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La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
o-eatest Enactment Since the Home
stead Law.

The National Irrigation Association -
entitled TO great credit for this early and
Eratifyiu: resnlt--the beginning ~ the
great WORK under national auspices
which j. to make the desert blossom as
the rose" aud coavert arid America into
an arabic empire, adoriing countless
homes for the hungry homcseekers OF
this vast country, is now in sight. II is
the greatest and srandest step this gov
crument has taken since the homestead
law was first placed upon our national
statute bookS.-San Francisco Enter
prise. June II.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
.wi.... Act OF Congress.

The irrigation bill passed by the Huuse
on Friday. and already passed By ths
Senate. is an attempt to solve what 8ec.
retary Wilson has well called ''our great
est domestic problem" IrriSa-
ton OF these arid lands will not only
provide homes for millions. but will large
ly protect the region eastward against
drought. On the whole. the irrigation
law is likely 10 pass into history as the
wisest legislation OF the presen, Congress.
New Haven (Connl Leader, July !.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
c..pr.h.u.,~. and Automatic.

The irrigation bill which has jus, pass.
ei Congress and been signed by the
President is the only bill ever passed
which furnishes 80 complete, comprehen.
sive and automatic n plan Of action.
Under its provision at least $4,000 0O1
Of the proceeds Of the sales Of public
lands will be available in the next thirty
years for irrigation works without fur.
ther appropriatioa.-New York Financial
Record. June -.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
r.r-Re.e.... I-,.....e..

The irrigation bill must not be over
loeks-i in considering the important work
of Congress. for IL Is n measure Of far
reaching and cumulative effe~f. Its ben
efts viii he immediate. but they viii be
far greater tw~nfy or thirty years from
now. when the system insux1rate,i by
this law will have worked out its beneS-
cent results To an absolute d~monssrs-
ts.n--i,os Angeles Times. July l.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
An...,.. New r.r,,,o,y.

IL is equivalent to opening mp several
new States for settlement Individual
holdings ar. limited to i.o acres. and the
owner must he a bons fie resident in
order To obtain the benefits Of the irri-
gation system. This will shut out the
Spectators and promote the Development
Of homes.-Z'on's Herald. Boston. June
-.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
Haet1y laRosNanN.

Two vastly important measures stand
out as the tangible results Of the session
The question Of an Isthmian canal has.
il is to be hoped. been solved. No less
important. and perhaps more eontribu-
tory to the prosperity OF the country. il
the passage OF the Hansbrouxh- Ne W Ia nds
irrigation bill II Is doubtful il q more
perfectly conceived measure was ever
enacted by Congress wiIlimantic
tConn-) Journal. July IL.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
A Prophe,ie E.tfm.,,.

A patriot. man ~ genius. a man Of
sanely aahacious provision, n mau Of
eastern culture and of western expert
cnce IL President Of the United States.
lie could Si.aalizc his administration in
10 Erandsr Hbi in no more excellent way
than by identifying IL with the begin
ninss Of the great work and OF the great
duty of r.claiming the West on the lines
the Eagle sets forth to-day.-Brnoklyn
Eagle. Nov. III. 1901.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
"Msguincent." :"

With GOo.oco0.O acres of arid land
In the West, and with an automatic
fund. which will reach $50, ,coo.O 900 in
thirty years, "a irrigate this land. il is
difficult to tell what the outcome will be.
IL can only be described by the term
magnificent.-omaha (Neb) World
Herald. June -.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
c~asvesviese me N.e,.~-

The people Of the United States are to
be congratulated upon the adoption Of q
measure which is in itself equivalent Z,
the annexation Of an immense area to the
national domain. and which will bring
immeasurable BENEFITS to the nafioa--
Colosado Springs Gazette, June 16.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
Ons of I'm portancs.

The other chief achievements are the
passage of the public irrigation bill.
which will open n vast area of arid west
cru land to profitable settlement, the ex-
tension OF the terms OF Chinese exclusion.
and the passage OF a seventy million dol
lar river and harbor bili.-Boston Jour
nal. July ).
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
I,.,.,,.,,,..N.vp po,,,,

The House of Representatives yes;-r-
day. by the decisive vote OF 146 TO -.
passed the irrigation bill Is. 3a57l. which
Is Of 50 much Importance to this whole
region as marking the Inauguration Of a
national policy for the redemption of the
arid lands.-SAlt Lake Tribune, June IL.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
viii s,imuia,. Private Irrigation.

Several large irrigation enterprises in
this State are now under way. The new
law will not interfere with their progress.
but viii rather spur them 20 greater EN-
cheney, aud thus increase competition in
opening the State au'i r,s,tin- settlers on
the reclaimed lani.--Portiaud oregonian.
June %.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
The pre.ileut's Hand,

The irrigation measure. which has been
adopted 10y Congress. is frausht with
vast promise In the future. As the bill
was originally framed these lands would
have been absorbed by capitalists at the
expense OF actual settlers. but as soon as
The matter was brought to the attention
of the President the bill was amended
under threat OF vejo.-raxton CIill Reg
ist-r. July .. l9U.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
Pest New. of the Year.

Every State in the West is interested
In the new irrigation law soon To be sign
ed Icy the President. as il means the
greater development OF this region. and
ns 1t means the ultimate provision Of
homes FOR 2J.OJO,UoO people on land that
Is not now useful. II is the best item Of
news ia the way OF American expansion
that has been recorded this year.-D-s
Moines Register. June Is.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
uomesteads sad Cheap Food for
Thousands.

The reclamation OF but ten per sent
II this enormous territory means home
-telds for thousands of families. AMI
cheap food for thousands Of others. A
new era in our agricultural progress be-
gins with this system. aud whether IL
shall please the East or not it is in
strict accord with the tendency OF our
modern national srowth.-St- Joseph
MOI Gazette, June IL.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
Will Create . Dsuss Farmins Pops.
lation.

Systematic improvement OF these lands
by irrigation will provide homes for %.
ODO.00O people at the lowest estimate.
and probably for twice as many. Sue
ccssfui irrigation farming both requires
and attracts close cultivation and a dense
opnlation.--Norwich tConnl Bulletin,
June 81.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
Aass .. e. c...e,v., W,e,,..

An aet which has received less general
st.sntjoa. but is aeverfhese>s Of impcr-
tasce- is that which prcviies for irrixa-
tim ef ard and seni-arid sections of th-
West Under the suvervisisa. and partly
st ths oxD0sA - tAs natioaal esverp-
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
Lnud Expnnalnn.

The whole infineure of the administra-
ion was eSerted in favor OF the relief
for ;he West brought by the bin which
has just gone on to the national statute
book. Without the loss of n life or the
firing OF shot the Republican party.
through its Land reclamation act. has add
eel vast empire TO the domain OF the
United States.-St. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
esrpasssue I.ssrsssee.

To large section cf the West the irri-
Eation biii. whish promises to reSI<en to
agriculture millions ef acre- that are
Row dry and berr~a- is hy far tie Dost
important measure ef tie s<>.soaL And
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
For Actual eestiera

The provisions Of the law. as II now
stands. are eminently conservative. 1t
contains an admirable provision restrict
ing the sale OF the irrigated land to ac-
tual settlers. and in plots from forty To
one hundred and sixty acres.-Outlook
u. ". June 2s.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10

ment- That the lands which will thus
be made available for agriculture will
add greatly to the sources OF the corn-
try's wealth goes without saying.-Al
bany Journal. July /.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
President Is lrrigation's Most Sianch Friend,
and Thereby Benefactor to Mil
lons Yet Unborn.
he HAS LIVED IN THE ARID REGIONS
And Fully Realizes Their Needs-Hs Great
Work Praised by the Press, Irrespective
of Politics Boodess Conquest
of Vast Empire.

will mark a nota bic triumph for the
President OF the United States.-New
YORK Commercial.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10

Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. President Of the
Wcman's National Republican Assscis-
tioa- has long been a recognised leader
in philanthropy and REFORM and in poll
tics She has headquarters DARING this
campaien with the National Repubiics,
Comnirsee At the Aaliteriaun, Caica<,
She hes isssed an appeal to American
women TO werk for a3d voee the Natisa.,
Eepseiiean Ticket and to support the
szrae ticket h their aeaees.
Mrs.. F~.ser. h>f~eif- viii be - II.
sfz.p = the for States wysai.e, Co
ss1Ss. CsaA anl IIshs
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10
vos.rs VIII Have 10 o.e..

Judge Parkcr's letter of acceptance Is
promised on or about September IL
some seven weeks before election day.
The American voters will. therefore,
have less than two months in which 10
MAKE up their opinion as to a presiden-
tiai candidate 'pluckej from the worm
hole OF obscurity," by David Il. Hill.
and then only from . statement OF views
whose authorship they can ouly guess
Nothing he has ever done. said or writ
ten affords the slightest mixing of his
capacity to write . State paper. choose
cabinet or steer = canal-boat. much
less tho ship Of State Of the greatest
republic on earth.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10

So David II. Hill has announced his
intention Of retiring from politics jan
uary 1. 1906. regardless Of the result Of
the National or State slectiooa" David
Is only sixty ysars old. but this deter
minatioo indicates that b ID already
weary Of the Sisypheaa labor Of rollins
. dead weight up the White HOUSE hill.
lis the sunset Of life gives - aysti-
cal lore.
And coming events cast their shadows
before"
But q sansuins soldier never bs<iss
unbucklins his armor On the eve a :
battle.
La Junta tribune., 1904-09-10

I'VE sse oesshes sho fpseoA e g.
sseh oao - soch. oss aAe frssoA - eSe
psss oeo - eorhs as1 80 sasenA sAae
ss1 0eo. ssrS eoa psss a11lke, eAASu
ssey ehe leo s1sks, ssa re .avU ~ pr~-
seesssa a1fha- -~-vrom Ksssevuiss 49, =
Cinci.nsu- sepseab<s aaA. ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
Plenty Of Dust.

The street sweeper was put on the new
Smith street asphalt this morning. For
tunately there was barely any wind blow
ing at the time, and, although the dust
rose in clouds SO thick hat they almost
obscured the large sweeper, the dirt did
no harm and caused little annoyance, as
the lack of wind allowed the dust to set
tie almost Immediately. 1t was seen,
however, that, had there been II breeze
of any consequence, the dust would have
been blown about so as to prove a menace
to traffic and pedestrians, and an almost
unbearable annoyance to the merchants
along the street. The sprinkler was not
put on the street before the sweeper.
The work was superintendent by Street
Commissioner Weirup.
When the work was through the street
was as clean as a whistle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
IN IRELAND
Report That LOVE- of the Ludicrous
Had Left the Emerald Isle
Is Declared False.

So far from declining, humor has
grown and increased in Ireland, declares
q writer in the National Review. In
deed, II we go back further still to the
early literature to which so much at
tention is directed just now. | think We
shall find that there was no humor at al
in ireland In the days OF which II treats
So far. at least, as I have made ae.
quaintance with It. l can find none, but
my knowledge Is very slight, and II ] am
mistaken / hope somebody who knows
better win correct me. AZ all events
the most ~curiously un-Irish element "a
me in this Gaelic revival Is the lack Of
humor in the whole movement; though
perhaps the portentous solemnity with
which Its pioneers treat their own mer-
its. and discuss their own talents. the Ut
ter and absolute seriousness with which
they take themselves and each other. re-
veals a depth Of unconscious humof
which does some credit 10 their national.
ity. Anyhow. II we are not as humorous
in Ireland to-day as our great-grauGfa-
theirs were. we are at least more humoF-
Gus than the folk who people the Ire.
land with which Mr.. Yates and Dr Dong
las Hyde have made US acquainted For
myself. I can only say that IN the Gaelic
Ireland Of those far past days I have
never met with so much as the ghost Of
a smile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
INDIANS INTERPRET VISIONS
Red Men Give Queer Solutions for
Visions-Flying Taken to
Mean Short Life.

According to Charles Gibson this is
the Interpretation Indians give to GER
tain dreams: If you are a young mar or
woman and dream of flying 1t is a sure
sign you are short-lived and it Is time
you were preparing your business to do
your flying at some other place. II you
dream of flying among the housetops or
Just above, you will reach the so or so
notch If you dream that you are away
above the treetops, then you are good to
live up into the nineties, and If you
dream that you are humping the stars
with your gourd-head, then you will
reach the century-notch. To dream
that you are solid with a black-eyed
beauty is a sure sign that you will kill
a fine buck deer before you sleep again.
To dream of blood mean also meat In
the pot. To dream of your .would-be
mother-in-law breaking a bow over
your head is a sure sign that you will not
be her dear beloved son-in-law. If you
dream of eating sofky with a deceased
friend, make your will before another
sun goes down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
or AMERICAN DESERT
Years Of Exploration Show That Gull
tivation Of Vast Waste Is q
Possibility.

FIFTEEN years Of work of exploration
survey and Investigation by the en-
eineers Of the government at an expen'
dIture Of 1880. 600 show that the Greal
american desert a largely be brought
under cultivation by irrigation systems
and made to support a population prob
ably as great as that OF the whole coun'
TRY. Not only this. but II will supply
opportunity for the working OF the thou.
sands Of ranges of barren mountains in
that vast region. for their stupendous
stores Of precious metals and useful
minerals that have merely been guessed
at a. yet. The throbbing east, with is
manufactures OF necessities Of all kinds
would profit no less than the west by the
opening up OF these lands. And all OF
them. experience shows Individually. are
50 rich, when cultivated intelligently
with adequate water supplies. that theii
settlers would be able to pay the entire
cost OF the most extensive irrigation
fysteus In o few years and never be dis
tressed IN consequence. II was a for
tunate day for the nation when the late
Maj. John w. Powell. recognizing the
vast water. land and mineral resources
Of the Rocky mountain region, Unlisted
upon adequate government a%ppropria-
tions for Irrigation surveys preliminary
10 the ENACTMENT of the national irriga-
G foresaw was certain
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
q eSton's Drug Store
NJ 10 Sniff Street
STEADILY
ADVANCING IN PRICE
Vast Shipment to Japan and Russia
and Failure of Wheat Crop,
Responsible.

Bakers and housewives and other
consumers of -four are at this time
feeling the results of steady advances
in the price of this product, whichsgad-
vances have been more or less the
order of the market for the past two
years.
The best grades of flour were bought
at Wholesale two. years ago for "a. 80
a baptel fhf carload lots. Today the
same grades, commands 81 a barrel in
carload lots, ~aIraincrease of So. 30 a
barrel.
This condition is due to two causes:
Indirectly TO the large shipments
which have been and are being made
to Japan and Russia, and more direct
ly 10 the poor crops of the past year
and a half.
In i90DIthe wheat crop was q small
one, but at the opening of the season
of 1904 there was every indication of
n phenomenallv large crop. This
bright prospect was killed by a dis
ease of the wheat in the fields known
Ms rust" The latest advance in
the price of wheat is the result of a
shortage due to rust" and conse-
quently the cost Of flour has been
raised.
70 estimate the value of first class
flour it is q fair rule multiply the
cost of wheat by six, rs it requires
nearly six bushels of wheat to make q
barrel of high grade flour.
The high price Of flour has its
effect but the price of bread in this
city and elsewhere. Bakers have
found il impossible to produce loaves
Of breadof the usual size under ordin-
airy conditions. Thoy ale confronted
with two alternatives. The first to
increase the price of bread per loaf and
the second to reduce tho weight of
the loaf. Most bakers have taken the
latter method of equalizing condi-
tions.
A curious condition incident to the
increase in the price of -four is that
manyohousewives have stopped max.
ing bread, aud the result is that more
bread Is bought Mt the baker shops
and at grocery stores than formerly.
All bakers Eenott larger sales than
usual, The present high price of -four
is likely to prevail all of this year and
into halt of 1905. Il is likely that
farmers will plant larger acreage of
wheat next spring, and with favorable
weather conditions and proper care
the orop of 1905 ought to be one of
the largest in the history of wheat
growing, There is no hope for a de-
crease in thaarice of -four until Sep
tember of 1875.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
MAIL MAN BRINGS LOBSTER
Gloucester, Mass, Fish Dealer Uses
Service for the Delivery
of His Wares.

According to the Grocery World. the
very latest development of the mail
order business is the dt livery of fish In
this manner A fish dealer end packer
doing business in Gloucester, Mass, an
nounces this as a very large end of his
trade. He deals only with the consumer
and packs fresh Holsters, crab and
shrimp in the proper shape sor trans
mission through the mails. and pur-
ports to have sea food delivered at the
door in almost any part of the country
before it has lost the delicate fiavors
which are to be found alone In the fish
fresh from the water. Not only are the
fresh fish shipped in this manner, but
sailed fish, such as salmon. mackerel and
Goldfish, Quite al extensive trade has been
worked UP by this individual. He has
on his books standing orders 10 send
quantities of fish at regular intervals.
some persons engaging a regular week.
" supply for an entire season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
FURNISH HELP TO GOTHAM
New York Has Over Three Hundred
Intelligence Offices Vary
Widely in Character.

The intelligence office, as distin-
guished from employment bureaus. Is
one which furnishes household help
exclusively, is the distinction in At
lantic. Such offices are OF great
number and variety. New York has
more than 300 such offices, and other
cities proportionately, while many 9TH
ers combine this with other kinds OK
employment. They range from we'll
furnished, adequately equipped houses
or suites of rooms in desirable local
tiles, with good business methods and
systems, down to q single room In d
tenement, which is the kitchen, din
ing-room, parlor and office by day,
and by night the sleeping quarters. not
only of the family. but of any I'M
placed girls. 1t is not unusual / n
such rooms to find at night from five
to ten people. The Office with brown
stone front frequently does less bust
ness than the saloon or underground
offices. The former secures It's m
ployes by attractive advertisements,
keeps records, gives receipts; the lat
ter have runners with pockets full OF
cards, who accost girls on the streets,
steal their pocketbooks, until they
agree to go to the address furnished.
and fight with each other over girls
they claim to have discovered. until
the police interfere.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
rERlLs OF LAND AND SEA.
sak


FOR many years, Captain Willnef, says
tie Times Of Gloucester, Mass, was one
81 he best known seamen in the Glouces-
~ Fleet. The sea and its dangers had
70 terror for him, but the catarrhal
r. nab os with wficfT ne suffered for IF
ID Il years made him dread the nights
IS ~. for be lad TO walk the cabin floor,
being unable TO Tie down and sleep ON
He1aent Of the constant catarrhal drop,
ping
Captain WIllnef went to two different
hospitals for treatment, but could get no
IazlIh4 benefit. He constantly raised
yellow and green phlegm and his trouble
h6came so unbearsble and nauseating
that he was ashamed to go out in com.
fany. When despairing of getting re-
Iief. his wife purchased a Hyomei outfit
for him, and trying Il before going to
bed. he enjoyed the first whole nights
sleep for ten years. Captain Willnef says;
have used less than two bottles OF
Hyomei and have been cured by the rem
edy. My friends ask me what is respon-
sIhIe for my Improvement and [ tell them
HxomeL which has given me full and
complete recovery"
Captain illnef ; experience shows our
readers what to do in time of catarrhal
trouble. use Hyomei. This remarka-
bic Treatment kills the germs of catarrh
and makes lasting and permanent cures.
&. a. Sexton sells Hyomei under his pei
Annaa guarantee to refund the money If
Il does not give quick relief.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-20
NASH WINS SUIT FOR
PAYMENT OF GOODS.
Peculiar Question Raised in the
Supreme Court in Trial
of the Case.

Jersey City, Oct. 20:-A very inter-
esting point on the question of a rail
roads responsibility for freight not
delivered to a consiRnee In strict ac-
cordance with the agreement with the
consiRnor was raised but not definitely
settle at the trial of the three suits of
the Central Railroad Company Of New
Jersey in trover and conversion
against }. Il. Nash, q commission
merchant of Perth Amboy, tried in
The Supreme Court before Justice
Dixon without n jury.
In January and February, 1903, J..
+. Coleman, of Hemlock, N. Y,
shipped three carloads of farm pro-
ducts c~onsiRneo to himself at Perth
Amboy, the same to he delivered to
]. f. Nash when he secured the bill
of lading and turned IL over with a
iraft to the Central Railroad Com
pany, over whose lines the cars were
run.
Because OF n shortage of cars the
consignment was Immediately on ar
rival Mt Perth Amboy run on n siding.
and the railroad officials allowed Nash
TO unload the cars with the under
Standing that he was to turn over the
bill u lading when he secured the
,ame The stuf was placed in q ware
ouse. which was destroyed by fire
he same night.
Nash refused TO pay for the stuif,
snd the three suits against him one
for each carload, we're brought by the
railroad in trover and conversion for
unloading the ears without the bills
4 lading
Justice Dixoa found for the defend
aut on the grounds that when the rail.
eoad waived the bills Of lading title
60 the goods vas vested in Nash.
Coleman must now look TO the rail
road company for his money.