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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-05-29

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Madeb by the Shears,
the Pencil apd the Paste Pot--Some Orig-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
ESsSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS4SS,

Sikeston is organizing S2OO,'
10000 building and loan associa-
tion.
Jackson has 1877 children of
school age, according to a recent
enumeration.
A movement is on foot to re-
organize the commercial club at
Fredericktown.
1t was inevitable, of course. A
West Plains soda fountain is ad-
yertising a drink labeled the
tango.
The DsSoto Press is kicking
because the electric light COM
pany doesn't give the city day
service.
The Maysville Pilot reports the
discovery of a petrified toad,
which seems to be about zero in
souvenirs.
The Carthage Press is now en-
gagged in worrying for fear this
years crops are going to be too
big for the granaries.
A Trenton pastor in burst OF
feeling urges folks to "pity the
boy or girl without q mother,
whether living or dead"
C. H. T. Garlick is organizing
. military company at Dexter.
with the prospect of going. to
Mexico. About go have joined.
A man near Fulton has sn as-
paragus bed which, according to
the Gazette, is netting him $3.50
3 day. This looks like the ORR
ginal bed of ease.
Father James A. Murtaugh, Ell
Cape Girardeau, succeeds the
late Father j. j. Furlong as chap
lain of the Southeast Missouri
prummers Association.
The Tiller Lumber Co., OF
Bloomfield, has filed a statement
with the Secretary of state, show
ing increase of its capital stock
from Se,OO0.O0 to S20,ooo.00.
Two Carthage boys are in jail
for throwing stones at a psssen
ger train. Rocking the train, il
appears, is as improbable an oc
cupation as rocking the boat.
Charles Baker, 17.year. ole
Webster county boy, released
from the state reform school bu
. few months ago, has stolen
horse, buggy and harness ant
confesses his guilt.
John M. Greens, head usher q
the st. Louis Union Station, haI
saved $4,000, which he received
in tips in the last ten years, h
told his fellow ushers last week
when he announced his resigna
ton.
The he students at the Kinks
vile Normal School marched on
Of chapel In a body the othe
morning rather than hear tn
members Of the girls politics
equality club sing a suffrag
hymn.
An unhappy farmer near Kid
der lost three COWS last weel
when they took q swig Of roc
paint each. Which shows ho'
much more frail the bovine con
stitution is than that We human
possess.
They have been working q ne
;'gag" in st. Louis; the jok'
will bring up discussion Of u
''new universal transfers." use
there and get the victim to sta
that he has never seen on
vhereupon a common clothespl
is introduced. at is good Q
any line"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-05-29

"
breaking the ground for excavat-
ing for the basement. Hiram
Lloyd Construction Co., Of st.
Louis, is pushing the work, and
will 60 right through with it.
Miss Genevie Barnes. a tele-
phone girl at Bismarck, COM
mitted suicide, Sunday. May 10th,
by taking carbolic acid. She
had been married, but was not
Lying with her husband. A great
many theories have been Rdyan-
ced as to why she committed the
rash deed.
United States Senator W. j.
Stone celebrated his sixty. sixth
birthday, on Wednesday Of last
week, by filing his declaration as
a candidate to succeed himself; (;
which he will, If the democrats
of other portions of the state are
of the same mind as the Dunklin
county contingent t,-Kennett
Democrat.
Prof, Parrot, principal of the
East Prairie public schools, was
stabbed last Friday, by q young
son of Rev. Price, Of that city.
The professor was chastising the
boy for an infringement of the
rules. The knife went through
the fleshy part of the left arm
above the elbow, producing an
ugly wound. Intense feeling has
been oocastoned over the affair.
Dexter's mayor and aldermen
lot the contracts, last Tuesday,
fer the construction Of sewers to
the Bell Hudson Construction
Co., of Poplar Bluff, for S21, 1888,
the construction to hAein in ton
adays and to be completed in five
months. The Arrow Engineer
ing Co., of st. Louis, was given
the water works contract at s23, :
S82, work to begin Immediately
and be finished In four months.
Joseph PER-, a we'll know Cape
county farmer, committed suicide
by hanging himself to a tree in
a woods lot back OF his home,
near New Wells, last Sunday
His mind had been unbalanced
for some time and he was being
closely watched, but be evadee
the vigilance of his sons at ar
early hour, Sunday morning, anc
was found hanging to dogwoot
sapling. He was about 72 years
of age and leaves large family
Fred Becker of Boonville wal
killed while driving a motor ca
Friday night about 7 o'clock OF
the Santa Fe trail, one mile wes
Of there. He was running at
high rate of speed and one of th'
tires gave away, causing him u
loose control Of the car. 1t turn
ed over, pinning him beneath ii
Cecil Jennings, who was wit
him. escaped injury. Becke
wac injured two weeks ago il
Oklahoma, while racing in
motordrome. This is the frs
death resulting from Q motor 40
cident in Cooper county.
The Macon Chronicles solici
tor asked a negro woman for
subscription to the paper the OF
her day and was scornfully turn
cd down on the ground that tn
Chronicle doesn't print enoug
Senegambian news. Said sh'
according to the Chronicle
"When Louisiana Pete shot u
the camp an made eyerybod
! run to their cyclone cellar
, Louisiana Pete's drunk aga
and the officers arrested him,
"When my man run off wild d
. Sassairss gal, yo' ole papah hs
J six lines about it. and yo' didu
/ even put : head line on dat.
| dosn want no papah what 'ecrin
j mates 'gsinst the cullud fol
that away. There's iist as mu,
! domestic unformalities 'mong
4 as there is 'mona the pale face
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-05-29

". +. Butler, q farm hRnd,
committed suicide near Bragga-
docio, Pemiscot county, May 10th,
by taking morphine. He was q
widower and had four children
at Lenox, Tenn. Melt Smith. Of
the same neighborhood' shot him.
/ self with a .22 calibre rifle on The
18th inst, with suicidal intent,
and died at the county farm,
where he had been taken for
treatment, as he had no funds,
Family trouble was the cause OF
his act.
SIN considering the horrors Of
war;" counsels the Carthage
Democrat, "lst those in whom
humanity is strong not overlook
the fearful carnage there will be
among linotype operators and
proof readers when called upon
to defend the country against
such names as Tzintzantgan, Zil-
apectuar, Tejolocachic and Pes
palcatenac."
A Scotch TERROR belonging to
]. NJ. Vert, of Wilcox, has a
family of four, three of which arc
gray wolf cubs. The wolves were
found in a nest at the foot Of a
hollow tree when about two days
old. Vert brought the cubs to
the house and tho Friendship fol
lowed. The cubs are now ten
days old and are flourishing with
the terrier pup.
In a suit to break q will which
is being heard in Macon, the
plaintiff contends that the testa-
tor was crazy because he deelar-
ed the earth was fiat. The maker
of the will insisted that If the
earth was round and revolved, at
people said it did. the water
you'd spill out Of the wells and
ponds and rivers.
Phil Rogers, an ex- x-MissouFian
writes the Mexico Message {
thrilling account of his exper'
ience in being caught in a beaI
trap in Northern Wisconsin. HI
finally escaped by building a hr'
under one end of the bear traI
and taking the temper out OF tn
springs.
The prospect for an old fash
ioned county fair at MarySilleI !
! said to be good. It is propose
t to form q stock company and Sc.
! shares. The capital will be $4S,
l 600, and the fair will be locate
east and south of the K. @. depoI
on the grounds that were use
3 about 40 years ago.
Since the death Of Henry Dor
. man, Uncle Dan Potter Of Wal
!, nut Grove lays claim to the hon
: or of being the oldest man |
Missouri. Uncle Dan eats any
thing he wants TO, never uses 10
4 baoco and seldom declines q
, invitation to have g drink,
e Some very encouraging new
Il is that the Catherine mines, ur
Q der the direction of the Feder'
company, will resume busine'
at an early date, possibly With
few days. Frederisktov
:. Demoorat.News.
W Two weeks ago the Women
j. Civic League. Of Columbia offeI
ls ed Q bounty Of twenty cents
pint for flies. So far they haven
been called upon to pay out
v cent. The women say there isr
!. . pint Of flies in town,
ID Joseph Harry Dunklin died
te his home. at Flat River, Nay 81
., aged za. He wac one OF {
IN Francois county's foremost oil
IN zens, and at one time represet
ted the county in the lsgislstuI
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-05-29

I
"aRd was laid to rest meath the
shade of q tree where he had
spent many happy hours. He
was % years old and had been a
great mouser in his day. In his
prime he was a king in catdom
and gave distinction to the breed
on the east side Of town. He
sometimes wandered too far and
pistol ball and brickbats were
bounced off his head. Afterward
he staid at home nights and was
good for awhile. He was as tru-
culent to his kind as turkey
cock and as deadly as a Kentuc-
ky mountainneer, bat to home
folks he never showed his claws.
He was a plaything and pet to
two generations Of the Starbuck
family"
Jess Crowder, who is a barber
in Altamont, is giving old Elijah
a run for his laurels. Here is
Jess latest exploit, according to
the Altamc mt Times: "Jess Crow
der, the barber, says he was
awakened by unusual sounds
about 2 o'clock Sunday morning
and on arising to investigate the
strange noise found that it came
from the lake. He dressed and
went over to the lake and found
= lot of pelioans f1ssing over a
large catfish that they had just
pulled to the shore. With the
hardest kind of work and big
scrap he finally drove the peli-
cans away and made for home
with the fish,"
| 1t begins to look like Bob Ward
is going to upset the political pro-
f"~s- - -, N - a.. III :. 4
vised entry into the congression
al race. From street expressions,
as well rs press comments, he is
very much in the running. Bob
Ward has a personality which
bespeaks honesty, loyalty and
ability. His farmer boy training
still stays with him and his un-
assuming manner is winning him
a world of friends, He has the
interests of the common people
at heart, and if selected as the
democratic nominee in this dis
trict, he is going to acquit him
self with oredit.-Chaffee Signal
Albert Ronohetto was killed by
John Unterhauser at Novingel
Friday night. The murdered
mans head was beaten to a pulp
the murderer using an empty
: case of soda pop hotties. Th'
! murder was committed at thu
! Italian club rooms. Unterhausej
skipped out and has not beer
captured. Julius Unterhauser
} a brother and Raymond Toresan
: have been arrested as aceessor
b. les to the fact, charged with mur
der in the first degree and ar
now confined in the Adair count,
a Jail at Kirksvills.
The contest case involving tn
mayorship Of the City of Gallati
was submitted to the court, las
week, and by agreement deere
was issued declaring John "
McClaskey entitled to the office
and the costs involved in the con
test suit were sdjudged againE
. Claude H. Galpin, the contesset
y Mr., Galpin was ordered by tn
- court to surrender the office I
= Mr.. McClasksy and to turn owe
y to him all the books, papers, etc
y pertaining 10 tho Office OF Mayo
>, So Gallatin now has its thir
n mayor for this year.
A little Galloway county cir
:. Gertrude Evaline Adcock, was
y Columbia the other day with 81
grandmothers in tow. Tael
were two grandmothers and tol
= great grandmothsrs in the crow,
Ns and Gertrude Eyaline lined e
~ up and had her picture. taks
ls with all six. Her father, moth
., nd k.-o o.a nd fakharu vaua .ti1-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

don, whore the star was well receiv-
ed Mrs Thaw VIII appear in At
lanta supported by the same com
panY Of seventy tive
Mrs. Thaw's dancing partner. Jack
clifford viii bC seen in this produc-
ton and one of the principal features
is "A ballet of sixty under the direc-
ton of Emil August, OF the Alham-
bar Thcatcr London
In addition To Narcotic" num-
Der Of American and European nov
elites are introduced including Ber-
uard and Weston. The Courtney Sis
ters, The SCbwarz Co. Arnaud Broth
ers. Pcppiuu and others.
There viii be popular priced matt
nee every day during Mrs. Thaw' S
appearance here.
Anna Paylowa, "the Incompatible
HaVlowa," as admiring tributes have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22
Far West Holds
Boards at the BY0A

In Wyoming" to be presented at
the Bijou Theater by the Eddie Black
Stock Company this week, is play
Of the far West with cowboys. ranch
ers and frontiersmen as its charac-
tiers. The gamdt of human emotions
is run in its course OF four acts.
Three of the four scenes are pitched
about the Big -Four ranch in Wyom-
ing, the fourth in the neighboring
mountains. Exceptional opportuni-
ties for stage settings have been util-
lied well, it is announced, Vernon
Wallace. Frank Dare. Eddie Black.
Marie Claire. Erna Steck and all the
fayoriteS have been assigned to fit
ting roles. Several new players have
been engaged, and will join the COM
pany in the next week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22
Mrs. Thaw's Offering Is
Labeled Divcrtisse-
ment,' Which Means
Dance-Song Medley.
Hackett Rcvives 90
Minutes From Broad
way With Society
Girls in His Chorus.
By TARLEToN COLLIER.

The rcvcred person who wrote an
excellent remedy for ailments OF the
liver in bis line with mirih ana
laughter lot old wrinkles come, prop
ably was inspired by such an occasion
of run and frivolitv as viii be this
week in all the Atlanta theatcrs.
Nothing there is on the bills but Is
calculated 10 Nin laughs in album
dance
Everybody in Atlanta knows, as
well as ne knows that Fcachtree ana
Decatur are different streets, That
the theotcrs Will be crowded wheh
Evelyn Ncsbit ThaW comes TO town
and stop Taief" and the George M.
Conan revival at the Lyric crowded
enthusiastically and 8dmiriuEly by a
throng that stunned the Shakcspear-
can players last week And every
body with a conscience VIII realize
that this is an unfortunate circum
stance because the Siratiord -oh-
Avon PLAYERS are wei worth while
beyond anything else OF the season,
from certain crudite vieWpoiuts,
However that ls. YOU VINO know
your Atlanta know that this IL going
to be good week for the theaierS
Nobody IN going to miss chance at
"A laugh. and everybody VIII want TO
see l1Velvn Ncsbit. If for no other
reason than that IL IN considered
quite the naughty thing TO do when,
nv the way, seems to he rather
mistaken view OF the matter FOR Of
ali the hullahaloo that has been
raised by people here ana there con
corning Mrs Thaw's stage vogue, no
breath has come that the perform
ance in which she appears Us any
thing beyond the bounds of propricty.
She. ii H. announced, is really an eA-
cellcnt dancer
Mrs ThaW appears iu SHOW that
il billed as ID French musical DIVER
basement "Mariett"' rms means
that IN is "a hodge podge Of spectaltlcs
and novelties, first OF which is her
dance with Jack clifford her partner.
1t is announced that the company
presenting stop Thief at the At
lanta Monday Tuesday and Nednes-
daV rs capahle sufficiently SO 70 IN
sure entertainment Both produce
lions at the Atlanta this week are
announced as means of amhstWeht,
and not of uplift or Of instruction.
\ difficult feat Is attempted by
norman iIackett and his stock COM
parv At the Lyri, this week, IN pres
entation OF "ForDy-fVe Minutes From
Rroadway Certainly a stock com
pany must have % versatile bunch OF
players II they would attempt to
adaut an crstNhiic musical show to
their purposes They have recruited
chorus, q chorus that VIII have a
great appeal 10 Atlanta peopl" be
cause Il Is made up of young men ana
women who are wei known IN the
Younger society set There are eight
girls and eight boys. Several Well
known women OF the older set Will he
on he stage also Monday night,
when heucnt performance VIII be
given for the John lIhhersham Chap
ter. Daughters of the Revolution.
A standard bin Of Keith vaudeville
Is announced FOR the Forsyth Thea
ter, ana at the Biiou there will he
one Of the meiodramas OF the Far
West which the Bijou clientele has
Endorsed by the unmistakahie stamp
Of their approval 1t is In WNom-
ing" a story Of cowboys ranChers
and frontier characters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

At the Atlanta-"Stop Thief"
farce comedy, Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. with Wednes-
day matinee. Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. in "Mariette," Thursday
and Friday; matinee each day.
At the LyrIc-Norman Hackett
and Company, in AS Minutes
from Broadway" all week; mat
inees Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
At the Forsyth-Keith Vaudeville,
all week: daily matinees.
At the 5ijou-Eddie Black Stock
Company in "ln Wyoming" all
week; daily matinees.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

ular Millionaire" and MARY Is a
Grand old Name" with considerable
grace and ease.
A feature Of the weeks perform
ance viii be the benefit Monday night
fer the John Habersham Chapter, d.
A Il. The house has been sold out
for the occasion. Besides the local
chorus. several weil-known women
Will appear on the stage in the en-
semble of the first act, and Constance
LerouX. capable little dancer. will
give classic and interpretive dances
as speCialties in the second act Mon
daV night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22
Second Generation Is
F0ryrth FeatN1e Act

The Forsyths bill this week. it is
announced. viii include some Of the
highest acts on the Keith Circuit.
William II. Macart and Ethlynne
Bradford. with a capable supporting
company. viii "topline" the bill with
The Second Generation a comedy
sketch. Both MIR. Macart and Miss
Bradford are standard vaudeville ac-
tors. with a great reputation for YER
satility. MaCart especially having
played wide variety Of roles. AS an
ice man, as various women charac-
tiers. he has won name. In his new
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

sketch he takes the part of Denis
Mulligan, an Irish politician of the
old school.
the Three Travilla Brothers. intrep-
id deep sea divers, whose able as
sistant is a seal of remarkable intel
hgenCe. The seal and the men give
an exhibition of swimming and div
ing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-10
Churches of West Virginia is
Being Held in the City OF
Grafton This Week.

The West Virginia Conference ol
the United Brethren church In annu-
al session at Grafton is presided over
NV bishop Weekly. The Rev ". ..
10 a. dieter of Phflippi, was reelected
secretary and the following standing
COMMITTEES were named:
Devotions-E. II. Waters, r.
Radabaugh and o. w. Human.
Candidates for ministry ana COZ
ference relations-W- e., Cr Az ar
r. Hess. ]. O. Potts, ze-
Elders orders-W. NJ. slaughter,
w. ii. AIberts and A. F. Sallaz:
Memoirs. Stead. A. ". Vanoen-
smith, Nellie Ganty.
Auditing accountsW Ware,
r. J. Shore and T. E. Gamer.
Anditing pastors reports. 9.
Warner, Nv. wingrove and G. w
Burdette.
boundary and finance-F- g. Ra rae
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-10
ACKNOWLEDG It
Clarksburg Has to Bow to the IN
eyitable-Scores OF Citizens

After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen OF
Clarksburg given below. you must
come to this conclusion: A remedy
which proved SO beneficial years ago
with the kidneys, can naturally be ex5
nected to perform the same Work N
similar cases. Read this:
Mrs. James Anderson, 500 Clay 81.
CIarksburg, w Va, says: II suffered
from pains across my back four or
ave pears. It was hard for me to do
nv work on account of the weakness
across my back When stopped to
Iift up anything. the trouble was
worse. / saw Doan's Kidney Pills ao-
vertised when was having bad at
tack. and my husband got box for me
At wells & lawmakers Drug Store
had taken only a few doses, when l
could see that they were helping me.
They soon drove the pain away and
relieved the kidney weakness All
nave said about Doan's Kidney Ptlls
when have publicly rscommendeo
.them before holds good they are
fine best kidney medicine one can buy"
price soc, at all dealers. Don't siu-
My ask for a kidney remedy-get
Foan's Kidney Pillsthe same that
| Mrs. Anderson had. Foster ilbHrn
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-10

mander of today. is able to play with
fire without burning her pretty An
gers; can be stin as a. poker If she
desires; can. II need be, cook her own
meals over convenient gas jet, and
yet is. after all, the molten metal
from which at last comes the mould
of fine womanhood, the mother of fu-
ture generations?
Girls OF Today.
Thus, the salamander, capricious,
inconsistent, harum-scarum as she is.
yet retains, as Mr.. johnson has said,
"hushed echoes of retreating genera
tons, old memories of childhood
faith" and the strength to protect
her youth and innocence not with the
ignorance of the past, but with the
wide clean knowledge of the present.
She stands for the girl of today in
every sense, for while there are thous-
ands of girls whose lives are pro-
tected and watched over by indulgent
parents there are untold thousands
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-10

who are living alone, earning pre-
-carious livelihood in the cities. and
to these. as we'll as their more fortu-
nate sisters fashions are ever of in
,terest, and Salamander fashions stand
for youthful styles this autumn
1t is characteristic, that the Sala-
mander styles are almost exagger..
atedly youthful. not with the tailored
simplicity of the sailor suit, but with
a piquant youthfulness that is charm
dngly becoming
Perhaps you remember that in the
book Dodo's first costume was OF vel
yety material made simply with q
short skirt and Russian blouse, ana
these simple Russian blouse suits,
Will, their straight lines, the rolling
collar of the soft white shirtw aist that
ia worn with them and the piquant
little hats of the moment, make the
girl OF twenty-five look eign.een' anu ao
the girl of eighteen, sixteen, SO
cbarminpIy do they accentuate the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-10
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of today is not only Independent. she
is a dominant factor IN the life of this
country and most notably in the cities,
and the Salamanders. as Owen John
son has dubbed them, not only sway
the social world, but the business
world and even the sacred circles of
politics.
The Salamander, which started out
as the girl of a book, has since be-
come not only play. but fashion,
catch phrase that stands for youth in.
America; and Mr.. Johnson's quaint
name for the girl who comes from the
small town into the city, eager. curl
Gus, yet armed with innocence, is odd
ly enough most consistently backed
up by no less an authority than good
old Noah Webster himself. for in
the dictionary Salamander is shown
to be not merely an amphibian SO
cold that 1t can even put out fire
with the chill OF it's body, but poker,
cooking utensil and molten metal;
and who can deny that the Girl Sala-