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The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
How Lightning Splits Trees.

Lightning makes trees explode, like
overcharged- boilers. The flame of the
lightning does not burn them up, nor
does the electric flash split them like
an AK. The bolt flows through into all
the damp interstices of the trunk and
into the hollows under its bark. All
the moisture at once is turned into
steam, which by its immediate explo-
sion rips open the tree. For centuries
this simple theory puzzled scientists,
but they have got in right at last.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
CHAPTER TX.
The Halcyon Breakfast.

The Halcyon Breakfast.
We were still dazed, think, for we
wandered like two troubled children,
our one idea at first to get as far
away as we could from the horror be-
hind us. We were both bare headed,
grimy, pallid through the grit. Now
and then we met little groups of coun-
try folk hurrying to the track; they
stared at us curiously, and some
wished to question US. But we hur-
ried past them; we had put the wreck
behind us. That way lay madness.
Only once the girl turned and look
ed behind her. The wreck was hid
den, but the smoke cloud hung heavy
and dense. For the first time | re-
membered that my companion had not
been alone on the train.
1T is quiet here l suggested IF
YOU will sit, down on the bank will
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
CHAPTER VIll-Continued.

Her voice and my arm were bring
ing me to my senses. Il hear" | said.
It'll cit up in a second. Are you
hurt?"
NO. only bruised. Do you think
you can walk"
| drew up one foot after another,
gingerly.
They seem to move all right" l
remarked obviously. Would you mind
telling me where the back of my head
has gone? | can't help thinking it
isn't there"
She made a quick examination. IT'S
pretty badly bumped" she said. You
must have fallen on it."
had got up on my uninjured elbow
by that time, but the pain threw me
back. Don't look at the wreck" l
entreated her. ITS no sight for a
woman. If-if there is any way to tie
up this arm. might be able to do
something. There may be people un-
der those cars"
Then it is too late to help" she re-
piled solemnly. A little shower of
feathers, each carrying its fiery lamp,
blew over us from some burning pill
low. A part of the wreck collapsed
with crash. In a resolute endeavor
to play a mans part in the tragedy
going on all around. got to my knees.
Then | realized what | had not no.
ticed before: The hand and wrist of
the broken left arm were jammed
through the handle Of the sealskin
grip. | gasped and sat down sud-
denly.
You must not do that" the girl
insisted. | noticed now that she kept
her back to the wreck, her eyes avert
ed "The weight of the travelling bag
must be agony. Let me support the
ydlise until we can get it cut off.
"Will it have to be cut Off" l
asked as calmly as possible. There
were red-hot stabs of agony clear to
my neck, but we were moving slowly
away from the track.
Yes she replied. with dumfound-
ing GOODNESS. IF | had a knife |
could do 1t myself. You might sit
here and lean against this fence
BY that time my returning faculties
had realized that she was going to cut
off the satchel, not the arm. The diz-
Ziness was leaving and | was gradual
ly becoming myself.
"lf you pull, it might come" | sug-
gested. And with that weight gone,
! think | will cease to be five feet
eleven inches of baby"
She tried gently to loosen the han
die, but it would not move, and at last,
with great drops of cold perspiration
over me, had to give up.
I'm afraid can't stand it," | said.
"But there's knife somewhere around
these clothes, and if ! can find it, per-
haps you can cut the leather"
AS | gave her the knife she turned
it over, examining it with a peculiar
expression, bewilderment rather than
surprise. But she said nothing. She
set to work deftly, and in few min
-utes the bag dropped free.
That's better" / declared, sitting
up, "Now. if you can pin my sleeve
to my coat. it will support the arm
SO we can get away from here"
THE pin might give" she objected,
"and the jerk would be terrible" She
looked around, puzzled; then she got
up, coming back in minute with a
.draggled, partly scorched sheet. This
she tore into a large square. and after
she had folded it, she slipped it under
the broken arm and tied it securely
at the back of my neck.
The relief was immediate, and, pick
ing up the sealskin bag, walked slow
ly beside her, away from the track.
The first act was over; the curtain
fallen. The scene was "struck."
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
Pipe Gives Cadet Typhoid.

Midshipman Smith, who was strick-
en- with typhoid fever on the Indiana
at Plymouth. England, contracted the
disease, 1t is said. from smoking a
briar used nearly year ago by his
roommate at Annapolis who had bad
case of typhoid. This theory is taken
as proof that concentrated nicotine
cannot destroy typhoid germ. The
medical department of the navy will
examine into the theory with the de-
suit that midshipmen of the future
may confne themselves to their own
pipes.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02


ting out of her mind something that
obtruded now and then. 1t brought
with it a return of the puzzled express
sion that | had surprised early In the
day, before the wreck | caught it
once, when, breakfast over, she was
Tightening the sling that held the
broken arm. | had prolonged the
morning meal as much as | could, but
when the wooden clock with the pinh
roses on the dial pointed to half after
ten, and the mother with the duplicate
youngsters had not come back Miss
West made the move | had dreaded.
"If we are to get into Baltimore at
all we must start" she said, rising
You ought to see doctor as soon as
possible"
Hush" I said warningly. Don't
mention the arm, please; it is asleep
now. You may rouse it"
"If | only had a hat she reflected.
TT wouldn't need to be much of one,
but" She gave a little cry and
darted to the corner. Look, she
said triumphantly, 'the very thing.
With the green streamers tied up in
bow, like this-do you suppose the
child would mind? l can put 50 or
so here-that would buy dozen or
them"
1t was queer affair of straw, that
hat, with a round crown and rim
that Topped dismally. With single
movement she had turned it up at one
side and fitted 1t to her head. Gro
tesque by ITSELF when she wore it 1t
was thing of joy.
Evidently the lack of head covering
had troubled her. for she was elated
at her find. She left me, scrawling a
note of thanks and pinning it with a
bill to the table-cloth, and ran up
stairs to the mirror and the promised
soap and water.
| did not see her when she came
| down. l had discovered bench with
tin basin outside the kitchen door,
| and was washing, in a helpless, one
| sided way. felt rather than saw that
! she was standing in the doorway, and
l made final plunge into the basin.
How is it possible for man with
only TISHL HdHu W wash hiS lcls
ear?" | asked from the roller towel.
was distinctly uncomfortable: Men are
more rigidly creatures of conven
tion than women, whether they admit
it or not There is so much soap on
me still that if | laugh will blow
bubbles. Washing with rain water
and homemade soap is like motoring
on a slippery road. I only struck the
high places"
Then, having achieved brilliant
polish with the towel, I looked at the
girl.
She was leaning against the frame
of the door, her face perfectly color
less, her breath coming in slow, diff
ficult respirations. The erratic hat
was pinned to place, but it had slit
rakishly to one side. When real
lied that she was staring, not at me
but past me to the road along which
we had come, l turned and followed
her gaze. There was no one in sight
the lane stretched dust white in thu
sumo moving figure on it, no sigl
of life.
ITO RE CONTINJJED)
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
TIT for Tat.

Miss Bings," stammered the young
man. II called on you last night did
not?"
What an odd question! OF course
you did"
"W-w-well, just wanted to say that
II proposed to you l was drunk"
ITO ease your mind. will say that
II l accepted you was crazy."-Judge.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
LydiaE. .Pinkham's
We ge table Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me. as it
restored my health
and strength. /
never forget to tell
my friends what
IydiaE. Pinkham'S
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
A Mothers Anxiety.

Willie-Ma. can't l go out on the
street for little while? Tommy
Jones says there's comet to be
seen.
Mother-Well. yes; but don't you
70 too near.-Boston Transcript.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
Get a Move On.

The Loafer-A.as! my ship doesn't
come in.
The Real Man-Then get a move on
and help some other fellow unload
his.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02

Constipation causes ana seriously aggravate.
many diseases. II Is thoroughly cured by DR.
Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coated granules.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02

A fool can always find another fool
to admire him.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02

Some men are self-made and some
others are wife-made.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02

The Joker-What do you think of
Paintems painting of the ocean?
The Artist thought the water
looked too calm.
The JOKER guess it's the oil on
It that does that.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

Graniteville, Vt. -"I was passing
through the Chanpeof Life and suffered
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Highly Respected Negro Woman DID
Saturday Evening.

Clara Mccoy, one of the compart
lively few thoroughly industrious sni
respected negro women of this place,
died at her home, northeast OF town
Saturday evening.
Clara, as she was kpt Nd o a lara
number of the people OF vi Welsh, 10
whom she has worked during the pss
year and a half of her residence here
was the mother of a large family u
children, who, together with her has
band, Fraak Mccoy, are left TO noun
their loss. While not of the 'oa
time" in point of years, she had trslp|
ing and manners of the good old man
mics of "befo de wsh," and was thor
oughly respected by all who knew Del
The funeral services were conducIa
by the Rev. David Harrison OF Wv
Negro Methodist Church OF welsh
The remains we're taken back to na
old home at Sunset, La, for interneph
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18

Mr.. Jessie Bushnell was united III
the holy bonds of wedlOck on Wednes
day evening to Miss Leona Lewis
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, David Less
at the home of the bride. Rev. CS's
P. Metcalf performed the ceremon!
in the presence of a few frlenus
and immediate relatives. After nav
ing been congrated by those presen'
on their new condition in life :
wedding supper was served.
Mr.. Bushnell is a ranger In the FOE
est Service and has been located ~
Ash Fork during the simmer. be -
a bright young man, with good ~hsc
its. thrifty, and stands we'll in the ssf'
vice and in the co immunity.
The new Mrs Bushnell is the seconu
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David Lew
is, young lady Of many fine quar-
ties, with a large circle OF frienas'
who wish both a long, happy pros
porous, married life.
They left this morning for Ash foru
to remain a short time, then VIII 10
turn to Flagstaff, where Mr.. BusO'
nell has fitted up a coy cottage ~,
his bride.-The Cocomino CARTOONS
Sun.
jessie Bushnell is well known II
this locality, having grown 10 nan
hood here where he has many frlenu'
who will be pleased to learn OF h''
happy marriage.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Harvey Donham Sustains Ser.
ious Injury at the Oil
Field FRIDAY,

Harvey Donham, one of The ii
known young man of Welsh, WHOM
been working in the Welsh Oil MI
for some time past, sustained a ssro]
injury last Friday that will cause 4
loss of at least three fingers from n
hand. While attempting to coull
the "sucker" the fastening sbv|
broke, letting the weight OF the rod al,
holdings come down on bis hand n
such a way as to sever the thumb \
the firstjoint, and the fore finger bsi
of the knuckle joint, and mutistsd b
third finger in such a manner IS d
make amputariOn necessary. he vi
Immediately drought to town, wher
his injuries we're treated. And at Dbl
writing he is resting as well las eOul
be expected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Rev. David Harrison Soll,ltI,, n
Erection Of School BuIld', y
In the Quarters

Rev David Harrison hs, IN.
chased a lot from DR.. ArceD ~"
is now soliciting aid for Tho a..
tlon OF a school building and ,'
hall for his people in the "qo,rs
A building of this sort is ,s,,
needed by these people, as thu, h
no place to hold their school M,
public gatherings, except IN n
church. Rev. Harrison, whobu1
here something like q wear, il, j
deal of a hustler and has done +. :, !,
deal for the moral ..bettermeut n
people under his charge, and i, il
be hoped he may meet with sucesa
his present undertaking, as Il |,
laudable one.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Welsh Bakery Cam. .

Arthur Lu>igan, VII, Y
and operateu The Wel.t ~
for the past two ve.,. '''e
Thomas A. Boudreaz xh. '%
thlDede E The transfer Ia
fectiVe last Saturday e. ' ~
expects to open up a ,s.,'
short order house in the Ian '''|
Gently vacated by the On. /
Shop north Of the Mssop,ey ~
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Rainy and Ceol,r

Contrary to the usu., l.,
events, the weather man ,h'
IN accord with the predic,io'.
government weather prophs,
rain and cooler weather The 81
OF the week. Rain began t,l,'
Tuesday forenoon and ,ss|
throughout the greater Dss \
day. A decided decline n Y
ture was also noticeable. n.y. ~
was very acceptable to thu ~
town, at any rate. as i. ,.,,,' ' !
dust and filed the cists,D, :.
becoming quite low.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22

one years old. OF . little moro
than medium height. slender. and
Of !er, attractive appearance. hav.
ing an especially beautiful COM
plexion- She Is a. animated as her
famous sister-in-law. Mrs. Alice Roose-
welt Longworth. whose house guest
she was for . time just before Mrs.
Longworth sailed for England to Join
her father.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. strongly re-
sembles his father In looks. but Is de-
cidedly reserved and Is generally cred
tied with being far less democratic
than certain other members Of the
family. As q boy he rode horseback
and engaged In all the other outdoor
pursuits Of the juvenile Roosevelt clan
at their home at Oyster Bay and he
took some part In athletics during
his preparatory school course at Gro
ton and his collegiate course at Har-
ward. but In the main he has been less
enthusiastic on the subject Of life In
the open than his father and brother
Kermit. He has always been Of a
studi0us nature and his romance with
Miss Alexander Is said to have had
its beginnings In the mutual love OF
these young people for music For all
that Teddy. IT," has eschewed the
sensational In outdoor athletics. he did
participate two years ago in a bal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
Too Many Different Systems Of Storm
Signals IN Use at the Present
Time.

Upward OF twenty different systems
Of storm signals are at present used
by the maritime countries Of the
world. A uniform International code
Is a desideratum. and the task OF de-
vising one was entrusted by the inter-
national meteorological committee to
a small commission. which met IN
London last summer and agreed to rec
ommend to the committee the adop.
ton of a code proposed by Professor
Moore. chief Of the United States
weather bureau. This code substi-
tutes a few simple combinations Of
the large conical symbols now used At
Q majority of the European ports for
the storm flags heretofore used In the
United States and sopie other coun-
tries. Combinations Of red and white
lanterns are to be used At night to con.
vey the same Information AZ the day
signals. The proposed code has not
yet however. been formally adopted
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22

Rev. Henry NJ. Sanders. a great
uncle Of the bride. officiated. assisted
by DR.. Gordon Russell Of Crawford.
N. J.
After the ceremony the bridal party
was entertained At the home of the
brides uncle. Charles b. Alexander.
At least a part of the honeymoon will
be spent at Sycamore Hill. the coun.
try home Of the Roosevelt family at
Oyster Bay. Long Island. Later in the
summer the young couple will start
for San Francisco. where Mr.. Roose.
Welt Is TO be in charge Of the inter
ests Of the carpet manufacturing firm
with which he has been associated for
some time.
= The love story Of the young couple
has been a quick-moving romance
Their engagement was announced only
last winter. and the news was cabled
to Colonel Roosevelt. resulting in the
speedy receipt Of his approval and
congratulations. The bride. who Is
the daughter Of Henry Addison
Alexander OF New York. Is twenty.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
FROM DAY TO DAY
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
4 WIDE AREA IS COVERED
Embracing . Condemnation o. Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
Interested.
Washington.

Representative George ". Norris
of Nebraska announced that he VIII
not be a candidate for the republican
nomination for the senate and VIII be
a candidate for denomination for the
house.
International commerce. according
TO statistics procured by the depart
ment OF commerce and labor. showed
a marked Improvement IN all the prln.
cipal countries of the world Tor the
year ending in April. 1910.
Splendid prospects for fruit in New
England and the Pacific coast states
almost counterbalance the poor show
ing OF the central states. where late
frost got in telling work, according 10
a report made public by the depart
ment of agriculture on genera! crop
growth.
Democratic members of the house.
who, on May %. prevented the s2'.voo
appropriation for President Tafts
travelling expenses for the fiscal year
of 1911 being made available Tor use
for the closing months of the hscal
year. ending June 80, 1910. viii! not
oppose the appropriation as arranged
by the senate in the sundry civil APP
preparation.
As a result of information sent 10
the house by the war department dis
closing the alleged fact that Frank
w. Carpenter. executive secretary OF
the Philippine government. and r. Il.
Worcester. had bought and leased
"friar lands in the Philippines. Rep
resentatiye Martin tdem-, COLI intro
duced a resolution demanding an IN
vestigation and charging malfeasance
In office.
Coal rates from the Colorado fields
70 towns along the Northwestern rail-
road between Chadron and Stuart in
Nebraska were reduced % cents ton,
by the Interstate commerce commits
sion. The rates to DeadwoOd. Lead
and Rapid City We're reduced .o cents
per ton by the same order. which was
the decision OF the commission on a
complaint filed by the Colorado fuel
traffic association.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
An Embryo Emancipator.

A little miss riding on q Brooklyn
the conductor half fare. How old
are you, little girl?' he Queried. GIN
gerly handling her fare.
She pursed her lips for q moment
then calmly opened her purse. dropped
two more pennies into the conductors
extended palm. snapped her purse
and d.murely replied: You have
your fare. sir: my stattstics are my
own"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
Trial Bottle Eeoo Bv llai
For Proper Care Of tuberculosis.

According to the National AssOciS
ton for the Study and Prevention OF
tuberculosis. New York state leads
In the number of beds for cOnsump
tives provided up to May I. with 6.l7e
beds: Massachusetts, Is second. with
2.403 beds: Pennsylvania third. with
2347 beds: Colorado fourth. with l.4SS
beds. and New Mexico fifth. with
1.1O4 beds. As yet. not one state In
the country has made adequate pro
vision for its consumptives. New
York has set itself the task Of having
NO uncared-for tuberculosis In 1915"
and several cities In other parts OF
the country have adopted similar pro-
grams The national association
says that tuberculosis will not be
stamped out until all cases OF this
disease are cared for either In their
homes or In institutions. With this
end in view. efforts will be made to
Increase the number of hospital beds
in this country to at least $4,000 By
May I. 1911.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
Personal.

Jim Jeffries kept his promise and
put in six hours of boxing.
Petitions are out to force ". J.
Bryan into the senatorial race.
Johnson and Jefries may have to
put off their much advertised fight.
Two of the graduating West Point
cadets were married the following
day
President Taft Is hopeful that con.
gresS will get through before L:ane is
gone.
President Taft and family will soon
go to their summer home al Beverly,
Mass
Judge Peter S. Grosscup delivered
an address before the Philadelphia
academy of law.
Iowa republicans have entered on
a new fight for control of the coming
state convention.
Judge Peter S. Grosscup discussed
Intellectual honesty before the STU
dents OF Augustana college.
Party loyalty was the keynote in
the Wisconsin convention speeches.
William T. Vernon. registrar of the
United States treasury has resigned
the presidency Of the Western Uniyer.
sitv and Industrial School
Judge Prouty of Des Moines, after
years of effort, finally stands a chance
OF becoming a congressman.
Wisconsin republicans warmly en-.
dorsed the administration OF Presi.
dert Taft and the new tariff law.
King George and Queen Mary en-.
tertained Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
at luncheon at Marlborough house in
London.
Through his legal representatives.,
James J. Jeffries has settled the
5000 gambling debt contract with
Stout and Miller. gambling house
proprietors Of Reno. New. four years
ago.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
Waiting for Decision.

Just as soon as the courts decide
the case wherein the 2-cent fare law
the freight rate law and other rail
road rate questions are involved, the
railway commission will be in posi-
ton To issue schedule Of class rates
that may be charged in Nebraska.
One of the principal points involved
in the litigation now pending. is a
division of the earnings and expenses
of railroads between state and inter.
state business. The attorney general
has maintained that the arbitrary ap-
p9rtionment made by the railroads
is not just to the state. II he is up
held then the commission will be in
a position to know just what the
rates should be in this state as it
will be possible then to figure just
what the expenses of the roads are
as we'll as the state earnings.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
LAW IS HELD GOOD.
The Employer Liability Enactment
Upheld.


Upheld.
The supreme court has upheld the
validity of the employers liability
act passed by the legislature of 1907.
In the case Of Frank SwOboda against
the Union Pacific Railroad company.
wherein a judgment was given in IA
vor of SwOboda. the railroad alleged
that the plaintiff at the thine of his
injury was not engaged in construc-
ton or repair work within the mean
ing of the employers liability act.
The court holds that the evidence Is
SUFFICIENT as 1t shows that the plain
TIN was engaged In construction or
repair at the time he was injured
by a steam hammer. which he was
helping operate in the Union Pacific
blacksmith shop at Omaha. Swo-
bOda and another employee were Oper-
ating steam hammer weighing
about 500 pounds In fiattening iron
washers which were being made for
general use by the railroad company
in repair of engines and cars.
The employers liability act pro-
vides that every railroad company
operating a railroad engine. car or
train in the state of Nebraska shall
be liable to any of its employees who
at the time Of injury are engaged in
construction or repair work or in the
use or operation of an engine. car or
train for said company for all dam
ages which may result from the
negligence of any of its officers.
agents or employees. The court says
this is valid law and not repugnant
to the fourteenth amendment to the
federal constitution.