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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-20
Columbia, Mo-, March 10, 1908.


When the Lawrence County
Republican convention passed
resolutions indorsing local option
it also indorsed the candidacy Of
W. W. Wilder, who owns q brew
cry at st. Genevieve, for re. elec-
ton as state auditor. 30, con-
sistency, thou art a jewel. -
Lawrence Chieftain.
Some young men by the name
Of Adams were fined for disturb
ing religious worship in Dunklin
county. They wanted to whip
the preacher for speaking Of the
sins Of Adam, and said It was
Adams boys who had brought
about the vote to repeal local op-
tion in Dunklin county. The
boys said they did not know
about Adam, the first man, and
took the remarks as personal.
They were fined s20.75 for their
ignorance.
Among the old records In the
Boone county courthouse, which
is to be torn away TO make room
for . new s1O0, 900 building, has
been found the original subscrip-
ton list which secured the loca-
ton Of the State University at
Columbia. Itcontains more than
81, 900 signatures, practically the
entire adult white male popula-
ton Of Boone county at that time
The subscriptions range from one
TO three thousand dollars and
every cent was paid.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-20

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made blythe Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

fined $500 for gambling. The
funny thing about the matter is
the fact that the father of the
convicted man was a member of
the grand jury and helped to in
dict his own son.
1t took twenty-five fires to in.
duce the people to purchase fire
fighting apparatus. Wonder if
the twenty-sixth one will be any
inducement toward organizing
and training a band Of fire lad.
dies?-Stewartsville Record.
The marshal of Marceline
doesn't stop for little things. He
started to Linneus with a prison.
er, but missed the train. The
prisoner was delighted, but the
marshal said: "Come on; we'll
] walk" And walk they
Rev. Clyde Cow a fogMer pas
tor Of the south Methodist church
at Marceline, is now in Jail at
Troy, this state, charged with be-
traying and then causing the
death Of a sixteen year old girl,
a member of the church Of which
he was pastor, ct Elsbsrry.
Thomas J. Atkins, assistant
United States treasurer at st.
Louis, it is announced, will enter
the race for the Republicas nnm-
ination for the United States SEN
ater from Missouri. And this, in
spite Of the fact that the missing
SOL 500 from the sub-treasury at
st. Louis has not yet been ac-
counted for or restored. .-Rioh-
mond Conservator.
One of the worst cases Of van
dalism ever perpetrated in the
state was committed at Salem
Cemetery near New London.
Some time Friday night parties
visited the cemetery. tore down
104 monuments and ruined sever.
al vaults. From there they vis-
tied the school house, burning
the books, breaking the benches
and knocking out the glass in the
windows.
The receipts Of hogs atst. Jos.
sph for the month just passed
was more than 100000, and it
was the largest February in the
history of the market. The past
two months have broken all the
records established at the St.
Joseph market and show a NET
gain in hog receipts Of more than
10000 over the corresponding
months Of last year.--Holt Coun.
ty Sentinel.
Down at Carthage a few days
ago q man named Atkins wal
sentenced to one year In Jail t.
pay q fine of 81, 900 for wife de-
sertion. Another man named
Atkins let s61, 500 disappear from
his care while drawing q salary
as an employs Of the government
and now his influential friends IL
the United States senate ar,
msneuvering to release him from
all liability. One man has
"pull," the other has none.-
Bates Co. Democrat.
A Mrs. Gresham was foun,
dead In her kitchen at Salisbur,
last Thursday afternoon by he
son. She had been shot througl
the head and stabbed in the fac
BY some kend in human shape
! She was nearly eighty years Q
age, and Il was not known ths
she had an snsmy..in the world
The motive for the murder |
; thought 10 have been robbery
as It was known that she had col
lectsd $50 thst afternoon. Thsr
is no elsw TO the psrpetrstor I
1.-THE crimo.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-20

| Burlington Junction has spent
$50, 600 in new buildings and i'm
! provements the past year.
We have yet to hear the ana
themss Of Wall street hurled al
the Aldrich bill. Strange, but
is it not significsnt-Sedalia
Democrat.
Near Arcola, the little daugh-
ter of Mrs. Rosa Mitchell fell in
to barrel Of rainwatsr by the
porch on which she was playing
and was drowned.
Elder W. W. Blalock, a minis
ter Of Eldorado Springs, shot at
two six.months-old pointer pups
with a double barrslsd shotgun,
killing one and severely wounded
the other. He was arrested
charged with discharging fire.
arms in the city limits. He al
! leges the dogs had been killing
his chickens.
It is now announced that the
National Bank OF Commerce oi
Kansas City will open Monday,
March 80, in Its own quarters in
the handsome new Commerce
building with Sc, 100000 cash in
its vaults. w. R. Ridgeley will
be president Of the bank, his
brother, Edward Ridgeley, cash
ier, and George T. Cults, vice.
president.
Maryville has been in q great
! hubbub the last week over the
, finding of a dead babe in the
; woman's lavatory at the Wabash
l depot last Thursday evening
, about 8 o'clock. The discovery
was made by Night Agent Bryon
Christie. The babe was found
. in a pail, and a rag was stuffed
in its mouth. It appears to have
, been dead but a few hours when
| discovered.
All contributions this week to
+. . the Springfield Soup House
I amounted to S5.28. OF this
, amount S2.76 were contributed
by Greene county, s1.0O from a
: stranger, S1.00 from Colonel
> Murray and 30 cents cash. Cap
, tain Annsley secured places for
six men that were out of work,
The soup house has furnished
: soup and coffee to about 900
people the past week. 1t has q
cash balance Of S16.35.--Spring.
field Leader.
An attempt was made at the
I Republican state convention last
week to pass resolution favor.
i ing the submission of prohibi-
. ton amendment to the state con.
T stitution, but the resolution was
side tracked in the committee
: room. The bunch who bled the
] brewers Of thousands OF dollars
: in order to carry Missouri in 1904
Q didn't want that kind of a resol-
? utionj adopted. - Howell Co,
Gazette.
Three hundred thousand freight
cars standing empty on the
tracks, 5000 locomotives white
loaded and out Of commission,
fourth of the population ol
several large cities idle, and fol-
the first time during Republican
e administration free soup houses
:. in every industrial center; the
4 price Of farm products unnatur-
Q ally and materially deprecated,
Q furnish an object lesson which
{. ought to produce sober minded.
q ness on the part Of the American
people. Now who do you thinl
n said thatf Some wild.eyed Bry.
n anits9 Not q bit Of 1t. They arr
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-20

Treasurer Gmelich shows q ball
ancs of 50 ,2O3, 4,ss in the state
treasury on March 1st.
The sentinel says q Psrnsll
man killed nine rabbits at one
shot. The man that did that
stunt could not have been moro
than half shot when he shot. N,
The Farber Forum says thst
there was q case in the Audrain
county circuit court, last week,
in which g Crow, Coons and
Hawks were on the jury and q
Fox was q witness.
Smithville will hold o special
election on March II for the pur.
pose of voting on the proposition
of increasing the town tax 25c on
the one hundred dollars valuation
to pay for street lights.
Tne Nodaway county grand
iury touad ito indictments at its
recent sitting. There 10 q prose-
cutting attorney who will have
something to do and the county
a big bill of expenses to pay.
Linn Clardy Of Pennington
shipped a carload Of corn oobs
to a cob pipe factory at Wash
ington, and got $3.50 for the ship
ment. They must have been
especially grown for tho business
AS q result OF q leap year party
last week at Russellville, there
were four marriages. The four
couple all went to the recorder to
get the licenses. The girls ask
ed for them, but the boys paid
the bills.
Willie Watkins, editor OF the
Cbillicothe Constitution, who
claims to be q democrat, is to
manage the gubernatorial cam.
paigu for Judge Evans. Just q
few funnier things than that have
happened in Missouri.-Milan
Standard.
An interesting sight is the herd
of thirty nine deer which Rich.
ard Kyle has oh his farm south
east of town. We were out that
way Sunday and Mr.. Kyle kindly
permitted US to view them. They
sll seemed to be very beautiful
creatures despite the distance
from where We saw them. Mr..
Kyle said that he could call them
around him and feed them like &c
many hogs.-Graham Post.
A Galloway county physician
declares this simple treatment
will cure grip: Select eight SOUND
ears of Galloway raised corn
fully matured and Of good size
either white or yellow; place th'
corn in a pot Of water and let i
boil for at least ten minutes
When the corn is supposed to b.
heated through, the patient is h
60 to bed and place one OF tn
ears at his feet, three On eacf
side of him and the remaining ca
must be put at his head. Thi
being done, the patient is to Gov
or up we'll and lie there and swea
until the corn oools of,
William Wallis believes he ha
the largest boy in Platte county
age considered. His son, Para
clifta, is aged thirteen years an
ten months, stands 3 feet II in
ches in his stocking feet an
weighs 1856 pounds. He 70 soun
and hearty in every way, Q typ
OF Platte County boy. Countr
fed and country grown-the be-
kind Of boy America produces
II there is another boy in th
county that can beat him, sg
copsidsrsd, we'd Ike to hear froI
hIm.-Piatts County Gazette.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1908-03-20

Lexington had one Of the mos
destructive fires in her history
Saturday morning. Nearly ar
entire block of business houses
on the main street of the city wa:
burned, entailing a loss estimat.
ed at S150,000.
A daughter was born to Mr.,
and Mrs. Kim Stone Tuesday
night and as q consequence there
is great rejoicing at the home oi
the grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Thomas G. Cockrell, near Platte
City, where the young lady will
make her home for q few weeks.
This is the earliest sign oi
spring. W. T. Wheeler, who has
a fruit farm near Saxton, says
the apple and peach crop is al
ready killed. However, Mr..
Wheeler says his orchard is ex-
posed on the north side Of q hill
and the others may not have
suffered so extensively.
We send missionaries to the
heathens and burn darkies here
for pasttime; we load one side oi
a ship with Bibles to send to the
heathens and the other with
whisky and beer TO make 'e1
drunk; we build churches too fine
for the poor people to attend and
wonder why they go fishing on
Sunday.-Memphis Democrat.
The first railroad in Missouri
was a track five miles long, lait
from Richmond to q point on the
Missouri river opposite Lexing'
ton, sometime between 1849 anG
1851. II was made of timber
the rails being OF sawed oak snt
the ties Of hswed oak, and wal
operated ~ horse power. Tit
first conductor of the first trair
run on this railroad was Judg,
Thomas McGinnis, who is still
alive and resides near Richmond
Fred W. Black, Jr., of St
Charles and Miss Iva Harris o1
Fulton eloped because Of th,
young mans mo ther, he being
under age. Mrs. Black telephon'
ed to stop the issuing Of the Ii
cense, but was five minutes tot
late. Then the old lady simpl,
burned the wires to locate the
couple and stop the wedding
When she finally found them il
was at the office of a justice oi
the peace who had just tied the
matrimonial knot q moment be-
fore.
The Republican program o
postponing tariff revision unit
election is another shell gam,
swindle on the public. The fea
of adverse legislation will be helt
up as a threat to force extravag
ant campaign contributions from
the trusts and protected indust
ries. After the election, tn,
trusts will be permitted to fix VI
q tariff bill that will allow then
to rob the people more than tn
Dingley law. Thus 1t was tn
Dingley act came into being, un
der pretense Of tariff reform ant
really to add to monopoly's pro
fits and the peoples spoilation.-
Henry County Democrat.
While you are talking straigh
politics, remember that the Rep
ublicans in the campaign of 100
and previous charged that th
Democrats had "looted" the stat
school fund to the tune Of s11,
900, ,0O0, and that they woul
show the people the "hole'
through which that large sur
was "looted" when they got 4
power. Republican state off
cials lave had full control of q
, the state books for over thre
years now and not Q discrepsnc
/ Of one cent have they found in
|. Democratic record Of thirty.fiy
years. That looks good 10 Den,
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Thu Star Arcturus.

1t Is probable that the star Arcturus
is one of the six greatest Of all the
stars in the sky. Notwithstanding its
brightness. 1t Is so far away from US
that il is not displaced in position in
the slightest measurable degree, as
we change our position 1S6.O00,OOO
miles in our annual journey around
the sun. Could we be placed midway
between Arcturus and our sun we
would receive thousands Of times more
light and heat from the star than from
our sun, and this Notwithstanding that
the stars radiation is smothered by
q dense blanket Of metallic vapors. In
spite Of its immense distance the star
Is drifting slowly in a southweStward
direction over the face Of the sky. it's
motion changing its apparent position
by an amount equal to the diameter
Of the moon in the course Of about
LOCO years. So great an apparent mo-
ton must indicate an enormous veloci.
ty in space.-New York Press.
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Peppermint and Tobacco.

If you have boy who has begun
smoking too early and whom you wish
ITO cure Of the habit. feed him pepper
mints. DR.. o. Clayton Jones Of Silver
ton, England. writing in the London
Lancet, Is authority for this simple
cure. DR.. Jones writes: ITO break the
smoking habit In youth there is moth
ing better than peppermint drops. BE
cannot smoke With a 'bullseye' in his
mouth, and even for some time after
It Is dissolved tobacco will not blend
kindly with the taste that remains.
Socially the cure may seem worse than
the disease, but from a medical point
Of view the sucking of peppermints is
far less hurtful. A common 'bullseye'
will prevent smoking for nearly an
hour, so the amount Of sweets used
need not be great"
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SHE WAS iNSULTED.
The Sting In the Letter That Came
For Her Husband.

OF Tier TlNSOdhS.
Harry. lowe" said Mrs. Knew to her
husband when he entered his home a
few evenings ago. I've been dread
ful,% i:.>u,.c!
''li:>;,I,cd:" repeated Mr.. Knew in'
di@"&rt'y. BY vi M
by ynur mother.
My ino;Act. i'!ora: Nonsense. dear.
She's thr kiudcSl woman i'll the world.
And how could she insult you? She
isn't here: Sne'S miles away"
"But. Harry, she did insult me- per
sisted Flora. AID it was done in q
letter"
SHOW il 10 me-"
"I'll tell you about 1t. \ letter came
for YOU this morning addressed in
your mothers handwriting, and SO. OF
course. opened it.
"Of course" said Mr. Knew dryly.
1T was written to you all the way
through, you understands
"Yes, understand that. but where
does the insult to you come in"
In the postscript. When read
along to that it said. Dear Flora
Don't fail TO give this letter to Harry
| want him 10 have it Now. tell me-
wasn't that an inSult? - Pearson
Weekly.
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LAKE MANGISHlAK.
Its Strongly Perfumed Waters Arc
Mauve In Color.

"GraSse. cinging to its Alp, high
above the Mediterranean. is supposed
TO give the stranger headache on &C
count of its Perfume said 4 pcriumer.
"GraSsc makes the worlds perfumes.
You see mountains Of flowers there. as
in a milling country you see noun
tainS of wheat The odor is powerful.
but as far as hcadachcS-no.
But in the Caspian district there is
q lake SO strongly pcrtuncd that If the
stranger boats on it or SwimS in it he
really gets headache This lakes
banks are OF white salt crystals. its
waters are mauve i'll color. and from ii
en- olor Of v!"iets is cNhaled.
1T is Lake ManCjShlak. | visited il
TO see if couldn't bottle it M and put
it on the perfume market. No go.
You SEE. it is the presence of the
scawccd Polydcy>tia violacca that
gives the lake it's hue and smell. When
YOU bottle the waters the Seaweed at
oms after few days die and rot.
Then the odor changes from violet to
-pah,
But if you are ever in the Caspian
visit Tie Mankishlak peninsula and
take look at the lake. 1t is in its way
as curious as the asphalt lakes of South
America New Orleans TimesDemo-
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The Unprodiqal Son.

The president of club of New YORK
walters said the other day of par
simonious young man:
HE resembles chap they tell about
in Bucks county.
"This chap lived alone with his
father. On the old mans death he
would inherit the farm.
"Well, finally the old man took sick.
His end drew near. The son sat up
with him night or two, expecting
him to pass away. but he fingered on.
"On the fifth or sixth night the son.
instead Of sitting up, put a lamp.
turned low, very, very low. on table
BY the bed and went off to his own
room with the caution:
"'When you feel that 1t Is all over
with you. father. don't forget to blow
out the lamp Washington Star.
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A FAMILY Elk.
-fhe Story as It Is Recorded on the
TombstcreS.

-fhe Story as 1t Is Recorded on the
Tombstcres.
In the early part of the last century
there lived III an ole New England
town Mr.. Church. who. in the course
of his pilgrimage through this vale OF
tears. was hereft of four wives. all OF
whom were hurled in the same lot. In
his Old age it became necessary to re-
now the bodies to new cemetery.
This melancholy task the much be-
reaved widower undertook himself.
but in the process the bones of the Ia
mented quartet became hopeleSSly
mixed. Priding himself on possession
of New England conscience. Mr..
Church would not, under the painful
circumstances. permit the use Of the
original headstoneS, but procured new
ones, one Of which bore the following
inscription: "Here lies Hannah Church
and probably a portion Of Emily" An
other ::~"Sacred to the memory of Emi-
" Church. who seems to be mixed
with Matilda" Then followed these
lines:
Stranger. pause and drop tear.
For Emily Church lies buried here.
Mixed in some perplexing manner
With Mary, Matilda and probably Han
nah.
-PhiladelDhia Ledger.
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His Diseharee.

A touching instance Of the humor
which never deserts true Irishman
even in his worst troubles is recorded
A soldier was seen in the trenches
holding his hands above the earth
works. His captain asked:
"What are you doing that for, PatT'
BE replied, with a grin, as be worked
his fingers:
"I'm feeling for furlough, Sir"
Just then a rife ball struck his arm
lust below the wrist Then queer eI'
preston of pain and humor passed
over his face as he exclaimed:
"And faith it's a discharge" Lon.
don Answers.
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THE THRICE-A-WEEk WORLD
IN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
More Alert, More Thorough and
More Fearless than ever Read
In Every EngliSh-SpOken Country.


A president of the United
States will be elected this year.
Who is he and who is the man
whom he Will beat? Nobody
yet knows, but the Thrice-a
Week World will tell you every
step and every detail of what
promises to be campaign OF
the most absorbing interest. 1t
may not tell you what you hope
but it will tell you what is. The
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subscribe to the Thrice-a-Week
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The Thrice. .a-Week Worlds
regular subscription price is
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The COUNTY RECORD together
for one year for $1.75.
The regular subscription price
! of the two papers is 5000.
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So There Is.

81 didn't know you intended to
move"
"We don't"
, "But your wife told me she was out
looking at houses all day yesterday"
"Well. that's true enough. but don't
, you know there is vast difference be-
tween looking at houses and looking
for houseS?"
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Not Very Consolinq.

Humorist-The editor makes fun OF
my jokes. Spacer-Well, don't see
that you have any kick coming. That's
more than you are able to do.-Chicago
News.
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S1.75 qualities. Clearance pric

Sl.75 qualities. Clearance pric
S1.00.
LOT 2-Ladies' White Lawn
and Lingerie Waits, beautifully
trimmed with laces and embroid-
cries $4.00 and $3.50 qualities.
Clearance price $2.9S.
LOT 3-Ladies' White Lawn,
Lingerie and Linen Waists. Some
hand embroidered, Others trimmed
with laces and embroideriers,
5000 to $1,000 qualities. Choice
lat $500.
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Mosquito Nets.

Full sized Mosquito Nets and
Canoples complete and ready for
use. Value Sl.25. Special 93c.
Extra large size Mosquito Nets
and Canopies complete. Special
S1.45.
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He that blows upon dust fills his
eyes with it.-Danish Proverb.
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Ladies' Lace Waists in black,
white, cream apd ecru colors from
S2.9S to $500; Black from $500
Ito $500.
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Al Is.
NJ - Ne
Great For

Great For
mess.
eating and
BcrlincrS or
i all over the
IS where food
iere only wines
Ills which deal
them most re-
[ so impecCablc.
perfectly proper
or Your wife or
= hail or 4 wine
ted by the officers
go oaly to the prop.
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Wanted!

Wanted!
to help you own
your home, bust
ness house, farm
or to lift a mort
gage.
Stop F'y;1E tv4 Eons 5In' Tith a1d f5s }hs
same money.
The $1,000 Guarantee Invest
ment Home Purchasing Bond,
issued by the Southern States
Trust Company of Columbia,
S G, upon which they are grant
ing g per cent loans for 1O4
years will enable you to buy or
build anywhere or to lift your
mortgage. Be your own land
lord.
Worth investigating. Do 1t now.
Address W. C. FURsE, General
Agent, Columbia, S. G.
57tf