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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-17
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior.

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office, Boise,
Idaho, December 20, 1906.
A sufficient contest affidavit
having been filed in this office by
Oliver E. Norell, Mountain Home,
Idaho contestant, against desert land
entry No. 2286, made November "a,
1905, for southeast I of section II,
township south, range east, B.
M. by George w. King, Mountsin
Home, Idaho, contestee, in which
it is alleged that said George w.
King is not bona fide resident of
the state of Idaho and never has
BEEN" said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and
offer evidence touching said allie
cation at 10 O'Clock a. m. on
February 10, 1907, before w. c.
Howie, United States Commission
or at Mountain Home, Idaho, and
that final hearing will be held at 2
o'cock p. On. on February 20, 1907,
before the register and receiver at
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-17

ished; but if put on the market in
this form, would rust very quickly.
Each one is therefore given a thor
ough coat of LACQUER, which pre-
serves it. If the pens are to be
plated with bronze, silver, or gold,
these operations are performed
while the pen retains its bright
polish.
The pens are now ready to go to
the boxing room, where they are
counted" by weight. 1t will be
found impossible TO put gross of
pens in the box intended for them
unless they are laid parallel. In
order to do this quickly and easily,
they are put in half cylinder and
shaken. This quickly places them
in parallel position, and by very
quick move of the operative they
are dumped into the boxes, which
are then ready to be labeled and
packed.
There is story widely copied by
newspapers that the introduction of
the typewriter had diminished the
use of steel pens. This is not only
untrue, but strange as it may seem,
the typewriter has benefited the
steel pen business. 1t has done
this, by increasing the volume of
correspondence hundredfold, and
called forth return correspondence
that would never have been sent
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-17
Campaign Against Orchard Pests.

Il have no hesitation in saving
that the fruit industry cannot be
successfully prosecuted in this or
any other state without the opera
ton OF wise horticultural laws
passed for the purpose of eradicat-
ing diseases and resisting the in
roads OF insect pests. There is no
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-17

FOR RENT-After January IS,
the old Racket store building. APP
ply at this office. 1898
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28

are exhibited on the same platform with
the physical freaks. Of these, perhaps
none has been more remarkable than
little Oracle Cochran, girl of years.
Her memory was something almost suS
pernatnral She could answer any oues.
ton on q great variety of subjects pros
pounded by any person OF persons in
crowd. You might name any country,
obscure island, town or village in tho
world and she could tell YOU where it
was, the number OF its inhabitants, etc,
and this instantly-almost before tho
last word left the questioner' lips.
Frequently lot OF smart college stu
dents would band together in the crowd
and by preconcerted arrangement Gro
questions at the child with the idea of
confusing her with names and dates,
etc. But she invariably came out VIC
toTious.
We afterward had boy with rs
abroad who was phenomenally gifted in
the same way. His parents, living in
Wisconsin, were In no way remarkable.
In the course of the lad s public career
he answered probably $4,000 separate
questions in this of hand style.
The manufactured freak embraces
such as the tattooed man, the tattooed
woman, the moss-haircd girl, some al
legged "albinos,' etc They are ordinary
people with no distinguishing mental
| characteristics.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28

public exhibition for the last fifty
years. This particular one is really
modest and charming lady, with all that
title implies She can draw, paint r
little, and can play on various instru-
ments of music. She is ready and in
married twice.
The "elastic skin" man, James
Morris, is barber by trade, and
good one. He now has a shop In New
York, and on the road runs the bar.
ber's tent, handling the razor and
shears to the satisfaction of the en-
ployees of the show between perform
ances.
"Billy Wells the hard-headed man
who permits man with sledgeham-
mer to break blocks of granite on his
head. has an entirely normal brain
under an abnormally thick skull, He
often took tickets In front of the main
tent, and it is presumed that he would
not be trusted in such q responsible
post were he not thoroughly equipped
mentally for such a trying Job:
The double bodied Hindu, HLaloo. -
was very intelligent freak I have
often heard him disputing with his
personal manager. His only failing
was prodigality. He would spend
money lavishly. and would buy every
thing he might fancy, which called
for frequent protests from his man.
ager, He was we'll read on ordinary
subjects, spoke four languages and al
ways went we'll dressed Away from
the platform Of "freaks" he gave the
impression of foreign gentleman In
comfortable circumstances. His alb
Dormality, the lower half of second
body protruding from below his breast
bone, was carefully concealed by his
clothing.
The Skeleton Dude.
J. W. Coffey. familiarly known as
the 'FSkeleton Dude had all the in
tellectual gifts common to the average
man. Herman, the marvellous expansion
ist, who could break chains by lung
power was educated In Germany, and
had as mach good sense as any of the
Kaiser's middle,class subjects. He de-
lighted in practical jokes Sometimes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28

bore no resemblance to the
of mermaids printed in the
oks. 1t was an insignificant
81 did no particular harm.
. humb was not nearly so small
men known TO have existed
IN, but he was BaInumized so
the public thought him the
,Eman that ever lived. There
some attempts at deception,
Tnaking giants taller by build
NJ few inches inside CT theIr
p; they don't look serious. How
'7ou don t think three or four
Important, just con template an
trchild on two-inch roller skates,
= inches in his boots, rig hint
nfrock coat and high "plug
7, any tall man will look a foot
IAN he is. II is one of those
ptical illusions.
arcassian Girl Frauds.
called "Circassian girls were
.ounced frauds. There never
rs genuine Circassian woman
at hair worn by these exhibits.
aid Bowery museum days al
girl who would consent to
hair cut and would bathe her
sh GER every day could be "Cir-
terl." The beer made her locks
ln to scare an Indian. We once
" pretty young girl who wore
/ J the "moss haired girl. - She
VII over Europe without being
y although the "moss wig
vrded after every performance.
fslts we're the tattooed people,
arder to travel with them she
rglto become freak. In theat-
Assnce she 'created the part. -
ufmen, - years ago quite com
Is shows, were all frauds. The
us Jt7' was merely light
egro idiot from somewhere
New Jersey, where he now
Cpelieve. after having travelled
up the world as freak, lie
IN section which has pro-
"A leral albinos-the real albino.
~ eyes, There is n species of
N about all living abnormali-
h Tain people seem TO be really
"a by horrors Of any kind,
tn, bird is charmed by a snake.
One Peculiar Case.
tN peculiar case in which
" young girl became enamored
% eay man in our "freakD de-
ne This man was known as
aEsthe Chinese dwarf. - He was
r. creature, whose legs wero
and bent under him. The
. i'hing he Wore concealed his
prsdeformity and gave him the
70 of a dwarf 31a feet high;
pidh Of him wns visible TO show
ugliest human being that
This pretty girl of II
irst in Madison Sqnare Gar
attendants noted her stand
long time, apparently en-
ys II unable to tear herself
obliylous TO everything but
er, The next day she came
W there she remained until
oing of the performance in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28

than the .'Orissa Twins. Radica and
Daodica. They were bound together by
a seemingly indissoluble bond al the
breast bone-though. when ono sick
ened unto death in Paris, celebrated
French surgeon succeeded III separating
the living from the dead. They were
the brightest children | ever saw. and
absorbed information as q sponge takes
up water. At IL years they could speak
three languages huently: and they were
lovely and charming to look upon,
Dog-Faced Man.
The dog faced man, ",To-lo,' is per-
haps the most extraordinary freak of
nature ever exhibited He is a Russian
of superior intelligence. While his head
and face, with the thick growth OF long
silky HAIR. most nearly suggests n Skye
terrier. his brain is above the normal
He has been exhibited in every civilized
country. and he is one of those broad
minded men who unfailiugly profit by
what they see and hear. lie under
stands and writes Russian, German,
vcrsed with him on various topics and
invariably became so much interested
in what he said that [ forgot for the
moment that ] could merely see his
twinkling eyes through the hair that
made the rest of his face invisible
The man born without arms and the
man born without legs most fully illus
trate nature S law of compensation.
The present Charles Trip is certainly
an armless wonder, not only IN doing
practically everything with his toes
that ordinary folk can do with their
hands. but in his degree Of intelligence
and mental equipment. He is the val
uable foil for another equally remark
able freak, the legless man, Eli Bo-
wen. They are always placed together
on the platform and are boon compan-
ions Both are serious married men
and the fathers OF interesting families
Bowen himself is an acrobat. climbing
and Ieaping with his hands and arms,
which are developed like another man s
/ legs.
About tire Bearded Woman.
The "beardcd lady Annie Jones. is
woman of culture and refinement.
Bearded women are not uncommon IN
the show business. They have been on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28
,me Freaks I Have Known
What the Public Does Not
Know About These Human
Monsters BY ToDX HAMILTON
Monsters

Neht, 1907, by r. F. Hamilton.)
ms reputation as a Snowman
It wholly on freaks and strange
es. His circus fame was noth-
il he became associated with
o made the most honest Of busi
Nut of the circus, that had been
fraud. With bum circuses went
nriosities and fake freaks. In
fern circus everything ,nnst be
1 personally have known but
Ruds. Joyce Heath, the alleged
nurse OF Washington, was one.
ii mermaid was another. The
Fas exhibited IL u small glass
Barnum s museum az the cor
|tAnn street and Broadway. l
it very well. 1t was com
II the body of fish and the
h, dried head of monkey, the
wing been shaved OF. Some
was the head Of Il human in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28

the boys took him to q clothing store,
and in the selection Of vest he would
complain to the proprietor that the
buttons Were never sewed on properly.
Of course the proprietor would solemnly
guarantee these particular buttons.
Then Herman would breathe, and the
buttons would fly all over the place,
to the establishment and chagrin of
the shopkeeper.
''Beautiful Marie,'' the fat girl;
Harry Clarke, ''tne human pin
cushion" and Rob Roy, true pink
eyed albino, with the faculty of dis
iointing his limbs at will, were all Of
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tesses arc neither so intelligent nor so
we'll informed, Ella Ewing the tallest
woman of whom there is any record,
was lust plain Missouri country girl,
who chad to be shown She was eN-
ceedinglv modest and retiring and re-
fused to leave her own country, though
tempted by the show with the offer Of
$1,000 a week. Her small education
had been in country school, which
she was compelled TO quit early be-
cause of her increasing size.
Perhaps no two children were ever
born with more natural intelligence
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28

the arena closed that department of the
exhibition. This continued every day,
twice day, until she attracted so
much attention that she was forbidden
to enter the place. Then she waited
outside and wa ylaid the "freak" in tho
street The last L heard of the affair
before starting out on the road, she
had left her family for this monstros-
ity.
She was but conspicuous instance
of many similar cases in which appar-
emily cultured women have become
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average intelligence. What they lack
general information picked up in their
wide travels, showing good aud whole
some powers of observation.
If one had any doubts about the
mental equipment of "freaks,' snch
doubts would be solved by reading the
accounts published in the London papers
of the sensational ".revolt Of the
Freaks in which their speeches and
quips were printed in full. The re-
porters who attended that "indigna-
tion meeting confessed themselves as
founded Even the midgets-and L
mean the small people, not thirty inches
hiph-took a hand
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28
Midgets Were Accomplished.

The Haworih troupe Of five midgets,
by the way, were highly accomplished
musicians, vocalists and linguists, and
they gave bright and sparkling par
lor entertainment equal to anything Of
tho kind ever offered by larger actors.
Tom Thumb and Minnie Warren were
of the same intellectual character. Both
were perfectly normal human beings ex
cept IN tine matter Of size.
The purely intellectual 'freaks y
so called from some extraordinary men
tai superiority-have been numerous.
Some have been on public exhibition and
others have not In the show they
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28

though that is the only case 7 know
OF In which the results were so shock
ing and disastrous This curious svm-
pathy is not confined 10 the softer sex,
for the negress known as the ''Gvasti~
cutus. whose face was rather pretty,
but whose body was that Of a lower
animal, had similar fasciua tion for
some men,
Circus Freaks Intelligent.
IT may seem an odious comparison TO
make. but II is a fact that III point of
intelligence, general information and
mental endowment the circus "freaks, -
as class, are superior TO those who
crowd about them in curiosity and pity
And there is touch of irony. as we'll
as humor, in the additional fact that
the professional freak regards the
passing crowd from his elevated plat
form with something like the same
curiosity, not wholly unmixed with con
tempt The remarks, sotto voce. ex-
changed on this platform sometimes
would be highly edifying, even if not
always complimentary, were they under
stood by the swarm below
In all of my experience in this con
nection ] have known few eases where
in the "'freaks" on exhibition were
below the average intelligence The
midgets,, Lucie Iarate and ''Great
Peter the Small possessed a very
low order of intelligence and no edu-
cation. The giants, on the other hand,
Chang. the Chinese eight -footer;
Colonel Goshen, Csntain Bates and
George Augur. were all of higher or
der of intellect, were fairly well edu-
Gated, and very interesting conversa-
tionalists. Having travelled widely.
they possessed stores of information
such as even well educated people who
remain in their narrow environment
never acquire.
AS a rule, il may be said that gian-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
tvery Month in the Year

Brings its current bills. one
way 20 pay them is to so from
place 20 place, carrying the
noaey with you, at the risk OF
loss aud the chance OF over
looking the taking of receipt,
aud having some of 1t 10 pay
over again. The convenient bust
uess-tike way is to pay all bills
by check. no matter how small.
A check Is the best receipt you
can have. Paying out money
"a this way insures correctness
and gives you a complete rec
ord OF all money paid out.
Open a Checking Account With
Us.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
STEVE
ADAMS
STORY
CONFESSION FALSE
Lawyers Pass the Lie and DarrOw
and HawIey Engage in Bitter
Quarrels to Earn Their Fees.
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|
Rathdrum, Idaho, Nov. 19.-Steve
Adams told his story today. In
short, tense sentences, that slight
ily concealed the anger that famed
in his breast, the accused murderer
of Fred Tyler, and alleged agent of
the Western Federation of Miners
and companion of fairy Orchard
sat in the witness stand and fought
for his freedom and his life. He told
briefly of his life since leaving Mis-
souri,, where his boyhood was passed
and then rapidly traced in the years
which he spent in Colorado. Led by
the skillful questioning OF Darrow.
he told of his arrest for completely
in the Steunenberg murder, and
how ex-Sherin Harvey Brown, re-
Gently assassinated In Baker City.
had advised him to go to Boise and
support Orchards confession.
"If you do this," Adams states
Brown told him "vou will be treated
right"
Leaning forward -. - Dlg arm
chair he carried the intensely inter-
ted jurymen to the scene I'm the Ida
no prison, where Mcfarland, ac-
cording to his story. offered him inn
munity II he would sign a confes
sion. Then he stopped for a mo-
ment.
"Was thy confession a true one?"
asked Darrow.
ut was not" he answered, hotly.
at was a lie forged to hold Meyer.
Pettibone. and Haywood. and con-
meet them up with the Steunenberg
AS he said this he looked !
to the jury as II anxious to force
each man TO believe his words. Bit
ter quarreling between Darrow and |
Hawley marked the proceedings. |
The lie was passed between the men |
before adjournment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
GOVERNOR
SHOT Off
HIS JAW
Premature Explosion Produces Dis.
comfort for Porto Rico
Officials

Washington, Nov 19.-Regis H..
Post, governor of Porto Rico, Is In
hot water. President Roosevelt has
summoned him to Washington, to
show cause why he should not be re-
lieved from his office. Last Septem-
Der Governor Post made a speech to
the school superintendent of Porto
Rico. From all reports, he spoke
too vigorously. The speech created
such a row in Porto Rico that the
matter was turned over to Secretary
Garfield of the interior department,
for investigation. lie reported to
the President that the charges
against Governor Post are well
founded. and the President prompt
ly called on the governor to come to
to make a personal ex-
PLANTATION. Notification by cable has
been received that the governor will
be here in the course of the next
week. In the coarse of his address
Governor Post declared, In sub
stance. that the work OF the depart
ment of education In the island had
been worse for the people than any
other influence, except the mission
aries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
WOMAN
COMMITS
A CRIME
Omitted Press Leased wire)

Omitted Press Leesed Wire.)
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov 19.-
While the California limited was
slowly running through the out
skirts of Cucamonga, en- route 10
Los Angeles last evening, an uni
IDENTIFIED young woman on the train
was seen to hurl an infant child from
the window of one of the coaches.
Luckily the child landed in a mass
of soft mud, and was but slightly in
jured. A man who was riding on
the car saw the act aud dropped from
the car to pick up the baby. When
he found IL, Il was covered with
mud, but practically unhurt. The
baby was taken to Cucamonga.
The police are endeavoring to as
certain more details OF the extraor-
binary crime. A search has been in
stituted for the woman. who has not
been Identified.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
WAGON
LOADS OF
HARDWARE
Omitted Press Leased Wire Il,

NDHA11O 1883 LtdHtu W1rn.
Stockton, Cal, Nov. 19.-Tbe
boidest robbery that the local pol,c,
have been called upon TO solve no.
Cured yesterday some time betweeo
1880 and 1890 O'Clock at the store
of Ed, L. Knecknow, in the busine, a
center of the city. Owing to a short
age of help during the day he closed
the door of his hardware store for
about an hour to secure his dinner
The sight that met his eyes on re-
turning at first caused him to believe
that an earthquake or cyclone had
struck the bnlldlng. Cutlery and
high-priced hardware were stremn
all over the main portion of the
building.
The robber entered through a rear
door, which was broken down. and
helped himself to guns, pistols.
watches and $50 in money. Dozens
of people saw him In the store. hut
at that time of the day they natur-
ally believed that he was an en-
ploye, and passed on without giving
the matter any thought. It must
have been necessary for him either
to make two or three trips, or use a
wagon to take away the goods miss
ing from the establishment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
YerrlhlY Distressing.

Nothing can cause more pain and
more distress than Piles.
No wonder many Pile sufferers say
eheir lives are burdens 20 them.
OOihtmeRt and local treatments
Snay relieve but cannot cure.
Dr. LeOnhardts Hem-Roid is guar
anteed to cure any case OF Piles.
III fbem-Roid doesn't cure you, you
get your money back.
Hem-Roid is a tablet taken inter
nally, thus removing the cause.
xI00 at druggists, or DR.. Leon
harJit Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y, Pro-
prletors. Sold by DR.. S. c. Stone,
Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
INDIAN
STATE
is DRY
(United press Leased wlreJ

Guthrie. Okla, NV l9.-Lons
streamers OF crepe are on the doors
and windows OF many of .the saloons
ahat Went out OF business IN the ne"
state last night under the sta 'e pro-
Addition law, In one of the Gu lhr''
saloon windows Is a big barrel Win
an empty glass beneath the open fan
set. ON the barrel, heavily draped
'un black, is this placard Every
NhIng going ont and nothing coming
an" None OF the saloons had any
Semmmt of their stock left over to-
eiay Everything was sold out at
DaFgain prices just before the clos
NnH hour Saturday night. The fix
rtupcs are being taken to the rail
Foad depots for shipment 20 states
where they may be used in saloon
bUsinoss. When ~ o'clock came
Saturday approximately $50 saloons
an Oklahoma closed their doors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
GOVERNOR GILIETTE'S MESSAGE

CONTINUED from page one.)
we ever enjoyed before, the nation
finds Itself In the throes OF a money
panic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
FATAL
DUEL
IN MINE
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NIulteu IItaS Leased Wlfe,)
Baker City, Or, Nov l9.-In the
darkness of a mining tunnel, 90 feet
underground, a fatal duel occurred
Sunday at the Union mine of the Cor
nueapia group near this city. Armed
with long knives. Willard J. D0nnel-
ly and Ben West battled until the
latter was wounded 50 badly that he
lived only few minutes.
The men We're working together
when quarrel arose and knives
were drawn, In the tussel thai fol
lowed all the lights were extin-
guished, and the fight was continued
in the dark. Donnelly stabbed his
adversary in the throat.
DonneIly was taken into custody
by other workmen at the mine. aud
was held until Sheriff Rand, OF this
city, reached the scene. He was
brought here and imprisoned pend
ing trial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19
A Rciinble Remedy for Croup.

Mrs. s. Rosinthal, OF Turner, Mich.
igan, says: 1--WE have used Cham
berlain's Cough Medicine for our
selves and children for several years
and like II very much. ] think II is
the only remedy for Group and can
highly recommend IT," For sale at
DR.. Stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-19

Those Holding Season Tickets
To the high school literary course
be sure to get them this evening and
tomorrow at Pattons' book store.