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Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06

Bennett & Rice of Foster and
Oconee, have bought The st. Louis
Bargain Store in Turner saloon
building and desire to see all their
old friends aud customers there.
WANTED-Success Magazine re.
quires the services of a man in Pc.
cahontas to look after expiring sub,
scribtions and to secure new busi.
ness by means of special methods
usually effective; position perma,
nent; prefer one with with exper.
fence, but would consider any ap-
plicant with good natural quali6ca-
tions; salary 81 so per day, with
commission option. Address, with
references, r. &. Peacock, Room
1902, Success Magazine Bldg, New
York.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills are unequaled in cases of weak
back, back ache, inflammation of the
bladder, rheumatic pains. Antiseptic
and act promptly. Sold by Palace
Drug Store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06

All goods positively guaranteed.
Money refunded if not as represent
ed. Nemire Mercantile Co.
Strayed From our barn in Poca.
hontas about ten days ago, one
gray horse, slightly feabitten.
Will pay liberal reward for his re.
turn, or any information leading to
his recovery. ROBERTS q ELLIS,
Pocahontas Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06
Wide Publicity Given by Rail
road to Arkansas Resources

IOdu 10 AfkdllSdS resources
If Arkansas gets the full benefit
of campaign of advertising which
has just been launched by the
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain for
the purpose of settling the unoccu-
pied lands and developing the latent
resources of the State, hundreds of
industrious settlers and millions of
working capital should in the near
future be attracted to the State.
This exploitation of the lands and
resources of the State is in the form
of display advertisements in the
large agricultural papers all over
the North and East, of the publ
cation Of illustrated newspaper and
magazine articles showing what the
farmers of Arkansas have done and
are doing; of the prominent mention
of Arkansas in time tables and
folders which have wide circula-
tion among people who travel in
every part of the country, and, sup
lementing all this, of the issuance
of one of the handsomest booklets
ever issued by a railroad, entitled
"The Homebuilder in Arkansas"
This book, which is sent free to
every old State inquirer abort Ark
ansas lands, has 50 pages and maps
of the State and United States. The
cover design in colors is a thing of
beauty. 1t shows an Arkansas farm
home surrounded by orchard and
vineyard, with a herd of thorough
bred Jerseys grazing on an alfalfa
meadow, in the foreground, There
are about 70 illustrations of the
various phases of farm life, some of
them representing scenes in our own
locality. The States position
among other commonwealths, its
advantageous location in the mat
ter of market conveniences and the
favorable climatic conditions are all
discussed in a way that appeals to
the homeseekers. After these sub
jects there is a discussion of the
various crops and industries of the
farm and then particular mention is
made of each locality, the whole ar
ray of information being carefully
indexed.
The advertising in the newspapers
bring to the railroad many inquiries
about Arkansas lands and invest
ments. When such inquiries are
received, a copy of the book, with
other information, is forwarded and
II. g. Kimber, immigration Agent,
of the Company, follows this with a
series of personal letters giving
more specific facts, and from this
time until the correspondent is
located, the railroad keeps in close
touch with him, never failing to
put in a word for Arkansas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06

Most people past middle,age suf-
fer from kidney and bladder dis
orders which Foley's Kidney Rem
edy would cure. Stop IL e drain on
the vitality and restore needed
strength and vigor Commence
taking Foley's Kindey Remedy to-
day. Sold by w. II. Skinner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15
King Edwards Sister An
Author.

In the British royal family the Kings
youngest sister, Princess Henry OF Bat
tenburg, is the only real literary mem
Der, and she is also quite talented com
poser. Her Royal Highness has recently
completed a history of the Isle of Wight,
of which she is captain and governor,
and 1t is to be published ana sold for
the benefit of the island
Princess Henry's first published book
was a translation OF a German fairy
tale. and her first musical composition
was a song written 70 a lyric by Lord
Beaconsfeld. which was published In
girls paper.
Her most ambitious effort however, is
her book on the mysteries OF life and
death, published In Germany under the
title OF frost i'm Teide," by Il. Won
B. Although printed I'm English for pri-
vRte circulation, II has never been pub
lished In England or America.
1t was written during the first year OF
the grief after the death of her husband,
and contains passages which reveal very
fine character and quite exceptional pow
ers Of thought and expression
The Princess literary gifts are lnher-
tied by her daughter, the Queen Of Spain.
who wrote G ra=sS essy In French fug
the members OF the court Mt San Sebas-
tlan- Queen Victoria Eugene has a CON
siderable knowledge of dramatic tech
nique, acquired in private theatrlcals at
Carlsbrooke Castle, in whlcn she used 10
take a prominent parr every year before
she was married to the King OF Spain.
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was discovered by Columbus in 1894.
having been christened Evangelist
Island" by that intrepid navigator. Its
present name, "Isla de Pinos'' or elsie
Of Pines" is of later origin; so called,
it is said. by reason of the large number
of beautiful pine trees that are native
TO the island, this being unusual TO-
semi-tropical country.
Mountains and valleys.
strip Of salt water and q marsh d.
Sided the island into two parts. The
lower section, containing some 2OO,OOO
acres. abounds in mahogany, ebony and
other precious woods, while the upper
section, some 100000 acres, affords in its
mountains. hills and valleys rare vistas
OF scenic beauty, even rivaling the
Bahamas. The mountains and hills are
covered with forests, which include the
stately royal palm and magnificent pines
the latter ranging from so TO 100 feet in
height In addition TO these are great
masses Of shrubbery, afording a riot OF
color and luxuriance such as may be
found only in a tropical or semitropical
country. Flowers Of rare beauty and
fragrance grow in boundless profusion
ana form a veritable carpet OF richest
coloring. The trees are hlled with birds
OF the most brilliant plumage, adding
gayety TO the scene, and forming a pic
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

ure ground for those who enjoy hunting
and fishing. While there is no large game
on the island, an abundance OF quail, Wild
pigeon. ducks and sand hill crane make
good shooting. The rivers abound in fish,
most Of these being of the 'gamey sort
while Holsters, too are found The many
clusters and chains Of small islands sur
rounding the coast make It one Of the
most delightful places for yachting. Low
ers OF this truly royal sport may spend
the winter In comfort, sailing about the
island. fishing and incidentally engaging
in that most entlcIng sport Of tortoise
shell hunting.
The Social side.
Though the American population OF the
Isle Of Pines was confined to a dozen
or so people no longer ago than 1901 II
now numbers about 1000, and the social
side of life In not being neglected. There
are church societies and schools. while at
Santa Fe the Hibiscus Club, an organiza-
ton with membership Of a score or
more of ladies, meets regularly and fol
lows out lines Of work not far different
from those taken up by wOmans clubs
In the States.
The Men.
The men on the island-well here is
what Richard Harding Davis, the we'll
known novelist, has to say of them after
visiting the island: The men | met
and / went all over the Island-were
genuine settlers. They were men who
had sold their farms In the States and
had come to the Isle of Pines TO make
a new home, and were busy as bees In
making IL. These men are as
fine representatives OF the American OF
modest means as VOC will find In any part
of our country. From every part of it
they have come, but chiefly from Iowa
and Wisconsin,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

and the ice-clad mail boat Hegg are pic
turesque, 1t Is to the dog sledge teams
that dare the ley trails Of Alaska, laden
with sacks marked L. s. Nj, that the
palm for daring must be awarded. One
of these trails-that from the postoffice
at Barrow to Kotzebue by way OF Point
Hopes so dangerous that only two
trips year by land are arranged for by
the postoffice authorities, and only $50
pounds of mail matter of all classes can
be delivered by the postOtfce authorities.
DRIVEN INSANE BY HARDsHIPs.
1t was only last January that George
Blain, a halfbreed, used to the Icy trail
and wise in native tricks TO maintain
life and follow the right road during the
Arctic winter nights, lost his way be-
tween Kotzebue and Council, two little
Alaskan snow-bound villages. For three
days he wandered blindly with his half
maddened dogs dragging the little sledgs
on which the mail sacks were piled.
Finally, at Kotzebue Sound, he lost his
way in a tremendous snowstorm and his
hands and feet became frostbttten. When
he staggered into Council, George Blain,
United States letter-carrier, was violently
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

z is trite saying that tGe Ameri-
81 ans are developing into a nation Of
globe trotters. and are becoming far
more familiar with the scenic attrac-
eions Of the old world than with the
Beauties of their own country. Thus
many a person who has scaled Alpine
Heights. or reveled in the beauties of
che Rhine, may dwell In absolute Ignor-
anCe of the sublime maguiicence of the
Yosemite and the Yellowstone. or the
grandeur OF Niagara
1t is small wonder. therefore. that right
at our very doors lies one Of the most
famous beauty spots of the world. con
corning which the general public has very
meager knowledge, indeed. The Isle of
2iues. while not one OF Uncle Sans
possessions. is at least under his pro
9eCtorate during the present administers
zion Of affairs iu Cuba and is entitled
80 more attention on the part OF the
American people than 1t has received.
Pocket Edition of the Tropics.
Size Is not one Of its claims TO dis
emotion. As a matter Of fact. il Is no
larger than the average county Ia the
States IL Is about 80 miles wide by
10 miles long. and comprises some 500
coo acres, all told To the man who is
accustomed to the broad sweeps of
country afforded by the Panhandle or
the plains of Wyoming, it might appear
90 be merely Il pocket edition of the
tropics, but a closer examiCation would
reveal the fact that It is, indeed, q
Jewel with q superb setting.
Discovered by Columbus.
History tells US that the Isle OF Pines
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

may be grown within a small area. In
one private garden In the City Of Santa
Fe, for instance, may be found Al differ
ent kinds OF fruit. all growing and rtpen-
ing to perfection, afording a continuous
fruitIEg season Of IL months in the year.
in other nearby gardens may be found
rare plants transplanted from Jamaica,
the Bahamas and other tropical and semi
tropical countries to adorn the grounds
of the well-to-do residents OF this little
Island and. incidentally, TO charm the
eye OF the casual visitor and impress him
with the saiubrious climate OF the place.
Among the trees used for ornamental pur-
poses may be mentioned the Spanish
Laurel. 1t grows to an immense size,
one specimen which adorns the public
park at Santa Fe measuring 10 feet In
diameter. Not few of the American
residents have undertaken to rehabilitate
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insane, but he still guarded the precious
making - miles, and he was so badly
frostbtten that he lost both hands and
nearly lost both feet
His mind he lost entirely and there is
no hope of his recovery of his reason,
according to the physician at this outpost
OF civilization. Such are the meager de-
tails of this adventure OF one OF Uncle
Sans letter-carriers in the frozen North
The dog sledges IN importan. section
OF the Yukon and Alaskan district form
the only means OF delivering mail from
November until May But Uncle Sam has
arranged regular postotfices, and once O
month or once week, and in q few In
stances at least once day, the barking
dogs, half wolf in many instances. strong,
powerful and wholly savage, pull on the
little sledges piled high with mall sacks
and the work Of keeping Americans in
touch with the world at large goes on
despite death and suffering.
The dogs are usually haruessed tandem
to the number of half a dozen. The
sledges carry only the mail and the car
rier must foot the whole distance
On the sledge viii be few ratons of
dried meat and the snowshoes of the let
ter-carrier. At stations placed at varying
distances along the nearly obllterated
trail in the deep snow are log houses,
where food and frewood are stored. and
the letter-carrier usually stops here to
eat, and If his schedule permits. he
sleeps in these snow bound huts.
But II the task OF carrying malls to
these out-of-ths-way places of the earth
is hazardous and expensive, the JOY OF
the so1ourners at distant points in seeing
the familiar mail sacks, with the brand
United States Mall them, is pitiable
to behold.
The bills for this wSrk are very high,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

Messenger" with a speed OF Is knots.
1t is a mere shell and yet day after day
1t drives it's way around the shifting Ice
blocks and through the thin skim of ice
on theYukon river on a1.200-mie journey,
and has never failed in the end to de
liver the letter" as per agreement.
But the photograph of the mail boat
Hegg, which takes the mail TO the fso-
lated point of Fort Seward, at HaInes,
Alaska, shows the most venturesome OF
all the water mail carriers of Uncle Sam.
The craft in the photo is shown loaded
down with ice, which has accumulated
aboard the vessel on one of her daring
trips through the Arctic waters.
The little vessel carries practically
nothing but the invaluable mail pack.
ages She is swift and light, and her
daring crew drive her through ice films
and around huge blocks of ice that would
deter any but the most hardy Of Arctic
mariners. Fort Seward lies just back OF
the Hegg, in the photograph, and this is
probably the most northerly postotlce
with regular deliveries of mail IN the
whole world.
But while the water buffaoes of the
Filipino, the donkeys of the Porto Rican
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

the rich old Spanish mansions, one Of
which Is the winter home Of Thomas
keenan,, a wealthy Pittsburg business
man. This mansion Is located on the
side of mountain near a rich quarry OF
the finest onyx. Others have built mod
ern American homes. among this latter
class is w. c. Schultz, Fond du Lac
(Wis) business man, who has lived on
the island for some seven years, and
who built the first American residence
to be erected In the City of Santa Fe.
Climate Is Ideal.
All visitors to the Isle Of Pines agree
that its climate IS ideal Tempered daily
by the trade winds heavens choicest
gift to the tropics, the extremes Of both
heat and cold are avoided and frost Is
unknown. This makes il q winter para
disc, but the Island is really seen at its
best during the months Of April May
and June At that time the tree and
plant life take on new beauties and the
panorama Of color reaches its climax.
One OF the peculiarities Of the island
is its apparent freedom from storms of
violent character. While Cuba has
suffered from time to time from hurri-
canes and cyclones the little island, only
40 miles away has been practically I'm
mune from them. This, it Is believed,
is due to the fact that II is protected on
three sides by Cuba and Is afforded still
further protection by numerous keys.
Two GooG Towns.
There are two goods towns on the Is
land. One IS the City Of Santa Fe, with
an elevation of 400 feet above sea level
and having its port at Jucaro. Then
there is Nueva Corona on the other side
of the island, the two towns being only
u miles apart and connected by beau
tiful calzada, which forms an ideal drive
A Fine Pleasure Ground.
The Isle of Pines affords a fine pleas
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

n . the average reader the delivery
81 Of letter through the United States
~@~ mails pictures only the regular and
neatly uniformed letter-carrier IN shining
BRASS buttons who trips politely up the
front steps and hands IN letters from all
over the face Of the earth. Yet the let
ter-carrier, If the most familiar method
of receiving ones mail from the care OF
Uncle Sam is only one OF many schemes
employed by the government for disposing
OF the millions Of letters annually turned
over TO the PostoGice Department
throughout the world
For instance. Uncle Sam. aside from the
city delivery Of letters and the rural free
delivery carriers. has regular contracts
by which letters are delivered by steam
launches. by sail boats and by teams Of
half-wiId Alaskan dogs. In Porto Rico
Uncle Sam has native letter-carrIers who
carry United States mail on donkeys; In
Samoa the relay runners carry the sacks
on their brawuy shoulders as they race
For hundreds Of miles through the Islands.
SATTvE FILIPINO RELAY RUN
NERS.
In the Philippines native runners thread
Che Jungle. carrying letters from home to
soldiers In far-away posts on the very
outskirts Of utter savagery. On the su-
Derb military and mail roads constructed
by the United States War Department
crude native carts creak their way for
hundreds Of miles, while In the primeval
wilderness of the Filipino jungle strange
native carts, with solid wheels sawn I'm
a single piece from the round trunk Of
some gigantic Filipino tree keep the
mails moving toward the address. often
penned I'm some refined drawing room in
a big American city.
CameIs aside from donkeys and big
ssight-horse teams, are used to draw
United States mail In the Philippine
archipelago the strangest OF all the ami.
mails which pull the United States mail
bags are found They are the native
Filipino water buffalocs Strange animals
are these, with uucanny humps on their
backs, and long thick horns. They alone
can be used so far I'm the Islands as
beasts Of burden, as the riuderpest still
continues to Kill all oxen and similar
animals imported from other countries
The government has been for years try
tUg to find some one method Of making
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

neces.aries and commodities of lfe,"
have become higher - ever oefors.
The doctor estimates that for the s24,-
100000 levied 90 wheat aud rye the con-
sumers pay 1T least Si20, oOo-ooc an
nusily.'
That is phenomenon OF sort familiar
food materials, as We export tnstead o.
IN our own countr-. though we do not tax
importing. then.
This system on taxation FOG the protsc-
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ture which appeals with peculiar force
TO the lover of nature.
Springs and Streams.
Hundreds of sparkling streams fed by
apparently inexhaustible springs, pour
forth their clear waters from mountain
and hillside. Many of these waters are
credited with medicinal properties, and
nave been made use of on this account
since the days OF Spanish possession. The
famous Neyler spring is so named for
the reason that this well-known general
made regular pilgrimages to it In order
TO obtain relief from an aiiment of long
standing. And while giving health, these
streams also yield up vast stores of fish
and afford the disciples of Isaac Walton
an opportunity IL ply the rod and reel
10 the heart content.
Some Good Roads.
While the gospel of good roads is being
preached in this country with only indif-
ferent success, ii may not be amiss TO
call attention to the fact that down in
the Isle Of Pines il is not only preached.
but put in practice. The government has
constructed about so miles of calzadas,
or government roads. which will COM
pare favoraby with the average city
boulevard, and the work is going steadily
forward. Al appropriation OF S250,Oo0
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ton Of specially favored classes Is not a
fruitful one for the German treasury.
New taxes, with increase In old ones,
have been levied twice within the last
Eve years, and still the treasury IS In sore
need How great Is that mead Is shown In
a striking manner by G comparison with
Great Britain.
Within the past few years the English
have paid of a debt OF $223 900 900; ID
the same time the debt Of Germany las
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

how this one-sided distribution OF the
right OF representation affects the action
OF the government The Agrarians Qsnd
owners, especially the Prussian tunkers,
govern the government and have been
for many years, even II the imperial
parliament, a leading influence" The
result Is that a fiscal legislation has
Increased the burden of consuming
masses enormously; duties on breadstutfK,
on meats, on butter, on lsrd @ all the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-15

I American cattle immune to the rinder-
| pest but 50 far without success. There
/ fore the water bufal0es continue to be
/ all Uncle Sam can depend on to haul his
mail sacks In the wilder sections Of the
land Of the Filipino
The handling Of all malls in the Phil
ippine Islands, curiously enough has
nothing to do with the Postoflce Depart
ment. 1t comes under the Jurisdiction Of
the War Department and incidentally the
practical part Of the managing is done by
the Bureau Of Insular Affairs, at the
head Of which is BrIgadier General CIar-
ence Ransom Edwards, who, by the way,
did some fine, soldierly fighting in the
Philippines and knows personally the CON
ditions In the islands and the needs OF
the population, both native and acquired.
The view shown Of the Benguet mail
and military road shows that great high
way as 1t is vending north from Manila
on It's way into the recesse5 of the island
and 50 to Luzon, where It strikes off into
small native trails. Only native bearers
can venture to endure the final journey
to deliver mail to jungle points of the
interior.
In such cases the mail carriers not only
convey mail, out also provisions and other
commodities In many cases these car
riers are the sole method Of communal
eating with the outside world OF civtllza-
tiOn.
Despite the curious looking animals and
quaint carts the United States mail is
just as sacred in character in the jungles
Of the Philippines as on Broadway, New
York.
At first TIE ratives continually attacked
and robbed the mails but the War De
partment merely detached a few hard
riding, rapid shooting American soldiers,
and since then there has been no moIest-
ing the United States mail, in even the
widest sections Of the Islands
QUEER CARRIERS IN HAWAII
Over IN the Hawaii Islands Uncle Sam
has letter carrier who uses a small
gasoline launch just once Il week so that
the business men of Kawaihae, LaamilO
and hiholO Bay and Kailua can receive
their mail and hear how things are pro-
crossing In the remainder of these United
States and the rest Of the wOTI-. in gen
eraL These folk will be a week in learn
ing whether a national election has gone
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port Failing such action, there in the
prospect OF a new political organization
outside of the Social Democrats In the
interest of democratizing measures which.
DIR. Barthe believes, to be IAN historical
necessity" "a great Industrial common
wealth." he declares, with "a, COX, 900 In
habitants, cannot be governed under ths
methods of a feudalism. absoiutism and
bureaucratism-"