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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29
MADE IN FRANCE" sloNs.
Not So Many Printed as Formerly and
American Goods Are consid-
cred Good Enough.

Il don't print nearly so many
made in France labels as l used
to- said a printer. according TO an
eastern exchange, "and this I re.
gard as an encouraging sign.
I'm the past there existed a fool
ish d%istrnst, a foolish hatred, OF
everything American. American
goods were considered cheap.
shoddy and ugly. Only foreign
goods were considered desirable.
"And hence, on stockings. on
suspenders, on TOYS. on gloves. on
bandkerchiefs, on knives. on
vases, ON clocks, on articles OF
every conceivable kind, made In
France labels would invariably
be pasted.
"of late n change has come.
Americans have az last begun 10
take a just pride in American
products. They now realize that
America Is the greatest country In
the world, and that in many lines
OF manufactures IL leads the
world. Americans no longer have
to see a made in France label on
a Noah's ark or a pair Of suspen.
ders before they will buy bat. on
-
the contrary, they will often pre-.
fer the honest, homemade, unla.
beled article 20 the dishonest one
that masquerades under a made
IN France
$50, as said, am printing
fewer Of these lying labels than
used to, and the decrease is an en-.
couraging sign"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29

Ida Calvert obsnehaIa,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29
The woman on tho Pedestal.

In a recent number of Collier
Weekly. Richard Harding Davis
gives a VIVID description o., the
Yoshiwara OF Toxic and pictures
for Us TIE Ladies OF The Golden
Screens. Gagged behind bars OF
iron like wild beasts. He wonders
chow a nation can advance rs Ja-
pan is advancing when us women
hold so low aud insecure a place.
THE American" be says, us
used to placing his women folks on
a pedestal. An, YES. So he a.
In many states today women arc
still standing ON the pedestal Of the
old English Common law. Their
property belongs to their husbands,
even the clothes they wear are not
their in the eyes OF the law.
They cannol bus and sell as single
women can. Their wages belong
TO their husbands aud they eaunot
make a will.
We place our women on pedcs.
tails by opposing their higher edu-
cation declaring them from the
learned professions and relegating
them 10 the kitchen aud nursery.
There are but nine states Ia the
Union in which a married mother
has any rigot to the custody. care
and nurture" OF her vi child. Ia
the rest Of the states mothers stand
on a pedestal end fathers have the
legal right to manage the entire life
OF their children. even to removing
them wholly from the custody, care
aud nurture OF the mother. In
most OF the states women are de-
MED all participation in the affairs
Of the government under which they
live, and they stand on a very lofty
pedestal along with idiots, minors.
lunatics aud criminals.
a pedestal is a good place for a
statue, but a very poor place Tor q
live woman. Her place Is on the
common earth. eide by side with
man, sharing bis responsibilities,
bis privileges aud his rights. Tint.
is the sort Of pedestal 70 which wo-
men are slowly and surely climb.
ing.
! Ida Calvert Obsnehala.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29
lMfRICA'S GRFATtST WftKIY
FtfILHtUN . uHLFtL0F WLNNLt
THE
Toledo Blade
Toledo, Ohio.
The Best Known Newspaper In the
UNIFIED States.
Circulation I7i,ooO.
Popular in every State.

2 THE TOLEDO BLADE Is VOW install
in its new building. with a modern
plant and equipment, and facilities
equal TO any publication between
New York and Chicago. 1t is the
only weekly newspaper edited eX-
Eressly for every state aud territory.
The News of the World so arranged
that busy people can more easily
comprehend, than by reading cum
bcrsome columns Of dailies. An cur.
rent topics made plain IN each issue
10y special editorial matter written
from inception down TO date. The
only paper published especially for
people who do or do not read daily
newspapers, and yet thirst for plain
facts. That this kind OF "a uewspa-
per Is popular, Is proven by the fact
that the Weekly Blade now has over
10000 yearly subscribers. and IL cir
culated I'm all parts Of the T.. s. In
addition 10 the news, the Blade pub
fishes short and serial stories, and
many departments OF matter suited
70 every member al the family. Only
one dollar a year
Write for free specimen copy. Ad-
dress,
THE BLADE,
Toledo, Ohio,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29
MOUNTAINOUS OBSTACLES.
The Man Who Stops at Small Things
Never Aecomplishss Much
In Life.


The Young man who, after max
ing up his mind what he wants to
do In the world, begins to hunt up
obstacles in his path, to magnify
them, 10 brood over them until
they become mountains, and then
so wait for now ones TO develop, is
not a man to take hold of great
enterprises, writes Orison SWEET
Marden, in Success. The man who
stops to weigh and consider every
possible danger or objection never
amounts to anything. He is a
small man, made for little things
He walks around an obstacle, and
goes as far MS he can easily, but
when the going gets hard he stops.
The strong man. the positive, de.
cisive soul who has a programme,
and who is determined 10 carry il
ont, cuts his way to his goal re
gardiess OF difficulties. II is the
wobbler. the weak. kneed man, the
discouraged man, who turns aside,
who takes a crooked path to his
goal. Men who achieve things.
who get things done, do not spend
time haggling over perplexities, or
wondering whether they can over.
come them. \ penny held close TO
the eve will shut out the sun.
When a man lies down ON the
ground to see what is ahead Of him,
a rock may hide a mountain. 4
small man holds petty difficulties
so closely in view that great oh
jects beyond are entirely shut out
Of sight. Great minds keep their
eyes on the goal. They hold the
end so persisently in view, and it
looks so grand and desirable. that
the intermediate steps, no matter
how ~preplexing, are of compare
lively little Importance. The
great man asks but one question.
Can the thing be done?" not How
many difficulties will / run
across?" If it is within the reach
Of possibility, all h~indrances must
be pushed aside.
We meet these trouble borrow
ing, difiiculty.seeing people every.
where. THERE'S usually one or more
on every school board and church
board, every board of directors or
trustees who always secs dificul.
ties which do not appear TO the
others, and II everything de.
pened upon these people nothing
would ever be accomplished Near
ly every invention, discovery. or
achievement which has blest the
world would have failed had the
calamityhowlers, the objection.
seers been listened 10.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29

Pension haiers ia this country
should make note that, after the
after the battle OF Waterloo the
Duks OF Wellington was created
Prince Of Waterloo aud four pen.
sions were conferred on him and
his descendants. A Belgian paper
states that IA the great book of the
Belgian public debt there are four
enuies every year 10 payments to
the Prince Of Waterloo. They are
SO, 100 francs, a. eenlimes, 49s
francs. IS francs, So osu,imes and
8 francs, AZ eertmes, or a total OF
6sooo sterling. IN ibis country
the pension lapses. al least with the
death Of the widow.-St. Louis
Star,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29

in the churchyard Of a Welsh
village there are four huge yew
trees, and a large cavity Ia one of
them, which is protected by a
door, is used for storing the coal
needed 10 heat the church during
the winter months.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29

Via the NJ. O. p. Ry. to the
WoSld's Fair, S.. Louis. Mo.
Season tickets on sale April 18th
10 Nov. lslh, SIs.ss. round trip.
90 day tickets on sale April 25th
10 Nov. 18th. $Io.oS, round trip.
10 day tickets Oh sale April s7ih
10 Nov. soth, STo,oS, rouny TIP.
II, a. Baily Agl,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-29

A New York department store
employs a social secretary"
whose duty Il il TO look after the
welfare Of ssleSWOmen and cash
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
1snecial to The HeraId.)

OGDEN. Jan. 2.-The new superin-
tendent of Methodism in Utah to
succeed the Rev. J. L. Leilich has
been elected. His name is Harry Tai
bot. who is at present located at Port
land. Ore. where he is pastor of the
First Methodist church.
Rev. Mr. Talbot is about 80 years of
age. and was for a number of years
a leading speaker Of the Indiana con-
ference. He is an eloquent and logical
speaker. and has been eminently sue
cessfaI in every field where he has
been assigned to labor He will arrive
In Utah about the middle Of February
The announcement of his selection
was authorized tonight by Bishop
Cranston-
Reception and Banquet.
The reception and banquet given to-
night at the parIors of the Methodist
church in honor of Bishop Earl Grams
ton was enainently successful and en-
i0yable Tose who attended pronounce
ii one Of the finest ever given in the
CITY. A tasteful supper was served to
about one hundred guests Herbert K.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
HELD UP STREET CAR
Masked Robbsr Compsls Con.
ductor to Turn Over His
Cash to Him.

n. z. Andrews, conductor on the
South Temple street car line, was
robbed of $50 by a man with white
handkerchief over his face at u;25 last
evening, Just as he and his metorman
were sterling dowH town from ThiI-
reenth East
Andrews says: we had been waiting
a the end of the line for few mo-
ments, as is our custom, both sitting in
side the car. When the motoTmaH went
outside TO start, after 1 had given the
bell, man was standing on the front
platform. He had a white handkeT-
chief over the top of his head and
another over his face. Pointing the
gun SO that it covered both of us he
commanded US to throw up our hands
and deliver over the money. There was
nothing else to do but comply with the
order, as he seemed to be the COM
handing general just then. 60 I did it.
I had between SIG and SIS on me at
the time. We could not see the mans
face. He was about six feet tail and
rather slight, and dressed in black.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03

OMAHA, Jan. 2.-Horace G. Burt,
Ill president of the 5-nion Pacific
railroad, has g7Hded his resigna-
tiot - t4e sslfeceots=s > s understood
that it win be acsed on a. the next
meeting OF the board, which viii be
held in the near futare.
At Mr.. Burt's Office it was stated that
he viii take an extensive trip with
Mrs. Burt for the purpose of securing
a rest. HIS active railroad service has
extended over thirty-five years, and,
II is. stated, ne feels need of a complete
rest The trip will be of several
months duration.
President Burt was appointed to his
present position in February, 1898,
shortly after the receivership Of the
road was dissolved. A large number of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03

changes and improvements have been
carried through by him, one Of the
greater Of which has been the expendi-
ture of over $1.000.e 900 in the eonstruc-
ton of new shops in Omaha
Previous to his appointment as pres
ident of the Union Pacific system Mr..
Burt was connected with the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad for nearly
thirty years. He served in the ca oa-
city Of chief engineer and general man
ager Of the Fremont. Elkhorn & Mis-
souri, Valley road now part Of the
Northwestern system, and was later
made vice president Of the latter road.
in which capacity he was serving when
he came TO the Union Pacific.
President Rurt had nothing 10 add 30
the announcement already made OF his
Union Pacific headquarters b0sFevsl.
no opinion was officially Ientured as 70
Who VIII in the future cpntrol the af-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03

ans, attorney for the HeinZe interests.
engaged in a dispute that threa tened
to develop into a free fight. but the
matter was finally settled by an ami
cable adjustment.
Were Working on a Door.
According to the testimony Of Su-
perintendent Adams OF the Boston &
Montana company and Foreman George
Il Moulthorp OF the Pennsylvania
mine. on the very day OF the explo-
sion the carpenters built a heavy door
to prevent access TO the Pennsylvania
from the Rarus. and the two men
W no were killed were finishing the JOB
by calking up the cracks in and around
this door 10 keep out the smoke. The
raise is what is called in mining par
lance a downcast raise and an smoke
found its way down and out through
the e00-foot Pennsylvania level
According TO testimony of miners
who worked the other two shifts
against that of OIeson and Divel, from
the time the first hole was blasted
from the raise into the old working
Of the Michael Davitt. they were con-
tinualIy INSTRUCTED by men from above
who threw rocks and other heavy ma
terial down the hole. besides setting
off powder and blank fuses to scare
them from their work. Many times
the men were compelled to leave their
work on account Of the smoke sent
down from above, binding and chOk-
ing them so that they could not stay
in the raise.
Two Men Blamed.
All the evidence adduced at today's
hearing would seem to place the blame
entirely on the men employed by the
Rarus company, and probably in par
ticuIar on Nick Treloar, foreman OF
the Rarus, and Thomas Knowles, shift
boss of the same mine.
Two witnesses. Michael Ostronich and
his partner Thomas i. Bonuel, who
Were relieved by the two men who
were killed. testified to hearing threat
ering conversations from above them
They could not see who was talking
but believed they recognized the voices
of Trelcar and Knowles, They named
those two and We're fairly positive as
to their identification
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
CHICAG0'S GRIEF FOR VICTIMS
OF lR0QuOIS THEATRE DISASTER

Church bells tolling at noon. business
activity checked, many celebrations
postponed and long lines Of funerals
making their way TO the outlying dis
tricts where the cemeteries are situ-
atet-these circumstances today eYi-
denced CAicagC's outward grief for the
victims OF the Iroquois theatre disas-
ter. Priests and ministers Of the Cos
pei went from funeral TO funeral to-
day. as they viii tomorrow and Mon
day. The unidentified dead will be
kept as long as possible at the
morgues. # 10 one then comes 10 lay
claim to the bodies they win be bur
seG at the city's expense. BY com
mon assent of the clergy, Lead. X nd
lv Light" the hymn written BY Car
dsnal Newman, is being sung at all
the funerals.
City Hall Closed.
The city han, except absolutely
necessary departments. was closed to-
day. The board of trade closed an
hour earlier than usual, and ai num-
her of mercantile and manufacturing
establishments also closed early. The
large retail dry goods stores were a
notable exception. The manages con
Guided that the extraordiuafF demand
for mourning goods would work a
hardship TO the bereaved friends Of the
dead should these stores close. The
banks were open as usual
Thirty-four teachers in the public
schools are known 10 have lost their
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
lElLICH'S SUCCESSOR SELECTED
Rev. Dr. Harry Talbot. at Present Located at Portland
Ore, Chosen as Superintendent for the
Methodist Church in Utah.

Macmillan acted as POSTMASTER. and
fairly surpassed his already enviable
reputation as an after-dinner speaker
by the wit and tact with which he in
troduced various gentlemen who were
selected to respond to tOasts. Among
the toasts were, ogden Neth0dism,
responded to by Rev. Samuel Blair Of
the First Methodist church Of Ogden;
THE Ladies" Prof Underwood; The
Epw0rth League in Methodism,' Rev.
/. II. Bailey, Of the Liberty Park n.
z, church Of Salt Lake; 'Methodism as
Seen by an Outsider" Rev. J. T. Car
yer, of the First Presbyterian church
Of ogden; "Our Bishop Rev. b. III.
Heinrich. Tiff NJ. +. church of Salt
Lake. "AIethodism at Large, Bishop
Earl CTanst0n-
violin solo was rendered by Miss
Blanche Webster IN a very acceptable
manner
Bishop CranstOn sEeaks this morning
at the services in tbs Methodist church
In the evening a lz-5lsical program Of
high order VIII be. given at the serv-
ices. On Monday Bishop CrapsIOn viii
go down to salt Lake TO arrange some
matters in connection with the installa-
ton Of the Rev. Mr. Talbot as superin-
tendent of missions. He is to leave soon
on visit to Porto Rico
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
UGLY RUMORS IN CIRCULATION
Treasury Department Experts OveTauIng the Accounts Of
the Interstate Commerce Commiss;on--NO
Definite Charges Preferred.

is under So, 600 bonds as disbursing Of
ficer.
It is understood that the TumOrs in
clude allegations of payments made for
service at one place. while the payee
was engaged elsewhere with similar iT-
regular methods. The Investigations
viii be thorough and every phase of the
accounting work of the commission viii
be thoroughly overhaUled- The COM
mission handled $4,000 annually, the
bulk Of it being for salaries, travelling
expenses, etc.
The payments are by warrants drawn
on the treasury. H S.tMilstead per
forms the duties of cashier, but Edward
A Moseley, the secretary Of the COM
mission, is in charge OF al the account
ing work Acting Commissioner Glenn
ents, who is head Of the commission
in the absence of Chairman Knapp, in
New York City, said that he did not
regard the situation as startling and
that he did not believe any wrongful
conduct would be found. but that il was
the unanimous opinion of the commits
sion that the rumors should be inquired
into by experts to ascertain the exact
facts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03

tHIAsHINGPoN, Jan. 2.-Treasury
VIZ department experts today insti-
tuted an investigation Of the &C
counts of the interstate commerce
commission. The action is taken at the
instance of Acting Chairman Glenn
ents of the commission, as a result of
persistent rumOrs of irregularities in
the drawing of vouchers, etc. When
the expert accountants, Nathaniel l..
Ambrose, Richard H Taylor and James
L. Chase, the latter of the Office of the
auditor for the state and other depart
ments, reached the commission today,
they sealed the safe and examined
Secretary Edward A. Moseley, H 5.
Milstead, the cashier and other en-
D!OYss.
HIiIstead has not been suspended.
Acting Commissioner Clements stated
today that he did not know that any
thing was wrong, but that the rumOrs
had become so persistent that they
could no longer be ignored and the
treasury department therefore, was
asked to charge accounts. Mr.. MOseley
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
PRESIDENT BURT HAS RESIGNED
Board of Directors VIII Meet the Near Future to Take
ACtion-Date of Retirement Not
Yet Fixed.

fairs of the company. Mr.. Burt him
self viii remain nominally in charge of
affairs, but expects to begin at once
resigbati ton. beyond saying that he ex-
pected TO make his-future and perma-
nent home in Omaha. He also stated
thai he had no plans beyond his inten-
tions of travelling for some time. His
communication to the board of direct
ors it is said. mentioned no date on
which his resignation is to take effect,
leaving the matter with the board
itself
Mr.. Burt's resignation. it was
learned, has been in the hands of the
directors for some time, although the
fact was not made public until today.
It is not believed the board viii refuse
to accept it, as Mr.. Burt has been very
explicit in his expression of a desire to
retire from the company's service.
The matter of selecting a new presi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
GENERAL L0HGSTREET
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Noted Confederate ofhcer suecumbed
to an Attack of Pneu-
monia

= Atlanta, Ga, Jan. General =
= James Eongstreet, soldier, states :
r man and diplomat, and the last =
= lieutenant general OF the confer =
= crate army with the exception of >
& General Gordon, died in Gaines :
= vile, Ga, today from an attack =
= of acute pneumonia. he had been :
= i'll two days. General Longstreet :
= was a sufferer from cancer of one =
y eye, but his general health had =
= been good until Wednesday, when =
= he was seized with a sudden cold. =
= developing later into pneumonia of =
y violent nature. He was 81 years =
, old. He is survived by his wife. =
= two sons and daughter. he will =
= be buried in Gainesville. which ,
y has been his home since the civil ,
= war. =
44&44+ 44A4%4%@A :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03
QUICK WORK SAVED
OLD TINES OFFICE

Chicago. Jan. Fire broke out today
in the building erected by Wilbur F.
Story TO house the old Chicago Times.
The structure has Of late been oecu-
pied by the Fret Presse and a number
of manUfa curing concerns.
The blaze originated beneath the
sidewalk. where wOrlSmen were trying
to thaw out a water pipe. Gas from d
leaking main was ignited and fired a
quantity of rubbish. Prompt response
of the fire department confined the
flames to the basement and but little
damage resulted. No one was injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-03

Guide 1886. BIS. S69 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
offset by an equal amount of cash on
hand held for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows. Gold reserve fund. $3.50. 00G-
600. trust FUNDS. $685. SIS. S69: general
fund. s14S 153. ga. in national bank de-
positaries. SIZE. los. 5SS. Total st405,621,
So. against which there are demand liza
bilities outstanding amounting to 81
02G. 24T, GS6. which leaves q cash balance
on hand of S379.S74, S9s.
The cash in the treasury was IN
creased during the month by sle.13I4e5.
which Is largely due to decreases IN
disbursing officers balances.