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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
Brains.

Famous brains are OF four sorts.
The lowest group contains the minds
that are stimulated greatly by alco-
hol. tea and other drugs by impress
sions derived from .he senses; the
second group contains the infant prod
igies, whose intellectual powers wane
in middle age; the third group con
tains the pathological cases usually
terminating in insanity; the fourth
and highest group is that of true
geniuses, whose powers remain unim'
i,aired until old age. This is Hause'
mann's classification.
Spitzka has come to the conclusion
that men eminent in exact sciences
like astronomy and mathematics. have
the greatest average brain weight
Next come the men of action, includ
ing statesmen and artists. after these
come the biologists, biologists and
other representatives of the descrip
tive sciences.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
MIND A TELEGRAPH.
How Sympathetic Messages Are
Passed Between Distant Friends.


Are you a sensitive? There is no
doubt that some persons are so or
ganized as to make natural sensitives.
They have remarkable intuitive pow
er. which means that they receive i'm
pressions easily. Surprising two sem
sitives to be closely related to one
another or drawn together by a bond
OF sympathy, and supposing them to
be in different parts of the world. and
the life of the one to be in danger,
the first thought he would project into
snace would be for his distant friend.
II that friend is actively engaged at
the time the message may be lost, but
if he happens to be in a passive state
his brain will receive some impress
sion, clear or confused, which will
make him think of the absentee and
reader him %anXiou3.s as If something
had gone wrong with him. Such mes
ares are more conlaion at night, be-
cause we are less ~preoccupied than
during the day. By means of this wire
less telegraphy an image is produced
on the brain which is projected out.
wards, causing the absent friend to
be seen as If in body, and even the
actual circumstances of his danger.
Gus position may be produced. Thus
saith DR.. Bernard Hollander, Of Lon
don.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
OF The COUNTY
Items Of Interest Cleaned From
Our Exchanges Throughout
The County.

Jonesburg Journal.
A new steam threshing outfit
was received here Monday by
Floyd Dennis anb Henry Flete-
meyer. 1t was of the Advance
make, and has all the latest i'm
provements
During the thunderstorm last
Thursday night lightning struck
Henry Hellburg's house, tearing
out a rafter and a part of the roof.
Fortunately there was no one on
the upper floor of the dwelling
that night, as the boys had gone
down to the river fishing, or the
results might have been'more SER
ious.
A fishing party composed of A.
II. Drunert and wife, Lee Fergu-
son, wife and children, j. l.. Nc
Cord, wife and son, Willie, Silas
Carr and granddaughter, Miss
Mary Poindexter, Mrs. Hale
Young, Van Edwards, Mrs. Fannie
Patton, Robert Skinner and DR..
and Mrs. Shelton left Monday
for Loutre to spend a few days.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
psep.ssEArHINo IMPORTANT.
II Strengthens and Develops the Lungs,
Overcoming Weak Tendencies.


Deep breathing, that Is, taking long,
full breaths right down into the
lungs, cannot be practiced too often
In the open air. and the clearer and
purer the air the deeper you should
breathe. 1t will seem a hard task at
ant, and the results will be apparent
In straighter shoulders, better devel-
oped chests, clearer skin and sweeter
breath. This method Of breathing Is
the real elixir of life" and better
than any youth-restorer on the mar.
ket.
In a short time you will be breath
Ing correctly, awake or asleep. 1t Ia
to be remembered that deep breathing
also fills out sunken and hollow
cheeks, clears the lungs and reduces
the abdomen.
1t is a comparatively easy ASK to
teach children who have not acquired
fixed bad habits, whose clothing ad.
mits Of perfect freedom, how to
breathe properly. The habit of deep
breathing is formed quickly, and in
normal conditions is maintained
through life.
The weak, who have cramped theil
lungs and relaxed all the breathing
muscles, will find that the formation
of the new habit requires persistent
daily practice, but when 1t once II
established they will have health ant
vigor.-Physical Culture.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
Production of Oil.

Although the production of crude pc
troleum in America is making enor-
nous strides every year. the bulk of
this comes from new territories which
yield heavy oils containing little or no
spirit. In fact, the fields which have
in the past supplied the world with
petroleum spirit and high-class illum-
mating oils are, it is said, failing, so
much so that the center Of production
is nc longer in the eastern states, but
lies equally between the gulf states
and California. Recent work in the
midcontinental fields shows, however,
that there is a prospect of the supply
of high-grade oils being increased
Engineer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
Briar Ridge Cleanings.

A petition has been circulated
in this district for the opening of
a new road to run through Tom
Farrier's premises and thereby
avoid an Objectionable hill and
bridge close to VIM. Steers. Re-
monstrators have been busy, and
we understand, have sent some
petitioners to the Ananias club.
Mr.. Farrier asks S75 for a wright
of-way. Some say q new bridge
could be bought for less money,
and others that it would take more
than twice as much to make it
substantial.
Egbert Gregory has a colt only
a few weeks old, which he values
at one hundred dollars.
Louis Franklin on Tavern, lost
a good work horse lately. He was
found dead. Louis did not know
there was anything the matter
with the horse.
John Moseley killed rattle
snakes on his premises two con-
secutive days last week.
Mrs. Alta Gregory came from
st. Louis on an excursion train
last Sunday, and spent a few
hours with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. McMahan at Briar
Ridge Farm. She brought little
Charlie to spend the remainder of
the summer with his grandparents.
Mrs. McMahar finds Bakers Pain
Relief a sovereign remedy for sick
turkeys.
slack Frost" did not fad j. B.
McMahar's gooseberry patch last
spring. After providing literally
for next winters use, he received
a neat little sum from the sale of
what remained.
There ia something remarkable
in the history of Briar Ridge Farm.
L. P. Mccain built there in 1872.
The house has been continuously
occupied every since. Births and
marriages have occurred within
it's walls. Chronic sufferers have
dragged through many years
there, and acute sickness has
brought some of it's occupants &c
the very verge of the grave, but
the angel of death has avoided the
place, as though warned by q sigr
on the door, az in the case of the
Isrealites in Egypt. Beat its
record. Thirty five years withou'
q death. MISS NANCY.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
Lincoln Scraps.

N SA0kS
Delbert Fitzgerald spent Sun
day at Will Fitzgerald.
ROE Berger purchased a new
binder from Glare & Son, of Buel.
Henry Smith and family spent
Sunday at Sam Cochran's.
Miss Emma Clark is quite III
with the Inflamatory rheumatism
We hope soon to note her re-
coyery.
Frank Butler visited at Mrs,
Jesse Buffers Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.. Fitzgerald
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
William West.
Mrs. Fred Ulrich OF st. Louis
Is visiting relatives in this vicinity
at present.
Mrs. Sarah Thompson is on tn,
sick list at present.
= A4LACs
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28

Middletown Chips.
DR.. Miller was called to Will Da-
Wis, five miles south of town on
Elkhorn, Sunday night. and found
a fO-lb daughter for the family
Monday morning, the 18th.
Mrs. w. A. Dillon of Marling
came in on Mondays hack, on her
return from a visit to her old home
in Fayette, this State. MI. 1Dillon
met her here.
The school board met Friday
night last, aud filled the vacancies
in the corps of teachers. Leslie
Wagner was chosen as principal
and Miss Rosalie Hamilton as
teacher of the primary room.
Both are residents of this. COM
munity. and are well qualified for
the places named.
DR.. G. H. Rigg met with an acci-
dent last Friday evening that came
near loosing to him the sight of
one eye. While returning from
Bowling Green, and near the
Emerson's jack farm, his buggy
wheel became entangled in brush
lying in road, and it flew around
with the wheel and one branch OF
it struck the doctor in the right eye.
drawing blood from that member
and making very painful wound,
He suffered with it till Tuesday
morning, when he left for st. Louis
to consult an oculist. He does not
anticipate loosing the sight of the
eye, but is causing him a great
deal of trouble.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
STAGE Murder In Turkey.

On one point the Turkish censor of
the drama is infiexible-there shall be
no murder committed on the stage.
This is in order to prevent corruption
by evil example. Consequently the
dramatic effect of many plays is some
what married by the manner In which
principals destined to be murdered
are rushed off the stage. and, after re
ceiving the fatal thrust out OF sight
of the audience rsagser back from the
wings to sing their death songs.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
Pin Oak.

Our sick list is some what i'm
proved. Mrs. Henry Reisch is
able to be up.
Several from here attended the
ice cream supper and moonlight
picnic Saturday night.
Albert Jackson and VIM. Will
son, of Prices Branch, attended
the supper and visited the formers
cousins, Roy and Chester jackson.
Plenty of music now. Locust
sing in the day time and the frogs
at night.
B. T.. Hancock, of st. Louis, is
visiting his wife and daughter of
this vicinity. Mrs. Hancock cam
not reside in the city on account
of poor health.
The ice cream supper at Morsey
was we'll attended and a nice sum
was cleared. An enjoyable time
reported.
John Fricker visited home folks
Sunday.
Wheat harvest will soon be here
some wheat will be harvested the
last of this week. Oats are very
poor, but corn is looking nice.
Jesse Dyke attended the supper
and visited home folks Sunday.
Chas. Fricker purchased a mule
colt from his father, for which he
paid SIS.
John Frioker bought q horse FOL
S35. Jesse Dyke also bought 9
horse but did not learn price paid
Quincy Beck is visiting his faith
er and other relatives and friends
now.
Rev. Gilbert filled his regulaI
appointment here Sunday night.
We are much puzzled over thu
sudden disappearance of "Slivers'
and "Sam Twinkel."
L. Roy Jackson left home Mon
day for Slick, where he will worl
for Abraham Dun at that place.
Pionic time will soon be her
much TO the delight Of
THE DONKEY
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
PRopoeo HIS MEMORY.
Little Tommy Helped His Mother Out
to Her Modification.

Mr.. Urban was always late to din
ner. He arrived home on a certain
evening, as usual, 20 minutes behind
hand. His wife was entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Fortune. Greeting the
guests with effusive cordiality he said:
IF / had known this pleasure was
in store for me. l should certainly
have arranged my business SO as to be
at home earlier"
why. Harry" sighed his wife; Il
told YOU"
Il beg your pardon, love; but you
are certainly mistaken this time. You
probably forgot to mention 1t. On
the whole. I'm glad you did. 1t is q
delightful surprise"
Mrs. Urban was a spirited woman
This unjust accusation came hear
overthrowing her courtesy. Her lips
parted, then shut decisively: but q
slight frown fingered on her fore
head.
Little Tommy read her face. He
knew all about his fathers poor mem
ory. and he felt 1t his duty to refresl
it and defend his mother.
Why. pap" he piped up. don't yos
recollect? Mamma told you to b
sure to come home early tonight be
cause the Fortunes were going to b
here, and you said: oh. the dewitt
Philadelphia Record.
RW."IN W I.Ut.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
BASE BALL OUTFIT z E

The Kansas City Journal makes
a splendid offerto boys for secur-
ing new subscribers for the weekly
Journal.
To any boy securing ten new
subscribers for The Weekly Jour-
nal at 25 cents per year each, thus
making a total of $3.50, and send
to us together with names and adj
dresses, we win send to his adj
dress, free of charge, express pre-
paid, either a NIT, GLOVE.
MASK, BALL or BAT, all OF
which are q very high class grade
of goods. Or If you desire to ser
cure two OF these ~articles, secure
twenty new subscribers, and SO
on.
Send for sample copies for cam
wasting, and when you send your
list and remittance do not fall to
give your nearest express Office.
Send money by postofice money
order or draft, and address The
Kansas City Journal, Kansas Citys
mo.
This offer expires August /. 1907
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
New Florence.

Mrs. Britt, of Montgomery City,
spent Monday with her sister, Mrs.
Joe Mcclure.
Miss Vastia Harrell, of Mont
gomery is enjoying a pleasant
visit with Miss Floye See.
Gus Schroeder and Earl Wilson
spent Sunday in st. Louis.
Mrs. G. A. .Revelle was shop
ping in st. Louis Monday.
Mrs. T. D. Powell visited friends
and relatives in Benton City last
Sunday.
Jesse Dornan and ALI DaVault
spent between trains in High Hill
Sunday. WILD ROSE.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
New Florence Leader.

New Florence Leader.
Mrs. Leila Davault and little boy
of Idaho arrived on the early train
Monday morning to visit her
mother Mrs. Hatchett and other
relatives.
Harry Parsons is a modest boy.
Last week he was in our office and
gave a fine report of Central Col
lego, but never once mentioned
the fact that he had won a $40 gold
piece in a declamatory contest.
Rev. j. w. Coggins, who preach-
ed in the Christian church here
a few years ago, as well as o =
Quoted several revivals in the
county died last week at Odessa,
Mo-, at the home of his wife's
people. Ill health forced him to
give up the ministry and for some
time has been practicing dentistry.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
Jealousy.


Talking about Creole jealousy"
said the observant man. IT saw a
specimen Of Chicago jealousy the
other night that had It beaten to q
fraxzle. A handsome fellow was at
dinner with two girls, whea a young
woman came In, caught a corner Of
the tablecloth. and yanked the whole
tableful Of dishes and dinner of onto
the floor. then walked out of the
room.
What did the man dor Followed
her and made friends with her again
She was his iiancee. He gave her 9
$500 diamond ring afterward. they
said. II she had been his wife he
would In all probability have beaten
her instead Of giving her . present.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28

Rhineland Record
Fred Won Stratten and wife left
Sunday for ST. Charles where they
will make their future home,
Miss Viola Muehl returned home
Sunday from Indianapolis, Ind,
where she was attending school.
She graduated June IA.
George, youngest son of Mrs. c..
w. Thorpe, was bitten on the
hand by a house snake last Thurs
day while playing in a shed in the
back yard.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
ALL OVER THE COUNTY
Interesting Facts Gathered by
Correspondents During
the Week.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DoiNcs
Cross Roads.

Mrs. Lillian Rowlings, of St.
Louis, is visiting her mother and
sister, at Buell. this week.
L. A. Fuhr was in Montgomery
City Monday after a load of ship
stuff.
Q. w. Fuhr was in Bellflower
Sunday evening.
Saturday a number of hog wag-
ons passed through here going to
Buell. with hogs for G. w. White.
Guss timer and w. T. Sanders
delivered two loads of lambs to G..
H. Mumford at Montgomery City,
for which they received $685. per
cwt.
Ben Clark purchased a heifer of
H. A. Kraft for $40.
G. Fischer and wife were trad
ing in Wellsville Tuesday.
H. A. Davidson was in Wells
vile Monday after a load of corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Faulhaber
spent Sunday with John Kraft and
wife.
Miss Edna Arnold of Bellflower,
is staying at Jno. Kraft's at pres
ent.
H. A. Davidson traded a COW
Tuesday to F. B. Clare for a
mower.
Claude Cahall and wife visited
the latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Gilmore, of Two Mile vici-
nifty Sunday.
Geo. and VIM. Fischer were
visiting H. A.. Kraft Sunday.
Services next first SUNDAY
morning, July It'll and at 8 o'clock
at night.
L. A. Fuhr WASH Vandalia Sun
day.
David Mayand family OF Ihom-
az vicinity, Mrs. S. Elsberry and
MI. and Mrs. L. Cobb were visit
ing at John Kinks Sunday.
w. E. Holt was in Montgomery
Saturday after a load of lumber.
Oats in this vicinity are begin.
ming to die, the blades are dying
at the top of the stalk near the
head, and from present indications
oats will be a short crop again.
Mrs. G. F. Kraft was visiting
Mrs. G. Brown in Buell. Friday.
Mrs. Lillian Bowling was trad.
ing in Wellsville Friday.
ALL RIGHT.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
The Truth Of It.

Blusters-I dare say, l do look mad.
I understand Jigley rays I'm the worst
ftar he ever saw.
wiseman--Oh, that's a gross libel.
Blusters-Of course, 1t Is.
Wiseman-Well, l should say. Why,
everybody admits you're a pretty good
iiar.-The Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-06-28
At cross Purposes.

"Old Pengborn Is working himself
to skin and bone trying to keep that
boy Of his In college"
"And what's the boy doing?"
Doing his best to be 8xpelled."-
Cleveland Plain pealan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-08
One Day Of Sunshine.

Ever think what day Of summer
sunshine doesP Every day in July
aud August an unclouded sun passes
from the Atlantic to the Pacific over
this country; it lifts $4,000, 200 of
value right out Of the soil aud invites
all the people to enjoy the labor Of
their own hands alter which they may
eat, drink aud be happy. Put the
crop growing season into four months
and we, or the sun for US, raises &c.
600. 900, 600 worth Of products, or el,-
500. 900, 600 per month which is $780,
100000 per day; then transportation
works the year round and adds other
value to what is produced and gold,
silver, iron, copper, leat, coal aud
oil are coming out Of the ground in
this country today at an aggregate
In both pounds and values never be-
fore dreamed Of for the year 1907.
who can measure the prosperity Of
a country that can make that recordl
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-08
ATTACK STANDARD
The National Petroleum Association
Seeks to Further Cripple
the Giant Trust.
THROUGH FREIGHT RATES
A Simultaneous Movement Against
Practically all Railroads Of the
Country to Secure Lower
Charges on OIL.

Cleveland, Aug. Five attacks
upon hitherto impregnable fortresses
of the Standard Oil company, attacks
widely separated, but made stimuli
taneously and covering practically
the entire country between the Allan
tic seaboard and the Rocky noun
;ains, were ordered Tuesday by the
independent oil men of Cleveland.
This united campaign is the direct re-
suit of the $29,240,OO0 fine assessed
against the Rockefeller trust by
Judge Lands in the federal court in
Chicago last Saturday. ~
The five attacks will be under the
generalship of the National Petroleum
Association. On paper the foes will
be all the railroads of both the East
and the West. In reality, though the
conflict In each instance will be wag-
ed against the Standard. From the
standpoint of the independent oil men
of this city the most important part
of this Quintuple campaign is that
against the railroads operating in the
territory Of the Central Freight asso-
citation. Thy object of this attack is
to obtain an average reduction of 20
per cent in the rates Of petroleum in
the territory named.
F. W. 9oltz. traffic manager, sent
an urgent 'fetter to the interstate conf
merce- commission asking for thor
ough hearing not later than Septem-
Der Is.
There are two cases involved, 10
this petition and the average reduc-
tion asked in the rates on petroleum
is 40 per cent. One Of the cases coy
ers the territory between Chicago and
Omaha and between Sioux City and
Sioux Falls, while the other affects
the rates between Chicago and St.
Paul and Minneapolis. In this letter
the Interstate Commerce commission
is requested to fix the time for hear
ing these cases Immediately after the
date selected for hearing the com.
plant regarding the reclassified tar
ifs Of the Eastern roads.
Mr.. Bolts sent another urgent mis-
sive to the STATE railroad commission
Of Nebraska, On the average Nebras.
ka's rates on petroleum are from so
to 1870 per cent higher than those in
adjacent states. Mr.. Boltz asks I'M
mediate revision Of the rates By the
state railroad commission.
While Mr.. Bolts was writing these
letters G. D. Chamberlln. secretary OF
the association, was on bis way TO
Atlanta. Ca. 70 appear before the
Georgia house committee on Judiciary
IN advocacy Of the passage Of an anti
discrimination law similar 70 that
nov IN foree In Kansas and Iowa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-08


The editor Of the Ell Dorado Repub-
lican, who put in about five years
time saving the Union, seems to ap'
preciate the fact that the fellows who
lodged Confederate bullets can't dodge
the scythe Of long-whiskered old Time,
in that be observes: Eyes, the PEN
sion roll is growing smaller every
month. Three thousand, six hundred
and sixteen soldiers on the pension
roll died in April, while 5000 died in
May, and these 5000 old veterans
will not be here to 'sigu up on next
pension day. They will not be here
and from reading the Washington
dispatches about the diminished and
diminishing pension roll, we somehow
feel as though the government con-
graduates itself that each month it
has less money to pay to the old SOL
diers, while having more to throw at
the birds"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-08
Are Farms Too Large?

| frequently the further division Of
farms into yet smaller portions Is
predicted by students Of the middle
vests development. It is claimed
that well-tilled farm Of smaller
number OF acres is what the country
needs on account OF the increased
amount Of labor which larger acreage
requires, the increased capital re-
quired to work 1t, and the increased
taxes. From the standpoint Of the
productive use and cost OF working
capital they are no doubt right.
Even though the capital require
nients were the same for smaller as
for larger farm, the concentration
Of its use upon the land would be
much more effective on the smaller
acreage than on the larger. The wis
dom Of this lesson has been learned
from the foreigner who knew how to
succeed on small acreage in Europe.
Here he follows the same general plan
and farms small piece of land in
tensively and contentedly. He need
not bother about the labor problem,
for his own family constitutes labor
supply and the size Of that determines
the number of acres that he can sue
cessfully cultivate. His success in &C.
curing ownership proves that he is
right in probably nine cases out Of
ten, and that the farmer who tries
too much acreage is the man who is
mistaken under existing conditions,
however correct he may have been
n the early stages Of our agricultural
history, when land was less expen-
tive, outlay for buildings imple-
nents and improvements much
smaller in proportion to gross income,
md the working force larger on ac-
count of the greater size of the
amily and the tendency Of its mem
,ers to remain at home to q much
alter age. All these influences that
determine the size Of the farm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-08

Arthur Colby took charge Of the
junction City Sentinel this week and
announces that it will be Democratic.
This is a great disappointment-we
supposed Art had been too well
brought up in the Republican faith
for that, However, he may yet see
the error Of his ways and reform; in
the meanwhile he will be printing a
mighty good Democratic paper for he
does his work well.