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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Winged Seeds Of Ash and Maple.

upon the barren hills. The trees that
spring from the seeds of appendagcd
fruits will tend to produce this kind of
seed-vessels themselves. Thus. in
time, first samaroid and later fully
winged fruit will be evolved. To
quote further:
Easy conditions OF life canno, have
impelled the ashes and NAPLES to de.
Neiop key-iruits. Great difficulties
have In the past been encountered
and the trees that were enabled to es.
tablish means Of dissemination sur.
Yved In the struggle for existence.
but the barriers to be passed over
may not have been In all. or even most
cases hills. Sir John Lubbock finds
that the only trees that bear winged
fruits are forest trees, which fact
would seem to indicate that such
fruits in many instances have been
evolved in order to be carried over
vast tracts OF dense woodland. But
the theory here set forth remains un.
shaken. and is really thus supported.
for the principle is the same.
To sum up: II is certain that key
fruits were developed In country
where they became of far greater
service TO the trees which bore them
than they appear to be to the ash
trees and NAPLES In many regions of
our eastern United States and else.
where. But ! do not wish to insist
that the barriers to be surmounted
were necessarily hills. They may
have been broad dry plains. or forest
grow'hs Of other kinds OF trees, or
even bodies OF water-it all depends
upon the nature of the region where
the changing form first grew"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

The capital stock OF the bank, all
paid in is $l0O, 10000, and its surplus
and undivided profits January Z. 1907.
500. .l59.i5.
The Central Savings Bank was es-
tablished in 1892 on safe and con
seryative lines. and has had most
prosperous career. II handles both
commercial and savings accounts.
Upon savings accounts IL pays four per
cent. interest. compounded semi'an-
nually. and on commercial accounts 1t
pays two and one-half per cent. on
daily balances exceeding 81 900.
II also deals extensively in munich
pal and public utility bonds. Its safety
vault department of1ers the use Of
vault that is mob, burglar and fire
proof
The president Of the Central Savings
Bank, Mr.. Is. +. Salzor. is one of the
most successful and highly esteemed
business men OF Denver. He is presi-
dent OF the y. +. Salzer Lumber Com
pany and has large interests through
ou, the city and state. George Richard
son. vice resident. is one OF the best
known Colorado pioneers and a banker
OF long experience. William T.. Wilson.
the other vice president, Is one Of the
leading physicians OF Denver. where
he has practiced for twenty-five years.
W. NJ. Marshal. cashier, has been In
banking twenty.tnree years and has
been cashier OF the bank since its or
ganization. j. V. Cockins, assistant
cashier has been with the bank thir-
teen years. and is thoroughly familiar
with its business Its directors are
all well.known and substantial men.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

that grow In such places are crowded
together in dense and tangled masses:
wherefore 1t is to the advantage OF a
given species that its seeds shall be
carried to draw or creek.plain
where the chances of life are more ia.
vorable."
To show how these conditions might
develop wings on seeding. the
writer supposes an ancestor OF the
trees bearing such seeds to be grow
ing In an isolated draw" amid vast
barren hills. Its fruits. while wing.
less, may be supposed to produce occa.
slonally minute winglike appendage
on the end or margin. as do many
plants. The winds carry few of the
nascent key'fruits far away to the fer
tile soil of another flood.plain, as yet
unpeopied by trees. Other seed.ves.
sells, unable to fly far with the winds.
perish IN the tree-crowded coulee or
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

ket box. A detail OF confederate pri.
Yates acted as pall.bearers. Our
men uncovered their heads. Sudden.
ly major from our headquarters
stan appeared, threw himself from his
horse, and said. with forced calm.
ness:
Il am sorry; have a duty to per.
form. The coffin must be opened. must
be searched for dispatches. Gentle.
men. as officers you know that this.
my painful duty. is inexorable."
With bayonet the lid OF the box
was pried up. Within lay the body OF
a beautiful young woman In bridal at.
tire. Upon her breast reposed a
wreath Of orange blossoms. The
ladies'. one OF whom was the dead
woman's sister. pleaded that they
might lift the corpse. With reverent
tenderness every part OF the robes
and box was searched. By request
the young ofiioer and two ladies' were
allowed to accompany the remains on
board the steamboat lbcrvilie. All
three were blindfolded. led through
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
HOW FREE is ARR

Ballooning and other forms Of
aerial navigation have been the means
Of bringing before the congress on
international law. which met lately
at Ghent, and before the similar con.
ference at Berlin. under the patron.
age OF the kaiser. the interesting legal
question: How free is the air? For
some time there has been discussion
OF possible ways by which nation
could exercise some sort OF control
over Its own air, as all nations con.
troll their territorial waters. Not only
has ballooning raised this question.
but wireless telcgraphy has helped
TO make II pertinent The opinion
was entertained at both the congress
and the conference that II is imprac.
ticablc to establish limits Of SOY.
ereignty over the air. and that the
only rights which governments have
In the premises are such rs are rcn.
dcrcd necessary TO their preservation
In peace or In time OF war" This is
to say. explains the Youths Com.
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pany. was on the skirmish line when

pany, was on the skirmish line when
the order to charge was given, and
his instructions were to advance end
draw the enemy's fire, then ral,v to
the right and join the charging col.
umn. When within 100 yards Of the
fort says National Tribune Capt. Eos.
ter was ordered to deploy his com.
pany to the right and Try to get in
the rear of the fort next to the bay.
He got good place where he was
keeping two pieces Of artillery silent
by shooting the gunners. when a bat.
talon OF the enemy charged him and
drove him to the rear. He lost sew.
eral OF his men, and there is where
the captain says he stopped bul.
let. The enemy were about so feet
above him on top OF the bluffs and
fired down upon his company, and
naturally the most OF the shots were
high. The captain had his watch in
his pants pocket, over the right hip.
A bullet struck the watch on the rim
near the stem. split 1t open and de-
stroyed the works, the handspring
never being found. The bullet glanced
and lodged in the righ. ilium. bed.
ding itself about one inch in the bone.
knocking the captain over log into
the edge Of the bay, where he was
drowning, when two Of his men came
along and got him and carried him
two miles to the rear to the hos,
pital. Their faithfulness to the cap.
tain saved him, as he was pretty near.
ly gone when they got him out of the
mud and water He has his watch and
bullet hole in his side to prove the
above. You cannot make him be.
lieve the colored troops wouldn't
fight. And he knows what 1t is to
stop bullet.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
ROMANCE OF THE GREAT GUN "LADY DAVIS u

There Is quite romance con-
nected with the great gun. Lady Da.
Wis" named in honor OF the confed-
crate presidents wife. writes cor
respondent OF the National Tribune
The captain commanding the gun was
Alphonso Dubreil. He was young
sugar planter. who had opposed seces-
sion, but said II Louisiana seeded
he would go with his state. DR.
Chartrand. his neighbor. was a vio.
lent secessionist. Alphonso and the
Doctors daughter Amelia. were
lovers. Louisiana seeded. Alphon.
80 raised \ company and proved so
brave 4 confederate that the doctor,
who had hitherto opposed his daugh.
ter'e marriage. consented. The pair
were married In Port Hudson. The
bride was accorded special permis
sion to go Into the bombproofs. where
In comparative safety she could be
near her husband. There she saw
him bravely serving his enormous
gun. and smiled encouragingiy on
him. while her heart was torn with
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
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volUAelE RELIC.
Old Soldier Has Watch That Saved
His Life In IS. .a-.

Capt. c. W. Foster, OF Council
Bluffs. Ia, has valuable relic of the
civil war. II is an old.fashioned sill
yer watch. 1t was fairly good time.
piece, and was all right until it was
put out Of service by confederate
bullet. c. W. Foster was captain OF
company d. Seventy U. S. C. l..
First brigade. Hawkins division.
Gen. Steeles army. aiding Gen. Can.
by In the taking of Mobile, Ala. They
went to Barnacas, Fla. thence to
Pensacola. and then by quick march
through Florida swamps northwest
until they struck the Tensas river. in
Alabama, and then south until they
made connections with Canbys army
In the rear of Spanish Fort and Fort
Blakeley. Hawkins division of
Smoked Yankees was placed on
the right next to the river. and the
white division further south. BY dig.
ging rifle pits and trenches and plac-
Ing batteries Hawkins men advanced
until within half mf1e OF the en-.
emy's works. and on April .. 1865.
charged their works at four O'Clock
p. IN. Capt. Foster, with his com.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
BANKING BY MAIL.
Opportunities Afforded by the Central
Savings Bank Of Denver.


During the PAST few years the practice
of banking by mail has had a phenom-
enal growth all over the country, es-
pecially in the central West In Den
YER. the financial center Of large ter
ritor!, the Central Savings Bana is
making a specially of this line Of bus
mess, to the accommodation and sat
isfaction of large and constantly
growing list of dcpositors in Colorado
and adjacent states and territories.
All those who have tried this kind Of
banking are pleased with the advan,
tages and security which 1t affords.
The Central Savings Bank is one OF
the great and substantial financial in
stitutions of Denver being the largest
and most important savings bank ba-
tween 81. Louis and the Pacific coast
IL has the unstintod confidence Of the
business community, and in the num-
Der of its depositors ranks with the
largest banks in Denver. showing that
1t is high in public favor. The growth
of its business Is shown by the rapid
growth of its deposits, which on DC
tobcr /. 1906. were SODA. .l2G.0S, and
on January I, 1907. had increased to
$2,372, 1850.
The following table shows its steady
increase in deposits for the past nine
and one.half years:
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fear for his safety. She became cx.
cited by the firing and cheers OF the
men. She rushed out from the bomb.
proof. n piece Of shell struck her.
and she fell dead. lie rushed TO her,
saw that II was death, and went back
10 his gun. This happened during
the assault OF May q. 1868, The next
morning was beautiful. The sun
shonc gioriousiy, There was u ccs.
sation Of hostiiitics for - hours. We
buried our dead. while thus engaged
y request came from the enemy to
allow the body OF u young lady who
had been killed during the engage
ment to pass through our lines. II
Was granted. The It'll. cor,cg. cam.
preceded by military band play
kn,. a mournfui dirgc. II halted ai
lha outpostH: there were two ladies
ana several ofi1ccrH. One of the lat
Ter. . handsome younA fellow with
losS hair. walked calmly and slowly.
Nit bis face betrayed tho greatest
srtsf The corpss was h ~ ~ mus.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

from evaporation also that II will col.
lcct dust and soil the fingers. The
present invention avoids these oh.
Icciionablo features. 1t consists, says
Scientific American. of receptacle.
or reservoir with wide mouth In
which a ball is loosely fitted. The
ball floats on the water Of the rcscr.
soir. In use the fingers are placed
lightly ON III" ball. and moved IN
any direction To turn up a moistcnod
surface. Owing to the fact that the
mouth Of the reservoir is nearly
closed evaporation VIII be very slow
indeed, and single iilling OF water
viii last for u long time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Lead Backed Mirrors.

An American scientist has lately
Interested the French Academy of
Sciences In his researches concerning
the glass mirrors that were used -
ancient times in Thracc and Egypt
These mirrors were backed with
n highly polished metal. the nature
Of which has been In question for
many years. The American scion.
list has discovered tina, the metal
was almost pure lead. and he be.
licves that the method OF manufac.
turo was To pour the motion lead ON
the concaN" surfac. OF discs cut
from balloons OF blown glass. In
consequence OF their shape the mir.
rors minImized the Images of oh.
jocts looked at In them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

our camp TO the boat. where they
bade last adieu TO the dead bride.
and returned blindfoidcd. Capt. Felix
Agnus. Of the One Hundred and Six.
y'hfth New York. whispering. asked
one Of the confcdcratcs who the young
officer was. md received tn. reply:
The gunner who served the Lady
Davis"
who and what do you mean
u mean the biz wun: you have had
reason TO know her
The young lady who had accom-.
panied the dead brides sister and
husband through our lines would have
tainted but for somc ammonia that
our surgeon happened To have IN his
pocket. In going through blindfoid.
'd she was supported and comfortcd
by him. lie never forgot her. After
the war he went south and purchas.
ed n plantation. lie had hard work
TO nnd her. but never dSsp~ircd. They
ARE living happily oa the surgeons
plPn,auon ~ mas and wife.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
salton Sea Like Ontario.

According to Louis c, i'ill. super
vising engineer OF the United States
Reclamation Service for hfiInn, and
southern California, II the Colorado
river continues to flow Into the Snl'on
sink II will bring into cSlHtcne. a body
Of water that will be ms large as inkr
Ontario Speaking ON the Subjc's he
said.
ALREADY $50 squnr" ml"H of the
bed of the basin of what was once
salt sea has been covered by tn"
water to a depth of sixty feet, AMI "
the now continues, 1000 square miles
vii b. covered Ia n depth NJ 27) 'rct.
"Ns the water hna torn down mo
the sink. which IL 200 Zee, below the
level of tn" sea, II has made mn ever
deepening rnyinc. until nt present tho
water falls from n height Of eighty
feet and gives promise Of creating =
second Niagara"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Sy(ijii[:1!{iEE3%fHf1 yiji: jI!!i. jIl!]!!S!.
.sXsss SsXsssaS.. ~, lNID-A -As.zi..ss
WINGED SEEDS.
How They Came to Be and the Reason
for II.

We all know that seeds with
wings" such as those OF the maple,
are borne far by the wind and may
thus take root in distant soil. In an
article in The Plant World. We are
told by Mr.. II. Tullsen that this form
OF seed-vessel is OF no special advan.
tage to the trees at present but was
doubtless developed in some long.dis.
tant age when 1t was necessary for
the propagation of the specie that the
seed should be carried over wide in.
fertile spaces OF some kind. He says:
There are about 100 species of
naples (Acer) and 40 species of ash
We may be certain that this peculiar
form of fruit was not developed inde.
pendently in each Of these numerous
species.
The direct action OF the environ.
ment can have done nothing toward
the development of the foliaceous
fruits of the trees under consideration.
1t would be hard to conceive of any
other factor than natural selection as
having wrought to produce them.
Natural selection, We know, can oper.
ate only where there prevails fierce
and keen struggle for existence. So,
In some great struggle Of the past. we
may conclude that the production of
winged seed-vessels. by msuring the
wider territorial distribution of the
trees that bore them. saved the ances.
tors OF the naples. and those of the
ash, from extinction.
That this Is true. It may at first be
somewhat difficult to apprehend. The
ashes and naples, 1t may be said.
grow peacefully. and In their tranquil
shade there is nothing that smacks of
struggle. But he who argues
conditions only. Now let us look ut
one Of these trees under another and n
different environment. Upon the grea,
Pine Ridge Indian Indian reservation
In South Dakota, for example. are nu.
merous streams and draws or couiees
(which are nothing more or less than
ravines or gullies free OF water except
In time Of flood and rain) which. as n
rule. are far below the general surface
OF the adjacent country, and often
miles from one another Upon the
foodplains OF such streams. and In
the draws grow ash trees and box.
elders In company with trees of few
other species. Nowhere on the high.
dry hills do they or any other trees.
except pines. grow: although ! have
often found their wind.tossed samaras
there: and II termination takes place.
the seedlings are doomed to perish.
Along the draws and other water
courses all the various kinds OF trees
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
ACCIDENTS TO WORKERS.
Some Appalling Statistics Of Loss Of
Life.

Or. Josiah Strong. president OF the
American Institute of Social Service,
In speaking Of the number Of persons
killed each year In our industrial occu.
patiuns. made some astonishing com.
parison He said.
I'VE In the United States kill In four
years some 10000 persons more than
foll In battle and died Of wounds dur
Ing the four years Of the Ciyil ar.
We are killing more than twice -
many every year as persisted by vio
l,nce In beth the French and English
armies during the three years Of the
Crimoan War.
There are more killed ard wounded
ON our railroads every year than the
entire losses of the BOer War on both
sides In three years. We have indus
trial casualties enough every year To
keep one confio; like our war with
Spain going for 100 years. Our peace
ful yucRtiCnE cost more lives every two
DAYS than were lost In battle during the
entire Spanish War.
From the best statistics ohtainahlc,
! may say there are to-day b1s 600 per
sons In the United States under sen
,enco of death to De executed at nm un-
known moment during the next ten
y.nrs-l 100 next week and the same
number every week until the CHASTITY
work ls complete. An intelligent ami
cafncs, effort would procure the re.
pri.y. Of multitude OF these inaoecnt
Nictlms.'
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Coppef's Conduetivlty,

The na'is" mass copper Of itko
Superior has III. highest electric on
dnc,ivi,y OF amy known copper. A
sample cut from the most compact
portion OF the mass. rolled and drawn
Into n wir. OF o.io, inch diameter and
anncalcd. .a'" conduo,iyi,y OF 10? 8
Ma'hicsson standard. Cathode copper.
carefully deposited with low current
and prepared In the same way. gave
Just as high a conductlvi,y.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

panion. no balloonist may hover over
the territory Of any nation and pol.
lutte Its water supply or do other dam
age, nor may he photograph fortiiica.
tions from balloon. Otherwise, and
until future notice. tn. air is free.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
FINGER MoisTENeR.
Ingenious Contrivanee for the Use
Of Money Handlers.

VA exceedingly simple and conv.n.
lent finger mois,encr. for use when
hend.!ng paper money or counting
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

and arranging papers. Is illustrated "
the accompanying engraving. The
ordinary moistcncr consists OF n wet
sponge In n cup. but the objection To
this type II that I, soon becomes dry
The Dickinson press., 1907-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.

J. A. Ferris of Medora visited in the
city Wednesday.
Egbert Mountien was up from Hettin.
ger on Thursday.
T. S. Fitch of New England visited in
the city this week.
John and Robert Fisher we're in for
the Tillman lecture.
Re-cleaned rye for seed, IS cents per
bushel at Drenkel's. 3.o-tf
Wool sacks, Irvine and sheep shears,
Grambs' hardware store. 5.18.tf
Refrigerators, lawn hose and sprinklers
at Grambs' hardware store. 5-I8.tf
Supt. L. RAIDER is recovering from a
severe attack of pneumonia.
o. R. Andres of Beach was a business
visitor in the city this week,
w. P. Arnold of Beach was a business
visitor in the city this week.
P. A. Becksell was in from New Eng
land for lumber on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Mckinley of Man.
dan have been in the city this week.
The most interesting news this week
is A. T:,Crowl's shirt waist sale ad. 1t
FARM LOANS. Inquire at Press
Building. If Western Loan Agency.
Henry Roberts was confined to his
home by illness several days the past
week.
A complete assortment of reliable
gasoline stoves at Grambs' hardware
store. 4.27-tf
The best line of wall paper in town,
all kinds, all prices. Mcdonald &
Pomroy. .4-2o-tf
Lost-small K. P. charm. Finder
please return to A. ]. Osborn and re.
ceive reward. 4-27-tt
Every lady in the city should read
A. T. Crowds ad; it's interesting. Don't
you believe it? It
Messrs. J. F. Brodie and IS. Green
left Wednesday for a business trip to
Glendive, Mont.
Geo. Leonhard, the New Salem horse
man, wa in Dickinson on Thursday en-
route to Miles City.
Miss Fannie Carter is able to be abou,
town after a several days siege with ar
attack of rheumatism.
Farm and ranch loans; no DELAY If
getting money. Western Loan Agency
PRESS Bldg, Dickinson. s-11.t
Good news to read, especially when o
interest to your pocketbook, A. T
Crowds shirt waist sale ad. /
The Dickinson press., 1907-05-25

If you van to sell your land, list it
with Hill & Langley. 5-11-Im
Wanted to buy-a good fresh young
COW. Walter Junkin. 5-18.2t
c. A. Broberg is again behind the
clerks desk at the German hotel.
Wanted-a good man t look after
lawn and trees; easy job, good salary.
Apply St. Patrick's. 4-13,tf
First-class repair work done on
watches, clocks and jewelry at
Scherfius' jewelry store. 4-27-tf
Alex Montague has been doing duty
as petit juror in the United States court
in Fargo for the past week.
H. Peterson of New England was in
the city this week and took Out a bunch
Of homeseekers to locate in the. country
south.
R. c. 1ngledue and Miss Laurel Lites
were in from Yule on Thursday, the for
mer to file on a homestead in section
%18-136-1o5.
Ed. Mason. an attorney from Valley
City, visited here this week and is taking
a trip in the country south with a view
Of locating.
Girl wanted-one that can do all
kinds of house work; good wages.
Come. at once. Mrs. M. S. Cuskelly,
Oakdale, M. D. - 5,18 ct
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harleman have
rented the l.. K. Granteer- house on
Hannaford street and will take posses.
sion about June l..
]. M. Breen, publisher of the Star,
Toluca, ILL.,. was in Dickinson Thursday
looking up land values with a view of
making IN investment.
T. S. Henry, an abstracter from Val
ley City, visited in the city this week
and will take a trip through the country
south before returning home.
Miss Bessie Ryan has finished her
duties as table girl at the Metropolitan
cafe and has gone to Minnewauken,
where she is employed in a hotel.
Get estimates from A. Berg, the dec.
orator and sign man. Artistic and up
to-date work, Office Northwestern Build.
ing Co. Telephone so-2. 3-I6-ti
w. ]. life writes that he has located
at Dayton, WASH, where he has bought
a jewelry store and good established
business for $4,000. He likes the place
very much.
Mrs. A.. T. Crowl has an orange tree
with two full-grown oranges of the
regulation size and color. The tree j:
eight years old, hearty and healthy and
this is its second crop.
Mi. and Mrs. F. E. Morgan and little
daughter left Wednesday for Seattle
Wash, for a few weeks visit. and will
also visit in Colorado before returning
here the latter part OF next month.
]. w. Silver was in from near Still
water this week for supplies. Mrs
Silver expects to be in the city mex
week. The Sivers are acquaintance o
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Ellickson of thi'
city.
Bismarck Tribue: Capt. Osborn o
Company K, Dickinson, and Mayo
Manning of the same city, were in thu
city yesterday with the goods" to show
the armory board that Dickinson wa
bound that its company should have
fine armory at the earliest possible date
They figure on an armory costing abou
$4,000. This kind Of sets the pace TO
Bismarck,