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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-16
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"The Old Homestead.n

During the 23 years of it's uninterrupted success "The Old Homestead" Denman Thompsons famous play has probably never been rendered more royal re- ception than it received at the Jefferson theatre last night. The theatre was pos itively packed to its utmost capacity by an enthusiastic and thoroughly appre- cative audience.
 Simple and full of both humor and pa- thos, it appears that the good old rustic play will live forever. Certainly it is thoroughly enjoyable, and it was never more so than last night. An exception ally clever cast made the play most en- tertaining.
 William Lawrence, as Joshua Whit comb was certainly the embodiment of a good, old country gentleman. MT. Law renee has played in the leading role of "The Old Homestead" for several suc- cessive seasons and his popularity has not waned. Fred Clare. as Jack Hazard, made decisive hit last night Although MT. Clare, in his part, was on the stage for a comparatively short time his thor 
 from the start and he was applauded upon each appearance. Of the other char acters 1t is only necessary to say that they were all excellent.
 ''The Old Homestead' double quartet made its usual hit. After the quartet had responded to several encores in the first act the audience was still unwilling for the members to leave the stage. In the third act the rendition of Palms." Charles Ingoldsby singing the solo parts, was most impressive.
 AS stated, "The Old Homestead' has been before the theatrical world for 23 years. It has been played in Birmingham a. number of times and when 1t comes again the same welcome it received last night will be awaiting it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-16
Henry LudIowe In "The Raven.v

Henry Ludlowe, the star in George Ha- zleton's poetic play, "The Raven," hay ing for its basic theme the love romance of Edgar Allan Poe, Is not a new claim ant for histrionic honors. His right to this title was accorded him some years ago and Is proven by the high esteem in which he is held throughout the country. MT. Ludlowe will be seen here at the Jef-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07

did, and he had to roost on the edge of
1t to keep from falling through.
"Er-er-just a minute, mister" he
says. II van you to understand how
| feel about this thing. II | was able
to do for myself 'twould be different,
but"
Eureka came to the door then,
wiping her arms on her apron.
Why, pa" she says, Il told you /
could fix that"
She went on to tell how she'd get up
early every morning and cook the
meals afore she left, and how Editha
would be there, and Lycurgus would
split the wood and do the chores, and
how she'd be home nights, and so on.
She had planned everything. | liked
that girl. At last her dad give another
one of his groans.
"All right" says he. II give in. l
amt going to stand in the way. Hadn't
ought to expect nothing different, |
s'pose. Work and fret and slave your
self into the ~boneyard bringing up chill
dren, and-and educating EN- and all,
and then off they go and leave you.
Well, I'm resigned. Mr.-Mr.-What's-
Your-Name, she a go, Eureka can
for two dollars more a week."
I actually gasped out loud. The
cheek of him! Why, the price Van
had offered was enough t. hire three
girls. And now this shark wanted
more.
Even Martin Hartley seemed to be
set back some. But ne was game.
For a "m%ercenary" chap he was the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07

was easy for all or us, for quite q
spell. The new girl was a wonder, so
far as doing work was concerned.
Shed go through MaIcellus' old home
like a hurricane, sweeping and busting
and singing. She was most always
singing-that is, when she want talk.
Ing. She had a queer program OF
music. too, running from hymn tunes
to songs she'd hearl the boarders use
over at the hotel. One minute 'twould
be, Land Ahead! Its Fruits Are
Waving" and the next meeting some.
body 'in the shade Of the old apple
tree"
One day l come in and she was
piping up about how everybody in her
house worked but her dad, or words to
that effect.
"Hello!" says I. did you make that
up out of your head?"
NO." she says. IT'S a new one
that Lycurgus heard over to the Old
Home house. 1t sounded so as II twas
made for our family that 1t kind of
stuck in Lys' craw and he come home
and told 1t to ME.
Everybody works but father,
And he sets round all day.'
Il tried 1t on pa last night" she
went on. Thought it might jar him
some, but 1t didn't. He said twas
funny. Maybe I'd think so, too, II l
was him."
How Hartley laughed when he heard
her singing. She tickled the Twins
most to death, anyway. She was as
sharp as a whip and as honest as a
Quaker parson. When her first pay
day come she set her squared-toed
boot down and simply would not take
the extry two dollars wages. She said
even a hog knew when it had enough,
and she want a hog. Martin told
me he was going to make it up to her
some other way. The Heavenlies was
mighty interested in her; but not nor
so than she was In them.
She and l had some great confabs
when we was alone together. She
asked l don't know how many ques-
tons about Hartley and Van Brunt;
why they was living this way, and
how they used to live and all. l told
her some of what Lord James had
told me, but not the whole. l left out
about the engaged business, because
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Option nIll Ia Ennrosssd.

Jefferson City.-The house ordered
to engrossment Tuesday morning the
district local option bill introduced
by Mr.. Calkins. of Crawford county.
and subsequently amended so as to
permit the right to exclude dram
shops from any specified district by
petition instead of by special election,
as the measure originally provided.
According to prevailing laws dram
shops may be opened only by consent
Of a majority Of the property owners
In any block In cities Of $500 and
over.
The Calkins bill, as amended, au-
thorizes the majority of t~axpaying
citizens residing in any district in
any city Of $4,000 or more to vote the
saloons out of the district.
The petition to exclude tho dram
shops must be filed with the official
or officials having the power to grant
d%ramshop licenses. Saloons once re-
moved from any given district may
not be reinstated for -four years, and
then only by consent of a majority
VI ldA-pdyiHB EIIlIeHS.
No district may have within its
boundaries less than 500 nor more
than 1000 qualified voters. 1t is pro-
vided further that the district shall
not be more than three times as long
as it is wide, unless city boundary
lines make 1t necessary.
1t is provided also, to prevent arbi-
trary exclusion of saloons from a bus
mess district, that the district shall
not contain the property or premises
AUDITING on a section of a street ly-
ing between two consecutive cross or
~intersecting streets, from street to
street, whenever more than 65 per
cent Of the foot frontage Of such
abutting property on each side Of
such street Is occupied for and de-
voted to mercantile, manufacturing
or other business purposes not in
Guiding saloons.
The purpose OF the act is to enable
any residence district to bar out sa-
looms. This is n Of the measures
designed to take the place of state
wide prohibition, and is sanctioned by
the conservative temperance ele-
ment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07

most liberal piece of goods on the
shelf.
Certainly, Mr.. Sparrow" says he.
That will be satisfactory. Good
morning. Good-morning, Eureka. /
presume we shall see you tomorrow
We got out Of the house finally.
Washy come far as the kitchen to see
us off. He was smiling and sweet as
syrup now. When I'd got to the walk
Eureka called me back.
mr.. Pratt" she whispered, you tell
Mr.. Hartley that of course 1 sha'n't
take the extra two dollars. I'll be
paid too much as It's. But we won't
let pa know"
Afore I could answer there was a
yell from the dining room. 1 looked
In and there vas Washy doubled up In
that rocker with his knees under his
chin. He'd forgot about the busted
cane seat and had set down heavy and
gone through. Editha was trying to
haul him out, the baby was crying and
the invalid himself was turning loose
the healthiest collection Of language
I'd heard for a good while. Eureka
dove to the rescue. and I come away.
Hartley and l walked on a spell
without saying much. Then he asks:
Skipper. do you suppose that fell
low really has consumption?
"Humph!" says I, disguised; "con.
sumption of grub"
He thought a minute longer.
Poor girl" says he. She has a
hard time Of 1t. We must see If we
cant help her In some way"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07

| figgered it want any of her affairs,
rightly speaking. Course 'twa'n't none
of mine. neither, but somehow I'd got
to feel that l was a sort of father to
them two cracked New Workers..
DO you think they're crazy?" she
asks. Mate Scudder says they act as
If they was"
You've got me-" says L. Il amt
made up my mind yet"
What makes EN- go in swimming
every morning." she wanted to know.
why, to take a bath, l guess" says
l. Van Brunt told me he always
took his plunge when he was home"
She nodded. quick as usual. "Um-
hum" says she. I've read about 1t.
They do it in the marble swimming
pool in the gardens Of the ducal man
sion And there's palm trees around
and fountains, and nightingales sing
ing, and music floating on the balmy,
perfumed air. And when they've got
all scrubbed up there's velvet-footed
menials to fan EN- and give EN-
hasheesh to smoke"
Want to know!" l says. Whats
hasheesh? Plug cut or cigars?"
"'Tain't neither" said she. tits
some kind of stuff that makes you
dream about beautiful women and
things"
well, they don't have that here"
says l. "They smoke cigars and Gig
arettes. And I've smoked both of 'em
and my dreams was mainly about how
much work | had to do. Nightingales
are birds, amt they? We're pretty
shy on nightingales over here to
H~orsefoot, but maybe the gulls make
that up. Gulls don't sing, no more
than hens. but they screech enough for
six. Where did you get all this stun
from, anyway"
She got 1t out of library books and
the Home Comforter. Seems old Miss
Paine, owe in the village, lent her the
Comforter every week as fast as she
got through with 1t herself. Eureka
had never been to the city. nor any
where's further than Eastwich, and her
ideas about such things was the
Queerest mtxed-up mess OF novel trash
and smart b~oarder's lies that ever
was That, sAd what she'd read In
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Overshoes for Horsea.

In large cities like Chicago and
New York icy asphalt pavement
cause the death of hundreds of horseA
every winter. Many styles and shapes
Of shoes are now being introduced In
an endeavor to stop accidents, n Of
the most promising of which consists
OF q chain tread. which can be quick
ly buckled on and as quickly taken
on the root Of q horse without the use
OF tools 1t is practically self.adjust
Ing. 4 strong. cheap and durshlA
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
House Passes Pension Act.

Jefferson City.-The house passed
the proposed constitutional amend
ment concerning the pensioning Of
public school teachers in st. Louis.
Kansas City and st. Joseph. 1t will
be submitted to the votens for ap-
prevail at the general election in 1910.
The measure was voted down when
called in the house last week, and
two fruitless attempts were made to
have it reconsidered before it's pass
age Tuesday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
A Distinction.

Tve-year-old Deborah had been In
vited to take luncheon at a restau-
rant with Miss X.
do you like cocoa?" she was asked.
When the answer was YES" the
beverage was duly brought. but re-
NAMED untasted.
At last Miss X. said: why don't
you drink your cocoa. Deborah, when
you said you wanted it?"
Il didn't say ! wanted It," replied
the child. politely; II only said I
liked It" Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Bill Limits Dispositions.

Jefferson City.--A bill designed to
prevent lawyers going on FISHING e.
petitions" as former Supreme Judge
Sherwood once termed it, was passed
by the house.
1t provides that it shall not be COM
petent for a party to a civil suit, ex-
cept by consent of parties thereto, to
cause the deposition of al adverse
or opposing party to be taken except
on an order of the court.
The enactment of this bill will pro-
hibit, it is said, the practice of taking
dispositions for the sole purpose Of
learning the other party's defense or
cause of action in advance Of the trial
of the suit.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Primary Bill Is Dead.

Jefferson City.-The Stark-Foristel
general primary bill passed the house
Tuesday afternoon in substantially
the same form as it recently passed
the senate. The most important
change made in the house was in the
date of holding the primary. The
senate agreed TO the first Tuesday, in
May, 1910, and ~biennially thereafter.
The house made it the first Tuesday
in August. This will necessitate the
measure going back to the senate be-
fore it becomes a law.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Williams Succeeds crutcher.

Jefferson City.-Gov. Hadley sent
to the senate for confirmation the APP
pointment of DR.. Porter e. Williams.
superintendent Of the asylum at Full
ton. to membership ON the state board
Of corrections and charities. He takes
the place of Rev. J. N. Cruteher.
This term ends June /, 1918.
Gov. Hadley Tuesday reported back
t othe senate the resignation of Sen
ator Peter Anderson. which was ac-
cepted April 10.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Tax League Watching Bill.

Jefferson City.-The representa-
tives of the Equal Tax League are
watching the attitude of the legisla-
ture on the bill drawn by the state
board of equalization. which is intend
ed to compel county assessors to as
sess property at it's actual value. If
the legislature kills this bill the equal
takers may get busy in the several
counties Of the state where the as
sessments are one-fourth Of the mar
ket value or lower and bring pro-
ceedings against the assessors to
make them do their duty.
This bill will meet objection from
the senate. and it Is likely that the
per cent of the assessment will be
made 90 per cent instead of true cash
value as now by amendment. Even
this Gov. Hadley says would be bet
ter than the present system. This bill
was introduced by Kies, but the Dem
ocratic members Of the state board
of equalization had a hand in drawing
1t, so It can not be called a party
measure.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Names New Board Members.

Jefferson City.-Gov. Hadley has
named three new members Of the
board Of managers Of the Confederate
Home at Higginsville. and sent the
appointments to the senate for con-
firmation.
The appointments r for terms OF
four years from Feb. 1. 1903. The
~appointeses are: John A, Wood OF
Fayerte. vice II. @. Williams: J. d.
Ingram Of Nevada. vice n. p. Hopkins
:. r. Bradley Of IAnnsus, vice 6. II.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Brewery Bill Passes House.

Jefferson City.-The bill by Mr..
Leckliter, which Is designed to take
the brewers out of politics and to sep
arate the brewery and saloon, passed
the house. This bill prohibits excise
commissioners from granting a IL
cense 10 persons to conduct a dram
shop or building or Dor In which a
brevar Is even indirectly interested.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER XII.
Miss sparrow's Diagnosis.

Eureka vas on hand bright and
early the next day and 1t didn't take
me long to see that she was worth her
salt. She took hold like a good one
and had breakfast-and a mighty good
breakfast-ready right on time. l
don't know when I've enjoyed a meal
like I done that one. sure all the while
that hadn't got to turn to and wash
the dishes afterwards, 7 went out to
my gardening feeling like a sick man
who had turned the corner and wal ON
the road to getting we'll again.
And from then On the Natural Life
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Court CLERK Reduced.

Jefferson City.-By a bill passed in
the house Tuesday afternoon the Of
fee of the clerk of the st. Louis court
of appeals is reduced from a lucra-
tive fee basis to a salary of $4,000 q
year.
The clerk Is authorized to appoint
a deputy at a monthly salary not to
exceed 800 and one messenger ut
not exceeding $S5.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
License Bill Goes backward.

Jefferson City-The senate is maxi
ing backward progress on the bill inn
posing a license tan ON manufacture
ers and Wholesale dealers In intoxic-
ants and on druggists and clubs.
Although such a bill was introduced
early In the session by Senator
DoweIl. Of Lewis and has been before
the senate at least q dozen times. yet.
after debating It q good part OF Fri
day, II was sent gack to engrossment
with a. amendment striking out drug
Giste and clubs,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
House Plans Revenue.

Jefferson City.-Two revene pro-
ducing measures yer passed by the
house Thursday. One is expected to
draw the oil manufacturers and pob-
beers of the state a considerable re.
urn in inspection fees. The other is
to swell the state funds by an inspec-
ton tax on distilled liquors manufact-
ured or sold in Missouri.
The first bill creates a state in
spector of petroleum oils, kerosene
and gasoline, to be appointed by the
governor and to receive a salary OF
$4,000 land deputy inspectors at
salaries Of $1,000.
The inspector is required to give a
bond of $4,000.
The bill abolishes the system of
coal.oil inspection and will dispense
with more than 100 local inspectors.
The distilled liquor inspection bill
empowers the beer Inspector to inves-
tigate the products of the distilleries
as he does now the breweries. He will
receive for inspecting gauging and
labelling 5 cents a gallon.
The fees derived from the two pro-
posed laws are to be paid into the
general revenue fund.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
DRAMSH0P LICENSE
BILL INCREASING STATE TAX is
INTRODUCED.
Law viii Bring Increaee In States
Revenue From ST. Louis
D%ramshops Of $22t,eoo.

Jefferson City.-A bill increasing
the state dramshop license to $500 a
year was introduced in the Missouri
legislature, and, should 1t be adopted,
st. Louis 2,218 saloonkeepers will be
compelled to pay $500 a year for
their combined state and city licenses
instead of 500. The bill has the sane
ton and approval Of Governor Hadley
and of the Democratic and Republican
leaders in the senate and house. Its
adoption is practically certain.
st. Louis saloonkeepers now pay a
state license Of 5000 a year the
maximum allowed by the law, which
provides that a state tax of not less
Than 500 nor more than 5000 shall be
paid. The new bill provides for a fiat
semi-annual license of $3.50.
The law will bring an increase in
the state revenue from st. Louis dram
shop licenses of $221,800 and will
swell the total state revenue from the
local saloons to $G65,000. The total
increase in the state revenue from
Missouri saloonkeepers is estimated
at 100000 a year.
Governor Hadley is confident that
the bill will be adopted. In an inter
view at Jefferson City he said:
1.-The reason it is proposed to raise
the license tax of st. Louis dram
shop keepers is that they pay no Ii
cense corresponding to the county IL
cense In other parts of the state,
which varies from $3.50 to s4OO for
each period of six months.
"In view of the situation existing
in reference to liquor affairs and the
necessity of raising additional reve-
nue., it is expected that the bill will
go through without opposition"
The measure was offered by the
Joint revision committee and is ex-
pected to be given preference on the
calendar in order to insure its pass
age through both branches before the
end of the session. 1t is patterned
after the Conran bill, now pending
in the house. The former will be
sidetracked for the act agreed upon.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
Kershner Is Made ON Inspector.

Jefferson City.-w. H. Kershner
was appointed by Gov. Hadiey coal
oil inspector of Poplar BLUM. His
term is two years from May /. 1909.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-05-07
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comical mar
iration of story, introducing well-to-do
Nathan Scudder of his town, n Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley, two rich
New Workers seeking rest. Because OF
latter pairs lavish expenditure of money.
Pratts first impression was connected
with ~lunatics. Van Brunt. 1t was learned,
was the successful sutton for the hand
'of Miss Agnes Page, who gave Hartley
up. Adventure at Fourth of July cele-
pration at Eastwich. Hartley rescued a
boy. known as "Reddy." from under a
horse's feet and the urchin proved to be
one Of Miss Pages charges, whom she
mad taken to the country for an outing.
out sailing later, Van Brunt, Pratt and
Hopper were wrecked in a squat. Pratt
landed safely and n search for the other
two revealed an island Upon which they
were found, Van .Brunt rented 1t from
'~Scudder and called 1t Ozone island. In
charge OF a company of New York poor
children Miss Talford and Miss Page Wis
Jted ozone island. In another storm Van
Brunt and Hartley narrowly escaped be-
ing wrecked, having aboard chickens,
DIGS, ETC.. with which they were to start
"a farm. Eureka Sparrow, a country girl,
was engaged as a cook and Van Brunt
and Hartley paid a visit to her father,
VINO FOR years had been claiming con-
sumption as an excuse for not working.
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Hradcany Valley

The roads are fierce now days.
Jos kocer went 10 Tabor last
week.
S. f.. Hammond and J. G..
Pi0sley were loading q car OF
barley at Dante.
X. Mazourek and wife spent
Sunday with Jos. Houska.
Tom Gardner was In bon
HON me over the storm.
]. Youngbluth and .. Shores
we're getting some seed wheat
at +. Sterba's last Monday.
A. Jensen is moving up to
Lake Andes.
J. Chud y has purchased a new
corn shelter and gasoline en-
CINE.
M. Sykora mari eted hogs last
Monday.
A. Walking left for SiouxCi ty
Monday, where he will seek
medical aid.
Frank Hakl was in Greenwood
Monday on business.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-05

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impulse. 10 power. its regularity. The
stomach also has It's hidden. or inside nerve.
II WAS Dr. Sloop who irst told US IL was
wrong to drug . weak or failing stomach
heart or kidneys. His prescription DIR.
Shoop's Restorative has Of late grown 50
rapidly In popularity. Druggists say that
those who test the restorative even for a few
days soon become fully convinced OF Its
wonderful merit Anyway don't drag the
organ. Treating the cause OF sickness is
the only sensible aud successful way. Sold by
The Wagner Drug 10.