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FAIR
VOLUME XXXVII.
STE. GENEVIEVE, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY (i, 1901).
NUMBER 40.
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TSERIAL
L2 STORY CVJ
lL.THEtJI
escapade
MARITAL ROMANCE 11
Cyrus Townsend Brady 1 1
ILLUSTRATIONS BY Jl
RAY WALTERS II
(Copjriitst, iwe, tj w. c CLrmo.)
SYNOPSIS.
The Kscnpnde opens, not In the ro
mance preceding tho marrlriKt! of Kllon
Hlocum. a Puritan miss, anil Lord Car-
rltigton of Knglaiul, but In their Ufa after
nettling in isnKlanu. Tlio sccno ib piaceu,
Just following tho revolution, In CuttliiK
ton castlo In Knglaiul. Tho CarrliiRtons,
ftcr a liouso party, engaged In a family
tilt, caused by Jealousy, Lndy Carrlng
ton agreed to cut cards with Lord Stratli
Kute. whoso attentions to Ellon had be
come a soro point with Carrlngton. Tho
loss of J100.000 failed to perturb her, and
nor nusDana men cut ror ins wire s 1. u.
IT. and his honor. Carrlncton winning.
Additional attentions of Lord Carrlngton
lo ljulv Cecil v and Lord Htrathc.itu to
I.ady Cnrrlngton compelled tho latter
to vow innt sno would leavo tno castio.
I'reparlng to Hee, Lady Carrlngton and
her chum Deborah, an American girl.
met Lord Strathgato at two a. m., ho
agreeing to neo them safely away, lie
attempted to take her to his custlx, but
she left him stunned In tho road when
thn carriage met with nn accident. Sho
nnd Debbie then, struck out for Ports,
mouth, whero sho Intended to sail for
America. Hearing news of KUcn's Hlclit
ords Carrlngton and Scton set out In
pursuit. Seton rented a fast vessel and
Htnrted In pursuit. Btrathgate, bleeding
irom ian, uasucu on to I'orismoum, tor
which Cnrrlngton, Kllen and Seton wero
also headed by different routes. Strath
gato nrrlvcd In Portsmouth In ndvanco
of tho others, finding that Kllon's ship
had sailed beforo her. Strathgato and
Carrlngton each hired a small yacht to
pursue the wrong 'vessel, upon which
vacir supposeu tzuon naa sailed. Hctnn
overtook the fugitives' near Portsmouth.
but his craft ran aground, Just as capture
tl'flK Imminent. Tllpn tvnn flirt nlinnn liv
boarding American vessel and foiling her
pursuers atraingate, cton aim uarnng
ton. Carrlngton and Strathgate, thrown
together by former's wrecking of latter's
vessel, engagcu in nn impromptu uuol,
neither being hurt. A wnr vessel, com
manded by an admiral friend of Seton,
then started out in pursuit of tho women
fugitives, Seton confessing lovo for
Debbie. Flagship Britannia overtook the
fugitives during the night, Ellen deciding
io return to t'ortsrnouin.
CHAPTER XV. Continued.
From tho stern of tho merchantman
a Jacob's ladder dopended. Ellen, bid'
ding Deborah wait a moment, scram'
bled out of tho stern window, got her
foot on the Jacob s ladder, descended
It until she could reach tho boat's
painter, and then drew tho boat
toward her with her foot and fastened
It to tho foot of the Jacob's ladder.
She climbed up a few rungs and bado
Deborah try the descent. Deborah was
vory much frightened, but with tho re
peated promise by Ellen that they
were going back to Portsmouth, she
summoned her courage and made tho
attempt. Ellen steadied her and In a
moment more Deborah fell a confused
heap In tho bottom of tho boat.
Ellen, with her sailor suit, carried
a sheath knife. It was a good thing,
'for sho had left her sword and pis
tols In tho berth, whero sho had
taken them off beforo going to sleep
It was the work of a momont to sever
tho painter, and a vigorous push drovo
the little boat clear of tho ship. Thero
wero oars In the boat, which was not
too largo for Ellen to row. She broko
them out cautiously and by a few
slow, steady but poworful strokes, sho
soon got sufficiently far from tho mer
chant ship to avoid any powerful risk
of observation. Thon Bho shipped tho
oars, stopped forward, hoisted the sail
drew tho sheet aft, seized the tiller
and boro away rocklossly Into the
night.
siio Knew exactly wnat nnd oc
currcd. Sir Charles Seton, or hor hus
band, or Lord Strathgato although
scarcoly the latter had Interested Ad
.mlral Kephard and ho had brought
tho Britannia out to take her back
They would bo a disappointed and
.surprised lot when they examined tho
'ship and found her gono. Nobody
would bo moro surprised than worthy
Master Jeromlah Tugglcs,
Ellen's heart exulted at her free
dom. Sho did; not know whero sho
,was going, what tho course, nor any
thing else, but sho knew that thoy had
(not caught her yet, and that hor dlB:
.appearance would bo a great mystery
'to them. Sho could havo laughed
:loud In gleo as tho llttlo boat, feeling
tho full force of the wind, rippled
through tho black wators under tho
black sky.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Unsuccessful Dash of the Britan
nia. To say that Captain Jeremiah Tug
gles was angry at tho difficulties la
which ho had involved hlmsolf by at
tempting to further tho flight of his
compatriots is to put It. mildly. He
was entirely helpless, howevor. To
havo attempted to bravo a shlp-of-tho-lino
llko tho Britannia would havo
been madness. Tho English levia
than could sail three fathoms td his
two, and If sho could not, a half broad,
sldo would havo blown tho merchant
man off tho face of tho wators. Tho
independence of tho United States had
boon recognized, but tho country was
yet too now and too weak for Eng
land to treat hor formor colonists with
ny very great amount of consldora-
Hon or respect. Tho anclont habit of
authority was too strong and England
for years had carried matters with a
high hand on tho high seas.
Tuggles was a man of senso and
therefore ho obeyed tho Imperious
niandato from tho other ship. He sur
mised, of course, why ho had boon
bidden to henvo to. Ills unlucky pas
sengers had caused this humiliation
to bo put upon him and ho cursed the
kindly Impulse which hud led him
to recclvo them. Ho did not send bo
low to awaken them. Ho would let
tho people In tho approaching boat
do that.
Ono of the Hrltanitia's cutters had
been filled with men and dropped
overboard. Whllo ho watched her, he
could not hut admire tho splendid
man-of-war stroko with which tho cut
ter boro awny from the brightly light
ed sides of tho liner and npproached
Ills own ilnrker ship. Presently, ho
heard sharp words of command from
the water below.
"Way enough! Oars!"
Tho next moment tho cutter softly
slid alongsldo tho Flying Star. A sec
ond or two lalcr a figure appeared in
the gangway nnd stepped to tho deck.
The visitor was followed by two oth
ers. Captain Tuggles strode moodily
aft on the quarterdeck. These visitors
woro not guests nnd ho had no deslro
to extend to them any hospitality
whatsoever. In fact, there wns no
ono to receive them nnd In tho dark
ness, tho decks looked to bo deserted,
The second man who had reached
tho deck, stepped forward, took tho
first by tho arm and walked ait with
an nssuranco born of ..familiarity with
ships and decks. Thoy found Capi!n
Tuggles standing Just forward of tho
mlzzonbast.
"Arc you the captain of this ship?"
began the second visitor, who had act
ed as pilot across the deck.
"I am."
"What, ship Is it?"
Thero was nothing to bo gained by
withholding tho Information desired
and Captain Tuggles swallowed his
wrath and choked out tho namo of his
vessel, whero from, and whither
bound. That done, he proceeded to
Interrogate his visitors.
"An' I'd llko to know by what au
thority you stop on tho high seas a
peaceablo trader belongln' to a freo
nation?"
"Tho authority of a hundred gun
shlp-of-thc-ltnp, my friend," returned
tho offlcer, who was Lieutenant Col
lier.
Tho argument was unanswerable.
Captain Tugglcs, taken aback by the
lieutenant's readiness, growled out:
"Well, what did you do It for? I
can't afford to lay around Idle In tho
channel for half tho night while
you "
"Now, my friend," Interrupted Col
lier, "you had best keep a civil and
iulet toncue In your head. Tho more
Waiting by the Companion Hatch
Where He Could See and Hear.
polite you aro and tho quicker you
answor, the less troublo you glvo us,
tho sooner wo 11 let you go."
"What do you want?" nskod Tug'
gles. "Somo of my men? Thoy'ro all
freo born Americans, and "
"It's not men we're after now, but
women."
"I've nono In my crow," said tho
Amorican, steadily.
His heart rolonted at tho last mln
uto and ho thought perhaps ho could
stave oft tho trans-shipping of his
passengors which it was now ovldent
was tho purposo of this sea domlclll'
ary visit.
"I havo no doubt that you speak cor
rectly," answered Collier, "but these
Indies would bo on your passenger
list."
"ThlB ship don't carry paBsengors,"
began Tugglcs.
"Now, that'll do, captain," said Col
Her with a touch of tho peremptory
In his voice, "two persons woro Been
to board your ship nbout noon to day.
Ono of thom was plainly a woman,
the other was dlsgulBed in men's
clothing."
"Who scon them board my ship?"
porslstcd Tugglcs.
"I did," said tho other figure.
"And who may you bo?"
"Sir Charles Seton, captain In tho
Sussex light infantry, although that's
not a matter whjch need concern you
greatly."
"Oh, needn't It?" said Captain Tug'
gles,
"Allow mo, Mr. Collier," continued
Seton; "tho two persons aro aboard
hero and wo must tnko them off tho
ship."
"I protest against this outrago," bo-
gan Captain Tuggles.
"You can protest until you aro black
in the face, or red, white and bluo, If
that suits you bettor," said sir
Chnrlos. "I say the peoplo nro hero
and I mean to havo thom, nnd"
"By what right'"
"Mr. Collier has given you nn an
swor to that question,"
"And If 1 refusti to clvn thom up?"
"Aht You admit they aro hero
then?" returned Sir Charles, smiling.
"I admit nothln. Rut If thoy wero
hero an' I'd refuse to glvo 'em up,
what thon?"
"Wo'd take them by forco."
"And how would you got 'em7"
"I'd search tho ship."
"Search my ship!" roared Captain
Tuggles. "I have 20 stout ublo-bod-led
American seamen aboard hero!"
"And I havo as mnny In the boat
yonder," said Sir Charles, "and thoro
nro seven hundred on tho Britannia.
Now, bo returnable, ono of thoso per
sons Is tho wlfo of Lord Carrlngton.
Sho's running awny from him "
"Is It ngnln tho law for a woman to
run away from her husband?"
"Wo havo nothing to do with that,"
returned Sir Charles.
"An' how do I know your story's
true?" continued the captain. "Ameri
cans aro not In the habit of runnln
away from Englishmen, not oven
American women from English lords."
And here tho worthy captain spoko
truer than he knew. Thero was oven
a touch of the prophetic In his voice,
but wo must not anticipate.
"Whether you bellovo It or not,"
said Sir Charles, "Is a mattor of no
consequence. Tho point is, tho wom
en wero seen to board this ship and
wo mean to have thom. Neither you
nor the crew, nor the women them
selves can prevent It and you might as
well submit to tho Inevitable, sir."
"You can do what you please," ro-
turned tho captain, turning his back
upon tho Englishmen nnd stalking aft.
"When youo through with my ship
perhaps you'll kindly turn her over to
mo, nnd when I get back to Boston
I'll see that this Is reported to Gen
eral Washington."
He's n gentleman for whom I
havo great respect," returned Sir
Charles, easily, "and I shall bo Inter
ested to know what ho thinks of you
for abducting the wlfo of a peer of
England on the high seas."
"Abductln'!" roared Captain Tug
gles turning from aft. "I llko that. She
boarded of hor own -freo will."
"Mr. Collier," said Seton, Interrupt
ing tho captain who quickly subsided
when ho saw ho was out of tho game,
perhaps you will bo good enough
to assist me to search the ship. I
confess that the nautical sldo of my
educntlon has been neglected. Where
do you think they aro likely to be?"
"It they haven't concealed them'
selves," returned Collier, "we'll find
thom In tho cabin."
"And how do you get to tho placo?"
"This way," said the lieutenant,
pointing to tho companion hatchway,
The two stumbled down, bidding the
midshipman who had accompanied
them to watch on tho deck and sum
mon tho boat's crew at tho slightest
evldenco of troublo.
Tho cabin was dark, Blnce Ellen had
taken the precaution to carry the lan'
tern with hor, but that seemed to
make no difference to Mr. Collier. Bid
ding Seton stay at the foot of tho lad
dor, ho went from ono stateroom to
another. He tried tho doors, opened
most of them without difficulty, BatiB'
fled himself by a brief inspection of
each that no ono wasAvithln, until ho
came to tho room In which tho womon
had retired to rest. This door wns
locked. He felt for a key. Thero was
nono there. Ho shook the door, beat
upon It with his fist, called out, but
there was no answer.
"They'll be there," he said, "or per
haps In tho captain's room which
should bo aft."
Ho turned to tho door of tho thwart
ship bulkhead and found It too was
locked.
"We'll go on deck, If you please,
Sir Charles," said tho officer, "and
Interview the cnptnln ngaln."
Thoy fqund Tuggles waiting by tho
companion hatch. His curiosity had
drawn him to n point whence he could
see nnd hear tho expected explosion.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
DISPUTE3 TRUTH OF PROVERB,
One
Man Who Disbelieves That
Laughter Aids Digestion.
"I don't know whether nnture fitted
mo out with a different sort of dlgea
tlvo apparatus from tho average
man," romarked a magazlno reader,
who looked up from tho printed pago.
,"Hero Is n writer who sets it down as
a solemn fact that 'laughter and good
cheer aro enemies of dyspepsia.' Now
whenever I go to a dinner whero a lot
of good stories aro told or amusing
speeches mttdo and I laugh more than
usual tho lesult for mo Is an aggra
vated attack of Indigestion, Moro
than this, nnd although I novor drink
anything In tho way of intoxicants, I
am certain to havo an attack of hie
coughs as a result of laughing, which
always amuses my mends who aro
aware of my non-drinking habits, 1 pre
sent tho anomalous pioturo of perhaps
being tho only man at tho tablo who
has not taken a drink of any kind and
yet my actions are those of a man who
had decidedly too much liquor. You
can't make me bellevo that old saw
about laughter being good for diges
tion, In spite of tho solomn gentleman
who wroto this article."
A Qame of Chinee.
Good negatives aro very largely a
mattor of accident, writes Olios Edgor-
ton, in tho Craftsman. Given tho ut
most caro and wisdom In tho selection
of subjects and tlrco, It la neverthe
less truo that tho novlco may socuro
with hla kodak n moro nrtlotlo ncga
tlvo than tho trained veteran, and that
tho veteran himself will get tho most
artlBtio negative largely as a result of.
chance. - ,- x,-
SENATORS PROBE
STEEL MERGER
MONEY KINGS SAY ABSORPTION
OF TENNESSEE CONCERN
WAS NECESSARY.
SEEM TO UPHOLD PRESIDENT
Thorne and Perkins, Morgan's Part
ner, Are. Called Before Sen
ate Committee on the
.Judiciary.
Washington, D. C. The merger
of tho Tennesseo Coal nnd Iron Co. nnd
the United States Steel Corporation
was Investigated by the senate com
mittee on tho Judiciary Saturday.
The witnesses were Oaklolgh Thorno
president of tho Trust Company of
America, and Georgo W. Perkins of J.
Plerpont Morgan & Co., who also Is
a member of tho finance board of tho
steel corporation.
Tho testimony of Mr. Perkins seemed
to uphold President Itoosevelt's con
tention that the absorption of the Ten
nessee concern was necessary to ro-
llovo tho panicky condition of securi
ties In November, 1907.
Mr. Thorno denied that the Trust
Company of America wns interested
In the deal In Tennessee Coal ami Iron
stocks, and declared that the merger
was not necessary to save his Insti
tution. No decision has been reached by tho
commlttco to subpoena Judge E. H.
Gary nnd Henry C. Prick.
Senator Culberson Inquired of Mr.
Thorno whether he had knowledge of
a syndicate which owned tho control
ling Interest In tho Tennessee Coal
and Iron Co. In tho fall of 1907. Ho
replied that ho had and that ho was
a. member of that syndicate and that
ho had bought his stock and with'
drawn it from tho syndicate and there,
foro was not familiar with tho syndl'
cate's operations.
Tho names of the original syndlcalo
managers were given as Grant B.
Schley and Charles Guthrie. Leonard
Hanna of Cleveland look tho placo
of Mr. Guthrlo after his death. This
syndlcnte, declared Mr. Thorne, owned
a majority of tho stock of tho TenneS'
see Con! and Iron Co.
In addition to naming Schley, Guth
rlo and Hanna as being Interested In
tho syndicate, Mr. Thorne mentioned
John W. Gates, E. J.. Berwln and H. S.
Black. When asked If he had any per
sonal knowlego of tho actual sale of
a majority of tho stock of tho Tonnes
see company In No,imber, 1907, Mr.
Thorno replied:
"All that I know Is that I delivered
my stock to J. P. Morgan & Co. and
got a receipt for It."
When Mr. Perkins took tho stand ho
was asked to state any knowledge he
had of the absorption of tho Tennessee
company by tho United States Steel
Corporation, and he said:
"Tho question of the acquisition of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co. by
the steel corporation wis never brought
up or broached in any way, so far
as my knowledge goes, until perhaps
the second or third acute stago of the
panic. Then it camo up very sudden
ly, becauso of tho panic and very serf
ous disturbances that existed In Now
York as a result of tho great deprecia
tion In tho market value of things and
tho unmarketiiblllty of a great many
securities."
Mr. Perkins said thero was a general
feeling, which It would bo difficult for
anyono to express in a concrcto state
meat, that If tho Tennesseo Coal and
Iron stock was taken out of various
loans some way It would prevent a
great many failures and avert, a fur
ther spread of the panic. Continuing
ho said:
"Finally someone made n sugges
tion, which afterwards worked out.
that tho corporation might furnish
Its 5 per cent second mortgage bonds
In lieu of cash, and In this way put
In Hon of these loans securities that
wero markotnblo."
King at Social Economist's Funeral
Christiana, Norway. Tho funeral
of the social economist. Prof.
T. H. Aschohough of tho Unlvorslty of
Christiana, was attended by tho kliif
In person and by a great number of
dlgnltnries and citizens of promt
nence. All tho Hags in tho city nro at
half-mast. Aschehough was looked
upon ns an honor to tho wholo nation.
Bill to Curb Liquor Shipments,
WuBlilngton, D. C. Tho delivery
of a packngo containing Intoxicating
liquor to any other person but tho
coiiBlgnoe Is prohibted by tho provls
ion of a bill Introduced by Hopresonta'
tlve Miller of Kansas. Tho bill ap
plies only to Interstate shipments
Gold Certificate Designed,
Washington. Secretary Cortelyou
has had prepared now designs of tho
gold certificates of tho no and ISO do
nominations. On tho face of tho $10
cortlllcato Is tin admirable bust port
rait of tho lato President Cloveland,
and on tho face of tho $50 is an equally
fino portrait of General Grant,
Digs Grave; Dies; Falls In.
AluBWorth, la. Wesley Price, soxton
of the city, droppod dead, falling Into
tho cravo ho was digging for tho body
of his sister.
Atl Who
Would Enjoy
good health, with its blowings, must un
derstand, quite clearly, that it Involve tho
question of right living with ull the term
implies. With projior knowlcdgo of what
is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and of effort may
bo made to contribute lo living aright.
Then tho uso of medicines may lw dii-
pensod with to advantage, but under or
dinary conditions in many instances a
simple, wholesome remedy may bo invalu
able if taken at the proper time and tho
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is
alike important to present the subject
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently, the Company's Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effect
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for salo
by all leading druggists.
THE RETRACTION WAS WORSE.
Second Statement "Piled Ud the
Agony" on Rival Editor.
District Attorney Henoy of San
Francisco, a short time after his
wounding, discussed with a reporter at
his bedside ono of his statements
about tho San Francisco boodlers.
'They expect mo tc retract that
statement, do they?" ho said, grimly.
"Well, If I did retract It, my retraction
would bo llko the Tombstone editor's.
"He, you know, printed a story to tho
effect that a rival editor's father had
served 37 jcars In Jail. Pressure was
brought to bear on him, and finnlly ho
agreed to retract that statement. In
his retraction ho said:
"'Wo find that wo were mistaken
when wo said In last week's Issue that
the Clarion editor's papa had passed 37
summers In the penitentiary. All ef
forts of friends to havo his sentence
commuted to life Imprisonment failed,
nnd the old man, as a matter of fact,
was hung.' "
ITCHED FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get Raw Arms Affected,
Too Gave Up All Hope of Cure.
Quickly Cured by Cutlcura.
"I suffered from eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell,
sweat and Itch, then would become
callous and get very dry, thon peel
off and got raw. I tried most every
kind of salvo and ointment without
success. I tried several doctors, but
at last gavo up thinking thero wns a
euro for eczema. A friend of mlno
insisted on my trying the Cutlcura
Remedies, but I did not glvo thom a
trial until I got so bad that I had to
do something. I secured a sot and by
tho tlmo thoy wero used I could seo a
vr-ct Improvement and my hands nnd
feet wero healed up In no time, I havo
had no troublo since. Charles T,
Bauer, Volant, Pa., Mar. 11. 1908."
I 'otic r Drug & Choui. Corp., Solo l'ropa., lloston
THE UNEMPLOYED.
"There's plenty of work about if you
only look for It."
"Yes, and by tho tlmo I'vo found It
all me energy's gono!"
ONLY ONK "I1HOMO QUININ
Th4t ll LAXATIVB 1IHOMO
olll
NIN1C. I,onV fot
tea aignatura or H. W. (1HOVK.
i;m-u tuo world
ovtr to Cur? & Cold
n una imr- e.
A man never realizes how silly his
lore letters nro until ho hears some
of them read in court.
Smokers appreciate the quality value of
lcwu ningie ninuer cigar, lour ucaiet
or Lewis ractoty, l'eon.i, 111.
Marriage Is the hurdle bctweeu ro
mance and reality.
Beware of the Cough
tint hangi on r-eritttcntlv.
mealing your ntalit'e reit and
ciluumnc jrou with the violence
ol die ptroi) imt. A few doiei
c( rlio'a Cure tll relieve won
derfully tny cough, no nutter
Iiow (ar advanced or itrloui.
It oothe and liealt theirrltatrd
uriicet, clean the clovged air
parages and the cough disap
pear. At til dnigglau', 25 eta.
imam
MISSOURI NEWS
Many Convictions at Joplln.
Joplln Tho largest number of pen
itentiary sentences ever Imposed nt a.
term of fcdcrnl court In Joplln re
sulted from tho sessions just closed.
James Officer, who robbed the Cnrl
Junction postofllce, was sentenced to
four years nt lieavonworth on a ple
of guilty.
W. C. dulld, a photographer of Ma-
rlonvllle, who made counterfeit
money, wns sentenced to tlvo years
and fined J.'OO and costs.
lames A. King of Cnrtorvlllc, who
cashed a monoy order Intended for
another JN, A. King, pleaded guilty
nnd was sentenced to a yenir and a
day.
Henry I.uwls of Duenweg was con
victed by a Jury of conspiracy to rob
tho postofflce thero and will bo sent
to the penitentiary.
Tho misdemeanor cases Included
several offenses.
Isaac Hrown, n lad of 17 years, who
robbed a postoffica at Russell, was
sent to tho School for Hoys at Hoou
vllle for two and a half years.
Two boys, aged 10 and 12 years,
who robbed the postofllce at Wanda,
were paroled under bond.
Board Will Investigate Home.
Jefferson City Hev. J. N. Crutch-
or s charges of gross lmomrnllty
against tho management of tho Con
federate Soldiers' homo at Hlgglns
vlllo were filed with Gov. Hadloy.
They aro general In their nnture, Gov.
Hardloy says, but nothing will be dono
In their direction of inquiring until
after the new board of managers for
tho homo Is appointed, when tho
charges will bo Investigated.
Costly Land Fight Ends.
Springfield. Charles C. Black, an
entryman of Perry county by tho pay
ment of $100 into tho United States
treasury through tho local government
land office, is entitled to a patent to
an eight-acre tract of hill land in
berry county, which has been tho ob
ject of contention In one of tho most
vindictive land contests In tho history
of tho local office, Tho land has cost
enough In lawyer's fees, tlmo and wor
ry to make It deslrablo as a rural re
treat for a Rockefeller.
Offers Farm For College.
Columbia. Morton H. (Iteuben)
Pomberton will establish an ugrlcul
ttural high school on his farm In
Uoone county and placo It under tho
control ot tho Missouri Agricultural
college. If arrangements can be mado
for the college, which Is a department
of tho Unlvorslty of Missouri, to as
sume charge. Mr. Pemberton Is tho
representative of this county In tho
legislature.
Troops Get State Passport.
Jefferson City. Adjutant General
F. M. Humbold Issued general ordor
No. 3, which, In effect, grants permis
sion to all military organizations of
other states to pass to and fro through
Missouri, uniformed, armed and
equipped, between the dates of Feb
ruary 23 nnd March 12, en routo to
and returning from the Inauguration
of President Taft at Washington, D.
C, March 4.
Carrollton Minister Called.
Chllllcothc. Announcement was
made that the Rev. H. McNamee, of
Carrollton, had been appointed to tho
pastorate of tho First Methodist
church in Chllllcothc to succeed tho
Rev. George P. Sturges, who recently
became financial secretary for tho
Missouri Wcsloyan Collego at Cam
eron. Tho Rev. Mr. McNameo's suc
cessor at Carrollton has not been
named.
Dandelion Blooms In Midwinter.
Sedalla. Rain and snow fell hero
Tuesday, but despite this, innny per
sons visited the homo of John Reeco,
a Missouri Pacific bollermaker, to seo
& dandelion In full bloom in the yard
For almost a wook tho thormometer
has registered between CO and 70 do
greos, and nt C o'clock Monday night
it wns 11 degreo above zero,
Kills His Half-Brother.
Capo Girardeau. John I-npo shot
and Instantly killed i:d I.apo, his half
brother. In tho former's house at
Allenvllle. Fd hnd gone to John's
house to seek revenge for arrest on
John's complaint recently. Ho at
tucked John with n knlfo nnd John
Bhot in self-defenso. Hoth woro inur
rled.
St. Joe Judge, Snubbed, Quits.
St. Joseph, .Judge John H. Carey,
the sonlor member of tho board of
managers of the Missouri State Hos
pltal No. 2, forwarded his resignation
to Govurnor Hadloy. Judue Cmi-or
gives as bin reason thnt ho has beou
snubbed uy his fellow.membors,
J. H. Carey's Resignation Accepted.
Jefferson City, Gov. Hadloy ro
colved and uccopted tho resignation
of J. H. Curoy ot Uucnnimn county as
a member of tho board of managers ot
tbu Btato honpltal for tho lnsano nt St.
Joseph. Tho vacancy will bu filled
Ici.v,
Press Association Meets.
Cape Girardeau. -The bocoiuI annual
meeting or tho Southwest Missouri
Press asuoclatlon was held hero. Col
Fred Nnoter presiding. Owing to tho
bllzzaid the atendaucu was slight.
FE-RU-NA TONIC FOR
COUGHS, COLDS, CATARRH.
JOSFPM HALL CHA8E
Pcruna Drug' Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen: I havo used l'oruna
and find that it cannot bo equaled as
a tonic, us well as a euro for coughs,
colds and catarrh.
You are authorized to sss tny
rihoto with testimonial in any pub
leutiou. Joseph II. Chase,
804 Tenth St., Waihinpton, I). C.
Cold and La Grippe
Mr. C. Happy, Hardin, Ray Co., Mo.,
writes: "I can safely recommend Po
rtiua as a ramedy that will cure all ca
tarrhal troubles.
"It was of great benefit to me, as it
cured mo of catarrh ot the throat, and
I took a very bud cold and hud la
ffrippe last February. It settled in my
throat and lungs. I took thrco bottles
of Peruna and it cured me.
"I highly recommend it to all who
aro sick, and I am glad to ndd my en
dorsement to that of others."
Pc-ru-na for Colds
Mr. h. Clifford Figg, Jr., 2029 East
Marshall St., Richmond, Va., writes
that when ho gets a cold ho takes Peru
na, and it soon drives it out of his sys
tm. For several years ho was not
entirely well, but Peruna completely
cured him.
Peoplo who object to liquid medicines
can now secure Peruna tablets.
For a freo illustrated booklet entitled
"Tho Truth About Peruna," address
Thu Peruna Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Mailed postpaid.
Would Bar the Judiciary.
Young ministers sometimes say
somo very Irreverent things when first
they get in harness, but seldom aro
so broadly condemnatory as tho young
clergyman who was called upon to act
as chaplain at tho opening ot a recent
term of cgurt down In Maine.
After covering everything ho could
think of as npproprlato to say from re
ligion to law, he closed his prayer
with the supplication: "And. finally,
may we all bo gathered in the happy
land where there nro no courts, no
lawyers and no Judges."
Then they changed chaplains.
Oh, Father!
"Father, you 'must not drop your
final 'g's.'"
Thus Gwcndolln obsossed by nou
voau culture, to father, retired pork
packer.
"But I haven't been droppln' 'em."
"There you go. Droppln'! And you
say 'comln' and goln' and eatln' ' with
out any final 'g sound at all. It's aw
ful." A pause.
"Gwenny."
"Yes."
"May I drop the finnl 'g' In egj''"
Laughter In the Court.
An old plasterer Is called upon to
give evldenco for tho plaintiff. Coun
sel for the defense tries to bully him.
"Havo you ever been In prison?" "Yes,
twice." "Ah! how long tho first tlmo?"
"Ono whole afternoon." "What! And
tho second time?" "Only ono hour"
"And pruy what offenso had you com
mitted to deserve so small a punish
ment?" "I wns sent tp prison to white
wash a cell to accommodate a lawyer
who had cheated ono of his clients."
DIDN'T KNOW
Coffee Was the Cause.
Many dally habits, particularly of
eating and drinking, aro formed by fol
lowing our elders.
In this way ill health Is often fas
tened upon children. A Ga. lady saya:
"1 had been allowed to drink coffee,
over since 1 could remember, but oven
as a child I hud a weak stomach,
which frequently refused to retain
food,
"The taste of coffeo was In my
mouth all tho time and wns, ns I found
out later, tho cause of tho stomach re
belling against food,
"I now boo that it was only from fol
lowing the examplo of my oldors that
I formed nnd continued the mlscrablo
habit of drinking coffeo. My digestion
remained poor, nerves unstrung, fre
quent headache, and yet 1 did not sus
pect tho truu cnuso.
"Another trouble was a bad, muddy
complexion for which I spent tlmo and
monoy for creams, massaging, etc.,
without any results,
"After I wns married I was asked to
try Postum, and would you bcliovo it,
I, an old coffeo toper, took to Postum
from tho vory first. Wo mado it right
according to directions on tho pkg.,
and It had a most dollcnto flavor, and I
at onco quit coffee, with tho happiest
results,
"I now hnvo a porfoctly clear, smooth
skin, tine digestion and haven't had a
hoadacho In over two years,"
"Thero's n Reason."
Namo given by Postum Co., Rnttlo
Crook, Mich. Read, "Tho Road to Well
vlllo," In pkgs.
Kvcr rcml the nliovn letter t A T
one nppfiira from tlmo to tliuo. TJjry.
art- icrnulce, true, uael full of huma
Itttcrmt.
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