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DESERT LAND REQUIREMENTS.

There appears to be serious misun-
quirements of the department of
the interior in the matter of proof
under the desert land law. If
entrymen will study the law and the
regulations carefully they a save
themselves much trouble and annoy
ance, provided they comply herewith.
The object of the desert land law is
to secure the reclamation of land upon
which crops cannot be raised without
irrigation. The law and regulations re,
quire that at least one-eighth of the
land in each entry shall be reclaimed
and the reclamation must extend int
every legal subdivision of the entry
An increased growth of grass is not
sufficient reclamation and even a crop
Of hay will not be accepted as a com
plianoe with the law, unless in suffic-
lent quantity to be OF merchantable
value and unless it can also be proved
that because of climatic conditions
crops other than grass cannot be sue
c~essfully produced, or that actual till
age of the soil will destroy or injure it's
qualities"
In the matter of water supply there
is also serious trouble. The depart
ment holds that claimants must secure
title to sufficient water to reclaim all
of the land in their entries susceptible
of irrigation, not merely one-eighth Of
1t. The decision of Secretary Hitch
cock upon this matter reads as follows:
That the entryman las an absolute
right to sufficient water to successfully
irrigate the land; that the system OF
bitches to conduct the water to ant
distribute 1t over the land is adequat,
for those purposes; and that the Ian,
has been actually irrigated for a sui
hcient period of time to demonstrate
the suficiency of the water supply AM
the effectiveness of the system are es
sential facts which must in all case.
be clearly established by the proofs.
Many claimants have secured waite
rights for a less quantity of land than
can be actually irrigated in their en-,
tries, and have had their entries sus.
pended in consequence.
Briefly stated, desert entrymen must
reclaim and raise agricultural crops
upon at least one-elghth of their land,
or show that climatic conditions are
such that native hay is the only crop
that can be raised with profit; that
they have title to sufficient water to ir-
risate ALI of their land that can be ir.
riga~ed. If these requirements are
carefully studied and complied with
there will be no trouble, and if they
are lived up to honestly and in good
faith, the property of the claimant al
the time of proof is a valuable one.
One claimant under the desert law
in the northern portion of this county
not long since made final proof on a
desert claimant OF eighty acres which
showed that he was raising an agri
cultural crop on s~ixty-nine acres of the
entry and that the crops were very
profitable. His land is worth many
times what 1t cost him and he had nc
trouble at the time of proof.
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Rawlins has overturned the ume-hon.
ored notion that it was a democratic
city and has elected the republican city
ticket. MIR. Clause, the present mayor
has held the otlice Tor several years anC
was a candidate Oh the democratic
ticket for reelection. His successor /!
n gentleman named Anderson, The
trend OF political thought in Wyoming
is toward the republican party, the par
ty that is willing to take responsible
ity and do things.
, 1906-04-13

Mount Vesuvius has contributed con.
siderable to the interest of human his
tory, and there appears to be no telling
when 1t will get to the end of It's final
chapter.
, 1906-04-13

A Big Horn county man claims to
have discovered a dope which VIII
entirely remove stock brands OF all
kinds. 1t is certain about the kind OF
dope" he has been using?
, 1906-04-13

The people on the east side of the
track favored improved water works,
but the west side was too much for
them
, 1906-04-13
UNION PACIFIC TIMG TABLE.

West Bound.
In effect at the Laramie station at
the present time:
, 1906-04-13

All Kind Of green
vegetables at the Pa
ciic market.
, 1906-04-13

For fine job printing leave orders at
The Republican office.
, 1906-04-13

Word was received from the Glee
club yesterday, stating that while trav.
cling from one stopping place to anoth.
, 1906-04-13

The new electric light pole that has
recently been placed on the parade
ground back of the university, is to
be moved nearer the boiler house to
make room for military work and ath'
|~letics.
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working girls to secure quarters there In
the autumn. Meanwhile another question
Of intense interest to many persons is
whether the inn will pay even with every
room taken, and here again is a division
OF opinion.
There are hotel men who say it cannot
be done, and they point as an example to
the Hotel Martha Washington, which
started out to give a room and three meals
q day for from SO so to $12 a week, and
before the year was out raised its rates
in order to save the stockholders from
losing money. And the higher rates have
been maintained.
Fortunately, however, there are busi-
ness men who differ with such critics.
One Of them, as he worked the thing out
on paper. made this calculation:
"The interest on $500 900, figuring at
4 per cent, would be $l2 900, and the income
from the inns guests, provided the rooms
were all occupied, would be close to SIS 900.
Deducting from this $12, 900 for interest on
the capital invested would leave fve-sixths
or 80 of the sum total with which to operate
the place, an amount amply sufficient, it
seems to me-"
As a matter Of fact the owner OF Trow-
mart Inn Is not yet looking for any inter-
est on his investment. What he does ex-
pect, though, is hat the first hotel Of its
kline in this country will pay expenses.
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OF qnartered oak, two white iron wash
stands, a pretty strip Of carpet before zach
bed, a table and two comfortable chairs.
For these the charge Is $3.50 a week for
each person. Two meals a day are in
cluded, is cents additional being charged
for luncheon on holidays and supper on
Sundays. No lunch Is served on other
days. For the privilege Of rooming alone
the charge is S. a week.
In this hotel there are absolutely no
extras and no fees are expected The
elevators are run till II P, NJ.
Practically the only restrictions are
these: No man, not even a great grand
father, may be entertained by a guest in
her room or taken on any pretext above
the ground floor. Guests are not ex-
pected to make a practice Of staying out
late at night and the two pianos in the
parlor must not be operated at the same
time IL the players are bent on giving
different selections.
A feature which gives great satisfaction
to many friends Of the young working
girl IL the setting aside OF several rooms
at so cents a night for transients, who will
not be refused no matter at what hour Of
the night they apply, nor confronted with
the question, From where did you come
and why did you Gomez
A woman physician charging not much
more than a nominal fee to the guests. has
her offices in the inn, and in all other re-
spects, so far as can be learned, the inn Ia
conducted after the usual hotel system.
Therefore when the question Is asked by
one person or another-and 1t Is asked
continually-@Will the working girls like
this hotel, built expressly for their beneft2'
women who have long interested themselves
In the problem Of comfortably housing
young wage earners at minimum prices
answer "Yes' and NO Say the first:
Girls accustomed to rooming alone,
to space, fresh air system and order, who,
maybe, were brought up in the country
and came to New York to earn a living,
as hundreds Of country girls do come every
year, will appreciate the inns comforts
and seize the chance to ecu them.'
On the contrary, say the others:
The average city working girl, brought
up generally in a crowded part Of the city,
does not feel at home in a place where more
or less formality is observed, where sys-
tenn, order, cleaniless and individual privacy
are insisted on. Invariably she Is happier
In a stuffy, i'll kept boarding house than in
the finest hotel ever built.
.She would rather bunk with two or
three ohums in a small room OF a tene-
ment house than be the sole occupant Of q
DON in any hotel, however %desirable.'
Naturally this difference Of view inclines
a third contingent to declare that the sue
cess Of Trowmart Inn is not by any means
assured and that II must be determined
by the alacrity or tho reverse Of young
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others who can't play the plano, but take
immense satisfaction in working the me-
chanical piano player attached to a second
piano, side by side with the other. And not
q guest Of them all but was wildly enthusiasts
tic over the Trowmart Inn and the almost
luxurious appointments at their disposal.
think Of having five bathrooms on
every foor!" said one girl.
And OF a mattress without humps and a
clothes closet that shuts and locks ohimed
In another.
what / like best OF all" said a third, lis
the sewing room. I'm always in a hurry to
get through my dinner 80 that I can take
my sewing and have one OF the fine new
sewing machines all to myself for an hour.
And q gas stove n irons at my elbow to
press the seams without making a long
journey to the kitchen to be snubbed by a
lanclady for wanting to press a seam at
all. I car. make ell my own shirt waists
now, evenings
Il like the laundry BEST put In another
girl. .AIl any OF US has to furnish Is the
soap. Last night I washed out a lot Of
small pieces, dried and ironed them before
0 O'clock"
One bright faced girl OF maybe 20 sat
down the day she arrived in turn in every
one of the ak small reception rooms, feast
ing her eyes on the pretty floor rug and
comfortable furniture and lastly settled
in the big parlor waiting her chance to pre-
side at the piano player.
An intelligent looking and slightly older
young woman lowered in and out the door
Of the room to be used as a library, gazing
longingly at the vacant shelves.
A guest who arrived among the very
first and had unpacked her trunk in a jiffy
was explaining to a later conner the beauties
of the trunk room in the basement. Said
she:
Every trunk Is put In a little wire room
of It's own, marked with the number OF the
room Of the guest to whom it belongs, and
all the owner has to do when she wants to
put anything In her trunk or take anything
out OF 1t Is to unlock the wire cage and
step in. It's great
The only note of complaint came from q
girl who remarked p~laintively:
Il do wish they used tableoloths In the
dining ROOM
Answered the girl to whom she spoke
with a laugh:
'Why, polished m%ahoganyis all the style"
But l like o tablecloth better persisted
the other.
The dining room at the inn is furnished
with oblong tables Of mahogany finish, each
seating about one dozen persons and the
seating capacity Of the room, which is
finished in light tones, is $50.
OF the ECO or more sleeping rooms about
fifty are intended to accommodate two
guests, and they are furnished with two
small white iron ~bedsteads. two oh~ifoniers
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THE MASTER READS
L MAETERLINCK
In Mystic Dimness-Six White
ROBBED Youths Assist Him
Tea at the Conclusion.

It was fairly light in the hall, but once
one stepped within the portal dimness pre-
vailed-dimness feebly pierced by the glow
Of Oriental lamps and Of small candles be-
hind strange looking shields.
'Ahl" sighed a guest as she barely saved
herself from falling after oolliding with a
chair. How mystically beautiful How
exquisitely mystic! How marvellousi"
.Yes.' the Master replied softly as he
stood within the portal clad In a Roman
toga and wearing a ring whose brillianoy
threatened to light that part Of the room
in spite Of him, Il love the shadows 1t is
my pleasure to make much Of them. The
common herd are 30 disposed to do away
with them, to prefer the ordinary garishness
Of the light Of day!'
The guests mostly sat still In the mystic
dimness. A few conversed in whispers,
acoentuating the things they could see by
introducing them into their conversation,
and leaving out those they couldn't see.
"Ahl' sighed one. They all sighed .Ah!'
Perhaps because 1t was 30 mystic dim; who
knows2 4The Master will read US Maeter-
linck tonight. The Master will read US
Maeterlinckl'
"The Master will read us Maeterlinck to-
night" repeated another, Maeterlinckly.
do you know what 1t is Of Maeterlinck
that he will read2' asked a third, in white ,
who sat like a wrath on a crimson settee
with a crimson back, above which shone
Q dull red shield.
sHe will read Norma Wanna answered
the first, whose crushed raspberry gown
would ave blended poorly with the deep
rich crimson OF her surroundings except for
the mystic lights.
1Ah!" sighed the second. Then he will
read Norma Vanna'?"
"Yes, Norma Wanna came sighingly
from the rest.
The guests arrived. The dim deep,
dark rooms filed.
The guests stumbled slightly as they
entered, righted themselves, then formed
groups in mystic corners, all facing the
throne, which was surrounded by mirrors
and great candlesticks Of dull brass. One
candlestick rose to the excessive height
OF z feet 2 inches and contained five candles
OF much length and thickness. Another.
on the opposite side of the throne, rose to
0 feet and contained not quite so many
candles upon actual count. 1t was upon
this throne that the Master was to sit In
the light OF his ring while hs read Maeter-
hnck.
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YOUNG GENTLEMAN
GOT UP IN @SIIOW

sThat's BETTER aaid the reformer, as
she closed up the camera, and they turned
away from the pier; that mother Is strong
and well herself, we'll nourished, and knows
how to take care Of her baby. That young
chap will probably make a good American
citizen some day
As they emerged from the shade Of the
pavilion the reformer stopped and pointed
to a little group Of babies playing In tho
sand. There were three Of them, and their
combined age would scarcely amount to
half a dozen years.
They had no attendants, apparently; but
seated in a deep bed Of sand were gravely
and solemnly employed in making mud
pies.
The shade passed from the bachelors
face, and he laughed out merrily, as the
youngest and latest Of the trio held up her
dimpled arms alluringly and murmured
Papa"
mot on your life; MISS" he laughed
sheepishly, as he bent down and tossed
her up to his shoulder; then, in a lower
voice, as he restored her to her seat in
the sand, but 1 wouldn't mind 30 thunder
ing much IL I was. She's a sweet thing
The reformer reused him by pulling at
his sleeve.
Look" she whispered. 'Quickl I want
you to see this. Now did you ever see O
baby that looked like that one before2"
The bachelor reused himself, tucked
his handkerchief into his whiting COLLAR
and shook his head.
mo, I never did, he admitted candidly,
regarding with interest a toddling figure
which ambled toward them, all alone.
clothed in a long skirt and a faded green
pea jacket, many sizes too largo for him;
and trundling before him a barrel hoop,
only a little less wabbly In it's movements
than himself.
His head was broad and high, and too
full above the ears, his tiny face was dirty
thin and yellow, and his pale blue eyes
gazed up at them with an expression too
shrewd and keen for babyhood.
The reformer turned to him question:
ingly.
Are you convinced Do you want to
see any more"
The bachelor threw up his hands.
mo more, no more, I beg of you. I did
not know. I take it all back. I will never
say 1t again"
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TO put the question. She will probably
guess correctly within a year or two of a
woman's age every time
The man looked un%convinced. I'D like
to wager" said he, that once the inn is
filed up there will be dozens Of guests on
hand who, II their family Bible could be
S.
The inn manager is not giving away any
information as to how she gets around this
difficulty, but It was noticed the other
evening as a youthful appearing woman
approached the desk and began a conversa-
ton that the manager fastened to say with
an air OF regret:
sour rule is, you know. not to take guests
who are over 35.'
"Oh!" returned the applicant In a dazed
tone, made as IL she would say something
more, thought better Of 1t, and departed.
No questions had been asked or answered
on either side, and yet the matter was adj
iusted in less than one minute.
AS w. R. II. Martin, who built the hotel
at a cost Of $500 900, explained when the
rules governing the admission of guests
were drawn up:
1An age limit Is introduced in order to
make 1t possible to reserve the nj for its
original purpose, which is to furnish refined.
comfortable quarters and good food at small
cost to young girls employed in stores and
elsewhere at small salaries and who find 1t
more difficult to get accommodations in
boarding houses than do women OF moro
mature years. Many Of the more desirable
boarding houses, / am told, refuse to take
young girls at all.
Il believe also that an age limit will con-
duce to the greater happiness OF younger
m guests, most OF whom like to romp
and sing and play ragtime better than to sit
quietly and read. The nearer the same age
the guests are the less likely one is to annoy
another
Nevertheless, some we'll wishers Of the
inn who see in II q practical answer to the
question, Can good boarding aocommoda-
tons be furnished under IS a week." and
who predict that it will be the %forerunner
OF many more lodging houses and hotels for
working women, hesitate to believe that
any hotel where an age limit Is drawn can
be made a success, and these persons point
to the fact that the inn whose complement is
800 guests opened with only eighty names
on the register. At the hotel, however, the
comparatively small registration was ex-
planned by the absence Of many hundreds
OF working girls from the city on their va
cations, and by the fact that presumably
thousands more nave never ever heard OF
the inn. Indications are, they say, that
before cold weather comes the place will be
jammed.
The first corners include all kind Of girls.
There are girls who can play with some
sldl the upright piano in the parlor. and
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a AASy SUI SO OLD

AN babies look alike said the bachelor.
All babies do not look alike" said the
young reformer.
al babies look alike-to mo- mildly
corrected the bachelor, but I'm open to
conviction. Show me a bunch of babies
that don't all look alike and I'll give in
and acknowledge I'm wrong"
IN do it, said the reformer gravely.
'Where? What kind Of babies2'
East Side babies. You come with me.
I'll show you a sight such as you never
saw BEFORE
'I'm with you,' said the bachelor un-
abashed.
So it came about that two, one armed
with a camera, picked their way through
the packed streets Of the East Side on a re-
cent warm morning.
Suddenly as they edged their way along
through the throngs that filed the side
walks IN apparition started up in their
pathway that caused the bachelor to stare
and the young reformer to burst into
laughter.
The apparition was small-and dirty.
1t stood about two feet high, had a small,
saucy and v~ariegated countenanoe, a curly
head and was clothed In q single garment
Of meagr proportions.
sThere!' exclaimed the reformer, with
a ring Of unholy triumph in her tone, did
You ever see a baby that looked like that
before2'
The bachelor adjusted his eyeglasses
and scratched his head.
sN-no, I don't know as I ever did," he
admitted reluctantly. "he-he's a kind of a !
new specimen to me. A triie %unconven-
tional, as it were, as to costume. Still
as the infant waded solemnly out into the
gutter and sat down in a puddle-4that
kind Of a costume may lave some things
to recommend it on a morning like this,
and if civilization--'
The young reformer looked severe.
Don't joke. Think Of that little child
Il am thinking of him. He looks CON-
Portable. l was just thinking l should like
to join his club"
The young reformer moved on.
Moving on was a matter attended with
some difficulty, as it necessitated working
q passage way through the midst of some
hundreds of yelling, grinning, shouting
children, and a like number Of smiling and
interested adults Of both sexes.
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Meantime, from out some hidden recess
there advanced into the mystic dimness a
procession.
A marvellous procession this was Of six
white clad youths, youths in flowing robes
and bearing in their white hands each a
lamp fashioned Of wrought glass or brass
or delicate enamel. In these lamps the
beautiful youthsh mad caused to be placed or
perhaps had placed themselves small candles
that fickered so delicately as they passed
That once more the devotees Of mysticism
whispered in an ecstatio way:
@Ah!"
These beautiful lamps the beautiful
youths placed softly about, thus illumin-
ing the pathway for the Master when he
should have cleared his voice sufficiently
They also illumined some pictures on the
walls, long, narrow strange pictures Of
bodiless men and women, some with candles
in front Of their faces and some without.
Presently all along this pathway left
for the Master there came the subdued
sound Of a clapping Of hands. so subdued,
indeed, that it had rather the sound of the
echo Of clapping, and the Master came
from somewhere or other and walked along
the pathway, his great ring flashing. In
his Roman toga came he. and mounted
even to the throne and sat thereon. facing
his audience, in one hand a book, on the
other the ring.
The olapping ceased when he opened
his mouth and began forthwith to read
Norma Wanna"
.Monna vannal' went softly whispered
here, there and about.
"Monna Vanna!" returned the echo.
Then there was silence save for the fash
of the ring.
All through the first act Of the play the
Master swayed his dimly lighted audience.
On crimson draped divans, on high backed
carved chairs, on low backless stools. they
d, fo,ottr~ chair Nxyac ttr0n tho hnatttr ~
him, high in his great throne chair in the
light Of his ring, reading.
There came a long drawn sigh when
the first act was finished and he gave them
five minutes to rest in. Hardly was the five
minutes at an end before he onoe moro
mounted the throne and once moro read.
my children" he said, pausing at the
end Of the second act n laying down his
book, Il will let you read the last act for
went up a loud and strenuous sound Of hand
olaps, one could hardly tell why.
If one supposes this to be the end Of the
mystic evening, one rs mistaken.
AT a signal from the Master once moro
the beautiful youths emerged from their
long wonderful glasses Of rare make. bought
in the Far East perhaps, perhaps, In the
Bowery. These glasses the youths dis.
tributed gently among the waiting and
somewhat thirsty guests.
All in the mystic dimness Of the little
lamps they tasted out Of these beautiful
glasses, then took them sadly away from
their lips and put them down.
aWhat is III" they whispered. one to the
other, and back came the answer in even
whispers for fear that the Master
might possibly from some dim corner lend
listening ear: -
1T Is tea" NJ
sYes. tses' sikesd they. y n
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ITZWS nv MISERY

brows as they levelled the camera In his
direction.
The reformer grinned e%xultantly, but the
bachelor merely grunted and turned his
head away.
When they reached the entrance to a
park, where the uneasy bachelor thought
there must be a million children playing.
the reformer stopped with a mischievous
smile on her face.
There she cried. Look at that! Did
you ever see a baby look like that one?"
The bachelor mopped his faoe and gazed
with apologetio glance down what appeared
to be the entrance to a coral red excavation
with a small rim Of baby face about it.
YES, l did," he said, energetically; most