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The state herald., 1901-08-02
Al Land rrosf. su.r.na.a.

On account OF timber land frauds
discovered In Montana and Idaho,
Commissioner Herman OF the General
Land Office. Inns suspended NIL proofs
made during the present ycnr under
the timber and stone net, pending con.
clusion Of the full investigation and
inquiry begun some time ago.
This action applies to all states
where government timber land Is pur.
chased, and Involves many thousands
OF cases. Many large companies and
spectators, II is alleged have had
dummies" as agents make purchases
OF these lands from the government.
Commissioner Hermann says:
sowing 10 the last net OF Congress
permitting selections OF valuable tim.
Der lands Ms indemnity for lands held
by individuals and corporations within
forest reserves. n speculation In social.
cd forest reserve scrip has developed.
This II n means by which the owner
OF such lands within forest reserves
may rellnquisb them to the govern.
mcnt aud In lieu thereof. take unnp-
proprlatcd lands out Of the public do.
main. or mny convey his holdings TO
another person seeking to exercise the
TlEHt pf ffHNilpU. lHir UTbNlribu HuH
produced great rivalry among spccu.
iaiors and extensive mining companies
In the requirement Of k,rec tracts OF
timber lands. This has Induced many
others who ARE not owners OF such
scrip or cSchnDgcnble lands inside for.
est reserves TO avail themselves Of nm
earlier ne, OF Congress, approved June
., 1878, the timber and stone net.
This net limits each purchaser TO 100
ncrcs, md expressly requires nppll.
cnnis 10 swcnr ibnt the purchase II not
speculative. but IL mndc In good faith
for his exclusive usc, nnd TINT he hns
mnd. no agreement whatsoever with
pny person for The transfer of his title
For many yenrr. particularly the past
year. this Inv hns been grossly violated
and abused by persons who pcrjurc
themselves before the locnl land Offices.
The general lnnd Office Inns directed iis
special agents TO report on nny fur.
,her rnscs that mny hc discovered, and
MI land offices have been warned 10
exercise the utmost Hirlctbc.s IN the
examination Of pnrilca and witnesses.
Many of the fraudulent proofs might
have been detected NJ the time had the
registrars nDd receivers nj the locni
lnnd offices strictly applied the rules
for scrutiny of proofs ~ applicants
After such proofs have pissed The locnl
officers. showing regularity nnd nppnr.
.nt good faith " cntfira. II ~ lmpossl.
ble for the nuiboriiirs here to detect
error or fraud"
The state herald., 1901-08-02

"Durned Of l don't believe It's Bill
Tom Rranner an Tillie."
That's Jest who they 10. by gum!"
An old topless buggy, drawn by y
thin, bay horse ratified up. The occu-
pants, coming opposite. inclined their
heads gently. smiled pleasantly and
passed ON. foam Of dust rising In
their wake.
"she smiled at me. George"
"She smiled at me, Bill"
Say. BILL" laughed George. would
MT It be good 'un on US II Tillie loved
that dog drafted rascal with her bet
ter than she do either Of us?"
Huh! An him with nuthin' but an
edication. an not a hoss to his name!
That's bout as redickilus as one Of
US bein' loved by presidents darter."
"Oh, I wuz Jest funning, Of co'se. but,
come to think, I've hearn o. things
Jest as unreasonable. Ye see. Tillie
has been down to the Bluegrass goin'
to school for a year or so. an thar's
no tellin' what sich fool doin's as that
will lead a gal to. They are curious
critters at the best-gals is. Why, I
hearn Of a gal once that refused to
marry Jesse Underwood, the best pistol
shot our Kaintuck hills ever had. Well.
The state herald., 1901-08-02
VIII Add stss mship Line.

Salt Lake, July 20.-The Herald of
yesterday morning says:
The San Pedro road Is not to stop Mt
the San Pedro harbor. BY the 'imc
the last spike has been driven heet
OF ocean steamers will be flying the
flag of the Hawaiian Island Naviga-
tion Company as an adjunct to the
road. These steamers will ply between
San Pedro harbOr, Honolulu. Yokoha-
ma, China and the Philippines, and n
controlling interest In the stock Of the
company Will be owned by the same
men who control the San Pedro, Los
Angeles & Shlt Lake railroad.
IL. @. Kerens OF st. Louis. who
reached Salt Lake from California
yesterday, said that the company was
now being formed
Many details yet remain to be per.
fected," said Mr.. Kerens, "but the
steamship line is a certainty. There
are to be ten large steamers for pass
enger and freight traffic and they will
be second to none In the Oriental
trade.
"The steamers will work In con-
junction with the road and be practi-
cally n part OF the same corporation.
We have several of the steamers al
ready. They are In the transport ser
Vice at present, but by the time We
need them for our service the carrying
OF soldiers 10 and from the Philippines
VIII be about completed"
The state herald., 1901-08-02
sANFoRp's PUNCH BOWL.
Made 80 Hold T.nsi.roe.. It Nov H.,as

Made TO Hold rsngisfoot, It Nov Hsads
Oaly water for Horses.
The watering trough of Pickering
Square. Bangor, is said to have moe
peculiar history than any other simil ar
object in the state or in New England.
Years ago. when Capt Charles San
ford owned steamboat line between
Bangor and Boston, making a trip or
two week with squatty steamer the
friends Of the captain and owner decid-
ed that they would make him an origi-
nal present on an anniversary, AID
they ordered huge granite punch
bowl. At first the idea of q bowl 8
feet high and feet in diameter wns
not conceived. but 1t came to the mind
Of one of the friends and the order was
changed SO as to make the present Of
unheard Of dimensions, and OF rough
granite without inscriptions. The
people who made II thought there was
something out Of the ordinary in tae
wind and they put extra work into It.
The affair was shipped to Bangor and
was formally presented to the captain
aboard the craft that bore 1t to Front
street. The captain was surprised,
but he made very neat speech OF ac-
ceptance. The bowl was kept aboard
the craft for week or more, until one
day the owner thought he would take
1t on the wharf. and with all sorta Of
tackle to help, the task was comncnc-
ed. But there was bad luck folio a.ug
the bowl somewhere. as at the critical
moment the rope parted and punch
bowl and tackle and nearly the whale
crew went into the river at once. .rhe
bowl stayed where 1t sank for a nuc-
her of years. as the feet OF steam ers
that landed at the wharf didn't draw
as much as they do now. and the bowl
din't interfere with navigation. 1mt
Capt Sanford finally decide that It
must come up. and he offered II to the
city as watering trough. II they cared
enough about 1t to move 1t from where
1t lay. They did and 1t was moved
at once and was put where 1t stands
now to delight the hearts of weary
horses down in the square.
The state herald., 1901-08-02
More of tn. klnpor. Story.

Denver, July 29.-Jessie Kinport has
made n detailed statement to her
mother concerning the assault OF the
night OF July Sth at her home.
Mrs. Kinport visited the office OF the
district attorney yesterday afternoon.
She told Mr.. Lindsey that her daugh.
ter had reiterated her statement occus-
ing Roy Pennington Of the crime, and
also gave certain details which hereto
fore were not known to the detectives
The story OF the girl Is that she had
retired when Pennington entered the
room. She says he choked her and
dragged her downstairs and out Of the
building. She says she fought him
with all her strength. but that he held
her firmly by the throat and that sbe
almost lost consciousness In the room.
When they reached the yard. she says,
he inflicted upon her the injuries for
which she was treated by DIR. Alice
NIOare
The state herald., 1901-08-02
SHAMROCK SECOND
SAILS FOR AMERICA

Gourock, July 29.--The Shamrock
H.. accompanied by the Erin, sailed at
1920 o'clock Saturday morning for
New York. Great enthusiasm was dis
played as the challenger departed.
Captain Sycamore desired to 20 out
under canvas and he was favored with
light easterly wind, sufficient to keep
the flags streaming In the direction
the yachts had to sail. The challenger
cut strange figure with her stunted
spars and scanty canvas rs she lay
ready to start.
At 10 o'clock Sir Thomas Upton and
Mr.. Watson, the yachts designer.
boarded her and few minutes later
the challenger's mOOrings We're slipped,
her headsails broken out and the
Shamrock ii. started on her voyage
across the Atlantic. Thousands of
people gathered along the shore and
on the pier at Gourock and greeted
the yachts departure with great
outburst Of cheering, again and again
renewed. Hats and handkerchiefs
were waved, guns saluted and steam
whistles and sisens shrieked.
The Shamrock's crew were all mus
tered on deck and, led by Sir Thomas,
gave a hearty response to the greet
ings. For miles along the shore crowds
occupied every vantage point and the
cheers passed from group to group,
until the challenger, with her racing
nag at the masthead, and the Erin.
with the Stars and Stripes flying at
her fore, disappeared from sight.
Sir Thomas Upton remained aboard
the challenger until she was on Cum
bras. when he returned on a tug. Be
Tore leaving he addressed the challen-
gers crew, thanking them for what
they had done already and wishing
them God speed on the voyage and IL
successful finish 10 their task.
The state herald., 1901-08-02
I0 Stop Land Frauds.

The general land office In determined.
ms far ms possible to stamp out the
fraudulent acquisition OF public lands
under the timber and stone act, an
abuse which Is growing rapidly OF late
and which has been brought TO public
attention In Montana and Idaho, where
legal proceedings nre being taken
against large number OF parties.
The practice has been for rich inii-
viduais and corporations to hire GER
tain individuals 10 make entries under
the timber and stone act, OF rich tim
ber lands, making the entry OF course
In their own name. The law requires
that such entries shall be made by a
person, who must declare his Intention
TO use the same for his own personal
benefits ana who In sworn to hive no
intention Of selling his rights when
once finally acquired.
The local land officers have not al
ways been altogether fair In their deal.
ings with such individuals or prospec-
tive settlers, that is, fair TO the govern
mcnt. Some have been delinquent
from oversight, others from design.
The matter wns carried on 10 such nm
extent, however. that the department
was forced to take cognizance Of the
abuses. and ns result Instructions
have been prepared and are being sent
TO all local land officers Intended TO pre-
vent further abuses OF the timber act
The local officers have been Instructed
TO carefully and thoroughly examine all
claimants and witnesses under the
timber nnd stone acts. The department
believes that large number OF entries
which have been made In many states
under these acts were not made In
good faith for the exclusive use OF the
enirymnn. but In the interest OF spec
ulniors, who procured the entries when
completed.
The department ls now anxious 90
put stop 10 these practices, VI posi-.
BILE, aud punish the promoters OF such
fraudulent entries. Each cntrymnn
who swenrs he ls making nm entry IN
his own interest and turns about sell.
Ing his entry 10 another, pcrjurcs him
self. md Is liable to conviction.
Iocul officers have been directed 20
Issue no finni certificate IN any ease
unless the proof submitted IN positively
satisfactory In every particular ana
they nrc convinced beyond n rcnsonn.
BILE doubt thni the entry IN mndc In nh
solnte good faith for the exclusive ben.
eft of the cntrymnn. aud the require
ments OF the Inv have been actually
aud fully complied with. In every
cnse where the local officers nre not
convinced 10y evidence or through net.
uni knowledge thnt the claimant II
acting In good filth, or where they
have prc.umptlyc evidence, reliable IN.
formation. or good reason 10 believe
That the entry ls fraudulent, coilusiyc
or Illegal. they nrc 10 fecely" proof, hut
suspend action thereon nnd transmit
the same to the general land Office with
their opinion IN the cnsc. Tho rcncrnl
land office win not bc satisfied with
nny evidence taken In n pcrfunciory
way The law requires TINT NIL rond
cross examinations viii bo nnde by IN
nitrstlnr officer 10 further test the
good faith ~ clnlmnhis mud witnesses.
No entry IL ~ bc allowed on the icsil.
mony Of the cnifymnn alone.
The state herald., 1901-08-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The President has granted a pardon
to John Il. johnson, former president
Of the State National bank Of LOgans-
port, Indiana, convicted of mlsappro-
priatlng funds Of the bank and other
violations of the national banking
act and sentenced to ten years In the
penitentiary. He had served five years.
Mr.. Russell, the United States
charge Of legation ut Caracas, cables
the State Department that the status
Of the asphalt cases Ia prncticlly un-
changed. He says a strong move was
made by local Judge to put the War
r-Qulnlan claimants in possession of
the asphalt luke, but this judge was
superseded and the Bermudez COM
pany remains in possession.
A complete set of questions has been
prepared and sent to the local officers,
which are to be applied to all entry
men and which must be satisfactorily
answered before an entry can pass to
patent. 1t is hoped a strict adherence
to these instructions will stamp out
the now widespread evil, and II not,
more stringent measures will be re-
sorted to. The department is con-
vinced that the evil can be practically
broken UP, and Will use hs best offices
to that end.
Whatever else may be said of the
American army, 1t must be admitted
that this government treats Its soldiers
better than any nation In the world.
1t expends more for their food, more
for their clothing, and more for their
medical attendance and other necessi-
ties and comforts than any one of the
powers Of Europe. An interesting
statement bringing out this fact was
recently published In report of the
War Department, showing the effect
iveness, cost per year, and cost of
one soldier per year in the armies of
the leading powers OF the world. The
army of the United States, though the
smallest In numbers, was proportion
ately the most costly of all, and Its
aggregate cost was well up to that
of armies of Germany, France and
Russia. which were from eight to ten
times as large. The cost Of one sol
dier for Il year in the several coun-
tries is MS follows: Italy S102.23;
Austria, S19i.53: Germany, $20l.30;
France. S197.65; Russia, S155.75;
United States, $l,O14.6G.
The state herald., 1901-08-02
To Improye Rural Mall Delivery.

Although rural free delivery In Its
present form Is n satisfactory service
In the respective communities, 1t is not
an ideal service, In the eyes OF the de-
partment. From the standpoint of pa
irons OF such routes, the service Is all
that could be expected, but the man.
ner Of its establishment is what causes
some annoyance and concern.
Up to the present time rural free de-
livery has been established most on
what ARE known as isolated routes. To
obviatc difficulties now experienced,
the department desires to adopt what
is known as county service, whereby
an entire county will be examined at
one time to determine Its adaptability
for rural service, and as n result of that
investigation, all warranted routes will
be lnaugurated at one time, thereby
enabling the arrangement OF n perfect
system, and one which will work har-
moniously, and yet reach all sections
OF the county.
Naturally county service Is much
more expensive than Isolated routes,
but II accomplishes at one stroke what
Is now being accomplished by many.
II is impossible, however with the
funds available, to take up general
establishment OF county service. as the
funds would not reach among all the
states. and no state Is willing to go
without any routes for the sake OF al
lowing another to have n more COM
plete free delivery system. II Is
doubtful if the county service will be-
come possibility for many years to
come.
Already there has been falling on
In the demands for rural free delivery,
due largely to the fact that districts
that are now sufficiently populated to
warrant the establishment OF the SER
Vice are becoming supplied. and the
more sparsely settled districts are not
making vain appeals.
The state herald., 1901-08-02


voice Of the preacher broke above the
crowd with the aweing power:
"Ef ye Amt got no respect for ue.
an the day, an the Lord. respect YER
neighbors who now leave single LIE
for the holy ways Of matermony. I
now peform sarimony. Be ye silent
in the face Of this awful, sacred Ia
ordinance Nv heavens disposition.
Jine hans Thomas Benton Brammsr
and Matilda Jane Susan Ann Adams,"
Silence fell. and SO did the spirits
Of Bill Garrison and George Petorsoa.
They looked up at each other apd
though agony loaded their slow-chus-
ging hearts. they smiled through sick.
feeble lips as thought answered
thought: What fools US fellers be. 4"
The state herald., 1901-08-02
Forcing a Decision.

BY JAMES NOEL JOHNSON.
Author "A Romulus of Kentucky" Etc.
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Come to think Of IT," said George
Peterson to Will Garrison. us the two
stood chatting on the highway, II
heard that you said that one Of US was
a-goin' to git bullet-hole IN him
afore long?"
well. now." returned VIII thought
FULLY. screwing his left eye and digging
at his scalp. hit comes to me thet l
he'd Jest about sich talk"
you think we ought to shoot over
Tillie Adams, eh?"
Il don't see thet we cud :hoot over
ennything more important; do you? l
shot ole Jim Stacy over a hog last
summer. an by gum. in my estima-
ton. Tillie Adams IL wuth a whole
drove O. hogs
THAT Is all true" admitted George;
hogs ain't to be mentioned In the
same breath with Tillie-no man gifts
ahead O. me in appreciating her worth
but the question Is one O. policy an
good jegment-ort we TO kill each 9TH
er over herr"
Now. that IL a matter to seriously
ehaw on. admit. That we both love
the gal more nor an OK team cud pull
ef they Ind down bill shoot on It. Is
certain. That both wud Ming our
livgs. as worthless rags. at her feet.
Is skally shore: but as to whether we'd
be doin' the proper thing to do II Is
. matter to chaw on. But the matter
must be settled some way. I believe
the one she loves best orter have her.
but she won't say. believe I'm the
one"
AN feel shore I'm the one"
AN this shoreness O. both. ye see.
h what I've thought would bring
trouble. 30 ngger II this way: II
both live. an one gits her. tother wud
ruther be dead. With one dead. he's
At everlasting peace. an the other 10
happy with Tillie. Now. what do you
ayf"
I'm . chawin' on the thing"
Have you got yor pop with you!"
The state herald., 1901-08-02
Tralnins neys for a.. sss

The practical Germans train boys
for their steamship service by = three
years course on fast freight ships
which earn money for tho company
while afYordinE u hcld Of Instruction
for the youth. Al the end Of the nrst
year tho boy" becomes an ordinary
seaman. and nt the cnd Of the SECOND
year an "A. n" A year later he goes
on one Of tho company's regular
steamships TO get the nnishinK touch.
and to qualify him for that ycar In the
imperial navy which makes him what
all commanders must bc--a naval re.
serve ofrlcer
The state herald., 1901-08-02

mo. but SEQ you've got two"
"Yas. an hero is \ good place. A
nice. thick shade yandsr under that
beech TO die comfortable under. an
Il 'morry 10 Sunday. an tho now
preacher IL 10 preach At High Point.
an the feiier that sits his light put out
will have n glorious big funerai'"
y kin fist SEQ Tiilic. her bootiful
face. like or dew-wet rose. hanging
over me right now"
"iushl Do ter drawin' = pictcr like
that. an III commit suicide TO git to
be the one 10 Kit hung over"
The two men laughed merriiy. while
al the same time they were unjointins
the pops" casting out old huils and
putting new cartridges into the cyl.
inders.
"lIow far on had We better set1"
asked George.
"oh se.e-ii. say-wsli-one hundred
yHrSs-aLd step forward ten steps al
each Are"
That's sood-say. who's them com.
IT, In that buEgy7'
The state herald., 1901-08-02
A..r.... v,r, r,........ cs.,.A.


The frst Protestant church In Am
erica was made Of the sails Of Capt.
John Smiths ship hung between the
trees at jamestown. Va. The pulpit
was u stump and the congregation sat
upon unhewn logs during the service
until 1911. when II log cabin was erect
cd under the direction Of the governor.
Sir Thomas Dale. In 1888 n brick Struc-
turc nfty-six by twenty-cixht feet In
dimensions. with tower through
which II was entered. eighteen feet
square. was built with the most sub
stantiai material. as Its endurance 'cs-
tines. II was partially destroyed by
nre In 1910. but was restored and oceu-
pied until 1923. when the capital was
removed TO williamsburE.-chieago
Record-Hcraid.
The state herald., 1901-08-02
More G~rinan Failures.

Berlin. July 2s.-rhe weekly finan-
cinl reviews read like confessions OF
national financial sins. The Krcuz
Zcitung begins thus:
mo week passes without revealing
outrageous mIsmanagement In some
German stock company. A feeling OF
deep humiliation therefore burdens the
mercantile classes. growing heavier
and heavier. The German name is
furnished before foreign countries for
years and the whole nation must suf-
fer In consequence"
The state herald., 1901-08-02
BABYLoNiAN EXPLORATIONS.
Discovery of 0rsat Temple Library of
City Of Nippun

Discovery of Great Temple Library of
City Of Nippur
Prof. Hilprecht Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, the Babylonian eIplor-
er. has discovered the Great Temple
library OF the ancient city OF Nippur.
which was destroyed by the Elumnites
In the year 22S b. c. For eleven years
the professor has been exploring the
mounds Of ancient Nippur. the city
that antedated Babylon by centuries MS
the capital Of Babylonia. within the
past year he has found among those
prehistoric ruins the library Of the
Temple Of Nippur. This is the first
Babylonian temple library that has
ever been discovered. and II contains
the Oldest and most important records
Of the earliest civilization OF which
even an echo has come down to our
own age. Already $4,000 volumes
have been taken from the ruins and It
Is expected that many more thousands
will be recovered. Inscribed on clay
tablets In the cuneiform characters
which the explorations Of Nineveh aud
Egypt have made familiar to archaeo-
logical students. these literary works
Of men who lived 5000 years before
the Christian era began include dc
tionaries. architectural plans. histori-
cal and chronological data, legal and
commercial as we'll as religious liter
aturc. that bear witness to the form
and pressure Of time" In which Abra-
ham lived. They also show. says Prof.
Hilprecht. that ages before the rsputed
appearance Of Adam man was not only
existing but that developed = high
state Of civilization. comparable In all
its essential points with that which we
ourselves possess.