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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
PIGEON Brought Good New..

A homing pigeon brought joy to the
darkened home Of G. B. Hardness, of
Sparrows Point, Baltimore county,
the other morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Hark-
ness started out in a small yacht one
night before storm. and not having
been heard from, were believed to
have persisted. Shortly after break
fast, when the sorrowful family were
engaged in prayer for the absent ones,
there was fiutter and tapping at the
window A sister of Mrs. Hardness
raised the sash. and in hoped the
bird. Tied to one of its legs was a
message, which ran: Safe In Bed
kins creek after a hard struggle.
Don't worry" The message was In
the handwriting OF Mr.. Hardness. and
was signed by him.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
A Western WooIgrower.

Newcastle, Wyo.. Dec. 21.-There is
q man in this place who claims that no
one need suffer with backache. as he
has proven in his own case that it can
be completely and permanently cured.
His name is S. C. Hoist, and he is
stock raiser and woolgrower.
Il was shearing sheep at the time
the first pain came on" says Mr.. Hoist.
Il was go bad for two years after
wards that l could hardly sit down,
and whom once down it was almost i'm
possible for me to get up again.
Il tried ali the medicine / could hear
Of and several doctors without help,
not even for q moment. l used Dodd's
Kidney Pills and they made Q new
man ont of me. felt as if there was
new blood in my veins. l am as stout
in the back as mule and can lift and
work ns hard as I please without an
ache or pain in any part Of my body.
1T Is now over year since they
cured me and ] can say there is not a
healthier man in Wyoming than 1 am,
and before using Dodd's Kidney Pills
there was not more complete physi-
cal wreck in the whole country than l
was"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
THE BALLS WERE wEANEn.
Good Reason Thy the Champion
Couldn't Nurse Them.

Good Reason Thy the Champion
Couldn't Nurse Them.
At the billiard tournament the
champion is obviously at a disadvans
tage. Despite his most strenuous Of
forts, he is unable to get the balla
into a favorable position.
At no time does se run over three.
'Ha, hal" comes a hoarse chuckl6
from the ranks of the beholders. IL
this the man who was advertised a.
being SO wonderful at nursing the
ivories?"
Here the champion drops his cue
on the table and turns on the scorn-
full one:
Eyes, am the mani" he replies. Il
am the man who is celebrated for his
adertness at nursing the balls, but
some scoundrelly enemy has evidently
sneaked in here and weaned theset"-
New York Times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
Harvest Work.

Tho harvest Of wheat alone cngagest
about 100000 men and so 900 teams
three months OF the summer, while at
least 10000 women are needed to pre-
pare food for the workers. The har-
vest OF other crops employ less mon,
but the entire number of harvesters
needed In gathering the crops OF the
United States has been estimated 1t
l,62o.7 O0-that is, exclusive of the
farmers that reside on their own land
and aid in the harvest.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
Good Uses for Paper.

The use of paper as an excellent
wind shield and guard against damp
the paper garments of men and wom-
en- which are shown by a druggist
have a natty, trim air which almost
marks them as a novelty of the sea-
son. 1t is evident they can be worn
under the waist or vest without in
any way adding to the apparent bulk
or causing the slightest discomfort,
yet at the same time exclude cold and
moisture more effectually than the
heaviest of fiannels.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
RUSSIAN FAsrs AND HoLIDAYa
So Many That They Stand In tho Wsv
Of Progress.

So Many That They Stand In tho Way
Of Progress.
The great number of fasts and holt
days also stands severely in the way
Of progress in Russia. In 1902, with
out reckoning ordinary Wednesdays
and Fridays, which are always fast
days. there we're only 116 days which
did not fall under one head or the
other, and many fell under both. Be-
sides the ordinary Lenten period,
which, however, In Russia is forty.
eight days long instead of forty, they
have three shorter periods Of fasting.
one of nineteen days, in June; one OF
fourteen days, in August; and anoth-
er of thirty-three days, in November
and December. There are also three
single days of fasting, of which two
are also holidays.
Fasting is serious matter in Rus
sia, for fish, milk and eggs are for
hidden as well as meats. The result
is that the markets for such products
are largely cut of for about ons-third
of the year, and dairy farming bo.
comes Improbable, as strict observs
ance of fasts is wefghtier matter
with the people than honesty or any
other feature of our system of morals.
Yale Review
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25


said to resemble in form the sole of a
shoe. 1t is only Twenty-Five miles
long and from three to ten miles
wide. with an area of about $50 square
miles, or seven times as large as Man.
haitian Island.
1t Is the most southern of the chain
OF the Ladrones or Marianne islands,
which stretches 420 miles north and
south. All the other islands belong
to Germany, but they are very small,
and Guam is the largest and most
important of the group. 1t is four
days steaming to the east of the
Philippines.
We observe on the map great pau
city OF information about the interior
of the island. The reason is that the
jungle which covers it is so dense that
not even the natives have penetrated
far into 1t, except in two or three
places where paths extend from coast
to coast.-New York Sun.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
TWO LADIES AT work.
City Policeman Explains Cause Of I'm
usual Gathering.

wy TohCemdn Explains Cause OF On
usual Gathering.
Two lusty Italian women the other
day were gathering into pile guam
tity OF refuse lumber being taken
from Philadelphia building prepare
tory to making extensive alterations.
Many OF the sticks we're too long to
carry handily. 80 the daughters OF
King Victor Emmanuel were rending
them In pieces in various ways. II
they did not yield by striking them
across their knees, they placed them
across the gutter and jumped upon
them. The women were possessed of
remarkable strength and the ease
with which they made kindling wood
attracted crowd Of fully 200 men
and boys. AS the sidewalk WAS be-
coming blocked policeman FASTENED
to the scene and ordered everybody to
move on. A gentleman happened to
come upon the dissolving throng, and
being curious to know the cause of
the gathering, asked a white-whis-
kered son of Erin what it all meant.
Sure. an it's only coople Nv Ital-
ian ladies breaking wood" he re-
piled.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25

At circus performance at Kherson.
Russia. a clown offered to photograph
each OF the audience after a new
method" with the promise Of money
back II the likeness was not good.
Small mirrors were then distributed.
and the public were told to look in
them. The joke was much appreciat-
ed by everyone but the police, who
found cause to prosecute the clown
for Misrepresentation and fraud. and.
despite his fearful protestations. he
was hauled on to prison for = month.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

BY local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion OF the ear There IL only way to
Deafness and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness 10 caused by an fnfamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Whom this
tube 10 fnfamed you have q rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when It is entirely closed Deaf
hess is the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored 10 It's normal
dtion hearing viii be destroyed forever. Nine
of caused by Catarrh hfch Is nothing but
an fnnamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We Will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any case of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
BY Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c
/ Halls Family Pulls arc the best.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
KNEW HlA BY REPUTATION.
Why Archdeacon Was Asked What He
Would Have to Drink.

Why Archdeacon Was Asked What He
Would Have to Drink.
Archdeacon Sinclair told the Semi
Teetotal Pledge association" Of the
diary Of Scotch shepherd, which
read: "Sunday-Up in the morning
at Ga dram (whisky). Went out to
see the sheep--a dram. Came home to
breakfasts dram. Looked round
the hoIse--a dram. Washed and
dressed for church, dram. Took a
brandy before going to kirk, lest
should smell Of whisky in the house
Of the Lord," The name of the as
ISOLATION was responsible for the
archdeacon's own experience He
was once lunching alone in the house
OF = friend confined to his room by
an accident. The housekeeper brought
up tray Of good things, and asked
the archdeacon what he would have
to drink. for, she said. I've 'erd
you're not temperate gentleman"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
homeslcknes. In the Navy.

The medical oficers OF the navy
who have been making a study OF
neurasthenia, which has disabled SO
many officers, ascribe 1t to the con-
ditions OF the life In the navy now
imposing upon officers long tours of
duty on remote stations. where the
opportunities for diversion are not
many and where inconsistencies and
discomfort. combined with the uncer-
tainty Of detachment. have produced
this distress Of mind and body.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
Stops the Cough and
Works or tho Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets Price go.
New Wireless Terearaphx.

The main feature of the wireless
telegraph system of John Stone Of
Boston is sitting device between the
Hertzian wave generator and the
transmitting anttenae on the one hand.
and between the receiving anttenae
and the receiving circuit on the 9th
er hand, whereby all waves generated
except those Of the desired frequency
are suppressed at the sending station.
and at the receiving station only
waves are permitted to paRs the r.
ceiver.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
Moorish Water Clocks.

Among the curious features Of To-
ledo which unfortunately remain no
longer, were water clocks, devised by
. Moorish genius named Az-zarcal.
who placed them on the banks of the
the time. They were run by water
power. and were so famous that Daniel
Merlac. an English astronomer, came
AL the way from Oxford in 11S5 to
study them.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
pr. Parker,a Memorial.

The stained-glass window to the
memory of DR.. Parker in the City Tenn
pie, London. represents St. Pauls fare
we'll to the elders at Ephesus. The
faces of the elders form . noble and
striking group. Underneath are tie
words: "Sorrowing most Of all that
they should see his face no more" In
the lower panel there is q very me
portrait of DIR. Parker.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
Recovered His Voice.

A case Is recorded of sailor, WIZ
mad lost his voice form some illnesA
suddenly recovering 1t In theatsn.
Having gone to this place of entertain
ment he was highly amused BY the
drollness OF the clown. In his excite
ment he made an effort to give vent b
his feelings. and, to his surprise anI
Joy, found his voice restored.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
New Process Armor Plate.

The Illustrated Zeitung says that
Krupp has outdone Harvey in armor
plate with a new process that secures
even greater results. The new pro
cess enables armor plate to be made
much thinner than formerly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
The ISLAND OF GUAM.


The only goed map that has yet
been made of the island OF Guam is
the result Of government survey and
has been published by the War de-
partment. The little sketch map
shown here is reduction i.o.n it,
and the map will interest many be-
cause very few people have as yet any
idea of the form Of the island, which
is shown in the aliases scarcely larger
than a dot
In rough way the island may be
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25

Why cough, when for Csc and this
notice you get rs doses of an abso-
f toro' s nostnaid DR. s ski VI Co CO.
IA CROSSE. WIS. CIV. N. u
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of a.
cough cure.-J. w. OBaIEN. S22 Third Ave-.
H., Minneapolis Mimi, Ja1- 9, 800
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children tcething. softens tho gums reduces -
Illumination, allsys pain, cures wind ooiic 80 botA
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25

Dyeing is as easy as washing when
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25

is
= don survivea
Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
Il.
hams Vegetable Compound the only especially
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-12

The Santa Fe system has out- done itself this year in the mat, fer of rates to the Terrltorial fair in Albuquerque October 1z to 17th. It has made one fare for the round trip even rom points as far away as treseota # and Phoenix and is making nan rates on live stock for exhibition purposes. It is probable that the railroad is realizing the DE CT lie on which New Mexico $ annual carnival is being planned f,s!'t fhs year. It certsinly: ptDmls;es ron h;s to b: the greatest fair in the his tory of the very enterprising as sociation. The purses aggregate more than $1O,OOO,
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-12
Reduced Rates.

Summer excursion rates to the Pacific coast from New Mexico and Arizona; dates of sale, every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day during months of July, August and September 1905
 Continuous passage east of Barstow in each direction. Stop overs within final limit will be granted either east or west bound at Barstow and points west or south therof Final linn it, Nov. 30. 1903.
 San Francisco via Bakerstelt
 or via Los Angeles, $55.OO. Lo Angeles, Santa Monica, Sal , Diego and Coronado Beach . S35.OO. Rates to Avalon, Cate !, lima Island and return $37.2s f Stage rate Merced to Yosernit f. valley and return, $2O.OO.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-12
PROBATE NOTICE

Tn the Probate Court of the
 County of Navajo, Territory, of Arizona. In the matter ot the estate and Guardianship ot
 James F. and Della E. Harvey }m;nors. .)-Notice by Clerk ot dav fixed for hearing return of sale of real estate.
 Pursuant to order of the Probate Court, made on the 25th day of August 1903, notice IS hereby given that Dora F'emnng a,ard;an of the persons and es- fate of James F. and Della E. Harvey (minors.) has made to the said court and filed in the office of the Clerk thereof, on said day, a return of sale made hv her as guardian aforesaid don on the Dist day of August l9oo, under a previous order ot sain Court, ofthe following reales and for the following named sum. +o-wit: Situate in the town of Holbrook, Navajo county Arizona, and designated on the tho n1at of said town, filed on the Eth day of February. A. D. leso in the office of the Recorder O the County of Apache and Terri torv of Arizona, as lots NOS twelve CPD and thirteen 1o) in block No. six (6), being a tota of 50 feet on Central avenue hy 15O feet to an alley in th rs rear Price two hundred dollar lSooO), as will more fully apoea from said return filed as ator: said. and to which reference ] hereby made for further part'c'
 And notice is hereby furtht o;ven that Wednesday, the St dav of September, 1903, at 1 o'clock a. m.. at the courtroo of said Court, at the Courthou in Holbrook, County of NavaJ, .,as been fixed for hea;ing u said return, when 'an7 where al person interested in the sald tate may appear and file writt
 objections to the conhrmat1' of the said sale, and may
 heard, and may produce W nesses in support of such ob]' tions. E. I. WATTRON, Clerk First publication Aufiust SS'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
Where Blood Tells,

New York Times: 1t was in one of the
farming districts Of New England. The
young folks had banded themselves to-
gether for monthly Qualifications during
the winter, and were about to celebrate
the last dance of the season., as well as a
couple Of sngagstdsnts which had resulted
from the a~ssefs6l1ss. Bel HaWE}ns. fhs
local Paginini, and his S~tradiyarius had
been engaged to lead them through the
mazes of the country dance. and all were
looking toward to the time Of their life.''
But death inconsiderately claimed Mrs.
Hawkins for his own on the afternoon Of
the eventful party. The young people
gathered as arranged, but bemoaned the
absence of sole Ben," and games were
being substituted for the dancing, when
To-! Hawkins and his fiddle appeared on
the scene. Great establishment and many
questions greeted the old man, but he
calmly slipped his fiddle out Of its green
bag, and. as he m~editatively rubbed the
resin or the bow. said: wall, yes, Ma
ria's gone died this afternoon, but I reck-
on faint no sin for me to play for you
tonight SEEM she yam no blood rela
ton" -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04

realizing then her danger, she sprang
away from him, with an exclamation
Of fear and repulsion.
Captain Marshall, this is an out
ragel How dare you speak such words
to Wilfrid Denman's wife! Leave me
instantly. Go, I say" And she
stamped her tiny foot passionately
upon the tiled pavement.
Left alone, for the captain had slipped
away with his head down like a beaten
dog, the little lady smiled bitterly to
herself. Such were the fruits Of her
foolish escapade.
Poor wilfrid! She had treated him
vilely. She had been selfish and fool
ish-a most unwifely wife. But she
would go back to him at once. She
would implore his forgiveness, he would
give it with many kisses. and they
would be infinitely happier than be-
fore.
Full Of this new resolution she gath
cred up her skirts and hurried off in
search of her hostess: but at the foot
Of the main staircase h came to a
sudden stop as the sound of voices
from an adjacent room were waited to
her.
They say the firm can't stand the
strain any longer. Roper must haYe
been mad. And as for Denman. he
! Cd1l L SGE Ill -1llCIl III 1EOuI Ok his nose
! except where it concerns that eXtraVa-
CANT little wife Oh hisLnn
Winnie, gripping convulsively at the
hand rail to support herself, recognized
the voice as belonging to Cora,s hus-
band; next moment Cora herself was
speaking. There seemed to be a note
! Of triumph in her voice.
"And does it mean complete ruin for
them, tLen?"
Il fear so. Denman's w1fe's extrava-
gance will have been the last straw.
That woman has simply no idea of the
value Of money"
IT know. but really I can't ia Tn
sorry. in fact, I'm rather glad. 1 hate
the pair Of .them!"
"Tut, TUT" came again in the deep
tones of the man. "What a little spit
fire you are, Coral"
sick and faint, Winnie waited to
hear no more, but few UP the staircase,
and ten minutes later was out Of the
house speeding homeward in a
cab.
She thought the man eyed her pity
tngly as she stepped into the full glare
of the electric light in the hall, and a
cold SILVER ran down her spine.
Where is your master, James? ?"
came at length, family, through he1
quivering lips.
I'm his study, ma'am."
Winnie tore off her wrap n stole
softly up to the door. There was nc
sound within, SO she pushed it noise
lessly open and entered.
Next msrnen a wild cry burst from
her as she flung herself head1ong upor
the man who sat there, gr~ay-faced
with her photograph propped up on the
desk before him. and the shining bar
rel Of q revolver pressed against his
temple.
Winnie broke out into a cry.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04
ANIMALS

I once spent a year in Strangeland, ana
I suppose I had as good a chance as any
body to see the animals thai live there,
but I never thought any boys or girls
would care to hear about them, and so I
took 10 notes while I was there.
/ remember some of the animals, how-
ever, and I believe that the things that
made the most impression on me were the
tiny waiter elephants not bigger than rob
ms that are. Used to serve at table.
You see, the dinner tables there are
about fifty feet long, and only two or
three people sit at each table, and as they
have nc ervants there 1t would be very
hard to pass things if it were not for the
| waiter elephants and the toy railroads
that they use.
A circular track runs round the table,
and on it are tank cars for the soup, milk,
water and coffee; platform cars for the
cold meats and vegetables and box cars
for things that need to be kept warm. II
my friend at the other. end Of the t able
wanted some soup I would hitch Knurt,
| our little four-inch elephant, to the soup
tank car and tell him to carry it down to
the other end, and away he would gallop
as hard as he could, and then perhaps
come back with a box car full Of salt or
sugar.
We never tried having two elephants
more than once. My friend had bought
a little fellow, and he hitched him to q
soup car and sent him to me at the same
time that I sent him some water, and the
two tiny animals running full tilt met In
the middle Of the table and had a head-on
collision. Soup and water went sky-high,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-04

cofYaIaHy leos AZ wf

/. Cora, dear. will you have me? I've
run aWay!" .8
: Cora Dainsford started up from her
corner, her eyes dilating with genuine
establishment.
MY dear Mrs. Denman, this is an
unexpected pleasure"
The rich tones rang a trifle irlsincere,
and the dark eyes glinted unpleasantly;
but hi pretty irresponsible being who
called herself Wilfrid' Denman's wife
noticed neither.
"I'm so glad you're glad,' she said,
enusively kissing the olive cheek OF
the woman who, not so long ago, had
been her rival; thereafter subsidine
into a chair n pulling the dainty
gloves from her white bejeweled
hands. ~
Winnie responded Cora. why
shouldn't I be? The past, so tar as ]
am concerned, is dead and buried Iona
ago.. But"-suddenly-"why haven't
you brought the husband?"
Winnie looked up mischievously.
Didn't I tell you I'd run away? Will.
doesn't know where I am"
you odd child! What do you
mean?'
Cora Dainsford drew up a chair: and
sat down opposite the little woman, with
clasped hands and inquiring yes. She
had v really forgiven this dainty
beauty for ~supplanting her in the at
fections of handsome Wilfrid Denman
On the contrary, the thorn had ranked
badly, and still-although many
months had passed. and she herself
was now the wife Of another man-stil.
1t remained in the wound.
you, haven't q~uarreled, surely, you
two?" she queried, fixing her black eyes
on the others face with al intentness
that was almost embarrassing.
NO" said Winnie, "that is, not tc
say quarreled exactly. But Will is
80 different somehow. When we were
first married, nothing was too good 70,
me, and now-well, I'll just give yor
an instance.
Yesterday we went out to Nine