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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16
CROMWELLS BIBLE.

Mr. c. A. Cromwell of Port. Stanley,
Ont, has in his possession a Bible which
is 312 years old "a fact which in itself
is enough to make the book remarkable,
but the history of the volume is still
more remarkable. The Bible was owned
by Oliver Cromwell, the Protector. and is
in all likelihood the one reau by him TO
his soldiers during the English civil wars
Of the SEVENTEEN century The present
owner is a descendant of the great Oil
yer. For generations the old Bible has
been treasured in the family as an heir
loom. There is a tradition in the Crom-
well family that the Bible was owned by
divers father before it passed into the
hands of the Protector.
The old Bible was printed in 1891. and
presents all the characteristics of the
sixteenth century books. 1t is 1emo
volume. bound in leather and is nearly
three inches thick. Evidently the book
binders of that day made their books
with very weak backs, for that portion
of the old Bible is so doubled 3nd bent
that the back edges Of the cover touch
each other thus throwing the 'front.' OF
the pages in the middle of the volume,
half an inch out beyond the covers edge.
The lining OF the cover is coarse canvas.
divers thumbs and the thumbs of Crom-
wells following have left eloquent marks
on the old volume
Notwithstanding the great age of the
Bible. it has nearly as many supposed
modern improvements as the latest OK
ford The edges of the pages are border
ed with columns of reference notes in the
style current today These marginal notes
are not so numerous. however .as in
modern Bible Between the Old and New
Testaments are the Apocrypha and at
the close of the New Testament is a
subject index. Perhaps the most curl
GUS part of the volume is the metrical
arrangement of the Psalms with which
it closes
The preface to this part of the work
states that the Psalms were collected into
English metre by Thomas Storms, John
brew. with suitable notes to sing them.
The notes are diamond-shaped and are
arranged on a staff OF five lines having
a cleft not unlike the modern tenor. Each
a cleft not unlike the modern tenor. Each
note is. open, and the stem when used
proceeds from the apex of one diamond.
The Bible was brought to the United
States in 1850 by Benjamin Cromwell,
great uncle of its present owner. During
the war of 1S6o-e5 he was in Charleston.
S. c., where it was kept buried for four
years in the ground by Mr.. Cromwelrs
father for fear the bluecoats would get
it,
The metrical arrangement of the Psalms
contains a title page which states that
the volume was printed Cum privileges
regis Maiestatis."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16
SPOON MADE BY KING PETER

Angeline Nixon Bates. daughter Of W.
o Bates Of woodruff Place. has a spoon
which was made by Peter the rev King
Of servia- II was sent 10 Angeline.
year or more ago By Mrs. Alfred Stead.
formerly Miss Bussey OF this city, during
her trip around the world During
visit 20 Paris Mrs. Stead met Prince
Peter saw his studio. and adniriag
spoon which the Prince had made. she
decided upon II as a present fer her !i;ils
friend. She wrote 20 Mr. ard Mrs. Bates
the story OF her yisi, to the Princes STU
do. intlmating that. for the time Being.
AZ least. he was IN financial straits. and
that spoon making was not altogether
pa slime art xi;h him
The spoon IS OF duh heavy silver. ana
extremely odd and graceful IN sbsps The
howl resembles ore corner OF a conreD-
.sonaiized sheT. with rasiating HoeS On
the back. The handle Il twisted some
what Ike a vine. ard zc the end ihere i
. flower and seed design suEgeslzg tie
lotus. TIE cover n which tne sSooa cane
xas evidently the work % Prince Peer.
also. II - leather stamped n d~s 81
similar 20 THAT % the spoon. and eesTi7s
n ore corner his nonoErsn--Inciznsss
ia News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16

fact than popular idea that Alaska .
a snow covered waste As a matter of
fact, one can travel from one end of the
Yukon to the other in summer and never
see snow. On the contrary, one Will see a
tangue of luxuriant delicacies, large for
ests and such delicacies wild raspber-
ries and red currants, huckleberries and
cranberries In profusion. In places the
grass grows as high as a mans Shout
ders.
THE greatest mystery to most people is
the climate of Ala ska. Cherishing a
vague idea of a barren waste of snow
and ice, it comes as a rude shock to learn
that it is very much like Pennsylvania in
summer and winter, while cold in the
north, peculiarly mild in the south, so
mild that from Sitka 1000 miles west the
mean winter temperature is very much
like that of the city OF Washington.
"Of course. in a region of such vast ex-
tent as Alaska, stretching as it does far
Their east and west than from New York
10 San Francisco, and farther north and
south than from the Gulf TO the Great
Lakes there is naturally a great diver
SLY VI Lie pcCunoi ALOO4AE ms
influence along the whole southern coast
fer 1000 miles is the Japanese current,
which tempers this region in the same
way as il does California, Oregon. Wash
ington and British Columbia.
Over vast areas of the interior the
summer is warm and delightful and yese-
tation grows with an almost seini-tropical
luxuriance There are millions of birds,
The winter in the interior is cold, clear,
and exhilarating. much the same as in the
Dakotas and Manitoba. In the interior
long distances are travelled in winter by
the dog trains, which will travel farther
and faster than horses; but while this
method of transportation has admirably
served scattered pioneers. what is most
urgently needed is railroads in all parts
of Alaska. They are Indispensable and
imperative and would prove immensely
profitable enterprises. 1t is peculiar that
capital should be timid about construct
ing these lines. considering that every
mile that has thus far been built has
more than paid for itself in a year.
Alaska can no more reach it's destined
development without railroads than could
the great territory east and west of the
Mississippi. What could these sections be
today without railroads? Even Pennsyl-
vania would be hopeless
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16

trail off this section. It's mine for keeps.
and I'm here to stay"
Jackson had a Winchester that he -four
ished threateningly TO emphasize his re-
marks The crack of Colts was heard.
and the pumpkin roller and Winchester
tumbled into the ditch. While in his
death agony Jackson had chance TO
hear the derisive words of the foreman:
You're right, pardner; you're right.
You're here TO stay till hell burns you
out"
Today that grave by the side Of the
irrigating ditch is pointed out to stran-
gers as the ranch of the pumpkin roll
err who had come to stay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16
VALUABLE PIECE OF ROPE
Is Part Of That Used in American
Yacht Reliance

sam V. Day. who travels for the Nc
turned recently from an eight months
visit in the east brought with him piece
OF the cable made for the mainssil Of
the Reliance. the yacht that IS soon 10
compete with shamrock III He secured
the piece OF cable In New Bedford, Conn.
where the cable was made. The whole
cable is 40 feet long and weighs 81
pounds. The piece OF the cable which
Mr. Day secured has been placed on
exhibition in the window Of ]. H Hobbs
music store on north main street
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16

New YORK church that ke~Ps si'e1cs
respectsag Ets wealth y TIC D1icn CO
le<iste. rhlef l. reputst 70 sAse Al n
come from Investments o. sss9aa rear
Trinity las an Eaeone froz - Invest
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16

On his visit 20 th- English kinF. TIE
French President Vas escorted y \ sQ'4ac
Of Irish policemen. heated - seo''issi
bau5 r,syfnx German nuEsc.-sF2sh.nstoa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16

California Is called the Golden State but
In the last census year the value OF it's
fruit was nearly twice that II its god
The miners dug sI5.Is7. $50 from the hills
the frui;-growers cosxed 81. Isl. 500 from
their trees and vines Incidentally Cali
fornia wheat was worth more than her
Geld. and 50 Ka her hay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16
Wichita. Kan. August Is. isaa

The strip Of lard forty feet Sice o.
tween the graveyard Of Trinity Church
New York City, and an alley has been sod
for Ss.sz each Broadway front foot The
plot upon which Trinity Parish Church
stands exclusive Of the church Itself. .
now considered 30 Be worth Sl-'o 20
while the total value Of lover Broadway
property in ~ oS Trinity parish . S<.-
90. ga
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16
What Is This Mysterious
Vital Fluid of Life?
Who Is This Wizard That DumbfOundS the Doctors and
Startes Two Continents by a Series OF the Most
Remarkable Miracle-CureS Known Since
the Beginning of the Christian Era?

Can 1t Be That at Last We Have Found the Wonder
tut Vital Fluid, the Real Force or Essence of Life
Which has been the Dream of the Chemist and
the Goal of,the Learned Medical Professor
of All Ages?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16

Dr. Jacksone Heals Are Turned
Away Those Who Write Him Seem Receive the Same
Benefits Those Who Call Person He Sends His
Mysterious Preparation Express All Parts OF the
World He Absolutely Refuses Accept Single
Cent OF Pay Unless His Treatment Succeeds.
Then You Pay Him What You Like Be
You'd the Actual Cost OF His Remedies.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-16
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
CRITICAL AT coNsTANTINoPLE.
Minister Leishman Says Powers Are
LANDING Men.

Washington, Sept. 5.-Minister
Leishman has cabled the state de-
partment that owing to the disturbed
conditions in Constantinople, an addi-
tional Kavaass, or detective force, had
been stationed at the American lega-
ton. This action was taken on the
suggestion of the Turkish govern
ment, which has assured the American
minister that it will use every precau-
ton to protect all foreigners, but has
warned the different embassies and le-
cations that it would be we'll to
strengthen the force inside the build
ings.
In case a necessity develops it is
possible that the Turkish government
will be requested to allow the United
States to send a detachment of
marines from the squadron which Is
expectedto arrive at Beirut today. The
United States has no authority to send
a warship through the Dardanelles,
and would have to have the consent of
Turkey and also that of other Euro
pean powers to do so. Minister Leish-
man, in his cablegram, informed the
department that a number of govern
ments have landed marines In Con-
stantinople for the protection of the
embassies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
FALLING WALLS KILL TWO.
Two Story Brick Building at vinton
Collapses Without Warning.

Cedar Rapids, Sept. 5.-A two-story
brick building in process of modern
izing, collapsed without warning at
Vinton yesterday while the streets
'IsqlgI uosuqor meIII!M' :pBep eqL
The dead: William Johnson, lather;
buried in debris, and an unknown man,
body not yet recovered The injured:
George Pitts, plumber, leg broken and
internal injuries, possibly fatal; w. H.
Bowen, plasterer, buried in debris, will
recover; Fred Dake and AL Fisher,
painters, thrown from ladders and
struck by debris, injuries not danger
Gus.
The unknown man was a young
farmer, who was seen walking along
the side of the building an instant be-
fore it fell, and has not yet been found.
The collapsed portion of the building
was 25x80 feet, two stories high, in
the lower part of which was Quinn's
grocery store. The clerks and custo-
mers all escaped with slight injuries.
The noise of the falling building was
heard all over the town and the cloud
of dust was so dense that it was fully
fifteen minutes before the work of
rescue could be commenced.
The owner of the building is A. G..
Parsons, a jeweler. The building rep
resented his savings of life time.
His loss is irreparable and he was so
Frustrated that he had to be carried
to his home.
1t was hours before the body of
Johnson was reached. 1t is believed
he was instantly killed. He leaves a
wife and daughter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
AUSTRIAN SHIP BLOWN UP.
Twenty-Five Persons Perish as Re-
suit of Destruction of Vaskapu.


suit of Destruction of Vaskapu.
Constantinople, Sept. 3.-Three ex-
plosions occurred yesterday on the
Austrian steamer Vaskapu soon after
leaving the Bulgarian port of Burgas
enroute for Constantinople, by which
twenty-nine persons persisted The
vessel caught fire and had to be
beached.
A telegram conveying this news
was received by the agent here of the
Hungarian Levant line, to which the
Vaskapu belongs.
The telegram said the Vaskapu
has been destroyed in the Black sea.
The captain and officers of the
steamer and six of her crew were
killed, a total of twenty-nine lives
being lost.
The Vaskapu shipped for Varna,
Bulgaria, and after calling at Burgas,
was steaming through the Black sea
to Constantinople when three explo-
sions took place on board.
The deck of the vessel took fire
and she had to be run ashore at Mis-
ivria bay, eighteen miles north of Bur-
gas, where she is still burning.
The Vaskapu belonged to the Hun
garian Levant Steamship company of
Fiume, Austria, and has been engaged
in the sea service. She was built in
Newcastle in 1891, and was steamer
of 1,076 tons. She was 260 feet long
and thirty-six feet beam, and depth
of 1863 feet.
London, Sept. 3.-In dispatch
from Vienna, reporting the destruc-
ton of the steamer Vaskapu in the
Black sea, the opinion is expressed
that the Bulgarian revolutionists
were responsible for the explosions
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
HAS 10000 RARE BUGS
But Iowa City Professor Worked Hard
For Them.

Iowa City, September 3.-Prof. Hen
ry F. Wickham, professor Of entomo-
logy, at the State University Of Iowa,
has returned home fscr. e. triumphant
eleven weeks tour of the blazing des-
ert at the Great Basin.
Day after day, without food and wa
ter. day at a time. he sought rare
beetles and other insects in the salt
and soda lakes of that district
He covered thousands of miles, in
all, and again and again pursued his
Investigations where no entomologist
had ever before set foot.
AS result of his sacrifice of peace
and comfort, he secured 10000 speci-
mems, and among them were many
absolutely new to the scientific world.
The University of Iowa will be the
gamer by Prof. Wickham's researches
and privations, for the collections will
prove of inestimable value to the Iowa
museum, but the world of science at
large will also profit, inasmuch as the
information he toiled and sacrificed
for will be duly puDlished-and it will
be-in part-entirely new to entomo-
logists in every land. #'.
Inc Investigations ana discoveries
made by the Iowan have fostered and
endorsed the theory which he has
strongly advocated, and for which he
has labored long-that the distribu-
ton of insects in the Great Basin to-
day is largely determined by the geo.
logical formations connected with the
great ancient lakes, Bonneville and La
hontan.
This theory was sustained the past
summer although Prof. Wickham, to
accomplish his purpose, was compell-
ed to walk over an arid desert, across
which horses could not travel-and
on the burning sands Of which scorp-
ion could be broiled to death in less
than 80 seconds-a desert on which
the thermometer registered 119 de-
grees in the shade-if the word
shade" is not a misnomer.
The result of part of his investiga-
lions was told by request, to the San
Francisco Entomological club, in
scholarly paper, on his return to civili-
cation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
THIEF CAUGHT AT DIES MONIES
Burton Miller Stole $1,000 From a
Farmer at Fontanelle and Had a
Big Time In Des Moines During
State Fair Week.

Des Moines, September 3.-With
almost 81, 900 which he stole from John
Scofield of Fontanelle, Iowa, Burton
Miller, a young man nineteen years
Of age, has been having the time of
his life in Des Moines the past week
of the state fair Schoield, who lost
the money, had no faith in banks, and
always keeps his wealth about his
home, sealed up in tin cans, boxes and
bureau drawers. Miller and his ac-
complete in the robbery secured the
$1,000 by using can-opener upon a
strong tin box in which Schofeld had
placed the money. Detective George
Yeager, who arrested Miller at the
corner of Sixth and Grand avenue, has
secured full and complete confession,
not only of the crime committed, but
of the disposition of the larger part
of the money. The local detective, in
company with Constable w. F. Nc
Campbell, who was in the city all day
Tuesday, have secured the return Of
$3.50 of the stolen money. The money
had been dealt out as presents to Mil
ler's friends and in several cases to
chance acquaintances.
John Schofield is one of the wealthy
citizens of Adair county. He is aged,
and resides a good deal of the time
with his son-in-law in Fontanelle.
For many years he had a prejudice
against banks and has boarded up his
wealth in his home. Being the owner
of several valuable properties in Fon-
tanelle, Schofield has steadily acquired
a small fortune which he has kept hid
about his home. Several days ago the
aged gentleman went to Wisconsin for
a visit, leaving his gold in charge of
his son-in-law While the son-in-law
and his wife were away from the house
an entrance was effected through a
cellar window by Burton Miller and
an accomplice, and the $1,000 secured
from an old tin box. The box was
securely locked and sealed and the
thieves were compelled to open it with
a can opener. Unfortunately the rob-
bers left evidence of the work behind.
When the son-in-law returned to the
house he found that the box had been
opened. He had not known of the
amount of money in the box, but sur
missed that it was several hundred dol
lars. Instead Of parading the loss
through the neighborhood the matter
was quietly told to the constable. Nc
Campbell ascertained that young Mil
Ter had left the village the night fol-
lowing the robbery and he determined
to follow the young fellow
At Creston young Miller spent the
first of his illgotten gain by purchas-
ing watch and chain and $3.50 ring.
The watch and chain cost $25. He
then came on to Des Moines to see
the great Iowa State Fair. He squan-
dered a large portion of the money
buying anything that he desired. and
loaned large sums to friends. Much
of the money loaned has been re-
pOvarod
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
FOOD ADuLTERATIoN
Result of Pure Food Experiment by
DR., Weenns,

Ames, Sept. ga move toward the
suppression of food adulteration and
towards securing the passage Of pure
food laws in Iowa was made some
time ago by the state department of
agriculture. The action taken was
the appointing of committee 20 make
tests of various articles of food now
on the market to determine their pur-
ity. The committee appointed includ-
ed the Hon. S. b. Packard, DR.. ]. b.
Weems of Ames and Mr.. w. j. Wragg.
Prof. Weems, station chemist at
Ames, began some chemical tests of
vinegars, baking powders, jellies, cat
sups, mustards, preserves, soups,
breakfast foods, and other similar
articles now sold on the market. 1t
was considered necessary to the pas
sage of pure food laws that the in
furious authorizations, If any existed
in such foods, should be shown. Not
only the consumer, but the grocery
man, also suffers from adulterated
food. For example, about &c per cent
of the vinegar of commerce which
is sold for pure cider vinegar was
found to be impure. The grocers
claim to buy it for cider vinegar and
clim that in many cases the jobber
himself is deceived.
Following are the results of some of
the tests. There are three chief kinds
of baking powder. OF these all con-
tain soda and filler, the latter being
composed of starch and flour. The
distinctive characteristics of the three
kinds are that cream of tartar pow
der contains cream of tartar, alum
powder contains alum and phosphate
powder contains phosphate. The adul-
iteration usually consists in substitute
ing alum or phosphate for the more
expensive cream of tartar and selling
all as cream of tartar baking powder.
Gypouim or starch is also used as the
adulteration forming a more injurious
food.
Jellies were another food tested.
Most articles of commerce of this ma
ture were found to consist of some
cheap, poor quality of fruit to which
was added corn syrup or glucose, fla
voring and coloring matter. Often
even the flavoring and coloring is neg
lected. A half dozen glasses of the
same brand labeled as different jel-
lies could have been taken from the
same bucket so exact were they in
color and taste. The better jellies are
highly favored to initiate the real
article. In fact, both jellies and cat
sups are often colored in excess of
the natural product. They have a
very pleasing color that the home
product does not have. In cooking
the color to some extent disappears
and accordingly the housewife cannot
give to her home made product of the
pure unadulterated fruit the highly
pleasing color of the commercial ar
ticle.
DR.. Weems' test next considered
will be along the line of breakfast
foods.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-10
STRUCK WIFE WITH AN Ak.
Jens Paulson, Thought to Be Dement,
ed, Commits Brutal Assault.

Boone, Sept. 3.-Jens Paulson, a
farmer, committed a brutal assault
upon his wife yesterday afternoon,
striking her on the head with an ak
and nearly killing her. She is now
at her home, two miles west of Miner
al Ridge, in this county, in precari-
Gus condition, and will probably die.
There is great excitement among
the inhabitants of the little mining
town of Frazer, which is in that vicin-
ity, and many hard threats of ven
geance are heard. The deputy sherih
and police have gone from this city
to arrest Paulson, who, it is now be-
lieved, Is demented and unaccount-
able for his rash act. He Is, however,
a desperate man and about year ago
was shot in the leg by a Boone
officer, from whom he was trying to
accaDa