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, 1906-08-30
ly. The engine will just puff
away."-Longmont Call.
Please Pay Up.

Those of our subscribers who
are in for the Sun will re-
ceive a gentle hint to pay up,
through the medium of a little
bill. Now, dear friend, the am
cunt is small, so far as you are
concerned, and you may think:
"Oh. he can wait a little longer;
the amount is SO small that my
bill can make no difference"
That is just the trouble. Because
these bills are small they are al
lowed to run, but if you were run
ming a newspaper you would at
once see how necessary these
''small" bills become when it
comes to paying the printer and
the devil both on Saturday nights.
You intend to pay-there is nc
question about that, but it would
be just as easy for you, and far
better for us, if you paid prompt
ly. So please come to the front
with your cartwheels.
, 1906-08-30
A Quick Way to
"Bust'' the Town
BY
ALFRED B. ToZIER,
Michigan Tradesman''

sumed the Mechanic, ''and it took
half a pound to make one cup.
LII that coffee shonld come upon a
coffee bush in its travels it would
blush with shame for being a
counterfeit. l am told by the
American Express people and the
postoffice authorities that hun
dreds of dollars are sent away
every week to the mail order
houses from this town. | don't
say that all mail order houses are
mere delusions, but | do say that
people should take warning by our
example and spend their money at
home"
81 was wondering" said the
Teacher, whether you ever would
get down to the point"
81 haven't a word to say about
the quality of the goods sent out
by the mail order houses" said
Mr.. Steady, "but / do not recall
any help we have received from
them in building our churches
and schools. When we want a
new highway we don't go to the
mail order men. We tackle our
home merchants and they help
pay for grading and paving. l
know of a fellow who got a mail
order wife once, and he was salts
fled with the deal. That is, he
was satisfied because she didn't re-
main long. He would have felt
better about it if she hadn't taken
the sewing machine and the piano,
and sold the COW for car fare, but
he wouldn't have her return even
if she made restitution"
''The discussion is assuming a
wide latitude" said the chairman.
You will please speak to the reso-
luton. Is the purchase of sup
plies by mail the best way to bust
up a town? The chair rules that
it is IN way. Further debate is
unnecessary"
The delivery boy rolled off his
box back of the stove and kicked
over a key of pickles, and the
members of the club sought their
homes while the chairman was
raising a point of order with the
struggling youth.
, 1906-08-30
John Accumulated" the Rails.

This story was told of former Mayor
Clark of darlington, VT. who vas
known for his use of big words.
One day before starting for the city
lie called John, his colored farmland,
md said, pointing to a field strewn
it'll fence rails and iuclosed by the
same kind OF fence: John. : am go.
ing to the city this morning. want
You to accumulate all those rails while
| am gone"
John answered, Yes, sir" but. not
rowing what was meant by accumu.
late, he hailed a ~passer-by and told
him his trouble. This stranger, know
ing Mr., Clark's p%eculiarities, told him
his orders meant to gather into a
large pile all the rails in sight and
burn them. So John gathered into a
large pile all of the fence rails he
could find. both loose and in fences,
and burned them.
This caused a great deal of amuse-
ment among Mr.. Clark's friends, and
broke him of using big words to his
help.
, 1906-08-30
Notice for Publication.


Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Cheyenne, Wyoming
August 20, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
III support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before G. r.. Wat
son, Clerk District Court, at Rawlins,
Wyoming, on September rs. 1906,
viz; Louis Seaversou of Rawlins.
Wyoming, II. E. No. 1916, for the 81
nw4; ne3 nwa; nw4 nea, Sec. 20, I.
Is n, X. IS w.
He names the following witnesse S
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land,
viz:
Harry d. Blydenburgh, of Sara
toga, Wyoming, John Gronlund, Ole
Larson and Marius Rasmussen. all of
Rawlins, Wyoming.
list pub S-23 w. L. Chaplin,
last sept ~ Register.
, 1906-08-30
Shipping Cattle.

Harry A. Hunter, the general
manager of the big cattle firm of
Hunter, Casteel q Hunter, passed
through here Saturday in charge
of a large herd of beef cattle,
which he was shipping to the Chi
cago market. Mr.. Hunter says
this is the second shipment of
CRASHED beef in the fall ship
ments just begun, and that his
firm will continue shipping from
time to time, well up into the
winter, driving the cattle to the
railroad as fast as they mature.
, 1906-08-30
A Milking Machine.

"They have a machine at the
state agricultural college which
milks cows" says an exchange.
"Think of that A mechanical
device which does the meanest,
hardest and dirtiest work known
to the farm 1t is an engine from
which radiate a lot of rubber ten
t%acles, four of which are assigned
and attached to each COW. AS
many COWS are pailed at one time
as there r suckers, depending
upon the power of the engine. In
a few minutes the COW is so dry
she could not moisten her cud-so
dry her hide must be moistened
from the outside to hold bran-so
dry her tail would burn like a
hambeau. No man, no maid. no
stool no swear; the fly and the
flea, the gnat and the mosquito
can bite and sting themselves for
want of something better. The
old cows tail can wave and switch
and whistle in the air, doing dam
age to no one morally or physical
, 1906-08-30
The Wrong Inference.

Prof. Barrett Wendell of Harvard,
lightened with an anecdote an English
lecture.
There was a certain instructor
he said. who was always impressing
upon his students the need of per.
s%picuity.
"A young mar came to him one day
to get back an essay that had been
submitted.
"A very good essay said the in
structor, as he returned the paper, but
MIR. Smith, you should write always SO
that the most ignorant person can
understand every word you say
THE young man looked up anxious.
ly.
What part of my essay was not
clear to you, professor? he asked"
, 1906-08-30
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

To the Stockholders of The Sara,
toga d Encampment Railway
Company:
You are hereby notified that a
Stockholders meeting will be held
at the Offices of the Company in
Saratoga, Carbon county, Wyom-
ing, at 200 p. m, on the 3lst day
of August, 1906, for the purpose
of considering the proposition of
increasing the number of the
Board of Trustees of said Com
pany from three to five members.
Saratoga, Aug. End, 1906.
Signed, f. Chatterton,
President.
w. G. Henry,
o-2-4w Secretary.
, 1906-08-30
Timber Land Act June 8. 1873, Notice
for Publication.
United States Land Office,

Cheyenne, Wyoming, July 10, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
"An act for the sale of timber lands
in the states of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington territory"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August A, 1892, Hark
c. Paulson of Widdowfeld, county of
Carbon, state of Wyoming, has this
day filed in this office his sworn state
ment No. AIS, for the purchase of the
81 mel; NJ sci of Section No. %, in
Township No. Is n. Range No. 81 w.
and will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before j. F. Crawford,
U. S Comm'r., at Saratoga, Wyom-
ing, Oh Saturday, the 9th day of De-
tober, 1906.
He names as witnesses: Erick o.
Nelson and Edwin Meredith, of Wild
dowfield, Wyoming, Thomas Quealy
of Elk Mountain, Wyoming, John D..
Paulson, of Saratoga, Wyoming.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 9th day of Oc-
tober, 1906. W. E. Chaplin,
list Jul 26-lst Sep2O Register.
, 1906-08-30
Jack" Measher and the Doc.

Jack Meagher of South Boston an
employee of the street department, was
telling the members Of the Jefferson
Club of ward Z how he was held up by
a bulldog in his own house. 1t had
been left there by his brother. I'M
known to him. He continued In
the morning, when | came to look at
him, he was blind in one eye"
Then Jim" Kelly, the wit of the
club, said: Say, Jack, why didn't
you go in on the blind side?"
, 1906-08-30
Desert Land Final Proof Notice for
Publication.
United States Land Office,
Cheyenne, Wyoming,
August II. 1905.

Notice is hereby given that Anna
S. Graham of Rawlins, Wyoming,
has filed notice of intention to make
proof on her desert land claim No.
4736, for the sw4 nw4; nw4 sw4 Sec.
81, T. Is N, r. SO W. before j. F.
Crawford, U. S. Comm'r. at Saratoga,
Wyoming, on Tuesday, the 2Sth day
of September, 1906.
She names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
John S. Stanley, Frank A. Under
wood, Roy Peck and Loski d. Peck,
all of Saratoga, Wyoming.
LIST pub S-23 w. e. Chaplin,
last Sept ~ Register.
, 1906-08-30

ter the outside display had been
carried in and the delivery boy
had gone to sleep on a box back of
the stove. The chairman took the
soap box seat with becoming mod
esty and recognized the Mechanic,
who flashed a written resolution,
as follows:
"Resolved. That the quickest
way to bust a town is to bust the
population by the mail order
route"
"'Bust' isn't a good word" de-
clared the Teacher. "This club is
not a school for slang"
bust is an expressive word"
declared the chairman, "and re-
lates to a condition of bustedness
which means that one is all in
financially. Go ahead, Mr.. Me
chanic."
81 expect to show" began the
Mechanic, "that the mail order
house is a delusion and a snare"
"Put in your proof first" OBJ
served the Teacher, who had once
served as juror in a justice court.
II have a right to make an open
ing statement" replied the Me
chanic, "but if you want the proof
| have it on tap. Three weeks
ago my wife read in a paper that
she could buy a spring hat which
looked like a So bank note for 63
cents. She sent off the money
and got a hat that no self respect
woman would wear to dog
fight"
"Look here" cut in the Teacher,
mo self-respecting woman would
want to 90 to a dog fight. | move
to strike the remark from the
record"
"Well." continued the Mechan-
ic, "she got a hat that inoculated
the cat with fits, and the dog
hasn't been home since"
"When they get a hat that will
kick collectors off the front porch"
said Mr.. Steady, "I'll invest in
one"
"The remark is irrelevant" said
the chairman, land will be eX-
cluded from the records. The
point is this: Do the mail order
men bust up towns? Now, get a
move on, gentlemen"
81 think there must be bats in
the belfry of any lady who expects
to get a So hat for 63 cents" de-
clared the Teacher, "no disrespect
to Mrs. Mechanic intended"
after she got this hat" re-
sumed the Mechanic, ''she began
to make a play for even. The
house sent her a list of groceries
she could buy for Sl.19, with the
guarantee that the same would
cost 1914 at any local store. |
don't think there is any new kind
of noises in my wife's cupola, but
she levied on me for the Sl.l9 and
sent it off to the mail order house.
The order arrived yesterday and
was mostly pepper and tin. The
things we're all in tin. Put up to
stand any climate. We now have
pepper enough to last nine years,
but my wife says she can utilize it
in the bedding, as it will keep the
away. | don't believe it,
but she is going to stuff the com
with pepper when she
puts 'em away for the summer"
"What else did you get?" asked
the chairman, who has an interest
in the grocery where the club
THAT pepper" resumed the
Mechanic, sis not strong enough
to flavor beans if stirred in with Il
tablespoon. | put the cats nose
in the bag and it didn't even
Then we got some oleo
has assumed right of way
in the house. | put it under the
platform at the bottom of the Gel
lar stairs to keep it's fragrance in
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-07

and brought out loud and frequent
applause. The band boys were award
cd the first prize of $50. The other
prizes were also awarded at the con-
clusion OF the concert. the fire boys
getting the additional prize of S25 for
coming the greatest distance.
Tie display of irework at night was
unusually iLe, and was witnessed
by thousands OF persons from points Of
vantage in the town and surrounding
country. The display was continued
to midnight.
The Mart'nsburg delegation arrived
home at 5 o'clock the next morning,
and was met at the depot by the regu.
lar flremeu with the chemical wagon.
The delegation marched up the
streets to the center Of the town,
headed by the Cits band. aud dis.
persed at the market house.
Those who raced IN the reel contest
were as follows Z. J.. O'Brien.
captain w. H. rowl, Frank Slaugh.
ter, Ben Williams, Ben Whitson, e.
A Thomas, W. S. Bremen, O. Il.
Johnson, \. Slaughter, r. L.
POWELL, E. A. Couchmsn, Ernest Mar
tin, Arthur Matthews, John Wolf, J.
McKeefry, Roy Coleman, G. d Wild
myer.
The prize money won by the reel
team becomes the property OF the BOYS
while the other prizes won by the
iremen will be divided among the
different companies in proportion "a
the number of men each company had
IN line in the parade. The $50 won by
the band will so into the treasury of
that organization.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-07
FIGHT AGAINST TAX LAW.
VIRGINIA coal coMPANIEi
TO AGAIN COMBINE.
Injunction N ~ Judge Dayto
10 Prevent Collie ton of Faxes
In a County.

The Thistle Coal Go Of Charleston,
has scared from Judge Dayton, of
the federal court. an injunction to
restrain Sheriff Melton. Ut Kanawba
county. from collecting the taxes as.
sessed against its leasehold. Under
the new tax laws the state administra-
ton claimed the right to tax leasehold
estates and coal companies combined,
and took a case into the state courts.
The supreme court upheld the con-
tention OF the state officials and the
leaseholds were assessed by the various
comfy assessors.
When Sheriff Melton sought to col
iect the tax levy from the Thistle Go
payment was refused, and the injuno-
ton was secured from the federal
court. The coal companies will again
combine for the fiaht. and the new
law will have its final test in the
Supreme cnurs of the United States.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-07-07
ELk|NS MADE A RECORD
Was the Most Prominent Figure in
Bate Bill Fight.
STOOD WITH THE PRESIDENT
At the Latter's Suggestion He Drew
Up One of the Most Eficacious
Bills Passed BY Congress

Washington, ID. G., July 3.-Now
that the rate fight is over and an in
ventory Of the part played in it by
those who took a leading part in it has
been taken, it is pretty generally con-
ceeded that no n came out OF it
with more to his credit than Senator
Elkins. He has followed every detail
of the fight, and has won about every
thing be asked for, 1t was predict.
ed along about the time that h was
being extensively critisized in West
Virginia, that when his constituents
came to learn his position it would be
widely %applauded. Aud events have
abnndantly justified that prediction.
1t is conceded here that Senator
\ Eikius has done more to make it Q
safe. judicious bill, aud at the same
| time one that will reach the abuses
! that most affiict the people of West
Virginia, than any other senator.
! For months almost every step the
I Roosevelt administration has taken
has been indirectly %prenotive of the
political fortunes of Senator Elkins.
II they have been planned solely in
\ his interest they could not have been
more SO. Just about the time that
there was a general criticism of his
law prohibiting rebates the president
set his law officers to work to enforce
that law, and the fines that have been
imposed under it, aggregating as they
ion dollars to date, form a pretty
! effective answer as to the efficacy of
the law. But as if TO remove the
doubts even of the the doubling
Thomases the president is proceeding
against Standard Oil with the very
same law.
1t undoubtedly took courage to
frame a law that could be used
against Standard Oil, just as it takes
courage for the president to enforce
that law against the most powerful
combination of capital in the world.
but Senator Elkips, the moment Presi-
Atub leOUSCN4t III iUOD dohCu sum q
law. went TO work and prepared it..
and the large number of suits that
have already been decided in favor of
the government under it bear witness
to its efficacy. 1t is said that rebates
the strongest hold Standard Oil has
against the Independents producer.
and that this practice will have to be
stopped under the Elkins law.
An acquaintance with the history of
he passage Of the Elkins law should
have saved it from the SANDER which
has now turned to praise. In 1902
President Roosevelt asked for that
Kind of a law in his message to cor.
ress, and il was Senator Elkins who
prepared the law under his
iations. II was passed with practical
lnanimity by the senate and the
pouse, and was approved BY the presi-
lent. And it is only just to say of
Mr.. Elkips that he has always stood
with the president in carrying into
fleet the great policies of his admin
strations.