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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-15

Counting sheep induces sleep.
But s'pose one sees
Blue crocodiles in endless files.
Or purple fleas2
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-15
Just the Thing.

Family Physician-Now, there ia
nothing wrong organically with your
father. He needs rest, that's all. As
for occupation let him do something
which will neither tax his mind nor
carry with it any responsibility.
Son Of the Patient understand.
doc. I'll get him on the board Of d.
rectors Of some trust company.-Puck.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-15
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June 10 is gopher day at Brinsmade
There is a famine Of druggists per.
mits.
There is a house famine at Devils
Lake.
There was a forest fire in Mckenzie
county.
The hustlers Of Bisbee are after a
-four mill.
Mandan will entertain the state fire.
men in June.
Garrison is to have a civic improve.
ment league.
Cement sidewalks are under con-
struction at Sanborn.
John McJannett, pioneer business
man Of Minot, is dead.
Grand Forks is again agitating the
street railway proposition.
.
At Cooperstown plans are being
made to improve the cemetery.
The police at Wahpeton are en-
deavoring to clean out the vags.
Managers of the fairs over the state
are getting attractions signed up.
The farmers of Cavalier county have
a cooperative mercantile association
The people of Clyde are rejoicing
that the depot there has been reopen
ed.
The three cornered county seat fight
in Steele is likely to prove lively af-
fair.
Elevator men deny the reports that
there has been a scarcity of seed
wheat.
Several members of the Hare family
at Cooperstown were ill with diph-
iberia.
The prairie chicken crop should be
goodwill the mild weather and the
dry spring.
The grounds around the Northern
Pacific depot at Jamestown are to be
beautifed.
The acreage of durum wheat will
be greatly increased in North Dakota
this season.
Ninety per cent of Cavalier county's
wheat crop was in the ground before
the rainfall.
The business men of Lidgerwood are
subscribing literally to the support of
baseball team.
Hen raisers in North Dakota are
paying more attention to the egg pro-
ducers than ever before.
o. o. Waller has been appointed
postmaster at Flora, Benson county,
vice ]. Myhro, resigned.
The civic Improvement league at
Bismarck is planning to make the city
the cleanest in the state.
Building operations are rushing in
the new towns in Hettfnger Adams,
Bowman and Dunn counties.
The McHenry county officials feel
elated over the new court house which
they have recently occupied.
Forbes is to have baseball aggre-
cation that will go after the scalps of
the other Dickey county teams.
The increase in the number of
bridges in Morton county is making
public travel an easier proposition.
Market days are becoming more
popular. Many towns of the state
have made the events most successful.
Thoro Mill ho = ,.,o.A,,.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-15

There is a protest in some sections
of the state on the liberty permitted
some blind piggers who are serving
jail sentences. In many instances
they are permitted to loaf around town
and show up at the jail at meal time.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-05-15

An effort is being made to divide
the Dickinson land district so some of
the counties in the southern part of
North Dakota can be annexed to the
new South Dakota land Office at Lem
mon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
CHESTNUTS FROM FIRE
BOY HAD FORGED CHECKS
= CASHED FOR MEN.
He and Two Suspects Under Arrest.
Several Merchants Are
Victimized.

That he was used as a tool by two men
to cash forged checks In numerous stores
in the northwest and southwest sections
of the city is the claim, according to the
police. of Merritt Oliver, twelve years old,
who was taken into custody by the police
Of the fourth precinct last night.
AS the result of their Investigations
Lieut.. Father, Detective Reinhardt and
Policemen Cole and Rollins of the fourth
precinct last night took into custody not
only young Oliver, but two men, who
give their names as Charles Hurley and
Harry C.. Owens. The prisoners are held
on an open charge until further investiga-
lions are made.
The police say that the boy was given
several checks each for $3.50. drawn on
the LINCOLN National Bank, to which the
name of A. j. Sanford was forged, and
was sent into stores to get them cashed
in payment for small purchases. Young
Oliver according to the bluecoats, has
admitted that he was the tool in the
operations.
The Investigation was begun as the re-
suit of q complaint Of Frank L. Davis, a
coal dealer at 495 X street southwest
He told the police that boy came into
his store, ordered so cents worth Of coal
and presented check for $3.50 in pay
ment. The boy was given 81 in change
and departed.
Later Mr.. Davis discovered that the
signature of A. J. Sanford to the check
was forged Other similar transactions
were unearthed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
NOW ON THEIR WAY HOME
PROMINENT EXILES SAT-. FOR
VENEZUELA.
Departure of Distinguished Leaders
From New York Made Occasion
of a Demonstration.

NEW YORK, December o6.-Cheers and
Venezuelan flags Speeded the steamer Ma
racaibo when she swung out from her
pier today bearing Gen. Nicolas Rolando,
Gen. Ramon Ayala, Gen. Felix Ampard
and other eXileS of the Castro regime
on their way back to Vene zuela at the
special invitation of the new head of
the republic, Juan Vicente Gomez, to
assist in the new order of things gov
ernmental following the overthrow of
Castro.
Both the men and women of New York S
Venezuelan colony. with considerable
sprinkling OF other SpaniSh-American
residents of this city and vicinity. were
at the pier to bid the distinguished ex-
lies farewell. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed, all believing the incident of
the return 10 their native country of these
leaders Of the old opposition to- Gen.
Castro foreshadowed a new and brighter
era for Venezuela.
Gen. Rolando, the central figure of the
day. was smiling and calm and full of
confidence in the promises of Acting Pres
ilent Gomez. He declared no harm would
come to himself or his leutenants or he
would not be taking with him practically
all the leaders of the insurrection against
Castro, which had been in secret prep
aration for many months in this city
and which was on the point of being
launched when the revolution of week
ago swept Castro and his adherents out
OF power.
Others in the party We're Julio BOlet,
brother of Nicanor Bolet, the treasurer
Of the revolutionary junta which was
financing Gen. Rolando's proposed eXpe-
dtion to overthrow Castro: j. NJ. Ortega
Martinez Limo Duarte Level and Alberto
Larasaba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
NEW WITNESS AGAINST HAMS
TO TELL OF BROTHERS. HUNT
FOR ANNIS.
Prosecution Said to Have Proof That
They Sought Victim at Office
Day Of Tragedy.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Jnst before
the trial of Thornton Jenkins Hams for
completely in the murder of William f.
Annis at the Baysde Yacht Club August
Is last was resumed in the courthouse
at Flushing before Justice Crane today it
was reported that Prosecutor Darrin had
found a new witness. whose story. if
true. will be as damaging to the defense
as was the testimony given by Mrs. Annis,
widow of the victim.
The witness is said to be an elevator
man employed in the building at No. "A
West 10Th street where is located the pub
fishing house In which Annis was en-
ployed as advertising manager.
This man has told the prosecutor that Or
the day Annis was shot to death two
men appeared at the Office in the morning
and asked to see Annis. One was heavy
set with a brown mustache and wearing
straw hat. while the other wore a
derby was taller than his companion,
smoot!l-fa faced and more reserved
The elevator man told the two callers
that Annis was not in: that he would not
return until Monday.
If this man is called he will be asked to
identify Thornton Hams. if he can, and
then Darrin will endeavOr to show that
the Hams brothers were searching every
where for Annis on the day of the shoot
ing; that. failing to find him at his office,
they went to the yacht club after him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
FROZEN TO DEATH IN SNOW.
Railway Telegrapher Tries to Walk
From Midvale to Buena Vista.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BCENA VISTA. Va, December &C.
S. Bragg. one of the operators for the
Norfolk and Western railway at this
Point was frozen to death Christmas
evening between Buena Vista and Mid
vale. He was on the train returning
from Roanoke, and it is supposed he was
asleep when the train passed Buena Wis.,
ia. as he got off the train at Midvale
and attempted to walk back to Buena
Vista in order to take his ticker at mid
night
The night was bitter cold and the snow
very deep. The young man only got part
o. the way before he was unable to
walk and gave out and before help could
reach him lie was frozen.
rho body was found early yesterday
morning and brought to Buena Vista on
the early morning train. Bragg WAS
about thirty years old and his home was
at Augusta Springs, where the body was
taken for burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
ORDERS OUT STATE MILITIA
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ACTS TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
Striking Miners Threaten the Plant
of the Stearns Coal and
Lumber Company.

STEARNS, Ky, December 26.-Two
companies Of state militia are on the
way to Stearns tonight, sent by Gov.
Wilson on request of the Stearns Coal
and Lumber Company, whose two-mil-
lion-dollar plant has been threatened by
the striking miners. following the bat
tie of yesterday, in which one deputy
United States marshal and one of the
miners were killed.
While the town has been quiet all day
the threats to destroy the big plant with
the coming of nightfall have alarmed the
people. and the officials of the company
concluded to take no chances.
I One company of the sta.e guards left
Somerset at Z o'clock tonight for this
place and another left Lexington at 10
o'clock.
There are about twenty-five men in
each company.
Deputy Marshal Ryan. missing since
yesterdays battle with the miners. has
not been found, and it is feared he met
death at the hands of the rioters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
MISSOURI SOCIETY MEETS.
Natives of "Show Me" State Resid
ing Here Have Social Session.

The Missouri Society of Washington
held meeting last evening In Pythian
Temple. Lee T. Robson. president of
the society. presided. Notwithstanding
an address, which was to have been de-
livered by Representative c. w. Hamlin
of the seventh Missouri dis riot had to
be deferred because of the sudden call
away from the city of Mr. Hamlin, the
members spent an enjoyable social and
musical evening.
President Robson, explaining the alb
sence of the expected speaker, said that
neverth lie ess. in true Missouri style. the
committee would SHOW what could be
done on short notice.
After the reading of the minutes OF
the last meeting piano solos We're play ed
by Miss Marian Mattern and Miss Pearl
Robson Several amusing recitations
were given by Mrs. q. A. Leavitt.
Following the program. refreshments
were served by The ladies of the society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
HUGHES FOR BALLOT REFORM
WILL RECOMMEND THE MASSA-
CHUSETTS LAW.
Bill to Be Presented in the New
York Legislature at the Com
ing Session.

NEW YORK. December 26.-AmOng the
election reform measures which Will be
presented in the legislature this winter
will be a bill ordering the Massachusetts
ballot for New York city in municipal
elections.
|. This bill will be entirely separate IRON
the general Massachusetts ballot Dill
which will apply to the entire state. ano
which it is understood Gov. Hughes viii
recommend in his annual message
The election reformers who are drafting
amendments to the election law give as
their reason for Introducing specia
Massachusetts ballot bill for New York
city the oft-heard answer that half a loaf
will suffice till they can get the Whole
bakery.
AN opening wedge some of the re-
formers call this bill. If they fail 10
pass their general bilL-and it's an open
secret many of them think they will fail
the special bill for the big city will pre-.
sent certain features that they hope VIII
appeal more strongly to the republican
leaders
For instance, it is argued that the re
publicans in New York city are always
benefited in their fights with Tammany
by the obliteration of party lines. Inc
Massachusetts ballot does this in de-
gree. 1t aids independent voting.
leaders that the Massachusetts ballot
will give the anti-Tammany candidates
a better chance than they have ever had
in the greater city.
Almost every voter who is able to
write his true name on registration day
knows that the Massachusetts ballot is
only another name for the Australian
ballot, on which the names Of candidates
appear in alphabetical order under the
name of the office for which they are
running and not under the name of their
party.
The party name is printed after the
ca ndidate's name. If the candidate has
been nominated by more than one party,
all the party names are printed. In the
same way the party emblems are printed
after the names of candidates as an adj
diUonal assistance to The voter who
doesn't know the difference between
mayor and coroner and can't tell Smith
from Jones. but can pick out Il rooster
as far as he can see it, or a star or a
fountain.
Judging from the preparations now go
ing on in civic reform organizations,
there will be some tall talking in Albany
this winter over these proposed ballot
changes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
PLANS CHRISTMAS TREE
A BIG ONE, WHICH WILL SHINE
ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.
While the Old Folks Will Sing and
Make Merry
Tonight.

A mammoth Christmas tree with a
thousand ornaments rejecting all the col
ors OF the rainbow and Illuminated with
more than two hundred tiny electric lights
Of all hues will gladden. the eyes of the
children Of the Arion Singing Society
when their Christmas festival begins al
the Arion's new home on E street. near
10th street northwest, this evening a,
8 o'clock.
All day yesterday and far into the
evening the ladies' committee. consisting
of Miss Elinor schwarz and Miss Minnie
Jouvenal under its competent chairman
Miss Pauline Holer, devoted It's time to
the decoration of what Is probably one
of the most beautiful trees Of its kind
even seen in Washington President r
A. Rockar, too., with his able assistants
Harry Rothschild, Jacob Bruegger. Henry
Wassmann and John 'Wischusen, was on
hand to assist in the necessary prepare
lions.
There will be presents for every child
without limit as to age. and the httie
ones and the big ones will render an In
formal program of music, vocal and IN
strumental. Rotations and choruses to
make the occasion typically German In
every respect.
The Arion chorus will sing Der Tag
des Herrn'' and die Himmel Ruehmen
des Ewigen Ehre," and both the Arion
choruses and the audience will unite In
singing Christmas songs dear to the Ger
man heart, 20 Du Froehliche Weih-
nachtzeit," 20 Tannenbaum' and "Stille
Nacht, Heilige Nacht.''
President Rockar will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome and formally turn over
the keys of the beautiful Arion home to
the children for the evening of their
lives.
The Arions have formally invited the
Plattdeutscher Verein to hold their emil
dren's Christmas festival in the Arion
Hall Tuesday evening, and the invitation
has been accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
THE [PD1M]IP|L[E
AMID 17E]|E FACE
First Show Signs OF the Blood
Poverty Which Causes Most
Skin Diseases.

II is strange truth that pimpes usually ap-
pear upon the face. thus illustrating that nature
uses the most direct method Of convincing man
that the blood Is 6lled with poison
The human circulatory system is said TO be the
most wonderful Of all evidences of nature. 1t
carries health food and strength 10 every part of
the body. Ii also carries from every part Of the
body all germ life, waste material and decay
II through poor eating Indigestion constipa-
ton. etc. the blood is filed with poisonous de
caying. irritating fluids, these Ioisons are car
red to the lungs. where they are attempted to
be ceansed 10y the oxygen from air Inhaled.
II this does not accomplish the results de-
mapded the blood takes away the poison and
carries it the little cells of the skim where
they leave it, Here these posons irritate and
decay. until ut last they form pimples and
blnckheads and other skin ernptions. at last
bursting removed by
When you have pimpes it is certain sign
your blood is wrong that the great human blood
| system is turned into intricate series of
beverage canals which filed with Impurities
Science long ago learned that Calcium Sulphide
was the most powerful, harmless and beneh.ia al
blood purifier obtainabie.
Stuarts Calcium Waters. under chemical tests
/! conciusively prove themselves he one of the
best methods OF preserving the full strength of
| this great blood cleanser.
! The real beauty Of Stuart's Calcium Waters
| lies In their rapid work Their good effects are
| seen after only u few days use, and a face fun
/! of pirnples has been made clear and clean after
only i've days of these waters.
These waters. by the peculiar Stuart Process
preserve and hold the full strength OF Calcium
| Suph.de, that the system obtains this won
| derful purifier in its most efficient state
Other methods of administering and preparing
Calcium Sulphide have proven Stuxrt's Calcium
/ Waters to be the best method
+, Go to your druggist and buy box of these
! little pimpc eradicstors today. prize. Soc or
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
PUZZLED OVER MAYORS ORDER.
Managers and Playhouse Owners at
Sea Over Sunday Performances.

MEM YORK. December 26.-Theatrical
managers and owners of playhouses to
the number of POO appeared today before
Police Commissioner Bingham. who had
summoned them for the purpose of reach
ing an understanding in regard to Sun
day performances in accordance with
Mayor McClellans edict of Christmas eve.
directing that the law regulating concerts
must be enforced. No definite under
standing was reached, however. rs tho
mayors order, which was read to tho
assembled theatrical men. was not sufli-
GENTLY clear either to them OF to the po-
lice commissioner
The upshots of the meeting was the APP
pointment of Il committee to confer with
the corporation counsel as TO the correct
Interpretation OF the mayors order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
MANY ADOPT YANKEE NAMES
PORTUGUESE SETTLERS TRY TO
HIDE FOREIGN ORIGIN.
Visitors in New England Villages
Surprised by Swarthy Bearers of
Aristocratic Cognomens

PROVINCETOWN. Mass, December
26.-The swartlfy faces OF Portugueses
are so common in the streets of some
New England fishing towns that one feels
almost as if one We're in a foreign coun-
try.
In Provincetown half Of the 5000 in
habitants are Portuguese. They came
originally when the old town was the
port for whaling vessels and for big
fleet Of boats which fished for cod on the
banks
Some of them still go out with the
ma ckerel fleet. Others have their own
dories and fish off shore But a good
many of them have given up the sea en-
tnrely and gone to Keeping shop.
Often Cause of Shock.
Their foreign-sounding names monopo-
lize a good share Of the signs, but that
isn't all. Owing to a peculiar custom
which prevails among them one some
times gets shock by discovering behind
a good old Massachusetts name a Por-
tuguese who can't even speak English
without an accent.
II happens in this way: When Portu
guese has made money in the fishing
has bought house and already begun
to raise a family of good Americans as
he proudly informs you he decides tina,
he can never be thoroughly Yankeefied
while he wears a name which marks his
foreign origin. Without further ado he
decides to fix that matter.
Il guess I goin' move my name.'' he
informs you.
And forthwith he changes Jaboatao for
Bradford or Porente or Pitkin. He is
absolutely untrammeled by any consid-
GRAFTON save that OF personal preference
Brothers With Different Surnames.
1t is not uncommon in Provincetown to
find several members of the same family,
each bearing a different name. One
brother took a fancy to be a Jones. an
other TO be Smith. while the father
perhaps decided to be a Brown
There is more than one native Of Prov
incetown who has seen his good old Pu-
ritan name appropriated without receiv-
ing much a by your leave. One
woman however. heard in time of the
intention of a former Portuguese servant
to assume her name.
The girl had married one of her own
countrylnen. but. having decided to
change his name. as well as her own. said
to some one that she was ''goin to move
her name, and she guessed shed take
- giving that of her former mistress.
Perhaps it was intended compli-
ment, but the Provincetown dame drew
the line at sharing her good old name
with the latter day Pilgrim and insisted
on Mrs. Portuguese'S moving her name
in another direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
TO OBSERVE POE'S CENTENARY
ADMIRERS PLAN CELEBRATION
FOR 10TH OF JANUARY.
Effort to Place Bust of Poet in Hall
of Fame-Visit to
Cottage.

NEW YORK, December 26.-The cen-
tenary Of Poe's birth will be January 10.
and his admirers will celebrate il. Tho
question OF Poes eligibility for the Hall
OF Fame has again been raised.
The minds of the members of the Bronx
Society of Arts and Sciences. OF which
Chancellor MacCracken OF New York
University Is president. and under tho
auspices of which the celebration will be
held, are centered upon preparations for
the celebration. But Chancellor Mac
Cracker declines to discuss the ques-
ton of Poe's eligibility for the Hail OF
Fame, because OF his position as presi-
dent of the New York University senate,
which Is associated with the one hum
dred electors in the work of placing fifty
tablets every five years in the colonnade.
For the Hall of Fame.
1T would not be we'll for me to talk on
POe's eligibility or nOn-eligibility for the
Hall of Fame" he said. because l should
then be placed in the position of in
fiuencing the electors. This. of course.
is not my function. From time to time.
movements are inaugurated among resi-.
dents of various sections of the country
IN FAVOR OF certain man. For instance.
kentuckians are now sending in nominal
tons of their pioneer, George Rogers
Clark. and in Rhode Island a well-defined
movement is on foot In favor of a tablet
for Roger Williams.
When any nomination is seconded by
a member of the university senate It II
sent to the electors, but not otherwise
The next ballot will take place in 1910.
and of course, / am in no more of a posi-.
ton than you are to say whether Pos
will he elected
Chancellor MacCracken then produced
records of the 1903 ballot for Poe. He re.
celved forty-two votes. falling nine short
OF the necessary majority, fifty-one
Records of 1905 Ballot.
Two college presidents voted for him. Il
professors of history and scientists,
publicists. authors and editors: 10 jurists
He received votes from New England,
IL from the middle states, ) from the
middle west, 13 from the south and )
from the west. James Russell Lowell re-
ceived 80 and John G.. Whittier r..
ceived 5;.
In view of Poe's approaching centenary
there are many who hope that ii will he
crowned in 1910 by his election. Richard
Watson Glider said today that he thought
this might come to pass.
Opinion regarding Poe he said has
changed since the last election. / fancy
this change has been sufficiently great
to result in his election by n good ma
jority. At any rate. as one of the
electors / can say l hope so. His repu-
tatiOn and influence warrant the plac-
ing of a tablet in the colonnade."