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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
PER CAPITA,

But the reader will entertain the hope, for
moment, that, astounding as these totals are, the
situation is not quite so bad as it would appear
at first sight, for the population of the country
has been growing and perhaps, he will think
more rapidly than the totals have grown
Here again we doomed to disappointment
The per capita consumption of both spirits and
beer has increased The per capita beer con-
sumption of the fiscal year 1907 was greater than
ever before in the history of the American people,
while the consumption of spirits in per capita
figures not only exceeded the year 1906 by
than one-tenth of gallon, but outstretched
every other year since 1873, far back toward the
times we are taught to look upon as the Dark
Ages" of the temperance reform
That is to say: For every man. woman and
child in the American republic, 163 gallons of
spirits and 21,23 gallons of beer were consumed
in the fiscal year 1902, to say nothing about the
wine
The beer consumption is an increase of more
than one gallon per capita, while comparison
with former years shows that the per capita con-
sumption has doubled since 1885.
This is the governments official estimate based
upon the present population.
Making the comparison with the year 1896
when the whisky consumption reached its lowest
point in the Democratic hard times" it is found
that the per capita consumption under the adj
ministration of the party of moral ideas" has
grown from 101 gallons to 1853 gallons of spirits,
and that the beer consumption has grown from
1884 gallons to 21.23 gallons.
There is little reason to doubt that the wine
consumption will also show a large increase.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23

which closed with June than during any other
year of American history. In 1896 we imported
4,101,6S6 gallons of wine from foreign coun-
tries. In 1907 we imported 7,659,565 gallons Up
to the present year the increase in the use of
domestic wines has also been enormous, in 1896
the total being trihe more than fourteen and
onehalf millions, and in 1906 almost forty millions
of gallons.
When we come to the consumption of malt
liquors, we are confronted by total of almost
staggering magnitude. During the fiscal year
1907 the american people drank almost tzVo billion
gallons of beer, or exactly stated 1891, ,s67, ,e27
gallons an increase of more than 1sO,OOO,OO0
gallons the year 1906.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
RothviIle Racket.

A. L. Shoop is able to be at
work again.
Miss Bessie Wilhoit is visiting
in Marceline this week.
Miss May Lambert is visiting 6
Dessa Brecount this week.
John Brammer of near Brook
field wac in town Tuesday.
Mrs. J.gH.sBrecount is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Moore, near
Brookfield this week.
Misses..Grace ..Tregent. Pearl
and Gertrude Morris was shop.
ping in Marceline Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Prunty OF
Marceline and Clayton Prunty OF
Norborne visited Mr.. and Mrs,
| w. w. Allen Monday.
On account of bad weather
Miss Gilmore was unable to
make her usual trip Saturday to
to give music lessons so sht
came on Monday.
UThe ladies of the Christian
church served ice-cream ane
Icake Saturday afternoon in Mrs
IW. w. Riddell's store building
lfrom to 7 O'Clock. The ladieI
cleared about SO.
| Mrs. j. A. Venable, M. P
Allen. G. D. Riddell and G. K
Allen left Saturday night fol
| Nebraska to visit Mrs. Luciel
Waugh whe is very ill at thi'
writing.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

We are sorry to learn that the
Wabash management turned
the proposition to continue the
Glasgow branch road north
across the country. Those pub-
lie spirited people that subscribed
nearly $4,000 to help this enter
prise may now turn to the Bur.
lington for help. They need q
road to market and need it bad
and here's hoping they will get
it.
Gov. Folk spoke from the band
stand here Tuesday evening to q
large crowd in behalf of his can
didaoy for U. 8. Senator. We
noticed quite number from the
country. His speech was well
received, and frequently ap'
plauded. At the close of his
remarks, he mounted a chai1
and shook hands with all who
went forward to greet him.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

Louis Horned of Keytesville has
accepted the position as clerk in
Knight & Rucker's store at Trip
lett that was recently resigned
by Chas. Shell, Jr, of this place,
Tomorrow is Decoration day
and probably there is no better
way to spend it than to remem.
ber the dead, unless it is to give
bouquets to the living. 1t is
q lovely thing to decorate the city
of the dead with Gods flowers,
bat how much more beautiful
is it is to strew the pathway oi
the living with good acts and
deeds. The dead are gone anc
need no further help, so encour-
age loved ones among US ant
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
GOV. FOLKS SPEECH.

Gov. Jos. w. Felix, candidate
for United States nator, spoke
at the courthouse in Keytesville
Tuesday afternoon to a good.
sized audience. the greater part
of which was ladies.
The speaker was introduced
in q fulsome manner by Rev.
Franc, Mitchell of this city.
Gov. Folks address was sucn
an one as he has been making
everywhere in his senatorial
campaign, ,and consisted of sing
ing his own praises of the things
he had accomplished as circuit
attorney of St. Louis in prose-
outing the boodlers of that city
and also boasting of his achieve
ments in prosecuting bribe-
1iyers and bribe.t takers in the
Missouri legislature. etc.
He intimated that until he was
discovered and elected to office
thst ST. Louis and the whole
state OF Missouri was q hot bed
of corruption, and left the inn
preston that there was not al
honest man on earth nor scarce
ly one in heaven until he bloom
ed into public life.
1t was q plain case of big AM
little you, but was gulped dow
by the Folkites at one gulp an
without batting an eye.
He condemned political bosse
and dsneeringly referred to the'ol
machine," but said nothing {
thessnew machine'of which he
the engine, feeling doubtlessths
Folk bosses were perfectl
proper, and that all other boss'
should be suppressed.
On the whole his speech Wi
adroit and was for the sole pu
pose of boosting himself into Il
United States senatorship.
Judging from the amount
applause we should say he b.
about one-third of the audien
his way.
Gov. Folk went from Keyte
Vile to Salisbury where he spo
at 8 O'Clock Tuesday night.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
BRUNSWICK BREVITIES.

BRUNSWICK BREVITIES.
Mrs. Bert Smutz of Mendo n is
visiting relatives.
Weather permitting Brunswick
and Mendon will play ball here
Friday.
Geo. Murray of st. Louis came
up Sunday to spend week with
his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Ed
Murray.
Ralph Knappenberger who has
been attending the Mo. state
university is home for bis sum-
mer vacation.
Dr.J. s. Wallace was called tc
Lincoln Neb., Saturday by the
illness of his sister. in law, Mrs.
Bruce Wallace.
The baccalaureate servioeI
were deli vered by DR.. Wallac'
of Mexico at the opera hous'
Sunday morning.
The school entertainment Tues
day wasa great success. Wed
nesday the graduates will be
addressed by Paul Proseer o
Fayette.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

At a recent meeting of tenn.
perance people it was thought it
might be we'll to have an old
time patriotic 4th of July ceie-
bration. Let all who are inter.
ested in such a thing please meet
Saturday, May 30, at 1 O'Clock
at the Bank of Keytesville.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
Indian Grove Ideas.

Geo. Clavin, Sr., had two val
liable milch COWS killed by light
ming last Friday.
Wm.IThompson and family OF
near Dalton spent Sunday with
A. Sem and wife.
Miss Kanatza of Centralia
spent several days last week with
the family of Peter Gladbach, Sr.
Miss Vita Ringer, who has
been attending school at Colum.
bia, Mo-, returned home Satur'
day.
Lionel3 Moore, Jr., returned
home Saturday having spent
several months at work IN
| Nebraska.
Miss Lizzie Quick is spending
the week with the families of hel
brothers, John and Arnold, o.
near Salisbury.
Miss Josephine Miner ant
? Emmett Smith of Mendon wer'
guests of Oscar Henderson an'
sister, Miss Jessie, Sunday.
Miss Clara Pinnell Of Prairi
8 chapel returned home Saturda
4 from Nevada, Mo-, where sh
spent the past nine months
f school.
J,C, Bulch finished the base
It ment and foundation of the me-
Q residence of Morgan Quicl
n Saturday. The carpenters be
}, gan work Monday.
ls DR.. Zillman and little daugh
10 ter, Miss Ethel, left Sunday ft
q two weeks visit at Chicag'
at ILL.,, as guests ofsathe doctor
Y. brother, Attorney G. G. H. I'll
}. man, and wife.
le Mrs. A. J. Kellison of Amarill
le Texas arrived Saturday ona. vi
Ill it with his son, Amos, and famil
ls also other relatives and o
friends, he having formerly be-
as 8 Charitonite.
ne A very quiet and solemn ma
~ riage ceremony was perform
in in the parsonage at the Catho
er church in this place Tuesd
Q. morning, May 26, 1908, VIII
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
EccleS Echoes.

Buddie Pointer is very low
vita pneumonia.
Gilbert Minor visited home
folk Saturday and Sunday.
j. G. Medlin is still on the
sick list this week but is improv-
ing. ..:.
Mrs. Jessie Grindstaff of Echo
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Bennett.
Miss Gertrude Davis is suffer-
ing with sprained ankle at this
writing.
Miss Vica Matlock was the
guest of her friend Miss Katie
Gee. Sunday.
Bessie and Marvin Horton were
the guests of their little friends
Elsie and Leho Davis, Sunday.
T. J. Wilkes and family
and s. P. Matock and wife
were the guest of l.. T.. En-
bree and family Sunday.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

J.H. w allovick Mercantile Co
of Marceline has something tha
may interest you on the thirf
page of this paper.
Few good.hearted, ,well-meaninf
pers ons have an unfortunate wa!
that sets everbody's teeth OF
edge.
1t is a queer fellow wh3
wishes to live without friends
But life is too short to cultivat'
the fellow who is too selfish Il
give away his friendship.
Our advertisers are libera
dealers, and have the goods AM
prices, else they would not b
telling you about them. The.
will treat you right. Read all q
i T. = std
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Of the financial condition of No.
1873 of the Farmers Bank of
Charlton County at Keytesville,
State of Missouri, at the close
of business on the 18th day
of May, 1908, published in
the CHARLTON COURIER, q
newspaper printed and pub
lished at Keytesville, State
of Missouri, on the 10th day
of May, 1908.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

Speaking of hard times it
looks like a myth when we see
the bank statements of the Bank
of Keytesville and the Farmers
Bank of Charlton County, which
appear elsewhere in this issue.
The Golfers of these institutions
are pulging by deposits OF our
inhabitants. These banks are
among the solid institutions OF
our state and enjoy the perfect
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
The future destines of two of our

the future destines of two of our
most worthy young people.
George Clavin, Jr., and Miss
Mary Esther Moore. The at.
tendants were John Clavin,
brother of the groom, and Miss
Essie Tulley. We extend our
best wishes, may their lives be
long and happy.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Of the financial condition of Mo-
1868 of the Bank of Key
tesville, at Keytesville, State.
of Missouri, at the close of
business on the 18th day of
May, 1908, published in the
CHARLTON COURIER, ,anewspapeI
printed and published at Key
tesville, State of Missouri, on
the 29th day of May, 1908.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
Salisbury SquIbblings.

The mail route from here to
Hamden will be heightened out
to Bynumville via the former
point.
Miss Jennie Mae Dismukes is
slowly improving, but is still
very weak from her severe i'll
ness.
Several of our people contem-
plate attending the county
meeting of the.Christian church
at Mendon next Sunday.
Judge Shelton, candidate for
supreme judge, was here Mon
day looking after his fences.
The Ladies' Aid Society
presented the Christian church
with q new piano and it is being
used in the meeting now going
on.
| Miss Houston of the P..S,
| went to Mexico Saturday to visit
homefolks and from there may
90 to s.. Louis to have her eyes
treated.
u The meeting at the Christian
! church, conducted by Ed. Bas-
sett, is progressing nicely AM
will run over Sunday, aud per
u haps all next week.
- E. T. Baker sold his seven
acre tract of land, just west 9
20 town to Mr.. Blskely from nea
:. Roanoke for $1,000, and w;
10 give possession October 1.
We are glad to learn that Mr.
Of Russell Vandeventer, who hs
ID been terribly scourged wit
% rheumatism, is improving, an
her friends are now hopeful
g. her recovery.
ke Doctor Ditzler, an eminel
Methodist divine, spent tt
night with Rev. H. H. Johnse
las Monday. He is "a years of az
IN but active as man of 30, and
IN. known all over the United Stat
ed and across the waters.
ee. There was a little exciteme
q " in Justice Mason's court Monda
ter when P. R. O'Bryan and We
~ ster Nance clashed over sol
"a little matter that came up in t
;s trial of Nance & Hayes, but it
;tv cooled down and no gore W
,rs spilled.
full Mrs, F. 0. Dameron who b
of been seriously ill for some til
md was taken to:st. Louis Tuesd
md for special treatment. She is
ur-Ea q serious condition, but
and many friendslhops for her
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

Rev. John G.. Bauer, temper.
ance evangelist of Chamis, Mo-,
will preach at the courthouse in
Keytesville Saturday, May 30, at
2:3O. D. M. Everybody invited.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
Coming

A car load of binders, mowers,
rakes. twine, manure. spreaders,
cream. separators, 4 horse even
ers and tongue trucks. Don't
fail to see me before buying.
Prices right and satisfaction
guaranteed.
r. K. WRIGHT,
.rt. sl,F Indian Grove, Mo.
The people who never do any
o:ll,, n a "A ~ oof fronia an klvY
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The COURIER is authorized to announce the
following candidates Tor County omces oi
Charlton county, subject to the votes cast al
the Democratic primary election to be neio
August 4, 1908.
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

noys. .hn roPvrS an en'1
Chariton courier., 1908-05-29

The people who never do any
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23
WATSON SHOULD LEAD, HEARST
DOES NOT.

Respecting the efforts to unite the Popu-
lists Of Georgia with Mr. Hearsts Indepen
dence Party, dispatch from Atlanta says:
1.-THE Populists Of Georgia will support the
movement by which their party is to be abb
sorbed on the one proviso that Thomas r.
Watson is much the Independent Party's
Presidential nominee
"The two parties are understood to be at
divergence practically upon one point
only. Watson being almost unalterably
welded to the greenback SYSTEM the align
ment is expected to bring strength through
the south to the new organization, but Wat
son s vote III the last campaign was disap-
pointment even to his own party. He did not
pon as strong a vote as Weaver did in
1922
If Mr. Hearst himself is not to lead the
new party in the presidential campaign Mr..
Watson should by all means be chosen. A
man Of the nme Of IIisgen has been suggested,
but there are objections. He is unknown to
the country at large and his name battles the
tongue. 1t is unmuscal and manageable.
1t does not lend itself to the purposes and
requirements of campaign. Try it as you
may, before breakfast or after before dinner
or after, and it halts you. There would be no
votes in the cry of "Hisgen forever!' In
politics there is something in name.
OF course Mr. Watson's vote in the last
cmpaign was not as large as General Viewers
III 1892. The Watson campaign was on the
level. The Weaver campaign was a side-line
Of the Cleveland people. Of the two Populist
leaders, Mr. Watson is probably the ADLER At
any rate he is today live fgure-very much
alive, With him the third party's candi-
date there would be something doing-The
Washington Star.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23

vaster commerce and the more populous
cities Of the East. The Atlantic has its dangers
and it's demands. To keep the peace and to
protect our interests we cannot permit the
martial world Of Europe to look across this
narrower ocean at the perpetual spectacle
of our nguarded coasts and oour undefended
seas.
The baroness of the Atlantic seaboard is
an invitation to European rivals to assume
toward oar country the hectoring arrogance
OF Japan.
Our Eastern unpreparedness is menace
to our peace.
Then on to the shipyards for our four new
battleships
We need them; we are able to pay for them,
and it is penurious and petifogging any longer
to withhold them.
Let the prompt answer Of the American
Congress- be the declaration to our own people
and to the world of American unity in all
the essentials of our national honor and Of
our national defense.-New York American.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23
ANSWERING THE AUGUSTA HERALD
ON THE PENSION MATTER.

Jeffersonian from the Augusta Herald,
favoring the present pension law. The Herald
seems to think that quarterly payments will
enable the old veterans to have money along
through the year. This idea to me is surpas-
singly strange If the pensions were paid IN
a lump could not the pensioner have the same
use Of this money through the year as necessity
called for it? Most assuredly, I fail to see
the point No, Mr. Editor, there are people
who think that if the soldier is paid his
allowance at once he will spend his money in
a reckless way. This may be true in few
instances and is also true under the present
law However, even this class Of pensioners
take much better care of their money than
formerly, especially the INDECENT, as it is abso-
lutely necessary. The Herald seems to think
that the opposition to the present pension
law comes from Governor Smiths political
enemies This is also an error. [ am in
receipt Of a letter from a rising young lawyer,
who is a strong Smith man, but bitterly oppos-
es the present pension law. Another young
LAWYER who is a candidate for state senator,
is a strong Smith man but opposes this law.
WHY, some Of our best women have been
loud in their opposition, have come forward
S5OONl
championed the cause. | don t know Of man
who asserts that Mr. Smith is directly the
cause Of this law. While it is reasonable to
assume that the Governor favored this law as
he approved its passage and afterwards tried
to defend it, the Governor seemed to dwell
at length in his defense on the unpaid school
teachers of this state. Now Mr. Editor, |
think [ voice the sentiment of every honest
pensioner in the state when [ say that we
don IT want a dollar Of the school fund, but
we need the money that the good people OF
Georgia have given rs and desire repeal OF
the present law The old veteran is the best
Judge in the state as regards this law; even
Mr.. Editor with the heartfelt sympathy that
[ know you have, you can't enter the humble
ranks of the old, INDECENT pensioners and feel
the biting fangs of poverty as they do. Thank
God that you can Of course there is a
class of pensioners that don't belong to the
INDECENT, the MANNED or disabled veterans.
Some of them are in easy circumstances,
All of the old veterans that [ have conversed
with suggests that we send a petition to the
next legislative assembly, asking for the
present law to be repealed. I remember very
well, Mr. Editor, a trip that you took to
Virginia which appeared in your Magazine.
While there, you visited the Soldiers Home !;
your idea on this institution was good as you
said, misdirected charity You further said
that whatever was given the old soldiers, let
him remain at home with his attachments
and surroundings without any restrictions
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23

ly and affirmatively the special and urgent
appeal which the President has sent to Con-
gress for four high grade battleships for the
navy.
The spirit of more than ordinary earnest
ness manifested in the Presidents message
and the clear and specific reasons supporting
his requests make an appeal to Congressional
confidence and patriotism which cannot and
should not be denied.
The President is the head Of the Government
the Commander-in- Chief of the Navy and
Army He knows the secrets Of the State
Department, and he is familiar beyond the
public ken with the animus disclosed in the
secret correspondence of other nations with
our own.
He is officially aware Of the dangers which
compass our country in the Pacific and the
Atlantic seas He understands as none of us
on the outside can do what is going on in the
diplomatic councils or In the busy arsenals
of foreign countries. He knows exactly what
he is doing and exactly what it is necessary
to do to protect the public welfare and to
preserve the public safety. He is not candi-
date for Office and has no axe of demagogy to
grind. Whatever the criticisms, just or unjust,
which may be urged against him. there are
few if any Of the Presidents fellow citizens
who will not credit him with ability and
patriotism
And when such an Executive finds it
necessary to dispatch a third special and
urgent appeal to Congress for this naval en-
largement it must be evident that there are
behind him reasons more serious than any
which have been publicly stated, and under this
necessary view the message is an appeal
which no loyal citizen can hear without in
tive can refuse.
The backbone Of the American Navy is in
the Pacific In the high claim of the public
safety it is there to stay. 1t was placed there
as a bulwark against war and breastwork
of peace which cannot be pulled down. When
the Government erected its land Notifications
on the Pacific coast it planted them to remain
in perpetual protection.
For the present and for many years to come
the clouds that menace our American peace
gather over the Pacific Ocean. AS long as
this is true, and after this, the great western
coast line of the Republic has an irresistible
claim upon the navy of the Republic. For
a decade at least the battleships of the navy
can in honor and in national obligation be
no more withdrawn from the Pacific than
the forts at San Francisco and the mouth of
the Columbia can be dismantled in the inter
ests of a false economy. The battleships are
on the Western coast to stay.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23
AN IRRESISTIBLE APPEAL FOR THE
NAVY
NAVY.

1t is scarcely believable that the representa-
tives of the people will fail to answer prompt
ly and affirmatively the special and urgent
appeal which the President has sent to Con-
gross for four high-grade battleships for the
navy
The spirit of more than ordinary earnest
ness manifested in the Presidents message