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The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

Joint Meeting of the Royal
NeighbOrs and Mod
ern WO0dmon.

The Joint installation of the officers
OF the Modern Woodman and Royal
Neighbor camps at the opera house
house last Wednesday night drew a
large representation of those fraternal
orders. In addition to the regular
installation ceremonies there was fine
intrumental music and singing that
made the program a most interesting
and enjoyable one.
The following Woodmen officers
we're installed: a. J. Libby, venerable
consul; j. O. Aber, worthy advisor;J
Clair Lomax, clerk; E. E. Toothaker
banker; j. G. Brown, escort; A. r.
Bissit, watchman; E. B. Skulley, sen.
try; DR.. T. D. Fawcette, member of
board Of managers.
The following Royal Neigobor
officers were installed, the cermonies
being in charge of Mrs. Needles, Mrs.
Laing, and Miss. Lou Shiflett, Of
Brookfeld camp: Mrs. Ellen Smith,
orical; Mrs Allie Harter, vice orical;
Mrs Fannie Bryant, recorder; Mrs.
0. E. Calloud, chancellor; Miss Ethel
Calloud, marshal; Miss Daisy Rankin,
receiver; Mrs. j. E. Kent, inner SEN
final; Mrs. J. @. Aber, outer sentinel.
The following visitors were present
from Linneus camp; Henry Jacobs,
A. A. Couch, J. R. Caulson, Payne
Reid, Clarence Western, Geo. Dray
and Sherman Luyster, the latter be-
ing accompanied by Mrs. Luyster.
The last number on the program
was the banquet, covers being laid for
over two hundred. A long table, load
ed with good things to eat was arrang-
ed in the west end of the hall and if
any went away hungry it was because
hey did not make their wants known.
The splendid music, the singing, the
drill by the young ladies, the impress
,ive ceremonies, the social intercourse
and banquet served to make the even
ng a pleasant and happy one for all
present.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12
Hoyt's "a Bunch Of Ksys."

One fun incident doth tread upon
the others heels SO fast do they
follow in Hoyt's revised and repolish-
ed, GA Bunch of Keys" the only
musical farce comedy, which has been
able, year in and year out for more
than a score of years, to SO endear
itself to popular esteem, that its ad-
vent is invariably an occasion of no
small rejoicing among those who at
tend the theatre with the sole object
of passing away an evening in un-
restrained merriment. The. coming
therefore to The DeGraw, Brookfeld
on Thursday, Jan. Oath of Hoyt's
funniest of all mixtures of humor,
frolic and melody, can only be regarded
in the light which concerns the better
ment of human nature, as there is
naught to compare with a good hearty
laugh in the world of plentiful woe.
This seasons blend of captivating
features puts ga Bunch of Keys" to
a still more favorable advantage as an
entertainment Of the choicest qualities,
from every point reckoned, and the
employment of so many exceptionally
clever artists, in all the departments
of jollity and song, furthermore en-
hances its value among the most
acceptable forms Of stage divertise-
ment.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12
RoYal Neishbor Revolutions.

Resolutions adopted by Goldenrot
Camp No. 1896, Royal Neighbors o
America, Laclede, in memory Of Mrs
Mary N. Barton, who died on Janu.
ary l, 1907:
Whereas, The angel Of death has
entered our camp for the first time
and taken from our midst Neighbo1
Barton;
Resolved, That by her death this
camp has Lost a true neighbor. the
family a. devoted wife al.d loving
mother; and be it further
Resolved, That we extend our
heartfelt sympathy to the griefstrick-
en- husband, children and relatives in
this. their time Of bereavement, and
while they mourn the loss of their be-
loved one, we mourn the loss of our
beloved neighbor; and be it further
Resolved, That our charter be
draped in mourning for a period of
thirty days; that a copy Of these reso-
lutiohs be sent to the bereaved family
and to the official paper for publica-
hon; also copy be spread upon the
records of our camp.
Mrs. FANNIE BRYANT.
Mrs. GEORGIA BOOMER.
MRs. LIZZIE ANDERSON.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

If our home is humble we can make
it happy one. Cultivate the beau
tiful flowers that God has given us,
endeavoring to do with our might
whatever We do, and making all
around us bright and cheerful, thus
We viii cause cur children, in the even-
ing of life. to carry around their brow
glorious halo Of memories Of q happy
childhood home.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12
From Over the County.

from Over me County.
/ Sheriff Anderson has appointed
i Constable Ed T. Brott his deputy s
/ Brookfeld.
The Browning LEADER Record ha
advanced its subscription price t
$1.25 per year when II is not paid j
advance. Good idea.
Rev. H. B. Tierney, assistant pas
tor of the Catholic church at Brook
field, is to leave that charge, having
been assigned to charge at Trenton
The authorities at Browning are
endeavoriDg to put a stop to rafting
and all other games Of chance which
are nothing more nor less than gam
bling schemes.
The Santa Fe railroad system, with
division point at Marceline, has in
augurated liberal pension policy
for their employees and put it in
force January 1.
The Messenger last week mentioned
several needed improvements for
,Meadville during this year and urged
the organization Of a commercial club
as one of the means Of getting them.
A movement is on foot to establish
a canning factory at Brookfeld. A
proposition has been made by a Chi
cago company to build and equip a
complete and combined corn, fruit
and vegetable factory for the sum Of
$11,75O.
Prof Cloe F. Johns, principal Of
the Milan public schools and SON.
in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Ad-
ans. Of this place, is candidate for
county school commissioner of Sulli-
van county. Mr.. Johns ranks among
the best educators Of this part of the
state and his many friends down this
way hope he may win.
AL. Garrison, Earl. Wilkersop and
Claude Rice, three Brookfeld youths,
went to the home of Mary Preston in
one night last week and
raised a disturbance. They were ar
rested and when arraigned in police
court plead guilty and were fined 800
apiece and costs. Not being able to
iquidate, they were sent to the coun-
y Jail.
A young woman in Gibson City,
illinois, has resigned her position as
;eacher in the public schools for the
purpose of going as missionary to
Africa. Why should she 60 so far.
when Chicago is SO near, and where
here are more heathens to the square
rard than there are in Africa to the
welve square miles? Strange ideas
f missionary work these school marms
AVE.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12
ALLEN MOORE DEAD
Succumb0d TO An Overdose
OF K.Aus1Anum Last
I. Tuesday.

President Allen Moore Of the Chi
licothe normal school died in an am
bulance in Kansas City about tw,
o'clock Tuesday morning while
being taken from the Blossom hous'
to the emergency hospital. His dealt
was caused from an overdose Of laud
Il Anum. II
s Mr. Moore had been transactin1
business in Springfield and arrived il
Kansas City Sunday and while wait
I ing to catch train to Chillicothe he
fell asleep. When he awoke the train
had gone. He went to the Blossom
house and registered. Sunday night
he wrote an eight-page letter to J. A.
Taylor in Springfield in which he
stated that he was suffering from
stomach trouble. Monday he went to
Q drug store and purchased thirty
grains Of laudanum and returned to
his room at the Blossom house.
AT 1880 p. m. the hotel clerk, re-
membering that he had not seen
Professor Mooe since Sunday night,
went to his room and found him un-
conscious. DR.. p. T. Phillips, house
physician, was summoned and Pro
fessor Moore was placed in an ambu-
lance to be taken to the emergency
hospital at the city hall. Atthe time
he was removed from the hotel it was
thought that he had an even chance
for life. Before the hospital was
reached he had expired, in spite Of
the eforts of the physician.
The Kansas City journal says that
Mr.. Moore purchased the laudanum
at Eyssell's drug store, near the
Blossom house, asking for thirty drops.
The clerk warned him that twenty
drops were enough to kill horse, but
gave him the drug.
The Chillicothe Constitution says
he had been in poor health for several
months and at night was unable to
sleep. He had been in the habit of
taking laudanum so that he could
get more sleep. One week ago last
Sunday he took 35 drops oflaudanum
which nearly proved fatal but the
prompt arrival Of physician saved
his life. He had also been suffering
from heart trouble for several years
and it was thought by his family that
was the cause of his death until late
message was received from Kansas
City stating that he had taken an
overdose of laudanum.
The dead educator was man of un-
tiring energy. He went about his
work pith an intelligent enthusiasm
that was contagious and which always
brought success. He had the ability
to do things on a large scale, as his
running three schools at one time
gave evidence. Every year the mark
which he expected to attain was set
higher and his schools grew constantly.
He was one of the widest advertisers
among United States school men.
His death removes q foremost, a most
valuable and highly respected citizen
from Chillicothe and deprives his
wife and children of q husband and ,
ather whose affection and care never
7sried.
He carried 100000 life insurance
which was all made payable to his !
widow.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

Il n MY.
The secret of success in life is Il
keep busy, to be persevering, patien
and untiring in the pursuit or callin,
lyou are following. The busy one
may now and then make mistakes
but It is better to risk these than to hi
idle and inactive. Keep doing, wheth
er it be- work or recreation. Motion
is life and the busiest are the happiest
Cheerful, active labor is blessing
An old philosopher says:-the frefy
only shines on the wing. So it is
with the mind; when once we rest, We
darken.
Ask yourself hard questions about
yourself, find out all You can about
yourself. Ascertain from original
sources if you are really the manner
Of man you say you are; if you are
always honest; if you always tell the
square, perfect truth in business deals;
if your life is as good and upright at
eleven o'clock as it is at noon; if you
are as good a temperance man on
fishing excursions as you are at a
Sunday School picnic; if you are as
good when you 60 out to the city as
when you are at home; if, in short,
you are the sort Of a man your father
hopes you are and your sweetheart
believes you to be.
Xxx
The chief cause of unhappiness in
life is discomfort. 1t is a peculiar
foible in human nature seldom or new
er to be satisfied with our own lot
and to be always envying that of
some one else, entirely losing sight of
the fact that no one can escape trouble,
no matter what line of life he may
adopt, and that no matter how bad
his lot may seem he can always find
many whose situations is infinitely
worse. The farmer whose sheep are
killed by dogs, whose peach andapple
blossoms are frost bitten, and whose
have the ague envies the
minister who, he thinks, has nothing
% do but write one or two sermons a |
week and enjoy himself the rest Of the
lime, when the good man of the
cloth, with his -four barrel
and his woodshed empty and his sal
Try far in arrears, wishes his parents
had made him farmer.
Xxx
Let us try to make our homes attrac-
i've and pleasant. Like the sunshine
hat each year sheds the strengthening
ays on the tender flowers, nursing
hem to life and beauty, that peers
through the half curtained windows,
hat tints the evening clouds with {
olden glory, so let the sunshine of
leasant words and loving smiles shed ,
IS lasting influences on the young
carts around us, and we will do much I
owards keeping their feet from the {
smpters snare and directing their
,oughts to that home in the Beautiful I
onI &.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12
Farm for SAX.

Ny 100 acre farm one mile west Of
Forker for sale. Ifinterested, eall or
write J. Il. BAeENsTos,
Sumner, No.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12
HERE AND rrIERE.


i u :
day and drove FIVE miles out to |
country church and preached thai
night returning home Yesterday.
j. N. Wilson, Linn county's new
circuit clerk, was III Laclede Thurs.
day and was q pleasant viaitor at thin
Office. Mr. Wilson was on his way tc
Brookfeld to arrange for a deputy
clerk for the Brookfeld court.
! Mart Morrison, who is d member Of
Laclede camp, was mere from his home
near Rothyille attending the Wood
men installation Wednesday night.
Mr.. Morrison is nursing a crippled
hand the index finger of which was
torn off by q corn shredder two months
ego.
In any city where the majority of
its citizens are home owners, one will
find pretty homes and happy, satisfied
people. They are always on the alert
for the best interest Of the town and
its moral welfare. Where this is not
SO, such an interest is not displayed.
A very large majoritysof the people Of
La lede own their own homes, and
Lacledeis is better off for it.
No satisfactory bid for carrying the
mail between Laclede and Linneus on
Sundays under department advertise
ment of laet September having been
received another bulletin advertise
ment for service from July 1, 1907 to
July 80, 1911, has been issued. Those
wishing to submit proposals for the SER
vic will be supplied with blank forms
by applying to postmaster at Laclede
or. Linneus. 4tss
We are pleased to note an increas-
ing desire on the part Of our readers
to secure at the first possible moment |
a copy of The BLADE, and some call
at the Office and get copy as it falls
fresh from the press. The reason. is,
we publish all the news all the time.
We want you to help us make it still
better by notifying us of the death,
marriage or important transactions in
which anyone from this locality is
concerned. /
Last Monday was an unusual jan
uary day. A regular spring thunder
shower occurred early in the morning
and again at night, with much light
ming. The sun shone during the day
and the thermometer registered 65 de-
grees at 2 o'clock. The printers
worked with the Office door open and
no fire. The government weather
bureau records it as the warmest Jan
lary day in Missouri in seventeen
years. The regular January thaw
would no doubt have taken place this
week had there been anything frozen
outside the ice factories.
fyou have made up your mind to
i've in a town, then stand up for it,
md il you know positively no good,
hen silence is golden. Do. all you
an to help along every man who is
ngaged in legitimate business. Do
ot send away for everything nice
ou want and still expect the home :
zen to keep stock to suit the whim
f one or two customers. The sue Z
ess of your fellow townsmen will be =
our success. No man lveth to him 2
,lf and no man does business inde- .
endently of his fellow business men. :
axe your home paper. Do not i'm =
CINE the big daiies fill up all this P
,ace. There are many little crevices Z
{ a good cheer, social sunshine, per e
NAL mention, IN the home paper that a.
le big dailies do not print. Then do s 8
ot abuse your neighbor. The main =
ference in the number Of his faults n
ID your own is that you see through
magnifying glass as critic. The
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

Chas. Z. Winrod, who has been in
the west for several years, is here
visiting relatives and friends
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

Chas. Prswitt. who farmsd near
Columbus. Kansas Last ysar. moved
back 70 Laclsas this MI.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

Regular services at the NJ. &.
clutch tomorrow. the pastor preaching
morning aud evening.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

L Kathryn Felt is spending a few
days in Kansas City having her
throat treated.
The Laclede blade., 1907-01-12

MRs. FANNIE BRYANT.
Mrs. GEoRGIA BOOMER.
MRs. LIzzIE ANDERSON.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

The increasing number OF terrible
railroad accidents has led the officials
Of a number Of the great rallroat
systems 10 arrange series OF surprise
tests to see how well their engineers
observe the rules in obcying Signals
and orders The Pennsylvania Rail
road is one of these and tine results
arc interesting and on the whole
2252 trains have been tested, ana -
per cent Of the enginCnen complied
promptly and strictly with the rules
Of the company. while the : per cent.
who are marked on the official records
as deficient brought their trains to Il
stop, though not until after passing
the signals. The tests are conducted
by officials Of the company, who, ~
unusual times and places, set signals
at caution or danger, cxtlnSulshcd
snal lights, display fuses. or place
torpcdocS on the track, with a view t"
keeping enginemen constantly on the
alert for any and all signals. Failure 10
observe any of the rules regarding the
use of signals is reported, and the en-
ginclncn are summoned before the pro-
per officials for discipline.
OF $50 trains recently tested on the
main line IS per cent. arc reported as
having obeycd the rules absolutely
while the cnginemen of the remaining
> per cent. were severely disciplined. 1t
is further reported that tests on tin
New York division. where many higl,
Sreed trains are run. showed perfect
record. This practice Of the Pcnnsyl-
vania and other railroads in the West
| is one for every road in the country to
initiate. We shall then have fewer
sickenng disasters caused by run
ming by signals Nor are the engine
men the only ones to lie tested: those
who set the signals. dispatch the or.
ders etc should all he spurred to con
| tinual accuracy and alertncss by the
knowledge that at any moment they
NAV be under test by their superiOrS
ana that failure will cost them dear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
CRAVING FOR DRINK DESTROYED

The best aid to temperance is some
thing that will strengthen the
drunkard's wrecked nervous system
and cure his unnatural craving for
drink. We believe that any man who
really desires to be cured of the liquor
habit can cure himself by using Orrine.
This remarkable discovery has made 50
many cures among our customers that
We are glad to sell it under an absolute
guarantee to refund the money if it
does not cure.
1t is in two forms: No. l that can be
given secretly. and No. for those who
wish to he cured. 1t is not only the
most reliable treatment known, but it
is also the most economical as it costs
only 81 a box and there is no detention
from the usual duties. while if cure
is not effected. there is no expense
whatever. Mail orders filled. The
Orrine Co. Washington. ID. G. or Willis
r. Partridge, go Water Street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
Shark Stories.

From the navy department at wash
ington. and therefore bearing an official
stamp as to its authenticity. comes a
curious story which revives the ancient
controversy as to whether sharks ever
attacked human beings. This story.
which is intended as an illustration of
the ferocity Of the sharks that swarm
in the harbor of Manila, in the Philip
pines. is to the effect that as one Of the
boats belonging to the gunbcat FL Gano
was being rowcd out to the vessel
Feb. q. a plug in the bottom Of the boat
came out, and to prevent it being
swamped j. ]. Dunlap. a sailor belong
ing to the El Gano, thrust his finger
through the hole. The finger was bitten
off as clean as though it were ampu-
tated by surgeon. although the sur
geun in this case happened to be a
that as the lost finger was the one used
to quill trigger. the sailor will have to
be retired from duty. From the Florida
coast comes another shark story. In
this instance shark in pursuit Of 4
tarron leaped into boat containing
two fishermen and in the struggle that
followed it crushed one of them Il
death in its Jaws
These stories. one official and pecu-
nj
peculiar. appear to be in direct contra
diction of The result Of wager laid q
few years ago by Herman Oelrichs. the
we'll know J. anna eur- SpoftslilaIl-aEa-s .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

most severe weather The Boothbay
hatchery is in charge of Capt Edward
f.. Hahn, formerly of the fish com
mission schooner Grampus.
The town of Wells boasts i'll its only
surviving vessel. the 6S-tOn schooner
Alice S. Wentworth, the smallest coast
er engaged in the carrying trade
around Cape Cod to Sound ports and
New York: a trade rarely ventured in
by vessels of less than 100 tons. The
Wentworth is owned and commanded
by Capt Arthur Stevens, who had the
vessel rebuilt two years ago from his
schooner Lizzie a. Tolles. she is a
handsome ana finely built little
schooner. and with the exception of a
few trips to Boston from her home port
during the winter. carries lumber
throughout the year from Portland and
the kcnncbcc to New York, returning
with coal Tor her owners bins. AS
she can also at any time load lumber,
cord wood or box boards at her own
er's wharf. the Wentworth is not de-
pendent, as are many coasters, upon
the prevailing freights. Only once
has the tiny craft met mishap in
rounding the dreaded Cape Cod this
being last summer, when she was
caught in an easterly gale and made
Edgartown harbor with sails torn and
her deck load of lumber shifted.
Wells is one of the most difficult ports
on the coast to enter, and the Went
worth generally waits at I<ittery, the
nearest available harbor for the most
smooth and moderate chance before
attempting to get into the river. This
inlet is almost entirely dry at low tide,
and Oh each trip home the crew have to
go ahead in the yawl boat and buoy the
changcable harbor with stakes. after
watch the Wentworth is poled into her
home port. The utmost care is neces-
sary in getting into the river. for
should the vessel ground at the mouth
she would undoubtedly go to pieces
with the first storm, in such an exposed
position. Wells was at one time a
thriving seaport. but the Alice 5.
Wentworth is the only vessel entering
its little Earbor nowadays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Bath rather rcseat3 the suggestion
that the observance of the Popham
ttrcentcnnary by the Maine IIistoricI
society next August be made the
chief feature Of the celebration. The
Shipping City has an ambition to cele-
brate itself something which ii has q
Perfect right to DO and in which every
body would wish it success. But il
would be pity if its celebration
should il any way interfcr,
with or dctract from the exer.
,iscs At Popham Ivy the Main,
Historical society. This organization
is a State and not local affair; its
celebration will he nn the historic spot
itself rather than a dozen miles dis
tant and its plans have been made 70!
some time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06


~ = anncuncr'l from Japan that Cen
etaI Nurnkl VII represent 'ne lapanC:c
vaar - IN = -
~ S"llcpy ;. IN LONDON, on NonuhS.
PRINT o. tIeorg" Washington. from INC
ORIGINAL picture IN Phlladelphia, was sold
fcr Sll1 st auction.
Episcopal bishop in Japan, who was for
many years identified with missionary
work IT emma; has arrived in New
YORK from Naples on short vacation.
A German resident Of Canhridp,
Mass. who is closely identified with COL
legc affairs. is authority for the state.
ment that Prince oscar. Empcror Will
Iinm's fifth son and next to the Young
est, will nr3l,ablv enter Harvard Tniycr
sity in The coming fall.
~ Amh,csn White 1-.,.ron nrofo.
snr II Ie;Iiic,I Iitnrnt,,ro IL ~ -. rt,a,,,b
Cnl1o.rn XIII ,as.nr af ~ ,.or at 49,,
Ch,ncb in iInnsrsrr \ Il has accnotni