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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20
Banking Amalgamation.

New York, Jan, 2O,-Today the a
rectors Of the National Bank of Mort
America viii meet and elect new d
rectors, Increase It's capital st0cl
choose new officers and formally absoi
the bank Of the state Of New York, Ell
tablished In 1886
The distinctly novel feature Of Il
consolidation Of these two bankln
houses Is that the bank of the state {
New York had 10 surrender the larl
sum Of S3,0O0,0OO Of deposits before Il
amalgamatlon could take place undl
the national banking laws.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20
Another Absorption.

New York. Jan. 20.-Accordlng TO the
Times the Eagle Fire company which
began It's underwriting career nearly
century ago, Is about to be absorbed
by the North British and Mercantile
Insurance company, as the result Of ne
gotations which have been pending for
some time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20
Fuel Experiments.

New York, Jan. 90 The authorltl
OF the London fire brigade are carrylr
out extensive experiments with petr
leum as fuel instead of coal, says
London dispatch 10 the Tribune, III
demonstrations made up to the preset
are favorably regarded.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20

them. His right hand was covered
with blood, indicating that he had
raised 1t to his head when he was
struck and tried to ward Off the other
blows that followed The murderers
secured nothing of value, except per-
haps a diamond stud that MI Brown
Wore, and which X missing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20
Dr. Kline Dead.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 2O,--Dr. Harry d.
Kline, president Of the King County
Medical society, and a prominent menu
Der Of the state Organization, died this
afternoon from pneumonia after brief
illness He was considered one OF the
leading physicians Of this part Of the
state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20
To Investigate Strike.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 2O-Four grand
court officials and executive council
men of the Foresters of America left
tonight to investigate the internal strife
among the members Of the court royal
No. lodge at Spokane.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20
Damaging Fire.

Fall River Mass, Jan. 2o.--Flre in
the Globe yarn mills OF the New Eng
land Cotton Yarn company has dam
aged the plant to the extent Of about
$2O0,O00
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20
Church Burned.

Seattle Wash, Jan. 2O,--Trinity Epls-
copa, the finest church IN Seattle, was
totally destroyed by fire at o'clock
this morning, Property loss about $780,
000
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
the NORTH DAKOTA ov1loox
'sd'cst'sas fsr : Great as.h I.
tie State THIS

y. n. Wolever Of the Hackney.Boyn.
Ton Land Co. has been making : trim
10 tne state looking over the prospects,
speaking OF the state on his returns
70 st. Paul hesays in bis opinion, North
Dakota is now enjoying the greatest
development and prosperity it has ex-
peflenced since the boom days OF the
early eighties. The grain crop is the
iargest1n the state, and the harvest
now IN progress will show bic results
"hen the totals are counted IN. T
rather expect that North Dakota win
produce more wheat, oats, barley and
lax than has been credited to the
sCate by the crop estimators.
"Everbody is feeling good and houv-
ant with the spirit Of the prevailing
prosperity. Not for many years have
as large anumber of new settlers locat-
ed onlands. within the state as during
6he past year or two. This spring and
summer particularly have witnessed .
wonderful immigration to all portions
OF North Dakota, and all INCOMING
Iralns have been loaded with settlers
lhey are coming from everywhere in
The United states, but notably from
iowa, Minnesota, southern Wisconsin
and Illinois. The newcomers find
that by purchasing North Dakota
farms at the present comparatively
low prices, the interest upon the pur-
chase price will not amount to as
mach as the rental they have to paw
IN the olier states, which varies from
81 toS1 per acre. The present good
crops and continued high prices for
agricultural products will cause
another great exodus to North Dakota
This fall, and | would advise ANYBODY
VINO wants to buy lauds forinvestment
purposes to do it at once, before the
rise comes. There is big money to be
made in theselands if handled now,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
Kansas Corn Tale.

A Lees Summit, Kan, paper emits
the following account of the rapii
growth of corn stalk in that state
this summer:
The hero Of this awful tale is Willie
Mckeighan, small boy, who climbed
a corn stalk to see how his fathers
crop was getting on. The stalk grew
so fast that the faster the boy slid
down the higher up he was carried.
At the last report Willie was out of
sight and still ascending. Many men
are at work trying to chop down the
stock, but the effort is useless, be-
cause the plant grows too fast for the
AK to hit twice in the same place, The
boy is living on raw corn, and has al
ready thrown down four bushels of
cobs. The stalk is now so high that
the cObs take fire in the air like me-
teors.
Farmers in the vicinity are arrang-
ing to send up balloons for the relief of
this poor victim of the corn crop.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
Lightning Statistics.

The government has prepared some
statistics showing the fatalities by
lightning in the United States annual
ly. During the last year 7l3 persons
were killed or fatally injured by light
ming. Ofs these 713 victims, but 229
were killed while in the open. OF the
remainder PA were killed while seek
ing shelter in buildings and 81 were
killed while standing under trees.
When severe thunder and electric
storm comes up, the first impulse is to
rush for shelter under trees and yet
the statistics show that this is one Of
the most dangerous places to which a
person can go.
Another interesting fact stated is
that the majority of supposedly fatal
cases from shock by lightning really
are not so the appearance of death be-
ing due to temporary paralysis of the
respiratory system. In such cases
prompt and intelligent treatment by a
physician usually will result in recov.
ery and it is worth while to remember
the suggestion made in the bulletin
that the life person shocked by
lightning should never be despaired Of
in less than an hour, even though the
person appears to be dead beyond any
doubt, a recovery is possible within
that time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
A Held Up 0sss.

Fargo, Aug. 27.-There was . bold
holdtup with shooting to kill near the
Milwaukee depot Tuesday morning.
Three brothers named Sweet had
driven from White Earth, Minn., for
harvest work and were camping out
on the prairie. While getting ready
TO retire three masked men With hats
down and handkerchiefs over their
eyes, walked into the camp ana with
out word attacked the three broth.
ers with ''clubbed" revolvers. The
two brothers started to run and a
number Of shots were fired at them to
make them stand. The eldest broth
er, H. c., however stood and fought
with the third, while the other two
went through the younger boys, from
whom they secured $3.50 in cash and
two watches with which they skipped.
Meanwhile the third highwayman was
not farlng SO well with his victim who
had been REINFORCED with aid from
his younger brothers. Seeing that he
was getting the worst of it, the man
shouted to one of his pals, "Shall l
shoot them Bill?" "Yes,n was the
answer. The man then immediately
shot twice, while the three brothers
struggled to get the gun away from
MN and capture the fellow. One
bullet took effect in the elder Sweet
boy, who now lies in the Darrow Hos
pltal at Meorhead in precarjous
condition.
After being shot, II. 9. lapsed into
unconsclousness, but the other two
boys got his assailant down and chok-
ed him into submission taking his
gun away from him.
The other two men made good their
escape, but the one captured was lodg-
ed in the city jail.
The captured man said his name was
John Rooney. He had $3.50 on his
person. The bullet was extracted
from the young man shot and he is
reported getting along nicely.
Later-Young Sweet uied last night
as a result Of the wound. His father
arrived and was present at the time,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
Electric Road in Park.

1t IS stated by many visitors to the
Yellowstone Park that the govern
ment would do We'll instead Of eypend-
ing 80 much money on the roads, to
put IN an electric railroad on which
the visitors could make the round Of
The park. There is an abundance of
iallen timber with which to generate
the necessary electrical power, and
the dust which is now an obstacle to
a good many people, would not be a.
factor in the problem Of taking a trip
through this wonderful region.-Man-
dan Pioneer.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
Obituary..

Died at the home of her parents
MI. and Mrs. E. B. Van Schoiach on
Sunday Aug. "a, Hattie E.. aged II
years, > months and Is days. Her
illness was of only a weeks duration,
the cause OF death, inflammation of
bowels. The funeral services at Ed
munds school house was made beauti-
ful by the floral tributes and kindly
offices of her many friends. Inter
ment was at Pingree cemetary. Hat
tie was sweet and winsome child.
one OF those bright and joyous souls,
whom to know, is to love. She leaves
a father, mother two brothers and
sister to mourn her untimely end.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
Corpse Couldn't Ride.

The celebration of the Soo's en-
trance into Bismarck was very quiet
and orderly affair conducted with
dignity and enthusiasm Of a modified
type, compared to what it once would
have been. The road has been for II
years almost in sight of the town, and
almost every future contingency has
hinged on the time when the SO
gets in" All the old timers on the
slope were there, but the quiet OF the
day upset the feelings Of Hon. Dennis
Hannatin, who told the following to a
reporter with much emotion:
Now, said the old man, fixing his
telescope eyes upon the listeners,
there was Oncet a feller hereabout-
he run ranch-what said he didn't
care what happened to him pervidin'
that Bismarck got the 500. And
when this friend of mine was stretch
ed out ready to yell Keno he sez to me,
'Dennie, the Soo's comm, amt she?
Of course. Well, when the first engine
whistles | want you to dig me um all
together, respectable like, and give me
ride in the procession. It'll make
me a-site happier if you'll just
promise me that ride And say gen.
tlemen. concluded the governor, sigh
ing, II went out where my friend is
planted this mornin' and l was goin'
to dig him up, but that-well, that
committee wouldn't let me!''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
Increase In State Banks.

Ihe last report Of State Bank En-
amlner Wallace on the condition Of the
state banks July, is 1902. shows a large
increase in number of banks and in
resources over the condition of a year
ago. The total resources as shown bv
the last reports were So, 2,O12, ,5Ol.57.
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in IS LIS. .9S7.5O
surplus 1und. 224, 55O5l
Undivided profits. 32O,37l.s .ss
Deposits subject to check SAG. 727,o3
Certificates of deposits. 1872, 2O7. 80
Certified and cashiers
checks. s..,.,...... 80. 72,662.11
Due TO other banks...... 49,694.74
Bills payable e........... 26s, 10000
Total ............, $12,Ol2. 5Ol.57
Increase in the principal items over
reports Of July Il, 1901:
Number of banks July, l9Ol-l33.
July 1902-164
Loans and discounts. 2,lS4, OOl ,5s
Due from other banks. -. 1916, 422 80
SdSHs ............. 1868, Oi3 70
Capital stock paid in 345. 5.4S7,5O
Deposits subject to check 2.676, O46. .46
Certificates of deposit. 1874. 29O17
Totals Of resources
and liabilities. a. % oO1 III
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
RECORDS FOR 500 YEARS.

Observations made by geologists
convince Professor Moore that in the
lake regions no changes of climate
have taken place for several thousand
years. No change, either, has been
noted in the level Of the lakes. Ossian
Guthrie, a noted civil engineer, says
that "the same variety of trees now
growing in the lake regions were grow
ing soon after the glacial epoch"
The above is doubtless true in re-
gard to climate as a general PROPOSE
tion, but there are certain changes on
the surface of large areas OF land that
seem to have modified, to a certain
extent, the weather or the climate
for that particular locality. Such
changes as the breaking up of the raw
soil, the conservation of the moisture
in the soil instead Of it's running Off
into sloughs and ponds, the prevention
of prairie fires, the growth of timber
or the cutting OF timber, seem to have
bearing on the subject. In the
western states these artificial changes
are seen to have extended the crop
line further west in the semi-arid
parts of the prairie. People in this
state will maintain that the winters
are less severe and that the land will
grow certain crops further north than
it was once possible to grow. The
statistics if any, which the govern
ment has on this subject, would be in
teresting to the people of the entire
country, and what ever iacts may be
stated as to the notifications of sea-
sons in regard to temperature, rain
fall and other matters ought to be
made public from time to time.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
DOES NOT CHANGE
Ch'sf Of wsathst Bsress 1t Wssl-
lastsa Ssys u tie
Cilostt.
uheaas Jeffeesea W,s ! Believer ID
the PsDsIst FaIl-
ICY.
Records Of viataee and Navigation.
Trees Same as In Former
Epoch.

People are universally interested in
the weather and no one agency that
affects the fortunes of the agricul-
tural people, and indirectly Of those
engaged in other occupations is of
such great consequence and interest.
"ApropOs Of the unseasonably cool
summer, says correspondent Of the
Minneapolis Journal, "the chief Of the
weather bureau, Willis L. Moore,
says it is not true that the sun is get
ting cooler. Nor, he says, is it true
that summers are not what they were
when father was boy. The weather
he contends, is just the same. The
trouble is with fathers memory.
Father remem bers the coldest winter
he ever experienced better than he
remembers the normal winters. So
he remembers the hottest summers.
There are periods during which the
season varies: times when cold or rain
or heat prevails to a greater extent
than the normal. But when the
whole is summed up, covering a rea-
sonably long period of time, it is found
that the frost line is just where it
used to be, and the cold or hot or
rainy spells are no more or less fre-
quent than when grandpa was little.
Thomas Jefferson was a victim to the
popular delusion, and writing in III,
said:
"a change of climate is taking place
very sensibly. Both heats and colds
are becoming more mOderate within
the memory of even the middle-aged.
Shows are less frequent and less deep.
They do not often lie below the noun
tains more than one, two or three days
and very rarely week. The SHOWS
are remembered to have been former
ly frequent, deep and of long continu-
ance. The elderly inform me that the
earth used to be covered with snow
about three months in every year.
But in those days there was no
weather bureau, and the 'elderly''
were free to tell their harmless fbs
without the danger of an official OBJ
servation being sprung on them. The
day Of the oldest residents weather
stories is past.
In Europe accurate records have
been kept Of the dates Of the opening
Of navigation, and Of the vintage, and
it is shown that covering period Of
500 years, there has been no apprecla-
BILE change. The first ten years COM
pared with the last ten years gives the
same result.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-08-28
ABOUT ALASKA
fx.n Receiver nOse Of u. s. lasd
Office hos beea
Ibefe.
Flowers In the Arctic Circle Pleaty
of Gold but Somewhat
Shattered.
Democratic County Convention CaR-
ed for September
10th.

AL. Rose of Fargo, cousin Of Ed.
Rose, is making visit in the city.
He spent three years in the interior
Of Alaska as receiver Of United
States land office, and as the office has
been abolished he is again in the
states and feels satisfied with his ex-
periences on the Arctic frontier.
Mr.. Rose has had some interesting
experiences in that northern region
He says that their spirit thermometer
went as low as 81 degrees below zero,
when it refused to register further.
1t is stated that Perry Davis Pain
Killer will freeze at y degrees below,
and he has seen that mixture very
thick. He was located on the Koyukuk
river, tributary of the Yukon that
enters that stream about 700 miles
from the mouth, and is $50 miles in
length. In that region the sun in
winter scarcely gets above the horizon
and the light is dim twilight made
mostly by the moon which shines a
good part of the time, and by the
northern lights, but one can travel
and keep the trail without much
trouble. In summer of course the
days are long the sun just dipping be-
low the horizon.
Vegetation is much heavier than is
usually supposed, there being for 100
miles within the Arctic circle, spruce
trees as large as n inches around the
base and 20 feet high. The mountain
sides in summer are covered with
wild flowers, some Of them very hand
some. but without any scent. There
are plenty of berries, which the NUM-
erous bears feed on. Wild roses are
abundant, as part Of the fora of the
region. RaspberrieS and cranberries
abound. There are plenty OF geese
ducks, tarmagan, moose. bear and
other big game.
All the land offices are now centered
in one general office at juneau and
there was never any need for the Office
Of which Mr.. Rose was receiver.
AS to gold he says there is plenty Of
it, but it is scattered all over a great
range OF country, and there are just
enough finds to keep men grub staked
and excite expectations Of great finds.
Labor is very high and good provis-
ions scarce. He lived for nearly two
years without any fresh meat except
what was killed as game. Every
thing is put up in cans and it is sur
priSing to what an extent the canning
Of all kinds of food is now carried on
He does not take much stock in the
reports of North Dakotans making
big money there and remaining.
A meeting of the democratic county
committee was held today, good re-
presentation being present. The date
for the county convention was fixed
for Saturday September 20, at , p. M,
at the court house. The caucuses will
be held Friday evening September u
The basis of representations was fixed
up on the vote for state senator in 1900
which will IL AXE convention of about
126 delegates.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-10
BRAIN WORK.
its Effect UPon the Body and the
Kind OF Food IL Demands

The changes ot tissue IN tie brain
that take place during study and
thought are very important and very
rapid. Il has been estimated that three
hours Of brain work cause rs great an
exhaustion OF the forces Of the body IS
an entire day Of manual labor.
This waste must be replaced by
abundant food bur its selection re
QuireS careful consideration and often
self denial for many things which the
physical worker can eat with perfect
impunity are slow poison 10 the brain
worker. who exercises the brain az
the expense of the body and rarely
gives the latter sufficient exercise To
counter3Ct the mental strain and keen
it in condition to resist disease. Bear
in mind that. while the waste Of the
body i much more rapid. the depriva-
ton Of physical exercise encourages
torpidity OF the voluntary functions
and renders them sluggish in eliminat.
ing these wastes: therefore It Is 81 the
utmost Importance that the tasks i'm
posed upon them should be light.
Brain workers require the most con
centrated and easily diseSted foods.
They should eat fresh beef and NUT
ton. fish, esgS-cooked in many forms.
hut never hard boiled or fried-oysterS
and crisp salads. lettuce. chicory. toma-
toes. watercreSS. etc. with mayonnaiSe
or French dressing They should begin
the day with fruit and make it form
the principal part Of luncheon and be
very Spariug in their use Of cereals.
eschewins entirely white bread and
oatmeal Their ideal luncheon. which
must be light if they continue to work
in the afternoon. is q glass Of milk or
cup of HOT chocolate or. better still. a
glass Of fresh huuermilk. with two or
three graham waters or a bit of toast
and some fruit, an apple, dsS or an or
ange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-10
A Dry Lnnd Yacht.

A yacht which sails on dry land is
the novelty which may be seen on the
great trackless plains of the Mojave
desert, near Death valley. One day
two young miners were trudging their
weary way over the plain when a gust
of wind struck them and blew away
their hats. One of them suggested that
if they had wagon with sails on it
they might overtake their hats or at
least be able to travel faster than they
could walk. Accordingly they set to
work and built low truck, on which
they mounted two sails. Between their
camp and their mine lay the smooth,
hard surface of the plain, formerly the
bottom of lake, and they were soon
able to manage their wheeled yacht so
that they could make the trip in few
minutes. 1t is said that in favorable
winds they can travel at the rate Of
fifty miles an hour.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-10
Cruel Contests.

Bird singing contests for money and
other prizes are not so frequent in
England as formerly. Many of the
little competitors, notably chaffinches,
were subjected TO dire cruelty on these
occasions.
To make them sing their eyes were
pierced by redhot needle for the pur-
pose of completely binding them. This
was done to prevent any opposing ex-
hibitor from frightening the birds and
stopping their singing, an end which
was obtained by waving some object
in front of them. Blinded, the birds
could see nothing, and they sang.
The cruel practice has been practical
ly stamped out by the action of the
Royal Society For the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. who issued numer-
Gus summonses against offenders. 1t
may be that in some dark corner of the
country the same cruelty is still prac-
ticed, but the custom as a system is
now done away with.-Pearson's
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-10
rurauoises and the Mongols.

TurquoiSes are the favorite stones Of
all the Mongol races and are generally
worn in their original state, except by
the Chinese women, who have them
roughly cut and wear them mixed with
pearls and coral Both the Tibetau
men and women ornament themselves
with lump turquoiSeS. the men wearing
them attached 10 their single gold ear
rings. which are worn in the right ear
only.
The women of Ladakh carry their
fortunes on their heads in the shape
of a broad strip OF red cloth studded
with huge turquoiSes. which, starting
from the forehead, is carried over the
head and hangs nearly TO the waist.
These perakS. as they are called, some
times cost as much as 900. BY the
LadakhiS those turquoises are prefer
red that have little black specks on
them. which show their genuinenesS,
for even in the wilds of central Asia
the spotless blue composition emanat
ing from Europe is offered for sale. the
bazaar ut Darjeeling being flooded with
it.
The Bhutia women in the Darieeline
district wear quaint brass ornaments
covered with chip turquoiseS, which are
cheap, but the Mongolians have the
embossed silver plates which form
such becoming headgear. studded
with really fine turquoses, for which
fhe owners have 10 rive valuable furs
in eXchange.-Cornhill.