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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

The two most remarkable features
Of the present season In connection
with the dress question may be said
to be the very long. very plain. and
very tight skirts-for afternoon and
evening wear-and the tunics which
are verltable overdresses.
With regard to the long, plain skirts
II is certain that they will be amaz.
ingly fashionable for many months to
come; their charm is only Just now
making itself felt because at first
sight they were &c remarkable that
many women hesitated about adopting
them. 1t is not that we have not had
long, untrimmed skirts with us before
now, but II is that these particular
skirts are designed to display the
lines of the figure with such absolute
accuracy that the effect is, as | have
said, startling-at first. Almost in
variably these dresses are cut in
semi.princess style, with a ear right
down the front. In some cases sew.
eral small pleats are made in this
seam. giving the dress the effect Of
having been too long when sent home
from the dressmaker's establishment
and Of having been tucked up by,
more or less, amateur hands! This
seems a funny. description Of a very
new Partisan fashion, but twill serve.
Anyone who has seen the particular
skirt | mean will understand. Happily
many of the new evening and after.
NOON IrnngAu ~ fhtu ArInF p mazda
without these peculiar little pleats on
the front breadth. for, though novel,
they are not pretty!
Supple satin and mirror velvet are
the two favorite materials for such
gowns as those to which | have just
alluded, and though the skirts are for
the most part untTimmed, a vast guam.
tity Of stuff is used in their construc.
ton. The trains are invariably long,
and at the hem there Is a wide
flare" Very soft silk is used for the
Innings of these dresses, and many
wide-pleated frills OF chiffon or crepe
Chine are introduced underneath, to
make the hem flou.
With a satin or velvet gown of this
order as a foundation the most beauti.
full and delicate oyer-dresses-half coat
and half tunic-are introduced. These
oyer-dresses are made of embroidered
and pailletted chiffon. lace. crepe,
tulle, or coarse Russian net, and fire.
quently they are hemmed with a mar.
row band of sable, c%hinchilla or mink,
and always they are delightfully."- pic
turesque and becoming.
The ultra.fashionable evening gnSns
of the moment are made in three Dis
tinct parts, the long plain skirt OF
satin or velvet cut en- corselet at the
pack and showing almost a normal
waistline in front. Then there Is the
tiny cross.over bodice of richest EN-
broideries and most costly lace-col
ors and materials, most probably
forming a contrast to the skirt. Final
ly, there is the transparent over-dress
or tunic-rich in paillettes and In
crusted with lace and motifs Of fur
The combination Is m~arvelously ef
fective when carried u by a master
hand, and in such gowns as these {
pretty woman looks more than hel
prettiest!
1t must not be supposed that the
dresses | am now describing at all re
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

TO be equipped on a scale OF magnib'
cence exceeding anything of the kind
previously installed. The whole room
Is to be finished in solid bronze. with
all the fittings Of the same material.
''' The vault is so large that 1t over.
flows the unobstructed floor Of the
sub. basement, and includes two rows
Of the columns OF the building within
its area. To take care OF these, sever
al openings, entirely cased In, are
made through the vault from top to
bottom.
Besides being remarkable In Its
general features. this vault is unusu'
ally interesting in its design and con.
struction. As stated, It is Intended
to be fire, burglar, mob. and earth
quake proof. Danger from fire is OBJ
waited by the heavy 1G.inch coating
Of concrete and ~ire-proofing material
which surrounds the top, bottom and
sides. The burglars chances for sue.
cess are small, as the walls OF the
vault are made Of four-inch Harvey
lied steel armor.plate, of the same
kind as furnished the government for
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

Omaha has a youngster who is an
amateur electrician, and who has a
very ingenious way of killing rats.
The prying rodent is caught in IN or.
binary trap, the bottom Of which is
covered with tin. The Omaha boy
has a small dynamo of his own manu-.
facture and one wire connecting with
the dynamo is fastened to the tin lin,
ing of the trap and another is thrust
INTO the prisoners cell. The well,
known propensity of a Gagged rat to
do battle asserts itself, and he seizes
the wire between his teeth. In so do,
ing he makes the mistake of his life,
The circuit Is complete, his jaws close
on the wire with a death grip, and
without a squeak, and almost without
a CULVER, he passes into a state where
he will bother mankind no more.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
>o>3>c>o~o>o~o>
THE STORY.

cd EGONF! Thinkest thou that the
ID king hath time for such as ye?'
and as he spoke the gate keeper thrust
back the two women who sought en-.
trance to the palace. With a look Of
pain and disappointment they skunk
back into the shadow of the gateway,
and watched with envious eyes the
groups of people passing to and fro
through the gate. Their garb pro.
claimed them as belonging to the
poorer class. and the certain condi.
tons of dress and bearing indicated
plainly their character and the ques-
tionable manner Of their life, and had
not the gate keeper been busy with
the constant stream Of people passing
in and ont of the palace grounds
he might have been curious to
know what could have brought them
thither. And while they made no fur,
Their attempt to enter, they fingered
near, Offering striking contrast to the
important.looking officials who found
such ready entrance 10 the palace.
1t was during the early part of
King SolOmon's reign that our story
opens, and king and leaders from all
over the land were busy effecting that
organization which later became the
marvel of nations far and near, With
clever foresight he picked leaders from
all over the realm and gave into their
hands the administration Of the king,
dom, SO that no place was so distant
but that it felt the impress and stim,
illus Of the energetic young king. Once
a year these leaders and the other Of.
hcers Of the kingdom assembled at
Jerusalem to report to the king, and
IL was at such a time as this that
these two ONE had appeared at the
palace pleading that they might see
the king.
The rough words and treatment Of
the ~gatekeeper caught the notice OF
one OF the officials as he was enter
ing, and he paused after passing with
in the gateway to look back and OBJ
serve the ONE who had thus beer
so harshly repulsed. Something IL
the expression on the face Of one OF
the women aroused his curiosity anC
he retraced his steps to her side ant
inquired Of her what she desired,
Scarcely had she begun to speal
when the other broke in with he
story and he soon say that 1t wal
soue sort OF a controversy between thu
two over the little babe which on
woman carried upon her bosom. ant
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
Mans Love for Home.

The average man would care for his
home above all other places OF earth,
If he got half a chance. It's in him
20 do tits in the most restless and
migratory Of his sort. No matter how
he roams about he likes to know he
has a home to go to, and his fond.
ness for staying in it is in exact pro.
portion-or so | believe-to the de,
gree in which that home approaches
the ideal, Not in outward show
most men are surprisingly little about
that-but in the qualities which make
1t a place happily different from the
best club or bachelors hall which ever
eXisted.-Grace $, Richmond, with
Juliet In England"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

A, is made the same depth al b, but
its diameter is a little smaller, so that
inverted ii will just slip easily into the
tank b. In the bottom, or, rather, the
top now, of tank A is cut a hole and a
little can, d, is fitted in it and sold.
cred. On top and over can D is
soldered a large tin can screw. A rub.
Der washer is fitted on this so that
when the screw top, +, is turned on it,
the Joint will be gas.tight. Another
can, c, which will just slip inside of
the little can, is perforated with a
number Of holes. This a c is filled
about half full Of broken pieces Of
carbide and hen placed in the little
a d, A gas cock, H, is soldered on
TO tank A, as is shown, from which
the gas may be taken through a rub
Der tube. Fill tank B with water and
set tank A into it. This will cause
| some air to be inclosed, which can be
released by leaving the cock open
until tank A settles down to the point
where the water will begin TO run in
the perfOrations Of the little tank. The
water then comes in contact with the
carbide and forms gas, which expands
and stops the lowering OF tank A.
Then the cock must be closed and
tubing attached. 1t is dangerous to at.
tempt to strike a match TO light a
jet or the end Of the cock while air is
escaping and just as the first gas is
being made. Wait until the tank is
well raised up before doing this.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
Home Patronage Lesson.

The west Is the section that pro-
duces the wheat that supplies the ma
ton with bread. In almost every
wheat.growing section there are flour
ing mills. Yet how often do we find
that people Of these districts demand
-four made in a foreign place. This
principle is wrong. There is a loss
to the district. When wheat is shipped
from one state into another or from
the district where it is grown to some
other district and then made into
-four which Is returned to the people
for their use. there is a considerable
loss to the community. There is the
commission to the grain dealers, the
freight paid on the wheat, and the
freight paid on the -four back to the
| place, and not least is the employment
of labor In the manufacture. There Is
much to be gained through the pat,
ronage OF every home institution,
whether 1t be a manufacturing enter,
prise or a mercantile concern, The
community is made weather. by
keeping In it all the dollars that are
the result of the labor of the people,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
An Organization Era.

This is an age of Organization. "
The farmers combine to regulate the
markets for their products, the grain
dealers and the stock buyers combine
to keep prices down, the -four manu-,
facturers and the meat packers com
bine to keep prices up, and the job
bers combine to hold the combined
manufacturers in check, and the re.
tailers combine to carry or their bust.
ness in a way to gain a living and
make light the exactions demanded by
the manufacturers and the iobbers,
The working man combines to protect
himself In his work and against the
cutting of wages, and so II goes. The
struggles Of life are many, but can
not they be lessened by having fewer
combinations? VIII not the practice
Of home trade principles act in a pre-
tentative way against combinations?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
4 wEALTH.sAppINe SYSTEM.
New Public Utilities Managed in a
Way That Retards Progress.

II should be borne in mind that the
investment of outside capital, the
ownership OF public and semi-puSlic
utilities by others than residents of a
community, is a serious thing for the
people residing In the place. In west.
ern cities there are hundreds of illus.
trations of the working out of this
plan Of securing public utilities. There
Is need Of a water-works. Outsiders
come into the field with a proposition.
The city or town council is approached
and the final result is that a franchise
covering 20 to so years Is granted.
The works are built. People are then
compelled to paw highest rates to
meet interest OF bonds and watered
stocks. The company perhaps pays
taxes less proportionately than the
residents of the town are compelled
to pay, and the only money left in
the community that is earned by the
operation Of the plant are pe taxes
paid, the wages Of the few laborers
employed, and the salaries that a few
straw" officers draw. All the profits
are drawn to the owners of the plant
in some other city, generally Wall
street, New York. Thus is built up
a system that draws the money earned
In the community to some other place.
II is the same with street-car sys.
tens, electric and gas lighting plants
and all other semi-public and public
utilities under private ownership, and
In which outside capital is chiefly in.
vested.
Should these utilities be owned by
home capital, all the earnings would
be retained in the community, to seek
investment in other improvements and
the people would receive a general
benefit. There is ms argument that
car prove that foreign ownership Of
any enterprise is good for a commu.
nifty. Any system, II matters not
whether in a commercial line, financial
or other branch, that takes from a
community the earnings of the people
and uses them for the enrichment of
other sections, is a wrong system.
Let business men of every town get
these facts fixed indelibly in their
heads. Let commercial club enthusi-
asts settle down to the fact that when
through thei work In enterprise Is
built up that continual drain
on the resources of the place, 1t is
better there be no commercial club.
II there are any e%nterprising citizens
enough in a place to invest in their own
town in this way, the town should
have 10 difficulty in stimulating a
municipal ownership sentiment and
have the good work carried on. Com.
mercial clubs are all right, but 1t is
often that they are operated all wrong
than all right.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

Not long since in a western town
of some 1000 population the mer.
chants had an illustration of what can
be done by judicious advertising. The
proprietor of u clothing and dry goods
store decided that he would add a
grocery department. This was met
with the disapproval of other mer-
chants in the town, particularly the
grocers. They combined and com.
mCnced an advertising campaign di.
rected chiefly against him. Small
space was used. They were greatly
surprised one morning to find that the
object of their attention had In the
daily paper a four-page advertisement.
They were further surprised when the
weeklies of the surrounding towns
came out with n and two-page ad-
vertisements, offering wonderful bar.
gains and to pay the railroad fare Of
those who would purchase a certain
amount of goods. For miles around
the town large posters announced the
great sale. Other merchants of the
town looked upon the venture as fool
ish, and predicted that there was
something wrong, a failure or a fire in
sight, Neither happened, but in two
weeks time the enterprlsing store
keeper, who advertised to sell "a
pounds of graduated sugar for a dol
lar, when the jobbing price was more
than five dollars a hundred, provided
the purchaser ordered other goods, did
a business amounting to more than
$4,000, or as much business as the
average small ~storekeeper does In q
year Not alone that, but he Is stiff
doing the biggest business In the town
He advertised rightly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
PEAT AS FUEL.
Effort in This Country TO Make lts
Use Practical Unsuccessful.

Peat, which might almost be called
the national fuel Of Ireland, has never
been very successfully exploited in
the United States. While peat can be
converted into a fair quality Of fuel
for both domestic and steam purposes,
all methods Of handling ii so far de.
yised require heavy machinery and
considerable hand labor, and both OF
these are expensive. Several expert
mental plants have been started to
test the feasibility of manufacturing
peat fuel, but they have not com
menced work on a commercial scale.
It is estimated that from 500 TO 1900
tons were produced in 1906. During
the year there were imported into the
United States S,557 short tons OF
peat, valued at S45,344.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
Sc RMONETTE.

2 "And they feared the king;
Y for they saw that the wisdom
x Of God was in him, to do jude-
Z ment."-The surest pathway to
\ power over the hearts OF men Is
z that which runs parallel TO the
Y Divine will and purpose.
< Power over men which finds
: its source In God is first pure,
= next unselfsh, and lastly up.
< lifting.
< There is power OF men over
! men and there is power from
2 God over men.
Y The first finds its souree in
x human ambition; the second
3 comes from union with God.
There is no grander privilege
z or greater responsibility than
Y that Of power over ones Eel.
x lows, II the source and inspira-
. ton OF such power rests in God.
y Solomon because OF his nstu.
< tat gifts. the resources at his
. command and the station which
b he occupied had great power
. over men, a power which he
= might have used wholly for self.
< ish ends.
x But into the devout heart Of
the young king there came a
< realization Of a higher power to
Y which even a king must bow,
4 and in a sublime spirit of mod.
q esty and genuine humility he
puts a true estimate on the linn
< itstions Of human attachments
x and abilities, and sees In the
4 unlimited resources Of God the
2 complement OF all human en-.
Y desvor.
K Men in power are feared by
Z the people, either for the evil or
4 the good which they may do. II
z evil, then a fear inspired by dis.
y trust and a sense Of injustice.
!; II good, then a fear born Of an
< appreciation Of that righteous.
! ness and justice which operates
= to the benefit and blessing Of
Z all alike.
y AS in the days OF Solomon, so
4 is It true to-day, that men are
; quick to recognize the qualities
Of genuine goodness in those
K who are an authority.
< And notice, il is the simple,
4 common incidents Of life which
2 reveal the true qualities Of a
= man. Have you not often
< dered why SO ordinary an Incl
3 dent was chosen by the inspired
Y writer Of the book to prove the
wisdom Of Solomon? There
< must have been a multitude Of
3 incidents more striking and
2 more profound, but out Of all,
this story Of the two harlcts
x and their offspring is chosen.
x And yet what did il reveal TO
the people as perhaps no other
Z? incident could have done? First
= Of all, that wisdom born Of God
is not SO high or co mighty as
x to be above the commonest
& things OF life, nor 10 exclusive
. as to shut out the weakest and
= meanest and lowest Of Gods
Z creatures from share In his
x righteousness and justice. And
4 in the next place, that wisdom
9 from God goes deeper than mere
external evidence, touching the
z very nainsprines of life, and re.
VeaIine what the deeeitfuI heart
4 is striving to v up. Truly,
q the "foolishness Of God is wiser
\ than men; and the weakness Of
2 God is stronger than men,"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

ance in several of the new models for
afternoon gowns in chiffon-cloth, the
TUNES fashioned after the manner of a
sleeveless coat. only that they fas-
tened invisibly on the left shoulder In.
stead of opening In front. Pleats are
sometimes cunningly introduced at
the waist and stitched down Il the
line OF the knees, where the material
is allowed to fan out.
Long sleeveless coats of flet net
deliberately braided OF embroidered
will be one Of the features OF the
spring season. and 1t Is difficult to
convey in words the charm Of these
garments. Being transparent, they do
not hide the lines of the figure. but
they give to the whole costume an air
Of easy grace which is irresistible.
and for women who have passed their
first youth they are simply invaluable.
With a perfectly u gown of black
peau de sole, a transparent coat
reaching quite to the knees-of black
filet trimmed with bands of japanese
embroidery and decorated with black
silk braidings, might be worn with a
certainty of success.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

10 state the use to which It is TO be
put. The writer goes o to say:
This armor-plate vault is a sort OF
glorifed safe. to be filed with strong
boxes. The advantage claimed
for the armor-platc vault over all 9th.
er types of construction is that IT is
fire, burglar, mob and earthquake
proof. This one is built in two stories
with a connecting passage be.
tween them carrying a stairway and
a passenger elevator. The lower story
Is 9la feet high, 1862 feet long, and
3Ot2 feet wide. The whole structure
weighs about 1900 tons, 1t is pro
vided with an emergency door in
the right.hand corner Of the fore
ground Of the figure. The upper floor is
SO feet long. 9 feet high, and 10 feet
wide, provided with w doors for reg
ular service. one al either end
The upper vault. in particular. is
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
NAPOLEON AND THE SOLDIER

trappings. 1T is too magnificent and
grand for me, a common soldier"
Take IT." commanded Napoleon.
There is nothing too grand and mag.
niicent for a soldier of France"
The soldier mounted and rode away
on his perilous business, ready and
willing, and Napoleon's words, re.
peated through the ranks and columns
OF his army, gave to his tired troops
fresh inspiration and energy. Nothing
too grand and magnificent for a sol.
der of France!" they said, and tho
thought that they were worthy OF the
best inspired them to the mighty deeds
which followed.-Youth's COMPANION.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09
Latest Fad of the Smoker,

The latest fad OF the cigarette smok.
ker, according to a large m%anufactur.
er, is to vary the strength Of the ciga.
rette with the season. In the winter
he says that the smoker now demands
a much heavier article than he does
for the summer. Somehow, the manu-.
facturer declares, the cigarette smoker
has found that he can not smoke any
where near 80 strong a cigarette In
the summer as in the colder months,
and the makers now are putting out
special milder cigarettes for summer
demands.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-09

a vessels. Not only would the bur.
glar have to perform the task of getting
through this case.hardened surface,
but to even reach the armor-plate he
would have the REINFORCED concrete TO
reckon with. The vault is made of
separate steel plates, vita numerous
joints; but these are all dovetailed to-
gether and held in such a way as to
make their separation impossible from
the outside. and the fitting is SO finely
done that the joints are imperyious TO
nitroglyceTin.
Barring those for the doors, the
armor.plate walls are free from open.
ings Of any kind, which a burglar
might use in beginning his vault
breaking operation, There are no
holes through the doors for the lock
ing mechanism. The automatic time
lock is the sole means of opening the
vault once it has been locked"