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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23

think I shall not go further than Pater-
son. There is a beautiful place, a white
house in a green hill that looks down
over the town, which | have alwaye
coveted. And now | have made up my
mind | will buy that very house. No
house in the world, not even the great
mansion in Belfast which the letter
tells me | now own, could mean the same
to me as that white house on the hill
overlooking Paterson. And now | will
tell you why.
In the mill where | used to work I
could see that house all day long every
time | looked up from my loom and al
lowed my eyes to wander across the
floor toward the window. Paterson, or
that region of the town where the mills
are located, Is, al you know, a black and
ugly place, and this white house on the
green hil always looked SO beautiful
and serene and peace giving.
81 always rested my eyes upon the
green of that hill when they got tired
following the pattern of the silk web.
There is nothing like green to rest the
eyes upon when they are tired, you
know. | used to look at the hillside and
at the white house, and / built castles in
the air about what l would do and say
and how I should feel If that white house
and that green hillside were mine.
Dream Finally Realized.
And now, all of a sudden something
has happened which makes 1t possible
for me to live in a house much grander
by far, and with green gardens much
more beautiful, perhaps, than the hill
side at Paterson. Or | could buy a much
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23

more elegant house here. But | want
neither. What l want is the house of
my years of dreaming and the green
hill it stands upon. That is all my wife
and / and my little girls want. We feel
we can be happier there than in any
other house in the world, and | believe
we can"
Eyes, am sure it is as my husband
says" remarked Mrs. Hughes, who had
been darning stockings while her hus-
band talked. Il want the house on the
hill. We are plain people. We have
been plain people all our lives, and 1t
would not be becoming for us to put ON
the airs of fine folk now that we have
been lucky enough to inherit old Mr..
Hughes money and lands. Besides We
should not be happy to depart too much
from the way we have been used to li1-
ing. The white house on the hill is just
large enough, and If l lived there | am
perfectly sure l could not be happier
this side of Heaven.
ooh! it does seem to good to be true.
And the white house on the green hill!
To think that l, Maggie Hughes, can
dare to think seriously now of ever liv-
ing in that beautiful place! Oh, it does
seem like a dream! am afraid to go
to bed at nights for fear l wake up some
morning and find that after all it is only
a dream"
But the lawyers of Paterson and Pas
sale assure the silk weay er and his wife
that it is a very substantial fact, and
that they need have no fears of waking
In the morning.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23

the castle but the old town, Every
stone and stick of the dear old place
is my property to-day, including. to be
sure, the homestead where my fore
fathers for generation upon generation
have been born and lived and died. /
have been able to buy the dear old
place and know that my father and
mother will live there for the rest of
tn eir-lives."
Mr.. O'Connor and his wife and
daughter expect to take formal pos
session of their feudal town and castle
early in the coming summer.
Story of Robert Hughes.
Robert Hughes story is the very OPP
posite to Michael O'Connor's. Wealthy,
too, he is to-day. to be sure, wealthy
beyond the dreams of avarice, but, un-
like the brother in good fortune. he
did not earn It. 1t came to him like a
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23
Twenty Five Bushels
Of Wheat to the Acre

means a productive
capacity in dollars OF
over SIG per acre.
h on land, which
has cost the farmer
nothing, but the price
OF tiliing 1t, tells ito
own story.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23
Tactful Quaker,

Some time ago there lived a gentle
mar of indolent habits who spent his
time visiting among his friends. After
wearing out his welcome in his own
neighborhood he thought he would
visit an old Quaker friend some 20
miles distant. On his arrival he was
cordially received by the Quaker, who,
thinking the visitor had taken much
pains to come so far to see him, treat
ed him with a great deal of attention
and politeness for several days. AS
the visitor showed no signs of leav-
ing, the Quaker became uneasy, but
bore it with patience until the eighth
day. when he said to him:
"My friend. I am afraid thee will
never come again."
20, yes, I shall" said the visitor.
II have enjoyed my visit much, and
shall certainly come again."
But" said the Quaker, III thee will
never leave. how can thee come
againf"-London Black and White.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23
Remains.

With trembling fingers the sorrow
ing father opened a small box which
had just been left by the postman.
When the lid was removed there lay
revealed a boys shoe. part of a cravat,
a ring and a collar button.
"Alas!" sighed the grief-stricken Old
man, gazing on the fragments, II al
ways feared that Clarence couldn't
stand the hazing."--Judge,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23
One of the Two Sure.

First Doctor-Have you noticed that tho
people who live in a mountainous coun-
try generally have good lungs?
die there.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23
Virtuo,ls Citizen.

Mrs. Sli1son--I thought you were com.
h,g home early to punish Willie for telling
tpat liey
lShmson-I was, but ! had to stop at
tie city hall and swear of my taxes
Life,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23

We have seen men jostle and cheer for
two hours at a football game and then
go home and complain that the sound Of
the children running across the floor makes
them nervous,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar
made of fancy, selected tobacco. Your deal
err or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-03-23
The Best Possible Health

comes to those who perfect the digestion and
keep the blood pure by the use of Garfield
Tea, the mild laxative, made of herbs. Sam.
pies free. Garfield Tea Co, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14

Brother Bill carclessly turned her into
d young clover patch, she went at "
tooth and nail, stuffing herself In the
most unlady.lIke manner. n
Il suppose for what happened after
that for what happened was
largely supposition - that sbe got
ia case Of clover bloat. Nothing II
more probable under The conditions
One can readily understand the results
of the generation Of clover gas IN q COW
that was practically made Of rubber
! went after the cows that night, and
saw floating above my head, what APP
pcaivd TO be q balloon. But legs stick
out from II and4a tassclated tall noated
In the breeze. think that was Heffy.
AT any rate she never came home.
THAT night we were all awakened by
mnfYled explosion. And the next
morning Brother Harry found In the
woods close by an old sharp.pointed
snag, lot Of elastic material from
which mother made every one Of ns a
macintosh. Poor old Hcfy. She had
solved the aerial navigation problem,
but the fact that she, like other expert.
mentcrs, struck snag and was pnric-
tured, proves that she also was not
dirigible.'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14

Bertha Krupp wsalthiest Bride IN the
World.

BERLIN, Oct. lS.--Miss BerbaKrupp
who N to be married On Monday TO
Lieutenant Gustav Won Bohlen und
Halbacb, has possessions valued some
where beyond a bundrer million of dol.
lars and a position in Germany that d
more than that Of the richest subject.
The institution she owns Is almost q
department Of the government, supply
ing as II does the artillery for the Ger
man army, all the armor and guns for
the navy and some Of the ships. The
scni.political agents Of Krupps are per-
sons of Importance In constantinople
and the Balkan Capitols. Intelligence
~ most departments Of military and na.
val affairs IN any part Of the world
reach the Krupp management ami
thence the general staffs Of the army
and Of the navy. In time Of war the
government wouIl probably take over
tDe cOntrOl OF tne WOTkN. l4
The government has kept out so-
licitous watch on the Krupp net Of en-
terprises which include, steel gun works
at Essen, Shipyards at Kiel. gun and
armor works at Magdeburg and num-
ber or coal and iron mines The em-I
ployces aggregate $4,000. The sole IN
heriter Of these undertakings on TIL
death Of her father in 1902 was Bertha,
Krupp. Mrs. Krupp and Barbara, the
second daughter, received Investments
In bonds and stocks
Bertha was 20 years old last March.
Dr. Won Bohlen, as be Is generally
known, was first secretary Of the lega-.
ton which Russia maintains at the va.
tican, distinct from the German EN-
bassy at the quirinal. Tie was born 80
years ago at the Hague, where his
father, DR.. Gustav Bohlen und Halhach
was minister for the grand duchess Of
Baden In the days before the Empire
took over the representation of the
German States.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14
BY Strickland w. GilIilan.

when u comes TO dict. Though we had
nine cows, only one Of 'em would take
that rubbcr.plant fodder inwarily
But the way sho did 40 after it--m-m'
NIB! 80 greedy was she with II that
The supply didn't last moro than three
weeks. though there was supposed I'd
be enough for at least month and a
half She ateEit eagerly whenever she
could get at II, and between times she
stood around and bawIed for II 70 we
hardly got a wink Of sleep.
"Bnt we began 10 notice something
was wrong with the milk. Mother
looked after The dairy, and one morning
when she stepped in drop that had
fallen from d pail In straining, II stuck
10 her feet, and made gossamer like
rope that reached from the cave house
10 tho cellar, nfty feet away. Then
the butter wouldn't come right. II was
sticky stuff and wouldn't work up
properly AZ all for market. we were
mystihcd. until one day. when we were
finishing milking, mother noticed that
before old Heffy's milk was strained In
to the milk, tho batch was oil right
"A great light dawned upon us. We
separated the milk after that, and there
was no further trouble with the dairy
products.
"Bnt Oh, the fun we had experiment.
Ing with old Heify's milk We boys
would collect a lot Of II and churn Il
TO make gitta percha Hardly day
passed but that one Of us would have
q new rubber ball, and the other boys
In the neighborhood couldn't under
stand where the supply came from
We weren't allowed 10 tell, for father
said II would sound like lie, and we
we were always taught 10 avoid any
thing that sounded unreasonable. Faith.
or argued that person might almost
as well bc liar as 10 have the reputa-
tion. nnd--whati
"well. We were having good time
with old Heny's milk. We fed her
sugar and pepsin on the sly and
chnrned tho finest chewing gum You
ever saw or tasted. Diluted with 1t
lie hot water her fresh milk made the
dandiest mucilaee yiu ever used, and
for repairing broken glass or china
nothing was better than to tie the
cracked vessel together and lot q little
OF old HeFy's milk stand in II for an
hour or so. One day she didn't come
home 10 be MIXED. We worried lot
about her. We went In search two
Of the other boys and land heard her
bawling piteously, but could not for
quite while locate her. We found her
stuck 10 tree In q corner Of the wod
lot. She had leaned against II to
scratch aoif q iy when she was pres
piring, and couldn't pull loose to save
her.
af don't know how the matter would
have ended, only, after awhile, Of course
the rubber plants were exhausted, and
we had to put the old girl on some other
kind OF feed. She cried real tears OF
anrrnw--sticky. waterproof tears
when she had to give up the feed Of
her heart, but II had to be. She re-
fused so long to eat that she became
famished and ravenous, and when
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14

A
~ on. The driver Of the wagon In.
= = sisted that the accident was i'm.
necessary. that the motorman de.
iibeTatsiy ran him down The motor
man might have as yehemently insisted
that the driver was exasperatingly
slow In getting out Of the way. That
IL what the crowd--to man indignant
at the motorman-sa saw. But there was
a whole lot that the crowd didn't see
The nossrniaii ,wfa,;s; was human. In spite
Of his stolid attitude at the controller
he was made OF flesh and blood, just
the same as his passengers, and, like
them, he had nerves. For six hours
he had. through crowded streets, been
picking a way for his car loaded with
anxious, hurrying, jostling humanity,
OF which each individual had different
aim, ai;;::ssee.:e::... r::rfeseana different
question. He had dozen times
barely escaped running into teams; an
automobile had just missed running in
to him. Once his heart had almost
stopped beating as an urchin lodged in
front OF the car and apparently went
under the wheels. The motorman's face
stiffened white MS he waited to hear a
death shrek from under him, and a yell
OF wrath and horror from the crowd.
But neither came, the youngster had
escaped disappeared. 1t was then
that n woman akicked' because she had
been carried two blocks beyond her des-
tination. Half block further on a
live wire across the track held his ear
for fifteen minutes. Ten minutes later
a fuse blew out. and through 1t all he
had to "make time" Tie.ups were,
good excuses to be sure, but every move
that he made, he knew well was being
noted at headquarters. And on his OBJ
servance of regulations, his judgment,
and his self control, hung the bread
and butter Of little ones at home.
It was few minutes after the fuse
blew out that he encountered the ba-
kerry wagon.
like the motorman the driver of the
wagon was a man, and like all mon,
made up OF flesh and blood and nerves.
He had had his troubles that morning
rs well as the motorman, and he had
been working good many hours more.
His temper--or the state Of his nerves
had not been improved in the least by
, report that he had been sent to the
manager OF the corporation for which
ne worked that he had the day before
been uncivil to customer. He told
himself that he didn't care, but in his
ieart of hearts he did care, for he
,new at that very moment his fate was
icing considered by the manager If
le were "fred,' the consequences Of I'LL
aused him to gulp down something
hat came into his throat. There were
'thers who would suffer with him.
wagon loaded with lumber delayed
i'm for five minutez-like the motors
nan he had to "make time.' And then
he car came along and found his rear
wheels squarely across the track. The
notorman rang his bell impatiently
'he imperative note of 1t brought all
he drivers resentment to the surface.
TIL Just make him wait minute" he
ecided, and slowed up his team. His
yes met those Of the motorman, al
eady behind running schedule,
nd flashed the message Of his decis-
IN. The motornan saw and under
TODD. The drivers rebellion against
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14
We ALL HAVE OUR TROUBLES
by Franklin Hichborn.

the inevitable brought out in fash
the rebellion In the hart Of the meter
man The next instant tne CIR crashed
Now It was very wrong for the mo-
torman to lose lis temper. for the rum
incident to that most depiorable event.
By his act, the motorman endangered
the lives and limb Of the passengers
entrusted to his care. to say nothing of
the damage he might do to the wagon
and his car. Men who lose their tenn
per's are not safe men in the cars front
end But ], who hsppsuei to be a
chance obsestar Of II all found myself
in the crowd that gathered, a minority
81 the one sympatizing with the motor
man. As for the driver, everybody
sympathized with him, including my
self.
As has been said, the sympathy Of the
crowd was with the driver, principally
because the motormanl represented
corporation that was plainly out in the
open. A dozen cards were handed the
driver, that he might call their owners
as witnesses, If necessary. Denuncia-
tion of the motorman and the motor
mans company was hard and bitter
The motorman recovered from his flash
of rebellion, stood pale-faced and pa
tient enduring It all, heavy-hearted
and regretful, but saying not a word.
1t was easy to see what would happen
to the motorman Behind him was SUE
perintendent, charged with the employ
ment Of safe and reliable men, and held
accountable for their work. Many such
accidents meant new superintendent,
FOR behind the superintendent was
manager charged with the choice Of the
safe and reliable. And behind the man
ager was that indefinite soulless thing,
the corporation, that held the manager
accountable for reliable service and
good dividends. Oh. It was easy to see
what would happen to the motorman!
And the same was true of the driver
On top of his reputed discourtesy to q !
customer. the smashed wagon-al-
though the railroad company might be
made to pay for it-would cast the de-
Gliding weight against him, and con-
vince the manager that another driver
was desirable. For the manager was
held accountable by the president of
the corporation for the men whom he
employed, and the president was held
accountable BY the corporation, soulless
md indefinite, which acted like ma
,hine. 4
And when we think of it, practically |
III Of us in the modern industrial world
,e we magnate responsible to his stock
holders or a motorman responsible to his
are up against pretty
much the same game. Being in the
yame, the wise man plays It as he finds
:, however it may tax his self control.
Ie knows that a moments impotent
without in the least accom-
,lishing reform, may bring a world of
Misery upon himself and those whom
le holds dear. The exasperating course
4 the driver gave him no real salts
action, it accomplished no reform, the
notorman could gain nothing by run
ing down the wagon. But each yield
a to an impulse which, when nerves
re taxed to the breaking point, comes
pon us all.
The other fellows troubles need not
e made our troubles, but to avoid un-
ecessamly adding to our own load, it
just as well to remember that his
roubles ars as burdensome as our own,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14
DEMOCRATIC EMERGENCIES.

NEW YORK Oct lO.-The Democ.
racy Of New York tonight nominated
q jndisiary ticket seemingly intended
10 be compromise between the Id
hcrents Of ;in Old Line Democrats and
of the candiistes favored by the IN.
dependence LEAGUE. The ticket, how.
ever, has not proved entirely satisfac.
tory to Hearts followers and The
statement issued by the League tonight
intimates that the Tammany ticket
may not be endorsed in full
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14
\ sposg,' said my friend The
Liar, reaectivoly, "that n Neigh
Dor Art Nichols hadn't invested

WI hIt Nich"iH hhaht ihveaf
In those saltcd gold mines 4
Mexico, u wouldn't ever hav
happened"
A longsh pause cnsued, In which nj
one asked him q thing about II or 30
trayed the slightesc Interest, 80 III
Liar went cheerfully on.
"Art Nichols had had q fad for |
good many years II was q fad mo-
one farmer III fourteen Or fifteen mil
Hon would ever have thought Of, ant
that no one else on earth but Art woult
have taken up, even after thinking 4
over. II was not case of Art for Arti
whatf Well, then won't.
n was Just going 10 say that Ar
had been 10 indianapolis q time or two
and had seen somc d those rubber
plants as they call 'em, In private
conservatory. and admired 'em heap
You never know Just where q bug 4
going to BIZ man. Art had lived quiet
and nnenthusiastic all his life and
would probably have gone on IN sort ol
~ restless rest II he hadn't stumbled
on to those rubber plants When he
dId change came over him. He stop
ped and looked At those plants for ar
6 6nur and before hc went home that
1iEht be bought one.
Later on he bought others, much to
NJ disgust OF his wife, who was lectle
dreas and had been cramped good
Stl IN her wardrobe accommodation
recount Of poverty. 50 10 fee good
Icy going into smethIng there wasn't
&xXn hops Of revenue from, put her 10
t& bad. AZ 70 her temper, and she gave
t the dickens.
T,nt Art--well, It's question " he
F<r heard her. He watercd and fooled
6nnd those plants far more tendefly
||6n he had around his children, though
wasn't ever the bad sort. II was In
NJ spring he started 10 collect 'em, and
Ina before fall he had collected nearly
acre Of the dumb things also lot
Mexican mining stock that looked
@ TO him, principally because he got
n heap and because he heard that rub.
trees grew wild In Mexico.
Though the mining stock was cheap,
&h6 amount Art spent on II broke him,
6nd when he found out the mines were
ahindantly sslted he was all In. He
admitted H.
q ~rhcn came the hardest thing he had
fver had 10 do. He must dispose Of the
rubber plants. Winter was coming on,
and he didn't have enough 10 ciothe his
children deccntly on and keep them In
Esrhocl, let alone establish some sort
Ipf greenhouse arrangement for keep
ing those rubber plants from perishlng
tlnring the cold weather. Father didn't
Aavo any more use for the blamed things
than Nichols had, and he hadn't any
fad IN that line. but Art offered 'em
ehcnp and managed to look 30 plagued,
fnked pitiiul that father bought 'em
@ @Sst finding out .h!s. shat -.,;hhhe. plants
we're edible for cows.
"Funny thing. though. about cows.
they're Just as fnicky and notionate
Ns other and better looking females
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-14
ANOTHER NEW PLANT.

TOPEKA, oct. i2.--K million dollar
beet sugar factory Of the United States
Sugar & Land company was put in op-
Grafton at Garden City, Kans., today.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-08-09

A bit of interesting history in CON
neotion with the early days of Salem
was brought to light yesterday in the
office of Il. W. Durbin, 8 ecretary of
the Oregon state board of agriculture,
says the Salem Statesman.
While making an examination of the
contents of an old chest which com
prises part of the parapheanalia of
that office, the ssistant secretary, f.
A. Welch, discovered an old book
which had been used for the keeping
of the records of the "Marioon Coun-
ty Agricultural Society of Salem, O.
IT," which was organized during the
year 1854, while Oregon was still ter
ritory.
The first step toward the formation
OF that society was taken on the 9th
day of April that year, when a meet
ty"was held at the court house "to
perfect arrangements for the complete
organization of an agricultural associ-
ation,.
The minutes of the meeting show
that Governor John X. Davis was
chosen temporary chairman and j, q.
Wilson seoretry pro tenn. On motion
of j. G. Geer, jr., committee of six
was appointed to draft constitution
and bylaws for the government of
an agricultural association.
No records of the awards and the
business of the first fair is to he found
in the book, and the next minutes are
those of the regular annual meeting of
the society which was held on Mon
day, April 8, 1855.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-08-09
Rev. Il. II. Barnes VIII Resign.

Rev. X. H. Barnes, rector of st.
Marks Episropa' burch, Sunday
made the announcement Of bis resig.
nation which he des res to take place
on August y. The announcement as
made from the pulpit at the Sunday
to his congregation who wero OF
aware of his intention 10 Ieavc IIooG
River. Mr.. Barnes, who came to thi
city last foil, has filed the position ae
rector Of St Marks church most uc-
c"ptably and much regret is eXIIo.sed
at his decision to leave the pari h
Being in III LealIh ehen he can e he
hHs not found the clin atp here gery
benehcil to his GiIncnt. til intention
as to tire future location is not ul
present known.