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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
FORTUNE GONE; COTTON CAUSE.
Man Who Recently Inherited a NIL.
Hon Now Bankr1Inf

Man Who Recently Inherited a MIi.
lion Now Bankrupt.
New York, May John Campbell
Smith, OF this city, formerly a paper
merchant, who inherited more than
$1'o0O.ooO five years ago, mas filed q
petition in bankruptcy with liabilities
OF $4,000 and assets doubtful.
The petitioner Was emplo8e1 ag q
salesman In the paper busluess BIZ ~
grand uncle, AugustiR Smith. who ALL
January 7, leaving q large fortun.
which Mr.. Smith inherited SI,O0O.)u.
He engaged in the paper trade, retip
Ing In February Of this year. Friends
attribute the loss OF his fortune to
the slump In cotton following tho Sui
ly failure.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
Former Colombian ch,ro. ~.

New York, May 7.--Dr. Thomas Her
ran, formerly in charge OF the Colon
bian legation at Washington, is quite
Ill in this city from nervous prostra.
ton. with his family lie has been
here since the home government or.
dered him TO withdraw from Washing
ton. After a few weeks treatment
in order to restore his health, no will
go with his family to Colombia and
expects to return to Washington In the
capacity OF minister In tn efall.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
BURGLARY INSURANCE.
New High Schedule of Rates Fixed for
Chicauo

chicago, May THE activity or
burglars has made burglary insurance
In Chicago Indispensable to the com.
panioo that have been placing it. The
announcement that a new high sched-
ule OF rates on burglary insurance will
go ihIo erect here on June l has
brought TO light some startling facts
OF this class OF insurance.
Representatives of prominent insur
ance companies acknowledge that in
the last ten years the Chicago asen,
cies handling burglary insurenoe. the
companies have lost $4,000 to sac. 900
In spite Of the fact that the rates here
are from 25 to 40 per cent higher than
in other cities.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
eovonor Terrell oHsrs Rewaras.

Atlanta. May T.-Governor Terrel
has offered rewards Of 500 each fo=
the arrest Of Charles Smith and Craw.
ford Mcleod, Of Johnson county, whce
are wanted on several charges Thets
are charged with robbery, assault witla
intent to murder and the probable
murder OF a woman named Bertha
smith
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
TENTH ANNUAL DEBATE.
harvard Receives Decision ove
Princeton University,

Princeton UnIVersIty.
Cambridge, Mas, May THE
tenth annual debate between Prince
ton and Harvard was held last night
Harvard receiving the decision by the
VI animous consent Of the judges. The
question debated was:
Resolved, that laws be passed com
pelling the management OF a business
undertaking. which secures the con.
troll Of an industry. to sell It's products
at reasonable rates and without dis.
elimination"
Harvard sustained the negative side
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11

ants remain there. The inhabitants
OF Port Dalny were sent away some
time ago.
inc newspapers accept the news
stoioaiy abjuring the people not to bt:.
discouraged. since the cutting Off OF
Port Arthur was forgone conclusion
from the FIRST.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
FENC- -WANC-(;HENG
CAPTURED BY JAPS
Rumors of Fierce Fighting and
Heavy Losses.
Port ARTHUR BOTTLED UP

10 Az Large Vessels tho Port ls said
To BE Completely Blocked, Except
to Small vessels-other War News
From Far East.
TOXIC, May 7.-3 p. m.-Vice Admir-
sA Togo reports that the entrance to
Port Arthur is blocked completely to
Oil vessels except small boats. Ho
adds that the Japanese have not lost
single war vessel. although the at
tack resulted in considerable loss Of
lHa
Seoul. May 0-2:3O p. ma dis
patch from An Tung says it is ru-
mored that the Japanese captured
Feng Wang Cheng, May 4, after free
fighting AMI that the losses on both
sides were very heavy.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
WORTH 100000 PER OUNCE.
Caica9o Physician Has Lost or Had
Stolen Precious Radun,

o'o'oH TrecIous Radium.
chicago. May IA glass tube ono
holf an inch long, containing radium,
has disappeared from the office of DIR
William Allen Puzy.
Whether 1t was lost or stolen the
loser does not know. The radium
was received by Or. Puzy few DAYS
ago from Paris. He was treating a
patIont for an affection of the face
when the precious substance disap.
peared. The missing radium was of
the usual grade for scientific use
worth about 100000 per ounce. troy.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
imports and Exports Increase. 4

London, May Tho April
ment OF the board of trade issued \
day shows that imports increast
$6,967 900, and that exports increal''
$1,T426
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11

Louisville, May Curtis Jett. who
Killed ]. B. Marcum In the courthouse
OF Breathitt county, has accepted al
life sentence rather than face a new
trial
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
INJURED sY EXPLOSION.
Accident Occurs on w. x. VanderbIlt's
Turbine Yacht.

dCnI.
New York, May 7.-Three men were
badly hurt today by the explosion OF
battery on William X. Vanderbilts
turbine yacht Tarantuia, near City
Island, where the yacht was anchored.
The men were cut and burned by
the acid in the battery and were
blown overheard by the explosion.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
convincing proof that tho kidneys and blad-
der are out OF order.

der are out Of order.
What to DO.
There Is comfort In tho KNOWLEDGE 40
often expressed. that Or. Kilmer's Swamn-
Root the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish In curing rheumatism, pain in the
BACK kidneys. liver, bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. It conects inability
to hold water and scaldIng pain In passing
H.. or bad effects following use OF LIQUOR,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 20 often
during the day, and to get UP many tIhr6s
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect OF Swamp.Root IS soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
deriul cures Of the most distressing cases.
II you need medicine you should have tho
pest. Sold by druggists In SOC. 81. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of ,hls
wonderful discovery EHR
and book that tells - - 4 zS!ssaa
more about II. both sent 4. nm h
absolutely free by mail. "a. Z ID
Address DR.. KilmeT & Home Of awanDRooA.
Co., Binghamton, N Y. When writing mon
sion reading this generous offer in hispapor.
Don't mako any mistake, but skynembeT
the name, Swamp-Root, Or. timers
Swamp Root. and the address, Bling ton.
N.Y., on every bottle. -.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11

sediment or set
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of tho kid
neys; II Il stains
your linen Il Is
evidence Of kid
neY trouble; too
frequent" desire TO
pass II or pain in
the back is also
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-11
Thousands Have Kidney TSoubIe
and Don't Know #.
RoM 20 Rlnd onk.

FIJI bottle or common glass with your
water and let It stand twenty-fouT hours; a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

of the forty-nine words forty-two
of them are nouns-six sevens-and
seven are not nouns" is the comment
of the writer. "Of the forty-two
nouns there are thirty-tive proper
nouns, or five sevens, while seven are
common nouns. Of the thirtv-five
proper names four sevens are male
ancestors of Jesus and seven are not
such. Not only then is the distribu-
ton of the forty nine words of the vo-
cabulary by sevens as between vowel
words and consonant words but also
as between the parts Of speech
AS a further and absolute proof that
these phenomena of the sevens are
not accidental Mr.. Panin points out
that the forty-nine words of the vo-
cabulary show fourteen words that
are not used but once, while thirty
five of them, or five sevens, are used
more than once. His conclusions aft
err an exhaustive arrangement of the
"seven" features are that mot even
the choice Of the languages in which
the scriptures were written was made
without marked numerical design at
the threshold Of the subject
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

wherever cultivated. Wheat and al
falfa are raised in immense quantities.
Of vegetables every known variety is
grown. Fruits ripen readily and
grow to considerable size, including
oranges, lemons, lines, peaches, ap-
pies, apricots, figs, dates, olives and
berries. There is also great cattle
raising industry in this territory, up
ward of 100000 head now grazing
over the green fields of many thou
sand acres.
In minerals Arizona is very produc-
tive. Millions of dollars have been in
vested in smelling, crushing and mill
ing plants. It is estimated that the
product of the mines yearly exceeds
$150,o00,o00.
Tucson is the principal city. It has
six churches, five newspapers, gas, ice,
electric light and water works. Some
of the principal places in the territory
are Tucson, Phoenix, Tombstone, Pres
colt, Globe, Nogales, Tempe, Florence,
Flagstaff and Yuma.
New Mexico, which Arizona as a
state will absorb, was organized in
1850, though it was settled in 1898.
New Mexico is larger than Great
Britain and Ireland, three times as
large as all New England and equal
in area to New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio combined. Vast mountain
rsnges intersect the territory, and the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

climate is semi-tropical. The peaks
run high into the heavens, including
Castillo Peak, 1855 feet; Taos, 49,
145; Mora, 12,020; Truchas, 1880;
Jicarita, 14,162, and Brady, 1855 feet.
The plateaus are covered with wild
gramma and other grasses, but a-e
arid and. desolate toward the west.
Sage brush, pinon and stunted cedar
cover some of these plains. Fully
fourteen million acres are in noun
tains and four million are irreclaim-
able deserts, or grazing lands, leav-
ing thirty nine million acres Of irriga-
BILE domain. Fully two-thirds of the
territory is open for settlement The
Rio Grande flows 1856 miles through
the center of New Mexico.
Gold and silver mines are worked
at many points, and with profit. There
are also large deposits of iron, copper,
lead and zinc. i
Among the chief cities are Santa
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16
The Purity of Wells.

ment. The report concludes that ION
anc1yZing the samples it was shown
that the salt had entered all of the
deep wells in town, thereby demon
strating that. the insertion of sewage
would have contaminated all of the
wells, and possibly led to a dangerous
epidemic.' / Undoubtedly the water of
the wells is often polluted by drain
age, and the experiment verifies the
danger, which should help health Off
GERS in their work. One wonders,
however, if there is not a slight fall
lacy in the conclusion introduced by
the doubt it micro-organisms might
not be prevented from passing by the
earth filtration, while solution of
salt would be able to permeate the
medium. Why not use pathogenic
bacilli themselves for a more convinc-
ing test?-American Medicine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

without very great enthusiasm.
She lit the light under the kettle,
measured a brown powder from a tin
box marked cocoa" mixed tt with
condensed milk, and when the kettle
had boiled, filled the cup with boiling
water. Then, with flourish, she set
the steaming beverage before him. e.
Just as she was about to replace the
cover on. the tin, she gave a start.
Something in the color of the powder
had aroused her suspicious. She sniff
ed at it, then tasted it.
"Wait a minute,' she exclaimed,
hastily. "Oh, you haven't drunk it,
have you?" i"
eyes," he answered in a hollow
voice, seeing his doom written in her
Mortified expression. 1t has come at
last. He had always known he would
die a victim to her culinary expert
ments.
"But-didn't it taste-queer?"
mo; no queerer than-I mean, I
drank it so quickly that I didn't no.
tice.'
"Well, it isn't fatal-necessarily
she said, reassuringly. "I'm awfully
sorry-I forgot I had put it in the
cocoa tin-but it's only the brick dust
we use for cleaning the knives"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16
Bible Written in Is

The phenomena of the figure and
it's multiples, occurring in the New
Testament, have been touched upon
by Ivan Panin, a Russian student of
the bible, who for a number Of years
has made his home at Grafton, Mass.
The significance of the "seven" group
will not be lost even upon the super
stitious who are outside of the pale of
scriptural points, and, as Mr.. Panin
has shown them, their relations of
their groupings to the first eleven
verses of the New Testament must
suggest that they were scarcely
chance.
For instance, in these first eleven
verses of Matthew, the vocabulary
consists of forty-nine words, or seven
sevens; Of these words there are
twenty-eight, or four sevens, which
begin with vowels, and twenty-one, or
three sevens, which begin with con-
sonants.
This distribution by sevens be-
tween vowel words and consonant
words just might have been deem
ed accidental, but for the fact that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

The territory of Oklahoma was or
gained the year after it was settled.
and has grown in fourteen years with
amazing rapidity. It's cities rival those
of the East, and excel many of the
other Western cities in enterprise and
accommodations. Indian Territory was
old before Oklahoma was born, yet il
to-day is absorbed by the growing in:
FAINT. Some of the principal places in
Oklahoma are Guthrie, Oklahoma City.
Kingfsher, Norman, Edward, Ell Reno.
Frisco, Reno City, Saltwater and
Union City.
Indian Territory was purchased
with Louisiana from France in 1903.
It was not settled, however, until
twenty-four years later, being prac.
tically founded by the Creek Indians,
AS it's name signifies, it was set apart
by the United States for the Indians.
a territory in which the tribes might
pursue their natural course free from
the influences of the whites, but I'M.
der government Jurisdiction.
There is little snow or cold during
the winter months; no days or weeks
of rain; just a silvery, unbroken
spring, which leads to long and hot
summer, though the heat, because Of
the dryness of the air, is never ex,
cessiye. York Herald, S>4 rs. Il !.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16
Art in Telling Story

that had fallen fat. 1t seemed to me
at the time that he repeated it word
for word, but from the time he be-
gan the story until it was ended the
audience was convulsed. 1t was pro-
nounced to be the best story that had
ever come out of the northwest"
"Tell us the story, SENATOR" one OF
his friends suggested, becoming Curl
Gus to know more of that narrative,
once funereal in it's effect and then
laden with the spirit of wit.
"Oh, no." replied the senator. !
have not sufficient confidence in my
storytelling ability. Now that have
prepared you for the story as re-
markable one it would be doubly
hazardous to attempt to repeat it,
Senator Fosters friends are willing
to offer a reward for that story, either
dead with fairness or alive with wit,
if any one can deliver it to them.
They are being consumed with Curl
osity to know what it is, but the sena-
tor cannot be induced to venture upon
its telling
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

1.-The Pollution of Deep Wells' was
the subject of a paper before a scien-
tifc society, in which was described
an interesting experiment conducted
Dy the United States geological sur
vey and the geological survey of
Georgia, acting in cooperation, to de-
termine the liability Of contamination
Of the deep wells and springs in the
vicinity of Quitman, Ca, by the pro-
posed action of that city in turning
The public sewage into an under
ground stream through a bore hole.
TO test the matter, the surveys men
toned inserted two tons of salt into
the we'll into which it was proposed to
turn the sewage. Samples of water
were taken before the experiment to
determine the normal chlorin of the
waters, and at short intervals during
and for some time after the expert
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

Fe, 7,019 feet above the sea, with
beautiful climate; Las Vegas, the riv-
er Of Denver; Albuquerque, with it's
railroad machine shops employing two
thousand men; Socorro, devoted to
mining; Silver City, with smelling and
reducing works; Las Cruces, fruit
raising and farming, and Deming, min
ing and stock shipping. The territory
has several railroad systems intersect-
ing it.
Before the government purchased
Oklahoma from the Indians it occu-
pied the central portion of the 1ndi-
an Territory, great, fertile county
toward which white settlers in other
states had always looked with envious
eyes. The land was purchased from
the Creek Indians and thrown open to
home seekers in 1889, wild company
of people gathering on it's borders in
that year ready to rush forward at
the starting gun to reach the most
fertile sections of the country which
Uncle Sam was ready to bestow.
Before the opening of the grant,
Payne and other adventurers, were re-
pulsed by United States troops, who
patrolled the frontier. During the ad-
ministration of President Harrison the
opening Of 100000 acres of Creek
land was proclaimed. Also SOC, GOO
acres Of Seminole lard. sjsS=i2 5z& ! !
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16
Just a Slight Mistake

\ "Now, ITO reward you for coming to
see me this rainy night" she said, ''rm
going to make you something in my
chatting dish. X got new recipe
book for Christmas, and I'm going
right through it, alphabetically. I've
gotten as far as D. already"
He hastily, disclaimed any desire
Tor refreshment. He had played the
dog" to experiments on that particu-
lar chating dish before. He had. gone
as far as ID" himself, when on one
occasion she had mistaken the red
pepper for cinnamon.
"Oh, do" she urged. "See, now
you may, choose! Don't these sound
inviting: 'Damson Sauce, Devonshire
Dumplings, Deviled Crabs"
"1-er-that is, the doctor has for
hidden me to eat anything commence
ing with 'D',' he interrupted,
Her face fell. I'm awfui9v sorry
because I couldn't skip, you know. It
would mix me all up; Id forget where
left off,
"Oh, not would never do to skin. I"
he agreed.
"Well, then, at least let me give YOU
a cup of cocoa" she said, Hospitality.
AS cocoa sounded comparatively in
nocuous, he accepted the offer, but
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

Guthrie, the now thriving city, arose
in less than a day with 10000 inhabi.
tants. Oklahoma signifies beautiful
country" and was rightly named. 1t
is a paradise, a boomers paradise, .
again rightly termed. The first gov
ernor was George W. Steele, appoint
ed by the president.
Oklahoma is about the size of Ohio,
and is bordered by Texas, Colorado,
Kansas and the Indian Territory
Green valleys, great forests of oak
and silvery streams make up the coun
try. Some of the plains are treeless
and arid, principally in the west, but
the other sections make up in rich
ness what the western lacks. Many
Indian tribes, supported by the gov
eminent, roam over the unsettled sec
tons of the territory. Upon the res
ervations the Indians are well-to-dc
farmers, and are gradually cultivating
a taste for thrift and industry.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

Il once saw the art of. successful
storytelling exemplifed in a very
prominent way" said Senator Foster
Of Washington, few days ago in a
company Of friends. During one of
our political compaigns speaker had
undertaken to tell a story that was
intended to bear upon Ignatius Don
nelly, who was opposing him. The
story was told laboriously, and it was
received with all the solemnity that
would be expected during a funeral
sermon. At it's conclusion the story
teller smiled and looked over the au-
dience to see if he could detect a rip
pie of appreciation, but there they all
sat with solemn faces. 1t had fallen
perfectly fiat.
Elm short time Mr. Donnelly arose
to reply and referred to the story
that had been told by his opponent.
"'That story he said, was intend
ed to reflect on me, but it didn't go.
Now, my friends he continued, I
have little story I want to tell you
with that Donnelly retold the story
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16

When the house of representatives
passed the statehood bill on April 10
after a debate that lasted three and
one-half hours the good people of four
enterprising territories lying in the
southwestern part of the United
States were in a position to sit up and
communicate with the flag weavers,
for if there is no hitch in the program
Old Glory will, next session, unfold
itself with the additional pride of hav-
ing had two more stars added to the
forty-fve which now fill the field of
blue.
Oklahoma is taking in Indian Terri
tory, while New Mexico will lose it's
identity by being absorbed by Arizona.
1t is all the result of bitter battle on
the part of the Westerners for the
rights which statehood bestows There
was grim and violent opposition, po-
litical and personal, in the fight. The
vote in the house when the bill passed
was declared strictly party one.
The state of Oklahoma must perfect
it's stipulated state organization, and
on March 4, 1906, may send to the
house five, members and two to the
senate. This bill appropriates money,
sets aside public lands for school
system and prohibits plural marriages.
The conditions relating to the ad-
mission of Arizona are about the same,
except that Arizona will choose only
two representatives. 1t will be admit
ted six months after the approval of
the act if it's citizens organize a state
government in compliance with law at
that time.
The capital of Oklahoma is fixed at
Guthrie until 1910. That of Arizona
will be Santa Fe.
Arizona will be the second largest
state in the Union. Its combined area
will aggregate 235,6O0 square miles,
Texas leading with 265,7S0 square
miles. New York state, with it's 1910
square miles, might be lost to sight
in the wide domain of it's new sister.
Oklahoma is not much larger than
New York, having 70,430 square miles
to her credit In population Arizona
is sadly lacking, but under the inspir-
alton of statehood the wise states
men of Arizona maintain that a few
years will see her in close COMPETE
ton with all of the.sWestern states.
The population of Arizona. is 328,241
and that of Oklahoma 790,391 There
is almost a square mile of land for
every resident of the new state of Ar
iona.
Artificial irrigation will reclaim i'm
mense tracts of waste lands during
the next few years. Crops are large
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16
Call of the Stream

am sitting to-day at the desk alone,
And the letters are hard to tame:
I'd like to shift to a messy stone.
Nor bother with -pelf and fame.
know a pool where the waters cool
Rest under the brawling falls,
And the song and CLEAN Of that noun
tain stream,
Oh, it calls-and calls-and calls!
There's a hook and line in wayside
store,
Where the grangers buy their plug
And the loggers barter their river lore
For a. jag they can hardly lug;
And I figure how long that tackle may
l. lie, -4|
i. All useless as any dumb fool, -
Unless I happen along to buy ,.t 80 =
And sneak for that mountain pool :.
Mi enough s !; ~ 81. gSI 1$ <<z f.