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The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
Reward for Negro Fugitive.

Jefferson City-Gov. Folk issued a
proclamation offering reward of
5000 for the apprehension of B. P. e.
Hamilton, negro, who escaped from
the Springfield jail on Oct. 10.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

That an article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each package con.
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

The shortest and surest way to live
with honor in the world is to be in
reality what we would appear to be-
De Scales.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
Frisco Conductor In rolls.

ringfield-Robert J. Lewis, F'ris-
CO conductor. is in jail here on the
charge of assault on Mrs. Hattie
Owens, widow, who came here re-
Gently from Hartville, Mo.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
His Job.

Bishop Potter was staying with a
friend in country house. On Sunday
morning as he passed through the H.
brary he found small boy curled up
in big chair deeply interested in a
book. "Are you going to church,
Tom? he asked. mo-" he replied.
why. am" the bishop said. "Huh!"
the boy returned. That's your job"
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

five months in a hos
pital / was dis
charged as incurable,
and given only six
months to live. My
heart was affected, I
had 8 m o { h e rim &
spells, and some
times fell uncon.
scious. ! got 30 I
couldn't use m y
arms, my eyesight
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
eel
Gave
Up
Classifying Her.

Ascum-I understood you to call
Mrs. Rownder widow, but her hus-
band Is living.
Wise-Oh, yes; she's what you
might call CLUB widow"-she's q
woman who has a late husband
Houston Post.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

what a very thin voice that girl
has" Thin? Why, It's so thin she
ought to sing all her music in skele-
ton key."--Baltimore American.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
The Wav of IL,

Stella: How do you know Jack Is
going to propose?
Bella-His speech leaked the last
time was with HMM. Y. Sun.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
U. b. c. Guests Of Governor.

Jefferson City-Governor and Mrs.
Folk received the delegates to the
tenth annual convention of the Mis-.
souri, United Daughters of the Con.
federacy at the executive mansion.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

Many never write the check of sue
cess because they wait for the worlds
Endorsement before they begin to
draw 1t.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
Sues Town for DAMAGES.

Kingston-Orson Jacobson fled suit
in the circuit court against the town
of Kidder for $4,000 damages for in
juries received from falling on de-
fective sidewalk.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
John Brown Juror.

Williams Abrams Martin, the soil
tary survivor of the 12 men who con-
victed John Brown, is still living in
Virginia. He has celebrated his
seventy-fifth anniversary.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
Orders Local Option Election.

Orders Local Option Election.
Kingstop-The county court has or
dered special election for Nov. 16
to vote on local option in Caldwell
county. There are three saloons in
the county.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
New Rurllnuton suparlntendant.

NEW Burlington SuPerIntenoent.
Brookfield--The announcement IL
made that James Russell, formerly Of
Beardstown, Ill.,, has succeeded J, ID.
votaw as superintendent of the Brook
iield division Of the Burlington rail-
road.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

Lewis Single Binder - the famous
straight Sc cigar, always best quality.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Discharged Becaues Doctors Could Not
Cure.

Levi p. Brockway, s. Second Ave,
Anoka., Mimi, says: after lying for
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

Smokers appreciate the quality value of
Lewis Single Binder cigar. Your dealer
or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

A woman would rather have bis
feet than not have high instep.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

Lots of people are poor subjects for
a mind reader,
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-10-25

W l. Douglas name and price Stamped ON bottom Take
for W. L. Douglas Shoes II ho supply you send
where BY mail Catalog free. WDoasias Brseksaa. Mas
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

airy, 1889. The final start for the east coast
was made on May 8, arriving at Bagamoyo on
the fourth day of December.
The march was one of exceeding peril and
many prlvatlons, and it is almost miraculous
that so few lives should have been lost. His
foree consisted of nearly 600 men, women and
children, and they carried great quantities of
ivory and other merchandise.
In advance of Stanley's official report. it is
impossible to give. in detail an account of his
discoveries. He has traversed the entire
length OF the Aruwimi or Itur River a
mighty tributary to the Congo and found that
it rises a little to the west of and close bv the
Albert Nyanza.
He has discovered a new lake, which he
named Albert Edward Nyanza, and which he
considers to be the source of the White Nile
and his researches have added about six thou,
sand square miles to the area of the Victoria
Nyanza
He has in other ways added an immense
amount to our knowledge of the Dark Cont.
nent, and earned the gratitude of geographers.
The world cannot do too much honor to
such man. Henry Nj. Stanley is the greatest
explorer of the time, perhaps of all time. and
as he is not an old man, by any means the
future has no doubt greater honors in store
for him.
TO the young lis life is a splendid lesson
of what pluck and perseverance will accom-.
psh, and it reads like a romance No hero
of antiquity ever succeeded against greater
odds or achieved greater results. Neither a
bTaggart nor a boaster, he has never once told
the world what he was going to do; he has
done it quietly and effectively. There will be
very few, If any, monuments erected to his
fame; but history will not let his name die
In greater and better sense than Scipio he
is Stanley Africanus-the conqueror of Africa.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27


and strong, perfectly adapted for cracking the
seeds or grain which form the larger part Of
the food of all fnches.
Then look at the thrush's long and rather
slender bill, curved slightly along its whole
length What could be more useful for Dip
ping INTO the soft, wet earth and pulling out
Dig, lat worms, poking amongst dead
leaves for grubs, beetles and larvae? Thrushes
and blackbrds and all their tribe live almost
entirely on animal food with little fruit,
such as strawberries, now and then for des-
sert; SO they are perhaps the most really use.
ful OF all our tribes of common birds.
1he slender, delicate bills of warblers show
that they feed principally on smaller insects,
which they search for amid the foliage of trees
and shrubs, or more rarely in the grass and
herbage along the ground. Plant lice and spi.
ders they clear off in tens of thousands
Few beaks could be more useful to their
owner than that of the fairly common. yet
little known, bird, the fern-owl or nipht-iar
1t Is very short and weak, yet its wide cape
is perfect trap for the night flying moths
that form Master Night-jar's evening meal
Similar, too, are the swallow and martin tribe
all of whom hawk through the upper air fo1
| flying insects.
On this page is shown the bill of the great
| black woodpecker, a good example of all
his tribe You see how chisel-like is the shape
| of his powerful instrument-how exquisitey
adapted for driving into the recess of rough
barks and extracting therefrom grubs and 9th.
er woodboring insects. His tongue too, is
most curiously formed, but that hardly falls
within the scope of this little article
Another Illustration shows the typical beab
of bird of prey. The sea eagle is the par.
tlcular beak represented. Its tremendous
power, backed by the stee-like muscles of the
neck, show the fesh-eating habits of all the
birds of prey tribe The kestrel is the com.
monest example that we have in this country,
and next the sparrow-hawk. The owls. too,
show, by the peculiar shape of their bills, a
similar carnivorous habit
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
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black when light containing no yellow is
thrown upon IL.
Hence, if we have two pieces of CLOTH one
being pure yellow and the other reddish
yellow; they will appear very much alike in
daylight, but in red light the pure yellow
red.
The still more curious effects produced
by mixing light of two colors admit of
=, These mixtures are great favorites with
the lime-lght man at the theatre, who, by
Judicious choice of colors both in the light
and in the costumes, is able to produce
startling and unearthy affects.
II may be added that the terms "red light"
and blue light are only used for convent.
ence In strictness, light itself has no color.
but the power of producing the sensation
to suppose that partcusr s kind Is no Of reasG gbf
produces exactly the same sensation in diff.
ferent eyes.
In fact, the sensations of "color-blind" per.
sons are known to be very different from
those of the rest of mankind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
THE EXPLORER

of Major Barttelot, who was afterward muir
dered by some of the natives.
About the same time Tippoo lib, the cele-
brated Arab trader, was sent further up the
Congo to re-estabsh a station near Stanley
Falls which slave traders had destroyed, and
with instructions to join Stanley later on by
an overland route.
Stanley himself, still with force of several
hundred, left Yambuya on June 2S, and push
ed on toward Albert Nyanza through dense
forest penetrable only with the greatest dan
ger and hardships.
Near the northern end of the Albert Nyanza
he was joined by Emn Pasha on April %,
time the expedition started from Leopoldville.
Later Stanley returned to Yambuya for
supplies, and then for third time travelled
the length of the Aruwimi, and rejoined Emin
Pasha at the foot of Albert Nyanza, in Janu-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
NY FIRE SIDE.

Where freight plays on the nursery wall.
All, mel "the children" are scattered wide.
Some made their home on distant shore,
And some are gone where the blest abide,
And children are children evermore.
But echoing over the space between,
Adown the sky and across the sea-
Floating like dreams over Times ravine,
Those household voices come back to me.
And / sit and muse on the days to come,
Mid memories dim of the days gone past.
And meeting sweet in the heavenly home,
Where God will gather us all at last.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

the Congo Free State was founded, with an
area of 500, 600 square miles and population
of S,O0O,0O0, State which has been recog-
nized by the United States and the leading
European powers.
His latest achievement has been the rescue
of Emin Pasha. The relief expedition was
organized and sent out in January, 1887, and
Stanley, who was lecturing in this country,
was y recalled by, telegram from Leopold, King
of. Belgium, to take charge of the forces. He
joined them and assumed command at Leo
poldville, on April 20, 1897.
Starting. up the Congo few days later, he
reached Yambuya, on the Aruwimi, in June.
He was accompanied by Major e. Barttelot
and number of other European officers, and
had a force of several hundred Zanzibari and
Soudanese soldiers and carriers. About one
hundred and fifty miles up the Aruwimi he
established camp, which he left in command
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

sit at my fireside, warm and bright,
And dream my dreams as | used to do,
In days when my feet and heart were light,
And the untried world looked fair and true.
think of many pleasant place,
And many an aspect that dear ones wore,
And long for many vanished face,
Whose smile will gladden. my eyes no more.
And often fancy heard tread
Echo again in the oaken hall,
And the children singing their hymns Ger
head,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27


beyond their control.
A time of war produces great soldiers VINO
would never have been heard of in times OF
peace; and great national questions always
make great statesmen. But Henry M. Stanley
"made himself in the strictest sense OF the
term.
His parentage was obscure, and his early
days wer spent in abject poverty In Denolgh'
Wales. 1t does not appear that he had any
friends to assist him during his boyhood, and
at the age of ten he shipped as cabin-boy
ON vessel bound for New Orleans. There he
met rich gentleman who adopted him and
cave him his name.
Under his care Stanley was educated, and
would no doubt have been enriched, but his
friend neglected to make a will, and on his
sudden death his protege was left penniless
In 1867 he became newspaper correspond
emf and in 1869 he started from Paris to
Africa to find Livingstone, the great English
traveller and missionary who had not been
heard from so long that fears were entertained
for his safety
He started almost at an hours notice, and
in seven months after leaving Zanzibar, found
Livingstone at Ujiji doing what an expedi-
tion equipped by the English Livingstone
Relief Committees" had failed to accomplish
This achievement fixed his fame as an Afri-
can explorer, and since then he has devoted
himself to that field. Through his discoveries
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

fes[sSsse1 se"'e VhaJ Jne papyruS was one vi
kSz&SNl thc first plants used in making fans.
In ancient Greece the first fans
were made of branches of myrtle.
acacia and plane-tree. 1t was not until the
fifth century. B. c., that the peacock was
known In Greece, and from this epoch dates
the use among Grecan ladies of the peacock 8
tail as new and elegant kind of fan.
As the lawmakers art extended the use Of
feathers alone came to be discarded, as they
were found too pable, and the idea was con-
ceived of placing between each pair of feathers
thin strip of wood. Fans are often ;Iention-
ed in Latin authors. Plautus refers to the
fabelliferroe, or female slaves, who carried
parasols and fans to shade and drive away
flies from their mistresses.
Fans of peacocks' feathers remained in fash
ion through the middle ages up to the seven
teenth century, not only in Italy, but in Eng
land and France.
Fans of ostrich feathers came into favor
gradually, exceeding those of peacocks' feath-
ers, and such fans appear in Ttan's pictures.
Leaves OF palm-trces, reeds and odoriferous
woods are among the substances of which
fans are made in foreign countries.
Since the fan his come to be regarded as an
almost indispensable adjunct to the feminine
toilet, an accredited history of its origin may
not prove uninteresting to the sex who handle
it so adroitly.
The Chinese affirm that Kan-si the beauti
ful daughter of one of the mandarins, found
the mask which Celestial etiquette requires
to be worn in public by ladies very oppres
sive, as the evening was warm, but her i'll
genuity was equal to the occasion.
She united her mask and moved it so rapid
ly back and forth before her face that it was
impossible to distinguish her features, while
her beauty was enhanced in the eyes of all
the bcholders by the tantalizing glimpses af-
forded by the coquettish maneuver.
In a moment a thousand fair Celestials, ap-
preciating her courage and coquetry, imitat-
ed her example, and thousand masks were
put in motion before thousand pretty faces
BY thousand pretty hands. The ingenious
Chinese caught the idea, and by the next feast
of lanterns fans were substituted for masks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Copyright by James EIverson

fVAylE live in world of color. Flowers,
I" leaves, rocks and sky enliven the
landscape with their various tnts,
tkktallI and the diversity of color is such
that it is difficult to find two OBJ
Jects of exactly the same shade.
bet us look little into the causes of this
wealth OF color. If piece of red glass is
neld IN the path of sunbeam which then
duced
II the hand, or almost any object is held
IN the path of the beam which has passed
through the glass it will glow with ruddy
hgnS' III blue or green glass is used instead
OF the red glass blush or greenish tinge is
gwen to the objects upon which the light
falls.
similar device is frequently used in the
production of spectacular effects in the thea.
tres The waves of color which sweep over
the stage, and cause such marvellous changes
in the faces and costumes there, are produced
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

KEEN observer recently remarked
that it is doubtful if any conmbina-
nation Of circumstances could have
kept Henry M. Stanley in obscurity.
In all ages there are men who rise
To ,,n,rar and fame thrnuph forces
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Beaks of Birds

LID 1T ever strike you in what an abb
solutely marvellous way the beaks of
birds are adapted each to its special
use? The most casual glance at a
sparrow or bullfinch shows you
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
History Of the Fan

HE fan is of very ancient origin.
Those who have traced its history
state that the papyrus was one of
e the first plants used in making fans.
In ancient Greece the first fans
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11
Sermons by Time.

II have attended church in a good
many different places said the
southern man, but had to come to
New York to see man preach hold.
ing his watch In his hand. Down in
our part Of the country the pulpit
orator is usually long-winded He
has certain subject in mind and has
certain things to say concerning it.
and he holds forth until he has said
them all If 1t takes till bedtime to
do it.
up here the time that can be de-
voted to the delivery Of a sermon
appears to be limited. In order not
to overstep the bounds several clergy.
men that l have heard talked liter
ally by the watch. They did not lay
it down or stick 1t into convenient
pocket to be consulted occasionally,
but held it out face up as a constant
reminder that time was feeting and
that other pressing engagem ents
awaited them. That may be an ex.
cellent preventive of WEAKNESS in
the congregation, but must say it
makes me uncomfortable 70 have
spiritual advice measured by the min.
ute and second"--N. Y. Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11
WAS WILLING TO PAY.
Judge Lawrence Evidently Appre.
Gle : His Own Importance.

During his early days az a public
speaker. and while he was yet Judge
of a distr ct court, Congressman
George p. : wTencc was invited to
make one OF mis- first public addresses
before L. re body-the board of
trade and i. ted guests. The event
was one wi ch brought together all
of the principal business and profes-
sional men of the section, and plates
were s. each.
On the night of the banquet the
Judge appeared at the door, and the
ticket seller. not noticing who it was
that rendered a 81 bill for ticket
handed Mr.. Lawrence one. and pocket.
ed the money. Then he recognized
him and said, with an apology, that it
was not necessary for him to pay to
enter.
The Judge threw out his chest and
remarked with dignity:
Il will have you understand sir. that
am willing to pay 50 any time to
hear Judge Lawrence speak"
And he didn't take back his money
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11

a CERTAIN CURE FOR CRouP-uSED
TOR TEN YEARS WITHOUT a FAILURE.
Mr.. w. G. Bott, Star City, Ind, {,
hardware merchant, is enthusiastic in
his praise of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. His children have all been
subjected to Group and he has used
this remedy for the past ten years,
and though they much feared the
Group, his wife and he always felt safe
upon retiring when bottle OF
Chamberlain Cough Remedy was in
the house. His Oldest child was
subject to severe attacks of Group
but this remedy never failed to effect a
speedy cure. He has recommended il
to friends and neighbors and all who
have used it say that it is unequalet
for Group and whooping cough. Fo.
sale by all druggists.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11
FORTUNES IN SABLE SKINS.
With Skins at $3.50 Each, Prices soas
Into Thousands.

The two most expensive Sable coats
in the world are worn by the empress
Of Russia and Queen Maud Of
Norway.
The empress coat is made from
pure sables, the best which could be
obtained in Europe, and is valued by
an expert In furs at something be-
tween S.50,000 and 100000, while
that which Queen Maud wears would
be worth nearly half as much.
The manager of a London firm said
that within the last two years the
price of sable had increased by rs per
cent, and was still going up.
THE price Is practically prohibi'
tive he said, "and we have to find
substitute in top Russian sable.
smart sets of which cost as much as
$1,000. If the same were made III
real sable the price would be about
$500 or more
There is as much gambling in sa-
bles as there is on the stock ex-
change. The furriers have all sold
out. and the demand is still great
People are now beginning to pass
'ables down as heirlooms-and val.
aable they are. too. at $3.50 skin"
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11
Not the Kind He Wanled.

Professed politicians who have re-
duced public office to an exact science
find the Independent voter a sad stun
bling block--a fact which is amusing-
ly disclosed by story found in the
recent life of the late George MOaro
Grant, the eminent Canadian educator
and and clergyman, says the Youth $
Companion.
Toward the end of Sir John Macdou-
AIDS life he and Principal Grant, thcL
the head of Queens college, met at
dinner at the house of the premiers
brother-in-law, Prof. Williamson.
How | wish,' the premier said to
the principal, that you would oe
steady friend of mine
MY dear Sir john the principal re.
piled, Il have always supported you
when you were right"
The premier's eyes twinkled, and
he laid his hand upon the shoulder Of
the principal
My dear man. said he, 81 have
no use for that species of friend
ship"
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11

All trains of The great Union Pacific Railwdy
Stop al julcsburg. 81 day. ! 4 Of Which are
Passenger Trains, Therefore euery trans
continental passenger Stops half hour in tbe
RESERVOIR City Of the Plains.
Che Girl. .Adoocate is your missionary 10 call
attention to The Facts Of tbe production Of the
country and TO induce some of The thousand,
who pas, our door to stop and stay.
Subscribe now for dollar before tbe 81 so rise
that begin, with the New Year.
Chi, HARVEST FESTIVAL was Proof o.
The newspaper constant claims. You should
pas, on tbe good new, 10 those yet in darkness
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11
OUT OF SIGHT.

"Out of sight, out of mind" is an
old saying which applies with special
force to a sore, burn or wound that's
been treated with Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's out of sight, out of mind
and out of existence. Piles too and
chilblains disappear under its healing
influence Gueranteep by Julesbnre
Drug Co. - cents.
The Grit-advocate., 1907-10-11

Western Slope fruit country. Mr..
Payne. of the government dry land
force, helped us at Akron.
At more than half of the institutes,
exhibits of farm products were made,
and at many places, especially in the
i dry land section of the state, the eX-
hibits were so varied and of so good
quality that that they surprised
| eyed the people who lived where the
| in stitutes were held.
one of the marked features which
the institute lecturers found in their
| travels was the enormous develop
ment that is under way and being
planned for agricultural lands in
Colorado.
As one example, y institutes were
, held along the line of the Denver "
Rio Grand railway, At low esti-
mate. plans are being made to put
over three million and a half acres OF
land under irrigation and cultivation
in the territory covered by these y
meetings. When it is considered that
the land now in cultivation in this
same territory is yielding crops every
year worth from twenty-five to one
thousand dollars an acre, it will be
seen how great will be the value of
the agricultural products along this
road along in Colorado, and how
many new settlers we will need to
farm this area to its full limit.
The increase in settlement and in
area cultivated in the eastern third of
the state where dry farming is
practiced, seems to be even greater,
and the country alone every railroad
in the state shows similar conditions
II y. COTTRELL.
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