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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

u the charms OF tie sorcercss queen.
Cleopatra. Egypt. the land of our
childhood's earliest dreams. Is ut last
q glowing. tangible reality.
The journey by rail- from Alexandria
10 Cairo is one OF the most interesting
experiences imaginable: our way lead.
Ing through the luxuriant vegetation Of
the Nile delta. aud unfolding a con.
stantiy changing panorama OF strange
Oriental life to our unsccustomed
eyes. Long, moving trains OF
cvrels, loaded with immense lunches
OF green clover and chicken coops Giied
gath live poultry. are siihouetted
AGAINST the distant horizon ms they
stalk patiently along In single file
Graceful palm forests nod their feaih.
cry plumes over native villages OF mud
huts. Egyptian bufYaloes. or water
oxen. are seen working In the fields or
rtsclins In the waters Of the Nile. rest.
i,k entirely submerged with the ex.
ecption Of their great horned heads.
Upon every hand the crcaking. groan.
Ing. irrigatiug machines called SAX.
kchs." CONSTANTLY turned by camcls.
aohkeys or blindfoidcd oxen. lift the
!Scg!ving waters Of the historic stream
TO irriga,c the fields Of sugar cane
which wave along It's banks.
Mist Of Unrsailty.
Cha,tering crowds Ct hsifnakcd
nea and cha,ietinH women gather At
,H9 various stations along the line.
damoring to self as "kuilchs" Of Nile
water. oranges. Egyptian bread and
the rather Questionable dciicacy
kown A. "kababs' Everything Ia
new and strange. and seems cnvcl.
obed Ia mist Of nnrcalI,y-that In.
dShnits mystery which impar,s tho
chief charm to tho Orient. aoon the
mad.walicd houses Of Taa,a. one Of
ting largest cities os the Delta. are
len. behind us. On our rish, loom up
In Vhc distance those mighty monu.
mrnts Of a hyxonc age. the Pyramids
OF 0isch. rCheops. Kcphren and Men.
kara. Awe.iaspi:isx and unspeakabiy
rrand In their solitary sover.:yaty Of
tAt1eAet:.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

walls and ancient gates. the mosques
with their exquisitely carved and s,uc.
coed minarets. conceded TO be the IN
est In the world. and from whose bal.
comics the sonorous voice OF the Muez-
.in is heard five times day sounding
The Mohammedan call TO prayer. the
curious winding streets. shaded by
carpets and tarpaulins spread from
roof TO roof us u protection from the
midday heat. and crowded from wall
10 wall with towering camels. loaded
donkeys. and nm indcscrIbable Egyp.
'ian population: and lastly. but pos
sibly most characteristic OF the
dreamy. superstitious sentiment OF the
East. the exquisite lattice work win.
do"s. called ''mushrabeyahs.' which
o,crhang the narrow streets. permit.
ting the yelled women Of the Mos.
lens household TO vaxc unseen upon
the passing throng: for the law OF tho
prophet commands that the face Of
MohammcdAn woman must never be
uncovered excep, within the snnc,iiy
OF the harcm.-Los Angeles Times.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Rlunder Of a Divorce.

In these days of many divorces a
man should be careful about whom he
marries-at least careful enough to
see that he doesn't remarry woman
from whom he has been divorced,
That happened to man in Montana
recently. He fell In love. proposed
and was accepted by woman from
whom he had been divorced 20 years
before, but did not know 1t until after
the wedding.-Los Angeles Tines
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
How to Get Cream for Tea.

Always keep two basins for your
milk, one larger than the other, Get
your milk II possible before it has had
basin, place the basin of milk within
the large basin and surround with
cold water. Keep it in a cool place.
So treated. milk will keep any reason.
able time.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

Miss Josephine Norlhmore. Of Lake.
side. MINI. has a genuine tenor voice.
with range from + fiat to high c.
Any attempt TO make her sing soprano
In the same range or eontralto has
proved unsuccessful
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
The Richest Man.

Croesus was king OF Lydia, a coun-
try of Asia Minor. In the seventh cen
tury before Christ, and was renowned
for his prodiglous wealth His coun.
try was conquered by Cyrus and an
nexed TO Persia, $40 Il. c. His wealth
gave rise TO the expression. AS rich
as Croesus." But with all his money
he could not buy food so wholesome.
nourishing and palatable ms Pills.
bury's Nitos, the leading cereal food
c. the day.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Under the Eastern Sky
Peculiar Charm Of the Orient Felt
on the First Landing in Egypt

1t is the end Of dream-iike week
of voyaging over summer seas. The
cold fogs of old England, the frozen
canals of Holland and the snow
crowned Alps are now but memories
Of the past. The terraced and vine
clad shores of sunny Italy have
smiled their last upon us. The fra.
grant orange groves of Sicily and the
mountainous shores of ancient Crete
have melted away into the distant
~Sprizon, and the great ship throbs and
beats her way ever southwark over
iunlit waters as smooth as FURNISHED
brass. Another evening of stars upon
the blue Mediterranean, with the
crescent moon rejecting in its waters
lhe symbol of Islam. Another night
gently rocked in the dreamland of the
deep. Then a glorious sunrise under
a warm Oriental sky, and the spell of
The mysterious East is upon us. The
air becomes more gentle and balmy as
smell of the tropics is waited to us
across the gently ripping waters.
Strange felucca-r!eged vessels, manned
by turbaned Orientals, pass us from
Cline to time, and at last, under the
Ahite heat of an African midday, a
new continent is sighted. The land OF
mystery is before us. The Egypt of
the Pharaohs. The ancient land of
Khem'
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Widower's Queer "Ad."

The following advertisement ap.
pears in Deyonshire newspaper:
"Widower. no family, renting n small
farm near Kingsbridge. wants n house.
keeper; chapel-going person. and one
that has charity, which is the love OF
God, preferred, with views of mar.
r!age, If the Lord prospers my ways
and she be willing. Apply" etc.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Evidence Of Brains Activity.

Talking to ones self is generally
considered sign Of weak braIa.
says n doctor. but nothing could be q
greater mistake. 1t is sign of an
extremely active brain. 1t may be a
strong or weak intellect. but the &C.
tivity must be there TO cause tbs
peculiarly.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Searching Excitement.

Hang these here motor cars" said
the man with the sunburned suit,
round shoulders and long beard. "
think I've gone a'runnlng up to no less
than dozen crowds, cxpectin' 20 see
fight, anc only found some fellow
doctorin motor car"-Stray Stories.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Clothes Washed by Electricity.

Clothes washing by electricity,
without soap. is the idea OF a Hun.
ssrinn. The stream OF electrified
water Is claimed to remove all spots
and dirt. and the 300 garments held
By the machine are washed In less
than 10 minutes.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
On m Electrical Parade.

Il don't know much bout prophcsi.
cation" said uncle Ebcn. "bu, kin
say dar Ii three mighty reliable signs
o rain-a horse race. a circus an .
camp Notwithstanding Star.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Tree OF Life.

The "Yggdrasil'' exists only In Scan.
dinnyian mythology. as Tree OF
Life. II Is called from Odin's namo
"Ygsr" (the iscp thinker and
"drasir" carrier. and mcans tho
Bearer or Manchester OF God.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
The Quays Of Alexandria.

With rattle of chains our anchor
goes down, quarantine boat pulls
alongside, manned by crew of Egyp-
Nan sailors in the picturesque garb
of the Orient. We resign ourselves
and our belongings to the tender mer
cies of a horde of brigands in turbans
fezzes and flowing skirts, and. presto.
We are upon the quays of Alexandria.
A. last we are in Egypt, the land of
the most ancient civilization known TO
history: the mother of science and
architecture and mistress OF the an
cient world: the Egypt of Moses. of
Rameses. of Alexander and of Cleo
patra: that Egypt over which Joseph
ruled and to which his brethren came
fpr corn; that Egypt whose Pharaoh
held the ancient Israelites in bondage,
and where great Antony fell captive
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

DR.. kimball of Lowell. Mass, kept
up his practice after he had become
very deaf. One day he was asked by
lons-suffering patient. Doctor do
you think this will kill me?" Mistak.
ing her anxiety for an appeal to his
skill, he answered cheerily: "Thats
what we are going to try TO do
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
esvovitS Color 10 Red.

Red Is the favorltc color 10 New
Caledonia. The women will wear no
other. when paint is not onoug. Of u
decoration. ,a,tooing is used. Tho
Polynesisns show wonderful siil! In
this art.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Money in Dogs.

A dog show which opened at the
Crystal palace, London, recently, con
tanned 3,503 entries, valued at $3.50,
900.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

There !. more Csiarrh In ihi. section - h~ country
than all other d.rs.c- put together and until the las.
few Year, supposed 10 be invufabr. Iur a great
many years doct"fs pronounced Il heal distAsu aud
prescribed local remedies and by cpnatanty faiiu;
To cure IN local tfrstmrnt pronounced % iucurahie
Science has proven Catarrh b. be unconstitutional de.
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halfs tataffh Cure, Manufactured by y. j Cheney
A Co, Toledo Ohio, f. the MY constitutional cure
the market II Il taken Internally 10 duscs frtu 10
drpp,t tcaspoouful II act. directly tho blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, They offer one
hundred dollar, Tor any case II fail. 10 cure scai
Tor cirtalaf. aud Testimonials.
Adirr.s3 !. j, CHENEY CO., To'edO, Ohio.
sold by pruEsi.t. ssr.
Take Hans Family rtll. for constipation.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

Tho sers Indians make an odd.
shaped contrivancc Of plated wicker
work. with hole at the top. through
which the occupier crawls at nlsht to
sleep.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Old Mother Nature.

Nature II an endless combination
and repetition Of very few laws She
huma tho old well.known air through
inauncrabIs Variations. Elmer son.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
EA

Tasting tea is a whole &C.
cupation; coffee another.
The faster picks-out your tea
and puts the price on it.
In every package OF srhIlilnE, best t.. "a.
booklet Hos to Make TODD 4rs-
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

Lewis Single Binder" straigh, SC cigar
The highest price BE- cigar To the doalc
and the highest quality for tho smoker
Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
EA

There's plenty of money
to smooth the little difficult
ties that happen; they do
happen.
Your grocer rsturu. ,auf moa-y ~ you aaut
ike Nchilths'. ii-si.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
TEA

is good for 4 too-busy man:
it makes him forget his bust
ness.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

Any woman can twist n man around
her nnger, provided he wants to twist
ring around IT,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

or course it's only natural that tho
temperature should drop in the fall
and bob up In the spring.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

Two of the greatest bores on earth
are an oil drill and the man wke says
Il told you so"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Many-Sided Cairo.

Many.sided Cairo.
Cairo, the many-sded, many-coior.
ed city of the desert" as 1t has been
aptly called. is the ideal oriental city.
and preserves the true spirit OF the
East. AS We rambe through the fas-
cinating and bewildering labyrinth OF
bazaars; or 20 tearing through It's
narrow, crowded streets on the ''hur-
ricane deck" of the ubiquitous and
inevitable donkey (the street car OF
the East') we are carried back in
spirit to the days of Haroun Al-Ras-
child, and all the world of oriental
fiction is conjured up by the subtle
charm OF its dreamy atmosphere. In
its older native quarters this city OF
the desert" displays delightfully."- pic.
turesque and purely Arabic character.
istics of true oriental architecture and
remains essentially that wondrous
city of the Arabian Nights" which
our earliest childhoods's fancy pic
tured to itself The most striking
features are the immense khans and
covered bazaars, the medieval city
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Defiance ASaseh

sAould b. In every household. none %
eooA. besides I On. mof- for 10 cents
than any other brand Of cold water
OeArGA.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
TEA
Wasn't it dreadful"
Eyes"
did she know it1"
Probably NOT. "

Many n lawyer has discovered tina,
wtfc's word IL law.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
ness.

The cloak OF charity is too often a
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

bome kroccrs say they don't keep
Defiance Starch. This IL because they
have stock on hand OF other brands
containing only ]: oE In "a package.
which they won't be able 10 sell firrt,
because Defiance contains 10 OF. for
thr same money,
DO you want 10 os. instead Of 4. OF.
Tor same money! Then buy Defiance
starch. Requires no cooking.
Joys Of solitude have little In com.
mon with lonely dollar bill.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02
Here Is Relief for Women,

Mother Gray, a nurse In New G,.a, ais.
covered n pleasant herb remedy for womcns
Ills, called AuSTiiALlAN-LEAF. II Is tho
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses, Baelsachc, Kidney and
Urinary troubles. Al all Druggists or by
mail 20 cts Sample mailed FREE. address,
The Mother Gray Co., Lelioy, n. Y.
When might attempts to make rlsh,
II seldom gets left,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

II a man gives you n ton OF coal
don't expect him to strain his baci.
helping you to carry 1t upstairs.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

Nrs. Windows Aoosning syrar.
70, rhildfsa is-ihins. sof-hs the slfus r-iae-s -
bAaisistloa. slisys palm. Ind cola t.,tl.n
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-12-02

There's plenty of room at the top
but IT'S slippery.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
UNVEIL MONUMENT TO
HEROIC INDIAN WOMAN
EWIS AND CLARK'S GUIDE
IMMoRTALIZED
Exercises at Portland Exposition In
Honor of Woman Who Aided Ex-
plorers-Orations by Well Known
Leaders in Suffrage Movement
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 6.-Sacaja-
wea, the Indian woman who, bearing
on her back her infant child, guided
the explorers Lewis and Clark through
"old Oregon" received public recog-
milton for her heroic services today at
the Lewis and Clark exposition, when
the handsome bronze statue of the
Indian woman and her papoose were
unveiled.
The unveiling exercises were on an
elaborate scale and were attended by
an assemblage of several thousand peo-
ple They were conducted by the Sa-
cajawea Statue association, which
claims in it's membership public
spirited women throughout Oregon,
Washington. Idaho, Montana, Wyonl-
ing and Nebraska.
The statue stands at prominent
place on Lakeview Terrace between
statues of Capt. Merriwether Lewis
and William Clark. 1t was draped in
a huge American flag, when the un-
yelling ceremonies opened at 2 p. m.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Anna H. Shaw and America"
was then sung by Charles Cutter, an
Alaskan Indian with d well-trained
voice. The speaker Of the day was Miss
Susan B. Anthony, who addressed the
assemblage on woman in Discovery"
recounting the patient, unfaltering
deeds of Sacajawea in pointing out
the tiresome, arduous trail to the ex-
plorers when hope of reaching their
destination had been all but lost.
Miss Anthony was followed by Mrs.
Abigail Scott Dunniway, who spoke
eloquently on 1.-THE Pioneer Woman"
orations were delivered by DR.. H. L.
Henderson, grand sachem of Oregon
for the Independent order of Redmen,
and T. j. Bell of Tacoma, grand
sachem of Washington. A Sacajawea
poem was read by Mrs. g. II. Pet
finger of Portland and the monument
was then unveiled, Mrs. Eva Merry
Dye, president of the Sacajawea as
ISOLATION, presenting the statue to the
city of Portland. Mayor Harry Lane
accepted the statue in a brief speech
on behalf Of Portland.
The statue was designed by Miss
Alice Cooper of Denver. The statue
represents hardy Indian woman
with the lines OF strength. grace and
rugged beauty showing through deer
skin hunting costume. The papoose is
strapped to her back. 1t will remain
on its present temporary pedestal DUR
ing the exposition and will then be
given a permanent place in Portland,
probably on the grounds of the Federal
building.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
What to Do

There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed that DR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. the great kidney remedy.
fulhlls every wish in curing rheufn-
atlsm, pain in the back Kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. 1t corrects inability to hold
water and scalding pain in passing 1t,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer. and overcomes that un-
pleasant necessity Of being compelled
to go often during the day and to get
up many times during the night. The
mild and extraordinary effect Of
Swamp Root Is soon realized. Tt stands
The highest for its wonderful cures of
the most distressing cases. II you need
a medicine you should have the best.
Sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of
Swamp-Root the great kidney remedy,
and a book that tells all about IL, both
sent absolutely free by mail. Address
Dr. kilrner & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing be sure to mention that
you read this generous offer in the Los
Angeles Daily Herald. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, DR.. Kllmer's Swamp
Root. and the address, Binghamton, N.
", on every bottle
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
ALCATRAz PROPERTY IS
SOLD UNDER FORECLOSURE
San Francisco-Homing Pigeon
Visits Santa Barbara

Special to The Herald.
SANTA BARBARA, July 6.-The
final passing of the Alcatraz company,
the concern for so many years operat-
ing the asphalt mines of this county,
was marked by the filing yesterday of
the commissioners deed under fore
closure of mortgage. The deed covers
all the holdings of the company in
Santa Barbara county, consisting of
the original mines at Carpinteria,
twenty acres, all asphalt and other
mineral rights in the Ranches Sisquoc
and Laguna extension, 127 acres of the
Menentario tract of the Rancho Re-
fugio; also the refineries of the COM
pany at Carpinteria and Alcatraz, ma
chinery, wharves and franchises. The
purchaser is William H. Crocker of San
Francisco, who was the founder of the
asphalt industry at Santa Barbara, and
who developed the business to consid-
cradle proportions before the influence
of the trust resulted in the closing of
the local plant. The amount involved
Mr.. Crocker, it is understood, held all
the bonds of the company. The plant
at Alcatraz is running as an oil re-
finery, under lease, using the product
of the Santa Maria field, piped through
the Alcatraz oil line from the Sisquoc
mine. The Carpinteria refinery is op-
Grated in a small way also
According to the daily record Of tenn
perature kept by the chamber of COM
merce last Tuesday was the hottest
Fourth of July for the last seventeen
years. the maximum temperature being
So degrees.
This morning about 10 o'clock large,
dark homing pigeon settled in the yard
at 10 East Haley street. lunched and
drank with the little flock that stays
around Mr. Rush's home, and went
on its way south. The bird was seen
to settle from the clouds, the little
tube to its right leg was plainly seen,
tied with red. The wayfarer remained
about twenty minutes, when it circled
high in the air and took its course due
south, presumably for Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Barnes and their
daughter-in-law, Mrs Earle Barnes
Of Los Angeles, arrived in this city
yesterday and will remain for a few
days. Mr.. Barnes is president of the
Channel Commercial company L. A
Crandall, well known oil man, and
Carlos Stanley of the Van Nuys hotel,
Los Angeles. are also Santa Barbara
visitors.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
CONDITIONS ON tSTHmUS
ARE TO BE IMPROVED
sHoNTs TALKS OF PLANS FOR
THE FUTURE
He Points Out That Placing the Men
In Healthy and Pleasant Surround
ings Is More Important Than the
Moving Of Dirt

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 6.--Life on the
fsthnus OF Panama Is to be made
healthful, comfortable and enjoyable
before the real work of digging the
canal is begun, according TO an an
nouncement of policy made today by
Chairman shonts Of the Panama Canal
commission. Mr. shonts said:
our first duty is to create sound un-
DERIVING condltionss This is now vast
ly more important than the moving Of
dirt. The men must have suitable
houses in healthy surroundings; they
must have wholesome and nourishing
food at reasonable cost; they must
have suitable transportation facilities
to get to and from their work, and
they must have opportunity for rec
reation.
1T will be the policy of the commls-
sion to provide these essentials as
quickly as possible, and to increase
the working force, aside from the me-
chanics necessary, to provide these ne
cessities as fast as the facilities indi-
Gated can be furnished.
so much has been said by the press
of an exaggerated character about
health conditions there that it way be
wise to recapitulate the facts regarding
yellow fever. There have been be-
tween nine thousand and ten thousand
employees on the isthmus since the dis
ease first appeared in May. During that
month there were twenty canal en-
ployes stricken and two deaths. In
June thirty canal employees were strick-
en- and four deaths, two of those dying
being Americans appointed in the
United States and two persons appoint
ed locally on the isthmus. There were
also three cases of fever among en-
ployes of the Panama Railroad COM
pany and no deaths. During the month
of July UP to the present date there
have been no new cases and there is
but one employe under treatment"