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The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
Too Realistic.

During a performance Of captain
Lapalisse" at a Valencia theater some
years ago an incident occurred which
for lifelike effect left nothing to be de-
sired. During the said play some OF
the actors mingle with the spectators
In order to cooperate from the body
of the house. No sooner had Miralles
the actor. taken his seat in the stalls
than a daring pickpocket robbed him
of his gold watch. Miralles seized the
mar by his coat collar and called Out
in a deep bass voice:
"Police! Help. Thieves"
The audience. taking this little cpl
sode to be part of the performance
roared with laughter. Even the police
men Joined in without stirring hand OF
foot.
"This is no farcev' cried the actoi
in tones of despair. 1.-THE fellow has
got my watch"
The voice sounded so natural tina
the audience broke into loud applause
at "such excellent fooling." Meanwhile
the thief managed to break away from
his captor and escaped.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
by Hand.

We shall never be In danger Of for
getting that our ancestors did their
sums on their fingers SO long as arith-
metic retains the word "digits." But
modern civilization knows nothing Of
the elaborate developments Of this
method. 1t takes a wallachian peas
ant to multiply 8 by o on his hands.
This is how he does 1t: The fingers of
either hand, beginning with the thumb,
stand for the numbers from g to 10.
So the ring finger Of one hand and the
middle finger Of the other are stuck
out to represent 8 and 8. Counting
the fingers remaining on the side far
thest from the thumbs he finds them
/ and 2 respectively. and / multiplied
by 2 gives him the units of his prod.
uct-2. Then he counts from the
thumbs to the stuck out fingers inclu.
sive, finds them 8 and A, adds these,
and gets z for his tens. Answer, II.
All this to avoid knowing the multi
plication table beyond A times a!
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
GLENWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T. Reid went to
Sedalia Saturday for a short visit.
August Lemler spent Saturday
night with his sister north of Mar
shall.
Misses Nora Livingston, Hannah
Kurtz. Harry Livingston, Louis
Kurtz we're Sunday visitors at
V. Kurtz.
The surprise party at Ed
Livingstons Friday evening was
quite a success was well attend
ed and every one reported nice
time.
Miss Dee Miller of Kansas City
came down Sunday to James Tur-
ners.
Miss Minnie Croka of Oklahoma
will be in the neighborhood We'd
nesday where she will make a
short visit with all of her friends.
Mrs. Robert Conner spent Sat-
urday afternoon with Mrs. Henry
Lemler.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
RIVER VIEW

Wood Johnson and family have
arrived from Dakota for an ex-
tended visit with relatives here.
Miss Georgia Driver has re-
turned to Kansas City after a two
weeks stay with home folks.
Jesse Hensick transacted BUSH
ness in Gillian Saturday.
DR.. Sharp was a caller here Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. I. P. Neff of Hardeman Wis
tied with his mother here Friday.
Miss Willie Romine who has been
on the sick list is convalescent.
w. H. Thornton, wife and daugh
ter were trading in Gillian Sat-
urday afternoon.
Frank Johnson and wife visited
the latters parents Sunday.
Mrs. Ike Thornton and chill
dren spent Thursday with her
mother, Mrs. Davis.
Miss Rose Shindler of st. Louis
is a guest at the home Of Frank
Hoener.
Floyd Jones accompanied by
Miss Inez Huff of near Marshall
were week end guests OF A. Huff
and family.
Mrs. j. R. Heuman and daugh-
ter were shopping in Gillian Wed,
nesday.
DR.. Miller was called to Sc,
the baby girl of Henry Viebrocl
who has been quite sick.
Fritz Weiher al hauling lum'
Der from Blackwater Tuesday.
Miss Lucille Colt is spending tn,
week with relatives near Harde
man.
E. F. Detmer and wife made
flying trip to Marshall Thursda.
afternoon.
Frank Kiso had the misfortun,
of getting hurt Saturday by hav
ing a hay rake fall on him.
Miss Flora Leimkuhler is expect
ed to return Tuesday from a tw,
weeks stay in Colorado.
Orson King and daughter wer
calling in Little Rock Sunday NOR
ing.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
d. arm aue
Garden
FIGHTING POTATO cANKER.
Canada Sends Warning Dreaded Euro
pesn Soourae Has Crossed Sea.

Canada Sends Warning Dreaded Euro
pean soourss Has Crossed Sea.
The serious potato blight known as
''black scab," "warty disease" and "po-
tato canker,' which has ravaged the
potato fields of Europe for thirteen
years, has appeared on the American
continent, in Newfoundland. Farmers
In the United States are warned to
look out for It and to make every eff.
fort to stamp 1t out at the first sign
Of its appearance. The extraordinary
rapidity with which the potato canker
has spread over nearly the whole Of
Europe and the virulence Of the dis
ease combine to make the Canadian
department OF agriculture fearful lest
the infected seed, imported from across
the sea to Newfoundland, should find
Its way southwark and give the canker
a foothold on lower Canadian: and
American soil.
This disease. wherever It Is permit
ted to establish itself, makes the sue
cessful cultivation of potatoes extreme
ly difficult. There Is said to- be no
hope Of saving a crop that is nee at
tackled. Moreover, when a crop Is de-
stroyed by this blight the ground re-
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. III. G.. Bowman OF
Sedalia spent Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Mesdames w. H. Stallings and
c. ii. Kelly were called to Cole
Camp Sunday by telephone mes
sage stating the death of their
mother Mrs. A. F. Edgar which
occurred suddenly.
Miss Gladys Marsh who has been
visiting MI. and Mrs. c. e. Fer
guson returned to her home in
Kansas City Sunday.
J. E. Weber who resides about
3 miles west OF town lost his hay
barn which had recently been fill
ed. 1t was struck by lightning and
burned Saturday night.
Lyon Tyler of Dunksburg was
so severely shocked by lightning
Saturday night that he had not
fully recovered Monday morning
The annual basket dinner is to
be at Oak Grove church west of
town July 18th.
Mrs. c. B. Woodward and daugh
ter are here visiting relatives.
Mrs. Vassie Kelley and daugh-
ter of Oklahoma are the guests
of the formers sister Mrs. VIM.
Binkley.
The Jefferson City base ball
team were here Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday playing again the
home team. The jefferson City
team won the first two games.
Ralph Davis who has been at
home the past two weeks return
ed to his work at Atlanta, Georgia
Monday.
Miss Ora Root left Tuesday for
jefferson City to visit her brother
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hall have re-
turned from Caldwell, Kansas,af-
ter a visit to Mrs. Halls sister.
DR.. III. L. Paul, wife and son left
Monday for st. Louis after an ex-
tended visit with Mrs. Paul's par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Nelson.
Robert Hall of Kansas City is at
home this week with his parents.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
GRETCHEN

The weather is nice at present
and every body is busy with hay.
Mrs. Chris Marks and daughter
Marie spent Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Frank Henry and daugh
ter Bessie.
Philip Tratman had a corn pen
struck by lightning Saturday.
sMr. Weber of near Sweet Spring
lost a fine barn by lightning.
Miss Martha Deadman of Sweet
Springs spent a week with her
friend Bessie Henry.
Annual picnic of the Green
Mound students ex-students, teach
ers and patrons at the school
house July 90. The picnic will be
gin promptly at 10 o'clock. Bring
al well-filled basket and come and
have a good time.
Mrs. Chas. Aldridge and children
and her mother Mrs. Mayse spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Grant Weati
ers and family.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
curiou, s.y,s. Of Letter EndIno..

Curious stylss OF Letter Endinps.
Any N In the habit Of ~perusing old
letters is struck with the tone Of great
humility and Difference which per.
vades the correspondence Of our ances-
tors.
A few specimens OF the style OF be.
ginning and ending letters may prove
interesting Rs in striking contrast to
the laconic yours obediently," faith.
fully or truly" of the present day.
1t would certainly be difficult to match
the following subscription Of a letter
from the Duke Of Shrewsbury to Sir
Thomas Hammer. dated September,
1713: IT desire that you will believe
that, wherever I am. l shall always
'endeavor to deserve and very much
value your friendship, being, with a
sincere esteem. sir. your most faithful
and obedient servant. Shrewsbury"
Frequently one meets with bellicose
subscriptions, as in the case Of the
Earls Of Hutly and Enrol, who in
1904 threatened lawful consequences
to the magistrates of Aberdeen unless
they released certain gentlemen I'm
prisoned in their city and inscribed,
"Yours as ye will. either present peace
or weir"
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
WOODSON

Mrs. Sara Lynch of Marshall is
visiting her son P. F. jacob this
week.
Quite a crowd from this neigh
borhood spent the 4th at Blue
Lick Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Zeigel and
family e dinner guests of J,
j. Scott Friday.
Our county clerk and lady, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Scott OF Marshall
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Edmonds Friday.
Rufus Clark, ST., made a business
trip to Marshall Friday.
Mrs. Robert Edmonds and Mary
spent a very pleasant afternoon al
j. j. Scott's Thursday.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15

mains infected, so that for at least
six years 1t is impossible to grow a
crop of potatoes.
Where the disease is prevalent prac-
tically no healthy tubers will develop.
The tubers, when lifted, show signs of
various degrees of injury. Some ap-
pear on casual examination to be
sound. Butt the "eyes" Of the tubers
should be carefully examined. Those
are the places where the disease is
first noticeable. The eyes of affected
tubers show an abnormal development
of the dormant shoot. A careful un-
trained observer can easily recognize
the presence Of the disease in this
stage. At the same time it is In this
condition that the disease is most like
ly to escape detection and to be spread
by means of infected tubers used for
seed. In the earlier stages Of the dis
ease the eyes will be found to be
slightly protruding In the form Of q
single or compound group Of small
nodules varying from the size Of a
pins head to that of a pea.
When a grower finds his crop at
tackled he may hesitate to destroy po-
tatoes which appear sound or but lit.
tie affected, although total destruction
would be the best means Of preventing
the spread of the disease, yet those
tubers may be collected, boiled and
be fed to pigs. Under no circum-
stances should unboiled or decayed
potatoes be given as food, not only
because the feeding value is sur to
be reduced. but mainly because the
spores are still capable of terminating
after passing through the body of an
animal. In removing the potatoes
from the field the greatest precaution
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
SWEET SPRINGS

The Methodist church and Sun
day School held their annual pic
mic at the Sweet Springs grounds
north of town Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Julia Holland who has
been in Kansas City for some time
with her sister Mrs. t. Free who
has been very sick arrived Sun
day night for a few days visit
with Mrs. Agnes Ferguson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. C~oldfeller and
children who have been In Mis-
souri, for the past two weeks re-
turned to their home at Bantry,
N. d., Saturday.
Miss Mary d. Wilson left Sun
day for Saline N. D., where she
will spend the remainder OF the
summer with her sister Mrs r. q.
Barnes.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
BUCK EYE

A nice shower visited us again
Saturday night.
Mrs. Lloyd went home Sunday
and her mother went up to the
city with her to spend the week.
Miss Bessie Porter was over to
spend the evening with Misses
Maud and Dewey Irwin Sunday.
Miss Lille Woolum is expecting
to go to Iowa soon.
Mrs. o. B. Kemper is visiting in
thle bottom with friends at pres
ent.
Reginald Pinkard seems to be
awful cheerful over something
She must have said yes.
Albert Graves had very close
call the other day. While he wal
going to the house from work he
was riding sideways and the
the horse became frightened and
threw him off on his shoulders ano
head. Mr.. Cooper saw the trouble
and went to his aid. They called
a doctor who said no bones were
broken but he was badly bruised
Just a little more he would have
broken his neck the, doctor said
Amos Porter and two sisters
were up in the bottom Monday or
business.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
County News
BLOSSER

Mrs. H. Vowel and Mrs. Jim
Hisle spent the day last Thurs
day with Mrs. N J. Fletcher.
Miss Eunice Fulton spent last
week with Will Browns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton Fulton and
children spent Monday with Mrs
Jennie Payne.
Mrs. Erskin Blosser and Miss
Maud attended the missionary
society at Union last Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Preston Edwards of Grand
Pass spent the day Tuesday with
her aunt Mrs. Joe Sailor.
Wilmer England Of Marshall,
was the guest OF Miss Katharine
Fletcher last Wednesday.
Raymond Payne and Otis Bios
ser spent Sunday afternoon with
Edward Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fulton and
children spent Sunday afternoon
with MI. and Mrs. Joe Sailor and
family.
Mrs. j. w. Demoss was the guest
of her cousin Mrs. N. j. Fletcher
Tuesday.
MIRA nd Mrs. N. ]. Fletcher spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Galloway.
The men are all busy cutting
their wheat and oats in this vi
cinity.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15

should be taken to clean thoroughly
and disinfect ones boots and the farm
carts and implements used.
The process of d~isinfecting may be
carried out on boards laid on the field,
80 that no reinfection takes place aft
erward. The grower should then pro-
coed to dig a hole in the field and collect
all refuse from the vines and all dis.
eased tubers. The potato straw should
be destroyed by fire. but the tubers.
being too wet to burn, may be dealt
with as follows: The hole that has
been dug must be big enough to hold
all the tubers collected It should then
be covered with a layer six inches
deep Of unslaked lime. then d portion
of the tubers may be thrown in and
covered by another. layer Of unslaked
lime, and so on till the hole 10 filled.
The last layer should be formed, Of
course. by the lime. In this manner
the tubers are put out Of harms way.
Under no circumstances should seed
potatoes from a diseased crop be used.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
GILLIAN

Miss Gweneth Jordon returned
home after a few weeks stay in
Malta Bend with relatives.
Mrs. Page is visiting R. N. Ayres
and family this week.
A. T. Neff, wife and child are the
guests of home folks in Cambridge
this week.
Fleming Norvell is at home on a
vacation.
]. P. Turner took some mules
to Marshall Monday for r. H.
Land.
Misses Agnes Swinney and
Evelyn Norvell left Wednesday for
a few weeks stay with relatives
and friends in Kansas City.
The auto party composed of w
B. Richardson, Ed Deis, W. E
Cheatham and ]. w. Mckinney
left Monday for Denver. The last
report was they were having some
muddy roads in Kansas.
Remember the date of the Chau-
tauqua in Marshall as there will,
be some rare treats in it.
John Burroughs bought our mil
this week, and we wish him much
success in the business.
VIM Wilkes is reported on the
sick list.
j. F. Odell has rented the house
of A. W. Deis and expects to NOV,
as soon as he can.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
GRAND PASS

Frank Long shipped cattle and
hogs to st. Louis last week.
AS Mr.. Arensmeyer and family
were going to the funeral Of Mr..
Ernst their horses became fright
ened at an auto and ran off and
damaged the rig. Mr.. Arensmsyer
was thrown out but not seriously
injured.
Miss Sylvia Demoss is the guest
of Miss Mollie Fitzpatrick in Wav-
erly.
Mrs. Peaveler of Marshall is
assisting the mother and grand
parents in waiting on her little
grand child Eunice Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windmeyer of New
Haven spent a few days with their
daughter Mrs. Ernest Hotz.
Miss Mildred Moore is visiting
her relatives in Kansas City.
Mrs. w. H. Weber is visiting rel
atives in Kansas City and indie
pendence this week.
Rev.. Bolton Will preach in the
Baptist church the third Sunday OF
this month. Everybody invited.
Harry Platner returned Tueoday
from a visit to Oklahoma.
While the glorious fourth was
being celebrated at Wayerly j
Byars two little boys drove to
town in their buggy with theil
favorite horse. The horse be,
came frightened at an automobile
passing swiftly and the horse jus
dropped dead.
Miss Ruth Mack returned las
week from a visit at Marshall ant
Jefferson City.
Miss Esta Plattner of Malt;
Bend visited relatives here thi
week.
Misses Beulah and Gladys an,
Murray Demoss of Odessa ais
Cleve Webb of Warrensburg Wis
tied their aunt Miss Laura Web
last week.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
a Judicial Expert.

The native with a stogie met the ma
tive with a pipe.
'Howdy. ZebY quoth the stogie nj
tive. "Hear bout tn fuss down to
tn courthouseT II wg
''Nope." drawled the man with the
pipe. what was 1t about?"
"Why, Jim Simpson has beer sum
Abner Hawley for ~allenatin' TIL af,
fections Of his wife. an ledge Mus
grove told tn jury to bring In a yer
dick Of 9 cents damages. cause he
thought that was all the damage was
worth to Jim, An Jim's wife got mad
an threw a chair at th' jedge, an be
had her arrested an put in tn cooler
"But didn't tn ledge go q leetle toe
far when he fixed her value so lowT
mot at all. mot at ALI You see, ht
was her first husband" CLEVELAND
Plain Dealer.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15


Mrs. r. A. Thompson who spent
the winter months in California
State, and the spring months in
West Townsend, Mass, writes
that she is preparing to return
home soon.
| Jas. MeKeever was In Marshall
Monday.
DR.. U. B. Wingfield, wife and
Miss Hettie Haskell visited Mar
shall Saturday.
George Bickers is in from Mon
tana visiting friends and relatives
He expects to remain only a short
time.
T. w. Winslow was in Marshall
Sunday.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15

r. d. johnson and family of
Marshall and Harry Johnson and
family OF Slater spent the week
with their mother Mrs. W. II. John
son.
Mrs. Jesse Hensick and Miss Lii
liam spent Friday in Arrow Rock.
Col j. Fl. Auer was electioneert
ing here. Saturday morning.
Hugo Teckemeyer was a guest
of John Miller, Sunday.
Mrs. T. j. Stivers and Miss Del
lorese Neff Of Orearville were
guests at the home of Jesse Hem
sick Wednesday.
Orson King transacted business
at the County seat Saturday.
A. N. Dickson passed through
here in his auto Monday morning.
John Kammeyer and mother
were trading in Arrow Rock Mon
day.
c. W. Blumhorst was a Slater Wis
itor Tuesday.
Miss Virginia Johnson is spend
ing the week with relatives here.
A. ]. Kruger is reported on the
sick list.
The little son OF L. g. Brown had
the misfortune Of having his arm
broken by. falling out Of a wagon
Monday morning.
Henry Viebrock was mingling
with Gillian friends Monday.
Ben Gray spent Saturday and
Sunday with his sister here.
c. N. Brown made the round trip
to Marshall Tuesday morning.
F. NJ. Davis and wife were trad
ing in Gillian Wednesday.
j. A. Hensick and mother were
among those who were trading in
Gillian Saturday.
Joe King and family visited
home folks Sunday.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
For the Judoe,s information.

The police court Judge could not re.
press a smile when his eyes rested on
a card that was lying on his desk dur
ing a session of the court. On 1t were
printed two stanzas under the title
1.-THE Perfect Man." and he could moi
but look at the motley gang Of pris.
oners who sat before him. And he
did not think the card had been drop
ped accidentally. The verses read:
There IL a man who never drinks.
Nor smokes, nor chews. nor swears,
Who never CANDLES, never fiirts,
= And shuns all sinful snares-.
He's paralyzed.
There Is a man who never does
Anything that Is not right.
His wife can tell Just where he is
At morning. noon n night
He's dead.
INDIANAPOLIS News.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
SLATER

Jas. Fl. Dye of Enid, Okla, came
up to attend the funeral of his
brother, Buck Dye this week, J. w.
Butts a cousin was here from the
same place to attend the funeral
also.
Il r.. P. Gwinn is back from pros
pecting trip to Crowell, Texas.
The Marshall republican., 1910-07-15
A Cough, A Cold

nd then no telling what-unless
you use DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Hon
ey. 1t is the best, ask your neigh
Dor. Look for the Bell on the bot
tie. Sold everywhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11
ANlCRAZYLOG.
g LISTENED BY FRED SG4AEFER.

support father By working at her
trade In a nail min
They had several children I'm
one Of them. was born poor
Now I've got more dollars than !
can count never could count
above ten. 80 / must have eleven
dollars
I have brother Chauucey
Chauncuy isn't 50 we'll off as ! am.
Ho makes a very slender living
He's a living skeleton In a side
show
Now my youngest brother VIII
fred, Is the baby % ouf family III
mean he's the baby elephant He
weighs $50 pounds In bis stocking
feet. Once be had himself weighed
and found he'd loaf five ounces.
That's because he left OF bis stock
lngs. And then he weighed himself
again and found he'd lost fourter
pounds That's because he took a
bath.
I also have . sister. Her names
Esther. bat father ID. n English. and
calls her Hester Mother doean'
call her Hester she calls her lazy
Fact IL. she never even could GRO.
chet until she broke her arm and
The bones began to knit
That's all the children In our
family. except my little cousin.
who's visiting Us ils uane u
Rufus. but we call him RUFF be
cause he's covered with shingles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11

~
James d. Angel. Ill. D.. prosi
dent emeritus Of the University Of
Michigan. is just nos one Of the
busiest persons In the country For
since be resigned from the active
presidency Of tho university with
which be had been 80 long connect
ed. he has been much sought as
banquet speaker for Michigan alum
nj reunions.
Some OF his friends have seen Ca
his face resemblance to Dom
Paul Kruger Of Transvaal fame He
has a face Of benevolent expression
and tells n story Of how, he Hays.
the public has been taken In by
his appearance.
"Slnee | have been travelling
about to speak 10 our alumni" he
said. recently. "aome OF the nswspa
perE have been kind enough 10 print
my portrait. On my return 10 Ann
Arbor the other day I opened a let
ter from a woman In Missouri who
said she had seen my picture in a
Kansas City paper. and thought I
looked so benevolent that | would
help her to raise the mortgage on
her farm
Or. Angel 10 more Familiarity
known as "Prexy" 20 thousands OF
his former students all over the
country. He Is 81 years old. and en-
Joys robust health
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-11

NEW YORK. June fl.--During the
period Of greatest excitement over
the comet. dealers In optical goods
did a rushing business. People
Bought binoculars and small tele-
scopes. intending % look their eyes
out at the HALEY sky hobo when It
should become visible IN the even
ing
Ever since the day on which the
celestial wandersr made It's first
after-dlnner appearance. New York
has suffered from one long. sad
spell Of clouds and rain. There has
been but one evening that was
fairly clear The comet has been
Invisible most Of the time. % the
intense disappointment Of the per-
sons who had Invested in expensive
sky gazing apparatus.
Some Of them have been going
back 10 the optical goods man and
asking him 70 kindly refund their
money others are willing 70 ex-
change for spectacles. thermom-
stsrs or something else which will
como IN handy within the next rs
years One Firth Az. shopman.
wsarying Of these unfair proposals.
finally had made tbs following sign,
which he hung In a conspicuous
place.