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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Be Thankful for Peace.

In the success OF the Savannah
board of honor, which prevented hos
tile meeting between Captain Frank
Cheatham Wilson and John Sullivan
Schley. nephew of the admiral. there
was a fine illustration of the virtues of
arbitration as substitute for war.
One or both of those young men must
have been killed in the impending duel
II they were not to become the laugh
ing stock of the country, For both
We're dead shots, and failure to hit s
live and hostile target would have aP-
pealed to the American sense Of hui
NOR, The country doubtless rejoicez
that peace has been declared. An
American duel in the twentieth cen
tury-just think OF II!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16
DISCOVERY OF CHRISTMAS TREES.
How the Worthless Balsam Fir Became
the Christmas Tree.

1t is natural for us to take it for grant
ed that there have always been Christmas
trees. yet fifty years ago there were few
il America, save in the homes of foreign
ers. About thirty years ago q number of
duck-hunters cruising along the coast of
Maine noticed the millions of young bal
sam frs which grew along the Shores and
the brilliant idea occurred to one mem
Der OF the party that these symmetrical
evergreens would make excellent Christ
mas trees. At this time the abandoned
farm era had begun and it looked as if
the whole state would grow up to frs
The balsam fir used to be synonym for
worthlessness. Nowadays Canada bal
SAM is made from this tree, and thou
sands of vacation tourists gather its
young twigs for ''balsam pillows" But
the wood has always been useless to the
ll:mberman. Therefore, when the New
York yachtsman offered to buy a few
shiploads of young frs, the honest Maine
farmers failed to see the joke But when
the city man opened his purse they fell to
with will.
The first venture proved a success. and
others hurried into the business. Ten
years later the whole coast of Maine was
stripped of frs and the business moved
inland. From this beginning the trade
has grown until now a million and half
of Christmas trees are sold every year in
New York and New England. of which
about Il million come from Maine alone.
County Life in America
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16
THE WONDERFUL SKEE.
Becoming Indispensable to Americans of
the Northwest

During the last ten years skeeing has
grown to be almost as much of winter
sport in the northern and northwestern
states as tobogganins in Canada, saws
Country Life in Americas Christmas An
nual. Where the snowfall, as in Ore
gon, Nevada. Michigan and Wisconsin.
lies on the ground for weeks together to
the depth of several feet, skees virtually
become the ife-preservers of the inhabi-
tants. They furnish the only means by
which the mailcarriers can reach the in
accessible and outlying mountain districts
Of the Rockies. Skees differ radically
from the Canadian or Indian snowshoe.
They are about { feet long, inches
broad, and taper from an inch thick at
the center to three-quarters.
The western skee-runner can cover on
an average about four to eight miles an
hour, going up and down hill Down hill
an experienced runner can let himself go.
but for a beginner it would be like turn
ing on the clutch-valve Of an automobile
without knowing where the break was.
Skees were first known to have been
used III the Thirteenth century. Eight
centuries passed before the trappers, lum-
bermen and wood-choppers of America
learned the vast superiority of the skee
over the Canadian snowshoe In a cen
fury more the latter will be looked at in
museums as the clumsy implement Of the
by-gOne age
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16
Q - - TO RIA.
Bears the +, The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' Of LMxNZzzzMx
A REAL CHRISTMAS STORY.
How a Great Corporation Brought Joy to
the Heart of an Old Bookkeeper.

j
the Heart of an Old Bookkeeper.
In a large New York business institu-
ton, says the December Worlds Work,
there was an employee whose Christmas
gift had the saving grace Of individual
consideration. He was a boOkkeeper,
nearly forty years in harness, and he had
been overlooked in former years of fat
ness in Wall street except for q GUS
tomary and unvaryins so gold piece
Several days before Christmas last year,
the office became agitaIed with rumors
of an unprecedented flood of good for
tune The old bookkeeper tried TO keep
calm, but his hopes ran riot and the day
before Christmas found him in Il nervous
furry. He saw his fellow employees
called into the cashiers office one by one,
each returning. with a sealed envelope.
The bookkeeper waited for his summons,
but it came not. Even the office boys
emerged. biting new gold pieces to test
them and the roll was complete an hour
before the bOOkkeeper summoned courage
50 send in an inquiry whether a mistake
had been made in the case of Mr.. Blank
and whether an envelope had been over
looked. The answer was:
There is no envelope for Mr.. Blank,
bur the president wishes to see him for
moment
The bookkeeper saw only one inter-
probation. This meant his discharge for
failing efficiency. He fairly tottered into
the sanctum, a pitiful inquire of panic
fear.
''Sit down. Mr.. Blank" said the presi-
dent. Il have omitted your name in the
list of Christmas rewards for faithful
service, and | regret that the bank will
have to find another man to fill your
position after tomorrow. Compose your
self, sir. tears are undignified in this of
fee You should know better after be-
ing here for so long a term of service.
Don't go. / have a few words more to
say before you leave The directors have
decided to retire you on Iuil pay for the
rest of your life. and the years salary
will be paid to you in advance. This does
not establish a ruinous precedent. for
employees with thirty-eight years of faith
full service to their credit are not
street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16
WATERFOWL REPUBLICAN.
WATERFOWL, WIS.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT SEA.

Christmas out on midsummer sea.
Is your song carol and naugnt BESIDE! !
You who stand in that choir of three,
Sing and be sorry for love that died!
There was sparkle of snow and fantastic
rime.
In an English winter. Do you forget?
Sing and live over again that time
AS you sing. DO you regret:
There's one who dreams of home scarce
left:
Another who signs for home DER sea:
There's carol for warp and love for welt
In that hymn in Il minor key.
Though over the waters a voice rings pure
AS the notes go up in Il song to Heaven
Is there behind it some thought TO lure,
TIE Il sin that is not of the seven?
All. the God whose Christmas pervades the
ship.
Give each the love which His love tn
spires,
The carol that trembleS on every lip
Is a part of the hope the heart desires.
And He who gave You your dream OF love-
When the song of praise goes forth up
ringing
From the swell to the depth of the sky
above
Says, 4 love the worship when love is
singing Graphic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16
She Wanted to Know.

Some school children were being shown
through the capitol the other day and
presidents room. Mr.. White, the hand
some clerk of Senator Frye, undertook
to play guide for the youngsters
Here" said he, sis the bust Of George
Washington, the first President of the
United States. He is dead now, you
know. And here is the bust of Jefferson
He's dead, too. And this is Henry Will
son, one of the vice presidents. He died
in this ROOM
A little girl looked up at Mr.. White
with wide-open, wondering eyes. did
he bust, too?' she ashington
Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16

words to her father were, Father, how
could you?"
well, my dear" he answered, eff you
choose to please yourself why shouldn't
/? You forgive me and III forgive YOU"
That was my PLAN" said the second
Mrs. Bertshaw to me-
Excellent" | said
And they let me stay to the Christmas
wedding dinner.-Rochester Union and
Advertiser
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-16
EoE
Bears the q The Kind You Aals Always Rcugh
Signature "a; &1HzZZZ1l
A Youthful B. A,

Pierre Alba. lad of IA, has Just re-
ceived the degree of bachelor of arts
from the faculty of literature of the
Paris university. Owing to brilliant
Latin essay. with which he carried off
a prize in June last, the age limit fixed
for candidates for the b. A degree was
dispensed with, and Alba passed the uni
versity examination, receiving the men
ton every good" His father is a lieu
tenant colonel in the French army.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
Monument for Grafstrom.

The recent death of Mr.. Edward
Grafstrom, mechanical engineer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, was a
great shock to his many warm friends.
AS reported in the Railway Age Of
last week, Mr.. Grafstrom met his
death during the recent flood at To-
peka while he was fighting hard to
save the lives of others. He had res
.cued as many as seventy persons. A
movement was started yesterday look,
ing toward the erection of a monu
ment by his railway and supply
friends. and it is altogether probable
that the plan will be materialized and
the money raised at the present con
ventions. The object is a most com
mendable one and nothing could be
more appropriate than that his friends
in the railway fraternity should erect
a monument to commemorate the
high personal qualities and the self
| sacrificing heroism Of Edward Graf
strom.-Railway Age.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
Root and Gardner Finish Training.

GUFFALO, N. ", July Jack
Root and George Gardner today prac-
tically finished the work Of training
for their bout which is to come off at
Fort Erie day after tomorrow and
which is to decide the light heavy
weight championship. The wide.
spread interest manifested in the con-
test is evidenced by the applications
being received from many parts Of
the country for tickets. Chicago is
expected to send a great crowd OF
Root followers and other cities will
be largely represented in the crowd
at the ringside.
From a critical point of view the
fight may be said to be one of the
most important pulled off in a long
time and certainly should prove n
of the most interesting. No two fight
ers in the country are conceded to he
more evenly matched that Root and
Gardner. They are we'll matched as
to size and the weight, 165 pounds at
9 o'clock on the morning Of the con-
test, give or take two pounds, will be
easy for both. Reports received to-
day from the respective training quar-
tres of the two men indicate that each
is in superb condition and feels fit
to fight the battle of his life.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
Texa Letter Carriers.

WACO, Texas, July 2.-Delegates
in gray, not the beloved gray Of the
confederacy, but the no less honored
gray of Uncle Sans postal servants,
are beginning to put in an appearance
here for the annual convention OF the
Texas Letter Carriers association
which will be in session here during
the next three days, From all appear
ancees the convention will be well at
tended and altogether one Of the most
successful gatherings of its kind ever
held in this section of the country.
The question of salaries will be dis
cussed at length and a number OF 9TH
err matters or great interest and inn
portance to the carriers will come UP
for consideration and action.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
TERRITORY or NEW MEXICO.
Auditors office.
Insurance Department.

Insurance Department.
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION.
For the Year Ending Dec. 81, 1908.
office of Auditor of Public Accounts.
SANTA FE, N. M, June %, 1903
1t is hereby certified that the Nation
al Life Insurance company of the
United States of America, insurance
company, a corporation organized an
der the laws of the United States OF
America, whose principal office Is To-
Gated at Chicago, Illinois, has COM
piled with all the requirements of the
laws of New Mexico. sc far as the
said laws are applicable to said com
pany. for the year of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Three.
In Testimony Whereof, !, w. G
Sargent, Auditor of Public
Accounts for the Territory q
New Mexifo have hereto SCI
my hand and affixed my sea
of office, at the City Of SAINT;
Fee, the day and year frs
above written.
W. @. SARGENT,
Auditor Of Public Accounts
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
Santa Ee Chances.

Within the next few days several
important changes will take place in
the Santa Fe engineering department
as the result of w. B. Storey, chief en-.
gineer. being transferred to Californ.
ia. c. A. Morse, chief engineer of the
eastern grand division, is to succeed
Mr.. Storey as chief engineer of the
system, and j. M. Meade. present en-
gineer of the Santa Fe with head
quarters in Topeka, will succeed Mr.
Morse as chief engineer of the east,
ern grand division. Mr.. Meade will
continue to have his headquarters in
Topeka.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
The Carlsbad Argus says.

The Carlsbad Argus says: THE
Santa Fe people have completed plans
for the construction of a new depot
to replace the old one burned in Feb
ruary, since which time the freight
depot has been in service. The new
structure will stand upon the old loca'
ton, and will be a neat and service
able structure, with two waiting
rooms, trunk and express rooms, etc.
and will be amply sufficient for the
needs of Carlsbad for years to come
as well as a great convenience to the
travelling public.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
Roswell on Qui Vive.

Roswell people must keep their eye
not only on the Santa Fe Central, and
the Vernon, Roswell & FL Paso, but
it behooves them also to watch the
approach of the Rock Island from the
east, says the Roswell Register. 1t
is undoubtedly the intention of the
Rock Island people to build from Fit.
Worth and connect with their line
west of here. The survey now is com
pleted from Fl. Worth to Graham in
the county seat of Young County, and
now It is pushed towards Stamford in
the northern part of Jones county.
Look out now for the surveys to con
tinue west to Roswell.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
Needles Washout.

At last reports the Colorado river
had washed away about eight hundred
feet of the old main line track and
was still washing slowly. r. b.
Burns. resident engineer Of the San
ia Fee coast lines, has a corps OF g
gineers in the field making a per-
manent location of new track which
will be some hundred feet west Of
the old track and skirting the present
mesa. The new location will be about
one mile in length and will undoubted-
ly prevent future delays Of the kind
suffered this week.-Needles Eye.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
Danger of Strike.

Ten Rock Island operators in the
Trenton, Mo, offices struck Friday
for an increase in wages. The oper-
ators have been getting $50 a month,
and are asking an increase of SIS a
month. The men say they contracted
to come to Trenton for SIS a month
and after reaching there were told
that they would draw only $50. Four
men to take their places arrived in
the afternoon trains from different
points, but when told of the situation
blythe pickets awaiting their arrival,
refused to go to work. Messages
have been sem to the officers Of the
order OF railroad telegraphers in.
forming them Of the walkout, and q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02

The boys accuse Tom Fluger, a boil
ermaker helper with an intention 10
become a Benedict at an early ana
suspicious moment. Tom makes no
denial.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02

be fenced and in answer to their quer-
les the officials say that a fencing
gang will be put to work July l, and
that within forty days the entire line
will be under fence. 1t is believed
that trains will be running over the
line by September Is.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02
TRACK AND TRAIN

TRACK AND TRAIN 3
Engineer Parnell is sick.
Fireman Peeler is vacating.
Fireman Lynn is on the sick list.
Engineer Lee is obeying the doctor,
Engineer McQuiddy is of for q
spell.
Engineer Davis gets n trip only
to rest a bit.
Fireman Fletcher is taking a rest
for the first time in ages.
Kincheloe and Carlow are new en-
gineers out of Las Vegas.
A. Park, Peyton and Comstock COM
prise a trio of promising new firemen.
A gang of bridge builders is work
ing on the new structure across Ar
roya Pecos.
Engineer Evans has returned to the
cab after a short tussle with the doc
tors friend.
Engineer Stephenson has taken a
day or two to hold communion with
nature in her choicest moods.
Fireman Stowe has been granted a
reward of merit in the shape of a
clear title to eight hours extra rest.
Bob Gray was added to the list OF
fremen today, and will embrace the
first opportunity to furnish the motive
OWG IOT Il MOUNTAIN CiiluDCi.
The shop base ball team which viii
meet the city team Saturday after
noon at Reynolds field is putting in
every spare moment practising.
Ben Myers and Mike Neiser have
thrown down the boilermaker's tools
and taken up the big coal scoop. They
are out on their first trip today.
The boys accuse Tom Fluger, a Doll
ermaker helper with al intention &c
become a Benedict at an early and
auspicious moment. Tom makes nc
denial.
The boiler makers are putting tbs
finishing touches to the new station
cry engine which has been placed II
position on a cement and stone foun
dation outside the shops.
= =
Fred Pennington. who is at presen
firing on the Bisbee road, fell or was
hrown from the tender into the cal
one day this week, and was prett.
badly bruised up, although we ar
informed that he will be all right II
a few days, says the Deming Head
light. We are informed that on o
about the first of the month Fred vii
be pulling a throttle on an engine Q
the Bisbee instead of a a SHOVE
We congratulate Fred on his rapi
and w%ell-earned advancement in raj
reading.
Steel is being laid as rapidly a
possible along the new ChoctaW lin
to Sparks in Lincoln county, east
here. Carloads of rails and other ms
terial are being sent to the front a
fast as they can be used and the chit
engineer says he hopes to reach thf
terminus by September 1. The di
lance to that point is only about sixt
miles from Guthrie, but owing to tn
large number of bridges necessary
be constructed, the work is slo'
Farmers along the right Of way al
anxious to know when the line is
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-02

general striks which will effect LOO
operators on the Rock Island system
may be ordered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-17
A GREAT COUNTRY.

The following bit Of boilel down rail-
road fac of the past year, were sent
ont from Washington. June IL. Dur
ing last year there was only one passen-
ger killed for every /, Ss3, 200 carried,
and one injured for every 81. PA carried,
the number killed being 345 and the in
iured 6,6a4. This ratio Ia decided in
crease over the year before OF rail
road employees 1909 were killed and
so 224 injured, showing big increase
due partly TO the usual increase in
travel and the employment of untried
men. The total number of casualties
was 70, $50
Gross earnings from operation were
81, 72G. $50, 265, being s137, s54 23O gref ia
than the previous year. The opeI.'ting
expenses were $i,i16, 248, TAT, an in
crease of $s5, s5i, Ar. The net earnings
were 1910, 1871, $40, an increase Of s95,-
0O2. 1853. There were 649, S7S 500 pass
engers carried, an increase Of AZ 6oO. 1884
The tons Of freight carried were 1900
3l5, 7s1, an increase of III, 0S9 BAT tons.
The aggregate mileage is 274, 1876 81 an
increase of 8. S43. OF miles
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-17
AN AWFUL WESTERN DELUGE.
Many Hundred People Drowned IN cioud Barst
and Flcsd

SPOKANE, WASH. June 15-Special
news by telegraphic and telephone ad-
vices from Arlington. Oregon, state that
the town OF HeppRe was destroyed by a
great food Of water that rushed down
Willows creek between 9 and Z o'clock
last evening reports from lone state
that from $50 to 500 people are be lieved
to have been drowned Al o'clock
this morning, it was reported that 105
bodies had been found.
Willows creek, which is given as the
cause of the disast er, is ordinarily a
small stream and early reports indicate
the flood was caused by either one or
two cloud bursts.
Heppner l. IN northeastern Oregon, is
the county seat of Morrow cor nty and
is located on the North Fork Of Willow
Creek. 1t is on the Oregon Railway 81
Navigation company railway, forty five
miles from Heppner Junction. Heppner
is the center of prosperous farming.
stock.raising and fruitgrowing country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-17
Rad MEN SOMETIMES.

It was matter of considerable pride
to che profession in this state for many
years that not an editor was in jail
But things seem 10 be going wrong late
ly. One of the most startling cases OF
editors falling from grace occurred in
Trempealeau Tuesday when the respec-
tive editors OF the two papers at that
place were arrested at a picnic. One
was arrested or failure TO pay Judg-
ment against him for Islander The
other was taken into custody for shoot
ing man in the arm. The strange
part Of IL ell is that the two editors were
also the two justices of the peace in
Trempeleau. This makes their conduct
all the more reprehensible II the fact
that they are editors did not restrain
them from Islander and shooting people
then the gelf restraint that Justices Of
the peace are want to exercise certainly
ought to have kept them out Of mis-
chief Some people are hard to under
stand --Reedsburg Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-17
Women end levels.

Jewels. candy. flowers, man-that is
the order of womSn's preferences.
Jewels form magnet of mighty power
to the average woman. Even that great
est Of all jewels, health. is often ruined
in the strenuous efforts 70 make or save
the morey to purchase them Ii wo-
man will risk her health to get a Gov
eted gem, then let her fortify against
the insi6ious consequences Of coughs,
col = and bronchial objections bv the
regular use If Dr. Blschee's German
Syrup. Ii will promptly arrest con
sumption in It's esrly stages and heal the
affected lungs and bronchial tnbes snd
drive the dread disease from the system.
Ii Is not - cureaN, hut it Is = certain
care for COUGHS colds and all bronchial
troubles Nou Ctu xet thjs reliable
remedy at any dug store Price 2Sc
aad 75c
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-17
DO You Epioy what Won Eat7

If you don't your food does not do
you much good. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is the remedy that everyone should take
stomach. There is no way to maintain
the health and strength Of mind and
body except by nourishment. There is
no way to nourish except through the
stomach. The stomach must be kept
healthy, pure and sweet or the strength
No appetite, loss of strength, nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath,
sour risings, rifting, indigestion and all
stomach troubles are quickly cured by
the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Sold
by A. J. johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-06-17
nrnin- Food Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent authori-
ties They have dispelled the silly no.
ton that one kind of food is needed for
brain, another for muscles, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet will not
only nou"ish particular part of the
body, hui it will sustain every other
part Yet however good your food
may be. its nutriment is destroyed by
indigestion or dyspepsia. You must
prepare for their appearance or prevent
their coming by taking regular doses OF
Green's August Flower, the favorite
medicine of the healthy millions. a
few doses aids digestion, stimulates the
liver to healthy action, prrifes the
blood, and makes you feel bu1yant and
vigorous. You can get this reliable
remedy at your druggist, Price 25c and
T5e