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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-11-12


The cluo. or Haee. MS probably the
Grsi. as it IS the most UNIVERSAL. weap-
OIL. and eye"y nation would seem 10
have stme fora peculiar 10 its If. The
Maori spent yealS OF labor Ia grinding
IA sdapa his LattledoCr-ilEe "narai' Oh,
of jade on greensboro. The New Rrit
ain savage makes Il hole through Il
acanite pebble by dropping water on II
whiip let and thus forms the head of
his club. The Fiiian found ready to
his hand Il tree whose evenly rad.at-
ing roots he trimmed into an exact
likeness of the medieval "m0fgen
stern" wherewith the Swiss battered
down the Austrian ranks at Sempach.
Tic mace Of the Persian lorseman
WAS of steel. with a head formed OF
SIX or more radiating blades OF ridges.
and had often Il basket hill like q
sword. Tie terrible Mahmud of Ghaz-
nj. like tile Knight of Border song. al
lis saddle arth had II good steel
sperthe full ten pound weight aRc
more" and t was with this that lie
shattered the idol OF S3uiaauth before
the eyes of the horriGed priests. streY.-
ing the temple floor with the jewels
hidden ADMINISTRATORS Journal.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-11-12
rhe Art of Mnkine I.ns.

How and when men first learned to
make hay will probably never be
known. for haymaking is Il process, .
and the product is not simply sun dried
grass. but grass which has been partly
fermented, and is as much the work
of mems hands rs -four or cider. Prob
ably its discovery was due 10 accident
but possibly man learned it from the
pikas. the calling hares'' Of the steppes.
which cut and stuck hay for the win.
ter. That idea would fit in nicely with
the theory that central Asia was the
home of the Aryan race" if we were
still allowed to believe it, aud hay.
making is certainly an art mainly prac-
ticed in cod countries for winter for.
age.-LonCua Spectator.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-11-12

In Il volume of war "reminiscences
Major Stiles. a Confederate soldier.
tells this story of the retreat from
Richmond just before Lees surrender
NJ A~ppomattoX: Il remember in all
the discomfort and wretehedness of
the retreat we had been no little anus
ed by the naval battalion under that
old hero Admiral Tucker. The sol
diers called them the Aye. Ayes be
cause they responded Aye. aye. to
every order. sometimes repeating the
order itself and adding. Aye. aye, ii
is, sir As this battalion. which fol
lowed Immediately after ours, was get
ting into position and seamen's and
landsmen's jargon and movements
were getting a good deal mixed in the
orders and evolutions. all being har-
monized. however. and licked into
shape by the aye. aye. Il young OH
Ger of the division staff rode UP, salut-
Cd Admiral Tucker and said, Admiral.
| ma possibly be of assistance II You
in getting your command into lin2.
The admiral replied, Young man. |
understand how to talk to my people
aid ,heaaupca followed II grand moral
combination q 'r.-ht flank and *.
flank. '~starhoafd' ana 'iarbOafd. 'aye.
aye ami 'ayr. aye until the battalion
gradually settled down :nto place
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-11-12
Myrtle.

The creeping plant we call myrtle is
rot n myrtle at all, but should bo called
by lis proper name. periwinhle. Bo-an-
ically it IS yinaa minor. Long ago Il
used 10 b called the ivy Of the
ground" Cbaueer mentions it as fresh
pprgnesn. rich Of hew." The large
Blue flowers are very pretty. In rns-
eany it : known rs the death tlow'r'
on arre.nt Of its being So often pIag,ed
upon graves. a custom which is he@.n.
Mn to prevail in this country. Thare
IS i pretty varieeatod leaycd variety
and also q sport with white lowe., mol
so city as the blue.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-11-12

Hi Peck he'd ter cit out o bod -
wife O hisn.''
Pore Teller, Driv from piller ter
nost,'-princeton Tiger.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-11-12
Pestgrmduate Course.

Mrs. Riclumond-Is your daughter CO.
ing back 10 the cooking school this
year?
Mrs. BronXborough-No; I'm going to
As2p her home until she learns to cook
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
RAID STILL ON.


Toxic, June 22.--The Russian Sibe-
rian squadron from Vladivostok was
sighted again at noon yesterday off
Main island in the sea OF Japan, but
was apparently following out prear-
ranged plan, as the vessels steamed al
about | knots speed slowly toward
the northwest, paying no attention to
the shores.
Judging by their position In the water,
they are heavily laden and II Ia sup
posed that before leaving Vladivosiok
on this last trip they filled all OF their
reserve bunkers with coal. so that they
can keep out Of port for not less than
three weeks.
In spite OF the menace to their trans
port ieet the Japanese officials here de-
clare that their Original plans will be
carried ont, no matter what the cost
They declare that there Is no chance fol-
the Port Arthur squadron to make O
sortie to join Admiral skrydloff, al
Admiral Togo has 10 disposed Of biz
ships about the harbor mouth that any
vessels putting out will be sunk before
they are even clear of the roadstead.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
HARBoR FREE TOO LATE.
Japanese Have Already Landed Men to
Attack Port Arthur.

Toxic, June 18.-A fotilla of tor
pedoboats and torpedoboat destroyers,
under command Of Captain Tsuchiya
and cooperating with the army, made
a reconnaissance in force near Siau
Ping island yesterday and bombarded
the Russian outposts on the coast to
the west of the island. Siau Ping ist
land is IL miles to the west of Por-
Arthur.
At noon the Russian cruiser Novik,
conveying ten torpedoboat destroyers,
steamed out from Port Arthur. The
Russian shore batteries protected these
vessels with heavy cannonade. The
Japanese fotilla retreated slowly, fir
ing as it went, for the purpose OF decoy-
ing the enemy to sea. st 8 O'Clock in
the afternoon the Russian ships re-
turned to the entrance OF Port Arthur
The fact that the Novik came out OF
Port Arthur makes it certain that the
Russians have succeeded in blasting a
channel through the cement laden
merchantmen sunk by the Japanese in
the entrance to the harbor. This free
dom of egress comes too late to permit
OF any effect upon the operations of the
japanese army, for men, guns and
stores have practically all been landed,
and Admiral Togo is capable of keeping
the remnants of the Russian feet i'm
prisoned in Port Arthur.
Last Monday night Japanese vedette
boats, protected by torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers, succeeded in
reaching the entrance to Port Arthur
and planting series of mines there.
The darkness of midnight favored the
oepration. The japanese vessels were
not observed and they returned to the
rest OF the squadron without having
sustained any damage.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
CURRENCY FOR PANAMA.


Washington, June 21.--1he COM
mission charged with the preparation
Of a currency system for Panama today
reached an agreement, which estab-
fishes coin equivalent in hneness and
weight to the dollar of the United
States as the standard, and which also
makes the United States dollar legal
tender in Panama.
Under the terms of the agreement,
the Panama government will recon or
convert the Colombian silver into coins
OF the size of silver dollar. The
amount OF this silver in Panama is now
estimated at 81 100000.
AT the request Of. Secretary Taft, it
was agreed to coin more silver until a
total of SO, 900, 900 is reached. In or
der to retain parity with gold, there
will be deposited in some reputable
bank In New York Is per cent of the
amount coined, and, in addition. there
will be deposited all the seignorage
which Panama will make in the coin
age to meet the American government
requirements. The agreement provides
for joint arrangement between the
government of Panama and the canal
commission, under which, by selling
drafts and drawing on the funds ex-
change can be kept down to reason
able figure, not above per cent and
thus avoid large fluctuations OF the
rate.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
WORRYING This JAPANESE.


st. Petersburg, June 22.---vice Ad-
miral shrydofg's message 10 the EN-
peror from Valdivostok, In which he
details the operations OF the squadron,
indicates that he has accounted for at
least three OF the Japanese transports
besides suspected collier. The mes
sage does not indicate the present
whereabouts Of the squadron. The fact
tina, the collier was cent to Vladivost k
under prize crew might indicate that
the news OF the operations of the squad
ron was brought there by her and that
the cruisers are still at sea.
The destruction of an aggregate OF
10 900 tons of shipping besides troops
and crews and a valuable cargo of sup
plies is considered here as being good
showing for the raid made by the cruis-
ers. 1t is thought that 1t will have a
moral effect and will besides necessarily
divert considerable section of Vice
Admiral Togo's feet.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
WOULD SEAL HATH OF RUSSIANS.


st. Petersburg, June 20.--The popu-
lar disappointment felt In st. Peters
burg over the result OF Lieutenant Gem
eral Baron stakelberg's fight, which it
had bean hope for the past 36 hours
might turn out to be victory, Is temp
cred somewhat by the knowledge that
the Russian force was overwhelmed by
numbers. General Stakelberg does not
attempt to conceal the seriousness OF
his losses, but his report and the re-
ports from all other Russian sources
agree that the retreat was In no sense a
rout. The fierce character of the fight
Is made evident by the fact that the
Russians were again forced to abandon
their guns, thus indicating, as In pre-
vtoas encounters, the superiority of the
Japanese artillery.
The Russian official reports OF the
losses are awaited with the keenest in
terest. The war office declines to &C.
cept the Japanese figures unreservedly
although the officials frankly admit
that they believe the Russian casual
ties were severe.
The keenest interest Is now manifest
cd in the reported advance OF two Jap
anese divisions from Siuyen with the
intention OF taking General Stakelbere
In the rear. 1t Is realized that II this
report should prove true the Russian
commander may be unable to extricate
himself, and II he should be cut off
from General kuropatkin's main army
the fate OF the detachment would be
gea led
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25


New York. June 1s.-With unceas-
ing effort search ia going on for the
bodies Of those who persisted yesterday
IN the steamer General slocum. what
the list of victims will total scarcely
anvone dares venture to guess, but
ubatever the number may be, there Is
bardlv a paralIel in the history of dis
astess where death came to 80 many IN
-, brief period of time. Police and
health department officials have placed
the number at a figure as high as 1000
and more, but tonight it would seem
that the maximum figure Will not
largely exceed 700.
Al day long, until darkness shut OIL
even the melancholy satisfaction OF
watching for the dead. anxious search
ers kept up their vigilance and at DUSK
there had been recovered $50 bodies,
for the greater part women and chill
dren-mothers who, weeks ago, bad
manned that fatal outing for their chill
dren. and little ones who had longed
for the coming Of the happy day.
Up TO dusk 400 bodies had passed
through the morgue and OF these more
than 800 were unidentified. The East
Side had its sympathy aroused to the
fullest extent, and down by the river,
where the boats unloaded their dead,
thousands gathered throughout the day.
Streets leading to the morgue were
blocked, and only with difficulty could
the police clear the passages leading to
the long rows of coffins for those who
came in search for the missing.
Up the sound, where the hulk OF the
General Slocum lies submerged, show
ing only paddle-box, scores of small
craft aided the tugs in graphing for the
victims. Divers went down time and
time again, and when the work ended
for the day they declared there were no
more bodies in the wreck. A score OF
times a diver reappeared alter his
plunge with the body of woman or a
child. Two of them coming to the
surface together on one occasion had in
their arms two little girls, sisters,
clasped in each others embrace, and
their mother, it was thought, whose
dead hand tightly clenched the skirt Of
one of them.
AS far as they could, the divers
searched the wreck from stem to stern
The wreck lies about 200 feet off Bar
retoa Point. At this point the water
is deep and the current is swift, and
beyond doubt many bodies have beer
borne along with the tide to be giver
up on later day at some distant point
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25

Washington, June 21.--A cablegram
received at the state department from
Consul General Gummere at Tangier,
In confirming the press report that the
sultan has agreed to all OF Raisuli's
terms, adds the bandit requested that
the money ransom, t55 900, be paid
over today. Mr.. Gummere expressed
grave doubts as to the advjsgbility oil
making this payment before Perdicaris
and Marley were actually released,
and safely returned to Tangier.
In his cablegram the consul general
states that Raisuli's negotiator re-
turned to Tangier last night and re.
ported that the terms had been &C.
cepted and the money as we'll as the
prisoners released by the sultan today
must be Immediately turned over to
Raiauli at Taradant, where he is now
located. and the captives will be re-
leased.
Mr.. Gummere and the British minis
ter both objected to this plan, on the
ground that they placed everything in
Raisuli's hands and they had no assur.
ance that he would carry out his agree
ment after he got hold OF the money
Therefore they sent special courier t.
Raisuli, suggesting that the exchange
be effected through the sherifi of Wazen
who had powerful influence over
Raisuli. The answer 10 expected to-
morrow.
Based on past experience, 1t is feared
Rsisuli is not to be depended upon
and once he has the money in hanc
and still controls the prisoners, he viii
make fresh demands. However, moth
ing more can be done at this stage, &C
cording to MI. Gummere, and the stat'
department will await the conclusion
OF this last attempt to free the prison
ers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
HORROR GROWS
Over 0fficiousness Destroys Means
Of Identification.
MORE BODIES DISCOVERED IN WRECK


New York, June 2o.--Every hour
adds to the horror Of the excursion
steamer disaster, when the General
Slocum was burned to the waters edge
near North Brother island. Divers
had explored the wreck OF the steamer,
and reported that no more bodies were
to be found there, but today diver
who WAS at work on the sunken hull
found q large number Of corpses packed
tightly inside of one OF the paddle
wheels. Just how many there were
was not known, but 1t was planned TO
remove them az soon as Coroner O'Gor-
man reached the sc enc.
The coroner had arranged to visit the
wreck today for the purpose of ascer-
tanning, 1t possible. what evidence OF
culpability on the part Of the Knicker-
booker Steamship company or Of the
officials Of the boat, II any, could be Sc
cured to present to the coroner's In
quest. Therefore, IL was determined
TO take out the bodies at that time.
AT various hospitals where the in
jured are visited today it is said that
their condition il fair. There are now
only b3 victims of the disaster in the
hospitals.
Today Ii Ia Raid another horror haf
been added to the terrible conditions
resulting from the disaster through the
over -ofiiciusness of some person at the
morgue. AS a result some OF the
bodies probably never will be identified
and will go to last resting place in the
humble plot furnished by the city,
charity. When the bodies were taker
by hundreds. from the water and lait
in lows on the grass at North Brothel
island, each was tagged with mum
Der. That number was carefully re
corded, and the papers, valuables ans
trinkats which would have served II
possibly identify the bodies were re
moved and placed in separate packages
each package bearing number CORES
ponding to the number on the bod.
from which the articles we're taken.
When the bodies we're taken to tn
morgue they we're placed in numbers
boxes, but in many cases these mum
bers did not correspond with the fig
ures the bodies previous had borne
As result, the plans were competed
upset and the numbered packages G
valuables became practically WORTHLESS
az means OF Identification.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items Of General Interest Gatb... ,
From All Over the Stat,
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL nn,.
\ prass Review Of Improvsmas<. a
and Dsvslornsst Along AuI,-
Thr~ssho~s Oar State

Weiser-Ford Bros. have
force OF men working on the exesu ,aigs
on the site of their new cyanids 's''0n
in the Rapid River section II plant,
located on the site of the one d.. s'i o
by fire last fall 1t will be ~ S SSs,oyed
capacity, and will work the or rs0 iona
the Gold Coin Mining comn. IRON
mines. The Gold Coin comna pSuys
composed of La Crosse, Wis r ea 4
lists and is a very desirable pronsr r,'Al
Lewiston-Haying is in nroo.o..
many of the lowland farms aso %
Lewiston and along Lapwai creek ''q M
hay harvest is reported to be yerv .oa y
In Vineland the first crop ~ . spn'
raised ON the orchard lands il nor @ a
ing put up. The average cut on m j., "
gated lands is said to be over tbra. mr. y.
per acre. Many Of the orcbard;a.
contend that the growth of Alfalfa '' !;
the orchards does not interfera a,. u
the prodcution of fruit. '''n
Weiser-Work has begun on tho
cavating on the site selected for H. ~
Laid Metals company's srneltar 'a y
Landore in the Seven Devils dist,;a,
1t is expected to have the plant in Nv ~
Grafton by November l. The comnsa.
will do custom work for the mipas.
and will purchase ore in anv amouns,
offered from 500 pounds up, ors'
purchasing will begin August ! III,
company has already several Thousand
tons OF ore to run through. For tbs
present the smelter will be of siTt.
tons capacity.
Weiser-The beginning OF work On
the smelter in the Seven Devils Gonna,
district by the Ladd Metals comnanv
has given renewed life and energy h
the old camp. A party of Is has let
here for Landore. Several wem
mine owners who are going into
the district to begin operations on Their
properties. Others were merchants o.
ing in to look over the situation with
view of starting stores, saloons, etc
From present indications 1t looks az
though it will be but a short time until
the Seven Devils will he the liysliest
mining camp in Idaho.
Occur d'Alene-The new planning
mill, sash, door and blind factory Of
Corbin & Lambert, located at the ''Y"
on the Northern Pacific, about one mile
from town, is nearly completed. The
main building is 4Sx10O feet, one story
and basement, with an engine room "a
x36, and burner to consume refuse not
used in making steam. The firm pro-
poses in addition to planning, to manu-
facture sash, doors, mouldings and in
terror fnishings, and to that end have
purchased 500, 900 feet Of seasoned lum-
Der from the St. Maries Lumber com.
pany, a portion of which is already
here. Since work of installing ma
chinery was begun, it has been found
necessary to build an addition 30x4S to
accommodate additional machinery.
1t is expected The mill will be in oper.
alton June Ii and will furnish employ.
ment for 30 or 40 men.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat -Walla Walla, zoe; bluestem,
Use; valley, zoe.
Barley-Feed, $23 per ton; rolled
s24.50@25.
Flour--valley, ss.9o@4.05 per bar.
rel; hard wheat straights, s4@4.25;
cleans, $3.s5@4.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.40@4.70; graham, $4,000
whole wheat, s4@4.25 rye flour, "a. so.
oats-No. l white, tl.25 gray, 81 &c
per ton.
Millstnffs-Bran, $1,000 per ton
middlings, $25 .50@27; shorts, 5000
81; chop, SIS; linseed, dairy food, sic
Hay-Timothy, sl5@16 per ton
clover, 5000; grain, s11@12; cheat
s11@12.
Notwithstanding, 1925 per sack
carrots, $3.50; beets, 1925; cabbage
2@216c; lettuce, head, 25@40c per doz
cauliflower, ti.75@2 per doz; celery
75@ 9Oc per doz.; cucumbers, s1.2b@
1.50 per doz; asparagus, soc; peas, s,
per pound; rhubarb, Sc per pound
beans, green, 12%c; squash, 81 pc,
box; green corn, 60c per doz.
Honey $S@3.50 per case.
Potatoes-Fancy, 75c@sl per GENITAL,
new potatoes, $l.75@2 per GENITAL.
Fruits-Strawberries, Oregon, 4@5,
per pound; cherries, 50c@$l per box
gooseberries. sc per pound; apples
fancy Baldwins and Spitzenberps
sl.50@2.50 per box; choice, sl@l so
cooking, 75c@sl; canteloups, IS pei
crate; apricots, 1926 per box.
Butter-Fancy creamery, l7%@20c
store, 1Sc per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 1s@1s16c pei
dozen.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, l2@l2L,
per pound; small, spring, 2O@22c
hens, l2@l21sc; turkeys, live, 1907,
per pound; dressed, 10000; ducks
s7@S per doz; geese, live, 7@sc ne,
pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins. new
stock, l2&@lSc; old stool, Zoe
Young America, lac.
Hops-l90S crop, ESQ &c per pound
Wool-Valley, l9@2Oc per pound
Eastern Oregon, 11@15c; mohsir, 80,
per pound for choice.
Beef-Dressed, 5@7llc per pound.
Mutton-Dressed, 4@6c per pound
lambs, Sc.
veal--Dressed, 6x@7c per pound.
Pork-Dressed, 6Qo7c per pound
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
Fate of Two Transports In Do,,ht

TOXIC, June lS.-It is feared that
TWO japanese transports have fallen in
70 the hands Of the Russians. Three
Oh o. the largest of the transport fleet left
shimonoseki for the naval base with
supplies. All went we'll until thew
We're In the Corean strait, when thew
were overhauled by couple of Rus
sian warships. The Russians fired "a
shots at the leading craft, a number ~
wnlen hit her. Her captain, however
declined to surrender and by crowdinp
on all steam escaped. The late Of tbe
other two is uncertain. ''e
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
Urges Fair Exhibit.

st. Louis, June 1s.-Before depart
Ing Tor New York, Prince Pun Lun an
nounced himself as a self appointed
committee of one to secure China's par
tcipation in the Lewis and Clark expo
sltlon to be held in Portland, Or, in
lSO5. The prince remarked to Theo-
aore Hardee, assistant to Secretary
walter B. Stevens, that he was yery
much impressed with the American
idea OF celebrating the anniversaries of
great events with big expositions, and
declared ne would use every effort TO
secure Chinese participation,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-25
CANADA MAY COME.
Appropriation Of $4,000 for lewis and
Clark Fair.

Clark Fair.
Portland, June 22.--Canada may
conclude to take an sctivs part In the
Lewis and Clark exposition. While
that government has in the past
seemed dsinclined to participate, a
change has been wrought In the
eleventh hour. A bill making an sp
preparation OF $50 900 Is to be intro
aucsd at once In thu Canadian parlla-
p1ent.
TelergAphic communication to this
effect wac received At evils and Clark
headqu. rters yesterday morning. The
telegram wss received from Colonel III
r. Doach, commissioner general who
recently went to Ottawa to interest the
Canadian officials In the fair. II was
addressed to Director General Goode,
but, ar Mr.. Goode has been ont Of the
city for week past, the message WAS
received by Secretary Henry Reed.
The message Ia AZ follows:
CATER many consultations and inter
views, outlook for Canada's pgrticips-
ton Ia favorable. Ministers will ask
parliament for $50, 0O0."
This news was pleasant surprise TO
fair officials, who had nil but given up
hope Of getting tho. Canadian govern
ment interested. All communications
sent TO Ottawa and to Canadian officials
had been courteously replied to. but
the tone OF the replies was not encour-
aging There seemed TO be disposi-
ton on the part 81 the Canadian people
to concentrate their efforts on making q
fine exhibit at the fair In Belgium,
which takes place next year, almost
simultaneously with the Lewis and
Clark exposition.
In the event parliament makes ths
appropriation asked for, 1t Is thought
the province Of British Columbia car
be brought into line. 1t is known tina
British Columbia has been holding bach
TO see what reception the exposition
will get from the general government
before taking any action. Favorable
action from the general government
will, therefore, Ii Ia believed, ingur'
the participation OF British Columbii
as province