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The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-04
Denounced by Commission

This question of land monopoly in
the West, as it is fostered through the
use Of the Communication clause of the
homestead act and the desert land act
has been studied by the Presidents S
Public Lands Commission, and their
report, the third installment of which
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Even the unemployed do not begrude
recognition Of merit where 1t Is de-
served At least, 80 it would seem by
a story told in the London Daily Nail.
A stalwart Bedford police constable
was escorting small army Of men who
them safely off the premises, as it
were. This is John Bunyan's house
we're coming to-" he said.
who's err roared dozen men from
the ranks.
IVY" ventured one man, re wor a
tinker, worn't e?"
"Ay," chorused a dozen more.
IVY, wot's the extry special bout
being tinker?" Queried a discontinued
individual. Il be q tinker, too, but no.
body's a-coeming around looking at
my 'ouse."
For two good reasons, AIRY"
"Wot be them?"
You amt got no 'Ouse to begin with,
and you amt John Bunyan, ayther."
Loud laughter greeted this sally.
But wot else did this ere Bunyan
do asides unkering?"
IVY, ye chump, e wrote a book
called Pilgrims Progress or sumnat."
IVY, then, that be all areet for U.s.
We be pilgrims sure enough, and we be
making progress, SO three cheers for
ovid John Bunyan"
The hundred and fifty Of the unem-
plOyed burst into ringing cheers and re-
sumed their march.
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All boys, old as we'll as yonag, were
deeply interested in a report concern
Ing the fate OF that romantic spot in
the south Pacific Ocean known as the
Island Of Juan Fernandez, where dear,
delightful old Robinson Crusee made
imperishable fame for himself, largely
because there were NO theaters or fra
ternal organizations to distract his at
tentioA- At least. that is what many
believe, though q few who profess to
know stoutly aver that CFusee never
existed except In the vivid Imagination
Of Daniel Defse, author OF The story,
who based his yarn on events In tho
hfe Of Alexander Selkirk. 4 Scetchman,
who spent several years In tho solitude
Of this rocky protuberance in tho vast
Pacific, 40O miles OF the coast Of Chill.
During the recent quake that shook
up Valparaiso 1t 10 said the island Of
Juan Fernandez disappeared leaving
neither track, trace Ror semb3ance Of
the romantic spot What a Dtty! It
must have made the water bubble when
It went under, for 1t was about six
miles broad by eighteen in length and
covered with rocky peaks, the highest
having an elevation Of about 1000 feet
The Island OF Juan Fernandes was
discovered In the sixtee2th century by
the companion OF Pizarro, for whom it
is named. 1t was once a nsst OF pi-
rates, then a fortified Spanish station,
later became Gillian convict station,
and Of late has had over a score of
peaceful Inhabitants clustered IN a val
ley hamlet
Sharb, the English buccanear, made
1t the station from which hs and his
men sailed forth to ravage the Chilli
an coast. Pursued BY q Spanish car
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Stolypin is only one Of many others,
some Of them successful, made upon
high officials in the Russian public
service. Almost every day the revolu-
where in the empire. One day it is
In St Petersburg, another day in Mos
COW, again it is in Finland. again In
Poland. Official assassination is open
ly preached and practiced, so that the
upholders Of Russian autocracy are
trembling for their lives. Neither life
nor property Is safe, and even the Car
on his throne has been singled out for
slaughter. Never In any land, nor in
any age, with the possible exception
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After a wordy argument in which
neither scored two Irishmen decided to
fight it out. it was agreed that when
either said 1--WE enough" the fight
should cease.
After they had been at 1t for about
ten minutes one of them fell and i'm
mediately yelled: Enough! I've
enough"
But his opponent kept on pounding
him until a man who was watching
said:
"Why don't you let him up? He
says he's got enough
Il know he says So" said the victor,
between punches, but he's such a liar
you can't believe word he says
Washington Post.
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Premier Stolypin. For daring reckless
ness this attempt has few parallels,
even in Russia.
NJ. Stolypin was holding a reception
at st. Petersburg in his summer resi-
dence in Apothecary Island, a wooden
building. The guests had assembled,
when there arrived four men, to all
appearances ordinary visitors. But, as
the list of intending visitors had been
closed, the servants would not allow
them to enter. They thereupon at
tempted to force an entry into room
adjoining that In which the guests
were assembled. In the struggle one
OF the men let fall a bomb, which ex-
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"By q Neck"

In the lower Amazon country the
temperature ranges about eighty-seven
degrees in the shade all the year
round, says the author Of ''TeE Thou
sand Miles in a Yacht" At Mana0s,
one thousand miles up the river, the
temperature Is six or eight degrees
higher.
Thermometers are little used in that
country, and little understood. So Wneh
a yachtsman returned dOwn-river anu
was asked by an otfici.d at Para, "How
is the temperature at ManaOs" his re-
ply, Eight degrees hotter than here
elected stare of oL-Omprehensi0n.
at ManaOs," said the yachtsman I'D
explanation, II used to wilt six collars
a day. Here in Para only need three
a day"
This was perfectly clear to the Bra
lillian. whose face lighted with under
standing.
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BEAVER FARM NO OILERS, HON..
Furry ColOnists Drive or Thsse w.
Will Net Work.

Furry Colonists Drive OF Those VIZ.
Will Net Work.
On the farm Of the Rev. W. T. Chit.
mas, a few miles from this town o,
lists one Of the few beaver farms =.
Canada. says New York Post writer
at Oxbow. Sask. Within the limits ~
the farm are FIVE large dams, peon,ad
by some 200 beavers. The hanks 80
the Souris river, which runs thror,h
the farm. are fringed with poplar treas
supplying the beaver with the best ~
building matelal and also with N.
daily bread. According to a Law pass.
ed in 1896, it is Illegal to kill beaver.
until the fall Of 1903, consequently th,s
colony Is waxing strong and mult,-
plying very rapidly. Having been pro.
tected from the trappers for the mast
ten years, they are becoming very tam.
and do not seem to mind casual on.
locker, although they do most Of their
work by moonlight One night these
beavers cut down fifty-two trees. A..
cording to the Rev. Mr.. Christmas, who
takes a great deal Of interest in hi.
little tenants and watches carefully tn
see no harm comes to them
These beavers are very industrlou.
and have no use for one Of their nnm.
Dor who refuses to do his share Of +h.
work. When such a member Of IN.
flock Is noticed the others drive hin,
away to live In solitude, and when .nch
a beaver is found BY a trapper thev
are known as bachelors. It tkes IN.
beavers but short time to fell a lary..
sized tree. and they are able - throw
1t In any direction desired. When once
felled the tree Is quickly cut up into
lengths for houses, dams, Or food. A.
may be required. The house Of thu
beaver Is built On the bank Of thu
river. with Its entrance under water
Once having built the entrance the
rest Of the house Is started, the whols.
colony working at the house until II
Is finished, and when completed It is
warm, dry and cozy. Although II n
impossible for beavers to live for lone
under water, the entrance is built for
some distance under the water, and
then there Is long tunnel connecting
the house with the water.
A beaver family usually consists Of
four or five, and comes into the world
with Its eyes wide open. The young
ones live with their parents for two
years and then they are made to shift
for themselves. The full-g1ewn beaver
measures about two feet In length.
with tall some ten inches long, which
he can use as a spade or q trswel %
we'll as paddle. The average age b
10 years, although some have been
known to be a. old as q, but such
cases are said to be rare. When tie
|animal Is 9 years Of age It, peit is at
its prime, and will fetch from SO
to $12 In Minneapolis.
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One of the traditional stories of the
town Of Fairfield, Conn.,, recopnts q
wild dash from the pulpit made by q
worthy and beloved pastor of the Epis-
copal flock, DR.. Labaree.
1t was on Sunday more than
hundred years ago. The service had
been read, the prayers said. the hymns
sung, and the parson began his ser
mon. AS he proceeded his gestures be-
came very energetic. He brought his
right hand down with great force.
Then he turned pale, cleared the pulpit
stairs at a bound, dashed out the
church door and ran toward the pond
short distance away
The congregation followed in bewil-
dered pursuit. and saw their venerable
pastor with flying robe rush into the
water until it came to his neck. Then
turning round, he faced his astonished
audience and said:
Dearly beloved brethren. am not
crazy. as no doubt many of you think
but yesterday at the drug store
bought bottle Of nitric acid, and care
lessly left it in my pocket to-day.
my last gesture broke the bottle l
knew the suffering the acid would
cause when it penetrated my clothing
and rushed for the water to save my
self pain"
He drew several nieces of glass from
his pocket in witness of the tale. Then
he dismissed the company and hurried
home
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dencs. and was thus able e intercept
It. 1t was addressed to 'Cantab," and
had been forwarded, unopened, BY the
editor Of the review. The envelope bore
a German stamp. but tho post-mark had
been smeared and was quite undistin-
guishable. The letter was neatly written
IN English. 1t consisted almost entirely
of the most violent personal threa t.
against my father. The writer declared
that he would soon find out ."Cantab's"
real name. and would suitably repay him
for his ISLANDERS against the greatest
scientific work of the century. l was
very frightened about it, but several
friends to whom I showed the letter
laughed away my fears. saying it was
undoubtedly the work of some mailman,
ana advising me to burn it. This l did.
l never mentioned the affair to my faith
er, whose health was giving me great
anxiety At the time.
During September my father had TAX
en- a cottage on the Cornish coast, and
when the end Of the Long Vaeat ton
came, the doctors forbade his return to
Cambridge. l had hard werk to per-
suade him that it was best to obey their
orders; but at last he gave In, and we
settled down for the winter.
The cottage was built at the foot Of a
low hill strewn with boulders and torn
by the autumn rains. Upon its summit
the chimney Of an abandoned tia mine
rose against the sky like a vast nag
pole, with roehess buildings grouped
around It In melancholy decay. 1t was
always a depressing spot to ne, and
rarely visited It, though the view was
splendid. About half q mile before the
cottage the nsorland ended abruptly in
4 line Of glorious cliffs, two hundred and
fifty feet Of granite and shining psrph-
yry from brow to breaker. This was my
favsrite walk. loved to crawl 70 tie
edge, that might peer ever at the reefs
that spcang out frsm the tamblel rocks
At the cliff fest like the bones Of a giant's
hand. l have lain thus for hours watch
Ing the great rollers advancing in that
stately, iAexsrab3e march Ct theirs, rank
following rank, until they burst In thun-
dereus green fountains Of feaA. Some
times, vixen a fierce wind blew from the
southwest, the spray they hurled into the
air wsuA wet my face, even where lay
- Infinitely far above them.
DSt" lA0 COtIA8o AHN inc Sdn An0
ground dipped into q little glen. or goyal,
a. the country folks called 1t, cAoked
with sterm-twisted trees and deep with
gorse and ferns. Through 1t ran our
cart track, winding down to the hshing
village Of Polleven, where the tiny, stone
rooted houses chung to a gap in the cliff
wall Like barnacles on a rock.
Bssides my father and myself. Mar
jory, eur eosk-housekeeper, whs had
been with as ever since could remem-
her, was the only other inhabitant Of the
cottage. On Tuesdays and Thursdays a
red-cheeked maiden, who had quite re-
markabls powers Of breaking erockery.
came to help from Polleven.
So were We living on Nov. n. From
that date l win chiefly rely upon my
diary fer the details Of my terrible ex-
psrienee. Please do not laugh at the
fern In which l wrote 1t. Mr.. .HarlaAd
las asked me to make Ne altera tioAs, and
- here It Is.
(T~ be esatinusl.)
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ploded with terrible force. Thirty pee
pie were killed and thirty were in
jured NJ. Stolyrin escaped unhurt but
his daughter aad little son were badly
injured. the girl having had beth Of
her legs shattered. Among the killed
were q prince. a general, a colonel, q
captain and two court officials. OF the
four terrorists three were killed and
the fourth was promptly arrested.
This attempt upon the life Of Premier
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Rival News Interest.

Towne-So Greathead is dying, Ell?
Is he resigned?
Browne-Yes, he Is now, but the ex-
element over the San Francisco dis
aster had him worried for time.
Towne-Why, how?
Browne-It occupied so much space
in the newspapers he was afraid his
obituary would be slighted.-Philadel-
phia Press.
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TERRoRlou IN Ru0HA.

Tho FreAsV OF the Attsck MaAs -
Premier 1tolyD4A's LA1A.
The desperate frea1y which nlls tho
minds OF the Russian revolutionary
party, leading It to any extreme h
order to visit puatsAment upsa those
whom Il ACCUSES Of ebstructlng the at
tainnasnt Of political rights and fuller
measure Of freedom. k we'll illustrated
In tho recent attempt upon the life Of
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Juan FERNANDEZ toSr
oespe ofA)exaoder 9elk,rkh
h 'soofSsSs ss Elk *: =. wy;<A
ekoe pX his
knRoousGp,pw

avail, they lied, leaving behind the black
man who reappears in story as Crusoe's
man Friday. The English vessel, the
Cirque Ports, arrived in 1904, having
for mate Alexander Selkirk, the orig
inal Of Robinson Crusoe. No need to
lures, nor to question how closely the
novelist adheres to fact In what ID un-
doubtedly the most fascinating story Of
adventure ever written.
The narrow ridge where Selkirk
watched Is now called The Saddle, be-
cause at either end Of it Zig rocky
hummOck rises like pommel. Boys and
girls of two or four generations ago
will recall very readily those lines Of
Cowper on the life Of Alexander Sell
kirk, beginning as follows:
l an monarch of all 1 survey,
My right there is none to dispute:
From the center all round to tie SEA,
ON lord Of the fowl and tn brute.
0 solitude where are the chars
That sases have seen in thy 6aee?
Better dwell In the midst Of alarms,
Than reign In this horrible place.
On one Of these rocky hommocks
there had been placed a large tablet
with inscriptions comnemorauAg Alex
ander Selkirk's long and lonely stay. 1t
was placed there in 1868 by tAs officers
Of the British ship Topazs md reads
AZ follows:
In Memory of Alexander Seakirk,
A Native Of Largo, In the Oouaty eE
Fife, Scotland.
Vine Lived on This Island IN Complete
Solitude for Four Years cad
-Four Months.
He Was Landed from the Cinque
Ports, Galley, So tons, 18 guns, A.
D. 1904, and was taken sf in
The Duke Privateer, 12tA
Feb, 1909.
He Died Lieutenant of n. NJ. 3. Wey-
mouth, A. D. 1923, aged Al years.
This Tablet Is erected near 6elkirk's
lookout by Commodore Powell and the
officers Of the H. ~ 8. Topasa, A D.
1894
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No Pretensc.

$50 you want to work?'
please don't misunderstood me.
don't want to work. but I've got to-
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Her Position.

"Do you think your latest matrimo-
NAL venture will be for the better OF
the worse?"
~ can't say" answered the sensa-
tional actress with a look of resigna-
ton. Everything is now in the hands
Of my press agent. Washington Star.
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Of France during its revolutionary o..
burst IN the eighteenth century. b..
such a reign Of terror prevailed A ~
reigns Ia Russia.
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The first three lines of a wedding
notice, stating who married whom, ~
all the information there Is IN tns
item.
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Ever notice that funny" looklns
people have funny" looking company
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Within the Antarctic circle +

Within the Antarctic circle there has
never been found Towering plant. In
the Arctic region there are 7G2 different
species Of flowers
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This Tablet Is erected near 6elkirk'a
lookout by Commodore Powell and the
officers Of the H. n. g. Topase, A D.
1868.
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He Died Lieutenant of n. NJ. 9. We!
mouth, A. ID. 1923, aged Al PEARS.
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He Was Landed from tho Cinque
Ports, Galley, SO tons, 18 suns, A.
D. 17O4, and was taken III in
The Duke Privateer, 12tA
Feb, 1909.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-20
H LO PINEAPPLE
CANNERY PROJECT

THE business Of establishing a pine
apple cannery in Hilo is looming up,
and men who own land and those who
have money to invest are sitting up
and taking notice." the Hawaii Herald
says. A prospectus is to be circu-
lated by the promoters of the enter
prise, and from the encouragement re-
ceived II would appear that there will
be no difficulty in raising the money
necessary. The estimates are based
ca the personal experience of L. A.
Andrews as far as the cost of culti-
walton is concerned, and that is what
interests the men who have the land
and who may go into the enterprise.
THE company is to be Incorporated,
to commence business as soon as IL is
Incorporated. The proposed capital of
the company is 100000, with the priv
ilege of increasing II to $500000. The
original amount of capital stock will
be divided into ten thousand shares of
$40 each
"Of these ten thousand shares, seven
thousand five hundred ($75,000) will be
Issued Immediately as follows: 200U
shares (s2O,0O0) will be issued as paid
up stock for pineapple lands to be
decided TO the company. 500 shares
(S50O0) to be issued for expenses of
organization and promoting the COM
pany. 5000 shares (s50,OOO) will be is
sued as assessable stock to be called
! up as follows: 1-2 per cent. upon ap-
plication for the stock. 2 1-2 per cent
| upon issuing the stock. / per cent
| each month during the year 1906.
per cent. each month thereafter until
| fully paid.
1T Is proposed to have the shares OF
stock of the company distributed as
| much as possible, among the producers
| or cultivators ESQ that they will share
in the profits OF preserving and can.
ming their own producD, and among
Hilo small capitalists, merchants, bus
mess and professional men, clerks
mechanics and other salary earners
who will not only get the profit in divi.
dends, but be directly benefited by the
| improved business conditions thai
must follow the establishment of ar
industry that will be so generally en-
gagged in by the small farmers as tn,
| pineapple business.
| THE primary object of the company
Is to furnish a cannery for packing tn,
pineapples OF its stockholders, as indi
vidual planters, and OF any others VIII,
may wish to cultivate pineapples."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-20
ITALIAN RAILRoADING.

Alberto Frederick, the head of New
Yorks roast chestnut trust, an or
ganiZation not to be despised, was
praising Italy In a cafe.
THE only thing about Italy that
could be improved on is it's train SER
vice" he said. II shall never forget
winter experience OF mine on the
railroad that runs along the Mediter-
ranean from Ventimille to Genoa.
II boarded this train at Ventimille
one morning. bound for San Reno. on
we started, snow covered mountains to
our left. orange groves and rose farms
about us, the blue sea on our right.
and after some minutes we stopped.
is this Bordighera?' / said to a
guard.
No, It's cow he answered.
There's a COW on the track
We'll after while the COW WAS
driven on. and we got under way
again Some few miles We're traversed
IN a leisurely way, and ,hen--we stop
ped again,
Another cow l said TO the guard
bitterly,
me" he Feplisd, The same one,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-20
JOHN K. SUMNER
4 VERY SICK Man

In response to an enquiry made yes
terday by an Advertiser man as to the
condition of John X. Sumner, DR.. ].
w. Mcdonald had the following to
say;
About a month ago Mr. Sumner
began to develop symptoms of an
ataxic paraplegia, gradually losing the
power of coordination in the lower
limbs, due to sen!le degenerative
changes, chiefly in the spinal cord.
For some days he was able to walk
about, but at present he is confined to
bed.
AT no time has he lost conscious
ness nor does he suffer much pain.
From the nature of his case and his
advanced age, the outlook for his re-
covery is most unfavorable, still he
maintains remarkably calm and
dignified demeanor,
He talks but little. though he greets
his friends and attendants with a
smile, and l believe, realizes the full
gravity OF his case.
His condition today is somewhat
improved and he is resting very com
fortably."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-20
THE TRUTH ALWAYS.

"When you are in doubt tell
the truth" 1t was an expert
enced old diplomat who said this
to a beginner n the work. 1t
may pass in some things, but
not in business. Fraud and de-
ception are often profitable 80
long as concealed; yet detection
is certain sooner or later; then
comes the smash-up and the
punishment. The best and safest
way is to tell the truth all the
time. Thus you make friends
that stick by you, and reputa-
ton that is always worth twen-
ty shillings to the pound every
where your goods are offered for
sale. We are able modestly to
affirm, that it is on this basis
that the worldwide popularity of
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
rests. The people have discov-
cred that this medicine is exact
ly what it is said to be, and
that it does what we have al
ways declared it will do. Its ma
ture also has been frankly made
known. 1t is palatable as honey
and contains all the nutritive and
curative properties of Pure Cod
Liver Oil, extracted by us from
fresh cod livers, combined with
the Compound Syrup of Hypo-
phosphites and the Extracts Of
Malt and Wild Cherry. A COM
bination Of supreme excellence
and medicinal merit. Nothing
has been 80 successful in Ane-
mia, Scrofula, Bronchitis, Influ-
enza, Loss of Flesh and VAST
ing Diseases, Weakness and Low
Nervous Tone, and all COM
plants caused by Impure Blood.
DR.. Austin ID. Irvine, OF Canada,
says: al have used it in cases
where cod liver oil was indica-
ted but could not be taken by
the patient, and the results fol-
lowing were very gratifying" 1t
cannot deceive or disappoint you,
10 effective from the first dose
and zones to the rescue OF those
who have received no benefit
from any other treatment II
! represents the dawn OF progresa
Bold by all chemists syeT-wheyN