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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-10-01

ids, MINI. -,,.r
Brookville, Ohio.-"1 was lrregIhia.
and extremely nervous. A nelgnpy.
recommended Lydia E.
Vegetable Compound to me nav
become regular and my nerves az
much better. Mrs. r. kINNlso
Brookville, Ohio. ~
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Co ON
pound, made from native roots ala
herbs, contains no narcotic OF narrsI
full drugs, and to-day holds n Iecu."
for the largest number Of actual cuieS
of female diseases we know OF, anu ss
thousands Of voluntary Testimonial.
are on file In the Pinkham laborators
at Lynn, Mass, from women VINO nav
been cured from almost every form II, i.
female complaints. Inflammation, u
ceration, disbursements, Fl broid tun ohs
Irregularities. periodic pains, bacKa t;nn'
Indigestion and nervous proStt"h nr.
Every suffering woman owes ~ y Uece.
self to give Lydia E. P1nkhams V'sO
table Compound q trial w-to
IfyOu want special advice II.
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass:,io'
It Is free and always heipi"i'
n -: :ss,: s;s., y s.s Thempson's Eye aa'''
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-10-01

Weeds rob crops of needed plant
food and moisture. XIII them when
small or ven before termination Is
complete
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-10-01
Mans MANY Attributes.

What a chimera, then, is man!
What a novelty, what a monster, what
a chaos, what a subject of contradic-
tion. what a prodigy! A judge of all
things, a feeble worm of the earth.
depository of the truth, cloaca of un'
certainty and error, the glory and the
shame of the universe.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-10-01

SUFFERING
FOR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
ham'sVegetabl Compound
Park Rapids, Mimi was SICK

years while passing
through the Change
of Life and was
hardly able to %
around. After TAX;
ing six bottles o.
Lydia E. Pinkhaams
Vegetable Com o.
pound l gained "
am now
able to do my own
work and feel
well."-M Mrs. ED.
LADoU, Park Rap
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-03

SINS IN which fraud was evident and where
the swiudlers have been put out OF business,
80 would seem that dupos grew on every bush
In his district and that Chicago was the head
center of fraud, but when / visited tho office
OF District Attorney Henry l.. Stlmson OF the
southern district Of New York / found that
the swlnGlers Of little old Manhattan we're
Keeping mp their end. In fact they far out
number those Of any other city in tho country
The New York man who knows most about
these frauds, as ne deals with them every day
and dreams % them az night. Is Nj Walter \.
Mayer. postonlco inspector in charge OF the
federal stan whose business u Is 20 discover,
hold mp and punish people who use the mails
for sHindling purposes,
Mayer rs a wonderful man. He Knows
nearly every fraudulent game there iI going
and precisely how q 10 worked. He knows
how TO block schemes by which thousands Of
good easy American dupes would be separated
from their cash.
L. e not truly wonderful with hosts of easy.
good uaturcd, take-a-chanco American people
tu work upon. the swindlerB do not deslst from
thvir operations whom they face such awful
penalties? Oh. but we are easy!
What we need IN this c~ountry-and We
need u bAdly-iB "a law such as thry have on
the statute books Of England. making tho iauu.
auce OF q false prospectus a misdomeAnor
Here, IN order 10 insure a conviction. on. fod
crGl authorities virtually have 10 wait until
some one gets duped before the man who does
the dipping can be prosecuted. True, the post
Office people can hold mp the duper's mail and
can scare him out OF business. but that Is very
little satisfaction 10 the dupe who wants 10
see the swiudlor punished, The fake rubber
companies have been driven from business IN
New York. Chicago and elsewhere. but not
until they had taken hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars from the people on seven.year con.
tracts at 80 much a month, The members OF
every legitimate rubber corporation In the
country, as we'll as many other persons. knew
that The prospectuses OF these rubber com.
panies were false; but though millions OF Thorn
were sent out our federal laws could not touch
tho swindlers. In England they could have
been hailed into court at once. punished and
their game broken up. but not In this country.
For lack Of proper legal means or PUNISH
Ing these impostors postofice inspectors some.
times feel impellod TO proceed without war.
rant Of law; but though they do this In some
cases they rarely make a mistake. as expert
snco has taught them how 10 know almost at
a glance what are aud what are not swindling
schemes.
But the day - near AZ hand when the got.
rich quick concerns viii no longer flourish.
still they are doiag quite well, thank you. and
almost as much swindling Ia being done by
fraudulent enterprises that make promises OF
wonderful prohts.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-03

was a responsible business woman. Then
somebody reminded Miller that % Broadway.
Mrs. McLean's place Of business. was the
STANDARD Oh address. which he accepted as
further proof Of the lady brokers ability.
though Just why she preferred 10 have her
mail sent 70 box 2lf2 Station A.. was not evil
dent sull. after an. IL didn't matter.
Satisfied after these cunning precautions.
Mr.. Miller sent his check for $500 TO Mrs.
Mclean and by return mail learned that she
had invested his money In Union Pacific at
the lowest quotations Tor that date. He looked
up He quotations and saw by the closing ng-
ures that he had made 800. Some days after
ward he noted that the stock had advanced
ten points. Hooroyl lie bad made $1,000.
Would he sell? Not yet His advisory bro.
kerr as she called herself was evidently
onto the curves OF the street" and would
make a lot OF money for him The stock con.
tinucd 20 rise and then came q letter from
Mrs. Mclean stating that she had sold his
shares for $4,000 net. She did not. however.
inclosc o check.
Il have confidential advice" wrote the
broker IN the same letter, that there f. 20 be
"A big movement IN Pennsylvania. A number
OF my clients are putting ia $4,000 apiece to
get the benefit Of The deal. II you care TO IN.
vest $500 IN addition TO the $1,000 IN hand
here I win buy a similar amount OF stock for
you"
Mr.. Miller sent in his $500 and az nearly
as he could figure out from the quotations he
was, within a few weeks, $1,000 ahead.
Then came the Inevitable letter from
Mrs. Mclean saying that she regretted very
much 20 inform her client that she had sold
the Pennsylvania shares and with the pro.
oecds had bought 5000 smeltcrs, but that the
stock had gone down and he now owed his
broker &7l462.
The Wild MI. Miller. $1,000 out Of pocket,
wrote back an indignant letter. but received
no reply. Then he complained to the postal
authorities and showed them the circular. But
they already had copies Of II from other dupes
and were investigating Mrs, Mclean and her
references. Every one Of those reliable New
York firms 20 whom she had referred turned
out 20 be n single individual
ln the past few years there has been q
tremendous growth In the swiudling industry
throughout the middle west aud particularly in
such populous states az Ohio. Indiana, Illinois
and Michigan. Edwin W. Sims, United States
attorney for the northern district of Illinois,
whose Office is Ia Chicago. has OF late been
waging a relentless warfare against fake cor
porauons that sell stock from which the buyer
never realizes a dollar and invariably loses
an the money invested. District Attorney Sims
has worked la connection with the postal au-
thorities and has managed 10 secure an occa.
sional conviction. From the testimony in a
large number Of cases Investigated by Mr.,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-03
a Natural Question.

James j. Corbott, Ia the smoking
room Of the Maurotania. praised the
style" OF Jim Jonrica
ITS a uca style he said; neat.
quick. 90 the point. II gets there Hike
the remark OF a little girl who snk
to tho minister, IN the course OF a
quito intcrminahlo call.
old o forget TO bring your amen
with You. doctor2
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-03

other Of Bos-
ton. Sl75.OOO
So the eau
uous Mr. Nil
Ter sent let
tcrs Of inquiry
20 The reliable
firms 20 whom
Mrs Mclean
referred All.
Of them wrote
back TO the 81
feet that she
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-03

Crosses ARE ui no use 10 ms, but Ia
as much ns we yield ourselves up 10
them and forget ourselves F,uclon
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-03

|
milk for the boarders
at the summer hotel and hens that
laid eggs for them. John was making
what the neighbors called a good liv-
ing for himself and wife and three
children.
one day John went to the p~ostofice
and was surprised to receive a nice.
confidential letter from James w.
Snowden. Of the Rio Vista Banana
Company OF New York. whose planta-
lions we're in FL Campo. Brazil. offer
ing him shares in the company at low
hgures that were sOon to be advanced
90 per cent. There was a prospectus
accompanying the letter explaining all
about the plan. John didn't know Mr..
SnoWden, but Mr.. Snowden seemed to
know him. and as he required but a
little money, only $40 a month. and
guaranteed him two per cent a month
on his Investment, IL was easy for
John, on his way home. to sketch a
future OF purple and gold. especially
as the circular said that the food prod
net OF the banana is 10 that OF the
potato as a. to l and to that OF wheat
as 1873 to l.
Next day he sent the first $40 To
the Rio Vista Banana Company and
by return mail received ten shares of
b stock and a contract which he
signed and forwarded to New York
For rs months he kept sending $40 a
month. but no dividend was returned
Then he wrote to Mr.. Snowden. max.
ing anxious inquiry as to why he was
receiving no profit on his $3.50 invest.
ment Mr., Snowden replied that in
me spring the Rio de Janeiro had
overlooked its banks and the plants.
ton had been flooded. This had NE
the banana trees and they had an had
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-03

GHELL = HNal
EHkP ZSETREJTd ON
HEE JTZLZ GGLAC
on r
70 RS
E%-ERE
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
Grand Old MisSouri.

Lee Shippcy not only monkeys with
the mus: but stands ~ faithfully for
the state.
In an article on '.Grtnd Old Mis-
souri, h" SAYS in part: "'Grand Old
Missouri'-those words always make
a hi, with u, Missourians. For years
We have been taking pride in the pleas
urcablc thought that the grandest Of all
commemorative is the grand old state
II Missouri. Aad a lot 81 grand old
"inIbags, who-solcly for the benefit
II their aspirAtions-have fed US great
sobs OF thi, grand old b%omba,t, have
not only been applauded to the echo,
but given the Oliver Twist S. O.. S. The
result has been that we had become so
imbucd with our own superiority over
all creation that we had-somc Of us
come TO think there was no room for
improvement and no need ter it. We
were satisfied. But, thank heaven.
there seems to be ar awakening in
grand old Missouri. The farmers Of
Missouri are becoming more progress
i've. And the towns OF Missouri are be-
coming more progressive. Good roads
are being built or talked OF in Mis-
souri,. |, seems likely that Missouri
will no lorg:r be %niggardly with its
state university. Missouri seems sure
OF getting a new capital worthy OF its
greatness. Towns all owe Missouri are
voting binds for such necessities as wa
ter and sewer systems. In poll les men
with progressive ideas are in demand /;
and some Missouri towns are getting
Interested III commission rule and the
real science OF government. Long may
the New Mis- O ri wave, Her wealth,
her greatness and her glory Of today
are as nothing compared with her
mighty possibilities. And WI n Mis-
sour makes he most Of herself then
indeed wall she be the grandest OF all
gealihS in all history, and all
the world shall pay her tlbute.'-
X. &. Star.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
Gladstone %Gleanings.

oi"uStOnS. NlO'. way vhs iyIo'
We have had heavy rains here
within the last few days. The creeks
have been high, both the Gravois and
Mill Creek, and / suppose Indian
Creek. There has been a great deal
OF damage done to fences and early
planted corn. A great deal of corn
will have to be planted over. The
backwatcr from the River is above
Gladstone and still rising. The low
lands on the creek below here. as
well as the low lands on the River,
are under water. Chas. Mcdonald,
I. O. Howard, Hugh White, w. S.
Terry, Warner Howser, p. M. Rays
and &. n. Mitchell have land under
water, and will have to plant some OF
il over again.
Well, | see that cx-Tieutenant Gov.
Claycom:, of Joplin. is still throwing
hot shells into the Baptist Camp at
Joplin. 1t certainly would have beer
as well for Mir. Claycomb to have
prosecuted the Loot-leggcrs who sold
the wet goods, and thereby prove the
efficiency Of the local option law of
Kansas, as to exhibit the goo6s
at Joplin to prove the ineth-
cheney of the law. If his statement
is tue in regard to the Bible upheld
ing the sale or use Of liquor Tor i'm
moral purposes any old thing will 60
for religion.
We are commanded to be sober
in I'll things; we should not be wine
bilberS; we should not look upon the
wine We are not to give it to our
neighbors. Many passages Of scrip
turc condemn the use OF liquor. II
it ever becomes necessary to do so i
will hunt them up, but will close by
SAYING. no member Of the church
should take sides with the saloon in
this campaign. No man can serve
God and malnmon al the same time.
\ man can be Il temperance man
a 81 not be Il christian, but he cannot
he a christian and not a temperance
man. This is a broad statement, but |
have MADE it. IOBE.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
90 YEARS OLD.

n the editor Of the REPUBLICAN
lives until May Goth, this p,csen,
wear, he viii be so years old, Gov
young). While it is customary for
the fellow having the birthday to re-
ceive the birthday presents. we pro-
pose 10 reverse the rule and offer
to every resident OF Morgan County a
birthday present on that occasion.
Up to q O'clock p. m. Saturday,
May 2S,h. 1910. every resident OF
Morgan County, Mo-, may have The
Morgan County REPUBLICAN, one year.
and The Wcman's National Daily OF C
year, the two for $1.lOs
In our newspaper career of thirty
years We have never been able to
make so liberal an offer; and il we
continue in the business for another
80 years, (and we probably will If we
liyc), be able to again offer so Won
derful a bargain.
All subscriptions will start with
MAY 2Sth. good for n year.
All subscribers in arrears must pay
up to NAV 2Sth, 1910, and the 81. 10,
in order 10 secure this great bargain.
Those paid in advance will have
their subscription extended for a year
and get the splendid Daily for a year
only ST ~.
New subscribers get the two papers
for one year for S1.10.
Papers may be sent to different
addresses.
The time is short, so do not delay.
Don't wait until after 6 O'Clock p. IN.
Saturday, March 23,h. 1870, and then
kaock-knock now on our ohicc
door wiki that S1.10.
This beats any piano contest that
was ever put up, for it gives every
body "A square deal for their money.
Any one outside Of Morgan County
desiring to take advantage Of this
grand offer can do SO by renting
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12

Mel S~channcp'a periodical trouble,
are about due to BEGIN. He had a
SIGHT dose during the summer wealth
or Of March. Dunng the summer
monlhS the wind is generally from
the south, southeast or southwest.
Many Of our business mcn. on lcav-
ing the postothcc, throw down clrcu-
lars, wrappers, ETC.. and lnc wind
Vhlrls around the corner and carries
them all down into N.l's yard, or
against his fence, giving him con-
siderable extra work - keep his ward
and sidewalk clean. There should
J." an ordinance against throwing
trash OF any kind on the streets, al
icys or sidewalks, and it should be
enforced, how else can We have a
clean city? We see that our old
home town, Ozark, has added an
antI-SplttIng ordinance, with a $500
Ii1c for any one caught splitting or
sidewalk, hall or stairway, and Yer
Sdlilcs needs that ordinance also. II
= said tn be impossible TO teach m
az Oft dog new tricks. but n five
dollar i'm. ie 4 rr-t ,.vrrti.. ,,l,j
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12

10 f'N''fT'
4. y. = =. ". -vcrs iii'- ..S''@e. 80 III, r"rn''I
communication the lat and 3ri Friday nights rrrt
month. visiting brethren invited ANA cordial!
welcomed.
TLwYs PRICE,. ~ VI.
WBAY WIrTEr. Dec retary.
VERSAILLES, RuY\L apCu CIiAI tyr, So. "A.
fees every md FRIDAY night in tGCh month
-t7:0. Visiting Com p.nitns welcome.
A.. l.. Ross, H.. J..
JAs. N. CLiFro., secretary.
10. q. F.-ScrsaIlio- ioisc. No. 81, regular
meetings every Tuesday ni-ht.
Is. c. Apsas. Nc.
A.. POPrEp. Secretary.
Il. Of P.--v-rs lilies Iolg~. No. TO-. meets "scrS
!hurcdn" iigi;. W. W. kiNIocn, j. =.
q. '. y. hUJ.oS, v. OF p. IS.
VI. ". A.-NrrN,ili-s camp. No. 2i3. meets tie
2nd anh ~, Friday night" in each n.onth.
|. NJ. ScH.SSKp. Clerk. G. VI. KNAl'P, trnsil.
Versailles Camp No. 55'o, Royrl N-igil"r. Ct
America, meets every 1t ana SRI frfaN
iiShts in each month at OA1fcl,uw rnil.
Ms. C.. l.. W~onLLNiD.E, Oracle.
Jksain l.. SiXs, Recorder.
TO Il. Mia Ia lorh Tribe. so. ~. meet
every Wednesday, sleep !. c..n. .
{. V. n. TUCSON c. Of II.
". q. W.-Ntt,a.il-s Camp, 80. ~, meets
every ist and sid MouGa! nights Ia each n,"n.h.
A. IprPkR, E. VI.
JuM1S D"pLcY Clerk.
Lodsc sa. 1913, Modern Rra.hcynoph II America e.
Regular ~ins"l,ngs the 81 S~nsurta. nj III IN ""Ei
nsu,tn. w.. Gitsos. rrcrI!cnt.
J,coD y. SCHsiIrIri., Sr"ic avg.
W. {. =. C.-M-ets every Wednesday after
ended 10 all. Ma ". Dp""Gorp. Pres.
MRS. Cora S~LiIA%S.r, Rec. StCy.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12

Have you seen the comet? +. II.
u. Baker says he sa" It Monday mG5n-
Ing, and that it is worth getting up a,
2;30 am. to see. y. Pepper clllms
20 have seen il TuesdAy moaning on
his way home trun &. Louis. and TIA,
II was coming straight ahead for old
Mother Earth, snd # II hats her, old
Mother Earth Will be in wore shape
than was Billy Patterson. Get up at
2:30 and look for it a irtir nnr(h of
east Of where the sun rises about two
hours later. After seeing it YOU
rcedn't stay up ii you don't want to.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12

Prayer m.ctir2 ""inrsi y cr-'tinr.
Rxy. W, q. Bn.nT.Y, Pastor.
Prcsbytc ri1n Church
SUNDAY sctn~,i at $50 evcvy Sunday morning.
II. .. AutLL, Stpi.
Baptist Church Pirnca!:g eNrry SIM
day at II u. NJ. and $50 =. ~. Business rirciin. On
SATURDAY hrtpr" ;I' ith sunday nj T"t' p. IN. sun.
day school ut 9IJ -. NJ. n,i .. Y.r. "a, $50 y. Ia.
every .,,Iiiay. REV a. Il. Frsrr H., Pastor.
Christ. III Church Sunday school every SUNDAY At
$50 4. II. wRaY WHITES, superintendent.
gF rnal'. ". T.. Chdrck ,to,rre,i'- Preaching ~
II u, IA. and T:3D y. ~. Ia un. 80! &un !aSs IN r"cl
month. Prayer m"'tIn. every Tanr"dl.y evening
SUNDAY school at $3.50 i. m. every onnd'J.
KEy. PIC,LnI, itusa. Pastor
Coirr"i isnpt:st Notwithstanding at Il n. IA. nnf
1880 p. N. "Yery end and I'll, Sulhn! IN each mont"
II. 7. p. Il. every W"!n si1y evening al 1850. sun
day schoo! at $50 y. M. e'"iy s%urtn'.
REV. q. ". WATTS, Pastor
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12

aarrisge Licenses.
kClaude l.. Adams, purvis
| barbara ]. Jenkins, Carver
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
'phono No. 1875.
Announcements


w are au'',o'ihe % anilnunce th' following
,,.Iida, . -, the office Of Circuit Clerk mud
I,rordrr OF "a rau County, OF, the Republican
t,r, 81. s]u.i,ct - IT," decision of III, republican
voters at p imrry election to be held Tuesday
Suau-, 1ud. I]p.
IT. MANtii1.n.
rRASK y BRENER.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
For Probate Judge.

az are aG'nn'i, II To- announce the following
ca, Iiiti"s ipi ig- Office Of Probate judge ui
N'.yIu County on -" Rrtut'iCin ticket sub
,..t ia the dr.,-,In OF the Republican voters AZ
itumaGv cl- . 30 10 hr h'l' TGc>!ry AUG ), mo
w M~,ci.EIt.A%D.
a. i >ENll.i.!i
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
DIRECTORY.


TrNgs or sor.D,s' oo1r1'
circuit eourt--srl HoriIy IN April nnd sd Won
lay In August and ierc'n'cT.
pr"L,t, CONT 1nh NonG'r Ia rem iHrF' May IN"
Sore'nbar, aad ..h Won't " in Ans''.'.
County rcur, Munday IN February. Msj>
,rgu-. and So,cr,ber.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-12
Life of Gov. Johnson

The l~fe.s,ory Of the Great Governor o.
Minnesota ia the mos, inspiring story Of the life
Of a real man that has been published in this gen.
craion.
The late governor was characterized 90 the
most lovnble man in public lie since the days OF
Abraham Lincoln. and his biography is instue-
tive. insprationai and thrilling.
The Lie" wa. published by authority Of
the widow. and in her benefit. The authors and
publishers were Intimate friends Of the late GOV.
crnor, one Of them, Mr.. Day. being his private
secretary.
The book contains 400 type pages and u
pages Of illusr ,,iou.. or 452 pages all ted. md i,
sPedect specimen Of the best printing and binding.
Cloth = . $500
q Leather = $50
FuA Leather (limiied edition.
su'oev a,hed by Mrs. johnson 500
Sent postpaid On reccip, Of purchase price.
A6ents Unntcd to canrn"s for
this LO0h nhich is tie greatest
seller OfMe gear.
Write for panieular- Do !, today.
DAY & KNAePEN.
Hackney Bldg. St. Paul. Minnesota
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
DreSS 5ernrottfttf
JESUS, THE sYMPATHIZER
Text-John 1875. "Jesus wept."
BY Rev. w. s. Lennon,
Pastor First Christian Church of Hillyard

Text-John "Jesus wept"
zeno brought being the religion som about 800
should
from 10Y and that they should always maintain
stOc either teaching
sympathy mankind
disciples the spirit of that
rejoice, with that
weep"
light does He suemey grand infinitely glorious
He Him touched with the feeling
and moved tears by the of others We
think His would
thing wanting bring them down platform with link
This something furnished
their He heard their sob Divine
passion mngle His feengy freely with them
and spoke God
We should rejoice that have such High Priest that be
touched by the feelings nrmites He manifested this spirit
fishes
also when He jerusalem when He
Father, what do"
Jesus himself buried in
weep others
Behold example, christian!
The world dying selfness What the church needs not
not giving of but selfgvng
Belong to the front rank of society and march in the rank
brother
ttest generally conceded 1t the Christians duty make the
unfit survive