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Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

And really, if we have been a bit
thoughtless and selfish in our Thanks
giving this year let US remember that
other chances viii come to us soon to
redeem our fault and to do something
better for the forgotten and the I'M
blessed than simply to give them once
a. year a. great big meal, desirable and
important as that bit Of kindness may
be
SO. glorious old centerpiece on our
THANKSGIVING table, noble though pros
trate, regal even in your dacease and
dism emberment we owe you today not
simply the satisfaction of our keen
appetites, but some happy and serious
and hopeful thoughts.
And now, father. please, when it's
my turn, I should like the whole of the
second joint and lots of stuffing and
gravy"
THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

plunged his carving knife into your fat
flank And by the way, the best anti
dote to sentimentality is touch of
practically, and it just occurs to us
that we shan't begin to eat you all
UP today, ample bird, and that posi-
bly, some tables are spread at Just this
moment that are not honored by the
presence of q representative of your
worthy tribe. 1t kind of seems to US
too, as if we dimly remembered read
ing in an old book something about
the poor. Bless our souls can it be that
in this land of plenty and opportunity
anybody lacks today a Thanksgiving
dinner? Well, if every single family
is thus provided for and every lonely
detached individual thus cared for it is
because somebody didn't wait till
noon of THANKSGIVING day to think
about the situation and to make ready
for it.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

thing new The Bulletin has never
known a candidate who did not have
a plurality of the votes to represent the
district in congress, and 1t does not
remember one before who ever claimed
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

The Christmas tree cutters have
shown the VermOnters how they can
cut a two years supply of trees under
one years license; but they are not
Likely te dn il tNieA
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

Someone has said that extravaganza
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

Anger sometimes works the same
Kind Of mischief in our mental adjust
ment9 sudden rage seems to overpower
US, and leads us into all manner of
extravagant speech. The storm of
wrath passes off and We wonder why
we were SO moved by what now appears
such a. trife. Some people carry this
chaugefulnass into their religious af-
fairs. much to their discomfort and to
the unhappiness of their friends. Fhe
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-19

tt is q tact that the UNIV riAten IalNF
has had more written about it than
any other law TO which public atten-
ton is called; and about the only rea-
son that ii is called 'The unwritten
law" perhaps, is because it is law
of vengeance unendeEsa bic by God or
man. 1t is the source of all fauds and
has never proven satisfactory In it's re-
suits, although it pretends to have
written satisfaction i'll blood all oyer
the earth for generations. IF two
wrongs made right it might mathe-
matically be regarded as a correct
principle; but they do not 1t is the
law under which trouble is magnified
and grief and mourning extended 1t
tells for evil, makes mortal distress
more intense and multiplies homicides.
1t illustrates stage of proVocation
where brutal instincts get the best of
manliness.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
SNOW SLIDE KILLS so PERSONS
Carried Into a Canyon by
the Avalanche.

Vancouver, British Columbia,
In a snowslide between Rogers
Pass station and Glacier, on the line
OF the Canadian Pacific, in the Rocky
mountains, so ment were killed.
All the victims were workmen for
the railway company and more than
half of them were Japanese.
Tho men were engaged in clearing
away a small slide that had come
down early in the evening. They were
working a rotary engine over it when
a larger slide came down and carried
them to their death in the canyon
below.
At first 1t was believed hat all OF
the hundred men engaged were killed,
but early in the morning it was found
that many had escaped, and the death
list Is now placed in the vicinity Of 80,
The night was one OF the worst ever
experienced in the railway section OF
the Canadian Rockies. There was a
heavy storm Of rain and sleet and
sometimes snow.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
Kansas CITY Theaters.

Beginning Sunday. March 10, AL G..
Fields Greater Minstrels will occupy
the stage at the Grand for a week.
The program is q varied one. intro
ducing minstrelsy Of all ages, from
the old-fashioned clog and buck and
wing dancing to the most modern pro-
auctions.
The Willis Wood will have another
double bill for the week beginning
Monday, March IA. Olga Nethersole
will be the attraction the first three
nights and Wednesday matinee. Dur.
ing the last half Of the week Dorothy
Norton will occupy the stage In a new
musical comedy entitled widow
Jones" Matinee Saturday.
George Arliss in "Septimus" will be
the attraction at the Shubert for the
week commencing Monday, March IA.
Mr.. Arliss Is an eminent character
actor and a great treat Is in store for
the patrons OF this popular theater.
The star Is supported by a finely bal.
anced company.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Oldest Loo House In Missouri.

Probably the Oldest occupied house
In Missouri Is the one known as the
Swafford home. one and one-half miles
north Of Rayville. This old structure
10 OF the old double log and clay and
stick chimney pattern and was built
almost a century ago. The date is not
known, but 1t Is remembered by the
Oldest persons. 1t is said that this
building was built by a man by the
name Of McElwee, who was believed
to possess a great amount Of valuable
minerals, which were discovered In the
cliffs surrounding this place. Uncle
Nathon" Swafford became owner OF
1t more than 65 years ago and up until
about three years ago, when he died,
he and his family lived there. Mrs.
Swafford died later and the remainder
Of the family, which consists Of two
daughters lived there until q few days
ago. The old log house consists OF
two rooms, and between them Is a hall,
from which both rooms are entered.
The floors are Of the ol%d-fashioned
hewed log kind and on the west Is the
stick chimney.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
Personal.

The estate OF Col. J. II. Swope, the
Kansas City millionaire ana philan-
%thropist, has been appraised at 3d..
500, 900.
William Williams, a negro, was
hanged at Carthage, Mo, for the inur-
der OF a white woman.
DR.. Hull indicted In connection
with the death OF Prof. Vaughn at
Monroe City, Mo, has been released
on bond OF $4,000,
Jose Domingo Obaldia, president OF
the republic of Panama Is dead.
John Pierre Aubrey, who died in
Cutler township, Franklin county,
Kansas, had lived upon the farm where
he died since 1865.
James Smith. a woodsman, was eat.
en- by wolves near Ally, Mo. Five dead
animals and an empty repeating rifle
showed the desperate resistance they
encountered.
Walter Dagen, who was expected to
be the chief witness In graft prosecu.
ton at Tiffin, Ohio, has committed
suicide.
EiiboDSth ibuyo "uO urea suuueDly
at Burlington. n. j., aged Sc years,
and supposed to be poor was found to
have hidden In her home gold and cur.
rency to the value OF 500, 900.
Senator Aids has taken the witness
stand at Albany. N. Y. and will en-
deavor to clear himself of the charge
OF bribery as charged by Senator Con.
ger.
At the request OF the state medical
board a warrant has been issued for
DR.. Jordan, the negro who testified
that the Swope family at Indepen-
dence. Mo-. had paid him from $4,000
to $4,000 in fees In the last three
years for his services. The warrant
charges Jordan with practicing medi.
cine without a license.
Judge Finley, formerly q Kansas
politician. died at his home near Ho-
bart, Ok
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
stock Judging Medals Awarded.

Three medals were awarded to the
winners In the third annual live stock
judging contest held for the students
In the short course in the college OF
agriculture Of the University OF Mis-
souri,. CT. Nelson OF Bunceton, Mo-,
won the Holland ercheron medal as
the best Judge Of Percheron horses.
The medal was offered by the Holland
stock farm Of Springfield. w. c. Prev.
lit, Jr., of ClarksviIle. won the Culver.
Aberdeen-Angus medal for proficiency
In judging beef cattle. The medal
was offered by Paul NJ. Culver Of Ed.
gerton, Mo. The Kinloch farm swine
medal offered by the Kinloch farm OF
Kirksville. was awarded to Glenn 0.
Yeder Of Holden, for proficiency In
Judging hogs.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
Mute Wants Education.

For the first time at the University
OF Missouri, a deaf mute has applied
for entrance. He has written Dean F.
B. Mumford, of the college OF agricul-
ture, asking that he be permitted to
enroll for the course In agriculture.
Dean Mumford has advised him to en-
ter for the regular classes. Dean
Mumford says a mute able to read
could spend much time In the agricul-
tural library and could do laboratory
work with the written instructions be-
fore him. ~ shall not give the mans
name now, as 1t might embarrass
him." said Dean Mumford. "If he
we will do what we a to give
him an idea Of modern methods Of
farming. I know every teacher will
make a special effort to teach the un.
fortunate nan His home Is In North.
east Missouri.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
HYDE INDICTED IN SwoPe CASE
the GRAND JURY FOUND ELEVEN
BILLS AGAINST DOCTOR
He 10 Charged With Murder In Two
Cases, MansIaughter In One, At
tempted Poisoning In Eight.

Kansas City, Mo. - In eleven in.
dictments returned by the special
grand jury, which has been in session
for the last three weeks, DR.. B. Clark
Hyde vas charged with causing the
death by poison Of Colonel Thomas II.
Swope and Chrisman Swope, Of having
caused the death by bleeding OF j.
Moss Hunton, and with having pol
soned by the administration of typhoid
germs, eight persons. members OF the
Swope household, and visitors.
Judge Latshaw delivered a speech
commencing them for their labors,
and told them that they were enti-
tied to the thanks Of the people OF
the community for the interest they
had taken in the case.
Charges Again DR.. Hyde.
First degree murier-Col. Thomas
II. SwoDe, October 3; Chrisman Swope,
December s.
Manslaughter-J. Moss Hunton, DC.
tober J..
Observation-Disclosures Swope, three
counts: BY typhoid fever, November
25; by hypodermic injections strych-
nine, December 10; by administration
and st~rychnine and other poisons, De-
cember 18. BY administration Of ty-
phoid germs to members OF the Swope
family and visitors on or about No
vember 25, the following Lucy Lee
Swope, Mildred Fox, Nora Bell Dick
son. Georgia =. Compton and Leonora
Copridge.
The action Of the twelve grand jur-
ors was unanimous in their vote on the
eleven indictments. Some OF the in
dictments came as q surprise to the
general public, especially that of Col.
Moss Hunton, one Of the executors
named In the will of Colonel Swope.
He died before Colonel Swope. The
death Of Colonel EIunton Begun the
chain OF mysteries In the Swope home.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
EX-SENATOR PlATT Is DEAD
70 P a Quarter OF a Century He Had
Been a Political Power In New
York--End Came Quickly.

New York.-ThOmas Collier Plat,
for a quarter OF a century the
most powerful factor in New York poll
tics and the founder Of the modern pc.
litical machine. died In his seventy
seventh year. His long life ended as
a slender cord might snap in twain.
Mr.. Plat had continued to attend to
his duties as president of the United
States Express company up to last
Thursday morning. His three sons and
other relatives we're with him when he
suddenly expired without warning.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
State Fair plans.

At a joint meeting Of the state board
Of agriculture and the Missouri state
fair board a contract was awarded to
X. F. Sellers OF Sedalia for the con-
%struction Of the woman's building on
the state fair grounds at a cost Of
$780, 00. Wells band Of st. Louis was
secured to furnish music for the fair
during the first week in October, and
Secretary John T. Stinson was author
ICED to arrange for airship races as a
curtain raiser on the opening day.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
Domestic Items.

Two telephone linemen were at
tackled by a mad dog at Wellington,
Kan, and kept up q pole for an hour
before the marshal anne to shoot the
dog.
The Chicago Great Western freight
division has been moved from st.
Joseph to Parncll, Mo.
The Eastern Oklahoma Traction
company OF Muskogee has been char.
tered to build 25i miles Of interurban
railroad In Oklahoma.
Forty-five bodies have been recoy.
cred from the snowslide which crushed
the passenger trains at Wellington,
Wash.
A steamship with a cargo OF 1892
tons Of rubber from Brazil valued at
$4,000, 900 to s7,000,000 has arrived 10
New York.
At a meeting Of Republican anG In
dependent newspaper publishers OF
Joseph CannOn's congressional district
at Danville, ILL.,, the speaker and his
policies were strongly Endorsed rs was
the Payne tariff bill.
htIh llHllIIlt. VI Sle DAT
timore & Ohio railroad have rejected
the company's proposal for settlement.
The Missouri Pacific railroad has
granted a rate Of one and one-half
cents per mile to the Messiah concerts
at Lindsborg. Kan,
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany has announced that 1t will not
arbitrate the strike and a general
strike of 100, 1000 unionists In the city
seems certain TO occur.
The locomotive firemcn on all the
roads OF Nebraska have voted to strike
March z II their demands are not met.
Regular service has been established
ove a new interurban system connect,
ing Cherryvaie and Independence. Kan.
The acetylene gas plant at Wake.
field. Kan, from which gas was oh.
tanned to light the town, exploded
killing m man and damaging nearly
every building In the place. The light
was seen from a distance OF Is miles.
Prosecutor Garven OF Hudson coun.
~. New Jersey, has applied to the
state supreme court for an order com
polling the packers TO produce before
the grand jury their minutes OF direc
tors meetings.
The supreme court OF Missouri has
rendered q decision uphoIding the
right OF cities TO control and regulate
bv ordinance all advertising blllboards
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
A NEW PAPER FOR Mr.. BRYAN
viii Start a Weekly at Lincoln Making
Il the Official Organ Of An
ti.SaIoon Movement.

Lincoln, Neb.-FrOm the county
option forces in Nebraska came the IN.
nouncement that William J. Bryan, on
his return from South America In May,
would start a new weekly newspaper
In Lincoln, making 1t the official or,
gan of the an~ti-saloon forces in the
coming campaign. simultaneously Mr..
Bryan, it il said, will take the stump
On q tour OF the state In an effort 10
win Democrats owe to a platform dec
laration for county option.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Mos, 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.

While the state department at
Washington is not informed officially
OF the collapse Of the Estrada revolu-
zion In Nicaragua 1t Is thought that
it will be necessary to recognize Ma.
driz as defacto president.
A delegation from Gettysburg. Pa,
has asked the secretary OF war to
have the annual wal maneuver held
there.
Robert Il. Peary has refused to sub.
init his North Pole proofs to the house
committee on naval affairs unless the
committee win guarantee that moth
ing OF his data shall be made public.
This the committee has refused and
peary probably will not receive recog.
milton by congress.
The Gallinger mail pay bill, more
generally known as the ship subsidy
bill, has been favorably reported by
the senate committee.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate to incorporate a Rockefeller
Foundation to distribute the millions
Of the oil king for charitable and
philanthrOpic purposes.
The senate has passed the bill au-
thorlzlng the issuance OF $35, 000, 900
worth of certificates OF Indebtedness
20 complete irrigation projects.
approximately 1900 acres OF land
in Oregon has been designated by
The secretary Of the interior as sub
tect to entry under the enlarged home
stead act permitting 320 acres TO each
settler.
The president has changed the date
~ The opening OF the Flathead Indian
lands in Idaho and Montana from
April ] to May 2.
The naval bill as passed by the com.
mittee will appropriate s15,744,112
for construction work and S-Ii4,0 900 900
for maintenance, making the naval
appropriation $3.50, 900, 900.
The house committee on naval az
fairs has authorized the building OF
two $1,000 ton battleships, as well az
four submarines, one repair ship and
~ fleet GOLFERS.
Tho total amount favored by the ma.
val committee TO be authorized for con.
Btruction work on tho navy at this SEES.
sion OF congress is $2G, O00, 900.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
a parkvilIe Farmers Institute.

A farmers institute has been organ.
lied at Parkville with George b. Tug
gle, departmnt of agriculture OF Park
collge, president: w. G. Gano, first
vice PRESIDENT! J. w. Bremen, second
vice president; c. p. Breen, secretary;
w. G. Leavel, treasurer. 1t Is planned
to hold regular annual meetings in the
future.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
GEORGE q. Ellis ResIans.

George B. Ellis has resigned as sec.
rotary OF the Missouri State Board
OF Agriculture. He will be succeeded
by Thomas c. Wilson of st. Louis
county. Mr.. Ellis will become manag.
Ing editor OF the Missouri Farmer and
Breeder. q stock journal published by
william Hirth ut Columbia
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
vesuvIus Again Active.

Naples. Italy.-Vesuvius has sud
denly become active again. There has
been a continuous eruption for the last
"a hours OF red hot stones and ashes,
this being accompanied by internal
defamation. Several assures have op-
ened from which gas aud lava are
emerging In great quantities.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
FOREIGN Affairs.

AT a little village In Hungary, Anton
Szarthmari, aged 100 years, and Marie,
his wife, 1l6 years old, have celebrat-
ed their hundredth wedding anniver.
sary. OF their $50 descendants one
half were present.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

Some men go to their graves witty
out discovering that they were not asi
important as they thought they were.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

Bear your own burdens first, after
that help to carry those of other peo.
ple.-George Washington.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
The Enajish Way.

'"Do you think baseball will ever get
a foothold in England?"
They play II sOme.'
"As strenuously as we do?"
well, no. They serve tea between
innings, ! understand"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

Inc bITlke CdlleQ Dy the
labor unions Of Philadelphia to az.
sist the street railway employees lie
In effect and 100, 900 men are expected
to Join.
Fremen on the Southern Pacific
have voted to strike April /, IL a de
mand for a 10 per cent increase IN
wages is not met by that time.
Sixty miners were killed instan.
ly and 100 others were badly injured
when the powder magazines at the
Treadway gold mines in Alaska ex.
ploded on the 1,100-foot level.
The United States circuit court at
Kansas city has permanently IN.
joined tine interstate commerce COM
mission from enforcing its order pro.
hibiting railroad companies from pay
ing elevator charges.
The annual convention of the West.
ern Association of Ice Manufacturers
was held at Kansas City. Two hun.
bred delegates attended.
A mob attacked a negro in q court
room at Dallas, Tex, where he vas
awaiting trial, threw him from a. win.
dow and broke his neck.
The corporation commission of Ok
lahoma has issued %subpoenas for 16
high railroad officials in connection
with the rate investigation.
The federal grand jury in New York
bias handed down q presentment
against the American Sugar Refining
company, charging 1t with contempt
OF court for refusing to produce It's
books before the grand jury.
a representative of Prosecutor Gar
ven OF New Jersey, who is investigat.
ing the alleged beef trust has gone to
Europe to attempt to learn why meat
sent to foreign countries is sold cheap
er than It is here.
The report of the Oklahoma state
board OF agriculture shows that there
is in the state but 84.5 per cent of cat
tie and 81 3 per cen Of hogs as com
pared with last year.
The assessors returns from the var
lous counties show that the value of
the property owned in Missouri Is
$l03,2 s $40 more valuable this year
than last.
G. &. Calhoun, employed by Gov.
Hadley to collect claims If Missouri
volunteers for the Spanish-Amerlcan
war, has succeeded In getting a de-
cision, which will settle the claims
In full, amounting to about 500, 900.
The Illinois legislature has taken
favorable action on the proposed
amendment to the constitution for
an income tax.
Fully 1000 people are homeless 10
Ohio as a result Of floods.
A corporation with a capital stock
of 5000, 900 has been organized to test
the Arkansas diamond mine.
The twelfth annual convention OF
the Iowa Retail Hardware association
was held at Des Moincs.
Any corporation that failed 10 file
with the collector OF internal revenue
by March ! n statement of earnings ac-
cording TO the requirements of the
new federal corporation tax law Is sub
iect to a fine of from 81 900 10 $4,000.
Warrants have been issued in Jer-
sey City for the arrest on a charge OF
criminal conspiracy in restraint of
trade OF the q directors of the alleged
beef trust who were recently indicted.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10
Rheumatism Cured In a Day

Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheun1 atism
radically cures in | to 3 days. Its ACTION Is
remarkable. 1t removes the cause and the
disease quickly disappears. First dose
greatly benefits. 7jc Druggists.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

Scandal Is the tattle of fools who
Judge other people by themselves.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

Every night Waterman is entitledN t.
his day dreams.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

PILES CURED IN @ To II DAYS.
PAZO ls qua rantccd to cure any caac
Of Itching, Blind, bleeding or ProtrudipR piles in
6to IA day 8 or money refunded. 600.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

10 YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW!
II so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will make
them white as snow. 2 OF. package 5 cents.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

BREAK UP THAT COUGH
with Aliens Lung Baisdm, the popular family rcms
edy. II cures where other remedies fail. All deal
ers. 25c, J0c. o. 20 bottles.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-10

1t isn't every prodigal son who gets
q whack at the obese veal.
The Greenville times., 1910-08-26
SPECIAL ROUND TRIP RATES VIA
Y. & M. V. RAILWAY.

Atlantic City, via st. Louis, Chica-
90, Buffalo or Louisville and Cincinna-
ii, on sale daily until Sept 30, 1910,
final limit 30 days from late of sale.
New York, n. Y, via St. Louis, Chi
cago, Buffalo or Louisvill and Cincin-
natl, on sale daily until Sept. 80, 1910,
final limit 30 days from date of sale.
For further information, sleeping
car reservations and side trips, write
or call on G.. A HOPKINS,