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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-09-21
Cotton Seed

The United States Department
of Agriculture, in 1896, estimat-
ed that ton of cotton seed would
produce about 45 gallons of oil to
the ton. In 1893-94 the seed of
the cotton crop worked at the
mills was placed at 100000 tons,
and the profits on a ton of seed,
taking the estimate at which the
products sold at retail in dollars,
putting oil at 25c per gallon,
hulls at 50. and meal at 500. per
ton, would make the profits from
one ton of seed stand as follows:
VII. 25
N I'd l-..-...-.. o. 90
HullS......... I.3I
S2o Sc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
A Nebraska Banker Caught at the
Same Game.

The following dispatch appears in the
Chicago Inter Ocean of Monday:
I Hastings, Neb., June William
Kerr, president of the Adams County
Bank Of this city, and one Of the wealth
lest citizens of Nebraska, is the possess
or Of q gold brick that has cost him
$l3, 800 and much agony Of mind.
On Decoration Day he was approach.
ed by an ordinary looking stranger, who
introduced himself as an old-time part
ner of Albert Kerr, q cousin to Mr.. Kerr,
and for whom he was now looking.
Mr.. Kerr finally ascertained that the
stranger was miner, who, with an old
Indian, had located gold mine of I'M
told value in old Mexio, that they had
brick of the precious metal they had
taken from the mine, and he was look
ing for the cousin, whom he expected to
l. let in on the find. The stranger said
that he and his Indian partner were
ignorant of mining laws, and they were
anxious to interest some one who would
look after their interests.
The strangers appearance and the
plausibility Of his story 80 impressed Mr..
Kerr that he left with him that evening
for q place near Leavenworth, Kansas.
Arriving there he was conducted at
midnight to cave in the woods, where
they were met by the Indian. The
brick was produced and some Of it taken
out with gimlet by Mr.. Kerr. This he
took to Kansas City, where he had it
assayed. The result showed value of
$40 an ounce, making the brick worth
something more than 5000. Mr..
Kerr drew on his bank here for the
SIS, 900 the owners of the brick had
fixed as their price, and returned to
Leayenworth.
Another visit was made to the cave
and the exchange made. Mr.. Kerr
came home with the understanding that
the stranger was to meet him here last
Sunday with the papers to convey to
Mr.. Kerr third interest in the mine.
Sunday came, but no stranger, and as
the days passed Mr.. Kerr became
anxious. A suspicion took possession
of his mind that he had been bunkoed
or was in possession of stolen goods,
and onlast Wednesday he expressed
the brick to David III. Moffatt, president
of the First National Bank of Denver,
to have it assayed, and also with the
idea of taking steps to clear himself
should it prove to be stolen.
4 The parties who worked the deal are
Ieyidently some of the smoothest bunko
men in the country, and have been
working up their project for some time,
as they were familiar with Albert Kerr's
career and much of Mr.. Kerr's family
history.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
The National Conventions.

Republicans at Philadelphia, June-19,
1900 Tickets on sale June 14-l6.
Prohibition at Chicago, June 27-2S,
1000 Tickets on sale Jun e 26-27.
Democratic at Kansas City, July 4,
1900 Tickets on sale July PA.
The road to take to attend these Con-
ventions is the Chicago Great Western
Ry. the popular Maple Leaf Route, =
with its vestibuled trains free chair cars,
satisfactory dining car service, and its
unsurpassed sleeping car accom-.
modations.
Only one fare the round trip.
h For further particulars apply to any
agent of the Chicago Great Western, or
address F. H. Lord, u. P. & 7. A., lis
Adams ST., Chicago. 41.ti
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Honest toll brings tired feeling which is re-
lieved by healthy sleep. The slred feeling
that we mean goes to bed tired and gets up
tired, the ap7 bite is poor and the energy
gone. There but one quick. sure and salts
factory remed Beggs' Blood Purifier. Take
It now. McG b q Still, w OOdland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14
Red prince 7424.

Red prince 7424.
The "hot favorite" among horse rails.
ers. We challenge any horse in south
ern Iowa to show better lot of colts.
For terms or other information see
FRANK MATTHEW'S, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Money to Loan on improved farms al
6, and per cent. interest for 5, + to 10
years time. f. VARGA & Son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-14

Buy Russ BIeaching Blue Il Casters.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-05-09
ATTRACTING SCIENTISTS.
Eastern Oregon Gold Fields Are Being
Studied by 'the Professor"

Perhaps one Of the most important as
we'll as the most interesting phases Of the
development of eastern Oregon's vast
mineral belts is the attention the forma.
ton is receiving from geologists and min.
eralogists, as we'll as practical mining
men. The entire district Is under the X.
ray Of scientific investigation. OLD theo.
ries are constantly being exploded. Sup.
positions are being either discredited or
verified. Theories that have obtained for
years past are being abandoned and new
ones, justified by the results Of scientific
research, are supplanting them. Aside
from the interest that attaches to these In.
vestigations from scientific standpoint,
they are of special interest and Of most
practical value to mining men, In that
they pave the way to more intelligent and
more economical mining operations.
The general direction Of the lodges Of
this section has been known for some
time. Miners and prospectors have ascer.
tanned that from observation, and mining
operations have demonstrated the correct.
ness Of their conclusion. Much Is also
known Of the formation in various sec.
tions, the character Of the veins In certain
contacts, and the ore probabilities under
given conditions. The experienced pros.
pector knows that the lodges here have
northeasterly and southwesterly direction.
He also knows what to expect In finding
slate and quartz contacts. He knows
what to do and which way to look upon
encountering porphyry dikes. More light,
however, Is almost daily being shed upon
the general geological formation Of the
country, and the time Is not far distant,
perhaps, when geological and mineral.
ogical map approximately scientifically
correct will be possible.-Portland Mining
Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-05-09

Have you registered YETI
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-05-09
Voters Attention.

The voters of the North and South
Sumpter precincts can now register at the
city hall, E. l.. Manning, city recorder,
having received the registration books
from the county clerk for that purpose.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-05-09
Public Notice.

All parties holding claims against the
Sumpter Water company, proper, are re.
quested to present them to the company's
Office for examination and audit.
SUMPTER WATER Co.
May I, 1900.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
DO YOU OWN AN UMBRELLA1
If You Do, Get Posted on the Law
Regarding 1t.


"What are you looking after"
ooh, I've lost my umbrella, and 1
thought possibly might see some one
carrying it off," replied the young man
who stood in front of one of the large
passerby.
"What would you do If you saw some
feEow carrying it away?"
"Stop him and demand its return"
"But what if he simply pushed you
aside and walked awayT
Follow him and find out his name and
have him arrested"
"Do you think you would get the UNI
brclla backT"
why not? Anybody who has it pos
sesscs stolen property"
"Then you never heard of the decision
of Lord Coleridge, the famous English
jurist, in an umbrella suit that was
brought before himW
81 can't say that have. An umbrella
is the same as any other property, isn't
it? Couldn't have a man arrested for
stealing my watch"
Eyes. But wait till l read you the de-
cision of Lord Coleridge."
The speaker took from his pocketbook
newspaper SiippillS anu ICiu.
Umbrellas, properly considered, are n
part of the atmospheric or meteorological
condition, and as such there can be no in
dividual property right in them. In Samp-
son versus Thompson defendant was
charged with standing on plaintiffs front
steps during storm and thereby soaking
up a large quantity of rain to which
plaintiff was entitled. But the court held
that the rain was any mans rain. no mat
ter where it fell. 1t follows, therefore,
that the umbrella is any mans umbrella.
In all ages rain and umbrellas have gone
together, and there is no reason why they
should be separated in law. An umbrella
may, under certain cOnditions--the chief
of which is posscssion-take on the at
tributes Of personal property. just as if a
man set a tub and catch quantity of
rain water, that rain water will lie con-
sidcrcd as his personal belonging while it
is in his tub. But if the sun evaporate
the water, and it is raincd down again,
or if the tub be upset and the water is
spilled, then the attribute of personal
ownership instantly disappears. So if a
man holds his umbrella in his hand it
may be considered personal belonging,
but the moment it leaves his hand it re-
turns to the great, general. indivisible
common stock of umbrellas, whittier the
law will not attempt to pursue it.'-Uti-
ca Observer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

hat and cloak, and thus it appeared to
those who found my unconscious body
next morning that l had been coming
home the night before and fallen into
the Dit. AS to his wife, he gave the
alarm and brought the police and made
out that 1t was a case of suicide.
While he was fast asleep, as he claim
ed, she had stolen to the window and
leaped to her death.
His story went, and 1t was seven
months before there was any contra
diction. 1 had fractured skull, brain
fever and pneumonia and for weeks
and weeks lay as one dead. When
mended, my memory was confused,
and it was seven months before l told
my story and put the police on the
track. Long before that Dyson had
married the widow and sailed for
America, and. though efforts were
made to find him, nothing came OF
them. Never did n man deserve the
hangman's rope more, and yet, if liv-
ing today, he is free and has no fear
of the law,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
ARMOUR IN THE PANIC OF 1898.
How lie Got Ready For n Storm
When the Sky Was Clear

Row lie OOt Ready FOR n StOFIu
When the Sky Was Clear.
In 1892 the old man was on one of his
annual trips to the German mineral wa
tiers. At Carlsbad he met the moneyed
men of Europe, and he put together all
the hints that he got from this one and
that one, and out of these hints he evoly
ed theory. He packed his grip and
started for home, and the day he landed
in New York he telegraphed for the
heads Of his departments to meet him in
Chicago.
"How's business?" he asked cheerfully
as he sat down in the midst of the pow
WOW and within range of 20 telegraph
machines.
"Nevcr better; making money hand
over fist" said the managers.
"Cut everything down to the very edge"
said the old man in a very businesslikc
way. '"rhere's a storm brewing. Haul
in sail. Stack up every dollar in cash in
the vaults that you can get your hands
on. Go into the money streets and use
the name of p. D. Armour for all it is
worth. Get every dollar to be had and
then come back and tell me about it."
They all believed in their hearts that
the old man was getting panicky, but
they did exactly as he said. They pro-
cured nearly S2,000,0o0.
"That's not nearly enough. Go out and
get more" he directed. "Don't be afraid.
Get every dollar you can and get it just
as quickly as you can"
Finally they obtained 100000 in
cash, and this, with securities on hand,
footed up $S,000,000.
Snow, maybe we can weather it," said
Mr.. Armour, and his preparations were
IakN hoe fhn oh Of
1893 came.
One of the first things to happen in the
desperate financial straits was n run on
the biggest banks in Chicago. One
morning messenger brought word that
a mob was lined up in front of the Hi
nois Trust and Savings bank and that
the people were demanding their money.
Some of the most conservative business
men had lost their heads, and the rush
was enough to stagger any set of bank
officials. Ogden Armour. son of the old
man. was a director in the bank.
"Ths must be stopped" said P. d.
= Armour.
HE waited a minute to arrange the
everyday bunch of roses in the horn vase
on his desk" said the man who told this
story, "and then he snatched up his hat
and started for the bank"
Mr. Armour mingled with the croWu
on the sidewalk in front of the bank,
going first to one and then to another,
plcdging his own credit for the deposits.
He never left the place until the closing
hour, and by that time the run had stop
ped. He went back to his Office and
issued a call for a meeting of Chicago
business men the next morning. Then
he cabled to London and bought half
million dollars in gold on his own ac-
. count. He ate a little luncheon and
drove out to Armour institute that after
noon as usual. He watched the classes
at drill. and then he inquired placidly,
as anything wanted" On his way
home to dinner he stopped at the homes
of his two sons for little visit. After
dinner lie said that he felt a bit tired
that evening and couldn't account for it.
-Chicngo Inter Ocean.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

She entered the office Of the tomb
stone company, and the clerks immedi-
ately became sad of countenance.
us there anything can do for your
asked the chief mourner.
eyes; my husband, John T. Aber-
nathy, has died, and l would like to
secure some suitably engraved head
stone-something with an appropriate
Inscription, if you please"
Certainly, madam. Right this way,
Now, here is very pretty thing in the
stone line. Right over this cross we
would carve, Here lies John 7. Aber-
nathy, and"-
"Ah, sir" interrupted the widow,
you must think me cruel! would not
say TIere les That was one of his
faults In life, and I will not follow him
with the accusation now that he has
gone."-Denver Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
MADE WEIRD PICTURES.
A Practical Joke That Was Played
On a photographer.

On a photographers.
A professional photographer tells tale
of practical joke.
One day young man came to sit for
his likeness. To the ordinary eye he look
ed like any other young man. A couple
Of plates were exposed and then the as
sistant who was operating went into the
darkroom to develop the negatives.
!. He was gone much longer than usual
aud was heard bcrating the junior assist
ant pretty soundly for playing FRANKS
with the apparatus. When he returned
to the studio, he asked for another sitting
and apologized for having before used
spoiled plates.
This time when he went away to de-
yelop he was heard to utter a slight
scream, but he reappeared and said there
was peculiar effect in the negative
which he couldn't account for, and would
the sitter oblige him again.
Once more he went to develop. Then
the bell rang violently for the master, and
the two held long confabulation in the
darkroom together. This time the master
tried his hand and went away to develop.
1t was not long before he returned and
said he was sorry not to be able to get n
satisfactory likeness, but a skull and
mans forehead.
Rubbish" said the sitter. "My fore
heads all right. Can you see anything
the matter with my forcheadF And he
peered into mirror as he spoke.
"No, there's nothing that 1 can see,"
answered the photographer. But l
should be obliged if you will please go
away and not come here again. This
sort of thing is just a wee bit creepy"
Upon this there was n dreadful scene,
but the upshot was that the young man
had to 20 and up to the present has not
returned.
The explanation of the matter is that
the young man was bit of a scientist
and had been playing a joke on the pho
tographer. Bisulphatc of quinine is a
chemical which is white in the naked
eye, but seen black by the camera. Any
thing that is painted on the skin, there
fore, with the chemical will be ordinarily
invisible, but will come out prominently
in 4 otograph.-London Tit-Bits.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
CONCERNING ULCERS.
The Cause and the Treatment Of
These DisaEreenble Sores.

The Cause and the Treatment Of
These DisaEreenbIe Sores.
An ulcer is sore on the skin or mucous
membrane, in which the healing process
is very slow or wholly at a standstill. 1t
may be due to n number of causes, some
constitutional, others local, but even
when local cause seems most evident
there is almost always some constitu-
tional faint present as well. This may
be consumption, diabetes, govt and so
forth or merely a little impurity of the
blood resulting from constipation or in
digestion. Ulcers in the mouth, Oh the
tongue or at the union of the checks and
gums are very common and exceedingly
annoying. They should be treated by
frequent rinsing of the mouth with a So
luton of boric acid or borax and can
usually be prevented in great measure by
reducing the sweets and starchy food,
such as bread, that enter into the diet.
A common seat of ulcers is the shin.
Sores occur here especially in the aged or
those past middle life and are commonly
due to the presence of varicose veins.
These are caused by pressure from tight
carriers, by congcstive disorders Of the
liver and other abdominal organs and by
any occupation which requires standing
for many hours Il day.
Ulcers of this kind are found more
frequently on the left leg than on the
right. They sometimes give little trou-
Bile, but they may be cXquisitely painful
and are often most rcbellious to treat
ment, which must be both local and gem
eral, corresponding to the local and con-
stitutional causes.
All disorders of digestion must be cor
rccted as far rs possible and the diet reg
ulated. The food should be nourishing,
but not stimulating, and all forms Of al
coholic beverages are'to be f0regonc. The
patient should keep perfectly quiet, either
in bed or with the leg supported on a
chair.
The local treatment must be varied ac-
cording to the necessities Of each case.
The sore must be kept clean by pouring
over it twice day n stream of boiled
mot boiling) water and in the intervals of
washing it should be protected from the
air. The leg must be kept snugly ban
daged or incased in an elastic stocking,
so as to prevent stagnation Of the blood
and distension of the veins.
A piece of silver foil smoothly applied
over the surface of the ulcer and for a
little distance beyond its edges and kept
in place by n bandage often does good.
Sometimes when the extent of liberated
surface is very large skin grating is nee
essary in order to start the healing proc
ess.-Youth's Companion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

Schoolboys will look you in the eye
and say that the earth is solid mass
with molten interior and n solid crust.
Scientists are not so confident. Most of
them think it is as the boy says, but very
few rest with that statement. OF late
the theory that the earth is hollow and
consists of crust, say, thousand miles
thick is gaining ground. The hollow
earth can be constructed from the La
Place nebular hypothesis more reasona-
bly, than can the solid earth, some say,
and the wonder Is that it was not thought
ont first. The hollow earth also furnishes
the best explanations for tides, earth
quakes and volcanoes. But as men have
gone into the earth but 5000 feet they
really know nothing about it.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
Kltckener,s Common Sense.

Let this story be told to Lord Kitch
ener's credit, though 1t may surprise
many: A certain ycomanry commander
while on parade rated his men in un.
measured terms. Nothing was right in
his judgment that the troopers did. They
sat their horses wrong, they moved UNI
like machinery, ETC., and were mo better
than a rabblc," "a lot of gutter snipes,'
etc.
"That," said Lord Kitchener, who
came up, 'is not the way to address men
They are not a rabble. but soldiers AMI tc
be spoken to as such. No troops can be
trained in that fashion, and the com,
mander who docs not respect his men is
unable to lead them"
The whole force heard the observation
and the men were rs decorously elated as
the yeomanry officer was obviously crest.
fallen.-London Telegraph.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

How strangely men act! They will not
praise those who are living at tn" SANK
time and living with themselves. But to
be themselves praised by postrrity 10y
those whom they have never seen moi
ever will see. this they set much value
on. This is very much the same as il
thou shouldst be grievcd because t.,ose
who have lived before thee did net praise
thee.
If thing is difficult to be accomplish,
ed by thysclf. do not think that it is i'm.
possible for man. But if anything is
possible for man and confonnabic to his
nature. think that this can b. attained
by thyself too.-Marcus Aurclius Anto.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

Tcss-I never saw any man so slow as
Mr.. Timrns.
Jessie is slow, isn't he?
wfully. We were sitting in the
parlor last night, and he suddenly said.
eff you could only see how much I love
you, I'm sure you'd let me kiss you"
told him 81 couldn't see 1t in that light"
and he just sat there like n stick.-PhiI-
adelphia Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
The Aels and. 1ptelllGsqcer
BEL AIR, MO. DEcEMB Err %, 1900.
HOW DOES 1T SEEM TO YoUf

It seems to me I'd like to go
Where bells don't ring nor whistles blow
Nor clocks don't strike nor gongs don't sound
And I'd have stiffness all around.
Not really stiffness, but Just the trees
Low whisperings or the hum of bees
Or brooks faint habbling stones
In strangely, softly tangled tones
Or maybe cricket or katydid
Or the songs of birds in the hedges hid
Or Just some such sweet sounds as these
. To fill a tired heart with case
If 'tweren't for sight and sound and SMELL
I'd like city pretty we'll,
But when it comes to getting rest
like the country lots the best.
Sometimes 1t seems to me must
Just quit the citys din and dust
And get ont where the sky is blue
And say, Now, how does 1t seem to your
Eugene Field.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
A Translator.

The word translator, meaning a member
of boots, has revived or perhaps has
never died. Recently Judge Bacon at
Whitcchapel asked a man, what are
you?' He replied, "a translator" Judge
Bacon: "Of languagcsT "No, boots. |
make old boots new all the week and
sell on a barrow in Petticoat lane on
Sunday"
Bailey 1736 A. d. explains ''trans-
lator" as "a new vamper of old shoes"
etc. l remember the word with this
meaning occurring in the old Radnor
church parish registers.-Notes and
Queries.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

She-Ah, Emil, my parents won't allow
me to marry you. There's nothing for US
TO do but to die togethcrI
He-Yes, dear, we have no other choice
but to debut not today, for we have
fricassced chicken for dinner, my favor
tie dish !-F'Iipgende Blatter.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

81 want tie boy ter Farm history"
said the farm n, 'so's he kin write one
} them histoi cal novels an make money
enough to pa ut the barn an have the
mules shod."-. tlanta Constitution.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
The Henry Watson Aid Society,

An Auxiliary Committee of the Henry Wat
son ChiidTens' Aid Society has been formed in
Bel Air The duties of this Committee are:
First To look after children who are proper OBJ
jects of charity; I'd, to find homes in the eoun-
Full information upon application TO
REV. X. A. CASTLEMAR, Secretary, or
WIN n. HARLAN. President. 24je