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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
An Old Sorceress Performed an In
cantation Over the Giants
Child and In Due Time the
Cruel Fathers Evil
Spirit Was Broken

eucn courage In one 20 young m-
mediateiy won their hearts, and tney d.
dded 10 make him their chisf It oncA
30 they summoned an old surcereA
who performed an Incarnation ovsr him
and in the twinkling Of an eys b W.
changed into q hobgoblin.
Now. as they had never before had the
opportunity Of aasociating with any one
20 gentle and refined, It was but 9. short
time before he hac won all their Aarts,
was known as the "Hobgoblinc Orony,s
and had complete mastery over them.
Feeling thus secure, he then told them
OF his object In coming among them
and prevailing on them to assist him
they We'd with each other In following
out the instructions which he gave them.
The giant now found himself haunted
by day with the memory of his lost
child and BY night hobgoblins con
tinually disturbed his slumbers, do what
he would.
Thus was Ii wi spirit broken at
last and he vowed to his wife, tho Prin-
cess to forsake bis wickednesa, and
from that time forth he became an Other
men. -
AS soon as the son saw that his object
had been accomplished, he withdrew bis
host Of hobgoblins and. leaving them at
their former haunt, he sought out the
sorceress and informed her that he de-
sired to be transformed into his true self
again.
At first she demurred, but, fearing lest
he as chief Of the hobgoblins might have
her executed, she consented, and he vas
restored to his tr:s nature.
Now, the sorceress knew that should
1t become known to the hobgobIins what
She had done they would put her to
death for robbing them Of their Idol and
for her own protection she was there
fore compelled to transform them all to
their true selves again, as she had done
the boy, and they all scurried away TO
joicins ut their liberty.
So. being freed from hobzoblins and
the wicked maraudings Of the giant, all
that region roundabout enjoys peace to
this day, and thus the good motives of
the Hobgoblins Crony were doubly 10
warded.
The moral Of this fabas n I~
'suleth ans ". Il GooDa
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
Stunned by All, He Was Given Up
as Incorrigable Until His Son
Took Pity on Him and
Enlisted the Aid of
Friendly Hobgob-
Inns

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Once upon a time there was Q f1erul
giant who was very wicked
He spent all his time and energy IN
seeing how much evil he could do, to tho
dismay of all the Inhabitants for miles
around.
Never a day passed that no did not
strike terror into the heart Of some poor
unfortunate, and this state Of affairs
went on till at last all decent folks had
moved away and he had no neighbors
but hobgoblins.
Even they, disreputable az they were
seemed to shun him 20 that his only
companions were his wife and son.
This boy was kind hearted lad who
had inherited all Of the good traits Of
his mother and none Of the bad ones Of
his father
His mother, before she became tia
wife Of the cruel giant, had been q
Princess. the giant having captured her
and compelled her to marty him, and
che being creature Of true refinement
gentle goodness and having been highly
educated, it was only natural that the
boy should possess these same traits Of
character.
The one redeeming spot in the giants
heart was the great love which he bore
his wife and child, and the boy especial
ly became very much attached to bis
father.
By and by, as he increased in years
and wisdom, he became aware Of the
very wicked life his father was leading,
and he took upon himself the task Of
making better man Of him.
Confiding in his mother, he told her Of
his noble resolve, and she, Of coursA
was oniy too ready to lend all aid.
One day he informed her that it would
be necessary for him to leave home for
while SO that he might more readily
and quickly accomplish the task to
which he had set himself.
So one dark night his mother gave him
her blessing and allowed him to part.
Being undaunted by the blackness of
night and fortified by his mothers bless
ing. he made swift journey to tho
place where the hobgoblins were wont
to gather, and, unteSrified, stood IT, thsiI
midsk ~-
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

1t will not do to refer to Kansas as
dry state hereafter, for one county In
that state during May last had enough
water fall to make a lake thirty feet
deep. covering one entire township, or
a matter Of 41,817. 800 cubic feet of wa
ter. 1t was this sort Of thing which
caused the destructive work in the
rivers Of that region at that time.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

STORY OF A COMMON FARM BOY.
This young man has made q success
Of himself anyway. He was the son
Of small farmer-a common country
bOy-milked the COWS, plOwed the corn
and, freckled and barefooted, cut up
pranks at the district school, When
he was eighteen his ambition had be-
come aroused to know more about his
business of farming, and so he deter
mined If possible to secure q thorough
agricultural education at one Of our
best colleges. He dug away for four
years, often pinched for money, and
living a life Of absolute self denial so
far as the personal pleasures common
to young men were concerned. He was
determined to learn all he could, and
learn it thoroughly and well. So we'll
did he succeed that when he graduated
place was waiting for him at salary
of $1,000 per year as manager Of
large stock farm, and now, on his sec
ond year, he commands salary of
$4,000 and is acquiring a wide reputa-
ton as a stock judge, breeder and feed
er. In a financial way he would do
even better as the manager Of his own
business. He is not quite twenty-f
years old yet and his future is assured.
The point worth noting by other boys
in his case is that he wanted to do
something and be somebody; that he
was willing to undergo the hardships
incident to securing the education de-
sired and patiently and persistently la
bored for the accomplishment of his
purpose. The reward in his case was
just as sure and just as logical a re-
suit as are poverty, loss of self respect
and failure the results of laziness, un-
thrift and fOOlishness.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20
WHAT CHANGED HINT

He was fifty years old and lived on
q farm. He had been all his life what
Is known as pretty hard case; would
get drunk and bum around every so
often, was uselessly and wickedly pro-
fame, paid no regard to the Sabbath,
was hard in his dealings with his
neighbors, british in his home and not
infrequently struck and abused his
good wife. He was rich and was sim
ply endured and despised by all the
decent people Of his community. By
some strange chance he was brought
under the influence Of good minister
who was conducting some revival
meetings in bis neighborhood and, as
we term it. was converted Now note
the change. He quit drinking and
swearing and abusing his wife and
children, observed the Sabbath as a
day Of rest and went to church with
his family. became kind to the dumb
animals on his farm and dealt honest
ly and squarely with his neighbors.
What changed this man? Call it an
old woman's fable, superstition or
bigotry, or what you please, it made
new man of him and was good
thing, anyhow. This happened ten
years ago, and he is good man and
neighbor today.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

We have noticed that bee men-men
who are successful In caring for bees
an almost always mighty good men.
It: IS said that the bee knows a mean
man just as soon as he sees him.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20
THE CLIMATE OF THE NORTHWEST.

THE CLIMATE OF THE NORTHWEST.
The northwest leads in the great vari-
ETY. Of its climatic conditions. Far re-
moved from ocean influences, it has a
climate all it's own and Of the extreme
sort. No monotony about it. We have
a taste of all climates found anywhere
on earth and some which are found no.
where else. 1t is natures grand exper-
mental laboratory, the place where
Leyden Jars, electric batteries, refrig-
orators, furnaces and retorts, manipu:
)ated by the great chemist of the uni
verse, evolve and liberate the snow
capped cumuli cloud mountain surcharg-
ed with its awful voltage Of electricity
and burden Of tropical humidity; where
is Graded the cyclone demon of the air,
the laboratory combination Of mysteri.
Gus forces; where is set free the biz
zard, the incarnated spirit of vast pola1
seas and mighty icebergs; a climate
whose furnaces give an equatorial heat
and tropical summer, and whose re-
frigerators invest us with an arctic
temperature in winter. Intermingled
with these extremes are other types
serene and peaceful days when the
earth smiles and sblushes at the heav.
ems tender caress, nights so calm and
silent,that were it not for the night cry
Of the whippoorwill, the ch1r-r Of tree
toad or the distant barking of dog the
star set heavens might seem to look
down upon an un1nhablted world. un-
der these forcefu1 and constantly chang.
ing climatic cna,d1tions the very best
there is in man Is being brought out
and developed; be becomes Of necessity
virile, energetic. aggressive; the dolce
far niente Of perennial sunshine rs to
him unknown. and SO mid the storm
and the great wind, the heat and the
cold. the turmoil and cain, there Is be-
ing evolved-there is nowhere else-a
type Of manhood and womanhood un.
excelled on earth.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

Some of the mutual insurance COM
panies among the farmers are making
a lower rate Of insurance on stock
where the policy holder properly
grounds the wires Of his fences.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

1t IS worth noting that the cement
bridges withstood the foods of May in
Kansas when all other types Of bridges
went out with them
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

A. late obituary notice Of the wife Of
Kansas farmer stated that she had
,darned 10000 socks, cooked 100000
meals, washed 100000 dishes, raised
8 children, then died and went to
heaven.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

J On a ranch in Nueces county, Tex
there is collection Of 10000 rattles
taken from that number of rattlesnakes
killed on the ranch during period OF
years. A bounty Of 21s cents is paid
for each snake killed.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

4 representative of the 100000 peo-
pie Of the island of Ceylon, who are al
ways on the verge of starvation. is now
in this country studying American sys-
TENS of agriculture with a view to i'm
proving the condition Of his people.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

The North Dakota system of crop
rotaton-wheat. then a summer fall
low-is the method of ancient agricul-
trre in the days Of the Roman empire
The modern method of rotation which
follows wheat with some sort Of a
ilegume crop is infinitely better.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

SOME THINGS BOYS SHOULD KNOW.
The mother will do her boy a great
kindness if she will teach him when
young to make his bed, darn a hole in
his pants, wash his shirt and under
clothing, sew buttons ON his clothes,
make batch of biscuits, brol piece
Of meat, keep his room in order and
wash dishes. The teaching Of the boy
these homely duties will not in any
manner make girl Of him, but will
rather make of him smarter and a
better boy-a more independent one;
will thus fit him to do much to minister
to his own comfort when he is thrown
upon his own resources or when he has
home Of his own enable him to be a
useful man around the house and as
sist his wife. We know Of one woman,
the mother Of four sons, whom she has
so we'll trained along these lines that
they are most valuable help to her
and make her independent Of hired help
in the home. and nicer lot Of boys
can't be found than these
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

We are trying a one horse moving
machine Of 31a foot cut this year for
trimming up the orchard and roadsides
and are much pleased with it. 1t will
work in and among trees where a
standard machine cannot, and does
much better work than can be done
with a Scythe
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

Six Of the states have no state debt
Iowa, Nebraska, New Jersey, Illinois
Ohio and West Virginia.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

If boy does not seem to be good
for anything it is far better to try to
make lawyer out Of him than a farm
er these days. 1t used to be the other
way. The blockhead has no place on
the farm under existing conditions,
while judicial courtesy will still permit
him to address the court.
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20

For tree planting on the farm we
would like to commend the nut bearing
trees-walnut, butternut, chestnut and
hickory. The wood Of all of these
trees is very valuable and they have
the advantage over other kinds of trees
that their annual crop of nuts enables
them to pay their way while growing.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
sTRATToN CASE COMPROMISED.
Bon Receives $a5o,ooo, Including His
Legacy of $4,000.

compromise has been agreed to
by both sides of the litigation to
brock me Will of the late w. S. STRAIT
ton. BY its terms l. Harry Stratton.
who is contesting the will, receives
$350,000. This sum includes the $780,
600 bequest given him in the will by
his father. Stratton must also pay his
attorneys and all costs connected
with the litigation out of the $3.50, 900.
The offer to compromise came from
the attorneys for the claimant. and
was Immediately taken up by Sena-
tor Patterson and counsel for the ex-
ecutors under the will The court
costs Will reach $4,000 and the
amount of cash Stratton will receive
after paying his attorneys will be
$172,000, as 1t is understood that the
fees OF his attorneys aggregate half
the amount received. Young STRAIT
ton expresses himself as very well
pleased at the outcome
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
MID-OCEAN TRAGEDY.
BHIP BLOWN UP AND FoRTY-oNE
PEOPLE PERISH.
Cargo Consisted Of cunpswder and
pynarits, Which in Some Man.
ner Became Ignited.


1t ls believed that the steamer BAN.
bara, on Der first trip from Marseillcs
10 Dakar, French West Africa, with a
cargo Of $4,000 pounds OF guApowder
and two cases OF dynamite, has been
blown up at sea and has Numbered.
Lloyd says there Is reason to fear that
This occur ed, although no confirmation
Is at hand. The Bambara has not
been reported from Gibraltar, although
she should have been sighted there
March 81. The captain of the French
schooner Assumption OF Marseilles,
reports that on March 20. when sixty
miles of lille de Palimir. he saw a
brilliant fash OF light, which was fol-
lowed by loud explosion The cap
tain Of the Nina makes similar re-
port. The crew of the Bambara num-
bered thirty-fve men, and carried six
passengers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
WORK ON PANAMA CANAL.
Thirty Thousand Men viii be Re-
quired on the Work.

Admiral Walkers estimate OF the
number OF men to be employed on the
Panama canal when the United States
formally shall have entered upon the
project Is 10000. For all practical mr.
poses this government now is engaged
In the construction OF the canal. Tn.
der the agreement signed MAY Bird b,
Secretary Hay and Mr.. Cromwell. the
American representative OF the new
Panama Canal company, the work of
construction was to be eoptinn4a ~
the new ~cs.-.s~ y0mpany until the ex.
cnange OF ratification OF the canal
treaty, with the understanding that
the United States should pay for such
construction work. The men now en-
gagged on the canal construction work
are principally jamaica negroes. AS
they are Injured to the Central Amer.
lean climate they do not suffer seri.
ously from the diseases prevalent on
the isthmus. The local labor SUNNY |
IL insufficient to meet the demand II |
- probable. therefore, that laborers
VIII be drawn by the thousand from
ne southern states and the islands OF
ne West indies. As the labor SUNNY
controlled by company organized
or the purpose. II is quite likely that
many Chinese and Japanese laborers
VII De imported for work on the ca
al. They are excellent workmen. and
re htfed by nature for work OF that
Ind and In that climate.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
DREYFUS CASE AGAIN
PROBABILITY THAT FAMous cAse
MAY ~ REopENEp.
Matter orsvsht osfsrs French Cham
Der 81 osputies BY Socialists, Who
Hsvs Tsken W the PIsht.

II seems that the debate in the
French chamber Of deputies Monday
And Tuesday. which resulted by :
vote OF zS1 TO 22s In the invaiidatto,,
OF the election OF the nationalist dan.
uty syveton. 10 likely also to lead to
the reopening OF the Dreyfus case an
perhaps to the rehabilitation OF the
former prisoner OF DEVILS island. This
is mainly due to two facts brought out
by the Socialist leader, NJ. Jsures. In
the course OF the debate. One Ia 4 fall
Sined document bearing the alleged
annotations by the German emperor.
which were forgeries and which
helped to convict Dreyfus, and the
other is that the letter written BY
General Pellieux to M. Cayaisnac
when the latter was war minister m
1898. was suppressed. This letter was
written Just after the discovery OF Col
onel Henry's forgery and reads as fol.
lows:
D'iped by men without honor. un-
able any longer to count on the conn.
dence OF my subordIpates, without
which II IL impossible to command
and on my side being unable to feel
in those OF my chiefs who
have made me work with forgers.
ask to be retired"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
Murdered on the Trail.

News has just reached KinEman,
Arizona. OF the murder of Charles
Blakeley. known as the cowboy Plan
ist," and Roy Winchester, a young
miner, on the trail forty miles south
of this place, by James Mckinney.
Nothing definite is known of the cause
OF the murder, but it is thought that
Mckinney. who is wanted for the kill
ing Of William l.. Wynn at Porterville.
Cal, last July. took the men for Of
ncers and laid in wait for them on the
trail
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10

Caught In wheel making q hun
dred revolutions minute. Michael De-
vanney. an oiler employed in a Brook.
vn. N. T.. iron works, was whirled
around the circle for perhaps two
minutes, but no serious injury result
ed. Devanney was at work beside /.
Dig ny-wheel when his coat was
caught In the betting He yelled once
or twice as he felt himself drawn to
what he thought was his death and
then became unconscious. He was At
work again In = few minutes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
TOWN DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Every Business House in Dunsmuir,
CAL, is Destroyed.

Ooi'y 10 0SobOJCds
Fire broke out in the third story
of the Mount Shasta hotel at Duns
muir, Cal. frame structure. and with
strong north wind prevailing the
fire department could do nothing to
stay the flames, which spread through
the main portion of town, and in less
than an hour made a heap of ashes of
every business house in town, except
butcher shop and millinery store.
Fifteen of the finest dwellings in the
town went also. The total loss Is close
to 100000. with insurance of one
quarter of that sum. The town is
without food ard provisions, save the
little stores left in private families.
At night there were many men with
out place to sleep, although women
and children are well provided for
The railroad company has thrown
open all its ware rooms and empty
freight cars for shelter purposes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
cattIsman FouIIy Murdered.

me oullet-riddled body OF Joseph /.
heensn. wealthy stockman. who
hved near Akron. Colo. has been
found lying on the prairie within a
short distance OF his house. Ii is be-
heved that he was shot from ambush
~ he was returning home from Wis
lung his brother. another cattleman.
and that the killing was the result Of
ieud. For some time trouble has
broken out at intervals among range
men over the question of the right to
use the range
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.

Desperate Fight Between Citizens and
Hold-ups in Huntington, W. Va.
John Stephens was shot and fatally
injured and Ben P. Edens was shot
and dangerously wounded during .
battle with highwaymen in the west
ern limits of Huntington. W. Va.
Stephens had his skull fractured by .
blow. Edens leaped into a stream and
escaped. The fight attracted quite q
crowd. The four highwaymen escaped
without securing any money.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
RELIC OF JOHN BROWN.
House in Which He Once Lived is
Burned.

The small cottage in which John
Brown. the abolitionist, lived for sew
eral years in the flfties. in Tabor,
Iowa, and which was used as the
headquarters for his underground
railroad" for the helping of runaway
slaves. has been destroyed by fire. In
connection with his headquarters In
Tabor. Brown organized \ military
school, in which his sympathizers
were taught the manual OF arms, the
knowledge to be used in an uprising
which never occurred. The building
was small and dilapidated.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10

CARTER HARRISON WINS.
10 Reelected Mayor Of Chicago for the
Fourth limo.

carter II. Harrison was elected
mayor OF Chicago Tuesday for the
Fourth time. his majority by unoficial
count over Graeme Stewart, the Re-
publican candidate. being s.s4s. The
vote was: Harrison. 1858: Stewart
lss'S76; Cruice. Independent Labor
s;sss' Breckon. Socialist. 1l.21s:
Haines. Prohibition. 2,s4s. The chief
Issue In the campaign was the traction
question. both candidates favorins nj
innate municipal ownership OF the
street railways. Stewart advocated An
immediate Improvement OF conditions.
making the best terms possible with
tne companies. Harrison recommend
ed delay until the city had obtained
what IL desired from the companies.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10

sunsIs Suicide Carried Heavy Insur-
ancs fer Dsnsftt Of His Victims.

! DoUeIe 8uictoe Carried Heavy inour
ancs fer osnsft Of His Victims.
The Buffalo, N. r., Commercial pub
fishes = story In which 1t is alleged
that Arthur Z. Pencil, who was
killed In An automobile accident on
4 March 10. was = defaulter to the ex-
tent Of from $3.50, 900 to 5000, 900. The
story IL to tho effect that Pennell In
duccd friends in the east who had
known his family and the family Of
his wife to place money in his hands
for investmeut. He acted, In fact,
~ their financial ssent. He would In
form them OF some good investment
which he had come across which
would pay an excellent rate OF inter-
est, and they would send him money.
The money which was sent to him for
investment II Is alleged, he spent,
and when interest payments fell due
he made the payments out OF his own
pocket
Wallace Thayer, who was Pencils
attorney aud intimate friend. is re-
ferred to by the paper as saying he
had suspected Irregularities, but that
he had no proof OF any such wrong
doing. Incidentally 1t has been
learned that Pencil made provision
for the payment to Mrs. Edwin L.
Burdick OF $4,000 out OF his life in
Pennell carried over $780, |
200 life insurance. In order, the Com
nercial says, that after his death the
eastern estates to which he is alleged
o have been a defaulter might be
lble to recoup the losses which they
ustained through him. In his will
'eDnell named as administrator OF
us estate his brother, J. Frederick
'ennell. He left to his administrator
called instructions that upon his
cath he should make good in full out
his estate all the losses which had
cen sustained through his defalca- ,
ons.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-10
TOM JOHNSON VICTORIOUS.
10 Reelected to the ONCE Of Mayor OF
Cleveland, o.

Tom L. Johnson was reelected to
the office OF mayor of Cleveland, o..
Monday, by a majority of about 1000
over II. d. Goulder (Rep). All the
other Democratic candidates for city
ofices are elected. or thirty-one
councilmen the returns indicate that
twenty-seven will be In sympathy with
the mayors policy, the number In
GLIDING one or two Republicans who
ran ss independents.