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The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
SpeciaI Prizes at LacIede Fair.

Special prizes will be offered tor
original house plans to be presented
at the art department Of the Laclede
Fair, Wednesday, September 26.
/. Best original plan Of cottage
interior and exterior with 2 or 8 foot
foundation and cellar plan, dimen'
sions given. First premium, $1.OO;
End, rs cents; Sd, so cents.
2. Best original plan for kitchen
interior, 80 cents.
3. Best original plan Of house ex'
terror, competition by children under
16. 1st, $1.0O; End, rs cents; Sd, 30
cents.
These prizes are offered for especial
merit in the plan. Another prize Of
so cents is offered for merit in draw.
ing where the plan receives no prize.
Pen drawings are preferred. The
work must be meritoricus aud good
margin must be allowed to the plans
Though the time is short, it is
hoped a goodly number will compete
to make this an interesting part Of
the display.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
cARELEssNess IN PROSPERITY.
Secretary Shaw Spoke to Large Crowd at
Cassollton Last Tuesaay Afternoon.

Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary o
the treasury, addressed a large audi
ence at the opera house in Carrollton
last Tuesday afternoon. County
Chairman John s. Crawford called
the meeting to order and introduced
Hon. B. F. Beazell, candidate for con-
gress from the second district. After
few preliminary remarks, Mr.. Bea-
zell introduced Mr.. Shaw, and he was
greeted with applause, lasting several
minutes.
Mr.. Shaw was in a particularly
happy mood, and interspersed his
speech with humorous stories and an
ecdotes. His speech dealt chiefly
with the tariff question, which he an
alyzed so clearly and concisely that
even a child could understand. He
scored the democratic party severely
on all the issues they have brought
forth in the last decade and made ev-
cry position ever occupied by them
untenable. He took up Bryan's idea
of government ownership and ex-
planned why it was impractical and
unreasonable, and proved conclusive
ly that the democratic party in the
past, as it is now, was st irving to get
into power rather than to really con-
sider the welfare of all the people.
"Our greatest danger" he said,
"comes when we are doing well.
When we are on our physical death
bed, we turn our face to God; when
we are on our financial death.bed, we
turn to the republican party; when
we are well and prosperous, we turn
our back on both"
Mr.. Shaw's speeches throughout
the state are being we'll receiYed and
are making votes for the republican
ticket this fall.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
Methodi,t Church Notes.

Everyone is invited to attend the
services of the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday morning and
evening.
A number of conversions have oc-
Cured during the series of meetings
being held and the opportunity will
be given Sunday for all who desire to
unite with the church either by GER
tifcate or on probation.
The annual conference convenes in
st. Joseph October 4, Bishop Berry
presiding.
L. I. MoNNErT,
Pastor.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
Wanted.

Gentleman or lady with good refer
ence, to travel by rail or with a rig,
for a firm of s25O,OOO.OO capital. Sal
ary s1,O72.OO per year and expenses;
salary paid weekly and expenses ad-
vanced. Address, with stamp, Jos.
A. ALEXANDER, Laclede, Mo.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
As to Fall Millinery.

Keep in mind that Mrs. osgood's
fall styles are distinctively new. Ev-
erything in headwear now has a
blown back appearance, and much OF
the trimming has the sweeping back
ward effect We have new goods
coming in every week. You will find
our prices right, and the right kind
of goods.
We respectfully solicit your trade
MRS. OsGooD.
End door northwest corner park.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
FOR BETTER STATE ROADS.
Good Roads Conyention Declares In Favor Of
New State Constitution.

New State Constitution.
The state board of agriculture has
inaugurated campaign for better
roads in this state that is meeting with
the approval Of farmers and business
men and which will, if carried to COM
pletion, give to Missouri a road sys-
tenn second to no other state in the
union. A good roads convention.
continuing for four days and which
was participated in by some Of the
best authorities in this and other
states, was held in Chillico1he, Sep
tember 81, and was attended by sew
eral thousand people, including more
than two hundred regularly appoint
ed delegates sent by county courts
and commercial organizations of near
ly every county in North Missouri.
The sentiments of the convention are
expressed in the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Missouri, the fourth state in the
American Union in wealth and popu-
lation and the first in potential re-
sources, demands and should have
system of public highways fully ade-
quate to her necessities. 1t is there
fore resolved by the good roads con-
vention held at Chillicothe under the
auspices of the state board of agricul-
ture, September S-S, as follows:
First. We favor the creation by
the next general assembly Of the Office
of state highway engineer, under the
jurisdiction IF the state board Of agri-
culture, to cooperate with the local
officers in the furtherance of good
roads.
Second. To provide an adequate
number of trained men for the super
vision of road construction in the
various localities of this state, we rec
ommend the immediate establishment
of course in road engineering and
the equipment of asuitable laboratory
-fa--thA~ tasting of road materials at the
| state university at Columbia.
Third. All the people of the state
| being interested in and benefited by 9
better system of highways, state aid
should be extended to the various
counties for the construction and inn
provement of the public roads, such
state aid being provided from new
sources of revenue other than those
now existing or in the treasury.
Fourth. Redress from the present
distressing situation IN road mainte-
nance and construction can only come
through judicial changes in our state
constitution, and such changes being
possible more quickly and more sure
Iy by the adoption of new constitu-
ton covering adequate sources of rev.
enue than by any amendment to the
present constitution, we therefore
strongly urge upon the legislature the
calling of constitutional convention
at the earliest possible moment.
Fifth. We strongly endorse the
drag as the most effective and practi-
cal method of maintaining dirt roads
and would suggest that some law be
enacted whereby its more general en-
ployment for this purpose may be eff
fected.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
Starving to Death.

Because her stomach was so weaken
ed by useless drugging that she could
not eat, Mrs. Mary FL. Walters, of st.
Clair St.. Columbus, O., was literally
starving to death. She writes: my
stomach was so weak from useless
drugs that 1 could not eat, and my
nerves so wrecked that l could not
sleep; and not before 1 was given up
to die was I induced to- try Electric
Bitters; with the wonderful result that
Improvement began at once, and .
complete cure followed" Best health
tonic on earth. Soc. Guaranteed BY
W. r. Barton, druggist.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22

A great many more young men
and women are sent upon the road To
ruin by money than by poverty. Ar
q rule the devil wants no better
chance at boys and girls than to have
their pockets filed with cash and then
set down at some fashionable resort.
Rest is all right, revelry is all wrong.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
Pasture For Rent.

Stock pasture for rent; good grass;
plenty of shade and good running
creek water. 1 salt stock. Also have
ssme hay for sale. J. L. WooD.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22

Local Items Of the Week Gathered For thu
t, Busy Btads Readers.

1
There will be . game Saturday af.
ternoon at Connor's bali park between
the Laclede and Linneus high school
teams.
Preaching services at the Baptist
church by the pastor next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
A dance will be given at the opera
house ON the evening of Fair Day,
next Wednesday. Music by the Chill
licothe four-piece orchestra.
Rev. Sissons will fill his regular ap-
pointment at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday, preaching morning and
evening. All are cordially invited.
ST.. Leever was in Purdin We'd
nesday figuring on a contract for put
ting in several hundred feet Of grant,
old walk for property owners of that
place.
Chas. T. Sharp came home Tuesday
from q trip to Oklahoma. He visited
his brother-in-law, F. N. West, and
family and reports them we'll and
prospering.
A lady'sl black silk jacket was
found in the road north of Laclede
last Sunday morning and has been
left at this Office. Owner may have
same by proving property and paying
for this notice.
j. Stanley Carothers, who is here Wis.,
iting relatives, called this week and
paid for The BLADE year to be
sent to his home at Waukegan, Texas.
Mr.. Carothers departed for home yes
terday going by way Of st. Louis
where he will spend few days.
Bert Blssett, who moved with his
family to Montana year ago, has
returned to make his home here, bet
ter satisfied than ever with Missouri,
4i;,..a-. .-anpntx----Their
many friends here are glad to have
them return.
The private barn of John Humph-
reys in Meadville burned last We'd
nesday night. Among the property
losses were two horses, one a stallion
belonging to VIM. Howe and valued
at $1,000. The fire is thought to
have been of incendiary origin.
The fifth annual meeting of the La
clede Farmers Mutual Fire and
Lightning insurance company will be
held at Secretary Byrd's Office in La
clede on Saturday, October 13. The
company is doing a good business
and every policy holder is urged to
attend the annual meeting.
Rev. Scarborough, of Sumner, will
lecture at the church in Forker next
Monday night, September "a. His
subject will be "In a Strange Coun-
try" Admission Is cents; proceeds
for benevolent purposes. Mr.. Scar
borough is an interesting speaker and
all are cordially invited to come out
and hear him.
A theatre party composed OF
Messrs. Kart Jones, J. Clair Lomax,
j. Stanley Carothers, Waukegan,
Texas, Howard Carothers, Edward
10. Barton and Richard Thompson
and Misses Nellie Currell, Meadville,
Lola Brown, Bessie Brown, Anna
Lomax, Elvira Maddox and Nellie
McGrew drove over to Brookfeld
Thursday night in Powers wagonette
and attended the "Cow Puncher" at
the DeGraw.
The Chillicothe ball team having
gone out of business for the season,
the game here next Wednesday will
be between Laclede and Bevier teams.
Bevier has one of the best teams in
this part of the state and the game
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
Some Evening Rsveriss.

]. A great many more young men
and women are sent upon the road to
ruin by money than by poverty. Al
a rule the devil wants no better
chance at boys and girls than to have
their pockets filed with cash and then
set down at some fashionable resort.
Rest is all right, revelry is all wrong.
| Xxx
My dear readers, is it not true that
we too seldom speak of our hearts
gladness, but dwell on its misery?
Keep account of the people you meet
and see how little they say that is
pleasant and happy and how much
that is dreary and sad. They will
tell of bodily aches, pains and infirm-
tiles. They will complain bitterly of
the heat if it is warm, or of the chill
if it is cold. They will speak Of the
discouragement in their business, the
hardships in their occupation, the
troubles in their various duties, and
all the manifold miseries, real or
imagined, that have fallen to their lot.
But they will have little to say of
their prosperity, their health, their
three good meals day, their encour-
agements, favors, friendships and man
ifold blessings. Let us learn the les
son not to empty our tale of woe into
other peoples ears, but dwell more on
the pleasant things Of life.
***
IF our friends have caskets sealed
up and laid away, filled with the
sweet perfume of love and kindness
which they intend to unseal when this
hand is stilled in death, while tits
sweet to think that a rose may be
planted over our graves, we would
very much prefer that they should
unseal them while we are climbing
this rugged and briered path of life
and the keen thorns Of pain are lurk-
ing near, that weary hours may be
cheered and life refreshed and sancti
fed; now while tired and almost ready
j to sink by the wayside and no further
60. A plain casket and no flowers, II
need be, will be all the body will
eed after the soul has taken flight to
other worlds than this, but oh! fill the
life with sweetness, kindness and love.
Plant a rose on the hearthstone of
neighbor and friend, that its modest
silent sweetness may kiss the weary
heart at morn, at noon, at eve and at
every hour. "Flowers on the grave
cast no fragrance backward over the
weary years" Plant ye a rose that
it may smilingly bloom over the liv'
ing. Keep it not for the dead, where
it must bloom bowed and silently
awed.
There is no suffering like heart
agony.
| A mother never regrets any physi-
cal pain that she can endure for her
loved ones. It is the anguish of the
heart that kills her-anguish caused
by their ingratitude and wrong-doing.
A sanity old woman-now in heaven
said to me: "When our children are
small, they trample upon our toes;
but when they grow up, they trample
upon our hearts" That was the cry
of a broken heart. She had a drunk
en-, debauched son, who had squander-
ed her money, forged his fathers
name and disgraced the family.
That mother complained not of any
physical suffering she had endured
for her boy. She had gone down into
the very jaws of death, almost, to give
him life, but the pain was swallowed
up in Joy when she pressed the new.
born child to her heart. Through
years and years she has ministered to
his wants. She had spent sleepless
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22

Charlie Newland is here to spend
the winter with his brother Harry
and attend the high school His
home is at Bogard.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22

Pure Bred Duroe Male Hogs for Sale.
1 have some pure bred Duroc male
hogs for sale at my farm ! mile south
of Laclede. A. j. LEEcH.
The Laclede blade., 1906-09-22
Notice to the Public.

On the day of the Laclede Fair,
Sept. 26, we will charge five 90 cents
for shaving necks.
Couch & WEAVER, Barber.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-23
WHAT CAPTAIN SLATTERY
HAS ACCOMPLISHED

annual report upon the Improvement OF Honolulu habor
and the reclamation Island charge r Slatter
captain Corps OF Engineers. l. s A. being appendix of the
annual OF the Chief OF Engineers for has been received
Cnder September the Chief
his report from the War Department. Washington, d. c. deals
directly with what has been accomplished the dredging Homo
lulu harbor and the thereof. He says part:
As result of the years work the channel 400
eet wide and deep harbor
has general width OF 500 feet and depth nowhere less than
eet wedgehaped without oundng noted
which remains be completed In connection with
Improvement about $40 OF land belonging the United
and the immediate the
department of Commerce and Labor reclaimed with the
dredged without additional The island Of
lighthouse also reclaimed the OF the This
island has made the the quiet
can be enlarged connection
acquisition Certain lands belonging the Dosett Com
(L1m1ed) Oahu Railway and Land
also reclaimed In consideration this
agreed the United States
81 parcel OF their land having of about which
section and must be acquired before project be completed
Another portion OF the material dredged retaining
island which
yard in addition the price paid for dredging portion of
dedged material placed
and a small portion of the material was towed
The of this the
at 933Z9I,8Io and amounted 70 more than 3Q622o
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-23
SERIOUS AMBIGUITY
IN Toe DIVORCES Law

An unsettled legal point has devei-
oped with regard to summons in oil
vorce cases. The form used requires
the libelee ito appear twenty days
after service before such judge as may
be sitting at chambers In the di-
vorce statute it is provided that sum
mons in divorce shall be issued re-
turnable as in other cases before circuit
Judges at chambers The rule touch
ing summons in such other cases is
that the writ is returnable in ten days
if the defendant resides on the Island
of Oahu, and in twenty days if on an
other island. But the divorce statute
proceeds to prescribe that the judge
shall not entertain jurisdiction of the
libel unless by consent of the respond
emit. until at least twenty days after
such personal service shall have been
completed
1t appears that serious misg1vlngs
are felt over the discovery of this in
consistency in the divorce law. D1-
vorce summons for years have not been
issued, as other chambers summons,
returna BILE in ten days. So they must
have been irregular according to one
part of the statute. If any divorces
have been granted inside of twenty
days from service of summons, with
0u1 consent of the respondents, such
divorces are illegal according TO an
other part of the statute.
p l.. Weaver. attorney for the IL
beIant in the divorce suit OF ANNE
Wong Mau VS.. Wong Mau, IN We"
of the laws ambiguity, has had a new
summons issued. In this writ he inter
lines the provision of other champers
summons. making the writ returnanie
in ten DAYS if the libelee resides on
the Island of Oahu.
II seems to be a matter requiring a
Sunreme Court construction of the law
or it's amendment by the Legislature.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-23
DAY CHASING UP
NICHOLS SURPLUS

A stipulation has been filed by w. w.
Thayer. w. L. Whitney and IhoinP-
son & clemens, counsel for the respec-
tive parties in the suit of {. j. Day
against Albert E. Nichols, defendant
and the Queens Hospital. garnlshee,
admitting certain facts. Nichols owed
Dav s1s3. 20 when Nichols was adjudged
bankrupt No discharge has oeen
granted in the bankruptcy case Inc
Queens Hospital held note for $lo--
900 from Nichols. secured by a mort
gage. and the latter having been fore
closed there was a surplus of SloS.b3
from the proceeds. The debt to the
hospital was not listed, nor defendant
interest in the mortgage, in the bank
r1ptcv schedules. The debt to Day was
scheduled At the date of the suit the
estate of the bankrupt was not closed
It has about 500 deposited in the name
Of the trustee The bankruptz deets
amounted to So, 4SS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-23
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DEALING WITH A BURGLAR


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of attack He
of mwin
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head excellent
pillow the
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leaving
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-23
TRY MRS. CHRISTINE
MORGAN'S

Fruit Preserves, Roselle and GuaVa
Jams, the Golden Guava Jelly, ana
"A Orange-Papaya Marmaiade
ORDERS DELIVERED.
E,asne .Fgxite seos 2. @. Box s..
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-23
e1i4tH
NEW PNEUMONIA CURB.

Academ of
of simultaneous injections
DR.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-02-08
p. 3. B.

We heard q man say the other
morning that the Abbreviation for
February Feb. means Freeze every
body, and that man looked frozen In
his ulster. 1t was apparent that he
needed the kind Of warmth that stays,
the warmth that reaches from head to
foot, all over the body. We could
have told him from personal knoWl-
edge that Hoods SarsAParilla gives
permanent warmth, it invigorates the
blood and speeds 1t along through
artery and vein, and really fits men
and women, boys and girls, to enjoy
cold weather and resist the attacks Of
disease. 1t gives the right kind OF
warmth, stimulates and strengthens
at the same time, and all its benefits
are lasting. There may be suggss-
tion in this for you.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-02-08
REQUEST FROM HAWAII.
Delegation before Congress Asking
That Part of Revenues from
Island BE Spent There.

Washington, Feb. ga delegation OF
Hawaiian citizens arrived here Sunday
to appear before committees Of con-
gress to advocate legislation requir-
ing three-fourths OF the customs du-
ties and internal revenues collected in
the territory to be expended on public
works there.
It is said, $1,200,00O year, equal to
So per capita of the population is TAX
en- out of the territory which the mem
bers of the delegation say constitutes
heavy drain on its resources. The
members of the delegation include W.
c. Smith, attorney general of the island
before the annexation, George W.
Smith, president Of the board of
supervisors of Oahu county, in which
Honolulu is situated, Mark B. Robin
son, J. R. Calf. e. A. McQuerny, D. H.
Case and A. B. Loebenstein.
W. c. Smith, the chairman Of the
commission in speaking of the visit Of
the delegation Sunday night said:
I'VE ask nothing for the exclusive
benefit Of Hawaii. We are here to ask
that rs per cent of the customs duties
and internal revenue collected in the
territory for the next twenty years
be expended on public works there.
We do not ask d dollar for our own
..arrent expenses. The only benenfit
the people of the islands will reap will
be that the money spent for wages on
the proposed public works will be kept
in circulation in the islands instead Of
being shipped in gold to San Francis
m
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-02-08

Walnut Grove Dist. So for the fifth
month ending Feb. 2, 1906. Enroll
ment:5 boys l8; girls 81; total SO.
Average daily attendance $40.
Those neither absent nor tardy for
the month are: Erma and Retiza
Brechbill; Esther, Phoebe and jeanne
Noel; Iva and Lucy Vanvcorst; Jennie
Sheets and Walter Duffy.
Examinations were we'll written.
The course Of study giving an easy
but effsctual advancement. The
school is the proud owner Of new
10 volume set Of encyclopedias.
Many pupils attended the lectures Of
Chapman. There are still two
months Of school. Visitors are al
ways welcome. Harry B. Minick'
teacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-02-08
THEY DISLIKE AMERICANS.
Chinese Boycott Has Revived Be-
cause Congress Failed to Act
Prof. Tenney Discharged.


Pekin, Feb. 5.-Yuan Shi Kai. vice.
roy of Chi Ii province, has discharged
Prof. c. D. Tenney, the foreign direct
or Of education who organized the new
school system in this province and
within three years made It model for
the empire Strong opposition has
arisen lately to foreign management
of the schools and particularly against
DR.. Tenney, because he is an American.
Yuan shi Kai told DR.. Tenney that he
appreciated his work, but Yuan shi
KAT has so many enemies that he could
not AFFORD to keep him.
The boycott agitation against Amer
lean goods is being revived When It
began Mr.. Rockhill. the American min
lister and the. American consuls urged
the Chinese to wait until congress had
time to act on their demands. and the
failure Of congress to do 80 has arous-
ed their resentment.
Strong pressure has been brought to
bear upon The government to remove
Z. B. Drew. the commissioner Of
customs At Canton. who is considered
one Of the ablest men In the establish
ment Of Sir Robert Hart director gen
sral Of Maritime customs, because be
Is an American.