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The Coconino sun., 1909-07-16
{, oALL0Ou IN ihe AIR.
The Delicate Balance of the Gisanti,
 Bag of Gas.

The Delicate Balance of the Gigantic
 Bag of Gas.
 It is while discharging ballast to enter the higher attitudes that you get your first idea of the hair trig- ger balance of the giant contriv. ance keeping you aAoat. Your pi. lot takes a small wooden scoop, no larger than an ordinary sized soup ladle, digs into one of the sand bags and scatters a single "shovelful' overheard. Up darts your balloon 100, 200. 300 feet. An ordinary sized bottle of beer spilled over board lightens the balloon enough to send it up 250 feet, and if you happen to be over a vacant field where you can drop the bottle your self without risk of killing any one the release of this weight will send you up another 300 feet. So deli cately poised is your balloon once 1t has struck its balance that you could push it up or pull it down from 300 to 400 feet with strength equal to that of your little finger.
 When a mere cloud passes be tween you and the sun, causing in. stant contraction of the gas in the balloon, the envelope becomes bag gy and flaccid at once, and you be. gin to fall, sometimes at the rate of a thousand feet minute, although you have no warning of this other than the statoscope and no sensa- ton except the thrill as you see the alarming rapidity with which the earth comes nearer to you Three or four scoopfuls of sand may be necessary to sacrifice before you again strike your balance, and the next moment the sun darts from behind the cloud, warns the bal loon, and the envelope tautens d. most with bang, and you go kit ing upward under your frightened load until you are obliged to open the escape valve to let out gas to prevent going up above your orig inal level. Then it is that you be- gin to understand why the bugbear of the aeronaut is alternate cloud and sunshine, why he prefers sail ing during the night and why, if he does sail throughout the day, he mounts high above the clouds in continuous sunshine, where the vol ume of gas in the balloon remains constant.-A. W. Rolker in Ameri- can Magazine.
The Coconino sun., 1909-07-16
Cattleman's Claim for Damages.

The following rough and ready claim for damages was sent in by a New Mexico ranchman:
 Dear Sir-Did your injineer tell you he has killed two couse be- longin to me, he said he would tell you an the konductor too they killed them tonite as they cam across the road at my plais where have got a crossin an when 1 put my crossin in you sed you was putin up a fence on eche side of the rode that wud keap critters from gettin killed you put up hel of a fense two calfs broak it to kindelin wood ouar after your fense gang went down the rode-your injinear Ott to be fired he knos there is a graid thare and he comes down thare hel bent every nite--the couse he killed was yerelin heffers-brand bar J bar swallow fork on rite ear and left ear underhacked-I want the money for the couse my critters is all I have on urth to live on and if your injinear can kil one every time he gets drunk all l have to say is this United States has gone to the duce the couse vii be 50 dol CTS hoping you are wei. "-Kansas City Journal.
The Coconino sun., 1909-07-16

was, 10 one or llle DIS WholSSal' SiO' cery houses of Chicago. The man ager said he didn't think they intend. ed adding a newspaper department just yet. and was forced Into making unannounced calls on the city edi tors
 Despite the fact that he had re- peatedly told me there was nothing doing, l continued to prosecute Sher- man, then city editor of the Tribune. One day, in a fatherly spirit, he took me gently by the hand. Opening the door of a great room wherein sat 50 or 40 of the most abject, discouraged, hungry-looking men I had ever seen, he said:
 "My young man, do you see those fellows in there?'
 "'Yes, sir
 Do you know what they are?
 "'No sir. They look like buns to mel
 "'They are newspaper men on space. We have g reporters on the regular staff-just twice as many as we need. When all the regular men are at work and something comes up that has to be covered at once, we open the door of this room and sum mon one of these space men. If the assignment does not pan out. he gets 50 cents for car fare If 1t does, he gets $6 a column for what we print or his story. Mind you. not $6 a column for what he writes. but $6 column for what we print of what he writes!
 sherman paused to let this soak in.
 "Tt suits me- l said, abruptly. 1 was at the end of my rope, anyhow. ana the S6 a column had It's lure!
 "Help yourself replied sherman, as though washing his hands of me. There are always plenty of chairs! And he withdrew.
 Well, boys" continued Miller, toy. ing with the crust of his cherry pie, q sat in that room exactly 30 days, IS hours a day, before Jim Keeley called my name-and when he called it, l hadn't heard 1t in so long l hardly knew 1t myself! Keeley was some sort of an assistant in those days and he told me in the usual courtly man ner. still in vogue about newspapers. to get to h--l out of there on Re publican primary story up In the steenth ward didn't have car fare. but 1t was only four miles or so up on the North side, and 1 walked!
 Tt was a bully story, too! There was a fight and a knife-sticking and a lot of color! l rushed madly back to the office and wrote crackerjack story of at least two columns on that fight. Next morning I got up early and borrowed a newspaper.
 How my heart ebbed when failed to find the story on the front page! Fsverishly tore through the col umns! Then I began ali over again and went through them line by line and away back under political sub head found four line item, the re port of the primary It said that such and such a primary had been held and that such and such men were among those present
 en and there chalked up that
 as one of the 50cent
The Coconino sun., 1909-07-16
Bad Drinking Water a Common Caus,
 of Sickness.

One of the most common causes of sickness is bad drinking water. In some parts of the country where shallow wells are the principal source of supply. diarrhoea is quite common, and Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in demand. One or two doses of this remedy will check the attack and prevent any serious consequences. This remedy is for sale by all deal CTS.
The Coconino sun., 1909-07-16

It keeps man busy these days thinking and scheming, when home how to avoid stepping on his rugs placed on the floor by his wife to be looked at.
The Coconino sun., 1909-07-16

II had a brillian idea! l made Il
 my mind that
 would throw up my job as city ed itor of The Pc dunk Blaetter anG get a job in Ch,
 cago. l had a double purpose-l wanted to become great, and see the world s falr at tht same time.
 ITO prove that my idea was real ly a brilliant one as stated" he add ed. taking a lib eral mouthful Of cherry pie, a la mode. "I discov cred that several hundred ot h e [ country ueWSIld per cubs had de. cided on the same procedure. l didn't know a soul in Chicago. but l got a letter from our local groceryman, who knew what a smart fellow
The Coconino sun., 1909-07-16
VISITS WITH .3 3UYG5EHY
How Miller Broke in

"One day, out in the tall grass" said Miller, taking lunch at the Press club,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21

in season. The rate to Norfolk from
Roseboro, N. c., is 32c. per hundred
pounds, but the rate from Norfolk to
Chicago, a much greater distance, is
25c. per hundred pounds. The rate
on peas from Washington, N. c., to
L~ynchburg is lac. per undre pounds,
but from Washington, n. c.. to Dallas,
n. c., both In the State. the rate is
31c., q difference Of 10 1-5c. per
bushel in favor of Lynchburg. al
though the mileage is less to Dallas.
From Hickory to ST. Louis the rate on
cow peas is &c. per hundred pounds,
but the Missouri farmer can snip
wheat into Hickory for 36c. per hun
dred pounds.
treat to Wilmington Csc, in car lots
from Waynesville to Wilmington 36.4c.
Now lets &c to far away Maine, on
potatoes from Pressure Isle to Eliza
beth City, AZ 1-2c., Raleigh 50 lie,
Washington 54c., Wilmington $40.
From H~endersonville to Elizabeth
City Sic, Raleigh 35c.. Washington
Actually potatoes are hauled from
Maine to Wilmington for one and one
quarter cents per hundred pounds
cheaper than from Hende-sonville.
Now these are only a few of the
many Determinations that the farmer
is up against. This article could fill
column after column dealing on this
same question, but this is sufficient
to show what a serious thing it is.
Every farmer hat has a surplus crop
to sell should be at least put on an
equality with the products from other
sections, and the State can never eX-
pect to get the full developments from
the farms until this is done. These
places have been selected for compari-
son for the reason that the products OF
one section could be distributed in
other sections in certain seasons and
another thing, Wilmington is the lOgi-
cal iobbing center for Eastern North
Carolina. ard should have in effect
rates from all North Carolina points
that would allow the North Carolina
farmer to put his produce into that
market as cheap as from any other
point.
w. j. SHUFORD,
Member of Board of Agriculture from
the Ninth Congressional District.
Hickory, n. c., Sept. 13, 1909
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
J. SHUFORD,

v. q. IIti 0IND,
Member of Board of Agriculture from
the Ninth Congressional District.
Hickory, n. c., Sept. 10, 1909.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
DESERVES TO BE HUNG.
\ Country Girl From Johnston County
Ill Treated by Man Named Morton.

(ROcklngham POSt.)
A story containing much of pathos
was tina related to Justice Long Tues
day by Maggie Goodwin, a little coun-
try girl apparently not more than
eighteen years old. The girl said
that her home was at Benson, in
Johnston county, and that she came
to Rockingham in response to a let
ter from her sweetheart. j. M. Nor
ton, who promised to marry her i'm
mediately on her arrival here. On
her arrival she insisted on his keep
ing his word but he found some ex-
cuse for net aoing it and kept making
her promises. The couple then went
to Hannah Pickett mills and both
found work. They lived together
there as man and wife, the girl daily
pleading with the man to keep his
promise. Norton treated the girl very
badly. frequently getting drunk and
beating her. Tuesday she decided that
she could stand it no longer n come
to town and swore out a warrant for
Norton. He heard Of it and, drawing
all the money due them at the mill
as wages. he skipped. The officers
have failed to locate him.
Norton came here from Lumber
ton. Any information as to his
Whereabouts will be appreciated by
the local authorities.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
City Health Bulletin.

There went to the printers yester-
dav Raleigh's first health bulletin,
prepared by the city superintendent Of
health. DR.. T. NJ. Jordan. Although
it is required of this officer in the
charter. yet this will be the first ever
published. 1t will deal with live
topics and create considerable inter
est in health matters in the capital
city.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
Kills Snakes Where He FINDS I'm
(Wilkes Patent.)

While returning from the Lithia
Springs on the mountain Sunday
evening, Mr., J. L. Clements killed
two large copperhead snakes. Mr..
Moore. following a few minutes later.
killed another. hen a short while
afterwards another gentleman killed
a huge RATHER. MI. Clements believes
that the snakes were either holding
a convention or a started to the
Wilkes county fair TO put themseive.
on exhibition.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
OLD OFFENDER BEFORE
U. S. COMMISSIONERS.
and Is Bound Over to Federal Court
Under 5000 Bond, Which He

Ivan Robertson, colorec, from e.
Eagle Rock, was given a hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner JOhn
Nichols yesterday OIL the charge of
retailing. Upon being adjudged guilty,
the defendant was bound over to the
United States court under a bond of
800. which he gave.
The defendant is known in court
circles. having been before Colonel
ichol and having served a Jail SEN
tence for the same offense he is now
charged with.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
Diplomacy.

Tn surprised at YOU!
eWhat's the matter
1T hear you've invited your grocer
and butcher to your daughters we'd
dins breakfast"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
A GREAT MINERAL EXHIBIT
North Carolina Flashing Gems
at State Fair

Rubies, Sapphires, Emeralds, Beryls.
Amethysts, Hiddenite, Garnets,
AlrcOn, and Other Attractive Min
erals That VIII Delight All Who
See.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21

Mr.. SFuford. member of the State
Board of Agriculture, Says Every
Farmer That Has a Surplus Crop
to Sell! Should be Put on An Equality
With the Products of Other Sec
lions. So That the State May Get the
Full Development From the Farms.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
staple and Fancy Prices Fur,
nished by Buyers and WhOIesaIera-

BUTTER-Crsamery. No. 4 Delivered to
the retail trade in lib, cartons, SIC. No. 1
in 6o-lb. tubs. 30nC; No. . in lib. cartons,
sc; in 61~lb. tubs, 2Inc; packing stock, 1sc.
fancy dairy. tubs, aGzlc; common roll.
fresh made. 2c. Market changes every
Tuesday.
E~GGS-Fresh selling stock. candled. 20d
&c. No storage stock in Omaha market.
CHEkSE-FM NEST Wisconsin fun cream.
twins, 15c; young Americas, = In hoop. l5lc;
favoFite, 8 In hoop, Ice; daisies. 20 ir hoop.
jJl1c; cream brick. full case. l5c; block
swiss, l5c; full-cream limourEer, l6o-
Beef Cuts-RibS, No. i. lBc. Nc. Z, lie;
No. g sI+c. LON, No. !. lsxc. No, 2, lac; NJ.
z lie. Chuck. No. ], TIC, No, 2 she; No.
q SAC. Round, No, l. SIC; No. 2 STc; No.
8 Thc. Plate, No !. CSC; No. z bAc. Ma
POULTRY-Alive. springs, L2c. mems. iOc;
cocks. 5Asc; ducks. l01c; geese. Sbsc; tur-
keys, lSc: pigeons, per doz.. sc: guinea
fowls, per doz.. $50. SQUADS. per doz, 81
Dressed, hens, lie. springs, lzdlS1nc. cockA
eLsc, ducks. I3c; geese. lie. turkeys, 2Ic.
FiSH-whitefish. frozen. lVc: herring,
shc; salmon. lOc; pike, 9ci p;ckereL 5AQ5c:
trout, lOe; catfish. IGgl2c; halibut, DC, red
snapper. i2c. black bass. 2c; crappies, 50
&C.; perch, SC. codfish, is; smelts, SC; cells,
l5c; Holsters, green. S7c; koLed. +0ci frogs'
10. ! ribs, l7lAc; No. 2. &c; No. 3. s1sc.
No. ! loin, 1SlTc; No. = 13lzc; No. 3 lie No.
l chuck, The. No. , &c, Nc. 3, She. No. ]
round, &c; No. ., sic, No. 3 Sc. No. ]
plate, 6Ac; No. z, SIC: No. s, SIC
HlDES-No- / green. Sac. NO. i cured LOG.
STHAWBERRIES-Oc per Of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations Of the Day on Narious
C~ommoditfea.

NEW YORK. March 2-FJOUR-RA-
ceipts. 2SD bills. exports. 2Fp bbls. mar
ket dull and barely steady. Minnesota pat
euts. SepaS0o: winter strsights. S.35dS.@;
Minnesota bakers. Apd475; winter extras,
tApgu465; winter patents. S.5Oa6Oo; winter
low Grades. S.9Jd455; Kansas strsights.
A&sd4.5o, choice 90 fancy. A.65d45. Buck
wheat flour. dull HGpds.E5 per 100 lbs.
CORNMEAL-Stesdy fine white and vel
low NSgl60. coarse. H-51a155; kiln dried,
,.RYE-Dun; No. 2 western. Sc, + o. b.
New York.
BARLEY-stesdy. mating. 1sq7sc, C. i. f.
New York: feeding, 74Q75c. C. l. T. New
WHEAT-Recaipts. 2s9 bu.: exports,
ESQ bu. SPOT. firm. No. ? red. H.Zhd
l2+z. elevator. and N.Eis. T. O. b., af1oat
No. ! northern, Duluth. yl24ts. T. O b.,
afloat; No. ? hard winter. H.3N, Z. o. b..
affect Sharp advances were scored in
wheat today as a result Of higher cables.
eNport talk. higher outside markets and
adverse crop reports from the winter wheat
belt. Commission houses and shorts were
good buyers all day and last prices showed
NC net advance. MAY closed at N.lSis and
CoRN-Receipts. sl.oo bu. exports. ia. so
bu. Spot, firm: No. ,, 1Aizc. elevator. and
7s4c. Z q, b. sfloat; No. ? white. nominal.
option market was without transactions.
closing hdisc higher. July closed at 72&c
and September al iZsc
E-heteipl~ fu.-1 uAs spot easy
mixed oats. - e. % lbs. 56lad51lRC, natural
white. l6 10 81 lbs. 57d5sc; clipped white,
81 10 20 lbs. 6td5lc.
HAY-Quiet: No. I. sSa65c. good to choice,
Sas5c
HIDES-Dum. Bogota- lsi@alylec; Central
America, lsizc.
LEATHER-QUiet; acid. G3hg29c.
PRONlSIONS-Beef, quiet. family, $500
615.J; mess. N0.50d1lOo beef hams, S2ipfp
300; packet, ~S4O0dl4.5O; city extra India
mess, S225gd25.GOCut meats, steady; picked
bellies, &T5; picked hams, nO25dlo5l.
Lard. firm; western, 80 4sHl0.S, refined,
firm. continent, 5000. South America,
S1l.5o. compound. SSl24ds3. Pork. steady
family. ~SlS.500l9.J0, short clear, Ss 5ca2l5e;
mess, sls.50Q1e5N.
TALLOW|Steady. city, az per pkg.
sac; country Cpkgs. free, JsdS1c
RICE-Frm. domestic, fair TO extra, "a
noiac: Japan, nominal.
BUTTER-F9rm; held. creamery, common
TO sVeCial. -ga2Sc.
EGGS-Ffrm. state. Pennsylvania and
nearby. brown and mixed fancy, Od3oisc
same. fair TO choice, lsAUlsSc. western
firsts. lgAsc; seconds, 1S1zGlS&c.
POCLTRY-Alive. firm; chickens, broil.
ers. &G33c; fowls, 1sa1sc; dressed, firm
chickens, l2c; fowls, lr4d1Sc; turkeys, II
uLSC.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24
Visible supply of Grain.

NEW YORK, March Especial cable and
telegraphiC communication received by
Bradstreets show the following changes in
available supplies as compared with pre-
v1ous account. Available supplies: Wheat
United States, east Of Rockies. decreased
e5.uo bushels Canada, decreased 232,OOJ
bushels. Total United States and Canada.
decreased 1900 bushels. Afloat for and In
Euro-t, increased 10000 bushels. Total
American and European supply increased
S27.0O0 bushels.
Corn: United States and Canada, de-
creased $4,000 bushels.
Oats. United States and Canada, in
creased $4,000 bushels.
The leading decreases and increases re-
ported this week follow:
Decrease: Manitoba, $1,000 bushels; Lin
coin and vicinity, l75.Oc bushels: Louisville.
$4,000 bushels; Chicago private elevators
5000 bushels; owen Sound, $500 bushels
81. Joseph, 5000 bushels.
Increase: Milwaukee private elevators,
1n0 co bushels
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24

4NkuAS 80 % 1 AAfNN CIV
CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle were mod
crate again this morning, only ls cars
being reported in, as against Z95 cars on
Tuesday Of last week and 20 cars two
weeks ago. At the same time other mar
ket points were lightly supplied and ad-
vices from all directions were encouraging
Buyers Of beef steers were out in the
yards early in the morning and the market
was active on all desirable kinds, with
prices lOalbc higher than yesterday and
around 4Oc higher than the low point last
week. Everything that would do 10 Kill
changed hands in a very short time al
the dvance noted.
Cows and heifers were also in active de-
mand and they too sold l0015c higher than
yesterday. the moderate supply being soon
exhausted under the free buying.
There were comparatively few stOckers
and feeders in the yards. but they met
with quite ready sale at prices that were
a little higher than yesterday. A feeder
buyer paid as high as $40 for very good
stuff.
quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
fed steers, SS.OOd6.6 50; fair 10 good cornfed
steers, S.4Od6.O0, common 10 fair coTn-fed
heifers, A+Oq5.S, fair 70 good COWS and
heifers, s.. 75u4.4J ~; common to fair cows and
steers. S4.6jdl5. 70; good to choice COW and
heifers, 2.25d3.75, stock leifers, S3O0q4.3 IS.
veal calves. S35OdL.25; bulls, stays, etc,
81 T5Qi& good 10 choice stOcke and feed
ers, A.50q5.3: fair to good stockers and
feeders, NOod4.50; common 10 fair stockers
and feeders, S3.25Q4W.
Representative sales.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24
city Live took Market.

KANSAS CITY, March 23.-CATTLE-Re,
ceipts. 1000 head. including 100 southems.
market steady TO strong; top. $50; choice
export and dressed beef steers, S615d6. 50;
fair to good. S5.SDd6l0: western steers.
S4.90d6 50: stockers and feeders. s. 6Od5. IS;
southern steers. Si.6Od6. 90: southern COWS,
t300d4S0: native COWS, $2.6od5.5 80; native
heifers, Si.OOQS.9 %; bulls, 83Sa5.m; calves.
S4.OGq1.60.
HOGs-Receipts. ll.0p head: market SC
10 lOc higher; top. s6&; bulk OF sales. $50
ass heavy.S s.. s0Q6e5; packers and butch
ers. S.65qs9O; light, s6.5OqST7h; pigs, 500
ass.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 500:
market Sc to 15c higher; lambs, S.Onq7. 20;
warnings, s6.25d7.9; wethers, IS. a Is.
ewes. S.0d5.sO: stocker and feeders. $50
m6 q
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24

St sneep market so far this
week has been all that sellers could ask
Tor. Yesterday prices went up Al a rapid
rate and in the tace Of liberal receipts this
morning, the market showed still further
advance OF l0Ql6c. in addition 10 being
higher, the trade was active and practically
everything In sight changed hands by 9
o'clock in the morning or soon after. II
was, in fact, a most satisfactory market
throughout.
Good lambs sold up as high as 37.6, with
the big bulk Of all the lambs in sight bring
ing S.60uI.15, Nearlings sold as high as
500. While there were no old Wethers Of
any consequence offered, they undoubtedly
would have sold higher in the same proper
ton as other kinds. Ewes sold very largely
al S.S5Q57O. All these prices were the
highest Of the month and OF the year 10
date.
Quotations OF sheep and lambs. Good To
choice lambs, ST.56q7.75 fair to good lambs
F.0oa1-50; good 10 choice light yearlings,
s675a715; good TO choice heavy yearlings,
1901 90; good 70 choice wethers. D75q
coo; fair 20 good wethsrs. b5Od5.T5; good
yves, A75d6.0; culls and bucks. S20Oa4.ol.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-24

CHICAGO. March 2s-Reyival OF war
talk concerning the Balkan situation and
an improved export demand caused
strength ia the wheat market here today,
prices at the close being up tG@ac TO sale
compared with yesterdays final quotations.
Corn. oats and provisions closed firm.
Trade in the wheat pit was not especially
active. but the market was firm through
out the entire session and prices moved
spurts occurred during the day on covering
by shorts and at the close prices were al
most at the top notch Strength of the
wheat market at Liverpool and Budapest
and crop damage reports from missouri ana
Nebraska also augmented bullish sentiment,
During the day May ranged between N.l5ls
and Nl62sg while July sold between SLOTS
and Sl.O3&. The market closed strong. with
May at Hl6isdl 1871 and July at h05as.
Notwithstanding liberal receipts and a
poor demand Tor the cash grain by shippers
and exporters the corn market was firm
all day. owing to active bidding by shorts.
Offerings were uleager throughout the en-
tire session. Demand was chiefly for the
market closed firm at net gains OF LAS
compared with the previous close, May
being at 66As d66IAc and July At 65lzQ6JSc.
Oats were firm on buying OF the May de-
livery by cash interests. The market was
Influenced by the firmness Of wheat and
corn. At the close prices were up isqA4 to
&c and May being at 54lzc and July at
4Sssc.
Provisions were firm all day owing TO a
general demand based on a l5c advance In
the price Of live hogs. Al the close prices
were 5N7lsc to IILsc higher.
The leaoing futures ranged as follows;