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The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
THE TRAGEDIES OF PARIS.
Record Of the seamy Side Of the Gay
French Capital.

From 1000 to $500 bodies are re-
ceived in the morgue In Paris every
year. These represent suicides and
murders, and not the deaths that oc-
cur in the ordinary course of events.
And of these self-slaughterers nearly
half are drownings, which means that
every day at least two persons Jump
into the Seine; two poor wretches
who have failed to find life worth liv-
ing. In the months of October and
November suicides by drowning in
Paris are double what they are the
remainder Of the year. The prospect
Of having to suffer the hardships of
another winter, begging about in the
cold and sleeping out in the snow, is
too much for many fate-cursed wan.
derer. An interesting fact revealed
by the suicide statistics of Paris Is
that women show a decided dislike to
drowning as means of violent death.
Four times as many men as women
are fished out of the Seine. The rec
ords show that asphyxiation is the IA
vorite way with the weaker sex "for
shutting off this mortal COIL" when 1t
has ceased to be bearable.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
WERE WANTED FOR SPORT.
story Of the Introduction of Rabbits
Into Australia.

Australia wants population, but II
wants men and women, not rabbits.
The British Australian tells the story
Of the coming of the rabbit, In re-
sponse to certain sporting men OF
Victoria, who wanted something fresh
to kill. Manning Thatcher made three
attempts to bring rabbits from Eng
land. When he succeeded at last the
sportsmen had forgotten their want.
They were probably shooting the
moon. Mr.. Thatcher could not dispose
Of his wares. So on one hot after
noon he and his companions, left
with a considerable burden Of unsold
wares on their hands, suddenly de-
cided to rid themselves once and for
all of the creatures, which had by this
time reached the dimensions OF white
elephants" The rabbits we're turned
loose. They remembered the injunc.
tion to be fruitful and multiply. They
did 1t. And they devastated Aus
tralia. Mr.. Thatcher was given a
medal to commemorate the gratitude
Of Victorians for his introduction OF
rabbits. And now Australia ia excited
over a French poison that will kill
nothing but rabbits!
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Gunther's candiss arc the best
For sale by j. X. Barley.
PIN OAK

Our sick list is much improved.
Some from here attended the
sale at Mrs. Drunert's Monday.
We are very sorry to note that
our box supper wasa complete fail
ure last Friday night on account
of rain. We hope, however, to
have it over in the near future.
j. w. Bolton and H. Rlisch are
assisting H. E. Strack in building
HE new house.
Mr.. Dothage visited his daugh-
ter, Mrs. II. Straok, last week.
Fred Watkins and Rube Terry
left here Monday for st. Louis
where they expect to work.
Joe and Robert Fines, of neal
Warrenton, visited at j. w. Boil
toms last week. While heSe they
put in the time hunting and sue
ceeded 1t killing several opos-
sums.
w. R. Aston spent last week in
Warrenton. He was serving on
the petit jury.
Mrs. Belle Spires, who has been
in hospital, and 10 a daughter OF
J. D. Terry, was broght home on
Sunday, and she is no better.
H. M. Lohman, the store keeper
at Morsey, has sold out and will
move to New Truxton in the neal
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Speed left
last Thursday for Windsor, where
they will visit Mrs. Speeds sister,
Mrs. T. Hulkrield of Warrenton
is visiting John Speeds this week,
Freddie Schemma who dissa.
peaYed from his home some time
ago has been located at st. Char.
les where he has secured eMploy-
ment and is now working.
THE DONKEY.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
THOMAS DISTRICT.

Crayton Kinks purchased a horse
from Charley Reiper, considera-
tion 500.
Thomas Keithley and wife re-
turned home from Iowa last Sat-
urday, where they have been vis-
iting relatives for the past two
weeks. They were IN the railroad
wreck near Thompson, Mo-, but
escaped uninjuSed.
Crayton Kinks and family spent
Sunday al the home otJoh Kinks
Of White Oak vicinity.
Misses Lillian and Ethel May
we're the guests of Misses Viola
and Grace Pitts, Sunday.
w. r. Henson is having a new
room built to his house. The ad-
dition is 16 feet by is feet.
d. M. May and wife visited at
the home of A. A. May Sunday.
Robert Hensley and father-in-
law, z. P. Hays were in Louisian q
the fret part of last week on bus
iness.
Stanley May was the guest of
Jesse Davidson of Lincoln District
Sunday.
Gathering corn is the.order of
the day In this Vicinity.
Tom Stansberry has been haul
ing rock and gravel for the past
week. He is going to build a new
house in the near future.
VIM. West and family visited
O. K. Fitzgereld of Lincoln District
Sunday.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Dug Up Chest of Gold.

A workman ,.alled Lez1aert, en-
ployed by NJ. Defrancq, a builder at
MeGin, France, has made for his en-
ployer stroke of luck which will
probably contribute also to his own
advantage He was making a trench
in the courtyard of an empty house
recently bought by NJ. Defrancq, when
at depth of about three feet his pick
struck something hard. Working
around the obstruction, he at last laid
bare a metal chest of considerable
size. and this, on being forced open,
was found to contain gold coins still
negotiable to the value of $4,000.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

several days visit to her sister,
Mrs. Jacob Quick, Of Laddonia.
Mr.. MoGregor was In this neigh
borhood delivering pictures Mon
day and Tuesday.
Gordon Houf and wife visited
at Mr.. Dan Whites Sunday.
Ralph Hoisse was transacting
business at Vandaiia Saturday.
Several in this neighborhood be-
gan gathering corn Monday.
Misses Margaret and Irene
Swope visited ct Mrs. Haights,
near Montgomery, Sunday.
DIXIE.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
The Horses Sweet Tooth.

The Horses Sweet Tooth.
If you want your horses to be
sleek, fat and strong feed them on
mollasses, not the fine syrups. but
the old-fashioned New Orleans
black article. Most people will be
astonished at this, thinking that
the horse loves nothing but the
grains and grasses. This is a rnis-
take. No animal has a sweeter
tooth than the horse. Experienced
horse-men have long been on to
the secret, but the common run OF
animal owners never heard of it
and will scarcely believe it. Look
at those magnificent Percheron g
drawing great loads on the street.
See those giant Normandies, +,
Weighing 1000 pounds each.
Feast your eyes on those sturdy
Olydesdales, those dapple-gray 8
able to pull q few tons without
flinching. All fed. on molasses.
In administering this saocharine
condiment, the blacklist that you
can buy. fret chop your hay into
bits and to each peck add one
pint Of molasses. Mix thoroughly
and the horse will do the rest.
Use about the same quantity of
syrup with oats, shorts, corn or
other grain. If you find that one
horse may have sweeter tooth
than another, regulate the treacle
accordingly. It is best to so ak
that nothing will be left in tn e
trough. 1t is not an expensiv e
food, as good New Orleans OF
Porto Rice molssses can be pur-
chased for 13A cents gallon or
by the hogshead or barrel for a
little less. Try this appetizin g
treatment on your poor, old brok :
en down nag and you will be sur :
prised at the results. 1t will not
only add to his strength and ap-
pearance but to his life, aud in =
stead of being q candidate for tn 9
bone yard at the age of eleve ,
he will be pulling you around tn e
country or towns at twenty -seven.
American Faymer.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
swoPE DISTRICT.

oWOFE OI0E HlCls
Judge Chas. Walz made bus-
aness trip to Buell. last Friday.
J.. III. Martin butchered q hog
Saturday evening.
Henry Hoffman called on Miss
Jessie Haight Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Abrams gave
che young people Halloween
party Thursday night. A good
time reported.
Someone tied two Cuivre and
Middletown telephone lines to-
gether Halloween night which are
giving the people no little aggra.
walton.
Judge Walz and Chas. Kraft at
tended court at Danville this weei
Miss Addie Fields returned tc
her home last Thursday after Z
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Rescue Chamber In Mines.

The rescue chamber" is a safety
provision of some of the large Aus
trian mines. 1t is strongly timbered
retreat, and its single entrance has a
door that can be made tight gJinst
air and water by means of rubber fit
t!ngs. 1t has three cylinders of OK
ygen, sufficient to enable 80 men to
breathe three days. Inhalation gear
is at hand for parties leaving the
chamber for reconnaissance or signal
ing, and canned food, medicine and
first'aid appliances are also kept in
the place. Tie standard room will ac.
commodate "a men for reasonable
time for rescue.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Yes, If That Had Been the Case.

D1nny had hurriedly summoned a
doctor to administer to an acquaint-
ance who had accidentally taken poi
son. After the physician had given
the sick man dose of medicine he
remarked that the medicine was an
antidote for the poison and that he
hoped the patient would pull through
all right. In spite of the antidote,
however, the sick man grew rapidly
worse and died. That night at the
wake Dinny was loud in his denunci-
alton of the doctor. Poor John d
We been alive this noight," he ex-
claimed bitterly, IF thot docther
hadn't FASTENED his death wild one
iv his dotes!"-Harper's Weekly.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
First of the season. Oysters now
for sale at w. w. Hammaok's.
PEYTONIA.

PEYTONIA.
Mrs. Mcdaniel went to st. Lou.
Is on Monday, the 4th inst., to
visit relatives. She will be gone
several weeks.
Luke Penn, wife and baby girl,
went to visit Forest Elgin, in the
vicinity of Wellsville, last Sunday
evening. They were gone Q part
of this week.
John w. Willis and family, OF
Galloway county, visited his bro
ther Robert Willis, of this county
last week.
Joseph Goodman and wife and
two children, who live in the vici.
nifty of Montgomery City. visited
at Mrs. Nancy M. Keele's, In this
neighborhood, one day last week.
Robert Penn was at Montgomery
City on business the 30th ult.
Rice Hart was here ON business
last Saturday.
Mrs. Curtis w. Goodman, an ex :
pert butter maker of this vicinity,
received zoe. per pound for he1
butter from John Martin, of Mont
gomery this week.
David Conley, who lives north-
west of here, in Callaway county,
raised about sixteen acres of oain
and made about 1850 gallons OF
molasses, this year, which he sold
at 500. per gallon.
1t is expected that Rev. j. j.
Griffin will preach at the Loutr {
church next Saturday and Sunday
There was a Halloween patty
at David Conley's.
Earnest Penn killed twelve
squirrels and two rabbits one day
this week. j. A. D.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Read the TRIBUNE.
DEsPOlLlNG THE SOIL

Samuel w. Allerton, one of the
wealthiest and most extensiv e
oorn growers in Illinois, says tina t
though his state is the greatest
corn country in the world, the
farmers there are despoiling the
soil. He declares that unless The
present system is changed, the
great Mississippi valley in forty
years will hunger for broad. The
farmer must learn howaito main
tain the fertility of the soil $50 as
to keep up the crop yield indea-
nitely. This is not being done in
many of the poorer districts, ant
even in the rich country along the
Wabash railroad, between Chica-
go and st. Louis, the average
yield of corn is not moro than
thirty bushels and twenty of oats.
Corn growing must be conducted
scientifically il the great corn belt
is to maintain it's fertility and pro-
ducs the same bountiful crops in
future years as has been garnered
in the past few decades. Mr.. AL
lerton insists that there is no rea-
son why every farmer should not
raise seventy Ave bushels Of corn
to the acre, but this cannot be done
by slipshod methods and ovsr-
cropping.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
The Greateat Man.

The greatest alan is he who chooses
the riSht with invincible resolution;
who resists the sorest temptations
from within and without; who bears
the heaviest burdens cheerfully; who
is calmest in storms and most fear
less under menace and frowns: whose
reliance on truth, on virtue, on God,
is most unfaltering. l believe this
greatness to be most common among
the multitude, whose names are never
heard.-William G. Charming.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
ALL OVER THE COUNTY
interesting Facts Gathered by
Correspondents During
the Week.
nsoMrooMsRv COUNTY polNos
REILFLOWER

BELLFLOWER
John Perkins was In Mexico
last Tuesday on business.
L. o. Rigss' children have The
ssre throat.
Ralph Ocheltrce spent last week
In Hannibal the guest of relatives.
]. N. Cannon has been on the
sick list.
George Hudson of Carso was
here the first of the week.
Jack Hisey of Olney left last
week for Oklahoma to make that
his future home.
j. N. Cannon and wife gave q
party to the young folks Saturday
night.
Isom Gardner was in Kansas
City last week, the guest of his
wife, who went up there two
months ago and was taken sick
and does not improve very much.
! Mrs. Jerry Parson, who spent
the last year in Ell Paso, Tex, the
guest of her sons, returned to
her native home Saturday and
thinks that old Missouri is good
enough for her and of course her
husband Uncle Jerry met her with
all smiles.
Howard Welch..""returned from
Alton, ILL.,, last week and while
there purchased property and
will probably locate at Alton. 81
E Mrs. Henry Utter's little girl,
who had scarlet fever is able TO be
cut.
Mr.. Philips is building a barr n
on his farm, south of town.
r. Hammet living three and
one half miles southeast of town
will hold public sale of stock,
Saturday November 9.
Jas. Bryant and VIM. Taylor
were in Truxton vicinity Monday.
Mrs. Walter Steward and baby
we're on the sick list the first of
the week.
Robert Northcutt of Prices
Branch was here Saturday trade
ing. VIOLET.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
FARMERS, INSTITUTE.

A farmers institute will be held
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th
and Goth at Middletown. Farm
ers Of Montgomery and adjacent
counties are requested to attend.
Arrangements will be made for
the proper display Of any products
they may wish to exhibit. Two
good speakers will be supplied by
the State.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
WALNUT GROVE.

Clarence Graue is working q
month for Mr.. Overshaun, who re =
sides north of High Hill this fall.
. Jas. Wright was business
caller at Jonesburg Saturday.
F. and wv. Graue are at work
husking corn near Centralia Mo-,
this fall.
Jos. Harbothier our enterprise
Ing telephone man is building an
addition to his line which will
run from Gilbert Logan's farm to
Big Spring. This will be grea,
benefit to the many patrons of his
line.
Jno. Hilderbrand was transact
ing business in Jones burg, Satur-
day.
P.D. Sohearmire was calling on
. friend in Montgomery Sunday,
L. w. Schnarre and H. @. Graue
e b
are building q telephone line that
will join the Farmers Telephone
Company Of Jonesburg, these are
two of our progressive farmers
and they believe in living up te
date.
Ed. Hilderbrand has secured
the able assistance Of John Went.
Eel to aid him in shsveing hoops
this winter.
As clover hulling still remainl
on the string, therefore one very
useful article Is A CRANK.
Extra fine Japanese China a
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
The DIGNITY Of Youth.

The woman in the adjoining fiat
said to her youthful neighbor: "vir-
ginia. l thought l heard you crying
this morning." Newer, not me!
I'm too old to cry. I'm five years old;
that was Dot" And how old is Dot?"
"Oh, she's most IS; she's old enough
to be foolish"
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
His Promise Fulfilled.

"You told me-" she said with pout,
three months after their marriage,
that you intended to die q bachelor" /"
ITO all intents and purposes" he sad
ly replied, II have lived up to my
declaration. am known now merely
% my wife's husband."--Iudga.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

Oysters and Celery are now sea-
sonable. Call at Hammack's for
them.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

Grits, Flakes, Hominy an
Crooked Sauer Krout.
MARTINS GROCERY.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

Extra fine Japanese China at
w. w. Hammack's.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
AN ARM0RED FLEET MAY
PROTECT PACIFIC COAST
BY Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-It is
authoritatively, although unofficially,
reported in local naval circles that the
formation of a strong armored fleet
on the Pacific coast will be inaugurated
by the Gispatching to this city at an
early date of the battleships Indiana
and Iowa.
These two battleshps will form the
nucleus of the Pacific battleship squad
ron, which will be further strength
ened by the addition of the new battle
ship Nebraska. now nearly completed
at Seattle, and the batleships Wiscon-
sin and Oregon, which are now being
extensively overhauled at the Puget
sound naval station.
These five battleships may be REIN
forced during the next few months
by two more from the Atlantic.
1t is said to be the policy of the
navy department at this time to unite
the Asiatic fleet and the Pacific squad
ron into one great fleet, it's component
vessels interchangeable, and all under
the command of one of the three vice
admirals. which it is thought congress
will authorize at an early date.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
Says He Was Told to
"Get" Former Gov.
Steunenberg
Tells of Killing Several
Claim Jumpers in
the North
Defense Declares Story Is False and
Accuses Officials of Obtaining '
Paper Under Peculiar
Circumstances
BY Associated Press.

ny ASSOCldJed PreSS.
SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. ga WAL
lace, Idaho, special to the Spokesman
Review says:
Features of today's proceedings in the
trial of Steve Adams, charged with the
murder of man named Tyler in the
wilds of st. Joseph county and involv-
ing the murder of Former Governor
Steunenberg, were the reading of the
confession of Adams, which the defense
contends was obtained under duress
and Is false, and the examination OF
Warden Whitney of the Idaho peni-
tentiary
Mr.. Whitney was questioned chiefly
with regard to the disposition of
Adams while che prisoner was under
his care and who had access to him.
A searching cross examination fol-
lowed as to the reason why Adams
was kept in the penitentiary when there
was no charge against him and as he
mad not been indicted by the grand
jury.
you knew that you had nothing up-
on which you could hold him at this
t1me?" the warden was asked.
Nothing except the order from the
probate court"
But you knew that after the Jury
had not returned a bill against him YOU
had no right to hold him?'
Mr. Whitney admitted that he knew
that. He said that Adams was locked
up every night at his own request. He
admitted that he had never allowed
Adams brother to see him.
Identifies Confession
Whitney was handed typewritten
copy of the confession of Adams and
stated that the document had been
given Adams at his own request in
order that he might make any neces-
sary alterations.
Adams kept the document one day
and on returning it corrected, sub
scrlbed and swore to it before notary
public. Whitney acted as a witness
and returned the document to McPart-
CONTINUED on Page Twol
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
EXPLANATION Due
FROM HARTMAN
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-E. H. Harri-
man, president of the Union Pacific,
will appear before the interstate COM
merce commission here Monday to tes-
tify as to the larger financial doings of
the Union Pacific company and of the
group of financiers connected with that
company.
A number of other persons who have
been associated with Mr.. Hartman
have been summoned also, but it is eX-
pected that the entire day will be de-
voted to Mr.. Harriman's examination.
The most important subjects on
which Mr.. Hartman will be questioned
are the reorganization of the Chicago
& Alton Railroad company, after con-
troll of it's stock was acquired by the
Hartman group and the recent stock
operations by which the same group
secured control of the Illinois Cen
trail.
In addition Mr.. Hartman will be
asked to tell of operations connected
with the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Several members of the commission
are expected to be present at the hear
ing, but it is not known how many of
them will be able to come to New
York. The government will be repre-
sented by Frank B. Kellogg and c. A.
Severance of st. Paul as special attor-
neys, while Mr.. Harriman's and the
Union Pacific's interests will be looked
out for by r. S. Lovett, John Milburn
and Paul D. CraVath.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
PR|MA DONNA
STOPS PANIC
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Feb. ga panic in the
Auditorium here during the grand
opera performance tonight was averted
by the presence of mind of Miss Alice
Nielsen, who was singing the prima
donna role.
A small blaze underneath the stage
caused the stage manager to drop the
fire curtain. The sight Of the barrier
and the smell of smoke brought the
audience of more than four thousand
persons to their feet in alarm.
The dash for the exits had already be-
gun when Miss Nielsen darted under
the descending curtain and called to
the orchestra conductor:
"Play the Star-Spangled Banner"
Her voice rose over the tumut and
stopped the panic before she had fin
ished the first verse.
Then the curtain was raised, firemen
appeared on the stage and reassured
the audience and the opera was re-
sumed after wild outburst of applause
on the part of the audience.
During the confusion someone entered
the dressing room of M. Constantine,
leading tenor of the company. and stole
a diamond pin that had been presented
to him by the king of Spain. The trim
ket was valued at several thousand
dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
MORE PAY FOR
MAIL. CARRIERS
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The senate
committee on postoffices and postroads
reported to the senate the postoffice ap-
preparation bill today.
The report will not be completed until
Monday, but it is estimated that an in
crease of about $3,O0OOO0 has been made
over the amount appropriated by the
house bill, which was $209,000,000.
The largest increase is in an amend
ment advancing the pay of rural car
riers to 5000. The present pay of such
carriers is $720. The house bill in
creased this to $40. An appropriation
was made to increase salaries of clerks
and carriers in postoffices of all grades
and to this the senate committee
added provisions for the gradual pro-
motion of clerks and carriers up to
$1,000.
Special grades are created above the
amount where emergencies and the
character of the service make them
necessary. Another amendment was
adopted appropriating 100000 addi-
tional for clerks in third class post
Offices A change was also made in the
payment to land grant railroads for
the carrying of mails.
The house provided that SIT. 10 should
be paid per ton for all mail carried over
$4,000 pounds, and the senate committee
reduced the weight to 5000 pounds.