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The Jasper news., 1905-06-08
DISCUSSED TEXT BOOKS
AT MEETING OF SCHOOL sup
ERINTENDENTS.
The General Opinion Is That A
Gradual Change OF Books Should
BE Made.

Prof. l. II Swasthnl, superinte ndent
Of the Jasper Schools, attended a meet
ing Of suptrintendeuts at Carthage Sat,
urday The meeting was called 10y
County Superintendent Luther Hard.
away for the purpose Of considering
changes in the text books. Since the
repeal OF the text book law, the recon-
mundirg Of the text be oks used, lies with
the county superintendent, or the county
board if there is no superintendent.
Before taking action, Superintendent
Hardaway wished to confer with prom
inent school men and thus secure a
general verdict.
The conference began at 10 a. m. aud
lasted through the afternoon, and al.
though no definite action was taken at
the meeting, yet considerable was
accomplished.
The general sense of the meeting was
that every book should be changed, but
Of course but few will be changed at u
time, so as to limit the expense. DE
Garmo language books, and Patrick 5
Grammar would be taken Off the list
first. These texts have never giyer sat
isfacton, and after long suffering the
teachers rejoice a chance Of . change.
BY studying the DeGarmo language
books the child is not prepared for the
Patrick's Grammar, for there Is void
between them that the child must either
bridge for himself or never cross. 1t is
also likely that the geographys and his.
tory texts may be changed, aud although
it will mean an expense. Yet it is the
unanimous opinion Of the school teacher
that the change should be made,
Some favored a general change, and
some proposed to change few at a time,
aud it is probable that not even third
or half Of the books will be changed
Investigations will be made as to the
merits of the different texts aud the best
prices that may be obtained, and at an
other meeting action will be taken.
The next meeting will probably be held
two weeks from yesterday,
Those who were present besides Mr..
Sweetland were; Superintendents w. p.
Roberts, of joplin; j, W. Storms, Of
Webb City j. NJ. White Of Carthage; NJ
r. Floyd, of Sarcoxie; Walter Collie, of
Prosperity; j. L. Smith, OF Carl juno.
ton, and r. j knight and Greeley
Fashins, rural teachers.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08
VIEW SOF The HAIL
WHERE THE DEVASTATION WAS
CCMPLErE--SOME INCIDENTS.
Interview with Frank Bolard Who
Has Viewed the Field-Geo KOontz'S
farm Was Damaged $4,000

Frank Bohul who has investigated
the damage done by the recent hail
storm in speaking to Press reporter
says: "The devastation caused by the
hail storm northeast Of Carthage is, m
sure, far more than anyone realizes who
has not been over the ground TO see it,
My farm is out 3 miles on the Avilla
road and have bJen out several times
to view the ruins Hedges literally
have every leaf stripped oil tarm aud
on the north side all the bark is gone
too. Even old orchard trees have nearly
all the bark stripped of the north side
Of the trunk, and young trees, one, two
and three ears old, are nearly annihila-
ted. 1t is thought that m any young or
eharls will have to be replauted. At
the Radum school house near my place,
all the window lights on the north side
Of the building are gone.
From what have seen and, judgeing
from what l an. told by different people,
/ think the worst Of the hail storm
covered space about miles square.
4 his square would extend from pUint
, miles east Of town on out to the four
miles puiut, and from the section line
road, miles north to the river. 1t may
have extended some south OF the river,
| do not know how far. OF course the
hail damage extended more or less from
Ayilla to point some distance west Of
Carthage, aud some distance south OF
the river, with especially severe spots
here and there all over that area, bu!
the two miles square to which Il allude
seemed to be the main center where the
devastation was complete, without an
exception anywhere, aud where hardly
anything living is left in the way Of
plant life,except the big trees. Even the
large forest trees have their rough old
tsuak polished on the north side,
"Wm, Long and family who have my
farm rented are left literally without
any crops. This is very serious mat
ter for man with family to support.
or the thirty two window panes on the
north side of the house, thirty we're
broken out. While the storm was on
the big chunks Of hail clma bouncing
10 aud went clear across the room. Mr..
Long aud family had TO get on the oppo
site side Of the room and hold quilts up
in front Of them to keep from being
pelted with the hail. The saddle
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08

boards OF the roof were blown miie
away and Git on the ,top Of another
house, where they were found. As some
of the ccrLers were broken of Of them
and left sticking TO tao roof from which
they were blown it was easy to identify
them, as they tit exactly the broken
pieces which had been left. Some hail
went clear through the roof making holes
as big as your fist \ number Of old
chickens were killed and some old SGT
ting hens ON the nest. Some young
chiohrls still in the dowuy stage were
found beaten into the ground and buried
out C. sight with only their toes strick-
iug up.
AT John llil's farm near by 30 acres
of crops were swept away, including the
prc,tiast clover field one ever saw. Such
fields look as if mower had sbeen over
them all
james Brummett lost so acres Of
whtat aul - acres Of oats and many Of
his orchard trees were blown over and
uprooted. Mr. Brummett was out milk
ing whom the storm came up and he was
kuo, ke down thrao times by the hail
before he could get to the house. James
Hickeyt big orchard was all uprooted.
Scm5 Of the trees were H. feet through.
At Geo Koontz's farm the damage alto
gctber is estimated at 5000, Mrs, Nc
Falls farm suffered greatly. She had
fine wheat, oats and corn and all are
gone. Her wheat was particularly good
aud it was estimated would make 20
bushels to the acre. These are only a
few Of the aces which could bo
mentioned.
There is no salvation of course for
/ the wheat and oats, but some think that
the corn may shoot up and comeon late.
II the hay crop comes on at all, it can
only furnish q late harvest.
Even the pastures are sgone IN this
worst devastated area, aud there can he
no grazing for stock until the grass has
time 90 grow again.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08
A Sign OF Good Crops.

Il have always noticed that when
the locust trees have big lot Of bloom
in the spring we never fail to raise "a
good corn crop, said Galloway county
farmer in the Fulton Gazette. "Non
can always count on having something
to do about corn gathering time if the
lo,usts hang full of white flowers in May
but il there is just a sca,terof bloom and
no bees buzzing in the limbs, you can
just set it down that the corn crop will
be light.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08
Dying of Fame.

is, in its torments, like dying OF con
sumption. The progress Of consump-
tion, from the beginning TO the very end
is a long torture, both to victim and
friends. "When had consumption 10
Is fir stage" writes VIM Myers, of
Cearfoss, Md, "after trying different
medicines and II good doctor, in vain,
at last took DR., Kings New Discovery,
which quickly and perfectly cured me.
Prompt relief and sure for coughs, colds
sore throat, bronchitis, etc. Positively
prevents pneumonia. Guaranteed at
Webb Bros price SOC aud 81 90 bottle.
Trial bottle FREQ.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08
I.oundn Surs for pyspsp.la

Mrs. S. Lindsay, Of Fort William, On
tariu, Canada, who suffered quite .
number OF years from dysdepsia and
great pains in the stomach, was advised
by her druggist to take Chamberlaiu's
stomach aud Liver Tablets, She did
so and says, al find that they have
done me great deal Of good. | have
never had any suffering since began
using them" II troubled with dyspep
sia or indigestion why not take these
Tablets, get well and stay well' For
sale by Webb Drug & Hardware Co.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08

Trade at Mrs. c. L. CampbeIls where
you will find the most complete line Of
Millinery and Ladies Furnishings to SO.
lect from ever shown in jasper,
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08
PlOwed Up Wheat

According to the Kansas City Journal
more than 800 Jasper county farmers
plowed up ruined wheat fields Sunday
and prepared the same for millet and
other crops. Farmers came from othef
districts to the help of their neighbors
and Sunday was'plow day. Some Of the
farmers are drilling corn where the
wheat stood.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08

The laxative effect OF Chamberlain 5
Stomach aud Liver Tablets is 50 agree
able and so natural that you do not re-
alizo it is the effect Of u medicine. For
sale boy Webb Drug Il Hardware Co.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08

Iiyou want pretty face and delight
ful air, Rosy cheeks and lovely hair.
Wedding trip across the sea,
Put your faith in Rocky Mountain
Tea. j X. Schooler.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08
BIG CUT ON SHOES

We have selected an
assortment of Shoes
from our stock which
we desire to close out
at once. Think of it.
$1.5O Shoes at csc.
others at same proper
ton of former price.
J. D. HARBUR.
The Jasper news., 1905-06-08

things in line of
GROCERIES. We buy right and will sell right.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28

been carrying the images of saints and
devils, popes, martyrs, as well as cruci-
fixes and medieval furniture All the
things are musty with age, and many
of the almost life-size figures are dia-
bolical in their ugliness.
Outside the gates i'll Remington lane
there has been a constantly changing
crowd of people, full of noisy sugges-
tions, and sometimes when a particular
ly ugly figure came in sight they would
cheer derisively. Remington is now
deeply imbued with the idea that in the
cellars of the empty house an old-time
passage has been discovered, and that
in the passage a great store of mum
mics, carvings, and valuables has been
found. This belief in romantic treasur e
cannot be shaken even by the truth.
The truth is that the figures now be-
ing removed are part of valuable col
lection which Mr.. Smith. the owner of
the house, has had stored in the cellars
for seven years past. Mr.. Smith is a
dealer in art antiques at Westminster
and he has made a hobby of collecting
relics from the chamber of the Spanish
inQuisition.
These relics, stolen after they had
performed their office of inspiring fear
and horror 400 years ago, went through
many adventures and eventually, piece
by piece, reached England. From time
to time they have been acquired by Mr..
Smith, who lined the cellars of the
house in Remington lane with iron and
slowed his treasures in them. Now af-
ter the lapse of seven years he has built
for them a special strong room else
where. s~-
Each figure is formed of leather, and
many are three or four feet high, some
being larger still. Here is king in his
gown with gilt headgear; here a priest.
+ possibly pope, with white miter; here
are distortions of humanity which
might be mad women or might be
devils The dust of antiquity is on all.
There are several hundreds of the fig
ures, and their value is estimated at
! E25, ,000.-London Mail.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28
HOW ROOSEVELT WAS CAUGHT
New Story of How President Got Into
"Fads and Fancies.''

New York, July 2s.-Colonel w. D.
Mann. editor of Town Topics, declared
today that the proposed investigation
Of the means employed to solicit sub
scr1ptIons for ''Fads and Fancies" was
. closed incident. District Attorney
Jerome also announced that he did not
intend to give the publication any
more free advertising, as the alleged
victims of blackmailing solicitors have
shown no inclination to come forward
and give testimony.
A new story came to light today as
to how the promoters came into pos
session OF the photograph of President
Roosevelt. The representative of
Town Topics who obtained the picture
q described as Mrs. Wade Hampton,
d2ughter-in-law of General Wade
Hampton"
This is the story that Mrs. Hamp-
ton Is quoted as telling;
''The president greeted me warmly
when called upon him. We spoke of
ny father-in-law, and then said, but,
NJ. President, this isn't business, and
I'm here to see you on business
What can do for you, Mrs
Hampton?' 2 he asked me, and 1 said to
him: There is a book I want to get
you to let your picture appear in. 1t
zs to be the greatest book of its kind
HE touched button as I spoke,
and a minute later an usher had gone
for a copy of the presidents photo
Velt to look at the portfolio of the
book when the photograph was
brought to him.
Here is the picture, Mrs. Hamp-
ton he said. Put it in any book you
hke, or do anything else that you
please with it
But, Mr.. President. want you to
know about this book I tried to tell
Dim. 1t will cost $500 a copy and
why, 1 never paid that much for any
thing in my life,' he laughed, and
nothing could persuade him to pay
any attention to what I wanted the
Snto talk about General Hampton and
that was the end of the matter, so far
as he was concerned, though L did
manage to tell him that as president
the book wouldn't cost him anything.
80 1t is true that President Roose-
velt did authorize the use of his
signed photograph in 'Fads and Fan
cies,' concluded Mrs. Hampton "al-
though he did not know it at the time
I tried hard enough to make him
Bsten to what 1 wanted to tell him
about the book, but he wouldn't pay
any attention to me on that matter
except to tell me to do whatever ]
pleased with his picture. That was in
after the death of President McKin-
ley"
ColoIeI Mann said today in his Of
fee: Il sent Mrs. Hampton to Wash
1ngton as my agent with the definite
mission of getting President Roose-
Velts picture for our book She was
employed by me for several years, but
J have not seen her now for year OF
Swo and do not know where she is
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28
MARKETS TODAY.
Bearish Sentiment Prevailed in
Wheat Pit.
Rains Cause a Weakness in
Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
E STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Quoted Steady Natives
$4.35 to $4.65.
Hogs Are Point or Two
Lower.

Chicago. July 2S.-WHEAT-Bearish SEN
tlment prevailed in the wheat pit here to-
sofa and throughout the spring wheat ter
rltory, the weather was favorable to the
rapid maturity Of the new crop. septem-
at 8654487c, and sold off to S615c. Mime
apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
celpts OF Az cars, against 229 cars year
ago.
Under active support from prominent
long the market rallied considerably Sep
ket again became extremely weak on sell
ing brought out by bearish reports from
the northwest. report of st. Louis
trade Journal regarding the fall sown crop
was discouraging to holders. The market
closed at the lowest point of the day, with
CORN-Rains Throughout. the central
and western states caused weakness in the
corn market. The new crop is reported in
brighter for a large yield. Local re
ce1pts were much larger than estimated
and this had depressing effect on the
market. Another. bearish influence was q
sharp decline at Liverpool September
Itopened essG1ac lower, at 525sc. After de-
Ginning to 552tlcs the price steadied around
Later the market experienced a sharp
rally on covering by shorts. September
however. caused another reaction and the
market closed weak with prices at the
lowest.
OATS-Continued liberal receipts had g
weakening effect on oats. Arrivals today
were. nearly 100 cars over the number es-
timated- September opened 1sc lower, al
2S3sc, and sold off to 2S1sc.
VISIONS-Provisions were easier on
SC decline in the price of live hogs. Re
newed apprehension regarding the yellow
fever situation tended to weaken values
Trading was extremely quiet September
19oTk 9oW %as c oft af rs IT r,s SEE ie lard sSsd
lower, at s7s21A.
WHEAT-Cash: No. (new) red, Ss1z@
soc; No. 8 new red, S71z688Ac; No.
lnew) hard, s67z@ssc; No. s hard. s5lzG
S71zc; No. l northern, $1.1001. Is: No.
northern. $1O5@1.10; No. 8 spring, 95c@
$1.06.
CORN-No. 2. 5s1ac: No. 3, 551zc.
| OATS-No- 2, 2934c; No. 3. 28G281zc.
| RYE-Cash: 6oQ611zc; Sept, 5912c; July
FLAX-Cash: NV, s1.39; S.-W.. s131
TIMOTHY-Sept., $3.50; March, $40
CLOVER-July, s12.75.
BARLEY-42O5Oc.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28
SPIRITED AWAY IN MARCH.
Ottawa Mother Finally Receivers Her
Little Child.

Ottawa, Kan. July 2s.-The little
daughter of w. C. Cooper, mentioned in
dispatches from San Francisco as hav-
ing been spirited away from a child's
hospital there by her mother, was stolen
by the father in, this place March 30,
soon after the district court had given
Mrs. Cooper a decree of divorce and
the custody of the child. Cooper is
thought to have driven to- Ottawa from
Kansas City, where he was employed in
the National Bank of Commerce. He
found the child in the yard at the home
of Mrs. .Cooper's parents and drove
away with it. Officers were unable to
overtake him.
Word came to the officers here re-
Gently from persons who had seen
Cooper with the child in San Francisco.
and hearing the story had sympathized
with the mother. Mrs. Cooper left for
the west Saturday. Cooper served with
the Twentieth Kansas regiment and
was badly wounded in the arm at Ca
loocan.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28
TO COST s12, 500, 900.
New Naval Base Planned by the
British Government.

London, July 2S.-In the course of
a discussion of the vote for naval
work in the house of commons today,
Lieut.. Col Arthur Hamilton Lee. civil
leader of the admiralty, announced
that the admiralty had decided to
not proceed with the Chatham dock
yard extension. but instead to push
work on the new base at Rosyth,
Firth of Fourth, Scotland. The
contemplated the expenditure of $22,-
100000 Explaining the reasons for
this step Colonel Lee said there was a
probability that warships in the future
would be fewer in number and
greater in individual power. Hence
the berthing and docking space must
be enlarged. The admiralty had de-
cided that Rosyth, he said, possessed
greater strategical and other advan-
tages than Chatham. He added that
he did not now wish to enlarge on the
on the east coast, as it must be patent
to everybody. The plans, he said,
had been prepared for a naval base of
1.-THE most complete description, so that
extensions could be. carried out as re-
qufred. The initial works would COM
plete in themselves cost $12, 100000.
In speech at a dinner of railway
men in East Leigh February Colonel
Lee was quoted as having said that
in the recent distribution of Great
Britain's naval forces, England had
France and the Mediterranean, but to
look with anxiety toward the North
sea and that the fleets had been so
distributed as to enable them to deal
with any danger in that direction
should it occur.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28
The Thin Mans Revenge.

Every seat in the car seemed to be
occupied when the thin man got
aboard, but having observed crevice
between a fat man and a woman with
bundle he made such demonstrations
that he was grudgingly permitted an
inch or two of the seat.
To pay him off, however, he had
only got seated when they began to
squeeze him from either side, and he
soon found it almost impossible 70
draw breath. He lacked the moral
courage to get up, and was enduring
his sufferings as best he might, when
man weighing over 200 pounds en-
tered the door. He was searching for
a strap when the thin man gave a
twist and a wriggle and reached his
fleet and motioned to his vacant seat.
Thanks to you, l WILL" observed
the fat man. and he backed around to
the seat, parted his coat tails, looked
all around the car, and then fell back
with a sigh of satisfaction. The fat
man went one way and the woman
with a bundle the other, and fourteen
passengers mentally mathematical the
newcomer as a hog. He knew 1t not
however. He sat there and spread out
his knees and posed his elbows
akirnbo, and when he heard the wo-
man with the bundle breathing hoarse-
| ly he turned and smilingly said:
You seem to have hard cold
madam, and If 1 were you I'd get out
and walk. Nothing like a morning
walk to help a coId.''-M Quad
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28
ENSIGN BERRYs FUNERAL.
He Was the Only Of1cer Who Perished
on the Bennington.

San Diego, July -2s.-At st. PauPs
Episcopal church today was held the
funeral of Ensign Newman ]. Berry,
the only officer who lost his life in the
disaster on board the Sunboat- Ben
nington. Rev. K. A. M. Richey was
in charge, assisted by. Bishop ]. H.
johnson Of Los Angeles, and Chaplain
Stone of the flagship Chicago. Com
mander Young and officers of the Ben
nington and of the Chicago. active and
retired army officers. companions of
the military order of the Loyal Legion,
officers from Fort Rosecrans, officers
of the naval reserves, city and federal
officers and members of the chamber
of commerce We're present. The re-
mains will be taken to Stockbridge,
Mass, for interment,
The bodies9of the slBenntngton vic
TINS who were buried here are to be
disinterred and sent home to relatives
at the expense of the, government.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28

uary IL Marie welker died. January Is
he married Mrs. Fisher, and he desert
ed her an hour after. she had drawn her
money out of the bank and given it to
him.
Mrs. Fisher reported the matter to
me the same day, and 1 detailed Off
GERS Lotus and O'D5nnell on the case.
BY clever detective work the officers
found Hoch's picture at the Identified
ton bureau under the name of Martin
Dotz. Mrs. Fisher identified Hoch from
the picture, and on January 21 sent
out a message to look out for and ar
rest him for murder and bigamy.
On January 30 Hoch was arrested in
New York City and was brought back
here by Officer Lotus. February Is he
was held for murder by coroner's jury.
His trial began April 10. ard on May 19
he was found guilty of numbering Marie
Welker and the penalty fixed at hang
ing
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-28

vance of a point. There were large frac-
tional gains also in Atchison, CANADIAN
Pacific and Metropolitan Street RaliWay-
The market showed a, degree OF breaotn
and animation which it had lacked Tor
some time: The feeling of the demand, LOT dot
most of the principal active stocks kept
their gains within fractional limits. llli-
nois Central was conspicuous, however,
for an advance of rs points and Atchison,
Missouri Pacific, Kansas and Texas pre-
ferred and Canadian Pacific made gains
of 1 to IA points. Delaware and Hudson,
Louis first preferred, ST. Louis and San
Francisco second preferred, the Smelling
Cas- United States Rubber and Realty
also rose from 1 to "a points and Sloss-
Sheffield Steel gained points. There were
declines of l to IL points in Reading nrst
preferred, Allfs-C Chalmers preferred and
Federal Mining preferred Proht-taktng
checked the. rise and there were fractional
reactions when an advance of a point in
Reading on large transactions steadied the
market
points of strength developed elsewhere:
Missouri Pacific was lifted points and
Wabash preferred 2M points. te.,a and Lacas3 1acasd
ferred, Central of New Jersey, Colorado
American Wooden also rose and TenneS-
see Coal rose 2 points. The market was
quiet at noon, but prices were held.
Bonds were firm at noon.
With the exception of a rise of a point
in Baltimore and Ohio the movement at
Eastern Illinois rose AZ points, Pittsburg
Coal preferred ~ points, North American
and Federal Mining 1A points and Loco
motive and Iowa Central stocks and Rub
Der Goods point
Range or Prices on &rocsA
FURNISHED by J. e. Gall. Commissions.
Grains Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
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