Colorado Statesman

THE COLORADO STATESMAN THE JOURNAL OF THE WEST. LABOR SHALL BE FREE RACE COUNTRY PARTY THE FUTURE Greatness of the Negro of the World by Wm. J. Thompson in St. Louis Sentinel. Written to Encourage and Inspire all who hope for a Higher Sphere of Usefulness and Greatness for the Negro. VOL. XIII. THE F Greatness of the Negro Thompson in St. Louis to Encourage and I for a Higher Sph and Greatness There was a time when we had a Douglass to fight our cause. There was a time when we had a Senator Bruce in the halls of the United States Senate to speak in thunder tones against the wrongs done his people. We have had colored men in the halls of Congress to fight for American principles, and the enforcement of the laws of the land. Colored men had sat in legislatures and helped to make state laws and have held every office in the state. There are those who would have you believe that the bestowing of the ballot on the Negro and making him an American citizen was a mistake but such statesman as Douglas, Bruce and Pinohback prove that the Negro was not only capable of the highest statesmens pip soon after being freed. The government of the Southern states during reconstruction days could not have been any worse than the way in which the law is traduced and trampled under foot today in those same states. Think of legislatures making Jim Crow laws, making marriage a crime, thereby legalizing immorality between races and depriving children of the unions of birthright of legal fathers; making laws denying citizens the rights guaranteed by the csnstitution, and childred equal education or opportunities. Why should a child of a man by a whith mother possess any more rights, privileges, share in the father's wealth or opportunity than his child by a back mother? Why should one child receive better education at the hands of the state, or different treatment at the hands of a court? Why should one ride in a back seat of a Jim Crow car when both pay the same fare? No laws made during the so-called carpet bay adminsstration were as unjust and unfair as those of the demagogues of today, which defy the constitution, Christianity and civilization. No wonder lynch law flourishes and murder stalks about exaultingly and unhiddered; that fends terrorized white counties of the Southland. Law has become a farce; punishment depends on color; and statesmanship is almost unknown among these Southern states. State Historical and N H Society, Denver, Colo SAVED BY PATRICIA COLORA UTURE of the World by Wm. J. nis Sentinel. Written nspire all who hope ere of Usefulness for the Negro. The need of the race is a champion. We need a man to fight against these wrongs as William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolitionist fought slavery. We need a man who will devote his life to the cause of freedom to the cause of securing the Negro his full citizen rights in this country. He might be hold; he must be fearless; he must possess the tongue of a Cicero and pen of a Harriet Beecher Stowe; he must have the dauntless spirit of a U. S. Grant; and the development to justice of a Charles Sumner; the untiring energy of a Foraker. In order to fully understand and know the race's wrongs he must be of our people and have lived in the Southland; felt the pangs of oppression, gnawing at the soul of the race as only the black man can feel it, or as Douglass felt the lash of slavery. And such a leader shall appear. When I knock not; but come he shall, for come he must, and from Ethiopian loins, The times and condition demand such a leader, and as God raised up Moses, Aaron and Joshua to free the Jews, a Douglass to fight slavery, a L'Overture to free his people; so will the prayer of thousands of oppressed people be answered. Some spiritual mother—who through surrounded by prejudice and oppression, yet lets her soul soar in a world of ideals and hope of refinement and culture, "enraptured with impassioned, oratorical and poetical in speech and action, in Nature and art," feeling the race's need and aspiring to produce such a man—shall mold a mind that shall make tyranny tremble and injustice flee from our land. Perhaps, who knows, even now that mind is being created; perhaps, in some mother's arms the hope of race is founded an infant at its mother's breast; perhaps in in your class room, oh teacher, shaper of human destinies, this great man of the future is receiving his inspiration; perhaps in a log cabin or a brick college he is pouring over his books; man be unborn generations will bring him to light. But when he shall appear the halls of congress and of senate shall again ring with the echoes of statesman battling for human DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1907. rights, for freedom's cause for American ideals of liberty. The oppressed Filipino the downtrodden of Cuba the Negro of America and all it depencier, the Negro of the world, will have a champion battling for not only their rights but the rights of mankind. No narrow slavery to party, or allegiance to creed or race shall bind our immortal. But justice, freedom, humanity to all shall be his plea; and with the eloquence of a Demosthenes he shall plead the cause of the whole common people supported by the press and upheld by those whose cause he championions. Like the lowly Nazarine, he shall be an iconoclast, destroying formal religion, attacking without mercy sin and evil and placing the soul of man and woman above all wealth or material progress. There are some who may think we have a DuBois and a Washington, but these men are but great educators, who are the John Browns and John the Baptists to arouse the country and prepare the way for the hearing of the greater leader who is to follow. We are thankful for Foraker and his manly stand for the constitutional rights of all American citizens and he, too, betokens the dawn of a greater statesmanship. But the coming champion shall be of a darker hue and a more melodious voice; the blood of ancient Egypt and African kings shall flow through his veins; he shall feel a kinship with all races and civilization coming down from the ancient of ancients, and being a mixture of the bloods of the world. The world's past history, the longings, the hopes, the fierce battles of mankind shall find echo in his soul. His mind shall be intellectual beyond his times; eloquent, prophetic, moral, reflective and intuitive. And he shall help make possible the future greatness of his race and ursher in a greater day for his country and the world. We, in the meantime must fight on, confident of victory when our champion shall appear. MISCENGENATION A dispatch from Meridan, Miss., tells how District Attorney J. H. Currie, who delivered the charge to the grand jury for the judge scored the white men of the South for their unlawful association with colored women. Referring to the Negro as an inhabitant 'of this country, Mr. Currie is quoted as saying: "He came here an ignorant savage, full of laughter, good humor, story and song. If he had any virtue it was the virtue of submission and obedience, and he made the greatest slave the world ever saw. As a slave he was faithful beyond all the examples of history, for in the midst of the most sanguinary war of modern times, the patient, long-suffering Negro stood by the home of his master and maintained the women and children of the South and at the same time supported the army that fought to fix his destiny in civilization without a murmur. I honor him for this, and the time will come when an impartial history will record his loyal patience by the side of the heroic courage of his fiery master." Turning to the subject of miscegation, Mr. Curry says: "The accused shadow of miscregnation hangs over the South to-day like a pall of hell. We talk much of the Negro question and all of its possible ramification and consequences, but gentlemen, the trouble is not far afield. Our own people, our white men and their black concubines, are destroying the integrity of the Negro race, raising up a menance to the white race lowering the standard of both races and preparing the way for riot, mob, criminal assaults, and finally, a death struggle for racial supremacy. The trouble is at our own door. We have tolerated this crime long enough, and if our country is not run by policy rather than by law, then it is time to rise up and denounce this sin of the earth. The white man who enters into unlawful and unwholly relation of sexual and social cohabitation with any race other than his own is an enemy to the peace of both races and a manante to the stability of our civilization." To the white man he says: "Any white man who deliberately breaks down the law of race pride, and race separation, should be exposed in a public trial, side by side with the victim of his unholy lust, and scourged by the law until he stands branded with the curse of Cain as a common enemy of both races and all society. This biting, eating, corroding sin has its Genesis in the shambles of slavery, when the Negro was a helpless chattel and the white man his dominant master, and this is one of the many sins entailed by the accused relation. The white man had no excuse then, and neither has now, and the lash of the law should fall thick and fast on the bac ks of both. No manly Negro who is conscious of his place in nature is ashamed of the color of his skin for the blacker he is the closer he is to the law of race, yet the shameful fact remains to-day, and has existed for years, that the black Negro, the full-blooded Negro the type of a pure Negro race, is looked on as inferior to his mongrel brother, and if the black Negro could do so he would vote himself with straight hair and thereby destroy his own identity as a race. Such a low conception of racial integrity, such an utter want of racial pride, unfits (Continued to 4th page) MISSOURI Legislature Making a Strong Effort to Establish a "Jim Crow" Car Law. Prominent Negroes Protest. It is singular how the efforts keep apace to bring the Jim Crow car law, North. For several sessions the Missourians (the farthest state north of Southetn persuasion) have been trying to pass an iniquitious measure, in order, presumably, to keep in touch with her Southern neighbors, separating the colored from the whites on the railroads. It follows as a consequence if the law holds good on railroads then of course it is construed to hold good on the street and tramway cars in each and every city in the state; and it follows as a logical conclusion that the same law could be applied to every public utility and also to every public enterprise and corporation whether private or municiple. This has been the result of the law in every other Southern state and there is no reason to think it would be otherwise in Missouri. The public parks, libaries, theatres and every other form and place of recreation, entertainment and pleasure would be closed to the colored citizens in every place and part of the state. But the colored citizens of Missouri will not permit the measure to pass without their united and vigorous protest. Last week when the bill was under consideration and discussion both in the committee and on the floor of the Senate, many of the most prominent Negroes of the state came up to Jefferson City to be heard in their own behalf. Mr. Beanchamp and Rev. Geo. E. Stevens, D. D., of St. Louis, made excellent speeches, the latter read a pamphlet gotten up and printed by the colored citizens and presented a petition signed by one thousand colored women of St. Louis. The Rev. Dr. J. T. Caston of Jefferson City, spoke in a most effective way and Dr. J. H. Garnett, president of Western College, Macon, also presented well substantiated views on the subject. He said, that the colored people did not want social equality and that nine-tenth of the race did not even stop to think what the term even implied. Another speaker said that many things happened between masters and slaves while growing up together that have never been told, that our colored mammies nursed you when children and now in her old age you want to tuck her away out of your sight in an old "Jim Crow" car." Among the other speakers of prominence were Rev. Cook of St. Louis, Captain Alvin Jordan of Kansas City, and Prof. Gresham and Hon. Nelson Crews, both of whom made fine speeches. Dr. Crossland of St. Joseph and others were heard. The Senior and Junior classes of Lincoln Institute were present in a body in the gallery and during an intermission sang "Nearer My God to Thee." The next night the musical societies of the school gave a concert to the members of the legislature but notwithstanding all of the influence brought to bear the Senate passed the "Jim Crow" car law and referred it to the House. It can only be said that of the iniquitious measure becomes a law it will not be from any lack of activity and interest on the part of the colored people of the state. The students of Lincoln Institution gave a grand reception to the colored representatives who came to the capital to speak against the bill. It remains now to be seen if another great state, the fartherest north of all in the Southern tier will fall in line to debarr the colored citizens of Missouri of the last vestage of rights granted to them by the war amendments to the constitution. The war liberated the Negro's body but "the piping times of peace," seems determined to put fetters upon his soul and manhood rights and there is now Wendell Phillips or John Brown to say to the encrouching powers "thus far shalt thou go and no farther." How hopeless and helpless the race now seems to be in the midst of all the glory of properity and civilization that surrounds it. The COLORADO STATESMAN has not failed to do its part in warning the race and calling upon them to prepare to meet the issues before they come upon us. RACE NEWS Gathered from Various Sources. Sydney, New South Wales, Feb. 20.—Jack Johnson, colored heavyweight champion of the world, who recently left America to get a matce with Bill Squirøs, yesterday fought his first battle on Australian soil. His opponent was Beter Felix, a color heavyweight, Continued to fourth page. NO. 23. LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND GOSSIP invalidated all succeeding acts of the body, and a few members held an im- promptu session Saturday to obviate the danger. After hearing legal opin- fons the speaker decided that the ad- journment was legal and the House ap- proved his decision. State Fish and Game Commissioner David B. Farr, accompanied by other members of his office force, February 224 took the members of the Senate committee on fish and game to the Denver fish hatchery. The trip was made in automobiles, numerous other rembers of the Legislature being in- cluded in the party. It was for the purpose of inspection and in order to tive the Legislators an orportunity to syitness the important work done by the department. Shortly before 5 o'clock the com- mittee arose, leaving consideration of the Drake bill unfinished. When the report of the committee was made to the House, Kelly moved to amend by substituting his bill for the Drake measure. This precipitated a parlia- mentary sparring match lasting more than an hour. ‘The final vote by which the Kelly bill took the place of the Drake measure, stood as follows: For the report of the committee of the whole as amended: Beck, Bellesfield, Blainey, Bryan, Cohen, Dillingham, Dilts, Dray, Dulin, Fall, Fetzer, Frank, Garcia, Grisham, Harbison, Healy, Hol- lenbeck, Kiel, Kelly, Kem, Laton, Law- renee, ‘MacKenzie, Morrell, _Napler, Paddock, Parker, Parrish, | Schmidt, Smith, Stewart, Tannenbaum, Turner, Valdez, Walker, Wilder, Winters. To: tal, thirty-seven. Against the report: Adams, Bawden, Blatchford, Bolsinger, Bunney, Cannon, Collins, Dodge, Dolph, Farr, Graden, Hickman, Hoyt, Hurd, Lehrritter, Lines, McLachlan, O’Con: nell, Redd, Rubin, Verner, Vincent, Watson, Wolaver, Young, Brecken: ridge. “Total, twenty-six, Absentees, Hbbert, Hudgins. Senate Bill No. 70, by Sapp, provid- ing for a commission to determine the branches of study to be taught in the various educational institutions and making {t unlawful for one state insti- tution to duplicate the studies of an- other, was discussed by the Senate Monday. Senator Drake moved to strike out the enacting clause, Sena- tor Sapp could not understand the change of heart on the part of Sena- tor Drake... Two years ago he favored the bill, when it passed the Senate without opposition. He spoke at some length on this subject, calling atten- tion to the fact that the members from educational districts seem to have Joined in opposition to the bill. He called attention to the necessity for more information concerning the at- tendance at state educational institu- tions. He said the report of the state superintendent of public instruction contains nothing ts show how many Kindergarten students in Greeley are attending the State Normal School at the expense of the state and not at the expense of the people of Greeley. Senator Anfenger favored the bill. He had previously opposed it, but said he could now see the necessity for ellmi- nating many studies duplicated at pres- ent, The maintenance of a normal de- partment at the State University, he said, was one of the things that should ‘be considered by = competent commis- sion. The Republican legislative caucus teok action on the railroad bill Mon- day. A delegation, headed by its pres- ident, from the Colorado Manufactur- ers’ Assoctation, appeared before the “steering” committee of the Repub- Lican legislative caucus, and made euch a plea against rate making pow- ers in the proposed railroad measure that this committee reported to: the caucus against such a step, and as a result section 15 was amended to elim- inate-the rate-making power. The law to be passed will not have a rate- making section, as has the Roosevelt federal law, but will only give power te adjust railroad made rates as be- tween different shippers. The Pull- mian lines and private passenger coaches are also eliminated from the Dill, giving these interests special privileges. The power given in the first caucus bill to appoint a commis- sion which would last six years was taken away from the governor. He ix to appoint three men to serve until after the next state election, at which time three men will be elected. There was a section in the first bill that ap- peals of rate commission decisions should take precedence in the Supreme Court so that people could quickly. ob- tain relief. This was cut out. There was a section providing for the com- mon use of terminal facilities by all Lona fide railroads, but this section, No. 21, was cut out in its entirety, Jeaving not even a suggestion that it ever was in the proposed law. ‘The subject of local option was up for discussion in the House last Wednesday, though much of the time was given ‘over to personal explana- tions on the part of members, charges of misconduct and the cracking of jokes. ‘The Drake bill came up with an amendment by Laton to strike out counties, which was adopted, 32 to 29. ‘Then followed other amendments by the score, Among the first to be adopted was that which raised the re- quirement on petitions creating. antl: saloon territory from twenty to forty per cent. There was practically no op- House Proceedings. In committee of the whole in the House February 2ist the following bills were perfected and recommended for final passage: H, B..172, Healy—To permit the Unt- versity of Colorado to do away with its preparatory department. H. B. 313, Kelly—To have _ public trustees appointed by the governor in- stead of the Supreme Court, and to re- wince the terms of office of such trus- {ces from three years to two years. H. B. 345, Collins—That district at- torneys shail be paid all expenses nec- essarily incurred in traveling. from county to county in his district. _8. B. 12, Anfenger—in relation to aiimony. | S. B. 10, Anfenger—In reiat{on to the settlement of estates of deceased per- sons, S. B. $8, Parks—To cut off mileage and salaries of boards of control of state institutions, 8. B. 89, Parks—Amending jaw in seference to admission to the bar. H. B. 157, O’Connoll—To _ prevent vivisection and other mistreatments of animals. Bnacting clauses stricken out: H. B. 266, Young—To designate Plo- neer day. S. B. 37, Parks—To abolish mileage In sheriffs’ offices. #snacting clauses stricken out: H. B. 266, Young—To designate Pio- neer day. 8. B. 37, Parks—To abolish mileage in sheriffs' offices. ‘The House has passed the following bills on third reading: H. B. 95, Fet- zer—To repeal one cf the laws regu- lating the number of employes of House and S@nate. H. B. 134, Dray— Permitting governors to take holidays without losing pay. The provision at- tempting to raise the salary of the governor's private secretary was stricken out. H. B, 191, Redd—To pro- vide for a detention house in Denver. H. B. 207, Laton—To give Denver a public administrator. The House of Representatives ad- yourned Inst evening (Thursday, Fab- ‘ruary 21st) to Monday morning, an action that it has declined to take on previous occasions when members de- sired to rest from Thursday night to Monday. jhe action was taken, it was claimed, because the committee on ap- propriations had arranged a trip to the institutions in the Southern part of the state, and many of the members would be out of town until Sunday night. Mr. Stewart filed a strong protest against the adjournment, stating that the ene- mies of all bills passed from this time to the close would attack their consti- {utlonality because of the adjourn- ment. Tho state constitution reads that neither House may adjourn for more than three days without the con- sent of the other. It had been held that an adjournment of three days would be construed by the courts just as such is construed in law cases, when three days means that the ac- tion contemplated must be within that limit. If the Legislature adjourns for three full days, the time, these au- thorities held, would be more than three legal days before it could reas- semble. Those who favored the ad- journment says the Denver Republican claimed to have taken legal advice and to be sure the action was perfectly proper. According to the Denver Republican the Denver Chamber of Commerce, snpported by mining men all over the state, will fight against the passage or the bil! now pending before the Legislature providing for the creation of the office of state geologist and the appointment of the professor of geology at the University of Coio- rado to fi] the position in an ex-officio cupacity, if the wishes of the mining committee are carried out. At a meet- ing of the committee yesterday a reso- lution was passed severely condemning the bill and recommending the direc: tors of the chamber to use every means in their power to defeat tt. The committee's opposition to the measure is based on the grounds that the giving of a position to one college would create the hostility of the other colleges, and that only one who can devote all his time to the work should fill the pesition. Mining men and scientists all over the state are said to be almost unanimous in their pro- tests against the bill. Lyman White, former state mining inspector, is sec- retary of the committee, and is said to voice the sentiments of a number of prominent men. There is another bill before the legislature, also embodying provision for the appointment of a state geologist, but an expert who holds no other position is asked for. It was drafted by the Colorado Scien- tifle Society and has the indorsement of those who oppose the other mens- ure, Wednesday's sessions in the Senate were spent in working on the railroad bill, which is the committee's substi- tute for the McCarthy bill. Senator Sapp condemned the bill strongly, He said the bill was “no good” because, first, it gave the commission no power to fix rates when they were found to be unfair and unjust. He is a master of sarcasm and the most cutting Invec- tive, and for an hour he held the ma- jority, while he excoriated the bill acd the ateering committee which had pre- sented it, showing the entire diss!m:- larity between the Roosevelt measure and that proposed by the steering com- mittee after its hearing with the repre- sentatives of the railways. He said the long-and-short-haul clause had been omitted to please. eight members of the Senate. He wanted to know why the committee had failed to make the proposed bill conform to the provis- fons of the constitution, and charged that their failure to do so was no over- sight because in the committee he had tUme and again, inserted such amend- ments with the consent ofthe Republt can lawyers on the committee, He wanted to know why no one could take an appeal on behalf of the commission save the attorney general, when spe- cial counsel were entitled to take charge of the case. His amendment to section 1 was that the physleal cond- tions of short mountain roads should be considered, but they should not be altogether exempted, as the original section provided. The amendment was lost by a vote of 10 ayes to 19 nays, a straight party vote. Senator Sapp sought to include, the long and short haul clause in Section 4. Senator Campbell spoke to the amendment. at considerable length, but it failed to carry. The majority members took no part In the discussion. Eleven sections of the bill were adopted. GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, ‘Possibility of It Owing to Failure to Reach Agreement. Chicago.—Negotiations between the raiiroad managers and the trainmen and conductors were abruptly termi nated Tuesday without an agreement being reached. The question of the greatest strike in railroad history is now up to the men. Committees representing 50,000 men on forty-two railroad systems throughout the West left the city to: night carrying with them strike bal- lots to be voted on. About fifteen days will be required to take a secret ballot. That the yote will be in favor of accepting the com- promise offered by the railroads is not expected. ‘The ballot places before the men the two questions whether they shall accept the offer or place the authority to order a strike in the hands of their executive officers. _ It a strike vote is carried, the officers will again put the matter up to the gen- eral managers before calling ont the men. Several concessions were offered by the general managers, but few of them were acceptable to the committee, Last night the officers received a communi- cation from the general managers, ‘stating that they would go no further. __ ‘The committee replied that they also had made all the concessions from ‘their original demands that they felt Justified in making, and that it was up to the rank and file of their respective organizations to decide on the next step. ‘The offer made by the railroads ay- eruge about eight per cent. increase in wages with practically no change in the hours of working conditions, ‘The men on all freight trains were offered @ flat increase of ten per cent., while men on passenger trains were offered less than seven per cent. increase, Denver Street Car Wrecked, Denyer—Loaded with twenty-six passengers, Lawrence street car No 141, inbound, jumped the track while turning the corner at Thir. teenth and Lawrence at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, was hurled a distance of fifty feet, striking on its side and throwing all on board into a wild state of panic. It was only stopped from descending into the water by the high fron railing of the bridge that spans Cherry creek at this point. In number on the —, twenty-four were women, After all had beee relieved from their painful positions, only two were found to be injured, neither of them seriously. Mrs. Mary Mumma sus: tained a sprain to her right hip, She was removed in the police ambulance to her home at 718 Twentieth street. Mrs, F, Randall, 3063 Welton street, was cut and bruised about the hands. Others were badly shaken up, but only two required the attention of the po- lice surgeon. é ‘peenintedon' Cans) Commink. ‘Washington.—The President _con- ferred at the White House Wednesday Trith Secretaries Taft and Root regard. ing details of the reorganizélon scheme of the Panama canal work. It is understood that Colonel Haines and Benjamin Harrod, civil engineers, Doth members of the present commis: sion, shall retire. Admiral Endicott, the only remaining member of the old commission, will be retained, as the Jaw requires that one naval civil engi- neer shall be included in its member- ship. Majors Goethals, Gaillard and Sei- bert, who yesterday were named as members of the commission and engl- neers to conduct canal construction, will recetve salaries considerably. in excess of those they now receive, namely $4,000 a year. It fs the inten- tion to divide among them the salaries now paid to Messrs. Shonts and Stev- ens, aggregating $60,000 per annum, as long as they are engaged in canal work. Postoffice Officlals Chanaed. ‘Washington—President Roosevelt has accepted the resignation of Second As: sistant Postmaster General W. 8. Shallenbarger. Representative James T. McCleary of Minnesota, who is to retire from Congress at the close of the present ‘session, will be appointed as Shallen- barger’s successor. The resignation of Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin C, Madden, it is expected, will be submitted to the President in a day or two. No intima: Uon is yet given as to his successor, Postmaster Genera] Cortelyou has decided to appoint Alexander Grant as successor to James EB, White as gen: eral superintendent of the railway mail service, Grant for several years has been assistant superintendent of the railway mail service. General Su perintendent White resigned several weeks ago. Miners Laid Off at Butte. Butte, Mont.—Although 3,000 miners and top men are idle, owing to the ac: tion of the Miners’ union in demand- ing an increased scale of wages May 1st, no apprehension is felt that any of ‘the mines will close down. One thousand men in addition to the 2,000 laid off were discharged to-day. Tt 1s understood that it will be the policy of the operating companies in the fu- ture to pay the scale, but to employ only about half as many men as al present. Only the most Mvgently nec: essary development work will be car- ried on. Sufficient ore bodies have deen blocked out in the larger proper- ties to keep a good force of skilled min ers at work for the next fifteen years. Must Appeal to Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington —In deciding the ease of'the Texas Pacific Railroad Company vs. the Cotion Ol Mills at Abilene and ‘Cisco, Texas, favorably to the railroad ‘company, the Supreme Court of the United States holds that the common Jaw right of individuals to make com: plaint to the courts against railroads for discrimination, which eaisied be- fore the enactment of the interstate commerce law had been destroyed. by that enactment. The conrt therefore held that the complaints aust be made through the Interstate Commerce ‘Commission. ‘The opinion was by Jus. tiee White. ‘ Pe ae bays a = se wy : Sk P : ree 5 \ The Inter-Ocean Investment and Brokerage Co. 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Denver, ; : Y Colorador Ladies’ and Gent’s Clothing Cleaned and Repaired. Cc. HILSMAN, «+. THE TAILOR... Has removed from his old stand at 1907 Lawrence street to 1914 Arapahoe street, where he will be pleased to see all of his old Customers and friends, : A fall Line of New and Misfit Clothing for Sale Cheap. =O ry Phone Main 5370. Res. Phone York 1458 L. S. MOORE, # Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Pabst Milwaukee Beerfon¥Draught. 1168 Curtis St. Denver, Colorado. “Columbine” ZANG’S New Table Beer Eigen are DENVER'S LEADING BRAND OF BOTTLED BENQ Columbine Beer Is guaranteed absolutely pure ‘Try a Sample Case and you will use no othes TELEPHONE 1285 ——_—_—_—_ The Ph, Zang Brewing Co, Producers Fresh Beer Delivered Dally to all parte of the city PANAMA CANAL PRESIDENT DECIDES AGAINST USING CONTRACT SYSTEM. BOARD TO BE REORGANIZED Engineer From the Regular Army Will Be in Charge of the Work —Stevens Has Resigned. Washington.—By an order addressed to Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission Tuesday, President Roosevelt, as far as lay in his power under existing law, transferred to the engineer branch of the army the responsibility for the further construction of the Panama canal. He also formally recorded the abandonment, for the present at least, of the project of having the canal work done by contract on the percentage system. Another feature was the announcement of the resignation of John F. Stevens as engineer-in-chief of canal construction. Mr. Shonts is in New York, where he will preside at a meeting of the directors of the Panama Railroad Company, of which he is president, and will, it is expected, formally resign that position. The President intends that there shall be an entire reorganization of the commission, with three army officers of the engineer corps as its leading members, who are to have charge of the engineering features of the canal work. The chairman and engineer-in-chief of the commission will be Maj. G. W. Goethals. His associates will be Maj. D.B. Gallard and Maj. William L. Sibert, to rank in the order named. These officers are all comparatively young, ambitious and energetic. Senator Joseph S. C. Blackburn of Kentucky, who will retire from the United States Senate March 4th, is to be made a member of the reorganized commission. The nominations of the present commissioners now pending before the Senate include Messrs. Shonts, Stevens, Haines, Endicott, Herrod, Gorgas and Jackson Smith. Their confirmation is desired in order to remove obstacles to make way for the certain acts they have performed in connection with the making of contracts. The retirement of Messrs. Shonts and Stevens will leave but two vacancies, so that there will be two more obstacles to may way for the army officers and Senator Blackburn. The President is determined that the work on the canal shall proceed continuously and the "temporary dislocations" caused by the resignations of higher officials will not be allowed to interfere with progress. The probability is that the administration may determine to give out the work to be done at the isthmus under contract under the general direction of the army engineers. After Major Goethals and his army associates have been at the isthmus sufficient time to become fully acquainted with the work to be done, they will submit a report on the situation to the President. If they feel the work can be done better by contract than under the present system, the question again will be considered by the President and the services of the same high-class contractors whose bids are now rejected, or others of similar standing, then may be invoked. Harriman Condemns Fish. New York.—An assertion by E. H. Harriman that Stuyvesant Fish was deposed from the presidency of the Illinois Central because of misconduct as to the funds of the company was a leading feature of Tuesday's session of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Harriman was the only witness of the day, and the events brought out by his testimony make the hearing a memorable one. Mr. Fish is preparing a statement for publication and will ask to be heard by the commission in refutation of Harriman's statements. Otter features of Mr. Harriman's testimony follow: A continued refusal to answer questions relating to individual stock transactions. Attempts by the government to show that the Union Pacific charges unfair rates, stifles competition in the vast territory traversed by its lines and that its dividend of ten per cent. and its expenditure of $240,000,000 on betterments came from an unfair toll on its patrons. Curbing the Colorado River. Los Angeles.—The overflow of the Colorado river at the Imperial Valley dam has been stopped, according to statements made by officials. The dam has stood the test of two weeks and the officials are satisfied that the work will proceed without interruption until there is absolute assurance against another outbreak of the Colorado. It is believed that the work of building levees will be finished by about April 15th at the latest. W. J. Doran of the California Development Company said to-day that the cost of the work on the twenty-mile levee is nearly a thousand dollars a day and that the total expense involved in curbing the river will be between three and four million dollars. This money has been or will be expended by the Southern Pacific company, which must look to Congress for recompense. Belligerent States Must Arbitrate. Washington, Feb. 24.—Unless Nicaragua and Honduras speedily agree to arbitrate their difficulties in response to the suggestion of the United States and Mexico, it is not improbable that intervention will be resorted to in order to bring to an end the present state of hostilities. It became known to-day that within the last day or two a second note was sent to the president of Nicaragua and Honduras, in effect conveying this threat. No replies have been received, and while in official circles the hope is expressed that further bloodshed may be avoided, there is an underlying belief that it will be necessary for either the United States or Mexico to step in and force an arbitration. TATEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR. He Gives His Views Upon Railroad and Local Option Legislation. Denver.—Governor Buchtel has writen the following letter: Statehouse, Feb. 26, 1907. To the Public: I desire to define my position on the local option measures which are now before the Legislature. It is doubtless well understood that it would be impossible to make any local option law too strong to suit me. In a conference of party leaders I have expressed a willingness to stand by the Kelly bill, on condition that it would not be possible to carry the Drake bill through the Senate and the House. If it is possible to pass so strong a measure as the Drake bill, of course I would be glad to have the opportunity to approve that bill and make it a law. The pledge of the Republican party on the subject of local option is as follows: "We pledge our candidates to the enactment of a local option law which will insure to the people the removal or establishment of saloons in the residence districts." The provisions of the Kelly bill, with certain strong amendments which were agreed upon in a conference of party leaders, would make this pledge good. I hope, however, that the Republicans of the Senate and the House may be willing to do somewhat more than merely keep the party pledge on the question of local option. If the railway commission to be created is not to have authority to adjust railway rates, then I fear that the plain people throughout the state will be disposed to think that the Republicans have scarcely kept their pledge for the enactment of a law governing the railway commerce of the state along the lines of the national rate law. In view of the fact that the party seems disposed to drop somewhat below the plain letter and spirit of its pledge on the subject of the railway rate law, it would seem quite desirable that the party should go beyond its pledge in the enactment of a local option law. We need to remember that the hundreds of thousands of people who do the voting and determine who shall serve them in official positions are never appearing before any committee. The plain people are always looking at every political question from the standpoint of what is best for their children and for the community in which they live. It is to be understood, therefore, that I favor strongly the best local option bill which can be passed. I hope the Republicans in the House and the Senate may be willing to go somewhat beyond the party pledge in the enactment of a local option law. Very sincerely. HENRY A. BUCHTEL. SCHOOL CHILDREN SUFFOCATED Sixteen Little Ones with Their Teacher Perish at Montreal. Montreal—Principal Sarah Maxwell and sixteen children perished in a fire on the 26th in the Hochelaga school of the Protestant school commission. The fire was first noticed by workmen employed near by. The teachers were notified and the work of getting the children out of the building began. The kindergarten department was located on the second floor, and it was here that the loss of life occurred. The children were started out, but found the lower hall full of smoke and refused to descend. They retreated to the rooms whence they had come. The fire by this time was making its way upward and the smoke growing so dense that even the experienced firemen could not stand it. Captain Carson tried to get Miss Maxwell to go down the ladder, but she refused and rushed back into the back part of the building in search of the children. Later she was found lying on the floor with a child beside her. The deaths were caused by asphyxiation. There were no fire escapes in the building. Miss Sarah Maxwell, principal of the school, was thirty-one years old. The children who were killed ranged from three to eight years. It is asserted at the office of the building commissioner that official notice was served on the school commissioners in November that not only this school, but fifty others in the city, must be provided with fire escapes at once. None had been built at the Hochelaga school. Another point to be explained is wuy the kindergarten class had been taken to an upper story. A pupil in the second class said there was a bell in Miss Maxwell's room which was used when fire drill was given and could be heard all over the building. This alarm was not sounded. Railway Expenditures at Kansas City. Kansas City—An agreement to build passenger and freight terminals at Kansas City at an estimated cost to the railways of $50,000,000 has been reached at a conference here between John M. Egan, president of the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company, representing the leading railways entering this city, and a committee of city officials headed by Mayor H. M. Beardsley. The railways are to erect a $2,000,-000 union passenger station near Grand avenue and Twenty-second street, upon the south side; five union freight houses along the river front in the west bottoms and forty street viaducts and subways, the latter to be maintained by the railways. The city agree to give the railways a fifty-year grant for their terminals. MRS. THAW FINISHES. End of the Long Ordeal on the Witness Stand. New York—Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's long ordeal on the witness stand at the trial of her husband for the killing of Stanford White ended Tuesday. Mr. Jerome finished his cross-examination, which had lasted through nearly five court days, at the morning session. The re-direct and re-cross-examinations this afternoon were brief. The district attorney to-morrow morning will begin his cross-examination of Dr. Britton D. Evans, one of the defendant's alienists. Drs. Wagner Deemar and Bingaman will be called in rapid order. The trial at last seems to be entering on its final stages. F.J. HEARNE DEAD BUCCUMBS TO PERITONITI AF- TER A BRIEF ILLNESS. HEAD OE THE C. F. AND I. Since Coming to Colorado Four Years Ago Mr. Hearne Had Built Up a Magnificent Business for the Company. Denver—Death ended the suffering of Col. Frank J. Hearne, president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, at 7:45 o'clock last Monday night in his apartments in the Brown Palace hotel. The body will be taken to Kansas City to-morrow and the interment will occur in that city Thursday. Mrs. Hearne and her son, William, and Mrs. K. B. Armour and Mrs. Edward Smith, sisters of the deceased, will accompany the body to Kansas City. Colonel Hearne was sixty years of age when he died, and had been president of the corporation named about four years. Directors of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company will elect a successor to Coionel Hearne at some date yet to be announced. J. F. Welborn, vice president, will be the executive head of the company until the successor of Colonel Hearne is chosen. The deceased was a wealthy man and leaves an estate probably worth several million dollars. He was a man of high character and his associates and employees united in paying tribute to his worth and generosity last night. Peritonitis, which attacked him about a week ago, caused death. No operation was attempted, as it was deemed unwise. The deceased leaves a wife and one son, William L., and three sisters residing in Kansas City, Missouri, Mrs. Kirk Armour, Mrs. Edward Smith and Mrs. George Nettleton, wife of the president of the Kansas City, Hannibal and Fort Scott railroad. The body will be taken to Kansas City, leaving here at 2:30 to-morrow afternoon and arriving there about 9:30 Thursday morning. The funeral will be held from Armour chapel. During these four years Mr. Hearne had remained in active charge of the company until some weeks ago when he was first stricken with the grip, and his marvelous executive ability had built up for the Wall street owners the largest industrial corporation in the West. But this zeal on Mr. Hearne's part and the overwork incident to it broke-down his health. Mr. Hearne recently purchased the residence at 1575 Grant avenue, built by Donald Fletcher and later acquired by Col. W. E Hughes. Pending the completion of some alterations ordered by him the Hearnes were making their home in the Brown Palace hotel. Mr. Hearne's salary from the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company is paid to have $25,000 a year. HARRIMAN EXAMINED. Glives Testimony Concerning Railroad Transportation, but Refuses to Answer Some Questions. New York—E. H. Harriman, head of the Union Pacific system, spent Monday in a recital of portions of the intimate history of the financial operations of himself and his associates before the Interstate Commerce Commission, which, in behalf of the government, is investigating consolidations and combinations of carriers, relations between railroads and community of interest therein, their rates, facilities and practices. Special counsel for the government made particular attack on the reorganization and financing of the Chicago & Alton railroad by the Harriman syndicate, and their action, with a challenge by counsel for the railroads of the right of the Interstate Commerce Commission to inquire into the private transactions of an individual, constituted the two chief events of the day's proceedings. Mr. Harriman declined to tell what proportion of the preferred stock of the Alton sold to the Union Pacific belonged to him individually, and the way was paved for taking the question into the Federal Courts. The point raised involves a material limitation on the inquisitorial power of the commission, and is of serious importance to the whole question of interstate corporation investigation. RAILROADS MUST PAY. Nebraska Counties Win Suits for Taxes. Washington. — The cases of the Union Pacific and Burlington railroad companies against the various county treasurers of the state of Nebraska, involving the tax rate upon the property of the railroads, and calling into question the administration of the Nebraska state tax law, were decided adversely to the railroads by the Supreme Court of the United States today. The decision was announced by Justice Holmes. Omaha.—The decision of the Supreme Court of Nebraska tax cases means that the railroads parties to the suit must pay into the treasuries of the sixty-one counties interested an aggregate of about $3,100,000 of taxes now due, including penalties. This includes the taxes for 1904, 1905 and 1906. The railroads had tendered about $2,000,000 as what they considered the proper amount of their taxes, so that the amount really involved was about $900,000. However, the other roads operating in Nebraska have paid their taxes under protest, and had these cases gone against the state would have demanded a refund of about one-third of the amounts paid. Paid the Grazing Fee. Denver.—Says the Republican: Acting United States District Attorney Raiph Hartzell has dismissed the case of the federal government against Andrew Novell, a ranchman living in the neighborhood of the Park Range forest reserve. Proceedings had been begun against Novell in the United States District Court in the federal building on the charge of illegally grazing his cattle on the government range and refusing to pay the range fee assessed by the federal government. FOR THE LUNCHEON PREPARATIONS THAT GIVE IDEA OF NOVELTY, Peach Cocktail Properly Put Together Will Delight the Guests—Fine Combination of Fruits—Ice Cream and Peach Souffle. In preparing a peach cocktail remember that anything having a cherry flavor will combine well with the flavor of peaches, and either kirsch, maraschino or curacoa or any cherry cordial may be used. Place the canned peaches on ice for some hours so that they may become thoroughly chilled. The slices, which should not be too thin, are then cut into smaller cube shaped pieces, and the grain of the fruit will show; add a little sugar to the fruit, sprinkling it thoroughly from a sieve and tossing the fruit about with a salad fork so as not to bruise it. The fruit should not be over-sweetened; pour over the sweetened fruit a few spoonfuls of syrup from preserved marrons, or add a very little of the syrup from preserved ginger, than add the cordial according to taste; fill into tall stemmed glasses or into sherbet cups that have been chilled and serve at once. Your guests will think you're giving them the hot house variety in January, and be properly impressed. Peach Combination.—Then, there's a delicious peach combination. For this use bananas, oranges and peaches and a few white grapes. Prepare by cutting the canned fruit into small bits; pare and seed the oranges and cut these into small bits, first dividing the orange into carpels and cutting across them; cut the bananas into small cubes and remove the stones from the grapes; all the fruit should be thoroughly chilled by being kept on ice for hours before serving time. Add a little sugar, sprinkled evenly over the fruit, and if the flavor of bananas is not desired, omit these, substituting pineapple cut into small pieces or shredded; a few preserved chestnuts also cut up, and a few maraschino cherries may also be cut up and added. Fill these into the bottom of tall glasses, and then fill the glasses two-thirds full of peach ice cream; on top of all place a small spoonful of whipped cream, piped on in a pretty design, and sprinkle over the top chopped pistache nuts, or place a chestnut or a maraschino cherry on top in the middle of the design. Ice Cream and Peach Souffle.—For the ice cream prepare one pint of peach pulp, passing it through a fruit strainer; sprinkle over it the juice of one lemon and one cup of sugar; fold in a pint of cream, which should be whipped, measuring it before whipping, then turn into a freezer and freeze till firm. For the Fever Thirst.—In nearly all feverish conditions water is now given freely. It must, however, be bolled or distilled. Never put ice in the water the patient is to drink, but cool to a refreshing temperature by laying the bottles containing it next to the ice. Milk or beer bottles with the patent corks are convenient for cooling in the refrigerator. Mineral waters, vichy, appolnaris or selitzer are generally allowed if the patient likes them. Almond Crisps. Stir to a cream two-thirds of a cupful of butter and one heaping cupful of sugar. Beat into this the yolks of two eggs, three tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and one scant teaspoonful of almond extract. Add two cupfuls of twice-sifted flour and the well-whipped whites of two eggs. Beat very thoroughly and work in sufficient more flour to make a dough which can be kneaded. Roll out small portions at a time very thin, cut into fancy shapes, brush over with white of egg, sprinkle with blanched shredded almonds, and dredge with granulated sugar. Bake in a moderate oven, watching closely. Cleansing Dishes. Discolored china baking dishes can be made as clean as when new by rubbing them with whiting. Grease marks on the pages of books may be removed by sponging them with benzine, placing between two sheets of blotting paper and pressing with a hot iron. Seek Market for Arrowroot. Renewed efforts are being made to secure a footing in the English market for Queensland "arrowroot," which is secured from the fresh portion of the Canna edulis. Cardinal Symons Recommendation. Monsignor Symons, the Polish prelate who visited this country; has arrived in Rome and has had an audience with the pope. It is stated that he has recommended that the settlement of Polish questions in this country be left entirely in the hands of the American bishops. Miss M. Cowden Shampoo, cutting and curling. Scalp treatment, hair tonics, hair straightening, manicuring. Stage wigs for rent; theatrical use and masquerades. Goods delivered out of the city. All shades of hair matched by sending a ssmple of hair; also combings made up. CHEAPEST SWITCHES 50 CENTS. 1219 21st St. Denver, Cola. COTTRELL'S PHARMACY DR. W. J. COTTRELL, Physician and Surgeon, Proprietor. BOTTLED GOODS—WHISKEY, WINES, BEER, ETC., A SPECIALTY. Pure drugs, hot an cold drinks, toilet articles and cigars—Prescriptions carefully compounded by Registered Pharmist. Prompt delivery to any part of city. E. L. CANTEY, Pharmist. Asst. D. J. COTTRELL. 2100 Arapahoe St. Denver, Colorado Corner 19th, Welton and Broadway. Drugs, Toilet Articles, Perfumes. Prescriptions a Specialty. GOODS DELIVERED. PHONE MAIN 149 FLOOD'S MARKET Denver, The Largest Anti-Trust Meat Market in the West. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Restaurant, Hotel and Boarding House Business given Special Attention . . . 80 The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. (None genuine without my signature) Charlie Ford Press 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. Agents wanted everywhere. L. Rushenenberg & Co. Importers and Jobbers in MUSICAL MERCHANDISE. TELEPHONE OLIVE 823 RES PHONE BLUE 2157 High Class Violin Repairing. 829 FIFTEENTH ST. SUIT 210 UPSTAIRS. Denver, Colorado. Weiner's Saloon. 19th and Arapahoe. We treat the boys right. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT COTTRELL'S DR. W. J. Physician and Su- BOTTLED GOODS—WHISKEY, W Pure drugs, hot an cold cigars—Prescriptions care istered Pharmist. Prompt E. L. CANTEY, Pharmist. 2100 Arapahoe St. J. D, CRACO. 'Phone C. & C. LIC DIRECT D Wines and Liquors for M 2205 CHAM Denver, THE BROADWAY BANTA BR Corner 19th, Wel Drugs, Toilet Articles, Perfum GOODS DELIVERED. SALUTATION FLOOD'S MA The Largest Anti-Trust WHOLESALE Restaurant, Hotel Business given Sp TEL. MAIN 3824. --- J. W. Rummell, WINES, LIQUORS & CIGARS PHONE 0432 MAIN. 2257 Welton St. Denver, Colo. hirst Parlors J. L. PENNINGTON, Prop. Fine Wines, Liquors & Cigars TELEPHONE 616 MAIN. 1745 Curtin St. Denver, Colo. Hours 9 to 11 a. m. 1 to 4, 7 to 8 p. m. Sunday, 10 to 11:30 a. m. 2 to 4 p. m. PHONES: OFFICE, MAIN 8598. RESIDENCE, YORK 123. DR. P. E. SPRATLIN. 1023 19TH STREET. RESIDENCE, 2230 CLARKSON ST. Denver, Colorado. THE Ward Auction Co The Old and Only. 1728-30 Arapahoe St. Denver. Colorado. Private Residence Sales a Specialty Regular Sales every day in the week (except Sunday) TELEPHONE 1675. Furniture and bankrupt Stocks bought for cash or sold on commi- mission. J. T. JOHNSON. State Agent for Minnesota Grain Belt Been Also Western Agent for D. Carnegie & Co. Swedish Porter, Gothenburg, Sweden. 1644 Larimer St. Denver, Cola PHONE MAIN 8250 PHARMACY COTTRELL, Corgeon, Proprietor. INES, BEER, ETC., A SPECIALTY. drinks, toilet articles and fully compounded by Reg- delivery to any part of city. Asst. D. D. COTTRELL. Denver, Colorado N. M. CAMPIGLIA. Main 4885. QUOR CO., IMPORTERS, Medicinal Use Our Specialty. PA STREET. Colorado. AY PHARMACY OS, Props. on and Broadway. es. Prescriptions a Specialty. PHONE MAIN 149 Superior Laundry ALL HAND WORK.. S. W CASEY, PROP. TELEPHONE 2108 1735 Lawrence St. Denver MARKET Denver, Meat Market in the West. AND RETAIL and Boarding House Special Attention . . . 1015-1017 15TH ST THE COLORADO STATESMAN. (Pe eet ete ee See ee 308. D. D. 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Already these earavansaries of artistic dry goods, lace and feathers are dressing up in their most beautiful colors and showing evidence of new life and special activity. ‘The Spring styles and openings as seen in the adver. tisements of this paper display the latest designs in newest things evér seen in Denver. Each year surpasses the preceding ones and this year is no exception. We call the attention of our many readers and ask them to glance at the display ads in this paper and see if we do not put you in touch with the very best dealers in the city, in every depart- ment of up-to-date goods. It is a feast to the eyes and a pleasure te the aesthetic taste of connoisseurs to see this display of tastely thing: exhibited to the public. The Colorado Statesman is anxious that its readers get the best in the market at the most reasonable prices. Henee we advise you to patronize those who advertise with us as you will find it to your personal benefit. LONGFELLOW’S BIRTHDAY, February is ® month of birthdays of men of national and inter- national reputation. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Frederick Douglass, men of statecraft and political acumen were born during this month of February and their names and anniversaries are kept fresh and green in the thought and memory of the public. But ere the month closes a man of letters, Henry W. Longfellow, the scholar, teacher and poet comes into public view. February 27th is the anniversary of his birth and in nearly every public school in the city and among teachers, scholars and in various literary societies and circles the poet, Longfellow, America’s true child and sweetest singer, is remembered. What would American literature be without Miles Standish, Hiawatha, Voices of the Night, Excelsior, Psalms of Life, Evangeline and last but not least his poems on American Slavery, that mellowed the heart of the Pilgrim North and started the fires of Abolition that resulted in the war and freedom for the slaves. 7 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born at Portland, Maine, Peb- ruary 27, 1807. In 1835 was Professor of Modern Languages at Har- yard and first appeared as a poet in 1840. Hig, productions have been translated in Spanish, French, Danish, German and*Swedish and he is world known in Classie Literature. Probably no poet. is more be- loved by the school boy and girl than Longfellow. As this is his een- tenary many of his admirers will study his works anew. + THE ADVENT OF LENT. ‘This paper serves all political complexions and religious faiths and therefore feels at liberty to speak for all and to all. On February 16th we said in this column that certain churches made a mistake in catering to ignorance in the pulpit and advised intelligence, spirituality and good sense in preachers and members alike. We believe the public and Christians agreed with us. The advent of Lent effects another class of church goers of different persuasion than orthodox, who are very superstitious during the forty days preceding Easter. ‘This time is looked upon by followers of the established churehes, such as the Anglican, Catholic and Lutheran to be a season when the desire for feasting and amusements of all kinds are to be suppressed and things of a more spiritual nature put forward. But at the dinner hour it would be difficult to detect any falling off of in the bill of fare of the churchmen, He may talk of missions, alter cloth and sacraments, but nothing short of a voleanie eruption could interfere with the function of first importance among us as a race,—which admits of no argument— eating. Accordingly, marketing is as inevitable among us as death and taxes—be he.of one faith or another. Pleasure also is in the blood and sinews‘of the race. While the first days and last days of Lent are becomingly quiet yet some of our choice representatives of the church sidestep either of these extremes and goes in for fun in the middle of the season. If any one think that Denver’s four hundred is going to sit down and twirl their thumbs for forty days, he is going to be forced to guess again. What the church is needing in our day is an increased supply of sincerity and real spiritual life and vigor. None can say, ‘‘I am better than thou.’’ But all ought to strive to be and to do more in the cause of real re- ligion, END OF THE THAW TRIAL. ‘This famous case is now approaching a close and public opinion is now erystalizing on the verdict. ‘There is hardly one person in a thousand but believes that Harry Thaw if not freed will get only a slight punishment or that it will be a disagreement of the jury or a mis- trial or appeal. The verdict will not be half so important for digestion as the nature of the testimony that has been adduced and put on record. Briefly considered the testimony is this. The play of emotions of Evelyn Nesbit’s heart—for she is Mrs. Thaw only in mame. She con- sorted with Standford White for her mother’s sake; she married Thaw for his millions’ sake, but she really loved Harry Barrymore, the actor, for his and her own sake. Here is the fact in the ease, a woman playing three cards at one time is certain to get them confused and when con- fronted with the tripple play she puts the blame on White to shield herself and protect her husband. Attorney Jerome has done his duty, but anybody can see where the real blame is,—that is why he subjected her—to such a searching investigation. This triune play on the part of the woman in the case could be dramatized into tragedy were a Shakespeare here to-day. 4 The Benjamin Wright and Stella Good poisoning case before the Zootlights of Denver to-day has much of the same intrigue and when unraveled will show similar effects, All of this goes to show that the civilized and educated Caucasions are past masters of intrigue and that when they harp on the lewdness and immorality of the Negro, they are only throwing dust in the eyes to blind the public as to their own filth. Senator Tillman could be doing the nation a much higher service in cleaning out the Augean stables of filthy ‘aristocracy and plutocracy than going over the United States lecturing on the dangers of the Negro at $200 per night. ‘‘O, consisteney.thou art a Jewel,’” especially in these piping times of hypocracy. , BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. Under this head we have been having heart talks with our readers on business success and failures. It is not a poetic subject we admit but a necessary one in this busy life of trade. Since our talks are not criticism but construetive and in line with gereral welfare of the race and promotive of sound and sane business methdds we are sure you are interested in it if you want to grow in this great world. Commerce is a system of exchange, a system of buying and selling goods on a small or large seale between different individuals, places o> communities. Commerce becomes powerful in proportion to the needs and amounts of the goods handled. ‘The merchant is the medium through which the goods are exchanged and the relation between buyer and the seller forms.one of the strongest bonds of union. It is therefore one of the most important subjects in which a people ean be engaged and ‘affords one of the widest avenues for usefulness, progress and wealth. It is worthy of serious, thoughtful and painstaking study and the Colo- rado Statesman has opened the door for a series of studies along this important line and invite the men and women of our race to read on this subject weekly and review these articles with thought that the race is only taking its elementary lessons on some of the questions of busi- ness. If we are not willing to bezin low and growing up examining eare- fully each step and thus come into the possession of each fact, there can be no hope for large inerease or knowledge of administrative power. Mr. Frank J. Hearne, president of C. F. and I, who died this week in Denver, came from the very bottom to the very heights of the business ladder and he did it not by favors or pull but by perseverance, knowl- cdge, self-reliance and push, Tle died with the respect of his associates and the love of employes beeause he knew and shared the responsibility of each man in whatever department he labored, having himself filled that same place in his journey upward to the head. That is the way to grow in business or in anything else. FHFLHEHHFHF FP FFF FFF FFT t+ +++ +t HPF FF ++ ++ $F$ 4+ +++ + 44o4tt MISCENGENATION | trom you myself, there is never a week Tose rar gaa ae =o the Negro for the struggle that civilization has imposed upon him.” The Texas Freeman then com- ments thus: If the outside world only knew how white men of all classes and stations, in the South, bodly and openly. spend their time, money and other wealth in seeking to de- bauch Negro girls and women, and how many of the “race wars” down there are the results of dece, t col- ored men resenting the instilts of their women folks by themen of the superior race, it could not be surprised if the Negro men, who are taught that they are not good enough for the white women, sheuld be ten times worse at at- tempting assanlt than they are re- ported to be. RACE NEWS. Continued from first page. and Johnson knocked him out in two minutes. Felix isa fighter of repute. Felix isa fighter of re- pute and has held his own against all comers. — se Of the three members clected members of the licence board by the City Council of Central Falls, B. L., one was a colored man—Rich- ard A. Butler. Mr. Butler has lived in the city fora great many years and is engaged in the real estate and insurance business, The Providence Journal says he is the first colored person who has ever held office in the city, and probably not in New England can it be found that an office of this kind has previously been bestowed upon a member of his race. He is possessee of business ability, however, and he has the confidence of the people in a marked degree, It is felt that he will make a yalu- able member of the board. John B. Taylor, Jr. distinguish- ed himself again recently in Bos- ton, Mass., when the Dartsmouth and University of Pennsylvania teams met a duel two-mile race, The event was unusually interest- ing because Darthsmouth has been defeating Penn ever since “Our John” was complled to retire from the tract several seasons past, It was a spirited race from the erack of the pistol honors were oven to the last half, when Jennings, New Englan’s Intercollegiate one-half mile champion; with a record of 157 and Penn’s favorite runner, John B. Taylor were mathed for the final sprint. Jennings started off like a deer, Taylor trailing in the rear until the gong sounded for the last lap, when he made his famous sprint and beat New Eng- land’s champion by over 15 yards. On March 12, Hilman Parson and and Taylor will meet in a 600 yard race in Madison Square Garden. Office of Charles D. Douglas D. D, Pas- tor Centzal Baptist Church. Denver, Colo, Commonwealth Life, City, Gentlemen:— I wish toadd my appreciation of the good work you are doing to the other good words you already have, Ihave insurance with you for some time and, although I have never drawn benefits isfied in previous ages, but the proportion at present 18 unique. “Nous new in principle has presented itself since the beginning of recorded his- tory, but in the matter of proportion there is much that is new under the sun. We are told that the average possessions of the American family are worth something more than $6,000. Our prosperity is a social phenomenon that distinguishes our modern community from any other in history. It is not the man who has difficulty in finding a job that is most miserable. It is not extreme misery, but extreme prosperity, that furnishes a spur to dissatisfaction. We have had evolution from the wolf pack to the human group and ‘then to the individual. Insicad of being parts in a great whole we feel our individual freedom. We have freedom of creed in religion, polities and seience, and also the freedom to find fault. Education makes men realize their rights, and is bound to strengthen discontent. Then enterprise and envy always have been partners, and we envy others. We have an anomolous inequality in our social fabric. One man may legally consume hundreds of thousands of dollars without ‘the obligation of doing a single stroke of work, while another must obtain consent to get a job. ___ Every one may know the business of every one else. The rich “slum” among the poor, and the poor “scum” among the rich. People are dis- ‘satisfied because the prophets of political democracy have not kept their ‘promises. They believe politieal democracy is a “gold brick.” People used to take a lot for granted about the unseen. ‘To-day satisfaction comes from the seen and present. You can’t satisfy the modern man by telling him “it’s going to be all right by and by.” from you myself, there is never a week passes that you do not pay some of the members of my church and always hon- estly, justly and promptly. Your insurance is especially valuable among working people as they need help when sick or hfrt, You will always have my best wishes for your success, Yours sincerely, (Signed) Cnas. D. Dovctas, Pastor. NIMBLE WIT OF A RORTER. € Paul Sleeping Car Attendant Tells Why He Went to Sleep. Among the railroad visitors {n town yesterday was F. A, Miller, general Pass« ger agent of the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul railroad, says the Cleveland Leader. He visited all of the general offices in town and at the Hollenden hote} told a story of one of the sleeping car porters who was recently found asleep while on duty. This is contrary to the rules of the, St. Paul road, and the negro man was in trouble when found by the inspector on the Pioneer Limited. He had his wits about him, however, and in re- sponse to the inspector's inquiry as to what he was doing asleep, he said: “TM tell you how it was, boss, I have only been with the company a short time and before coming here I was working on such and such a rail- road. The line was so rough that I could not get any sleep. Since I have been working for the St. Paul the road has been so smooth that I just could not keep awake.” Mr. Miller says that while the negro violated the rules be was permitted to keep his job on account of his wit. ‘atantial).aincs. “Yes, sir,” sald old Uncle Billy who comes in occasionally with coun- try produce, via the Bast Point road, “I shore do see wonders in the sky these nights. Only last night I seen 16 stars fall—all at one time, an’ one of ‘em come so clost to me my hat wuz knocked onesided. an’ a hole burnt in the brim. Night before that, whilst I wuz a-surveyin’ of the heay- ens—so © speak—I Seen a perfect pietur’ of a sword, ‘bout where the moon would ‘a’ ben at that timo ef she hadn't been late; then there wuz a big crack in the sky, like a winder shutter suddenly throwed wide open, an’ I hearn sweet singin’, an’ harp- playin’, most distinct. Oh, there's wonderful things goin’ on above you that you don't krow nuthin’ about— I tell you! An’ there's trouble in store fer this ol’ country, shore’s you're born. You'd better hold yer cotton fer ten cents an’ better. An’ do you want any fresh eggs this mornin’, at 30 cents?”—Atlanta Con- stitution. Up-to-Date “Chain Gana.” A novel experiment is about to be tried by the government of Victoria, Australia. A sum of $25,000 has been placed in the administration's esti- mate for the making of roads by pris- oners through the “bush” in unsettled parts of the state. Each prisoner who does his work well will be paid a regu- lar daily wage, the amount to accumu late until his release, when, as the pre- mier says, he “will have a respectable sum with which to make a new start in life.” The labor party is expected to oppose the use of bond for free la- bor. The Best Company. Donyer, February, 20th. Commonwealth Life, Gity. Gentleman:—Your agent came around to see me about Sept. Ist and got me to take out a policy in your Co, On Dec. Mth Twas taken sick and did not go through’ drawing benefits until Feb. 16th, as you know and I must ex- press my appreciation of your prompt and liberal treatment. I can't see how I would have gotton through it I had not hada policy and gotten benefits each week. I drew 85040. You were just as prompt and cheerful in paying mo benefits as in calling to collect prem- iums. I wish for you every success, Yours respectfully, (Signed) Mrs, Brepre Hamrtox, 1087*20th St. The Age of Uurest and the Contrilutive Causes ut sa eet By PROF. ALBION Ww. SMALL, HE present age will be known in future history as the uneasy age. It is the most restless period in the history of the world. ‘Jo-day dissatisfaction is not a mere condition; it is a prin- ciple—an ideal. The man who'is not dissatisfied and critical is not up to the times. : ‘The modern man is continually addressing, not what he has, but what he has not, If he has good clothing, he is dis- satisfied until he has showy clothing, and if his wife has showy clothing, she is dissatisfied until she has the showiest clothing. In saying this I do not forget that men have been dissat- Is there a Lunit to the Skusrraper? Ey NAROTEON, Ee BUNS 7 strength of the materials to be used and the placing of them upon ade- quate foundations. Thus it comes afout that to build high you must first dig deep—a profound truth that is applicable to other things besides buildings. ‘The safest foundation on which to build a skyscraper is bedrock; ry unfortunately, it is not always possible to secure that where wanted. ‘There is one thing, perhaps, more than any other—certainly it will be an important contributing cause—that will put a limit to the height of the future skyscraper. ‘This is the clevator. ‘To convince you of this we will bring our imaginations into play and seppose a building a mile or two miles in height were to be erected here in Manhattan. Just imagine the wearisome time it would take to reach the top floor, even in an express elevator! ‘Think, too, of the hustling Brooklynite who has already wasted the best part of an hour in crossing the Brooklyn bridge finally being compelled to coop himself up in a small cage with a crowd of disgruntled humanity for ten or fifteen minutes in order to reach his office on the top floor! You see, therefore, that this matter of the elevator is a factor which will have to be considered should it ever be decided to construct buildings that will penetrate far up into the clouds. The architects of to-day, however, have fully demonstrated to the world their ability to cope with very modern building construction, and I protest that any practitioner would lend himself to the construction of a building empirically or in which uncertainty or infeasibility seemed to reign supreme. What the skyscraper limit may be that will be attained in the con- struction of buildings of the next generation cannot, of course, be pre- dicted with certainty, but that’s something we of the present needn’t bother about. It is pretty safe to say, however, that the popularity of the sky- scraper will never diminish, no matter how high such structures may be built. Art us. Berenry Ou the Stage pa a eeaee sree Ale By EDMONDO DE AMICIS, ==—=—=———_—_——————= lush or would rise to leave the theater. But tting around me, did I see to blush, and al 1¢ fire. I dismiss the question of “Art,” ¢ f drama according to the criterions of the I o these spectacles women and girls go. To ud then to interrogate them with their looks This nastiness pleases us;” which is as mucel y such things in talking with us:” which ‘Ives would say it.” It is this which offend nprejudiced in point of morals he may be. bout the virtue of a woman, but when a vil 1 her presence some filthy thing, one’s sow RAN i tt ek ee blush or would rise to leave the theater. But no woman, at least of those sitting around me, did I see to blush, and all remained intrepidly facing the fire. I dismiss the question of “Art,” and I do not judge this sort of drama according to the criterions of the pure moralists; but I do say: To these spectacles women and girls go, ‘To the apectators'who turn now aud then to interrogate them with their looks, their very presence replies “This nastiness pleases ys ;” which is as much as to say: “Any one might say such things in talking with us;” which almost signifies: “We our- selves would say it.” It is this which offends every decent man, however unprejudiced in point of morals he may be. One may have one’s opinion about the virtue of a woman, but when a vile fellow in conversation says in her presence some filthy thing, one’s soul revolts, even if the woman, smiles instead of being ashamed—rather more so if she smiles. And it is not properly our sense of morality and shame that is shocked; it is the knowledge that even in corrupt society there are certain limits tu freedes of language beyond which one carnot step without trampling undar fout the laws of convention and of decency which rule social intercouree and ave conditions necessary to its existence. sup ties a ok Sa le ‘There is no telling yet for certain just how much higher our build- ings will be constructed. ‘The limit may be 1,000 feet or it may not. The most important things to be considered in the construction of ee es ines Certain passages (of a risky play) were 50 audacious that many of the spectators on hearing them looked at one an- other aghast, smiling, as if to ask cach other if they had heard aright; or turned to look at wom- en to see if they would “woman, at least of those mained intrepidly facing I do not judge this sort ‘moralists; but I do say: spectators ‘who turn now cir very presence replies : to say: “Any one might CITY NEWS. A. S. Newson of 2515 Curtis street, is on the sick list. Mrs. George S. Contee who has been quite sick is much improved. Protracted meetings are still in progress at Shorter A. M. E. church. Major Vince was down from Cripple Creek last week with his many friends. R. K. DePriest left Saturday for a visit with his relatives in Salina, Kansas. A colored gun club would be of much interest to some of our crack marksmen. Furnished rooms for rent for gentlemen only in modern house at 2539 Lincoln avenue. Mrs. S. Jackson left Sunday for Little Rock, Arkansas to visit relatives, also in the interest of her health. A pool has been put in Shorter A. M. E. church and will be used for the first time to-morrow afternoon. Mrs. M. E. Mackey who has been spending several months at different places in California has returned to the city. Don't forget the grand rally at Scott M. E. church, Sunday March 3rd., this is the closing Sunday of the conference year. It will soon be time for fish stories to be in order and as usual we presume Jim Cartright and Charlie Porter will lead off. If you desire to maintain your credit and standing in the community you should pay to pay your honest and just debts. The fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chapman was celebrated Tuesday evening at their home on Stout street. At the dog show this week Novice Bitches—Dash by Bismark-Gretchen, owned by Policeman William J. Baker was awarded first prize. The new store of the Gallup Floral and Seed company at 819 16th street, is one of the finest in the West. A full line of cut flowers, seeds and plants. Rev. J. E. Williams of Scott M. E. church, will leave Monday for Muskogee, I. Ty, to attend the annual conference. He will be absent for about three weeks. Mrs. R. B. DePriest of Salina, Kansas, who recently lost a daughter by death at Colorado Springs, recently, is in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Smith. Denver can now boast of seventeen colored employees in the post office, saven clerks, six regular carriers, one substitute and three special messenger boys. Rev. Ford went to Colorado Springs Friday night to deliver his famous lecture, "Deacons I have known and Ministers I have met and Class Leaders I have heard about. Rev. H. R. A. O'Malley, Rector of St. Stephen's will visit the Church of the Redeemer on Sunday evening at 7:30, as special Lenten preacher. All friends of the mission are cordially invited. W. R. Hardy of Pueblo, Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and Sir. S. C Muse of this city, paid an official visit to Damon Lodge Friday night of last week and both delivered instructive lectures. Monday February 25th marked another birthday anniversary of Jos. D. D. Rivers, and in honor of the event "Col." A. L. Rice gave a card party which was enjoyed by a number of friends at 225 W. 11th avenue. W. H. Graham a railway mail clerk of Kansas City, Kans., was a caller at this office Wednesday. We listened with intense interest his logical discussion on the worlds greatest problems of which he is quite familiar. Quarterly meeting will be held at Shorter A. M. E. church to-morrow. Preaching at 11 a. m.; Baptizing at 2:30 p. m.; Preaching at 3 p. m., Holy communion at close of service. Preaching at 8 p. m. All are invited to be present at all these services. --- Rev. E. A. Wilson, of Kansas City and Clarence Clark, noted gospel singer who are at present holding a successful revival in Pueblo, will preach and sing at Zion church, Wednesday night, March 6th. The public is invited to hear them. Miss Lola M. Lavender was appointed administratrix by the County court last Monday of the estate of her mother, Mrs. Emma F. Lavender, who died on January 29th. The estate is valued at $2,666 of which $100 is real estate and $2,566 in cash. W. R. Euper is busy getting together some good material for a red hot base ball team. Several experts of the horse hide and willow have already been booked and it is predicted that they will give a good account of themselves on the diamond, at least their curb stone argument would indicate as much. "The Calumet," is the name of a new social club at 2149 Curtis street, with Lawrence Stephen as president and manager. It comprises six elegantly furnished rooms, and will be conducted on a plan that no other has attempted in Denver and its membership will be of a class that bears a clean reputation and this within itself is a guarantee that it will be a first-class place in every particular. It will be a shock to the many friends of Thomas Ross in Deuver to learn that he is no more, having answered the summond of death at his home in Chicago, Friday, Feb. 22, 1907, after a brief illness. Mr. Ross was a veteran Pullman porter and likewise one of the most reliable and efficient men in the service; he was genial and good natured, in fact one could never hope to meet a more desirable man than was "Tom," as he was formerly called. He could be properly classed as a man without an enemy. It has been only a fort night since Mr. Ross was in the city, and his sudden demise is deeply regretted by all who knew. We extend to his bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy. Mrs. Carrie Mitchell-Allen, an old resident of Denver died Thursday morning at Salida, where she has been for several years. Dropped It for the Commonwealth Commonwealth Life City. Gentlemen:I have today rec'd my payment in full for my sick benefit. I was carrying in another Co. but dropped it to go in with you and I am glad I did so as the way I have received my benefit is far better than in other Co. Yours, (Signed) SERENA MITCHM, 2027 Lawrence. Local Notices. Hair cut 15 cents, 1847 Blake street Keep off of date of April 1st. Easter ball. The Elks. Nice three-room brick house for rent at 1813 Clarkson street. The Women's Guild of the Church of the Redeemer will have their annual entertainment at East Turner hall Tuesday, April 16, 1907. Denver, Colo., 732 West Colfax. To Whom It May Concern:—It is a pleasure to me to express my appreciation of the manner in which I have been treated by the Commonwealth Life during my sickness. The Co. has paid me both promptly and in full. I am trying to get all my friends to go into your Co. Yours, (Sigued) ROSA WOODEN. PENSIONS! M. H. SAMMIS Pension Attorney. Notary Public. Pensions secured; Pensions and all legal papers executed and examined. Plenty of blanks for pensions under Act of February 6, 1907. PHONE 5530 MAIN. 205 Charles Block, Denver. Copyright, 1907, by L. ADLER BROS. & CO. SPRING '07 STYLES $15 TO $25 S&H GARMENT STORE 925-16TH ST. OPP. JOSLINS New Spring Suits New Spring Coats New Spring Jackets New Spring Waists New Spring Skirts Our store is filling up with the New Spring Creations of Ladies Wearing Apparel. Our showing this season will excel our previous efforts. We now know better the class of garments our trade demands, and we offer you, (and we say it with all confidence) the best ready-to-wear garments to be found in Denver for the same price. We will gladly show you the garments at any time whether you wish to buy or not. EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT We are now offering our customers, with their purchases the popular S. & H. GREEN TRADING STAMPS. Ask For Them. SILVERSMITH & HILLER, 925 16th St. OPPOSITE JOSLINS. OPP. TABOR GRAND. GARME 925-16TH ST. New Spring Suits New Spring New Sp Ne Our store is filling up w Ladies Wearing Apparel. O cell our previous efforts. W garments our trade demands with all confidence) the be found in Denver for the sam We will gladly show you er you wish to buy or not. EXTRA AM We are now offering ou the popular S. & H. GREE Ask SILVERSMITH & OPPOSI THE Broadhurst and Barnett SHOE CO. 823 SIXTEEFTH ST. All the Spring OXFORDS are here. We are showing an endless variety at $3.50 & $4.00 Pr. --- 1005 16TH ST. boats ing Jackets Spring Waists New Spring Skirts in the New Spring Creations of showing this season will ex- now know better the class of and we offer you, (and we say it ready-to-wear garments to be price. the garments at any time wheth- ENOUCEMENT customers, with their purchases BRADING STAMPS. Them. MILLER, 925 16th St. JOSLINS. For Fine Missouri Apple Jack and Corn Whiskey COME TO THE OLD RELIABLE 24th and Larimer Sts. Louisville Liquor COMPANY. Joseph Berger, Manager. Phone Main 5318. JOSEPH H. STUART Practice in all courts. Examining abstract of title and drawing up legal instruments given careful attention. 329 Kittredge Bld. Phone Olive 294 W. J. ADDIE, DEALER IN Choice old Califorina wines and brandies from the Hermitage vineyard, also bottled beer, Kentucky whisky, cigars and tobacco. 228 16th St. Telephone 2675 To Whom It May Concern—This is to certify that the Commonwealth Life has paid me promptly for my sickness. I have received the benefits without any red tape. Yours respectfully, (Signed PAZZETTA CAMPBELL, 2800 Glenarm Pl. THE MAY CO. 16th and Champa Streets. Outfitters to All Mankind. WE REFER with considerable pride to our splendid profusion of New Spring fabrics, apparel and accessories now being displayed throughout the store. For months our buyers have been busy selecting from various markets of note the best things procurable in their respective lines. For months past the most prominent eastern makers have been directing their energies to supplying our needs with the most distinctive collection of men's correctly tailored ready for service clothes we have ever shown. Many patterns and fabrics. Worthy of partibular mention are the many smart models in men's, women's and children's footwear as well as the exhaustive display of men's and boy's furnishings—all most attractively priced. --- THE GALLUP FLORAL AND SEED CO., Have a Full Line of Cut Flowers, Seed and Plants in their NEW STORE, No. 819 16th Street Phone 543. GREAT OF AMERICAN PRINT Plain and Mercerize 6 1-2 T The Joslin DRY GOODS CO. There Are No Better Print Indigo Blue and White.—The American ranted dyed with pure indigo, print. It's a shade that won't wash out. Calcutta Light Blue and White.—This is warranted dyed with pure indigo, cial silk finish. It's the shade that Indigo Blue and Gold.—This is a fabric in white and yellow on the dark blue. Calcutta Light Blue and Red.—This f red, except that the blue is of a l it's the shade that won't wash out. Dyed Reds.—This is a fabric dyed with in a clean, bright white. It's the black and White.—This fabric is exceptional color, printed with pat won't wash out. Grays.—The grays are printed with an ver gray appearance. Patterns are won't wash out. Plaids and Checks.—These fabrics are patterns in black and are very n won't wash out. Shirtings.—All the popular styles of S Every color used is absolutely fast. Gingham Styles.—This is an extensive in strong, rich colors. The beauti higher priced material, and the c wash out. Do You Know DR pri $7.00 Sets of Teeth for $5.00; $10; Gold Crowns only. $5.00 Fillings, 50c up; Gold and Pl tracting. Arapahoe street. Opp. the P. O. GREAT SALE OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING and Mercerized Wash 6 1-2 The Yard GREAT SALE Pure No Better Printed Wash Fabric White.—The American indigo blue and white with pure indigo, printed with attractive that won't wash out. Blue and White.—This fabric is a beautiful dyed with pure indigo, with patterns of white. It's the shade that won't wash out. Gold.—This is a fabric dyed with pure indigo in yellow on the dark blue. It's the shade the Blue and Red.—This fabric is similar to the that the blue is of a light shade. It is dyed that won't wash out. Is a fabric dyed with a beautiful shade of white. It's the shade that won't wash.—This fabric is warranted dyed with aniline color, printed with patterns in a pure white out. Ys are printed with aniline black and have wearance. Patterns are in black and white out. Kks.—These fabrics are very popular; they black and are very neat and up-to-date out. The popular styles of Shirtings are shown in used is absolutely fast. It's the shade that—This is an extensive line of genuine Scotch colors. The beautiful designs give them material, and the color is fast. It's the Know DR. DAMERON has prices for all Dentals of Teeth for $5.00; $10 Sets for $7.00; Crowns only. $5.00 Gold Teeth, $0.00 up; Gold and Platina, $1.00 up. ALBANY DENTAL ot. Opp. the P. O. DR. DA There Are No Better Printed Wash Fabrics Made. Indigo Blue and White. The American indigo blue and white is a fabric warranted dyed with pure indigo, printed with attractive patterns in white. It's a shade that won't wash out. Shirtings. All the popular styles of Shirtings are shown in prevailing colors. Every color used is absolutely fast. It's the shade that won't wash out. Gingham Styles. This is an extensive line of genuine Scotch Gingham effects in strong, rich colors. The beautiful designs give them an appearance of higher priced material, and the color is fast. It's the shade that won't wash out. Do You Know DR. DAMERON has reduced his prices for all Dental Work? $7.00 Sets of Teeth for $5.00; $10 Sets for $7.00; $15 Sets for $10; Gold Crowns only. $5.00 Gold Teeth, $4.00; Silver Fillings, 50c up; Gold and Platina, $1.00 up. Painless Extracting. ALBANY DENTAL PARLORS, Arapahoe street, Opp. the P. O. DR. DAMERON, Prop Has Pheasant Farm. Mrs. McMillan, wife of United States Senator McMillan, of Michigan, has a pheasant farm at her summer home near Magnolia, Mass. She employs men servants to care for them. --- ```markdown ``` A T SALE THE PRINTING CO'S rized Wash Fabrics The Yard OF THE Spring Line Baby Go Carts Now In There are only a few certainties in the world. One of them is the mother; you can always depend on her. After a man passes 70, living must be a good deal like waiting to go to a dentist to have a tooth pulled. U. S. DISPENSATORY Describes the Principal Ingredients Contained in Pe-ru-na. Are we claiming too much for Peruna when we claim it to be an effective remedy for chronic catarrh? Have we abundant proof that Peruna is in reality such a catarrh remedy? Let us see what the United States Dispensatory says of the principal ingredients of Peruna. Take, for instance, the ingredient hydrastis canadensis, or golden seal. The United States Dispensatory says of this herbal remedy, that it is largely employed in the treatment of depraved mucous membranes, chronic rhinitis (nasal catarrh), atonic dyspepsia (catarrh of the shomach), chronic intestinal catarrh, catarrhal jaundice, (catarrh of the liver) and in diseased mucous membranes of the pelvic organs. It is also recommended for the treatment of various forms of diseases peculiar to women. Another ingredient of Peruna, corydalis formosa, is classed in the United States Dispensatory as a tonic. So also is cubebs classed as a stomachic and as a tonic for the mucous membranes. Cedron seeds is another ingredient of Peruna, an excellent drug that has been very largely overlooked by the medical profession for the past fifty years. The seeds are to be found in very few drug stores. The United States Dispensatory says of the action of cedron that it is used as a bitter tonic and in the treatment of dysentery, and in intermittent diseases as a substitute for quinine. Oil of copaiba, another ingredient of Peruna, is classed by the United States Dispensatory as a mild stimulant and diuretic. It acts on the stomach and intestinal tract. It acts as a stimulant on the genito-urinary membranes. Useful in chronic cystitis, chronic dysentery and diarrhea, and some chronic diseases of the liver and kidneys. Send to us for a free book of testimonials of what the people think of Peruna as a catarrh remedy. The best evidence is the testimony of those who have tried it. Feminine Amenities. "Isn't that the poetess over there in the corner who came to see us after dinner the other night?" asked the girl, "and wept all over the place, telling us her tale of woe; wept so that I went out and got some things for her dinner and cooked them for her and you brought out a bottle of your very best wine and gave it to her?" "Yes," returned the woman, "she doesn't seem to see us now, does she?" "The next time she comes to us with her tale of woe," affirmed the girl severely, "she won't see us, if we catch a glimpse of her first." In His Father's Scotsteps. Allan Sankey, son of the famous singing revivalist, is following his father's footsteps as a composer, and some of his hymns are popular in New England revival meetings. AWEUL NEURALGIA Pain Turned This Woman's Hair White but She Was Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Do not seek relief from suffering simply, but free your system from the disease which is the cause of your suffering. That is the message which a former victim of neuralgia sends to those who are still in its grasp. Hot applications, powders that deaden the senses and others that reduce the heart action may cause temporary relief but the pain is sure to return with greater intensity. Mrs. Evelyn Creusere, who has a beautiful home at 811 Boulevard West, Detroit, Mich., suffered for years with neuralgia until she tried this tonic treatment. She says: "My trouble began about six years ago and I did not rest as I should have, but kept up about my many duties. After a time I became so weak I could not do any work at all. I had severe backaches and such dreadful headaches in the back part and top of my head. My eyes were easily tired and at times I saw black spots before them. I consulted several doctors but without the slightest benefit. The pains were so intense that my hair turned white. "I lost continually in weight and strength and was almost in despair when a friend recommended Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I tried them according to directions and soon began to feel relief. At the end of three months I had gained ten pounds in weight and had no more trouble with my nerves. I have been in perfect health ever since and can heartily commend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or sent postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Dizziness from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Heavy Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVEL. They Drive You Nervous. CARTERS LITTLE IVER PILLS. CARTERS LITTLE IVER PILLS. Genuine Must Bear Fac-Simile Signature Brent Wood REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. BUCHTEL SPEAKS URGES REPUBLICANS TO FULFILL PARTY'S PLEDGES. The Governor Calls Attention to the Fact That Seven Weeks of the Session are Gone and Nothing Done. Denver.—Governor Buchtel has written the following letter to the Republican members of the Legislature: "To the Republican Members of the House and Senate: "Gentlemen—The pledges we made to the people on our state platform were explicit and definite. On this platform I worked like a dray horse, from the 20th of September to the 6th of November. I said to all the people in every part of the state that this language was to be understood as the sincere pledge of honest men who desired to do something for the public good. I said to the people on the authority of this platform: 'If you will elect this Republican ticket from top to bottom, we will make such a record of constructive legislation as has never before been known in Colorado.' The people believed me. They did elect our ticket. It is now our business to keep faith with the people. "About seven weeks of the session of the Legislature have now passed. Approximately five weeks of the session remain. Down to this day we have not made good on one of these pledges. I appeal to you in the name of the people to put through this program in every detail. We must make good, or the people will wipe the Republican party off the map at the next election. If we keep all our pledges both in letter and in spirit we may reasonably expect that the people will be glad to continue the Republican party in power. "We ought to have frequent meetings to agree on the details of our program. It is your business to make the laws. I hope it may please you to confer with me about the main features of laws which you agree upon in caucus, for two reasons: First, because I went everywhere making promises to the people in working for the whole ticket. Second, because the laws you enact must be approved by me. It is therefore fair and reasonable to expect that we shall all be eager to get together and stick together for the honor of the Republican party and for our own honor as men of integrity. "With the utmost courtesy, I am, "Yours for the good of all Colorado, HENRY A. BUCHTEL. "Governor of Colorado." "I heartily concur in this appeal to put the program through in every respect. "JOHN F. VIVIAN, "Chairman Republican State Central Committee." "State House, Denver, Colo., Feb. 22, 1907." BAD WRECK BUT NO DEATHS. Miraculous Escape of Passengers In Pennsylvania. Johnstown, Pa.—When the Pennsylvania special, the famous eighteen-hour New York-Chicago train of the Pennsylvania railroad, was wrecked at Mineral Point, seven miles east of here, at midnight Friday, none of the passengers were killed, and but one probably fatally injured. The train crew also escaped serious injury. Practically all of the fifty-four passengers upon the train were more or less hurt. The escape of the occupants of the train from death seemed little less than miraculous. The train was running at the speed of more than fifty miles an hour when the last three cars of the train, Pullman sleepers, suddenly he rail. They turned over twice and then slid down the sixty-foot embankment into the Conemaugh river. The cars went through the heavy ice, but there was so little water in the river that there was no danger of drowning. The wreck, it is thought, was caused by the dropping of the brake rigging upon the first sleeper following the locomotive and combination car. The rigging lodged under a tie, derailing the following cars. The locomotive and combination car remained upon the track. Relief trains were at once dispatched from Johnstown, Altoona and Pittsburg. Eight injured ones were taken to the Altoona hospital and four were sent to Pittsburg. The other passengers with insufficient clothing, shivering, many with nothing to cover them but blankets and bed clothing, were also sent to Pittsburg. The railroad company supplied them with food, medicine and clothing and sent them on west on a special train. Fortifying Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii—After months of procrastination the United States military authorities have begun the work of fortifying this island and there is no doubt here that the Japanese situation has hastened this action. Civil engineers have been engaged for some days in contour work about Diamond Head, where is to be one of the principal batteries. Captain Otwell, in charge of the work of fortifying the island, has a fund of $260,000 immediately available and about as much more will be available after the present session of Congress. The idea of locating guns and mortars in the vicinity of Diamond Head is to protect the approaches from the northeastern direction. Diamond Head lies to the eastward and southward of Honolulu, and is about three miles from the center of the city. Months must elapse before the actual work of erecting the batteries will be commenced. The guns, in fact, are not yet here. Honduras Declares War. City of Mexico—Honduras has formally declared war against Nicaragua. President Bonilla is at the head of the Honduras troops and is marching on the fontier of Nicaragua. News of a battle between the two forces is momentarily expected. It is reported that Salvador will be involved. SUB-TREASUURY ROBBED. Sum of $173,000 Disappears at Chicago and Clerks Suspected. Chicago—The Tribune says: One of the largest—if not the largest—thefts from the United States treasury has been unearthed in Chicago. There was a theft of $173,000 from the local sub-treasury last week. The money has disappeared as completely as if it had vanished from the face of the earth. The authorities here and in Washington have been working night and day on the robbery since it was discovered. Chief Wilkie of the United States secret service has been keeping informed by telephone and telegraph of every development, and he will leave Washington to-day to take personal charge of the investigation. Secretary Shaw of the Treasury Department was told of the gigantic theft when in Chicago last week and was in conference with Sub-Treasurer William Boldenwick and secret service officials. The money was stolen either a week ago Saturday, the next day, or last Monday. The chances are it was abstracted Monday. The loss was discovered Tuesday. All the money taken was in bills of the denomination of $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. After a week of searching investigation, Saturday there came a glimmer of light. A faint clew pointed in the direction of a certain clerk, and that, following up, directed the finger of suspicion to another employee, a close associate of the first man. These men were summoned into the inquisition chamber and one at last broke down. Among those under surveillance is George W. Fitzgerald, who was in charge of the teller's cage from which the money was abstracted, but he insists he has no knowledge of how the money disappeared. Fitzgerald, in a statement to-night, said he thought some of the employees had stolen the money. He declared it would have been an easy matter for any of the twenty-five or thirty employees, who under the present system have daily access to his cage, to make away with the money without his knowledge. KILLED WIFE AND CHILD. A Degenerate at Denver Wanted to Be Free to Go With Another Woman. Denver.—For the love of another woman, and she with a police record as a professional thief, Benjamin C. Wright, the police claim, coolly murdered his wife and five-year-old daughter with a mysterious but quick-acting poison, and then feigned a comatose condition all day yesterday to avoid the discovery of his ghastly crime. His mind still possessed of the horror of his deed, Wright is said to have confessed the double murder, telling Chief of Police Dalaney, in the presence of witnesses, a weird, grewsome tale, rambling in construction, barren of detail, but illuminated with the reiterated acknowledgement that he was responsible for the extermination of his family. The dead bodies of Mrs. Wright and her five-year-old daughter were found lying on the floor of the bathroom of their four-room home, at 374 South Pearl street, early yesterday morning. The husband and father was lying near, unconscious and seemingly barely breathing, when the police ambulance arrived. None of the bodies showed any signs of the manner of their death, and a quick poison, leaving no trace behind, such as cyanide of potassium, is believed to have been used. Wright refuses to divulge the drug, and it is believed he is protecting someone else. Making stronger the proofs of guilt against him, Wright admits the infatuation for Stella Good, a police character. FREIGHT RATES CUT. A Change That Is Expected to Help Denver Jobbers. Denver.—More important for some reasons than any rate reduction which the railroads into Denver have yet made, was the readjustment announced by the Burlington, affecting 200 stations where Denver products are sold, and opening up to local manufacturers the long-coveted Black Hills territory. General Freight Agent C. E. Spens of Omaha, and General Agent J. F. Vallery of this city, called on Thomas Scott, secretary of the Colorado Manufacturers' Association yesterday and informed him that they intended to re-adjust their freight rates in favor of Denver to all points on their lines as far east as Holdredge, Nebraska, as far north as the Montana state line, including the stations on the Guernsey branch, and, most important of all, as far north as Spearfish, South Dakota, in the Black Hills territory around Deadwood. To the cities in the latter territory Denver is given a differential under the Missouri towns of 15 cents on first and second class goods and 10 cents on third and fourth class. For example, the rate on first class goods from Omaha to Deadwood is $1.45, while from Denver to Deadwood it will in future be only $1.30. The rates apply from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo and will go into effect April 1st. Steve Adams' Case Wallace, Idaho.—The state closed its case against Steven Adams this morning, saving for the last hour the weighty testimony of Bulkeley Wells, former adjutant general of Colorado, who told of the confession Adams made to him while the prisoner was en route from Bolshe to Colorado, in the custody of Detective S. C. Thiele and Deputy Sheriff Johnson. "Adams had been talking to me about the Independence explosion in the Cripple Creek district," testified General Wells. "I asked him where he had gone after the explosion, and he said he had gone up to Idaho. He went up into the northern part of Idaho, in the St. Joe river district, and helped Simpkins 'bump off' two men who had been giving Simpkins trouble in connection with their timber claims." CUBANS LIKE COCK FIGHTING. Appeal to the Governor to Permit the Sport. Havana.—A procession, headed by ax-Senator Monteagudo and composed of 500 horsemen, many carriages and bands of music, paraded the streets this afternoon. A halt was made in front of the palace, where the bands played patriotic airs amid much cheering. Governor Magoon, in response to cries of "Long live Governor Magoon," reviewed the gathering from a balcony of the palace, and afterward received a committee which presented him a petition, signed by many thousands of persons in Havana and other cities, requesting the abrogation of a military order of General Leonard Wood prohibiting cock fighting. Governor Magoon promised to give the matter his careful consideration, after which the gathering dispersed. The city was decorated to-day and salutes were fired in honor of the anniversary of the commencement of the revolution of 1895. Being Sunday, the principal celebration will be held tomorrow, which has been declared a legal holiday. At the church of Santa Cristo to-day the Rev. W. A. Jones, president of the Augustine college here, was consecrated bishop of Porto Rico by Mgr. Aversa, the apostolic delegate, who was assisted by Mgr. Blanca, archbishop of New Orleans, and the bishops of Havana and Clenfugues. Governor Magoon and the members of the diplomatic corps were present at the ceremony. A SERIO-COMIC WAR. Contest Begun Between Central American States. City of Mexico—Dr. Baltarazar Estupariani, minister to Mexico from Salvador and Honduras, to-night received the following vague message from the Honduran government: "Nicaragua forces have invaded Honduras, Frierce battle ensued." When the battle was fought, where the encounter took place, and what was the ultimate result of the reported struggle is left to conjecture. This is the first word the minister has received from Honduras for several days, although he has sent several cablegrams of inquiry. Details of the battle are hourly expected. New York, Feb. 24.—The Associated Press to-day received the following dispatch: "Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday, Feb. 23, 8:30 p. m.—We went to war because Honduras forces attacked our small garrison on the frontier, looting, burning and killing. We demanded satisfaction and it was denied; we agreed to accept whatever decision the arbitration court might render, but President Bonilla of Honduras dissolved the court by withdrawing the Honduran arbitrator. "Nicaragua has triumphed in four combats over the Honduran forces without suffering one defeat. Our forces are to-day in the territory of Honduras. "ZELAYA, "President of Nicaragua." DRY FARM EXPERIMENTS To Be Tried by the Government in South Dakota. Belle Fourche.-The Department of Agrilculture has decided to establish two experimental farms in western South Dakota, one under the national irrigation project near this city and the other in a non-irrigated region for the purpose of showing what can be accomplished in the way of dry farming. This latter farm will be located not far from the Cheyenne river in Fall River county, and will demonstrate what crops can be best grown upon such lands and what methods are the most successful. Dry farming has been carried on with great success in many parts of western South Dakota. The farm near here will demonstrate the proper use of water on irrigated lands, the proper crops to put in and the methods of cultivation. Owing to the large influx of settlers at present from various parts of the country, most of whom are unfamiliar with this section, these farms and their demonstrations will be of especial value. Roosevelt at Harvard. Boston.—The visit to Harvard university Saturday of Theodore Roosevelt, who came, not as President of the United States, but as a "grad." returning to meet his fellow Harvard men, including his own son, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., developed into one of the busiest days of his career. Harvard hospitality was showered upon the President during his two visits to the university city, and in Boston his personal friends claimed all his spare time. The principal event was President Roosevelt's address to the students in the afternoon at the Harvard Union. Two thousand Harvard men, mostly undergraduates, gathered in the great living room of the union and gave the President a magnificent reception. Labor Troubles at Butte. Butte, Mont.—John D. Ryan, managing director of the Amalgamated Copper company, has notified the miners of the company that if the wage scale is raised the mines will be closed. The vote on the proposition to be taken by the miners Monday means everything to the city in a business way and to 30,000 men who will be affected by the result. Acting under instructions from Martin P. Wiggins, president of the International Pressmen's Union, now at Charlestown, Massachusetts, President Murphy of the striking pressmen tonight notified the publishers that his men were ready to return to work at the old scale of wages, pending arbitration of their demand for an increase, provided the other allied printing crafts were taken back upon the scale in effect at the time of the general lockout. GOOD PRESCRIPTION SIMPLE MIXTURE THAT IS SAID TO BREAK A COLD QUICKLY. Ingredients Can be Easily Purchased at Little Cost From Any Good Prescription Druggist and Mixed at Home. A noted authority on lung trouble advises that as soon as a cold is contracted the following simple treatment should be given. The ingredients can be purchased from any prescription druggist at small cost and easily prepared in your own home. It is said to be so effective that it will break up a cold in twenty-four hours and cure any cough that is curable. Take a half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure), two ounces of Glycerine, and eight ounces of good Whisky. Shake well and take in teaspoonful doses every four hours. Be sure that the Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure) is in the original half-ounce vials, which are put up expressly for drummists to dispense. Each vial is securely sealed in a round wooden case, with engraved wrapper, with the name —Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure); guaranteed under the Food and Drug Act, June 30, 1906. Prepared only by Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati, O.—plainly printed thereon. Only the adulterated oils are sold in bulk; these create nausea and never effect the desired results. Use for Hot Potatoes. Dr. Herbert Claiborne of New York, something of an inventive genius' and noted for good looks as well as for medical skill, suffers from cold hands in winter. And nothing will warm his fingers except hot water, a hot fire or a hot potato. He can be seen almost any frosty morning marching along at five miles an hour with a hot potato in each overcoat pocket and his hands grasping the tubers. He has two big potatoes piping hot wrapped in silk handkerchiefs for this purpose. "They will keep your hands warm for hours unless you happen to sit on 'em," he says. "They are great for a football match or when you go sleigh riding." Oats—Heads 2 Foot Long. The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., are bringing out a new oats this year with heads 2 foot long! That's a wonder. Their catalog tells! Spetz—the greatest cereal hay food America ever saw! Catalog tells! FREE Our mammoth 148-page Seed and Tool Catalog is mailed free to all intending buyers, or send 6c in stamps and receive free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals and big catalog free. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W, La Crosse, Wis. Value of the Newspaper. Value of the Newspaper. Some Republican congressmen were discussing the president's suggestion to shut out from the mails such newspapers as have been printing indecent details of the Thaw trial in New York. Mr. Littlefield of Maine indulged in a general review of the press, its powers, functions and privileges. "If it were not for the vigilant press of this country, with its trained corps of representatives in Washington," he said, "I don't know whether I would care to serve in congress. My experience here has taught me that the newspapers perform a service of inestimable value to the country. I sometimes think that congress would drift into many excesses if the press gallery were not here to keep us in bounds." New York's Early Name. Manhattan island was once named New Orange for 15 months. When the English took it from the Dutch the name New Amsterdam was changed to New York, and then when the Dutch recaptured it in July 1673, they called it New Orange. It held that name until the English retook it in November, 1674, when the name New York was restored and has been retained ever since. French Vineyards. The vineyard area of France in 1906 was 4,195,500 acres yielding a wine production of 1,375,774,921 gallons. Production has steadily increased since 1900, when it was 1,779,267,568 gallons. A FRIEND'S TIP. 70-Year-Old Man Not too Old to Accept a Food Pointer. "For the last 20 years," writes Maine man, "I've been troubled with Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and have tried about every known remedy without much in the way of results until I took up the food question. "A friend recommended Grape-Nuts food, after I had taken all sorts of medicines with only occasional, temporary relief. "This was about nine months ago, and I began the Grape-Nuts for breakfast with cream and a little sugar. Since then I have had the food for at least one meal a day, usually for breakfast. "Words fall to express the benefit I received from the use of Grape-Nuts. My stomach is almost entirely free from pain and my liver complaint is about cured, I have gained flesh, sleep well can eat nearly any kind of food except greasy, starchy things and am strong and healthy at the age of 70 years. "If I can be the means of helping any poor mortal who has been troubled with dyspepsia as I have been, I am willing to answer any letter enclosing stamp." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Cancer Cured by Herbs. Welsh papers have been telling of late tales of wonderful cures of cancer effected by two brothers named Evans by means of herbs at Cardigan, Dr. Hugh Biddle was commissioned by the Daily Mail to investigate. He reports: "For more than twenty years these humble practitioners have been treating all kinds of external diseases with cintments and salves made entirely from herbs. The brothers live very unpretentiously on their farm, about two miles from Cardigan. At present there are about forty-five persons in Cardigan under treatment. Far from being advertising quacks with a desire for notoriety, they are deeply religious men." Great English Coliseum. The athletic stand that will be erected in England for the Olympic games next year will seat 367,000 people. At Athens the Stadium seated 90,000. The English stands will be the greatest building of the kind ever erected. It will seat four times as many as the ancient Coliseum at Rome. At the English derby, the greatest sporting event of the world, they sometimes have 200,000 spectators, but only a few of these are seated. At least half the number are scattered over the hills within the race track and for a mile up and down the course. This gigantic preparation for the Olympic games of 1908 shows how amateur athletic sports have grown in popularity during the past few years. Money doesn't always make the mare go—not if it's bet on the mare, for in that case the man is likely to make the money go. Denver Directory $22 C. O.D. THE FAMOUS J. H. WILSON STOCK SADDLES Ask your dealer for them. Take no other. AMERICAN HOUSE DENVER. Two locks from Union Depot. The best $2 per day hotel in the West. American plan. DR. W. C. LYONS BLANKETS, COMFORTS Largest canvas goods house in the West. Write for illustrated catalog. ROBT. S. GUTSHALL, Prest. 1640 Lawrence St. Denver, Colo. THE DENVER TENT & AWNING ALFRED S. PROCTER PRES PHONE 155 1428 1438 E. E. BURLINGAME & CO. ASSAY OFFICE AND CHEMICAL LABORATORY Established in Colorado, 1866. Samples by mail or express will receive prompt and careful attention Gold & Silver Bullion Refined, Melted and Assayed OR PURCHASED. Concentration Tests 100 lbs. or car load lota. 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We can save you money and freight. A collision on the Colorado and Southern near Boulder resulted in the death of a brakeman, Dennis C. Collins. The Woman's club of Grand Junction recently gave the annual banquet to husbands of members. Mrs. L. C. Hedges was toastmistress. Fully 150 guests were present. The responses to the toasts were eloquent and witty. The Society of the Order of the Philippines, which has been in existence at Colorado Springs since 1900, was reorganized a few days since by the election of officers and the adoption of the regular national secret ritual. The Boulder City Council has decided to submit to the taxpayers the proposition of issuing $50,000 in bonds for a new city hall. The city owns 100 feet on Pearl street and it is intended to build on this ground if the bonds are voted. The locomotive of a Colorado Midland passenger train on the night of the 13th inst. struck and killed a large buck deer near Woodland Park. The train was stopped and the carcass of the deer carried to Colorado Springs in the baggage car. E. B. Mitchell, chief train dispatcher for the Rio Grande at Pueblo left February 22d for Seattle, where he takes a similar position with the Northern Pacific. Before he left his associates, from trainmen down to coral boys, presented him with a $150 Elk charm. The State University Glee and Mandolin clubs will begin their fifteenth annual tour of the state March 6th and will give concerts in Longmont, Denver, Colorado Springs, Victor, Cripple Creek, Pueblo, Trinidad, Canon City, Salida, Leadville, Aspen, Glenwood Springs and possibly Golden. The Primero mine in Las Animas county, in which twenty-four men lost their lives by an explosion on January 23rd, has resumed operations with a full force. Since the explosion the coke production at Segundo was materially reduced but the 800 ovens there are now running again. In the absence of United States District Attorney Earl Cranston of Denver, who left Monday for Japan, Robert J. Pitkin, his law partner, has been appointed special assistant in the office. Mr. Cranston has been granted a ninety days' leave of absence by President Roosevelt. He will visit his father, Bishop Cranston, who is stationed in Japan. A party of 15 Hollanders, representing 40 families, the vanguard of hundreds who will colonize Fountain valley, south of Colorado Springs, arrived February 22d, preparatory to founding homes in the valley. The scheme is backed by the Fountain Valley Land & Irrigation Company, an interest of the castlewood Dam Company of Denver. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Montrose National bank it was announced that M. D. Thatcher, a Pueblo and Denver banker, and M. D. Loy, cashier of the First National bank of Florence have purchased a controlling interest in the bank and would establish it among the chain of banks throughout the state controlled by the Thatcher brothers. Forty box cars containing about 10,000 sacks of potatoes left Greeley for Texas and the Southwest February 22d and 23d. About 3,000 carloads of potatoes are still in the Greeley district and farmers are selling freely to dealers at 70 cents per hundred. Early California potatoes will not enter into competition with the Greeley crop until May, and by that time practically all of the crop will be disposed of. The dates for the next livestock show in Denver have been set, and it has been decided to make it a national show, throwing the competition open to the world, with special classification and premiums for the territory covered by the last show, the short grass country. The executive committee of the Western Stock Show Association yesterday set the dates for the next show for the week of January 20th-25th. 1908. It is reported that Gen. W. J. Palmer will shortly purchase an electric automobile, fitted with a large swinging chair to minimize jolting. General Palmer has steadily improved in strength since his recent horseback accident. He formerly felt a great antipathy toward automobiles, and there now exists an order for forbidding them to enter any of the canons or to use the boulevards controlled by him. W. A. Otis, in an automobile, first rendered aid to General Palmer when he lay unconscious on the road to Glen Eyrie, as a result of his accident some months ago. The Greeley sugar factory has finished slicing the last of its 1906 crop of beets. This factory has broken the world's record for any factory of 700 tons capacity, in having sliced the greatest tonnage in any one sugar campaign. It made 100,000 tons of beets into 15,000 tons of sugar. The average yield of beets an acre in this district was fourteen tons. The sugar campaign began September 13th and lasted 163 days. The average length of a sugar campaign is 120 days, and next year this factory will not run longer than that time. Six thousand acres of beets will be grown for the Greeley factory next year. The Greeley, Eaton and Windsor factories have sliced 298,000 tons of beets this season, and have distributed to the growers and employees $2,000,000. Charles N. Cox of Denver, representing independent capital, has been in Fort Collins conferring with the farmers regarding the construction of a new sugar factory in this vicinity. The farmers promised Cox all the acreage he wanted. They guaranteed to raise 10,000 acres in three days and more if he cared to accept it. Cox is not a stranger in this vicinity, having promoted the Windsor and Loveland factories, as well as the one at Grand Junction, the first to be built in the state. Manager R. M. Booraem of the local sugar factory announces that he has signed up between 8,000 and 9,000 acres of beets for the Fort Collins factory, and that in most instances the siloing contract has been preferred by the growers to the one without the siloing clause. Booraem also announced that it was decided to limit the Fort Collins acreage to 12,000 acres, that being the extreme capacity of the factory. Left Thousands of Veterans with Kidney Troubles. The experience of David W. Martin, a retired merchant of Bolivar, Mo., is just like thousands of others. Mr. Martin says: "I think I have had kidney disease ever since the war. During an engagement my horse fell on me, straining my back and injuring just like thousands of others. Mr. Martin says: "I think I have had kidney disease ever since the war. During an engagement my horse fell on me, straining my back and injuring the kidneys. I have been told I had a floating kidney. I had intense pain in the back, headaches and dizzy spells and the action of the bladder was very irregular. About three years ago I tried Doan's Kidney Pills, and found such great relief that I continued, and inside a comparatively short time was entirely rid of kidney trouble." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Hardly What He Wanted. Albert Douglas, who will succeed Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio in the next house, is not weighted down with worldly goods, and was rather startled by an experience he had while looking around Washington for quarters. At one of the good hotels he was shown a suite consisting of bedroom, parlor and bathroom. On inquiring the monthly rent he was informed "only $1,000 for yourself and wife." Recovering his breath, which he managed to do without showing a tithe of his astonishment, he said with great calmness, "I'll write my wife all about the rooms and let her know beforehand what comforts we shall have when we come here to live. So until I hear from her you need not mark me for this suite. She may think from the price that your hotel is not the kind we ought to live in." VERY BAD FORM OF ECZEMA. Suffered Three Years—Physicians Did No Good—Perfectly Well After Using Cuticura Remedies. "I take great pleasure in informing you that I was a sufferer of eczema in a very bad form for the past three years. I consulted and treated with a number of physicians in Chicago, but to no avail. I commenced using the Cuticura Remedies, consisting of Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills, three months ago, and to-day I am perfectly well, the disease having left me entirely. I cannot recommend the Cuticura Remedies too highly to any one suffering with the disease that I have had. Mrs. Florence E. Atwood, 18 Crilly Place, Chicago, Ill., October 2, 1905. Witness: L. S. Berger." Good Type of New Woman. One of the youngest assistants ever appointed by Vassar college is Miss Corliss Babson, who also has the distinction of being the champion woman high jumper. Miss Babson was recently appointed assistant to President Taylor. A graduate of the class of 1905, Miss Babson made her wonderful jumping record in the class games of 1904, when she cleared the bar at four feet two and one-half inches, a full inch above the best previous record by a woman. Excellence in athletics, however, is not Miss Babson's only forte, for she secured the prize for the best class poem two years in succession. Stimulate the Blood. Brandreth's Pills are the great blood purifier. They are a laxative and blood tonic, they act equally on the bowels, kidneys and skin, thus cleansing the system by the natural outlet of the body. They stimulate the blood so to enable nature to throw off all morbid humors and cure all troubles arising from an impure state of the blood. One or two taken every night will prove an invaluable remedy. Each pill contains one grain of solid extract of sarsaparilla, which, with other valuable vegetable products, make it a blood purifier unexcelled. Brandreth's Pills have been in use for over a century, and are for sale everywhere, plain or sugar-coated. The Motor Voice The tennis elbow, the bicycle foot, the clergyman's sore throat and all manner of disabilities that come from modern convenences are familiar to us. The motor-omnibus voice was discovered by a young woman who was riding outside a motor-omnibus, and trying (as is her habit) to talk. And the horrible truth suddenly flashed on her mind, and from her lips. . . . "I c-c-can't keep-pip-pip my voice sut-till."—The Reader. Important to Mothers. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of Charles H. Hutchin. In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Receives Carnegie Pension. Judge C. C. Cole, of Des Moines, Ia., for many years dean of the Drake University law school there has received a Carnegie pension of $1,280 a year. He was graduated from the Harvard law school. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO INMENTMENT is needed to cure any case of febrile illness. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in $1 to 14 days or money refunded. 50c. An elevator sometimes enables a man to rise to the occasion. Mrs. Winnlow's Soothing Syrup For children teething, softens the gums, reduces s麻ination, allays pain, cures wind colic. Eca a bottle. Knockers get big audiences, but no gate receipts. Dresses, Cloaks, Ribbons, Suits, etc., can be made to look like new with PUT-NAM FADELESS DYES. No muss. Sixty-four balloons were sent out of Paris during the siege of 1870-71. **ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE"** That is LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. Similarly original Cold Tablet is a WHITE PACKAGE with black and red lestering, and bears the signature of E.W. GROVE. 226. From the feminine viewpoint an engagement ring is a desirable thing to have round. Take advantage of Nature's splendid offering, Garfield Tea, the laxative that is pure, mild and potent. It is made wholly of Hcrbs. For constipation, biliousness, liver and kidney diseases. It purifies the blood. Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drugs Law. St. Lawrence Alma-Tadema, R. A., was intended for the law, and his parents so disliked the idea of his studying art that he was obliged to rise early in the morning in order to paint. In a Pinch, Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE. A powder. It cures painful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no substitute. Trial package, FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. It isn't likely that Homer knew the difference between heroic pentameter and a milk wagon; Rafael probably never guessed that there was such a word as "genre," and the language of the average musical critic would doubtless have been too technical for the understanding of Wagner. Deafness Cannot Be Cured Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to treat a deafness caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tinnitus infused you a humming sound or imperfect hearing, the inflammation is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing is destroyed forever; nine cases of deafness caused by an inflamed condition but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give one Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness caused by cataract that cannot be cured by Hail's cataract treatment. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggles for construction Disease Puzzles Doctors A mysterious disease is troubling the Dutch medical profession. It has broken out in the district of Ouddorp, not far from Utrecht, and Prof. Spronck, of Utrecht, after all the best efforts he can devise, has had to confess himself perplexed. The disease is a contagious affection of the heart, and the patients invariably develop high fever. There have been more than 100 cases. Prof. Spronck has made a careful analysis of blood taken from patients, but has utterly failed to find a cause or an origin for the epidemic. THIS IS WORTH SAVING. Valuable Advice and Recipe by Well-Known Authority. The following simple home-made mixture is said to relieve any form of Rheumatism or bachache, also cleanse and strengthen the Kidneys and Bladder, overcoming all urinary disorders, if taken before the stage of Bright's disease: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Mix by shaking well in a bottle and take in teaspoonful doses after meals and at bedtime. A well-known authority states that these ingredients are mainly of vegetable extraction, and harmless to use, and can be obtained at small cost from any good prescription pharmacy. Those who think they have kidney trouble or suffer with lame back or weak bladder or Rheumatism, should give this prescription a trial, as no harm can possibly follow its use, and it is said to do wonders for some people. One of the most pitiful things in the world is a man whose chief enjoyment is in listening to stories that he can't tell to his children. Numerous compounds are being offered to take the place of white lead as a paint, butto real substitute for it has yet been found. Pure White Lead has a peculiar property of amalgamating with the wood upon which it is used—added to this it has an elasticity which permits the paint to follow the natural expansion and contraction of the wood. Pure White Lead (with its full natural tenacity and elasticity, unimpaired by adulterants), alone fulfills all the requirements of the ideal paint. Every keg which bears the Dutch Boy trade mark is positively guaranteed to be absolutely Pure White Lead made by the Old Dutch Process. NATIONAL LOAD CO. SEND FOR BOOK "A Talk on Palat," given on Palatim information on the paint subject. "Sent free text" New York, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia (John T. Lewis & Bros. Co.); Pittsburgh (National Oil & Oil Co.) AILING WOMEN How Many Perfectly Well Women Do You Know? V KG BAKING POWDER 25 ounces for 25 cents The original 25 ounce can. Others have copied the can, but K C quality has never been equaled at any price. JAQUES MFG. CO. Chicago Our catalogue contains a choice collection of seed, with clear directions for cultivation each variety. J. J. H. GREGORY & SOK, Marblehead, Mass. FREE DEFIANCE Gold Water Starch makes laundry work a pleasure. 16 oz. pkg. 100 PATENTS Watson, E. Coleman, Patent Attorney, Washington, D. C. Advice free. Terms low. Highest ref. READERS of this paper desire to buy any thing advertised in its columns should insist upon having what they ask for, refusing all substitutes or limitations. W. N. U., DENVER, NO. 9, 1907. DO YOU SMOKE A PIPE? WHAT KIND OF TOBACCO DO YOU SMOKE? IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED QBOID GRANULATED - PLUG - You have never gotten that solid comfort which a good “pipe smoke” should give a man. IT IS THE ORIGINAL OF THIS STYLE TOBACCO It has an elegant Aroma which no other pipe tobacco possesses, and its smooth, delightful flavor and free smoking qualities are the results of years of careful study and experimenting. MISS GRACE E. MILLER "I am not feeling very well." "I am so nervous it seems as though I should fly." "My back aches as though it would break." How often do you hear these significant expressions from women friends. More than likely you speak the same words yourself, and there is a cause. More than thirty years ago Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn, Mass. discovered the source of nearly all the suffering endured by her sex. "Woman's Ills," these two words are full of more misery to women than any other two words that can be found in the English language. Sudden fainting, depression of spirits, reluctance to go anywhere, backaches, headaches, nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing-down sensations, displacements and irregularities are the bane of woman's existence. The same woman who discovered the cause of all this misery also discovered a remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made from native roots and herbs holds the record for a greater number of absolute cures of female ills than any other one remedy the world has ever known and it is the greatest blessing which ever came into the lives of suffering women. Don't try to endure, but cure the cause of all your suffering. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. The following letters prove this : K BAKING 25 ounces The origi can. Oth the can, but has never b at any KG 25 OUNCES FOR 25 BAKING POWDER INDUSTRIED BY MALOUS MAN'S CO. CHICAGO. WASHINGTON, MASS. CITY. Our catalogue provides a choice collection of seeds, with clear direc- tions for entirat- ing each variety. FREE DEFIANCE Cold Water Starch makes laundry work a pleasure. 16 oz. pkg. 100 PATENTS Walco, E. Coleman, Patent Attor- ney, Washington, D.C. Advice free. Terms low. Highest ref. DO YOU SMOKE A H WHAT KIND OF TOBAC IF YOU HAVE NOT TRID You have never gotten tha "pipe smoke" QBOID WILL NOT IT IS THE ORIGINAL O It has an elegant Aroma which its smooth, delightful flavor and of years of careful study and expe "postage paid," upon receipt of box, 10c.; 3 oz. tin box, 20c.; 8 box, 90c. Money refunded to any. Cut out this advertisement and Write your name and address pla LARUS & BRO. CO., 34 YEARS SEE Our vehicles and harness have been a blend of a century. We ship for ance safe delivery. You are style, quality and price. No. 785 Bike Wagon with Pim Wing Deck, Automobile Seat and 4 in. Guaranteed Rubber Pies. Price complete, $58.50. We are the Largest Maker of riding to the consumer and Vehicles, & styles of Harness. Elkhart Carriage Elkhart MRS. W. S. FORD Mrs. W. S. Ford of 1938 Lansdowne St., Baltimore, Md. writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham :— "For four years my life was a misery to me. I suffered from irregularities, suppression, terrible dragging sensations and extreme nervousness. I had given up all hope of ever being well again when Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recommended. It cured my weakness and made me well and strong." Miss Grace E. Miller, of 1213 Michigan St., Buffalo, N. Y. writes : Dear Mrs. Pinkham :— "I was in a very bad condition of health generally; irritable, cross, backache and suffered from a feminine weakness. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, cured me after all other medicines had failed." What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Ford and Miss Miller it will do for other women in like condition. Every suffering woman in the United States is asked to accept the following invitation. It is free, will bring you health and may save your life. Mrs. Pinkham's Invitation to Women. Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the symptoms given, the trouble may be located and the quickest and surest way of recovery advised. Out of her vast volume of experience in treating female ill Mrs. Pinkham probably has the very knowledge that will help your case. Her advice is free and always helpful. G POWDER for 25 cents final 25 ounce owners have copied at K C quality been equaled price. JAQUES MFG. CO. Chicago READERS of this paper desiring to buy anything advertised in its columns should insist upon having what they ask for, refusing all substitutes or limitations. W. N. U., DENVER, NO. 9, 1907. IPE? CO DO YOU SMOKE? QBOID GRANULATED - PLUG - a solid comfort which a good should give a man. BITE THE TONGUE THIS STYLE TOBACCO to other pipe tobacco possesses, and free smoking qualities are the results immenting. SPECIAL OFFER QBOID Tobacco is now on sale almost everywhere, and hundreds of thousands of boxes were consumed last year, and it is our purpose to place QBOID in reach of every pipe smoker in this country, and to that end we make the following offer: If your dealer does not handle QBOID Tobacco, we will send you any size box, regular price—viz: Prices, 1 oz. tin t. tin box, 45c. and 16 oz. fancy tin dissatisfied purchaser. We send with money order or stamps. Only, and address to Manufacturers, Richmond, Va. BELLING DIRECT sold direct from our factory to use for examination and approval and guar- nothing if not satisfied as to manufacturers in the World. Specially. We make $10 styles of Seed for large, free catalogue. K Harness Mfg. Co. Indiana No. 880. Combination Buggy for driving, tractors, tractors, plates, with extra great. $53-50 COMING OF THE STORK SUGGESTS Cuticura SOAP For Baby's First Bath and Subsequent Baths. Because of its delicate, emollient, sanative, antiseptic properties derived from Cuticura, united with the purest of saponaceous ingredients and most refreshing of flower odours, Cuticura Soap is all that the fondest of fond mothers desires for cleansing, preserving and purifying the skin, scalp, hair and hands of infants and children. Guaranteed absolutely pure and may be used from the hour of birth. Depots London, 27 Charterhouse Sq.; Paris, 8 Depots Paris, 100 Rue du Château Chemins de France, D.B. A. A. Sole Props. Post-free Cuticura Bake SINK into a chair and think, for a moment, what CAUSES your womanly suffering; for it is only by curing the CAUSE that you will get rid of the SYMPTOMS. Female diseases produce these symptoms that you endure. Cure them with WINE OF CARDU WOMAN'S RELIEF Thousands of ladies have joy- fully praised it, for curing their fem- ale troubles; such as backache, headache, sideache, irregularities, nervousness, irritability, and g eneral miserableness. Cardui is pure, safe, non-intoxicating. Try it. At All Druggists C27 FREE To convince any woman that Paxtine Antiseptic will improve her health and do all we claim for it. We will send her absolutely free a large trial box of Paxtine with book of instructions and genuine testimonials. Be your name and address on a postal card. PAXTINE cleanses and heals mucous me m e brane infections, such as nasal catarrh, pelvic catarrh and inflammation caused by femi- Is Now Prepared To Do All Kinds of Job Printing? Commercial, Fraternal. Church, Book and Stationery Jobs a Specialty BALL AND CONCERT PROGRAMS, BILL AND LETTER HEADS, CALLING CARDS, WEDDING CARDS, ENVELOPES AND EVERYTHING IN THE PRINTING LINE TURNED OUT IN NEATEST STYLE PROMPTLY ON SHORT NOTICE. We have supplied our office with job press and type of up-to-date style and our work will be on a par with the Very Best Give Us a Trial and We will Give You Satisfaction PRICES AS REASONABLE AS THOSE OF ANY JOB OFFICE IN DENVER. The Colorado Statesman 1824 CURTIS STREET ROOM 25. --- OUR FASHION LETTER 14 It seems that many of the mid-winter evening costumes are prophetic of the fashions that are to bloom in the spring, for many of the evening effects will be later utilized and developed in the spring novelties. Popularity of the striped pattern is exemplified in the use of striped chiffons and gauzes for the newest evening gowns. Yellow is being emphasized at the presext time and much development may be expected along these lines. draw the line at brocade. The unmarried women, around 30, if likely, may appear in the rich fabric be appropriately clothed. It is however, always be borne in that brocade is not suitable for too-plump figures. It looks best for Juno type, but the slight womenswear it well if she is tall. The girlish matron has a modest frame in crepe de chines at the delicate, clinging fabrics brocades and velvets. In speaking of evening dress, we are reminded of the temptation which comes sometimes to wear such dress under the impression that it will look smarter than the ordinary walking costume. The evening dress, when brought out into the daylight, has a fatal habit of betraying its secret, unless it be some evening dress of dark velvet which has by providential forethought been supplied with two bodices. But to fill up a collotage and imagine it will not reveal the fact is to write yourself down amongst the optimists born to be deceived. It would seem that silks are tremendously in favor, and it is whispered that the early spring time will see the cloth costumes ousted from the privilege of being regarded as fit for afternoon parties and weddings. Speaking of weddings, we are reminded that the young girl may have the satisfaction of falling back upon her summer attire for suitable gown in which to attend, provided it includes a white cloth coat and skirt, and she can by some means possess herself of a white fur boa and muff, and a white fur hat, or a black or brown hat, she may rely upon her youth to carry the day with grace and appropriateness. The fashionable world seems to continue to devote itself mainly to em- A A Type of the Gibson Coat. broideries and applications of lace and net, and gowns of cloth and silk are heavily traced with silk and chenille, while gold lace and silver lace are decked with padded silk roses and embroidered leaves. Chiffon also enjoys patronage as a medium for decoration, and those padded leaves and garlands of flowers made in chiffon decked with tinselled threads or silken lines are noticeable on many of the silk model gowns. There is a strong tendency among young unmarried women, even debutantes, to wear satins, not merely the supple liberty variety, but the rich, heavy qualities, and many are wearing them. These must, however. draw the line at brocade. The older unmarried women, around 30, if stately, may appear in the rich fabric and be appropriately clothed. It should, however, always be borne in mind that brocade is not suitable for short, too-plump figures. It looks best on the Juno type, but the slight woman can wear it well if she is tall. The girlish matron has a more fitting frame in crepe de chines and all the delicate, clinging fabrics, than brocodes and velvets. One thing is certain, no woman can be dressed to show off her own particular style, or charms of face and figure and expression, without studying them carefully and weighing carefully the comments—including both compliments and criticisms, especially the latter—of her friends, and also more particularly of those who are not friends. Unless, indeed, she have a modiste who understands her style thoroughly and who decides for her just what she shall wear and when she shall wear it. The Gibson coat continues much in favor and is decidedly smart looking when made in good quality serge or black, navy or cream colorings. It is lined to the waist with silk and finished off with touches of trimming in the way of collar, cuffs and buttons, which show such clever and artistic schemes of color and contrasted fabrics. On a dark blue serge coat there is a collar of pastel mauve cloth, bordered with silken braids in soft blue, green and mauve shadings, while the color contrast is introduced again on the cuffs, and into the center of the waistband at the back. Then a white serge coat combines in its collar and cuffs, mauve cloth, palest green silk, green and white braid, and a most telling touch of black satin, while the big buttons at either side in front are in white serge centered with green silk. And there are dozens of different combinations. Much of the spring millinery retains the imprint of the Empire period. The mushroom shape will be strongly prevalent. Paris is still using the Empire hat, and almost every conceivable form of the mushroom, which is a modern adaptation of the Empire, will be seen during the spring. Among the novelties in millinery will be hats made entirely of flowers. Petal hats will be the newest form. Models in all of the newest shapes will be seen made of rose petals in white, pink, pale blue, cream color and yellow. The frames thus covered will be sometimes trimmed with other flowers, roses being especially favored, or again ribbon will form the chief decoration. It has been some time since the flower petal hat has had a big vogue. Assassins of the East. "Assassin" according to De Murray's dictionary, "retains so much of its original application as to be used chiefly of the murderer of a public personage, who is generally hired or devoted to the deed, and alms purely at the death of the victim." The original assassins were organized Moslem fanatics who flourished in Lebanon at the time of the crusades, and were commissioned by their chief, the Old Man of the Mountain, to murder Christian kings and leaders. They took their name from the drug hashish, with which they intoxicated themselves for their work. For a long time "assassin" retained the idea of an emissary of some chief or party. "Don' be too hard on a chile for wantin' his own way," said Uleen Eben. "De chances are dat dat's what his father has been down town kickin' for all day." THE MECCA CAFE Announces the following Programme for Each Week for the entire season. Monday Evening.....Dancing Wednesday Evening.....Dancing Music by Harris' Orchestra. Friday evening band concert by the best colored brass band Denver has ever had. Saturday evening Orchestra Concert—Harris' Orchestra. Our Reception hall is now fully completed and the floor will compete with any in the city. We hope to have as many present as possible on these special occasions and at no time will you find our place lonesome. Our hall is strictly private. We also serve dinner from 6 till 9 p. m; best meal in the city anywhere for 20 Cents. Scholl's M Hand 1841 AR Schott's Modern Hand Laundry 1841 ARAPAHOE-PHONE 817 Finest hand work in the city. 2317-19 Lari THE TWO JIMS SOCIAL CLUB Denver's Favorite Pleasure Resort. Whist, Pool, Chess, Checker and other pastime games. PHONE 2275 MAIN. 1859 Champa St. Denver, Colo J. F. C at the Hag Dollar in Your P BROOKLYN "Get the Put a Dollar in "Get the Habit" Put a Dollar in Your Pocket. THE STORB THAT SAVES YOU A $ NO MORE 250 NO LESS THE MENNING-EDDY SHOE CO. 838 Fifteen 8 Fifteenth Street 838 Fifteenth Street. JOHN L. LARSON, Staple Groceries and Fres Groceries and Fres 1864 Curtis Srreet, Cor. 19th. in. D THE STIME SOCIAL C SORT FOR LADIES AND GENTLE PASTIME S RESORT FOR LADIES NEWLY FURNISHED. DICK PRAZI 1851 Arapahoe St. PASTIME SOCIAL CLUB RESORT FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 1918 Lawrence St. Open Day and Night. Phone Main 3725. Q. J. GILMORE Undertaker and Embalmer. Carriages furnished for all Occasions. 1921 Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colo. Phone 3028 Main. Laundry AHOE-PHONE 817 A. B. J. F. CLARK! Habit" Your Pocket. Street. and Fresh Meats. et, Cor. 19th. Denver, Colorodo CIAL CLUB AND GENTLEMEN. PHONE MAIN 8044 Denver, Colorado. 2317-19 Larimer Stree WOULD TAX OLD MAIDS. On the Ground That from Obstinacy They Clog the Wheels of Progress. If there is a reckless soul who is not only inviting destruction, but is fairly clamoring for it, that soul inhabits the body of the editor of the North American Review. Not long ago he called the American girl a bore. He still lives, but has not learned caution. His latest is a proposal to tax splinsters. He declares that they get most of the benefits of civilization without making any adequate return. He admits that their real property is forced to yield a slight contribution. But he thinks that their personal property goes scot free, and he is sure that they do not enrich the customs revenue. So they become "through sheer obstinacy" clogs upon the wheels of progress. That all that will save the colonel from the wrath of the spinster of North America. It is so novel a position for them to be put in, this of doggedly declining the joys of matrimony. But the colonel insists. "There was never yet a woman," he says, "who could not marry, as she should, if she would. It is only necessary to be a woman to win a man—some man. "Spinsterhood is a purely voluntary condition, due to reprehensible contrariness, as is clearly proven by the non-existence of a single authentic claim to exemption because of lack of opportunity." True, there is a sort of chuckle behind this last remark, but it may pass. "The real point at issue is whether the old maid of the present day renders a fair equivalent, or even tries to do so, in one way or another, for what she receives; and to that our answer is decisively negative. It is a sad state of affairs to which we have given much unavailing thought. As a last resort in search of a method of reformation, the ubiquitary remedy of taxation occurs to our mind as the only one holding forth hope of effectiveness." The fine art of serving wine and the numerous points to bear in mind in order that the full enjoyment of choice vintages may not be diminished, was the subject of a lecture recently delivered before the Waiters' club of Vienna by Anton Sirowy, a professional expert in wines. All wines, he said, possess different temperaments and have to be humored. The full bodied Austrian wines could not be treated like the alcoholic Hungarian, the aromatic Rhenish or the smooth, strong French products. Of first importance was the temperature. Wine served too hot or too cold lost its bouquet and its flavor. Rhine and Mosel wines were best at a temperature of about 43 to 50 degrees. Burgundy is at its best at 57 degrees. All heavier wines should be at a temperature of 64 to 65 degrees. The lecturer dwelt on the delicate handling due to wines that deposit a sediment. This characteristic of the Rhine and Mosel grape, he said, was the cause of the traditional use of lined glasses with these wines, as any slight cloudiness that might occur despite the waiter's care was thus concealed. Turtles Like Tomatoes and Fruit. During the past season I have been somewhat disillusioned as to the feeding habits of the box turtle, says a writer in Country Life in America. With the advent of the tomato season it was noticed every morning that four or five of the largest and ripest tomatoes were partly or totally devoured. The peculiarly shaped bites were a puzzle. It could not be the work of the neighbor's chickens or ducks. No familiar insects could cause such injuries. At last a large specimen of box turtle was caught in the act of devouring a tomato. The most surprising fact in this connection is the height to which these clumsy creatures can reach. Tomatoes are not safe from them unless they hang six to eight inches above the ground. The appetite of the box turtle never fails. A small turtle will easily consume a tomato twice his own size. Any pears or apples which may be blown from the trees are also greedily levoured by them. Two neighbors had the same experience as myself, and I therefore suspect that this habit of box turtles may prove to be quite general. Dissertation on the Kiss Everyone knows the wonderful tonic effect of kissing. A common smack makes one's eyes flash and one's heart beat faster. A long, lingering, satisfying kiss has an effect ten times as powerful. It increases the pulse, raises the temperature and makes the blood flow through the system in rich, red streams. Kissing is the one sure and infallible prophylactic. A man who has been recently kissed is proof, not only against germs, but also against all the big and little monsters of the sea, the land and the air. Kissing makes a man vallant, brave and bulletproof.-Exchange Paid Back. "Oh, George," she whispered, when he slipped the engagement ring on her finger, "how sweet of you to remember my favorite stone. None of the others were so thoughtful." George was staggered for but a moment. Then he came back with: "Not at all, dear; you overrate me. This is the one I've always used." She was inconsistent enough to cry about it.