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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
POPULAR APPROVAL OF THEFT
English Writer Sees Significance In
Qualification OF Robbers.

The idea of private property has
never been fully accepted by the
masses OF the people, and never had
their cordial approval as an institu-
ton, says a writer in the London
News. The most popular m and
ballads of our nation in all ages, 1t
may be noted, have been those which
described sympathetically attacks on
private property, from the Robin Hood
cycle to the brOadsheets in Which
Turpin and Sheppard were made
heroes.
Even nowadays the literature that
really touches the people, the litera.
ture that the educated classes seldom
30 much as see exposed for sale, the
literature that Is sold In the small
general shop in the back street, and
costs fewer pennies than the novel we
know costs shillings, still very largely
deals with the romantic exploits Of
the robber. He Is never a villain; he
is noble ana generous to a fault; but
he Is convinced OF the improperly Of
persons having too much money.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON.
In Torments with Terrible Sores on
Face and Body-Tore at Flesh
Cured by Cutlcura.,

"My little son. when about a year
and a half old began to have sores
come out on his face. They began to
come on his arms. then on other parts
OF his body, and then n came on his
chest, worse than the others. At the
end Of about a year and a half OF suf-
fering he grew SO bad I had to tie his
hands in cloths at night to keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. He got to be q mere skele-
ton and was hardly able to walk. /
sen to the drug store and got a cake
Of Cuticura Soap and a box OF Cutlcura
Ointment, and at the end OF about two
months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores OF any kind
since, and only for the Cuticura Rem.
cdies my precious child would have
died from these terrible sores. used
only one cake of Soap and about three
boxes OF Ointment. Mrs. Egbert Shell.
don, X. F. d. No. /, Woodville. Conn.,,
April 20, 1906"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
POOR PRUNING.
Many an Orchard 10 Ruined By the
Way Work 10 Done.

A few summers & ! saw an orch.
ard that had been pruned with an
Ak the previous year. II anyone had
done as poor a job trimming out my
grove OF despised second.growth post
oaks, he would have had to quit as
soon as I found II out, says a writer In
Tho Homestead.
An ak is a poor tool with which
to prune an orchard. I know Of no bet.
ter tools than a sharp saw and a knife
with a keen edge, the one for the
large limbs, the other for small limbs
and water sprouts.
Besides the usual removal OF rOs
branches, those that are too low and
water sprouts, there is this spring In
many orchards the added work Of TAX
ing of branches that. were broken by
the heavy crop Of last year. Much
care should be used in taking these
off 80 as to leave a smooth surface
close to the trunk or large branch
where they are removed. A stub six
inches or a foot long will never
amount to much, II anything. as a
bearer OF fruit. 1t only %disfigures the
tree and induces disease and decay.
Take off the broken limbs as you
would any other that you want out
of the way.
A good way to have a smooth cut,
where a large branch has to be re.
moved, is to cut It of a foot or mOr
from where you wish, then cut OF the
stub that Is left. In this way you run
no risk of having the branch tear the
bark down az IL falls. II also enables
you to go closer I o the tree or large
limb with your saw than you could
any other way.
The wounds made in removing
branches an inch or more In diamete.
should be painted the day they are
made.
We paint smaller wounds as the
spring winds check the wound SO
soon. and you W. know the com
ing days weather. therefore, 1t Is best
not to wait TIL tomorrow" before
covering the wounds. White lead and
oil make the ideal paint for this pur'
pose. AS We have but a few hundred
trees We buy the mixed paints that
come in half gallon cans. They are
ready to use as soon as stirred thor
Oughly.
When burning the brush It must
be far enough from the trees to pre-
vent the heat from injuring them.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18

blight, two OF them due to insects, one
to a fungus and the fire blight to bac.
terra.
As a preventive treatment avoid
strong manure using commercial fer.
t~ilizers only, and those that are weak
In nitrogen. Cultivate very little aId
none during the blooming season.
After the orchard begins to bear, seed
grass best adapted to the locality. As
the blight affects the young shoots
they should be trimmed back at some
distance below the point affected.
Pruning system has much to do In
controlling the blight. II the tree IL
| pruned in the common pyramid sys.
tenn as shown at left OF cut, and blight
attacks the top. the main stem has to
be cut back seriously and the shape OF
the tree is spoiled. II, on the other
hand. the tree Is pruned by the Waite
method, as shown at right Of cut.
there are several leaders and one or
more may be cut away without serious
injury to the top OF the tree. DR..
Waite OF Maryland has practiced this
method for several years, says Farm
and Home. and 1t is very important.
All trimmings, etc. must be burned
quickly. al the germs may spread
from these. The tools used in prun.
ing should be dipped In a five per
cent. solution Of carbolic acid fire.
Quently while being used. sprayins
the trees with paris green to kill
insects will help prevent the spread
of the germs.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
HAD NERVE, BUT NO MONEY.
uniueky Mans Modest Request to-
Peeunlary Assistance.

Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian,
while In New Orleans q few months
ago, took the opportunity Of going to
the races. During the afternoon he
cashed several tickets, the result OF
good guesses. lie was feeling happy
after the last race, and started FOR
the automobile which was to convey
him back to his hotel. As he was
about to climb into the machine he
felt a hand on his arm. and q man
shouted in his ear:
Hello, Hitchcock, how are you?
Hear you put a crimp in the bookies
today"
Hitchcock blushed and shook hands
sheepishly, not recognizing the man,
and not wishing to show It.
Say. | want to speak to you con.
fdentially," said the stranger.
"All right; what is IT." asked the
comedian.
well, I am up against some hard
luck today. They cleaned me and
want to get home. Now, don't let
any one Of these people G you, but
slip me enough for car fare, will
you?"
Sure" said Hitchcock. placing his
hand in his pocket. Then he paused
and %queried: where do you hve?"
Vancouver" was the answer.
Hitchcock took a flying leap for his
machine. and unless the visitors AT
New Orleans are more gullible, the
impecunious one is still looking for
car fare.-Harper's Weekly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
ARREsTEp FOR MURDER.
Accused Says He Was Attacked and
Shot In Self.Defense.

Beattyville, Ky.-Clay Thomas was
arrested for the murder OF Jesse Alb
ner Thursday night. Thomas says Alb.
ner struck him with a rock and came
near knocking him of his horse and
that he drew his revolver and shot
him. The killing IL the result OF the
Hargis-Cockerell feud. In which John
Abner, a relative, Is a central figure.
The men are known to have quarreled
here at the time John Abner was In
Jail charged with the assassination OF
Dr. Cox and Thomas had accused Alb.
per with having been against Hargis.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
ENCOURAGE Savlnu,

The wise father and mother will
discourage the fancies OF their
children for accommodating things. It
Is a natural instinct. Unborn in the
most Of people, and given a little
thought and care by the older heads
may be turned to good account. II
the child begins to collect pretty"
pebbles or shells at the seashore don't
throw them OUTPUT let them form
the basis OF a little geological COL
lection, and with proper guidance the
%youngster will soon be looking upon
STICKS and stones with an interested
and educated eye.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
Old Wall Street Character Dead.

Van Schaick & Co., n Of the old.
est stock brokerage houses in New
York. have Just lost their oldest and
most famous customer. Almost up tn
the time of his death a few days ago,
he would drop In occasionally to ask
Mr.. Gorham. Derby Crandall or Col.
Handy how the market was going. He
kept In touch with the market not.
withstanding his great age-96. Rus
sell Sage was one OF his chums. and
he used to make all manner Of fun OF
the miser. who was nearly six years
his junior, patting him on the back
and calling him kid" little boy
etc.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
I'LL FROM OVERWORK
NERVOUS PRosraAr,oN CURED
~ On. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS.
~ Tonlno up the Blood and Nerves Pc
tlent Uncovered Weight, Strength
and Good 9oleita.

When the nervous system IL broken
down from overwork, or whatever cause,
life loses its joys. Not only is the ner-
vous victim o sufferer himself but he Is
usually o trial to the whole family.
Nervous breakdown il often gradual.
appearing ut first to DO merely IN II ID.
sual ~fretfulness. DR.. williams Pink
Pills tone up the nerves In the most
direct way and not only cure minor
troubles but serious disorders as well.
MI. w. w. Munroe, Of 10 Hazel Park,
Everett, Mass, says: about four years
ago this September I became all run
down from Overwork and from confine-
ment to work during warm weather.
For two months I grew steadily worse.
l lost in weight and strength and had no
appetite. Ny memory failed me quito
rapidly and I became in q very low
state, both physically and mentally. I
took no interest in life, neither in busi-
ness nor recreation. In my position, AZ
foreman in . large manufacturing
chemists establishment in Boston, q
good memory il absolutely essential to
success because Of tho immense amount
Of detail that must be carried In the head.
II grew very despairing. could not
bear to have people meet me and my
AAAOANaD oihh Oh NY SOuuitiOhs
About the middle Of December q friend
told mo one day that he had tried DR..
Williams Pink Pills and found them
reliable. I commenced taking them and
at the end Of two weeks the change for
the better was remarked by friends. !
continued using the pills until l was
thoroughly recovered. l regard them az
q fine remedy and make this statement
voluntarily in gratitude for the benefit
! received from them"
These pills actually mako new blood
and have cured such diseases as rheu.
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indigestion, nervous headache, neuralgia
and even partial Paralysis and locomotor
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II you are a sufferer from any disor.
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proof Of what DR.. Williams Pink
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DR.. Williams Pink Pills arc sold by all
druggists. or direct by mail, postpaid, on
receipt Of price, 60 cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
.AAxI1xkks Her Exe<Akxt AsaMh 10
R-SN-nA.

IN N NO W. u ~ Nb .IDANpS AiIU ~ CbIl
wi St., Kansas City, Mo-, member of
the National Annuity Association,
writes:
"My health was excellent until about
n year ago, when | had IA complete col
lapse from OVERRIDING socially, not get
ting the proper rest, and too many late
suppers. My stomach was in "a dread
full condition, and my nerves all I'M
strung.
81 was advised by n friend to try Pc
runa, and eventually I bought n bottle.
! took IL and then another, and kept
using it for three months.
AT the end OF that time my health
was restored, my nerves no longer
troubled me, and / felt myself one
more and able to- assume my social
position. Iccrtainly feel that PeruHa
is deserving Of PRAISE"
There are many reasons why society
women break down, why their nervous
systems fail, why they have systemic or
pelvic Catarrh. Indeed, they are cspc-
cially liable to these ailments. No won
der they require the protection of Peru
ma. 1t is their shield and safeguard.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
To Swell B~oston's Voice.

Boston-Over 5000 people assem-.
bled In the Christian Science church
"to swell Boston's voice." as one
sneaker said, Gin recognition and sup,
port of the national peace and arbi.
~tration congress- which begins In
New York today. Former Secretary
OF the Navy John d. Long, former Gov
John l.. Bates and william Lloyd Gar
rison made addresses pleading for
universal peace.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
Four Miners Killed.

Chihuahua, Mex.-Four miners were
killed and two others seriously In
jured In an accident In the Galena
mine of the San Toy Mining Co., San
ia Eulalia camp, OF this district. The
miners were descending one OF the
deep shafts in a cable bucket, when
the cable broke, precipitating them
a distance of 10 feet.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
PEAR BLIGHT.
The Orchard Treatment for controli'
ing and Graduating Disease.

Pear blight Is not confined to any
one section, but IL COmmo to practi.
cally all parts of the country. 1t Is
especially serious in the south. II has
been claimed that the LecOnte pear
was exempt from this disease, but this
statement has been proven false.
There are no less than five kinds OF
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
A Fire at Topeka.

Topeka, Kas.-The Rippey building.
one OF the largest and most important
structures at Baker university, Bald.
win, Kas., was destroyed by fire early
Sunday morning. The loss Is estimat'
cd at 500, 1000; insurance $50
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
A New Swimming Record.

Sydney, n. 8. W.-David Ellington
4 professional swimmer. swan three
quarters OF q mile In II minutes &c
IS eeconds. thereby creating a new
Yc.li's record.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18
Aroused Indignation.

Brussels-King LeOpold's unpre-
cedented action In withdrawing by
royal decree the government bill con
corning the hours OF labor in the
mines has aroused the greatest In
dignation in all parties.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-18

What would some OF U dairymen
do II tho good cows did not pay the
losses incurred by keeping scrubsf
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-06-07

N

The term of the Supreme Court OF
the United States for 1906-07 came
to a close. The Court will not open
again until October II.
Secretary Taft said the United
States Provisional Government in
Cuba had cost about $4,000, 900 and
would cost about 100000 more.
Surgeon-General Rixey is endeav-
oring to have the hospital ship Relief
put in commission for the care of the
sick of the navy.
Steps were taken by the Govern
ment to redress a blunt affront to the
uniform of American and foreign
bluejackets who were barred from a
dance park nea the jamestown Ex-
position.
Army officers are much shaken I'D
over an order issued by President
Roosevelt for soldiers to engage in
annual tests of Workmanship.
Secretary Root took action, through
the Department of Justice, for the
protection of Japanese from Ill treat
ment in San Francisco, and also
called on the State of California to
perform its duty under the treaty
with Japan.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-06-07
LIGHTNING BOLT KILLS
BALLO0N|ST IN AIR
Hurled to His Death at a Review
of italian Troops.
VICTIM DROPPED 1900 FEET
Victor Emmanuel, Queen Helena and
$4,000 Troops Watch in Horror
as Lieutenant Falls - Military
Celebrations Stopped.

Rome, Italy.-A military balloon.
1900 feet in the air, ascending at a
royal review in Rome before the SOW
ereigns of Italy and an army of
troops, was struck by lightning and
hurled burning to the earth with its
occupant, Lieutenant Olivelli. The
aeronaut was fatally hurt and soon
died in a hospital.
This occurred on The occasion of
the festival of the Italian constitu-
ton in the Campo Farnesina at 10
o'clock a. m. King Victor Emmanuel
and Queen Helena reviewed troops OF
all arms of the garrison of Rome.
numbering $4,000 men.
Afterward the sovereigns inaugu-
rated the international rife match.
which takes place every five years.
with a large attendance Of good shots
from Italy and foreign countries.
Then the King and Queen reviewed
a parade of cyclists of the bersaglieri
and g large number of volunteer
cyclists.
IL was INSuIS hlAiobSo PooC IL
The sky was the color of lead, threat
ening a severe tempest over the
shooting ground. In the air, at q
height of 400 metres, was a balloon
of the military engineer corps.
manned by a very we'll known and
esteemed captain of engineers named
Olivelli.
Unexpectedly a bolt of lightning
darted from the clouds and struck
the balloon, setting fire to it. A cry
at once arose from the crowd on the
shooting ground, which numbered
nearly 100000 persons. The basket
of the balloon fell precipitately with
a whirling motion in space until it
struck the ground.
The volunteer cyclists ran in all
haste to the spot and found Olivelli
unconscious, with his legs entangled
in the ropes of the basket. A doctor
who ran to the spot examined Olivelli
and said that his spinal column had
been broken.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena witnessed the accident, and
the King at once sent his own auto.
mobile, in which the dying man was
placed and taken to the hospital
The King followed in another auto,
mobile and went to the bedside Of
Olivelli, who recognized him. 1t was
a very moving and affecting scene,
The King spoke to him very affection
ately. The accident caused a great
sensation in the city.
Olivelli was a native of Monte
Pulciano. He was a tall, handsome
man, thirty-three years old. He
leaves a young widow.
Olivelli died at twenty minutes
past 2, and the King at once an
nounced that he would not attend
any more of the military events
planned for the day, and these were
at once suspended and the illumina
ton of the girandola was counter.
manded.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-06-07
DOMESTIC.

President Roosevelt, accompanied
by Secretaries Root, Wilson and Gar
field, attended Mrs. Mckinley's fun
eral at Canton, Ohio.
Secretary Taft discussed National
Altruism" before the National Mil
lers' Federation in convention at St.
Louis.
Edgar W. Meigle, seventeen years
old, who has been on trial at Salem,
Mass, charged with numbering his
father, was found not guilty.
The Rev. DR.. w. j.. Long, in an
open letter to President Roosevelt.
demanded an apology for the charge
that he is a nature faker."
James Bybee, the engine driver,
n an unknown man were killed by
the ditching Of the Sunset express
train near Bradley, Cal.
Statistics of Black Hand crimes
showed that the New York City po-
lice are powerless to end the reign
of terror of blackmailers.
William J. Bryan, in an address at
the jamestown Exposition, said the
railroads were the chief gamers by
the stopping of rebates and railroad
passes.
A. w. Lusen, q jeweler of large
wealth, mysteriously disappeared
from Ell Paso, Texas.
Mrs. Howard Gould, wife Of the
New York millionaire, claims she has
received a letter disclosing a plot to
poison her.
Amos Scott Institute, an institute
for young women at Decatur, Ga,
has received a $4,000 gift from
Samuel M. Inman. of Atlanta.
Thomas D. Jordan, formerly Con.
troller of the Equitable Life, was in.
dicted on charges of forgery and per-
jury, in New York City.
General Kuroki quailed at the sight
of wholesale slaughter in the Chicago
stockyards.
William H. Douglas, president of
the New York Produce Exchange, in
his annual address charged railroads
with failure to furnish adequate ia
cilities for New York shippers.
The property of the Toledo Rail-
way and Terminal Company, sold at
Toledo, Ohio, by order of the Federal
Court, was bought in by the bond
holders.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-06-07
Universal Testimony.

The world globes itself in a drop
of dew, says Emerson. The micro
scope cannot find the animalcule
which is less perfect for being little.
Eyes, ears, taste, smell, motion; re-
sistance, appetite and organs of re-
production that take hold on eternity
all find room to exist in the small
creature. So do we put our life into
every act. The true doctrine of ON
nipresence is, that God reappears
with all His parts in every moss and
cobweb. The value of the universe
contrives to throw itself into every
point. If the good is there, so is the
evil; if the affinity, so the repulsion;
if the force, so the limitation.-Home
Herald.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-06-07
FOREIGN.

A report comes from Paris that
Russia has decided to dismantle Vlad.
ivostok, razing the walls and remov-
ing the guns.
Premier Stolypin has summoned
to st. Petersburg the governors Of
provinces where agrarian risings are
serious.
The famous Alhambra at Granada
is bordering on collapse, due to lack
of repair.
A dispatch from the frontier tc
Mexico City said that the Guate.
malans were ~intrenching and mount
ing guns opposite Ocos.
A written order for the massacre
of the Macdonalds, of Glencoe, was
sold at auction in London for $1,000.
The Finnish Diet elected under
the new constitution was formally
opened at Helsingfors.
The Georgian Bay Canal Commits
sion has completed it's survey for a
twenty-one foot waterway from Fort
William to Montreal; the cost is es-
timated at $780, 900.
Albert A. Snowden is in Berlin.
ACpI O0CLLii5 JlS SdIllG6IO 1GdCI6IS
Pension Fund, inquiring into German
methods. He has been c~ourteously
received at the Ministry of Educa-
ton.
A number of Americans were pres.
ent at the spring review of the garri.
son at Potsdam; Emperor William
entertained the British editors at the
new palace.
The city of Southampton gave a
hearty welcome to the steamer Adri.
attic, on her arrival from New York.
opening the White Star service be.
tween the two ports.
A general strike of the French Ma.
val Reserve, comprising practically
all seamen, longshoremen and fisher
men, began at all ports; crews left
the transatlantic liners at Havre and
the steamers at Marseilles.
The Russian Social Democrats in
session in London decided to sever all
relations with the Constitutional
Democrats and other Liberal parties
in Russia.
Chinese rebels announced that the
uprising was not directed against
foreigners, the object being to MUIR
der all officials and overthrow the
Government; troops near Annoy are
said to have Joined the revolutionists.
Fire at Buenos Ayres, Argentina,
destroyed property valued at ST.
100000.
It was reported from Lisbon That
King Charles might attempt to- gov
ern for three years without a Parlia-
ment.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-06-07
ga Double Injury to Cod"

Christ raised three dead persons to
life; me-, newly departed; another,
on the bier; a third, smelling in the
grave; to show US that no degree of
death is so desperate that it is past
help.
Ny sins are many and great; yet,
if they were more they are far below
the mercy of Him that hath RENTED
them, and the value of His ransom
that hath paid for them. A man
hurts himself most by presumption,
but we cannot do God a greater
wrong than to despair of forgive
ness. 1t is a double injury to God,
first, that we offend His justice by
SHINING, then, that We wrong His mer-
cy with despairing.-Bishop Hall.