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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25
Why Chautauqua Contract Failed

There were many who did not
know why the proposition to
have a chautauqua here this
year, for which ticket subscrip-
tions were had last year at the
close of the assembly, failed.
This will prove Of interest to
many to know the facts. Under
the agreement that was to be
had with the chautauqua people
here last year, the program was
to cost $3.50. In addition there
was a clause of the contract
wherein the chautauqua people
were to get not only the $3.50
guaranteed but also half Of
every thing taken at the gate
over this guarantee. When this
contract was put before the
Commercial Club the club failed
to ratify the clause providing for
the half" of gate receipts.
They marked out this clause and
sent the contract in to the chau-
tauqua people, the contract leav.
ing the chautauqua lyceum their
sum of $3.50 fiat, for their at.
traction and the local people to
get what came into the Golfers
The contract was never signed
and returned by the lyceum
bureau and the matter died
there. Later the chautauqus
was revived and the contract
now will cost the local people
$500 and also half" the re.
ceipts at the gate over and above
the guaranteed amount. There
were those who felt then and
feel now that when the loca
Commercial Club guaranteed the
$3.50 or $500 as the case may be,
they did enough. They took the
risk of raising this amount Of
going into the Golfers of thu
Club for the balance. The Ly
ceum people risked nothing. L
their attraction was for sale a
$3.50 that assured them of
reasonable profit for their worl
and investment. The only peo
pie who took any risk was th'
local Commercial Club and the!
thought they ought to have any
thing over and above the pric'
of the assembly, if there wa
anything coming. for their risk
1t looked fair and looks so yet
However. there is no contest OF
the chautauqua and every mem
ber Of the club will be back o
it when it comes.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25
In City Court

Monday was the regular day
for the convening of the mayors
court. There were several cases,
one of these being that of Lizzie
Ford, a negress, who was fined
$5 and costs for being drunk and
disorderly. The case against
Ebert Anderson was continued
a week on request Of the defend
ant who was out in the country
and could not get in for the
trial.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25
W. S. Cowherd Dead

William s. Cowherd died at
Pasadena Calf, Sunday. He has
been more or less i'll since his
defeat for the nomination for
the governorship three years
ago. No ttuer. ADLER or all round
better man than Will Cowherd
could have been found in the
state. His quick rise in public
life was recognition of these
qualities. He should have been
governor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25
Hauled 700

: The firm of Moore&West haul
ed about 700 passengers. accord
ing to George West. on Thurs
day the 18th. The crowd taxed
there sources of the street car
system and mules and the freight
car were called in to help the
regular outfit in getting the pas
senger and from the depot The
livery stables provided the
method Of hauling the militia
from andto the station.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25
Homes For Children

Rev. Phillips Jameson, field
agent for the Missouri Children's
Home at St. Louis was here on
his annual visit, Saturday. He
accepted contributions for the
home and transacted other
business connected with his
work. The institution gathered
in during the past year 349
children and placed all but about
70 which are still in the home.
The capacity of the institution is
for over a hundred children but
the motives of the work done
make it unnecessary to keep the
little ones long. The proposition
is to take children of INDECENT
parents, etc. and place them in
families where they can be
given the proper moral and
mental training by persons with
financial resources sufficient to
guarantee their ability to do this.
The institution does a fine work
in this that it does not take that
class of children who have rela-
tives able to contribute to their
support but only those whose
lines are SO hard that they are
thrown into the hands Of charit-
able workers. These little ones.
without chance, are taken, fed
and clothed and put in condition
to be given a home by depend
able people. When applications
are made for babies, the appli-
cants names are referred to re.
sponsible persons in the neigh.
borhoods from whence the appli.
cations come and if the applicants
are reported O. K. further ne
gotiations are taken up. If they
are not, the home has no children
for them. Hard times for the
past year or two have thrown
more children into the paths Of
the home work and has made II
more difficult to place the babies.
However the home has made q
fine record. The field agent here
says that there is a growing de.
mand for babies and more of q
demand for these youngsters fol
adoption than any other class Of
children. Rev. Jameson says
that any person desiring to take
for adoption a child. can com
municate with Rev. G. G. Stah.
menn, 4427 Margaretta Ave,
st. Louis. Mo. as Rev. Stahmenr
is superintendent of the home.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25

A farmer was in the city Mon
day and was making some ar
rangements to get rid Of his
young shoats, He said he feared
that the corn crop was going to
be 70 short to warrant him in
keeping che stock 70 feed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25

Appoint Highway Commissioners
The county court met and ap-
pointed another county highway
commissioner this week to sue
ceed John Triplett who refused
to serve. Mr.. Triplett was or
iginally appointed but on refusal
to serve. S. A. Richardson was
appointed instead.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25
Taxes In Charlton County

The taxes on land and personal
property, Charlton County, for
1915 is S1796O8.O5, according to
official figuresas given by W. W.
White, County Clerk. The total
amount of taxes for 1915, are as
follows:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25
THOUSANDS HERE FOR The
Price MONUMENT Unwilling
Addresses by Missouri's Most Distinguished
Citizens. A Big Day For Keytesville
and Charlton County.

The day dawned cloudy, murky
and threatening, this appear
ance continuing until late in the
morning. The roads and streets
were yet very soft from the
heavy rain of the day before and
the spirits of our citizens were
low until the crowd began to
pour in from the early morning
trains, numbers who had arrived
the day before being abroad by
8 o'clock. Concessionaires
were astir and decorators lively
and the shrill whistle. the rasp-
ing screech of the internal ma
chimes betokening the presence
of inconsiderate toy venders and
the small disturber of all public
functions throughout the live
long day warned the slothful to
get busy, that there was some
thing doing and more to follow.
Soon the streets were lined with
soft drink, corn and peanut and
ice cream stands all backed into
hooks and corners where they
would not interfere with pass
age along the pavements, and
the omnipresent balloon and nov
city vender.
At 9 o'clock the cornet band
made its appearance and arrang-
ed to add much to the pleasure
of the day. Thru mud and
slush automobiles and rigs arriv-
ed and the town began to fill.
The attendants at the long tables
in the school yard arrived by ter
O'Clock and began to load the
boards with edibles while the
barbecuers put the finishing
touches on the 1900 pounds o1
beef and mutton they had begun
to barbecue early the night be-
fore. One result of the heavy
rain was the cutting down of the
the amount of meat which haC
been provided, the committee
7. believing that that circumstance
would cot the crowd much
short Of that which had been ex
pected and provided for. Theil
conclusion vas wrong to the ex
J tent of about 1000 who arrived
too late to get their full quota OF
: account of the shortage, th'
: 1000 who had been served hav
ing consumed what had beer
: cooked. In addition to the mea
, and bread provided free to all b!
2 the monument committee, ther'
. was what appeared to be mucl
. more than was sufficient to feet
e all who would come in supplied
by the good women of the cit!
and country in the way of pas
tries and cakes and in many in
t stances chicken and other meat
5 but by one o'clock there wa
8 considerable bread and a stacl
r of bones only remaining of tn,
5 vast provision. Had it not rain
ed there would have been mucl
more to serve but there woult
e also have been many more t.
c serve it to and unquestionabl.
3 the shortage would have beel
q greater. The praise of the mea
barbecued by ]. ]. Moore as di
rector assisted by C. P, Thrasl
T and Warner Ford and Uncl
: Jerry Hayes as chief cook wa
: unstinted by epicures such a
: Secretary of State Corneliu
/ Roach and Editor Lee Shippey
: Governor Painter and Senate
j Casey being equal to anything
$ when hungry. the same as hun
dreds of others Of US with stronl
digestive machinery and the pie
: made and contributed by ou
: country friends were simply de
5 licious. Even among those VIII
] failed to be on time and conse
Quently lost out IN part, tn
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25

Jim Moore hasn't forgotten
things be learned in the war;
stick By the cook. all night IL
necessary.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-06-25

out at the table altogether who
vented their disappointment in
their choicest language, but be
it said to the credit of the throng
generally, there never was a
more descent large crowd served
in the open nor ever such aIlarge
number of volunteer walters
every one of whom manifested
the greatest pleasure in meeting
the every requirement. The
duty of serving the vast crowd
was in charge of the U. D. C's.
and that they, together with
those whom they drafted to as
sist, are due the heartiest thanks
from all for performing so ad-
mirably one of the most import
ant features of the occasion, is
universally granted. About 80
the line was formed at the court
house and led by the marshal Of
the day, followed by the big
band, the senators riding with
Miss Price, Sterling Price camp
1 U. c. V. the vets from Higgins
vile, the G. A. R. and the ar
tillery and what automobiles that
could get thru the crowd lining
the street, tho not extending a
great distance the showing was
fine and the spectators cheered
every feature of the march. II
was a sight which we never ex.
! pect to witness here again, and
| the tears dropped copiously from
, the eyes of many of those who
were unable from one reason and
another to take part in the lineup,
when the gray and the blue
| tramped by marching to the
: same tune and following the
same flag. Arrived at the park
} those connected with the unveil
! ing assembled about the monu'
ment and the invocation of 6
; blessing on the memory of Gen
! eral Sterling Price and of Peace
: on earth and good will to mer
: was sent up by Rev. Cobb
: at the conclusion of which Mis-!
Hazel Price drew the cord which
/ held the veil and the splendiC
e bronze figure was revealed in al
: its majesty and beauty to thous
q ands who cheered enthusiastic
t ally Their cheering was Gu
Y short by the first shot of the sa
e lutte of II guns from the twt
q cannon at the southeast cornel
Of the park. The sharp crack O.
! the artillery sent hundreds wht
Y had crowded close to the gul
: scurrying to a distance and
: thrill thru the vets who well re
, membered thru all the lapse o.
5 time the familiar sound. Tn,
< charming young woman, tn,
e great granddaughter of Mis-
: souri's most distinguished man
b was accorded homage both il
/ hearty cheers and silent admira
o ton by all as she gracefully per
Y formed the part she graciousl.
a consented to act and with whicl
t she was thoroughly familiar
: Her beauty, dignity and graceful
b ness was on every tongue. TIL,
e speakers ascended the platform
8 and following a short superhuou
s introduction the junior Unitet
s States Senator from this stat,
!, delivered a most excellent aid
r dress which comparatively few
3 could hear on account of tn,
: great number who could no
8 hear being restless and wors
s than all, the racket reproduce'
r by buzzing machines in th
: hands Of girls and children. Th'
0 disappointment Of the day TO
: thousands was that they cOul'
e not get close enough to hea
. eithero Of the addresses, Senate
' William ]. Stone following Sens
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-11-13
What Tommy Told
the Duchess

: barred my manly bosom TO 'is orrid
steyhoscCPa-
| called on Gawd 10 witness that all my
ribs was broke!
u thumped me and e punched me ana
is blooC,in' face was long,
But when e says Count five, my lad
l give in tEis ere song:
It's IonS way to Tfpperary.
It's 4 long wa O. TO so.
It's long way 10 Tipperary
And the sweetest girl / knowr'
They chGcNel ue in "A luggage van WITH
ali 'uudrel more.
And greVsome kind o. cheer it was. with
straw ticks on the Gopr
The motey wot was nearest me 'ad lost
out both is eyes
+ cried for is old lady and then g upa
and dies,
IT'S long way 10 Tipperary,
Too Tar for some TO so.
It's Ions, way to Tipperary.
All, Gawd, e loved 'er soI''
'ad to keep my spirits up. though tears
amt no disgrace
When you're coughing blood and shrupnels
but / 'ad to save my face.
So 1 offered in my blanket. and you bet
/ made 'em ear;
''If any mate Will 'elp me sing I've two
bits left for beer"
It's long road to Tipperary,
We're goins 'orne today.
We cursed the surgeon for a thief.
But q wouldn't let us stay"
Then something must ave 'appened, for
an English nurse was near.
With natural imperliteness I said, Morn
in sister, dear!'
She turned as white as paper. Man. be
careful what you say!
You 'aven't spoke for seven weeks-we
thought you'd die today!'
It's long way to Tipperary,
But when / cave in view
Holl won't raiGd the scrutches
Because my cart is true.
I don't mind your crutches, Tom,
l know your love is true!
That's wot Moll will say to me
When l cave in view"
-Romilly Thornton In New York Times
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To Make Bandages.

Bandages can be prepared from the
good parts Of worn sheets or pillow
slips if perfectly clean. Rolls six to
eight yards in length are most conven-
ient-one inch wide for fingers, two
inches for feet. two and one-half to-
three inches for head and arms and
four inches for legs. good way OF
keeping them in condition for use is to-
seal the rolls in perfectly clean glass
fruit ar.-Philadelphia Record.
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A False Alarm.

Il know something. | do. about a
member Of this family" said little
Bobby Slithers triumphantly to his old
er sister. Maud.
''Oh, dear." exclaimed Miss SIithera.
"Half dollar is all have, Bobby
VIII you promise not to tell If give
you thatT'
Sure. l WILL" answered Bobby in
surprise. But 1t amt nothin' OH you,
sis. 1t was the cook and the iceman." /"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Genuine Innocer1ca.

A youthful Ohio man who married m
widow and went TO Chicago for his
honeymoon complained to the hotel
management that his pockets had been
rifled of all the money he had the very
first night. Did you ever think there
was such innocence as that In OhiO2--
Houston Post.
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A Good instrument.

Sinclair-That's a nice looking bar
ometer Of yours. Is 1t sensitive? Kali
lings-Its too sensitive. 1t even indf-
Gates when my wife is going to have
a crying spell.-Puck.
The Hungarian Crown.
The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperOrs of Austria
as kings of Hungary is the Identical
one made for Stephen and used at his
coronation over 800 years ago. The
whole is of pure gold, except the set
tings, and weighs almost exactly four
teen pounds. The settings above aIlud-
ed to consist of fifty-three sapphires,
fifty rubies one emerald and 338
pearls. 1t VIII be noticed that there are,
no diamonds among these precious
adornments. This is accounted for by
the oft quoted story Of Stephens aver
sion to such gems because he cOnsid-
cred them ''unlucky."
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Mrs. Willis - So your daughter is
home from domestic science school
| suppose she has learned several new
ways Of washing the dishes. Mrs.
Gillis-No; she seems to have learned
several new ways OF getting out of
washing them.-Judge.
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The Outlet.

Physiology Teacher-Clarpnce. you
may explain how we hear Things. C1.r
ence--Pa tells 'cm to ma a~ "A secret.
aul ma sirn< EN- away Il the bridge
rlub-Clcrr.aud Leader
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Another Face on II.

I'VE ran across an old friend OF yours
.he other day"
"Who was it, and where did yOR
meet him?''
1T was Mr.. fodder. and we didnT>
exactly meet him-he wouldn't get onr
of the way Baltimore American
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Mrs. Wullaby-De agent says ii we
amt got de rent mex Monday we's got
to git out. Sam Wullaby-Nex' Mon
day? Den we doan' need to worry fos
de mex fo' days.-Puck
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literary.

''Oh. simply adore Meredith and
3. owning and Henry James" said ths
gushing young person
so do /" said Little Binks. They
are perfect. delightful It's like send
ing your mind 10 gymnasium Er-
do you rpad th"m in the original -
New York Times
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There are only two roads by which
any important goal can be reached
sheer strength and perseverance,
Goethe.
Evening journal., 1915-11-05
FRIDAY NOV. 5, 1915
A TIMELY W0Rp or MARNING.

NXTE think we perform a friendly service for the
w public and the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company when we call attention to what
many persons regard dangerous feature OF the ham
ding Of traffic in the Boulevard north Of Washington
street bridge growing Of the absorption of the
Peoples railway system and the rerouting of cars.
AZ the present time operating north in the
Boulevard uses tracks the ef-hand OF that
thoroughfare but takes and discharges passengers
on the rght-hand side of the car In other words the
Passengers compelled to use the roadway and not
the sidewalk when getting on or of a car.
The Boulevard is one OF Wilmington's most popular
thoroughfares Il is extensively by automobiles
Many of them operate their cars at high speed We
think the street railway officials will appreciate the
element Of danger that exists in the situation out
lined above That element present at all times but
more particularly at night in the taking on and dis
charging of passengers in the channel OF southbound
automobile and other vehicular traffic
There is doubt that from a transportation point
view the location of the tracks creates an awkward
situation, because the rght-hand side is the natural
TO for taking and dschargng passengers It
will be much better, however, to meet that situation
than to wait until reckless or confused au-
tomobilst dashes into and kills or mains men, women
and children who in the roadway not from choice
but from compulson incident the present method Of
operation As view it, the traction company wishes
the safety OF those who use its lines and
has within itself ample technical skill TO harmonze a
left-handed track system with righthanded traffic
handling system
Evening journal., 1915-11-05
A Dubious Endorsement
lFrom tbe New York Tribune)

staff in 1912, when the last reoreaniza-
tion OF the army was effected. lie
wanted to maintain small army OF
the old. model-composed Of soldiers
who follow soldering as career. lie
fixed the term of enlistment at seven
years, and doubtless would have pre-
ferred to make it ten years Jnsetad of
seven. His main idea is still 10 keep
the regular army small-to make it a
subordinate factor in our system OF de-
fence. He is reconciled TO Mr.. Gaui-
sons makeshift reorganization because
it. too, leaves the regular army under
sized and purposes oyershadowing it by
creating much larger Continental
army" of the militia type.
The Garrison scheme begns at the
wrong end. II multiplies the available
supply of unframed material and great
ly decreases the proportion Of trained
troops. 1t is in line with all Mr.. Hays
theories. and he has therefore, little
difficulty in reconciling himself to it.
But that fact will hardly reassure those
who want to see our army and our mill
tary system modernized. Mr.. Hay is
safe in calling the Garrison scheme 'com-
seryative." Whatever else may be said
in its favor. it is clear that there is no
modernness in it-that it cannot revital-
ize our military establishment. make it
really efficient or bring it up to date.
Evening journal., 1915-11-05

filibuster. The minority cannot be beat
en- if it stands united in opposition 10
clotme. 1t viii be supported by the
knowledge that it stands for free speech
in the worlds greatest forum, where IN
future wears free speech may save the
republic. The more the question IS
studied the more the people will agree
that the occasional veXation of trivo-
lous ilibuster is lesser evil than the
throttling OF the minority and the con-
seuuent danger of hasty and half baked
legislation They have seen the House
make repeated mistakes through haste
and cloture. which the Senate corrected
bv deliberation and debate. II has be-
come the custom, in fact, for the House
to rush through crude and admittedly
unwise legislation with the understand
inc that the Senate, under the rule OF
unlimited debate will detect all errors
and perfect the measure.
The old rule has worked well enough
for the United States, aud now that
the question of self-defense is before the
nation the secondary question of Senate
procedure can wait. What the people
eNpeet OF the forthcoming Congress is
expeditions and statesmanlike action on
national defense. If the. people do not
get what they except, they will begin
Evening journal., 1915-11-05

Chairman Hay, OF the House Military
Affairs Committee, approves Secretary
Gairison's scheme OF army reorganiza-
tion and predicts that it will meet
with little opposition in Congress. lie
is for il, he says, because il is "conser-
yatiye."
The country may he justified in pre-
foring the Garrison makeshilt reorgani-
zation to no reorganization at ALL But
it might as well be- understood i'm ad-
vance that a scheme which Mr. Hay can
commend as conservatives must fall
very far short of creating the real army
OF fully trained officers and fully trained
men which tho United States needs.
Mr. Hay has been a consistent oppon-
emit of all modern ideas OF military ctli-
cheney. He holds fast to the ancient
traditions which have brought mmilia.
tion and disaster ON the country in the
past. lie distrusts general stats, war
colleges. fine rule of the expert in mill
tarv affairs. lie shudders at the idea
of creating "a military Caste meaning
by that body of highly educated Off
Gers ample enough TO 90 around when
the necessity arises for calling on half
trained militia 10 do the work of first
line troops.
The chairman Of the House Military
Affairs Committee defeated the general