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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

conroth Wlns Race, London 70 Frisco.
James w. Cofir0th, fight promoter,
won his bot OF $4,000 made with a
member OF tho National Sporting club
OF London that he could reach San
Francisco IN ton days from London.
Conroth had a margin OF two hours
and forty minutes.
Conroth, according to agreement.
sent a telegram 20 Eugene Corri. with
whom he had the wager. When be ar.
rived az the Oakland pier he was wei.
coined by a large delegation that
oheerOd him as he stepped from HIS car.
Tho time made by Cofroth IL the
fastest ever made from London to San
Francisco over the Atlantic and across
the continent. lie made the trip In
nine days. i've hours and Eve minutes.
Tho journey from Omaha TO San
Francisco was made on the famous San
Francisco Overland Limited" Of tho
Union Pacific Southern Pacific, and Is
simply another victory for Safety.
Service, Speed via the old Overland
Route.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Thsy IL Lona a. AshIand.

II you want 10 1--we 10 a ripe old
ago move TO Ashland. Ashland. Boone
county The census OF 1900 gave tho
town a population OF sO1. This mum.
Der has been Increased somewhat IN.
IN. perhaps. there are 400 white per
sons resident IN the place. More than
2 per cent u the population or Ash.
land are past so years old. Five Of
these nine o-ctogcnnHaHs were born la
Cedar township and have lived there
al % their lives. one was born Just
across Cedar Creek Ia Galway "a
~, while still another cHiue TO Mis-.
souri, from Kentucky when only SIX
years OF & The eldest IS 90 and the
youngest 10 years younger Three Of
the old persons are men and twice as
many are women.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Happenings in Missouri.
NJ. W. A. recreation Camp.

Articles OF Incorporation Of the
Modern Woodmen OF America rccrea.
ton camp which viii be located At
Hollistcr, have bcen nlcd for record.
Tho capital stock % the association Is
unlimited and Il is 10 run for a period
OF 1000 years The association Is or
ganized for the purpose OF establish.
ing a recreation camp for the mem.
bers OF the Modern Woodmon for
southwest Missouri and eastern Kan.
sas. improvements 20 cost $4,000
are planned. The directors for the
first year are Senator r. NJ. McDavid.
Or. J. r. Boyd. William H. Johnson,
S, d. Hartman. G. w. Goad, -. r. White,
G. f. Hine and Louis Burwell. The
Y. NJ. G. A. Of Missouri and The Presby-
terians OF Arkansas, Oklahoma. Kan
sas. Texas and Missouri have also To-
Gated their summer camps at HOLSTER.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
unexpeeted ReeenmenaatIon.

one day, when Lord Thurlow was
very. busy az his house In Ormond
street, a poor curate applied to him
for a living. then vacant
Don't trouble me-. said the chan
%cellor. turning upon him with a frown n
eng brow Don't you see I am busy
and can't listen TO you2-what duke or
lord recommended you?"
The poor curate lifted up his eyes
cad, with detection. said he had no
lord TO recommend him but the Lord
OF Hosts.
THE lord OF Hostsi" replied the
chancellor. the Lord Of Hosts'-I be.
ueye l. have. had accommodation
from most lords. but do not ~recollcct
one from him before: SO, do you hear.
young man, you shall have the living
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
KEEP BABY'S SKIN CLEAR

Few parents realize how many es-
Unable lives have been embittered
and social and business success pre-
vented by serious skin affections
which so often result from the neglect
OF minor eruptions in infancy and
childhood. With but a little care and
the use Of the proper emollients, baby's
skin and hair may be preserved, puri-
fed and b~eautihed, minor eruptions
prevented from becoming chronic and
torturing, disfguring rashes. feelings.
irritations and chafngs dispeiled.
To this end. nothing Is so pure, 80
sweet, so speedily effective as the con.
slant use Of Cuticura Soap. assisted.
when necessary, by Cuticura Ointment
Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
sole proprietors, Boston, for their free
S2-page Cuticura Book telling all about
the care and treatment OF the skin.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Power Of

1T Amt a pretty kind world for a
poor .ohl Swede woman like me- said
Christine. "But sometimes ids a pretty
good world anyways. / vas at a place
yesterday we're de lady always make
me iron all afternoon und den send me
home mitout my supper. SO yesterday
] tolt her how kind you vas to me. und
how you tell me set down and rest til
supper get ready. ind git me money
for de street car so / don't have TO
walk home ven ! been so tired. und all
about you. So ven ! put away de irons
yesterday dot lady she say TO me: Set
und have something TO eat pretty
soon. Christine; you not be IN de way
Dots because ] tell her about you,
ma'am. tink lots OF peoples be gooder
IL dey know about somebody else beiu'
good. Newark News
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
BIG MOTOR SHOW IN KANSAS CITY.
Next Weeks Exposition TO BE the
Most Comprehensive Ever
Given In the West.

Nearly as many visitors viii be in
Kansas City TEXT week to attend the
fourth annual Automobile Show as are
In the city during the fall p. o. p. fes-
t~ivities, Il Is believed The entertain
ment, that is 10 cost the Kansas City
Automobile Dealers association more
than 100000, exclusive Of the expense
Of securing exhibits. will rank ahead
Of any motor entertainment I'm America
not given by a manufacturers a-ssocia-
ton. More than eighty makes Of ears.
the biggest accessories department in
any western show, and a representa-
tive motorcycle display viii be fea-
lures Of the show. Many OF the auto
mobiles TO be exhibited are new makes,
never seen before in the West. There
will be torpedo types, gunboat models.
and nearly all the other racy designs
in car bodies.
As a setting for this remarkable dis.
play, the association will convert Con
vention Hall into "a magic park Of
trees" and by building a balcony pa
Wilton entirely around the hall viii
present the big hall at It's biggest. A
realistic sky-piece. special lighting.
cosy hooks, the air scented with apple
blossom perfume, an ~aeroplane. and
other incidental items will acceutuate
the out-of-doors impression that a visit
tor will sustain.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
SHE QUIT
But II Was a Hard Pull.

Il is hare to believe that coffee will
put a person In such a condition as Il
did N Ohio woman She tells her own
story.
Il did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, aud frequently said / liked
Il 80 well ! would not, and could not
quit drinking II. but / vas Il miserable
sufferer from heart trouble and nory.
Gus prostration for four years.
II was scarcely able 10 be around.
had no energy and did not care for any.
thing. Was omaciatcd and had a con.
slant pain around my heart until /
thought / could not endure Il. For
uonths | never went TO bed excepting
20 get up In the morning / felt as
though | vas liable 10 die any time.
Frequently / had nervous ohills aud
the leas: excitement would drive sleep
away. and any little noise would upset
me terribly. | vas gradually getting
worse until finally one time Il came
owe me and ! asked myself what's tho
use OF being sick all the time and
buying medicine so that l could in.
dulge myself In co1ee
80 l thought | would see II could
quit drinking coffee and got some
Postum 10 help me quit. I made Il
strictly according TO directions and |
want TO tell you, that change was the
greatest step in my life. II was easy
10 quit coffee because / had the Postum
which | now like better than the old
coffee.
zone by n the old troubles left.
until now'i am in splendid health,
nerves steady heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medicine.
can do all my housework, and have
done a great deal beside"
Read "The Road 10 MELVILLE" ia
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read tho above Ietterf A new
one appears from time 10 tinae. They
are ~Eeuuine, true and fall OF humai
tnteieat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
seme Lusnrles 800.

Those stern economists who are
pointing out that the people Of small
means ought TO abandon "luxuries.
forget that even such people have a
moral right 10 something beyond the
bare necessities OF life. The rapid
increase IN prices does rot mean 10
them cutting ont nor eX%trayngances.
hut forgetting the modest reCreauous
which have frightened for them the
dull round OF daily labor. Il would
be a hard world indeed where one
could obtain just enough 20 keep body
and soul together, and no more
Providence Journal,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
eaynor invited to Missouri.

A committee OF Democrats Of Spling-
field has sent an Invitation TO Mayor
Gaynor Of New York asking him to'be
present at the celebration oftbe 167th,
anniversary OF the birth OF Thomas
Jefferson to be held i'm Springfield
April 16. The recent Democratic
triumph In the special congressional.
election in our state INDICATES tina; .;5e
trend OF public sentiment Is with that
party on the issues now engaging pnYs
Tic attention. Missouri Democrats are
expecting a victory in 1912 and many.
are beginning TO believe that New
York viii furuish their national leader.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

The state board of Immigration bu.
reau. located at Springfield, is reeeiv;
ing hundreds of letters daily regarding
the coPtest for. prizes for the best
articles on the resources Of Missouri.
The prizes are divided into two
closes. one for adults and one fof
children The grSpd prizes am awe
acre farms 70 be given by William a.
Johnson of'springheld, one Of the COIN.
m~issioners There are also a nunlS
Der Of other ,RrizeS ranging from. a
COW TO a pen Of chickens
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Is Il me Oldest AppIe Tree7

Joseph Fsucner 1t Missouri CITY. IS
the owner or The oldes, and largest ap-
pie tree Ia the state. according to
statistics gathered by Samuel D. Now.
Din, who is an old resident o. Missouri
and Interested IN old tyeeS@ The ftep'
is more than 60 yeaTs %. b measuhst
eight feet seyeu hbhes in clrcumfei
euce. The body is short being the
right height for a perfect apple tree.
The tree bore apples more than 50
years ago.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Meaning Of Cemetery.

It Is not correct to say that Gene
terry" means the city Of the dead.
The word is from the Greek "Koime-
terion,' meaning sleeping place. not
the place OF the dead. There is nothing
in the thinking that Il was originally
intended to convey the idea that the
departed were really dead any more
than there is in the old Hebrew term
for cemetery-'Bethaim"-the house
OF the living.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

The river aud harbor appropriation
bill. reported ~ the rivers and harburs
committee Of the house authorizes the
expenditure OF Si.S06.00O for river I'm.
pfovcmonts 81 which Missouri "a di.
rectly Interested. The appropriations
are: Missouri river. from the mouth
10 Kansas city, $1,000. 600; Sioux City
TO Fort Benton. Mont, SiT5' 600; at 81.
Joseph, with a View 30 proventinFaa
cutoff into Lake. Contrary aud other
lakes, $4,000. Usage river, S35.0OOi
G%asconRde river. $4,000. A survey OF
the Gasconade from a.GaBconadeG 90
Arlington also Is authorized by the
bill The section authorizing perma-
uent Improvement work on the lower
Missouri river reads. Improvink ne
Missouri uYer. with. a view 70 securing
a permanent slx-foot channel between
Kansas City and TIE mouth OF the
river, SL00OJOQ0. Provided, that dAe
secretary Of war shall sppoint.a board
or three officers further to consider
n report upon tie'most ecohomicat
and desirable plan Of .securing such
channel in which report consideration
snail De given TO the subject OF CO.
operation on the part or local interests
the work OF said improvement. BRO.
vided turtherSthat the report hereby.
authorized. SHAH be submitted TO con-
gress on or before the opening ot~its
next regular session. Although the.
bill makes no reference 10 the I'M
provement plan 20 be followed, the
committee. I'm a report fled WITH the
bin, recommends that the work be
done In accordance with the siy-foot
project outlined by Mai r. II. schulz
to the war department two years ago.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
The End to an old Town.

Edinburg, known over the state be-
fore the war as the Athens Of Missouri.
and for many years The rival Of Tren,
tor as a trading point and political
center. where many men. afterwards
prominent In state affairs received
their first collegiate training. has been
disincorporated by an order OF the
county court. The order marks the
last step in The little towns retrogres-
sion, since the Chicago. Rock Island
& Quincy. Omaha & Kansas City rail-
ways passed the village by.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

At an appraisem,nt oc ~ estate bf
Thomas H. swope . deloagie how
much lnhoritancc tax must bf paid by
the heirs. Il was learneu that the pHil.
a~nthroplsts holding pittodnt66 u por6.
than $4,000 COOS o. hi8 more than.
$4,000 600 Is taSablA a6ati WIN take
more thun the amount OF the personal
property. which Is about $751;. 900. TO
pay the minor legacies.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Chimes and a Clock for NJ. U.

4 movements has'bedT staSt6d at'the
University Of N.ss9urifto rasss $1,000
TO commemorate PreyiieQt a. Ross.
INNS loyalty ia declining a call to the
presidency oftlA Bas,eqsHyi7 Mime,
sota. The mqReyswiH ha Nssiqto smi
chimes and a big tower clock 2beye.
the dome OF Academic mn There Is
no clock on the university campus.
Subscriptions will De taken among stu.
dents. alumni and faculty members.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
The Old story.

Mrs. Lucy Emerson. 80 years old. az
Sedalia probably waT fatally burned
when she miBt0ok gasoline for coal oil
and poured the fluid on a s~noldering
fire, Her n room house was de-
stroYed and also a large barn and
contents belonging 10 Henry Laup-
helmer.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
Wsslthy aaeheIor Of versauIea peanL

John Frechairne. a wealthy baches
lor 20 years oltt fdfed- at'ehf home OF
his old friend. " lqaehiwD a. veF
saillcs. MIR. FreebalEne was born IN.
Scotland. lie Came TO Morgan county.
10 1855 and haE'heen engaged ia the
mercantile business urBx Of she time
since.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

The state association OF county as.
SCISSORS elected these officers for tho
next year: President >. r. Noel.
Monroe county; vice-Bresldent j. ~.
Phillips, Shelby county. secretary. J.
w Tippin. Greene county: treasurer.
J. W. Maupin, Seward county.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

A Chicago Judge asks the pardon Of
two men whom he sentenced to the
penitentiary for murder, on the
grouno that he is convinced they arc
innocent, They have already served
10 years Mistakes OF Justice like this
occur seldom but when they do there
Is small PREPARATION the law csn oner
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
capt. eIeknen o. coIumbIa p.ad.

Capt Christopher v. Bicknel, 81
years old, died az Columbia. Bicknel
served under Gen. Winfield Scott ia
the Mexican war and was captain OF a
company IN tho Confederate army dur.
ing the Civil a capt Bickn8li.was
born Ia Henry county. June IS, lS2S.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
To Extend the katys shoos.

II is announced that the Missouri
Kansas 4 Texas directorate has ap.
propriated $4,000 for extensions and
improvements M the company's shops
~ Setalia.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

only TO ind our duty certainly, and
somewhere. somehow. to do IL faith
fully, makes us good, strong. happy,
and useful men-Phnlips Brooks.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Jack Hays, a wealthy contractor OF
81 Joseph, Is dead at Sun SPRINGS a
Kansas sumner resort. Hays aurhct-
ed attention on Sunday a yer ago.
when the I'D was on tight by buying
out a saloon In 81. Joseph and ipysed.
the public In TO drink ~. al. ue stock
without charge. ~
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Trust in Providence Is beautiful and
blessed, but II o jump into holes
with you eyes open and think Proyi-
dence will pull o out you are a
sucker.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Briefly stated. the high cost Of liv-
ing is principally due TO the fact that
we are all so busy trying to make
money that We have no time t pro
duce foods.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

The kingdom Of Prussia faces a def
lett Of $4,000, 900. owing to increases
IN the salaries Of public Office holders
Prussia must be trying to establish a
reputation as the politicians para
disc.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Some of the old games hold their
own we'll In a mill al Bethel. Ne.
enough checkers are turned out every
yea to start 100000 people playing
checkers at one time.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

For the historical painter what more
sublime subject could be presented
than a fat man in the act OF boycott
ting a beefsteak2
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

G. ID. Stockton. agent for the Ameri.
can Express company In Columbia.
shot himself through tho heart az his
home IN Columbia.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

A London astronomer has arisen TO
say that the canals on Mars are ome
thing else. We earnestly hope they
are 10 spite fences.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

A prison expert 10Y proposes 70
teach %conyicts farming. In other
words. they are to raise money on
green goods in quite another way.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Pittsburg woman, while milking a
COW, is informed that she is heir % a
fortune Only lucky people have luck
Think Of having a COW 20 milki
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Science discovers that this earth is
only 60, 100000 years old. We apollo
gize for getting 100000 added on to
the old lady's age. and hasten TO as
sure her hat she doesn't look t.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Every big storm on land or sea
proves that the race Of American
heroes is by no means extinct
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

This is the weather when the merci-
ful mar should be meroiful to his
beast Of burden.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Paint the lily II you choose. but do
not color oleomargarine for CONNER
cial purposes.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

A new comet has been discovered
by an astronomer in South Africa.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Tey say that there is sodium in
the comets tail. Perhaps some one
has been putting salt on IL.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Maybe that Atlanta couple will yet
find their dream marriage turning
into a nightmare.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

What is there in a fish pole that 10
90 destructive TO a mans ~veracity?
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Art for the masses IS a good thing
Let them be taught that a red table
cloth IS not In harmony with good
morals and its color responsible for
the outbreak OF angry passions: that
the shade OF wall paper colors their
emotions; that happiness IS waited
from Persian tapestries; that cheap
though satisfactory prints on the wall
are a snare and delusion; that there
can be no refinement without sub
iecting ones self TO the silent infiu.
ence OF cut glass, and 80 on with
the doctrine Of noble discomfort ad
hbitum. All this for the uplift OF the
masses.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

OF course there Is a yellow peril
Isn't China full OF Fangs7
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Better be counted twice in the com.
ing census than not az all
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Queer as Il seems, the fast man II
soon overtaken by misfortune.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

A French heavier-than-air flying
machine assembled TO a height OF 3.4OO
feet and travelled 40 miles. It also
made a safe landing. which continues
to be the critical point in aviation
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Read the magnificent oHer by tho
John A. salEer Seed Co. in another
part OF this paper. Get your wits to
work and capture the $4,000. ard at
the same time secure a supply Of the
most reliable seeds on earth. The com
pany Is one Of the largest In the ooun-
try. and thoroughly responsible.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Aviation is the only sport in which
"golng up In the air" wins prizes.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

After a man has shown mis- temper
he feels lhe hiding.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

"Rcautltui snow" Is the sort you
don't have to wade through.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Aa's not iona nat nttors.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

Professor declares that the planets
are in no danger Of collidiug This
cheers us up a lot. Win he reassure
us further as TO the probability OF
having larks for breakfast when the
sky falls?
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

It's a fairly safe prediction that
more money and human lives will be
spent on aviation this year than ever
before. At that, the casualty list
may not be large. considering the ex.
tent Of the sport and It's novelty.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24

The controllability Of the aeroplane
when there Is not wind enough to
complicate the problem Of directing
It Was signslly demonstrated IN tho
exhibition given by Paulhan, tho
French aviator, with a Farman bi
plane IN the winter aerial tournament
at Los Angeles. He rose 5000 feet
into the air. remained aloft 90 min.
utes. and brought his machine safely
20 the ground within ten feet OF the
spot from which he had made the as.
cent Dining three thousand feet OF
his downward trip he shut OF his mo.
tor and scared like a bird
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-24
A CAUTIOUS HUSBAND.

Mrs. Henpeok-John. what's your
honest opinion OF my new hatg
Mr.. Henpeek-Don't ask me. Mary.
You know you're much bigger and
stronger than / ami