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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1903-10-24

months vacation
George Gardner. of Denver. is
now working for Henry Pcnrtrce
in the barber shop
a. II. Kramer has choice home.
made honey for sale. Every box
has his name stamped upon 1t.
Arthur Graves went south the
fret of the week and bought a
flock of lambs for winter feeding.
Miss Mable Carson left Tuesday
night for Richmond. kans where
she will remain II month visiting
! friends.
c. II. Mathis has been quite sick
for several days. Thursday he
was better but during the night he
suffered considerably
: ----------------
District court sits ut Saguache
next Monday. There are some
important civil and criminal cases
To he tied nj this time.
Mrs T.. l.. Foster goes TO Den.
YER tonight and from there she will
90 to visi. friends at Boulder and
Salida.
The old postoffice room is to he
occupied by George Duvic as a
barber shop. and by G. c. Kerr.
the real estate man.
I.onis Kramer left for New Mex.
leo Wednesday night. where he
will remain II month 10 do assesa.
ments on some placer claims which
he has there.
J.. J.. sanders. who wen, 10 Los
Angeles n few weeks ago. writes
home that he struck IL lob at plas-
tering at ~ day and likes the
town very much.
W. \. BronSugh will collect all
accounts owing his son, the late
Walter Bronsngh. and will pay all
debts, If any, owing by Decreased
at the time Of his death.
Announcement has been made in
railroad circles OF an advance ia
the freight rates nn coal to all the
points 10 winch the product from
the mines Of ,hi, state is taken
Herbert George hns brought u
suit IN th. district court in Denver
To compel the telephone company
To reduce its rate. for unlimited
service in thu city from slao n
year Ia so.
Rev. George Station aud wife
returned from their eastern trip
TUESDAY. They had Sn enjoyable
visit all the tim. they were away,
with the exception Of three weeks
when Mr.. S'st,on was sick.
All accounts due tue aud not
settled by the first day al Novem.
Der will be- placed IN tn. hands of
an attorney for collection. l xm
going away aud must have the
money. ". N. PARRISH.
The appropriation II 5000 by
the .tats for ihc. river bridge IN
the county line l. Insufficient Ia
bnil! the bridge and Co.tilln coun.
" refuses 10 contribute il. share.
Rn drnndc and Concios counties
will. however, probably 90 ahead
with the bridge nj ons~.
II Is said by CON ls,t-us authority
that the losses IN stocKs the f,..st
year have wiped out all that has
been made In stock spscuiaiionr
during the previous seven Year,.
Il 10 hoped the water hes nearly
oil been slueexsd ont II inflated
vnlunn and that thu t>,fN IN, hss
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02

- president will construct the road
of $500 miles to Cape Prince of Wales.
The Russian government will operate
the Siberian side of the road. The
White Pass railroad is paying enor-
mouSly, and it is certain that the pro-
posed new road would pay equally we'll,
for there are vast forests. tin deposits
at Cape Prince of Wales. copper depos-
its and gold fields of a value which is
not yet known or realized
The entire cost of building the con-
Meeting lines in, Alaska and Siberia, and
constructing the tunnel would not be
as great as that of the New York sub
way. 1t is planned to make the road
single tracked for freight with sidings.
and will enable train to pull out of
Paris, and three weeks later enter New
York city.
Forty engineers who were sent ont
by the Russian government for the sole
purpose of surveying the proposed road
have planned no mountain climbing or
tunneling The road by lacking would
avoid the mountains from Irkutsk TO
Yokutsk, a distance OF 1000 miles. This
section is now under construction. From
Yokutsk the road will extend half wav
to Verkoyansk, and then strike due
northeast to Verin Kolymsk; then south
100 miles. and thence to East Cape. Con-
vict labor would be used in Siberia, and
the forests would supply the ties and
lumber for 1,O0O. miles of sheds in Siberia
and Alaska.
NJ. LocQui Lobet. member of the
Geographical society. and one of those
interested In the great scheme. passed
through San Francisco recently, and
in talking of the plans declared that
II years would see the road and tun.
mel COMPLETED and trains running.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Reformed.

I'm GLAD to hear that you have turned
over a new leaf" said the man with q
bunch of tracts Il have your solemn
promise that you will never commit all
other burglary"
You have" answered the occupant
of the cell.
mo doubt you have been brought to
this change of heart by the tracts gave
you" 2 g.
1T wasn't the tracts so much as the
newspapers. There's no use in breaking
open a mans house to get his money.
The thing to do is to work out a neat
little get-rich-Quicll game. open an Office
and let him bring his wages to YOU
Washington Star. srAt
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
ISLANDS IN DISPUTE
The Tiny Specks That Both Amer.
lea and England Now Claim.
why Those the Coast of British
North BOrneO Belong to Us
Where They Are and What
They Archie People.

When the sultan of Sulu Tor Solo)
drst saw an American, he asked:
Why did you come here to get more
land "'-haying heard that Americans
were very rich and possessed immeas.
urable lands. And if he now knows, or
ever happens to hear, that our govern
nent has taken the trouble to put her
seal ON those tiny specks of land lying
On the northeast coast of Borneo, the
wee isles Of Bagnau. Taganac, Bak-
kungnau, Lihiman, Boaani, Siebeung,
and Lankkayan, he may, indeed, doubt
he tales of boundless wealth and wide
domains belonging to the United
States. But these wee islands have
strategical value, and therefore we
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
RAILWAY TO EUROPE
New Interest in the Project of New
York to Paris by Rail.
The idea Is Not So ChimericaI as II
would Seem at First Thought
/. To Tunnel Beneath
Behring Straits.

When few years ago some expIor-
ers and engineers suggested an all-rail
route to Paris via a tunnel under the
Behring straits, it was considered as
the widest Of dreams. But that there
is more to the scheme than idle spec
ulation is evident from the fact that
the projectors of the new road
(French and Russian capitalists and
American bankers), have just filed a
petition with Secretary Hitchcock, OF
the interior department, for approval
of the proposed route This petition
will undoubtedly be followed by an
application to congress for land
grant through Alaska. Col. James
Hamilton Lewis, of Chicago, Holmes
Conrad, former solicitor for the de-
partment of justice, and Charles H.
Aldrich, of Chicago, are the attorneys
for the projectors. The petition, it is
believed, is a forerunner to asking the
United States to neutralize the straits
as between nations, so that, In the
event of war with China and Japan or
Russia, no advantage will be given to
the enemies of Russia
The tunnel under the straits would
be between Cape Prince of Wales, the
most westerly point of Alaska, and
East Cape, the most easterly point
in Siberia, and will, according
10 report of the engineers,
prove comparatively easy task.
for beneath the water, which in no place
is over % fathOms, the formation is
not of rock, but schist or slate. No
blasting would be necessary, and the
Diamede islands in the straits are so
placed as to offer the most convenient
means OF ventilation of the tunnel The
straits, commonly reported to be from
II to 80 miles wide. are actually 40, and
the first island is Is miles from East
Cape; the second is Is miles from that,
and the third five miles from Cape
Prince of Wales. Harry de Windt. the
explorer, journalist and engineer, who
with party of Russians visited the
straits In 1898. declared after he had
carefully surveyed the situation, that
the difficulties to be encountered in tun-
neling and constructing roads in Alaska
TO connect with the trans-Siberian road
were not One-quarter those to be en-
countered in the construction of the
White Pass railroad. dreamed of ten
years ago by J. J. Hill. for further north
the mountains diminish and the valleys.
thickly wooded to within 80 miles of
Cape Prince of Wales. run north and
south
According to the present plans. the
Trans-Alaskan Railroad company. of
which Mr.. ]. J. Frey, of Denver, Col.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Why He ThouEht So.

All" remarked the serious individ-
nal, "a wise man never builds his house
upon sand
Well, retorted the proprietor of a
seaside hotel. "a wise man may not, but
know lot OF fellows who have made
worldly success doing that very
thing. Cincinnati Com mercial- Trib-
une
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
A Sure Thing.

Ginkers-This life insurance idea is
good enough if a man dies young, but
suppose should live 30 or 40 years long
er-rd be terribly out of pocket
Agent-No danger of that, sir You'll
soon kill Yourself working to pay the
premiums N Y Sun.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Cool.

''The trouble with father" said the
Silded youth, lis that he has no idea Of
the vakle of money"
You don't mean to imply that he is
spendthrift
Not at all. But he puts his money
away and doesn't appear to have any APP
probation of all the things he might
buy with 1t. "-Washington Star
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Homemade Rread

Husband-And so you made this bread
yourself? 1t is remarkable.
Young Wife-It's real good, isn't It!
But It was such a trouble I had to
watch it constantly to keep 1t from
burning
Was that the only trouble?"
"Of course. 1 got the dough from II
bakers IN. Y. Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02

Oh. why should we daily encounter.
As We Wi,nGer 10 and fro.
The man who recalls such weather
Some fifty-odd years ago.
Cincinnati; ENQUIRER.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
A Tribe Mixed.

Cant you tell me about the naval
battles of the war of 1922" asked the
eacher.
Yes. ma am" said the pupil. a little
doubtful. The naval battles were
successful on the sea, but they were
not SO successful on land. IN. Y
Times
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
He'd Better Not.

I'd like to tell her sometimes IL I dared
I'd like TO whisper something in her
ear;
I'll do it. too. someday, If I am spared.
1t means a lot to me, she's such a dear
I'd like to whisper something yes,
would.
But fear-I fear her scornful glance tt
brook
But still mayhap 'twould do her lots o
good,
To tell her how my mother used t.
cook.
Chicago Journal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Crafty.

Mrs. Testy-I don't know how it is
Bridget, but it looks as though you
took pleasure IN breaking dishes that
cannot be duplicated
Bridget-1ts not pleasure. mum, but
common sense. Ii dish can't be dU-
phcated. as you call it, of course you
can't expect me to replace IL when 7
have broken it.-Boston transcript
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
OF One Kind.

You didn't have any lucll?" she
said, inquiringly, when he returned
from his fishing trip.
None at ALL" he admitted
Then she got Whit of his breath
No wonder" she commented You
must have taken all the bait your
self. Chicago Post
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Curious Alcoholic Beverare..

Powerful alcoholic beverages are
distilled from bananas, the milk of CO
coanuts, rice and peas. The Japanese
distil spirit from plums. peaches and
the flower Of the motherwort. The
Chinese make an alcoholic drink from
plumS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Thoroughly Competent Person.

First Sportsman-Goodg guide, is he?
Second Sportsman-Oh, yes. If neces-
kary. he'll co the shooting and bring
home the game and let you say you did
it and whip anybody that says you
iidn't.-Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
He Was Fitted.

You say that in college you specially
fitted yourself for Wall street business. =
said the broker 70 an applicant for stu
alton.
Eyes, sir"
That's odd. l didn't know colleges
could be Of much use in our line What
special study did You devote yourself
%"
Hydraulic engineering. Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02

To frost a bathroom window dissolve
epson salts with vinegar. apply to the
glass with a brush and when dry give
It coating Of white varnish.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
True independence.

Young LADY, am tired of living on
my relatives, and want to be indepan-
dent.
Employment Agent might get
ron place in a store.
That won't do I'd be under some
ones orders continually. I want to be
independent of everything and every
body"
"Ah, l see. I'll get you a place as
cook. Y. Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
An Open Secret.

The reason for embracing
We need not seek afar;
Men love to hug decisions
And girls decisions are.
Chicago Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Getting There.

To put your best foot forward
Is advice that can't be beat
For the ones who gain the great succesS
Get there with both feet.
Ohio State Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Family Symptoms.

Mr.. Jones-That young Snodgrass
acts as If he was one of the family.
His Only Daughter-How, so papa!
Mr.. Jones-Why, he acts scared
when your mothers around.-Puck.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02

He--I wouldn't go away on Friday
She-Why Interpretations?
He-NO: Saturday is payday-Chi-
cago Journal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
coNrsDERArE REUNION.


The next reunion Of the United Con
federate Veterans in New Orleans
next week will be one Of the greatest
Of the series OF those events since
the association was organized.
The people OF the Crescent City,
remembering that In that city the or
ganizatlon had it's inaugural and hon
oring the grim old men who wore the
gray forty years ago, are preparing
such a reception OF the veterans as
has never before been accorded to
them.
New Orleans Is the home Of South
erners than whom none more loyal
live anywhere within our Southern do
main. They have preserved love
for the men and symbols Of the dead
Confederacy that is as pathetic as IL
is noble They are the pastmasters
and the mistresses OF an order OF hos
pitality which retains the richest and
most satisfying flavor OF the ancient
regime. They mean to spend and be
spent without stint in doing the hon
ors Of a great patriotic noblesse OBJ
lige TO the united legions whose lead.
er Is our peerless Gordon.
II will be great gathering, for
some viii be there with scars and
halting through the palsying touch OF
age. who before another reunion ar
riyes will be tenting with Old Stone
wall "over the river and under the
shade OF the treel" There, also, will
be found those who were once the
youthful palladins Of the Stars and
Bars and who lifted up. refreshed and
crowned the old South with brighter
and more enduring civilization.
But last and not least, will be seen
there the flowers and power OF the
Sons and Daughters OF the Confed-
eraoy. worthy by heredity and faith
fulness to guarantee the future OF
Dixie in the principles and along the
patriotism taught to them by their
veteran sires.
It will be. we repeat. a great occa-
sion, every Southerner with time
and means to swell its greatness and
be inspired with it's memories and
prophesies should attend it.-Consti-
tuition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
orio Club.
VIII meet Friday afternoon at 2:3
o'clock with Mrs. Con.
MRS. CLELLA STEWART, I
Corresponding Secretary.

DIR. Smith reports Mrs. A. A.
Bratcher, living a few miles west of
the city, who has been danger.
ously iii Tor time, as rapidly improv.
ing. Mrs. Bratcher's condition be,
came . alarming that 1t was decided
by the physicians in attendance
TO perform a very dangerous surgi
cal operation as the only means OF
saving her life. The operation was
successfully performed on last Friday
evening, since which time she has
rapidly improved to the qualification
Of her relatives and many friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
Appreeiative Firemen.

The undersigned members of the
Oklahoma City fire department take
this method of expressing our appre
citation Of the splendid entertainment
and royal treatment we received al
the hands Of the fire department and
citizens Of Ardmore. l. T., during the
recent session Of the Inter.Territorial
Firemen's convention.
TOM wILSFORD, Chief.
G. KIZER.
TOM UNDERWOOD.
A. G. MYERS.
r. DARNELL.
HARRY HICKEY.
From the Oklahoman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
The Whist Club.

The young ladies' whist club was
entertained yesterday afternoon by
Miss Virgie King.
First prize was won by Miss VIII.
liams, second by Miss Green and the
guest prize was won by Mrs. Hoteh.
kiss.
Those present were Misses Mullen
Blake, Stansel, Lila Stansel, VII
liams, Whiteman, Gardenhire. Olive
o'Neal, Butt; Mesdames Heintz
Bradford, Bonner, Hotchkiss.
Al evening Mis- King entertalnel
"a party at whist. Those present were
Misses Butt. Gardenhire, Stansell
Williams; Messrs. Nichols, Warren,
Butt, Evans, Byars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
DYING WITH MENINGITIS.
Sailors on Board Training Ships Dy-
ing With Contagious Disease.

Philadelphia. May 13.-The Press
says that deadly cerebro spinal menin-
gifts, popularity known as spotted
fever" and one of the hardest con.
tagious diseases TO combat, has
broken out in the ranks Of the 1900
men aboard the receiving ships Min
neapolis and Puritan, at League ISL
and navy yard
Already it has killed three young
recruits, while five victims are how
ering between life and death. Grave
fears that others among the embryo
blue jackets, who ate. worked and
slept with the stricken men, may
fall into the feSer's embrace. 'aaN
A heroic effort will be made to pre-
vent the spread Of the disease not
only by constantly watching the men,
but by removing them entirely from
the two eceiving ships.
Today the work of raising thirty
FIVE tents will be started, and as soon
as the canvas shelters are in place
the 1900 young sailors will be put
out to camp. giving them plenty Of
fresh air and more room for exercise
which is thought will materially
lessen a chance for further inculca-
tion of the disease.
When the men leave the Mime
apolis and Puritan both ships will
be subjected to a thorough fumiga-
tion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
PosToFFlcE ROBBERY.

The Office at Whitesboro, Texas, Bur.
glarized This Morning-No Clue.
Special to the Ardmoreite.
Whitesboro, Tex. May 1.-THE
postoffice at Whitesboro was burglar
lied this morning at l o'clock. BY
the use of a skeleton key entrance
was secured into the building. The
safe was blown open and between
$500 and $3.50 in cash was secured,
also stamps to the value of $1,000.
There IS no clue as to the identity Of
the robber.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
DISPUTE OVER A coLr.
Between whee Man and Nssro--Jury
Gave u to, Negro.

Gave Il to, Negro.
Tom cherry VS.. Ed Potts was the
style Of a repleyin suit in the com
missioner's court yesterday. Cherry
is colored and Potts is a white man.
Potts had the colt and Cherry claim
ed Il as his.
The proof of both parties seemed
to be on the age OF the colt. Cherry
claiming that his colt was two years
old and Potts claiming his colt was
three years old. but both seemed to
center on the same animal as the
colt.
Judge Robnett sent out and had the
colt brought in, and It being a Ques.
tion OF the age Of the animal. it was
only left for the jury to decide the
age OF the colt
They repaired to the curb where
the animal was hitched. the Judge
himself taking peep at the colts
grinders, and after all had been sat.
isfied they came to the conclusion
that the colt was a 2-year-old and a
verdict was rendered in favor Of the
colored man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14

When the Western Union put in an
uptown office here about a year ago
they put in a switch board TO accom-
modate eight wires. The business Of
the company has increased so, and so
many new wires have been added
that Il has become necessary for the
company to put in new switch board
and Manager Golden has ordered one
with 24-wlre capacity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14
NOW OR NEVER.

Commissioner Hubbard reports that
the total amount Of Worlds Fair
funds on hand and pledged Is now
si2,i2o.
The balance Of the SIS. 1000 required
must be raised within the
next few days. II the Ter
rltory towns that have thus far done
nothing would respond at once the
total would be raised and the credit
Of the Territory maintained. Let's
have results from your town at once.
Send such sum as your town can raise
90 az to reach Mr.. Hubbard by May
20. Every cent will be returned to
he original contributor in case we
DO not raise the full $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14

The Muskogee Times, a paper that
has right to boast OF backbone,
speaks out in meeting by asking some
very timely questions of the secre-
tary of the interior, questions that
will give Mr.. Hitchcock some idea
of the sentiment in the territory:
The secretary has said II is inform.
alton he wants while he is here.
well, there are a few questions some
people would like to have Mr.. Hitch
cock answer while he is here, namely:
When are we to get form OF
Creek deeds that win suit you?
Is there anyone in the service Of
the department at Washington that
can draft a form Of deed?
Who was It let the forms of the oil
and gas leases leak out at Washing.
ton?
Are you interested in any OF the
favored corporations who are hene.
flied by advance information on said
leases?
Are you interested in any leases in
this country or are you withholding
the development of this country by
refusing deeds that you viii approve
just because you are 'IT?"
When you have answered these
questions. Dear Mr.. Secretary, We
viii be glad to give you information
for you are badly In need OF II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14

The ladies of the First Baptist
church desire to extend their hearty
thanks to all those who assisted in
and patronized "The Trip Around the
World" Especial thanks are given
to the young ladies who assisted in
receiving at the stations, to l.. d.
Mason for use Of tents and placing
them in order and to Messrs. Atkins.
spradlin. Cromwell, Stevens. Thoma-
son and others who assisted in trans.
portation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-14

Stolen on the night OF May 10, two
horse mules, 151s hands high, lO
years old, One a mouse color is
branded on the left shoulder. The
other is bay not branded, has sand
crack in front hoof Both are shod
all around. will pay $25 for the re
turn OF the mules TO me.
14-Gt. Dougherty, I. t.
Dougherty, |. T.