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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-03
b Prof. al. Ivee.

-r~"~ So - u - ~ 80
proYment Of the rural schools Is
the sdoption and intelligent use
Of 4 uniform course Of study.
With this win come longer school
teruis, more regular attendance,
more oompetent teachers and
more effective teaching. The un-
ifOrrn course Of study makes Il
possible 70 compare the work Of
different teachers and different
pupils. Instead Of being one in
class OF two or three, each pu-
pill Is IN q class Of several hun
dred other boys and girls IN the
county who are doing the same
work that he is under practieally
the same conditions. The work
of the county superintendent is
simplifed AMI his supervision is
made more effective. The quar-
terry examinations are the means
Of comparing the work Of teach
ers and pupils. Near the close
of the school year the pupils
take the county examinations.
No teacher nor pupil can know
what any other school will do in
these examinations, 50 all are
stimulated 70 their best efforts in
order 10 stand well in the exami-
tions. Parents become interest
ed and watch the results closely.
They see that some teachers ac-
eomplish better results than
others and naturally conclude
that they are better teachers.
The work of the faithful teacher
is brought 70 light, and that Of
the poor teacher is exposed.
The intelligent use Of & course
Of study, and the comparison Of
results by means Of quarter
y and final examinations are fast
removing the feeling Of isolation
from the rural schools. These
thiDe are doing i0r the selsSols
what the telephone and rural
mail delivery have done for the
home.
The zeal that Is being display
ed by som e school boards and
other citizens in the districts 70
improve and beautify the school
premises can not be too highly
commended. The need of a
more general movement for i'm
proyement and beautifying
school grounds and buildings
is imperative. Not only should
the provisions Of the Law regard.
ing Arbor Day and the proper
furnishing Of school rooms be
complied with, but = strOng
effort should be made to beautify
the entire school surroundings.
IL should require no extended re-
marks ,o convince any citizen
that the school where children
spend 50 many hours Of their
lives should be so inviting as 70
draw them towards Il. In this
connection I would also ntrse the
value Of school room decorations.
Every schod building should be
examined as 10 cleanliness and
furnishings, and the outbuildings
inspected rs % location aud oon,
diti0n. That school boards will
encourage the teacher and pupils
in their efforts 30 make school
grounds more attractive and the
school rooms more inviting and
aid them with their presence and
advice, is earnestly hoped.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-03
iss PsssbyssFian oeuroh.

Sunday Sshool pas an.
PrsaChiug utItA a.
lenioS Enssavor & n. n.
Chris,isu EndsavOF ESQ p. IA.
Preaching q 7'so p, "a,
Player Msssiug sysTy Thursday
svsninE a 7iso p. "a.
II was glad when lhey said unlo
NE lst ~ go up b lhs hoase "a
ina ord
w b cNAksEkLsRi Psrah
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-03

Preaching al this church each
Sunday AZ II a. m. and T;9o p. m.
Sunday School AZ a,a5 q. m.
Jeuior League AZ ESQ p, m.
EpwOrth League a. 0sSop. m
Prayer meeting on THURSDAY
evening a. 7;SQ
The public are cordially invit-
"a 70 attend.
An RYAF, pssiof.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-03
Notice to Rich HIII Burial Asso.
ClatIOH.

On account of the death Of
Mrs. Anna EasOn, who died at
Nevada, Dec. ., and Mrs. Jane
Hutton, who died Dec. %, the
37th and 3sth assessments are
now due.
r. J. BOOTH, Sec'y
Jan. 1, 1907.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-03
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LOCAL BRIEFS.


Miss Julia King, of Nevada,
visited her uncle Prof. S. o. King
over Sunday.
We will give you the TmBUNE
aud McCall's magazine one year
for SL0o.
DR.. Slater's dental once VIII
be closed hereafter on Monday
and Tuesday.
E R. Williamson and wife
spent Christmas with their
daugter Mrs. E. T. Montgomery
at Clinton.
Miss Alene Beasley returned
last Saturday from q visit to her
uncle w. G. Beasley down at
Pittsburg, Kas.
Forest Caldwell. of the Hurley
Lumber Co, pays his subscrip-
tion promptly and attends strict
" TO business.
Col Harve johnson, Of Butler,
was in the city last Saturday.
OF course he only came down to
see his 20 friends.
THE TRIBUNE editor mas about
three hundred bushels of Ben
Davis apples to sell If You
want any, cali and see him.
Mrs Bert Martin who has
been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. Spencer during the
holidays returned to her home in
Kansas City last Saturday.
W. B. Dawson, prosecuting at.
torney, has removed to Butler,
but that is not going 20 make US
cali him Judge nor Colonel nor
even Captain, but just plain Watt.
S. F. Lane, one of Bates coun.
tvs pushing young farmers, win
continue TO read the TRIBUNE
regularly for another year. Sam
don't talk much but he does
things.
Dave Smalley came down from
Kansas City and spent Christ
mas with his parents DR.. and
Mrs. d. II. Smalley. Dave is
one of the rising young druggists
of Kansas City.
Collector Nike Fortune is on
the sick list but that need not
keep any one in Usage township
from paying their taxes, he has
a clerk that will Sheppard the
collections as they come in and
do u right too
Judge c. A. Denton attended
the meeting ef the circuit judges
Of the state az Kansas City,
Thursday of last week. The ob.
Jet Of the meeting was TO sug.
gest TO the legislature such legis.
lation as viii be of benefit 10 the
courts and their administration.
Judge John Armstrong, who
was showed under so needlessly
az the November election, attend
ed the last session Of the old
county court last week. The
people will sec, after awhile,
where they made their mistake.
There win come a day when
Judge Armstrong can say with
exceeding great delight, 4 told
you so.
VIM. Hern has been appointed
POSTMASTER at Hume, has made
his bond and will take possession
of the office as soon as his com.
mission arrives. Mr.. Hern is
lone Of the few reliable republi.
cans of the Hume end of Howard
township and an excellent elti.
Een. No better man could have
been appointed and no man more
deserving.
z. +. Beard, the new sheriff Of
Bates County elected by the Re
lpublicans last November, has re.
moved TO Butler and taken pos.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
FLEET IDENTIFIED

Is Son of Colonel A. F. Fleet, superlu-
tcndcnt Of Culver Military Institutc.
c. P. Fleet, the young man who was
found in a dsmented condition AMI
taken in charge by Policeman Clark
son Tuesday night. was identified yes
terday morning. by DIR. Beverly r.
Tucker. of Richmond. and at the lat
ter's request was at once dispatched
under escort to his home in Culver
Ind, where his father, Colonel A. r.
Fleet. is superintendent OF Culver Mill.
tary Institute. The youns man was
escorted by Detective Sergeant Gibson
and Policeman Clarkson. who left with
their charge yesterday morning.
The young man had been In Virginia
visiting his uncle. Judge w. J. Fleet
Of King and Queen county. whepe he
was sent 70 recupeiate, it Is said from
the effects Of hard study A few days
ago he came to Richmond He was
under the hallucination that the city
was under martial law. and that he
was In command.
The Fleet family is of Virginia, ana
is quite distinguished here. Colone
Fleet Is a graduate OF the University
Of Virginia. and was for eleven years
professor of Greek In the University
Of Missouri. Culver Military Institute
Is one of the most noted military
schools in the country. Recently ths
boys OF the school passed through,
Richmond on their way to visit tho
Jamestown Exposition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
.LEr ME REFLECT.

II is said that President Roosevelt
has greatly changed since the late
financial crisis in New York, and that
when he was last seen in public his
jaunty air had disappeared, and his
hearing was that of sobered, re-
Elective man, 1t is further reported
that hereafter his motto will be- mo
abandonment OF policy, but modifica-
ton of methods
We do not vouch for these rumors.
blu, there is little doubt that recent
events have brought Mr.. Roosevelt to
serious reflection. Awhile back We
hear him denouncing the malefactors
of great wealth, and Boosting that his
policy" would be continued, even
/. though business should be driven tc
i the wall; a little later we find him
and his Secretary Of the Treasury
working side by side with Morgan
/ Rockefeller 6; Company 10 avert a
disaster to which he had but recent,
seemed so Indifferent, Later still ",
find him in conference with represen
tatives of the United States Steel Cor
\ poratIcn. discussing another acut,
situation. and finally agreeing, accord
ing to report, that he would not pro
secute the steel trust If it should alb
sorb its competitor in business, til
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
After the conference the deal was an
aounced, and it was further announce
that by this deal the company alb
sorbeG and two trust companies While
held its paper had been saved irol
5stuin. Would Inc steel trust have dare
\ to approach the President with sue
Il y proposal six months ago: And IL {
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER $, 1907.
@rherc Is somebody wiser tlnn
NnpoIcon, wiser thnn 'Tniic!rnha
That somebody is evcryboa!.
ELECTION LESSONS.

The independent voters were very
much in evidence in the late elections
and leaders in both parties must nave
been duly impressed. Let us take a
survey of the field, beginning with
New York. In 1905 the vote for WINS
in New York county was 64,2s9; FOR
Hearst, 1892 for Mcclellan. 1ao26i'
therefore, it seemed to the Hearst peo'
pIe and the Republicans that it was
merely proposition in simple arith-
metic to combine their forces. and elect
a fusion ticket for 64.2S9 plus 1922
EQUALS 1851 But they reckoned
without the voters, and instead of poll
ing is75Sl votes, the fusionists poi!ed
only 1l7,o00 votes. The voters could
not be delivered like so many sheep.
Many Republicans would not vote with
a man whom they had but recently de-
nounced.
There was also much independent
voting in Massachusetts.
This vote made itself felt in a start
ling manner in Suffolk county says
the Globe. The straight Democratic
nominations for the offices in Suffolk
were completely ignored, especially in
the case OF the district attorneyship.
Mr.. John B. Moran was reelected dis
trict attorney by an Overwhelming
vote. simply because the citizens, ir-
respective of party politics, believed in
his honesty OF purpose
Now cast your eye on Kentucky
Normally it is a Democratic State. and
before 1896 Republican victory II
Kentucky would have been as much o.
surprise as similar victory in Vir.
ginia. In the late campaign Mr.. vii
liam j. Bryan made two tours through
the State, and begged the Democratic
voters to stand by their party. But
many Democrats had become disguised
with the political situation in Ken
lucky. and decided that any change
must be for the better. SO Kentucky
went Republican, and it is by no means
certain that the Legislature will send
Governor Beckham to the Senate.
Look at Cleveland, Q. There was
powerful OpppSIl!Oii " ouS " ioi'
Johnson. The big interests were
against him. The corporations We're
against him. President Roosevelt used
his influence against him. But the
independents We're with him. and even
The President could not whip them into
line.
Look at San francisco. The gang
had had the city in its clutches fol-
years, but an Independent ticket was
nominated and triumphantly elected,
Party organization is necessary, ans
the great majority Of American voter:
believe in it. But there are MANY
voters who will not follow the par,
in course which they believe to b,
wrong, and II not infrequently hap
pens that the independents hold tn
balance of power.
This is not meant to be an essay OF
party ethics. 1t is intended to pon
out few object-lessons in the recen
elections.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

would he have consented to IT. But In
the emergency, what elsc could he
have done? TO have refused would
have precipitated another panic. One
blow from Ills big stick at that time
would have knocked several institu-
tions down, with other consequences
which could not he reckoned. The
crisis which the President had invited
put him in position wherc he was
compelled to treat with the steel trust
and accept its terms; and 1t must have
been a bitter pill
If these experiences have not sob
cred Mi. Roosevelt he must be made
OF strange stuff. He may never be
convinced that his incorporate
speeches had anything to do with
bringing on the recent panic; he may
still think that his fountain Of fulmt-
nations was a spring Of righteous.
ness, but If Mr.. Roosevelt Is made OF
ordinary clay he must have asked
himself more than once. In the still
watches of the night IL lie could not
have discharged his full duty as chief
executive officer and indicated the
law without alarming the nation,
shaking public confidence and de-
stroying values.
y police officer who should fire into
a crowd. wound women and children,
and cause a disastrous stampede in
order to capture n criminal would
hardly be justified in court of jus
tice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
A Good Compromise.

The Richmond TimesDlspatch calls
attention to the growth Of sentiment
in favor of compulsory education. At
Alabama to enact such law, it says
The demand for compulsory school
attendance is growing in Virginia also
Our people are not yet ready for a
general law on the subject. but some
sections favor it and it is highly prob.
able that a local option measure will
be introduced in the next Legislature
and carried. This. will give to eaci
and every community the right to de.
eide by popular vote whether or not
compulsory attendance shall prevails
This method might satisfy the major
ity of voters In other Southern States
where the sentiment In favor OF com
enough TO uau Justify genera, law.Mco s
lumhin State. ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
Rhymes for To-Day.
A SAD DUTY.

A SAD DUTY.
Il ADY, come sing mo half. dozen
dirges,
~ Ditto six requieins dreadful
yet arch,
Sing me some threnody known to sad
clergies.
Pipe me pitiful funeral march.
(Do feel sadly? No. feel gladly:
] have nor grip nor the blues--f,evcr
fear!
But It's November--don't you refnem-
ber7
So wc must sing of "thc fast dying
year,
tories?
Pick me the tearfullest, Lady, you've
got.
Where are your slow-singlng death
bedly stories?
Harp me the terriblest six in the
lot.
tAye. make this column fearful and
solemn
Tune II to mournfullcst tragedy.
dear:
For tbs Uncomfortable up the ember!
Do the square thing by "tlle fast
dying year" II. S. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Men that are born of women are very
tickle. The crowd which cheers Brutus
for his patriotism little later. under
the spell of Antony's oratory. are
crying for Brutus's blood.
In a recent speech in Brooklyn SEN
ator McCarren had undertaken to dem.
onstrate that President Roosevelt was
responsible for last weeks panic. L
was Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Rockefeller
he said. that saved the situation. The
crowd rose to its feet and cheered-
not Theodore Roosevelt. but John D
Rockefeller!
Is Saul also among the prophets?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Cleveland, o.. has in this instance
given the President rebuff which
he distinctly invited and thoroughly
Notwithstanding News.
New York also gave him a gentle
tap. On the other hand, Kentucky
and Nebraska went Republican in spite
of Mr.. Bryan's efforts to save them tc
Democracy. 1t seems to be sort OF
stand-off between these two distin.
guished leaders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
ACCEPTS FOUNTAIN

Mayor Mccarthy So Notifies the National
Humane Alliance. Z
Mayor Mccarthy yesterday notified the
National Humane Alliance. Of New York,
that its gift OF drinking fountain had
beer accepted by the Council. The fountain
Will be placed at the triangle made by
FL COX Avenue. Broad and Adams Streets,
and will be n haMdson1~ structure and CON
ycnient as we'll. The alliance Is making
similar presentations to other cities, 70.
what reason, however, is not clearly eS-
Elained, ..-.ata .8.t. lLeLata- H..AM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
No.. 1890,
No. 1890.
| Saw from the Beach.
ny THOMAS MOORE.

l The beach. when the morning shining,
A the waters move glorouslS
l came when DER that beach declining
The still there but the waters gone
And such is the lifes early promise
So passing spring tide of joy known;
Each wave, that danced a morning r. us,
And lea vas us eve on the bleak shore alone.
; m gories serenely adjoining fl@gs
The the calm
Give back, back the wild
Her light
on who welcome that
passion first walked new life through his
his wood that burning
Gave sweets to loves exquisite flame!
This series began The Times Dispatch II. 1908
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
get OFF of those books you are sitting

get OFF OF those books you are sitting
on. Ill enter this account. -. Let
you help me? No, thanks. OH.
go along. do. Yes, daresay."
The loating sons OF the Hill would
wander from the hotel proper-when
Miss Granger Ethel and MiIly began to
pall-and through devious passages and
u service door that bore In white paint
the word private" admit themselves
to the modern bar; and II 1t was
empty. would chaff and rag the young
er barmaid.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
At Hctl Ahnhnh.

The services at Beth Ahabah begin
Saturday morning at 10:45' o'clock,
Rabbi Calisch breaches at both SER.
vices. This evening his subject will
be "The Ideal in Judaism" Tomorrow
he will speak on the topic, put Your
Iself in His Place. giA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08
VIRGINIA JUSTICE.

The decision of the Court of APP
peals in the case of j. ID. Uzzle. colored
of Accomac, shows that Virginia jus
tice is no respecter of races. Uzzle
was convicted of mnliciously shooting
white man, and was sentenced to a
term in the pepitentiary. He was
editor of newspaper. ana 1T was
charged that articles published by him
Were responsible for the negro out
break at Onancock some time ago.
Feeling against him was naturally
Very strong, and he CLAIMS that he
verdict was rendered he applied
through counsel to the Court of APP
peals for Il writ of error and super
sedeas, and obtained it. The highest
he shall have Justice and every benefit
of law provided in such cases.
The Constitution of Virginia declares
that in all criminal prosecutions a
man hath right to demand the
cause and nature of his accusation, 70
call for evidence in his favor, and to Il
speedy trial by jury of his peers
without whose unanimous consent he
cannot be found guilty. That law APP
piles to every person accused of fell
ony, without regard to race, and. upon
application. the Court of Appeals will
see to it that there is no denial of Its
benefits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Alleging improper collision and eva
sion of the law, the revenue officers
have raided sixteen distilleries In
Southern and Western Virginia during
the past few days. We do wish that
all these North Carolina liquor people
would stay at home to run their ole
stills.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Since the open season for game in
Virginia began, one week ago to-day.
the turnstile shows that Just 1.374,S71
amateur hunters from Alabama, Ten
nessee, Texas, Georgia and the Caro-
linas have. in their ignorance, invaded
this State painting to get next to the
possum preserves of Old Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Now they figure that the Panama
Canal is going to cost s264 600, 900,
which. when you come to think of it,
is pretty rough on our great-grand-
children
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Boston people ara paying 40 cents a
pound for turkey, and 1t is Massachu-
setis turkey. or turkeyine, at that.
Poor old Boston!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Willy Randolph Hearst says that he
has retired from politics permanent
ly." This is believed to be the first
retiring thing that Willy ever did.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Remember, no matter how fierce be
the struggle to make both ends meet,
that we are living in times of marve-
lous prosperity. The Republicans say
SO themselves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Mr.. Roosevelt was anxious to have
Theodors Burton elected Mayor of
Cleveland. but it was Tom johnson
who won out. A good deal is success
ful in this country besides dishonesty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Away off in this land OF sunshine and
the old field pine. where 1t is hard TO be-
lieve that there ever was tree or spring.
Where mescal is substitute for sowpaw,
where wood is dug out OF the ground and
water taken from the mountain tops. where
the tamale supplants the ginger cake. where
erchilados and tortilas take the place OF
know that our good friends, the Charlotte
Observer and the Richmond Times-DIspatch,
continue to dispute over the merits OF Web
stcr's spelling book, madstones, bloodhounds
and prohibition, and yet each continues to
love the other as itself."-El Paso (Tex.)
Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

The superb turkeys of Old Virginia
are also the only turkeys in the world
that will be worth ten times the prices
that people are paying for them this
year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

The Savannah News opines that "the
lapse Of years will make difference
in the muddle of Panama" Little dlf-
terence in the mud, however.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

If George We're still with us, alive
and hale, we should just like to see
ANYBODY try to crowd Cincinnati on
nm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

If the human race is soon TO become
legless, as one scientist predicts, what
VIII be the sport OF being clauf,
fcur?
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MERELY JoI1ING.
The Original Nature Fakes.


After a careful and Impartial considera-
ton of ali the evidence bearing on the sub
1ect. the investigating committee reports
that Notwithstanding their long life and
apparent respcctabilty, the following are
Undoubtedly nature fakes:
The bull 10 the china shop.
The wolf at the door.
The fly In the ointment.
The dog In the. manger
The fish out OF water.
The bee In the bonnet
The flea In the
The rat that smeled.
The chorus girls lobster.
Pigs in clover.
Horse and horse.
The Welsh rabbit
The man on a lark,
They are accordingly deletcd from the
White House phrase book and will receive
no further official Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Latest Program.
| for you II you don't hustle?"
My friend" answered Senator Sorghum.
the time has come when hustllng Is frnught
Will danger. The way to do now is to act
until 1t queers itself by saying something
clumsy. Star
To Cure M'nkefulness.
the consultation room. II don't know what
the trouble is. but l can't sleep at night. q
"Cm-yes. rejoIncd the NJ. D. What
is your occupatIon7"
I'm an ice dealer replied the other.
Pardon me-" replied the pill compiler,
"tut you should consult n minister. I
cart undertake to relieve your con.
science. Chicago News.
Did She.
Did she give you any encouragemcnt?"
Well-she said she thought bright girls
ought to marry simple-mindcd mem
Hcuston Post
The Holy Fly.
Helen was watching some flies on the
Nirdow-pane when she called to her
mother: Mamma. come and see If this is
tho bosom fly!'
The bosom fly, child! What kind of a
fly is that?"
"oh, the one they sang about in church
last sunday-'Let me to Thy bosom tly.'"-
The Circle.
Al, 1Ie Cared For.
Senator A.-.And do most of your consti-
tuents think as you do on this question:"
Senator X.-Well, most of them thins
as they think l do"-Somerville Journal