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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jansae.-All
Harvard athletes are excited over the
performances of two Japs who are
wrestling daily in the gymnasium.
Because Of the peculiar style of wrest-
ling practiced by the orientals the
crimson giants learn much from the
little men.
One phase of Japanese wrestling is
that rule which permits of not the
least discourtesy on the part of either
of the wrestlers. As one of them ex-
pressed it: "In japan wrestler
must be, first of all, gentleman"
But the Japs do not hesitate to use
their utmost strength on each other,
and as a result their struggle on the
m is always an exciting one. Geo.
r. Lewis, one of the greatest wrestlers
in Harvard, has tried wrestling with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22
Louisiana
Stamps

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Although
the postoffice department has just de-
cided upon the designs of the postage
stamps to be used during the worlds
fair, collectors are already on the qui
vive for the first issue. The series
of stamps decided upon, designs for
which are now being engraved, will be
attractive souvenirs of the exposition.
The respective denominations will be
Of the prevailing colors. The por-
traits will be as follows: One-cent,
Robt. R. Livingstone, minister to
France, who conducted negotiations
for the Louisiana purchase; 2-cent.
Thos. Jefferson; 3-cent, Jas. Monroe,
who, with Livingstone. concluded the
negotiations; Scent, President Nc
Kinley; Decent. map of the United
States, showing the territory purchased
from France.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22
GIRL CASHIER ROBBED
EMPLOYER FOR LOVER

has a place of business in Fourteenth
street, but my daughter has asked ME
not to make his name known"
Miss Schilling was much liked by
her employers and fellow workers IN
the company's Office. In addition To
acting as cashier she kept the books
and practically all the money the COM
pany received from retailers passed
through her. hands.
She lived with her father and sister
at Eungville. s. l. Her father keeps
grocery store ON the Amboy road.
He was formerly broker. Clara ia
the youngest of three daughters. She
has been member Of the Episcopal
Church of the Holy Comforter and has
been active in parish work.
II was about two weeks ago that the
officers of the company found a short
age in the accounts. They employed
two expert accountants TO 20 over the
books and the day they appeared Miss
schilling complained Of illness and
went home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22
IceDOund
oysters

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Jan. 22.-
An oyster famine has been caused by
the zero weather in this section.
Steamers are unable to reach the
oyster beds because of the ice and the
supply on hand is almost exhausted.
In many places in Narragansett Bay
steamers are frozen in and navigation
is at standstill.
Local dealers say it will be several
days before more oysters can be OBJ
tanned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22

the Japs, he using the Graeco-Roman
method, his opponent the japanese
and both of the Japs have been able
to down their husky opponent every
time.
The Japs are Yasuzo Yagi and z.
Yokoyama. Neither weighs over lou
pounds, yet they easily down Lewis,
who weighs $50.
Yagi is a graduate student in pol,
itical economy and is being educated
at the expense of the chamber OF COM
merce of Nogoya, Japan, where ne
will return, when his education IS
finished, as manager of the govern
ment textile mills.
Yagi's companion, G. Yokoyama. Is
q graduate of the University of kelo,
japan, and he, too, is doing advanced
work in political economy. He intends
to begin the work of developing the
copper mines of Japan when he has
taken his degree at Harvard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22

ed and the men will have to fight to
finish and the best man win. CAL
three of us will be black" Is what
Smith said when asked if he had any
prejudices as between black and
white.
Smith has refereed some good bat
ties in California and has thorough
knowledge of the game.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22

Angels Camp, cal.-John Mailman
was killed yesterday while stretching
guy wire to a smokestack. The
wire crossed the cable Of the Union
Light & Power company. which car
ries $4,000 volts. while Mailman was
standing in a pool of water. which
completed the circuit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22

320-aore timothy range for sale at
$50 per acre; all in timothy, best of
soil. Ave miles from railroad station.
81 rooms. lodging house, central To-
cation. first class: will sell cheap or
trade on city residence.
xI0YRY 3 0UIxoY,
g. Jameson Block. Phone N. 1898.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22

New York.-The annual dinner of
the Holland society of New York was
| attended last night by over 400
guests. W. ]. Bryan was the princi-
pal speaker and letter Of regret was
received from President Roosevelt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-01-22
Roth MEM Are CONFIDENT.

'If | can't whip that coon in short
order. I'll go way back to the woods
and quit the game" That's what
Barney Mullin says regarding the
fight which will be pulled off at New
port Sunday night between he and
sBlack Kid" Rogers.
Now listen to what the black chap
has to say:
"Mullin may think he can wallop
me. but I amt sayin' much. 1 can
no q few myself and you can stack
your money that I'll beat Mullin."
Both the principals are very con-
ndent today. You see. the battle Is
now very near and of course 1t will
mean the cessation Of work for the
fighters. Training to make a certain
weight Is hard work at any stage or
the game and 1t Ia especially so the
last few days. The men are then all
treined down fine and their daily
wouk becomes old and tiresome.
Just to show the way Barney feels.
he says that after the contest he will
buy key Of beer and take it off by
himself and down the works. That's
only the way he feels, mind you. 1t
y seldouA that fighter can stand
much wet goods in his stomach after
a fight. A little beef tea goes as
good as anything.
Mullin is today putting in the hard
est course OF training yet attempted
by him. Tomorrow will find him down
to the weight and IT will require very
little exercise after he reaches New
port Sunday morning to keep near
The 1873 weight at o'clock. Mullin
has trained conscientiously and has
not been lazy since he started. He
will be heavily backed to win by the
delegation that will leave this city,
and he intends to finish Rogers as
quickly as possible--if he can. In
Newport they are preparing to back
Rogers to a standstill.
Large Crowd From Here.
There is every indication that the
orowd that will leave here will be n
barge and sporty one. Fighting talk
can be heard on every side. and the
number of people who have signified
kheir intention OF going IL large
one From all accounts not less than
160 or 200 people should see the
fight from this city.
Tom Smith VIII Referee.
Evetything Is settled with regard
TO the referee for the fight. Lea My
srs and Nick Brown for jolly Rogers
have settled upon Smith and the
parties are satisfied all around. With
Smith in the ring the crowd from
hero will feel perfectly confident of
the go being strictly on Its merits
There will be no technicalities allow
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
The Place OF Amusement.

There are interests in life higher
than mere-amusement, and if we
do not recognize this, nothing but
shipwreck viii result. MANY
thoughtful people see a great dan
ger to our national character in the
all too prevalent craze for excite
ment. We are in danger of regard
ing pleasure as a necessity of life.
rather than as the restorative OF
the wearied and exhausted mind
1t is true that life is not a sob.
but neither is it a giggle. ANY
man who appreciates even in a
sma / degree the nobility of life
will turn away from that frivolous
and butterfly existence which finds |
no seriousaess in lie. has no timer
or thought, no spirit for prayer.
md no love for God. Surely our
7oung people are strong and clear
leaded enough to refuse to give to
musements the primary place in
lie, or to court pleasures at vari-
nee with good sense and high am 7
ition and those lofty principles |
hich should govern every life a
rom The Pacific Monthly For a
lay. b
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
A Startling Test

TO save life, Dr.. T. G. Mer
ritz Of No. NJ hooppny. Pa, mad,
a startling st lesulting ila won
derful cure. He Writes, "A nat.
lent was attacked with vinl.n,
hemorrhages, caused bg ulcera. ion
OF the stomach. l had often
fpund Electric Bitiers excellent for
acute stomach and liver truublss so
prescribed them. The patient
gained from the first, and has nor
had an attack in IA months /"
Electric Bitters are positively guar
'nteed for Dyspepsia, Indigo sion
Constipation and Kidney troubles
Try them. Only 50s at W. H.
3augh of Shoshone and w. V. /
orns Of Hagerman.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
Return Passes Restored.

For several days it has beer
rumored that return passes for
1--we stock shippers would be issued
after The first of the month. and
advices received from the various
headquarters today confirm the
rumor. 1t is given out. however
that the restrictions imposed ON
shippers will be more rigorous
than ever before, and agents saw it
WI | hereafter be well nigh impos-
sible for them to sell their passes
Railroad men insist that the
roads have never objected seriously
to the return pass privilege. but
have always complained OF the
abuse of the privilege. 1t cut in
on the passenger earnings of the
roads to great extent and often 1
the passes fell into very undesirable /
hands. With the elimination of
the possibility of the sale of these
passes. to other than the parties
to them, the railroads will
Welcome the return Of the custom
Is 1t IN large measure relieves
hem OF the responsibility for the
afety OF the stock in transit.
Not in years has there been such
universal kick on the part of the r
hippers as there was at the aboli- a
on OF the return pass privilege on d
ne first OF the year. Not only is
iippers, but others who were in h
rested have evidently brought oI
lch strong pressure to bear on the f.
ads that after four months trial at
e system of compelling stock |
lppers to pay their way back ga
me is to be ab. lished.-Droyers h,
urnal-Stoekman. El
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
TFIH5 OF7FTCIAL PAPER OF sEIosIonTF = IN

leys in the arid west, and under
irrigation will be changed quickly
from sage brush to productive
orchards and fields of alfalfa.
Guaranteed an ample and constant
supply OF water these lands, now
valueless, will be easily worth from
fifty to one hundred dollars per
ac e. An increase uf one hun
dred twenty thousand acres in the
irrigated lan1 Of the state is guar
anteed by this project Assuming
that these lands viii have an aver
age value Of seyenty-fve dollars per
acre when cultivated this project
viii add nine million dollars to the
taxable lands OF the state. Using
the averages of the last census it is
safe to say that it will add also
wo million, eight hundred eighty
thousand dollars in value of farm
and live stock, and will
lssure this district an annual in
ome OF one mil ion, eight hun /
Ired thirteen thousand dollars.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
Sale OF School District Bonds

Notice is hereby given that tn,
trustees of School Dist. No. 80
tHagermaa) Lincoln county Idaho
will sell at the office of the County
superintend Mt, at Skoshone. on
Saturday May %, 1904, one twen-
ty-five hundred dollar bond, pay
ao IN ten years from date, bear
ing interest at not more than six
per cent.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
TEusTEEs School DIST. No. So
Hagerman, Idaho. |
i. A. SEcoR, Chairman,
1.-Two Mrs. C. O. SANDS, Clerk
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
Decoration Day Exercises.

The veterans of the civil war ara
making arrangements to appropri
ately observe D cosation day. All
lodge OF Shosh me are invited 10
turn out and p rti ipate in the
exercises. The baud has also be n
invited to take part and furnish
music. The details of the arrange
menis have rot been entirely com
pleted. but the foil wing commit
tees have been appoin ed ami will
make the necessary arrangements,
the particulars OF which will BE-
given Ia future issue of The Jour
nal.
The committees ar Program.
Mesdamss Diffendaffr, G. w. Par
ker and A. /. McMahon; dec rl-
tions, Mes lanes Frank r. Go ,ding
E. A. Walters aud L. NJ. Burnside:
Firing squill, T. W P,rry. J. L. /
Fuller hrs been asked to acs as
marsha Of the dtr.
The place OF meeting VII be a.
ihe corner OF South Rail and Wal
nut stree s, where the procession
viii form and march to the Metho-
list church where appropria G ex-
'rcises will be held Af'er III ex-
'rcises the pr7cs IS on will form
md proceed to the ceme'e cry where ,
he graves VIII be deeorat d and
ne usual Memorial day honors O
VII be paid the coun'ry's dead. !,
On the Sunday preceding Deco :,
alton day memorial ser, ices will h
e h Id at he Methodist church. q
The civil war veterans are fast s
ropping off aud it viii be but if
W years more that they will be 4,
ith US to observe that day set :,
iide to fitting remember those =.
DO have fallen tsFerxxiieir ya.l..s,lfb
is beftting that the citizens OF j,
loshone should make this coca
IN red letter day in the lives OF tb.
ose who survive Their comrades. no
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
SLASHED HIS THROAT
DespoHdent Over His Continued H.
ness a Lincoln County Resi-
dent Kills Himself.

Fred Vandergrafi, well known
rancher residing near Goodina
took his own life in fit OF despon-
dency, Tuesday morning. Mr..
Nandergraft ha been i'll for about
ten days with spotted fever. AL
though his condition was imorsv-
ing he was very despondent over
his illness, and apparently worried
about the spring work on the ranch.
When Mrs. Vandergraft arose
Tuesday morning her husband
said he felt badly, and asked for a
hand mirror. Saying she would
get 1t f'r him as soon as she star. ed
the kitchen fire, Mrs. Vandergraf, |
vest into the kitchen. While |
starting the fire she heard a cbok- /
ing sound in the bedroom, and |
hurrying TO her husband she iound
hiih sitting on the side of the bed
with hi feet on tie foo, and his
head hanging forward. She spike
o him ami getting no reply raised
rs head, when she d scovered the
iced he had don~. He was appar-
ntiy dead. She laid him back
N the bed and going into the Z
itchen reused young boy who
'as sleeping here, telling him to r
ufry for help, that Mr.. Wander
raft had killed himself. The
heck caused the boz 10 faint and
became ne essary for Mrs. Van
ergraft to survive him before
lmmoniHg help. When the n n
ishbars arrived it was evident 4,
al Ar. Vaniersraft was beyond
man aid. He had used a ra;z r.
cut his throat and it lay apon re
e toor at his fe't bl ody wi on
ss to the deed.
Coroner Kleinman was sum- 10
med and held an inquest Tues
Y, and the above facts being
right OUT at tn h a:iog. TT e IN
y found that Mr.. yandereraf
k h own life. The funeral wa. =
d Wednesday afternoon from
home. Rev. Edward Praitcon- aal
ted tn services at the house. . an
delegation from D Is Lodge.
lghts OF Pythias OF which Mr.. -
ldergraft was a member, atte L
the funeral and took charge of Z
services. at the grave, which
e conducted according TO the or,
Itiful ritull Of that ord-r.
r. Vandergraft was twenty
years OF age and a native Of omoe
and. He was highly esteemed
II who knew him. His wife rR
the sympathy If the entire
nunity in her great trouble x
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
A Sure Thing.

II is said that nothing is sure ex
cept death AMI taxes. but that !,
not altogether true. DR.. KIM,
New Discovery for Consumption i,
sure cure for all lung and throat
troubles. Thousands can testify ia
that. Mrs. c. B. VarMetre OF
Shepherdtown, W. Va. says II
bad severe case of Bronchi is and
for year tried everything | heard
Of, out got no relief. One bottle of
DR. Kings Nev Discovery then
cured me absolutely" It's infaI-
able for Group, Whooping Cough.
irip, Pneumcnil and Consulnt,-
ion. Try it. It's guaranteed by
V. II. Baugh of Shoslione ami W
{, lorns of Hagernan, Druggists. |
rial Coitles free. r g. sizes 5Or. |
10.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06

The lack in cur spiritual life of the
hope of an existence beyond the grave
is like the hopelessness for recovery
from a disease OF tie flesh, only in1n.
itely mere terrible.-Exchar-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
Average American Wealth

The average wealth for the general
population of the United States is ST.
zSo' that OF the Usage Indians is s1I..
500 per capita
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-05-06
MlNIDOkA PROJECT
Some Details of the Results to be
Accomplished by the Govern
rIent at That Point.

SdtlOh proposition TO be under
taken by the government, a Wash.
ington despatch says: 1t is pro
posed to construct a rock-flled
dam across the Snake river at this
po Mt, the material for which will
be excavated from the upper end
OF the main north. side canal. The
dam viii consist of an embank-
ment Of loose rock 575 feet in
length, with masonry toe-wall
The rock embanknent will be
thirteen and hall feet wide on
top, and will be carried six feet
above extreme food level Above
the dam site for many miles the
Snake is in a canyon, or very
narrow valley, from forty to one
hundred fifty feet below the bench |
lines, and the dam when construe
ted will back the water up for a
distance OF about seventy-fve
!
miles. BY g avity canal it is pro-
posed to irrigate sixty-eight thous-
and acres OF good land, and from
the power developed at the dam.
amounting to ten thousand horse
power, three thousand cubic feet
OF water will be lifted and spread
over fifty-three thousand acres of
higher land. Fifteen pumps hav-
ing an average capacity of about
ITO -cond feet will be utilized for
lifting the water. The pumps will
be submerged and will discharge
directly into the canal above. '
The Secretary has decided that :"
homestead entry un ler this pro :, !.
Ject will be limited to so acres, ex- =
cept within two miles of townsite. "
" where-the amount is limited to
'orty acres. At the present time "'
Ill bat three thousand acres under a. a..
his project are vacant public lands. =
IN the basis OF an eighty-acre " :,
homestead entry this tract will pro ..
ide homes for more than one va
housand four hundred families. or :
bout seven thousand people.
In speaking OF this prof .ct Sena
'r said today: "One OF the first
7idences of the benefits to be de-
we'd by the state of Idaho from =.
le Reclamation Act is in the per- NJ,
elton of the plans for the recla .
alton of one hundred twenty -.
ousand acres of land in the vicin- 80
OF Minidoka in the south part of Sha
state. This project of recla 81
alton has received the most thor go
., w "' ii in' es.isa'loh poth of, I
the field and in the department. y.
d involves the expenditure of 49,
out two million six hundred Ia,
'usand dollars. Idaho has near O..
this amount to her credit al
dy, and there is no reason TO ,r /,
lot but that the sale of public Y r
ds IN the state will speedily r.; !,
lize the sum necessary to carry ), n
the sew raj projects for recla-
lon now under consideration. Sal,
The successful Inauguration of No
ie systems OF reclamation wi | truste
81 .'o great grazing ard and alag
Laird lands of Idaho into beau. will :
"oh,es' WIN ofchards, green Super
S and herds that will place the Safpr
In the first rank OF prosperity tv-tiv,
source Of great qualification ab. q !,
''0 p.',. u ieciannation thus ing in
ma erializing in our state y nor 20,
ngressman French said: "a Tho
s's "iii oe gwen 70 reject
rowth OF Idaho by the work of Ter
overnment on the Minidoka
CT The section to be devel- r. {
is one OF the most fertile val 11w5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-06
CHAPTER XII.
Retrospective Vanity.

John Saxton sat in the office of the Trac-
ton Company on hot night in July. Fen
ton had just left him. The transfer to the
Margrave syndicate had been effected and
John would no more sign himself John
Saxton. receiver" His work In Clarkson
was at an end. The Neponset Trust Com
pany had called him to Boston for a con-
ference, which meant. he knew, a termlna-
ton of his service with them. He had
lately sold the Poindexter ranch, and so lit
tie property remained on the Neponset's
books that 1t could be cared for from the
home office. He had not opened the after
noon mail He picked up a letter from the
top of the pile and read:
SAN FkANCIsCO. July 10, 1s9-.
Ny Dear Sir.
1 hesitate about writing you. but there are
some things which should like you to un.
derstand before l go away had fully ex-
pected to remain with you and Bishop De-
lafield and to return to Clarkson that last
morning at Poindexters. ] cannot defend
myself for having run away; it must have
seemed a strange thing to you that did so.
had fully intended acting on the bishops
advice. which knew then, and know now,
was good But when the west bound train
came. my courage left me; 1 could not go
back and face the people ] had known
after what had happened. I told you the
truth there In the ranch house that night /;
every word of 1t was true. Maybe did not
make It clear enough how weak am. do
not know why God made me so; know
that tried to fight It; but was vain and
foolish. Things came too easy for me, /
guess; at any rate ! was never worthy Of
the good fortune that befell me. It seemed
to me that for two years everything I did
was a mistake. ! suppose II had been q
zeal criminal. and not merely q coward,
should not have entangled myself az did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-06

great problem of securing new markets for
American-made goods. The American policy
Is not one OF conquest or of paramount po-
htical influence. It does not ask special
consideration. 1t asks no more than an
equal right for American people to trade in
the worlds market, and 1t opposes the
policy Of any nation which, going outside
of its own territory. undertakes to set up
metes and bounds within which it's people
can trade
The Isthmian Canal.
"Our entrance into world politics, If so
large expression be descriptive has been re-
ceived by the other nations in a spirit Of
hearty friendship. They have the assurance
Of our physical situation that 1t can have
no Interior purpose. But 1t brings to us as
members Of Congress new questions and
new responsibilities. and l take 1t to be a
great privilege to be a member of the
House or the Senate at this time In our
country's development. The necessity Of
new markets and better commercial facili-
ties was felt by the people long before 1t
appeared in government policies. The con-
struction of an .sthmian canal transcends in
importance any other act Of legislation or
diplomacy to which the government can
commit itself, and the people will look I'M
or political party that seeks to embarrass
this work with partisan outcries. If this
session of Congress accomplishes nothing
else than to render possible the immediate
construction of the canal across the isthmus
it will have done enough to entitle 1t to a
high place in the list Of the useful and
memorable sessions"