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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
MEDICINAL VIRTUES OF SALT.
Relieves Many of the Ills to Which
Flesh Is Heir.


Common salt is useful as a ton.
ic, an internal %antiseptic, an ex.
ternal stimplant, etc, besides pos
sessing other medicinal virtues
too little known and appreciated.
A bag of hot salt is very soothing
in neuralgia, toothache, earache,
and similar affections. In Group,
says the New York Post, it is a
reliable and harmless remedy, the
dose being a teaspoonful mixed
with a tablespoonful ofhoney, fire.
quently and freely. For a sprain
nothing will give relief more
quickly than cold salt water;
swellings may often be reduced
very quickly by frequent bathing
of the part affected in strong
brine; and taken moderately it is
an antidOte for alcoholic poison.
1t is an excellent hair tonic.
Salt and water will remove tar
tar from the teeth, and mixed in
equal proportions with soda, salt
makes an excellent dentifrice. In
cases of dysentery, salt, taken in
vinegar and hot water, usually
gives great relief; and for cholera
mor0us add a teaspoonful Of the
strongest pepper to the dose
For dyspepsia and many other
disorders of the stomach salt anC
water will prove an effective
remedy; and for collie, a teaspoon
full in half a cupful of cold water
taken as soon as possible, is a
speedy cure. The same quantity
taken before breakfast is yer,
good. The West Indian negroes
declare that plenty Of salt, ad
ministered at once, will stop 1
common attack of cholera.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
BackDones as Walking Sticks.

An American company is being
formed to convert the swarming
sharks of Central America into
useful commercial products. The
company will make jelly and
timed soup from the sharks
fins, fine machinery oil from their
livers, handsome leather equal to
alligator) from their skins, walk
ing sticks from their backbones,
and articles innumerahle from
their iawbones and teeth.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
TWO ODD FISH IN A TANK
Climbing Perch Fails to Reform the
Lazy Amphiuma.


The amphiuma is an amphibian
that looks very like an eel, except
that it has no fins. 1t has four
very small rudimentary legs with
three toes on each.
1t can dart about with eel-like
suddenness when it wants to, but
it likes better to lie still and mo-
tiOnless. Often the amphiuma at
the Aquarium, says the New York
Sun, which is about two and a
half feet long, when seen lying
with twO-thirds of its body at the
surface of the water and the tail
hanging Imply down, has been
thought by visitors to be dead,
and they have more than once so
informed the attendants. Their
opinion undergOes a very com
plete revision if anything happens
to start the amphiuma up.
1t was thought that it might be
a good thing to put some more
lively creature into the tank with
the amphiuma to give a little re-
lief to the tank when the amphi-
una was having one of its long
dead spells, and so they put in a
climbing perch.
Despite its name, the climbing
perch is, so to speak, a straight
fish. 1t has no legs or attach
ments of any sort except the fins
of a fish. 1t climbs with its fms
1t is said that climbing perez
can climb trees, but certainly the
climbing perch can climb out OF
water onto the adjacent ground
which it does by raising itself OF
its fins and so working itself for
ward.
The climbing perch, while no.
the liveliest and most incessan
swimmer in the world, is a fairl,
active fish, and it was expected t.
give some life to this tank. Blu
it seems really to be inclined t.
follow the amphiuma's example
and be lazy, and it and the amphi
una have apparently mad.
friends.
The climbing perch is a small
fish, this one being four or fly
inches long; but it shows no fea
of the 24.foOt amphiuma. On tn
contrary, one day not Ion
after it had been in the tank, i
was seen lying within a ring whic
the amphiuma had formed b
cOiling it's body on the bottom G
the tank, the climbing perch
head being partly under the an
phiuma's side. Or the amphium
may be seen stretched out som,
where in the tank with the climl
ing perch lying near it.
The placing of the climbin
: perch in the amphiuma's tan
can hardly be said to have accon
plished its purpose. The situatiO
is further somewhat cOmplicate
by the fact that now some visi
. Ors reading the labels on the tan
! and seeing its tiny legs mistal
. the amphiuma for the climbir
perch; but the seemingly friend
! manner in which climbing perC
! and amphiuma get on together
not without interest.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
REMARKABLE DAM.
Built by Beavers, Who Felled TIess
and Dug Trenches.


A remarkable beaver dam has
lately been discovered near
StrOudsburg, Pa. The work of
the animals is so extensive that it
seems almost incredible they
could have built the dam in ques-
ton, but this is proved by the ey-
idence of residents of the vicinity,
who are strictly reliable, says the
Scientific American.
The dam in question was dis
covered about two years ago by a
farmer living near its site. 1t is
located in a swamp, which for
many years had been drained of
its surface water, except in a few
spots. Noting that most of the
swamp was under water, al
though but little rainfall had Oc-
cured, the curiosity of the farm
er was aroused, and he made an
Investigation which led to the dis
cOvery. The dam has been con.
structed around the northern
edge of the swamp, extending in a
zigzag course, evidently to avoid
obstruction, and to increase its
strength. 1t is about 125 feet in
length and the top is wide enough
for a man to walk upon without
difficulty, ranging from a foot to
two feet in width. AT present
the top is about three inches
above the surface of the pond
which has been created by the
dam, the water being from two to
four feet deep.
The farmer who made the dis
covery at first thought that the
work had been done by boys fol-
sport, but noticing the footprints
of animals upon the top of the
structure, he followed these an(
found some pieces of wood which
apparently bore the mark o
an animals teeth. The Woo
was taken to a naturalist
who resided in the vicinity
and after careful examination
the latter pronounced tn,
marks to be from beaver teeth
Further Investigation in the vi
cinity showed that the animal
had felled a number of trees nea
the dam, to use in its construction
The largest pieces yet found in !
are eight inches in diameter b
actual measurement. The prime
pal material used, besides brancl
es and twigs, was mud, which ha
been deftly worked into it s
solidly that a man weighing 90
pounds has walked upon the to
without affecting it.
The wood which has been use
includes beech, white ash an
: oak. In cutting the trees, the al
: imals worked in a circle aroun
the trunk, making deeper indel
; tations on the side toward tn
; dam so that the tree would ia
into the water in the proper dire
: ton. Judging by the size of I'll
marks found, it is believed ths
some of the beavers are UNUSUAL
, large animals, but there hay
: been only two or three seen sinC
: the dam was constructed. I'll
discovery has aroused such int
est that many naturalists hay
since visited the locality. The
belief is that the swamp has bee
"beaver ground" for many year
!. and that here has existed one
!, the very few colonies of these al
mails in the northern part of Il
! country.
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
An Everlasting Light.

A Chicago inventor, George
Magrady, has discovered a proc
ess of manufacturing 96-candle-
power light that will never go out.
While experimenting with photo
graphic chemicals four years ago
Magrady's attention was attract
ed by a glow in a small globe. The
glow was caused by a chemical
which the inventor keeps secret,
Magrady enlarged the glow and
perfected the light by placing il
in an air-tight glass. He says
there is no reason why the light
will not remain brilliant forever
if it is not broken. Accompanying s
been formed to manufacture the
light in numerous sizes. A patent
hood fits over the globe and covers
it completely when the light is not
needed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
But Does He

AS a suffering man always
thinks twice before he speaks he
ought to avoid mistakes.-Chica-
go Daily News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

The BurgomJster' drew another big
audience TO the Salt Lake theatre last
night Tbe performance was received
with many demonstrations Of approval
and the performers were forced to re-
spond to numerous encores.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
OFFICES IN Los ANGELES.
Headquarters of San Pedro Road May
Be Located There.

The Los Angeles Times says that
it has been practically decided
that it has been practically decided
that the general offices of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail
way company viii be located in the
Chamber Of Commerce building in Los
Angeles. 1t is stated that the entire
fourth floor of the building will be used
by the company. Negotiations between
the trustees for the building and the
officials of the road have reached that
stage where almost all details have
been completed and everything is in
readiness for the perfection Of the
lease. 1t is said that this lease will be
for FIVE or ten years with the prob
abilities in favor of the latter length
of time.
Strong efforts were made by a number
Of building owners to secure the offices
for their places, but the Chamber oS
Commerce building seems to be the
one most desired, according to the Los
Angeles paper.
San Pedro officials I'm this city have
not been appraised of a decision on the
part of the management of the road to
locate the general offices in Los An
geles,- IT is a matter for Senator Clark
to decide. they say. and he has made
no such announcement publicly as yet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
C0UNCILMEN
VIEW THE SITE
look Over Ground For Proposed
Rio Grands Depot.
MATTER COMES UP TONIGHT
GENERAL OFFICES SAN PEDRO
MAY GO TO LOS ANGELES.

The members of the city council and
the R.o Grande officials OF this city
spent an hour or more yesterday az
ternoon looking over the site of the
proposed Rio Crande Western depot
and yards, for which the poad has petit
toned the city for franchises. The ex-
act location of the depot. the tracks
and what streets would have to be
closed, were pointed out by the rail-
road men and explanations as to the
benefits from such a change were made
10 the city councilmen. The matter viii
come up before the council for consid-
GRAFTON al its meeting tonight. accord
ing TO present arrangements.
All the mebeTs Of the council. save
Fernstrom. Spence. Thomas and Vigus
were ia the party. The railroad rep
resentauves were J. II. Young. S. V
Derrah, i. A. Benton, c. r. Able, At
torney Waldemar Van Colt and City
Engineer +. c. Kelsey.
The party took the carry-aH Utah
az the Rio Grande Western offices and
drove to Third West street. a trip was
made over the entire space that is in
Guided i'm the petition by the company
and what IS desired by the railroad was
pointed out TO the cOuncilmen.
When asked what would be done in
regard to the matter after the trip. the
councilmen stated that they had formed
no opinion as yet, and that nothing
could be said until after the meeting
tonight when the petition viii come
UP for consideration
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
LIFE SAVED BY SWAMP, ROOT
The Wonderful Kidney, Liver and
Bladder Remedy.
SAMPLE BOTTLE SENT FREE BY
MAIL.

SWamp-ROOt, discovered by the emil
nent kidney and bladder specialist.
promptly cures kidney, liver, bladder
and uric acid troubles.
Some of the early symptoms Of weak
kidneys are pain or dun ache in the
back, rheumatism, dizziness. headache.
nervousness. catarrh Of the bladder.
gravel or calculi. blOaJing. sallow com
pleNion, puffy or dark circles under the
eyes, suppression OF urine, or compelled
10 pass water often day and night.
The mild and extraordinary effect of
the WOrld-famOus kidney remedy. DR.
KilmeT's Swamp Root. is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures Of the mosc distressing cases. If
you need "a medicine you should have
the best
swamp Root is not recommended for
everything but If you have kidney.
liver, bladder or uric acid trouble Won
viii find it just the remedy you need.
Sold by druggists in fifty-cent and
One-dOllar sizes You may have a sam
pie bottle Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
and a pamphlet that tells all about it,
including many of the thousands of let
tiers received from sufferers cured. both
sent free by mail. Write DR.. KiImer &
Co.. Binghamton. n. Y, and please be
sure to mention that you read this gem
erOus offer in The Salt Lake City Daily
Herald. Don't make any mistake. but
remember the name, Swamp-RoOt. Dr.
kilmer's swamp Root, and the address.
BinghamtOn. N Y, on every bottle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
FIRE STARTED
IN HOSPITAL
Nurses Garry Patients From The
Burning Building.
ALL TAKEN OUT SAFELY
SLIGHT DAMAGE DONE TO THE
KEoGH-wRIGHT INSTITUTION.

Cool systematic work on the part OF
the nurses and attendants at the
heosh-Wright hospital yesterday
atterPoon, averted what might have
been a serious panic and possible loss
OF life among the patients during a FIRE
az that institution. A defective electric
wire set IRE TO the roof and before the
DIaze was discovered the flames had
made considerable Roadway 1t looked
lot - while as IL the entire building
would be destroyed. Fireman William
Cahoon was passing the hospital on his
way back TO the station from his home
and saw the fire. He at once notified
the hospital authorities and turned IT,
an alarm.
Calmly and without causing any un-
necessary alarm. the nurses began TO
remove the patients from the burning
building. At the time the fire was dis
covered. there were fifteen persons con-
fined in the hospital and i'm a very few
moments all had been removed 10
places Of safety. Three or four were
able to leave the building themselves.
but there were a number who were in
a very weak condition and the utmost
care had 10 be taken i'm moving them.
Sick Removed From Building.
William Dalton of MarvsvaIe. who
was SuUeflng from a. broken back,
caused by a rock falling upon him. is
the only one OF whom anxiety is felt.
Dalton was in a very serious condition
and may die. Besides Dalton there was
James BlackfOrd who is suffering from
an injured back, a bow who has Just
been operated upon for appendicitis and
several typhoid patients.
So quickly was the work Of removing
the patients carried on that although
the fire department made an excellent
run TO the scene, everyone was out of
the building when they arrived. Two
streams of hose were directed against
the flames and very shortly the fire
was under control. The loss to the
building is estimated at about $4,000,
fully covered by Insurance
The authorities al St Marks at once
offered TO take care of all the patients
ana sent their ambulance and several
attendants to the secene to assist in
caring for the sick. but the offer was
not accepted as Drs. Keogh and Wright
were able to care for most of the pa
uents at their hOmeg and at the hospi-
tai Several of thf typhoid patients
were sent to their homes, accompanied
by the nurses as they preferred to do
this rather than change hospitals and
nurses.
As soon as the insurance adjusters
have finished their task. the work of
rebuilding will be commenced and re-
construction will be pushed as rapidly
as possible. Meanwhile the hospital is
stun doing business and ample room has
been secured to care for all patients
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

i've times Among the more important
battles in which he took part were New
Madrid siege Of Corinth, Nashville,
Chickamauga and the famous Atlanta
campaign, when General sherman
marched to the sea.
Incareerated in unreasonable.
MI. Nichols was taken prisoner in
1864 and was confined in Andersonville
prison, and was one of the few to es-
cape. He and several others tunneled
under the walls and dug their way 20
liberty after weeks of suffering. and
finally reached the Union lines in
safety.
After the war Mr.. Nichols entered the
show business with Sells Brothers and
Barnum, but after a few years left
them and started up for himself Two
years later he was gwen charge of the
Academy of Music at Quincy, and
acted as manager until that structure
was destroyed by fire in 1879.
About year later he came west and
settled in Leadville. where he entered
upon his newspaper career. After a
short stay there he removed TO Aspen
and then to Tinpan, Colo, where he
founded the famous Tinpan Times.
During the next few years he lived in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
STORM CAUSED HEAVY
LOSSES IN MONTANA

Butte. Sept. IA special from Dill
Ion says:
AS later reports are received in Dill
Ion it is evident that the storm of
Saturday and Sunday was one OF the
most disastrous in the history of
Beaverhead county. and all of the old
timers assert that Sc is the severest
September storm that has occurred in
this county since 1865. A conservative
estimate places the damage done to
the grain fields of this county at about
100000. During yesterday q number
of farmers We're in town from the sur
rounding valleys and they have the
same story 10 tell. Their crops of grain
are down fat on the ground and in
many sections the stalks are broken
squarely off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
THE DEATH RECORD.
Former Senator Kelly.

Washington, Sept. Thames Kerr
Kelly. formerly United States senator
from Oregon. died at his residence here
today, aged ~ years.
He was a native of Pennsylvania. Judge
Kelly was a forty-niner. having gone TO
California on the discovery OF gold Sin thar
state I'm the spring Of 1851 Judge Kelly
removed 10 Oregon where ne was a mem
Der of the leEisla tuTe and served i'm other
important offices. in 1850 he was elected
to the United States senate, where he
served one term. and on his retirement
was appointed chief justice of the SUI
Dreme court of Oregon. which position he
held until 1882 when he resumed the prac-
tice of law in Portland He served as
the Yakima Indians. who began hos
tilities in the fall of 1855. Since 1888 he
has resided in Washington. A widow,
son and daughter survive him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
ELEVEN CASES OF TYPHOID.
Disease Breaks Out All over City
With Renewed Energy.

Eleven cases of typhoid fever were re
ported TO the board Of health yesterday.
That was decided increase over sun
day ana Monday. the number Of cases
Tor those two days being but six. One
of the cases yesterday is in the county.
Miss Agnes Ryan. who lives on Twelfth
South street The highest number of
cases reported in any one day since the
disease became an epidemic Is eleven,
that number having been equaIed once
before previous to yesterday. The cases
yesterday make eighty-tWO since Sent J.
The new patients are: Agnes Ryan.
aged H. Seventh East and Twelfth South
streetsi Ernest CherlinE. aged Is. I72 So
cla4 Hall avenue; Philip Hancock aged
IL. 10 South Ninth East: Edward F'itz-
patrick aged Is, 8 Browns court. Mrs.
H. II. Lawson, aged a. 134 + street ;
Lawrence Hogan. aged s. $50 South Fifth
East; Charles Powell aged l9. 5t4West
Fourth North; Marion Dewey. aged T.
1922 Blaine avenue; Gertrude Stein, aged
? 40 West Eighth South. Charles Han
son, aged Is, 238 O street. X G.. Watson.
aged y, 456 South TSird West
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16

had been identified with newspaper
work in different parts of the inter
mountain region.
The direct cause of Mr.. Nichols death
was typhoid fever. He had previously
been afflicted with paralysis and this
is thought to be in a measure response
bic for his demise. He had been very
low for some time past and the end
came yesterday morning Mr. Nichols
leaves a wife and one grown son.
Born in Quincy, Ills, i'm 1S43. Mr..
Nichols was but mere youth whe<
the civil war began. He enlisted with
the Tenth Illinois regiment in 1861. and
served continuously until the cessation
of hOStilities I'm 1869 He fought in
many engagements and was wounded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
Mnffat Road Tunnel

From Denver comes the news that
the wor!- of constructing the NOffat
road tunnel through the great divide
Will probably go to an eastern firm.
Sylvester T. Smith, vice president and
general manager for the road, IS now
IN the east and it is not denied that
he is accepting bids for the tunnel
work. As vet no contracts have been
let. The tunnel will be two miles long
and work viii be begun from each side
of the divide at once. Electric engines
are 10 be used in boring through the
mountains. it is said. in order that
the smoke and fumes from coal engines
nav be done AWAY with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
SYNAGOGUE is RENOVATED.
Services Will Be Held in the Edifce
Friday NIGHT

Services will be held at the B'Nai Is
rael synagogue. on Fourth East street.
Friday evening. They win be the first
held i'm that edifice since it was closed
some weeks ago 20 permit Of much need
cd repairs being made. The interior has
been completely renovated. including
painting, papering and laying OF new
carpets The services Friday will be pre-
sided over by Rabbi Louis G. Reynolds.
who viii preach.
he Jewish New Year Rash HashOna.
begins next Monday and viii be fitUngly
celebrated by appropriate ceremonies IN
the synagogue that night. Those who
desire to secure seats for the holiday
season are expected to apply to Mr. Wat
ters, 81 East First South street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
FATHER WINS A RACE WITH DEATH
ACROSS PLAINS TO SEE HIS SON

Notified of his sons serious illness.
J. g. Lanning. a farmer living near
Des Moines. Ia. made a race with
death across the continent and arrived
in this city yesterday afternoon just
iE time to see his child before the suf-
ferer passed away.
Mrs. Lanning and her 5-year-old son.
Homer, came to this city two weeks
ago on visit to the family of William
Watrous. About eight days ago Ho-
mer was taken sick. His condition
grew steadily worse. and it became ap-
parent several days ago that he could
not live. A message was sent Saturday
to the father telling him that if he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
FOUR PRISONERS RELEASED.
Evidence Against Them Is Not Sufi-
cient to Convict.

~ -~N~@ANN 5elA+A0s 4 AAEA4A ID NOI DuIu-
cient to Convict.
Judge Charles w. Morse held court
sufficiently long yesterday morning 10
dispose of few criminal cases which
come up before him. In the case Of r.
L. Mccain, charged with hOusebreak-
ing and petit larceny, the defendant
withdrew his plea to the second court
and entered a plea of guilty. After
waving the time for sentence, Judge
Morsce gave him three months in the
county Jail
District Attorney Dennis G. EiChuOT
made the motion. which was granted.
that William Carlson and Oliver Erick-
son, charged with burglary and petit
larceny, be released upon on their own
recOgnizance. It is said the evidence at
hand is not sufficient to convict The
same condition of affairs exists with
Frank Baker and Richard OTsell,
charged with grand larceny. They were
released without bond.
Jack Richardson. charged with grand
larceny was arraigned. He entered a
plea Of not guilty, and his case was set
for trial on Sept. %. The case Of Bes-
sic Johnson, accused of grand larceny,
viii be tried the next day. Sept %