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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
PREPARING TO
FIGHT CHOLERA
The Hamburg Authorities Think
No Cause For Alarm Exists.
EMlGRANTS BEING DETAINED
The Authorities On This side. Doth
In Washington aud New York,
Taking steps so nar the
Infection Out.

Hamburg. Sept 2.-The agent Of the
imperial German once ordered all steer
age passengers OF the steamer Mol,ke,
which sailed for New York Thursday.
to be landed at Cuxhayer.
Later they were put on board Q
steamer lying on Brunshaven AM arc
under quarantine. ], docs not appear
that there 10 any Gaze OF cholera among
the steeragc passengers. but tho health
Office. which has become incroaslnely
vlgilant because Of the discovered chol-
era case. thoueht u wlsest to allow the
omigrants TO be landed for a fresh In.
spoction and observation until st,ur-
DAY, when II In health and nom OF
them has been shown to have como In
contac, with cholera they may be al
lowed to proceed.
No additional cholera cases have b en-
reported
Seven now cholera eases we're report
ed ofioially to the provincial govern
ment at Danzig. four in Nakel. on tlo
River Nctzc, one at usch and two At
Jordan.
one death from cholera and Ave sui-
rcc,ed eAses have been discovered a,
Matlenwordcr.
An Official tote issued by the Han.
burg government nays that no cause fof
alarm exists. Preventive measures. the
rota SAYS aro much moro cOmpistf
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
cE>rn.L NEWS ITEMS.

while returning from the ball park
a. Kansas C!iy. = wagonotic In which
the loul-yillc baseball club was ridins
va struck 10y q np.dly-ruunlug trolley
car and overturned. Eight OF the party
w,ra badly hurt. some very SERIOUSLY.
A,ronaut BALDWIN. u Losautyille,
Ind. while giving a demonstration OF
the uso II dynamite "a Mar with ht,
balloon a. Grr1iyil.c. O.. va blown 10
atoms, with his balloon. by q premature
explosion %, three sticks of dynamite
OF a a,.ph, Of 1.pOl feet. In the presence
OF Thousands attending tho county fair.
Two Skeletons. each measuring more
,han seven feet To- lcagih. have been un-
oarth,d In = rrlvcl pi, near Fond Du
Lac. WIS. the bones being In a good
state of preservation
Tho battle fer the closed shop and
elgh'-hour day hy the Chlcago Job
printers has tegun. September saw
10 OF the larger concerns without union
oompos,iors, but they claimed they
would o be nllad up with imported
men.
James McMsnamin. Kansas C.ty's FIRST
FIRE department chief, Is dead. aged 7G
years
A. the news Of The result 81 the peace
conference becomes disseminated
throughout Russia. the mostly lively
satisfaction Is manifested. par,lcu-
larry among the friends of those ahscn,
In the army or prisoners In Japan.
Tho officers OF the Equitable Life As
surance society that tho In
dcb,cdEess to the society Of tho Depew
Improvement, Co. amounting TO $685.
s5o.Ss principal and Interest," has been
paid.
The National Flremeu's association.
IL session az Kansas city, Mo. select
ed Roanoke. Va. as the place for next
year, meeting. All Ot the old officers
wcrc reelected.
Mayor Eugene l. Schml,z OF Sar
FYancisco has been unanimously renom-
lnatcd by tho union labor party.
Lieut. Gen Adna Il Chance. L. s. A.
arrived AZ Waterloo. nelgium, on the
sIst NJ. and spent the day going from
point 10 point, studying The famous bat
tlcnell.
GOV. Douglas ~ M-assacuseiis relter'
ates his resolution not 10 be y candidate
for rc-clfctlCn,
The dowagcr empress OF China Il
having n palace prepared In Pekln 10
the occupancy OF Miss Alice Roosevelt
during her s~uJourn there and Will Invite
her 10 become her guest,
Rufus u piich1r, supposed TO be ont
| OF the las, two survivors OF the Blacl
Hawk war, died a, the home of his sol
In Custer. : D.. aged FOL years.
So great vas the agitation at Ports
nu,h over the result OF the peace con
ference that the earth trembled. shaking
dAhes from shelves In . places.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
wITTe A MASTER OF FIGURES


81. Petersburg. Sept. :-M koya.
leysky. who stands hish n a states
mas In the opinion Of the Russian pub.
lie. said to the a correspondent;
"wiite g. an Incompatible jugglef
with figures. lie was minister OF
finance for a decade. aud he ruined tho
country. hut no always showed a snr.
plus In the revenues. Russia will never
know the real price which "a has paid
70 Japan for peace. The bureaucracy
Is Glad 20 have ilE hands free from mo
Ia. of REFRESHING the interior prove
iGccs Vito viii become premier. viii
be created a count and viii undertake
10 saycv the ,ottcrlng ant1cracy."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
ENGLISH RAILROAD WRECK
PASSENGER Cars Crash In:o station,
hiiiins Ten r-opic aud in-
Juring Twenty.

William. England. Sept. AS N.
express from London to cromer on the
GreT Eastern railway was entering
Witham station several passenger cars
left the track and crashed iEto the
station buildings, causing tho death
of 10 persons. q OF whom were women.
and seriously lnju lug % persons.
Among those killed was the porter
ot the station, who was sitting in his
room lie was crushed TO death. Two
ticket sellers were buried In the wreck
agc. but they escaped serious injury.
The gasomelers beneath the carr
caught FIRE and consumed the wreck
age. Fortunately, however. all the bod
icl were removed before the flames
gained Roadway
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
EXTRA \,
The Health 0mr-vs NJ New York
VIII watch tmmturant..

New York. sept 2-rhat extra pre-.
cautions shall bn taken 10 prcvcr,
bringing In a oasc cholera among i'm.
migrants from German ports was
agfced 10 at n conference between
Health onlcor 4 II. noty. o, this port,
aul tho representative Of the fevorsl
transatlantic steamship companies.
The plan Is to exercise great car
In ,aklng Immigrants on board ship A.
German ports. Tho discovery 81 a case
Of cholera in Hamburg was tho cauge
OF the conference. III, D1ty said after
the conference tina, be had no reason to
think that cholera would get 10 New
York. considering all the precautions
being taken.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCES
..ph Mn,-r a' Detroit. Mich., Gem
Nirtru aud srut - Tor Lie.

Detroit. Mich, Sept. Frank weak
IS. alias Harry Parker, and Tom Sher-
man. alias Harry johnson. of indcpon'
dcnce. Mo. were found guilty II muir
dcrIng Pawnbruker Joscph Meyer In his
shop here. July 20, and sentenced 10 llfo
imprisonment. The men had been on
trial since August ~. They were ar
rested Ia Cleveland. o, August 8. one
week after tina murder, and par, Of the
iewelfy stolen from Moysrs shop was
found on them, Severed days after
their arrest they made a confession TO
the police. which later they dcsicd.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
yorry-rhrc. ca.r. n-por,~a.

Berlin. Sept. e.-Foriy-thrce cases Of
cholera In all have been reported In
West Prussia Nine persons have died
from the disease and many suspicious
cases are under observation. The legal
and medical machinery for dealing with
this invasion a tho As'ailc bacillus 10
ROW working ., full pressure.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Mccrschaum Il m,nci like coal
1t iai a soft, s1apllkc stone. and In
Asia Minor rs mining Is m impurtan,
industry. Tho crude m~oorschaum i
called hamtash. Il - yelloSish white
In color, and u red clay coat or skin
%onvelops Il. The blocks cos, { ON so
to $500 n carload They are soft enough
TO Gu, With q Ln.fe. These blocks In
summor are dried by exposure TO thc
sun. In winter a heated room Ia nee
essary, Finally, the m~oersehaun'
blocks are sorted into ~ grades.
wrapped In cotton and packed In case
with the greatest care.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
WANTED FOR WIFE MURDER


Peoria. H.. Sept e-chlof of Police
Kennedy has what he believes to bs
positive information that Albert Glass
ford. wanted for numbering his wife.
In this city. in April. 1904. Is under ar
rest In Baker City. one. An ofnccr
with rcGulsltiou papers will so for the
man AZ once. Since the deed the hus-
band has been q fugitive from Justice.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Quincy, Mass Sept. . Tho new 49,
000-ton tat,iship Vermont, built for tho
United States government by the Fore
River Shipbuild!ng Co.. was success
fully launched. The Vermont IL one of
the largest and most powerful OF the
ships OF war that have been coustruel-
ed for the United States navy,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

VIII the blood Of noble iilnioo In.
rage courslng through his veins ana
aspirations 20 become n great teacher
u his Inv rastu coun'rymcn. X. No.
snnidsr. prince " India. Is a humble
iish Aash.r In a Portland ~. " no
ic'. only q few weeks ago the prince
was i.onlggd In D~cllingham ,Mass) 50.
ci~y no was a prominent nsure N
M lecture room ~ the state normal
sts"u. ami seemed TO have q smooth
rail loingc him
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Cleveland, O., Sept. 2-Jamcs II.
Clark. formerly ~ associate Of John
ID. Rockefeller In the oil business. is
very ~ at his former home ut Mali.
son, q.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Mountain Hons have increased So
rapidly In YELLOW stone park of late
that they threaten tho extinction Of
deer, els and other wild animals TINT
live In this great government game
preserve. 20 numerous have the
cougars become that the government,
through President Roosevelt's roclm.
mcndaiion, has given John and Homer
GoT celebrated guides aud hunters AZ
Meeker Col. a contract TO clear the
lions out OF Yellowstone park. John
Coz Is the guido who won fame ,akins
President Roosevelt ON his successful
cougar hunting "trip IN Colorado.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

The pleasure launch which was cap
sized AZ bonneville, when Mn. Wm.
Courtney and children were drowned
has been noaiCd. but Mrs Cour,neys
body has not been found In the cabin
rs was expected.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
Another Threatening Fire.

Portland. one. Sept "A IRE. which
for a time threatened the entire manu-
featuring district OF ST. Johns, u sub
urb of this city. was confined TO the saw
mills OF Cone Brothers aud Bright Il
Douglas. The two mills were do
stroyci. Loss. about 500. 900.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

rho be- cham she'll. which. the IN.
vcsthr ,y. Vill sink the largest bat.
ilc.sAip To- three minutes, Is bong test.
sigat ho Sandy Hook proving grounds.
rae shell D. constructed ~ 900 pounds
u east steel and carries and explode
a charge y l.o pounds ~ dynamite aud
nitfo 5iyc"r.nv Il Us the most power.
FOL ever made. 4 i2lnch gun Is used
To lIs o.. The obstruction Al, wh.ch
IN Dploaiyc is aimed for tho test Is
e p.,.c ~ Harygyizci steel 70 inches
tthrt hacs,h hy heavy uakon timbcrs
md q mnanl " .anl.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 2.-Dr.
Franklin Clarke, q Boston. Mass. who
was arrested hare July /, and tried be-
fore the chief justice for breach Of the
official secret act by taking photo
graphs Of the fort!hcatluns at Fort
Royal, has been liberated.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
Harmed with Molten steel.

ponora, Pa, Sept. IA large ladlc
dlled with molten steel burst In The
nolding department OF the United
States Steel corporations works q, this
place. One man vas burned to a crisp
and six others were seriously injured.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
rh,rl MlrI, Mn, "Gc, VIZ

\ year ago Mathew kl"ly chief Of
police of -. Louis remarked. o. Is aid.
in his rich brogue: And In N name
" N Immortal hard. who In me hi
IN Folk" This remark echo"i Iowa
the corridors Of the four courts Until
II reached the office " the circuit at
tornoy. Joseph ". Colk. who Is now
governor Of Missouri. Rumur has II
that Kiely nav nnd out who Mr. Folk
Il, " the governor has n knife up his
sleeve warranted To cut from shirt col
lar 10 hnnl
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

A hnc cattle ranch ~ cG.joo acres,
near Sllgaty. Alberta. British Colum
bia. has boon bought for 5000 by
President Smith. Of The Mormon
Church. and ,dc 'and will be colonisci
by Mormons.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

when a japanese ON the Pacific
coast rcoo.yes a c%ablcEram containing
the one word. "iIoshhukacrc" he packs
up and siafts for Japan AZ once to
take his place IN the ranks.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

The smallest nl.lgrown dog in tho
world. Weighing only 20 ounces. was
owned By Deputy sheriff Hamilton
Rayncr. Of III Pnso. Tex, This little
animal stood with nh four feet in the
palm VI its proud owners hand with
case. Sheriff Rayner's dog was Of the
chihuahua breed, deriving It's name
from the fact Of II being q native OF
Chihuahau. the Mexican state which
borders Texas. I. was descended from
n species OF Wild dog. o domcStl.
Gated. which one scurrled over the
plains OF Norinsrn Mexico In the dayt
Of the Aztecs.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

The discovery ;hei the bulhheads In
some Of the newcs, British warshlps
are perfectly useless TO rests, sea wa
ter pressure was made IN a recent In
~spection of.ihe channel fleet.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

fve citizens OF, ths. United states
han beconft 'hatrrallzed British sub
jedh since the enactment Of the
T~r&nsvaal naturalization ordinance III
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Before Formosa passed into japan.
csc hands. 10000 Chinese coolies were
imported Gyrfy year during the tea
plckine season. The number now Ia
less than el0o0, the japanese employ.
Ing thpir own coolies
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Aft'r serving six years Of a 2S-yesi
sentence for murder In the second az
gree, John Wallace. OF Dunhlln eoan'
~. is n free man. his sentence hayins
hcon commutod by Coy, Folk.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

JUDGE Lincoln. In the criminal court
At Springfield, granted to Tom Paite.
charged with first dcgrct murder, .
continuance until the next November
term. rattio Is charged with Killing
Bob Ray on June 81.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Denver, Col, Sept, Lawrence Pal
ner Brown. the i3-ycar-old son OF Pal
mer Brown, millionaire, spen, a night
In jail for beating his father. His "a.
ther had chlded Lin.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

During the months ui June and July
NJ th.s year. 1895. more men have per
ishod between The Colorado river and
the southern end NJ the Sicrro Ne
Sada than wcrr lost In that dreadful
land durius the preceding half century
The desert has swarmod with pros.
pccforl cy9 since tho opening of the
Sal Lake railroad IN May. all of
them hoping 20 strike leads as rlcil
us those uncovered IN Goldlelds an
Bulluor. ard too eager In their hunt
for gold 20 wait until the winter rains
shall have restored the now of mfr.
aucnt springs. allied the dried waite
holes. and banishol the Internal hea;
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
TNRRRB{JHH&
rsbiished ~
ltrus rniprSn rnsSriSo CO.
MdHrcoAtIy.i ~. MISSOURI.

1Aly's new postage stamps were do
siehed by the painter Michc,ti. AL
thd1e OF a higher denomination have .
potrslt OF Victor Emmanuel.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Are your glasses insurcd7" II not,
they nihy be- for Tho fmall sum Of 81
aycar fNew York Concern has Just
establishes. this. the latest phase II
the Insurance business.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Carrie Nation visited Macon. ana
tried 10 lecture, but the pastors WOMB
NOT allow her 10 use the pulplis. snd
oven the opera house was closed 10
her.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

"a popular misrgncvptou OF the an.
tifcp'ic theory " resulting In n new
nfnit'iun-carbollc rangrcne. said 4
p,ys.can. 1t ~ caused by excessive
use OF caf'lilc acid On common cuts
luJ b%ru'so.. AMI sometimes the tis.
sues actually begin to rot before IN
noe comes 10 the physician. The
rarbollc ac,i u In every case apple
At homo, where some member of the
family hos Frasprd the fact that the
acid is au auilscptic. but does not
know The other fact that Il can IA
E..At hamaan Il 4 4, nseh % cNcesA'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Fizor ~Dcughorty. aged ~. acciden','
ly shot ana killed himself with a 'M.
get rifle at Morley, He was cilmpins
over n fence, and the trigger caught
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
cans~a, state Unveiled.

A monument In memory ~ Capt
James 8 Galloway. for whom Cal'awy
county was named. was unveiled atful-
ton The Is located 10 the
cour'house square. and the exercises
were under The direction n Or " w.
Hurnham. a pioneer Baptist min ter.
who solicited the funds with which to
buy the monument. Addfcssf we've
riAic by Dr. Burnham. Champ CLARK.
representative In ronrrcss. and ~ W
H. Palmore editor OF the 81 Louis
Christian Advocate. The munumcnt
was unveiled hy a little niece uf IN.
Burnham Capt Galway Mas a rani-
,on Of Daniel Boone. and emigra'ei
from Kentucky To 81. Charles county
about iSNo. Ito vas u captaiu OF -ey-
oral companies OF rangers io hsa, lr'
dlans. and was Killed By Indian &C
L'ouirc creek. In Montgomery county,
March =. tSis.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Alexander Nixon. a Joplin duF. lFi.
died from tho effects of eating tanned
meat Nixon wont to Spurrcln 20 in-
voice n stock Of dnrs which he can.
tcmplatcd buying. he arrived In spur
rson aud went to q ionrilng hnise.
whore he took dinner with O friend.
After the meal he and the friand 18Th
complained VI b.ing IN. and NiNoa
finally became so indlsposcd thai he
abandoned his business and returned
home Before he died he said hf At
trilutcd his Illness to the meat a. the
boarding house. Physicians held an
autopsy, and determined that 90. d.aih
was In reality caused from p'oraine.
poisoning.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Charles Blackwell. a laborer,
Springfield. escaped almost uhnuss
after being buried under % iee' :"
earth and rocks for over an hoar'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

The proposition to bond Cape um
deau county In the sum OF SOW
build q new courthouse snq jan
ried by an overwhelming majority
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome Of the Most Important
Ivents at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.

iassss Developments - sbs Rssss-
Japanese war. Together with
Items of Interest called Pros the
Important u~sppenisss All oves
tie Ovid.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-08

Frederick si,vcrs. a Joplin under
takcr. had the scare of his life whcl
the body Of a man whose artery he
was ready to open. preparatory 10 IN
Iccting an cmhalming nuid. showed
signs Of life. The arm that was pulse
less began To throb. There was q
trcmor Of the muscles. and the knees
iloxod cunyulslvely. Sleyers dropped
his knife and. frightened. ran Ia The
telephone. lie called for the city ply
slclan. walt half an hcur. and II be
Il stili alive. call ne" was tho reply.
That did not satisfy SiCycrs. lie called
the county physician. who could not
some. Finally he secured Dr. Son. who
worked over the man on tho UNDER
takers board for In hour before the
last tromors ceased md he was pro-
nouucod dead Slovcr> was unncrycd
aud had To quit his work. Luclus Bad.
GET Vas the name OF tho a lie.
swallowed n quantity Of carhoiic ncii
after telling his wife that he INTENDED
Ia commit suicide. He had been mea-
tally unbalanced for some time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-29
~ cRANeY's SAD MIsHAP.
Train OF Mlsfortunes Followed Con-
nection With Fly Paper.

Hi Cranky met with what you would
naturally call an accident in the p o.
the other ev'g. There has been a
great many fies In the p. O. of late
and at last Postmaster Higgins pur
chased sheet of fiypaper and placed
II on a box and set it just inside the
p o. door 10 catch the flies coming
In or going out, just as they preferred.
IL was about dusk when Hi entered
the p. o. for his mail, and being as
he can't see very we'll anyhow and be
ing also tired, he sat down on the box
10 rest and when he got up the fly.
paper stuck to him and Hi went down
10 Hen Weatherby's store without
knowing that ii was fast 10 him, and
when the boys in the store saw II they
hollered and yelled and when Hi
found out he grabbed the sheet of fly
paper and pulled II off and then it
stuck 10 his hands and he would pull
ii off of one hand with the other and It
would stick 10 the other hand and then
he would pull ii off with the other
hand and It would stick 10 the hand
and swore because he couldn't seem
to get rid of the flypaper, and so he
stepped on ii with one foot and pulled
It from his hands and then It stuck to
the sole Of his boot and he went out
side Of the store and got It off on a
foot scraper at last. p. NJ. Higgins
says Hi will have to pay him for that
sheet Of fiypaper or he cannot get his
mail at the p o. in the future. HI
says he VIII walk to the Co seat after
his mail before he will pay for the
sheet of flypaper.-"Bingville Bugle"
items in the Boston Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-29
USE FOR a SCREEN.
Gov. Ames' Notion That II Might Pro-
fitably Be EMPLOYED.

Oliver Ames, twice governor of Mas
sachusetts, loved good story, but his
friends all knew that any bit of pleas
anEy INDUCED in in his presence must
be of a nature all the world might
hear.
The Republican committee of a city
il this state, together with several
state campaign workers, were gath
cred in a hotel reception room one
afternoon prior to his first election.
Mr.. Ames was writing at table, and
emboldened by the gubernatorial can
didates evident absorption, one man
told a story which called forth some
shamefaced appreciation. On the
strength of the bon mot, the story
teller retired from the room, as he
thought, in good order.
Who is that MANI" asked Mr..
Ames, after the door had closed.
His name is Jones" some one vol
unteered He's the largest coal deal.
er in this city"
We'll said Mr. Ames deliberately,
IF he doesn't screen his coal any bet
ter than he does his language, ! would
not trade with him. Boston Herald
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-29
IN The LITTLE WHITE BOX.
Fear OF Little Understood Terror Too
Much for Boy

"uCIl iOi IVY
One day when the tailor's wife and
her little boy went out for walk they
saw that an undertaken had moved
into the shop next door. The boy
stopped and looked at the coffin in the
window
What is that, mother?" he asked.
He was a very little boy and had
never seen a coffin. His mother tried
to tell him. His eyes grew big with
wonder and fear.
"Will they put me in the white box.
mother?" he asked.
mot if you are good" said his
mother only bad boys go into the
little white box"
After that the tailor's boy tried TO
be very good He did not caper noisily
about; he obeyed every command, and
at night he asked: Mother, have I
been good today"
One day the tailor's boy was excep-
tionally quiet He lay in bed almost
all day At night a great fear beset
him.
"Oh, mother" he cried. I'm afraid.
I've been good, so good. Don't let
them put me in the little white box"
His mother tried TO comfort him, but
the white box was very palpable ter
ror, and he could not get away from it..
Three days later a crowd of people
came to the tailor's house. They
were dressed IN black and came in
carriages The tailor's little boy was
there, but he did not see them. He
had gone into the little white box
New York Press