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Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-23
Proposition FavorS Spending This Immense Amount On River and Harbor Improve ment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-In point of attendance and interest and tine work accomplished, the National Riy@ CTS and HaTbor congress, through its fifth annual convention, held during the second week of the current month, marked an epoch in the economic his tory of tae nation. And the resolu- tions. which were unanimously adopt ed by the convention, fearlessly went upon record for bond issue of five hundred million dollars, to improve the rivers and harbors of the United States "as snail be authorized by congress, said bonds to be sold from time to time and in such quantities as may be necessary, the provisions for the issuance of said bonds to be simi- lar to those authorizing the bonds for tthe construction of the Panama canal"
 This action on the part of the Ma tional Rivers and Harbor congress, was the continuation of the campaign of education begun several years ago. the pieee-meal appropriations on the part of the congress of the United States. by river and harbor bills, in no sense outlining a fixed and com prehens've policy of waterway i'm proyement, commensurate with the ever increasing demands of trade and commerce.
 Notwithstanding the objection en- tered by Speaker Canuau to the bond 1 issue feature of the resolutions, the I committee on resolutions, represent
 ng all sections of the country. had no differences as to the need of fixed annual appropriations for waterway development and they believed the time ripe for an explicit declaration to that end. The time for argunen, had gone by with the $500 delegates who were in attendance upan the con vention, the time for action was at hand.
 Representative Ransdell of Louis jana, president of the National Rivers and HarbOrs congress, who mas for many years been an active earnest worker for a comprehensive plan of
 waterway betterments, in explaining the action of the congress over which he preS'des said yesterday: Nobody Icontemplates the issuance of $500.- O0O. .O6O of bonds at one time. All we
 plan is to have bonds issued from timC to time as needed. Those bonds aTt for permanent works, for work jus las permanent and possibly more SC lIhan the Panama canal and destined flor the same commercial uses. These lworkS are not alone for ourselves, lthey are for posterity as well and should be paid for. at least in part lby it.
 By the authorization of the issu
 ance of $500, 100000 of bonds to carry
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-23
WILL FOUND ON BOTTOM OF
 \ WASH TUB
Boston Man Nails His Last Will and Testament To Machine In Dark Cellar Bequeathing S250, 0,000 Estate.

BOSTON, Dec. 22.-In many years no will has been 5isss in the Suffolk, Probate Court which carries such an interesting story as one filed last night, the last testament of Patrick Monahan, late of 459 Main street, Charlestown. l. disposes of property valued at over $25O, 900 and was found nailed to the bottom of a washtub lH the testator's late- home by relatives yesterday morning.
 Patrick Monanan conducted a gro cery business and died Sept. 29. No will was found. and on Oct. 50 a peti- tion for administration was filed by next of kin. On Nag. F Judge Grant appointed John MOnahan of Chicago. a brother of the testator, as admins trator.
 John r. Lynch, who is counsel for some of the relatives, believed that somewhere a win was hidden away, and although there had been many fruitless searches for suc$ a docu- ment, he went to the Monahan home yesterday in company with a nephew and nieces Of the testator and started another thorough search. Happening
 to turn the crank of a mechanical washer which was In a small room in the cellar, Mir Lynch was startled to see a large red envelope nailed on
 the bottom Of enc of the tubs as it
 slowly turned over on it's pivot. The envelope was 1ufastened and inside was found the missing will.
 By the terms of the instrument John Monahan, the brother, receives
 bequest of abolt $60,000 Marguerite
 Mullen, a lifelong friend and the tes-
 tatOr's sister-ia-l9W, receives a similar amount. Sisters Annie, Elizabeth ana Mary each receive $30,000 Another
 sister, Bridget Togney, gets 5000; q nephew. Francis McG miss, gets
 5000 and a store on MedfOrd street and a nephew. James Mullen, gets
 5000. The Rev James NJ. Supple is remembered with like sum as is a niece, Annie McGOWan.
 There are Q number of public be- quests, including one of 5000 to the Home for Destitute Catholic Children one of 5000 to the Carney Hospital. one of $1000 to the Little Sisters of inc Poor and another of $500 to the Working Boys Home.
 After a number of specific bequests the testator appOrtiOns part of the residue as follows: Brother John, eignt-thirtieths, sisters Annie, Eliza beth and Mary each four-thirtieths, Esister-in-law Margaret Mullen, eight
 thirtieths; nephew Francis McGinnis. twO-thirtieths
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-23
ARIZONA |S
 INTERESTED IN
 THE RESERVES
Appropriation Of Half a Million Dollars Was Spent In 1908 for Improvement of National Forests, Arizona Benefited.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Arizona has a natural interest in that part of the report of the Secretary of Agricul- ture whica Is devoted to permanent improvements on the Governments National Forests. Such work as the construction of miles of trail, tele- phone lines, drift and pasture fences, ranger houses and barns has opened up and improved many square miles of territory in the nine Nationsl For ests in the state and for these and similar purposes S27. S9295 was spent during the last fiscal year. ending June 30 1908.
 Thirty and one-half miles of trail were built, 106 l-2 miles of telephone line were strung, and the forest ranges were improved by the contraction of 25 miles of drift fence and 47 miles of pasture fence. During the year twen- ty-three houses to be used for ranger quarters were built. six watering places on the range were improved, and various miscellaneous improve mCntS were made. In speaking of the permanent improvement work on all the National Forests, the Secretary of Agriculture has the following to say in his annual report:
 The agricultural appropriation act of 1908 included an item of s5600OO, which was made available for perma- nTnt improvement work on the Ma tional Forests. The object of this work is to help open up the Forests to more use and provide means for their better and more economical pro- lection. through the supply of means Of commun' cation and transportation. well-located field quarters. fire lines, fences to assist in the handling of stock and watering places. These i'm prOvements are essentially invest ments of capital. which add greatly to the value and usefulness of the Forests
 The work completed during the year included 3,400 miles of trails. | 3.200 miles of telephone line, 100 miles of wagon road, 40 miles of fire line. 250 bridges. $50 cabins and barns. and 600 miles of pasture and drift fences. In addition to the sum pro vided by the special improvement fund. over S10O.00O from the general 1 fund of the Service was turned from current expenses to defray the cost of this work. but much of the work | planned and urgently needed could ! not be carried out because there was nothing with which to pay for it. Detailed estimates covering q total
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-23
ISSUE PROPOSED FOR
 FIVE HUNDRED MILLIONS

out a broad and comprehensive policy Of waterway improvement we are but initiating the wise example of the rail roads who make money by borrowing money to be used for line extensions, thereby increasing the means of hand ling traffic.
 If it should be found that sufficient money cannot be appropriated from current revenues to carry on the work of completing water projects under way and the beginning of new ones ap- proved by the Board of Army Engin- eers then there should be sold suffi- cient waterway bonds from time to time, so that each year will find the work of improving our rivers. harkors and canals steadily going on to final completion.
 "In 1908 the congress of che United States authorized tine issuance of $lS0, 100000 Of Panama bonds to be sold as needed With the S30.000,000 is sued the other day the amount of the Panania bond issue up 10 this time is SS4.631, ,9S0 extending over a period of nearly six years.
 "As a large deficit is in sight, to bs enact S5S,67e,201 for the fiscal year end ng June 30, 1908. for the next fiscal year as per the estimate of the Secretary of the Treasury, s11f,0U0, 000, and S143.OO0,00O for the fiscal Year ending June 30, 1910, it is clear that only by 8 bond Issue can the work of waterway development on a comprehensive plan proceed. It will take but ten million dollars a year about the cost of One battlesAip-to pay two per cent on the proposed S500. .O0O, 900 bond issue. And this sum wisely spent on our watercourseS our rivers and our harbors will save the people more than a half billion dollars annually in reduced freight rates"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-23
Chamberlain's 8 Cough Remedy

It is fsvorite with many mothers and BeVer disappoints them. Ii contains nc opium CT other narcotic and may be gives with implicit confidence. eIseEE DRUG CO. eIsoee. Naeo and
 Jewell
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-23
Do Not Trihe
 With a Cola

Is good advice for men and women. H may be vital in the case of . child. Lons experience has proven that there is 10th, ng better for colds in children than
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-12

dark valley through which each must
pass alone. His work here is finished,
he has gone from this land, where
storms rage and rains beat heavily;
where oftentimes the clouds hang
heavy and dark and we scarce can find
the way Dead, and yet not far re-
moved; only the thin veil that separ-
ates mortal from immortality stretches
between US, and the ticking stroke OF
one short moment may sever its gossa-
mer thread, and then-eternity.
Oh glorious hope of Immortality, at
thought of thee the coffin and the
tomb alright no more, and even the
monster. Death. loses his fearful form
and seems friend. For
There is no death! The stars so down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in heavens jeweled crown
They shine for evermore.
..There is no death! The leaves may fall.
And flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours,
The coming of the May
s.rTbere is no death! An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread;
He hears our best loved things away;
And then we call them dead
"And ever near us. though unseen.
Tho dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless universe
Is Iife-there are no dead.
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active seems to dread going to sleep
for SIX months on a stretch and puts
ii off as long as it can, and gets drunk
and plumbers away to the nearest
hiding place and drops off to sleep in
an intoxicated stupor. 1t is too bad
10 have respectable young bear
that has passed the summer in pick
ing and eating berries, and that has
put on its last layer of fat from gath
ering and eating mellow windfaIls in
the autumn orchards get into the
habit of drinking liquor. An overdose
of hard cider made from fermented
apple juice has the same effect on
bears that it does on men, and makes
them careless of their own welfare and
quarrelsome and generally disagree
able. L wish the Maine prohibitory
law could get at those ungathered
apples and put a stop to drunkenness
among bears, but 1 fear the reform
movement will arrive too late to do
any good to the bears. 1 have already
killed two promising young bears this
fall because of their weakness for
strong drink. and if the snow holds off
long enough may secure two or three
more, though I am ashamed of my
onduct."-Kennebec Journal.
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Truf6 and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success, and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
Gaxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only. anu for sale by all leading drug
gists.
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Wichita Is Promised Two New
Trains for New Years.
Orient and Missouri Pacific to
Give Joint Service.
A THROUGH SERVICE.
Will Then Be Established From
H. G.. to Sweetwater.
Other Items of Interest in Rail
way Circles.

Wichita, Kansas, Dec. 12.-As
New Years gift Wichita will
probably get two new passenger
trains. One will be a day passenger
train between Wichita and Kansas
City, 226 miles on the Missouri Pacific
railway; the other will be a daily pas
senger train between Wichita and
Sweetwater, Texas, 432 miles on the
Orient railway. This will afford
practically through passenger service
from Kansas City to Sweetwater, 65S
miles, as the Missouri Pacific train will
connect with the Orient train in this
city.
Gals have been considering the propo-
sition to restore the day passenger
train between Wichita and Kansas
which was discontinued last December;
The service will not only be restored
bv the addition of the new tram out
it will also be made better as the train
connecting with the Orient for the
southwest will be great LeF ford + fOe
Orient a direct line from here TO Kan
sas CITY. The Missouri Pacific train
will leave Kansas City ABOUT S;So
o'clock in the morning, arriving ne .iI7
leave here about 6 o'clock in the even
ing, arriving at Sweetwater at noon
the second day. Returning 1t VIII
leave SW6eCWdJ6E bAAC ON -
irving here the second morning ABOUT
7 O'Clock. Returning the missouri
Pacific train will leave here ABOUT
O'Clock in the morning, arriving IN
Kansas City at 5 p. m
The Orient line has just been com
pIeted from Chillicothe to SweetWater,
Texas, 142 miles. The nne Is 70 De
extended 90 miles to san Angeio;
Texas at which point connections will
be made with the Fort Worth q DEN
yer Citv and other lines for Denver
and Gulf points. -,-,,
General Manager E. Dickinson or
Kansas CITY and superintendent A. H
Dickinson Of this city are on an in
spection trip of the Orient between
here and Sweetwater. They are MAX
ing arrangements tor INSTALLING Ing
new train service
Before the additional train can pc
mt on it will be necessary to PACK
fill the track.
The new train will mean mucn TO
the mercantile interests OF vienna
The iobbers of this city now nave the
advantage over eastern points IN the
matter of freight rates to towns IN the
southwest on the Orient. This means
that persons in the southwest territory
will come to Wichita and trade with
Wichita houses.
The Orient now has one passenger
train and one freight train from
Wichita south to ChilIcothe, Texas.
Passenger train No. 1 leaves here at
7:45 a. m. and returns as No. at
lib D. m. Freight train No. II leaves
here at 1880 p. m. and returns as NO.
Is at $50 a..
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NEW KATY BRANCH.
Rumor That Oklahoma Central Has
Been Absorbed.

With the appointment of b. M
Halle. made known yesterday as
traffic manager of the Oklahoma Cen
trail railway with headquarters in
Purcell. vice J. P. O'Donnen who re-
signed recently, comes the rumor
that the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway is contemplating the purchase
of the road. This rumor finds its
foundation in the fact that Mr. Halle
is a brother to c. Halle, vice president
and head of the traffic department Of
the KATY" Mr.. Halle is considered
one of the best posted traffic men in
the country. F. M Johnston, man
ager of the Oklahoma Traffic associa-
tion is loud in praises of the ability
of Mr.. Halle 1t is also understood
in local railroad circles that Dorset
Carter will shortly retire from the &C
tive management of the road. The
new general manager has not been
announced but. it is expected that his
aDnointment will be made public
shortly. The road at present is more
than $50 miles in length and passes
through the best agricultural country
in the state, with the exception of a
few miles near Lehigh, which
traverses the best coal district in the
state 1t is the intention to build the
road from Lehigh south to Paris,
Tex. and also run it northwest out of
Chickasha The building of the pro-
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GOVERNMENT CABLES.
Movement Is Given Big Boost Mt a
London Meeting.

London, Dec. 12.-The movement in
favor of government ownership of sub
marine cables received substantial
impetus at a meeting held at the Man
sion House this afternoon. The lord
mayor of London presided and Among
those present were Representatives of
the various lines interested. Lord Mil
ner, Lord Strathcona. the Earl of Ter
sey and the Duke of Argyll. Mr.. I,en,i-
eux, the Canadian postmaster general
Sir Edward Sasson and a number of
colonial representatives
The speakers were Unanimous y, +ha
necessity of a uniform system of CAN
ling throughout the empire that sbou1d
be available for the masses ara NJ
Lemieux and Mr.. Collins. the aeent
general of Australia, pledged tbei, 70
SpectlVe governments to the e11-,,or+
thereof. Mr.. Lemieux declared 49,
public opinion in Canada and A,ariao
was in favor of lower cable rataS r.
tween America and the United kim
dom. A state-owned cable across ~
Atlantic would Immediately reduce tbe
cable charges between England and
Canada by 80 per cent he decIared 60
become the harbinger of a pan-Brittan-
mic system encircling the globe A res
olution urged the government 70 CO..
vene conference of the postal anthor-
tiles of the states and depende1cias of
the British empire to arrange r7eae,,ree
in the direction of state owned a1d
controlled cable lines A resolufion
pledging active support of the parlia-
mentary committee dealing with this
matter was carried unanimously.
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TO SPEND $50, 900, 600.
b. +. YoaI1um Is in st. Louis to See
About 1t.

ST. Louis Mo. Dec. 12.-Benjamin
F.. Yoakum, chairman of the board of
directors of the Frisco-Rock Island
system came to St. Louis Friday to
review the plans for the expenditure
of S3O.0OO.OOO in improvements of the
Frisco-Rock Island lines.
This immense improvement fund
was borrowed in New York recently,
the Frisco bonds and second preferred
stock being furnished as collateral
Mr. Yoakum said that railroad
traffic is improving substantially and
the Frisco-Roc Island roads are
enjoying a reasonable degree of pros
perity.
Mr. YOakum refrained from COM
ment on published reports from New
York that the Frisco-Rock Island
system will be divided
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Harahan. it was reported yesterday.
Mr.. Scott is director in the
Union Pacific and Mobile & Ohio
roads, both Hartman holdings. He
denies the rumor, as does Mr..
Harahan and directors of the Illinois
Central.
"Mr. Hara han, 1 am sure, has no
thought of resigning from the Illinois
Central. and there is no foundation
for the report" said Mr.. Scott
THE annual stockholders meeting
of the Illinois Central always is held
in October" said Mr.. Harahan
therefore there could be no election
of any officer of the road in January.
l am not thinking of resigning"
There is absolutely no truth in the
report, said j. Ogden Armour a
director of the Illinois Central road.
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Making Good.

There is no way of making lasting
friends like Making Good" and Doctor
Pierce'S medicines well exemplify this
and their friends. after more than two
decades of popularity, are mum bered by
the hundreds of thousands. They have
made good" and they have not made
drunkardS.
A good, honest. Square-deal medicine of
known composition is DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t still enjoys an inn
mense sale, while most of the prepara-
tionS that have come into prominence in
the earlier period of its popularity have
Tgone by the board and are never more
heard of. There must be some reason for
this longtime popularity and that is to
be found in its superior merits. When
once given a fair trial for weak stomach,
or for liver and blood affections its sIpe.
rior curative qualities are soon manifest;
hence it has survived and grown in pop-
ular favor, while scores of less meritorious
articles have suddenly flashed into favor
for a brief period and then been as soon
forgotten.
For torpid liver with it's attendant
indigestion. dyspepsia, headache, per-
hapS dizziness, foul breath nasty coated
tongue. with bitter taste; loss of appetite.
with distress after eating, nervousness
and debility. nothing is so good as DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery It's
an honest, square-deal medicine with all
its ingredients printed on bottle-wrapper
therefore don't accept substitute that
the dealer may posi- bly, make little big
ger profit Insist On your right to have
what you call for
Don't buy DR.. Pierce'S Favorite Prescrip-
ton expecting it to prove vcure- all.p It
is only advised for woman'S special all
mentS. 1t makes weak women strong and
sick women well. Less advertised than
some preparations sold for like purposes,
its sterling curative virtues still maintain
its position in the front ranks. where it
stood over two decades ago. AS an in
MIGRATING tonic and strengthening nerv-
Inc 1T is uneQQaled. 1t won't satisfy fhoSa
who want booze" for there is not a drop
of alcohol in it.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the orfgi-
NIL Little Liver Pills, although the first
pill of their kind in the market. still lead
and when once tried are ever afterwards
in favor. Easy to take as candy-one to
three a, dose. Much initiated but 9lcuer
eQud1ed-
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Drunken Maine Bears,

I have ever known" said William
Babcock, of Bradley, feel as if they
can not den up for the winter until
after they have had a prolracted
drunk from eating crab apples that
have stayed on the trees cold nights
until they were frozen clear through
and then hung out and thawed in the
sunlight, and the operation repeated
until fermentation set in and the
sweet cider has turned to good
imitation of old Medford rum. OF
course. bear that is real fat-so fat
that his eyes are closing up and max
ing him blind-will stagger away to
some old downtown and hide away
under the protecting trunk of rot
ting tree and go off into its winter
snooze without any sleeping potion
But an average bear that is young and
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Health and strength Restored.

Mrs A. E. Stouffer, Capioma, Kan
sas. writes:
''Peruna has given me health and
strength; it is the best medicine that
was ever made for women. My friends
say they never saw such a change in
a woman. 1 talk to every one about
Peruna. 1 cannot say too much for
it,
Catarrh in Bad Form.
Mrs. Jennie Darling. Moro, Maine,
writes: 81 was unable to do my work.
as I had catarrh in a bad form. I
coughed necessarily, and got so weak,
and was confined to my bed
.'Peruna came to my relief. and by
faithfully using it 1 am able to do my
work
Persons preferring Peruna in tablet
form can now get them.