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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
COWARDICE OF A CREW

Providence, X. L., Feb. 14.-Ter-
rible tales Of suffering we're brought
here last night by some Of the sur.
vivors of the steamer Larchmont,
which went to the bottom In Block
Island sourd Monday night, and some
OF the passengers assert that In the
hour Of peril helpless women we're
thrust aside by men who cared only
for their Own safety. The charge
Of cowardice was made by Fred Heir
gesell, an IS year old lad Of Brooklyn.
~. Y.
He said that not only were women
left TO their fate but, that CAPTAIN
McVey left the sinking ship in the
very first life boat, that some Of the
ships crew filled the boats to the sx-
elusion of the passengers, and that at
least one boat was without oars when
IL was put over the side.
Louis Mcfarland. a colored waiter
on the Larcbmont, said when he
reached the captains boat he found
Captain McVey there. The captain
ordered that the boat be swung out,
calling to the passengers at the same
time to step in. The passengers,
Mcfarland said, seemed afraid To do
so, and as the ship was going down,
Captain Ncvey ordered that the boat
be lowered. When IL reached the
water, however, q rope fastened TO the
ring bolt and attached to the davit
above became caught, and the boa,
was in danger Of being dragged down
with the steamer, when BoatsWain
Andres Tobsen, who was on the deck,
saved their lives By cutting the rope.
HeirResAll's statement was not con.
frmed By any other survivor, but b
insists be is right.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-14
SURVIVORS ARRIVE.

The steamer Kentucky, bearing IS
survivors OF the Larchmont disaster.
and 40 bodies Of those persisted.
reached here last evening. The sur
vivors were taken TO hospitals, while
the dead were placed 10 morgues-
The total number OF survivors Is
10. More than 100 passengers and
sailors uere drowned About so
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

fhe Japan walnut has been grown
With considerable success on the
grounds Of the Michigan experiment
station, from which this branch was
taken.
of sub-tropical appearance. While
they develop most rapidly upon rich
loan soil. such as is commonly known
as black walnut land. they thrive I'M
der almost any condition, provided
there is fair amount of plant food
and moisture in the soil.
The trees come into bearing when
planted three or four years. and from
that time bear continuously. II given
good care. The nuts are produced in
large panicled clusters and somewhat
resemble the common butternut. or
white walnut. except that they are
slightly smaller and more nearly
ovate in form. They crack very read
lily and the kernels are easily removed
from the shells. They lack the strong
flavor of the butternut, and on this
account would be preferred by most
persons. although it does not COM
pare with the hickory nut. pecan and
other nuts.
The luxuriant growth, handsome 70
liase. and the hardness of the tree,
make it very promising as an orna.
mental tree. and the productiveness
and edible qualities of the nuts give
to 1t additional value.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
GARDEN NOTES.

Vines and trees and almost every
thing grown on the farm are benefited
by lime and ashes.
Spray peach trees with lime water
as thick as can be used. 1t will pro-
tect the buds from cold.
Pasturing sheep in sod pasture is
advised. They are not apt to injure
the trees, they enrich the soil, and
their close cropping prevents the evap-
grafton of moisture which occurs in
long grass.
Rhubarb is easily grown in the eel
lar for winter use. Spade up the roots
before the ground freezes too solidly
and then allow them to freeze thor
oughly. Place them In box in the
cellar and cover the roots to keep
them dark. Keep them free from
frost. and the stalks will grow and
supply the table without further
trouAis.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

such terrible force that the point of
the horn pierced the saddle.
AS they fell the stirrup iron scalped
his head for a space four inches in
length and in breadth. He scrambled
to his knees and saw the horn actually
within the bend of his leg. With the
energy of self-preservation he sprang
to his feet. but after tottering a step or
two tripped and came to the ground.
the rhinoceros passed within a foot
without hurting him.
AS he rose for the second time his
after-rider came up with another gun.
Half pulling him from his horse. Os-
well mounted it and galloped after and
caught the rhinoceros. Keeping back
the piece of scalp with his left hand,
he held the gun to his shoulder with
his right and shot the brute dead
On the return journey to the cape he
met with the most serious accident of
his life. Stalking two rhinoceroses.
he was lying fiat when they came
within 20 yards of him. The nearest
Of the two came near stepping on him.
Hoping that his sudden appearance
from the grcand would startle her and
SO give him a chance of escape, he
sprang up and dashed alongside q her
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
HAS THE ELoPiNs HABIT.
Third Time Girl Sixteen Years Old
Leaves Home.

New York.-Mrs. Hilda Simons OF
BIitton street. Concord, Staten island
called at police headquarters in Staple
ton. and asked help in looking for her
16-year-old daughter Hilda. who had
been missing since November 10.
The young girl, who is exception
ally pretty, said when she left that she
was going shopping in Stapleton and
would return in an hour.
Nothing has been seen or heard Of
her by her mother since.
When she left home she wore a
black dress. tan coat and big black
picture hat.
When Mrs. Simons was seen The
said she was inclined to believe that
her daughter eloped with a young man
employed by the Richmond Light and
Railroad company.
This Is the third time within two
months that the girl has run away.
On the first occasion she was found
riding in a trolley car in Port Rich.
mond after midnight with the young
man and was taken home. On the
second occasion she was found in
Elizabethport-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
"sILENcE ROOM" OPENED BY Bos.
TON METAPHYSICAL CLUB.
Place Where One May Have Beautiful
Thoushts-Tired Society Women
Assured of Real Com
fort.

Boston.-A room ''in which one may
sit in silence and absorb sweet
thoughts and partake of the uplifting
and harmonizing influence of intelli
gent -auto-suggestion" has been opened
by the Metropolitan club in Hunting
ton Chambers. through the work of
Henry Wood of Cambridge. one of the
founders of the organization and one
of the leading students of psyche
therapeutic law and metaphysics in
the state.
The power of suggestion, 1t is de-
clared, is greatly augmented in this
room by the aid, through the eye, of
graphic golden texts with appropriate
symbolism. When one is in this
rcem one is supposed to put ones self
in q passive attitude toward these.
Everyone is welcome. but only four
may enter this sanctum of beautiful
thought at one time. These are some
Of the merits claimed:
The treatment is good for nervous
prostration, insomnia and chronic
troubles.
1t also will awaken latent souls.
Here pastors seeking inspiration for
weighty sermons retreat.
Society women tired of the brain.
less social whirl find sweet peace and
comfort.
The mentally weary and physically
Ill find rest and relaxation.
On the pinions appear the texts,
someof which are: Love never faileth."
THY faith hath made thee whole"
Il absorb the good" II am strong in
the Lord" Il am full of faith" 81 love
peace." Il rule the body" 81 make
harmony" Fear not" Truth lives"
Love God and all humanity" THE
body Is temple" Love thinketh no
evil" Heal the Sick" Thought is
formative" Il am happy" Demand
brings supply"
A statement issued by the Meta
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
REST FOR THE WEARY.

physics club states regarding these
texts:
when merely read under ordinary
conditions the effect is superficial and
soon fades away. But when mentally
photographed through the passive en-
posture of sensitive consciousness they
take on living reality"
The four chairs face a wall on
which. on a blue background and
framed in dark wood, appears tho
symbol of ancient times of the per.
fected soul.
1t is round globe. and from each
side stretches out broad pinions OF
shades of violet. The whole may be
shut of from view by draperies OF
royal purple velvet.
Above the symbol are these words
In gold: God is here and every.
where. In him we live and move and
have our being" On the pinions are
other texts.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

A pleasing profit may be derived
from the sale of rhubarb in the early
spring If a little extra attention is
given the plants. After the ground is
thoroughly frozen. mulch the plants
with good layer of coarse stable ma
ed by the ground. When the buds ap-
pear. cover the plants with kegs. bar
rels or boxes, having first removed the
tops and bottoms. Take these OF &C.
casionally to allow the stalks to hard
en-. and in short time you will be
ready to supply the always strong de-
mand for early vegetables.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
FIGHTS WITH BIG sRUTEs.
Experiences With Rhinoceroses Of .
Hunter in South Africa.

Wilson Cotton Oswell had two ter
rible experiences with rhinoceroses.
His son in the lately published BIZ
oSraphy- of his distinguished father
records these adventures:
He had one pre-eminently good
horse. Stael, the very pick of all he
eyer had in Africa. fast and most
sweet tempered and so fearless that
he would without whip. spur or any
urging carry his master right up to a
lion and stand perfectly motionless
within a few feet of the brute while
Mr.. Oswell. fired.
, Returning to camp one evening on
Stael, he fired both barrels of his
rifle at a white rhinoceros. Instead OF
dropping or boiling it began to walk
toward the smoke.
-. Oswell turned his horse. only to find
q thick bush was against its chest. BE.
fore he could fell 1t the rhinOceros
drove its horn In under the flank and
;fhrew horse and rider into the ali with
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
Method Of suryins Potatoes.

in between. This, the correspondent
snys. has the tendency of forming an
air space and tends to retain the heat
better. The layer Of straw should be
heovy enough SO that when the last
layer of earth is put on that the
straw will form four or five-inch
thickness. II desired. coarse manure
can be piled on top after the first
freeze comes early in the winter.
Not the least among the difficulties
that beset the trucker. is that of Sc
curing reliable and efficient help. Not
only is the supply OF help short, but
the wage rate is increasing. Worst
OF all, the laborers grow less and less
reliable and efficient. The better class
of men, attracted by higher wages and
shorter hours. are leaving the farm
and finding employment elsewhere
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

The advice is given to subsoil Or
chards before the trees are set. This
may sometimes pay. but generally 1t
will not. The theories in favor of it
are not carried out by actual expert
ence. Whether or not subsoiling will
pay is a matter that will depend on
the character Of the soil. II the soil
is very compact below the line touch
ed by ordinary blowing. subsoiling
should be very beneficial. 1t is impos-
sibie to establish rule that can be
applied to all soils,- and most orchard
soils do not seem to return a profit
on the labor OF subsoiling. The roots
Of the trees have great penetrating
p.wer and will dip deep in ordinary
Sc lis If they find plant food by SO
t:ing.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
Only Nine Months Old But Exercise,
Reason in Using Words.

st. Louis.-Although she is but nine
months old. Barbara Jacques, Of 5S19A
Paramount avenue. is able to talk. and
talk plainly. Every word she says
can be distinctly understood and the
child apparently exercises reason in
using her words. as they are seldom
in the wrong place.
Doctors who have examined the
child declare that her mental facul
ties are as well developed as a child
of three years and that her talking
is nothing short Of marvellous.
Barbara's linguistic ability was first
noticed when she was six months old
Brought to the table one day last
September. she. startled her parents
and brothers by saying distinctly "all
gone" Since then she has added
constantly to her vocabulary. Her
mother says that the little girl from
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
Kidnapped at Four, She Comes Back ts
Her Father Married.

Franklin, Pa.-Kidnaped IS years
ago. when she was only four years,
Mrs. Emma Harris has returned to the
home of her father, John Wood, living
near Franklin, who knew nothing Of
his daughters whereabouts until he
received letter from her in North
Dakota recently.
One day in 1888 the little girl was
stolen from her fathers home while
Mr.. Wood. who was widower. was in
Franklin. The neighborhood was
searched without success and from the
fact that his mother-in-law had left
the community ebout the same time
Mr.. Wood concluded that she had
taken the child. He was unable to To-
cate her, however. and at the end of
three years gave up the hunt.
From that time he knew absolutely
nothing In regard to the child, who
was married two years ago. She
wrote that she had for the FIRST tius
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
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New York.-How Pastor Wagner's
heart would rejoice could he take a
peep Inside the Waldorf-Astoria when
the two pretty Stallo girls are there!
The simple life at this caravansary
of the very rich? To be sure! And.
mind you. the two young sisters. 16
and Is. are the richest girls in their
own right in all Cincinnati.
What's more. some day they will
own a big slice of the Standard Oil
company, somthing like $15.000.00
worth.
These two charming young girls,
despite their great wealth. live accord
ing to rule. They rise by rule, eat by
rule. study by rule. play by rule and
retire by rule. Every moment of their
time is regulated with the nicely OF
clockwork
In word. they are being brought
up with the idea that great wealth
brings great responsibilities. even for
young women. And all their work and
play is directed along these lines.
These two gir4s-each one a picture
Of health and beauty-are the daugh.
tiers OF Edmund K Stallo. Laura and
Helena. Their own mother is dead
They are the wards Of their GRANDPA
Their. Alexander Mcdonald. a director
In the parent Standard Oil company
and president of the Standard Oil
company of Kentucky. He is Cincin
nati's richest citizen. though he is as
much in New York. at the Waldorf-As
toria, as he is out there
Early Left MotherIess.
Mr.. McDonald's wife, the young
girls grandmother. died three years
ago. Their mother. Mrs. Stallo, only
child of the McDonalds. died when
Helena was two years old. And now
these two beautiful grandchildren are
all that rich Mr.. Mcdonald has left
and all his wealth will go to them
share and share alike. They have al
ready inherited from their grandmoth
er a million apiece. 1t is only 1.-THE
of what is to come from their grand
father. who is their legal guardian by
order of the New York courts.
Miss Laura is 16 years old. and Miss
Helena is Just 10. Both are beautiful
brunettes. well-built. with rosy cheeks
and flashing eyes and wealth oil
dark, wavy hair. Their governess
layb all of this to their simple mode
of life.
Not that everything that money
can buy is not theirs. They have
horses and autos and pianos. They
travel in Europe or in the new worlt
every summer in the most luxurious
manner. They are in New York. a.
they have been recently. several times
a year and a rich suite in the Waldorf
Astoria Is always reserved for them
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

In the Figaro. a statistician under
takes to answer the question as to
how much a citizen has to pay for
the head of his state. The Frenchman
pays for his president annually the
low sum of nine confines (not quite
two cents). Considerably higher is
the amount which every German has
to pay for his emperor, namely, "a CEN
times annually. In Russia each sub
1ect's annual contribution is IS, In
Italy A, and in Austria Hungary As
centimes. The dearest rulers are,
however. those of Greece and Belgium.
fer every Belgian or Greek contributes
5o centimes annually to the main
tenanee Of the royal house In his coun-
try.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

Tor here. as in Cincinnati, they must
lead the simple life. says the New
York World.
For them 1t is bedtime always at
nine p. m. They rise to the moment
at seven a. m, and breakfast Is served
on the dot at eight. No late hours. no
parties, no theaters. no cards. no
dances. no little club affairs on their
daily schedule.
No play?
Why. certainly. but OF the healthy.
outdoor kind. They ride and they
drive and they run their automobiles
when their lessons are done.
Their governess is their guide.
philosopher and friend. She rules
their work as well as their play.
Breakfast over. their morning hours
are devoted to study and to recitation.
The governess instructs them in
everything they are to know in a gen.
ers who come daily for music and the
languages.
Not Yet Ready for Society.
I'VE don't pamper our girls in the
slightest" said their goyerness. proud
ly. They have never gone out into
society nor will they be allowed to dc
so for at least two or three years
more"
The governess didn't say 1t, but
company at either the Waldorf-As
toria. or at Dalvay. Mr.. McDonald's
beautiful suburban home in Clifton
Cincinnati. is extremely limited. A
girl friend in occasionally for an hou,
or so in the afternoon is about ali
that is permissible. according to Mr.
McDonald's ideas of the simple life fol
his carefully reared granddaughters.
Travelling is their greatest pleasure
And in this Mr.. Mcdonald INDUCES
them to the fullest extent They have
seen all of Europe; Egypt, with Its
pyramids and tombs and ruined cities
is an open book to them. Last autumn
they toured Mexico.
When his wife died Mr.. Stale
turned his two tiny girls over to thei,
grandparents. They grew into young
womanhood knowing Mrs Mcdonald
as their mother. When she died here
at the Waldorf Astoria three years age
1t seemed as II her place could never
be filled. but Mr.. Mcdonald stepped
into the breach and resolved to devote
the remainder of his life to the bring
ing up of his motherless granddaush
tiers.
Gave Up Business Cares.
He began by retiring as quickly a.
he could from his business enter
/ nrtses retaining only the headsbip
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

How can you expect the currani
row to feed you II 1t is not fed? II
thousands of gardens the currant II
seldom treated to fertilizers. Yet /
is one of our most useful culinar.
fruits. We advise every reader VIII
raises currants. says Farm Journal. t
apply a top dressing OF manure aroun.
each bush at this season. The sam,
treatment is what the gooseberrie.
and raspberries also need. In thu
spring the manure may be dug or eul
tivAted into the soil.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
INTERESTING JAPANESE WALNUT
Prof. L. r. Taft. of Michigan. Tells Of
a Valuable Tree.

Some Is years ago a new nut tree
1as introduced, under the name OF
Japan walnut. or Juglans Sieboldiana-
Although not very commonly planted,
1t has been quite thoroughly tested
In sill of the northern states. The tree
Is Of rapid growth. with thick branch
es and very large leaves. In gen.
eral way 1t resembles the walnut and
butternut, but is of more luxuriant
rowth. The trees appear to be en-
tirtrly hardy and present something
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

to get in the rear, his hand being on
her as he passed.
She Immediately gave chase. A
quick turn saved him for the moment;
the race was over In the next. As the
horned snout came tapping round his
thigh he rested the gun on the long
head and. still running. fired both bar
rels, but with the smoke he found
himself sailing through the air, and II
was not until three hours later that he
recovered consciousness to find a deer
cash in his thigh eight inches long
down to the bone in all its length.
For nearly four weeks. unable to
get to the wagons, he made his bed
under a bush.-Youth's Companion.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
Little Baby Talks Very Plainly.

the very first of her life has been I'M
usual.
I'VE never tried to push her," said
Mrs. Jacques. but in everything she
tried to say after We discovered she
could pronounce words we helped her.
The little mite attracts many persons
attention by touching them and say
ing. Hay. hay" which has gained
her. nickname in the family of
Farmer Upon being handed a watch
the child will say without hesitation.
Tick. tick, watch"
Pointing to the Christmas tree in
the parlor of her parents home. she
said: See girl dolly then pretty.
pretty" was her comment.
She says bear. girl. boy. bowwow.
bottle, and everything children two
years old say and gain the admira-
ton of their parents by saying.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
Alternate Bearing Of Apple Trees.

It has long been noted that in apple
trIes there is tendency to bear on
alternate years. Prof. Bailey of Cor
NTH university once said In the
presence of the writer that II apple
trtes were severely pruned each year
they could perhaps be induced to I-ro-
dn.e fair crop annually. In some
Eli slish experiments it was found that
during early life some of the apple
trees bore good crops in succession
and some bore poor crops in sucssA-
sion. but that ultimately both kinds Of
trees fell into the habit of bearing Tn
alternate years. The subject of alter
nate bearing is one that has been
studied, but is still little under
stood
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
Girl Lost Eighteen Years.

learned that her father was living
and that she was coming on. She is
no" visiting her fathers home in
Cranberry township. Mrs. Harris re-
members nothing of the kidnapping,
but says it was her grandmother who
spirited her away
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

At Werda. in Dahomey. there is q
temple of sacred snakes. Here loo
serpents are tended by priests, who
feed them birds and mice, the offer
ings of the natives.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

Aged people dream less frequently
and less wildly than the young. WON.
ems dreams are more frequent, more
vivid. and better remembered tkan
those Of men.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09
TUsER PIT.
How Potatoes May Me Buried and
Kept in Good Condition.

We show herewith plan for the
winter storage of potatoes. suggested
by a correspondent of the Prairie
Farmer. Two layers of earth are
used with the straw, as shown at A,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-09

The man who talks loudest about
his bank account has the slimmest
balance.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-26

The death of Mrs Bethiah II. Rollins
aged aa years, occured at the home of
her Daughter. Mrs. A. T. Hubbard.
Brazee st, on Thursday afternoon, Ian.
"A. The funeral viii be held at the NJ,
+. church on sunday ut $40 o'clock p,
m, Rev. $. L. Williams conducting
the service Interment win be at War
watosa cemetery. Mrs. Rollins was eN-
trenely active for woman OF her age
aud isntil last April " Een She suffered
a strolse Of paralysis, enjoyed all her
faculties to Il wonderful extent
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-26
REFORM ON FOOT.
wonaan' $ cIuh Starts the Movement. come
dy Write II by Mrs. RoNena Sabin and Mrs.
c. D. Perry Sets Forth the unIimlted
Possibilities OF Reform.

Realizing that reform is the war
cry Of progress, the members Of the
Womans Club are preparing 10 repro
duee A Reform Administration ON
Feb. Is and Marchl The play written
by two Of the ablest club members is
especially adapted to local conditions,
Ifypn wish to learn how reforms can
be successfully introduced don't fail to
witness this interesting comedy.