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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-21
FILLER OF THE SOIL AoNoRED.
Farmer Has Respect and Admiration
of ALL

Within the last dozen years won
derful change has come over the bust
ness OF farming in this country The
approbrium that once attached to the
occupation of filling the soil has CIV
en- way to a genuine respect and adj
miration for the farmers, who to-day
live better in every way than ma
jority of those who claim the sordid,
gruelling cities as their homes. Most
of the farmers nowadays have unmort-
gagged dwellings on profitable acres.
Their sons and daughters go to col
leges and technical schools, where
they learn how to return to the farms
and get more out of the soil than their
fathers were able to do. The cities
do not offer the attraction to these
young people they once held. 1t is
hard to understand why more of the
complainers and those who say they
can not earn enough to keep them
selves and their families in the cities
do not go to the agricultural COM
munities, where they are sure of an
abundance of food and good shelter.
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the east but a new world. Efforts
then began to find northeast and
northwest passages from Europe to
Asia Adolf Erik Nordenskjod, a
Russian, completed the northwest pas
sage in 1879. The first great advance
in the exploration of the northwest
passage was made by John Davis, who
discovered the strait named after him
in 1886. Henrik Hudson followed him
in 1907, and in 1916 Bafin reached
latitude II degrees. As minutes, a
record that stood unequaled for 236
years.
There was great revival of arctic
nineteenth century. Sir John Frank
lin was sent by the British gov
eminent with two ships and 129 men
expressly to make the northwest pas
sage. Nothing was heard of the party
from 1876 to 1854, when 1t was learned
that it had persisted. Numerous ex-
petitions were sent out for its relief,
among them that of Robert Mcclure,
who passed through Boring strait in
1850 and went eastward as far as Mel
vile island. Here it was necessary
to abandon the ship. In the spring
of 1854 Mcclure and his crew were
met and rescued by McClintock's par
ty, which had come up from the east,
and taken back to England. Mcclure
was thus the first to make the north
west passage. For his achievement
he was knighted by the British gov
eminent, promoted by captaincy in
the navy, and highly honored by scien-
| titic societies.
The early arctic explorations we're
commercial in object. 1t long since
became certain that a northwest
passage would be useless for com.
mercial purposes, because 1t would
be practically unnavigable. Elk
| plorations were continued for
reasons of sentiment and of science
Capt. Amundsen's voyage is OF
great interest from the senti
mental and historical standpoints. Its
results may also have scientific value
1t is reported that Amundsen has
positively located the magnetic pole
on King Williams island, and his OBJ
1 servations may enable scientific mer
to clear up some obscure electric ant
magnetic phenomena which long have
greatly puzzled them.
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When President Was Ranobman.

A characteristic story of President
Roosevelt was thus told not long ago
by an old ranchman who was with
him in Wyoming: He was Teddy
to us all and he carried water and
helped around generally, though he
was boss of the ranch. One day the
foreman came in and said, I'm going
out on the range, Teddy. and will d.
vide all the mavericks l find. I'll
brand half for you, half for me- No,
you won't said Roosevelt, and you'll
take your discharge at the end of the
week. A man that would steal for me
would steal from me-"
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nisoouranlna Theft Of Books.

One stern old Puritan had printed
on his book label: This book is not
loaned" Therefore, If the book was
seen outside its owners house. the
inference was plain to the whole COM
munity. But think of the perfect con-
dition of all his books, when they were
inherited by his sons and daughters!
Another, much less delicate m
was: "This book was stolen from b,
enezer Stoddard," A gentle WI Il
Penn-like mt' wss Anyone may
borrow, Blu. . Gentleman returns."--
Los Angeles Time.
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PROOF OF BIRDS INTELLIGENCE
Fanciers Tell Of Incidents That Have
Come Under Their Notice.


Come Under Their Notice.
Several bird fanciers were discuss.
ing traits of pets. my cousin had
gander," said man, that suddenly
developed desire to set. He was
found setting on some round stones,
then on an old tin kettle, then on an
old shirt. So. to satisfy him. they
gave him six goose eggs, and he
Matched them beautifully. But he
miscalculated his goslings' strength
and walked them to death"
81 have a parrot" said an elderly
woman, that learned last year to
light matches. She takes a match IN
her bill and strikes it--she doesn't
rub it-against hard surface.
Sometimes the match breaks, but
usually it lights. Then the bird drops
1t at once. Matches must be kept out
of her way. Put boxful before her
and she won't stop till all have been
set off,"
"Sparrows are intelligent" said a
bird photographer. "One day be-
meath my window a sparrow attempt.
ed to take a white feather from a
swallows nest. The swallow attack.
ed the thief; there was a fight, and
the sparrow flew away, beaten. But
in an hour or so he came back with
about hundred companions. They
fell on the poor swallow, killed her
and tore her nest to pieces"
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every lava stream Is marked by clouds
OF steam evolved from the cooling
lava. AT one time--and the idea Is
still common-this steam was sup
posed to have been derived from sea
water which had obtained access to
the molten lava while still under
ground, but this explanation is now
generally rejected, peing impossible in
some cases and inadequate In all, and
the greater part of the steam and 9TH
er emanations from volcano are now
regarded as directly derived from an
original store In the interior of the
earth. However this may be, II is Ger.
tain that the magma from which vol.
oanic lava is derived is not merely in
a state of igneous fusion, but Is com
bined with water and gases which are
given off as It solldifes, and by their
escape frequently form miniature vol.
canoes, on the surface OF lava
streams.
If the solidifcation takes place un-
foreground, the steam and gases are
expelled, and, II there Is no free es.
cape, pressure may increase till II
becomes great enough to overcome
the resistance of the everything rock
and so lead to an eruption and the
formation of volcano, whose charac
ter will depend on the nature of the
reservoir from which the eruption took
place.
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CONDEMNED HUNTING AS CRUEL
John s. Wise and Thomas 3. Reed
Alike in Thought.

John S. Wise used to be one with
Thomas B. Reed, the former speaker,
in the opinion that hunting of all
kinds is cruel sport. The two were
talking on the subject once when the
big man from Maine said: 81 never
shot but one bird in my life. spent a
whole day doing that. 1t was a sand
piper l chased him for hours up
and down mill stream. When at
last potted him and held him up by
one of his poor little legs, never felt
more ashamed of myself in all my
life. l hid him in my coattail pocket
for fear somebody would see how big
l was and small the victim and |
never will be guilty again of the
cowardice of such an unequal battle"
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the expedition has proved a great sue
cess.
In round numbers the distance from
the magnetic pole to the geographic
north pole is 1000 miles, If the posi-
ton fixed for 1t by Capt. Amundsen
IL degrees 10 minutes north--is cor
rect. According to Capt j. C. Ross,
who investigated the subject in 1881,
the approximate position of the mag
netic pole was farther south, or in lati-
tude 20 degrees, minutes and II
seconds. The problem is one that
has interested scientists for years. 1t
has not been known with any certain
ty whether the point sought was fixed
or fluctuating or whether it covered
a small or large area. The variation
of the compass has been a source of
vexation to mariners ever since the
instrument came into use, and If Capt
Amundsen has cleared the mystery
he has not only made valuable con-
tribution to science but has given
practical aid to navigation and COM
merce.
ACnicVefnent a Sre5t one.
A Norwegian explorer has at last
achieved what daring men of almost
every civilized nation has been at
tempting for more than three CEN
turtles. Capt. Roand Amundsen has
completed the northwest passage
without change of cars" or ships.
The fact of the existence of a north
west passage was discovered long ago.
Earlier explorers succeeded in travers-
ing it. But to do this they had to
leave behind the vessels on which
they had entered the Arctic ocean,
walk some distance over the ice, and
get aboard vessels which had come
from the opposite direction. Capt
Amundsen has won the distinction of
being the first man in the history of
the world to navigate the arctic re.
gion from Davis strait to Boring strait
in one and the same vessel. He has
realized the dream of ages.
When Columbus sailed from Spain
in 1892 it was with the aim of finding
toward the west a shorter and safer
route to India than the one around the
Cape of Good Hope. He thought when
he reached America that he had ac
complished his object. Years passed
before it became known that what
he had found was not new route to
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-21
Put Duty Before Everything.

Henry H. Rockwell, conductor on
the New York Central railroad and
for forty years an employe Of that
corporation, has been appointed rail
road commissioner OF New York state
at a salary of $4,000 year, He was
on his way north with his train and
had reached Albany when news Of his
appointment was brought to him.
Thank you for the information" he
said to his informant, but | must
take my train on to Buffalo" Then
ne raised his hand to the engineer,
swung on board and was of.
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CONGRESSMAN c. E. TOWNSEND.

Congressman Charles E. Townsend,
who has introduced in revised form
the Esch-Townsend railway rate bill
which passed the house last spring,
is entering upon the service of his
second term from the second Michigan
district. He was born in Jackson coun-
ty, which he now represents, was edu-
Gated there, taught school, and served
as register of deeds for ten years while
he was studying law. Recently he
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-21
Rulers Of PRINCIPAL Nations.

Following are the rulers of the
principal nations: President of
France, Emile Loubet; King of Great
Britain and Ireland. Edward VI;
Governor-General 81 Canada, I-eri
Gray; King Of lta victor Emmanuel
ILL.,; King OF Greece. George, King Of
pain, Alphonso; Sultan Of Turkey,
AbduI Hamid H.; Mikado of Japan,
Mutsuhito; Emperor of China, Kuang
l.7U This aunt An rules); Emperor OF
Germany, William II; King of Den
mark, Christian TX; King of Sweden,
Oscar H.; Gear Of Russia. Nicholas Ii.
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POOR OPINION OF COMMITTEE.
Congressman Would Give 1t Record for
Dilatoriness.

Congressman Wadsworth Of New
York and Congressman Rixey Of Vir-
ginia drew adjoining seats for the cur
rent session. This reminded their col
leagues of an occasion when the lat
ter upset the New York man with a
tart remark. The agricultural appro-
priation bill was under discussion and
Mr.. Rixey complained bitterly because
the proposed measure did nothing for
Virginia, although promises had been
made for several years back. Mr..
Wadsworth, being chairman OF the
committee which reported the bill,
tried to smooth matters over by re-
marking: "The gentleman from Vir-
ginia should remember that Rome was
not built in day." THAT is true"
retorted Mr.. Rixey, "and If Rominus
and Remus were on the agricultural
committee Rome would not be built
yet"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-21
PUZZLE IN MOVING COUNTERS
Change Places and Keep the Geese
from Their Enemies

Here is little puzzle of the moving
counters class that our readers will
probably find entertaining. Make a
diagram Of any convenient size sim.
liar to that shown in our illustration,
and provide six counters-three
marked to represent foxes and three tc
represent geese. Place the geese on
the disks l, 2, and 8, and the foxes on
the disks numbered 10, IL, and ~.
Now this puzzle is this: BY moving
one at time, fox and goose alternate
ly, along straight line from one disk
to the next one, try to get the foxes
on l. 2, and 3, and the geese on 10. II,
and 12-that is, make them exchange
places-in the fewest possible moves.
But you must be careful never to let
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-21
Ia. piled mites Of Lumber.

Charles e. Gilbert, who has worked
piling lumber in one yard at Norway,
Me-, for over twenty years, claims TO
have piled enough to cover space OF
fourteen rods wide and twenty miles
long. THIS means lumber enough to
cover 40 square miles.
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seventy.six Years In One Family.

The following announcement ap-
pears in the Geneva papers: IN. and
Nine. Edouard Monod regretfully an.
nounce the death of their faithful ser.
want, Mile. Gabrielle Thomasset, who
has been in the service of our family
TO, the last seventy-six years in sue.
cession." The aged servant was eighty.
nine years old at the time of her
death.-LOndon Daily Chronicle.
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The old red schoolhouse in which
Nathan Hale was teaching at the out.
break of the Revolution is shown in
the accompanying illustration. 1t was
removed to its present site, provided
by the city, at New London, Conn,
given new foundation, repairs and
paint, costing the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution $4,000 or more, and
was dedicated for their headquarters.
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Woman Had Done Her Share.

A gravestone in the West burying
ground in Litchfield, Conn, is erected
to Mrs. Mary Buel, wife of Deacon
John Buel, who died Nov. 4, 1853, at
the age of 90, having had 10 children,
101 grandchildren, PAT great-grand-
children and 40 greatgreat-grandchil
dren before her departure to another
world
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Congressman c. E. Townsend.

was assistant prosecuting attorney for
his county. His home biographers de-
scribe him as fair orator and
thorough politician" He is so years
old.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-14
CROP BULLETIN

Following is the crop report fur.
nished the STANDARD by the U. S. De.
partment of Agriculture, Seattle sta.
ton, for the week ending July 10th:
The first part OF the week was cool
! and fine, and WAS very favorable for the
growth of grain and all crops. The las.
three days were very warm. culminat.
ing in a hot spell on the Sth and 9th
accompanied by hot winds which were
injurious to wheat, especially to spring
wheat, which is heading out. II the
hot term is not prolonged beyond the
10th the damage to wheat will be com.
paratiyely slight, however. The warm
weather is ripening winter wheat very
rapidly, and some will be ready to Gu,
by or before the 18th. Harvest will
become general before the clo,e of an.
other week. Some winter wheat is
lodged rather badly. There are a few
reports OF rust and smut, and some re-
, port fields very weedy. Notwithstand.
ing the hot winds, the present condi'
ton of spring wheat is exceptionally
fine and promising. Oats are beading
out nicely. Corn, hops, and potatoes
are thriving. The weather has beer
ideal for haying, and hay-making has
been the principal farm work of the
week. A fair crop is being secured in
very fine condition. A heavy crop o
berries is now being marketed. Pas
lures are in very good condition for the
time OF year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-14
A Sad Fatality.

Benjamin Allen, son Of George S.
Allen, was fatally injured Tuesday
morning, in his fathers mill, at Little
Rock. He was crushed by a rolling
log. He was engaged in unloading a
logging truck, when the heavy timbers
started to roll. The victim tried to
avoid the log by dropping below the
supporting beam, but his head was
caught and compressed into space Of
only about six inches breaking both
jaws and nearly tearing the scalp from
his head. The victim was brought to
town and placed in the hospital for
treatment, but he died At 80 Wednes.
day morning. The young man was
frugal and industrious, and would
doubtless have made an exemplary
citizen had his life been spared. He
was 20 years OF age.
The funeral was held yesterday at IL
A. NJ. in the Presbyterian Church, Rev.
X. NJ. Hayes officiating.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-14
The Bell Theater.

The building hitherto known as the
Woodruff building, on Main street, is
undergoing thorough renovation and
the portion on the ground floor hither-
to known as the Edison Theater, will
be re-opened as the Bell Thester, un.
der the management of F. f. Van
Ronk and Nancy Rice, experienced
caterers 10 the dramatic line. They
have remodeled the hall, provided
more exits for safety, openings for
ventilation, and larger and improved
seating capacity. They will open
Monday night with a continuous per-
Torrance in which O'Dsll and Hart
will give a comedy sketch from Uncle
Toms Cabin. Nancy Rice, the cele-
brated harpist and vocalist will appear
in The Girl from Kentucky" Harry
Kerson will appear in his famous
wire-walking act and comedy part, to
be followed by an illustrated song " In
the Good Old Fashioned Way" by
Miss Rice, moving pictures and other
novelties. The price OF admission
will be only ten cents, and three per.
formances given each evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-14
NEWS OF THE STATE.

The bodies of Mrs. Minnie Mitchell
and III. +. Gibson, drowned in Lake
Washington, last week, have both
been found, solving what has been a
deep mystery since their disappear
ancc.
Charles c. May, formerly President
OF the Big Bend National Bank of
Davenport, this State, which was
closed November 25th of last year by
order of the Comptroller OF the Treas
ury at Washington, ID. c., was ar
rested in Boston, last week.
Little Charley Hicks, only four
years old. was the victim of fire-crack-
ers, at Spokane, OH the 4th. He was
firing crackers on the street when his
clothing took fire, and before he could
be rescued he was SD badly burned
that he afterwards died in COMMISSIONS
Mrs. Emma Jefferson, who was shot
by her husband at Ballard last week,
while she was a member of the Arnold
Carnival Company, was taken to the
county Jail last night to insure her
appearance as witness against her
husband. Mrs. Jefferson WILL be able
to be up in few days.
Skagit county has got into a middle
over the title to some land. 1t sold,
in 1901, to the Seattle Il Montana
railroad part of State highway on
which the State. counties and citizens
have expended Sill 900, and it appears
Skagit county has expended tho S.
600 received from the sale.
The Ludingham sawmill, at Dryad
Lewis county, on the South Bend
branch railroad, seventeen miles west
of Chehalis. was wholly destroyed by
fire last Friday. The mill employed
IS men, and the loss was estimated nj
$50 900 with a probable insurance OF
$4,000. The fire caught in the saw.
dust above the boilers Of the shingle
mill.
For the first time since August oil
las, year smallpox has made it's ap.
pearance in Seattle. There is only one
case now, and the Board of Health is
taking every precaution to prevent the
spread of tine disease, which was
brought into that city by patient
from Portland, Ore. The existence OF
smallpox in the city was reported to
the Board of Health at its meeting
yesterday.
With a continuation Of the presen,
good weather in all sections OF the
Northwest, grain authorities agree that
the crop will be the largest in the his
tory of this corner of the Union. Or
the other hand there has been so much
moist weather OF late that the growth
is somewhat rank, and there is danger
from hot winds. 1t is certain the
golden cereal will find its way to tide
water this season. and not toward the
Atlantic seaboard, as was the case last
year.
Mamie Takakie, a Japanese girl. Ia
years old, was murdered in her par.
ents' home, at Latah, near Spokane,
at O'Clock Wednesday morning, by
George Hama, a Jap who boarded
with the family. Going into the room
Hama shot her four times, then wen'
to his own room, shot himself twice
and cut his throat. Both were dead
in an hour. It is understood Hams
wanted to marry the girl, who had
been promised to him by her grand
mother, but the girl refused to marry
him and her parents also opposed the
match. In jealous rage he murdered
| her.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-14
Notice for Bids.

THE undersigned guardian Of the estate OF
l. John Muckle, all insane person, hereby give
notice that viii sell AZ private sale In the man
ner provided by law. the following real estate.
situate, lying, and being in Thurston county.
Washington. t0wit
Sc !. Of Sc ;. Section 20, Township IS N. R.
CIV. w. NJ.
and after the 3lst day of July, 1905. At the law
offices OF Troy Il Falknor Suite 4. Byrne Build.
ing, at the conner of Fourth and Main streets,
Olympia, Washington. Bids may also be de-
livered personally TO the undersigned, Guardian
of said estate, or filed in the office of the County
Clerk of Thurston county. Washington, with said
Clerk, on and after the said 3lrt day OF July,
1905. All bids must be in writing and for cash.
z. NJ. TROY,
Guardian of the estate Of John Muckle, an in-
sane person.
First publication, July IA, 1895.