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New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
HERO FUND FOR GERMANY
Andrew Carnegie Gives ,250,.
900 for LifeSaverS There.
EMPEROR GREATLY PLEASED
Conditions and Purposes of
Benefaction Similar to Those
in Other Countries.

Berlin. Dec. 31.-Announcement was
made to-day that Andrew Carnegie had
given S1,250,O00 for Carnegie founda-
| ton for lifesavers" in Germany.
The conditions and purposes Of .he
endowment are similar to those of the
hero funds previously established by the
American flnancier and philanthropist
in the United States. England and
France. The annual proceeds will be
used for the benefit of those who have
been injured in the execution Of heroic
acts. and In the event OF the hero's
death for the support Of surviving de-
pendents. A special provision is made
for the education Of the children Of those
who have sacrificed their lives.
Some time ago American Ambassador
Hill, at the request of Mr.. Carnegie, ap-
preached the Emperor on the subject of
whether such gift would be acceptable.
His majesty thoroughly approved Of the
project, and in an autograph letter to
the siver expressed his deep interest in
the benefaction.
The necessary details were soon con-
cluded and the fund placed in the hands
Of the Emperor who, ms its patron, ap-
pointed commission Of twelve to ad-
minister the same. The president OF the
commission is Rudolf Won Valentini,
his associates include the American AM
bassador and representatives Of the min
ing, railway, maritime and industrial in
terests OF Germany and the medical pro-
fesson.
The benefits of the fund will begin with
the new year.
Germany now has provisions for the
relief OF civil servants who have suf-
fered through heroism. and Mr.. Car
negie's gift will make it possible TO
round out q general system Of benefac-
ton It is believed that the press will
welcome heartily the foundation which
was first made known by Herr Won VAL
entini this afternoon.
This German hero fund is the fourth OF
it's kind which Mr.. Carnegie has given and
brings the total OF his benefactions in this
line UP 10 ss,500,000. In April, 1901 he placed
in the hands OF a commission, consisting OF
twenty-one residents OF Pittsburg, $5,m1,Oo,
the income from which should be used each
year for the support OF widows and orphans
OF men who had lost their lives in efforts
to save others and for the support also OF
men who had been injured and incapaci-
tated in a similar cause. The territory
covered by this gift included the United
States. Canada, Newfoundland and the
waters thereof.
Mr.. Carnegie established his second hero
fund In 1905, one Of sl,250000, known as the
Dunfermiine hero fund, for the heroes or
Great Britain, and In 1909 he established
French hero fund Of 100000. The pro-
visions governing the expenditure OF the
incomes from these gifts are practically the
same in each case.
Probably no man-not even Mr.. Carnegie
or his secretary, James Bertram-knows the
exact total Of Mr.. Carnegios public bene-
factions A table published by The Tribune
following his recent gift Of Sl00N,M0 as a
peace fund gave an approximate total OF
s1s0.050,0OO The establishment OF the Ger
man hero fund raises this 10 slsl, 10000.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
ATHENS PAPERS SCORE A BEAT

Athens Greece. Dec. S1.-To-day's news
papers print a curious story that the gov
ernment is negotiating with the United
States for the purchase of the American
battleships Kentucky and Kearsarge. At
the Ministry of Marine 1t was stated that
the papers had scored a beat" on the
Ministry. who had not heard before OF the
reported negotiations.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

The Tribune Almanac, 1911, the Big
eest and Best ever issued. Price, 2S
cents. Out tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

washington. Dec 3L-The Kearsarge and
Kentucky are not considered obsolete by
the Navy Department and there is no con-
firmation here Of the reported negotiations
for the sale OF the battleships To Greece
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11
|. 0. 0. E. DEDICATION

Monday. May s. was red letter
Gay for odd Fellowship in LutesviIle
and in fact for Southeast Missouri
The magnificent hall which has Just
been completed at a cost Of
100000 was dedicated with inn
presSiye ceremonies by Grand Master
A NJ Dockery and Grand Secretary
J. W WiIkerson.
-Four hundred people witnessed
the public dedication ceremonies and
learned something of Divine lessons
as taught by Odd Fellowship, and
afterward the audience was favored
with a splendid address by the grand
master, in which he presented the
principles Of Odd Fellowship in a
torcible and impressive manner.
Past Grand Master W I. Marshall
of Charleston followed with an eX-
cellent speech, in which he magnif-
Gently SET forth the great influences
Of Odd Fellowship on humanity.
Then came the closing address of
The afternoon, by Grand Secretary J.
" Wilkerson, portraying the praci-
cal work Of the order.
The meeting then adjourned until
730, when the Odd Fellows and their
families met in reunion and were
entertained with splendid program
and appropriate addresses by the
grand officers, and Mr.. Leotf1er de-
serves commendauon for the excel
lent manner in which he conducted
the program as toaStmaster,
All then repaired to the banQU't
hall, where each partook of the ela5-
crate supper which had been SpreaI
by the wives of the members. FuI, :
800 attended the banquet and ca
joyed the many good things set b.
fore them, while the orchestra d.
courSed sweet music and all went
merry as a marriage bell"
The members of LuteSville lod ;,
No. 1856, are to be congratulated on
the beautiful edifce they have erect
ed. This lodge was organized in the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11
cult court on a charge Of burglary
and larceny

cult court on a charge Of burglary
and larceny
Bloomfield vindicator,
About 5 o'clock the morning Of
April 80, during the terrific rain and
thunder storm which passed over
this county the residence Of Monte
Tanner, near Leora, was struck by
lightning and the west end OF the
building completely wrecked, entail.
ing a loss of probably $50 Mr.
Tanner wife and children were all
sleeping in one room and were badly
stunned Mrs Tanner had been
cleaning house ani in order to carry
on her work had put two feather
beds on each OF those occupied by
herself husband and children To
this Mr. Tanner attributes the es-
cape Of the family from serious in.
jury, feathers being poor conductor
Of electricity Glass and sash from
the upper windows OF the residence
were found a hundred yards away
after the storm Splinters and fraG
mrn,s Of tha wood work w,re scat.
tered all over the room where the
family were sleeping. AID il is mar.
vclous that none Of them was badly
hurt either by the shock or flying
debris
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

The worst habit that boys can fail
into is that Of loafing around on the
streets at night. It's then they cast
their lot in slippery places, when at
any moment they are likely to ia =.
from grace. All good and noble les
sons taught them by their mothers
are there counteracted and nuiifed.
They learn nothing that is good-but
everything bad. The boys who spend
their evenings in the sacred precincts
of home. with good books for CON-
paniOnS are the future hope of this
republic They will fill our legislative
and congressional halls and sit in
judgement upon men and measures
while the boys who run the streets
will fill our penitentiarieS, aims
iAnSeS and mnatic aSyhumS. Parents
wup are responsible for these broken
laws of decenCy will have broken
.aartS and bowed down heads in the
awakening years that will inevitably
follow-EX.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11
IRN itRROHS

Turned nfy Practical Farmer 'Jr II e
F,rwer .H3 ~rp.auNn.
There are states On the SOUTH
that protect CROWS and states that
provide . bounty FOR crow heads
Now that Mrs Burrows Is trying to
raise a good sized hock OF chickens
We thiak the bounty plan the best
Let q wise old crow Set the chicken
habit and he is worse than any
hawk
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

Some ol me uetlhDors are running
shur. on rough feed before pasture
time. whllc others will have fodder to
burn Having a 10, Of fodder left
one spring. | stacked il up in a big
riCk 1t kcptoycr summer pparcntly
bright bur | noticed the Clttlc CON
sidcred il stale eating lii lgined it
vas TO them very much ILL., storage
eggs are 70 us
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

Trying To RAISE a garden and raise
poultry close together and without a
fence between. is discouraeing buSi-
ness, yc, | know Of many earnest.
hari.workinE women who are trying
To do II pity the woman who is
laboring under such difficulties, and
With good fencing as cheap as il now
is. the husband should feel cheap
himself for letting the wife do it
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

cases, but som, Of us haze noticed
that these manly qualities generally
turn toward killing son, birds ali
other feathered frienis that We hare
to lose
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

A post is better driven than il is
set, unless something prevents div-
ing Time was when thought n
fence post had TO BE- ST in a hois
carefully aud nicely dl & for it Tee
last time set posts the weather turn
ed wet afterwards AMI some horses
in the pasture leaned every last one
OF the posts outward a. an alJla o.
about 81 degree.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

Flogtrs in the from. yard brint in
no dollars and cents, while pigs do
! only guess at this butpreSumr that
was the reason for a pig yard | slw
recently in from, of quite a decent
looking farm nous, | va, told the
man had a nca, bank account and
no debts. 50 the pig in the front yard
proposition was not q part Of the
struggle to clear the farm OF more
gage
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

Likewise, reicfan! to the above
experience. | learned at the same
time that every wlyen.wire faIch,
no matter how high needs a barb
wire along the top strung nish
woven wire on those posts and put
no barb wire above it, The horses
soon learned that the woven wire
made a good neck rest and they
could eat fresh Grass on the outside
at the same time
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

have always noticed the man
who says he can raise corn and sell
il and buy more potatoes with the
money than he can raise potatoes
every time he goes 10 town, and he
buys a few at a time, because the
price always looks big TO him.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

The soaking rains Of the past f'w
days were need Il ald e.,ryoa' is
happy except the autos, and the
baseball fanatic.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

If good judgment is used in spend
ing money for making Improvements
about the farm the money is not
spent at all 1t is an Investment
that will return principal and interest
in a short time dad still be right
there ready to do the thing again for
good measure
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

Fruit trees. in tins vicinity will
blossom at least a month later than
last year. 50 that as far as the first
stage OF the fruit crop is concerned
the prospect for a fruit crop is fair
at the present time, but OF course,
there is many a slip between the
blossom and the ripe pippin
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

This is called the fast age. Because
il is, too few Of US are patient enough
to wait for the profits that are sure
To come from an artificial grove, well
set and cared for. Most folks are be-
coming 50 they even lack the
patience to wait for fruit trees to
bear therefore SET out no orchards,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

Ii is a fact that the man who can
least afford ii usually pays more for
a poorer living than the man of more
means who uses good judgment in
his purchases, am neither a rich
nor a poor man, but find | save
considerable in the course of a year
by buying in quantities, thus getting
the benefit of the quantity price. All
goods not perishable can be bought
at great saving in quantity lots, yet
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

The fact that farmers are buying
automobiles is the thing that will
save them from being only an eXpta-
sive fad With their acquaintance
with machinery they will be able to
point out defects AMI suggest rene
dies that will make them necessity
to anyone who has a great deal of
driving to do on the roads
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

The dealer will tell you that in
order to develop the manly qualities
of your boy you should buy a gun
for him. This may be true in some
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

One Of the mos, windy days last
week saw a hustler (O sowing grain
with a Suywa.iI,' s,eier Hs was
just making things fly al right, but
it struck me thar be could have done
as good q Joh by having the grain
loose ia the wagon box and throwing
it in,o the air with a scoop shovel
as the team walked along
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

4 man is much more apt to get out
and drag good grade for the salts
faction and glory there is in the work
than he is the poor grade, and the
poor grade always needs it the most,
So the rule works all through life,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11
Southeast News.
Caruthersyillc Democrat

nd all fear Of an overflow has sub /
ided for the time being We will |
low commence to figure on the June /
rise"
Ii is generally conceded that Pop .
lar Bluff can muster the measliest, .
meaneSl lot Of thieves in southeast
Missouri. il not in the world Sun
day night April 80, one Of the cul.
prits broke into the Sunday school
room Of the Christian church aud
stole the childrcns birthday bank,
containing about S25
Frrdcrcsiowu Democrat. News.
Pototlce Inspector George Daniel
received a telegram Monday morn
ing. May /. from Postmaster Crouch
Of Blackwell. ST Francois county
saying that yceemcn had entered
his Office. carried the safe about
three blocks and opened II with nj.
trullyccrin He says there were sew .
cralhundrrl dollars worth OF stamps
and a small amount of money in the
safe.
Blaaud.A NiudlrUar.
Last Sunday morning at ? O'Clock
night watchman William Harris dis
covered two men in the Iron Noun
tain depot One was working on the
safe and the other was in the bag
gaze nom When he spoke TO them
one Of the mcn ran out % the door
and into his arms Harris thought
he could cap,m the other fellow and
Will, trying 10 do 50 l., the one he
had set away
New Madrid Record.
Willie Taylor. aged II. Arthur
Hudslns. aged li son Of james
Hudgins and t~o other boys were
ont hunting last Sunday morning
three miles below Natthc~s Young
TAYLOR. carving the gun stumbled
and fell. the gun was discharged. the
load taking cHrC' in the back Of Ar
thur Hudglus head kl.IuE him IN
stautly Squire J K Till held an
inquest that evening
SOFT County Democrat
Articles OF incorporation OF the
SikeSton Trust company were filed
In the recorders Office April y The .
document gives the ne~ company a .
capital stock Of 100000 with $50.
600 paid up The stockholders are .
nearly all residents Of SlkeSton and
f. J Malone. Sr, c + Bru,on, Abra-
ham Fumbcrk. William Rhodes
John NJ. Chaney T. J Malone, Jr,
Clarence Mitchell. Anon Maytield .
aud Ralph T. Bailey
Carlthery,tc Democrat
MAY an unknown white man
was found dead in the railroad yards
AZ Chaffee. He got a drink OF water .
at the switch shanty about $50 in
the morning, walked the track and
fell over the embankment, dead No .
marks Of violence were found on his
person nor did he appear to have
been drinking He vas Is or oO
years Of age had weeks growth
Of beard, rei hair and wore a brown
suit Of clothes and black slouch hat.
A small sum of money was found in
his pocket
Scott County Democrat.
BY good piece Of detective work
that would do credit TO an eNperi"
enced sleuth. Win Mason OF Van
duser was enabled TO track a burglar
from his home almost to Morehouse
and there effect his capture May Z,
The burglar proved TO be Bob Elrod,
an old offender in Scott and MiSSiS-
sippi counties Elrod served two Jau
sentences in Benton during lso9,
and later in the year he was arrested
at Commerce by Deputy Sheriff IL
lis on a warrant from the Mlssissip-
pi county authorities charging him
with horse stealing He was taken
to Charleston and given two years
in the pen and was released April J.
n a. ,,,A..th lntnF hn
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

The good dog that stays at home
and minds his business usually gets
his board and the owner is willing
to pay his dog tax, but the tramp
dog does not fare 50 well One queer
thing about stray dogs is that they
seem TO Congregate in towns and
villages just like any other loafer
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

The only time to pull burdoCk is
Just after the frost is out Of tie
ground Al that time the whole
root can be pliiel out and the one
who does the pulling will discover
why they stand So much killing dur
ing the growlnt season.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-05-11

as many as ever buy In ten aud
twenty-five cent lots.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-14
Ii Means Health
For the Child

The careful mother. who watches close
ly the physical peculiarities Of her chill
dren, will soon discover that the most
important thing in connection with a
child's constant good health is to keep
the bowels regularly open. Sluggish
bowels will be followed by loss Of appe-
lite. restlessness during sleep, irrita-
bility and q dozen and one similar evt-
dences Of physical disorder.
At the first sign of such disorder. give
the child teaspoonful of DR.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin at night on retiring and
repeat the dose the following night II
necessary-more than that will scarcely
be needed. You will find that the child
will recover its accustomed good spirits
at once and will eat and sleep normally.
This remedy is a vast improvement
over salts. cathartics. laxative waters
and similar things which are altogether
too powerful for a child. The homes Of
Mrs. Geo. L. Ormsby. Xenia, Ohio, and
Mrs. Jas. McLain, Hammondsville, Ohio.
are always supplied with DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, and with them,
as with thousands of others. there
is no substitute for this grand laxative.
1t Is really more than a laxative, for II
contains superior tonic properties which
help to tone and strengthen the stomach,
liver and bowels SO that after a brief
use Of It all laxatives can be dispensed
with and nature will do its own work.
Anyone wishing to make trial of this
remedy before buying it in the regular
way of a druggist at fifty cents or one
dollar a large bottle (family siZe) can
have q sample bottle sent to the home
free of charge by simply addressing DR..
w. B. Caldwell 201 Washington st..
Monticello, Ill. Your name and address
on q postal card will do.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-14


dav proper ia essentially home day, the day
when the family likes to "be q party unto itself"
So 1t is that the affairs to which society and soci
ety's children are hidden usually take place be-
tween Christmas and New Tears, although in
every particular they are Christmas gatherings.
For two weeks prior to the dawning of Christ
mas day tae Washington markets are filled with
holly and mistletoe. 1t is believed that before
long the legislatures of Maryland and Virginia
will be fctced to pass laws protecting the beau
tiful holly tree from the hands of the despoiler.
The demNDd for Christmas greens yearly kills
hundreds If not thousands of holly trees. The
trouble is that the men whD cut the branches for
the market use little or no discretion IL securing
their spoils. Holly branches can be cut without
injury to the tree If the simplest precautions
taken. but IN their greed TO secure quantities of
the beautiful boughs with their shining green
leaves and polished red berries, the gatherers
hack great limbs from the tree, injurng it so that
in many cases 1t cannot survive the wound
The mjstletoe, which in found in great quaint.
ties in the markets of Washington at the Christ
mas time, Is parasite which fastens itself upon
the branches of many species of trees. Its re-
moval does the tree good, provided the limbs from
which it springs are not injured in the cutting.
The mistl-toe of the Potomac river country Is
very much like the misiletoe of England 1t Is
supposed that this parasite growth was used by
the ancient Druids in their religious ceremonies
among the ancient Britons All kinds Of super
3titions ere connected with the mistletoe, and
many of them are traced back to the days before
the Saxon occupation of John Bulls island These
superstitions were brought across the water by
the early English settlers and they are found in
some parts of America in the same form In which
they have existed in England for century on cen
tury
The White House in a holiday season literally
is turned into a conservatory. Washington loves
flowers and every man and woman who comes
here to live finds that the flower affection speed
fly takes its hold, The White House is supplied
with flowers from great conservatory carefully
tended by men trained to Horticulture There are
probably more flower shops in the capital in pro-
portion to the population than in any other city
in the United States. Almost literally they are
on every corner The demand for flowers here at
the Christmas season Is such that notwithstanding
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-14

fine music, and the Christmas service ana Hs en-
vironments are made as beautiful as 1t is possiole
to make them. 80
In the ofacial foreign colony In Washington the
Christmas holidays are an especially lively ana JOY
GUS season. The managers OF the American pranch
offices of the governments of the world are ever
eager to show their patriotism and loyalty by oD
serving all holidays or ceremonial occasions JUST
as they would be observed If they were at home III
their own countries. Consequently Christmas ID
the occasion for many diverse and picturesque
celebrations in the homes of the official foreign
colony There is scarce household in the cos
mopolitan community that has not its quota or
children Many of the young, people in these for
eign households are for the time being, attending
American schools and have become imbued with
some of the traditions of the Yankee Christmas
Thus the yule-tide programs in many diplomatic
I home at Washington presents an odd mixture OF
Z foreign customs and American innovations.
Especially is this the case in the homes of many
) of the diplomats from South and Central America
where there are many young people These Pan
American juveniles exchange presents as do their
American paymates and await with keen anticipa
tion the proverbial Christmas dinner but they also
show allegiance to the customs of their native
lands by attending mass at midnight on Christmas
Eve, and afterward paying homage at a miniature
representation of the city of Bethlehem. the most
conspicuous place in which is occupied by grot
to in which are tiny figures Of the infant Jesus,
and Joseph, together with the three wise men, In
the homes of the Mexican diplomats there is
followed novel plan for the distribution Of the
Christmas presents All the gifts are placed in a
huge carthenware jar which is suspended from the
ceiling and is then attacked by all the young peo-
pie armed with canes. When the jar is broken the
Christmas presents are precpitated to the floor
and there is mad scramble for the mysterious
packages
The handsome new home of the French Embassy
at Washington will this year afford spacious set
ting for Christmas frolic that has become one of
the important events of holiday week at the cap
ital At the German Embassy likewise there is a
Christmas tree with tokens for all the young people
in the Embassy circle, while the British Ambassa-
dor entertains all the members of his official staff
and their families at an oi1fashioned English
Christmas dinner.