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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
GLOW WORMS FOR LIGHT.
Freedman Secured Various colors by
Special Diet for Insects.

Here is a euriou. discovery in re-
gard to glow worms which has been
made By a Frenchman. lie caught
several Of them and led them for a
few days after which he let them
loose IN biz garden.
When night came hc invited some
Of his friends and vastly surprised
they were when they saw HE garden
Illuminated in various eolors. They
could not account for il until he
caught a few glow worms and showed
them that from one came a red light,
from another a blue light, from a
third ayellow light, and so ON.
How be produced such a
result no one knows, for, while he adj
mits that the various lights are the
direct result Of the food which he
supplied to the worms hewil not tell
what he gave them 10 eat.
lie considers bis discovery Of great
importance, and claims that It can DO
used 10 advantage in optical tele-
graphy and for fishing at night.-N.
Y. Herald.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15


Macon n not thr only town %
Missouri that has had a very unsat,
isiaclory and expensive experience
with pubIicownsrship. Huntsville 5
experience seems TO Gave beea less
satisfactory still, Judging by aleuer
which }. A. Bright, Former mayor
of that place, has written r. NJ.
White, editor Of The Mexico Ledger.
AS was told in this column a few
days ago, Mexico's people are con-
siderng . municipal ownership
proposition, and Nj. White has
asked prominent men IN places that
have tried the experiment to tell
how il has resulted IN their towns.
Hun.svllls recently sold It's light
plant only two citizens OF the town
voting against the sale. Mr.. Bright
explains the reason for this action in
his letter to White:
The reason for selling our light
ing plant is that we have been trying
to run it ten or twelve years aud we
have come to the conclusion that
municipal ownership is a failure.
sit IS all right for a year OF two,
while new. After that il is turmoil
and expense. We have mvesdgat-
cd this ownership thoroughly and
Ind they are all running behind
with one or two exceptions. Tell
Mexico to keep hands off municipal
ownership.
zone great trouble is you have a
new council every two years and, OF
course, they cannot know how to
run a plant, and your men who run
the plant win lead them a merry
life. They want this or that. You
don't know whether they need il or
not, but yOu have 70 get what they
say and they pocket the rake off
The reasons why are legion. Fight
it hard. Mexico will thank you
later"
The people OF many places be
sides Mexico can read letters like
this to the great profit Of themselves
and the towns and cities in which
they liye.-K. c. Journal.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

A London typewriter and sienor.
rapher tells a number Of queer sto-
ries about the eccentricities Of dicta-
ton on the part Of employers who
do not know how TO put their
thoughts into good English. Onedsy
this writer had read back some notes
TO a certain employer. "Yes. but I
also said so-and-so,' said the diets.
tor, reeling of a long passage. There
was no trace Of il in the notes. eIfl
you said Il, replied the dictated
II didnot hear it.7 She said his fo,l
politeness, being positive IN her own
mind that It had not been said. nj
easy 70 miss out a word or a phrase
but scarcely a whole paragraph
Very we'll" Toarsd the dictator.
next time you dOa't hear male
tQtt
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

Our county officials must do a
large amount of letter writing, ae-
cording to the allowance made for
stamps al almost every term Of the
county court. Six dollars buys
three hundred stamps, and as this is
the amount frequently allowed for
two months, sixty days. it must be
inferred that FIVE letters are written
I'D mailed each day Of the two
months, Sundays included. Anoth-
small item is allowing one Of the
county officers fees for ianitor, when
the county employs a %janitor for the
building. It may be all right to an
outsider. but il looks a trihe extrav-
agant.-Bates County Record.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
Temperance and the Railroads.


Confirming with new evidence Of
a rather novel sort our frequent as
sertions that the railways of the
country are doing more, and more
practical. temperance work than
any other agency or organization
perhaps than all other agencies OF
organizations-in it comes the re-
port that the Lake Shore road has
informed the town Of Coilingwood,
Ohio, that 81 900, 900 will be spent
there in enlarging the machine
shops il the town ''goes dry at the
approaching election, and that the
money will be taken elsewhere it
the town "goes wet" The reason
given for assuming this position in
wolves no judgment on TIE morality
or even on the propriety, Of drink
ing, either ia moderation OF in ex
cess; the railway officials simply
state that indulgence in intoxicants
decreases the skill of woikmen ana
prevents getting a desired and pos
sible return for wages paid. That
is an argument which can 20, be
met except by a DENIAL Of its truth
and nobody denies it. Collingwood
msv or may not "go dry but # il
does the prosperity of all ats busi
ness men not engaged in the liquor
traffic will obviously be advanced,
and III il does no, they will know ex-
aetly why they are not to have a lot
of new customers and a larger pop
ulation among whom to share the
burden of taxation. Most towns
like machine shops, and those that
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

According to the big city dailies
there seems TO have been quite a col
lapses in German diplomacy in the
Venezuelan business. The German
Emperor seems TO have been de-
ceived BY his representatives in this
country as 10 the true state Of feel
ing of the American people and
their government, and there has
been a change in ambassadors in
consequence, and il is thought now
there will be clear sailing tor an
amicable settlement.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

uFe Of your father acquaintance dur
ing bic lifetime, bat he called here a
few days after his death. and ! had a
short conversation with him. Now,
this vas most irregular; and my OBJ
jet IN sending for You was this
when next the poor old gentleman
dies do, il you possibly can, arrange,
to have him buried, and be back herel
and meet him in case be calls again
That's all Good-moming,"
Exit Mr. A. not, perhaps, an
outwardly sadder, but certainly q
much wiser, man.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
Noisy Fish.

Many feb can produce musical
sounds. The red gurnard has earned
the name Of sea cock from the crow
ing noise which il makes, while an
other species Is called the piper.
Others, notably two species Of ophi-
dium, have sound-producing appa-
.ratus, consisting Of small, movable
bones, which can be made to produce
a sharp rattle. The curious "drum-
ming made by the Mediterranean
hfh known a. the mnigre can be
heard from 3 depth Of 80 pthoms.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
TAE GOVERNORS MEssAGE

Governor Gockery closes a very
good message to the Nilsson i
Legislature with these words;
Under The policy Of freer trade
this country will soon become a
masterf1l commercial world power.
Unhampered trade; a new mer-
chant navy; cheap capitals unsur-
passed inventive genius; intelligent
labor; ~unexcelled productive ma
ehiuery and the tireless enterprise
of u people wi destroy trust
monopolies now sheltered by legis-
l%ation, AID also enable the pro-
ductiye industries Of this country
to denominate the highways OF
ocean commerce and the marts OF
the world.
witt Joy Missouri will hail the
coming era, when the glories OF
commercial freedom shall crown
cur country with the laurels OF
Respondent, fadeless supremacy"
Trade in this country was never
so free as now and this country
never was such "a masterful COM
mereial world power" as now.
Capital never so cheap, labor
eve more intelligent, and in fact,
10 the language OF another.
When. il ever, were so many
people employed at good prices
AID so many able to buy the com.
forts and necessities OF liie9 When.
II ever. were 20 many immigrants
coming 10 Ihis country 10 suppy The
demand for labori Wnen II ever,
have tie farmers Of The country had
80 much 10 sell aud at such good
priest When, il ever. were the
profits from the making OF iron aud
strel-,hose Two great barometers Of
trade and the meters Of property
50 satisfactory and so long con.
dnuedi When. If ever, have the
manufacturers Of the country been
so busy 10 filling orders2 When,
If ever, have the railroads had so
much TO haul, and at such remu-
nerative rst,s7 When, If ever,
have our exports been so large ss
during the past three yearsi These
things are the very stamp marks Of
prosperity. Financial bogies 10
the shape Of trusts, tariffs, Wild
sp .eulalions. continuity OF strikes.
are called up from tie vast deep Of
pessimism by the timid aed the
skeptical. but the men who are
making this country. who are de-
yeloping its resources and creating
rs wealth, are neither rmid nor
skepsieal. They know that every
problem can be mel and solved
A. u is, we may well sing the
SONG Of The coming triumph 10
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

have them like 70 see the shops made
bigger gnd employing more ma.
ehinisss. No doubt Collingwood Is
in Ibis class, aud twill be interest.
ing - see what effect the effort Oh
the Lake Shore 10 influence lis
electors on the temperance question
viii have
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
Lead Pencil Experiments.

An English statistician was asked
how many words could be written
with an English lead pencil, and be-
ing determined 10 answer Il, he
bought a lead pencil aud SCOTS
"l,anhoe,' and proceeded to copy
the latter word by word. lie wrote
gj,6Os words, and then was obliged
10 stop, for the pencil had become
SO short that he could not use il. A
German statistician who heard ofthis
experiment was dissatisfied with Il
because all the lead in the pencil was
not used on the work, and therefore
be bought pencil and started to copy
a long German novel. When the pen
oil was so short that he could not
handler Nith his fingers he attached
a holder 10 it, and it is said that he
wrote with this one pencil 4O0, 1000
words. Possibly, however, his pencil
was Longer OF the lead in Il was Of a
more durable quality.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
AwKwARp FoR THE cLERK.
Circumstances Interfered with Com.
plete Success OF HIS Deception,

plets Success Of His Deception.
a certain knight Of the quill in a
governments Office, says London Tit.
Bits, M upon 8 time asked for a
weeks leave that he might bury his
father. This was readily granted. A
day or two afterwards there arrived
visitor who wished to see Mr.. A.,
the orphan Mr.. As chief er-
planned that he wasn't to be seen-m
fact, he had gone away to bury his
father.
But" said the stranger, 81 am his
father"
well" replied the official, a man
OF few words, II don't know anything
about Mr. As private Affairs; /
only know he has gone to bury you."
At the end Of the week Of mourn
ing Mr.. A--returned, lookingvery
disconsolate. When asked by his
chief how be had Jared he pulled a
very long face and said he had had
"the melancholy satisfaction Of see
ing the last rites properlyperfomed,"
and 20 on; adding that he felt very
deeply on the subject but that, no
doubt, time would tighten the load Of
his ailiction.
"Ah," replied the other. Il can
ympathize with YOU ! Loot my
iather when / was a young man.
When you lose your father you lose
y9uE As'i isisad. heds's tbs plsas.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
Singular Marriage Custom.

When two Negritos, apeople Of the
Philippine islands, are united the
ghole tribe Is assembled, and the az
famed pair climb two trees growing
near 10 each other The elders then
bend the branches until the heads Of
the couple meet When the heads
have thus come into contact the mar
flage Is legally accomplished and
great r~eioicinss take place, a fsn-
lasLle deuce completing the osTe-
menY,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
mas A sKILIfuL TONGUE.
How a pasaiysls ssws without Use
Of Hands.

OF Hands.
One % the most remarkable in
yalids in the world Is Miss Tunison,a
paraytic, who resides at Sag llar-
Dor, Long Island She has been help
less since birth, having only the head
and upper shoulder muscles under
control, and so wonderfully has she
trained them to serve her one re-
naming member, the tongue, that il
performs with marvellous quiekness
and skill the tasks which feminine
fingers alone are wont 60 do.
At her bidding it traces with apen-
ell held between the teeth outline
sketches Of flowers and trees; it
grasps a needle, threads it, and works
in and out the fine delicate stitches
Of embroidery finery; it writes letters
to her friends, and it guides the mall
let which makes music on her metal
aphone. Miss Tunison's tongue is a
very ruly member, indeed. Never
having had the use Of her hands, Miss
Tunison has thrown her full depend
enoe upon her tongue, which through
the loss Of all other members is alb
normally acute and gifted.
Miss Tunison is a bright-faeed
woman Of 80. All day long she sits
strapped in a wheeled chair, specially
constructed for her. A wide board
is attached across the front ome
thing like that Of a child's high chair.
This is her work table, and omit she
has her boxes Of colored crayons, her
work basket, filed with spools Of
thread, needle books and endless lit
tie odds and ends. There, too, she has
her writing pad and several inch-and-
a-halflongpeneils, ~sharpened by some
friendly hand. When only four years
old Miss Tunison began to train her
tongue into usefulness. She would
pick up buttons with it from herlit-
tie table, and With string, also in her
mouth, in some way pass the cord
through the eyelet, amusing herself
for hours stringing buttons. Later
she began to sew.
To see Miss Tunison thread q
needle preparatory to doing her en-
broidery makes one half doubt ones
eyes, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
First she takes the little needlebook
from out her work basket, laying it
before her; then a weight, specially
made for her purpose, is taken up By
her teeth and placed upon one-half
Of it to hold it firm while she removes
the needle desired; this done, she
sticks it straight up in the table be-
fore her. Then a thread is wound of
the required length and cut BY means
Of a scissors manipulated in the same
marvellous way. HertOnguetakesup
the thread through its exquisite sense
Of feeling, passes it through the eye
Of the needle in as short q time as the
average steady hand and eye require.
The bit Of cambria or linen on
which she is TO embroider is taken
out and unfolded in the same way
and the weight placed upon one cor
ner Of it 10 hold it down while sew
ing. Holding the needle with her
tongue, she places it where desired,
then lifts and throws back one corner
Of the cloth so al to grasp the needle
from the upperside and pull it
through. making the stitch complete.
This he does over and over again,
working out the most delicate de-
signs and nearly always without an
outline, save what comes spontane-
ously to her mind when working.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

If a man has any profanity IN
hum i win be sure to develop when
he discovers that the poultry has
been roos,ing on the new buggy or
on the harness pms in the barn.
These are roOsting places where no
rooster need apply.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

Dog Kennel High Above the Street Il
New York'a Latest.

Dog Kennel hiRh Above N1e Street IL
New York'a Latest.
Anew departure l. The roof garden
kennel, the iirst enc IN New York, ao-
oording 70 the Times having been es-
teblished on the roof Top Of tho Ho-
tel Darlington, which Is al present
che home Of some 90 high bred dogs.
The kennels arc situated in a room
in a tower on the hotel roof. This
room is exceptionally well lighted,
and is quite separate from the re-
maindor Of the hotel. Both sides Of
1t are lined with kennels, one side be-
ing given up to the hospital group,
the other being used as quarters by
a number Of bright-eycd bulldogs.
The cost Of the kennels has mounted
already to the sum Of $1,000, an
amount that might be begrudged
dogs by any but a lover Of the ami
mails. The surrounding are artistic,
the woodwork being stained, the
walls done in green, and hung with
pictures.
Then there is the medicine chest.
This is no small soap box with an IN
different bottle or two in it, but an af-
fair stained in green and mounted in
wrought iron; It's shelves filed with
very husinesslike looking bottles
with white labels and rubber corks.
Each dog has its own set Of teaspoons,
something which physicians have not
yet provided for their men and wom-
en- patients.
All Of the dogs have good pedi-
grees, and their owner. Mr.. Earl. is
proud Of a case that hangs by the
kennels filed with medals that have
been won at various dog shows. The
dog on the roof-top kennel is just as
free to exercise as is the dog that
runs about in tho country. True, he
has not the fresh soil to scratch. but
he has almost half an acre Of roof
top in which to run about, and as he
is vel aware OK the fact that il he
goes too near the edge be will fallof,
he just goes close to, or near by, not
into"
a kennel master is ALWAYS on the
rooftop to look after the animals. and
see that there are no sudden feyers
or colds, that the kennel door is not
left open, and that the steam-heated
room does not get too hot. Twicea
week every dog on the place must be
bathed, and this is as bad as a DAVIS
washing. The bathroom is Just out
side the kennel room. and each dog
knows when his turn comes. They
are all strapped outside their kennels
70 the brass rings mounted in lions
mouths, and there they wait in order.
The pups come first. and are the most
troublesome, but whether or not they
like Il, they have TO so into the bath.
Each dog is dried and put in the sun,
II there is no sun, be Is chpined near
The steam heater.
When the hour Of exercise comes,
they only run loose on the roof al
certain hours A trcsdmill has been
invented for them. and they wait anx-
iously for their turn at grinding the
mill, There is one dog. an animal
which has won many first prizes. who,
after the mill stops, stands and looks
plcadingly, working his feet in a
most expressive way. When the
crank is lifted and the mill started,
ihe dog viii run i, at good pecd I'M
III one would think him tired out,
and then call for more.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

The Nesbit law of Missouri closes
the ballot boxes after making IT
easy to stuff them with fraud. The
law Of the United States opens all
ballot boxes when the integrity Of
the popular vote is questioned.
How fortunate that the laws of Mis-
souri, do not govern the people of
the United States.-Mo. State Re-
publican.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

II babies were for sale the most inyef.
crate Notwithstanding woman In the
world would not look for . bargaiu baby.
She would wan the best baby that could
be bought, regardless Of price.
Every wOmR naturally Graves 3
healthy, handsome child, and her cray
ing can be gratihed IL she will but re-
member that the chiid's health Is her
own gift aud 10 give health she must
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
Effects Of Salt on Animals.

Experiments on the value Of salt
IN the food Of sheep have been made
in France. OF three lots Of sheep
one had no salt, and a second had an
ounce daily, and a third had three
fourths Of an ounce. The sheep taxi
ing salt gained more flesh and had
better wool than those without il,
and the sheep getting half an ounce
lid better than those getting more.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15
salaries of British Cabinet.

The salaries OF the British eabi-
net ministers are as follows, Lord
president Of the council. $4,000;
lord high chancellor, $4,000, lord
psivy seal, $4,000 first lord Of the
treasury. $4,000 chancellor Of the
duehy Of Lancaster, $4,000; home
secretary. $4,000; foreign secre-
taFy, $s5.oooi colonial secretary,
$s5.oooi secretary for war, sas 900;
secretary for India, $4,000; chan.
eellor Of The exehequer. $4,000
frat lord Of the admiralty, Sss, 900;
president OF the board OF trade.
$40. 900 president Of the local gov.
emmen. board, 10000; lord lieu.
esnanl 81 Ireland, s,oo.oooi seere-
aary for Scotland. slo,oooi frs,
commissioner Of werk.. $4,000;
president Of The board d agfieul-
ipIs $4,000
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

Cornelius Roaehs's anti-union
labor record didn't prevent him
from being elected Secretary of the
State Senate any more than the
anti-union record of Joseph p. Rice
(scab) prevented bis nomination
and election to the Office Of Rail.
road and Warehouse Commissioner.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

commercial aaeendencv aud q
paean TO national supremacy in
all those material resources and
elements Of manhood that make
nations powerful, prosperous and
happy
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

Some fanatic attempted to assas-
ssnate the young King Of Spain last
Saturday. br, failed, and then said
he was after another man.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

An olive tree Yields ID pounds o.
olives at three 70 four ytan Cd, and
al maturity from 2a pounds 70 IS
pounds n
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-15

maternity, encouraging the appetite,
quieting the nerves aud Inducing re-
hcshibg sleep. It gives the mother
strength 10 give her child. aud makes
the baby's solvent practically painless.
shy wife he'd been sick nearly 81 her iife.s
says Nr 4. ~ Frirkc. Of Petersburg, heuaft
Co, niinois, noa ~. and after trying every
thing ! could think Of made up my mind 10
Try faNoule Prescription Z ea 81 hutiics.
which my vile took Il tablespoonful three iiucs
. day. until thc tabY came. she felt bgtirf
altss taking the hfa boliic, and when baby Uas
born b. weighed Hiar aud : half rEusds To-
day rs l. aE months Old aud weighs twuutytno
poanda He 4 a. good = child a. any oue could
Nlah. The docior says be u ~ healthy ~ amy
BABY cQuld BE-, aud also Gays the usr Of Yuar
.tssessis tr~eseiption vas ne cause II such 4
Dr.. PieTcc's Pleasant Pellets are the
besi ard safest laxative lor the Use III
flllca,e BaNea
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-24
MEN CONE TO TRIAL
Chicago Dealers Answer to Charge Of Con-
spring TO Injurs Public Trade.
FIRST ASK COURT TO oUAsH INDICTMENTS
Parties Agree rs 60 Facts, whereupOn
Judge Puts Cases Back, Prom
Using to Name Day for
Argument.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-The fight Of the in
dicted coal men to clear themselves OF
conspiracy TO do an Illegal act injurious
to public trade began before Judge Hor-
ton late today, when the case against the
Northern Illinois Soft Coal Dealers assoc
citation was called for preliminary hearing.
Motion to quash in behalf OF each of
the eighteen corporations composing the
association were quickly overruled and
pleas Of not guilty entered. A stipulation
CT facts was then presented, which had been
agreed to by all parties to the suit and It
was announced that a date for the argu-
ments and the filing of briefs would be
fixed early next week.
AT the request of States Attorney De-
neen the case against the Braceville Coal
company was dismissed.
States Attorney Deneen expects that all
the cases against the Bogle-Indian deal
ers and the Retail Coal Dealers associa
tion will be disposed Of this month and
carried to the supreme court during Feb
ruary.