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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
MOST REMARKABLE LIRE.
Woman Lives III Years. Surviving
All OF Her 44.Descendants.

Woman Lives III Years. Surviving
All of Her 44.Descendants.
The most remarkable existence of a
human being-one whose surviving
parent died at her birth, who lived iii
years, and who has recently died in
Sharon, MINI, leaving not single
descendant.-is that of Mrs. Iureheart
Wakely. By her death the Oldest wo.
man of Minnesota has been removed
from the scene of her remarkable life.
Mrs. Wakeley was Ill years of age,
Despite the fact that she was married
three times and became the mother
of fourteen children, who all lived to
the age of 20 years or more, and many
of whom married and became fathers
and mothers, yet all of Mrs. Wakeley's
husbands relatives died before she
did, and at her death she left not a
relative to survive her.
Three months before her birth, on
July 8, 1893, her father, one of the Inn
perial guards of the person of the
Dauphin of France, was killed by the
JacObin shoemaker, Antoine Simon, to
whom the young prince was given in
charge by the revolutionists. Her
mother, who was English by birth,
died in giving birth to her only child,
and distant English relative named
her Pureheart. Her fathers name
was Isadore Dumorureiz.
At the age of sixteen Pureheart
Dumoureiz was married to a captain
in the English army, who, two years
later, was killed at the battle Of Wat
erloo. The young widow, shortly after
her bereavement, came to the United
States with party of emigrants, and
four years later married man named
Edward Gray, who enlisted in the
army and was the first American
soldier killed by the Mexicans, Aug.
10, 1s47, in the first attack ON the City
Of Mexico.
She then went to California with
a party Of gold seekers In 1850, and
there, in 1850. married Oscar Wakeley,
a successful miner. Two years later
the Wakeleys removed from California
to Johnstown, Pa, where their num-
erous descendants lived, and where
forty-three members OF the family, all
Of them except Mrs, Wakeley and one
son, were drowned in the food of
May, 1889.
With this son Mrs. Wakeley went to
Minnesota and bought a large farm
near Luverne. Six years later she
and her son rented the farm and NOV
ed to Galveston, Tex, where the SON
lost his life In the tidal wave that
overwhelmed that city. Mrs. Wakeley
escaped and went back to the Min
nesOta farm, where shs resided until
her death.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
An orlental strataeem.

Many a man has failed to guess an
easy riddle because the simple solu-
ton looked like trap to him. v. O.
records an instance in which this
trait of human nature was cleverly
played, upon by a Japanese nobleman.
The old lord had been forced to fee
with only three hundred men before an
enemy with ten thousand, and barely
had time to reach his castle ahead Of
his foes. There were no re-enforce-
ments near at hand, and he knew that
II an attempt was made to storm his
defenses he and his men would be
dead before help could come.
The enemy's forces advanced rapiL
ly, and scouts rode up near the castle
to reconnoiter. To their amazement
they found the gates, doors and win
dows open, and all the appearance Of
a holiday celebration. They rode has
tily back to inform their master that
the foe was dancing, and that bands
were playing music In the castle.
The powerful enemy was too wise
man to put his head into any such
trap as that. The defenders of the
castle must have some plan to slaugh-
ter his forces by wholesale, or they
would never invite him in that way.
He drew back safe distance. and en-
camped to await developments.
Soon the endorsements for the
castle came up behind, attacked him
suddenly and defeated him, while the
garrison which had risked all on its
strategem charged him on the other
side.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
Advice to Young Men.

Remember, my son, you have to
work. Whether you handle a pick
OF a pen, wheelbarrOw or a set Of
books, digging bitches or editing Il
paper, ringing an auction bell or
writing funny things, you must
work. If you look around you win
see that the men who are the most
able to live the rest of their DAYS with
out work are men who worked the
hardest. Don't be afraid OF killing
yourself with work, my son. Men
cannot work so hard as that on the
sunny side of thirty. They die some
times, but it is because they uuit
work at 6 p. m. and don't get home
until 2 a. m. 1t is the interval that
kills. The work gives you an abpe-
title for your meals; it lends solidity
to your slumber; it gives you an ap-
probation Of a holiday. There are
young men who do not work, nv son
but the world is not proud of them.
The great busy world does not even
know they are there. So find out what
you want to be and take off your COAT
and make a dust in the world. rhe
buster you are the less deviltry Won
will be apt to get into, the sweeter
will be your sleep, the brighter and
happier your holidays, and the bet-
ter satisfied will the world be with
yOu.-Robert ]. Burdette.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20

P1SO. 100000, an enormous sum But e
WIN give Russia a connection, through
her own territory, between the Black
Sea and the Baltic, making the Black
Sea an open sea to her while closed to
the rest Of the world, and it will en-
able her to send her biggest Warships
through from Odessa to Riga.
For the purpose Of this war such a
canal would be comparable In value
with the Siberian Railroad itself. For
geenral purposes. in times Of peace, it
would doubtless prove Of great value.
The North Sea and Baltic Canal is now
seen to be invaluable to Germany. The
wisdom Of constructing the Manches-
ter ship canal has been INDICATED
many fold. Increased and enlarged
canal facilities across Scotland are
planned, and France is seriously con-
sidering plans for a ship canal from
the Mediterranean to the Bay of Bis
cay. The neglect into which canals
fell for a time with the development Of
railroads is now seen to have been a
mistake; for all the land transporta ton
in the world cannot do away with but
only increase ocean traffic, and the lat
ter demands the shortest and easiest
water passage from one sea to another
Suez and Panama will always be the
greatest two canals in the world, but
there are and there will be Others Of
great Importance, both national and
international, and Of these this Rus
sian canal may be one of the foremost
in value to its owner and In influences
upon the world.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
Man or Mountain.

Clifford B. Hildreth is the proprietor
Of hotel at York Beach, Me-, a few
miles from a promOntory known as
Baldhead Cliff, The place is wild and
picturesque, and is the mecca of many
summer visitors.
Hildreth is called "Clih" by all who
know him. His head has pushed
through his hair, and he has little
use for comb. A few weeks ago a
party of tourists stopped in front of
his hotel, and, seeing Mrs. Hildretb on
the veranda, one of the men called out.
Can you tell me where Baldbead
Cliff isY' -''u
He must be around the house Soma.
where" said Mrs. Hildreth. AZ saw
him just few minutes ago" She wos
not disconnected by the slangy title
that she believed the tourist had bo
slowed on her husband.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
DO We EAT roo MUcAq
Vegetarians Not Worried Over High
Price Of Meat.

Vegetarians Not Worried Over High
Price Of Meat.
Many scientific investigators Of the
average diet Of civilized people long
ago arrived at the conclusion that most
people eat too heartily, says the New
York Tribune. Professor Chittenden,
Of New Haven, after his extensive ex-
periments IN feeding soldiers from the
regular army on schedules carefully
thought out and regulated, may be
able to throw some further light upon
this important everyday subject Of dis
cussion in families. Heads Of house
holds In great numbers, who find it a
difficult task to meet their bills at the
grocery shops and the markets, may
discover reason for rejoicing, provided
it is made indisputably plain that peo-
pie are really eating too much. 1t is
to be hoped that among the men Of
leading and Of light in this department.
Of science something like an agreement
Of opinion may be obtained.
How far should the era wings Of
healthy, lively children, who get plenty
of opportunities for playing in the open
air. be gratifed7 The food of the
British soldiers in South Africa proved
that moderate allotment OF jam as
touch Of sweetening to the rations
cheered the spirits Of the soldier and
made him fight harder than II he had
been an absolute stranger to such an
indulgence. In the struggle in the
East the commissariat has not been
oyerbountifuI to the rife bearers on
either side. The Japanese soldiers live
chiefly on rice and dried fish. The Rus
sian infantry and cavalry demand
more liberal diet.
Moderation in eating ought to result
in cutting down the extremely high
prices Of meat and fish which are now
current in our principal cities. People
who take only one or two meals each
day-and there are many Of them
and the devotees Of the exclusive con-
sumption of vegetable food feel GER
tain sentiment Of compassion for the
devourers Of big repasts three times
a day, and are not greatly worried
over the high prices OF feshly luxiries.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20

the ground, and a piece was knocked
out of its side. According to some
accounts, this was owing to an i'm
perfection in the metal caused by jew
els and other treasures having been
thrown into the liquid metal by the
ladies Of Moscow. During the reign
OF Nicholas l., in the year 1899, the
architect of st. Isaac's Cathedral at
St. Petersburg, NJ. de Wonderland,
took upon himself the difficult task Of
raising the bell, and completed the
operation with much skill. Its weight
at present is 10000 pounds, its height
from the top Of the ball and cross
placed upon it by the order of the EN-
peror Nicholas l. is 26 feet 4 inches,
and its circumference 81 feet IL inches.
Its maximum thickness is 2 feet, and
the weight Of the broken piece about
II tons.
The portion Of the square at the
foot Of the belfry of Ivan, where the
bell now stands, is named after him
II. e., Ivanovskaia. The Oukases
(Edicts) Of the Tsars were formerly
publicly proclaimed here.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
HOW % auY 4 HAlR ! pRuetI.
Points TO BE Considered Before Closing
the Transaction.

EoAmga 70 ne considered BEFORE Clo01m8
the transaction.
The first essential OF a good hair
brush is that the bristles should really
be bristles, not limitations, and that
they should be Of a good kind. Rus
sian bristles are the best; they are OBJ
tanned from the back OF the wild boar.
Russian bristles are very stiff, taper
ing in shape, about seven inches In
length, and either black or white.
These are the longest and stiffest of
all; only the butt end is used for hair
brushes, and the other end, known as
the dag" is employed for making
painting and decorating brushes.
The flag tapers very thin, and ends
in several sprouts, 60 that it makes a
very soft and flexible brush. The butt
end Of the Russian bristle may be rec
ognized by its thickness, for no other
bristle has so large diameter.
The next best variety is the Chi
nese, and is sent from Tientsin; 1t is a
black bristle, about i've and a half
inches in length, and less stir than the
Russian. 1t is not so durable as this
latter, but In other respects it is not
far behind.
German ,bristles vary in length and
quality; they are black, white, and
brown, and the length ranges from six
inches to a mere stump Of an inch or
So The white are regarded as the best
Of all these German varieties, and con-
sequently fetch the highest price.
American briStles are short, ranging
from two and half to three and a
half inches; they are soft and flexible,
and for that reason are not so well
adapted for the manufacture Of hair
brushes; however, they are cheap, and
are therefore largely used to mix with
the sitter kinds. This, by the way, is
one Of the points to be noted when
buying-see If all the bristles have the
same stiffness.
Yet another variety is that obtained
from the sea COW; these bristles are
hard and durable, and they are black
in color.
Imitation bristles in the shape Of f.
bers are often used. TO detect the true
bristle from the imitation, and also to
ascertain the quality Of the real ar
1cle, run your finger down the cen
ter Of the brush; If the bristles spring
back quickly into the straight, up
right position, they are genuine, but
If they return slowly to the original
position. it will be well to examine
them more closely, for this lack Of re-
silence, or springiness, is one Of the
signs by which you will recognize the
fiber.
See that the bristles are secured to
the back Of the brush by wire.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
RussIA,s CANAL SCHEME.

Mammoth Project to Connect the
Black Sea with the Baltic.
The war with Japan is rousIng Rus
Bla to the execution OF great public
work long planned and long neglected
that is, the canal which is to connect
the Black Sea with the Baltic. At the
present moment the need of such a
canal is obvious. In this one year of
storm and stress 1t might well be
worth to Russia more than its entire
cost; for with such a waterway open
Russia could snap her fingers at the
prohibition at the Dardanelles. Her
Black Sea feet could make its exit into
the Baltic, and thus be available for
service in the Far East, instead Of
lying idle In the hour of urgent need.
That Russia did not construct this
canal long ago is doubly strange, first,
because OF the many years that the
Dardanelles has been barred against
her warships. and, second, because Of
the ease with which It can be made.
The total distance from sea to sea is a
long one. 1,468 miles; but the ectual
canal will be only sixty-six miles long,
the rest Of the way being traverssd on
the Dneiper and Dwina rivers. These
rivers win have, Of course, to be deep
ened. locks win have to be constructed
and much other work done. But there
e 70 mountain ridge to be crossed, and
no serious engineering problems Of any
Kind appear The cost e estimated at
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
KlNo or BELLa
~cz.r KOlokol," which Now Stand. a.
the Kremlin of Moscow.

ucz.P Kolokol," Which Now stnns. a.
the Kremlin Of Moscow.
In Moscow on a granite pedestal
ut the foot of the belfry tower Of Ivan
the Great, in the Kremlin, stands the
Gar Kolokol, the King Of Bells. In
the sixteenth century the art OF casp
ing bells was brought to perfection in
Russia and Olearius, Secretary to
Dutch Embassy to Moscow in 1855,
asserts that great bell was cast IN
the reign of Boris Godunof. During
fire in the reign of Alexis this bell fell.
TO the ground and was broken. In
1854 It was recast and weighed 1885,
600 pounds. In 1874 it was suspended
from a wooden beam at the foot Of the
tower. from whence 1t fell on June IS,
100. during a fire. Its fragments lay
ON the ground until the reign Of the
Empress Anne, by whose orders it was
again recast in 1873 by the bellfounder
Ivan Matorine. Owing to the falling
of some heavy rafters during vet an
other fire in 1877, the bell fell a height
of fifteen feet, buried itself deep in
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
Apparatus for Washine smoIre.

A smoke-washing apparatus is in
successful use in London. 1t is claim
ed that the apparatus does away with
the necessity for chimneys, as it pro-
duees the exact amount of draught re-
quired for complete combustion and
deprives the smoke of its noxious
properties. 1t consists of an electric
ally-driVen fan, which draws the.
smoke from the fire and passes II
lnOo stream Of water, which ex.
tracts the sulphurous and unconsum-
ed particles. 1t works automaticaIlv
and only requires that the water n
us lower part should be changed az
regular intervals.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20

Those women who go on the theory
that Few minutes waiting for meals
makes no difference to their husbands
have another guess coming.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20

Fair painter-I hope you don't nina
my sketching in your field.
Farmer-LOr', no, missiel You kAeD.
the Dirds on the peas betteFn a, oral.
nary scarecrow.-stray Stories
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20
Looking for CHANGE.

Church-Why do so many OF the
Wall street men 80 to the mountains
In summer
GOtham-Oh, to get away from the
water, I -Yonkers Statesman.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20

Farmers are so prosperous now that
farmers wives usually bring chickens
to town in the family carriage
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-01-20

Two can play at the game Of lOve
OUT unreA make it hard work.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
CAUGHT IN THE CURRENT.

It is estimated that Denver will be
called upon to entertain between 20, 600
and 10000 people on the occasion of the
Epworth League, which is to be held
July So, 1905.
The charge for wireless messages to
ships in the Atlantic from any postal
telegraph Office in the British isles will
be six and one-half pence a word, and a
minimum charge Of six shillings and
six pence. kilograms can be addressed
like this: Jones, Lucania, Atlantic"
Jealous of what he thought undue
favor to another employe, Hugo Heck
elsmuller. an oiler in the works Of tho
United Railways of San Francisco, be-
gan putting sand in the machinery jour
nal boxes of the power house machin-
cry. He was caught when he had done
damage to the amount Of $40, 900.
After emigrating TO New York and
waiting in vain for her son Morris and
his friend Benjamin Harrison to for
ward $35 worth of her property. as ar
ranged, Mrs. Bessie Driver, a Jewess,
returned to London to prosecute them
for theft. She succeeded in having her
son sent to prison for six months.
The steel bridge over the Pecos river,
Texas. is a marvel of mechanical skill
and extreme simplicity of construction.
1t IS considerably more than 300 feet in
height and is 2,1S0 feet long, yet 1t Is
supported by stone pillars so small that
1t seems incredible to a beholder that
they a sustain the enormous weight
Of passing trains, which invariably stop
on the bridge to allow passengers to
view the structure and the bleak, desc
late surroundings.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
FIRE AT TAYLORVlLLE, ILL.
The business Section Threatened
With DestructiOn-Aid Sum-
mOned From Decatur.

Decatur, H., Feb. ia fire in the
bushes portion of TaylOrville, Sunday
evening, destroyed several stores and
the entire business section vas threat
ened. A brisk north wind was sweep
Ing the flames toward the courthouse.
The estimated loss is $4,000. The fire
department from Decatur was sum-
moned.
The fire was gotten under control
about n o'clock this morning. Losses
and insurance follow:
Shumway estate, owner of buildings,
loss, SIC, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Scott & Sons shoe store, loss, $780,
900; insurance, $1,000.
Bazaar Dry Goods Co., loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Staten Bros. Dry Goods Co., dam
age from smoke, $1,000; fully insured.
Robert Phillips, clothing; damage
from smoke, $500; fully insured.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
SYMPATHY FOR KANSAS MEN
The Western on Mems Association Adopt
Resolutions of sympathy for
Kansas Brethren.

Toledo, O., Feb. I3.-At a meeting,
Sunday, OF the Western Oil Mems as
ISOLATION, composed of crude oil pro-
duCers in the Trenton rock oil fields of
Ohio and Indiana, the situation in Kan
sas vas discussed by the thirty or for
ty members present and the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, First: That it is the sense
of the producers and others interested
here assembled, that the state of Kan
sas is entitled to the sympathy and
moral support of the oil trade every
where in it's contest with the Standard
Oil Co..
Second. That in the recent action
Of the said company in promulgating
the extraordinary order ~suspending
operations in the Kansas field it has
violated high class business principles
and been guilty of an act that is
against good public policy.
Third, That we hereby heartily in
dorse the Kansas legislature in its eff
forts to secure relief to the trade and
to see that justice be done.
Fourth, That in view of the fact
that the rule Of equal rights has been
ignored by the company, we hope that
the state will see that the independent
producers have a square deal and are
supported in a substantial manner in
their efforts to obtain relief from an
oppressive situation.
Fifth, That IL maintaining their
priority rights, they should receive all
necessary aid not only from the state,
but from oil producers in all other
fields.
Resolved, That a copy Of these res
olutions be forwarded to the speaker
of the house ut Topeka, Kas."
1t was the consensus OF opinion that
the Standard Oil Co.'S suspension Of
work in the Kansas fields was due not
so much to the refinery bill now before
the legislature Of that state as to the
bill making pipe lines common carri-
ers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
READS THE BOOK.
'HThe Road to Wellville" Pointed the
Way.

Down at Hot Springs, Ark, the wis.,
itors have all sorts Of complaints, but
it is a subject of remark that the great
majority Of them have some trouble
with stomach and bowels. This may
be partly attributed to the heavy med
icines.
Naturally, under the conditions. the
question of food is very prominent.
A young man states that he lad suf-
fered for nine years from stomach and
bowel trouble, had two operations
which did not cure, and was at last
threatened with appendicitis.
He went to Hot Springs for rheum-
atism, and his stomach trouble got
worse. One day at breakfast the wait
er, knowing his condition, suggested
he try Grape-Nuts and cream, which
he did, and found the food agreed with
him perfectly.
After the second day he began to
sleep peacefully at night, different than
he had for years. The perfect diges-
ton Of the food quieted his nervous
system and made sleep possible.
He says: 1.-THE next morning I was
astonished to find my condition Of con-
s~tipation had disappeared. l could not
believe 1t true after suffering for so
many years; then 1 took more inter
est in the food, read the little book
The Road to Wellville,' and started
following the simple directions.
II have met with such results that
In the last five weeks have gained
eight pounds in spite Of hot baths
which take away the flesh from any
one.
"a friend of mine has been entirely
cured Of a bad case Of indigestion n
stomach trouble by using Grape-Nuts
Food and cream alone for breakfast.
There is n thing in particular
I have noticed a great change in my
mental condition. Formerly I could
hardly remember anything, and now
the mind seems unusually acute and
retentive. l can memorize practically
anything I desire" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
Seed Corn.

In the selection of seed corn better
results in bushels will be reached by
selecting promising varieties, grown
not more than 200 miles north of the
field to be planted. 1t should not be
understood that it is necessary to Sc
cure corn grown one to two hundred
miles north. Promising varieties
grown in the immediate neighborhoon,
If they have been carefully selected,
will undoubtedly give the most salts
factory results. The objection to corn
grown in the immediate vicinity is
that it has not, as a rule, been selected
with care, and hence it is almost i'm
possible to get pure bred corn except
from some salesman who has taken
unusual pains to keep it pure. The
ears should be of medium length with
kernels deep and firm, well filled at
the ends and with small cob. Above
all, it should be corn specially selected
and carefully housed, and not taken at
random from a crib. In planting re-
ject the irregular kernels at each end,
and use plenty of seed.