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The Laclede blade., 1910-06-17
ITEMS PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN.
Personal and Local News and Other Things
You MAY Care 70 Know About
Cat Show Saturday night.

= AhAot&teJs cuhC 80. iEyGta Ssa ass,
About 5000 tobacco plants for
sale by w. S. Watson.
Sweet potatoes plants for sale by
H. B. VanValkenburg.
Empress, the -four what am best,
$1.45 per sack at Carothers & Al
lens.
Try a can of Empire harvester
oil; SOC per gallon at Carothers 8
Allen.
Laclede Mill has all kinds of feed
on hand. All feed delivered
promptly.
Just received, assorted jardinier-
es 1O-inch size only 90c at Caroth-
ers & Allen.
Caribao buggy whips, the best
made, at all prices, for sale by j.
w. Anderson
Eyes tested free by DIR. Pratt at
the Anderson house house Thurs
day, June %.
Cake baking contest July 16.
Big prizes. Better get busy. Car
others & Allen.
Mrs. Grace Leech will sell her
Newman Bros. piano. Inquire Of
Mrs. J. W. Haight.
Mothers Corn Flakes, finest on
the market; 8 packages for 25c at
Carothers & Aliens.
All varieties of sweet potato
plants for sale by L. M. Wilson at
residence in West Laclede.
A fine new steel bridge was put
in this week across Turkey creek
near John Napple's on route one.
The big closing out piano sale
at S. M. Browns store is still
going on. Call and get a bargain.
Bring your wool to me at La
clede and l will pay you the
highest market price. Vim. Kraft.
Golden Days steel cut coffee is
pleasant to the taste. Try can;
Soc per can at Carothers & Aliens. |
The best painters in town use the |
only strictly pure paint-Mound
City Co.'s Horse Shoe brand. w.
r. Barton.
DR.. Pratt, the optician, has been
making monthly trips to Laclede
for seven years Here again Thurs
day, June %.
The regular June teachers ex-
aminations will be held at the
school building in Laclede, Friday
and Saturday, June "a and 25.
The st. Louis Daily Times, one
of the best dailies for the farmer,
and THE BLADE, both one year for
So 90. Why not order today?
Your suit dry cleaned at the
Lomax Pantatorium and subjected
to the heat and weight of their big
geese will make it appear a new
one.
Cement brick and cement blocks
always on hand at Geo. Plowman' s
factory at Groes' shop. Let him
move your house and do your
bricklaying and stone work. Ii
Rev. William Sissens has inn Z
proved his residence Nproperty by
the house and putting a !
solid concrete foundation under it &
and putting a new granitoid walk I
around it. j
Ladies, wouldn't yon like to
have your soiIed. out-of- shape suits
brought back to you crisp, clean,
nicely pressed. in fact. as good as
newt Let Lomax's Pentatorium 5
call for them and they VIII be re-
turned in Just such condition !
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The Laclede blade., 1910-06-17
Some Evening Reyeries.

ment it is tired mothers; weary
limbs, sad hearts and puzzling
brains all attest to the fact. There
ought to be special privileges
granted to tired mothers ais much
as to invalids. Those who have
passed thru this trying ordeal know
how to sympathize, know how to
excuse the shortcomings of those
who are passing thru the narrow
gateways, the thorny paths, the
rough highways, where temptation
holds high revelry, and the angel
of peace sits in the shadow.
Tired mothers! always anxious,
scheming, planning and economic
ing how they can manage their de-
tail of domestic life with least ex-
pense; for children are such a drain
upon the resources of ones time,
heart and pocket. The mothers
doing double work, triple work
themselves, to save for this or that
until the nerves are strained and
shattered to a-degree unbearable to
themselves, and particularly often
sive to others.
Let me entreat you fathers and
husbands, deal gently with the wife
and mother; cheer and brighten her
life by all means in your power,
for she needs your help in many
ways, to buoy her up and sustain
her, that she may be nerved with
fresh vigor to impart to the little
ones who are a constant drain up
on her life and energies.
We often wonder why it is that
people, if they know any good of
their neighbor, seem to think it
their duty to keep the fact secret
never to be divulged until their
neighbor has passed away and is
laid in his grave, and then to be
brought to light when it can be of
no earthly benefit to him. 1t is
not so with their faults, which all
take more or less pleasure in mag
nifying before the public. Many a
man has been driven to the dogs
for the want of a little encourage
ment and just recognition of his
honest efforts to do right, that are
not appreciated by his fellow men.
If people would take one-half the
trouble to encourage others in well
doing that they do to circulate
everything they hear derogatory to
them, the world would be much
better and many man saved from
becoming a criminal. Men whose
good deeds are ignored by society
and whose slightest fault is contin-
ually harped upon and magnifed,
soon lose all self-respect and care
nothing for society, because society |
cares nothing for them. They may |
know they do wrong, but if it is no
credit to do right, what encourage
nent have they to do better? One
half Of the criminals in our jails
and penitentiaries have been made
such, in all probability, by the un-
kindness of their fellow men, who
nave always stood ready to condemn
,very little offence without stop
ping to inquire into the circum-
stances that may have caused the
,arty to do wrong. We should
'ut ourselves in our neigobor's
olace surrounded by the same cir
:amstances, then we would be bet
er able to judge and not have to
vait till they are dead before we
ould say something good about
hem.
The Laclede blade., 1910-06-17
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention OF Those Who Come and Go
During the Week

/ Ed Love has visited relatives and
friends here the past week.
/ Ell. Eccles and son Buel visited
the formers brother at Chula this
week.
/ Miss Lettie Dougherty returned
home Wednesday from a visit at
Dawn.
Lonnie Bruins has gone to
Hannibal to attend a commercial
college.
! Miss Anna Ransom left Friday
for visit with relatives at Grin
nell, Iowa.
Mrs. w. M. Duffie of Hamilton
is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. F.
Clay, in Laclede.
Leonard Jones left Saturday for
Kansas, where he will work on a
ranch this summer.
Henry Sam of Chula spent Sun
day with Clarence Stapleton and
family ON route one
Master Clay Baird is spending
the week with his friend, Lee
Landree, ON route three.
Misses Freada and Erma Wilson
of Hamilton are guests of Miss
Edna Wilson in Laclede.
Mrs. Sigel Phlum and Miss
Margaret Plunkett of Newark are
visiting Mrs Sam Tapscott.
Mrs. Fan ME Maybee of Kansas
City is here visiting her son, H. E.
Maybee, and family and other rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cudy and
Mrs. Peter Miller of Brookfeld
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. I'll.
Hetrick Sunday.
H. P. Lauritsen of Brookfeld
was the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
G. Ell. Hetrick, and family here
the last of the week.
Miss Jennie Stark is here from
Columbia and will spend the sum-
mer with her aunt, Mrs. Harry
Landree, On route three.
E. P. Pennoyer, who formerly
lived near Laclede, has sold his
farm at Marionville, but expects to
buy again in that vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Lippitt and
baby were over from Meadville and
spent Sunday with Mrs. Lippitt's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Burke.
Mrs. Mary Welsh and daughter,
Miss Belle, of Charlton county and
Mrs. E. K. Welsh of route one
spent Tuesday with. Mrs. j. B.
Jones in Laclede.
Misses Edith and Ruth Loomis
and Mrs. S. D. Evans and little
niece, Louese Evans, of Meadville
were guests of Mrs. NJ. P. Benson
in Laclede Wednesday.
Misses Luella and Ethel Shoup
and Roy Shoup and Weber Albert
son of Meadville were guests of
Misses Eta and Mary Dye and
Anna Brooker Sunday.
DIR. q. T. Standby and son
Harold accompanied Mrs j. E.
Kent to Kansas City Wednesday
where Mrs. Kent had
an operation performed on her eyes,
Miss Bertha Hawes of Chillicothe
spent the first of the week with
home folk in Laclede. Little Miss
Ruth Robson came down with her
and spent a couple of days with her
little friends, Lucille and Marguerite
Jones.
g. o. Boomer, who sold his
farm last week to o. l. Fay, left
The Laclede blade., 1910-06-17
THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW
Pungent Paragraphs Picked up by Our Peram-
buIatlns PsnciI Pusher.

4 Luc H0Ab TeSuldr lHctOluR VI Gut
1 w. G. T. U. will be held at the
home Of Mrs. John Sweem next
| Tuesday at the usual hour and all
membyss are urged to be present.
! A Scat Show" will be given by
1.-THE Epworth League at the home
of Mrs. Foreman next Saturday
might, June 1S. Prizes will be
awarded and refreshments will be
served. Everyone invited to come.
Robert Packham and Albert
Huffman of BrookfieId, who as
saulted J. w. Lind and wrecked
| the interior of the Forker school
house ON Wednesday Of last week,
were tried before Judge Libby at
Linneus Monday on the assault
charge and sentenced to thirty days
In the county Jail. They were not
tried on the other charge.
Miss Mabel Kraft closed sue
cessful term of school at the Locust
Greek school house last Friday. A
large number of the patrons
gathered at the school house in the
afternoon and enjoyed the program
that had been prepared. Miss
Kraft will teach in the Laclede
schools next winter and L.. w.
Libby will teach the Locust school.
DR.. z. II. Standby, who recently
purchased 16O acres Of the Turney
farm southeast Of town, ON Tuesday
sold 1913 acres of it to w. s. Saw
age, the local real estate dealer,
keeping the 10 acres adjoining his
other farm near town. Mr.. Savage
knows how rapidly Jefferson town
ship land is increasing in value and
that no better investment could be
made and is to be congratulated on
his purchase.
III. Enrich has put in a concrete
bridge near his home and a con-
crete culvert at the Standby corner
southeast of town. 7. d. Mouser
is putting in several on the Brook
field road east of town. While the
cost of concrete bridges and cul-
verts is larger than that of the
wooden ones, they last many times
as long and are always in condition
to use, and the township board is
to be congratulated for using the
peoples money in a way that will
give the best and most permanent
results.
Farmers who are interested in
the best methods of building up
their lands should be at the Linn
county experiment station one
mile north of Laclnde Saturday
afternoon, June IS. G. Ell.
Hutchinson of the Missouri ex-
pertinent station will be there and
will be prepared to answer any
questions and furnish any infor-
nation desried on the best ferti-
lizers for Linn county soil. Show
your interest in what the state is
trying to do for you through this
station by going and
learning what has been done and
what you can do.
In honor Of the birthday of Mrs.
Mary Welsh and her nephew Rex,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Welsh,
q number of relatives and friends
met at the formers home Monday
afternoon, June Is, and had most
time. Refreshments
were served, consisting Office cream
and three kinds of cake. The guests
we're Mrs. John Frakes, Mrs. Mary
Frakes and daughter Florence;
Mrs. Alya Welsh and children,
Walter and Herbert Had
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11

"He admits that he had the bag
somebody said behind me. "How did
you guess that he wore glasses, any
howe" to the amateur sleuth.
That gentleman cleared his throat.
There were two reasons" he said,
"for suspecting it. When you see a
ing, a healthy Individual with a PEN
sive eye-suspect astigmatism. Be-
sides, this gentleman has a pro-
nounced line across the bridge Of his
nose and a mark on his ear from the
chain"
After this remarkable exhibition Of
the theoretical as combined with the
practical, he sank into a seat near by,
and still holding the chain. sat with
closed eyes and pursed lips. 1t was
evident to all the car that the solution
OF the mystery was a question Of mo-
ments. Once he bent forward eagerly
and putting the chain on the window
sill, proceeded to go over 1t with a
pocket magnifying glass. only to
shake his head in disappointment. All
the people around shook their heads
too, although they had not the slight
est idea what 1t was about.
The pounding in my ears began
again. The group around me seemed
to be suddenly motionless in the very
act Of moving. as II a hypnotist had
called "Rigid!" The girl In blue was
looking at me. and above the din
thought she said she must speak to
me-something vital. The pounding
grew louder and merged into a scream
With a grinding and splintering the
car rose under my feet. Then It fell
away into darkness
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer. goes to
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
chief witness for the prosecution. John
Gilmore. a millionaire. In the !atters
house the lawyer is attracted by the pic
his granddaughter. Alison West. He says
her father is a rascal and friend OF
Pullman ticket Blakeley Is requested by
q lady to buy her one. He gives her low
er eleven and retains lower ten He nnds
and retires in lower nine. He awakens In
lower seven and finds his bag and cloth
ing missing. The man In lower ten is
found murdered. 1t is learned that the
dead man Is Simon Harrington Of Pitts
Tlakeley's clothes Is suspected of the
murder.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11
COUNTRY AWAKE TO DANGER
Increase Of Sanatoria and Hospitals
for consumptives Is Most
Gratifying.

The growth of the crusade against
tuberculosis in the United States is
shown to good advantage in the two
directories that have been issued by
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis and
the one in preparation. The first tu-
beculosis directory published in 1904.
by the tuberculosis committee of the
New York Charity Organization Socie-
ty antl the National Association listed
1873 sanatoria and hospitals for con-
sumptives in the United States, for
some of which preliminary provision
only has been made. The combined
capacity of these institutions was
only 5000 beds. Thirty-two special
dispensaries and thirty-nine anti-tu-
berculosis organizations summed up
practically all Of the fighting force
enumerated in the first directory.
The second directory was prepared by
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis and
published under the auspices OF the
Russell Sage Foundation in August.
1905 This directory listed 240 sana'
toria and hospitals, an increase OF
107 from the former directory; 15S
dispensaries. an increase Of 12G: and
1876 associations. an increase OF 1856
The number of hospital beds listed
in 1908 was 14.O14.
The new directory that will be is.
sued soon, will list over 400 sanatoria
and hospitals with a bed capacity OF
nearly $4,000; more than 300 special
tuberculosis dispensaries: and fully
$50 anti-tuberculosis associations and
committees. Since the first directory
was issued in 1904, the Increase In
the number of agencies fighting con
sumption aggregates nearly 500 per
cent.
The National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of tuberculosis
would like to get in touch with al
agencies engaged In the fight against
tuberculosis. in order that they may
be listed In the new directory.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11
AN INToLERABLE ITCHING

"Just about two years ago. some
form Of humor appeared on my scalp.
The beginning was a slight itching but
It grew steadily worse until. when I
combed my hair. the scalp became
raw and the ends Of the comb-teeth
would be wet with blood. Most OF the
time there was an intolerable itching.
in a painful. burning way. very much
as n bad. raw burn. II deep. will Itch
and smart when first beginning to
heal. Combing my hair was positive
torture. My hair was long and tan
gled terribly because Of the blood and
scabs. This continued growing worse
and over half my hair fell out. l was
in despair. really afraid Of becoming
totally bald.
Sometimes the pain was SO great
that. when partially awake. would
scratch the worst places SO that my
fnger.ups would be bloody. could
not sleep well and. after being asleep
q short time. that awful stinging pain
would commence and then ! would
wake up nearly wild with the torture.
A neighbor said 1t must be salt rheum.
Having used Cuticura Soap merely as
q toilet soap before. now decided to
order a set Of the Cuticura Remedies
--Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Pills.
I used them according to directions
for perhaps six weeks. then left on.
us the disease seemed to be eradi.
Gated, but toward spring. eighteen
months ago. there was a slight re-
turn Of the scalp humor. COM
menced the Cuticura treatment at
once. SO had very little trouble. On
my scalp I used about one half a cake
OF Cuticura Soap and half a box of
Cuticura Ointment in all. The first
time l took six or seven bottles OF Gu
ticura Pills and the last time three
botties-neither an expensive or te-
dious treatment. Since then ! have
had no scalp trouble Of any kind.
Standing up. with my hair unbound. 1t
comes to my knees and had 1t not been
for Cuticura l should doubtless be
wholly bald.
This is a voluntary. unsolicited tes-
timonial and take pleasure in writing
II. hoping my experience may help
someone else. Miss Lillian Brown.
r. F. d. 1. Liberty. Me-. Oct 20. 1909"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11

no one ever changed berths with me-"
Somebody on the edge Of the group
asserted that hereafter he would travel
by daylight. glanced up and caught
the eye of the girl in blue.
"They are all mad" she said. Her
tone was low. but heard her distinct
ly. Don't take them seriously enough
to defend yourself"
81 am glad you think I didn't do It,"
observed meekly. over the crowd.
Nothing else is Of any Importance"
The conductor had pulled out his
notebook again. your name. please" "
he said grufiy.
Lawrence Blakeley. Washington"
"Your occupation"
Attorney. A member of the firm
Of Blakeley & Mcknight"
"Mr. Blakeley. you say you have
occupied the wrong berth and have
been robbed. Do you know anything
of the man who did it?'
"Only from what he left behind"
answered. These Clothes"
"They fit you." he said with quick
suspicion. isn't that rather a coinci.
dence? You are a large man."
Good heavens" retorted. stung to
fury, do look like a man who would
wear this kind of a necktie? Do you
suppose I carry purple and green
barred silk handkerchiefs? Would any
| man in his senses wear pair OF
shoes a full size too small?"
The conductor was inclined to
hedge you will have to grant that
I am in a peculiar position" he said.
81 have only your word as to the ex'
change OF berths. and you understand
/ am merely doing my duty. Are there
any clews in the pockets?"
For the second time emptied them
OF their contents. which he noted. ''Is
that all?" he finished. There was
| nothing else?"
Nothing"
That's not all. SIR" broke in the
porter. stepping forward. There was
a small black satchel."
That's so." I exclaimed. II forgot
the bag. don't even know where II
is"
The easily swayed crowd looked sus
picious again. I've grown SO accus
toned to reading the faces Of a Jury
seeing them swing from doubt to be
lief. and back again to doubt, that
instinctively watch expressions. I saw
that my forgetfulness had done me
harm-that suspicion was reused
again.
The bag was found a couple Of seats
away. under somebody's raincoat-an
other dubious circumstance. Was
hiding It? II was brought to the berth
and placed beside the conductor. who
opened II at once.
1t contained the usual travelling i'm
pedimenta-change OF linen. collars
handkerchiefs. a bronze-green scarf
and n safety razor. But the attention
OF the crowd riveted itself on a nat
! Russia leather wallet. around which
a heavy gum band was wrapped. and
which bore in gilt letters the name
Simon Harrington"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11
Hence the Name.

In the service Of a Baltimore fam
ly is an old negro cook known as
Aunt Sally. and not the least Of her
achievements is the preparation Of sea
foGd..
In the kitchen one day Aunt Sally's
nephew. a nine-year-old lad from a
point where crabs are seldom seen,
was watching In breathless interest
the old lady's deviling Of dish OF
such crustaccans.
"Aunty." said 4. after much refec-
tion upon this mysterious point. does
debbil crabs come from de debbil?"
NO. chile" promptly responded
Aunt Sally; but dey is dc debbil to
make"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11
CHAPTER VII.
A Fine Gold Chain.


The conductor held It out to me. his
face sternly accusing.
rs this another coincidcnce?" he
asked. did the man who left you
his clothes and the barred silk hand
kerchief and the tight shoes leave you
the spoil of the murder?"
The men standing around had
drawn or n little. and I saw the alb
solute futility of any remonstrance.
Have you ever seen a fly. who. in
these hygienic days, finding no cob
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-11
CHAPTER vii.
The Second Section.


Have you ever been picked up out
Of your three-meals-a-day life. whirled
around in tornado OF events. and
landed in a situation SO grotesque and
yet 80 horrible that you laugh even
while you are groaning. and straining
at its hopelessness? Mcknight says
that is hysteria. and that no man
worthy OF the name ever admits to It.
Also. as Mcknight says. 1t sounds
like n tank drama. Just rs the revolv-
ing saw Is about to cut the hero into
stove lengths. the second villain blows
up the sawmill. The hero goes up
through the roof and alights on the
bank of a stream at the feet OF his
lady love. who Is making daisy chains
Nevertheless. when ! was safely
home again. with Mrs. Klopton brew
ing strange drinks that came In paper
PACKETS from the pharmacy. and that
| smelied to heaven. ! remember stag
gering to the door and closing 1t. and
| then going back to bed and bowling
out the absurdity and the madness OF
the whole thing. And while laughed
my very soul was sick, for the girl
was gone by that time, and I knew by
all the loyalty that answers between
men for honor that would have to
put her out Of my mind.
And yet. all the night that followed.
filled as II was with the shrieking de-
mons of pain. saw her as I had seen
her last, in the queer hat with green
ribbons. told the doctor this, guard.
edly. the next morning. and he said II
was the morphia. and that was lucky
no, to have seen row Of devils with
green tails
don't know anything about the
wreck of September 3 last You who
swallowed the details with your coffee
and digested the horrors with your
chop. probably know n great deal more
than ! do. I remember very distinctly
that the jumping and throbbing In my
arm brought me back to a world that
at first was nothing but sky. heap OF
clouds that I thought hazily were the
meringue on a blue charlotte russo.
As the sense of hearing was slowly
added to vision. heard a woman near
me sobbing that she had lost her hat
pin. and she couldn't keep her hat on.
think I dropped back into uncon-
sciousness again, for the next thing
remember was Of my blue patch OF
sky clouded with smoke. OF n strange.
roaring and cracking. OF rain OF
fiery sparks In my face and of some
body beating at me with feeble hands.
I opened my eyes and closed them
again: The girl in blue was bending
over me. With that imperviousness
to big things and keenpess to small
that is the first effect of shock. l tried
to be facetious. when a spark stung
my cheek.
You will have to rouse yourself!"
the girl was repeating desperately.
You've been in fire twice already"
A piece of striped ticking foated slow
ly over my head. As the wind caught
it its charring edges leaped into fame.
Looks like a kite, doesn't IT,
remarked cheerfuily. And then. as
my arm gave an excruciating throb-
"Jove. how my arm hurts!"
The girl bent over and spoke slow.
Iy, distinctly. as one might speak to
deaf person or a child.
Listen. Mr.. Blakeley.'' she said
earnestly. You must rouse yourself,
There has been terrible accident
The second section ran into us. The
wreck is burning now. and If we don't
move, we will catch fire. Do you
hear?"
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