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Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
TeIephones ia the Forests.

The usefulness of the telephone be-
comes more and more apparent as its
territory of operation is extended into
remote corners of the globe. Nowadays,
the traveller in the heavily wooded Sec
tions of the north country is amazed
when he sees how the march of pro-
gress has extended in the shape of
telephones in the forest.
Useful as the telephone is in the city,
where the steps it saves could some
times be compensated for by the use
of the automobile, the electric car, or
the fast express, it is far more useful
in the forest, where are none of these
conveniences, and where the canoe or
bateau is the common vehicle of travel.
In logging operations the telephone
now plays a most important part. The
dams along the river are built not only
to hold water against time of drought
but also to control the flood, so that
the river flow may be properly regu-
lated. To this end a considerable crew
of men is kept at the dams ali the time,
to open or close the sa.es on short
notice. Before the tc-1phcneG came
into use, instructors to the dam crew
were conveyed up or down the river by
relays of men, stationed at frequent in
tervals along the banks, and the mes
sage was shouted from one to another.
The telephone lines are being ex-
tended every year, and it will not be
long before telephones are almost as
common in the woods as they are in
the city. Recently the telephone has
been called into use to aid the wood
wardens in fire lighting in the northern
and western forests.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
FORCED AND uNfoRcED RHuBARB

When thus grown in darkness the
leaf blade is greatly reduced, the
green color is wholly absent, the tex
ture is more crisp and delicate, due
to lessened development of woody
fiber, the skin is much thinner than
when grown in light, the water con-
tent is increased to 10 per cent,
and the flavor is generally improved.
Rhubarb thus grown commands a
fancy price.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Forcing Rhubarb.

Experiments have shown that the
most satisfactory results in cultivating
rhubarb, are attained by growing the
roots from seed and forcing when the
plants are one year old. Drying the
roots has been found to have the same
effect as freezing. Either drying or
freezing serves the same purpose as a
long rest, which is otherwise required,
and the product is more vigorous.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

cooperative efforts for the extermina-
tion of gophers over considerable area
are attempted, careful attention, must
be given to waste lands along fences,
streams, public highways, and rail-
roads. Such places are favorite haunts
of the animals, because in them are
found loose, sandy soil, moisture, and
succulent roots for food. 1t is from
such resorts that adjoining farms are
often restocked with pocket gophers.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

thoroughly typical of conditions which
may be found repeatedly in rural dis
tricts. 1t is probable that typhoid
fever will prevail in the country as
long as the habit is common of sinking
a well in convenient, rather than in
a safe place.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

Great herds of elephants range th
Abyssinian country drained by tn
Upper Nile. Menelik, the King o.
Abyssinia, recently sent President
Roosevelt one Of the longest elephant
tusks in existence.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

Blind horses never err in choosing
their diet when grazing. Their sense
of smell guides them infallibly in the
selection of food.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

The caaba, or sacred stone of Mecca,
Is recovered every year with damash
sent by the Sultan OF Khedive. A
single covering has, On occasion, cost
$4,000.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

James Lick. founder Of the great
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton,
not far from San Jose, California, was
in early life poor Pennsylvania Dutch
piano-maker.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

There are $1,000 colored school
teachers in the United States-7, 700
men and 1890 women.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

Because Of the growing scarcity OF
good match timber, matches are being
made in vast numbers of paper rolled
spirally and dipped in wax or stearine.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

Making rag dolls is an industry In
which many women are employed. The
doll is popular with children and sells
well in department stores.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
TYPHOID FEVER ON THE FARM.
C. j. Blanchard, u. S. CeoIogicaI
Survey

c. j. Blanchard, u. S. Geological
Survey
"More than 40 per cent. Of the farm
wells SO far examined in this State
have been found to be polluted" This
is a significant statement made by the
director of State Board Of Health
laboratory, in which several thousand
well waters have been examined. 1t
helps to explain why the death rate
from typhoid fever is greater in the
country than in the city.
Il is a popular notion of city folk
that a vacation in the country is a
safeguard against all the diseases to
which the flesh is heir; physicians
recognize this when they send their
patients away from the city. The
country life is unquestionably the ideal
one; the popular cry "back to nature
has a large measure of justification.
yet there are thousands of people who
return from such an outing consumed
with typhoid fever. Why should this
be true?
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

are active, all the animals should be
destroyed by the first application of
the poison.
Trapping Pocket Gophers.
Trapping is successful method
when followed intelligently and persist
emily. 1t is especially adapted to small
fields, orchards, and gardens, where
only few of the animals are present;
but in the case of large areas that are
badly infested, the method involves
too much labor.
For trapping, an ordinary No. o steel
trap may be employed but there are
number Of special gopher traps on the
market that are better adapted for
general use.
In using the ordinary steel trap, the
first step is to make an opening into
the main tunnel. The trap should then
be sunken so that the jaws are level
with the bottom of the runway and
lightly covered with green clover or
alfalfa or grass, or even loose soil, care
being taken that these do not clog
under the pan, or trigger. No bait is
required. The holes should be just
large enough to receive the trap and
should be covered SO as almost to ex-
clude the light.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Items ofLnteresf.

"A man. to be perfectly proportioned,
should weigh, stripped, 80 lbs. for
every foot of his height.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Farmers Swear by Their Wells.

1t is commonly observed that nearly
every farmer believes in the purity
OF his well water, especially If the
well has been in use for generations.
The fact that his grandfather believed
the water to be pure is sufficient evil
dence for him to defend the well, even
though his family be devastated by
typhoid fever. 1t is sometimes the
case that well is used even after its
taste and odor ought to be sufficient to
demonstrate that it is polluted. A
notable instance occurred not long
since, in which a certain farmer could
not use the water from his well if it
were drawn up by a pump, but If a
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Typhoid an Index to Water Purity.

A century of experience has shown
that the typhoid rate in any place is
good index of the purity of the water
supply at that place. Therefore, when
we find that the typhoid rate in the
country is higher in the aggregate than
in the city, it can be fairly assumed
that country water supplies are not as
safe as city supplies, and this in spite
of the fact that many of our city
waters are notoriously bad. The state,
from which the above mentioned testi-.
mony comes is typical one so far as.
its proportion of rural pollution is con-
cerned and that there is no reason to
believe that If the matter were investi-
gated in other states, the conditions
OF farm wells would be in any degree
superior.
In connection with its Investigations
OF the character of water supplies, the
United States Geological Survey has
noted repeatedly that typhoid fever Is
continuously prevalent in many rural
sections. In some cases this condition
has been maintained for so many years
that it is accepted by the communities
as one of the ordinary incidents of life
and becomes a matter of general COM
ment only during periods of especial
virulence. The facts are, that there
are comparatively few farm wells To-
Gated at points not subject to local
contamination.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

are active, all the animals should be
destroyed by the first application of
the poison.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Carbon BisuInhid.

N0EpON DiSuiPHIOs
Carbon bisulphid has been employed
for killing pocket gophers, and under
favorable conditions its use is recon-
mended. If the burrows are extensive
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
THE FIGHTING GOES ON.
Although an Agreement Was Made
 to Stop Pending Negotiations.

San Salvador, July 1S.-Notwith- standing President Cabreras' agree ment with the president of Mexico to cease fighting pending peace nego- tiations in Central America, two sharp engagements have occurred in Salvador, just across the Guatema- Ian morder. One was at Platanar and the other at Metapan. The Salvador cans were victorious In both engage ments. Within two hours after Ca- brera agreed to suspend hostilities his troops attacked the Salvadorean army at Platanar only to be defeated by the latter yesterday morning. The fighting at Netapan occurred Monday afternoon. Both Platanar and Meta pan are objective points in the march to Santa Ana, the summer capital of Salvador.
 Never in the history of any coun- try has there been such patriotic spirit shown as in Salvador at the present time. Rich and poor are served alike as was shown in the en- gagement yesterday. In the battle ship Column, Adalberto Guirola. Son OI the HHllloudiTc, husci ouh oia, lost his life, He was graduate of West Point. and when the war broke out enlisted with thousands of his countrymen. He was about 30 years old and worth half million dollars in his own right. This is not the only case of rich men enlisting. There are members of almost every rich family in Salvador now at the front.
 Salvador is treating her prisoners with humanity. while 1t was stated in the battle of Metapan yesterday. a young man named Molina of one of the best Salvadorean families. was taken by the Guatemalans after he had been wounded in the leg. He was shown no mercy and was carved to pieces by the Guatemalan soldiers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
GENERAL CAREERS SCHEDULE
Manoeuvres of United States Troops
 at Indianapolis Next Month.

Chicago, July 1S.-A schedule for the manoeuvres of the United States troops at Indianapolis during the month of August was announced yes terday by Brigadier General William H. Carter, commander of the depart ment of the lakes, who will have command of the encampment. The program as given shows system of discipline carefully graded from the rudimentary methods of camp life to the complicated tactics of offensive and defensive warfare.
 A large consignment of blank car tridges has been ordered sent to the Indiana capital, but 1t Is expected that little powder will be spent, The enemy, in the higher drills, Is to be purely imaginary, and no sham bat ties will be fought between opposing brigades, as frequently has been done on similar occasions. A few vol leys may be fired as the charge is made upon the supposedly strongly defended position of the fictitious op- ponent, but the government supplies will be saved.
 The first two days of the encamp- ment will be given over to lectures by surgeons of the northern division to all officers upon camp sanitation. health precautions in the field, and first aid to the injured. Following in succession the battalions and then the regiments of infantry will be shown their part in the action of the brigade, which, as soon as possible. will be formed of the three armed branches of the service for a prac- tice march, ready for action. A fur ther step, which will conclude the first week, is that of the preparation for meeting the enemy. encountered on the march, by reconnaissance and the deploying of forces for attack.
 The second week is to be, in a more thorough manner, repetition of the first. The brigade will carry its rations for a days march and will establish itself in a position of defense for a nights biyouac. Nasty intrenchments will be made. outposts will be placed in similar defensive works, and all will be ready for an attack.
 The next day a similar march will be taken, but the action will be of fensive. The imaginary enemy has taken up strong position. has plac- ed his pickets. has thrown up earth works. and suddenly the marchers. with no more warning than they would have in real war, are upon him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
RED sHIRTED f|REMEN.
Hundreds of Them at State firemen's
 Convention in West Haven.

West Haven. July 1s.-Red
 bloused fire laddies from all parts
 of the state assembled here to-day
 for the opening events of the State
 Firemen's association, which contin-
 ues through tomorrow. The dele gates to the convention alone num-
 Der over 300, but there are many
 vamps here from all points of Con- necticut because of the hose races and other athletic contests that are to be made feature of the cohven- ton. Many of those to attend will
 not come until late in the day and by that time it is expected that over D. 900 visitors will be at Savin Rock, where the convention is held
 The executive board of the state
 association held business meeting at II o'clock to-day and prepared the work of the state body which did not meet until the afternoon. Several important matters to the state body were discussed by the executive com mittee.
 One of the interesting contests in the selection of officers this after noon will be that for the presidency,
 and it is expected that the two can
 didates will be Thomas R. O'Connell,
 chief of the Hamden fire department, and Archibald Mcdonald of Putnam.
 It is said that many of the local~ dele
 gates as well as those from Ansonia and Derby have given their support to O'Connell and keen contest is
 looked for. Assistant Chief William
 B. Perkins of the New Haven fire de- pertinent Is in line for the place at the head of the state ticket, as it is thought he will be selected first vice.
 president at to-day's session.
 | Thursday is the day set apart for athletic events of all kinds and many of the visiting firemen have brought their apparatus with them These will be shown in the parade which will be held tomorrow morning. Prizes have been offered to the com pany making the best appearance, the company sending the largest del egation, and for the winners of the
 many athletic events. Each fire com
 pany of the local department has
 sent a delegation to the convention
 and the department officers are en-
 titled to a representation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
TIMELY TOPICS.

The Reid & Hughes eighth mill end sale will have a whole lot Of bar gains after 1880 o'clock this evening.
 Grieve, Bisset & Holland sell in fant's hose at cents a pair tonight. July clearing sale still on-
 The Raymond Shoe Co is having a white canvas shoe sale this week.
 The Miller & Peck Co is selling this week. colored linen suitings at 25 cents a yard.
 D. l.. Dickinson & Son have bang up brand of four that they are sell ing at s5.15 a barrel.
 Jones. Morgan & Co are selling a nice line of white negligee shirts this week at s5 cents each. 2 The Barlow Bros Co has cut the price on refrigerators. See the list in to-day's. adv.
 Dodge is selling s3.00 ties at s22s this week. Better snap them up quick.
 The Apothecaries Hall Co Is head quarters for H. W. Johns liquid paint. It does the business
 The filling Rubber Co has every thing in rubber. Note the price on those abdominal supporters
 The United Gas improvement Co advises every one to see q gas range. They sell them on easy terms.
 E. H. Hoffman G Co offer a fine line of hammocks at reduced prices this week
 Harding. at 77 South Main street. has . lot of brushes that he is sell ing al 10 cents each
 Langley, the furniture man. says he is not going out of business. and advises those In want of Eo-certs to look at his stock
 The white-Simmona Go is selling smsked sardinss ct IS cents . can- Big ba<gaiA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
BAUBY AFTER PHELAN
Tho Lattur Wouldn't Chs tho Former
 Judgment

II Attorney Finton J. Phelan has kicked up his eloquent heels as a justice of the peace and made At torney c. w. Bauby awfully mad. A week or two ago MT Bauby insti- tuted proceedings against Attorney Porter L. Wood for $50 damages for Mrs Louisa Erik, widow of Christo- pher Erk. Mrs Erk some time ago brought suit against the Hellmann Brewing company for $5,000 dam ages for the death of her husband whom she claimed was suffocated by charcoal fumes in vault in the brewery. It was stipulated that if full Judgment was given, MT Wood should receive one-third of the sum and if for any less amount he was to receive one-half. When judgment was finally given by the superior court 1t was for only nominal dam ages of $50 and costs, and Mir Wood kept the whole sum, according to Mrs Erk's claim.
 Mrs Erk was greatly disappointed at the result of the court proceedings because she could have settled the case for a great deal more than the court allowed her, according to the stories told by her friends.
 Attorney Bauby made the case against Attorney Wood returnable before Justice Phelan and it was to have been tried yesterday. But At torney Wood did not appear and At torney Bauby claimed judgment by default. But to his amazement Justice Phelan refused to comply with his request on the grounds that he was brother lawyer of Attorney Wood. This made Attorney Bauby so mad that he drew up petition to Judge Peasley asking for man damus against Justice Phelan to make him give judgment against At torney Wood.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
SHOT IN TIE BREAST
Brooklyn Man Shoots Himself Died a Noon Other Hospital Cases.

Luigi Damiano. young man about 2S years of age. for some time past an employe of the Waterbury Manu- featuring Co. shot himself in the breast last night at his home. 985 Bank street. He worked yesterday and ate supper with the rest of the family, and was apparently in good health and spirits. About 8 o'clock he retired to his room and soon after the discharge of a revolver alarmed the family. His mother rushed into the room and reached there just in time to see her son throw the weapon out through window, after which he fell to the floor. Dr Russell was summoned and after bandaging up the wound the patient was removed to the Waterbury hospital. Damiano Is said to be slightly unbalanced mentally, and the trouble was aggra- vated somewhat by the loss of fin ger some time ago.
 Another hospital case Is that of James Ormis of 622 Bank street, who got splinter of wood in his right eye while at work yesterday afternoon in the yard of the Water bury Brass Co.
 Dr D. J. Maloney, hospital physi- clan, said this afternoon that Dami- ano will die. He is conscious, but very weak. The bullet passed through the right lung and lodged in his back. The doctor thinks Ormis will lose his eye, but he has decided to wait a day or so before holding an operation in the hope that he may be able to save the eye ball.
 Frank Somers of Chatfield street, who was overcome by heat at the factory of the Waterbury Brass Co yesterday and was taken to the hos pital, is all right to-day, and will be able to leave the institution to-mor- row.
 Damiano died at the hospital at 12:30 this afternoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
SENIOR PAcAs IS KNOWN.
Man Who is Coming to Settle Dispute
 Denounced Chief Justice Strong.

Washington, July 1S.-Senor Jose Rosa Pacas. whom President Esca- laon appointed to come to>the United States and present Salvador's side of the Central American dispute to this government, is the Salvadorean min ister of the interior. He attracted much attention in 1902 by denounc- ing Chief Justice Henry Strong and Don M. Dickinson, with whom he met in Washington to arbitrate the claim of the Salvadorean Commercial com pany against Salvador
 It is now rumored that Senor Pa cas may be named by Salvador to rep resent 1t at the conference to be held on the United States cruiser Marble head. This rumor has caused much comment in diplomatic circles be- cause of the notoriety Senor Pacas attained by his conduct after the an- nouncement of an unfavorable award in the Salvadorean Commercial com pany case. ...,ts ,n yaanna
 Tn that case the American company sought to recover from Salvador $50O,O for damages 1t suffered as the result of the seizure by the gov ernment of harbor Improvements the corporation had made at one of the salvadorean ports. After long dispute the case was submitted to arbitra- ton in Washington with Senor Pa- cas representing Salvador. Chief Justice Strong as the neutral mem Der of the commission and Mir Dick inson as the American representa- tive.
 The members of the commission met for weeks at the Arlington hotel in this city and when the award was announced Mir Pacas bitterly charged the two other members of the com mission with treating him and his government with "grossest unfair ness"
 Sir Henry Strong personally re- sented the attack on his action and a scene followed. Senor Pacas storm ing about the hotel in great rage. Salvador then protested against the decision of the arbitrators. in viola ton of the cardinal principles of ar bitration, and delayed the payment of the award of s523.17S for long time. The state department was com pelled to make representations to Salvador repeatedly. Finally attor- neys for the Salvadorean Commercial company despaired of ever collecting the full amount of the award from the little republic and In 1903 com promise was agreed upon with Sal- vador and the case is said to have been settled for about s300,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
BATTERED5TEAMER
now SAFE IN PORT
Manistique Survives Terrific
Storm and Thirty-one
Men Are Saved. "
~ ORT ARTHUR, Can, Dec. 15.-
After a terrific fight with the

~ ORT ARTHUR, Can, Dec. 15.-
After a terrific fight with the
mountainous seas on Lake Supe-
rior, the steamer Manistique, which was
believed to have been lost last night
with its crew Of thirty one men,
reached Port Arthur tonight, badly bat
tered by the storm, but with all on
board safe. 4
The vessel was completely caked in
ice and Captain F. D. Brown says he
thought for hours that it would be inn
possible to make port. 49, -, r. ~: ~
The Manistique was towing the
steamship Ireland just before it's dis
appearance last night, when the tow
line broke and the former craft van
ished into the storm. It found shelter
early this morning near Isle Royale
and lay to until the wind abated.
Captain Brown has sent message
to Captain J. s. Reid at Duluth the
owner of the boat, telling him that
when the line broke it was impossible
because the Manistique pumps were
leaking to 'go to the Ireland IS rescue
Dispatches from Bayfield,, Wis, say
the Ireland is now riding safe at anchor
eight miles northeast of Sand Island
Nearly everyone of the crew of more
than twenty men, suffered injuries in
jumping from the ships decks to the
rescuing tug Crosby. But one man lost
his life