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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16
GObelIna.

In 1880 Jean Gobelin founded a ar
pet mandatory In Paris, the output
Of which has become famous by his
name. The present site was purchased
by the state In 1862. Splendid speci-
mems OF carpets and tapestry are
executed with the needle here, some OF
the pieces of work having cost as much
MS $4,000 and entailed from five to ten
years labor. In 1871 the building.
looms and many pieces OF tapestry
we're destroyed oy the Commune. The
tapestries and carpets that adorn vari.
ous places Of royalty were manufac.
tured at Gobelins. The Gobelins were
dyers, and Louis NV. purchased their
carpet mandatory in 1866, a few years
after IL was founded. The productions
Of the Hotel Royal des Gobclins IRE
said to have attained the highest de.
gree OF perfection In the time of Louis
great minister. Colborn and his success.
sor. Louvois.-Detroit Free Prcss.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16

Mrs. NJ. !. Brink. No. 40 Michigan ave-
niue. st. joseph. Mich. writes
weather. caught "a sudden and severe cold.
which developed "a catarrhal condition
through my entire system, ANA 20 affected
my general health that I WAS completely
broken down. nui became n~Utvpusnnd hkn-
tsricnt aud UNIT TO supervise my home. My
physician prescribed Tor me, but somehow
hts medicine dld me no good Heading OF
pEWtNA I decided TO Try II. AFTER ! had
taken hut three bottles I found myself In
nne henith."-Mrs. N J. Brink.
Plbyi A. Uhdlcy. 20 Main street. Hunting
ton, Ind writes. Last winter after get
ting my feet Wet | began 10 cough. which
gradually grew worse until my throat was
sore and raw. Ordinary tpmcdita did not
HELM mt u cough remedies unusent'd me.
Reading an advertisement Of what PIE.
RuNA could do. I decided TO Try a bottle.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16

Before the biological society In
Washington recently Mr.. II. W. Odds
presented the results OF his studies
Of bird music. Wonderful ns Il seems,
he said, IL is n fact that some Of the
birds use the human musical scale.
lie showed by examples how the
songs Of certain birds are unmistnk.
ably governed by the intervals that
compose our scale. Sometimes bird
musicians. like their human com.
peers wander from the key. lie
thought that there was no escape
from the conclusion that birds are
subject TO musical evolution which
parallels our own-youth's Com.
panion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16

the first symptoms Of catching cold
he should Mt ono begin the use OF
Pcruna according to directions ON
the bottle. aud the cold Is sure TO
pass away without leaving any bad
effects.
Unless this Il done the cold Is al
most sure To end In the second stage
Of catarrh, which IL making 80
MANY lives miserable. II Pcrunn
was taken every time one has n cold
or cough. chronic catarrh would he
practically an unknown disease.
Miss Elizabeth Tber. No q nnssctt
street. Albany, n. 4, wfltvts
81 have always dreaded unsettled
weather because Of my extreme llabillty
to catch cold. when "a catarrhal trouble
would quickly develop through my en-
tire systsm. which Il would take weeks
90 drive away am thankful 60 ray
that since 1 have taken lEltnNA DO
not have any reason in dread this any
more. ~ I have been at all exposed TO
tho damp. wet or cold weather, take
adose ortwo Of PERtNA. andit throws.
NJ ans hint OF sicknsgs from my system.
Miss Elizabeth Ubcr.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16
USE OF WIDE TIRES.
a Matter THAI L. OF vital Interest 10
the Preservation of Roads In
Good Condition.

One Of the greatest aids 10 better
roads Is the use ~ wider tires ON
the wagons. No matter what kind
Of material Is used for the construc.
ton of the road. the width Of the
tire IL of vital Importance. II Is also
vastly la the interest Of almost every
farmer from an economic standpoint
10 have at least a three or four inch
tirein place Of the old fashioned narrow
tire, The loads will draw more easily
about his fields and on almost all
kinds Of roads. The wide tired
wheels are much stronger and more
lasting and present much less trouble
IN the shape of loose tires. In mnny
sections their economic advantages
are being recognized and they are
rapidly replacing the narrow tire.
This transition should be FASTENED
~ rapidly as possible. All new pur.
chases should he of the wide sort.
So thoroughly has the relation %
wide tires to good roads been rccog.
nlzed abroad that laws have been
passed regulating the width of tires.
In Germany four-inch tires are re.
quir 4. In France traffic tires must
be from three to ten inches wide. ac-
cording to the weight of the load,
and the front axle must be shorter
than the rear axle. To prevent track
ing" In Austria wagons carrying
more than two and a quarter tous
IRE required to have tires at least
four and one-third inches wide and
every load over four and u half tons
must be carried on tires Of six and
one-fourth inches in width.-Prairis
Farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16
MRS. Nj. BRINK
FlRSTSTAGE OFCATARRH
A Serious Mistake Which Thou.
sands Are Making.

The first stage OF catarrh II what Is
commonly known ns catching cold"
IL may be- Ia the head. nose. throat or
lungs. Its beginning is sometimes 10
severe as to cause n chill aud consider
able fever, or IL may be 10 slight rs In
not hinder a person from his usual
business. In perhaps n majority Of
eases little or no attention II paid to
the first stage Of cnthrrh. and hence II
Is that nearly onc-haif Of the people
have chronic ca'arrh In some form.
To neglect n cold Is to invite chronic
catarrk. As soon as any one discovers
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16

ssuEN WHITING TO ADVERTISERS
pleas. stat. that yen saw tho Advortiso-
mebt In this payer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-16
IIniI.

"rhc Md" was looking out OF the
window At the hailstorm the other
day.
"Muw." he asked. 'snow IN popped
rain. amt 81"
Ills mother hadn't looked nj IL In
that light before. but she said that
she supposed that was the way o. IL.
WELL" says he, "the pepper must
be out Of fix up there to-day. We amt
gcttln' anything but old maids.'"-
Lewiston (Mc.) Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
Mr.. Hoar.

Mr.. Hoars disclosures In his "Autohiog.
raphy Of Seventy Years. Of the fact that
President Mckinley offered him the Eng
lish mission upon Mr.. Hays promotion and
that he declined 1t reflects credit upon the
Judgment of both men. The Massachusetts
senator would have made a capital repre-
sentative at the court of St. James, contin-
uing the traditions both in the matter OF
successful diplomacy and graceful and elo-
auent speech. But, as he wisely decided.
his place was in the Senate. where he had
served so long 1t had become home to him.
He is still there. and 1t Is inconceivable that
his constituency will permit him to retire
while his health and strength continue. Mr..
McKinley's second choice could not have
been happier. for in Mr.. Choate he found a
man with all of Mr.. Hoars learning in the
law. with an equal grace and felicity of
speech. and. II with q larger supply Of easy
banter. which goes well at banquets and
such places, not too much OF the article to
detract either from his dignity or his useful
ness. Mr.. Choate. indeed. has achieved a
distinguished success In London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

That now celebrated ear-grafting expert
ment which took place in Philadelphia
calls to mind Balzac's story, THE Notary 9
Nose" In the case of the unfortunate
French notary it became necessary to Sc
cure a skin graft for his proboscis. The
willing contributor was unhappily adj
dicted to strong drink, indulgence In which
caused his nose to glow like n beacon. The
notary a man of the most correct habits
and unspotted repute. was greatly dis
comfited after the transfer of cuticle to
find his nose occasionally blooming. ap-
parently TO advertise his lapses from
grace Repeated experiences of the kind.
with embarrassing consequences, caused
him to investigate. and he found that the
transplanted skin was merely responding
to the old habit, and that 1t was encar-
nadined when the original owner was
''pickled" There was nought to do but
to control the career of the first owner of
the nose cover. and so M. Notaire bargained
with the fellow, WHO entered his service
Under conditions which enabled the UNI
willing sufferer from his indulgence to
protect his reputation by lessening the fire.
quency of the tipplers sprees and, when
they did occur, to take warning and to
remain within doors. Now IL this ear
graft should succeed will any such unfor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

pered by an acknowledgment Of the Nmita-
tiohs imposed by law and by common-sense
principles.
; The firebraud agitator often INJURIES his
cause as much as he helps it. Mrs. Nation
has undeniably harmed hers. She has
brought 1t into disrepute among the I'M
thinking classes. whose sympathetic. atten-
ton and cooperation are most essential to
success. Her foolish performance OF
Thursday. eliminating In her arrest for the
nineteenth time In the course OF her cru
sade. caused people to sneer ana laugh at
her. That Is agitation with boomerang
results. 1t ARRESTS thought" to be sure,
but to no good end. The best and the
noblest and most effective temperance work
today Is being done by men and women Of
whom the world at large never hears. who
smash no saloons who do not parade their
peculiarities before the crowd. but who
make their points quietly. If federal iegis-
lation were proposed. these people. who
know the problem in all its magnitude and
who have q claim for consideration Tor
their practical work toward its solution.
would be given a respectful hearing. But
there Is no place In the national councils
for those who adopt the methods OF the
rowdy or the language Of the flshwife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
The Police Force.

1t is to be hoped that Major Sylvesters
annual report of the operations of the Dis
trict police department will be placed in the
hands of every member of Congress. 1t Is
n valuable and instructive document and
careful reading of 1t should leave no doubt
whatever in any mind as to the imperative
need of the adoption of a more liberal pol
Icy In appropriating for this important
branch of the municipal government. The
superintendent shows clearly the range of
the policemans duties and the weight of
his responsibilities. He demonstrates the
great extent of the area to be patrolled and
the insufiiciency of the force available for
its protection. 1t is he says. the third larg-
est municipal area in the United States and
yet the police numbers here are far down
in the list of police establishments. This
area is none the less entitled to close
watching because a large portion of 1t Is
suburban. The law now regards the Dis
trict as In two parts. by retaining the alb
surd old urban boundary at Florida avenue,
but the city proper has greatly extended
over this line and the region of close habi-
tation has encroached upon the suburban
territory until it is a fair assertion that the
city of Washington is approximately coter-
minous with the District itself
W doiAAlI5 tOA i4Ot ollly ueSAIcS anu IL en-
titled to a sufficiently large police force, but
it wishes and should have an ideal organi-
cation, composed OF men of high character
intelligence and fidelity. The policeman is
guardian of the property and the comfort
of the people. 1t is perhaps surprising to
many citizens to read in Major Sylvester's
report of the multitude of his duties and
the many points at which his official re-
sponsibilties touch the individual affairs of
the residents. To secure a body of men
capable OF attending properly to every de-
tail of the policeman's requirements sufi-
cient salary Is necessary. and Congress
should appropriate at this session in man.
ner finally to put the local force uIon its
proper standing in this regard Every
member of Congress is for a part of each
year resident Of Washington and as such
lie Is the recipient of just that degree of
police protection which the size and charac-
ter of the force insure. He therefore owes
a duty to himself and his family to- give
heed to the recommendations which are so
strongly set forth in the superintendents
report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
A Threatening Peace Commissioner.

Gen Reyes representing the government
at Bogota. is en- route to Washington to dis
cuss with US the situation on the isthmus.
He is on a pee.e commission. but has war In
reserve He has assured Admiral Coghlan
at Colon that the Colombians will do moth
ing to the United States unless the United
States. after a parley with him. refuses to
do the fair thing by Colombia. But In that
event the United States will have to look
out hundred thousand Colombians Will
take the field retake Panama. and put
Uncle Sam to shame before the world
There will be fought what Gen. Reyes calls
"a second Boer war" only In this case the
Central American Beers will win. The no
tice is full. and 1t adds at least to the en-
tertainment of the day: for we shall all
await with bland curiosity the effect on the
President and Mr. Hay of the warning
which Gen. Reyes is bringing.
The Boer war seems hardly the illustra-
ton with which to bring us to terms Our
attitude toward Colombia is not akin to
that of Great Britain toward the Transvaal.
Our only concern is with Panama. and that
arises from the solicitation Of the people of
the country. They have asked our protec-
ton, and they assure us of hearty co-opera
ton. We are ashore there, and strong with
ships off shore, both by reason of old treaty
obligations and new treaty obligations.
The people of the country are not resisting,
but welcoming us. If we have any COM
plant at all, II is that the paths of our
officials. civil and military. are too much
impeded by brass bands. Music starts up
upon the bare sight of an American, and
the strains of the Star Spangled Banner"
fill the air at all hours of the day and night.
So where does the Boer war come in? We
are not preparing to invade Colombia. We
wish Colombia well. She lacks judgment,
and seems to be deficient In the art of
f1nanciering. but that is her affair. That
we sllSll be able to prevent Colombia from
invading Panama, if this Is made necessary
by treaty obllsa tons. does not upon its
face seem to be risky question. How will
Colombia get her fighting myriads to the
scene? BY sea? She has no ships. But II
she had ships, and made them black with
soldiers. we should take them in tow as
fast as they drew away from land. By
land? There are no roads, not even trails.
Colombia could not march a squad of her
ltghtest weights five miles day in any d.
rection toward the isthmus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
1892 and 1904.

The New York Sun takes issue with Gen.
Grosvenor on the subject of the latter
| forecast of next years presidential election
The Ohio representative gives the republi-
| can candidate 263 votes as certainty. or
| "A more than necessary to elect The Sun
| points to Mr.. Cieveland's victory in 1892
and seems to intimate that II nominated
| next year the ex-President will be able to
repeat that performance. He should poll,
| according to the Suns figures. 295 votes, or
Sc more than necessary to elect.
But there is all the difference in the
world between the conditions Of today,
which in large measure promise to be the
conditions of next year, and the conditions
that prevailed in 1892. In that year Mr..
Cleveland carried California, Connecticut,
Illinois. Indiana, New Jersey. West NEir-
ginia and Wisconsin. What authority is
there for believing that he could carry
| those states again next year? All of them
have been going republican ever since they
voted for him. and on issues and not on
candidates. And those issues are still
alive. and are still determining majorities
at the polls.
In 1892 Mr.. Cleveland got the political
usufruct of the Homestead strike. Would
he be assured of a like good fortune next
year? HIS party was then the aggressive
| champion of tariff for revenue only, and
the country had not had a taste of what
that was supposed to be. 1t got such a
taste couple Of years later, and it didn't
like it. The democratic leaders are talk
ing very conservatively about the tariff
now, and Mr.. German, who at present
leads in the speculation on the subject OF
the party's presidential nomination. is
pretty good protectionfst. Mr.. Cleveland
at that time enjoyed the confidence OF
many of the friends of silver. who were
led to believe that he would do the fair
thing by silver" The silver men have
other views today And so on -.
This leaves out Of the equation the third
term issue. But that alone would be sufi-
cient to defeat Mr.. Cleveland before the
people. 1t is fouted In some quarters as
of no consequence. No greater mistake
could be made.
Talk about what Mr.. Cleveland did in
1892 Is on a par with Mr. Bryan's flourish
of the six million votes he polled IN his
races for the presidency. He could not
poll the half of them next year on any
platform of his fashioning. Neither could
Mr.. Cleveland be reasonably expected to
repeat next year an achievement made
possible by conditions which have COM
DleteIy diSappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
The Reformer Rampant.

Mrs. Nation was interviewed In Baltimore
yesterday on her experience In Washington,
and in the course of her talk-she Is never
averse to talking-she told what she In
tended to say to the President when she
was checked by Secretary Loeb's refusal to
grant her audience. 1t is not to the
point to quote her words They were char
actertstlc. She proposed to ask the Presi-
dent some questions bearing more or less
remotely upon his duties as chief executive
and their relation 70 the liquor traffic. The
point % Interest IL that Mrs. Nation ap-
pears 70 have fhs idea that she could ac-
conplsh s5ras'hinE BY telling the President
that be vas HD' true % tis oath In that he
has not launched himself on strenuous
attack upon the saloons Her argument
was that the saloons are robbing the people
OF their constitutional rights.
Now Mrs. Nation, like many other radical
reformers. believes in agitation. One of
the leaders Of the French revolutionists
proclaimed his policy in this phrase: "Au-
dacity. again audacity. and always au-
dacity." Mrs Nation takes that motto as
her own. 1t is good as far as 1t goes, but
it must have basis in good sense and
practical possibilities to render 1t effective.
There Is no doubt that the liquor traffic is
today a menace to the peace of many fami-
lies. Is in some ways a threat against the
stability of the home. and through 1t the
substantial prosperity and advancement of
the people as a whole And in some of its
phases the traffic is unmitigated evil. to
be fought early and late, to be checked by
law and by public sentiment. And the men
and women who are devoting themselves to
this hght are among the nations most val
liable members. But they succeed always
10 q greater extent when their zeal 10 tenn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
A Home-Rule Law Proposed.

Senator Lodge has introduced a bill re-
curing that henceforth all .postmasters
appointed shall be residents OF the postai
districts with which they are to serve OF
shall have their places OF business wlthih
+bosa districts 1t is impossible to regard
this measure as having other than direct
application to the District of Columbia For
tho nrinciple sought to be established by
terms of law is already in force everywhere
else 1t may be questioned whether II mas
ever been violated. The postmastershp Is
iealousIy regarded by the people as dis
tinctly a local ONCE.
In short, the rule which prevails through
out the United States. save here at the very
capital, is that postmaster snal De MIN
Golf a natron of the office over which he Is
chosen to preside Senator Lodge mas
merely drafted that rule into bill form to
ho enacted into law. There should be no
protest against it's passage To demur to
If ON the ground that it is already the prac-
t;ce is to ignore the fact of the repeated
violation of the principle here in Washing
ton Opposition, indeed, can only mean
that for political reasons 1t is sought to
hold this particular Office open for the
spoilsmen.
This Is an eminently just measure. con-
spicuously so because of the fact that IN
point of practice it is aimed at the only
babitual violation of the home-rule princl-
ple in the entire range of postal appoint
ments If it is rejected or ignored 1t Will
warrant any ambitious Washingtonlan nj
ing and pressing application for ap-
pointment to the next important post office
which may fall vacant in any of the states
How would the people of New York or
those of Boston, for instance, relish the
selection of a District man as their dis
nanser of Letters?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
The Place for Him.

It was always too hot
Or else twas too cold,
Some friends were too timid
And some were too bold.
Some flaw he was constantly picking.
And he often remarked
With a satisfied grin
That this world was devoted
To folly and sin
He derived all his pleasure from kicking.
He served his time here
And to heaven he went,
With peace and perfection
He wasn't content;
His heart in his throat soon was sticking.
He hadn't grievance.
He found it so slow,
That just out of pity
They sent him below,
And now he is happy and kicking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

tnnate adventures befall the new owner OF
the appendaee? WIN that ear burn"
whenever the old owner thinks of TT VIII
'is incline toward sounds which shock the
other ear, the correct ear OF the new pos
SCISSOR? Will it rejoice In stories or music
which are offensive to Its fellowf II Bal
zac.s story Of the nose was based upon an
occult truth there Is no limit to the posi-
lalities Of modern surgery for mixing up
the human race
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
Hard Tinesp
From the Knoxville Journal.

From the Knoxville Journal
Some people love- apparently. to talk
about hard times. Some appear to have an
abnormal longing for a return of hard
times. 1t is queer. but true, if what peo-
pie say may be relied upon. Now we hear
men talk about the coming OF financial de-
preston. 1t makes no difference. so far as
they are concerned, about bountiful crops
that are being sold at good prices. 1t is
time wasted to talk to these pessimists
They have made up their minds that hard
times are coming, and nothing that may be
said will change their impressions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
On the Links.
From the Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times.
Is it indeed true that golf players COM
plain that their game Is not taken seriously
enough by the general public? Our i'm
preston has been that their own enthu-
siasm makes them pretty Indifferent to
what the outside public thinks or does not
think-just as Edison cares nothing about
what most people think of the outlook for
a new discovery Of his.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
Why Not Panamanosp

From the Portland {Me.) Press
':Panamanians" is the name by which the
dispatches call the people of the isthmus.
Panamese or Panamanos would be shorter.
easier to speak or write and quite as eu-
phonious and expressive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

Mrs. Nation says she is no actress out
she has enough pugnacity in her makeup
TO warrant an ambition to share footlight
honors with Mr.. Corbett and Mr.. tItZ-
. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
A Useless Search,

Don't you hunt fob trouble:
Jes' ten to what you's got.
1t ain no special credit
Even If you finds lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

Major Syivester's contention for a model
police force should have national as well as
local support. AS the country's capital,
Washington should be a model city in all
respects.