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CORN is KING.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Great
American Staple.

Interesting Facts Concerning the Great
American Staple.
The word maize Is derived from the
Greek word yea. II Is not definitely
known where the plant had its origin.
Humboldt asserts that It Is American.
Other writers claim that 1t originated
in Asia. whence It was brought into
America by the Spanish explorers.
There is nothing 30 far discovered In
the records of ruins of Egypt to indicate
that the early dwellers along the Nile
ever knew of the grain. In an ancient
Chinese book. however to be found In
the French library at Paris, CON Is
ment. toned. In Chile corn has long been
grown, and II is called zea curaqua.
There is an old Javancse legendary
peom, "Manek Maya" which lkens
the grain Of corn to n maldens tooth,
and today, In certain parts Of the mid
die West. there is variety known as
"horse TOOTH"
Most of the South American Indians
know of corn. Some make a sort Of
beer from It A Qulcha legend says
that Con, son of the Sun and Moon,
gave maize to man. The Iroquols say
that corn was given by the Spirit of the
South. One of the snake legends Of the
Moqui Indians tells of six bachelors,
Red Corn, Blue Corn, Yellow Corn,
Green Corn, Spotted Corn and Black
Corn.
1t is not alone with the Indians that
myth and legend endure. To-day farm
ers Of New England, and, In fact, In the
newer West, have their manifold
"signs" for the planting of corn. Go
through the agricultural regions and
you will hear them talk of planting "ln
the full Of the moon" and the like.
Among the German settlers, In certain
localities, 1t is believed that in select
Ing seed-corn for the next years corn
all the stalks and refuse must be taken
into the highways and instantly de-
stroyed, but not by burning, as that
would insure the presence Of the black
fungi, or smut" as 1t is provincially
termed.
Corn is the great staple Of the United
States. 1t Is the most important pro-
duct of the American continent. be 1t
grains or the output of mines or factor
les. More acres are devoted to the rails
ing Of corn than In the annual yield Of
oats, wheat, barley, rye, buckwheat and
cotton combined. Corn provides more
employment for laborers, provides moe
work for distributors and makes basis
for more Industries and activities than
any other American commodity. In the
past thrty-seven years the value Of the
corn output has been $15.900, 100000.
Last year QS9S) a corn farm of G0O0
acres in Iowa YIELDED net profit of $50,
900. About $500 acres Of corn were
actually planted. ThIrty-one planters
were used to put the seed in the ground,
seventy-six cultivators did the tend
ing" and sevehty-hve wagons haul, d
the crop from field to cribs. To hold
the corn cribs twelve feet wide, sixteen
feet high and half mile long were
required. The corn yield of the United
States for 1899 is estimated at 2,050,-
10000 bushels, the number of acres
planted being S1,550,000. Corn is king.
John L. Wright, in Leslie's Weekly.
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PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Mark cts.


Onions, new, $1.O0@1.25 per sack.
Potatoes, new, $l6@20.
Beets, per sack, 75@85c.
Turnips, per sack, Coo.
Carrots, per sack, SOC.
Parsnips, per sack, 75@S5c.
Caulihower, 75c per dozen.
Cabbage, native and California, 70
COCO per 100 pounds.
Peaches, 65@80c.
Apples, $l.25@1.50 per box.
Pears, $l.00@1.25 per box.
Prunes, 60c per box.
Watermelons, $l.50.
Nutmegs, 50@75c.
Butter-Creamery, 82c per poundi
dairy, 17@22c; ranch, 22c per pound.
Eggs-Firm, 30@S1c.
Cheese-Native, Ice.
Poultry-9@l0c; dressed, l1@1Sc.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy, $l2.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$1700@1S.00
Corn-Whole, $4,000; cracked, $23;
feed meal, $23.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$2l; whole, $22.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, $8.95;
blended straights, 1910; California,
1926; buckwheat -four, $500; gra-
ham, per barrel, $3.50; whole wheat
-four, SO. 10; rye flour, $S.S0@4.00.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $1,000;
shorts, per ton, $l7.00.
Feed-Chopped feed, $20.b0 per tom
middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake meal,
per ton, $3.50
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MAY WE'D A PRINCE.
A Descendant of n King Paying Court
to an American Helress.

A Descendant of King Paying Court
to an American Heiress.
The gossips OF London and Paris are
coupling the names of Miss May Goe-
let, daughter of the late Ogden Goelet
and heiress to $20,0OO,000, and Prince
Henry Of Orleans. son of the Duke of
Chartres and a descendant Of King
Louis Philippe Of France. The Prince
is paying assduous court to the young
and handsome American helress and
an engagement is expected as the out
come. The Goelets-mother and
daughter-are at present living In Par
is. They are giving lavish entertain
ments, now that their period of mourn
ing for the late Mr. Goelet Is ended,
and Prince Henry is their guest Of hon
or at every function.
Prince Henry is a good-looking man
and is popular in Paris. His chief
claim to fame, outside the fact that he
would be king some day If there We're
kings in France, is derived from his
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convinced that Tascott had made his
way out to sea IN small boat and
boarded some passing whaler or trad
ing vessel bound for the Arctic. He
would hardly run the risk of remaining
in Alaska, when his story was known
all over the country.
Amos ]. Smell, for whose murder
Tascott is wanted, was a rich man,
well advanced in years, who lived in
an old-fashioned mansion at the corner
of Ada street and Washington boule-
ward, Chicago. He was large owner
of real estate in the immediate vicin-
ity, the renting of which was conduct
ed in an office in the basement of his
house. One night in the early part Of
February, 1888. three men broke into
the Smell residence by boring a hole
through panel in the rear door Of the
lower floor, and then slipping the bolts.
Their first move was to break open and
rifle small safe In the office, In which
1t was supposed Mr.. Smell had consid-
erable money taken In for rentals.
Next they went upstairs to the parlor
floor, where, in moving around, they
were heard by Mr.. Smell. The latter, a
brave, daring old man, came down
from his bedroom in his nightrobe, pis-
tol In hand, and cried out:
who's there? Ah, you ID
scoundrel."
AS he spoke Mr.. Smell fired shot
in the direction of the back parlor,
which was answered almost in the
same fash by two discharges from
the burglars pistols. Smell dropped
dead with two bullets In his body.
The murder created the most intense
excitement all over the West. The
reward Of $4,000 stimulated the DO
lice to unusual effort, but for two
weeks not the slightest clue to the MUIR
derer was obtained. Then the keeper
of lodging house on West Madison
street discovered in the stove In n
room lately occupied by a man called
T. A. Scott the end of a charred check
bearing the signature of A. J. Smell. A
quantity Of stolen silverware was also
discovered. Scott" had disappeared.
but 1t took little work to identify him
as Willie Tascott, the son of a replta-
BILE paint dealer. Young Tascott was a
wild lad, well known about town. He
never did any regular work but always
had plenty of money. Burglaries had
been frequent on the West Side and 1t
was an easy matter, In view of devel-
opments, to trace most of them to Tas-
colt.
Search was Immediately begun for
the murderer, but although circulars
descriptive of him were sent to every
city and hamlet in the country and to
Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada and Cen
tral and South America and no less
than $4,000 was expended he was
never apprehended. He was seen
twice after the crime, but the second
time mysteriously disappeared and un-
til the miners return was not heard of
again. Fully 1000 men were arrested
on suspicion in various parts of the
world. Where Tascott is now is nm
known, but search will be resumed and
hopes are entertained of ultimate can
ture,
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NO HEslTANcY IN TRADE.
Usual shrinkage at End Of the gear
Not Apparent.


r. G. Dun q Co.'s weekly review OF
trade says: The approach of a new
year usually brings so much of hesi-
fancy in business that the small shrink
age this year is surprising. Probably
never before have the productive forces
OF the country been so largely covered
by contracts at this date, inducing
employment and profit far into the
coming year. This results not from
any mere speculative excitement. but
from actual demands for consumption
running far beyond the producing ca
pacity hereafter, and pushing it to re-
markable expansion. The increase in
foreign trade has been significant, COM
pared with the increase OF $24 600, 900
in payments through clearinghouse.
For the week the payments have been
20.3 per cent larger than last year, and
49, per cent larger than in 1892.
Demand for cars and other railway
equipment is enormous, and also for
shipping, both lake and ocean. Tin is
weak at 27Ac, and copper declined to
l6Ac, but lead and spelter are
stronger.
Wool has advanced further, with
much speculative buying, though most
manufacturers have supplied wants for
the present, and are less disposed to
purchase at prices now averaging
higher than at any time since June 10,
1891.
Wheat has risen Sc, and corn frac-
tion, with a decline in Western re-
ceipts of both. Atlantic exports OF
wheat this week, -four included, we're
only 8 1859, 667 bushels, against $780,
767 last year, and Pacific exports $780,
172 bushels, against 556, ,523 bushels
last year.
Failures for the week have been 22l
In the United States, against 24S last
year, and 33 in Canada, against 20 last
wear
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-15
His aanClioap.

"a funny story that could not help
but laugh at was told by a travelling
salesman at local hotel" said the
Man-about-town. 1T happened during
his last visit to this city. He arrived at
the Reading Terminal and ha led a
hanson. The driver. who seemed to
be a good-natured chap, was tongue
tied and stamnered badly; of course
that was no fault of his. The drummer
told him that he wished to be driven to
the Continental Hotel, and the driver
answered, using his hand and emitting
all sorts OF noises: 'A-ll r-r-right, s-s-sir'
'The gentleman stepped In and off
they sped. After driving some time the
hanson came to a standstill, the driver
jumped from his seat and the visitor
stepped ont. Looking about he noticed
that they had gone some distance be-
yond the hotel, and he remarked this
to the driver. The-driver nodded his
head and answered: lit t-t-t-took M
meme a-a-all this d-distance t-t-too SIS
say w-whoap"
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Nutritious FoOCis.

Prof. Atwater, who has devoted him
self to the study for number of years,
declares that there Is no single perfect
food, the nearest approach to It being
milk. No food. however, contains the
essential constituents in right proper
tions, and thus we have to get what
we want by combining our foods. 1t
will be a shock to many thrifty house
wives to learn that beef and eggs are
among the greatest of all economical
mistakes. A single dollar spent In
wheat-hour will yield as much nutri-
ment as $50 spent on slrloin of beef.
Sugar ranks next to wheat-four as an
economical food, for a dollars worth
Of sugar contains as much nutriment as
So worth Of milk. $12 worth Of eggs. or
$40 worth of oysters. In proportion to
their cost oysters are almost the least
nutritious Of all foods. Beans and po-
tatoes run a close race for the third
place among valuable and cheap foods,
and the fourth place is shared between
fat, salt pork and cheese made from
SKINNED milk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-15

NOAthNSst
The seventh annual meeting of the
Washington State Dairymen's Associa-
tion will be held at North Yakima on
December $3.50. Professor G. F.
Curtis, of the Iowa agricultural college
will deliver addresses each day, and
other prominent dairy enthusiasts will
also take part.
The Arcata delivered at Marshfeld,
last week, 100000 salmon eggs on
ice for the Rogue river hatchery. These
eggs travelled nearly 1000 miles before
they reached the hatchery, although
the place where they were taken was
only 40 miles from the mouth of the
Rogue river. They went by way of
San Francisco, the wagon road being
too rough TO transport them.
Most of the employees of the suspend
ed Washington shingle mills are now
at work repairing the buildings and
machinery of the mills. 1t was feared
that the general closing down of the
shingle mills in this state would throw
many laborers out of work, but it has
in fact brought little hardship upon
them.
]. W. Kunzelman, L. E. Torinus and
David Carmichael, of Saltwater,
Mimi, are reported as having acquired
extensive tracts of timber land in
Skagit county. w. S. Jamison, of Port
Gamble, is said to have sold l,200
acres of timber land for $20,000 sup
posedly to the Saltwater syndicate,
says the Lumber Trade Journal.
Pendleton's expenditures for 1899
will be more than $4, 900 less than for
1898, even including the cost OF 1900
cords OF wood purchased this year that
will be carried over.
Aberdeen logging camps will run all
winter.
A Tacoma firm has an order for 5000
cedar ties to go to Honolulu.
Over 5000 logs and piles came out
of North Coos river on the raise caused
by the recent storm.
The Southern Oregon normal school,
at Ashland, has enrolled $50 regular
students to date. besides so children
in the training school.
Since Memphis completed its system
of sewerage the death roll has decreased
80 per cent in the districts which POS
sess proper drainage.
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Disappointed.


One Of the officials of the Canadian
police at Niagara Falls tells the follow
ing story:
A German from Pennsylvania blew
in the other day and asked the officials
If there was anything about the place
worth seeing:
"You see," he said, "it's shust like dis
My frients und frau told me | should
take i'd in, und want to take everything
In der iss to zee. Dey did zav der was
someding great here, und | forgot Id
already, und haf walked all ofer und
zee nodings."
The visitor was at once taken to the
finest view of the falls, where he stood
a few minutes looking around.
"Well' said his conductor at last.
"Vell," returned the man. Il zee
nodings."
Don't you see the fallsT'
"Votl Dot water falling? Iss dot vat
| cum all dis ways to zee. liddle water
dripping? Ach, Gott! | go me home"
columbian.
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MYSTERY Is CLEARED
WIDELY SOUGHT MURDERER Lo-
GATED IN ALASKA.
Principal In One OF Americas Most Sem
sational Cases Found, After Eleven
Years, but Again Escapes Interest
ed Two Continents.

One Of the most sensational murders
In American criminal history was that
of Amos j. Smell, In Chicago, in 1888
More than eleven years, many Of
which were spent in vain attempt to
run down the murderer, have since
elapsed and now comes a clew to the
whereabouts of the much-sought-for
criminal. A returned miner, William
Rlgler, from the Cape Nome gold dig
gings in Alaska, gives the information
that may yet lead to the arrest and
conviction Of the murderer, Willie Tas-
cott
According to Rigler, man was car
rled into his cabin last fall In criti-
cal condition. The stranger, believing
that he was goirg to die, said that his
name was Tascott and that he was a
fugitive from justice for the murder Of
Amos j. Smell. He told of several cir
cumstances connected with the crime,
mentioning the fact that $4,000 had
been offered for his capture. Instead
Of dying, the stranger recovered and
then mysteriously disappeared Rlgler
and his partners at once took the trail
and sent word to all the nearby mining
camps, but could get no trace of the
missing man. 1t was plain he had not
taken refuge in any of the mining set
Elements along the coast or In the near
by interior. Cape Nome is on the sea
coast, and after long, frultless search
Rigler and his fellow trailers became
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ALONG THE COAST.
Items OF General Interest Cleaned
From the Thriving Pacific
States.

Conditions in all lines of industry in
the Pacific Northwest this fall are in
exceptionally fine shape and indica-
tions are that next year will see an ae-
tivity not hitherto found here. Even
now we have indications from different
sources that there are preparations be-
ing made for doing large amount OF
deferred work along agricultural lines,
railroad building, harbor improve
ment, mining, etc, besides much work
that must be done to keep pace with
growing demands in these sections, and
as a result of all this it is safe to pre-
dict that there can be no idle men
through the winter, nor during next
summer. In some sections the demand
for workmen is so great that those
needing them have difficulty in secur-
ing them, Notwithstanding that the
wages offered are higher than ordinary.
Nearly all men who are able and will
ing to work can secure employment,
and there is no excuse for idle men
from now on. Those who may have
been affected by the closing down OF
nearly all the shingle mills recently
can secure temporary work elsewhere
during the time their mills are closed,
if they so desire, and men coming from
the East looking for work should have
no difficulty in securing plenty OF work
at good wages. OF course, 1t is not ex-
pected that there will be SO great de-
mand for skilled labor as for the ordi-
nary, on account of the skilled artisans
and regular employees of the factory and
on the farm holding their positions
right along, but that class of workmen
who generally do not secure work foI
all the year and are anxious to keep
busy during the winter months may
find work in abundance at good wages.
Northwest Industries.
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Heavy shipments of railroad iron
have been recently made to Seattle for
the Alaska road, and within the past
few weeks contracts have been made
by the White Pass 81 Yukon for the
early delivery of 1000 tons of rails,
which will be shipped from Seattle to
Skagway and Lake Bennett. This is
in addition to 1900 tons already pur-
chased and which are now going for
ward. These rails will be used in the
extension of the White Pass line from
Lake Bennett to Closeleigh, a point ON
Fifty-mile river, four miles below the
White Horse rapids.
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THE BIGGEST BRITISH ARMY EVER SENT ABROAD

glance, he was enabled to quell the most
serious outbreak of modern times.
Going little further back, to the time
Of the great aud prolonged Peninsula
war, Wellington thought he was fortu-
nate man IL he could direct an army
corps of 10000 British troops, while the
great Marlborough, at Blenheim, led to
victory. and against fearful odds, an ar
my Of 10000 strong.
Lord Wolseley was expected, n the
Egyptian war of 1886, to scatter the
forces OF the Mahdl, a very considerable
force, consisting of over $4,000 arabs, and
to assume the practical dictatorship of
the Soudan. with British force Of only
10000 men, while Lord "Bobs," as the
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paratively modern times.
At Waterloo the Duke Of Wellington
had just fewer than 24,000 British troops
under his command, while Lord Raglan,
in the Crimea, never had more at one
time than 10000 Britishers fighting un-
der him. In the Indian mutiny Lord
Clyde then Sir Colin CampbelD had but
10000 troops, with whose assistance and
the help of that portion of the Indian
army which remained faithful to its allie
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-12-15

duel with the italian fire-eater, the
Count Of Turin, nephew Of the King of
Italy.
1t was no French duel; the partlci-
pants were both wounded. The Count
was slightly cut on the right hand, but
the Prince was severely wounded. At
one time it was believed that he would
die, but medical skill, strength and
youth pulled him through.
1t was because the young prince had
said that the Italians were towards
and fools in their Abyssinlan fights
that Turin challenged. lie himself
had made three journeys to Abyssinia,
and thought he knew something about
that remote land. Turin declared that
all Prince Henry's reported discoveries
were fakes" After the duel there
was royallst talk of electing Prince
Henry President.
In 1895 the Princes father had to in
stitute proceedings to have his son de-
clared bankrupt. The young man
had squandered vast amount at cards
every French nobleman does that
and his father was called on to pay
the shot, which he did, borrowing from
Baron Hirsch. But he made up his
mind not to do 1t again.
Miss Goelet is n charming young
woman and has had her share of suit
ors, among them Prince Francis of
Teck, brother of the Duchess of York;
the Duke of Roxburgh, the Duke of
Manchester, the Earl of Shaftesbury
and Viscount Crichton. The Goelets
will make their future home in Paris.
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The Interruptions Ceas d.

A clergyman who had been greatly
annoyed by the continued interruption
to which he had been subjected during
the delivery of his sermon, stopped
abruptly, and looking round at the con-
gregation, spoke as follows:
Some time ago, when delivering IA
sermon, was frequently interrupted
by gentleman sitting in front of me,
who gesticulated, moved about, and
whispered to his neighbors, and at last
l addressed to him a sharp reprimand
for his unseemly conduct. When the
service was over my clerk In the vestry
mentioned the matter to me, and asked
II | was ignorant of the fact that the
person addressed was an idlet. l have
dnce then always hesitated to repri.
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Lisutennnt Lnmns Munro.

Lieutenant James N. Munro Fourth
United States cavalry, who made the
successful bluff, while in command
of so men of his troop, which resulted
in the capture of Bayombong, with 800
armed insurgents, under General Co.
non, is well-known in Walla Walla,
where he was stationed in 1897. When
the war with Spain began he was left
in command of the fort at that place,
being the only officer at the garrison
for several months. He chafed under
his enforced absence from the field Of
battle, and repeatedly said that If given
u chance he would do something to
make his name known. One of his ex-
pressions was, "If get q chance I'll
show them a trick with hole in it.. :"
He was delighted when the order came
last spring for him to take his troop to
the Philippines. That he carried out
his promise ''to show them a trick
with hole in it" is made very evil
dent by his capture of 16 armed insur-
gents for every man in his command.
Lieutenant Munro is graduate of
West Point, is small man of athletic
build, of brusque manner, and appears
when on horseback typical cavalry
man.
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for Instance, IL you are afraid of light
ming, here's a very simple safeguard to
remember-simply put on your rubbers
and then stand up 50 that your clothes
won't touch anywhere. Whether
you're indoors or out Of doors you're
perfectly safe, for rubber Is nom
conductor and you are completely insu-
lated. This is worth remembering.
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warships Injured by Electricity.

An Italian court recently, after a
trial. ordered the removal of some
wooden yachts, whose bottoms were
sheathed with copper, from the neigh
borhood of iron warships anchored in
the harbor of Leghorn. 1t was alleged
that an electric connection was estab-
lished through the ships cables where
by the copper-bottomed ships were
turned into the poles Of galvanic bat
terry, the result being rapid corrosion
of the iron In contact with the sea
water.