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GRANTS FAMOUS LETTER
Was Rescued From Pile of Waste
 Paper at Hartford

Hartford, Conn. historic letter of General Grant accepting the nomi- nation to the presidency and ending, "Let us have peace'', has been found among some waste paper here by a scavenger. The letter was addressed to General Joseph R. Hawley, presi. dent of the national union Republican committee. Alter General Hawley went to Washington as senator the letter disappeared and was believed to have been lost.
 Workmen taking waste paper from the cellar of the Courant building to send to the rag man tossed out a bulky envelope which was picked uE by the man in charge and taken to the office. It proved to be the long lost epistIe, the last paragraph of which reads:
 "Peace and universal prosperity, its consequence with economy of admin stration, will tighten the burden o1 taxation, while it constantly reduces the national debt. Let us have peace.
 The letter is dated May %, 1868.
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areas at which waters may be obtained for the use of the Indians.
 It is now seventeen years since the Pimas and Maricopas were forced to begin their struggle for actual exis- tence and year by year their condition has become more pitiable. From being prosperous, independent, peaceful people, they have become starving, thieving, vagabond race. The change began in 1886 with the construction of the Florence canal, and was later continued by the diver sion of water for Mormon farms further up the riveI-projects that from their inception met with earnest opposition on the part of the friends of the Indians.
 From time immemorial, the Pimas and their blood brothers, the Papagos, had been irrigators. Long before the white man saw this land, their arrow wheat thatched wickups had dotted Green River bottoms. Here one gener- ation after another had planted and harvested their wheat and corn, their sorghum and pumpkins, and woven their blankets and1 baskets, and fashioned their earthenware olias and pursued arts of peace and industry untroubled hy fears of drought and famine. The days work was done, they were used to while away the evening hours with the pleasant game of gingskoo.
 From the preliminary examination that has already been made, it has ] been ascertained that extensive beds of sand and gravel contain an exten sive body of water which can bt pumped to the surface.
 It is expected that electrical power will soon be available for pumping and by this means considerable lands can be brought under cultivation b! the Indians.
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Fifty-Eighth Congress

Washington-With the galleries
 crowded, with the chamber a mass of
 elaborate floral offerings, and nearly
 every Senator in his seat, the gavel of
 President Pro Fem Frye sounded at noon Mon lay, calling the Senate to- gether in the second extraordinary session of the Fifty eighth Congress. The special session of the Senate fol lowing the adjournment last spring of the Fifty seventh Congress eliminated much of the routine work which
 otherwise would have been performed.
 New Senators have gone through the formality of taking oaths of office;
 seats have been assigned, and with the exception of the appointment of some of the vacancies, all functions of
 the organization had been completed.
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Filipino Youths Arrive

Southern Californians will this winter have an opportunity to observe to some extent the practical results of American education in the Philip pines, of ninety-six boys who arrived in Los Angeles from the islands will be placed in various schools in. this part of the state to continue their studies until June, when they will be taken to the exposition at St. ., Louis and later scattered over the different states. The boys arrived at the Arcade depot last Thursday after noon from San Francisco, which port they reached after months voyage on the Pacific. They will be sent at once to various schools in Los Ar geles, San Bernardino, Orange, River side, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.
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products at many points in the south, where they have been the predominant factor in the development of certain large areas.
 In order to call attention to the i'm portance of pure water for public supplies and the value of the wells and springs for irrigation and other purposes, the United States Geologi- cal Survey has undertaken to collect information concerning them from all possible sources and to publish re- ports from time to time for distribu- tion to the public. On account of the great expense, it is impossible to visit all localities, and an attempt ie being made to obtain the information in part by correspondence. If persons who know of deep wells, whether flowing or non flowing, or of shallow wells or springs which for some par ticular reason are of special interest, will write to the Geological Survey at. Washington describing them, the in formation will be greatly appreciated. In the published reports credit will be given to those furnishing import ant information.
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WELLS AND SPRINGS
Government Wants Information
 Regard to Water Supply

The problem of pure water supplies not only for large cities but also for small country towns and settlements,
 is constantly increasing in import ance. It now demands the serious attention of engineers and scientists throughout the country. Except in thinly settled regions, surface streams and lakes seldom furnish pure water and at a great number of localities dependence is now placed on wells and springs. These are also beginning to be used with conspicuous success for the irrigation of rice and other
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WATER FOR: INDIANS
Underground Water Resources of the
 Gila River

Washington-An interesting sequel to what might be called tribal hegira is contained in the statement that Prof. Willis T. Lee, Photographer,
 has been sent by the United States Geological Survey to make detailed investigation of the underground water resources of the Gila River h. dian reservation, and to ascertain
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ALASKAN GOLD STRIKES
Miners Secure Pans Running as High
 as $325

Vancouver. B. CA special from Dawson says:
 The big strike in the Alzac and Shakwalk districts, northwest of White Horse, are growing ill import ance daily. The town is now deserted as tar as floating population is con- cerned, and people are pouring into the districts irom half dozen differ ent directions.
 Late advices show that pans as high as S325 have been secured by several miners.
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For Purchase of Big TreeS

San Francisco-The board of trus- tees of the San Francisco chamber of commerce, at meeting just held, adopted resolution requesting their representative at Washington to CO., operate in the efforts to induce the government to purchase the Calaveras big trees of California.
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Coaling Station at Guantanamo

Washington-Without any formality the United States has come into actual possession of the coaling station at Guantanamo. Although the flag raising has not taken place it was learned at the navy department that the transfer was effected in quiet manner several days ago,
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Plans Approved by the Governor

Sacramento-Governor Pardee has approved the plans and specifications for the new wing to the San Diego state normal school and has submitted the same to State Controller Colgan. The improvements call for an eXpen diture of nearly S50,000.
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FAVORABLE REPORT MADE
Mir. Metcalf Present in Committee
 but Does Not Vote

Washington-The house committee on ways and means has authorized a favorable report on the bill making effective the Cuban reciprocity treaty. by vote of II to ?, MT. Metcalf Re publican, of California; was present, but did not vote, and Messrs. Robert son Democrat, of Louisiana) and Cooper (Democrat, of Texas) voted against the bill. Two amendments were offered in committee, but both were rejected by the Republican vote. One extended the provisions of the treaty to all other countries. The other abolished the differential duty on refined sugar. The report says:
 "The enactment of the bill into law is necessary to give effect to the con- vention providing for reciprocal trade between this country and Cuba. This results not merely because the con veation itself provides that it shall not take effect until the same shall have been approved by the congress, but because the constitution gives no power to the president and the senate to make a convention or treaty chang ing the rates of revenue. That power now is expressly lodged in the con gress. It is not intended here to cite authorities or advance reasons on this proposition. The records of congress abound with unrefuted arguments on the affirmative of this contention and the practice of congress has been uni formly in the same direction.
 "The president has deemed the sub. ject of sufficient importance to con. vene an extra session of congress il order that the convention may become effective before the commencement o1 the harvest of the new sugar crop il December.
 "This legislation will result in nc harm to any American industry. Int product of this country, like the arti cles embraced in this convention nov imported from Cuba, receive the yer. highest protection of any in the san
 schedule. The duty on sugar wa placed above the protective point fo the purposesof revenue. The bill pro vides for a reduction in the interes
 of reciprocal trade agreement, whic
 it authorized the president to make The duty on tobacco has for year : been much higher than any necessit required on account of the compet
 tion of Cuban tobacco. The reductio ' in this bill leaves it amply pro
 tected. :"
 N The report closes with an argumer setting forth the advantages of tn ' bill to the country and Cuba, whic V will result from a reciprocal arrang u ment provided in the legislation.
 Chairman Hay of the Democrat . caucus has notified the Republica leaders that all pairs have been d
 clared off for the vote on the rule ft = considering the Cuban bill on Mol
 day. Representative Tawney, the R
 publican whip, has notified ever
 Republican member to be present
 the session of the house on Monday.
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BILL. WILL AID FORESTRY
PRACTICALLY ANNULS TIMBER AND
 STONE ACT
If Il Becomes Law All the Timber Land of the Public Domain Will Be Withdrawn from Entry and Timber Will Be Sold at Market Value

Washington--Senator Hansbrough introduced bill in the senate which by implication repeals the timber and stone act, under which land is now acquired at S2. 10 an acre, regardless of It's real value. The measure is in tended to cure defects in existing laws, especially speculation in public timber lands, and put an end to the frauds which recently have grown into an international scandal.
 The second section of the bill amends the lieu land section, so as to provide when settler whose entry falls within forest reserve, selects another piece of land in lieu of his original entry, it must be more valua. ble for agricultural purposes than Tor timber or stone.
 In the existing law many of the en- trymen who find themselves within a forest reserve cut and dispose of the timber on the land and later go out side of the reserves and file a home stead on other timber land
 The third section of the bill amends the act of March Il, 1901, and requires all proofs of commuted homestead and desert land entries to be made before registers and receivers in local land offices. This proposed amendment to the existing law Is recommended by the commissioner of the general land office, who. in his last report, says
 "Thc privileges gained by the act have been greatly abused, particularly ly by the United States commissioners. who have often been parties to whole. sale frauds in proofs made before them"
 It was referred to the committee or public lands, of which the author i. chairman. The secretary of the in terior is authorized under the ney bill to make examinations and esti mates relative to the quantity anc value of the timber and stone on thu public lands and to have the right t, dispose of the same in such quantitie as may seem advisable to the highes bidder.
 This plan is now pursued in tn sale of timber on Indian lands il Minnesota. The title to the land re mains in the government and the sec retary of the interior may fix tn limit of time in which the purchase of the right shall remove the tlmbe or stone.
 If Senator Hansbrough's measur becomes a law all the timber land O. the public domain will be withdraw from entry and the government vii enter upon the policy of disposing o its timber at its market value. On provision in the bill prohibits th entry of these lands under the home stead or other land laws.
 It is argued by Senator Hansbroug that in leaving the fee to the land l the government relorestlzation wi take place and the sale of timber wi be source of large revenue.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-07-03
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IN SYSTEM
Port Huron and Detroit

Electric Pas, Line Now Operating Beiweea
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prooiths; the kidneys and blad-
der arc out 81 order
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The Declaration
OF Independence

You have all read the Declaration Of
ed on fine type In the back OF the
Child's History. and at the top OF the
names signed at the end 20 show how
they wrote them Is John HCncocks
big and bold. the way person would
write II he were doing IL with a burnt
match. Papa used 20 gather us 10.
gether I'm the parlor after breakfast
every Fourth OF July and read US parts
OF IL and explain the long words. so
that we would understand what the
Fourth of July was really for--that Il
wasn't Just 10 burn holes In your
clothes. and brighten horses. and leave
stubs OF fire crackers on the sidewalk
that don't get swept OF for days When
we children came 10 have our own
revolution against the governess that
time mamma and papa went away 10
be gone two days. we knew just how TO
20 about e: and We wrote n Declare.
ton OF Independence, copying IL at
ter the real true one. and then we all
signed our names at the bottom with
big fiourishes. the way John Hancock
and the others did.
We thought with all our preparation
success was sure. just as the patriots
OF '76 were successful as the reward
OF their daring. but alas
Our governess' name was Georgiana
-Georgiana Saunders-which made IL
all the more appropriate. because the
name or the King about whom the ORR
ginal Declaration was written was
George. as you probably know.
when we got the Declaration done.
q was something like this-some OF the
language we took from the book and
some we made up ourselves:
when In the course OF human events
II becomes necessary for something TO
he done about u. and We can't stand II
any longer. The history OF our present
goyerness IL a history OF repeated in
iuries and usurpations To prove this
let facts be submitted 20 candid
world.
1. She makes Ms brush our teeth
twice n day. which Is unnecessary as
well as wasteful.
.. She won't let us lay books face
downwards. and 80 you lose the place
and are a long time finding IL when
you come back.
3. She objects II you make a fork
I'm your mashed potatoes.
4. She won't let US breathe on the
window and write with our fingers
days when II rains.
s. We can't have butter and sugar
on our rice. only milk and sugar.
s. She notices, and makes us 20
back 20 look where we've made finger
marks on the white paint.
Z. We have 20 make our own beds
and then. ~ there n n wrinkle. or Il
isn't done right. we have 10 do IL all
over again.
s. she's just awful. every way you
can think OF.
We. therefore. do solemnly publish
and declare that we are and b. right
ought 20 be free and independent. and
that our mother and our father went
away this morning and will not be
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morrow morning. and we mlghtn't got
any"
So we decided 10 start In being revo-
lutionists after breakfast instead OF be-
fore, After breakfast while we're
supposed % De upstairs making our
beds. Miss Saunders sits in the library
for about half an hour. reading the
morning papers. and that would be a
good chance 10 read the declaration
TO her
All through breakfast the next morn
ing We were awfully glum and nerv-
Gus. Before Ne got 20 the griddle
cakes. | forgot and left my spoon in
my chocolate. and my arm went
against 10 quite accidentally. and the
whole cup got spilled on Hester. just
as she was stopping TO pick up "A piece
OF toast. and went all over the back
OF the guimpe Of her dress. And Miss
Saunders swallowed whatever she put
In her mouth In great hurry. and
took on her eyeglasses and pushed her
chair back from the table little and
just looked NJ us. And then she said.
in that awfully quiet voice that Is
twice as mad as when a person lets out
yell
Arthur. how often have | told you
never to leave your spoon in your cup?
This is the second time within n week
that this has occurred you may go up
in your room and remain there until
| come"
didn't know what 10 do. because
II went upstairs then II would knock
our plan OF reading the Declaration In
the head. And while was rolling up
my napkin as slowly as could. trying
20 think what | should do. her voice
broke in:
Come. Arthur. I am waiting"
Then I put my napkin down and
stood up In my chair Her eyes near
ly bulged out OF her head ut that. be-
cause OF all the forbidden things In
the house. standing on any OF the
chairs but the ones in the kitchen and
the playroom Is about the forbiddenest
"why. you-you bad little boy. you"
she gasped. Arthur. don't under.
stand"
But I just pulled the Declaration OF
Independence out OF my pocket and
began 10 read. read all the things
that she would not let us do. and was
Just getting 10 the place where II said
we meant 10 10 as We pleased Till
mamma AMI papa came home. ! hadn't
been looking M her, because II was
as much as could do 90 make out
Charles writing And besides. some
OF the things when you came TO read
them ont ,oud 20 the person they were
intended for sounded pretty dreadful
particularly where IL said. shes
just awful every way you can think
Of" my cheeks Felt kind OF hot when
/ got 20 those places and let my voice
down and hurried over them as fast as
could. She must have come behind
while | was trying to make out some
OF the hard words. which | don't think
and the others all agreed with me
afterwards-was quite a fair advan-
tage TO take And she used 20 be on
the basketball team when she was In
college. and she was awfully strong II
Is no Disgrace 90 be overpowered by
such n strong person. and carried up
stairs. and locked in your room-and
then TO be told through the keyhole
that you are 90 stay there until you are
sorry. suppose that Is the way
George the Third would have treated
John Hancock IL he could.
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back until tomorrow evening. and that
she Is not our mother and our father.
never has been and never will be. and
that We mean 10 do as we please. and
that We have full right TO levy war and
also 10 do all other acts and things.
And 10 this we pledge our lives. our
fortunes and our sacred honor.
tSigncdl
Arthur L. cambridge CHATS mel Il,
Marjorie cambridge.
Hester -. Bainbrldge.
Charles W. cambridge.
Gregory cambridge his mark.
And we brought In Rex-he's a mix.
ture OF an English mastif and ST.
berian bloodhound-and We linked his
paw. and made him step on the paper
just below Gregorys name And then
we drew a circle around q and wrote
REX. his mark" Then MAZDA. the col.
lie dog. had 20 come In, too. and pretty
soon there was "a mark about the size
Of hot. house violet. just below where
Rex had printed a big black carnation-
tlAA HfA NAlANh WIN Ills NNlNlN paw
Spotty the cat. was the best OF all
she upset the ink bottle on the nur-
sery carpet. and got all her four paws
In the ink. and then ran right across
the paper. so her name was in several
places. Charley Cwho wrote 80 was
sort Of mad at first-sald IL spoiled the
looks OF the paper. and IL would have
to be written all over. but we told him
IL showed how interested and enthusi.
astic Spotty was.
Then Marjorie got her sealing wax.
and took n piece OF red silk ribbon and
made a kind OF bow out OF IL with long
streaming ends: and We put n seal
down in the lower left hand corner.
And when IL was all finished IL was a
work OF art. Then the question was.
What should we do with e.?
Lets put II al her plate az break
fast" suggested Hester
Better send IL through the mail"
said Marjorie she won't dare 10 say
anything TO the postman.
pin IL on her door" said Charley
"No." said. that won't do. The
original Declaration was read out loud
Il know. cause I asked papa. They
read Il out loud. and then they rang n
big bell til II cracked.
We'll. who's going TO be the one to
read ito asked Charlie
Well draw lotg." said
And we did with little pieces Of
string: and tho lot fell 20 me. IL al.
ways happens that way-tho one who
plans thing not only has TO do all the
thinking. but he has 10 go and carry
out his own idea while the other people
stand and look on, or maybe even
make FUN OF him.
You'll all have 10 70 with me. any
way" I said. "Ill read II outside her
door az : O'Clock tomorrow morning.
and when ! get through you must all
raise n mighty shout like the people
did outside the palace OF the King at
the time OF the French Revolution. and
you must yell. Down with the tyrant.
css' on with her head and things
like that. and Gregory "a 90 have the
servants dinner bell and ring like
mad; and then all the rest OF the day
we're going TO do just as we please.
and II she calls We won't come. no mat
ter how loud she hollers"
The rest all thought II was a bully
idea. but Charley said
Hadn't we better do II after break
fast? Because it's griddlecakes to
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