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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22

motion of the vehicle under us, and
see the more rapid passage Of the
trees and fences that lined the way.
The wild ride appeared to last for
ages. The fast trot of the horses was
a funeral pace to the fight of my ex-
cited and anxious imagination. What
IL we should be overtaken?
At last the houses began to pass
more frequently. Now the road was
broken by cross streets. Gas lamps
appeared, Ticking faint and yellow in
the morning air. We were once more
within city limits. The painting horses
never slackened pace. We swept owe
a long bridge, and plunged down a
shaded street, and the figure of the
horseman was the only sign OF life
behind us.
OF a sudden there sounded a long
roll, as of a great drum beating the
reveille for IN army of giants. The
horseman quickened his pace and gal
Hoped furiously beside US.
They're crossing the bridge" he
shouted.
Whip up!" l cried to the driver
They are only four blocks behind u.s.
The hack swung around a few cor
ners, and then halted.
Here we are!" cried Dicky Dahl al
the door. You get aboard the tug
and push off. Jake and l will run VI
to the foot of the wharf. If they come
we can keep EN- off long enough fol
you to get aboard"
The tug was where it lay when we
left, and at my hail the captain ant
his crew of three were astir. 1t was
moments work to get Mrs. Knapp ant
her charge aboard.
Come on!" 1 cried to Dicky and his
companion. And as the lines were
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22

cast off they made a running jump
On to the deck of the tugboat and the
vessel backed out into the stream.
When the mist and darkness had
blotted out shore, wharves and ship
ping, the tug moved at half-speed
down the channel. l persuaded the
captain that there was no need to
sound the whistle, but he declined
gruffiy to increase his speed.
81 might as well be shot as run my
boat ashore" he growled, with a few
seamanlike adjectives.
l did not know of any particular
reason for arguing the question, so l
Joined Mrs. Knapp.
THANK God, we are safe!" she said.
with a sigh of relief.
1--WE shall be in the city in half an
hour, II that is safety" said.
1T will be safety for a few days.
Then we can devise a new plan. !
have a strong arm to lean on again"
Returning to the deck ! found that
the light of the morning was growing.
Vessels were moving. The whistles
Of the ferry boats, as they gave warn
ing of their way through the mist, rose
shrill on the air. The waters were
still, a faint ripple showing in strange
contrast to the scene of last night.
There's a steamer behind us" said
Dicky Dahl, with a worried look as
joined him. I've been listening to II
for five minutes"
TITS a tug" said the captain. "Sht
was lying on the other side Of the
wharf last night"
Good h~oavens!" I cried. Put OF
full steam. then. or We shall be rur
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22

could not say. But we saw the maa
suddenly pitch forward over the low
bulwarks of the tug Into the waters OF
the bay.
Mrs. Knapp gave a scream and GOV.
cred her eyes.
stop the boat!" I shouted. Back
her!"
The other tug had checked its head.
way at the same time, and there was a
line Of six or seven men along its side
"There he Isl" cried one.
The captain laid our tug across tho
tidal stream that swept us strongly
toward Goat Island. Then he steamed
slowly toward the other tug.
Hes gone" said Dicky.
The other tug seemed anxious to
keep away from us, as in distrust Of
our good intentions. I scanned the
waters carefully, but the drowning
man had gone down.
Then, rising not 20 feet away, float
ing fol a moment on the surface Of the
water, l saw plainly for the first time,
the very ~caricature of the face Of
DUuulluSS hudDp' lnt oliou6 WOii'
features which in the King Of the
Street were eloquent Of power, intel
lect and sagacity, were here marked
with the record of passion, hatred and
evil life. l marveled now that I had
ever traced a likeness between them,
give me that hook" l cried, lean.
ing over the side of the tug. go
ahead a little"
One OF the men threw a rope. 1t
passed too far, and drifted swiftly be-
hind.
l made a wild reach with the hook
but it was too short. Just as / thought
l should succeed, the face gave a con
vulsive twitch, as If in a parting out
burst Of hate and wrath, and the body
sank out of sight.
l stood half-bewildered, with 9
bursting sense of relief, by Mrs,
KNAPP. At last she took her hands
from befoje her eyes and the frs
rays of the sun that cleared the top:
| Of the Alameda Hills touched her calm
| solemn, hopeful face.
"a new day has dawned," she said
Let us give thanks to God"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22
The Way He Thought.

The chaplain of a large private asy.
lum asked a brother clergyman to
preach to the inmates on a Sunday
during his absence. Before going away
he said: Preach your best, for,
though insane on some points, they
are very intelligent" So he talked to
them of India, and of heather moth.
ers who threw their dear little babies
into the sacred river Gauges as offer.
ings to their false gods. Tears
streamed down the face of one listen
err, evidently affected. When asked by
the preacher afterward what part OF
the sermon had touched his heart
with grief the lunatic replied: 81
was thinking it was a pity your moth
err didn't throw you into the Gan
ges."-Mainly About People.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22
Peculiar Form of Baptism.

It is reported from Australia that
Tom Mann, lately a London publican
not of the clientele of st. Matthew
who has since transferred the bene.
fits of his light and leading to the
Antipodes, has instituted a form OF
S~ocialistic Baptism" in those parts.
This rite consists in his mounting
a platform, receiving babies into his
arms and attaching to them scarlet
rosettes inscribed with their names,
their parents acting as their sponsors
in devoting them to a life long ser.
vice of standardization Academy
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not a case for proof-not a ase that
the law can touch. And he hates the
boy-and mel"
But why does he want to kill him? ?"
you do not understand. The boy
inherits a great fortune from his
mother. Mr.. Knapp and I are left
trustees by the mothers will. If he
had control of the boy, the boy would
die; but it would be from cruelty. dis
ease, neglect. 1t would not be murder
in the eye of the law. But l know
what would happen. Oh, see the
wretch! How he hates mel"
l was stunned with the words I had
heard. They made much plain that
had puzzled me, yet they left much
more in darkness; and / looked blank
ly at the figure on the other tug. 1t
was truly a strange sight. The man
was beside himself with rage shout.
ing, ~gesticulating and leaping about
the deck in transports of passion. He
showed every mark of a maniac.
Suddenly he drew a revolver and
sent shot after shot in our direction
We were far beyond the reach of a
pistol bullet. but Mrs. Knapp screamed
and lodged.
How he hates mel" she cried
again.
When the last shot was gone from
his revolver the man flung the weapon
in frenzy, as though he could hope t.
strike us thus.
Then a strange thing happened
whether due to the effort be had made
In the throw, or to a lurch of the tut
In the waves we left behind us. or tt
. stumhiA nvar snmA obstruction,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22

KTR. WILLIAM A. PRESSER, 1922
lxl Third Ave, Moline, ILL.,, writes:
"Ihave been suffering from catarrh
in the head for the past two months
and tried innumerable so-called RENE
dies without avail. No one knows how
L have suffered not only from h dis
ease itself, but from modification when
in company of friends or strangers.
81 have used two bottles of your med
icine for a short time only, and it
effected a complete medical cure, and
what is better yet, the disease has not
returned.
81 can most emphatically recommend
Peruna to all sufferers from this dis
ease"
Read This Experience,
Mr.. A. Thompson, Box 65, R. R. 1.
Martel, Ohio, writes: when l began
your treatment my eyes were infiamed,
nose was stopped up half of the time,
and was sore and scabby. l could not
hawking and splitting.
81 had tried several remedies and was
about to give up, but thought l would
try Peruna.
TAfter l had taken about one-third of
q bottle I noticed a difference. L am
low completely cured, after suffering
with catarrh for eighteen years.
81 think if those who are afflicted
with catarrh would try Peruna they
would lever regret it."
Peruna is manufactured by the
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Ask your Druggist for q Free Peruna
Almanac for 1909.
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viii Study Industrial Conditions.

Suyekichi Nakagawa, who has been
a student in the graduate department
at Yale for three year, sailed for
England and the continent to study
industrial conditions in Europe. He
will remain there six months, and
then go to his home in Toxic, where
he will become the manager of the
Furukawa Mining Corporation, which
is one Of the biggest mining compan'
les in the Orient. 1t was largely due
to the efforts of Nakagawa that Gen.
eral Kuroki visited the university last
spring.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22
A Kansas View.

{" WONDER" said the man from
Kansas, on a visit to New
York, "why so many New York
people have the lean-to habit? 1t
makes them look queer. When in
motion their bodies lean backward
or forward or sideways like an ami
mated inclined plane, and when they
are in repose they flop still worse.
mo matter where you stop to talk
to a New York mar he is bound to
lean against something. In stores he
leans against counters, in saloons he
braces himself against the bar, in no
tells the pillars and chairs contribute
to his support, in restaurants he
leans on the table, and in the street
against the walls Of projecting build
ings. And the women are just as
bad as the men. Nobody seems to
have spunk enough to stand uI
straight.
perhaps the people here are tired
or it may be that they are seeking 6
graceful pose. At any rate they fol
on all occasions. The proprietors o.
some. of the shops evidently depre
cate the universal tendency to lear
against something and wish to dis
courage it, for they have distributed
signs about the stores warning Gus
toners not to lean on the counters
but far as I can see these notices
are only a bluff. At any rate New
Workers don't heed them; they keel
on leaning just the same"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

NATIONAL STOCK YARDS. ILL
Cattle-Good to choice steers. 6.oop
$50; good, to choice heifers, 4.o5@6,Uo;
and cutters, 1.50@3.0 90; stockers and feed
ers, 2.50@4.5O bulls, 2.50@4.25; calves.
B.00@S.5O. Hogs-Select heavy. 6.1O@8;4O;
mixed. butchers and packers, S.6Oq6,2o
ers, 2.5O@S.5O; bulls, 2.7594.OO; lambs
CHICAGO, III Cattle Steers, 40
@7.5O; cows. S,ooQ5.5o; heifers, S,oO9
stockers and feeders, 2.5O@5.15. Hogs
Choice heavy shipping, 6.20@6.S0; butch
ers', 6.10Q6.25; light mixed. $3.50 80;
choice light, 5so@e.oo; packing, S' sSSg
els. Sheep-40O@5.75; lambs, 5.25@7.9O.
KANSAS city, Mo.-Cattle Choice
export and dressed beef steers, 5.sO@
6.S5; fair to good, 4.50Q5'SO; west
ers, 3.4OQ5.50; southern steers, 1850
go; southern cows. 3.00@4.35; native
COWS, 1.70@5.00 native heifers. 3.25g
600; bulls, S;oo@4.T5; calves, s,sOgS,9o
heavy. 6.00@6.20; packers and butchers.
6.SOQ6.15; light. 5.So@6.95; pigs. 4.25@
9.25.
ST. LOUIS. Mo..wheat-No. red
No. I red. 1.ocSl.o4; No; : bard; i.o2%a
1'06h; M. 3 hard, 1.00@1.02. Corn-No
5Shc; No. 2 yellow, ssh @59. oats-No<2
| 6O@50hc; No. 3, 491sc; No. 4. ACC.
CHICAGO, nl.-Wheat-No. 2 red
1.O5h @l.O7h; No, 8 red, 1.04@1.07; No.
| hard, 1.O3@l.O5; No. 8 hard, 1.o1@1.o4
| Corn--No. 8. 5S@5Shc: No. 4, 57Ata
67%c; No. 8 yellow, 5SM @5S1ac; No. 4
white. 6Oh @61c:. oats-No. 3 white. 4s6
Sic; No. a white. 4S@4s 1-4c.
2 red. I'os91.Os No. 8 red, 1.osM @1.O7N
No. 4 red, 1.00@1.04; No. 2hard. l.ooQ
sec; No. 2 yellow, soc; Mp. 8 yellow
b8N @59c; No. 2 white, Gle; No. 8 white
601c. Oats-No. 2. 40@50c; No. 3. 4sd
l9c; No. 2 white, b2@55c; No. 4 white
sou G5lc.
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no Mako Another rrlp.

1t is believed that the ~barkentins
Kingdom of the Holy Ghost and Us
Society, is to make another trip to
Palestine. The vessel is at South
Freeport, Me-, where she is being 1T
ted out for a long cruise. 1t is report
ed that the headquarters of the Holy
Ghost and Us Society are to be e.
tablished in the Holy Land and that
Frank w. Sanford. head of the sect
is to remain there permanently.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22

was Doan's Kidney Pills. Three boxes
made a complete cure and during five
years past / have had no return Of the
trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SOC a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
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CHAPTER xxIx.-continued.

-
sOh. how thankful l ami" cried
Mrs. Knapp. There is a weight Oh
anxiety off my mind. Can you mag
line what l have been fearing in the
last month";"
81 had thought a little about that
myself" 1 confessed. But we are
not yet out of the woods, I am afraid"
"Hark! what's that?" said Mrs.
Knapp apprehensively.
The carriage was now making It's
way through the bad stretch in the
lane, and there was little noise in it's
progress.
81 heard nothing" l said. putting
down the window to listen. What
was it?"
81 thought it was a shout"
There was no noise but the steady
and the sloppy, shearing sound of the
wheels as they cut through the wet
soil.
AS we bumped and groaned again
through the ruts, however, there arose
in the distance behind us the fierce
barking of the dogs, their voices
An anger and alarm.
There was a faint halloo, and a wild
er barking followed. Then my ear
caught the splashing Of galloping
hoofs behind, and in a moment the
man of the house rode beside us.
They've come" he said, "or, any
how, somebody's come. l let the dogs
loose and they will have a lively time
for a while"
A few yards more brought us to the
main road, and once on the firm
ground the horses trotted briskly for
ward, while the horseman dropped be
hind the better to observe and give
the alarm.
/ leaned out Of the window. Only
the deadened sound of the hoofs of oul
own horses, the deadened roll of oul
own carriage wheels, were audible ir
the stiffness of the night. Then
thought l heard yells and faint hoof
beats in the distance, but again there
was silence except for the mufiet
noise we made In our progress.
Cant we drive faster?" asked Mrs
Knapp, when made my report.
Il wouldn't spoil these horses TO-
stvO," growled the driver when
zipassed him the Injunction to hasten.
TITS $1,000 for you If you get to thu
wharf ahead of the Others" cried Mrs
Knapp,
And you'll have a bullet in you
aide II you don't keep out Of gunsho
al them" l added.
The double inducement to haste ha,
Is elect. and We could feel the swifte
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22
Finally Saw Show.

Eighteen years ago DIETRICH Weiss
Of Baltimore bought two tickets for
the 1.-TWO Johns" dramatic exhibition.
Prevented from going, he kept the
tickets and last week the box office
honored them for a show of the same
name.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22
One Condition,

Jones--You quarreled over her cook
ing.
Smith--Yes. I told her she could
have a conservatory if she'd agree to
grow a pie plant.-Judge.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22

bled with kidney
complaint from the
time Of the Civil war.
There was constant
pain in the back and
head and the kid
ney secretions were
painful and showed
a sediment. The first
remedy to help me
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-22
Not in II,

Mrs. Lawson-Mrs. Bremerton iC
wholly out of society.
Mr.. Lawson-Is she?
Mrs. Lawson-Oh, yes. Why, she
doesn't play bridge, and she has never
had an operation.
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COULD NOT SHAKE 1T OFF.
Kidney Trouble Contracted by Thou
sands In the Civil War.

James w. Clay, 666 w. Fayette st..
Baltimore, Nd, says: II was trou.
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A four per cent town never grow
great and In name was never linked
with life. enterprise and progress.
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Some Random Thoughts.

Send for Farmers Bulletin No. $50
on Canning Vegetables" Valuable
hints even to the, successful Gamer
are given in 1t, and to the beginner,
the directions mean the difference be-
tween success and failure.
Get Rid of the Stumps." from
Progressive Farmer of June 18th.
meets my hearty endorsement except
as to the stump puller proposition. Ny
experience with one was that the
hands 1t took to operate it could dig
the stumps out root and branch and
cut them into stove wood in less time,
and also save the worry and strain on
the mule team. II there is q stump
Fuller" that will do what the adver-
tisements Of them say. and the maker
will demonstrate 1t on my farm he
can find a buyer without going any
further. But until then the ak. spade,
mattox and shovel In the hands of a
brawney laborer Ii the stump puller"
for me.
There In no question though Of the
immense saving In the removal of the
stumps. A cost Of SO per acre will
be repaid in one or two seasons.
e. w. d.
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A GREAT COMBINATION CROP

Messrs. Editors: 1 have just OBJ
tanned the figures on our turnip- clov-
er combination CROP acres. The
turnip crop will make 600 to 700 bas-
kets from two acres worth 25 cents
Fer basket at low estimate, equals
$4,000. We cut nearly two tons of
the finest kind Of hay per acre worth
$500 per ton, $4,000. The prospects
for next seasons crop are far better
than last year, though a very dry fall
indeed
We estimate improved condition of
land $40 or more per acre-s2O, like
" much more, making total Of
$4,000.
The debit side shows land rent.
$500 per acre, $500; 20 loads ma
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day that forcibly shows the need of a
produce exchange. or two wagon
| loads OF oats. no could only sell one
and had to leave one with friendly
dealer. The one he sold was al d
price much lower than an inferior
grade Of Western oats were costing
just a few days before-100 bushels
Of oats glutted the Sumter market.
Yet We are told to feed our home peo-
pie.
Sumter merchants tell us. "Put your
produce up in merchantable shape
and you will have no trouble to sell
It." My neighbor bought new sacks.
had them uniformly filled 4 1-2 BUSH
els to the sack. nicely sewed, and
there could be no kick on the appear
ance Of the package or quality Of the
contents.
While clipped oats were quoted In
Charleston at Toe on cath. but these
Red Rust proof oats could only be
sold at IS cts. on 2sth. although worth
by comparison with the White Clip
ped oat at least so or IS cents, and
only 50 bushels at that price. Now
here Is something right at home that
the Farmers Union can take hold Of
and regulate. We can at least see
that the stun We grow to feed the
ron-producers In our midst Is sold for
as much as the Western product that
is shipped In. When we have shown
| our ability to handle such a simple
proposition as this. then we will be In
| shape to tackle the regulating of the
cotton crop. What will the brethren
do at High Hills on July and? 1t is
up to you. farmers Of Sumter County,
IL you expect to diversity, to make 1t
worth while to do so. But you will
never secure that diversification that
will feed our own people and enable
us to control the cotton crop until you
establish a just and reasonable mar
ket for such produce.
The case above mentioned Is such q
fine example of the need for organiza-
ton to promote diversified farming
that / have given 1t more space than
the incident In Itself deserves. I,
shows that Sumter County Union 1.
on the right track In it's endeavor tc
establish a produce exchange
T.. w. ID.
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nure, and hauling, at $3.50. $1,000;
piowing acres, So; double discfhg
and double narrowing before sowing
~; 1-2 bushel clover seed. at s5.
500; 2 pounds turnip seed. at %
cents, so cents; harvesting and haul
ing in clover, $3.50; seeding broad
cast mixed seed SO cents, harvesting
trrnips $3.50; total of $3.50: leav-
ing net profit of $S725 per acre on
land worth $500 and so poor five
years ago it was not worth planting
without fertilizer, and poor crops with
II. This was also very dry season.
The clover leaves the land in fine
condition for corn, cane or other crop
to follow.
we followed crimson clover with
sorghum and black peas mixed the
past season, and raised the greatest
crop of forage eevr seen here. Moral:
manure we'll. plow deep, harrow thor
oughly before sowing and double har-
row after sowing to cover seed we'll
reed all crops on the farm, make
ana save your own fertilizer and be
Independent.
L think the winter pasture ~o.th
nearly as much as the land rent. Be-
sides the calves, shoats and goats will
ieaVe lot OF manure in the fields TO
help the crop along.
Inc clover makes fine fall feed.
NINE is SIX inches high now, sown in
Juhe and July, and covers the ground.
22-degree freeze this week had no
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Hrst time, to SOW only a small area
say one acre. Procure seed in the
burs and also, if practicable, 200 to
900 pounds Of soil from a field where
the crop is now growing we'll. Sow
the latter part of July or in August,
and after success has been achieved
on one acre the seed and the inocu-
lated soil are at hand for sowing sew
eral acres If desired.
AS cover crop and soil improver
bur clover Is worth much more than
1t will cost to grow it, but get your
soli lnoculated and learn how to
handle it before you try it on a large
scale.-Progressive Farmer.
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Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers
County,

1hs watehman and sopthron service by
mweek publication special features
The hr to be naugurated Farmers Union ord
PRACTICAL Farmers which conduct It will b NV
aim 10 give the Union
ana members OF
Also 10 publish such clippings
mont Bulletins think
a articles by any our readers telling of
will be appreciated published.
Trusting this benefit to all concena
EDITOR.
All communications for Department W. Dabbs
Mayesvlle - " '
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Bur ClOvcr-COnditiOns of Successful
Growth.

Subscribers from Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas have recently
asked for information about bur Glow
ell.
The chief use of bur clover Is as a
cover crop during the winter and
spring. To gather nitrogen for soil i'm
provement and as an early pasture.
II Is an annual and must be sown ev-
cry year or sufficient seed allowed to
ripen to re-seed itself.
1t makes an early spring growth
and sufficient seed will ripen from
May 1 to May 90. according to loca-
ton. to re-seed the land.
In two years experiments on one
OF the test farms of the North Caro-
lima state Department of Agriculture