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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05
HERE AND THERE.
DOings That Have Taken
Place i'm Laclede the
Past Week.

The January termofthe county court
will open at Linneus next Monday
with Judge w. Morehead presiding,
and T. F. Hott judge Of the eastern
district and 0. F. Libby judge Of the
western district.
While chopping in the timber
Thursday L. B. Haley cut his foot
quite badly. While the cut was not
a large one, an artery was severed
and bled profusely. DR.. Standby
sewed up the wound and it is thought
recovery will be rapid.
Miss Flora Garhan and Mr.. Roy
Alright were united in marriage at
Denver, Colo, on December 26, 1906.
The bride is well-known here, being
sister of Mrs. A. e. Moore and hav-
ing taught school in this vicinity for
several years. Her many friends
here extend congratulations and best
wishes. sss
A. FL. Wigle, former operator at
the Laclede station, who has been
with the Santa Fe at Valley Mills,
Texas, for the past two years, has
been promoted to station agent and is
now located at Ki1len, Texas. The
promotion carries with it a substan-
tial increase in salary, the new posi-
tion paying $40 per month. Killen
is a town of 1900 and one of the MIC
est towns in Texas. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wigle's many friends here are glad to
know they are well and getting along
so nicely in their southern home.
The people of the towns and cities,
as well as those of the country, are vi
tally interested in better system of
public roads in Missouri. In order to |
bring this question properly before
the legislature and to show to what
great extent the people are interested,
the state board of agriculture, cooper
ating with the county courts Of the
state, has announced state good
roads convention to be held in Jeffer-
son City January Is and Is. All
county courts, commercial clubs and
other organizations interested are in
vited to send duly authorized delegat-
es, and every citizen favoring the I'M
provement of our road system is re-
quested to be present.
The Trousdale Theatre p mpany
played three nights engagement at
the opera house this week beginning
on Monday night. This is the best
company that ever appeared at the
local theatre. The members are pro-
fessionals and gave clean and high
class entertainments and deserved
double the patronage they received.
That they pleased the people is evil
dent from the fact that the receipts
the last night were double that of the
first. If a few more troupes like the
Trousdales would come along and
sacrifice their time and talent, they
might succeed in taking Laelede cut
Of the list of "bum" show towns and
prove that we are not wholly dead to
Most merchants realize the value Of
original window displays
in connection. with their seasonable
trade. The store window is at all
times one of the most valuable store
adjuncts and trade-getters that the
can make use of. All at
tractive window displays always draw
the attention of the shopper, and if,
besides being attractive, it contains
my suggestions, it is bound tosell the
goods. IF the merchant or any of his
,lerks, who may have more talent
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05

Have Remembered The Blade.
I'D. Bryant made his. annual casl
visit to this Office the past week.
Mrs. T. 2. Foreman kindly remem
bered rs with q renewal this week.
G.. E. Thomas, who is here from
Kansas City, has renewed for another
year.
F. w. Groes sends in the cash anG
requests The BLADE sent to him al
Flat Rock, Ill.
4 w. s. Savage has renewed and
takes the New Idea Magazine combi'
nation for this year.
| T. j. Wood was in the first of the
week and had the date opposite his
name advanced year.
J. E. Kent, Laclede's popular and
accommodating drayman, has added
a dollar to our subscription fund.
Mrs. N. E. Hodson, a former citizen
of Laclede who has many friends here,
sent in renewal from Madison, ILL.,,
this week.
Ed. Randall dropped in dollar
yesterday to help keep our machinery
going and to continue the paper to
his address.
Fred Hanson, the big farmer and
stockman on route'2, handed in dol
lar to advance his subscription to the
end of 1907.
Mrs. Jas. Davis called last Saturday
and made her sister, Mrs. E. L. Good
rich, Crane, Mo-, a present Of The
BLADE year.
F. w. Gould, who has fine farm
on which he recently completed new
and modern house, has deposited a
dollar for another year.
w. R. Peacher, good farmer and
stockman on route 2, and one of the
best road overseers his district ever
had, will continue with us through
1907. ..--.-s
w. N Harter, an enterprising far
mer and manufacturer of the famous
Harter molasses, was among the SUBJ
stantial callers at our den the past
week.
2. R. King, one of our substantial
friends and patrons on route 1, called
Wednesday and had 1908 entered op-
posite his name on our subscription
book.
J. L. Welsh, of Pollock, has renew
ed and made his annual Christmas
present Of a years subscription to his
old friend, JAS. J. Morgan, at Plain
view, Ill.
Squire Ralph Smith, one of La
clede's pioneer citizens, who is round
ing out long and useful life, renews
this week and takes the Daily Globe
Democrat.
Phares Shive sends in his annual
dues from Crossett, Ark, and says he
and Mrs. Shive are well and extends
the seasons greetings to their many
friends here.
DR.. j. L. Burke called Wednesday
and paid his seventeenth annual sub
scription. DR.. Burke has taken The
BLADE from the first issue and never
allows his subscription to lapse for as
much as week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Eyman, splendid
citizens residing on route 2, while do
ing their Christmas trading last week,
were pleasant callers at this Office and
renewed for 1907.
JAS. Piggott, the well known and
highly respected farmer living near
Forker, has taken advantage of our
<fror of TNrrE Py Ann oDJ Do;1x, G1oIa
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-01-05

For Sale.
0ne-half dozen Silver Laced Wyan.
dotte pullets.
Phone No. 6. r. A. DAvID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08

Prof. Alfred c. Goodwin of the faculty
of Peabody Institute. Baltimore, proposes
to visit Was hington this winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08

belongs to the Chaplin family Of Chicago.
He began there at the bottom also and
went to the top. making an enviable
reputation, SO that when the Calumet and
Hecla Company were compelled to look
for new manager they selected their
former brakeman, who has justified the
choice. During the second year Of his
management the property produced more
copper and earned more money than any
copper mine that was ever worked. He
not only increased the production, but
crossed 800 names off the payroll and
lowered the cost of production from II
cents to seven cents per pound. The
pay roll of the company Is now $1,000
COO or $4,000 a day, Sundays included.
Mr.. MacNaughton is an autocrat, as
have said. His authority is limited In
only two respects. He cannot condemn
an employe to death and he cannot admit
any person but an employe to the mines.
He has all other powers. Nobody can
enter shaft belonging to the Calumet
and Hecla Mining Company without a
written order signed by Alexander Ag-
gasiz. president. If Mr. AggasIz is in
Europe, Asia or Africa the applicant will
have to wait until he comes back. Not
more than three or four passes are issued
In year and they are given almost
exclusively to scientific men, the directors
OF the company, and large stockholders,
who, however, have no more liberties
than any other persons. The only excep-
tons are the members of the senior class
Of the Michigan School of Mines at
Houghton and the professors and in
structors In minefalogy who for the pur-
pose Of study are admitted to all of the
mines for one halliday in every term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
NOVEL PLAN TO LESSEN WORK.
Jersey Parents Building Bungalow
for Their Children's Home.

NEW YORK, October s.-Wiliam JEFF
fry Of Berkeley Heights, N. J.. who Is
the father Of six sons, ranging in age
from six to fifteen years is building a
one-story bungalow in the rear of his
home for the exclusive use of his boys
and given over entirely to their care
There the boys are to live, study and
play. and there they can rough house"
to whatever extent they please. says
their father but they are only to enter
their parents house on invitation, and
their parents in return Will call on them.
Mr.. Jeffry said of the plan:
II had long been trying to devise some
way Of lessening my wife's work. At last
1 hit on this, and I have written to
President Roosevelt to ask him what he
thinks of it. My wife and l believe it
will cut down her work by half or two
thirds"
There is only one room in the bunga-
low, but that is to be divided into a num-
Der of smaller ones by sliding screens.
The boys are to do all the housework,
such as making beds, tending fires,
sweeping. etc. Mr.. Jeffry says that in
this way they will acquire a sens of
sponsibility and spirit of sef-reliance.
The boys and Mrs. Jeffry approve OF
the plan. the boys anticipating much
pleasure in their new home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08

day in circuit court No. g. where it Is be-
Ing tried before Judge Gorter.
The testimony Of Mrs. Schnepfe's daugh-
ter Caroline, which was concluded, con,
tanned some rather remarkable state
ments. She declared that Mr.. Schnepfe
was unbearably stingy toward her moth
er. who said. shortly after the marriage,
that she was a rich mans poor wife, she
said that at the table Mr. Schnepfe would
cut off the fat and other Objectionable
portions of his meat and put 1t on her
mothers plate for her to eat. She said
that Mr.. Schnepfe promised everything
until he married her mother, and then
his conduct and treatment of her was
just the opposite of the promises.
Mrs. Schnepfe's side Of the case was
finished, and the first witness for the de-
fense-Mr. Schnepfes son-was on the
stand when court adjourned. The trial
may be concluded today.
The case Is somewhat of curiosity as
to the marriage relations of those in
volved. Mr.. Schnepfe married Mrs.
Schnepfe's sister and lived with her forty
years, until her death, and has grown
sons. Mrs. Schnepfe, his present wife. is,
therefore, his sister-in law, and he is her
husband and brother in-law Caroline
and Emma, Mrs. Schnepfe's daughters by
her former marriage, are his stepdaugh-
tiers and his nieces and he is their uncle
and stepfather. Similar relationship ex-
lists, OF course, between Mr. Schnepfes
sons and Mrs. Schnepfe she being their
aunt and Stepmother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08

1t is not matter Of opinion, but of fact.
The wolves are there. The rest of The
article adds nothing to the discussion ex-
cept lot more of the same dogmatism
which made the first attack conspicuous.
In a word. the only faker in this whole
controversy. in my judgment, is the big
faker at Washington"
How about the Presidents bear hunt?"
asked the reporter.
"Oh, that's Mr.. Roosevelt's business,
not mine. Only If l were one of his
friends l would make a suggestion. The
last time he went hunting bears it was
in the spring, when mother bears had
cubs and were weakened by the long win
ter's fast. According to his own boastful
account, he and his heroic band killed
eleven bears, all mother bears, and their
little cubs, after pack of dogs had
driven the poor creatures Into trees and
they were absolutely helpless.
Then he preached on the herosm OF
hunting, and urged all sportsmen to unite
in saving our few remaining bears and
other game animals from destruction
This time l hope he will omit either the
killing or the preaching. To indulge in
both shows a lack of either humor or
consistency"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08

for November /. but Mr.. Jerome opposed
this, and offered the date which was Sc
lected.
Mr.. Littleton asked for either the dis
missal Of the indictment against Thaw OF
to have the date for his second trial fixed
for the first Monday in November, declar-
ing it would be an injustice to hold bis
client longer without trial.
District Attorney Jerome said that the
state of the calendar was such that public
business would be seriously disturbed if
the case were called in November, and
suggested the first Monday in December.
I'VE will be prepared them" said Mr..
Jerome, "and will move the case that day
in this court"
Mr.. Littleton said if Mr.. Jerome must
personally try the case he would consent
to fixing the date for December =. A spe-
cal panel of jurors will be drawn for that
date.
Mr.. Littleton, formerly of Texas, later
president of the borough Of Brooklyn. and
now chief counsel for the defense in the
Thaw trial, is the third nominator of a
presidential candidate who has been
brought into Thaw's defense. First, there
was ex-Gov. Black who put Roosevelt in
nomination; then there was Dolphin NJ.
Desmas, who put Hearst in nomination
for the same office. and now they have
chosen the man who nominated eX-Judge
Parker for the presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
PUT BABY IN TUB OF WATER.
Child Had Narrow Escape During
Fire in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. October SIN an eff
fort to save her eight month-old baby
from being burned to death by an
explosion OFF, gasoline stove in her
home yesterday morning. Mrs. Winnie
Phillips. PIT Huntingdon avenue, threw
the child into a tub OF water, and had 1t
not been for the presence Of mind of Mrs.
Elizabeth Mixture. mother-in-law of Mrs.
Phillips, the child would have been
drowned.
Shortly after 8 o'clock Mrs. Mixture
and her daughter-in-law were preparing
to do the family washing, and. without
the slightest warning. the tank of the
gasoline stove in the kitchen exploded.
Elizabeth, the three-year-old daughter Of
Mrs. Mixture, was on the floor Of the
kitchen playing at the time while the
baby was in a chair. For a moment the
flames filled the room, and, seeing that
her escape was cut off. Mrs. Phillips
seized her baby and threw it INTO a tub
of water. Mrs. Mixture grabbed her
child, and, with her daughte.-in-law
managed to rush out OF the burning
kitchen.
After escaping from the room Mrs
Mixture thought of the baby that had
been thrown into the tub by its mother
and went back and rescued the little one.
The baby was gasping for breath. Both
Mrs. Mixture and Mrs. Phillips were bad
ly burned about the arms. while the hair
Of little Elizabeth was singed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
DAVID MASON DEAD.
Was Historiographer Royal of Scot
land and Editor of Macmillan's.


EDINBURGH Scotland, October s.
David Mason, historiographer royal for
Scotland, is dead
David Mason was born in 1922 In Aber-
deen, and was educated at the college In
that city and at the Edinburgh Univer-
s1ty. He began his literary work at the
age or nineteen as the editor of a Scot
ush paper, but after two years he went
to Edinburgh.
Here he engaged in writing, and con-
tributed to several magazines In 1S47 he
went to London. He was professor Of
English literature at the University Col
lege and professor of English literature
and rhetoric at Edinburgh until 1893, when
he was made historiographer royal for
Scotland.
Prof. Mason was known as a writer
chleny for his essays on literary themes.
One OF his best known works Is Essays
Biographical and Critical: Chiefly on Eng
fish Poets" In 1873 he published a biog-
raphy of Drummond.
AS an editor he was one of the most
scholarly men of his age. He prepared
the library edition of Millions works,
known as the Cambridge edition. He also
edited two smaller editions OF the same
poet. He was the editor Of De Quincey's
collected works, author Of many maya
zine articles which appeared in the Brit
ish reviews, and was contributor to the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
From 1858 to 1866 he was editor of Mac
millan's Magazine, the publication Of
which was suspended last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
TAKES DIG AT ROOSEVELT.
DR.. Long, Mature Faker," Calls the
President Another.

STANFORD. Conn.,, October S-Dr. Will
liam ]. Long. the nature writer, whose
works have been branded as a fake by
President Roosevelt. has returned from a
nine weeks rest in the Maine woods He
comes back greatly refreshed and full Of
fight. lie says there is no truth in the
story that he or any member of his fam
lily has been made Ill by the controversy.
Regarding Mr.. Rooseveits recently reit-
Grated criticisms DR.. Long said yesterday:
'.All was SO peaceful In the big woods
from which l have just returned that
had forgotten all about Mr.. Roosevelts
numerous controversies. Yes, l have read
his last attack, on the train coming down.
a rather rude welcome back to civilization,
I confess, bat not altogether unexpected.
you know he had his pretended inter-
viewer, Mr.. Clark, and several small nat
uralists visiting him at Oyster Bay last
summer, and it did not take much of
prophet to see that he was Matching an
other nasty attack on me and patching up
his own dana ged reputation as the world S
authority in natural history.
IN mis- first attack he raised an issue
Of truth or falsehood. ! met him on his
own ground furnished the proofs he de-
manded and offered to submit more until
he was satisfied of the truth of my OBJ
servations. II he would only treat them
honestly, like man. Instead OF answer
ing. he gathers together a few of his
IFleHuS, OHiceilolueIS anu efNiH coiiSCtoiS,
and publishes their letters. with few
vague seneralities of his own, and then
he pretends that this collection of malice,
ignorance and spite was not arranged by
himself but was purely voluntary con-
trfbution of expert opinion. 1t would be
ridiculous 1: II were not SO damnable.
THE whole attack is SO unjust and In
decent that unless the President had add
ed the weight Of his office to the SANDER
no reputable magazine or paper would
have dreamed of printing 1t, Shall l an
swer It? I don't know; l think not. The
only new thing brought out is that one
of Mr.. Roosevelt's overzealous friends
proclaims that there are no wolves in
Newfoundland. and Mr.. Roosevelt. with
his usual moderation, jumps at the bait
and swallows 1t.
THE thing is too foolish to discuss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Verdict of Not Guilty.

A jury in Criminal Court No l. be-
fore Justice Stafford, today returned a
verdict Of not guilty in the case against
William Nolan and George Foulks
charged with housebreaking and grand
larceny.
The evidence offered by the government
was that a store owned by Isaac Levy, on
AZ street southwest, was broken into July
last, and shoes money and a dress suit
case were taken. One pair of shoes was
traced to one of the defendants, who
claimed that they had been given to him.
Evidence was offered by the defense
which tended to prove an alibi. Attorney
James A. Shea represented the defend
ants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
Attitude Toward Employees.

There are no unions. Calumet is an
open town. There is no formal prohibit
ton of unions. and. indeed. the men
are encouraged and assisted 20 form
mutual benefit and, other benevolent
societies. but such organizations are
not permitted TO say anything about
wages or hours of labor or anything Of
that sort. And the company deals
with It's men individually and not as a
mass. Ingenuity. intelligence, indus
try, and all forms of special service are
literally rewarded. and there are sew
eral remarkable examples Of the pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
RULED BY A DESPO1
The Government of Calumet
Unique in This Country.
COMMUNITY OF MINERS
Homes Rented at Low Rates by the
Company.
NO MAYOR OR COMMON COUNCIL
Population Almost Exclusively Com
posed of Foreigners-Good Care
Taken Of the Employees.
COMMUNITY OF MINERS
NO MAYOR OR COMMON COUNCIL
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
| Special Correspondence OF The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
CALUMET Mich, September 30. 1907.
The city of Calumet furnishes subject
of study as interesting to the socio ogist
as the mines upon which it is built offer
to the mineralogist 1t is an illustration.
II not a demonstration, of the familiar
theory that an absolute despotism, with
benevolent despOt, is the best form of
government for man. 1t is not a munich
pality; it has no organization or charter;
ii has no mayor or common council or
other officials, but is simply a community
composed exclusively of employees of the
mining company which owns all the lands
and houses and everything else in sight,
and is administered by the manager of the
mines, who is an absolute autocrat. The
township government is also in his hands
Under the laws of Michigan each county
is divided into townships, and each town.
ship has a supervisor, clerk and a JUS
tice of the peace. Mr.. MacNaughton. the
manager of the mines, has he'd the office
of supervisor ever since he has been In
his present position; his predecessor, Mr..
Duncan. held the office for thirty-three
years, and nobody objected. The clerk
and the justice are nominalIy elected, but
MI hdCNduSnlOn names tIle
Thus he is responsible for the welfare of
the 5000 or more inhabitants, and he
governs them with a firm but generous
and liberal policy. There are no sa,oons
or disorderly houses: no liquor is sold
within the limits of Calumet; there Is no
gambling; vice is not tolerated, and men
who will not obey the rules and keep the
peace are driven away.
Order Is maintained by eight brawny
Scotchmen. whose business Is to settle
quarrels, to prevent rather than furnish
crime and vice, to promote the physical
welfare of the community and to report
TO headquarters any wrong that they can
not themselves correct. They avoid max
ing arrests. When they find man drunk
they take him home quietly. When there
is fight they stop it or send the partic-
pants away 1t is their business to keep
the Jail empty and to Danish from the
limits of the town everybody who seems
to be looking for trouble. Therefore, the
justice of the peace has very little to do.
His office is almost a Sinecure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
THAw TRIAL SET FOR DEC. e
Littleton to Appear for Prisoner.
Special Panel of Jurors to Be Drawn.

NEW YORK, October s.-Harry K.
Thaw's second trial for the killing of
Stanford White will begin December Q.
This agreement was reached between Dis
trict Attorney Jerome. Martin w. Little
ton, counsel for Thaw. and Justice Dow
ling of the supreme court yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Littleton wanted the date fixed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
FORCED MA TO EAT FAT.
schnepfe Divorce Suit Details Ente,
tain the Baltimoreaus,

BALTIMORE. Md, October s.-The
schnepfe di, 'ce case-Caroline M.
schnepfe. age, sixty-fve. suing John H.
Schnepfe. age> sixty-hve, for divorce
continued to attract large crowds yestsr-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08

| EDINBURGH. Scotland. October s.
David Mason, historiographer royal for
Scotland, is dead