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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15
INJUSTICE TO THE STATE.
Special Correspondence.

| I'M ~ 1t1E "A
While defendants in criminal case:
should be guaranteed fair trial al 6
should be given every proper protec-
ton against erroneous procedure in
the trial courts the state also has rights
not to be ignored or diminished by the
higher courts.
A St. Louis grand jury has re-irr Let
ed Warner, the former ss7refnber of the
House of Delegates, convicted under
previous indictment of accepting a
bribe 1t will be remembered that
the Supreme court set aside his con-
viction because the word the" was
omitted in the indictment in which he
was convicted, after fair trial. There
was no question of his guilt or of the
Justice of the jury's verdict, but in
the sentence in the indictment alleg-
ing that his offense was against the
peace and dignity of the state' "a
declaration which must be made in ev-
cry indictment) the word the was
omitted before the word state" For
this trivial omission, which in no wise
affected the question of justice, the
verdict was set aside by the high court
and the defendant set free. In the new
indictment the omitted word THE is
written in bold, black letters so that
our wise judges may see it and feel
the gravity of their decision if, after
another fair trial, Warner is convicted
and appeals the verdict.
But it is not likely that the defend
ant will be again convicted. Witnesses
will be gone, the evidence on which
his first conviction was based will be
weaker in his second trial, and he may
go free, all because our learned judges
thought it not just to let man go to
the penitentiary on an indictment
charging an offense against the peace
and dignity of state" The missing
word was potent in balancing the
scales of Supreme court justice.
This case forcefully emphasizes the
declaration of the Republican state
platform of 1908 favoring law pro-
viding that no judgment in civil or
criminal case shall be reversed unless
the court can affirmatively say, upon
the entite record, that the judgment
was for the wrong party and that, but
for the error complained Of, different
judgment have been rendered.
Such reversals of judgment as that
in the Warner case create heavy Grim
inal costs and impair the confidence of
the people in the courts. The legisla-
ture should make such a ruling by
high court impossible. If the legal
technicalities on which important cases
may be reversed are robbed of their
potency the Supreme and Appellate
courts will be relieved of great bur-
den and the Circuit courts will become
more efficient in administering justice.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15
c. c. BLANS1T,
Real Estate
WALNUT SHADE, MO.

am farmer and stock-raiser, and
have personal knowledge Of the lands
handle. Whether you want to GO INTO
fruit or stock raising, or intend to con-
fine YOUR attention to plain farming, i
can suit YOU. | place my own teams al
the disposal of homeseekers. and show
farms, without livery charges, to pur-
chasers. Correspondence solicited.
C. C. BlanSit, WaInutShade. TaneyCO. Mo-.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15

A worldly minded Missouri editor
has won much applause from the gal
leries by declaring that it is no more
harm to catch fish on Sunday than to
run down a chicken on that day for
the preachers dinner.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15

FAN can be easily and quickly stop
PED. Pink Pain Tablets--Dr. Shoop' S
stop headache, wcmanly pains, any
pam anywhere, in 90 minutes sure.
: sofnaula on the 25c. box. Ask your
uIuggist o. doctor about the formula
- me. Sold by City Drug Store.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15
COUNTY COURT.

fresiding Judge e...........J. j. G. Lewis
associate Judge, West Dist. w. A. Branson
- East Dist. j. M. Clark
Court meets lst Monday in February, May,
August and November.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15

The law firm of Groom Il McConkey mas as
so,ved and am continuing in the business alone.
Am now prepared to devote all my time anu
energy to the Law and Collection business
Notary Public in Office and special attention
,;u no piven to drawing and taking ackhowleoe-
,,onts ri Deeds. Mortgages and Contracts.
OFrtcE--South Side Public Square between
PostoiIice and Bank.
ID. f. MCCONKEY
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15
MISSOURI POINTERS.
Timely Comment on the Course of State Affairs.

the large deficit left by his Democratic
predecessor and still have enough rev.
enue too meet ali proper demands on
the state treasury.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15
COURT OF PROBATE.

eoart meets End Monday in February, May,
August and November
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-15
COUNTY.
CIRCUIT COURT

Court meets 4th Monday in April and Octo'
ber
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
His Daughter PLAYED.

MS daughter Played.
Wife-I can't understand. John, Why
you always sit on the piano-stooi
wnen We have company. Everybody
knows you can't play q note.
Husband-Tm well aware Of II.
dear. Neither can any one else when
I'm sitting there.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

u.e,,no Of National Association '''
study and Prevention oi ,u0
Al. win Be Largely Attended

Tho snh annual meeting OF the Ns.
,,onaI Association for the study anu
prevention Of tuberculosis VIII oe
held in washington. ID. C.. at the Ne~
willard hotel. on May lS. II and 10.
owing TO the present interest In .ne
campaign against tuberculosis 'ne
mee,,ns will be OF unusual interes.
and Importance. The membership Oh
the national association now numbers
nearly 1000, and is distributed IN ar
mos, every state in the United States.
The national association has also a
considerable membership in Canada
Cuba Porto Rico. Philippine islanus'
and in several OF the European eoun'
tries Ex.President Roosevelt anu
DR. William osler are honorary vice
presidents Of the national association.
nr Vincent Y. Bowditch OF Boston Is
the president: Mr.. Homer Folks OF
New York city. and DR.. Charles L.
Minor OF Asheville. ". C., are the vice
presidents: Gen. George NJ. sternbers
Of Washington, ID. C.. is treasurer Dr'
Henry Barton Jacobs OF Baltimore, Is
secretary. and DIR. Livingston Farrand
q, New York is the executive secre'
tary OF the association.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
HEN THE FRIEND OF ROBINS
o'coJ Very Effective Ally In Pre-
serving Resting Place for the
Red Breasts.

Ever hear Of a sreckled hen being n
srfend and ally Of red breasted robins,
" not. ask the folk of Clinton. n. J.
heres what happened there. according
10 yerscious character:
A pair OF robins that for years have
nesfed In a peach tree in SIIas Closes
chicken yard arrived from the south to
md their nest occupied by some fresh
sparrows After a twittered converse.
tion. they attacked the intruders and
drove them out.
The sparrows new away. but re.
surned In a few minutes with four
others They assailcd the nest and
sent the robins scooiing. And then
Ihe speckled hen-Farmer Closes best
layer. hetsy-took a hand. or rather a
wing. She flew into the tree. ousted
the sparrows with a few cluck .cIucks
and digs OF her toes. and then sig
nailed the robins 10 return.
In ten minutes the sparrows-now a
dozen or more-reiurned. and attacked
both robins and Betsy" Hut the in.
domitable trio put up such a battle
that the little brown birds were glad
To beat an aerial retreat and let the
red-breasts haysstheir old home.
II you don't believe it. Farmer Close
viii show you the very tree where Il
happened
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
WHAT coLoas SHALL ! USER
ThIs Question 10 Important In Pa'n''ns
a House or Other Building.

A nroper color scheme is extremely
important in painting a house. IL
makes all the difference between
really attractive home and one az
which you wouldn't take second
glance. And II makes a big difference
in the price the property will bring on
the market.
As TO the exterior. good deal de-
pcnds upon the size and architecture
OF the house. and upon its surround
lnss. For a good interior effect you
must consider the size OF the rooms.
the light. etc. =
You can avoid disappointment oy
studying the books Of color schemes
for both exterior and interior painting.
which can be had free by writing Ma
tionai Lead Company, 1902 Trinity
Building. New York. and asking for
Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. ~.
The outfit also includes specifications
and a simple instrument for testing
the purity OF paint materials. Pure
White Lead which will stand the test
in this outfit will stand the weather
test. National Lead Company's IA
nous Dutch Boy Painter trademark
on the keg is a guarantee Of that kind
Of white lead.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

PA, is II true that the good always
die young7"
"oh. no. not always. I was a very
good little boy"
Didn't you ever disobey your par
ents7"
mo"
"Nor fght with your little brotherr
NO. ! always was very kind to
him"
And didn't you ever tell lies or
play hockey"
Certainly not"
Nor steal jam nor cookies out Of
your mothers pantry
"Of course I never did such wicked
things"
Gee, what an imagination Uncle
Jim must have He was tellin' me.
this morning. about when you and him
were boys"
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Settled Order Of Precedence.

Recent ailusions TO the precedence
OF the members OF the diplomatic
corps AZ the Inauguration recall. SAYS
the Buffalo Commercial. an Incident
connected with the visit OF an Eng.
hsh minister not so many years ago.
Incident 10 the visit there was a din.
ner. and the committee having il in
charge awoke the question as 10
whether a certain physician or a Ger.
tain lawyer was to have precedence
at table. A dispute threatened. when
1t was decided to leave the matter to
one of the college professors to de.
eide classically. Asked to quote a
classical authority on social prece.
dence. but without knowing to whom
reference was made. the professor
said: "Diogenes says. Let the thief
go before: let the executioner follow
after. That was satisfactory In the
extreme. When the dinner took place
the lawyer was given precedence. and
the doctor came next. rs that not ac.
cording to your friend Diogenes." the
chairman asked the professor. as he
Indicated the places.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Model Sunday School ciasa

Gallant little Wales" has hitherto
been noted for several things. but
more particularly for her chapels and
sunday schools. The Tabernacle
Welsh calvinIstic Methodist church at
Aoerystwyth can boast of class In its
sunday school which possesses a
unique record. Its'teacher. we are in
formed. is the clerk to the Cardigan.
shire County council. and among its
members are included two Oxford uni.
versity men, two from Cambridge. one
Manchester college man. and an alum.
nus OF Cardif college. One is an MA,
second is a B.A., third an MD. a
fourth B.Sc., and a fifth F.RC.o.-
London Mail.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
WHAT'S
Your Health Worth!

You start sickness BY mistreating natun
and It generally shows first in the bowel
and liver. A Ioc box (week s treatment
OF CASCARETS will help nature he'll
you. They will do more-using then
regularly - you need them-than any
medicine On Earth. Get a box today
take a cASCAREr tonight. Better L
the morning. It's the result that mako
millions take them. 8
SAscARErs roc Q bog for Q weeks
ereafment. all drugxissa. Biggest seller
n the world Aliioa buxeS . mouth
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
GIVING NEW LIFE TO EGYPT.
Nile Dams Have Restored Prosperity
to Once Great Country Of
the Phsraohs.

Damming the Nile Is q fulfilling
hope OF Egypt. The Esneh dam, re.
Gently opened. has been built for the
purpose OF storing the food water and
providing perennial irrigation to q
tract OF land containing $50. 900 acrr.,
IN which at present only one crop OF
cereals can be grown. when irrigated
the land viii he capable OF growing a
second or summer aud more profitable
crop OF sugar or cotton.
The Nile Is one 20 the Iarnest rivers
In the world. measuring more than
1900 miles form mouth to source. ow.
ing TO tho fact that IL has no t,ibuiar.
tee Tor the last | 800 miles Of Its
course. and the great amount of .vap-
oration under the tropical heat of the
sun. II presents the peculiar phenome.
non that the quantity of water flowing
down the river decreases as the lower
length OF its course is reached.
In floods II carries In suspension
soil derived principally from tho vol
canic plateau in Abyssinia and the
h'SiBtiH vi Nnf w tiItt Nllts
The quantity Of material thus trans.
ported from tho middle OF Africa and
Abyssinia has been estimated at g..
o"".OOo tons n year. raising the level
OF the cultivated land in Egypt at the
rate OF 3h inches in a century, and 10
a depth which In some places extends
to 30 feet
The Nile being fed from lands hay.
ing wet and dry seasons. It has a regu.
lar rise and fall. the water through
Egypt being at its lowest In June and
reaching it's maximum in October. The
reading OF tho nilometor at Rodah Is
watched With the greatest interest. as
the prosperity Of the country depends
on the height Of the food water. The
discharge Of the food water IL greater
than needed at high foods and def.
cient in low floods and in summer. so
system Of dams at different parts Of
the river has been carried out for stor.
Ing and regulating the supply.
These dams are leading factors in
the evolution OF Egypt since It ha.
come under British control. and on
them the agriculture OF Egypt largely
depends for Its existence.
The principal crops grown along the
Nile are wheat. sugar, cotton. rice.
maize and other smaller vegetation
Where the supply of water Is sufficient
two crops Of cotton can be obtained
In one year. The cultivation Of cotton
Is rapidly extending. the value Of this
crop alone being nearly as great as the
whole revenue Of the country. Less
than thirty years ago Egypt was on the
verge OF financial ruin. Now the peas
ants are prosperous and contented. the
revenue shows a surplus. and the yield
OF the crops has increased enormously.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Didn't Know seripturaI ouo,a,ion.

Writing about the tobacco tax pro
posed by Mr. Sydow in the German
reichstag a reader Of a Berlin paper
tells this story: Urban VIII was also
an enemy of the weed. He hated to-
bacco and despised those who used H.
One day, after he had expressed him
self against its use. there appeared a
placard on one OF the church columns
In Rome. bearing this inscription in
Latin: wilt thou break a leaf driven
10 and fros And wilt thou break the
drs s,ubbleF The pope was so much
pieaaed with this that he offerei a
prize ~ 500 scudi to the author II he
would present himself. A man came
but said that the prize belonged to
Job. for the words that had pleased
the pope. and the origin of which no
one at the Vatican seemed to have al.
vined. were from the Bible-Job xiii.
rs"
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
In the Good Old Days.

In the old days. as remember
them. on a southern plantation" said
Maj. +. G. Eldon Of vicksburg. Miss.
AT the Hotel Herman. there Was al.
ways the most lavish consumption of
eatables. and the good housewives
never failed to load their tables with
five times the quantity Of food neces
sary for the family use.
This lavishness-indeed. waste is
the better word-grew out OF the
cheapness and abundance OF food ma.
terial Every family grew many
times the amount Of vegetables It
needed. Many things that command
a high price now had hardly any
money value In the days of which
speak. II. as happened at rare in
tervals. eggs got over ten cents a
dozen the price was deemed exorbi
tant. A big fat fowl was thought well
sold at IS cents Nobody ever
dreamed OF selling fruit. aLd peaches
that are now a source Of great reve-
nue.. were given to any one who asked
for them-"-Baltimore American.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Putting u Gently.

The sages of the general store were
discussing the veracity of old 81 Per.
kins when Uncle BEL Abbott am.
bled in.
What do you think about II. Uncle
Bill? they asked him. Would you
call 81 Perkins a liar"
Wall. answered Uncle Bill. slowly,
as he thoughtfuIly studied the ceiling,
I don't know as | go so far as to call
him liar exactly. but | DO know this
much; When feed!n' times comes. In
order to get any response from his
hogs, he has to get somebody else to
call EN- for him."-Eyerybody's Maga
zine
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
FOOD FACTS
What an M. o. Learned.

A prominen; Georgia physician wen,
through a food experience which he
makes public:
1t was my own experience that first
led me to advocate Grape-Nuts food
and | also know. from having pre-
scribed ii to convalescents and other
weak patients, that the food is a won
derful builder and restorer OF nerve
and brain tissue. as well as muscle. 1t
improves the digestion and sick pa
tients always gain just as did in
strength and weight very rapidly.
Il was In such a low state that
had to give up my work entirely. and
went to the mountains OF this state.
but two months there did not improve
me; In fact l was not quite as well as
when I left home.
My food did not sustain me and
II became plain that ! must change.
Then | began to use Crape-Nuts food
and In two weeks I could walk a mile
without fatigue. and In five weeks
returned to my home and practice.
taking up hard work again. Since that
timr have felt as wen and strong as
] ever did In my life.
AS a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers. consider 1t a duty to
make these facts public
Trial 10 days on Grape Nuts. when
the regular food does not seem to sus-
tntn the body. will work miracles.
There's a Reason"
Link IN rrrx for IN. fa,,o... ,..x.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29

Apocryphal Boohs:--i Esdras. chap.
,ers 3 and I.
Tn. Apocf,phai hooks The collection
~ books ~ which the term Arocrypha ts
poruiatN applied Includes the following.
thv osd.t IN which they are given being
that IN which they stand In the English
version. I. I Esdras II. , EsdraS. III
rOhit. ~ Judith. v Tho rest of the
chapters of the Book ~ Esther. which are
found neither In the Hebrew nor in the
chaidec. VI The Wisdom of solomon. /.
VII The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of
tirach. or Ecclesiasticus. VIII, Baruch +,
TX Tho Song of the Three Holy Chil.
dren. X. Tho History " Susanna NJ.
The History ~ tho Destruction of asi
and the Dragon. Nii The prayer u Ma
masses, King ~ Judah. XIII | Macca-
bees NlN : Maccahces The Arocryphsi
books. whirh arr supposed 10 occupy an
intermediate position. were called books
read" or ecclesiastical though the lat
ter title was also applied 10 the canonl-
cal Scriptures. The primary meaning Of
Apocrypha. hidden. secret seems, tps
ward tho cinse ~ tho sscond century n
have been associated with thr signihca.
tion spurious" and Ultimately 10 have
settled down into tho latter.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
sERMoNGrrs.

"Above all things truth bear
eth away the victory"
Truth is still winning its VIE
teries in the world to-day.
Truth 10 the expression of
ced In the world. II 10 the one
abiding thing before which al
tina, 10 false ard unreal must VI
tinately give way.
God is spoken Of as . God of
truth. ard the visible expression
Of God to the world, "the Word
which was nsdS flesh and d~elt
among men," 10 declared to have
been "full of grace ard truth"
Moses is said TO have dellv-
cred the law. but Jesus 10 de-
J eiared 10 have given the real es-
preston OF that law because
grace ard truth came by him.
Jesus made the open ceeisra-
} ticn that he was the way. the
truth and the life" ard az no
was taking leave of his Disciples
before tire erueihslen he prom
ised them that the Spirit ef
Truth should come INTO them
ard guide them into all truth.
All this clearly emphasizes
tire fact that truth 10 Q part and
expression of the eternal God.
Men should seek to know the
truth. They should never be
afraid Of II because II skaters
perhaps the conceptions and
IDEAS Of previous years.
Truth is revolutionary. II
tears down that which stands
on false foundations In order
that that which is enduring may
remain.
With the psaImist David. we
should all 'dssire truth In the
inward parts" and should earn
cs,ly and honestly choose the
way Of truth. but we should re-
member two dangers which
threaten the seeker after truth.
First, that the cold. intellect.
uai search after truth, without
that warmth OF love and faith
from God which can make OF
that truth a real live factor in
the lives Of men Is to really hold
the truth In error.
Truth cannot find its real and
full expression apart from love.
6od Is first love. and then truth,
or rather he is truth because he
is love. He could not be truth
apart from love and love could
not manifest itself except as Il
was grounded IN truth.
Therefore. cold intelIeetuaiisr,
can never measure the full
meaning Of truth. They can
make an idol Of truth itself, and
-sn develop a consuming pas
sion for the search for truth
as they measure and weigh
everything in life. and In the
very doing Of it they can miss
God himself. For truth Is not
the sum total Of God. but truth
Is found in God; is a part Of
God.
And the second danger is the
malt truths which seize hold up-
on the heart and sway the life
J as though all the truth were
known and understood. Half
truths are always full Of peril.
!. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
CURED ITCHING HuMoR.
oIa, Painful sweliin9s Broke and Old
Not hsal-suffered 3 Yesrs.
rortures Yield to cutieura.

Little black swellings were scat.
tered over my face and neck and they
would leave little black scars that
would itch so couldn't keep from
scratching them. Larger swellings
would appear and my clothes would
stick to the sores Invent TO doctor.
but the trouble only got worse. BY
this time II was all over my arms and
the upper part Of my body in swellings
as large as a dollar. II was so pain
full that could not bear to lie on my
back. The second doctor stopped the
swellings. but when they broke the
places would not heal. ! bought set
OF the Cuticura Remedies and In less
than a week some OF the places were
nearly well I continued until had
used three sets. and now ! am sound
and well. The disease lasted three
years. o. L. Wilson. Puryear. Tenn.
Feb. s. 1905"
pss<r Drug 4 cssa- Corp. Sole Props-. Bossa-
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
THE STORY.

THREE young men stood outside
! the entry way TO the prixa,e
apartments Of the king Ia earnest con.
versation- great feast had been held
IN the palace for all the princes ~
Media and Persia. and now King Dar,.
us. ~earied with the gay and festive
scene. and filed with the dainty
viands which had been spread upon
the banqueting tables. had Withdrawn
TO his apartments and was seeking re.
freshment in sleep upon the rov,t
couch. And while he slept these three
young men who were OF the rovaI
guard, stood without. keeDing watch
that nothing should disturb or harm
the sacred person of the king.
The heart OF the king was merry -
said one whose name was Zorohahel
and great was his delight, I'm his
princes and the thought of the mower
OF his nation. But what Of our peo.
pie who are in distress In Jerusalem ,"
An. sighed another OF the groun
that he might have a Thought for
them"
have a plan which will stir the
heart of the king to earnest though,
perchance. and give us the opportuni.
ty we seek of pleading for our peo-
pie, again spoke up ZorobabeI.
Tell us" eagerly cried his two
companions.
1T is this: Let every one n, us
speak sentence. He that shall over
come and whose sentence shall seem
wiser than the others. unto him shall
the king. Darius. give great gifts. and
great things In token OF victory. And
when It shall be so. the one who thus
wins the favor Of the king shall
choose for our people the help they
need"
Agreed" the other two cried.
Then every one wrote his sentence.
Oxford eagle., 1909-04-29
Empty Splendor,

Matthew Astor Wilks. the son-in-law
Of Mrs. Hetty Green. has endeared
himself to the great woman financier
by his simple tastes.
Mr.. Astor Wilks." said = hotel
keeper of New York. "saeers ". ostcn
.ation. ! remember when We opened
our new rocco dining room. II was,
[ admit. rather empty the first week or
so. Mr.. Wilks. during the empty sea
ons. dropped in one night for supper
after the play.
Il approached him. eager for a COM
2liment on our bright new splendor.
He nodded curtly and said:
Truly magnificent Thirty tables
,or every customer"