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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

Last Tuesday virtually opened
the great political struggle which
will ensue ere November 1908.
1t was a reminder of a few
months ago to see the great
signs: For governor, Edward D
Shurtleff, Judge McEwen; for
secretary of state, Mr.. Sterling;
for state treasure, Andrew Rus
sci of Jacksonville; A. @. Web
ster and Wm E. Mason of Cook
county; have their signs out for
United States Senator.
Scott Cowan is. also a candi-
date for secretary of state and so
is Secretary Rose for re-. ele ton.
Senator Cullom was in town
and just how conspicuous he was
is not known.
Mr.. Russell, the popular man
from Jacksonville, seems to be
the centre of attraction-his
headquarters were constantly
filed with callers aud close ad
mirers.
1t is thought by a goodly num-
ber of people who are sagacious
politicians. that Mr.. Russell will
sail through unc opposed. Many
think he is entitled to it gratui-
tously.
There are those who think Ed.
Shurtleff will make a hard and
potential fight for governor
and that Judge McEwen's
strength will be turned to Shurt-
left if needed.
Gov. Deneen was not in the
city, being on the tour with Pres
ident Roosevelt, and just what
significance he and his friends
put in the signs seen at the Lee
land, is not known.
| Fred Busse of Chicago, was
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05
Decatur Locals.

DR.. H G Ganaway fell while
trying to catch car and sustain
ed very painful injuries.
Miss Ida Lee, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j Us. Lee, $50 S. Main
street, is improving after a two
W ek'S illness.
Miss Corine Johnson of Bloom
ington, is visiting her sister, Mrs
John Sharp, Of w. Decatur St.
Miss Caddie Kelly entertained
a number of young people at her
home last Thursday evening. in
honor of her sister, Minnie Kel-
ley's birthday.
Miss Gertrude Blesoe is con-
fined to her bed with typhoid
fever.
Miss Corine Blanton is on the
sick list this week.
Rev. S. J. Jones and wife of
Mattoon, was in the city the lat
ter part of last week. He was
here looking after the interest of
the St Peters church.
Rev. J. w H. jackson is still
confined TO his room.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

l.. F. Finney of Cairo. is in the
City working up the ladies' Tab
nacle.
Jack Thomas and Mrs, Mollie
Moody, Of Bloomington, were
quietly married at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Cecil,
Sept. 30.
Quite a large crowd attended
the ball given under the manage
ment of Howard and Arbuckle at
the Fraternity hall on E, Wood
street, Sept. 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miller
have moved to their farm west
of the city. We wish them
happy farm life.
Mrs. S. T. Clanton is contem.
plating millinery department at
her home on Spring avenue.
You will hear of her fall opening
thru The Forum later on.
Mrs. James Jacobs is still on
the sick list.
John Sharp is in Springfield
attending the State Fair.
Quite few people of Decatur
are attending the State Fair.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05
Attention.!

The president aud other
mem Der of the several clubs of
the city are requested to meet
m j, at the Lit coin CplOred H me
427 S. 18th street, Monday after
noon, Oct. z, 'O7 at 2:30. Also
the business meeting Of the Wo-
mans club will convene there on
the same date at 3 p. m. Please
do not failto meet early as we de.
sire to complete arrangements
for the coming of Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell. Oct. 90 Mrs. J
G. Mccain, Pres. S. w. Club.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05
Pres. Roosevelt
at Keokuk, Ia.
Negro Makes Speech -Presen nts
Cane-InCident Significant.

President Roosevelt started
from Keokuk. Iowa, last Tues
day on bis way TO Memph
Tenn. via the Father of waters.
where the great Water Ways
Convention was held yesterday.
His address at K 4okuk was an
able one; he was greeted by one
of the largest and most represen-
tatlve gatherings, for the size Of
The city; in his official history.
He declared among other things
that he considered the people of
Iowa the best types of the true
American-this is special hon
or. and, too, deserved one, for
Iowa may be truly said TO be the
"Pacific State" staunch in it's
Republicanism, and one of the
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

also a conspicuous figure here,
but did not commit himself on
politics.
1t is now evident that the race,
for secretary Of state will be the
fierciest one and it is not easy, at
this time. to forecast, to any
degree of accuracy, who will
win.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05
MY MES SAGE.

[ wonder if violets could tell you,
The secret [ want you to know,
Nay faint is the breath Of their
perfume
They cannot, they cannot I know
But mayhap the roses might tell
The message my heart has for
Nay, roses have thorn meath
their petals
My messengers they may not be.
The lilies, the lilies will tell it
So fair in their whiteness to see
But no-all the tintS of the rain.
bow
Must color my message to thee.
Nay violets, nor roses, nor lilies
Can bring you the message I'd
send
For love such as mine the ALL
loving
The wiz gs of his angels must lend
&C. j. B.
@. B. Davis of Petersburg Wis
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

considered on his merits and his
peculiar fitness for certain posi-
tionS. He is also an advocate of
just, self reformation. He is
candidate for re election and it is
believed that he is lnvincible.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05
Andrew Russel

The great "commoner,'' and
truly; the peoples candidate for
State Treasurer; one, if not the
most popular man in the state.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

best states, all round, in the
Union. The president spoke in
part as follows
AGAINST UNDESIRABLE CITIZENS
''Yo will remem Der that year
ago | expressed my opinion of
certain undesirable citizens, he
said, "and [ stand by what l
said. He added that he would
always condemn the man who in
cites to murder and would de-
mand punishment for that offense
as he would for the crimes of
corporation criminals. He would
treat both alike and just as he
would treat other offenders. He
also emphasized the importance
of preparation for any work.
That the American people can
whip the world" he saidd. but
contended that they would have
a hard time doing it if they we're
not prepared. He would have all ,
both men and women, do we'll
S me work that was wSrth doing
and he announced his contempt
for the woman who would shirk
her duty as wife and mother.
NEGROES GIVE HIM CANE.
After he had concluded his
speech the president was pre-
seated with gold headed cane
by the Negroes of Keokuk. The
presentation speech was made by
a Negro plasterer who assured
the president the Negro popula-
ton of Keokuk had every conf
dence in his administration and
III his determination to treat the
black race with fairness.
The incident seemed to touch
the president. He graspnd the
speaker hand and held it tight
ly while he replied, saying he
accepted the present with great
pleasure and adding that in deal
ing with the black man as in deal
ing with the white, he followed
what he believed to be the only
sane principle. that of treating
every many according to his mer-
Its as an individual regardless
of race.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05
Gov. Chas. S. Deneen

Who accompanied President
Roosevelt on his Ways Tour, and
who believes every m IN should be
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

Morgan County people think
there is no man like "Andy Rus
sel'' and this is becoming to be
the concensus of opinion through
out the state. The Forum en-
dorses Mr.. Russell as a man whom
the office seeks.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

@. B. Davis of Petersburg vis-
tied our sanctum Thursday.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05

best states, all round, in the
Union. The president spoke in
part as follows
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-10-05
State Politics
Are Looming Up
Candidates for Offices An
nounce Themselves.
Leland Hotel Scene Of Fort Sumpter

Last. Tuesday virtually opened
the great political struggle which
will ensue ere Novem Der 1908.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

fading away and finally so weak that
for six months I could not get out OF
the house. ! was nervous, restless and
slccpless at night, and lame and sore
in the morning. Sometimes every.
thing would whirl and blur before me.
I bloatcd 80 badly I could not wear
tight clothing, and had to put on shoes
two sizes larger than usual. The
urine was disordered and passages
were %dreadfully frequent. / got help
from the first box Of Doan's Kidney
Pills. however, and by the time I had
taken four boxes the pain and bloating
were one. have been in good health
ever since"
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents q
box. Fostcr.Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
TAFT PROMISED PROTECTION.
Knew OF Expressed Willingness o.
Negro to Confess.

Washington, ID. CT. S. Senator
Ovcrman, of North Carolina, vino ~
a member Of the senate committee on
military affairs. which is investigating
the shooting up" Of Brownsville. Tex,
said the committee received informa.
ton two weeks ago that a former
member Of the Twcnty-hfth infantry
had expressed "A Willingness to make
Il fun confession II he could receive
some assurance from the government
that he would be protected. Senator
Ovarman says this information was
forwarded to Secretary Taft, with the
suggestion that II b. investigated by
the war department.
IAN the discharged troops who tell
the trdth about the affair" said the
senator, "will certainly be protected
by the government.
Neither the senate committee on
military affairs nor the war depart
mcnt had received any official report
reg" riding the alleged confession OF
tho discharged negro soldier.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Physiological Mystery.

According to some curious investi-
cations conducted by English scien.
fists, eldest sons tend to be criminals
and youngest sons paupcrs. A great
many thousand school children and
many family histories have been cx.
amined to yield these results. First.
born children were found to be, AS a
rule, taller and heavier, with greater
ability and endurance than the others.
This is In accordance with the popular
feeling in many countries that the
oldest child Is superior to the others
and deserving OF special privileges.
II Is a well established fact that
among men Of genius an undue pro.
portion are eldest sons.-Detrcit Free
Press.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
NATIONS FIGHTING OVER MULE.
Stolen Animal Said to Have CauscJ
Nicaragua-Honduras Trouble.

Washington, ID. CA mule wai
the chief object Of dispute betwecv
Nicaragua and Honduras, when the!
began the quarrel which finally end
ed In the wal that Is threatening tho
peace of all Central America, accord
ing to official communications .ex
changed by the ministers Of foreign
affairs for the WI republics.
The controversy began when Sen0:
Augusta G.. Cocll-. the Honduran min.
lister for foreign affairs, wro a note
TO Senior Jose ID. Gomez. the Mica.
raugan minister for foreign affairs, on
Jan. IS, protesting against the theft
of a mule from IreniO SalgadO by 80
Nlcaraguan cavalrymen, who were
charged with entering Honduran ter.
rltJry.
IN reply SeLOr Gomez said the
N~icaraguan3 did not quite enter Hon.
Guras, although they passed near to
the little town OF Los Manos, In that
reIIiblic. This note brought a spirited
reply. Dispatches grew longer as the
controversy waxed warmer. Other
questions arose. Then the arbitration
tribunal was opened and finally the
break came when President Zelaya
OF Nicaragua withdrew his member OF
the arbitration and war between Hon.
duras and Nicaragua actually began.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
THE ARTISTIC WALL.
One Of Solid Color viii Always Give
Beet Effect.

The dearest, daintiest, most artistic
wall is a solid colored wall. II fur.
nishes a perfect background for all
kinds OF pictures, II throws them out
in their correct proportions, and does
not dctract from their artistic value.
The solid cOlOrcd wall is also much
better az Il background for furniture,
and harmonizcs much more artistical.
ly with carpets and rugs than any
other method Of wall treatment. The
less breaking up OF color on a wall
the more artistic II is.
The most successful form OF the
solid colOrcd wall Is an alabastined
wall. There Is as much difference be.
tween tinted walls, as there Is be.
tween shoddy and Atwood gowns. The
shOddy gown holds It's color for a few
days, while the ll.wool keeps its color
to the very last thread, so also in solid
colOrcd walls, there are shoddy walls
and permanently colorcd walls which
retain their color down 10 the very
last particle. The ideal wall coating
never rubs OF, never fakes nor chips
of and is always ready for n fresh
coat. II there is wallpaper on the
wall, soak 1t OF with warm water.
then go over the plaster after you
nave removed the paper with warm
water to remove every trace OF paste.
Have the wall thoroughly clean for a
clean wall cannot be built on an I'M.
clean foundation. II there are n
particles OF foreign matter adhcring
to the wall scrape them off with a
putty knife. Then II there are any
discolOrations on the wall, size 1t with
n material made from cheap varnish,
thinncd down with benzine and japan
wall with your tinting material.
BE sure your man uses a t!ntlng ma.
tcrial mixed with cold water. II he
comes TO you and asks for warm wa.
ter, you a make up your mind that
there is glue In the material which he
can be certain that you are going to
have n shOddy wall, for glue means
shOddy. Glue means that It will hold
Its color long enough for the man 10
collect his bill and not much longer.
Insist on your tinting material being
mixed with clear, cold water, BE sure
that your wall Is made from pure ma.
t~erials, then you will have a perma.
nent. artistic. sanitary wall. 4 wall
that will be a thing Of beauty and q
10y forever"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
MYSTERY CLEARED
DISCHARGED NEGRO SOLDIER AD.
MITs PARTICIPATION.
ATTACK RESULT OF ALLEGED INJURY
After Encounter with White Man,
He Returned 10 Camp and
Armed Himself.

Galveston, Texas - The deep
mystery surrounding the alleged rad
of the nero st:i. ) from the TWEEN.
ty.ifth ini.Jig ~ IN the people OF
Brownsville, 49, on Aug. IL, last
year. has b gn cared up, according
to d story p..nt:d Sunday b. the Cal.
weston News.
After seven months OF investigation
by federal authorities. what appears to
be the true version OF the crime has
been secured from ID. &. Gray, one of
the discharged soldiers, who admits
that he partially participated.
The man has been living in Gal.
weston a large portion Of the time
since he was discharged from the
army o on after the outrage.
Attack Not Pr%emeditated.
According to his statement, the at.
tack was not prcineditated, but vas
the result Of an alleged injury done
one Of the soldiers by q white man
in Brownsville half an hour before the
raid.
The negro, returning to the bar.
racks, seized his rife and announced
that he was going to kill the white
man. Several other negro soldiers
volunteered to 90 along and see the
work well done and to wipe out old
scores which they had against the
citiH,ns on account OF the injuries
which they claimed to have suffered.
The negroes returned to the barracks,
after committing the assault on the
town, and many soldiers assisted In
the hurried cleaning OF tho guns for
the inspection, which followed sOOn
after III" shooting in the town ceased
Thought Reporter Was Detective.
Apparently the soldiers from only
one CO mpany participated in the raid,
although practically the entire battal'
ion knew soldiers had done the shoot.
ing.
The negro soldier, It Is said, gave
out the story believing the reporter
waa n United States secret service
detective.
Gray says he was formerly a private
in co. Il Of the Twenty fifth infantry.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
FOOLED THE PREACHER.
A Doctors Brother Thought Postum
Was Coffee.

A wise doctor found out coffee was
hurting him, 80 he quit drinking It.
lie was 80 busy with his practice,
however, that his wife had to write
how he fooled his brother. a clergy
man, one day at dinner. She says:
doctor found coffee was injuring
him and decided to give Postum a
trial, and We have used 1t now for
four years, with continued benefit. In
fact, he IL now free from the long
train OF Ills that follow coffee drink
Ing.
ITO show how successful we are
In making Postum properly l will re-
late an incident. At a dinner we
gave, Doctor suggested we serve
Postum instead Of ordinary coffee.
Doctors brother, a Clergyman, sup
posed II was old fashioned coffee and
remarked. as he called for his sec.
ond cup: II you DO preach against
coffee. ] see you haven't forgotten how
to make IT."
This goes to show that well.made--
fully boiled-Postum has much the
favor and richness Of good coffee al.
though It has an individuality all It's
own. A ten days trial will prove that
II has none Of the poisonous effect Of
ordinary coffee. but will correct the
troubles caused by coffee. There's .
reason" Name furnished by Postum
Co., Ltd, Battle Greek. Mich.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

Our mammoth li8 page Seed and Tool
Catalog IL mailed free 10 all intending
buyers, or send &C. IN stamps and receive
free samples Of new Two Foot Long Oats
and other cereals and big catalog free.
John A.. Salzer Seed Co., Box ", La
Crosse, Wis.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

worked hard In my
time and have been
exposed again and
again to changes Of
weather. II is no
wonder my kidneys
gave out and I went
all to pieces at last.
For FIVE years I was
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

You can do your dycing In half an
hour with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Ask your druggist.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Qats-heads Foot Iona.

The John A. Salzcr Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, are bringing out a new oats this
year with heads 2 foot long! That's "A
wonder. Their catalog tells!
Spetz- the greatest cereal hay food
America ever saw, CatalOg tells!
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigaI
made of rich, mellow tobacco. You
dealer or Lewis Factory. Peoria. III.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot. Ease j. a certain cure for
hot, sweating, %callous, and a~wollcn, aching
feet. Sold by all druggist. Price 25c, Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmstcd. lie Roy, y. Y.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

The chief secret Of comfort lies IN
not suffering trines to 9 ns, and In
%cultivating our underground OF small
plcasures.-M. Gerald.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
New Works Milk Supply.

New York's milk supply comes
from $4,000 farms, situated In Six
states, varying in distance from tho
metropolis from 10 to 400 miles.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

One trial will convince you of the pc.
culiar fitness of Natures remedy, Garfield
Tea, for liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels, for impure blood, rheumatism and
chronic ailments.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

We are ourselves served best b
serving others.-C. q. Ames.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

Commercial war with Germany will
be avoided by renewal Of present
modus vivendi rather than negotia
lions toward reciprocity treaty.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
ONLY ONE ..Hw0Mo oUINIsE"

That 10 LAXATIVE BItOMD QuiDine. SImllarl
named remedies sometimes decisive. The nrst an
ORR nal Cold Ia let 10 q WHITE PACK AGE wilt
plscE snd red icuering. and bears the signature o
X. W. GROVE. 25c.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

The surest way not to fail 10 to Do
termine to succeed.-Sheridan.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
FADED TO A sHApoW
Morn Down by Five Years Of Suffer.
Ing from Kidney Complaint.

Mrs. Remethe Myers. OF 1870 South
Tenth st., I~ronton, O., says: II have
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

Did you ever observe the look OF
contempt or a plump girls face "hen
she sees a thin n crossing a muddy
street,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

glorious Santa Sophia. transformed by
the Moslem conquerors into a Moham-
mcdan temple OF worship-these were
glories Of the ancient city Of Con-
stantinople. whose brilliancy 1 felt
that even the closest association could
never dim; but soon discovered that
there was another side to the lovely
picture, by which much of fits poetry
and romance were destined to be dis
PEELED.
Constantinople, in the noontide OF her
glory, must have been a glitterinK
vision OF splendor; but today her glory
is very largely an illusion. 1t is one OF
those cases where distance lends en-
chantment TO the view" No other city
OF the East presents so much OF splen-
did promise to the mind OF the Occi.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

Day was dawning under the unutter-
able splendor of an Oriental sky as
we drew near to Constantinople-th
ancient. lovely, dreadful city which has
been for ages the desire, the joy and
the despair of all the world
The hills were purple. the shores
were silver and the sea Of sapphire
blue, as on that enchanted morning 1
came on deck and peered through the
lifting mists for my first view of the
city OF my dreams
Viewed from the Bosphorus and
half hidden by the morning mists,
Constantinople was picture which
beggared description. Like some en-
chanted city OF the Arabian Nights
embattled walls and sky-piercing
minarets Of the Turkish capital burst
from the clouds and seemed to float,
phantom-like, in space.
In this view of CoDstantinople my
fondest anticipations were more than
realized. There was something more
than earthly loveliness in the glitter
ing panorama which gradually un-
folded itself to my delighted vision be-
meath that glowing Oriental sky and
along both the Europeap and Asiatic
stretched away to the northward
shores as far as the eye could reach.
The blue waves danced IN the sun
light the curtain of mist was grad
ually lifted from the lovely city. and a
thousand tiny, graceful caiques darted
here and there across the laughing
waters. The splendid palaces of the
early Sultans, on Seraglio Point; the
ancient Byzantine walls; the Citadel
Of Seven Towers; the six beautiful
minarets Of the Mosque of Sultan
Achmet: the Suliemanieh Mosque,
with its ten domes; the white tower
OF the Seraskiarat and, above all,