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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Kansas City Grocer Dies.

Kansas City-Clarence ]. Fletcher,
president and secretary Of the Fetch
or Grocery Co. of this city, died of
pe~ritonitis, aged Al years. Mr.. Fetch
er had been a prominent merchant of
this city for eight years. Before COM
ing here he was in the grocery bust
ness in st. Joseph, Mo.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
After Joplin Dynamiters.

Joplin-Ffve hundred citizens re-
sponded to Mayor ]. F. Osborner call
for a mass indignation meeting to
raise funds to assist in the search for
the persons who wrecked the news
paper plant of the Joplin News-Herald
with dynamite. A fund of 1910 was
contributed to institute the prelim-
mary search for the perpetrators.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Accepts Call to MARSHALL Church.

Marshall-Rev. j. G. Pardee Of
Vandalia has accepted a call from the
Sirst Baptist church of this city and
Nsill begin his labors here the third
Sunday in October.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Doctor After "spitter.."

Trenton-Because the anti-spitting
ordinance passed two years ago is not
enforced, the president of Trenton's
board of health, DR.. s. Sheldon, has
filed charges against the city marshal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Train Rolls Down Embankment.

Eltah-A freight train was wrecked
here by running over a switch point
that had been broken by the train that
previously left the siding. The an
CINE and tender rolled down the en-
bankment. The engineer and fireman
ESCAPED. Traffic was delayed for sew
eral hours.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Mlssourl Pioneer pies.

Bevier-A. G. Rissler. aged So years.
. pioneer citizen of this county. hav.
Ing q farm near here, died after . lin.
gering Illness of several months. He
leaves q wife and several children.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Would Run No Risk.

Darling" said the young man as he
bent fondly over her chair. II would
die for you"
WELL" rejoined the practical but
otherwise fair maid. the rates Of in
a are pretty low. Suppose you
get your life insured In my favor for
$4,000 and then die for me?"
And let some other fellow lux
uriate on the insurance?" exclaimed
the wise young a We'll. ! guess
not"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
To Bet on Races, He Saws.

Jefferson City--Liept. Gov. McKin-
ley received a letter from Kansas City,
sisned H. Leonard" in which the
wfiter stated that the Elmridge race
track OF that city would attempt to
ignore the law prohibiting book max.
Ing and pool selling on racing eventa
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Folk Appoints sIavin.

Jefferson City-The governor APP
pointed James Sla,in judge of the
Northern district Of the county court
of Schuyler county. vice James r.
Buford, resigned.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27

The impression given at the latest
exposition in Berlin OF invention ia
that liquid air will oon enter the field
rs a YER serious competitor Of steam
and electric power.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
Copyright, 1905, Bobbs-Mcrrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

The American consul to- Barscheit, a
principality of Europe. tells how ,he
reigning grand duke had tried to find
Princess H~ildegarde, finally decreeing
that she wed the Prince of Doppelkinn,
an ugly old widower, ruler of the neigh
boring principality. Though he had been
in the country for six months the Amer
lean consul had never seen the princess.
While horseback riding in the country
mediation in a dilapidated old castle.
While seeking admission he Ia startled
by n beautiful voice breaking into song.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27

Agglootch, an Eskimo converted to
Christianity. went all the way from
the Aleutian islands to, attend the
national Christian Endeavor convep,
ton lately held in Seattle. He was
full Of zeal for his 70 faith: he
calmly endured the hardshipS Of
travel, and did not finch before the
unwonted heat OF the southern sum.
mer. But. says Youths Companion.
when he found that he must put on
. frock coat and q silk hat for the
reception Of q distinguished visitor.
he loaA his nerve. and started for thu
land q the isloo and Tie unhoiled
shirt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

books, that he has been telling palp-
able lies, making false prophecies and
preaching false doctrines-if we find,
in a word, that Truth and Lawson
have not gone hand in hand since that
day, thirty-eight years ago, when the
lion and the unicorn on the old State
House in Boston saw him come into
State street to seek his fortune, then
we need no longer give him our ser
ious thought. We may watch him,
perhaps, with the idle curiosity that
we give the mountebank on the vii
lage green, who harangues the village
pumpkins and exchanges his worth
less nostrums for their good money.
With Lawson's record laid bare we
will know whether he is a man with a
real remedy for our economic ills, or
only a mountebank with a worthless
nOstrum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
Barnard at RushvilIe.

Judge William o. Barnard, of New
Castle, candidate for Congress, ming
ed "copiously" with Rushville Re-
,ublicans Thursday. The judge is a
formidable candidate for Watson's
shoes, and has an exceptionally large
number of friends and admirers in
Rush county.
He is now engaged in making a
quick tour of the Sixth district, only
hitting the high places. But he will
eturn later, when he takes up the
work. of an active and thorough cam
>aign. In all probability, Mr.. Barnard
will be the only candidate from Henry
county, as Judge Forkner will not en-
er the race. He left this afternoon
or Connersville and Brookville.-
nashville Republican.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
Ballooning Not Dangerous.

The uninitiated are prone to look
upon the balloon as a sort of country
fair attraction, whose principal inter
est lies in the aeronaut takes. This
is a mistake.
Like the automobile, the balloon re-
quires an experienced pilot, and when
such one is in charge, serious or IA
tai accidents are never recorded. Most
balloon clubs require all ascensions
to be made under a regularly licensed
pilot who receives his certificate from
the club only after having demon
strated his fitness. The pilot, who is
willing to go up only in favorable
weather and to come down at the prop
er time, need never endanger lives.
He knows he has only to open the
valve and he can descend; he has only
to throw out handful of sand and he
can prevent his balloon from coming
down, or can send it up. When he is
ready to land, he picks out a favorable
spot ahead of him, lets his balloon
come gradually down near the ground.
cuts loose the anchor which stops his
progress, then opens the valve again
II necessary. When the car touches
the ground, he tears out the ripping
strip and the balloon stretches out on
the ground, flat and empty bag
From "Ballooning and Aerial Naviga.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
AMERICAS MOUNTAINS.
Grander and Greater In Variety Than
the Old Worlds.


the Old Worlds.
North America has suffered shame
fully from Alpine arrogance. Its mas
tiers have looked upon glacierless Colo
RADIO. the ridges bulging family above
the continental plateau: upon Popo-
catapetl and his sister titans reaching
isthmusward. upon the snowy dead
craters of the Cascades, and pitied US
Americans that our lands offered
mountain sport for none but women
and old men. Volcanoes? An inferior
sort Of mountain. The Appalachianst
Molehills.
But on their continent are fields for
climbing greater in variety. wider IN
appeal to eve4 sort of mountaineer
Alpinist incluG-r. than on any other o.
the worlds six areas and among the
SUBMITS physically attainable proba
bly, the hardest in the world The
Himalayas. with greater real eleva
ton, have bases of attack discounting
y high, and the accepted idea that
thin air prevents climbing above 23.Oo6
Feet bars their tiptops. If South Amer
lea offers greater height and heroic
weather, Alaska requires training in I;
sport quite new. a subarctic Alpininf
for which you must persist and endure
ike 4 polar traveller. work ak and
rope. cordel or pack cayuses across
tundra. Its ten or more submits be
tween 10000 and 10000 feet present
the greatest effective height. the Ion
gest snow and ice slopes. in the world
All but Mount st. Elias and Mount
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
HARMLESS SNAKES.
They Are Valuable as Aids to the
AqricuIturist.

1t Is not generally known that the
preservation of harmless snakes Is as
important as the destruction of the
hosts of pests met with in farming and
in market gardening.
The rational records contain sad his
tories of the total or partial extermina-
ton of many animals which are useful
or beautiful or both.
Yet there are few animals more use
full in one way than snakes. II human
ity alone prevented the killing Of HARM
less snakes. how can we Justify 1t
when they are proved to be useful
to us? Consider the economic relation
of a snake to an ear Of corn or a row
Of potatoes. Snakes live almost en-
tirely upon creatures which are de-
structive to growing things-that is,
they eat literally millions Of insects,
small mammals and worms. Especial
ly are potato bugs, worms. flies, bee
ties, maggots, ants, grubs, grasshop-
pers, locusts and the larvae of these
the food of most of our snakes.
OF considerably over eighty differ
ent kinds of snakes found throughout
the United States and exclusive Of the
rattlesnakes and mocassins there are
but two which can be termed danger
Gus. We exclude the rattlesnakes and
the moccasius because all are large,
easily recognized forms, which cannot
be confused with harmless kinds. Liv-
ing in water, the moccasins are not of
ten troublesome to farming regions
and are confined to the south from
North Carolina around the gulf coast
and the Florida peninsula and along
the southern Mississippi, living In
swamps. The two really poisonous
snakes which might be mistaken fol
harmless ones are the copperhead and
the coral snake.
OF the two the copperhead only
needs our attention. This truly poi
sonous snake Is slender and has few
features to distinguish it from harm
less milk snakes. 1t IS found usually
In rocky hills or stone piles. old cellars
being a favorite spot. But 1t should
not be greatly feared, for unless at
tackled or stepped on it will not bite
and it is seldom found where there 4;
cultivation Of the ground in progress
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
Pressure of tho Sea.

There are spots in the ocean where
the water is five miles deep. If it is
true that the pressure of the water
ON any body in the water is one pound
to the square inch for every two feet
Of the depth, anything at the bottom
Of one of the five mile holes" would
have pressure about it of 1920 feet
10 every square inch. There is moth,
ing of human manufacture that would
resist such pressure. That it exists
there Is no doubt. 1t is known that
the pressure on a well corked glass
bottle at the depth of 300 feet is 81
great that the water will force its way
through the pores of the glass. 1t is
also said that pieces of wood have
been weighted and sunk in the sea t.
such a depth that the tissues have be.
rome so condensed that the wood has
ost It's buoyancy and would neve,
ioat again 1t could not be even mad,
70 burn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
When Wall Street Cries "WoIf, Wolf"

Wall Street sometimes cries out
panic, panic, when there is no panic.
1t is to the interest of some specula-
tors to make the public and the other
spectators believe that the business
outlook is dark, and that the condi-
tons will be still worse three or six
months hence. And not all those
prophets of disaster belong to the ele-
ment who are always and under all
circumstances bears.
Now | am not going to make any at
tack on Wall street. AS the designa-
ton is popularity used, there are two
Wall Streets" At one of these Wall
Streets there are cliques of gamblers
or wreckers who sometimes raid the
exchanges and send quotations up or
down sharply, without any regard for
basic values. That is the Wall Street
which, on May 9, 1901, on March IA
1907, and on many like occasions
made forays on the market, in which
securities rose or dropped spectacular
ly, irrespective altogether of intrinsic
worth, and in which fortunes were
made or lost in a few minutes. That is
the Wall Street which the public has
in mind when it condemns that place
That too, is the Wall Street which is
doing most, though not all, of the pes
simistic talking about the business
outlook in 1907.
The other wall Street. is the point
to which a large part of the country
/ surplus cash gravitates for employ
ment when it fails to find profitable
work to do at home; the place from
which most of the country's larger en-
| terprises are financed; the locality
which talks and acts for the United
States in all it's great financial trans
actions with Europe, Asia, and the res
of the world. That is the real and the
! greater Wall Street.-From why
Prosperity Will Continue,' by Jas. w
Van Cleave, President of the Nationa
Association of Manufacturers, in The
Circle for October.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

Many birds possess Il useful comb :
he claw OF the middle toe of the f0C
his has been noticed in owls. nigh
ars, hero1s, bitteras. cermorants. ga
1ets. etc. 1t has been explained as ,
means Of holding the prey securel,
The comb is sometimes replaced by {;
1urved blade with teeth. which ru,
long the inner side Of the claw. Sue
1 blade is found in raZorbills. vii
ducks. gulls. starliRsy and many othe
birds. Where comb is required th
inner edge OF this blade becomes IL
7ided into teeth. Young nightjars @
coatsuckers have only the blade, bu
I'D ones have q well developed comb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

1t would hardly be fair, to hold
convention to nominate a congress
nan without candidate from Shelby
md Rush as all the other counties
lave had some one mentioned for
congress-" But there is plenty of time
o get a bee to buzzin. "-Brookville
American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

Mckinney. -Jsvo teet. the highest on
the continent, are virgin. Mount Lo<
gan, 1880 feet. is the worlds remain
ing Alpine problem. Swiss training
alone Will not win II. Climbers have
avoided Alaska. oftener accepting chal-
lenges from Asia and the Andes. AL
pinists must succeed in this ultimate
field or come to Judgment for their
condescension. Alaska lacks only that
prohibitive elevation for which you
may as well train In a laboratory vac
uum.-Robert Dunn in Outing Maya
zine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

100, it is understood, for the little
,rincling who is to become her hus-
,and. American girls do not show
he same ability that their Amer ican
athers do. If an American father had
!nything as good as a $5,OO0,OOO prince
lie would capitalize him for about
10000, 000-and then pass him on to
lome one else for an investment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
The Magazines.
Let the Railroads Make Money?

Let the Railroads Make Money?
Meanwhile the railroads of the coun-
try continue to do large and flourish
ing business, although their net profits
are diminished by reason of the growth
of their fixed charges in all directions.
Railroads when fairly run for the pub
lie and for their stockholders ought to
make money, so that they may be kept
in a state of high efficiency. Wheth-
er or not the 2-cent passenger rate that
SO many states have adopted is really
reasonable or not, it was in our Opin-
ion very unstatesmanlike to force that
issue during the past year. 1t was
right to drive the railroads out of their
old-time control of state politics. 1t
was also right to oblige them to dis
continue the improper distribution of
free passes. Again, it was right to use
every means, however drastic, to COM
pei them to abandon the old system of
rebates and Determinations. 1t was
right to compel them to use safety ap-
pliances and thus prevent the slaugh-
LEI VI ll6lI oWu tlllploy SSS el1u lllS
wrecking of passenger trains. 1t was
right to enforce better systems of rail
road accounting, and more thorough
publicity in respect to all branches of
railroad financiering and operation. 1t
was right to improve tax laws and
strengthen commissions. But these
things constituted a sufficient program
for the present; and it was not at all
advisable to adopt arbitrary legislation
| that could be construed as an attempt
to prevent the railroads from making
money. So far as most states are con
cerned, the 2-cent fare laws will prob
ably so increase local passenger taffiC
as not to curtail appreciably the earn
ings of the roads. But the subject is
one that could have been fairly post
poined; and in our Judgment the 2-cent
laws will have proved themselves pre-
mature and therefore more harmful
than beneficial.-From The Progress
of the World" in the American Re
view of Reviews for October.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
The Building of Witticism.

The October Bohemian has an ar
ticle entitled. How Joke is Made"
In it Marshall P. Wilder, the well
known humorist, cites this story as
an illustration of one method:
Here is a story with a joke in it
about Labouchere, the genial editor of
London Truth. When he was stand
ing for the borough of Northampton
for the English Parliament a little
girl came up to her father and said:
Papa, who made Mr.. Labouchere?
Why, Providence, my dear answered
the somewhat astonished parent.
And what for, papa? inquiries the
child. Now that isn't a bad joke. 1t
was natural, anyway. But listen to
one of mine, which really has exact
ly the same point, though it is
brought out in a different way. A
child and her mother are on the cars.
dressed in the heighth of fashion.
! Says the child: Mamma, what is
that?' and, as she asks the question
she points to the young man opposite.
| Hush, my dear answers the moth
err. But mother, I want to know
To quiet the child the mother whis-
pers in her ear: He is what we call a
dude, dear. The child persists as u.s.
ual in gaining some more information.
And who made him, mamma?' Why,
Providence, dear. of course replies
the mother soto voce. whereat the
child exclaims: oh, mother, doesn't
Providence like to have fun some
times?' You see, the stories are real
ly alike. At all events the point is
the same.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

The boy in the paint store dashe.
hurriedly up the cellar steps an,
sought the proprietor.
There's barrel leaking in the base
ment." he cried. land the automobile
stuff is just pouring OUT
why do you call it automobile
STUFF" asked the proprietor.
Because" gasped the youngstcr
its running over every thing in sight
Judge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
Roots CHANCES Mind.

Francis T. Roots who has been re-
'arded as candidate for congress for
10 these many years has suddenly
lecided that he does not want the
lace, now that there is an opening
Rockville American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

II am opposed to either the endorse
nent or nomination for president of
Charles w. Fairbanks. "-Prosecutof
fessup in his announcement.
Fine, Wilfred, fine. But don't wor-
y; all the other fellows are feeling
he same way, so it is more or less of
sure thing he won't get the nomina-
II late.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
Political Gossip.
Might Ask Taggart.

Rev. T. H. Kuhn says his political
nture is vague No doubt this is
rue. He might consult Tom Taggart
However and see whether or not he
will be allowed to get into the run
ling.-Brookville American
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

Well, if John w. Kern gets Tom
Taggart's shoes as democratic nation
Il committeeman he will certainly
lave to have them half-soled
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06
His Preference.

Now. Patsy. if it should come to 5
real issue which would you rather lose
your money or your life:"
Me loife. begorra- Dim savin' me
money for me ould age.''-Bohemian-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

II you feel run down, tagged out;
AXE HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea,
he. greatest restorative known; pure
Y Vegetable, no alcohol or mineral
POISON. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. A.
l. Luken e. Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

Mr.. Kern in taking Tom Taggart's
I'D shoes should exercise due caution
hat there are no rough places to de-
,elope brewery bunions on his feet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

The unknown man who jumped
rom a New York ferry boat, COM
planning that life is a gamble and that
he cards had been stacked against
lin, must have been some one of
hose New York millionaires President
Roosevelt has been pressing so closely
ately.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-06

mo immediate glorious career is
promised. prosecutor Jessup in his
announcement.
All, but later, eh Wilfred?