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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
BEAR FEET
stewed In GIN By Highbinders
to Kill Their Enemies.

to Kill Their Enemies.
Isan Francisco Cor. to New York sum-
BEARS feet are the barome tiers of
activity in highlander circles Tony
Giacomi. of the firm of GIacomi 81
Balcese, fruit and commission mer-
chants on Washington street. has Just
received a consignment of feet OF the
black bear from Oregon.
what do you do with themr as
ked the reporter.
Sell 'em to Chinese, answered
"WWhat do the Chinese do with
themI"
Drink en-"
Drink themI Do You mean eat
them
"No. Drink en-
"How do they do THAR
"Steep 'em.
mot like pigs feet?'
No. Like bears feet, insi sted
sWhat do the Chinese drink them
forF'' ITO make him strong and
wicked like the bear so he can kill his
enemy" explained Tony. He think
il he drink the juice the spirit of the
bear go into him. -
do you sell many of themT asked
the reporter.
mot now.'' replied Tony. "H,gh-
binders buy EN- and there's no high
binder war on now.
.'Do you sell them to the highbind-
ers directs
"No. We sell EN- to saloon keepers
in Chinatown. Then he steep EN- and
sell dri to highlander.
How does the saloon steep thenf
"He put 'em in gin and let EN- COOK
slowly, let EN- cook long time. That
take all the good out of them.
"How many do you sell in Year,
Sometimes sell lot /; sometimes don't
sell many. Maybe no sell more than
we got now in a year.
"How many did you get in todayF
"Twenty- three. There they are.
And there they were-23 bears feet
stripped of fur and skin; % skeletons
covered with sinew and tendon and
tipped with long, black claws; not,
apparently very appetizing morsel.
But inquiry in Chinatown ELECTED
the information that Tony's statements
were correct and that the highbinders
believe that the ferocity or the pear
and it's strength pass to the person
who lmbi hes the decoction. they 40
not consider that the gin has great
deal of influence except to draw out
the animal nature from the feet and
make it ready for their assimilation.
But as Tony said:
MAYBE the gin mace 'em Drawer
than the feet do
The feet of the grizzly bear bring
the highest prices. for the grizzly is
famed for it's power and grit and
wickedness. A foot of black bear
will cost the commission man 20 cents,
or, in the vernacular Of the Pacific
Coast ''two bits That of a grizzly
is worth three times as much, and by
the time it gets to the highpinder 1t Is
worth from "A to 20, while that OF the
berry eating black animal can be had
for 81 and flour bits. = But grizzlies
are hard to get. and perhaps, for the
sake of Chinese lives, it is as well.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
Distressing Stomach Disease

Permanently cured by the mastery
power OF "South American Nervine
Tonic" Invalids need suffer no longer
because this great rem edy can cure them
all 1t is cure for the whole world OF
stomach eakness and indigestion.
The cure begins with the first dose. The
relief it brings is marvellous and sur
prjsing. 1t makes no failure never dis
appoints No matter how long you have
suffered, your cure is certain under the
use of this great health-giving force.
Pleasant and always safe. Sold BY A
B. Rains, druggist. feb7-ly
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
CHOLERA KILLS ARMY.
Only 900 Out of 10000 Soldiers in
Borneo Return to Tell the Tale.

New York, Sept. IA. The Herald
special from San Francisco says: A
remarkable story of how almost an
were DESTROYED by cholera comes from
Honolulu. For some time the head
hunters had been very active on the
Batang Lupar River, and the Rajah
decided to send an expedition to punish
them. A rendezvous was appointed at
Simanggang, whence 700 boats, carry
ing 10, 900 of the best soldiers of the
island, started up the river. In tho
first two days two deaths occurred from
cholera, but these passed unnoticed.
During the following two days how
ever, the disease spread rapidly, a nd
instead Of being able to attack the head
hunters in large force the commander
was able to detach only about 1000
men as flying column. Thiss
column went to SIX villages of the
head hunters, drove the inha bitant
away and destroyed the huts. but the
hand Of death was upon them, and
after the third day their ranks began
to dwindle. They fastened back
toward the main body, but instead
of finding the expected relief the few
hundred survivors found the army in
even worse straits than themselves.
From dozen deaths the first day
the rate leaped to over 200 the
second, to 500 the third ana when the
column reached camp on the fourth
day nearly 1000 OF their comrades
had died.
AS tine remnants of the main body
of troops went down the river they
saw the most shocking sights. Lying
on the banks we're hundreds of corpses
of the soldiers, who had deserted In q
vain effort to escape death. Groans
of the dying were heard from all sides
and deserted boats were everywhere.
Scarcely a thousand survivors reach
ed Simmangang, ana it Is doubtful IL
more than 1900 in all escaped.
Unconscious Of the disease or in
different to it. bands of head hunters
followed along the river BANKS as the
survivors made their way to Simman-
gang and decapitated hundreds Of the
dying. No effort was made by the
soldiers to stop the murder Of their
comrades. Their sole thought was to
escape from the place OF horror.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
THOS. WORMOCK,
Prominent and Influential Farmer OF
Gibson County,
Murdered and Robbed at His Own
Home Near Medina Last Week
Sixty Seven Years Old.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Nashville. Sept. 13.-ThOs. H. Wor-
mock, prominent and influential
farmer of Gibson county, was muir
dered at his home near Medina last
night. Mrs. Wormock was in an ad-
joining room to that occupied by her
husband. and hearing a pistol shot
went to him, and found him shot
through the head. She saw two men
escape from the room. Two gold
watches and a valuable ring were
carried off. Wormock was 81 years
old
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
apaKsoN,s NOBLE ACT.

81 want all the world to know" writes
Rev. G. j. Budlong, of A. haway,R. ! /,
"what thoroughly good and reliable
medicine / found in Electric Bitter s..
They cured me of jaundice and liver
troubles that had Cfftfsed me great suf-
fering for many wears. For a genuine.
all-around cure they excel anything
ever saw" Electric Bitters are the sur
prise of all for their wonderful work in
Liver, Kidney and Stomach troubles
Don't fail to try them. Only 30 cts. Sat
isfaction is guaranteed by w. I. void
ridge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
A NEW THEORY ADVANCED.
Falling MeteOrs, 1t is Now Said May
be Responsible For Western
Forest Fires.

Denver, Col, Sept. 16.-The preva-
lence of forest fires in Colorado. which
are devastating forests, has aroused
scientists to the theory that great
number of meteors have fallen in the
Rocky mountains, tearing up the
earth to great extent These me-
teors drop in heavy pine forests, ex-
plode and start the fires. Local scien-
lists are making study of this new
theory
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19

Frankfort, KY, Sept. 16.-Attorney'
General Pratt is preparing petition
for Injunction to be filed in Jefferson
circuit court, restraining the South
ern Athletic club of Louisville from
permitting the Corbett-McGovern
prize fight in that city or elsewhere
In kentucky.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
BROWNSVILLE FIRE.
Dildebrandt Hotel Destroyed by Fire
Loss $4,000.

Brownsville, Tenn, Sept. 14.-The
Hildebrandt Hotel. conducted by Mrs.
M. E. Hildebrandt. burned here about
2 O'Clock last night. The origin OF
the fire is not known. 1t started in
the rear of the house. The building
was a handsome one and stood near
the Public Square. 1t was built a
few years ago. Most Of the furniture
was destroyed The loss will amount
to about 81, 500. partly covered by in
surance. No one was injured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
Rural Route Surveyor CIapp Here.

Mr.. w. G. Clapp Rural Route Sur
veyor was here Tuesday and left at
noon for Pulaski. Mr. Clapp has some
work to finish up in Giles before he
can turn his attention to Maury. He
promises however to reach Maury by
October list. and to work without ceas-
ing until the entire county is served
by the rural route system.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
what 1t All Means.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. lott is be-
lieved by the naval officers assembled
here, with their various craft, pre-
pairing for the maneuvers in south
ern waters, that the enforcement of
the Monroe doctrine against all for
eign powers which might make ag-
gressions on the plea of the dis
turbed condition of affairs in Colon.
bia Is intended
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
A temporary Injunction.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. io.-Judge Nc.
Pherson in the federal court to-day
on application of the Union Pacific
Railroad Co., granted temporary in
junction restraining the striking shop
men of that road from placing pick
cts about the gates and grounds of
the Union Pacific shops. The hearing
is set for September 25.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Mayor johnson Says Cleveland Still
Needs His Attention.

Cleveland, O.. Sept H. Mayor
johnson, replying to an inquiry from
Springfield, o., newspaper asking it
he was candidate for Governor ana
for President, wrote as follows:
4 am not candidate for anything
except for Mayor next spring. 1t is
my belief that my field of usefulness
lies very close to the city OF Cleveland.
Yours very truly
TOM L. JOHNSON.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
FoRrUNE FAyoRs A TEXAN.

aHavipg distressing pains I'm head,
back and stomach, and being without
appetite, / began to use DR.. Kings New
Life Pills." writes w. p. Whitehead, of
Kennedale, Tex, "and soon fe,t like a
new man." Infallible in stomach and
liver troubles. Only 25c at w. p. Wold-
ridges drug store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
GIRLS NOT WANTED THERE.
Place Where the Father Is Punished
at Their Birth.

London, Sept. lin dispatch
from st. Petersburg the correspondent
OF the Daily Mail relates that the COM
mander of the Cossack station at
Wertschink, anxious that his district
should show preponderance of males,
has ordered that the father Of every
girl baby born IN the district shall
receive fifty strokes with the knout.
Several men, says the correspondent,
have already been knouted under this
ruling.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
INSTRUMENTATION in Dublin.

Dublin, Sept. 16.-Some 10000 per
sons, the biggest open air gathering
that has been seen here in years, as
sembled in Phoenix park, Sunday, to
protest against the action of the gov
eminent in "proclaiming" the Irish
canital
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19
Marriage Licenses.

Jno. M. Ellington to Miss Julia d.
Jones.
Arthur Leftwich to Miss Myrtle
Pennington.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-09-19

Muscatine, Ia, Sept. 16.-The saw
mill of the j. IL. Kaiser Lumber Co. is
OH fire, with little hope of being con-
trolled. The box factory, employing
$50 men, has already been destroyed.
A high wind is prevailing, and the
mill of the Musser Lumber Co. q
threatened.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
JANUARY WEATHER

The coldest morning in January had the same record in Imperial as the lowest in December degrees above zero in still air and 10 degrees where the thermometer was exposed near the ground. There was but one such day, the next coldest being 27, and with 3 mornings when the minimum was Sl, one at S+, two at 35, two at g, one at 3S, two at 59, one at II, two at 45, three at 44. five at +S, one at 10, two at 47, two at 4S, one at 70, and one day when the coldest record was 52.
 The maximum still air temperature of the month was 84, one days record, with another day at S5, one at S2, one at S1, one at %, two at 7S, two at 77, three at 70, two at "A, two at =, one at 71, one at 60. one at 6S, two at 67, two at o6, two at 65, one at 63, one at 59, one at 55, two at 54, and one when the warmest period was 30.
 The maximum and minimum temp erature by days was as follows:
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
Anti-SaIOOn Work

Filipo Poggi of Fl Cajon has been sentenced to pay a fine of $500 by Judge Torrance of San Diego County Superior Court, for selling liquor to all Indian. The case was worked up by the County Anti-saloou League, which maintains regular detective force for watching for illegal liquor selling in the county. The League might dc good work in this valley, where at least one drinking place several miles from Imperial has been running in open violation of the law for months.
 The population of the valley has been too recently assembled for auy- thing like concerted action to have yet been taken to suppress liquor selling. which can only be done illegally in this township.
 Justice Mugford, recently appointed by the Supervisors, has arrived in Inn perial to reside, ard violations of law will hereafter receive due attention.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08

its owners was S75,O0O but after Nc Laughlin had left California, and was on his way to Washington to make his report, there was made an offer of sale to the government for S70.0O), and this offer the interior department will accept if congress euacts the neces- sary legislation.
 The Monserrar ranch contains ., 80 acres, which the interior department considers sufficient for the needs of the Indians. The department would have preferred to have bought land on War uer's ranch, but cold not buy there at a price considered reasonable. The owners of Warmers ranch did offer to sell the government S0,0o0 acres for S2+S,o00, but this was altogether too much land and too much money.
 Other offers of lands for sale were as follows: Gov. Cages tract, being part of Warmers ranch, 1,1+0 acres, S25, ,0o0: Pauba-Temecula ranch, River side county, S2S0,000; Jacoby Lundy ranch, Riverside county, 2,0S0 acres, S2S, 300; San Pasqual ranch. San Diego county, 1911 acres, SS6, 800, and several others.
 Inspector Mclaughlin report, with Secretary Hitchcock's letters of trans mission and recommendation thereon. together with the interior depart ment's bill, were sent to the Indian af- fairs committee in the senate. In spector Mclaughlin will be called be- fore that committee at a hearing to be held soon.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
Warner Ranch Indians

According to dispatch from Wash ington the report of Inspector Nc Laughlin, who was sent here to inves- tigate the condition of the Warmers S ranch Indians and what should be done with them when the judgment of the supreme court was enforced that the land belonged to J.Downey Harvey and not to the Indians has been sent to congress by Secretary Hitchcock.
 The general outlines of Inspector Nc Laughlin's findings have already been printed in these dispatches, but his specific recommendation were not made public until today, when his full report came out. Along with the report Secretary Hitchcock sent to congress the draft of a bill which the interior department desires congress shall pass, making the necessary appropriation for getting new lands for the Indians, and moving them upon these lands. This bill will carry an appropriate of $1OO,OOO, if Secretary Hitchcock's rec ommendation is accepted by congress, and of this, S70,OOO will be expended for buying land for the Indians, and $50, 1000 for moving them to their new home.
 Inspector Mclaughlin made an in vestigation of the conditionof these In dians while he was in Southern Calif- ornia, and in looking up land which the government might buy for them. He examined about fifteen different tracts in San Diego and Riverside counties, that were for sale to the government for this purpose. As result of his in vestigations, he has recommended that the ranch known as the Monserrat ranch, in San Diego county, be taken. The first price set upon this ranch by
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08

After all, the final test of soil is the planting of seed" said this same Mir. Means to the writer some weeks ago, and it is fortunate that just at this time the test is being made on the very land which is shown by the map accompanying the report to have the most alkali. About 400 acres of that land, south and west of Imperial, has been sown to wheat and barley. These grains ought to know better, but they persist in growing and booming ahead to such an extent that scores of prac- tical farmers who have inspected the fields have declared that they never in their lives saw more thrifty or better colored stands of grain. Possibly this is due to the fact that the grain was sown before the report was issued, and not having any way to learn of the presence of alkali from the experts, the seed knew no better than to grow. Possibly now that the report is out seed will not germinate i'll the soil hereafter.
 So far as the final test has been ap- piled, it is the universal verdict of the farmers of Imperial valley that in not single case has there been the slight est evidence, with any kind of culture, on any land, of evil effects of alkali.
 And since it is positively known by all people familiar with this valley that the report contains many egre gious blunders, the suppression of many important facts relating to nat ural drainage, and a vast amount of rank guess work, there is also a sus- picion, founded on the final test of the seed, that there is very complete en- cyclopedia of knowledge of soils em- braced in the facts unknown by the authors of this report. E. F. HOWE.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08

Holmes and the generally accepted es- innate of the amount of level land in the valley, the above is the limit of agriculture in Imperial valley. But then there is chance for improvement through the drainage which the eX- perts admit to be in progress, even with the very light rainfall exper- fenced here, for ''the permanent recla. nation of alkali lands depends wholly upon the drainage"
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
Treasury Department
Office of Comptroller of the

Office of Comptroller of the Currency,
 WASHINGTON, D. C., November 10, 1901. Whereas by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF IMPERIAL,"i in the town of Imperial, in the county of San Diego, and state of California, has compiled with all the provisions of the Statutes of the United States required to be complied with before association shall be authorized to commence the business of Bank ing;
 Now therefore I, Thomas P. Kane, Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The First National BanX of Imperial" in the town of Imperial, in the county of San Diego, and st ate of California, is authorized to commence the business of Bank ing as provided in Section ifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 Currency Bureau \ In testimony whereof, wit Seal of the my hand and seal Comptroller of of office this nineteenth the Currency day of November. 1901. Treasury T. F. KANE,
 Department. J Deputy and Acting Comp
 troler of the Currency.
 No. 6027
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
GOVERNMENT REPORT
 ON IMPERIAL VALLEY
Continued from page S)

No crops but the most sensitive would be injured by this percentage. Almost all common crops will withstand from 0.2 per cent to 0.4 per cent. Barley. corn, alalfa, water melons, s,cantaloupes and most of the berries, grapes, figs, apricots and peaches will do almost as well in this grade of soil as in lands that contain much less, the chief dan ger in growing fruits being the fact that their roots are liable to go deep into the subsoil and thus reach the aikali accumulated there. Alfalfa will barely grow in the 0.4 to O6 per cent soil, even when we'll matured. If once Il stand is secured it will struggle along, unless there be a concentration caused by the irrigation. Barley will produce crop, though not first class. Pear trees will grow for a time at least, and if the subsoil be no worse than the surface and no concentra- tion near the surface takes place they would thrive indefinitely.
 "All land that contains more than O.6 per cent of alkali must be handled very carefully to produce any kind of crops except the most alkali resistant. Careful and proper methods of culti- vation may result in washing enough of the alkali of the surface ? or 3 feet into the sub-soil so that shallow rooted crops can be grown. But until this surface reclamation takes place only such crops as sorghum, date palms and sugar beets can be grown. On all the soils that contain more than per cent of alkali date palms and salt bushes are the only crops that will thrive. In the Sahara, date palms will grow on lands containing as much as per cent of alkali.''
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
The Real Waste

Taking the above table and com ments, it is an easy matter to esti- mate the value of the soils of Imper- ial valley, as shown by SUI face eXami- nations of the soil before being drined. And it may be noted here that this sur vey is without precedent, being the first survey ever made of virginal soils, and thus especially liable to lead to errors. There is, according to the report, 39.1 per cent of the level land capable ot producing any crop adapted to the climate. Discarding a very few cultures, 62.5 per cent of the level land is valuable for agricultural pur- poses. Eliminating d few more cult ures, S3.S per cent of the soil is valu- able. Bringing the test down to sugar beets. sugar cane, Egyptian cotton and sorghum family, including Egyp- tian and Katfir corn, still being able to grow a vastly greater variety of cultures than those which made of Egypt the granary of the world, we find that 9S.6 per cent of the level land is valuable for agricultural pursuits, leaving only 11.4 per cent of the land limited to date palms and Australian salt bushes, the latter for cattle feed.
 This, it must be remembered, is the test of undrained soils. That there will be an improvement in the valley through drainage almost erybody who has studied the situation knows.
 There is more than a million acres of land in the valley. Discarding all poor land it is estimated that there is 50O,00O acres up to the standard of the level land surveyed by the soil experts.
 Taking the percentages given by Messrs. Means and Holmes, some idea can be gained of the productive power of Imperial valley, as follows:
 Possible Crops. Acres. Any kind of crop. ..195 500 Almost any kind. nd......................117,O ,OOO Down to the standard of Egypt. 24,000 Date palms and salt bushes. .... 5000
 IOtal. ..................'......'. Oou,OOo
 According to the percentages of alkali given by Messrs. Means and
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
Alfalfa and Barley Seed

Just received from Utah a carload of alfalfa seed. Also choice seed barley for sale. Imperial Mercantile compa- ny, Calexico.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
Team and Wagon For Sale

new siX-horse freight wagon and a new hay bailer. Six miles south of Imperial. Address me at Corona, Riverside county. JACOB STONER.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08
= P. BLAKE, M. D.. GENERAL PRACTITIONER
 IMPERIAL. GAL.
Notice For Publication

Department of the Interior.
 Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal.
 December 26th, 1901. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to commute and make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before II. $. Commissioner at San Diego, Cal, March lst, 1902, viz: Wenzel Langer, H. +. No. 9339, for the SE h Sec. 5, Tp. 10 S., K. 13 East, s. B. M.
 his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz;
 A. N. Jones of Imperial, Cal, C. w. Lawrence of Imperial Cal, Peter Larsen of Imperial, Cal, W. s. Wilkins of Imperial. Cal.
 A. J. .CROOKSHANK, Register.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-08

Currency Bureau Seal of he Comptroller of the Currency Treasury
 Department.