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Show Univ of Utah THE INDEPENDEN A Weekly Newspaper, Devoted to the Interests of the Leading Agricultural and Horticultural Section of Utah 'The Garden of the West. VOLUME 12. NUMBER 18. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1902. PRICE, $1.25 PER ANNUM. ABOUT TIJ GREAT AUK. Laat of a Kolila Rare of Birds Raa DUappearad. A few days ago an egg of the great auk was offered for sale in London and after a spirited competition was knocked down for 11,222. Th price seems enormous, but when it is remembered re-membered that there are only, as far as known, sixty-flve of these eggs in existence the wonder ceases, as there are many more collectors, whose collections col-lections would not be complete without this coveted possessions. The eggs, of which a single one alone was laid in a season, were deposited n a ledge of rock close to the sea, as the Inability of the bird to travel on land would preclude It from seeking a nesting place far from the shore and the baby auk would bo enabled as soon as possible pos-sible to slip Into the sea. The great auk is believed to be extinct. The latest account of a living specimen was given by the late Dr. Fleming, who in 1821 was cruising In the Hebrides and observed one which had been caught by some fishermen in the sea near St Hilda. It was brought on board the yacht by the sailors and tied by the leg a big bird of about three feet in length with a large beak and wings of very small size, with which it made no attempt to ny. Its waddling gait was most ungainly and difficult on the smooth deck, but when, still tied by the leg with a long rope, it was allowed to seek its food overboard it was astonishing as-tonishing to see the rapidity with which it swam under water. The winjs, sed es propellers, with rapid beau, aided by the feet, drove It thiough the soa with incredible swiftness, swift-ness, and the boats had hard work to keep up with it. The amusement at length met with disaster, as one day when exercising In the usual manner the rope broke or became detached and this laat scion of a noble race disappeared dis-appeared to be seen no more. Chicago News. Consumption Cure Wara-CP's Wara-CP's White Wine of Tap Syrup, the best cough remedy on earth, cures a cold in one day if taken in time. 25 and .r0 cents. Kabatitata for li teh iig J'onU An i:.veator haj sec. rid a patent on a device to take the place of a hitching hitch-ing post. It is in the form of a stiff liither dhkld which is to be strapped tlrht to one of tne horde's front legs and. as the shield will not permit the horse to bend h's knf-e, he cannot ftove. U'omnu. 4 nn(llrt;i.-' A.toutit. The election expense statement of a woman candidate for a rueiiiberdhii) on the sch.ol board in Newbu-g, N. Y., is: "No talk, no money, no promises, prom-ises, no solicitation, no intimidation. A Balanced Aquarian. One. of the sorrows of Dr. Bpencer, who ts lb charge of the Aquarium, Is the persistence with which casual visitors visi-tors plague him for advice as to how to build and keep a balanced aquarium. Such an aquarium is one In which the vegetable and animal lives balance each other o perfectly that It is not necessary to change the water. Dr. Spencer has one in which the water has not been changed for eight years. "Do tell me, Mr. Spencer," said a girl graduate from Boston the other day, "bow I can balance an aquarium. First my fish die, and then my water plants die, and then they both die so fast that I feel almost like a murdress every time 1 start a new balanced aquarium." "It takes several things for a perfectly balanced aquarium," said the superintendent superin-tendent "You must take planorblnae, mullusca, fungi, phytosoa or zoophytes and any member of the class algae." "Yes," said the fair inquirer, "then what?" "Mix them with forty years of experience, miss," said Dr. Spencer. The girl graduate from Boston almost lost her glasses as she flew out of the door. New York Press. REMARKABLE CURE OF CROUP. A Little Boy's Life Saved. I have a few words to say regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved" my little boy's life and I feel that I canDot praise it enough. 1 bought a bottle of it from A. E. Steere of Goodwin, S. D., and wheo I got home with it the pour baby could hardly breathe. I gave the medicine as directed every ten minutes until- he "threw up" and then I thought sure he was going to choke to death. We had to pull the phlegm out of his mouth in great long strings. I am positive that if baa not got that bottle of cough medicine, my hoy would not be on earth todny Joel Dkmont, Inwood, Iowa. For sale by Springville Drug Co. BOATS 1 OR SOLDIERS. NOVEL CONVEYANCE IN USE IN THE GERMAN ARMY. Framework Conitrnoteri of Laner Craft Will Bold from Twolvo to Sl-ioeo Sl-ioeo Man and la Bafa and Roomy Innovation Considered a aacoaas. Frog Farming la Profitable. After laughing at the French people for their frog-eating proclivity the United States Is doing very well in that MneJfor the food commission estimates es-timates 4bat we catch, in Aula country about 2,000,000 frogs; that we mastl-oftta mastl-oftta their toothsome hind legs for the .ratification of our appetites. These frogs, which have been hopping for years more and more into the gastronomic gas-tronomic favor, are sought for in all parts of the country, furnishing a paying pay-ing industry not only for the hunters of them in their natural haunts, but the scores of persons who have frog farms and raise tbem as they might raise chickens. To these persons the frogs mean an annual Investment of $100,000, according to the report of the commission, and that means $150,-000 $150,-000 to the consumers. Chicago Journal. The German army, which has originated origi-nated so many ingenious devices to facilitate fa-cilitate military operations, has recently recent-ly adopted a method for improvising boats that la both simple and effective. effec-tive. The Question of getting a company of soldiers across a body of water quickly quick-ly when the obstacle la unexpected has always been an important one In military mili-tary tactics and has never been solved quite satisfactorily. Here, however, is a device that seems to combine all the requisites. It is a boat, the framework of which is constructed of lances such aa are used in the German army. There Is no trouble in putting this framework together. It is eaFily adjusted and two or three men can complete the task in a few minutes. The shell of the boat li a prepared piece of tarpaulin that does not weigh enough to make it a serious addition to a Boldier's kit When this Is stretched over the framework the boat is complete and ready for launching. Each craft will hold from twelve to sixteen men, depending somewhat on the weight of the baggage carried. They are safe and roomy and are propelled by oars, which are made of lances tipped with adjustable blades. The boats have been subject to severe se-vere tests recently and have stood all of them well. In fact, the success has been so marked that they have been adopted and made a part of the equipment equip-ment of several companies. The daily drills in putting the boat together have bo improved the men that it is now a matter of only a few minutes. So far there have been ao accidents of any consequence. The craft is deep AN AMERICAN FOG. Britain's Metropolis Not In the Same Claaa with Long Island. "I have met a great many liars in my time," said Pilot Josh Lane the pother day, "but John Lundy, a Rock- way oysterman, is far and away Icing of them all. It doesn't make any difference what you tell John in the Jay of a fairy tale, he will always go ?'ou one better. You may depend ipon him, for he never fails. Two or Jhree weeks ago I met John In a aloon in Long Island City. We got o talking about fogs, and I tried to impress him with the thickness of the figs in London. I told him how people, peo-ple, standing on a street corner In London, could not see the lighted lamp on the post beside them; how people, after leaving their own doorstep, door-step, could not find their way back home until the fog had lifted, and a apien other stories all greatly embellished. embel-lished. But It was no use I could not even feaze him. This was the return re-turn I got: "'Sonny, fogs may be pretty thick ia that town, but tbey ain't half so bd as I've seen them right here on Long Island., I remember once, 'bout ten years ago, when I was shlnglln' the upright part of my house, a fog rolled in from the east fit to put a man's eyes out I didn't take much notice of it at first, but kept on nail in' down shingles, an' by an' by it lighted op; some, and what do you think I'd been doin', sonny? I was half a mile away from the house, and the shingles was lyln' on the field all the way back. That blamed fog was so thick I'd been naiHn' shingles on it and didn't knw It. And that ain't the worst fog I'v seen, neither." New York Times. Finds Way To Live Long. The startling announcement of a Discovery that will surely lengthen life Is made by Editor O. H, Downey, of Cburubusco, Ind. "I wish to state," he writes, "that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption is theWst infallible remedy that I hav ever known for Coughs, Colds andUrlp. It's invaluable to people wltKweak lungs. Having this and .broad enough to fee fairly tek&ffViifalfjatul .meWclneflrone tieed though, of course, it would not live long on a high sea. Dissolution of Partnership. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between be-tween M. W. Molen and Jas. Caffrey is dissolved. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the firm of Molen & Caffrey will please call and settls with Jus. Caffrey, who is authorized to collect all debts owing to the Arm, ami also pay all debts of said lirm. M. W. Molen Jas. Caffkey CRASH! Down They Go! Prices LiteraJly Cut all to Pieces in Our Springville Store. 150 Lies' and Capes Clfa'S ISO and Jackets r-a-. SACRIFICED - REGARDLESS OF COST! i These goods are all made by most reliable makers, are of good qualities and finely trimmed, as styles ate changing very radically it is absolutely necessary that we sell every Jacket aud Cape at once. We have cut prices away below factory co9t. Tlx Solo Will Uo4$ln E Ttavii5doy DecemberStli, E2 E AND CONTINUE FOR ONE WEEK. If you want the BIGGEST BARGAIN you ever saw, come at once to our ZZm Springville Store. dread Pneumonia or Consumption. Its relief is instant and cure certain.' Springville Dealers guarantee every 50c and SI. 00 bottle, and give trial bottles free. Jenny Washington. rnuip vickerg Flthlan, a tutor at Nominl Hall, Virginia, in 1774. gives mis description of Washington's niece, miss jenny Washington. Evidently she was a personable young lady, with an ine graces of her time. "Miss Washington Is about seventeen; she has not a handsome Face, but is neat in her Dress, of an agreeable Size. & well proportioned, and has an easy winning Behavior; She Is not forward to begin a conversation, yet when spoken to she is extremely affable. without assuming any Girlish affec tation or pretending to be overcharged wun wit; sne plays well on the Harpsichord ft Spinet; understands the principles of Musiok, & therefore peronus- her Tunes in perfeet time, a Neglect of which always makes mu sick Intolerable, but it is a fault almost al-most universal among young Ladles in the practice; she sings likewise to her Instrument, has a strong full voice ana a well-judging Ear; but most of the Virginia Girls think It Labour quite sufficient to thump the Keys of a Harpsichord Into the air or a tane mechanically, & think it would be Slavery to submit to the Drudgery of acquiring Vocal Musick." Youtn'a Companion. Child Worth Millions. "My child is worth millions to me," says Mrs. Mary Bird of Harrisburg, Pa, "yet I would have lost her by croup had I not purchased a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure." One Minute Cough Cure is sure cure for cough, croup and throat and lung troubles. Ad absolutely safe cough cure which acts immediately. The youngest child can take it with entire safety. The little ones like the taste and remember how often It helped tbem. Every family should have a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure handy. At this season especially It may be needed suddenly Jt'eopie'g Drug store. ZZ YOU H. S 2ad pon bizz, fnmumiuuuuui j. A. PARIMEY- I limiiiiiiiimmiit? Tha "Lot Forty." There la a tract of land in Tazewell Taze-well county, Illinois, lying along the Mackinaw river, which consists of continuous aeries of abrupt and deep ravinet. Not a foot of the tract could be cultivated. The rldres are full fox dens, wolves are occasionally found, and turkey buzzards hover over it in large flocks. The tract is known as the "Lost Fort." because no one knows who owns It. For years it has seen used for trading ourooses. and many unwary persons from a distance hava advanced money upon it and taken mortgages In various sums, on to receive a questionable title to worthless piece of land. Itching Skin Distress by day and night That's the complaint of those who are so unfortunate as to be afflicted with Eczema or Salt Rheum and out ward applications do not cure. They can't. The source of tne trouDie is in ine blood make that pure and this scaling, scal-ing, burning, itching skin disease will disappear. uT vi t n tr An with an ItMlIni? on mV arms which proved very disagreeable. I concluded it was sail rueum ana oougut a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparllla. In two days after I began taking it I felt better and It was not long before I was cured. Have never had any skin disease since." Mas. Ida K. Ward, Cove Point, Md. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills rid the blood of all impurities and core all eruptions. Arab Ilarcm In Mexico City. A genuine Arab's harem has come to light in this city, or rather to the ears of the police, through the complaint com-plaint of a young Mexican girl, who some time ago was prevailed upon to become an Inmate, says the Mexican Herald. The lord of the harem was an Arab known as Al Isham, who came here with a number of his tribe, and Anally set up housekeeping with four comely damsels of the tribe on Callejon de la RoBa. The Mexican girl, whose name was Soledad Gonzales, was taken to the house, where some special marriage mar-riage rites were performed, and she was arrayed in Arab costume. She was much disconcerted at finding there were four wives already, but says she finally became resigned to the life. Her lord and master gave her a severe beating, however, and making her es cape, she applied to the police for pro tection. The house was accordingly raided, but the wily Arab had got wind of the affair and in the traditional manner of his countrymen, had "folded his tents" and "sneaked." PUCKER UP AND WHISTLE. Pro- Doutora Dotare the Praotlea la motive ot Good Health. Another prescription for promoting the health of the general public baa been given out by German and Swedish Swe-dish doctors, who declare that nothing tends more to a robust physical frame than the practice ot whistling. But they Insist upon a systematic aud constant con-stant effort on the part of the beneficiary. benefi-ciary. Drill schools have been formed where one of the chief exercises consists con-sists In lying fiat, back downward, on a table and simply breathing and expelling ex-pelling air from the lungs with regularity regu-larity and vigor. Dumb-bells and Indian In-dian clubs have beeu discarded by the advanced health culturUts in those institutions. in-stitutions. As a method of prolonging life am' strengthening the human frame against sickness whistling is said to be beyond compare. Development Develop-ment of chest and neck muscles is one of the special advantages claimed for the exercise. Long, deep breathing is an f ssentlal fur a good whistler, as it Is not permissible to draw In the breath except during the intervals of the sound production. Besides the good that accrues to the performer's general health, there is an advantage in knowing know-ing how to whistle well. It is recognized recog-nized as a curtain form of musical art and as such ts capable of giving pleasure pleas-ure to the listener. Chicago Chronicle. 4-a-- The Secret of Long Life. Consists In keeping all the main organs of the body in healthy, regular action, and in quickly destroying deadly disease germs. Electric Hitters regulate Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, purify the blood, and give a splendid appetite. They work wonders in curing Kidney Troubles, Female Complaints, Nervous Diseases, Dis-eases, Constipation, Dyspepsia, and Malaria. Vigorous health and strength always follow their use. Only 50c, guaranteed by Springville Dealers. ffaaeaeaeaeAeaaeaiaeaeaeaeae, - - aiwwaa, Itwtwt bi fSvaTafaTatatafaTafaiev .ea. v Has taken most of our holiday goods, but we still hare a few fine articles and many odds and ends which we are anxious to dispose of, and they will be seasonable until after New Years. If you want them, we will make you some rare prices. SPRINGVILLE DRUG CO., T. K. KELLY, Propr. R. A.DIAJL, President. E. L. 0UMMINQS, Cashier H. T. EEYN0ID8, Vioe-President. Springville Banking Co. SPRINGVILLE, UTAH Capital Stools. 800,000. Transacts a general banking IiusIiichh. Exchange bought and sold aud depos its received subject to check. Four per cent interest paid on time deposits, compounding semi-annually Money always on baud for short time loans. . . ... - T carries a complete Liine ot f The People's Drug Store - DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, TOILET SOAPS, BRUSHES, COMBS, Perfumes, Fancy Toilet Articles, Druggists' Irles, Etc. C I Absolutely pure drugVihd chemicals are used In the filling of physicians' prescriptions, and no substitution is tolerated :::::::: "CBOUFIXE" is the best remedy for all forms of Croup, and a trial will convince all. ';The patronage of the people is re spectfully solicited, - and courteous treatment is guaranteed : : : ; : W. C. Cooper, . Proprietor and Reg. Pharmacist. |