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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-28

/ The Messenger has 1t from q
reliable source that Hon. ]. W.
Farris, Of Bloomfield, will be .
candidate for circuit Judge in
this the 22ud judicial circuit, 10
succeed Judge ]. L. Fort, and
when the proper time comes viii
make due announcement. 9ena.
tor Farris 10 : good lawyer, and
his friends believe he has every
qualification for this high Office.
He is we'll known in this district
especially in his home county Of
Stoddard, where he has been an
active lawyer for twenty years.
The election takes place in 1910.
Dexter Messenger.
"Bill" Lilies, one Of our most
progressive and hustling farmers
and stockmen brought . drove
Of fine hogs to Bloomfield Wed.
1nesday and found . ready MARI
ket for them at $500 per cwt.
There were twenty nine head In
the drove and the average
weight was 196 pounds, They
were bought by Conn Ssilert
who viii ship to the 81. Louis
markets at once. Asids from
being the finest agricultural
county In the state. StoddaFd ID
rapidly coming to the front 10 Q
stock raising center.
IN 1896 we published : NJ Of
seventy eight persons living In
Oregon and. vicinity who had
reached seventy years and over.
OF this number, but eight are i've
ing; these are; Phil Huffacher,
now eighty-thrse, Martin Horn.
ecker, eighty-seven; Mrs. Horn
ecker, eighty.five; John B.
King, aighty-five; Mrs. King,
eighty.three; Kate Lehmer,
eighty eight; james o, Mauck,
eighty-six: Elizabeth Sterrett.
ninety-one.-Holt County
Sentinel.
II is not safe to get sick OF
sleepy in Portagevills, accord
ing to the evidence Of two
strangers. One was waiting for
the midnight train and became
sleepy In the depot. He was ar
rested. The other was sick and
was also arrested. The sick man
is 0 teetotler and tried his best
TO escape confinement. Both
lnow have . claim against the
city for false arrest. Missouri.
Ian.
| TO rid one's premises OF rats
and mice, says an exchange,
sprinkle sulphuron the shelves
and about the pantry. and In
barn, on floor and among grain
bags. It 10 perfectly safe. in.
iures nothing, and the rodents
win not remain long where Il hai
been used. This has been found
70 bean effsctnal and inexpen.
sive remedy.
{ The proposed electric ROAD
from East Prairie to New Mad
rid = beginning 10 attract th,
Iatsention Of the people here ans
, Indications are that the road vii
! be built. Z istoo early 10 ssst'
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-28

roamed this country ana some OF
the older citizens remember sse-
ing an occasional Indian long
sgo. There Is a place near
Chesapeake ct a spring where
flint arrow heads are picked up
in quantities. ]. A. Burney
brought to this office this week a
few fine specimens. He said in
this particular location the chip-
pings Of the arrow makers can be
picked up. Half formed or spoil
cd arrow heads are to be found,
and also large peices of flint sup
posed to be the material as quar-.
ried from which their arrows were
manufactured. These Kitchen
middens, as the psychologists call
them, are the place where the
camps were located and arrows
made by the squaws for the long
hunts or war with hostile tribes.
The Hannibal High School
Economic Club 10 q newly organ.
lied auxiliary to that city's Com
mercial Club. The students, ac.
cording to the Hannibal Journal,
propose TO become fully acquaint-
cd With actual living problems in
the city of Hannibal. its growth
an d destiny. To be helpful,
% far as possible, to the Hanni.
bel Commercial Club in its efforts
towards making the city better
in syery way socially and eco.
nomical. To bs useful in the OF.
fort toward making the schools
Of Hannibal the best and 10 help
every hustling boy and girl In
Hannibal to secure ct least Q
high school education.
Representative Kiss got 9 bill
through the legislature appropri'
ating s12, 900 to pay for lectures
at farmers institutes. This is Q
good measure. But Mr.. Kiei
succeeded in getting another bill
through which is not SO good,
II is q relief for the ssloon-kee
ers who have had their license
revoked. Under the present law
a dramshop keeper who has had
his license revoked for violating
the law cannot obtain another q
any time. Mr.. Kies' bill makes
the criminal good citizen again
after two years and allows hin
to get another licsnse. .--Jacksor
Cash Book.
William L. Carver OF Chilli
cothe, candidate for governor II
1908 on the Socialists ticket, waI
granted a decree of divorce a few
days ago from Katherine NJ
Carver on the ground Of crue
and inhuman treatment, Carver
said he was compelled to carr!
his wifs's meals to her bed unit
March % lsss, whsn they quarrel
cd and she plasterd his face witt
hot oatmeal. The couple wer
married in Kansas City in 100
after . courtship by the oorre
spondence method, and they me
for the frat time three days prio
to their marriage.
Because James Lavelaee ob
jected to his using loud and pro
fame language on the west houn'
passenger train near, Bertran'
Sunday, May 9th, q young ma
drew = large knife and inflicts
. slight wound in Loveiace's lei
arm. Two Sikeston officers hap
pensd to be on the train and the
immediately placed Goodms
under arrest, taking him frol
the train at Sikeston and plaoin
him behind the bars.
Dave Rankin Of Farkio, sai
to be the biggest farmer In th
world, commenced business fo
himself BY swapping ; colt shi
had been given him FOR, SON
calves. He kept the calves, N
ill they we're full grown, &
steers. sold them and invssts
the money IL six- dollars 81
acrs lsnd. Ever since thst tiH
lhs has kspt right on, fssdin
steers p ssll . buy more land
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-05-28

grounds.
farmer shearing 48 sheep in
Cape county received s4i.75 for
the wool, an average Of s2.32
each. The cost OF keeping is
very small and It looks like Q fair
profit.
The Missouri Roaster is the
name Of Q new state university
publication. It will run In oppo.
|siton 10 The Oven. The Frying
Pan and The Skillet are next ex-
pected to make their appearance.
On Tuesday May nth, out
Near the old Irwin mill, about
thrss-quarters Of . mile west Of
Hayti, on the old Houck rail.
road, Charlie Elliston shot and
killed Trot Morrison and severly
wounded Jim Dillingham;.
The Hopkins Journal Joker
says o man traded his auto for q
mule and when 1t failed to start
he absent mindedly crawled un-
der 1t with q monkey wrench.
The story stops there and lets
your imagination do the rest.
Frederioktown has become
very up.to.date by the opeRing
|of the town park. There are
swings and Fairgrounds for the
children and there will bs music
every evening. There 10 q tennis
court for which there will be .
small charge TO keep It in order.
Little Nellie Ann Lee, Q fifteen
months old baby OF Piedmont,
tell In . tub Of water standing un-
der he ewes Of the house and was
drowned on the first. There
were soma boards across the top
but the baby pushed these aside
to play in the water, when she
fell in.
Renters are paying record
prices for corn land In Monroe
County this season. AS high as
$40 an acre, cash, has been offer
cd tor some choice places. John
s, Grow 10 getting % cash for
corn land out in Clay township,
the renters paying that price in
preference to giving hall Of the
crop. Paris Appeal,
Sixty-thres years ago Geo.
Schultz Of Madison county stuck
. knife In his leg, making q
wound that has troubled him ev-
Ter since. Last week he went tc
st. Louis and had his leg oper-
atsd on, and particles Of dead
bone were removed and he h
likely to have the use Of his leg
nov Ia ss good condition - ever
Judge Argus Cor OF Bolivar,
Judge James T. Neville oI
Springfield and Judge Howard
Gray Of Carthage are said tc
have been decided upon by Gov
Fsrnor Hadlsy for the new cour'
lot appeals TO be established q
Springfield ~ soon - the gov
srnor signs the bill creating th,
court. Il passed both branches
of the legislature.
| At Lesion q month ago Sapiol
McMillen, clsrk In the store o
H. G. DsCombss while casing
eggs, wrote his name ala address
On ~ egg and also that he wouls
lgiye ; reward Of s10o Tor the re-
turn q the egg to him. satur
day he sscsiyed = letter from
lparty In Rhode Island asking 70
'lpartionlars ssylor has backe'
down and refuses to pay the 70
lvard.
skidmors New Era Gays: In s
Haundsrs' Sunday school elias
IIlsst Sunday i was noticed ths
] lIlhs teacher s. Sanders, and tw
lof the msmbsrs Of he GLASS A
lH. 0srnsEt end John BsndsE
!, lusrs members of ths sslns Sun
] day school and The sazns Glass i
II -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08
THE SPEED OF A SWALLOW.

A pigeon fancier in Antwerp, Bel
GUM, recently made a unique expert
ment by means of which he tested the
celebrity of flight and the power of
orientation possessed by a swallow.
Several pairs of these birds had nests
under the caves of his house, and with
out great difficulty he caught one of
the swallows and marked it with a
splash of red paint for Identification.
Then he shipped the bird by rail, to-
gether with a consignment of homing
pigeons that were being trained, to the
town of Compiegne in Northern France,
a distance of one hundred and forty
seven miles.
pigeons and swallow were liberated
simultaneously at 7:15 o clock. The
homers, following their natural instinct.
circled round and round many times be
fore getting their bearings, but the
swallow darted away toward the north
Immediately after its cage was opened
Sixtyseven minutes later the watcher
in Antwerp saw the swallow enter its
nest, while the first pigeons did not
arrive for four hours and seven min
utes. The former flew at a rate of
nearly one hundred and thirty-two
miles an hour, but the speed of the
pigeons averaged only slightly more
than thirty-f five and one-half miles an
hour. This later time is considerably
slower than that of which a homer is
capable under ordinary conditions. but
granting this fact, the superiority of
the swallow is only too evident-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08

he gone. He went roun' de country
talkin and talkin' ever day an Sun
day, an de fust thing he knowed dey
give him fifty days in de legislator,
an he won t be back 'twel he sarves
his time out. Atlanta Constitution.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08

81 amt seen de boss man fer de
longest. Whar You reckon he gone
ters'' 81 thought you knowed whar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08

any minute and was afraid we would
n t de next.
Fed by Federal Soldier.
Towards evening again, bein boy,
dey sent me to hunt for my marster s
COW, and | run onto a bluebelly. He
hollered, Halt, and skeered me most
to death. He said, Where you going.
boy2' Not Niger like the Southern
man.
81 told LIN I was looking for my
marster's cow.
He laughed and said: tCome here
and get some supper And he gave
me streak-o 'lean and a streak-o fat
between two crackers, and cup o.
coffee, and I sholy knowed I was in
heaven.
HE said, kin you cookq' I said
could, cause / sholy thought I could
do anything then. But 1 didn't do
much cookin round then. Then they
told me to go bring in the rest. I did
and they fed 'em. Some of 'em cried
some of 'em laughed and some prayed,
case we didn t know how to feel, bein
free, and we amt none of us seen b
bluebelly before.
''The rest of de men listed for sol
diers; but I was too small and young
| stayed round de camp and waited on
de officers awhile and then went with
Harry Gray's First Division cullud in
fantry, building bridges in government
service for IA months. Come to Sher
man s army at Marietta and Chatta-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08

The Grill jealous-awy, wildly jealous
The Man--Erleth getm
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08
Back Home With a Roll.

81 went back to my mother after two
years with a roll of money as big as my
arm I don t know how much it was; [
didn t know there ever was so mucn
money. The paymaster and the soldiers
(white men) put my money in my hun.
die and told me not to let any grass
grow under my feet until I got home to
my mother And [ didn t. I travelled
night and day for fear somebody might
steal my ole bundle.
81 give most all to my mother, for /
couldn t forgit my mother, and I think
that when a boy forgits his mother, he s
about no good. Yes, I married and
raised four children, two boys and two
girls One boy and one girl died before
they was 20. Then my wife died. That
was Is years ago, now.
81 am a member of the Salem Baptist
church, Memphis, Tenn. Ny marster s
name was Anthony Storey and he was a
good man and good to his niggers.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08

g" he good aist3' She glanced him with peuan
clever artist she answered. ptying; ''no artists good
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
TIE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

Such a variation OF the cuirass or jersey
dress as this one is becoming to young
girls and can be utilized in many ways.
In the illustration the cuIrass portion is
made of all-over lace and the lower portion
OF net houncing. while the yoke and sleeves
are OF embroidered net and the trimming
is banding. SILK or messaline braided or
embroidered, or trimmed at the seams
only. would be charming for the cuirass
with the hounce OF chiffon. OF lace. Of net
or OF crepe de Chine. or. indeed. anything
that is thin enough TO be gathered success
fully. Again. the dress can De made OF two
materials, or one. AS liked. and would be
pretty OF crepe de Chine or messaline
throughout or OF such simpler materials as
serge and cashmere. For the yoke. lace or
net or thin silk can be used. and the same
material is always pretty for tho under
sleeves. The sash makes an attractive
finish. but 10 not necessary.
1hs quantity Of material sses4saA els ~
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
a Refuge for the Sg,bsfe Sla0e
How a Society of Which Charles S. Whitman Is
President Helps the Victims of Cadets.

10 put ten of them in prison. Her knowl-
edge of an organized traffic in girls by an
association of cadets Is mostly gained
from the stories of victims. She was told
that girls were shipped from New York
TO Panama and 10 other foreign points, as
well as being imported into this country by
their owners" A considerable number
OF white slaves" are brought to New York
from mill towns in Pennsylvania and New
England. Some are imported from Canada.
There are apparently regular and occa-
sionaI agents oS the organized cadets
Travelling statesmen bring some girls into
the metropolis Stage advertisements are
used to lure others into the clutches of
the dealers.
The girls informed Miss Miner that there
was q cadets club. or headquarters for
the white slave" traffic on the second floor
Of a house on Sixth avenue. between 26th
ana 2Sth streets. This was presumably
wholesale market, where dealers met TO
quote prices. make bargains and fill orders
in and out Of town. Doubtless at such a
place arrangements We're made for en-
gagfng lawyers TO defend dealers in court
procuring bondsmen and having saloon
keepers or billiard hall proprietors ready
TO swear that accused cadets were hard
working men In their employ. However
besides the place mentioned it was current
report among the girls that there were two
other white slave" markets in the Tender
loin
There is q big profit in the business.
girl may earn" and turn over TO her mas
ter az much as S25 in Il night She is only
allowed to keep enough for clothes and
food. One cadet expected his victim to
give him $40 day. and would not admit
her 10 the room she lived IN unless the
moaey was paid every night "He threat
ened 10 put d bullet through me or to cut
ny face n told" rsstifed white
slave" and this statement illustrates the
hold which cadets have on their prey
through physical terrorism. The other
hold is based on ignorance and political
power.
II is a significant fact that in getting
evtence against the ten procurers that
were sent 10 Jail by Miss Miners efforts
she found IL impossible to trust to the as
sistance of policemen and detectives.
These officers of the law acted as IL they
were afraid OF the cadet gang. she said
Even when evidence was obtained and pre-
scented TO an honest magistrate. the law
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
Peter the GreafS Bravery

He was a strong and beautiful child, and
grew so fast that at six months ne "as
able TO walk The Car and Czarina mace
q great pet of him ard took him with thefh
wherever they went. When he was three
years old he began TO take part In pupi1o
professions and the records OF the time
tell us of his small carriage, all "glittering
viii, gold" with dwarf ponies TO draw II
and dwarfs riding on other tiny ponies be-
side and behind 1t.
When Peter was four years old the Gar
Alexis died. and then there was a great
change In the little fellows position. His
mother, the Czarina Natalia, was the Sec
ond wife OF Alexis, and the children and
relatives of the two Czarinas had no love
for one another. Alexis was succeeded by
the invalid Theodore, then fourteen years
of age, and this brought the family Of the
first wife into power. Natalia and her
children, Peter and Natalia, were accord
ingly banished TO the country. and Natalia
was afraid for a time that Peters life
was not safe. But Theodore fortunately
was of a mild disposition, and his sisters
hoped that before he died he would have
a son to succeed him. Their hopes were
disappointed, however Theodore died and
was succeeded by Peter six years later.
now became worse than ever. and at the
funeral of Theodore his sister, the Prin-
cess Sophia, openly declared her belief that
he had been poisoned by his enemies The
widest rumors spread through the city,
and one morning man rode through the
streets crying out that the poor blind Ivan
had been murdered and that Natalia's
relatives meant to Kill all the royal fam
ily The I'm periaI Guards rushed to the
palace clamoring for the life Of the sup
posed murderess. Natalia now took her
son and stepson by the hand, and, &C
companied by some OF the mobiles of her
party. stepped out on to balcony. She
was trembling with terror, but Peter
showed no signs Of fear. Here" said the
mobiles. is the Car Peter and the Czare-
witz Ivan. BY Gods mercy they are safe
and we'll There are no traitors in the
royal family. Be quiet; you have been de-
ceiyed" For a time the guards were
pacifed. but their fury soon burst out
again. They rioted for days and killed
the brother of the CZarina and many other
y,ersons Then it was arranged that Ivan
and Peter should reign together and SOPHIA
should be regent. The two Cars were
crowned with great masnificence Their
names appeared together on sll public
documents and they appeared together on
occasions of state. They were very good
friends. and after the election of lvan'
some one wrote: THE natural love and
intelligence between the two lords is even
better than ever
Except when he had to come to Moscow
for public ceremonies Peter now spent
most of his time in the country. No one
seems to have bothered about his educa-
ton, but he attended to it himself He
worked hard at the things that happened
to interest him, chiefly military affairs and
boat building, and he won the friendship
and admiration of every one who came IN
contact with him. So 1t was very easy
for him when he came OF age TO end the
reign Of Sophia.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

one dav in November, in the year 1t2i
PETER the Great, Car OF Russia, was sail
ING down the Neva from St Petersburg to
afsit some iron works which he had es-
fsblished A storm came up. and as he en-
tered the Bay OF Cronstadt at the mouth
OF the river he saw q boat loaded with
soldiers and sailors run upon shoal and
capsize. The Car Immediately went 10 the
rescue, and by spending the whole of a
cold November night I'm the water sue
eeeded in saving the lives OF twenty men
But some of his own men were drowned
and his own life was shortened by the eH-
posure He died three months later, ana
probably didn't have any idea that that
,ight in the Bay Of Cronsiadt would pe
the part Of his life which peopfe Wouid
like best to remember But mat Is '"e
wav il turned out. and when -. Peters
burg the other day unveiled statue TO
its founder II showed him, not as a VIC
,orious general but as the savior of the
sailOrs.
The end OF Peter the Greats life and the
beginning are the parts that are pleasant
est TO read about The rest Is full Of
cruelty and bloodshed. He was one of the
greatest rulers Russia ever had and did
great deal for the country by encouraging
commerce and industry, founding colleges
and abolishing foolish customs; but he
didn; know that governments could be
carried on without cutting of heads No
one else seems 10 have known il either at
that time, but Peter cut off more heads
than even the people Of his own time
. thought necessary. II is hard 10 under
stand how a man of his intelligence could
l,ave done the things he did and if he had
hon l.
Tfc would have been different, for his
natural disposition does not seem 10 have
been bad one. and when he was a child
every body loved him He has beauty
which gains all hearts, foreign amhas-
sador wrote after having been received
by the young Gar then only eleven years
OF age; and another said He gains the
affection and love Of all
Peter the Great was born on June 9, 1872,
and no baby ever received a warmer wei
come He was the third son Of Car Alexis,
but OF his two elder brothers Theodore and
ivan, one was an invalid and one was blind
and idiotic. So the throne was still waiting
for an heir. and the Car and all the people
rejoiced greatly at the birth Of Peter. He
was christened with great pomp Al the
. Cathedral Of the Annuncation IN Moscow
snd surrounded with all the magniicence
that money could buy. He had his own
apartments. Of course, with a special staff
Of servants, and the walls were decorated
with gorgeous hangings and paintings. His
cradles. as we learn from the old account
hooks Of the palace. were covered with
gold embroidered Turkish velvet His
sheets and pillow cases were OF white silk,
and his coats. caps. stockings and shoes
were o. velvet. silk and satin, embroidered
with gold and pearls. while the buttons and
tsssels were Of emera.ds and pearls. When
Peter grew up he didn't care for things Of
this kind. He liked small and simply fur
nisred roJns, simple fare and old clothes.
and he detested ceremony. But when he
was a baby, Of course, ne couldn't help
himself
New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

''Ne-op -to-Ie-mus. Achilles's only son.
pursued her brother. Ulysses told Achiliee
that Ne-Op'-to-le-mus was son to %
proud OF. He had been inside the wooden
horse at Troy. and had killed more Trojans.
almost. than any one else So Achilles
went away quite cheerful"
"In that place. cried Mrs. BObbiugton-
-"One person there would not speak 70
Ulysses" said JACK. that was Ajax
When Achilles died his beautiful arnor
had 10 be given TO some one Ulysses
wanted II, and so did Ajax But every one
had thought that Ulysses had better have
f. and poor Ajax went mad with dissp-
pOlntment So now even In dim Hades, he
was so angry with Ulysses that he stalked
By him without d word. though Ulysses
begged him to speak and said how sorry
he was that he had the armOr.
This anger Of Ajax made Ulysses so
unhappy that he was very glad. indeed. 10
turn his face to the upper earth, and climb
up, till he came out 70 where the cheerful
sun shone down upon him He fastened
back to H,sea, 10 say goodby to Gree
I'm tell all about that tomorrow nignt,
said lean, putting away her embroidery