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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
HOUR GLASSES IN DEMAND.
Many Purposes for Which They Are
Superior to Watches.

Most people think that hour glasses
went out of style years ago. said a
clerk in a Twenty-third street store,
along with perukes and knee
breaches. but as a matter of fact we
have more calls for them today than
we have had at any time within the
last ten years. That this renewed pop
ularity of the hour glass augurs its
universal acceptance as timepiece by
the coming generation | am not pre-
pared 20 say. but if such a renaissance
were to become assured it would be no
more surprising than some of the other
recent fadS based on a revival of lost
customs. Anyway, brief study of
the hour glass will do nobody harm
There are thousands in this generation
who have not the slightest idea what
an hour glass looks like, and it won't
hurt them to broaden their education
a little along certain lines. Of the
hour glasses sold at present the three
minute glass is in the lead. This glass
is used almost exclusively 10 measure
time in boiling eggs and its useful
ness naturally places its sales a little
in advance Of the more sentimental
varieties. Next come the five, ten and
fifteen-minute and full-hour glasses,
which are bought chiefly by musicians
for piano practice and by lodges and
secret societies. The sand used In an
hour glass is the very finest that the
world affords. The western coast Of
Italy furnishes most of 1T, as it has
done for ages past. The cost Of hour
glasses is regulated by the ornamental
ton of the frames. A glass set in
plain rosewood case can be bought for
81. while mahogany frame comes to
S1.5O or So OF course the price can
be brought up still higher by fancy
carving and decoration. Swell lodges
sometimes go to this extra expense,
but most people are satisfied with the
cheaper grades. New York Sun.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

Hatchers of trout and other fish find
that the finny tribe has more enemies
than they ever supposed before they
came into a position to know. Mink
and weasels will enter a pond, and,
using their claws as gait hooks, pull
numbers Of the fry out Of the water.
Hawks, kingfishers and herons are
always on the watch, to say nothing
Of tame ducks and geese. A favOrite
method of killing the former sort of
marauders is to line the ponds with
tin. Then a mink or weasel getting
into the water will find 1t impossible
to climb out and may be shot or spear
ed as desired. Hawks and kingfish-
ers have a way of alighting on some
convenient perch near the pond, says
the New York Times. The fish hatch
er makes perch for them by erect
ing pole with groove In the top, cut
SO that a steel trap will just fit into
it. When the next bird alights it is
caught and killed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
FRENCH AND ITALIAN WINES.
One Reason Why the Former Excel in
Popular Favor.

Popular Favor.
France and Italy produce about the
same quantity of wine. red or white,
excluding champagne, in year. but
while the value Of wines imported into
the United States from France last
year was s5,147 900, the value of those
imported from Italy was only S341 900,
Germany and Austria standing far
ahead of Italy as wine exporting coun-
tries This condition is not eXcep-
tional but is observable each year, ir-
respective of the extent of the crop OF
France and Italy, which varies enor-
mously. This year France is far
ahead. On the Pacific coast, where
American wine making has become
well-estabished industry. a majority
of those employed on or connected
with the vineyards are Italians and
they follow, TO a very considerable ex-
tent. the rules of wine making which
while they have added much to the
productiveness of the vineyards of
Italy, have done so at the expense or
the quality of the wine produced. 1t
is an established principle among wine
makers that the quality of the wine is
in inverse ratio to the exuberance OF
the growth. The chief defect in a COM
mercial way of Italian yiticulture is
that the grapes when gathered are not
separated. and there is no distinction
observed in the planting of the vine
yards. Quantity is sought irrespective
of quality in the same way that some
Italian grape growers in southern Cali
fornia have constructed marvellously
large masonry vat into which the wine
of grapes OF different varieties is
poured. somewhat after the fashion OF
the Heidelberg ton. The French
method of vine culture is to separate
the vineyards according 20 topography
and exposure to sun and wind, pre-
serving the individuality Of the culture
in each case, whereby certain vine.
yards gain distinction which, if pre-
served. gives their product an unusua
value The French method of grape
culture is constantly gaining more
support in California.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
Eat Baked Grasshoppers.

Kansas soldier serving at Tarlac
in the Philippines, writes home: "The
natives here are not so backward in
many things, while in others they are
no better than savages. Some of them
have good educations. and about 20
per cent can read and write, but they
are idle and lazy. Their food is not
choice in the least. They eat baked
grasshoppers and June bugs with rel
ish. Snails are another great dish
for them. OF course, these are deli
cacies for them. Rice is their main
dish. They cook big pot of 1t, and
then all sit down around 1t and eat
with their fingers"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
Why Blue Eyes are Admired.

There is reason for the almost uni
versal admiration of blue eyes," says
an experienced optician, according to
the Philadelphia Record. "Nine-tenths
OF the railroad men. pilots ana men
In whose business keenness and cor
rectness OF vision are necessary ad.
1unct possess blue eyes.
Haven't you ever noticed the pene-
trating quality glance from an azure
tinted eye seems to have? The cold,
steady look from such an eye appears
to read you through and through. In
great many years OF practice I've
discovered that very few blue-eyed
people are compelled to wear glasses.
Blue eyes are very attractive. but
brown eyes are the most beautiful.
intellectually is usually denoted by
gray eyes. and hazel eyes indicate q
talent FOR music. The commOnest eye
is the gray eye, and the rarest 10
violet"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20
Fear Of Darkness.

Ask yourself if it is tangible dan
ger you fear, or If it is simply night
itself Sleep in either case with a
low shaded light in your ROOM Salts
fy your mind that you have no reason
to be afraid, by that investigation Of
closets and the limbo under the bed at
which the brave are inclined to laugh.
Exert your will to conquer this bond
age. and also say your prayers and
take comfort in knowing that God
hears you. The darkness and the
light are both alike to him.-Margaret
q. Sangster In the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

armed to the teeth. as the saying II;
armed back and front. and mounted
Oh a horse that can talk-ycs sir.
talk I'll be bound that Squire Bell
ingham's groom has had many an in
telligent conversation with William,
as was bred and broke on the 'SQuire's
own farm
Then he need. of course, have no
fear. the Squire" said Foster, beating
his boots with his whipstock. Your
highwayman is no fool; | suspect he
knows who he is attacking. | have
ridden over nearly every highway in
England. and it is we'll known that |
carry barkers that bite like the devil.
and if any unfortunate ruffian had
had the hardihood TO stop me he
would not live to stop any other hon
est traveller"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-20

Self-control, however difficult at first.
becomes step by step easier and more
delightful. We possess mysteriously .
sort of dual nature. and there are
fewer truer triumphs or more delight
full sensations than to obtain thor
Lubbock.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17
Ausu.t Agricultural Report.

Washington. Aug. IS.-The August
report Of the statisticiAn Of the de.
partment Of agriculture shows the fol-
lowing averages Of the conditions on
August /; Corn. $40: spring wheat,
sos: oats. 1876: harley. see; spring
rye. Ss.6: buckwheat. ell: potatoes,
s2.3: timothy. s6.l.
The average condition Of spring
wheat declined I5-s points during July.
but on August / Il was 2s.s points
higher than At the corresponding date
last year. and only 80 points lower
than on August /. 1899. and IL points
below the mean OF the August aver
agts for the last 10 years. The con
ditions r. the principal states follow.
Minnesota. IS: North Dakota. IS;
South Dakota. IS; Nebraska. so:
Iowa, IS.
The average condition OF oats de-
clined l0l points during July. and on
August Il was ia points lower than
at the corresponding period last year:
ia points lower than on August /.
1899. and I0.2 points below the mean
OF the August averages for the last
10 years.
The average condition Of potatoes
declined ISL points during July. and
on August / Il was 26s points lower
than at the corresponding date last
year: SET points lower than on Au-
gust 1. 1899. and GAS points below the
mean OF the August averages for the
last 10 years.
Preliminary returns indicate a re-
duction OF &c per cent in the hay aver
age. The condition OF timothy hay
was AZ points higher than the CORE
spending date last year: &c points
lower than on August l. 1899, and IL
points below the mean Of the August
averages for the last nine years.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17

Colfax, Wash, Aug. lit win not
be surprising to many IL the wheat crop
Of Whitman county reaches the enormous
amount Of l0.OO0,OOO bushels this year.
From all parts Of the country comes the
same report. The grain IL surprising the
first estimates from 10 TO % per cent. Few
yields Of less than 20 bushels per acre
have been reported, and IL the crop of the
entire county averages = bushels the To-
OO0O00 bushel mark will be reached. The
report Of the county assessor, just issued,
shows that there are e54.054 acres Of land
in cultiy alton in the county. Competent
judges say that a conservative estimate
Of the number Of acres in grain would b
100000 which, at an average yield of p
bushels per acre, would make a grand
total Of 100000 bushels for the county
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17
IDAHO

Work on the Yineiand artesian we'll
has been resumed.
There were ia prisoners In the Ida
no penitentiary August /.
Ada county valuation Is tS,72z,9Il.
an increase Of s575.S7s over last year.
Boise Is to have creamery. The ma
chinery. etc, for which viii cost in the
neighborhood of $1,000.
Grain havest on Big POtIach and
Bear ridges IL under full Roadway, and
Kendrick Is deserted in consequence.
Work Of constructing q large grain
warehouse for the Kettenbach Grain
company has just been eommenced at
Stuart
DR.. Jay q. Eldridge. a member Of the
Yale faculty. has resigned his position
TO accept the chair Of modern languages
at the University OF Idaho.
The Bear Lake county commission
ers have $500 in claims for bountIes
under the squirrel bounty act The
rate was cents and then cent per
head.
II is said that Idaho sheepmen are
going to put AngOra goats in their
herds. as IL Is claimed they will fight
Oh almost any wild animal II Is estl-
mated that one goat viii protect 100
sheep.
Deputy Marshal Stranahan and the
town constable at Stuart made threats
and both men drew guns. The Marshal
investigated COnstable's Temperance
Saloon" and found 50 gallons OF wills
KY within. The constable made a gun
play. but later submitted 70 arrest.
A pool is being formed among the
owners Of white pine lands in the Pot.
latch belt, and it is reported the pool
contained about 50 quarter sections.
the white pine on the lands scaling
about loo. 0O0. 600 feet It is intended to
increase this pool to at least twice this
quantity. The pooled timber will then
probably be offered for sale 10 the high.
est bidder
Mr.. Mellen Of the Northern Pacific
says that q railway line would be built
from RipariA TO Lewiston by either the
Northern Pacific or the o. K 4 \. com
pany in the near future, intimatine
that the traekage would be- used by the
two companies jointly. He also stated
thai the intention OF the Northern Pa
cific vas TO extend the Clearwater
Short Line from Sites TO Grange
vile. and the LApVal branch from Gu
de Sac 10 Nez Perez prairie points
probably within the next year or two
Snake river boatmen report that
shipments Of fruit from The river or
chards are now averaging I'VE carloads
= day-shipments including peaches
pears. apples. plums, watermelons and
muskmelons. celery and tomatoes. Ship
ments from the La Toilette orchard a
Wawawai alone are now n carload ey
cry two days. BY August Is. ghel
peaches viii be in full season, the ship
ments from this orchard will be nv
carloads q week and the boats will han
die from eight to ten carloads a day
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17
WASHINGTON.

Ex-Governor William A. Newell died
last week at his home al Allentown.
n. J.
The Portland FIGURING mills is pre-
pairing TO erect another large roller mill
az Odessa, "a miles west OF Spokane.
Over $4,000 viii be expended on the
exhibits for the Walla Walla valley
fruit fair set for September % 20 %.
The ElmA Brick company has COM
menced operations and now has force
Of Is men employed at its brick and
tile works.
John Nutisky, who resided about
four miles southwest OF Odessa. com
mitted suicide recently by shooting
himself with a shotgun.
Columbia county is to Be represented
at the state fair az North Yakima this
fall and an effort is 10 be made to
carry away one of the best prizes.
Wheat on the state penitentiary land
is harvested but not threshed. The
yield this season will be quite up to
average, IS to 40 bushels per acre be
ing estimated.
Harvest is about halt over in WAlla
Walla county. Heading is nearly I'm
lshed and threshlng is progressing rap
idly. Farmers say that never before
has such good time been made in the
work.
The harvesting OF fall grain Is in full
progress in Stevens county. and the
farmers report a good average yield.
1t Is also reported that the yield OF
wheat in this county will be double
this year compared with the yield of
last year.
Eben L. Boyce was executed last
week on the fifth floor OF the court
house in Tacoma. for wife murder. He
collapsed when summoned for the
march to the gallows. but was revived,
and when he stood on the scaifold said:
Il am a soldier still"
The proposal DO make Professor Jos
eph French Johnson the comptroller Of
the currency, In succession to Charles
Dawes. has met with hearty Response
from the bankers OF Spokane. Tho
hnanciers OF the city have the highest
esteem for Professor johnson, who wa
editor OF the Spokesman in the day:
before It was consolidated with tha
Review.
AT Colfax an important deal has beer
oonsummated by which Aaron Kuhn
the largest individual grain dealer anG
warehouse proprietor in the state. dis
posed OF his warehouses in the Palousi
country 20 Balfour. Guthrie q o.. o
Portland, San Francisco and Liverpool
The price paid Is said 90 he $50. 00g
The new firm assumes control OF tn
warehouses Immediately and viii han
!! Ole this seasons crop
-ae barn salonging to Prank Hi
bard. a farmer living on Bonanza hill
near Bossburg. nearly full Of hay, wa
totally destroyed Dy Ere recently. Hit
den away in the barn the farmer ha
two TN cans filled with money, one ca
containing $500 in gold coin and tn
other an equal amount in perishabl
currency. He saved the gold but los
the currency.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17

San Francisco Aug. 1.-The local Labor
troubles appear no nearer settlement
than = week ago.
There Is nothing new" said Attorney
Michael oi the employers association
This Was taken a. meaning that the en-
ployers are a. firm a. ever. The forces
u organized labor are equally firm. The
leaders say they are anxious for peace and
that they are willing to make any reason
able concessions 70 bring about a settle
ment, but they are positive In the deelaF-
alton that there can be no compromise
that does not recognize trades uni0nism.
Hut In spite Of the difficulties in the way
Of Tec0neiling the views Of the parties 10
the controversy, many business men Of
the city are working hard TO bring the
employers and the employees together. A
better feeling between the draymenIs as
ISOLATION and the locked out teanasters i
apparent and there is some hope that an
end may be speedily put 70 the strike.
All the whaTves are heavily e0ngested
gith freight. A few Of the largest steaGA.
ers sre moving. but the fleet Of idle vessels
in this bay Is continually being augmented
by fresh arrivals, whose crews desert
them as soon ~ the harbor is reached.
There Was an improvement in the conai-
ton Of the principal streets today. A force
Of % sweepers was at work and the city
furnished eight wagons and one sprinkler.
The executive committee Of the labor
council has passed resolution calling on
Mayor Phelan 70 remove Police Comlnis-
sioner Newhall on the ground that the
police are bring used 10 subserye the in
teEests Of the employers association.
The communication addressed 10 Mayor
Phelan BY the directors Of the chamber d
commerce Was followed by another from
the beard Of trade urging upon the mayor
the issuance Of a proclamation declaring
that peace must be preserved and perso-
nal property rights be respected. Mayor
Phelan holds that such = proclamation il
unnecessary and would be gratuitous in.
salt and possible cause Of violence rather
than operating 10 allay IL The mayor 20
replied to the chamber Of commerce and
has position Is not changed since the board
d trade communication was drafted.
The strike has not developed violence
demanding the sort Of measure suggested
by the chamber Of commerce." said the
mayor tonight.
San Francisco. August I3.-There
was no change OF importance In the
strike situation today. both sides re-
naming Arm. while continued. but thus
far. frnItless efforts at cancellation are
being made.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17
THE SHAMROCK HAS ARRIVED
WILL NOW GO INTO DRYDOCK.


Sandy Hook, n. J.. Aug. 1.-THE
Shamrock H.. Sir Thomas LApt0n's rec
ond challenger for the Americas cup.
in tow Of her eOnsort. the big steam
yacht Erin, has arrived on Sandy Hook
ilghtship shortly after II c'clack and
anchored for the night just inside the
llghtship half an hour later.
The newspaper tug. James A. Law
renee, with David Barrie, Sir Thomas
personal representative In this country,
had been cruising on Sandy Hook for
two days awaiting the appearance OF
the foreign cup hunter. When on the
hghtship the Erin burned her signals
and the tug ran alongside. Greetings
on both sides were exchanged.
Neither Captain Mathewes OF the
Erin nor Captain Sycamore OF the
Shamrock would give details Of the trip
That they regarded II as = fine perfor-
nance was evident from Captain Mat
thews' ejaculation OF surprise when in
formed that the tugs had been On the
lookout for her for two days.
Give her a chance." he shouted. A
a matter Of fact the Shamrock lis
time is less than IA days. counting her
stop Of one day at St Michaels, Azores,
a Gay better than the time Of the old
Shamrock. which was far and away bet
ter than that OF any former challenger.
Captain Matthews first inquiry after
the greeting was OF the challenger's op-
pOnent, the Constitution. and when he
learned that she had beaten Columbia
on Saturday. he expressed his pleasure.
and then regret when he was informed
OF columbia's accident in the race.
The yachting sharps aboard the Tugs
had no opportunity tonight 70 sixe up
the latest aspirant for the honor OF lift
ing the cup. She lay simply = thin
black smudge on the dark waters, look
ing strange with her stunted jury mast
and queer sloop rig when jIb and fore
stays were carried on board She car
ried the jury mast of the old Shamrock,
but her top mast Ia Is feet shorter, 30
that the distance from deck to truch Is
probably not over 80 feet
She will be tOwed in Immediately By
the tug Robert MADDEN, the first ting 70
speak her. under instruction from Sir
Thomas before she left 10 accept the
first tow offered. After passing quar-
ansine she viii be towed % the man Of
war anchorage on TomkinsvtIle, and
later 70 the Erie basin. where she will
be stripped and her masts stepped pre-
paratory 70 going into dry dock.
King Edward sent for Sir Thomas
Upton last week and made Inquiries re-
garding the form of the Shamrock II.
His maiecty wished her good luck. Sir
Thomas informed a representative Of
the associated press that the Shamrock
III. is nine minutes faster than the
Shamrock l. now and that the sham
rock |. is i've 70 ten minutes faster than
when she was In American waters. SIR
Thomas has invited the Oxrord-C Cam
bridge athletic team which is 70 CON-
pete in Canada and the United States,
TO witness the races from on board the
Erin. The Oxford and Cambridge ath-
letes viii sail Thursday on the steamer
Commonwealth for Boston. They will
stay day in that city and will then 50
Il 70 Montreal.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17

Count Won Weldersee. at the recep-
ton given him al Hanover, Germany.
spoke as follows:
If l succeeded in some measure In
China Il must be attributed solely TO
the circumstance that had Emperor
William behind me and was able TO act
in accordance with his Intentions What
has been done in China for Germany
viii. ! hope. come 70 light soon. He
went on % praise the conduct OF the
troops. adding: The young men Of
the mounted artillery achieved results
heretofore not heard Of. Our friends
certainly learned 20 respect as more
than ever. bat our enemies now know
us fully. They know that a collision
with Germany Is a had Joe and that the
kaiser Is backed by a great power. We
owe It to the kaiser alone that we have
opened great highways for German
trade and industry. am convinced
that the German name will soon have
quite q different sound there. Other
names pail: the German name was
borne aloft-"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17

Chicago, Aug. IA dynamite bomb or
a bottle Of nitrogiycerine, presumably the
latter, was exploded in the rear OF George
Lttle's saloon on South Clark street, kill
ing one person and injuring five Others
The dead: Ninces AlhnO, aged %, head
almost blown of and one arm missing.
The injured: Ruby Fox, cut about head
and body by glass, may die; GeOpge Ne
Council, eOaehnnn, injured about head
and body, will recover; Peter Diamond,
cut about hands and arms; Thomas Little,
bartender, bruised; I'D Black, bruised.
When the explosion occurred a score or
more of persons were in the saloon, but a.
far as known none besides those men,
TONED were injured. The rear part OF
the saloon was wrecked.
While mystery surrounds the affair, the
police are inclined to believe that the man
who was killed caused the explosion. He
was jealous Of McConnelIs attentions to
Ruby FOX.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-17

Batemans Point, Aug. ll.-Cons<itu-
ton. entirely reiitted, deciSively defsated
Columbia over a 30 mile course in a 10
knot bUe1e. The race was the first Of
another series Of three to be sailed OF this
point, and additional interest attached 10
the race because it was the first time since
Constitution had received the alterations
to her rig she had been given new
mast several feet longer than the old one,
and other alterations designed to improve
the boat had been made. The yAwls Ailsa,
Navahoe and Vigilant and the aeopa
Rainbow and Virginia also took K=zl 10
the racing.