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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26
May Have 10 Face Poverty.

Perhaps the count and his bride after
he reaches this country may have e
face the poverty other ordinary and
wiilful lovers have known. The count
ess even may have &C go back to hsT
old vocation and "do up" the counts
laundry. And the countess, having
shown that she was made of true grit
would just Ike 70 spite her naughty
German father-in-laE by doing It.
One thing Is assured however. 10
Warehouses; viii face Count Erasmus
because he loves washerwoman.
Whether over the washtub or the mis-
tress % a palace. the count and lis
bride will be allowed 20 bin and coo
and do as they please with entire DIS
regard fcr German red tape
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cleaved the atmosphere. just al
fathers all over the world win do
under similar circumstances FL
nally came the ultimatum-the
count must give up his washer
woman sweetheart or be disinher-
tied Temporarily the count aban-
doned the thought of marriage,
and bided his time.
In less than two years he had
reached his majority The couple
fled to Paris, and from there to
London, where, after abiding for
the statutory time, they we're wed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26
Has EnEiabIe Record.

All In all she has an envious record.
American woman devotinE her time
TO mountain climbing and her fame is
deserved. In passing It must be said
that Miss Peck has one mountain al
to nerseif-she was the first person
10 ascend the NameleSs Mountain OF
the Raura range IN Peru. This was
q mere matter Of some 1880 feet. but
she feels proud OF It Just the same
for she saw il first"
Next summer lis back 20 Hus sea-
ran and Miss Peck says it's DO or die
It's going TO take 8 90 TO make the
attempt and she believes it's worth f.
Miss Peck ought TO know for she oc-
cupies a niche ali her own when Il
comes 20 climbing upward
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The count cared not de threw
discretion 10 the wind, dee5ared his
aneetion. and learned that mis- love
was reciprocated. He determined
to make the beautiful laundress
his wife. The lovers don't SO state,
but it is TO be presumed that the
usual little scenes, just as they
sometimes occur in play, but sell
dom in real life. took place. Frau
Iein Fisher doubtless reminded her
noble lover of the differences in
their station. The count consigned
all such differences and prejudices
TO the neither depths. He swore
that he would make the beautiful
Iaundress a countess
The counts father and family
were Mortified. There ensued heat
ed controversies behind closed
doors. The noble father raved and
nae
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26

VIC "aIfed' every nerve lIngIlng.
lime dragged, every moment the fear
Of detection haunted her and the
husband who was leaving the prison
waits behind At last the long descent
was over. the count touched ground
and freedom was his just beyond
tie walls edge az immense motor
car. engaged by the wife, was in wait
ms, and in less than a moment the
countess and her freed husband were
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26

its happy evenings are secret, and the
names Of its members can be seen
only in the society's secret books.
The Sphenopogones comprise lead
ing politicians. literary men. and ar
lists living IN various parts OF France.
Each member must be elected unani-
mously and must. under pain OF severe
penalties. promise to wear a beard
which tapers symmetricaIIy 20 q point
and a n.ustache also pointed at each
end
Once a month the members dine to-
ge1her. The late ard place OF meet
iGg are arranged by the "gonfalonier.'
a. the treasurer Is called. and the pro
caedings are kept strictly private. nc
one being admitted except duly en-
rolled members.
II any member has between one din
aer and another distinguished him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26
oINTED boards

DIN T z D boards
MY need apply.
This Is the law OF
ne latest Partisan
ociety Of freaks
e Sphenopogo-
les. as they call
themselves.
It's members. Who
re compelled BY
Ie rules OF the so
ETY. 70 wear point
] boards and mus
.aches. have band
themselves to-
ether for the
vowed purpose OF
promoting peren-
aial JOviality.
Il Is a secret So
ciety. Its delIbera-
tons are secret. its
dinners are secret.
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Bride Achieves Success.

She found q vulnerable spot in one Of
the wardens- Her beauty and her
pathetic pleading. not emitting men
tor OF a handsome bride, Induced the
warden to the belief that Count Eras-
mus might as well be permitted TO
escape. The countess-washerwoman
got everything in readiness and then
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notified her lmprison-
ed husband that she
would vet outwit his
unforgiyinR relatives
and their allies.
The warden slipped
the count a file. Later
there came a rope.
and the count was
acquainted with the
plan OF escape. Ty-
Ing the rope to the
bedstcad th- stealthy
descent began. over
the high asylum
walls The least slip
would have resulted
in the count drop
ping to sudden death.
but it was a case OF
life aid death any
way ana the count
was not a man TO
turn back.
On the outside Of
the wall the young
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26

Fiction furnishes picturesque character than
Count Erasmus Erbach, scion of Of Germany's
nobIes families who has just escaped from the dhouse
in which his father had him placed and who the
way America with the aundres whom he chose in pref
to riches, title and honor.
And the most thrilIingly human thing about it is that
the little BRIDE after being separated from her husband
defed the powerful influences of her hostile fatberin-aw
and succeeded in aiding the escape. Together
they fed the country and together they coming to
America, the Land Of the free the marriage ties
broken by the one-sided German courts.
Through the whole story romance has placed its i'm
print upon every of the principals It has been
Of true love and all the implies for only has the
suffered the fortunes of the madhouse for the sake
of his love but he has renowned annual income of more
than million dollars all his fathers estates every
thing else that is handed down to a real live count
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CONTINUED from SIKH Psse)


standing near an immense eFevasse
near the camp THIS erevssse was
about twenty feet wide and To- feet
deep. which gives one an idea Of
some Of the difficulties We faced on
that awful Climb.
Ramos was willing. He began 20
take 81 his pack get In the picture
I heard a stsTtled cry. and moment
later saw the pack Ramos had lain
down began 10 roll down the noun
tain. lie stood stu, making no EFFORT
10 catch our precious provisions and
accessories At last we looked over
the crevasse and saw Il lying way
below. 4 few Intellectual attempts 70
rescue It with n rope and an Ice pick.
u was 10 use.
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Hustled on 10 Iail.

Ne count who was not a mad man
would marry a washerwoman." the
wise ones said. and the count was
hustled of 10 jail. not until he had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26
ALADY OF NOTE.

She was musical. quite, so she made hei
gown
OF organdie, cleyeriy planned
With accordion plaits running al u
and down,
And fiuted TO beat the band
she looked truly swell. and would fire.
auently harp
On being high toned and al that.
And OF course TO natural. had TO I
sharp
Enough to abide in A fat
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10000 Feet UD Mountain:
Lone Woman With LundtiC

IN ierwear. tights. four pairs wooden
stockings yieuna fur socks, Eskimo
hair boots. coat and kniCkerbOCkeTs.
sweater, a Eannel waist. besides 4
sleeping baR-Rnd was then unable 70
keep warm.
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Count Erbach
Comes to America
After Escaping

AIAD-HOUSE martyr, incarcerated with drivelng
nobodies who Knocked him as one of them-though
he was count renouncing title, estates, and
court honors-al for washerwoman bride
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20

county.
Sec. } Tho name Of no candidate
shall be printed upon an official bal.
lot used 1t ANY primary unless at
least sixty days prior to such primary
II nomination paper shall have been
filed in his behalf, as provided in this
oct, in substantially the following
form:
Form Of Petition Required.
!, the uudcrsi2n"h, II qualified cleo.
TOR Of The t.... precinct of the town
Of ......j. or TN" ...... precinct OF
IN" ...... ward Of the city Of ......J.
county Of ...... and stat" Of Missouri.
and "A member Of the ...... party,
hereby nominate ...., who resides cat
No. ..... on .,.... street, city OF
......l or Gin III" town Of ......J,
In IN" county Of ....... ~ a caniida'c
for Ia" Office Of there specify IN" Of
fic"J ....... 10 be voted for AT the
primary, 10 b" held On III" first Tues
day of August, 1898, AS representing
N" principles of said parry, and !
further declare that / intend TO sup
port the candidate named herein.
IN cities.
Name Of aigncr, 81. SO Date signing
............
............ ........
I. = . : -
'providcd, that for county Offices "A
declaration by the candidate, in which
he stated the applicants full nam"
and residence, the office for which he
proposes as "A candidate, and III" party
uIOn whose ticket he Is 10 be a candi.
date. shall be accepted and filed by
the proper official in lieu Of all other
nomination paper as required in this
act. Said declaration to be filed in
the same time and manner as Is pro
vidcd for the filing Of other nomina
ton papers In this act"
Exceptions Worth Noting.
See. G. Nl nomination papers. Tex
cept for county Offices" shall have
substantially the above form writer
or printed at the top thereof. \,
signatures shall be counted unless
they be upon sheets. each having snci
form written or printed at the tOI
thereof.
Sec. 7. Each signer OF a nomination
paper shall sign but IA such pape
for the same Office. and shall declar'
that he intends to support the candi
date named therein; he shall aid hi
residence, with the street and mum
Der, II any, and the date OF signing.
Sec. 8. For all nominations, excep
state officers, all signcrs OF each scpa
rate nomination paper shall reside II
the same precinct. For state officers
all slgners on each separate nomina
ton paper shall reside In the sam
county. The affidavit OF a qualife
elector shall be appended 20 each sue
nomination paper, stating that he !
personally acquainted with all person
who have signed the same. and ma
he knows them TO be electors Of tina
precinct or county. ats) the nomini
ton papers shall require; that h
knows that they signed the same wit
full knowledge OF the contents Their
Of. and that their respective residence
arc stated therein. and that Gao
signcr signed the same on the dat
stated opposite his name, and that h
the aflant. intends to support the ca
didate named therein. Such affdav
shall not be made by the candidate
but each candidate shall file with hi
nomination paper. or papers, a declar'
tion that he will qualify ~ such of
cey. II nominsted and elected.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
HIS ONE AVAILABLE ASSET.
Mr.. johnson Willing to Give WsiLWrlt'
ten Note Of Hand.

The financial prospects Of Mr.. Wash.
ington Lafayette johnson were decid-
eddy clouded, but he still preserved q
sanguine spirit, which his friends did
not always appreciate.
I'D like to borrow jes' . little
money oh YOU" said Mr.. Johnson, con-
fdentially, to a friend. IL wouldn't
ak you TO It, but I ain got q single
cent left in de worl'."
What security can you glib me?"
asked his friend, without any enthusi.
asm.
why. I glib you my note oh hand!"
and Mr.. johnson looked pained and
amazed at such a question. II reckoA
you don know what a good. clear
handwriting I got in de ebening
school."-Youth's Companion.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED
All the Time-covered with Tortur.
Ing Eezema-Doctor Said Sores
Would Last for Years-Per.
feet Cure by Cuticura.

my baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture, eczema. It was
all over her body but the worst was
on her face and hands. She cried and
scratched all the time and could not
sleep night or day from the scratch.
ing. ! had her under the doctors
care for a year and a half and he
seemed to do her no good. I took her
to the best doctor in the city and he
said that she would have the sores
until she was six years old. But II
had depended on the doctor my baby
would have lost her mind and died
from the want of aid. But ! used
Cut!cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice l.. Dowell. 47G9 Easton Ave., St
Louis, Mo-, May 2 and 20. 1907"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
COFFEE DRINKING
A Doctor Says II Weakens the Heart.

I'm my opinion" says a well known
German physician, nj one can truth.
fully say that coffee agrees with him.
az 1t has long since been proven that
caffeine. contained In coffee. is an In
furious, poisonous substance which
weakcns and d%cgcnerates the heart
muscles.
For this reason The regular use OF
coffee, oOn or late, causes a condition
OF undcrnOurishment, which leads to
various kinds OF organic disease.
Convinced OF this fact. ] have often
sought for some healthful beverage to
use instead Of coffee. At last ] found
the thing desired in Postum. Having
had occasion to forbid people using
coffee. whose hearts were affected. !
have recommended Postum as n bev.
erage. since 1t is free from all injuri.
Gus or exciting substances. I know
this from results In my family.
and among patients.
Hundreds OF persons who now use
Postum In place OF coffee, are greatly
benefited thereby" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, THE Road TO
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
An All. Round Man.

William V. McManus, the new pres
idcnt of the Letter Carriers associa.
ton Of New York. had been discussing
the ideal letter carrier.
With n laugh he ended:
Eyes, the ideal letter carrier needs
to be as all round. AZ many-sided. as
divincly gifted, as the man a Cincin.
natl suburbanitc advertised for last
month.
1.-THE advertisement RAM:
"'Wantcd-A man able to teach
Spanish. water color painting. and the
violin, and to look after the bull"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
nomination paA

Sec. D. Such nomination ~. ~
shall be signed: ta) n for a state Of
voters OF the party OF such candidate
in at least each OF six counties In
the state, and in the aggregate not
less than one per cent, o more than
ten per cent OF the total vote OF his
party In the state. o. II for a repre-,
sentative In congress, by at least two
per cent OF the voters OF his party, in
at least one-tenth OF the election pre-.
cincts in each Of a. least n half OF
the counties of tic congressional dis.
trict, and In the aggregate not less
Tim two per cent, nor more than ten
Ger cent, Ct the total vote OF his party
in such district. tcD II for an Off1ce
representing less than a congressional
district in area. by at least three per
cent. nor more than ten per cent OF
the total votc Of his party in such dis.
trict. Provided. that the office of rep.
resentatiye TO the general assembly
OF Missouri shall be regarded as a
county office under the provisions OF
this act.
Sec. 10. The baris Of percentage in
each ease shall be the vote of the
party for the presidential electOr re-
ceiving the largest vote at the last
preceding presidential election. But
any political organization which al the
last preceding general election was
represented Oh the official ballot by
either regular party candidates or b.;
individual nominees only, may, upoi.
complying with the provisions of this
act, have "A separate primary election
ticket as a political party, II any OF
the total yOic cast at the last proceed.
ing general election in the state, or
subdivision thereof, in which the can
didate seeks the nomination. NOmina.
ton papers may also be filed for nOn
partisan candidates; such papers shall
contain at least Two per cent and not
more than ten per cent Of the tOtai
tote cast at tn" last preceding gen
craI election IN the state, or sub1i-
visOn thereof, in which the person Is
n candidate, such sigBcrs to be dis
tributcd in each else a provided by
the provisions % this act.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
HeIped Him.,

A physician ont west was sent for to
attend a small boy who vas III. He
left n prescription and went away.
Returning a few days later. he
found tho boy better.
Eyes, DOCTOR" said the boys moth.
er, "the prescription did him a world
of good. left It beside him, where
he could hold II in his hand most Of
the time. and he can almost read It
now. You didn'S mean for him to
swallow tho paper. did you. doctOr?"
.-Harper's Weekly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
A Legal Holiday.

See, 80. It shall be the duty Of the
secretary Of state, on or before March
!. 1908, to prepare all forms necessary
to carry cut the provisions Of this
act, which forms shall be substantial
ly followed In all primaries held in
pursuance hereof. Such forms shall
be printed with copies OF this act for
public use anI distribution. EVERY
day ON which an August primary shall
be held shall be- n legal holiday.
Sec. 30. The provisions Of the stat.
utcs now in force in relation to the
holding of elections, the solicitation
Of voters at the polls, the challenging
Of voters, the manner OF conducting
elections, Of counting the ballots and
making return thereof, and all other
kindred subjects, shall apply to all
primaries IN no far as they are consist
ent with this act, the intent Of the act
being to place the primary under the
regulation and protection Of the laws
how In force AZ to elections.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
a4sg, sample baIlo, shat, be printed

'sDs 'A
upon tinted or colored paper. and shall
contain no blank Endorsement or certi-
fcate. Such clerk shall forthwith sub
NIT the ticket Of each candidate for
whom nomination papers have been
filed with him. as required by this act,
to his p%ostOfice address, as given In
such nomination paper, and he shall
post a copy OF each sample ballot In
a conspicuous place in his office. On
the tenth day before such primary the
county clerk shall correct any errors
or omissions in the ballot, cause the
same to be printed and distrib'
uted, as required by law. In the
case Of ballots for the general election,
except that the number Of ballots to
be furnished to each precinct shall be
twice the number Of votes cast thci..
al in the last preceding general cleo
ton.
Sec. II. All ballots, blanks and
other supplies to be used at any pri.
mary. and all expense necessarily In
CURED in the preparation tor or con
Quoting such primary, shall be paid
out Of the treasury Of the city, county
or state. as the casc may be, in the
same manner. with liz" effect, and by
the same officers as in the cast OF
elections.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20

So. II. Al nomination papers shall
b" flied ~ follows. !. For state on
GERS, repro ,~"n'a'iv" in cOnerfss. and
those mcmDora Of s"naf" and assem-
bly, whose districts comprise more
than on" COun y, IN She Office Of tn"
secretary Of state. .. For officers to
be voted for wholly within II county,
such county. .. When nomination
papers shall be received which con.
tain ten per cent of the total vote, AS
limited in subdi visions "a, b and C OF
sections q Of this act, the clerk, with
whom such papers ar" required to be
filed, shall not receive or file Further
nomination papers for the candidate
named therein.
Sec. II. At least fifty five days be.
fore any primary preceding a general
election, the secretary Of state shall
transmit TO each county clerk IA ccrti.
fed Est containing the name and post.
office address of each lcrs0n for
whom nomination papers have been
filed in his office, and entitled to be
voted for at such primary. together
with a Designation of the Office for
which h" is IA candidate, ana the party
or principle he represents.
Sec. -. Such clerk shall forthwith
upon receipt thereof. publish, under
the proper party designation, the title
OF each office. tn" names and ad
dresses Of all persons for whom nom
inatiOn PAPERS have been filed, giving
tn" nainc and address Of each, tho
date Of the primary, tn" hours during
which the POLLS will be opened, anr
that the primary will he held at The
regular polling places in each pre-
cinc,. II shall be the duty OF thu
county clerk to publish such notice
for three consecutive weeks PRIOR Il
said primary.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-02-20
ubl!city 10 Authorized.

Sec. Ia. Every publication required
In this act shall be made In at least
two. and not TO excecd four, newspa.
pers OF general circulation in ouch
county; one Of such newspapers shall
represent the political party that cast
the largest vote in such county at tho
last preceding general election, and
II OF such newspapers shall repre-.
sent the political party that cast the
next largest vote in srch county at
the preceding general election. In any
case where the publication OF notice
can not be made. as hereinbcfore re
CURED, II may be made In any news
paper having q general circulation IN
the county In which the notice Is re
CURED 10 be published.
Sec. 10. An Official ballot shall be
printed and provided for use at each
voting precinct In the form provided
herein. The names Of all candidate
for the respective Offices, for whom tho
have been duly filed, shall be printed
thereon.
Sec. IC. At least twenty days be
fore the August primary each COUNTY
clerk shall prepare sample official bar
lots. placing thereon, alphabetically
under the appropriate title Of each OF
Ace and PARTY designation, the name,
Of all candidates TO be voted Tor T.
the nrecInct of his county for WHOM
nomination papers have been nile.