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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

In Kentucky the Standard Oil Company has been
indicted 200 times. But the octopus doesn't mind
little things like indictments and continues to im-
fam the public as usual.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The answer Of the Russian Government to the de-
feat at .auckden is the announcement that new
army will be raised and the forces in the far East
reOTganized, that Vice Admiral Roiestvensky win
be ordered to sail and try conclusions with Togo
and that the war viii be prosecuted to the better end
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Mr. Roosevelt appears to think, in the language
Of the street, the present canal commission is taking
up too much time 'chewing the rag, and too little
building the canal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
[Ss., WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is. 19O5.


Written Tor The Messenger By COL j. FELTER Springfield
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Representative LOngworth, arguing in the house
Tor increased salaries for diplomats, cited what ho
declared was an authentic case Of an American min
lister who received and entertained other diplomats
Of cooking. he welcomed the guests IN his shirt
sleeves, and when they arose to depart be would
present bis card and say, ssconsider your call re-
furnedu
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

General Kuropatkin is proving himself great
retFeater. II he keeps this thing up be may have
to make final stand in the vicinity Of st. Peters
burg
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The President ia getting ready to probe the Stand
ard Oil Company. It might be well also to apply S
poultiCe to draw out the corruption.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

1be sympathy Of the world win go ont to the
thensands Of men who are sacrificing their lives il
the Eljst for piece Of real estate
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

general policy as to Federal appointments has
been determined upon By the President and his cab
met. lt is announced that for the present ct least
the uniform policy would be to retain incumbents
in Office during satisfactory service
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
FOOLISH FEAR OF GERM CONTAGIOE.

~ N~ LIIs H. ROBERTS, treasurer Of
'll.jAsHR9G1 the United States, gives a backset
&&cSNN45Ci 10 the germ fal He has no fear
HAsa2585 OF the spread of disease from the
1ESYR-H9NO handling of money. He reports
EIN NNdL that the scores of checks under his
~~I1IZZ supervisiOn W h o handle more
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Four members Of the California Senate have been
expelled On being convicted OF accepting bribes.
Their punishment should not stop with expulsion
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

II Hoch gets ont and goes back into the matrimony
business there is fear that women in the sections
where be operated may be tempted to greet each
other with, "G0od morningl Have you been
uoohed9ft
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The peasant disorders in the south Of Russia have
become so serious in the governments Of Chernig0h
Orel and Kursk that tile war Office has been obliged
to dispatch troops to put down the uprisings.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The President has announced his decision tom
slider any more applications for diplomatic e eoIl
anlar positions until his return from tbesoaehet'
and Western trip.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The Standard OIL Company earns only per cent
per annum On 1000 00O, 900, And yet there are
people who affect 70 fear thszt viii get too rich.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR

Especial Ielegram.l
IERE seems to be a temporary
let-up right about here for q few
minutes, and / take advantage OF
the lull to let you know how things
are going, and also to inform you
that you may as well suspend
sending my copy Of your moral
guide until further notice. / am
at a loss to say now where will
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The Louisville S Nashville r-4foaa las PEE
temporarily enioined from votrg lEs stoeA - = e
North s South Alabama raisoad. + owns - p
cent Of the stock.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Fx.corernor ssBob' Taylor d Tennessee an
nounes that be nay enter the race for United States
senat6r 10 succeed the Iate Senator Bate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
NUMBER 4S.

has been sailing as the Carmencita,
under an American register, the
Acapulco, under the Mexican flag.
and the something else with Nor.
wegian papers. Her home has been
the high seas and her ports Of call
have been anywhere tha, there was
market for seal skins and no
questions asked. She recently had
brush with the Russian sealing
patrol in which one OF her crew was
badly shot TO pieces and she turned
up at San Francisco some time ago
with a cargo of aso good skins.
But though she was suspected of he.
ing in the Illicit trade and her pa
pers were almost surely known to
be crooked she would not be held
on tangible evidence. She was well
known to the sealing patrol of three
countries and was recently boarded
by the British close to the three
mile limit in Canadian waters. But
Mclean smilingly declared to the
captain, who knew him well, that
his name was Woodside and he was
a Mexican citizen. He was flying
the Mexican flag and consequently
was not molested at the time. But
now that the Mexican government
declared that his papers are irregu-
lar, he will have a chance to explain
the lurid history Of his vessel in an
American court. And it ought 10
make interesting reading.
Great interest has been displayed
at the Navy Department over a re-
port just received Of the new British
torpedo boat destroyers that are be-
ing built and which will be the most
powerful and by far the fastest YES
sells of their sort ever iloated. They
are to be SO knotters and good for
a cruising radius of 5000 miles at
economical speed. OF course the
naval sharps of this government
want to better this record, but with
the era of retrenchment and reform
ahead, there is not much likelihood
that the next naval appropriation
bill will provide for any such vessels.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
NGWOOD PRESTON COUNTY, SEPTEMBER 1906

ty. There is a serious doubt in the
mind of the Machine whether we
can run the pies down with spell.
binders. l mean no disparagmeni
to the spellbinders when / doub,
them. | am a full Hedged member
of the Spellbinders Pie Association
myself, and would say nothing
that would lessen our usefulness in
keeping in close touch with the peo-
pie and distributing the pies where
they would strengthen the Machine.
There is another question which
occurred to me in recognizing the
voice of the people. II had occur
red to me several times before, but
tried to persuade myself that was
dreaming, like usually do after a
tour of the Bowery and red light
districts. The question which con-
fronts me is this, and II is not a
dream; The people are not the po
litical fools they were when the Ma
chine got its charter and opened up
headquarters for political suckers.
Our political dragnet has caught all
the suckers and the intelligent and
wideawake political fish refuse to
swim in the political cesspool.
The little school house on the hill
is responsible for this. The Ma
chine cannot digest the product of
the school houses.
There is another thing which is
operating against the Machine. This
is an age of progress and the Ma
chine is not in a condition to keep
pace with it. The Machine is in
the same class of the Using Rao, a
Chinese newspaper, which is pub
lished at Peking, and last week eel.
ebrated its fourteen hundreth birth
day and it has not moved up one
notch since its first issue. If our
Machine should exist that long il
would use the same weapons to cap
ture the pies that it has since it op-
ened up headquarters.
hope this explanation will salts.
fy the old Family Journal and the
friends of the Machine that the only
thing left us TO do is to revise our
tax laws or lose our pies,
THE RAMBLER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28

"salary grabs" and to place the
burden Of taxation upon the droop.
ing shoulders of the farmers like
Representatives Davis and Freeland
did We fought and defeated Lee
Shaw in the last primary because
we we're told by the Journal and the
Committee that "Shaw was a kicker
and against tex reform" Subse-
quent events have proven that Lee
Shaw was right and the Journal and
the Committee we're all wrong.
Shaw was the genuine tax reformer
and the Dawson gang we're fakes.
want TO also say that opposed
Sam Montgomery and supported
Jim Flynn for the same reason that
I opposed Lee Shaw. We we're told
by the Journal and the Committee
that Montgomery was the candidate
Of the railroad and corporations
But what do we find Every vote
cast by Montgomery at Charleston
was for genuine tax reform and in
favor Of the poor taxpayers. The
fee bill which bears his name and
turns into the State Treasury ESQ.,
900 a year will be a monument to
his memory when he is gone. This
was the genuine brand Of tax reform
and the kind Dawson and the Com
miltee promised Us in the primary
fight But they forgot al about il
when they got into Office. At the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
RICH MOUNTAIN GINsENG FARM.

Choice Cultivated Ginseng seed
for sale, all Of my own raising.
We offer zoo, 600 water tested
seed at the low price Of one-half
cent seed or S. 90 900 for fall
planting. j advise planting cultvat-
ed seed in place OF wild roots or
wild seed, then you get good straight
roots at once and that is what brings
the good straight prices.
II takes I8 months for seed to
sprout and II you let them get liz.
tie dry il will take them one year
longer The best way to start is to
SOW seed this year and next and for
tour years and then you have seed
and plants Of your own and can dig
in succession.
We have the best State in the Un-
ion for Ginseng Buy your seed
from me. Don't send to other
States and get japanese or something
you cannot raise or sell. Any in-
formation on seed or roots will be
cheerfully given. Come and sec my
garden and be convinced.
Address all orders and communi
cations to ELIAS w. KITTLE,
Box 400. Elkins, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28

brethren. This is only the increase
on our state tax. Under the Daw-
son law our County tax is what is
going to cut into our pocket-books.
The cost Of maintaining courts,
criminals, &c, which was paid by
the state under the old law has
been saddled on the counties under
the Dawson Law, and hereafter the
counties will have to pay ii.
SO you can readily see Why "Re-
publican" and the Journal are harp
ing on the State tax, which is the
small item Of taxation under the
Dawson Law. The CoRaiy tax is the
one which will convince the most
partisan taxpayer that it will be to
his interest to vote for the candi-
dates and political parties that will
pledge themselves to vote for the
repeal or revision Of the Dawson
laws.
And right here I want to say, lest
/ forget il, that have never sup.
ported Lee Shaw when ne was a
candidate tor the nomination for any
Office but il he will permit his name
to be used as a candidate for the
House Of Delegates, he will receive
my hearty support, and ! know he
will receive the support Of the farm.
ers In Reno, for / have heard them
express themselves. Lee Shaw viii
not 90 to Charleston and vote foi
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
MILLION ON PENSION ROLL OF
UNCLE SAM.

The pension roll reached the max
imum in its history on January al
last, the number being 1904, 100.
The roll passed the million mark in
September of last year and gradu-
ally increased for four months. The
decline began with the first of last
February, and by the following May
had dropped below the million mark.
These facts are developed in a
synopsis of the annual report of
Pension Commissioner Warner ccv-
ering the operations of his office for
the fiscal year ending June 80 last.
AT the end of the year the mum.
Der of pensioners had declined to
998, 8,44I, a net increase for the year
of 3,679. The report shows the
following additional facts
During the year the bureau issued
ISs, 242 pension certificates, of which
number over SO, 900 we're originals.
The annual value of the pension
roll on June 80, 1905, was sr36,.
745,a95. During the year 43,883
pensioners were dropped by reason
Of death, and 3o,374 were survivors
Of the war.
On June so, 1905, the roll con-
tanned the names Of 684, ,6o8 suryiy-
ors Of the civil war, a decrease of
over 5000 from the previous year.
The total amount disbursed for
pensions Tor the fiscal year was
St4G,142, ,86G Of which amount SA,-
197,I66 was for navy pensions and
$500, oo8 was paid to pensioners
OF the Spanish war and st5s,oa7,t7o
20 the survivors Of the civil war.
their widows and dependents. The
total amount paid to Spanish war
pensioners since 1899 was st1,oo6
1913. The total amount OF money
paid for pensions since the founda-
ton Of the government is S3,3zo,.
S6o,oz2, and OF this amount S3,T44.
305,4o5 has been paid on account
OF the civil war.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
A PEW MORE NUTS FOR 1HR .'FRI.
DAYS" TO CHEW ON.
To The Editor of THE ARGUS

To The Editor of THE ARGUS
My Republican" friend, Of the
Preston County Journal, seems to
have lost his head in the discussion
Of the tax question from the way he
raves. He is evidently an Office
holder, or has been promised an
Office by the Committee, and is very
much afraid that the exposure of the
Dawson fake tax laws is going to
lose him his job. Well, from the
way the farmers are talking his fears
are well founded.
Now, my farmer brethren, you
have noticed that when two men get
into a discussion and one is getting
the worst of 1t he will get angry and
begin to use vile language and want
to bet you any sum from $40 to
sIo, 900, when he is not the honest
possessor of 81. You will observe
in this discussion that my "Repub-
lican" friend is very angry and is
heaping all kinds of personal abuse
upon me and wanting to bet Sroo.
The reason he does this is because
| have him up in the tree and deep
down in the hole, and he can neither
get down the tree or out of the hole.
He must be an innocent young man
II he imagines his personal abuse
and bluff betting is going to con-
vince the farmers OF Preston that he
IS right and ! am wrong. / never
bet. was taught to Aeyer gamble.
The assessment as published in
THE ARGUS is going to determine
which one Of US has been miJre6ye-
SeAfihg the Dawson tax laws. Every
farmer can see for himself what his
and his neighbor's farm is assessed
at, and whether the assessment has
been doubled, thribbled or quadru.
pied. All the argument that "Re-
publican" and can furnish will not
change the assessment as it stands
on the books.
My Republican" friend admiis
that the assessment on the farm will
be doR6lea, (in many cases it will be
quadiupled, and figuring from "Re-
publicsn's" own admission, / think
] can show that the Dawson tax
laws will increase the tax on the
farm. A s., 600 farm under the old
law at IS cents on the Sroo valua.
ton amounted to $3.50. Now "2e.
publican" admits that under the
Dawson law the A., 600 farm will be
assessed at s. 900, and at 20 cents
on the SIoo valuation the taxes will
be -, or fifty cents more than un
der the old law. But in many cases
the s., 600 farm viii be raised 90
$50 and 81. 600, which will make
the taxes SO and s. on the farm
that we paid $3.50 under the old
Law.
But this IS not all, my farmer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
REAL ESTATE. ASSESSMENT
For Valley District, Preston County, West
Virginia.

al tim
o
oIcaxa
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
THE RAMBLER
Is Wholly and Solely Responsible for
The Governor Dawson Interview
Which Tells the People
fHg NEW TAX LAWS
WILL BE REVISED.

Tells How he Has Been Facing the IL
Inoh Guns Of the Insurgents While
Dawson Is Preaching His Tax
Laws in oanada-Likens the
Machine to the Tsing
Rao. ofheial Organ
Of The Chinese.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-01
CONTEST NOTICE.

US. LAND OFFICE, THE DALLEs, OREGON,
May ls, 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been iled
In this office by W. T. Myers, contestant, against
homestead entry No. liOSS, made June Z, 1902, for
E1s SEA Sec. 7 VIZ swi Sec. s,Tp. r. 20 4.
W. NJ. by william Hahn, contestee, in which II
Is alleged that said William Hahn has neveres-
tablthed a residence on said land but has desert
cd and abandoned the same and failed to live
thereon for more than one year last past: that
said alleged absence was not due to his employ
ment In the army. navy or marine corps OF the
United States in time Of war, said parties are
hereby notified to appear respond and offer evi-,
dence touching said allegation at 0o'clock a. m.
on June %, 1905, before J, W. Shower. q U. s.
Commissioner. at HIS ofiice in Condor, Oregon
and that final hearing win be held at 10 o'clock
u. m, on July 8, 1905 before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the u S. Land Office in The Dalles, Ore
The said contestant having in proper atfida'
Wit fled May II, 1906, set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made. IT is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
i0dl6 MICHAEL 7. NOLAN, Register.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-01
CONTEST NOTICE.

U. s. LAND OFFICE, THE DALLEs, Or,
May II, 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by Sarah J. Reynolds, contestant
against homestead entry No 1883, made May l.
1908, for WI NE14, 81 Nw14 Sec. %, TIP. s., R.
%, e, W. M. by James ittleton, contestee, In
which It is alleged that said entryman has who'll
ly abandoned said tract of landhas failed to cul-
tivate or reside thereon or to improve anyof said
tract that there are not low nor has there ever
been any Improvements Of any kind upon said
tract and that all of said failures still exist and
that said alleged absence was not due to his em-
ployment In the army, navy ormarine corps of
the United States in time of war, said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and offer evi-
dence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock am,
on July 6, 1905 before j. W. snover, U. s. Com
missioner at his office in Condor, oregon, and
that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m.
on July IL, 1905 before the Register and Receiver
at the U. s, Land Office In The Dalles, Oregon.
The said contestant having, in proper afiida-
Wit, iled May II, 1906 set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made, tits hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be gived by due and
proper publication.
10dI5. MICHAEL 7, NOLAN, Register
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-01
Notice Of Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids will be received at my
Office, at Ajax, Oregon, until June IL,
1906, for the building Of school house
In District No. 80. (Ajaxl. Also for haul
ing about 1000 feet Of lumber. more or
less, FROM the Lost Valley saw mill, or
from Condor, depending on whore such
lumber may be purchased, also shingles
and hardware necessary for such build
ing; also five cords Of i6.inch wood to DO
furnished by bidder. all Of above mater
Ial and wood IN be delivered at the site
OF the school house in district No. 80,
and properly piled. Bids will be open
cd on date above named and contract
will be awarded TO the lowest and
best bidder at the discretion Of the
board. The right 10 reject any or all
bids 10 hereby reserved. Plane and
specifications Of the building can be
seen at the Globs office In Condor. Ad-
dress all communications 10
L. L. TuRSEY, Clerk,
9dl2 Ajax, Ore,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-01
Huge Task.

1t was huge task, to undertake the
cure OF such bad case Of kidney disease
as that Of @, +. Collier, of Cherokee, la.
but Electric Bitters did it. He writes:
my kidneys were so far gone, ! could
not sit OH chair without cushion /;
and suffered from dreadful baokache,
headache and depression. In Electric
Bitters, however, found cure, and by
them was restored to perfect health. /
recommend this great tonic medicine to
all with weak kidneys, liver or stomach.
Guaranteed by all druggists; price Doc.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-01
DrecnrTIoN AND PEDranEE.
CONTEST NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
United statos Land office.

The Dallea, Oregon, April n, 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
IN this ofiice by Melville Dake, contestant,
against homestead en;fyNo. 300, made July 1,
1901. for SEA Ewl and M swI4 and swk
sWJ4. Section "a, Township ., T.. Range 10. y.
W. NJ. by Hugh @. Murphy, coniestee. IN which
Il ia alleged that the said Hugh @. Murphy has
deserted aud abandoned said Land aud failed To
live thereon for more than one year last past
and has also failed to cultivate said land and
the absence OF said defendant is not due TO his
employment In the army, navy or marine corps
the United states IN time Of wnr. Said parties
are hereby notified 10 appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. M on June |. 1905. before C, o. Portwood,
County Clelk nt his Office at Condor, Oregon,
am that final hearing will be held alto o'clock
a. M. on June 7. 1903. before the Register and
Receiver At the United States Land Once IN The
Dalles, Oregon.
MICHAEL 7. NOLAN. Register.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-01
BALL.

II Is an old saying, and worthy
of all acceptation, that whatever
is worth doing at all is worth do
ing well. This axiom may be ad-
vantageously applied to any and
oil Of the activities Of this world,
even 10 playing base ball. Condor
Is supposed TO have ball team
this season, but has she2
A wise old man was once asked
the question by a young man,
"What must do to succeed in
life2" and the answer was, "Suc.
coed, and oil kinds Of success will
then be yours Were this same
old gentleman asked the question
by the town OF Condor, what
must our ball team do to be able
TO play ball we'll enough to defeat
every other ball team In this acc
ton Of the state7" The answer
would no doubt be, "Play ball, play
ball, play ball, and all kinds of
success on the diamond will be
yours" Practice must be the
watchword, the keynote, the ever
present, all-prevading spirit, not
only Of the players but Of every
citizen Of the town who is enough
"live one" TO stand behind the
team for the sake Of the sport and
for the sake of the glory OF Condor.
This writer has no desire TO roast"
the Condor team nor even to criti-
cize them only in the most kindly
spirit. He believes that Condor
has the players who, il in practice
are amply able to do all kinds Of
things with any other team within
their radius but, mark you, they
must be in practice. A majority
of the present team have helped
hold up the Condon colors in the
past and We all know their records
to be good. A year ago they were
well nigh invincible, and they can
easily regain their old position IL
they viii practice, if they will play
ball. But in order to do this they
are entitled TO and must have the
moral and material support Of
every citizen Of the town. They
must be encouraged, not handicap.
ped; they must be helped, not
hindered.
The town should make it posi-
BILE for the players TO have at least
two hours practice three times q
week and this without any pecuni'
ary loss TO the players. Men and
brothers, it's up to the town. Il
Condor is to haYe many hides
nailed to her barn door at the end
of this season she must help the
players TO get in practice and then
it will be easy
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-06-01

Bargains in Acreage Prop
erty in Lancaster's Sub.div-
ision. Substantial Improve
ments belonging to actual
residents, now on every ad-
dition and subdivision.