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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
THE BUSY MAN.
Border Editor Tells OF the Duties
Which Demand HIS Time.

81. L Shepherd, Duluth land
attorney, recently wrote to DR.. d. X.
Mcpherson, editor and proprietor of
the Little Fork Guardian, taking
him to task for neglecting to answer
some letters relating to the publica-
ton Of land notices.
Little Fork is away up in the Will
derness, in the Little Fork valley,
where the whistle of locomotives has
never been heard and where the moe
casin telegraph is in vogue. Mr..
Shepherd received letter in reply
that discounts anything yet pub
lished as to the manifold duties of a
country editor. It follows:
Received your registered letter,
read your complaint aud accept same
with good grace. While 1 have neg
lected to answer your letters, 1 have
always got the affidavits away in am
pie time before the date of proof.
l offer the following excuses for
neglect in answering your commu-
nications:
First am the editor, the printer,
the devil and the chore boy in the
office.
Second-I am the village recorder,
and in a new town like this there is
much to be done.
Third am the town clerk of
Jameson, and that work has to be
attended to promptly.
FOURTH am the chief forester
in the local camp of secret society
and have to devote three nights a
week to that duty.
Fifth have rented farm here,
plowed and worked it myself, and
am now digging the crop. l have
200 bushels of potatoes, AZ bushels
of onions and lots of other farm truck.
BY the way, ! have cabbage that
weighs thirty-seven pounds. 1 have
cleared an acre of land on my claim
this season.
Sixth-I have built barn 12 by
16 and have erected an addition to
our house - by IS. l have brought
provisions for this winter from the
Rainy river in q canoe--twenty miles
and l have canoed over the same
route 1000 pounds of brick and
helped to build chimneys on our
house.
SEVENTH am in the hog indus
try on small scale, and we have
twenty-one chickens, and i have to
feed them three times a day.
Eighth Il have to bring in water,
cut wood and bring that in Lord
knows how many times day.
] have no love for labor, but you
will observe that / am moderately
busy. A person saw fit to contest
my claim to piece of land and it
has cost me great deal to defend
my rights. My wife is i'll in hos
pital in Winnipeg, and her way
must be paid. 1t is a mighty hard
struggle, and only time will tell the
survival of the fittest.
l am glad you roasted me. 1t
brings us to an understanding. You
are at liberty to roast me as you see
fit, but don't forget that ] need your
business. Don't forget that am a
mortal and that / fall into the pitt
falls along the journey of life, and
again, let me remind you that you
can roast me at any time YOU see fit,
provided you contiue to do business
with me. / need the business.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
Doesn't Rsspeot old Arc.

It's shameful when youth fails 20 show
proper respect for old age, but just the con
traryin the case OF DIR. Kings New Life Pills
They cut on maladies no matter how sever,
and irrespective OF old age. Dyspepsia, Jaun.
dice, Fever. Constipation all yield to this per
feet Pill. 25c, at Il. G. Richardson, Kilmar.
mock; T.J. Hayden s. Son, Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
TO OUR FRIENDS and PATRONS:


netting plant entirely destroyed rom which
Stockholm
accommodate filling
o. r. r.
tin
capacity we
will
and attention to all orders netting,
fishermen
the many avo extended by good friends
The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
2O2 West Camden ST.. BALTIMORE MD
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
A Runaway BIcxcIe

Terminated with an ugly cut on the Leg of
]. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, Ill. 1t developed
stubborn ulcer unyieIding to doctors and
remedfes for four years. Then Bucklen's
Arnica saive cured. It's just as good for
Burns. scalds, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c.
at K. Q. Richardson, Rilmarnock; Il. ]. Hay
don & Son, Iryington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
Has stood The Test q Year.

The old, original GROVES Tasteless Chill
Tonic You know what YOU are taking. It is
iron and quimne in a tasteless form, No cure,
no pay, Soc.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-25
PROFESSIONAL.
DIR. G. H. OLIVER,
RESIDENT DENTIST.
IRVINGTON, VIRGINIA.

(Office at Residence.)
Appointments should be made several DAYS
aheai. and promptly kept. III engagements
must be broken. due notice should be given
Nitrous Oxide Gas administered.
We usually suspend work when necessary
To try TO relieve those who are suffering.
Othoe hours: a. m. to p. m, and 2:30 ID. M.
10 5SO p. m. except on Wednesdays, WHEN
from TO 4.
Terms: Strictly cash.
The oasis., 1904-07-23
WAysIDE NOTES
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 aa 7oarsa q July seesisisi4c 3s t4 kneriaaE coiong Ac e2c4 s.S9% in sKl 9Aasa uf s'saf week se celebration Eae el thas ecplc V desired aut i 2 ae yay inte7 esss a preparation 19s getting lrag 1f cs morning os sle h2s z1 gs.s5a s3sa'9 ss2G " atc eca ga.Se .or a9e f a1' sfaWfosa raoiy aatereated ssinsel. and 9ckec ap 2 auitable oaa os 4ae se of the small bcg
 Al La Colorado yac ldg 5. Watson t"slim"1, abous u start apon his return home se 4a Dura and fos he sake of company he 2ok the route 6c Soyopa thence aewn the river tc his destination, although a somewhat longer dis sance Mf. seo. r Book, fron 6he ndia. LeHsterg, who was en fout4 g Toledo. eG ahe river between Go opa aad S.a nuFa, also j0ined s,as party. md she 5wo grovec very een9a asonaA Ale resaona. ar Vat -aT k 2 gentleman well kpo7n ' sarosa saG hse been long me as laz friends @ TIE 9ksls sie .a he gentleman whose sspefseacs Nh9a the lsss stage vas nela ap M Ya9uls. guns 29th as so ID 3ecr ss'Ee9 sa these sosamps M She asue es the 9th inst
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The oasis., 1904-07-23
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 Surrounding 50 yopa .n-ra rich mineral regi0s- whicf viii S one day very handsomely prodpc tire In former times .here uac 2 great dea- oi york aone ano across az arroy. from the .owe are the ruins q !. quite extensis reduction plant large reverberators furnaces1 which is to be very DlaIn- ly seen handled verylarge ore ton Nage The properties were worked Co tha water level and abandoned The edges 2r9 vide and reputec Sse7 ich ln eoppz, gsid and s vs2 " ia simply Qaactse pumping waterand turther develop ment. One of the properties aea. the own -the Saa Miguel-~-hae above the water several shousapu f4es of old workings which give every evidence 9f having produced great quantities q ore. This min4 is now owned 5y Messrs Z. 2 stockers 2Ad R Hoopa -fDaysaas win e1Apt7 q years
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The oasis., 1904-07-23

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The oasis., 1904-07-23

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 ion
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 that vieio s almoe, V 2aang enteTpr sssc rem winch g 2eileaS results aTs anticipated 5ut s .sew miles distant are tie antiqao placers at Llano Colorado whicb have been given considerable mention iii TIE 0AsIs. An Amer jean company ssaa expended cot. siderable money a preparing 70 hydraulic she ssch ground ov8, looked long ago. ana have an az tsnsiye plans including grea4 sessrvoig. siuiccs, ssc. sVate~ f~ ill she rees ~oii c aii tha. sc needed aosy saG they are patiently qwaiting t'aa -gssava raiv seascR for thss
 a s oAas ailss ar9 so5 9Topea.lec os eae Mexi2an Mines 9eYclopmenS 's. lthe Missouri Mining Co up0n Thleh ' great den' os developnens work makes q fins showing. Mg Marshall 2 Wright. who organized she antes pgise and secured the properties, x rsW iR she east, anG has closed negotiations fog the capital neaesa sary N operate upon an extensive scaie.
 Nea. ags .rs le 4.eali.c properties aanec also N iNrigh: There ie $ gr4as 4eagc oi gold bearing rock srem whicI 5sle aat;gaos sxtraeleG great quantities , yalnabie gol9 ore Ra.1.s e about lO0 Gqestrag show 5ha .se producsicn waa handsome Mr. Wright nag aom a small icsee os men canaue3ing development worK and ;s arranging se exrlo. the aropersy extensively
 Near TeraIs s anoth91 a;ssagesa Aine, She zapucni ard 2. TeraiS are the vestiges 0E sevegas ar9astras ygith which sbs 2apcaai e zsss eaduceo
 Retwee S1,s aaco p.a Ssrase .gs haG erossea sna divide 5etwean inc Matape river ana Sibachico5s arrcyo sha latter aonAnent ot 3ls saq4 Gwsag . she #youfh
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

Iowa dispatches indicate that the
death of Senator Hanna is already
encouraging the Cummins men TO re-
newed eXertions for tariff revision.
Senator DOiliver is reported to have
decided to make common cause with
the Blythe crowd of ''stand patters,'
although he is on record as sympa-
thizing with Cummins' tariff ideas.
and he declared in the senate that the
rates of the Dingley tariff were made
high with Il view to reduction by
reciprocity treaties. Cummins is full
~ determined to go to the national
convention, .-et on the committee on
resolutions and make fight there for
a tariff revision plank, and if beaten
in the committee to carry the fight
into the convention. Secretary Shaw
was quite mistaken about his climb
ing down the pole"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

What j. known as the millionaires'
train" running from Morristown. Y.
J.. Ia Hobcken. carries a number of
men known To the world of finance
The conductor i David Sanderson.
TO whom his passengers. grateful for
his uniform good nature and efficien-
cy. have just presented a handsome
watch AM purse of gold. They in
sis:cI on his making a speech and
Sandersrn did -. winding up in this
waA: .ome people wonder why il is
! have sash great success in life: why
I have had NO trouble with nobody.
Even the other conductors don't I'M
derstand IL and they often ask me how
get along with the DRINKS on my
train. an I Just tell 'em-~S Such a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
AT THE HOTELS

At the Harper - j. jacobson. +. G..
Swanson, b. j. August. Bishop Hill;
X. Runstrouse, Woodruff; Mrs. Myra
B. Enright, Kansas City; Carl Hirsch,
Germany: Mrs. Ii. Thompson. Cordo-
va; q. Ii. West. Zion City, H.; y. j..
Berry, Chicago; \. Mcintyre, Grand
Rapids; NJ. Church. Aledo, H.; j. NJ.
Wilson. Aledo. H.; \. Sturtz. Kewa-
nee; Prof. Peterson and wife. Rock
Islhnd; G. G. Barlow, New York: +.
L. Blankmeyer. Toledo. Ohio: Hook
ley. Chicago; Richard Yates. +. c.
Dudds. Springfield; \. c. CarIstrons,
AledO; f. c. PEPPER, St. Louis: Il. c.
Miner, ID. b. Thomas, Chicago; G.. o..
Hillyard, Dubuque; j. \. Kerns, Mo-
line; j. G. Schallaire. w. Kauscb, Chi
cago; \. G.. Puffer, Boston. II. c. Shut
tleworth, Milwaukee; G. \. Dayton,
Thomas Barnes, Chicago; Charles
High, Reading. Pa; {. j. Koontz.
Beardstown; G. Spiers. New York;
f. NJ. Dennis. Trenton. Mo-; G. w.
Smith. Chicago: p. NJ. Ditzler. Detroit;
\. El1ridge. Boston; Nj. ROsenstein.
New York; C. W. Crane. Cincinnati;
f. II. Rohn, Chicago; Il. c. Jones, st.
A-OhiSs <. W. s-dltltI.
At the Harms (European)- L. b.
Garlick. New York; Elton Sherdeman,
Lincoln; j. +. Kelsh. Milwaukee;
James Piggat, o. W. Scott, Chicago;
William Oil. Peoria: John j. Hagen,
st. Louis; c. r.. Miller. II. W. Scott,
Lewis l.. Bigelow. Chicago; H. 5. Nor
gan. New York: \. Schwabacker. Lou
isville. KY: l.. d. Adamson. Chicago;
f. II. Kay. Milwaukee; Charles \.
Seaton. Chicago; VI. j. Pratt. Peoria;
{. {. Bruner. Chicago; -, {. Mansfield
Cleve!and: \. i. Keck Chicago; 5. j..
Weaver. Chicago;. George Nv, Wheeler,
{. G. Price. Milwaukee; II. y. Benson,
Chicago: 5. y. Wilson9 Dixon; J. John
son. Jacksonville; b, r. Swanson. Chi
cago; l.. 6. Bailey. New York; y. c.
Fox, Madison; George r. Sherman. To
ledo; l.. J. Sneed. X. l.. Downing, y. y.
Myers, Chicago; ID. c. Swan. Nash
vile. Tenn; III. Wiley. j. NJ. Wood
ruff, Chicago.
At. the Rock Island. Q:uropean)-N.
II. Swanson. Orion; F. \. Hinckston,
Rock Island: j. II. Pitney. Peoria; NJ.
\. Rolf. Peoria; f. Q. Kerberg. Ke
vance: w. r.. Carey, Carbon Cliff;
Fred II. Cole. Prephetstown; 4. +.
Van SAINT. Kansas City; William Ba
ker. Rock Island; James McGarvey.
Springfield; II. ~ Elliott. Chicago; c.
+. Cassidy, St. Louis; \. l.. Baker.
Muscatine; Charles Rathburn, Des
Moines: Alfred Withrow. Centerville;
G. f. Andrews. Trenton: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. l.. Emery. Chicago; +. f. Law, Rock
Island; T. j. Poyden. Galesburg: G..
w. Alban. Detroit: W. W. Hartigan,
J. VI. Johnson. v Day, Chicago; J. w.
Winter. Cincinnati; j. Kelly, Chicago;
l.. :. Allen, Rock IsIand; ID. W. hare.
Monmouth: Paul Wancke. Milwaukee;
II. w. Gross, Beardstown: II. +. Flem
ing. Alexis; Fred Stone and wife. lie
Claire; G. W. Hazel. Chicago; j. r.
Weber. st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikes are not
nearly as grave as an individual dis
order of the system. OverwoTk, loss
OF sleep, nervous tension will be fol-
lowed by utter collapse, unless a re-
liable remedy is Immediately employ
ed. There's nothing so efficient TO
cure disorders of the liver and kidneys
"a Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful
tonic. an effective nervine and the
greatest of all medicine for run down
systems. 1t dispels nervousness,
rheumatism and neuralgia and expels
malaria germs. Only soc. and salts.
faction guaranteed by Hartz & Tile
meyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
CAPT. KlLLEEN THINKS
TOO MUCH is EXPECTED

Il think the reports about the en-
orfnous passenger business to be done
on the Mississippi river this summer
are being greatly exaggerated. and al
though the Diamond 10 company Is in
readiness for the handling of large
crowds, nevertheless think that the
traffic win not be as large AZ is
prophesied'' said Capt. Killeen. of the
Diamond 10 company when asked of
of the plans for the season.
Il expect there viii be some increase
in business. but those reports are far
from getting at the facts of the mat
ter. The people along the. waters
edge do not count up 50 high. There
are the people in the inland who will
take advantage Of the low railroad
rates. We are ready. but. as l have
said. fail to see where the enormous
crowds come in.
.'All the beats are i'm tip top shape
for the opening of the season. They
have been fixed up and l think they
will be able to start in the navigation
run between April l and April 10.
hardly think it possible to get out of
here around the last of the month.
Along the first of next month we eX-
pect to start out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11
Which is the Christian Na1ion2

Russia in the present war with
Japan. claims the sympathy of chris
tendon. because she is a christian and
Japdn pagan nation, says the Min
neapoiis Tribune. 1t is true Japan has
not yet renowned her ancient religions.
ShintOism and Buddhism. but the ma
terial renaissance which has come to
her within the last half century has
been attended by an intellectual and
spiritual new birth. She has broken
away from the shackles of her old
superstitions and has proclaimed the
largest religious liberty. The gospel
of Christ j. preached from one end of
her empire to the other by both Catho-
lies and ProtestantS, and schools.
churches and other institutions which
are the glory of christian lands are
bringing up all over her now regen-
Grated soil. Though the old religions
still enjoy their former privileges.
| their obs ervance i no longer compul-
sorry.
Russia indeed calls herself a chris
| tian nation. but she regards the Greek
church as the only orthodox religious
body and carries on merciIess perse-
ness her cruel Jew baitings which
have gone on for centuries, and whose
latest outcome was the terrible Kish
ineff massaeres. So high-handed have
been these outrages that the very
name of Russia has become detest-
able To Israelitei>h ears. In its pres
ent financial straits, this great en-
pire can borrow no money from the
Jewish bankers who control European
finance. Leading Jews Of both Eu-
rope and America are now talking of
building great warship. and present
ing il to Japan to use in her naval
campaigns against the Russians.
Russian religious prosecutions have
by no means been confined to the
Jews. They have ruthlessly pursued
the DonkObors. a peaceful and de-
vouf sect somewhat resembling our
Methodists: they have borne heavily
on the Lutherans of Finland. the
Catholics of Poland. and the Armeni-
ans of the Caucasus.
While Russia has been pursuing this
career of religious ostracism. Japan
has promulgated a constitution allow
ing every subject liberty of sci
ence and freedom To worship God. ae-
cording to his dictates. While Russia
has robbed and closed schools and
churches not of the Greek faith. Japan
has encouraged their foundation and
given them her generous support. In
Japan the profession of christianity
l. no bar To official promotion. Many
high positions i'm the japanese govern
ment. army and navy are held by
christian subjects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-11

Joseph II. Smith, head of the NOR
mon church. who has been making I'M
expectedly freak revelations in the
Smoot trial, has not much the appear
ance of a preacher. A thin aquiline
nose, deeply furrowed cheeks, very
bright eyes behind steel-rimmed spec
tacles, short cut hair only slightly
gray and a patriarchal white beard
reaching TO his heavy gold watch chain
are his characteristic physical fea-
lures. In answering questions, and
even when he rises in his place to
make a longer statement of his OWE
motion, his manner is that of man
accustomed TO dealing in terms of pre-
cision rather than of an eXhOrter or
a magnetic leader who can sway thou
sands.