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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-03-01
Receivership for the A. & N. C..
Railroad.

The State will be somewhat star
tied by the information that Judge
Purnen has granted a temporary re-
ceivership for the Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad upon the applica-
ton of Capt. X. S. Finch, formerly
of Charlotte, now of New York, and
that Capt. V. E. McBee has been APP
pointed receiver. Argument will be
heard on the first Monday in April,
when it will be determined whether
or not the re~ceivership will be con
tinued. Meantime information
comes from Raleigh that application
will be made to Judge Simonton to
vacate it. We lack knowledge upon
which to predicate an intelligent
opinion about this proceeding, but it
is certain hal something ought to
be done about this property. With
the interests of the private stock
holders the general public has moth
ing to do, though it is the under
standing that a large majority of
them desire that the road be leased
or sold, in order that they may real
ize something on their investment !;
but the State being the owner of two
thirds of the stock, the operation or
disposition of the property is every
I~1-cz TT-1-
as they have existed up to this time,
it's future is hopeless. By universal
testimony it's management by Presi-
dent James A. Bryan, under the cir
| cumstances with which he has had to
contend, could hardly have been i'm
proved upon; yet in his last annual
report he stated that the road faces
a crisis-that it has a bonded debt
of $325,OOO, a floating debt of $780,
900, needs locomotives and rolling
stock of the value of 100000, not
to speak of fifty miles of 6O-pound
rails, and that it only exists by the
mercy of the Southern Railway and
the Atlantic Coast Line, which could
tie it up in a week and bankrupt it
in less than six months. It would
seem to be folly, in the face of this
exhibit, made by it's own president,
to hold on to this hopeless incum-
| brance. Captain McBee last week
made an offer to lease it for a term
of seventy-fve years at figures which
meant about 5 per cent for the aver
age period, to give SO cents of the
par value of the stock which might be
| for sale, and to build a branch line
of fifty miles, increasing by that
much the development of the State
and bringing this much more rail
road mileage in for taxation. 1t is
the States duty to get as much more
than this as possible for this proper
ty, but this was a most excellent Of
fer. Considering not only the roads
unproductiveness but that it is in
a state of decay, and a business man
of ordinarily good judgment if con-
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form of cloud A single cloud OF this
seven miles from its fiat, dark base to
its rounded, glistening summit-that is
to say, its bulk and height far exceed
those of earth's greatest mountains.
The temperature in such cloud as
this has been measured to vary over
$50 degrees-that is, from so degrees
Fahrenheit at the base TO 20 degrees
below zero at its summit.
Stratus is still another form OF cloud
which presents no special indication Of
rain. 1t is more common at night than
in the day and consists of long, hori-
zontal bands of darkish cloud, which
lie very low and near the earth's sur
face. 1t rises on calm, clear evenings
after warm days and may often be
seen in mountainous districts slowly
creeping up the hillsides. If the sun
rises through layers of stratus it is
usually sign of fine. warm day to
come. After sunrise, stratus, as a rule,
rises higher into the air and slowly dis
appears.
In early summer, when the weather is
showery, you may perhaps notice,
through breaks in the rain clouds, an
appearance of dense white cloudlets
in small, irregular tufts brightly irradi-
ated by sunshine. The children call it
mackerel sky. It's real name is GIRO
cumulus, and II is sure sign OF heat
and probably hne weather. Seen in
winter, mackerel sky portends a thaw
and wet mild weather. 1t is the next
highest cloud to the cirrus and is some
times called sender cloud
A sure prophet of wind and rain is
GIRO stratus or vane cloud. 1t consists
Of long. thin clouds with tosn edges
flying at great height above the earth.
1t is dull in color and irregular in
shape.
The wettest cloud of all is nimbus.
which is seen in its most perfect form
during a thunderstorm 1t is a mixture
OF other clouds, q dense black OF gray
sheet which often appears to come ND
against the wind Usually when it first
appears driving up over the horizon
Its edges are fringed and tipped with
rolling masses Of cumulus. The most
0minous sign about nimbus cloud is
when its advancing summit is tipped
with a mass of dense, white. smoky
cloud, which seems to roll over and
over. This is an omen of severe cleo
trical disturbance and furious squall
-Pearson's Weekly.
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CLOUD BAROMETERs.
HOW TO FORETELL THE WEATHER
BY LOOKING OVERHEAD.

Cirrus In the Highest of All Clouds,
and Cumulus Is Much the Biggest
of Any Form of Cloud-The wettest
Cloud of All Is Nimbus
1T is clouding up. 1t must be going
10 rain" This is remark you may
hear constantly, and few people seem
to realize that the one thing is by no
means consequence of the other.
True, all clouds are composed of water
vapor, but it is absurd to imagine that
because clouds become visible in the
sky they are therefore going to dis
charge their contents upon our heads.
On the contrary, some clouds are
actually prophets of fine weather. Cir
rus, for instance, or curl cloud, as 1t is
eften picturesquely called. is. as a rule
a fine weather harbinger. Cirrus ia
the highest of all clouds. You can tell
that by the fact that its thin. twisty.
hDrous streaks are illuminated by the
last rays of the setting sun long after
the earth below is wrapped in shadow.
Threads and groups of cirrus clouds
the finer the better, appearing after a
gale, presage a long continuance of
settled weather. On the other hand
II after several fine days cirrus appears
In long parallel bands stretching right
across the sky In the form popularly
known as mares tails" there will AL
most certainly be change OF wind
and probably rain to follow.
Unlike other clouds, cirrus is COM
posed not Of water vapor. but of tinv
crystals of ice. You can tell by its
motion what the pace and direction
OF the highest current of wind. OuIet
~ as 1t appears to be moving, careful
observation has proved that cirrus
sometimes travels at the rate OF a mile
In eighteen seconds.
Another form OF cloud which "a
usually an accompaniment OF fine
warm weather are those cottoqlike
whiush balls which are scieptiaeaIIy
termed cumulus.
Early IN the morning OF q dne sum.
mer day cumulus begins 10 form ~ a
Few soft scattered specks IN The bIre
above These specks grow and enlarge
without, as q rule, travelling very fas,
tof thsy Gre formed by yapor ascend
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Wednesday, September 27. 1904.
THEY VOTED EVERYTHING.

AT the republican primary cleo
tion of this precinct, last Monday af-
ternoon, Edward Osborne, J. N. Ly-
ons, W. K. Webb and Gilbert Smith
were elected delegates to the county
convention that meets at Cambridge
today The primary was the largest
ever held in this precinct, democrats
and non residents voting freely. 49,
Meadows Eagle.
We are pleased to note that the
Eagle man '1ets the cat out. - They
voted non residents and everything
else in the Weiser primaries, the same
as they did at Meadows, but, as usual.
York couldn't tell the truth about it.
It's so natural for the World to mis-
represent, don't you know. Here is
what 1T said.
There were 260 votes cast at the
republican primary election in West
Weiser precinct last Monday, and now
the democrats are wondering where
they are going to get off at in that
precinct. 1t is too bad to give away
the strength of the republican party
before election, but it had to be
did. -
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work together. So far no weevil has
been found to escape when once at
tackled.
There being a fear that perhaps the
Imported ant would not be able to hold
its own against the native red ants
which are generally considered as be-
ing vicious, h number Of them were
procured and placed in a nest of the
Guatemalans. The result was ascer-
tanned within a very few seconds. the
Texans being wiped out and put In
storage as food. Inasmuch as the
Texas ants are generally regarded as
nuisance by the farmer, the Guate-
malans may prove relief from them
as well as from the weevils.
1t has been further ascertained that
the ants frequent the cotton plants for
the nectar thereof. They appear to be
very fond of this secretion and so are
the boil weevils. The ants swarm over
the cotton plant and attack the weeyil
as quickly as found, seeming to prefer
the insect food to the nectar.
1t is proposed to establish colonies
of the ants on the farm near Victoria
controlled by the government for ex-
perimental purposes The plan Is to
inclose a space about twelve feet
square and to establish a colony at
each corner thereof The nests now
contained in the bottles will be taken
therefrom and set in the ground, 1t
being the hope that the ants will at
once resume their normal habits and
go to housekeeping without loss of
time. Thick stakes and sheets of tin
will be sunk into the ground to such
depth as will make it as certain as
may be that the ants cannot burrow
beneath them, and the tin will be ex-
tended upward to the stockade. Here
they will be fed on cotton plants with
in the Enclosure, 50 that the ants may
be at liberty to attack them without
having the task forced upon them. The
study of the habits of the insects will
be maintained at all times and an ac-
curate log kept. They will be observed
at night as well as by day to determine
their nocturnal habits.
1t is expected that they will hibernate
during the winter, as do the native va
rieties, but the latter have some bad
habits which will be looked for in the
visitors. Arrangements win be made
TO so construct at least one of the colo
MES that portion Of its interior may
be observed from time to time,
There will be nothing further done
about the injunction asked by Ross
Clark. DR.. Hunter has given his per-
sonal pledge that there shall be no
liberation Of the ants until it has been
definitely determined that there is no
danger of their becoming pest, and as
that was the sole point in Mr.. Clark's
contention he rests satisfied.
A large number of applications are
already on file from cotton planters
asking for colonies OF the ants and
agreeing to take them on any condition
that may be imposed by the govern.
ment
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Emergency Medicines.

1t is great convenience to have at
hand reliable remedies for use in cas-
es of accident and foresight injuries
and ailments. A good liniment and
one that is fast becoming favorite
If not household necessity is Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. By applying it
promptly to cut, bruise or burn it
allays the pain and causes the injury
to heal in about one-third the time
usually required, and as it is an
antiseptic it prevents any danger of
blood poisoning. When Pain Balm
is kept at hand sprain may be treat
ed before inflammation sets in, which
insures quick recovery For sale
by all druggists.
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The GUATEMALAN ANTS
Habits of Boil Weevirs Enemy
Being Studied.
SEVERAL FACTS DETERMINED.

Wcevils Only Attacked When They
Move-Imported Colonies Are Multi
plying Rapidiy-Texas Ants Killed
by Foreign variety-PIan to Estab-
Iish Colonies Near victoria, Tex.
There is a great demand for the
Guatemalan ants from the cotton plant.
ers of Texas, but the government ento-
biologists are to keep the imported col
onies carefully during the remainder
of the season and through the winter
to see what their habits are, says
dispatch from Houston to the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat
The ants are in the government lab
oratory at Victoria under the direc-
ton OF DR.. Hunter, in charge of that
branch OF the government work in
Texas; Entomologist Cook, who brought
the insects from Guatemala, and Pro-
fessor Lowton, curator OF the civic
museum OF Philadelphia, who is at
present engaged In the government
work in Texas
The ants were brought into Texas in
bottles, the heart OF the nest with the
queen cell having been carefully IN.
cased and Guatemalan dirt placed IN
the Jar. The colonies have multiplied
greatly since the ants were put IN the
bottles, and Eptomologist Cook arrived
WIN ebopi 5000 healthy specimens, d.
Ylded into eighty pine colonies.
Several facts haye already been de-
iefmiped IN the experiments which are
being conducted. a has been found
ihai ihe ants viii noi aeek ihe weeyll,
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Abscess.

w. III. Harrison, Cleveland, Miss.
writes Aug. 15, 1902: 81 want to
say word of praise for Ballard g
Snow Liniment. | stepped on nail,
which caused the cords in my leg to
contract and an abscess to rise in, my
knee, and the doctor told me that l
would have stiff leg, so one day [
went to j. f. Lords drug store-who
is now in Denver, Colo. He recon-
mended bottle of Snow Eminent; l
got SOC size, and it cured my leg.
1t is the best liniment in the world
ABSCESSES, with few exceptions.
are indicative of constipation or de-
bility. They may, however, result
from blows OF from foreign bodies,
introduced into the skin or flesh.
such as splinters, thorns, etc. For
sale by Churchill Drug and Paint
Company. w
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glI IAGGN.L lyls. INa7NI0.l TElTy. IEE2I. ISsMT.-

section gang of Japanese laborers
near Blackfoot. Ex-City Marshal
Sweet and w. F. Fitzgerald, section
foreman, we're mortally wounded and
one hobo was fatally shot. The
other two bandits escaped. Fifteen
or twenty shots were exchanged. Elk
citement is high and if caught the
two escaping robbers will probably
fare badly.
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FOR SALE-Buckeye Drill,
nearly new, in good condition.
Cheap. Ask at this office. 8-tf
Attached Band Of SHEEP.

Deputy Sheriff Brizendine returned
home Friday from the Squaw creek
country in Boise county where he
succeeded in serving an attachment
on the band of sheep, about 1900, be-
longing to George F. Smith. The at
tachment was issued by Morris Som
mer and l.. e. Verbeck for a consid-
cradle amount which is due them.
The sheep we're turned over to Sheriff
McDevitt, of Boise county, who will
have charge of them until the case is
settled.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-28

w. F. Brewster has "swapped''
places with York and is now editing
the Silver City Avalanche. Two
years ago Brewster was ''whooping
1t up" in the World for the g. o. D..
this time he is proclaiming the prin-
ciples of democracy. We're not sur
prised at anything that happens now
a-days in this busy old world. The
Capital News has kindly proceeded to
have another spasm.
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Caldwell, Idaho, Oct. sth. 1904
I For the above occasion an open
rate Of One Pare for the Round Trip
Is hereby authorized 10 Caldwell aud
return, Tickets will be sold October
an, otb, aud 9Th, with return limit
Of October 9th, 1904
J, W, LAPiSH,
Agent
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Notice of Attachment.

In the district court Of the Third Judicial dis
trict OF the State OF Idaho, in and for tina
County OF Washington
me ); Muller COMPANY, a Corporation, Plaintiff.
VS. G. w. Riggs. Defendant
NOTICE is hereby given that in the above en-
titled ACTON there has been issued out of the
aboveNamed Court writ of attachment against
the property OF the said defendant. G. w. Riggs
ls6ALl FRANK i. SMITH.
Clerk of said Court
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Di-
rectors OF the Weiser Irrigation District win
meet meet as Board Of Correction on Tuesday
Cct1 p sun lsO1 at 10 O'Clock a. at the office
OF the secretary in Weiser, WASHINGTON conntv
iuano, Tor the purpose Of examining and max
IN ing any corrections that may be necessary in
Irrigation District SOU
Dated at Weiser, Idaho. Sept 9Th, 1884,
o.. o. NJ HARVEY,
Secretary.
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Wanted.

Oh women and girls to pack fruit.
For particulars apply to Matthews g.
Moulton. 1Oatf
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Well, anyway, IL was the democrats
that inangurated the rural ronte mail
delivery system, That's another rea
son why the farmers are with us.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-28

Majestic range for sale-nearly
new. Address K. f., SIGNAL office.
100tf
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Titles Sheep Dip al KimbaIl's
Taft
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l1ssTS Idaho (hdum Deposits.

Much excitement has been occas-
Toned at Shoshone by the discovery
of what appears to be extensive beds
of meerschaum. The deposit was
found by Joseph Montgomery and
George Deluc, and is said to be a
mile long and quarter of mile in
width. From trenches along the bed
1t is estimated that the deposit is
from fifteen to fifty feet in thickness.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-28

DO you want good and safe in-
yestment In ranches, see Gooding a.
Fuller. aoss
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ADVERTISING RATES:

ADVERTISING RATES:
Twenty cents per inch first insertion Fifteen
cents per inch subsequent insertions OF same
matter
Standing advertisements per month 1 inch
e1b0. Each additional inch 81. 90
Advertisements run in either the Wednesday
or Saturday issue alone at following rates.
Small standing ads 70 cents per inch per mon tn
Single inch. per month, u 90
Legal Notices si.00 per inch in (non-parei
nrst insertion, 80 cents per inch each subsequent
Cards of Thanks 81. co.
Obituary Poetry, 10 cents a line,
NO FREE PAPERS TO ADVERTISERS
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49, q
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT
ALTON b. PARKER
Of New York.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
S HENRY q. DAVIS
Of West Virginia.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR
HENRY HElTFELD
NeZ Perce.
FOR LIEUT. GOV.
FRANK HARRIS
Washington.
CONGRESSMAN
BENJAMIN F. CLAY,
Canyon.
SUPREME JUDGE
N. H. CLARK
Custer
SECRETARY OF STATE
j. J. WALLING
Canyon.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
A. A. FRAZER.
Ada.
AUDITOR
ASHBY TURNER,
Boise.
TREASURER
TIM REGAIN
Ada.
sUPT OF SCHOOLS
PERMEAL FRENCH
Blaine.
MINE INSPECTOR
NJ j. LINCK
Shoshone.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
A. F. PARKER. Idaho
JOHN G. BROWN, Bingham.
w. w. WOODS, Shoshone.
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summer stoyesood and Rock
springs Nut Coal at Kimbalrs. 97tf
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Choice residence lots. See Good
ing a. Fuller, gztf
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THE WEISER SIGNAL.

Entered April is, 1902, as second-cIass matter
Postoftice at Weiser, Idaho. Act Of Congress OF
March 3. 1897.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-07
ROB BE D
ON RAILROAD TRACK is
THEORY ADVANCED.

SALEM, w. Va, July 7.-Early
yesterday morning the body OF Thorn
as Sullivan. an employe of the Hope
Natural Gas Company. was found on
the railroad track here ground to
pieces. At first it was thought that
he had been the victim of an acct
dent, but later Developments seem to
Indicate that Sullivan was murdered
and then his body was placed on. the
track in order to cover up the crime.
\ pool of blood has been discovered
in a switch in the rear OF the freight
found leading from this point to the
place on the track where the body was
found. \ suspect is under arrest and
the authorities are now engaged in
making a vigorous investigation. The
man under arrest was in company
with Sullivan last night. and it is
said that both had been drinking. The
supposition is that Sullivan was rob
bed and murdered.
The murder or accident occurred
at a point Il few yards west of the de-
pot and fragments OF the mans body
We're found along the track for dis
lance OF fifty yards, the upper part of
the trunk being found in front of the
a. j. Watson building. The back of
the head was crushed in, one leg was
severed and the lower part of the man
was ground into pieces.