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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
NEWS FROM MISSOURI :
Historic Courthouse 70 90.

Barry county finds itself in q pecu.
liar predicament relative to it's court.
house. After having been condemned
by several grand juries as being I'm.
safe and also by the circuit Judge, O
proposition to build a new structure
~as defeated at a special election re.
Gently held. Since that time the cQun-
ty court has had Senator II. II. Hon.
enscbild, an architect, TO examine the
Guiding and he pronounced the struc.
ture not only dangerous but unsani.
tary and condemned its further use.
The building is n Of historic Intcr.
est and has been used as a courthouse
and jail for GO years. Gov. Claiborne
Jackson signed the secession acts n
the building In 1861 and n of his
rump legislatures was held there.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
To the knocker.

News being scarce, the Logan Re-
publican trilled enough of this to plug
2 blank space: Here's to the knock
r., the faint hearted k%nOcker, the
knOcker so helpless and blue, who al
gome good for his town to do. No use
TO correct him, no need to expect him
to get to the front like a man, for
while others rustic, he'll hustle Objec.
tions to raise for each plan"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
judge Ellison a Nimrod.

Judge Ellison went a%.hunting re-
Gently and the TarkiO Independent
says he bagged this assortment Of
game: FOrty.three jack rabbits. Is
squirrels, 33 quail, four COWS, seven
hogs and IA chickens. turkeys and
lucks. TO prove Judge Ellison's
crack craftsmanship, the Independent
says that in shooting at a bunch OF
sparrOws that looked like gail he also
anded three pigs, two p%olecats and a
COW
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Put the Tramps to Work,

In Nevada a vagrant who was given
hours to leave town preferred not TO
go and boarded nearly two weeks at
public expense. Has Nevada no
streets in need of cleaning? Some
towns make these gentlemen of leis-
ure earn their living, with excellent
results. and the living is so good In
Missouri that such measures are nee
cssary to keep the state from being
overrun by tramps. Full many a hobo
of pnrest ray serene il now housed I'm
some Missouri Jail who would be on
his way rejoicing II he knew he was
escaping from n land Of work.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Shelby County's Claims.

Shelby, though one of the smaller
counties OF the state, has been a
pioneer In many movements toward a
higher civilization. boasts the Shelbina
Democrat. 1t vas M OF the first
counties OF the state to erect and
maintain an infirmary for the care OF
Its insane. It was one of the five
counties which first voted local option.
Until two years ago, but five counties
Of the state were under local option.
Now there are 62.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Has Gift Of Cab"

Bucklin Is the home Of a man who
claims TO be the fastest talker on
~record-not even the ladies' barred.
His name Is ]. o. Carter. and he IL
an %auctioneer. Recently in a timed
contest, Mr.. Carter spoke 5,012 words
In ten minutes, and thereupon vas
given an award of 81 900 in cash. The
contestants spoke into monographs
and Carter says modestly: 81 just
pretended | was a%uctioning something
and strung the words out as fast as
! could. | suppose I'm a little gifted
that way" There were several hun
dred contestants; the one who got
second prize spoke 4,904 words.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Centraiia's Fair Directors Named.

The directors of the Centralia Fair
association met recently and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: II. T%hrelkeld, president; II. g.
Williamson, first vice president; J. Il.
Hinman, second vice president; ]. G.
Pool, secretary; G. II. Early. treas.
urcr.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
A Long Train.

It Is estimated that II the Missouri
corn crop this year was loaded into
ordinary farm wagons, holding 80
bushels each, 1t would require 8.000,-
900 wagons. II these wagons were
driven on a road as closely as It would
be safe to follow one team with an.
ether, 1t would make a train twice
around the world.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Knows More, Now,

A rural carrier who lives In But.
Ter believed he knew a good deal
about electricity until he attempted
to cut Il wire with q pochct-knite. II.
will recover.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Mckinley's Cousin to Leave Aurora

Rev. Or. r. A. Mckinley has re.
signed the Passionate OF the Presby.
terrain church In Aurora and will pro-
baby accept a call to a church in
Oregon. DR.. Mckinley is a cousin of
the late President Mckinley.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Chance to Show Il.

Mrs, Biggs-l hear Mrs. Hilow Is
going to move again.
Mrs. Diggs--Yes, she moves every
month since she got her new furni-
ture.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Cheered.

A maiden who lived in Siberia.
Where all II 80 frigid and drerla.
Felt sad, met "a bear
And when Rugged said: II swear
II docs my heart good to be neria."
Houston Post.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30

The more judgment a man has. the
slower and the more careful will he be
to cOndemn.-Maurer.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
Not
For
Men
The Reason for Marrying.

The Reason for Marrying.
"They say that he married her for
her money"
And what did he do when she lost
her wealth."
HE lost his reason."-Harvard
LampOon.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30

Those Delicious Lemon Pies.
The kin that make your mouth wa
at least possible expense II you uso
"OUR-PIE' Preparation. Don't hesitate.
Try II and tell your friends. At grocers.
10 cents. Three kinds: Lemon, Choco.
late and Custard.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30

Talk is cheap-unless Q lawyer 70
handing 1t out.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30

ONLY ONE "BROMO 0UININE"
That ia LAXATIVE BVOMO OU1NINE. Look 4
the signature 81 ". W. GnOvE. Used tho WOr
over " Cure u Cold In Ono Uay. Ic.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ~toethinH, softens tho gums, reduces In
nsmmation, silsys palm. cures wind c0liG. 2Sc . bottle.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30

It's a sweeping assertion to say tina
q new broom sweeps clean.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-30
SInQ at Your Work.

Whenever the baby at midnight
Is inclined to be noisy fearful
Whatever you do,
As you ramp the house through.
Oh, do not forget to be cheerful.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Mr.. cleveland,s transformation.

long ago, when Grover Cleveland was
President of the United States, Kan
sas man was applicant for a position Of
some consequence He was introduced
TO the President, and they had quite a
talk, and he made a good impression
and it seemed entirely probable that he
would get what he wanted; but, when
about to depart, in moment of effu-
siveness. he made some foolish inquiry
concerning the welfare of Mrs. Clev7-
land; he meant it in the Kansas spirI.
OF cordiality, just as You would say 10
man that you hoped his folks were
we'll Instantly the Presidents face.
which had been the symbol Of geniayty-
froze into a forbidding mask, and tie
visitor knew that his case was loSt-as
it was, Mr. Cleveland always believed
that his public business had nothing To-
do with his private or family AFFAIRS
and the people admire him for il; ana
they appreciate the beauty Of il in these
days, when a man of prominence lives
on the front porch and eats his meals
on the roof, so that all the world; III
Guiding the photographers, may see hllA-
When man wins distinction OF any
kind, nowadays, his wife and his chli-
dren and his aunts and his granGpaTrh! -
come bobbing into the newspaper Ia
the most offensive way 1t is Impossible
to vote for man YOU admire; you must
vote for his whole family, or not vote a1
all.-Emporia Gazette.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
WOLVES ARE WARY ANIMALS.
Montana Ranchmen Go Armed for Them.
but Kill or Trap Few.

One of the prominent men of the Big
Hole section who was in the city ex-
pressed the opinion that there We're only
a few wolves left in that country. but
that few made it mighty interesting for
the stockmen. He says these wolves
are very hard to trap, refuse to take
poison and that the most expert hunter
might try for weeks without getting
within rifle shot of one.
There are not more than dozen
wolves in the whole watershed of the
Big Hole river" said the gentleman.
And one of the best hunters in this
country. Fred Francis. who is familiar
with every nook and corner in the val
ley, is of the opinion there are not more
than half a dozen. | am willing to adj
NIT, however, the few there are make
life burden for the stockmen and keep
them in constant fear of a midnight raid
ON their animals.
Wolves kill for the sport of killing
and it is seldom an animal survives aft
er being bitten by wolf, the merest nip
usually proving fatal Only one wolf
has been killed there in the last two
months. and that one was trapped BY
Fred Francis. Its capture was purely
a matter of luck.
Every man in the Big Hole carries
rifle. whether on horseback or travelling
with a team to trade at a store or at
an opportunity to kill a wolf and secure
the big bounty offered for the scalps.
Two of the prominent ranchmen and
stockmen who reside near Chalk Bluffs
have secured several hundred dollars in
subscriptions from the ranchmen to pay
bounty of SO for each wolf scalp in
addition to the bounty of SO paid by
the state. 1t is said that not more than
twenty wolves have been killed ~ the
basin during the last six years. but in
that time thousands of dollars worth Of
stock has been destroyed by these pests.
so far as known only one wolf has
been poisoned in the Big Hole, and that
was thirteen years ago. They are more
wary and cunning than a fox and can
smell trap a mile away; they refuse to
take poison, &na as their depredations
are committed in the early dawn or in
the night it is seldom that one is seen,
even by the most astute hunters. So
all in all the wolf question is a difficult
proposition to deal with Anaconda
Standard
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
How Harvard Yard Was Named.

President Eliot told how it happened
to be the Harvard Yard
",The origin of the name Harvard
Yard. +" he said. appears in a sketch
of 1895 by a sophomore, Joseph Story, a
justice of the supreme court of the
United States at the age of 81 and one
time professor at the Harvard law
schuoi. The sketch was turned in as an
exercise by Story. | got abroad in some
manner and was there for many years
until a family who inherited it returned
it recently to this country. The sketch
shows plainly that what is now such a
charming spot was then just back yard
and nothing more.
1T was uHiighted, so that except
when there was a moon it was dark as
pitch Its quality of darkness was val
ued by the students as giving an oppor-
tunity to disregard college regulations
and to indulge in some practices which
the faculty viewed as unwarranted
1T was the resort in those days, es-
pecially in the early forenoon and the
late afternoon, of crowd of young chill
dren sent from home to buy hot rolls and
fresh bread from the bakers shop which
occupied the corner rooms in University
hall now devoted TO offices for the dean
of the Lawrence scientific school. "-Bos-
ron Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
TOO MANY.

I knew four girls in Springfield, Mass,
Long, weary years ago,
And thus some trouble came to pass
As I'll proceed 10 show.
The girls were witty, sweet and cute,
Adorable and tall.
And seeing each was such a beaut,
/ needs must love them all.
1t isn't cheap 10 love qHartets,
My friends. for who adores
A bunch ike that buys vi0lets
And candy gifts by fours.
But FL spent my money free
They never thought me mean;
Yet ah all looked so good TO nae,
/ couldn't choose between.
All smiled on me-you bet your lnei
All loved me-take my word
But could they all four be my wife.
The question is absurd.
The years slipped by without break,
As years have ever done,
| could not think just which to take,
And so-ah, mel-took none.
They kissed me goodhy now and then,
The Unforgotten Four
Eftsoons they married other men
And I'm q bacheldore.
Richmond Times Dispatch
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Too Much Furniture.

Most people have far too much furni-
ture in their houses, and certainly the
majority indulge in too much textile
fabric. Too many curtains. too many
antimaca ssars. too many mats and cush-
ions. All these things collect and hold
dust. and curtains shut out fresh air and
sunshine. Carpets, especially in the
rooms we sleep in, l would abolish. The
bedroom carpet is snare. and the soon
er it makes its final exit the better for
the family health. That great artist and
critic William Morris once said: Have
nothing in your house that you do not
know 10 be useful or believe to be beau
tiful. This is counsel many women
might take to heart. thereby making
their homes much more healthy. a very
great deal more beautiful and uudoubt-
e6ly far easier to keep clean and order
ly."-Cood Health.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
COW swIMs FAR.
Follows Boat Thirty Miles Dow, =,
Missouri. 'us


Capt. William Leyhe of the sts..
Spread Eagle feels that his h.. ller
been iIsulted. not by any riyai mas
but by an old red mulley COW. oOal'
A consignment Of cattle wos l.,
On the Spread Eagle at Elsah refl,,t'eau
bound for the stockyards at B-n,'Fr
avenue. st. Louis. In. the lot ,ras i u
red COW, and she had distinct OF ieot;l- ae
10 leaving home. She had strnggilS
through the winter, and now that sTnsl
had come. and with il a pretty ftt}ss e ,sS
calf. she had no notion of abanJen ied
the delights OF a summer in the conntrss
for the drudgery of a life in 80
where she would be expected +, -
liberal quantities of milk all suplIna ~ =
At lie gangplank she baked IT..
calf was picked up and carried aboarJ
and the mother love of the COW W W.,
supposed to be sufficient to indpca a.
TO follow. She was one of tb iouee ne. her
tangled club cows, however. with 49,
Of emancipation absorbed from hrG,rs>
ing about within sound of Piassa' : aorrs
of ChautauGuan lecturers, and Sha IA
not follow the calf, but broke au-aV
from her captors and jumped into tie
river.
She was regarded as a lost COW. and
the boat proceeded to Grafton. then
back to Alton, where it laid up Tor We
night.
As the Spread Eagle came down Tho
river the next morning two fisberman
We're seen at q point on the river near
Madison. H., struggling with cow
that had just been taken frem rba
water Thev signaled the boat. which
Went in az the nearest landing II was
the same old COW. She had fioated down
the river from Elsah, thirty miles. ana
was apparently none the worse for her
night in the wafer. She still objected
to boarding the boat, but was finally in.
duced to climb the gangplank.
Any doubt that might have existed as
to her identity was dispelled when She
espied her calf. The two held ioyous
reunion. feature Of which was a
sumptuous banquet for the calf. Patrons
of st. Louis milkmen sometimes imag.
inc that the cows from which their
wares are obtained have the habit If
swimming in the river, but this is 7he
champion long-distance water perform
ance for COW, so far as known to
rivermen. Capt. Leyhe, while giving
bossy full credit for her feat. wishes
she had selected some other boat to
beat down the riyer.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
RIVER TRAFFIC IN MEXICO.
How Products of the Interior Are
Brought to the Coast.

Il would be a difficult matter 10 esTi-
mate the number of people who are d.
rectly dependent upon the mercantile
supplies Of this port. but il is certain
that the number can be written with six
figures. Mere than 5000 Of these beats
are IN commission on the Iamesi and
Panuco rivers. they vary in length from
twenty TO sixty feet and carry the Wild
and cultivated products of the interior
10 Tampico. where they discharge their
cargoes and reload with merchandise
and OTHER supplies.
with two great waterways, the Ia
mesi and the panuco,s the native navi-
gators find their business profitable, de-
spite the fact that it requires about tliir-
~ days TO make a round trip to distant
points on the river. Every conceivable
form of tropical plant and fruit may be
found III their eargoes, as well as native
made earthenware and other manufac-
tured articles A long pole is the only
compass required by the captain of one
Of these barques, but he wields the bam-
boo which pilots him safely over the
shoal filled waters of a tropical water
way. Many of the plantations along the
rivers keep several of these boats Ia
commission all the time, carrying their
smaller products to the market and
bringing back supplies for the hacienda
In the early hours OF the morning
green bananas are piled up along the
wharyes like cordwood, baskets of cocoa
nuts. pineapples, wild and cultivated
lemons and oranges and innumerable
other products of the tropics can be seen
in enormous quantities And il is sur
prising how quickly the supply of the
day Is exhausted. A string of freight
cars on the track opposite the market
are waiting for portion of most every
cargo. and by noon there is little left
but the small fruits and vegetables in
moderate uantities.-Tampico Cor. Mex
lean Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Tree an Old Mans Friend.

Charles Nicholson, ST., has pecan
tree of which he is justly proud In 1855
he was brought to Texas as a slave.
When he was set free he bought small
farm and there was one pecan tree on it.
He planted few more trees, but they
were small or common pecans.
ton and corn and made living, but no
money to save. To-day he is no longer
able to work the field, but devotes his
attention to pecan trees. One tree bears
the largest pecans grown in America.
They can be found al the department Of
agriculture, Washington, where he sent
q few
Last year he sold S54 worth from this
one tree. He gave his friends some and
planted more. The young trees he is
selling rapidly at 81 each and yesterday
said he had none left Westfeld Cor.
Houston Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
LITTLE GUN KILLS A GRIZZLY.
Big Fellow Was Taken, However, at o
Disadvantage by the Hunter.

To kill a big grizzly bear weighing
nearly 500 pounds with a 80 caliber re-
volver is something that a few men ae-
complish and very few would care to at
tempt. Yet that is the unusual feat
which DR.. A. Mckay Jordan accom-
plished while visiting some mining claims
he is interested in near Jedway.
DR.. Jordon, who has just returned
from Queen Charlotte island. is having
the skin of the bear dressed by a local
taxidermist. The eight small bullet holes
in the skin are in themselves proof of
his unique experience. OF course it is
very doubtful if the bear would ever have
been bagged had he not been caught in
the water and practically at the mercy
of DIR. Jordan and his friends
They We're taking a load of supplies to
4 new camp in a small boat and while
passing through a channel between two
islands which was only a couple of yards
wide came upon the bear swimming
across the channel. They headed him off
from the shore despite the animals an
CRY snarls. DIR. Jordan was the only one
of the party who had anything in the
shape of firearm, and that was only
a revolver with 30 short cartridges. He
emptied one load of these ar the half inn
mersed bear, but the bullets had little
effect except TO glance off the hard skull
and make the animal redouble his efforts
to get away from his pursuers and reach
shore.
DIR. Jordan and his companions got
closer 10 the bear with their boat, and in
the meanwhile the revolver WAS loaded
up again. Two more shots were sent
into the animal at short range. and final
~ one right over the temple. fired from
a distance of less than ten feet. did the
trick. The bear doubled mp as the bullet
crashed into his brain. The bear was so
heavy that the four men in the boat were
unable to drag him on board and the
carcass was towed ashore to be skinned.
Vancouver World.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Ahmed to please the lord.

When Lord Elphiston was in America
couple of years ago he was entertained
ut dinner by family, the head of which
was to accompany his lordship IN his
hunting trip through the wilds of the
nEthwest.
One Of the assets of the family was a
child Of about years, named Ethel
and during the dinner the child was big
eyed and big cared with wonderment-in
fact, completely overawed by the pres
ence of the distinguished foreigner
Ethel heard her mother and father
now and then say, My lord this, and
my lord that" OF "Will you have some
of this, nay lord, or some Of that?' the
dinner being a purely informal one.
Finally, when Ethefs mother was in
terested in the conversation of another
guest, Ethel noticed that MILFORD gazed
interestedly at dish of relish quite ont
of his reach. Ethel. child though she
was. thought she saw chance to please
Lord Elphiston, and in a firm, clear
voice exclaimed
Mamma, God wants some pickles. -
Rochester Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
Kentucky English.

A Frankfort produce dealer WHO
drives about in his wagon. went 60 j
certain house here the other day and vas
selling eggs and vegetables. 3
Can you spare me an extra P9una 81
keeper.
Nom. l can't" replied the. dealer
Il could have spore you pound yts''1-
day. but not today" r
This reminded man in the crow" %
what his little girl had said about s'l;'1
candy which was given her by an nl,'ss.
and showed that the produce dea.eT
hot the only coiner Of words. The enl."
mother said 10 her:
Louise. go crack that stick Of cand5
and bring some of il in here"
Its already croke. repIitd gus
yOungSter.--L Louisville Courier-JonrAai-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
"Boston's Stump

"Boston's stump is the local name Of
the tower of the parish church of St
Botolph. in Boston. England. which was
damaged by lightning not long ago. The
church dates from the Fourteenth CEN
fury, and its tower. 272 feet high. is the
es of England. 1t has $50 steps, one for
each day of the year, and the church
has seven doors. fifty-two windows and
twelve pillars, for the days in the week
and the weeks and months in the year
For the twenty-four hours in the day
there are twenty-four steps in the porch
by which the library is reached. Two
flights of sixty steps lead to the roof one
Cor the seconds, the other for the min
utes; and the tower is in four stories, for
the four seasons. Thus does time stand
still in Boston.-Springfield Republican
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-24
A Millionaire clergvman.

One of the richest clergymen in Eng
land died at GuildfoFd yesterday in the
person Of Rev. Francis Paynter. who
had been rector of Stoke-uext- Guiklford
for thirty-fonr years.
He owned much property in the
neighhorhood of Regent street and Pic
cadilly. and his income was reputesl 10
be between 10000 and $4,000 a wear.
Mr.. Paynter was great benefactor
to Guildford. He built three churches.
as well as many missions. ana founded
a coffee tavern in furtherance of the
temperance crusade. in which he was
keenly interested.
He had travelled all over the world
in the cause of mission work. He estah-
lished college in India and supported
a number Of missionaries at his own
expense.--L.ondon Express.