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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-08-03
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\ The Sunday star mail route be
tween Linneus and Laclede ha'
been discontinued, the order be
coming effective last Sunday.
| Clyde Weatherly, who has beer
assistant at the Laclede station fol
some time, has beeR placed on the
extra list and was doing the night
work at Anabel this week.
1t will pay any young person
seeking a normal, business, teleg-
raphy, Or music education to write
to Allen Moore, Chillicothe, Mo-,
for catalog and particulars.
Lon Cotter has bought the Coul-
son residence property in the north
east part of town and offers his
other property just east of the liv-
cry barn for sale.
S. J. Mahurin has returned from
Oklahoma. He liked the country
we'll enough to buy a 16O acre
farm seven miles from Busch and
will remove to that place. Linn
county regrets to lose this splendid
family
Aunt Susan Hewitt is making a
rec ,rd as potato raiser. They
are growing so largeand SO many in
a hill that some of then have been
crowded up the vine above the
ground. A piece of vine foot
long sent to this office has five po-
tatoes on it, one being nearly as
large as a hen egg. .a
There should be d large attend
ance at the fair meeting one week
from today. There is no reason
why the jefferson township fair
should dnot-continue to be one Of
the lea,ling events Of the county
and being the only agricultural fair
in the county it should be the lead
ing attraction this year.
On account of heavy rains and
the busy season for far lners, P. +.
Felt has decided to continue his
special sale on buggies to August
Is. Those who expect to buy a
buggy, carriage or any kind of a
vehicle within the next year can
save big money by making the
purchase this month while the
special sale is on. ..
J. Clair Lomax takes hand at
editing THE BLADE this week and
makes some attractive bids for
trade at the Palace dry goods store.
His page should not be passed up
as a common, every day advertise
ment for it is good reading and
valuable TO all vino like to make
their dollar 60 as far as possible
when making needed purchases.
Rain has interferred consider
ably with threshing yet P. F. Felt
has already bought and shipped out
10, 900 bushels of wheat. The
grain is of good quality and in
most fields the yield is also good.
L. Brendahl & Sons threshed one
field that made 33 bushels per acre
which is the best so far reported.
The Brendahls are among the best
and most prosperous farmers of
this county and fine crops are moth
ing new on their farms.
l. Fl. Clough, one of the pros
porous and influential farmers OF
the south end of the county, was in
Laclede on business Thursday and
made this Office pleasant and ap-
preciated visit renewing his five
yearly subscriptions to THE BLADE.
In addition to his own copy Mr..
Clough has the paper sent to his
son I n. Clnnrh Sumner. his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
G.
and ii-EEis | aIl,IIv
The New Grown Prince and Ills
Bride, an English Princess.
The Widow Of King CS-
car, Queen Sophie.
car, Queen Sophie.

fathers standard This difficult posi-
ton the crown prince bore with manly
patience. Having reached mature
age before being called to The throne,
he has proved his inherent good quail
tiles ana his devotion to Sweden. Gus
tave served several times as regent
during the illness or absence Of his
father and therefore is not without al
ministratiyc experience.
GuStavc Adolph, the new crown
prince, is Il popular young man of
twenty-five who married the pretty
Princess Margaret of Counaught a
year ago. Thus England supplies. if
events take the natural course, the next
queen Of Sweden.
Future Barnadotte rulers Of the
Swedish people must maintain high
standard to measure up to their predc-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

corner of the land sold by J. NJ Bowles
to Walker Dinkirfs, which is ABB chains
south Of the northeast corner of section
20, township u, range IS; thence south
1867 chains; thence west 3 chains;
thence north 1897 chains thence east
p chains to the place of beginning less
land sold by Phil Hall Jr., to S. O.
Jones, with all buildings and improve
ments thereon, as described in convey
ance book 81, page 500, of the records
of Caddo Parish, La, same being ac-
CURED by mortgagor herein from Louis
Lehman, shown by said deed referred
to heretofore.
Said property seized as belonging to
the said defendant and to be sold to
satisfy the amount specified in said
writ say $628oo, with per cent inter-
est thereon from February Il, 1907, I'M
I'll paid, and 10 per cent on said principal
and interest as attorneys fees, and all
costs of suit
J. p. FLOURNOY, Sheriff.
Caucasian, Dec. p, 1907
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

lean mainland and creating competi-
ton between Filipino and American
labor. Japan in return for commercial
privileges in the Philippines would
agree to prevent immigration Of Jap
anese laborers into this country.
Baron Kaneko was mentioned as suc-
cessor to Ambassador Aoki. He had
an important part in the negotia
tons by which peace was arranged
between Russia and Japan. He has
been much in the United States and Is
a graduate of Harvard university.
After he had become one of JapanS
most distinguished statesman Harvard
conferred on him the honorary degree
of doctor of laws. Worlds Work re-
lates that at a dinner given in his hon
or President Eliot said to the baron:
'IIarvard university has conferred
on You its highest honor. We can do
no more, but | understand there is
son in your family. We claim him as
Il future recipient Of the degree con
ferred upon you. | trust he will come
TO us and be worthy survcssor of his
father"
He will come" replied the baron.
Returning to Japan. he told the
'1roness Eaneho about the incident.
md she told TIE child The idea that
he was to - i. .'a.'vard and receive
degree made =, eat impression on
The boy. and VII p "r he was naughty
his moi hor Uqrt "Pp-0prn Hpr Il
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

cessors of that house. OF the four Der
nadotte kings who have completed
their reignS not one has betrayed his
trust, not one has failed to appreciate
his high responsibilities, his duty to
the people. Old Marshal Bernadotte.
as Charles XIV. though Il famous gen
eral. turned his attention to the in
ternal Improvement and development
of Sweden and Norway. the united
kingdoms which he ruled His son
Oscar studous man. with a leaning
toward literature, followed his exam
pie. Oscars eldest son. who reigncd
thirteen years as Charles XIV, left no
son to succeed him. but he left legacy
of wise and helpful administration
His brother. Oscar H.. whose reign OF
thirty-fve years was the longest of
any Bernadotte ruler. became known
as the most able monarch in Europe
The widow of Oscar, now the dow
ager Queen Sophie. was princess of
Nassau. She was married to Grown
Prince Oscar in 1851 For fifty years
this royal couple lived together as hap
PLY as they might have lived had the
king been merely Oscar Bernadotte.
citizen of provincial France
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

toria is Il first cousin Of the present
German emperor. She is described n
an extremely clever woman. fond OF
painting and sketching and talented
rs writer. She is also an eXcclleu'
cook, In which fact she is said to take
much pride. The new queen has en-
deared herself to the people of Syr2
den by her consideration for the poor.
King Gustaye is forty-nine years old
a year older than Emperor William,
whom he greatly adlnires and whose
military bent he is said to emulate
When GuStaye was Il youth he was
poetic and dreamy. This is not to be
wondered at, since his father, the ven
cradle King Oscar. who has Just died
poems. To cure him of his dreamy
tendencies GuStave was sent into the
country, where he became an ell
thusiastic hunter He is still exceed
ingly fond of the chase. Another thing
young Gustave did in the colntry-he
fell in love with a pretty girl. the
daughter Of Il rural pastor. He want
ed to marry her, but reasons OF state
caused him in 1881 to wed the Princess
Victoria. He is very tall. as was his
father. He is of taciturn DISPOSE
ton in public, but is said to be quite
genial and affable among his persona!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

town. Some years later the Swedish
diet elected Bernadotte crown prince
az Sweden. hoping thus to gain the
taror of Napoleon. Eernadotte'S ele-
= ,atiop, however was extremely dis
tasteful TO the French emperor. who
.5lew that his former marshal cordial
IL despiSed him. These are the facts
of history. and they are in direct op
position to the popular supposition that
Napoleon placed Rernadotte On the
Swedish throne.
Gustave v. therefore. is but three
generations from Il humble French citi-
zen However. by marriage of Berna
dotte princes during those generations
with royal princesses the new ruler
has several strains of kingly blood in
his veins. 1t is said that he is the
first of the BernadotteS to be accepted
or cordial terms by the aristocracT OF
Sweden, this proud element having
scorned old Jules Bernadotte and his
son and grandsons because of their
piebei3n extraction. GuStave is as
stunned by the aristocracy to have
preponderance of truly royal blood
BY The elevation Of Gustave to the
throne a daughter of one of Europe's
preudest families becomes queen of
Sweden. Gustave's wife is Victoria.
daughter of the Grand Duke of Ba-
den and granddaughter of old Emper-
or William |. of Germany. Queen Vic
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
SEHRIFF"S SALE.

No 11,oS5-In the First District Court
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana: Allen
Brothers & Wadley Limited vs.. +.
T. Gillian.
BY virtue of a writ of seizure AMI
sale, to me issued by the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, La, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, l have seized and will
offer for SALE at public auction, accord
ing to law, without the benefit of ap-
praisement, at the principal front door
Of the court house of Caddo Parish,
La, during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY,, JAN. 10, 1907,
Lot III and half of II2 lying next to
and adjoining III OF the Templeman
subdivision of the city OF Shreveport,
Ca1do Parish, La, as per map of said
subdivision recorded in conveyance book
E, page 1871, OF the recorders Office Of
Caddo Parish, La, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon.
Said property seized as belonging to
said defendant, and will be sold to sat
isfy the amount named in said writ, say
for the sum Of $2524I2, as follows: One
note for $4,000 with 8 per cent inter
est from June Is, 1907, and the balance
in 80 notes, $1,000, $37.E, $3z.27, $37.o7,
$36Sz, 5000, $3o4z, $3O27, $36O7,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
The New Ruler
king Gustoyc v. Ills Ancestry.
Ills Relations With His Pee
pie and the Popular
Queen Victoria,

tyWS lie new king of sweden, who
has taken the title of Gustave
III y, is a great grandson Of q
boy who ran away from his
home in Pau France, to 60 TO sea- but
got caught in the maelstrom of the
lfrench revolution ANA became Il Skillfuj
general. minister of war and marshal
OJ France under Napoleon ana finally
king Of Sweden and Norway. His orig
inal name WIS Jean Baptiste Jules Der
u1dotte. Anybody who has read that
once popular book, J. I. HeadIcy'S
Napoleon and His Marshals.' will re
member that Bcrnadotte gallorcd all
through its pages, now here. now there
ST Wagram. ut AUstcrIitz, always show
ing high skill and gallantry.
Napoleon. who dislikci Bernadotte,
preferred to have him fight for rather
than against him, Accordingly in re
ward for the marshalS brilliant serv-
ices at Austcrlitz he made Bernadotte
Prince of Pontecorvo. n little Italian
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

ture, being chosen GEORGE a. HIBBARD
as delegate to the national convention
various other places of trust in the
party organization. In 1898 he was a
candidate for state treasurer in the
caucus of the Republican members OF
the Legislature and was defeated by
one vote. He made IL good record as
postmaster of Boston and is now pro
noted from that office to the mayoral
ty of the Hub
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

NJ ayor Fitzgerald
has hitherto sus-
tanned Il reputation
as n man who new
er got defeate Il.
The III n yor elect
was born in 1864
and educated in
the Boston public
sch FOOLS. IIe\ en-
gagged in business
and gradually got
into politics. sery-
ing on his ward
committee, going t.
the state lceisla-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

one WISH TO TINS
country he dined
with a party which
included severa /
other well known
writer's. a fair pro
portion of men and
women who knew
something about lit.
erattlre, rs we'll is
4 lal'g" number who
knew little. MAKING
up for their lack O.
knowledge by 3 pre-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

1t was only last year that the Nobel
peace prize was awarded to President
Roosevelt. and now another of the No
bel prizes. that for attainments in
physics, has been given to an Amer
lean, Professor Albert \. Nicholson of
the University of Chicago. BY the pro
visions of the will of Alfred Nobel five
prizes are awarded each year for the
most important discoveries in physics,
In chemistry, in physiology or medi
cine, for the most distinguished work
of an idealistic tendency in the field of
literature and for the best effort toward
the fraternity of the nations and the
promotion of peace. The prize in lit
erature was this year awarded to Rud
yard Kipling, who married an Amer
lean, has been much in this country
and seems in many respects almost on
American.
Like the typical American. Mr. Kip
ling is usually ready with a retort On
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
BARON KANEKO'S CAREER.

His Harvard Degree and His Little
Sons Expectations.
Baron Eentaro Kaneko. who is said
30 be in favor of Il treaty between ia
pan and the United States giving free
trade between the Philippine Islands
and the mikado's empire. is reputed to
be very close student of the affairs
Of the United States. as well as of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

ness and breadth of human sympathy"
Mr.. Watson gave the president his
ideas on the subject Of needed auead-
mcnt Of the currency laws and in T..
spect to recent conflicts between tn.
authority of state and federal collr,-
He is Il man who has found time in
the course of his career to teach school,
practice law, write historical works,
edit magazines and lecture. in addi-
ton to such political activity as led t.
his nomination by the Populists for
president He is a man of consider
able property now, though in carly
life he bad Il hard struggle Speaking
of those years. he once said:
"Thc first year of my law practice
yielded me $212 gross. In the second
year | bought back one Of the old
home places that had belonged to our
family and removed my father and
mother and younger brothers and sis
ters back to it. having bought the en-
tire property on credit. and | lived
with them, walking three miles to my
office every morning and carrying my
dinner in the schoolboy tin bucket and
returning to the farm at night. IN
that second year | made $I14 OF
course the money which | owed for
board during the first year was re
turned out of the first surplus that
could make. The third year | again
doubled my income, and from that
time my practice rapidly increased
until the annual income from it reach
ed $4,000
George \. IIibbard, who recently
won the mayOralty of Boston, is Re
publican, and his victory was won over
John F. Fitzgerald. the present mayor
and the Democratic candidate. and
also over the candidate of the hide
pendence league. John A. CouthurSt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
TAFT AT THREE.
The War Secretary Was Not Light
weight Even In Babyhood.

Secretary William II. Taft in his cir
ding of the globe has seen great
many babies. He himself as Il boy
Of three in old fashioned pantalet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

No II,oS5-In the First District Court
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana: Allen
Brothers & Wadley Limited VS. L.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

flues for all rooms. and a kitchen that
viii be comfortable in all seasons.
THESE are essential. an dwellings. large
'r small. should have them. The win
dows and doors should Doe arranged 10
suit the fCrniture .1 ne used
You have doubt sccn rooms with
windows on two Sides @ door and "a
iir"piacc on tho other This arrange
menr makes II impos- tble for the rooms
10 contain an ordinary size bcdstead.
without placing u before "a window OF
some other opening. Study these things
WHOM getting ur plans for your house.
Tho dining room should be light and
roomy. fronting tile East n possible.
as the mo ming sun is always d.elra-
Die. ana adds ugch 10 tho choerfulueSs
OF the family. The kitchen should not
connect directly with tho dining-room.
Construct passageway. we'll venti-
lated. between the two rooms. this Will
prevent unSavory odors entering tho
H-nin groom. Arrange your rooms SO
mat Nou VIII not be compelled 10 pass
through one room 10 get to another.
'p not Sfguro the walls hv driving
nails or hooks into the pIastcrine for
tte purpose OF hanging pictures. but
faSteu picture mould TO the wall aII
around the room. This arrangement is
somewhat expensive. but il is tae only
proper way lu which pictures are hung.
O. r. HOWELL CO. Architects
Richmond. va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

Us one among Richmond's best concerns
ana all Richmond shares in and re-
Joices in its prosperity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
viii Form Union

All persons engaged in theatrical adj
Ferts.Hg work ia the city have decided
10 form local union. ana with this end
-n Wow tae Leading members of the
Theatrical Mechanics Association are
working % have meeting within a Few
days and perfect the organization. About
thirty names have been signed to the au-
r..ltHr tuc charter Aa ous those
most rrominent in the work for the pro-
posed lno l are Mr. Leo Wise Mr. Robert
NAtt Nr Al Fisher and Mt sam
Cohen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
BIC SHOE HOUSE
BRANCHING OUT

way 90 maintain .ho wcll-earned rcp-
utatou OF the old concern.
Ile cOmpauys proprietary brands
tlo Sampson" the Sampson superior n
tine 'BcN-Omuia" and the Colonial ~
which have reputation among shoe
dealers and shoe-Yearcrs ali over tna
south. have passed into tho hands az
tue Now company and they viii remain
as tncv have been for decade or
more past. tho ola reliable leaders
among good wearing shoes
Ihe Roberts and IIoge Shoe Compau,
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
OTHER MARkETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago, oct. 23-CATTLE-E Estimated receipts about
2OG1 head; market slow and dull, steers $iH$5 %.
soCkers feeders 81 iOd$a. cows. $3pS5. hefcrz.
S3a$J 10 bulls s. Cp8S5, calves. $3p$S HOGS-Esti-
mated receipts 22OO1. weak; choice heavy chip
ping, 50 21QSG 30 light butchers. ST 3d. light
mixed. s. 150S6 choice light 81 packing.
s. goQ$G o.: pigs 81 25aS6. hulk sales s. ooG$G 10
SHEEP receipts O0O. early market
strong. later weak. sheep. $3a$6 25. lambs $68SG s.
yoarliuEs. s. 5oaSd
Cincinnati. oct IS -HOGs-Lover. butchers and ship
rcrs 81 45q SO 80. common. 81 2aaS6 CATTLE-slow
weak fair good shipping So Goa<5 90. common.
s. 254S2 -, sHEEPsteady; 50 2sg$5 -. lambs slow
81 5n0S1
Enst Bunalo oct 3-CATTLE-Recelpts $40 head
market slow and unchanged VEALS-Reccrts. l"3
head: market active and 25c higher; SaaSe HoGS-Rc-
ceipts head. market fairly active and 10 70 l'c
lower heavy So 75Q SO 81 mixed 50 73HS6 So Yorlers
5JQSG -: pigs So 4o1<G 20. dairies 81 25TS6 20
SHEEP AND LAMRS- Receipts 3. 900 head. market az
tive and higher lambs. S50S7 30; few. s. ~. year
Iings 1886 -. 50 JunS5 So ewes. - COZ
s. 65 sheep. mixed s. 5uu$5 -.
KR asas CITY. oct CATTLE Receipts. l4opO head
Guiding Southern market 5Hlec lower; calves
lower choice export and dressed beef steers - 3
So 60: fair 70 good - 504Sa Western steers 81 500
storc feeders 7Ja 81 -: southern stecrr
9DGS3 Sass 80. native COWS. S29
~: heifers $31Si -" bulls s. 4oHS3 A.; cayes
SS2$6 - Receipts. 10000 head market loft25c
lower: top sales 50 7jnSI go, heavy 81 80
ass packers 50 1885 %. pigs and light s. 10aSI %
SHEEP Receipts. 300 hcaf, market steady lambs
81 J0aS7 % ycarliugs. s. 1n$a i5 Western
Western sheep - 5u$I ~. stock
and feeders 50 5onS5 So
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
CASH QUOTATIONS, s,
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York. October y. 1hB1-
COFFEE-The coffee market was much more active
To-day and during the early afternoon showed pronounced
weakness. which evidently OF The liquidation ot
osne thar been Influenced by financial
conditions. Al The prices about 10 TO 70
points lower steaded before the close support
trade interests. with the market finally steady at
net decline Of 5gl0 points Sales were reported OF 70
'7B0 bags
The opened steady unchanged prices 10 de-
Fne Of points during the early session showed lit
tile further movement with trading quiet Shortly after
fdday unseting regarding financial conditions
that electrical
tSscturing applied receiver fol
loNed by Tessed offerings. and sharp break IN prices
Liquidation, what seemed TO be
lsorced liquidation. although It through various
tbroers had subsided the market steaded on buying
ny and technical conditions seemed 20 have
i1mproved result Of the furry Havre closed at
decline of Z and Hamburg net unchanged
To = pig higher OF the Brazilian markets Rio ad-
Ezsnced 3 and unchanged. Receipts at
1.-THE ports 6s0O0 bags. against 74o bags two
fScars but TIE Junoishy movement fun at S1O0
bags. against $1,000 1905
The for spot coffee rather easier in tone,
with quotations the basis OF 6isc for Rio No Z.
The Of contract prices in the local market to-day
~ IS
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24

ooTroN-The cotton market unsettled and
cited to-day with profit taking by the hig Wall street
short interests about the only source OF support al
though there have been light buying the
reaction theory following the sharp during the
early session. The close steady decline of
i6G21 points Sales estimated 3500 600 bales The
market opened easy decline Of l4gl9 points in
20 lower cables and during the middle Of the day
about 0d2s points lower With December relative
y Of clique liquidation while later months
sustained by the relatively short interest II
perhaps fortunate for market interests that
Wall Street had been short rather than long Of the
snsret Wall Street has been selling cotton since early
last September. when January oker l2l2c. and
there heavy profit taking by thee interests
ssround l04c this morning. This demand sufficient
sE fact check the decline the market steader
sn the later session with the close or points from
lcUest the active months. only the
apprehensiye q unsettled
dtRs al the troubles in electrical circles hut reports
from the further eXpeCta-
tons of break holders II TumOred that
OF the allied with tho Farmers Union
had reached the Of its financial
admitting inability advance further plant
ana wire received from exporter saying
fThst offerings sc Inder the
last Monday Southern markets officially
ported 1sEI7-19e lower
The of prices in the local market to-day
s