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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
Domestic ltema.

An agreement between Illinois
operators and miners will permit 49,
900 men to 20 20 work installing the
safety devices In coal mines required
by the state law,
The United States Steel corporation
in addition to a raise OF wages for its
$4,000 employees has announced the
formation Of an accident and sick
benefit fund for It's employees. No
payment of any kind will be asked OF
che men.
Much damage was done by the storm
which swept through northern Missis.
sippi and southern Tennessee.
The Oklahoma Socialists who hold
che political haance Of power an
ounce that they will oppose the
Democratic plan to ]dispranchIse the
negroes OF that state.
The New York City council Is facing
the unpleasant duty of paying a bill
of s275 for engraving and enclosing
the resolutions given DIR. Cook In
which he was given freedom OF the
city.
A train consisting of &c freight cars
loaded with ammunition for the arm,
left Kings Mills, o., for the northwest
This was the largest single shipment
OF gun and revolver ammunition eve,
recorded.
Last year Uncle Sam gave TO tn,
94l 900 surviving veterans and veter
ans of the American wars $3.50, 993, O0(
In pensions.
The biennial banquet of the Nation
al League OF Democratic clubs wa,
held at indianapolis, Ind. when 100,
guests participated.
Eleven men were crushed to dealt
in a stone quarry ear Nazareth, Pa,
when a blast was fired prematurely.
Another street car has been dyna
mited In Philadelphia and the con
ductor received serious injuries.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
From National Capital.

Inc mouse ordered the publication
of l,uuu, oo0 extra copies of the depart
mcut of agriculture bulletin on the
economical use of meats. Four edi-
tions already have been run, but they
were taken by congressman.
To clos" his administration by send
ing around the world the greatest bat.
tlcShip fleet eve assembled under the
American flag is the ambition of Presi-
dent TAFT.
Frances Ware Potter, corresponding
secretary Of the National Suffragists
COnycu'jon, sent to President Taft q
letter Of apology for the Kissing and
cat calls which occurred while the
president WAS addressing the convcn-
iiuu.
President Taft has promised TO go
60 Nom" g, Mich, June 1 to attend ne
myciIug Of q monument to Gen. Gus
ter.
In Order 20 rush through the bills
the administration wants acted upon
without prolonging the session of CON
grcss un'Il well along in the summer
tn" hUu-" may hold night sessions.
TIL" fprtysccOnd annual convention
Of thc National American Woman
Suffrage association held AZ Washing
ton filled the city with inter
eS'"i in securing the ballot.
lr. Wiley, chief OF the bureau o!
chemistry reported to the committee
Of the senate that is Investigating the
hish cost Of living that there shoIld
be- Il lin"i. placed upon the time foods
may BE- kept in cold storage.
In The first of n series of speeches
In IA" senate OF the subject Senator
Lit Toilette vigorously attacked the
administration railroad bill.
Representative Mann, chairman Of
the Interstate and foreign m
committee in presenting the railroad
bill 70 The house said there was no
Intention to repeal any part OF the
Sherman antitrust act.
The supr"luc court has ordered o
%rchcaring of he Tobacco Trust and
Standard OIL casos. Il is supposed the
death of Justice Brewer made the ac-
ton necessary,
The department, OF agriculture be-
lieves that a remedy has been found
for the brown ro' in peaches.
Senator Burton " Ohio member OF
the rivers and harbOrs committee an
nOunccs that he intends to make a
minority rcror' on the rivers and har-
bors bill In opposition to improve
v,nntg Fn, .b. Ni,-.,,,; all Ng;,,i,-i,,t
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
o, Those Tears!

$50 you are going to marry Mr..
Glimson?" smiles the first fair young
thing. Il was engaged to him last
year, He positively wept when |
broke the engagement"
i know he did," nswers the other
bcautcous creature. "He told me
that he wept-for Joy"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21

All VI the eACaVatlnB Calleu TOT by
the original Panama canal plans has
been finished. The enlargement to
accommodate bigger noval vessels re-
CURED the excavation Of 7O,871,59l
yards more.
A collision between a Missouri Pa.
cifc freight and q Frisco train at the
Neodesha, Kan, crossing resulted in
the death Of William Carroll, fireman
on the Missouri Pacific train.
An observer at the University of
Missouri has been able to distinguish
Hallcy's comet. No tail was visible.
Reservations we're made at a Chi.
cago hotel for the Duke OF Connaught,
brother OF King Edward. who expects
to visit Chicago in August.
The lumber OF persons killed in
Philadelphia since the street car
strike commenced Is q and $50 have
been wounded.
The imperial council at New Orleans
has selected Rochester, N. Y, as the
meeting place OF the next Schriners'
c%onclavc.
The strike Of the Philadelphia street
car men has been settled.
A moderate rain has fallen w the
greater portion Of Kansas bringing to
an end a drouth OF three and one-half
months duration.
Thirty earthquakes in "a hours has
caused a loss Of 100000 in Costa
RIGA.
A foot OF snow has fallen in South
Dakota.
The Mississippi senate voted to de-
mand the resignation of Senator Bilbo
recently elected to the United States
senate.
The Missouri Electric Gas, Street
Railway and Water Works association
met in its fourth annual convention
a. jefferson City.
A gold find in southwest Louisiana
has caused a rush OF gold seekers to
the new field.
Orders have been issued by the
United states Steel corporation that
only necessary work shall be perform.
ed on sunday. This also includes sub.
sidiary railroad lines and affects 1907
900 men.
The Pullman company is preparing
to bring suit to contest the right OF
the interstate commerce commission
TO regulate sleeping car rates.
One hundred and seven counties In
Kentucky have banished the saloon
and Gov. Wilson says the laws are en-
forced.
Fifty girls formerly employed in the
shirtwaist factories Of Sedalia, Mo-.
and who went on strike for better
working conditions will soon open a
factory OF their own on cooperative
lines.
The third big fire in a week has &C.
CURED at Dubuque, Ia, in which an
area Of six acres was burned over and
n loss of s2uo, 900 sustained.
The Fairbanks expedition 10 Mount
Mckinley has reached the summit and
a careful search failed to find any
trace of the records supposed to have
been left there by DR.. Cook, or any
evidence that he or any other man had
ever made the ascent.
Differences between trainmen and
officials of the New York Central rail-
road will be submitted to arbitration
and nc strike will occur.
The next annual meeting of the ION.
%servation congress will be held In
Kansas City. Among the men OF ma.
tional prominence who will attend
will be Theodore Roosevelt and Clifford
Pinchot.
T~hirty-one more bodies have been
recovered from the mine at Cherry.
Ill.,, where the explosion occurred
November 13 in which 300 men lost
their lives. All OF the bodies are now
accounted for.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-21
Personal.

william A. Rublee. the American
consul general at Hongkong Is dead
from an operation for appendicitis.
w. J. Bryan has sailed from Porto
RIGA Tor New York on bis road hom..
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
POLYGAMY IS RULE
AMONG AFRICANS

among many African tribes narvcs--,-
IS the rule the reason given by the ~
tves being that II IS impossible for on.
woman TO do all the work Of the ro7l-o
look after the children. u-erare and
cook the food, fetch the daily SUNNY. .or
water toften an ardUoUs 5obl, cultivate
the plantation and go 20 market And
the reason IS that the African IS an -
ceedi1gly hungry person. 7 is their
custom 10 eat several times a day when
at home, and the men spend most Of
their day sitting IN the palaver horse
or market place, while the women brf7-
the food all day long one wife cor,7sI
not possibly DO this Besides. the
African lady encora Ees it. for she saws
The more wives the less WORK. -
Among the Ahiaras Onichas- Obl1u-.Is
and the lower class Of pagan tribes in
the interior there IS very little form Of
marriage As soon as a man has the
means he pays the parents what they
want IN the shape OF goats, COWS beads.
money, and takes the girl There Is no
ceremony at all The more wives bs
has indicates a richer man and that he
Will be better looked after. IT, Of course.
they can manage TO seize a woman from
the neighbOTing tribe while she is fetch
ing water or working on her farm 60
much the cheaper With this method in
vogue for centuries no wonder that II
IS as much as a natives life is worth
70 go out Of his own village and that
the country is so backwa I'd.
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
Prices OF Eggs Belteved
To Haze Hit Top Notch

me faithful hen, producer Of a prir-
Gpsl Ingredient OF the custard pile. the
egg uog. and sundry other deIfcsrfas
Wih receive a compensatory reward ro-
her present lays Nearby fresh erre
are now az what viii probably be- the
TOP price OF The season storage agg-
are almost entirely gone. accor1f7r o.,
commission men, and should the SUNNY
De exhausted before the poultry farms
begin 70 increase their production. rra7
the price may 20 Up trffe-
There IS an element upou which M
certainty can be placed that ni-ht en-
ter into temporary Increase In the
fresh egg market and that Is the vrsa+l-
er- 4 particularly rough spell for fev
days would shorten the supply. c7rzf-v
a rise Wholesale prices OF eEEs have
been known 20 Jump in WaShf7rr,-
from 2 cents 10 50 cents in two 5a-s
due 10 nothing else than storm
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
THE MONEY PIG.

Tf4 the nursery g number OF toys iaS
Etrewu about; high upy on The ward
rote. stood the money box made OF
clav and purchased OF the potter, and
II vas IN the shape Of 2 little pig OF
course. the pig had q SLIT IN his back,
and this slit had been SO enlarged wlJh
q knife that whole dollar pieces could
eIfp through and indeed, two such
had slipped into the box. besides q
number Of pennies
The Money Pig was stuffed 50 fun
that II could no longer rattle, and that
e the highest point OF perfection a
money pic can attain There It stood
-,oon the cupboard. high and lofty,
looking down upon everything else in
the room
one Of the drawers was half pulled
olt. and there lay q great. handsome
Dol. though she was soewhat old. and
her neck had been mended-
II was late At night the moon shone
through the window frames and afford
ed the cheapest light The game was
now to begin. and all even the chill
dren's Go-cart. which certainly belong
cd to the coarser pIaythings, were in
vited to take part IN the sport
The Money Pig was the only one who
received q written invitation for he
was OF high standing and they were
afraid he would not accept q verbal
message Indeed, he did not answer 70
say whether he would come, nor did
nc comes II he was 70 take a part he
must enjoy The sport from his own
home: they were to arrange according
", and so they did
The little toy JheateT was now put
10 IN such a way that the Money Pig
could look directly in. They wanted 10
begin with a comedy, and Rfterward
there Was 70 be q tea party and a
discussion for mental fTnprC Fezuent, and
with this latter party thsy began iTuIue-
sistslZ
The Washington times., 1910-01-04

The Rocking Horse spoke OF training
and races the Go-Cart % -aiFvyavs and
steam power. for all Of this beIo1ga5
20 their profession, and It IVES quite
right they should talk OF t.
The Clock talked publications. -+4cl-s
and knew what was the time OF ia
though Il was whispered he OLD not =,
correctly; the Bamboo Cane stood +F,a-e
stiff and and proud, for be vas con
ceited about hts brass ferrule z76 rfg
silver top. and on the sofa Law tyro.
worked Cushions. pretty and stpnf5
and now the play began
All sat and looked on ana II v-s-
requested that the audience shorT5 an
Dlaud and crack and stamp accor5i,s-
as. they were gTatifed-
The play was worthless. but II vss
Weu PLAYED; al the characters turned
thelr painted side TO the audience To-
they were 50 made that thev srr-.Tz
only be looked at from that side. and
not from the other: and ali nrs7-a5
WonoerIully well; coming out quite ba-
yond the lamps, because the wires ~,
a htue TOO long, but that only made
them come out the more
The darued doll was orf+a .,-1,,---.-,
with eNcitement-sO thoroughly evHa,,e+
ed that she burst at the darna5 71s,,o =
her neck. and the Money Pig was 50
enchanted In his way that he for,,s.5
tne resolution 10 DO something for or
OF the players
Fhe money pig fell from he c7Tpboar7
-Iell 10 the ground and was broken +o
pieces and the pennies hoped and
canced IN comicai style. the little orss
turned round Ike tops. and the bir-
ger ones rolled away. particularly +ba
one great silver dollar who wanfa5 70
20 out into the world And the pieces
OF the Money Pig were put into the
dust bin. but the next dav 2 new
Money Pig vas standing on ths CUP
board
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
Tact Considered Best of All Gifts That
Can Be BESTOWED Upon YOUNG Women

TT ALL the good gifts the fairy god
1 mother Cau bestOw upon a favored
mortal there is certainly nothing
that IS quite equal 10 tact Health,
wealth beauty. ana bralrs. right royal
s1Lowments though rb1y be lose much
of their vaH-e unless this precious as
SeL De found in combination with them.
A wel1-k1cWu writer dafines tact as
can iulUitive art and manner which
carries one through a difficulty better
than either talent or knOwled Per
haps this explanation is as good as any
other, but Il does not cover all Lne
ground There are many times AMI
many opportunities which call for tact
withou- people having 20 be in diff
c1Ities Il IS wanted n the everyday
affairs Of life in dealing with ones
husband. OF children. or servants, and
"a household very quickly shows II its
presiding genius IS tactfUI or the re-
verse
To a young man Who has his way 20
make IN the world tact is worth untold
sold Whe- he is older and has gained
a name and reputation. ne may possibly
AFFORD 10 be brusque and careless Of
other peoples feelings But even then
he does Il al the expense or popularity
nay. Of affection sometimes No wom-
an. however talented, can shine IN the
social ornament if.-she De lacking in
tact, raud though one IS inclined to re-
CaTd the attribute as belonging more
especially 20 her sex. we do not always
ind IL IN the feminine character
II IS Impossible 70 go to q school mis-
Lress and say 70 her, with reference to
The education Of ones daughter, Please
pay particular attention TO music.
French. and tact" For the gift comes
instinctively 10 those who sre naturally
quick, warm-hearted, and sympathetic
But It can be trained and cultivated
too for who are more Ja-tfuI than TIE
people who are taught from their earl
lest childhood to conside- the feelings
OF others. and to put them at their
eSse2
Tact eua bIes Us to say the right thing
at the right time, and % leave unsaid
the wrong one Tact also helps Us won
derfUly in our dealings with our poorer
UeighoorS. They are often intensely
sensitive and proud and resent any sus-
picion Of patronage. yet they are CRATE
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
FAMOUS EXPLORERS
THIS WEEKS PUZZLE

IA round body and a wrap for
the neck.
2-Not genuine and level ground.
"a benefee and a weight.
"A legislative body.
5-A girls name and a fool.
"a fowl.
To talk.
S-A drink, not out. a letter Of
the alphabet.
"a musical sound and a lock
lO-A metal worker.
IA staff.
PA halo and musical note.
I5-A girls nickname and a for
eign coin
IA human being and an evil
spirit
IA pillar and an abbreviation of
a public vehicle.
I6-A German coin, an exclamation
and an athletic sport.
IA metal and a measure.
lS-A Scotch river, 10 plant. and a
coarse linen.
ia fowl, part OF the body, and
a fastening.
2o-A free pass and a waterfall.
2l-To bind and a weight.
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
FRENCH ECONOMY
EASILY LEARNED.

4 man doesn't have 70 go 10 Paris 20
learn something about the economy Of
French cooks" said a ianjtor. "AII he
has 20 DO is 20 set a Job like mine ir a
house occupied mostly by French fam
lies and he'll len some astonishing
lessons in the art OF saving. Up 10
two months ago Z worked IN buL ding
Of that kind 50 far as attending -
the garbage wss concerned. 1 had atha
easiest time of my life There was prac-
tiCalIy uD garbage The people lived
well enough 7 guess anyhow they r1-
~eived packages from the butcher auG
grvss=-- but tEey never seemed to throw
anything away About the only thing
they didn't ear was coffee grounds ana
potato skins and tomato cans, and there
was precious little waste OF even that.
Where 7 am working now the families
are al american That Is where the
food goes 10 waste The people IN that
house throw away enough provisions
every day Ia feed all those French fam
lies a week"
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
CORN STARCH USED
IN CREAM FILINGS

II al recipes for cream filings
tHaL call for cOrn-starch for thicken-
IN u IS great Improvement to sub
sti'Hte pastry -four. Many house
wives fail 20 produce smooth cream
innings because they follow some
recipe that tells them 20 mix the
HouF TO thin paste Instead Of do
IN z this. they should put the milk
over the FIRE protecting Il by using
an asbestos mat when IL has reach
Cd the boiling point the -four and
sugsT-previously mixed together
thorough ghlT-sbould be sIfrpd in and
tte mixture should De- stirred con-
StaFJly until 81 tIfcHeus- II me rrrz
are 70 De used the cook should eaa
tLat lney are well beaten. bur ---1--
must not be added To the milk s.--5r
tne moment before Il is 10 be re-
moved from the FIRE. The result v-fTr
oe 4 rich thick. smooth cream F-eo
liciOus -+
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
QUEER NAMES
GIVEN DANCES
English Adults as Well
as Children Are
Taught.

T HE British are teaching dancing
in most Of the elementary
schools, the Association FOR Pro
noting Norris dancing is said 20
have begun about the time OF Edward
III. probably earlier, and IN the two or
three years Of its revival the associa-
ton has been giving Instructions as 10
the right way OF carrying It out. but
more for adults than children
The names Of some OF these ear-r
Morris dances are amusiuE-BCmpus Of
Stretton. Old Woman Tossed in a Blar-
ket Shepherds Hey Jockey IN the Air,
How d've do, Str2 and Bacca Pipes, the
feet % the dancer tripping between
churChvarden clay pipes laid on the
floor recalling the Highland sword
dances
In ATo-sis dancing the feet should
move as IN walking. not raised high or
the toe pointed. the mems heel vel
planted, 50 that the bells ring together
20 emphasize the different steps Is IS
astonishing how this dancing has spread
over the English villages Of Ia1e- You
viii see the vigor and bright manner
with which Shepherd Hey vas danced
tnis spring by the girls Of one Of tn
village schools AT the Shakesperian FeS-
tival at Stratford-on-AvOu-
First on one foot then on another,
as they raised the haudkerchfefs on
high, held by one corner, and slashed
the-I zap and down with great viEOr,
and much stamping and repidity OF
Some were dressed in
green. some in yellow sateen. with cor
zelet bodices- Sometimes the girls wear
caps under their hats,
tied beneath their chin
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
Married Men IN Lead
IN Committing Crimes

More crimes are committed By mar
red men than by single men, for the
simple reason that many offenses ex-
.CeedinEIE popular among the former are
entirely Impossible 10 the latter.
One such crime fs wife murder. How
could a single man murder his wife7
There are IS wife murders in the United
States every year and all are commit
ted 5y married men Again, consider
the crime OF demoniclde, or uOther-ln-
law killing rs practice is confined en-
tireiy 20 married men And forget not
the lesser feionies and uisdemeanors-
How could a single U2sn eIope with his
wife's sister, How could he desert his
chldrsn2 How could he commit big
anny2 How could be ffirt with his wife's
maid7 How could he be accused OF
uOu-suDpOrt2 What incentive s. there
for him 10 cheat the gas meter. swim
die tho instaument man OF rob his
br0therin-Iaw az poEcr2 Reiug pros
porous, vel fed ard happy-as all
bachelors are-why should he steal,
forge embezzle. burEle or feht2 The
average married mar s peace and hap
paness depend entirely upon his ability
10 placate- deceive, bauboozle and mol
lffv his wife. This makes him an adept
at all sorts Of chiCanery and subterfuge.
and as natural consequence his ways
grow devious and obIque The bache-
Tor has no such neeE for hing and no
sJ.h lent toward crime We have. in
deed. compiled a list Of sixty-four
crimes utterly impossible 20 a bachelor
and a further list Of 81 which no bache-
lor, save under stress Of unusual and
almost fncOnceivabIe prOvocation would
be tempted 20 commit This makes 90I
in all EuaS-I.ch as but II crimes are
mentioned by Blackstone, It IS obvious
that the average bachelors chances Of
becoming a criminal are twenty-four
-ess than nothing
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
HAPPINESS OF HOMES
DEPENDS ON WOMEN

So much Of the happiness OF a home
depends upon the woman that she
should lose no opportunity and spare
no effort towerd achieving 1t. for when
home Is not a pleasant and congenial
place a man can seek diversion else
where and there viii be little or no
gossip. Certainly chances are against
his being hurt socially A woman, how
ever, cannot go alone out Of her home
for amusement without at once becom-
ing a 1-.7ter of gossip Of the most Un-
pI ant sort. She cannot even Go
m i at home in the way Of entertain
ing unless her husband is with her.
At home or abroad, without him, she is
almost certain to be talked about. and
no woman Of refinement and breeding
likes such a position
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
SECRET THOUGHTS.

] hold Il true that thoughts ara
things
Endowed with bodies. breath and
wings.
And that we send them forth 70 nu
The world with good results or i'll
And after you have quite forgot
or all outErown some vanished
thought.
Back Co your mind 90 make its
home.
A dove. or raven. il VIII come.
Then let your secret thoughts De
fair.
They have vital part and share
In shaping worlds and moIding
fate.
Gods system rs so intricate.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Washington times., 1910-01-04
COLD COMFORT.

II IS little comfort 10 modern woman
to be told that her hour is the even
ing. and that she looks her best in
the soft glow Of artificial lamps and
the distinction of an evening gown.
Now that our round Of entertainments
may commence with an early Breakfast
party. and not cease tiil we have
IuIched. motored, tea'd, dined, thea
te-ed and supped, in the interval be
tween other engagements, woman has
to go round the clock, and somethina.
over. always conscious that she is ex-
pected 70 look her best