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Free press., 1906-09-01
THE WHITE RIVER COUNTRY.

II the opinion of one who has, trav-
eled much and observed closely, the
:'eGt truly and rightfully contented
people in the United States to-day are
the small landowners in what is
known as the Upper White River Coun-
try, anywhere from Newport, Ark, to
Carthage, Mo. They e contented be-
cause their surroundings are ideal and.
until recently, tie great, uneasy, dis
quieting world, with it's artificial needs
and inadequate compensations, has
been to them but little more tangible
than a dream. Here, still existent,
and by reason of their very rarity at
this day AID time more delectable
than in the past, are the conditions
which have ever appealed with ire
sistible force to the independent-spir
tied Anglo-Saxon. Every man is the
supreme ruler of his own little prin-
cipality; acknowledging no master
save the law-ald possibly his fem
inine helpmeet; cringing to no en-
ployer; asking no faYors from the
world, save those that his neighbors
freely extend and expect as freely in
return. Ee lives in latitude where
the extremes of heat or cold are never
known, and at an altitude that insures
perfect health. The richest bounty
of Nature has been shOwered upon
him with unsparing hand, but it is a
question whether he more than dimly
realizes the fact. He accepts as a mat
ter of course the fertile soil which
produces in abundance every Guilty.
able growth common to the north
temperate zone, the surrounding for
ests of valuable woods and the under
lying stratas of precious minerals, the
springs and streams of translucent
purity on every hand, the wealth of
fish and game at his very door, such as
less favored mortals annually travel
hundreds of miles to find. He is con-
tented, but small credit is his for that.
for how could he we'll be otherwise
than content? 1t is sad that such
idealistic conditions may not con-
tinue. but it is written that the pres
ent possessors of this favored land
must soon give place to others more
appreciative of it's incompatible fea-
lures. A railroad has recently cut it's
way through the best of this region,
and the unaccustomed rustic of bank
notes and chink of coin will eventually
tempt the hill-dweller to part with his
birthright. So it has always been in
the worlds history-the good things
that are ours without price invariably
pass from our hands before we come
to understand their value. The White
River country will shortly be discov-
cred anew by a class of immigrants
better capable of judging its possibil-
1tlaC-tha
homes where the '1ay of the land
will effectually prevent crowding by
too close neighbors, where their cat
tie can fatten on free range, where
the wealth of forest and mine awaits
development by intelligent workers,
and where the game and fish offer en-
joyable recreation to all who have
leisure and inclination for sport.
Free press., 1906-09-01
charltv hv Machinerv.

Poor Man-W'u'd ye be so kind,
sir, as to stop a moment! It was you,
sir, that saved my wife's life last
year by givin' me a dollar fer some
medicine. Please, sir, she's sick
ag'in, an the same way.
Mr. Highmind-I have recently
been convinced of the folly of indis-
eliminate giving, and 1 now distrib-
ute by donations through the Busi-
ness Mems Charity trust, organized
for the purpose of investigating each
case. 1 left a dollar with the secre-
tary not five minutes ago. Go and
tell him your story.
Mr.. Highmind (an hour later)-Ah!
Did you go to the secretary, as di-
rected?
81 did, sir, an he gave me a five
cent piece wild a hole in it,
"Eh Is that all?"
"Yes, sir. I told him about your
dollar, but he said the other 95 cents
was kept for salaries an expenses"
IN. Y. Weekly.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Immense Leaves of Palm.

The palm family bears longer
leaves than any other known tree.
The InaGa palm. growing on the
banks of the Amazon, has leaves
which reach from 35 to so feet in
length, and 10 to - feet in breadth.
Specimens of the talepot palm, a ma
tive of Ceylon, has been met with 20
feet long and IS feet broad. TheSe
leaves are used by the natives to
make tents. and, thus employed. they
make very efficient shelters from rain.
The leaves OF the double cocoanut
palm are often so feet long and sew
eral wide. The leaves of the canni-
bal tree of Australia resemble broad
planks and are frequently 10 feet
long, 20 inches broad and y feet
thick at the base. These boardlike
leaves all shoot out at the top and
hang down so as to form a sort of
umbrella around the stem. The UNI
brella tree OF Ceylon has leaves OF
such enormous size that a single one
will cover from Is to 90 men, and
often serves as a canopy to a boat.
or a tent for soldiers. A specimen
leaf taken to England measured sc
feet round.
Free press., 1906-09-01
A RECORD RAINFALL.
Kansas City Visited by Record
breaking Rain Thursday Morning
Graves washed Out.

Kansas City, Mo. = Within less
than three hours the heaviest rain
fall ever recorded in this locality de-
lluged Kansas City early Thursday
morning. The precipitation from 4 o.
lclock until o'clock lacked only
few hundredths of an inch of being
six inches
The great bulk of water wrought
damage throughout the city in low
iplaces and where the sewerage sys-
TENS were poor. Houses were car
lried from their foundations, dozens of
families were driven from their
homes, and the rivers that swept the
streets blockaded early morning traf-
fic A bursting sewer in Elmwood
cemetery released a torrent Of water
that burst open graves and uncovered
many caskets of the dead. The re-
serve fC-ces of the fire and police de-
partments were called upon to rescue
people and horses that had become
entrapped in flooded buildings or to
save furniture and personal effects
that were being swept away.
Free press., 1906-09-01
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh Tn
less Hands Were Tied-"WouId
Have Died But for Cuticura."

MY little son, when about a year
and half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. 1 had a physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come on
his arms, then on other parts of his
body, and then one came on his chest,
worse than the others. Then I called
another physician. Still he grew
worse. At the end of about a year
and half of suffering he grew so bad
l had to tie his hands in cloths at
night to keep him from scratching the
sores and tearing the flesh. He got to
be mere skeleton. and was hardly
able to walk My aunt advised me to
try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I
sent to the drug store and got a cake
Of the Soap and box Of the Oint-
ment, and at the end of about two
months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores of any kind
since. He is now strong and healthy,
and I can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon, r. F. D. No. L, WoodviIle,
Conn, April %, 1905'
Free press., 1906-09-01
Springfield Jury Disagreed.

Springfield, Missouri. = The jury
in he case of Doss Galbraith, the al
legged mob leader, reported at 5
o'clock Friday afternoon that they
were unable to agree and were dis
charged by the court. Immediately
after the jury was discharged in the
Galbraith case. Attorney Vol Mason,
for the defendant, announced ready
for trial again. 1t is not believed,
however, that the state will try again.
The jury was out almost % hours.
Twenty ballots were taken, but there
was no change from the first ballot.
Jurors have made public statement
that they were ten for acQuittaI and
two for conviction. There was no
demonstration and few were in court.
Free press., 1906-09-01
DUBIOUS
About What Her Husband Would Say.


A Mich. woman tried Postum Food
Coffee because ordinary coffee dis
agred with her and her husband. She
writes:
"Hy husband was sick for three
years with catarrh of the bladder. and
palpitation of the heart, caused by
coffee. Was unable to work at all
and in bed part of the time.
Il had stomach trouble. was weak
and fretful so l could not attend TO
my housework-both of US using cof-
fee all the time, and realizing it was
harmful.
"One morning the grocer's wife
said she believed coffee was the cause
OF our trouble and advised Postum
/ took it home rather dubious about
what my husband would say-hc was
fond of coffee.
But 1 took coffee right off the
table, and We haven't used cup of
1t since. You should have seen the
change in us. and now my husband
never complains of heart palpitation
any more. My stomach trouble went
away in two weeks after began Pos
tum- My children love it. and it does
them good, which can't be said of
coffee.
"A lady visited us who was always
half sick. / told her I'd make her a
cup of Postum. She said 1t was taste
less stuff. but she watched me make
it. boiling it thoroughly for 10 min
utes. and when done she said it was
splendid. Long boiling brings out the
flavor and food quality . Name given
by Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich
Read the little book The Road to
WolIville." in pkgg There;sa 8 reason"
Free press., 1906-09-01
HE MADE THE OPPORTUNITY
How Educator Succeeded in Desire
to Address Students.

A distinguished educator Of Boston,
who once visited a western college
during examination week, was, for
some reason or other. not asked to
address the students, as he had ex-
pected he would be. In chapel he
was merely requested to lead in pray
er. which he did IN this wise:
BE pleased, t;.ther in Heaven, to
guide the steps of the president of
this college. Thou knowest that he
was a clasmate of Thy servant, a
graduate of the class of 'S4, taking
high honors. Thine eye hath looked
with favor upo2 the happy choice that
resulted in his appointment, with the
consent of the trustees. as the head
Of this institution. Thou knowest
that the students of this college ought
to look upon him as friend as well
as their president. Thou knowest
that thy servant is we'll pleased With
the high standards Of scholarship
here prevailing and with the right
eousness and loyalty of the stu
dents"
Finally, to the intense delight of
the students, the visitor concluded his
prayer as follows:
'And 1 thank Thee for this oppor-
tunity to address the students of this
college
Free press., 1906-09-01
IFAVORS REFORM SPELLING.
President Orders New Style Used
in White House Documents.
He Endorses Carnegie Movement
Headed by Branjer Matthew's to
Simplify OrthOgraphy.

Oyster Bay, l.. l. - President
Roosevelt has endorsed the Carnegie
spelling reform movement. He issued
orders Friday to Public Printer Sill
lings that hereafter all messages from
the president and all other documents
emanating from the White house shall
be printed in accordance with the
recommendation Of the spelling re-
form committee headed by Brander
Matthews, professor of English at
Columbia University. This commit
tee mas published list of 800 words
in which the spelling is reformed.
This list contains such words as
thru" and tho" as the spelling for
through" and though.
The presidents official sanction o.
this reform movement is regarded as
the most effective and apeediest meth
cd of inaugurating the new system
of spelling throughout the country.
Net only will the printed documents
emanating from the president utilize
the reform spelling but his cores
pondence also will be spelled in the
new style. Secretary Loeb has sent
for the list of 800 words which have
been reformed and upon it's arrival
will Immediately order all correspond
ence OF the president and of the eX-
ecutive force of the White house
spelled in accordance Herewith. As
the spelling reform committee shall
adopt new reforms they will be ad-
ded to the presidents list and also
that Of the public printer.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Schools Spreading In China.

A few years ago the foreign mis-
sionary schools were practically the
only institutions in Foochow offering
facilities for the acquisition of west
ern learning. There are now at least
so native schools fashioned after the
foreign model. Foochow is a city OF
100000 inhabitants, and these schools
embrace about 1000 students. Post
ers placarded all over the city adver-
tise the opening OF various modern
schools. which are springing up in
every nook and corner of the place.
Scarcely a week passes without the
announcement of the opening of
new school.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Umpire Owens Acquitted.

Milwaukee, Wis. = The board OF
directors of the American as
sOciatiOn of Baseball clubs met in nil
waukee Wednesday at the Office OF
President Joseph D. O'Brien for the
purpose of investigating the charges
of manager NJ j. Kelley and Secretary
Lydiard of the Minneapolis club in
connection with the accusations
against Umpire Clarence Owens, who
1t was alleged wagered sums of money
on the Columbus Minneapolis series
of games played in Minneapolis several
weeks ago. Owens was acquitted of
the charges. President O'Brien sus-
pended Kelley and Lydiard and cited
them for trieI to show cause why they
should not be expelled.
Free press., 1906-09-01
How to Put On Gloves.

Open and turn back the gloves to
the thumb and powder lightly. Put
the fingers in their places, not the
thumb, and carefully work. them on
with the first finger and thumb of
the other hand until they are quite
down; never press between the fin
gers. Pass the thumb into its place
with care and work on as the fingers
Turn back the glove and slide it over
the hand and wrist, never pinching
the kid, and work tle glove into
proper place by means of the light
est pressure, always allowing the kid
to slide between the fingers In fin
ishing care should be taken in fas.
tening the first button.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fneness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys tie
appearance, but also affects the wear
Ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch. as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Missouri militia Mt Fort RiIex.

Junction City, Kans s.
The brigade of Missouri National
Guard infantry, the Second, Third
and Fourth regiments, arrived at
the camp of instruction at Fort Riley
Sunday morning with Brig. Gen. H.
c. Clark commanding. The brigade
will commence receiving instructions
Monday. The two regiments Of
kansas National Guard commanded
by Gen. Charles Drew broke camp
and left for home Sunday morning.
The two battalions of South Dakota
National Guard, commanded by Maj.
IL. d. Aldrich, left for home Sunday
evening. Each had completed full
weeks work at the camp.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Import. and Exports Grow.

Wa ing ton, D. C.-The i'm
ports . for July, according to the
monthly statement of forengn com
merce issued by the department of
commerce and labor, were $1O2, $780,
1877 as against $S4,512,6OG for July,
1908, while the total amount of ex-
ports for July. 1906. were $111,551,- >
Ais, as against $1O7 $3.50, ,421 for July,
1905. The imports for the seven
months in 1906 ending with July
were $739, 9,946,127 as against $674,-
454,040 for the same period in 1905,
while the total exports for the seven
months in 1906 ending with July
were $969,394, ,143 as against $685.
500, ,440 for the same period in 1905.
Free press., 1906-09-01

So-called wandering pains" may
come from its early stages, or the
presence of danger may be made mani-
fest by profuse monthly periods, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
abdomen through the groin and thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, if there
are indications of Inflammation or dis
placement, secure a bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound right
away and begin it's use.
Mrs. Pinkham. of Lynn, Mass, will
give you her advice if you will write
her about yourself. She is the daugh-
ter-in-law of Lydia e. Pinkham and
for twenty five years has been advising
sick women free of charge.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
6 take the liberty to congratulate you on
the success / have had with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months ago my periods
stopped. Shortly after 1 felt So badly that
I submitted to thorough examination by q
and would have to undergo an operation.
Soon after read one of your advertise
ments and decided to give Lydia E. Pink
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around once more, and l am entirely
well."-Fannie D. Fox, 2 Chestnut Street.
Bradford, Pa.
Free press., 1906-09-01
To Try Missouri Peonase Case.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri = An
unexpected session of the federal
court of this district was held We'd
!nes6ay for the purpose of having
forty men from this judicial district
lc:osen ID try the Smith brothers
peonage case here in September.
district Attorney D. P. Dyer of ST.
,,Lolis asked that number of the
counties in this district be left out of
,lhe panel as the case against the de-
Pendants had attracted so much at
tention that it might have caused
prejudice against the government.
Judge Lewis of Colorado came here
ITO hold court.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Hls ONLY concern.

A well known member of the New
York bar, a man Of most patroniZing
manner, one day met John G. Car
lisie, to whom he observed loftily.
II see, Carlisle, that the supreme
court has overruled you in the case
of Mullins versus Jenkinson. But, "
he added, in his grand way, you, Car
Isle, need feel no concern about your
reputation
Carlisle chuckled. quite So" he
agreed. I'm only concerned for the
reputation of the supreme court. -
Harper's Weekly.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Alum Baking Powder Is Wholesome.


DR.. Herman Refnbold, the expert
German chemist, in a recent official
report concerning Baking Powders.
declares that pure alum baking pow
der is better and less injurious than
the so-called cream of tartar powders.
He says that if the quantity of alum
contained in a sufficient quantity of
baking powder for a batch of bread or
cakes for an ordinary family, be con-
centrated 10 one mouthful of food.
and taken into the stomach of any
one person. no matter how delicate,
1t could do no harm. On the contrary,
alum is wholesome in proper quanti-
ties. This is undoubtedly the reason
the State of Missouri quickly repealed
a law that prohibited the manufacture
of the most wholesome of all baking
powders. So much for Alum Baking
Powders.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Brokcrnge Company Fails.

New York. M. J. Sage &
Co., brokers of No. 1 Montgomery
street, Jersey City. and No. 81 Broad
way this city, at the close of business
hours Wednesday posted a notice at
their Jersey City office, informing
their correspondents that they had
discontinued business. The Sage sys-
tenn consisted of string of at least
500 branch offices reaching from Maine
to New Orleans and in some quarters
Wednesday the failure was declared
to involve possibly $2,OOO,OOO.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Beware of servian Bank Notes.

There is dismay in the Servian min
istry of finance. In the strong room
in this department, in a specific safe.
were stored the engraved plates from
which Servian bank notes were
struck. These plates were engraved
in Paris and cost a sum of 91,60O.
All these plates have within the past
few days been found to be stolen
from the safe, without any visible
sign of the safe having been tampered
with
Free press., 1906-09-01
Kanrar city Ice sIcn Arrested.

Kansas City, Mo. = w. F.
Lyons, president of the Central
Ice company, and Harry L. Burk,
secretary of the Peoples Ice, Stor-
'age and Fuel company, were ar
raigned Thursday morning before
Judge Wofford in the criminal court.
The men were charged with conspir-
!acy to increase the price of ice.
Free press., 1906-09-01
American Consulate Damaged.

Washington, D. c. = Robert S.
Atkins, the American vice consul at
Valparaiso, sent a dispatch to the
state department Thursday announ-
cling that everything in the American
consulate in that city was destroyed
Free press., 1906-09-01

whenever stopped or lifted. The
urine was badly disordered and for a
long time 1 had attacks of gravel.
After 1 began using Doan's Kidney
Pills the gravel passed out, and my
back got well. / haven't had back
ache or bladder trouble since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Free press., 1906-09-01

With smooth Iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron
Free press., 1906-09-01
Topeka Guardsman browns.

Junction City. Kansas. = David
X. Henry. OF troop A, First regi-
ment. Kansas National Guard, was
drowned in the Kaw river at Fort
RILEY Wednesday night. He belonged
10 the Topeka company and his par
ents reside at Lecompron- His body
was not found.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Truly a Modern Patriarch.

James Webb, of Peters, San Joa-
quin county, California, celebrated
July 27, his one hundredth birthday.
He was born in Kentucky. He had 13
children, seven of whom survive, the
eldest being 80. He has 81 grand
children, about $50 great-grandchil-
dren and 20 great-great-grand
One hundred of his descendants at
tended the celebration.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Seaman Given Privileges.

A marriage bill introduced in the
British parliament allows the mar
riage of a seaman to take place by Ii
cense in the diocese of the port where
his ship is lying, if he has been res
ident for Is days on the ship or part
Iy on the ship and partly on shore
within the diocese.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Fatal Accident at springfield. NJ

Spring gfield, Mo. Mrs Ma
son, wife of Attorney Val Mason,
who the past week conducted the de-
fense of Doss Galbraith, the alleged
mob leader, was thrown from horse
at o'clock Sunday afternoon while
riding with friends and sustained in
juries so severe that death resulted
within two hours.
Free press., 1906-09-01

New Iberia-The following is DR..
Irion's statement on the yellow fever
situation here: Situation is un-
changed; no new cases Sanitary
work progressing rapidlyy. Source
of infection not discovered. -
Free press., 1906-09-01
Victims of the Railroads.

, Washington, D. C.-Railroad ac-
icidents of ali kinds resulted in 1,126
deaths and injuries to 17,170 persons in
tlle first three months of 1906 OF the
killed ia were passengers and Of the
injured 1861 were passengers. -szsE
Free press., 1906-09-01
SENDING Immigrants to Canada.

Minneapolis, MINI. = Brigadier il
w. Cousins of the local Salvation Ar
my issued a statement 4 thursday show
ing that $4,000 immigrants had been
sent from this country to Canada by
the Salvation Army.
Free press., 1906-09-01

san Salvador. "A Unionist
party has been organized here to
work in favor OF the formation OF q
Central American republic to include
ali the Central American republics
As nov constituted.
Free press., 1906-09-01
NebrasI<un~ on to Meet Bryan.

oman a. Neb. = a special train
of seven ears. adorned with ban
ners bearing the inscription ''Nebras-
ka Welcomes Bryan prominently
displayed, left this city Friday night
for New York
Free press., 1906-09-01
A Convention Lasted "A Minutes

Lincoln, Neb. AT the Sixth
congress sional district republican con-
vcntion at Kearney Representative NJ.
P. Kinkaid was renominated by ac-
clamation. The convention was in
session "a minutes.
Free press., 1906-09-01
cost Lives of MANY workmen.

In constructing the East river tun.
nels, New York city, according to
the statement of the engineer in
charge, IA men have succumbed as
the result of working in the high pres
sure, 34 pounds to the square inch
above the normal pressure of the at.
moSpher.
Free press., 1906-09-01
Wirelesa telegraph in Canada.

WITcIc53 IeIcSTdPh III OlTIt!GL.
A De Forest wireless telegraph sta
tion is being constructed at Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario. 1t will have ca
pacity of sending and receiving COS
miles over land and 1000 miles over
water in daytime This system is be-
ing extended all through Canada and
to the Pacific.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Defiance Sixteen ounces for
ten cents, all other brands contain
only Il ounces for same money.