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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26
Knights OF Pythias S.

The meeting OF the X. p. Grand
lodge at kcnsas City last week was
an enthusiastic gathering, nearly COO
delegates being present. There was
very little legislation to attend to, so
business was cAped ted and the three
days work as outlined in program
was finished in two days. The con-
tr'ct ior the new Vyihian liome a,
Springfield has been let. and the COM
m,ttee promised to have it ready iol
uSt III eighteen months. With {
membership OF $1,000 in the state,
II WAS decided that TO supper; The
Home as it should be would reuuir,
a larger membership. and the slogan
Is organize, advertise ard double til,
membership. Versailles L>dge, No
1902, should increase lis membership
fifty during the next twelve mpnths
Get busy, keep moving, and he'll
push the good work along.
The new Grand Lodge officers are
Daniel V. Hcrider OF Slater, Mo,
grand chancellor; Joseph ]. Critic
OF Rolia. grand yice-chancrllpr; "
7. Robinson OF La-Ipla,a, grand ,r,
late; ,hn II, Holmes OF ST, I.oui
sf:ciecIcd keeper u seal a { reccrc
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26
No, Such Goats Now.

They must have i9d soa.e pretty
a,vaYc goats In Connecticut a hun.
.t,h YEAR,: Under an I'D law Il
:. h0J was drivins a goat along, & ,Atgh.
tY aud they iGct a Traveller and Il @
goat juiuped on to the Traveller and
hreM him down and bit HIM and 9th.
fv'ise harmed him, thai, Duy could b
.."r' to js.l for three months ana lis
,..M?r sued fer damages,
Tae gc5t has Improved In temper
inc those dayg. II one Is b.aiag
,'ri> II along now and meets n Traveller
- simply wtnks and passes on, an,
tie boy Ia safe,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26
AEROPLAhES AND PEACE.

The flight of the aeroplanes day by
day v the state fair grounds at Des
Moines during fair week awakened
the interest OF every visitor. Person.
ally we have never taken very much
interest in these flying machines. We
have never believed they would be of
much practical use in business or in
transportation. We have believed,
however, that they will have a most
important bearing or the future Of
The human race.
1t seems quite clear o that they
can be used for war purposes. The
meet at Chicago demonstrated that.
They marked off spaces on the solid
earth the size of a battleship, had
These birds of vengeance fly over it
and drop sacks of -four on the marked
places. They demonstrated that if
the space were a battleship and the
sacks of flour, we're dynamite, a bat
tleship costing ten million dollars,
with all its men trained Tor life for
this service, would be in the bottom
OF The sea in twenty minutes. VIVA,
is true 81 the battleship is true also o.
every fortiiication OF land.
What courage would an army have
to fight, whether in the open field OF
under some sorrof protection, if a
any moment high explosives could be
thrown amongst them2 Men ore cour
ageous when they have a ightin.
/. chance. event if it be desperate one
but the psychological effect OF expos
. urc to an enemy in the air, like tn
"wrath of the GODS with no oppor
! tunity to fight back, would take al
the fighting instinct cut OF the braves
man that ever lived. We look wit
favor upon these birds of. the air, sim
ply because we see in them the hop
OF universal peace, more hope by, ia
than we have through cur information
al agreements to preserve, peace
=. while The nations solemnly engaged j
, making'these agreements are at tn
Same time impoverishing their peopl
!, by preparations for war.
What a bloomin' lot OF idiots tn
j human race must appear in the eye
-hsY a mar from Mars sent to reR'
OK. tie. condition Of things on tn
planss. Is,ink Of it. Hundreds
d thousands. oa women engaged
n bringing forth babies, often with al
=. ony tia. cannot, a. expressed
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26
PoCk Island Time Card,

WEST EDrND
No. y, Daily Limited -KanSas
City, Colorado Springs. lu-
ehlo and Texas points. 80. 3;42 a. nj.
No. %, Daily Loca'-kansss
City, and all interrne> a
poi.ts. Also all points ives,
80 hours 10 Drnver.......2:2 p H.
No, 30, Through Express, .,2'O6 p, IN.
EAST BOus!p Oh ARTS
No 2S, Daily, Limited St.
Louis and all points east. .2:l0 a. nj,
No. "a. Daily, Local st. Louis
intermediare points and all
points east ..,......,.. 1907 p. M. f.
No. 49,, Through Express, 80 l:l2 p M
Fer sleeping car reservations, tickets, etc
apply to any Rock Island ticket agent
No. IS, local freight west bound, de-.
pats Il, $50 a.. III. No. SO, local ireig.hta
east bound departs at 5;ao a m.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26
A Iona Veil.

The house OF the Widow Barnes. at
Beloit,. Wis, took fire around the chin.
ney in the night, aud she sert her son
Jobrn!o out to cry fire and au..so the
neighbols. Johnnic's yel!s did the
trick, agaa the fire was pui ont, but he
still, kept on ve'li@s, As a matter of
fact he. yelled for seven days and
nights before they could quiet him.
The doctor satd Il was q nervous at.
tack, brought cn by his sudden fright.
During that lapG week there was yell.
ing enough to last the town for five
years, aud, Johnaie will have a fog In
his throat for some time TO coI,Ie.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26
Advertising Rates.

Display advertising, by the year. to average
four inches or more. sac. per inch each issue.
Professional, cards, one inch, 50 cenIs per
month: two inches, IS ceats per month.
Locals-fvc iin.s, or over. S cents per line Tor
frs, insertion; &c. pet line Tor each subsequent
insertion. III black type 10 cents per line Tor
first insertion. : cents. Der l:ne for each subse'
pieni insertion.
legal a!"e;iisin- at legal rates
Special rates on page advertisements.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26

rHE county farm is a source Of
shame and chagiin to every citizen.
Il is a good farm, and with proper
management should return a fair in
come. Why not erect a suitable
building sufficient to take care OF all
cur poor and unfortunate ones, and
employ a competent superintendent
at a fair salary. 1t would pay.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26

THE Morgan County REPUBLICAN,
since its establishment owe five years
ago. has saved the taxpayers of Nor
gan County several hundred dollars.
and could have saved hundreds
more, if permitted, but the grifters
had the court and got the cash. We
have had to fight for a square deal
before coming 10 Versailles, but the
:ussle here is the toughest proposition
we have ever tackled. the graft germ
having so fra a hold that it seems
impossible to break It's grip, and the
taxpayers who put up the cash seem
TO have no interest in the business ex-
cept to pay. Bridges and good roads
are needed, and money enough is be-
ing paid to build them. Better be-
gin next election to put things in
shape for a ''sIuarc dear all around.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26

p Mrs. Ii cy BisrsaCh. of Milwaukee.
who has been visiting relatives and
lends in Versatile nd Nh n
.Jun,y, rctpr lsd kome Wednesday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26
DIRECTORY.

TINES OF HOLDING. COUNT.
Circuit court -3rd M.uday In hpru i'd 2nd NOT"
day In August and December.
Probate court - 2nd Monday IN February May anu
November. ard 81 Monday In August.
County conrt-riist Sunday IN ebruary. May
August and November.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26

ST, g., roi pur Nav and
yoror",.. '. ~, ~ q .,s "p''' i, hngrs.'
c,.... -. 80. -, t,~rahrpar, Nav
August md November.
Mouo,y cou,ry crrtc,,rs.
Representative l. G. I.EorEE
Presiding Judge 81 rowen
.T,,dva onJ District VA, C.. Tgstmeyer
Judge Of Probate o. ENrrey L. Neville
Circuit Clerk and Recorder John J. Jones
County Clerk wnirm II. Oiney
Prosecuting Attorney r. NJ. LivesaF
Sheriff 3!lnrl"s H'oo"tniaa'
Collector Joan a mummy
Assessor tIcu "onS'Sa
treasurer i.". air.
S"o'er , 20" 800
.uD"' A''''iN'"'o' w.. - r,.,a-s
NJ WA w,r,sv s.,t. Of schools
---
VERSAILLES 'iii :, ~ ,o,r.,
Mayor ,"n,"'".t
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C,, 49, -, DE-, ;. suu.p..
C'% N'''""A - s,c,I,nn,.n
poa,,s" u ,o,,cu every lat undNi.
-" ai"%t.
-
SoGisNtf.
a. Versailles l".'r' y ~ 49,
COMMUNICATIVE 'hc lH' ~" ~" tFr''' "e"'7 80"
month. Nis'iHE Gtr'ileh "N'" '"' """'
"ccoiheu' - - rrt,y. " II.
". ". K,Srocp .serrcterr. ,
vrpsart,rs RoyAL Arcr y.A,t.:x, Ne. q.
| Meets every lnd r.ita. nh, Il: eac, merits
,,-.ao v;s;,i,. co,n.ar.uu. vti,ane.
D. = -r,,ns. II. r..
JAS VI SL'ff"N' 7e'''"N'
10. o. F.-VrrsniIlns Lot ~ w. 81, r"E"'e"
meetings every Tuesday nt-'i';
iE"'C H'"ha"'S'' N'"'
j. 4. MOBILE, Rae. Sc"rei'ry
K.Uf p.-Var''llcr Lodge No. W. n'ee"' eN''S
rhpisia. night. law Hce' ~ -
q. V.N. LuD,oS. Il. Of N,S s..
NJ ". n--yer.l k,lrs Cam, No. $40. meets tie
ond and 81, Friday niri.s In rnrh m"u:i.
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America, meets every 1T "'ih "a ffN"g'
nights in eaci' utnth at pulfst'"" hGti.
MAS. {. l.. W"oiDRt nGE. Oracle.
Jrssrp =. ei.,s, E.coitcr.
10. Il. Mia ~, roahl Ii'uo, No. III. n.eets-
every "Wednesday Sheep.
VA. pkoNGoLn' Sachem'
C.. nubsos c'"iN'
w. w. "'-'e'""'''s' N'"'' We
every lst ana 3En Ai""''"! go 49,
"a fof'Hh'S'
JAMES DvDLeT, CierH.
Lodge 30. 1875. NHIclE BrH's"r'i"t'! OF Af'rrica~--
Regular meetings the J'' Sn''f''as nlS'' III s"e"-
month. VIZ. ou-'"N' t''siaeh''
JAcoD F. Sora'r,El', secretary
". c r. cverr "Wednesday af,e--
,oo, -, Jan o,cL,-r Ac.rdiai ;,vi;alior is cx.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-26

J. W. McCLELLANDy
Abstracter.
Real Estate.
Loans and
insurance.
Room.6, Mason & Hardy Bldg.
Versailles, Mo.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
All Men Are Liars.

The report was carried to the cap
tain that the passenger in stateroom
No. 23 had died, and the captain or
dered a deckhand to go and throw
the body overheard.
A few minutes afterward the deck
hand reported. He was covered with
perspiration and gave all evidence
of having had the fight of his life.
His face was scratched and his cloth
ing torn.
Did you follow my instruc-
tions?" asked the captain.
" did," he replied. THE passen-
ger in stateroom No. 33 has been
put overheard as per your instruc-
tions."
No. 49," shrieked the captain.
u didn't say stateroom No. 93. ]
said No. 49,"
well, 1 guess that's my mis-,
take," replied the deckhand. "Tha'
fellow in No. 33 told me he wasn't
dead, but some men lie so nowadays
You can't believe thing they sayn'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13

economy we can 60 another year
without any great outlay of money.
Then, too, hay is going to be a fac
tor this year in the clay.
The peavines, rag-weeds and crab
grass on the hills, and the Cherokee
grass in the bottoms and flats are
all luxuriant. In fact the whole
country reminds US of the green
fields of Virginia.
In conclusion we want to tell you
the corn craze is on the boom; the
cranks are increasing and some of
the older farmers are feeling about
as young as they did when they
donned the red shirts in '76. Mr..
John Galloway leads them all, and
a few more such crops as his will
bring the price to 80 cents.
w. D. O.
P. S.-Since writing the above
we have seen Mr.. w. D. Padgett's
corn and he will probably make
1000 bushels on 80 acres. This is
another evidence of the fact that the
pine wood people haven't got it all
and that dirt will make corn with
out sand.
Elmwood, S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
Send The Home Paper.

Send the Journal to your boy and
girl at college. It's a letter from
home every week. You don't have e
time to write them often.
That's a suggestion from week
ly newspaper in South Carolina,
and quite good one. His or her
college education needs to be taken
care of, else the boy or girl would
not be sent to college. But, there
is yet another side of life which
needs almost if not quite as much
careful attention; keep him or her
posted on the everyday activity of
the surrounding world, not only the
home, and the college book learn.
ing" will be made valuable.
There's something about the
newspaper the boy or girl has been
accustomed to seeing around the
home-whether daily, semi-week.
ly or weekly--that seems to breathe
sort of air of familiarity when il
confronts them in stranger places
and among new faces. Its very
touch, somehow, brings up recollec
tions of home and the family hearth
stone-it seems almost like mem.
Der of the family, and it exerts al
influence.
BY all means, send your home pa
per to the boy or girl at college,
Augusta Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
Give the Boys and Girls a.
Chance.

Schools may not make men and
women, but they will always help.
Certainly the lack of educational
advantages will not make men and
women. Because the little log
schoolhouse with the slab benches
and two-by-four blackboard has
turned out strong men and noble
men, it does not follow that they
would not have been even stronger
and nobler and have had greater in
fuence for good if they had had
better advantages in their youth.
Because your hero, perhaps, learned
his letters for himself by Pickering
fire of lightwood knots and got
most of his learning in the School
of Hard Knocks" it does not fol-
low that there is no better way of
training men. All the evidence
agrees that the more of opportuni-
ty, the more of culture there can
be put into the life of boy or girl,
the better will be his or her chances
of developing into the worthiest
and most useful type of manhood or
womanhood. We believe, with Ell
bert Hubbard, that it is good thing
for a boy to have had the privilege
of warming his feet cold mornings
on the ground where the COWS lay
the night before; but we also be.
lieve that it is good for him to have
had the privilege of going to a
schoolhouse made neat and bright
and cheerful without and within,
and of advancing from that school
house to higher institutions of learn
ing where he can breathe the air OF
academic inspiration, absorb the
traditions and ideals of his college,
and acquire all that it can give Of
learning and culture and breadth OF
thought.-The Progressive Farmer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
ICON tinted Sn page ~
Death Of ms Robertson.

After a steady physical decline Of
more than,a gear, Hrs. Lizzie Rob.
'ertson, the wife Of Ar. N. d. Rob-
.ertson, died earBs Wednesday morn
ing at her hope Disease sap
ned her enerS vitality until
she becan - beipless ;iaya-
lid, but throng;s 1aIIslis was pa
tient and subs 4ssiye, rejecting
Christian fortitude to an unusual
degree.
Her physical ills were made light
er, however, by the kindly and con-
slant attention of her devoted hus-
band, who from the beginning of
her sickness until the end did every
thing possible to stay the disease,
as we'll as everything possible that
contributed in any manner to her
comfort and happiness. God had
blessed her with q devoted and un-
selfish companion.
Before her marriage Mrs. Rob-
ertson was Miss Lizzie Dobsy. She
was a devout member of the Bap-
tist church. being always in her
place in attendance upon public
worship and always bearing cheer
fully her part in the support of the
church and its various enterprises.
Mrs. Robertson leaves her hus-
band, Mr.. N. ID. Robertson, and
two tbrothers, Messrs. H. w. and
w. F. Dobey. The burial took
place at Antioch Thursday morn
ing, the funeral being conducted by
Rev. ]. T. Littlejohn and Rev. R.
G.. ShanDonhouse.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
Mr.. Garnett Favors Holding
Cotton For Better Price.

Editor Advertiser / am farmer
and am very much interested in the
farmers of our county. Enclosed
find a report gotten up by the
Southern Ruralist on the condition
of the cotton crop up to September
lst, 1911. / was certainly glad to
get it, as I have been misled by the
report that there was going to be
a bumper crop made, and planned
to get my crop on the market as
soon as possible before the price got
too low. Since reading the report, 1
have decided not to rush it on the
market. / never saw cotton shed as
badly in my life as it has in the last
eight or ten days in my section. 1t
is just dying like lightning had
struck the fields in places.
hope you will look over this
Ruralist report and give it, or some
of it, out to your farmer readers,
for fear they are in my fix, until I
got it. If this report be true the far
mers will yet get a good price if
they will hold to the cotton, which
l hope they will do.
J. M. Garnett,
Plum Branch, S. G.
(The report to which Mr.. Gar
nett refers above was made up by
The Ruralist from number of let
ters received from reliable farmers
over the cotton belt, all of which
state that the deterioration in cotton
has been very great. Some of the
letters from different parts of South
Carolina state that the crop is off
from 25 to 50 per cent, owing to
locality. Texas is one third off from
the July report and in no state is
the crop reported to be less than
20 per cent off. As Mr.. Garh~ It
states, this certainly should indi-
cate that farmers will get a better
price by holding their cotton. The
crop of 1911 will be far from
bumper crop.-Editor The Adver-
tiser.) =
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
Why Not Sleep Outdoors?

1t seems strange that it took peo-
pie so long to learn the pleasure and
benefit of sleeping in the open air.
Until very recent years sleeping
porches were seldom seen. We shut
ourselves up in stuffy rooms and
sweltered during the hot months,
when by moving the beds a few
feet into the open air we could sleep
in comfort. The campaign of pub
licity to educate people on the bene-
fit of fresh air as a preventive and
cure for consumption led to the
building of sleeping porches, and
now most houses in cities, except in
congested sections, have some sort
of sleeping porches, and architects
are incorporating such porches in
planning good houses. The strange
thing about this is that the move
ment should have started in the
city rather than in the country. To
be sure, it ls cooler In the country,
but to balance this, the sleeping
rooms are smaller in the country,
the houses are less open, and the
ventilation poorer. The sleeping
porch can be added to the farm
home. There is no trouble to secure
privacy, for the next house is not
within 90 feet. All that is needed is
a roof, and last summer not even
this was needed. We sleep under the
canopy of heaven, and there was not
a night but a blanket was acceptable
sometimes before morning. In sea-
sons when there is more moisture,
however, a roof is necessary to keep
off showers and heavy dews. With
a sleeping porch there is no occa-
sion for an uncomfortable night so
far as heat is concerned, and after
a summers experience it will re-
quire more thanemeHe freezing wealth
er to drive oae ifte four walls. ~
3Wallace's Farmer 3:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
EDGEFIELD ASSOCIATION
l04th Session Of the Edgekeld
Association Held at Plum
Branch. Meets at Repub-
ican Next Year. .

The l04th session of the Edge
field Baptist association met with
the Plum Branch church on We'd
nesday the 9th of September. The
first business of the body was to
organize. Mr.. o. Sheppard was
elected moderator and Rev. J. T.
Littlejohn was chosen clerk. The
Introductory sermon was preached
by DR.. 2. T. Cody and was a splen-
did discourse. The subject of tenn
perance was then discussed and en-
thusiasm to a considerable degree
was displayed.
At the conclusion of the temper
ance discussion there was an ad-
journment taken for dinner. Rev.
j. E. Freeman, the hospitable pas
tor, gave,a cordial welcome to all
present to join in the festivities of
the hour. The crowd was tremen-
dous. The house must have been
more than twice full, but the whole
souled people were ready for the
occasion. The repast was bountiful
and delightful. Had the congrega-
ton been much larger, the abun-
dance of viands would have been
sufficient.
During the afternoon, Rev. P. B.
Lanham read the report on state
missions and DR.. Derieux, the cor
responding secretary, addressed the
association, giving salient facts con-
cerning the work. Owing to the fact
that several visiting brethren rep
resenting different interests had to
leave and inasmuch as others had
not arrived, the program was some
what broken into.
The report on education was read
and was spoken to by Mr.. Easter
ling who represented Furman Uni
yersity. The report on the layman's
movement was also read and was
discussed by. Rev. Wi E. Wilkins
and others.
On Thursday morning the body
was promptly called to order, and
the subjects of Sunday schools, the
orphsnage, education and the lay
man 5 movement were duly discuss
cd IA ftef dinnefa q hoA iadea con-
gregasion returned "a tie house. s3d
listened to the reports on home and
foreign missions. BY this time the
crowd was breaking up, and foreign
missions at least was not discussed.
Plum Branch is a marvel of gen.
erous hospitality and progress. The
cordial hand clasp with which
all were greeted made the visitors
feel that they were indeed among
friends.
The association will be held next
year at Republican.
Visitor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
PARKsY YILLE NEWS.
Visit From Dr. Josh Beall, MIR.
Stones Handsome Resi-.
dence. tanning for
WessGde Fair.

The Edgeaeld association con-
vened last week with the Plum
Branch church ID its lO4th session,
and it is said 30 have been one of
the best sessioEa in its history. The
old officers were reelected except
that OF treasurer, and in that broth.
er J. NJ. Bussey Of Parksville was
put in the pIAes Of G. M. Melli-
champ of Red Hill, DIR. q. T. Cody,
editor of the Baptist Courier, preach
ed the introductory sermon on the
Sense of mora responsibility" and
it was pronounced to be one of the
most complete; and appropriate ever
heard at this aociation. I could
only attend one session, but the SER
mon of DIR. Cody. and the speech
of DIR. josh Bsal of Blythe, Ga,
on temperance we're worth going
many milessto hear. But why write
of the association, having attended
only the morning of the lst day?
/ hope some ore. who was fortunate
to attend all the sessions, will tell
you all about
As already referred to, the asso-
citation brought back to us, and his
first love, DR.. D sR. Beall, of Blythe,
Ga, who FIRST saw, the light at Nc
Cormick. Dr. EesIl came to Parks
vile to see old fTiands, ,es. .,ecially his
old neighbor and life long friend,
Mr.. ]. ID. Minor and his kinsman
Mr.. r. N. Edmunds. DR.. Beall is
always full of jokes, and kept Parks
Vile in q laugh nearly the whole
time he spent With Sus, but best of
all, his energies are engaged in
Christian work He is a leader in