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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22
III WHY POSTUM.

How the Cunning Animal Leads His
PurSuera Astfay.
The possum will usually go home by
country OIL the boundaries OF his range
he trots along without Winding his
steps. The dogs may have all the fun
here with his trail that they can. He
intends only that they shall not fnd his
home tree nor even the vicinity of 1t.
So as he enters his own DeighborhOOd
swamp his movements change. The
dogs may be hard after him OF not. II
they are not close behind he knows by
long experience that they my be e1-
pected and ever SO far forgets his pre-
cious skin as TO go straight to his nest
tree.
Instead he trots along n boundary
fence OF in the stream, eaping the
crossing logs and coming out likely Oh
Their down he jumps the stream, run
hard toward Il big g9n and from a
dozen feet away takes a flying leap.
catching the rough trunk up just out
Of the reach Of the keen nosed dogs.
He goes on up q little and leaps again,
touching the ground ten feet out, thus
leaving a blank OF twenty OF more feet
in his trail.
The stream or fence has puzzled the
dogs. but now at the tree they begin
to worry. They circle and finally pick
up the scent beyond the first gap only
to run Instantly into a greater blank,
one that the widest circling does not
cross. for the possum has taken to n
still another and Oh like n squirrel from
tree to tree for perhaps a hundred
yards, on, it may be. to his own high
hollow National Magazine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22

SAS NAV ~
nl-health in woman is generally trace
able to disease of the delicate wo,nanly
organism. Many women have been re-
stored to happiness by the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. If there
is an invalid woman, suffering from
female weakness, prolapsua, or falling Of
womb, OF from leucorrhea who has used
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with
out complete success Dr.. Pierce would
like to hear from such person-and it
will be to her advantage to write as he
offers, in perfect good faith, a reward of
$500 for any case of the above maladies
which he cannot cure.
al feel it my duty to inform you that I had
been a sufferer for many years from nervous
writes Mrs. o. N. Fisher, of 1861 Lexington Ave.
New York, N. Y. III was constantly going 10
see a physician. ! was induced to ask DR..
Pierce's advice. I then took Eve bottles Of pa.
vorite Prescription I am not now cross and
irritable, and I have a good color In my face;
and one Mopsand Of COMFORT for I am a new
woman once more.n
The dealer who offers a substitute for
uFavorite Prescription y does so to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale of
less meritorious medicines.
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send ~
one-cent stamps for the p~aper-covered
book, or 81 stamps for the cloth bound.
Address DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22
Thorn, Path Of the Musician.

1t is the bitter truth that fairly good
musicians too often find after years Of
study and expense that it Is almost i'm
possible to secure Il hearing and that
money must so out where it is expected
to come in. The debut of n singer not
tnfrequentiy involves serious outlay,
including a paid manager whose duties
V not only such details as the rent
ing OF Il hall, advertising, purchase of
floral tributes. etc, but the drumming
un Of a paper" audience as well, and
free tickets are not always rewarded
by applause or press notices. The great
est check to an artistic career is to be-
come a fad with the SO called smart
set, whose interest is fieetin8 and un-
discriminating, yet bills must be paid,
patronage represents money. aud few
can resist the temptation to seek 1t.
Finally it is shortsighted policy for z.
novice to appear side by side with an
experienced artist. 1t may bring flnan-
cial return. but when an obscure young
person makes Al first bow 10 the public,
assisted by" Il celebrity, comparison
Is inegitable.-Ever. oody's Magazine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22

Lake Baikal. in Siberia, b by far the
deepest lake known in the world. 1t IL
In every way comparable to the great
lakes as regards size, for, while its
area is more than 1900 square miles,
making 1t about equal to Erie in su-
pericial area. its enormous depth Of
between 1900 and $500 feet males the
volume of its waters almost equal to
that Of Lake Superior. Although its
surface is 1850 feet above sea level. Its
bottom is nearly 5000 feet below it.
The Caspian sea has q depth in it,
basin Of more than 5000 feet. Lake
Maggiore is the same depth, Lake Co
mo nearly 1900 feet, and Lago de Gar
da, another Italian lake, has q depth
in certain places Of 1900 feet. Lake
Constance is more than 1000 feet deep,
and Huron and Michigan reach depths
of 900 and 1000 feet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22
Exercise For Both.

"Does your wife go in for athletics?"
"Um-yes, in a way. She went out
yesterday to take exercise; said she was
going to walk up a long hill"
"And did shef"
mo; she got into the dry goods dis
trict and ran up q long bill instead.
You can easily see that l am the one
who was exercised Kansas City
Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22

The oman
who suffers
from nl-health
casts a shadow
on her own hap
piness and the
happiness of
others. She
cannot help it.
Those who suf-
fer cannot
smile ana ciuu
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22
Light And DARK.

Day and night, sunshine and shadow
are n o more different from each other
than a healthful from q sickly woman.
The healthful oma carries light and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-09


| L. C. Jones was up from Good
ing Monday.
! 8. D. Booneo OF HALEY came dowr
the branch last night.
] T. Costello and J. Croker d
Twin Falls we're in town Sunday
| J. NJ. Burkett is clerking in T,
M, Starrh's drug store for the holt
days.
Goyernor-elect Gooding returned
from the fair at st. Louis, last
Saturday.
BE sure to see Starrhs' display
OF Holiday Goods before you buy
elsew here.
Chris Armstrong of Pocatello,
was visiting friends in Shoshone
the first Of the week.
go 81
w. r. Sebree, the Caldwell bank
er, made visit to the Twin Falls
country the first OF the week.
F. Coleman Burroughs, mer-
chant Of the thriving town Of Mini
doka, was transactinQ business in
the county seat Monday.
General Manager w. G.. Filler, Of
the Twin Falls Land & Water
Company, was in town Saturday
on his way to Salt Lake City.
Choice eating apples at Hills.
Deacon" Boyer had the good
luck to kill couple Of fine deer
one day last week. The Deacon"
Is justly proud Of his achievement
F. T. Disney, 4. Il. Gowdy, DR.. |
e. w. Kleinman and w. D. Crock
or were rusticating on their ranch
20, on the Minidoka tract, the first
u the week.
Charles Burgess has taken con-
,ract from the Twin Falls lumber
to unload twenty cars Of
lumber, that will arrive in the
next few days.
Naval oranges at HIPS.
Any one desiring useful and fan
y things, or dressed dolls for
christmas would do we'll to see the
'rticles left from the Ladies' Ba-
asr at Mrs. ". d. Crocker's resi-
lenoe. These articles are for sale
t very reasotable prices.
The village authorities were
bout to enforce the ordinance gov
rning Merry-go-rounds, by charg-
" T. NJ. Starrh $25 90 per day for
INNING one, but Tom proved it
as on his own premises, SO he es.
lped. 1t is running every day in Q
10 window. d
The Idaho Lumber company is !
ew concern at Twin Falls City.
sveral car loads OF lumber has ar u
we'd at Shoshone for the company
lis week, and about twenty more
RS are on the road F. l.. Diffen. \
srfer j. looking after the transfer 81
the lumber from the cars here to t
win Falls City and havea number il
outfits At work freighting ID q
ross the desert, Il
Word comes irom Miner that y
'hnny Johnson was found on the -
ssrt lew days ago in serious !"
ndition, As near as can be ~
.rned it appears that Johnson y
d made camp for the night few
les from Miner. While in tn
mp he was attacked by unknown ye
rsons and received blow on the al
ad which left him in an uncon- In
Gus condition His teani was m
IN taken, but night or two later sp
= left in Miner, and its appear sp
&c there lead to the discovery W,
Johnson on the desert. Il IA In
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-09
Local Brevities
Events u
q Week


NJ. closes 40 .. n. A.. $50 =. m /.
3 D:8J /" 80 e
sso4 p, n. = STA p. m.
/" s,04 I" 1871 +"
branch = 40 :. m. I" Tao .
rbst oGscs epsns u 7 10 :. ~, closes
At 7:3o =. m. Ssodsys snd hoiislavs
general d~llvssv window u open from
r. 90 N. 70 ! 100 p. n.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-09

-Toys, Toys, Toys, It Starrh's
Mrs. David Bliss Of Bliss wss in
town Monday.
--ShslIed slmons, walnuts and
pecsns At Hill's.
Charles Coon, the sheepman was
Ia town Monday.
Rev. w. J. Barger held services
in Twin Falls City Sunday.
Married, At Hagerman, Sunday,
December 4, Wilson Westherby to
Miss Wcech.
4. J. Duddleston, trainmaster Of
the Idaho division, spent Sunday
in the village.
W. G. Custer made business
trip to Minidoka Sunday, looking
after his beef contracts.
II. X. Sherman, a substantial
rancher Of Hagerman, made Sho-
ehone q visit the first OF the week.
The great McKanlas and Ala
bama Warbler Minstrels will APP
pear at the opera house tomorrow
evening.
G. NJ. Gilkey OF Albion was in
town the first Of the week on his
way up the branch. He returned
Yesterday.
II want every one in Shoshone
10 see my stock Of Holiday Goods,
come early while 1t is complete.
I. NJ. Starrh.
The village board put in new
street crossing between the Stock
growers store and Baugh's drug
store yesterday.
DR.. w. r. Howard OF PocstelIo
was in town taking care OF DIR.
kleinmsn's practice during his alb
sence the first Of the week.
Stuffed dates at Hills.
James Leavitt fled 4 con-
lest agsinst the homestead entry
4 William T. Ennis, Saturday.
This land ia on the Minidoka tract.
All persons who sent dishes or
ins to the Guild supper, and who
lave not received them back will
ind the same 1t the residence OIL
Mrs. w. ID. Croker. +
The usual services will be held G
i Christ Episcopal church Sun /
lay at II q. m. and 1850 p. m.
\ Wednesday evening services with
rcturs at TAO o'clock. 9
G. A. McMAster returned from ri
iopkins. Mo-, Tuesday where he Il
ecompanied the remains Of his q,
'sher-in-law, 8. H. Lyle, which d
ere taken there for interment. Of
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-12-09

See, Miss Daring loop the Loo
every day in Starrh's window.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank burlington
returned from Pocatello Saturday
Fresh line Of fancy candy a
Hills.
W. Van Iorns is expected HON,
from Springfield, ILL.,, the first O
the week.
Ed Dilitush came up from Hag,
erman Saturday and went out te
his Minidoka land Sunday.
DIR. w. w. vanDuzen of Boise
was in town over Sunday and
preached at the opera house.
"A Christmas pr sent for every
member Of the family, friend or
sweetheart, too, is easy to find at
T. NJ. Slarrh's.
On December 3, James A. Nc
Murray 81 Rock, Creek fled a
contest notice against W R. Myers
in r .9rS.lR. "a e.. on the Minidoka
tract. oAaa, 8. as,> 4sis
The county clerk forwarded six
pension vouchers to San Francisco
This is more than have
been forwarded at any one time for
= number sof years. fy s,.,
The new bridge at Weissr across
Snake river, which connects Idaho
with Oregon was formally dedicat-
I'd Monday and thrown open to the
public. The bridge was built at
cost Of $4,000.
c. w. Harris has rented the
Brennan building on South Rail
treet and has opened a tailor shop.
ur. Harris worked here several
Tears ago when Young had tailor
hop in the old Yaden building.
See the line Of pipes ut Hill's.
N. IL. Gray completed his work |
I building houses on the the Mini
Okla land the first of the week and |
ulled into Shoshone Monday |
light. He has done quite ru h
az business on the land during
ne past two months,
While shunting cars at Kimama
evening, the way freight
ngine buhted an emdty coal car in,
the train 80 hard that il huckled |
the middle aud collapsed. The
If was dragged of the track down
'e dump, but not until seven
Fights we're tied upin the yards.
ast about that time Nc, | made
appearance aud was laid out for
'arly an hour waiting for theE-
sights to get out Of the way, II
II. T. French Of the state agricul-
raj college at Moscow arrived here
sterday on his way to Bellevue
d Rock Greek to hold institutes. :
conversation with The Journal T.
an Mr.. French said that next s
ring the college would run al
ecial car through Idaho which s
'uld carry apparatus, etc, for il. s
strating lectures at Institutes, and {
1t instruction in irrieating, 8
raging, etc, would be given the 8
mers along the Short Line. Mr..
ench is en- husiastic in regard to 3
good work which is being done s
the agricultural col eye.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
A Novel Featere.

A dispatch from Portland. dated Dec.
9th, says electrical experts are at work
upon an extremely novel feature OF the
opening exercises OF the Lewis and
Clark Centennial Exposition on June
lst, next, The scheme is to have Presi-
dent Roosevelt. at Washington, touch
few keys and set in motion the chimes
in the tower OF the Government Build
ing at the Exposition. The chimes, 800
feet above the water will play my
Country 'Tis of Thee" The sound will
carry a great distance owing to the fact
that the Government Building is located
on a peninsula in Guilds lake, half
mile from the mainland. Arrangements
have already been made to have Presi-
dent Roosevelt touch q button that wall
set in motion the machinery for the
Western Worlds Fair and it is thought
there will be no difficulty in arranging
Tor the additional feature OF the chimes.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
Successful
Operation.

On Thursday morning OF last week
DR.. T. s. Liggett, formerly OF Cripple
Creek, Colorado, performed an operation
upon Orlo Parker. aged 16, for appendi
citis. Tho operation was in every par
ticular successful, although the case was
an unusually severe one, owing to the
fact that the young man had been SUI.
fering acutely for over week. He was
stricken while en- route from Austin to
GoldHeld, and was for several days very
III on the journey without medical aid or
conveLiences of any kind that are OF
such importance in cases OF appendicitis.
DIR. Liggett was assisted by Drs. Gal
loway and Nesbitt. The patient was
under the anaesthetic about two hours
and came out from under its influence
in splendid shape and. at latest reports.
was doing very nicely. The sufferer is q
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Parker Of this
place.--G Goldfield News.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15

LOYAL REBEKAH LODGE No. rs. %. OF.
meets In Lsmaircs Hall the first and third
Friday evenings of eacli nnriii at 20 clock.
Mrs. n. RaInsdell, y. q.
L. A. Lemeirc, Sec'y.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
The LabOrer and
the Bum.

How often. remarks an exchange, 10
life We see men who. BY their outw ard
appearance are perfect gentlemen. Men
whose lives and characters are blacker
than the darkest night. Men who occu-
2y prominent positions 10 society simply
because he wears fine clothes and has u
few dollars in his pocket tn he has
won in some poker game or inherited
from an honest. upright aud industrious
ancestor. But follow the lives VI these
young men for just few brief years
aud see what the end is. Soon they
commence to go down the sunny aide 1T
life. which il marked and blackensd by
deeds OF atrocity and crime that to- day
form the bold headings for 90 many
newspaper articles that Ering shudder
to every one. Where does this class of
men come from? They come ffom the
class OF boys that never know what il is
to do an honest days work. Boys who
will not work unless they get little
more than the boy who works from early
till late. six days 10 the week. four weeks
in the month aud twelve months in the
year.
On the other hand we ofttimes see q
young man with poor parents. perhaps
an aged mother, younger brothers and
sisters, whose living depends on what
that young man does. How often we
hear the first named class casting slur-
ring remarks at that hardworking young
man a. he comes from his work Of nights
tired and weary from honest labor
Follow that young man through life and
see bis future. Some day he will be
president Of some great railroad corpora
ton or the owner Of some great mercan'
tile stablishment. Yes, he is the com.
ing Lincoln, Vanderbilt or Edison Of the
future.
Now note the contrast OF these two
classes Of young men. Which class do
you belong tor Are you the one whose
life 10 one Of activity at work, or are you
one OF those perpetual loafers whose
only occupation 10 TO sit around on the
corners and whittle in = loafing mattel
and cuss the government because it doei
not give you pension.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
ACTIVE WORK
SOON BEGINS
On The Western Pacific, Says
President Barnett-Gould
Line From Coast
to Coast.

Arrangements for the definite exten.
sion OF the Gould system from ocean to
ocean were completed Saturday when
4. I. Jefferey, President Of the Denver
q Rio Grande Railway, was elected vice
President Of the Western Pacific Rail-
way Company at meeting Of the di-
rectorate Of that road 10 New York. Al
ter the meeting President w. J. Barnett
Of the Western Pacific stated that ar
rangements were being made to let i'm
mediate contracts for the construction
Of the Western Pacific road from Salt
Lake City to San Francisco. He said
that In short time construction forces
viii bs placed IN the feId.
AFTER two years Of preliminary work
and an examination OF all routes Of the
Sierra Nevada mountains.' said Presi-
dent Barnett. I'VE decided to adopt the
route through Beckwith Pasa Ths
route adopted will crnss tis 6iesrs r7e-
vsda on q line l,000 feet lower than that
Of the Central Pacific and no suowsheds
will be required anywhere along the
route"
With the completion Of the Westei q
Pacific George Gould viii have extended
the railway svstem built up BY his father
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast,
The Colorado aud Souteerss nd the
Colorado Midland will use the Western
Pacific as their outlet to the Pacific
coast
The Western Pacific railway has a
capital of e50,000,O0
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
Will Contest
the Election.

Contest proceedings to unseat Clar.
ence d. Van Duzer. who has been de-
clared the next representative in Con-
gress from Nevada are to be brought by
James A. Yerington, his late opponent
for the Office.
The advisability Of bringing the action
has been under consideration for several
weeks and after full investigation of
the irregularities at Goldfield the Re-
publican leaders throughout the State
are Of the unanimous opinion that Mr..
Van Duzer is not entitled to seat in
Congress.
The chief indictment against the seat
ing Of Van Duzer will be the charge
that at Goldfeld there were irregulari.
ties in registration in that many persoos
registered and voted who had resided In
the State for less than six months. In
the Goldfield precinct Mr.. Van Duser
secured q plurality Of 283 votes and 10
the precinct is thrown out by the House
of Representatives Yerington will be de-
clared elected as the returns show that
he was beaten by only 2l9 votes.
That Mr.. Yerington will be able to
sustain his contention there 10 little
doubt. as long before election there were
evidences that many persons had regis
tered at Goldfield who were only tem.
rorary residents Of the State and who
had been here less than six months.
On May 9Th Goldfeld was nothing
more than diminutive hamlet, with .
few prospectors' tents and several sa-
looms At that time there had been no
rich strikes and the population was less
than 800. 1t was not until the last OF
June that the rush began and it was late
in the Summer before there were 700
voters there, and many of them were
non. residents who had arrived from Cal
iforpia. Montana. Utah aud Colorado,
most of then, from the latter State The
registration Of voters was heavy. and on
election day nearly 100 votes wore cast.
Quitb iutko uuufDcf vi tuCbc NrTc pull
ed 10y persons who were transferred to
the Goldtield precinct from other pre-
cincts in the State. but it is u known
fact that an almost equal number voted
who came tosthe State within six months
from the day Of election. This evidence
is positive and upon it the contest will
be based.
It is possible that the vote Of pre-
cinct in Lincoln county will be attacked
but th q has not been definitely deter
mined. The precinct was not regularly
esta blished in accordance with the
statutes, but its vote was small, the ma
jority for the Democratic Congressman
being only fourteen.
Mr.. Yerington is not in Nevada at the
present time. having not vet returned
from st. Louis, where he has been bus
lily engaged as head Of the Nevada Ex-
position Commission Reno Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15

.~,,s- BATTLE MOUNTAIN LODGE,
S,<4$&E NO. 81, |. o. o. F., mects in lie.
efEX maire's Hall the first and third
'ssSss Wednesday evenings OF Q ch month
at 30 o'clock.
f. II. Lcmaire. N. q.
4. F. Ramsdeil. Sec'y.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
ASOCiETlES.E

Stated communications of Battle
n Mountain Lodge. No. -. A. N:
~Nnre held In Lemaire's Hall the second
~ Tuesday evening OF each month at
A. Limbaugh. ". n.
A. ID. Lcmaire, Sec'y.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
Sold for a Mere
Song.

A contract for the sale of the eleven
big exhibit palaces. stock barns. Festivai
Hall, the Colop.ade OF States, psviiions,
aerodrome, bank. iRtra- mural railway,
hospital. press building, police and fire
stations, with other Worlds Fair struc-
lures that cost el5,000,000 wac signed
this week with Chicago wreckipg COM
pany for S386,0O0. Everything except
the rolling stock Of the ultra mural rail-
way, which has been sold separately,
the State, foreign and Pike buildings
are included in the dsal. Tho work OF
demolition began Tuesday.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
AGENTS WANTED.

LIFE or 7. DEWITT TALMAGE. by his
500. REV. FRANK DEWITT TALMAGE and
associate editors Of Christian Herald. Only
book endorsed by Talmsse family. Enormous
pnont Tor agents who act quickly. outit ten
cents. Write Immediately CLARK q CO..
7sa y. 4th ~. Philadelphia. Pa Mention
this paper.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
WANTED.

Special representative In this county and
adjoining territories. to represent and adyer.
tiss an old csta ablished business house OF sohd
financial standing. Salary III weekly, with ex-
pcnses paid each Monday BY check direct from
hsadquariers. Expenses advanced; position
perlnanent. We furnish everything.
Address, Tho Columbia, go. Monon Bid,
Chicago, Ill.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Sealed proposals. will be received by
the Cumberland mines, for the sale and
delivery Of One Thousand 10000 cords
Of wood, or any part thereof. at its works
10 Lewis Canyon and Dean.
The Cumberland Mines reserve the
right to accept or reject any or all bids.
D. J. BOUSFIELD,
Superintendent.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15
Getting the Proof

All the printing we do is
aproof of our ability. We
watch the very important
little things which put such
excellence into the finished
work. We know printing
and do it to your satisfac-
ton. We like to give esti-
mates, prepare dummiesand
tell you whatever we can
about the printing you want
done.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-12-15

A heavy fog Of inky blackness envel
oped Chicago Tuesday and several scc''
dents were reported.