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Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1910-08-25

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Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1910-08-25
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Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1910-08-25
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ried,cuocUliiduna mic SndleisArnE
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auren bc,pieiex bob iie em number
borcr ;neiler IN iiw bic idlnNmitei
Nunoch, Sridpuiirr. Eurns eesemt
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en6 iis tlatitbeu Iricr uub bort,
Tie bic meiiten isebier traaenj
s,aben itets baS erO6te gsurt.
Ia, iie ihGiiiielu Miles aus.
Sdleicben ianit uon bans III Saus''
llnb lie tbuu iid iiiblid) Snden}
Eieic ialidcn Wameiuden.
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IS iii nieiitens idecler Rcib;
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limb oll altcrii uur berg cit
tSeb' n.rr mutbia beirc Sabu,
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!, eaB tic ilditern. iab tic ipredcn,
seeipcn tbun ia acrnc itthen.
Sbr' nidlt mas bic 9eute iaeen.
slicbrc secien idlwdten piel;
ger ,pirb bem nnh bieicu fraaen?
Sd)ipdtcr aicbt's ia ilnmcr picl.
Sd)nIiiclnb itebcn lic hcrlim,
Trcben olics nni uno llm;
Mbduen ecrne etiuas b6rrn.
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S,oIb me nnB unb bnIo iii'S yieib;
gaenn iir bciniidl bitl pcrtIcGcn,
@eidw ttiucu fiuacrbrci;.
Sd,au ben 0eudleru in'S eiciIdli,
Sicbit BIT ibrc 6alihbeit piht?
glimm uidlt allies Dir ~ 0erScu,
allies wiiicn mndt nur SdImerlcn.
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Bon benz ncibiid)cn lNcihlcdlt,
Surhtlos heb ccin ootgpt cmpOr,
Sam urritumnlt Der SFbttcr Gbur;
&enn lie nlle beimlih lpintcn,
oab nar bcincn Mutb nidlt iinteu.
Sbr' uitt mas bic ecutc ia9cn,
ah. ihr llrthcit lit 10 bIino.
sScnn tic oidb oui 0auocu traaen,
Tent tic breh'n iid) lpte Der &ino;
sScr Der Mculd)cn 0'unit ucrtrmlt
Dot icin NouS mli Sonb acbont,
Hub nar bnI0 mirit bus crinhrcn,
Sob Tic prttcupcnoiid) iunrcu.
0pr' ridlt mas bic 2eutc inQCn.
sscnR bcir ncri nlu apt nuo rein;
III muRt icIbii bcin SanocI troacu,
Micmonb id,ou ms hers hiuriu,
sbur 8rd,t Dor Sciucm tSpt;
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Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1910-08-25
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--6err unO israu 9uhn gprsmeper
lpeilen ieit 9lontne IN Ndrtinsbura
nnf SeindI ibrer Dortipen Senpnhb'
ten.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
ylE6ITlb SENS

Geo. Edwards. of Culpeper, form
erly clerk of the county, died We'd
nesday.
Robert L. Anadale. of Baynesville,
died a few days ago of typhoid fever.
de is survived by wife and three chill
dren.
The funeral Of Mrs. Lizzie c. Yates
took place thursday in Warrenton.
drs. Yates was the widow of Mayor
H. G.. Yates. of WarrentOn. She died
IN Washington.
At his residence at jeff rsor ton, Cul-
pepper county, Henry Brent Miller died
in the ninety second year. He was one
of the largest land owners and Oldest
farmers in the county.
Seaborn Wright, Of Rome, Ga, will
close the campaign for local option IN
Suffolk for the "drys" with two speech
es on election eve-Sunday, Dec. 10.
Most of the speaking has been in
churches, but Hobson and Wright will
use Armory Hall.
Miss Sadie Russell Baggarly, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. La Fayette
Baggarly, of RappahannOck county,
and K. A. Watson, of Charlottesville,
were married Thursday at the home OF
the brides parents, near Flint Hill.
Rev. P. NJ. Bell officiated. MIR. and
Mrs. Watson left for trip to New
York.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
CHINA WAKES UP
Throne Promises to Create Constl
tutionaI Cabinet Next Month.

tutional Cabinet Next Month.
Pekin. Dec. Sit seems safe to an
nounce that the ancient absolute re
gime in China will exist only histori
cally after the Chinese New Year In
January. 1911.
II is said that the throne has decided
to accede TO the resolution Of the i'm
perial senate praying for the imme
date creation OF a constitutional cabi
net.
Political events in China have NOV
ed with a rapidity that appears al
most revolutionary when it is consid
cred that the provincial assemblies
representing the first step toward pop
ular government in the empires his
tory Of thousands Of years, were in
augurated so recently as Oct IL, 1909.
The first imperial senate met on
Oct. 3 last The last empress dowager
had decreed that p general represen-
tative legislative body. 10 be known
as the imperial parliament, be con
yoked in 1915 at the end Of a nine.
year period Of preparation.
However. the people. having had a
taste OF popular government, were i'm
patient. and the senate soon after II
was organized demanded the imme
date convocation OF a general parlia-
ment. The throne and grand council
yielded.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
SIX VIRGINIA CANDIDATES
FOR OXFORD SCHOLARSHIP

The names of the students who took
the examination for the Cecil Rhode
scholarship held at the University OF
Virginia, have been announced by the
committee at OxfOrd.
OF the twelve men who took the ex-
aminatiOns two are competing for the
scnol .rships from 0iher States. SIX OF
the eight who are trying for the Vir-
GINA scholarship made the qualifying
mark. three being students al
the University Of Virginia -
Frank F. Beirne, of Richmond,
John Puryear, of Charlottesville. and
Edwin n. Moore, Of the University
of Virginia. The other three mel
chosen are Perry c. Durham, OF
Richmond College; Hugh d. Hite
OF Boydton. Va, and Richard H
Thornton. of South Hill. Va.
The date for these students "a
appear before the board that will
choose the Virginia representatiI
has not vet been decided.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
LOCAL MARKETS.

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)
Wheat, S5c to 92c; corn, 55c to sec;
meal, S1.35 TO $l.50; oats, 40 to as; old
hens, live, 10 to II; dressed, IL to 10;
spring chickens, IL to 13, h.; eggs,
"a to 35; lard, IA to Is; ducks; live,
9 TO 10; dressed Ia to Is; butter, 20 to
25; country hams, 20 to %; bacon sides,
IS to Is; Irish potatoes, so to So; lambs,
$3.50 TO 81 ; hides, green, z; dry
sailed, 10 to IL; dry hides, 10 to Is; calf
skins No. l, $l00 to SIPS; baled hay,
$18 to $50 per ton; live hogs, 8 to 8;
beef, live weight, 4 to 5; pork, 8 1-2to 8;
wool, 20 to % per ID; veal. 6 to q; sweet
potatoes, 60 to s.; dressed chickens, Is
to 16; turkeys live. II to Is; turkeys
drawn, 81 to %; turkeys undrawn, 70
to 81.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Believe RecIuse Was Not Slain.

GAINESVILLE. o.. Dec Mrs Minerva
Williams. the aged recluse, who was
burned to death in her home near
Caldwell, Noble county. was not rob
bed and probably not murdered, as it
was believed at first The finding Of a
pot of melted gold in the ruins Of the
house disproves the robbery theory.
Mrs. Williams, 1t was known. kept a
large sum of money in her home. the
amount being estimated at from s10.-
900 to $4,000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
SwANS0NS COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS

The Democratic steering committee
has named Senator Swanson successor
to the late Senator Daniel as a member
Of the committee on industrial arts and
expositions.
Senator Martin was assigned to the
'-eommittee on appropriations.
Senator Swanson was assigned also
to public buildings and grounds, educa-
ton and labor, library, revision of the
laws of the United States, and trans
portation routes to the seaboard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
THE PASSING OF THE WILD
TURKEY.

Ever since Virginia has been VIZ
ginia the wild turkey has held his
position as her chief game bird. HIS
title to this position has never been
disputed, and he has strutted through
Virginia forests and over her hills
and valleys since the white man
landed on these shores, proud OF MS
ascendency. His pursuit has attracted
to Virginia chief magistrates OF this
country and hundreds Of men OF
note. while his presence has always
afforded the sport of kings for the
humblest Of our people.
In this portion OF Virginia the wild
turkey is passing away. The Cen
eral Assembly of Virgins was wise
when in 1908 it enacted a law pro-
hibiting the sale of the partridge
the pheasant and the woOdcock, but
it was grossly negligent in not add
ing the wild turkey to the list. As
a result he has been hunted and pur-
sued for market purposes in all this
section of Virginia until today 1t Is a
safe assertion that in the counties OF
Stafford and SpOtsylvania, where
hitherto turkeys have abounded'
there are but few left, and the same
conditions no doubt apply to Orange
Culpeper and Louisa.
Along the upper course OF the
Rappahannock where the forests still
stand grim and unpenetrable as they
did when two great armies were
battling in these confines, the wild
turkey up to year or so since was
plentiful, but so unrelenting and
persistent has been his pursuit that
even these dark woods no longer
furnish him protection and he Is
gradually being eXtermlnated.
From what we can gather this con-
dition is not confined to this section,
but obtains in every part Of the
State. No power except the Cen
eral Assembly. which meets in 1872,
can save the turkey, and to get ac-
ton from the Assembly twill be
necessary for the press Of the State
and those persons interested in the
preservation of our remaining game
to unite against pot hunters and
commission men, who always oppose
this character of legislation.
Let the newspapers take this mat
ter up and insist on bill which will
for several years to come prohibit the
killing of the turkey. If this isn't
done, in a few years Virginia hills
and valleys will know him no more.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Rinters Wreck II Cars.

Toronto, Dec. Cooperation OF the
newly installed 'pay-as-you-enter' cars
OF the Toronto Street Railway com
pany was continued without further
Interference on the part Of those who
are said to object to this type Of cars
During the rioting twelve cars were
wrecked and the windows in 100 9th
ers we're smashed. Eighteen persons
were injured. The worst Of the riotint
was crushed at midnight. Eight per
sons we're arraigned for alleged par
ticipation in the disturbance, charged
with dIsorderly conduct.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
ITEMS FROM BOWLING GREEN
Bowling Green. Va. Dec. 9TH.

Bowling Green, Va, Dec eth.
Rev. c. T. Thrift filled his first
regular appointment in the Metho-
dist church on Sunday. preaching
Doth morning and night. There
were large congregations at both
services and he made a good I'M
preston on all who heard him.
Mrs. f. w. Chandler returned
Tuesday. to her home in Washing
on, after spending Il week at the
acme Of Rev. p A. Cave
DR.. and Mrs w. l.. Broaddus
and Mr.. Reuben H. BrOaddus are
IN King and Queen. guests of rela-
ives. The two latter are on u
nunting trip.
Miss Blanche Coghil returned
rriday from "a visi, to friends in
charlottesville
Mr.. Webb Raines. Of Richmond,
spent Sunday with his parents here.
Miss Ruth Blakey, of Ashland
vas the guest of Miss Annie Broad
dus Tor several days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w W Green Will
cave Friday for Chatham. where
he latter will spend several weeks
1T her old home.
Miss Emma Anderson. who has
been a guest of Mrs. j 7. Rich
ards. has gone to Ashland to visit
friends.
The Modern Woodmen Lodge, of
this place. had an oyster sup
per Monday night. which owing to
he inclement weather was poorly
attended. but greatly enjoyed by
all present.
Miss Sue Bagby, of King and
Queen. is at the home of Mr.. .. +.
Smoot. whore she will spend the
winter
Mrs. A. B. Chandler. Jr, return
ed 20 her home in Fredericksburg.
after a visit to relatives here.
Union prayer meeting was held to
night at Calvary Baptist church
These meetings are well attended
and grow in interest from week to
week
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Garrett and
little son returned Sunday 10
Washington. after spending week
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs W.
r. W. Garrett.
Mr.. John Elliott is AT his home
here until Jan. 4th. being a stu
dent Of Washington and Lee, which
has closed on account OF typhoid
fever. and will not open until after
the holidays.
y. Y. T.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
OOggett Scott
Nymat S. SaCrey,
Undertaken and Embalmer
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds of North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and I'M
dressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash, Doors,
and Blinds, Lime, Cement, Calcine
Plaster, Plastering Hair, Building and
Paving Brick, Tin and Iron Roofing,
Cut and Wire Nails, all kinds Ready.
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint, Linseed
Oil, Turpentine, | ryer Varnish and
Lewis's White Leao. Paint Brushes of
all kinds, Window Glass and Putty,
Builders Hardware Of all kinds, Tar
Roofing, Sheathing Paper and Fire
Brick.
Keep large stock Of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. +. ID. Cole.
Agent for sale Of bricks of Fred
ericksturg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
COAL TRUST LOSES
Temple Iron Company an
Illegal Monopoly.
MANY CONCERNS INVOLVED
Company Headed by George F. Baer
Enjoined From Pooling For
Control of Anthracite
Fields.

Philadelphia. Dec. 9.-The Temple
Iron company, of which George f.
Baer is president, was declared an
Illegal corporation by the United
States circuit court
The other features Of the petition,
which involved the railroads serving
the anthracite regions, and alleged
agreements for the purpose OF Great
ing a pool for the control Of the an
thracite coal mining business. as well
as the tonnage. were dismissed.
The decision was dissented from By
Judge Lanning. who held that the en-.
tire petition should be dismissed
The suit was directed against four
teen anthracite railroads and forty-five
other companies and operators, con
trolling about 80 per cent Of the an
thracite coal lands of Pennsylvania.
and threequarters OF the output OF
hard coal
The case was argued in the United
States circuit court last February by
James c. McReynOlds. for the United
States. while a dozen or more promi-
nent lawyers appeared for the various
defendants
II was explained that the Reading
company. one of the defendants. Is
the holding company OF the Philadel-
phia & Reading railway and the Phila-
deLphia q Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany: that the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey owns nine-tenths Of the
capital stock OF the Lehigh & Wilkes
Barre Coal company; that the Lehigh
Valley Railroad company owns all the
capital stock Of the Lehigh Valley
Coal company. and that the Susque-
hanna e. Western railroad and the
Erie railroad own all the stock Of the
Susquehanna & Western and the Hill
side a Pennsylvania Coal companies.
The Delaware. Lackawanna & West
ern was the only railroad that did not
own coal company at the time the
suit was brought.
Suit Brought to Break Trust.
The Temple Iron company is owned
by the five railroad systems above
named, o. holding companies holding
stock of subordinate companies. The
government alleged that by illegal con
tracts with combinations the defend
ant companies had destroyed cOmpe-
tition in the mining and transportation
OF coal. and the suit was brought to
sever the relations between the rail-
road companies and the coal mining
companies, and break up the trust
The three judges each handed down
separate opinion. Judges Gray and
Burlington hold that the charge OF an
Illegal combination as against the
Temple Iron company should be sus-
tanned. and that the injunction prayed
for should be granted so far as II will
serve to prevent and restrain a con
tinuing violation Of the act. Counsel
will be heard as to the form Of the
decree TO be entered in accordance
with the three opinions Of the court.
Judge Lanning holds, however, in
substance, that the unlawful combina-
ton as regards the Temple Iron com
pany. has not been proven by the eyi-
dence. and he decides that the petit.
ton of tho government as to 1t should
be dismissed without prejudice. As
to the other combinations involved in
the case. Judge Lannlng also decides
that the petition Of the government
should be dismissed on the merits.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
BOYS STEAL 100000
Banks Postoffice Box, Unlocked,
Robbed-Thieve Confess.

Robbed-ThieVes Confess.
Manchester, n. H., Dec. 9.-The Mer
chants National bank on last Sunday
was robbed Of 100000 worth Of col.
lateral
The affair was not made public until
Thursday. The banks postoffice box.
which had been left unlocked. was
robbed of checks and drafts. The post
Office inspectors suspected Arthur Sag
non, a French youth of eighteen. and
when he was questioned he said that
he and Ernest Harnois, aged sixteen
years, had taken the contents OF the
box.
The drafts and checks, with the ex-
ception OF an SIS check. we're found in
Harnois' room. Both boys were held
for the grand jury.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
TUCKER MAY NOT RUN
Congressman Jones May Be Senator
Martins Opponent.

A special from Norfolk says thai
H. st. George Tucker would in oil
probability not enter the race against
Senator Martin next summer, but that
Senator Martin would have as his OPP
ponent his old political enemy, Congress
man William A. Jones, of the First
district.
Tucker will support Jones, and it was
announced that Henry c. Stuart. who
came near defeating Slemp in the Ninth
district, will also support the First dis
trict Congressman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
DIPLOMATIC sHAKE-UP
Many Changes to Be Made In the Ser
vice Feb. /.

Many Changes 10 BE mace IN the OCT
vice Feb. I.
Washington, Dec. 9. - A general
shake-up in the diplomatic service is
said to be scheduled for Feb. l.
1t is stated that President Taft has
decided to leave all diplomatic selec
tions, save one. to Secretary of State
Knox and his departmental advisers
and that a number Of important
changes have already been determined
upon.
The one personal appointment that
the president will make is that OF j.
G. Schmidlapp. of Cincinnati. to be
ambassador to Russia, to succeed VIII
liam Woodville Rockhill. Mr.. Schmid-
lapp, who is a prominent banker and
man of great wealth, is warm per-
sonal friend of President Taft.
The report that Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge, of Massachusetts, is slated
to succeed Whitelaw Reid, of New
York, as ambassador to the court OF
st. James. has been current from the
time 1t appeared that Senator Lodge
would have difficulty in securing re-
election to the senate But 1t is prob
able that Mr.. Reid will remain at his
post.
Huntington Wilson. now assistant
secretary Of state, will be made am
bassador to Turkey.
Thomas ]. O'Brien. of Michigan, am
bassador to Japan. will be transferred
from Toxic to one of the important
European posts. Former Vice Presi-
dent Charles w. Fairbanks, of In
diana, may be named as the successor
to Mr.. O'Brien. although 1t is under
stood that he prefers to go to Europe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
WIRELESS DURING STORM

Newport, r. T., Operator Picked Up
Colon, Panama, During Snow Storm.
Newport. r. l.. Dec. 9.-During the
worst Of the snow storm on Tuesday
night the operator at the naval wire
less station here was able to pick up
the naval operator at Colon. Panama
and the two had a twenty-minute con-
yersation.
The atmosphere seemed Just right
for long .istance wireless work and
every word came through the air dis
tinct and perfect 1t is 1881 miles be
tween the two stations, and this is a
record for the Newport station.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-10
Passion Play Profitable.

Berlin, Dec. 9.-The gross takings
of the Passion Play at Oberammergau
this season were S426,15O, and the net
proceeds s324.1OO. of which $10S,75O is
kept by the village treasury for com
mercial purposes. The sum of S2O25
was given to the poor. The remainder
was divided among the players pro
portionately with their respective roles
In the production.