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ANNOUNCEMENT. County Clerk. We are authorized to announce Wesley J. Zachman. of Nodaway towns-hip. as a candi date for tlie office of County Clerk, subject to the decision of the Republican primary elec tion. We are authorized to announce Charles W. Lukens, of Hickory township, as a candidate for the office of County Clerk, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce Frank L. Zeller as a candidate for the office of County Clerk, subject to the decision of the Republi can primary election. Recorder of Deeds. We are authorized to announce John M. Speer, of I4ber,tytownship. as a candidate for the office of Recorder of Deeds, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce Smith S. Meadows, of Clay township, as a candidate for the office of Recorder of Deeds, subject to the decision of the Republican primary elec tion. We are authorized to announce Elmer W. Hunter, of Clay township, as a candidate for the office of Recorder of Deeds, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized Jto announce George Lehmer, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the offiice of Recorder of Deeds, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. Sheriff. We are authorized (o announce George E. Gelvin, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce John A. Springer, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce John Ram say, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject ta the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce A. R. Mc Nulty, of Benton township, as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the deci sion of the Republican primary election. Collector of Revenue. We are authorized to announce George F. Seeman, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the office of Collector of Revenue, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce Fred J. Dankers, of Lincoln towushln, as a candidate for the office of Collector of Revenue, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce Neville Dickson, of Forest township, as a candidate for the offioe of Collector of Revenue, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce Claud Clark, of Benton township, as a candidate for the office of Collector of Revenue, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. Circuit Clerk. We are authorized to announce William H. Alkire, of Mlnton township, as a candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk, subject to the decision of the Republican primary electloa. We are authorized to announce Fred W. Cook, of Union township, as a candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk, subject to the de cision of the Republican primary election. CsMnty Treasurer. We are authorized to announce George W. Cummins, erf Lewis' to wnsh I p . as a candidate for the office of -Gcrcrafy Treasurer; subject to the decision, of. the U4publlcan primary elec tion. , Pro8Bciitfrii Attorney. We are authorized to announce Harry M. Dungan, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney, sub ject to the decision of the Republican primary election. .' We are authorized to announce George C. Price, of Benton, township, as a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the Republican primary election. Probate Judge. We are authorized-to'annonnce George W. Murphy, of Lewis township, as a -candidate for the office qf Probate Judge, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. At. thp. wHinest of mmners' of the bar and other friends, we announce the candidacy of Henry T. Alkire, as a canaiaate ror tne omce of Probate Judge, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. Jidge at Large. We are authorized o announce Henry E. Wright as a candidate -tor Judge at Large, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce Jacob W. Crlder, of Clay township, its a candidate for Judge-at-large, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce the name of ex-Judge li. F.Morgan, as a candidate for the office of Presiding Judge of the County Court of Holt County, snbject to the decision of the Republican primary, to be held for the purpose of nominating county officers, .Satur day, August 4. 1900. District Judge. We are authorized to announ e George W. Cotten. of Forbes township, as a candidate for the office of Judge of the County Court, for the First District, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to announce Philip Schlotzhauer as a candidate for the office of Judge of the County Court, for the First Dis trict subject to the decision of the Republic an primary election. Representative. We are authorized to announce William H. Hardman, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the office of Representative, of Holt County, subject to the decision of the Repub lican primary election. We are authorized to announced Ivan L. Blair, of Lewis township, as a candidate for the office of Representative of Holt County, subject to the decision of the Republican pri mary election. We are authorized to announce E. J. Kel logg as a candidate for. Representative In the Legislature, subject to the Republican primary election to be held August 4th. 190G. What a Great Convenience is a Fountain Pen! Any person who will secure six new subscribers for The Kansas City Jour nal at the rate of 25 cents per year each, making a total of $1.50, and send the amount to us, together with the names, will be mailed, as a present, a beautiful Fountain Pen: fine rubber handle, 14 karat gold point, fully warranted. Ad dress The Kansas City Journal, Kansas City, Mo. This offer expires Oct. 1, 1906. MATCHES NOT REQUIRED. How an Oregon Forest Fire Was Started by the Wrath of a Hunter. "How did this terrible forest fire get 8tart3d?" inquired the tenderfoot from Indiana, according to the Portland Oregonian. "Well, you see," said the obliging Oregon man, "last week me an' SI Hanks wuz up in the mountains on a huntia' trip and Si wuz 'bout seven miles from camp an' wanted to light his pipe." "Oh, I see and he threw down the lighted match and set the woods afire." "No, you don't see. Jest lemme tell my story. Si wanted to light his pipe. He bad put a bunch of matches in his pocket the night before in the dark. Si kep' a-congratulatin' himself on having a-plenty of matches, an' he waited till he could set down an smoke an' drink in the inspirin' scenery. SI wuz jest as eager for that smoke as a tomcat is for his dinner when he sees a bowl o' crearu with the klver off. Finally Si seen a big rock the finest rock tor a seat In the hull state of Oregon, and the finest piece o scenery from Puget sound to Mexico. Si set down, pulled out his old pipe, an' filled it full o' the best tobacker that grows. Then he reached in his pocket for a match and fetched out a wooden toothpick. He dova in again an' fetched out another. Then he pulled out the hull bunch o matches an' found they wuz nothin but tooth picks an' seven miles to camp. An' then Si Hanks set the forest afire." "I don't see how he could do that if he had no matches," said the du bious tenderfoot. "Ye don't, huh?" "I certainly don't." "Well, Si Hanks jest naturally set them cods afire with the Hghtnln' of his wrath." PLANTS OF ARID REGIONS. Tender Growths That Survive Long Periods of Severe Brought. Even the deserts have their botany, as the desert botanical laboratory at Tucson, Ariz;, is witness. The water relations of the plants of arid regions so delicately are adjusted that a slight variation in the available supply or in the. relative humidity of the air pro duces a quick and notable effect. A shrub called the ocptillo had been with out leaves for several weeks, owing ta a long period of ..drought. One day three gallons of. water were poured slowly in,, the ground, at the base of the plant; next day leaf buds were ob served, which, by the .afternoon of the next day had. become, an inch long, and four days, afterwar.d., were full grown. The period of activity of plants de pends on the period during which they retain their, leaves. .In the case ol desert plants growing' under .adverse condition to -the large amount of moist ure present in,.. the air, which retards transpiration, and thus assists the plant in reserving to some extent the amount of water at. its. disposal, it is consid ered probable that the leaves absorb atmospheric , atmosphere in sufficient quantity .to. be, of, biological impor tance. It .has.Jieen, proved that stems of ocoUllo absorb, both water and at mospheric moisture; it also has been shown that a branchof ocotillo with out leaves, can absorb a sufficient amount of water to induce the forma tion of leaves. , , PICTURES SENT BY WIRE. Apparatus hyLn Which Photographs or. Sketches Are Trans mitted. Picture telegrams have been wired from Nuremburg to Munich, 100 miles away, and apparently could have been sent ten, times that distance with equal ease. In Prof. Korn's apparatus the sketch or photograph must be translucent, and is attached to a cylinder of glass mounted on an axis by which it is slowly rotated, moving at the same time from right to left in fact, moving much as the wax cylin der in the phonograph does. A beam of light is directed on the cylinder and passing through it, modified by the image on that particular cell with in the cylinder. This cell forms part of an electric circuit. The resistance of a selenium cell varies according to the light falling upon it, and in this way the current flowing in the circuit of which the line forms a part is modified. The receiving apparatus consists of a similar cylinder revolv ing synchronously with the first with photographic paper fastened outside it, and with a Nernst electric lamp occupying the place of the selenium cell. The light of the lamp fluctuates in unison with the light falling on the selenium, and so affects the paper and reproduces on it the image on the first cylinder. Island Mystery. "Treasure island" is still a mystery. The steam yacht Rose Marine, which left England in October, 1903, to search for the treasure which tradition says pirates concealed on Cocos island, in the Pacific, has returned to Southamp ton. Capt Mathews, the skipper, is reticent as to the results of the voyage, and enly says that his belief In the project has been strengthened. The work of searching the island la very difficult. Hollow Lead Soldier. By a secret method a London firm Is able to make hollow lead soldiers. This greatly reduces the cost of production, and the trade in these toys, which once belonged almost exclusively to Ger many, is now rapidly increasing in England. The weight of the hollow Idler is one-third of the solii. CHESS OLDEST PASTIME. Of Asiatic Origin and Dates Back to the Misty Medieval Times. The oldest game known to man is chess. The origin of this game, or mimic battle, as Goldsmith called it in his translation of Vida, dates back to 3000 B. C. It Is rich In legendary anecdotes, and Its venerable nomen clature has been transmitted through all changes in language from the ear liest'tougues of the Indo-European to the latest A peculiar thing about chess, "with" its combination of idle amusement and extreme mental toil, is that it is the orily game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian shah, or ruler. Many men whose names have gone down to posterity, such as Charle magne, Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Charles XII., Voltaire, Rous seau and Ben Franklin, have been devotee and students of the game. Che3 is Asiatic In origin, and orig inally more attention was paid to it by Asiatic students and philosophers than by men of western countries. Cf late years, however, its popularity has greatiy increased among western na tions, and national chess tournaments are now held by experts from nearly all countries. The history of chess may be divided into three periods. The age of the primeval Indian game, extending from its origin down to the sixth century A. D.; the age of the medieval chess, from the sixth century to the slx teentn century; and the age of the modern chess, from the last of the sixteenth century to the present day. Of course many changes in the meth od of play took place In the course of development of the game, and as It is played now it Ib different from the game the ancients knew. Chess has been played in nearly every country. Chess-boards have been found among the ruins of Pompeii and in the Roman Forum one may-still see the outline of a checker-board roughly scratched on the stone walk by some senatorial page of Caesar's time. In the orient both games have been played from time Immemorial. COUNTRY RICH IN METALS Silver, Copper and Coal as Well as Gold Plentiful in Alaska. Alaska the golden also is rich in considerable quantities of silver, cop per ud coal, and promises to do something with tin and petroleum, which recently have been discovered. The amnual gold production repre sents, a value of some $7,000,000. The mining of placer gold it carried on in Juae, ;July. August and September. Mining operations are rendered diffi cult net. only By the 'short available season, but also by the lack of fall In the streams, the poor supply of water and timber, the half-frozen con dition of the gravel, and the high cost af labor and transport. Despite these obstacles the wide and uniform dis tributing of alluvial gold, the healthy climates, and the proximity of the phenosainally rich gold fields of the British Yukon region justify prospect ing and raining over large areas. Stream tin, discovered in the Onikovik river in 1900, has been found over an area of 450 square miles. Promising surface indications of petroleum have been found in the Controller bay. Cook inlet, and Gold bay fields. Though only a few wells have been bored there seems to be ample justi fication for further prospecting and for believing that the Pacific coast region of Alaska may prove an Im portant source of illuminating oil. Coal, mostly of a lignitic character, also widely is distributed in south western Alaska, whilst the coals of the Cape Lisburne region are of two distinct classes, low grade bituminous coal of the mesozolc age and high grade bituminous coal of paleozoic age. American Money in Cuba. Cuba is being bound to the United States with a chain of gold that cannot easily be broken. American capital and the representatives of the men who possess it are pouring into the island. During the last two years fully $150, 000,000 of American money has been invested in Cuba, outside of Havana. In that city, also, American capital Is being laid out freely on new projects. American colonies can be found In many parts of the island. Some of the cities are beginning to take on an American appearance in architecture and industry. Most of the railroad de velopment of the islfnd is in the hands of Americans. Trolley lines, such as are common in this country, are reach ing out In every direction. Widow Wanted. The Northampton (ling.) Guardians of the Poor have received a letter from a farm laborer, who writes: "I hear that you have one or two widowe on the books. If so, I am In want of one for a wife. One that Is an outdoor relief would just suit me.' Poxy Groom. A man in Paris who had an ugly wife bribed his groom to run away with her, so that he could get a di vorce. The groom did so, but took with him all the woman's Jewels and several thousand dollars of the hus band's money. Both Barbarous. Rodrick There is something about the Indians that reminds me of col lege students. Van Albert What is It? "Why, -you can't tell their songs from their whoops." Chicago Dally I News. PRODUCTION OF LITHIUM. Minerals of This Character Are Not in Great Demand in This Country. A mistaken impression prevailed in this country for several years that there was a large demand for lithium minerals. The result was overproduc tion. In 19C5, however, sharp re trenchment occurred, and the produc tion fell to practically nothing. As reported by "Mr. E. O. Hovey, special agent of the United States geological survey, it amounted to only 21 short tons, valued at' 9252. All of it cams from San Diego county, Cal. In 1904 the output of lithium minerals In the United States had amounted to 577 short tons, valued at $5,155; In 1903 to 1,155 short tons, valued at $23,425. There were no Imports of lithium salts into the United States during 1905. The mines of Pennington county, S. D., which formerly produced the great er part of the lithium ore consumed in the United States, were entirely Idle during 1905. It Is not likely that work on them will be resumed before the stocks of ore now on hand have been considerably depleted. Practically the only minerals which have been mined as ores of lithium have been amblygonite, lepidolite, and spodumene. Amblygonite has been found in commercial quantities only near Pala, San Diego county, Cal. This region Is also the only one in the country where lepidolite, or lithia mica is produced in commercial quantities. The spodumene mines are located in Pennington county, S. D. The principal use of lithia ores is for the manufacture of the carbonate of lithiuin, which is utilized In the solid form and in solution for medicinal purposes, especially for the manufac ture of so-called "lithia waters." Lith ium raits are used also to a small ex tent in the manufacture of compounds for the production of colored fire. The metal tinges a flame with a beautiful shade of red. IT WAS THE WRONG BABY. Bibulous Husband Tries in Vain to Steal a March on Watch ful Wife. The clerk was smiling broadly and a caller asked him the cause of his jocularity, relates the Baltimore Her ald. . "Why, It's a story a Missourlan who is staying here just told me about a friend of his who is a well-known con tractor here in Baltimore." ';Shall we have the story?" asked the caller. "Sure," returned the other, "only well. have to eliminate names. This contractor Is sometimes given to brief sessions of bibulousness, and while rfiiurnlng from one of these a short time ago he made up his mind that hfj would not disturb his wife. On rsjgchlng.; home he was successful in fipjtlng the keyhole, and after cars ful;? effort he successfully navigated nifT.way upstairs. Here he saw or thought he . saw in the dim light which the electric lamp outside shed through the window the Ive-months'-pld; baby sitting up in the rocker, while his wife was comfortably sleep ing, in the bed beyond. Softly creep ing over to the rocker he took the baby in his arms and began to rock her to sleep, when his wife awak ened, " John,' she said, 'what are you do ing there?' " 'Sh m' dear,' whispered John; 'I'm rocking baby to sleep.' "'Baby's been asleep for over an hour,' said the patient wife, reproach fully. 'John, put down that doll and come to bed. I rather think you need a little sleep. " Effort to Save Elephants. Travelers from Africa are urging the governments of Europe to take steps to preserve the elephants in their re spective colonies and spheres of influ ence. In India the government con trols the forests and the laws are strict. When elephants are dangerous, per mits are issued for hunting the "vaga bonds" or bad elephants, and when they arc killed all permits are revoked. In Siam all elephants belong to the crown, and are never killed. Every five years there is a government in spection of them, all white elephants are 3cnt to the prince royal, and the domes lie stock Is increased by careful selection from the general herd. The elephant there is appreciated as a la borer and a domestic servant; but in Africa thousands are killed every year for their ivory, which is whiter, hard er and more esteemed than that of the Asiatic elephant. Woman's Progress in China. Chinese women are being J emanci pated. Schools for the daughters of mandarins have been opened, and some Chinese girls are even attending courses at the University of Tokio. Periodicals for women are issued in some of the larger cities, and a book has been published whioh is devoted entirely to a plea that girls should be allowed to select their own husbands. The empress encourages this move ment. She has endowed a school for the families of high officials, and has given orders that the practice of foot binding must be given up. Germany's Patent Office. The German patent office comes in for much censure. One would suppose such an institution to exact no more of inventors than Is needed to pay cur rent expenses, but in reality the charges are so high that the state pockets half the income as profit. It Is pointed out that for poor inventors matters are almost as bad as they were when Gutenberg, after inventing the art of printing, lived in poverty, and finally had to pawn his apparatus. BlSl T,ME TABLE i -jMmMMMBrf except as otherwise aotea. Sunday I Train No. FOREST GITY TRAIN SHRVK.-E. D-narr 27 For Council Bluffs and Omaha from St. 3:10 am Louis and St. Joseph. 1 For Lincoln. Denver, Colorado and Pacific 9:13 p m Coast from Kansas City and St. Joseph. A 43 For Lincoln. Denver, Colorado and Pacific 12 :50 p m Coast from Kansas City and St. Joseph. 21 For Council Bluffs, Omaha, St. Paul and 2:31 p m Minneapolis from Kansas City and St. Jo seph. A 45 ForTarklo and Nodaway Valley branches 5:10 p m from St. Joseph. 23 For Council Bluffs, Omaha, St. Paul and 1:30 am Minneapolis from St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph. A 91 Way freight north bound 9:45 a m ForSt. Joseph from Villlsca and Nodaway 9:45 am and Tarklo Valley branches. 22 To St. Joseph and Kansas City from St. 3:03 am Paul. Minneapolis, Omaha and Council Bluffs. 20 To St. Joseph and Kansas City from St. 1:02 pm Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Council Bluffs. 26 To St. Joseph and St. Louis from Omaha 8:17 pm and Council Bluffs. A 92 Way freight south bound. 1 .33 p m 15 For Lincoln, Denver and Western points. Sunday only. 12 :37 p m 16 For St. Joseph, Kansas City, St. Louis and Eastern points. Sunday only. 5:35 p m Special Homeseekers' Excursions Every first and third Tuesday of each month until and including November, 1906, the Bur lington will sell round -trip tickets at unusually low rates to many points in Colorado, Utah, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Indian Territory, and Louisiana. No matter where yon are going, it will pay you to find out what the Burlington will be glad to do for. you. BnrliDHtQQ Bute. REAL ESTATE MIMEOGRAPB PUBLISHED WBKKLT BY W.H BICHABD9 . OBKGOX, HO. OFFICE DP3TAIB8 IK THKMOOBKBLOCK. AteMerani Negotiator of Loans. Transfers for week ending June 30, 1906: WARRANTY DEBDS. Anna Kunkel to C L Kunkel, 90 100a nw ne 33, 61, 37 8 600 Flora M Hargrave & Scott J Mil ler to John Hall, sw se 36, 62,40 2,000 R H Davis to Zachman-Evans Co Kunkel Mill tract se 26, 60, 38 . 500 J W Squire to M Tillma, nw & e2 sw& w2se32.62.39 14,000 Jacob Vandeventer to Chas N Smith, e2 se 32, 62, 39 3,000 QUIT CLAIMS. Ava J Bender, et al, to BigTarkio Drainage District No 1, right of way 1 Rob't G Carson to Nodaway Drainage District No 1, tract 8 rds wide ne se 3, 61, 37 1 Jacob Hornecker to Nodaway Drainage District No 1, pt sw sw 10, 61, 37 1 John Hodgin to Nodaway Drain age District No 1, pt nw 15, 61, 37 1 A L Hershner, et al, to Nodaway Drainage District No 1, pt lot 1.22.61.37 1 Alvah L Kunkel to Nodaway Drainage District No 1, pt lot 2 & pt w2 ne & pt nw 22, 62, 37, nt hb ae 16. 61. 37 1 Andrew H Morris to Nodaway Drainage District No l, pt se sw 10. 61. 37 1 J W Patterson to Nodaway Drainage District ro 1, pt ne ne 10, 61, 37 1 Wm Praisewater to Nodaway Drainage District No 1, pt lota 1& 2. 26. 61. 37 1 Jno W Watson to Nodaway Drainage District No 1, lots 6 & 5, 34; lot 2, 35, 62, 37 1 Notice of Final Settlement. i t.v, nivpn t.hnt. tht under- signed administrator of the estate of Henry S. Carson, deceased, will make final settle- mentor tils accounts wim vawro administrator at the next term of the Probate nvxi rnnnttr Mfisnnri. to be besrun and holden in Oregon, in said County, on the 13tb day or August, a. A nsnv Administrator. This 2nd day of .Inly, 1906. Q. W. FREDERICKS, Agent C. B. & Q. Ry., Forest City, Ho. To Enforce Safety Appliances. Everybody is interested in what the government may do to enhance the safe ty of travel. The regulation of railroads in other directions may have a personal interest for those engaged in business only, although indirectly it affects the whole people. But even those who do not travel will commend that action of Attorney General Moody in proceeding against a large numb-r of railway cor porations for violating the laws designed to protect the livr s of those who travel and those who handle traius. President Roosevelt, in his message to Congress, has laid e-pecial atre-s on the necessity for better laws for the regula tion of trains. He has noted the extra ordinary loss of life from train wrecks and lesser railway ace'dents, and the hazards of train crews. Certainly the least that could be expected of the Pres ident would be that he would rigidly en force such laws as have already been enacted to lessen the loss of life. And having found that many railways have ignored those laws he has doubtless asked the Attorney General to proceed against the derelicts. The end to be achieved is the observance of law rather than the infliction of punishment, but the best way to secure the observance of law is to make its penalties felt. Kan sas City Times. . M. Austin has accepted the cashiership of the Farmer's bank at Fairfax, and will enter upon his duties August 1st. He is a firstclase man for the position, thoroughly understanding banking from the ground up. We con gratulate the bank upon securing his services. Corliss- Coon 2 Collars 25c Here's Style combined with the soHdcomfortof a good fitting low collar. "Varsity" looks well and feels good. outwear others. Mark them and see. No collar can be better made, no matter what yon pay. FITTS-BUNKER MER. CO OREGON, MO. x JOSH