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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Exercises Of ! igh S,hS !
Began Sunday Algb,-Es.'t
Last Might.

Az the Walnut Street 81. y.
Church last Sunday night tho
commencement exercises of ihe
Rich Hill High School we're be
gun.
AT that time Rev. A. Z. Kaast
preached the baccalaureate ser
mon, taking for his theme. The
Open Door, showing in an able
manner that few OF as ever be-
come the truly great, that is, az
Lincoln, Webster, Emerson, etc,
were great; but that the door is
open-no7bounds are piaced. on
the growth Of the American in
diyidual excep hose Of the in.
divjdual himself In striving to-
wards the goal Of success, Rev.
Keast admonished the class
never TO lose sight OF character.
"A pure character is a persons
grealest asset.
The special pQsjc given oy
the. choir at this service was of a
high order
The commencement exercises
we're htid'iast night after the
Tribune went to press, out in an.
other column We give the pro.
gram as given, The graduates
are' Mary Fry, Pansy Wilson,
.Lulu Hagen, Perl Day, Amelia
Fprrer, John tflnyRpp. ir.. How
ell Heck, Naomi Davis, Kate
Putnam, Mabel Bradley, Beverly
Young, Lyndon Phiier; Marie
Stebbens, Bessie Martin, Lottie
Copeland and Ed McReynolds..
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
1Iha.ss Si5ai is On.

The 1tard agpusl shooting
tournauleN Of tie Rich Eu Gun
Club oeesgs a. the fair grounds
ibis morning and will continue
.til morrow evening, a large
CROWD pI'out oLtown spotsmen
are here and some record break.
ing scores are expected.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
Over Rural Lines.

a Johnson County man had a
saock deal With a nan ten miles
away be wanted to close over the
telephone. He had told the IVar-
rensburg JournalB Democrat that
lac got his party an fright, but
couldn't get in a word edgeways,
for this Is what be was up
against otter this ERrsl line:
Hello Sake What you doin@?''
"Onsnctaia hap got the beds
made yet IL hain.t got all my
dishes washed set Oh, y6nr,
your lazy, te-he Say, got any
little chjckens "No, y6u got
anys" Yes, got some last
ght found SIX Matched out and
one po9r little thing lying beside
tle nest detd. 'Well, that was
too bad. foudd q nest with 10
eggs IN IT, 'Nod-did; well, that
was nice Say, yowhad ought to
see our hog she s just awful
nice ShbTsS'
And SO 81, and so on.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21

p. A. Boots, whose home is in
Eldorado Springs, this morning
swore out a warrent for WIZ
Chester, whom he charges with
assault. Sheriff Beard arrested
Chester and Le was taken before
Squire Jeter. Prosecuting At
torncy Dawson.h has not yet filed
any information against Chester
and it is thought the case viii be
dropped. The trouble started.
yesterday afternoon. People who
Witnessed the affair say that The
trouble was forced upon him. He
bears a good reputation in Rich
Hin, while very little is known Of
Boots.-Butler Dem.
Geo Craig, administrator of.
the estate Of Rufus Ross, decd
had bills printed at this Office
last week advertising q public
sale Of Mr. Ross's stock, farm
machinery. etc 20 be held next
Saturday beginning al ter a. M.
at the Ross farm, two and one
half miles southeast OF Rich Hill
Geo. Mclaughlin will cry the
The north bound Mo- Pac
',S ''l'
80 80, .'.s ~ -
.,ha ..o, E. c..
r,-.5 ~ go ~, ''' - So
err merry-go round. Of Rich HUI
. for their fair this summer.
las Amos who b.5 heor sr,4
wing on ne fedaru, hrsy i'm KBs..
sas Citysreturned h6iso Tours
day. f"-
Lou Gcnch and wife visited
Frank Gench and famiiysin But
'l""'Su'S
n T. p.., a.. o.l.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21

LOCAL BRIEFS.
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j. a. Brown went to Kansas
City Tuesday.
J. c. Griggs attended court at
Butler Tuesday.
J. r. Hales was in Harrison
vile Monday.
Bicycle aud Gun Repairing
Joe Anderson #
r. II. Wheeler was a Kansas
City visitor Monday.
Rainy Sundays are spelling
many outing trips for Rich Hill
people.
Every night is q circus night
in Rich HUI - from all appear
ances.
Rich Hill will probably have an
opportunity to @ another large
circus this year.
J. W Jamison is in jefferson
City attendinga meeting Of the
state democratic committee and
taking IN the state convention.
An amusing thing seen on the
streets Monday was a man on p
wagon load OF fish singing and
playing a bania 10 attract buy
ers.
joe Anderson, the sporting
goods and harness dealer, bad
the misfortune to catch one. ~
his fingers in q turniuR lathe
Monday, badly MASKING IT,
Mesdames J. X Martin and j..
II. Williams are in Excelsior
Springs this week attending the
Rebecca Assembly, which is be-
ing held at the same time as the
I. O. O. f.. Grand Lodge.
I will sell at public sale at my
residence on East Park Ave, on
Saturday, May %, Us. at
o'clock 3. m ali my household
land kitchen furniture, stoves,
tbeds, carpets, tables, cupbords,
chairs. dishes and other articles.
-. S. Porter II
Albert Nelson, a printer heap.
ed from o third story window q.
alodging house IN New York last
week. He struck ou empty. baby
,arriage GA the sidewalk 6eloN
ho,5 ced'on and landed 90 an ash
haS,S, 6ich stood on the curb.
The carriage from which Sly
Child had just bee aken' prot
ably saycd Nelson's iifG ne was
removed "a a hospital oG' Nu'
not seriously hurt
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
OscOrstIou Day Exercises.

The local post G. A. r. will
celebrate Decoration Day al
Green Lawn Cemetery Saturday
May 90.
The members will assemble at
the Cemetery gate at 10 O'Clock
and the regular riiualistic ser.
wees will be observed. Prof
EN-. Chamberlain viii give an
appropriate reading
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21

VIII accompany the team on its
trip
A burglar at Independence re-
Gently displayed a tendency to-
ward dudishness-at any rate he
evidently desired a large ward
robe. He broke into a furnish
ing goods store on Sunday after
noon, gaining entrance by break
ing a window glass and raising
the sash. The store was ran
sacked but the owner had moved
all the money the night before.
The thief then turned his atten-
ton to wearing apparel and af-
ter taking a number of articles
feared he could not get away
with his stun and left it in the
back yard. The stun was in q
sack and contained number Of
hats, fifteen pairs of trousers,
seven smoking jackets and a
bath robe.-Ex.
Nevada and Rich Hill will play
bali at the fair grounds here
Sunday. May 31st Our people
should patronize the game, and
thus encourage the boys.
Chas. Horton and Miss Emma
Wallace, both prominent young
people Of Hume, were married
yesterday in that city.
Mrs. ]. C. Crosswhite, Of near
Nyhart, is in the city on a visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
S. Burns of the East End.
Mr.. J, n. Utterson, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Olsen, returned to her home in
Webb City Tuesday.
The Tribune is indebted to
Hon. l. NJ. Griffith for a copy
OF the late blue book this week.
r. A. Jurd and family have re-
turned from a visit 70 relatives
at LaHarpe.
Thursday, the 25th, will be
pay day wilh the Mo. Psc. en-
ployes here.
W. w. Cheverton is attending
the Democratic state convention
in JET City.
Mrs. p. c. Stonebraker arriv-
ed home from Chicago Tuesday
Miss Edna Jones visited at Ne.
yada and Schell City yesterday.
Hiss Ethel Watson has return.
ed from her Appleton City visit
J.. X Martin was an Oklahoma
visitor the first Of the week.
Miss Juliet Harper, Of Nevada,
lis visiting friends here
j l. Reeves was down. from
Kansas City Tuesday.
Jake Larson was a Butter Wis.
itor Tuesday,
Mrs j. c. Jackson is visiting
in Butler
S. b. Cole was at Butler Tues.
day,
H. Loeb was a. Butler y~ester,
Z auv
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
Daalh at Car9on Center.

Robert "a yearpld son Of
RedueS IugIaaa died at the
mh.iy nome uesr Carbon Center
40 an early hour Monday morn.
ling, audN0s bpried 40 the Ball.
town Cemetery Tuesday
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
FloS,r Show.

The Ladies' Floral Society is at
work on the flower show 10 be
held 10 thiA7city next month,
a h'parSnent 81 textile and
arts Val te qaAsd this year and
x1ad shoN iaassured
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
white Sor to pockull,.

The White Sox will goto Rock
vile Sunday, overland, and will
play the Browns Of that place a
match game. A number OF fans
viii accompany the team on its
trip.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-05-21
Employ Esw. Pastor.

Rpy. G. b.. West. OF Sedalis,
~ 4gn called "a sine passionate
'tnI2 Fr . PrestNterian Church
d this cts, Hhd via bs here the
irst OF June ougge Upuhe work,
A J Walter, ~ A5tian, waSin
20 cily paesdaN on bis way 10
.inmc - attend the Hr5aa Wal
b weddiag
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
q" Two Horse Tales.

An Albanian who had been in an
eastern state while freshets were IN
full swing told the following about d
horse which had been attached to a
footbridge crossing "a brook to keep
the structure from going adflft. The
foods finally swept. horse and bridge
down stream. Later the bridge was
discovered lodged against the bank,
with tho horse sitting quietly on the
former. -. ..-,
A bystander who had listened intent.
~ to- this tale remarked quietly:
II zee suthin' similyar oncet."
Indeed? What was it?" asked the
story;teller. ., ~
Eye see." was the reply. "arter the
boss see was took down stream no.
buddy ever 'spected to see him alive
ag'in. But ia ~ W sSSSIIss.S powful sort o.
brute, an bout q hour afterward we
see him a.comin' up stream 1l.pullin'
the blame old bridge arter himv'-Ai-
bany Journal.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
one Way TO Judue,

: "Do you know" said the head waiter
at fashionable restaurant, that an
experienced waiter can usually tell
whether @. diner is wealthy or not by
the way be handles his meal check ?
If n1an ~carelessly pitches out his
money for the waiter to pay the bill
without looking over his check we know
the chances are that he isn't wealthy.
He Is INDUCING in luxury and fears
he might he ridfculed If he examined
the check. On the other hand, the
man, who has plenty Of money ex-
amines his check closely, as a rule. If
he finds an item which he thinks Is
wrong he tells the waiter about it. 1t
was probably just such care as that
thai made him rich. Is he laughed att
yell. guess not. In fact, the wait
ers admire him for his carcfulness, aud
the result is they are doubly particular
about how he is charged."--New York
Press.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
AdNanc&d. Arithmetic.

Kenneth IS the name or good ma:
tured Washington lad who is as stu
diohs as any Of his companions but he
ts young yet and has not advanced
very farain the xSEnaes Of the public
schools. The other. evening he was Wis.
tttng n boy friend who has laid his
plans for serving 10 Uncle Sans army
In the future and contemplates gradr.
atlng from West Point some day. The
two were talking about mathematics
when a young lady sought to test Ken
neth's knowledge OF 'rithmetic.
III lemons are % cents Dozen" she
asked him, chow much are cast iron
lamp posts apiece"
With perfectly: serious expression
OH his face Kenneth replied:
~ don't know, miss. haven't got
that far In 'rithmetic yet."-Washing.
ton Star. -" = : : -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02

ca0,s % ths Sd .hsp g TsIss
& a i 81 Old Dark u Etfixer. & \, "

S13$,s ~ So - - ~ ttNvse9Y
4 The old darby was Sninx the rsllt1 8
conpahy tor daraages.S Tho man ~ s 81
tended that! not being warmed by MhiS
tie or engine bell, be had startad 4 GU!
drive is rig acroes the !, eompan Y
track when a |s6uBted box ear or aai6e
compahy crashed into his OUTFIT. catiSs 9
ing the death ;sfb the horse, loss OF tHSs
wagon apd minor injuries to hIrnn2)f.p;
After the, Prosecution, had CLICKED it
side Of the Gase,.the company.s lawyer
called the old darby to the stand and
went at HIN. to.t 1884, T. - y! I IN s.zSSt
Mr.. Lamson.' = be. began. your rirs;
was struck by the; Dox~car In full day.
light, was It inotr'' ,,Is 1,a.>s .s.a3 a
g, ~ fink dur was some clouds osahesH.
subj" answered the cayiiing witness. 4.
Never mind the clouds! Aud only
few days before this accident thSy
iraiiroad Company had put T. isw. Asixn;
1T that cr6ssingY ~ [,H% 5sssJf3s5y tf Sg$s s,}s
Dan was Assign da r :fyaas. snhi,s b itS
And didn't that Sign ay:t,.St6pII
Look! ListeDT" NSs. 1858
Nov. dar am de whole ncenhafy8Hl
ub dc troubles" declared the darby
with animation. "If dat 'St6pt SIei1
hadn't caught dis cbile's eye jes' 5,S1
All war square on dat track, dar w0GittI
ut "a been no sniashup!"--Bo hemianssS|
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
THE DEADLY UNDERTOvV...
What to Do When Caught In, tho,
!, :. Troachorous Currents. IJS5

"Hat 10 No when Caught In tho
Treachorous Currents. I%S3
Those deadly .'undertows which Dot
often prove fatal to swimmers are pro-;
duced by tides and coast currents. The
former only carry out at ebb tide; the
latter usually zlgxag along the shore. /:
IF you are a robnGt swimmer" said
a professor Of the t.rt, "you can gene /;
orally overcome - I'm by quick. alert
strokes r, If. no" ever you do NOT }at;
once succeed don't persevere. for the
Is one Of the exceptions to- ,the ,rnles
about perseverance, Stop fighting %bh-f
fore exh austion comes and go With jtt,si
tide or current. By resting a short
time, floating or swimming IeIsurely.
you Will have time to take your bear
ings and either make another uttempt
or call for assistance. %sI%S4Sl
Il, "Sometimes you will find the UNDER
tow runs parallel to the shore. Z. YOU
may then let yourself be carried along
with the certainty that before long its
will twist fnsh6re. when short squirt
will bring you to afety."-Casseirst
Journal. ., .... ... .. Il ;3S
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
GOVERNMENT ANIMALS.
Branding Them 10 Provided For by
Army Regulations. =,

NJ <bB FFpSlQSd F0F DY
Army Regulations. =,
Whenever you see the letters ~.
s." branded on the leTe fore shoulder
uf an animal, make up your mind at
once that that beast ID or was at one
time the property Of our rich old Un,
cic Sam.
Then again II you knew the key to
the system Of branding utilized by the
quartermaster's department, United
States army, you would III moment
be able to tell the Organization Of the
army to which that animal was as
signed immediately after purchase by
| the government.
Branding public animals Is not a
matter Of choice, but is provided for
by the army regulations, which direct
that
"Publlc animals shall upon the doy
! received be branded With the letters
u. s. on the left fore shoulder
Horses assigned to Organizations will
also he branded on the hoof Of one
fore foot one and Que. tialf inches below
the c0ronet with the deslgbAtlon Of the
company. Branding irons OF Uniform
size and design will b& supplied by
the quarternaster's department, let
ters U. s. to be two iucbes 10 height,
letters and numbers Of hoof brands
on the same line to be three.fourtbs Of
an inch high, the letter to precede the
lumber ant blocked go as to pene-
trate the hoof oncsixteentb Of an inch
Tor example, the hoof brands on
borses assigned to band. Ninth cavalry.
would DC C!'0; to Troop 4, Fifth cav.
airy, wonld Jc As; to Company a. bat-
, tallou of engineers. would he BEA."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
SPORTS = AND Il The sPHERE.

ssrAa nAas5pursuI.In m{s}3Se suSsa j
81 ~. TO Drive Ball. - '
y Some day there win arise aepatient
I'm yestigator who will work out, this
problem Why are most sports but the
,sariants OF one object. the propulsion
Sof a sphere?
b Billiards, baseball, polo, golf, sling
ing, marbles squash, handban." foot
ta9ball. rrackets, cricket hockey. bagateile.
tennis, shooting, pelota--the basic pur-
Rntt In each Is to drive q ball, the pro-
pulslon OF sphere.
are the employment Of notifications Of
the sphere, and archery is but another
method Of propulsion.
1t is a strange limitation OF form,
and there must be reason. Those who
delve into origins may ascribe the
whole motive OF sports to some long
armed, hirsute anceator who first
threw a pebble at fellow cave dwell
or and found It great fan, ( g.,
Or it may be poor naortaI's attempt
to get In small fashion into the tie.
mendous scheme OF the ,uniyerse,
which is the everlasting movement De
the spheres. Or It ma: Se that sports
are framed in inevitable obedience to
some irresistible law OF nature.
At any rate the fac Is sports are
based on the propulsion Of the sphere.
and some one ought to Hud reason
therefor.-New York American.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
This 8RAhERNsleHT..


~ w. - - SSNNStV' WHO anu rs
: IN l.. Ultimate Fato, =
y A paperweiSht Consisting Of a piece
OF tihtl glaBs WITH asGtSkay wine label
fasteneH on tho back, and showing
through Is d part Of the desk furniture
n the library of a man who goes to
Europe nearly every year: ). ''People
look at the, thing" bio said, >"and won.
der what the wine label is doing there,
and when see the. question coming}I
always tell'the STORY: . II H. ~,
;S""Some years ago went to .Raab, IN
Hungary, where I called on an old
Lady who In Vienna years before had
shown much interest in and befrlend-
ed a young American, student at the
university. The poor student had
grown to be a: rich physician. and he
wanted me. to- call and present his
compliments. When / 'wsis about ito
leave after pleasant visit the wo:
man handed me a bottle Of wine which
had come from her estate and asked
me to take it to our mutual friend. I
carted that bottle all over Europe,
paid duty on 1t several times ard final
~ landed 1t safe and sound here in the
house. = A few days after, my return
we invited the, doctor for dinner, and
the bottle was brought In with much
ceremony made q little presenta-
ton speech and then in handing 1t to
the doctor dropped it on the floor
where you see that stain. That's the
label under the glass" - New York
Tribune.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
KING HEROD,s ROOSTER.
Tho Legend, af sktstephe6, First; Of
= the Noble Amy iof MARTYRS. m |

Tho Lesend> af ksstephs6, First; of
= the Noble Amy iof Martyrs.<lI
Ever since t6afaArst Christmas S<eye
the cock has croWedS all hight long on
the anniversary to keep away evil
spirits, for the: cock is a holy bird and
u knowing one There is a pleasant
tale of him and st. Stephen, the first
martyr, whose day is Dec. 2G, close by
his dear ,Lord.s,SS4ty <. "..--
st. Stephen Wa King Herod's stew.
ard, it ,seemsf who served him in the
kitchen and at table, One night as he
was bringing in the 5Doar's head for his
masters diuner hssaw the star Shin
ing over Bethlehem: Immediately he
set down the huge platter and rex;
claimed: ".b%%s:. - >
mo longer, HerM, will I be thy serv.-
ant for a greatessF King than thou is
What aileth 'thee?" cried the king
wrathfully. do. you lack meat or
drink that You would desert my serv.
ice for another''s?'sss 80.
NAY" answered Stephen; IT lack
neither meat MOI. drink, but the Child
that is born this night is greater than
all OF US, and, him only will l serve" ~
: That Is as traGee, ,ssF1oth Herod, smit-
ing the table with his fist, "as that this
roast cockNon the platter shall crow be-
fore u.s." Is
Hardly were the words out Of his
mouth XhsR the cock stretched his
Etus estp'S AZ this rE6of that, Stephens
words were true Herod was SO angry
that hSSmades BIS soldiers take Stephen
ours daF the Mills Of, Jerusalem and
stoRe Hfan te cath And this is the
i reatsson7swhy VITO this day st. Stephen
49,, sfhes spatroh Of stonecutters.-Abbi e
Farwell Brown in Lippincott's Maya
zine.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
4. RIVER OF SALT WATER.
Flows Inland In q Greek island and
;; Than pisappoara.

81 1851 SlSaPPOAIUs
+ : One of the most. curious phenomena
OF geography is found on the southern
coast Of the island Of 'Cephalonia, near
Greece. 1t is a stream Of salt water
WHICH for an unknown period has left
the almost tideless sea and flowed in.
lapd with considerable volume.
4. The sea enters the land at four
points where the coast is practically on
4 level with the salt water surface.
The four initial streams unite to form
Che little river that flows inland in a
Broken rocky channel until it finally
disappears In the limestone rock and
sinks into the earth. ,,..,., ..
= This inland flow has continued al.
most certainly for several centuriea
Tits far too great for removal by evap.
orAtion, chemical combination or even
physical absorption by pores or cav,
erns In the rocks. What becomes of
! fine water that is constantly flowing
Inland and disappears finally in the
assures that have opened in the lime
stone? '..
The question has been the subject OF
much study, but no conclusive answer
has been given. tits probable that
there is an underground channel which
'earries the water back into the sea at
;po great depth below!the surface. The
eonstan Mt Influx OF salt water at Cepha-
fonia is duplicated az far as is known
At no. other point Of the world.-New
York Sun.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
Opium From Lettuce.

"A sort or opium is obtained from Ii ssS
common lettuce. Tie scientists give it'
a long name which no DOUBT 3nssasiss
something very learned and proaound:s,
and declare that they find@ important
differences between the opium OF the
lettuce and the opium of the poppy.
Ibut"for aIpracticai purposes tho! s6ala
Is Identical with the othcf,l Many a3
man who hasaeuten lettuce Knows how
sleepy, itaeuuses him to become 70 d lhosissss
or So after DINNER. nd fhe y6tdes gsis
fetttace4 the greater. the fslespi VI
IN mature lettuce the miikftuiee is1WeaE
developed and all the properties. or the
opium are present. = London News. fSsSsy
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-02
Shakespeare end HE Plays.

The Shakespeare-Bacon controversy
Is right where it began many years
ago. The man from Stratford Is still
In possession though there are ffSany
Learned men who seriously question
his rights. 1t has not been proved tbat
Bacon wrote the plays or that Shake
speare did not write them. One thug
the controversy has done, howeycr--,t
has imnedsurably heightened the my&
terry OF the fact, IL 1t is fact. that the
plays we're written by the historical
Shakespeare. Between the Shakespeare
we know In history and the man who
wrote Lear" "Hamlet" and Mac
BETH there would seem to be an TN
oridged distance,2-Ncw York AmerI-
can.