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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-29
Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee, June 30.
Wheat-Steady; No. l northern SSia
mS9; No. 2 northern, S6hmS71a; Sep
temher STb
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St. Peters Day Celebrated.

Rome, June 29.--This being st. Pc
ter's day, the pore celebrated mass in
the private chapel adjoining his bed
room in the presence of his chaplain
and members of the pontiff's family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-29
Chicago Produce.

Chicago Produce.
Chicago, June 90
Pork-July, 1880; September. 1900.
Lard-July, S.25; September, $40.
Ribs-July, SIS; September, $780,
Rye-July. 52m52@.
Barley-Cash, 1896.
-1.01M1.04
Timothy
Clover-11.50.
Butter-Easy; creameries, 10000;
dairies, 15Q1S.
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REPRESENTATIVE Hoo Sales.
Average. Price

Chicago June "a few repres rnta-
tive hog sales were made in the follow
ing lots:
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Peoria Grain.

Peoria, June 20.
Corn--Lower; No. 3. 40.
oats-Lower; No. white, 3Sa a.
SO.
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st. Louis Grain.
St Louis June 90.

ST. Louis, June 90.
Wheat-Cash, So; September, 1919 q
1885.
Corn-cash, SO; September SOS q
soy.
Oats-Cash, So; September, 1895.
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The Money Market.

New York, June 29.-Prime mercan-
tile. 51a@5%; sterling easier 1875 q
4S7.45, demand 4.S4.9O@4.S5, sixty
days.
Chicago, June 29-Money firm, SO
MI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-29
Rance of Prices.

The following quotations upon the
range of prices upon the Chicago board
of trade today We're furnished by the
Weare Grain Co. w. A. WATSON. man
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-29
Visible suppIy.

Chicago. June 90.
visible-Wheat, 11,459,O00; year ago
19,7Go,0 900.
Corn-5, 100000; year ago, 5,ss7,oOO.
OATS $4,000; year ago, 1,565,000.
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New York Exchange
WILLIAM RUSH DEAD.

Chicago. June 29-New York eX
change was at As per cent premium.
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Eggs-t'irmer; 12la@i3M.
Poultry-Weak; turkeys, 10; chick
ms 1Oia
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Cattle Sales.

Chicago, June 29.-Sorle of the cattle
sales were made in the following lots:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
The Eastcliffe Hill.
Copyrighted 1903 Service of
Authors Publishing Company Publishers Supply Co.
BY A. w. Tolman.

feet on the coasters.
81 shall never forget that ride' ]
shot down pitches and tore round
corners, every minute gaining speed. l
expect never to get through spaca
any faster, unless I ride on a cannon
ball.
Fortunately most OF the curves
were gradua; ones. and in the worst
places there was low. outer wall ot
earth. But for this should certainly
have been dashed to pieces down the
rugged bluffs. Two or three times
came dangerously near II. My wheel
was up on the embankment, but the
curve lessened just in time.
you will wonder. perhaps. why
didn't throw myself of, when ga"
what was before ne. did think OF It
but the speed paralyzed me. couldn't
think fast enough to keep up with m,
wheel. BY the time had made VI
my mind what to do under one set o
circumstances. an entirely different
condition confronted me.
"A little ahead OF the left was
soft clump OF spruces; by the time
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
An Open Letter.

Coon crick west virginny. Feb 18th
1903. Presdunt OF these here Nunited
States. Dere sur an friend: Scein ny
the papers as how yu say yu surtenly
likes to see a man wot has big
family an that yu inten to do all yu
can to incurragc same. take my pen
In hand to write yu these few lines to
let yu know am well an hope yu are
the saim at this ritin. AS to big famb-
lies 1 want to tel yu that | hay the
biggest In thes parts bar none. have
onley bin married yeres. wuz a
bachlor ontili then. this wuz becos mi
first luv, marry Siddles. got mad at me
In the foil OF 70 an marrld a feller Oi
the name OF 10 Doakes. who did't trete
her rite at oil. but he dide enduring
the spring OF 81 and so the ole luv re-
turned as the pote SEE an so ! marrid
marry after oil. wich bi this time she
had foreteen chllourn OF oil sizes an
ages the smollest bein one yere o!ed an
about one foot 2 inches hi. Now wot
l want TO say Is that marys Oldest son
he got marrid yung an he has s chill
durn an her dotter liz she got mari!d
to, an she has childurn an now las
week wot does her son henry do but
| run away with the widder Jones ut the
cross roades an she had nine boys an
six girls by various marriges, 80 the
upshot Is that they oil liv!n with me
an evry on them coils me paw. nov
wot l want Is releef. the feller wo
has the postoiIis here now is a oil
bachelor an he has a hairlipp an
crost eye an nobody aint goin to MARI,
him an say honnor to who honnor Il
due an help the family man as yo'
say an hav sed. II 80 be as yu can
Civ me the postofiis mebbe the govmen
can use me sum other way or yu ca'
suggest somethin. oil want as s';.
relesf an l want that quick. II
J makes II emmy stronger mite ad
that In mi family there is alsoe 81
dogs an / OF them Ia the beat coon do
In the stait an anuther Is dand
burd dog. Mex time yu are IA tn
naburhood come aroun an ! will sho y
the dogs an tho childurn an alsoe sur
good huntin country AZ we'll as th
postofac. 70 no more at present froi
yurss truly. Ezry oiddles.--Chioas
Tribune
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~ shall never 70 rses that ride"

had decided to roll of there and trus,
my legs and arms to Providence, | was
past the spot and Its place was filled
by a line OF rough borders. A second
later q slope o, sand on the other side
caught my eye: but before ! could de-
eide to risk the Jump. in It's stead u
ditch bristled with flint.
"As | swept along. my hands grip
ping the bars and my feet on the
coasters, | seemed riding ip . night.
mare.
"The air grew cooler. The sea-level
was near, and | thought my troubles
would soon be over. Then came an ex-
perience that makes me shudder when
I think OF II.
"The mist was rolling In. ! circled
q corner, and for a moment Q blank
white wall enveloped me, damp and
| cllnging. Then, as l shot out Into the
sunlight, I saw approaching around
the last curve carriage containing n
gentlemen and two ladies'. | could see
their light summer dresses and hear
their talk and laughter.
"For the fraction OF second didn't
know what to do. A woman's scream
decided me.
Like a flash II came to me that
could never pass that carriage without
a collision; and had no right to make
others suffer Tor my recklessness. MOI
more than twenty feet from the horses
| twisted my bars to the left, and IL
a twinkiing was over the embank
ment and sailing through the air!
''The elf at this point dropped
straight down about forty feet, ant
there was deep water at Its base. Tha
was my only salvation.
Boys have a trick OF trying to 'cu
an egg with fiat. smooth rock, max
| ing Il strike the water on edge an
, disappear without any splash, leavin
, u little oval mound boiling up behin
/, Il. That Is Just what did. At ieas
> SO the people In the carriage said. TO
wasn't IN condition to know.
, "The second my wheel touched tn
! | surface both tires exploded. That wa
the last sound could distinguis
| plainly for some time. Tor rs wen
under, the water struck the drums Z
my ears as II to burst them.
"How deep went down ! can't tel
: II seemed as II should never stop nc
= ing. Finally had sense enough to II
go the handles. and then II seemed Q
: II I should never rise to the surface.
"But came up at last, and got
breath OF air; ! found my legs al
q arms we're whole, and struck out q
: the shore. BY swimming little aion
3 the cliff reached q place where
9 could Chamber up the rocks to the roa
'There sew the gentleman fro
9 the carriage. who had run back TO D
A what had become OF me. He insist'
,. wet - was. on my driving with The
o 10 tho hotel. He was Masaachuset
, Qan. susndins tsw vsslu VIII \
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

I wanted to tour through Nova
Scotia by the Annapolis valley TO Hall
fax. returning to Yarmouth along the
Atlantic coast by a way little known
to wheelmen. or course went to con-
suit Johnson.
found him In his Office. and to.
gether we planned a jaunt that started
from Yarmouth, took in Dlgby. Ann
apolis and Kentville, with a side-run
to Blomidon. continued 10 Halifax by
way of Woifeville and Windsor, and
zigzagged back to Yarmouth along the
coast through Bristol and Shelburne,
lie had made this very trip, he told
me, three years before. AS he dotted
out the route. his short crisp COM
ments put his features wildly before
me.
Half way along the south shore he
jabbed heavy black cross with an
emphasis that cost n quarter-inch Of
pencil point.
"The Eastcliffe Hill" he said walk
this!"
rs II steep?" asked
steep, rough and winding" he re
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
THE sEEDLEss FRUIT CULTURE AGE
Plant Employ Of the Government Constant
w Increasing the Variety Fruit scientific Development

ccssfully produced In California. There
Is an excellent commercial opportunity
for II. inasmuch as many people object
TO grapes on account OF their seeds,
epart entirely from the fear Of swsl.
lowing them. which has been mistaken.
ly caused by the appendicitis fad.
Many Of the finest varieties Of grapes.
especially those OF the "meaty" sort,
have very large seeds. which on &c.
count Of their size are really objection
able. II they can be got rid Of entire
ly. that will be highly satisfactory;
and. one seedless grape having been
secured, II may he confidently expect.
cd that there will be others.
The seedless grape was obtained
from the muscat of Alexandria Tim.
ported from Egypt. by selecting year
which produced less than the normal
number OF seeds. This process was
continued from season to season unt II
absolute seedlessness was eventually
achieved. The special object In view
was to get raisin grape Of large size.
Everybody is familiar with the little
dried grapes Of Corinth, which are
commonly known as currants; they
are seedless, but has the disadvantage
Of small size. The new California
grape, on the other hand, will have
' tn. tnf nt n
while relatively a giant.
The seedless apple may arrive In the
near future. The plant makers are
working on the problem patiently. In
deed. that kind Of work pays well. In
asmuch as there Is always fortune In
any new secdless fruit. Fortunately
the banana Ia already scedless, ant
has been so for centuries. though no
body knows why II Is propagated b.
suckers, and possibly II had no seed'
when Il was frat found In the will
state. The banana is n modified berry
Cutting the fruit down through tn
middle. you will sometimes see fev
little brown spots, which are rud
mentary seeds; but occasionally tn
banana docs actually produce seeds
The pineapple Is nearly sccdless. bein
propagated likewise from suckers an
: from slips.
! Thorns are nuisance on fruI
, plants. and the plant wizards are doin
) their best to get rid of them. tn
| means adopted being simply to selec
: for propagation specimens which b
chance happen to be thornless or con
, paratively so. In this way the rasl
berry Is being freed Of It's thorn
Some oranges and lemons are ver
i. thorny. for example. the high.prico
Y King orange, which Is the best Of tf
;. mandahins. though rarely seen In o,
I markets. In Florida It's thorniness hi
\ been diminished by selecting but
d from branches with the fewest thorn
d The thorns In this case are objectio
y able partly because they puncture Il
G oranges or lemons when the branch
}. are blown about by the wind.
In speaking Of seedless fruits. u
L naval orange must not be forgotten.
|. is freak Of nature.-Kansas CT
:. Star.
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Uncle Sam has plant wizard, ana
his name is Herbert J. Wcbber. For
ouI,c a while he has been making new
fruits and yegct ibies. ami some of Tho
things he has fccomplish,. are little
short OF miraculous Only the other
day he handed To- the secretary OF asri'
culture an unfamiliar looking object,
golden yellow and of spherical shape,
which he said represented tn, 'ong
sought cross between the Tangetine
orange and the grape fruit or pomelo.
lie called II the "tangcio," and prom.
ised that before very long It should be
ON our markets commercially. II tastes
somewhat like an orange, but is more
acid.
Here. then, was fruit unthought Of
by nature and created purely ard sim.
ply by human ingenuity. What could
be more wonderful? Yet II Is only one
of n number OF similar marveIs wl,ich
have been recently evolved. Burbank.
the California plant breeder, has just
announced the production Of new
berry that Is cross between the rasp'
berry and strawberry-a delicious
morsel which, as II mclts on the
tongue, conveys mingled suggestions
of both Of those fruits.
DR.. Webber says that the seedlcss
watermelon is a reasonable hope for
the not distant future. Meanwhile the
thornless blackberry is already an &C
complished fact, having been produced
recently at Benton Harbor. Me. and
the pit" has been eliminated from 0
new and promising variety OF plum
Oddly enough, in this plum the kcrnc
remains, though the stone In gone, bu
this may be disposed OF eventually b,
cross breeding. At present the experts
are engaged In augmcnting the size
and improving the shape Of the stone
less prune." as II Is called, In orde
that II may have as high commercial
value as possible.
There seems To be scarcely a limi
10 the wonders which may be nccon,
plished in the line cf experimentation
in which DR.. Weber and his fellow eS
perts are engaged. II has been ascel
tanned recently, for example, that b
suitable grating the potato plant ca
be made to bear tomatoes abov
ground while producing Its own tuber
beneath the soil. What gain II wi
be 10 the farmers II In the future the
find II practicable to raise crops OF ~
tatoes and tomatoes on the same are
Of ground, one above and the other b.
low.
These magicians who play such woI
derful tricks with plants have recent
evolved new kind Of cherry trc
which seems To be the cherry tree :
the future. Instead of bearing fruit
the ordinary fashion. by twos an
threcs, Il produces them In large al
dense clusters, so that fifty or ski
cherries sometimes grow In n sing
bunch on twig The cherries, to
are big and Of remarkably fine flavor
One Of the most notable OF recel
achievements in this line is The see
less grape. which has at last been su
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r. and daughter on the Nova scotia

wife and daughter on the Nova Scotia
coast
-Four days at the hotel put me on
yciy good terms with my new friends.
They tried TO make hero OF me, but
couldn't see II In that light. II was
my own funeral. and ! had no right
to drag others into II.
"You can see now why advise you
to walk the Eastcliffe Hill. ! wouldn't
take that ride again for million dol
lars; but | wouldn't have missed "
for ten million. II was the fastest.
most expensive. most dangerous, ana
by far the most profitable spin ] ever
took in my life."
| looked at johnson in amazement.
His final superlative dazed me.
II can understand" ! said, that 1t
was the fastest, most dangerous, most
expensive ride you ever took, but
where was the profit? You lost a hun
dred dollar wheel, took Ave years wear
out of your nervous system, and jusi
by a miracle escaped death"
johnson was gazing abstractedly out
OF the window.
DO you see that lady In gray?" he
asked.
THAT lady was IN the carriage,
said he.
rose to go.
"Thank you for your advice" ! re-
marked. IL shall walk the Eastclim'
Hill. But | won't bother you any
longer Your Office is small. and three
would crowd IT,"
"Wait a minute" he said, u wan'
you to meet my wife,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
piled; the worst | ever saw. A snake
wriggllng down rock-heap."

plled the worst | ever saw. A snake
wriggling down rock-heap."
"You walked IT." ! ventured.
mo" he replied. Il rode it. That's
why tell you to walk"
My curiosity was reused.
IL had left Halifax the day before
said he. "The other members OF the
party wanted to loaf back through the
Annapolis valley, but preferred TO
try the south shore. even II alone. SO
we separated, to meet In Yarmouth
"The first night ] spent at farm
house about forty miles from the city,
Next morning got an early start.
Some OF the hills were steep and rough,
but my machine had good brake. and
| felt able to ride down anything that
wasn't perpendicular"
"ln the middle Of the afternoon !
came to this Eastcliffe Hiill. For two
miles the road had run along the sum
nit OF the bluffs, giving me a fine view
Of the ocean. II was splendid July
lay. The wind had been from the sea
since noon. and streaks OF mist were
blowing in. The weather was delight
fully cool, and | was hitting up q
very fair speed.
Ahead I saw the beginning OF o
descent: but Of Its length or steepness
there was no way Of judging. Aitel
running down a little way the traci
d,gappeare.. around a rocky corner.
81 did not propose to walk unless
driven to II. 80 | started down the In
cline without much thought OF VIVA
might be ahead. The road ut TIM
bolnt approached the sea; the ciiH
we're bold and sheer, and edged VIII
an evergreen growth
"The slope grew sleeper. and foun
Il necessary TO back-pedai visours'
and Apply "A little brake-pressure,
, passed round the first corner with IN
wheel under goo control, and anothe
stretch OF road came In sight, iittl
sleeper but fairly smooth. boz
down on my brake and shot forward
A lively rate. expecting to see the en-
. OF the hill after rounding the ne'
4 ledge.
Half way down the incline N
> brake-rod snapped short on
. MY wheel Jumped as II shot from
. eatapult. and | whizled round u
. curve. What ! saw made my hair u
: md started the cold chills!
4 "Before and below ran the iish
a brown surface OF the road. windiO
: iown the sid OF the clin. On =
. tight rose wall OF black rock with
. narrow ditch between II and the ca
!. ,iage- track. On the other side wi
n he ciinsdge frinsed with atrasslit
N Ipruce.
q by this time my wheel was goIr
a ,own the tirst pitch like llshtniag.
% oose rock Jared me on my psial
There was no earthly use In tryiny
L a them. and instinctiys'y J prt U
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29
SOME MYSTERIES EXPLAINED.
Why intoxicated Men See Double and
Give Away Their Money.

Had the tipplcrs Of Boston been
present at the lecture by Prof. Henry
Pickering Bowditch. In the Lowell
Institute series. they could have been
surprised as he tchnically described
the process man goes through when
he Is acquiring lag"
II would certainly have been great
source of satisfaction to many OF them
to learn from the lips Of the eminent
professor of physiology at Harvard
University why II Is that n man In the
state he was describing frequently
possesses the power of seeing two
things where but one exists. Of riding
horseback when he Is unable to walk,
why he desires To give away all h.S
roll" why he Is pugilistic. hilarious,
morose, etc.
Prof. Bowditch was speaking upon
"some Problems Of Modern Physiol'
ogy:" and he took up tho matter OF
Food and Relishes." lie distinguish
ca between foods which are nutritious
and those which are pourishing, and
| said the value Of food depended upon
what Il was wanted for. whether to
maintain animal heat or to create
muscle energy. He said rclishes were
necessary, and defined n relish as
somethIng which stimulates the ner.
yous system aud mus aiIs The disss'
lie classed alchohol a relish and
said II was sometimes food AMI
sometimes a poison. It's properties
are little understood by hose who usH
Il TO excess. Alcohol does liberatC
energy, but the man who has taken
sufficient to make him intoxicated
could have secured rs much beneht
from n quarter Of n pound Of bread ut
much less monetary cost.
Its first effcc, when taken IN more
than small quantities Is TO cause the
skin to become flushed and the pores
to expand. Contrary To the general
idea, this indicates that the body is IN
the process Of cooling OF and Is losing
Its heat because Of this property al
cohol Is now used extensively by ply
sicians to lower the temperature oi
patients. and the man who drinks II
before going on sleigh ride doesn't
understand Its proper Ties.
The neat effect Of the alcohol on Q
man who has taken n large quantit,
. l -
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becomes hilarious. morogc or pugi!is.
tic. etc, as his nature leads him.
That man sometimes sees doubl I;
is due TO the inability to control the
muscles of the eye. From the In.
ability 10 control the muscles follows
Is not a valuable food. bu, when one
Is recovering from sickness 1t may be
OF great use.-Boston Globe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

In Osborne county the other day thu
probate Judge issued marriage licenses
TO n father and two daughters. a
triple wedding OF this character Is not
often recorded.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

Victor Murdoch will be the third ma.
tive Kansan in the congrc"sionai dele
CATION. The other two are Charles
Curtis and Charles +. Scott or the
ten Murdock and Scott are the only
editors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

Another crop report was issued Mon
day, cxtol,ing the splendid condition
Of wheat. The reports arc so boast
full that each one tempts Providence.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

Inasmuch as the Republicans car.
ried all except six Of the 1906 counties
last fall, u is not clear how the returns
from Tuesdays election justify the
claim OF great Republican gains"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

Mrs. Henry l.. Page. daughter OF
Ex-Governor John =. St John, died at
Fort Scott last week. Death was due
10 Inflammation OF the stomach caused
by poison eaten in some canned fruit
recently In st. Louis.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

The Nebraska. Kansas & Gulf rail.
road. which was chartered last week.
is handicapped at the outset. II may
be called the N. @.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

The first and only son of Colonel Ed
Little was baptized last Sunday In
water brought ten years ago by the
colonel from the river Jordan.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

Mineral paint has been struck at A.
kansas City by men who were borins
for gas.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

Mrs. Robert Dobson. living near
Tyro. died last week at her home dur.
ing a family reunion. The occasion
was Mr.. Dobson's 18th birthday, and a
reunion of all the children was held at
the old home. Just as the guests were
departing Mrs. Dobson dropped dead,
supposedly Of heart failure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

Sheriff Gleason Of Mcrherson conn
" has not found II necessary to nav"
an arrest since he took his Office last
January and County Attorney Lindsay
has not been called upon TO issue q
warrant.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-10-29

The 13-year-old son OF Charles NJ.
Crigger. living near Larimer station.
was shot by his older brother the other
day. The two boys were playing with
a 22-caliber revolver. 1t vas accident.
ely discharged by the older brother.
The ball struck the collar bone of the
younger boy and ranged downward to
the heart.