Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-25
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Approximately 10000 sheep have
been shorn in the vicinity of Sho.
shoni. Wyo., this season, making
crop estimated at 100000 pounds.
The federal government will probe
the gigantic bull movement in cotton
and there promises to be some sensa
tional developments in Wall street
among the nations great gamblers
lowa's fruit and vegetables have
been damaged by freezing weather to
the amount of between S5.O00,O00 and
SlOo00,O0 Snow covers the southern
part of the state in many localities.
Paris is the Mecca of foreigners.
They come from all parts of the world
to enjoy life In the great metropolis.
and the yearly income from this source
alone approximates $500, 900 900.
A Pittsburg minister Sunday scared
a number Of his congregation by tell.
ing them the end of the world would
come with Halley's comet. The ex.
cited were probably more or less mix
ed up in the graft disease.
Dynamite placed under a new Salt
Lake hotel building being erected by
non-union labor exploded at 3 O'Clock
Monday morning doing considerable
damage. The explosion shook the city
and smashed considerable plate glass.
Aroused by the recent floods in
Paris, the engineers of the United
States geological survey have begun
a study Of means to prevent or dl.
minish losses in the United States
from floods They estimate The annual
damage by floods at $10O,O00,O0O
Dry farming has emphatically been
declared the potent element In the
future growth of western South Da.
kota, by the Stock Growers associa.
lion of that state and they have urged
the acting in conjunction with the
national association 10 further ad-
vance their cause.
Waller Welman says enthusiasm
In striking contrast to apathy usually
shown toward foreign rulers. The
Niennese are traditionally luke-warm
to emperors and kings. and the great.
est on earth have been there in the
past without creating more than the
smallest ripple on the placid surface
OF local life
A steel safe containing diamonds and
icNelry and money estimated to be
worth between $4,000 and $50, 900,
lost in the tidal wave which destroyed
the seaport OF Indianold. in Calhoun
county, Texas. In 1875, mas Deen re.
covered from The gulf. Indlanoll was
located on Il Peninsula extending info
the gulf and the cafe was owned by
James Williams. a jewsler who pacr.
ed all his valuables and money IN L
before his nome was swep: 20 sea
He and his danghlers lost their lives
The contents are in good condition ex.
cept from The effects Of the salt water
which had erepr in. 1t was in about
twenty feet OF water and Ouried acv.
eral feet in the sand. By Il magnet
the chest was located.
George r. Jackson, a wealthy Ar.
kansan, who has announced that he
VIII give 1000 acres OF rich Arkansas
farm land to the unemployed of ST.
Louis and vicinity, told a hundred un.
employed men that he has received
more than 500 letters regarding the
plan since its announcement and thai
more than 10000 acres have been Of
iered for the purpose by philanthroplc
pien from Manitoba to Texas. Jack
son made the announcement at a meet
Ing of the ST. Louis Welfare assocla-
tion. organized by James Eads How.
the eccentric philanthropist, for the
benefit OF his proteges, the tramps. II
Is planned TO divide the land into small
farms to be worked on the community
plan.
convinced that asupernatural power
has caused the mysterious sleeping
sickness which has compelled her
against her will TO slumber six DAYS
III every seven for the last ten years.
Mrs. Bessie Hodes OF Brooklyn, has
consented to try hypnotic suggestion
as cure where physicians with the
customary remedies have failed Elec.
lric shocks, needle thrusts and other
heroic efforts to awake Mrs. Hodes
from the profound sleep into which
she falls regularly every Saturday ev-
ening to remain until the following
Friday evening. failed to shake off the
strange lethargy which enchalns her.
1t was her belief that a spiritual in.
fluence Is responsible for her queer