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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
RAINY DAY IN TIE NURSERY
Various Ways In Which the Children
Can Be Amused and Kept From
Peeviohness In Bad Weather.

A rainy day Is always something OF
a trial to the children in the nursery.
! he little one miss their usual walk.
ard the hours drag heavily. The chill
dron are lIstiess and reeTish. and the
day very likely ends with a fit of tenn
per or tears.
New, here is n way to avoid these
consequences: Dress the children IN
their hats and coats and turn them
loose to romp in a large room where
the windows are thrown open. but Sc.
cure from daI ger. This plan gives
them PLENTY OF fresh air and exercise,
Set aside a few toys, net necessarily
expensive ones, ind keep them strictly
for rainy days or whcn the children
are prevented b. Illness from going
out.
The rainy day doll or box of bricks
or automobile Will be welcomed as a
novelty and will keep the boys and
girls amused for hours when they
would soon tire OF their usual toys.
Another fire plan Is to let the chill
dren help about the house. A little
g'rl will be delighted with permission
to help make the beds or dust things
she cannot break.
Let rainy days be always times Ci
indoor activity, You cannot expect &
chi'd with overfowirg energy to spend
hovrs in quiet occupations.
why can't you sit down and keep
still with n book?" mother asks.
The child doesn't knoH why II
can't, though the explanation is q very
simple one
A great deal of exercise is needful
for the proper development of growing
limbs, and If this exercise cannot he
secured by outdoor play II must be
gained In some other way.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

VISIT BOUND DiPAkTS
No. -, Daily i.iinited-Kansas
City, Colorado Springs. Pu-
eblo and Texas points. ..4:0T a. nj.
No. %, Daily I.oca'-Kansas
City, AMI all interme, a
points. Also all points ives,
q Hours to Denver. .}:45 p.t
EAST BOUND III 4
No. 2S, Daily, Limited st.
Louis and all points east. Il 80 a. Ill
No. "a, Daily, Local st, Louis
intermediate points and all
points east .l2:S6 p, nj.
For sleeping car reservations, tickets, etc.
apply to any Rock island ticket "gert.
No. 50. local freight ives, bound, de.
parts at $50 a. III. No, ST., local freight
east bound departs at S:l5 a. NJ.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
School Osvs.

Country schoolmasters have pecu.
liar experiences unlike their city
cousins. a rural pedagogue relates
that one day be received from a small
boy a slip of paper which was sup
posed to contain al excuse for the
nonattendance OF the small boys big
brother. He examined the paper, and
found thereon the word. "Copatomto-
Sotaturing." Utterly unable to de
cipher the puzzle, he appealed to the
small boy, who explained that It
meant that his brother had been kept
at homc to go taturing"-that Is, TO
dig potatoes!
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
History Of Farrous Writinus.

The New York Ledger paid $1,000
for the privilege Of publishing Long
Fellows The hanging of the Crane"
the first time. exclusive OF the right to
its publication in book form. This
was at The rate Of s25 per line. 1t is
eaid that the Psalm Of Life" was
never paid for by the magazine which
published it. And afterwards during
the siege Of Paris, It saved a French
man from committing suicide.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
Dream-Awakenino.

He had never told his love.
She tolled It for him. and the toll
took the form Of candy, books, flow.
ers, theater tickets. suppers. taxir
and the other emotional efhorescences
Of a young mans fancy.
One sweet day he told his love.
Shortly after that she tolled It nc
more, and about all she had coming
to her were masculine maledictions on
the cost of living.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
Room for 4

The cuckoo clock had Just chirped
the half,hour before midnight, and the
girl In the parlor e was weary.
"Mr. DeBorem." she said. as she
vainly attempted to strange a yawn.
81 heard something about you the 9th.
or day that I'm sure is not true"
Indeed" he exclaimed. What was
IT,"
~ heard some n say you were an
sasy-going chap" she answered.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
w. G. T.. u. Column.

Through ths courtesy Of the REPUBLICAN this
mace /. reserved Tor the w. c. T. U. It is edited
by its representatives who are responsible tor
ali state ,neu;s which appear in its columns.
U-watchwords; Organize, Educate
agitate. " r U Principles: Total Abstinence
Prohibition OF the liquor traffic: One standard OIL
morals for men and women Home protection
EQUAL suffrage, and the teaching Of Scient'hc
Temperance IN the public schools.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
An Even Break,

Madge-But. Billy, the idea OF three
coaches to each man to put him in
condition for the big game! Why. it's
absurd!
Billy-Not any more 80 than three
dressmakers. two maids, a hair dress.
er, and half a hundred female rela.
tives putting you in shape for com.
mencement.-Puck.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
Some men talk so much that they
TO keep still to attract attention.
Ends Winters Troubles.

To many, w'nte" IS a season OF trouble.
The frost bitten toes and fingers, chapped
hands and lips, %ch;!blains, cold sores,
red and rough skins, prove this. But
such troubles fly before Bucklen's Arnica
Saive. A trial convinces. Greatest heal
er of Burns, Boils, Piles. Cuts, Sores,
Eczema and Sprains. Only 25c at Kar'
dell Drug Co.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

We met the Early Bird and were
imazed. on CHANGING at our watches
to discover that the hour of seven had
long since struck.
You're not so early. after ALL" We
remarked significantly.
NO. assentad the Early R,rd, look
ing very conscious all at once. THE
'lct is, | got the hookworm!"-juck,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
The Correct Time

to stop a cough or cold is just as soon
as il starts-then there will he no danger
of pneumonia or consumption. Just a
few doses Of Billiards. Horehound Syrup
taken a, the start will stop the cough,
If i, has been running on for sometime
the treatment will be longer, but the
cure is sure. Sold by Globe Drug Store,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
Saved From Awful Death.

How an appalling calamity in his FAM
lily was prevented is told by A. d. Nc,
No. 8, My sister had consumption" he
writes, ''she was very thin and pale, had
II" appetite and seemed to grow weaker
every day, as all remedies failed, till Dr..
Kings New Discovery was tried. and so
completely cured her, that she has MT
been troubled with a cous'l since s rs
the best medicine l ever saw or Heard
Of For coughs, colds, lagrippe, (as,h'
ma, Group, hemorrhage-all hronGhia.
troubles, it has no equal. SIC, SH-
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by kAri
dell Drug Co.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
Grade Cards.

One cent each at this Office. viii
mail them to you postage paid on
receipt of order. / and 2 cent
stamps accepted.
Address
The Morgan Co. REPUBLICAN,,
Versailles, Mo.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

MISSOURI PACIFIC TIME CARD.
No. 6i5 arrives $40 a. nj. departs
1000 a. III.
No. CAB arrives 1928 p. M. departs
l2:45 p. III.
No. 647 arrives 4:l0 p. nj. departs
+:20 p. III.
No. o63 daily passenger carries ex
press aud baggage.
Nos. e45 and ca daily, except Sunday
Mixed train carries no baggage, no ex.
press.
IL. SEopDY, Agt.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
HacurnentafN ENidehce.

"NEhat shall ! sa" II Algprnon rro
ses to me-" said the ~conHiin. young
man.
Tell him you want time to think II
or" replied the wCrid,Y wise friend,
nd then change your summer resi-
nee SO shat he viii have to DISGUISE
g matter IN writing"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
Don't Be Hopeless

about yourself when you're crippled with
rheumatism or stiff joints-of course
you've tried lots of things and they failed.
Try Billiards. Snow Liniment-it will
drive away all aches, pains and stiffness
and leave you as well as you ever were.
Sold by Globe Drug Store.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

because her complexion was bad and size
could find nothing to clear it up, La
dies: a bad complexion is caused by an
inactive liver. An inactive liver will be
put in perfect condition by taking Bal
lard's Herbine. The unequaled liver
regulator.-Sold by Globe Drug Store.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

Always remember that the person you
find fault with ! great deal will finally
rebel.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

You may l,ave heard of such a thing,
but did you ever know of any IL being
poisoned by eating "toadstools' for
mushrooms?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
Banks on Sure Thing Now.

III never be without DR.. Kings New
Life Pills again." writes A. S 'hingeck,
647 Elm ST., Buffalo, N. Y. "lhey
cured lie of chronic constipation wlse,i
all others failed" unequaled for Bill
ionsness, Jaundice, Indigestion, Head
ache, Chills. Malaria and Debility. 25c
at kardell Drug Co.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

When the average man asks you to bt
reasonable lie is asking you to agree will
him.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

What do people talk most about We
have concluded that they talk most Of
outrages.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
A Hearty Appetite

is what most babies have, but it is of II
benefit to them if they have worms. b
sure your baby is not troubled with them
Sure symptoms always hungry, ring
under the eyes, not gaining III weigh
and yellow complexion. A few doses :,
Whites Cream Vermifuge will expel a
worms. It.is a positive cure and rel,
able. Price &c per bottle. Sold b,
Globe Drug Store.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

What the people really want is a two.I
thousand dollar automobile for two hun
dred,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

Lots of people who are crazy are q,,ier
and it isn't necessary to send them away
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08

Was there ever a man who didn't he
occasionally that he doesn't work La,
enough?
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
0<v E5N% EzlSvr1gz-

sages hidden in its depths.
Transformation pictures consisting OF crude draw
fngs in ink at best less artistic render
ing in water color preceded by many the trans
formation valentines that introduced by the
Germans. once the manufactured valentine became an
established institution. In these old valentines the
before and after order favorite subject that
OF bachelor sitting disconsolate alone in his
cheerless home Upon lifting flap of cardboard
there was disclosed by way of happiness
and contentment that might be his In home pre-
sided by devoted Wife
One OF the valentines of this class in the Baer
collection seems at first glance nothing than q
commonplace representation of the exterior of q
church. but shifting of the displays the nte
rior OF the church with the bride groom best man.
maid OF honor and other attendants best part of
the scheme is that the young adyher was Flora
who sent this keepsake century ago went to the
trouble to duly label each represented in the
enhancing that the recipient presumably had
advance information to all the details his own we'd
ding.
Some idea of the extent which the custom of ex.
changing valentines carried is indicated by the
great number of different designs shown Baer col.
lection above mentioned After 1880 the practice
OF preparing valentines at first seems to have gone
rapidly into decay and the last of valentine wrters
bears date of the mentioned. Following this the
manufactured valentines increased rapidly In cost and
pretensions From the lace paper confections which
were gradual evolution-and which, by the way have
remained perennally popular until the present time
the development turned to the production silk and
satin valentines beautifully ornamented in water color
A glance through the art gallery of old valentines
gives clear and accurate idea OF the changes
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11


tines in America, and indeed the private
ery of Mr.. Frank House welknown resident of
state of Ohio and prominent railroad official. Mr.
who has had the indulge his unique
naugurated his hunt for valentines years ago
has covered all quarters of the globe in his This
premier valentine collector has than 1000
specimens in his old gallery and many his prizes
him q pretty penny.
Antedating all forms of manufactured valentines
the valentine writers"-books of specially prepared
and sentiments designed for the swains
and maidens of century and half who must
prepare their valentines. These
sentimentaly inclined that have been preserved in
collection have such suggestive titles THE
Bower of Cupid" "The School of Love-" THE Ladies'
Valentine Writer" "The Sarcal Valentine Writ
err" and "Rhapsodies for Gentlemen Who Wish Ad-
dress Ladies' In Sonnets."
The Oldest and most valuable valentines in existence
those in the Baer collection believed to be the
only of the kind extantare the cut paper valen-
tines carefully folded decately with
saw-tooth edges, the average love token of this kind
being so arranged that its unfolding dscloses
tinuous of penned sentiments One
paper Valentines bearing the date $780, Is formed
from a sheet of paper about the size of ladys
kerchef folded into of about four inches. 1t
was originally sealed with the representation of heart
Particularly quaint conceits In the line of old-tme
found in this collection those which
each instance either single flower cius
gay posies fashioned from tissue paper somewhat
on the of modern artificial flowers. However.
ancient counterfeit blooms slit into lattice
like meshes the pulling of attached thread will
each flower to unfold disclosing sentimental
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

reach the proper destination, but ap.
psrenuy the senders of Valentines
either do not know that their tokens
have failed to fulfill their mission OF.
else accept the loss philosophicaIly.;
For the imaginative person there is
opportunity for speculation as 10 how
many romances have been nipped in!
the early stages because Of the yalenj
tines that never came. Finally. ouo
more cause Of the straying of valen-l
tines In the mall Is found In the nu-,
merous attempts to send such souyeJ
Mrs through the mails with insuffi-
cient postage. Many little folks, for
instance, seem to be under the Inn
preston that valentine In a sealed
envelope will be carried for one cent
instead of two cents If the envelope
bears the address Of the sender IL can
be returned for more postage. but. as
above explained, such clew Is seldom
given In the case OF valentines and
when the valentine Is forwarded To-
its destination postage due" the per-
son to whom It Is addressed--perhaps
suspecting its contents-often refuses
to receive it and then. OF necessity. IL
Is turned over to the dead letter once.
The dead letter Office. the final rest
Ing place of the unidentified yalen-
tines. Is very busy institution. Some
thing like seven million pieces OF lost
mail are every year sent to this insti-
tuition to be examined and its experts
or blind readers" are wonderfully
skillful in deciphering the trae mean
Ing OF incorrect and misspelled In
scriptions that would prove absolutely
bafiiing to any ordinary individual. At
the dead letter office Uncle Sam main
tains perhaps the oldest museum in
the world--a collection OF the queer
things that have been found in the
mails. Much money Is found in the
letters that go astray. II totals as
much as $4,000 year In coin and
currency. to say nothing OF an aggre-
gate OF about million dollars year
In checks. drafts and currency.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

ed. however. in the Valentine day mail.
Either the identity of the sender is
kept profound secret or is indicated
only by tiny initials. which are of no
possible benefit in tracing the origin
OF the missive. Consequently there is
nothing for the dead letter officials to
do but to either destroy these dere-
licts OF the Valentine day mails, or,
IL they be deemed OF sufficient value.
to set them aside to be disposed of at
the annual auction sale at which
Uncle Sam sells to the highest bid
ders all the unclaimed articles found
in the mails
Incidentally It mny be noted that II
is very seldom that any person ever
writes to the postofIice department to
inquire regarding valentines that have
gone astray. Many people make In
quiries from time to time with refer
ence to packages which have failed to
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

the senders rather than to any ineffi-
cheney on the part of the postal au-
thorities. Nevertheless. when one
pauses to consider the characteristics
of the extra mail that floods the postal
routes in mid-February 1t does not
seem so strange that a larger share
OF 1t misses it's destination than would
be the case with an equal volume of
holiday mail at other seasons of the
year.
The most common cause of failure
on the part of the postoffice officials
to deliver mail is found In the pres
ence on the puzzling pieces of mail
matter of illegible. incorrect or INSULT
Client addresses. Such faulty mail
matter is numerous enough at all
seasons of the year and 1t is easy to
understand that It reaches flood tide
along about Valentine day. In the
first place many of the persons who
send valentines wish to use every pre-
caution to conceal from the recipient
the origin of the remembrance. To
that end they attempt to disguise
their handwriting and resort to other
expedients. all of which make for
illegible addresses. At valentine time,
too. many little folks patronize the
mails on their own Initiative and
some Of these youngsters are far from
skilled in penmanship.
To this same influence-the contri-
buttons of the Juvenile portion of the
community--is to be attributed the un-
,,o,,aI 1ronorffop ~ fnoorroct1v o,d
inadequately addressed pieces Of mail
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

tnat accumulate in all of our post
ofiices at the valentine festival. In
innumerable instances youngsters
send valentines-particularly the com
ic variety-to persons whose initials
they do not know and regarding even
the spelling of whose names they are
In Ignorance. Similarly there is often
woeful lack of detail in the ad-
dresses embodied In these hazy in
scrlptions. All these Irregularities
make for difficulty in delivering the
mail on St Valentines day Some of
the bathing products of the instinct OF
mischief the letter carriers or local
postofIice officials are able to decipher
and deliver to their proper destina-
tions. but many of these mysterious
souvenirs must needs be sent to the
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

sender II such Information has not
been given on the outside wrapper.
Thus when the wandering parcel final
ly reaches the dead letter office and is
opened there. there is every chance
II Its proper destination cannot be de-
termined, at least the identity of the
sender can be learned and the postal
orphan sent back for better address-
Ing No such ciews are to be expect-
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
Which Valentines Are Comic?

We read lot of vigorous comic" vaen
tines But why, in the of pigment doesn't some
one arise in meeting and tell which the comic" kind?
1t is generally understood that the
OF form and feature accompanied by insulting semi
obscene doggerel. called comic that sort OF
thing isn't comic at all Those saddest creations
possible-rankly and nagrantly Intentionally dis
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

dead letter Office at washington-th
ultimate destination of all the waits
OF the mails.
Even in this final clearing house for
lost letters. the unique characteristics
of the Valentine day mail prove
handicap In It's disposition. Articles
sent through the mail at other sea
sons OF the year usually contain some
indication as to the identity Of the
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

which have taken place in fashions during the past cen.
tury and half pertaining the costumes OF both
men m and women The distinctive styles of the periods
o 1857 and the civil war are shown. well
lier epochs Especially significant in this regard ia an
old valentine bearing date of 1906 which sailor lad
SHOWN bidding sad farewell his sweetheart The
costume of the tar is interesting exemplifyng the
togs worn by naval seamen early in history Of the
republic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

F ALL the different and
distinct classes of mail
that pass through Uncle
Sans postal channels in
the course of the year. 1t
is probable that none
show SO large a proper
ton of loss en- route as do
the valentines. That SO
many valentines go astray
is. however. due almost en-
tirely to the negligence of
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

sky-blue rose with pink leaves-isn't 1t artistic?
And you've those that just pen
dants all busily pending from twisted and tasseIed
silk cord you? Great! On the top card. which
shaped like scalloped pancake. is painted
tful little girl with the scarlet dab that meant
lips striking her the end of the nose or ON
the chin and with golden hair that has blue high lights
On the next pendant (Which is square and hangs
about inches below the other) is picture OF an
Oklahoma landscape with the pyramids of Egypt and
Dutch windmill In the distance.
The one just below is cutout figure Queen Marfa
Teresa the Venus de Medci Katherine de Milo ON
Mrs. Maybrck or some early Christian martyr
Still below hangs twoInch heart OF red with cupdn
It, and below that continues string of lesser ones
So when 1t gets right down to cases. to the Kind
OF evidence that would be accepted in competent
the comic valentines?
Don't all speak at once. Strickland w Gillian
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
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D CLASS of antiques is of
greater rarity to-day than the
valentines of ye olden time.
Nor is this strange. for filmy
creations of lace paper and
scrap pictures could scarcely
be expected to stand the wear
and tear of century or more
and survive. as does old fur
niture or pewter or brass.
Possibly because old valentines
are SO comparatively few in
number and so hard to find.
only a very limited number of
persons have ever attempted
to gather collections of an
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11

cient valentines fad pastime.
recent canvass of the leading museums and
libraries in the United States disclosed the
fact that none of them possess so much as a
single specimen of the valentine of our
greatgrandmothers' period, although the
British museum in London boasts the own
ership of number of early valentines.