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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
UNcANNY SIGHT.


Spontaneous combustion is q mys.
FERROUS thing at all times, but as long
as it confines its stteation to mani.
mate object. there is nothing very un-
canny about it,. But when trees be-
come subject 10 it there is no telling
where ii will stop.
The banks of the River Cam, in
Cambridgeshirc. England, have re-
Gently exhibited an unusual number
Of such cases, and young growing will
lows have been the victims in nearly
every case Cambridge used 10 pride
itself upon its beautiful willows, and
il was therefore with sorrow that the
people discovered one morning the
charrcd remains Of what had once
been a really beautiful specimen Of
the willow tree.
The fate Of the tree naturally at
tracted attention 10 the phenomenon,
and thereafter but too much oppor-
tunity was afforded for the study Of it.
At II point in the river in particular
the process was seen. Green trees
covered with rich masses Of foliage
suddenly burst forth into confagra-
ton and burned to their very cores.
Fine willows in full vigor poured
forth clouds Of smoke from their half
burned stems.
An examination Of the charrcd re.
mains of the trees revealed nothing in
the way Of explanation. but as the
trees which met their fates were for
the most part young there could
hardly have been any putrc,ccncc or
fermentation.
Just why the willow. should meet
.uch sudden end. i. not apparent, but
the peculiar formation of the tree. its
plant bough, ard the dropping Of It's
leave. aud flower may have had some.
thing n do with tn. Y. Herald.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
CLEVER THIEVES.
The Bills, Hill Men Of India, Know
Many q Trick.

The clcverest thicfs in the world
are, in all probability, the Bhils, .ays
the Cincinnati Enquirer, a tribe Of
hill men, who Use remarkable ingenu.
ity both in their stealing and in eyad-
ing the police sent out 10 capture
them.
They are very proud Of their skill
in pilfering, and openly boast Of il.
One Of them once told a British officer
that he could steal the blanket from
under him, and was promptly chal-
lenged to show his ability.
That night, when the officer was
fast asleep, the Bhil robbcr cut a hole
in his tent. crcpt noiselessly in, and
gently tickled the hands and feet Of
the sleeping man. The officer stirred
uncasily and turned over. In this
way the Bill was able TO pull the
blanket out a little way. BY repeat
ing this performance he finally sue
eecdcd in "coaxing" the blanket COM
pletely from under the sleeper.
When engaged in his nefarious lit
tie games. the Bhil wears hardly any
clothing, and his 1.-the body i. rubbed
with oil. to facilitate escape from any
would-bc captor.. When hotly pur.
sued by the British troops, the robbers
make use Of a very clever device.
They conceal their scant clothing I'M
der their small round shields and
scatter them about to resemble tones
Or powders. Then picking up few
twlgs-if there are any to be had
they as,umc all sorts Of grotcsquc at.
tltudcs, their almost ncshlo.s limb.
silhouitcd against the dark night ky
closely resembling the charrcd limbs
OF n tree. Absolutely motionlc.s
they hold their positions till the en-
envy has passed them.
lnthi. way the British .ubalicrn. in
charge of a party sent 10 capture some
Bahils. was considerably startled one
evening. The pursucrs had com.
pleicly lost sight Of the robbers. and
finally the party drew rein by a clump
Of gnarlcd and bent tree trunk. tired
and hot from their hard cxertions.
NIHN
The officer in charge took or his hat
and placed it nm the end Of n broken
limb, when instantly there vas a wild
scream of laughter. and the tree
trunk, suddenly came to life and van.
ishcd in the darkness.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
Searching for Documents.

DIR. Murakami, of Toxic university,
vas commissioned by the Japanese
government two years ago to search
in Europe for evidence of the relations
between Japan and European powers
before the former country was closed
TO foreigners. DIR. Murakami has ac-
cordingly searched the archives of THE
vatican, the Italian and Dutch gov.
ernmcnts, and those of every city a,
all likely TO contain documents rclat-
ing TO Japan. lie has been for sew
eral months past working in London
and has been especially pleased 10 find
at the India office two japanese manu-.
script documents Of the time o.
lanes |.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08

Hcrat ha. been besiegcd more times
than any place in the world. II the
Negcs are accurately counted the re-
sulhis ~. ltwasthc capital Of Timur,
it vas fought for by the Mohammc-
dams, by the persians. by the amccrs
of kabul, and there was always an
amecr Of Hcrat anxious TO regain his
patrimony, The years when lIerat
has not seen fighting have been rare,
and Hcrat is a very old town. During
the present century it has been I'M.
successfully besiegcd in 1887 and
1898 by the Pcr.ians and taken by
them in 1886, rcgained by Do.t Mo-
BANNED, amcer of kabul. in 1868:
lost by him TO an amoer Of Hcrat and
regaincd by him in 1881 under the late
ameer, Abburrahman Khan.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
HARD TO ANSWER.
How the Bullying Drummer Was Neatly
Caught


Caught
They were Halifax commercials,
md had landed in a rural hotel far
rom any place Of entertainment.
1t was agreed to spend a pleasant
hour asking each other questions. but
should anyone ak aqur.ion he could
moi answer himself he had to stand 4
supper to the company.
\ bullying fellow proposed that
the new man. the novice on the road.
should begin.
VERY WE'LL" said the novice.
you've all ,een the hole that q squir-
rel make, in the groundy"
"ic,," replied the commercials, in
chorus
"You have possibly observed there
i. never any earth at the mouth ofi,:"
"les."
"Doyou know whyi" proceodcd the
novice.
NO"
well, it is this. The squirrel. in
digging his hole, commence. at the
bottom and ,crapc, all the Garth in
side
"Ah. my man .aid the bullying
one. "but how does he got to the bot.
tom to bcgin;'
"That', a question ofyour own ask.
ing" said the novice. "liettcranswer
II or-pay forthc .uppcr,"
lie paid. The novice /. called "noy.
ice" no longcr.-London Answer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING.
fhs Yankees o: the Eas, Making Great
Progress

According TO the report Of the
British consul Of Naga,aki for 1900
the japanese are making rapid prog
rc'S in their shiphuilding industry.
No expense is being ,pa'od to render
the Mitsu Bil,u ,hipbuilding and
engineering work, thoroughly up 10
date in every respect. 1t il being
equipped with tool, and appliances Of
he latest and most labor.,aying de-
scripiion. In the machine shop alone
eight steam hammers. ranging from
even tons TO halfa hundrcdweight,
have been installed within the year.
To encourage the young hands Of the
machine shops TO cyincc an interest
in their work a technical training
school for the accommodation of $50
boys has been erected. A reef facing
the yard has been reclaimed. and by
the removal of vast quantities of rock
from the hill behind, space for the
building Of two vessels Of GOO feet in
length and two of 800 feet in length
simultaneously has been provided.
During last year four oc~ean-going
steamships ranging from 1000 tons
were constructed. and the list of YES.
sells laid down at the end of the year
included two passenger ships each Of
$500 tons, for the American line Of
the .Ianan Mail
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
Russian Droskies.

There are $1,000 droskies regis
tered al police headquarier. in st.
Petersburg last summer, or one 10
about every 81 inhabitants. During
the winter season, when the wheeled
vehicles are changed fer slcdge. of
similar patterns, large numbers Of
people come in from the country with
hoices to earn a little extra money.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08

A bronze tablet in memory Of the
late DIR. Henry Newell Martin, the
first professor of biology and physiol-
ogy at Johns Hopkins university, has
been erected in the corridor Of the
biological laboratory OF the univer.
sitl.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
MRS. IDA [ ROSER


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married for nearly two years, and 20
far have not been blessed with . child.
I have, however, suffered with q com.
piication Of female troubles and pain
ful menstruation, until very recently.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08

No nan ever arrived suddenly at the sun
Cit d pure cussedness.-Chicago Daily
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08
A Gun That Kicks.

Envy shoots at Others, but only in.
lures itself.-Chicago Daily NewA
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-08

ys~ Cse Oct Aliens reos-Ease FRDK.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
IRON SMELLING.
How Houston Win Develop When Oil
L.. Led

How Houston VIII Develop When Oil
Is Used.
To the Editor of The Post
Houston Texas August 29-Minng aud
Mcmlluney for August 10 contains the
following;
Experiments Just completed In Los An
gelcs CAT. have demonstrated To the salts
faction of the cXperimenters that oil can
be successfully used as fuel for smelling.
The experimental smelter Is only a cru q
affair. It Is equipped with a Iannul crude
oil burner and is capable Of generating a
temperature of 1900 degrees Fahrenheit,
which Is sufficient TO smClt the most re
frlctory ores known when properly huN,d
II Is built on a different principle from
the ordinary blast furnace. The neat is
applied at the top and rear OF the retort
and the ore Is smeltcd as it mov,s down
Captain Anderson, the inventor of the
new shelter, claims 10 be able TO produce
various grades Of steel direct from the o G.
Samples taken from the retor5 ia the re
cert test would cut glass and when pat
into vice could be twisted into a knot
Samples OF pig would rivet when elten
with n hammer instead of crumhliug INTO
powder under powerful blows as ordinary
Viz 81 nj % cents n barrel a few dol.
lars worth Of the fuel will be sufficient o
smelt n ton of iron. Immense veins Of
Bessemer ore lie exposed on the surface
III LlNuo county, lGNaS, nut the nlgn price
or coke has made IL Improbable 10 mne
aud smelt them With oil as iuel, app ed
In the proper manner-. Il superior qual T.
OF iron in unlimited quantities can he pro-
duced here In Houston nj far less cost
than anywhere else Houston has tue
railroad facilities as well as deep water
very soonl and Houston is the place 10
erect the iron ore Snelters.
Ilano can deliver the finest BcsSamt r
iron ore In Houston for 81 80 to So per Ton.
Houston can pipe their Oh from Beaumont
or nenrer 10 show the extent of The
Ilano iron deposits ] quote from the STATE
geological report of 1890, page 63i.
The magnctitcs and hemati Is are 80
abundant and they. with the manganese
ores. have been so Clearly mapped 10y the
X illogical survey than In the event Of
the establishment Of steel works 90 handle
this material IN or ont of the district.
there VIII be no question Of the supply
being adequate. There is enough of the
very best Besscmer ore TO build up an IN
dustry far In excess u the requirements Of
the Southwest for long yenrS 10 come even
with the growth far beyond the calcula-
lions of the most sangune advocates"
IT is doubtful II many people undcrs aud
the great benefits that would accrue 10 de-
pendent Industries by the development OF
The Llano ore region 10 shipping capacity Of
2,OOaOOO to 100000 tons per year.
Cotton. corn and iron are usually c'ted
MS the three great staple products Of the
tntrc and Of these iron Yields by many
times over the largest traffic for the rail
roads, In consideration OF the limited area
whic' Its production and Manufacture re-
quires. Respectfully, n. j. Badu.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
ReevIIle Rriets.

Beevllle, Texas, August 20.--The big
warehouse being erected on Bowie street
for A. Praeger Is about completed 1t Is
one Of the largest warehouses In this part
Of the state aud will be stored with hard
ware and implements.
4 carload of hne Hereford bulls were
shipped from here to Tampico, Mexico,
yesterday. They were bought from J. W.
station OF this place by J.. %. Anderson OF
Los Angeles Cal, who represents large
cattle syndicate In Mexico. The reputation
of Bee couuty's fine cattle is spreading
throughout the country and many buyers
are coming here IN consequence.
w. w Campbell, county attorney OF Du
Wi county. and who Is Interested In tho
Pledras Pintas oil well, was IN the city this
week He says that the drillers expect e
strike the rock that caps the oil bed within
the next few days and age confident thai
a good fow Of oil Will be obtained.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
TEMPLE TOPICS.
Many Business Changes Are Now Being
Arranged.

Wdny busiHeSs C'lSUgeS T'S WV pSh'S
Arranged.
Tcmnle Texas. August 30 The protract
-, - u p.na. b,r,h a.
ca meeting at lne h"PlSt cuu'o" az
tracted good crowds yesterday The after
noon services tonic was ''The IndwelIing
Sniri, +" A. ,i,nt IN. Nrst rsaI ecrr,on n
the sinners was preached and was strong
effort Services ore being held al H. IN.
ana ,,,tt q o,cIorp n,orpin, nro vpr
anu y p' Hl' WIN u V'o'N n'''"'"s Pi"'N'
meeting.
MIR. j nan Bowman and family have
,,,.1 f,,, pat.,,, t ,rov,nIo and will
il"hV US lu,Ii lg'I LII III ~. t,i. co., u
VI IN Il,w.H'E W. 'I,o,jc nn,Ii5It, az n
ulS9 IuJ"S "a, '"l1,u' W. p%,o ~ =,
AM dHhlIE nH g'''I ,,a9,,,cs arc boin,, mr..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
smithviIle Local News.

Smlthyllle, Texas, August 80 Tho sad
news was received here today Of the sud
den death of Colonel y. McNaughton
father Of Editor f. H. McNauRhton Of the
Smithvlne Times, which occurred yesterday
at Marquee, Editor McNaughton has gone
TO attend the obSequies
The news was also received here Of the
death OF Mr.. w G. Williams father OF
Mr.. Judson Williams of this place. which
occurred at Chickasha. l. r. Mr.. VIII
Jams was well known here and nj Plum
Texas, where he formerly resided. Mr..
Judson Williams left Immediately for
Chickasha.
MIS- r. o. Hill Hes dangerously IN AT
her home In this city.
The Smithyille public school with Super
lntendent @. y. Scott In charge, will open
Born, to Mir and Mrs. w b. Churchill
a fine boy.
Chinese Inspector j. II Jenkins Of Bos
ton, Mass, was here greeting old friends
this week.
Mr.. II. II Lanlng Of Llano was here
this week the guest of his daughter, Mr.
George c. Staples.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
Attacked bv a Rahid Polecat.

Sonora Texas. August 2T.~-A few nights
ago polecat of the spotted variety en-
tered through an open window the resi-
dence Of Mr. d. B. Cusenbary, a promi-
nont ranchman OF this county, and severe
ly bit Mrs Cusenbary and her little s.
year-old daughter, Who were sleeping In
the same room At daylight Mrs, Cusen-
barry and daughter left home for San An
gelo nearly 100 miles distant, to avail
Themselves of the efficacy OF a maidstone.
as the strange actions of the cat seemed
TO indicate madness. At present writing
no news Of results have arrived.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
niddinns News Notes.

Giddings, Texas, August so.-Mr. d.
Neimann has about completed neat cot
tage IN the eastern part OF town. MI Q
D. Hrust Is having a nice addition made
10 his residence In the same Vicinity.
The Giddlngs Cotton OIL company Il
having a new dynamo PVT In, which VIII
greatly improve aheir lighting system' az
the old dynamo was too small,
News Of tie death Of W. ". Williams az
cbiclrasba r., was received here Wei,
,esdSv Mr.. Williams resided here many
wears prior TO moyinesto the Territory and
Tho news OF his death Was a source OF sad
moss 10 his old acqualntantes. Ills son,
Mr. W. q, Williams, Of the firm OF Joeke'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
\ MnIams. altended the funcrnI q. cnIcN.

n Williams, attended the funeral at Chick
asha
The Houston and Texas Central aud The
san Antonio and Arausas Pass roads nav
placed clerk at the compress TO look NJ.
Ter their cotton business.
Mr.. j 5. HilsmHn of Giddings, j. w,
llardcastle and G L, Dickson, stockholders
IN the Cattlcmcn's Consolidated OH COM
pany, attended the meeting of the dlrec.
tors at Beaumont last Monday. They cN-
pressed themselves as highly pleased With
their company aud It's gusher
Rcy. Allen ana wife and Presiding elder
j. h Cochran and Rev. Ira -, Gordon II
Lexington are spending the week at Gum
Springs for weeks outing
Mr. w g. Conner, Jr. commercial agent
OF the Frisco and Mr. G, T.. Hail travel
Ing freight agent Tor ihc same road were
here this week rustlng business for their
rold.
Mr.. 5. A. Prcstrdgc who formerly
bought cotton at this point for the Me-
Faddens, has been moved TO NayHsuta.
Mr.. NJ G. York spent last week In East
Texas looking aGlcr his Oh lands.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
DEATH OF 8. M,NAueHToN.
Editor Of the Marquee Times Victim
OF ApopleNy.

OF hpOplSNys
Marquee, Texas, August 3o-colopel H.
McNaughton. probably the Oldest news
paper man In Texas proprietor OF the
Times. died az his rooms In the Macarthur
hotel this morning at $50 o'clock from
thermlc fever and apoplexy. Some eight
or ten hours before his death he was
seized suddenly. when he sank into a
comatose condition, dying as the babe falls
asleep while rocked on the bosom OF the
mother. Ills SIX children still survive
Mrs. NJ Baker Of san Antonio. David Nc.
Naughton OF Palestine. Miss Jane Ne
Scotland: George A. McNaugbton, san
Marcos, editor Of the Times az that place
Mrs H. Cruze at Kerrvllle and r. ID.
MeNaughton OF smithvlllc. and they wi
their families deeply mourn the loss OF
this grand old man The body was con.
Reing the desire Of the deceased The
Masonic lodges Of Marquee and San Mar
ESQ viii have the matter In charge. The
deceased was born p edinburgh SCOTLAND,
October II, 1884 being nearly % years
OF age twenty q which were spent la
the British army and forty years. more or
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01

SKEEN.- Mineral Wells, Texas, August
20 john NJ Skeen of Lamar county died
at the home Of his brother in this city last
night with congestve chill He was 40
years old. The funeral services VIII be
held at the city cemetery this afternoon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01
De WA Countv Ia ROLE.

Cucro, Texas, August 30.--The commits
sloners court on yesterday approved the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-01-26
C0Iora,
CoLoRA. Mp, January %, 1901

CoLoRA. Nib, January 70, 1901
copies IF tie "Cecu Hhig" are On. SAFE
eacl, ,ocoI IN Coiora. at $. r. HWtg& store.
cents corr.
Mr. Joseph Bair is having an addition Of
two rooms built to his house. j. Ii. Grey is
doing the work.
West Nottingham Cottage prayer meeting
was ntld ut the home of Mr.. George Thomp.
SON last week
William Gamble who has been dangerously
i'll at his home here is at pres sent IMPROVING
Mrs. Jone, is quite i'll at the home Of her
daughter Mrs jacob Rambo.
william FraI Kiln Wiley son of Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew Wiley died at his home at West
Nottingham last Friday morning from
hemorrhage, aged l9yrars. Funeral services
were held IN West Nottingham Church at
eleven O'Clock on Monday Iutermrnt was
made in the adjoining cemetery. The bearers
were Maurice Wiley, Lawson rosh. Norman
Fryer, Wells Wiley, Lawson Nrsbtt, Joseph
Caldwell
Edward Krauss and family Of Perryvile,
spent Sunday with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph l.. krauss.
Mr., J. Frank Foster is confined to his home
with the lrIp.
Miss Maggie Brown. of Philadelphia. is
visiting her sister Mrs William Nrsbtt
MISS lt'it''tt lDA mas returned nome llttr
spending several weeks at Keunett Square
Miss Title Tosh Hindman daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Taylor Hindmau, died at
her home last Saturday evening from pneu-
monia, aged II years. Funeral services were
held at her home al one O'Clock on Tuesday
by Rev. ID. E. Shaw. lnterment was made
in West Nottingham Cemetery. The bearers
were Robert Nesbitt, William Moore. Arnott
shaw, Lawson Tosh, Joseph Richards. Ian
son Nesbitt.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Poist entertained
company of young folks AT their home near
here last Wednesday evening in honor of the
18th birthday Of their daughter. Miss Nellie
d ncnp and games were the main feature Of
the evening Misses Meta Murphy and Nellie
Poist rendered some selections on the ryan
and Messrs Charles Poist and Denny Brown
on the violin: Mr. George Poist was champion
checker player Of the evening. Miss Poist
received quite number Of useful presents,
among which was a hat brush with Amethyst
settings in handle. At II O'clock all were in
vited to the dining-rOom where refresh
ments were served by Misses Mamie Duke,
Anna Bitner and Mr.. Frank Bitner Alter
which all returned to their homes wishing
Miss Nellie many happy birthdays. Guests
we're present from Rising Sun. Liberty Grove,
WOODLAND Port Deposit and Pcrryville.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-01-26
The Horse Market,

NJ. Fox Il Sons, the largest horse dealers in
Maryland report the horse market not as
brisk the past week as the week proceeding
owing to the recent cold snap although the
firm sold 22G horses and mules since our last
issue. Prices were low. Good young sound
horses brought from $40 to 500. Fat sore
horses from $l5 to s35. Young farm chunks
from $40 to 575. The shipment came from
Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Mr..
Fox reports a big stock on hand for the
auctions Of the comming week.