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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-05-13

Thoroughbred pointer pups for sale
Inquire of II. Z. Parker, Nielsen's
Blacksmith shop.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-05-13

Herman Lampe will leave today on
visit to the st. Louis Exposition.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07

The great expense involved in all gen
eral statistical Inquiries may have IN
huenced Congress to practice this.
economy on the principle that half
loaf is better than no bread. This
may be the case IN housekeeping, but
it does not always hold in statistics.
A half truth is not bsttsr than no
truth at all, it is generally worse.
And if the government can not AFFORD
the money necessary to carry out q
fairly complete enumeration OF de-
pendent and defective classes annual
ly or biennially, it would seem bet
ter~to give up the plan of an original
investigation altogether and to con-
fine the work Of the census bureau
to the compilation of such statistics
as may be obtained through the
boards of charities or the bureaus of
statistics of those States which can
supply trustworthy figures. But such
a makeshift would not be worthy Of a
great country, which in many fields
OF statistics has a proud record
Yale Review.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
The Taste in Soda Water.

Year in and year out, y21-l3a flavor
ing is the standard at the soda foun-
tains. Chocolate is second, strawber-
ry a bad third, and lemon is some
where in the ruck among the also
rams.
1t depends a good deal upon the
weather, but this is the normal pref
erenca, say the mixers Of the soda
fountains. The warmer the weather
the sourer. the favors demanded by
the public.
On a hot, muggy day, there is a
great run on lime juice and phos-
phat5s Of all favOrs. On just com
fortably warm days, chocolate, straw
berry and all the sweet favors are in
demand
Ice cream soda is not liked SO much
as it was a few years ago. Among
the fancy soft drinks, egg phosphate
is the favorite.
Every year few new health
drinks" are sprung. They rarely last
more than a season. Sometimes, al
ter a rest of year or two, a health
drink that has run it's course is put
out again under another name.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07

Canadians" He reached the Pacific
coast and returned. he aboriginies
he met were sfor the most part pos
sessed of strongly religious instincts, .
said he in his report With regard
to their origin all we are prepared
10 state after careful survey Of
their language, manners and customs
Is that they are undoubtedly Of
mixed origin; c0ma from the norta-
northwest, and ha I commerce in their
early history, perhaps. through inter-
marriage, with people of Jewish per-
suasion or origin"
New Years Day, 1911, in the Cana
dian northwest was described by D.
w. Harmon as follows: This being
the first day of a new year, our people
have passed it, according to the, GUS
tom of the Canadians in drinking
and fighting. Some Of the principal
Indians Of Fraser Lake desired to al
low them to remain at the fort that
they might see our people drink. AS
soon as they began to be little in
toxicat9d and to quarrel among them
selves the natives began to be appre-
hensive that something unpleasant
might befall them also. They, there
fore, hid themselves under beds and
elsewhere, saying that they thought
the white people had run mad, for
they appeared not to know what they
were about. Ii was the first time
that they had ever seen a person il,
tox,cated.'
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07

cd for pots Of gold at the end Of rain
bows. for she went to Coeo5 Island
off Costa RIGA, instead Of going to
Galapagos.
"The latest expedition that went in
search of the West Indian treasure
was III charge Of Capt. Brown Of Bos-
ton, who took party down from San
Francisco in the schooner Herman.
he had no definite knowledge Of the
treasure, but thought it was on Coeos
Island. He became involved in a con-
troversy with his crew, and the
schooner put in at Honolulu. Later
the crowd dribbed back to San. Fran
cisco. disQustod with Brown and hid
den treasure. They buried about 5000
each of their treasure in the venture,
/ understand.
"The only reference | ever saw OF
the amount and character of the pos
sessions was an interview with one
Of the Keaton parties in a San Fran
cisco paper This said that the treas
ure was variously estimated at from
$33 100000 to S60,000,000 in money,
bullion and utensils. In one excaVa-
ton was buried 100000 pounds of sill
yer bullion and money, and in an
other hole 733 bars of gold, oDch four
by three inches, and two inches thick,
as well as jewellod swords. precious
stones, and several kettles full of mis-
cellaneous gold.
And now Capt. Maude of the Royal
Ermy Reserve is after this treasure
in the stout yacht Cavalier. Good
luck to him! So long as I cannot
afford to ts)e a six months leave Of
absence from the department, | am
willing that Capt Maude should have
his trial. | hope he strikes that canon
and diyerts without superhuman
difficulty the little river that now
flows over the spot where the treas
ure was barred 1t is a good six
months task. 1t might pay-quien
sabe? And think Of the fun! Think
of the international complications to
be avoided in smuggling this loot
away from the jurisdiction Of Euca-
dOr!''-New York Post
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
TALES OF THE INDIANS.
There Were Some in 1905 Who Had
Never Heard a Gun Fired.

Even as late as the year 1906 theF7
were Indians on the North American
continent who had never seen or
heard a gun, had never seen tobacco
smoke, and were capable or worship
ping the white men who controlled
these wonders. The Rev. A. G..
Morice tells of some Of the adven-
lures of Sion Fraser, who has stamp
ed his name on Canada. Father Mo
rice writes as follows: "On landing
at Lake Stuart Fraser's men, to i'm
press the natives with a proper idea
Of their wonderful resources, fired a
volley with their guns, whereupOn the
whole crowd Of Indians fell PROSTATE
to the ground. To allay their fears
and make friends, tobacco was offer
ed to them, which, on being tasted,
was found too bitter and thrown
away. Then to shl3w its use, the
crew lighted their pipes, and at the
sight of smoke issuing from their
mouths the people began to whisper
that they must come from the land
of ghosts, since they were still full of
fire wherewith they had been ere
mated. Pieces of soap were given to
the women, who, taking them to be
cakes of fat, set upon crunching them
causing foam and bubbles in the
mouth, which puzzled both actors and
bystanders. All these phenomena,
however, were soon explained away,
leaving no suspicion in the native
mind, but a most profound admira-
ton for the foreigners and their
wares"
Sir Alexander Mackenzi9 had an
idea that the Indians Of the far north
west were partly Jewish in origin.
From Lake Athabasca in 1894 he set
out at the head of an expedition lin
a birch bark canoe, twenty-five feet
long, four and thr9e-Quarters feet
beam, and twenty-six inches hold,
with 5000 pounds of baggage and pro
visions ard crew of nine French
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
Not the Same Bird.

Seeking for argument to support
an attack en- woman, a correspond
ent of contemporary found what
he thought was suitable. one in the
Book of Job, and produced it in tri-
umph. Next day another correspond,
ent pointed out that, owing to a slight
technical error, the argument was not
SO convincing as it might otherwise
have been. 1t seems that the pro-
phet's remark was not about women
at all, but about ostriches. These
mistakes will occur.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
Cursina the Sea.

The little seaside resort of Kuit-
chuk, Russia, has been scandalized by
the introduction of mixed bathing by
visitors from Odessa. The priests and
puritan residents are denouncing 'the
awful behavior Of the Odessa devils"
which, nevertheless, is drawing
crowds, hundreds Of peasants driving
to Kultchuk to witness the novelty.
Father Zachrali, a local priest, is
conducting on the beach a propaganda
against mixed bathing He wades into
the water up to his armpits daily at
noon and solemnly curses the sea for
permitting the deflement. He has
improyised liturgy, which includes
the following; Rise, We waves, and
CVerWhelm these unchristian men and
women, whose conduct makes the
fishes blush"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
Goats and a Nations Fate.

The frontier between British India
and Thibet traverses districts where
there are mountain pastures, and our
main grievance was that certain Thi-
betan goats which were ignorant Of
the line of d5marcation were in the
habit of straying into British terri
tory. What particular harm the goats
did by browsing occasionally on Brit.
ish grass is not very clear. In any
case, the damage could not have been
considerable. In 1889 we went to war
with Spain on account Of the ear of
a certain Jenkins, which, We asserted
had been cut off by some Spanish of.
fetal, although It was cont9nded that
the ear was still attached to Jen-
kins head, 1t has, however, been re-
served to this century for this coun,
try to engage in a war that promises
to be extensive, on account, profess
edly, Of few wandering goats-Lon.
don Truth.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
A WEAKNESS IN STATISTICS.
Statistics Of Dependent and Defective
Glasses Are Not Reliable.

Glasses Are Not Reliable.
Among the numerous subjects re-
garding which the director of the cen
sus is authorized decennially to col
lect statistics, under the act of March
6, 1902, we find enumerated the I'm
sane, feebie-minded, deaf, dumb, and
blind" also crime, pauperism, and
benevolence, including prisoners, pau
pers, juvenile delinQuents, and in
mates of benevolent and reformatory
institutions" Unfortunately the act
contains a provision at the end to the
effect that the statistics of special
classes, and of crime, pauperism, and
benevolence specified in this section,
Shall be restricted to institutions con-
tanning such classes" This limita-
ton will render the returns of little
value, if it does not make them posi-
lively misleading. For instance, a
reform in the administration of the
poor laws of our northern states and
cities is very apt to show itself in
cutting down Of outdoor relief, which
is sometimes followed by larger
population receiving indoor relief.
The inmates of almhouses might
show an increase which would natur-
ally be interpreted to signify more
pauperism, when in point Of fact this
might be the result Of change in the
form of relief due to a diminution of
pauperism as a whole. There are
known to be some $50 GOO feeble
minded persons in the United States,
and yet the census will apply only to
the $4,000 found in institutions.
Hardly anything can be said about
dependent children, since most of
them are cared for outside OF institu-
items.
The limitation of the enumeration
to the decennial years, though per
maps net so serious as tast just con-
sdered, is vet calculated to greatly
diminish tho value of this part OF cur
census work. If p2upsr statistics are.
to seyye the purpose Of throwing
light either on the general condition
of the country or on the administra-
ton of the laws, they should be gath
cred more frequently, certainly at "a
tervals Of not more :han two years.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
Thieves and Renaars.

When the unmanning insecurity of
poverty Expresses men the weak beg,
the strong steal And the strong
largely outnumber the weak in this
sublunary world of ours.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07

The easiest legal way Of becoming
a Japanese subject is to marry Jap.
anese woman
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-07
HUNTING BURIED TREASURE
EXPEDITION TO DISCOVER Mil.
LIONS OF PIRATES PLUMBER.

Hid in Canyon Of the Galapagos lei.
ands in 1s2o-21--A State Depart
ment Offcer-Talks Of the Treas
ure and the Various Searches for it.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
STATE PRESS.

Now it is said that an effort viii be
made to array President Roosevelt
against Judge Boyd because Judge
Boyd in jest mentioned Roosevelt and
Judge Robinson as q ticket which
would bind together both the lily white
and the ~negrophilist wings OF the re-
publican party. The president is a
peculiar chap, but he surely won't feel
any other emotion than that OF amuse-
ment at Judge Boyd's remark
Greensboro Telegram. A..
It's none Of The Landmarks busi-
ness. but we can't refrain from say
ing that ex-Gov Russell Is engaged in
mighty small business IN allowing his
wife's name to be used in q scramble
for the Wilmington post Office. II
| Mr.. and Mrs. Russell needed the office
for support it would be different. but
our understanding is hat the old man
is comfortably well of.-Statesville
Landmark.
Grea Britain. following the other
leading powers OF the world, has re-
cognized the Republic OF Panama al
now existing. II the people Of that
state have established such a govern
ment as to call for the recognition Of
all the powers, suc government sur
ely is capable of entering into treaty
relations. This is the situation SO far
as Panama Is concerned, and ought to
be conclusive with respect to our re-
lations with that .pople. What our
administration has DONE however, that
Is unbecoming Is a matter for consid-
Grafton from another viewpoint
Raleigh Post.
Chairman Rollins says the republic
cans Of North Carolina will undoubt-
eddy elect their entire state ticket in
, 1904. His optimism is ON par with
that of James K. Jones, who used to
predict that MI. Bryan would carry
every state in the union. But Of
course Rollins does not believe a
word he savs.-Sanford Express.
A bull in a china shoptThis is
h opposite aphorism. tina de-
fines recklessness by an object les
SON. But if that defines ordinary
recklessness. what can define the reck-
~lessness of a young man at the head
Of seventy millions Of people whose
instincts are all impulsive, whose ed
ucation has been as one Of a class OF
cowboys whose life of hazard and
lawlessness and %carousa1 has made
them the terror Of civilized society
whose ambition is of hat strenuous
kind that moves by leaps and bounds
and is uncontrolled by age or expert.
ence, who carries a loaded pistol in his
AP PoNAe In Oo '"
every turf Of he corners of life. Such
is our condition now. and u situa'
ton in relation to Panama is it's illus.
tration.-Elizabeth City Economist.
Ex-Judge Frank D.. Winston is G
candidate for lieutenant governor
We have 10 idea which n of the
many candidates for governor Mr.
Winston will write telling him that be
would esteem it an honor to be lieu.
tenant governor while the favored
candidate occupies the governors
chair. And, speaking OF writing let.
tiers. brings to mind a letter writer
to Geo. H. White, colored. about rid.
ing a judicial district with him. o.
pshaw. let's forget the letter writing
incident and elect-some other man Il
preside over the state enate and
watch the state of the governors
health.-Monroe Enquirer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

From personal experience I testify thai
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are ul-
equalled as a liver pill. They are
rightly named because they give
strength and energy and do their work
with ease.-W. T. Easton, Boerne,
Texas. Thousands Of people are using
these tiny little pills in preference to
all others, because they are so pleas
ant and e1ectual. They cure bilious
ness. torpid liver. jaundice. sick head
ache. constipation. etc. They do not
purge and weaken. but cleanse and
strengthen Sold by r. R Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
lei Will be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual rec
ommendation of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, will have a
long and bitter fight with thei- trou-
bles, if not not ended earlier by fatal
termination. Road what T. r. BealI.
of Beall, Miss, has to say: Last fall
my wife had every symptom of con
sumption. She took DR.. Kings New
Discovery after everything else had
failed. Improvement came at once
and -four bottles entirely cured her"
Guaranteed by r. z. Bsllamy, drug
gist. Price Soc, and $1.00. Trial
bottels free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

Mississippi made a big haul. That
state bropght suit against the Illinois
Central railroad for back taxes and
collected over two and a half millions
6ollars.-Exchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
JUST WHAT YOU NEED.
ChamberIain's stomach and Liver
Tablets.

When o feel DUH after eating.
. When you q no appetite.
When . ave q bad taste in the
mouth.
When your liver Is torpid.
When your bowels are constipated.
When o have a headache.
When you feel bilious.
They win Improve your appetite,
cleanse and invigorate your stomach,
and regulate your liver and bowels.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
all druggists.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

Bears the :, The Kind You Have Always Bsustt
Signature. at &~MzZm

The presidents views on race suicide
never appealed with less force to the
cad of the family than they did this
week when he reduced them to the
concrete form Of so many Stockings
Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
A Frightened Horse,

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, OF a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences- 1t behooves everybody to
have a reliable Salve handy and
there's none as good as BuckleA's
Arnica Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores,
Eczema and Piles, disappear quickly
under its soothing effect. 3se. at R.
r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

Were your remarks extemporan-
eous?" and the constituent. They
was worse" answered the local states.
man. They was almost ~profane.'-
Washington Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very expen-
sive. Occasionally life itself is the
price Of a mistake. but you'll never
be wrong II you take DR.. Kings New
Life Pills for Dyspepsia. Dizziness.
Headache. Liver or Bowel troubles
They m gentle yet thorough. csc,
&C r. r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

SO Prince Frederick isn't going TO
marry Princess Alice Of Schoenburgh-
Waldenburg after all-the Dresden
court has knocked the hyphens out of
the match.-Atlanta journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

A Philadelphia m~illionaireSs has
been arrested for shop-lifting. She's
a kleptomaniac, not a thief-the differ-
ence being in the amount owned before
the stealing was done.-Atlanta Jour-
nal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

Bears Il. a The Kind You Have MRays Bought
So . :: ''' Z&Nz : &:

If consistent opposition to the win
ming policy means being on the right
side. then Senator Hoar always man
ages to tower cad and shoulders over
the heads OF his republican compeers.
Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

Diamond fields are on the boom on
Borneo. and the dog and the child and
the wife Of the wild man will come 20
town soon n spread around Hike green
bay trees.-Atlanta Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

Peusacofa is hustling to make her
kEardd Gras celebration the biggest and
best OF n yet NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times-Union.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-01

'': :; ZWMzZ@

"Say, pa. what's 'multum in par
vo?'" Those three dumplings you
have just eaten.'-Chicago-He Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-25
VENT INTERESTED.
Philadelphia Capitalist in Scheme
for a New Coal Road.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch)
I III BRISTOL VA, Nov 24.-There are In
{ dications that pr John S. Wentz and
Sims, of Philadelphia. may become In
terested III the scheme Of George l.. Car
ter and associates to construct line OF
railway from the Southwest Virginia coal
fields to 4 South Atlantic port. Mr..
Carriers company resumed grading along
the route of The old Ohio River and
Charleston road. a part of which was
graded fifteen years ago, only recently,
and In this connection there comes a
visit from the Wentzes. DR.. Wentz and
his son, Daniel were IN conference with
Mr.. Carter this week. While nothing
could be learned OF the significance OF
the conference. 1t lis pointed out by Mr..
Carriers attorneys that his interests and
those of the Wentzes are identcaly the
same as regards the construction Of such
n railroad as has been undertaken.
More than fifty miles Of this road have
been completed, and the same Is In opera
ton in East Tennessee anF Western
North Carolina. TO, connect with the
Seaboard Air Line for q Carolina port, 1t
lis only necessary TO construct q few miles
southwark from Spruce Pine. N. c..
through the mountains while to build
northward would require only about forty,
miles of grading on a new route and the
construction Of bridges and laying of
track on a forty-lnie portion that was
graded in 1890. 5}i III
VI Oliver Hazard Payne Henry Is Mol
larg, and others constitute another COM
rany, having for its purpose the construc-
ton OF a coal road from the same Nir-5
ginia county to a point on the South At
lantic coast These two companies are
looked upon as rivals and it is not ex-
pected that they will unite iii the effort
cnp nrt la Z
Wise, Lee, and Dickinson counties with
he coast nv rail .i1' III. E5sJtl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-25
Could Not Get License.
Especial to The Times.plspatcn)

Especial to The Times Dspatcn.)
e FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Nov. a.
Mr., Charles p. Palmer, OF kiGmarnocA,
Lancaster county, and Miss Mary Lee,
of Irvington. In the same county, arrived
here to-day by steamer and proceeded
10 the Clerks office, where application
was made of Clerk A b. Yates for a
marriage license. The clerk could not
issue tho license for the reason that
the young lady Is not a, resident Of this
city The couple was much disappointed
as arrangements had been made with
Father D. + Coleman, of the Catholic
Church, 10 perform the ceremony. They
left for Washington by the first train,
where they were married this afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-25

PROPOSALS FOR cAsT.1RoN PRO.
Washington. ID c., Nov. Il, 10o4.--sealed
proposals, In duplicate, Will be received
here until u NJ, DEC. 4, 1904, for furnish
Ing following projectiles, more or less:
IS lbs. 200 sinch rlf,e, s17 lbs,; 600 1o.inch
rifle, COZ lbs: 300 12-inch rine 1,04G .os. +;
5000 s.inch. IL lbs; $500 2.s5.!nch, 10 lbs,
and $500 2.2A inch 0-pounder; all in accord
Department. Bids will DO received for all
or part Of foregoing. u. s. reserves right
to reject any or all proposals sor parts
thereof. Information can be had upon ap-
plicution to Brig. Gen. WILLIAM GRO
Ter. Chief ( Ord. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-25
A Mob in Hot Pursuit,
Especial 10 The Times. Dispatch

SALls.44Iti, \. ~, ->uV. 2l.-4 ne three
Cromer negroes, of Cabarrus county, who
on last Saturday shot into the house Of
Mr., Garter, of the same county, and Sc
vereIy wounded four members OF his fam
lily, have been placed IN Rowan county
Jail for ga fe-kceping and to avert a pos
tiblc iynching in Cabarrus, The officers
We're none 100 carly in clearing the bor-
Fders of Cnbarrus with the prisoners. as
"a mob of angry citizens were In hot pur-
5lynching.
q -Four other negroes were also implicated
lin The shooting affair, which created con-
siderable sensation In the community.
All OF the wounded members OF Mr. Car
ter's family will recover.