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Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
PEPPERTON

w. M. Carpenter is building barn.
He bought his lumber Of the Lampert
Lumber Co.
Miss Fisher, of Graceville, visited
with her friend and schoolmate Miss
Ida Andert Thanksgiving.
The Sunday school of the G.. M. E.
church have decided to have Christ
mas tree and Christmas program.
The program committee are Rev. E..
w. Baumgarten, L. J. Schlattman,
Mrs. VIM. Bach and Mrs. Ell. G. Hoyer.
Miss Lena Goette was on the sick
list a few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Andert were
business callers at Morris Wednesday.
Gust Walterstorff lost a valuable
colt last Friday, coming 2 years old
next spring.
Guy Newell, of Darnen, came on
Saturday and spent few days visit
ing his cousin A. B. Fagen returning
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Andert and daugh
ter spent Sunday afternoon at P.
Ernst.
VIM. Gausman, F. Shoemaker and
families visited at @. Goette last Sun
day.
F. Bach called ON his bachelor friend
and neighbor on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Ernst and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Bush drove to Morris on FRI
day. We don't know if it was to
settle the Thanksgiving turkey or
whether they had ether business.
Misses Caroline, Sadie and Pearl
Schlattman spent Sunday at home re-
turning to their duties Monday.
VIM. -Boedecker and daughter Ber-
tina were on the sick list, Mr. r.Boedeck-
er with the La grippe and Bertha with
measels. They have both recovered.
Bertha returned to Morris to school.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
This Is Worth Reading.

Leo F. zelinski, of 6s Gibson St.,
Buffalo, N. Y, says: ST cured the
most annoying cold sore I ever had,
with Bncklen's 5Arnica salve. ap-
piled this salve once day for two
days, when every trace of the sore
was gone.'' Heals all sores. Sold
under guarantee at J. r. Krueger's
drug store. 25c.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS
Do Not Endanger Your life When a
Morri, Citizen Shows You
Cure.

Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint, back
ache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headache, languor, why ALLOW them
selves to become chronic invalids,
when certain cure is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use, because it gives to the kid
neys the help they need to perform
their work.
II you have any, even one, Of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before diabetes, drop
sy of Bright's disease sets in. Read
this Morris testimony:
Mrs, Henry Atkins, West Ave- Nor
ris Mimi, says: my husband was
employed on the railroad for many
years and the constant jarring weak
ened his kidneys. His health became
SO run down that he had to give ND
his occupation. He had sharp, shoot
ing pains in his back and whenever
he stopped, they would become very
acute. He was also subject to dizzy
spells and the kidney secfetions we're
irregular, especially at night He had
severe headaches, felt listless and
tired out and had little ambition.
Learning of Doan's Kidney Pills, he
decided to give themsa trial and pro-
cured box at Krueger's drug store.
They helped him in every way. II
gladly recommend them to other suf-
ferers
For sac by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
sasates.
F-etl,s nsbsr the name Doaa and
tale no ether
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Beware Of Ointments for Catar~h
that Contain rIercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it throught
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescri-p
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o. contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. Cheney &c Co. Testimonials
free,
Sold by druggists. Price Toe. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa
ton.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
Beef Cattle, cows and heifers,

There was a good deal Of sound hu-
man nature in the unexpected reply
of the dying old woman to her min
ister's leading question, Here, at the
end Of long life, which Of the Lords
mercies are you most thankful forg"a
Her eyes frightened as she answered,
"My ictuals."-Arg0naut
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05

Sunday School Teacher Well, Johnr
ny. have yOa had anything during Ghs
week to be especially thank1M Ten?
Johnny-Yes. ma'am. Sunday school
Teacher-What was it? Johnny BS11y
Jones sprained his wrist yesterday. and
I licked him for the 6Sst time Cnics-
70 News.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
rlarked For Death.

"Three years ago was marked for
death. A grave. yard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me, and hope had fed, when
my husband got DR.. Kings New dis
covery," says Mrs. A. @. Williams, of
Bac, KY. "The first dose helped me
and Improvement kept on until had
gained So pounds in weight and my
health was fully restored" This
medicine holds the worlds healing
record for coughs and colds and lung
and throat diseases. 1t prevents
pneumonia. Sold under guarantee
at J. r. Krueger's drug store. SOC and
$1.OO. Trial bottle free.
Rich Aunt-You only visit me when
ycG want money.
spendthrfft Wen, I couldn't come
mnch oftener. could II
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03

been made and not denied that dur ing the last forty years not a passen- ger has been killed on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
 There is probably not another road in the country, unless it be some short line, that has a similar record.
 So remarkable and unusual is this record that it should be made the subject of the most careful study by the other roads whose history is truly gory one.
 Good management" is the ex- planation that has been given to this commendable record, and good management" is all that is needed of any road to reduce it's fatality list to figure not exceeding that which is inevitable through the acts of Provi- dence.
 Here are some of the salient fea- lures of the management that has brought about such admirable re- suits:
 There are 40 miles of block sig nals on it's 5000 miles of it's line.
 Employees who do not know and perform their duties are disciplin ad or discharged.
 Engineers who are capable and loyal are retained for long tenure, there being 115 who have been in continuous service Is years or more.
 The work of the road is made at tractive to it's employees.
 Train auditors are employed to collect tickets, leaving the conduc- tors exclusively charged with the running of the trains.
 There is a system of rigid inspec- tion of track, brakes, and running gear.
 Other roads have some of these provisions, but unfortunately there are very few who have all of them.
 And even the Katy" has not de- veloped all of them to such perfec- tion that it is accident-proof, al- though maintaining it's 100 per cent of efficiency in safeguarding the lives of it's passengers. Arkansas Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
A Swift Packing Plant Fire.

Kansas City, nov 29.-Fire was dis covered in the boiler room of the main power building at Swift's packing nlant at 10.55 o'clock Friday night It IS supposed to have started from a spark lodging in bail of rope hanging rom the wooden rafters of the build ing. The blaze spread quickly and soon the boiler and engine rooms and chat part of the building containing fbe machinery for generating electri- cal power for the entire plant were in flames. The power building is three stories and of brick construction. The fire was confined to the power build ing which is one of the central struc- lures of the group comprising the en- tire plant.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
BITS OF EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY
(Atchison Globe.)

tAtchison Giobe.)
 No man is as brave as he wants his wife to think he is.
 When a girl dislikes another girl, she always says of her, She is just crazy to get married
 When a man says that his sickness is due to overwork, everybody scoffs save those who love him. How many will that be in your case?
 Before raising any question over a friends unusual pronunciation of a word, wait until you have a secret conference with your dictionary.
 Think over the worrying you did yesterday. It certainly did you no good, but it certainly did you harm. Think of this the next time you feel grumpy.
 When woman is first married, she fears her husband is so brave and generous that he will get hurt some day, rushing into dangerous place to do a noble act, but she is not long in finding out that on that score he is perfectly safe.
 The polite people are the ones who are the most welcome everywhere, and who are admired and often liked for no other reason than that they are polite. Try the use of little oil in your manners; if used exactly in the right way, it will smooth your path considerably. If used to excess, it is worse than rudeness.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
---ls-7----s-- TROUBLE FOR TAFT.

Trouble in large measure is al- ready being promised for Taft when he becomes President. The tariff standpatters those W ho have through the protection given their industries been enabled to charge more for their products at home than they were glad to sell them for abroad are very active in warning Mir. Taft that he must ignore the spirit if not the letter of his cam paign promised. It is claimed, and probably rightly, too that these interests are surprised at the president-elect's course in insisting upon doing just what he promised the people to do. Many people have looked upon Taft as an easy-going man given to diplomacy instead of fighting. as did Roosevelt. They were only partly right. He was and is a diplomat, but he has a record of always getting what he went for somehow.
 The people of the United States are going to watch this contest with intense interest. They know where to place Cannon, Dalzel, Payne. Al drich and their ilk. They know they will always stand for the big plum derers and against the people. and will fight any man who takes the other side. They have no care foi party or politics. save as it serves their end-the class they represent Roosevelt was on the other side They hated and fought him. Tafr has promised to keep up the worl in the same line. Perhaps his di plomacy, backed by will to do may accomplish more than die Roosevelt.
 For every good stand Mir. Taf makes against those plunderers h, will deserve and win the love anC confidence of grateful people.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
Who Is Making Trouble ?"

There is no such wide difference between the Democratic and Re publican parties on any one import ant issue as there is between the Progressive Republicans and the Reactionary Republicans on the tariff question.
 This fact should be borne in mind in the contemplation of the forth coming revision of the tariff and the maneuvers leading up to this mo- mentous legislation.
 The greatest recent victory in politics, all things considered, was not the election of Mir. Taft over Mir. Bryan, but the nomination of Mr. Taft over the strongly organ ized and powerfully financed Re actionaries.
 And the one great personal issue for which Mr. Taft stood-the one he made his own, the one that com mended him especially to the people and secured for him many Demo- cratic votes is the tariff issue as he defined it two years before his nomi- nation and as it was embodied in the platform because of his con- tinuous advocacy of honest revision.
 Therefore. MT. Taft has nothing to do but to stand by the kind of revision he has promised and which, through the platform and his nomi nation, the party has promised, Any trouble" that the party de. velops in the handling of this ques- ton must arise from the efforts of the Reactionaries, who have been beaten, to dictate to the Progress sives, who have been victorious. = Kansas City Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
BRYAN,S OPPORTUNITY.

It has practically been arranged for William J. Bryan to be political director-in-chief of Nebraska. the idea being to give him chance to put into effect in that state such reforms as he has advocated for the nation. among which is a guarantee of bank deposits.
 It is only justice to Mir. Bryan to say that some of his ideas that might be valuable on a national basis would not work out on a state basis, but from the opportunity that seems open to him he should pc able to work out a number of his ideas to the great good of the people of his state. It is understood that he may have almost if not quite free hand in directing the legislature.
 In any event the experiment will be of great interest to every state and to the nation,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
MANY MEN TO REMAIN.
Enough Work on Hand to Keep .
 Large Number Busy.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The proposed wholesale dismissal of skilled mechan- les in the Washington navy yard, which created such a stir in this city. will not take place. at least the men marked for discharge will be allowed to retain their positions until March 31.
 The notice of Admiral Leutze that in order to put the navy on a peace" basis, the mechanical force must be reduced was issued several days ago. The department, however. has direct ed that some additional work be un- dertaken which will keep the force busy until spring.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
Use the Waste Materials.

Little Rock is to h Je a rice mill. Good. It is becoming a great in- dustry in Arkansas. Then why can t we have paper mill to use up all the rice straw, corn stalks and cot ton stalks that are going to waste in Arkansas This state in common with many others is losing as much as it saves in the products and forces of nature. Arkansas Demo- crat.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
Beware of Frequent Colds.

A succession of colds or a protract- ed cold is almost certain to end in catarrh, from which few per- sons wholly recover. Give eAery cold the attention 1t deserves and you may avoid this disagreeable disease How can you cure a coldy Why not try Chamberlain Cough Remedyy It is highly recommended Mrs. M. White of Butler, Tenn, says; Several years ago was bothered with my throat and lnngs. Someone told me of Chamberlain Cough Remedy. I began nsing it and it relieved me at once. used it for some time and it cured me Now my throat and lungs are sound aud well. For sale by Jackson Drug Co.,. and all dealers,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
lnpRIsoN PISTOL ToTERs.

A bill has been prepared for intro duction in the Tennessee legislature that has for it's purpose the discour- aging of pistol toting, making the penalty not less thAn five years in the penitentiary. Perhaps this is brought about because the death of Senator Carmack was directly at tributable to this habit.
 Pistol toting is crime in every state in the Union and is responsible for more cowardly murders than al- most any other thing.
 Arkansas has already pretty se- we're laws against this offense against the peace, though it generally is very indifferently enforced. As a violator can always get out of the difficulty, if he is apprehended ,mere- ly by the payment of a fine, gener- ally the minimum, many men give llttle thought to the law.
 But when the matter comes up in the Arkansas legislature, as probably it will at the coming term, if the law should be changed so as to add to the present fine thirty days in jail, it would make offenders much more thoughtful in the matter.
 The great trouble has been and is that men in good standing, educated and in the better walks of life, as well as the peace officers, look upon carrying concealed weapons as a merely conventional crime" ard this fact only encourages the igno- rant and vicious to go about pre- pared on an instant's notice to com init murder.
 A jail sentence in every instance, with a little more stimulation of officers of the law, would save lots of trouble.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
.LAMPHERE IS GUILTY
CONVICTED BY JURY OF SETTING FIRE TO GUINNESS HOME
 AT LApoRTE, IND.
GETS 4 TERM IN INDIANA STATE PRISON
Given an indeterninate Sentence oI From Two to Twenty-one wears .. Michigan City Prison-Was Charged With the Murder of Belle Guinness -1eains Sentence at Once.

Laporte. Ind. Nov. 2S.-Ray Lam phere. charged with the murder oi Mrs. Belle GCnness and her lnree children by setting fire to the Uuh- ness house, April 2S, was Thursday evening found guilty of arson Dy tne iurv which had the case since o:So o'clock Wednesday evening Wlthih five minutes after the verdict was re ported. Judge Richter had sentenced the defendant to the state prison a' Michigan City for an indetermiha.e term of from ? to 21 years. He VIII be taken to Michigan City to pegih his sentence.
 The verdict was reached within half an hour after the jurors nad re- turned from supper. Word was con veyed to Bailiff Matz, who at once telephoned Judge Richter and the at torneys in the case. The lights in the big courtroom were turned on and within 15 minutes the court was filled. Lamphere was brought over from the jail and at 7:20 o'clock the jury filed into the courtroom and LOOK its place. Foreman Henry Mill an- nounced that the jury had agrued and with that he passed the white piece of paper to Judge Richter who, all ter making the entry on his docket. read the verdict:
 we, the jury, find the defendant guilty of arson and that he IS 5S years old
 There was no demonstration, the neonle having been warned to keep quiet
 Judge Richter thereupon asked each juror individually if this was his yer dict and the answer in each case was "yes."
 I.amphere in a statement Thursday night said that he was confident tnat the adult body in the fire was that of Mrs. Gunness. He reiterated his innocence in the matter of setting fire to the house. though admitting that he was on the road and saw tho fire that night. He also declared that he did not see Mrs. Guinness kill Helgelein. 'I have no complaint to make about the verdict. Things looked pretty. blue, but the verdict might have been worse.
 Thursday night all the members of the jury made the following signed statement:
 We, the undersigned jurors, em- paneled and sworn in the case of the state of Indiana versus Ray Lam phere, hereby say that 1t was our judgment in the consideration of this case that the adult body found in the ruins of the fire was that of Belle Guinness, and that the case was de cided by us on an entirely different proposition"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
swIkpLED OUT or s3,ooo.
indianapolis Confidence Men Get Asee
 Msn's Money.

Indianapolis. Nov. 29.-William E. Cunningham, 83 years old, was sWin' dled out of s3,00O here Friday by con fidence men. Cunningham IS sfe- tired farmer. The loss came through newly found "friend' who scrapeo his acquaintance in front of the Cun- ningham home. The friend LOOK Cunningham to Q room at lfS west Fremont street and convinced nm then and there that he, the friend, haa drawn a s3,000 prize from Andrew Carnegie.
 The friends" confederate conduct ed the drawing" but before surren- dering the s3,000, said MT. Carnegie, required all persons who received ms money to put up like amount. Gun ningham was appealed to Dy the friends" to furnish the $3.00o. He was to share in the prize. He oD- tained the money at the Indiana Ma tional bank and the prize" with It's equivalent was placed in tin cash box. The friends" having business to transact, then gave Cunningham the box, saying he would stop at the Cunningham home on his way 10 lunch at noon and they would divide, Cunningham to take back his own s3,000 in addition. When lunch time passed and the friends" was missing Cunningham opened the box and learned of his loss.
 In the box was a note telling Gun ningham he was "an old fool'' and sug- gesting that he keep quiet.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
KETcHEL DEFEATS PAPKE.
Grand Rapids Man Regains Light
 weight Championship.

Arena, San Francisco, Nov. 2S. - Stanley Ketchel of Grand Rapids, Mich. regained the middleweight championship of the world Thursday and reversed his defeat of last Sep tember when he sent Billy Papke, the Illinois "Thunderbolt," crashing to the floor before well-directed blow that caught his opponent flush upon the chin. The end came in the eleventh, prior to which Ketchel showed clearly that he was master of his opponent at any kind of fighting. Round by round Ketchel forced his opponent and when opportunity offered. planted right 10 head or body. generally escaping without damaging return. Once dur ing an aggressive moment they fell in the ringside and toppled through the ropes, wrapped in close embrace.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
ONE IN TWELVE DIVORCED.
The United States Has the Highest
 Divorce Rate.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-A higher d. vorce rate in the United States than in any of the foreign countries where statistics are available, is announced by the census bureau, which in bull letin just issued says that at least one marriage in 12 in this country ulti- mately terminates in divorce. The re- port covers the 20 years from 1887 to 1906, inclusive. In that time there were 12,S32,044 marriages and 945,625 divorces against 32S,716 divorces for the preceding 20 years. Divorce is now 21s times as common, compared with the married population as it was 10 years ago. Utah and Connecticut are the only two states showing de- creased divorce rate.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
Philippine Steamer Sinks.

Manila, Nov 2e.-The coasting steamer Ponting, carrying a large number of laborers from Narvacan to the rice fields on Pangasinan province struck a reef and sank Friday night Fernando in Union province. It is es. timated that 100 of the passengers and crew of the Pointing are drowned. The steamer vicaya rescued 55. A patrol of eonstabulary which was es- tablished immediately after the accl. dent picked up 15 bodies and many are coming ashore. It is not known whether any Americans or Europeans were aboard the wrecked steamer.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-03
AS L0NG-L0ST S0I
iMposToR POSED IN FANNY
 FOR YEARS.
Arrival Of the Real Missing One Final Iy Exposed Deception of Which California People Had
 Been the Victims.

San Bernardino, Cal.--By the return of Jake Kinderman after 21 years his family find that they have been made victims of an interruptions imposta who for several years has posed v the real Jake Kinderman, lived al case and disgraced the family name by his strange conduct. Because they supposed he was their son they put up with him.
 The impostor dropped into the fam fly six years ago and laid claim to be ing the long lost son, He was re ceived with wide open arms, as he told a straight story of his past. Friends of the family from far and near wers invited to meet him.
 Then he began to show characters tics of peculiar nature. He carried two big pistols in his bell and wore cowboy hat and overalls. He shocked his relatives by applying for the posl ton of official dog catcher.
 For months he rode biz horse chasing dogs. It was made so warn ir him that he finally left and reap peared in Pasadena. where he took the dog catcher's job. Later he wel' 10 Long Beach 10 catch dogs AHa that he irifted into Arizona. and si months ago returned here. being gwen another welcome by the parents. foi several months he has been missing
 Recently stalwart young man called at the Kinderman home bs wore the navy blue.
 I'm your son Jake; don't you know me, mother?" he exclaimed, as hs parents opened the door.
 Mrs. Kinderman caught one glimpse of the mans honest blue eys' heala his voice and tainted. The sailor car ried her into the house while ms ia. ther, sisters and brothers swarmea about him, not knowing who he was nor whether he had better be piaes' under arrest.
 Jake. Jake," cried the oyerloSs' mother. She revived and in an " stant the entire family was about mn completely carried away "itn JOY '' his return.