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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
HANGED HIM IN EFFIGY
So Many Pupils Involved that No One w

So Many Pupils Involved that No One Was
Punished.
APPLETON, WIs.-Because thew had
differed with w. F. Winsey,, principal ;of
the third district high school, over matters
of athletic control and he could not be
moved from what they Considered an un-
reasonable position, the boys of the high
school hanged the principal in effgy to a
gas jet in his room at the school, and the
figure, covered with denunciatory pla-
cards, was discovered by him Wednesday
morning. ~ =: - 49, = 49,
A meeting of the school board was called
and 1t was found that about all the bows
! Of the school and many of the girls were
! concerned in; the affair, and ais they reso-
1ute1y refused to name the rngleaders and
| it was obviously impossible to punish the
whole school, the matter was dropped
| NEENAH, WIS.-The shutting off of
water for two days and the sluicing of it
at Appleton, on account Of repairs to the
| dam, lowered. the stage up: river to such
| an extent that shoals of pickerel were left
! high and dry in the marshes between Ap-
pleton and Menasha. Most of the fish
have been hauled to- the farms and used
as fertilizer. ~ >sSyEsz5 :. =.
CUMBERLAND, vvis.-The Omaha
Twilight Limited and a'alog train collided
near Hayward last night, killing Frank
Bohan, fireman on the passenger train.
and injuring Elginer. HeiIler and Express
Messenger Wells. Both engines, the mail
and express. and eight flat cars, were de-
molished. =: No passengers were hurt
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27

WARRoAD, MlNN.-The Roberts saw
mill Is being put into order and will soon
start.-Work has begun on pile driving
for the bridge across Warroad river
Allen. & Voahlander will erect a sfingle
mill-The farm residence of e. A. Linder
was destroyed by f1re.-Captain Robert
Davenport of the United States engineer
corps has arrived and is arranging to be-
gin the work Of dredging the river har-
bor. John Mcintosh Of Warner Mills will
superintend the construction.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
WALKER HOTEL BURNED

Fire Department Saved the Courthouse by
Good Work.
WALKER, MINN.-At 4 o'clock this
morning fire completely destroyed the
Spaulding Hotel. The losses are: Albert
Carlson, saloon, $500, no insurance; C. L.
Logan. restaurant, 5000, no insurance
John King, hotel and furniture, $4,000, in
>sured.
The cause of the fire is unknown The
fire department saved the courthouse.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27

=. Good Opportunity
Presents itself but once in, life time
Yours may be on the Journal Want page
day. " I.5
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27

RED WING. MINN.-Dr. G.. H. Crary,
one of the best-known residents Of this
community, died last night, aged 65. He
was one Of the promoters and officers of
the Duluth. Red Wing & Southern until
It was sold to the Great Western. He
belonged to all the leading secret societies
here and some in the twin cities, among
them the E lks. He was member Of the
governors staff. - ..-----.-- = =
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27

ROOSEVELT, enthusiastically &
Highland have broken up their logging
camp. the cut for the season amounting
to 100000 feet.-Lars Nordstrom will
erect a small sawmill.-J. II. Newton is
about to close logging operations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27

DULUTH, MlNN.-The Garfield club
banquet tonight at the Spalding will be at
tended by 800 guests. A reception will be
held in the parlors for Governor Van SAINT,
Congressman Bede and Tawney, and T. M.
Nye OF Minneapolis.-The marine season
for Lake Superior opened yesterday when
the Bon Ami cleared for north shore
points. si-s EM
SPRING VALLEY, aMlNN.-superln-
tendent F. e. Lurton was elected by the
board Of education for his fourth term.
The present year:is acknowledged to have
been one Of the best in the history Of the
schools. All Of the teachers who cared to
teach next year were also reelected.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27

ANokA, MI Mn the suit OF the Her
zog Iron company of st. Paul against the
Minnesota Clay company OF this city, the
$3,304. NC #
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
philippine rree-Dweller..


The Philippines may not boast Of a
wild man" just like the popular con-
ception of the man from Borneo, but
they contain tree jewellers quite as much
as does Borneo. Indeed, it is probable
that the tree jewellers of northern
Luzon are close kindred of the Dyaks of
interior Borneo. who live above the
ground. In both cases, those who find
It advisable to live where they can drop
rocks, sticks, ETC., on invaders heads are
offshoots Of a head hunting race. It Is
true that the most thoroughgoing head
hunters Of the Philippines, the Igorrotes
Of Bontoc, little province In the north
central mountain chain Of Luzon, live
in houses built on the ground. but at
their altitude few trees grow save
mountain pines. and natural conditions
have made them forget their tree dwell
ing habits generations ago. The Luzon
tree dwellers live further down, on the
eastern slope of the mountains, even
down in the valley Of the Rio Grande de
Cagayan. They are cousins of the Bon
toe Igorrotes, and doubtless cousins,
longer separated, of the Borneo Dyaks.
IN. Y. Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
stone Horse Collars.

Among the collections of the Smith
sonian institution, there are about SO
objects which have been puzzling archie
ologists for some time. They are cut
from the hardest kind Of granite and are
about the size and shape of horse COL
lar. They were gathered up by an Ameri-
lean merchant during tour of Cuba,
Porto Rico, Jamaica and other islands
of the group, but their purpose has never
been determined. DR.. ]. Walter Fewkes,
of the bureau Of ethnology, has just re-
turned to this country after a tour Of the
islands named, made for the sole purpose
of endeavor!ng to determine the origin
and use of the stone collars. He has
gathered some data and thinks he may
be able to throw some little light on the
mysterious collars after he has gone over
his notes carefully and Systematically
arranged them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
ought to work Both way.,


"Your bill is $50 dollars for the four
days." said the hotel clerk, doing some
free hand work on the back of an en-,
velope with lead pencil.
WHAT" screamed the guest, "$2c
for four days?" e ~
Eyes," replied the clerk, Eve dollars
q day, meals and room"
But, look here, didn't eat single
meal in this hotel, only had the
ROOM"
"a Cant help that" responded the
young man behind the diamond front,
"the meals were there in the dining
room; you could have got them il you
had gone after them"
The guest disappeared for an hour
and then he came back. -
II want SIC rebate" he said.
For what?" gasped the stupefied
clerk
For taking my gold watch and
chain out of my ROOM"
But III didn't take your gold watch
and chain out of your ROOM
Didn't you?" said the guest. well.
l can't help that. They were there. -
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
ONE DRINK THAT FAILS HERE.
Arrnck, the Favorite Liquor of the
East Indians, Finds Little De-
maud in United States.

II arrack, the favorite drink Of East
Indians, justified one-half of the praise
of poets and travellers it would not be
selling in the New York market, as It is,
for one dollar a quart, and the demand
for it would long ago have been suf1i-
cient to make arrack drinking a fad.
says the SUM- Few wines or liquors have
been so often, so long or SO generously
extolled as arrack, but though described
as the drink of kings and princes, OF
fairies and magicians, OF warriors and
wanderers, it somehow does not, seem
to take hold" in this country, and prac-
tically the only use found for 1t IL -
a foundation for punch.
The belief ia general. but, though gen
eral, erroneous, that arrack is formed
from the fermentation of cocoanuts, and
it has gained, therefore. the name Of
cocoanut wine. As matter Of fact,
arrack is produced from the areca nut,
or the arrack tree The word is OF
Indian origin, and the term is applied
in most parts Of India and the East In
dies to designate any sort Of spirituous
AIXACh - O1oSAA6 uAoAOA AAOAA
other ardent spirits by Its stimulating
and narcotic properties; its flavor is1pe-
culiar, and it differs considerably in con-
sequence Of the various articles Of which
it is prepared, and the unequal care taken
In it's manufacture.
Batavia or Java arrack Is considered
the best; 1t is obtained by dfstillatfon
from rice and molasses, with only a
small mixture of cocoanut toddy. Ceylon
arrack is invariably made from the veg
etable juice toddy, which flows by in
cision from the cocoanut tree; after the
Juice is fermented it is rectified; some
are Of the opinion that it is equal to Ba-
tavia.
Arrack is white and transparent Pine
apples stepped in 1t impart an exquisite
flavor to the spirit, and by age 1t be-
comes unrivaled for making punch. Sew
eral thousand gallons are sold in this
country for that purpose each year, but
as steady drink 1t has attained no sue
cess. The number Of East Indians in
the United States is insignificant, and
when they drink, they drink rum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17

/. Gentlemen entering this Office Will
please leave the door open.
2. Those having no business will please
call often, remain as long as possible,
take chair, and make themselves COM
Portable.
3. Gentlemen are requested to smoke,
especially during Office hours; Havanas
and newspapers supplied. Expectorate
on the floor, as the spittoons are only
for ornament Sc
4. The money in this Office is not In
means-it is solely to lend. Please note
this. $50
S. Talk loud and whistle. especially
when we are engaged; II this has not
the desired effect, sing.
6. Put your feet on the tables. or
lean on the desks; it will be OF great
assistance to those writing on them.
Z. Gentlemen will please examine our
letters, and jot down the names and
addresses of our customers, particular
~ If they are in the same profession.
8. We are always glad to see old
friends. it will be particularly refresh
ing to receive VISIT and q renewal OF
orders from any former customer who
has passed through the bankruptcy
court and paid us not more than six
pence in the pound. A warm welcome
may be relied on.
9. Having no occupation for our Of
fce-boy. he is entirely at the service
of callers.
10. The following are kept in this Of.
fce for public convenience: A stock Of
umbrellas (silk), all the local newspa-
pers, timetables. bus, tram, and all
other guides and directories; also a
supply of notepaper, envelopes and
stamps.
N Private notepaper for private
letters may also be had IL desired.
II. Should you find our principals
engaged, do not hesitate to interrupt
them. No business can possibly be Of
greater Importance than yours.
IL. II you have the opportunity OF
overhearing any conversation, do not
hesitate to listen. You may gain In
formation which may be useful in the
event of disputes arising.
Is. In case you wish to inspect our
premises, kindly do so during wet
weather. and carry your umbrella with
you; we admire the effect on the floor,
It gives an air of comfort to the estab-
hshment (The umbrella-stand is only
for ornament, and on no account to
De used.) So
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
Plague Driven ONT.

The United States army has driven
out the plague from the Philippines as
effectively as it cleared Cuba of yellow
interrupted war on rats ard filth for
seven months brought victory A
bounty was paid for rats alive or dead.
each being tagged with its address, SO
that il microscopic examination of 1t
showed plague the house from which
1t came could be disinfected or burned.
OF the 10000 rats caught s0.66G were
examined and 242 were found to he suf-
fering from the plague.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
MANGoEs IN PORTO RICO.
w.rtt That In Popular Ia che Tt op1c
May Become Profitable In
the United States.

"rhe great popularity Of the mango
among the natives OF the tropics, VINO
in most places prefer the fruit 70 the
orange or banana, recently led the nlteo
States department of agriculture to study
the mango with view Of ascertalnlne
whether it might not be made popular
among the people Of the United states
as the orange and banana. Great guam
titles of .mangoes are grown In Por'o
Rico, and it occurred to the department.
that If the fruit would find favor among
the American people, profitable indus
try might be started on the island IN ex-
porting mangoes to the United states.
says a writer in the National Geographic
Magazine. Mr.. G. N. Collins. q a2eclai-
list of the department, was dispatched to
Porto Rico to Investigate the question.
He found the mango one of the most
common fruits In the island. and dur
ing the season when it is ripe, May to
August, eaten In larger quantities than
any others, with the possible exception
of the banana, which is used mere as .
vegetable and cooked in one fern or
other. Unfortunately, most OF the man
goes at present grown In Porto Rico are.
however, too fibrous and coarse 10 ever
The best varieties, which are rich and
delicate, are scarce at present; but Mr..
Collins believes that in avery short time
with more care in the cultivation of the
tree and with the Introduction OF sew vac
rieties of the mango, great quantities OF
the finest fruit can be grown and shipped
to this country. He believes that the
fruit would soon become immensely
popular and equal If not surpass in pop
ularity, both the orange and the banana"
IF an effort similar to that which
brought the banana into favor in the
United States could place an adequate
supply of good mangoes before the pub
lie, there is no apparent reason Why this
new tropical fruit should not regeat the
history of it's popular predecessor. Good
mangoes are produced in America. but as
yet in such small quantity that few per-
sons have had anyopportunity 70 taste
any but inferior fruit. Sample lots Of
are frequently shipped to the northern
markets. and have doubtless done much
to hinder the growth of their tsade. A
first impression is very lasting. and first
Impressions of the mango. based on such
fruit, are likely to be anything bnt favor
able. AS an example. mangoes are fire.
quently to be found in the Washington
market. but we have neverseen one that
could be called good. even in compare
son with the Porto Rican fruit.
This impression will doubtless be
difficult to- dispel; but II realty good
mangoes could be placed on the markets.
their increase in popular faver would
be certain and the growing of mangoes
might become profitable pursuit"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
PRODUCTS OF HAWAII.
Bean and Vanilla Among the
Most Promising.

It has been discovered tina! Hawaii
is the only place where Egyptian cot
ton will grown, besides its native
country. The Egyptian cotton COM
mands a much higher price than the
ordinary kind because 1t has twisted
threads and mixes well with silk. The
ordinary variety Of .cotton also grows
well in the islands. but twill be side
tracked if the Egyptian can be made
a success, says a report fEom the
islands. 6s
More attention also Is being paid to
the cultivation of the nanIoc. from
which cassava starch is made The
plant or shrub grows like weeds in the
islands and it's further cultivation
promises an important new industry
for Hawaii. A mill has already been
started on one of the other islands. at
Lihue, Kauai, for the manufacture Of
the root into starch. but it is ased now
only for the local trade. The inten-
ton is to make the starch IN quanti-
ties large enough for export The ag-
sricultural department at Washington
has made chemical tests of the starch
and finds that it is much better than
potato starch for either food or textile
purposes. An offer has beer received
from eastern manufacturers for any
quantity Of the manioc starch at three
and one-half cents per pound An acre
Of land yields ton of starch and 1t
can be grown without care. H
More attention is also being given
now to the cultivation Of the castor
oil bean and the vanilla plant Both
grow we'll here and the production OF
both these staple articles will probably
be increased in the near future.
Along with the development Of other
island industries the newly created
territorial board of agriculture intends
to take steps for the propagation of
forest trees and the protection of for
ests. At the request of the board, DIR.
Pinchot. head Of the forestry bureau
in Washington. has agreed to super
wise the work in Hawaii. and has sent
out ". w. Hall. Of the department. to
plan forestry work in the Islands San
dalwood and koa, which ofce formed
articles of export. are extinct. Few
of the valuable native woods can now
be found, and it is doubtful il they
can ever be replaced.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
PARROT TAUGHT TO THINK.
How Reasoning Power Was Devel.
0ped i'm q Highly Intelligent
Bird In Paris.

M. PIERRE Hachet Souplet, writing In
the Paris Press on the intelligence OF
birds and animals, relates remarkable
accomplishment on the part of a par
rot. He admits that the bird was an
exceptionally clever specimen, and he
considers its achievement indicates the
high water mark Of psychical possible
tiles as far as parrots are concerned.
He had taught Polly to use the words
"cupboard'' and ladder" and as he
climbed the ladder he had succeeded in
inducing the bird to articulate the word
Climb" Every day when the bird was
brought into the laboratory smallcup-
board was opened and Polly helped her
self to hempseed. One day, however, in
stead Of the cupboard being placed where
she could reach it, it was hauled up near
.he ceiling, and the ladder was placed
among several other articles in the cor
ner of the room. a
The question to be decided was wheth-
,r the bird. seeing that the cupboard was
out Of M. Hachet Souplet's reach, would
have sufficient intelligence to use words
it knew in their proper sequence. The
first days experiment was failure. The
parrot screeched Cupboard" Cup
board" beating its wings and biting the
bars of it's cage in anger. but it got no
farther. That day the bird received mil
let, which it did not care for; the
hempseed, which it was very fond of,
being locked up in the cupboard
Next day Polly was in greater tenn
per than ever, and after desperate eff
fort to break through the bars Of her
cage she finally caught sight of the cup
board near the ceiling. Instantly came
the words: Observation-Disclosures, =
and, Polly having learned her lesson,
the cupboard was brought down. and
she was rewarded with some hempseed.
NJ. Hachet Souplet looked upon this
incident as a proof of the association Of
Ideas in the birds mind, as no one had
ever taught the parrot the phrase she
created
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
PINEAPPLE CLOTH.
Zine Fabric from Fruit Fiber Ma0e
with Primitive Tools by
the FilipinOs.

There are in the Philippine islands
great profusion of plants OF many
varieties and almost 400 kinds OF
trees. The natives, in their simple
mode of living, have found use for a
number of these. Cotton and hemp
are used in the manufacture OF cloth
ing. and that. too, with considerable
skill, no ,withstanding the primitive
machinery used The Philadelphia
North American says that there is not
a loom moved by steam in all the
islands. although there are thousands
of primitive looms which the women
work by hand.
Necessity has ever been productive
of invention, even among savages. and
the necessity for something little
finer in texture than cotton or hemp,
and withal little more pleasing to
the eye, led the native Filipino to cast
his eye about him for such material,
and resulted in his discovering the
many good qualities of the delicate
but strong fiber of the pineapple.
The pima" gauze, although made
largely Of pineapple spikes, is as airy
as chiffon, and possesses the iridescent
glimmer of butterfly's wing. It seems
marvellous as a fairy tale that q lot
of little brown barbarians, with primi-
tive tools and prickly pineapple tops,
should fashion these rivals to the
finest weaves from the latest improved
factories of France --ss As "
The first step in the manufacture is
the selection and packing of the pine
apple leaves. The best leaves only are
chosen. These are made into convent
ent packages enclosed in leaves Of a
larger and coarser kind, and having
been tied firmly, are placed in the bed
of running stream with heavy stones
over them to prevent them from being
| washed away.
After remaining in the water for
two or three days, they are drawn out
and exposed for a short time to the
sun and air. Every piece is closely in
spected to ascertain whether it has
| been sufficiently affected by the opera
ton. II not, the sarne process is gone
VVeI again uulll 8luG SuUSlduCG Ii III
state OF decomposition. This is done
to separate the threads from the cellu.
lose and lignose fiber, and to clean
them from the sap. gum and other for
eign substances The threads are very
fine. and vary in color from white
to deep cream-yellow and grayis1
| white.
The whole is then beaten with .
rude sort of mallet. made Of hard
wood, and marked on the faces with
grooves like a fluting-machine. By
keeping it moist with water while the
beating Is going on, the separate
threads finally are blended into one
mass, and after this stage is reached
1t is simple matter to reduce the tex,
| ture to any desired thickness.
The fibers, after being separated
from the vegetable pulp and thorough.
~ cleaned, are dried and spun, ther
woven on simple hand looms The
plain cloth is finished first, and then
the figures are stamped on it with
blocks. and afterward worked or en-
brOi1ered nv hand sR&2G
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
Philippine Egg Test.

Many Cinnamon frequent Philippine
markets and are good patrons. as many
have restaurants and need large sup
plies. They drive as keen q bargain
as the Filipino himself. He usually buys
a number of eggs and always carries
with hin, to market small tin pail full
of water to test their usefulness II the
egg falls to the bottom OF the pail it is
good; II 1t rises to the top it is bad, and
IL refused, only to be carefully wiped OF
by the vendor and put back in stock e
catch customer without the pail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
The Good Red Grouse.

Besides his many other claims to dis
tinction, the good red grouse" has one
which is often forgotten. He is the one
vertebrate creature peculiar to the Brit
ish Isles. All the rest of our fauna 10
duplicated elsewhere, and even his
cousin, the black cock, has foreign re-
lations. But the true grouse exists no.
where in the world except within the
United Kingdom, and considering what
q noble game bird he Is, how hardy and
plucky, and how magnificent in his
fight. the fact is really something to be
proud of.-LondOn Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-17
Warning Him.

Rcginald-No, I'll 60 or the same
door came in. You know, they say
Miss Rose-Better take the side
door, Reggy. You know it'll be worse
luck to run across my father.-Chicago
Daily News.