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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-06-04

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The Russian government has
placed an order for 800, 900 pairs
Of military boots with a St.Louis
firm.
The new laws passed by 4. the
late legislature have been 'print-
ed and are now being distributed
by the secretary Of state.
With new bank, a new grain
elevator, not vacant house or
an idle man in town, Houstonia
seems in o fair way Of prosper
lty.
Gathering corn in May. This
is not the title Of song but the
real thing. A farmer south OF
Milan has several acres yet to
get out.
Thirty-thres persons more
than 80 years old live at Madison,
Monroe connty. The Oldest OF
the number is Mrs. Mary White,
who is SO.
A feather bed weighing forty
six pounds was sent from Paris
to Olathe, Kas., few days ago
by parcel post. The postage
was fifty cents.
The dredge boat at work clean
ing out the channele of 102 river
is now six miles from Maryville
and is expected to arrive in port
there about July /.
The state capitol commission
announces that the cornerstone
Of Missouri's new state house at
Jefferson City will be laid with
appropriate ceremonies on June
"a.
A vaudeville performer. seven
feet and two inchee tall, is now
u
touring Missouri, One Of his
merry quips 10 that he left home
because his mother did not need
him any longer.
A $4,000 bond issue for in
stalling city lighting plant and
improving the water works sys-
Ism at Kirksville will be voted
on there at q special election Orr
dered for June "a.
Vowing vengeance on rats
which persisted in catching her
chickens, q Macon woman
bought u wire trap and baited it.
Next morning she found she had
caught seventeen little chickens.
You may not believe it, says
the Renick Enterprise, shocked
almost beyond expression, but a
young lady asked a gentleman
for cigarette and it was one day
last week right here in Ronick.
The state is going into the
business of manufacturing over
alls. Machinery has been in
stalled in the penitentiary at
Jefferson City and one hundred
convicts will be employed therein
within thirty days.
That the fish had been bitten
by q poisonous snake was the
solution offered by local fisher
men when two persons in Grundy
county were made seriously III
by easing fish caught . few
hours before in Grand river.
Trenton is 30 hungry for the
sight Of real circus that tent
ed attraction has bsen offered
free license, free lot and freq
waterif it will stop over for q
day, breaking a jump from Cen-
terville, Iowa, 10 Kansas City.
When a butcher in a neigh-
boring town bought barber
shop, the Salisbury Democrat Of
fsred the suggestion that lots Of
BARRIERS are qualified to run a
butcher business and that IL is a
paor rule that win not work both
ways.
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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-06-04

blN LlU UuW5 dTdik HUIub VI bue
solution. They died soon after
'|wards,
!, Shelby county folks are pretty
neighborly. On the day that a
farmer who resides near Shelby.
tville was taken to Rochester,
Mimi, 70 undergo surgical op-
GRAFTON, seventeen neighbors with
fifteen teams brought their drags
harrows and listers and planted
their less fortunate fellows corn
crop for him.
/ E. T. Tate, former cashier OF
the Birch Tree bank, which fail
ed in August, 1918, was oonvict-
ed Of embezzlement by a jury in
the Shannon county circuit court
at Eminence and sentenced to
the penitentiary for two years.
His attorneys, W. ]. Orr and l.,
B. Shuck, filed notice Of an ap-
lpeal to the supreme court.
/ A. M. Dookery, third assistant
POSTMASTER general, has found
that there are 37,804 pensioners
on the rolls in Missouri, who re-
ceive annually more than eight
million dollars. There are only
five states in the Union which
have larger pension rolls. They
are Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
York, Illinois and Indiana.
1 A Monet caterer who desired
to decorate the walls Of his place
LOT business with some clay
I''peace pipes" placed the order
for them by telephone. II seems
he did not make himself quite
clear as to the articles desired
and the result was /. dray load of
extra length clay drainage pipe
delivered at the store q few hours
later.
A live, active, elk legged pig,
four In the rear and two in front,
10 claimed by Charles Lytle, six
miles west of Hopkins, on the
old Ingram farm. The two extra
legs are situated on the left side
and are attached by skin and
flesh a few inches behind the
front legs. The pig is thrifty
and appears as active as the
other eight of the litter.
A woman may talk back to q
police officer, says Circuit Judge
Moore at Forsyths. A year lago
marshal Hawkins of Branson,
impounded some stray hogs OF
Mrs. Anna Stauffsrs. She told
the officer just exactly what she
thought of him, and be arrested
her, but let her 60. She sued
Hawkins for false arrest and has
been given q $500 judgment.
Because his is year old son
had whipped him three times.
Jack Kennedy, arraigned at
Lexington on a charge Of having
threatened his wife's life, asked
leniency as to the amount Of
bond when bound over to await
the action Of the criminal court.
The bond was fixed at $500, and
not being forthcoming, Kennedy
was sent to Jail. "I'm in hard
Iuck," he said.
| A Shaving skillet" that be-
longed to his great-grsat-great-
grandfather is one Of the cherish-
cd possessions OF w. w. Ne.
Donald Of Msryyille, Taking
the Tribune's word for it. "The
little household utensil will hold
about a quart Of water and
stands about four inches high.
II has three legs and q rat tail
handle pix inches long. 1t 10
supposed that the skillet once
was used 10 heat water for shaw
| ling purposes \
! ssVia submarine. was L.aih.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-17

a concert hall on the Clichy, and he
suggests that you do legerdemain for
me-"
| eyes of the other frightened; he threw
slip Of paper into the air, snatched
up keen-bladed knife that lay on a
box beside loaf of bread, and cut the
dropping paper into six clean pieces,
while it was still in the air, so swiftly
that Poe's eyes were deceived, and it
seemed to be done in single stroke
'Bravo!" he cried "You have 9TH
er acts as well? The trained pigeons,
the white mice, Monsieur Fleury sug-
gested."
II have given them up. They do not
pay now. Too many people train MICE
It is nothing!" answered the other, the
conceited grin on his face giving way
to the creep Of crafty CLEAN.
That's too bad" replied Poe. Ami
mails amuse on the stage. would like
such an act. could pay two hundred
francs week for a man with trick
dog, ora monkey, say?"
Two hundred francs. It is a good
DEAL" said the other shrewdly, the grin
beginning to freeze.
Not too much for fine act Mon
sieur Fleury tells me you are wonder
full with animals. 1t is too bad you
have given them up"
"All dead. have given them up.
But may train another for you. am
clever at it. l know the mice best" A
shadow shot across his face as he said
this last. There was a creak of the
closet door, and he suddenly glared de-
| family at Poe,
I'll tell you! Did you ever think of
training rat ?" cried Christopher Poe,
as if some sudden inspiration, not fail
ing to note the sudden change In
Torche.
The defiant look in Torches face
broke down little, and he seemed
nervous as there came second warn
ing creak from the closet door. Poe
made no move. but held his breath,
feeling the air of suspicion, and ready
for the slightest surprising twist in the
scene.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-17

ran over the list together, Poe asking
particularly concerning the act of each
performer.
"This man Torche?" he exclaimed,
his finger suddenly stopping at the
name. "He has bullying eyes, promi-
nent forehead, and can dress like a
gentleman on the stage?"
Exactly" cried the French mana
ger. You know him?"
mot yet" smiled Christopher Poe,
the satirical wrinkles from his lips
deepening for the moment.
"You have seen him then, surely?"
II believe so. His act is clever, you
say?"
He is a very wizard at both Of his
specialties I told you Of" replied the
manager. "He is not well liked. He
is too cunning"
Poe waited for no further particu-
lars, but thanked the manager, stepped
through the door, purchased bag of
luscious red cherries from street
vender, got into the waiting cab, and
gave the driver Torches address.
During the two-mile drive to an OBJ
scure street off Rue Saint Jacques, in
the Latin Quarter, Christopher Poe
leaned back in the cab, consuming the
cherries, and holding telegraphic con-
verse with himself. 1t was not solilo-
guy; consisting only in parts of
phrases jerked out as he twisted his
mobile lips with nervous hand, the
hand of a man of taste, with only a
band of fine yellow gold on the fourth
finger.
"Cabochon cut" he muttered. "Curi-
observation-disclosures - sight poor -
smell cherries Woman! Al
ways woman to steal jewels for! Good!
Very good"
The cab finally stopped at the out
of-the-way address, and Poe, telling the
cabby to wait, jumped down, and Sc
lected the handle from a cord under
the painted numeral w on the door
step. He jerked it down quickly, and
heard the faint jingle of a bell far
above. But no footsteps came in an
swer to his summons, no shout of
"Entrez!" welcomed him, SO he showed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-17

the door open, and CROPPED his way up
floor, avoiding the debris in the dark
like cat, and going instinctively to a
door, through crevice in which dim
light shone.
He knocked on the panel. No an
swer He raped again. The light
through the crevice was suddenly blot
ted out
From Monsieur Fleury. about an
engagement! Gone to bed, Torche?"
he called in a deep bass, the French
slurred in accordance with cheap the
atrical usage.
There was a noise inside A match
scratched. The door swung open, and
thin, Ratchet face with prominent
forehead and bullying eyes, helping to
support the fiabhy bridge Of bent
nose, peered out. Seeing that the Wis
itor was gentleman, with an express
sion not unlike concert-hall man.,
| Torche invited him in, with bow, and
greeting in his native tongue.
Monsieur will be so good as to par
don the appearances. / was going to
bed when you knocked. 1t is about an
engagement you Gomez" He stood
dressed only in the ordinary wide-bulg-
ing trousers of the Frenchman, and a
stiff white shirt, with a narrow white
| tie.
Christopher Poe had stepped in, and
quickly taken an inventory of the
room. Disorder was everywhere evil
dent, as though things had been hasti-
ly concealed. A high silk hat and the
tail of an evening coat poked from un-
der a pillow in the corner. Beneath a
closet door he saw the edge of a wom-
ans skirt protruding slightly.
II am not intruding, Torche? You
are quite alone?" asked Poe, quickly
scanning the mans face.
Quite alone" answered Torche,
| with evident relief, glancing toward
the closet door.
Poe took preferred chair, and went
to the point at once.
II am an Englishman, as you per-
ceive from my looks rather tran my
accent, for have spent my lif9 among
the concert people here. Monsieur
Fleury was so good as to suggest that
you can do clever work. ! am oIening
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-17

splinter of wood in his pocket, the
wrinkles deepening and his eyes fixed.
Turning short, he said in. low
tone to Blondell, wait for me at Pal
ais d'Orsay;" then he bowed absently
to the girl, ducked through the plush
curtains, and hurried out an exit
AS he sat in cab five minutes later,
on his way to a music-hall in Rue de
Clichy, Christopher Poe looked and
acted more like bored Frenchman in
search of pleasure than anything else.
Had the Jehu who drove known the
truth about his fare, he would have
been more particular in his work, and
would never have dared to juggle with
the little taximeter at his side But
Poe, glad to be relieved of his desk
duties, and enjoying his holiday in
Paris, kept no worry-book In which to
write down such daily vexations as
crooked taximeters.
AS he sat back in the cab and drove
through the fascinating streets of old
Paris, he was both sorry and happy
that he had stumbled onto so interest.
ing a crime.
The cab dropped him before popu.
lar Clichy music-hall, and he stepped
into the managers small Office in
front.
II want the names of all the leger
demain performers en- your circuit
Only those not working now; any act
out of the ordinary, Monsieur Fleury, >
he said, having shaken hands cordially
with the friendly little Frenchman al
the desk, leaving a hundred-franc note
In the mans palm.
Monsieur Hardy always pays SC
WELL" smiled the manager, pocketiny
the note, taking down huge index
and beginning to jot down names and
addresses rapidly. you want sword
swallowers. nake-charmers, card
fakirs; all the curious ones in Paris &
/ Exactly, if they can do sleight-of
hand as we'll" answered Poe, idly toy
ing with the splinter from the chair
and removing several particles from II
to examine in detail with the aid of a
little pocket-magnifier. A confidence
cleaned in those strange eyes, and his
lips moved expressively.
In ten minutes time the manager
penetrated Poe's abstraction, and they
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-17
Important Consideration.

Every woman ought to Learn
swim" :,
Perhaps replied Miss Cas,
And yet it would spoil so man' 4
mances If all a girl had to 90 "
she thought she was drowning VS
rescue herself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-09-17
His Status.

Were you a bull or a pear II
street?'
Il wasn't either. / was tne
who has to run for tree WDsA
menagerie breaks loose"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20
BOOST SUFFRAGE IN
W VARIOUS STATES
Mrs. Medill Mccormick Annou11.
ces Plans following Defeat Of
Mondell Resolution.

Washington, Jan. 10 Declaring
that the vote in the house recently on
the Mondell resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment to e2franchise Wo-
men had demonstrated conclusively
that the next important step in the
suffrage movement must come through
the states, Mrs. Medill Mccormick
chairman of the congregational COM
mittee Of the National American Wo-
man Suffrage association, announced
today that the committees activities
for the remainder of the session would
be devoted to such legislation as
would advance the cause In the ar
ious states. The announcement follow
ed a conference between Mrs. McCor-
mick and members of the committee as
to future activities at the capitol.
To Institute Campaign.
A campaign will be Immediately be
gun for the passage Of the Silafroth-
Palmer resolution in the si%xty-fourth
congress. This resolution which was
introduced in both houses at the last
session, provides for a referendum IN
the various states at any time upon the
demand of eight per cent OF the vot-
ers. It was stated that the commit
tee would maintain a lobby at the cap
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20
Arthur Hammerstein Will Pre-.
sent Sparkling Comic operate
- Jollity Here. .

The plot Of @"High' ,Jinks;" witch
Arthur Hammerstein will present at
the Auditorium in Bismarck on. the
night Of February 1, concerns a lot OF
people and their wives tangled up in
a maze of mistaken Identifies. Paris
and a French bathing resort furnish
the background. A marvellous inven-
ton in the form Of a perfume, a mere
Whit of which makes everybody hill
arious, keeps the plot moving gaily
along by getting the people concern
ed into trouble and out Of it again.
When troubles get too threatening,
somebody only has To. wave a. hand
kerchief saturated with the magic per
fume, and everybody breaks instantly
into song and dance and laughter. A
richly gowned and pretty chorus add
to the festivities. r. ,.~ ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20
GASOLINE and ::
!. OIL TAKE DROP
Standard Oil Company Announ.
ces Reduction in Price Of One.
Half Cent Per Gallon. IL

The price Of oil and gasolinei has
been, reduced oae-half cent per gal.
lon at all Standard Oil company sta.
tions in North Dakota, according to
announcement by Manager j. 70. Car.
ter. The reduction is in conformity
with the recent ruling Of the supreme
court Of North Dakota which held
the oil inspection law to be invalid,
and under this decision the oil coma
panies are not now required to pay to
the state the inspection fee Of one
half cent per gallon on oil and gaso-
line. In accordance with this decision:
the public is entitled to the benefit
Of this saving, and the new prices
went. into effect on Monday of this
week. : -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20
new JUDGES
FIRST OPINION
Judge Christianson Wrote 0pin-
ion in Herbert Glass Ap-
7 "a i9 ~ A.;
peal. ,

Judge Christianson of the supreme
court wrote his first opinion
as a supreme court Judge in the case
Of State VS.. Herbert Glass, convicted
OF murder and now serving time in
the penitentiary. Judge Nuess.e was
sustained in this case and Glass will
have to serve his sentence e
Glass cottended that he; was con.
victed on the uncorroborated evidence
Of an accomplish.
The syllabus of the opinion is given
below: IA i d
ssTATn OF NORTH DAKOTA, Plain.
tin and Respondent vs.. Herbert
Glass, Defendant and Appellant. =
/. Where there Is a motion for a
new trial, rulings OF the trial Court
constituting proper grounds for a new
trial under the statute must be so
presented, otherwise they will be
deemed waived. FIR
e." The su1iciency of the evidence
to sustain the verdict in a criminals
action will not be reviewed On appeal.
unless the melton for a new trial spe-
cities as error that the verdict tsis
against the. evidence. Il IL
8. An instruction, "that circumstan,
tial evidence Is legal and competent
in criminal cases such as this u.s. and
If it IS Of such character as to exclude
every reasonable hypothesis other
than that the defendant is guilty, is
entitled to the same weight az dir
.ect testimony" is not open to attack
as ianaerronoOusJ statement Of law, es.i
pecially where no request for addfi
tioral Instructions is made.
,4.,s. Failure Of the. trial court to in,
.struct, the jury as to the law govern
ing tlhes testimony of an accomplice
cannot he, urged as periodical error.
in the, absence ola request for such
instruction. * 49,
I S. Failure. to instruct on the sub.
ject. Of q n ,alibi Is not reversible error,
where no request to charge upon that
fe&ture o. the case was made. !.
80. A jury sworn to try q criminal
action may, at any time before the
cause is, submitted to the jury, in the
discretion of the court, be permitted
to separate, ..s ! i
O.. II >>prejudicill language. on the
part of the prosecuting attorney is not
objected to or called to the courts
attention before the case is submitted
to the jury, dt1Of cannot be assigned
thereon, aMs 'ass1 ~ ~ ~; sf5..t
(Syllabus by the Court.)
Appeal from the District Court of
Bowman County, Hon. w. L. Nuessle,
|"> 80 { 49,.
Affirmed. Opinion Of the Court by
Christensen, sJ!ae,G&
Bangs; Netcher & Hamilton, of
Grand Forks, attorneys for. Appel
liant. VI .1s /. GILL,
and w. Fl Burnett, Of Dickinson, At.
torneys for Respondent. u
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20

with .pby the kangaroo court, which
will be open for business all evening.
Notice Is also served upon all orators
that the first one attempting to pull
off a speech will be summarily grid
ironed. In the, place of flights of ora
tory, which are usually absorbed with
the cigar smoke at the tail end Of the
feast, there will be stunts pulled off
between the courses of the banquet,
which the press gang hopes will aid
digestion and at the same time Hum
inc the wide field Of politics, juris-
prudence, legislation AID other ele-
waiting subjects. ~ =. T.. T. )
The Eligibility Class.
AS quite q number Of the good folks
do not seem to understand they are
eligible to the honorary" list of the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20
CONTROL
REPORT PRINTED
Will Be Distributed Soon; rs
Complete il Every
~ - Detail. '.. -.

The second biennial report of the
board Of control Of state institutions
Of North Dakota, covering the biennial
period ending June 80, 1914, will be
out IN a very few days--advance cop
les having been received In the city
yesterday. sa. ~ - NJ
. This is a most volumi1ous report
and is. complete in every detail, 1t Is
one OF the most complete reports ever
gotten out by a state department of
North Dakota.
u The report is interesting itself but
the many beautiful pictures Of the IN
stftutions, the inmates, the buildings,
livestock, surroundings, etc, make It
even more attractive. One feature In
the report is a history Of the state
penitentiary, something which has
never been attempted before. n
:? There are over hVe hundred pages
in his*book and every one OF the
institutions under the direction and
supervision. of the board Of control tis
represented here. Facts and figures
are given and history and pictures!
The board is to- be- commended on
this report, for it is ~ painstaktng et-
fort to gather the information requir.
ed for Z report Of this sort and to put
1t together 50 well, y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20

~ TEN
louis, Mo-, writes: - =
"For over two years / was troubled
with catarrh of the internal organs. !
heard of a free booklet The Ills Of
Life l read it and wrote to: the
doctor, who answered my letter
promptly. I began taking treatment
as soon as possible. Tongue cannot
express how I suffered with my stom-
ach, and I also was troubled with
catarrh of the head. I didn't feel like
myself for a long time. So I began
taking Peruna. I have taken four
bottles, and now / cannot praise It
enough. Any one who has chronic
.catarrh should write to the Medical
Dept. OF, the Peruna. Co., Columbus.
Ohio. I feel grateful for what the
doctor has done for me, and would
not do without Peruna. now en-
10y as good health as ever. I find
it has improved my health so much
that l will recommend it to any n
cheerfully." ..@'~ ADV.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20

Press clilb-at So pert is again
stated, that all members Of the legis-
lature and all male members CT the
to whose character the
club treasurer can with safety certify,
are in li1e, for this great distinction
and a good time-provided they ap-
ply to Judge, Bruce for a member.
ship certificate without delay.
These will probably be the most
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20

Entire change Of program at the
Orpheum tonight.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20

~ s..t ftI..i.
gan using Peruna a few months ago
when my health and strength were all
gone, and I was nothing but a nervous
wreck. Could not sleep, eat or rest
properly, and felt no desire to live.
Three bottles of Peruna made me
look at life in a different light, as l
began to regain my lost strength
While my recovery took nearly four
months, at the end Of that time ! was
better than / ever had been before.
l had a splendid color and never
weighed more in my life.
II certainly think Peruna is with
out a rival as a tonic and strength
builder, and it has my endorsement"
Mrs. Charles Brown, r. R. 4, Box
10, Rogersville. Tenn, writes:."1 have
tried many different remedies but
have found that Peruna is the great
est tonic on earth, and a perfect sys.
TEN builder" r'" $50.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-20

itol and that it would be supplemented
by cooperative work with the state
suffrage organizations.