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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
PENNSYTO SPEND $1,000, OOO
Prepares For Enormous Outlay West
Of Pittsburu

Philadelphia. Aug. 8. - OflciRls OF
the Pennsylvania railroad announced
that Improvements amounting TO about
$1,000. 900 are about to be made on the
lines OF the company west OF Pitts
burg. OF this sum 100000 viii be
expended on improving the Pittsburg
Chicago Cincinnati & St Louis rail
road and $4,000 will be spent IN
double-tracking the line between Rich.
mond and Irvington. Indiana.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
BOYS Drink "Ms,caI:y sI.x.

Brownsville. Tex. Aug. 9. - That
both had a part in the clubbing "a
death OF their ten-year-old companion
Elisee Cantu. was the confession OF
Idalfono Gomez and Angel Cerveras.
fourteen and ten years OF age respec.
lively. The trio had partaken freely
OF 'mescal." and Cantu WAS attacked
with a heavy stick when he became
abusive.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
BOY GETS LIFE TERM

Convicted Of Assaultins and Numbering
Ten-Year-Oid Girl.
Welch. w Va. Aug 1O.-A jury
found John Thomas. eighteen years
old. guilty OF criminally assaulting and
numbering Lulu Stafford. ten years
old, and recommended life imprison-
ment
Thomas assaulted the girl slashed
her 10 death with a knife. and then
hid her body IN the courthouse yard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
Nearo Lynehsd.

Cadiz Nv. Aug ia negro was
taken to the woods east Of CsdlE and
lynched. for attempting 10 assault the
ten yeer-old daughter OF Thomas wad-
dington farmer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
FOUND BIG MUSHROOM
Record Breaking POlporus; Weighs
Forty-Thre Pounds.

Trenton. Aug. l0-Edward b. Stsr-
ling. OF this city. discovered In the out
skirts of the town the largest speci.
men Of polpous on record. The pol.
porus is a species OF mushroom that
grows on tree stumps Sterling's hnd
weighs forty.three pounds. Il Is IL
inches In height and measures los
inches in circumference.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
FATHER OF TWINS AT 76
Hale old VireInian Now Parent Of
Thirty-tvvo Children.

Cape Charles. Va. Avg. John W.
Guy. the father OF thirty children. was
presented by his wife with twins. a
bouncing boy and girl. making him the
father Of thirty-two children. Guy IL
seyenty-six years of age Is hale and
hearty for his years and has been mar
ried three times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
BOLT STRUCK MINE

Three Miners Suffoeated BY Smoke
on Lower Levels.
Telluride. Col. Aug. 1O.-Lightning
struck the Liberty Bell mine here and
as a result three miners are dead
They were overcome by the smoke
that filled the lower levels OF the mine
after the lightning had set fire to the
buildings al the mines mouth. -Four
other victims OF the smoke are in a
serious condition. Several were over
come while attempting rescues.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
Richmond College

Founded in 1892, she institution
hos grown steadily IN power and
ETH ;iencg College pl.nt and en-
downmcnt worth over 81 $50. 600
Courses Of study lead to degrees OF B
A b. s NJ A. aud LII B. Moderate
expenses. Session opens Sept. %
For Catalogue and Information ad-
dress.
President f. w. Boatwright,
Richmond, Va.
tsep9
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-08-12
RIPANS.

There is scarcely any condition of i'll
health that is not benefited by the
occasional use Of RIPANS Tabule.
For sale by druggists. The Five cent
packet is enough for an ordinary occa-
sion. The family bottle, go cents, con-
tains a supply for a year.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
HOME RULES oAY.

The friends OF the Irish aiome rule
cause are finding things quite TO their
liking In III. way the British cam
paisn Is shaping. In the fight against
tile house u lords, there lies the pos
sibility of the realization Of the hopes
Of the lrishmen who have battied FOR
years for local government. Pledges
have been made 10 the Irlsamen by
the Asaui;h party which viii advance
the home rule cause materially in the
event OF the success OF the budget
supporters. In this country. for two
months, 4. y. o'Connor has been
campaigning for funds for the home
rule cause: he has been, il Is said,
remarkably sueeessful he viii sail for
home tomorrow with a snug sum in
his inside pocket and with the promise
OF plenty more. The last big con-
tribution 10 the fund vii Le made to-
day a. u result Of monster benefit
performance in New York. in which
legitimate actors and vaudeville per-
formers viii participate. having VOL
un;eerea their services to the Irish
parliamentary party. Ii is a merry
Christmas for our Irish friends,
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
MEN HOLD
MOB Of $50 VETS

Walia Walla. Wash, Dee a0.-Led
by several "wets." II mob of $50 per-
sons on Main street attacked a wagon
advertising the cause of the dries"
took off the bnrrs that held the
wheels. unfastened the shafts, un-
hitched and embarrassed the horse
and pursued the driver into the Pioneer
barn jeering and ridicu,ing him. Three
college students. Charles Maxson. Ner-
non Cooke and Jarvis Emigh. came to
the rescre OF the driver and hurled
off the more insolent leaders. giving
the driver time to repair his damage
and escape. No policeman appeared.
asserts the driver. and the mob dis
persed only after, the horse. smarting
with high life" applied by wet
and which came near causing u run
away, was out of sight.
The driver Jim Phillips. OF saliva
tion Jim" appealed to the executive
committee of the anti saloon league
for help.
salvation Jim" said: III stay with
YOU fellows If YOU give lie some help.
but | can't do anything against a mob
of $50 when there are no policemen.
Get Mike Davis tchief of police). and
with 90 celleg. students and Mike I
guess I can stand 'em off. Why.
those men are wild. They put high
life on my horse. and when saw
that ! got off the wagon. for I've
seen II before. That horse kicked
clear over the top of the rig. They
told me To take off the pictures of
Pendleton and said they We're lies. and
20 of 'em followed me into the barn.
Ii II hadn't been for those college fel-
lows would have been doubled up
and crushed
At the tim. Salvation Jim" was
reporting his adventure 4 precinct
worker came in with the information
that a man had been seen tearing
down pli,cards placed by the dries
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

tariff commission. While the rest OF
and deftiy concealed iokers. while we
We're bemoaning the fact that the bill
accomplished so little real revision
downward. the president saw .hc
jewel cleaning in the interior Of the
patchwork and brought ii forth. The
important thing In his winona defense
tarifs commission. grudsing!y yielded
by congress would Dc developed into
an engine Of the greatest value 10 the
people.
One man. at least. IN congress fore
saw the danger to the sacred interests
OF high protection, and strove to fend
II off. Senator Hale. ancient prophet
OF stanipatism. feared the very name
OF tariff commission. He tried to
hedge the proposed commission about
with restrictions. lie built up about
II u rampant of language from which
he thought II could never be rescued,
even by such a Prince Charming Of
tactful ways as the president. But
all in vain.
But the president will prevail IN
this matter. lie has the powerful sup
port Of Chairman Tawncy OF the house
appropriations committee. and OF a
large element In congress that sup
ported the Payne bill. but neverthe-
less wants fair play. Hale will lose
MS fight. The president will. by es-
tabl.shment Of this commission on a
permanent basis. win far more than
he lost to the cause OF tariff revision
By signing the Payne BILL
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
NOTES or GO7HlN

New York. Dec. ao.-With little of
formal ceremony New York is today
entering upon the task OF erecting the
most costly municipal building ever
reared i'll America. At one of the las
public appearances OF his alninistra- =
tton. which expires ON January /.
Mayor Mcclellan welded the trowel in
laying the cornerstone of the new s11.-
100000 city office building which. when
completed. is 10 house the various de-
partments engaged in carrying on
Father Knickerboeker's business.
which now entails the expenditure of
s1ss.oo0.oo0 yearly. The building stands
near the Manhattan entrance to the
Brooklyn bridge and is to tower ~
stories in the air. over,oppins all the
other skyscrapers around City Hall
park. II is to be really ss-story
structure, the three lower floors being
below the surface OF the street. 1t is
to be completed by January /. 1872.
which allows practically only two
years FOR its erection. a requirement
which will necessisate unusually rapid
work for n building Of it's size. When
ii is finished nearly all the work of
city administration except that of the
>
will be centered under one roof. and
an army OF over 5000 city employees
will find quarters there. In spite OF
the tremendous outlay required for
this municipal slyseraper. the city au-
thorlties feel that there will be econ
omy in its erection. as the city now
pays out more than million dollars a
year in rentals for private buildings
used for municipal purposes.
II Santa Claus Is appreciativs OF
personal favors lie Will deposit a par
ticularly fine present i'll the sock OF
the proprietor Of one OF the best
known family hotels Ill this city when
he makes his annual rounds next
week. The debt which the oil gentle
man with the reindeer team and the
overflowing bag Of presents owes To
this individual is nothing less than the
prevention of his exile from Manhat-
tan island With The L.sS,r raearance -
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
TUESDAY. DECEMBER Fl. 1903
AALcvoN DAYS.

For this latitude today is the short
est day of the year and at O'Clock
tomorrow morning. mean Washington
time. the earth will reach the winter
soIstice which. astronomicaliy speak,
ing, marks the beginning OF winter
In its mad rush over It's cl!ipt.cal
orbit around the sun the earth. twice
every Astronomical year. reaches
points which mark respectively the
longest and the shortest distance Of
the earth from the sun. These points
four seasons. the vernal equinox and
the autumnal equinox. when day and
night are of equal length. the sum
mer solst!ce. when the day Is longest
and the night shortest, and the winter
solstice, when the day liz shortest and
the night longest. ON the southern
hemisphere the order IS reversed and
while December 81 usually marks the
shortest day of the year on the north
ern hemisphere. on the southern hem
isphere II marks the longest of the
year and the beginning o: the astron-
omical summer.
The ancient Greeks called the period
including the seven days preceding
and the seven days following the
shortest day os the year ''the Hal
cson days" This phrase Is derived
from the myth that during this period.
while the lingfisher or haleyon bird
was breeding. the sea was always
calm. According to poetic fiction. the
bird was represented az Matching its
eggs in a floating nest in the midst OF
waters.
For US. these short days are halcyon
days. as well: but It is not the king
fisher that makes them So These are
the days when good will reigns su-
preme. when the whole world Is glad
and when the man with the crouch
Is relegated to the background. These
Christmas days are our hslcyon days:
every one OF Us should be happy: there
l. no reason for aught else.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
THE WISDOM OF TAFT.

There has been good d,al said.
pro and .con. as to the tariff law and
Mr.. Taft's relation to il: at first
there was u lot of stuff printed about
the tariff law which was not worth
consideration, especially as il was
based upon false statements Of the
law; Montana furnished a good deal OF
this talk Of all that has been writ
ten since the country has had op-
portunity to judge calmly. these para
graphs from the Minneapolis Journal
seem to Us 10 be the most sensible
and truthful presentation o. the case.
The wisdom OF President Taft In
his handling. " the tariff problem
shines more brightly as the days go
b.. He signed the Payne bill it is
true, but he has pluck-d from II the
anitdote tor IL ey.,s-na.aa,y. ,he
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
NOTES OF CARLTON

Carlton. Mont. Dec. ls.-tSpecialp- J. :
Mr.. sottrell has gone To Los Anaeles,
Cal, to spend the winter.
Mrs. Jones leaves tomorrow for Spo-
Kane TO visit her daughter Mrs Ora
Dlshmon. for Il couple of months
The Carlton Saturday Evening .lub
expects to give q play during the holl-
days. The title is The Old Maid"
The Sunday school of the Methodist
church will hold its annual Christ
mas tree and appropriate exercises at
the church Christmas eve.
Roy jackson has sold his interests
here and gone to his old home i'm the
Big Hole country.
Soren Hendrickson was down from
Hamilton Wednesday.
orval Black is laid up with a i. ME
foot.
MIR. Schrader received u painful in
jury Wednesday by having his foot
caught in hay press while aaliag
hay at Lolo.
The ladies OF the Relief Corps held
their regular meeting at the home of
AIRS. Welch in Florence yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Siiverthorn have moved
to the Waddinston place near the river
Mr.. Graves has bought a place in the
Orchard Homes in Missoula. He cx-
poets to move i'll the spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Brumbeck have moved
to Toppenish. WASH. in the Yakima
valley, where the" will make their
home.
Mr.. Brown and family Of Missoula
have rented the Jones ranch for the
coming year and are moving there
now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Holland We're
up from Lolo Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gouse We're down
from Florence Wednesday.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
BIG MELON" TO Be CUT.

New York, bec. Ca financial
melon" involving a S5e,ooe,eeo stock
distribution. is sad today To be piauEcj
l. the Consolidated Gas company. the
iaeal lighting combine. The company
aill soon move its pant from. the high
priced city property TO Long Island.
and the consolidated will form conf
pany To take oser ,the vacated city
property and distribute the stock as
u 80 per cent. dividend 10 the Consoi-
idated stockholders.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
MAXIM GUN IS USED
TO SUBDUE RIOTERS

ManaSua, Nicaragua. Dec. 70 -
\ delegation of matcontents arrived
here today from Granada, brings news
of demonstration which occurred
there Saturday. 4 crowd formed at
the railroad station and forcibly re-
leased from custody several political
prisoners. Cries OF Death to Zelaya"
accompanied the rioting. The police
made demonstration. finally train
ing Maxim gun on the rioters, sew
eral of whom We're arrested. while the
Others fled.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
FOUR HUNDRED women
SAVED BY POLICE

New York. Dec. Ca Spectacular
fire practically destroyed the seven
story business block at 1s.-ls4-lss
West Fourteenth street today. High
pressure water service sent s5 feet pu,
large streams of water into the build
ing without employing engines. The
police drove more than 400 women EN-
ployes from the burning building. The
damage was estimated 1T $i59.e0o.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
AND HIS
PARTY At UGANDA

Kisuma. British East Africa, Dec. %
The American hunting expedition
arrived here today and sailed on the
Clement Hill for Entebbe, Uganda
The steamer flew the United States
flag. It was the first time that the
stars and stripes had flown over a
passenger vessel on tie Victoria Ny
anza. All the party are Well.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
Tied in a Knot

describes the Nay YOUR muscles feel
when they're cramped or when you've
been over exercising. Baliard's Snow
Liniment takes the kinks out Of sore
or cramped muscles and relieves all
aches and pains. Buy a bottle today
and learn what ii is to be free from
bodily ailments, Sold by George Freish
elmer
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

The man who shopped early and
then discovered at the last moment
that he had forgotten two importan.
purchases. Is entitled TO sincere sym
pathy.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
PRINCE HENRY TO ATTEND.

Berlin. Dec. se.-Prince Henry OF
ffussia VIII represent Emperor VIII
liam at the funeral OF King Leopold
The crown princess has gone to Cannes
To be present at the funeral or he,
grandfather. the Granduke Michael
Nj sietai. y-ir IN
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Read the weather reports from cast
and south. and be glad that You live in
Missouia
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Although the first American patent
for u metal pen was granted Baiti-
morean in 1910. il was half century
later that the industry began to flour
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
MILLS CONFIRMED.

Washington. Dec. ao.-The senas. to-
day confirmed the nomination of Will
liam =. Mills of Las Vegas, \. NJ to
cs governor vi that territory
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

OF all the busy year. mother. it's the
inaddest. merriest day: for I'm going
TO shop quite late. mother. and there'il
be the deuce to pa.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

The poor customs clerks who were
crooked for a pittance, can marvel at
the clerk who gets million for being
straight.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

In the sugar fraud case. the defini-
tion of ''moiety" seems to be zone mil
lion dollars"
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Aluminium paper. a cheaper substi-
tute' for tlufoil. is made by pressing
the powdered metal into thin coat
ing Of resin ON parchment-HAe
PAPER.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

There will not be many who envy the
new president of Nicaragua.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

II II is true that Zelaya is bluffing
his hand will be exposed when some.
body calls IT,
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Not the most daring football player
has the dash and vim Of his sister who
plunges through the shopping crowd
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

The man with n crouch has no place
in the Christmas season.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Pity the man who has no kiddies
TO brighten Christmastidc.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

The change of dealers In the Mica
rasuan game will not amount to much
unless there Is u new deck of cards.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Dr. Cook may OF may not be in
Denmark. but he is certainly in a bad
fix.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

II sounds like mockcry to hear Leo
pold praised as .'the promoter of Chris
tian civilization"
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Better humble citizen in Montan,
than a president In Nicaragua.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Everybody has something to be
happy over IL he will only look for it,
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Even 10 the sugar frauds. there Is !
bright side.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

I You don't need to look at the eaten
dar to know it's Christmas week.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

The recent adventures OF the Dutch
nobleman who sought To interest John
ID. Rockefeller in the project cf drain
ing the Zuyder Zee. and who invaded
the Rockefeller stronghold at Forest
Halls i'll Ii high-speed automobile III
an effort to reach the Standard Oil
king. evidently simulated the ingenu-
ity of other promoters of more or less
unsubstantial financial schemes. At
any rate, the famous Bible class of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church which is
conducted by John ID. Rockefeller, Jr..
was invaded last Sunday by three men
whose appearance indicated that they
belonged To a cult that usually does
Its worshipins on another day than
Sunday. They maintained an attitude
of devotion throughout the services
and after@ard were rewarded by the
opportunity to shake hands with MIR.
Rockefeller along with other members
Of the class. When they reached the
scion OF standard Oil millions the
leader leaned confidentially toward
him and said: One moment. Mr..
Rockefeller: We have a little plan that
we would like - lay before you"
There's millions in it," eagerly inter
posed smother OF the strangers. The
younger John D. however. has be-
come. from long experience. as expert
as his sire in politely sldesteppiny pro-
posals of this sort. .'E.xccse me, gen.
tlemen,s he said, but l never talk
business ON sunday. You can submit
Your proposal to me i'll writing. Ii it
interests NE I will communicate with
you; If you do not hear from me You
viii know that l cannot entertain it,"
The disa ppolnted promoters beat u
has;y retreat. letting fall meanwhile
few remarks highly inappropriate 10
the atmosphere of Sunday school.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Have YOU had Your arm scratched?
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

The astonishing fact was brought
the employers liability law that there
are 10000 persons in New York whose
principal business is the preparing and
prosecution OF claims for damages
against public service corporations.
principally the street railway lines
The statement would be Incredible II
II We're not made on the authority of
j. l.. Quaekenbush. who is the attor-
ncy for the leading transportation sys-
TEN OF the city and who Is unloubt-
cdly the best-posted man in America
on this subject. The army of those
who live on the real or simulated in
juries that happen TO travellers on the
various transportation lines include
ambulance chasers'' who follow up
street accidents and induce the vic
TINS to prosecute the railway COM
panies, lawyers who make a speciality
of this doubtful kind OF practice. ply
sicians who are prepared to make af
iidavits as To the injuries suffered.
professional collectors of evidence. and
not a few men and women who make
business of falling off street cars
or pretending to be injured In other
ways for the sole purpose of recover
ing damages. In spite of the fact that
Il large number OF these frauds have
been uncovered and the perpetrators
sent 10 Jail. the Industry continues
and costs the transportation systems
OF the country hundreds of thousands
OF dollars. which otherwise they would
not be called upon to pay.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

-Four days and then it's all over
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21
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individual. homes from the cit.--a
movement which goes ON with steadily
increasing momentum each year
the children's patron saint would be
permanently exiled. rs everybody
who is familiar with the average New
York hotel apartment knows. IL not
only has no chimney for the rotund
dispenser Of gifts ~ descend, but also
affords no room for Christmas trees.
Confronting this situation. the Hotel
Majestic. which is the city home Of
large number OF weiI-;o-do families
who cling to the old-fashioned habit
OF rearing children. several years ago
established the custom of having
every year huge tree for all the
children in the hotel. This plan has
been copied by o number OF other
family hotels. SO that old ST. Nick
bids fair to retain his soofhold here IN
spite Of the dangers that threatened
him for q time. Meanwhile the pio-
ncer in this movement. has gone far
ther in its provisions for meeting the
needs OF clilld-life and has established
special playrooms with a profusion Of
toys. an open-air playground on its
two-acre roof equipped for all sorts Of
outdoor games. afternoon dancing
classes and many other features de-
signed TO make life as pleasant for
the children among Its guests as for
their elders. Thus In one more field
does the hotel in New York supply the
functions ordinarily fulfilled 10y the
home.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Its happy crowd. all right.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-21

Good morning: did ii take