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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

Their Hunting Ia the Very incRruR4
tion Of the storm, itseif an They
Flow Through Surf and Roeka Ia
Their Frasll% ,BidsrkaA.
unaIasiai.. westward or the Aleutian
chain OF Islands. aud kadink. just
south Of the great Alaskan peninsula,
were the Two main points whence ra-
dated the bunting Aotllas for the sen
Dtrer grounds. Formerly single Rus
sian schooner or packet boat would
lead The way with q procession OF n
thousand bdarkas. Later schooners.
thirty or. forty OF them. gathered the
hunters at some main fur post. slowed
the ligh, skin caiques in piles on tue
decks and carried the Aleuts to the
otter grounds This. might be al Adka.
where the finest OTTER hunters In The
world lived. or on the south shore OF
y Unalaska. Or in Cook inlet. where
the rip Of the tide RUNS IL mlll race. or
just off kadiak on rhe south coast.
where twenty miles OF beach powders
and surf matters and little lslets OF sea
Ikelp provide ideal fields for the sea OF
ter. Here the sweeping tides and boom
ing backwash keep up such n roar OF
rnmbling seas that the shy, wary otter.
alert as an eagle. does moi easily get
scent or sonhd of human Intruder.
Surf washes ont the scent OF the man
track. Surf Ontsounds noise of the man
killer, and no fires are lighted. be 1t
winter or summer. unless the wind Is
straight from The southwark. for the
sea otter. always frequents the south
shores. The only provisions on the car
rying schooner are hams. rancid butter
or grease. some rye bread and -four;
The only clothing, what the Aleut hunt
ers wear.
No sooner has the schooner sheered
OF the hunting grounds than the Aleuts
are over decks with the agility OF per-
forming monkeys. the schooner captain
wishing each good luck. the eager hunt
ers leaplng into their bidarkas follow
ing the lead OF q chief. The schooner
then returns 10 the home hhrbor, leay-
Ing the hunters on islands as bare as
a planed board for two. three. four
months. Upon the Commander group
otter hunters are now restricted to the
use OF the net alone, but formerly the
nature of the hunting was determined
entirely by the weather. lf Il tide ran
with heavy surf and wind landward to
conceal sound and sight fine hunters
lined along shore Of the kelp beds aud
engaged IN. lthe, hunt known as surf
shooting. aTheir rifles would carry. 1000
yards. Whoever saw the little ro..1-.;::
black bend bob above the. s.rface- IF
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

Is spoken, not a paddle blade allowed
10 click against the bone gunwales OF
the skiff. Double bladed paddles are
frequently used, so shift OF paddle Ia
made from side to side OF the canoes
without change of hands The skin
bldnrkas take 10 the water as noise
lessIy MS the glide OF n duck. Yonder.
where The powders lie mile on mile
awash in the surf, kelp rafts-forests
OF sea weed-lifr and fall with the
rhythmic wash of the ride. Hither tue
otter hunters steer. silent as shadows
Fhe circle widens. deploys. forms
gordon around the outermosi rim of the
kelp fields
Suddenly black object Is seen float
ing on the silver surface of the waters
n sen otter asleep. Quick us fash
the steersmnn lifts his paddle. Not n
word is spoken. but so keen is the hear
Ing or the sleeping otter The drip of the
lifted paddle has moi spiashed into the
sen before the otter has awakened,
looked. dived like lightning TO the bot
tom. ere one OF the Alert hunters can
hnrl his spear. Silently. not whisper.
the steersman signals again. The
hunters deploy IN circle half mile
broad around the place where the sen
otter disappeared. for they know that
In fifteen or twenty minutes the animal
must come mp for breath. and 1t can
not swim farther than half n mile IN
der sea before II reappears.
: Suddenly somebody secs round
black-red head poke above the water.
perhaps close to the line Of watchers.
With wild shout the nearest bidarkas
dart forward Whether the spear
throw has hit or missed the shout has
done enough. The terrified otter dives
before Ii has breath. Over the second
diving spot hunter Is stationed, and
the circle narrows. for the otter must
come up quicker this time. Ii must
have breath. Again and again the lii
tie round rufouS head peeps up. Again
the shout greets ii! Again the light
ming dive! Sometimes only bubble
gurgling Il the top Of the water guides
the watchers. Presently the body is so
full of gases from suppressed breath
Ing IL eau no longer sink. and quicE
spenr throw secures the quarry.
Perhaps forty men have risked their
lives for single pelt for which the
trader cannot pay more than $40. for.
he must have his profit. and the skin
must be dressed, and the middlemen
must have their profit, SO that IL 1t sells
even for Sl,lOO in London. though the
average is nearer $780, the Aleut is
lucky to receive $40 or 500. Day after
day three months at time, warm or
cold, not daring TO light fires on the is.
land, the Aleut hunters go out to the
spearlng surround till the schooner re,
turns for them from the main post, and
whether the hunt Is harder on man or
beast may be Ind red from the fact that
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

where the hunting batlali0ns used to
rally out IN companies OF thousands
ihey today go ont only in twentles and
forties.
True. the sea otter has decreased ana
. almost extinct In places: but then,
where game laws protect ii, as In the
commander Islands. il is on the in
crease. and as for the Aleut hunter4
their thousands lie beneath the sea-.
Agnes 9. i.aut In Outing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08
wait, D0xEY & WATT
Ladies' Home
journal Patterns
l0c---l5c.

You can buy the Ladies' Home
journal Patterns ut our store. This
VIII he n great convenience to the
many women in the city who read
me Journal II is The one publ
cation which absolutely will not
allow the use OF it's name In
connection with anything that is
not the very best Of Its kind. Tho
Ladies. Home Journal Patterns
are he best. The styles are al
ways nD-to-date and correct.
They are made by new methods
ana have many exclusive TEXTURES
of great merit.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

Corner lot on street car line in city:
lot on Maple avenue and one on Blair
avenue. all for $f50.00--if taken quick.
Nelms. Marye Boyenton & Chaplin Inc
ap. LIFT
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08
THE ALEUT HUNTERS
RERlLs OF WIND AND WAVE IN QUEST
+ or THE SEA OTTER.

Their Huntihs ia tie Very iaesrna
tion of the storm, itseif an They
Flow Through Surf and Roeka Ia
/ Their FrAgIle Bidsrkna.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08
the BUSY STORE
Mems Negiigee and
Dress Shirts

The w ID. n w. brand of neg
ligce shirts snrpassaa anything we
have ever shown for quality and
lit. The assortmen, for spring is
now complete: hundreds OF pretty
designs To select from en-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

Mems Dress Shirts-The we'll
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all sizes; each ..I.0 sUU
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

munsing Union Suits For
spring and summer. They fit the
form like Il glove. yielding read
lily to every motion of the body
perfect fitting; popular priced;
easy to put on: always Ct En
in place. Il suit $1.0o ana 9i,OO
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08

S1.50 Taffefa Silks for S1.123
Special offer for this week. in
black only; very special value: an
exceptional opportunity to pmr-
chase good silk al n small price
full yard wide.
Shirt Waist Silks.
Neat blue and white and black.
anu white checks. just the thing
icr SILK waists and stylish shirt
sl ysrl S''''s CSC
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-08
Ladies' Spring Underwear


Jersey Ribbed Vests, ~ l2c each.
Calvert Mills Vests and Draw
crs. 25c each.
.l.isle Thread Vests. &c each:
three for $1.oO.
Fine Gauze l.iSlo Vests 25c
each.
Pink ana Blue Gauze Vests. CSC
each.
l.islc Lace lose. a5o. Csc and
50c pair.
SILK Hose. black and colors.
$1.00 u pair.
G;lnze l.isle Hose, white. pink,
hhe red and grey, Csc II pair.
Children's Stockings; full line
Of siZes--12 1.2c TO CSC Il pair.
Black Silk Taffeta Underskirts.
accordion plated rnffle-a rich
rnstling silk: &C IN
each ,.... .,.. .,,.., YOtOC
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30
The nInIomntic clerk.

"Henry, you haven't a room left,
have you?" inquired a New York drum
mer of his friend Of many years stand
ing OH the other side of the counter Of
the Chicago hotel.
"Not one" replied Henry, "but I'll
look over the rack again and see If j
can't find you a place somewhere"
IAN right" said the New Yorker
while his friend give the slips his anx-
ious attention. Light broke over his
face in n moment, and he came back.
"A man up on the parlor floor gave
up his room about an hour ago, but he
didn't expect TO leave It quite so soon.
I'll send mp and see If / can't hurry
him Il little"
The porter's bell was rung, a whis-
pered colloquy took place between Hen
ny and that blue shirted fu%nctionary,
and In fifteen minutes the man from
New York was rejoicing in one Of 1.-THE
best rooms in the house"
But the clerk omitted to inform him
that the previous occupant had given
up his room at the precise moment
when he had given up his life.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

Senator Roscoe Conkllng was once
addressing the senate in an impasslon-
cd manner and seemed to direct his re-
marks 20 Senator Thurman. At length
the latter got irritated.
docs the senator from New York"
he roared, expect me TO answer him
every time he turns 10 meT'
For a moment Mr.. Conkling hesltat-
cd. and everybody expected a terrific
explosion. Then, with an air Of ex-
quisite courtesy, he replied:
'When / speak Of the law ! turn to
the senator from Ohio as the Mussul-
man turns toward Mecca. l turn to
him rs / do to the English common
Jaw as the worlds most copious foun-
tain Of human Jurisprudence"
The usually decorous senate broke
into a storm Of applause. and the Thur
man eye moistened n little. The two
statesmen We're the best Of friends
and greatly enjoyed each others socle-
~ when "on duty"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

A condition OF general unthrlft among
the peasants i5 one OF the most striking
features Of Russian country life. EY-
cry stranger passing the frontier be-
tween that country and Germany is
struck by the marked change in this
respect which he encounters up to the
very boundary line and which tie geo
graphical position does not ut all ac-
count for. There is no gradual change
in the appearance Of the luce Of the
country o. the people from compare
tive prosperity TO extreme poverty, but
a sudden difference in the conditions
marked by totally dissimilar methods
Of cultivation, dwellings, and habits Of
thrift. Everything on the German side
indicates careful cultivation and indus
try, while upon the Russian side the
fields show bad tillage and neglect,
squalid houses, inferior and uncured
for stock and tools and implements "
ing in the fields exposed to the wealth.
er.-Herbert II. d. PIERCE in Atlantic.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

The nomination Of sheriffs according
to the present mode dates from 14G1.
The shire reeve" was first appointed
by Alfred the Great TO assist the alder
men and the bishop in the discharge of
their judicial functions In the coun-
ties. In Edward ILLS reign it was en-.
acted that they should be ordained on
the morrow Of All Souls by the chan
%cellor, treasurer and chief baron Of the
e%xchoquer." The only Instance Of a fe-
male sheriff i5 that Of Anne, countess
Of Pembroke, who on the death Of her
father, the Earl OF Cumberland, with
out male heirs in 1913, succeeded 70 the
Office in Westmorland and attended the
judges to Appleby.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30
NOTICE OF PBNDENOY OF SUIT.


JOSEPH C. RAMSAY. Plaintiff,
VS.. mo. dO31.
RonsRTA r. RAMsAY. Defendant.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30
AN ORANGE Grove.
Modern Methods In Custfvatins fhc
Gold Of the Orchard.

MNUMNMA LMENNNAMM IN ANMNNNNMNNMA ~
sold OF the Orchard.
You are certainly entitled to look
through that wire fence and sec al that
constitutes an orange orchard. There
are 200 round headed trees, about
twelve feet i'm diameter. The fruit
looks immensely rs II It had been orti-
fcially put In place. Really those
would pass for 200 Christmas trees.
Docs nature do this sort OF work any
where else? You forget the cherry trees
In your northern orchard. You have be-
come so familiar with the scarlet glob-
ules that hang all over those trees,
with orioles and robins shouting mp
prevail, and tanagors with indigo birds
sitting In the apple tree overhead, that
you cannot fully see and appreciate the
charm. But you certainly have not for
gotten the glory OF a Mcintosh red ap-
pie tree in October or indeed n whole
orchard Of ripe Northern Spies, Spleen
burgs and Kings. Yet tho orange has a
glory all its own. 1t Is the gold OF the
orchard. You thought the trees grew In
groves. "but here they arc in long, reg
ular rows" That was n word borrow
ed from the wild oranges that In Span
ish days came up where they micht
and were seldom t~ransplantcd. They
grew as those wild persimmons grow
at the edge of the orchard or as pines
and naples grow. But your modern
orange trees are grown In long rows to
be cultivated with plows and horses.
The real orange tree should stand
about twenty-five or thirty feet high.
with n trunk Of five or six inches. Its
foliage IS dense and q rich green. It IS
n grand tree to sit beneath at midday
nnd drink the Juices OF the fruit instead
Of watcr-it Is distilled perfectly. But
these trees arc round and low headed.
and one must stoop TO get beneath
them. They are made Of the CRATER
shoots that came up around the old
trees after the freeze. They are moro
convenient to spray. to protect from
the blizzard. while the fruit IS more
easily gathered. You can walk all
about that orchard and roach half the
fruit without a ladder. It Is n good H.
lustrat'on Of how good sometimes
out OF evil.
different shapes!" To be sure.
There are quite rs many varieties Of
oranges IN this orchard as there are of
apples or plums in most Of your north
crn orchards 49, fifteen or twenty. at
least. The grower knows them all by
name and can tell them all by the
shape and the quality. lie does not so
at random and pick any fine big orange
for his own eating. but he takes his
s~election-the King, or the Homosasa.
or the jana. or the Ruby, or Parson
Brown. or Satsuma. or possibly the
tangerine. He fills his pocket with Sc.
lected varieties and then goes to that
pine grove yer there and peels them
as he lunches. II is very much as We
do with our pippins, and Swaars, and
Princess Louise, and Jllllhowers.-In,
dependent.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

Voltaire was the ugliest man Of his
age. Emaciated to n skeleton, all the
features OF his countenance were exag-
gernted. His nose and chin nearly met
from the lack Of teeth; his cheeks were
sunken and wrinkled, his eyes set SO
far back In his head and so obscured
by shaggy. overhanging brows as to be
almost invisible. He usually wore q
large wig, from the midst Of which his
attenuated features peeped out Wit
comical effect. For years before he
died his weight did not exceed ninety
pounds.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30
UoRFE1TuRE NOTICE.

To the heirs, Executors. Administrators or
Assigns of Henry Fitz Simmons, Claiming any
interest in or to either the "P~ennsylvania, !"
Centre" or "Star of the Vest mining
claims. situated I'm the Steeple Rock Mining
District. in Grant County. Rev Mexico
You are hereby notified that have eNpened
or caused to be expended the full sum Of one
Hundred 900 Dollars on each of said Penn
sylvania," Center and "Star OF the West
mining claims, in labor and improvements
during and for the year Nineteen Hundred
and FIVE Q905l as required by the Revised sta
tutes of the United States-See. 1924, etc, in
order TO hold said claims-That II within
Ninety 1907 days after the publication of this
notice you fail or refuse 10 pay, or contribute
your proportion of said expenditure, as
owner, or owners of your undivided interest,
or interests in each and all of said claims, TO-
gether with legal interest on you share, or
said proportion until paid and also tho total
cost OF this publication. your interest. or in
tercsts in said mining claims will become the
property of the undersigned under the prOvi-
sions of said Section 2324, Revised Statues of
the United States.
JAMES COHBIN,
Silver City New Mexico, January, 1905,
First publication, January, Il, 1906.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30
ORIGIN OF TWO Tavern Terms.

The term entire" 80 often seen over
inns and tavcrns in England and not
always understood by the passersby,
Is said to have first been used about
1922. Prior to that date the malt liz
uors in general use were ale, beer and
"~twopcnny." 1t was usunl for tavern
customers &c call for n pint or tankard
OF half and half-that is, half ale and
half beer, half ale and half twopenny
or half beer and half twopenny. In
course Of time II became customary to
call for q taull0rd OF three threads"
meaning a third Of ale, beer and two
penny. To save %publlcans the trouble
and waste Of turning three taps for
one pint Of liquor q brewer named iiar-
wood conceived the idea OF making n
beverage which should unite the fla
vors OF all three drinks. He called his
production entire" or "entlre butt
beer" As It was considered suitable
for porters and other working people,
It 80 said to have obtained the further
name Of "portcr."-LondOn News.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

regiment ont without delay, nor couN
he tell how long bis absence might be.
With barely time 70 fling n few necos-
snries into his Kit bag and scrstch a
hasty note TO Miss Wharton he was or.
Three weeks later, returning, tired,
bronzed and eager. the first thing 70
meet his eyes wa the note still lying
where the forgotful boy had left it.
And Miss Wharton and her mother
were gone, Ten days ago they had
left. he was told. There was no clew
by which to follow them; no one knew
whittier they had departed.
Anstruther, torturing himself with
vain imaglnlngs as to what she must
have thought OF him, nearly went mad.
He could hardly sleep. The man grew
nervous, irritable. until even the colo
mel noticed it and recommended q trip
home. AS u consequence Anstruther
now stood in Lady Cheynemore's draw
ing room and, Indifferent TO what be-
came Of him, waited to ask Honoria
Dcrwentwater to be his wife. After
all he had always known Honoria.
Probably they would get OIL as well rs
most married couples. And the dad
would be pleased.
There was a sudden ripple Of talk at
his side. Here is the next, What,
you have not met her yet? My dear,
she is the beauty this season. Just
wait and you will see"
Anstruther listened with his tolerant
smile. lie must try to reach Honoria.
But as he stirred ell at once the lights
were lowered, and he, p%erforce, halted.
Well. he could wait until the tablcau
was over. \ faint curiosity. too, was
awakened by what he caught from his
neighbors. Who was this now beauty?
And then he started violently. From
the piano came n few bars Of prelude
oddly familiar. The curtain rose, and
the picture stood revealed. In the
quick murmur of applause Anstruther's
sharp exclamation escaped unnoticed.
There. infOlded in long, clinglng dra-
pcries, her lovely hair unbound, n
arm thrown negligentiy up behind the
small head, rested his lady, a huge sill
Wei GAErNEAA HIEAAAAh5 " blsA ~
through llmitless space. Her face was
lifted. Her eyes gazed wistfully into
the distance.
LADY Moon, Lady Moon, where are
you roving?" sang the famous soprano,
but A%nstruther hardly heard. His
breath was coming with difficulty; his
heart was pounding. So she had not
forgottenl Lady Moon, oh, Lady Moon!
AS the curtain dropped he turned to
the man next him, whom luckily he
Glanced to have met.
"It-it is Miss Wharton, is it not?'
he asked, and as the other nodded a
quick gratitude welled up within him.
Thank heaven, he vas not too late!
won't you take me bnclS?" he de-
manded. at is all right" in answer to
Il look OF surprise. We've are old
friends. 1 used to know her in India,
nnd-and there is something l ought to
tell her"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30
APPlLcArIoN No. ga
DEPARTMENT. OFTHE INTERIOR.

UIT NWIWTN T OF III IN HMM
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATTON.-LAND
IN Office at Las Cruces, New Mexico, March
10Th. 1906. Notice Ia hereby given that the fol-
lOwlng-named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will be made before
DOM: III. kedZie, u. s. Commissions ut Lords
Lauderdale. Duncan. Ariz. for tho S W a N
z AS EANW y an W u Sc 4 Sec. 2 4 10 5
r 81 W.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton Of said land, viz Waldo II. II. COsper,
Of Duncan Ariz. George G. Spaw, of Duncan,
Ariz. j. Lcmuel SDRw. of Duncan, Arizona.
Henry Lufelt. Of Duncan. Arizona.
EUGENE VAN PArTEN, Register.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

The said Roberta r. Ramsay, defendant, is
hereby notified that n civil action has been
commenced against her in the District Court
of the Third Judicial District of n q Territory
of New Mexico, within and for the County Of
Grant. by said plaintiff. Joseph q. Ramsay.
wherein the plaintiff prays that the bonds Of
matrimony existing between himself and def
endant be dissolved; also for costs and for
general relief; alleging as grounds therefor
descrtiOn and abandonment.
You, the said defendant. are hereby notified
that YOU arc required TO appear and answer
the complaint filed ia said cause on or before
the Nth day of April. 1905. the date Of compile
ton OF service by publication. and that I'M
less you SO appear and answer "A judgment by
defuult and decree pro oonfessO will be rend-
cred against you herein, and tho plaintiff will
apply TO the court for the relief prayed for in
the complaint.
The name and address OF attorney for plain
til is W.. b. WALTON, Silver City. New Mex
icO.
Witness my hand and the seal OF said court
at Silver City, New Mexico, this Goth day of
February, 1905.
WILLIAM T.. MARTIN, Clerk,
ISEALl BY j. A. SnfPLBY, Deputy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

Hubby-I don't see why you shouldn'
exert yourself to make me happy. Wiley
Why, OF all thingsl You know you
told me when / accepted you that / had
made you the happlest man On earth
What Is the use Of my trying to i'm
prove on that?
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

"She told me IN confidence that the
way he makes love Is absurd"
Eyes, but the way he makes money
isn't."-Puck.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-03-30

People whose reputation depend upon
their clothes have to keep dressed ur
all the time.