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The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
Unearthino the Briber.

During recent campaign in Eng. land certain woman called on la borer's wife and asked if her husband would vote for Lord Blank. No, he won't" was the reply. But. remem- Der the blankets and coals you got from the clergyman" Never mind them. He's been promised new pair of trousers if he votes for MT. Dash" Suspecting that this was case Of bribery that must be outdone, the woman canvasser offered sovereign If the woman would tell her who had promised the trousers. The money paid over, the woman smiled. Il promised them" she said, and I'll buy them out of you: sovereign" ws
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
Their Lives Were Parallel

Battle Creek. Mich.-A remarkable parallel has come to light in the death of General William R. Shafter and Thomas Ford, a farmer of Lacey town. ship. They were born on the same day in Galesburg, attended school to- gether, enlisted for service on the same day in the civil war. were mus tered out on the same day. died on the same day, November 12, within a few hours of each other, and were buried on the same day and at the same hour.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
COSTLY MINE IMPROVEMENT s
 PLANNED FOR kLONDlkE.
Indications Are That Dawson Will Be Center of Worlds Largest Gold Dredging Fields-Value of
 This Years Product.

Dawson, Yukon.-The gold output of of the Klondike for the season of 1906 reaches the total of $5,697 ,942. This figure is based on the average valuation of $16 to the ounce. By the Klondike is meant that area of placer producing streams within ra- dius of 50 miles of the city of Daw- son.
 The total output of the Klondike since the discovery of the camp in 1896 is s112,7S6.572.
 These figures are based on the roy alty collections by the Canadian gov ernment, which controls all the big camp. The figures are from the office of J. T. Lithgow, comptroller of finances in the Yukon.
 If anything the amounts here given are very conservative. They are well under the mark, particularly for the earlier years, because it is believed that many then evaded the payment of the royalty eXacted by the govern ment. Now evasion is Impossible be- cause all dust attempted to be taken across the boundary before it has re- ceived the stamp and certificate show ing that the royalty Is paid is con- fiscated.
 The indication is that the output for the future will be greatly increased as soon as the many big streams now be ing acquired by the Guggenheims of New York, Sigmund Rothschilds and associates of Detroit, Colonel Will Hams of Paris, Tex, and associates Dr. A. S. Grant of Toronto and N. A
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
OSTRICH FARMS PROFITABLE,

though this is sometimes mentioned ai suitable for ostrich raising.
 Alfalfa pasture Is also essential; an acre of alfalfa will carry fnur os. triches, and, which is of far more importance, will keep them in good health. Our American ostriches are now worth $500 pair at four years of age. No one should imagine that os trich farming is get-rich.quick scheme, for the birds are not ready for mating until they become four years old.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
NO MEDICINE.
But Change of Food Gave Final Relief.

Most diseases start in the aliment- ary canal--stomach and bowels. A great deal of our stomach and bowel troubles come from eating too much starchy and greasy food. The stomach does not digest any of the starchy food We eat-white bread. pastry, potatoes. oats. etc.-these things are digested in the small intes- tines, and If we eat too much, as most of us do, the organs that should di. gest this kind of food are overcome by excess of work, so that fermenta- tion, indigestion, and long train of ails result.
 Too much fat also Is hard to digest, and this is changed into acids, sour stomach, belching gas, and bloaty. heavy feeling.
 In these conditions a change from indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will work wonders in not only relieving the distress but in building up strong digestion, clear brain and steady nerves. A Wash. woman writes:
 About five years ago suffered with bad stomach-dyspepsia, indigestion. nstipation-caused. know now. from eating starchy and greasy food
 q doctored for two years without any benefit The doctor told me there was no cure for me. l could not eat anything without suffering severe pain in my back and sides, and l be- came discouraged.
 "A friend recommended Grape-Nuts and I began to use it. In less than two weeks l began to feel better. and inside of two months was well. woman and hava been ever since.
 T can eat anything l wish pleasure. We eat Grape-Nuts cream for breakfast. ana aro fond of it." Name given b'
 Co.,, Battle Creek. Mich.
 little book, The Road
 in pkgs There's a
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
Trials of Winter.

Do not permit yourself to be vic. tim to cold or cough They lead to pneumonia, consumption and else- where Be wise; use Simmons Cough Syrup. It cures coughs, heals lungs and will keep you right here to enjoy the beauties of spring.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
Thinks Clergy Are Losing Ground.

MT. Charles Booth, the great social scientist, in his volume on Religion clergy are losing ground by becoming servers of tables and organizers of charity instead of spiritual guides to their focks.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
Seeks Practical Knowledge.

The Montenegrin minister of agri. culture is a practical man. Poultry breeding is at present engaging his at- tention, and in his office lie has had a hen sitting to hatch special brood of chickens. There are now nine chickens chirping round his chair.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14

me to good, sound condition. My wife and many of my friends have used Doan's Kidney Pills with good results and I can earnestly recommend them"
 Sold by all dealers. 50 cents box. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
National Pure Food and Druqs Act.

The Garfield Tea Company's prepara. tions comply in every respect with the requirements of The National Pure Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, 1906. Serial No 384, assigned by the Government, will appear on every package of their goods.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
Lives by Raisinu Queen Bees.

Miss Flora Mcintyre, sophomore In Berkeley University. California, pays her board and tuition fees by the sale of queen bees she raises.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14

About fifteen years ago I suffered with my back and kid neys. I doctored and used many remedies without getting re- lief. Beginning with Doan's Kidney Pills. I found relief from the first box. and two boxes restored
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-12-14
DOES YOUR BACK AcHE2
Profit by the Experience of One Who
 Has Found Relief.

James R. Keeler, retired farmer, of Fenner street, Cazenovia, N. l., says:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-14
THEY FIGHT TWICE.
Mclaughlin and Reid Imbibe Courage
and Go to 1t.

Two street brawls in one day is the
record Of John Mclaughlin and
Shorty" Reid, farm hands, who
furnished amusement for a crowd of
$50 persons in front of a saloon just
after dinner today.
1t seems that Mclaughlin and Reid
have been working on a farm n-ur
here and some illfeeling arose between
them. Neither had the courage to
bounce the other until they got it in
liquid form yesterday evening when
they went at it.
The result was McLaughlin's arrest.
He skipped his IS bond and showed up
again for round number two this af-
ternoon. This lasted about two
minutes over Marquis of Queensbury
regulation time and gore from both
combatants was distributed rather
freely about the sidewalk.
When an officer appeared on the
scene both men linked"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-14
new JAIL IS ABOUT READY
"Skookum House" is Being Prepared
for County's Unwilling Boarders
Where Officers Will Go.

Fine wire netting is being put on
the windows of the new Jail today.
This is SO closely woven that even an
angle worm, would have difficulty in
escaping. An occupant of a private
apartment in the new county "skookum
house" will have three sets Of steel
hindrances to get through before he
can stand beneath the blue panOply of
heaven.
The cells themselves are made of
iron ~ inches in thickness, while
the windows are all set with solid bars
nearly an inch through and about 2
inches apart. Then, outside of
this, is the screening which is being
put on today.
The object of these two outer sets
from throwing weapons, or tools, to
friends inside. It is not known just
Wnen the jail VIII De InoNeu IHIo Tie
new quarters, but it will be the first
instant that the contractor says the
word.
The sheriff will take up his head
quarters in the new Jail and County
Clerk Hill will establish his office in
the rooms left vacant by the sheriff
The county treasurer will take the
clerks old room in the hall of records
have the room now used by Treasurer
Hawley for their meetings. This will
allow the auditor to have the sole
use of the two rooms on the north end
of the hall Of records.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-14
any assistance in the swift current
Body Not Recovered.

Efforts to recover the body proved
unsuccessful. Harris was an expert
enced engineer and was well liked by
rivermen.
The wrecked steamer was sold a few
weeks ago to Wallula parties. She was
built about a year ago for the Hover
Land company and for eight months
piled between Wallula, Hover, Ken
newick and points further up stream
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-14
Matte c. Hover Strikes on Rock
Near Wa|Iu|a
ENGINEER COLE HARRIS IS DROWNED
ANCHOR BEING THROWN CAUGHT
DRAGGED HIM DOWN..

News of the wrecking of the steamer
Matte c.. Hover, on the point of an
island above the Wallula landing late
Wednesday night and the drowning of
Cole Harris, the engineer, yesterday
morning while inspecting the wreck,
was telephoned to The Statesman Of
flee early this morning by R. c. Ju-
liam, editor of the Wallula Gateway.
The Matte c.. Hover was on the
down-river run from Hover and
struck the point of a small island in
the Columbia about a quarter Of a
mile above the Wallula anding.
Submerged rocks stove several holes
in the hull of the boat which quickly
filled and went down in about 10 feet
of water. Captain Hover and the crew
escaped in boats.
Caught by Anchor.
Darkness settling down over the
river the crew was unable to ascer-
tain the damage until yesterday
morning. The steamer it was found
was badly wrecked and with the ex-
ception of some of the machinery will
probably prove a total loss.
The drowning Of Engineer Harris oc-
Cured yesterday morning while he and
Captain Hover and members of the
crew were making an examination of
the wrecked steamer.
Harris rowed to the wreck in a small
skiff. In throwing the anchor over
board one point Of the heavy iron be-
came caught in his clothes, upsetting
the skiff and throwing him into the
river.
The anchor dragged Harris to the
bottom of the river before the eyes
of Captain Hover and members Of the
crew who were unable to render him
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-14
AGAINST WEIGHING COMPANY
Jury Brings Verdict Of $4,000
for Plaintiff
FIRST TEST CASE OVER QUAKE LOSSES
LEVI STRAUSS REALTY COMPANY
SUES TRANSATLANTIC FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY ON
POLICY.
FIRST TEST CASE OVER QUAKE LOSSES

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IA jury
in the United States circuit court case
Of the Levi Strauss Realty company
against the Transatlantic Fire 1nsur-
ance company, the first case against
the so-called "welching'' insurance
companies, this morning returned a
verdict for $4,000 with interest for the
plaintiff on the ground the insurance
company failed to prove exemption
from responsibility.
The company had no earthquake
clause.
This is looked upon as a test case.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-14

All precincts within the city limits
will hold their caucuses at the county
courthouse at 100 p. m. Monday, Sept.
II, for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the county convention to be
held at the county courthouse Thurs
day, Sept. 20, 1906, at 10 o'clock a. m.
JOHN B. CATRON,
Chairman Democratic County Central
Committee.
Attest:
T. NJ. MCKINNEY,
Acting Secretary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-14
WHAT DECIDES YOU

The people who buy Steger pianos
don't do so from sentiment. Not bit!
It's a simple business proposition.
Now just ask yourself this: When you
buy a piano what decides you?
Is it preference for some particular
make, or is it the musical quality of
the piano right on it's own merits?
If the latter, we stand ready to show
you.
Remember our store is headquarters
for sheet music.
OWeNey Herrick Music Co.
DACRES HOTEL BUILDING
Just received new Suits and Coats
at Skies Dry Goods Co.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-20
YOUNG CHILD IS
BURNED TO DEATH

The months old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Cnas. Blery, who live about
seven miles north OF the city, was
burend to death IN fire which des. roy.
ed their home Saturday afternoon.
The parents we've work lug in the gar.
den and left the baby ly ing on the bed
asleep. Anotne, small child who had
been left in the house secIred scme
matches aud went into the bedroom to
play with them. The child proceeded
to scrstch the matches on the bed upon
which the baby was sleeping, setting
FIRE TO the bedclothes. In an instant
the whole bed was in flamss and al
thougn the child which had set the fire
ran out and tolo its parents of che fire
the flames had made such headway that
they could not enter the house. Para
lyzed with grief they could do nothing
but hopelessly watch the flames which
were burning their child and destroy.
ing their home
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-20
WORK BEGUN ON \
OKANOGAN PROJECT

Conoonully, Aug. ~ -Superinten
dent Jesse Smoot of the government
reclamation service, began work on
the Okancgan irrigation project this
morning, and the plan years in ma
turing promises a swift frutiton.
The rebuilding of the fume from the
river to Conconully lake, now an old
and rotten wooden affair, in stone and
concrete, will oe the first thing done
on the $500, 900 project, and the
work will be rusned so that oil the
water OF this fall ind next spring may
be conserved for the use of next sum
mer.
The new reservoir will require
over a years time for the building
of the dam and the clearing OF TIE
site. The farmers of Pogue prair:e
are entitled to water next year under
their contracts with the government.
and Conconully lake will have to
furnish it. This it has done in the
past but there will be considerable
new aorsge to be watered next sum
mer, and more water will be needed
The new fame will be larger and the
outlet lowered.
This afternoon. at Pogue prairie,
bids were opened for the reservoir
clearing and for the excavation work
Oh the main canal. Some OF the work
Is in rock, but the bulk OF the digging
will be easy dirt. The bidders were
all from the county. and the figures
varied wilely. 1t may be several
days before the result is known.
The dam work has been readvetlsed,
and bids are called for from Portland
office. to be opened September /.
The scarcity of labor is making it
difficult for contractors to make sure
in taking large job of this kind so
far away from transportation facilities
and it is quite liSely that the govern.
ment will bave to do the work under
the supervision of Jesse Smoot, with
local help.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-20

There is no man SO ignorant that
you can't learn something from him.
Popular ministers avoid touching
the sore spots on their congre cations.
other things with any degree of con-
tentment until after she has acquired
q husband.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-20
Flood Discloses Gold.

Searchlight. New. Aug. 20.-Early
this morning Searchlight was the re-
cipent of an immense deluge OF water
which greatly resembled cloudburst.
The water came down in torrents and
the streets where TUNED into swiftly
flowing rivers. None of the large
buildings were damaged, bat many
tents. bouses ana shacks were flooded
Many tons OF loose dirt were washed
down Hobson avenue, and exposed
ledge of copper stained quartz. Many
samples were picked up wieh the gold
visible,
How many things have you failed
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-20
5000 LOST LIVES IN
VALPARAISO DISASTER


tiago suffered severely. Thirty penple
were killed there and the property loss
is placed at $50, 900, 900. Another mes
sage places the number OF dead at 500.
while third dispatch from Santiago.
via Bueps Ayres, places the number
killed and wounded at 10000.
Panic reigns 10 tho cities ami the
people are fleeing for their lives.
Refugees from Valparaiso are rgetting
into Santiago 42 miles away.
Tne distur Dances have covered
large area. Shoebs were felt in Tao
oma ip the extreme norIn OF Chile.
A .number iof minor towns have been
eirher destroyed or materially damaged
Valparaiso has been described as
nearly e destroyed" while another
message says half the CITY has become
a prey to the eartl quake ana flames.
The first shcok occurred Thursday
evening about 3 oc lock, ana WIS fol-
lowed by others at intervals TIN ougb-
out the night. Panic prevailed and
the streets we're filled with hysterical.
wailirg and'praying people.
Halt the inhabitants of Santiago
stayed on the streets or fled to the
country Thursday night. Fires fol-
lowed in Santiago, but were quickly
extinguisned by provideDtial 1own.
pour. Valparaiso suffered much from
firs
Many people have left the two cities
and the stream Of refugees continues
to grow.
The disturbances are confined to
the Pacific slope OF the Andes but
Iquique, the centre of the nitrate in
dustIv, has escaped injury Tho dis
,urbance was recorded by seismogra.
phs in Washington, Honolulu, Ham.
burg and 0otetingen.
Various firms IN Europe and Amer
lea, with business interests in Chile
have received void messages announ-
clng the safety of employees.
Among the places reported to have
been damaged are: VIVA del Mar,
$4,000 people, trhee miles from Val
paraiso.
Quitorque and Limache. of 1000
people each, both in Valparaiso1prov-
ince.
Quiloln, 266 miles from Valparaiso.
llipel, 5000 people. l30 miles north
west of Santiago.
vallnar. 5000 peopls, 800 miles
north of Santiago and other small
towns.
Houses in Valparaiso and Santiago
as we'll as other towns in Chile are
built to withstand earthquakes.
They are made of stone with thick
walls aud are seldom more than two
storiees high. They are not very
com husGible, as was the case in San
Francisco
London, Aug. 20.-In cable from
Valparaiso without date the CORES
pondent of the Daily News says:
sixty per cent of this city has been
destroyed. The death Ioll is very
heavy. There were 80 shocks during
Thursday night and there have been
800 more since then. The rremors
still continue One hundred thousand
people are homeless and destitute.
Water sas gi ven ont Surrounding
towns have been destroyed and the
railroads have been cut.
Vapariso, Chile, Aug. 19.-At 7:l5
last Thursday evening Valparaiso ex-
perienced an earthquake of great sever
ity and during the night SO shocks
were felt.
Most of the buildings of the city are
either burned or damaged. The loss
will be enormous, probably reaching
$250,oO0, 900. Two thousand persons
killed is considered to be fair essi-
mate of the casualties.
Any man who buys a mule is sure
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-20

How many things have you failed
to sell after ADVERTISING them?
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-20

Any man who buys mule is sure
to have q Kick coming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20

ante-room that he couldn't give any time
to portrait sitting that day. However, DR..
Jameson arranged 1t SO that | was able
to make some progress that day also.
1t wasn't easy work, though, j assure
you, for while l was able to study his face
at all, nor was he conscious that he was
undergoing a sitting. The folding doors
between the room he was in and another
one, as DR.. Jameson pointed out, were not
quite closed, and couldn't be closed.
DR.. Jameson proposed that l saoIld GO
into the next room and take up my point
of observation on the oeher side of the
doors. He was sure M. Rhodes wouldn't
notice me and it turned out he didn't
The room l was in was dark and entirely
unsuited to the work, but Mr.. Rhodes sat
in the light and l sketched with great in
dustry all through the two hours.
Il heard a good deal of very direct, Wig
orous talk about important affairs in that
time, / assure yoU-taik that, reported
would have been valuable no doubt to the
newspapers If / had been reporter but
of course 1 forgot everything 1 heard and
Mr.. Rhodes never knew / heard 1t.
I'm the miniature, which / still own, /
managed to catch much pleasanter ex-
preston than his habitual one, but in the
large canvas. which Mr.. Belt, now a mem
Der of parliament, owns, the cynical look
of the man of affairs was preserved at Mr.
Belts request and with the approval of
Mr.. Rhodes.
After he had become really interested in
the portraits Mr.. Rhodes gave me several
sittings al my studio that We're much more
satisfactory than those at his hotel which
l have described Still, he was never very
satisfa Glory as a sitter. He was too much
wrapped up in affairs. too nervous, to give
himself wholly up to an artist l may add
that he was distinctly dissatisfied with his
whatever of his face except one taken di-
reCtly from the front -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
The Most Homicidal of Nations.
nm the phjIadeIphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record.
According to the unofficial statistics
gathered in 1905, as in previous years, by
the Chicago Tribune, there were 9.212 homi-
cides committed in the United States dur
ing the twelvemonth just ended. This
country remains on the bad eminence it
has long occupied in the history of crime;
indeed, We have increased our lead, for
the number of homicideS was greater by
$40 in 1905 than It was in the previous
year. The record constitutes a shocking
indictment.
With the single exception of the Italians,
the American people are the most honli-
cidal nation in the civilized world. In fact,
we are running neck and neck with Italy
with respect to the ratio of violent crimes
resulting in death. In the latter country
the homicideS number f05 per million of
inhabitants per year; in this country last
year the ratio was 10 per million.
comparison with the criminal statistics
of other leading nations will serve to en-
phasze the indictment and make it posi-
lively terrifying. Thus the annual average
ratio of homicides to population is Is per
million to German, 10 per million in France
and u per million in the united kingdom.
Germany.
One reason for these frightful conditions
is the laXity of the administration of the
Ratably, therefore, murder and man.
slaughter are four times as frequent IN
this country in England Scotland and
Wales, and nine times as frequent as in
criminal law in this country. In England
one out of four homicides is convicted of
murder and pays the extreme penalty for
his crime. Moreover, justice is not only
reasonably sure, but swift. The legal eX-
ecutions>in this country numbered 1873 last
year, which comparatively to a total of
opp homicides is an almost insignificant
proportion; and everybody is familiar with
the truth that criminal justice in the United
States has heels of lead. The other main
reason for the appalling frequency OF
murder in this country Is the prevalent
habit of carrying concealed firearms. The
ready pistol makes murder easy. Restric-
ton of the sale of deadly weapons is an
urgently needed reform.