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Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Farm For Sale.

My farm of 100 acres in town of
Comstock, 100 acres broke and
ready for crop, 30 acres fenced pas
ture. Good new living house 18x28,
new barn 32x40, one barn 14x24,
and a summer kitchen. All build
ngs in the center of a fine grove.
Snake river crosses one corner OF
land. Plenty of timber for fuel.
Anybody wanting a fine farm will
do well to investigate. st.
AUGUST ANDERSON.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Mad Mul1ah Defeate d.

Alden, Arabia, April 27.-Brig. Gen.
Manning, after an engagement with
the Mad Mullah's forces, has relieved
Col. Cobbe, near Gumburru, Somali-
land, 45 miles westward of Galadi.
About 1000 of the Mullah's men were
killed. The British loss is not known.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Worlds LARGEST Locomotive.

What is probably the biggest loco
motive in the world has just been COM
pleted at Schenectady for hauling
freight over the Rocky mountains. 1t
measures seventy feet, and on level
track can haul train Of cars mile.
and a half long.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Notice..

I will pasture horses and cattle
on 25O acres of land on sec. 20, town
of Big Woods. Pasture adjoining
Red River and stock will be taken
good care of, but will run no risk
of any loss.
$3.50 per head for cattle; $2 90 per
head for horses.
-<: -l OLE A. ATNosEN.
One mile west of Rio Woods hall
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Red River Valley Presbytery.

neu Nc, lVer niVer valley Presbytery.
The Presbytery of Adams met in
Hallock on Tuesday last at 2 P. NJ,
with an attendance of over twenty
delegates, composed of clergy and
laymen. Rev. Mr.. Hall, the retiring
moderator, opened the first session.
The election of officers then took
place, as follows: Rev. D. A. Mac
kenzie, Of Crookston, moderator;
Rev. Lewis S. Hall, of Hallock,
stated clerk and treasurer, and J James
Scott, Of Argyle, temporary clerk.
Rev. Robert N. Adams, D. D., OF
Minneapolis, was selected as cleri-
cal delegate and James Scott, of Ar
gyle, lay delegate to attend the gen.
eral assembly which meets on May
21st at Los Angeles, California.
1t was decided to hold the stated
fall meeting at Bemidji. Rev. Va
clave Vavrina, who has labored in
the Bohemian congregation at Ia
bor, Mimi, rendered his resigna-
tion, to accept an invitation to labor
elsewhere. Rev. Mr.. McHenry was
appointed moderator of the session
at Tabor.
The Tuesday evening session was
devoted entirely to public meet
ing. Rev. VIM. Best, the newly in
stalled minister at East Grand
Forks, preached a powerful sermon.
Rev. Mr.. Best has powerful voice
trained to fill the large churches in
which he preached in Ireland be-
fore coming to America. His text
was Malachi 3:l7, "And they shall
be mine saith the LORD of Hosts in
that day when I make up my
jewels.''
Rev. F. E. Higgins, of Bemidji,
then gave very intensely interest
ing address to large congregation
on his work among the lumber
jacks" of northern Minnesota. Rev.
Mr.. Higgins is certainly the right
man in the right place. He loves
men he loves their souls and
above all he loves his Master whom
he believes has called him to this
great work. By request Rev. Mr..
Higgins has partially promised to
return to Hallock for a lecture in
the near future and he is assured OF
packed house if he comes: ,'.>@
TIE Wednesday forenoon session
was taken up largely with the ap-
portionment of home mission grants
to the various fields. The pastor al
large, Rev. Herbert McHenry, gave
a very interesting report of his
work, and he was reappointed for
the ensuing year.
At the afternoon session on Wed
nesday, Mr.. Elliot, Of Euclid, was
put under the care of the education
committee, Rev's. Messrs. Mackenzie
and Hall, to pursue his studies.
R. E. Rankin was granted perlnis.
sion to labor in the presbytery. A
resolution was passed expressing
great appreciation of the work o1
Rev. F. b. Higgins among the lum.
bermen. A hearty vote of thanks
was rendered the pastor and people
of Hallock church for their hospital
ity and splendid entertainment
The Willing Workers deserve spe
cially to be thanked for the splen
did fowl dinner given the presby
terry. The presbytery departed or
the Wednesday train at $40.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Lawson Withdraws Promise.

Lawson WithdraWs Promise.
Because the inhabitants of Scituate,
near Boston, refused to hear a letter
read from Thomas w. Lawson ex-
pressing his views on liquor license at
a town meeting he has reconsidered
his promise to give the place $4,000
soldiers monument.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
May Number New Idea WOman's
Magazine,

In consonance with it's name, the
New Idea Woman's Magazine for
May presents many novel features in
dressmaking and in every depart
ment of domestic interest. It opens
with a charming paper by Constance
Fuller Mcintyre upon ''The Mar
riageable Age; Emma A. Osborne
writes about New York's China
town delightfully."-: Katherine Louis
Smith tells of the new fad. s'Cat
Shows and Catteries'';; Nancy Hull
has The Living-room" for her
theme; and Eben Rexford presents
Garden Gossip in his authorita-
tive manner. In addition to these
special features, the several depart
ments are attractively set forth, and
in short stories and verse there is
unusual variety and superior quality.
The New Idea patterns offer MANY
tempting opportunities to the home
dressmaker.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Nj, e. Church Services,

M. E. church services May 3rd.
Some time ago I promised to
preach sermon on the General
Resurrection of Bodies, " which is
taught in l Cor. l5, so will dis
course on the subject Sunday morn
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30

The Scandia Hotel at Argyle,
MINI, newley furnished and having
good run Of business, is for sale,
or will trade for a farm. A good
well which never runs dry is found
on the premises! Apply to the own.
er. ..
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
A strange Decision

Mt. Vernon, KY, April 24.-In the
examining trial Charles Durham, who
killed John Lawson last Sunday,
County Judge Lewis rendered tha
following decision: ''The prisoner is
dismissed. Lawson committed sui
eide in going with his gun to Dur
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
Evening at eight o'clock.

Subject A broken up funeral on
a crowded street." The procession
was literally stopped, but no arrests
were made. Come and bring a
friend with you.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
NEW CRUISER LAUNCHED.
. Mishap in Presence of Dlstin-
guished Gathering.

Philadelphia, April 26.-The ar
mored cruiser Colorado was launched
Saturday at Cramps shipyard in the
presence of distinguished gather
ing Of officials from Washington and
the state of Colorado, including the
entire congressional delegation. Miss
Cora May Peabody, daughter of Gov.
Peabody, of Colorado, broke the bot
tie of wine on the prov of the
cruiser as she glided down the ways
at 1885 into the Delaware river.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30

Get your lumber bills figured at
the Office Of the ST. Hilaire Retail
Lumber Go. They sell lumber
cheap. ". IS. DAY
Manager.
Warren sheaf., 1903-04-30
aHOtel For Sale.

One mile west of Big Woods hal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02

Vacations are becoming so strenuous nowadays that very few can undergo them without evil effects.-Indianap oils News.
 The Genius of Connecticut ought to be ashamed of herself for going into state of dry rot up there on the capitol dome. Certainly Connecticut genius around the state is not decay ing, and the goddess should at least have kept up with the times.-Torring- ton Register. ..
 A man was recently found dead in bed in Paris with a stuffed monkey in his arms. The monkey was exam. ined and found to contain letter and $6,OOO in securities. The letter said that the man had always been afraid of burglars and had hidden his money in the monkey for safe keeping.
 At Stamford, England. recently a suit of clothes which belonged to Dan iel Lambert the Ieicestershire giant was offered by auction. Lambert was the most corpulent man of his genera tion and weighed upward of FOG pounds. General Thomas Thumb once walked through the arm of his coat The bidding reached S375, at which figure the lot was withdrawn.
 We are rather inclined to the New Haven Registers view-that if the bond-peddler is going to dominate savings bank management in this state 1t is about time for a re-casting of the law. If we are not mistaken, ex- Governor Bulkeley is on record as fa- voring an abolition of the law and for letting the managers of savings banks have as much latitude as those of in- surance companies. It is plain that the keeping of trust funds in this state and the prosperity of bond dealers in New York do not belong in double har- ness.-Hartford Courant
 There is nothing surprising in the fact that at committee hearing at the Massa achusetts state house, on the question of revising the legal relations between employers and employees, ev- cry speaker was decidedly opposed to the principle of compulsory arbitra- ton. This means only that the speakers were either persons who have had experience in labor disputes or persons who have studied industrial questions intelligently and deeply. compulsory arbitration offers no hope tor an improvement of practical worth In industrial relations; it is almost a contradiction in terms.-Providenc Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
WEDNESDAY,, sEPTBMBBR 2, 1903

A cartoonfst in the Boston Post rep resents "Industrial Prosperity as Lazarus whom the stock jobbing rob- bers had robbed and left for dead, while they go off carrying even his clothing. Uncle Sam, as, the Good Samaritan, comes along and proceeds to give Lazarus a spoonful of medicine out of bottle labelled Big Crops, '' and binds up his wounds with "Indus- trial prosperity bandage." Uncle Sam makes no effort to stop the ITS, who are near by, loaded with )ty, says Appeal to Reason. As soon as poor Lazarus is revived by the good crops and gets on his feet the robbers will come back and rob him again and he will be no better off than before Uncle Sam bound up his wounds. If we had a government in the interest of the people, Uncle Sam would use the army and navy that are fighting im= aginary battles, to take the traitors who live by robIbing, and put every mothers son of them in prison at hard work. But Uncle Sam seems to be in cahoots with the robbers. See?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
TESTING WINE BY TELEPHONE
A Recent Discovery in Paris of a New Use for Electricity.

Use for Electricity.
 Wine testing by telephone is the lat est application of electricity in Paris. Interruptions vendors will not bless M. Maneuvrier, assistant director of the Laboratory of Researches of the Paris Faculty of Sciences. He has just dis covered an infallible method of ascer- ta1ning by the use of the telephone how much a given quantity of wine has been watered. The principle on which the invention rests is the vari, able conductibility of different hquids, notably of wine and water. The originality of M. Manuvrier's ingenious application is his use of the telephone to determine to what degree the liquid under observation is conductor. He has constructed an apparatus which achieves this object satisfactorily and accurately. By means of chart, on which are set down in tabular form the results of various necessary calcula- tions made by M. Maneuvrier for the purpose, an operator with the tele- phone can easily and in a short while find out the exact proportion of water in the wine which he is testing. where as the chemical analysis processes hitherto employed are lengthy, labor lous and costly
 The apparatus works as follows Two vessels, one containing wine known to be pure, the other the same quantity of wine to be tested, are placed on an instrument outwardly re- sembIing pair of scales The tele- phone is in contact with both liquids. If the sample of wine under observa- ton is as pure as the standard used for comparison, no sound is heard; if, on the contrary, it contains water, the telltale telephone speaks" and the greater the proportion of water the louder the instrument. complains A dial on which number of figures are marked is connected with the tele- phone To ascertain the proportion of water in the wine tested the operator l moves hand on the dial until the telephone which has been speaking all the time relapses into silence The hand has thus been brought to a cer- tain figure on the dial This number Is then looked up in chart, which the ingenious and painstalSing inventor has drawn up, and corresponding to it is found indicated the exact proportion of water contained in the quantity of wine. ~
 M. Moneuvrier's remarkable inven- t1on can, he says, be easily applied to the testing of any other liquids and even solids which may be adulterated by the addition of foreign matter pos sessing conductibility different to that of the original substance-London Telegraph.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
THE ART OF FALLING

Whaat a Gymnast Does When He
 Tumbles From High Place.
 ''The story that a man fell 200 feet the other day and didn't hurt himself is amusing,'' said the director of a gymna sium, ..but cutting all foolish ness out, there was more than grain of truth in it. What I mean is, that a man who knows how to fall can fall a considerable distance without getting anything more than a bruise or two.
 'HThe trouble is that the average man doesn't know anything about fal- ling easily. Now. one of the first things that gymnast or one who per- forms anywhere about the ground must learn is just how to avoid serious injury in falls.
 Nearly every gymnast tumbles sooner or later, but, if you will think it over, the number of professional and amateur performers hurt in a year is comparatively small. The reason for that is they have learned not only how to avoid falling, but how to protect themselves when the fall does come.
 Just as an example, had fall from a height of about twenty feet the other day, and got right up from the floor practically unhurt, although confess that 1t shook me up good deal more than I liked. Tn falling, however I relaxed my muscles and, as the ath- letes say, folded my head into my chest. struck on the uppermost part of my back, just below the neck When anybody is falling that is the part of the body on which to fall
 T am not a particularly heavy man but I am fairly we'll protected by my muscles. Those on the back of my neck were a sufficient cushion. With that to help me the fall wasn't so ter rifying
 "Now, the reason why the ordinary man Is so easily hurt in a fall is that he thinks he must ''steel him. self to the ordeal, as it were He comes down, sprawling out, with his arms and legs rigid. Nine times out of ten he either breaks a limb or severely sprains a muscle. That is the wrong way to fall ,.
 If you want to see the right way take few lessons from your cat If she is a good healthy cat with a good training she never jumps or falls as if she was trying to break a leg.
 Let me sum all of this up by saying that to be really good athlete one must know how to relax his muscles as we'll as distend them. Try a fall and see if I'm not right.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02

In spite of drawbacks, business pros poets are encouraging, says Banker Clews. Labor agitation is subsiding and coming back to reason. Capital is likely to make, smaller profits, but the volume of business promises to be large,> and our industries are all well employed. Should prices of manufac- tured products decline to more normal figures the effect would be advantage ous, inasmuch as consumption would be stimulated while excessive new com petition would be discouraged by more normal profits. The agricultural situ- ation promises to carry the country safely beyond any crisis. The farmer, whether he grows cotton, corn, wheat. hay, live stock or dairy produce, is sure of profitable prices for his output. Apparently this is not to be a year of big crops, but our agricultural products are not increasing as rapidly as the de- mand for them, the consequence being high prices and good profits to the farmer. Very likely combines and speculation have unduly enhanced the costs of meat and cotton, but they could not have done this were 1t not for the gradual overtaking of supply by demand, the effects of which they simply exaggerated for their own finan-- cial advantage It is many years since the American farmer enjoyed such prosperity as he Is having to-day, and there is every prospect of his having another year of the same sort Ihls means much for general business.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
WHY EGGS HAVE GONE UP:
Hens Should Have Their Food Changed.


 Hens are quitting laying with their former regularity and the price of eggs has gone up cents a dozen, says the New Britain Herald. Just now the egg dealers are busy trying to ascertain why the hens don't lay more. Over in Waterbury they say it is because there are no grasshoppers, in Meriden it is attributed to a shortage of vegetables, and here in New Britain no one claims to be able to tell the cause.
 It has often been held that chickens that are allowed to roam through grass, picking up grasshoppers and various kind of insects, get busy laying eggs, but there are no statistics to show that the same number of chickens will not lay just as many eggs if penned in, provided they are fed properly. The secret of this egg business, said deal CT yesterday, is that chickens should be given a change of food at least three times a week. A failure to do this causes the hens to slow up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02

Prominent republican and demo crotic senators and representatives ana well informed students of financial subjects. writes our Washington cor respondent, agree that the prospects or ironortant and beneficial financial legis- lation at the next session of congress viewed from the present outlook, is ex- tremely doubtful. 1t is freely predict ed that the republican senators cannot be made as unanimous for the Aldrlcn bill again as they were at the close or the last session of congress, when the bill was defeated merely because there was not sufficient time to allow few of the opposition senators to give thelf views. Not only is there less nnanlm- ity of republican sentiment for what was known as the Aldrich ideas, but the democrats promise to oppose these ideas, although declaring that they Will welcome financial legislation that will be of real benefit to the country. The democrats will not oppose any legisla- tion of a financial nature for which there is united demand by the business interests of the country, but they real
 ize that there is wide difference of opinion as to the Aldrich bill and they will attack that measure or its princi- pies embodied in any other measure. A principal feature of the Aldrich bill was the provision that state, municipal and railroad bonds of approved classes might be accepted by the secretary of the treasury as security for the deposit of public moneys. The democrats are attacking this feature on several grounds. Their first objection to it is that it encourages the continuation of a surplus in the treasury, when the tariff laws ought to be amended so as to prevent such surplus; second, that if the people were relieved of tariff burdens to the extent of $30,0O0,OO or S4o,ooo,OoO year, that amount would not have to be placed in the hands of national banks for their bene- fit; third, that in making such deposits the banks are being allowed to use the government money without interest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
HEARD IN PASSING

Those who deliver milk and take no pains to keep the product pure deserve no nage.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 A trust crusade has started where 1t was least expected at the American Bar association If the lawyers get af- ter the trusts they will make things uvely-until the trusts provide places for them. New York World.
 Senator Hanna has been taken sick at the end Of several weeks vacation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
STORIES OF BIG MELONS.

Who has the biggest watermelon? :? This is the most important question in the Indiana melon belt. Petersburg started it by producing a melon that weighed seventy-seven pounds. Wash ington followed 1t with an eighty pounder. Vincennes says she will show one that weighs 120 pounds. The stories of big watermelons in the In- diana melon country have caused fish and snake story tellers to take to the woods Indiananalis News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02
TO THE: LADIES.

DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE woman made a short time ago. She had nothing but damp wood to make a fire to get breakfast; after a vain ef- fort to kindle the fire the husband threw a pail of WIS ter into the flrebox or the stove and sought a restaurant to get his breakfast. Of course he was not in happy frame of mind; neither was his wife anticipating happiness on his homecoming. Always have a bag of
 Browns Quickfire Charcoal handy and avoid some family jars.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-02

For bilious attack take Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by all druggists.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-28
COMMERCE OF PHILIPPINES.
sales of American C%ottons, Boots ana.
Shoes Arc Large and Com
stantly Growing.

Z. " we - Ea#--E-L .... II
The insular bureau of the war depart-
ment is in receipt of official returns
showing the trade Of the Philippine isx
lands for February, 1903, the following
ngures, exclusive of gold and silver and
government supplies, being taken from
the summary of commerce for that
month about to be issued by the bu-
reau, says the Washington Star of recent
date.
lmportations during the month mem
toned aggregated $2,175, 1872, a decrease
OF $S59,S96 as compared with February,
1902. More than one-third of this de-
crease consisted of foodstuffs, of which
SO much, especially rice, has recently
been purchased to supply the demand
necessary by light crops. For the
period of eight months ending February
20, 1903, the import trade was $21 1885,
1853, a slight gain over the corresponding
eight months Of the previous year.
The total exports for the month
amounted to $2.O36, 3O6, as compared
with $1,6S2, 612 in February, 1902, an in
crease of $353,694 For eight months the
exports amounted to $21, O95, 225, as COM
pared with $15,294 ,534 for the corre-
spending period ended February %,
1902, an increase of SIS, 300, 691, or SO per
centum. This large increase consisted
OF hemp, copra and sugar, particularly
OF the first two products. Hemp leads
in the Increase, but copra made a gain
of than $2,000,0OO The total ex-
ports of copra for this period were near
ly $4,000, 900, leading those of sugar and
tobacco. New %cocoanut groves are be-
ing set out, the demand for copra is
good, the production cheap and the IA
cilities for culture practically unlimited,
so that this promises to remain one Of
the principal articles Of expectation.
The United States trade during Feb
ruary, 1903, was 81, zoos, 108, as compared
with $1,010,7S0 for the same month of
the preceding year, the imports for 1909
being about one-half and for 1902 about
one-third of the value of the exports for
these respective years.
During the eight months ending Feb
ruary %, 1903, imports from the United
States amounted in value to $2,79S,017,
and for the corresponding eight months
of the previous year $2,493, 555; and ex-
ports to the United States during these
years were $S,957,179 and 81, 637, 1872, the
total increase of trade comprising these
two periods being IS per centum. 1t is
notable that the sales of American cot
ton goods, while still comparatively
light, are steadily increasing in volume.
Sales Of boots and shoes from the United
States are also constantly growing
larger.
The total duty collected on merchan-
disc for eight months ending February
%, 1903, amounted to s6.15S, 02e, of which
$5,198, 804 was on imports.