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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22

sparkling Moselle. may as well state
right here that we neither heard our
national anthem nor drank the vintage.
You will soon learn why. l can laugh
now, / can treat the whole affair with
becoming levity, but at the time /
gained several extra gray hairs.
II the princess hadn't turned around
and IL Max hadn't wanted that box of
Havanas!
When I arrived at Muller's l found
my boys In a merry mood. They were
singing softly from robin Hood" with
fine college harmony, and as / entered
they swarmed about me like SO many
young dogs. Truth to tell, none Of
them was under 20, and two or three
were older than myself. But to them
l represented official protection for
whatever they might do. / assumed
all the dignity I dared. l had kept
Scharfenstein's name back as a ur-
prise.
Ellis-for whom l had the passports
Immediately struck me as being so
nearly like Max that they might easily
hdNC pccu DIOlltTs. Ellis was SllBuL-
err; that was all the difference. l gave
him his papers and examined his tick
cts. All was well; barring accidents,
he would be in Dresden the next day.
"You go through Doppelkinn, them"
said I.
yes. I have friends in Dresden
whom l wish to see before going
home"
well good luck to you!"
Then l announced that Max Schar-
fenstein, an old college comrade, would
join us presently. This was greeted
with hurrahs. At that time there
wasn't a n American student who did
not recollect Max's great run from the
ten-yard line. (But where the deuce
was Mako took a little flag from
my pocket and stuck 1t into the vase
Of peoples, and the boys clapped their
hands. You never realize how beauti-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
His Plate"

full your flag Is till You see it in a for
eign land. l apologized for Max's alb
sence, explaining the cause, and or
dered dinner to be served. We hadn't
much time, as Ellis train departed at
ten. 1t was now a quarter of nine.
We had come to the relishes when
a party of four officers took the table
nearest us. They hung up their sabers
on the w~all-pegs, and sat down, order
ing a bottle of light wine. Usually
there were five chairs to the table, but
even If only two were being used no
one had the right to withdraw n OF
the vacant chairs without the most
elaborate apologies. This is the law of
courtesy in Barscheit. In America 1t
is different; If you see anything you
want, take it.
Presently one of the oficers-I knew
none of them save by sight-rose and
approached. He touched the flag in
solently and inquired what right 1t had
in a public restaurant in Barscheit.
been put without some justification.
But he knew very well who l was and
what my rights were in this instance.
Herr Lieutenant" said / coldly,
though my cheeks were warm enough,
II represent that flag in this country,
and | am accredited with certain priv
ileges, as doubtless you are aware.
You will do me the courtesy of return
ing to your own table," l bowed.
He glared at me for a brief period,
then turned on his heel. This was the
first act in the play. At the fellows
table sat Lieut.. Won Storer, Doppel-
kinn's nephew and heir-presumptive.
He was, to speak plainly, a rake. a
s~pendthrift and wholly untrustworthy.
He was not Unlocking, however.
My spirits tioated between anger
and the fear that the officers might
ruin the dinner-which they eventual
ly did.
Things went on smoothly for a time.
The orchestra was pom,pomming the
popular airs from Faust" where
the deuce was that tow-headed Dutch
man?) Laughter rose and fell: the
clinkie of glass was heard; voices
called. And then Max came In. look
ing as cool as you please, though I
could read by his heaving chest tlss
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22

he had been sprinting up back streets.
The boys crowded around him, and
there was much ado over the laggaru.
Unfortunately the waiter had forgot
ten to bring a chair for his plate. with
a genial smile on his face, Max inoo-
Gently stepped over to the officers
table and plucked forth the vacant
peared to give this action no heed,
and I was secretly grati6ed. 1t was
something to be a consul, after all.
But l counted my chickens too early.
where are the cigars?" / asked as
Max sat down complacently.
Cigars ?"-blankly. Hang me, I've
clean forgotten them!" And then, OBJ
livious Of the probable storm that was
at that moment gathering for a down
pour over his luckless head, he told us
the reason Of his delay.
There was a crowd around the pal
ace" he began. ut seems that the
Princess Hildegarde has run away, and
they believe that she has ridden to-
ward the Pass in a closed carriage.
The police are at this very moment
securing the country In that direction.
She has eloped."
"Eloped?" we all cried, being more
or less familiar with the state of af.
fairs at the palace.
"Good-by to Doppelkinn's frau!"
Good grill"
"Sbe has been missing since seven
o'clock, when she drove away ON the
p%retense Of visiting her fathers old
steward, who is ILL.," went on Max, feel
ing the Importance of his news. "They
traced her there. From the stewards
the carriage was driven south, and
that's the last see of her. There
won't be any wedding at the cathedral
next MISUNDERSTANDING
Queries and answers we're going
crisscross yer the table, when I OBJ.
served with dread that Lieut.. Won
Storer had risen and was coming our
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Copyright. 1906. hobbs Merrill Cos
SYNOPSIS.

Arthur Warrington, American consul
to Barscheit, tells how reigning Grand
Duke attempts to force his neice, Prin-
cess H~ildegarde, to marry Prince Dopple-
kim, an old widower. Warrington does
not know the princess even by sight.
While riding horseback in the country
night overtakes him and he seeks accom-
modations in a dilapidated castle. Here
he finds two women and an old man
servant. One woman is Princess Hide
garde and the other n friend, Hon. Betty
Moore, of England. They detain him to
witness a mock marriage between the
princess and a disgraced army officer.
Steinbock, done for the purpose of foiling
the grand duke. Steinbock attempts to
kiss the princess and she is rescued by
Warrington. Steinbock disappears for
good. Max Sc~harfenstein. an old Ameri-
can friend OF Warrington's reaches Bar
scheit. Warrington tells him of the prin-
cess. Scharfenstein shows Warrington
a locket with a picture of a woman in
side. 1t was on his neck when he, as a
boy, was picked up and adopted by his
foster father, whose name he was given.
He believes 1t to be a picture of his
mother. The grand duke announces to
the princess that she is to marry Dopple-
kim the following week. During a morn
ing's ride she plans to escape. She meets
Scharfenstein. He finds a purse she has
dropped but does not discover her iden-
tity.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22

way. He stopped at Max's side. Max
looked up to receive Won Storer's
glove full on the cheek. 1t was no gen.
turned to his table and sat down.
For a moment we were all absolute.
ly without power of motion or OF
speech, Max's face grew as white as
the table-cloth, and the print of the
glove glowed red against the white. I
was Mortified, for l knew his tremen.
dous strength. If he showed fight, Won
Storer would calmly saber him. It
was the custom. But Max surprised
me. He was the coolest among us,
but of that quality of GOODNESS which
did not reassure me. He took up his
story where he had left off and finished
it. For his remarkable control l could
have taken him in my arms and Rugged
him.
The officers scowled, while Won
Storer bit his mustache nervously.
The American had ignored his insult.
presently he rose again and ap.
preached. He thrust a card under
MaX's nose.
Can you understand that?" he
asked contemptuously.
Max took the card, ripped it into
quarters and dropped these, to the
floor. Then, to my terror and the, ter.
ror of those with me, he TRANQUILITY
pulled out a murderous looking Colt
and laid it beside his plate. He went
on talking. but nom of us heard a
word he said. We we're fearfully wait,
ing to e him kill some one or be
killed.
No one was killed. The officers hur.
riedly took down their sabers and
made a Decline for the door of which
have spoken.
Max returned the revolver to his
hip-pocket and gave vent to an HON.
eric laugh.
you tow-headed Dutchman!" ]
cried, when l found voice for my
words, what have you done?"
Done? Why, 1t looks as II we hao
all the downs this half" he replied
smartly. "Oh. the gun isn't loaded
confidentially.
Ellis fumbled In his pocket and pro
duced his passports and tickets. These
he showed over to Max.
-. III H| E.N.L| KIP |A
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
To Stop Hazinu.

st. Louis-Hazing at Washington
university must stop. The committee
on discipline of the department OF
arts and sciences says SO. Acting
Chancellor Marshall S. Snow has or.
dered that copies of the order be hand.
ed to every student. The faculty is
said to agree with the discipline com.
mittee that recent happenings in the
hazing line at the university have been
too strenuous and that it is time to call
q halt,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
5nrtrty ann
tf1r Smtart &rta
BY ALFRED SUTRO,
Dramatist.

hH
some thing they can do. They are not idle; no. you can't call them that;
they are just rich. Personally, to me, the young man who has nothing
to do but shoot and ride, and 60 in for athletics, don't you know, is not
interesting. He articulates nothing, he avoids thinking so viciously.
But society is not necessarily wicked? 1t is worse than that; 1 am
afraid it il stupid. Ny principal commandment is, Chou shalt not be
dull" You can't always live up to it, but at least cultivate the idea as
much as possible.
Society in America is not based on a peerage, but upon a greed for
power.
Money opens any door, anywhere in the world. Society with the
biggest s is a society with the biggest purse. Since the middle classes
have become so rich in England there is really no objection to them
There never ought to have been at any time, l suppose. but, now that they
can buy automobiles, and carriages, and town houses, and shooting boxes,
and all that sort of thing, they minge with the smart set quite inofen-
sively.
Social ambition is only another means to get rich. The interesting
difference between English society and American society is its complete
reversal Of incentive. In England the man annihiates his past if he
can, by seeking a title that will excuse it in the eyes of the smart world.
In America there is no significance to anything but a fortune, al elastic
ever devouring instinct for power. The millionaire must go o till he is
a Millionaire, or be swept off his feet. He can't escape, and he has be-
gun his struggle for power; and, of course, in this tremendous fight for
supremacy in business the human elements of his life become dwarfed,
yet threatening his peace of mind at any moment.
In the rush for power, in the fearful absorption of the milonaires
struggle to keep on his feet, he neglects his wife. | have seen her type
in Paris. She is alone, she married excusably enough no doubt for ideals
that all his money cannot supply. He is not lacking in them, nor did he
intend to avoid them, but what time is there for love, for human consider
alton, in a great fight for power?
Well, she is young, pretty, rich and alone. She hits a little, per-
hans. nnt The American woman 10 the least
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
CounsIlrnan Made Profit,

st. Louis-Former Councilman Geo.
c. Linde, in his testimony before the
committee investigating the connec.
ton OF Councilman Albert R. Thorn.
son with the 1865 contract for clean
ing the council chamber, admitted that
the city was made to pay 5000 for
work for which he (Linde) disbursed
only $115 to the man doing the work.
He said the $S5 balance was a debt
from him to this man.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Books Did Not Tally.

st. Louis-Two alleged discrep-
%hncies, involving 1921 5000, were found
In the accounts of the Peoples United
States bank at University City in the
spring of 1905, according to the testi-
mony of ]. l.. Stice, assistant post.
master of st. Louis and a ~postofice
inspector at the time, at Wednesday
afternoons session Of the trial Of
President Edward G. Lewis of the de-
funct institution, who is accused Of
using the mails to defraud.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
MINING Congress in Session.

Joplin-The American Mining Con.
annual session. Several hundred del.
egates were in attendance, represent.
ing all parts Of the country. The gath.
ering will last through Thursday. The
day was devoted to the reception Of
delegates and a side trip to Galva,
Kas., where a banquet was spread at
noon.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
To Gust Harvester Co.

st. Louisa suit to have the Inter
national Harvester Co. of America de.
clared a trust operating in restraint
Of trade and to compel it to do
ing business in Missouri was filed in
the supreme court by Attorney Cen
eral Hadley. The company is popu-
larry known as the Harvester Trust"
and is capitalized at $120, 600, 600.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
La Force, Retired Banker, Killed.

Kansas City-W. B. La Force. a re-
tired banker and merchant Of this
city. who for the last eight years has
been conducting a model dairy on his
10O-acre farm south of this city, was
killed by a falling shaft in the engine
house on his farm.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22

tnctve zeal for their faith, operates strongly against mixed marriages,
81 that, almost unanimously, liberal and orthodox Jews, officially, at least.
are opposed to the existing tendency.
The mere refusal of most rabbs to oficiate at such marriages will
prevent one of them. Whatever the future of such unions and
however much the rabbi may be opposed to them, whenever the mar
riage is unalterably decided upon, it would seem plainly wiser to give the
parties the sympathy and sanctty of religion than to withhold these and
thus to estrange still farther from the faith those daring souls, who DEFY
custom, convention, prejudice and possible ostracim, in order to prove
the supremacy of love.
Are mixed marriages a failure? Yes, most likely. But probably
only a little more frequently than other marriages. Who that knows the
situation will dare to say that, from any ideal viewpoint, marriage q
conspicuous as the most social institution? How many husbands and
wives are boon companions, comrades, united in that eternal friendship
which marriage at its best should be?
But that's, another story. Mixed marriage is dangerous between
members of any group that have not learned to respect and love one
another. As all of ones environment enters into ones marital relation
ship. it is plain that for jew and non-Jew, Catholic and Protestant and
so o all along the line of surviving social antagonisms, mixture of these
groups in marriage would be better delayed until their mutual attitude
has changed into permanent frendliness and their intercourse has be-
come as natural with one another as i. is among themselves.
That is the vanishing point of the problem of mixed marriage. But,
until then, all those who make this dangerous experiment simply import
into their particular case another of the many factors which normally
make successful marriage so difficult and rare a achievement.
For the Jew, the problem of mixed marriages is complicated still fur
thr by its plain application to his very existence as a separate social fact
and the continuance of his religious career. For him the increase of
mixed marriage can mean only a slow suicide, = reabsorption into the
ocean of humanity, the attainment of his Nirvana, for which he had
hoped only ON the day of the completion of his mission, when a united
human brotherhood would acknowledge the universal fatherhood of a
Just and loving God.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Caldwell County Is "Dry."

Caldwell County Is "Dry."
Kingston-Local option carried In
Caldwell county by a vote of SS7 to
451, no township voting as high as
100 against the proposition. The
county has only three saloons. two in
Hamilton, one in Breckenridge. There
was no fight by the saloon element.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22

In America the smart
set is initiating the Eng
fish.
1t is rather difficult to
know what is the aim Of
the smart set anywhere.
l suppose they want to
enjoy themselves. They
must do something, and
that is the least tire
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
NEWS OF MISSOURI
Historic Courthouse to Be Raced.

HTstuTTc CoUFthoUse 10 Be Hdzeu.
Aurora-One Of the historic build
ings of Missouri Is soon to be razed
to the ground. The Barry county
court has ordered an election for
Dec. 81 to vote on the proposition OF
erecting a new court edifce to re-
place the old, and, as the building
has been condemned, there remains
hardly a doubt but hat the old his
toric STRUCTURE, which has figured so
prominently in Missouri's civil war
history, will soon become only a
memory.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Prominent Lawyer Dies.

Mexico-Orlando Hit. one of the
most prominent lawyers in the state.
died here. He was 81 years old and
a few years ago was circuit attorney
in Colorado.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Kansas cityan Arrested.

Kansas City,. c. Wilson, presi.
dent of the Interstate Fiscal Agency
Co. and agent for the Kansas City
Life Insurance Co. in Oklahoma, Kan
sas and Nebraska, was arrested by
United States Marshal Durham on a
warrant sworn out by Postoffice In
spector E. L. Mckee, charging him
with using the mails to defraud.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Mtxrh Marrtagr Mratta
Sntrthr tn tfr Jrtu
BY CHARLES FLEISCHER.
Noted Jewish Rabbi of Boston.

Everywhere the fusing and blending Of the human
race is retarded by social p~rejudices and conventions
which prevent the free and natural intermingling Of
all human elements in proportion to degree of inter
course and amount of opportunity.
Only recently Pope Plus has interpreted more
stringcntly the churchly laws governing the marriage
of Catholic and non-C Catholic. With Jews even more
than with Catholics the instinct of self-preservation
Of a group plainly in the minority. added to a dis
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Slew the Wrong Man.

Webb City-"I killed the wrong
man." Henry Lacey, foreman of the
American Beauty Mine, told the cor.
oner's jury that held him for Staying
W. w. Parker, a young miner who
boarded with Mrs. Lacey. Il thought
that l Vas shooting at another man,
and l intended to kill both him and
my wife,"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Skies Factory Inspector.

Jefferson City-Gov. Folk reappoint-
ed Jesse w. Skies of st. Louis to be
state factory inspector. The place
pays $500 per n Mr.. Skies is
q cousin of Mrs. Folk.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Biqamy Jury Disaarees.

Sedalia-The jury in the case OF
Arthur H. Hall. billiard hall proprie-
tor, whose trial on a charge of bigamy
failed to reach a verdict and was dis
charged. The jury stood nine for
conviction and three for ~acquittal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22
Mnoaa on Trlai: Anon charoad.

Cape Girardeau-The trial Of A. ].
MCGEE on q charge of arson is on here.
McGee. q wealthy farmer. ID president
OF the Farmers Union. and his arrest
caused great excitement
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22

haps; why not? The American woman is the least
of all billiards, and she finds a painter, or a singer, or
something or other who falls in love with her and she
reciprocates. Suddenly the big man, in the midst of
his many battles, hears Of il, drops everything and
he rushes to Paris. But it is too late.
The human problem ~confronts him, and that
is the crisis of American society. The code of hon.
or by which the husband and the wife perceive their
dilemma is the universal sex-code. He accuses, she
lies, he discovers--and then, and then-he either
smashes things and creates . scandal, or the affair
il the skeleton that chokes him into oblivion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-11-22

tincive zeal for their faith, operates strongly against mixed marriages,
so that, almost unanimously, liberal and orthodox Jews, officially, at least,
are opposed to the existing tendency.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-08

Mr.. r. D. Dunbar, of the La.
Real Estate, Abstract & Broker
age Co, of this city and Miss
Octavie Robin of Arnaudville,
will be married in that city to-
morrow.
For Rent-Four room cottage
with hall and front and back gal
leries near Presbyterian church.
Apply to DR.. Thos. B. Hopkins.
John L. Kennedy went to Alb
beville Sunday to spend a few
days attending to legal business.
Music made easy for begin
ners by Mrs. J. I. Putnam, next
door to Moss Pharmacy.
o. B. Hopkins returned from
New Orleans Friday, where he
was called on business.
We sell the celebrated Eclipse
shoe and it always gives salts
faction because it is so comfor-
table on the feet. -Schmulen's.
Misses Stanley and Quintilla
Morgan spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Morgan.
We have SEED OATS-Paul
Guidry&Co.
Miss O'Quin, of Evergreen
returned home Saturday after a
delightful visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Davidson.
The painters say Climatic Paint
is pure paint all the way through.
Sold by Lacoste Hdw. Co., Ltd.
Tom Hopkins, manager of the
Lafayette Drug Store. has re-
turned from Houston, Texas,
where he selected a lovely line of
Christmas goods.
Call and see our handsome
new line of fall and winter goods
Levy Bros.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-08
..What Women Will Do"

is the title of Harry Jackson's
latest and greatest play present
ed by the Holden Brothers Com.
pany. In speaking Of the play
the critics throughout the coun-
try acknowledge that Mr.. Jack.
son has succeeded in getting
much of the color of Charles
Dicksen's great story. David Cop
perfield, upon the stage. The play
is not a direct dramatization of
that novel, but founded ON some
of the principal incidents. The
action being placed about James
Streetforth, Rosa Dottle. Em '1y,
Micawber Pe2gotty, and Uriah
Heepand Hammond Peggotty, the
rough young fisherman, in love
with Hmly. the innocent young
woman who forsakes him for the
promises of Steerforth, later to
be cast aside. The punishment
of Steerforth. when he is drown
ed during a hand to hand fight
en- a storR with Hammond Peg
gOtty, vita a few other scenes in
which Mr.. Jackson has deserted
Dickens, gives the play a true
melOdramaGc flavor. The com
edy element is supplied by the
Micawber family. The scenic eff
fects are excellent, the parts are
we'll played, and the success of
the play is demonstrated by the
and hearty laughter at
each performance.
What Women Will Do" will be
seen Tuesday, October 8, at the
Jefferson Theatre.