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Middletown transcript., 1904-09-03

Here in Washington it looks as if Judge
Parker's pronouncem ent on the PHILIPPINE
question would not give satisfaction to his
friends, DR.. W. A. Croft, President of
the Anti-Imperalist League, declares the
Judges position ON the subject to be SO
nearly similar to that of the Republican
platform as to be of little consequence.
The assertion that she Filipinos ought to
have their independence as soon as they
are properly qualified for it, ;" is regarded
by Anti-Imperialists as quite inadequate
to the situationt They claim that all
people can govern them, and they con-
trast Judge Parker's views with those of
Lincoln, and prefer Mr.. Lincoln's.
Middletown transcript., 1904-09-03

THr T4sscass-r 500 per year,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
LACLEDE MISSOURI SATURDAY, MAY ID. 1904
Getting Our Share.

Laclede is getting nearer its full
share of country trade now than ever
before in the history of the town.
And it is increasing right along.
Last Saturday and again on Monday
the live merchants who are advertis-
ing and hustling for business had a
large trade, and it is the best class of
trade too. Laclede merchants are
paying the highest price for country
produce and selling goods as cheap as
they can be bought anywhere on
earth. 1t pays farmers to drive
eight or ten miles extra in order to do
their trading in Laclede. We have
been in business in Laclede just four
teen years this week and our faith in
the town and her people is stronger
today than ever before. Laclede is
solid, substantial and growing town
and getting better sll the time.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains Is oz.-one full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in I pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 1Oc.
Then again because defiance starch is
free from all injurious chemicals. If
your grocer tries to sell you 12-oz
package it is because he has a stock
on hand which he wishes to dispose of
before he puts in Defiance. He
knows that Defiance Starch has print
ed on every. package in large letters
and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
Oak Arbor Items.

Mrs. Frank Warner is on the sick
list.
E. E. Toothaker of Laclede visited
school Monday.
Mrs. R. Parker is visiting in Brook
field this week.
Misses Erma and Ellen Tooker
visited at Mr.. Penoyer's west of La
clede Wednesday.
Charley Marx who has been visit
ing relatives here the past two weeks
returned to his home in California
Thursday.
Mrs. Ulysses Strickland has been
quite sick the past week. Her mother
Mrs. Brahmer of Rothville is here
taking care of her.
Miss Maudie Parker came home
from Brookfeld Sunday where she
has been staying with her aunt, Mrs.
Barnett for several months.
Miss Kate Ahrens, after spending
two months with her brother John
Ahrens and family, returned to her
home at Grinell, Iowa today.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
Growing Aches and Pains.

Mrs. Josie Sumner, Bremond, Tex
as, writes, April Is, 1902: "I have
used Ballard's Snow Liniment in my
family for three years. I would not
be without it in the house. I have
used it on my little girl for growing
pains and aches in her knees. It
cured her right away. I have also
used it for frost bitten feet, with good
success. 1T is the best iniment
ever used "25c, SOC, $1.0O. Sold by
DR.. j. T. Stephenson.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
N. E. Church Notes.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Epworth League 7 D. m.

EpWOrth League { p. m.
Business meeting of the quarterly
conference Monday morning at 9:30
o'clock. This is an important meet
ing. The attendance of all the official
members is desired.
The rubber social at the home of
Mrs. J. w. Lomax last Tuesday
evening was we'll attended and
thoroughly injoyed by all present. A
nice little sum was raised for the new
church fund.
Preaching by the pastor at II
o'clock next Sunday. Rev. w. F.
Burris, presiding elder, will preach at
night. The sacrament of the Lords 3
supper will be administered at the
close Of the morning service.
The young ladies of class No 3, M.
E. Sunday school will serve ice cream
and cake Tuesday May, II, from 3 to
9 p. m. at the home of Miss Louese
Burke. Fifteen cents plate. Pro-
ceeds to be used toward placing a
memorial window in the new church.
Every body invited.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
Quick Arrest.

I j. A. Gulledge of Verbena, Ala,
was twice in the hospital from Sc
we're case of piles causing "a tumors.
After doctors and all remedies failed,
Bucklin's Arnica Salve quickly ar
rested further inflammation and
cured him. 1t conquen aches and
kills pain. 25c, atsJ. II. Browns.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
FUNNY FEATURES OF THE FAIR.
A Waxen Woman. an Iron Man, A Cotton
Darkey. and Other Odd Objects.

Quaint and curious are many of the
objects on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair. Several of the states vie with
each other in presenting the oldest
freaks of human conception to exploit
their respective products. Some of
these creations provoke broad smiles,
not to say hearty laughter, but all are
useful in showing forth some leading
product of the state to which they be-
long.
California sends several such ex-
hibits. One is horse made entirely
of hops. In size and appearance this
figure looks just like a real horse, and
some of the athletic girls who have
seen the animal in the Palace of
Agriculture have remarked facetious-
ly that they would like to harness
"Hoppy" for a drive around the
grounds. "Hoppy" is from Sacra-
mento county, where hops grow
abundantly.
California's exhibit also shows a
startling lifelike black bear, reared
upon his launches as if ready to hug
the visitor. He is made of prunes, of
the black variety so popular with
clearinghouse landladies in certain
cities. His huge mouth is wide open,
and one finds upon close examination
that even his teeth and tongue are
made of prunes of the lighter shades.
In Utah's exhibit there is statue
of beautiful woman in beeswax.
This dainty female is plump and solid,
no framework being used; she is wax
through and through, and IS work of
art.
Louisiana furnishes cotton negro.
This is the only white negro on record.
He has a black face, however, the
cotton forming his face being dyed to
the proper hue. The figure represents
a typical cotton plantation darkey.
He looks happy, and causes many
smile from the spectators.
In the Palace of Mines and Metal
lurgy is an iron man, a statue of
Vulcan, 50 feet tall, cast in Birming-
ham, Ala. He is mounted upon a
pedestal Of coal and coke, and is the
Goliath of the Exposition.
A statue of the famous Indian girl,
Pocahontas, made of leaf tobacco, rep
resents Virginia in both history and
agriculture. Kansas has contributed
a huge steer made entirely of corn
Red and white grains of corn give it
color. Two big eagles made of corn
husks add to the Kansas display a
touch of American patriotism.
Figures moulded in butter are pro-
vided by several of the states, with
proper refrigerating Accommodations.
There is an ingenious map of Okla
homa Territory made of the various
kinds of woods in that territory.
Indiana has clock made entirely of
wood, even to the wheels and main
spring.
As feature of Alaska's mineral
exhibit there is an ice box apparently
made of gold. 1t is covered with
gold leaf and is designed to represent
the "worthless icebox," as Alaska was
comtemptuously called when it was
purchased from Russia for S7,200,0O0.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
MISSOURI CROP REPORT
Furnished by the United States Weather Bu.
reau at Columbia.

The past week averaged slightly
warmer than usual in all sections Of
the state, but closed cool. During
the fore part the weather was very
favorable for farming operations, but
showers during the latter part stopped
all work, except in some of the west
ern aud southern counties, where the
rainfall was comparatively light. The
total rainfall for the week exceeded
1 inch over nearly all of the northern
and western counties, and in some
localities very heavy showers occurred,
a few stations reporting falls of over
3 inches. Destructive hailstorms oc-
cured in a few localities in the central
and western counties, doing some
damage to fruit.
During the fore part of the week
plowing and planting progressed
rapidly, except in few of the north
ern counties, where the soil was too
wet, but in most sections work has
been at a standstill since the 5th, and
in some districts it will be several days
before planting can be resumed. In
many of the southwestern and a few
Of the southeastern counties corn
planting is nearly completed, but in a
majority of the central and northern
counties only a small acreage has yet
been planted, and in some of the
northern counties but little ground has
yet been plowed. Much of the corn
planted in the southwestern counties
before tho heavy rains of April 29-
25th rotted and is being replanted.
That planted later is generally coming
up we'll, and in the extreme southern
counties some has been cultivated.
Cotton planting, in the extreme south
eastern counties, has been further re-
tarded by rains and the wet condition
of the soil, but is about completed in
some localities. Some early planted
cotton is ready for chopping out. In
a few localities there is complaint that
wheat is turning yellow owing to an
excess of moisture, but as a rule it
continues to make good progress. In
a few of the southeastern counties
some early wheat is in boot. Rye is
beginning to head in the central and
southern counties Oats continue
very unpromising in some districts,
in some of the southwestern
counties but in general a considerable
Improvement is noted in their condi-
tion and in many counties they are
doing well. Garden vegetables that
are up are generally growing we'll.
Potatoes are about all planted and
are coming up well, except in some of
the central counties, where there is
complaint of rotting. Grasses are
making good growth and pastures
generally afford sufficient feed for
stock. The outlook for tree fruits,
except peaches, continues very promis-
ing in nearly all counties. Straw
berries promise heavy yield, and
picking has begun in the extreme
southwestern counties.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
Seed Corn.

I have lot of 2 years old corn for
sale. Will make good seed. Will
sell by load or the whole lot. Also
some early Amber cane seed, and
some Kaffir corn seed.
III. III. BENJAMIN.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
Notice to Trespassers,

All persons caught hunting or fish.
ing on my property will be prosecut.
ed. You can save yourself trouble
by keeping out. j. 81. PRESTON.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items Of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.


court matters at Macon Thursday.
H. E. Maybee was in Brookfeld
Monday evening on insurance busi-
ness.
Mrs. A. j. Caywood and Miss
Laura Love were in Brookfield Thurs
day.
Farmers will do we'll to consider
Margrave Bros, offer. See their ad
on page 5.
E. M. Lockridge was on the Kan
sas City market with car of hogs
Tuesday:
G. S. Welsh is remodeling and
building an addition to his farm
residence.
J. A. Crowder was here from
Brookfeld Wednesday on a real
estate deal.
A. V. Moore is building a new
barn on his place in the northeast
part Of town.
Miss Lula Cotter went to Chilli
cothe Wednesday to visit month
with her sister.
Mrs. S. NJ. Brown invites her friends
to come in and inspect her stock, be-
fore buying elsewhere.
Miss Edith Strickler, of Meadville,
was the guest of Miss Leona Strickler,
on Wednesday and Thursday.
w. S. Staley and wife were here
from Indiana the first of the week
visiting relatives, guest of the family
of VIM. Mize.
John H. Smith moved his family
to Quincy this week where he has a
position az night watchman on the ex-
cursion steamer.
J. w. Power and his brother-in-law,
Howard Parr, from near Linneus
have been at St. Louis attending the
Worlds Fair the past week.
Pascal Knight, one of Laclede old
est cplored citizens, was baptized at
the tank pond last Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd was out to witness the
ceremony.
E. P. Wood representing the
North American Accident insurance
company of Chicago, has been work
ing here this week and took quite
number OF applications.
The regular May term of circuit
court convenes at Linneus next Mon
day. The bar docket is printed in
The BLADE today. There are fifty
four cases on the docket.
The Modern Brotherhood lodge of
Laclede is enjoying fine growth in
membership. Five new members
have been added to the roll this week
and other applications ire pending.
A gentleman from Cameron has
rented the Standby room vacated by
the harness shop and about the first
of next month will open up stock of
groceries, glassware and queensware.
Marion NJ. Wingate, and Mrs.
Nora K. Patchen, widow of the late
Duane Patchen who lived southwest
of Laclede, have been licensed to wed.
Mrs. Patchen now lives near Linneus. |
Chas. A. Berry, one of our many
prompt paying subscribers out on the
rural route, was in town last Saturday |
and called and paid his annual dues
and will read THE BLADE for another |
year.
Allen Inman and wife returned to |
their home at Danford, Mo-, ON Fri
day of last week after a pleasant visit
with Mr.. Inman's sister, Mrs. Sher.
man Huddleston and family out on |
rural route.
Sidney Margrave, member of the
firm of Margrave Bros, the leading |
groceries of Brookfeld, was in La
,l.la Tl,-I.- -aoofinn nll G-;nnda
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14

and sending best wishes and kind re-
CARDS to her many Laclede friends.
Mrs. Sapp, wife of Rev. sapp, a
former pastor of the M. E. church at
Brookfeld, died at the family home
in Hamilton Wednesday. The re-
mains were taken to Brookfeld
yesterday for burial.
Mrs. O. j. Doan and her niece,
Miss Florence McNish, of Brookfeld
with their friend Miss Jennie Harris,
of St. Louis, spent Monday with
Mrs. Doan's sister, Mrs. J. W.
Clements, in Laclede.
H. H. Matthew, one of the big
farmers out south of Brookfeld, was
in Laclede on Friday of last week
and called and renewed for The
BLADE. There are few better men
than Harry Matthew.
j. H. Bagenstos, who bought the
Hogsett farm a mile west of Forker
and moved down from Iowa last
Spring, was in town trading with our
merchants last Monday, and called
and enrolled with THE BLADE for a
year.
F. E. Smith has traded his farm
west of town for $50 acre farm in
Kingman county Kansas. Mr.. Smith
expects to move to Kansas this fall.
His Kansas farm is pretty we'll i'm
proved and promises a good wheat
crop this season.
A. J. Caywood, wife and daughter,
will leave tomorrow noon for St.
Louis to attend the annual meeting of
the Missoori Press Association to be
held at the Inside Inn on the Worlds
Fair grounds beginning Monday.
They will also spend several days at
the fair.
The Laclede mill shipped car of
ground feed to Hannibal Tuesday.
The mill has been supplying the local
market and neighboring towns for
several weeks and has now begun
shipping by the car load. The mill
is also doing large amount of GUS
tom work and is giving satisfaction
in every case.
The east bound passenger train due
here at 1915 p. m. was an hour and
half late Tuesday on account Of the
partial destruction by fire Of the
bridge between here and Meadville.
The train was held while a bridge
gang repaired the structure. The fire
is supposed to have originated from
an engine spark.
E. E. Standard, who recently
moved from here to Colorado Springs,
Colo, sends remittance this week to
renew for The BLADE, Globe Demo-
crat and Kansas City Journal. Mr..
Standard is on the road representing
a paint company in western territory
and was at Prescott, Arizona, when
he wrote.
THE BLADE is always glad to re-
ceive news items from the country.
Many times our farmer friends have
visitors from a distance or 20 on a
trip themselves or make new improve
ments that are worthy of mention,
but many are lost because we do not
hear Of them. Send US postal card
or call up No II and the information
will be thankfully received.
Rev. E. L. Robson attended a
meeting of the NJ. E. church extension
board at Chillicothe last Tuesday.
The Laclede church fled an applica-
ton with the board for $500 to assist
in building the new church. The re-
quest was granted but on account of
the numerous requests and lack of
funds the amount was cut to 5000.
Chief among the churches which ask
ed aid were those of Memphis, St.
Il o.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1904-05-14

Charley Marx is here from Cali
fornia visiting his father, Joseph
Marx, cast of town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
CURIOUS PROPERTIES OF RADlum.

The properties of radium says Nine Cure in the jan
uary Century, extremely curious This body emits
with great intensity all OF the different that
duced in a tube. The radiation, measured by
of electroscope is at least million times
powerful that that equal quantity of uranium
A charged electroscope placed distance of several
metres Nbe discharged by few centigrammes of
radiunn salt also discharge eectroscope
through screen glass lead five six centmetres
thick. Photographic plates placed in the vicinity Of
radium almost instantly affected if inter-
cepts the rays with the action is slower it
still place. through very thick the exposure
is sufficiently long Radium therefore be used
production Of photographs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
by unequaed financial power and launched upon an un-

by unequaled financial power and launched upon
precedented industrial BOOM
ut is the purpose of this brief review cite in
failure, says the Review. Fortunately the
losses resulting from inability unload the public
fell chiefly upon those able bear them the panic
being strictly financial and fortunately commercial
industrial For the original shareholders in these
bnatons who failed to sell the losses chiefly on
but they sufficiently heavy seriously Grip
pie many rich whose fortunes had been locked up
in these enormously inflated creations Syndicate
after syndicate formed to finance these organize
ticns made fabulous profits but others closed
cut with heavy losses bringing the country to the verge
of the greatest panic in history. Fortunately the
trys general prosperity only slightly impaired by the
tremendous strain thus imposed upon Wall street The
storm finally safely weahered because Of the pru-
dence of banks and the strength of national
sources well the continued prosperity of the farmer
who proved himself the backbone Of the nation
These experiences have eectualy killed the trust mania
and its revival exceedingly improbable Big corpora
items is true will remain for the that they
the best of doing the worlds work; but the
of excessive capitalization of goodwill promoters
fees monopoly profits and the decisions Of visionary
nomics happily end. Whether the final days of
reckoning for the trusts have been is ques
left until the ultimate test of business
adversely is applied which sincerely hope is still far
distant
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
SAVED WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO.

Military commanders, Of every grade jealous
musicians class envOus OF reputation as
artists The London press attacking the Kaiser for
saying that Butcher and the Prussian soldiers saved
Wellington from utter destruction the field of Water
loo The papers charge the Kaiser with gross and pal
pabie pervesion of history and contradict point blank
his that the Germans saved the English from
defeat and humiliation They credit Butcher with rout-
ing enemy after had been defeated but say there
question when he UP of the French destroy
ing the British But isn't better to fight over old bat
ties than male ones? All the worlds historic
battles are being continually discussed by military crit
les they have lately told how Gettysburg should have
been lost the Union forces
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
THE TRUSTS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

The trusts authortatively pronounced dead by
Henry Clews. There is something of odor hanging
about the defunct wreck. smell of stagnant waere6
stock and faint fraud combine idea
as of possible application industrial commercial
interests is found to be failure for the simple
impossible dividends upon unwarranted valuations OF
properties admitted the combines and this in
case Cfews in Financial Review fer the past year
says that 1908 chiefly conspicuous marking the
elimination and collapse of the great movement
which began six years ago The country had fairly
gone combination mad both capital and labor emuating
each other in the furious toward combination and
monopoly All consequences blindly disregarded:
only the advantages combination receiving any serious
attention and regard whatever paid the work
ings of these huge combinations Whoever pointed ont
their inherent defects defiance of economic
their Sociaisc tendencies their opposition in
dvidualty their inability suppress competition-who
bold enough oppose these tendencies such
grounds swept aside with contempt and Indifference
This phase of the movement. however was by no
the end Of the trust mania. received
stimulus from Wall street where the clever pro
power of these combines something capitalize
These forced profits together with the premiums paid
original for control Of goodwill and for promoters
commissions the basis Of enormous cvercap
tazation the frequently being capitalized
at times their real value Not less than $1,000
years forming the basis of colossal speculation backed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-08
ARDEN.

There is wood wherein the thrushes fling
Their very hearts away in melody
Where dryads have home in every tree
And wood gods haunt the shadow, murmuring
Fantastic lures where tawny lilies swing
Their fragrant bells and bees hum drowsily
And breeZes the pale anemone
With tenderness that breathes the soul of Spring
Here Summer may not pass. nor Autumn rest
His blighng hand; nor harsh winds wend their way;
Beneath these boughs the wonder of the May
Shall never fade, nor Love deny his guest
OF happiness beauty lose its truth;
For Arden's forest is immortal youth!
Charlotte Becker.