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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29
FARMER RANsoNE's BIG CORN.

Two Shueks That Gave Snap Away;
 Two Ears That Looked Like One.
 John ". Ransone, the comedian, who plays Hans Wagner in Henry W. Say ages production of Pixley and Luders' latest musical comedy success, ''The Prince of Pilsen," is the possessor of a farm near St. Joseph, Mo, which is the pride of his life. If there is one thing which Farmer Ransone swears he can grow, it is corn. He has just received a letter from his foreman, J. c. Stuart, containing the following newspaper clipping, which has caused the comedi- an to swear to shoot the editor on sight. The clipping reads:
 Our readers may remember." says the Hickory Ridge Missourian, in it's latest issue, that we called attention several weeks ago to a remarkable ear of corn brought to this office by John w. Ransone, of his own raising, and measuring over eighteen inches in length. We said it was the biggest thing in the corn line eyer turned out in this country, and offered to bet a double-barreled shot gun on it.
 Feed got little scarce at our house the other day. and we had to fall back on that ear of corn. There is nothing better in the world for nutriment than parched corn, and we figured there was enough on that ear to make two square meals anyhow. We sneaked it home, took it out in the kitchen and shelled it.
 There was something suspicious looking about the cob, and we examined 1t. Right in the middle was a joint. We pulled ct each end, and the blamed cob came apart It was two cebs, held together by hickory stick, whittled to fit, and running pretty near the whole
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

of an agricultural population that had only one horse to every four families. Statistics compiled by the zemstovs of the central provinces show that. even before the agricultural crises became as acute as it is now, 20 to 30 per cent. of the peasant farmers in the formerly rich provinces of Chernigof, yoronezh, Poltava, saratof. Kursk and Tambof did not have even a single horse, while nearly One-third of the entire popula- ton of yoronezh had neither horse nor COW. In the province of Riazan 32,eOO peasant proprietors out of SO.OOO had no horse. and 21,OOO had neither horse nor COW.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

cess may be found in the astronomer who drove a tandem, and who christen- ed his leader Apo-gee and his wheeler Peri-gee, and in the medical student with a similar team. who called his leader Os frontis.-London Graphic.
 His Status.-"In my native land.' ex- plains the pundit. humanity is divided into castes. Thus, one family will do nothing but menial labor, because their caste prescribes and proscribes their oc- cupation. Another family will do men, ial work for the same reason.
 Then" timidly asks the earnest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29
MANcHEsrnn JuArIFIEp.

Manchester. England, thought she needed a ship canal She also thought that one would pay. So she provided herself with one, and though the enter prise didn't immediately show it's value there has been decided change in the situation. and now Manchester knows that she was right in her idea that she needed a ship canal. In 1894 the ton mage using the canal was but 6S6, 15S, but it has been increasing steadily and in 1903 it was 9,5546s6 tons. The net profit of the last half year was $502,510, an increase of $4OOOO over the like peri cd of 1902 The total cost of the canal to date is s76, IFS, 800, of which s5,S53. .665 represents interest paid out of capital. Manchester is not yet getting interest oa her entire investment in the canal, tut she gets an equivalent indirect re- turn in the large increased business brought to the city by the canal. At one time the enterprise was deemed Disastrous failure, but it is now consid- e. ed a success Manchester has be- come seaport and rival of Liver rool
 Perhaps our Panama canal Will not immediately be a financial success, but that will come.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29
Under inc Leaves.

Oft have walked these woodland paths Without the blest foreknowing That underneath the wlthered leaves The fairest buds were growing. To-day the south wind sweeps away The types of autumn's splendor, And shows the sweet arbutus flowers, Springs children, pure and tender. O, prophet souls. with lips of bloom, Outlying in their beauty The pearly tints of ocean shells, Ye teach me faith and duty. Walk life's dark ways, ye seem to say, With Loves divine foreknOwing, That where man sees but without leaves God sees sweet flowers growing.
 The Pilgrim.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

about it, and one of the St Louis pa pers said it was either the biggest cal of corn or the biggest lie ever grown il Missouri. It did more to advertisI Hickory Ridge than anything that eve happened here, except when Thorn Vennaman shot Ah Yattles for poison ing his dog in 1SS7
 John W. Ransone thought he playel a good joke on us. He has had his fu] out of 1t, we reckon. It's made us thl laughing stock of the whole countrsI and if we don't get even with him som day our name ain't Andrew Jacksol Kipp. Brooklyn Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

length of each cob. John had picked out two long ears of corn that matched all right, and had trimmed an end off each and spliced them.
 We consider that he played darn mean trick on us. We had bragged of that ear of corn and showed it to more than five hundred persons. Every ex- change we got had something to say
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Issued Thursdays, One Dollar Year.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants, Rents and other small advertisements, One Cent a Word each h. sertion. Five Cents Word for full week.
 Display advertisements. per inch, one in1 Io sertion, S120; each subsequent insertion, ~ cents, one week, $3.20; one month, SIU' one year, $40.
 ohitnorv Notices. in prose or verse, 15 cents her fine. Notices of Births, Marri- ages, Deaths. and Funeral. 90 cents each- Local Notices, 15 cents per line
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tnelr own immediate business Gall matter to pc unobjecfionable), and their contracts do no1 .incltlde Wants, To Let. For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

young woman who hopes to gather sui neient material for a club paper on so- ciology. 'I suppose the people who put mortar on the walls belong to the pIas- ter cast, do they?''-Judge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

The greatest curiosity in Union coun- ty. Illinois. at present is a corn-eating dog belonging to Fred seeger, of Jones boro. This canine freak is an English bulldog, and he cares no more for choice bit of beefsteak than a south Sea Islander does for Shakespeare, but he will eat an ear of corn with the greatest relish. Corn on the cob is his diet and he is as plump and jolly as dog can be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29
THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, S FOR SIX MONTHS, s6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

The Indianapolis News says that sea gulls are being killed along White river, in the vicinity of Anderson, Indiana. The birds aroused the curiosity of farm CTS. who could not believe that wild ducks were to be found in the neighbor- hood during the winter. A fine speci- men of the strange birds was brought to Anderson from the Hughel farm, two miles east of Anderson, and it proved to be a beautiful snow-white sea gull. It is supposed that the birds were drlv- en from the seas by the strong wind and snow storms.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

The Russian bear is terrible but the following is said to be a true story Two girls, ages and 19, were attacked by a huge bear and the younger was carried off, while the elder, terror stricken, fled home and gave the alarm For three days the inhabitants of three villages sought in vain for the lost child. Finally cordon was drawn around an extensive tract of forest, and the searchers closing in discovered the bear and her booty ill dense thicket. The child was perfectly unharmed, and re- clined in a deep messy couch made for her by the bear. She had got over her first fright, and had subsisted fairly well on nuts and other forest fruits brought to her by the gentle monster. The freakish, but kindly disposed ani- mai was summarily killed by the vil- lagers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

Surath Kumar Ghosh, Hindoo bar rister, has been telling an English audi ence that the cleverness of Indian jug glers is explained to some extent by the fact that they are trained from early childhood. By way of illustration, he mentioned that child of four would be taught to hold a small coin in his throat. for a few seconds. As the years swent- by the time and the size of the coin would be increased, until when he reached manhood two good-sized cavi- ties would be formed on each side Of his throat, either one large enough to hold several coins.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

The public schools of Chicago will be organized into miniature national, State and municipal governments, if plans under consideration by Superintendent Edwin c. Cooley are carried out. Each elementary school will send one repre- sentative to the national congress, and each high school will send several sena- tors-one or two from each years class ito the higher branch of the mock na- tional government. All officers of the different branches of the government will be elected by the Australian ballot system, and in every detail the machin- cry of the national government will be copied. The little government will be founded upon the principles of eo-edu- cation and equal suffrage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

The blues are now said to be only form of splanchnic neurasthenia due to intralabdominaI venous congestion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

The Copyright act of Great Britain brings to the British Museum so many newspapers that a special building is necessary to house them. This new building at Hendon is making such pro- gress that it is expected to be finished by the end of June. The number of newspapers published in the United Kingdom received at the museum last year was S,222, comprising 199,O67 single numbers. In addition to these 221 sets containing 2S,735 numbers of colonial and foreign newspapers were presented, and IS sets containing 122 volumes and 14.633 numbers of current colonial and foreign newspapers were purchased.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29
SHIRT WAISTS

We are showing complete and ex- haustive line of waists made by For sythe and Fisk, Clark & Flagg. They are made of the finest linens and mad ras, and have an extreme tailor-made appearance.
 Forsythe Waists .....-......... $350
 Fisk, Clark & Flagg Waists. .$s.5O
 Brooks 6 Go, (SpeciaD SEQ
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29

The bad economic condition of the Russian peasantry may be shown by the statistics of farm animals. The Rus sian novelist, Uspenski once wrote a story of peasant life, which he called "A Quarter of Horse, and which was intended to set forth, in the guise of fiction, the social and economic status
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-29
Silk Shirt W aist
 Suits

50 Suits of fine Liberty silk, stylishly made. according to this years models. Skirts medium length. Worth every cent of s15.0O ot gf7 (l(l 40 Suits, made of fine Foulard and Taffeta Silks. All colors. worth 5000.
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Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
A Un,oue Profession.

There is a Chinaman in San Fran cisco whose name is Lee Chung. But it is not Mir. Chung's name which at- tracts notice; it is his trade:
 Some years ago he entered into con tract with the Six Companies to ex- hume the bones of all Chinnmen who had died in this country The Six Companies found that it was hard to induce Chinamen to come to this coun- try unless it was stipulated that in case of death their bones should be finally buried in China.
 So they engaged the services of Mir Chung as their agent in the carrying out of this agreement. He keeps track of the remains of all the clients of the Six Companies that have died, and sees to it that they are carefully boxed up and sent back to China.
 His duties take him to all parts of the country, and he has sub-agents in all the large cities where Chinarneu have settled. The few Chinamen who have died in Arizona have been shipped away under Mir. Chung's directions.
 His contract makes 1t incumbent upon him to prevent the bones from being mixed. They are separately packed in white muslin bags, and no bone must be broken or sawed Each set of bones Is labeled and carefully recorded in the Six Companies' office, when and where buried, when exhumed. when shipped to China. and the account finally closed with the receipt for the bones from the dead mans relative.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
Some Curious Facts Concerning
 Growth.

When and how and how long do we grow?
 In his new work on Adolescence, ' just published by the Appleton's, Prof. G. Stanley Hall devotes a great deal of space to this question and cites many observers.
 He notes that from May, 1SS2 to February, 1886. Mailing Hansen, direc- tor of the deaf-mute institution at Co., penhagen, daily weighed 130 of his boys, and for the last two years of that period daily measured them. He found that the weight of an average boy from nine to fifteen years passed three annual periods of change. The period of greatest growth was from August to the middle of December. During the second four and a half months, till the end of April. growth was of average rate, and it was least for the next three months, ending with July. For growth in height the min- imal period begins in August and lasts till near the end of November, the
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13

ed "loco"-from the Spanish word
 sEnifying foolish or crazy-is native to
 n large portion of the west. As soon
 as horses and cattle begin to eat loco
 they fall into physical and mental de-
 generation. Loss of flesh is one syfrip-
 tom; imbecility Is another The animals
 become stupid and dejected. Accord
 Ing to the college professors. animals
 that have eaten loco have only one im-
 pulse. and that is to to hunt for more
 loco" Ranchmen would contradict
 this statement. The general belief is
 that the wandering of the afflicted ani-
 nal and it's refusal to partake of food
 or drink--as rarely occurs--ls due to
 it's suffering. and not n desire to find
 more loco. Indeed, the general opinion
 among people most familiar with the
 weed and its effects is that horses and
 cattle never eat 1t intentionally. but by accident. After eating 1t once and be-
 ing deprived of their senses, they are as likely to eat 1t as anything else.
 The report continues: Aside from feet is on the brain. The animals have a peculiar vacant stare and are unable to comprehend what seem to be simple impressions. They have pe- culiar creeping gait, and 1t is difficult to get locoed animals to step over a bar a few inches high, and in some instan- ces they will jump a couple of feet to clear a rope on the ground nr even shadow across the path, With locoed horses it is next to impossible to lead them by the halter or rope. As rule they can be driven or ridden, but rare. ly. if ever, led. The general opinion of stoekmen having experience with loco Is that one locoed animal in a bunch seems to induce others to eat the weeds also, and that after q horse is we'll locoed it Is practically incurable."
 There is a tradition that horses have a knowledge or an instinct that pre- vents them from eating unwholesome vegetation. There is also tradition that man is the only animal that. left to himself. acquires pernicious appetites. Both of these notions seem to be upset by the fact of the loco habit among horses and cattle. One. curious fact about loco is that 1t bafiies the chem sts. Analysis fails to reveal any poisonous element or principle, but ap- parently shows that the plant has about | the same food value as alfalfa. Yet there is something sinister in its com position. and, what is worse. its effects are permanent. The report says that | ocoed animals, even when taken away | rom the weed and we'll fed and cared | Tor, never recover their full sanity. but | remain permanently dull. foolish, and | nore or less freaky when excited by | anything unusual.
 The symptoms seem to suggest some | obscure element which produces soft aning of the brain, but this is matter If conjecture. In some parts of the l vest the loco weed is more than us- lally plentiful this year. and farmers in | Kansas are making organized efforts | O kill all the plants. While the stories | nave been exaggerated. the loco pest | las possibilities of substantial damage | o the livestock industry.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13

PATENTS-Hazard & Harpham, Los Angeles. Send for free book on patents.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
HOTEL COLUMBIA
612 s. Broadway, LOS ANGELES.

A homelike place where Arizonlans will be particularly we'll cared for. Large, airy rooms, community kitchen, free baths, roof garden, convenient to all beach cars and theaters. Reason able summer rates.
 MRS. L. T. BURRELL. Propr.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
THE CAUSE OF DELAY.

Mrs. Quiz-I thought your mother was going to put you in long pants this week?
 Johnny-She was; but she couldn't find any at the rummage sale Brooklyn Life.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
The Loco Weed.

The agricultural college of Kansas has been Investigating that mystery of western vegetation, the loco plant, and has made report which is more read able than accurate. in some respects. It Is found that the peculiar pest call
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13

A marriage license gives q man a le- gal right to lie to one woman.-Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1904-06-13
Advertisements A
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413 E. Seventh st., Los Angeles. Cal.
 New handsomely furnished single rooms or en suite. Also housekeeping suites. Write for summer rates. Mrs. Ella Howe. prop.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16

The walls of the Palace saloon have
been Enlightened with elegant new paper.
f. F. Nelson did the work.
The duck season opened yesterday,
and our local nimrods can now lawfully
bag all the birds they want to.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Rol erts of Coke
vile, were the guests several days this
week of Dr. and Mrs. POINTER.
Next Monday is Yom Kippur day
of atonement with the Jewish people,
and the Jewish stores will be closed.
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. w. J.. St"rkey, of Blooming
ton. Mrs. Starkey is the daughter of
Pres. Osmond and is well known in the
valley.
Pete Davis. who was insurance COM
missioner under Hunts administration,
came in from Boise this morning to ar
range for the Heitfeld meeting here
Monday night.
Henry Heitfeld. democratic nominee
for governor. and Fl. W. Lockhart of
Pocatello, will discuss the political
issues of the day at the opera house
Monday night, Sept. Is. The public,
and especially ladies are invited to hear
them.
The Y. l.. NJ L A. had one OF their
pleasant social gatherings Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Nellie
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16

Pearce. A short musical program was
rendered, light refreshments were served
and delightful evening was spent by
all present.
Mis- K. D. Stevens of Denve /, who
has been engaged for sometime past, in
fashionable dressmakiag in that city,
will continue the business i'm Montpe-
lier, in partnership with Mrs. X. J. Glib
son. Their work will be strictly up to-
date, and prices reasonable. -
There is considerable of car famine
just now. Over thirty car loads of
sheep are being held in this vicinity.
awaiting the arrival of cars that should
have been here several days ago. The
same condition exists at other stock
shipping points along the road. .s r
A man who will fill up on booze, go
home and make a rough house and at
tempt to beat or cut his wife has
reached the lowest degree Of degrade
ton to which it is possible for human
being to fall. The whipping post or
some other drastic punishment should
be administered to such creatures.
Miss Anna Horton entertained Satur-
day evening in honor Of her friend Miss
Irene Clemens of Soda Springs The
evening was spent in music and games
after which light refreshments were
served. The young ladies left the next
day for Logan, Utah, where they go to
attend school at the New Jersey Acad-
envy.
j. G.. Merrill was in from Bennington
yesterday. He informed us that he
had just received a, Telegram from Solo
mon City, Arizona. conveying the sad
news that his father was not expected
to. live. Mr.. Merrill. who is now SO
years of age, was one of the earliest set
tiers of this valley. He left this section
about 20 years ago, but has visited here
several times since.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16
Dlvia1nE the Sexes.

While worshiping in little chapel
of-ease a few miles from Ruthin, on
the Wrexham road, the sexes are SO
strictly divided that they cannot even
see one another. The building forms
right angle. in one arm of which the
men sit and the women in the other.
It was built and endowed by mi
sogynist Of the Stuart period who OBJ
jected to having his devotions distract
ed by the sight Of the hated sex and,
sympathizing with male posterity,
stipulated expressly for this division
IN his deed of Observation-Disclosures
Standard.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16

An official stenographer, Deming, at
Albany, years ago reported court pro-
oeedings on typewriter at the rate OF
150 and ITO words minute. He elm
mated the vowels, using consonants
only, with dot to separate words.
His typewriter was incased in glass to
deaden the noise. The paper was run
into the machine from roll. Lawyers
eould read the notes.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16
Fearful ODDS Against Him.

Redridden, alone and destitute. Such
in brief was the condition OF an old SOL
der by name of J. J. Ravens, Versailles,
O. For years he was troubled with
Kidney disease and neither doctors nor
medicine gave him relief. At length he
tried Electric Bitters. 1t put him ON his
feet in short order and now he testifes:
81 am on the road to complete recov-
cry" Best on earth for Liver aud Kid
ney troubles and all forms OF Stomach
and Bowel Complaints. Only, 5Oc.
Guaranteed by Ritter Bros. Drug Store.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16
St. Andrews Episcopal Church.

Divine services are held every Sunday
as follows:
Morning prayer and sermon at II a. M
= Sunday School at 2 p. IN.
! Bible Class for grown people at 3 p m.
Evening prayer and sermon at 8 p. m.
Subject: 'The False and True Way of
Praying"
The public is cordially invited to at
tend all services.
AWARD CHAMBERLAINE,
Episcopal Missionary
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-09-16
The Cuban workman.

The Cuban workman is kind hus-
band and fond father Of a family
usually Of patriarchal size. He lives
simply. At the bedega he buys his
tasajo Gerked beef. rice. vegetables
and cheap wine, and very savory are
the stews his meek little wife prepares
at the one hearty meal of the day,
about $50 p. m. The Cuban eats but
twice daily. He is underfed and over
stimulated. He has coffee at z a. M.
light breakfast at III a. m and eats
Workman.