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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

good business houses, and it will cer-{
tainly repay another trip. The oc-
casion of such "gang" of Versaill-
aims ~enturi1R over to Barnett was a
special meeting of Barnett lodge No.
S9I, A. F. & A. NJ, to confer the
NJ. NJ. degree on Bro. H. r. Vows.
Vhere wes another candidate. but ne
did not feel that he coald stand the
racket just now, and will take his
medicine later. There wss a good
of the Okan brethren,
headed by DR.. Alice, and the Vef-
sailles contingent, Together with the
Barnett brethren, made ttp a fair
sized aggregation, and the degree
way conferred in excellent form, and
to the entire satisfaction Of the cam
didate. Bros. Nelson and Baker as
sisted N the work, 'tfnd with the.
splendid work of the Barnett BROTH,
ers, we never saw better work In this
degree. After labor, refreshments
~ete served, %and to secure them
Brothers Gillum and Nelson came
near being cited for contempt), and
there was where Bro. Nelson was up
against it. for he had no more show
than a snow bah in hades against
either the Olean gang, led by DR..
AHee, or the Barnett gang headed by
DR.. Halter, both showing an -estehs-
i've and hard practice.
Barnett Lodge has a large. airy
hall, open on all sides, the brothers
are all live members, enthusiastic and
earnest Masons, and it stands plain
landmark of the ennobliag and eie-
waiting lessons taught by Free Mason
Try for the betterment of the 'comrtun-
FNy. Short btk eloquent addresse.
were made by Bros. G.. -. 4+unter,
". W. Gillum, e. W. English, DR.
K1lee, Worshipful Master Berry, Ee
4 Nelson and Chaplain Upton.
Barnett is sreroetdea by as fine
farming country as can be found il
Missouri, fine farm houses, big barns
and crops that make the farmer
laugh, and we predict larger growtl
and greater prosperity for her.
No, Nelson didn't buy all the Jer
/. sey cows he saw. but if he had had
: bucket we would certainly have hat
Jersey cream to go With our black
berries fottnd by the wayside il
, abundance. On the return trip W
+ found that the moon was hung jus
, right to suit Nelson he thought
was on its last qaarter, and he was i
. the same fix. With "Annie Laurie
I by Bro. Baker, and "Old Kentuck
l Home" and "Down on the Swane
: River" by Nelson and Hunter, ir
|, terspersed with gospel hymns, tn
time passed as dream, or would,
! some son-of-a-sea-cook hadn't take
L. the springs out of the cushions an
t when he replaced them turned II
# sharp eads Up. If you would kno'
e more of this trip you will have to st
ttunter, Nelson or Baker, and viii
they may not give you the exact tru,
they will attempt stagger at it.
!. When we started home it was ju
r coming Sunday, and it was good
N O'Clock when we reached home,
. little wearied, but we'll repaid for Il
It trip.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12
An Open Letter.
Versailles, Mo-, Aug.

NCISdhuCS, NIO., mug. ~
To Mayor and City Co,incf, i
This is August 4, and for some rea-
sor think Of chicken, why, really
can't say. While ION the chicken"
just listen, Or read little 'experiehce
not the first but the latest. A few
days past purchased dozen
"Brolers." said to be fat. When
they came they were flea ''legs TO
gether" and evidently had been so
tied tor many hours. They could
not stand on their feet and we're FAM
ished ior waee-- md starving; t'th
water, shade and food, they may get
to be "broilers" after while. /
wonder if the man (of course. ne
woman did it) ~ho tied and handled
those chickens that long hot day with
out food or water ever says prayers,
if SO, to whom or what does he pray1
Our merchants who buy chicks ought
Ito exercise the equality Of mercy"
if the people who raise them do not.
Chickens, when not brought to mar
ket in coops that are clean and tom-
/yiabhr, should be at once put into
sanitary cages, given water and food,
and kept in the shade. The bottom
Of all cages ought to be covered with
dust, or dry straw or hay, in no other
way can the birds be kept clean. As
chickens are ordinarily handled they
are filthy, unfit to eat, and carriers OF
disease germs. So mach for chicken
raisers and buyers, and eaters espec-
tally.
Our little city, on the northern
Ozark highlands, is very pretty, and
all of us old citizens, or nearly all q
US, are very proud, we sit straight and
hold our heads high as we drive with
our guests and point to the well KEEP
homes of our people. We are quite
enthusiastic too as we tell Of the Rooc
order and freedom from drunkenness
that we boast of. But there are evil
yet TO be abridged or hone away
. ! refer to establishments known a
privys or closets. "(,hi" Mrv say
"every town has rs ug,y features. ,
Yes, but no town ought to permit an.
citizes to endanger the life, health o
, ccmfott Of any other citizen. Th'
. "ssrfar'e" closet, unless literally sup
Piled with lime or wood ashes (fresh)
and otherwise properly cared for, is
l"perii' lar more dangerous than tn
5 yellow variety. People who ar
dainty as birds OF the snow fields vii
/ breathe the foul gases from such ant
! never think of danger, but the evi
D day comes general systemic debii
n ity, headache, fever, neuralgia, rhch
+. matism and all the varieties @
k stomach and enteric disordei1.
5 Now, MIR. Mayor and CoI,hcil,
e am done for this time, except to be-
+ Of you sir and sirs to warn OH goo'
Z citizens, and bad, II we have any
that they must at once put an end /
y any source Of disease or discomfoI
a that exists Oh their premises. tn
0 old Hebrews tcsd and obeyed tha
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-12

Mrs. Jennie Bailey, of the Boon
vile Training School, was down on
visit the past week with her parents,
Nj. and Mrs. John Il. Price,
". r. Trey, the hoi.h end fru.s
man, was IN the city last Friday.
Mr. Trey is offering his fine farm and
or6hard at a bargain, as he finds
old age creeping on, and would tsss
a rest.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
YOUR BOYS LIFE WORK---Wt1AT SHALL 1T BE /?

. wear. As the commercial - the most i'm
portant end or the business. and he has
succeeded IN H. our friend i in direct line
from here 10 Dc made general manager OF
the company From there 10 vice-preSident
and then 70 president are logical steps
II IS not ar all impossible for young
agent TO reach the management cf one ~
the small agencies BY the time he is twenty
three or twenty-five wears old. and he
might be manager of A district with several
agencies under him before he i thirrv- II
requires more time. OF course. 10 get into
the higher positions chiefly on account of
their scarcity But telephone lines are
being extended to and in all parts OF the
country. so that within a comparatively
few years practically every village IN the
United States will BE- I'm voice cOmmunica-
tion with every other
With every important extension there is
need OF well trained men 20 handle the
business end OF II, and the man who has
demonstrated his ability in this direction
as an agent. or a manager OF agents. is
the very one that Is valuable as manager
% the extension An extension may mean
a brand new telephone service. covering
large portion OF some Western state. or a
new exchange in some city. owing 10 the
Iatter's growth and greater demand for
telephony AS there are hundreds OF sub
sidiary telephons companies. a. well as
constant redistricting OF present telephone
boundaries. opportunities for your boy 70
get on In what might very appropriately be
called commercial telephony are almost un-
limited
CcopyriEht. iacs. oy me Associated Literary
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
ON THE BOARDWALK
atlantic CHys Attractions
DrazC GOodly Crozcds.

Atlantic City. Nov. s1-The next novelty
In the way OF entertainments along the
Boardwalk VII De az the Million Dollar
Pier. where visitors are 70 be transported
into the land OF sehoritas and ali things
Mexican. In the outer auditorium % rhe
Million Dollar Pier an entire Mexican VII
lage viii De placed. pueblos and piazas.
seforitas and cute little Mexican children
viii establish themselves here. and the
Banda MeNicana viii occupy the big band-
stand during the Easter season.
The Marlborough -Blenheim is entertain
ing a generous number OF visitors who are
making Atlantic City their stopping pIacs
previous 70 going south. or zolf enthusiasts
Who run down for a turn or so around the
Nortnheld links. Many New York people
are here az present
Among the New Workers at the Rudolf
are Mrs. B. Eckstein and Mss Ecksteln,
Miss cary. Miss FTschsu and the Misses
Gertrude and Florence Ftschell. W. :. san
derson, Mr. and Mrs +. Hamison. James
w SchollOss and Mrs. W. J. 5choIloss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ Baldwin are 80
ta0iished at Hadd0n Hail for a two weeks-
stav at the shore. Among other New York
people at this house are Mr.. and Mrs. c.
A. Collins. Mrs. Abel Huntington. Mss A.
c. winant. Mrs. A. I. lIlukin. Mrs. L T.
Reese. Mrs. John Ross and Mss c. A.
BayrOR
The ChalfOnte Is entertaining Judzs Rob-
ert Won MOschzisker. OF the Suprens
bench. who Is staying a few weeks at tho
shore; with him is Charles R. Mitchell. OF
philadelphia. Many New York peopls ara
here.
Among New York guests at ths 81
Charles are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il Ba-
ker. Francis and Harry de GrOot Robinson.
G. D. Davia Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mo
Avoy, G.. NJ. Mills. the Misses Elizabeth su6
Mary K Dyer and W. 5. Lsvertng-
Mrs. n. ". Tyson Is visiting her aunt.
Mrs " P. PearsaH. at the Pennhurst this
week; Miss Wood and Miss Sabin have
taken apartments there for the winter. c.
T sylvester. s. :. Teagles and Harry Tea
giles, three Princeton students, havs been
spending the week end at the Trayn1ore.
All the hotels are enjoying generous
patronage at present Many guests from
New York are at the Dennis. New Clarion.
YOung's. Monticello. Wiltshire, Holmnursr-
Boutwell,. Warwick and Westminster.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
In the Field Of Commercial Telephony a Lad May
Grow, Into a Powerful Public Utility Figure.
~ e. ". Jennings

flush 70 require great deal of technical
knowledge
TITS fact thar the boy. without knowing
in the beginning telephone from fog
horn. may starr and work up 10 be general
manager OF one OF the big telephone com
panies. and II is even possible for him 70
become president ultimately.
Wen. father and son have aeen reading
about the colossal business and earnings
o, telephone enterprises and their growth
70 All parts % the country. and decide 20
take the plunge. This boy knows no more
than the average. and has had no more
than the usual common schooling, but he
wishes 20 get out into the world and be a
man.
He nnds Al oncs that telephoning is di-
vioed into three great brsnehes-the COM
nercizI. or contract branch. the plant and
The trsfic. The FIRST covers all relations
OF the company with It's real or prospective
subscribers. The plant includes those who
install the phones and nx them when they
GET out OF order The trafic department
makes the connections with the people you
Uyisb 20 talk 20 and includes the Cen
trsI' girls.
Our BOY, perhaps. doesn't care for ma
ebipery. or the technic OF anything. as he
Things he Is better htted naturally for
straight business life. So he gets into
touch with the commercial. or contract.
separtunent ana asks for job knowing
,ofb,ng IN particular. be VIII get nothing
An partieuIar- probably he viii get Job
IS roessenger anc his duties will be 70 run
errands, answer the telephone. carry mes
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21

aspired TO be sent out TO deal with the
subscribers direct.
Good agents are always needed ~ the
telephonipg business; for upon their ef-
forts rests 10 a large degree the prosperity
OF the institution. They make the bust
ness arrangements with the telephone users
for new or increased service. assist IN
preparation OF advertisements that are
designed to cause more people 10 use tele-
phones and generally are promoters Of the
business: also. they adjust claims. make
collections and maintain pleasant relation
ships between the company and its Gus
toners
II is readily seen, therefore. that the sue
cessful agent must be a man OF consid-
cradle tact and the same ability that en-
ables a man 70 get on in any line where
dealing with people is a prime rsquisite-
Well our boy has proved thai he has
this ability 10 such an extent that his sal
alary Of. say. s2 week when he began
has been Increased till. after couple Of
years OF so. he is getting as much as SIS
a week and is looked upon as one OF the
best men in his line. Then he is made
head agent OF one OF the multitude of
agencies that large companies maintain,
ana maybe IS paid S-.eo year ana mas
under his direction several agents such as
he himself was a short time before. His
next advance VIII be 20 the management
or a district containing several agencies,
al a salary OF $3.50 year 10 800 a month
Finally. having displayed great executive
ability. as well as skill as an agent. he has
charge or all the agencies maintained by
the company with several hundred men
directly under him
In this position he is one OF the Of
heials OF the institution. and Is known as
general commercial superintendent. or gem
eral contract agent, or something similar.
and his salary Is several thousand dollars
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
HAPrER va


lat -taEe nan using telephone prob
s1y coesrr know any mere about i thSn
ih@f le takes rhe receiver on the hook ana
sotr voice from some far-sway place
ssys .Number. please" and in a few sec
oncs c- s talking with the person he asked
tor 2. Questioned about the chances Tor
h-i BOY 70 get q JOB WIrh the Telephone con-
peny srd through j. develop into prom
her- and weakly citizen. he would prob
eoly -tr1g ais shoulders and say. on
taere is no chance. Tor all the people they
-ss are q feW Hen 70 string wires and an
army o. Hello girls"
BIZ there are numerous chances fer boys
r. telephony. and as promising an outlook
:" IN any big business IN the United SrAteA-
Wien u Is considered rhst the first tele-
phone vez established In New York IN ls4e'
sno thay now there are six million IN use
N ne country. and that the conversauons
over The thirteen million miles OF wire
nlHoer eight 10 Ten thousand million an
nlzily; that TIE total revenues OF the bele-
phone Companies are sleb.Oo0.ooc year.
&c tnat this business gives employment u
hundred and twenty thousand persons. As
'onparec Nith tWenfy-fOur thousand en-
p.oyes 10 teiegrzphy-when the father =
INC al this. he Is apt 70 think some ana
~ wonder ~ a,ter al. II wouldn't De .
tooo thing ror his boy 70 get into the teie-
phone business.
he would be right And another thing :
ne multitude OF Jobs that are possible 70
ne boy are BY no means all technioAl'
S"Ssh the business itself may seem al n'st
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
THE COMPANY STORE.

In such al euergeRcy towns like Cherry
realize the advantages OF an institution
upon which IN happier times they heap
much blame-the company store The
miners widow turns 70 il In her time OF
trial and finds ready assistance At
Cherry the s.. Paul Railroad. which owned
the mine, rushed supplies 70 the town and
gave the survivors Of the disaster assur-
ance that no one should know want
The company store system in Illinois
IS chiefly q convenience for the miners
rather than a means Of extorting addi-
tiOnai profit for tie employer The miners
are paid in cash. which can be spent
where the emDloye chooses. He usually
does not choose the company store when
he has cash IN his pocket. But there is
a time when the scorned institution be-
comes invaluable. that is during the lay
Of season.
Production Is 80 plentiful in Illinois that
many mines shut down during July and
August Were not credit for living ne
cessities extended al such a time the mine
owner would see his working force pack
ing Up and moving away. So the COM
pany store gives credit
Illinois miners are a powerful political
force There il q large proportion OF
nGLkE Americans among q LAeIn native
Americans who take an interest IN Iegis-
latiOn. particularly affecting their own in
terests The United Mine Workers Of IIli-
nOis maintain lobby IN Springfield during
each session Of the Legislature
Laws enforcing greater precautions for
the safety Of the mine workers are intro
duced each session. and, as rule, they are
put through even against the opposition OF
the mine onerarorS The union obtained
the passage in the last session Of the Legis-
lature OF a measure creating a special
commission 10 investigate conditions IN
Illinois mines and prepare legislation which
viii make them safer.
Illinois mines are many of them lighted
with electricity. and some are operated en-
tirely by electricity. even 20 having
trolley system for the transportation OF
cars In a majority OF them, however,
torches are used for illumination and mules
for transportation. The absence Of IRE
damp 70 any great extent makes il unneces-
sary TO use even safety lamps. The miners
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
DEATHS FROM DISASTERS.

The soft coal mines OF Illinois, which are
rivals - the states cornfelds IN yearly out
nut u wealth. have been conducted IN the
past with comparatively small loss Of hfe.
The average of deaths by accident has been
90 per million tons OF coal mined, as
sgsinst in the Pennsylvania anthra-
rite names and 1su IN Indian Territory
There have been two serious disasters. one
al Eraidwood iu 1881. where eighty three
nen were drowned ~ the flooding OF the
n1ine. suc ore al ZiegleT IN April. lsla'
wien Forty men lost their lives IN a gas
cITlosiol.
Nluar accidents have taken constant toll.
but me dsence OF dredamp from most
~ the Il .n0is mines and the enforcement
~ strict laws for safety, cue largely 10
tHe Efforts ~ the wei organized miners
-rl1n. have kept down the average There
a-s -5ss men employed in mines in tie
-tats and during rRe .ast fiscal year lS3
~cre killed il mining accidents and SO
were r--1 Death is the miners con-
siam companion. and D. grows reckless
from Fam farfty. To carelessness most Of
sns t--a1 mishaps ave- attributed, including
i'f IRE -r Cherry.
Assoc from rh- meuace 10 hls lie. the
.r ut f-. Illinois soft coal miner Is not
aA unhappy one. He is superior IN earn
~ Ho..r and comfort % the anthracite
"o-Eo- 10 le Pennsylvania delds. A wei
'z-n'zel lrian. which H. 80 strong that
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
TO TEACH BIRD VALUE
AudubOH University Nag SaUe
COuRtrg Mann Millions.

With the design OF saving 20 the pecpl.
OF this country AZ least EO.00o.000 each year.
plans for a national Audubon university.
70 be endowed with s1000uo0. have been
announced in this city. Based On th-
known annual crop loss OF $1,000 0o0. du.
TO the spreading pests that the insect eat
ing birds destroy. the calculations OF the
National Association OF Audubon Societies.
which is back OF this project, show that
the teaching OF bird value from such an
Institution must result in wiDng cut an
least per cent OF the huge national gen
atty for popular lack Of knowledge on this
subject When S1000.oo0 can be raised for
the new university IL IS purpOsed AZ once
20 start its work. which promises eventI-
ally to contribute millions 20 American
prosperity
Every man. woman and child throughOuf
the United States may be included As
student IN the proposed Audubon university
Through hundreds OF lecturers and teach
ers, who are 70 be educated in the science
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21

sages and do such work as generally falls
20 the lot OF Office boys His pay will be
about s. a week
But the boy is determined 70 get out OF
this position as rapidly as he can. and
looks toward the clerks longingly, studies
their methods OF figuring and bookkeep-
ing and improves his penmanship. OF
course, here, as elsewhere, his employer
IN this instance the chief clerks watch
ing his efforts 20 make progress. and as
soon as the boy is worthy of II, will put
him on as one OF the junior clerks Al a
slight increase in salary. probably paying
him s. a week az FIRST
The boy attends strictly 20 business.
being more anxious 20 improve himself
than 10 join TOO much in the social chances
that may come up. and gradually gets into
a little higher grade OF junior clerk. finally
after a couple OF years, earning probably
as much as SIS a week.
Then the chief clerk OF that particular
ONCE is promoted or goes away. and your
boy being perhaps the most competent OF
The juniors. gets the place al, say. 81 a
week with the once boy and several lesser
clerks working under him. The logical
promotion from this position. after ne has
studied into the broader phases OF clerical
work, is 20 q chief clerkship OF one OF the
large departments, which pays anywhere
from g. so 20 as high as si,coO a year And
that is about the limit of advancement
along this line
Our boy. however. has discovered this
long since; for he rs not the kind 90 run
into a rut. and has aspired 20 become an
agent, the big end OF the commercial de-
partnent As clerk, he had 20 take care
OF the accounts turned in by the agents
and so ne became familiar IN d general
way with what they ala. and by the time
he was wenty-Oue--agents have 20 be OF
,,au legal age. so they can sign contracts
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21

guarded with armed men and besieged by
union pickets. who tried 70 prevent supplies
from being taken in. After the accident OF
1915 the mine was shut down for several
years.
The St Paul mine az Cherry was the
largest IN the state. II was established six
wears ago by the 81. Paul Railroad. and its
equipment was said 10 be superior 20 that
Of any other mine in Illinois. The tower
and all the upper works were Of steel. con-
structed on 4 magnificent scale few
weeks ago the shaft broke the state record
by hoisting over l.SsJ tons OF coal in one
day. The mine was laid out on the long
WALL. plan. by which no power IL neces-
sary. and the longer the mine Is worked the
greater becomes the capacity. both for men
and output
New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
MINES IN THE CORN BELT,

The i'est mines lie uno"rneath the ferue
nelds 80 fhe corn belt aud IN many com
rnuniues ever miner has his garden patch.
The children. who arr kept from work bv
strict law urtn they sre sixteen years old.
are rosy checked and sturdy There are
comparatively Few settlements in which
miners exclusively live because OF the
closely linked prosperity or agriculture on
the surface and mining below the ground
The proximity of the farmer rs most bene-
iclal Co the miners. cheapening food sup
plies and broadening the social relations
Of the mine workers
When the roll was called al Cherry three
days after the disaster. for the semi
monthly payday. There was Slsooo due the
seven hundred employees of the mine The
average sum due each miner for two
weeks work was $40. Laborers got about
50 Twenty dollars a week in an Illinois
country town Is a good income for work
ingman. and in some parts OF the state
this average is exceeded.
Springfield. the state capital. has a dozen
mines within its limits. and the blackened
faces of mine workers returning home
from work are an ordinary sight on the
stneetcars Or an afternoon There are
profitable mines i'm Bloomington, running
veins under the main streets.
cherry Is d mining town exclusively, and
here. as IN most OF the towns Ike IL the
population Is 20 per cent foreign. Foreign
Workers show little ambition % improve
their surroundings. They herd together in
saloons. and money which would mean
comfort % their families is squandered in
dissipation Il is fortunate that a large
proportion Of the men of this class are not
married.
poh the exclusively mining town = dis
aster such IS the fire al Cherry falls with
stunning force. At one blow a large pro-
portion Of the community's population Is
wiped out In few hours the wives OF
the little CITY are made widows. and the
children become orphans. Trade is para
lived and destitution threatens the b<pe-
less mothers. left alone in = place where
there Is no opportunity OF earning cent
for their own support.