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The Greeley tribune., 1905-01-26
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PATHFINDER 1RRIGA-
TON PROJECT IN wYo
i Description Of Wonderful
work Undertaken by US.
for Conquest Of
a Big Desert

,w that the great federal govern
i,rioation system known as
pathfinder Project in Wyom-
and Nebraska seems to have
definitely decided upon, some
and figures in regard to this
est of all irrigation works VIII
# considerable interest. 1t is
ctod that actual work on the
reservoir system will begin
hin a few days.
no system was named in honor
ON Joln C.. Fremont, the great
orsr who made the Platte valley
-voming the scene of his most
resting travels and Investigations.
ibe system begins near Alcova.
properly about ten miles
q a, the river runs. and in the
lerful canon of the Platte, where
water of the river rushes down
|een precipitous walls OF granite
@ in some places to LOCO feet In
klt. Ii extends in its general
with its collateral dams, canals,
ryoirs and bitches located at
rent points along the valley, a
ance of POO miles, reaching into
raska. 1t is estimated that over
} miles of bitches will be re-
ed to distribute the waters OF
system,
he next great dam will be built
le mouth of Platte canon, one
i above the town of Guernsey as
river runs. This dam will be
miles below the initial dam
i Alcova.
fven miles down the Platte from
Guernsey dam another dam will
onstructed for the purpose of
\ utilizing the Lingle ditch, a
ate enterprise recently purchased
lie government, to be included in
Pathfinder project.
he towns ard cities located within
direct and indirect influence of
great reclamation scheme in
valley of the Platte are Alcova,
per, Glenrock, Douglas, Grin,
Pdo, llartville. Guernsey, Fort
Pmie, Goshen, Wyncote and Tor
Fton, all these being in Wyoming.
Ohd the Nebraska line a dozen or
I towns will come within its
fhts, and along the system new
'hrlving towns will spring into
'e'lce as result of the enter
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

lands. The House has passed
a resolution asking SO m e
very pointed questions oiS4r
retary Hitrhrock and his eX-
planatiOn is awaited with IN
terest.
Speaker Cannon has an
noNnred that he will permit
no concession to the Senate
On The Statehood bill aud he
measure seems destined to
faIl, despite the fact that n
nDjor'ty of both house, pi
Congress would gladly vote
for the admission Of II Sale
70 he composed Oi Okluhu-
ma and lndian Territory
Friends OF ONlahGuIH are
hnmhly snppll"atino the all
powerful Speaker for 0erpt
hnt there seems to b. littlp
hope Of his rpientin
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
4 OHM Err INVITATION.

NFJcr a hcartymeal dose of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will prevent an at.
Jack Of Indigestion. kotol is IA thor
ouyh digestant and a guaranteed
cure for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Gas
on the stomach, Sour Risings. Bad
Breath and all Htomach troubles n.
Watkins, Lesbus, KY, says: ~ eau
testify to the efficacy Of kodol in
the cure of Stomach Trouble. | was
afflicted with Stomach Trouble for
fifteen years and have taken SIX bot
lies of your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure,
which entirely cured me The six bot
tlgs were worth 81 900 to me-" Kos
dol Dyspepsia Cure will digest any
quantity of all the wholesome food
you want 10 cat while your stom-
ach takes = rest-recuperates and
grows strong. This wonderful prep.
arltion is justly entitled to all of its
many remarkable cures, Sold by ii.
b. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
STARTLING BUT TKUE.

People the world over were .4or-
ritied on lcarning of the burning Of
a Chicago theater in which nearly
six hundred people lost their lives,
vet more than five times this nun
Der or over 5000 people died from
pneumonia in Chicago during the
same year, with scarcely Il passing
notice. Every one of these cH,cr Of
pneumonia resulted from Il cold and
could have been prevented b, the
timely use of Chamberlain Cou"h h
Rem edy. A great man, VIII" had ev
cry reason TO fear pneumonia ha>c
warded it off ~ the prompt u-e 81
this :emcuv. The fo..oHin, is 40 ms
tance of his sort: Too much can
not b. SAID in favor Of Chamberlain
IS Cough Remedy. and especially
for colds and influenza. | know
that it cured my daughter, Laura, of
a severe cold, and | believe saved
her life when she was threatened
with pneumonia - w, ID. Wilcox
Logan, N. Y. Sold by J. NJ. Moreiz
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
4 CHICAGO ALDERMAN OWES HI,
ELECTION TO CHAMRERLhiN )
COUGH REMEDY

81 can heartily and Conscientious
ly'recommcnd Chamhcrlaiu's sCough
Remedy for affections of the throat
md lungs says Hon, John Shea.
ick, a3o SO. Peoria ST., Chicago
1.-Two Years ago during political
campaign, | caught cold after being
overheatcd, which 'irritated my
throat and | was fioally compelled
to stop, as | could NOT speak aloud.
In my extremity friend advised
me to use lhamberlain's Cough
Remedy. took two doses that uf-
ternoon and could not believe my
senses when | found The next mora.
ing the inflammation had largely
sub>ided. took several doses that
day, kept right on talking through
the campaign, and rhank this med
icine that won my seat in the
Council" =" THIS remedy is for sale
by j. NJ. Moret2
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
BY THE TONIC ROUTE,

The pills that act us tou'c, ,nd
not as a drastic purge. are DeWlt =
Little Early Kl,ers. Thcv cure .t.,.
ache. Constipation, Biiionsnr,s, etc
Early .ii,crs are small. easy 10 iq':e
and casy 10 act--a safe nj''. VI &c
Hamilton, Ayt,i -ie K al Fs.s ,..
N d., SAYS: - $50 boi'.c> cure .-
of chrome coastpatiou' S,!d by NJ.
B. Blackburn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

A woman is so clever tha {
when she writes Il secret on u
postal card she mniIs it with
her own hand so no one will
read it except the one it is ad
dressed TO.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

The largest hospital in the
world is in Viena. 1t is COM
posed of 32 hospitals, and
has 2 300 beds, the cost CT
which was $4,000 900.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

P. A. Danforth Of LtGraugc. Ga,
suffered for six month"; wi.ha ,,iani
ful runplnL so,e Uu a, 5p,
writes thai bul .su', .u.y, 5au.u
wholly cured it il i've da,,. For u
Gers, Wounds, Plies, it's the b-s.
sdlve in the world Ca eguaranlee'i
Onls 25cts. Sold by y 3 BiacS
burn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

Strangpr-So this is t b 9
Sheep Blacks mansion. Have
they many family secrets?
The Bntlpr--.Yes, indeed, sir.
Why, they have so many
skeletons in their closets the
place looks like the cara-
combs. Detroit tribune.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

The kidneys are you,
blood purifiers, they fin
ter cut the waste or
impurities in the blood,
II they are sick OF or
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains. achessndrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due 10 neglected
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

Tbnre are nfpak-t4 ah"atI
Tor the San Douniu2o treaty,
in the estimation III leading
Dnmorrhtl" Senators. who dp
Glaze THAI bad nor the Sapaty
50 rnctuiiy Opposed hG Pres
ident's Wish bg-npncudihp The
sayerai 3rhjtratlun rrpalleI,
despite his vigorous protests
Il majority OF Rpput'lcan Sen
atOrS soul1 vote against thr
S0n DJmlngan pt'o'p'aI
That so IN q Republicans
may do this seems extremely
likely, among them Mr.. Hale
of Maine. who in above all
else n cOusef vAtive, who did
not hesitate L" oppose I h =
Spanish War 10 thp last ditch
and who also opposed tn a''
GGIsitiOn uf the Philippines
Tor anne. A very sarlOrs proc
lem Is presented hy the San
DomingaV agrppmrnt. In the
estimation o. many Senators
its approval would lead TO u
period of ''frenzlpi tinanre"
in the SOnth American Re-
puhlics. flnaDcpprs ronhIeDt
that eventually they ~uu!G
prevail upon the y Unite d
StAtes TO compel rhe pay
nlent OF their loans. would
lend to the improvidpnt
South Americans abudant
funds, ut eXhOrbitant rates
of interest, and their pruf>
fers Of cash would be prompt
Iy. Later, when the day OF
reronlng caae, European na
tons would cal! the atten-
tion of The United States to
the San DOMINICAN precedent,
drop.a significant remark Or
two regarding the probable
npresslty of their using force
to protect the interests of
their rItizpns, creditors Of the
Sonth American republics,
and hpn this country would
be compelled to step in d.
gain and again and play the
roll of receiver for its insOl
vent neighbOrS to the South.
Such Il programme WOnld
call for II large navy, an IN
rreased IUarinecorpS and 9th
or expensive OUTLAWS, for
which there wOnld hr no pos,
sihlp way Of getting from the
SOnth American nations or
their foreign crpditOrs.
In the ease OF San DOmin-
go if is pointed out t h a t
hardly more than one fourth
of the suns for which that
unfortunate and sppndthrift
country has Obligated itself
were eyer advanced To it in
actual cash. Loans of a mill
ion dollars we're made on
which the "Drcmium" "am 1nn
ted 20 fifty per cent more.
and the interest was fixed at
from : per cent a month no
ward and rOmnornded each
month, o. conrs". the San
DOMINICAN protocol provides
that the United States shall
have power to adjndirate all
claims, but that Of itself is
likely to prove an almost in
terminahln task and NAV prn
voKp az hard feelings among
European creditor nations
as would a direct refusal Ell
ther to intprffr re or permit
them to exert force.
1t is still too early to make
anv definite predictions. al
though present appoarances
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

rated III The treaty with the
hope Of ritkino il inaffprtive
rs 81 precedenfto which Euro
EDeAn nations may appeal
when thew hove difficulty in
collecting the sums ady0nr~
et by their citizens to other
Sonth American borrowers
Littl. short nf n trnvpstv
un legislation was the con
si1rratiOn ~ the naval an
prnpriatiun Differentiated NV
the Senate committee on na
val affairs this week. The
rcpmittpe Orrupipd just an
hour in considering n meas
IRE which apprOpriH tes more
than 500 COO. 900 ana the
prospects are thar no AIDES
Qnatp time will he devoted To
h" measure on the floor Of
he STt.nte. The met hOdS hy
Whh.h CONGRESS- does business
pre such that when "A Stands
inGrOmmirtpt reports a mpas
nrp II minority Of the mem
hprs of either house accepts
nrh rpDort, for individuals
members of Congress have
neither time nor the infOrma
ton whirIi would pna hip them
10 make any detailed eXami
nation of the various meas
nrrs upon which they ate
ralle'l to vote. Incidentally
the President appears to
have won his fight for two
battleships despite the fact
that a majority of Congress
believes further construction
Of these monster engines OF
" ar, which cost fabulous
sums is injudicious.
Congress has finally dcter--
mined 1t would seem to con-
due an invest cation OF the
now famous Usage Indian oil
lease. Nearly ten Years ago,
one Edwin B. Foster " a =
grautrd with thu approval OF
the So OF the Interior,
a hhinkrt lpise covering l.
$50 GOO acres Of land pres
sumed 20 contain oil with the
provision that Foster or his
heirs or assigns pay tO til"
Indians ten per cent Of h u
gross receipts OF the oil eX
trarted. IE time Foster as
signed his ! 'asr to the Indian
Territory IIlur"inating Oil
Company aul it sub-Ipaspd
the land for various nOnnses
and approximately no per
cent of th" gross tpreipts. Sec
rftary Hitchcock denounced
the Fust, r lease as Il scandal
and declared that Foster ana
his successors had done
nothing i'm return for their
bonuses and royalties that
the lease should be extended
to protect the sublpases who
had invested their capital in
good faith. and the Senator
introduced legislation provl>
ding tor such extension Now
Secretary Hitrhrn"k has dpo
claIei his intention of pXten
ding thu original lease on
$50 900 acres ito protect
the vested rights of thu sub
lesses, bnt Congress is IN
rlined to ask why ii was npc
essary TO extend the original
lease to a,.@oWpliSh that end
Representative Stephens. OF
Texas, and others ask why
the sub lesses could h a We
been protected toy making di
rertly with them renewals Of
the lpasps they held fro IN
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
End Of KnOtty Problem.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

Mai Jas. &. Carlton. Prpsi
dent OF the National Mexican
War Veterans Asspriafluu
died one dav inSt week uf y
rnlysis in his 73 year
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
IL 'O4.
DIR. r. y. JENNINGS,
RESIDENT DENTIST,

BANNER ELK. N. c.
Nothing but the best material
used and all work done under a
positive guarantee. Persons at a
distance should notify me a few
days in advance when they want
work done. After March the 1st,
I have arranged to be at h e
Blackburn House in Boone on
each first Monday. Cali on me.
1928.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
W. ii. bow ER,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW =
Lenoir, N. G.

Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watanga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09
OVer-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
ycur kidneys once every three minutes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

klQney trouDio. u
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart il
over-working in pumping thick, kidney,
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles we're to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begins
ming in kidney trouble.
. Ii you are sick you can make no mistake
BY first doctoring your kidneys. Tho mild
and the extraordinary effect OF DR.. Kilmer !
Swanlp-Root, the great kidney remedy In
soon realized. It stands the highest for rs
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits Eyk
By all druggists in fifty E5EsfH ais,s$ "A
cent and one-dcllar siz- Ess a;ssEI5 M
es. Yog may have :ssn4 ssl.sst IS e 8
sample bottle by mail Home of swanpRoos
free also pamphlet telling you how to find
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilus1
& Co., Binghamton, NY. !
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-03-09

and is sold on its merits
BY all druggists in fifty
cent and one dollar siz-
es. YoG may have a
sample bottle by mail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
THE SMALL FRY
In Insurance Business Now
Being Investigated
BY Legislative Committee
Losses Of ProVident Society
Have Been Offset by Marking Up Real Es'
tate HoIdings.-.0ther Irregularities.

New York, Dec. 1S.-With the re-
sumption of it's sessions today
the legislative insurance Investigate
ing committee practically started
on the completion of its work,
preparatory to formulating it's report
10 the Legislature. Today was devoted
to the smaller companies, those under
examination being the Provident Saw
ings, the Empire Life and the Life AS
ISOLATION of America.
There appeared. according 10 Mr..
Hughes, to be Il marking up of the
book values of the Providents real es-
tate holdings almost annually and sub
sequently Miles NJ Dawson, the COM
nittee's expert actuary, presented COM
p1lations showing that the society lost
about $lO0,0o0 last year, which was of
set by the marking up of its real es-
tate holdings.
Stacey Wilson, secretary of the En-
pire Life, formerly the Home Benefit
Society. an assessment company, told
bow his company was run. The COM
pany owns no real estate and has about
$4,000 of assets with an outstanding
liability of about $4,000. This company
does business principally in New York
and Pennsylvania, having been de-
barred from operations in several OF the
other states. He said the total receipts
Of his company for 1904 were $1S,335.
while the disbursements were $4,000.
Witness said that hope of an increased
business had been blasted by the ac-
tion of MANY states in debarring the
company.
The Life Association of America, Or
ganized in 1901, was also taken up and
its president. Henry 7. Townsley, tes-
titled. He said the company was orlgi-
nally an assessment company, but in
1902, it was incorporated as stock
company. He said his company fire.
Guently paid to brokers or agents what
amounted to 30 per cent. commission.
Fifty per cent. was the regular COM
mission and the balance was made up
by a committing Of the renewal COM
mission.
A list of collateral loans was in evil
dence and when Mr.. Hughes started to
read it. Mr.. Townsley asked if it was
read for the benefit of the newspapers.
Mr.. Hughes replied that it was read to
show that the company loaned money
on worthless securities.
Mr.. Townships examination will be
resumed tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
AT THE U. OF MAINE.
The Basketball Schedule is Ratified by
FacuIty-The Schedule.

Orono. Me, Dec. 1S.-(SpeciaD At q
meeting OF the faculty held on Monday
night the basketball schedule was pre-
sented and ratified. Several minor mat
tiers were discussed. A movement t.
change the drill hour from 40 P. M. to
II A. NJ. was brought up but no definite
action was taken.
The question of holding a military ball
was talked over and it was planned to
have this event carly in the spring.
The basketball schedule 'O5-'O6:
Dec. 22-Guilford High school, Guilford.
Jan. 6-Coburn. Orono.
Jan. 13-Gardner, Orono.
Jan. 19-Gardner Gardiner
Jan. D-Westbrook Seminary, Portland.
Jan. 2s-New Hampshire State, Orono.
Feb. 3-Colby. Orono.
Feb. 10-Colby. Waterville
Feb. 17-Tufts, Orono
Feb. 23-Thornton Academy. Saco
Feb. 4-New Hampshire State, Durham
N. II.
Feb. 25-Tufts. Medford, Mass.
Feb. Brown. Providence, r.
Feb. 2S-Lowell Textile School, Lowell
Mass.
March Holy Cross, Worcester. Mass
Three new teams appear on the list this
year, l. e.. Guilford High school. West.
brook Seminary and Lowell Textile
School.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
CAPITAL CHAT.
(Continued from Page One.)

he no tariff revision by this Congress.
The Maine delegation is feeling very
comfortable on that score. The only
important legislation, outside OF the
appropria ton bills, which this Congress
will enact, will be some kind of rate
regulation bill. When that is done
there will be haste to adjourn. NO time
would be left for considering a tariff
bill at this session. The short session
is always devoted almost solely to ap-
preparation bills. year ago, after the
presidential election, the Maine Sena-
tors were quite apprehensive that the
tariff subject was to be opened up and
a new bill framed. which, it was almost
certain, could not be as favorable to
Maine as the present law is. They did
a lot of hard work opposing the re-
vision movement. Just how they are
resting on their oars, although alert to
any developments.
The agitation in this Congress for re-
vision is confined to comparatively few
members. In New England it comes
almost entirely from Massachusetts.
There are also few Republican MEM
bers from the Middle West who favor
II. w Elle Representative Joliil DlidI u
Williams. the minority leader, is talk
ing a good deal about revision, he does
not altogether represent the sentiment
of the South, but of sections of it, like
Mississippi. The Southern states, now
engaged in manufacturing are at heart
prOtectioniSt in considerable part and
their representatives in Congress are
not pushing revision to the front.
Congress will put aside it's tasks
towards the end of this week for the
Christmas holidays. Both Senator's
and members will have plenty of legis-
lative matters to think about between
now and New Years. for the first two
weeks have been unusually full of bust
ness. Not for many years has Con-
gress plunged into work the way the
present one has, demonstrating to the
country it's capacity for hard work
This has made an excellent impression
showing anew the capacity of the Re
publican party for doing things. Diff
f"rcnccs have developed also. as is
bound to be the case when members of
a party grapplc important issues. but
these will be adjusted and the party is
expected to present a solid front when
il comes time to vote.
EX-Gov. Powers has been busy with
one of the first big bills to be presented
70 the Houso-that creating two new
states in the Southwest. He took hold
at once in the Committee on territories.
of which he is a member. and later had
prominent part in the management Of
the bill on the floor Senator Frye has
also had hand in one of the big bills.
brought up early for consideration
that to encourage a merchant marine.
1t has been before his Committee on
Commerce, where he did an excellent
service in speeding the report on the
measure rs much as he could
congressman Littlcfield and Powers
left for home Friday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
PROF. TREFETHEN RESIGNS
After Highly Successful Term of Near
Iy IS Years at kent's Hill.

Kent's Hill, Me-, Dec. 1S.-(Special)-
Prof. Henry E. Trefethen, vice presi-
dent an dhead of the departments of
Philosophy and Greek of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, has rendered his
resignation to take effect Immediately
i'm order to accept the position as gen.
eral agent of the Ohio Cooker Co. of
Toledo. Ohio. He will have entire
supervision of the campany's interests
in Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont
and the eastern part of ssachusetts
and for the present will have his head
quarters in the Oxford building in Pc t.
land.
The announcement of Prof Ire
fothen's retirement from the Faculty
of the Seminary will be received with
surprise and grief OF hundreds of stu
dents and patrons Of the school with
which Prof. Trcfcthcn has been con-
nectcd for almost a quarter of a
century although his most intimate
friends were aware that he had been
contemplating a change for some time.
Christian man with rare intellectual
attainment, quiet and unaSSuming but
possessed of tact. the best judgement,
and with the instincts and sympathy of
true teacher. he won the deepest
respect of every pupil with whom he
came in contact.
In his retirement from teaching, the
profession has lost one of its best
teachers and his position in school will
be one not easily filled. while his re-
mOvai from town is a matter of regret
as he has always quite closely identi-
fled himself with the interests of tho
town, having served as tax collector. a
member of the board Of sclectmcn for
several years, and ut present is Il
member of the school committee. He
is also a member of the Republican
town committee. Prof. Trefethen's
family will remain here until warm
weather.
This makes the second teacher who
has long been a member of the Faculty
who has severed his connection with
the school within the past six months.