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Washington telegraph., 1901-05-17

LITTLE Rock ARK MAY l 1901.
To the County Clerk OF Hemp
stead County
Washington Ark,
DEAR SIR.
For the information of all par
+ies concerned, tho State Pension
Beard created undor and by virtue
Of the provision Of act No. 43 o.
the General Assembly of 1901
composed of the Secretary oil State
Auditor OF State and Commandent
ot the State Encampment of the
United Confederate Veterans
has construed the new Pension
law to mean that all persons ex
pecting to receive a pension
whether cow on the pension roll
or not most make application
proof of service, etc, under the
provision of the new law.
Also that the "a mill tax levy
provIfed by SAID Act will
not be available until 1902 and the
amount available for pro rata for the
present year will be only the
Washington telegraph., 1901-05-17
STRUCK OIL.

We learn from a reliable source e
that Sam HalgIs who once lived
at this pl ace, was among the first
on the ground WREN oil was discov
cred at Beaumont Texas, and bough
small tracl of land for which he
pad $500 and in a short time sold
it for $50 900 The same land IS
said to be now worth about$300.000
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08
Absent-Minaed Engltshmen.

Some stories about absent-minded men are rather difficult to swallow, but correspondent, of whose , in- tegrity we are convinced, vouches for the following: .... ssz.asse
 have Che says) a friend, still at large, who went home the other day to dress for a party, but rnhappily wound up his watch before taking off his clothes. This set up a sequence of automatic actions which ended in his going to bed instead of going to his party!s Can anyone beat that?
 Another example is sent to us:
 A friend of mine Ca correspondent says) was recently married. Before his marriage he had always lived with his mother. One evening, fortnight after returning from his honeymoon, he went straight home from business to his mothers house. What hap pened afterward is his own secret.- London News.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08

and cared but little for the other re- sources of the land in which they were 1aboring. For that reason what they contain in natural resources is as yet secret, but it will not long remain so. The government explorer and prospector is gradually pushing his way ~int0 these unknown lands, and the railroad is following the ex- plorer.
 The Canadian government is offer ing liberal Inducements for the con- struction of new roads that will help to open up these unexplored lands. Millions of acres of land are being given away to companies willing to risk venture in rail6oad construc- tion into the unexplored lands, and the indications are that during the next five years at least 5000 miles of new railroad will be completed throughout the dominion, most of which will run through the unex- plored wilderness.
 The mineral wealth of this un- known region is undoubtedly im- mense, and perhaps almost inex- haustible; while the dense forests of hardwood, now of so little value, will. when brought to the markets of the world, become a source of large profit. MAX GWEN.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08
One- Tbird of CanadA LS PracticaD Unkno20n The Dominion Offers Golden Opportunities for the Seeker
 After Adventure in New Lands.

could only make preliminary explo- ration. On the south coast of Hud- son bay. between the Severn and At tawapishkat rivers, is an area 22,OoO square miles in extent, or larger than Nova Scotia; and lying between Trout lake, Lac Seul and the Albany river is another 15,0OO square miles of unexplored land.
 South and east of James bay and nearer to large centers of population than any other unexplored region is tract of 35,O00 square miles, which may be compared in size to Portugal
 The most easterly area is the greatest of all. It comprises almost the entire interior of Labrador pen insula, in all 5000 square miles, or more than twice as much as Great Britain and Ireland. Two or three years ago MT. A. P. Lowe made a line of exploration and survey into the interior of this vast region, and the same gentleman also travelled inland up the Hamilton river, but with these exceptions the country may be re- garded as practically unexplored.
 The Arctic islands will add an area of several hundred thousand square miles of unexplored lands.
 It is hard to realize what these figures, representing immense tracts of virgin land that have never been explored or "prospected" by white men, mean. It is also hard to realize the truth of them. That tract con- taining 1000 square miles of territory could lie within comparatively a few miles of the city of Winnipeg, and with a great railroad running almost along it's borders for a number of years, and yet be untouched by white men seems almost impossible. Trap pers have proba ply been through much of this unexplored territory in the days. when the Hudson Bay com panys was pursuing an active commer- cial campaign in the great territory deeded to them by the English crown. But they were seeking only for furs,
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08

in extent, or somewhat smaller than Belgium, and lying entirely within the arctic circle.
 The next is west of the Lewes~ and Yukon rivers and extends to the boundary of Alaska. Until last year 32,OOO square miles in this area was unexplored, but a part has since been travelled.
 A third area of 27,ooo square miles nearly twice as large as Scotland lies between the Lewes, Pelly and Stikine rivers. Between the Pelly and Mackenzie rivers is another large tract of 100000 square miles, or about double the size of England. It in cludes nearly 600 miles of the main Rocky mountain range.
 An unexplored area of 5o,0oo square miles is found between. Great Bear lake and the arctic coast, being near ly all to .the north of the arctic circle. Nearly as large as Portugal is another tract between Great Bear lake, the Mackenzie river and the western part of Great Slave lake, in all '35,OoO square miles. Lying be- tween Stikine and Laird rivers to the north and the Skeena and Peace riv- CTS. to the. south is an area of S1,- GOO square miles, which, except for a , recent visit by field party, is quite unexplored.
 Of the 35,00o square miles south east of Athabasca lake, little is known, except that it has been crossed by field party en route to Fort Churchill. East of the Cop permine river and west of Bathurst inlet lies 7,500 miles of unexplored land, which may be compared to half the size of Switzerland. Eastward! from this, lying between the arctic coast and Blacks river, is an area of 31 900 square miles, or about equal to Ireland. .s.g
 Much larger than Great Britain and Ireland, and embracing IFS, ,000 square miles, is the region bounded by Blacks river, Great Slave lake, Atha- basca lake, Hatchet and Reindeer lakes, Churchill river and the west coast of Hudson bay. This country includes the barren grounds of the continent. Mir. J. B. Tyreu recently struck through it on his trip to Fort Churchill, on the Churchill river, but
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08
Waterbury Advertisements
Notice to Contractors.
CLERK OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF
 EDUCATION.
Waterbury, Conn.,, May Is, 1901.

Waterbury, Conn.,, May Is, 1901. Sealed proposals will be received at this ocffie until S:15 p. m on Monday, June 3, 1901, Cat which time they will be opened in public at meeting of the Board of Education) for the heating, ventilating, mason work, carpenter work, plumbing and all other work ealled for by the plans and specified tions for'the proposed Walsh and Rus sell schools to be erected in this city. Separate bids for leach building and separate. bids for each class of work Each bid:::to be accompanied by certi- fled check to the amount of per cent of the accompanying bid, said check to be made payable to the comptroller of the city of Waterbury. ....
 Plans, specifications and all other information pertaining to the Russell school can be obtained from T. M- Freeney, architect, Platt building, East Main street. Waterbury, Conn.,, and for the Walsh school from Joseph A. Jackson, architect. 67 Holmes avenue, Waterbury, Conn.
 Plans and specifications for heating and yentilating are also on file in the office of R. D. Kimball, ,.room 57, 34 Mer- chant Row, Boston, Mass. F
 Russell school to be completed Octo- Der 1, 1901.
 The Walsh school to be completed December 1, 1901. A penalty of $25.O0 a day will be imposed for each and every day thes work remains uncompleted after said date.
 Successful bidders will be required to furnish bond of thirty (30) per cent of the amount of theirrespective contracts. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 Bids to be addressed to
 BOARD OF EDUCATION,
 J.J. FITZGERALD, Clerk,
 Waterbury, Conn.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08

T XPLORERS need not go far from H. home to find field for the ply
 / ing of their vocation: The wilds ofIAfrica, the interior of China, the mountain fastnesses of South Amer flea, the ice-c1ad fields of Greenland are all as we'll known as is vast portion of Canada, if we are to judge from the report of the director of the geological survey of the dominion government. In his last report he says: .
 ''There are more than 1,25o,0oo square miles of unexplored lands in Canada. Ine entire area of the dominion Is computed at 8. 450, ,257 square miles. consequently one third of this country has yet been untraV- eled by the explorer. Exclusive of the in hospitable detached arctic portions, 9o4,oO5 square miles Is for all practical purpose entirely unknown"
 The same report gives a careful analysis of this broad statement and proves the truth of it. The director begins at the far northwestern point of the British possessions in Amerl- ca and outlines the unexplored DOT tions of the country from there to the Labrador peninsula. To the geo graphical student the report contains some startling and interesting state ments. For instance, it is said that there is vast tract of land lying to the south and east of James bay of which practically nothing is known. That territory is within radius of 800 miles of Buffalo, where great , exposition of the growth of the Americas is now being held; it is not as far north as is Prince Albert and Edmunton, in the western provinces of Canada, where agriculture flour ishes, and yet white men have scarce ly penetrated it's dense timber, and virtually nothing is known of it's re- sources. .
 Beginning at the extreme north west of the dominion, the first of the unexplored areas is noted as being between the eastern boundary of Alaska, the Porcupine river and the arctic coast, about $500 square miles
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08
No Municipal Ownership for Kelly's Rooster.

A city that gives its people good streets and keeps them clean, first class sewerage system, a police de partment that we fear and respect, school system. well looked after, a fire department that sleeps with one eye open, and water plant that will furnish us with pure water is doing all the work that a city was ever in tended to do.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08
DEXTER 6 co.
Waterbury Steam and Gas
 M Pipe Works

553 and 555 Bank street.
 M. J. DAILY, Mechanical and Con-
 strdctive Engineer, Proprietor.
 Contractorfo for all kinGs of Steam, Water and Gas Works; Steam Boilers furnished, set up and connected in the most thorough and workman like manner. Private residences and public buildings heated by low pressure steam and hot water. A1sd' dealer in all Ste am Appliances, Steam Pumps, Feed Wa1er Heaters, Inject ors, Dampel Regulators, Etc. A large stock of valve fittings and carloads of Steam and Water Pipes constant ly On hand. AsfuH line of Engi- neers' Supplies. Best of facilities for handling light and heavy work. Satisfaction guaranteed. Also plumbing done.' Telephone con- nection at office and residence
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-08
KELLY'S

Chocolate Chips. You know all about these so have only to men ton that have them fresh every afternoon. The snappy brittleness and well preserved flavor of these thin confections has given them an immense circulation.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
az rr,ehtened Lions.

OAA .AS&OS ..+#
An incident at the Porte st. Martin
theater In Paris has become part Of
the annals Of the show business. The
chief feature of the exhibition was o
''turn" consisting Of the casting Of q
young woman securely bound into q
cage Of lions heralded as being tho
fercest and most bloodthirsty Of man
eaters.
The woman who had the part Of the
victim was taken i'll, and a substitute
was found in the wife Of n Of the
trainers, herself a trainer Of some ex-
p%erience, but without any acquaintance
with these particular six lions. As she
was somewhat nervous she carried q
small club ready for 8 should occa-
sion arise.
Amid the GREATNESS silence Of the
spectators the ringmaster explained
the %ferocious. nature Of the lions and
the terrible risk of the woman, and
she was thrust in ut the cage door
In the excitement of the occasion the
door was not securely shut after her.
No sooner was she fairly inside than
the six monarchs Of the jungle, seeing
that a strange person had been forced
upon them, raised q chorus Of shudder
ing terror, bolted for the cage door
clawed it open and with dragging tall
and cringing tanks fled out through
a rear entrance and found refuge in
cellar, whence they were dislodged on
ly after great difficulty.
It was a week before the "%ferociou'
man eaters" were sufficiently recover
ed from their terrors to reappear II
public.-McClure's Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
Passed q Good Bill.

A few years ago a North Dakota man
who had a wife in the insane asylum,
wanted to get free from her and marry
another. He interested parties in the
enactment Of a provision in the divorce
law of the state providing that insanity
should be one of the causes for divorce.
The law vas amended to suit him, and
for several years it has stood as amended.
1t has appeared a heartless provision to
most people. Especially heartless has it
seemed to be where the insane person
was the wife. If in the course of events
she should be sent forth from the asylum
cured, what a sad position hers would
be. The senate has just passed a bill,
introduced by Mr.. LaMoure, taking in.
sanity from the law as one of the causes
for divorce. In all probability the bill
will pass the house. Most people will
believe that the proposed amendment Il
our divorce laws will be in line of hu
mainly and morality.-Pioneer.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16

The Forum and Pioneer are
greatly exercised about a certain
professor being paid by the state
to find valuable beds of clay and
cement and then organizing CON-
panies to develop them for their
own profit. The Pioneer men,
tions the Dickinson brick plant
as al example of such a company.
Prot. E. ]. Babcock is the man
whom the Pioneer is trying to hit
and he does not now have, nor
has he ever had penny invested
in the Dickinson brick plant. The
Brannons who have so success
fully owned and operated the
plant saw Babcock's published
statement and decided it would
be a paying business to make the
Dickinson clay into brick. 1t has
developed into a fine business, Z
credit to Dickinson and the state
as well as to its owners and there
is no 'nigger insthe wood-pile."
r.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
Education in Porto Rico.

The expense of maintaining schools in
Porto Rico is very high, if we consider
the amount spent for the small number
of pupils enrolled; but as that country is
gradually brought in closer touch with
our own, their system will evidently be
changed, until it reaches our present state
of perfection. In this country the peo-
pie are being educated to the fact, that
there is a sure cure for dyspepsia, indi.
gestion, constipation, liver and kidney
troubles, and that medicine is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t should be taken al
the very first symptom, if you would
avoid unnecessary suffering. 1t will
give prompt relief and eventually cure,
as hundreds of people, including many
prominent physicians, have testified dur.
ing the past fifty years.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
ENGLANDS' HISTORY
is WHAT YOU GET BY READING
THE LIFE OF QUEEN VIC
TORIA-A SPLENDID BOOK
NOW BEING INTRODUCED TO
THE PEOPLE OF DICKINSON.

The Life of Queen Victoria and the
Story of Her Reign, including the story
of her childhood and education; her ac-
cession to the throne; courtship and mar
riage; domestic happiness and sorrows;
her wonderful tact and skill causing her
to be recognized as the wisest of all the
state.craft; the story of the life Of Vic
teria, queen and empress, is the story Of
England for sixty-four years. Her
career was SO closely allied with that of
the glorious empire over which she
reigned for SO long a period. that the his
tory Of one is the history of the other.
This great work has been in preparation
for w a year by the famous historian.
Charles Morris. The volume contains
one hundred illustrations and fine en-
cravings. DANIEL Cook, Agt.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
Senator Simpsons Courage,

Mandan Pioneer: Senator Simpson is
not very large, physically, but he has a,
large amount Of courage. On February
. he introduced a bill to repeal the law
giving osteopaths Alright to practice in
this state. Tho osteopaths are the old
style "bone-setters." They claim that
practically every bodily ailment can be
cured by properly manipulating the
muscles, and the regular practitioners of
medicine insist that the osteopaths are
quacks pure and simple. Mrs. de Len
drecie of Fargo, a most estimable lady,
addressed the legislature four years ago.
on the subject, and urged the passage of
the present law. Some people say that
she practically hypnotized the legislature
of those days. There are a good many
people who have for a long time desired
to weed these osteopaths out OF the state,
and Notwithstanding the lobby that will
doubtless he on hand in due course to
work against Senator Simpsons bill, it
will in all probability pass both houses.
Mr. Simpson does not like the bill intro.
duced by Senator Lewis relating to fra
ternal associations. He believes, as do a
large number of other people, that the
state should derive a revenue from these
associations as we'll as from the old line
companies, and that the people should
have the benefit of reading.in the news
papers, financial statements showing how
these institutions stand. In many of
these fraternal associations the poor men
put their money in as they would pour
it into a rat hole. Some Of them
live up to their obligations but
others are wrecks from the start, and
they are all in line to become wrecks in
course of time. The bill, on Mr.. Simp.
sons motion, was referred to a special
committee of seven to be reported on.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16

MRS. MAVERICK so long con-
fined in an English prison was re-
leased Monday by order Of Ed.
ward VII. She was convicted OF
poisoning her husband in 1880,
after a very short trial. The SEN
tence of death was committed to
penal servitude for life but no
further clemency was granted al
though the people of two CONT
nents thought the judgment un-
warranted. The Baroness de
Roques, mother of Mrs. Maybrick,
has given herself wholly to the
task of securing her daughters
freedom and to her more than to
anyone else is due the action Of
Edward VII.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
Low Rates to the South.

Excursion tickets at reduced rates arc
now being sold by the Chicago, Milwau.
kee & St. Paul Railway to the promi.
nent resorts in the south, including Jack.
sonville, Fla, Mobile, Ala, New Orleans
La, Savannah, Ga. and Ell Paso, Texas.
which are good for return at any time
prior to June I, 1901. Information re.
garding rates, routes, time, ETC., can be
obtained on application to any "Milwau.
kee" agent, or by addressing ]. T. Con.
ley, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, St. Paul
MINI. I-Io-3m
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16

HERETOFORE the exclusive
stock raisers have been of the
opinion that they did not want to
own any grazing land, not even
water privileges, but they are be-
ginning to change their minds
now. Some said that they could
not afford to buy lands, but their
bank accounts did not bear out
their statements, indicating on the
contrary that they could buy al
most anything that they wanted.
Now it appears that they want
lands, in many cases, as a protec-
ton against the incoming settlers.
They realize that much of the best
of the wild lands is going to be
taken during the coming season.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
Cold Steel or Death.

"There is but one small chance to save
your life and that is through an operation"
was the awful prospect set before Mrs.
1. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis, by her
doctor after vainly trying to cure her of
a frightful case of stomach trouble and
yellow jaundlce. He didn't count on the
marvellous power of Electric Bitters to
cure Stomach and Liver troubles, but she
heard of it, took seven bottles, was
wholly cured, avoided surgeons knife,
now. weighs more and feels better than
ever. It's positively guaranteed to cure
Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles and
never d%isappoints. Price soc at H. A,
Davis & Cos drug store.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16

AS the Northern Pacific has dis
posed of its land east of the Mis-
souri,, it is presumed that the
heavy immigration of the coming
season will be sent to Stark. Nor
ton and Mercer counties. If this
be the case by another winter all
of the we'll watered ranches in this
county will have been taken.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16

WHAT is being done about the
state fremen's tournament which
is to be held in Dickinson next
June7 Our hustlers want to get
to work. 1t would not be a bad
plan to have street and fancy
stock show in connection with the
tournament. 1t will require some
move to make the necessary pre-
parations, but the Dickinson peo-
pie have plenty of push.
The Dickinson press., 1901-02-16
Bill No. 161
INTRODUCED BY
SENATOR SIMPSON.

A Bill for an Act to Legalize the AS
sessment and Levy Of Taxes in Ter
ritory Over Which Counties Have
Exercised Criminal and Civil Juris-
diction for -Four Years Last Past,and
Providing for the Collection of the
Same.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of North Dakota:
Section l. That all assessments and
tax levies for state and county purposes
heretofore made within any territory
within the state of North Dakota, over
which any county has exercised iurisdic-
ton in criminal and civil matters, and
which has to all lntents and purposes
been treated as a portion of said county
for not less than four years last past,
shall be and is hereby in all respects
legalized.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
treasurer of the county exercising such
jurisdiction as is mentioned in section !
Of this act, to make out a list of such
taxes in the same order as it appears in
the tax list and deliver said list of un-
paid delinquent personal taxes to the
sheriff of his county whose duty it shall
be to collect such delinquent personal
taxes by distraining sufficient goods and
chattels belonging to the persons charged
with such taxes, together with penalty
and interest and all accruing costs and
interest, and shall Immediately proceed
to advertise the same in three public
places in said county and in the official
newspaper, if there be any, in said county,
far a period of ten days before such sale,
stating the time and place where such
property shall be sold which place Of
sale shall be at the county seat of said
county, and 10 personal property shall
be exempt from such distraint and. sale
and if on the date of sale such taxes re.
main unpaid, then the sheriff shall sell
said property or SO much thereof as may
be necessary to pay such taxes together
with the interest and penalty and accru.
ing costs at public auction.
Section 3. Emergency Clause,
Whereas, an emergency exists in this
that a large amount of taxes remain un.
paid and uncollected in said territory
and it is necessary that the proper off.
GERS should collect such taxes in said
territory long before July l, 1901, there.
fore this act shall be in force from and
after its passage and approval.
Referred to the committee on ways
and means.