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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
S s,Gil,, On N Sn,,5 sgglG fdl , RSri Taaaa+s Of Of liz
paper. on account 81 his wide eNpe-
rence as Editor, Author and, Manuiac-
turGr, he is, without d@29t, the hiSr re
all Inquiries to William A.. Radford. No.
l4 FIfth Ave. Chicago, H., and only
encloss two-cent stamp for reply.
This is an ciEht.room house, mostly
downstairs. a. the front part only is
fun W. stories, and the back portion,
the dining room and kitchen part of
the house. is one story high; a style
Of house very much used in some
parts Of the country. Where there is
no Village water supply the place over
the kitchen Is often used for a tank
to supply water to the kitchen and to
the bathroom.
one feature especially to be econ.
mo1ded is the cellar. There is a great
deal Of satisfaction in having a good
collar, a fact that is not appreciated
by house owners as much as It should
be. This statement is easily verified
by a visit to the average house cellar.
We all have had experience in going
ilto dark, dinEy places that smell Of
decaying vegetables, and you were
afraid to step an inch to one side for
fear Of getting into a water hole or
something worse. Wonderful mix.
lures some Of these old cellars O n
tain. and still the occupants of the
house wonder why they have so much
fever and other troubles; but a mod.
ern cellar built like this one seldom
gets In such a condition, because 1t is
built right in the first place. The
wall extends up above grade far
enough for good sized windows that
will admit plenty Of light and air, and
there is head room enough to go in
and out again and to work around as
you want to, sweeping and cleaning.
Twenty-eiGht by f~orty.seyen feet is
tho size Of the house on the ground,
and this gives cellar o enough to
hold a supply Of fruit and vegetables
sufficient TO last all winter. The cellar
is also designed to shut off the front
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

courage and came back. He then
aimed an arrow at the mother wolf,
which had not seen him all this time.
"Twang" went the bow, as the ar.
row struck through the heart of the
Evil Wolf. The frightened little
wolves whined around their mother,
not knowing what had happened.
The Squaw-Boy then shot the baby
wolves and dragged the Evil Wolf into
the village.
There was much rejoicing in the
tepees that night and the Squaw-
Boy was the hero. First the In
dams had a big feast, then they
had a meeting at which they
changed the brave Indian boys
name to Wolf Killer" After the
killing of the Evil Wolf the luck
Of the Ojibways changed to good,
and Wolf Killer was made chief
years after.-Charles Smart (aged
14), in Detroit Free Press.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

cause he was afraid Of the dark. When
shadows were beginning to steal over
the sky, the Squaw.Boy vas always
in the wigwam.
He soon found life so miserable in
the village that every day, to get
away from the jeering taunts OF the
Indian boys, he went into the forest
to his hiding place. 1t was in a little
grove of trees, with a small stream
running through, and on the banks Of
this stream was a cave just big
enough for him to sit upright in. There
he would tell his troubles to the trees
and the stream, his only friends. He
asked them how he could win a bet.
ter name for himself and they all
seemed to whisper back in a chorus:
XIII the Evil Wolf"
So he plucked up courage and
made up his mind to start out and
hunt for the beast the next day.
The Evil Wolf was a large gray
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
GOOD ROADS LESSON.
Highway Improvement Causes a Bet.
terment in Agricultural Districts.

Good roads for the people" means
a saving Of hundreds of millions of
dollars yearly to residents Of agricul.
tural districts. Good roads mean bet.
ter rural towns, better country schools,
more happiness and greater reward
for labor. Yet there are other things
that should go hand In hand with good
roads, and one of them is opposition
to every means that will cause trade
to drift from the home town. 1t mat
tiers not how good the roads, the coun-
try Is impoverished II the roads are
the means Of sending more dollars to
the large cities. In connection with
the good roads improvement, let every
taxpayer be impressed with the fact
that the more money kept In each com
munity makes the pro rata share of
taxes for the maintenance Of good
roads less that the dollars sent to the
big financial centers will not help pay
for local improvements.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

families never have c~ockroaches while
others always have them. 1t is just
such little things as this that &C.
counts for the difference.
In this plan there is a side door to
the sitting room, which is very much
liked by some and not liked at all by
others. 1t very much depends on the
lot and the location of the house in
regard to the street. II there is a
pleasant lawn and a good garden at
the side Of the house a convenient
door and easy side porch steps to get
out on the garden side are convenient
at times.
The plan of the front hall will ap.
peal TO any one as being very eco
nomical Of space. A front stairway
usually takes up some room, but in
this case it cannot be accused of
spreading itself very much, and the
size of the hall upstairs is reduced
to the smallest possible proportions.
Some house plans are monstrosities in
this respect. There Ia enough room
wasted in Railways to house a small
family.
Every one likes an open FIRE. 1t is
attractive in any house, but seems es.
pecially well adapted 10 this one. The
plans and specifications provide for a
chimney, but the owner is supposed
to put in the mantel to his liking. This
may be done while building or it may
be done later, but provisions fol
fastening the mantel in place must b,
arranged when the chimney is built.
A house like this may be built undeI
favorable circumstances for from
$4,000 to S2,400. 1t will vary tina
much in the different locations, &C
cording TO prices Of building material
and labor.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
She Tried to Rouse Them.

she crawled to where they lay, carry.
ing Jumps of flesh to them. When she
saw that they refused to eat. she
touched them each in turn trying TO
rouse them, and when this failed she
set up a piteous moaning, Then she
crawled away, looking back in the
hope that they might follow, But
when even this failed to attract their
attention, she returned to pet them
again. Finding at last that they were
cold and iifeless, she raised her head
toward the ship and growled a curse
upon her destroyers, and then fell be,
tween her cubs and died licking
their wounds.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Mr.. SHmpurse (who has been ac-
cepted by Miss W~ealthy)-I wonder,
my darling, II your parents will give
their consent?
Miss Wealthy (thoughtfully)-Ma
has always been very particular about
the moral character of young men l
associate with, and I'm afraid she'll
ask a good many questions.
Mr.. slimpurse (joyfully)-oh, can
get references from half a dozen min
listers.
Miss Wealthy (delighted)-That's
splendid! Then, after that, all you'll
have to do will be to get references
from half a dozen bankers, and you'll
catch pan. Y. Weekly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Reduced to a Practical Basis.

81 suspect" said the observant citi.
zen, that people do not pay as much
attention to campaign speeches as
they used to-"
"They don't" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. THE business instinct is per-
meating the masses, and they regard
a campaign speech merely as a
promissory note without any mort
gage behind it."-Washington Star.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
NEW WORKERS TOO ORIGINAL.

"You New Workers are wonders"
said the mar from the west here for
a brief stay and seeing everything
from the Bronx to the Bowery.
Nothing is impossible here; at
least ! saw vines twined across the
sky last night.
at was in a restaurant in Forty
second street." he continued. "The
ceiling is painted sky blue and there
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Storing Produce for Market.

Almost every small town has an ice
house OF sufficient capacity TO supply
the people locally with ice. 1t would
not be very expensive to conduct In
connection with It a cold storage plant
Of capacity great enough to care for
the storing of fruit, eggs and other
produce brought in from the surround.
ms country. Such an establishment
would often save farmers considerable
money by enabling them to keep their
products for a favorable market.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
No Fun There.

An American who travelled in Arabia
for a year say that he did not e
one girl have a doll Of any sort, o
did he see one playing at keeping
house" Not a boy played ball or
marbles or any other game, but
walked around and tried to look like
a man. When a sheik was spoken to
about It he replied:
"You must be a queer people In
America to let your children get their
hands dirty by playing"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

The greatest imaginative writer, un-
qu~estionsbly, since Shakespeare, is
the author OF "Chuzzlewit' (wrote
Charles Lever In 1850. With him We
encounter no repetitions; all is varied,
novel, and interesting as nature her
self; and this great master Of humor
move us to Tears or laughter without
the semblance Of an effort on his part;
and as for those Inexpensive guests"
that sit beside our fireplace at lone
hours, or stroll with us in our solitary
rambles, we owe more Of them TO
Charles Dickens than TO any other
writer of the century.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Horace-How merrily tho leaves
are dancing over the ground in the
breeze!
Loraine-Yes; they're about the
only things that the summer left pref.
ty well off.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Remember that there are few places
outside the courts and the reform in
stitutions where a liar is useful. Don't
be a liar. 1t may work all right for a
time, but a single lie may cost a repu-
tation that will be destructive to bust
ness and success. II you are at fault,
better tell the truth and abide by the
consequences.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Peculiar African Animals.

There is a group of African rodents,
designated scaly-tailed squirrels, the
members of which seem to have felt
the necessity of additional aid for
the purpose of tree-climbing. They
have accordingly developed on the un'
der surface of the tail certain struc'
lures which may be compared to the
climbing irons used by workmen.
These take the form of a few trans
verse rows of large, triangular, horny
scales, with their points directed back
ward. These scales, when pressed
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

"Boo-hoo!" sobbed the young wife.
IL Just know that you didn't think
of me once while you were on your
vacation"
"Why Julia, how can you talk like
that?" protested her husband. Didn't
/ mail you a postal card with a scene
of every place ! visited?"
Eyes. but. G-Georse, they were all
postmarked Chicago and received the
day after you left,"-Chicago Daily
News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Another very important adjunct TO o
house is the plumbing. Commencing
with the sewer. see that II is properly
ventilated to prevent gas pressure SUI
ticent to blow through the water trap,
Pipes should be exposed TO view in the
cellar, and it is a good plan to have
them painted with aluminium paint so
they will easily show leaks. Where 1t
is necessary to put the pipes in the
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Teacher (of night schooD-It is
scarcely necessary for HE to say
that Tennyson ranks d~eservedly as
n of the greatest of English poets.
Shaggy Haired Pupil-'Sure. He's
the only man that could rhyme "on-
ward with hundred and make it
go.-Chicago Tribune.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

are little electric lights set to look
like stars. Also there are clouds
floating about, and then there are
the vines that kill the otherwise very
neat illusion.
Originality is all right, but yinet
hitched to a sky is too much for q
man from the west."--New York
Globe.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Mot QecldadlX So.

do you believe In the higher pan
theism?" asked Mrs. Oldcastle.
Well, no." replied her hostess as
she toyed with her diamond-studded
fan, Il can't say as l do, although l
can't see why some men wear them 30
low they get all frazzled around the
bottom."-Chicago Record.Herald.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Why He Was There.

oyer was standing on the sidewalk
as a wedding party came down the
church steps.
What are you doing here?" queried
his friend Myer, who happened along
just then.
Watching the tied go out" an
swered oyer, with an open-faced grin.
Chicago Daily News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
SoIicitude.

why are you so extremely solicit
u about the preservation of trees?"
asked the art expert.
Well" answered the man whose
tastes in sculpture are somewhat re-
stricted, ut seems to me that trees
are frequently very desirable things
for statuary to hide behind."-Wash-
ington Star.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

They say when you proposed your
best girl gave you a short answer"
remarked the bosom friend. .
That's what she did" laughed the
ardent sutton.
But you don't seem much wor-
ried?"
Il should say not. The short an
swer was Yes Chicago Daily
News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

days of the reign Of Louis Philippe.
His papers were seized, and II was
proved that he had drawn up a list Of
persons to be disposed Of. Among them
was an elderly acquaintance, SO de.
scribed; "Yatry (Alphle) to be guillo-
tined. Reason-citoyen inutile. Vatry
is a bad whist player"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
GOOD Jokes


"Do they have any fast horses over
In the old country, Larry?"
They do thot. sor."
But they don't have any fast horses
like we do over here. Why, our
horses run so fast they can't stop"
"Thot's nothin'. TIL horses in tn
ould country run so fast thot they hev
TO stop to keep from catching up wild
W running over thor own tails!"-
Chicago Daily News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Poor Whist Player Condemned.

D~eschapelles, the greatest whist
player the world has ever seen, had
but one hand and was an advanced
republican, His manuel dexterity was
remarkable, and It was very interest
ing to watch him with his one hand
and that his left-collect the cards,
sort them, play them and gather them
In tricks, Late in life. when he had
developed into ardent republicanism,
ne was supposed to have been mixed
up in some Of the attempts at reyolu-
ton which broke out In the earlier
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

only an ordinary
apple with a string
running through
It. Then the per.
former remarks
thus: IL will now
wind one end OF
the Irvine around
my finger and
hold the other un.
der my feet. Any
one can command
the apple to stop
at any point on
the string and 1t
will do So" The
spectators will be
inclined to disbe.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Amonu the proylnciaIs.

Mr.. New Yorker-I see they at
tackled King Alfonso In the street and
tried to kill him.
Mrs. Tennyment-I didn't know It.
That's the trouble with living In a
back fiat. l never see anything
Judge.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Hard to Understand.

We have never been able to fully
understand why men commit suicide,
but when a man worth over 81, 900, 900
kills himself the mystery deepens.
The statements that such n man was
crazy at the time seem to be well
founded.-Detroit Free Press.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
His Own at That,

Thank goodness. sisters!" shouted
the suffrage leader, our sex doesn't
have to use razors."
"My wife uses a razor" spoke up the
little meek man In the last row.
Uses a razor? What for?"
why, to sharpen pencils with
Chicago Daily News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
9(lNE[R
0TqGU11fE
JUNIORS
THE souAW BOY.
He Killed the Evil Wolf and Became
the Hero Of the Village. e.

Although he was the most skilled
In shooting the bow and arrow and the
fleetest Of foot in the Ojibway vii.
lage, the Squaw.Boy was the most
hated. Every boy jeered at him be-
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Thomas Nelson Page. the Virglnian
writer, has. 1t is announced, decided
to go into the raising Of mules on an
extensive scale on a l,000-acre planta-
ton near Beaver Dam, Va.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Papa, what for 1t gets dark 80
soon?"
because, my poy, winter is comm
and 1t gets late early now."-Life.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Mrs. A.-Your husband is literary, l
believe.
Mrs. B.-Yes, indeed. Why, he
writes a poem in my honor once a
week.
Mrs. A.-That's nothing. My hus'
band writes cheques in mine every
day.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
AuToMoeILINo IN THE NURSERY.
viii You Help This story7

Supply the words. All words are
composed of the same word with the
first letter dropped each time.
There was a gentleman walking
along the street, and with his cane
he was -. Suddenly a little boy ran
up behind the man and in a few min
utes the gentleman's pocket he was
-.
Said the gentleman to himself:
Il do not worry over anything, but
to the winds all sad thought -"
But a policeman came by just then
and arrested the little boy, who, as
quick as a fash said:
This little purse have taken; In
the gutter / -" With that the gem
tleman picked the purse up, smiled
and went his way.
WORD is-Trifing.)
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Jim-Proposed to Miss Phocksy
yet?
~John-Nope. ! asked her to play
the piano for me last night, n she
absolutely refused.
Jim-Great Scott, man! What great
or proof OF her love do you requireY
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Happy Unions.

Young man." hailed the walking
delegate, do you believe in unions?"
you bet / do" replied the young
man in the black suit and white tie.
Glad to hear 1t. On your way to
work, | SUPPOSE"
mo; on my way to get married.
Chicago Daily News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
But Whv Didn't He7

There you go again, Tom. You are
a regular bear!"
well, no wonder. Did you ever
see a bear perfectly happy when he
couldn't hug something's
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Choice Position Gone.

Him-Can l hope that you viii
keep a little corner In your heart
for me?
Her-Nope. Corner lots all taken.
Any other location suit youY-Cleys'
land Leader.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Much the Same.

81 understand you married a tan
ner,' said one woman to another, as
they met in after years.
We'll, something like that" an
Bwered the other. my husband Is a
country school teacher. Chicago
Daily News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

end by a partition so it will be cool
for keeping fruit and other things that
depreciate in value when the tempera.
ture is too high. A cellar contains
air, OF course; everybody understands
that, but not every one is familiar with
the fact that cellar air finds its way
up through the house, and the cleaner
and better the cellar is the cleaner
and better will be the air that the in
mates are obliged to breathe. When
the silver furnishes in the house won.
en- often wonder why, when the
trouble often comes from the cellar.
There are gases generated by coal
and others from d~ecaying vegetables.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
How They Love Each Other.

MY dear, l must tell you a secret.
George has proposed to her"
81 wonder II that's what he meant,
when | rejected him, by seSins he
would do something d~esperste."-
Judge.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Bill-Yus, when a mans been in
quod wunst, is name is mud ever
after!
Freddle-True, true, Bill, time done
canno be undone.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

walls have them firmly fixed and ce'
mented in with thin cement mortar
made Of one part cement to two parts
sharp sand that has been shaken
through a fine sieve. For very small
openings litharge ground in glycerine
makes a good cement. 1t is very diff
fcult for cockroaohes to find their way
through a wall or floor by the side OF
a water pipe when the chinks have
all been filled in this manner Some
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Undoubted Proof.

Millie-Dose Jack love you as much
as ever?
Tillie-Oh, quite; he even gives the
cigars l buy him to his friends with
out winking.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Repairs.

Redd-Does It cost you much to run
your automobileY
Greene--Well, It seems To cost me
more when Il won't run.-Yonkers
ataiesWan
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

against the bark of a tree, must afford
material aid In climbing,-Scientifc
American.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Mlnlstsr,s sIIaht Reward.

When a minister Of B~ridgeton, n.
j., returned home the other day he
found In an envelope 10 cents as a
marriage fee.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Your town will not lose anything by
impressing each and every farmer In
the neighborhood with the fact that
the place exists for his benefit as much
as for those who reside within its cor
porate limits.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Undoubtedly.

what do you think an ideal quick
lunch?" Il can suggest nothing more
like It than a has,y pudding on a fast
day."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Don't lose hope in the future Of your
town. but study conditions that need
correction and set about to apply q
proper remedy,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

When there is any work TO be done
don't wait for your neighbor, Tom
Jones or Dick Brown, to commence.
Get a move on yourself, and go to them
and pull hand In hand with them.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
Women's Occupations,

Consulting fashion expert" Ia one
st. Louis woman's occupation, while
packing trunks IL the trade of another,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
THE MYSTERIOUS APPLE.
II viii Stop at Any Point on String
at Word Of Command.

The performer Of this trick shows to
his spectators what apparently Is
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Give support to the local paper. II
can be made a power for good in the
community. BY the news and adver.
Using pages Of it the stranger can gain
an excellent idea Of the Importance OF
the place. Encourage the editor by
giving him all the support that you
can,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19
little TOWN HELPS.
Pertinent Points for Progressive PEG.
ple Who Would BE Prosperous.

Many a town goes backward be
cause Its business men are too lazy to
get a move on themselves to improve
IL
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Good schools can be maintained
only In live, u~p.to-date communities.
1t has been generally observed that the
education Of one generation means
benefits to coming generations. No
community can afford TO let its edu'
cational facilities decay.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-19

Tell two girls they lo9k alike ans
they will both hate you.