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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16
The Law of 1885.

II is impossible for the republican party
to avoid antagoniaing, in the campaign of
this year, TIE adoption of the proposed con-
stitutional amendment 10 make II permanent
interest bearing debt of the certificates of IN
debtedness now in the school treasury. And
this attitude necessarily and inevitably puts
the party in opposition to the law of 1888.
For the proposed amendment is to make
constitutional the unconstitutional acts
which have been done under the law of 1888.
The amendment is not to give constitutional
warrant to any manipulation of the school
moneys, or the school fund before that year
However individuals may differ as to the
wisdom of the original sale of the govern
ment bonds in the fund, or the later cancel
lation Of the state. bonds and the issu-
ance of the consolidated certificate of in
debtedness in 1881, no new debt was created
by any of these transactions, or by the orig
inal certificate of 1873. and accordingly no
charge of unconstitutionality has ever been
brought against any of these acts.
But it is not only charged by the repub-
leans, but is now admitted by the democrats
themselves, that all of the certificates of in
debtedness placed in the school treasury in
exchange for funds taken out under the law
of 1888, are only so many evidences of an
unconstitutional debt. This being admit
ted by the democrats, what they propose is
an amendment of the constitution not
only to legalize what has been done, but to
make the certificates a permanent interest
bearing debt, and to clothe the Fund Com
missioners with the continuing powers, fist
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

The candidacy of Hon. l.. NJ. Hughes
for the Supreme Court evidently does not
suit Sammy Cook but then there happens to
be n great many people in Missouri who
think Sammy is playing his hand too fine.
The point he so beautifully illustrates is his
obligation to the lobby. Sammy has been n
good investment for the men who put up.
The attitude of Cook in this matter %verilies
the position the Republican party has taken.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

invites the teachers Of this county
to attend the Approved Summer
School at Chillicothe, Mo. begin
ming June End. Grades made in
this school are accepted by all
County Boards and by the State
Supt. for a State Certificate. q
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16
r. n. BAILEY & CO.
FARM

Are offering some rare bar
gains for Immediate accept
ance.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
FoR3 30 DAYS ONLY. 800 acres , i-2
miles n. T.. Of Wcllsvillo 10 room
brick house, 80 X 100 barn,
cribs, sheds graincry etc. Fenced
and cross fenced hog tight, never
failing water, 200 acres tame grass
and meadow, 50 under pillow, 40
blue grass pasture, timber thinncd
and undcrbrushcd. Fine laying
prairie land, buildings and fences
In good repair. Price only So per
acre.
To trade for, Montgomery SUBJ
csban property, \ nice little
subcrbon home In West Plains,
Mo. Call and scc.us,about this.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

Farmers now say that prospects for II
good crop were never better. This is en-
couraging. Let us all pull forthc up-building
of our own aud county and at the close of
the season, business will be good and money
that has gene ont will come back.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

The Republicans of the county should
get together and organize a strong club in
each voting precinct. This should he done
at oncc-to-day * the time.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

The TRIBUNE aud Coleman's
Rural Word, one year, $3.50.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16
CLUB RATES.

The TRIBUNE and Semi-weekly
Globc-D Democrat onc year, s1.75.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

the TRIBUNE and Missouri State
Republican one year $3.50.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

The TRIBUNE, Missouri State Re-
publican, Colcman's Rural World
one year $500
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

The TRIBUNE, Scmi-weekly
Globe Democrat, Colemans Rural
World, one year S2.25.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

4 strong hard pull is the only way to
get n wagon out of the mud.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

Four years enough--pass the pie around
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

NWs : WNW 'HTTF wv T"""''N'F" 'N''T'
parties in.chargc Of live stock.
No T.. ., ., I aud $ daley, except sunday
No. ! Daily except Saturday.
For hair braids, wigs made OF
cut hair OF combings, call on Lizzie
Harper Montgomery City, Mo. It.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

Interpret the constitution as it is!
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16
ST. LOUIS & HANNIBAL RAILWAY.

TIME or ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS FROM GILMORE.
ARRIVAL.
no. 1 81. Louis Passenger ...... pi' q. m.
No. . Mixed ...-...'s...s''. $50 - W'
No. : Through Freight .......... is2a y. m.
DEPARTURE.
No. . Mixed p'o n M
no. 1 Hannibal Passenger ...... 1892. m.
No. 4 Through Freight ....... 1915 y. IN.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-05-16

Clean men-honcst politics.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
A Mountain Cascade.

lars and employ thousands of men.
There are several things to be credited
with this happy condition of affairs.
First may be mentioned the pros
perity of the agricultural interests.
The wide-awake, progressive farmers
of the country are just beginning to
learn that the only scientific way of
farming is by irrigation Not only
are crops rendered surer, but the pro-
duction per acre is enormously in
creased, while the market reports show
that as far as quality is concerned,
grain, vegetables and fruit of all kinds
are immeasurably superior to those
grown in more humid regions The de-
velopment of irrigation enterprises is
therefore proceeding at rapid pace
The summer flow of water in most OF
the larger streams was long ago all
appropriated, while vast quantities ran
away in the winter and early spring
unused. Hundreds of storage reser-
voirs have already been constructed to
hold these surplus waters until needed
and many more are now in process of
construction. Some of these are very
costly. One is being built near Fort
Collins that will cost $500. 900, and
Lake Cheeseman, near Denver. is about
completed at cost of over a million.
The latter will be lake of no incon-
siderable size, in fact will be the larg-
est body of water in the state These
various reservoirs permit the cultiva-
ton of hundreds of thousands of acres
that would otherwise remain a barren
desert Already Colorado has passed
California in the number of acres cul-
tivated by irrigation and is of course
a long way ahead of any other state or
territory
And what enormous crops are raised
on these landsi Fifty bushels of wheat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
rheumatism Cured at Last.

Lake Sarah, MIMI May 12th--Thou-
sands will read with pleasure that a
cure for rheumatism has at last been
found.
A Mrs Hi1debrandt of this placa
after trying very man. medicines h.:
recently found successful remedy foa-
this painful disease.
This woman suffered so with the
Rheumatism in her arms that sleep or
rest became impossible
She heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills but
having little faith in anything was very
reluctant to spend any more money for
medicine.
However, she decided to try one box
and this helped her so much that she
continued to use the Pills. Now she
says:
4 am real well and don't know how
1 can express my thanks TO Dodd's
Kidney<Pills for what they have done
for me-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

A midnight battle with a giant lob
ster, armed with powerful claws and
worked up to good fighting trim, was
fought by Charles McVane, fisherman
and resident of Long Island, four
miles from Portland, Me-, in Cascoe
Bay.
Mr.. McVane had been fishing all
day with Indifferent success and had
decided to pull up and start for shore.
As he neared Ram Island, which is
barren strip of land with bold, rocky
shores and entirely devoid of trees,
he spied a large flock of sea duck hud-
died together in one of the tiny coves
that run up into the shores OF the
island The sight of the ducks aroused
his sporting instincts and made him
forget the cheerful fireplace of his
own cottage To make a long story
short, he spent an hour or so among
the wary sea duck sailing about from
one cove to another, catching first
one and then another flock mapping.
So ardent did this duck hunter be-
come in the pursuit of his game that
he was surrounded by the chilly
gloom of an April night almost before
he knew it.
McVane is a man of action. With
not even stopping to pick up the last
duck he had shot, he turned his boats
bow toward the island and beached
it well on a strip of sand.
With a knowledge born of MANY
similar experiences he turned his
dory upside down, and, with the aid
of the sail and his oilskfns, made
himself a tolerably comfortable rest
ing place for the. night
McVane had been asleep as he
judges, some three or four hours,
when he was suddenly awakened by
an icy cold stream of water trucking
under him and running up his trous-
ers legs. Scarcely had he regafned
his senses when this forerunner of
the deluge was followed by a mighty
onrush of water that took him, his
boat, and everything else in it's way,
pounding up the beach. Such was
the force of the wave that a heavy
piece of driftwood was hurled against
McVane's head with sufficient force
to render him unconscious for a few
seconds
When he recovered he was lying
high and dry on the beach, but he
had horrible choking sensation, and
his neck and throat felt as though
clasped in vice. Clutching with his
hand he grasped the hard, cold shell
of a monster lobster. He seized the
claw that gripped his throat and tried
to break it's hold, but the sturdy fish
erman had been weakened by the
blow on the head and the immersion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
BLACK Dam Webster.

Daniel Webster did not possess one
of the attributes of a popular leader.
The very greatness of his abilities
raised him far above the mass of men
and put him out of touch with them.
He inspired awe, but not affection No
mortal man ever thought of coupliEg
his name with any thought of popular
endearment- Jackson was "Old Hick-
ory," '-Old Roman; Harrison was
odd Tip Clay was Harry of the
West, THE Mill Boy of the Slashes";
and Taylor ..Old Rough and Ready;
but the senator from Massachusetts,;
was the Honorable Daniel Webster
to his dying day. Even the cartoon
lists could find no other name for him
than BLACK DAN" 1t was to "Roug.
and Ready" therefore, and not to
Daniel Webster, that the Wing masse-
turned in 1S4S, when they were done
with Henry Clay--Century.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

Ptcruresaue. Cusron, IN Florence

"Crickets, Crfckets, Fine sing
ers." cry the FIorentine vendors on
Ascension morning 1.-TWO cents. four
or five cents for crickets, fine sing
ers," All day long the streets are
cheerful with the call, and with the
crickets' songs For this is the fest1-
val which in Florence is dedicated
alike to the human soul, and to its
symbol. the cricket, whose beginning,
life and departure are as much mys-
terry as the coming and the passing OF
mans elusive spirit You may select
your own song-bird If you like from
the tangled heap in the peddler's net
covered barrel, and you may choose
your cage, too, according to your tasze
and pocketbook- Your cricket you must
pick out with care, for the strength
and vivacity of its voice will decide
your destiny for the coming year A
merry singer foretells good luck,
health, and happiness; a sad one
augurs misfortune You will give your
pet fresh green lettuce leaf, there
fore, if you are clever
On Ascension morning devout Flor
entines go to mass In the afternoon
a merry throng crowds the cafes and
the Cascine, the beautiful park which
lies sunsetward from the city along
the Arno The common folk sit on
the grass and eat Il cannelloni," the
large kind of macaroni that is the
peculiar deIicacy of this feast day
The beau monde promenades up and
down the long avenues of the Cascine-
swinging their cages and chattering
about their respective merits of their
song birds When the hills and villas
beyond the Arno have begun to fade
from view and Monte Morello and the
Apprentices on this side have grown
dim upon the sight. they let their
crickets free
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Beauty of Colorado.
Irrigation and Scientific Forming Have Mode the State
Vertable Porodise.
Especial Lottery

prises- There are already four large
beet sugar factories in active opera
ton, three more are building, and viii
be ready for this seasons crop, and at
least twenty others are under contem-
plation- Farmers claim beets to be the
most profitable crop they ever raised.
Over 100000 was paid out last fall to
the farmers living near the town OF
Loveland- Farm lands double in value
when a factory is located near them
Many readers will be surprised to
know that Colorado is forging rapidly
to the front as a fruit-producing state.
The Grand Valley peaches have long
been known in the eastern markets for
their superior flavor, and of course
Rocky Fort melons and cantaloups are
known the world over. But these are
not the only fruits raised Last fall
fifty carloads of apples were shipped
direct from Canon City to New York.
and E. J. Matthews of Paonra sold nine
thousand boxes of apples at one dol
lar a box
These things are beginning to at
tract the attention of homeseekers
Many are already coming in, but the
indications are there will soon be
stampede in this direction Lands are
yet reasonable in price, but are bound
soon to double and quadruple in value.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
SCARED TO DEATH.

DR.. Francis W. Mcnamara of Chi
ago says: Millions of people are
made wretched every year or, perhaps,
have their lives shortened. by feeling
that they have heart disease. They
have pain in that region, and their
own diagnosis is sufficient to convince
Them of the malady- AS a matter of
truth, there is seldom any pain from,
heart disease The trouble is indi&
gestion only. The stomach, lying just
under the heart, is distended to pain
full degree by gases. and, crowding to-
ward the heart, makes the pain seem
to be in that organ"
This opinion simply confirms the
claim of Dr. w. B. Caldwell, who orig
mated the formula of Syrup Pepsin,
the guaranteed cure for Indigestion
and constipation All druggists sell it.
but be sure to ask for Dr. C0EdzueHs
Syrup Pepsin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
in the icy water. The giant crusta-
cean chung with tenacity.

III the icy water. Inc giant cruSCa
cean chung with tenacity
McVane rolled over on to his stom.
ach and pinned the lobster under
him; then he tried once more to force
the cruel jaws apart, but, though he
moved them slightly, he was yet toe
weak to do anything more For fully
five minutes the fisherman and the
lobster struggled, one to release him
self, the other to maintain its hold.
Perhaps the weight of the mans
body was too much for the lobster or
perhaps he repented of his midnight
assault. for it suddenly relaxed its
strangling grip and in a second Nc
Vane had released himself and seized
the lobster just back of the head and
the base of the claws, the safe grip
a fisherman knows so well. The ex-
hausted Long Islander managed to
carry the huge crustacean to high
ground and fortunately found a deep,
smooth hollow in the ledge, the Shiny
sides of which afforded no hold for
the prisoners claws and thus kept it
safely until daybreak- Then McVane
took the lobster to Portland and
turned it over to TaMdermist John A
Lord, who has just finished mounting
it. This monster measures four feet
and one-half inches from the tip end
of its tail to the tip of the longest
claw, and it weighed 81 pounds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
WORSE THAN ATHEISM
Physical, Not Mental, Addiction. K<p,
Devout Man from Church.

Physical, Not Mental, Addiction. Kept
Devout Man from Church.
A jealous and, in mis- way, a very
eminent preacher, whose eloquence is
as copious as, and far more lucid than,
the waters of his beloved Cam, hap
pened to miss a constant auditor from
his congregation Schism had al
ready made some depredations on the
fold, which was not large, but to a
practiced eye the deduction of even
one was perceptible.
What keeps our friend, Farmer
b, away from us?" was the anxious
question proposed by our vigilant min
lister to his clerk.
Il have not seen him among u.s.
continued he, these three weeks;
hope it is not Socinianism that keeps
him away"
No, your honor" replied the clerk,
1T is something worse than that
Worse than Socinianism? Heaven
forbid it should be deism,"
NO, your honor, it is something
worse than that"
Il trust it is not atheism
No, your honor. it is something
worse even than that
Worse than atheism? Impossible;
nothing can be worse than atheism %
Yes it is, your honor; it is rheu-
matism. ''-Tit-Bits
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
SfRui6cAnt.

a certain composer abroad had an
opera accepted and anticipated for it
a great success. On the strength of
this supposition he promised each OF
the musicians in the orchestra fine
supper with wine lad libitum'' at the
conclusion of the performance
To his surprise and dismay lie opera
at it's premiere was a complete fiasco
and was all but Kissed on the stage.
After all was over he returned into
the orchestra to collect some missing
manuscript and found there seated one
solitary musician trombone player.
We'll, my friend" he inquired kind
Iy, what can I do for you?
The musician looked at him earnest
ly and replied in tones of significant
sincerity: at liked it-'-Short Stories.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
r.,.r, No. cocoa Hor..men.

Few of the sovereigns of Europe are
good horsemen- The German emperor
has not what can be called a good seat.
The Emperor Nicholas is far from be-
ing a good horseman. while the kings
of Sweden Greece and Denmark detest
riding. The king of Portugal labors
under the disadvantage of stoutness-
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria cannot
ride for All hour at a time. and King
Alexander ~ Serria is afraid of horses
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Admiral Evan. a. = Diplomat

A relative of Rear Admiral Evans
tells the following characteristic story
of the boyhood of the popular sailor:
AS boy he had been talked to by the
clergyman of the church which his fam
lily attended regarding the keeping of
Lent, the clergyman trying to impress
upon the youngster the idea that the
right way of observing Lent was to
deny himself that which he most en-
joyed. When three weeks of this SOL
emn season had passed without young
Evans appearing in church. the clergy
man called to see what was the trou-
BILE.
Why said Evans. 81 am keeping
Lent strictly, just as you told me to.
by denying myself my greatest pleas
ure-that of hearing you preach >
New York Times
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

Gov James p. Clark. who defea5a
Senator James K Jones in the h&zs
Tor the Arkansas senatorial nomina-
ton. occupied the gubernat0rial chair
of Arkansas from 1895 to 1897 His
political career began in 1856, when he
was elected to the state legislature He
was elected attorney general on the
Democratic ticket in 1892 He was
born in Yazoo City, Miss, in 1854 Gov
Clarke has been practicing law at Lit
tie Rock since his retirement as gov
ernor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

OLORADO is at the present
; !: : 9: !:
NJ time, without any question,
~ one of the most prosperous
states in the Union. Indeed
lit is having an old-fashion-
~ ed boom. This applies not
only to the larger cities like
Denver, Pueblo and Colo
RADIO Springs, but to every
nook and corner of the state
IN Denver more new buildings
are being erected than at any one time
ever before in it's history. More men
are being employed in its different
manufacturing establishments, and
more new enterprises are under way
than at any previous time At Pueblo
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. are
making additions to their already vast
works, that will cost ten million dol
lars and give employment to 5000 more
men. This company is now one of the
largest iron manufacturing concerns
in the world At Colorado Springs
new reduction works are under way
that will cost several millions of dol
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

In 1887 Mr. Thomas Saverland
brought an action against Miss Caro-
line Newton, who had bitten a piece
out of his nose for his having tried
to kiss her by way of a joke. The
defendant was acquitted, and the judge
laid down that when a man kisses
woman against her will she is fully
entitled to bite his nose, if she so
pleases- "-The Kiss and Its History.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

you may think you know American
women with advanced ideas and un-
conventional modes of living" says
a publisher, but they are not to be
compared TO their English sisters.
There is Nothing so demure as an
English GIL before she is married, but
matrimony, somehow or other, seems
to change her whole nature, if one
may Judge from the way she breaks
loose "-PhiIadeIphia Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Experiments Not a Success.

They were in the grocer's- Said the
grocer, seeing a blind man about to
enter: Are you aware how delicate
the touch of a blind man is2 When
Nature deprives us of one sense she
makes amends by bringing the other
senses to wonderful acutenesss- Let us
illustrate by this man. I'll take a
spoonful of sugar and let him feel it.
and You will see how quickly he'll tell
what it is The blind man, having
entered, he was put to the test He put
his thumb and finger into the scoop.
and without hesitation said, That is
sand" Everybody laughed but the
grocer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Why Is 1t

That ST. Jacobs Oil always affords instant
relief from pains, after all other remedies
have signally faileds Simply because it is
peculiar to itself, wholly unlike another rem
edy 1t possesses great penetrating power,
reaching the very seat of the disease. IL
acts like magic It conquers pain quickly
and surely It IS outward application.
and IS used by millions of people
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

The shah of Persia. who is going to
travel in Europe during the coming
summer, win not be accompanied by
any OF his wives Europeans who
will have TO entertain him are worry
ing for fear he may also leave his
bathtub at home
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
Co.Iine ships at SEA-

Some interesting experiments have
Just been carried out in midocean by
the British navy The result was
thoroughly successful, and 1t has been
found that battle ships can be safely
coaled while travelling at the rate OF
ten knots The Trafalgar and the EN-
press of India were the vessels expert
mented on
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

Unfortunately" says the Roches-
ter Democrat and Chronicle. it is i'm
possible to obtain testimony from Eve
as to whether or not Adam was q
myth" That may be true, but should
not the testimony of Ewes daughters
have some weight?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24

A fellows friends always think that
his capacity for drinks is three less
than his own estimate.