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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17
QUEER THINGS IN orrEaroav.
ODDS and Ends Contributed BY West
Indian Natives.


Odds ard ends. and IA queer q col
lection as one could Lopc TO see, are
found amongst The cHer,ory coutribu.
lions OF the natives OF Busotu. In the
British Solomon Islands. II 10 no
rare thing there for the minister to
draw from the collection boz = string
Of rcd beads. which. providing 4;
measures the length Of the arms out.
stretched. Is coin of the realm equal
Ing NORM. but strings Of white beads
Of the same length are but A. the In
significant threc-penny bit. Other
articles among the collection on the
last Bible Sunday In connection with
the Molancsian Mission church were
whitc armists. each equal In value TO
a shilling. pieces OF tortolsosheii. q
bamboo box such as Is ased 10 carry
lime for beicl.chc~inE. 4 hue string
bag. md piece Of the native cloth In
which the Bugotu women wrap their
babies to protect them from the Nc.
isnesian insects. The whole collection
on that particular Sunday vas sold
for Gai los.-no Insignificant agure.
London Tit.Bits.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17
Ia. w.i..t Lens 10, Lover.

High up In the mountains Of Noet
Carolina Aunt Ainty" Biers lives
alone in her little cabin. Foot passen.
gers through the settlement Of Sandy
Mush usually ind her sitting on the
steps Of her cabin peering down the
mountain side. This Ii the manner
In which she has spent the greater
part Of her waking hours for forty.two
years and the object Of her search
Is Jacob Munhsll. to whom she vas
engaged during the var days. Nun.
hill was oficialiy reported missing"
hut his sweetheart has never 10 all
the years doubted that he will re-
turn to her.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17
HEAVY ROCK IN rREeToP.
Strange Occurrences Has Given Rise
to Controversy. 8.

Strange Occurrences Has Given Rise
to Controversy. :.
An attorney who came in from the
west the other day referred to a curl
Gus feature along the side Of Muscle
Fork cut, in west Macon county. He
said that high up in the forks of q
large cottonwood tree that had grown
up since the excavation was made In
1887 there rested q 600.pound lime
stone rock. which had been blown
into the tree when 1t was small; that
as the tree had grown In height the
rock had risen higher and higher un-
til II was now far beyond the reach
Of the tallest man.
Oscar F. Lamm. . civil engineer. re-
piled to this: Il take your word for
1t that that rock Is there, Just A. you
say. and that II was blown up there
when they were excavating the cut.
but that II has climbed any higher is
contrary 10 the laws Of nature. The
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Forks Of . Young Tree.
branches Of the tree. Of course. have
heightened out In that time. but the
part on which the rock fell has not
moved upward an inch. The trunk
has widened. but vertically 1t occu-
pies It's same position. Drive 4 nail
In the trunk Of a young tree and In
ten years II will remain the same dis
lance from the ground. Engineers
working along river bottoms make
record markings on the tree trunks.
knowing they will preserve their ex-
act altitude throughout the years.
though the trees may have lowered
considerably higher than when blaxed
BY the Ak. The sap courses through
tho limbs and extends the branches.
bu. II only widens out the trunk"
The observation In regard TO the
stone elected emphatic opinions for
and against. Mr.. I-amm offered to
settle the dispute by placing . rock
In the forks Of . young tree. The
deputy circuit clerk booked some
dozen vagers as to whether or not
,ha, rock ever gets any nearer the
ssy.-Macon. Mo, Dispatch.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17
sALo HEADS ARE IMMUNE.
Consumption and Smooth cranlums
Incompatible, Says Physician.

Consumption and Smooth cranlums
Incompatible, Says Physician.
There are advantages accruing even
from bald heads. 1t is pointed out by
a writer In . medical journal that bald
headed men never suffer from con-
sumption, and that tendency to bald
ness IL an assurance that the dreaded
scourge will pass over him whose
thatch grows thin.
At first glance 1t would seem Alb
surd to argue that q mans hair II
Indicative of his immunity from
disease. but the writer who advances
this novel theory declares that In the
Ave years during which he seriously
added . record OF his patients hair
or lack OF II his case cards have failed
to show q single instance Of bald"
being entered upon the card Of 4
consumptive.
He had under treatment more than
100 cases, and he makes the further
statement that In = census Of more
than 5000 tuberc ulosis cases he failed
to discover q single sufferer who was
bald.
He makes no effort to explain bis
theory upon medical grounds. but sim.
ply o6ers the results Of his observ =
tion for the benefit Of the profession,
and has invited his brother physicianx
TO write him Of any case Of 4 bald
headed consumptive coming undo.
their observation.-New York Herald
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

The Kansas supreme court declares
that whisky Il not property. but old
John Barleycorn. although . little
ErosEy At times. has never yet rcceiv.
ed his Knockout blow.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Up 10 date. Marie corcili 10 about
the ooly one Who has limited 81 . stain
on Mr.. carnexis's moacy. And II 10
open 10 Mr.. Carnegie To rrtoft that bis
0oaey Ia at all events swcetes thsa
Miss Coreiii's temper.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

II may be true. Of course. that short.
cake can be- made II other thinEs than
strawberries. but Il viii be noticed
that none Of our best poets she'd the
glory Of their genius over any other
kind.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Comptroller Ridgely advises bank
cashiers not to speculate. This advice
night be good for most other people,
too.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

A California naA claims 70 have
perfected % invsstion vhiea Will en-.
able people 10 travel - aiies ~
hour. what The world really media -
an investioa that wiil keep thiass
from gstting % the track.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

The fact that alcohol is used In the
manufacture of smokeless powder is
another argument as to Its pernicic.is-
ness.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

King Edward has inaugurated 4 new
fashion. that Of keeping the right hand
vloved. II Is TO be hoped that Edward
will come out this year In a 50cent
straw hat.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Lord Charles Berexford wants Great
Britain and the United States TO have
one nag. All right. Hurrah! We're
williag. II Mr.. Bull likes the Stars and
S;ripes.-Chicaxo Post.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Stree the United States supreme
court has decided that dealing in fu.
lures isn't gambling. marriage can't
be, either.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Some Massachusetts preachers are
attending = class In farming, and an
urgent need Of . few expressive but
blsmeless words for use upon barking
the shin is announced.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

New York lady dropped $3.50 in
solid lump somewhere on Broadway
day or two ago. Style OF game not
mentioned.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

A Chicago Judge has decided that a
milliner is an artist. That may ex-
plain why she is able TO draw a mans
salary for four weeks after finishing
bonnet.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Kansas City man has been fined
To- saying darn" to policeman.
Kansas City has been doing all kinds
of things recently to attract public at.
tention.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

daily life ~ In Sweden. and King Os-
cars Kingdom can boast Of being bet.
ter provided with telephones than any
other country.
A striking feature are the street
telephone pavilions. which are In
Street Lamp and Telephone station.
great number. They are TO be found
in every thoroughfare. close TO every
restaurant cab stand and theater. and
they open automatically by dropping
a coin into 4 slot.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

A New York man spent 1000 on
wine and $4,000 on women in one
year. 1t is feared that, whatever his
capacity, he did rot get all his moneys
worth.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

They say George Gould begins to
look, speak. act and be Sphinx like
his father. But he never had to
scratch for the FIRST 800. as his father
did.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

And try never to let a man kick you
when you are standing up.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

We still are puzzled to know how
Prof. Arnold discovered that most
women's knees are ugly.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Philadelphia jury n1es the value
Of kiss a, 500. Ice cream Is much
cheaper than = Philadelphia kiss.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

It is well. perhaps. to serve notice
on anybody whom it may concern
that the public will draw the line at
a Nan Patterson cigar.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

MT. Carnegie says nothing about
pensions tor newspaper men, but hope
is not dead. 20
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Even II baby Prince Humbert's nose
is put out Of joint. he will still be heir
apparent to the throne OF Italy.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Telephones In Sweden.
Nowhere In the world has the teie-
phone become so absolutely . part q
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17
esms Name; ~ Ns,se,sn.

osms Name; ~ NsiseseN.
A dosb's ~edAaee took place II
EAs,hanpson. Asss.. The other da3
In which Bertha Mvnssoa asA her
brother. Arthur. we're Married u
George hsngsoa aad he sister. Ilt.
liza. Although thsy all have the sane
family ssas. Il ~ besa ieua1 iopoe
etees % ed ~ eeassetioa aosag
the saesstor a ~ two families.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

Might also be called 'trsmp's de.
light" II ~ more than q cane and .
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-06-17

II you can you are clever. Il 10 tho
way Sarah B.rnhasdt wrote her auto.
graph In the album oi . Chicago man.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
American League Notes.

Pitcher Jesse Stovall has at last
signed Detroit contract.
Jake Stahl is awaiting the ball on
the nose for fair in the spring prac-
tice.
All but one pitcher will be kept
with the Cleveland team until far into
the season.
Both Lajoie and Donahue are suffer
ing from grip and under the doctors
care at Atlanta.
Bob Unglaub is right now 25 per
cent better ball player than he was
at any time last season.
Charlie Carr is reported as being
back in the best form of his playing
days as a first baseman.
George Davis Is suffering with
lame shoulder, and Comiskey is said
to be worried considerable.
Clark Griffith wont admit the hum
or of the remark that his new first
baseman is leading him a merry
chase.
Duke" Farrell Is taking no chances
with his arm this spring deciding to
develop his salary wing by the slow
route.
Jesse Tannehill Is developing
good spit ball and George Winters Is
also mastering It. Norwood Gibson
has 1t down fine.
Vinson of Cleveland, is leading the
Lajoie crowd with the stick in prac-
tice work. and 1t is expected he will
be another slasher.
Manager-Captain Lajoie of the
Clevelands, thinks that Southpaw
Hess of his pitching staff, will be one
Of the best this season.
lsbell may not be seen at first as
a regular for the White Sox this year,
but he will probably be in uniform,
nevertheless, as a utility fielder.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
Ihree.I LEAGUE Tins.

Outfelder Ben Davis, of last years
Cedar Rapids team, has been offered
the position of base ball coach at
Ohio Wesleyan.
Pitcher Ballet, catcher Clark Wal
ton, from the Southern League. and
third baseman Warren, of the East
ern, are late additions to Dubuuues
team.
Jack Thiery, over whom Manager
Hines at Dubuque has been worrying.
will probably quit the game entirely
He has been playing with Portland,
Ore, but was claimed by Dubuque,
and it is now said will quit the game
to enter business in Chicago
Out of the army of players sup
posed to have been secured by Man
ager Donnelly at Springfield, the fol-
lowing list has been signed: Ebright,
Jacobs, Novcck. Lippert, Taafe, Lud-
wig and Donnelly, with twirlers Des-
mond Nolan, Dick, Jones and Brit
sen.
At directors meeting of the Rock
Island Club, last week, President Sex
ton was authorized to buy the best
outfit obtainable for the Islanders, "
but it was decided to spend no money
en- improvements at the park, further
than was necessary to put the
grounds In good playing condition.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
o Western WinnoWinus.

w. B. Pfouts has been appointed
secretary of the Denver club.
The nickname of the Sioux City
team has been changed from "Soos"
to Packers"
Outfielder George Hogriever, late
of Indianapolis, has signed a Des
Moines contract.
Outfielder Eugene Curtis, formerly
of Wheeling and Pittsburg, has signed
with Colorado Springs.
1t is said that Catcher Jack Slattery
will be transferred to Des Moines
just as soon as he reports to Cantilon
at Milwaukee.
Pitcher Bert Schills has jumped his
Des Mones reservation to join the
Boise club of the outlaw Pacific Ma
tional league.
Pitcher Vasbinder, who was with
the Senators just year ago, has
signed with Rourke's Omahas, maxi
ing eighteen men under contract.
The Des Moines club has secured
Third Baseman Frank McNichols
from the Minneapolis club. McNlch-
OILS is quite a distinguished tosser,
having been elected to the Illinois
legislature last winter.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
IDIOT STRONG ON FIGURES.
Mentally Unbalanced, but Can Outdis
tance Reliable Calcuatore.

Before a Hamburg Medical society
"a perfect idiot" was produced who is
able, it is said, to outdistance the most
reliable calculator in the world He is
twenty-five years old, of good ply
sique, but mentally Unbalanced For
the benefit of the doctors he multi
piled and subtracted three, four, five
and six figure example without the
least difficulty and with absolute &C,
curacy. Questioned as to the day of
certain dates during the past year or
past century, he answered after few
moments reflection, counting in the
leap years. AS an adding machine he
does wonders, but in all other respects
he has no sense whatever His great
est delight is to hoe potatoes and
count them 1,133 in sack. He is a
member of an insane fraternity Of l.
200, and spends his time going from
one to the other, congratulating him
or her on their birthday, or nameday,
all Of which he keeps in his head.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
Western Association Facts.

ID. G. Alderman, a reporter for the
Omaha Bee, has signed with Topeka.
Alderman IL left-hander, and he Is a
graduate OF Notre Dame, where he
twirled for the crack college team.
He has been doing night police
stunts" on the Bee all winter.
Manager Cassiboine of Oklahoma,
has sigred the following team: First
base, Patterson; second base, Patter-
son, CassibOine; third base, Ripley,
Johnson, Hobbs; shortstop, Kensel, +.
O'Brien, A. Blogett; catcher, Hess, #.
OBrien; outfelders, Johnson. ]. l..
Miller, Dwight Booth, Paul Coats,
John Utter, Mel. Ramey, Donohue:
pitchers, Coats. Adam Herr, G. Il.
Smith, Chester Walbom.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
American Association Affairs.

Orville Woodruff has come to terms
with the Louisville club.
Pitcher Percy Wilder of Evansville.
Ind. has signed Toledo contract
President Joseph ID. O'Brien has
opened an Office in the Uihlan build
ing In Milwaukee.
Bateman and Mckay of the Milwau-
kee team are playing second and
short for the Chicago American Colts.
Bert Elton, first baseman signed
by Minneapolis, is being tipped off as
the man who will lead the A. A. this
year in hitting.
Nate Wilbur secretary last year for
the Kansas City club has been appoint
ed for this year secretary of the
Louisville club.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
T IF II T II.

cause the county clerk is the man who
Issues licenses and can only do so by
himself or deputy. 1t is fair to suppose
That Ebenezer has a lot of blanks in
stock for the use of people in his i'm.
mediate neighborhood, and that in al
dition to saving money in the price
OF uniting couples, he also saves buggy
hire to Provo and the price of two
meals at Provo restaurant.
Good luck to Ebenezer Hunter, JUS
tlce OF the Peace and Notary Public
He is benefactor to his kind. What's
the use of paying five or ten dollars
for the privilege of being tied to d
good girl for life when Ebenezer will
do it for two fifty or possibly two?
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
Match Box Furniture.

A London hotel keeper possesses a
remarkable suite of furniture. For
many years he had collected empty
match boxes which were finally made
by skilled cabinet maker into arti.
Of a writing table with smoking APP
paratus, a fire-screen, a cabinet, a
chair and smaller articles, in the con
struction Of which many thousands OF
boxes were employed.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
CHANGE TO SAVE MONEY.

Ebenezer Hunter, Justice of the
Peace, and it is to be presumed,
deputy clerk of Utah county, who re-
sides at American Fork, is after the
Ministers Trust" if such an organiza-
tlon there be. In the last issue of the
Cltlzen, published at American Fork,
we note the following:
"NOTICE."
PERSONS contemplating marriage
Will save money by applying to Eben
ezer Hunter, Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public, who also furnishes H.
censes."
mat is what may be designated as
enterprise. 1t is easy to infer that
Epehezer is going to cut the standard
1ate and that he will pare the cost TO
minimum, else why state that people
ran ga save money by applying to him?
nat ne has commission as deputy.
we cannot for a moment doubt. be-
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
-eANcHIsE DID NOT COME UP.

,r,o amended franchise for the light
..d railway company did not come up
=. the last meeting OF. the council. 1t
aoid that the company failed to get
o,hor vote as was expected. The
,ouv napers were very rambunctious
T.. their assertions that the franchise
would be agreed to; that some one
Tad sold out. but it proved to be a
tomnest in tea pot, for the matter
wasn't even mentioned.
Asa matter of right it is to be hoped
,his franchise will be defeated unless
tho franchise is so framed as to prop
orlv nrotect the interests of the pub
Ic and in the interest of patient and
long suffering community, which is
Getting tired of being pesticated and
all Jared up by the wild and woolly
stories being daily published by
the papers, Truth has a sug-
gestion to make to the eight gen
tlemen who are opposing the granting
If the concession. If you really, truly
honestly. sincerely, cross-your-heart-
and.hope-to-die want to knock this mat
fer out. call up the ordinance and table
II by a vote of eight to seven. Table
It. 1t only requires a majority to
table. Then it requires two-thirds
vote to take it from the table. Let
some one Immediately move to recon-
slider and vote the motion down. Then
you have the situation well in hand
That will kill the blooming affair for
keeps. But if you really, truly, honest
", sincerely, cross-your-heart-and-
hope-to-die don't want to defeat this
franchise keep right on monkeying as
you have been monkeying and by and
by. when people have got over being
scared at the cry of wolf, wolf"
raised by the daily papers, especially
the almanac that is issued afternoons
from the one story shack on West
Temple street, the light and power
company will get out and skin you by
one vote.
One vote will be easy to get after
the fuss subsidies.
By the way: The esteemed Deseret
News, which is fighting for this extern
sion, alludes to all the papers in this
bailiwick as being perverted" be-
cause they do not believe in granting
this valuable concession for nothing.
In an appeal to the council issued last
Monday evening it alludes to the per
verified press" of this city, thereby
meaning the papers opposing it. While
cheerfully admitting there are one or
two degenerates among the papers
printed in Zion Truth wants to state
that NOT all bf tham arc and the News
is arrogating to itself too much license
in abiding to the entire press as be-
ing perverted" Truth opposes this
deal as proposed because it is unfair,
is unjust and gigantic graft on the
city; because it is fastening on pos
terity a burden posterity ought not
bear. Settle the question and get lit
out of the way.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
Whom the Gods Love.

There are two standards of measure
ment of human life: the one by years
the other by achievement. Measured
by years, Sidney Lanier's lie Of less
than two score was a broke: column
measured by achievement, his life is
not yet ended-he is immortal, says
Milton H. Northrup in Lippincott s.
Robert Burns died at 81, Byron at Sc
Poe at 40, Raphael at sc and Lanie'
at 80. 1t Is whom the gods love die
yong. And yet who shall say tina
the Scottish plowboy, or the author o.
"Cl llde Harold" or he who sang of tho
Raven" or the painter of the Trans.
figuration, or the composer of the
Centennial Cantata," do not, one and
all, still speak to us in voices whose
echoes will command enraptured list
eners away down the centuries?
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
KERR TO THE SAN PEDRO.

Kenneth Kerr, who for so many
years has done the railroad run for
the Tribune, has gone to the San
Pedro as travelling passenger agent.
Kenneth is just the man for the place
and Truth congratulates him on his
success. He is a hustler and knows
people and we believe the San Pedro
will find him valuable acquisition.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
Winds Freak Caused Trouble.

AS the pallbearers were taking the
casket from the house TO the hearse
at the funeral of prominent man
In an eastern town one very windy
day, a sudden gust of wind took
wreath from the coffin and placed It
gently on the head Of one of the bear
ers. 1t came near breaking up the
funeral, and 1t certainly seriously dis
turbed the gravity of the occasion.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-03
Mounted Army Nurses.

India has a staff of mounted army
nurses. The Indian government al
lows these women of the Indian nurs-
ing service 80 rupees a month for
the upkeep Of their horses and free
conveyance OF their animals to and
from active service. This corps OF
nurses are all women of good social
position and have to undergo three
years training in a general hospital
before qualifying.