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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23
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FOR sALE-MIsCELLAN
AT CITY STABLES-All kinds of
lumber; four-foot tamarack and fir
ties, $3.50 per cord. Tel. M. 103. 5-'3
No. four-foot wood, 81 per cord;
fair measure. Phone Main Tie.
Springfield and Hogan street. 92-6
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-23

SECOND HAND GOODS.

Highest price paid for second hand
furniture. Tel M. 900. 400 Sprague.
SO-0
The Imperial press., 1904-11-26

Many of our citizens will remem Der pleasantly Dr. s. J. Hensley, of Presi- dio, Texas, who visited us in May and took great interest in the Valley. NIT. HensIey is a regular reader of the PRESS, and knows most of tbe subjects that interest us. He writes as follows:
 rPresidio, Texas, Nov. ,, 1904. To EDITOR PRESS:
 What alkali land will grow is a ques- tion of every day, conversation among the Imperial people, and the U. s. gov eminent experts have in some instances given out information on the subject which has proven to be erroneous and detrimental to those interested in the
The Imperial press., 1904-11-26

reclamation of the Imperial country The writer has had many years exper- fence in the southwest, and feels capable of giving some pointers on the subject. Fl am&ell acquainted with the Imperial Valley, Salt Lake Valley, Rio Grande Valley, Salt River Valley, Pecos Valley anu the Northern Valleys of Mexico where extensive irrigation is carried on, and will venture the statement that the Imperial. Valley people are about the only ones of all the districts mentioned -slo give the subject of alkali any seri- ous thought.
 . WHITE ALKALr
 Is seldom found in quantities suf- fcient to i& much damage to any thing ebut cofp ar .S~heat. These two crops seem tosuffef- SfoFe from it than any others ahd even they will do fairly well on alkali land where the alkali does not a(hFm crust of greater thickness thu a.fh eighth of an inch. Alf' other cral4 aIat have tried grow well, pro vide, .fNe under soil and other con
The Imperial press., 1904-11-26

sunday niRnt tnere arTlVeu ln tnls city Senator Thomas k. Bard, and a number of Reclamation Service officials who have been in attendance and taking a noteworthy part in the Irrigation Con- grcss at Fl Paso. Their purpose here was to familiarize themselves with the actual conditions existing in the Im- p-ral Valley, aud determine whether the properties for which the govern ment is asked to pay $3,0O0,OO0 are worth that sum.
 In addition to Senator Bard, the members of the party were: F. H. Newell, chief of the Reclamation Ser vice; J. E. Lippincott, supervising en- gincer for California; Thos. II. Means, ol Salt Lake City, who is remembered here in connection with report on alkali lands from a scientific standpoint and whose theories were afterwards dis proved by the actual experience of the settlers; Geo. Y. Wisner, of Detroit, whom President Heber of the California Development Company scored so heav- lily in his memorable speech last sum- mer for an alleged interview in the De truit Free Press Morris Bien, J. Gar nett Holmes, W. II. Sanders and C. w. Dorsey. Chief Engineer Redwood of the California Development Company also accompanied them.
 Early Monday morning the entire party were driven to Rose Levee, then to No. heading, from there to Sharp's heading, in Mexico, from which place they went to Calexico, where they spent the night.
 Tuesday morning they were driven to the Main canal, and followed it's west bank to u point opposite Imperial, where they crossed and came to this city for dinner.
 This drive gave them good idea of the value and actual work done by the California Development Co. They did not state their opinion on the question under consideration.
 The directors of the Water Users As. eociation were in close consultation with the Reclamation Service officials during their visit.
 It is proposed in the future to meas- ure the water in the main canal at Hanlon's Heading and also where it crosses the boundary line, giving daily reports which will b" published in the Los Angeles papers.
 From this city the distinguished party left for Los Angeles, some of the party going thence to inspect the Klamath irrigation project in Northern Cali foT9a. Governor Pardee was expected to be among those here, hut owing to illngss did not stop. going on to. Los Angeles in Senator Clark's private car.
 The Los Angeles Times of Saturday had the following to sag about Senator Bard and his relation to the project under consideration
 United States Senator Bard spent several hours in the city yesterday, and last night took the train fot Yuma. where he k to meet a party of engineers of the United States Reclamation Ser vice, who came frnm El Paso, where they have been attending the session of
The Imperial press., 1904-11-26
What They Will Grow Some Pointers on the Subject By One of Many Years Ex-'
 periencein in the South and West %,

ditions are favorable. Go to the great Salt Lake Valley one of the most in- tensely cultivated districts in the United States and you will see fine vineyards and fruit orchards growing on land as white with alkali as the paper upon which 1 write, and the fruit in flavor gives no evidence of the presence of alkali.
 Go into the famous Pecos Valley and you will see them loading carloads of delicious fruit of every variety including the famous and delicious Rocky Ford cantelope much of which is grown up- on land heavily charged with alkali, and watered with water actually unfit
The Imperial press., 1904-11-26

for drinking purposes, so heavily is it charged with alkali.
 Here is the Rio Grande Valley have raised fine peaches, grapes and other fruits on alkali lands and the most de licious musk melons have raised on the tarm were grown in an alsali bed.
 l have raised cotton the height of which was greater tban | could reach from the ground upolsIsnd.yith crust of alkali a quarter. of an inch thick at it's roots
 Even black alkali will produce. beets, sorgum. cantelopcs, sweet potatoes, car rots, grapes and the tree fruits. After y0h raise two crops If beets if you will plant it to alfalfa in the fall it will succeed.
 CLAY LAND
 Many are inclined to believe the "soft" land preferable to the clay land and that it will retain it's moisture much lcHSer. .. If y'ru will raise crop of
The Imperial press., 1904-11-26
ator Bard and Officers of Reclamation
 Service Inspect Canal System
Daily Reports of Water the Main Canal be Published in the
 Los Angeles Papers

the Irrigation Congress.
 They invited Senator Bard to accom- pany them to the Imperial Valley, they desiring to consult with him regarding the Colorado river matter and have the benefit of his official and personal Knowledge of the several intricate prob lens involved.
 Senator Bard has made an exhauFtiVe investigation of the whole subject of Colorado river water rights as related to the reclamation of arid lands in the Southwest and affecting the great Inn perial Valley country and it's settlers, present and future. He, as chairman of the Senate Committee on Irrigation, has spent a large amount oi time tn familiarizing himself with the "Colo. rado River problem, and is one of the best posted men in the Uaited Stated on all that pertains to that subject. The people of the Imperial Valley look on Senator Bard as one of the skrp1lg men of the Washington government who is prepared to uphold their best interests in the approaching term of Congress with intelligence and strength.
 A PREPARATORY TRIP
 Senator Bard was interviewed-last
 
 Van Nuys. He said:
 "The trip is to acquaint myself fur-' ther with the physical conditions of the Colorado riverc O untry and the problems to be solved in turning the desert into, a valley of great productive interests. l wish to study at close range the ques- tions likely to come before Congress the acquisition of water rights, cooper ation by the Mexican government in reclamation works, the Yuma problem,- etc. judge that the Department of the Interior is now considering whether the Yuma dam can be used in con nection with the existing irrigation works.
 "I approve, as of great importance to California and Aaizona, of the early de velopment of the water supplies afforded by the Colorado river for the irrgat ton of lands in the valley of the Colof fvsio and the section known as the Colorado Desert.
 BACKS NEED sTIFFENING?
 "While the representatives in Con- gress were all united, after some con siderable contests, in their formulating and passage of the Reclamation Act, it is nevertheless true that there are indications of a falling away On the part of some memb bers Cf Congress in their loyalty to the great land-redemp mption plan. It is absolutely necessary that there is an untiagging inteest shown
The Imperial press., 1904-11-26

Continued on page ,.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27

an descriptions crowded against one
another, for the supply Of hay needed
during the fair for the horses and cam
els was very great. The shouts of Cir.
cassians. Georgians and Turks and Per.
slams were deafening.
Alma sat in her drosky and looked
about at the busy scene. These hay
boats were mostly from the towns
along the upper Kur and the Volga.
They were of all kinds, sizes and de-
grees of safety. Those from the Volga
were the largest, for they needed sta
bility to travel on the Caspian. Near
one Of these, with an Astrakhan owner
and crew, she halted.
No subjects Of the car hate the
Muscovite rule more than the Astra-
khans. 1t was only after prolonged
war that Astrakhan was subdued, and
her fealty has never been more than
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27
Opinion About School Funds.

On request from Superintendent
OF Public Instruction Fuqua, Attorney
General Hays has rendered an official
opinion constituting subsections 5 ana
9 of Section 1870 Kentucky Statutes,
In which he holds that the common
school system is entitled to 1899 of
the whole State tax, and that the
common school fund is entitled to
have It's proportion of the funds de-
rived from the insurance department
set aside to this department.
He holds that for the year ending
June, 1904 there should have been
placed to the credit of the school fund
800, 900, this being its proportionate
part of the s2l5. 900 turned into the
Treasury from this source. He esti-
mates that between Sl1O, 900 and
Sl15, 900 will be due this fund from
money turned into the Treasury
June, 1905.
He further holds that the school
fund is entitled to the proportionate
part of the funds turned into the
Treasury since the law has been In
force since 1898. which will amount
to about $500, 000
Heretofore the funds from the in
surance department nave been
covered into the Treasury and none
of them devoted to the school fund.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27
The same Old Story.

J A. Kelly relates an experience
similar to that which has happened in
aim osts every neighborhood in the
United States and has been told and
ret told by thousands of others. He
says: Last summer I had an attack
of dysentery and purchased a bottle
of Chamberlain Cohc, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which used ac-
cording to directions and with en-
tirely satisfactory results. The
trouble was controlled much quicker
than former attacks when 1 used
other remedies. Mr.. Kelly is a well
known citizen of Henderson. N. Q.
for sale by A. R. Fisher, Cloverport,
and R. A. SheIlman, StephenspOrt,
Druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27

nominal. Every little while some new
mOllah rises to preach holy war, and
new crusade against the Muscovite
begins.
The Astrakhan, seated upon the PROV
of his boat, was tall dark and pictur-
esque. He was smoking a pipe, regard.
less of the proximity Of several tons of
hay belonging to himself.
AS he looked around he saw a small
white finger reckoning him. He saun-
tered to where Alma sat. She got down
from her seat and spoke in whispers.
Are you not from the lower valley
of the Yolga ?"
Il am, sweet lady. l have come from
Astrakhan with hay to SELL
''Is it sOldT
ALAS not yet. The fair is breaking
up, and there is less demand for hay"
''Will you sell it at a good price and
deliver it where commando
If the price be sufficient, sweet lady
l will carry it to Moscow"
"What is the price you get for your
hay at this wharf,"
This load will bring me 300 rubles."
IF you will take passenger. keep
your tongue still and deliver the hay
where l bid you, l will give you 1000
rubles."
ut is fortune, sweet ladyl Where
shall deliver the hayg"
"At the port Of Astrabad. Persia"
Il agree. But the passenger"
"Is man. Remain at this spot until
he is ready"
Under the cover Of my hay he will
be safe. Sweet lady, you may rely
upon me. / am Charka of the town of
Ashkar. Ask for me when you want
me. | am at your feet"
Return to the bazaar from which
came" said Alma to the ivoshtshik.
II am growing reckless" she mused
Two weeks ago l shivered If l had to
look my uncle in the face. / dared not
go a step beyond the limits set. But
nowl The blood Of the Jurnieffs is
aroused"
Arriving at the bazaar, she made an
other purchase, walked to the carriage
answered Marie's question as to what
kept her so long and in half an hour
was back in her apartments.
AS Colonel Jurnieff passed her door
he stopped, a look of establishment on
his face.
"What next?" he said. "She is actu-
ally singing a love song. Evidently
my brother has not managed this affair
well. Why, the girl is already happy
as well as conquered. Really my
brothers influence must get me pro-
NOTED. | am too great a diplomat to
be governor of prison. should be in
st. Petersburg"
AS his footsteps died away the love
song came to an abrupt end.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27
A RIGHTEOUS PARDON.

Many May, a young Kentucky wo-
man was recently sentenced to ten
years In the penitentiary for killing
her husbands paramour. The crime
was committed when she was suffer
ing from form of mania incident to
pregnancy. A pardon was at once ask
ed for her, every juror, every officer of
the court and all of the best citizens
of her county joining in the request.
In granting the pardon acting Cover
nor Thorne said:
There is a certain sentiment in
Kentucky called unwntten law,
which has prevailed in many cases
under my observation as a practicing
lawyer, when men have been acquitt-
ed by judges and juries In similar
cases to this, which were met with APP
plause. But in this case, when a poor,
frail little woman committed this
crime, jury gave her ten years, and
sends her and her babies to the peni-
Tertiary. In such a case the jury
should nave acquitted her instead of
convicting her and throwing the re-
sponsibility upon the Executive. AS
it is, might, under certain conditions
allow this woman to go to the prison
to suffer for the grave crime she has
committed. But to send these tables
to the penitentlary or separate them
from their mother and incarcerate her
for ten years,I haven't the heart to do.
She is pardoned with the injunction,
80 and sin no more
Equality before the law Is what
the Kentucky Equal Rights Associa-
ton is trying to obtain for women.
The application to this poor woman s
case of that ''unwritten law" which
has shielded so many men is an act
that entities Governor Thorne (, to
the respect and gratitude of every
lover of fair play. Ida Calvert
Obenchain, Snp't. Press Work, Ky.
E. r. A.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27
Damon and Pythias.

Arthur Keown, OF Cabot, in the re-
mote part of Hancock county, is
twenty two years old and only tour
feet high.
He surprised the court this morn
ing In offering to go to jail in
place of his friend Willie Warner, who
was fined for disturbing a public
meeting this winter. Keown was IN
earnest and was disappointed when
told that the plan was impossible. His
reason was that his friend had fam
lily. -Hawesville Plaindealer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27

Woman's sphere in this Goth century is
not limited any more than is mans She
can occupy almost any business position
or profession, and yet the popular view of
wonenhood is that she best fits the posi-
ton OF wife and mother and head of the
household. Every girl should know her
heart and also know that her womanly
system Is equal to the strain of marriage.
II a gin Is nervous and irritable ten chances
70 one Il IS due to some trouble peculiar to
womanhood
Cupid has no place in a girls heart II
she IS nervous and irritable, feels dragged
down, worn out for no reason that she can
think of The weak back, dizzy spells and
black circles about the eyes are only symp-
toms. Go to the source of the trouble and
correct the irregularity. Stop the drains
on the womanly system and the other
symptoms will disappear. This can be
done easily and intelligently So sure of
IT is the Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, the proprietors of Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, that they offer $500
reward for women who cannot be cured of
leucorrhea, female weakness, prolapsus or
falling of the womb All they ask is fair
aud reasonable trial of their means of cure.
TYour Favorite Prescription cured me of
liberation and Inflammation, from which suf
fered for many years." writes Mrs Delphia
wheaton, President Santa Barbara Lawn Ten
mis- Club, Arlington Hotel, Santa Barbara Calf
eHealth was completely broken down when 1
began its use and was in dreadful pain most
Of the time, but ten bottles cured me.S
"Favorite Prescription makes weak
women strong, sick women we'll Accept
no substitute for the medicine which works
wonders for weak women.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the most
desirable laxative for delicate women.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27
Good Bathing

Is often followed by severe Sunburn.
Paracamph draws out the fire of sun
burn, prevents clustering, relieves
the pain instantly, and heals quickly
without an ugly scar. Don't fail to
carry n bottle Of Paracamph with you
on yonr vacation.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27
CHAPTER VIII.
THE GOVERNORS BALL.

I" He ball Of the governor Of
Tihis was the success he
l7FSzTNI wished 1t to be. The new
Gzs palace was ablaze with light.
Carriages dashed to the entrance, de-
posted their occupants and dashed
away again. Officers on foot with
their closks. covering their uniforms
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27
Sour


No appetite. loss Of strength. nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath,
general debility. sour risings, and catarrh Of
the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodcl
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices Of digestion as they
exist In healthy stomach, combined VI
the greatest known tonic and reconstructivs
properties. kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure Indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
BY cleansing. purifying. sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach
Mr. S. S. Ball. Of Ravsnswood, W. Va ssys:-
: was troubled with stomach for twenty years.
kodol cured me and We are using u IN milf
for baby"
kcdol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only. Si.oo Sire holding az times the I'D
size. which sells for so cents.
Prepared BY 4. o. DsWiTr 4 co.. oHloAoo
Sold by all Druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-07-27

OppOI'Marie7 what distinguish
- - hap does the inspector general
growth wearT
'"''Jld lace, mademoiselle. It is
-soo once knew the inspector gen
81 AlIf prisons for Perm. He was a
1 looking man in his uniform"
I should like TO see it," said Alma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Continued from Fifth Page,

celebration of their forty third and eleventh
BIRTHDAYS. After games had been played
refreshments were served. Among those
present were Mrs. Birch, Mrs. Handy, Mrs.
Nicholson and Mrs. Watson, Misses Clara
Watson, Daisr Gertrude and Margaret
Gibbs, Cora. Annie and Bessie Handy. Ger
tie, Hattie and Ethel Nicholson. Margaret
Schneider Elsie Ernst, Margaret Crandall.
Annette Creighton, Leola Bailey. Susie and
Clara Kirby. Ida Usilton. Anna Brown.
Helen Rull. Vivian Rouchstein and Freda
Herfurth Messrs. Geo. II. Birch, Samuel
T. Payne, Harry Schulties Thomas White.
Albert Herfuth. Gordan Mcnamara, Bright
Handy. Samuel TOmpkins and Maurice
Martins.
Last evening at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. w. ii. Yerkes, No. 81 G street south
west, their daughter, Miss Mary Alice
Yerkes. and MIR. William Reed Macgill.
both of Washington, ID. c., were married
by the Rev. Dr. Bittinger, in the presence
of a small company, representing only
their immediate relatives. The parlors and
hall were decorated very prettily in palms,
smilax and American beauty roses The
wedding march was played by Miss Amy
Yerkes, sister of the bride, as the bridal
party entered the front parlor. The bride
wore most attractive gown of white silk
null over taffeta, shower bouquet OF lilies
of the valley completing the costume.
The youthful couple left last evening for
a trip to the mountains of North Carolina.
whence they will return to Washington and
be at home after December i to their
friends at ~ Seaton street northwest.
Mrs Flora Adams Darling who has spent
the summer In Virginia, will not return to
Washington until December. Her grand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
cHAs. EDWARD BURG DEAD.
End Came at Ell Paso, Tex, on His Way
to ALBUQUERQUE.

The many friends of Charles Edward
Burg in this city have heard with much re-
greet of his death at Ell Paso. Tex, Tues
day. Mr.. Burg was one of the young men
of Washington who have gone west in
search of health and fortune. He had been
in Washington for a short time and his
health became so poor that he was COM
PEELED to return again to the high attitudes.
Accompanied by his mother and sister-in-
law he was on his way to New Mexico. His
condition became serious en- route and it
was necessary to stop at Ell Paso. When
the party arrived at the Texas town word
was received here that the young man was
In good condition and almost on the heels
of this intelligence came the dispatch tell
Ang of his death
Mr. Burg was a son of Prof. o. c. Burg.
who has been connected with the Post Of
flee Department for many years. He was
a brother of Joseph P.vand John B. Burg
of this city. Charles Burg was educated
in the Catholic schools in this city. passing
through the various classes at Gonzaga Coli
lege and Georgetown University. He se-
lected the legal profession. for his life work
and was graduated in law at the Catholic
University He left Washington and went
to New Mexico after finishing his course
at the university. and located in Albu-
uuerque, where he was admitted to the bar
and built up q practice. Mr.. Burg remain
ed in Albuquerque six years and only lately
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage ncense s5ffsave been issued to the
following: " sd
George NJ Lewis and Kathryn Mattern.
MAYNARD p .Twitci1ell and Kate C. Chess
man. .su4H -s
William Becker. and Annie E.. Barbour.
Ernest C. Parthright and Mabel J.. Atkin-
son, both of Richmond, Va.
James Simms and Rosie West
Edward E. Jones of Silver Spring, Md.
and Mary H Darling of Brightwood, D. c.
William Blackwell and Pauline Bray.
Herbert w. Somerndike and AdelIne B..
Lovett, both of Philadelphia, Pa.
Thomas s. Underwood and Mary E. Mill
stead, both of LoudOun county, Va
Robert L. Simpson and Mabel ". Clair.
J. Marion Castell and Anna s. Frech.
Van Ness De Lamater of Baltimore Nd,
and Jacqueline M. Newton of Campbell.
CAL
Francis s. Machen and Harriet Mex Sle-
man.
John F. Ford and Maria Fenwick.
Charles F. Hayden. jr.. and Mady I. Fitz-
gerald.
Charles Blackford and Sarah ]. Tibbs
Thomas e. Higdon and Bessie A. Sim