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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
JUST A. MATTER OF NUMBERING.
The Great Detective Explains the De-
lay in a Murder Case.

The Great Detective Explains the De-
lay in a Murder Case.
mo, we haven't made any arrests
yet," the great detective told the re-
porter. "You can say this much, how
ever: We know who the murderer is.
HE is one of four men whom we
have been watching from tho first.
T-c fact that only one man committed
the crime has been sworn to by wit
nesses.
Neither the frst nor the second of
these four men was present when the
shot was fired. The third man was
also away at the time: -....' =.
The fourth man is the one we
want, and we can lay our: hands on
him whenever we're good and ready
'Then what are you waiting for?'
asked the reporter. Why don't you
arrest him now?'
WELL" said the great detective,
"you see we're not yet sure as to the
proper numbering of these men. We
know that the fourth man is the one
we want, but which Of these four is
the fourth man? That's what were
working on now."-New York Sun.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
A PEAL OCK DINNER
EPIcuRE RECALLS A FEAST OF
BYGONE DAYS. =;
Wedding COLLATION. Spread for Niece
Of Missouri Jurist Years Before
Parisians Introduced the Fad Into
Europe-A Great DeIicacy.

The American woman just back
from Paris who told the story about
luncheon at. which, the hostess had
peacock served :; in the game course
no doubt regarded the incident as
novel, But the use of peacock as a
dish in modern times is not original
with Paris, if the story Of a lawyer
in New York may be accepted as cor.
rect.
l"In some parts of the South" he
said, peacock is sometimes served on
Christmas, and sometimes at wedding
dinners in place of turkey. 49,,
1.-THE most elaborate dinner, aside
from state affair, to which ever
sat down, was that given by county
Judge in Platte county, Missouri, to
his niece on the occasion Of her mar
riage. There were one hundred
plates. The dinner was served in ar
arbor which had been arranged at
considerable expense for the occasion.
"The Judge had a great flock OF
the birds at Juno, and he was as
great believer in the incOrruptibil'
ity Of it's flesh as were the people who
adopted the fowl as a type of the res
direction. His niece was his favor.
ite-he had no children-and upon
her he lavished all that he possessed.
Cup to the time of her MARRIAGE
not ore OF the peacCcks had ever been
killed. When one died it was buried
in his private burial ground with all
honors. On the occasion of the we'd
ding of his niece he ordered the
slaughter of three of the flock, which
were especially fattened for the
event.
81 am rot an expert on the prepa-
ration of the bird, and l know moth
ing about how those for the feast
we. . dealt with by the Judges cocks,
but the manner in which they were
served is ore Of the gaudy recollec-
tons of ny memory.
"TEe negroes who brought on the
platters were dressed in Continental
uniform, and each wore white wig,
I don't know how it was arranged,
but each platter was covered with
some sort of gauze, which had been
fashioned to represent a peacock, and
this gauze YVES covered with the plu-,
mage ~ef 'te.4 fsw1. 1s-- ).
when the platter was placed upon
the table. tho man who brought it on,
by manipulating wire, caused the
tail plu:TaCe TO spread just as the
vain bird in life spreads it when it
goes on dress parade. And then the
covering was lifted, and there was
the meat ready to be passed to the
guests.
"Only Tie breast of the bird was
served As a del!cccy no game ever
surpassed it. do not recall what
the condiments were, but they were
delicious.
During the dinner the flock OF live
peacccls were paraded before the
arbor They seemed to have been
we'll trained. for as eecn one passed
across the platform at one end CT the
arbor it spread its beautiful plu:nago
just at the right moment.
II don't. know how ancient the pea
cock served at the Partisan luncheon
may have been, but that of which l
partook at the wedding dinner Of the
Missouri judge was as tender and
toothsome as anything which the
gods could have wished for. The
Partisan luncheon of peacock was
about twenty years behind the pea
cock wedding dinner have des-
cribed."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
mp S170JflyvG CO77UWGRON12vG AIREA
AND NEENZ INFESTED AREA

ly estimated by those who have stud
led the situation to have been from
fifteen to twenty-five million dollars.
It was certainly as much as the small
er sum named, and it is possible that
it may have exceeded the larger. But
great as was the disaster to the crop
of 1902, it was nothing compared to
that which threatens the crop of
1903" >.. -- - > . -. -
The insect gets it's name from the
fact that it is weevil, a species OF
beetle, with peculiar habit OF pune
turing and laying it's eggs in the
squares and bolls of the cotton plant
The insect is about quarter OF an
inch long and the larva measures a
little over three-eights of an inch in
length when grown, and lives within
the buds, feeding upon the interior
substance. The squares attack gener-
ally drops but most Of the damaged
come stunted or dwarfed, except late
in the season, when they dry or rot.
The dangerous thing about the cot
ton boil weevil is that it is a travel
ing scourge. 1t was introduced into
this country from Mexico, creeping
across the Rio Grande after having
ravaged the cotton regions of the
neighboring republic until the cult
walton of cotton, which had formerly
been a profitable crop in Coahuila and
Michoacan, was entirely discontinued.
Now few cotton producing counties in
Texas are unaffected; the advance
guard of the pest is on the Texas
banks of the Red river, apparently
ready to invade the cotton regions. of
Arkansas and Indian Territory, while
the states of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi have good reason to fear it, al
though thus far its progress has been
almost straight north rather than to
the east.
In the absence of DR.. Howard, who
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
Meum and Tuuno in Science.

Little Mildred's mother objected to
i'.e freedom, with which her young
daughter bestowed her kisses, and
~--ad her darling a lecture on the
~::propriety of the practice, conclud-
- with the startling information that
here were microbes in kisses.
Next day the young minister called,
and as he and Mildred were fast
friends he fingered in the act of de-
parture. f..>.- g.. II
I'm sorry, Mr.. Hatton, but | cant
kiss you any more" she said tearfully.
When he urged her for an explanation
of this sudden change she blurted out:
81 can't kiss anybody any more
.cause-'cause- says there's
you-crobes in kisses and muslin t. +"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
MYSTERY O. WILD ANIMALS.
What Becomes Of Those That 81,
Natural Deaths in the Woods?

What Becomes Of Those That Die
Natural Deaths in the Woods?
The forest has many mysteries"
said an old Pennsylvania woodman,
but none deeper than that of wild
animals that die natural deaths.
:. The four-footed jewellers of the
woods certainly do not live forever.
Age and disease must carry them off
regularly, as human beings are carried
off, but what becomes of their bodies? ?
Fl never heard of any ones coming
across a wild dead bear or deer or
wildcat or fox that had died from
natural causes. Il found the; carcass
CT a big five prongeds buck in the
woods once, but, rattlesnake, also
dead, had it's. sfangs buried in ones OF
the deer's nostrils. There had evil
IDENTIFY been fight to the death be-
tween the reptile and the beast. -.
Another time / followed the trail
of a bear from a clearing where it
had stolen balf-grown lamb. came
upon the headless body of the lamb a
mile or so out on the trail, and half
mile further on, near the edge of a
swamp, I was surprised to find the
body of the bear. .>..~ -
Its jaws were open, end it's CLASSY
eyes we're pushed far out of it's head.
l held a post-morten examination Of
the dead bear and found the lambs
head lodged in it's throat. How or
why the bear ever permitted 1T to
get there I am unable to explain
81 have many times found other
dead animals in the woods, but never
one that did not show unquestionable
evidence of having died from violence
of some kind. Every woodsman will
tell you the same. What becomes OF
the dead wild animals that die nat
ural deaths.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25

produces one-ffth of the cotton of the
world Therefore when in one year
19O2--at least one,tenth of her product
falls victim to the boil wee"il the
seriousness of the situation is appar.
ent. .,s. Il *. 5-aG>+>-- J. ,.s
The government scientists are now
trying to find out if the insect or its
larvae can be carried in the cotton
bale, as it is taken eastward through
Louisiana and Mississippi and other
cotton growing states. Most Of the
cotton is shipped by boat from Texas
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25

is leading the fight against the boil
weeFil in Texas, stheStacting; chief Of
the division of entomology is Mr.. G..
L.. Marlatt, who regularly has charge
of chronological field work. g4s.'$ :, !.
Bulletins have been issuing en-
bodying specific recomme ndations for
fighting the boil weevil," says. Mr..
Marlatt. .TheseS< recommendations
have been evolved from sthe actual
work of the, observers IN. tHe field. AS
fast as anything new is 4ehrned it is
given to the cotton growers for their.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25

If there were a national industrial
ledger kept, the page for the cotton
Industry of the state of Texas In 1902
would contain an, item like this:
Paid to the cotton boil weevil, $780,
100000. r-.~ 81 s5> Is =. ~
That would be moderate. Repre-
sentative ,slayden, in asking for an
appropriation to fight this insect, said
in the house last January: ~
"sThe amount of damage done by
the cstton boll weevil during the cot.
ton growing season Of 1902 is various.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
Not Much Fuel.

). : = Not Much + Uei. &
An English army officer, concluding
a visit to Ireland, was bidding fare
we'll to an attendant.
Goodbye, Pat.
Goodbye, yer honor. May hiven
bless We, and may every hair In yer
head be a candle to light ye to glory. s
3 well, Pat, replied the officer,
showing him q. bald pate, when that
day comes there won't be much Of 9
torchliaht procession.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
The unwearied Preacher.

An aged Scotch minister, who was
very boastful, says ex-Speaker Joseph
L. Barbour Of the C Connecticut legislar,
5ture, once said to his good friend:
Think Of, it! II preached two hours 2
and twenty minutes last Sunday!
Didn't It weary you very much?"
inquired the other, solicitously.
"Oh, no, said the minister; but;
You should have seen the congrega---
ton. Philadelp Public Ledger,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
Shadows.

All, honey-bee! all, honey-bee! how eager
y q is your song! tS&t~.' sfs::
And how the flowers are trembling to
So see you swing along; 49, i
All! surely: as a lover you are come, or
do you roam we +
' Only for honey-then home? t,
And ivyweed, and ivyweed. how tenderly
you grow! - 3
II IS an oak that lifts you from many
$t a year ago., go : I .5a...5s = s
Do YOU, then, love the shade 50 that you
should never roam, -. .s3ss Vs.
But only there. and hSInes :=}s
Shall T. then, as the Ivy ne, or Ne a
honey-lover? Q Isl
in the clover? 1852
The Shadow to the sunbeam says.
little yoll may roam. sszs
6.s Only q little-then home!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25
Friendship.

r. Friendship.
A share of joy and pain, q
A watch DER land and sea, a. .5sFE
: A faithful breeding tenderness.
Until Eternity.
A meeting and q parting, ~
A handclasp-a farewell
A loving nearness. grieving tears
A peace-for all is well. s9sz
Alice p. Sargent In Boston Transcript
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25

10 seek an Invitation IS to invite an
insult 81 5s "a
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot reach the dis
tased portion Of the car. There is unlg ono way
p cure deqinese, and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused BY an inhhmed con
dition Of the mucous lining Of tho Euoinchian Tube
sound or imperfect hearing and when il Is entroiy
closed deafness Is the result and unlesa the ia
Termination can he taken out and this tube restored
forever; nine cases out Of ten arc caused by ca
tarIh. which il nothing but an inhamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars Tor any case
Of Deafness lcnused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Caiarrh Cure. Send for circulars
free. +. ]. CHRNEY6 Co. Toledo O. y
Sold by Drusgists. 7sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Why should woman suffer untold
agony, from female diseases, when they
can be cured at home, by using DR..
Lunn's Home Treatment for Women +?
For par ticuIars, address,; DR. Lunn's
sanitarium and Hospital Houston, Tex.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Abdul Hamid, who lives in abject
fear of assassination, insists on being
told that the king Of Servia died
through an unfortunate accident. 1t
would be joke to kidnap the timid
sultan and make him spend a Fourth
of July over here.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

be docs not have Defiance Starch, You may
be sure he is afraid to keep II until hts
stock Of ~ or. packages are sold. Defiance
Starch Is not only better than any other
Cold Water Starch, but contains is o.. TO
the package and sellA for same money a. ~
o.. branda.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Porto Rico is furnished market
of a million dollars month to the
producers and merchants of the Unit
ed States and is supplying nearly a
million dollars worth each month Of
the tropical products required by the
United States.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

German named Sporty has pub
lished book Of nearly two hundred
pages, with one hundred illustrations,
showing the varied uses made of BAN
boo in Japan
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

A household remedy unexcelled ia
Hunts Lightning OIL Good for ell the
aches and pains mankind is subject to.
Not only good, but better than the
best OF other Kinds. Prices Is and SOC.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

"They." wrote a Kansas City report
er, having reference to two men who
were saved after being In the flood two
days, suffered terribly, as they were
without food or water"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

There is not much difference between
an epigram and an epitaph An cpl
gram says unkind and true things
about theliylng; the epitaph says Kind
and untrue things about the dead.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

When depressed and out of spirits
the chances are that your liver is to
blame. Try that greatest OF all liver
remedies, Simmons Liver Purifier.
Put up in tin boxes, price 25c per box.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

viii Park of Boynton was here Sat,
urday. The indications are that he
will embark in the matrimonial
barque and take as his guide one of
our charming young wodows
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

One of the busiest lawyers in zu.
rich is Anna Maolsenroth. young
woman still in her 20s, who opened
the legal profession TO women IN
Switzerland.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets
are convenient. No spoon nor bottle
to carry Best recommendation, how
ever, is they always cure. Price 25c
per box.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Some grocers say they don't keep De.
hance Starch because they have stock in
hand Of 10 CO. brands, which they know
cannot be sold to customer who has once
used the l6 OF. pkg, Defiance Starch for
Ban0 money.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

81 care not who makes the autos OF
the nation" said the man who had just
received a check, provided make
the repairs.N
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

4 number Of western railways have
found that the growing of trees along
the right of way is profitable, both for
ties and snowbreaks, and are setting
out millions of cuttings.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

When racked With Rheumatic pains,
so walking ia an effort and running an
impossiblllty, just try Hunts Light
ming OIL. The result will please and
astonlsh you. Price 25 and 30 cents.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

If you have chills or fever give
Cheatham's Laxative Chill Tablets q
trial. A sure cure for both. Price ESQ
per box.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Among sailors 445 in million die
OF cancer; among miners only 1922 per
million die of this disease.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

The feminine Instinct runs to either
dolls or dollars, it's mere matter Of
age.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Some of the charity that begins at
home can't get past the front door
without becoming homesick.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

About $4,000 italians and as many
Austro-Hungarians have settled in
New England in the last three years.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Not only is the Siberian railway
practically completed, but more than
100000 immigrants have already had
grants allotted to them
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

PPM feeling ducedly respondent,
old chap" Come and see our nine
ball play--theyll make you forget all
the rest Of your troubles"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

The turning point OF a dudes life is
generally confined to the bottom of his
trousers
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Out of 46S permanent lecturers a
the Berlin University, ITO belong t.
the medical faculty.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Many thousand dollars worth OF
railroad tickets were under water in
the Union depot Boil your transpor-
tatoin.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

The cantons of Valais, Uri and Girl
sons, Switzerland, have prohibited au-
tomohiling within their territories.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

In Hungary the prices Of veterinary
medicines are fixed by the ministry Of
agricultnre.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

The Kaiser's army is served regular
ly with bread and porridge made large
ly from the peanut.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

The Salvation Army journal, the
War Cry, appears weekly in thirty diff
ferent languages.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

CORPORATIONS and IndiN iuaiB who
need reliable Detective Service Employ Nc
Canes Detective Agency Houston, Texas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Bacon can be cured by smoking. but
the tobacco habit can't.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

A man seldom has any trouble in
finding trouble,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Lies little freta calls Tor Is largest
faith.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

stops the Cough and
Works on tho Cold
Laxative Bronio Quinino Tablets. Price $50
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Hanging is too good for a painting
that is badly executed
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19
rhose Who Have TrIed IL

WIN use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quail
ity--16 or for 10 cents. Other brands con-
tain only 10 OK.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

The kafiirs of Natal eat the flesh OF
dead cattle, however advanced in de-
composition 1t may be.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Poverty develops either a womans
worst traits or her best ones.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

McCANE's DETECTIVE AGENCY,
Houston, Texas. for trained and reliable
detective service.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Nobility Of birth does not always
inspire nobility of character.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

An exchange says when you get on
your knees to say your prayers and
find on getting up that you are stiff,
that is sign that yon are growing
old Very good, but how do the rest
Of us tell? when we lose our collar
button under the dresser2
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

With a folding bed it's case of put
up and shut up
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

TTIN ITVIO
Too tired 10 work. too lred TO play,
Too tired 70 make the farmers nay.
Too tired to hathe, too tired to smile,
Too tired to walk a single mile.
Too tired to plow too tired to reap.
Too tired to herd the cows and sheep.
Too tircd for joy. too tired for woe,
Too tired 90 dodge the farmers TOO.
Too tired 10 curse, too tlred 70 cry,
TOO tired to i've or even die.
But how he springs upon his feet
He's not too tired "a drink and estl
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19
why Il Ia The Best

Il because made by an entirely different
process. Defiance Starch is unlike any
other, better and one-third more for 10
esnts.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Even the shoe dealer has lot Of
stock on his hands.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Oil magnates live on the fat of the
land.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

Strange what makes women so ticlo
li6i on the bottoms of their feet, isn't
it.? A woman that can't sing a note
will run the scale from 7do, re, me-"
10 tho skylight, when hubby titlllates
her tootsy-wootsies Unmarried
youths will please pass this unnot-
iced
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19

wa Ting Fang, formerly Chinese
minister to the United States, has
been appointed second assistant in
the corps OF under secretaries at
Pekin. Wu's name should evidently
be changed to WI Has Been, and the
Chinese should be asked to explain
why diplomatic residence in Ameri-
ca has that effect on noble son of
Confuciusl
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-08-19
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Clil1AAN1O IAINA1.
Chicago girl 20 fair and sweet,
Delightful, coy and witty,
Despite the puns made of thy rect,
] swear that thou art pretty
Chicago girl, in stunning frOck,
Viyacious Ruth, or Sally
Red lips, plump limbs and screeL-doo1
Pray let me to thee rally
Chicago girl, ! plead with you,
Beseech thee Oft and sweetly
Come let us walk the kangaroo
And fascinate completely.
Chicago girl you are a "lu'-
Come closer shifty Sadie;
promise not TO "peek-a- boo
My sweet, lace-laden lady.
Together we will sip and sup,
In quiet nook and breezy;
To Kill bird and drink cup
My dear one, should be easy
Then let-the world wag on its way
We two will stem the eddy
Chicago girl. it's up to you,
Get busy. when you're ready.