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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Tho Hiaher Obligations.

Recent events have made impera'
tive some consideration OF the ethics
of giving testimony. Every one de-
spises a talebearer. Even the children
call such q person a "tattletale," and
1ustifably look down upon him. The
fnformer is q spy, a breaker OF good
faith, a violator Of the sacred laws OF
hospitality. Loyalty to family and to
friends Is the cement which holds 80
ciety together. Trouble m when
men act Upon a mistaken view of what
constitutes loyalty to society at large,
that society which is but an aggrega-
tion of families and friends. The ex-
istence of orderly government depends
on the observance Of certain laws, un-
punished disobedience to which pro-
duces anarchy. When crime is commit
ted, every person with knowledge OF
ut Is under moral obligation, when
asked, to tell what he knows. In some
cases the obligation extends SO far as
Ito require him to volunteer informa-
Etion against his friends. The mainte-
nance of order and safe government
lis of so much greater Importance than
the protection of law%-breaking friends,
that the state justly conceals the
crime or who assists the guilty to es'
cape. This rule Is the result OF long
experience. and it's justice Is nowhere
disputed. Yet. in practice, 1t is diff
cult to enforce 1t, says Youths Com
panion, because of the prevalence Of
false standards growing out of abhor
renee of the informer. There is nc
high school principal or college presi
dent who has not come In contact
with these false standards. in his at
tempt to maintain discipline. There
is scarcely a large city in the country
in which members of the police force
have not at some time or another beer
,actuated by belief in the mistaken
similarly false idea of the obligation!
of company loyalty has many times
confronted the commanding officers
as II the men regarded 1t as of greater
importance that half a dozen friends
should be saved from the consequence
of their misdeeds than that the bod.
of national defenders should be pre-
served from those who would under
mine the foundations Of all orderl.
institutions.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01

The Chinese have long been credited
with the invention of gunpowder. but
Prof. e. o. Won Lippmann, OF Halle.
has collected evidence to indicate that
this Is a mistake, and that the Arabi-
ans did not, as commonly stated. In
Eroduce gunpowder into Europe dur.
ing the eighth and ninth centuries.
Prof. Won Lippmann believes that. the
manufacture Of the first gunpowder
was based upon the "Fire-book" Of
Marcus G~raecus. which appeared in
Constaninople about the middle of the
thirteenth century. This was the
source from which Roger Bacon. AL
rbertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas
derived their knowledge of gunpowder.
THE first use of gunpowder to drive
projectiles is ascribed to a monk,
Berthold Schwarz, whose discovery
was made accidentally while preparing
the mixture for medicinal purposes.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
IT IS THE SOLDIERS CLUB
OR. ANITA N. MCGEE FAvoRs RES.
ToRATIoN OF CANTEEN.
Japanese Soldiers Drink "sske,r Vet
as a Nurse, She Never
Saw One Drunk.

Washingtop-The necessity for the
restoration OF the canteen in the Amer
lean army is strongly set forth in a let
ter from DIR. Anita Newcomb MCGEE
to Capt. Walter Mitchell, of the Span
ish-Amerlcan Wal Veterans associa-
ton. DIR. McGee. who was formerly
an assistant surgeon In the army, and
later organized a corps Of nurses I'M
der the auspices of the Red Cross so
ciety for work among Japanese sol.
dlers In the Russo-Japanese war, gives
her observations as to the drink habit
among the Japanese soldiers, and
tells Of the evil results following the
adjustment Of the canteen in the
United States army. DR.. MCGEE says:
Give the Soldier Their Club.
Like every one who knows some.
thing of the subject, / am heartily in
favor Of giving our American soldiers
their club (called canteen). where they
may enjoy themselves harmlessly. AS
a woman and as a physician, / deplore
the horrible results Of making a man
seek his amusements where he Is LA
BILE to fall a prey to the worst tempta-
lions, and SO l wish you speedy sue
cess in re-establishing the canteen in
the American army.
Jap Soldiers Drink "Sake."
INSTEAD of our liquors, wines. etc.,
the Japanese use a beverage they pre-.
pare themselves, called sake, tasting
like sherry, served hot, but in char,
acter like the light wines or beer for
merly supplied in our army canteers
/ saw this sake in Manchuria, where
1t was furnished as q part OF the
ration, when it was feasible to pro
vide 1t, though the quantity was OK
ceedingly small,
Never Saw Jap Soldier Drunk.
"In Hiroshima, l met from time IL
time, court officials who were or
their way from Toxic to the front witt
a quantity Of sake, (which the EN-
peror was sending as a gift to the
troops in celebration of some victory
This drink was also for sale by the
post traders, and yet the temperance
Of the Japanese soldier vas a wondeI
to my nurses and myself. We saw
tens of thousands OF them, but neve
did we see a soldier drunk"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
10000 PAID Tribute.
Continuous Line Of P,ople Passed the
Bier of Senator AIger.

Detroit, Mich.-Nearly 10000 people
paid tribute to the memory Of Sena.
tor r.. A. Alger as his body lay in
state in the city hall. For three hours
and a half a continuous line of people
passed through the corridor for a last
look at the dead senator.
Pathetic and moving incidents
abounded rs the throng passed be-
fore the open casket. Old soldiers
who had served in the civil raj with
him saluted as they slowly marched
by the body Of their old commander
with tear-dimmed eyes.
When the last person had passed
before the casket. the body was car
ried out to the hearse, and taken to
the family home OF Fort street, where
the funeral ceremonies were held.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01

Among the mer petitions fled
in the senate was one from Senator
Eads' district asking the submission
of an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the sale of iiauor and Its
manufacture In the state.
Senator Gilmore introduced a bill
amending the state factory inspection
law 80 that 1t will be more effective,
The bill is especially designed to pre-.
vent child Labor In the factories. Ad.
ditional factory inspectors are provid.
ed, q of which shall be in charge OF
the office In Kansas City and the other
Of the office In st. Louis
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01

Representatives. Hart of Buchanan,
Dupuy OF fancy. Kies Of Cape Girar-
deaus Witt Of Franklin, Brockus Of
Polk, and Morrison of Vernon. sit side
by side. and each OF them wears glass
es. This a not be said of any other
six members who sit beside each other.
Representative Emerson Of Clay
writes with a pen all the bills ne in.
PRODUCES, and they come to the desk
In a copperplate hand. AS his pen
goes over the paper 1t makes a graf,
ing noise. like q hired man eating
celery. but the chirography d beauti-
full
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Banker Burkhardt Dead.

California;. A. Burkhardt, presi-
dent Of the Farmers and Traders
bank, died at his home in this city, at
the age Of ~. He represented Moni-
teau county in the legislature during
the sessions of 1895; was sheriff Of
the county from 1869 to 1873. and sew
eral times mayor and councilman Of
In California for so years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Has a Stormy lime.

st. Joseph-Postmaster William M.
Tygart, Of South st. Joseph, has had
a stormy time Of it since his appoint
ment a year ago, and has begun prepa-
rations to resist charges that have
been filed with the department at
Washington of conduct unbecoming an
officer of the government.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
IN. principal .msndmen. was us

The principal amendment was us
substitution Of q new section, which
was taken from the statutes Of New
York. Under the bill as originally In.
troduced, and to which there was some
objection raised, 1t would be unlawful
for the paid agent Of . corporation to
speak to ny member Of the legisla,
ture except through the committee,
and not then until after he had COM
piled with other conditions.
The amendment makes the lobbyist
or legislative agent file with the SEQ
rotary Of state a statement OF the in
terest or corporation he wishes TO rep
resent, together with the Legislation
he intends to promote or oppose.
A statement OF the expenses In,
Cured by the lobbyist during the SEES.
sion Of the legislature must be flee
within thirty days after the close of
the session by the corporation repre-
scented, verified by the oath Of the leg
.islative agent.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Refused a Future President.

st. Louis-Miss Mary Ann Casey.
daughter Of Samuel Casey, of Ken
lucky, who was assistant secretary OF
the treasury in the administration Of
President Buchanan died at the age
well, 1896 Washington avenue. Miss
Casey was one Of the bellies Of Wash
ington society in the years before the
civil war and often related how Presi-
dent Buchanan courted her and made
her a proposal of marriage which she
refused.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Stirred Mayec co Action.

Sedalia.-Mayor John A. Collins has
issued orders to the marshal and the
police force to enforce an ordinance
adopted in 1894 establishing a eur
few" law. The law has been a dead
letter until recently. Numerous com.
plants from parents Of boys who fire..
quent pool halls and saloons has
stirred the mayor to action.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
State Happenings.


Jefferson City.-The supreme court
has decided that the solicitation OF or
ders for picture frames comes under
the state law prohibiting peddling
without a license. ]. p. Looney was
convicted In Oregon county and fined.
He appealed to the supreme court on
the ground that the Interstate com
merce act protected him in collecting
for a Chicago firm. The decision rem
dered in effect stated defendant was
selling goods and making delivery a,
anne time, therefore the Interstate
commerce act did not apply.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
A MINERS NEGLIGENCE.
Pipe or sIsar, It Is Believed, Caused
Explosion and Loss Of IL Lives.

Weston. w. va.-District Mine In.
spector Barton has taken charge OF
the situation at the mine of the Penn.
sylvania Consolidated Coal Co. and a
searching investigation is being made
into the cause of the explosion which
killed ~ e 1t is thought powder
must have been ignited from a cigar
or ashes in the pipe of one Of the
miners.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
The Three Condemned convicts.

Jefferson City.-In the Cole county
circuit court Judge Martin overruled
e motion for a rehearing Of the MUIR
der case OF Vaughan, Ryan and Ray
mond, %convicts, who were recently
found guilty Of having killed John
Clay, a guard, when they broke out
OF the penitentiary in November, 1905.
The court sentenced the three ~convicts
to be hanged on March 1. An appear
was Immediately taken to the su-
preme court, which acts as a stay Of
execution pending action of that court.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Man and Woman SOUGHT Death.

Camden. N. with arms entwined,
an unknown young man and a young
woman stood on the tracks OF the
Pennsylvania electric railroad, over
Newton creek, and calmly waited UNI
til an electric train a them down.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01

Lillian Langtry's name has been
changed again, but the astonishing
feature about 1t is that it was the
death OF her fatherip-law. and not a
new matrimonial venture. which
caused the change,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
His Mind Gave Wax.

A message from the western part OF
this (Barr) county avs that Charles
Davis, the youth who says he shot and
killed Claude Haley accidentally while
fighting a savage dog last Saturday,
has become insane.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Salt River Was on . Boom,

New London-Salt river reached
within z inches Of the high.water mark
of 1875. All the corn in the lowlands
along its course in Rails county has
been swept away. The loss is the
heaviest for years by nigh water. TIE
river is now falling.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Railway Agent Killed.

st. Joseph-O. L. Flincher, night
agent Of the Chicago & Great West
ern railway at Savannah was killed
when he delivered a message to the
engineer Of a freight train passing
through the town at a high rate Of
speed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01

A ST. Louis typo, employed on one
pf the dailies of that city, put in type
q paragraph describing the dress OF q
bride at a fashionable wedding. 1t
contained the amazing statement that
1.-THE brides train, Ave years long.
swept the aisle"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Nine Men Killed.

Roanoke. va.-Nine men. all for
eigners. were blown to pieces by a dy-
namit0 explosion on the tidewater rail
road LIAR Pearishury. Va. A quantity
Of the EXPLOSIVES. which was being
thawed In frcpt " : nre blew up.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Green County Wants Courthouse.

Green County Wants Courthouse.
Springield.-The county court has
decided to withdraw the question Of a
site from the courthouse proposition
to be submitted at a special election,
March 26, fearing that it might inval.
idate the election.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Oldest Married Woman In Platte,

Oldest Married Woman In Platte.
Dearborn--Mrs. Joseph Spencer aged
80, died at her home In this city, leav-
ing an aged husband two daughters
and one son This is the oldest mar
ried couple In Platte county. They
have been married over 60 years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Young Man Kills Himself.

New York-Lathrop Smith. of kan
sas City, Mo, registered at a hotel
here and committed suicide by shoot,
ing. He was attending Columbia uni
versity, and was highly connected at
home. No cause known.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
New Respite for Spauoh.

Jefferson City.-Gov. Folk Friday
granted another respite to William
Spaugh, Jr., postponing his execution.
until April IS.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
FataIIv Shot bv ! Farm,

Nevada.--F. w. Whipple. q photog.
rapher Of this city. was fatally shot
at Horton, this county, by Harlow
Humble, a farmer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Was Seven Feet ran.

Observation-Disclosures employed In
excavsting for q sewer unearthed the
skeleton Of q man, who must have
been more than seven feet tail.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01

Regents OF M~arysviIle Normal.
Jefferson City.-Gov. Folk has ap
pointed H. J, Hughes, of Trenton. and
A. P. Williams. Of Flattsburg. regents
for the Marysville state normal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
Practical Points.

God Furnishes men not because he
hates them, but because he loves
them. Sin is a far greater evil than
punishment. The flood that destroyed
most of the people raj the real saliva
ton OF the human race.
Gods covenant and the promised
sign are for to-day.
The ark OF Gods salvation II large
enough for all who will enter. Tie
door h open Gods invitations are
sent to MI.
Men may help build the ark. and
vet not themselves entse into y -
~ saved.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-02-01
NOAH SAVED
IN THE ARK
LESSON TExr.-Gen. sa-1s: Memory
Sunday School Lesson Tor Feb. 3, 1907
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

LESSON TExT.-Gen. SLID: Memory
verses, Ia.
GOLDEN TExT.-"The salvation OF
the. righteous is of the Lord."-PsaIm
ogy b. G. 234s, but this calculation is re-
garded as uncertain by many Of the
most conservative scholars. Very proba-
bly, IL was earlier.
PLACE.-The ark rested on some
height In the mountainous region OF
Ararat, south OF Armenia, In the egion
OF the upper Euphrates. The ark start
ed further down.
PLACE IN THE HISTORIAN least
1886 years after Adam. A considerable
population In the world. quite well ad-
vanced In the arts Of civilization. The
world grow wicked; but a line of good
men running through II.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. = Psa-
1910, r. "; lisa. $40; Eek. 14:14; Matt
A:S7; Luke 17:2s. q; Heb. HI; ] Pet
2.1D. 2 Pat Ok
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-19
In the House Of Commons.

There are five different forms OF ad.
dress used by members in speaking
when referring TO other members. A
plain mister is an honorable mem
ber;" a privy councillor Is the right
honorable member" a naval or mill
tary man is gallant as well as honor.
able; lawyer is learned and honor
able" and the younger son of a peer,
who bears courtesy title but is a
commoner is the noble lord" 1t IS
bad form not TO use the precise mode
of address, which is frequently cmbar-
rassing for the new member. A. Mau-
rice Low tells in Appleton's of for
mer leader of the house, popularity sup
posed to have been the original of Gil,
bort's Ruler OF the Queens Nayee, "
w, II, Smith, who made a fortune sell.
ing cooks and newspapers and was a
very simple and delightful old gentle
man, who was once addressed as "the
right honorable and learned" "Oh, no.
not learned he modestly interrupted
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-19
WE LEAD IN EXPORTS.

lures exported in the fiscal year 1906
$t3S,00O.000 worth went to Europe,'
S1S2, 600. 900 to North America, S79,.
000,0 900 to asia, $64,U00,00Q to South
America, 100000 900 to Oceanica, and
S13,000,000 to Africa. OF the $685.
600, 900 worth of manufactures sent to
Europe $73,OOO0OO was manufactures
Of copper S46,0O0,000 mineral oil, s44.-
100000 manufactures of iron and
steel, S32,OOO,OOO manufactures OF
wood, S27,000,000 leather and manu-.
features thereof, $16,OO0,OO0 naval
stores, $13,OO0OOO agricultural imple-
ments, and the remainder miscella-
neous manufactures.
OF the $1S2OOO,O0O worth of manu-.
features sent to the various countries
of North America $40, 2,OOO,O 600 was iron
and steel manufactures, SlS,000,000
wood manufactures, s10,000,00O cot
ton goods, SS,O000 900 leather and man
ufactures thereof, and s75O0,000 cars
and carriages.
The United States now holds third
rank among nations as an exporter
Ol manufactures ne lOldl tNDOIlH
Of manufactures from the United
Kingdom in the latest year for which
statistics are available were $1.333,-
100000; from Germany, $4,000, 900;
from the United States, $500, 1000 900;
from France, 1861 100000; from the
Netherlands, $3i7,OOO,O 900; from Aus
tria-Hungary, $215,OOO,OOO; from Bel
gium, s2Oi,OO0,OOO; from Italy, 5000,
OOO,OOO from Switzerland $141, ,OO0,-
000 and from Russia, $l7,000000.
It will thus be seen that in this
grouping of the worlds great export
ers Of manufactures the United
States now stands third in the list.
though it is proper to add that the
figures for the United States are for
the calendar year 1906 while those
for practically all the other nations
quoted are for the year 1905.
Manufactures form. however,
much larger percentage of the ex-
ports of the great manufacturing
countries of Europe than they do OF
the exports of the United States.
The share which manufactures form
of the exports of the United King.
dom is SO per cent; Switzerland, 76
per cent; France, 10 per cent; Ger
many, G7 per cent; Italy, 60 per
cent, and of the United States as
above indicated, 43 per cent. in the
calendar year just ended.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-19
WHEN THE BUTTER WON'T COME.
Where the Trouble Lies and How 70
Remedy IA.

Very often the butter won't come" /"
and II Is necessary to churn and churn
until the arms are weary and the back
aches. Then some one says the COW
is hard, and all the blame Is laid on
that useful creature. Did you ever
consider that 1t might be in the feed.
ing? DO you know that cottonseed
meal and hulls tend to produce hard
fat, and the hard tat is the hardest TO
produce in the churn? Why does the
northern dairyman feed roots and en-.
Bilage2 Because succulent food facili-
tatcs churning. The cream from a
COW given roots along with other food
can be beaten into butter with u
spoon. Place n pint of II I'm n half
gallon jar shake 1t five minutes and
the butter comes.
Then cream Will not churn easily
n the temperature is below 60 degrees.
Never have the ohurn over half full,
and never no never, add hot water
70 raise the temperture, for II will
ruin the quality of the butter. The
temperature OF the cream should be
regulated by placing the cream vessel
in water. Sudden changes in the tenn
perature OF cream should be voided.
Butter can be churned from any cream
by raising the temperature But try
20 avoid too high a temperature as It
leaves too much butter fat in the but.
termilk.
A few trials should determine the
best churning temperature under
ones own conditions. See that the
cream is well ripened. and carefully
note the temperature after It is In the
churn; II the butter does not come in
30 minutes draw of portion and
raise the temperature a little as de-
scribed above Use a temperature of
two degrees higher. Continue raising
the churnlng temperature one or two
degrees until the proper results are
obtained
There are a great number OF things
that tend to retard churning, but they
are unusual, and when present re-
spond to the above treatment.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-19
THE VALUE OF CROPS.
Corn Led In 1906, the Crop Being
Worth 81, 100000.

Corn remains by far the most valu-
able crop, says Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Wilson, estimated at $l,10O, ,O00,-
600. Next comes the cotton crop.
which, including seed, should be worth
to the growers nearly $G4O,0 ,000, 600.
The value of hay, which is third in
order, approaches 100000, 600. Wheat.
the fourth crop, may be worth $780,
100000; oats. $500, 100000; potatoes.
$l5O,OO0000. Barley, with a value of
G5,OO00,OOO, shows a gain of 21 per
cent in production in the past seven
years. The tobacco crop will be worth
about S55,000000. A remarkable de
velopment Is that of the sugar beet.
now the ninth crop in value, valued at
S34,OO0,0000. Seven years ago the
value Of this crop was $1,000 600. The
value OF all kinds of sugar syrup and
molasses aggregates $75.OO0,O0O.
On the whole, crop values have been
neither notably high nor low in com
parlson with recent years, but the
high price level in the general aver
age has raised the total crop value
somewhat as compared with 1906 and
the high preceding years. To reach
a still higher point in this series of
high annual values is an achievement!
worthy OF attention.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-19
The Poor Rich Boy.

Instead of sympathy for the chance.
less poor boy, we should rather pity
the rich boy, What opportunity has
he to become more than an ornament
or a mere owner? As Riley makes
the old Hoosier say: whats more
pathetiker than Just a,belng rich?"
Out Of sheer humanity something
ought to be done for the boy whose
father has money Genius is not con
fined to poor and humble birth, says
the New York Globe It should be
possible for the chap whose mother
wore a diamond sunburst really to
rise in the world. The cottage and the
cabin have become too arrogant
brown-stone fronts also have their
rights. Fie on a civilization that opens
the door of opportunity only to the
fortunate poor!