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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16
SIN OF CURIOSITY.
Should q woman Take interest In Hus-
bands Anairs ?

shouid q wom.n lake Interest In Hus-
bands Ansirs ?
1T is the part Of dignity TO pretend
you do not want TO know, or at least
that you are not anxious or inquisitive.
when he makes a mystery of any
thing" said the experienced matron to
the young wife. Il was an old-fash'
Toned girl when | was first married,
completely wrapped up in my husband
and his interests, and thought ] was
entitled to know where and what and
why he did anything and everything"
The experienced matron paused.
smiled, sighed and added: THAT. OF
course. was many years ago. The way
| was cured of what | called interest
and solicitude and what he called Curl
osity-perhaps TO himself he ever
called 1t interference-was simple. but
II was effectual enough to last through
all these years. One evening he was
writing letters and | was sewing
Some OF the letters were OF a business
nature and others were to friends. AS
he finished each one he read Il aloud. |
thought this an idyllio performance.
such communion OF interests. such liz
terchange Of thoughts and ideas. 4
think | fancied | was assisting him,
too. The last note he wrote was short.
but he blotted It furtively and foliel
It carefully. He did not read II to me.
| looked surprised. then asked him
what II was. "oh, nothing. nothing OF
any importance, he answered.. and
thereupon popped the note into a
drawer Of his desk and in some con-
fusion turned TO his letters again. /
was annoyed. | simply had to see that
paper, but | was equally determined
that he should know nothing OF II. He
had said that It was OF no Importance.
so I felt that he would only have him
self to blame II ] took a look at Il.
And look at L | did. as Don as / had
an opportr y. And this is what |
had the pleasure OF reading: 1 wager a
new spring hat from Nine. Toqae's
that your curiosity will not permit you
to let this alone Did | claim the hatg
Well. hardly my dear. | fear | would
now. In a similar prcdicament. but
thea | was proud as well as silly.
shut that drawer tight and never BY
word or look betrayed to him that he
had won his wager. And | asked no
questions"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16
School Notes.

This Ia examination week. Many a
student lie TO learn the great advant.
age Of selt-reliance during the week
aud many smother will miss this OPP
portuniiy aud move Llindly In bliss.
iul(D Ignorance through another quar-
ter.
Next week IL the week for n stong
pull for mn increased library. We
certainly need aud should be ablo Ia
raise One Hundred Dollars during the
week for thai purpose.
The week will close wilma declam-
aiorv contest ut Fergusou's Opera
House on The evening of Frid,y Nov.
2Srd To choose II representative for
this school in u contest between
the schools Of Central Missouri TO be
held at Hermann during The Thanks.
giving Holidays.
When the quarterly reports come
to hard. please examine them careful
ly aud II YOU find them unsaiisacio.
ry confer with the teacher AVID see II
some means can he devised for MAX
ing them better next quarter.
Respectfully.
NJ. +. Higgins.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16
OBITUARY..

Little Gertie May South died
Nov. 8, 1900, Of lock of the bowels.
She was born April 8, 1900.
Dear Gertie thou hast gone to rest,
Thine is an early tomb.
But Jesus summoned thee away,
Thy Savior called thee home.
Our life not thine, went out the hour,
When trembled upward thy last
sigh.
When with soft touch we closed
thy eye,
Whose latest sight proved loves
power.
Thou hast passed to fullest, perfect
life;
Passedto the Beulah of the blest,
Parsed where the weary souls find
rest
And from this earthly
strife.
The sweet, swift months were.given
to thee,
To teach us of the pure and good,
To draw us nearer unto God,
Since he has taken thee to heaven
Supreme thought that some sweet
day,
We too, will pass from death to
life,
Will pass from scenes of sorrow
rife,
To where all tears are wiped
away.
Tis sad without thee dear little
Gertie,
But with the Savior thou dost
rest.
And oh the joy now reigns supreme
Within thy angel feet.
So fare thee well, sweet little
Gertie.
Thy voice with angels 10Y doth
ring.
We will strive to meet thee Gertie,
In the blest land of the King.
A COUSIN.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16
NEW AND DISTRESSING
malsdy Resulting from U.. Of . noasr.
Article of Feminine Attire.

maisdy Resulting from Use Of . Modern
Article of Feminine Attire.
"A new and strange maiady has ap-
peared In Washington" said a Connec-
ticut avenue physician. which has af-
nicted several OF my patients, and
which bids fair to attack the gentler
sex as the season advances.
Il was called In by the husband Of q
lady. who told me In great alarm that
while she was preparing for the thea
Ter she was seized with sudden and
violent commissions OF the head. neck
snd verteb.a. Her s~ufferings were
very acute, the symptoms finally be-
'orning so severe hat her head was
visited around 10 one side to the ex-
tent that she faced backward.
Il was much concerned on the way
rem my Office to the house. al the in
i.cations pointed to ~strychnine con-
vulslons.
Il found the lady's head turned quite
round, indicting a serious wrench OF
the spinal column and the muscles OF
the neck. She was In a state of coma.
applied restoratives. After consider
be difficulty l succeeded in reducing
he muscular tension. I was also for
ianste in getting her Uranium back in
IS normal position. When she recov-
cred consciousness she wal able to
look forward instead OF backward to
Ter intense delight and the decided re-
i'ef OF her husband. Luckily for her
the tension had not been Of sufficient
duration and vigor to form a perma-
nent position OF the muscles. It would
have teen rather awkward for her q
have gone hrough life with her lac
looking west over her left shoulde
while the remainder of her bod,
walked east.
81 diagnosed the ailment as pulley
neutrality-suspicious., accompanied
by extreme rigor OF the mastoid-jugu-
lar muscles. My advice TO ladies who
c the pulley belt is, not to feel that
their lives depend upon having the
points OF the diamond in the center
surely. squarely. truly. exactly. pre-
cisely, positively. and perfectly even
in the back with the center Of the
skirt. or their neclss may become dis
located In attempting to see around,
down. and behind. and remain so for
ever."-Washington Star.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16
JonesburQ.

Wilson Bros steam saw Is In full
blast this week.
Geo. shealer. OF Truxion, was bur-
led Wednesday.
William Bolton lost about 1000
hoops "Wednesday night, supposed to
have been burned.
DR.. Chas. button Ia visiting his
sisters here this week.
Miss - Dutton. OF Morsey, Mo-.
is also visiting sisters here.
Hail Young. and wife, aud Thos
Crnmp are In Montgomery this week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

T|ih snuuu5 NituCutu tue utW urn "
the last"
and at the same time favorable. Then
he answered slowly.
"Er-well. | wasn't quite sure-an'
them at vas with me couldn't Just
make out for certain, SO we carried II
to Muzzy, the blacksmith. He worked
In the mines once, and Muzzy took 1t
and chewed 1t up. and-we called II
coal"
When one feels like signing and
laughing both at ono the proper u
is num- Not until after a long
pause did | venture TO ask. Have you
lever followed II up?"
"Oh. it's no use without a diamond
drill. The drill | had that time l
made myself. 1t would take a good
point to reach the--to get down to 1t.
How much would a drill COST" |
vas prepared for four figures.
well, u good one would cost nigh
up to s~eventy-fve dollars. probly.",
| ground my heel in the sand. This
was bankruptcy.
He must have felt the circuit OF sym
PATTY to be established between US.
for he said in a confiding half Wills
per,
Would you-like to come out-an'
see the holeg'
He led me into a narrow garden.
There. in the midst OF tomato vine,
was the excavation. some four or ave
feet across the top. Barden paused
on the edge Of 1t as he might have
paused at a graves edge. There was
more light here. the place being opea
to the stars. and | scrutinszed his ace
and figure. He was bent his hair
and beard were grizzled He began
showing me In detail exactly how he
had gone about to sink h drill. Pres
entity | heard footsteps SAD urcin ,
deserted two ngures comiag IN ongh
the gateway. Barden. for all that he
was rather deaf. heard tAom aaout as
soon as / did. lie left o. ia narrative
abruptly.
"Ahoy," he called.
soho" came lie 1aFN a hoy
lsa base. and ~Helol' u = trshis
that a4ye me a r.e--
e wan me La rdsn
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

BY GEORGE REARpsLEx

copyrighted, 1900: Daily storv Pub CO ,
And II was coalf" I demanded
eagerly.
I was sorry to press the old man a.
closely for the exact truth. but I had
probably a more practical interest An
his narrative n n anvbodv vho hsd
evsr I,.,.n.a a. . r~
modest acreage of that prairie mvse I
and I had a romantic curiosity TO
know what was under the surface. For
this reason ! had hunted up Barden-
quaint and broken enthusiast-"Must-
ne-ooal they had called him In
riatteviiie for twenty years. The pros
pector a grown so accustomed to
hsht treatment OF his hobby that !
- y recei'ed NJ nrst as Just
nv more neartiess sooner. But he
Jus "s'e oe'ecteo a note OF sincerity
my questions TOT before many min
.s we sat eneek by jowl upon the
uewalk' and he was only relating In
=" uush tne progres OF his boring oil
~ yea!s oefore. but was exploiting
"hoie tneory OF river valley a
oeus. In better days and better
s'a ne had MADE piigrimages TO
must Vi the great coal mines lying
% Neoraska- walked every foot
I'm, way sAid me- with quiet pride.
"a' gone Two years from home. lest
my y IN an accident In the Bioss
"n
Ihere was a story sequent Of that.
700. IL was said the woman he loved
refused to marry a ~disfgured man
Then you came back To P~iatteyllie
satisfied"
Yes. came bact sa,ise.a v. v.s
on the right side n, the river Tor :, -
! soon noticed tha, no r.y.r ..id IN.
word "co.I. 4, h. o.,,,s - a.
WV
put lately ne had one other interest.
come to contend with the coal hope
for supremacy In his life. Besides the
notion OF hearing Barden's O OF
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

Editor Mendeuhall OF the Audrain
Republican was n pleasant caller at
this ollie last Friday. lilo stated that
he had moved his oiiirc 10 Mexico
from which place II viii be issued in
the future,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

As the Baptist pr"iracted services
are in progress. nj this place, Rev.
Caldwell recommends that his people
embrace the opportunity of hearing
the Rev. McMsnawny. ~ Fayetie.
on ncxi Snbbeth morning aud even
ing. lie mentions him NJ sound
logical aud iorceiul" ia his Wedues-
day nigh, N
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

James l.. McCabe by his clever
work in his New Comedy "Malo-
ney's Wedding Day" has been
dubbed, 'Fat, Fair and Funny"
He will be seen at Ferguson's OPP
era House Saturday Dec. list.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

You can buy II ut the Black Flag
aud save about 20 per cent. Tell
them YOU saw II in The TRIBUNE.
Prices will tell. read the Black
Flags nd.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

James l.. McCabe is said to have
made the hit of his life in his new
comedy, "Maloney's Wedding
Day." This clever comedy will be
at Ferguson's Opera House on
SATURDAY Night Dec. LIST.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16
Peytonia,

Richard Keele aud wife visited Jack
Mitchell aud family Sunday.
Robt Bentley. who lives In Csllaway
county. has been visiting his sister,
Mrs.. j. W. Mitchell.
Charles Covingion was ut Peytonia
on business Monday,
Isaac Goodman has had n very
painful sore eye recently.
&. W. Goodman vas nj Pcyionia
Tuesday.
Miss Matte Jones who teaches Mt
Olivet school, has recovered from a
spell of sickness aud again resumed
her school duties.
Robt. T.. See sold n number Of wagon
loads of corn to Mr.. Tate aud deliv-
cred II at l0c.
Richard Moss, of Galloway county,
has sold his personal property and
moved his family To Wellsville. His
stock sold u, good prices, Colts from
1927 so In $50. per head; horses sold
from about $40. to $780,; u COW
brought $3.50; steer calves. $3.50 to
500; heifer calves, $l2.50; sheep, SIS.
per head; chickens sold at $500 per
dozen.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

"Maloney's Wedding Day,''Ja as.
McCabe's New Comedy, will be
here Saturday, Dec. list.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-16

Circuit court Is In session this week
but irw cnses ut amy importance are
being tried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

three FOUNDER is landed in the boat. III
is glorious sport; it is life worth living,
For miles these mute evidences of the
rivers power are streWn along the
banks on either side. Some still green
others shrunken and decayed into mere
snass and stumps- On these logs on
sunny days turtles lie in numberless
quantities. They are of the hard smell
variety and reptilean and hideous in APP
pearance. The wee baby turtles are
rather inclined to stare saucily at you
until the boat pOlxes its nose almost
against them when they slide, with a
not ungraceful motion, into the waters
below.
The red fox squirrel is in evidence
when the conversation IS low and darts
up and down the trees and over the soft
carpet of dead leaves gathering and
storing away his winter food. Below the
falls at the big bend a huge blue crane,
solitary and sublime in appearance, mas
made his home and with the approach
of the boat rises and fiies lazily ahead of
the fishers, not seriously alarmed but
always out of gunshot Bunches of cat
tie from the feed lots made a pretty
picture standing knee-deep at the fords
swishing off the flies with their wetted
tails. They scrambled to the bank as
the boat drifted by only to wade back
after the disturbing element had passed.
The current carries the boat along;
an oar IS used only when a stop is nee
essary to cast a line under a dropping
willow or near a promising Snag. From
far, far up in the air comes the dis
cordant notes Of a passing flock Of cranes;
out on sand bar a clipper kildeer ut
tiers its harsh cry, mingled with the
voices of the farmer children afleid.
You must have the proper bait for the
bass is the most particular epicure of the
piscatCrial tribe. A catfish viii swallow
greedily any kind Of food; a croppie
wants only a sinner, but Mr. Bass in
craWfish is most pleasing to his palate.
On the lower falls" fifty yards long
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
An Day


sycamore trees were covered with wild
Virginia creepers. fast turning to fam
ing autumnal tints. twisting and en-
tWining far to the top of the aged giant
How peacefully the waters flow. So
soft sunshine that the drifting leaves
from the tail CottonwOods seem scarcely
to move after striking the bosom Of the
stream.
But it is not always thus. Miles and
miles away towards its source heavy
rains cause the now clear quiet stream
to become a raging torrent and its
taWney waters go sweeping around the
curves and bends gnawing al the soft
banks 1t is an endless chain of resist
ance working away until finally the
roots of a sycamore or a willow are ex-
posed. Remorselessly. stealthily. the
tide washes further and further inland,
noisely but peTsistently. The summer
comes but the river still sings its siren
song The wind puffs and purrs in the
trees tops, its branches now denuded of
leaves. white and trembling And some
soft night when the harvest moon is rls
ing far to the east in a trail Of blood
and a little slate c0iored boot owl sends
forth its dismal cry there is a tremen-
dous crash. The tree is torn from its
moorings as a mighty ship founders at
sea The river has claimed another vic
tim. The tragedy is complete But
what grand feeding ground among its
branches for the big mouthed bass. Let
your boat drift quietly along and cast
a line hard by. Like a flash the cork is
submerged and after a lively tussel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

and from ankle to kree deep are hun
dreds Of mOss-cOYered rocks. Take a
hand net and place it below a faVorab BILE
lot eff stones and oyerturn them. the
swift waters wash the str lggling little
minnoWs of a fingers length aad the
crawfish hiding beneath into the net
You toss them into the minnoW pail an 1
try again. At one dip the two fishers
secured sixteen fine bats. A splendid
! feature Of this class Of bait is that they
are hardy and live long. Little sinners
die quickly. even with the best of care
The bass require lively moving objects
on the hook; they scorn 4 dead minnoW
At dinner time the fishers We're far
down the river with a fair eaten, Feel
ing hungry, the mouth Of q little stream
that came purling in from the west,
clear and cold as ice, offered an attract
i've looking spot Tor shade and rest.
Rowing slowly in 10 the bank With
trolling hooks. the rover sitting astrids
of his pole. had q strike. and dropping
the oars quickly landed a lively speci-
men. Ere he could unlock his prize
with a mighty flop and struggle a still
larger bass was thrown in his lap from
the lire of the occupant Of the rear seat
Twice in rapid succession was this per-
Torrance repeated by each as fast
the hooks could be baited Then the
rush let up for a moment, and the lunch
basket was produced, along with a
bottle of cold tea
The rear occupant had just taken a
long swallow when he felt tug at his
ward with the speed of an express train.
1t took several seconds Of skillful work
to land the prize, which proved one of
the best of the day-at least three and
One-half FOUNDER. and beautifully
marked. Carefully rebaiting the hook
he reached for the remanent Of the
bread and ham and cold tea. but the
rocking of the boat had sent them over
board in ten feet of water The bread
had truly been cast upon the waters;
however. it came back again in the
shape Of many striped beauties
All Of the afternoon the little craft
lay anchored in the mouth of the stream
while the fishers smoked or stole up
the creek for a drink out Of leaky tin
cup The fish bit on, the contents of the
minnoW pail gradually diminishing, the
string of fish increased, and the sun
sank lower The lowing of the mich
redbirds fitted low over the boat to a
thicket beyond. and the long shadows
stole further out en- the water. The
faint cav, cav" of a crow came from
an ebony line of flight above while a
flock of wood ducks settled down with
a soft splash in the waters up the
stream.
The PROV Of the canoe was turned
against the current. and with strong.
steady stroks was sent along by the
rover while the other fisher rolled up the |
live bait and baiIed a few gallons Of
water out of the bottom of the ancient |
vessel Ere the evening star had
tWink1ed long the boat was driven on |
the gravelly banks of the landing and |
the lights of the little town of Cotton !
wood Falls appeared in welcome, and /
supper was found for two. F. ". z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

There is a family in town that is
strongly Republican. Another eharac-
teristic of the family is that anyone who
calls at the house and asks for some
thing to eat receives it
A few mornings ago a member of the
species hobo knocked a the back door
about breakfast time and asked for
something to eat. He was Immediately
called in and given a seat at the kitchen
table A good meal was placed before
him and the family stood around.
Where are you from?" asked one.
tColo-g ulp-rado," said the man with
his mouth full of ham.
"Hows the political situation out
there2"
''All right
win the state go Republican or Dem
ocratic2"
Pretty gulp-close but guess it viii go
Democratic"
What are your politics?'
Demo gulp-crat-"
Going to vote that Way?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

a wedding last week such a thing hap
pened.
Several ladies' who thought they
should have been invited to the cere-
raony were not among the guests and
they planned a, way of getting even.
They stationed themselves near the
house where the wedding took place and
waited for the carriage which was to
take the bride and groom to the train
The carriage came down the street at
a lively rate The women yelled and
screamed at the driver and finally stop
ped him. They decorated the carriage
with white streamers until it looked as
if it were ready for a flower parade.
Then the carriage drove off to the
stoop in front Of the house and the jok-
ers remained on the corner to watch
with glee the discontinue of the bride
and groom. The door of the house OPP
ened and a man and woman walked
down the walk to the carriage and got
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
HOME OF The BASS
Have You Ever Sought Them
In the Cottonwood
If Not You Have Overlooked a
Resort of the Striped Beauty.
A DAY WITH THE FISH
Fisherman Relates His Exper-
fences on This River.
Idyn of an Autumn Period on a
Kansas Stream.
A DAY WITH THE FISH

Have you ever cast a line for black
bass in the Cottonwood river? If not
then you have missed a rare treat. At
no place in Kansas does this branch of
the finny tribe abound in more plentiful
numbers nor in more cunning gameness
than in the deep pools that lie at the
foot Of its many shallow rippies.
The greater portion of the second week
of October was dreamy, drowsy period
that was blotted out by two fishers
drifting down with the sun and the
shadows in Chase county. Indian sum
mer hung over the river and the woods
roundabout We're gorgeous in purple and
scarlet All along the banks the huge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

HIS wife.
The following Is a true and accurate
narrative OF the events which happened
sors of Washburn college. as copied from
a diary kept by shat individual:
Saturday. October 20.-Sent my dress
suit to the tailor to have it pressed and
cleaned 70 wear to party on following
Monday evening, October 22-Came
home to dress for party and could not
discovered that my wife had been prepar-
ing barrel of cast-oh articles for the
rHmmage sale and that the neighbOrs had
bees helping to fiji the barrel This after
noon my wife went calling. leaving lu-
5 lructions with the girl that if any 5un-
dies We're received during the afternoon
TO put them in the barrel and send them
e the rqmmage sale when tn, the dray
delivered the dress suit during the after
noon and the girl not knowing that it
l. rs. put It in the barrel Dray called
and took the barrel to the rummase sale.
Tuesday. October 81 paid a visit to
tha rummage sale rooms. expecting to
instead was met with me happy smile
Qf the lady in charge with the-What to
8 i'd like a hot cake for SO. Upon hear
lng my explanation she at once became
l could find the man who bought the suit
Wednesday. October I'll found the
man with my dress suit. He thought he
was my suit and that it was sold through
a mistake, he gave the discouragin re-
ply that ne couldn't help that I finally
persuaded him to return the suit to me
upon the payment to him of fifteen dol
lars. IN the future no more things win
BE- sent from my house to a rummage
sale"
party Of Topeka people went picnick-
ing last sunday west OF town half a
dozen miles or more. The picnic grounds
We're selected in dense wood off from
the main road a mile or so.
There was an old building in the woods
and when the rain came up the party
found refuge in the old shack and kept