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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

That a firm belief in ~witchcratt per
slsts In some parts Of Pampanga prov
inee Is the purport Of a communica'
ton received in Manila from an lnves-
~tigator. who has investigated the
claims OF Filipinos that they were be-
ing afflicted with various bodily Ills
by persons who are called Magcalums,
according to the Manila Times. While
the educated inhabitants scoff at the
belief. It was found to be widespread
throughout the towns as we'll as In the
agricultural sections far from larg
oenters OF population. Extracts from
the communication follows; THE be-
lief is an old one, probably coexistent
with the tribes. II Is not confined 20
one or two towns. but exists to a
greater or less degree in all, though
the idea probably is having a greater
hold upon the people Lubao, Macabe-
be and Pasantol than any OF the other
municipalities.
THE belief Is that q person VINO
has this power can create illness In
another. provided the other Is a be-
ileyer IN Magcalums. A careful and
extended search has failed 20 produce
a single Pampangan who impressed
investigator as being entirely free
from the idea that people might have
this power. Many laugh at the men.
tlon Of such a power and In a general
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
OTAG
1fsMSTBI1GN .R

Black and white vellIngs are chiefly
In favor.
Long gloves are leaping into a new
popularity.
SOLID greens are promised a decided
popularity.
Coinures are going back to tho
Greek fashion.
Sleeves show more fullness at the
top and less length.
Tho scarf OF fashion Is usually OF
the color OF the hat,
Colors generally are less vivid. and
black "a 90 DO much worn.
Hair ribbonB for girls are narrower,
and the bows are less conspicuous.
Everything that is not black or som.
Der now seems TO be striped.
TUNES are quite long and arc edged
with heavy fringe Of silk or beads.
Handbags are often made 20 match
tho gowns with which they are car
ried.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
A Book Auction.

A Book Auction.
A crowd OF young people known as
the Recreation club had this for their
entertainment at one OF their last
meetings; over the living door
the word Auction was made in per-
fectly huge letters and below Il was
a red flag and the sign Of three gold
balls.
There we're pracards around tho
walls saying please do o put your
feet on the seats" NO Smoking,
etc, Then the guests were given
wee purses containing fake money.
Tho books were neatly wrapped In
MANILA PAPER, tied with cord ana de-
posted in a pile beside the auction
GERS platform. The gents were all
seated In a semI-circle and the bidding
began. No packages could be opened
until all the books we're sold. A
clerk seated beside the a%uctioneer
wrote down the name OF the book and
the name Of the purchaser as the
sales we're made. After the auction
closed the parcels were all placed In
the middle OF the room and a chair
for the purchaser who paid for her
books as the name was called on;
each one undid the package and held
up the contents so that all could see
what had been purchased. The fol.
lowing list show the titles Of some OF
the books and the articles represent
ing them. Any one may add indeh-
uitely according to the size Of her
party.
"The Foreigner"-a little Japanese
doll.
"Pick-wick Papers"-A toothpick. a
lamp wick. and some paper, wrapped
up in a shoe box.
Along the llne--two clothes pins,
, In n candy box.
When KniEhthood Was In Flow
era nighteap. wrapped in a flow.
cred paper napkin.
"A Pleasant Reheetion"-a small
looking glnss IN a pill box
The way the refreshments were
served caused much merriment. There
vas a paper bag for each one which
contained two sandwiches. a cookey.
a sugared d~oughnut done UP IN waxed
paper. and o banana. coffee was passed
on a tray In tin cups.
MADAME MERRL
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

the pine trees. The passage says:
True 1t is that these pine trees
shed not all their leaves, their verdure
remains fresh for ages long; even
among evergreen trees-the emblems
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is their
fame to the end OF time-the fame Of
the two pine trees that have grown
old together" What are these two
pine trees? Who are the old man and
woman? The ghosts Of the trees are
nothing but the old man and woman
singing the age Of golden and happy
life. Oh, pine trees Of the color Of
eternity and life. you are the symbol
OF peace and Joy. Among some 300
repertories now in existence there is
no other like The Robe OF Feathers"
that will gracefully carry the delicate
statuesque beauty OF composition and
sentiment. 1t is the play Of a fairy
whose feather robe was stolen by a
fisherman on Mos pine-clad shore.
while she was bathing, and upon her
promise to dance was given back
finally. Not to go to extreme even Ia
sadness Is taught In Japan 20 be the
height Of cultured manners; here we
have every Oriental beauty and lamen-
tation in this fairy who could not ny
back to the sky. and sang:
vainly my glance doth seek the heavenly
plain.
Whore rising vapours all the air enshroud
And ven the well-known paths from cloud
TO cloud
And she promised that she would
dance the dance that Uakes the
Palace OF the moon turn round
and would leave her dance behind
us a token TO mortal men. II hel
robe should be restored her. However
the fisherman doubted that she Nigh.
hurry home to heaven without dnncin,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

ages, but only an emphasis. Yoshi-
mitsu. the third lord OF the Ashikags
government. the propagandist of the
tea ceremonies and refined arts, may
be said TO have been the first encour-
ager Of the NO" and at the time
Yoshimasa. the eighth lord. it had
been roughly completed as we have Il
today In due time, Ashikaga's power
declined. and the most wonderful war
god arose on the horizon in the per
son OF Hideyoshi, the Napoleon OF
Japan. who. on the other hand, was
no small patron of art and literature.
The NO" was not left in oblivion in
his time, but many new pieces were
added TO the already great number Of
the repertory, and alterations were
made in those already IN practise.
When the times came down to the
Tokugawa feudal era Of the seven.
teenth century, the period Of peace
and prosperity, IL had become the
most important factor Of the nations
life. To recite lines from the NO.
and 20 act on the stage II possible
was regarded TO be one Of a gentle
mans accomplishments; the mo
play in contrast to the common thea
ter held the most dignihed, noble
place OF entertainment. And so It Il
to-day. 1t was thought even sacred
and II began TO assume the most nee
essary role at a wedding ceremony
With the singing OF a passage from
"Takasago" your wedlock will b,
sealed.
"~Takasago." the happy play celebrat
ing c%onstancy. endurance. health ant
longevity. is represented by an ok
man and an old woman busy In IN
work OF raking up pine needles unde
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
An Amunlnn contnni.

After a card game, while tho hostess
was busy preparing to serve her re-
freshments. the following interesting
contest took place. Before leaving
the room the hostess passed little six.
leaved booklets, the front Of which
was a representation OF a slate bought
at the dolls department. The FIRST
page had this word Alphabet" with
the questions:
What letter Il a vegetable7-P.
What letter is a Cluo7-Q.
What letter Is a Bird7-J.
What letter Is a BeverageTlT.
What letter Is a direction TO OxenT-G.
What letter IS a part OF a house7-L
The second page said Geography"
Questions. Answers.
What State Is a Fnther7-Pa.
What State Is a Number7-Tcnu.
What state is tho most Egotistical7--Mc,
What state Is a Church Service MASS.
What state do Tramps shun7-wash.
The third page had Arithmetic"
Questions. Answers.
500 plus a large boat divided without
1000 Pias held divided b; an unmarried P,f'.
800 plus ahcooEcd divided to paliY. b SaiS.
100 plus competent divided BY a heavy
y liable
Fourth Pase-Physiolopy.
Questions. Answera
or the human body what are two cstab-
hshed measuresf-Fee and Hands.
What are two musical instrumental
Drums.
What are two dedicated buudings7-
Temples.
What are two graceful ~trees7-Palms.
What are two small articles used by
carpenters MALTA
What are W instruments OF torturs?-
tEye) Lashes.
Fifth Pass-Literature.
Questions. Answsr
What author Is:
A river In ltaly7-Poe.
A native OF the British ~Isles7-scott.
A dark mineral. and a low line Of hills:
-Colendge.
An English hedge row -Hawthorno.
4 domestic animal and noise OF another7
-Cowper.
A very tall msn7-LonEfeIlow.
Not high and part OF a ho~use7-Lowell.
OF course the prizes were awarded
to the best scholars In "Readin'." ri.
tin and "Rthmotic." Then the
hostess announced recess and the re,
freshments were forthcoming.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

TIERE could DO no more dainty and
attractive gift for the girl who
= loves pretty things than this little
embroidered apron. Il would be espe-
cially useful for IA shower gift" for
the bride.to.be. who would surely count
II one OF the treasures OF her lavender.
seented linen chest. To fashion this
effective trine about one and one.half
Yards OF finest lawn Ia required This
viii make the apron and allow for the
poeket and bib. which are both made
IN the shape OF enormous blossoms.
SIX yards Of Valenoiennea lace will
make tbs dainty frlling. which should
Be carefully whipped to the button,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

told a prospective purchaser that she
had no eggs, which tho customer
found out 10 be false. Later Il was
said that n chicken grew inside the
stomach Of the woman. Another nc.
count IS OF a Magcalum who was
bound and an attempt made 10 burn
holes In her face. The instruments
made no impression upon her. but the
marks OF burns appeared upon the
face OF the woman who had ~lnstgated
the maltreatment"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

way say that they do not consider Il
possible, yet references to specific
cases will usually elicit the fact that
they can ascribe no other cause 10
certain effects.
1T would seem that the tender
spot Of these near dlvinities Is the
neck OF the intended victim. the Mag.
ealums causing an enlargement OF that
part OF the body Sometimes the in.
Fiction is related TO a specific event.
For Instance. In Arayat a woman once
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

holed edges Of the apron.
For the strings three yards OF ribbon
IL required. This should match or
harnionize with tho color scheme OF
the design Tho result when finished
viii be most satisfactory. shown here
are some suggestions In design. which
may be enlarged by the maid who Is
clever with her pencil. II she prefers
she may originate one Of her own
only using those as a guide, Tho girl
who emtroiders (but cannot draw
must go 20 a good art needle work
store She there will nnd many pretty
designs, which may be readily adapted
for tho purpose.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

tQS, MINI.
Brookville, Ohio-"I vas irregular
and extremely nerVouA A neighbor
recommended Lydia y. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound 70 me and have
become regular and my nerves are
much better. "-MrS h KREIsoN,
Br0okYille, Ohio.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
Of female diseases we know Of, aud
thousands Of voluntary testimonials
are on Gle In tho Rnkham laboratory
ut Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form OF
female complaints Inflammation, ul-
oeration, Displacement. nbroid tumors.
Irregularities periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous Prostration.
Every suffering woman owes Il 70 her
self 70 give Lydia L. PnkhAm'H Vege-
table Compound q trial
If You want special advice write
Mrs Pinkham. Lynn, Mas, for IL.
IL II free and always helpful.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
Fifth Psss-Llteraturs.
rOas,s for All Occasions.

To the many readers who have
asked for "Toasts" l give the ones
that follow. hoping that they Will find
Just the one the one they are looking
for:
Here's 70 the man who has charity
enough 90 forgive those who have done
him a kindness, and with whom no Is
wrong In q dispute.
Cheer up lis no use 10 be gium. boys.
'Tin written since nEhtng begun.
That sometimes we fight and We conquer.
And sometimes We hght and We run.
-Thackeray.
o vanity Of vaniuea.
How maynard the DEGREES OF Fate are.
How very weak the very wise.
How very mail the very great ara.
Tie Is complete in feature ana IN mind
with all good grace a gentleman.
Here's 10 our wives n sweetheart,-
May our swcethoarts become our wives.
And our wives ever remain our sweet
hearts.
Here's TO woman~-she seeds no culoEy-
she speaks Tor herself.
Here's hoping you may be hung. drawn
and Quartcrcd. Hung about with gar
lands. drawn In triumphant chAriota, ana
quarterod In the arms OF those who love
you.
o woman lovely woHyn: nature made
thee
To temper man we had been brates with
out you.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

Angels are painted fair. to look IKE
you.
There's in you all tina We believe in
heaven,
Amazing brightness. purity and truth.
Eternal JOY and everlasting love.
Otwnv.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
Not Always True.

"a stitch IN time saves nine. " 70.
peated the student Of old sayings.
IT doesn't always sayo nine" OBJ.
iected the man with n hole in his
pocket. Il lost only 1850"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
With a Fine Bloom On.

Abe-Went 10 ono OF them there
roof gardens when / was In Moo York
Hiram-What do they raise on 'om,
Abe?
A0e-Peachea, by gosh.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

And are you really going TO retire
from the stage?" We asked.
oh. no." replied tho great actress
This IL merely . farewell tour
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

The Barber-Your hair IS getting
thin. sir. Have you ever tried my spe.
cial hair tonic?
The Victim-No. indeed. That wasn't
what caused Il.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

"Ho seems to feel his Importance
immensely"
Yes; he has been PACED here In the
hotel three times this iorenoons
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
The Trust Evil.

Blox-sniplcy claims to be a trust
victim.
Knox-Guess that's right A trust
closed the factory IN which hts wife
had a Job.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

A -
years while passing
through the Change
Of Life and was
hardly able 10 be
around After tax
ing six bottles of
Lydia y. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound 1 gained 70
poundh an now
able TO do my own
work and feel
Well."N Mrs. Ed.
LA DoU, Park Rap
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06
AFTER
SUFFERING
FORYEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham'sV Vegetable Compound

Pam Raplda Mimi was sick fof
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

. vanity Of vaniuea,
How Maynard the DEGREES o. Fate are.
How very weak the very wise.
How very small tho very great ara.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-10-06

Here's 70 the man who has charity
enough 90 forgive those who have done
him a Kindness, and with whom he h.
Wr1mg In o dispute.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-29

diplomacy. Packed within an area which is at
most a hundred miles long and eighty miles wide
Is a population of about a quarter Of a million
people, the sturdiest, bravest and most warlike
people anywhere to be found. The Montenegrins
are lighting race, among whom personal bra
very is accounted the highest virtue in man BY
national decree the men all carry loaded pis-
tolls at their belts, and these they are prone to
use ON small provocation. They have no regard
for the value Of human life. and family animosi.
ties are pursued through generations after the
fashion OF the Corsican vendetta Nicholas l. has
for years steadfasty discouraged these blood
feuds which a bane OF Montenegrin life: but
racial instincts die hard, and these men of the
Black Mountains are not easily soothed into civil
lzations ways.
In the early years OF Nicholas reign Montene.
gro suffered much by pestllence and famine as
well as by successive conflicts with Turkey
which has ever been envious of the Montenegrins'
stubborn Independence. In the struggles of the
seventies Prince Nicholas and his people were
successful to the extent of recovering valuable
seaboard territory, In the possession of which
the principally confirmed by the twenty.
eighth article Of the Berlin treaty In the same
famous agreement OF the powers the independ.
ence of Montenegro, really existent for centuries
was at last formally recognized even by Turkey
With so much conceded to their heroism and pa
uiotism the Montenegrins were free to develop
their national resources, which are wholly agri-
cultural. Among the humanlzlng influences es
sehuai 10 the progress OF his people Prince
Nicholas promptly recognized the value of edu.
cation, and almost before the ink was dry on
treaty signatures an extensive scheme of eemen.
tary education was organized throughout the
principality. There are now some 200 primary
schools maintained by the state and attendance
Is compulsory all children
Whatever Nicholas l. has done and may do,
however, by way Of fostering the arts OF peace
Nnd OF advancing the material prosperity OF his
people avails little when the Montenegrin genius
is essentially military. In all eastern Europe
there is no finer soldier than the hardy man OF
the mountains. The Montenegrin ruler knows his
strength In this respect, and he has fashioned
at least fifth OF the population into a well-dis.
ciplined and wellequipped little army comprising
IS battaons OF infantry and IL batteries OF artiL
lery. but no cavalry.
or even greater account than their martial
order Is tbs intense nationalism OF the Montene-
grins. sentiment which their ruler stimulates
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-29
MAKING Il Plain.

There seems TO be mutual
misunderstanding" says the pa
tlent wife. after the husband
has explained at great length
his inability to grasp her proc
ess of reasoning or to agree with her
estimate Of the impulses and inten-
tions governing his actions In staying
out late and otherwise conducting him
self as she thinks he should not
There seems TO be n mutual misun-,
derstandlng What | can't understand
is why you act as you do"
"And what I can't understand" re-.
plies the husband. knitting his brows
in his determination to get the tangle
Strengthened. what can't under-
stand is why you cant understand
why ! can't understand why you can't
understand my explanations" 4
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-29

II takes my sister awful long to learn the
way 60 swim.
! told her beau hoped that she would
soon be taught by him.
Last year she had another beau an he
took days an days
A-shown' her the way TO swim In Just
the simplest ways
IL seems TO be the hardest work for sis
10 make a stroke
Why honestly, the way she swims IL
nothin' but jokel
told her beau didn't think twas any
use TO try,
Because two years ago her beau felt like
perfect guy
Just teachin' her an teachln' her most
every afternoon
An her a-thankin' him an sayln shea
be swimmin' soonl
An year before that fellow was, another
Why. | could swim In half day-seems
Ike ! always knew.
My sister spashes round an screams.
an says that she will drownl
She grabs her beau around tn neck an
wells she's sinkin' down.
told him she was only scared. an she'd
feel mighty cheap
To know tn water whore they was was
only three feet deep
He said that she was learnin fast au'
goin' right ahead
had 70 laugh an say; That's what her
other fellows said"
She's iust tn same IN winter time-my
goodnessl I would hate
To be ms long as she has been a-learnin.
how to skate.
] told her beau about that. too, an how
shcll slip an squeni
An grab her hcaus around tn neck. You
see how bored I feel
Because my sister never learns tn way
10 skate or swim
An this new bcnu-she doesn't seem to
learn at all from h.m
Tie asked me all about it then he NUT
tered kind o. queer
That things is very seldom Just TN same
ns they appear.
An sister heard US tallsln'. an she told
my pa on me
Well, pa give me llcknr An doggone
n I can sec
Why he should whip me that way an
call me n pesky limb
Because my oldest sister aln't got sense
enough 70 swim.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-29

from the Volga and the Danube rivers
to the Ganges and from the Indian
ocean to the polar sea. The tribute OF
thousand tribes and the homage OF
seven-and-twenty conquered nations
we're laid az his feet here. But all this
glory has departed and for FIVE centu-
ries Samarkand has been dying.
All the imposing structures that
once gave Samarkand its reputation as
the finest city in Asia have either dis
appeared or are I'm an advanced stage
Of decay and dllapldation. They have
been almost entirely stripped OF the
adornments that made them famous.
md the earthquakes that occur every
few years diminish the number Of tur-
quoise and azure domes and the dimen-
sions Of the enamoled walls, and in
crease the heaps Of debris which now
cover the ground No effort has been
made by the government or the priests
or the people to restore or even to ar
rest the ravages Of time or TO protect
or preserve the architectural monu-
ments that have stood here for ages
against the yandals. the earthquakes
and other destructive agencies that
have made Samarkand a wreck of its
former magnificence.
You would think there would be suf-
ficient pride, piety and patriotism in
the Mohammedan world to perpetuate
monuments and institutions chiefly ec-
clesiastic I'm their origin and purpose,
but the same conditions appear in
every country where Islam prevails
except in Constantinople. Cairo and
one or two other cities.
Islam Is dying religion. II has
reached n hopeless stage OF decay, II
the appearance of It's mosques and me-
dresses. its shrincs. The mausoleums OF
its saints, its cemeteries and other pub
lie institutions may I've accepted as evi-
dehce. have never seen a new
mosque in any Mohanmedan country;
/ do not know OF one that has been
built within the last century. and few
have been repaired. Everywhere the
Indifference is the same; everywhere
the same degree of dilapidation may
We iouhui o'Sh IA 'h0 niNS' i""SAS"i
cities like Bokhara and Damascus.
The Persians used to call Samar-
kand the center OF the universe, the
hub, like Boston. II was the Athens OF
Asia for learning and culture. but a
Babylon for extravaganza and vice.
The luxury and immortality of its
rulers and fits citizens was the cause
OF its decay. Its population at the
zenith OF it's glory was Million now
Il has scarcely 175,0O0 inhabitants.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-29
What Alaskan indians Smoke.

Seattle, Wash.--Iow would you en-
Joy a pipeful of wood shavings satur-
ated with a strong solution OF pepper
as an after dinner smoke? This Is
the strange substitute used for tobac-
co by Indians along the Alaska coast.
Their mouths are often made raw by
the practise, and the eyeslght of many
is affected by the strong fumes.
II is no uncommon practise among
farmers 10 smoke the leaves OF the to-
mato and potato plants. While both
these plants contain narcotic poison.
the smoking OF leaves in moderation
is harmless. Excessive use. though.
produces a heavy stupor. from which
the smoker awakes with a terrific
headache and a feeling OF utter ex
haustlon. Insanity and suicide have
often been caused by the immoderate
use OF these two weed Rhubarh.
beet and even garden sage leaves are
all smoked by farmers, but are per
haps the least harmful OF substitutes
for tobacco.