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Chariton courier., 1909-10-08

Meadville, has filed avoluntsry
petition in bankruptcy in the
federal court at Hannibal.
Thos. Whitaker, a native of
New England, aged 85 years,
formerly of Linneus, died last
week at Neaver City, Ne5.
James E. White, born in Vir-
ginia 72 yesss ago, died, near
st. Catherine, Tuesday evening.
His widow and 10 children sur
vive him.
A crazy man at large in Mar
celine Tuesday night frightened
q number of people. He was
taken in charge and placed in
the lock up.
Miss Mayme Downing, former
ly q school teacher in the Brook.
field schools, recently married
Frank Mates, q millionaire mine
owner of Joplin.
MARRIAGES.
Grover A. Garrett and Miss
Susie Gilmer, both Of Purdin.
Oscar A. Ballew of Hale and
Miss Alta J. Shelter of Brown.
ing.
David A. Ogle of Leila, Wash
ington, and Miss Catherine
Bummer of Purdin.
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08
LINN.

The Bucklin fair Saturday
was q complete success.
John T. Cushing has bought
VIM. Swsnk's farm near, Linneue,
for S75 per acre.
Linneus and Brookfield played
a good game of football Sstur-
day. The score was 0 to o.
Mrs. w. F. Kemper has sold
her residence property in Linneus
to Mrs. John s. Baker for $3.50.
F. E. Washburn of Brookfeld
fell down a flight of steps at
Canton and fractured three ribs.
Robert Lee Denbo, aged DO
years, died of heart failure Mon.
day at the home of his parents in
Brookfield.
DR.. E. D. Standley has sold
his residence property and prac- =
tice in Linneus ] to DR.. Roy
Adams of Laredo.
One of the team of horses be.
longing TO the McNamsrs livery
barn in Brookfield was killed by
q falling tree Monday.
j. r. Harvey. q grocer at
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08
LIVINGSTON

Some of the business men of
Chillicothe contemplate building
a 500, 900 hotel.
The remains CT John Potts,
who died at Nettleton Tuesday,
were buried at Chillicothe.
The Livingston county Bsp-
tist Sunday school convention
met in Grand river township
from Friday until Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Peck, formerly of
near Dawn, 73 years DID, died in
Oakland, CAL, Monday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Rosa
Stone.
A representative of the Ameri.
can Raw Milk Co. of New York
has been in Chillioothe with a
view to establi shing subsidiary
plant at q cost of S35, 900.
Peter j. Rupp, q native of
Germany, AZ years old, died of
pm sumonia fever at St.
Msry's hospital in Chillioothe
Wednesday. His widow and
eight children survive him.
The school at Blue Mound has
been closed down on account of
diphtheria. The 6.yesr. old son
of John Hoyt of that neighbor-
hood died of the disease Thurs.
day. Several cases are reported.
A young man of Chillicothe
forged a check on L. G. Hardy
of Arkansas City, Kas., some
time ago and was arrested in
ChiIlicothe Tuesday for the
forgery. He used the alias of
F. A. Foley and says he can
clear the matter up. The amount
of the check is small.
John G. L. Mast, 80 years old,
an honored and respected citizen
of near SpringhilI, dice Sunday
afternoon. Deceased had con
tinuously resided on one farm
for over 40 years. His widow,
three children, % grandchildren
and 16 great.grandohildren sur.
vive him.
MARRIAGES.
VIM. Baker and Miss Mary
Marshall, both of Mooresville.
Bert Homer Bishop of Chilli.
cothe and Miss Grace Kaye of
Sumner.
W. w. Davis OF Chillicothe
and Miss Lulu Hicklin of Jack.
son township.
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08
Feeding Farm Hands.

Every farmers wife knows what tre-
mendous appetites farm hands usually
have; but while they eat well they
work well, too.
Here's a good suggestion about feed
ing farm hands. Give them plenty
of Quaker Oats. A big dish OF
Quaker Oats porridge with sugar and
cream or milk is the greatest break
fast in the world for a man who needs
vigor and strength for a long days
work. The man that eats Quaker Oats
plentifully and often is the man who
does good work without excessive IA
tigue. There isna sustaining quality
in Quaker oats not found Gin other
foods, and for economy 1t Is at the
head Of the list. To meet all needs.
Quaker Oats is packed In regular sine
packages, large size family packages
and hermetically sealed tins (for hot
climate). &
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08

day. His widow and one child
survive him.
Luther Whestley of near Mo-
berly was fined in police court
Monday morning. He got on a
jag Saturday night and ran
down the streets hugging and
kissing every girl he met.
The living room at the home of
F. M. Randolph of Moberly was
dam aged by fire during the
family's absence Tuesday. The
rug and floor were badly burned
before the fire snothered itself
out.
Claude Noel, 20 years old. son
Of Mrs. Eliza Noel of Moberly,
died of heart failure in Dc. j. c..
Lyter's office Sunday morning.
Six drops of choloroform, ad.
ministered while taking out two
stitches from a wound, caused
his heart tc etop beating.
Two police officers were in q
vehicle driving in Forest park
at Moberly when the horse
walked over an embankment,
turning over with the buggy
three times. Policeman Patterson
wss hurt by the horse rolling
over him.
Joe Dalton, q lunch counter
man of Moberly, is working up
easy trade by stealing chickens
from a negro woman named
Adeline Brown, she alleges, and
has had him arrested. The
Brown woin ian has lost 80 chick.
ens.recently and ,hsdsmaFked al
of them. Fowls similarly mark.
ed were found In Dslton's pos.
session.
The Forney clothing store in
Moberly was burglarizsd Tues.
day night, and goods amounting
to S240 worth were stolen. Much
of the stolen goods was taken
from the disp ay windows. A
young fellow, small in build.
was seen hanging around the
store late at night and is sus-
pected of the crime. Two men
in a buggy with two new suit
cases were seen early Wednes.
day morning driving northeast
of town.
Rev. Todd, a Baptist divine at
Huntsville, was publicly rebuked
at the funeral services of the late
Peter Fahlbusch by Mrs. Fahl-
busch. Rev. Todd, contrary to
request, began an exhortation
displessing to the bereaved fami.
" and Mrs. Fahlbrsc arose and
quietly but firmly rebuked the
speaker. This created a big
sensation in the little city. The
public sentiment is with the sor
rowing widow.
MARRIAGES.
Dave Lacey of Mcberly and
Miss Flora Jones of Hannibal.
Herman Jennings OF Moberly
and Miss Oracle B. Powell of
Jacksonville.
Ausborn Hulen and Miss
Margaret Shea, both of Moberly.
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08

The marriage license record
made the COURIER say last week
that Davis Dye of Brunswick
was married to Miss Lula Dingle,
also of Brunswick. The young
lady's name was Gingell and not
DInple
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08

Speaking of the burglar, who
was recently captured by G.. w.
Shull of near Dean Lake, the
Triplett Tribune Gays: A young
man from Sullivan county is now
in Jail at Keytesville because he
entered the house of Geo. ShuIl
and removed therefrom three
razors. He was caught at Comp
ton. He didn't mind it a bit
for being arrested and in
sarcastic manner remarked to
the officers: "You think you've
got the world by the tail but you
havn't. You just got q kid;
that's ALL" He is q bright boy,
but apparently is short on
morality and manhood.
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08

Geo. F. Clark of near Dean
Lake has returned from a trip ID
his claim in South Dakota, says
the Triplett Tribune. He is well
pleased with his land and says
every foot of 100 can be cultivat.
ed. 1t is now in blue. grass al.
most waiet high. His claim is
located 10 miles from town and
a railroad runs between his place
and the town. He will move up
there at once.
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08
CARROLL.

The infaut child of Albert
Pearson of Carrollton died Mon.
day.
Walter Burkhart, aged "a
years, uf n. ar Carrollton, died of
tuberculosis Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mamie, adopted daugh.
ter of G. d. Fsrquher OF near
Dewitt, passed away of malsrisl
fever Wednesday.
By q score of Z to 5 the Nor.
borne and Carrollton football
teams decided the game in favor
of Carrollton Saturday.
The roof of H. NJ. Dickerson's
house in Tina caught fire We'd
nesday and but for quick work
would have been completely
destroyed.
Lightning killed six fine Gal.
loway cattle for w. M. Brown of
near Carrollton Wednesday. The
animals were not standing near
q fence or building of any kind.
Trial of L. Turner, charged with
the murder of negro woman
named Nunley at street fair in
CarrolIton two years ago, result.
ed in an acquittal Saturday in
circuit court there.
Geo. Theener of CHEEKY Valley
township brought three ears OF
white corn into Norborne Satur-
day that weighed almost two
pounds each and are more than
II inches in length.
Mrs. Mary allen, 81 years old,
q native of Kentucky, formerly
of CarrolIton, died Tuesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John Won Arb of st. LOUIS. Four
children survive her.
A blaze was discovered in q
dwelling-house in Carrollton
Thursday. Straw had been piled
up against it and q match appli.
ed. The house belongs to j. w.
Snider and was recently vacated
by Luther Cary.
A young woman, identified as
Miss Esther Ashley of Csrrollton,
was found on the river bank at
st. Louis one day last week
after she had drunk carbolic
acid. There is no such person
known at Carrollton.
1t is said young lady in Cac.
rollton was noticed Sfter reading
Mondays Democrat to go over in
the park, sit down and proceed
to take off her shoes, then her
stockings, turn them wrong eide
out and put them On again.
When the young sporting report.
er for the Democrat asked her
why she did it, she said she had
just read the article about Sat.
urday's football game with Nor
borne and it was such hot stuff
che had to tuln the hose on her.
-Norborne Leader.
Sunday afternoon the automo-
bile of DIR. Kemp of Hale was
smashed to pieces and four ac-
cupants were more or less hurt.
DR.. Kemp and wife, Mrs. Walls.
ton and Mrs. Shafier were taking
q spin out in the country. When
two miles from Hale and while
going down q hill the steering
apparatus of the machine broke
and the auto ran into q deep
gulch at the side of the road.
All four occupants were thrown
out of the machine, alighting
several feet in front in a deep
gulch. All were more or less
hurt, and Mrs. Walston's injuries
are quite serious. The auto was
q com plete wreck.
A man about 40 years old,
evidently under the influence of
some dope, got off of an east.
bound train at Wakenda Friday.
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08

"Girls, this is for you," says q
Kansas editor. "Never forget
for single instant as long as
you live that men folks' ere
continually on the firing line in
this battle of life. You little
dream what blows they get and
what wounds they carry. Never
nag a man. Never wrine at him.
Of course he doesn't wipe his
feet, nor hang up his clothes,
nor put things away, nor shut
doors and drawers. Deer me,
you didn't think you were mar
rying an old maid, did youP Nag
& Whine is the firm that runs
the divorce mills, So girls, be
good to US when we come in.
doors. There is only q fight
with hard knocks out in the
world"
Chariton courier., 1909-10-08

struck by the wheels of the wsg-
on and q number of gashes in
flicted. jeff Arnold, driving close
behind, barely escaped being run
over by the team when they
wheeled and ran tack.
Edward Watts, aged 20 years,
a pioneer citizen of Saline coun.
ty, died at the home of his son,
s. 8. Watts OF Carrollton, Thurs.
day.
Mrs. Melissa Kountz of Mar.
shall thinks that Willie Kountz
IL years old, who ran away from
an orphans home in st. Louis
last week is her son.
Geo. Long and his auto ran
into horse and buggy driven by
Thos. Overlsy, near Mt. Leon.
ard. The animals leg was brok.
en- and it was necessary to kill
the horse. Reports conflict as to
the cause Of the accident. Some
claim the driver lost control of
the machine, others that the
horse and buggy pulled out on
the wrong side of the road.
MARRIAGES..
Teddy Moore of Marshall and
Miss Frances Payne of Nelson.
Oecar Heying of Miami and
Miss Edith Millssp of Slater.
Geo. H. Meyer and Miss Cor.
nelis Meinershsgen, both Of
Blackburn.
William G. Walk OF Blue Lick
and Miss Hortense P. Rains Of
Nelson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-16
CHAPTER XXX.

The great day finally arrived and no
carnival could have been more sue
cessful. The morning was devoted to
athletics and side shows. The firemen
won the tug of war. and the people
marveled when Monty duplicated the
feats of the strong man in the circus.
DeMine was called upon for a speech,
but. knowing only ten words of French,
he graciously retired in favor of the
mayor, and that pompous little man
made the most of a rare opportunity.
References to Franklin and Lafayette
were so frequent that Subway Smith
intimated that a rubber stamp must
have been used in writing the address.
The parade took place in the after
noon and proved quite the feature of
the day. The question of precedence
nearly overturned Monty's plans, but
the chief of police was finally made to
see that if he were to be chief marshal
it was only fair the firemen should
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-16

Since the condition Of the soil has so
which the plants can get food from 1t,
one Of the most important problems
that confront the farmer is the proper
preparation of the ground. The first
work Of preparation usually consists Of
plowing. Flowing the ground pulver-
ICES 1t to some extent and buries the
weeds and trash that may be on the
surface.
Flowing should not be done when the
soil is too wet, or the first Of these
objects will not be accomplished. In
stead Of being pulverized, the slice
turned up by the plow will be packed
together more firmly than ever and
will bake into hard clod. The fur
row slice will also turn up cloddy II
the soil is too dry
A good way to tell when a field is in
proper condition to be plowed is to
squeeze a ball of the dirt in your hand.
If it sticks together in pasty mass
you had better let 1t dry a few days
longer. II 1t hangs loosely together In
a mealy ball the plow can be set to
work at once. Such soil will fall over
the edge of the moldboard in loose,
crumbly masses. The field will not be
ridged like a washboard, as too many
fields are, but will aptly demonstrate
the truth of the old saving that "a
field we'll plowed Is half narrowed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-16

clods rather than to simply push them
down into the finer dirt. A home
made "planker" or clod crusher will
often answer the purpose as well as a
roller.
The roller packs the ground consid-
erably and so quickens the capillary
rise Of water. II the surface is left
smooth much Of the moisture that
comes up will be lost by evaporation,
and later in the season the crop will
be likely to suffer from drought. To
avoid this the roller should be follow
ed Immediately by the harrow.
This loosens thin layer Of surface
soil. When the capillary water reach
es this loose layer it's rise is checked,
and comparatively little is lost by evap-
grafton. For this same reason 1t Is
often well to harrow fall plowing as
soon as 1t is dry enough in the spring,
especially If disking is not to be done
until late.
After the ground Is plowed and disk
ed the harrow must be used to COM
plete the preparation for planting.
There are many kinds Of harrows, but
none that are better than the ordinary
spike tooth. These are made in all
styles and sizes. The harrow Is eco
nomical to use, since 1t gets over
ground so rapidly. The best time to
harrow in order to pulverize the soil Is
Immediately after light shower. The
little clods will then be softened and
will be easily knocked to pieces. To
kill weeds, however, 1t is better to
wait until the soil is little drier, as
narrowing a wet field will transplant
the weeds rather than destroy them.
Do not be afraid to harrow too much.
No work that you can put on a field
pays better. No other implement will
kill as maEJ weeds in so short a time.
and no other machine will tear clods
to pieces so rapidly. A field well plow
ed and disked and narrowed until it
is in as fine tilth as 1t is possible to
make 1t is an ideal seed bed. Seed
planted In such a soil will start under
the most favorable conditions. If the
seed itself is strong and the after treat
ment what 1t should be maximum
crop may be expected.
Not all fields need to be plowed be-
fore the crop is put in. 1t is a general
practice in the corn belt to SOW small
grain on stalk fields without any pre-
vious preparation. Experiments have
shown that small grain does not yield
enough more on plowed corn stalk
ground TO pay the cost Of plowing.
Very frequently they do not yield as
much. Where small grain follows
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-16
A PILOT OF OLD.
Horace e. Bixby Was Mark Twain's
Boss Long Ago.

Horace E. Bixby, who, with his 81
years, is the oldest pilot on the Mis-
sissippi, is still at the wheel. For
nearly sixty years he has piloted crafts
on the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri,
Arkansas and Red rivers. He served
under Admiral Foote, who called him
the best pilot he had ever seen. He
has been upon pleasure crafts, regu-
lar packets, government boats under
all conditions, and is now at the wheel
Of the Horatio G. Wright, a snag boat
working between st. Louis and New
Orleans.
Captain Bixby has trained a host of
pilots to follow the channels Of the
various streams Among this num-
ber was Samuel L. Clemens, better
known as Mark Twain" who served
a full apprenticeship with General
Bixby and afterward piloted in the
Ohio river with his instructor.
lone of the first questions asked
Clemens when he wanted me to teach
him to be a pilot was If he used to-
bacco," says Captain Bixby. He
didn't chew, but he was an inveterate
smoker"
The cap'n didn't chew or smoke
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-16
The Martyr Who Experiments.

There is a little band Of men who
offer up themselves for the good Of
both animals and man. They are
searchers for the cause and cure OF dis
ease. They are often invidiously called
vivisectionists by some persons because
that is thought to be an opprobrious
epithet They are not like the major
ity Of mankind who are working chief
ly for themselves. They belong to
higher order Of man. They are superior
men indeed. They sacrifice their time
for the good of others, the possibilities
of fortune (for there is no money In
their work, often not even good liv-
ing), and often their lives, for many
have fallen victims to their dangerous
calling, and are enrolled among the
martyrs. They make glorious discover
les. but, unfiKe ordinary dfscoVefers
and inventors, they give to humanity
free Of charge with all speed, without
patent or reward, the results OF their
work These are members OF the great
unchartered societies for the prevention
of cruelty to animals and for the pre-
vention of cruelty to men. Their AMI
NAL experimentation, which requires
vivisection, has been necessary to at
tain the vast good already accomplish
ed. Perhaps many thousands Of ami
mails have had to perish to reach that
goal. But what are these thousands OF
experiments, carried on humanely un-
der anesthetics, compared with the In
Vulnerable millions cited above that die
to provide man food and clothing, that
are slaughtered needlessly for the lux
urious decoration of women, that are
manned and mutilated by the DEGREES
of utility, custom or fashion? These
experiments have led to the preven-
ton of untold suffering, torture and
death-and not among men alone, for
lower animals have themselves been
well repaid for the small sacrifice re-
uuired of them by the abolition among
them of painful and devastating dis
eases such as Texas fever, anthrax,
quarter evil, rinderpest, and the like
Golfers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-16
Robin Hood.

Many famous men have their names
linked with Sherwood-King John, the
three Edwards, Richard I'LL, Cardinal
Wolsey and Charles but the hero
of the place, the genius loci" is Robin
Hood.
Some think that the famous outlaw
Of the ballads was a myth, a mere
poetic conception and a creature OF
the popular mind; but Mr.. Hunter, In
his research into the person and per-
iod Of Robin Hood holds that he was
born between 1885 and 1895, living
through the reign Of the second Ed
ward and into the early years Of the
third He was of family Of some sta
ton seated near Wakefield, and sup
ported the earl Of Lancaster In his re-
bellion against the government. When
the earl fell and his followers were
prescribed, Robin Hood took to the
woods and supported himself by slay-
ing the wild animals found in the for
est and by levying a species Of black
mail on passengers along the great
road which united London and Ber-
wick. This continued for about twen-
ty months, from April, 1922, to Decem-
ber, 1928, when he fell into the kings
power, who for some unknown reason
not only pardoned him but gave him
a. place at court. Anyhow, a man Of
the name of Robyn Hode was ''vad-
let" of the king in 1924.
DR.. Spencer T. Hall says that Robyn
was created earl of Huntington by a
London ballad writer hard up for a
word to rhyme to Little John. Be this
as it may, Robin Hood will always be
the hero of romance, and those who
love romance will refuse to believe
that he never existed.-London Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-16
DeMille interfered. He had watched

DeMille interfered. He had watched
the duchess and had called the
croupier's attention to her neat little
method. But that austere individual
silenced him by saying in surprise,
But she's a duchess-what do you ex-
pect?"
Not to be downed so easily, DeMille
watched the play from behind Monty's
chair and cautioned his friend at the
first opportunity.
Better cash in and change your
seat, Monty. They're robbing you," he
whispered.
Cash in when I'm away ahead of
the game? Never!" and Monty did his
best to assume joyful tone.
At first he played with no effort at
system, piling his money fiat on the
numbers which seemed to have least
chance Of winning, but he simply could
not lose. Then he tried to reverse
different systems he had heard OF, but
they turned out to be winners. Finally
in desperation he began doubling on
one color in the hope that he would
surely lose In the end, but his partic-
ular fate was against him. With his
entire stake on the red, the ball con-
tinuei to fall in the red holes until
the c1oupier announced that the bank
was broken.
Dan DeMille gathered in the money
and counted $4,000 before he handed
1t to Monty. His friends were over
joyed when he left the table and Won
dered why he looked so downhearted.
Inwardly he berated himself for not
taking Peggy's advice.
"Pm so glad for your sake that you
did not stop when I asked you, Monty,
but your luck does not change my be-
lief that gambling is next to stealing
Peggy was constrained to say as they
went to supper.
81 wish I had taken your advice" he
said gloomily.
"And missed the fortune you have
won? How foolish Of you, Monty! You
were a loser by several thousand dol
lars then," she objected, with whimsi-
cal inconsistency.
"But, Peggy" he said quietly, look
ing deep into her eyes, ut would have
won me your respect"
To be Continued