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The Detroit times., 1908-08-24
FLOSSIE FINANCE From the Bo,o" Traveller

The Good Thing loves the takir Bold
The Green Goose loves the Cook.
The Farmer loves the Brick OF Gold
And the Sucker loves the Hook.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-24

part which | want Miss Hunt to play
would be rendered practically impos-
sible. | suggest" he added. that she
and Langley should go back 10 Lon
don together and that on their arrival
there Miss Hunt should give the DAILY
Wireless a message which | shall pre-
pare for her.
I'm the meantime. Langley can go
down to oxford and secure the Di,
over which. | hope 10 goodness. Ola
Bill has been keeping careful watcn
and ward
Continued wednc<dnyO
Choose your books as carefully "a
Won choose your friends. for their IN
YOU is as profound.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-24

And theSuc ives
shame
Succub
is Il bypoduco
= a I'll Asst 8
The Detroit times., 1908-08-24

THE American Magazine foo
September are printed eN-
tracts from highly interest
ing letter written by q man
who recently visited President
The Detroit times., 1908-08-24

last time Mr. Taft spoke say much previous 70 ms tar
accepting the
The Detroit times., 1908-08-24

I~lHEN, as was the case with the
hi. the Victor mechanically
shot out four great telescope
legs. and with a little scrape
nnh :, littIn iar and the grind
The Detroit times., 1908-08-24

Mr. Taft may have pleased the giencet
Wallst until word from Oyster
busy the policies but this he has satisfied the
bulk of American who have had quite enough Reed
Cannon rule this chamber where they
the constitution their will shall and supreme
The Detroit times., 1908-08-24

Hot SpffHgste=st
nomination of his party for the presidency.
In that speech the itself there because
having share OF the ADDRESS 10
OF Roosevelt and his policies
would like and embrace latt ou'
he has got TO come him and submit
possibly concealed oeiore any
thing like Endorsement is going TO come his way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01

worked a marked Improvement in the
condition of most Of the jurors and
when they returned to the criminal
court room from their hotel at 10
o'clock, all seemed physically fit to
continue their deliberations for some
time to come.
Never since the killing of Stanford
White has Thaw spent SO restless
night as he did last night and during
the early hours this morning. During
the early hours of the night THAI
smoked a good deal and seemed to-
think that the jury would return a.
verdict before midnight.
When he learned that the Jury had
failed to agree and had been locked up
for the night. he became restless. Al
though he tried to sleep he was wake
full and after a doze would wake again
and ask the warden for news of the
jury.
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COMPOUNDS INTEREST.
Stanford University Is Making Loans
Out of Its Revenues,

Stanford University, Cal, Feb. l.
Stanford university has an endowment
in the way of securities and property
amounting to between $35, DOC. 600 and
$40. 000,0 600. 1t is said that about $50 .00O. =
600 is invested in first class interest
securities in San Francisco Chfcaeo
New York and London. The interest
derived from these securities is more
than enough to meet the current ex-
pense of the institution. In this wav
the trustees are accommodating a surn11x
and from this surplus have already
made a loan of 100000 on first class
mortgage security in San Francisco.
At a meeting of the trustees vester-
day 1t was officially declared as this
surplus increased from time to time tbe
board would loan 1t on first class mort
gage security in San Francisco as a
means of helping to rebuild the city. Il
is possible that within the next eight
or ten months the trustees NAV have
available for loans of this characfor
about a million dollars.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Feb. 1-BUUTTER-Mark
firm. Process. common to specials, IS
@241zc.
small colored and white. fine, I5%c; ditto
large colored fine. 15&c; white, 15lzc; ditto
good to prime, 141zG15c: ditto late made
t1zc
EGGS-Easy. Western firsts, 24c; Sec
onds, 221kQ231ac.
POULTRYNAlive poultry dull. West
ern chickens, lie: fowls, 1910; turkeys
lie Dressed was steady. Western chick
ems, 12Q2oc; turkeys, 12@16c; fowls, 10013c.
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SPENT RESTLESS NIGHT.
Thaw Expected the Verdict That Was
Finally Rendered.

New York. Feb. AFTER having
argued and ballotted all night long in
the stuffy little jury room, adjoining
the chamber of the criminal branch Of
the supreme court, the Thaw jurors
this morning heartily welcomed their
release from confinement. when short
ly before 8 o'clock they were taken
up town to breakfast. Several of the
jurymen are we'll along in years and
the all night session seemed to have
gone badly with them. Their faces
were drawn and tense and the good
nature and companionship which had
been so noticeable in this jury ever
since the panel was completed during
the first week of the trial was gone.
No report. with any degree OF
authenticity filtered from the jury
room and the opening of court was
believed the jury might have some
communication to make at that hour
sr that Justice Bowling might send
fpr them to ask If he could be of any
Assistance. Thaw, although late to
bed. was UP early this morning and to
The hope that a verdict had been
reached. He was thoroughly con-
finced before retiring last night that
the rumor dividing the jury eight to
four m favor of acquittaI on the
ground of insanity, was true and he
telt today that the minority would be
won over.
Thaw at last seemed absolutely
veconciled to the fact that the best hs
san hope for is term of confinement
IN an asylum. He is convinced, how
ever, and so are his attorneys, that he
VIII be able to win his way out of
an asylum in short while as the
tests he stood last year when ar
raigned before commission in lunacv
were quite convincing as to his present
son.
Baths, fresh air and breakfast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01
NEAR ZERO POINT.
Mercury Drops to Three Degrees This
Morning.

For the first time this winter, Kan
sas is experiencing touch of
real winter weather. and while at no
time has the storm been worthy of the
appellation, blizzard, there were a few
hours during the early part of last
night when the wind reached a velocity
of nearly 80 miles an hour. There
were snow flurries during the latter
part of the day as well as during the
night but the precipitation was light
and there is but a trace of the snow
fall this morning.
The mercury reached the lowest
point of the winter this morning at 8
O o'clock when it stood at 2.8 above the
zero mark for a few minutes and since
then has gradually risen. The snow
fall amounted to less than 8 of an
inch and had it not been accompanied
by high wind would never have sug-
gested such a thing as blizzard. From
6 o'clock last night until about the
same hour this morning the wind
maintained an average velocity of rs
miles an hour though it reached a
maximum of considerably over 80 for
a few minutes at a time.
The storm was more In the nature
of a high wind accompanied by a drop
in the mercury and just enough snow
flakes to serve as a reminder of the
blizzard which is said to be raging in
the eastern states at THIS time. Re
ports from various parts of the state
Indicates that the conditions prevailing
in this section are common with those
of other sections Of the state and that
there has been but a light snowfall
though the drop in the mercury has
been considerable.
The weather station in this city gave
at least "a hours warning of the ap-
proaoh OF the storm though at noon
yesterday the mercury stood at tho
freezing point. During the next hour
it dropped three points and it gradual
" sank lower in the little glass tube
until the minimum was reached short
ly after sunup this morning, when it
was scarcely above the zero mark. The
sun shone brightly this morning and
the mercury has been struggling since
that time. to regain it's lost standing
and the velocity of the wind has great
~ decreased. The indications are that
the worst of the storm has passed and
that milder weather will prevail to-
night and tomorrow.
The wind today has a velocity of twen-
ty-three miles an hour from the north
west. The following are the temperatures
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Storm Is General Over the State
With Falling Temperature.
CATTLE WILL SUFFER.
Fall of Snow Not Heavy and
Wind Drifts 1t Badly.
In Some Portions Atmosphere
Was Binding SIeet.

Salina, Kan, Feb. 1.-The worst bliz-
zard In three years prevailed here Fri
day evening. The storm began in the
morning with light sleet, and about 2
O'CLOCK 1t turned to snow. A heavy
northwest wind came up and the snow
is drifting badly.
AT HUTCHINSON.
A strong north wind Is blowing and
snow has been falling a good part of
Friday afternoon and night. though not
in a large amount. 1t is blowing and
will drift considerably. The thermome-
ter has fallen Is degrees or more and
II IS growing colder every hour.
AT MANHATTAN.
Inc nearest approach to a blizzard
IN many years here came Friday after
noon when heavy snow began to fall,
orlVen Dy q fierce wind. The snow
mas or1fted badly and the extreme cold
Will cause some stock to suffer.
AT NEWTON.
A storm of the proportions of a bliz-
zard prevails in this locality. The tenn
perature has fallen to 10 degrees below
freezing, with indications of a much
lower temperature. Snow fell Friday
evening being drifted by strong north
AT PEABODY.
Cold, blustery weather, with a little
snow, prevails here. The weather was
milo In the early morning, but chang
ed during Friday afternoon, and at 5
O. CLOCK the temperature was down to
"a degrees above zero.
AT ATCHISON.
The first blizzard of the winter struck
Atch1son Friday Afternoon. High north
west winds, accompanied by snow, pre-
vail The thermometer is falling The
same condition prevail in north central
Kansas, where the snow is drifting
badly with temperature degrees above
zero.
AT HERINGTON.
A hard storm struck here Friday af-
ternoon and ragged throughout the
night. The wind is blowing a gale and
the air is filled with flying snow. The
temperature Is falling rapidly and
much suffering among the cattle is an
ticipated.
AT ABILENE.
High north winds with snow and cold
swept over this section Friday after
noon, the first hard storm of the win
ter. Farmers generally welcome it as
the warm weather had caused fear for
the fruit and wheat.
AT FORMOSA.
A binding snowstorm late Friday
swept over Jewell county, with a strong
wind from the north. Farmers are well
prepared to take care OF their stock.
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New York Sugar and Coree.

New York. Feb. 1.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
quiet Fair refining, 1875; centrifugal, IS
test, $50: molasses sugar, 800. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, $50; powdered,
500; granulated, S4.9o.
COFFEE-Steady. No. Rio. sac; No.
4 Santos. size.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01

Members No. 8 A. o. U. W. You are
notified to meet at our hail. n m
Sunday. Feb. 2. to attend funeral of
Bro. Jasper Ragsdale. Funeral cere-
monies under auspices of lodge
G. o. TAYLOR. Recorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01

New YORK; Money Market.

Galveston. Tex, Feb. 1..COTTON
Market steady, Ikc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01

New York, Feb. 1.-MONEY-Money on
call nominal. Time loans slightly firmer.
Der cent: 6 months 41z@4A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper Digs
per cent; sterling exchange fairly steady,
with actual business in bankers bills at
81 S6SoG4 81 for demand and at "a. $3.50
1881 for 60 day bills; commercial bills,
SILVER@Bar silver. 551zc; Mexican dol
BONDSLGovernmen bonds steady.
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history owned abroad. 1t has been
suggested that it should hang in the
chapel at the Annapvrfs Naval acad-
envy, the building in which rest the
bones Of John Paul Jones' ]. Pier
pont Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt
w. K. Vanderbilt. jr.. Captain John S.
Barnes and several others mentioned
as purchasers of the relic deny that
they bought it.
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who Bouel1t the EYag?

New York, Feb. There is much
interest in New York city in knowing
who purchased the Chesapeake flag
when ii was sold at auction in London
on Thursday and what disposition is
to be made of it. It Is considered one
of the greatest relics OF American
The Washington times., 1908-06-07
II You'll Paw
Us a Visit

You'll be as interested in securing as
we are in showing you every detail, down
to the smallest item of baking operation,
in our factory.
If you've eaten Corby'5 Mothers
Bread you want to know how it's made.
You OUGHT to-you can't afford to play
tricks with your stomach, and you've
got to know what goes into the bread you
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-21
GIRL IN POND CLINGS
TO ice IS MINUTES
STICK WITH LINE FINALLY
GLIDES OUT TO HER AND SHE
cooLLY DIRECTS RESCUE.

st. Louis.-Myrtle Harris, the ten.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
F. Harris of Glendale, st. Louis coun.
ty, chung for Is minutes to the ice
through which she had fallen, while
her body swayed in water Is feet deep,
in the private lake at the country
home Of G. w. Barstow the other day.
She was rescued by a rope thrown
from shore, rs feet away, after her re
markable case seemed hopeless. Dur
ing the time, which to her seemed in.
terminable, she followed infinitely the
instructions Of ]. P. Evers, who finally
pulled her ashoVe. She kept her senses
despite the excited shouts of men and
screams of women ashore.
Myrtle was returning from school
with Harold Lester, her neighbor and
little sweetheart. AS they passed the
lake, covered with ice, Myrtle could
not resist the temptation to demon.
strate to her little friend how grace.
fully she could glide over the smooth
surface. Laughingly, she slid out to
the center of the pond. Her weight
fell on the ice directly over a deep
well, around which the lake was
created, the fresh waters of which had
partially melted through, and she went
down.
She called to her companion for
help, but he was dumbfounded The
lake is close to the store of Mr.. Evers,
who heard her cries and FASTENED to
the scene with two lengths of common
clothesline. When he saw her pre-.
dicament he told her to keep quiet
and not attempt to raise herself above
the water, fearing it would break
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ton would be necessary. 1t is believed
he may recover.
For several years Smith, who is
an old-time prospector, has been in
terested in mining in North Park.
He left home some weeks ago to do
assessment work on prospects in
North Park, across Buffalo pass, about
80 miles from here. After completing
this work he set out for home on
horseback, hoping to reach here soon
and be with his wife and children dur
ing the holidays. The recent storm
had so blocked the roads that it was
practically impossible to travel over
them and to add to his difficulties q
fierce blizzard was raging on the noun
tain top when he attempted to cross.
During the storm he lost his way.
wandered of the road for some dis
lance, when suddenly his horse
stepped over cliff, was precipitated
to the rocks below and so badly in
jured that it died soon afterward.
1t was with difficulty that Smith
saved himself from death at this time.
but he succeeded only to find that he
was alone on mountain top over 80
miles from home in a binding snow
storm, with the mercury 25 degrees
below zero and without food or shell
ter. Any one but hardy mountaineer
would have given up hope, but Smith
decided to make the fight of his life
and try to reach home on foot.
For four days he wandered without
food or shelter. during which time he
froze his feet and hands and was so
completely exhausted many times that
he almost collapsed, but each time he
would rally, and finally reached home.
On arriving he opened the doors and
fell, completely exhausted from ex
posture and lack of food.
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that he would spring upon her If she
did mt icon uuiof

that he would spring upon her If she
did not keep quiet.
We'll, what am / to do?" whispered
the poor girl, trembling with terror.
Finally she decided to walk slowly
along the path, thinking that she
might induce the bear to follow her
home.
After going short distance she
came to pile of logs and brush.
which she soon discovered was Mig.
per's lair. The bear now appeared
pleased. He walked about the place
shifting, and he finally came and laid
down at Maggie's feet.
During the whole Of the long night
the bear laid and watched the terror.
stricken girl. The slightest movement
attracted his attention and he would
raise his head and look at her. Miss
Gaines people thought she had re-
manned over night with the neighbor
she had visited and she was not
missed until next morning.
When ii became known that the
girl was missing the whole neighbor-
hood was aroused and soon the woods
were full of people searching for
her. 1t did not take long to locate
her. but the bear heard voices and
the barking of dogs and he got very
angry Bristling with rage he. ran
about the girl growing and gnaahing
his teeth
Maggie fully realized her peril, and
when she saw her friends she called
to them, warning them not to come
nearer. She explained the situation
and her friends concluded to shoot
Mr.. Niger from where they stood.
Aiming well, three fired together, and
Niger rolled lifeless at his cap.
tives feet.
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This Ghost Is = Wonder-

Rome.-Dispatches from Turin con.
tain extraordinary stories of recent
alleged spiritualistic phenomena at the
house of Sig. Cavallero in the city and
Sesare Lombroso has left home to
conduct a. personal investigation of
them.
One of the stories is that. while Sig.
nora Cavallero was in her hall an over
coat suddenly descended from its hook
and wrapped itself about her Shout.
ders. When she screamed the over.
coat CONSIDERABLY left her shoulders.
but continued TO perambulate down
the hallway as though much agitated.
Another story is that in the chill
dren's bedroom beds make themselves
and that all over the premises the
electric lights are operated by unseen
hands Pref. Lombroso. the eminent
criminologist and psychologist, be-
lieves that one of Sig. Cavallero's sons
is medium. especially gifted and that
this circumstance explains the weird
happenings
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-21
LOST IN A COLORADO
BLIZZARD FOUR DAYS
DENVER MAN HAS TERRIBLE Ex-
PERiENcE-HANDS AND FEET
ARE FROZEN.

Denver.-Escaping death by merest
chance when his horse fell over a cliff
and was killed, wandering for four
days without food on trackless noun
tains, battling with raging blizzard
and fighting off the fatal coma of ex-
haustion and cold when the mercury
dropped to rs degrees below zero, ID.
X. Smith succeeded in making his way
to his home here and fell unconscious
on the threshold as lie opened the
door.
He is under physicians care His
feet and hands were so badly frozen
that it was at first thought amputa-
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the ice, which gave her all the support
needed while her body was submerged.
Time after time Mr. Evers tried to
throw her the life line, but the brisk
wind blew it aside.
In the meantime residents of the
neighborhood and other school chill
dren gathered. After many unsuccess.
full attempts to get the rope to the lit
tie girl, and after some of the light
weights ventuered on the ice until it
cracked and threatened two lives, a
heavy stick was tied to the rope and
it was slid out to her.
But by this time the girl was too
weak to tie il about her body, and the
frantic crowd was about to give up
hope when she wrapped the line about
her arms. and, gripping it as best she
could with her benumbed fingers,
shouted to Mr.. Evers to pull.
Slowly she was taken to shore,
where neighbors took charge of the
chilled child. She was taken to the
Evers home. where dry clothing was
provided and restoratives admins
tered.
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PET DOG FETcHEs DOCTOR.
Goes Six Miles; Delivers Note II
Time to Save Mistress.

Railway. N. Taken from the
neck of a shaggy dog, where it had
been tied, note was handed DIR. C.
B. Holmes at his Office. The time
marked on the paper indicated the
note had been written only an hour
before at the home of Mrs. Andrew
Woodbury., located six miles outside of
this city. The note read:
Joe. or whoever sees this first,
send the doctor up right away.
Mamma is not so we'll. This morn
ing, sure"
DIR. Holmes drove to the farm at
once and found Mrs. Woodbury. dan
gerously i'll. He said only the
prompt appearance of the dog en-
abled him to give the sufferer effec-
tive treatment
The dog is owned by Mrs. Wood
bury and has been trained to carry
parcels. The animal has never lost
a package since acting as mes
senger.
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IMMIGRATION FROM
SOUTH EXPECTED
y. 8. FARMERS ARE RECOGNIZING
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED BY WESTERN
CANADA.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 8, 19os.-Pres-
ent indications are that the Canadian
Northwest will draw an exceptionally
heavy movement of new settlers from
the United States this year. 1t should
surpass the banner record for 1907.
This is not only based on the fact
that the Americans have come to
realize generally that the Canadian
Northwest offers splendid opportuni-
ties, but also because the railroads
have awakened to the fact and are
offering rates to the Canadian North
west which are exceptionally favor
able.
The lines which lead to st. Paul
from the east and south are offering
homeseekers' rates to the Canadian
Northwest this year which are on a
parity with those in existence to the
southwest for a couple of seasons.
These rates can be obtained from
any agent of the Canadian govern
ment, who will be pleased to give all
information possible regarding those
districts which offer the greatest in
ducements to settlers. The weather
throughout Western Canada has been
remarkably good this year. A tele-
gram from the winter wheat belt of
Southern Alberta dated at Cardston,
Alberta, January 29th, says:
This winter up to January 25 was
nothing short of marvel. in fact. it
uoc tho fnact apvona oop rav,op,har
for twenty-five years though there
have been others nearly as good. The
days were fine, sunny and warm with
light frosts at night Overcoats and
gloves, etc., were discarded by most
people in the day time. There was
so little frost in the ground that post
holes could be dug without any trouble
after the first inch was broken
through. Winter wheat remained
fresh and green although there has
been no snow since the September
storm. If there is an early spring,
winter wheat should gain q great
staff"
Amongst the reports of the yield
of last year the following extracts are
taken:
H. Howe, of Magrath, Alta, writ
ing on November, 1907, says: Il have
20 acres in crop, so acres of wheat and
seven acres of oats. My average yield
Of oats was 35 bushels to the acre,
and of wheat As bushels. The value
to me was $35 per acre."
]. F. Haycock, of Magrath. writes
In November: Il had IS acres In win
ter wheat, which went 60 bushels to
the acre; oats averaged 80 bushels. l
also had IL tons of hay worth SO
per ton. got 500 bushels of pota-
toes from three acres of land; got
eight tons per acre from five acres Of
sugar beet"
]. F. Bradshaw. of Magrath, had
1000 acres of winter wheat last year
which averaged 1914 bushels to the
acre. The value of his farm products
per acre was: Wheat, $3.50: oats.
$11.20 and barley, $25.15.