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The Laclede blade., 1908-06-27
$l.OO A YEAR.
HUMANITY ON THE MOVE
Brief Mention OF Those Who Come and Go
During the Week


? County Collector Maher was in
, Laclede Monday on business.
Miss Viva Caywood visited with
relatives a day in Brookfeld this
week.
| Chas. Newland of Bogard visited
his brother, Harry, here the past
week.
Mrs. Smart and Miss Georgia
Thompson of Sumner were in La
clede Wednesday.
Miss Willie Simpson of Tina Wis
tied the family of P. z. White in
Laclede last week.
Miss Louese Haight visited her
brother Bert and family in Brook
field the past week.
Miss Verda White left Thursday
night to spend month with her
sister in Cleveland, Ohio.
Rev. E. M. Dugger will preach
at Plum Grove school house north!
west of Laclede Sunday afternoon
at 2:3O.
DR.. q. T. Standby made profess
sional visit to Fountain Grove
Tuesday, being called there in con-
sultation.
Mrs. Steck and daughter of Gree.
ley, Colo, are visiting J. H.
Wright and family on route one,
Brookfeld.
Oscar Watson, wife and children
of Stanberry are here visiting the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M. Watson.
Chas. "A. Jones, wire ana DaDy,
of Brookfeld, spent last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Brune-
mer in Laclede.
G. G. Bigger was at Milan We'd
nesday night at the celebration of
the semi-centennial Of the Masonic
lodge of that place.
Mrs. Handy and Miss Martha
Goodale of Meadville attended the
P. E. O. meeting at Mrs. V. NJ.
Benson's Wednesday.
Mrs. W. L. Post returned to her
home at Martelle, Iowa, last Satur-
day, accompanied by Miss Myrtle
Harter, who goes there for a visit.
Misses Efie Buckingham and
May Culbertson of Shelbyville,
Mo, are the guests of their aunt,
Mrs. w. L. Sensintaffar, and fam
lily.
Cofer Collins is a new salesman
at the Model. Mr.. and Mrs. Col
Inns have rented the Wigle resi-
dence and will move here from
Wheeling next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Anderson
and Mrs. II. L. Anderson and two
Stella and Milton, of
Brookfield were guests Of Mrs. 7.
D. Mouser Thursday.
The two Misses Loomis of Mead
vile visited their sister, Mrs. Ida
Benson, here Wednesday and were
guests at the P. E. 0. meeting at
at Mrs. V. M. Benson's.
Geo. L. Harter, who was here
last week, left for his home at
Weatherford, Okla, last Saturday,
accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
Dora Mitchell. who will spend the
summer in Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carmichael
If st. Louis are spending a week
With relatives and friends here,
guests of the formers parents, Mr..
md Mrs. D. Carmichael. Mr..
Carmichael is connected with the
st. Louis postofice force in the
mailing department and as special
The Laclede blade., 1908-06-27
i, LOCAL Domss ABOUT TOWN.
Pungent Paragraphs Picked Up BY Our Peram
buIatins Pencil Pushef.

There will be no delivery of mai
on rural routes next Saturday, the
Fourth being a holiday for the
carriers.
Mrs. M. j. Williams has traded
! her residence in South Laclede to
l.. M. Biggs for -four mill at
Marionville, Mo. The mill will be
operated by her son-in- law, A. W.
Patrick, with whom she will make
her home. r
| Geo. W. Estes was in town de-
livering some fine honey from his
bee farm last Tuesday, Mr.. Estes
says it has been a little too wet for
bees to do we'll this season, yet he
placed some mighty fine goods on
the market.
F. G. Bothel sends in a dollar
from Sedgwick, Colo, to renew
THE BLADE another year. Mr..
and Mrs. Bothel's many friends
here will be pleased to know that
they are well and getting along
fine in their new home.
1000 pounds of new Mccormick
and Deering binder twine at O.
cents per lb. as long as this lot
lasts. This twine was bought
from dealer who on account of high
water in Missouri river bottom
could not use it. Call and leave
your orders or phone me. This
amount will not last long. P. F.
Felt.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Sipple came
down from Kirksville Thursday.
At the close of the summer term
at the normal which Mr.. Sipple is
attending they viii move to Monl
roe City, Mr.. Sipple having been
elected principal of the Monroe
schools for the coming year. Mon
roe has a fine school building and
good school with twelve teachers.
A large crowd was out and en-
joyed the concert given in the park
Wednesday night by the Stevens
concert band of Brookfeld. The
music was fine and the prediction is
that this band will become famous
as a musical organization in this
part of the state. The following
Laclede boys are members of the
band: Victor Lomax, Jimmie
Aber, Lewis Libby, Mark Farrar,
Lester Mahurin and Robert Bas-
sett.
Next Sunday at the Methodist
church the following services will
be held: 9:45 a. m.-Sunday
school; IL a. m.-Preaching by the
district superintendent and holy
communion following the sermon;
3 p. m.-Junior League: p. NJ
Epworth League; s p. NH. FL.
Gortanian, an Armenian, who is in
this country preparing himself as a
medical missionary, will speak. He
has been a student the past year
in the Detroit medical college. He
comes highly endorsed. It will pay +
you to hear him. E. NJ. Dugger,
pastor.
Last Monday a stray dog came to
The home of Oscar Deem west of
Laclede and attacked Mr.. Deems
dog. After they had been separat-
I'd it was discovered that the stray
log had hydrophobia and it was
Killed. In separating them Mr..
Deem got some saliva from the
mad dog on his hands. As there
we're several scratches on his hands
he feared he might become inocul-
tied with the disease and on the ad-
rica of his r,hrrio;ar loft Tro.a
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
JUVENILE INVENTION.
Boys scheme to Avoid Work Led
to Valuable Discovery.

One OF the most interesting ex-
hibits in the governments model
room is its collection OF miniature
steam engines Models of the en-
gines of Hero of Alexandria, OF New
common and OF Watt Illustrate the
successive steps in the development
Of what has become the giant OF our
modern industry.
There is shown a model of the
early engine upon which boys were
employed to turn the cocks that al
ternatlng, let the steam on and shut
II of. One of these boys, Hum
phrey Potter by name, instead OF
settling down like a machine to the
monotonous work. kept his eyes
open. He discovered that certain
beam above his head worked in .un-
ison with the cocks which he opened
and closed He accordingly con,
nected the two, and after seeing the
device work properly went off to
his play.
His employers began TO notice q
much greater regularity in the
movement OF the engine than before;
This led. to the discovery of his Sc
cret, and to the subsequent adoption
OF his device everywhere.
An examination Of the model OF
the engine to which the scoggan
was applied leads one to wonder, not
that the boy should think of 1t, but
that anybody before him should have
failed to do so. This is the "after-
thought" of a great many notable
inventions. Opponents of the pat
ent system often raise the point that
all great inventions ARE in the air.
that the same suggestion Will sooner
or later come to great many differ
emit men, and hence that the paten,
is simply reward to the one who
happens to arrive first.
Patent experts acknowledge con-
siderableE,oStsis for this convention.
They saker 10, that the lamont, fire.
quendy DIN the newspapers. "His
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
THE SERVANTS TESTIFY.

Human nature, with all its artificial
embellishments, is the chief exhibit at
the great social exposition, the Thaw
trial Last time we had the story of a
young and beautiful girls downfall.
amplified with vivid sflashes of iInag-
6nation. But this time the defense
takes a new tact. An effort is being
made to prove that Harry Thaw is
insane, so the lawyers seek evidence
of this fact, and shrewd inquisitors
that they are, they go to the right
place-"below STAIRS The old gov
erness and the family butler will tell
what they know about Harry Thaw,
and what they don't know about the
whole Thaw family is not worth re-
membering. The governess kept a
diary of the lads foolishness. The
butler kept the bottles. and he prob
ably knows of some things that got
out of the bottles and didn't get
into the diary. 'No man is a hero 70
his valet" is an adage No one Is
wise enough to express the buffers
sentiments on the subject. After the
servants have told all they know
about Harry's wildness, fresh water
college president will take the stand
and tell all the things Harry was al
lowed to do in his college without be
Eng fired.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17

elephants that formed a part OF
Hanniball's army on his march to-
ward Rome. At present elephants
are being trained Tor domestic labors
in the Congo. in the German African
colonies, in Uganda and elsewhere
In the Congo especially II is report
ed that the training Of elephants Is
rapidly developing into recognized
industry. A French society has re-
Gently been formed under the name
of Friends of the Elephant" the oh
jcct of which is to prevent the de-
struction OF those animals in Africa,
and to encourage their domestica-
tion
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
\ Mean Rich Man.

A friend, in eulogizing Miss Anna
T. Jeanes, who has given $1,000, 900
for negro education in the South, said
OF her:
Miss Jeanes is a splendid philan-
thropist. To good cause she is gem
erousity itself. Giving promptly and
freely, she has no sympathy with
niggards. once heard her tell a
story about a niggardly rich man OF
her childhood.
This man visited a school and
made an address. At the end he call
ed little boy up TO him and said.
Ny lad, have you a purse?'
"'No, sir
I'm sorry said the rich man. If
you had had a purse | should have
given you dime to put in it,
This man was scheduled to speak
again at the school the next month
and when he came the boys we're pre-
pared for him. An empty purse lay
hid in every 4 air OF trousers.
And. sure enough. at the end of
his speech the man called another
boy and said:
I" Have you purse. son?'
Yes. sir was the eager answer
If you hadn't | should have given
you dime to buy one with The
Circle Magazine.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
HOME OF THE FRIENpLEss.

No institution in any. city, and GER
tainly no institution in .Paducah, Is
doing more good than the Home of
the Friendless, and with less noise.
Visitors to the home express surprise
and pleasure at the condition they
find, the conduct of the children and
the motherly care OF Miss Raper. the
matron. The combined functions of
superintendent. parent and teacher
call for remarkable qualifications, be-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
Domestic Elephants.

It was long disputed question
whether the African elephant was
amenable to domestication. Those
who held the Affirmative referred to
the experience OF the Oarthaginians
with these animals, and recalled the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17

,iates. but il all seemed foreign
.sry, ami beyond the fact that II
: ON the litigation over the Anvil
eek mines. she understood nothing
nd cared less, particularly as new
interest had but recently come into her
life. an interest in the form of man
Mcnamara.
He had begun with quiet, half con-
cealed admiration OF her, which had
rapidly increased until his attentions
had become of a singularly positive
and resistless character. .
Judge Stillman was openly delight
ed, while the court of one like Alec
Mcnamara could but fiatter any girl.
In his presence Helen felt herself re-
belling ut his suit. yet as distance sep
arated them she thought ever more
kindly of 1t. This state OF mind con-
trasted oddly with her feelings toward
the other man she had met. for In this
country there were but two. When
Glenlsier was with her she saw his
love lying markedly in his eyes, and II
exercised some spell which drew her
to- him In spite of herself, but when
he had gone back came the distrust
the terror of the brute she felt was
there behind IL all. The one appealed
to her while present; the other pleaded
strongest while away. Now she was
attempting. TO analyze her feelings and
face the future squarely, for she real
lied that her affairs neared a crisis,
and this, too, not a month after meet
ing the men. She wondered IL she
would come to love her uncle's friend
She did not know. OF the other she
was sure-she never could.
Busted with these reflections, she no
ticed the familiar figure of Dextry wan
dering aimlessly. He was not un-
kempt, and yet his air gave her the i'm
preston of prolonged sleeplessness
Spying her, he approached and seated
himself in the sand against the boat
while at her greeting he broke into tan
as IL he was needful only of her friend
" presence to stir his confidential
chords into active vibration.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17

but can we live on $1,000 a
year," asked he. Lets see," said
she. "Theater tickets will cost about
$3.50 annually, flowers as much more,
and bonbons, say, 5000. Certainly
we can do it, John, and save money
into the bargain. Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17

invention died with him." referring
to a secret process, Is rarely borne
out by events
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17

securitiSs on which the emergency
ISSUE is to be based, anything avail
able to western bankers without the
intervention of the eastern crowd.
The emergency issue has aroused
wide discussion concerning CONNER
ciaf paper, properly secured, as a
basis for bank circulation. The Sat
urday Evening Post suggests the fall
lacy OF considering industrial and
railroad stocks, for instance, as more
staple than commercial paper. Such
stocks fiuctuate, and, worse still, are
liable to manipulation, while the
credit of a reputable mercantile es-
Establishment and of business men is
something that can be relied on in
any kind of storm
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you ieelbettef. Lsr-fo
keeps your whole insides right sold on the
money back plan everywhere. Price 10 cents.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
Fine Time.

81 hear you attended the Tough Mug
ball the other night. Did you have a
fine timeT'
mo: ! had It next morning. Ten
dollars and costs. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-17
Send a Copy of
THE DAH Y SUN
To a Friend One Year
for $3.50

WE are making special mailing
w rate OF $3.50, payable in adj
vance, for The Daily Sun, which af-
fords you an opportunity to remember
your relatives or friends very nicely
with what is virtually daily letter
from home.
Phone 1853
And the Paper Will Start
At Once.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
runupsox Esr.rr aPrnaIsEn

OAKLAND. Dec. 5.-Appraisement OF
Reese g. Thompson estate shows .
total valuation of s1f3,4f2.45.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
SWEDISH PRINCE"
RECEIVES A SNUB
Walter Vretman Breaks Into
Gathering at the Bar and
Is Ignored

The Scott ball given at the st. Fran
els Friday night was the prime topic
of discussion in society and hotel cir
cles yesterday and not the least in
teresting of the stories told is one on
Walter Vretman, known to fame as
'the Swedish prince" who lives at the
Fairmont hotel and in the prosaic- day
light devotes his energies TO the af-
fairs of local real estate firm.
Vretman along toward 6 o'clock Sat
urday morning, after the breakfast fol-
lowing the ball had been served.
was drawn thither, among other rea-
sons, by the sound of a dozen stout
lunged youths reveling IN song
Vretman has properly listed among
his accomplishments talent for vocal
demonstration, and naturally concluded
that here was his opportunity. Brushing
aside the swinging doors with a dra-
matte gesture, he launched forth on
the opening stanzas >of La Donna e
Mobile In truly Caruso fashion.
An angry look broke from the song
sters elbow to elbow at the bar. Claire
Payne had been rolling out voluminous
bits of rare humor to the strident beat
of % fists on the mahogany railing
and his companions were laundering
"Oh, won't you come up, come up, come
up, come all the way to Limerick" and
the grand opera effort of the Swedish
Prince fell upon their ears discordantly
Walter Hobart would have thrust the
intruder into the exterior darkness
Athol Mclean counseled moderation
while Gordon Armsby and Raymon
Armsby. unmindful of the interruption
kept up the "oh won't you come I'D
come up?"
This was distressing for the prince
and so he asserted himself
II am the Swedish princes. he cried
bis voice losing the soft modulation OF
song and descending to the harsher
note of anger. But no one moved. In
stead they gathered closer together
elbow to elbow, and seriously discussed
the happenings OF the night that was
past
Some of the party said yesterday thai
they cut "the prince" because of. the
affair at the ST. Marks hotel in Oakland
recently, when Vretman in company
with Count d'Abbans, an attache of the
French consulate, excited the wrath OF
the Sons of the American Revolution
by talking loudly in the dining hall
during a patriotic address
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
BAR TENDER is FOUND
WITH BULLET IN BODY
George p. Owen Dies From a
Wound Believed to Have
Been SeIf-InfiiCted

George P Owen. a bar tender. aged
90, who lived in the Winchester hotel
was found in a Iavatory in that estab-
lishnlent yesterday suffering from the
effects of a bullet which had. entered
below the heart and lodged in the alb
domen.- He was operated on at the
Lane hospital. where he died last night.
Harry Torvend. a porter in the Win
chester. was attracted TO the lavatory
by groans He found Owen. who was
first taken to the central emergency
hospital, where his wounds Were dis
covered. He denied having shot him
self or having been shot by another.
A revolver was found In the lavatory.
The police believe Owen shot himself
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Men prominent in discussion
at mass meeting to consider pro-
posed increase in freight rates.

connecting and associated lines. and OF cor
responding profits of other roads: and.
Whereas. unity of interest, purpose and
prompt action is necessary to defeat said
proposed increase in freight rates; therefore,
be 1t
Resolved that the producers manufac-
turess and businessmen, representing the
various industries of California assembled
in San Francisco this 5th day of December.
1905 at a convention called by the Cali
fornia traffic association for the discussion
of the said proposed increase in freight rates
snd the adoption OF means by which to
successfully oppose its being put into effect
January l, 1909. should, and bv this
luton do, indorse the complaint which has
been filed with the traffic officials OF the
transcOntnental railways by the traffic bu-
reau of the merchants exchange of San
Francisco. through their attorney. and do
further pledge themselves to support any
representative movement looking for the
proper protection OF their interests through
competent channels. and to that end recon-
mend the appointment by the chair OF
executive COMMITTEES of 10. representative
of all the industries concerned, which shall
be authorized TO confer and act with the
officials OF the traffic bureau of the mer-
chants exchange and the California traffic
association. having in mind the necessity for
unified action in order that the desired end
may be attained
The resolution introduced by Judd o1
Watsonville calling for a government
line to the isthmus was defeated after
a heated debate. The resolution was
discussed by ]. N Judd. c. Fl. Bentley
Z. A Howard Benjamin Schloss. Isidol
Jacobs and Albert Castle. Most of the
speakers favored the project in gen
eral, but asserted their belief that the
time was not opportune for such a res
olution.
A. c. Ruiofson concluded the busines:
of the day with a motion calling fol
the personal messages to Hartman and
Ripley. The suggestion was adopted
unanimOusIv
An executive committee of 10 wa:
named TO confer with the traffic bu.
reau of the merchants exchange ant
the California traffic association.
meeting will then be arranged will
H. A. Jones of the freight department
of the Southern Pacific and Edward
Chambers of the Santa Fe. The com
mittee of 10 consists of Albert Castle
F. T. Hubbard, E. A. Howard, Thoma.
w Collins, Louis f. Samuels. Georg,
Hermann. NJ. ]. O'Riley, Herman Kull
man, G. III. Bentley. Colonel Philo Her
sey. Senator George W. Cartwright O.
Fresno. Samuel W. Backus, s. l. Hop
lxins, of Sacramento, E. D. Beard O
Napa and r. r. Sutherland of Cotton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
COMPLETE STATE VOTE ON
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Statistician in Secretary Cur
ry'S Ofice Complies and
Issues the Returns

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 5.-The COM
plete returns on the vote cast at the
late election IN this state on amend
ments to the constitution were made
today by ". Z. yovan. statistician in
the Office of the Secretary Of State
Curry, and are as follows:
Amendments- For Against
Senate No. 1-Sepsrston Of state
and local taxes es-....--.-.---.-. S1,9I1 114,1O4
state officers. -.-'s .-,-''.. a2sss 2eso
Senate No. 16-Relative to legisla-
tive sessions and compensa-
ton OF members rs....-.-...-..-. .116,eo0 6S, ,902
Senate No. 2e-Relafive to the as
sessment Of mortgages. -. oo.oe1 so,soe
indebtedness . '.....,.,...-.. :, 49, s7,2s7 es, ,4e5
Senate No. 31-Relating 10 the
extension Of the terms Of ex-
istence OF corporations ....... -115,412 81, $40
Senate No. 32-I5mifing 10 limi-
tations Of employees Of senate
and assembly ......-..........1 135, 113 4S,1z4
Senste No Relating TO the
liability Of stock holders Of
corporations .lUo,V[5 fV,ofc
Senate No 34-Relating to lot
teries and TO fictitious sale OF
corporate stock. SO, 235 81, 71S
primary law for the State I52. $50 4s,772
Assembly No. Relating 70 cleo
tion and compensation Of county
AssemSly va1Ssl No. s-Reiating to iO'Nfs 's4''
special tax for the support OF
day and evening schools, tech
nical schools. etc.--.-..-...... 81, 763 81. .5S4
state board q education. -. e7,4s7 1o7,els
Senate No. S50-For removing the
capital from Sacramento TO
ss6ets Detsss yo 4siTo nroyide for o'o'S lOo'o"O
the San Francisco seawall.-.... 90, $50 &c 9e3
Senate No S12-Relating to India
Ddtln IuDd . Sf,slZb lUO.4i
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
W0MAN'S CLUB WILL
ENJOY HIGH JINKS
San Mateo Organization Is Pre-
pairing for a General
JOllification

SAN MATEO, Dec. 5.-Elaborate pre-
parations are being made by the mem
bers of the Womans club for high links
and general jolli1cation. which will be
held at their regular meeting in jan
uary. Among the amusements that
have been outlined are play to be
given by club members, a Christmas
tree with toy presents for each member
prepared stunts by the clever amateur
members of the club. The committees
in charge of the affair are the follow
ing:
Refreshments, Mrs. Frank G. An
drews. Mrs. It. g. Sanderson. Mrs.
Ernest Coxhead. Mrs. o. H Hickei. Mrs.
A. J. Braasch: decoration, Mrs. Joseph
Nash Miss Louise DAILY, Mrs J. Al,
Trowbridge, Mrs. K. Mcleod Mrs,
Thomas Il. Salter; gift committee. Mrs.
William III. Cone, Mrs. w. d. Dennett.
Mrs. r. Fl. Jury; farce Mrs Villa M
Balm; candy. Mrs. Charles E. Green,
Mrs. Fernand Levy.