davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT, April 1.-CIose--Wheaf
had very dull day or II on Thursday
as producer of prices. The days eS-
ports were very small. and ~ were the
primary receipts. May liquidation did
not receive much consideration and
was not much IN evidence. The crop
outlook was bearish and SO was Liver
pool. where prices were lower and Of
ferinRs OF wheat abundant
Wheat quotations: Cash No. red, l
car at e6c; May opened unchanged at
95lAc. lost &c. advanced 10 a5Ac de-
clined To 95 nc and closed at CSC: July
opened at soc, touched seAc. advanced
TO 9ohc. dropped TO SOC. and closed at
30 Nc; September opened at size, de-
ciined to size. sold up 10 STAG. de-
clined TO S7nc and closed NJ SSc: 10.
3 red. csc. No. 1 white. CSC.
No. 3. 65c; No. 3 yellow. sic; NO. 4 yell
low. car ar sc. at 65hc.
Oats--Cash No. white. | car at soc,
cars at SIC; May. 5tzc: sample. 3 cars
Rye-cash No. 2. SIC.
Glover seed-Primc spot. rs bags at
SD: May. $50; sample. Is bags at
tl2.25, 10 at SHE. 20 at slo.s0: prime
aIsike. $3.50 sample aisike. 10 bags
at s12. 5 at t1i.50. at $40.
Timothy seed--Prime spot. so bags at
Receipts in the Detroit market on
Thursday included 500 bills OF flour. 2
cars OF wheat, or corn and OF oats.
Withdrawals were 900 bbls OF -four.
53.ss2 bu OF corn and 3.496 bu OF barley.
Stocks are 2s3,035 bu OF wheat. l05.966
bu Cf corn, $500 bu OF oats. S.649 bu
OF barley and 1921 bu of rye.
Argentine wheat exports since June
1. 6i.0g0.00O bu. year ago. 39.S6S. 900 bu.
Wheat Ia Liverpool closed y a. u q
and corn I'D lower.
Wheat receipts at ST. Louis. 1900 bu.
year ago, $1,000 bu.
northwestern wheat receipts Thurs
MY. ~ ruTB. year u-u- 49, -rrr----------
Exports 81 wheat and -four ThJrsday.
%. 600 bu.
Wheat receipts at primary points
Thursday. $4,000 bu; year ago. 1i2.000
bu.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
SAYS WIFE SPLIT HIS
LIP; GIVEN DIVORCE

Herman Greek wac granted d,'
vorce Wednesday afternoon by Judge
lockw god. from his wife, Grace Flor.
ence Green. The husband charged
cruelty. and told OF an argument oe
tween him and his wife. which ended
when she struck him with her first and
split his lip. A former friend OF Mrs.
Greek testified that the defendant had
written her letter asking her to tel
the husband that Mrs Greek had spen.
a certain evening with her, when as
a matter OF fact Mrs Greek had spent
the evening elsewhere.
The husband was promised decree.
while the wife gets the two children
end y25 per month aiffnony.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
NAVARRO NABBED AGAIN,
BUT AGAIN RELEASED

William Navarro, the pencil ped
dler arrested a few days ago with
s72S in his pockets and later released
because the police had no case
against him. was again picked up
Wednesday evening. but was once
more released after being questioned
In Bethune station. Navarro was visit
ing houses in the north end and per-
sons in some. OF the homes at which
be called thought he displayed too
much curiosity when the door was
orened. While talking he would
peer intcntiy HIATT, the Interior OF the
house as though trying TO see how
the rooms were laid out. AT one
house he became so curious that the
occupants notified the police and Ma
yarre's arrest followed.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
CHARGED CONTEMPT
IN NOT PAYING ALIMONY

William Mccoy, whose martial
troubles have been aired in court
more than once, will have to appear
before Judge Murphy next Monday
and show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt in not obeying
the order OF the court to pay alimony.
The McCoys were divorced In June,
1906, and both have remarked since.
When the decree was granted the hus-
band was ordered TO pay So per week
toward the support OF his children.
Several months ago when he remar-
ried he appeared in court and asked
that the order be modified, and II was
reduced to a. At that time he claim
ed that because he had another wife
TO support he couldn't pay IS.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
DAILY BIRTH LIST.

. BOYS.
John Daar. ~ Fort.
Alexander MacKinnon, 275 Piquetts.
George Fisher. $50 Fifteenth.
Mike Kinkauski. 10 Livingstone.
Jacob West. 2s6 Division.
Bertram Turher. $50 Jefferson.
Ben Wallach, f43 Erskine.
Richard Ruthenberg. 430 Antietam.s q
Frank Brodzik. ga Leland.
william whitman. 1879 Gratiot
Geo. Bolton, 260 Wreford.
J. T.. Howerton, So Watson.
NJ. G.. Miller. f01f Theodore.
GIRL.
Jake Eder, PSI Watson.
Frederick Ricketts, 486 Mack.
Joseph Miller, 1913 Garfield
Samuel Taylor, 253 Elliott.
Angel Mitchell SO Cleveland.
Michael Zalatenski. b74 Wills.
Frederick Mangelsen, So Galster.
IafneH Nickens. 945 Forest.
Jessie Harding, 125 Michigan.
Herman Ziesmer, 2e Uthes.
Jacob schulz, s3i Mt. Elliott.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
RAGING IS KILLED
BY NEW YORK
SENATE 4
SPORT ON ETRoP oLiTAH
TRACKS FOR SPRING AND SUM-
MER A cEAD LETTER--HART
BILLS AoNEW SUBSTITUTE.

ALBANY. n, Y. April 2.-The sen.
ate, this afternoon, killed racing on
the metropolitan tracks for the com
ing spring and summer season. when
the Hart antiracing bills, already
PASSED by the assembly, were sub
stltuted for the Agnew bills by vote
of n to 10.
The action cleared the way for the
immediate passage OF the anti-racing
bills. II showed beyond question that
the gambling interests huc received
death blow and that their fight 10
permit racing for at least this spring
and summer had become an utter de-
feat
The end was forecasted when the
senate chopped of the amendment TO
the Aenew bill which would have per
mitted racing for the coming season,
as Il deferred the operation Of the law
until Sept. 1. IL was then believed
that some of the supporters OF the
anti-racing bills might have faiien
away, but this afternoons vote dis
PEELED all doubt on this point.
The substitution OF the Hart for the
Agnew bills was a matter merely OF
facilitating things. The hart Dliis are
those which were introduced In the
-rsspmtfy -AsseEai ~ aaH-Hart -ana
passed by the lower house. There
were some slight differences between
the Hart and the Agnew bills, and In
order 10 save the time needed 90 make
them absolutely identical. the senate
majority decided TO pass the Hart
bills themselves.
BUFFALO. April 2.--Rumors thst
men high up in the racing game In the
state OF New York would enter the
racing game In Canada and wouft
Snild several race tracks In the Do
mInion, reached Buffalo this morning.
but no one interested In the thorough.
bred sport In this city gave any cred.
puce to the story or IA any way back.
ed up the New York rumors
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02

Norman Mcintyre. rs years. s5sJunc-
ton; tuberculosis.
Harriet G. Mann, 81 years. az Duff
field: obstruction OF bowels.
William Barton. 81 years. Harper
hospital; ulcer.
Edna Becker years, is2 Humboldt;
pneumonia.
John Bigier 81 years. 400 Grand
River, heart disease. ~
Annie Metzger. months. SIS TWEEN
ty-third: pneumonia.
Mary J. E1eming. 10 months. 1874
Fifth. pneumonia
cyril Poole. 9 years, 887 Wessen:
Joseph u. shea. 30 years, Iys Gather
Inc; heart disease.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
RESTRICK LUMBER CO.
STILL IN BUSINESS

The impression that has gone out
that the c. w. RestriSk Lumber COIN
pany has disposed VI its whole busi-
ness IL corrected by Charles w. Res
trick, president. who says that tho
Delray yard which Was sold was mere
ly the Wholesale department, and that
the firm continues 10 do business at
both the vinewood-ave. and Russell
st. plants, where nearly all Of the city
or retail business is done
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
NEW YORK STOCK LETTER.

Furnish ed by Cameron Gurrfe Go.
There was hurried covering OF shorts
In the active speculative issues this
morning. especially Reading and Union
Pacif1c that forced sharp gains in the
nrst few minutes and for time gave
The sharp recovery was based on the
news that the proposed new issue OF
Erie notes had been approved by the
public service commission and a belief
that the notes maturing ON April 3
would be either extended or paid of In
cash. The Erie notes were in demand
az III and the nrst ana second pre-
After theNdfst few minutes. the houses
that were the heaviest sellers yester-
day supplied Reading In large amounts
can Smelling.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
Apple.-Tancy. ss0s.So; common. $,

G1.15 per Dbl
Butter-Extra creamery. 2sISc: farm
separator, &c; packing stock. lsc. or
ficiai prices: Extra creameries. 2sh c:
firsts. e6 PC: crooks. csc; packing stock,
cabb~se---Honiegr s1@l.25 per
CeIery-Cgilfornia 5oG75o per doz:
Florida, s2;ISas per crate
bu; $40 per bbl
Cauiiaower-caiiforn sl.750a per
Cheese--Michigan full cream 140
Conee--Packags coffee. si47501sas
per 100 lbs.
NJ Drss; & cs.yei1Faney. s9sho; com
Dressed Hogr--Light, 6N6Lc per lib:
common. 51a 96c per 10.
EgHs--Michigan current receipts. ex-
ira, case count. i5c per doz
Flour--Michigan patent, In wood,
$685.; second patent. s5.25; straight.
''i FFeedMJobbins p lots bran. $4,000.
coarse corn meal. s2s; corn and oat
chop, see: coarse rniddiings. s7s: fine
miediins,; So Fer ton n,r.an o,,on. -.
per doz: cucumbers, s1.2501.50 per
doz: lettuce. l2c per 30; spinach soc
per bu; parsley. 2oa Csc per doz; wa
doz; asparagus, si.7s per doz.
crapes--Maiagas. $3.50 $50 per bbi.
Hoscy-Fancy white ia Isc; amber,
14q15c; extracted, S1sc per ID.
Hickory Nut.--s2 per bu
Hay-Detroit shippers are paying the
following prices for new baiei hay in
:Iss;. Ne 70, = 5SSis: glover; mixed;
sa 9S s.ssw !, Eye tons straw IA "a wheat and
Hides--No. cured. &c; No. cured.
&c; No. I green Sc; No. 2 green. &c: kip
SHred Nc Ne !. Nc Iei No, .; S3c: kip green.
lie; No. ?. sac; calf, green. No. 4, ioc:
No. 2, shc per ID: horse hides. No. 1.
g; No. q 81; shsepskins. as to wool,
Hnrdware--wire nails. $40; base
painted barbed wire, $3.50; galvanized
parbed wire. sa.so: No. 9 anneaied wire.
cloth. 81 40 per 100 feet: lap and slip,
so and per cent of; poultry netting,
after weaving 80 per cent on; wire
on: round and corrugated conductor
pipe. 10 and s Ter cent on.
M. %srcalltSgn psr Is SsSo per box
Orsnges--CalIfornia navels. sz7s03
'Iper box.
Pinesppie--r-Fiorida, s2a25o per dox
Potntoes-Car lots. o. b. Detroit.
eo@ssc per bu:~new Bermudas, 50
rouitry--Hens, ia@lsc; springs. lac;
ifcs geese. 1oG11c; turkeys. itQ1sc:
dressed hens. lac. ducks, l4615c:
ProsisioBs--Mess pork. 1880. family
pork. s1f50G15: light. clear, 1880:
heavy. 81. 80. smoked hams. sxc; dry
aslted briskets, Sac shoulders Sc: piu-
mic hams. 7Mc. bacon, iOh Tffc: lard.
IN tierces. Sic; kettle rendered. 9Hc
Id
o.Ion---so a 500 per bu: Spanish.
81 rs. crate.
oifs---RaW IInseed. &c. boiled I'm
seed. fSc gal, less ! per cent for ca-fi
IA 10 days. diamond headlight kero-
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02

Alone with his thoughts and bible,
the gift OF his sweetheart-the girl
among all others Of his acquaintance
whom he respected--he realized that
he was trapped. In his despair be
turned to the scriptures for comfort.
Here. at last he found the peace fof
-~hfeh- troubled soul as-haHser-
Ing. There was only one thing left to
do. make a clean breast OF IT, Then
came the full confession.
Thus the battle was won for the %
lice. Throughout the thrilling recital
sat Bowin. cool, unmoved, care free.
Sometimes ne actually laughed when
the witness read some particularly
clever remark he had made. But just
behind him sat his mother, picture
OF anguish and despair, her head bow
led and her hands to her eyes. YET.
wher Il was ali over she leaned for
ward and their lips met In lingering
kiss.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
BOSTON COPPER.
COPPER LETTER.

Cameron currie Il Co.'S copper letter:
Opening copper cable: spot EOS lis
sd. down fl; futures. fss as Cd. down
IL. a
The coppers opened steady this
morning and held about stationary dur
ing the first half OF the day. Trading
feature TO the transactions Boston
Cons showed "a little firmer tone than
for several days past, recovering a half
point from the low price OF yesterday,
North Butte was inclined TO sag and
fell on three-quarters OF a point The
balance OF the list remained unchanged
up 10 the noon hour. The metal Ia Lon
don was weak and OF IL for both spot
and futures In first cables.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
PRODUCE.

Commission men reported steady
and quiet market this morning. Butter
eggs and poultry were all steady 10
firm. Potatoes and onions were slow
and easy in tone. The market had not
yet absorbed all or yesterdays heavy
receipts OF Strawberries. the movement
being a little slow on account of the
weather. The first carload OF yege-
was expected in during the day
The shipment comes direct from Long
Beach, Miss. and is the first solid car
received from that state.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
NEW YORK METAL.

NEW YORK. April AIT the
metal exchange today an irregular
movement was shown. Further weak
ness developed In copper. all grades
being reduced is In the askiny price
Tin was firmer in sympathy with the
commodity. Spot and nearby deiiy-
cries were ND lie. Lead and speiter
were dull and unchanged.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
Quotations furnished by Cameron
BOSTox COPPER SALES

BOSTON, April 2.--Sales; Furnished
by Cameron Currie Co.. Anal. set1:
AZ, rs; Are. 3l5; Arlz. Co.. 80; Atl.. so.
A.. 22s; C. 4 II. s.; Cent. $50; Mercur.
100; Range. 7S3; ID. W.. 10. Elm. 10:
FIR. $50; G. c. c.. $50; Roy, 5; Mass
1910; Mex. $40: Moh.. 1875; New. 7o5;
II. l., 40; Shan. 65i: Sup. Cop, 20.
Trim. 497. OIL, 40; u. s. r.. 81. pfd..
257: u. C.. 5; Utah Cons. 800; Wet. S32.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
Estimator sharpening Ak.

The estimators will get busy VIII
the city budget next Wednesday and
have the remainder OF the month IN
which to study conditions and iop OF
amounts as deemed necessary. There
is a disposition to cut the estimates
this year to the baresi necessities on
ACCOUNT OF the times not being quite
as prosperous as las year, and salaf
les increases are likely tosuferfirst.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
COPPER CLOSE.

?. Bos. Cons. 1T. BuSe GIN. n:
Butte & London. so: Cop. Con. 65I4
Cons. Merear.. as; 9. & H.. es<; c. e A..
100: Cent, AIN, DID,. 3s4 Ely. Sss
Groux. 3ss Globe. SIS G. Can 2; Kew
Cop, 8: La Sale. IA; Mob, 4a/a Mai.
6is Isiye Royal. is: NV. Cons. IN
North Butte. "a; Wyandotte, l25
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
A,dermen Go 20 port Huron.

Most OF the members OF the coca-
eli went 10 Port Huron Thursday
morning on a pleasure trip, taking an
electric car. They Will visit the Of
f,cials OF the tunnel city and may IN
dulge In some bowling. as refresh
ment from the cares OF Official life.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02


NEW YORK. April 2.-The stock
market opened irregular. with ma
jority OF declines. The most import,
ant were In Canadian Pacific rs, and
United States Steel common IL. Oth-
en- losses included la in Reading, Col
orado Fuel and Missouri Pacific and
ff-s- IN -St-Patsl and Aorthern- Pacllc-
Copper lost Is Great Northern pre-
ferred opened up IL. Atchison start
ed IA and Smelling IL better. Al tho
end OF ten minutes trading the mar
hat generally showed fractional al
yances above the initial figures.
Trading In the stock market was
Influenced again today by uncertainty
regarding the financing OF the matur-
ing Erie notes and IN good part OF
the first hour prices movements were
nearly all TO lower figures. the great
est declines being sustained In the
Erie preferred shares
Reading was under some pressure
from the same operators that have
been supplying the seek for the las-
few days and declined over one point
to 102 1-2 Union Pacific and ST. Paul
declined nearly one point at the sauna
time and fractional losses were made
in a few other stocks. Colorado Fuel,
which has been strong feature of
the market, joined In the downward
movement. falling point. Govern
ments unchanged: osEer bonds steady.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02

sene. CSC; turpentine, In barrel lots,
SAC per gal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES soc per ct, $Ls'V
LIS per 2f-pt case
sweet Potntoes-Illinois. $292.2s per
bu: SC per Dbl
SuRar-Crystai dominoes. SSlo; eegie
500: xxx powdered s5.s5; granulat-
ed, extra coarse. 1856; granulated, In
bulk, $5.55: granulated. In 1O-lb cotton
bags. 1870: graduated. I'm 25-lb cotton
bags $3.50; Michigan granulated: So 20;
confectioners' A. $40; No. I $3.50: No.
2. 1855; No. 3. $3.50, No. 4, s54S; No. 3
S5s5 No. o. $500: No 10. s515: No ii.
$40; No. IL. s5.05; No. IS. s5.05: No. IL.
S. No. Is. So per 100 lbs -,
T,nliow-No 4. 4%c; No. 2. &C per 10.
Tomntoes-Fioridas. 7sc per basket
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS

Quotations furnished 81 Cameron
curie q Co. New % reg, 1883. @1o4l. !:
new 2s coup. l04 bid; new 3s reg
1904 m1o1A: new 3s coup. 201T102;
new Is reg, 12ols ql2l u new As coup,
12ofL bid
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
Monv Chinese monssteries are en-

Many Chinese monssteries are en-
lowed with land or Il tribute OF rise.
hut seldom SO as to be self-supportins.
and the monks. armed with gongs.
40 down, into the cities TO beg for
sustepancc aud most or them nave
become very capable beggars.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
Markets az Finance.
LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFALO.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Livestock Report by sadler, Borfck q
CaL Canunf.-fau S@r.h.uss

Co, Commission Merchants.
BUFFALO. April 2.-(Special.) Cat
tie: Receipts light. steady. Hogs; Re-
ceipts. 1900; pigs. $3.50 $3.50; all 9TH
ers, $500 Sheep. Receipts, 5000.
Top lambs. ss.50QS.75; top calves, IS
as. so.
CHICAGO. April 2.-Hogs. Receipts.
1900; market l0c higher, light. IS. rs u
625. mixed and heavy. $5.sBQ6.SO;
roughs. ;S.sS4s; pigs. si;so15.7o.
workers.. $6.l0Ge.20. Cattle; Receipts.
5000. market slow. steady; beeves,
beeves, $4,000 1885, cows and helfers.
$24 $40, Texans. $+Q $40; calves, si.l5
u SIS; westerners. s4.40U5.50; stockets
and feeders. s3.s5&5.3o sheep. Re
ceipts. 10000; weak 10 loo lower. ma
tVes, S4.95W6.s0. western, s5W6.S1;
yesrlings. ss25d7.5O; native lambs. So
VI.90. western lambs. 1929 o. $50.
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02

nnsin~r--iike Prfnffsx. No fuss ano
40 rrutnerS The plain. neut kind. thar
looks right. Times Prinfin& Co, 10
1UfTu Hsrt Phone f<sa
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by Cameron
-urie AZ Co Opening prices:
The Detroit times., 1908-04-02
EVEN COL. FUEL
J JOINS SLUMP
MARKET PRICES TEND DOWN.
WARD, ERIE PED. LEADING
THE DESCENT.

Am. c. F.. s2M; AN Loco, ~
pfd., ssh Am. sqg. Ref. iZa* c Am
snsi'j s' Ana : 10 COP IA; "a AM NV wooisns
isa 4. & o. Is; brook Rap TRANSIT
as; Cent. LeathNSs 2o7s. c. a. o., Sl
Can. Pac.. I5IA; {. - O. w. So; Col p
l. p5ssi. S 8 HUDSON Sssi Canal Isl; Den
4 i. G.. isA: Erie. "a. do 'firsts 81 i
do seconds. 2OM Mex. Cent, ~; NJ
X. & r. 2sA; do ptd.. 54h CT. North.
Mo Pac., s2A: Nat. Lead Co, IS y n
a. w. So " Amer. 81. ~. West
l4sA: n pae;, 1874 N \ 6 p.n = III
iis:P q. r. q c.. SO: Reading. EOS -
Rep. Steel. Isls do pfd. Ioi4 Rock lsL
IL: do pfd. 81: 81 Paul nm So. Pacl
7S%; 5. Ry., lsh; do pfd. s73' Twis
CITY. 81: Union Pae. i2tA =. = 3
steel. 3SN do pfd. sS11; Wabash lo'A
do pfd.. IS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-13
JUDGE HARGIS MURDERED
Famous Kentucky Feudist Is
Killed by His Son.

Jackson, KY, Feb. Beach Hargis
shot and killed his father, Judge James
Hargis, in the latters store here.
Beach fired five shots at his father,
who fell dead while the store was
filled with customers.
The exact cause of the murder has
not been learned, but it Is supposed
to have been the result of differences
which have existed between father
and son for some time.
The two men are reported to have
had severe quarrel several nights
ago, when the father, it is alleged,
was compelled to resort to violence to
restrain his son.
Judge Hargis has been for years
prominent figure in Kentucky in polit-
ical and criminal circles. He has fig.
ured In the courts in the mountains
for years on account of the murders
OF DR.. Cox, Attorney Marcum and Jim
Cockrill. Judge Hargis was the polit-
zeal leader of the Democrats of the
Tenth district and was the "boss" of
Breathitt county. For years his sway
was not opposed, but some years ago
Mr.. Marcum had the temerity TO op-
pose Hargis in law case From that
date Marcum was marked man.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-13
He Wanted TO Burn Them.

Husband docking up from his paper)
What asses men can make of them
selves.
Wife What is the matter now. dear?
HI am looking at the love letters
In this breach OF promise case.
W.-Are they Interestingly
H.-Interesting? They are absolutely
sickening. Hear this; MY dear ducky,''
my lovely dovey.' Ha. ha. ha!
w (demurely)-It does sound rather
foolish, doesn't 1t?
HI. with a burst OF laughter) Fool
ish? Idiotic, you mean. It's the worst
nonsense imaginable. To think that
any man in his senses could write
such stuff as this: II send you a mil
lion kisses, my goosie poosie. sweety
peetyw Ha. la, ha!
W.-Perhaps he loved her when he
wrote those letters.
H-Su7pose he did! Is that any ex-
cuse for writing such bosh?
W.-Yes. it should be. Here are some
letters found today when looking
over my old relics-relics of courtship.
They are very foolish. but very pre-
cious to me. | assure you. They are
your letters. One of them begins, my
ownest own preciousest little ducky
darling. my
III. (hastily)--That win do. Put them
In the fire. London Scraps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-13
Gunpowder.

The explosion of gunpowder Is divid-
ed into three distinct stages. called the
Ignition, inflammation and combustion
The Ignition is the setting on fire Of
the first grain, while the Inflammation
Is the spreading Of the flame over the
surface of the powder from the point
OF ignition. Combustion Is the burn
Ing up of each grain. The value Of
gunpowder Is due to the fact that
when subjected to sufficient heat 1t be-
comes gas which expands with
frightful rapidity. The so called ex-
plosion that takes place when match
IS touched TO gunpowder Is merely a
chemical change. during which there
is sudden evolution Of gases from
the original solid. 1T has been cal
culated that ordinary gunpowder on
exploding expands about 1900 times
or flls space this much larger as a
gas than when In solid form. When
this chemical change takes place In
q closed vessel the expansion may be
made to do a work like that OF forcing
a projectile along the bore of the
great gun or test tube in the line Of
least resistance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-13

If just before close of an insurgen
political address you should b,
struck upon the shoulder by an indi
yidual moving about the hall, do not
take offense at the "knocker" as it is
only one Of the secret signs adopted
by the Crawford Republican State
League ard means that your pres
ence is desired at select meeting
Of insurgents to be held Immediately
at the close Of the address at some
insurgent leaders Office; there the
speaker of the evening will initiate
you into the secret signs, pass words,
grips and methods to be used in
carrying your precinct.
In view of the fact that the above
information eminated from Richard
o. Richards, the Huron banker in
charge of the league and manager Of
Crawford's political fortunes, it is
expected that all who receive the
secret tap viii promptly respond
with their presence and there receive
the contributions OF Silver Dick.