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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-03
SPOKANE MARKET QUOTATIONS
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Vegetables-Cabbage, $3.50 cwt; to.
natoes. 35040c crate; watermelons,
s1@2.50 doz; potatoes, 9Oc@$1 cwt;
'urnips, 81 cwt; Walla Walla onions
s1.5O cwt; carrots, 81 cwt; plums, 40
D50c; hlackberries, $1.75 crate: eau
flower, $1.25 doz; green peppers, 75c
box; beets, 81 cwt; green corn, 10c
loz; pears, $1.25@1.5O box; egg plant,
50 crate.
Apples-Cooking, '5oc@$1 box; eat.
ing, 75c@1.50 box.
Grapes-Eastern, 40c; local, 35c.
Oranges, $4.75@5.25 box; lemons
'ancy. $6.50@7.50 case; dried figs. rs
1S0c 10-lb box; figs in bulk, &c lb;
black figs. 10-lb package, soc; Fard
lates, 5000 lb; golden dates, 7@Sc
b; bananas, $2.75@3.25 bunch.
Peaches - Yellow freestone, $1.25
box; white freestone, 65@75c box;
white clingstone. 60@75c box.
Butter and Eggs-Fresh ranch eggs,
current receipts, $7@725 case; fresh
ranch eggs, selected, s. case; local
eggs, $3.50; best creamery butter, zoe
Id; cheese, twins, 15c Id.
Honey-$3.50; strained honey, 9ht
Id.
Sugar-$5.S5 per 100 lbs.
Coffee - Common package goods,
s1725 per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa. $3.50 cwt; red clo-
YER. $15.50@16 cwt; Kentucky blue
grass, $13.50@14 cwt; timothy, $3.50
06 cwt; white clover, $1,000.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, 81
ton; white shorts. $1,000 ton; corn,
s1.30 cwt; cracked corn, $40 cwt;
timothy hay. SIG ton; alfalfa, $13 ton;
rolled barley, $1.10 cwt; new oats,
s1.25 cwt; chopped oats, $1.3501.50
cwt; wheat. $1@1.10 cwt; red shorts
SIT ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers. $3@3.z5 cwt;
cows. $2@2.50; sheep, $4,000 cwt;
hogs. $707.50.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens. 13c;
live spring chickens, 13@16c; live
ROSTERS, Toe; dressed hens, lac;
ducks. lie; fresh ranch eggs, IS case;
selected, $3.50 case.
Hides-Green steers. Sc Id; cows, &c
ID; sailed, 1c higher; dry hides, lao
l5c; calfskins, green, 10c Id; kip. &c
Id; sheepskins. $1@1.25.
Creamery produce, I. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat
28kc.
Feed-Timothy hay, $13014 ton;
alfalfa hay. $1o.50@11 ton; oats, SIG
40 cwt.
Northwestern Wheat.
TACOMA Unchanged. Bluestem
etc; club, 64c; red, Gle.
PROSSER-Bluestem, 56hc; club,
53Hc; red, 53c.
VENPORT-Wheat Bluestem
53c; club, SOC.
PORTLAND-Club, CSC; bluestem
66c; red. 60c; valley, 6606sc.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-03

Very numerous are the patents that
have been issued to women on novel
ties in furniture. One piece, which
appears to be a school desk, also con.
tains an organ. With simple manip-
ulation. an innocent looking sofa is
converted into a bathtub.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-03
BarstoW, Cal, Fire Loss, $50, 900,

sarstow, CAL, Fire Loss, $4,000.
The explosion of gasoline lamp in
barber shop started fire which by
midnight had totally destroyed the
business portion Of Barstow, causing
loss approximating $4,000.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-03

1t Is very hard for man to pay a
doctSr bill after he once gets the germ
into his mind that he would have got.
ten well anyway
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
The nira That Wou!Gr.t sing.

Gabrielli, the great prima donna,
once suffered" twelve days impris-
onment for q Whimsical refusal to sing
in her usual first rate style. It was
the occasion OF Il state dinner given by
the viceroy at Palermo. Gabrie!ii mad
been engaged for the function. but as
she did not put in an appearance the
dinner was delayed and a messenger
dispatched 10 ascertain the cause OF
her absence. The messenger was
promptly Informed that G0brielli was
IN bed where she had become 50 abb
rorbed in n favorite author that size
had forgotten the engagement. Re
sertiuc the command for her appear
ance. lhe LADY began by singing her
very worst. and when the y.ceroy urS-
ed her to "a less foolish she refused
10 sing at al.
"The vlcerOy may make me cry" said
she but he can never make me sing
For this freak Gabrielli was sent to
prison. as we have indicated. for twelve
days. during which time, having lib
erty TO do as she pleased, she feasted
her friends in great style and enjoyed
herself In a variety Of ways.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
Wouderful Eiddles.

One OF the greatest fiddles that ever
were known was to be seen at the
French court at the time OF Charles IN.
This was viol so large that seyeral
BOYS could be placed inside OF IL
These boys used to sit inside this queer
instrument and sing the airs that the
man who handled the bow was playing
ON the vlol outside. The effect Is saio
TO have been very beautiful, though IL
would seem as If the presence OF the
lads In its interior would seriously III
terfere with the tone OF the great nd
die" rs II was called. Many years art
or another huge instrument Of this Kino
was used at concerts in Boston. II
was so large that to play it the hddie'
had to stand on table to use his DO"
at the proper point on the strings. I'M
instrument was called 1.-THE grandfa
ther of fiddles."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
English Names.

Puzzling enough to an American Is
the English fashion of spelling name
one way and pronounclng it in quite
another. but the cities are even worse
than the individuals, since they deliber-
ately adopt some alias. The town OF
Hull. for instance, Is Kingston-on-Huii'
It has no official recognition as any
thing else, yet as Hull it Is known 10
nine out Of ten. who would wonder II
Kingston-on-Hull was near the town OF
Hull should they hear 1t mentioneh.
Even supposedly respectable cathedral
towns are not above hiding ldehtity'
and to call New Saruu salisbury is
TO give II It's alias. The royal town OF
Windsor Is really New Windsor ana
the county Of Hampshire, popularity
shortened to Hants, is in reality the
county of southampton. Bradford-oy
the-Sea Is more correctly Morecamoe
but rightly poulton lie Sande, whii'
Bridlington, sometimes called Burilns
ton, is more popularity Wakeheld-by-the
Sea-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
An Experiment with Water.

Take q pound OF water the tempera-
ture OF which is 50 degrees c. and mix
II with a pound OF water at zero. or
freezing point The mixture Will make
two pounds Of water the temperature
of which Is 40 degrees G.
Now take another pound OF wafer III
so degrees c. and mix with 1t pound
OF crushed ice-that is. ice crystals-at
zero c.. the same temperature as the
cold water In the first mixture, and the
result is that we have two pounds or
water at freezing point
In both cases the weight OF water at
zero c. introduced into the warm water
was the same, but before the Ice crys-
tails could assume H3iquid condition
they had to absorb certain amount Oh
heat. That heat was drawn from the
warm water and consequently reduced
its temperature, but 1t did not raise the
temperature Of the Ice. 1t simply acted
as energy In enabling the ice to become
LIQUID and remained In that liquid IN
the form OF latent heat. to be given VI
again as soon as the water reaSsumed
crystalline form.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
Our First "Stnr."

zone celebrated POrtia." says the au-
thor Of "ShlkeSpelrc's HerOnes on the
Stage" 'came Of noted family, be-
ing none other than Mrs. Eliza Whit
lock. the sister Of Mrs. SiddOns and OF
the Kembles. In England, at the age
OF twenty-five. she had made her Lon
don debut as the heroine OF 'Shylock'
on the 22d Of February, 1888, and,
though somewhat masculine In face
and figure. yet displayed so animated
a countenance and so graceful bear
ing az TO win n moderate degree Of IA
vor. \ few years after coming to this
land she enjoyed the distinction OF
playing the first star engagement on
the American stage. being engaged for
$40 and a benefit. 10 play at the Bos-
ton theater in October. 1896. There
she repeated her Portia, contending
with the remembrance Of Mrs. Powell
impersonatlon OF n previous season
She also bad the honor Of playing be
fore George Washington in Phiiadel-
phia"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
shakespeare In pariiaIn cnt.

In July, 1870, debate was going or
IN the house Of commons respecting
Lord John (afterward EarD Russelps
ignominious failure during his mission
IN Vienna to bring the Crimean war to
an end, IA consequence OF which the
opposition indulgcl in some strong
criticism regarding Tie party in power.
At last Lord PalmerStOn, then prime
minister, rose and began 10 talk In a
hectoring way about this unnecessary
and unprovoked attack upon the gov
ernment" and ended by saying In q
loud voice and looking straight at two
literary members-Bulwer and Disraeli
who were sitting together on the
frcut opposition bench:
THE gentlemen are making Much
Ado About Nothing"
He sat down amid loud cheers from
his own side, but in an instant Bulwer
was up and with exquisite grace and
sarcasm said:
Mr.. Speakcr" turning to bow
slightly toward the treasury BENCH
beg to remind the noble lord that In
chronological order Much Ado About
Nothing comes after ~ Comedy of
Errors"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
A Pat Reply.

President Mckinley once had an ap-
plicant for the post of minister to Bra
zil who brought with him a petition
signed by 1000 Chicagoans. 1t seems
that he was a picture Trainer, and as
he went about canvassing for orders
he was In the habit OF collecting sigma
lures to his petition. President NC
Kinley listened respectfully to the ap'
pilcant. questioned him as to his quail
ifications and finally explained that be
fore he could give the matter serious
consideration he would have TO confer
with the senators and representatives
from Illinois.
you know that we have TO select
big men for these big places" said th'
president kindly as he babe his caller
goodby.
Wont l be just as big as any OF EN-
IL get the job?' was the retort.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
The Eeliotropc.

Although the heliotrope Is a tender
plant. extremely sensitive to cold, 1t Is
one of the best plants for cultivation
indoors. 1t seems to have few diseases
and Is usually free from insect enemies
while with abundant water and sun
shine and sufficient artificial heat II
will bloom ali winter long year after
year and Is SO tenacious Of life that
when cut down to a mere stick II
quickly shoots forth luxuriant new
wood. In addition to this the more the
plant is pruned the more luxurianty II
blossoms. The blossoms should be cut
with a considerable length OF the new
wood upon which they grow, and II al
once fully immersed In water and then
placed deep In we'll filled vase they
remain fresh and odorous for many
days. The plant is little difficult foI
amateurs 10 propagate from cuttings
though with plenty Of water and sun
and some bottom heat the young cut
tIngs quickly root and prosper.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
Snccch and Int .ieCt.

A inan VINO las, by disease or injury,
lost the faculty of talking is generally
also unable to write, and it Is only III
exceptional cases that one Of these
functions persists while the other Is In
allegiance. Cases of this latter kind
STOW, however, that there are really
two separate centers for the two fac
ulYies which are lying very close to-
gether and therefore generally suffer
at the same time. If the disease al
fecting them be still more extensive
the faculty of intelligent pantomime or
gesticulation is likewise abolished. Per
sons who have entirely lost their Ian
guage may still he able to play chess
backgammon and whist. and they have
been observed 10 cheat at cards with
some ingenuity. They may also be
sharp in business matters, facts tend
ing to show that speech and intellect
do not run in identical grooves.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
DcSClinUeilcs.

Descharelles. the greatest whist play
er the world has ever seen, had but one
hand and was an advanced republican.
His manual deXterity was remarkable,
and II was very interesting to watch
him with his ono hand-and that bis
left-collect the cards. sort them, play
them and gather them In tricks. Late
In life. when he had developed into ar
dent repu5licanism, he was supposed
10 have been mixed up in some OF the
attempts at revolution which broke out
In the earlier days Of the reign of Louis
Philippe. His papers were seized, anu
II was proved that he had drawn up a
list Of persons to I've disposed Of. Among
them was an elderly acquaintance. Sc
described: "Vatry (Alphie) to be gulllo
tined -ReasOn-citOyen inutile. Vatry
Is a bad whist player
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
Crossed Checks.

"There are no certified checks on the
other slde," said an English fnancier.
"Any funny business in the shape OF
check klting when the wherewithal Is
not in the bank to make good and you
find yourself behind prison bars IN
short order. But they have crossed
checks'-that is, two horizontal lines
about half an inch apart are drawn
across the check, and '& Co. Is written
between them. That means when you
get a crossed check you cannot at once
90 TO the bank on which 1t is drawn
and demand payment. but must depoSil
the check in your own bank hrst ano
let if take the usual course through the
clearing house. This gives the otnei
man a chance TO finance his affairs
which lust at that time may be yer!
intricate and onerous. and prevents yot
from Jumping at his throat right away
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
Fatber of the weather Bureau.

The father of the weather bureau
service was Increase A. Lapham.
modest and retired but ripe scholar,
who lived In Milwaukee. He was the
first to note by telegraph the progress
of the wind currents and storms ana
to predict their appearance in specified
neighborhOods. On the strength OF a
weather dispatch from Omaha in 1SG9
or thereabOuts he announced the first
storm Oh Lake Michigan that ever was
heralded twelve hours in advance or
its arrival The first work OF the
weather bureau was under his charge
In Chicago 1t was on the small be-
gnningS Of Or. Lapham that the en-
tire system Of the signal service was
based. Dr. Lapham died in 1910.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02

The. Rev. Samuel Peters was the man
who made Connecticut's blue laws IA
nous by their publication IN his MS
tory of that state In that interesting
volume the following original bit OF
natural history is to be found: In the
Connecticut river. 200 miles from Long
Island sound. is a narrow OF five yards
only. formed by two shelving noun
tains Of solid rock. whose tops inter
cept the clouds. Through this chasm
are compelled to pass all the waters
which in the time Of floods bury the
northern country Here water Is con-
solidated without frost, by pressure
by swiftness. between the pinching'
sturdy rocks to such degree or indu-
ration that an iron crow floats smooth,
" down its current. Here iron, Lead
and cork have one common weight
here, steady as time and harder than
marble. the stream passes, Irresistible
| IL not swift as lightning"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
The Japanese Language.

The japanese language has some fea-
tures which puzzle beginners in its use.
In English when one has learned the
name for rice that ends it. Not SO III
Japan. Begin with cooked rice, meshi.
When eaten by q child it Is called
mama. In speaking to another person
OF eating rice you call it gozen. AS a
merchant sells it. uncooked, it is kome'
and as 1t grows in the field 1t Is Inc. 80
a carpenters foot, or shaku, Is aoou'
twelve inches, but tailor's Is nrteeh'
A kin or pound of beef Is fourteen
ounces. OF -four twenty-one, OF sugar
over thirty. The ri. or mile, varies IL
different provinces. and on the Fusi
yama ascent half ri is marked r
because It's so much harder work golns
uphill.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02

Marriage fetes in Finland, as In Nor
way. are often prolonged for several
days. even among folk of humble rank
One peculiarly. which may excite more
surprise than approval among eligible
sultors 10 our own country. Is that the
Finnish lover never himself pops the
question" to the girl Of his choice. The
momentous proposal is made through a
third person, called the "talman,' TO
whom the happy couple give present
when his delicate mediation proves sue
eessful and ends IN q wedding. Not un-
commonly their gift to the talman takes
the unromantic form of shirt.
In like manner the clergyman who
presldes over the nuptial service re-
ceives a simple and inexpensive pres
ent. often n handkerchief and pair OF
warm hair gloves. a similar gift Is be-
slowed upon the officiating priest at
funerals. Upon these mournful occa-
sIons the service Is exceedingly simple
more so than would satisfy the views
of British undertakers-but the burial
Is. as a rule. followed by large hospital
lty on the part Of the bereaved family
London Graphic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02

The native iuhAbt"1:s, ( the ~
Islands believe thunt,cr 20 DC Lhe be-
towing OF the great ar .Yhd.c, myth
ical creature which, according 10 then
folklore stories, iihabns the opposite
ide OF al thCnlc- clJCuS. IL t.-c rcgu
iation thunder cloud appears unaccom
panied by the ominous ru1Oiings pc
culiar to such phenomena, they take Ii
as q token that the Great Spirit Is
pleased with their past doing. If, how
ever. on the other hand. the detonauonS
be frequent and violent they are sure
that the god OF the elements Is dis
pleased aud Immediately engage them
selves In all sorts of ludicrous incanta
tons for the purpose of righting mat
tiers. Lightning is to them Tie resul'
of the air whale gnashing his teeth TO
gether and thus striking fife. Another
peculiarly of this primitive people lies
In the fact that they VIII not partak'
OF food while thunder cloud Is IL
sight. fearing that the air whale vii
pounce upon and devour them for sucl
lrreverence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
The Work OF Oxygen.

The oxygen gas of the air is at once
the great stimulant and the great de-
stroyer OF life In fermentation,
growth. putrefaction, combustion and
oxidlzation. which are merely different
names for the same process in different
forms, oxygen is dU,ag its universal
work. 1t is no met hor, but a chem
ical fact, that our 4 and everything
in Il are burning VII, a greater or less
degree OF rapidity. only when the
process becomes very rapid that we can
see the flames. e. instead OF saying
that we are in the midst OF everlasting
are-a saying which might alarm the
timid-the scientific merely say that OK
idlzation in its Yarious forms goes Oh
without cessation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
Finnish Marriage Fetes.

Oaily action of the bowels is neces'
sarv, aid nature with Ayers Pills.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
A w,ps.d General of the Seas.

One Of the most extraordinary speci-
mems Of the fish family Is the nam hal
cnan," or great general Of the south
sen. an animal Of the whale Species
which has its home i'll thea ocean
\ full grown nam Is upward of thirty
five feet in length, pure black in color
and has eyes as large as a saucer. be
sides the above characteristic features,
which may be said TO be whaleilke'
with the exception of the eyes, the nam
has two immense tusks which resem-
bic those OF the elephant, both In size
and color. aad two queer wingllke
membranes extending along Its sides
from the side fins almost to the tail
The old mans have a curious habit OF
marshaling their kind to do battle with
the whales and the sharks, ana oio
mariners say that they maneuver with
30 much intelligence and sagacity that
they are known to all the islanders Dy
names which signify winged generals
winged warriors or winged CHIEFS ol
the seas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
Rr~ad Upon the Waters.

When Victor Hugo was in exile IN
Brussels he asked Rochefort to STAND
o6dfather to his son Charles. Roche
fort accepted and in looking for SUIT
able present saw in curiosity snop
window a silver table ornament whicn
attracted him and which he bought
.houeh the price was 3o,ooo irancs'
When after 1870 Rochefort was sent
N New Caledonia and his property
confiscated Victor Hugo sold the orna-
mcnt for tue benefit of Rochefort
family. 1t turned out that 1t was 'he !.
work of Benvenuto Cellini, ana IL
brought In 100000 francs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
The Thrce Heaviest Men.

The three heaviest men of whom any
mention is made in history were Miles
Darden Of Tennessee, Lewis Cornelius
Of Pennsylvania and Daniel Lambert
of England. Darden died in 1851.
When In health he was seven feet six
inches in height and weighed over 1000
pounds. There IS no record Of the date
Of the death Of Cornelius, which oc-
Cured In Pike county, Pa, but the ac-
count says that he was born in 1874.
When In his prime be measured eight
feet two inches around the waist, was
six feet tail and weighed 64512 pounds.
Daniel Lambert was an English freak
of the early part of the century and
died in June, 1869. He was or average
height, but weighed T30 pounds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
The Struggles OF N Sculptor.

Augustin Rodin, the French sculptor,
had a great struggle with poverty and
adverse criticism in his youth. OF an
episode of this early period writer
says: with that inheXiblc will and
singleness Of purpose that never failed
him throughout his career the young
sculptor set himself to express in clay,
marble or bronze his conception Of life
and art. lie used his leisure in work
ing at nighttime. in a deserted stable
he had transformed into a studio, at
his wonderful mask of The Man With
the Broken Nose After eighteen
months of hard and patient labor he
finished this mask and sent 1t TO the
salon. 1t took the hanging committee
fourteen years to discover any merit
in the work. for 1t was rejected In 1864
and finally accepted only in 1S7S.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
"Only Me-"

There may be world or pathos anu
even of rebuke in II very few words,
and so the rather thoughtless wire OF
n contributor OF ours discovered recent
" She has two sweet little children
both girls. and, almost without know
ing II. she made pet and favoritc
Of the younger and prettier child
Sweet" as she called Ter. had every
care and attention laviShcd upon her.
and good natured neglect was more o.
less the portion OF the elder.
The mother was sitting Ia her bed-
room quietly reading recently when th'
soft patter of tiny feet sounded on Tie
stairs.
"Is that you. SWEET she called.
mo. mamma" was the sad reply
"4t isn't Sweet-it's only me-
That pathetic little "Only me-" haunt
cd the wife of our contributor for long
| or than she would have cared to admit
but a change has since marked Ne
treatment of her eldest born.-Londoi
| Tit-Bits.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-02
TIE Dear. Worn Hand.

Few things are capable OF touching
one with a deeper sense Of pathos than
the shrunkcn, blue yeined hand OF one
who is near and dear Nothing brings
a sharper pang of forcboding and a
harder lump in tie throat than the first
time ii strikes us that the gentle hand
that soothed our childish pains and
sriefs and has gladly worn away Its
softuess and beauty in our service Is
chin and withered, with purple veins
that stand out like whlpcords when II
lies at rest. Such hand ought to look
more beautiful to those for whom it has
toiled. whose suffering it has charmed
away. than the falrest hand ever mod
eled by sculptor.