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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23
THE LOAD OF THE LAZY.
This Man Worked Hard In His Own
Particular Way.

One of the neighborhood loafers sat
comfortably smoking his foul pipe. &C
cording to his daily custom, in the pre-
~scription room Of a drug store. He
was soliloQuizing aloud to the clerk.
Here is a sample of his sound, con-
tented philosophy: 'TN tell you what!
A man is mighty miserable II he amt
got nothin' to do, when he amt work
in at somethin'. l know tive tried
both ways an I find that there amt
nothin' that makes a man more miser.
able than doin' nothin'. But, you
know. there's two kinds of work; one
of them Is where a Teller goes to work
at six in the mornin' an works with
his hands till six at night. The other
is where a teller sits around an thinks.
l amt never happy unless I'm work.
in, but ! don't believe In that first
kind of work. l believe in thinkin' all
day long, an that's harder than the
other kind. ! can tell you-you Just
try 1t II you don't believe me; a man
is mighty miserable when he amt
workin'."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23
ALL RELIGIONS IN LONDON.
Faithist Community Latest Addition
to Its Queer Sccts.

The Faithist community which has
established a modest footing In Bal
ham, and whose comprehensive gospel
ranges from the creation Of man to
the glory and labors of the gods and
goddesses Of the Etherlan heavens" Is
the latest addition to the long list OF
London's religious sects, which are
now almost as many as the days OF
the year. In London the Chinaman
burns his incense stick In more than
n joss-house in the east end. the Ma
hometan has his mosque, the Malayan
his temple, near st. Georges street
east; the Parsees worship the sun in
Bloomsbury, the Mormons have a mis-
sion in Islington. and in many parts
OF the metropolis the Buddhists and
Ancestor W~orshipers perform their
strange rites. OF Christian sects in
London there are at least 300, includ-
ing the Cokeiers, the disciples Of Will
liam Sirgood, the Walworth shoe
maker; the Peculiar People, who pre-
fer prayer to physicians; the Sande-
manians, the followers Of Joanna
Southcott, the prophetic serving
maid; the Shakers and the Seventh
Day Baptists.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23

which waved out far out behind them.
When they got to the edge of the bank
they would emit some sort of a ghost.
ly yell and dive down out of sight.
Finally, when all the young girls in
the neighborhood began to get hys.
terics, l discovered what was going On
and put a stop to 1t by giving two or
three of the ~ringleaders a sound
thrashing and installing a family Of
beavers in the tunnel who vigorously
attacked all future intruders."
The doctor laughed heartily as he
finished his little tale and concluded
by saying:
There have been occasional rumors
of ghost since then, | know, but ]
fancy that is the biggest mystery Car
ney-Croft eve had"
Doctor" returned seriously, there
is a far greater mystery than that 60
ing on here this very minute. That
tunnel is again occupied, by whom l
do not know, but the man or men who
are down there ere in league with that
Bruce woman who lives in the new
cottage, and with jerks. the stage
driver. Moreover, these people are
connected in some inexplicable way
with Miss Weston, and tie Bruce
woman, who seems to be the head and
front of the whole thing, has written
letters to Miss Weston, and even to
me. most Of which contain vague ref
erences to Miss Carney and threats
| that"
The Bruce m written to you!''
exclaimed the doctor. why my dear
| sir. 1t is impossible! have known
| the woman for a dozen years and she
cannot read a word or write a letter.
At that moment he was summoned
hurriedly to Miss Weston's room and
! was handed a telegram from Mac,
Ardel which read:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23
XIV.
A Drive In the Storm.

A moment later the doctor returned
hurriedly to the library for his medi-
cine cas- and said:
81 wish we could get consultation
here in the country" he continued,
measuring out some powders with a
critical air and depositing them on
bits of paper which he had cut for the
purpose. Most Of the deaths in this
part of the world are from accident or
old age, and a man with a large city
practice and extensive hospital expe-
rience might possibly suggest some
means of prolonging her life for a
time. We canno hope to save her,
but | wish we could keep her till Car
ney comes"
II have telegraphed my friend Mac
Ardel to come and help me solve the
mystery of the place." l ventured eau
tiously, not wishing to hurt his pro-
fessional pride. You know he was
with me here last summer and we had
a number of very peculiar experiences
then, so he knows a good deal about
it already, and | thought we could
work together to advantage. Perhaps
he could be of service to you at the
same time"
The very mani" exclaimed the doc
tor. Il know him well by reputation.
| When will he arrive?"
IF my wire is delivered promptly he
can get here on the midnight train" ]
replied. 81 know he will start at once
for ! sem for him at his own sugges
ton, in response to a letter from me
telling him of the tunnel affair, and
think he has some very definite the
cries on the subject.
Just the thing!" cried the doctor
picking up the powders and hurrying
toward the door. Let me know the
minute he sets foot in the house.
shall be here all night"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23

turing pharmacists. But even should
a patient be able to recognize the
m Of the ingredients mentioned in
a formula he would only know half
the story. 1t is seldom, for instance,
that alcohol is specifically mentioned
in q prescription, for it is usually
masked in the form Of tinctures and
fluid extracts, as are q great many
other substances. 1t is evident, there
fore, that the ordinary formulated pre-.
scription is. to the average patient, lit
tie less than a secret remedy or nos
trum.
On the other hand, the formulate OF
nearly all the proprietary medicines
that are exploited exclusively to the
medical profession as well as those
of a large percentage of the proprie-
tary remedies that are advertised to
the public (the so-called patent medi-
cines) are published in full. Under
the Food and Drugs Act, every medi-
cinal preparation entering interstate
commerce is now required to have the
proportion or quantity Of alcohol.
opium, cocain and other habit-form.
Ing or harmful ingredients which II
may contain plainly printed on the
label. AS physicians prescriptions
seldom or v enter interstate com
merce they are practically exempt un
der the law. And II 1t be necessary
for the public to know the compost
ton OF proprietary remedies, as ID
commended by those who through IL
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23

AS he left the room l strove to col
iect my scattered thoughts and deter
mine the present aspect of the situa-
ton. If the widow could not write,
who, in heavens name, did send the
notes? 1t did not appear probable that
the doctor was wrong in what he had
said, and, moreover, the statement
served to explain the merriment Of
jerks when l had accused her directly
of being the author of the letters.
Still, she lad assumed all response
bility for them. which was tantamount
to writing them as far as their prac.
teal features were concerned, and l
finally decided that il they we're not
her own work they must have been
written at her dictation, which really
amounted to the same thing.
/ spent the afternoon in the library.
hoping that ! might see Miss Carney
and at least offer her my sympathy in
her present trouble, wen II | said no
more at this time, but she did not
come down stairs during the entire
day, and at dinner she sen me word
by Mrs. Randolph that DR.. MacArdel
would be very welcome, not only be-
cause / had asked him to come. but for
himself as well, and in the hope that
he might be of benefit to Miss Weston.
The storm had increased steadily all
day but, in spite of It's fury and the
drifts that were piling up and block
ing tho roads at every point. / an
nounced my determination to go with
the sleigh to meet MacArdel.
(TO BE CONTINUED1
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23

or for %r1ercenary reasons are
opposing the sale OF all household
remedies, DhV IL 10 not equally neces-
sdry for patients to knoD the compo-
sition Of the remedy prescribed by a
physicidnf Docs any gar person be-
lIeve that the opium in a physicians
prescription Is less potent Or less X
Iy to create a drug habit than the OPT.
um in a proprietary medicine? As q
matter of fact, more op~ium-dddicts
and cocdfn-fends have been made
through the criminal curelessness Of
ignorant physicians than by any other
means.
Unquestionably, there arc q number
OF proprietary remedies on the market
the sales Of which should be prohibit
ed, and no doubt they will be when
the requirements Of the Food and
Drugs Act are rigidly enforced; many
are frauds, pure and simple, and some
are decidedly harmful. OF the aver.
age proprietary remedy, however, 1t
may truthfully be said that 1t is dis
tinctly better than the average physi.
clans prescription; for not only Is its
composition less secret, but II Is pre-.
pared for the proprietor by reputable
manufacturing pharmacists in magnif.
Gently equipped laboratories and un-
der the supervision and advice of able
chemists, competent physicians and
skillful pharmacists. 1t should Dt Re
considered strange, therefore, that 30
many physicians prefer to prescribe
these ready-prepared proprietary rem
edies rather than trust those Of their
own devising.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23

Then you know nothing Of the fnys,
terry of Carney. Croft?" ! asked eau.
tiously, closing the door and speaking
In a lown tone.
"The mystery Of Carney-Croft!" he
exclaimed In b~ewildered surprise and
then his face relaxed and he smiled
pleasantly as he said: ooh! you mean
the ghost stories that we're told about
here after Mr.. Carney died?'
WELL" l returned, ghosts or some
thing Of the sort we're really seen
about the place, were they not?"
His smile %broadened as he replied:
"Oh, yes, some of the boys did rig
themselves up In sheets and play
spook for a time, until took a hand
In 1t myself and drove them out. l
was going to send you word about 1t,
but | found It was only a lot Of boyish
pranks, and that they hadn't done any
harm beyond getting into the old tun-
mel by the river, and, of course, that
didn't amount to anything"
THE old tunnel" l exclaimed In
well.feigned surprise. is there a tun-
mel by the river?"
you never heard Of It. Of course"
he went on, and / fancy nearly every
one has forgotten it by this time.
When Mr.. Carney began to build here
he located his house some 200 yards
farther down the hill toward the wa
ter. He had a plan of running a little
tunnel from the cellar to the river so
that ashes and other refuse from the
house could be taken out that way and
not lutter up the lawns Or be seen
from the windows.
Just as this work was partially
completed the old dam, some two
miles up the stream, was demolished
and a new one built about a mile be-
low. This raised the water level un-
til the far end of his tunnel was com
pletely submerged and so he gave up
the scheme entirely and began a new
cellar quite a distance back from the
first. The partly finished tunnel and
the excavation for the original cellar
were covered over and had practically
been forgotten by everybody except the
boys, who used to dive down and swim
into the hole in the summer.
Then, as | say, they got the idea OF
playing ghost and would run down the
hill in the moonlight with nothing on
but a sheet or a piece Of old fish net
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23
In PraIse of tha Pie.

Laura Simmons tells In an article
why good New Englanders should
stick to pie. and calls attention to the
fact that Emerson ate It three times
Il day, and says that pie is the ladder
by which New England has climbed
to its place OF proud cminence. She
questions whether any sensible per
son was ever known to forage at the
midnight hour for p~redigested cereals
or the innocuous prune. She does not
believe that many New England ances-
tors died Of apoplexy. due to pie. but
~counsels all TO 60 on ~pie-eating. despite
the fact that the nat has gone forth
that It ID vulgar 70 eat pie.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23

Keep away from that hole and do
nothing till you get my letter. Your
life may depend on It. Wire II you
wish me to come"
The messenger was waiting and,
with no thought of the letter to which
he referred, but only to hasten the
time when some one would be with
me to whom | could talk. I replied
with the single word, Come"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23
A splendid Prospect.

do you see any great future for
Panama."
Certainly. Look at the great ex-
c~ursion resort 1t has already become"
Washington Star,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-23

Ruskin says that no good work IL
done for hire.
Like Bunyan's Pilgrim we are on
our way to hi promised land-the
heavenly character. the heavenly life.
the heavenly conditions described in
Revelation 81, 20.
The wise person always seeks the
aid Of the experienced. as Moses
desired the help Of Hobab. Get all the
help you q from parents. teachers.
friends. You will have enough 70 d.
to find the right way and to do the
right thing. after you have rsceive6
al they a. give you.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

The first thing to do with garden
plo. Is to pi9w H. ana narrow the iahu
until dt Is as me on the surface Hs II
c7ln possibly be made. II the WORK Is
To be done with herse the longer 'iis
rows the better use Only pump anu
SOUND seeu' proeureu iroin re''ipie
seedslne'i anu use 700 nlu'h seeu rn.nel
than too little ms II Is easier 10 INN
out the surplus pihhls inah !" rei'inn'
the vacant places Use oniy wel-io'-
ted manure ana work II wen in'o INC
soil II FERTILIZER is used ies ~ DC
broaucasled anu narrower ~ LUG
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

Labor can be saved in blowing. and
the work well done by properly laying
off the plot. A SQUARE acre, plowed
with 15-inch furrow. requires 81
rounds and 1856 turns. The same area,
in the form of paralielogram. 2xs0
rods. requires only 10 rounds and 50
turns. thus requiring much less time
10 do the work. The same rule ap-
plies to cultivation. The longer the
rows tks less time required. as there
will be fewer turnings at the ends Of
the rows. 1t is the turning of the pillow
or cuitlvator that causes loss Of time
to say nothing of the extra work i'm
posed on the man who Is blowing OF
cult.vating.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

When stock IS given the use of early
green rye the results are not always
satisfactory. and farmers find that the
cattle lose flesh and less milk Ia given.
Rye is one Of the most useful plants
for providing early green food at sea
son when grass does not appear but
Its Injurious effects upon animals Is
not due to the rye being an unsuitable
food, but rather because of allowing
the animals free access TO IT. In Its ear
ly stages of growth (Which are really
the times when 1t is most III demand)
II Is composed almost wholly of water,
the proportion of solid matter being
very small. 1t contains several salts
In solution, and Its effects upon the
bowels are laxative; hence II Is not
only weakening but causes the animals
to lose flesh. There is right way to
use early rye, however, and that is to
allow stock on the rye field hut short
time each day at first, and then gradu-
ally extend the period of grazing. When
Ndtlit uuNt btth htl't th tA' iVFN 'N'
six months the green rye is to them a
luxury, and If it is allowed them judi
ciously 1t will improve their condition
Both rye and crimson clover Will be
ready for use in a short time, and they
will always prove profitable crops IL
those who keep stock, as they shorter
the dry-feedlng period of winter. Whef
the early green foods are given th'
stock, and the bowels are affected, one
of the Indications Is that the greer
food is serving as medicine, and SHOULD
too much green food have been con
sumed. give warm mess Of corn meal
seasoned highly with salt. and full
allowance Of hay. There is no dangel
In green food, however, If the cows ar
not allowed to consume too much. but
MS every farmer knows, there is liabili
ty OF "bloat" (hoven) by eating an,
kind of green food to excess
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

days about the source of drinking
water. Wooden curblng, absolutely no
ventilation In many cases and poor
soils for the 7eurliication of water have
brought about the change. A larmer
who believes that plent; of pure air
in the well Will aid much in the purity
of the water gave us the following
plan: The frame for the support Of
the platform is made of by As, al
lowing space Of four to six Inches be
tween the top and bottom parts of the
sides. This space is covered on tile
inside with two screens. The arst Is
a large mesh, to keep out large yermin.
Over this is fly screen, to keep out
dirt, Insects, etc. The well never be
comes foul In winter the platform is
covered with straw and snow.-Iowa
Homestead.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

pins and tinware for his father. To-day
few men are more gifted with natural
eloquence or more successful In sway
ing multltudes than Gypsy Smith,
This great evangelist, in America
for the sixth time has returned TO Eng
land, after seven months tour OF "the
states" He spoke in most of the large
cities, drawing people in, such crowds
that 1t was commonly necessary &c use
the password, 81 have never heard
Gypsy Smith," in order to gain admis-
sion to his meetings. He has visited
every English speaking country around
the world, and everywhere he has
caught the ears Of the people. He fills
the biggest halls with no other adver-
Using than that carried by word OF
mouth.
The man ls remarkable for his sim
plclty Of speech, his flashes Of humor
and pathos, his Insight into human M
i'ture, his dramatic fire and his appeal
to the heart. Not the least of his gifts
is his singing Since the days of Moody
and Sanky, no one has reached the
masses so effectively with song and
sermon. Thousands have been made
4 better men and women through his min.
istry. Wherever he gees he leaves
behind him an awakened religious life
He accomplishes all this by the ire
sistlble power d his personality and
his message. Much evangellstic work is
superficial and sensational. Gipsy
Smiths is not. 1t is deep, lasting and
Impressive. One of the London papers
said of him a few years ago that he Is
one Of the finest opponents of the posi-
bilities of Anglo-saxon speech since the
days of John Bright.
Gypsy Smiths home Is In Manches
, ter, England. lie has two sons and {
daughter. Albany, the eldst son, Is al
, vasevr ,n,f,1ps dsiis,r-ya,osoan,ils ms
rine; Hanley n a student at yictoris
University. Manchester, while the
daughter, Zlllai, is at home. "Wher
she was somewhnt younger" the evan
gelist recalls in bis delightful autobiog
raphy, recently published, "she onc'
said to me. Some little girls have theil
daddies always iat home; mine onl,
, comes home when he wants clean col
lars"
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

Emile Grigs5y, the young woman
ward of the late Charles r. Yerkes,
has been given 100000 from the
Yerkes estate, and, 1t Is declared, she
Will sell the Park avenue mansion
which Yerkes built for her, and here
after reside in Europe. The late trac-
ton magnate's friendship for Miss
Grlgsby was 50 great that an open
scandal resulted at the time Of his
death.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

In Nebraska the potato industry has
grown rapidly. Much Of the work of
harvesting is done by Indians. These
people come with tents and teams In n
little band of a dozen or more and 10
cate along the highway in .he potato
growing districts. They hire ont to
pick up potatees For $3.50 per day and
board themselves. They are not ex-
celled at this kind of work. They 30
about from farm to farm until the po-
tate season Is over. when they return
to their rcservatlons.-Klmball's Dairy
Farmer.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

Corn burnt on the cob and tie refuse
which consists almost entireiy Of the
grains reduced to charcoal and still re-
tanning their perfect shape-plaeed be-
fore fowls. is greedily eaten by them,
with marked improvement in their
health. This Is shown by the brighter
color of their combs. and their sooner
producing a greater average Of eggs to
tne dock than ever before.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

Washington ssas crossing the Della
ware. He stood.
Better sit down, sir suggested an
aid.
"sit DOWN. responded Justify the
father Of his countrya Aud pray, what
sort of q picture would that make?'
Blushing under the rebuke, the aid
resolved to monkey no more wi*h art
Philadelphia Ledger.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

1t ls claimed that per cent of the
horse's weight of good, nourishing food
Is all 1t should eat in day. BY this
rule horse weighing 1900 pounds
should receive 30 pounds of foo6S but
ii must be considered that something
depends upon the amount Of iabot per
formed. MS well us the digestive ca
paclty and appetite Of the animal.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

Dogs that become addicted to sheep
killing do 50 from pure vlciousness. In
majority Of cases the dogs do not
eat any portion Of the carcass. but Will
kill Il dozen or, more sheep for the de-
light Of 50 doing.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

attentive congre-
cation. Not one
of them made an
attempt to move
away"
Glpsy Smith has
thus described his
first aud lenee.
That was years
ago in rural Eng
land when he was
n gypsy boy, living
In a canvas wagon
and selling clothes
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

One cup of sugar rubbed to cream
with half-cup of butter or lard: one
half cup. OF sour milk; one-half tea
spoonful of baking soda; flour enough
to make dough that can be rolled
out. Add any flavor wished and roll
out cut and bake quickly
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

A newly discovered portrait of shak-
speare shows that he had receding
chin and a slanted brow. We suspect
that the, BscOnians have not told all
they know about this matter.
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24
rhr watcrInr rrnprl,.

| The stock water trough needs a thor
ough washing and scrubbng and fiush
ing occasionally, If tt wafer is to be
free from disease. The watering trough
is one Of the sources from which all
the diseases on the farm are spread
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

Miss Mugley-I always try to retire
before midnight. 1 don't like to miss
my beauty sleep.
Miss Peppery really should try
harder. You certainly don't get enough
of it--Philadelphla Ledger
Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24

Another reason why the Bible sells
SO readily may be because everybody
wants copy of 1t, lying around where
the preacher can see it when he calls.