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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-17
His Great Fault.

"Yes," said the would-be author, "Tve
taken a home in the country, but 1t
will be necessary for me to engage
a gardener. There's quite a plot of
ground around the house; too much
for me to handle"
Eyes" replied Crittick, "you never
could handle a plot. could your
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-17
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Slight Intcrruption.

The young officer passed slowly
down the dark staircase, his mind still
bewildsrsd by the result Of the Inter
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-17

Il Pettit's Eye saIve for Csc
relieves tired, o~verworked eyes, stops ey,
aches, congested, infa,ned or sore eyes. Al
druggists or Howard Bros. Buffalo. N. Y
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-17
Important TO Mothara,

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
The NEW YORK WORLD
Read Wherever the English Lam
suage is Spoken.
THRlCE-A-WEEk EDITION

The Thrice-a Week World expects TO be a
better paper in 1908 than ever before In the
course OF the year the Issues for the next
great Presidential campaign will be fore.
Swallowed, and everybody.wilI wish to keep
informed The Thrice-a Week World. com-
ing to you every other day. serves all the
purposes OF a daily, and is far cheaper.
The news service of this paper is constantly
being increased, and 1t reports fully, accur-
ately and pr omptly every event OF import.
ance anywhere in the world. Moreover. its
political news Is impartial. giving you facts,
not opinions and wishes. II has fill markets,
splendid cartoons and interesting fiction by
standard authors.
The Thrice.a Week Worlds regular sub.
scription price is only OIL 90 per year. and this
pays for 1856 papers. We offer this unequslled
newspaper and The Register together for ou',
year for OIL IS. The regular su 'scril to.
price OF the two papers is ss.50. 3dh
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Cannon Boom Gets a Boost

Washington. Feb. 19.-Speaker Can
mons presidential boom received
marked impetus in the house OF repre-
sentatives when Mr.. Boutell. his col
league from Illinois. brought the sub
ject to the fore as the climax of half
hours speech. His remarks were ba sed
on the fact that yesterday was the
thirty-fourth anniversary Of Cannon
first speech in the house
Mr.. Boutell spoke with enthusiasm.
and when he closed with the remark
that within the next few months 1.-The
plain people of the country would join
the voters of Mr.. Cannon's district in
comforting upon him the nations final
honor" the speaker was accorded a
great demonstration.
Keen disappointment was felt on all
sides when the speaker made no reply
He stepped from the rostrum and
| amid cheering. retired to his room
while the house considered pension bills
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Goes to Poorhouse at lO7

Warren. Mass. Feb. l9.-Finely edu-
Gated and in full possession of all his
faculties. once a wealthy man. John
Spencer. lO1 years Old. has been re
moved from his tenement home. where
he cared for himself until sickness pre-
vented. to the town poor farm. AL
though possessed of many friends. it
was found hard to care for the old man
in his illness and it was deemed best to
remove him TO the farm. An nveterate
smoker and user of liquor in mOdera
ton. Spencer has grown old gracefully
and believes he still has many years to
live
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Led In Boxers Uprising

Shanghai. Feb. 19.-General Tun"
Fuh Slang. the leader OF the Boxers in
the uprising in 1900. is dead. He had
been banishcd to Kan Su. He was re-
garded at one time as the ableSt and
most powerful of the Chinese generals.
chu. but was born in Central Asia
among Mohammedan people. In the
spring of 1900 he appeared at Pekin at
the head of 10000 troops. When the
anti-fOreign outbreak came to a head
Tung was the one commander who
achieved any early success against the
allies
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
DEATHS ACCIDENTAL
Steenerson Drowned In His Efforts
to Rescue Comrade

Newport. X. l., Feb. 19.-That Pri-
vate benjamin G.. SteenerSon IF the
marine corps who. with his comrade,
John NJ. Mcintosh, was drowned off
a tugboat in Narragansett bay last
Sunday. did not commit suicide and had
not been drinking. was the report OF
the naval board which has been in
vestigating the deaths of the two men.
1t had been at first thought that the
two men had committed suicide or that
there had been foul play. The naval
investigation independent of the local
police, made thorough examination
OF those who were on board the tug
at the time of the accident They
learned that Mcintosh in some way had
fallen overheard. and that the tug had
been searching for him for about
twenty minutes when Stevenson.
thinking he SAW his comrades body
floating nearby. reached out for it and.
losing his balance. fell overheard. He
cried for help and tried to reach the life
buoy which had been thrown out to-
wards him. but the buoy drifted rapidly
away and Stevenson sank before help
reached him. These facts. the board
declares prove that Stevenson did not
commit suicide and it has been estab-
liShed. the report says. that the young
man had not been drinking.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
"lNSAN. ASOyi WOMEN"
But Effort to Break the Will of
Millionaire Smell Fails

Citation. Ills, FEB. 1S.-The jury in
the Smell $2.OOO,O0O will case was dis
charged without agreeing on verdict
t'he jury stood eight for breaking the
will and four against. The jury was
out forty-siX hours. The case cannot
be heard again before the May term of
court
The suit to break the will of Colonel
Thomas Smell was brought by the aged
and eccentric millionaire's son. Richard
Smell, president of the Clinton bank 1t
has been rife with sensations. chief OF
which were the "Sncll letters" written
by women and young girls TO the old
man. who WIS willing to pay lav.shly
for being loved and for being told so in
affectionately worded epistleS in which
appeals for money mingled with eX-
pressions of cndearment.
Among the letters were some from.
the wife Of Il clergyman. who not only
expressed her own love. but told Smell
that her daughter. Ii years old. would
love him if he would send her money.
Letters from the girl herself, bearing
ont the promises of the mother. were
introduced at the trial of the suit to
break the will.
When Smell died in June. 1907, he
left an estate Of 81. 600, 600. TO his son,
Richard. he left only an annuity Of $50
Richard Smell sought to break his ia
theirs will on the ground that the old
man was inSane--inSane about women
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Van Setback Will Seek Pardon

New York. Feb. lS.-Captain Will
the steamboat General Slocum when it
was burned and 1000 lives We're lost,
will begin his sentence of ten years next
Tuesday. it, having been decided not to
take an appeal to the United States SUI
preme court. President Roosevelt will
Immediately. His friends say if he is
sent to prison it would mean his speedy
death
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Illinois Republicans Choice

Springfield, Ills, Feb. 19-Resou-
lions adopted by the state central com
mittce say: 1--WE invite the attention
to the fact that without the cordial
earnest and constant support of Joseph
G. Cannon as speaker of the house of
representatives it would have been i'm
possible for the recommendation OF
President Roosevelt to have been en-
acted into law, and that the potency of
the Republican party cannot be better
carried out and continued than by plac-
ing the administration of the same in
the hands OF the man whose authority
and influence in promugating the same
has been second only to that of Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself" Formal en-
dorsement OF Speaker Cannon for presi-
dent of the United States followed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
An Illusion Worth Seeing

Boston. Feb ia mirage OF re-
markable clearness. lasting for an hour.
reflected the lower bay Of Boston har-
Dor to hundreds of people along the wa
ter front. A lighthouse hanging from
the sky. islands floating where the
clouds ought to be, and schooners sail
ing with their topmasts for keels were
among the topsy turvy scenes pro-
duced. The illusion was apparently
about half mile up from the water
and most distinct in its detail.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Longest Will Stands

Dedham. Mass. Feb. 19.-ln the SUI
preme judicIal court the motion TO dis
miss the appeal from the will Of the
late DR.. Charles y. Longest was al
lowed. Longest in his last testament
made provision for Il certain allowance
for his son. with which the latter was
not satisfied. The court refuses to in
terfere. Longest was a well-knOwD
physician of Boston and Franklin
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21

than from the twisting of the cord about
the neck
Herbert Woodbury. is Il native Of Fox
croft and has lived here all his life,
amassing considerable property. M
charge has been preferred against him,
but Sheriff Knowles ordered Wood
bury detained until the matter had been
considered by cOrOner's jury. Wood
bury would make no statement in con
nection with the case.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Negro Killed by White Wife

Hartford, Feb. 1S.-Gertrude 3.
williams, white woman. shot and
killed her negro husband, Pcarley T.
williams. Her defense will be self
defense. and a whip which is said to
have been used upon her will figure
in the trial. The woman's body is bad
" lacerated. her claim being that the
wounds were made by the whip and
that it was while she was being terribly
beaten by her husband that she shot
him
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
IN GRANITE STATE.
Taft Touches Upon Matters of
interest to the Nation
INSULAR POSSESSIONS

Happy--May Ultimately Make Fill
pinos Self-Respecting and Useful
In Favor of Having a Large Navy
Manchester. n. H., Feb. 10.-Secre-
tary of War Taft had few spare mo
ments from the time of his arrival in
New Hampshire yesterday forenoon un
til late hour last night. He delv-
cred two addresses, one at Concord
and the other at Manchester, and at
tended several receptions and dinner
given in his honor.
A public meeting was held in this city
under the auspices of the Republican
city committee. Here Taft delivered
his second extended address of the day.
following very closely the line Of
thought expressed in the address he de-
livered at Concord earlier in the day.
Mr.. Taft outlined the history of the
Republican party as far back as 1876
and 1860, eulogizing Abraham Lincoln,
whom he described as the greatest
politician who ever lived. He alluded
to the Republican party as the party
of freedom. Taft described the salient
features of the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments and said that the negro
must first educate himself, then till the
soil and then by hard labor and in other
ways acquire economic Independence.
Mr. Taft took up the insular posses
sons of the United States and went into
much detail with regard to the possibili-
ties of the future for these possessions.
About Porto Rico he said that this cOun-
try had opened the islands markets.
ut is a pleasure for Americans. he
said Ito see how prosperous and happy
the Porto Ricans are
Abiding to Cuba. Taft said: I'VE
did not intend to take Cuba when we
went to war. The war was IL short one
We were not prepared, but we found
that Spain was less prepared and so the
battle was easily won
Concerning the Philippines Taft said
that there is every hope that IF We
educate the FilpinOs. if we get them
used to the responsibility of self gov
eminent. we may ultimately make theu
/ a sefrespecting. useful nation" He
sincerely hoped that in one generation
or two the United States would be Ell
abled to say to the Filipinos: You are
now able to conduct your own govern
ment, and if we sail out of Manila bay
| we feel confident that you will main
tain government that will confer
credit upon you and upon us" When
that is done. he said. the people of the
United States may congratulate theu-
selves that they have done good thing
to their poor, unfortunate neighbOrs.
I'VE have not reached the millen-
num-" he said I'VE can't remain in a
pusillanimous condition by which, if a
nation wishes to insult us, to take part
of our territory. to dispute some of the
relations that we deem vital to our nat
| ura interests, we should not have at
hand the means OF defending our inter
ests. | am not in favor Of making q
warike nation. but | am in favor of
having a large navy, TO be cOmmensu-
rate with our population. with the
wealth we have and with the interests
that we have. that need protection
against the Intervention OF some med
ding foreign government"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Strike on Bangor and Aroostook

Bangor. Me. Feb. lS.-A strike of all
the carmen and inspectors of the Ban
gor and AroOStOok railroad has gone
into effect. The strikers include men
who either repair or clean the cars.
there being about 10 on strike. The
strikers claim that on Jan. | Il schedule
of agreement aS to the rights of treat
ment went into effect which. they as
sert. has been broken by the c.npany
in some of its articles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
HOW Savings Banks Com
pute Interest.

Most Vermont savings Banks place depos-
its on interest the first of the month, if made
before the 9Th. If made after the 5th, they
draw from the first of the following month.
The Hyde Park Savings Bank has always
paid interest from the beginning of the quar-
ter on deposits made before the middle of the
quarter, thus giving and taking exactly alike.
On deposits made now or any time before
February 18th they compute interest from
January Ist. Those made between February
18th to May 18th draw interest from April Ist
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Would Accept Vice Presidency

Boston. Feb. 1.-THE Post says:
Governor Guild. fresh from his trip in
the west. where he was doomed for
vice president while with the Taft par
that he would not refuse the nomina-
ton. but he made /, perfectly clear that
he was not candidate, and that ii
would have to depend entirely upon
whom the Republicans nominated for
president.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Dissolution of CO-Partncrship.
CTATE OF VERMONT.

EhMUNT.
~ DISTRICT or ADDISON. 81.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
18th cay OF February. A. n. 1905
W. A. DAVIS. Notary Public.
We. j. Edwy BLttolph and Ernest Rich.
both of Middlebury in the County OF Addison
and State OF Vermont, do hereby certify tna-
the co partnership existing between us, or.
ganized under the provisions of Chapter Isl
OF the Vermont Statutes and doing business
at Middlebury under the name of K. Z. Rich.
Is this day dissolved
Dated at Middlebury in said County OF
Addison. this 18th day of February. A D.. 1908.
j EDwY BUTrOLPH,
ito ERNEST f. RICH
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Wisconsin Democrats For Bryan

Milwaukee. Feb. lJ.-The Wisconsin
delegation To the national Democratic
convention at Denver was instructed at
the closing session of the state con
vention to vote as II unit for William
]. Bryan as the Democratic nominee
for president. first. last and all the
time The platform containing the in
Structions was unanimously adopted
by the convention by rising vote
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21

''Some people," growled Grouchey,
~make me sick
81 should think nearly everybody
would make you SICK" replied Pep
prey.
"Why so?''
well, turn about Is fair play you
"-Catholic Standard and Times
Fsrnsworth & Co. sells Longman &
Martinez l.. & NJ. Paints in pints and
quarts at haif-gallon price
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Going to Work For Taft

Washington. Feb. 17.-Frank IL.
Hitchcock, first assistant postmaster
general, has concluded his service with
the government. He will shortly take
up the work OF managing the Taft
presidential campaign in the south and
east. Hitchcock will be succeeded as
first assistant postmaster general by
Charles NJ. Grandfield, now chief clerk
in that office.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Not How cheap-eut How Good

A brick front painted with L. & NJ.
Paint % years ago and not painted since,
may be seen at 472 Bergen st. Brooklyn.
New York. Paint with l.. G. NJ. Brilliant
Red and trim with Shaker Green or
White. The body won't need painting in
% years.
Farnsworth & Co. Middlebury, w. B.
French & Co. Orwell, f. c. Dixie & Co.,
Bristol.
L. & NJ. Paint Agents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Murderer Tennis Sentenced

Boston. Feb. 1S-Lewls Tennis. who
killed his 4-year-old daughter with re-
volver on June II. 1907 shot his wife
and self, was yesterday sentenced
to state prison for not more than 20
years nor less than II years.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
Wholesale Rat DETERMINATION

San Francisco, Feb. 1S.-SeveraI
hundred men in addition to the present
force will be employed in the sanitary
campaign In San Francisco. DR.
Rucker states that $3.50 rats were
caught in traps last week by the SAM
tary forces. besides the large but I'M
known number killed by poison. One
case Of plague was reported yesterday
the first in over a month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21

The oldest engineer on the Pa sumpsic
division Of the Boston & Maine railroad
is Leroy s. Howe of Lvudonville. He
runs the accommodation train from that
place to White River junction and re-
turn, $40 miles each day. Mr.. Howe
has been almost continually in the en-
ploy of the railroad.for forty-six years,
having begun work for it at ST. Johns
bury in December. 1861.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
WAN ED

To trade equities in city property for
free and clear timber lots situated near
railroad. Pine and spruce lots preferred.
Apply to H. L. FOLSOM, 33l Washington
street, Dorchester, Mass. TIA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21

BLOODINE The Worlds Tonic is the
best tonic and body builder. Free Sam
pie by mail for l0c. Address, The Blood
Inc Co., Inc, Boston, Mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-21
OLD BOOKS WANTED

A representative of Frederick Loeser &
Company. Brooklyn, will be in Middle
bury for a few days, prepared to pay
cash for old books of every description,
entire Libraries. or small collections. If
you have any books for sale address pos t
card to Books" care of this paper. and
buyer will call. city or country. 7t2
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-10
ODD FELLOWS INSTALLATION
Leavenworth Lodge instalIs Officers and
@ Enjoy Royal Good Time

Hamilton lodge, No. 244, l. o. o.
F. of Leavenworth, held the yearly
installation of officers last Saturday
night. The lodge has been organized
but six months, but in that time has
made great progress. Following are
the officers who were installed: ]. S.
Searles, N. G.; D. M. Thomas, V. g.;
]. Morrison, R. S.; Mr.. Roberts, F. S.:
M. F. Peake, chaplain; M. A. Marley,
P. g.; ]. Bohnsack, trustee.
After the installation ceremonies the
wives and lady friends of the order fur
nished tasty and much-appreciated
collation., and following that some of
the members went out and got togeth-
er the members of the Home orches-
ira, through whose cooperation the fes-
tivities were enjoyably prolonged for
several hours, with music and the
dance.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-10
SCHOOL NOTES

Robert Hood has re-entered school
after a few days of absence on account
of sickness.
Howard Milligan is on the sick list.
Anna Nelson, who has been ill for a
long time, has been prevented from re-
entering school because of relapse.
Roy Albright has withdrawn from
school. He now attends school up the
Chumstick.
Roscoe Howerton, Snoda Smith and
Clare Doty have re-entered school.
Pupils in Miss Navarre's room who
have been neither absent nor tardy fol
the year thus far are: Madge Beasley,
Ruby Reeves, Katie Hardung and Vera
Laughlin.
The enrolment in Mrs. Farmer
room is now A.
Mrs. Stark and her friend, Mrs. Lat.
tech visited room last Tuesday. The
desire OF the pupils and the teacher i:
that parents and friends visit often.
The attendance of the whole schoo
has been better this week than at any
time before during this school year
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-10
Has a five-Year Weather Record.

In conversation with d. R. Mccain
ley one day the past week, we learned
that he has, for the past five years, ever
since he entered the employ of the
mill company, kept an accurate record
of the weather. He says that this has
been by odds the mildest winter in the
past five. This winter the thermometer
has not touched zero. Last winter was
very much the coolest in the last five,
and if we are correctly informed, the
coolest since 1894. Mr.. McCamley
says on the 18th and 18th of January
last the thermometer stood at IL de-
grees below. On the 18th it stood at
IL above, and inches of snow fell.
On the 14th day of January, the cold
est day last winter, the instrument in
dicated 16 below. For three weeks
last winter the thermometer stood at or
below zero. So far this winter the
weather has been unusually mild, the
thermometer never yet having marked
zero by several degrees.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-10
CAN JUMP CLAIMS
of Interest to Miners in Oregon, Idaho
and Washington

Prospectors holding mining claims
in Oregon, Idaho and Washington,
who have been looking to congress to
pass the bill suspending for the year
1907 the requirement that 500 worth
of work shall be done on all
mining claims are likely to be disap-
pointed, according to late Washing
ton Cd. CO. report.
The Bartlett assessment bill, it is
stated, cannot be passed. The bill in
troduced by Senator Teller, of Colo
RADIO, which is similar to the Bartlett
bill, passed the senate some time ago,
but it is understood it will not pass the
house.
The failure to pass such legislation
means that all mining claims upon
which the required amount of assess
ment work was not done during the
calendar year 1907, can be legally
jumped after January l, 1908.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-01-10

We are pleased to note this and hope
that everyone will cooperate to keep
the absent and tardy record as low as
possible the remainder of the year. 1t
will mean better results for the pupils
and the teachers if all are present all OF
the time.
Keep your eye open for the school
entertainment that is being planned for
the latter part of next month.
Is it fair to expect teacher to get
results from a boy who is under her
charge at most for six hours of the
twenty-four, who is at home about eight
or nine hours out of every twenty-four,
and who is everywhere else the remain
der of the time-and that usually the
haunts of vice and sin and crime9