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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
SIGNS OF SUPERSTITION.
Some Remarkable Ones ShosUn TN
National Museum.

Washington. April SpeciaD.-The greatest
geniuses in the world were superstitious. and .
study Of the exhibit at the National Museum Illus
trating medical black art. primitive practice OF
medicine and ornens of I'll and good luck VIII Be
sufficient to convince the most soeptcsi that
learned and ignorant alike throughout the world
civilized and heathen-have their own peculiar BE-
liefs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10

Aside from its benefits from the agricultural point
OF view. this obliging fountain presents pretty
spectacle when IN operation.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10

be cured II the parents will tie small sack, con-
tanning jaw tooth of dog, powdered sulphur,
gum camphOr and dried onion around It's neck
Couture bags used by the VOudOO negroes OF the
Southern States guaranteed to cure every III,
and cut open specimen reveals a piece OF req
flannel chicken bone rusty nail, nSh scales slit,
small red stone and brass button-such an assOrI-
ment Shakespeare puts into his witches caul-
dron, they brewed in darkness and tempest
FIllet OF 4 fenny snake
Eye OF newt and toe OF frog,
Wool OK bat OF deg.
Adders fork and blind worms sting.
Lizards leg and owlets wing.
A England remedy for teething children IS
to a small sack Of Jobs tears around the
neck and the seed Of the same is good for sore
throat and diphtheria. Old and young in Maine
ana other States believe that a nutmeg
pierced and hung string around the neck VIII
prevent boils. Group and neuralgia. The effect OF
a charm made of q Connecticut wooden nutmeg IS
not given In Michigan and Minnesota a dOubls
cedar knot IS carried in the pocket to ward on
rheuma tism and govt.
There is every evidence that the more ignorant
the people the prolific in superstitious beliefs,
working Of charms" good and evil omens etc;
The advance Of. education and enlsh tenment will
which have been handed down from Biblical days.
The collection shows that to. part of the cOun-
try, To nationality. is superstition and belief
In the black confined. but IN ere may be found
OutCroppings through the world. savage and CIV
ilized Classic traditions have been brought TO
this country from every part OF Europe AMI Asia.
but American born plant lore and black art par
takes OF practical character. even II It does not
pan out as practical.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
THE CIRCUS CHAPLAIN.

Continued from eighth page.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
Important Freight Ruling.

Denver. March. s.-Judge Booth NJ.
Malone in the District Court has de-
cided that a railroad claim agent is
not the arbiter OF all the disputes over
excessive freight charges, as the COM
panies have been claiming for many
years. There is law on tho books
saying in effect that all such differ
ences shall be laid before the claim
agent; but yesterday Judge Malone
ruled that an aggrieved party could go
into court direct without any consider
alton OF the claim agent.
This ruling was given in the case of
the South Platte Canal and Reservoir
Company, which is suing the Colorado
u Southern railroad for excessive
freight charges on stun hauled to the
Cheesman dam. The railroad hoped to
sustain q demurrer on the ground that
tho reservoir company had not pre-
sented its claim to the claim agent and
therefore had not complied with the
law. But the court held that the courts
Of the state are greater than claim
hRent
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
Postoffiee Investigation.

Washington. March S,-Another
chapter in the postofficc investigation
OF last summer was revealed yesterday
when Chairman Overstrect Of tho
House committee on postoffces and
postroads laid before the House OF
Representatives closely.printed doc
ument OF 2lS pages, recounting the in.
stances on fle In the Postofice Do
partment in which members OF the
Senate and House OF Representatives
have used their influence with the off,
cials OF the Postoffice Department with
more or less success. to secure In,
creases in salaries OF postmasters. ad-
ditIonal clerk hire and advantageous
leases Of buildings for postofiice pur-
poses.
Some Of the transactions involving
members OF Congress records In tho
report are held to be technical viola
tons OF tho statutes; others arc pro
nounced by members who havo read
the report as clearly censurable. while
in the majority OF cases It is held that
members in making their recommend.
ations to the department expected
nothing not In harmony with tho rules
and practices OF the department
Two cases are set forth in which
members Of Congress own buildings
which are leased to the government
for postoffice purposes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
Boys Should Work.

J. p. Doilivcr. United States senator
from Iowa. recently delivered an
hours address In Plymouth church.
Brooklyn. hiiinE the pulpit usually oc-
cupicd by the Rev. DIR. Newell. Dwight
Hills.
Tho senator's subject was "The
Republic and the Spirit OF Patriotism"
and he spoke Of the poor boy as tho
most important factor In the making
of tho Republic.
I'm not wasting my sympathy on
tho children Of the poor" he said.
what little sympathy I have I will
give TO the children OF the rich.
IF you have 100000 and give II to
boy To start him out In life. no
1ocsn't start. I suggest keeping that
hundred thousand and that boy apart:
Il will be better for the boy. and as
the facts seem to prove. better for tho
hundred thousand"
THE real American type. with its
background OF poverty. discipline and
hard work was characteristic Of every
President OF the United States" he
continued. "sincc Washington. and
could have been sad of W. J. Bryan II
he had been elected"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11

Washington. March 9.-Thc senate
committee on privileges and elections
yesterday In an investigation Of the
protests against Senator Reed Smoot
Of Utah brought out n variety OF tcsti.
mony. OF which the most sensational
was that given by Francis n. Lyman.
president OF the twelve apostles OF the
Mormon church. and the man chosen
to be successor of President Smith.
His admissions were similar to those
previously made by MIR. Smith pertain.
Ing to the church government. lie IL
more free Of speech than the president
Of the church. and his testimony.
though not materially differing. caused
several OF the apostles present TO
shake their heads at the Witness for
the purpose of compelling more diScrc'
ton In answering questions. Mr.. Ly.
man Is anEulnriy built. his face !s GOV.
cred with growth OF buShy red whis.
kcrs. and his speech is blunt. Four
witnesses were on the stand to-day.
They were Mrs. Kennedy. her mother.
Mrs. Matthews. Charles Merrill. the
son OF Apostle Merrill. and Mr.. Lyman.
Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy resumed
the stand to-day In the Senator Reed
Smoot case. before the senate commit
tec Nt'SAloHrs
worthinHton. for the defense. contin.
ucd cross.cxamination OF the witness.
and inquired rs to the reasons for her
marriage being consummated Mt
Juarcz. Mexico. instead OF Mt the Nor
mon settlement at Dinz. where she
lived. She said she knew Of no rca.
son. and had no information regarding
an attempt to have the ceremony per-
formed elsewhere She said shc did
not tell anyone that the man to whom
she was to be married had another
wife. and SO far as she knew those per-
forming the ceremony did not know
the marriage was to be plural one.
Later Mr.. worthington asked Mrs.
Kennedy II she did not know that ap-
plication had been made TO Apostle
Teasdale and that he had refused TO
conduct or to authorize the plural
marriage.
a - 4
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
PROPHET SMITH
NOT A POLYGAMlST

Washington. March 9.-Chairman
Burrows of the Senate committee on
privileges and elections. has received
from E. F. Shupe. president. and A. E.
Tabor. secretary OF the Eastern Colo
RADIO Conference. reorganized Church Of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. a tel
egram denying the testimony of Jo-
seph F.. Smith. president of the Nor
mon Church. that Joseph Smith. Jr..
was the originator OF the doctrine OF
polygamy.
Chairman Burrows has caused sub
poenas to be issued for Messrs. Shupe
and Tabor. The telegram to Senator
Burrows declares rs untrue the state
ment OF President Smith that revela-
tons commanding polygamy were first
given to Joseph Smith, Jr. 1t asserts
that Brigham Young alone is RESPONSE
BILE for that "pernicious doctrine" and
that the polygamy religion was intro
duced first by Brigham Young in 1852.
nearly mine years after the death of
Joseph Smith, who never had but one
wife"
The telegram continues: state
ments to the contrary are false. Ask
Smith to show any children from any
Of the alleged plural wives of the first
Joseph Smith. The courts have de-
creed that the Utah Mormon Church
Is not like the church organized by Jo-
seph Smith and that the first Mormon
Church's successor is the reorganized
Latter Day Saints. headquarters at
Lamont. Iowa. consisting of thousand
honorable members who do not believe
In. nor practice polygamy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
MORMON CHURCH
STILL POLYOAMOUS

Washington. March 8.-After hav'
Ing Joseph +. Smith. president OF the
Mormon church. on the stand for near
ly Ave hours yesterday. before the Sen
ate committee on privileges and elec-
tions. which 10 investigating the right
OF Reed Smoot to ait as . Senator. both
the prosecution and the defense an.
nounced that they were through with
him and another witness was called
This was Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy.
who told some secrets OF the Mormon
church. which II not broken down. will
prove as important as the statements
Of President Smith that he and other
officials have been persistently cohab.
itinE with plural wives In violation OF
tho law.
Mrs. Kennedy said she was married
BY Brigham Young. an apostle OF the
church. to James Francis johnson. q
poiygamist. since tho manifesto Of
1890. and that she has had two chill.
dren by that husband. The marriage
was performed In Mexico. according to
the witness. at the home OF high Of
ficial OF the church.
When the hearing opened yesterday.
Senator Dubois put into the record the
census figures for Utah. taken In 1890.
to show that instead OF only three or
four per cent. In polygnmy. as Mr.
Smith had said In reply. there were
about 23k per cent. OF the Mormon
population Of an age enabling them to
be poiygamists who were living In .
state OF polygamy In 1890. Senator
Dubois gave Il as his opinion that there
has been no material reduction In the
number Of polygamists since 1890.
President Smith was questioned as
to the process OF excommunication In
the Mormon church. and also In regard
to tho number OF his children born
since the Woodruff manifesto. answer
ing to the last question that thero had
been eleven according to the best OF
his recollection.
Both tho prosecution and the defense
announced that they were through
with Smith for the present. but before
he was allowed to leave the stand
Chairman Burrows inquired:
How many children have you now.
Mr.. Smith?"
'Forty.two." was tho answer. 'twen-
ty-one boys and twcnty-six girls. and
I am proud Of ovcry one OF them"
Tho witness was asked by Senator
Burrows II Joseph Smith. Jr.. tho
founder OF tho Mormon church. was .
poiygnmist. and after answering AZ
firmativciy. he said that Mr.. Smith
was married to Eliza II. Snow In l8t:
and to Maria Partridge In the fortica.
His first wife was living with him
when he married the second"
Witness offered to give the dates
later. but Mr.. Burrows said Il was not
necessary and he inquired only be-
cause hc had been informed that ho
WINS not n poly.nmisi.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
r1OB LYNcHES AN
OHIO rlURDERER

Springfield. Ohio. March s.-Richard
Dixon. q negro. was shot to death hero
last night by mob for tho alleged ia
In, shooting yesterday morning OF Po-
lice Sergeant Charles Collins. Dixon
came from Cynthiana. Kcntucky.
The mob was composed OF 1900 men.
but those who killed Dixon formed .
number far smaller than that. probably
not more than $50. most OF whom en-
tered the county jail at II o'clock.
dragged Dixon to the outside OF tho
building. fired n number OF shots into
his body. killing him. and then tied n
rope about his neck and hung him to
n telegraph pole, where tho body was
riddicd with bullets.
There have been eleven murders in
Clark county In the last two years and
In no instance has there been n con-
viction for nrst degree murder. and
this fact. more than any other. 10 re-
sponsibic for the event Of tonight, the
arst lynching In tho history Of the
county.
There has never yet been q case OF
capital punishment from this (Clark)
county.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
ns,,isa pellas 0rase

When We introduced this remarA Able
xrass three years ago. little did We
dream IL would be the most taiked-os
grass in America. the biggest; quick.
hay producer on earth; but tnis has
All. Editors wrote about II. AT. Col.
ieGe Professors Iectured about u. ATT.
Institute Orators talked about u. wniIo
in the farm home by the quiet nre.ide.
in the corner grocery. In the viiagS
postoffice, at the creamery. at the oe.
pot. In fact wherever farmers gath.
cred. gaixer's Billion Dollar Grass. that
wonderful grass. good for o to II tons
per acre, and lots OF pasture besides.
II always q theme worthy OF the tafm.
Then comes Bromus Insrmis. than
which there Is no better grass or bet
ter permanent hay producer on earth.
Grows wherever soil II found. Then
the farmer talks about Salxer's Tso-
sinte, which will produce 100 stocks
from one kernel of seed. IL II. high. In
100 days, rich In nutrition and greediiy
eaten by cattle. hogs. ETC.. ana is gooo
for SO tons OF green food per acre.
Victoria Rape. which can be grown
at &c a ton. and speltz ut 2oc bu..
both great food for cattle. also come IN
for their share In the discussion.
Just SEND loo IN srAMrs
and this notice to John a. Saizer Seed
Co. La Crosse. Wis. for their big cat.
sIoE and farm seed samples. (w. N. U.l
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11

Springfield, Ohio. March 9.-Intsnse
excitement prevails here At any early
hour this "wednesday morning. which
not even the presence OF seven COM
paniss Of military can allay.
This excitement In shared by all the
business men and property owners OF
the city. who fear that some negroes
will attempt to avense the burning OF
the isvee district by firing the down
town district.
There is little or no disorder. the
mob OF 1000 men standing quietly by
watching the spread OF the flames In
the neighborhood OF Spring and Gala
CHER streets. and apparently ready TO
help II II should show signs OF spread
ing beyond the confines they originally
set for II.
When the leaders Of the mob passed
down OF OF East High street early last
evening to begin the work Of burning
the levee resorts Father John cokan.
assistant pastor OF ST. Raphaefs
Church. got down on his knees on the
sidewalk and implored them to desist
In their work. as they might start a fire
they would nyer be able to control.
The incendiaries hesitaied only q
moment, q few of them cursed him and
then went on to begin their task. So
far the fire loss does not exceed &3o.-
600.
Throughout the day yesterday there
was vague unrest In every quarter OF
the city. The body OF the lynched ne
gro was taken from the telegraph pole
at J O'Clock this morning and placed
In a little undertaking shop. Through
tho forenoon fully 10000 people saw
the body and stood about the city in
groups. The police and officials were
worried. but did not know what was
best to do.
Fearful of the consequences OF the
mutterinss about the city conference
was held In the mayors ONCE tonight
by tho mayor. the sheriff. two members
Of the Board Of Public Safety. the eoun-
~ prosecutor and others. y
A n result of this deliberattou n tel
eEram was sent to Governor Hcrriek
asking for six companies Of militia and
requesting that the local companies be
stationed In their armories.
In response to this the mayor re-
ceivcd telegram 'c the effect tina, the
- a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
Another venire at Akron.

Denver. March "a Republican
special from Akron last night says:
When court adjourned at noon to-day
there was but one name left in the
jury box Of the venire OF seventy.fvc
ordered last Friday. After the opening
of court this afternoon the entire ve-
nire was exhausted.
Judge Armour ordered the elsors to
draw the balance of the names certi-
fed the Board of County Commis-
sioners. and have the same summoned.
returnable next Friday morning. II
was learned that there are only thirty
names left to be summoned in this
manner. 1t Is believed that Judge
Armour will, when this list is cleaned
up. issue an open venire. to which the
defense will object.
1t is claimed that there are not over
100 left in the county who could be
summoned and many of these would
be disqualified for. cause. Both the
state and defense have sixty peremp-
tory challenges left. II is doubtful.
therefore. II jury can be secured in
this county at this term of court.
This is the opinion freely expressed
by leading citizens Of the county. Court
has adjourned until Friday morning.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
SPRINGFIELD, O., NEGRO SECTION
BURNED BY AN INFURIATED MOB

request would be complied with at once
and asking that the governor be kept
fully advised on the situation. The
saloons were ordered closed.
At li:2O last night the threat OF the
mob. frequently made through the day
and evening. was finally made good.
and a volume of name WAS seen TO
shoot up from the rear of place oc-
cupied by Les Thomas. a saloon
keeper. Preceding the firing Of the
building the mob. AT \ distance OF 100
feet. shot At the front Of the building
for half an hour. but II Is not known
VI hether any Of the occupants had re-
mained In the building. and II they did
the shooting. The nre spread both
ways from the Thomas place.
To the north OF the levee or
Washington street. running parallel
with II. is East High street. the mort
beautiful as well as most fashionable
thorouEhfare In the city. There is 1T
tie or no danger. however. OF the nre
spreading to this thorouEhfare.
Al midnight the entire block In
Washington street from Gallagher
street west to Spring street, Is on nre.
with no hope OF saving any OF the
buildings.
II was rumored that the negroes
would attempt to burn the city. and the
insurance men appealed to the mayor
to protect them. The police were In q
state bordering on panic after their
horrible experience In the jail the night
before. They had been without sleep.
were nervous and at high tension.
Negroes were not much In evidence
through tho early part OF the evening.
When they appeared they were greet
ed with hoots and yells.
Springfield. Ohio. March e.-At $3.50
O'Clock this morning the fire had burned
itself out and both mob and spccta-
tors have for the most part dispersed.
Quiet prevails throughout the city and
the mob is good-natured and orderly.
evidently well satisfied with It's nights
work. II is hardly probable that an at
tempt will be made by the whites 10
burn the West Washington street re-
rorts out as this section Is closely
guarded by Dayton and MinmisburE
troops. Probably twenty small build
inss were destroyed by IRE.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
ON A RANCH.
Woman Found the Food rha. Fitted
Her.

Woman Found the Food That Fitted
A newspaper woman went out to
Colorado ranch to rest and recupcrate
and her experience with the food
probably is worth recounting.
THE woman at the ranch was pre-
eminently the worst housekeeper
have ever known-poor soul. and poor
me!
Il simply had to have food good
and plenty of II, for l had broken
down from overwork and was SO weak
could not sit up over one hour ut
time. knew could not get well un-
less I secured food I could easily d.
gcst and that would supply the great
cst amount OF nourishment.
"one day l obtained permission to
go through the pantry and see what
could find. Among other things I
came across n package OF Grape. Nuts
which l had heard OF but never tried.
/ read the description on the package
and become deeply interested, so then
and there l got a saucer and some
cream and tried the famous food.
ut tasted delicious to me and
seemed to freshen and strengthen me
greatly SO stipulated that Grape
Nuts and cream be provided each day
instead Of other food. and I literally
lived on Grape-Nuts and cream for
two or three months.
IF you could have seen how Fast l
got well 1t would have pleased and
surprised you. am now perfectly
well and strong again and know ex-
actly how I got well and that was on
Grape-Nuts that furnished me n pow
erful food could digest and make use
of.
"It seems to me no brain worker
can AFFORD to overlook Grape-Nuts
after my experience" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Get the miniature book. THE Road
to Welvills" In each pkg.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
CHIEF OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES
IS A CONFESSED POLYGAMIST

What did he say?" asked Mr.
worthinxton.
''Hc said II could not be done. rs all
that had been done away with" said
Mrs. Kennedy.
Francis Lyman. a member OF tho
first presidency Of the Mormon church
and the prospective successor OF Mr..
Smith as president OF the church. was
one Of the witnesses. He was born 81
years ago. and became an apostle In
1850.
"Arc you n poiysamist!" Mr.. Tyler
asked. and the witness replied frankly.
'.ycs." He said that he had three
wives. and that OF them two are stfil
living.
by his second wife. TO whom hc
was married In 1854. he had had fivo
children. the last bcin. born In 1900.
MIR. Lyman said that he had been ono
Of the signers OF the prayer for am.
ncsty. picdgins himself to all that II
contained. He did not. however. re.
call Just what Il did contain.
Mr.. Taylor read portions OF the
prayer. '.Did you" he asked. ''in.
tcrprct that to mean that you would
abstain from polygamous cohnbita-
tion?"
II Interpreted II TO mean that I
should do all that was right"
Seantor Hoar-So you. an apostle
Of your church. expecting to succeed
MIR. Smith in the presidency and In
that capacity TO receive divine rcveln.
tions yourself. confess that you are
now living and expect to continue to
live In disobcdiencc to the laws Of the
country. the law OF your church and
the law OF God7'
The witness replied with n simple
yes" He added. in reply to ques.
ton from Senator Dubois. that he con.
sidered II his duty to live with and
protect his wives.
Mr.. Lyman said he became an apos-
tie in 1850. and that Reed Smoot be-
came an apostle in 1900. He said Sir.
Smoot had never reproved him for
living in polygamy. either in public or
in the apostolic meetings.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11

The gentlemen who have found out
how to turn Daser metals into gold
aren't going to do 1t. This decision is
not altogether altruistic. however.
The process costs more than 1t does
to dig. Besides, there may be some
lingering doubts as to results.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
Russian Press Censorship.

Newspaper work In Russia is not
pleasant. The government spends
more money on its press censors than
On Its schools. Last year cishty.,hrcc
papers were suspended for various pc.
RODS and twcnty.six were forbidden
to accept all advertisements, while
$50 editors were told they could have
4 short vacation In Siberia II they con-
tinucd their methods OF reviving va
rious public questions.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
Russia Pavilion Gone.

st. Louis, March 9.-The framework
for the Russian national pavilion at
the Worlds fair was torn down yester-
day. on receipt Of a cablegram from
st. Petersburg. by Contractor Lscouer.
who has been in charge of the work.
The cablegram was from the depart
ment of the interior, briefly ordering
such work as had not been completed
torn down.