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The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
THE FIRST VOTE.
Why YounE Men Should Cast Their
First Ballot for Roosevelt.

A young mans first vote for Presi-
dent is the most important one he will
ever cast and may affect himself rs well
as the country beneficially or the reverse
The young American approaches his
twenty-frst birthday with feeling of
pride tinged with solemnity. He knows
that henceforth the constitution and laws
invest him with all the rights of citi-
zenship. No matter how well equipped
he may have been to exercise these
rights before, he cannot do so until he
is twenty-one years old. He has waited
impatiently for the time when he could
vote. and long before it arrives he has
begun to consider carefully how he
should cast his first ballot. He remem-
bers how his father voted and decides
whether he will follow in his fathers
footsteps or not. He recalls what he
knows OF history, weighs the platforms
and issues carefully. and tries to reach
conscientious conclusion as to how he
should vote. This is right. He puts his
best thoughts and conscience into his
first vote. as he ought to.
No subsequent vote ever receives quite
the same careful thought. The first vote
decides young mans party affiliations.
and after that he is apt to follow in the
path in which he has started. Hence
the importance Of starting right. Hun
dreds of thousands of men to-day are
proud because they cast their first vote
for Abraham Lincoln. General Grant or
William Mckinley, while other hundreds
of thousands are sorry that they cast
their first vote for the defeated oppo-
nents of these men.
A young mans first vote for President
is the most important one he will ever
cast because it may determine the po-
litical associations of his whole life and
make or mar his career. Therefor
every 6rst voter should cast his ballot f.
the student, author. soldier, patriot a'aL
statesman, Theodore Roosevelt.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
DEMOCRATIC lNSINCERITY.

1--WE are more fortunate than our
opponents, who now appeai for con-
fidence on the ground, witch nome
expre.s and some seek to have conf
dentialIy understoo1, that II triur-
phant they may be trusted to prove
fnlse to every, rrinciple which In
the last eight yenrs thew have laid
dows vital, and to leave nsiistur bed
those very acts of the ad n, n istration
because of which they ask that the
ad m ia,eif be driven from
mower" Piesdcn, Roosevelts speech of
acceptance. July e, 1904
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
President Roosevelt's thorough diseu

President Roosevelt's thorough discus
sion of national irrigation and his great
personal interest in it, has attracted at
tention throughout the United Stntes,
even where its importance has never be-
fore been appreciated. The daily press
repeated his utternnces and familiar
lied the people of the whole country with
the subject. The nation has come to
understand. as never before. that ma
tionnl irrigation is not n fad or local
issue, but one of the greatest and most
benefcent undertakings of the govern
mSnt.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02

Democratic managers propose TO make
the campaign 'on President Roosevelts
personality" They will find that the
heart and the conscience of the masses
are with him and that he cannot be de-
feated by any effort to exaggerate his
faults or obscure his virtues.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02
Taken by Surprise.

rom tNt VHICNKU T TIH'IHP'
What can i do for you. gentlemen
asked Methuselah, motioning his visitors
to seats.
1--WE hive come" said the chairman
of the committee, "to ask If you will ac-
cept nomination for the vice presi-
deucy.'
II will not, gentlemen exclaimed the
venerable patriarch. rising to his feet,
graspng his cane and tottering away.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02

Indignantly. II mn not old enough for
that"
Methuselnh wns right. He lived seven
or eight years after this event.
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02

A list of the Democratic campaign
managers looks like a roll call OF big
trust dlrectora'"
The Springfield herald., 1904-09-02


er and the Secretary of War, and their
firm confidence in the good sense of the
American people, as well as in their
good faith toward the Filipinos. merely
adds a point to n curious incident at
the st. Louis Exposition the day after
the adjournment of the Democratic Con-
vention in that city.
The Philippines Exhibit.
Everyone knows now that the most in
teresting and the most instructive ex
hibit of the great Worlds Fair in st.
Louis Is in the reservation devoted ex-
clusively to the products and the people
of the Philippine Islands. 1t is a Gu
rious exhibit because it represents with
utmost fidelity, not only the best, but
the worst features. of life in the Phil
ippine Islands. Within the boundary of
the reservation one may get fairly ac-
curate idea of the possibilities of
achievement by the educated few among
the Filipinos and at the snme time the
student and casual visitor has Impress
ed upon him the vastness of the work
to be performed in the Islands, and the
depth of the ignorance and savagery of
many millions of the people of the Archi-
pelago.
In one building may be found the pitt
full exhibits of the military and educa-
tionnl methods of the Spanish, which de-
layed the uplifting of the Philippines for
generations. In another department
may be found the examination papers.
the drawings and the maps made by
Filipino students In schools directed by
Yankee school mn'nms. In the agricul-
tural exhibit are specimens of the prod
ucts Of the island going to show the
, 1904-03-22

citizens working at the gold mines.
March s. V~ladivostok squadron
said to be at sea. of the northern coast
OF Japan.
March 6-Vice Admiral Toga's feet
resumes the attacks upon Port Arthur.
the western forts being seriously dam,
aged. Vladivostok is bombarded for
f~orty-five minutes at long range by
five Japanese battleships and two
cruisers.
March Japanese feet which bonn
barded Vlodivostok continues off the
entrance of that harbor. Seoul reports
indicate a continued retrograde move
ment by the Russian forces in north
ern Korea toward Wiju.
March S-Japanese warships bonn
barded Dalny and then attack Port
to obtain a oar In United States and
Europe.
March ALI foreigners are leaving
New-Chwang; no neutral warships will
remain In the vicinity.
March 10-The bo~mbardment of
Port Arthur was renewed by Vice Ad-
miral Toga. Japanese and Russian
scouts meet nea Ping-Yang, and the
Russians retreat after a brief engage
ment. China Is notified by Russia
that her troops must be kept within
the great wall and the bandits re
strained.
March lin a sortie from Port Ar.
thur a Japanese torpedo boat is sunk
and the Russians suffer the loss of a
destroyer. Port Arthur is again BON.
barded by the Japanese.
March 12-Port Arthur dispatches
show that the damage caused by the
japanese is greater than was at first
supposed. The port is in bad shape,
great damage being done to the docks,
forts and %arsenals.
March 13-The Russians continue
to retreat from Korea. A large force
is concentrated at Liao-Yang.
, 1904-03-22
NEW LAW.

There will be no election for the
ONCE of assessor at the fall election,
the statute of 1908 having made the Of
fee appointive.
Under the new law counties will be
divided into not less than three and
not more than five assessment dis
tricts. The duty Of fixing the bounda-
ries of districts and numbering the
same devolves upon the boards of
counties. as well as the appointment
OF the supervising and district asses
sors. This work is required to be per-
formed at the first meeting in January
Of each year, the assessors holding
their offices for only Il year.
Assessors, both supervising and dis
trict, are required to give bond in the
penal sum of five thousand dollars.
District assessors are required to
list all the property of their several
districts and to take a census on CEN
sus years. The census will consist Of
an enumeration Of the acres of land
under cultivation; the owner and
acres of pasture land; acres Of wheat,
oats, barley. rye, buckwheat, millet,
timothy, alfalfa; acres of other tame
grasses and number of acres in wild or
native hay; the number of fruit trees;
number of cattle, horses, sheep and
swine; amount of merchandise and of
manufactured goods and the kind
manufactured during the preceding
year: amount and value of precious
metals and kind mined and sold during
preceding year. The census returns
will, Of course. also contain n com
plete enumeration of the inhabitants
Of the state, as to color, sex, age, ma.
uvity. citizenship, occupation, l~iteracy
or illiteracy.
1t is provided by the law that a
census of this nature shall be taken
every ten years. With the government
census We will. therefore. have a COM
plete census every five years.
Provision is made for the admins
tration of an iron-clad oath by the as
SCISSORS before property owners list
their property, and the law contem-
plates that assessors shall make a per.
sonal visit to each taxpayer.
The compensation of assessors is
fixed by the law as follows: In coun-
ties of the first class, supervising as
SCISSORS shall receive an annual salary
Of $500, and district assessors, $500:
in counties Of the second class, $500
and $3.50; in counties OF the third class,
5000 and 5000, and in counties of the
fourth class, 5000 and $3.50.
1t is believed the fact that the asses.
sors are to be appointed instead of
elected. will be beneficial, as the Off
GERS will be more Independent in the
performance Of their duties.
The first trial Of the law will be
made next year, and good results are
confidently expected.
, 1904-03-22
HOW A NINE IS WORKED
IN THE WEST

Il wish you would tell me all about
the way men get gold and silver out of
a mine. my dear" said a lady in East
Laramie the other evening to her hus-
band, as he peeled off his coat and sat
down in three chairs for the evening.
81 hear you talk with your friends so
much about mining, and l am not able
to understand it, or with peo-
pie intelligently about It,"
We'll, what kind of mining do you
want to hear about; gold or silver,
quartz or placer, deposit or defined
lead?"
well, all OF them, riefy, I want to
know whether they scrape of the gold
from the under side Of the ground, and
wash the dirt off in the creek. or how
is it,"
well. they don't scrape it of the un-
der side Of the ground, exactly. There
you are In error. In placer mining,
they have to collect the dust and pan
1t out with a gold PAN"
"Oh! they have to use a gold pan,
do they? That must be what makes
mining so expensive. Does the pan
have to be solid gold?"
mo. 1t isn't made OF gold. 1t Is
simply to pan gold; hence the name.
In quartz mining. the prospector first
finds the float, and tracing 1t to the
lead, he. begins to dig for the purpose
Of a~scertaining. how extensive 1t is.
and what It will ASSAY"
"Oh, that is it. I thought they first
bored into the ground with a pay
streak until they found the shaft. and
then they drifted for the assessment.
and when they found that, they just
put a blast in the indications and salt
ed the dump. Now it seems they you
don't do that way. You follow up the
micacious slate till you strike the bias
fold. Then you e If you can find a
color that matches with the copper
stained %trilobites, that you prospect
and you--"
mo, l must stop you there. You are
getting a little of the vein. You pro-
badly have the right idea, but you are
using terms that are not correct and
blast the vertical chilblain. Then
they drift for the blossom rock. baled
hay and poverty till they strike the
v%aricose vein. After that 1t is a short
job to put on the bias folds and sample
the stockholders. When the bitumin-
out duplex disects the brocaded por-
phyry and scallops the gouge with
cross-eyed shlrrings and b~i-carbonate
of bilious collie interlaced with MORE
antique wads of gray copper and free
milling e%rysipelas. This is not always
the case. however. for indirectly or in
versely. perhaps more, or sometimes
less, as the case may be, and still we
might or might not; according to
whether we did or not, but also be.
sides II not always, al already de-
scribed, perhaps, yet l wouldn't be pos
tive of anything which might be
doubtful"
Then he laughted a cold hard laugh.
and went to bed. II husbands would
always explain these things to their
wives, how much pleasantly our homes
would be.-Bill Nye.
, 1904-03-22

A bill was introduced in congress
Monday providing for the payment of
money for private lands in forest re-
serves. The bill also provides that in
the future selections of forest reserve
lieu lands shall be confined to lands
Of like character and quality to those
surrendered and the selections shall
be made in the states and territories
in which the lands leased are relin-
pushed. This bill Is designed to pre-
vent the frauds hitherto pracriced up
or the government through the opera
ton of this law. Under the law rs it
now stands owners of lands in forest
reserves may denude it of timber and
then exchange it for valuable timber
land elsewhere on the public domain.
, 1904-03-22

Henry Ward Beecher says that If.
in walking out in the yard. he sees a
clothes line and saws it across his
windpipe, it is a sure sign that some
one will get licked.
general Sherman says that he cares
nothing for the usual warnings and
bad signs. but he would go around
seven blocks to avoid a woman with a
garden hose and a timber sun-bonnet.
An old journalist we once knew was
so suspicious about railroads and diff
ferent lines of transit that he wouldn't
take a journey yer n railway until
he had a note from the superintend-
ent that could be shown to the con-
doctors on the way. He said lie tried
to make a trip once without this pre-
caution, and met with a terrible acct
dent. Nobody else Was hurt. but be
IA thrown off the train and over an
embankment twenty-seven feet high
into a frog pond eleven feet deep. He
thinks the conductor had something
to do with it.-Bill Nye.
, 1904-03-22
STRAIN roo E
Hundreds Of Laramie Readers Find
Il SO.

The hustle and worry Of business
men.
The hard work and STOPPING of work.
men.
The woman's household cares.
Are too great a strain on the kid.
neys.
Backache, headache, sideache.
Kidney troubles. urinary troubles
follow.
A Laramie citizen tells you how to
cure them all.
James Larson. Of 615 First street,
says: owing to . strain caused by
over exerting myself. 1 suffered 4
great deal for a year or two from a
pain akin to rheumatism In my right
arm and q dull aching in my loins.
During that time l tried different rem
edies but II I had obtained any mark
ed success I v would have gone
to the Laramie Drug Co.'S. store for
Doan's Kidney Pills. They quickly,
and very thoroughly created q
healthy action Of the kidneysand when
the ~secretions from those organs be-
came normal backsche ceased. I can-
not speak too highly Of the merits Of
his preparation"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
,ents. Toster-Mlburn Co. Buffalo, N.
2, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Deans al
axe NO substitutA
, 1904-03-22
As To Governor

AS 10 6overnOr-
Every man named as a possible re-
publican candidate for governor, is I'M
doubtedly worthy of the honor, is in
every way fitted and qualified for the
office and would in case of election,
discharge his responsibilities in a man
ner that would reflect with credit up
on his party and meet with the ap-
proval of the people.
Among those who have been pro-
posed for the convention to consider,
is Edward Ivinson of Laramie, to
whom it might be well for Albany coun-
ty to give special attention. Mr.. Win
son, by his long association with the
citizens of this county, has become too
well known to reed further introduc.
ton to the voters but it should be re.
membered that he has been closely
identified in the development of this
section, that his integrity is above re,
proach, that he is conservative,
straightforward and capable, and that
a vote cas for him, e. as much
for the good Of the state, as a vote cast
for either of the other possible candi-
dates and If he We're to be elected, AL
bany county could reasonably claim
some honor and distinction.-Centen,
NAL Post.
, 1904-03-22
More Riot&.

Disturbances OF strikers are not
nearly as grave as an Individual dis.
order of the system. O%verwork, 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 or Kidneys as
Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful tonic
and %nervine, and the greatest ali
around medicine for run down sys-
tens. It dispels Nervousness, Rheu.
matism and Neuralgia and expels Ma
laria germs. Only Soc, and satisfac-
ton guaranteed by all druggists
, 1904-03-22

Prot. Gaylor Of the University of
California gave some of the goods a
going over the other day they will not
soon forget. 1t was the class in poetry
to which he addressed himself as fol,
lows: IF God Almighty or the Angel
Gabriel wrote a poem it would not in
terest you. You are nothing but gig,
Cling girls. Half of you ought to be
made to pay tuition. Glass dismiss,
ed" 1t seems 10 be quite the fad for
university professors to make start
ling remarks to their classes. not
necessarily in good faith, but simply
for publication.
, 1904-03-22
TAT PRESS
The World Sold

The World Sold
Since there has been so much talk
about the matter, the writer deems 1t
best to state that the World Office has
been sold to Mr.. s. G. Hopkins. the
attorney, who will take possession
April LIST, and who states that the
paper will be continued republican in
politics. Our goodbye" and formal
announcement will appear later.
In the deal which was closed Tues
day. Mr.. r. d. Robinson purchased
the poetofnce building from the writer.
has secured good sBaDssements for ap
~ posenAster, including
the resignation Of ths writer as post
Also IN connecttpQ With the deal
Mr.. ". n. MorrAnk as7 purchased
he Middsush rsekpsopsrty. and
ill take possssStee1 soon as the
,attsr ~ b arranged.
, 1904-03-22
Some Advantages

Some Advantages
Every thinking nan must know that
after the reclamation service of the
United States had spent two seasons
in investigating the merits of all the
prominent large irrigation schemes in
the so called arid west, and had then
decided upon the Shoshone PROPOSE
ton as the third one to be adopted,
there must be some very good rea-
sons for this decision. Some of these
reasons follow:
There are 200. 900 acres Of the most
fertile land lying north of the Sho-
shone river that is capable of irriga.
ton.
The land having largely been under
segregation for the past foul years,
there are no settlers upon it. and thus
complications are avoided.
The great canon, three miles above
Cody, presents a most favorable oppor-
tunity for the construction of a dam
and large storage reservoir. its walls
being 1000 feet nigh and composed of
solid rock.
The great Burlington route furnishes
transportation facilities to all portions
of the lands, as it traverses the en-
tire tract, having a terminus at Cody.
The quality of the soil and the salu-
beyond a question, as all kinds of
crops. stock and fruit grown in a tenn
perate climate have been successfully
produced here for years.
Our market Is excellent. and all
these attractions will make it very
easy for the government to sell the
water right to homesteaders who are
already focking here, and will soon
come by the hundreds thus enabling
the department to soon replace in the
reclamation fund every dollar expend-
ed on the great dam and canal.
These are some Of the reasons, very
likely, which caused the reclamation
officials to listen with attention to u
congressional delegation when those
gentlemen talked so ably for the She
shone project. and they are the rea-
sens why we will Don have 1900 fam
lilies comfortably settled on this beau
tiful and fruitful domain.
This country far exceeds the bleak
northwest territory of Canada.
Come. We struggling renters in the
east, and investigate the great oppor-
tunity to share in the muniicence Of a
grand government reclamation propo-
%sition; where nature is kind at all
seasons, where the u shines nearly
every day in the year; where the
stock needs little feed and shelter;
where grain, grasses and fruit grow
to perfection; where bees and chick
ems thrive; where there are good
schools and churches, health and
longevity. fishing and hunting and all
things needful for the happiness OF
man.-Stock Grower and Farmer.
, 1904-03-22
WORKING Overtime.

Eight.hour laws are ignored by those
~ireless. little workers-Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. Millions are always at
work, night and day, curing Indiges-
ton. Biliousness, Constipation, Sick
Headache and all Stomach. Liver and
Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant. safe.
sure. Only % cents, at all druggists.
, 1904-03-22
Neglect Of Citizenship

Neglect Of citizenship
And SO the Cheyenne Tribune wants
to lay an embargo upon the congress
sional folks, to prevent them taking
part in the selection of state officers.
Considering that these gentlemen are
active. intelligent and honored citizens
whose advice and influence is Of i'm
portance to the people. We really be-
lieve that a course CT alternating when
the contest is under way would be re-
garded as a neglect of citizenship by
the voters.-Cody Enterprise.
, 1904-03-22
Flowers In Bloom at San Antonio.

San Antonio-quaint and beautiful
Is n Of the most delightful places in
winter-Coloradoans' favorite resort
The Colorado and Southern railway Of
fers a round trip rate Of $41.10 from
Denver. II you do not care to go to
San Antonio. let us map out a pleasure
trip for you to some other southern re-
sort; possibly you would perfer a trip
across the Gulf Of Mexico.
T. E. FISHER.
General Passenger Agent.
tmch31 Denver, Colo.
, 1904-03-22

AS to why we sold. which question
is asked by nearly every one. we will
state that it was a purely commercial
transaction. Newspapers. like other
classes Of property, have a valuation.
and the owner being paid his price no
apologies should be required and there
are no u to make.-Wheatland
World.
, 1904-03-22

1t is predicted that the coming spe-
Gil issue Of St. Louis Worlds fair
stamps is destined to be very popu-
lar. But the kind of stamps which
suits most people the best will still
be the good old-fashioned currency
bills.-Oshkosh. Wis. Northwestern.
, 1904-03-22
s MARCH %. 1904.


The retirsmsnt Of Editor M%iddaugh,
OF the Wheatland World, from the
wyoming newspaper field is a matter
OF keen regret to the entire fraternity
OF the state. Aside from being a mas
ter Of the business and a keen, dis
eliminating writer. Mr.. Middaugh is a
genial companion and an excellent cit
izen. May he take up his pencil in
sunny climea.
, 1904-03-22

To Cure a Geld in One Day
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
rs on each box. Csc.
, 1904-03-22

For nne Job printing, leave orders At
The Republican once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-29

The holiday edition. Gela55c 09 appear ON SUNDAY
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gentleman who wholly sa on aa e5f
one Of interest to everybody who tes enterprises
articles OF local concern to the city viii
be issued early the publ ler
ser well distributed all Christmas
holidays This viii be done in
the people who have Pine Bluff point aza
tase possessed by this section
the state trading merchants df@frb
th {" Their advertisements early holidays
advantage IN securing customers Tor the holiday
tile Graphic will number 5000
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