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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-09
MISSIONARIES WARNED.

Lyman said missionaries always are
thoroughly warned not to discuss po-
lygamy, because we have yielded that
requirement of the law not to teach the
theory of polygamy." He said the mis-
sionaries never touch upon the subject
unless the theory is assailed.
DO they defend or denounce it?'
"They would not denounce it," said
Lyman. He said that was the situa-
tion in regard to himself.
In answer to a question by Senator
Overman, Lyman said that despite the
manifesto of 1890, the president of the
church could issue authority upon an
elder to perform plural marriages.
"The president holds the keys" said
Lyman.
What do you mean?"
That he is the only one who has any
authority"
Worthington asked how it was that
the president could issue authority in
conflict with the manifesto, which is
said to be the law of God, and con-
cluded his question thus: rs he above
the Lord?'
''Oh, no; he is not above the Lord
Did Senator Smoot know you were
living with plural wives?" Lyman was
asked.
The witness answered that Senator
Smoot did not know, as he never had
met any of the wives. He said that the
people in general in Utah knew, but
that he did not think Smoot had any
knowledge of the fact. He said he was
so generally known and his reputation
od fa6
as a fact in regard to him would be ac-
cepted by the people as true.
WITNESS EVASIVE.
Chairman Burrows insisted on know
ing If the people of Utah knew in re-
gard to his life why Senator Smoot
could not know just as WELL The wit
ness responded several times that the
people must have known. but that Sen
ator Smoot did not, whereupon Senator
Hoar demanded to know what the wit
ness meant by such answers. The wit
ness then said Senator smoot probably
knew just as much about the question
as the people in general.
do you take back what you said
then, that the people knew and Sena-
tor Smoot did not know" asked Sena-
tor HOar.s
II take that back"
Don't you think, Mr. Apostle. that ii
behooves you to be a little careful
about what you say, so that you will
not have ANYTHING to take back?'
asked the Senator, severely.
Senator Hoar followed this question
by asking the witness if he had re-
ceived a revelation concerning what he
was to testify to on the stand, and
whether such revelation could be re-
sponsible for his change of mind in re-
gard to the questions asked.
Are your answers here by order OF
the Lord? Are they given in your HUI
man or inspired capacity?" the Sena-
tor asked.
II answer as the spirit of the Lord
directs.
Then it was the spirit of the Lord
which directed YOU to make the an
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-09

swer you just took back and which
you said was mistake?"
The witness hesitated and Senator
Hoar remarked:
Well if you can't answer that
don't blame you.''
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
Something About Canals.

The Suez canal is usually considered
the most important example of ship
canals, though the number of vessels
passing through it annually does not
equal that passing through the canals
connecting Lake Superior with the
chain of great lakes at the south. In
length, however, 1t exceeds any of the
other great ship canals, its total
length being 30 miles. of which about
two-thirds is through shallow lakes,
says Harper's Weekly.
The canal connecting the Bay of
Cronstadt with st. Petersburg is a
work of great strategic and CONNER
cial Importance to Russia. The canal
and sailing course IN the bay are
about 16 miles long, the canal proper
being about six miles and the bay
channel about 10 miles, and they to-
gether extend from Cronstadt, on the
Gull. of Finland, to st. Petersburg.
The next OF the great ship canals
connecting bodies of salt water in the
order of date of construction is the
Corinth canal, which connects the Gulf
of Corinth with the Gulf Of Aegina.
The canal reduces the distance from
Adriatic ports about IT'S miles, and
from Mediterranean ports about 100
miles Its length is about four miles.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

Tree planting In Northern China is
being strenuously enjoined by the au-
thorities, not only as a productive in
dustry for the people, but alike as a
means of Strengthening the river en-
bankments against floods and of check
ing drought. OF late years trees have
been cut down wholesale for agricul-
tural purposes, while the peasants do
not take the trouble to plant fresh
ones, because the soil is 30 loose that
they must dig down very deep for a
satisfactory foothold. So vast tracts
of fertile land are left barren, while
in the northern provinces especially
the influx of sand carried by high
winds from the Mongolian desert
threatens to fill up the unoccupied
ground.
So in the important Province of Chilli,
which contains the capital, Picking
is a government proclamation notify.
ing the eight directions for tree plan
tation"-most minute instructions as
to the kind of trees required. the
depth they should be planted and the
fertilizers to be used-and the "ten
benefits to be derived from the same,
such, among others, as the sale Of tim
Der and fruit. the beneficial influence
OF trees in attracting rain, preserving
the just equilibrium of wind influences
and purifying the atmosphere, while
travellers and families will find shade
and rest under the branches. "a poeti'
truth for conclusion.-Golden Penny.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
Old Marriage Certificates.

Theorists are to be found all over
the world who advocate that no man
or woman shall be allowed to marry
who has not a certificate Of freedom
from transmissible disease. Not
even the most extreme, however, would
go so far as a Prussian official in the
town of Rappin, one Of whose duties
Is to inspect butchers meat and another
TO place the official seal on marriage
certificates. The Berlin Lokslanzeiger
states that on one occasion he used the
wrong stamp and instead Of sealing
the nuptial contract he certified that
the happy pair were free from trichino-
sis. The absurd mistake was not dis
covered until some days had elapsed,
with the result that the high court
of Berlin has had to be set in motion
to rectify the error.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
New Type OF Engine.

From Germany comes news Of a
locomotive worked by steam and yet
independent Of fire of its own. The
engine has just been completed at the
Hohenzollern works at Dusseldorf and
is Of a type designed for shunting in
explosive factories. Instead Of carry
ing fire in It's own boiler II is filled
with steam from stationary boilers
and when so charged is capable Of sew
eral hours work. The first warming
up occupies half an hour, and subse
quent recharging can be done in 6
quarter of an hour. The apparatus Ii
SO simple that an unskilled workman
is able to look after IL. The absence OF
fire in a place where dynamite or gun
powder is being handled is the reason
for the invention Of this type OF en-
CINE.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
This Is Miraculous.

Manhattan, Kansas, March A.
One of the strangest cases that has
ever been heard of in Riley county is
that of the three year old daughter of
Mr.. Jonas Brubaker of this place.
Sometime ago the little girl took
whooping cough, which was followed
by pneumonia When the pneumonia
left her, she was taken down with ma
laria fever with at times symptoms Of
Spinal Meningitis.
The family doctor brought her safely
through these troubles, but after the
fever Bright's Disease set in, and the
doctors gave her up. Her father tells
the rest of the story:
"We began to give her Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and after she had taken about
three and half boxes, she was entire
ly cured. Now she is well as any child,
rum ing and playing as if nothing had
ever leen the matter. The doctors
said she was beyond the reach of medi-
cine. Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly
saved our little girls life, when she
was so far into the chronic stage OF
Bright's Disease that we thought moth
ing could save her."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
WAS THIS LAND PAID foR9
Confederate Money Was the Only Com
alteration Received kar IL.

Confederate Money Was the Only Com
alteration Received Gar IL.
A suit has been nled In the second
division of Pulaski circuit court which
takes one back to the days OF the con-
federacy. when the currency in circu-
lation was that Issued by the Confed-
crate States of America.
The suit Is a petition filed by the
heirs of Mark Kelly, through their at
torneys, Rose, Hemingway q Rose,
praying a writ of mandamus directed
to Francis e. Conway, State land COM
missioner, to compel him to issue a
patent to certain lands In Green coun-
ty, purchased by Kelly In 1858, and
which were paid for in confederate
money.
The petitioners are ]. w. Kelly, G..
e. Stone, II. L. Stone, Allie Stone and
Frances Valley Bowen, by NJ. r. Col
lier.
The petition alleges that in 1858
Mark Kelly purchased at sale by the
common school commissioner OF
Greene county the west half of the
southeast quarter of section 16, lows
ship IS north. range east. consisting
of eighty acres, located In the north
ern part OF Green county. about eight
miles from Paragould. Later, when
the civil war was fragrant and when
the only circulating medium was coz
federate money" Kelly paid for the
land in confederate money, which was
accepted by the State as good and
sufficient payment.
However, Kelly neglected to secure
from the State a patent for the land
He entered upon tbs land and remain
ed in full and undisputed possession
thereof until his death, since which
-ime the heirs have continued in pos
session. claiming it as their own.
Recently they applied to the State
LAND commissioner for patent on tbs
land, which he refused to issue on tn,
sole ground that 1t was paid for In
confederate money.-Little Rocl
Gazette
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
MISTAKES IN DRESS.
Women of Moderate Income Buy Too
Many and Too Expensive Clothes

Many and Too Expensive Clothes
Lady Jeune. in writing on dress al
iowances for girls. notes the fact that
one reason why upper-class English
women do not look smarter than they
do is that they will buy too many
clothes. They commit the mistake of
buying much that is unnecessary and
that they never wear. because they see
it and 1t is cheap.
"All Englishwomen." she goes on.
have too many clothes-in fact. too
much of verything--and the conse-
quence is that their things are old
fashioned and unwearable long before
they are worn out French women
have very few gowns. they have just
what they want and wear them out.
An Englishwoman loves her old clothes
and wears them a little. then puts
them away. and when she finds they
are old-fashioned she has them done
up and remodeled, believing that she
Is practicing great economy, whereas
1t would be far better and cheaper to
give them away. She clings to her old
bONho JdthCtss hdlnf DOOto anu obOta
with a sort of romantic tenacity."
The same may be said of many
American girls and women. and it Of
fers one good reason for not buying
the very best materials IN everything
as one Is often recommended to do.
There are many irihing accessories OF
dress which are nice only so long az
they are fresh and hit the fancy OF
the hour. Then why sink much money
in them? The same is true of the tai
lored suit.
ut is commonly supposed that 9
good tailor gown is a thing that 6
woman of limited means can safely
invest her money In, with confidence
that she will get every dollars worth
OF wear out of it." says an authority
yet how many women find them
selves with a $7o suit on their handi
which is demode. which they canno
AFFORD to give or throw away, anC
upon which they have to lay out Otter
considerable sum to make 1t wear
able. Almost any woman would SAL
under these circumstances the pei
son in question would have Jared bet
ter to have laid out only $40 or $50 oil
her suit originally. When she ha,
'shabbied' 1t. or 1t had got out Of style
she could then have bought herself I
new one with a clear conscience ant
at hardly any extra expense. consider
ing what she would have to pay t
get the old suit renovated. supposin
the woman in question has only on
tailored suit, and has to wear it fou
years; she would certainly cut smart
er appearance on two suits at half th
price. This seems to be one Of tn
instances where, while it is never pru
dent to buy the cheapest, II is certain
ly not wisdom to buy the highes
priced. A good part Of the accumuls
tons OF clothes from which wome
suffer is due to buying too expensiv
things. as well as too many Of them.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
MAKING OF PATENT LEATHER.
Each Manufacturer Has His Own Pro

cess.
All manufacturers OF patent leather
have their own tanning processes.
much like those CT the calfskin tanner.
though some patent leather Is given a
bark tanning. Horsehide and colt
skins are the chief feathers made with
patent finish.
The patent or enamel finish Is really
painted and baked on, as the bicycle
manufacturer paints and bakes enamel
onto a frame. Tanners are very par
ticular about keeping their processes
secret, and nobody but workmen is
ever allowed into the finishing rooms.
The hide or skin, having been
stretched and dried as much as posi-
BILE, is first given a coating Of mix
ture of linseed oil, litharge, white lead
or similar materials boiled. together
until they make a pasty mixture.
This is daubed on the surface with
steel tool and well rubbed in. so that
the pores Of the leather will be filled
up. Then the leather is put into the
oven, its surface being exposed tC
steam pipes at temperature Of about
100 degrees.
Next the surface is rubbed dowI
with pumice stone. and then it Is GOV
cred with linseed oil and ivory black
about six layers applied, each laye
being dried and rubbed down. Final.
varnlsh is applied, and then the sur
face is rubbed down and finished off a
nicely as a painter finishes a fine car
riage--CleveIand Plain Dealer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
ouyEo FITz TO HIS SORROW.
Fuziiist's Unexpected Demonstration
of His Hitting Power.

Bob Fitzsimmons gave an unexpect-
ed demonstration OF his physical might
the other day In a downtown sporting
goods house. The big fighter drops into
this establishment frequently and edi-
fies the clerks and whatever customers
may be about by his skill at drumming
the punching bag. He rarely falls to
perform his old trick OF knocking the
bag lose from its bearings, and on this
occasion. after hard blow had torn
the bag loose from the string that held
1t, one OF the officers OF the concern
who was loking on and who knows
Fitz well, remarked to the pugilist:
"Oh, l don't think much of that
stunt, Fitz; that piece OF rope was an
old one and 1t wouldn't take much of
blow to break 1t. 1t took you some
time to get that bag loose, and my
opinion is you are getting to be back
number. II you couldn't land on Cor
bett any harder than that he'd trim
you In Jig time"
bitz didn't say anything In regard
to the guying, but the mention of Cor.
belts name made his face take on a
more determined expression.
Then" said the business man in
telling OF the incident, 81 got a brand.
new piece OF stout sash cord, nearly
thick enough to lift horse and rugged
up the punching bag with this cord
Now l said to Fitz, there is some
thing you could not knock loose In 9
hundred years Fitz damned away al
the bag viciously for while, but didn'i
knock 1t loose. l stood there guying
him some more, telling him how he'd
gone back and all that. and then
walked away about twenty feet
Il turned around to see how Fit
was getting along, and az | did so
saw his arm shoot through the air SC
fast 1t was only blur In the air, anC
the next thing l knew the bag was
shooting through space like bullet
1T was coming straight for me, too
and at such speed that 1 didn't hay,
time to dodge 1t. 1t cleared an inter
vening show case, and the next instan
1 was wondering whether was In tn,
ring or In the hospital. The flying bal
caught me squarely over the eye, and
surely thought | would have to tax,
the count. The blow dazed me for 4,
moment and nearly put me out.
81 guess ] was the one that was be
ing guyed all the time. but in an,
event between the kick of mule an,
a man who can drive a punching ba,
twenty feet through the air and har,
enough to almost knock you down, tn
mule for mine. don't think Fitz 4
quite candidate yet for the home 70
superannuated old men."-New Yorl
Sun.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
The Care of Umbrellas.

More umbrellas are spoiled through
careless treatment than wear out from
actual hard work. One great mistake
that many people make Is to leave an
umbrella standing on Its point to dry
after it has been used in the rain. This
is most harmful. as all the water
trickles down and settles in the folds
at the narrow end Of the silk, and this
not only causes the silk to rot, but the
wire frame to grow rusty. The right
way to treat wet umbrella when
brought into the house is to open II
wide and wipe it as dry as possible
then half close 1t and leave 1t standing
on its handle to drain. Wet umbrellas
should never be put near fire; this
also is likely to cause the silk to split
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

William Morris once heard one Of bis
poems read by famous elocutionist.
says w. B. Yeats. the Irish poet TIE
reader was carefully oblitsrating all
the original rhythm In order to give
what he cosceived to be the proper e1-
preston.
Mr.. Morris sat in uneasy silence for
some moments. but at last he could
stand II no longer.
Young man." he exclaimed, at
cost me a great deal of trouble to put
that into yersel wish you would read
1t as 1t Is written"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

The Russian giant Machnow is SUI
ing Snowman sedelmeyer for starving
hin. The latter alleges that he sup
Piled the giant every day for breakfast
with two quarts Of tea. a pound Of but
ter, cheese and eight rolls; for dinner
five plates Of broth. four pounds OF
meat and several pounds of potatoes
and for supper two quarts Of coffee
a pound OF bacon and four pounds OF
black bread. The giant was hungry
nevertheless.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
The Enterprisinx Drummer.

Shopkeeper (whose patience is com
pletely exhausted)-Snippers, call the
porter to kick this fellow out.
Importunate commercial traveller
(undaunted)-No while were wait
ing for the porter I'll show you an en-
tirely new line-best thing you ever
laid eyes on.-Glasgow Evening Times
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
sHEAP.

Now. what does that fellow meanT'
unused Mr.. Steckler. rs his name
Lamb, and has he got sheep for sale.
or is his name Sheap, and has he got
la NIB for sale;"
Hailing a native, Mr.. Steckler re-
peated the question. The native
grinned and drawled:
''Tis leetle bit complex. come to
look at 1t, amt 1t? Farmer Towle there
amt much on spelling, but he's pow
erful strong at trading. What he's try
ing to let people know by that sign is
that he has lamb for sale and that he'll
sell it cheap"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
RHEUMATISM
AN BABLE TORTURE

sometimes suddenly doesn't
due accidental 1t
develop work in the system long before
OF attack,
poisonous the aches and pains then distr
different of the SYSTEM and
Joints when the system this
condition exciting like exposure to night air.
cold bleak winds of winter to
sumbering poons bring Rheumatism The severity
acid the blood and the
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

The old sexton approached the pun
pit.
"Parson." he exclaimed in a hoarse
whisper, 1.-The church is on ire!'
"All right, John, don't get excited"
rejoined the good man as he stopped
abruptly in the middle Of his sermon
"You pass down one aisle while 60
down the other and we'll quietly wake
No the congregation"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

quantity of acrid matter in the
Joints and muscles. Some peo-
pie are almost helpless from the
first, while others have occa-
sional spells or are uucomforta-
BILE, restless, nervous and half
sick all the time from the
nagging aches and pains. Rheu-
matism is a disagreeable com"
panion even in its mildest form.
1t grows worse as we grow older,
and frequently stiffens the joints,
draws the muscles out of shape
and breaks down the nervous
system. A disease that origin
ates in the blood, as Rheumatism
does, cannot be cured with ex-
ternal remedies like liniments a
naiu< or drive them to some 9th,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
TeosInte and Billion Dollar Grass.

The two greatest fodder plants on earth one
good for IA tons hay and the other so tons green
fodder per acre. Grows everywhere, so doe:
Victoria Rape, yielding $1,000 lbs sheep and
swine food per acre.
JUST SEND 1Oc IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, anc
receive in return their big catalog and lots o.
farm seed samples. [P. C. L.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
Beware of ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell aud completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering IL through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. J..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no mercury,
andis taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the bert.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
That Language Of Ours.

"Oh, don't worry about such trifes,"
said the girl. ."Just keep stiff upper lip
and everything will come out all right"
But" protested the other maid, 'it
is a physical impossibility for me to
maintain a superior labial rigidity."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
wv. l.. DOUGLAS
So. 50 & So SHOES E ssDs

w. l.. Douglas
shoes have by their
excellent style,
easy-fitting, a n d
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes in the
world.
They are just as good
as those that cost you
81 to S5-t the only
difference is the price.
Sold EUerywhsre.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
Douglas uses Coronn
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

The porcupine may have his quilts,
The elephant his trunk,
But when il comes to common scents,
My moneys on the skunk.
Cornell Widow.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

Mr.. CHfton-Do you think the North
Pole will ever be found, Miss Lakeside
Miss Lakeside-Why, 1 didn't know
it was lost.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

Charles Steckler and a friend were
driving along a country road on the
Canadian shore OF Lake Ontario when
this sign, nailed to gatepost attract
ed their attention:
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

"Holdl My honor is satishedw q,
Already"
"Mais oui. 1 see the blood In your
eye"-Harvard Lampoon.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
Never Been Practiced On.

81 wonder why it is they always cal
the doctors business a practiceT
"HaI l see what it is! You've never
been under oner'-Exchange
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
Not Natural.

81 suppose the prisoner refused to talk
referred you to his lawyer, ehf''
"Oh, no; the prisoner is q woman
Cincinnati Times-Stav.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19
Another "a IL"

II grown-up folks, like children,
Were forgetful and forgiving,
This earth would be a paradise
And life would be worth living.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

"When does a girl reach the mar
riageable age?
ssWhen her fathers purse has reach
ed the manageable size. '--Detroit
Free Press.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-03-19

When a woman dies the papers say
she was society woman. thinking II
a great compliment. But it's not.