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Free press., 1907-02-09
The LONGEST COLD SPELL
Weather Bureau Says ALI Records
Have Been Broken.
Below Zero For More Than 20 Days in
Observation-Disclosures of Range
Cattle Complete.

Washington Reports received from
Montana and North Dakota have con-
vinced those connected with the
weather bureau that the destruction
of range cattle is complete. For more
than 40 days the thermometer has not
registered as high as zero over a
large area, and Saturday morning q
fall of from 15 to 20 degree was re-
ported, with a wind which blew from
so to GO miles an hour It was the
blizzard following the extreme cold
which it is believed will do the dam
age.
-Four days ago cattlemen from that
section of the country reported that
80 per cent of the cattle had been de-
stroyed. 1t is impossible to secure an
estimate of the financial loss.
1t was said at the weather bureau
that all records had been broken for
continuously low thermometrical read
ings for any section of country here
tofore considered available for hus-
bandry or cate raising. There have,
of course, been much greater extremes
of cold in Canada, where agriculture
is followed, but in no section Of the
habitable world where agriculture has
been attmepted has the thermometer
remained below zero for SO long a per
iOd as 40 days.
Free press., 1907-02-09
CHINESE HAD FIRST zoo.
Institution of Menaseries Was Due to
Two Incentives.

The Chinese had the first zoo. Ne
nageries are thought to owe their
origin partly to the cult of sacred
animals and partly to the ambition OF
rulers to possess specimens of rare
and valuable creatures from foreign
lands or savage beasts from their own.
In the simplest forms geological gar
dens were one of the earliest develop
ments OF culture, and were familiar to
the Chinese, Indians, Greeks, Romans,
and pre-Spanish Mexicans In ancient
times. The oldest recorded menagerie
Is Chinese, dating :=1a 1850 B. c. The
den of lions kept by Darius. as de-
scribed in the book or Daniel, is an ex-
ample of one of those primitive me-
nageries, while the cult Of sacred
white horses by the ancient Greeks
and Romans and that Of so-called
white elephants In Burma and Siam
are instances of a second type. A live
giraffe was received at the menagerie
of Schonbrunn as early as 1928.
Free press., 1907-02-09

Most oil US, If asked how many
points q star should have, would say
FIVE, and cite the flag as proof; but
the director of the mint has lately cor
rected this Misrepresentation in an
swering an inquiry on the subject He
calls attention to the fact that the
stars on the great seal of the United
States and on the seal of the president
are five-pointed, but that the stars are
six-pointed on the seal of the house of
representatives; and further to the
six-pointed stars on the diverse OF the
half and quarter-dollar coins and the
five-pointed stars on the reverse. The
reverse of these coins is a copy of the
great seal with the clouds and stars
omitted. So far as known, says
Youths Companion, the six-pointed
star comes from copying the colonial
coins made after the manner Of Eng
lish heraldry. which sanctions that
star. The stars on the flag are copied
from the Washington coat of arms.
Free press., 1907-02-09
HOME TRADE CLUBS
They Should Be Organized
and AcfiUe In Every
Community.
PATRONIZE HOME MERCHANTS
The Great Danger to Local Interests
That Are Found in the Mall
Order Systems-Educate
the Public.

Copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred c. Clarlr)
Why should we trade at home?
Why should we consider home in any
way more than any other place unless
It pays US financially? First, because
1t Is our home. The pride we should
take in the prosperity of our home
town and our neighbors should be suf-
hcient inducement to give them the
preference. Second. because beyond
all doubt or question, it pays from a
money point.
The greatest menace to the country
merchant to-day is the mail order
business, and with the decline Of the
country merchant comes inevitable
loss to the citizens of both town and
country What at first was considered
a great convenience and an exhibition
Of commendable enterprise has grown
to be one of the crying commercial
evils The success of the mail order
house is the result of constant, ex-
tensive and intelligent advertising. 1t
Is not by persistent swindling as some
tell US, for no business was ever built
up in that way. The home merchant
can do no better than to adopt the
same method, the judicious use of
printers ink.
While the merchants are the heav-
lest Immediate losers. and could do
Free press., 1907-02-09


Renewed agitation of the subject Of
an occupant for the vacent niche in
the Washington City Hall of Fame as
signed to Indiana has resulted from
the interest aroused by diversified
opinions as to the proper statue to
stand by the side of Gov. Oliver P.
Morton. Mortons statue is there and
has been for several years, but no
agreement has been reached as to the
other figure. Indiana is entitled TO
two statues. General consent seemed
to give the first place to the great
war governor. Several Indianians are
proposed as companions to Morton.
chief among them; of course, Gen.
Harrison. Another favorite is the
author OF "Ben Hur." Gen. Lew Wal
lace. Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks is
often suggested.
Free press., 1907-02-09

they cannot consistently ask others tOi
trade with them when they do not.
patronize their brothers in trade: The
editors should patronize home, and
even at considerable personal sacrifice
refuse foreign advertising for lines OF
goods IN competition with the home
merchant. The editor deserves more
credit than he receives. Many a well
to-do farmer or city man would think
himself perfectly justified in sending
away for all his groceries and cloth
ing If he thought he could save ten
dollars thereby on years purchases,
but most editors forfeit many times
that much every year by refusing ad-
vertising from distant firms in the
same lines of business as his home
merchants; and sometimes the home
merchant even then declines to ad-
vertise.
Trade-at-home clubs might be or
ganized, with mottos something like
Club" or 'I Patronize the Home Mer-
chants" or II Buy Nothing from Mail
Order Houses" for members to dis
play The acceptance and displaying
of such card might constitute per
so nor member.
Much of the trading away from
home is due to tboughtlessness and
ignorance of business principles.
Many persons consider only the first
cost; if they save % cents on a ten
dollar order by buying from a mail
order house they consider that clear
gain. They should be shown that
merchant and his family living in
their midst, keeps up a house, pays
taxes. adds to the social features, con-
tributes generously towards public en-
terprises, etc. If by buying at home
their town gives support to several
more local merchants, creating a bet
ter home market, they get back lib
eral percentage. Every man and wom-
an takes more or less pride in local
affairs and is willing to contribute
something toward home improve
ments, If the matter is fairly pre-
Free press., 1907-02-09
The superstitlon Of seamen.

The Superstition of Seamen.
Seamen are superstitious, but their
notion that certain vessels are unIucky
seems often to be borne out by facts,
says Lesle's Weekly The steamer
Saratoga. which was sunk on the Hud-
son nver several weeks ago by col
hsion with the Adirondack, had long
been accounted unlucky by Hudson
river captains. Her misfortunes be-
gan by her success in getting aground
mysteriously and often when she was
new, though she had one OF the most
skillfui and careful of commanders;
and 1t was her way to get stuck In the
mud for good long stay. An unlucky
ship which had very eventful history
was the Cromartyshire, which was re-
Gently wrecked of the coast OF Chile.
She was built in Scotland in 1879, and
her quarter century of life was full of
tragedy. On July 4. 1898. she sank the
French liner La Bourgogne in col
lision, 562 lives being lost. A few
years ago she caught fire, narrowly es-
Gaping total destruction, and her cap
tain lost his life in attempting to
jump into one of the lifeboats. Some
times a naval vessel is believed by its
crew to be hooded" A bad state Of
mind for fighting men in case of a
brush with hostile ship.
Free press., 1907-02-09
NERVOUS HEADACHES
Dr. Williams Pink Pills VIII Cure
Most Gases and Should Interest
Every Sufferer.

Nobody who has not endured the
suffering caused by nervous hea.i-
ache can realize the awful agony O
its victims. Worst OF all, the ordi1-
ary treatment cannot be relied upo1
to cure nor even to give relief. Some
doctors win say that il q person ia
subject to these headaches there L..
nothing that can be done to prevent
their recurrence.
Nervous aeadach es, as well as nesR,
ralgia, are caused by lack OF nutrition
the nerves are starved The only
way to feed the nerves is through the
blood and it is In this way that DT.
Williams Pink Pills have accom-
plished So many remarkable cures.
Mrs. Addie Merrill, OF 80 Unton.
Street, Auburn, Me-, says: ''F'cP
years I suffered from nervous head
aches, which would come on me every
i've or six weeks and continue for
several days. The pain was so severe
that would be Obliged to go to bed
for three or four days each time. Il
was particularly intense over my right
eye. tried medicines but got no re-
lief. had no appetite and whes
the headache passed away / felt as i7
had been sick for month My
O1OO0 " 40 SHIA GAAiO Was p440s H082
and reduced in weight
81 read about DR.. Williams Pinh
Pills in a paper and decided to try
them. first noticed that they he
gan to give me an appetite and
commenced to gain in weight and
color My headaches stopped ano
have not returned and I have never
fit so well as I do now"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are solo
by all druggists or sent, postpaid, on
receipt OF price, so cents per box. sin
boxes $2.50. by the DR.. Williams Medi.
cine Company, Schenectady, N. z.
Free press., 1907-02-09
a Pioneer Nebraskan Dead.

Kearney, Neb. = Moses H. Syden-
ham, one of Nebraska's earliest pio-
neers, died suddenly here Sunday of
heart failure, aged 80 years. Mr..
Sydenham was located at Old Fort
Kearney when it was the largest mill
tary station on the overland emigrant
route to the West During the Indian
wars with the Sioux and the Cheyen-
nes, he took a prominent part and
later, as a civilian, he assisted in the
establishment OF the state govern
n>Ant He published the Kearney
Herald, the first newspaper issued on
the great American desert
Free press., 1907-02-09

sented. That is why I say the rem
edy lies in education
Most mail order houses claim they
are enabled to sell cheaper than coun-
try dealers because they buy in larger
quantities and get especially low
prices. This is often a base mis-
statement of facts; let me cite an in
stance: stock man from eastern
Washington was visiting in Kansas
City. One morning, walking with his
nephew, who was a clerk in a lead
ing wholesale hardware house. he
asked where Bland & Co.'S store was
located. Don't think I ever heard of
Them" replied the young man. 30,
yes, do remember the firm; they
have no store, they have an office in
(giving the name of the building)
but I don't see how they can sell hard
ware as low as your home merchants,
for while we sell them goods at less
than retail price, we don't give them
as low prices as regular dealers. be,
cause they buy in such small quanti-
ties, just as they get orders" The
stockman was greatly surprised, he
supposed he had been dealing with
one of the largest firms in the city.
The mail order business has devel-
oped so slowly, and works so quietly
that few persons realize the magni-
tude it has assumed nor to what ex-
tent it is now sapping the life-blood of
many small cities and towns. Even
now we hear the excuse given for
sending away for goods, that the mer-
chants carry such poor stocks. The
wonder is that they carry any.
1t is a fact that country merchants
sell the same class of goods cheaper
than the big city merchants, and there
are good reasons for Indifference in
rents, insurance. clerk hire, etc. The
same is equally true as to the mail
order house-it may save in rent and
in several ways over the big mer-
chants, but it pays more for advertis-
ing. packing and shipping. so that,
for the same quality of goods, the
home merchant can, and generally
does, undersell the catalogue house.
The latter makes selling goods a study
and his advertising is carefully word
ed and weighed. He uses a few stand
ard articles for bait, by selling them
at cost, but he adds enough to the
price of other articles, with which the
public is not familiar, to make up the
loss Perhaps the country merchant
could not duplicate the price on these
articles while he would be perfectly
willing to sell the whole bill ordertd
at the mail order house price.
Free press., 1907-02-09

much toward checking and correcting
this growing evil, by liberal advertis-
ing and publishing prices, they should
not be expected to do it all. Every
newspaper should preach home trade,
every teacher should instil it into his
pupils in the school room, every min
tster should preach it from the pull
pit. The debating societies and po-
,itical conventions should discuss 1t.
The interests of town and country
and newspaper and church, and so
cfety generally, are so interviewer and
so identical that whatever Injuries one
Will eventually injure all. When the
merchants are compelled to bring on
smaller stocks, and employ less help,
and pay cheaper rent, they are not
alone the sufferers; the whole COM
munity feels the loss. The price OF
real estate is largely dependent on its
proximity to good town. Rents are
dependent on the amount OF business.
The merchant can move to some other
town and establish himself again more
readily than can the professional man
and many others who have built up
business through years of acQuaint-
anceshlp and establishment of char
acter. If the farmer, or property own
er in town, want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-they can't
move their property to some place
where people are booming their town
and country by patroniZing home.
The remedy lies in education and
publicity. In many places that edu-
cation will come through bitter ex-
perience, but, in other communities,
where they are quicker to detect the
approaching evil, and heed more read
Ily the warnings of the press and
friends of home, they may correct the
evil more readily.
Wealth and power are corrupting
influences and the mail order houses
are probably not sending out as hon
est goods as they once did. They have
learned the tricks of imitation ard
substitution and how easy it Is 60
deceive the public. But, if the mail
order man is honest, AMI his methods
of advertising legitimate in every way,
his success is of no interest to US
and Will never benefit our community
In the slightest degree. If crops should
fail or sickness render US short of
money we could not expect him to
trust us for dollar-we must always
look to the home merchant for credit
in times of adversely.
Who is 70 blame? The mail order
house? Not in the least. We alone
are to blame. The near-sighted- mer-
chant who has lost trade by not ac-
Quainting the community with what
he has to sell and with the fact
that people could obtain at home,
where they could personally examine
them and return them if defective in
any way. goods at as low price as
any catalogue house can sell them.
every man and woman is to blame
who sends away for goods: and every
one who fails to raise his voice in
favor of home trade. The editor holds
the most responsible position and
should be the leader in this move
ment.
The remedy has been outlined in a
general way. We will suggest the first
steps Let merchants buy at home
Free press., 1907-02-09
FEARFUL, BURNING SORES.
Soy In Misery IL Years-Eczena In
Rough Scales, Itching and In
Manufactured by Cuticura.

Il wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put stop to
twelve years OF misery I passed with
my son. AS an infant I noticed on
his body red spot and treated same
with different remedies for about Eve
years, but when the spot began to
get larger put him under the care
Of doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it became. Dur
ing the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would
be cracked, infiamed, and badly swol-
len, with terrible burning and itch
Ing. When I think Of his suffering,
it nearly breaks my heart His
screams could be heard downstairs
The suffering OF my son made me
full Of misery. / had no ambition to
work, to eat, nor could sleep.
One doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable, and gave it up
for bad job. One evening I saw an
article in the paper about the wonder
ful Cuticura and decided to give it
trial. I tell you that Cuticura Ointment
is worth its weight in gold, and when
had used the first box OF Ointment
there was great improvement, and
by the time had used the second set
of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent, my
child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine
and smooth as silk. Michael Stein
man. 7 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn.
N. Y, April 16, 1905"
Free press., 1907-02-09

Behanzin, formerly king of Daho-
mey, Is dead. The event recalls the
admirable work the French did few
years ago In suppressing the barbarous
and inhuman customs of an African
kingdom. Dahomey. which is on the
west coast. disgraced the present civ
ilized era by an annual semireligious
and semifestive celebration, during
which hundreds of human sacrifices
We're made. The kingdom was annexed
by the French in 1894 and the king
eXiled to Fort de France. Island of
Martinique. where he was living with
his family at the time of the eruption
of Mont Pele. He did not like Mar
Unique, and was allowed to move to
Algiers last April.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Fifth Attempt to Wreck rrain.

Springfield, Mo. = The fifth attempt
to wreck train on the Kansas City
Clinton Springfield railway was made
one. mile south of Osceola Tuesday
night. A section foreman on his way
to work Wednesday morning found
eight railroad spikes between rains.
The obstruction were found in time to
prevent a wreck of the passenger
train due in short time
Free press., 1907-02-09
Thaw JurY Secured.

New York. = The Thaw jury was
completed late Friday The selec-
ton of the twelfth juror came as a
complete surprise at the end Of a
long tedious day-the eighth of the
trial and Immediately after this last
member of the trial panel had been
sworn in Justice Fitzgerald adjourned
court until 10:30 o'clock Monday
morning.
Free press., 1907-02-09
win Go to washinqton.

San Francisco, Calf = After .
conference at the home of Mayor
Schmitz Friday morning the mem.
bers of the board of education decid
ed that the entire board with Super
interdent Roncovieri, and Assistant
Attorney Williams, will go to Wash.
tngton to confer with the federal off.
cials on the Japanese question. Mayor
Schmitz will also be one of the party
Free press., 1907-02-09
KINGSTON Wants . Loan.

Kingston, Jamaica, The re
construction committee appointed by
Archbishop Nttan, to carry out pro
posals for the re-buildings of the city,
met Saturday and passed a resolution
to ask the imperial government to ad-
vance loan of s5,O00.O00, at low
rate of interest, to be repaid in TWEEN
Y years.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Jumped Track on BRIDGE.

Davenport, Iowa. = The Golden
State Limited passenger train on the
Rock Island railroad, jumped the
track Friday afternoon on the bridge
over the Mississippi river here. The
cause was broken axle. Five coaches
were derailed and damaged by bump
ing into the sides of the bridge. No
body was injured,
Free press., 1907-02-09
Aid For Chinese

Warrington. = The national Red
Cross has received from DR.. Klop-
tsch, of the Christian Herald an
additional 5000 for the Chinese fam
inc sufferers and the money has been
cabled to Consul General Rodgers at
Shanghai for the purchase of food
supplies for the stricken people
Free press., 1907-02-09
The Real Power.

A 17-year-old boy at Worcester
Mass. has q lung capacity of 300
cubic inches. When he grows up and
goes to congress he viii perhaps
learn that it is not the orator but the
speaker who affects the course of na-
tional Iegislatie<
Free press., 1907-02-09
Ask Mexican Aid.

Mexico City. Mex The Afexi
can government has been formally
requested by the United States to aid
the latter in preventing undesir
able immigrants from crossing the
border from Mexico into the United
States.
Free press., 1907-02-09
senator DRYDEN Withdraws

Washington. = United States Sen
ator john W. Dryden of New Jersey.
Sunday night authorized the Associat.
ed Press to announce that he had
withdraw his name as a candidate
for reelection to the United States
senate.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Another -I7uesian Assassination.

st. Petersburg. Russia--8I- Guidema
governor of the poirical prison on
Vasili Ostroff. suburb of tbs city.
was shot-tn the main street on the
island wednesday and died almost
Immediately.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Gov. Folks Condition Improved.

jefferson City, Missouri-Dr. C.
P. Hough. attending Governor Felix.
stated Sunday might that while the gov
ernor had been threatened with pneu-
monia, his condition is satisfactory
and the fever reduced. The governor
has been i'll for two days
Free press., 1907-02-09
Trapped.

I'm sorry. but can't pay that bill
to-day. You see the butcher has Just
been here, and"
Yes" said the grocer, 'T just met
him. and he said you put him OF be-
cause you had to pay me. Here's my,
bin-"-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Direct Vote for Senators Favored.

Denver. a joint memorial to con-
gress favoring election. Of United
States senator's by direct vote OF the
people was unanimously adopted by
the state senate Thursday It now
goes to the house
Free press., 1907-02-09

Man is prone to harbor false in-
pressions, preiudices and prcconceiyed
notions Until the delivery of ice on
Sunday was prohibited to Bostonians.
remarks the Detroit Free Press. NE
thought they never needed ice.
Free press., 1907-02-09
State QUITS Liquor Business.

Columbia, S. C. = The house We'd
nesday, by a vote of "a to 4S, passed
a bill abolishing the state liquor dis
pensary. The senate is committed to
Sac same policy by majority of three.
Free press., 1907-02-09

The Ameer of Afghanistan comes
out of the effete east. but the plan of
his government to maintain communi-
cation with him by wireless telegraphy
during his visit to India savers of the
strenuous west. rather than of the
easy-going orient.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Oklahoma Sues for Two-cent Far

Enid, Ok. Assistant Attorney
General West Wednesday afternoon
filed suit in the district court to COM
pei the Rock Island railroad to reduce
its passenger fare in Oklahoma to two
cents per mile on the ground that an
unreasonable and exclusive rate was
being charged contrary TO the corpo
ration's charter
Free press., 1907-02-09
InOeriaI porcetaIr Works Burn.

Trenton. N. ]. The Imperial Por-
celain works OF this city burned Sun
day. The loss is estimated at $780,
600. fully insured.
Free press., 1907-02-09

Color-Sergeant James Gregory. a
Crimean hero. who has died at Taun-
ton. England. has seven sons and four
daughters. of whom ten are six feet
high. Six of the sons were in the
army at the same time
Free press., 1907-02-09
Havana Customs Receipts.

Havana, Cuba--The customs re
ceipts at this port for the month of
January amounted to $1.677, $50. ex
by s27. $50
Free press., 1907-02-09
sill Recouerinn Rodiea.

Charleston, ". Va. = Up to mid
night Sunday 81 bodies had been re-
covered from the Stuart MINIS.
The property loss is estimated at
$50 oOe
Free press., 1907-02-09

Tribes in the Indian territory are to
be formed into companies to control
the coal and asphalt lands in the ter
ritory. If there is any scalping done
In the subsequent business transac-
tions of the companies 1t will be of the
good. old-fashioned sort.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Gen. Mark. .. Flower Dead.

st. Paul, MINI. General Mark D.
Fowler, postmaster at st. Paul and
president of the Union Stock Yards
company. died here Sunday night.
Free press., 1907-02-09
Ambassador Thonnuson Ret

AmbaesadoS Thompson Returning.
Mexico City. = United States AM
bassador David e. Thompson left fol
the United States Thursday on leave
of absence which he will spend in
risiting his home at Lincoln. Neb.