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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26
READING IN BED,
A Custom That Has Been Followed
by Many Writers.

Johnson told Boswell once in the
course of conversation, in which he
praised the Anatomy" that man, if
inclined to melancholy, should have
lamp constantly burning in his bed
chamber during the night "and IL wake
fully disturbed take a book and read
and compose himself to rest" There
can be little doubt that in thus indi-
eating an appropriate course for any
one afflicted with constitutional mel
ancholy" - his own trouble = he was
stating his own practice. Many a book
the wakeful doctor must have turned
over in the silenees of the night, and
this increases the wonder that a desire
TO read any particular work should
take him out of bed unusually early.
Gray must surely have been a reader
In bed. A man who wished to be for
ever lying on sofas, reading eternal
new novels of Crebillon and Mari
vaux," must have been familiar with
the faces of his fayorites in the night
hours. Elijah Fenton, now forgotten
coadjutor of Pope, was accustomed TO
lie abed at his lodgings, we are told,
and be fed with a spoon, but Gray's
love of ease was not of this type. Gray
was a bookman, and most bookmen
probably have INDUCED in the habit of
reading in bed. Lamb apostrophized
his folios as my midnight darlings,"
but those huge armfuls," as he calls
them, were not bedside books. They
were the companions of the long hours
of candlelight in the back room of the
quiet little "gambogish colored' house
beside the Chase at Enfield. Wycher-
ley, one of the artificial dramatists
for whom Lamb wrote a quaint de-
fense, made habit of reading himself
to sleep. Nightly he shared his pillow
with his favorite authOrs-Seneca,
Montaigne and Rochefoucauld-and in
the mornings made practice of writ
ing on those subjects which had caught
his attention during the previous
nights reading, with the curious
though not unnatural result, as Pope
has testified, that his writing was un-
consciously a mere echo of his reading.
Somewhat later. when Grub street
floprished, if so inappropriate a verb
may be allowed, many q poor wretch
of hack author was glad to write as
well as to read in bed for the all suffi-
cient reason that seemly clothes were
lacking for going abroad.-London
Globe
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26
GOLD NUGGETS.
The Process In Nature by Which
They Are Formed.


They Are Formed.
That gold is formed from solution Is
generally recognized. The miner re-
ceives the theory because it explains
the making of gold to him, but he of
ten wonders how it is done, so here is
pared a solution of gold and left in it
Il small piece of metallic gold, Acct
dentally small piece of wood fell into
the solution. The solution decomposed,
the gold assumed a metallic state and
collected and held TO the small piece
size. Another investigator heard of
this and made. n dilute gold solution,
in which he immersed n piece of iron
pyrltes and left 1t there month. He
added also organic matter, and at the
months end the pyrites were covered
with Il film of metallic gold. Pyrites
and galena were next tried, and each
was covered with gold. Gold, copper
pyrites, arsenical pyrites, galena and
wolfram were also tried. with similar
results. Metallic precipitates were
tried. and while they threw down the
gold as a metallic powder they did
not cause 1t 10 cohere nor To plate amy
of the substances tried. Organic mat
ter thus seemed the necessary chemical
agent. Through the wood used in these
experiments gold was disseminated in
fine particles. Imagine these expert
ments conducted by nature through
ages and the result could be a nugget.
Mines and Minerals.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26
Poisonous and Harmless Snakes

There is Il certain physiological diff
ference between the poisonous and
harmless snakes which exists very
plainly in their manner of dentition.
All snakes are objects of aversion and
dread to mankind, so much so that to
be bitten by snake has at times been
so fearful to the victim as TO have pro-
duced death although the snake was
harmless. Such is the instructive dread
with which these reptiles are thought
OF that it may be desirable to have
some easy mode of distinguishing the
one kind from the other. This distin-
gushing characteristic is afforded by
the teeth. In all poisonous snakes
there are only two rows of teeth, the
fang or fangs being arranged either
within the two rows or outside of them.
The harmless snakes have four distinct
rows of teeth, and when the bite shows
this kind of wound and not any single
deeper or larger puncture there need
be no apprehension.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26

Facilities for travelling nowadays are
SO accelerated that 1t is quite possible
for the tourist to pass through five Eu-
ropean countries in fourteen hours,
barring accidents-namely, England,
France, Belgium, Germany and Hol-
land. Take the express from Charing
Cross to Dover and cross over to Ca
tercontinental express you proceed to
Brussels-three countries. From the
Belgian capital by train to Aix-la-
Chapelle, which is German territory,
making the fourth country, and after
allowing time for meal drive to
Vaals, in Holland, makes the fifth
country-and all in fourteen hours.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26

The tomb of David. king of Israel. Is
still pointed out TO travellers in Pales-
tine and, despite its age, is in a re-
markably good state of preservation
David died in 1915 b. c. and was bur-
fed In the "city of David" His tomb
became the sepulcher of several subse-
quent kings and one OF the sacred
places OF the kingdom. 1t stands on
Mount Zion, at Jerusalem, Just outside
of the city wall.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26
THE SLED 8CAT
Ingenious Combination Devised by
the Fire Island life savers.

the Fire Island life savers.
The life savers attached 10 Unrie
Sans stations on Fire isiiad encoun.
tered great difficulties and dangers II
crossing the Great South bay TO the
Long Island shore. either by water
craft or ice craft Still, naturally
enough, they had a longing to visit
land sea was choked with drift ice or
partly frozen over. These ingenious
people long ago realized the needs of
vehicle capable of travelling on either
Ice or water safely, and years ago they
launched the first scooter" n boat con-
structed TO travel on both ice and in
water. 1t was i small boat, made fast
10 sled. which was pushed on the ice
and rowed on the water. This crude
mode of travel with the wind against
or across the boat, made the trip one of
tremendous exertion. In the course Of
time sail was tried, at first square
rugged and very small, but it was used
only when the wind was fair. Then a
special boat WAS built which was par
TALLY decked, and the sled was made
lighter until at last the scooter of the
present day came about, with nothing
left of the sled but the bottom of the
runners, shod with iron, or, better still,
as experience has shown, with brass.
And so has developed the wonderful
scooter of the Long Island lakes and
bays. a swift iceboat that will sail in
the water and from one element TO the
other quickly without jar.-EXchange.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26
An Odd Collection.

An entertainer who visited the Fiji
islands and gave his performance be-
fore the natives had the following re-
ceipts for one night: -Four sucking pigs,
800 cocoanuts. 1000 of common class
OF moonstone collected on the beach,
40 pearls. 2S model canoes, 200 yards
of native CLOTH ~ Fiji costumes.
whales teeth, hundreds of sharks
teeth, one or two cart loads of beauti-
ful coral. war implements, such as
spears, knobsticks and knives, native
mats and pillows and grog bowls
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26

COURIER ADVERTISEMENTS PAY.
For Proof, ask our Advertisers.
For Returns, Try it Yourself.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26
A Natural MISREPRESENTATION.

"You say the audience laughed when
you recited Marco Bozzarls' in Cbica-
go?"
"lSs." answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. You see. when came to the
lines beginning Strike, the people
thought 1t was local allusion.'-
Washington Star.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26
Compulsory Piety.

Sunday School Teacher Il hope all
the little girls in my class love God
Eva Brown do. Sunday School Teach
er-That's right. Eva. Now tell us why
you love him. Eva Brown-Got to-
Lipplncott's Magazine.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26

When II man will kil himself because
woman refuses TO marry him 1t is
conclusive evidence that the woman
was s,right.-Baltimore Herald.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1904-02-26

There is a whole chapter of sound
advice in the admonition: Don't dodge
difficulties; meet them. greet them,
beat Them"
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11
FOR SALE. Comfortable

FOR SALE. Comfortable +
room house, large barn and good
cave, on 3 lets. in South St Anth-
ony, for $500. Would take team
and wagon as part payment.
Apply at The Teton Peak Office.
An elegant line of ladies' walk
ing and dress skirts and fancy
shirt waists for early spring wear
just arrived.
The Ternes Furnishing Store
The best 5 cent cigar in town at
the Hotel Riverside.
ATTENTION !
Upon my return, March lst, |
will resume my same old business
at the same old place. Save your
specimens.
Fred ". Rising.
The St Anthony Taxidermist.
All Mormon publications for sale
by Chas. S. Watson,
The St. Anthony Druggist.
WANTED. One hundred ard
fifty hogs at once Fremont Meat
& Provision Co.
A fine dinnerfor SO cents at the
Riverside Hotel.
Everything i'll school supplies at
c. S. Watson's, The st. An
thony Druggist.
Valentines. Valentines Val
entines!l c. S. Watson, The
St. Anthony Druggist.
If YOU owe ME for credit, why
not spend your cash with me also.
c. S. Watson,
The St. Anthony Druggist.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11

SOlliN liiliiN tNp.
The Salisbury Company,
L. NJ. Earl Agt.
Ross Hamer Blk st. Anthony, Ida.
The NJ. +. Ladies Aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. 7. H. Sturde-
want today.
A little son came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert, of Parker,
Oh the 9Th inst.
On Friday evening last Mr. and
Mrs. Piel entertained the Rev.
and Mrs. Will Stuart Wilson.
Rev. Long OF Idaho Falls will
preach i'll the NJ. 4. church at this
place next Sunday morning and
evening.
Keep i'll mind the Washington
supper to be given by the ladies
of the Presbyterian church on the
evening OF Feb. -.
Social dance at the opera house
Friday, Feb. 10, given by the Y.
L. N. NJ. LA. of ST. Anthony, Ida
no. All are invited.
Mr.. Broadhurst, the able head of
our street department, is winning
the gratitude of the entire COM
munity. Have you thought Of
thanking him yet?
Soren kelson of Kilgore, writes
to renew his subscription to the
Peak. He reports no sickness in
Camas Meadows. The weather is
fine with about Is inches of snow
and sleighing fine The stock are
doing we'll and are in good order.
The Rev. Will Stuart Wilson
will preach in the First Presbyter-
ian church next Sabbath morning,
Feb. IA, at II a. III. from the
theme, diminishing Lies Course. y
III the evening at $50 from the
theme, "The Touch of the Mas
ter's Hand. y
Bishop Funston and Nh. Penn
broke Reed of Boise, and Mr.. R.
Ashton Curtis of St. Anthony, are
III Washington. Bishop Funston
will remain several weeks before
returning to his work in Idaho.
Mr.. Curtis expects to take charge
of church in a short time.
+. Simpson, secretary of the
North MILFORD School District, No.
81, was a caller at this office Tues
day. He informs us that his dis
trict is III first class standing, hay
ing built a new school house last
fall without bonding the district
and they still have money left in
the treasury. This speaks we'll for
the people of the district.
The St. Anthony Brewing Co.,
Schafer & Muller proprietors, is
now running in full blast. Several
brews Of lager beer and porter and
a brew of book beer have already
been turned out. An expensive
bottling plant will be attached to
the brewery. The first draught
beer will be on sale March 1st.
All orders will receive prompt and
careful attention.
Ed. Jones of Victor, has bought
IN with Messrs. Hammond & Bran
we'll in the real estate and abstract
business. Mr.. Jones has extensive
interests at Victor, but has decided
to go into business here also. He
owns a home i'll Rexburg conse-
quently will reside there for the
present. We are glad to note that
he is going into business i'll our
city and hope he will move here in
the near future to live. He was a
very pleasant caller at this Office
yesterday, having come down from
the basin last Friday.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11
BUSINESS LOCALS.
]. H. Mcpherson, Dentist.
c. S. Watson, The Optician.

c. S. Watson, The Optician.
Keep warm these cold DAYS by
buying one of those fur coats that
the Big Boston is closing out at
cost.
Remember we are selling all our
hats and fascinators at cost.
The Ternes Furnishing Store
Use DR.. SCOTS Canker Cure. c.
5. Watson, The St Anthony
Druggist.
S. S. S. Headache Cure, The
Only. C. S. Watson.
The St. Anthony Druggist.
HAY FOR SALE.
100 tons, first and second crop.
w. H. Shosted, MILFORD, Ida.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11
MONEY TO LOAN

Low rates OH Farms, Ranches
and Canal Stock. Pay back any
+ Z ANY day and stop interest. DO
! .ully appreciate the value of
this privilege We invest Idaho
Utah money only That signifies
something too.
The Salisbury Company,
l.. NJ. Earl, Agt.
Ross Hamer Blk St. Anthony, Ida.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11
LOCAL NEWS.

and is threatened with pneumonia
Look out for the Steer" next
Tuesday night, at the St. Anthony
opera house.
Herb Sturdevant is assisting L.
T. Clay with the books at the
assessors Office
Mrs. James Hughes and family
are in Salt Lake City this week
visiting with friends.
BORN. To the wife Of J. Nj.
Neal of South St. Anthony, a big
boy, on Sunday, February eth.
Arnold d. Miller came in from
lie Grande, Ore. and is visiting
relatives and friends at Parker.
A. NJ. Boylen the clothier, is
receiving a fine line of spring
goods, clothing and gents furnish
ings.
The City dads met Monday even
ing for the purpose of allowing
some bills. No other business was
transacted.
The ladies Of St. Catherine 5
Guild will have a cooked food sale
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 10, in
Stones market.
l.. NJ. Earl of St. Anthony, was
i'll town last Thursday on business
with the Idaho Realty company.
-Blackfoot Democrat.
H. w. Perham returned last
week from Boise, where he went to
put i'll bid on the Idaho Industrial
school construction work.
John Hathaway, secretary of the
Chester Canal Co., was a Peak Wis
itol Monday, and left a nice order
for job printing for the company.
NJ. Levy opened another Boston
store at Rexburg Monday. He al
so has stool, Of goods in the Basin,
under the management of Ed Lit
tie.
John Richardson, residing near
Boise, has been fined So and costs
for assaulting a teacher who had
suspended Richardson sister from
school.
Mr.. John Jones of St. Anthony,
is in BlaCkfoot It is rumored
that Mr.. Jones wants to buy the
Democrat and settle in Balckfoot.
Mail.
Cakes, doughnuts, cookies, bak-
ed beans, brown bread, white bread
and cooked meats at Stone market
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 13. St.
GATHERINGS Guild.
Mrs. NJ. J. Gray, who is in San
ia Cruz, California, writes back to
Mr.. Gray that her health is much
improved from the change, and
that she has gained eight pounds
already.
St. Anthony business men are
not complaining from the dizziness
usually existing everywhere at this
time of the year, but they inform
us that business has been better
than usual.
M. HenriChs has heard from
Mrs. Henrichs who left about three
weeks ago for a visit with her
daughter in Canon City, Colorado.
She is feeling much better than
when i'll St. Anthony.
James G. Gwinn, +. +. Carey
and Archibald Mcconnell will
positively appear in the Texas
Steer at the St. Anthony opera
house Tuesday night. Tickets
now on sale at Watsons'.
I. H. Hopkins and B. w. Hop
kins, prominent butchers of St.
Anthony, were in town Thursday.
1t IS rumored that the Hopkins
Brothers contemplate the purchase
of the Fulton market. Elackfoot
Democrat.
Bert Miller, B. P. Homer, 7. M.
Workman, AL Richardson and
Jessie Miller left on Monday for
Alberta, Canada, where they will
make a thorough investigation OF
the country with the object in view
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11
LODGES.
Arrival and Departure OF Mail.

Arrival and Departure OF Mail
Both trains take out and bring IN
mail.
Mail for ali points is despatched from
the pest Office on lor;l train No SO at
=. In.
Mail on through train No 10 leaves
the post office at $ 80 a. N. forall points
except Montana aud points North of
ldah" Fails IN Ilah,
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11

NOTICE.
All justices of the peace who
have issued permits are hereby no.
tlhed to take up said permits bv
issuing licenses for same on or
before February Is, 1904.
W. V. Iorns,
State Game Warden.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-02-11
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-04-02
BRYAN LOSES ON APPEAL
SEALED LETTER REJECTED AS
EVIDENCE IN THE BEN-
NETT WILL CASE.

New Haven, Conn, April IA
decision rejecting as evidence the
"sealed letter." by which William J.
Bryan was to be given $4,000 from
the estate of the late P. S. Bennett,
was given during the day by Judge
eager in the superior court when the
hearing on Mr.. Bryan's appeal from the
decision of the probate court declin-
ing to admit the sealed letter. to
probate was resumed.
Judge eager said the letter was dis
positive in character and therefore
came within the statute governing
wills, which demands that every pa
per that is codicil or testamentary
must be attested by three witnesses
He holds that the admission of the
sealed letter would override that stat
ute. The court said there was moth
ing descriptive in the will except this
phrase. 1.-The sealed letter which will
be found with my will" Therefore
there is nothing whatever to identify
the sealed letter as that referred to in
section IL of the will: no earmark to
show that this was the letter the tes-
tator had in mind when he prepared
the will.
Immediately after the decision was.
announced Attorney Newton, for Mr..
Bryan, asked for an exception to the
ruling
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-04-02
LONG LEGAL BATTLE LIKELY
BAD BUNGLE IN CONNECTION
WITH SENTENCE OF CAR
BARN BANDITS.

Chicago, April 1.-Seeming1y a
bad bungle in the sentence of the car
barn bandits, Marx, Niedermeier and
Vandine, confronts the state attor-
ney's office. Instead of speedy hang
ing for the condemned trio a long le-
gal battle seems in prospect. The Illi-
nois statutes provide that the date set
for hanging must not be earlier than
the tenth day of the next term of the
state supreme court nor later than the
twenty-fifth day from the time sen
tence is pronounced. April p, the date
on which, according to sentence, the
bandits were to be hanged, will be the
twenty-seventh day from the time
sentence was pronounced. The fact
developed that attorneys for the
defense had been quietly wait
ing until Saturday next, when
the present term of the criminal
court expires. Proceedings were then
to have been Instituted to have the
sentence set aside and the three ban
dts released. The problem with
which the states attorney and his as
sistants are wrestling was how to cor
rect the mistake if possible and also
to find an effective way to make the.
correction before Saturday.
Before any action could be taken by
the states attorney application was
made for writs of habeas corpus in be-
half of the bandits. The writs were
issued by Judge Chrytraus and were
made returnable Monday,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-04-02
CLEARS TITLE TO PROPERTY
COLOMBIA LOSES SUIT AGAINST
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY
IN FRENCH COURT:

Paris. April 1.-The first civil
tribunal of the Seine during the day
decided the case of the republic of
Colombia against the Panama Canal
company in favor of the defendants.
The decision holds that the complaint
of Colombia is not receivable and con-
demns the plaintiffs to pay the costs
Of the action. This decision has the
effect of removing the legal obstacles
in the way OF the transfer of the canal
concession from the company to the
United States. .-:.
The decision is lengthy document,
fully reviewing all the early circum-
stances OF the concession and setting
forth the various acts Of the Colon
bian congress, the treaties, ETC., par
ticularly articles 20, 21 and % of the
treaty of March 20, 1878, whereby the
company acquired it's rights '.''
The decision concludes with the
specific recital under the French code
that none of the claims set up by
Colombia are valid, that it's request to
enjoin pending actions is not warrant
ed, that it's plea for costs against the
company is not justified and that the
entire costs of the procedure are as
sessed against the plaintiff.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-04-02
LEADING OFFICIAL MISSING
FEDERAL TRUST COMPANY OF
CLEVELAND MAKES AN
ASSIGNMENT.

Cleveland, April 1.-The Federal
Trust company has made an assign
ment to the Guardian Trust company.
The action is stated to have been
taken as a result of the disappearance
of a prominent official of the Federal
Trust company. Reports are in circu-
lation that shortage has been found
in the funds of the concern.
While no statement has been filed
as yet by the Federal company it is
understood it will turn over about
$1.00O.O00 in deposits to the assignee.
It's total assets will be about $3,000,-
000 According to the last report it
had $2,18S,362 in loans and discounts,
$45,O00 real. estate loans and owned
1928, 1000 stocks, bonds and mortgages.
Its last statement showed individual
deposits of $1,593.32S, but officials
state the deposits are about $1,000,000
at present.
An agreement was practically
reached between the directors of the
Federal Trust company and the
Guardian Trust company several days
ago providing for the merging of the
two concerns. The disappearance of
the official of the Federal company,
however, precipitated matters and the
directors decided that an assignment
would probably avoid a run on the
bank and protect all interests.
Oficials of both of the trust COM
panies declare positively that no de-
positor will lose a, penny as result
of the assignment. 1t is also stated
that the shortage in the accounts of
the Federal Trust company will sub.
sequently not exceed $4,000.