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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

Sunday Island, in the Pacific, is
really the tallest mountain in the
world. 1t rises 1000 feet out of five
miles of water, and is thus nearly 3d.
600 feet from base to summit.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

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Ri y permanently cured by DR.. Kline's Great
INV Nerve Restorer Send for FREE 81 trial
bottle and treatise. DR.. h. H. Kline, Id, ssI
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during teething period
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21
THE DAISY FLY KILLER dest
destroys all the
AIAa ..l

hito anu aHOr0S
comfort toevery
home-in dining
room, sleeping
room a n d all
places w her q
flies are trouble
some. Clean,
neat and will
not soil or in
tnre anything.
TRY fhan, nn,o
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21
Save the Babies.

MEANT MORTALITY something fg We hardly
all the children born civilized countries per cent or nearly
die before they reach one tn
'a w. a t e % are I've anu one ha before they are fifteen!
we 90 not hesitate TO say that timely Castoa would
joy these precious lives Neither hesitate say many these
nfnte deaths aoned by the Drops ncures
and soothing sold for hdren complaints less opium
morphine They considerable quantities. deadly pon any Quantity
they sp retard circulation and lead congon Sickness
operates exactly the reverse but must that signature
Chas t. Fletcher Coa the blood properly opens the
pores of the skin and alays fever - -
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21
Assassin of Chouknin.

A former sailor named Shetonkob
has confessed that he was the MUIR
derer of Vice Admiral Chouknin.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21
OUR DIPLOMATS ARE BUSY MEN,
In Efforts to Establish Peace in War
ring Central America.

Panama, July 15.-United States
Ministers Combs, at Guatemala City
and Merry, at San Salvador, have ap-
preached respectively Presidents Ca
brera and Escalon, in an endeavor to
reestablish peace between Guatemala
and Salvador. President Cabrera in
formed Mr. Combs that he is willing
to enter into negotiations for peace
provided the United States govern
ment will guarantee that further hos
tilities against Guatemala will cease
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
on Saturday, cabled instructions tc
Messrs. Combs and Merry to renew
their efforts to establish a permanent
peace between Guatemala and Saliva
dor
Nicaragua to Remain Neutral.
The Associated Press has received
the following statement from Presi
dent Zalaya of Nicaragua:
Nicaragua is, has been and will re
main neutral"
Guatemala, with a strong army, ha.
invaded Honduras and Salvador, ant
battles are being fought in both coun
tries. Guatemalan troops are advan
cling in Honduras.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

The man with money to burn sell
dom gets up much steam.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

A Russion woman may not enter a
unless she is married
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

Wasps rank next to ants in point
Of intelligence.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

and you Will never be without them. ffnot ken BIZ
dea ers, sent prepaid for zoe. Harold somers
1ig Dekalb ave., Brooklyn, n. y.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21
UTTERLY WORN OUT.

Slapped by Years of Suffering
With Kidney Trouble.
Capt. j. w. Hogun, former post
master of IndianOla, now living at
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-21

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Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
Worked the Double Cross.

''This," said the jeweler, sis what
happened here last month.
"Mr. B. drove up in a hanson and
entered my shop, accompanied by his
valet, who carried an oblong box Of
steel. Mr.. B. asked for private inter-
view and 1 took him into my office.
There he opened the box exposing a
splendid array of diamond and pearl
necklaces, earrings, tiaras, and stom-
achers.
"'Mrs. b. he said, SIS now abroad.
Before she returns / want you to ex-
tract all these stones and to replace
them with good limitations, selling the
real jewels and giving me the money.
This, Of course, is to be confidential
transaction. Mrs. B. is to know moth
ing of it,
II looked at Mr.. B. 1 think 1
blushed a little"
"'My dear SIR I said, 4 should be
glad to do what you ask, but it is
impossible. Two years ago Mrs. B.
called here on the same errand that
now brings you, and this errand, in
her case, was successful The paste
jewels that you offer me are worth
little more than the hir, of the hanson
awaiting you outside"
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
He Liked the Game.

ga seedy looking individual, ap-
parently from the rurals, entered
Flockner's barber shop one day last
week." says the Hobart News-Repub-
lican. "He got in the second chair,
and told Charley he wanted the
whole works.
"After Charley had trimmed him
up till he would have passed for Leslie
Niblack, he woke him up.
"'Hair CUT says the sleeper, drows-
lily.
"'Hair's cut says Charlie.
Shave says he, still half asleep
"'Done shaved you
Shampoo
"'You've got err
"'Shine.'
"'Been shined.'
"'Neck shave
Already been there's
"'Singe hair
"I've burned it.
"The customer settled down in the
chair until he was sitting on his neck,
and says, Pull TOOTH"
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
The Wanderer Returns.

1t was old-home week. and the re-
turned sons and grandsons had been
telling with more or less pride of the
changes time had wrought for them.
Al last Edward Jameson spoke:
L went away from here twenty
years ago poor man, with only one
solitary dollar in my pocket. l walked
the four miles from my fathers farm
to the station, and there 1 begged a
ride to Boston on a freight car Last
night l drove into town behind a
spirited pair of horses, and my purse
guess how much my purse holds in
money to-day, besides large check"
and Mr.. Jameson looked about him
with a brilliant smile.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10

ing to complete the work with a dag.
ger.
Overpowered before he could accom-
plish his full purpose, Berkmann was
hurried to Jail. Being convicted at
his trial he was given a fifteen year
term in the penitentiary for attempt
to kill. This was supplemented by a
one-year term in the Allegheny County
workhouse for carrying concealed
deadly weapons.
Once behind prison bars he gave up
all his leisure time to study. At the
beginning of his term he could read
and write English and German. Dur
ing the first years of his imprison-
ment he eagerly perused all books in
those languages that he could secure.
In course of time he mastered the
Slavic, Polish and Hungarian Ian
guages, and also acquired good gen.
eral knowledge of Italian, Spanish and
French.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10

However, the government at Paris
recently purchased a good-sized tract
of ground in the most desirable sec
ton of Washington and will erect
thereon a splendid embassy home of
it's own. Madame Jusserand being
an American woman and thoroughly
conversant with the wants of Amer
can women and Yankee conditions of
life in general has been able to give
the French architect who journeyed
from Paris many valuable pointers as
to designing the new house and she
will be able to select the furnishings.
ETC., with far greater ease and sue
cess than could a Frenchwoman not
in touch with American ways.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
Magazine Section.
MADAME JUSSERAND
AMERICAN GIRL WHO MARRIED
A FRENCHMANy NOW IN
DIPLOMATIC SWIM.

French Ambassador at Washington
Given Position Largely on Account
of Nife's NatiYity-NeW Embassy
Building Projected.
How much a wife can do to help
her husband in public career is con-
vincingly proven by the married life
of Madame Jusserand, the American
wife of the French Ambassador at
Washington. Indeed NJ. Jusserand
was selected by the Government of
France to act as the accredited agent
of our sister republic at Uncle Sans
headquarters largely because of the
fact that he had an American wife
who it was believed . Juld be of
great assistance to him in handling
any negotiations which might have to
be carried on between the two ma
tons.
Madame Jusserand, although Am
erican born, spent most of her life,
up to the time of her marriage, In
France. That she was thus an exile
from the land Of the Stars and Stripes
was due to the fact that her father,
Mr.. Richards, was an American bank
er In Paris, and thus his business In
terests compelled him to reside al
most continuously at the French cap
ital. His daughter was educated on
the banks Of the Seine and speaks
French quite as readily as she does
English
Her husband has a great admiration
for the American people-possibly be-
cause he is so fond of his wife. He
is an author of note and has trans
lated several American l. erary works
into French. Prior to coming to
Washington, NJ. Jusserand and his wife
resided in Copenhagen, the capital Of
Denmark, where NJ. Jusserand acted
as the envoy Of his government
His promotion to Washington was
decided advance in rank and carries
with it big increase in salary.
AN INSEPARABLE COUPLE.
Both NJ. Jusserand and his Yankee
helpmate are very genial and hospit-
able, but they are manifestly much
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
LEARNS LANGUAGES IN JAN.
Berkmann, Who Tried to Kill Hen0y
c. Frick, Becomes Linguist.

When Alexander Berkmann left the
Allegheny County prison in May last,
after having served fifteen years for
an attempt to kill Henry G. Prick,
the coke and steel magnate, he found
himself able to converse fuently In
eight languages.
The years behind prison bars rave
converted him from an avowed an
archist to student and philosopher.
Many persons have forgotten both
Berkmann and his crime, yet they
startled the nation during the days Of
the great Homestead strike Of 1892.
Mr.. Prick was one of the managers Of
the steel industry when it grappled in
the gigantic struggle with its work
men. Berkman4 was so radical, at
the other end of the scale, that he
was classed as a leading anarchist.
During the excitement of the indus
trial controversy Berkmann found his
way into the Pittsburg Offices of Mr..
Prick, reached that magnates pres
ence and shot him twice, then attempt.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
DAME JUssERAND-wIFE or THE FRENcH AMBASSADOR.

livelihood wanes, until he is finally
forced from that field of labor, to be
followed by another whose experience
is most likely to be repetition Of his
predecessors.
This stupendous gouging system is
startling in its vastness, for about
two hundred thousand men are en-
gagged in his vocation Throughout the
country as agents, and the amount Of
money thus obtained by one company
alone employing about fifteen thou
sand mem, is upwards of one million
dollars annually. The officials resort
to many methods of intrigue to pre-
vent the real mission of tie "arrears
and advance" manipulations from be-
coming apparent to the agents, among
which is the lacking of placards in the
offices forbidding agents to pay on in
surances which is beyond the COM
pany's grace period. To the expert
enced agent t reads, 'we know you
will pay"
Why this subtle system of graft
has renal ned almost unmolested for
more than thirty years is a subject
for conjecture.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10

not such as are provided for steer
age passengers on the Pacific, and if
vessels so equipped were owned and
operated by private line, that line
would be long in getting rid of them,
should the army be suddenly recalled
from the Islands. Furthermore, the
army transport must carry a battery
OF rapid fire guns in her bows, some
thing for which private steamship
companies have very little use.
The second argument advanced by
the adherents of the present system
needs no comment.
The third and last contention is
best supported by a report made on
January IA of this year by the Cen
eral Staff of the Army to the Senate
Committee on Merchant Marine, in
which it was stated that 'to embark
division would require ten 6,500-ton
ships and nine 5,5G0-ton ships. With
the strength of the regular army two
divisions could be made ready to en-
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10

bark in fifteen days. Assuming this
ratio, it would require, to strike the
first quick blow of force correspond
ing to our present military establish
ment, the entire shipp g on the At
lantic and more than the entire ton
mage of the Pacific" 1t is doubt
full if any private line would care to
mold enough ships in reserve to trans
port two divisions on a fortnight's
notice. The Quartermaster General
gave it, as his opinion that, "In view
OF the futile efforts of the Quarter
masters Department to obtain suit
able transports from the merchant
marine in 1898 for the transportation
of the army to Cuba, and of the
further fact that when withdrawn
from regular line service the trans.
ports can not be advantageously dis.
posed of, owing to their peculiar in.
terror construction, it would be wise
policy to retain sufficient number of
boats as part of the equipment of the
army, to be economically cared for and
kept IN such condition as to be prompt
~ available for any emergency which
may arise requiring the transportation
OF troops on the ocean," Since the
whisper of trouble in the Orient. two
first class troopships have been held at
anchor in Manila Bay, and until Janu-
airy all the freighters Of the transport
service were out of active service, with
the exception of the Dix.
PACIFIC FLEET A MODEL.
The army has built up its Pacific
transport fleet after long and trying
experience, and it is generally conced-
ed that the vessels are models of their
kind. Representative of foreign
governments have asked for and re-
ceived copies of the specifications.
The transportation of live stock has
been fruitful of disasters. The first
consignment of mules shipped to Man.
lila was a source of great anxiety.
Every precaution was taken, and f.
nally the fatal precaution of belly.
banding the animals caused the loss Of
all but one, who became known in
Manila as the hundred thousand dol.
lar Jack. The rest all died of the I'M
accustomed exercise of swinging on
their stomachs.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10

"Fifty dollarsv'
"Seventy-fivew
"a hundredv' shouted the boys,
filled with admiration.
No. said Mr.. Jameson, drawing a
large fat purse from his pocket when
the clamor had subsidized, none Of you
has guessed right. When 1 paid the
25 cents to Ozzy Boggs for my re-
freshing drive in the coach, 1 had
besides my trunk check (Which I re-
tanned for financial reasons,) exactly
4 cents. have come back, my friends,
to stay. Any little jobs Of saving
and splitting will be gratefully re-
ceived. Youths Companion.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
INSURANCE SIDE LIGHTS.
Methods Employed for Gouging the
Hard Worked Agent.

During the recent scandal and the
airing of insurance methods in general
which followed, one ,of the tenderest
spots Of that business was left I'M
touched. 1t is the system known in
the parlance of Industrial insurance
workers as arrears and advances"
The taking of arrears and advances
occurs weekly on the book of every
agent, when the agent must pay for
each week on every policy which Is
beyond the grace period allowed by the
company, namely "four weeks"
Specifically it Md appear easy
to obey the company's rules or-sup-
posed rules; but the cancelling of a
policy or policies might precipitate
what is known as Thrown off claim
ing" whereby the company refuses
to pay further special salary until a
sufficient number of substantial appli-
cants are approved to offset the can
cellations. So it may seem expedi-
ent to the needful agent, to pay dol
lar for the current week, rather than
to lose the prospect of receiving fifteen
for the week following. He thereby
borrows money from the company at
a large rate of interest-one dollar for
the loan Of fifteen for one week-and
If he wishes to retain this loan he
must pay for the week following.
Gradually but almost surely, it be-
comes case of the "Spider and the
Fly"
Unless he be an uncommonly good
writer, or an exceptionally wary man,
the web tightens and his source Of
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
HOW THINGS GROW IN THE SOUTHWEST UNDER IRR1G
1as&3@.

moisture. But the big farms are not
prosperous. They are largely cult
waited by tenants and are strangely
devoid of features which make the
true southwestern farm one of the
most delightful home-spots in the
world. The men on the land sell all
they produce and buy nearly all they
consume. And so they pay tribute
to others "going and coming"
I have been visiting a farm in the
Sacramento Valley which consists of
one single acre of irrigated land and
which makes better home and larger
net income for it's owner than many
Of his neighbors enjoy on places of
thousands of acres each. The little
farm is at Orland, in Glen County,
and is the property Of man named
Samuel Cheeks, who has grown old
and gray while tilling it for the past
thirty years.
Mr.. Cheeks tells me that he has no
difficulty whatever in making COM
Portable living from this one acre Of
irrigated land. Not only so, but he is
able to save an average Of four hum
bred dollars a year beside. He has
money to loan, as we'll as fruit, vege-
tables and poultry products to sell to
those who are getting poorer every
year in carrying on big farms without
irrigation. l was so curious to know
how he could get such good results
from so small an area that I asked
him to give me a list Of what the
place contained. Here it is:
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10


to be Unequal to the Task OF Trans
porting Soldier Boys-The Cost is
Greater.
Along the Pacific Coast the army
transport service in operation with the
Philippines and intermediate points, is
not regarded with favor. Private
steamship companies covet the bust
ness which is now being done by the
dozen and half vessels making up the
transport fleet.
During the last fiscal year the Sheri-
dan, Sherman, Thomas, Logan and
Dix carried to Honolulu, Guam and
Manila 81 900 passengers, 10000 tons
of freight, S60,S63 pounds of United
States mail, and $2,47S,OOO in United
States money, besides a considerable
amount of Philippine pesos coined in
the San Francisco mint; and in JAN
uary, 1906, the schedule was doubled,
that is, instead of one sailing a month
there are now two.
The army prefers to do its own
fre1-ht and passenger business on e
Pacific for the following reasons:
Primarily, private companies secur-
ing contracts could not furnish the ser
vice desired without specially con-
structed vessels, an expense which,
though demonstrated absolutely neces-
sary by experience, they would not
undertake owing to the uncertainty of
the traffic.
Secondly, the present service Is
found more economical, the cost of
operation last year amounted to $780,
600 less than the lowest estimate pre-
scented by any of the private con-
Germs bidding for the business.
Lastly, the exigencies of the service
which might at any moment demand
the rapid transportation of large ship
ments Of troops and supplies would
necessitate the holding in reserve of
a considerable number of vessels, an
impossibility to a private steamship
company which is forced by competi-
tion to operate with strictest economy.
COMBINED COMFORT AND
CAPACITY.
In explanation of the first of these
reasons average transport is a
type of marine construction peculiarly
individual. While exteriorly it has all
the appointments of a modern ocean
going steamer, it differs essentially in
its interior arrangement. The trans
portation of large numbers of troops
across an ocean distance Of 1000
miles, the greater part of this mileage
lying within the tropics, demands the
best possible ventilation and santa
ton. The sleeping accommodations
for soldiers are between decks, and the
entire space allotted for this purpose
is often from end to end. Metal
berths in tiers of three, one above the
other, make the place resemble a
giant honeycomb. Shower baths, read
ing and recreation rooms are pro-
vided, and regularly equipped hos
pital with isolation wards is in charge
of a surgeon and assistants drawn
from the army Medical Corps and the
Hospital Corps. These quarters arc
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
ERA OF THE SMALL FARM.

Time was when the man who had
said that a living could be made from
3 acres, much less a single acre,
would have been considered
dreamer or greenhorn. Now, how
ever, all through the Southwest, In
great sections of California and Ari-
iona, where the sun is warm, the soil
is deep and fertile, and the water for
irrigation ample, little farms are MAX
ing for their owners more money than
many of the big ones. Two, three
five and ten acre tracts closely and
faithfully cultivated have become, in
hundreds of instances, veritable gold
mines. Some of the communities of
southern California. composed of these
little ranches, resemble the suburbs of
village, so close are the farm houses
Arizona is not so far along in this
class of settlement. because it is
newer country. but the enthusiastic
claim is made for many parts of the
Territory that the climate and grow
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
The Other Fellow.

The butcher thinks the baker has an
easy time through life;
The baker thinks the doctors path is
ever free from strife;
And to us all this truth comes home
as through this life we bob
It's the other fellow every time that
has the easy job.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
Never Drink Wafer.

There are many different kinds of
animals that never in all their lives
sip so much as a drop of water.
Among these are the Ilamas of the
Andes and the gazelles of the far
East. Many naturalists believe that
the only moisture imbibed by wild
rabbits is derived from the green herb
age they eat.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10

wrapped up in each other. Indeed,
when the French Ambassador visited
the st. Louis Exposition alone by
reason Of the fact that Madame Jusse-
rand was prevented from accompany
Ing him because of an abscess on her
forehead it was the first time in their
married life that they had ever been
separated, even for a few days.
Madame Jusserand is rather dark
compleXioned and in many respects
has the appearance Of a typical
French woman. She is a firm be-
lever in outdoor life as a source Of
health and pleasure. When in Wash
ington or at their summer home on
the coast of Massachusetts she and
her husband daily indulge in long
walks and spend hours playing tennis.
Madame Jusserand is a most charit-
ably disposed woman and since her
arrival in America has constantly but
inconspicuously aided many causes
She has no children, but on several
occasions she has given parties at her
home for the French children residing
at the national capital.
NEW FRENCH EMBASSY.
The lady is looking forward to hay
ing the privilege of fitting up a new
French Embassy at Washington that
will be in keeping with the dignity
of our sister republic. For years the
"branch office" of France in the
United States was located in an old
residence in Washington that was at
one time the home of Admiral Porter
Then a few years ago the French es-
Establishment was moved to the house
owned by Bellamy Storer-the house
which President Roosevelt leased Just
after his election as Vice-President
and before he had any thought that
he would be called upon to go to the
White House when he took up his
residence in the city on the Potomac
"a 49)
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10

ing conditions are superior even to-
those of southern California. There
is a great future for this southwestern
corner of America, and it will some
day be peopled as extensively as its
wonderful ruins show it to have been
unknown centuries ago.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-10
Football as Played.

Ell hear your son has been winning
high honors at college,"
"He has, indeed. He has been a
quarterback, a halfback, a fullback,
and now
eyes, what is he now?" said the
speaker eagerly.
"Now," replied the other, she's a
hunchback.'