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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
OIL Phases.

One can hear all kind OF news In
regard to the outlook for oil In dif-
fcrent parts of this county. Wells
Vile has had big boom ON hands
for some time, Martinsburg IL get
ting ready to boom and several OF
her moncycd men are forming
company and will likely begin
prospecting this week. About
5000 acres of land has been leased
near that town ON the strength of
the general oil smell. DR.. Bumgar-
mer and Col. NJ. Friedman are
among the number who will invest
their money near that town.
II. A. Davidson OF near Middlc-
town is reported to have said that
their In n well on his farm 2 l-2
miles south Of Middlctown which
is so strongly imprcgnatcd with
oil that stock will not drink the
water. He also reports one on
Geo. Johnson's farm half mile
south OF Middlctown that is in the
same condition as Davidson's well.
Between Montgomery and Wclls-
Vile several farmers have been
asked to lease their farms, but re-
fused.
Monday morning well authen-
ticatcd runner Of oil and prcspec-
tive gushers was reported on our
streets, WEIGH II true may make
Montgomery City the oil center of
this county. A well stongly i'm
prcgnated with oil has been dis
covered in sight OF town, which
may turn out to be aregular Beau
mont gusher. Some well inform
ed parties are at work ON the well
making tests and in other ways,
are prospecting.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
Fourth-cIass Postmasters.

Hon. w. c. Irwin, OF Milan, who
was the Republican candidate for
Congress In the Second District.
was In the City this week. and ia
"a conversation with the Review.
spoke of the ruling Of the Post Of
flee Department, relative to the
appointment of fourth-class post
masters. II will be recalled that
State Chairman Atkins publlsed In
the Review last week n statement
In reference to the settled policy
Of that Department toward fourth
class postmasters now under COM
mission, and stated that there
would be no changes In such of
fees, except for cause. Mr.. Irwin
Is OF the opinion that the Depart
ment has adopted n bad policy,
II generally applied. He himself
is now interested In case In point,
where n fourth class postmaster
expects to retain his place, al
though the Township Committee,
the County Committee, the Con-
grcssionnl Committee, the Con-
grcssional candidate and the Safe
Committee have all given their
endorsement to another applicant.
The present incumbent IL, IL seems,
not acceptable to the local Repub-
lican authorities, to say nothing of
the patrons OF the office, most of
whom have signed the petition OF
the other applicant. "lf this case, I"
said he, "comes under the ruling
OF the Department, and the present
incumbent Is not displaced and a
new appointment made, 1t will
prove very unsatisfactory to the
interests OF the party locally and
discourage the organized party
authorities.
Mr.. Irwin said, "In my opinion
the Department has adopted bad
policy. A vote for Mckinley was
not vote for any particular post
mastes or any particular Official at
that time in commission. The
people were not asked to re-elect
the President; and they shoul be
allowed to determine whether post
masters and federal appointees
shall be reelected. In the case of
the President, they decided in
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

the brightest and best lady tcach-
crs among the colorcd people OF
this part of the state.
We hope that Lincoln Park
school may continue to bc the
strong factor, that It has been for
success in the upbuilding Of the
colorrd people of this community.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
An Insurance Fraud.

Some time last fall an insurance
solicitor for the Security Mutual
Life Of Binghnmpton. n. ~. wa
in this city, aud wrote policy for
DR.. q. w. stephens and James
Covingtou. After certain reduce
tions wcrc made DR.. Stephens gave
the agent his note for so due In 4
months. Mr.. Covington gave his
note for Si2j due In six months.
Not receiving their policies IN due
time DR.. Stephens took up the mat
ter with the company aud after re-.
pcatcd delays succeeded In having
the company adjust the matter aud
pny him pnck his so. also Mr..
Coyington's Si25. State Supt. of
Insurance, Ed. r. Orcar made the
company come TO time. aud pny
up all claim, due ON account
of the frauds committed by
the solicitor. The solicitor
name II William Watkins. We
undcrstnnd that he wrote policies
for J. J. Merritt aud DR.. Burch Of
Rhincland. but VIZ nrc not advised
~ to whether any fraud was prnc-
ticr with them or not. II might bc
well for the public to keep n sharp
lookout for VIM. Watkins.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

Aurclius Brclsford, who has been
an invalid in the Baptist Sanitari-
um In st. Louis, died there last
Saturday and his remains were
brought to this city for intcrmcnt.
The funeral services were conduct-
ed Sunday afternoon by Rev. C.
A. Mitchell, pastor of the Baptist
church, after which the remains
were laid to rest in the city cemete-
ry. Aurelius Brclsford was broth
er of Bell Brelsford of this place
and was about f3 years old.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

The beer eases that were institu-
ted by Hon. &. X. ball while he
was prosecuting attorney Of this
county finally camc up for trial
before Judge Hughes last Monday
and Tuesday. In the six cascs that
went to trial the brewers were
knocked out on every point. and IA
fine of $40 and costs was imposed
In ach case. Attorney kchr aud
Lehman of st. Louis, counsel for
the brewers then arranged for re-
cess with the attorneys for the pro-
sccution, during which time they
desired to consult their clients In
regard to compromise Of the cas-
~ without proceeding further with
the trial.
just what conclusion the brewers
Will reach In regard To their case is
not known at this writing. .Thcymay
decide to compromise provided the
terms can be made agreeable to
both sides. Should this not he
done the cases will likely be ap-
pcalcd.
The fines to be paid by the brew
crs. after deducting the fees, costs,
etc.. will 20 into the county treas
ury to be placed to the credit Of the
incidental or school fund of the
county.
II In pertinent to remark here
that this compromise will not bc Of
the same character as that entered
into by Governor Dockcry when
he signed the bill letting the brew
crs oil in this state with n $500 900
fine when the state was entitled to
upwards Of si,0O0,OO0. That IA
counties In the state Of Missouri
should calmly suffer such an out
rage tn be committed against their
rights In cxplainable only ON the
grounds that the people did not
know their rights or the cnormity
Of the crime.
To The teachers Of the County.
The County lionrd Of Education
has placed the time Of the Mont
gomcry County Teachers Institute
from June 9th to July Sd.
The place is not changed from
that voted upon by the teachers
last summer, Middlctown. Our
object In changing the time is to
give teachers who take the cxami-
nation the benefit OF attending the
institute without having to go
home and return In two weeks.
The first examination under the
new law will be held June a and
% at Middletown.
The second August % and ~ at
New Florence.
Teachers may select the time |
and place which suit them better
to take the examination.
The law makes it the duty of
every teacher in the county, re-
gardless OF kind of certificate held,
to attend the institute. The exam
ination fee is $500, which also in
cludes the institute fee. The insti-
tude alone Is $50.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
Directed their Pastor,

Last Tursdn, afternoon the
members of the First Presbyterian
church bctook themselves 10 the
home Of their pastor. Rev. j.. T..
Kerr and forcIbly entered his
house. in his absence, and pro-
cccdcd to set the table and place
thereon such thing, as they thought
he and his fnmil, would like to cnt.
We cant begin to name all the eat
nblcs presented, but the assort-
mcnt was large and substantial.
The invaders left ~ soon ns they
had arranged all things In order
and soon after pastor Kerr and
family arrived aud We suppose
they helpnd themselves To what
they saw before them,
The Tribune IL glad indeed to
welcome brother Kerr and family
to our city and trust they mny find
here n pleasant co me.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
IIcllilowcr. Mo.

~ W. ift tfps
Bcllilowcr. Mo.
The State of Missouri through
Auditor Allen, Friday last paid the
costs In the famous Jester murder
trial. They amounted to ~. i3j. ~.
The trial of the TaylorS IN Carroll
county, cost the state Sii.272.Sj.
The Ducstrow caac cost the state
$3.50. These examples emphasize
the tremendous expense the state
IL under In cnforcingthc law. II il
the problem of Jurisprudence to
keep these expenses down To- the
minimum. \ good deal can he
accomplished hv the wisdom aud
prudence aud economy Of the oili-
cials In each rourty. Government
costs money aHd the taxpayers
foot the bills. There q. NO other
solution II the situation.
Those who heard Rev. j. II.
Jackson NJ the Methodist church
Thursday night, r,p,rl n mos IN
icrcsting lecture. Rev. jackson
has the reputation of being able To-
say some things that the public
like To hear and enjoy nnd IN his
lecture on "Chip. for Kindling" he
seemed 10 he very much ~ hnn'.
Those who stayed away, " any.
because they th"ught the lecture
would be- "dry" certainly mis-cda
rare treat. We hope Rev. Jackson
may he secured for another lrctur'
here In the near future.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

A farmer drove along the streets
af Missouri city. lie had top
box on his wagon and over the
edge could be- seen the hcads Of
several sheep and young stock. Az
he drove ON he was nccostcd by n
swell city dude, who thought he
would crack joke on the ebay
Sccd," and sang out; "Say, Noah,
your ark seems 10 he pretty well
crowded to-day" The farmer
looked and unconccrncdly replied:
''Don't you worry, have saved n
place for jacknss and you can get
right in" The city upstart looked
like 30 cents, never squcakcd, and
the farmer drove on.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24

Anyone desiring u copy OF the
new school law may have II by
writing to me.
Very respectfully.
j. W. DAVIS.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-05-24
ALTO CONTEST:

In this contest Misses Lcttic
Greedy, Lilly Howard aud Mary
Bcss took part and cach received
hearty encore. lst prize Lcttic
Greedy. I'd prize. Mary Bess, both
of this place.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15
IN GOLD AND JEWELS.

4 big barOque pearl. a mountainous
affair, is set around with dull gold
setting for a brooch.
White mother of pearl cuff buttons
pearl button shape, are outlined with
diamonds and have diamond centers.
One may show ones fondness for a
particular sport in lead pencil. 1t
may be a gun, a golf stick. a tennis
racket, or even a broom, and in either
gold or silver.
The very prettiest things in silver
bags are those beautiful ones which
draw up at the top with delightful
heavy silver cords, exactly after the
style of silken hand bags.
With the new art baser metals are
considered worthy of ornamentation
with jewels. A small tray Of bronze
undoubtedly an ash tray for the
man-has one side encircled with a
horseshoe and the other showing the
beautiful, chaste face of Tart nouveau
maaien with flet Of jewels upon her
brow.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15

rose like winrows in a hay field. My
young lad with the laughing face did
his best TO hold his men. How could
he? OF 25O of his regiment over 200
were dead or out of action.
"The young fellow turned al the last
moment 10 make his escape. and then
came his moment. ! saw him go high
ONT Of his saddle mp to the bloom that
was in the trees and then he fell 10 The
ground like a leaden mass. We were
viciors. ] did not see the young con-
federate again until the next day,
when we found him under the trees
and gave him a decent burial. ] never
knew his name nor anything more Of
him than that he wore the insignia of
the Ninth Virginia"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15
BELOW THE EQUATOR.

Tasmania instituted the colonial
tabulation OF the conjugal condition
of the people as unmarried, married
widowed and divorced.
The president of the Argentine Re-
public lately reported to the con-
gress that "the task of paying off the
floating debt of the nation is fin
ished."
On the banks of the Purus, in
South America, dwels peculiar
tribe of people who are spotted in a
queer manner. All members of the
tribe are similar in this respect, men,
women and children being notified
black and white.
The numerous islands Of the Pata-
gonia archipelago are covered with
evergreen forests capable of supply
ing immense quantities of valuable
timber, while the mountain ranges.
being of the same geological forma-
tion as those of Chill and Peru. are
probably rich in mineral resources.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15

PHRASES OF ANCIENT ORIGIN

A Feather in Ones Capt. was
once custom in their wars with the
Turks for the Hungarians TO wear q
feather in their caps for each Turk
they had killed.
"Deadhead."-In Pompeii people
who gained admittance to an enter
talnment without paying admission
were called "deadheads," because the
checks used for admission were small
ivory deaths heads.
TO Give the Cold Shoulder."-It
was once the custom in France. when
guest had outstayed his welcome.
to serve him with a cold shoulder Of
mutton instead of hot roast as a
gentle hint for him to go.
"Blackguards." When the Horse
guards parade in St. James park.
London, crowd Of bootbacks always
crowd about to black their boots and
do other menial work. These at
tendants at the guard mount have long
gone by the name of "black guards"
~ hiNh the Dutktl. - MS phrase
dates back to the time of Queen Eliz.
abeth. A shoemaker named Hawkins
committed suicide by standing on
bucket placed on table to raise him.
self to a convenient rafter. To kick
the bucket was, Of course, his last
act on earth.
Catching a Tartar" During the
war between Russia and the Tartars
a private soldier cried out: Captain,
have caught Tartar" The officer
ordered him to bring his prisoner
forward. "IIe won't let me." the sol
dier shouted back. and investigation
showed that the Tartar was holding
back his captor.
Hes a Brick!"-This phrase. mean
ing a good fellow, has been traced to
king of Sparta four centuries b. c.
a visitor to Lacedaemonia, the Spar
tan capital, was surprised to find the
city without walls and asked the king
what he would do in case Of inva.
sion. Sparta has $4,000 soldiers" re-
piled the king, "and each man is
brick"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

Three per cent. of steamers an,
four per cent. of sailing vessels ar,
lost at sea yearly.
About One-third OF the worlds cof
fee production is consumed in tn,
United States.
Bananas with purple leaves anC
seedless fruit have been introduced
into British Conservatives.
The Porto Rican native is very
much given to dancing. Both mer
and women have a natural love for
the ballroom.
Tea became known in England
about the middle of the seventeenth
century. 1t was first sold in public
houses as beer is now tapped.
There are fewer contested seats in
the Fifty-seventh congress than in
any previous one for many years.
There are practically no contests in
the senate, though the session will
open in December with Delaware, one
of the original states, with no repre-
Extensive Investigations are about
to be made by the agricultural de-
partment of the whole question of
fruit harvesting and marketing, in
cluding the application of refrigera.
tion to fruit storage, both in the
warehouse and in transit, so as to
help the people of all the states in
putting their fruits upon foreign
markets.
A new whisky bottle contains a
float which sinks as the spirit is ex.
tracted, always remaining on the
surface; but if any other liquid is
added, the position of the float is
altered. 1t will sink below the sur
face if any other fluid is added to
the whisky. This is intended to pre-
vent dishonest persons taking some
of the contents and replacing with
wafer
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15
NEVER FAILS TO WORK.

necessary to catch the idea. The il
lustration represents the gap while
the water is low. During a food
everything passes over the top. AZ a
glance some might think a water gap
made in this way would not turn
stock, but / wish TO say that if prop
erly made no stock of any kind will
attempt going through. The bars or
Stats should be sunk in the bed Of the
stream several inches and then spiked
securely to the pole which crosses
the stream. The pole must also be
secured at both ends by means of
posts or stakes. Should any drift ac-
cumulate on the Stats while the water
Is low. as soon as the water is high
enough to flow over the top Of the
gate, all the drift will be washed
over.-Agricultural Epitomist
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15
TOLD BY A PREACHER
A Dog Story Which Is Both Anus
ing and Instructive.
Coming from n GOod Man Of Revered
Memory, IL Requires No Nnucher
-OtherWise If " ouId Need
Several Ailidn,itS.

According 10 the Nashville Banner,
State Senator john Thompson is
about one of the best story tellers
in those parts, and his repertoire I'M
cludes a lot OF good ores. fish and
otherwise. On the truthfulness of
some he will stake his reputation for
veracity, but he tells one which he
always prefixes with the statement
that it was told him by minister
of the Gospel, DR.. Eardweil. remem-
bered by the older inhabitants as
the assistant of DR.. Edgar, of revercd
memory, who was pastor of the First
Presbyterian churcn during the lat
ter years of Gen. Andrew Jacl,~On's
life, and attended the old hero in his
last illness. Senator Thompson said:
DR. Bardwell used to visit my
fathers house when | was hoy and
the story | am about to tell you was
related to me on the occasion OF one
of these visits.
Speaking of dog said DR.. Bard
well, reminds me of a dog which be-
longed to a friend of mine in Missis-
sippi. had been invited TO hold
services at church near this friends
house and wrote him TO meet me at
the station. some six miles from his
house, on the Saturday afternoon be-
fore Sunday, the day of the appoint
ment.
'He was on time with horses and
we started TO his home. noticed
that a very handsome bird dog fol-
lowed us, and. having heard that
some one in that neighborhood
owned an especially wel-trained
trick dog | asked my friend about IT,
"'Thats the dog at the same time
pointing at his dog which had r1n
ahead of us and was waiting at the
forks of the road.
81 asked him to make him perform I
a trick. lie got down from his horse. /
called the dog, and taking ont his /
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-15

pocketbook held it to the dogs nose
He then took out a silver half-dollal
and walking some distance into IN,
woods raised up a large rock an,
put the money under it. We hen re-
sumed our journey, and, when proba
bly, half mile away, my friend
called his dog and told him to "a
back and get the money.
"The dog, without the least hesita-
ton. started back on a run. and my
friend explained as the rock was
heavy the dog would be unable 10 turn
it over. so would have to scratch un-
der it to reach the piece of money
and he would not probably get home
before we reached there. il then being
about three miles further ON To his
house.
However, when we reached home
the dog was not there.
"The next morning We got mp about
daylight, and hearing noise outside,
my friend opened the door and the
dog rushed in dragging with him
pair of pantaloons which he dropped
on the floor.
"Of course we were both mystiied.
but had not long to wait an eNplana-
tion. for shortly afterward a man who
lived several miles from my friends
house rode up on mule. and inquired
if a dog with a pair of pantaloons in
his mouth had come into the house.
The dog at this moment came ont on
the porch. and the man said: why,
there's the dog now
my friend told his caller that he
dog had really brought pair of panta-
looms home with him. but Dee did not
understand it himself.
"The man said that late in tLc after
noon the day before he found the dog
scratching under large rock near the
road and. thinking he was after
rabbit. stopped and lifted the rock
up. and to his surprise found a hf-
dollar on the under side.
ale put the money in his pocket.
and the dog followed him home. The
IOk dDIlfdIfN 10 lf llltuNlA anu the
man petted him and gave him his sup
per. At night when the family re-
tired the dog was put on the outside.
but he kept up such a racket that no
one could sleep on the place. and when
he man opened the door 10 drive The
dog off he rushed into his bedroom
md at once became very quiet. wing
jown near the foot of the bed. where
be slept all night.
Early in the morning the man said.
he got up and opened the window. and
he instant he did so the dog seized
his pantaloons in his mouth and. jump
ng out Of the window. fed.
The man followed as soon as De-
,ould get his mule.
Hearing this story my friend got
he pantaloons, and on searching the .
pockets found the half-dollar which /
le had hid under the rock the after
ioon before"