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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
THE FIRST
Was Known TO Sailors Before the
Twelfth Century-Indispensablc
Adjunct to Navigation.

Some Asian people, perhaps the Chi
nese, discovered, many centuries ago,
that a kind of iron ore possessed q very
peculiar quality. We call this ore
magnetic ore, in more ommon lam
guage, lodestone, and Il is very widely
distributed, especially in the older
crystalline rocks. 1t was found that
II a bit of lodestone were placed In
water upon a piece of cork or straw
braid it would turn till the axis of the
stone assumed a north and south posi-
ton. A phenomenon of magnetism had
been discovered by means of IN ore
that is peculiarly susceptible to mag
netic influence.
1t is an open question whether the
Chinese utilized the directive power Of
the lodestone, but 1t is certain hat the
first rude compass was not used on
European vessels before the twelfth
century of our era. BY that time the
true magnetic compass had been
evolved through the discovery that II
an iron or steel needle were stroked
on a lodestone It would receive the at
tractive and directive power of this
ore. With this wonderful appliance
placed at the service of navigation, the
vessels that had Rugged the coasts soon
dared to venture even out of sight Of
land. A new impetus was gradually
given to c~artography, for now the true
directions of the coast lines might be
charted with some approach to accu-
racy. 1t was the happy fortune Of Ital-
Ian sailors to make the surprisingly ex-
cellent surveys of the directions and
lengths of the Black sea and Mediter-
ranean coasts and along the Atlantic
to British waters that have come down
to us in the so-called Portulan maps
Cyrus C. Adams. in Harper's.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
ALL. FOND OF PEANUTS.
Delicacy Relished by All Animals
Even the Hippopotamus Devcurs
Them with Pleasure.

1.-THE peanut is a delicacy relished by
all creatures" said a New York animal
lover. 81 have come to this conclusion
after having offered 1t to every animal
In the Central Park ZOO, and having it
refused by none.
"Oh, | know 1t isn't allowed; but I'm
not n of those individuals who offer
animals indiscriminate numbers Of
hard-boiled eggs, frankfurters. cheese
sandwiches and cigar stumps. It's for
that sort Of nuisance the rule about
feeding is made. A single peanut can't
ruin the digestion Of a camel-or OF
any other creature. for that matter,
and l never visit the zoo without a
bag or two Of those legumes to dis
tribute.
Eyes, the camel is fond of them
very; end SO are the peacocks. Tho
h~ippopotamus obligingly opens his
mouth to let me toss one in, but the
mouth is SO large and the peanut SO
small that I doubt If he can quite de-
eide whether he likes 1t or not.
THE kangaroo pokes his funny,
horse-like head out to me, munches the
peanut with relish, and then begs for
more. The elephant, deer, ostrich, and
even the lion, are all lovers of the pea
nut"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
UP HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIEND

st. Louisville z responding to
the pleaiings of a companion for help,
Louis North, IS years old, of Eureka,
st. Louis county, waded into the
Meramec river beyond his depth and
was drowned Sunday afternoon. vii.
lie Chafiey, the boy for whom North
sacrificed him life. finally succeeded
In pulling himself to a place of safe
ty. A half dozen other boys, who had
been in the water, saw Louis heroic
efforts to save a life result in the loss
OF his own, powerless to help him.
The boys all lived in Eureka, and
went to the river at Bath Hill bridge
to take a bath.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
PE-RU4NA STRENGTHENS
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

Mr.. Chas., L. Sauer, Grand Scribe,
Grand Encampment l. o. q. +. Of
Texas, and Assistant City Auditor,
writes from the City Hall, San Antonio,
Tex:
Nearly two years ago l accepted a
position as secretary and treasurer
with one of the leading dry goods
establishments of Galveston, Tex.
1.-The sudden change from a high and
dry altitude to sea level proved too
much for me and l became afflicted
with catarrh and cold in the head, and
general debility to such an extent as to
almost incapacitate me for attending
to my duties.
81 was induced to try Pcruna, and
aner taking several bottles In small
doses ] am pleased to a. that I was
entirely restored 4 my normal co1di-
nOnand have eve since recommended
the use of Pernna TO my friends"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
German Patent Office Faults.

The German patent Office comes in
for much censure One would suppose
such an institution to exact no more
of inventors than is needed to a
current expenses, but in reality the
charges are so high that the state
pockets half the income as profit. 1t
is pointed out that for poor inventors
matters are almost as bad as they
were when Gutenberg. after %inventing
the art of printing, lived in poverty
and finally had to pawn his apparatus.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
DOCTORS SHIFT.
Now Gets Along Without 1t.

A physician says: Until last fall
I used to eat meat for my breakfast
and suffered with indigestion until
the meat had passed from the stom-
ach.
Last fall / began the use of Grape
Nuts for breakfast and very soon
found I could do without. meat, for
my body got all the nourishment
necessary from the Grape-Nuts. and
since then ! have not had any indi-
gestion and am feeling better aud
have increased in weight.
"Since finding the benefit l derived
from Grape-Nuts have prescribed
the food for all Of my patients suffer-
Ing from Indigestion or overlooking
and also for those recovering from
disease where I want a food easy to
take and certain to digest and which
will not overtax the stomach.
II always find the results l look
for when l prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my name"
Name given by mail by Postum Co..
Baltic Creek, Mich.
The reason for the wonderful
amount OF nutriment. and the easy d.
gestion Of Grape-Nuts is not hard to
ind.
In the first place, the starchy part
Of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes Of cooking. to per-
fectly change the starch into Dextrose
or Post Sugar. In which state 1t is
ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood. The parts in the wheat and
barley which Nature can make use
Of for rebuilding brain and nerve CEN
ters are retained in this remarkable
food, and thus the human body Is
supplied with the powerful strength
producers SO easily noticed after one
has eaten Grape-Nuts each day for a
week or 10 days. There's a reason"
Get the little book, THE Road to
wellvilie." IN pkss.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
BECAUSE He WAS BORN
ON FOURTH OF JULY

Berlin.-By way Of recognition. of
the fact that the youngest member OF
the H~ohenzollern family, the infant
son of Crown Princess Frederick
William was born on the Fourth of
July, the American colony has re-
solved to present him with an orna-
mental silver cup emblazoned with the
Stars and Stripes and the American
eagle. The condition of the crown
princess and the baby is most salts
factory.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

in. My feet and ankles swelIed up, my
hands puffed, and became so tense l
could hardly close them. 1 had great
difficulty in breathing, and my heart
would flutter with the least exertion. 1
could not walk far without stopping
again and again to rest. Since using
four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the
boating has gone down and the feel
ings of distress have disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
No Improvement.

In one Of the Sunday schools in
Maiden, Mass, recently the teacher
OF a class of small boys inquired OF
each one IL he thought he had been
a better boy during the year. Each
answer was in the Affirmative except
n little fellow about eight years
old, who was conspicuous for his ST.
lence. The teacher put the question
to him a second time. when with con
siderable earnestness he replied: II
am just as worse as / ever was"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch. being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which Is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
Laundry work at home would b

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 fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13


d~ropsical condi-
ton without be-
ing aware that
it was due to
kidney trouble.
The early stages
were principally
ba k and
bearing d o W n
pain, but l weht
along without
worrying much
until drOpSy set
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

Any man who has to get up and get
his own breakfast while his wife lies
In bed Is likely to feel like turning
the God Bless Our Home" motto to
the wall.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
Has Accepted New York Call.

Kansas City, Mo.-Rev. William Car.
ter. for some years pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, announced, Sun
day, that he had accepted a call from
the Madison Avenue Reformed church
OF New York city. Rev. Carter occu-
pied pulpits at Rockford. ILL.,, and
Frankfort, Ind, before coming to Kan
sas City. gf ~
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

Durham, Natal.-The provincial troops
have completely surrounded and de-
feated a rebel body In the UmtovI dis
trict. Five hundred and forty-seven
rebels were killed and few escsped,
There were no white casualties.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
FOR MURDER OF A SHIPS CREW.
Harry Scott, a Baltimore Negro,
Hanged at Wilmington, NJ. C..
Confessed the Crime.

Wilmington. N. C.-Convicted of the
brutal murder OF the white crew OF
the schooner Harry Berwind on the
North Carolina coast last October,
Henry Scott, a Baltimore negro, was
executed here at 2 p. m. Saturday,
In the Hanover county jail In the
presence of 40 witnesses. He 40
knowledged his guilt.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
Accept Signatures in Irish.

Irish language ~revivalists have just
scored a notable victory. The direc-
tors Of the National bank have agreed
o accept checks signed in Irish, pro-
vided the signature is repeated in
English. One Of the advantages of
this system. as the bank points out,
is that it acts as a double protection
against forgery.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

By following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package of
Defiance Starch. Mems Collars and
CUFFS can be made just as stir as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it, 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
First Of Grange Banks.

The opening OF a bank with a cap
ital of $4,000 in Tioga, Pa. would
not, under ordinary circumstances,
constitute a notable event, but as the
bank Is organized under the auspices
Of the State Grange, is owned and man
aged by grangers, and is designed to
be he first Of a series of grange banks.
its opening is very interesting.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
Quiet Sunday In the rombs.

New York.-Harry Kendall Thaw
spent a quiet day in the Tombs SUI,
day. He had no visitors. He re
manned In his cell reading the Sunday
newspapers until ten o'clock, when he
attended the prison service conducted
by Chaplain Wade.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
His Exrerienca.

Pa" said Willie. t%houghtfully, 81
think know now what the minister
meant when he said 1T is more
blessed to give than to receive"
yes? What was IT." Castor OIL"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
made OF rich, mellow tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
Fundamental difference.

Teach-"In what why do the
Quakers speak differently from us.
Johnny?" Johnny They don't
.swear.w &3.eE TT 6aaGg sEAssa laaaI
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13
A WITH DROPSY.
The Heart Was Badly Affected When
the Patient Began Using Doan's.

Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell, of Ais West
Fourth ST., Olympia, Wash, says: For
over three years / suffered with a
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

When two girl friends have a falling
out, ask hts name. 49, tSAl
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

Charity may cover q multitude Of
sins, but q lot more VIM spring up.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-13

Error of Reformers.
One trouble with most would-be re-
formers Is that they begin at the
wrong end Of the task.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-13
RumOr That Hartman Is Again
After Kansas City Southern.
Said to Have Asked for Price
Figure Was Too High.
IS IMPORTANT LINE.
StillwelI Built Wiser Than He
knew in Projecting Air Line.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

A rumor is again prevalent among
railroad men that E. H. Hartman.
who controls the Union Pacific, South
ern Pacific and Illinois Central rail-
roads, is once more seeking to obtain
control of the Kansas City Southern.
It Will be remembered that Hartman
lost control of the system when the
voting trust, organized when the road
went Into a receIvership, was broken
year or two ago It was understood at
that time that Hartman was disap-
pointed at the loss of the road and
that at some future time he would seek
to regain control.
A dispatch from New Orleans says
that a game of bluff is being played
between Hartman on the one hand
and L. F. Loree, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Kansas City
Southern, on the other. The dispatch
says further that Hartman asked for
a price on the Southern and that the
price fixed was so high that Hartman
was discouraged, or pretended to be
discouraged from any further attempt
to buy the property.
The Southern Not Anxious to Sell.
There is a belief in railroad circles
that Hartman will have to bid high if
he buys the Kansas City Southern, and
there is nothing to indicate that the
Southern is especially eager to sell. 1t
Is now being recognized Endl "A. T..
StilWel builded wiser than he knew
when he projected the air line to the
Gulf of Mexico. No man could have
foreseen the enormous business which
has grown up since the building of
this road. The current of grain for ex-
port has found an outlet from the gulf,
where formerly it went from Atlantic
ports. and the increase in business has
been beyond all expectation.
Every line that touches grain pro-
ducing country either has or wants
very badly an outlet to the gulf.
Hartman is especially DESTROYS of
linking his Union Pacific system with
the Southern Pacific through the Mis-
souri, valley. He couldn't do any bet
ter than to buy the Southern, but the
present owners are spending 10 mill
lion dollars in lettering the road and
Southern realize its value and intend
hanging onto the property.
Could Be Available at Once.
The New Orleans dispatch further
says:
'Since the entrance of the Rock
Island and Frisco into New Orleans
was announced HarEirnan has regard
ed it as an absolute. necessity for him
to control a line which shall connect
the Union Pacific with the Southern
Pacific and IT was mis- desire that the
line should extend from Kansas City
to New Orleans. The Kansas City
Southern having its line already com
pleted to Port Arthur, if purchased it
could be made imme diately availa BILE
as a Hartman line. This was the
reason, it is said, Hartman first looked
to control Loree's road. The Kansas
City Southern has laid out line from
a point in Louisiana to New Orleans
and ever since has been at work par
alleling Harriman's line into New Or
leans"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-13

$500 to Colorado and return. Septem-
her 10 to %, inclusive.
$3.50 to Colorado and return. every
day. to September co.
$3.50 to ogden or Salt Lake City and
return, first and third Tuesdays, June
to Novern Der. inclusive.
$50. 80 to Ogden or Salt Lake City and
return, every day. to September so.
s34. 80 to Helena and Butte and return.
frst and third Tuesdays. June to No
vember, inclusive
$500 10 Yellowstone Park and return.
including rail and stage. daily to Sep
tember II.
5000 to Portland, Tacoma. Seattle. or
to San Francisco. Los Angeles and San
Diego. and return, daily to September
Is. Limit October 81.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and return.
Including rail, stage and hotels in Park
beyond Yellowstone for five and one
half day trip daily to September II.
Also very low round-trip rates, every
day to September 10. to many other
oregon, Washington, Montana. Idaho
and British Columbia points. Inquire of
+. A. Lewis. city Il sket agent. 525 kan
sas avenue. or J. c Fulton. depot agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-13
POISON IN CANNED FOOD.
Thirteen People Made Seriously III at
Oska1oosa.

Oskaloosa. kan, Aug. 13.@Thirteen
persons were poisoned by ptomaines at
the Old Settlers reunion held at Oska-
loosa Thursday and until yesterday
evening it was feared that a number of
the victims would die.
Mr.. McCIenny and two sons, Charles
Wilson and little son; Miss Becker Of
Merfden, and Mr.. Mcdonald and fam
ily. all, with the exception of Miss
Baker Of Donovant, a small place six
miles from Oskaloosa, were poisoned
from food eaten on the reunion
grounds at noon Thursday In two
hours they were seriously i'll and their
condition steadily grew worse until
yesterday morning when an improve
ment in their condition was noticeable.
The party had eaten of canned sal
mon. canned chicken and soup, and
the physicians in attendance felt GER
tain that poison was contained in the
salmon or chicken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-13
IN A MOTOR CAR.
C. w. Trickett Adopts New
Method of Catching JOintists.
Slips Up on Them With a Deputy
Sheriff to Aid.
HE WAS JUST IN TIME.
SaIoonist Declared He Was
About Sold Out.
Working Night and Day Shifts
in WyandOtte County.
HE WAS JUST IN TINE

Kansas City. Kan. Aug. 1S.=Fifty
frequenters in Sunday "joint" at
James street and Pacific avenue,
heard the approach of fast
driven automobile yesterday afternoon
without a thought of danger A mo-
ment later oscar Haner. a deputy
sheriff, rushed through the side door.
You're pinched." he said shortly to
John Houlihan. who was apparently
In charge.
The crowd Of frequen ters started
out the side door An automobile was
standing in the street. In the drivers
seat, with visor drawn down low over
his eyes. sat c. w. Trickett. chauffeur
and assistant attorney general for
Wyandotte county. He smiled grimly
as he watched the men surging from
the raided 'joint."
A few moments later the deputy
sheriff brought out Houlihan and his
negro bartender. Joseph White
If you'd been two minutes later,
Ia been gone. 7 was just sold out, -
said Houlihan. as he pointed TO a bot
tie of beer and one of whisky, which
Deputy Sheriff Haner was carrying.
That was all the liquor found, but the
place was piled high with "emptiesn
Houlihan wanted the attorney gen
eral to let him go to his saloon across
the state line at 1928 St Louis to get
his hat and coat.
You don't need your hat" said the
deputy. This automobile has a hood
on. Pile in"
The two We're hurried to the Wyan-
dotte county jail in the motor car and
locked uD.
Houlihan has been operating the
place on the Kansas side of the line on
Sundays only, when his Missouri SALON
is closed. Mr. Trickett has sent depu-
y sheriffs to the place several times
but the men IN charge would see me
officers coming and take fight before
their arrival.
The automobile stunt is a good one. "
said Oscar Haner later at the iai1. aThe
joint keepers see slow express Wagon
coming and get away, but Trickett.s
motor car is on them before they have
q chance to hide"
Mr. Trickett and the deputy sheriff
visited another joint at No Stat
Line, but got there just after the Dro-
prietor had moved his stock of goods
across the street to the Missouri side.
The liquor was in plain sight. saif
Mr.. Iriekett, but beyond our jurisdic-
ton.
A joint at COL Usage avenue was raid.
ed yesterday morning. A wagon load nj
beer and fixtures was hauled to tht
county jail No one was found in tn.
place.
This closing business Is almost a -
hour day job now" said Mr. TricISa+-
last night. Il went to bed this nom.
Ing at 1870 o'clock and got up again a
$50 o'clock.
Deputy sheriffs worked all night sat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-13
1000 LOCOMOTIVES A YEAR.
Output of American Manufacturers
Japan the Best Customer.

The output of locomotives by Amer
lean manufacturers exclusive of rail-
roads own makes, is estimated rough
~ at about Z 900. OF this number ap-
proximately 10 per cent was exported
from the United States in the fiscal
year ended June 80. the value being
$6,375,229.
Japan's industrial growth is shown
by the fact that that country proved
the best customer for this commodity
taking over 80 per cent Of the entire
number shipped, or 176 out of 662.
The next largest number was taken by
the Central American states and Brit
ish Honduras where 1O1 locomotives,
valued at $1,131,930, were shipped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-13
Baxter Springs Reunion.

Baxter Springs, Kan, Aug. 13.-The
big reunion at Baxter Springs. Kan,
will take place this year August II to
September l. This will be the TWEEN
ty-fifth annual meeting held in Camp
Logan by the Union soldiers of south
east Kansas. southwest Missouri and
Indian Territory. These meetings are
the largest held in the west.
Many distinguished speakers have
already made dates, and others are be-
ing arranged. including Senator Long,
who viii speak on Tuesday. August %,
on What I Saw in the Philippines -
Congressman Campbell viii also speak
on the same date. On August 20 Sen
ator Benson. of Kansas. will deliver an
address, while Governor Hoch and De-
partment Commander P. H. Coney viii
speak on August 80. Quite a number
Of Missouri and Kansas ongressmen
and well known orators have promised
to attend. but have not made positive
dates.