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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24
'ROUNDABOUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges-Madeb by the Shears,
the PENCIL and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All interesting Reading.
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He will. be prosecuted TO The full
est extent of the law.
Geo. A. Klinkhardt, young
teacher, who pleaded guilty to
robbing a trunk at Deering, Penn
iscot county. year ago and was
sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary, but paroled, is in
more trouble, says the Caruth-
ersville Democrat. He was an
smploye of the Adams Express
Company in st. Louis. Last
December he took home a pack.
age, by mistake, he says, but
opened it through curiosity. Ho
said Il contained a gold bracelet,
but a diamond ring worth $3.50
had disappeared from it when it
reached its owner in Little Rock.
Inquiry showed that KIinkhardt
had sold diamond ring and it
was traced to a pawnshop, and
SO Klinkhardt must explain, and
he will have trouble. Which
again brings out this truth: You
can rarely, il ever, reform a
thief. He is certain to try his
fortune again. There may be
excuse for paroling murderers,
but thief and forger are nat
urally bad, and can not be trusted
Every candidate who wants his
name on any primary election
ballot should file at least go days
before August 8, 1912, his decla-
ration with the county clerk, us.
ing a blank that the clerk has
prepared. Then, all candidates
for county offices, including rep
,resentative, must pay to the
treasurer of the county central
committee OF the party on whose
ticket he is running, $500. and
take a receipt. This receipt he
must file also, with the county
clerk. The clerk will publish the
primary ticket, containing all WHO
have filed, at least three weeks
prior to the primary of August IL.
This is under the law as set out
| in the session acts of 1909, al
pages 48i to 4S3.
Last week was O bad one for
the wolf family in Worth county
Manford Coffey brought in nine
scalps from Green township the
first OF the week and Friday John
Warden, living north Of here,
brought in mother wolf and ter
Of her little ones whose eyes were
not fairly onen. This is riddine
the country Of a pest that has
given the farmers considerable
trouble. Chickans. pigs and
lambs fall easy victims TO the
wolyes.--Wsr.h County Tines.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24

A man by ths name of Jones.
of Commerce, was sentenced to
IA years in the peritentiary by
Judge Farris Thursday at the
Scott county circuit court for in
cest, the victim being his own
daughter.
Revs. Burke and Hobbs are
running q Methodist revival at
Sikestou. They have been in
Southeast Missouri and Northern
Arkansas for about year now
continuously.
Dexter has started their test
hole for oil or gas. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin, who was at Doniphan
about a year ago, has the con-
tract. II they find anything at
Dexter it can also be found mere.
f. C. Waterman, who wac at
one time editor OF the Poplar Bluff
Citizen and started the daily edi-
tion of that paper. has purchased
the Piedmont Banner and taken
charge. Bristol French, the for
mar editor. has gone to st. Louis.
Dunklin county has baled fully
A1,000 bales of its 1911 crop OF
cotton. The exact figures are
pot known, but will be soon. The
acreage planted to cotton this
year will be reduced about 10 per
cent, taking the entire county
Dunklin Democrat.
Thomas n. Meyers, q wealthy
farmer Of Sikeston neighborhood,
took o dose OF strychnine Sunday,
April 2S. He was despondent
oyer business affairs. His debts
amounted 10 about $4,000 and
his property was worth $4,000.
He had one farm of 900 acres all
in cultivation.
Editor Overall of the Campbell
Citizen had his residence and all
the contents destroyed by fire
Monday, April 18th. He himself
had narrow escape. as he had
gone into Q bedroom to take a
nap, having recently recovered
from a spell Of sickness. There
was insurance but the loss besides
was $500.
4. F. Rucker, formerly editor
of the Scott County Democrat al
Benton, and who suddenly disap-
peared after eashing bogus checks
at Sikeston, New Qrleans, and
various points in the South, sur.
rendered TO the police at SPRING
field, Massachusetts,, q few days
ago after being bounded to death
by bis remorsefpl conscience.
Sheriff Gober returned to Benton
with Mr.. Ruoker few Gays ago,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24
prices for farm raised mules ever

prices for farm raised mules ever
received in the country.
These are reported as Repub-
lican candidates for congress in
this, the 14th district: W. E.
Edmonds, of Bernie, Stoddard
county; DR.. r. A. Sparks. of
West Plains, Howell county;
Senator Curry, of Ozark county; {;
Green B. Greer, of Sikeston,
Scott county; and Edward Hays,
of Cape Girardeau county.
The prevalence Of small pox at
the penitentiary has reached such
an alarming condition that it is
expected drastic measures will be
adopted before long by the state
board Of prison inspectors and
DR.. Frank C. Hitler, secretary of
the state board of health. At
the present time ten convicts have
we'll developed cases and seven
others are believed to be infected.
In addition, one of the prison
guards is a victim Of The cpl
demic.
Anna j. Richart, OF West
Plains, advertises a goat for sale
in the following impressive lines !:
81 sing about the festive goat,
with burs bejeweling his coat, and
straw and hayseeG, too, no other
beast with cloven hoof can climb
like cats and scale the roof. In
appetite none else compare; he
dotes on brush and Ozark air,
And when we'hear the baby yell,
the cause we know is plain to tell
that goat has gouged her with
his prongs. So gladly give what
right belongs to such an impish
goat. So we agree to sell this
goat, with silky, fine Angors
coat"
The Republican papers say
that Governor Hadley has made
a wonderful record and there is
not the least doubtof it. He was
elected oy st. Louis and other
large cities because he promised
them home rule. He killed the
home rule bill as soon as it put
its head in sight. He was elected
by the prohibitionists and he APP
pointed two st. Louis brewers to
Office and st. Louis gave an enor- :
nous majority against prohibi-
tion. He vetoed ten per cent. OF
the bills passed by the legislature.
He has released over 500 conyicts
from the state penitentiary, some
of the most debased men in that
prison, and has turned these fell
lows out TO prey on and worry the
innocent people of the state
Platte County Landmark.
A meeting of farmers and busi-
ness men was held at Sedalia and
q temporary organization styled
the "Anti-Tax League 0rganiza-
tion," the purpose OF which is to
hight The single tax constitutional
amendment. A vigorous cam
paign will be waged III the wesI
part Ct ths state against the
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24
Hadley and the state ring only

Hadley and the state ring only
favor the nomination of Roose.
welt because they think Taft can
not be elected. This was the rea- :
son frankly given by them for
their course. The rank and file
of the party do not believe either
can be elected. Savannah Dem
ocrat.
The town marshal of Monett
warns dog owners thusly: "lt
those who do not heed the may.
or's proclamation and do not
muzzle their dogs, nor keep them
up, should not get sore nor be
surprised il their dogs are killed,
for | am going to shoot all dogs
as fast as | see them unmuzzled.' y
John Ireland, a we'll known
character, plead guilty to the
charge of boot. Logging before
police Judge r. M. McCammon,
at Albany, a few days ago, and
was sentenced to a term OF six
months in the county Jail and a
fine of $500. The charge was ol
supplying the prisoners in the
county Jail with liquor.
The st. Joseph Observer has g
country correspondent who gets
off some good things at times and
here is one of them: "Procrasti
nating," says Noah Count ol
Chiggerbite, "is very bad thing.
| knew a man who procrastinated
one night about getting off q
freight train until ii was GU. on q
40. foot trestle. They gathered
him up in vacuum cleaner.
Do you remember how Herbert
Hadley floundered around over
Missouri bowling against 9
Democratic machine?" Yes
Well, then, what do you think oI
his personal Republican machine
that is working overtime on The
taxpayers money to whip Re-
publicans into line for Roosevelt
or read them out of the party
How do you like il, Brother Re-
publican?-Gallatin Democrat. i,
That Gavon d. Burgess, late
justice of the Missouri supreme
court, remained poor man after
attaining high office was shown
yesterday when the Kansas City
court of appeals required his
widow to pay a note given by hin
twenty years ago. The debt hat
grown from S400 to S995. The
court decided that lien agains
the Burgess home in Jefferson
City may be foreclosed il tht
note is not paid.
A pair of Missouri mules in
creased In value S700 on q triE
from the Missouri river to the Pa
cific ocean. The mules wert
owned by Charles B. Newby
whose farm is near Plattsburg
where the team sold a short tim,
ago for $500, The team was soor
shipped to San Francisco, wher'
almost at once 1t changed hand'
for 81 300, one of the bigges
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24
Prescription Department

We are equipped to fill your Prescriptions and Fam
lily Receipts at better prices and better service than any
drug store in Southeast Missouri We specialize in this
line and have the stock to meet the requirements.
Patents, Non-secrets Sundries, Cigars Candies Per-
fumes Soaps, etc. Our stock is complete. We have
anything in the line.
The famous Durham Duplex Safe Razor Demonstra-
tor at 35 cents. Come in and see them. Absolutely
the best bargain out to- day
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24

measure. A meeting to form a
permanent organization will be
held Saturday, June 9th. The
single tax was the late Henry
Georges theory OF relief from
burdensome tax evils, which idea
was also a special hobby of the
late Tom johnson, of Cleveland +,
and has the hearty endorsement
and support of W. j. Bryan and
other noted economic thinkers
and writer's, but has never been
put into effect in any of the states.
julius Winer, a prominent mer.
chant OF Chaffee and Illmo, was
recently sentenced to two years
in tho penitentiary for receiving
stolen goods. Cotton Belt Detec-
tive Wilson was the prosecuting
witness and proved Winer's COM
plicity In robbing a freight car
on July 10, 1911. A man named
Guy Perry robbed the car of a
lot OF guns, harness and shoes
and delivered them at Winer's
store.
Last Monday, the 29th nay Of
April, Hon. Ralph Wammack,
attorney for the st. Louis, South
western Railway Co., (Botton
Belt) filed in the office OF H. M.
Flanary, recorder of deeds, a
mortgage by that railway for one
hundred million dollars. The
mortgage covers the main line
and branches in Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Texas, with their equip
ment and all property used in the
operation of the road and branches
and is given to secure an issue OF
one hundred million dollars in
forty year gold bonds.--Bloom-
field Vindicator.
One OF our prominent citizens
told US last Friday that he had
enjoyed for dinner a fine dish OF
greens, one-half of which was
alfalfa. He said that he had been
told by several persons that alf-
alta clover made greens good
enough for people to eat, as we'll
as stock, so he had had some
cooked as stated and ale plenti-
fully OF the same, enjoying the
taste very much. But for the
man who told this, we would be
disposed to take the story with a
grain Of salt, but as it is, the man
who raises alfalfa can have him a
mess Of greens whenever he
wishes If he is disposed to follow
this mans observation-disclosures.
| From a Missouri exchange
Theodore Roosevelt will be the
Republican and Champ CLARK. the
Democratic nominee for president
this year, and Champ Clark will
be elected" Thst is the proph-
ecy made the other day by Mrs.
Jerry Simpson, widow OF the for
mer Kansas congressman, Mrs,
Simpson is spiritualist and res
lates several recen. talks with the
spirit OF her husband. ut was
At Wichita, only q short time age
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24
FIassed Train with shire.

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man tagged atrain and saved ID
from wreck. but H. 7. Alston, Ra-
leigh, N. G. once prevented q wreck
with Electric Bitters II was In ler-
rible plight when | began TO use tAeEn, =
he writes. "My stomach, head, back
and kidneys we're all badly affected and
my liver was 10 bad condition, but four
bottles OF Electric Bitiers made me feel
like new man" A trial will convince
you OF their matehless merit for any
stomach, liver or kidney trouble. Price
50 cents at Johnston's Pharmacy.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24
Sporting Goods

Balls, Bats, Gloves, Masks and everything
used in the popular game. We have the
best assortment and the best prices.
Everything in fishing tackle, all the new
Bats, Minnows, Etc. Trot Lines, MiH-
now Seines, Hooks, Staging, Lines, Etc.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-05-24

We have new line Of House and Decorative Paints
and Varnishes. These goods ready for and
be applied by any We have them in 'handy pack
ages" SO as to be inexpensive,
In cleaning house you have various articles of fur
niture which requires coat of paint yarnsh to make
it correspond with the many new things you add
Phone wha you have to finish and we will suggest
what you need and deliver anything you want.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23
PERCENTAGE OF ASsASSINATIoNs

\ study in assaSsiuations has been
made by Mr. Arthur Macdonald. the
noted criminologist. lie has devoted
his attention to the attempts to kill
Presidents aud Kings, aud "A tabuation
of these attempts shows that these
have bceu much more successful in
slaughter III this country than any
where else,
The total number of attempted as
sassiDations in this country from 1889
TO 1902 was four. Three of these were
successful, the victims being Lincoln,
Garfield, and Mckinley, the upsuc-
cessful one being Johnson, To these
must now bc added another, making
the attempts five, the escapes two. and
the mortal ones three. That still
leaves the record of fatal attempts IN
this country at 60 per cent. which is
considerably higher than tho percent
age in auy other country. The high
est percentage abroad is in Austria
81 per cent, In England ten attempts
were made, none succeeding. In
France seventeen were made with only
one success, and in Russia ten were
made with only two mortalities.
The reason undoubtedly is primarily
because there is less protection to our
Presidents than that which custom
arily surrounds royalty in Europe This
is doubtless the chief reason for the
difference. In minor degree, perhaps,
we might note the better marksmau-
ship OF Americans; but siuce the assas-
sinations in Europe are largely by
means OF bombs. this better msrksman.
ship would be at best minor. and per.
haps negligible, qnantitv-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23
TAFT TO wANAMAKER.

| The letter written by President TAFT
TO Mr.. Wanamakcr on the henebts of
| protection 10 American business and
industry, and on the threat Of disaster
| TO these by Democratic theories. -
well supported in logic and by citation
OF precedent II l. quite true, a.
the President says. that II the Demo
crats should win aud make good their
platform xnd campaign pledges. there
would come paralysis upon American
industry aud production that would ef-
foctually DESTROY the prosperity and
advancement that vc now so kernly
epioy.
Even though The rcadjqstnent pTo-
posed bv Democrats in the taking
away Of protection for American in
dustry should bc prolonged ~ iaT as
possible. the Truth is that industry apd
manufacture would take fright from
tho first steps taken, since thc ultimate
results would bc positively and easily
known Every manufacturing indus
tiv would have to begin TO prepare for
the worst. and in doing 50 would
naturally curiail It's production aud dis
charge large numbers OF employees.
- As a protectiouist. SINS President
Taft. "i can see no benefits TO he
gained from such change, even when
the rcadjusimcnt Is completed. - And
surely no one else can sec them.
President Taft compare. the fat
year, o. Republican prosperity follow
ing the lean years of the Cleveland
administration, and recalls the events
of that timc IN most forriblc way
Aud he does well in thus reminding the
people of the United States Of the
wcll-knowu facts of that time, which
many of the older voters. and perhaps
most Of the new. might not recall IN
less the matter is thus brought 10 their
attention. Thi, work of President Tart
ought TO be NEST effective IN tho pres
oni campaign. for it is based upon
actuali,ics aud experiences that can
not bc denied.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23

elgu countries have minute drawings
OF all Of our coast defeuses, aud charts
or our coast channels.
But the Presidential order forbids
foreign vessels inlrudiug upon the
naval stations AZ Tortugas, Guaptaua
NO. Guam. Subig Bay. aud Pearl Harbor.
The design al this Of course. j. 20 pro.
tcct our outlying posts rom the pry.
ing eyes OF foreign military experts.
and the order is clearly good one. for
otherwise the exact strength. both OF
defense aud that necessary for attack
would be too easy q problem for for.
ci2u military experts
There has been no such order with
respect 10 the League lSiaUd navy
ward or tlCc defcuscs OF the Delaware,
or generally along our main coasts 1t
is supposed, 30 doubt, that The garri.
sous aud guards at al those places will
be sufficient To kccp out foreign IN.
trudcrs. aud doubtless this viii prove
70 bc the case in moro or lcss degree
iD the future as in the past; but a. we
have said, lhegc is great laxity about
il. and doubtless all OF our coast de-
ien-cs are fully chIr,cd and iilcd away
IN orcign military archives.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23

A New York park commissioner
wants TO get a slab Of antique purple
porphyry--a slab Of Caesars bath tub,
for iustance-to put in the pavement
about the Bethesda fountain, so that
when the children stand on that slab
they viii think of Caesars greatness.
or of some historic halo in connection
with it; aud be is willing to pay $4,000
for II, Cheap enough. always provided
that ne doesu I expect too much remin-
iseenciuG from the children. But my!
how rich Greater New York must be
TO afford things like that,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23
GUARDING OUR SECRETS.

BY executive order from President
Taft, the outlying naval stations of
the United States are not 20 be
opened 20 foreign inspection any more.
There has been altogether too much
opcnness about these stations hereto
fore, as well as about home stations;
presenting thus direct contrast be
tween our own policy in this respect
aud the policies OF other countries. We
forbid. 10 be sure. the inspection Of our
coast defeUses, aud any emissary OF q
foreign nation caught making drawings
or special examinations Of these de-.
feUses is subject 10 arrest and i'm
prisonment. But this guarding OF our
secrets has been more nominal than
real, since we DO not doubt that all OF
the important military Offices OF for
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23
WHAT A CHANGE IS HERE,

In his notorious speech at Berkeley,
California. last year, Col. Roosevelt.
boastiug that be played the bully in
Panama, said that when the occasion
arose he took it. aud let Congress
debate the matter as long as II chose
10 do so. The statement was not ae.
eording to the fact, but /, showed the
state OF Col Roosevelt's mind.
Recently, however. in his speech at
Tacoma, the Colonel said: II believe
with all nv heart in peace | loathe
The bully and brawler in private life,
and loatbe the nation that plays the
part OF the bully aud brawlcr-'
Here j. gentle. ethereal mildness.
sweetly presented. But who could i'm.
agine without noting the fact. that tho
same man within comparative brief
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23

American Grocer: "It Is not true.
~ the Democratic candidate for the
Vice Presidency asserts, that the
United States have grown steadily
worse under the administrations OF
Roosevelt and Taft. II the Bull Moose
chooses 10 discTedit seven years Of
marvellous growth that is his lookout.
II 20 gain votes candidates appeal TO
prejudice, ignore the truth. make false
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23
BALKAN ALLIES GETTING ON

The Balkan allies appear III be get
dng on wcIl ia the beginnings of the
wal which they bavc undertaken All
accounts show preliminary successes
for them, that they arc on the aggrcs-
sirc, aud that probably the inhabitants
of that part of Turkey which they have
invaded viii be friendly to them. 1t
Is TO be hoped that these successes may
continue, and tha, the Turk may he
driven out of Europe rs 4 brutal
auacnronism. n relic of past horrors
no longer supportahlc in a continent of
enlightenment
IL had been assumed by students Of
the Balkan situation that Rumania
would join with the other nations of
the Balkans in helping to drive the
hated Turks from Europe. But ap.
parcutly the feeling in Rumania
against Bulgaria has kept Rumania
out of the fight. It. is 10 bc hoped
however. that Roumauia may come into
the concert of the Balkan states and
thus add considerable strength TO the
'SA''ih ''i'' lu1l - u'N hHb'l
taking To clear of the Turkish opprcs-
sion Of the Christian peoples under the
cruel SWAY of The Sultan. The strength
which the Rumanisn field army
could add TO tue allied force is placed
at 10000 men. That would be a
reinforcement worth while To the Chris.
tian allies, and doubtless they hope
90 receive this support eventually from
Rumanla. Ono cause of the feeling
of Rumania hostile TO Bulgaria is uu-
doubleday a relic of the disappoint-
meut that Rumania experienced when
she did not get that portion Of Bull
garia that lres above the Prayodia
river which now constitutes the north
triangle would be n most welcome adj
dition to the Rumauiau territories,
aud IT is not TO be supposed that Ru-
mania would consent to any eXten-
sion OF the Bulgarian borders south
ward unless She could herself get that
triangular bit of territory north of the
river, 1t would round out in good
shape the Rumaniau borders, and it
has been for many years source Of
longing and regret in Rumania that
the boundaries were not so fixed in
the first place. But il is really a
time for all Christians in the Balkans
TO get together, working to the common
end of expclling the Turks from
Europe.
The Greeks undoubtedly hope by this
war TO obtain full title TO the Island
of Crete. Already Cretan deputies
arc admitted to the Greek Parliameu-
of Greece is governor Of Crete sub
iect to the Turkish suzeraiuty. This
ovcrlordShip the Greeks are deter
mined to throw of If possible, and
they see in this war an opportunity to
DO it, Greece also hopes TO obtain n
slice OF Macedonia. and no doubt
Bulgaria wishes 10 add Eastern Ru.
mella TO her possessions. Servia
would like TO extend her borders south
ward to include the great gulf port
OF Salonica, aud thus everything
would be fairly apportioncd except the
City Of ConstantinopIe itself. Whether
that could possibly be ccdcd to Greece
by the consent Of the powers is
something that the events Of the fu-
ture must disclose, But surely there
ought not to be any jealousies as he
tween the great powers of Europe
through the occupation of CONSTANT.
nople by the Greeks
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23

The report that former President
Porhrio Diaz is about to return to
Mexico, lends interest additional 10
the Felix Diaz revolt. For il the old
man really comes back, things Will pop
suro enough
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-23

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "a Los
Angeles court decided that woman
who refused 10 cook for her husband
should be awarded no alimony Ladies
wishing divorces must bc good to their
husbands, hereafter