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The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07
PROFESSIONAL TASTERs.
Men of Cultivated Tongues and Pal
ates Who Pass Upon Drinks
and Dishes.

The tea faster and his profes
sion have long been familiar to
the American public, but only in
the commercial world are certain
other "tasters" known. One man
who leads a most daring existence
is the poison faster. Naturally,
he does not swallow the least por-
ton of it, but puts a tiny morsel
on his tongue and splits it out
again Immediately. However, iii
that brief space of time he has
gagged the strength and quality
Of the drug under discussion.
Chemists and mine owners are his
principal clients, and his. special
ty is refined cyanide of potassium,
used for extracting gold from
crushed quartz, which is partic-
ularly liable to adulteration.
An English cafe Of more than
passing fame has onits staff pro
fessional turtle soup faster, who
proves that the chef and steward
are supplying the hotel with the
purest grade Of turtle soup. He
also tastes for wholesale impor-
ters of turtles, for when turtle
is not imported alive, but is killed
in the West Indies, the ..esh is
dried in the sun in long, leathery-
looking strips. Exporters some
times mix with the genuine strips
pieces of dried sharks fins and 9th
er authorizations rot distinguish.
able to the eye alone or even to the
palate. The faster nibbles little
bits Of the selected sample from a
suspected consignment and de-
liyers his verdict from the flavor.
In France the snail tasters are
employed to detect whether a
batch Of snails has been fed hem
lock or other deadly plants. If he
detects a particularly acrid flavor
that distinguishes a poison-fed
snail the entire lot from which i
comes is dumped into vat half
filled with bran, and left there for
a month. BY the end of that time
the snails have become purified
and they are then fattened up
again on ordinary vegetable diet
and are salable.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07
Weight of the Brain.

There is just five ounces less
amount Of brain matter needed to
keep a woman from idiocy than
there is needed for a man. The
average weight of a mans brain is
forty-nine and one-half ounces, and
that of a woman forty-four ounces.
When a brain falls below thirty
seven and a half ounces in man.
idiocy usually occurs. A woman's
brain has to fall 70 thirty-two and
one-half ounces before she reaches
the same condition.
Man has larger brain in pro-
portion to his stature than woman,
while, on the other hand, woman
has larger brain in proportion to
her weight. The female brain be-
gins to lose weight after the age Of
thirty; that Of man not till ten or
fifteen years later. The loss in a
woman is slight, however, and she
keeps up high brain weight much
later than a man.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07

naturally come to the conclusion
that a very radical change Of
some sort is needed. For some
weeks past people ali over the
state Of Idaho have been suffer
ing untold misery from cold on
account Of the coal famine. The
railroads say they cannot get
cars enough to haul the coal. In
different sections of the state
schools are being closed and inn
portant business Industries are
being tied up. The people Of
Twin Falls have extended gener-
GUS patronage to the Oregon
Short Line and have very pa
tiently submitted oits unreason-
able rates. The settlers who have
developed this tract have made
it one Of the most prosperous
roads in the country What do
we get in return7 Nothing at
all. We are subjected to allsorts
Of discomforts. If such condi-
lions continue much longer the
sentiment in flavor government
ownership will be unanimous
Twin Falls Times.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07
FACTS ABOUT THE BODY.
Why We Yawn.

Yawning is caused BY a tempo
rary deficiency Of the air supply III
the lungs When the body is weary
or sleepy the respiration is some
times involuntarily suspended for
q moment. Nature comes to the
rescue and, setting up spasmodic
action in the muscles Of the mouth,
throat, and chest, causes deep IN
spiration which is known as a
yawn. Sometimes when person
yawns Others who are present yawn
also through an involuntary ten
dency to imitation.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07

through the body would be two
hundred and seven yards a
minute, or seven miles an hour.
This would make one hundred
and seventy milesa day, orsixty-
one thousand miles a year. Thus
in a life time Of eighty-four years
the blood in the human body
would travel over five million
miles. The number Of beats Of
the heart required to send the
blood that far would be over
three thousand million.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07

The railway corporations are
strongly opposed to the govern
ment ownership Of railways, yet
the arrangements OF theroads in
the west are doing more to help
along the government ownership
idea than any one else. When
people are kept continually in
distress OF one kind or another
through the inability Of the rail
ways to handlepublic traffic they
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07

We're told in that good Bible ~
ing there upon the shelf
That we should love our neigh
Dor even as we love ourself,
But when he keeps a photograph
and fires wild music throughit,
It's mighty hard to do it Lord;
it's mighty hard to do i'll
Goodwin's Weekly.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07
What Breathing Amounts to.

In each respiration an average
adult inhales one pint Of air. A
man respires sixteen totwenty times
a minute, and a young child about
twenty five to thirty-five times.
While in a standing posture the
number Of respirations is greater
than when lying down. A man
takes only thirteen breaihs Of air
to the minute while reclining. The
superficial surface Of the lungs is
two hundred square yards.
The amount Of air inspired BY
an adult in twenty four hours is
about ten thousand quarts. The
least amount Of air needed by an
adult in one hour is three hund.ed
and eighty quarts.
The heart sends through the
lungs five thousand gallons Of blood
daily.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07
The Baby Act.

Even Senator Dubois erstwhile
friends among the Democrats Of
this state are Disguised with him
over an interview given out in
Washington Wednesday, 10 which
he makes the silly charge that his
defeat for reelection to the senate
is attributable to the fact that the
proclamations creating six new
forest reserves III Idaho were held
back until after election. Heclaims
that had the reserves been created
prior to November 6, it would have
resulted in the election Of legis-
lature that would have returned
him to the senate. He claims that
all forestry officials in this state,
irrespective Of party, voted for his
friends o. the legislative ticket, be
cause it is known that he is iii
hearty accord with the administra-
TONS forest reserve policy. Dubois
blubbers that Roosevelt and Chief
Forester Pinchot delayed the issu
ance Of the proclamations in order
70 afford him no issue during the
campaign.
This sounds odd. During all the
campaign Dubois insisted that there
was but one issue-the Mormon"
issue He steered clear Of a dis
cussion Of all other matters, and
trained his heaviest guns upon the
voters Of the southeastern counties,
whom he claimed were dominated
by the hierarch" Ia his stump
speaking campaign he discussed no
national issues, no great funda-
mental principles Of government,
no interesting theories of politics.
He devoted himself solely aud ex-
olusively to the Mormon" matter.
And now he comes forward and
claims that through official con
spiracy h was deprived Of the only
issue upon which there was any
hope for his reelection.
Dubois has been humiliated
enough without himself adding to
his humiliation by doing the baby
act.-Pocatello Tribune,
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1906-12-07
Work Of the Heart.

Few stop to consider the
amount Of performed daily
by the human heart. The mex
haustible supply OF energy dis
played by this overworked organ
is marvellous. Calculation has
shown that the work Of the heart
OF an average person is equal to
the feat OF lifting over five tons
at the rate of a foot an hour, or
one hundred and twenty-five tons
in twenty-four hours.
A certain DR.. Richardson once
made a curious calculation in re-
gard to the work performed by
the heart in mileage. He pre-
sumed that the blood was forced
put Of the heart at each palpita-
ton in the proportion OF sixty
nine strokes a minute, and at the
assumed distance of nine feet.
At this rate the flow OF the blood
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
Try to Stop Clay Eating.

Efforts are being made to stamp GU,
the habit of earthing which is preva-
lent among the natives over almost all
India.
In northern India the favorite form
of earth is a gray or drab-colOred
shale. This is excavated mostly at
Meth, in Bilkanir, and is exported to
the Punjaub at the rate of 1000 camel
loads year.
In different districts different vari-
cites of clay are eaten, but if the ma
tives have at one time taste for
special kind of mud, as the habit in
creases the depraved appetite soon
becomes satisfied with bricks and
broken pots. White ant soil with the
nests and ants themselves is a great
delicacy.
The reasons given for indulging in
the habit are classified under the fol-
lowing heads: First. a peculiar fasci-
mating odor and taste in the clay rem
dering it delicacy; secondly, an I'M
natural craving due to disease; third
ly, to satisfy hunger; fourthly. force
of example; filthy, supposed mechan-
ical virtues.
A university graduate confessed to
a friend that the bland. earthly odor
was great temptation to him and the
thought Of it made his mouth water.
He always enjoyed the odor, he said
when April showers fell upon pre-
vously parched earth.
The effects of the habit are disas-
trous. Those women addicted to it
very soon complain of pain and weak
ness in the limbs, palptation and diff.
ficuty of walking little distance up
hill. After some time all the other
symptoms of anaemia are fully estab
lished; sallow and pale complexion
tongue and gums bloodess and gen
eral debility. Very often dropsy super
venes.
A planter in Assam almost complete
ly suppressed the habit on his estate
by making the offenders stand on,
with piece of mud in each hand eX
posed to the ridicule of the rest of the
cooies.-Calcutta Cor. London Elk
press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13

the major asked.
Two dollors," was the surprising
answer.
But last night you refused $25 fol
it,
Last night l need him to play
poker on" said Mickey, and he walk
ed away perfectly satisfied with the 81
Major Baker has had several similar
experiences. Indians refused to sell al
any price because they wanted the
blanket at the moment for some rea
son or another-"to sleep in," 'be
cause him cold" When they got read,
to sell they invariably came back tt
the first offer disregarding any ad
vances that had been made.-Nev
York Tribune.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
ROOSEVELT WILL
VISIT MONTANA
Continued from page ~

creased almost 100 per cent since
then, and the appropriation this year
would have been about $4,000. With
the prospective growth of this COM
munity from now until the next leg
islature l am satisfied that the re-
ceipts of this office will be again
doubled, and then we will be entitled
to about $125,00O, with which a build
ing can be erected that will be a
credit and beautiful addition to the
city. With the appropriation for
the site now secured we stand next
in line for the other appropriation.
ITO my mind. the prospects for the
growth and development of the Treas
ure State for the near future, and in
particular in Western Montana, seem
brighter than ever before and with
the appropriation of about a million
and half for irrigation projects, the
building of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad, the opening of
the great Flathead reservation and
many other smaller projects, l believe
the population of our state will be
doubled before the next session of the
legislature"
Fort MissouIa.
Mr.. Dixon expressed some regret
that he was not able to get an ap-
preparation for Fort Missoula, but the
policy of the war department is very
strong towards the elimination of the
smaller posts and the establishment
of the large forts.
However, can state" said he,
that Fort Missoula is not to be
abandoned at present. Upon the
showing that l made with figures TAX
en- from the department itself rela.
tive to the cost of maintaining troops
here in comparison with other forts
in the northwest. Secretary of War
Taft gave the matter considerable
consideration. He stated to me per-
sonally before | left Washington that
so long as he remained in office Fort
Missoula would not be abandoned.
! Il can tell you that l was glad to
get back home" concluded Mr. Dix
on. For the last ten days in Wash
inston the heat was sweltering, and
every time You stepped outside you
sank into the asphaltum sidewalks
and left tracks with your burning
sole. The snow-capped peaks of
Montana's mountains looked good to
me, especially when old Mt. Lolo hove
in sight. and here l will stay just as
long as the Lord will let me-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
Feer impending Doom.

The feeling of impending doom in
the minds of many victims of Bright's
disease and diabetes has been changed
TO thankfulness by the benefit derived
from taking Foley's Kidney Cure. II
will cure incipient Brigh<s disease
and diabetes and even in the worst
cases gives comfort and relief. Slight
disorders are cured in a few days. 81
had diabetes in its worst FORM writes
Marion Lee, of Dunreath, Ind. 81
tried eight physicians without relief
Only three bottles of Foley's Kidney
Cure made me we'll man" Wilson
& Lewellin. Fo.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13

The Argus Job department has the
finest lines Of program and invitation
folders ever brought to Lewistown.
The most beautiful creations for prI.
vate or public dances Or parties At
reasonable rates, Order early.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13

Read the Argus for the news.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13

n. B. Truth, St. Paul. June 81, '0S.-
I've lived so long, remember we'll
when the Mississippi was a brook.
My good health and long life came
by taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents. Phillips Drug Co. Ho.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
PAPER Fasteners and Clips.

THE HOTCHK1SS PAPER FAS-
TENER, as Illustrated. is the most
satisfactory paper fastening machine
for all kinds of work. row on the mar
ket The price is Sl.75, including 500
staples; 500 staples, alone, 40 cts.
McGILL'S, popular with many, ma
chine ......... .$1.75
500 staples, two sizes. ....... 40
CHALLENGE EYELETING MACH.
INE, each. 80. 1925
Eyelets, per box. rs
Dennison's Round Head and Flat
Head Brass Fasteners, per box of
100 25 cts, so cts. and. ....... rs
O. X. BRASS FASTENERS, box OF
100 ........... ................ %
NIAGARA PAPER CLIPS, per box zoe
GEM CLIPS, per box. .15c
HANDY CLIPS, two sizes. for Sc
and .......... sc
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
Good Old Way the Best.

1T is no reason for giving up the
system of physical property or forbid.
ding the formation OF corpora ions or
preventing the organization OF trades
unions. 1t is no ground for the advo-
cacy of socialism,, said the secretary
adding, I'VE must take up the abuses
in the good old way, adjust every
statutory remedy to the fitness of
things, place our confidence in the
alive to public needs and courageous
and energetic enough to prosecute
the offenders to conviction"
The people, he said, are in favor
of protecting the rights of the cor
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
Scratch Pads and Figuring Pads.

n/fSCRATCH PADS, from 2ls
X AZ to 9 inches, at from Zoe
to 75c per dozen.
Neatly finished, home made, fine pa
per pads, for ink use, 15c each, OF
for csc.
FIGURING PADS, heavy ledger pa
per, unit ruled in five full columns,
for nice work, csc each, per dozen,
$2.75.
Miscellaneous home made pads, all
kinds of paper, gummed, per ID. 4
cts. (when we have them).
Same, perforated and stapled, per lb.
cents when we have them).
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
For Ole Draughtsman.

WE HAVE BLUE PRINT PAPER; BLUE PRINT CLOTH,
EGGsHELL DRAWING. MOUNTED AND UNMOUNTED;
TWO GRADES OF CHEAPER DRAWING PAPER; TRAC-
ING CLOTH, DETAIL PAPER, KOH-LNOR AND FABERS
SIBERIAN GRAPHITE PENCILS; DRAUGHTING PENS:
HIGGINS DRAWING INKS. BLACK AND NINE COLoRs;
THUMB TACKS: RULERS; KNEADED RUBBER, ETC.
AND FOR THE SURVEYOR LEVER AND TRANSIT
BOOKS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13

Another of Major Bakers fine blank
cts was purchased from Mickey Free
a curiosity of the plains, who has one
brown eye and one blue one. Mickey
always claimed that he was not an
Indian, but had been stolen from his
parents in Mexico by an Indian tribe
when he was a baby. He developed
however, a reputation for cruelty thai
/ surpassed that of most Indians. The
government has alwas suspected that
he was responsible for the slaughter
of all the Indian babes belonging tC
party of squaw prisoners which he
was conducting from the battlefield tc
/ the nearest post. The babes interfered
with the march, and when the post was
reached not one was alive. The inves
LEGATION which followed showed that
they had been murdered. No evidence
| could be secured against Mickey even
from the Indian mothers. and if he
was responsible he got off without
penalty.
Major Baker found him one evening
playing poker with a packer, a sol
der and another Indian at a lonely
Arizona post. One of the finest blank
cts he had ever seen covered the table
He offered to purchase it for 81 and
finally raised his bid to s25 Mickey
refused absolutely to sell.
The next morning when the major
was at breakfast Mickey called with
the blanket over his arm.
81 want to sell blanket" he said.
"How much do you want, Mickey
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13

The Remington Typewriter is
the leader--without an equal; there
are imitators but no equals.
Latest..-1905 model---machines
in stock ready for immediate de.
livery at terms the same as given
at the head office in New York.
Second hand machines taken in
exchange.
Machines rented or sold on easy
payments.
We carry in stock the famous
Paragon Typewriter Papers in FIVE
weights and two sizes at prices
from 100 to $50 per ream;
also Alpha Typewriter Papers at
from Csc to 1.40 per ream; H.
G. and L. c. papers, for second
sheets, at 75c and Csc per ream;
Bankers Linen at 1.25 and
$3.50 per ream.
Carbon Papers, three grades.
all good but some better.--at from
So to 81 per hundred sheets.
Stenographers' Note Books.--Four
styles.
Typewriter Oil, Typewriter Oil.
ers, Typewriter Brushes, and all
other accessories.
Typewriter Ribbons for Rem.
ington, Smith Premier, Oliver, I'm.
derwood and Densmore machines;
four colors, each 75c.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-02-22

A very simple but beautiful expert
ment may be made by any bright boy
with a straight lamp-chimney, the kind
used with the Argand or the Welsbach
gas-light. First, cut narrow strip Of
tin-foil and paste 1t around the chin
ney, In the middle. Then paste strip
Of the same from one end Of the chin
ney to within about half an inch Of the
band in the middle.
Now take bristle brush, the kind
made to clean lamp-chimneys with, and
over its bristles wrap a perfectly dry
silk handkerchief Hold the chimney
in your left hand so that your fingers
do not touch the tinfo anywhere, and
putting the Recovered brush into the
chimney, rub 1t briskly back and forth.
This part of the experiment should
be made in the dark, and if, while rub
bing the chimney you take the brush
out now and then, you will see, every
time you do so, big spark of electric
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-02-22
HE BuAMES THE GRAFTERS.
Rojestvensky Says Bad ShipbuiIding
Caused His Defeat

st. Petersburg, Feb. IS. - perhaps
| am guilty to some extent for our de-
feat, and perhaps my subordinates did
not do all they might have done, bnt
at all events we who have fought the
battles We're not thieves" said Admiral
Rojestvensky, who addressed the I'm
perial Technical society yesterday even
ing upon the causes OF the defeat of the
Russians at the battle of the Sea Of
Japan.
The admiral made no specifications
regarding rascality in the construction
or equipment of the ships, but he COM
mented at length upon the destructive
force of the heavy japanese shells.
which, when they only exploded in the
water near the Russian vessels, cracked
their plates and opened great leaks,
while those which hit the Russian
ships squarely were as destructive as
mines.
A young lieutenant during the dis
cusson attempted to lay the blame on
submarine boats, but the admiral de-
MED that submarine boats or mines
were used during the engagement.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-02-22
MAKING READY
TO FIGHT CHINA
No Abatement in WarIike Prepara.
lions by Government.
American Boycott, Hatred Of Foreign
ers and Reform Movement Against
the Manchu Dynasty Stirs Great
Chinese Empire Into State of
Ferment.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Thou ,h there
is no abatement in the wariike prepara-
tions by this government to cope with
contingencies in China, tendency is
apparent at the State department to
counteract the inferences based upon
sta ements of officials of that depart
ment and the War depar .ment that
there is danger of general outbreak in
the empire.
News of the dispatch of troops to the
Orient has caused the receipt of many
kilograms and letters of inquiry from
persons having relatives in commercial
or missionary pursuits in China, while
one or two missionary boards n this
country have informed the department
that their advices do not indicate the
presence of conditions there warranting
the reported action Of the War depart
ment. Several business concerns have
written that their cable and mail com
munications from certain points in
China contain no news of threatened
uprisings.
The most conflicting statements
emanate from sources apparently
equally informed and competent to
Judge OF the truth. Some authorities.
whose views have been presented to the
officials here, hold that masterplay is
being made by the Chinese toward the
removal of restrictions to Chinese i'm
migration to this country. Others hold
that there is nothing to warrant these
government activities and that inf1u-
ences are at work to obtain display of
force to overawe the Chinese govern
ment into a real suppression of the
boycott.
Consular reports from China on the
effect of the boycott show that only
certain American interests have been
damaged. Chief of these is the oil
trade. The Standard Oil company is
the dominating factor in the Chinese.
American oil business. The American
Tobacco company's exports to China
have fallen off greatly. A certain sew
ing machine company's business in the
southern provinces has been special
object OF boycott orders by the mer-
chants guilds, for what reason nobody
knows.
In this latter case the boycott has
been so effectively worked that at Sing
apore it is worth a Chinaman's life to
be seen entering that company's store.