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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

powerful swimmer. On that night he swan the
entire distance around the bay, landing now and
then to get a closer look at the enemy's water
front Notifications. He did this unseen of any
sentinel. If discovery had come it meant almost
certain death to the winner. He came back to
his starting point with full knowledge of the
strength of the Spaniards in heavy guns, and
when the time for the assault came. the infor-
nation was of priceless service.
Gen. Bell was called on while in the Philip
pines to end the war in Batangas. He ended it.
and in ending 1t he took the only course possible
"a course that the civilians at a distance from
the fighting denounced as altogether too severe.
Bell was called a second Weyler, and a second
duke of Alva, but when full knowledge came of
his operations and of the craft and horrid cruelty
OF the natives whom he was fighting, criticism
died. OF his experience and of the criticism he
said in a letter to a friend:
Knowing my disposition and kindly feeling
toward the natives full well, you will have no diff
fculty in understanding that The necessity for Sc
we're measures has been a source of distress to
me. The only consolation l csh derive is by
keeping my thoughts on the end and object in
view. When one has worked faithfully, consci-
entiously, and unselfshly for lis country four
years, without relaxation or rest, 1t is somewhat
discouraging, not to say distressing, to find that
even some of his own countrymen appear to have
no confidence in his motives, judgment or integ.
rity."
There is no use in mincing words; Gen. Bell
is considered one of the most daring and dashing
officers in the American service. He wears a
medal of honor for charging ''single-handed and
alone" a body Of armed ~Filipinos. He was shot
at repeatedly from every quarter, but in army
parlance: "They didn't get him. but he got sew
en- of them, not dead, but alive, and he led back
to the American lines, his septet OF prisoners, all
covering under his pointed pistol, though every
man jack of them was armed.
If war were to come there is no army doubt,
although he is far from being the ranking officer
OF the service, that Gen. Bell would be given the
chief command of the field forces.
1t needs neither the bearing nor the uniform
OF Lieut.. Gen. Adna r.. Chafee ~(retired), to show
that he is a soldier. You can see 1t in his face.
His expression is at once mild and aggressive,
and the eye is purposeful. Gen. Chaffee,s name
comes most readily to the lips when one Is asked
to name a typical American soldier.
The former chief OF stan of the army was
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

wos sn,rrea by the knowledge that the soldiers of
other nations were to take part in the relief ex-
petition, and he wished the men OF his own coun-
try to show themselves worthy IL III sish' VI ~
men of other countries.
They did show themselves worthy, and they re-
sponded TO the call of their commander with an
~alacrity that made the American leaders instead
of followers in that march beset with dif1cultles
and dangers almost unparalleled In modern war
fare.
There are men in the army to-day who firmly
believe that Gen. Chaffee did not sleep an hour
during the march to Picking. The soldiers who
made the march declare that the nights in China
are black; that it is impossible to see anything at
all without the aid of artificial light, and these In
the bivouacs of the soldiers were forbidden for
precautionary reasons. There was no definite
knowledge of the forces that might be in the path
of the expedition, and no one knew what surprises
the night might cover. Gen. Chafee, his soldiers
say, constituted himself a sentinel who refused to
be relieved from guard, and through the nights he
was alert and watching, and through the days he
was alert and marching.
There are stories by the scores of men who are
supposed to bear charmed lives. The hero of the
book of fiction sheds bullets as a slate roof sheds
rain, and in the reading of it one finds 1t hard to
believe that any truth could be stranger than this
fiction. II Gen. Chafee doesn't bear a charmed
life he has the largest allowance of luck that has
fallen to any one man.
Gen. Chafee has been four times brevetted for
bravery. Two of the brevet commissions came to
him for gallantry in the civil war service, and two
for gallantry in battles with the Indians. He once
led a cavalry charge over rough and precipitous
bluffs, where a cavalry charge was thought to be
a feat well-nigh impossible.
He rode at the head of his men straight into {
body of armed Indians, scattering them, but no,
until they had poured volley after volley into Chat
fees oncoming command That charge gave the
soldier his brevet commission as a lieutenant
colonel.
When the Standardization war broke out
Chaffee was made a ~brigadier general of volun-
teers. He was in the very thick of the fighting
In front of Santiago. Capt. Arthur Lee, a British
army officer detailed by his government to watch
the field operations in Cuba, attached himself to
the headquarters Of Gen. Chafee, Capt. Lee wrote
q story about the campaign in which he paid to
Gen. Chaffee the highest tribute that it is possible
for one soldier to pay to another,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
SLAYER Shot Dead IN Court.

st. Louis.-Fred Mohrle, who killed
Constable Sam Young in North st.
Louis several weeks ago. was assas-
sinated in the corridor of the Grim
inal court building by William Kane,
a former deputy under Young. Kane
shot Mohrle as the latter was being
taken to court to stand trial for the
death of Young, and is the elimination
of a bitter political feud. Mohrle had
asserted shortly after the Young
shooting that the gang" had threat
ened to get him, but, following the
ethics of the gang" he refused to
reveal the identity of the men who
had threatened him. saying that he
could take care of himself.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent lei realize the in
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum ear bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
In one of the southern states says:
my mother, since her early child
hood, "a III inveterate coffee drinker,
had been troubled with her heart for q
number Of years and complained of
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago I was making an off,
cial visit to a distant part of the coun-
try and took dinner with one of the
merchants Of the place. / noticed a
somewhat peculiar favour of the cof-
fee, and asked him concerning 1t. He
replied that 1t was Postum.
Il was so pleased with 1t, that after
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were SO well pleased
with 1t, that we discontinued coffee
and used Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con
dition. but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of us.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members If the
family. but not in SO marked a de-
gree as In the cas- of my mother, as
she was a victim of long standing"
Read, "The Road to Wellville,' In
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from tirne to time. They
are genuine and full Of human
lateyest
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
Good Stroke Of Business.

The Ell note is not the smallest Is.
sued by the bank OF England. BY
mistake a note Of the value Of one
penny was made and issued in 1928.
It was in circulation for many years.
Q source Of annoyance to the cashiers
In making up their accounts. At
length the holder of 1t brought 1t to
the bank and after considerable argu-
mept persuaded the authorities to
give him E5 for It.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

hdu d chance TO Startle the air with a ~ mr. a
shot.
straight into the village went Bell at the head
OIL MS men. Dawn streaks were beginning to
show in the sky, but the warriors were asleen
past the ordinary waking, for were not the SEN
itineis posted, and were they not bound nv every
tradition of tribal honor to be awake and watch.
iful! '0A
Lieut.. Bell had given his men orders. The vii
Siage was cordoned with troops and there wasn't
a mousehole of escape. Bell has a whimsical
humor. In the very heart of the Tagalog village
was an old muzzle-loading brass cannon, a trophy
taken by the Tagalogs from the Spaniards of an
other day, and which the natives were hoping to
tuse against the equally hated Americans. Bell
tHetailed a loading party of three men. The three
became boys again, and they rammed the piece
duil OF powder and grass wadding, after the man
ner OF loading a Fourth of July cannon on the
village green in the home pnd.
The light of coming day was strong enough
Nor the conducting of operations. A lanyard was
pulled and the brazen piece roared out its reveille.
The sound of 1t shook the foundations of the Ia
Fealog huts; it reused the warrior sleepers as
would the cracking of doomsday. They came
armed, but naked to the fray. The Tagalogs looked
on bayonet points and down gun barrels and sur
fender came i%nstanter.
Gen. !. Franklin Bell is the youngest officer
~ho ever held the position of chief of staff. He
ia a genial general and he Is willing to talk when
he properly may on the subjects touching his
profession. AS the joker put 1t. he is a Bell who
knows when to ring off. He avoids the sins OF
silence and of speech, wherein he shows that he is
wiser in his generation than some of his prede-
Eessors were in their generation.
When his promotion came the chief of stan
Jumped from a captaincy to a ~brigadier general
ship. and his tremendous rank stride did not bring
forth one word of criticism from soldier or civil
aian, Since then he has become a major general.
fhe army officers who were jumped said that
Bell earned his promotion, and that if other pro-
motions were. like his, based solely on service
luaiity. there would be no heart burnings under
the blouses.
When the Seventh cavalry, in which Gen. Bell
Was then a lieutenant, reached the Philippines.
the Spanish troops were still in possession, for
Dewey had reduced the feet. but not Manila city
and its immediate defenses. information was
wanted concerning the Spanish earthworks. Lieut..
Belt volunteered to get 1t. He didn't tell any one
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
Kills His Wife's Father.

Webb City.-Following a quarrel
with his wife, RUDE Underwood, So
years old, shot and killed his father
in-law, j. P. Small. go years old, at
Of Webb City. The slayer was ar
rested. 1t is said Underwood and his
wife quarreled and that she returned
to her fathers home.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

once a private in the ranks. For two years he was
an enlisted man, serving in the regulars. He
Joined in 1861, choosing the cavalry arm of the
service. and to it he remained faithful through all
the years of his duty. He is one of the finest riders
that the army claims.
There have been many stories of Japanese spies
who have been found taking notes OF American
army operations and equipment. The Japs got their
first object lesson in the way American soldiers do
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

way. L doctored
until L was dis
%couraged, a d
thought 1 should
never get well. 1
read q testimonial
about Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought / would
try it. After TAX
ing three bottles 1
was cured, and
never felt GO we'll
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

things from Gen. Chaffee. That op-
iect lesson doubtless has had some
influence in modifying the thought
which the orientals held that they
could whip the Americans out Of
hand. Gen. Chaffee was in command
of the expedition which went to the
relief of the beleaguered embassies
at Picking. Japanese officers and
men saw him there. The general
won a fame in China which is not
confined to the American continent.
The generals Of Europe have Civ
en- testimony that Adna R. Chance
is a great soldier. Orders to take
command of the Chinese expedition
reached Gen. Chaffee while he was
at Nagasaki on board a steamer
which was to take him to the Phil
ippines. The order was unexpected,
and the general had practically no
chance for campaign preparations.
He was to go into a strange land, to
lead an expedition against a strange
people, and not only was it expected
of him that he be successful, but
that success be won quickly, for the
lives of many Americans were in
danger within sight of the walls OF
the forbidden City"
The general arrived at Tien-tsin
too late to take part in the battle in
which the brave Maj. Liscum of the
Ninth infantry lost his life. Not
only was the American soldier
spurred to quick marching action by
the knowledge of the imminent peril
of tho Americans at Picking. but he
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
Soldiers Home Trustees Named.

st. James.-Gov. Hadley %reappoint-
ed Capt. w. F. Henry of Kansas City
and Capt. John r. Ferguson of Spring
field members of the board of trustees
of the Federal Soldiers Home. The
appointment has given satisfaction at
the home. The term of office is four
years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
Leaves MANY pescendants.

Maryville.-Mrs. Rachel S%tobaugh,
SIS, who died at her home nea Harnell,
Nodaway county, Mo-, was the great
grandmother of 81 children, grand.
mother Of 10 and mother Of four, three
of the children surviving her. She
was the last of a family of ten chill
dreD.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
Quite So.

can actor who has forgotten his
lines is a pitiful thing"
IF you're looking for real tragedy,
consider the pitcher who has forgot
ten his curves"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
Dodaina ResponsihlIity.

why should a man pay rent when
he can own his own homer" said the
thrifty citizen.
Il don't know" answered Mr.. Meek.
ton, unless it's because you'd rather
have your wife speak her mind to the
landloard than to o when the place
gets run down"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
Pastor Hurt In Auto Smash.

Webb City.-The Reverend Doctor
James H. Spear, pastor of the First
Union Presbyterian church, of New
York, was fatally hurt here in a COLI
sion of two street cars with an auto
mobile in which he vas riding. He
came to Webb City to fill a local pull
pit.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
N~T
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WI

should write of one of the deeds of j.
Franklin Bell. The general went over
to the Philippines as a first lieutenant
of the Seventh calavry. He had not
been in the islands long before he was
put in command of a volunteer force
composed almost wholly of regulars
whose terms of enlistment had eX-
pired, but who were willing to take on
a short term of duty to help in the
clearing up of the work which they
aided in starting.
Back IN one OF the provinces was a
band of Tagalogs who had given the
government forces all kinds of trou-
BILE. One of their chief villages was
located" and Gen. Bell with his fol-
lowing of old campaigners took the
trail for its capture. The command
ing officer had been through cam
paigns against the Sioux, the Apaches,
and other tribes Of the mountains and
plains, and taken more than one leaf
from the book of knowledge of savage
warfare.
Guides led the force to the yicin.
lily of the Tagalog village. Night fell
n the Tagalogs were all unsus.
picious of the approach of the white
enemy. At three o'clock in the morn.
Ing. when sleep always hangs heavy on
h eyes, Bell led his men toward the
village. The Tagalogs had sentinels
posted along an outlying line. After
the manner of the people of the plains
the soldiers crept silently between the
Tpickets, only n of whom was vigil
liant enough to detect the presence of
n enemy. He was silenced before he
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
W0MAN'S WORTH.

Wifey-I see by this paper that a
man in America sold his wife for a
shilling.
Hubby-Well, if she was a good
one she was worth it.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
charter 10 New Railroad.

Jefferson City.-The secretary OF
state issued a charter to the Missouri
River, Carrollton & Northwestern
Railroad Co. of Carrollton. The cap
italization is $4,000. The road is to
extend from the Missouri river in Car
roll county through Carrollton and
northwest, a distance of is miles.
De soto.-HomcS Drew, aged IT. a
machinist apprentice, working In the
Iron Mountain machine shops at this
alace, was killed by the bursting Of
IN emery wheel.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18
YOUR
BACKACHE
WILLYIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine.-"I was troubled
for a long time with pains in my back
and side, and was miserable in every
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

how he was going
to get it. His meth
cd was daring and
novel.
Under v of
the darkness he
went to the water
'front.', stripped off
his clothes and
plunged in. He Is a
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-18

- President
Taft has reappointed Maj.
Gen. j. Franklin Bell as
chief of the general staff,
United States army. Gen.
Bell has held this office for
some years, and it is I'M
derstood that at the end
of another year of service
in the position, he will be
succeeded by Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-08
The Only Way.

Many oxford Citizens Have Discovered II
lust what to do when the kidneys
are affected, is a question that con
Germs both yourg and old. eak kid
news neglected in childhood lead 70
life long suffering. People o. adyane
I'd years, with less vitality. suffer
doubly. In youth or a1-. lang1or,
baekache. primary i~rreguIaritv, ulzzi-
ness ana nervousness make lie a bur-
den.
There Is one remedy that acts di-
rectIy on the kidneys and cures these
troubles. Duan's Kidney Pills
their Worldwide fame to the fact that
they cure sit k kidneys and cure tasm
permanently. Follow the example OF
this oxford citizen and you Will be
convinced that this is 50.
Mrs A. J. Conner, of College iiil
street, Oxford. Miss saws: II con
slider Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy
Of great merit. was subject 10 sharp
catches ia nv qack which came when
I attempted To arise after STOPPING
and frequently Ieould scarce y regtin
an erect position. Some years ago
| was in a critical candifip.l az the re-
suit of kidney complaint a5d from
that tine on | was confined to my bed
of and on. My husband heard OF a
similar case where Doan's Kidney
pills had peen used with benefit and l
was thus led TO try them. | procured
a HOY and after taking the rsmedy u
few DAYS / fo1nd ~reliet- | am glad to
rive Doan's Kidney Pills my recon-
mendatiou.n
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster Milburn Co., buhai ,
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States.
Remember the name Doan's-anG
take no other.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-08

A great many peorls vito have
t-iHed With inals estion, nave eeeu
e5-rv for it-vhen nervous or
chrerfc dvspcaaia reauitad. ami
trov have nos hsen able 10 cure a.
Use Kodol aad usc9eal having
pyspc1a.a.
Everyone Is subject 70 icGises
zion. stomach arrangement teiioM5
stomach abuse. inst as natura!iy
and iest as surely as n SOUND an
healthy stomach results upon the
taking Of kodoi.
When o experience ~sourness
of stomach. belchiae 81 gas ana
nauseating fuid. hIoatei zen s1ti1
erawins pain in the pit % the
stomach. heart burn t~so-ealed'.
dlarrhaea. headaches. dulineza o'
chronic tired feeling-yor need NO
dol Md then the quicker ynu tax
Eodol-the better. Eat wh-- Eo'
want. let Kodel digest =.
Ordinary pepsin dyspepsia fat
Iots.~ PHYSICS. etc. are not IKE.
20 b. Of much benefit 70 ECU, !
f~f~assive ailments. Feps;n Is cai
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-08

You'd scarcely expect one
OF my age, in merchandising
Ia engage. and hope to get a
paying trade without the local
papers aid. And vet I did
that very thing. ! opened up
a store last spring, this month
the sheriff took my stock and
cold it at the auction block.
Don't view me with a scornful
eve, bat simply cay "a | pass
by. There goes "A fool who
seemed 10 think that be had
no use for printers ink
There is n truth as broad ~
earth and business men should
know it, worth, tits simply
this. The public buys its
goods from :nose who aiver-
tise-Exehsngr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-08
Scecial Nntice.

My stallion ''Dare Boy foaled
IS mares last season. This fall
will offer a prize for the best colt.
All parties owning these colts,
will please mail me 4 card on the
day colt is foaled. stating the sex,
color and size. This will insure
entry in the show, which will be
advertised later.
III Y. SOMERYuLE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-08
Posted Notice.

Public notice is hereby giveI
THU our ponds and lands ar
lie gally posted against hunting
aLid fishing and all violators wi
bel prosecuted
n. L. Quick and w. C. Morgan
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-08
Notice Of Sale.

For sale S1,s00.G0 OF capital
stock of the Oxford Oil Mill Go.
Apply to the Bank Of Oxford 'or
further information. Good bur-
gain to parties wanting to pir-
chase.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-08
Better Not Get
Dyspepsia
Y Won can help 1t. Kodoi prevents Ds3pep''a, os
cffcc.ually helping Nature 10 k2lieve inaise'n'''
But don'l triEle with Indigestion.

p partial dirostcr-auj physics an
cot iseslgrs 40 AL -
Kodoi Is n perfect digester. X
vof, couid see 6od1i 5ositas eVei
.rerticie 81 food. u al Kinds ~ M
rlsss csetubes ia ni;r isteiafofi
..u weld Ea5w tbs 1la a. @et
as We 90.
atuse and Eoial VII aiwas
e,,rc a sick storIaeb-tnt In orle
10 Ha cured. the stomach mii-t is
~baf "a What Kotol doe5s 10
stomach while fhe stomach
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