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Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
Tied Up the GaIIaahers.

= Lightning has played some quesr
pranks, but about the funniest joke
a streak of it ever got off was when
1t bumped into old William Gallagher
of Cleveland. Mr.. Gallagher was peace
fully In bed when the bolt hit his
domicile and the fluid completely
wrecked the iron bedstead in which
the old man and his wife were sleep
ing. Worse than that it twisted the
clothes and the iron about the couple
in such curious fashion that they were
actually tied in bed, and, to save them.
selves, couldn't get out, while the rain
beat in on them from the wrecked
roof Finally their shouts brought
the neighbors and Gallagher and Mrs.
Gallagher were released from old
Jupiters iron clutch. wet and scared
and exhausted. The bedstead with
the clothes twisted about its sides is
. curious object Of interest in Cleve-
land to this day.
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
May Discipline Venezuela.

Wcshington.-The long pending dis
pute with Venezuela is to be placed in
the hands OF President Roosevelt for
settlement. The Senate has so decided
and as soon as the formal resolution
giving him full authority has been
passed. he will take it in hand. Recent
ly ratified treaties compel this govern
ment to seek arbitration, but as Vene-
zuela has several times refused to ar
bitrate the claims OF American citizens
and companies, there is no doubt that
she will now consent to 1t.
In case President Castro again re-
fuses, Mr.. Roosevelt will have full
power to employ force and he will not
hesitate to do this. There is no pros
pect OF anything like real war, as a
few shells from an American warship
would bring the Venezuelans to terms,
and hostilties would probably consist
in the landing OF few marines in Ven
ezuelan ports to seize the custom
houses.
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
senef,t. Of tn. Carey Ast.

Washington, D. C.-Senator Clark
OF Wyoming, in submitting q report
from the Senate committee on public
lands in favor Of Senate resolution
No. &C. introduced by Senator Warren.
to add 1.000, 900 acres of land to Wyom.
ing's quota under the Carey desert
land act, furnished the following in
formation in reference to the opera
tions of this act in Wyoming:
Under the provisions Of this act the
state of Wyoming has already applied
for nearly 100000 acres. and surveys
are now being made and applications
prepared for additional amounts,
which will far exceed the amount orig.
inally mentioned in said law. The COM
mittee is Of the opinion that the oper-
ations OF the act should not be him
dered or impedsd and that the addi-
tional acreage should be made avail.
able.
"The operations Of the Carey act in
dealing with the arid lands have been
most beneficial. No person can &C.
quire under this law moro than 100
acres and the whole transaction is so
guarded as to insure in the highest
degree honest operation as we'll as the
actual settlement and improvement of
the land. This law operates to re-
claim tracts OF land where the labor
and expense is beyond the means of
the individual settler and tracts
usually not Of sufficient area to at.
tract the attention OF the reclamation
service"
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23

This sign is permanently attached
to the front of the main building OF
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
1t means that public inspection OF
the Laboratory and methods of doing
business is honestly desired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that a permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs = with
out drugs?
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu-
ally use as much of it as we are told z
Come and See.
Was there ever such person as
Lydia E. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to write?
Come and See.
ID OllC NdoO PilN dlC Soi
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential?
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondence
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being ben
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confidence, ,forshe also
might just as well regain her health.
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
BROWNSVILLE ORDER JUST.
Senator Borah UphoIds Order Dis.
charging NEGRO Soldiers.

Washington.-The affray at Browns
'ille, Texas, again called forth the
most intense interest in the Senate
Monday.
Senator Borah of Idaho, taking the
ground that the testimony showed con-
clusively that the negro soldiers of the
fwenty-ifth regiment shot up the
own, gave a careful analysis of the
whence in the case.
There was an unusually large num-
)er of senator's present on both sides of
he chamber and they carefully fol-
lowed the arguments presented by Mr.
Borah
The speech was made notable by
many striking passages OF oratory and
attracted general interest. Besides
containing an analysis of the testimony
taken in the Brownsville case, it was
In reply to Senator Foraker's recent
discussion Of the same subject.
During the speech Senator Borah
took occasion to express strong disap-
prova of any effort to secure leniency
for Harry Orchard.
Mr.. Borah made very clear his be-
lief that the evidence established a
conspiracy on the part of some of the
negro soldiers of the Twenty fifth regi-
ment to shoot up the town.
Il contend" he said, that the evil
dence in this case is simply overwhelm-
Ing and conclusive against the colored
soldiers, unless you resort to the prop
osition If conspiracy which manufac-
tured the evidence, and that is evil
dently the view taken by the defense"
The morale of the army, he said, Is
paramount to any mans right to re-
main in it. II any man in the Twenty
fifth regiment participated in the riot
and if others connived the crime, by
concealing knowledge of it to shelter
the guilty parties, then both were
guilty alike, he declared.
Mr.. Borah called attention to Mr.
Foraker's suggestion that the citizens
OF Brownsville might have shot up the
town to secure the removal of the ne
gro soldiers.
Now. confess" he said, that there
might possibly have been desire to at
tack the soldiers, but 1t seems that this
conspiracy, if it had existence, would
not have turned it's guns upon its own
people"
Mr. Borah reviewed at length the tes
timony in the case and then announced
his conclusion that "it discloses the
guilt of certain members of the Twenty
fifth infantry as participants in tie
Brownsville affair beyond reasonable
doubt"
Mr. B2rah dwelt at some ieHSth upon
the accomplishments of the negro race
since the abolition of slavery, and
found much cause for congratulation;
but, he said, this fact could not ex-
cuse individuals from punishment for
crime, even If such leniency should be
in the interest of the race, which it
would not be.
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
Walsh on Mining Bureau.

Washington.-The House committee
on mines and mining has ordered
printed as public document the argu'
ment recently made before 1t by
Thomas F. Walsh in support of the bill
providing for the establishment of n
mining bureau in the Department OF
the Interior. Mr.. Walsh's views on
the subject were regarded by the COM
mittee In the light of an expert opin-
ion, and 1t was decided to have them
printed for general distribution among
members Of Congress and others in
terested in promoting and improving
the mining Industries. 1t is believed
that a bill for the creation Of mining
bureau will be passed.
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
Would HANG Orchard.

Neutrality-suspicious. Borah OF
Idaho, in his maiden speech on the
Brownsville AFFAIR. found opportunity
TO express his disapproval of any ef-
fort to secure leniency for Harry Or
chard. the self-confessed thrower of
the bomb which caused Governor
Steunenberg's death. He said:
"A cold-blooded. inhuman, incarnate
devil blows to pieces an ex-governor
upon the doorsteps of his home. is
caught and confesses, and before the
grave of the man who died martyr
to law and order is green. sentimental
ism puts halo upon the brow Of the
blacklist spirit that ever escaped the
crypts OF hell"
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
eattIeshIps at Lo. Ano.Ie,.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Los Angeles sent
more than 100000 of it's residents to
the ocean side Saturday to welcome
the American battleship fleet OF six.
teen fighting vessels and three auxil.
iaries which steamed into San Pedro
harbor. twenty.tsro miles away, in the
full radiance OF midsummer sun and
dropped anchor at $3.50 D. m. The ar
rival of the fleet was accompanied
by all OF the flashing colors and embei.
lishments that havc made Its presence
In every home and foreign port visited
In the last four months q marine pic
turs unrivalled In Imposing beauty.
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
Preaching and Practice.

Didn't tell you to take the ak an
cut wood enough to keep the house
warm?'
YES but hain't YOU been preachin'
this long time bout the preservation
OF the forests?"
And thereupon the old man wore
out two fence rails on him. and told
him he was too young to understand
that politics didn't mean all 1t said.
Atlanta Constitution.
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23
To Investigate Paper Trust.

Washington.-A definite step was
taken Monday toward solution OF the
wood pulp and newspaper cost ques.
ton In the Introduction by Speaker
Cannon Of n resolution for the appoint
ment Of select committee of six men,
bers to investigate "and obtain all pos
sible information" as to the reasons
for the increased prices Of white paper
ITO the end that needful legislation
may be enacted"
Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23

Is Lie sioBau WHICH markS move
ment among farmers wives to get
their husbands to spruce up bit This
is a commendable reform, but why
should II not extend to the men folks
who might raise the cry Of away with
the mother hubbard and the busting
cap. But then we mistrust that the
women would gladly wear better togs
II John would put up the price.
Halter-break the colt from ver5 In.
fancy. The halter in all cases should
be very strong, strong enough to
doubly support the weight Of the AMI
NAL wearing It. The halter need not
be on the colt at all times. for that
would interfere with its freedom and
exercise. which is one Of the great es.
sentials during the growing period Of
horse, but It should be haltered, led
and tied at regular and frequent in.
tervals during the training period.
That there is occasional danger in
silage is evident from the report Of ID.
e. Woodruff, superintendent Of the
Southern Training School farm at
Graysville. Tenn. who lost six young
mules, q mare and three ponies in tho
space Of four days from encephalitis.
or ensilage poisoning. According to
the veterinarian = lint which grows ON,
corn on low ground harbors Q bac.
terium which matches and propagates
in the heat Of the silo. and proves
deadly to horses. though harmless 70
cattle.
The oasis., 1908-01-18
COFFEE

Good grocers like Schil- ling's Best, for it makes goodwill and not trouble; in case of complaint, the money is ready.
 Your grocer returns your money if you don't like it. we pay him
 THE OASIS ads bring results.
The oasis., 1908-01-18

Range News. w. A. Fiege came in last week from another trip to New Mexico with fine lot of cows and calves for Charley DeBaud. MT. Fiege has made Q number of trips to New Mexico this fall after cattle. He is one of, if not the heaviest, shippers of cattle out of Southern New Mexico. He pur- chased 1900 head of the H w cattle from Burnside, Carter x Hooker near Silver City, train of heifers from Harvey Ringer near Hills borough, train of cows and calves, dry COWS and heiiers from the Hol- son Cattle Co., near Silver City, a train of heifers from the G o s Cattle Co.,, north of Silver City, train ofstock cattle from the Ballou ranch near Silver City, several trains from the N A N and B L companies and others. The stock cattle he sold in lots to suit pur- chasers in several counties of Ari- zona, making shipments to Navajo, Apache, Graham, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. The steers in the above shipments he shipped to Kansas. Handling cattle in large numbers he has been able to make better prices to purchasers than they could have bought any one lot themselves. He has also bought and sold good many cars of beef while handling above stock cattle.
The oasis., 1908-01-18
HIDES AND HORNS.

Range NtWr' v' 'iShclo, nresident of the Chiracahua Cattle Co.,. was experimenting shipment of cattle from here Monday. The shipment went to California. MT. Vickers reports the cattle markets rather quiet owing to the late financial disturbance.
 Prescott Courier: Robert Blair, the pioneer cattleman of the Burnt ranch, was a welcome caller at this office yesterday. He says that cattle are in good condition and doing we'll and that it would be best for cattle interests for the big storms to come later on than now.
 Arizona Republican: w. k. Hitchcock of San Bernardino, Cal, will ship out a couple of cars of cattle tonight that he purchased from Thomas Dennis. Thus far this winter there has not been much doing in the way of California shipments. Cattlemen in the val ley are holding their cattle for little better figure than buyers have yet offered.
 Range News: One of the most striking characteristics of the Polled Angus is the longevity of the breed and we have had men tell us that the cows have to meet accidental death or be slaughtered in old age while yet useful. Old Grannie, COW No. 1 in the Scotch Rolled herd book, is said to have met accidental death at the age of thirty-one, after having been a regular producer of calves for a quarter of century.
 Range News The Chino Land & Water company of Chino, Cali fornia, probably the largest hand lers of feeding cattle, recently purchased the ranch and cattle owned by B. F. Saunders, located near the Utah-Arizona line. This company intends fattening the southern Utah product for market. Various other large companies of California have contracted for and shipped whole trainloads of Utah steers from Southern Utah into California.
 San Antonio Express:e Tom White, of Roswell, N. M., who has been over to Gonzales to spend the holidays, is in the city to discuss old times with quite number of his old boyhood friends here. He speaks very encouragingly of range conditions and says they had very good fall rains up there and that as whole the cattleman up there was about as we'll satisfied as he was elsewhere in the grazing dis. trlcts of the west. He did not say anything about 1t, but it is quite  likely that the New Mexico cattle men who have cattle upon the gov ernment land up there would like to be as free in building pens where they please as the Texas man is about fencing up his own or leased lands. When asked what he thought the federal government would do about removing the fences which serve as drift fences for the cattlemen he smiled and said he was little scared lest it took a notion to have them removed also. These fences were built by the sev- eral counties under authority of the New Mexico legislature so the
The oasis., 1908-01-18

THE OASIS ads bring results.
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THEIR ANONYMOUS
LETTERS.
Copyrighted, 1905, by Associated
Literary Press.
. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY c. D. LEWIS.

Everybody, including themselves,
said 1t was a love match between Kit
~ Rayne and Harry Smedley and that
such love, trust and confidence were
seldom to be found, II did not all end
with the honeymoon, as certain crus.
II old bachelor predicted, but when
they had been married whole year
the doves were still cooling,
Then one evening Mrs. Smedley had
q lawn party, and as half dozen
people sat together 1t was announced
that the writer of an anonymous letter
had succeeded in separating certain
man and his wife. All expressed their
sorrow and indignation, but host and
hostess felt called upon to so further,
'The husband who viii pay the
slightest attention to an anonymous
letter should be tabooed from assocla-
ton with all sensible people," was the
observation OF the husband as he
placed his arm around his wife's
waist. "No one but a coward writes
those letters, and no one but cow
ard would act upon them"
IF ! should get hundred anony-
nous letters concerning Harry should
only laugh at them." added the wife
as she kissed him before them all.
Three mornings later at his office
Mr.. Smedley received letter As it
was addressed in the handwriting of a
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woman he felt quite bit Of curiosity
about it. He opened the envelope to
find it contained an anonymous letter
no date, no signature, just the words:
"Watch your wife and you will dis
cover
The young husband laughed and
started to tear up the missiye. Then
he restrained his hand, and his laugh
faded to grin. 1t was a good joke
to send him such a missive He would
carry it home at noon and laugh over
1t with his little wife.
When the coward picked him out to
receive such warning he took the
wrong man. He whistled and put the
letter in his pocket and began his
work. 1t was funny. 1t would raise a
laugh They would show it to their cir
Gle, and others would laugh with them.
Five minutes later he was saying to
himself:
watch your wife and you will dis
cover
Discover what? he mentally kicked
himself for asking, and yet the query
kept bobbing up. A contemplate cow
ard of woman wrote that unfinished
sentence and wrote it to make trouble.
If he could find her out she should
suffer for it. Discover anything wrong
on the part of his pure hearted little
wife! The idea was villainous.
He put it aside again and again and
felt himself almost as mean as the
writer when it bobbed up again. The
forenoon was SO long that he left the
Office half an hour before IL and start
ed for home. He wanted to show the
letter to his wife and have a laugh
over it, but something occurred to
change his plan.
He was within block of the house
when man came out, gave look up
and down the street and hurried away.
Then, too, as he entered the door his
wife exclaimed in surprise and almost
demanded to know why he was half an
hour ahead Of his time. He kissed her,
but 1t was perfunctory kiss. She nes-
tied up to him, but he thought he
could feel her trembling.
At 8 o'clock that same morning the
carrier had left a letter for her In a
mans handwriting. She opened it,
thinking that 1t might be a bill from
the grocer, and the next moment her
merry laugh rang out.
watch your husband and you will
discover were Its sole contents.
Watch Harry? For what? Suspect
him of what7 It was an anonymous
letter, but 1t was too funny. She felt
hke running out and showing it to the
girl In the kitchen. She would go and
show 1t to couple Of her friends and
let them enjoy the laugh with her.
She put on her hat Then she halted.
The laugh had died away Could there
be anything In it? Was It possible that
Harry was deceiying her? No, never!
She would tear up the letter and never
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An Expert.

In one of the interior towns there
lives a farmer who brings butter eggs
and produce to market, and, being II
literate, also brings with him his sor
to do the figuring"
The other day the son was iii and
the old man had to venture alone. Fol
awhile he got along pretty we'll by
letting his customers do the figuring
but presently he sold two rolls of but
ter to woman who could not figure
any better than he.
The farmer was much puzzled, but
being resolved that she should moi
know that his early education had been
neglected, he took scrap of paper
from his pocket and began. He put
down lot Of marks on the paper
and then said:
lets see; dots a dot, figures a fig
ure, two from one and none remains
with three to earry-$1.50, madam
please"
She paid over the $150, took the
butter home, had 1t weighed and "ig,
ured up" by her daughter, who dis.
covered that the price should have
been $2.10 instead of $1.50.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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MASSAGE.
PROPOSALS.
BIDS REQUESTED FOR TWEEN

BIDS REQUESTED FOR TWEEN
ty million gallon reservoir Sealed
proposals for furnishing materials,
and constructing twenty million
gallon reservoir, in whole, and in sec
tions, will be received until IL
O'Clock noon Friday, October 2, 1908,
at Office Of the Water. Commission,
City Hall, Astoria Oregon. Plans and
specifications may be seen, and blank
forms of proposals obtained at said
Office. Certified check in the sum Of
not less than 10 per cent Of the
amount bid on each contract must
accompany bids. Right to reject any
and all bids is reserved. City Water
Commission, by G. w. Lounsberry,
Clerk. o-I5-1O
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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weight about 1850 pounds; not over
g years old; must be good driver and
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ones catch it. Italian ProVerb.
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speciality of house moving, car.
penters, contractors, general jobbing;
prompt attention TO all orders, Cor
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cash price for secondhand and new
furniture; see us before you sell.
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whose painful and agonizing pangs
make life intolcrable for the sufferer.
1t is but matter of moment to ST.
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