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HIS AmmuNlT,oN.

The Rev. Edward Lloyd Jones.
Manchester (EnglanO minister. was
travelling from a Welsh village to Bre-
con and had with him a strong wooden
box filled with heavy theological books.
At Shrewsbury the detectives, who
were on the lookout for explosive ma
chimes and the like. suspected this
heavy box and word was sent on to
Brecon- When the young minister
stepped out OF the train he was as
tonished to find sergeant and several
constables awaiting him. Il think you
have a box with you" said the SER
geant. quite right said the preach
er, who began to scent a joke Out
came the box, and its weight excited
fresh suspicion about it's contents
This is your box?.' Yes --It con-
tains ammunition2' ST does" VERY
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UNCLE SAM OPERATING
A STUPENDOUS LOTTERY

cities. AS the farms are small,
compact rural community, making
possible graded schools, churches, rug
raj mail delivery, telephones and
other advantages of civilization, is as
sured.
Splendidly Productive.
The soil of the lands is wonderfully
fertile and productive and the recent
ly completed irrigation project will
make the section among the richest
in the west. Settlers will be required
to pay 81 per acre for their farms to
the Crow Indians as the purchase
price of the coded lands. The first
payment of 81 per acre falls due upon
filing on the lands and the balance
In annual installments. In addition
to this, the government will charge
the settlers the cost of building the
irrigation works. amounting to about
So per acre for ten years Alfalfa
and sugar beets are the chief products
of the irrigated lands, in this section,
which have a value of from SIS to
$500 per acre.
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Copyright, 1897, by F. A. MITCHELL

RHYS~yn%TN HERE are two pic
!. i !. !. !. !:
OF AHSN lures extant of limo
h<EABM thy Portley, the one
kA E MSY5 in which he stands
GZN ATI among a group of
IN Ell ETl packing house employ
MSAA IN ees in high boots,
tSIS%TJ trousers and wooden
shirt, the other in
which he is dressed in the height of
fashion, his natural norid complexion
aubdued by the artist. The first was
Tin Portley. butcher. The second is
Timothy Portiey, multinIlllionaire. he
would give & thousand dollars for each
AZ the group pictures to burn them.
Portiey lived most of the year in his
country place twenty miles from the
city. Time was when he hadn't nick
Ell 10 take him. tired and hungry, home
from his work in the evening. Now
there are express trains running past
his place TO the city but they are not
good enough. certainly not fast enough,
for him. He has his own automobile.
capable OF making mile a minute. and
IT has often tnlpen him from mis- house
to his Office in half an hour
The Arlington. turnpike furnished
direct line between NJ Portley's house
and hin Office, and C1 that pike is
STRAIGHT ..pieoe OF road over which he
gave his chauffeur orders to make fifty
miles an hour. At quarter past 10
every week day morning and a quarter
past in the evening. the hours of Mr..
Portley's passage. the farmers living on
this stretch OF road were obliged to
stop work to see that there We're no
children or stock in the way. Amos
Green lost a horse and Joseph Briggs
cow In both these cases Mr.. Portley
sat in his car. was handed check book
by his secretary. filled out checks for
double the amount claimed by the own
ers OF the stock. tossed them at the
farmers, aud as the papers futtered to
the ground to be picked UP by the pay
ees the payer dashed away
The next thing to fall under Mr.. Port
ley's Juggernaut was something that
could not be paid for in money. Daisy
Burton. fourteen years old. was crossing
the road whom she heard the sQuawk
OF a horn and saw Mr.. Portley's auto
mobile coming. She turned back. but.
seeing the automobile turning in the
same direction. started again to cross
The automobile changed its course at
the same time. 1t had slowed down. but
could not be stopped in time to prevent
a collision. Daisy was knocked to a
distance OF twenty feet. where she lay
In = heap. Mr.. Portley took in the stu
alton and ordered his chauffeur TO drive
on a cloud ofsdust marked his going.
and crowd ofAindlgnant countrymen.
among whom stood thu father Of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-05
BEUuAH.
Special to The journal.

special TO ne JOuFndls
Beulah, July beautiful weather
and frequent showers continue, and
everybody is busy planting sweet
potatoes and marketing the crops of
melons and other stuff already grown.
There will he very little fruit raised
in this settlement this year. Even
the black berries are failure.
Mr.. Thomas Hirst, of HattiesbUrg,
Miss, is spending a few days at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. HirSt
Mr. VIM. Henderson, ST.. was in
Pensacola on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Noah Butler was a Klendike
visitor last Saturday.
Miss Mary Spare spent a few days
last week as the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Earnest Snowden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Spare were
Pensacola visitors Tuesday.
The many friends Of Mrs. Louisa
Pitts Cnee Lister will be pleased to
learn that she is getting better. She
has had a hard case of>typhoid fever,
but it is thought the crisis has been
passed, and that she will soon be re-
stored to health
Master Carroll West has returned
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Fifteen Hundred Chances to
Get Fine Homes on Old
Indian Lands.
THE MONTANA LAND LOTTERY
AND THE HUNDREDS OF RICH
PRIZES in WAY OF FARMS OF
/. LARGE ACREAGE AND OF
A SPLENDID FERTILITY.
speciaI to The journal.

Washington, July 4-The United
States comes pretty close to obeying
ats own laws, but every government
slips up once in a while, and just af-
ter completely crushing out the old
Louisiana lottery gang by the Mobile
prosecutions, Uncle Sam holds a great
lottery, land and homes being the
prizes.
On June &c. at~Billings, Mont, Sec
Rotary Garfield presiding, the govern
ment began another of its famous
land lotteries, whereby the owner
ship of about 700 farms of forty and
eighty acres each in the Huntley ir-
Irrigation project will be decided From
all parts of the country eager land
seekers have, come to file their aft
-daVits and from these 1900 names
will be drawn The winners will be
notified in the r"ier that the names
are drawn TO make entry on a given
day, commencing July %, and contin-
ming until 635 entries have been re-
ceived
old Indian Reservation.
The Huntley project lands. which
have been irrigated under the direc-
ttion of the United States reclamation
service. comprise about 10000 acres,
gfOrmerly part OF the Crow Indian
Preservation. The tract is about
twelve miles from this city and is
traversed by two important lines of
railroads. The lands have a general
slope TO the Yellowstone river and
IAN elevation of 1900 feet above the
tSea level. The government has built
highway through the tract, afford
ing a direct line OF travel up and
down the valley. At short distance
along both railways townsites have
been laid out, so located that no
farm is more than two and One-half
tfniles from a railway station. An auc-
ton sale of the lots will be held
shortly after the farm drawing. Hun
fireds of prospective merchants. bank
6rs and business and professional
tnen are here awaiting opportunity of
Securing a location in the incipient
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IMITATION EBONY.

A new composition called gataIih =
being made near Paris which Is iheS
TO supnlant celiuloid and similar SUI
stances. Galalith is made by pateh.e-1
process from the. casein in skim TIE
The substance IS made in all coiol7'
and excellent limitations of TORTOISE
shen amber. coral. ebony and horn q.
produced. It possesses the adyantas'
over ceIIulold of being. odorIess and Az
soluteIy noninfamnable. since it con-
tatns no camphor. In hardness it -
sembles horn
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THE ONLY INACCESSIBLE CITY,

THE ONLY INACCESSIBLE CITY,
A brief cablegram from India recent
ly announced that a certain naive
photographer had been murdered by
tribesmen while attempting to pene-
trate in disguise to Miri Padam.
The news probably attracted the ct
tention of not one in ten THOUSAND
English readers. And yet IT should De
by rights of more than passing inter-
est to all of them.
For Miri Padam may, now that the
rather tawdry secrets of Lassa have
been laid bare, take FIST place rs thd
only inaccessible spot on the face Of
the globe. Indeed. even Lassa itseH
had been frequently visited in years
long gone by. while up 20 now nc
civilized traveller, either European or
Asiatic. has ever succeeded in setting
foot inside this mysterious mountain
city
And yet Miri Padam Is barely i've
days march from the frontier Of AS
sam. whittier its people, come period
ically in order to trade. But they. on
their part, will allow no Correspondents
privileges. OF mixed Abor and ne
Mishmi descent, fierce and untameabe
as tigers, owing no allegiance TO any
government on earth. their one nxe0
idea is to Kill offhand any stranger
presuming to approach anywhere near
their stronghold.
Tawang. In the same dangerous dis,
trict, has been visited and describes
by native explorers in the pay Of the
Indian government, and Rima, anothe,
jeelously guarded mountain stronghold
of the tribes. was reached by Needhah
at the risk Of his life.
Some day, doubtless. Miri PadaH'
too. will be entered. and its proud $50
lation destroyed. For it lies close 10
If not actually on, the Brahampn'F..
and 1t is this great river which foInI.
the only natural highway from turthsi
India TO Tibet and China
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-05
WORK AMONG
THE SEA|N|EN
June Data of Work of the
Local Friend" Society
on Ship and Shore.

The Seamen's Friend Society of
Pensacola, auxiliary to the American
Seamen's Friend Society, has made
the following report for June:
Arrival of ships during June:
American, 2; British 16. all others,
I'd; total, 81.
Religious services ashore, 16; at
tendance of seamen, rs; attendance
of citizens, 467.
Visits to ships II, visits to hos
pitfalls, f..
Bibles distributed, IL; tracts, 359;
cOmfortF bags, 8; bundles of literature
IN various languages, 196.
Free meals to destitute, 4; free
lodgings, 6; letters written by sea-
men II.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-05
TAFT GIVES CUBANS
LITTLE SATISFACTION

Secretary Taft threw additional
light upon his plans respecting the
American evacuation of Cuba when
he sent the following ca5legram to
Governor Magoon at Havana:
Il am in receipt OF a telegram from
General Loinaz Cast1IIo as to some
thing / have said with reference to
the restoration Of Cuba as a republic.
The plan for'the devoluti0bl Of the gov
eminent Of the island upon the per-
son to be selected by a fair election,
a soutlined in my letter to you, has
not been changed in the slightest.
The question of the time within which
that can be worked out, dtFe to the
doubt as tothe time in which the cen
sus can be. taken, is a. mere. matter of
opinion. Please advise General Cas-
tillo accordingly. TAFT"
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at amt touchif' the road"
Portley was puzzled, but only for a
moment. He was sure of the farmers
motive.
How much do you want to stop your
practicing when 1 want to pass your
farm"
in Hiram's tone and manner as he re-
piled:
You hain't got money enough to stop
my practicin' at any time.
Mr.. Portley refrained from further
argument. He felt sure that if he
couldn't buy his way from the farmer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-05
YOUR LIVER

is out of order. You go to bed in a
bad humor and get up with bad
taste in your mouth. You want some
thing to stimulate your liver. Just try
Herbine, the liver regulator. A pos
tive cure for Constipation, Dyspepsia
and all liver complaints Mrs. F.,
Fit. Worth, Texas, writes:
Have used herbine in my family
for years. Words can't express what
think about it. Everybody in my
household are happy and well, and
we owe it to Herbine.
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the box" The company stood away
while the lid was cautiously wrenched
OFF, When the sergeant found it con-
tanned nothing more explosive than
Adam Clarke's Theology" he ex-
pressed HIS indignation freely to the
minister. All that he got back was the
soft answer: why, bless my SOUL
man, you asked if the box contained
ammunition. That is my ammunition.
I'm Methodist parson, and that's
what / shoot with"
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The Serious Part.

"But, Gladys, we should not let your
mothers prejudice stand in the way Of
our marriage. What is money to true
lover
all, but ], hunse- Is something. Last
night you walked past three restau-
rants on the way from the theater and
never said supper once. But mother
had something for me to eat when
got home-"-London Mail.
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DECIDES AGAINST
SOUTHERN MILLS

Washington, July 1.-THE interstate
commerce commission has decided in
the case of the China and Japanese
Trading Company and others against
the Georgia Railroad and other lines
forming through routes to the Pacific
coast, that the complaint of discrim-
nation against southern cotton mills
in favor of New England mills is not
sustained
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he could buy itsthrough a lawyer. He
gave orders to his. chauffeur to turn
and hurried back in no good humor to
take another road, doubling the dis
tance to the city, On reaching it he
went straight to his lawyers office, told
how Hiram Perkins was monopolizing
the highway and asked how he should
proceed.
There's no law" said the lawyer, ito
prevent man firing on his own prop
erty, even if the highway runs through
it"
What! No law to keep him from
shooting me as pass his farm?''
IF he shoots you Intentionally, it's
murder; If unintentionally, you have an
action for damages"
Il don't want no damages after I'm
dead" exclaimed Mr.. Portley, in his ir-
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from Greenville, Ala, where he en-
joyed an extended visit with relatives
and friends.
The, meetings conducted by the
Baptist ministers, Revs. Bitch and
Rice, at the Klondike school house,
closed last Sunday, when ten were
baptised and admitted to the church.
The same ministers expect to hold a
series of meetings in the near future
at the Baptist church here.
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the right to use the road altogether. No
law was violated: no autonaobilist was
injured. Persons driving their machines
on the road at a moderate rate never
heard or saw any firing, and many of
them wondered while passing Perkins
farm to what use he could possibly put
his old rapid fire gun.
Daisy Burton will limp all her life
and will find it hard if she has to make
her own living. There are those among
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languages we will supply with read
ing matter any crews making appli-
cation at the DeLuna Street chapel.
H. C. CUSHMAN, Chaplain.
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of his automobile. He dared not go
over the Arlington pike till the damage
had been paid, and there was no other
direct road to town. Farmer Burton
did not come at once To a frame OF
mind to accept>money for the injury to
his child, and it was some time before
the matter was settled.
Meanwhile the+farmers ir~irs oI the
nike discussed tie situation. Daisy
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the farmers wives-wofnens can see fur
Their ahead in such matters than men
who declare that the day will come
when she viii have strong, level head
ed husband to work for her in Hiram
Perkins.
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The Dame-Pm surprised to see you
coming .Out of a public house again.
The Soldier-eh, mum. we must come
out sometimes.-Lendcn Army Graphic.
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COLLEGE BOY.
Fond OF Doughnuts and Pie, But Could
Not Keep in the Game" on
Such Food.

One good thing about modern col
lege athletics is that the young fell
lows learn some sense about food and
what it is really for.
A thing may taste good. but may not
be the thing to make clear brains. elias
tic muscles and good Wind
A michigan boy went in for sport.
but soon found that there was some
thing wrong with his food. He writes
During my school days | was fond
of out door sport and excelled in near
" every game that / entered 1t was
just at my greatest growing period and
! was springing up like a vine.
The food | ate then soon proved
TO be unfit to sustain my growth and
hard mental and physical work. l
relished and ate pastry and used to eat
hot doughnuts by the half dozen. [
had starchy and greasy food pretty
much all the time
Soon | became so weak | would
have TO eat during the middle of the
night before | could go to sleep. (haIf
starved because the undigested food
eaten never became absorbed for
strength.)
meut that il could not get from the
kind OF food | ate. My stomach pain
ed me and specialists denounced my
case severe intestinal indigestion.
Il tried everything imaginable in
the way of different foods. but With
ont avail. Finally / hit on Grape
Nuts which | began 10 eat and relish.
three times day. Soon my stomach
ard bowels got all right and my natur-
al sleep returned. Now | am hard at
work every day and sound in health.
which | owe largely to the advice in
The Road to Wellville.'' the little
books in the packages" Name given
by Postum Cereal Co, Battle Creek.
Mich. There's reason
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-05
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Missionary Society Met at
Doddridge Chapel.
IN PROSPEROUS CONDITION.

Centerville. April 5.-The Woman 5
Foreign Missionary society OF Dodd-
ridge Chapel was entertained on
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Thomas
Clevenger at her home in Centerville.
The president, Miss Lurena Wright,
opened the meeting at two O'Clock.
At the conclusion of the devotional
exercises the secretary, Mrs. Mamie
Spahr, read the minutes of the prev
ious meeting. which was held in
March. at the home of Mrs. Cora Cley-
enger at Doddridge. The lesson of
the day was then taken up, Mrs.
Mary kordell leading in the discus
sion and was followed BY Mrs Mamie
Spahr, Mrs. Edith Burris and Mrs.
Lou Judkins. The missionary fields
in New Zealand, New Guinea and Ma
laysia We're reviewed and by the aid
of map of those countries the points
of interest were fixed in the mind,
The discussion of the subject was
greatly aided by readings from the
Fifth chapter of the volume entitled
"Christus Redemptor, being an out
line study of the island world OF the
Pacific ocean by Helen Barrett Mont
gomery.
It was announced that on Sunday,
April IS the society viii hold thank
Offering" service At Doddridge Chapel
at eleven o'clock A. NJ. al which time
\ brief social interval followed the
session, during which light refresh
ments were served.
The society al Doddridge is in
very prosperous condition. The mem
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Artificial gas. the 9th Century fuel
lott
EXAMINATION OF MAY rs.
Clerks and Carriers Eligible List Will
be Made up at That Time.

The annual civil service examin-
ations for clerks and carriers for the
local Office, will take place May p,
according to the bulletin just posted at
the postoffice. All those persons de-
string to take the examination should
send in their names to the Secretary
of the Civil Service, c. w. Moss of
Cincinnati, in order that they may Sc
cure admittance to the examination
room.
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here having visited her cousin, Mr.
Louis NJ. Emmons, last summer.
= + !.
Mrs William Fry entertained the
members of the Crescent club Thurs
day afternoon at her home on South
Fourth street, at a very pleasant
meeting Whist was played at two
tables the prizes being awarded to
Mrs. VIII Lane and the hostess. In
two weeks Mrs. Edward Cooper will
be the hostess at her home on South
Twelfth street.
The Alice Cary club held its last
regular meeting of the year Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
George Knight, on South Twelfth
street. The meeting was devoted to
Alice Cary, this month being the ami
versary OF the birthday of Miss Cary.
An interesting paper was read on
THE Life of Alice Cary" by Miss
Victoria Lindemuth and one on
'The Life of Phoebe Cary by Mrs.
j. +. Moore. Various members gave
selections from the poems of the Cary
sisters. Very enjoyable instrumental
selections were given by the Misses
Hunt and Cammack, after which
luncheon in two courses was served
and social season spent The club
will hold a business meeting in two
weeks at the residence of Mrs. Chaun-
cey Rifle on South Twelfth street,
after which the club will adjourn for
the summer
An elaborate children's party was
given Thursday afternoon by Master
Walter Hiser. at his home on South
Thirteenth street. it being his seventh
anniversary. The house was
arranged with pink carna
tions and ferns. Games occupied the
attention of the little folks and a /
luncheon was served. In the center
Of the table was birthday cake, sur
with seven red candles. At
each end of the table was candelabra
holding red candles. The colors red
and white were carried out in the I
menu. Red tops were given as favors. !
The guests were Masters Robert and +
Sidney Watt, Lowell Johnson, Robert |
Johnson. Luther Lemon. Ray Nond and
Willard Ware. Byron Wilson. Markley |
4ahrman, Charles Robinson and John +
Crawford. Mrs. Hiser was assisted I
~ the Misses Ruby Hunt, Mary Jay
md Carolyn Carpenter.
:. Z. \
The Coterie Thimble club, which
las been meeting during the winter,
las postponed their meetings for a
lumber of weeks.
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NEWCASTLE IS GROWING.
Farms Annexed, Streets to be Laid
Out and Houses Erected.

New Castle, Ind, April Before
autumn comes land adjoining this
six months ago was used for farming
and stock grazing. will be intersected
by streets and dotted with houses and
ing TO hills on the north and west the
city can not grow in that direction
The great activity in Newcastle and
Henry county real estate just now is
shown by figures compiled by County
Recorder Gronendyke During March
the transfers in the county reached
nearly half a million dollars, record
never before reached
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Deaths and Funerals.

/ 10 MI anu MIS-. fldIl uOuldS- 10
North Fourteenth street, girl, first
child
Deaths and Funerals.
TAYLOR-The funeral of Mrs. Eliza
Taylor was held this afternoon from
the house. 207 North Second street, the
Rev. J. o. Campbell officiating. In
terment was in Earlham cemetery.
Won PEIN-The funeral of Fred
Won Pein will be from the home. 10
South j street, Sunday at two O'clock
d. m, the Rev s. r. Lyons officiating
Interment will be in the Lutheran cem-
etery Friends may call any time aft
err Saturday noon.
GIFT-The funeral of Corbetta Gift
will take place Saturday morning at
ten O'Clock at the First NJ. E church.
the Revs Wade and Smith officiating
Burial will be in Earlham cemetery
Miss Gift was born at Eaton. o.. Sept
IS. 1888. She is survived ~ a faith
er. mother. three sisters and three
brothers.
CUMMINGS funeral of d. L.
Cummings will be held at ten o'clock
Monday morning from the home. 30
Richmond avenue. Interment Will be
in Earlham-
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SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION.
Presbyterian Body atea Session
Heia Thursday Night

An election OF officers for the Sun.
day school of the Second Presbyter-
ian church was held Thursday al the
church. resulting as follows: Supt.
+. d. Warner: assistant superfnten-
dent. Charles Groce. secretary, Frank
Shissier: treasurer, Mrs Charles
Groce: assistant treasurer, Mrs. A
chorister. F. Ellis: plan-
list, Mrs. Frank Plummer; usher, DIV
CT Stevens. librarians Oliver Over
man and Homer Hart.