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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
12
Inhabitants near India hold such beliefs as the first man drowning becoming a whale his wife and grandchildren turning into a crab and wiz ards for the children, with many animals believed to be ancestors in altered forms. A poisonous pronged fish is said to be murderers’ transformed form.
C F Fein, the armless Belgian artist, died at seventy. Born without arms, he learned to gather toys with his toes and painted with his left great toe. He studied art in Antwerp and copied masters in galleries. His work earned royal attention and purchases from the queen regent of Spain and the King of Portugal. Fein reportedly lamented his inability to master button holes.
Experts debate the pace of human hair growth with estimates of about six and a half inches per year. Men's hair rarely exceeds twelve to fourteen inches, while women's can reach seventy to seventy five inches, though averages run twenty five to thirty inches.
In Paris the fashionable hair market pays up to $260 a pound for fine human hair. Most comes from Brittany where peasants sell their cut hair to traveling merchants, receiving trinkets like shawls or ornaments in exchange for the heavy tresses.
The article notes 236 fatalities from sunstroke despite snow and frost in the region. It cites Buenos Aires figures of 219 sunstroke cases with 134 deaths, and the previous day 93 of 102 cases were fatal as temperatures hit 120 degrees in the shade on both days.
The 1800 Massachusetts Mercury issue from Boston carried an ad noting Dartmouth College would begin drawing next Friday Tickets and quarters were available from E. Larkin, 47 Cornhill, who would pay prizes on demand. This marks a period when lotteries were permitted in New England and public notices advertised canvassing methods and prizes.
Admiral Dewey studied painting at Norwich University. He took water color lessons and showed aptitude, creating marine sketches. One piece was rescued from oblivion and hangs in a university classroom.
Californian growers begin cultivating the tomato tree which bears clusters of fruit. Thousands of boxes are sent yearly from Ceylon to London, and a good market is believed possible in the eastern states.
The remark notes that Lord Wolseley Lord Roberts and Sir Evelyn Wood have written for the press, while Redvers Buller has only sent dispatches to the war office and avoided other publicity channels.
The OCR fragment notes estimated holiday spending totals by city: $10,000,000 in Philadelphia, $13,700,000 in New York City, $9,200,000 in Chicago, $5,000,000 in Boston, and $2,000,000 in Washington. The passage is incomplete and lacks dates or sources.
The Board of County Commissioners met in Belleville on April 8 1900 with all members present. They audited and approved numerous expenses including Beattie case items witness fees juror and sheriff fees and various charges for paupers roads courts and county services, with long lists of vendors and workers. The session adjourned to reconvene at 6 30 a m on April 6 1900 with County Clerk and chairman signing.
Belleville notes show county board meeting adjourned after approving quarterly aid to families. Names listed include Nelson Waornistrom Hochmin Shore Johnson Bowlin Koba Nystrom Johnson Williams and others. County Clerk D Wilson records claims and road viewer fees, with salaries of county commissioners and bridge work. Board adjourned to meet next day per chairman Bell.
The Belleville Kansas county board met April 5 1900 to discuss sheriff Brown’s annual fee report for 1899 and approve a 4 percent deficiency payment. They heard road petitions from Varnick and Henry Lax and rejected the latter’s plan while approving a new road petition by Joseph Monson. They also reviewed bond petitions for road surveys and ordered view meetings and surveys by the county surveyor. Tax remittances were approved for Christena Warburton’s dependent family and for city properties. Back tax compromises were offered and approved for Hogin and Scofield properties, with tax sale certificates issued and the county’s interests assigned. The board adjourned to 8:30 p.m. with Chair Bell and County Clerk Wilson presiding.
The district court May term opens May 1 with criminal suits State of Kansas v Goold Shri ver Gleason Wood side. civil actions BD Jane & Co v Stewart. foreclosure suits Board of County Commissioners v Steele Co and Hultquist. judgments for Robt G Dub v Towle and Amos Pierce v Fitch. divorces Nettleship Kidder Trimmer McCune. partitions Cahill v Chrisjohn. title suit Andrews Heirs of Buente Ingebrethson. and other foreclosures and divorces listed.
A Scandia restaurant man named Egg offered a prize for the man who ate the most Easter eggs. The wording implies a playful prize in the spirit of the "little early riser" style cited by the Iola Register.
The Socialists name their Kansas statewide slate with electors at large John M. Peet of Cloud county and Louis Mating non of Osage, Se A Cain of Cherokee. F E Miller of DeSoto chosen for at large congressman, plus A A Carnahan Concordia for associate justice and G C Clemens Tapeka for governor. Other posts include Thomas Leaimay Cloud for secretary of state and Charles Gorsuch Olathe attorney general. W I Nixon Dickinson counts as auditor and A Gordon Johnson for treasurer with Frankie Mayberry Cedar Junction as superintendent of public instruction. I J Maxwell Topeka as insurance official and R Mitchell Gueda Springs as state solicitor. Court of visitation to General Bradshaw Shawnee county with J P Has Kell of Dickinson as third Socialist slot named by railroad men. The Socialists in both congressional districts will choose an elector.
A Populist county convention will be held in Belleville on Saturday May Sth to elect eight delegates for the Congressional convention in Junction City on May 15th and six delegates for the State convention in Fort Scott on July 24th.
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