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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28
Short Course for Girls.

While adhering rigidly to the highest
educational standards in its collegiate
courses, the Missouri College of Agri-
culture has constantly extended its
field of endeavor so as to reach the
masses of the people by providing
courses of Instructions for all men and
women interested in the work of the
farm and the home. In addition to the
regular four years courses in Agricul-
ture and Home Economics in which
over 400 students were enrolled last
year, there has been provided the Two
Years Winter Course in Agriculture
comprising two winters of fourteen
weeks each open to any one over 10
years of age, the Farmers Short Course
q course for older men who have not
the time to take the Two-Year Winter
course and Boys Short Course held
in conjunction with the Farmers, Short
Course, arranged especially for boys
under 16 years age. Last year there
were 304 students in the Two-Y
Winter course, 1900 in the Farmers
Short course and 35 in the Boys Short
Course. In all 1000 persons received
instruction in the College of Agricul-
ture during the year.
A new course is now being planned
for the coming winter: Short Course
for Girls. This course will comprise a
single term of eight weeks, beginning
january 8, 1912. There will be no
entrance requirements of any kind.
The schedule of studies will include:
Sewing, Preparations of Foods Hygine
and Sanitation, Home Care of the Sick
and Laundry Work.
The University has provided COM
modious quarters for the department
of home economics and every facility
will be given for securing the largest
possible amount of practical instruction
in these important subjects in the
period of eight weeks.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28
An Insult From 0gIeshy.

According to a report in the Kansas
Cl,y Journal vi September 4, Rube
Oglesby, who is candidate for re-
election as Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner, remarked at the Balti-
more Hotel in Kansas City, that rail-
road officials had told him the new
semi-montnly pay day for railroad men
means two drunks month instead of
one. His remark has been bitterly
resented by railroad employees all over
the state. They do not believe that
any railroad official will admit having
made such a statement to Oglesby and
they condem his imprudence and in
justice in giving publicity to such a
bold, untrue statement. Railroad en-
ployes in Missouri are singularly free
of drunke n hess. Tley would lose their
employment if they became addicted
to drunkenness even once month. The
vast majority of them do not drink at
all. The new law making it obligatory
on the part of railroad companies to
pay their employees twice month was
enacted at the request and for the bene-
fit of railroad employees. The railroad
Companies do not like the law but
observe it. Merchants and trades
people are greatly relieved by it OBJ
viously.. The insinuation of Mr..
Oglesby that saloons are the main
beneficiaries is far fetched, crude and
ridiculous, It is an open insult to
thousands of honest wage earners
whose money is hard earned and whose
habits are, as general rule better than
the habits of the man charged with
such reflection upon them. No such
remark about an honorable, hard work
ing class of citizens ever came from
the lips of Frank A. Wightman, the
Republican member of the board of
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
nor would any decent Republican
elected to that board be guilty of such
a reflection upon the employees whose
interests the board is supposed to pro
tect. Mr.. Oglesby, if he made the
remark attributed to him (and we have
not seen in print denial of IT'D owes
a prompt and abject apology to the
railroad men of Missouri.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

through back alleys or chased and
killed the fleeing sheep by night. He
is no doubt despised by the very men
who used him, for the betrayer must
always pay that penalty.
I wouldn't be in that young fellow S
place for all the money there is in the
world. No matter where he goes he
will be marked and despised man,
and that has always been the heaviest
penalty that can follow a mean act.
When Cain slew his brother and was
told that he might live, but that he
would go out marked as murderer to
be summed and despised by his fellow
men, he wilted under the awfulnesS oi
his punishment. He could have stood
it to have been executed for his crime,
but to live, despised, summed, hated
by his fellowmeD, that was a heavier
punishment than he believed he could
bear.
The young fellow who induced the
girl to go buggy riding with him IL
order that he might put her in the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

average citizen says that even if the
conduct of the young woman had not
been just what it ought to have been
her treatment was an outrage just the
same. It wasn't fair deal, and gen
orally the average citizen is in favor OF
fair play. For a dozen big strong men
to attack one weak, defenseless girl
violates every rule of fair play. So
naturally the case has excited a great
deal of comment and the sentiment OF
the average citizen is strongly against
the men and with the girl.
But of all the men who were en-
gagged in the disgraceful, outrageous
piece OF business, the young fellow
who betrayed her confidence, who for
a small amount of money consented to
entrap her and deliver her into the
hands of her enemies, comes in for the
most scorn and indignation on the part
of the average citizen. He was evi-
dently unfit for association with the
most mongrel ours that ever sneaked
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

reliance of the politicians and schemers
who constituted the machine and now
that the people have repudiated the
machine and its works, the men who
were with it find it impossible to give
up the idea of power. The contests
in themselves were foolish, but why
was marshall employed to conduct
them-Marshall who as supreme Judge
rendered the decision which held the
secrecy of the ballot box superior to its
honesty, and who in every move has
had thrown into his face his own de-
cision; for the decision was designed
to prevent what Marshall is now attempt
ing = contest. 1t was hoped to
thus forever prevent anybody question
ing whatever returns might be made on
Democratic candidates. Marshall
strenously denies that such was the de-
cision's purpose, but that it accomp-
lished that purpose for years we all do
know. Was such a seemingly ill-ad-
vised choice of an attorney made be-
cause upon that occasion when Mar
shall ran for supreme judge Judge
Valiant was also contender, and it
being deemed impolitic to have t wo
candidates from ST. Louis before the
convention, Marshall, with the greatest
possible ease, carried twenty seven
wards and Falliant one (his own, and
the gang gave him that) while in the
subsequent election, Valiant carried
the city over Marshall by several thous-
and votes. Was it the cause of the
funny work. in that primary that
Judge Marshall was chosen for his
present office? Or was it because of the
poetic fitness, in an unconscious
prompting which moved the contest
ants to choose the man to ofhciate at
the final obsequies of the machine who
started that which has led to the
obsequies? For it was Marshall's de
cision in the FunkhouSer election case
which started the forces of retribution
going, which opened the eyes of the
people to the essential rottenness of
the Democratic machine. The Censor.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

general way he wants to do about the
square thing but sometimes his inborn
selfshness gets the better of the good
that is in him and he does some mean
thing that surprises those who know
him. However as I have said, there
is more of good than evil in the aver
age citizen; more of white than of
yellow. And so when he hears of a
thing that is mean and unfair it rouses
his indignation.
This characteristic of the average
citizen is shown in the way public
sentiment has been aroused by the
tarring and feathering of girl out in
Lincoln county Kansas. Public senti-
m ent, remember, represents the com
posite opinion of the average citizens.
It was charged by those who tarred
and feathered the young woman that
her conduct had not been just what il
ought to have been The county at
torney says that he finds on investi
CATION that this charge is without sub
stantial foundation. However the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

hands of the mob that intended to tar
and feather her, would be justified in
committing suicide, but he will not do
that. He evidently has too mean and
craven a spirit to take his own worth
less life.
However, what started out to en-
phasize was the fact that at heart the
average citizen is disposed to be fair,
to admire fair play and to dispise
meanness and cruelty. At any rate
I think that sizes up the average
citizen of Kansas. IT. A. McNeal in
Mail And Breeze.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28
The Average Man.

Sometimes when you think of the
amount of meanness and injustice.
there is in the world you are inclined
to lose faith in man.
Well, don't do it.
There are of course some men and
women who seem to be utterly de-
generate, who have apparently no re-
deeming characteristics. They de-
light in cruelty. They have no COM
Functions of conscience. They rob
the helpless and seem to delight in
giving pain. There are others who
seem to be angels out of place, who
are filled to overhowing with kindness
and who are never known to do a
mean or dishonorable act. There are
the two extremes.
Between them is the average citizen
who is neither SO very good nor so
very bad; who is a mixture of good
and evil, but who has a great deal
more good in him than bad. In a
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28
Reciprocity Defeated.

By the overwhelming defeat Of the
present Premier of Canada and his
chief ministers at the election last
week the administration which pro-
posed the RECIPROCITY Pact goes out of
power and new officials opposed to
reciprocity will take charge of the
government. Reciprocity was the
issue before the Canadian voters and
the result of the election bars any
further steps for reciprocal tariff ar
rangement Present duties and the
present customs system will stand.
If the farmers or any other class Of
citizens in this country were alarmed
over the reciprocity proposition they
may now rest easy, for that proposition
is as dead as a door nail and has been
eliminated from our National politics.
While President Taft is disappointed
over the rejection of the pact by
Canadian voters he accepts their YER
dict as conclusion of the whole mat
ter and proposes nothing in lieu of
the pact. He stands squarely for the
tariff policy and the tariff legislation of
the Republican party, and for tariff
revision only along lines commended
by official investigation of tariff rates
and their results upon American com
merce and labor. The Republican
party stands unequivocally for the long
established protective system. A
modification of its restrictions was Of
fered to our next door neighbors as an
act in behalf of friendly commercial
intercourse but was rejected. There
our duty to other Nations ends, as far
as the tariff is concerned.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

When Jesse Tolerton, State Game
an Fish Commissioner, learned that
game fish in a fine fishing lake in Holt
county were dying because the dry
spell had taken the water from them
be got some of his deputies together
and visited the lake, where he saved
the game fish and got rid of the bad
ones. He sorted out lot of politica
suckers, mud cats and gaar in the
political pond at Jefferson City last
winter and it will be long time be
fore they can again swim in clear water
Some OF the suckers are politically
dead.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28
A Coed Joke On Gordon.

Some of our good brethren of the
Democratic press have been misled in
a matter used to give Auditor Gordon
a little cheap notoriety-to get his
name in print as the Watch dog OF
the Treasury etc. and libitum, and
nauseum. The Gordon puff was a
canned editorial or squib from the
Democratic papers that howled long
and loud about the work of the Rep
ublican Press Bureau till forced to
take stuff from an alleged Demo
cratic Press Bureau. It stated that
Gordon was laying for bill expected
from Warden Andrea for an automobile
purchased for his use in getting about
the city on official business to be used
in lieu of buggy and horse supplied
by the state. The inference was that
Gordon would promtly reject the bill
and thus save the State goodly sum-
The facts in this case are apt to prove
more interesting to honest readers than
to Auditor Gordon or the busy scribe
who writes about his official acts.
The purchase of an automobile for
the use of the Warden of the peniten-
tiary was recommended by the former
warden. Hon. Matt Hall, ofSaline, one
of the most popular Democratic leaders
in this state. The record of the pri-
son inspectors held April D, 1909
shows that Hon. John P. Gordon,
State Auditor, and Hon. Henry Andrea
the new warden were present, with
Hon. Nat Hall the retireing warden.
Among other things in the record of
that meeting is found the following:
1T was also moved and seconded that
the Warden be instructed to buy an
automobile for his use at the peniten-
tiary.''
This order was not executed till
some time later. The bill for it was
audited by Gordon without grunt or
a growl on the 10th day of August,
1911-and was paid out Of State funds.
The funny thing about this matter is
that the Democratic Press Bureau was
permitted to hand unsuspecting Demo
cratic editors squib indicating that
Honest John Gordon was nervously
watching for this bill to turn up where
as he had officially authorized it and
had audited it and had caused the
State Treasurer to pay it. This, how
ever is in line with the general policy
of the Democratic crowd at Jefferson
City to throw suspicion upon all claims
filed by Republicans and to pose as
virtuous defenders of economic govern
ment while pouncing like vultures up
on every dollar they can filch or fetch
from the public treasury.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

The Canadians had hot time over
the reciprocity pact. They needed
something to put new life into them.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28
SEPTEMBER.
By Wilbur d. Nesbit.

A whisper sighs the field,
A drifts through the trees,
Where all through the summer have reeed
The hosts of the honey drunk bees;
The clover mods time to the song
The cricket chants steadily clear
The twilight is drowsily lone
September September is here.
The grapes turn to purpe and red
->-<~-~~-~--And fling to the breeze they hang
Red wine Drops though they had bled,
And fill all the air with their tang.
The apples grow crimson and gold
Each cleaning and wonderful sphere
Has June's ruddy joys in its hold
September September is here.
And far in the gray of the morn
An army stands forth in review
The plume bearing ranks of the
Stand sturdy and steady and true;
It's banners faunt in the wind,
It's sabers clash on the ear,
The foes of the behind
September, September is here
And the hill haze
That the forest claim
The leaves that shall soon be ablaze
With all of the autumn's live fame.
And SO in the gimmer of dusk
whisper whisper hear
That floats in the mint and the musk:
September, September is here!'
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

It seems that Maine went wet by a
few drops only but in such case a
few drops may make an ocean ol
wetness.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

Champ Clark would like to see the
Democrats "roll' Folk but he can't
afford to say so in plain words. He
can only say by inference what many
of his friends are saying in plain
English. This political log rolling is
apt to land somebody under a heavy
log.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-09-28

Farmers in Canada were as much
opposed to reciprocity as were farmers
in Missouri.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27

tracing business, and hast summer
employed 4 force of seven skilled
men in carrying on this work.
Either inside or outside work is
done, and aatisfsctory guar antees
accompany tho acceptance OF all
contracts, whether for house paint
ing, paperhAnging, finishing, or
cecorating.
. At their headquarters on Adams
street Busch 4 Son carry an excel
lent stock a wall paper of many
patterns from which selections may
b made. They also handle 4 full
line q paints, glass;, oils, varnishes,
etc., that are sold It standard
prices.
Tho modern painter and decorsts
or necessarily must possess . high
ly developed artistic taste - well
a. 4 skill acquired by experience.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27

compete with its active neighbors
without the proper support OF it's
citizens, who compose it.
The business firms represented
in this edition have the recommen-
dalton of success. Few successful
business houses owe their prosper
ity to anything but right business
methods-that may be accepted as
a truism. Therefore we have no
hesitancy in urging the people of
Monte Vista to support the con-
Germs that are endeavoring to
build up the city and the surround
ing territory by making the stand
ard of their business the highest
in this part of the southwest.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27

years. II 10 to his credit that prae-
tically every small 10y In town
knows him a,,d his up-to-tiste line
Of sporting goosis. Also he 10
counted one Of the city's foremost
business men aud 10 always found
working for the advancement Of
the city's and the valleys intere ia.
Mr.. Stutsman has the largest and
finest line OF sporting goods In the
valley and one that compares IA
vorably with any IN Southern Colo
RADIO. 1t includes everything car
ried by m up-to-dste modern
sporting goods house. The stock
includes the National. Hartford and
Dayton makes Of bicycles, the Rx-
cclsior motorcycle, Edison and Vic
tor Photographs with . complete
set Of records, new records being
received each month, and such
other articles - come within the
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27
c. B. Stutsman's Store

How one business firm is able to
reach the summit Of success while
its less fortunate neighbor goes to
the wall, is question sometimes
answered by reference to the "psy-
chology Of business"-in other
words, consideration for the pub
lies interest As we'll As for the pro-
fit ledger; in fact, this, in = very
great measure. is the dividing line
between success and failure.
In accounting for the success Of
Mr.. c. B. Stutsman, proprietor and
owner Of the Stutsman Sporting
Goods house at 72s First Avenue,
one may look upon this Is 4 vital
factor. The business has succeeded
that none will deny; nor will it
be denied that Mr.. Stutsman has
always followed a policy of hand
ling the right goods and charging
the right prices.
Mr.. Stutsman has been in BUSH
ness in Monte Vista fifteen years
and has lived here for eighteen
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27

Seekers OF first class meat
market, conducted with cleanliness
az its leading motto, need go no
farther than the City Market, on
the east side OF Adams street, be-
tween First and Second avenues.
Tis has been known from the time
it was established az one of the
best shops in the valley, and, under
the efficient direction of Albert
Alternately, is living up to its repu-
tation.
The City Meat Market was es-
tabEahed over q year ago by Mr.,
Alternately, but later was sold to j.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27
A Little Homily on Public Spirit

home business because it is home
business. Fortunately, this brand.
if it exists at all is a negligible
quality in Monte Vista.
Little heart to heart sermons are
occasionally needed by the best of
men. To those who have come
forward and contributed to the fine
growth and prosperity of Monte
Vista, the business men are CRATE
full. And to those who are lacking
in public spirit, it is only necessary
to say that no city can prosper and
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27
Busch 4 Son, Painters

As painters, paperhangers and
decorators Busch 4 Son, OF Monte
Vista, easily take the lead in the
San Luis valley. In the short space
Of six years they have succeeded
In building up their business from
practically nothing to its present
excellent volume. and because Of
the general satisfaction they have
given in the county, they are con-
stantly adding 10 rtheir trade. and
tho demand for their work is ex-
tending farther into the valley.
The modern painter and paper
hanger-the two professions fire.
quently are closely asSociated-
represent tho twentieth century de-
mand for specializing, for in each
profession skill Is required and.t Ms
can be gained only by longtime
practice and specializing methods.
Z. v. Busch has had the advant-
age Of that long experience which
bespeaks success. He has fol-
lowed the trade Of painter and
paperianger Tor more than thirty
years. In 1877 he entered . furni-
ture factory n his home city. Col
umbus, Ohio; two years la.er he
took up tho proiession he has fol-
lowed practically without = break
since tAaat time.
Mr.. Busch oanse to Monte Vista
from Ohio ak ysars ago. The out
hook for one Of ~ professlon WAS
decidedly gloomy. but be e~:ab-
ka1bsd himself In business and ~
tho town grew. the demand for the
tervioes Of . popese,angcr, painter
end dsooraboe grew. Shortly kter
his arrival his son, J. T. Busch,
who \ associaHed with him In busi-
ness, arrived from Ohio, and from
thst time until today The firms
business has increased.
Busch 4 Son are IN . position to
do any kind Of work thst comes In
their line Of business. Their shop
on Adams street 10 up-to-dste in
all regards. It II hardly an cxay-
Rcrstion 10 soy tl,at a,mos. every
buggy or carriage In the valley thxt
has In the Iest five or ak years re-
eciveh q new coet Of paint, has
been in the shop @ Busch 4 Son.
The firm does . general con-
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-05-27
CITY Meat Market A''i Ft. .s:.s:'A'

G.. Dabney.. The shop was recently
re-purchased by Mr.. Alternately,
and henceforth will be conducted
by "the up-to- date butcher"
Not only is cleanliness the watch
word OF the market, but it is, in
fact, q slogan that is invariably
observed. The shop is kept in per-
feet condition at all times, and all
meats are handled with a strict re-
gard both for the pure food laws of
the national government and the
uses to which they will be put.
Although cleanliness and santa
ton are among the first demands
of a butcher, the question of sup
plying the public with good whole
some meats at the lowest prices
consistent with the conceded pro-
fits Of a legitimate business, also
should be considered. The City
Market meets this problem to the
general satisfaction OF its custom
ers, for it always sells at bottom
prices.
Mr.. Alternately sells al kinds of
fresh and salt meats, eggs and
poultry, home made sausage, pure,
home made kettle rendered lard,
North Farm" beef and veal, pea
fed pork and lamb, oysters, fish
and game in season, vegetables,
and other products found in the
up-to-date butcher shop. Deliver
les are made 10 any part of the
city and careful attention is paid
to orders.
To those who are familiar with
the market as 1T was conducted by
Mr.. Alternately year ago, it is not
necessary to say at in every way is
worthy OF the patronage of Monte
Vista people. Mr.. Alternately has
resided here for the past nine years
and has large acquaintance in the
county. He is one of Monte Vista's
best citizens, and his personal word
is as his written bond.