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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
THE STATEHOOD QUESTION.
LIKELIHOOD OF TIE ADMISSION
o. OKL4HOul AND INDIAN
TERRITORY.

Disposition 60 Grant Thcm Statehood
irrespective Of Arizona and New
NixGiCO-NeW Congressional Align-
meat On Question.
The assembling Of congress win
bring new blO.sl In both the House
aud senate. There j. promise % a
long and very important session.
New policieS are % h. discussed and
material changes in existing ecOn0mic
conditions are % IL Proposed. Coming
upon the eve % congressional elec-
ton. the session will feel the effects, o.
. certain extent. Of political consid'
eratiOns-
The admission % new states to the
Union will d. one Of the b0lsl-over
the new congress. IL APPEARS now
that there viii be a dsciisd shifting
q position on the statehood problem.
some new lights having dawns,l since
statehood was discussed at the last
session.
II n understood that the committees
On territories q both House aud sen
ate are inclined 90 stand by the old
program Of creating two states out Of
the four territories. but IL Will not ~
q surprise II this program fails 90
meet the approval of a majority e the
republican senator's and rcpreSenta-
tlVeA since the question Of state
hood Tor these four southwest terri-
tories was brought into congress
many senators and representatives
have personally investigated the exist
Ing conditions In the territories. AMI
the result Is that public sentiment
amOng public men II crystalliEing in
favor % the plan 81 admitting OKLA
homa and Indian Territory 90 state
hOod and. n necessary. lctting Ari10-
~ and New Mexico wait
There sNenls 90 ~ few Dissenting
voices against the PROPOSED admission
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
DeIAnd VOlusA County, Florida, Friday January

intend O, take any. Exercise i loath-
SOM. AMI IL cannot h. any lrneit
when you are TIRED. was always
tirsrd.
Il have lived q severely moral lie.
people To Try that, or for IN" &" ne.
Ommeud L. Very few would succc'd.
you have H. have "a perfectly colossal
stock u morals and you cannot 81
them on a margin, You have 10 have
the whole thing aua put them In your
box. Morals 1r" 600 .luircment-lik"
music, like foreign Language, like
piety. I'uhcr. paralysis man - barn
with them. wasn't myself. start
81 pOOr.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
THE CHINESE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER.

perience. AZ home they would not
dare.
society a eaeerIy awaiting the ex-
ne..teA announcement that Miss Lang
wiu be formally presented this season
she has learned 90 speak English ex-
eesdinEly well and Il familiar azure
In a boz at the theatres on Monday
niehta When she wishes 20 20 shop
ring she dos so unhesitatingiy. and
her earriaee IL frequently sen stand
Ing In frOnt q some q the fAshtonable
shops.
sewer Girls. especially among those
who have not been presented 90 90
eJetv- are more popular than this
charming daughter % the Chinese Min
iEt4F. she has made friends with
every girl IN Washington society. and
her chief delight r. to jump In her car
riare In the afternoons and drive
about. calling on her young American
srienda They are an delighted 90 So
her ana no matter what n On the pro-
gramne II must wait " the attractive
iistIe Niss Llaag happens 90 cali she
A 20 pIQuant, and appreciates an
American Joke a. well - any Of her
American associates
~ IIanx h the constant eompan-
lon of her father and accompanies hin
90 an his drivea They are great
frieaAs and apparently sntoy every
minute q tkelr tine together. Tne
Mlnister h very prOad q his daughters
progress IN learning American Gus
tons. and a d not unltkely that before
many more years are past the Chinese
I.aEnfion yin bs entoying even 20 Z
ErSaasr extent The American freedom
IN living which makes the aaslgnment
81 Waaklngloa q dlplomatie plum fof
which many hands are always RAY.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
Ring for a Throne.

Miss Josephine strong. who was
private secretary AZ Washington for
CONGRESSMAN Hawley. has q diamond
ring that vas once owned and worn
by Louis PHILIPPE. king Of France.
The ring has a peculiar history. II
will BE- remembered that PHILIPPE lived
in this country when he was an exile.
Re lived one winter ia Zanesville.
Ohio. and spent another winter with
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
MARK TWAIN AT SEVENTY.
THE HTMORIST EXTERTIINS
GROCI'S or AUTHORS Ar
BlNQrET.

At Three Score and Ten Tie u Hale
and nearty-Sivcs kicWs on How
to Iivs-NSvsr Smokes OF Drinks
hhile Asleep.
Mark Twain. that prince 81 humoF.
lists has r,achrd the Limitation of life
as laid down hy the Scripturcs-threa
ssore years aud ten. And yet h. h
stiil able To give u gems Of humOr
and Wit-such gems as attained fame
for him years ago when Huckleberry
Finn, Tom Sawyer and lunoccnts
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
Communication Clause of the HONG
stead Act.

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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
Denouneea b. CommIsslon.

This question Of land monopoly in
be West. as IL Is fostcrcd through the
use % the Communication clause - the
home stead art and the desert land act
has been studied by the President .
Public Lands Commission and their
report the Third In-fallmgu' q which
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
info fhe Eanh,s BeHelA.

A. BeRdieo. Australia. there h .
sold mine 3.Soo feet deep. or only 60
feet short q thresQuarters q q nile
This - said 10 Be The deepest gold
mine n The world
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26

Here lies my wife's nearest relative.
All my tears cannot bring her back.
Therefore ! weep.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26

he would be- unwilling 20 pay tl.2S an
acre Tor immediate title when by an
additional tao years residence 10
could save This AMOUNT.
The provisions Of the desert laai
act. and the recommendation for the
amendment ~ which d Included lu he
following r,Iur' Will Dc discussed IN
next Wcehs article.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
HALF Billion Acres Rem aiming.

II Is true that there are valuable
lands In the West yet remaining open
TO entry. or al least land which Sill
be valuable when Il shall have bten
furnished water for irrigation. but
what Is the general description Of this
half billion acres set remaining under
Uncle sans control? Is Il reasonable
10 suppose that the shrcwd land opeT-
atOrs. living on the ground. have not
skinned tie cream uf this land, and
are not doing 50 to-day-the fertile
valleys and the rich plains. where
water can be applied-and leaving the
great bulk u the land 20 their pos
terity, LAID composed Ot mountain
tops and impossible canyon sides
which will probably forever remain IN
the hands Of the government and az
least can never support life. Glance
az a physical map u Colorado. just
for an instance. and note the vast
prcpunderauCc u mountains. There
are many fertile valleys Ia Colorado,
for Tho map Is on a much reduced
scale. but from is appearance YOU
would think the entire : ate vas CON-
posed q nothing but chain upon chain
aud range upon range Of untillable
mountains
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26

Land Grabbing.
Land monopoly is black cloud Of
dread from which ireland Is just
emerging. and We applaud England s
act. while We may yet possibly be a
little skeptical. In providing a plan
whereby free Ireland may become a
fact.
Yet We ourselves are as rapidly ap-
preaching land monopoly In America
as Il II possible 90 do, considering our
vast extent Of territory. Land mOnop-
oily brings with Il more state evils
than can be rocounted in any single
article. II rctards every internal de-
yelOpment, IL smOtheTs individual ef-
fort and enterprise and finally IL
transforms the stem and hbcr Of the
indiyif-a' '''Ecn from that u q sub
stanti ant supporter Of Tree
gOyernmcn. supins, indifferent
and passionless individual. lacking In
mental and moral pOise and in those
sturdy and heroic qualities which
have made America the greatest name
in history.
Land monopoly. did you say"
SAYS the American land grabber
Why. there Is enough land for N"
children 81 the nation for generations
II not centuries To come. The gov
eminent owns IN the West alone near
" half a billion acres and how can
there be any land monopoly when this
vast area Is always open 10 free entry
under our various land laws!
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26
AMERICAN LAND MONOPOLY.
n BEING FOSTERED M orr PRE- y
EXT SYSTEM or LOOSE
LAND LAWS

Homestead Communication and Desert
Land Act. supposed 90 Encourage
Settlement-Largsi Jtihzed tor
Land Grabbing.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-01-26

Disposition 60 Grant Thcm Statehood
irrespective Of Arizona and New
fixGicO-NeW Congressional Align-
meat on QuestiOa.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11

Automobiles in the desert districts
of Nevada are equal to almost any
emergency. Recently a number of min
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11
LATEST SPORTING
NEWS

--S0e-SI7G3G9GSG3GSG5G6
Dominick McCaffery, who fought
John l.. Sullivan for the champion
ship of the world, is now a policeman
in Pittsburg. McCaffery claims that
he was robbed of the fight with Sui
Ivan, which took place in Chester
Driving park, Cincinnati, twenty-one
years ago. McCafferys story of the
fight is as follows:
Previous to 1885 | CHALLENGED the
world. bar John l.. Sullivan, but after
bested him at Councilman Tom Den
ny's benefit, at the New England in
stltute. Boston, l was firmly convinc-
ed that l could defeat him in a regu-
lar contest and l so informed my
manager, Billy O'Brien, now dead.
However, never thought of challeng-
ing Sullivan until he interefered with
my knocking out Pete Mccoy at the
Windsor theater. Boston. Then Inev.
err let him rest until we met. We were
to fight in Industrial Art hall, Philadel-
phia, April 2. 1885. 1t created such
great excitement that the police at
the last minute prevented the fight
and both principals were put under
100000 bond to keep the peace.
Finally we fought at Chester park
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11

CONTINUED on page 81
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11
A TALENTED WRITER.
Montana Girl Who Is Making a Name
For Herself.

For Herself.
The Anaconda Standard contains
the following brief account of the sue
cess won by Miss Edith Merrielees,
formerly of Big Timber, and now of
Stanford University, the young lady
the Power Mercantile company, gen.
orally known as tx. Biedler":
The name of Miss Edith Merrielees
is not unknown to Montanans; the
young woman's home is in Big Timber
where she has many warm friends,
and her literary work has given her
an acquaintance throughout the state
that is pleasant The Standards read
ers will recall the interesting history
of Stanford university which Miss
Merrielees wrote for this newspaper
at the time of the death of Mrs. Stan.
ford. A few weeks previous to the
publication of that article the Sunday
of Miss Merrielees work at Stanford
where she registered in January. 1903.
In the current issue of Pearson's
and Munsey's magazines are two very
strong stories from the pen of this
young Montana woman. The story in
Pearson's is ''By the Mouth of the
Witness" 1t is powerful story of the
demonstration in China against the
Christians. The incidents are strong
ly drawn and the plot of the story is
dramatic. The Munsey story is short
er, but is, perhaps, stronger than the
one mentioned. 1t is entitled, "The
Last Message" and is the story of a
brave man and a coward trapped in
the wreck of Pullman car with fire
relentlessly eating its way to them.
The developments make a coward of
the brave man and transforms the
writes under the signature of E. Merle
lees.
The young Montana author is still
a Stanford student. Since her mat
REGULATION in 1903, she has been prom
inent in the literary work of the uni
| versity and has been honored with
election to the highest liteary posi-
lions in the institution. She has beer
editor of the Sequoia, the literary
magazine of the university and was
editor-in-chief of the woman's edition
of the Chaparral the comic magazine
She was assistant editor of her elias:
annual and is prominent member o
the English club.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11

Cincinnati, August 20, 1885. Sullivan
in those days gave all his competitors,
such as Tug Wilson, Herbert Slade,
ALI Greenfield and Charlie Mitchell.
from Is to 40 per cent, win or lose.
fought him, winner to take ALL with
one-ounce gloves, the smallest ever
used in public.
THE articles read six rounds or to
a finish. If the winner could not be
decided at the end of six rounds we
were to continue until one or the 9TH
er was knocked out Sullivan weigh
ed 21S pounds, l 1865. We fought sew
en- rounds and asked for the eighth,
but Sullivan failed to respond He
was not knocked out. but was exhaust
ed. His friends jumped into the ring
and interfered. The referee, Billy
Tate, of Toledo Ohio, called it draw,
but three days later he changed his
mind and gave the decision to Sulli-
van.
George Campbell, the lessee of
Chester park and the promoter of the
fight, would not pay me any money
without an order from the referee, so
he brought the articles along and he,
Billy O'Brien and l went to Toledo
to interview Tate. After some trouble
he condescended to see us and ac-
knowledged in our presence had he
seen the articles in time he would not
have decided as he did. But we could
not induce him to put what he said in
writing. Campbell told me it was a
shame and gave me 81 900 out of his
own pocket. l had 500 expenses and
divided the remaining $500 with my
manager. which left me $3.50 for the
greatest fight of my career | should
have been proclaimed the champion
Of the world and got all the receipts
so per cent of the gross.
1T was stated the next day that
there were $4,000 persons present. the
greatest crowd that ever saw a fight
in the annals of pugilism. Standing
room was 81 on the racetrack and from
SO to $40 in the grand stand P. J. Don.
ohue, of New York, now dead, was
my timekeeper and Handsome Dan
Murphy, of Boston, acted for Sullivan.
Arthur Chambers, of Philadelphia, and
Tom Delay, of Boston, were seconds
for Sullivan; ALT Lunt, my trainer,
and Billy O'Brien were my seconds
Had received fair play that day Jim
Corbett would never have had the
easy mark he had seven years after
in 1892
Sullivan never hit me a clean blow
nor did have drop of blood drawn
fractured my right hand on his head
in the third round and fought four
rounds with one hand.
Il was not % years old at the time
and Sullivan was not q. That bout
disguised me with fighting and it's as
sOciatiOns for all time and | never
trained for a contest but twice after
ward, when l beat Sparrow Golden
at Fort Hamilton, N. " for $4,000 in
eleven rounds-forty-one minutes
and chased Jack Dempsey around the
ring for ten rounds at Jersey City on
January 81, 1885,"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11

ing men at Manhattan, anxious con-
corning their families in San Fran
cisco, were whisked across the desert
in remarkably fast time. The distance
between Manhattan and Tonapah is
good As miles, and the round trip of
80 miles was easily covered in four
hours. The auto is seemingly answer
ing all requirements in the desert
regions.
In recent issue we stated that
the Macarthur Forrest cyanide pat
ents of the United States, expired,
says the Chicago Mining World. This
is not entirely true. The patents do not
expire until December of the current
year. At that date the only limita-
tons on the use of cyanide with the
extraction of gold and silver will be
the various patents granted to cover
mechanical applications of the cyan
ide process, the number of which is
legion. The original cyanide patents,
although they were vigorously protect.
ed by the owners, were more or less
generally imposed upon in this coun.
try, and more recently the prosecut.
ion of the infringers have not been
closely followed up. With the passing
of the original patents the cyanide
process in the United States will be
open to any user, subject only to the
rights of the patents above referred
to relating to the mechanical appli.
cation of the process.
In connection with the recent re-
juvenation of Manhattan an interest
ing history has come to light. Manhat-
tan is an "old'' camp. In the early
'7Os the town had population of near.
ly 5000 people and there were three
big mines yielding exceptionally rici1
ore, some of which ran as high as
$4,000 per ton in silver. The downfall
OF the camp seems to have been due
~ ~ eAAO AAAAOo OuI " Cuc uudllCldJ
complications which involved the own.
ers and the subsequent long period
OF lethargy was aided and abetted by
the fall in silver. The chief product
in the early days was silver and lit
tie attention was paid to gold. 1t seems
surprising that the camp which had
developed such actualities should
nave lain dormant for all these years
but the case is not an uncommon one
in the history of the recent revival
OF mining in Nevada. "Searchlight,
"Pioche,' Austin "El Dorado" and
other districts at present looking ur
are all camps with a past. Tonopab
and Goldfield, however, are new dis
coVer1es, and 1t is due to their marvel
GUS richness hiatt the new lease of life
has been given to these early ant
inglOng abandoned Nevada districts
Mining World.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11
An Idea for Reflection.

Guest (being shown over house,
So this is your kitchen. 1t seems
splendidly appointed; but why have
you got so many mirrors around?
There must be dozen at least.
HOst-S-sh, the cook is superstiti-
tiOus and-this way she doesn't dare
to throw things.-Boston Transcript.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if
1t fails to cure. e. W. GROVES sig
nature is on each box. Csc.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-11

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure in to IA days. SOC.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
Tea Punch a Seductive Drink.

from the New York Press
Ii your hostess offers you some of that
ultra fashionable drink called tea punch
la Russo, take the advice of a victim and
resolutely decline" said Miss Switzerland
daughter of Commander Switzerland. who
has just returned from a trip to the czar.s
domain and the mysterious lands of
northern Asia. Miss Switzerland asserts
that tea punch is delighted, but II Is
much more seductive than the sparkling
champagne or the elusive high ball and
the amount of headache which NAV be
contained in one small glass is incompre
hensible. Yet tea punch is feature Of
the summer and one recipe which is now
highly popular in Newport was the Gift
TO a prominent woman last summer Inv
Count Witte. The foundation of this
new tangled drink is, of coures very fine
and aromatic tea. and then about six
Kinds of liquors, some old rum and a dash
of that horrible fire called kolski. The
connection is served so cold that 1t seems
almost frozen, and it certainly makes the
partaker very witty, brilliant and COM
panionable for an hour or more after
taking. Hence its popularity on veran-
das at the country club and at o'clock
parties of a sultry afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09
Mrs. Leslie Carter.

By William George Beecroft. in The Bo-
hemian for September.
Mrs. Carriers life on the road was to-
tally different from that of any other
star. She knew no pleasure but her act
Ing; she lived by 1t, in it, and for it,
She scorned private cars, of which stars,
who are able, are wont to boast. She
did insist upon a twelve section Pullman
in which she occupied the stateroom. She
reserved the two sections nearest her for
her three maids-her maids were always
considered before her actors-and allot-
ted the remaining sections to the other
members of the company. The most i'm
portant' member was placed nearest her
end of the car and the least important"
as far away as possible. None but real
actors were allowed in her car.
Her clothes were unpacked, pressed and
aired after which she interviewed her
business manager and inquired how
strong the Syndicate" was in that par
ticular town. how the papers treated her,
copies of which were marked and placed
upon her table. After finishing the rou-
tine business with the manager and the
papers. she wrote numerous letters. The
rest of that and every other day. was
spent in study and reading-her popular
novelist being Gertrude Atherton. At $3.50
a carriage took her to the theatre, where
she dressed for the first act, and rested.
After the third act her manager
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09

Well, that's the way the strangers bow
timbers fell apart when they snuboed up
against us. The ship fell asunder And
painted on a small boat as we drifted
by her with the engines stopped.
Il knew were weren't hurt, but could
bark to the screams o the native women
on the Ben Tong. so I ordered away three
boats. We could see the fog o steam
around her as the water got at the fires,
and as the current runs pretty swift
in the Malacea Straits I sent our ship
astern again and managed to keep along
side till the bally boat went to the bot
tom, which she did in less than five min
utes after she struck rs.
You'll not want to believe 1t, sir. but
we picked up seventy out of the seventy
nine persons aboard and all of them crazy
Malays. for the Ben Tong was what we
had supposed her to be, a native steamer
In the Panang- Sumatra trade. And, what's
more we bout ship and landed the
whole blessed lot O. them at Singapore.
But l don't want any more o the whirlin'
dervishes about till I have a deal more
sea room than man gets IN the Straits
o. Malacca."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-09

tie Chip and Mary Marble over the cir
cult this season. Sam Chip created the
principal character in the comedy depart
ment, and his successes in the cities ele-
waited him above some of the great comedy
stars of the time.
Theatre-goers of this city have a treat
in store for them on Tuesday, September
25, at the Jefferson theatre, when Jane
Remark presents Clyde Fitch's play,
"The Toast of the Town" This play
proved a successful vehicle for Viola
Allen last season. and has become no less
success for Miss Remark
An unusually attractive booking Sc
cured by Manager Wells for the Bijou
theatre is I'm Old Kentucky which will
be seen here next month. I'm Old Ken
lucky is now in it's fourteenth season,
and is just as strong in public favor as
ever A fine, new scenic production has
been prepared for this reason, and the
strongest company that has ever ap
peared in the play has been engaged, with
Miss Marie Quinn, a charming young
actress yet in her teens in the role Of
the heroine.