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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
Prize Essays.

During the past school year several
of our citizens, for the purpose OF en-
couraging interest IN the work at The
School Of The Ozarks, offered prizes
for excellence along various lines.
Col. R. c. Ford offered a prize of
IS in gold to the student writing the
best essay on any subject. The judges
awarded this prize to Miss Margaret
Hicks who chose for her subject Our
Foreign Population.
DR., Guy B, Mitchell offered prize
of IS in gold for the best essay on
Alcohol. This prize was awarded by
the judges TO Mr. Barton Everett
We publish these essays below.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01

highest as well as the lowest grades.
The city colleges are practically
filed with Jewish pupils.
They are generally the delight of
their teachers for cleverness at their
books, obedience and general good
conduct.
The desire for education and better
ment is as plain as it is possible.
No parents are more ambitious for
their children, than are the Italian
immigrants who have brought their
families, and no children in our schools
are brighter or more attentive.
We should be working for today and
for the future.
The Home Mission Boards in CO.
operation should be asked to lead
forward in this, the greatest task of
the twenthieth century. This is a
work which demands the moral strength
of the union.
Let us seek to make the foreigners
Christians, give them the Bible and
set them an example of the brother
hood of believers.
Then the immigrants will become
believers and join the brotherhood.
Hence it is a personal responsibility
and opportunity, for US to reach and
teach those newcomers.
Do not begin with talking about
religion, make the chance to get ac-
quainted; then after you have shown
them you gre interested in them, and
have won their confidence, the
way will be open for the gospel that
has already been felt in all human
helpfuIness.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
ALCOHOL.

About six hundred years ago there
lived some people who believed there
were two things, If they could only be
found, that would bless the world.
First, something that would change
laad-and al common metals into gold;
second, an elixir ollie" which would
prevent sickness and death, and keep
those who drank it forever yonng.
Men tried many experiments in search
0: these wonders. One result of their
trials was the discovery of alcohol by a
man named Albucasis.
Alcohol IS a colorless, poisonous,
and an intoxicating liquid with a sting
ing taste; it burns without SCOT, giving
little light, but great heat. It is lighter
than water and can not be frozen. Ii
is made by the fermentation of the
juices obtained from fruits and grains.
Did those men of many years ago
reach their desired result? Has alcohol
proved an elixir of life?
Of the many things which have a
governing iDfunce upon the human
race, there is none, perhaps, more ex-
tensive and far reaching in its effects
than alcohol
til used ior many different purposes,
70 dissolve gums and oils; to make
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01

| a local question. and that man IS 3
protectionist and free trader and a
revisionist, according to what he thinks
IS for the best interests Of his own State
and district. But in due course of
time We shall have new tariff law, and
our people will have been educated as
never before upon the vicious points in
tariff making and upon al sides Of the
controversy, then re viii 60 ahead as
before and il few months without
doubt shall reach our normal condition
of employment aud purchasing power,
and then viii follow a decade OF PEACE
and prosperity.
Secretary Wilson will have a record
of se1 vice as q Cabinet officer longer
than anyone else il his or eny other
Cabinet position, md he will leave his
Office proud Of the fact that his De
partment during bis incumbency Of
that office has made most remarkable
strides. p9~ticule y under the admin
istration Of Mckinley, Roosevelt and
TAFT. Secretary Wilson has been aided
in all his eadeavors by Republican leg
islation during these years, which has
enabled him to cary out his ideass Of
what his Department should accomplish
ideas which we're foreign to Demo
cratic policies, and which never could
have material.zed under 4 Democratic
administration. Il illustrates perhaps
better than any other example that
could have been given between Demo
cratic end Republican legislation. It
proves Republican legislation 70 be
progressive the best interest Of al
the people and as liberal as IS consistent
wi:a the public welfare.
This IS also shown N he mater Of
tae rugl nee delivery where under
Republican Legislation il has been per
fected, q tremendous benefit 70 the
farmers. Under Democratic legislation
it vas laa1-d a, and even 2 raitry
$4,000 ne, used f5r exrszimengs
because 1Lr, CisvAad and MS Post
master C1ne1al thought It useless; and
YET under Republican administration
some s40,000,o00 IS appropriated,
annually for that service. It viii, of
course, be fu.her developed under
Mr.. Taf9s administration, as viii the
development Of the other Depa ments
Of the Government, and it does not seem
possible that the people will want to
return TO a Democratic adminisuation
or 10 a Democratic Congress for many
years to come.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
Stone Chapel.

The order OF services to be observed
is as follows:
Sabbath school every Sabbath at 10
a. m.
Morning Service, second, third and
fourth Sabbaths I / a. m
Evening service, second third and
fourth Sabbath at 7:30 p. IN.
Prayer service every Wednesday at
1850 p. m.
w. E. BEATTIE, Pastor.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
COUNTY.
CIRCUIT COURT.

Court meets 4th Monday in April and Octo
Der.
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81 a Year in Advance.

smokless flames; to take from leaves
materials for making perfumes and
medicines; to keep dead bodies from
decaying; and when diluted, It forms
useful remedy for many diseases.
Alcohol is powerful stimulant, the
abuse of which is, without doubt, the
most interesting feature OF the subject.
Its effects upon the individual when
taken excessively are very familiar.
His whole nature is changed. It slim
ulates the action of the heart. causes
the face to become flushed and an
increased amount of blood to fiow to
the brain, supplying the intellectual
and moral senses, and, in most instances
makes the person affected, unconscious
of his own actions He loses control
of his muscles, thereby rendering him
incapable of governing his motions.
He loses his viii power and, seemingly,
all sense of duty. If the habit IS con-
tinued to excess, the mind of the
individual is seriously affected and his
health impaired. He has no regard
for his friends and, finally loses all love
and respect for his loved ones. When
the person has reached this stage there
is such desire for the poison that he
will make any sacrifice in order to OBJ
tain a drink of the beverage with which
to satisfy his craving appetite.
The excessive use of alcohol brings
poverty and misery to thousands who
allow themselves to fall into the awful
clutches of this mighty monarch.
Alcohol not only affects the In
dividual, but nations as well. 1t has
its place on the tables of royalty; it
finds its way into Legislative assemblies
and among government officials of every
class; it is found in every class of society
from the kings court to the most
humble beggar It corrupts citizen
ship by transforming its victims into
beings unfit for social, political, or
business companions.
Alcohol has such universal demand
that it has a marked effect upon COM
merce. Large sums .ofrevenue money
are derived from taxes levied upon It,
permitting Its manufacture and sale.
Laws are passed to govern its manu-
facture, transportation, sale, and use.,
These laws are frequently violated,
filling our courts with numerous cases
of litigation.
Alcohol has created great stir be
tween the political and religious parties
of this nation Temperance societies
are organized for the purpose of de-
stroying the evil produced by its use,
while on the other hand, political
facions employ and encourage It's
distribution for the purpose OF personal
or political gain.
Alcohol is an questionable poison.
It maddens the brain, wrecks the tody
and brings ruin to the soul. Though
it is very useful in many ways, it is, if
drunk to excess, sure to bring poverty,
sorrow and desolation to firesides where
should dwell peace, love. and content
ment. 1t has not proved an elixir OF
life" but to the unresisting, drink
of death and veritable hell.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
A Night Riders Raid

The worst night riders are calomel,
croton oil or aloes pills, They raid your
bed to rob you of rest. Not SO with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They never dis
tress nor inconveriece, but always
cleanse the system, curing colds. head
ache, constipation, malaria, 2Sc. al
City Drug Store,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01

Treasurer Nance has received check
fer S262, $50, being me cost in tie
cases. Ct the State against Den Sui
lenasr, Campbell and Short, Parties
having costs IL these cases can now
get their money. There was SITS Of
the cost IN these cases cut cut by the
Stats Auditor.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
Our FOREIGN PoPuLAT1oN.

OUR FOREIGN POPULATION.
L is matter of Importance TO US,
to know OF the number of foreign peo,
pie who haye come to America, and
what they are doing for our country.
Millions have come to this country,
and are still coming At the rate a mill
ions q year, They come from every
cline, country, and condition, they
are Of every sort; good, bad and
Indifferent, ambitious and aimless,
strong and weak, skilled and unskilled,
mated and single, old and young,
Christian and infdel.
They form today the raw material of
America citizenship of tomoaow.
What they viii be and do then de-
pends largely upon what our American
Christianity does for them now.
The reason for their coming, is the
next question that IS suggested to our
minds. It's because OF the expulsion
from the old world, and the attraction
wbich comes from the United States.
They are persecuted in Europe on
account Of their religious beliefs.
In Russia there IS an out break Of
savages against the Jews; end they
have no p ace until they .71d On our
Ansericaa shores.
Military. service IS enforced N Italy,
taxes rise, over population crowd,
poverty p;nches, and as Z result, the
streams flow toward America where
there is no military service and no tax,
and where steady work and high wages
seem assured.
America means two things
money and n2erty-the things
which the Europesn peasant (and
often prince as weD lacks
and wants, necessity at home
pushes, opportunity in America pulls.
They come not because they love US,
or because we love them. They come
here because they can do themselves
good, not because they can do US
good, and it furnishes excellent reason
Why we must dc them good in order
that they may not do Is evil.
To make their good ours and our
good theirs IS both Christian and safe.
The prosperity of this nation has
chiefly Influenced immigration in
fhe past This is shown by he marked
relationship between industrial and
commercial activity in the United
States and the volume Of Immigration.
Our prosperity not only induces a
desire % come but makes coming pos
sible.
We of.sn think that the immigrants
coming into on county, are an injury
to cur government, and 70 our schools,
= = . 10y 10y =
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01

Pain can be easily and quickly stop
ped. Fink Pain Tablets DR.. Shoop' $
stor headache, womanly pains, any
pain anywhere, ii 20 minutes sure
Formgia on the 25c. box. Ask your
arugfist O. doctor about the fesznula-
rs fine. Sold by City Drug Store.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
Y ashinoton Letter.

N~U>A1i--A CA- l44@CCL L<>A1---O44 - 4tO- Oily
/ disturbing the United States Congress
at present. but seems 10 be a burning
Question with the governments Of every
civilized country. France and Ger
many and England and Russia, as well
as the smaller continental countries
are debatirg 9 with ways and means to
raise reverae 10 meet the expenses Of
/ the Government. The natter OF a
deficit At he present time IS almost
wo-ld-vide, and as the usual means of
taxation have been exhausted, efforts
are being made toward taxation On in
comes, in'ser;sanca, corporation divi-
| de1ds, etc.
Heretofore in the United States,
except during W. time, cur methods
Of TAXATION have been for the most
part indirect ones, and for that reason
not looked upon as burdensome. In
fact, = the present time half of our
receipts are gathered from the internal
revenue, which IS wholly voluntary
tax, and while Of course the man Of
modern means who smokes and drinks
I contributes to 1t, as we'll as Go the
wealthy. yet i is by 10 means tax
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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01
COUNTY COURT.

Presiding Judge e......J. G. Lewis
Associate Judge, West Dist. w. A. Branson
- East Dist. j. NJ. Clark
Court meets lst Monday in February, May,
August and November.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-07-01

The law nrm OF Groom y AcConkey mas ai'
.oIro5 and am CONTINUING IN the business al1-s.
Am now prcparei to devote ali my time aaa
..a,,,x, tn the Law and Collection business
Notary Public ia office and special attention
will be given 10 drawing and taking acEn0"leas-
,,s,ts NJ Deeds. Mortgages and Contrasts
orz,ry--South side Po5I'c S4ua1e between
Postoiiice ard Bank
T. (. NCJ,oXkgy-
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COURT OF PROBATE.

Court meets End Monday in February, May
August and November
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10

House and Senate Adjourn.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec 10.-After a
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10

The Parsonage Building Auxiliary
was duly organized by the ladies
Of the Methodist church at the meet
ing held at the church yesterday af-
ternOon The object of the organ
izauOn, as previously announced. is
20 assist in raising funds to build a
residence for the pastor of the
church, the ladies having undertak-
en- to raise $500, or One-half Of the
amount needed for the building
Officers for the newly organized
society were chosen as follows
President, Mrs. J. W Howse.
Vice president. Mrs. J. W Han
cock
Secretary and treasurer Mrs. c.
q Hallmark.
The auxiliary was divided inc9
eight circles. each OF which will IN
dertake to raise 500 o. the amount
pledged The circles are composed
of about five members each at pres
ent. nut il is the expectation that
others viii be enlisted and the size
of the circles increased, as any who
are in sympathy with the work un-
dertaken. even though not members
of the chui,-, Will be inviteu to
Join the auxiliary and assist. The
chairman of the circles are as fol
lows
Mrs. Manahan, Mrs. G c. Turner
Mrs. J. X Bull, Mrs c. G. Hall
mark, Mrs. W. GihOusen, Mrs. W
W. Lasunger, Mrs. A. ". Cunning
ham, Mrs l.. A Young.
the auxiliarv decided AT TINS
meeting to have Tag Day on
Christmas eve No further plans fOI
raising money were decided upon
yesterday, but each circle viii de
wise a plan of campaign as soon as
possible and set to work TO raise its
share of the amount pledged by the
ladies for the purpose of building
the parsonage.
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session of an hour and ten minutes
today the Senate adjourned until
monday, while the House adjourned
until Tuesday, after remaining in
session for an hour and half Both
houses are waiting upon commit
tees
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1903.

Luscious, ripe strawberries from
the open gardens were bringing in
Christmas money for enterprising
farmers in Galveston county last
week. That's nothing, however. 1t
was in the = exas coast belt.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10

Says the Houston Post: Why
should Attorney General Davidson
want to eat the peoples bread with
apples so plentiful and the Browns
vile railroad just lined with oranges
from one end of the line to the
other? We ask JEFF McLemore and
the Corpus Christi Caller why?"
That's easy. Because the peoples
bread" tastes much better to the
political palate tnan the bunch of
citrus fruit the Brownsville country
IS likely to hand the Attorney Cen
eral in his race for governor.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10

Secretary Dickinson says more
officers are needed for the regular
army. If democrats are acceptable,
Texas and -.entucky can furnish
enough colonies to equip an army
of any dimensions or any number
of such armies.-Houston Post.
But could Texas spare her dear
cOlOneIS2
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10

One mans joy : sometimes an
others Woe This happens in the
case of the unusually high price Of
cotton on the mar0ets recently.
While the cotton Producer is made
glau thereby, yet the mill operatives
who have been either turned off or
put on short time schedules on ac-
count of the "prohibitive price of
cotton" will have a sorry Christ
mas.
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ses Maud Layton, Maria Valdez and
Y. Campbell
3:20-3:50-" School Reports" Su-
perintendent E H. Goodrich.
3:5O-4: Business session.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10
FELL INTO VAT
OF BOILING SYRTP,
Robt. Neems of HarIingen Probably
Fatally Hurt at Syrup Mill.

Special to the Herald
Harrington, Texas, zee 1O.-Robt.
Weems, the Il year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Weems of aHrlingen fell
into vat of boiling syrup at the
syrup mill here today shortly be-
fore noon and was probably fatally
fnjured He was rescued at once,
but his entire body except his face
has terribly scalded, and he is in a
kerry critical condition.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-10
To BUILD A
PARSONAGE
METHODIST LADIES UNDERTAKE
TO RAISE MONEY.

Organize Parsonage Building AuXil-
larry and Divide Same Into Circles,
Each TO Raise S1OO-WiH Have
Tag Day Xmas Eve
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CITY=COUNTY
INSTITUTE
TO BE HELD FOR TEACHERS
DEC. IS TO D.
Program for the Event Includes Pa
pers On Various Important Sub
jects BY City and County School
Teachers.
DECEMBER 18th.

DECEMBER 18th.
Enrolment - Organ
ization
9:4O-1O:1O-Address of Welcome
DR.. S. H. Bell.
Observation-Disclosures Teacher:
Should Get From a Teachers Insti
tute," Prof Ralph F. Woodward
1O:5O-11:zv-''T Duties OF
Teachers" c. G. Hallmark.
11:2O-I2:O0-"H How to Teach En-
glish to Foreigners, Misses Halue
Case, Lillian Weems.
Noon Recess.
:3O-2:1O-"Composition in Low
er Grades" Misses Bessie Ludlam
and Bette Lawson.
2:IO-2:40-"H How l Keep My
Tots Busy" Miss =; H. Clearwater
2:40-3: Geography and Aid
in Teaching History" Mrs ia
eou and Miss Gertrude Cowen-
3:f0-3:50-"H History Leading Up
TO and Including the Framing OF Our
National Constitution, Chas- d.
Baer
1904: 3O-"Thc Rational Meth
Cd of Learning to Read. Mrs. Hall
mark and Miss Duffy.
DECEMBER 20.
9:00-9:4O-"T Moral Side of
History Miss Rosanna Small.
Address. Hon. J. T.
Canales.
1O:1O-1O:50-~R Relative Values
of Written and Oral Rotations "
Miss Elmina Egley, Miss Martha
Krausse.
1O:5O-11:20--Five Great Prob
lens of Our Rural School and the
Method of Solution D. T. Bald
win.
11:20-12:OO-Roman Educators
Seneca .........M Miss Elsie Alien
Cicero ....... Miss Anita Vesseron
Noon Recess.
I:30-2:1O - Arithmetic ~ Per
centage. NJ. Sherer.
2:1O-2:4O-"H Homework for Chill
dren. B. Baldridge
2:4O-3: 2O-tThe Psychology Of
Hearing, Sight and Touch" Mrs.
Kate u f1dulllJOu-
3:20-3: So" Better School HOus-
es-How Secured" Mrs. Nora Woods
and Laura Martin.
3:5O-4:30-"Th Values OF Writ
ten and Oral Spelling" Misses Ella
Lawson and Ethel Axiom.
DECEMBER 81.
-9:40-"The Importance of La
tin in the High School Course" Miss
Helen Glen.
9:4O-1O: Address, Hon. R. B.
Cousins.
1O:1O-I0:5O-'Ru Rules for the Com
ma" Misses Josephine Johnson and
Louise Champion.
1O:50-11 :2O-'HOw to Secure the
Cooperation of Children and Par
ents-" Mrs d. p Holt and Mrs.
L. H. Terrell.
1:2O-12:OO-R Roman Educators.
.. Miss NJ Rhode
Plutarch ........ Miss \. KOwalski
Noon Recess.
Practical Hygiene"
Misses Clara Hubbard and Anna
Naasson.
2:1O-2:40--The Uses and Abus-
es of Story Telling by the Teacher"
Miss E. Cavazos, Miss j. Champion.
2:4O-3. 20-"The Uses and Abus-
Is of the Diagram" Misses Lillian
Johnson, Kate Purvis
3:2O-3:50-~S School Incentives.
Misses y Baldridge and Miss Vivian
Mexican
3.5O-4 :30-..What is Correct Dis
.ipline," Miss Bertha Thielen-
How Secured. Miss Ray Stowe
DECEMBER %.
9:0O-9: 10 Attention-How Sc
.ured and How Retained Miss Liz
,ie ~ Barbour
9:4o-IO:1o-Ad Address. Rrof. E c
Green.
Notwithstanding Five Formal
steps in Recitation Miss II.
Dougherty and Miss Rosa Stowe.
10:50-1I:2O-"T The Importance OF
Grammar. Misses Manuela G. Lon
soria, Esther saba and Estefana
Champion
1l:2O-I2:00-" Review OF Roman
Miss Beth Johnson.
Noon Recess.
1:2O-2:1O--The Value Of Com
position in Higher Grades Misses
EVE Chandoin. Avelina Alcedo Ro-
5alia MARTINEZ
2:1O-2: 40-'- Prof Thomas
Barbour
2:40-3. 20 The Departments OF
Our National Government" Misses
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