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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

bridge is at the same level as that above or below It.
 Throughout the greater part of ,hs course of the river in western Kansas the recent filling in process has been going on particularly on the south side of the river. From the Kansas Colorado state me 10 Arkansas City marks of many old chane1s are seen in the valley and it is channels are seen in the valley and 1t is bluff to bluff along its channel many times and that in doing so it has gradually built up it's flood plain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
RIVER FILLING WITH SAND
The Channel of the Arkansas Be.
 comes Narrower

From the Hutchinson News
 The Arkansas river is filling up. Not with water, but with sand A few years ago sand haulers used to drive their teams and wagons under the river bridge at the foot of Main street without any trouble. Now they can hardly drive under.
 Not only is the river filling, but it Is narrowing. The old time Arkansas river bridge was half mile or more long Every time 1t has been rebuilt some span
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

Do you remember the song, "Canst Thou Count the Stars That Nightly Glist- eh In the Azure Slxies?p You might count the stars, but it would be very hard to count the HalSka children. Here they come in crowds and droves and stacks two layers deep to every thing and every place. The yards are ful the streets are full, and the houses are full-big, little,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
OUR HAKKA CHILDREN
By MRS. OLA LLOYD ROACH, Of Birmingham, Missionnr ut Ying Tax, China

they were babies and the contract cannot be broken
 So many things seem backwards here in China. They certainly have the boy and girl problem twisted. In America, if any difference is made it is in favor of the girl, because the boy is stronger and can help himself. Here the little girl must help herself while the parents both help
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
Greetings From Hong kong-Chow Chow on Hillside

face supturned to the cruel rays of the tropical sun. or the cold drzzling rain. laughs and cries, sleeps and wakes, and grows until she is large enough to run and play with her husband and his playmates.
 One of our missionaries meeting a boy of 6 yearsSold with a still smaller child not so much smaller, however-strapped to his back, asked: Are you carrying your little sister?p No. my wife." the boy answered shortly. and the missionary passed on wondering if the Chinese chill dren arc born married
 What can be more cruel than this GUS tom of engaging-even marrying babies, and very small children? The engagement Is contract that cannot be broken. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

years of their existence many little girls who knew nothing of life as the dear little girls in America see it. have had the joy of being under the kind, gentle in- fluence of Christian teachers in these schools. It is true some of them are with us for only few months. for either their husbands refuse to let them study longer or they must go to become the wife of the man to whom they were sold in in fancy.
 But who can tell the good even few months of study in our schools may do?
 If the children in America could only see these funny eager little beings as they crowd into every place that is open to them. The colder it is the more cloth ing they put on until their arms stand out stiff and they look like huge frogs. On the other hand the warmer it gets the more they take off until-wel in America they would be scarcely 'presentable."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

many cases one child grows up bright, healthy girl or boy, while the other is weakling The boy may turn out to be an opium fend, highway robber, pirate, gambler, murderer-it matters not what, and the girl sweet, pure Christian wom- an, with her heart filled with longings for the good and noble and beautiful things of this life, her body delicate and sensi- tive, just like our sisters and wives and mothers here in America. Oh, children, can you think of anything more horrible? She must marry that wicked. wickeo man. Their parents engaged them when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

middle sized and babies strapped to every bodys back except their fathers.
 The mother and father buy wife for their son-perhaps he is only 1 or years old. The baby girls parents are poor and need the money at once, so the little hoX's parents pay in full for their little son's wife and she is taken into the par ents' -in-laws home to be reared by them. Now who is going to care for this extra baby? There are three or four in the family already. The little husband, of course She is strapped to his back each morning and the happy child husband goes about his work or play while the tiny wife-with her head bohbing up and down, or from side to side, and the tender little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

blessing. When the missionaries first went over the Hakka country begging and pleading with the men to help to educate their girls as we'll as their boys, to buy them good warm clothes and books ano send them to the boarding schools, they laughed at the idea of such thing. We could imagine them saying they laughed and chuckled: "The next time you come you will want to dress up our cows and calves and send them to a boarding school" In many homes these dumb animals are treated far better than the poor girls.
 After several years of hard work schools have been opened here in Ting talk for both boys and girls During the five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10

the boy. He must have the best of every thing until he is large enough to go to school, then the parents give him pretty bright clothes and books and spending money and send him to school, while the girb is left behind to tend the chickens and hogs, or graze the buffaloes and work in the fields-in fact to do all kinds of hard work. She must wear shabby, soiled clothes and often go hungry in order that they may have money to buy fine clothing and make great gentleman of her brother or husband.
 The heathen think their gods have greatly blessed them when son is born into their homes. and even the Christians cannot see that girls are very much of a
The new era., 1911-11-09
Wildcat In a City Park.

A giant wildcat that had been slaugh-
tering quail and cottontail rabbits in
the Golden Gate park for the last three
years was trapped recently by George
]. Barron. The parry gamekeepers and
others often caught sight of the de-
structive beast, but 1t was SO willy that
they never could get an opportunity OF
drawing bead on it The great cat
was thought to come from the Santa
Crus mountains.
Tho other day the lad rugged up
plain box trap and baited 1t with a
piece Of fresh beef. setting the con-
trivsnce In tho shrubbery near the
chain Of lakes. He returned several
hours later and found the big cat
snarling in the trap.
Prof. William G. Blunt, curator OF
the natural history department OF the
museum, was sent for. and after a
close examination Of the beast at a
safe distance pronounced it fine spe
cmen Of the hybrid wildcat of Call
fornia. Az hybrids of all kinds In
the ciass OF mammals are barred from
.th> museum, tho cat was killed and
buried ta the foot Of Monterey
cypress. Tho animal weighed Az
lpounda, and was one OF the largest
specimens that the professor had ever
iseen.-ean Efancisco Chronanle.
The new era., 1911-11-09
IS BEST TO BE TRUTHFUL
Certain Cleveland Drummer Decides
That Lying Doesn't Pay In
His Business.

| in the long run-in my business at
any rate" remarked Cleveland
travelling man. at seems to be just as
well to tell the truth. l never for
got an incident of my first trip on the
road One of the first towns I made
was Franklin, down in the southern
part Of this state. 1t was marked on
the map and on the folder in fairly
good sized type, and l took 1t for
granted that Franklin was a good deal
OF place.
$50 walked up the street till 1
came to dry good store-dry goods
being my line then-and engaged the
proprietor in conversation.
"Mr. Smith, 1 began, there is an
other party here In town that's ex-
tremely anxious to get hold Of our
line, but I've heard of you as being a
thoroughly enterprising merchant and
I'm going to give you chance to take
on these goods If you're interested.
You shall have first choice and II your
order is one that will Justify selling
to you exclusively In this city, shall
mot 90 to see your competitor at ALL
Throughout all this talk that was
giving him. he kept looking at me in a
funny way, but without any particular
change OF expression.
you say my competitor is anxious
TO take on the 1ine.' he asked me at
last.
Yes. indeed. he's been writing in
and trying his best to tie up with u.s.
Then replied my prospective Gus
toner. you'd better go and talk to
hfm.x And. by the way. when you find
him wish you'd come back here and
lot me kno wwhere his place Is. was
under the impression until now that
there wasn't any other dry goods store
IN town n-'"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The new era., 1911-11-09
SCHOOL NEWS.
By June Shippey.
County High School.

Ernest Hunter was absent from
school Monday.
Friday was the last day of the sec
ond month and the whole of it was
spent in writing our general tests.
The rooms are now warmed by
steam radiators. At first we found
it difficult to find the heat but they
are much better now.
In the future during the wfntry
weather We are to have no recesses
and be dismissed fifteen minutes
earlier both at noon and at night.
Walden School.
Herbert Kerr was absent Monday.
Roy Dow has been in the country
the lastfewdays.
Rose Johnson was absent from Miss
Pierce's room Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Nelson says the standings
after the examinations tlfis month
were surprise.
The lady teachers are putting white
curtains up at the windows. 1t will
make it much moe CHEEKY and home
like.
The new era., 1911-11-09
PART OF SECTION

Subject to any or all easements or rights Of
way heretofore legally obtained and now in
full force and effect, il any there be-.
Reseryinr however to the State of Colorado
ali rights to any and all minerals. ores and
metals OF every kind and character, and all
coal asphaltuIn, oil and other like substances
in or under said land, and the right of inGress
and egress for the purpose of mining tosether
with enough of the surface Of same as may Dc
necessary for tho proper and convenient work
ing Of such minerals and substances.
Value of Improvements on this lana as
APPRAISED by this department. $1,000.
Owner OF improvements. Norell and David
son. 49,
Sale Application No. 9106.
No land will be sold at less than the mini
mum price per aero, as given above. The par
celswiIl be sold in the above order, and each
tract will be sold described ahove-he the
Terms Of payment shall be follows viz;
On lands selling for $3.50 to 50 per acre
The new era., 1911-11-09
Too Many Mrs. caudIes.


The policeman said that II anybody
should ask him he would say that
about the best thing anybody could
do under the circumstances was to go
home. But the midnight wayfarer OF
uncertain steps and speech thought 9TH
erwise.
"Ycu wouldn't go, either" he said.
II there were six more waiting to
hand out the same line OF sass that
took once tonight when tried to
sneak m Yes, SIR. six Of EN-"
"Six whAt7" the policeman asked.
4Wives."
Good heavens" calculated the po-
Iceman, who are you. anyhow? Brig.
ham Young7"
mo, sir. I amt old man Young. but
there are six moro there all right.
Come upstairs and see for your
self"
The policeman tptoed up behind
him and assisted In opening the door.
In room beyond light burned dim
ly revealing six blonde heads stand
ing In row on dressing table.
"What'd tell your" said the man
"Six, ell alike and only one heard
from"
The policeman pushed him in and
shut the door.
@six transformations on dummy
beads" he said. Poor devil. no won
der he had 'em."
The new era., 1911-11-09
The Youths Companion in 1912.


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purpose is to be to every reader a
help onward-neyer a drag backward
Amongthe contributors to the 1912
volume will be General Baden-Powell,
the defender of Mafeking and founde
of the Boy Scouts, Walter Camp, the
celebrated football coach, Hudson
Maxim, the inventor OF high eNplosiv
Governor Harmon of Ohio, Perciyal
Lowell, the astronomer, Jacob Riis,
Marion Harland, Harriet Prescott
Spofford, Rev. Francis f. Clark,
founder of the Society of Christian
E,ndeavor, etc, etc.
The serial stories alone, which will
follow one another the year through,
will be worth $1.50 each when pub
lished in ook form. By subscribing to
The Companion you get them all and
$50 other complete stories for S1-75
and the Articles, Miscellaney, Boys
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for good measure. Now is the time
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Do not forget that the new sub
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The new era., 1911-11-09

10 per ceut of the purchase money the day
of the sale, the balance in eishteen equal
Lands selling at more than s25 an acre and less
than SD per acre, 20 per cent cash on the day
ofsale, the balance in fourteen equal annual
payments at Z per cont per annum. Land selling
for SI5 and upwards, 80 per cent cash and bal
ance in seven equal annual payments at Z per
cent interest. IT the purchaser does not own
the improvements. he must pay for the sarie at
sale Purchaser viii execute bond, as proEi led
in Section 2S act of July H. 1905. must be
declared his intention oil becoming SUCH must
pay appruisement and advertising fees
Tho Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
No sale shan become effective until passed
upon by the State Land Board,
Bids must be made in person, or by agent
authorized to bid.
Register State Board of Land Commissioners
The new era., 1911-11-09

With dry corn stalks and hay for
roughage, one would want to feed
pretty literally and would hardly ex-
pect to have the COWS eat up this
roughage very clean.
The new era., 1911-11-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
Department cf the Interior.

U. S. Land Office, Denver, Colo.
Serial No. 0767s.
October IA, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
P. Murphy, of spicer, P. O. Jackson
Co.. Colorado, who on April9th, 1906,
made desert land entry, No. 1888,
The new era., 1911-11-09

for ny and sen SWH, NWA SEA
section 10, township N, range so w
9Th p NJ. has filed notice of inten-
ton tomakefinal desert land entry
proof to establish claim to the land
above described, before VIM o. Mos
man, U. S. Commissioner at his
office, at Walden, Jackson Co. Colo
rado. on the 18th day of Dec. 1911.
Claimant names aswitnesses
Eugene H. MCGOWAN, and Wm. G.
Mellen, of Hebron, Colo, John A.
Mcnamara and Dennis Brennan, of
Spicer, Colo.
c. d. FORD,
Coal Land. Register.
Mining Application No. ot57e5.
U. S. Land Office Denver, Colo
September 13, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of the Act of Congress,
Approved May 10, 1872, NJ. e. Long.
for herself and co-owners, w. w. Long
b. A. Long, L. Long, E. e. Coon, S
w oNItOob ". w. '@O1iso sShb d ~.
Coon whose postoffice is 1913 Maple
ton Avenue, Boulder. Colorado. has
made application for a patent for 160
acres on the Grizzly placer bearing
placer gold and other valuable depos-
its, situate in mining district not
named, jackson county, state of Col
orado, and described in the field
notes on file in this office as follows,
viz:
The SEA OF the SBA of the SE1l,
section G, the NEA of the NEA OF
the NEh section 7, the WE of the
NEM of the NEA section Z, the SW
4 OF the SWA section 5, the SEA
of the NW14. of the SW!l section 5,
the NWA of the SEA of the SWM
section 5, the 81 of the NEA of the
SWA section 5, the NEA of NEA
OF the SWA section 70, the NE Of
the NW1A of the SEl4 section 5, and
the SWA of the NWA of the SEA
Of section ., all of township 5 North
of range 81 West of the 9th P M.
Containing $50 acres and forming a
portion of sections 5, and 7. t 5
N, RS1 w of the 9th p NJ.
Said location being recorded in
Vol. 1876, Page 474, of the records of
Larimer county, Colorado. now form
ing portion of Jackson county Col
orado
Adjoining claimants if any un-
know.
First publication September 2S, last
publication November 80, 1911.
c. D. FORD,
Register.
The new era., 1911-11-09
SALE OF STATE LANDS.

will of Land Commissioners Capitol Building
to
bidder a @ Jackson Colorado
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-06-22
HAzELTON HAPPENINGS.
efrom l.enuh.leAn IAn. y

Mrs. Franz koll was up from Lin
ton Saturday to visit her husband.
who is now a aIlazeltonite and is in
chrage Of thu Snyder pharmacy.
Miss Jess Britts and Miss Flor
encc Gcllisple came up from the
county seat village Friday of last
week To attend the commencement
w Y. Thurston and Dave Phillips
enjoyed pleasant outing fishing in
the Missouri river the first four
days Of this week The river is
so high that 1t is hardly the best
of fishing, but the outing is worth
the same price to the city folks
w. l.. Ycater is hauling rock To
his lots south Of the Catholic church
and il is expected that i'm the not
distant future a fine residence will
spring up under the shade OF the lit
tie grove which now occupies part Of
the site.
Miss Harriet Hubbard came down
from Bismarck Friday evening OF
last week to attend the commence
sment eHerciscs and visit with her
parents Size returned to the cap
sital city th, fore part of this week
The grand jury of the Y $ court
last Saturday returned an indict-
ment against I'd Larvick. postmas
ter at I.arvis, N. d.. for interfering
with the United States mails Ile
was tried this afternoon by Judge
Amidon. and found guilty He was
given light penalty the fine be
ing only $40
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-06-22
The Initiative ana Referendum

In many states the prohibltionisss
are fighting Strenuously 10 secure
the initiative ausi referendum with
the idea thai , will help ,hcir cause
In North llaNosa il is different
Commenting ] the peculiar situa-
ton, the Dul4;a Herald says
In North l1ako;a the prohibitions
lists are preparing 10 light the adop.
tlon Of an Initiative and referendnm
amendment q the constitution,
which the legislature has proposed
Tor suhmisslen 70 the people Tn
der the North Dakota constitution
the legislatur must nc, twice. and
the fight WI &c agans, a second
legislative in r>ement Of the meas
ure which WOULD be preliminary
to vote of the people Presum-
ably. since the prohhltionlsts are op-
posing the amendment the liberal
element is If favor Of it
North Dako,a has prohibition
In Minnesota the situation is en-
actly reversod Here the element
that would make men sober ty law
favors the initiative and the referen-
dunn, and tie liberal element OPP
poses ii The reason is that Mime
sofa has no prohIbtory laws. except
a very reasonable and very work
able local-opiian law
1t seems to make a difference
whose OK is gored
The fact is, however, that direct
legislation is too big and too fun
damcntal an issue to be decided ac-
Icording TO personal belief in a single
measure.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-06-22
POLLOCK PICK UPS.

cfrau Progress 1u,.e ~
DR. r A. Rasbeck was MT Linton
Wednesday where he delivered sev
en- wolf scalps
w O. Irwin of Linton was "A Pol
lock visitor over Wednesday night
Mrs VIM. Irwinof Brandon. Wis.
is visiting her daughters. Mcsdames
j j. Fcnelon and Prouty this week
Charles ,rennon was down from
the north country Wednesday He
reports everything pretty well dried
up and crops looking sickish in his
community
Miss Arlouinc Prouty arrived
home Wednesday from Wisconsin
where she has been attending school
the past year
| b. Seymour left for Hot
Springs. s. d., Tuesday. where he
was called by the death Of his mother.
G.. w. Tracy and daughter Frances
returned last night from Minncapo-
lis and st. Paul where they had
been for the past week
The Missouri river is on its an
nual June rampage and Is about
twice as wide as it was "A week ago.
1t is carrying down many drift logs
which boatmcn are capturing and
selling To the farmers for fire wood.
Andrew Iuntland. the former
Dale Shecpman. was over from the
new town of Shields. Wednesday,.
where he is now conducting an Inn
plement house. Andrew reports
that the Shields country has u great
snfiiciency Of RAIN this season.
In the death Of Mrs. Il. 5. sey-
mour at Hot Springs. n. D.. on
Tuesday June l;3. 1911, this conmu-
nifty loses one OF its earliest settlers
and most respected ladies The
cause Of her death was cancer of the
stomach and for ONE time i has
been known tha, she could ll.e
Sorlly a short tune The Progress has
not the data ON hand To give an ca-
tended sketch Of this esteemed and
beloved lady. In the early eighties
Mrs. Seymour with her husband and
children moved from New York
state and settled ia Campbell coun-
ty near Vanderbilt and IT was here
| that the husband died several years
later The family next settled IN
southern Emmons county where
| Mrs. Seymour has since resided.
| Three sons and four daughters are
! left TO mourn the loss of their moth
! er They are l.. b., Albert and
| Fred, Mrs. Thos Ryckman. Mrs. A
| "A. Pollock !: Mrs. Fred Keen and
Miss Laura Seymour. The funeral
will he held in the Presbyterian
church in Pollock, tomorrow. at one
O'Clock .. M. and the remains vii
be laid to rest in the Dale cemetery
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-06-22
BRADDOCK BREVI7IES.
el'roa News lune

On.J Ryan $ farm. south of town.
the cut worms have taken seventy
three acres of corn The field has
been replanteJ
Mr. Benjamin Coovcr and Miss
Nettie Abel were united in mar
riage last eyaning at the home of
Fred Oberg. brother r-in-law of the
groom, in this city Both the con
tracing parties grew from infancy
in Emomas county, and the best
wishes of all will follow them TO
their half section homestead in Al
berta.
Last week Lucille, the tcn-year
old daughter II Senator and Mrs.
II w. Allen If this city was sick
and after a cod analysis had been
made at the state laboratory. at
Bismarck. The official Of that instr
tuition stated that the test proved it
to be case Of typhoid fever Fri
day the Iit'i patient was accom-
panied to a Bismarck hospital by
her parents She is rapidly improv-
ing and il ia espected that she will
be brought home Saturday
John Cook a practical German
Russian who has made good as a
farmer just north Of Braddock. re-
turned last week from month .
visit in Saskatchewan and Alberta
John is not in love With Canada,
and he says that !. if they had the
means, many of the new settlers
up there would return to the states.
At the time he settled at Braddock
his brother-in- aw settled in Alber-
ia Now his schwager and his
neighbors. are drawing water nine
miles and all are poor. John i.