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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
CORN STALL DISEASE.
Caused by P%nsturing Cattle In stsft
Fields Late In Fall or Early
In winter.

This term II applied to n disease oc-
ca.loned by %pasturing cattle in stalk
fields late in fall or early winter. An
outbreak. IL one should occur, usually
takes place in from 1--WE to fourteen
days after the animals are turned upon
the stalks. The great majority of
eases occur between the fifth and
eighth days. II is also observed that
all animals affected die within two or
three days Of each other. There IN
nothing IN the appearance " the fod-
der TO indicate that IL may cause
trouble. Cattle may Craze and do well
on one field. and from ten TO fifty per
cent. he lost on another separated only
by n fence. 1t makes 20 difference
whether the cattle are allowed 10 Craze
Tor only n few hours or left In all day.
After one outbreak has occurred q sec.
ond rarely follows. The disease has
never been reported from feeding cut
fodder. even when taken from the
nmc field as that In which disease has
occurred from grazing. The cause has
never been determined. but 1t l. o
often observed after n dry season.
The general symptoms are that the
animal appears dull. persists In stand.
ing In one place. or " he moves 10 Is
with n noticeably icrky gait. There Is
marked prostration; the animal will
fall on the knees. and may require sew
eral attempts to rise. Some act ~ "
crazy. hut the majority nrc stupid.
There T. more or less froihiug at the
mouth. and almost constant swinging
4 the head from side To side whether
In the standing position or lying down.
The movements are indicative NJ pain.
I The course l. ~ very short duration,
from iwo to thirty hours. the majority
living less than six hours. Too often
the history H. that the cattle were all
right In the evening. and from one Ia
eight found dead IN the morning. A.
tho causc Il not known. and q success.
ful treatment has q been discovered.
the prevention cannot be prescribed
except 10y using cut fodder. In q num-.
her Of outbreaks ~ supposed black.
leg. DIR. Craig, assistant state %vct"ri-
marian ~ Indiana, has found this Ia he
present instead. The disease Il not
contagious and cannot he spread from
ono 10 another. The occurrence ~ n
few eases In q community should not
friFhicu others To discard the use ~
the stalk field FOR feeding -Arricul'
iurnl Epitomist.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
GLIMPSES OF MANY LANDS.

In Europe S,5i0 murders are com.
mittcd every year.
Less than 900 white people reside in
English West African colonies.
The ryro.. following the example
OF Norway, Is trying to encourage the
winter tourist business by Offering bet
ter facilities for winter sports.
Taking size into construction. swift
erland has the biggest foreign popu-
lNiion cf any European country. 22a.-
700 foreign residents living within her
limits.
Vallcttn, Malta, being midway In the
Mediterranean. between Gibraltar aud
Port said. imports nor than half n
million tons of coal for the use Of pass
ing vessels.
Greenland and Iceland have the bet
ter OF " in the way Of trade. Last
year We imported goods from those
two countries to the value OF Ss2.53l
aud sold them only $500 worth in re-
turn.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
AuiI M, guilty.

AZ Lamar Judge Timmons sent tho
fury out again Ia see ifitcuuld arrive
at n verdict In the cast Of Arthur
Auil. charged with libcling Arthur
Rozcllc, IL having failed to agree. In
n little over nm hour the jury re.
turned with n verdict of not guilty
The ease against l,olcllc. charged
with libcling Aull. was thrown out ~
court on n demurrer, Prosecuting
Attorney Moore gave notice Of nm mp.
peal TO the Kansas City court of Hp.
pcnls. The ease against McCrcary,
charged with libcling Aull, was ron
tinued, the defendant being unable to
he In court ON account of sickness.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
WATERING Tun ON WHEELS

readily cleaned. n /, also convenient Ia
~atcr cattle with In winter. Provided
the managers are composed ~ nothing
more complicated than the bare floor.
a. | have seen in many barns, the
trough. filled with water. can he rolled
IN front Of The COWS, and from one o
to another. Where running water l.
available. II can he Jet run into the
tub aud speedily rolled to The animals.
with wheels made Of hard wood, the
device will last for years, aud, aside
from watering the stock, ear he used
for a variety Of other purposes about
the barn, saving labor and adding to
he profi.-Fred. o. sIblcy, In Ohio
Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
VIII Erect rin,--Gin-- Plant.

About 100 ncrcs Of property n
Valley Park, st. Louis county, hns
recently been acquired by Charles II
Anderson. ON behalf of eastern cupi.
t%nlists, for the purpose of erecting u
large p%latc.glnss manufacturing con
Germ. II Is said that over one mil
lion dollars will he spent in the cree
ton Of the plant, and that 1000 work
men will he employed in the cstab
lifhmcnt after II Is completed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
-. Joseph nar Aroused.

st. Joseph attorneys are mp "
arms over an alleged irregulnriiy II
which jurios r drawn in buchanan
county. The corporations Of the city
ARE believed to have had things then
" way for years. and there are
many rumors Of jury fixing" The
buchanan County Bar association
will take the matter up.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
MOVABLE WATERING TUB.
Ip-,"-nnt- Device THAT WIN Last for
Years and 'nn lie isrd Tor
MANY Purposes.

The accompanying RI; shows a very
convenient trough Tor watering or
feeding cattle In the barn. II can be
made any size desired. but the most
s%crviccnblc size h abuut iNlB feet.
The sides should he built slanting as
shown. for then Il l. easy for the stock
to cat out of Il. and % can also ho more
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
sent 20 the Pepitentiary.

Edward Marsh and Richard Moran
the w tramps who were charged
with killing the son Of the night POI
liceman at Carrollton, were each sen.
fenced to ten years In the peniten.
tinry.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
Bakers Locked Out.

About 1900 bakers and bench
hands, employed by six leading Arms
OF Kansas City, have been locked out
because of an attempt to form q
union of bread-wngon drivers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
Recorder of Henry County.

Gov. Dockery has appointed Clay
Adair. OF Clinton, to he recorder OF
Henry county, TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of W. NJ. Duncan.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
MISS BONNIE DELANO
A Chicago Society Lady, In q
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham says:

"DEAn MRs. PISKriAMi- OF all the
grateful daughters TO whom you have
given health and life, nonc are moro
glad than l.
my home and my life was happy
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
-fors che Counb ana WORKS on
the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets. Price $50.

\ great many men have managed TO at.
tain fame by hanging TO the tan gate ol a
erisis.-Washingion Post.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07
tn. Easiest to Advance.

There is one point in favor Of III.
nan who feeds sheep and lambs this
w,nter-his stock Is cheap TO start
with. II is hard To advance the price
Of cattle ard hogs when they sell
around 50 per hundred weight, much
harder than TO put a dollar per hun
bred weight onto the price of stock
that starts at $3.50 per hundred
weight. The prospects are that fat
sheep and lambs will show more i'd
vance per hundred weight than cattle
or hogs. But whether they viii make
more money is a QUESTION. Fat sheep
are not much above the price Of feed
ers, whereas fat cattle are consider.
ably above the price Of feeders.-Na.
tional Stockman.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

Conccit is the most incurablc disease that
IL known to the human soul.-ll. W.
Becchcr.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

Luck may sometimes be distinguished
from ability by It's duration Puck.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

Allow no strong smelling material
in the stable for any length of time.
Store the manare under cover outside
the COW stable and remove II to o dis.
tauce as often as practical biz.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

State Treasurer Williams has flied
his monthly report with Gov. Dock
cry for the month Of January. II Is "a
follows:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

When a man i paid Tor playing he calls
II wurk.-tnicago DAILY News.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

balance December n. 1901 ......1i .at.1'pp "
Received January, ito2 zee. 80, ili&'G -
disbursement .sss s.ss .sss...'.. stAH9 -
Balance January ~. ~: ... ..., 2.atLUi, -
Secretary Of State Cook reports
having received and paid into The
state treasury for the month Of Jan.
uurv. iuOn. tnNrg md foes ~ folluvai
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

Don't Neglect a Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey VI ilorchound and Tar instnntcr.
Pixies Toothachc Drops Cure in one minute.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

Grit turns defeat into victory Hams
Holm.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-02-07

Nothing resembles pride 80 much a.. dis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01

"More Paine's Celery compound hal
been sold in the city OF Omaha for The
last month than all other medicines pu
together"
So writes the leading wholesale drug
house OF the West 10 the proprietors d
Paine's Celery Compound.
In October last card from Hon
Frank r. Moores, the mayor Of that
city, was published in the Omaha Bee
in which he told of the great benefit
Paine's Celery Compound had been tC
him. 81 regard it, he said, 3" the mos
wonderful remedy have ever tried fol
building up the system when once ruI
down"
On account of Mayor Moores' grea
popularity and well known standing
the publication of his card in the Be
instigated the Omaha News, the Bee
principal competitor. to make n canvas
Of druggists and physicians in that cit.
to find out their experience with thi
and other remedies 4 few days late
the News published almost a page Z
the opinions it had gathered. The ply
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
rhanI.ernr,. Last Home.

"Down on your knees, you rogue!'
said Thackeray to j. T. Fields, the IA
nous publisher OF Boston and author
OF Yesterdays With Authors" Down
on your knees, for here Vanity Fair
was pennedr' "And / will go down
with you" added w. NJ. T., "for In
very truth think very well myself of
that little work"
Thackeray spoke in Kenslngton, In a
little room at the top Of house In a
quiet street, with lattice window
but the street was Young street, not
Kensington palace gardens, as some
people fancy. The best Of Thackeray's
work was done in Young street. There
he bought from his profits an old house
in Palace green. pulled it down and
built from his own design the quaint
mansion Of red brick with stone fac
ings which Bret Harte introduced with
a tact so moving into his parody sketch
of Dickens 1.-THE Haunted Man"
Thackeray lived there but from 1861
to Christmas eve, 1863, when he died
In his sleep, they say. The last works
were written there. THE Roundabout
Papers" and others.-L0ndon Outlook
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Siberia and America.

Frederick Palmer has been visiting
the Russian convicts and exiles in ST.
IBERIA, and he finds that neither their
environment nor their rations are rela-
lively any worse to the convict class
than those of our own. "At first" he
says, 81 would not believe the state
ment that Siberian conyicts who had
run away to America returned with the
conviction that they would rather be
convicts in Siberia than free men In
America. Afterward / verified It
Their reasons were simple: Here we
have time to drink our tea, to talk, and
we get enough to eat. In America you
have to be slave for ten hours a day
Every minute a terrible man called the
boss has his eye on you, or else yor
can't get any job at all. Yes, in Amer
lea either you have to work too hard
-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Copyright. 1901, by John j. are clser

Thorwald did not altogether like the
request. but Prince Murianolfsky was
o good fellow aud had been such n help
TO him in Paris he felt that he must
comply with it. After all, il was only
the government that would suffer, and
that was well able to put up with n
slight loss.
SO Thorwald found himself speeding
toward the realm of the great white
car. with the intention of defrauding
ii. In one Of the lest stages oi the
journey his sole companion in the rail
road carriage was a woman. quietly
dressed. with an air Of high breeding.
He was worrying as they approached
the frontier and would have been glad
of a companion to talk 10. AT last op-
portunlty was afforded him Of accost-
ing the lady She was trying to ar
range something in the network brack-
ct for parcels He approached and
with great politeness offered his serv-
ices. AS he again turned his eyes to-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
HUMoR OF THE HOUR
One IL Insufficient.

"When men are as provoking as you
are" she said warmly. "it IL no wonder
woman is at a loss for word to ex-
press her feelings"
"At loss for a word" he repeated
muslngly. "Ah. that explains it."
Explains whatT
Explains why. when she has any
feeling to express she uses two or
three"
"Two or three what-wOrds?
ooh, dear. nO-two or three thousand
words"
Naturally she was provoked, but
presently he found chance to suggest
that he was I'm error.
You admit It, do your" she asked.
"Yes. my dear" he replied. 81 should
have made the limit 5000. "-Chicago
Post.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
MADAME" SAID THE OFFICIAL.

ward her he saw she was removing her
index finger from her bodice. After
ward she smoothed out the bosom of
her gown.
Could it be? She looked like a lady
So did he look like gentleman. He
seated himself and began conversa-
ton. They exchanged Il few remarks
very pleasantly for some time, when
suddenly he asked: Pardon me! Is
that a piece of lace|
Her hands and eyes went at once to
the buttoning of her bodice. Then she
replied coldly. You are mistaken. sir"
MADAME" he answered smilingly.
''you need not fear that would be
scandalized by your smuggling a little
lace into Russia. The government
takes such immense precautions against
evasion Of the duties that one need not
scruple at deceiving it. if possible. |
should regard 1t as bit of amusing
cleverness."
You think it is one of those things
that are only wicked when found outT
she returned, eyng him, with faint
smile.
Precisely"
"And you are possibly so gallant that
you would even help lady in such an
attempt"
IF the lady was nice" he laughed
back.
She turned her face to him with a
captivating smile and said archly, DO
you think am 'niceT
"Most assuredly, madame"
"Then ! will throw myself upon your
mercy?' she exclaimed. with lovely
air of candor. THE fact is. am snug
gling"-she made little face-"a
scrap of lace. There is not much, but
it is choice, and | want it for certain
purpose. Now l have put myself in
your hands,
''The hands of a gentleman" replied
Thorwald. How can help you"
"You might take the keys of my
trunks and act as IL we were together
Yeu could tell them you had nothing
to declare. | shrink from saying fatty
that | have nothing to declare when
know l have. You will not have that
difficulty to disturb you. and if you
I can give the man the idea that you
| have both our things in charge they
will say nothing to me-"
Madame, leave the matter entirely
| to me-"
When they reached the frontier and
| the ordeal was at hand. Thorwald
walked up to the most prominent func-
| tionary and taking him aside. had q
few words with him. The lady in the
meantime sauntered slowly up and
down the platform with a pleasant air
OF waiting till the mere form had been
complied with.
| Suddenly her heart fell. The officer
with whom the young man had been
talking left him and advanced toward
her with Il determined air.
MADAME" said the official, II have
certain information that you are ut
tempting tc smuggle something
through. My informant saw what led
him to think you had lace concealed
about your person. 1t rests with you
30 deliver it up or to be subjected to a
thorough examination.
She gasped with indignation. What
an idiot she had been TO betray her
self to a stranger
With a blazing countenance, but a
dignity that impressed even the hard
ened official. she retired and unwound
the dainty lace she had so carefully
concealed about the upper part Of her
person. 1t was silently confscated
and stiff fine imposed. which she
paid without half the regret she felt
at parting with her precious lace. The
odious informer was walking about on
the platform with an air Of conscious
rectitude and carefully abstained from
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01

The hunters were telling how, huntln
the hare,
1t doubled and doubled and double
again.
Until little Tommy, listener there,
Was sent of to bed with the word
his brain.
He dreamed that he had reused hare
And. mounted on his rocking mare.
Was riding swifter than the breeze.
Gaining on IL by degrees,
Until. exactly when he thought
His prey was certain to be caught,
Behold, before his very eyes.
II doubled-into twice its size!
While Tommy wondered what to do
on again the creature few.
Again he rode and. bit by bit,
Approached and nearly captured II,
And once again, to his dismay,
1t doubled and pursued its way.
And so throughout the wild career
The hare, whenever he drew near.
Doubled doubled. doubled still,
Larger growing yet, until
Finally, with malice grim,
Fierce Of aspect, huge Of limb,
The hare turned back and hunted him.
-Ewoha nQa
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
saved Him From Torture.

There is no more agonizing trouble
than piles. The constant itching and
burning make life intoIerabIe. No posi-
ton is comfortable The torture is un-
ceasing. De Wits Witch Hazel Salve
cures piles at once. For skin diseases,
cuts. burns, bruises all kinds OF wounds
it is unequalIed. J. S. Gerall, st. Paul,
Ark, says: "From 1865 | suffered with
the protruding, bleeding piles and could
and nothing to help me until | used DE
Wits Witch Hazel Salve A lew boxes
completely cured me-" Beware Of
counterieits. Bowman
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Force of Habit,

"These editors make me weary.
complained the eminent architect.
Explain" suggested the sympathet-
ic friend.
"Well, designed n ten story build
ing for Flbbler's Magazine. and they
have rejected five stories and said they
would pay for the others after publica-
ton. baltimore American.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
The Last Heard Of It.

my little boy took the Group one
night and soon grew so bad you could
hear him breathe all over the house,
"says +. d. Reynolds. Mansfield, o. 1--WE
feared he would die, but few doses Of
One Minute Cough Cure quickly relieved
him and he went to sleep. That's the
last we heard OF the Group. Now isn't
cough cure like that valuable?' One Min.
ute Cough Cure is absolutely safe and
acts Immediately. For coughs. colds.
Group, grip. bronchitis and all other
throat and lung troubles it lie a certain
cure. Very pleasant to take. The little
ones like IL Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
We'll GIuck To.

Wife-Are you sure you caught this
fish?
Mr. GayfellO-Of course.
Wife-It smells very strong.
Mr.. Gayfello-S Strong? ! should say
It was. II nearly pulled me over
board.-New York Weekly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Just the Season For 1t.

Just the Season For IL.
"There is nothing like choosing the
right time for an argument"
How so?"
"Well, for instance. this would seem
to be a good occasion to put forward
the theory that the sun is losing its
heat"-Chicago Post.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Larre.t Farm Implement Depot.

The city Of Dallas, Tex, is said to be
the largest depot Of farm implement
supplies In the world. Every big whole
sale house IN the United States which
engages in the business Of manufac'
turing tools for the farmer has Its
branch at Dallas. There are twenty
five nine story buildings devoted to
this trade. Dallas lies in the very
heart Of the choicest farming region
Of Texas. It is the trading point Of
the great black land belt Of the north
ern and central counties, which con
tain two-thirds Of the people and three
fourths Of the wealth Of the state.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01

Constipation means duIness, depres-
sion, headache, generally disordered
health. De Wits Little Early Risers
stimulate the liver, open the bowels and
relieve this condition. Safe, speedy and
thorough. They never gripe. Fayorite
pills. Bowman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
LIQUORS. CIGARS, GROCERIES.

Mrs j. e. Monroe.
Commerce St., Fredericksburg, Va, keeps
the largest and most varied stock d
Wines and Liquors in the city. She can
furnish you Whiskey at prices from 81. 40
to 81 per gallon. 1t includes Star A.
Kentucky Rye, Live Oak, Lord Balti-
more, King Lear, Jefferson Co. Rye, Wig
wan, Indian Hill and many Others
Wines of every description. Apple
Brandy $3.50 to 81 per gallon. A full
line OF Cigars and Tobacco, Groceries, etc
MRS. j. +. MONROE,
313 Commerce St.. fredericksburg, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
I'm. and Down. Of Life

Ida see that German student al
ways has his mustache turned up.
May Sometimes 1t Is turned down.
Ida-I think you are mistaken.
May-Hardly; heard Della say she
turned II down when he tried to kiss
her.-ChicagO News.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Valuation.

"Do you care for Millions poetry
asked the young man.
mot much" answered Mrs. Cumrox.
Il am told that one Of his best poems
was not considered worth more than
$25."-Wasbington Star.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
In the Performances Of His ID,

In the Performance OF His Duty.
Mrs. Hauskeep-You needn't deny 1t.
Della. saw you permit that police
man to kiss you last night.
Delia-Av coorse, ma'am. Shure, We
wouldn't have me resist an officer.
would ye?-Philadelphia Press.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Liquor Dealers

This has been our banner year and We
have done more business than ever before. We
have the confidence Of the people. ana proof
OF Il l. the Increase OF our trade. Pure
goods. honest value and full measure are the
cause OF IT." Our stock Il the largest, puresi
and best selected IN the State. and We can
satisfy the wants OF everybody.
Our Canada Rye at $500 II the finest
medical whlskey ON the market. Farmers
Delight TenderlOin Rye, Kentucky Club Rye
King of Kentucky Rye, White Rye and Col
onei Rye, all at 5000 per gallon, have no
equal. Blue Ribbon, $3.50, Apple Blossom
81 LIS, Choice Rye, $3.50. and Golden Star
/ 20 per gal Apple Brandies, $500 and
a.. 90, Peach, Blackberry, California, French
and Ginger Brandies. Kidney Gin, New Eng
land and Jamaca Runs, Wines and Beers
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
Manufactured Comb lll Honey.

II was recently announced In a Chi
cago paper that carload Of manufac
tured honey In the comb had been re
ceived In that city from California. In
reply to this the publisher OF The
American Bee Journal has offered
$1,000 for the sight Of single pound
f manufactured comb honey. He
adds that he has been making this Of
fer for twenty years without finding q
taker.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-01
unIustianbIe Curiosity.

Lawyer examining wItness)-Where
was your maid at the time?
Lady-ln my boudOlr arranging my
hair
Lawyer-And were you there also?
Lady Indignantly - Sir! - Chicago
Journal.