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The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-22
Mrs. George Girtin Dead.

Mrs. George Girtin, who underwent surgical operation this week, died from the effects of the operation night before last.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07

s:rated, and I can't imagine where the
"Parisian scientist" quoted in the de-
spatches as saying the heat Of the pres
ent time is due to sun spots, got his
data, if he has been correctly quoted.
The popular theory that the intense
heat is attributable, to the sun spots
goes along with the other false the
ories that we have eouinoctial storms
when the sun crosses the equator and
that the tides affect thunder-stOrms.
We have no equinoctial storm June q
when the sun crosses the equator, and
the theory has long ago been exploded
by science.
The tides have nothing to do with
thunder storms. The thunder storms
always occur in the hottest part of the
day, and it comes because the earth,
the brick and stone walls of the city,
have absorbed all the heat they can
hold. Then they throw back the heat
rays of the sun, and with it goes the
moisture from the earth. When this
strikes the current of colder atmos-
phere above the cold condenses the
moisture and precipitates it in the
shape Of rain.
The word storm applies to wind SIM
ply, not to rain or thunder. When the
thunder and lightning come first it will
be noticed the rain thunderstorm COM
ing afterward continues sometimes for
hcr;s. When the wind comes before
the rain brief shower of big drops re-
suits, falling fast and furiously while
it lasts.
We are beginning on the hurricane
season now, and we should begin to
hear of the hurricanes in the West In
dies and along our Southern coast, and
to get the effects in heat in our own
latitude, for that is the direction from
which our heat waves start. The sun
spots are J ot to blu
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
THE CLUB WOMAN.
BY Fanny Humphreys Gaffney, Pres
ident National Council of Women.

BY Fanny Humphreys Gaffney, Pres
ident National Council of Women.
Men scott at women's clubs, and al
though some Of them have been con-
Terted to the faith that women are
human beings, the missionaries have
still a long way to go. The women
themselves have not learned nearly all
that the Council of Women is trying
to teach them. A few of them still
pinch their waists, but these are young
and silly girls
Many men still declare that clubwo-
men are bold women. They wear wor-
ried looks, and advise US to attend to
our home duties and not try for things
that men are intended to do. The same
Creator made US both, and there is
work for both sexes to do, part of
which is outside the home. The Wo-
mems Health Commission in New York
has done good that the men never
dreamed OF, and women are superior
to men in other lines.
I was at dinner party the other
day, where several of the guests were
called on for speeches. It was CON-
plete surprise to all. Three women
and three men spoke, and the women
were far ahead Of the men. Two
Englishmen, friends of mine, We're
there. They had been bitter against
progressive women. THE speeches
were fine they said, but we don't
like that sort Of thing in a woman
That is the great trouble. Men are
not used to such things. But they
will get used to it, am sure.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07

1900 SEPTEMBER 1900.
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HAVE GONE TO BAR3ERTON

Believed That Presidents Kruger and
steyn Are Preparing for Flight.
PRETORIA, Sept. 3.-Mr. Kruger and
Mr.. Steyn have gone to Barberton. 1t
is believed that they are preparing for
fight. The general opinion is that the
war is near the end, but should the
Beers construct strongholds in the bush
on the velt or elsewhere and begin a
system of raids the British would re-
quire further large supplies Of horses.
General Baller moved IA miles north.
westward along the Lydenburg road
and crossed the Crocodile river to Bad
fontein. He found the Beers concen-
trating in the Crocodile mountain.
A force of Beers, under Commandant
Theron, broke through the British lines
and captured and burned supply train
at Kip River Station, taking IS prison.
ers Brabant's horse proceeded thither,
recaptured all the prisoners and drove
the Beers into the hills
Colonel Plumer dispersed small
commando under Commandant Pre-
torius east of Pinaars River, capturing
rs Beers, g. number Of wagons and
quantity of cattle and rifles.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07

any Of the candidates. The convention
met pursuant to an adjournment at 9
o'clock sharp and after some trifling
matters of a routine nature had been
disposed of the selection of q com.
mander.in.chief was taken up. Ad-
jutant General Stewart announced that
nominations were in order. It was
known to all what the result would
be as there was no opposition to Judge
Rassieur and when Major William
Warner of Kansas City, himself past
commaDder-in-chief, mounted the plat
form to present the name of Judge Ras.
sieur, he was greeted with prolonged
applause.
Elected by Acclamation.
A motion was made that Judge Ras-
sieur be declared elected by acclama-
ton and it was carried with a roar of
approval. The newly elected COM
mander.in.chief was escorted to the
platform and expressed his thanks for
the honor done him by his comrades in
brief speech of acceptance.
The election of the junior officers of
the organization was quickly over, but
one name being presented for each po-
sition and the candidate in every in
stance was elected by acclamation.
Following the election, delegations
from the various affiliated societies
were received and a miniature love
feast followed by them and the mem
bers of the larger organization.
The pension report was adopted
without discussion, it being under
stood that determined effort will be
made to induce congress to appoint
court of appeals to have final jurisdic-
tion in matters relating to pensions.
There was no contest for the honor
Of entertaining the veterans of 1901,
Denver being apparently the unani-
nous choice of the delegates, and the
bid of the Western city for the distinc-
tion met with no opposition. The in
stallation CT the new officers then took
place and an adjournment sine die was
taken.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
RUSSIA'S EXHIBIT,

France has been particularly cordial
toward her great ally in the allotment
of space. Though you miss a Russian
pavilion along the Street of the Ma
1ions-that unique thoroughfare where
nearly every country in the world is
represented by characteristic edifice-
in another part of the grounds, over by
the Trocadero, you see the towering
spires above an enormous structure,
the architecture Of which proclaims it
to be Russia's national building. And
as you survey it's inmensity you real
ize that place apart from the other
countries was given to Russia because
she required an infinitely greater space
thai n was available along the Street Of
Nations. Well, the same idea of vast
ness is the characteristic keynote of all
Of Russia's exhibits.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
Number of Exhibits on Hand Breaks
All Former Records.

Number of Exhibits on Hand Breaks
All Former Records.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 3.-The 41st annual
state fair opened during the morning
under circumstances that promise the
most successful exhibition ever present.
ed by the State Agricultural society.
The weather was all that could have
been desired and when the gates were
thrown open everything was in readi-
ness for the crowds.
Every department is filed with ex-
hibits. There are more prize cattle
and horses than have been gathered on
the grounds before, the main building
is overrun with miscellaneous displays
and the poultry show is more complete
than in any past year, while the ex-
hibit Of farm products is almost end
less.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
HEAD OF THE PYTHIANS.

Ogden H. Fethers of GAINESVILLE. Wis,
Elacted supreme Chancellor.
DETROIT, Sept. l.-Supreme Vice
Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers of James
vile, Wis, was elected supreme chan.
cellor Of the Knights of Pythias. His
vote was SO to 50 for Supreme Chancel-
lor Sample.
This continues the Pythian custom of
rotation in Office which had been the
most freely discussed subject Of the
biennial gathering
San Francisco was selected for the
next biennial gathering by acclama.
ton.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
WORK OF A FlREBUG.

An 1nceDdiary Fire RACES in the Business
Section of Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG, Aug. 30.-A firebug has
been making things lively for the Win
nipeg firemen during the past few days.
Many blazes have been started, but all
suppressed in time. Tuesday night,
however, very serious fire occurred in
the heart of the city that puzzled the
fire fighters. The buildings destroyed
are: Conway's auction rooms, Hall
days commission warehouse, Kenle's
plumbing, Bruce's millinery, the Singer
Machine company and several other
small firms. The new Y. M. G. A.
building adjoins the burned buildings.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
'H.00
Chicago
I

Is newspaper for bright and INTELLIGENT neo.
pie. (; IS made up to attract people who think.
is not neutral or colorless, constantly trim
m'ne ID IN an endeavor to please both sides but
independent in the best sense of the word.
1t has pronounced opinions and is fearless in
expressing them, but it is ALWAYS fair to its
opponents. W ''7
Matters OF national or vital public interest
get more space in THE TRIBUNE than in anv
other paper in the West. '
For these reasons it is the newsnaner vo,,
should read during the forthcoming political
campaign.
THE TR1BUNE's financial columns never
mislead the public.
Its facilities for gathering news, both local
and foreign, are far superior to those of anv
other newspaper in the West.
1t presents the news in as fair a way "a nos.
sible. and let's it's readers form their opinions.
While it publishes the most comprehensive
articles on all news features, il you are busv
the "Summary of THE DAILY TRIBUNE"
published daily on the first page gives you
briefly all the news Of the day within one col.
umn.
Its sporting news is always the best, and it's
Sunday PIN Sporting Section is better than
any sporting paper in the country.
It is the 'cleanest" daily printed in the West.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
HAVE LEFT ,PEKING.

Members OF German Legation on Their
Way to Tien Tstn. .s
BERLIN, Sept. 4.-The foreign office
confirms the news that the members OF
the German legation have left Peking
and are on the way to Tien Tsin. The
German troops, however. will remain
in Peking. Prince Ching is going to
Peking to take part in the peace neeo.
tiations. His mediation will be &C
ceptable to Germany. IS
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
About Tacks.

The best tacks are made of imported
Swedish iron; the next grade of Amer
lean soft steel, and the cheapest OF
common American iron. Tacks are al
Sc made of copper. Some tacks are
timed, and for ship use tacks are gall
'anized. Tacks are made of sizes rang
ing from ha]f-ounce to 24-ounce. The
tack commonly used as a carpet tack is
an S-ounce tack. 4, 24-ounce tack is
about i 1-8 inches il. length.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
Roberts Burns the Farms.

CAPE Town, Sept. 3.-Lord Roberts
has issued proclamation ordering the
burning of more than 80 farms as
punishment for the destruction of rail-
way tracks. By the same decree SO
farmers are fined for the same ofenee
one-eighth of the value of their farms.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
LATE MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

Duluth Grain.
DULUTH. Sept 4.
WHEAT-Cash No. 1hard 1870 No.
Northern 76Ac, No. 2 Northern 1870, No.
spring 7OAc. To Arrive-No. hard,
78Ac, Mol Northern 76c, new No. hard
7sM, No. Northern 76Ac, September No.
Northern 76Lc, December roc.
FLAX-Cash $1.4 September $1.42,
October 81. 80.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
Medical.

GONOVA is n French treatment for mala
ard female for the positive cure oi Conc
rhoea G.eet. Unnatural Discharges, Inf1am-
nations, lrritations and U!cera tions o. the
with Injection combined. warranted to cure
worst cases in one week So per package or
tWo !or 80 ASK your druggist bat refuse
price and guaranteed by the Kidd Drug Co.,
Elgn, H.; Retail and Wholesale Of l. D.
browns Pioneer Drug Sore Little Falls
tors. st: cloud, Or. Holnen, Sauk Rapds,
Churchill Schellhrrp, Minneapolis.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
HEAD OF THE G. A. r.
JuDGE R0sslEuR CHOSEN COM
MANpER-iN-Ch,EF.

Other Ofnee~s OF tho Grand Army Are
Elected without observation-disclosures Il
Named - the Location Of Next Years
New Omcers Installed
and the Convention Adjourns Sine Die.
CHICAGO, Sept. Judge Leo Rassieur
of St. Louis was elected by acclama-
ton commander-in.chief Of the Grand
Army of the Republic for the ensu-
ing year. There was no opposition
and the election went through with q
hurrah. D. G. Milliken Of Maine was
chosen senior vice commander and
Frank Seamons Of Tennessee junior
vice commander; John A. Wilkins,
Delta, O., surgeon general; Rev. A.
brahms, San Quentin, CAL, chaplain.
in-chief. There was no opposition to
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
Minneapolis Wheat.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4.
WHEAT-In Store-September 73Ac,
December 75H@75L. On Track-No.
/ hard 1870, No. Northern 74hc, No. .
NOrtharn 73Lc
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
Total Coinage For August.

Total Coinage For August.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The monthly
statement of the director of the mint
shows that during August the total
coinage at the United States mints was
$7,774, 100, as follows: Gold $5,050, ,00c,
silver So, 536, 600, minor coins $l88, 165.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
Sioux CITY Live Stock.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Sept. 4.
Market steady
Sales ranged $5.00@5.50 for beeves;
$2.O0@4 90 for cows, bulls and mixed,
So 50@4 25 for stockers and feeders, $3.50
o. 10 for y yearlings and calves
- HOGS-Market &c lower. Range of
prices 81. .9y@5 17%.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST.. PAUL, Sept. l.
HOGS-Market steady. Range Of
prices, $4.60@520.
CATTLE-Market steady.
Sales ranged at $s.6o@415 for choice
butcher COWS and heifers 81. 75@5.0o for
choice butcher steers, IS. .OO@3.a5 for fat
bulls, $3 50@s.25 Tor veal calves, IS. 500
40 for good to choice stockers and
feeders, S325Ql4.s5 for steer calves.
SHEEP-Market steady:
Sales ranged at s3OO@a.65 for sheep,
a OO@4. .25 for lambs.
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago Union Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.
CATTLE-Market steady to 10c lower.
Butcher stock steady.
Sales ranged at $4,000. 10 for beeves,
s4.50Q5. 50 for poor to medium, 81 2o@
40 for stockers and feeders, s.. $4,000
for COWS and heifers, 81. 10000 tor Texas
fed steers.
HOGS-Market steady to shade low
or. Closing strong.
Sales ranged at "a 90@5.3 371 for mixed
and butchers. S. 0o@a s7H for good to
choice heavy, 81. so@4;99 for rough heavy,
rs. O5@5. 42X for light, S5.0o@5.5 80 for
bulk of sales.
SHEEP-Sheep steady. Lambs lo@
15c lower.
Sales ranged at sa.6o@s.so for good to
choice wethers. $4.25@5. Is for native
1am6S
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
ETHE SUN AND HEAT:

BY Farmer" Elias b. Dunn, Formerly
Meteorological Expert and
Weather Sharp for the
United States Gov
eminent.
The popular idea that the spots on
the sun produce excessive heat on the
earth is erroneous. Sun spots have
no bearing on the temperature or the
weather, so far as science has discov-
cred. We have sun spots and cool,
pleasant weather; sun spots when it is
cold; sun spots when it is rainy and
sun spots when it is hot.
Science has not yet discovered what
the sun spots are, nor satisfactorily as
signed any reason or cause for them.
If they have anything to do with met
eorology it has not yet been demon
Little Falls herald., 1900-09-07
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

neutrality-suspicious. 74}1c, October
75Lc, November 76c.
CORN-October 39@3s5se, November
S711c. e
OATS September s1c, October s17sc,
November 2l3sc. 49,
" FLAX Cash Northwestern $l.4?@
10y, Southwestern s1.4O@1. 401<, Sep
tember 81. 1.42. October e1.97x
POULTRY-Turkeys, 7h@sc, chick
ems 8H@l0hc z
! BUTTER Creameries 1s@21Ko,
dairy l4@18c.
EGGS-Frash 12xn
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
MR.. HELMS DIES OF POISON.
He Took an Overdose of Lauda>
mum Whi.e He Was Sick.

Special to Charlotte Observer.
Monroe, April 2S-Mr. Sidney
Helms, wcll.to-do young farmer,
died ut his home about three miles
north of town, this evening from
the effects of laudanum. He has
been sick for some time with
pneumonia. | understand that he
had been accustomed for some
time to take laudanum for relief
when he was suffering pain. So
last night, without its being pre-
scrihed by the physicians attends
ING him, he began taking it. He
took several doses during the early
morning and kept it up until his
wife, fearing its effect, refused to
give it to him. Later she went
out of the sick room. While she
was ont MIR. Helms called for the
laudanum, and Il neighbor, not
realizing his condition, gave him
the bottle. He poured all the
contents into n glass, mixed a lit
tie water with 1t and drank it.
He went to sleep and all efforts to
arouse him failed. The doctors
say his system was completely
saturated and paraIyzed with the
poison. 1t is not thought there
was an intention of suicide. His
condition was such that he was
not aware o. what he was doing.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02

houses beyond it. Tho steel sus~
pension bridge which connected
the city of Ottawa with Hull was
also destroyed. On the Ottawa
side many fine residences were
destroyed.
Ottawa, April pa relief
committee has been formed by
the citizens, and this, together
with the Catholic archbishops of
Ottawa and Montreal, will make
an appeal for relief to the country.
The most serious problem that
contrOnts Hull Is that of work.
The ma iority of the hOuseholders
who were burned out are poot
and have large families. 1t is nor
expected that there will he en-
ployment for n short period and
the way IN which many of the
poor are going to live in the mean,
time is doubtful. On the Ottawa
side fully two thirds of Dalh0usie
ward is devastated and an estimate
by residence of the district place
the number who are without roofs
of their own last night in this
district ut 5000. The DESTROYED
property in this district included
some of the finest residences in
Ottawa, as well as n great many
of the bumblcst.
Ottawa, Ont, April 2S-The
estimates of the damage wrought
by Thursdays fire prove to have
been under, rather than over, the
mark. A careful survey Of the
field gives the following results:
Dead, Z; homeless, $1,000: build
ings burned, 5000; hands out of
work, 5000; value of property
destroyed, S15, 900, 900. The loss
of lumber alone is put at 1875, :
600, 900 feet. This makes total
loss of lumber of about $500,
600.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
IT WE'D HIS LEG

p A Danforth, of LaGranec,
Ga, suffered intensely for six
months with a frightfuI running
sore on his leg, but writes that
BuckIen's ArnIca Salve wholly
cured it In ten days. For Ulcers,
Wounds, Burns Bolls, Pain or
Piles it's the hest salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only
25c. Sold by Crawford Bros
druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
PRt VENTED A
TIS 4 GEDY.

Timely information given Mrs
George Longs of New StraitsviIle,
Ohio, prevented dreadful TRACE,
dy and saved two lives. A fright
fuI cough had long kept her awake
every night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors but steadily
grew worse unit! urged to try DR.
Kings New Discovery. One bot
tie wholly cured her, and she
writes this marvellous medicine
also cured Mr. Long of severe
attack of Pnuemonia. Such cures
are positive proof of the match
less merit of this grand remedy
for curing all throat, chest and
lung troubles. Only soc and
Sl.OO. Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at Crawford
Bros Drug Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
Killed His First Cousin.
The State, 28th ult.

The State, 28th ult.
Yesterday molning Mr. Dave
Haithcock, from the lower part of
the county, came to the city,
walked into the Office of Sheriff
Cathcart and announced that he
had como to deliver himself to the
sherltf-that he had killed his first
cousin, Mr. Mack Halthcock, on
Thursday night. The sheriff took
charge of him and he was com.
mitted to Jail. The coroner was
notified of the homicide and left
as soon as possible to hold an in
quest.
The tragedy seems to have been
the result of family feud of long
standing, it being particularly bit,
ter between the two men.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
For The Ledger.
Happenings Around Russell
Place.

Mr. Editor: We are having
lovely weather now, and | think
it is highly appreciated by our
farmers who are about two
weeks behind with their work.
Some have just commenced plant
ing cotton. Good stands on all
land planted before the recent
heavy rains.
The Crenshaw and Russell Place
schools each closed on Friday last
and the teachers of those schools
have each returned to their homes
Miss Lilly Richard, of the
Crenshaw school, to Liberty Hill,
and Miss Bessie Perry to Lancas-
ter. We regret to part with Miss
Lilly and Miss Bessie, for patrons,
as we'll as the children, have learn
ed to love them. We wish for
them during their summer vaca-
ton good health and much pleas
ure, and | think it is the wish of
both patrons and children that
they return and teach for us
again.
DR. Strait is spending a while
on his Cedar Creek farm rccuper-
ating from IN attack of grip and
pneumonia. He is improving
very slowly.
Mr Butler CroXton has had Il
very sick child but we are clad to
learn that it is improving. Miss
Ella MagilI is spending IL while
with relatives and friends in this
community.
Mrs Mamie Crcnshaw of Char
lOtte, has returned to her Id home
on Cedar Creek.
No candidates in this corner
yet but guess we will have the ops
portunItv of shaking hands with
some of them before many more
changes of the moon and informs
ing them as to the welfare of our
antilles. Farmer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-02
INCREASED CAPITAL STOCK
TWO MILLION Doll
LARS.
lmportan. Meeting of Directors of
Carolina and Northwestern
Road, Held in Chester.
Special to The State.

SPECIAL to The State.
Chester, April 27.-The board
of directors of the Carolina and
Northwestern railroad met in this
city yesterday in the rooms of the
Commercial Manufacturer club.
President Barber, Superintendent
Nichols and each director were in
attendance. Resolutions were
passed increasing the capitol
stock to 80, 900, 900, and bond
ed indebtedness of $4,000 per
mile was decided upon. This
was done for the purpose of
changing the road to q standard
guage and extending the line on
to Tennessee.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one and its proceedings were un-
animously endorsed by meeting
tf the stockholders. All seemed
confident that the present plans
would be consummated at an
early date. The management of
this road has for some time been
working along the line Of broad
ening the gauge. Broad gauge
cross ties have been put down
along the line, and a large guam
tity of the heavy 90 pound steel
railing has been delivered.