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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
SAVE YOUR W SEEDS.
This Advice Applies Not Oaiy 60 ANA
trurs aud Farmer. hat Also to
Market Gnrd~a~ra,

why not save your seeds? II "A
wiser, better. cheaper, aud adds ma
tcrinlly 20 the pleasure OF garden.
Ing. You desire the best. To secure
that, select the best Of TINT which
suits you the best. There II a great
diversity OF taste; some prefer one
form of color, another quite u differ.
ent n This ~ nm individual mat.
ter. and In mo way affects the prin-
ciple. We all have our preferences
aS to species. We all want the hest
defined of u given type. To secure
this result. selection Is necessary, and
selection means choice. II means the
most vigorous plant that produces
III" Hover ar vegetable best suited
Ia your taste. Save the seeds from
such for future use. Grent cnrc ia
required To make the selection vaIu.
able. After n choice of plnnts ia
made. the first flower should not he
allowed to hced. a. they are never 80
perfect as those that come later. IL
the second flowers are all that can
be desired. II they nrc improvements
over those Of previous years. careful.
~ remove MI the undcNcloprd buds
on the plant, so rs To give the blooms
the fun strength OF the plant for the
ripcnlng OF their seed. This Is the
way all new varieties are produced.
and the way that others may be. II
n flower shows the slightest change
In color or marking. II IL u sure indi.
cation of n new variety. From this
plant save the most marked, even
though the flowers In other respects
may not he desirable. Save the flow
er for seed that shows the greatest
change. aud do not trust another
TO bloom until that seed Is ripcned.
Follow this up for n few years and
a variety may be produced of more
money value than the cost of the
whole garden during those years.
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
WANTED THE FULL COURSE.
III, Foreigner Was Bound to Follow the
American TO the Fad.

Ii was In the dining.room Of uncof
the leading hotel. in Milwaukee. At
one of the table, sat an American.
who. to judge from his appearance.
was well 10 do. while opposite him ,at
u man who. o. hi. accent indicated.
Va. Of foreign birth. lie was not
quite - well dressed u. The other. hut.
II actions and general dcmcanor are
any criterion. he had recently come
into possession OF transferable wealth.
which he was trying to spend ~ be-
fit a mar ofmcan..
The American wa, ordering a
course dinner. which he began with
oysters. Apparently the foreigner.
feeling that he could afford it. had
made-up hi, mind not 10 mis-. any.
thing good to eat. 81 long ~ money
could buy it.
Give me some olstcr,, too said
he.
Next the American called for soup.
'lll take some Of that. al.o." aid
his vi,-a-,is, when the latter had
brought the soup,
Fish. portcrhuu.c.toak with mush.
rooms, chicken aud many other
thing, calculated to tickle the palat,
Of an cpicurc were brought IN and
consumed, Mr., Newly Rich keeping
a close witch on the Americans
dishc, and asking for the yariou, ar
ticlcs q, fat u, he saw them placed
before the other.
ThcAmcricar, thoroughly ANNOYED
by the apishness Of the would-hc
well. nov decided to make an effort
TO end the matter then and there.
Waiter" -aid he. ~bcckoning 10
that iUnctionary. 'send me a boot.
black
Bring me one. too" said the for.
cigncr; II don't know what it is. but
bring me one. anyway Milwaukee,
Sentinel.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
BREvITIEs OF FUN.

Blobbs-"Do YOU believe in the eff
ficacy of praycr?' Slobl -"Wcll. |
believe that If you pray Tor rain its
bound to come. il you pray long
enough -Philadclphia Record.
Rcpartce-"Can YOU make four rev.
oluiions in the air before alightingY"
asked the curious stranger Of the cir
Gus acrobat. Say" replied the aero
bat. I'm nc South American repub-
lic!-Ohio State journal.
\. the Noon Of Night.-Pa from
upperlanding to daughter. enter
tanning her STEADY in the parlor-
"Gladys. what time is iss" Gladys
81 don't know, pa; our clock isn't go.
ing Pa-"llow about GcorgcY"-
Richmond Dispatch.
Progressing. $780, BuiTcr-"lIow is
your son getting on with his paint
Ing in ParisS" Binabroad-"Splcn-
didly. That boy will he an artist some
day.why. he can almost paint pictures
. 20 that YOU have no idea Of what
they arc.-Ohio State Journal.
Mike-"Shure. an thot was lad
about poor Micky, wasn't ~" Pat
Faith. an. Oi didn't know inything
was the mathcr with i'm" Mike
"llc got tin days yesterday for steal
ing an eighi-day clock. Poor Micky.
he thinks he got two day, the worst
Of it.'-Indianapolis News.
The Rcctor's Daughter 49, "My
father feels it very much. Mr.. Barker.
that YOU should leave the church
every SUNDAY just before the sermon,
DOM you think YOU might try and
.tay in the fuiure;" Mr.. Barker
81 dur.n't do il. miss. do snorC
that dreadful when I'm asleep
Punch.
In A.. ID. 20O2.-"Tcachcr." laid ia,
bright little son Of the poor billion
airc. is it true that the multiplied.
tion table 100 year. ago began with
the very lowest unit.:' yes" .aid
the kind teacher. "in those early day,
it didn't begin twice one million i,
two million. Il. it doe, now. Phil,
adclphia Press.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
USING CONVICT B
u Might ne Employed Advantages
ossiy In the C~onssruction Of
Permanent Roads.

The coming of the Southern rail.
ways good roads train has, we believe
done more to srouse interest In the
subject OF better highways than any
thing that has ever been attempted
along this line. II has not only Afford
ed q valuable object lesson In the prac-
teal work OF road building, but 1t has
put the people to thinking on the
problem of how to secure better roads.
This thought has naturally turned to
shat class of labor which the state al.
ready owns and c%ontrols-its cunyicts.
Aud the opinion seems to be forming
that some rational, practical plan for
utilizing this labor to this end Is the
one TO be first considered.
The journal frankly admits that n
has not rs yet given the matter suhi.
cient thought to be able to ad,ance a
definite idea as to what Is best along
this line. but II has been impressed
with the suggestion that 10 use the
con,ictS to build a modern system OF
public highways Is To he carefully CON
sidcred. providing such n system can
be made practically self.supportlng
aud at the same time be free from the
objectionable features which are. oh.
viously. involved In this public display
Of criminals In stripes,
The lrst and foremost benefits TO be
derived. II seems to us. Il In removing
the %con,icts from competition with
honest. free labor-a condition which.
while clearly objectionable. Is no cas-,
one to solve.
Other states have tried To solve this
problem In various ways. but so far
with Indifferent success. II. a. claimed,
tn turn the whole system over to the
work VI building modern roadways IL
the solution Of II, We take II that
every n will welcome such nm ar.
r~nngrmcnt.
The proposition to make the system
sclf-supporiing by conducting a cloth.
ing. shoe and tool factory aud a farm
In connection with the system. where
al, ,ong term. d.crcpit men and women
convict- may be employed In produc.
ing supplies for the entire system, and
for this purpose alone, seems. on the
face ~ II. Ia he one way ~ removing
the con,icts. Ms nearly as would ever
he possible, from competition with
free labor. and at the same time ~
making the system practically self.
supporting.
~ any rate, the matter ~ one that Il
going Ia occupy the attention Of our
people from now on, and Il may even
be made nm ISSUE In future legislative
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
uur., Ere. Wall Deliver,

The post office department IL going
Ia try a new experiment In rural free
delivery. The local plan has proved
such a great success that the system
will he made universal In counties
where conditions are favorable. The
government has tried II In one county
In Pennsylvania. and will make the ex-
pertinent In Peoria and Vermllllon
counties, Ill. The reason why these
counties were selected was because the
population was o evenly distribute
ed aud because the roads were general
~ good. Farmers who want the bene.
fits Of free rural mail delivery should
see 10 1t that their roads are kept up
In shape, 80 that they would be pass
able at NIL seasons 81 the year.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
THE FARMERS GARDEN
when Well Kept and Carefully A..
tended II IL Always sure to
nriaH Good Returns.

-.
INC question ~ "ha' are 'ns oes'
'n'nss 10 ro'se !" u g"ruc" n"u NV
s""'' we go 10 w"rh 10 r"'Sc '"c'". ~
nun pougnt u iarm nat was "Nc.rpn
WIN gooseocrriesy ho 'ricu '""cs'roy
'ncn,' pu, ihi'cu. ne WINS ",seou,aseu
wv" '" "eo'' "u' w g"'"s 'o'"c wy y"
'",,"eSs ON. u"y
se'hnR on 'he market NV Zoo" Pr,.s'
ne wen, p"'h nome M" oeR"" c"''r
Nn''hg VI" ooseperri IN" P'"c'ns
."ch WI sure, 'ine hnu not w,
long t'n'e' r',hcr, ne a ms iar" Pn,u
,"' nh" p'eh,y VI mems increase w,
BUSINESS ""oscnerries are u goo"
crop y" grow ana even lot one use
""'y,n pays 'o piah' 'hcm' 'nc. gro"
r"piu'y ""u can pe p~r"p"gn'eu rom
cuttings. y g"ou q 10 SGT INV" y
w 'u' %" from h'c U" h,N men pieces
anu nei"re the puds s'nr' III ,hc SPr'"g
scr mem ~ 'he gr"uhu 'cn''ng |" or
wv" o"uS ap"Ne tue surface 'r'ss'ne
'ar'n hr"unu 'hcin y" nature WIN "'
,nc rest ihcsc p'nh'S WIN masc R"o"
n"Nn'S ihe secohu !cnr anu ny 'ne
'nIru w''' ne bearing Wen """sener'
r"s "'","s' "'w"ys orn"R H""" Pr'e'
"nn eah W easily grown III my eh'n"'e.
Win fresh curly lettuce the average
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14

Tor weeks, but had not known II. she
sat with fingers poised owe the keys,
as il waiting for him to finish the die.
tation.
"When you have finished the letter.
Miss Travers,' he said, '%ricase bring
it to me and | will sign it,"
The minutes Of silence seemed to
Henry Merton like hours, as he waited
in the next room for an answer. Then
it came-four sharp clicks on the
typcwriter-y-e-s and a period.
There was a suspicion Of moisture
in his eyes and a warmth ofsomething
more than courtesy 70 his voice when
a moment later he looked up and said
for the first time: II thank you,
Alice" Before il had always been:
Il thank you, Miss Travers."
Three weeks later the men who had
been accustomed to dine with Merton
and play billiards with him at his
club. after trying in vain for days to
account for his absence. found the So
luton in a line in the list Of marriage
licenses in an afternoon paper. 1t
reads:
Henry Mcrtcn-Aiice Travcra..........e-a
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
SMALL CHURCHES.
One in England That Measures Only
Sixteen Feet square.

There arc many churches that at.
tract attention by their size and grand.
eur. There are a few that are re-.
markable by reason Of their smallnes.
and simplicity. Its believed thatthe
smallest church in England, says a
writer in the Culver, i. the midget
church at darlington. in Sussex.
1t is a primitive and quaint build.
ing Of flint. with stone quoins: il ha.
a roof Of red tiles. and a tiny weather
boarded turrci at IL west end. This
miniature church 4. only 10 feet
square. It, pulpit is a pew, with pan.
clcd sides aud door. and the furniture
i, Of the plaincst. Five narrow,
diamond.pancd window. give light to
the interior. When the tiny church
Is full, 30 people are gathered togcth-
or. quite as many as the little village
can supply.
Only q little larger is the quaint
Westinghouse at Cmwshawbooth. q
village near Burnley. II is known a,
the fricnd.' Westinghouse. and i.
covered with ivy and surrounded b,
a well-carcd for battle-ground. In.
side may be seen half a dozen OAK
benches, that could. If necessary, nc.
eommodate go people. The attend.
ancc is rarely more than six. John
Bright once walked |? miles from
Rochdalc to be present at a service in
this Westinghouse.
Somewhat smaller than this chapel.
however, is one that has been called
the shrine Of Quakori.m. II is in III,
hamlet of Jordans. in Buckingham.
shire. llithcr in June Of every wear
come Quakers from all parts, for her,
lie the remains Of the great Quaker,
William Penn.
II thi. were not enough To make tn,
place interesting. it Ia. the further
attraction Of being the ncighborhoot
in which Milton lived after writing
Paradise Lost" a cottage in the vi
cinity airordingh him a resling.placr.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
Int-nSi,. p.nch Culture.

Peach culture is n speciality with Mr.
II. NORTH, Of Michigan. lie applies an.
nually to his trees 100 pounds ~ wood
ashes an acre and 400 pounds OF bone
meal. lie plows the ground about two
and one-half inches deep just after The
blooming season. and then c~ultlvates
continually. going over his whole or.
chard Of 100 acres every week. lie does
not try to cultivate close TO the trees.
but thinks that by c~u.tivating the mid.
die Of the rows each way he gets the re-
suit aimed at; namely. the retention
Of the moisture. This is what he calls
"horse.leg irrigation" Farm and
Fireside,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
Earl, Cultivation Counts.

Many farmers fail to realize how
much easicr and cheaper u would be
20 do more OF the required cultivation
before the crop Is planted. Begin
your preparations early enough so
that when you have your land ready to
plant you can leave II alone for a
week or more. and then harrow and
cultivate the surface over again. One
crop OF weeds will thus be destroyed
at a light expense aud the surface viii
be brought into finer tilth and bet.
ter prepared 10 receive the seed. On
lands llnble to suffer from drought
this process may be p%roftably ex'
tended for weeks or months before
planting the Midland Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14

Did you ever stop 10 figure vi wha,
part of your living each year comes
fr I'M the %garden? II not. do 1t this
year. You will be surprised. that is, II
you have a good garden. II not, you
will wonder why you did not try TO do
better! Nothing opens a mans eyes
like counting up blessings he might
have had II he had done his part TO win
them. The trouble with most of ms Is
We claim. and think w ought to have.
comforts we never have been worthy
of. This is just as true Of garden stun
Is aDytbing.-Farm journal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
FEEDING A 26-FooT PYTHON.


There are % genera ofthc boa fam
lily. the most important Of which arc
the two specie, known liz the python,.
They are Of great size, some Of them
attaining a length Of 80 feet, and arc
noted, usually, for their yoracious ap.
petite, but occasionally this appetite
fails and drastic measures must be
employed. Some time age the New
York Geological society secured a 20.
foot python, which wa. placed in the
reptile house. II absolutely refused
to eat anything, and while il is posi-.
bic for u snake to refrain from food
for a considerable period there is an
end even to the endurance Of a snake.
As there seemed to be no inclination
on the part Of the snake to save itself
from starvation, the authorities de.
cided that extreme measures must be
taken. The food, which consisted Of
two rabbit. and four guinea pigs, was
prepared. Theanimals were fastened
to the end of a long pole. The snake
was firmly grasped by IL men and
brought out in the center Of the rep
tile house. Its mouth was opened and
the food was pushed into it by the aid
Of the pole. The snake made violent
efforts to break away, and it was only
by the combined efforts of the men
that hcwas held quiet enough to allow
the astronomical operation to be per.
formed. He was then put back into
the cage to allow the processes Of di.
gestion to resume.-Scientifc Ameri
can,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
BULLION AND J..

Bullion has a million dollars.
Fifty cents have I;
Bullion sitting IN his c~ar-lsse.
Swiftly travels by;
Bullion has n marble palace.
Whose white walls are high.
As for appetite, he has none,
hut a horses J.
Buttons going out 20 luncheon.
All. well. so am L.
He Will taste a crust and drOpl II
With n weary sigh.
] will hungrily devour
All that I can buy
He can't even eat a doughnut
or a piece OF pic.
Things are often badly managed 4,
Here below the sky.
Bullion ought to have my stomach.
or. stlll better. I
Ought 10 have his wad Of money
Gee the poor old guy
All he wants Il toast for luncheon.
steak and onions l.
s. T. klser. In Chicago Record
Herald.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
Wsst
souAnINo METHODS OUTLINED.

vest. the second stake must he set o.,
the end at the shadow nj six o'clock IN
The morning or night. about March or
September go, In squaring buildings
make u iringlc Of iXi.inch boards, IN In
Fig. .. On u side should hc six feet
and the other side eight feet. The
other side viii then be cSDctly ten
feet. John Eckroot, in Orange Judd
Farmer,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
SCIENCE OF sQUARING.
u IL Easy Ca L~nr" nna should ne
Mastered ny All who Have On
Lay Out Fields.

In laying out fields, II II often neces
mry Ia have them square and true.
Figure ! shows two posts six feet long.
which nrc used In get north aud south.
or n MI awl west lines. Set stake No.
! aud plumb u; NJ ~ o'clock noon drive
stake M. . NJ the end Of the shadow
east by the first stake for IN. north
aud south line. 10 get n line east and
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
Japanese HouIeS.

japanese houses in the lare.rc cities
IRE Of n general shape, twc .tcrie,
high, and put together by 3 curious,
method Of morli.ing. at wiie1 these
people are adopts, not one ,ai. being
used Throughout the constitution Of
he building
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
Sleep and Longevity.

A new theory Of longevity has made
its appearance. \ man has a definite
number of waking hours allotted 10
him." says the originator Of the idea,
and the fewer he uscs up the longer
will hi life last. III therefore, he is
content TO sleep for the most Of his
days there is no reason why he should
not live 200 years" lie adduce. the
case Of the negroes as an illustration.
The chanccsa are that the only truth in
this theory is the wcl!-recognized fact
that eight-hour,' sleep i. not sufficient
for most mortals, and.iha, those who
habitually take les shorten their lives
by so doing.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
Kn,w What Made a Dollar.

In one Of the public schools q teach
er was recently intcrrogating her class
in arithmetic, Among her pupils is
a little girl Of Hebrew paren'age.
"Rachol,' ,aid the schoolma'am,
show many i. two times 50?'
"A dollar" promptly rcplitd the
little one.-Milwaukce Sertinel.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-14
The E,hic. Of Good Roads.

Good roads and broad highways for
good citizenf; alleys. slumways and
cowpaths for the vicious, the depraved
and the lawless.-Char.es N. Day. New
Haven. Conn.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-04-12

true in the endless Work of peace,
he never ending work of building
nd keeping the marvellous fabric
# our industrial prosperity. The
npbHilding of any part of our
country is "A benefit t. the whole
and every effort, such n this ex-
position, to stimulate the resour.
ces and industry of II particular
section is entitled to the heartiest
support from every quarter of
the Union. Thoroughly good
national work can be done only
If each of us works hard for him
self, and at the same time keeps
constantly in mind that he must
work in conjunction with others. "
j. Ii. NJ.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-04-12
THE GREAT DISM
SWAMP

OF Virginia is breeding
ground of Malaria germs. So is
low, wet or mnrshy ground every
where. These germs cause weak
ness, chills and fever, aches in the
bones and muscles, and may in
duce dangerous maladles. But
Electric Bitters never fail to des-
troy them and cure malarial troub
les. They will surely prevent
typhoid. owe tried many r.me-
dies for Malaria and Stomach aud
Liver troubles" writes John
Charleston, of Byesville, o., "but
never found anything as good AS
Electric Bltters. " Try them. Only
SOC Crawford Bros, and j. +.
Mackey & Co, guarantee satlsfac-
ton.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-04-12
Respectfully,
wLLlAMS-HUCHES co.
Transvaalers May Surrender.

London, April 9. The AS
sociated Press understands that
the peace negotiations are pro-
crossing satisfactorily go far as
the Transvaalers are concerned,
but the latest :dvices Indicate
that there is small probability of
the Free Staters surrendering IN a
body. The negotiations thus far
have been mainly explanations of
British intention. 1t has been plain
to the leaders that their surrender
will not entail Punishment and
this has been Il potent Influence.
The leading Transvaalers urge
their allies to arrange peace terms.
The inner circles of the War Of
flee believe that if the Transvaal-
ers agree to surrender, the back
bone of Boer resistance will be
broken: and that the Free Slater s
opposition will soon be overcome.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-04-12
Rules For Behavior of L. s. Sen
a'ors During Debate.
SPECIAL to The Daily News.

Special to The Daily News.
Washington, April s.-The
Senate today agreed to the change
of the Senate's rules as proposed
by Senator Hoar, restricting sen
ators to polite language in debate.
The resolution is so worded as to
contain n severe reboke of Till
mans conduct. The resolution
provides that "No senator IN de-
bate shall directly or Indirectly,
by any form of words, impu,e to
another senator or other senators
any conduct or motive unworthy
or unbecoming senator"
w. A. Fl.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-04-12
Talmage Dying.

Washington, April 9.-Grave
fears are entertained for the re
covery of DR.. Talmage today. A
relapse followed almost immedi
ately after his daughter 5 wedding
yesterday. The patients condition
grew alarming and he has been
gradually sinking since. He 30
longer responds treatment and his
death is expected momentariIy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-04-12
10, 600 Employees Locked Out.

Augusta, Ga, April 9.-The
lockout of the mill operatives of
the Augusta district in retaliation
for the strike Monday of the em-
ployes of the King Mills went in
to effect this forenoon. Every mill
in Augusta and the House Creek
district is closed. They include
the plants at Aiken, Vauclrse,
Grahiteville. Warrenville, Bath,
Langley and Clear Water, employ
in the aggregate 10, 900 men.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-04-12
Chronic Constipation Cured.

The most important discovery of
recent years is the positive remedy
for constipation. Cascarets Candy
Cathartic. Cure guaranteed. Gcnu-
inc tablets stamped c. c. G.. Never
sold in bulk. Druggists, Ioc.