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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-02-21
LANe M FOR The 1907 CONTEST
FOR THE RURAL SCHOOL,
..~ CHILDREN


The plan for the 1907 contest is not
1ully matured, but a'general is here
given SO that the teachers and the
pupils may commence the work i'm.
mediately.
lst. The contestants will be the
students attending the rural schools
only and l would suggest that each
school organize ''Boy's. Farm Club
and "Gir]s, Home Club" that q
pres. and Sec., be elected and that
the Secretary forward to ne as early
as possible the names of the Contes-
tants with the number of the district
and the addresses not to be forgot.
ten.
The teachers should take steps tc
organize these clubs and led the pupils
IN order that we may make a success.
Corn. The contest in corn will be
carried on just as outlined in Rural
School Bulletin No. 2.
'AS"o "AA sOdOS. 11lc contestant
IN wheat and oats may make se]ec-
tlons of ten heads of the grain from
any field on his home farm and pre-
sent these with peck of the grain
from the same field.
Vegetable exhibits. Prizes will be
awarded for the best potatoes grown
by the students and also for the best
exhibit of five different vegetables.
Fruit Exhibit. Prizes for the best
apples grown on the home farm of
the student, and selected by him
will be awarded.
Contest in Sewing and Cooking for
the Girls.
Needle Work.
Glass A. Handmade work apron.
Glass B. Handmade fancy apron.
Class @. Specimen OF patching.
Glass D. Specimen of darning.
Glass e. Dressed doll.
Cooking Exhibit.
Class A. Wheat bread Zone loaf).
Glass B. Brown bread, Zone Joaf)
Glass G. Corn bread, Zone ]oaf).
Glass D. Cake, (fruit, chocolate,
cocoanut and sponge).
Time. The state contest will be
held December l9, 20 and 2l. The
first day Of the contest will be- given
to placing the exhibits and viewing
the state capitol. The second day
will be spent at the School of Agri-
culture, where instruction will be
given in agriculture, horticulture,
domestic science and domestic art.
Now remember, boys and girls,
that there are $1,000 to be given away
as prizes and that soma boys and
girls, just like you, got 5000 last year.
Are you going to let them get it this
year too, or are you coming in for
your share? You can do it by start
ing early.
Before the state contest is held
we will have a county contest here
in Warren, as we did last year and
besides awarding all the prizes I can
obtain on the articles enumerated
for the state contest, here will also
be granted liberal prizes for good
compositions, maps and other school,
exhibits, the particulars of which
will be given later.
Don't be sitting, looking on now,
and let your neighbor walk off with
all the prizes, be up and doing, that
yon may profit yourself.
Knowing that we shall have {
great exhibit and hoping to SET
many of you at the school fair next
fall, l am, Yours for the good work
l. q. NJ. Mithun.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-02-21
JENSEN GETS MAIL CONTRACT.

JenS T. Jensen was awarded the
contract for hauling the mail from
Thief River Falls to Germantown
last week for another period of four
years. 1t is rumored that Mr.. Jen-
sen is thinking seriously of purchas-
ing an automobile to put upon this
run, and believes, that it would be
cheaper than using team.
The~Soo preved toafash. John
Branson, of Viking, ::on Monday. He
intended to return home in the eve
ming, but he did not figure on the
500 being on time to the very
minute, and consequently he got left
and had stay over till next day.
But it was all right to keep Mr..
Branson here for long visit, as it
was probably the last one he will
make, for long time at least, as on
March 3, he and family will remove
to Longmont, Colo, with the inten-
tion of making that place their
future home. Several other Viking
people intend to leave for the same
place at the same time, among them,
being Willie Nelson, Mr.. Branson's s
son-in-law, and his family, carpenter
Lundgren and family and Simon
Styrlund. Mr.. Branson does not
leave on account of anv diSSatiSfac-
tion with the country, but because
the building of the 500 railway add
ed so much to the value of his land
that he could not resist the tempta-
tion to sell when he was offered his
price. He has made money on farm
ing in Marshall County,, and is now
only looking for a good place to spend
| it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-04-27
Evap. Aprlcots, 15c @ zoe 10.
9runes, 10c per ID.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Evap. Apricots, 15c "a zoe 10.
9runes, 10c per Id.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Hams, country, per h., 18c.
Packers hams, per h., Ice.
Shoulders, per h., 10c.
Sides, per h., 10c.
Lard, per h., 1916.
Honey e, 12Hc
POULTRY.
Eggs, Ice doz. Hens, 7c Id.
Young Chickens, each 12a to 40c
Turkeys, fat, per 10, Csc
Ducks, per h., &c.
BOOSTERS, per h., Sc.
Full feather geese, per doz. 1884
Wholesale Prices.
GRAIN.
No. 2 Northern mixed oats, per
oushel. SIS; No. l Timothy hay, per
ton, $1,000 No. 2 Timothy hay, pei
ton, 500. 100; No. 1 Glover Hay, per
ton, $1,000; Mixed Glover Hay and
POULTRY, EGGS AND BUTTER.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers
60 the producers and dairymen:
Live Poultry-Hens, per h., TIC;
early springs, To-, Itch
Butter-Packing, packing stock
per h., 15c.
Eggs-Per dozen, 12c.
ROOTS, HIDES, WOOL AND TAI
LOW.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers
to butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, $500 b.;
Golden Seal" yellow root, 90c h.;
Mayapple, &c; pink root, 12c and 13c,
Tallow-No. l, 4Hc; No. 3, &c.
Woodbury. II to 20; Clear
Grease, 25c to 26c; Medium, tub
washed, 35c to C; Coarse, dingy,
tub-washed, Doc to Soc; Black wool
24c.
Feathers-Prime white goose,
45c; dark and mixed old goose, 25c
to 35c; gray mixed, 15c to 3ocwhite
duck, 35c.
Hides and SNlns-These quota
tions are Tor kentucky hides,
'Sontherp lereap des lao lower
We quote assorted lots; dry hint,
No. /, Ice to 1Sc; No, ?, 14c; round
lots green sailed beef hides, SC.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-04-27
HOpkinSViIle Market.
Corrected Every Thursday
GROCERIES,

GROCH RlES,
THESE ARE RETAIL PRICES.
Apples, per peck, SO-5Oc
Beans, white, per h., Sc.
Coffee, Arbuckle's, per h., zoe
Coffee, roasted, zoe to 35c.
Coffee, green, 12Kc to 25c.
Tea, green, per ID, 90 to SOC.
Tea, black, per h., 40c to SOC,
Cheese, cream, zoe ID, straigh,
Pine Apple, Csc to SIPS.
Edam, SIPS
Sweitzer, soc ID.
Sugar, graduated, II lbs, $1.0G
Sugar light brown, 18 lbs, $1.00
Sugar, dark brown, 20 lbs. ST. 90
Sugar, Cuba,14 lbs. for $1.00.
Sugar, xxx, 14lbs. for $1.00,
Flour, patent, per bbl., $500.
Flour, family, per bbl., $500
Graham, per 100 lbs, $500.
Meal, per bushel, soc,
Hominy, zoe gallon.
Grits, zoe gallon.
Dat Flakes, package, 1Oc TO lSe
Dat Flakes, bulk, Sc ID.
VEGETABLES.
Sweet potatoes, per peck, Soc
Irish potatoes, per peck, 25c.
Cabbage, per h., &c.
Onions, per peck, 40c.
Turnips, peck, Zoe.
Celery, Sc and loo bunch.
CANNED GOODS.
Cranberries, per quart 15c.
Corn, per doz, cans,$1.00 to $3.50
Tomatoes, IL cans, $1.00 tos$1.50
Peas, from loo to 30c per can.
Hominy, loo per can.
Beets, per can, 10c.
Kidney Beans, loo can.
Lima Beans, per can, loo
Korona, per can, 2Oc,
Squash, per can, 10c.
Peaches, 10c to 40c per can.
Apricots, per can, 25c TO 35c.
Pinesberries, per car, 29c 10 $50
Raisins, 10c and l5c package
Raisins, layer, 15c 10,
Evaporated Peaches, zoe h.
Eyaporated Apples, loo ID.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
THE REoRGANiZED NEW YORK
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

The new Board of Trustees of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
shosen by the policyholders under the
Armstrong laws, has taken charge of
The company's affairs and has begun
he work of reorganization.
In choosing the principal officers CO
the company, the Board has adhered
to the idea that a life insurance com
pany should be managed by life in
surance men. The new president is
Darwin P. Kingsley, a college bred
man of good New England stock, who
has been in the company's service In a
variety of capacities for a period of
nearly twenty years. In the parlance
,f life insurance. he began with the
rate book and has advanced step by
step up to his present position.
The first vice president of che com
pany is Thomas A. Buckner. who has
served the company for more than a
quarter of a century.-indeed has
never had any other business connec-
ton
Associated with these men are
Dthers long trained in the company's
service, each an expert in his own de-
partment of work VIM. f. Ingersoll,
who has for many years had charge
Of the company's great business in
Europe, is one of the second vice pres
dents, and will continue at the head
Of the company's office in Paris.
Rufus w. Weeks. who has been in
the company's service for nearly forty
years, ranks next to Mr.. Buckner as
vice president, and continuous as chief
actuary of the company.
The policyholders have expressed
their belief in this company in no an
certain terms. The upheaval in life in
surance within the last two years has
resulted in a great deal of misunder-
standing and policyholders. alarmed on
matters which were not very clear to
them, have been disposed to give up
their contracts at a heavy sacrifice.
This has not been true in the New York
Life to any great extent. The com.
pany had $4,000 100000 insurance on
It's books when the life insurance in
yestigation began. and while the laws
Of the State of New York now do not
permit any company to write over
sl50,000,O00 a year (Which is about
Dne-half the New York Life formerly
did, the company's outstanding bust
ness still exceeds $1,000. .00O,0 900
Policyholders generally Will be still
turther reassured by this action of the
Board, as it places at the head of the
company to protect their interests men
Of thorough training and unexception-
able character.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Injury from Mosouitoe,.

New Jersey has many places ideal
In situation and accessibility. and ole
such place developed rapidly to a GER
tain point and there it stood, halted
by the mosquitoes that bred in the
surrounding marsh lands. Country
club, golf, tennis and other attrac-
tions ceased to attract when attention
was necessarily focused on the biting
or singing pests that intruded every
where, and the tendency was to sell
out. But the owners were not ready
to quit without fight, and an i'm
proyement society was formed which
consulted with my office and followed
my advice. In one year the bulk of
the breeding area was drained, mos
quitoes have since been absent al
most entirely; one gentleman. not a
large owner, either, told me his prop
erty had increased $4,000 in value,
and new settlers began to come in.
This year one of the worst breeding
areas OF the olden day was used as
a camping gorund, and 100 new resi-
dences are planned for next year
Prof Joh2 q. Smith, In the Popular
Science Monthly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27

of the most powerful explosives and
the results of these experiments have
become the standards of the best in
formed experts on this subject 1t
was learned from these studies that
the average potential energy of gun
powder is 4S0 foot-tons to the pound
You will observe, therefore, that there
would be a good deal of business"
concentrated in a gigantic firecracker
containing 1877, 500 pounds of gunpow-
der. In this immense cracker there
would be stored 90,000,O 900 foot-tons of
potential energy. Startling as are
these figures, to the layman they mean
little. Let us compare them to some
object with which we are familiar.
Take the Flatiron building in New
York. for instance. Its weight is So
600 tons. Now, if there are 4S0 foot
tons of potential energy in each pound
of gunpowder, it would require 104
pounds of gunpowder to blow up a
building weighing $4,000 tons. This
amount of gunpowder, is scientifically
applied, would do the job completely
and raze the big structure from base
ment to roof. Such an explosive effort
as this. however, represents but
small part of the force in the supposi-
tional king of giant firecrackers, which
would contain 10000 900 foot-tons of
energy-enough to blow up (according
to exact mathematical calculation
1900 structures similar to the Flatiron
building before you could say Jack
Robinsonl"
So, perhaps. after all, it may be as
well to postpone the building of this
great universal firecracker until our
experts have learned a little better
how to handle high explosives.
GROWTH OF THE FLAG.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
DOES NOT FEAR GREAT WEALTH.
Justice Brewer Sees Growth Of Spirit
Of Humanity in America.

New York; do not view with
alarm the accumulation of wealth, be-
cause / believe that the spirit of hu.
manity and the sense of responsible
ity is growing among us" said Justice
Brewer, of the United States supreme
court. the other day, In discussing the
future of the country.
Il wish the next SO years we're be-
fore me-" said the justice, that 1
might witness and participate In their
events, for the coming half century
is to be marvellous period of history
Great inventions will be made. re-
markable discoveries will be brought
to light, civilization will advance, hu-
manity will progress, and | believe
that our nation will approach nearer
the blessings of peace. of comfort and
of happiness.
The greatest hope for the future of
the American nation is the develop
ment of its conscience. l think the
spirit of religion is growing stronger
the religion of the Golden Rule and
the good Samaritan.
Il look forward to the day when
every man. woman and child in these
United States shall have the bless
ings of physical comfort, the happi-
ness of plenty; when there shall be no
dire poverty and want
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
LOS ANGELES, CAL, WORRIED
OVER THEIR DISAPPEARANCE.
Interesting History Attached to "Fre
mont" Cannon-Formed Link Be-
tween Bear Flag Days and
Old Glory.

Los Angeles, Cal-What has be-
come of the two old Fremont" can
mons dug up by workmen at CONNER
cial and Main streets some time ago?
No one seems able to reply. 1t is
said the cannons were taken to the
Fort Mill summit and placed near the
flag pole where Gen. Fremont once
aligned his forces. but the cannons
are not visible in that vicinity, and no
one in the neighborhood knows about
them.
These cannons were valuable ac-
quisition to California's archaeological
possessions, and formed a connecting
link between the old days of the Bear
Flag and the final rising of Old Glory.
An interesting history is attached to
them of which perhaps no man in
southern California is more familiar
than Uncle Billy" Workman, pioneer
banker and real estate man of Los
Angeles. Uncle Billy" Is Interested
in the preservation of these cannons,
and speaks of them in earnest, en-
dearing terms. The very mention of
them assemblies host of romantic
recollections of pueblo days
The two cannons dug up at the
corner of Main and Commercial
Streets said Mr.. Workman, Il think
were brought from Mexico by an old
Spanish tramp-trading vessel in 1919.
They probably were sent to the peo-
pie here by the Mexican government
for use against American invasions.
The inhabitants of this country even
then did not call themselves Mexi-
cans, but native Californians"
When Gems. Fremont and Kearney
came to Los Angeles these same ma
tive Californians' used the two can
mons to attack them. When Commo-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
WIGS NOW MADE OF GLASS.
Lack of the Genuine Article Forces
Use of Novel Substitute.

London.-The enormous feminine
demand for artificial coils and t,,u.
pees is leading to a famine in human
hair. Formerly Swiss, German snd
Hungarian girls supplied the wDrld
of fashionable women with luxurjant
tresses of all tints.
But the governments of many ccun-
tries are now making it illegal for a
girl to sell her hair or for any agent
to buy it. The supply in consequence
is running short. and the prices of
real hair are trebling.
A series of successful experiments
point to spun glass as the most ef-
fective substitute for human ha,r
Wigs made from spun glass are won
derfully light and fine and the tex
ture soft and beautiful
1t is easy to produce any shade de-
sired, while curls and waves can be
manufactured at will to suit the fash.
ion of the moment. The imitation ia
so realistic and true to life that it is
impossible to detect the difference
between it and real hair grown cr the
head.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
How Young kansan Under the Re-
quired Height Got Into the Army.

Kansas City.-Charles l.. Dagan, Of
Keats, Kan. young army recruit
who enlisted in Kansas City and left
with squad of recruits for Jefferson
barracks. near st. Louis, is probably
the shortest soldier in the United
States army. His height is five feet
two inches. He was accepted only
on the recommendation of President
Roosevelt. to whom he wrote explain
ing the situation after he had been re-
1ected on account of his height at the
auxiliary recruiting station at Topeka
early in April.
Dagan had entertained the hope of
becoming soldier for a number of
years. He Is now % and having no
one dependent upon him, he went to
the recruiting station to enter the
service. He passed a rigid examina-
lion save for his height. but the news
that for this reason he could not be-
come a soldier did not deter him. He
had decided to become one, and
promptly wrote to President Roose-
welt explaining the situation. He
made an earnest appeal to the chief
executive, and the frank. earnest man
ner in which he couched his plea
seemed to strike the president as that
of man who would make good sol
der.
This is probably the first instance
0: an acceptance of an application for
enlistment In the army when dis
crepancy of two inches in the required
mt
as stipulated by the war department.
Is five feet four inches.
Dagan is of almost perfect build.
weighs 130 pounds and has five-inch
toest expansion. He expressed a de-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
LITTLE CAUSE FOR WORRY.
More or Less cIitterins Bait Held Out
to Cow Punchers.

Over In the Salmon river meadows
country, in Idaho. ranged a wild and
wooily bunch of long-haired COW
punehers. whose knowledge of the
world was confined mainly to trips
after cattle into surrounding counties.
Into this reckless but verdant com
munity there came the smooth.
tongued representative of a wild
west show, who hired several riders
at high salary to do a hair-raising
act the chief feature being that they
should appear to be thrown from their
horses and dragged by the foot.
Alter they had practiced in a corral
for a while one of them ioosened
himself and rising from the dirt, dis
heveied and dazed, inquired:
Say, mister, amt this ruther dan
gerous? We might git killed"
That's all right chirped the
shows representative cheerfully.
Your salary Will go on just the
same. e."-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
TALL PEOPLE LIVE LONGEST
Cleveland Health Officer Says Germs
Can't Climb Up to Their Noses.

Cleveland, O.-Health Officer Mar-
tin Friedrich, of this city advances a
new germ theory that is certainly en-
couraging to people who are tall
Blessed are the TALL" says FRIED
rich, for they shall live long. A SIX
footsr," he continued, has mere
chance to escape disease germs than
the little fellow. Those built close to
the ground must be on the lookout"
Friedrich was perusing the ply ST.
clans mortality reports, and noticed
a prevalence of childrens diseases.
Out of 26 cases of cerebro-spinal men
ingitis. or spotted fever, reported to
his department since January /, al, of
the victims have been children.
Il believe that most of the disease
germs are close to the ground" he
said. I'VE know that these germs are
taken into the system through the
nose in breathing. They find a breed
ing place in the dirt of the streets.
and as they are stirred up by the pass
ing pedestrians. they are drawn into
the nose.
The germs never reach any grnat
altitude. Most of them are falling
toward the earth, and as the chill
dren's noses are closer to the ground
than those of adults, they are more
likely to inhale the disease-makers -
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
HORSE FOR THE MUSEUM.
skeleton of Stonewali Jackson,
Charger Is Secured.

Pittsburg, Pa,-With the great
mass of official business off his hands
caused by the annual meeting of the
Museum Directors association, In this
sity recently. DR.. w. ]. Holland now
intends to devote himself to the
mounting of the many new finds made
within the last few months.
By far the most interesting OF
these, from historical standpoint. is
the skeleton of Stonewall Jacksop's
horse, which was secured by the di-
rector against much quiet but per-
sistent competition. Dr. Holland will
prepare this exhibit with his own
hands. and it probably will be placed
In the museum within fortnight The
skeleton is said to be practically per-
feet.
The skeleton of another famous war
horse of the rebellion, Winchester, the
charger of Gen. Phil Sheridan, in his
famous 20mile ride, is government
property, and is kept in the museum
on Governors island, in New York
harbor. This museum for long time
has been going to ruin through the
lack of an appropriation to keep 1t up,
and the hide of the old war horse is
rapidly falling away from dry rot.
1t is possible that Winchester" will
that both Jackson's and Sheridan's s
horses will ultimately stand side by
side in a national museum.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
TWO OLD GUNS GONE.

dore Stockton was bringing his troops
from San Pedro he met the natives
near the Dominguez rancho where an
encounter ensued and in which tho
cannons were captured. They were
hauled into Los Angeles on carretas.
The Americans spiked both guns and
later threw them into the ocean at
San Pedro, where for years they lay
forgotten.
After the Americans took posses
sion of the country the cannons were
found and fished out. Fifty-thres
years ago, when | first came to Los
Angeles, they were hidden away in d
lot on Also street. When | became
a member of the city council, several
years later. we decided to preserve
these weapons as mementos of tho
past. and to make them useful as well.
We placed them at the corner OF
Commercial and Main streets as
guard to protect building from turn
ing wage MS. They were firmly embed
ded there, and attracted considerable
attention for some years. As I recall
it now. us building was torn down,
and tho street somewhat changed,
with the result that the cannons be-
came deeply buried under the dirt and
debris, ard in the rapid progress of
incoming civilization were at last for
gotten.
An examination of the two guns re.
veals that they are considerably over
200 years old. Local historians esti
mate their age at from three to SIX
centuries. and 1t Is pointed out that
they are of the type used by the early
Spanish conquerors, Cortez and 9th.
ers. A cannon of the same pattern,
but of larger bore. said to have been
used by Cortez in his famous stand
against the forces Of Montezuma, and
later exhumed from ruins on tho
shore of Tehauntepec. now is on ex.
hibit in the National museum in the
City of Mexico. This leaves the infer
ence that the two cannons found here
were of contemporary vintage, hence
1t is only to be surmised in how many
Spanish-Aztec or Mexican-Americap
encounters the guns have figured.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27
Nebraska Parrots Disappeared.

Only few naturalists and early ter
ritorial settlers know that parrots
were once numerous in Nebraska.
Fifty years ago they were still seen
along the Missouri river in southeast
ern Nebraska, but disappeared very
suddenly after the first settlement in
that region. The Nebraska parrot
was the Carolina paroque (Cornus
Carolina). 1t had beautiful green
and yellow plumage. SO striking in ap-
pearance as to instantly arrest the at
tention OF the early hunter.
Beside this. the birds gathered in
large fiocks and were SO exceedingly
tame and simple that the whole flock
was easily killed. Add to this that
the birds were fine eating and their
feathers attractive trophies OF the
hunt, and the fate of the Nebraska
parrot IVES assured.