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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26
PURPLn AND HoMRspuN. Bx samue

PURPLE AND HoMEspUN. BY Samuel
NJ Gardenllire. Harper & Brothers.
OF New York, publishers. $3.50
Purple and Tomespun." which the
1Harpers have Just published, is the
first long novel Samuel M. Gardenhire
has written since "Tbe Silence OF Mrs.
Harold. The story tells OF United
states Senator from the West who falls
IN love with the daughter of the Eng
lish ambassador. She Is .betrothed 10
her cousin, an aristocrat like herself,
but Is ignorant OF the fact that he
has had an unfortunate affair#with d
girl who has fled to America and be-
come Socialist worker on the Eas
Side. The Senator meets this Girl
While visiting a friend, and surprising
complications ensue. A further bar
rier to Treeman's love exists In the
mystery which surrounds his own
percentage, concerning which the reader
Is kept In doubt UP to the last moment.
The scehes in the East Side and In
Washington and Europe brilliantly
contrast the lives OF the upper ana
lower classes. Purple and Homespun,
is a swiftly moving drama OF ingenious
plot, and keenly exciting as social
study. IS8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

To introduce to the fiction reading
public new book by Harrison
Rhodes, entitled THE Adventures OF
Charles Edward" Messrs. Little Brown
G, Company. the Boston publishers.
have printed the first chapter, Ellis
Impertinence," separately for free dis
tribution. Mr.. Rhodes is skilled
American author, whose previous book.
"A Flight to Eden.' attracted consid-
cradle attention. In THE Adventures
of Charles Edward" to be published
May 10th. he has written lively, hu-
morous story. with an irrepressible
hero and titled heroine. The twenty
four full-page illustrations by Penrhyn
Stanlaws are feature of the book.
Any reader may secure re first chap
ter gratis by writing t. little, Brown
G. Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

ASTRONOMY WITH THE NAKED
EYE. BY Garrett ri. Serviss, Har-
per g Brothers. OF New Wy ork, pub
fishers. s1.40, yss 84 Sg M
Messrs, Harper g brothers haveSjust
published u book on the stars, which
iolnprlses their literature quite as
much as the In science alld w hichs as en- 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

Mark Twain appears in the Interna-
tional Studio for May in a reproduction
of characteristic pen sketch by John
w. Alexander. The article on Mr..
Aleyander's recent work is contributed
by Arthur Hoeber. and is illustrated
with number Of hitherto unrepro-
duced portraits, including that OF
Mrs. r." and a study called The
Sisters" Three portraits by Mr.. Alex
ander are reproduced in tinted inserts,
one being the portrait of Walt Whit
man, owned by the Metropolitan
Museum. The new Museum OF the
Hispanic Society of America in Aubu-
don Park. New York. is described by
C. Lewis Hind, with illustrations OF the
beautiful interior OF tho building
erected to the memory OF Coils p.
Huntington, and of some of the i'm
portant treasures 1t houses. including
striking paintings by Goya and Vierge.
The advance that has been made in
the art quality of advertising designs
is described by Earnest Elmo Calkins,
who reviews the exhibition OF adver-
Using art held by tie National Arts
Club. Reproductions are shown of
work by Penfeld, Wildhack and
Guernsey Moore.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

THE DAUGHTER. BY Constance
smedley. Moffat, Yard & Com
pany. Of New York, publishers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26
BIG GAME AT SEA. BY Charles
Frederick Holder. The Outing

uUIrsITHg CU1HPHH!, 1901 Wt5L
Thirty-first Street. New York.
The new book, Big Game At Sea-
by Charles Frederick Holder, president
of the Tuna Club. and member of the
California Fencers Club, is remark
able event in the annals of a dan
gerous sport, being series OF
chronicles modestly told. yet sugges-
tive of desperate encounters with va
rious large animals. Leaping tarpon
and tuna, giant rays. fifteen feet
across. huge hammer-head sharks, big
sawfish. and sail fish have been the
game of the big sea angler. whose
slogan has always been fair play"
and who prefers to take his game
single-handed. Furthermore, he has
demonstrated that he can. No book
published tells SO graphic story of
conquest in the sea with it's big game.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

More than any other Mr.. Higin-
botham is pointing out to those who
can afford the expense, that they can
also afford the time for a vacation trip
abroad.
Four years ago Mr.. Higinbotham,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

THREE WEEKS IN HOLLAND AND
BELGIUM. BY John U. Higin-
botham. The Reilly& Britton Com
pany, 25S-260 Wabash Avenue, Chi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

who is business man. also an optl-
mist and man OF energy, wrote n
book entitled '"rhrec Weeks in Eu-
rope, or The Vacation OF n Busy Man"
based upon hts own experiences while
travelling abroad.
In all particulars, unlike the pro-
fesslonal guide book, 1t Is a narrative
full OF incident and humor--just the
things one wants TO know, and full
OF pertinent suggestions. The volume
made hit" ard 1t Is now selling in
Its fifth edition, with boost coming
from everybody who has read 1t.
Out OF this first success came the
idea that there was field for a series
OF travel books, showing what busy
man could do by taking week to go
and week to come, with two to three
weeks on the other side-just about
the time the average man could spare
for vacation trip.
The second book Of tho series Is just
published--"rhree Weeks in Holland
and Belginm''--and is on the same
style. crisp and breezy, which proved
so popular in Three Weeks in Eu-
rope"
The new volume Is illustrated with
fifty-two haif-tone pictures. all taken
by the author, but entirely out OF the
usual.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

HUMOROUS HITS, AND HOW TO
HOLD AN AUDIENCE. BY Gren-
Vile Kleiser. Funk & Wagnalls
Company, 4i-eo East Twenty third
Street, New York. 81.
This is new collection of success
full recitations, sketches, stories. poems
and monologues. just such as will cap
tivate the average audience and fur
nlsh many hearty laugh to the reader
at home.
Some OF the selections were com.
posed expressly for this book In this
book Mr.. Kleiser also gives some
practical suggestions as to the most
successful methods Of delivering hu-
morous or other selections, so that they
may make the strongest impression
upon an audience. The book will be
found not only servlceable in high
degree to elocutionists. orators. actors
and others. but In the family circle
as furnishing capital entertainment
besides the choicest readings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26
PRACTICAL FARMING. by w. +
Massey. The Outing Publishin
Company. 1881 West Thirty-flrs

PRACTICAL FARMING. BY W. r.
Massey. The Outing Publishing
Company, a5-s7 West Thirty-first
Street. New York. $3.50.
Practical Farming is the plain title
OF helpful book by w. F. Massey,
which has been especially prepared TO
fill long-felt want. 1t is not to be
read like story, or history. and
then placed con the shelf not to be
looked at again. but to serve as a refer
ence book from day to day, and from
season to season.
The hundreds of farmers and stu
dents who have heard Mr.. Massey lee
ture, and who also have read his many
instructive articles in the agricultural
papers. are well aware OF the fact
that he stands to-day as one OF our
foremost authorities on the soil and
agricultural subjects.
This book is designed for the every
day use of the farmer and the agri-
cultural students. There are chapters
on the soil, how formed. how wasted
and how restored: the plants. how they
get food from the air and the soil, and
how perpetuated and perfected;- ma
nures and commercial fertilizers; til
lage. crop rotation, crops and cropping
and fruit culture.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

The scene Of this book Is laid In
England during the present suffragette
movement.
momentarily bitten with this fad, she
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26

OLD MR.. DAvENANTs MONEY. BY
Frances Powell. Charles scribner's
Sons, of New York, publishers,
through the Bell Book and Sta
t.onery Company, Of Richmond.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-13

1870 Of inch in diameter and its subsequent grown
varies with its environment Single oysters on hm DOT
become round and deep but those in clusters or on
grow irregular and elongate On undsturbed
beds they row in clusters and the beds repose
n rule. muddy substream upon which they nave
been built up from comparatively small nucleus by
the Rxaon year after year of the young upon the shells
of their predecessors.
Oysters live from above low.water mark TO depth
10 fathoms where density is between LOOP and 1925
the optimum being from 1.0li to 1.O22. and in
of temperature which Chesapeake bay extends from
SO degrees f. 80 degrees F. The embryos and fry
uuire more euuabe and stable conditions, the tempera
required being between 6S degrees and so degrees
F. The best and most productive beds commonly In
strong tidal currents which disseminate the fry and food
and keep the old shells clean enough to catch the spa
Datoms constitute about 90 per cent of the oysters food
the consisting of other small plants and animals and
in the breeding Of Its eggs and fry The lat
by other mousCa also and from It's attach
ment until II reaches large size the oyster is preyed up
on by starfsh, drills (Urosalpinx drumfsh rays, and
other aggressive enemies while II passive fight
against starvation suocation with mussels barna
cles sponges, worms aquatic vegetation and other pro
life or luxuriant organisms growing the beds
Ostrea Virginica from the Gulf Of Saint Law
renee to the tropics Cape Breton and Cape
Cod the Sheepscot river, Maine is its only locality. 1t
has also been introduced in San Francisco bay where
1t breeds to a limited extent
The greatest production is in Chesapeake bay where
the principal yield is from the natural beds Most of
the oysters from New England and from New York and
the coast of New Jersey produced by planted
beds the entire yield OF the Pacific coast is similarly de-
rived there has been recently considerable increase
in oyster culture In New jersey Virginia and other
states The number of persons engaged In the industry
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-13

starting point to the oyster beds and the who
privileged TO be present when the feet gets under
participate In as pretty moonlight is to be
seen the water.
with every stitch Of canvas set. the boats skim along
In the silent night every skipper eXcrting himself to
the limit of his seamanship to creep ahead Of the field
To insure to all. United States guard
boat watches the start and that captain moves
until the legal time, The boat also accompanies the
fleet TO watch the fishing and prevent any piaca
when the beds reached.
Each oystcrman must fish in his own ground when
the boats reach the beds How they able find
particular fishing ground in the dark mystery
the landsman,
Sometimes they mistake one else's bed for theirs
Hence the presence of the guard boat prevent trouble
between rival shippers who either Intentionally or by
mistake, attempt TO fish the same ground
In years many of the shippers of oyster boats
have been fitted with steam and gasoline engines to
beat their rivals VINO have to depend sail power alone
curious collection of engines at first the
boats. Discarded gasoline machines that would have
found their way to the scrap heap but for the oyster
men had been oiled up and put in readiness for the
son and steam engines that designed for
marine work helped the fortunate shippers who owned
them to show clean pair of heels 10 the sailing craft
when the grand rush for the oyster beds began.
Now that the oyster season is well under way and the
molusk is obtanable fresh from the waters the
Of the United States. the topic of bivalyes is
naturally eESrossing with the epcure. The
that ishc cannot pluck oysters between April
and September is because the months OF May, June
July and Aug the spawning months.
Sometimes bivalves are transpaned during the
and thcp the reproduction is often arrested.
An average yser will produce 100000 eggs and
very large 100000 When ripe the sexual products
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-13

60. u,. b,yulyes into the daily menu Of the man who
p1t.1u.ans rho .hlshhousoF' Of the big city
I'M" man who yelled through the hole In the wall was
un waiter and an answering grmt from the blackncss
wl,hru r1I the with the apron aud the man with
'h. appetite that the cook understood that what was
vented half dozen oysters fried. with liberal
hrrkg prui Of broken crackers rolled in the yok OF an
u'"
The r"morsobr thing about the >tto" incident related
above Is that oyster FISHING in the waters Of the east
h"Hdu midnight August st. yet nj T. OF a m, Scptem-
b.r inst two minutes after the long prongs had been
hupni into the beds, thousand miles aWaya customer
@ been able to successfully gather fun sized meal
tn" dclicacy
In the first oyster farmer in the Chesapeake bay
pulled up his first bivaIvc at the time that the
patron doing the same. the only difference
being in the distance,
This tale might lead skepcal persons to believe that
either oysters manufactured nowadays or else the
midnight admrer of the mussel was being fed the
produce Of 1907
The cater knew that it September and that oys-
tors appear during each month the spelling of which
contains an r. Hence he felt perfectly safe as the
tcrs one by one slid from the fork into his mouth
Scientists that many of the big dealers in oysters
nowadays putting the hodover product OF the pre-
vious year refrigerator plants In order that the in
oror longing the decacy previous to September 10
may be satiaed 1t is just about the middle of septem'
Der when begin TO taste the catch of the year
From then until the first Of May including September.
October November December January, February-los
of oysters in February it has two Rs-March and April,
we have the bvave stcwed, fried, baked raw and in
numerous other edible ana inedibe ways
But scientific friends tell take oysters In
soup for first two weeks OF the oyster This.
they say will eradicate all possibility OF evil effects The
man who has a cousin who Is well acquainted with the
brother Of a young lady who found pearl In
oyster of will revolt from the edic thai early
season byaves should be eaten cooked because boiling
DESTROYS the uster of the pearl and renders yaueess
However there few who do not relish oyster soup,
even IL they simply CANT bear oysters" many fol-
lowed out the scientific umatum Restaurant statistics
have It that fried oysters the most palatable to the
men and who patronze restaurants. Next comes
the OYSTER stew then the escalloped oyster followed
in succession by the raw and the baked product.
Scarcely exciting than the rush for western boom
town site is the dash the oystermen for the beds after
midnight of the 3lst of August According 10 law not
a boat must move until the LIST of September has
rived.
First to reach the oyster beds and first TO gather car
60 and sprint for the wharf means first In tie market
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-13

Consequently the
OystCTmcu strain
every nerve to win
in this hiyalvular
race. Midnight of
August 81 finds
the fleet ready for
the run Every oys
tcrman has his
boat MS trim and
ready As care can
make 1t.
When the clock
has licked the
mouth of August
from the calendar
the race Is begun.
II is a run of sev.
eral miles from tho
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-13

ooze from the
genital openings
and fertilization
results from
their accidental
meeting In the
water SoGmenta.
tion results In
five or six hours
in the production
of a Ciliarcd gas
trula, a e Il y.
8 h a p q q Tree.
swimming organ.
ism. often car.
ricd by the cur.
rents 10 found
new and remote
beds An omhry-
onic she'll soon
appears, and the
little oyster
sinks 10 the bot
tom. where. II ia.
vurahly situated,
II becomes at.
tao h q d b y
it's left valve
and gra d IL
ally assumes the
adult form. The
recently attached
spat Is 1870 to
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13
Picnic at HaIIey's Bluffs.

A party of twenty young peo-
pie accompanied by a well fur
nished grub wagon" went TO
Halley's Bluffs last Friday morn
ing and spent the day. The
weather was very damp but this
did not in any way dampen the
good time.
Those present were:
Messrs; Geo. TEN pleton, VIM.
Ferguson, Geo. DoweIl, Leo Loeb,
Henry Sheppard, Tom Johannes,
Arthur Cheverton, Seymour
Williamson, Dan Walters.
z Misses: Lois Tygard, Laura
Amborn, Winifred Whedin, Zetta
Walters, Iona Delamater, Allene
Beasley, Mary Sieg, Kittie Fer
guson, Sarah and Carrie Wilson,
Mary Hickman, Of Kansas City.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13
Political Notes.
3risf Notes o. ihs PsIIlisal sflus-
iisH ia ell Parties.

GBryan has been notified Of
bis nomination 80 many times
that be can receive the news
without a blush.
Brother Charley" and Big
Bil are kept busy dodging
photographers
Bates couuty Democrats are
trying 70 agurs ozt why Ban
carried this county.
Bal is trying 70 contest Co--
herds nOminati0n-Hadle -H
De thenext governor ~ Missouri.
Some men seem 70 be able 70
get proxies b wireless ts-s-
phone
The best evidence that the
people do not believe the stories
e'.u on 3ir- H2les = the fact that
he carried his Own county.
The Gnu has been suggested
as the Mascot Of Hearst,s new
party.
4 proxy is a statement frou-
committee man signed by him
authorizing some one else to rep
resent him in a meeting-often
however, hclitioGs prozies are
used or some men when their
desires get the better Of their
co nsciousnes $ Of right aud
wrong.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13

j. h Burke, an old gentleman
20 years of age, dropped dead
Friday evening at 6 o'clock at his
home on East Dakota street
Mr.. Burke had been suffering
for the past two years with an
organic heart trouble and it was
this that caused his death. His
physician was with him at the
time Of his death, having just ask
ed the old gentleman how be felt
and getting the reply that -
never felt better. " Mr.. Burke
had only lived in town for about
six months, having moved in
from the Brandt place, just
northwest Of town. No funeral
arrangements have been made. -
Butler Democrat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13
tuChre Party

Miss Allen Beasley Itciiain-
ed at progressive 4 bro IN a
delightful manner last lLsrsdsy
evening in honor Of her guest,
Miss Winnifred Whedin, 'of Kesr
ney, Nebraska.
Honors were awarded to
Misses Mary Hickman, OF Kan
sas City, Marvel 10y d, Of Butler,
and Zetta Walters and Tom Joh-
annes.
A dainty lunch was served:
Those present we're Misses: F.:
Kittie Ferguson, Beryl Bouih,
Carrie Wilson, Sarah Wilson.
Marie Klummp. Mary Sieg. Iona
Delamater, 10 Steele, Zetta Wal
ters, Lois Tygard, Mary Hick.
man of Kansas City Marvel Lloyd
of Butler Winifred Whedil of
Kearney, Neb., Laura Amborn
of Ft. Madison, Iowa.
Messrs: Allan Wilson, Harley
Geiger, John Kreiger, Edwin
Koontz, George Dowel, Tom
Johannes, Claude Allen, William
Ferguson, George Templeton.
Messrs and Mesdames: d. B.
Hickey, w. w. Jamison.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13
County Organization
Republican OIganilalICH In Butler
FIlday--The FaC.S About the
Organization.

When the present manage
nent Of the Tribune took charge
Of the paper we made the state
ment that we would not uphold
any crooked work and would
work against it. When the pri
mary election was over we in
tended and still intend to abide
bv the results and work for the
best interests OF the Republican
party. We do not, however, in
tend to let any rank crookedness
go unnoticed, to be hintcd at,
without being clear to the public.
At the meeting Of the county
committee in Butler Friday for
organization several things were
done which meet with the dis
approval of the Republican party
and OF which the public has an
inkling. One element OF the
Republican organization in this
county, and the greater element
by the way, was in favor Of john
App, Of Adrian, for county chair
man, while the other element /
thought c. A. Chambers was the |
man.
The race between these two
men was known to be close and
the Chambers branch of the par
ty decided that they had to win.
Mr.. Cummins, the committee
man from Grand River township |
had given his signed proxy to
Henry Moudy, of Adrian, and
then in the Butler meeting Fri I
day Mr.. Welton, of Butler came
up with proxy supposed to have
been signed by Mr.. Cummins,
but this paper was signed
wrong, and as IL is probable that
Mr.. Cummins would not make a
in signing his name,
Mr.. Welton was not seated.
Mr.. Herman, of Shawnee, had
refused to give his proxy To-
yet at this meeting
Judge Denton presented it. We
have since learned that Judge
Denton was innocent in the mat /
ter, as another man gave it to
him. But anyway, the proxy
was presented and voted for
Chambers. Mr.. Borren, Of West
Point had sent his proxy 10 But
ler. but when he found out that
Mr.. App was a candidate he with.
drew il and wanted It voted for
him. IL was not voted at all.
These things gave Chambers
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13

The famous "belled" buzard,
seen by Col Jas. n. Sharp on his
farm in Mound township about q
year ago, was seen by a party Of
fishermen on the Moreau river in
Moniteau county. This buzard
has been on earth for more than
a half century. and only a short
time ago a Platte county man
made the claim that he put the
bell on the bird SO years ago.
Butler Dem.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13
The Farmer.

An exchange IN discussing the
proposition OF Bryan and Kerns
seeking 70 secure a campaign
fund says Mr.. Bryan is appeal.
ing 10 the farmers ofthe country
20 give their surplus 20 bis cam
paigu fund A few years ago
Mr. Bryan was telling the farm.
ers that II the Republicans were
placed in power and ia geld
standard adopted they would be.
come mere serfs of the money
power without surplus or oppor
tunity Now, Mr. Bryan disoov.
ers that the farmers have gener-
ally gained a nice sulprus under
the policies that he said would
ruin them. aud De wants them 10
devote a part oi this surplus h. a
campaign of ssre0ous effort 10
oonfer upon him the authority %
annihilaie the policies that save
them tho surplus, How perfect.
Is lovely Warrensburg STAN
dlrd Herald.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-08-13

Following is a list Of the Demo
cratic and Republican couutr
central committeeman as chcsel
at the primary election on the 4tl
DEMOCRATIC.
Mingo-J K Goldman.
Grand River-Henry Harrison
Deer Creek-W F Wolfe.
East Boone VIM. Stone
West Boone-G Williams.
West Point-Ed. Miller.
Eikart-Isaac Lockridge
Mound-Wm. Dillon.
Shawnee JET Taylor.
Spruce--Dr. John Crabtree
Deepwater-A L Gilmore.
Summit-Frank Holland.
Mt. Pleasant E Williams.
Charlotte-Wm. HardInger.
Homer-T S Grimsley.
Walnut f Cecil
New Home-D c Miza.
Lone Oak-R a Belt
Pleasant Gap Vim. Baker
Hudson-Chas. Culver.
Rockyille-J Ooley.
Prairie-Eugene Bradley.
Usage Arch Stone.
Howard-Dr. ~. A. Williams.
REPUBLICAN.
Mingo-Dr. s. Miller.
Grand River-F. X. Cummins.
Deer Creek. o. app.
East Boone-B. F. Boiling.
West Boone-E E. Shockey,
West Point-A. c. Barron.
Eikhart- ". H. Hart.
Mound-Jas. Drysdale
Shawnee. p. Herman.
Spruce f S. Kinney
Deepwater-J. A. Borland.
Summit-M. II. Price.
Mt Pleasant-C. A. Chambers
CharloIte-Thad Harper.
Homer Reese Barton.
Walnut. C. Doolittle.
New Home-Mat Simpson.
Lone O4k-E S. Requs.
Pleasant Gap f f. Morilla.
Hudson--Jared Griggs.
Rockviile--E. W. Stevens.
Prairie Gus Seelinger.
Usage -. X. Martin.
Howard S, X. Humphrey.