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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29

player in Atlanta when l was boy"
 Why" returned the judge with some heat, "I held that title myself"
 Dr. Connolly was watching Tod Emerson knock out two chinas with a blue agate Jaw" and he seemed to be thinking deeply.
 We'll" he said, "prove it now"
 The judge cleared his throat, his face ex- banded in broad smile.
 I will,' he said and they set to work.
 Tod Emerson gave up the best ring and all the boys crowded forward to offer their best lints for taws." The judge selected Tod's best brown agate and filled his frock coat pocket full of chinas and potteries. Dr. Con- molly did the same Then they chalked off and set to work
 The match was to be for the best four out
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French Not a Pessimist.

French is not "soured !" on the world, he humanity, or that man owes him more than he earns by the honest sweat of his brow. On the contrary, Van French, despite his peculiar Individuality, is said by friends and neighbors who have known him since child hood, to be kind, thoughtful and moreover optimistic. He works on the farm where he was born, reads, studies, hunts, plays chess and checkers with his friends, smiles at their jokes-but never talks.
 When six years old the non-talkative lad entered the old time Johnson's school in Pearson township. He studied hard, stood exceptionally high in his classes-but was never known to talk to a teacher. Some years later, when French was about IS. Prof. c. w. Meet, now head of the psy- chology department of Valparaiso uniyer- sity, became master of the school He had known Van, who was some six years young or than himself. since childhood. They haa played together and always been close friends. When asked about the case, Prof. Meet said:
 "I have never heard of parallel case, and I know no cause for the peculiarity. Van was one of my brightest pupils; Tn fact he was unusually bright. Mathe- mathics was his strongest study. He was equally good in spelling.
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Pendleton was perspiring and disliked to be beaten. He looked around, asked the women for permission and then slipped off his coat, hung it on limb, and rolled up his sleeves. Then he borrowed another dozen potteries from Emerson and got down in the dust again and to work.
 By this time Dr. Connolly had shed his coat and was perspiring so freely that he also took off his collar, the judge following in like manner.
 The doctor, who had worn blue sack suit to the picnic, found that crawling around on his knees in the dust did not do it much good. But in the excitement of the game and win ming he did not stop to think about this and neither did Judge Pendeton, who refused a knee pad rendered him by the boy who had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Incident of Eorlu Bouhood.

"One thing that might lead a person to deduce that Van thought other people talked too much occurred one afternoon on the play ground at the school. The boys were choosing up sides to play base ball when . dispute arose over something. Edward French, Vans brother, was taking an active part in the discussion. At length when he was getting the worst of it he appealed to Van and burst out by saying. We'll, why the deuce don't you say something?' Van smiled. Then he retorted, Why do you talk so much?'"
 Cousins, uncles, aunts, and all the others
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W[IERE WdNEy DEyCE1{D & FROM FATHER To D6N 0

with fresh grass. The friends whom he has invited to the wedding go meanwhile to the home of the bride as if to make an informal call and entertained with beer and coffee berries. After time the brides girl friends take down from the roof of the house all the things which have been given to her to take to her new home, her barkcloths, knife, have.
 The young men next prefer the request to the father that they may be allowed to take the girl away and he accordingly hands her over to their care. The bride Is carried on the backs of these "best men" to her new and received by her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
The Bride Is Carried on the Backs of the Best Men, to Her Neu Home.
BY A. L. KITCHING.

author studies of Child Races Of Central Africa" TT HE wife of central Africa must of all
 things be obedient. She must not be of ungovernable temper, whatever else
 she may be. The African husband will not permit this in any one of his large num- Der of wives.
 wife uncertoin in temper may refuse to cook the meals. go off visiting when she ought to be at work, decline to allow the husband access to the food supplies, and make things generally uncomfortable. If prowess and in dustry are the prime requisites in husband, then pliant temper is the sovereign virtue in wife.
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of him. The longer the idea remains pre- eminent the harder it is to break down.
 It is suggested that when Van was young he imagined, or possibly perceived, that peo- pie talk too much. The thought to him may have been disgusting one, and therefore ever since he has been vigilant in seeing that he did not fall in the same fault that millions of other people have.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Game Playcd Under Old Rules.

One of the remarkable features of this game lay in the fact that both men. after forty years, remembered perfectly the rules that governed 1t then, though Tod Emerson said afterward that neither of them played up to the modern rules. However, Dr. Con molly says that he can even beat Judge Pen dleton more easily If anything under the new rules, as the judge is weak on the long shots. whereas that Is just where the doctor is strong.
 The contest lasted ono hour-fourteen games being played-and it ended only when Jones announced that the wagon was ready to haul the bunch back to the train. Then. much to his chagrin, Judge Pendleton, beaten three out of five, pulled on bis coat and gave up.
 Then came the announcement that he can beat Dr. Connolly with another trial and that he is willing to meet him any place, any day, and fight the thing out In the meantime he desires Dr. Connolly to know that all inter course is suspended between them for the req son that Dr. Connolly still claims that hs could beat the judge forty years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Banyoro Make Much of Ceremony.

Among the Gan and Teso people there is but little ceremony to celebrate a heather wedding, but the Banyoro made much of the usage. The bridegroom (wrapped in new barkcloth, his head freshly shaved) sits in his house, which has been swept and spread
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Whole Congregation Watches Contest

Whole Congregation Watches Contest.
 By this time all the congregation had gath cred around and watched the contest with two opponents began to get deeper and deeper into the game it is said that Clyde Jones and another man who hauled the bunch up from the train laid bet on the winner Jones putting up five to one on the judge. Perhaps this accounts for the latter kidding" Dr. Connolly every time he got chance.
 At any rate, the judge began to lose. Dr. Connolly got the first four games out of the first seven, which gave him the trophy. Judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Pastor Mentions Game in Sermon.


 The contest at Mount Gilead has created a furore in the church and in his recent sermon the pastor mentioned the fact that while inno- cent pleasures are conducive to happiness and morality when indulged in by the elders, there should be no resentment felt over game of marbles. Dr. Connolly says that he feels no rese1ment anA refuses to accept the common report that Judge Pendleton is serious in his desire to carry the game further
 There seems to be little doubt now that marbles will occupy the time of Dr. Connolly and Judge Pendleton for some time to come. The boys say, backed by the opinion of Tod Emerson, that Dr. Connolly is wonder at marbles He contrived to leave all the difi- cult shots for the judge to make and took the easy ones for himself and one faction holds that the doctor did not half try and that be could have wiped the ground up with Judge Pendeton if he had not entertained too deep respect for him.
 To this the women poohpooh and, headed by Mrs Jones, declare that it is not true and that the judge played even more consistent game than the doctor, and ascribe his fatal loss to the fact that he muffed in the third and fourth games of the first series which threw him behind in the end so dsastrously that he could not catch up.
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of seven games Dr. Connolly shot first and Judged and shot again. Then he took one
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talk was over the judge and Dr. Connolly, who had lighted cigars and expressed them selves regarding the heat to Mrs. Clyde Jones' manager of the lunch department, strolled over to the spot where the boys were busy making rings
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Contestants WeN Knopn Socially.

The Second Baptist church is one of the most popular in Atlanta and many people of wealth and social prominence attend it's meet ings. Heretofore, marbles have not bothered the elders who are a dignifed and serious minded set of men. Judge Pendleton comes from one of the best families in the south, is regarded as a legal light in Atlanta, and to the knowledge of the present generation has not particularly leaned toward marbles since his boyhood
 Dr. Connolly is a man well along in years has large practice and is considered wealthy
 The social position of both men and the fact that they are considered among the lead ing men of the town aroused the congregation to the highest pitch during the games that took place at the picnic. When the train bear ing the picnic party reached Mount Gilead and after the women had spread the sand wiches and lemonade on the grass for every booy to partake the small boys started a game of marbles on q flat, smooth space near the water.
 For a while they played in peace, the older people listening to a speech made by Judge pendleton on the condition of the Republic m party today. After this most interesting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Cause of the Great Contest.

Cause of the Great Contest.
 Remember when we played marbles up under the courthouse?" asked Judge Pendleton of the doctor, an amused smile on his face. Indeed, do,' returned the physician as pleasantly, and do you recollect how l used tc beat you"
 Don't know as I do," returned the judge. " Tn fact, I used to beat you"
 "O mo-" returned Dr. Connolly, you are wrong there, judge. 1 was the best marble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29

r- ORTY years after playing marbles to- E-- gether as boys, a dignifed county judge and the most widely known physician in
 the congregation of the Second Baptist church, Atlanta, Ga. got down on their knees at the annual church picnic at Mount Gilead recently and played fourteen games of marbles together.
 nr N. E. Connolly put 1t all over Judge John T. Pendleton, won every agate the judge had and refused to square up with him after the games were over. Two hundred small boys stared on in wonder as they saw the stately old judge drag his frock coat around in the dust for an hour and then finally jerk it off altogether and hang it over a hickory limb amid the plaudits of the whole congregation.
 As a result the Baptist church circles of Atlanta are all deeply interested in marbles and the fcrceness of the picnic day battle has aroused deep feeling in Atlanta. Judge Pen dleton says that he is not satisfied that Dr. Connolly can beat him TOW any more than he could forty years ago and that he is anx- ious to meet him again under the same cir cumstances and show the doctor that he won't have it so easy next time. After this threat was made certain partisans Of the doctos hinted that the judge intends to get some practice with little Jimmie Langhorn, the champion boy marble player of the Second Baptist church, and then meet the doctor fair and square.
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loaned the marbles and who was coaching him at every shot.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29
Man Dies of Rabies.

Nevada, Mo, Feb. 20. 80 Henry
Reed, a stonemason. Sd years old,
died at home here shortly before
midnight of hydrophobia. Reed was
bitten by dog afterwards found
suffering with rabies about the mid
Gle of December. The next day a
maidstone" was applied and ad-
hered several hours.
A week ago Reed began to show
signs of hydrophobia. He became
violent Saturday night and snapped
like a dog, Selling everything near
him with his teeth. The sight of
water threw him into convulsions
and he tore several strait-jackets to
shreds.
Reed retained consciousness to
the last. In lucid moments he EN-.
treated his family to remain at a
distance when he went into a con-
vulsion. He declared he felt nc
pain. Toward the last Reed was
kept under the influence of chloro,
form.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29
Random Furrov s by Rambo.

Random burrows by Rambo.
A fool is not popular even with
fools.
Spring also comes to him who
waits.
Bacon is not so high if you kill
it yourself.
There is room at the top, and al
so loneliness.
The practice of economy econo-
mixes honesty.
A lazy man is never backward at
the table.
A ssmoke chimney sometimes
draws strong language.
Cry down your community and it
will sit down on you.
The narrow skirt doesn't seem out
of place on a windy day
A boaster feels cramped when he
is confined to the truth.
Success is not so much in reach
ing a goal as approaching it.
Brace yourself against adversely
but not with a liquid bracer.
Some men would rather reform
than to wear cast-off clothing
Some men marry because they
are too stingy to hire homework
done.
When too much energy is given
te talk the mind shows the
lack of it.
When a woman declares she has
nothing to wear it is not from the
lack of clothing.
You can always curry favor with
horse; and that without the loss of
any self-respect, either.
Money talks; but it doesn't stay
with me long enough for me to be-
come weary of its loquacity.
Chickens 90 home to roost, and
some men do just as well; home to
them is simply place to sleep in.
Some folks cannot understand an
honest man merely from the lack
of honest capacity. A full bushel
never can be put into a short
measure, - StarAFarmer
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29
Wanted Regular Work

A farm hand had worked in the
field from dawn till darkness. doing
the chores by lantern light. I'm
going to quit" he said to the farm
er at the end of the month. You
promised me a steady job"
We'll, haven't you got one?" was
the astonished reply.
NO" said the man, there are
three or four hours every night
that | don't have anything to do
and fool my time away sleeping. "-
Success.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29
Philosophic.

An American who spends much
of his time in London tells of a
philosophic financier in the British
capital who, after being at the top
of the heap" saw his wealth swept
away. His friends came to condole
with him. They found him cheer
full.
Il am living along" explained
the philosopher, "and disturbing
just as few of my habits as possible
l get up at 8 O'Clock just as always
used to and ring the bell for my
valet"
What" exclaimed the friends.
are you still able to keep a valet?"
NO" sighed the philosopher
but | keep the bell!"-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

The Hannibal Police raided the
gambling rooms or Tony Corners
last Friday night and captured a
wagon load of gambling devices
The police also arrested five per-
sons, including Corners, in connec-
ton with the raid. Marshal Dreyer
declares that all gambling in that
city are to be put out of business.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

A poor working man told his
wife on awakening one morning of
a curious dream he had had during
the night, relates the Marquette
Tribune. He dreamed he saw COM
ing toward him, in order, four rats.
The very first one was very fat, and
was followed by two very lean rats,
the rear rat being blind. The dream
er was greatly perplexed as to
what evil might follow, as it had
been understood that to dream of
rates denotes calamity. He appeal
ed to his wife concerning this, but
she could not help. His son, who
heard the father tell the story, vol
unteered to be the interpreter
The fat rat" he said, lis the mail
order firm which sells booze. The
two lean rats are my mother and
me, and the blind rat is yourself"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

The beautiful home of R. B. Ham,
NETT at LAGRANGE was destroyed by
fire Friday morning caused by a de-
fective fue. Loss $4,000, fully COW
cred by insurance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

The lowering Hospital at Hanni-
bal, which was partially destroyed
by fire recently, it is announced
will be repaired and ready for bust
ness within 30 days, or at the
fartherest by April list.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Now that H. Watterson has put
the Indian sign on Gov. Wilson, how
does the inflated Kentucky gentle
man, whose life is all behind him."
regard certain other decent demo-
cratic presidential aspirants who
have not gone to his friend Thomas
F. Ryan for financial help? If that
lapse is fatal, the party will have to
get along without Watterson's as
sistance this year, evidently Re
public.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

The Monroe City High School
Basket Ball team played Hannibal
High School team at Hannibal last
Friday evening, but to not very
great success. The score stood
81 to IS in favor of Hannibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Monroe County republicans will
meet in mass convention at Paris
March 80 to select delegates to the
state and congressional conven-
tons which are to select delegates
to the National Convention.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29
ONLY Part of One.

Il never saw him before and he
asked me for a dime"
The ideal An entire stranger9"
well no mot exactly entire.
One of his legs was gone. - Brown
ing's Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Ladies; to put the radiance of sun
shine into your hair, to eradicate
dandruff, stop falling hair and itch
ing scalp, use Partisan Sage, L, M.
Wood guarantees it. SO cents, -.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

For catarrh, deafness caused by
catarrh breathe Hyomei and end all
misery. L. M. Wood guarantees it.
Complete outfit including inhaler
$1.G0; extra bottles if needed so
cents. pronounce it High-o-me)
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Mrs. w. W. Longmire attended
reception given BY Miss Hafener at
Hannibal, Friday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

DR.. Hull has for sale several met
al bedsteads with mattresses; also
tables. chairs and various other
household articles. Call at the
hospital.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Davenport & Mahau make Farm
Loans on best terms If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Circuit Court was in session at
Shelbyville all last week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Judge Robt. MeTiwether, Bert
Swift, Thomas Conboy and c. c.
Lewis attended Circuit Court at
Shelbyville, Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

DR.. Hornback Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal. Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

Mrs. R. L. Young of Palmyra
visited her father, W. o. Foreman
and other relatives in this city sew
erGl days last week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

The important question Is not
whether the world owes you liV-
ing, but whether you will pay the
debt YOU owe to the world.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29

If you have calf a day or two
old to sell, let me know. Phone to
Walter Adams. II. BEHNE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-02-29
Beaver Tells of Huge
Waste in Corn Crop.

D. Glen Beaver, emigration ex-
pert of the Burlington Route. has
addressed q strong appeal to the
farmers of the country to build ST.
los and by ending waste add sub.
stantially to the profit from their
corn crop. Mr.. Beaver is recogniz
ed as one of the greatest agricultur-
al authorieties in the country, and
his counsel is invariably based on
experience and observation cover
ing a wide latitude. Here is his
counsel to the farmers:
BY D. GLEN BEAVER
Think of it! Sane, sensible men
by the hundreds and by the
thousands are working hard al
most the year round, raising and
caring for a highly valuable crop
and then deliberately wasting from
80 per cent to 40 per cent of the
gross results of their labor.
It's the corn crop.
And at that they're making good,
solid bunch of profits.
It's hard ia believe, but it's true.
There is no other business on the
face of the earth that will give a
profit after wasting 30 TO 40 per
cent of the possible income but
corn raising will
The whole trouble is that a large
percentage of farmers either won't
or don't build silos. They aren't
cutting the corn after the season
and storing it away as rich fodder
to increase their incomes the year
round.
Profit from One Acre.
Just for instance: One acre of
good Illinois or Iowa corn land will
produce IL tons of rich silage. This
same IL tons of rich feed, with hay
will feed 2 milk cows for 10 months
If properly cared for otherwise,
these cows will bring their owner
anywhere from $3.50 to $3.50 from
the sale of cream alone during the
10 months, to say nothing of the
two calves, that can be raised. nor
considering the value of the skim
med milk for pig and chicken feed.
And it might be said right here
that no other business will return
such quick and handsome profits as
feeding skinned milk to pigs and
chickens.
This same IL tons of rich corn
silage with hay will pnt 2,400
pounds weight on so lambs in 1925
days $ which at 7 cents per pound
would be worth $168.
Feeding it to 4 steers, 1873 days
fitting them to top the market
would easily increase their market
value $1,000.
Another fact to be taken into
consideration by cattle feeders is
that it is not at all necessary to run
hogs with cattle to insure a safe
margin of profits when feeding corn
silase. In this way all danger of
loss from hog cholera is eliminated
How to Stop Waste.
All waste from the feed lot
should be carefully returned to the
acre that grew the corn thus pre-
venting the loss of soil fertility.
These are some of the things that
can be done to stop one of the big
gest wastes on@.the farm, When
you stop TO consider that the entire
II tons of corn silage can be put in
the silo at "a cost of only $25 you
get an idea of what a tremendous
saving it means. Ten acres of corn
silage would accomplish just ten
: times as much.
There are innumerable other
ways and methods of getting more
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-01
BOARD TO DECIDE
FATE OF SCHOOL

Whether the public school at Bergen
and Schuyler avenues. Kearny, il to
be enlarged will probably be decided
at a special meeting of the Kearny
Board of Education tonight. There
Is talk among the members of the
board of charging the school and of
having the present a%ntiquated strnc-
ture an adjunct.
The board members are of the
opinion that the present conditions at
the school night be much better. One
contention made regarding the pres
ent structure Is that the stairways
are too steep. The ceiling in the
court is too low. the members de-
clare. The commissioners say that
people living, in the neighborhood of
the school send their children to other
schools in the town. They make the
claim that the building is hardly fit
for holding sessions.
Mrs. Pamela Eakins, a member of
the School Board, declares 1t Is
hardly fair to expect parents to re-
spect school district lines when one
school Is not in as good condition as
another. The members agree that
this condition should not exist, and
they have decided to do all possible
to remedy matters.