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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-10
r IKE a DEMON grip has crossed our !
II country. leaving behind scores Of


r IKE A DEMON grip has crossed our
II country, leaving behind scores OF
physical wrecks.
Victims OF catarrh OF the head, catarrh
II the throat, caiarrh ~ the lungs,
,atarrh Of the stomach, catarrh - the
Kidneys, catarrh OF the pelvic organs,
are to be counted by hundreds Of thou
sands. Grip is epidemic catarrh, and
sows the seed OF chronic catarrh within
the system.
This Is 50 true that few grip sufferers
are able to make complete recovery
until they lave used Peruna.
Never In the history Of medicine has
A remedy received such unqualified and
universal eulogies as Peruna.
a New York Alderman's Experience.
Hon. Joseph A. Fiinn, alderman Fif'h
District, writes from iOt Christopher
street, New York City, as follows;
"when a pcs,ilence overtakes our
people We take prccauiion as a nation 10
preserve the citizens against the dread
disease.
"I.a grippe has entered thousands Of
our homes this fall, and / noticed that
the people who used Pcruna were quick
Is restored, While those who depended
on doctors prescriptions, spent week.
IN recovering, leaving them weak Aau
cmaciated.
al had a slight attack Of Ia grippe and
% nco look Peruna, which drove ia,
ASK YOUR q
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-10

Why buy inferior when
you can get superior
Keiser.
RUDY. PHILLIPS & co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-10

Best quality. cheapest
prices, mems umbrellas.
RUDY. PHILLIPS A. 60.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-10
GsrssIisHto ,srs
The CityNatiOnal Bank

Capital. Surplus and Undivided
Profits, f4oo,ooooo
5. D. HucHKs, President
.os L. FRIEDMAN, Vice P-e.ldeut
0. c. urTERRscx, Cashier.
:. X. 2TcHAHDsor. '--i-'an, C.sh,--
Accounts OF Banks. Bani era. co-fo'-
tions and Individuals solicited. e.
Guaranteed every accommc'-''" -
tstent with prudent banking.
Interest paid on time deposits.
oistcroes.
;. b. HUcHKs W. II. SLACK
{. UTTKRBAcx J. l.. FRIEDMAN
DIR. J. G.. BROOKS
4. y AsspAcHKR BRAcx OWN
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-10
The Weather.

Fair tonight and Sunday with not
so cold Sunday.
The Washington times., 1904-04-24

We found that the movement Of the
mountain chains, marked on the maps
as north and south. is really east and
west We discovered two large lakes.
hitherto unknown. and located the head
waters Of the Karakash River. which
runs for 800 miles into the Taklamachan
Desert We were able to supply other
missing information as to this cluster
Of mountain ranges, that marks the
northern boundary Of Tibet. So that,
after all, our hardships were not alto
gether in vain"
1t was just. about a year ago that
Mr.. Crosby left Washington. and he
sailed from New York for London in
May of 1903. He Travelled by rail to St
Petersburg. and thence to the terminus
OF the Trans-Vaspian Railway. at An
dian. During the journey he met Capt
Fernand Anginieur. an officer of the
French army, who was travelling in the
Caucasus. They were thrown together
on the train. and Mr. Crosby revealed
the project he had in mind It appeal
ed with powerful effect TO the romantic
temperament and scientific eagerness of
the Frenchman, and at his suggestion
Mr.. Crosby accepted him as a compan-
ion. 1t is possible that had Captain
Anginieur known by what a narrow
margin he would escape death and that
a permanent lameness was to be one OF
the inheritances of the expedition, some
OF his enthusiasm would have waned.
High Hope Marked Start.
But il was high and glorious then and
the start was made. Through Russian
Turkestan TO Kashgar. in Chinese Tur-
keatan. the trip was made with hired
caravan. Here were noticed every
where the evidences of Russian activ-
ity. Gangs Of workmen were busily en-
plOyed in laying a line of telegraph
from Andijan across the frontier in
Kashgar, penetrating lbs miles or more
OF Chinese territory. The line was de-
signed to connect various military posts
in the two Turkestans, and by this time
is probably completed
Even in Chinese Turkestan Russian in
nuence was obviously paramount. At
! Kashgar the Russian officials are doml-
nant in power, and a legation guard
The Washington times., 1904-04-24
Oscar T. Crosby, Explorer and Clubman,
After Many Adventures, Rescued From
Starvation by Nonaads of the Plateau.

~ LIMBING ice-bound peaks that
rear their heads 1880 feet
~ above the level Of the sea;
scrambIing in mountain torrents, whose
chilly waters swept men and horses
from their feet; enduring for months
. temperature that frequently fell 10
= degrees below zero. and encamped
n an arid and desolate waste, exhaust
ca. unable TO travel further. with pro
visions nearly gone and viewing what
seemed TO be starvation's inevitable ap-
proach.
These are some of the experiences
that befeH Oscar T. Crosby, Washing
ton society ard club man. explorer IN
many countries, in many climes, a
geographer whose contributions 70
science have given him q recognized
rank. end fellow OF the Royal Geo
graphical Society and the National
Geographic Society, in an exploring
expedition on the Tibetan plateau. from
which he has Just returned.
When one sits in the wide hall that
forms the entrance 20 Mr.. Crosbys sub
urban home at Cleveland Park, and
talks with this modest gentleman, il re-
ouires a mental effort to picture hini,
forsaklng all the things Of taste and
comfort that surround him. for the un-
certainty and hardships Of a Tibetar
winter But the effort passes as the
conversation proceeds. One begins &C
understand-and under the glow OF his
interest, even to appreciate-somethiaa
Of Mr.. Crosby's enthusiasm for hisAof.
zeal and geographical research. and "a
know that. given this incentive, h'
would stop at no honorable effort q
add 10 his store Of information.
II was not his first trip OF like char
acter Something more than three
years ago ne explored the AbyssiniaI
plateau. forming the acquaintance o
The Washington times., 1904-04-24

OF fifty Cossacks is maintained. Every
where the Russian officers were most
courteous and helpful, aiding in every
way in speeding the expedition or and
providing for the purchase Of supplies.
Through Kashgar, YarhanG and khOtan.
Turkestan cities all at an altitude of
about 400 feet above sea level. the
travellers passed hurriedly. and at Polu.
village at the foot of the Tibetau
plateau, the permanent caravan was
organized.
up TO this time" said Mr. Crosby,
''alI had been relatively easy sailing
though our road could not have been
described, by those with a bigoted re-
gard for the truth, as a primrose way
But at Polu our troubles began.
"Our party consisted of sixteen horses
and six men, one of whom was to act
as guide We had a slender store Of
provisions, consisting for the most part
of canned goods, bread. and tea An
auxiliary donkey caravan, that was 70
follow US up the steep ascent OF the
mountain range that we faced. carried
grain for the horses, and was to return
when the ascent had been completed
and we stood on the plateau
The ascent, which was up the steep
gorge of. a mountain torrent, was of
unparalleled difficulty, We were bur
dened with horses and supplies, the lat
ter necessarily heavy and cumbersome.
the former required by the difficulty OF
breathing In the high attitudes, which
would have rendered anything like rea-
sonable progress on foot an impossi-
b!lity. We passed the auxiliary caravan
as we went up. and reached the top
after arduous labors.
Then we sat down to rest and wait
| the arrival of the donkey caravan with
the grain. Finally we sent two of our
men down TO look for it. and they found
! two-thirds of the grain, but neither the
| donkeys nor their drivers.
Effects of the Desertions.
81 have never been able to explain 10
my own satisfaction the reasons for this
desertion. Whether the men had be-
come discouraged by the difficulties OF
/ the ascent or had been Instructed tC
/ desers By the Bey OF Poll
The Washington times., 1904-04-24

whose reception of US had not been
altogether cheerful or encouraging,
do not know At any rate. they were
gone, and a large part of the grain for
our horses with them.
I'VE were somewhat discouraged, but
determined to keep on toward Rudak,
village In Tibet, where we might re-
pienish our stores and then make for
Lhassa, the Tibetan capital. 1 never
had hope that would be permitted
to enter The Forbidden City, but I
thought I would approach it as nearly
as possible and gain all the informa-
ton l might on the way. This, how
ever, was another of my dregms, des
tined to be froz1n by the cold of those
icy solitudes.
1.-TWO days Later befell the next of
our misfortuDss Former experiences
had instiled int" ding dis
trust of native g., -des n lie known
countries, and az an g IRA precaution
1 had tied Mohammed Iii TO the leg Of
one Of our other mn, when we en-
camped for the night. When we awoke
1t was TO find he had slipped his halter
and disappeared-to return no more.
There we were, then. In the midst
Of an unknown country, bare of vegeta-
ton. short of supplies and with the
thermometer. always lowering around
zero. making nightly descents to 70 de-
grees below. 1t would have been the
part of prudence to go back to Polu,
but our men who had gone back after
the grain had encountered a heavy
snowstoTm, and we concluded 1t would
be as dangerous to return as to go on
In the matter of danger Ii was an ad-
mirable instance of the difference 'twixt
tweedledum and tweedledee. We went
on.
Lost in the Desert.
Il had lost my ehronometer and
nautical almanac and for this reason
was not able to take observations and
so determine our position. 1 had the
vaguest idea only of where we were
and Of the direction in which was
Rudak The cold was excruciating For
more than fifty days on the trip we
were not able to change our clothes
/ or 10 remove even the least garment
of the envelope OF sheepskin in which
The Washington times., 1904-04-24

King Menelik and gaining a knowledge
Of that section of Africa and its peo-
pies that few white men possess Val
liable results followed that trip; geoSra-
phy learned Of new places and archae-
oloav and the kindred sciences gathered
a new inspiration. Mr.. Crosbys own
rewards we're che satisfaction he de-
rives from such unusual journeys and
a fellowship in the Royal Geographical
Society. With these he was well con-
tent
MY interest In these matters Is his
torical and geographical, said MI
Crosby. 10 the reporter for The sunday
Times. with whom he discussed MS
latest venture at Is my hope some
day 10 do some historical work. ana 10
the execution of that I hold in con-
temptation ] regard first-hand knowl-
edge of these Central Asia countries as
necessary. or at least largely helpful
and important Without such knowledge
IL Is difficult 10 understand those great
movements OF early times. scattered and
sporadic. perhaps. disjointed and Un-
concerted. but which have resulted in
what Is now modern Europe.
sTo white men this country is prac-
ucally an unknown land. 1 hoped TO
be able TO I'll up the matter of the
northwestern corner Of Tibet and. de-
spite the partial failure of the trip and
the misfortunes that Obliged US 10
abandon some of our ambitions, we did
succeed in making some contributions
Dbf this character.
Land of Perpetual Snow.
This region of perpetual snow is
known as the Aksai Chin or White
Z Desert, and the extreme cold and lofty
attitudes and difficulty Of travel. com
/ bincd with Tibetan exclusiyeness, hav,
in the past prevented Its exploration
The Washington times., 1904-04-24
ACROSS TRACKLEss WASTES.

Travellers who brave dangers in Tibet
The Washington times., 1904-04-24
Trophies Of His Travels.

Many are the trophies Of his travels
that Mr.. Crosby has brought back to
Washington. The most valuable are
fragments Of ancient manuscripts. found
(continued on Fourth Psge. this sectioA.l
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
nospIrALITY

andrew u Green. tho "Father Of
Creator New York, who was murder.
cd IN November believed. with an
children n nature that hospitality rs
. virtue and BIZ wished Tie Green
estate 70 be aiways maintained with
the latch etrlnE Out. III hts recently
~probated viii he eays = regard at.
taehmeut 10 d locality where one's nm
cestofa have lived lives n virtue and
usefulness q il sanitary conservative
Influence upon the generations ii they
mn md go ma ! therefore hopo
thai ihOae persons 10 whom / have
devised and %beqpaahed II Vim admin
istef The said Green nm estate, 10
faf - their ~peeuniary mems VIII MI
NH. IN a spirit n generous hospitality,
especially toward M descendants 81.
my father This Is al expression IL
my hope but II Is not % Impose obli
ga,ion nor % prescribe duty
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
ONLY An EXPERIMENT.

The engineers of the geological sur,
yey, who made the Investigations IN
New Mexico expressed the certhiuiy
that The Grst government reservoir In
the territory would not be on a stream
that carried much silt. Now i seem
that the first federal enterprise will
be on the IIondo-a stream grey with
the soil washed from the soft earth
through which IL passes. Engineer
Reed explains l~carnedly how the Of
ncnlty ~ 10 be overcome, Neyerthe
less tho Hondo reservoir VIII be Just
what the engineers declared the gov.
eminent did moi wan for the enter.
prise nnder the reclamation actan e.
pertinent. II this experiment fails, Il
will giyo the opponents Of the irriga
tion law argument ID use against The
future work Of the reclamation depart
mint a II ~ vital importance thai
Tho frei reservoirs. those which are.
depended upon q yield The money
spent 81 HE United states under tln
reclamation aet should BE- successful
Experiments are dangerous
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
Summary II the Stocks.

NEW YORK. Jan R-AmerIcan
stocks in London hrmer is 10 3s up.
Far eastern situation much more
hopeful and indications are that Rus
sla viii reconsider rather than aght.
Money coy piling Up at New York
from all centers.
Bank statement considered very
favorable.
New York Central negotiations for
purchase Of liz locomotives.
Pennsylvania earnings show 10 per
cent eonserFatiyeiy on stock without
counting unalstriLutea equities
Thirtyssix roads November average
net decrease 81 per cent.
N, x q 4. November surplus ii,
crease s4.a77.
Earnings 81 Erie for December ard
January likely q make i poor shoa,
ing.
Twelve banks reported less than
per cent against is last week ana
IS ID corresponding week last year
Twelve ipdnstras advanced is PEI
cent; twenty railroads decreased d
per cent D. j. & GO.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
il CANYON ROAD


Tho contractors ou tho extension q
~ springs line have departed leaving
he WAGON road - 1 lad condition.
Who 4 FDinK q repair Il the it'll.
foad company Tie Aqua Plra com.
paDy or the conntyY o. VIII HE poo
pie who use i hate "a gei ieseiher
md 40 The required work themselves
il they haye dane heretofore T1c
piece u new road connecting with the
=hlgh bridge oyer thn new ice pond II
~ narrow ia - h i~mpaaalhlc tor two
apguns meeting Who viii remedy
thls Thete questions arc PROFOUND.
"a Us a person who i compelled 70 me
this througlfare very frequently ana
has a decided interest tn he matter
Aa the road Il d county road Il would
eem thnt 4 q an affair FOR Tho board
~ county commissioners 10 lake up
and settle promptly.
I
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
coop ROADS AND 4

The condition n 1e fstads leading
into THE e, from Ocap Mora aud
la csesa III i sub5e1 which should
e tie immediate consideration
"A IL committee pn epuntr rosas =
tie Commercial elub tbs section NJ
the eosniry n tnesltaa eaisss
ID Las pr Y ik
lfrae coulag fom od roads
III me ~ ms rss npant
~ not tbs mos uss /
i
Ey aaAlne MAJ
as a
eaf important tra
sa Ta a
ag - Nsra L c aia 0ca
ts ug tie t
Ok d reel of
M iii ri s
Ia b pad agu ca Aaral9
g4 fAfsaga sjtbog dtclsd y
rss fixing all she Yag ~ 0p n
the elsasa ~ u tie Mefa county Atle
XII the Mora county the canyon
0pene out AMI the heghtegs them
nh1 eaa naaEe j nea road ut pa
ade fbese Little hafee III ehaag
ne present leeatlon III sa answers
gor i rad The only rsnefg lies ia
repairing what III t The Ioad
supervisors std geppe n Thu yJtinity
III saDsllo ~ fbts ioad but lille and
1iye iAesnss ses 10 agpceFn about as
condition Fof d distance " na pr
twelve niles there 10 no Oas living On
II 10 give IL attention The freighters
sflo use ii most viii not W ~ the
HsaAl0 aad expense II repairing Isl
If ii gsds III j dangerous sf impossible
condition they Will simply haul their
gtun tu Wagon Mound. Tile county
commissioners III San Miguel county
should be urged ID take this matter
up and send q gang ~ men no At once
The good roads committee Of The Com
merclai club should take the initiative
step IN the mattef and III conjunction
With business Der who are especially
Interested. look into the conditions d
all roads that lead 70 the city Az
Stunning that ali roads III northern New
Mexico lead ie Las Vegas tbfy W.T.
soon lead elsewhere II the ART mo-
kept ID. Authentic information has
reached The Optic that entirely OWNS
to lie ~fntoleraDle condition Of lht
roads. considerable trade from ihs
northern country which formerly ann
ID Las Vegas has been lately diverted
10 other points The Importance q
This matter cannot be ogafeetimaied
The need for prompt action r. I'M
peratise. What u eYerybOdya huaf
npss = fespdy's edsipess This Il lhe
business Of the good roads committee
II Il up 70 tnem % DO something a
| ttuNe
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
Kansas city Livestock.

KANSAS CITY, NO. Jan. 1s.-cat-
te-Receipts. 2o.Ooo. including 400
southerns I'VE to ten cents lower.
Native steers $500 q $40; southern
steers $500 Qsslo: southern cows ST..
70 0s270: native COW and heifers
sz25 q 1896; gtockers and feeders
800 n $3.50: bulls s225 q $40.
calves 1875 @ 5000; western steers
1925 q s425; western cows $50 a.
$3.50.
sheep-Receipts-30 900. slow; Nut
tons $3.50 % $3.50; lambs s475 q S.
IS; wethers 1926 q $40 ewes $3.50
d 100
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
ii POSTAL prrIcIr.

IN 1888 the deficit fl the postal De.
partment OF The government reached i
maximum, amounting % nearly $40.
100000. This has been reduced from
ycar TO year. until the fiscal year end
Ing June -, 1900, showed i deficit 81
about 81 900 900 At that time ii was
confidently predicted that the deficit
would be wiped onl In d couple of
years. or in four az most, but instead
OF that General Payne promises us q
deficit in excess of $1,000 200 for the
year ending III June. 1904 and a DE-
tcit Of more than 5000, 900 for the
ending June 80. 1905, This Is all
explained BY The growth u HE rural.
free delivery system. which has called
for an increase IN appropriation Or
from 81 10000 10 10000. 900 n year
Tor the last four years. II Is proposed
row 70 ask for $4,000 90 for this ser.
nee for the fiscal year ending with
one 1905.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
CHICAGO Live Stock.

CHICAGO MS, Jan 1s.cattIe
Receipts. 5000. weak Good to prime
steers IS 10 ~ $685. poor 10 medium
1850 d si.75; stockers and feeders
$500 q s4I5 COWS $50 q sio0:
heifers 500 q $3.50; Gamers $50
q $40; bulls sl:75 a 800. calves
$500 q 1896.
sheep-Receipts 5000. sheep SLOW,
lambs steady. Good 70 choice weth.
ers sf25 a $3.50; fair 70 choice mix.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18

There Is some ambiguity 10 The &C.
count 4 Kansas paper gave 81 the r.,
cont Rock Island wreck. when ii says.
A stocL train going thirty miles An
hour crashed into a heavily loaded pas.
sengern
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18


The most recent excavation show
that yesaYius began rs work III i
CONSERVATION ~ antiquity earlier than
he memorable year A, y 10 During
The excavations 70 The valley u the
sarno, near San Mariana. some most
interesting antiquities hayc come 70
light These had been covered tp by
a volcanic deposlt about sik feot thick
which points 70 an eruption Of ycan
Wins which must have takcn place ii
The seventh century bfford chriSf. The
relica include Il Greek bnfying ptaee.
archaic Italian iombs md sarloas
bfonzes and terra coitas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18
An ABLE CHAMPION.

inglon Post proves an able champion
III New MeaIeox rights
The proposed admission Of Arizona
New Mexico Oklahoma and Indian
Territory Ii not 4 new question be-
fore The congress. Members u both
The Senate and the house have for.
years been ID possession of the facts
which furnish the overwhelming rea-
sons for admission One by one the
spacious arguments sgaingt statehood
have been exploded, and while the
territories have suffered By the delay,
the advocates of admission now have
Il Gaze male ON that seems nnanswer
able. except by the sole argument ~
political e~apediency. The territories
have been most shabbiIy treated By
the congress.
With d population a about 800 600,
New Mexic0s percentage of native.
born citizens II larger than thai of
any eastern state 4 + argued that ii
large percentage III her people speak
and write Spanish Or Mexican While
this argument 4 true. IL Ii sYerel
lby the fDrcible argument thai New
Mexico mas been 4 territory for hall
4 century md that her citizens what
ever tongue they speak, are Ameri-
cans grounded n the principles 81
american government. devoted 70
American institutions. and naturally
more desirable as citizens with full
rights than tho 1885, 600 foreign born
citizens Of Pennsylvania. who are u.
~liierate and utterly wanting In the
American spiri, New Mexico IS max.
ing rapid progress. She has more
coal than Pennsylvania, more timber
than any state In The Union, more
gold and precious metals than any
state III the Union with the possible
exception 0f Colorado. more gcattle.
than any state III the Union. more un.
developed resources than any two
iIer schools are "nourishing
and remarkable advancement IL being
shown In every line of progress
Arizona. with q smaller population
either u the other territories,
has shown remarkable strides III the
last lev years Her citizens are near.
ii all Au1erican.born, cdIeatei. ag.|
sressise and active pioneers III the Dc
yel0pmait % HE great west,
The one great bar 10 development
d the territories lies III the fact that
Iley hast territorial forms Of govern.
ment Many ~ the great money max
ng concerns ii The easi. probably a
majority 81 them. positively refuse %
make investments ID territories and
haa raIsod delay high rates Of
interest AMI other handicaps 10 sccur.
.ng funds tof Investment ID the doyel
lpinof1 0t the rich resources Of all
.he territories Back Of All that n the
aiaoh A amounting now 70 a
lcnand Uf Oh. people Of the terrific
90 I'D iuatt rule Taey want inc
lights % select their own governing
officials. choose their own Judges
The men Who are % make their
aNa. levy AMI collect their taxes, Just
i the citizens Of the states do. They
ia,e tired 81 taxation without repre-
ientation They want a fulfllment
u The pledges made In both ropubli
an and democratic national plat
orms, They want 10 be recognized
j members u the national family in.
toad o. being treated as wards or
falfs They are entitled % full rceog
ition Of their perfectly established
lalms q statehood, and congress can.
with any show of justice Or rea.
longer deny mem.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18

The National Board nf Directors Of
tho knights Of Columbus has made n
gin OF tso.000 70 ne Catholic mi.
ysrsIty in Washington. %. q. TO endow
q chair Of secular history.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18

J Piefpont Morgan considers that
preferred steel siock has reached rock
bottom. The holders of common stock
think The bottom Il has reached IL
pretty rocky.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-18

There are $4,000 miles Of railway
mail routes. but The msil routes cover.
ed BY horses and stages for exceed
This figure. strange al It may seem,