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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
WONDERS OF THE ANTARCTIC
Member Of Expedition Impressed
with the Fascination Of That
Remarkable Land.

DR.. Lionville. who is with the Char
cot expedition, in a letter to Paris,
says: The Antarctic region is quite
up to its reputation. I understand
how one can be fascinated with these
weird landscapes. where everything
that nature shows is strange and I'm.
accustomed.
"The animals are prodigiously Gu.
rious, and the formation Of the noun.
tains and glaciers very unexpected.
1t Is unfortunate that we cannot spend
ten days at this place. Deception SO
inaptly named. The penguins are most
interested in my work. When 1 turn
over pieces Of rock on the shores they
come up to watch what / am doing,
draw closer and closer, elbow each
other to see better. peck the placer
where I am digging and end up by
hustling me-. l had to speak very plain
ly to one this morning, and he walked
away limping."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
VINO GAVE AWAY IRIS


Some out of town visitors were TAX
Ing In an Eighth avenue cafe. The
orchestra wss excellent, the pianist
especially, but ffrst ons waiter and
then another. to their surprise, would
quit waiting and sing.
One sang so we'll that he was en-.
cored again and again. That 10, quar-.
tiers were thrown at him from all sides
of the room. Half dollars sometimes.
They fell in the sawdust about his
feet. He kept right on singing. NOV.
ing toward the raining quarters, how.
ever, and pushing them nearer to him,
so that he presently stood in an inter.
esting little circle Of quarters and half
dollars, the pianist playing his very
best at his accompaniment, ringing In
extra touches, playing beautifully. in.
deed.
How accommodating the accom-.
PIANIST is" commented a visitor.
Wait, and you'll see why" said q
New Yorker who was with them.
Just then, the rain of money ceasing,
the waiter quit singing, stopped. gath.
cred up the money, divided 1t in half,
and gave half to the pianist before he
resumed his work Of waiting on the
guests.
That's the first waiter I aver say
give away his tips" the visitor said
New York Post.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
The Life of a Nation,

Your nation may have art, poetry
and science, all the refinements Of civ
rilized life. all the comforts and safe
guards that human ingenuity can de.
wise; but If it lose this spirit of per-
sonal and local independence, 1t 10
doomed and deserves its doom. As
President Cleveland has well said, 1t
is not the business of a government to
support its people, but Of the people
to support their government; and
once to lose sight of this vital truth is
as dangerous as to trine with some
stealthy narcotic poison. OF the two
opposite perils which have perpetually
threatened the welfare of political SO.
ciety-anarchy on the one hand, loss
of self-government on the other
Jefferson was right in maintaining that
the latter is really the more to be
dreaded because its beginnings are SC
terribly insidious.-John Fiske.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Poet. Of National Greatness.


Victor Hugo once said in his lord.
ly, generalizing way, that it was
Shakespeare who prevented England
from being only another Carthage;
and it is indeed true that but for our
great poets we should not hold the
place we hold in the opinion of Ell:
rope. Because Of them we do not
vince when we are described as a ma.
ton of sh~opkeepers, for they prove
that we, like the Florentines and vene'
tians, are something more than that
M. Bourget has expressed the general
wonder of cultivated foreigners that
the English nation which seems SC
matter Of fact. and even dull, should
have produced two poets compared
with whose works all other poetry
seems to be prose; and these poets are
the very two who r to be honored to
day in Rome. 1t is certainly a fact
hat more than any other nation VIC
produce men of genius who vary ex
tremely from our normal type, and we
never have produced more wonderful
poets than Shelley and Keats.-Lon
don Times.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
HopEWELL.

L. M .Thorley and wife visited
their daughter, Mrs. o. ],
Anderson, of Beilfower, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. d. Williams
of Eolia are visiting the latter's
brother, w. II. Berg, and other
relatives.
Mrs. William Antenrith is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. John
Kraft.
Protracted meeting will begin
at Hopewell Baptist Church on
November 8, 1909.
Charlie Bourne has sold his
saw mill to Mr.. Keithley.
We are glad to know that Fred
Humphrey, who was hurt by a
fall, is better at this writing.
Sail
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Its A Top Notch Doer.

Great deeds compel regard.
The world crowns its doors.
That's why American people
have crowned DR., Kings New
Discovery the King of throat and
Lung remedies. Every atom is
a health force. 1t kills germs,
and cold and la grippe vanish.
1t heals cough-racked mem
branes and coughing stops. Sore
inlamed bronchial tubes and
lungs are cured and ~hemmorages
cease. DR.. George More, Black
Jack, N. c., writes; 1T cured
me of lung trouble, pronounced
hopeless by all doctors" 50
cents and $500. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Crump &
Kidwell.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
CountyC correspondence
Interesting Items Gathered by our Correspondents
John, were visiting their sister,
Mrs. Walter Robertson, and fam

John, were visiting their sister,
Mrs. Walter Robertson, and fam
lily.
Grand Perry went to St. Louis
again to have a operation per-
formed on a cancer.
Mrs. Tatum of Macedonia is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Henry Touring was the guest
of Stuck Brothers Sunday.
Pohn Tool and wife were the
guests of Geo. Hildebrand OF
near Benton City.
C.. N. Mabry is on the sick list.
l.. M. Horley and wife were the
guests of Otis Anderson of Bell
flower.
Edgar Mabry delivered hogs
to Montgomery Monday.
Hy. Haygood and family were
the guest of Frank Bunche's Sun.
day.
Robt. Blackshaw and family
were the guests of r. M. Smiths
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Wehrman is on the
sick list.
John Worland and wife were
the guests of his father Sunday.
Acorn
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
WHITE OAK.

Mrs. r. Blackshaw was visit
ing relatives in St. Charles.
There is several cases OF scarlet
fever in Wellsville.
Mrs. w. l.. Haygood is visit
ing her daughter in St. Louis.
Samuel blackburn and wife
wer visiting relatives inst. Louis.
Mrs. Maupin's sister of St.
Charles is visiting her and rela-
-tives.
w. t.. Sanders has his house
near completion.
Mrs. Ben Mabry was the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Tatum, OF
Macedonia.
Miss May Perry and brother,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Stockholm "ths Paris Of the North

Stockholm "the Paris Of the North"
Mr.. Edward d. Winslow, who was re-
Gently appoined American consul gen.
eral in Stockholm. has arrived In Ber-
lin from America and will proceed in
a few days to his post. He
speaks of the rapidly growing impor.
lance of the city of Stockholm as a
center for tourists. and specially for
Americans, who r and more
numerous every year. The influx is
expected to be greater than ever this
summer, in view of the exposition
which IL to be held In Stockholm,
Some Americans already know the at.
fractions of Stockholm" said Mr.,
Winslow, but more of them should
know, for Stockholm is really the
Paris of the north" a Berlin Let
ter to the New York Herald's Paris
Edition.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
An Eye For Business.

The people of Eschweg think Sven
Hedin a good business man. The mer-
chants association of that place In
vited him to deliver a lecture there,
and in reply received a letter from the
explorer in which he said he would
be delighted to comply with the re
quest, but expected to receive In re-
turn $500 marks. The secretary OF
the organization answered that the
price vas not in keeping with their
modest lei and that the explorer
probably fancied that the invitation
emanated from a colony Of American
gold mine owners
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
GOLDEN STREAM ron FRANCE
Thss Country As~ssss imrpsrssv Per
ssUsses ~ ere WssiSs ssppsyr ~
che Precious Metal.

Nearly every nation under this SON
y to-day paying golden tribute to
France. About two score govern
meats have 10 remit interest money
70 her. The interest and dividends on
the capital for her small investors rep
resent earnings in all parts Of the
world. says the American Review OF
Reviews. The road TO Paris becomes.
therefore, the route Of least resistance
for the floating gold supplies. Paris Is
absorbing into her banks from IS to
20 per cent of the metal freshly taken
from the mines. So uniformly favor
able is the international credit bal
ance to France that, since 1891, about
one-fifth of all the gold mined has
found its way into the republic. In
the year following the panic the
the world increased $500, 000. 900. This
actually equals the IL months pro-
duction of new metal. OF this gold
the Bank Of France secured 500, 000,-
600; Bank Of Germany, SIS, 000, 900; as.
ISOLATED banks of New York, 500, 000,-
600; Bank of Russia, $55, 900, 900; Bank
of Italy, $780, 900, 900; the Bank of Aus
tria-Hungary, $4,000. 900, and the Bank
OF England about $4,000. 600. The
S1,250,000 900 gold held by France and
Russia ia greater than the combined
holdings Of the banks Of other nations.
In ten years gold in the Bank of
France has increased $500, 000, 600,
while the Bank of England has been
gaining less than 2 5000. 900.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Martins zoe. Coffee is equal to
a 25c. Coffee. Martins Grocery
FAIRVIEW.

Barney Will has sold his in
terest in the lunch in Montgom-
cry and returned to the farm.
Misses May and Leta Britt
were in Montgomery Saturday.
EIw. Tackett of st. Louis has
been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. ]. Bail and son, James,
Mrs. Hunter and two daughters,
Misses Kate and Nelson, Miss
Mayme Hassler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sharp and John Hunter of Mont
gomery were driving through
this neighborhood Sunday after
noon and visited Mr.. Auchley's
persimmon grove.
James Arnold and wife visited
their daughter, Mrs. l.. Bunch,
Sunday.
Joseph Adams of Middletown
has purchased the Morg White
farm. /,
Miss Lennie Barnes of Mont
pomery was the guest of her SIS
ter, Mrs. Gliser, Saturday night
and Sunday,
lanes Barker has bought a
farm west of Martinsburg. Con-
sideration $500.
T.. O. Britt sold two mule colts
to Larry Farmer for $IIo.
II. Gliser sold a veal calf to
Chess. White Wednesday Tor
which he received $3.50 per cwt.
Our sick folks. Mrs. Mike
Moran and Otis Haygood, are
both much better.
Miss Eliza Auchley and Ce-
celia Kerwin will be confirmed in
the Catholic Church at Mont
gomery Wednesday afternoon.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Methodist Church Notes.

Sunday School 8 AS a. m. Why
are you not in the Sunday school?
Start next Sunday.
Epworth League at 1880 p. m.
Revival services continue and
the interest is deepening on the
part of the church and the public.
The crowd is increasing each eve
ming. Mr.. H. A.. Clotworthy is
winning his way to the hearts of
the people by his gosple singing.
The choir is rendering some splen-
did music under the direction of
Brother Clotworthy. Rev. j. M.
Bone, the pastor, is giving his
hearers the plain gospel which
will bear fruit for the Lord. At
tend these meetings and gather
new inspiration which will enable
you to live a better life. Get right
with God.
Some of the subjects to be dis
cussed are: "Sin and The Sinner
"God's Spirit Striving With Man
"Salvation From Sim" "Two
Masters" External Punishment
"The Refuge of Lies" "Covet-
o~usness." "Sowing and Reaping'
She services at the church Sun
day afternoon was we'll attended,
The mems meeting at the court
house Sunday afternoon was we'll
attended and every man present
promised to lead a better life.
Services Sunday ii a. m. and
p. m. The public is cordially in.
vited.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
WHEN ROYAL MAIDS PROPOSE
Have Many Delicate Ways Of Notify
Ing The Man They Design to Hon
or with Their Hand.

When a ~reigning queen Is to be mar
the subject first to her future consort.
The same rule holds good with regard
to all royal ladies who marry com.
moners
Queen Victoria has told how she
managed to put the question" to
Prince Albert-how she FIRST showed
him Windsor and its beauties, and the
distant landscape, and then said:
All this may be yours" The queen
OF Holland, on a like occasion, simply
sent = sprig of white heather, beg
ging Prince Henry to look out It's
meaning in a book of flowers and
their meanings. The Duchess OF Ar
gyle took. the following means of pro-
posing to the Marquis OF Lorne. She
WAS about to attend a state ball, and
gave It out that she would choose as
her partner for the first dance the
mai she intended to honor. She Sc
lected the Marquis, who subsequently
became her husband.
r But perhaps the most interesting
Of all ways chosen was that Of the
Duchess Of Fife. She took the Earl
as he then was, to q drawer, and
showed him its contents. There he
saw q number of trtfes he had given
her at different times, including
sprigs Of several kinds of flowers,
nov dead, he had picked for her at
various times. He was much i'm.
pressed at the sight, nor did It re.
Quire words on her part to make her
meaning plain.-Answers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Japanese Glrl's College Honor..

With the degree of bachelor OF d.
vinity a Japanese, Miss Ochima Oku-
DO, al graduated from the Pacific
Theological seminary with six other
students when the commencement ex.
ercises of the seminary were held at
the First Congregational church.
Miss Okubo is also registered in
sophomore work at the University of
California and lives in Oakland.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Tho nscheIor.s Answer.

She had just tried on her new hat
Dear me-" she unused as she
watched her reflection in the mirror
II wonder why they call these peach
basket hats?"
'T'm not sure" laughed the Jolly
bachelor, but l guess it is because
there is often a peach under them
And then she said he was the MO
est man she had ever met
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
Different.

It was the bachelor girl who stood
at the door wher the woman opened it.
II thought" she said, that you
didn't allow your neighbors to put
their milk bottles in the hall. The
last time / was here you were raising
Cain about II. And here ! had to
walk through a forest of them to get
to your door. What change has come
over the spirit of your dreamF"
The m took her by the hand
and drew her into the dat.
Talk a little kvs please" she
implored. "Those mriH bottles don't
belong to my neighbors. They be
long to me-"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29
verx consolsntlous Man.

John William Ling, a butchers
manager. cut his throat at his house
In Plumstead Common-road, London,
recently, and at the inquest a strange
reason was suggested. Ling, 1t was
stated, was g very conscientious
man." and the fact that he was going
to open a business close to his EN-
ployer's shop preyed upon his mind
He did not like the idea of opening
in opposition to his master, who he
had served for nine years. as he had
said, it would take away many of his
customers. and that would be a mean
trick.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29

Auction Sale-The household
goods owned by the Ham Broth
ers will be sold at, auction, Satur-
day afternoon November 6, 1909.
I. T. Pitman.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29

Doan's Regulets cure consti-
patton, tone the stomach, stimu-
late the liver, promote digestion
and appetite and easy passages
of the bowels. Ask your drug
gist for them. rs cents a box.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29

A Few New Articles :-Kraut,
Butter Beans, Navy Beans, New
Hominy, 1909 Rice, Prunes, Apri.
cots and Peaches. =
Martins Grocery. )
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-10-29

A Few New Articles :-Kraut,
Butter Beans, Navy Beans, New
Hominy, 1909 Rice, Prunes, April
cots and Peaches.
Martins Grocery.
The newspaper., 1909-08-27
DATE
HOURS AMOUNT

w Hendricks 100 pounds nails
IT Grotchicus blacksmithing
Mcmillan & Bell lumber
Tilden Taylor, surveying
Geo. Van Engen, surveying
L Story, surveying
Total for Crawford district
The following is the report of the
by II r Sare, overseer at Hotchkiss
April / Grading on Rogers mesa by
DATE HoUT
Reynolds place, overseer and
team
Charlie Ives and team
Harry Ainsworth, two men,
teams, plowinS at Midway
hours each 1f
Grading on Rogers mesa, over
seer Charlie Ives and teams
ShouRs each 16
Harry Ainsworth, two men, two
teams. plowing at Midway 8
hours each l6
Grading on Rogers mesa. over
seer, Charlie Ives and teams,
shours each 16
Bringing in grader and getting
tools ready for work S
Repairing roads on Leroux
creek, overseer
Repairing culverts on Rogers
mesa. overseer
Used 100 feet OF lumber
Fixing culverts and looking af-
ter men to work on Hanson
mesa, overseer
Working on Paonia road near
Midway, overseer and team 5
Archie Bennett, Barney Mack
hours each donation. Used
2x4xl6 and 6 3xl2x14
10 Working on the Midway road
overseer and Charlie Ives and
team, hours each 16
Mock and others donated
IL Working on the Midway road
overseer and team
Mechelke and others donating
IL Working on Midway road over
seer and team
Three men and teams donating
all day. three men and three
teams donating half the day
IL Went to Paonia after plow and
repaired tools for next work,
overseer and team
II Work ON the Midway road. over
seer and team. Harry Aims
worth. Charlie Ives and teams
hours each -
IL Work ON the Midway road,
overSeer and team
Harry Ainsworth and team
IL Work on the Midway road.
overseer. Al Bemis. Charlie
Ives and teams. hours each ~
Homer Campbell
Il Work on the road at Midway,
Grading. overseer. Al Bemis.
Chas. Ives hours each -
Homer Campbell I
II Repairing cottonwood bridge on
road to Paonia. overseer and
team
~ Work on Midway road. overseer
and team
Charlie Ives and team
Al Bemis
Furnished 6 Sx10N12 to Frank
wooley for culverts on Pow
ellis mesa. also 3NlaXl6,
2x4xl0
81 Looking after culverts on Pow
ellis mesa on Leroux creek
road, overseer and team
Charlie Ives and team
- Fixing culverts on Midway road
overseer and team
Barney Mock
AL Bowers
Used 1 3xl0x1s and 3xl2xlS
% Work on the Craig lane at Mid
way, overseer and team and
Barney Mock and team hours
each III
AL Bowers
George Craig donation
~ Work on the Midway road
overseer. Barney Mock, Harry
Ainsworth and teams $ hours
each -
AL Bowers
The newspaper., 1909-08-27
DATE
HOURS AMOUNT

DATE HOURS
Mock, and teams hours each 16
30 Same as above 16
May l Midway road, overseer Barney
Mock and Bob Stanslaw and
Same as above "a
Repairing culverts in adobes, over
and team 8
Midway road, overseer, Barney
Mock, Bertice and teams "a
Repairing culverts and bridges on
Midway and North Fork roads,
overseer and team 8
Louie Dietch donation 8
Used 3xl2x16 for culverts
Work Rogers mesa, looking
after waste water that was get
ting in the road, overseer 8
s Work on the river and Leroux creek,
overseer and team 8
Sent 3x12xl6, 5 3xl0x16 and 1
3x12x12 to Rogers mesa
Work on the river, overseer, Bob
Stanslaw and teams 16
A Barb, Sgel Bowers, Harry
Ainsworth, and teams hours
each II
Gordon Stoneborner, Guy Wilmot
hours each 16
Fred Hotchkiss donated
IL Work by the river bridge, over
seer, Bob Stanslaw, J A Borbe,
Sigle Bowers and teams,
hours each 81
John Youngman, Lawrence Borde
hours each 16
l3 Work on Leroux creek above
bridge overseer and team 8
Sent 3 3xl2x1s to Rogers mesa for
culverts
IA Work on Crawford road and cul-
vert by McClain place and bridge
at Davenports, overseer and
team 8
Used 3 3xl2xl6 and 3xl2xl4
l5 Work on Cottonwood bridge and
on Rogers mesa, overseer and
II Went after grader and worked on
Leroux creek. overseer and
is Work on Rogers mesa, overseer
and John Youngman and teams
hours each 10
Used 6 Sxl2xl6 on culverts by
Will Reynolds place
l9 Work on culverts on Rogers mesa
and cleaning rock out of lower
Rogers mesa road, overseer and
team 8
John Youngman s
Used 3xl2xl6
20 Looking after river. overseer and
team 1
p Work on Leroux. overseer and
team
% Repairing culverts and looking
after water in roads on Rogers
mesa, overseer and team 8
Used 3xl2xl2, Sxl6xl6. 3xl2-
KIP 3xl2xl4
% Looking after water on Rogers
mesa, overseer and team s
p Work on culverts by depot, over
seer and team s
Used Z 3Xl2xls 3xl2xl2
25 Work on eulvert by depot and grad
ing road, overseer and team s
26 Repairing bridge over Farmers
ditch at Midway, overseer and
team S
Thomas Sayer S
Used 3xlOxl6 and l 3xl2xI6
bought two stringers of Will
Sumner for
p With Commissioner looking over
roads on Rogers mesa and road
leading to Payne mesa, overseer
and team S
y Looking Tor new right OF way for
road down Leroux creek
into -Hotchkiss and surveying
the same with Mr.. Reed and Mr..
Quick, Fred Hotchkiss and Com
missioner. overseer and team 5
29 Half day on the road with Com
missioner and half day repairing
bridge (Scott) rolling rock from
Duke grade, overseer and team S
Used l 3xl0xl6
81 Work on the Duke grade and re-
pairing culverts on Rogers mesa
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
Working with Gas Balloons

WHEN g hydrogen gas balloon goes up. the
gas expands as thinner atmosphere Is
Reached. and 20 great heights the expansion
causes an explosion. By building balloons Of
greater capacity and very light, exploration Of
sui greater attitudes may be accomplished
When the balloons are released with instru-
nents they carry small parachutes which open
when the gas bag cXpl0les and these drop
slowly toward the earth. When the balloon
reach an altitude within the second laver Of AIR
they travci with great velocity making from
forty o. eighty miles an hour. When they pass
beyond tins altitude they gradually cease their
violent speed. and sometimes travel IN the op-
posIte direction a. very slow speed OF remain
stationary.
The science of weather prediction may thus
be said T. be lust entering upon lis second era
II has taken al these years 70 secure trustWor ny
data concerning the nature of the ar rmmell-
atelv above With such data II has been I'M
possible 70 do more than make surface preiic-
Il0us- The true solution Of the problem must
bc made through closer knowledge Of the rela-
tive effect OF the various layers upon one an
other
For instance. the great planetary swirl II the
second LAYER Of ar may have direct bearing
tiron the disturbance Of the lower stratum, or
the latter may simply react upon the former
and cause local interruptions IN the great
uds As the three distinct LAYERS Of arr
tioat one upon another much OIL floats upon
water. = NAV be that the function II each Is
separate from the Others and no reaction fol
lows.
One other fact has been recorded IN the last
year. The beginning OF the third LAYER of arr
changes somewhat Al different times of The
q half miles. and IN winter al a lower altitude
So after al the theory that our weather IS mod
fled by the condition 81 the upper LAYERS OF az
has q foundation IN fact