have day by day run over
miles Of rough ice that is as hard on
the feet as broken glass, and hence
were they not shod they would soon
grow 30 incurably lame that they'd
have 10 be killed.
Yes, there is a need for the dog
smith up there, He shoes the dogs
very neatly in a shoe made Of waddins
and leather"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
WAS GOOD BARGAIN
WIckY cALLAN MADE MONEY ON
PURCHASE.
Owner Of Outfit Was Laid Up, but
Still He Had a Right TO Feel
Good over His In.
vestment

"Wicky Callan is laid up. but he
feels pretty good said Doc Peters, as
he took a seat in the studio and helped
himself to a corncobful Of tobacco.
And what ails him. asked Red
Bruce, who was making scrawls with
a stick of charcoal on a piece OF coarse
paper.
We'll, It was this way; Wicky, he
got hold Of some money last Saturday.
Got a complete outfit of clothes and
then started to get an Unfit He got 1t
all right and took 1t home with him
some time Sunday night.
Monday morning he woke up and
searched himself carefully. Found a
twenty.case note tucked away in the
fob pocket Of his trousers and made
a Decline for Plunkitt's, where he
broke in some. After half an hour
he was feeling fine and concluded to
60 down town and see II there was
anything doing.
He rode n couple Of blocks on the
back platform Of a car when he
happened TO see an old buggy standing
in front of a junk shop with For Sale
on 1t.
stop the car said Wicky, and
jumped off.
Now, Wicky never owned a horse
or buggy. never drove a horse in his
life, but something told him he ought
to have that particular vehicle.
How much do you want for it7'
he asked the junk man.
Ten dollars
"'Give you five
Take 1t along
"Wicky couGhed up the five.speck'
or. At a sales stable he knew about
he bought a pretty good looking old
skate for $3.50, with the bride at
tached.
"A light secondhand harness cost
him four dollars. Thus equipped, he
started of in great shape. The whole
caravan cost him about SIS, includ
ing drinks.
He was down to fish scales when
he got through and It worried him
some. but he knew OF a r~oadhouse just
out Of town where he could always
make a touch, so he started to 60
out there. Wicky wasn't much on
the drive, and the horse soon found
IT out and had pretty much his own
way.
He was going along at a pretty
good clip on the river road when a
trolley car turned a corner suddenly
and scared him so that he stopped
still, The car hit the buggy and the
horse at the same time, and Wicky fell
through the N-stIDuie into the front
platform Of the car, knocking the mo.
torman through the door.
The horse went into the ditch with
both hind legs broken and the buggy
vas knocked 70 flinders. Nicky lay
where he fell until they fetched an
ambulance and took him TO his board.
ing house.
They killed the horse and carted
II away and burned the ruins OF the
buggy, but before this was done there
Was an investigator from the trolley
company sitting on the side OF Wicky's
bed with a piece Of paper and a faun.
tain pen in his hand. What's the
answer? Well W!cky settled. He
signed a release for $500
He asked the man for %, meaning
dollars, but the man must have
thought he meant hundreds, and dick.
cred until h. cut him down to three
of EN-. Hurt? Well, yes. He's got
a bruised elbow, a scratch On the
wrist, L a cut chin. but he'll soon be
out buying buggies and SIGH"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
THE QUESTION OF coRsETs.
Shape Becoming Alike 10 the Too
Thin and the Too Stout Women.

There are no radical departures this
autumn in the shapes Of corsets. The
straight line in the front is still with
us, but not, Of course, TO the exag.
gerated degree It had at first, At the
sides and al either side OF the center
line the corsets are shaped in, pinch.
ed in, as II is termed, 10 produce as
far as possible the small.waisted ef.
feet without lacing
Nearly all corsets are long below
the waist line over the hips. This
shape is good for all. 1t outlines and
preserves the slight curve there Of
the too thin woman and modihes and
Restraints the too great development Of
the stout woman.
The length below the waist line in
the front and the height at the bust
vary widely. In order 10 be properly
htted, oue should sit in corsets, apd Il
they prove comfortable below the
waist when seated, and do not push
up or show at the top, that part Of
the fitting is accomplished.
A lot OF nonsense has been pub
llshed about the extremely small wais
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
A Cold Nose.

A lady who owns a dog, and Incl.
d~entally a little girl, heard a commo.
ton in the adjoining room. Upon In.
yestigating she discovered that the
commotion came largely from the dog.
You naughty child" she said, ARE
you trying to burn Fido, that you hold
his head so near the grate?'
NO, mamma" replied the little
girl; I'm only trying to warm his
nose"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Mjsdirected Enterprise,

Even In the country of hustle the
hustler occasionally turns up a little
late in the game.
Recently, says the New York Sun,
Prof. Edmund Burke, Of the college OF
the city OF New York, received a let
ter from a press'clipping bureau.
The letter informed the professor
that his patronage was desired, and
that as a sample of the bureaus work
he would find enclosed a clipping
from a speech by President Roosevelt
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

coming. The fact is the straight front
was worn so long, and women have
grown too fond OF being comfortable
TO permit Of tight lacing becoming
general. The small wasted effect will
be attained when the waist is too
large to be in proportion by charging
the rest OF the figure by the cut Of
the gowns and the materials OF which
they are made, and also by building
the shoulders and hips out. and the
bust, also, where these are deficient.
Any process Of dressing that makes
a woman uncomfortable tends to de.
stroy her good looks and to age her.
Tight corsets, tight shoes, and the
other instruments Of modern torture
are unlikely to have any but a ~fieeting
vogue, and then only with silly girls
and foolish old women.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
a Strain on Credullty

Little Maggie passed the summer at
a seaside resort where mosquitoes
a%bounded. On the first Sunday after
her return to town her Sunday school
teacher told Of Noah and the ark,
and concluded by inquiring If any
child would like to ask a ques.
ton.
i would, yentured Margie.
What would you like to know.
DEAR inquired the teacher.
I'd like TO know II you are quite
sure that Noah only took two 'skeeters
into the ark said the little girl
Harper's Weekly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

to a hook designed to engage the bead.
ed rim o. the boiler. Around the
edges of the rod is a projecting ledge
to prevent the water dripping on the
floor. After w%ringlng out the clothes,
says the Washington Star, they are
conveniently placed on the drainer,
the water dripping back into the boil
er. The device is readily removed
when desired.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07

the most satisfactory way Of going up
stairs. Other arrangements have been
tried repeatedly, but builders have
never found a satisfactory substitute
for a front hall and a stair of this
kind. 1t lands far enough back up
stairs to leave oom for a good bed.
room in the front part Of the house
and 1t does not spoil any room either
upstairs or down,
A house of this style lends itself
easily as part of a plan of outside
decorations. There is more in this
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Buttons for the otertorv

A Sussex vicar complains that but.
toni find their way into his collect.
ing.bags ~Prebendary Garlic, OF the
Church Army, supplies buttons at st.
Msry-atHnl for that very purpose.
My poor people" he says, with hard,
ly a rag to wear and nothing to eat,
haven't even a button to spare, yet
pride keeps them out II they cannot
give to the ofertory. - we 20 round
the streets with our buttons before
service and a friend OF the Church
Army redeems them at so much q
dozen ,"-London Standard.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-11-07
Cutting Steel.

A new method of cutting steel Is
said to have been patented by a Bel
CLAN engineer. The process consists
in first heating the metal by means
Of an oxy.hydrogen fame and then
cutting It by a small stream Of oxy.
gen gas, which unites the steel and
forms a fusible oxide. which flows
freely from the cut. 1t is said that
the cut Is fully as smooth as tina,
made by the saw, and is only 100 In
wide.