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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09

and excitement, they make their ap
pearance among the injured. TheiI
injuries" are generally, of course,
OF an internal nature, and, uttering
heartrending groans, they are carried
on to be attended, IL possible, by some
medical accomplice.
NOW and again the conductors OF
trains are in league with the sharpers,
which,, Of course, greatly facilitates the
frauds. Indeed, it is said that railway
accidents such as small collisions,
have been deliberately brought about
by conspiracies of this kind.
One particular crook" made large
sums by conspiring with conductors
in notion! In this way he acquired a
profitable crop of permanent injuries
to the spine," for which the railway
companies had to pay smartly.
So numerous and so astute have the
American detectives become of late
years, however, that such frauds have
become increasingly difficult.
The suppression of malpractices Of
this kind is, as stated, the principal
work of the great army of commercial
detectives. many of whom are appar-
emily ordinary citizens, or even work.
ers-known as plain clothes men,"
Among their minor functions is the
watching of suspected employees
especially those of banks and great
financial houses.
Any tendency to extravagant habits
or irregular living on the part of en-
ploygs Ii noted and reported upon by
these unsuspected watchers. Others
there are Who, in the guise of clerks
and laborers, secretly note any ten
denotes to disloyalty or discomfort. In
this way approaching strikes are de-
tected, and, oftentimes, nipped in the
bud.
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models brought home by a tailor who
Aas shop just off Fifth Avenue were
sent into the workroom to be resewn
before they could be placed in the show
cases. Style is what the French tailor
aims at Chic, beautiful, a gown must
be. If it falls to pieces the first time
1t Is worn-so much the better for
the business-madame needs another
gown. A woman who had ordered a
single dress from one of the big French
houses complained of the workman.
ship. The manager shrugged his shoul-
ders: "one dress, why should we bother
at all for that!''
Most expensive French lingerie is
frequently finished with rough seams.
lace is sewed to unhemmed edges;
threads in hand embroidery are left
oose-the garment simply falls to pieces
even in the most careful laundry.
No words can express the horror OF
English tailoring. In London they have
made an attempt to meet American
tastes, but the English tailor's con-
ception of the short skirt is a tweed
monstrosity escaping the shoe tops in
front and tickling the pavement be-
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MOTHER OF SENATOR DICK OF OHIO.

he was very proud when he acquired
half interest in feed and machinery
establishment. All this time however,
he kept studying at night to gain an
education, and to achieve something
better than an anxious interest in the
market price of oats. The good mother
who looks down upon him in the SEN
ate can recall with much pride the
struggles of the son to better his place
in the world and she did her part to
help him. He went into politics and
was elected county auditor before he
was 80. This is always the best office
in any courthouse and gave the young
man a start not only in politics but
in business. His activity and shrewd-
ness in local elections led to his Sc
lection in 1892 as chairman of the
state executive committee. He won
the election by such a small majority
that there was no glory in 1t, but the
following year he managed the second
election of Mckinley as Governor with
splendid results. Later he went to
Congress from the old Garfield dis
trict and when Hanna died, came to
the senate by unanimous vote.
Mrs. Dick Is of fine appearance, not
yet 10 and remains calmly complacent
over the romantic career of her son
who may yet achieve still higher
honors.
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Mrs. Magdalene Dick is one OF the
few mothers in Washington who can
visit the United States Senate cham
ber and look down upon son who
is a member of the most powerful
legislative body on earth. That son
is the Hon. Charles William Frederick
Dick, senator from Ohio, who succeed
ed the lamented Mark Hanna.
There is especial swelling of pride
in the breast of Mrs. Dick as she looks
down from the Senate Gallery upon
her boy, for the reason that she knows
better than any one else how many
were the struggles and how rough the
paths that led to his present honor
Both parents of Senator Dick were
born in Germany but they met and
married here, settling in Akron Ohio,
where the father was an humble arti-
san. He was careful and frugal after
the German fashion but was not very
successful in business. The little ram
lily knew what 1t was to work nard
FOR the necessities Of life. The future
senator knew what 1t was too, to be
born of the traditional poor but honest
parents. His schooling was limited,
for he had to begin work when able
to earn even a little bit.
First he was messenger Doy IN q
tank, then clerk in hat store and
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IN THE NEW YORK CUSTOMS HOUSE.

hind, while straight row of stitch.
ing is beyond the modest capability Of
the English workshop.
Many a woman who in her first
month abroad materially diminished
her letter of credit, has come home to
wish for the trim smartness of Broad.
way. The frills beloved of the English
woman, and the skin tight little jackets
of the Frenchwoman quickly lose their
fascination for the American woman
whose aim in dress Is unusually SEEM
ing simplicity that has cost her tailor
hours of nice calculation and herself
a great deal of trouble and not little
money.
After all, the exp rienced American
traveller buys few things outside of
his own country. Considering quality
and manufacture, nearly all articles Of
ordinary wear are cheaper in the Uni
ted States than elsewhere. The law
allows only 500 worth of foreign ap-
parel to be brought in duty free, and
if this is conscientiously lived up to,
the saving is small on imported goods.
A few gloves, ostrich plumes or small
pieces of jeweliy, are about the only
things the sensible tourist will bother
with on his return.
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outside dependency of the nation.

outside dependency of the nation.
That the commercial interests of the
east, If not its Statesmen, are alive to
the desirability of promoting the settle-
ment and internal improvement Of the
west, is shown by the very comprehen-
| sive action taken recently by the Ma
tional Board of Trade in Washington,
a powerful association, composed Of
representatives from most of the great
commercial bodies of the United States.
| The organization represents combined
capital of billions of dollars employing
several hundred thousand workers, 1t
has been strong factor in urging
legislation on various important In
ternal works; it was the first of the
.. great commercial bodies of the East
to advocate the passage of the national
irrigation law and it has a regular
standing committee on forestry and
irrigation.
The report of the organization this
year is most interesting and reads as
follows -
1t is gratifying to note that much
of the legislation on Forestry and lr-
rigation matters which has been con-
sistently urged by the National Board
of Trade has been enacted into law.
The National Board was the first or
ganization representing the CONNER
cial interest of the whole country to re-
commend national irrigation policy
and June II, 1902 National Irri-
cation law was enacted. There is in
the Irrigation Fund at the present
time about S30,000,000 which is in
creasing from the sale of public lands
at the rate of at least, $3,000,00O a
year.
In the matter of Forestry legislation
the National Board of Trade recon-
mended the passage of the bill pro-
viding for the consolidation of the
various forestry branches of the
Government into the Bureau of Fores-
try of the Department of Agriculture.
This bill was enacted into law at the
last session of Congress.
The National Board Of Trade has
stood against the practice of exchang-
ing worthless "scrip" land in the
national forest reserves for valuable
public lands outside of the reserves
and has repeatedly recommended the
repeal of the law permitting this prac-
tice. This law was repealed at the last
session of Congress.
At the last meeting of the National
Board, opposition was expressed to
what was known as the $40 Acre Home
stead bills-increasing the homestead
entry in parts of South Dakota, Colo
RADIO and in Montana from 160 acres to
Gao acres; these bills were all defeated
at the last session Of Congress.
Much, however, remains to be done.
The National Board of Trade has con-
sistently advocated the saving of the
great public domain for the use of the
real homemaker as against the land
and timber grabber and the speculator.
Trade and commerce will increase as
population increases, and our National
land policy should be administered to
preserve our remaining half billion
acres of public lands for those who will
build homes upon them. As laws which
tend to overcome this policy the Ma
tional Board has continuously. since
its meeting in January, 1902. urged the
repeal of the Timber and Stone Act.
the commutation clause Of the Home
stead Act and the Desert Land Act. in
accordance with the recommendations
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09
THE PRIVATE DETECTIVES.
THEIR NAME IS LEGION, AND
THEY WATCH ALL CLASSES
OF BUSINESS EMPLOYEES.

Some Clever Schemes for Swindline
Firms and Corporations-Shar
Who Make a Regular Business OF
Getting Damages.
In no other country in the world, are
90 many private detectives employed
as in the United States.
Every great corporation has its stan
of secret service" men, many of them
recruited from the detective forces OF
European countries.
The chief occupation of these com.
mercial detectives is to protect the
various institutions they represent
from the depredations Of professional
swindlers of all kinds.
These Crooks" are a formidable
army. Groups of them travel from city
to city, connecting and carrying out
frauds Of all kinds, aided in their ne
farious plans by shady" lawyers, ply
sicians, and even, at times. by the en-
ployes of the corporations which they
seek to victimize.
Insurance companies are the favorite
prey of this robber bands.
OF one audacious swindler, who was
recently brought to justice, it is stated
that, assisted by his confederates, he
defrauded seven different accident in
surance companies of sums aggregat-
ing some $4,000.
Had he varied his method. 1t Is quite
likely this particular "crook" would
still be reaping a golden harvest. But
he repeated his device too often.
His trick consisted in slipping on
q piece of soap while taking a bath,
and sustaining severe internal in.
juries." He always had doctor (of
course. a confederate) to testify to
the serious nature of his accident; but,
although the trick in itself was diff
cult of detection. a constant repetition
Of 1t naturally awakened suspicion,
and led to the downfall of the swindler
Some of the sharps pose as mechan
les. and prey upon employers of labor
their method being to pretend to sus
tain some injury in the course of their
work. Aided by shyster doctors and
lawyers they bring actions for dam
ages. Sometimes by taking out acct
dent insurance policies, they contrive
to gain double share of plunder.
Railway companies are victimized
In much the same fashion-that is to
say, by bogus claims for injuries and
accidents. In these cases the frauds
are generally more elaborate, involving
not only the services of dishonest
doctors and lawyers, but the testimony
of witnesses paid to perjure them
selves.
OF one group of railway sharpers.
the ringleaders OF which were brought
to justice. 1t came out in the evidence
that they made more than $1,000 a
year by their practices.
A real railway accident, especially one
of any magnitude, is a perfect wind.
fall to some Of these rogues, If they are
anywhere in the vicinity.
Taking advantage of the confusion
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SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
PLAN PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
By WHICH MANY DEFICITS
COULD BE AVOIDED.

During the Past Five Years the
Government Has Lost Over a Hun
dred Million Worth of Timber-The
Remedy.
Every now and then there is a sharp
passage at arms in Congress between
the East and the West. In fact some
of the rather prominent men of Con-
gress still seem to think that the West
is a separate country, and not in
reality part of the United States and
entitled to the same consideration that
it shown the Mississippi Valley, The
Atlantic Coast or the New England
States. An instance of this kind oc-
cured the other day when Senator Tel
Ter, of Colorado, was addressing the
Senate. He resented the intimations
that the funds used in connection with
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09
Doi1gs in New York.

The wife of Wall street millionaire
whose name in New York is almost a
household word, as the police declare
unwittingly furnished the password tc
magnifcently furnished poolroom fol-
fashionable women at an uptown ad-
dress the other day and the place was
raided by the police. In it were twenty
women, whose finely appointed equip
ages awaited them in the street.
The appeals of the women, members
of some of New York's wealthiest fami-
lies, when the detectives and officers
gained entrance to the drawing room
and revealed themselves, formed a
thrilling tableau. Several women went
on their knees to the detectives. They
offered their rings, watches anything
they possessed-rather than face the ex.
posure of arrest or even the chance oi
their identities becoming known.
One woman clasped the detective
sergeant by the knees as she knelt
pleading for her liberty Another tore
her rings from her fingers, and Offered
them all to him, saying: "If my name
is known there will be murder or sui.
eide in my home, for my husband will
either kill me or l shall kill myself"
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ToIsfoi Hard on Lbsen.

Count Tolstoi was one day discussing
Ibsen with a friend. Said the latter
Il have seen a great many of 1bsen's
plays. but I cannot say that I under
stand them. Do you"
Tolstoi smiled, and replied: "Ibsen
just writes them, and sits down and
waits. After awhile his expounders
and explainers come and tell him pre-
cisely what he meant"
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the irrigation reclamation service had
been given as bounty to the West. In
the first place. since the money is all
paid back to the government, he stated
that it was simply in the nature Of
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1906-03-01
IlInIlnflnII

We are having quite q cold snap
now and wefeel surethe goose bone
man should take d back seat.
Health is reasonably good.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barks visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. James Ssabalgh
Sunday. s
Little Pearl Moore is suffering
from D bad cold.
Louis Moore and family visited
Mrs. Moore's uncle, Daniel Poston
and family Sunday.
W. M. Strong has built d new ad-
dition to bis chicken house. He is
thinking Of gong into the poultry
business. "a
Frank Proifer and wife visited
Mrs. Proffer's mother, Mrs. Sea-
baugh Sunday.
George Huffman and wife visited
at Dan Huffman's Sunday.
VIM. Snider spent Sunday with
John Poston.
Miss Barbara Huffman visited
relatives near Clippard Sunday.
j. Il. Poston and wife visited
their daughter, Mrs. W H. Moore
Sunday. /.
Mrs. William Strong visited her
sister, Mrs. Daniel Poston, Sunday.
We understand that our hustIlng
blacksmith, Enoch Shell, will move
to Marqnand soon.
Miss Stella Snider contemplates
going to Cape Girardeau soon
to accept Q position.
Walter Sadler has purchased
Enoch Shells blacksmith shop.
Some Of our farmers plowed for
corn last week, but the cold snap
put d stop to that. u
Our Sunday school is getting
along very nicely. ALONE STAR.
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Leopold.

That therc is still patriotic vein
in'the residents Of Leopold, was
manifested /! last Thursday morning
in e0mmemoration Of the 174th an
niversary Of tho birth Of George
Washington. The school children
rendered q program Of S6 numbers
consisting ofrecitations and patri-
otic songs. A good number Of
adults were present and seemed well
pleased with the entertainment. The
following program was rendered
under the able management Of Prof.
B. L. Hotze:
Song - Marching Through Georgia
Recitation John Vandoren
Smiles and Frowns Anna Elfrink
The Birds Nest Henry Hulshof
Defamation Alma Clippard
German Recitation Nicholas Harm. !
Recitation Joseph vandorerl
The Village Blacksmith Nina Twelman
German Recitation Emma Schmitt
Loss Of the Royal George Jno Steinnerd
Song Home, Sweet Home
What / Learn In School Louisa Anger
German Recitation Drika Busink
George Washington and the Cherry Tree
John Fisher
Dolly, Polly Drika Twelman
Selected Poem Fritz Elfrink
Sir Robin Martin Price
Recitation Sina Elfrink
German Song
The Mountain and the Squirrel Herman
Eftink
Children and Winter Nina Fisher
Selection - George Scharenburg
Under the Greenwood Tree Frank Ten.
fat holder
Child and Flower Adelheid Steinnerc
Charge Of the Light Brigade Augusl
Schmitt
German Poem - Martin Vandore
,Das Vogelnest Ellen Clippa
Song Ny Country IT'S Of IT,
German Recitation AntDn Tenho.a
George Washington and His Hal
Anna Wilkppa ~. ssa.. - - \
Herman Joseph Martin Tenhcld,
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Union Ridge.

Health is good with the exception
ofbad colds and they are plentiful
at this writing.
James Turner and family attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Turner
sister, Mrs. Garrett Cole at Lutes.
vile Thursday.
Miss Bertha Yount visited her
brother Sunday.
Robert Estes and family are spend
ing few days near Drum
Bee Yount is wearing a smile
these days--it's a big girl at his
house.
We have prayer meeting every
Sunday night.
Miss Ethel Mabuce visited at w.
B. Yount's Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Yount and
MRS. J. H. Yount visited at Bee
Yount's Sunday.
Frank Zimmerman visited near
Oak Mount Sunday. What's The
attraction, Frank
''Grandpav Teeters. who has been
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1906-03-01
F3essviile..3

Mrs. R. F. Watts returned last
week from visit to her son al
Chaffee and Cape Girardeau.
An 8is-pound boy arrived at the
home Of Cieve Davis last week.
"Uncle Tom" Hawn was in this
vicinity last Friday and reports bid
wife able to be up again after long
spell of sickness.
The Whitener sawmilI was run.
ming again last week.
G. A, Venable, Chas. Rhodes and
Others are repairing their fences.
Zach o'Kelley, Patton's mule
buyer, passed thru here last week.
Thomas Hider bad the misfortune
to break one Of bis wagon wheels
down on our good Cd roads one
day last week.
Miss Ethel Mabuse closed d term
Of school at Union Ridge last week
and returned home Sunday.
Wilson Knowles Of Patton at
tended charch here Sunday.
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Caator.
Health Is not very good.

Health Is not very good.
Prayer meeting class was organic.
ed at Kinders chapella last Sunday al
10 O'Clock.
Forest Bollinger was on the sick
list last week.
Our farmers are preparing for the
coming season by repairing thor
fences and breaking corn ground
Emery Haynes attended the clos.
ing of the Gregory school Saturday,
returning Sunday.
1. II. and George HoYis who have
the contract for building 2. n.
Rhodes dwelling, are getting along
nicely,
Mrs. Kate WhiteneF, who has
been on the sick list almost two
months, If improving slowly.
There are few cases ofWhooping
cough IN our community.
S. Il. Ivy 4 Frzderlektorh was
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1906-03-01

THr Rfedsticltown Democrat
News last week severely criticised
ne actions Of the congressional
committee at the recent meeting at
Bismarck. II there is no more jus
Ice in the remainder Of the article
ban there is the statement that "F.
n. Wells Of Marble Hill held the
roxy of the Bollinger county del
gatewho isnow q resident Of Stod.
aard coanty'then the whole thing is
Unjust, and uncalled for. ESQ. d. X.
Festenhaver is the committeeman
hi BolliDger county and If he has
boyed to Stoddard county, neither
NJ. Wells nor any one else here
kpows any thing about Il nor does.
believe that be would
rove out Of our county and try to-
pa on to his place in the commit.
se The way the statement 10
nnde the reader is given TO under
''hnd that Mr.. Wells understood
Nat he had no right to q place in
n meeting, when he knew no such
A|ng nor would he knowingly do
|ph D thing. We had private
Aiser from Squire Westenhaver q
IN days before the meeting and he
si|l nothing about having moved.
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LiHseed OiFmeai a Profitable
Hog Food.
weekly Agricultural Letter.

s " ~ N
weekly Agricultural Letter.l
Every farmer knows that oilmeal
is good for cattle and also that II
will give q great gloss to the coat
Of horse, but when 1t comes to
feeding hogs most farmers consid-
er oilmeal to be too expensive, that
il will make oily pork, and many
even believe that for hogs it is a
dangerous feed requiring to be
used with great care.
AT the same time many Of these
same men are buying oilmeal in
patent stock foods for their hogs,
and little is the wonder, for oilmeal
lis q remarkable feed, and if it has
taken the stock food people to
properly impress this fact upon us,
then we are indebted to these gen.
.tlemen for a service.
The Missouri Experiment Station
has fed oilmeal with corn to great
many hogs IN the past three years.
The packers tell us that the pork
produced is very firm and the fat
hard and white. There is less oil
in new-process oilmeal than in corn.
Oilmeal does not make oily pork.
In four tests with young hogs
weighing about 100 lbs. each and
fed out at fat hog weights, we made
100 lbs. Of pork with an average
expenditure Of $40 pounds Of a.
mixture Of Eve parts corn and one
part oilmeal. It takes about 500
pounds of corn alone to make 100
pounds Of pork.
0ilmeal is a greater appetizer as
we'll as a laxative. Hogs will eat
too much, for best profits, OF q
ration containing it, if allowed to
do so. Feed a little less of the
ration than the hogs want.
In one experiment we cut out
and weighed the tenderloin mus
cles Of five pigs ut the time our
feeding began. Then we took sim
liar weights from the carcasses of
the hogs in the experiment, after
they bad been fed for sixty days.
In the lot getting corn alone these
muscles bad increased IN weight in
so days to the extent of IL per
cent, but these muscles in the hogs
receiving oilmeal had grown s.
per cent heavier. But still more
interestlng-tbe muscles Of lbs.
corn fed pigs contained % per cent
more iAt while the muscles Of lhe'
OilpeAl fed pigs contained only p
per cent mnre fat than at the be.
ginning Of the experiment Still
the oilmeal pigs had gained in
weight 81 per cent more than he
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Our Correspondents.
ElmskeY.

/ . s ! 4
Health is good in this vicinity
at present.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Runnels February "a, q boy.
Rev. Duncan filed bis regular
appointment at Ebenezer Sunday
Rev. Jackson Is to preach at Lao
cust Grove next Sunday. ".
Miss May Huskey closed 4 six
months term Of school at Trowei
February II, and returned home
Sunday.
The school at misplace win close
next Saturday.
Luther Proffer moved ont on
Lessley ridge last week.
Thos. Huskey and daughter, Miss
Nellie, attended the closing exercls,
es Of the school at Trowel last
Saturday.
Herman Rastl IS having bis prem
ises improved with . new smoke.
house.
JAKE.