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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.
SSsSesSSS

Eighteen Ben Davis apples to
the peck is The way Holt county
grower can measure his 1914
crop Of more than 900 bushels
harvested from a ten acre or
chard.
Worth county wants a county
fair next year, and a committee
has been appointed from town
and the country to devite ways
and means to have one. A county
fair is good for any county.
The Moberly Monitor tells US
that the engineer on the Wabash
short line is named Fox, the con-
! duotor is l.. Hill, the brakeman is
G. G. Hill and the fireman is P.
O. Hill. The Hills are not related.
Nodaway county will receive in
taxes this year 1929, ,990.16. a
gam of Sal, 1877 over last year.
The assessed valuation Of lnds-
pendence township is S875, 400
and Jackson township has an
assessed valuation OF S1,096, 1850.
The Chicago Great Western will
pay in taxes S7,098.09.
Learning recently that a debt
contracted thirty.five years ago
and which he believed settled,
had not been paid, q former
Missourian, now living at the
Wisconsin Soldiers ONE, wrote
for the address Of Farber lum-
Der man and sent him $50, the
amount of the obligation.
Donald McAtee, 14-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli McAtee,
a farmer who lives two miles
northwest OF Burlington Junction
was killed instantly by his bro-
ther, Vergil McAtee, IL years
old, by the accidental discharge
of a shotgan at their home at 5
s'clock Saturday afternoon.
Addison Carter and Charles
Reed, negroes, fought a duel
with pistols on the streets OF
Montgomery City Friday, result
ing in the instant death OF Carter.
Night watchman See saw the
tradegy, but couldF not prevent
the killing. Carter killed a man
some years age at Jonesburg,
Mo.
Bearing SLAP in stamps, a
Boone county ham began Mon
day by parcel post the long jour-
ney to Peking, China. The ship
ment originated at Rooheport and
il the time tables are correct ii
will arrive at its destination in
time to grace the Christmas table
of an absent though not forgotten
Missourian.
!, No get-rich-quick scheme has
been found to equal the marrying
rich one. Last Christmas the
cigar girl at the Savoy hotel In
Kansas City, was ''poor work.
ing girl" This Christmas she is
worth St5, 900. Her wealth is ali
mony. During the past year she
married George Morse, Of Okla
homa. Last Thursday she secured
her divorce and s12, ,00o alimony.
Since railroad was establish
; ed, a few years ago, at the place
where the battle Of Wilson Greek
was fought, in August 1851,
many tourists have stopped OF
TO view the scene. Wilson Greek
was the first considerable battle
Of the war after the first battle ol
Bull Run. The battlefield is q few
miles southwest Of Springfield, il
Greene county. Gen. Nathaniel
J slLycn, who captured Camp jack
son at ST. Louis. was the fedora
, commander and'was killed in ths
battle. The Confeders:es call 4
the battle Of Oak Hill. A livel,
lliilIe town has grown pp there,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Among Missouri paradoxes is
10 be counted the "New Second
Hand Store" at Lexington.
Despite the fact that it has in
stalled a new water tower, Neosho
has no desire to be known as a
t'tank town."
The Ethel Courier chips in with
the story of a tukrey gobler
SO large that small boy rides
him to water
Kansas City is making q new
record. More than 500 divorce
cases have been heard this ter m
or are awaiting trial.
Business is reported as more
than medium for the Clairyoyant
who after trimming the credulous
at Moberly, skipped the town.
Miss Clara ID. True, a former
Galloway county girl, has donat'
ed two car ioads of Mexican
beans to the Belgian sufferers.
Eight hundred dollars worth
or clocks have been ordered by
the Livingston county court for
the new courthouse at Chilli
cothe.
The Liuuens Bulletin admits
it has no iron crosses on hand
but offers wagon load OF them
Z. to any man who will rid Linn
county of cinch bugs.
The Missouri economist, who
declared twelve gallons of milk a
day would suffice for 1875 persons
must have been reared in a board
ing house atmosphere.
The Chilicothe Tribune asks
why undertakers should not be
allowed TO add M. D. to their
names, explaining that they folr
low the medical profession.
AS proof that the ozarks are
not far from ideal for the dairy
ing industry, the West Plains
Journal reports that more than
100000 was paid out for cream
there ia the last year.
A consistent believer in Jeffer-
sonian simplicity is James E.
Baker OF Mcdonald county. Mr.
Baker walked nine miles from
home to Pinevile where he was
sworn in as justice Of the peace
The Forest City cider factory
closed for the season last week
after a good run OF several weeks
during the season 1877, ,69t
pounds of apples were worked
into cider, netting 125,000 gal
Ions,
The student who came farther
est perhaps in getting to tbs
University Of Missouri is Pau
Chovey, who registers from. In
dia. He Is q senior in college o.
arts and science Of medicine
Mr.. Chovey is native OF India
He came to America three and
half years ago.
A Joplin dog will draw PEN
sion for the remaining years o
her life, the late William L, Leo
kie having provided in his will
probated last week, that $3.50
month be expended from BIZ
estate 70 be used in caring TO-
.'Lasais," his pet dog.
Chester Chamberlain Of Mar
shall killed himself accidental.
with > riils one day last week
He was looking down the barre
Of the gun from the MUSCLE enc
and in some way the weapon wa
discharged. The bullet entered
his head just below the left ey'
and passed through The eyebal
into ths brain, killing him in
staniIy.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

city.
No stronger Endorsement of
Missouri cookery can be found
than that an apple pie made by
a Texas county girl broughts .05
when auctioned at Oscar.
No cotton has been grown in
Scott county in so long that the
sight Of bale of cotton shipped
in there recently was quite q
novelty to the people. One man
has eighty acres of cotton this
year.
A real "6gger head" down at
Richmond has declared that if
the material used in the new Ray
county court house were loaded
on flat cars and all coupled up,
the result would be a train seven
miles long, which same all will
admit would be some train.
If you are a resident of Mexico,
Mo-, and fail to get your 70 gal
Ions of water daily, somebody is
short changing you, for that is
the supply per capita afforded by
the city we'll just completed.
The water is Of excellent quality
and was struck at a depthof /, 173
feet. The daily yield is one.half
million gallons.
Randolph county won the Wet
more banner for having rolled up
the largest Democratic majority
of any rural county in Missouri
at the late election, and is now
the banner Democratic county OF
the state. She gave a clear maj
ority of 3,057 over all parties.
For a long time Boone county
held this banner but let it slip
away in the late election.
George Cox, who was being
tried in the Davisss county CIR
cult court at Gallatin en- the
charge of manslaughter, was
fined $500 by a jury. Cox struck
a man by the name of Bell Clay,
while they were returning to their
homes south Of Gallatin several
months ago, the force of the blow
knocked Clay from a wagon, kill
ing him.
Forty cars Of lead passed thru
StanberryMondayon three freight
trains. 1t was shipped from the
smelters at Omaha, en- route to
Decatur where it will then be
made up in one train bound fol
Niagara Falls. 1t will bs sent to
England where they will work il
| it up in millions and millions oi
bullets and il each tullet woulG
hit its mark they would clean Out
almost all the warning nations.
1t will average forty-five tons ol
lead to the car.
II certainly was an absenI
minded youth who went to wha
was intended to be his wedding
ceremony in Macon county anC
forgot the license. The guests hat
assembled and all was in read
iness for h Q ceremony
b 0 tore h 9 bridegroom
to-bs, after fumbling in all hi
pockets, rememberedthat he hat
left the official document in an
other coat many miles away
The wedding was postponed from
Sunday until Wednesday.
Motoring in the ozarks hal
many thrilling experiences in it
declares the Cabool Enterprise
telling the story OF q local motor
ist's mishaps. "Dr. Edens." tn
paper continues, ''tried TO initiate
q German submarine torpedo
boat with his Hupnobile at tn
ford on Pinney river, down b!
Clara. The river was . bit up
but the DOCTOR plunged in. Tn
front hood Of the car vas sooI
entirely under water, which sls'
was running In and filing up tn
, bed OF the ear. Doctor said thl
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Found Dead IL Bsd.--Mrs, Frances
Hart. so years old, for sixty years q
resident Of Carthage. was found dead
in bed the other day,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

County Clerks at st. Joseph.--The
annual convention Of the Missouri
County Clerks Association was called
10 order at st. Joseph by Thomas J,
Ashworth OF Newton County. president
Of the association. The clerks were
welcomed by Mayor Marshall and an
address was delivered BY the Rev.
Graham Frank Of Liberty.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Another Pioneer cone.--H. o. Nc.
Donald. 70 years old and one OF the
wealthiest residents Of Andrew County,
died at his home near Savannah re-
Gently. He was brother Of r. L. Nc
Donald. the pioneer st. Joseph Mer-
chant and manufacturer.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11
CHARITY DAY DECEMBER 10
Residents Of state Asked to Contribute
Food, Clothing and Money to
War Sufferers,

A shlpload OF food. clothing, money
and toys will be sent to the sufferers
Of the European war zone by residents
of Missouri. This was decided at st.
Louis by a committee appointed by
Governor Major to plan the success
Of Charity Day.
incidentally the committee decided
to ask the governor to issue a second
proclamation declaring December 10
Charity Day" instead Of December 8
as originally announced. Among the
members OF the committee which will
supervise the collection of contribu.
tions to Missouri's relief ship are ex.
Governor d. R. Francis, Lieut., Gov,
W. r. Painter. Archbishop Glennon
and Col. Moses Shoenberg.
Any gifts from fve cents up viii be
accepted and the entire shipload will
be turned over to the Red Cross or.
ganization to be distributed equally
among the poor Of the various warning
nations. A cash fund started at the
committee meeting netted 1876 within
q few minutes.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Held Double Funeral. - Funeral
services for Mrs. saiiie Ryan and her
son-in-law, Isaac Strickland. were held
at Montgomery recently. Strickland
was killed by Rex McHoney. his
brcther-in.Iaw, after the killing Of
Mrs. Ryan. Mira Ryan was a daugh-,
ter OF Hampton Logan who was kill
ed 10 battle near Danvills during the
ciyil war,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Aoqult Police chlss.--Thomas G.
Hunter. chief Of police OF Springfield.
has been acquitted on charges OF
bribery in connection with alleged
police protection Of disorderiy houses.
The Jury voted TO acquit on the first
ballot.
=
Lexington Pioassr Dies. = Amos
whitsett. 81 ysars old. died at the
home OF bis son. Fred whitsstt. IN
Lexington. recently. He was born
near oreenton. LafAyetts county. and
lived there 81 hlz life. He was ius-
tee Of the peace fpr many PEARS.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Beans for Belsians.--Miss Clara D.
True of Santa Fe, NJ NJ, a former
resident Of Fulton. has advised the
Belgium relief workers that she will
give two carloads Of "frijoles," Mexi'
can beans, to the Belgians, Miss True
is a wealthy ranch owner Of New
Mexico. She has been employed In
the Indian department OF the govern
ment service for many years.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Man Killed by Blast. - Edward
Hoover. gang foreman at the water
plant In Palmyra, was injured recently
by a blast and died a few hours later.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Real Estate Man Dles.--Emmett s.
Clabaugh. . LaMonte real estate deal
er, died at his home there the other
afternoon. He was As years old.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

High Record Hog Reeeipts.--More
carloads OF live stock were marketed
in Kansas City last month than ever
before in November. Receipts OF hogs
we're twelve thousand more than the
previous high record, November. 1908,
and total carloads were 625 ahead Of
the maximum ever before received.
which was In November, 1909.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Telephone Exchange Sold, - The
Urich telephone exchange and system
has been sold by A. NJ. Clark Of Kan
sas City to the Missouri Union Tele-
phone Company of Windsor and Clln
ton,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11

Columbia to Vote on New Rule
The citizens Of Columbia are circulat'
ing q petition calling for an election
to vote on a commission form OF gov
eminent. The vote at the last city
election was exceptionally light, so
those behind the movement will have
little trouble in obtaining the neces-
sary per cent of voters.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-12-11
THE RAIL ROADS NEED HELP
President Bush says the State Board
Of Utilities Should Push
Railway interests.

B.F. Bus esident of the Missouri
Pacific, ana General Solicitor 0. M.
Spencer of the Burlington were the
main speakers before the public serv-
ice commission In the hearing for ad'
vances in freight and passenger rates
Mr.. bush told the commission flatly
that II relief is not afforded the rail-
roads in Missouri and In surrounding
states the results will be disastrous to
the great transportation companies.
The earnings under the present rates
are not sufficient to pay operating ex'
penses and provide necessary equip
ment, he declared. He took the posi-
tion that 1t is Just as much the duty OF
the commission to look to the revenue
end of the business Of a railroad as to
exercise the right of reduction Of reve-
nue. and regulation.
The railroads cannot borrow a dollar
at any bank, there Is not an equipment
order on file at any car building plant
IN tne CouhIiJI Nc saiu. AhO oSA wv VI
the railroads has been reduced and fur
ther reduction is necessary unless re-
lief in the way Of increased rates Is
granted.
Judge Spencer told the commission
that the Burlington system, while the
strongest financially In the st&te and
only IA per cent of its business in Mis-
souri, is local or intrastate, has had to
retrench to the limit.
Beside President Bush and Judge
Spencer the only two other witnesses
before the commission we're Stanley
Johnson, traffic manager, and Frank
May, comptroller, Of the Chicago, Rock
Island q Pacific.
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CTS and more bead-work; and little Indian boys and girls who scampered out through the skin-covered open ings in the fronts of the tepees and stared at them; and yelping dogs and well, both Hal and Jack saw a dozen things they would liked to have stopped and inspected more closely.
 Before the tent of Chief Long-Time- Sleep they dismounted, and entered, single file, through the opening. With in was Mrs. Long -Time-Sleep (though she had an Indian name all her own, of course) and several boys and girls of the Long, -Time-Sleep family.
 In the center of the tent was a roar ing fire, enclosed in a cirelet of small rocks piled one upon the other. And around the sides of the tepee were scattered bright-colored blankets.
 On these, they all sat down, in circle around the big fire, while Mrs. Long-Time-Sleep with the help of sev- eral of the little Misses Longtime Sleep, pretty Indian maids they were. too. busted herself with the cooking. And. presently breakfast was ready.
 What a dandy one 1t was, too! And how good it tasted First of all, there
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@e Chesty Polliwog

leased him more than ever
 You certainly will have hard time of it," they said. Even if you had fourth leg inside of you 1t couldn't get out for the skin on your right side is perfectly smooth. Who ever heard of a three-legged frog" they laughed.
 Then Tad began to laugh, too. He laughed so hard that the other leg broke out through the skin on the right side of him. Now he had all four of the muoh-coveted legs, and was almost a real toad.
 Tad had almost forgotten Mother Toad and her good advice till one day he saw himself mirrored in an old bot tie at the bottom of the pond. He was surprised to see how wide he could smile. And. would you believe it. that smile wouldn't come ofr! No sir! It stayed right on his face. His mouth grew broader and broader at every smile until 1t reached way back under his new ears. He had smiled his polliwog mouth into a toad mouth,
 Tad wondered if old Mother Toad was a fairy in disguise to have given
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White Calf. after the other Indian had said a few words of explanation to him in his native tongue.
 Then they turned to little Jack and Chief Long Time-Sleep extended his hand. "How-how!" he said sol emnly.
 "How-how - Chief" spoke up spunky little Jack, with a smile. And then he added, just as confidently as you please. "Seraa-a-scrappy!" which was the best Jack could make of the strange word.
 But Sleep paid no atten- ton whatever to the faulty pronun- citation. Indeed, not even his eyelids fiickered. much less did he give vent to smile.
 'Se-car-pe. Ex-se-car-pel he an- swered gravely.
 And. you may be sure, Jack listened most intently to the pronunciation of the word-so that when he shook hands with Chief White Calf you would have imagined he had been &C., customed to saying "se-car-pe" all his life.
 "Eat-fn tepee--much welcome breakfus'-" said LongTime-Sleep presently as they turned their horses toward the encampment.
 Thank you," spoke up Hal, who felt that he couldn't let Jack occupy quite all the lime-light. Thank you, Chief, but we've already had
 But MT. Hamilton glanced quickly at him and shook his head.
 "Se-car-pe." he replied.
 And Hal found out later that, no matter if you have already had fifty breakfasts, you must not decline an invitation to eat with an Indian in his own tepee!
 So, through the encampment they rode, headed for Chief Longtime Sleeps tepee. And they passed other Indians standing about, and squaws wearing bright dresses and beads and with their heads adorned with feath-
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standing out like whip-cords and the light of battle in their eyes. True, the Dwarf was small, but his strength was marvellous.
 And finally, just when the Medicine Man felt that he was nearly exhausted and could hold out but a little while longer, the Dwarf suddenly collapsed and fell, his shoulders pinned squarely to the ground. The Medicine Man had thrown him!
 But even as he started to rise from the prostrate body of his antagonist. the earth suddenly opened in a great, gaping furrow, and swallowed up the queer Dwarf. red feather and all!
 Amazed and frightened, the Medi- cine Man stood and looked about him. too dazed to do aught but stare and wonder. Presently, however, he be- came conscious of peculiar object lying within the furrow of upturned earth. And he stopped and picked it up.
 It was small ear of what has since been called Indian corn. But neither the Medicine Man nor any or his tribe had ever before seen it's like. And then came a voice from out of the ground that said:
 Strip me of my covering and you will find my body within. Divide that into many pieces and scatter them over the ground. And return here af- ter two moons have passed and see what you will see!"
 The old Medicine Man, in awe ot the mysterious message, did as he was bid, smelling the grains of corn and casting them upon the earth. Then knowing naught else to do with 1t. he threw the empty cob to one side. Deep in thought. he took his depar- ture.
 Two months later he returned. He found a corn stalk growing in every place upon which a grain of corn had fallen. And, To, the cob had trans formed into luxuriant pumpkin vines Both strange plants excited the olt Medicine Mans wonder and awt Presently, a voice spoke:
 Well done," it said. You wrest1et with me and gained the victory. Yo, cast my body upon the earth. Behold now the harvest! Henceforth, m, body shall afford nourishment for al men who will wrestle with the spirit Pluck and eat--and SOW again"
 And from that to this, so the story runs, Dorothy. corn has been planted and harvested in season; and the frui of the pumpkin vine has been used ai food by man.
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hand, which Chief Time Sleep took and shook gravely answering How se-car-pe, ex-se- car-pe."
 Then Goldie went through the same performance and then MT. Hamilton pointed to Hal and Jack and said to Long Time-Sleep, who spoke enough English to understand and interpret for Chief White Calf These are my sons-brothers and friends of yours, too, as I am."
 Both boys felt queer chilis run up and down their spines and, for mo- ment were in doubt as to just what to do. And you can't blame them, either, can you? Wouldn't you feel just a little fustered about shaking hands with real live Indian whose cheeks were stained with bright daubs of red and green and yellow war paint and the long feathers of whose war-bonnets were streaming and whipping about in the brisk prairie wind?
 'H-h- h-how-howl" Hal finally man aged to articulate as Chief Longtime Sleep took his small hand in his own big, powerful brown one and shook it gravely.
 And he did the same with Chief
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..How--how-Chief." Spoke Up spunky Little Jack

out before them the vast Indian en- campment. The tents had been pitched in a huge circle-at least a hundred of them; and, from the tops of many, thin spirals of smoke curled their lazy way up into the clear air.
 The brilliant sunlight brought the tepees into sharp relief against the bluish-green background of the prairie grass. Ii was most entrancing sight and, you may be sure, both Hal and Jack sat their horses, with open mouth, many minutes before they were content to continue the journey
 It happened to be the day set apart for the Indians great Sun Dance, and they had come from all over the res ervation and pitched their tents in the selected spot. This meant. as Mr. Hamilton eXplained-for he had vis- ited them before and knew several of the chiefs-that the redskins would appear in all their feathers and war paint and in the afternoon, would pa-
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"How-White Calf-how?" said MT. Hamilton very gravely, leaning over from hls saddle and shaking hands with one of the chiefs, a red skin who in ruggedness of face and form and nobility of mien surpassed any and every picture of an Indian Hal or Jack had ever seen.
 "How-how--,se-ca car pe--ex- -se- car pe," replied Chief White Calf, with equal gravity and a solemn hand shake.
 Now "se-car- -pe"-which is as near as one can come to transcribing the sound of the word into English means among other things Good" or Tt Is we'll" or Welcome" or 'Finei" And the addition of the prefix "ex' makes it the superlative degree. So, MT Hamilton replied again:
 "Se-car-pe. Ex-se-car-pei"
 Then he turned to the other Indian.
 How - Long Time-Sleep - How? Se-car-pe." he said, and extended his
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The Strange Story of Indian Corn

SHALL tell you very strange story
 tonight, Dorothy" said Mamma,
 as she finished tucking in the cov- . CTS and seated herself in a chair by the side of the bed. 'It is a fairy story and story about Indians, too,- and surely no tale of that sort could help but be exciting. It has been told to many little Indian children and also, l daresay, to many 'pale-face' boys and girls. But I scarcely think you have heard it before"
 So Dorothy snuggled back on her downy pillow and wriggled down un- der the nice warm covers while Mamma began:
 Once upon a time-so long, long ago that none can recall just when 1t was-there was an old Indian Medf-