Colorado Statesman

THE COLORADO STATESMAN THE JOURNAL OF THE WEST. LABOR SHALL BE FREE RACE COUNTRY PARTY Maryland Mob Hangs Aged Negro for Fun. They were too drunk However, to Make a Complete Job of the Crime and the Victim will Recover. Marylan Hangs Aged Negro for Fun. They a Complete Job of Victim wi At Rising Sun, Md., January 4th, when James Webster, an aged Negro, aroused from a long stupor, found himself at home in his own bed and felt of a peculiar bruise around his neck he wanted to know what was the matter. He was informed that he had been lynched the night before. The lynching of Webster, which was an actual occurance, despite the old man's suspicion that somebody had been putting up a joke on him, was undertaken by a mob of white men just for fun of the thing. The fact that the man is not dead is due solely to the fact that all the members of the mob were too much intoxicated to make a workmanlike job of it. Webster, who is employed by Samuel Hosteller, a farmer, went with his employer to the village of Rowlandville, near here, to attend a series of shooting matches. In spite of the local option law, plenty of liquor was to be found at Rowlandville, and the two or three hundred country people who visited the town to attend the shooting matches soon became hilarious. The contestants in the matches took one drink after another to steady their nerves with the result that when the targets were set up not one in a dozen of the shooters could have stood in the center of a room and hit the wall he was shooting at. The shooting matches were turned into a flat failure, and everybody was mad about it. At nightfall somebody discovered the Negro, Webster, asleep in the wagon belonging to his employer. "Hi, fellers," he shouted to his companions, "here's a nigger drunk in a white man's wagon. Let's lynch him." "Whoop! Sure!" came the response. "Bound to have some fun in this town, let's lynch the nigger!" Rowlandville has no police protection and no street light, and the mob of probable three score men who entered into lynching bee had no molestation. Webster was dragged out of the wagon, reins cut from the harness were knotted about his neck and a dozen white men joined in dragging the senseless man along the muddy road until an iron bridge in the center of the town was reached. It was proposed to hang the Negro from the bridge and allow his body to swing over the Octorara Creek too short for the purpose. Several members of the mob tried to break into a store and secure rope while others rushed about the streets firing guns and revolvers and declaring that every Negro in the town must be lynched. Finally a piece of rope was found in a junk heap and when this had been knotted about the Negro's neck he was swung over the bridge and left dangling. The job done, the mob promptly scattered and a number of citizens who had been afraid to interfere while the mob was at work rushed to the bridge and cut the man down. A physician was summoned and found that Webster was still alive. His tongue protruded, his ears were bleeding and his neck was badly lacerated, but the men who had arranged the noose had tied it so clumsily that respiration had not been entirely suspended. The Negro was removed to his home and will recover. Though none of the members of the mob was masked, it is feared that no one will be convicted of the crime. No one can be found here who will admit that he can identify any member of the mob, the general excuse being that darkness prevailed at the time. HANNAH ELIAS Mrs. Hanna Elias, the Negro woman who was in trouble some time ago in New York City about money given her by an aged white lover, is fast becoming one of the wealthiest women in her own right in the United States. She had received $700,000 from old white lover, and by wise investments in real estate has doubled it, although she lives expensively. At her home, 226 Central Park west, a carriage with footmen in livery and coachman, stand waiting her pleasure the day long. Her house is an imposing mansion and she has a trained array of Japanese servants. It is said that she hates Negro people and will not have one of them around, though it is probable she had a DENVER. COLORADO. SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1908. colored lover all the time, and yet has one. Her house furnishings are most costly. She is a heavy stockholder in Afro-American Realty Company, of New York City, and her money helped largely to start the corporation off successfully. She recently bought a house at 166 West Seventy-second street, for $45,000 and sold it for $60,000. Also owns the valuable properties at 73 West Sixty-eight street and No. 138 West Fifty-third street. The woman has been in turn a Philadelphia pauper, a convict, white man's lover and now a millionaire. What next? Let none of this dazzle the eyes of poor, virtuous women, for a good name is worth more than riches.—Ex. RESENTMENT. The colored citizens of Pueblo and Colorado Springs thinks that J. W. Jackson of this city, is assuming too much in arranging for the aoming of Hon, W. T. Vernon to their cities. Speaking of the matter, the Enterprise of Colorado Springs, says: HON. W. T. VERNON A LA J. W. JACKSON The coming visit of Hon. W. T. Vernon to Colorado seems destined to raise a storm of resentment and inquiry, not because of the gentleman himself, but because of the circumstances under which he comes. The Colorado Times, over a week ago, had something to say of the matter, and in the southern part of the state especially there have been strong expressions of disapproval of the assumption on the part of Mr. J. W. Jackson of Denver to "manage" Mr. Vernon's visits to Pueblo and Colorado Springs. This is resented as savoring too much of "cutting and drying" and the exercise of a sort of political dictatorship which Mr. Jackson has been following for several years, but which thinking members of the race propose no longer to submit to. Mr. Vernon is one of our leaders, a man worthy of all honor, and this he shall be accorded. A man of his caliber is a source of pride to the race and we will take delight in every opportunity to hear this gifted speaker. However, Mr. Vernon's coming will take on some political significance, for it is inconceivable that, being as close to the administration and in face of what must be done to make friends for Mr. Taft, that Mr. Vernon could make a visit to this state without to some extent looking into the political status. If it is not a prophecy, Mr. Vernon will lose all chance to make friends for his friends. He comes, it is distinctly understood, at the instance of Mr. Jackson, who is an avowed enemy of Mr. Taft. Mr. Jackson, personally, is not objectionable, but men of the race are displeased with the thought that Mr. Jackson should do all of their thinking and acting for them. Mr. Jackson has held such a role for some time, and with the approach of early campaigns it is just as well to drop a gentle hint that there are many who feel thoroughly capable of doing some political thinking for themselves and being so credited by the party leaders instead of having the political case of the whole people passed upon and handled by one man, unless he is highly capable. If one will stop to consider the matter, there are many capable men in different sections of Colorado, and it is natural that they should resent being dictated to by men not their peers. Some degree of leadership is bound to be reached by such men who are holding their own in the professions, and elsewhere, and they are preparing to make themselves understood concerning this very matter. Again, it is also understood that Mr. Vernon's visit in Colorado Springs is hoped to prove beneficial to the senatorial cause of Hon. F. E. Brooks, and yet, Mr. Jackson, who is no friend to the cause of Mr. Brooks, is booked to direct Mr. Vernon's visit here. Now, there is no doubt that there is inconsistency somewhere. Explanations are in order, Mr. Jackson. RACE NEWS Gathered from Various Sources. Middleton, N. Y., Dec. 28.—James Nicholas Van, of Mount Hope, Orange County, will bury his fourteenth wife on Saturday. Van was born on April 22, 1807, at Mount Hope, and, although a Negro, had fourteen wives, all of them white women. He is now very feeble with age. He has had many children but none survived. He has been a minister, doctor and lawyer. Register W. T. Vernon, who went to North Carolina to make a speech, on his return home presented himself at the window of the Pullman parlor car and asked for a Pullman ticket. A little rebel upstart refused him a ticket, and said that he did not sell "Niggers" tickets. Register Vernon resented the insult, presented his card to an older man in the ticket office, and demanded a Pullman ticket. He received his ticket amidst the cheers of the crowd of whites and blacks who heard and saw the black Rossius. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 6.—Henry M. Endicott, Jr., of Boston, Mass., today bought at public auction for $70,000 the property of the North Jacksonville Street Ry. and Town Improvement company, popularly known as the "Negro Street Railway." The sale was made to satisfy the judgement in a foreclosure of a mortgage in which W. D. Barnett was trustee. This road was built here several years ago by Negro capitalists and was the only line in the United States owned and operated by Negroes. Bishop Turner and some of his friends claim, after searching the courts carefully, they had failed to find wherein Laura P. Lemons had been divorced from Rev. Powells, for the reason, they said, that she was never married to him. Strange—very strange—and it might be funny, but why did not somebody find this out before the Bishop had married her. But we say let by gones be by-gones, and leave the Bishop alone to enjoy his lemon as he finds fit and proper to do. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 15.—Claude Brooks, a Negro, confessed here today that he murdered Sidney Herndon, the wealthy property owner who was found dead in his room in the Navarre flats here Monday, and then robbed his dead body of $150. Herndon was a cripple. He was attacked from behind with a hammer and his skull crushed, dying almost instantly. Broods was arrested late last night at Carrollton, Mo. He formerly had been employed by Herndon and was familiar with the latter's habits. Herndon was wealthy and was connected with a prominent family of Tyler, Texas. Boston, Jan. 1.—A call for a meeting of colored citizens to be held at Philadelphia on April 7 was sent out today to representative colored men all over the country by Rev. William H. Scott, president of the suffrage League of Boston and vicinity; Bishop Alexander Walters, president of the national Afro-American council and William Monroe Trotter, president of the New England constitution and suffrage league. The call says the conference is to have special reference to demands to be made of political parties as to platforms for the next national election and to determine what candidates for the presidential nomination most deserve the support of the colored voters. Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 15.—A mob of 30 soldiers from Fort. Leavenworth, enraged by their suspicions concerning the death of a comrad whose body was found in a burning building in the tenderloin Sunday morning, and by assaults on other of their comrads, raided the Gem resort here tonight, driving out the inmates and demolishing the building. The crowd of soldiers surrounded the place and NO. 17. gathering rocks from the street broke down the doors. The occupants of the house escaped uninjured. The mob entered the building and exhausted its fury on the contents. None of the soldiers are known to the police and no arrests have been made. At meeting of the Baptist Ministers' Union, a few days ago, an exception was taken to the position of The Bee on the prohibition question. The bee would like to know if the Baptist ministers intend to meddle with the whisky question. If these gentlemen know what is best they will let the whisky question alone. There are other things that they can handle more effectively than the whisky question. If they don't know what they are, The Bee will enlighten them very shortly. There are some ministers who drink more whisky than the habitual drinker, and there are many others who are doing more harm to society than whisky. A hint to the wise ought to be sufficient. Unless a minister is clean himself, he should let the whisky question alone. Trinidad, Colo., Jen. 15.—Rev. Alex Wagner, pastor of the African Methodist church, was puplicly horsewhipped in the presence of a large crowd at the Santa Fe depot at noon today by J. H. Patton, a member of Wagner's congregation. Patton rained vicious blows on the preacher's head and shoulders, and only desisted when he felt satisfied, as no one interfered. During the Sunday evening services at the colored church there was not a woman present, and it is said that Wagner made the remark that the "women of the congregation were probably walking the streets with other men." When this alleged remark reached the ears of the women it raised a protest which led to the horsewhipping. The colored people are much excited over the affair and more trouble is expected. Wagner recently came here from Phoenix, Ariz. Outside Interference. Some two weeks since a would be boss of the colored people from Denver was in Pueblo trying to arrange a political meeting for a distinguished gentleman. It might have been better for the cause for which the boss(?) came for him to have taken all of the people into his confidence and asked them to help. But his scheme is so sacred that he left his secret and his plans for the promotion of the Roosevelt-faft boom confidence to only 3 persons. What our would be boss does not know about politics would fill an encyclopedia. Down here in Pueblo outside interference can be tolerated but it should be of the intelligent sort of interference.—Pueblo Times. IDEAL DINING-ROOM MADE THING OF BEAUTY BY ARTISTIC DECORATION. Wall Panel Design in Bunches of Grapes—White Woodwork and Cream Tint for Ceiling. An attractive dining room recently seen in an apartment had the wall panels covered with paper, the design of which was beautiful bunches of grapes, says the New York Evening Post. The ceiling was of a cream tint, and the woodwork white. The floor was, of course, hard wood, with a rug in two tones of brown. At the windows hung simple yellow silk curtains, coming just to the sill. Brown wall paper is also much used for dining rooms. It can be had in various shades from the lightest to the darkest. This paper is particularly good for rooms having a southern or eastern exposure. If this color is decided upon, a light shade should be used for the space above the chair rail, while that below should be a darker brown. The woodwork should, of course, harmonize. A brown background will display pictures and most furniture to advantage, especially weathered or Flemish oak. If mahogany is the wood, a buff wall paper makes a better contrast. When choosing new furniture for the dining room be careful to select chairs with not too curved legs. They may be very handsome, but if your room is small you will find it difficult to seat your guests close together at a dinner or luncheon, as is sometimes necessary. The bow in the legs of the chair takes up a too generous amount of room. High-backed ones are unnecessary and inconvenient when it comes to serving, and are also cumbersome. One is not expected to lean back when at the table, so that for all practical purposes the low-backed chair is best for the dining room. It has been found that bead fringe on a droplight is not as good as silk, as the former streaks the faces of the guests sitting around the dining table. Another artistic dining room in a country house was finished with a chair rail and plate shelf, the walls being papered in shades of old blue, the deeper tone being used below the chair rail, while the lighter shade was above. The woodwork was a dull oak, with a heavily beamed ceiling. A handsome mantel was built of stone, the fireplace being large enough to burn huge logs. Andirons and other fixtures were of wrought iron. The furniture was of dull oak to match the woodwork, and at the left of the sideboard was built in a useful and attractive china closet with a chest of drawers below. The cupboard above had leaded glass doors in colonial design. The walls were devoid of all ornamentation, save for the plate shelf, which held a quaint collection of brass and old china. Simple window curtains were of yellow silk, coming just to the sill. A yellow and blue English rug on the floor completed the furnishings. A violet luncheon was recently given by a bride to her six bridesmaids. The table, laid for seven, was unusually attractive and beautiful. A large cut-glass bowl, filled with violets, served for a centerpiece. Violets tied with bows of ribbon of a lighter shade, formed into a chain by connecting the ends of the ribbon together, made a border just inside the covers on the table. When the chain was disconnected the bunches were given as favors. The table was lighted with candles having violet shades. The ice cream was served in heart-shaped violet colored boxes, and place cards were decorated with the same flower. New Counterfeiting Material. Crystal, melted and electroplated, has been successfully used in France to counterfeit gold coins. A Dish Men Like. In a city restaurant where business men congregate there is a spaghetti dish that has won great popularity among the lunchers. The spaghetti is cooked with strips of boiled ham and shreds of green pepper and the combination is remem kably tasty. To Restore Colors. When the color is taken from dresses by lemon, pieplant or tomato juice sponge the spot with aqua ammonia, then wash in warm soapsuds The color will be restored entirely. Something to Be Thankful For. City Man—"Everything I've bought has gone down. Everything I've sold has gone up. Ah, well, thank heaven, they can't go sideways."—London Punch. 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 Stock bought for cash or sold on com mission. BOYERSTOWN DEATH LIST. One Hundred and Seventy Persona Perished in Opera House Fire. Boyerstown, Pa.—One hundred and seventy persons perished in the Rhoades opera house fire Monday night, according to figures compiled by Coroner Strasser. The list of dead includes one fireman, who lost his life fighting the fire, and one man, Jacob Johnson, who died today from injuries received in the blazing playhouse. Three charred bodies were recovered from the ruins of the building today and of the 168 bodies or remains that lie in the improvised morgues, 115 have been officially or partially identified by sorrowing relatives or friends. The private morgues in the town were not of sufficient size to receive the bodies of those taken from the fire ruins and the public school was also used. Each bit of jewelry or fragment of clothing picked up in the blackened ruins was tagged, as were the charred and blackened bodies, or such porion of them as remained, and all persons in search of missing ones were permitted to pass through the gruesome rows to make identifications. Some of the bodies could not be recognized by the features alone, as in most cases the upper portion of the corpses were seared or burned to a crisp. Coroner Strasser tonight established a bureau of information where he grieved death certificates and signed insurance papers. Representatives of scores of insurance companies are in Boyerstown paying off claims as fast as they are presented. Not more than twenty-five of the entire number of bodies removed from the fire have heads. There are several trunks that will probably never be identified, as there were several strangers in the audience that witnessed the play. That the victims were not confined to residents of Boyerstown was shown by the number of unclaimed teams at the hotels. Fully forty teams remained uncalled for at the stables yesterday and the liverymen said they belonged to people residing within a radius of five or six miles of Boyerstown who drove to this place Monday night with their families to witness the production of the "Scottish Reformation." There is no clue to the identity of the owners of a number of the teams. The merry parties of four and six that drove into Boyerstown with the teams are believed to be with the unidentified dead in the various morgues. Woolgrowers' Attitude. Helena, Mont.—After the most successful meeting in the history of its organization, the forty-fourth annual convention of the National Woolgrowers' Association Thursday night adjourned to meet next year in Pocatello, Ida. Before adjourning a fund of $10,000 was subscribed by the various state delegations for the establishment of a publicity bureau to wage a fight against the administration policy for federal regulation of the public range. Despite the fact that he was elected president of the national association by a unanimous vote, Dr. J. M. Wilson of Douglas, Wyo., declined to accept the honor because of his personal and political friendship for United States Senator Francis E. Warren, whom the convention refused to consider for reelection because of the fact that the Wyoming senator has gone on record as favoring the forestry and range policies of President Roosevelt. After Dr. Wilson's declination of the presidency, Fred W. Gooding of Idaho, was chosen as Senator Warren's successor. Other officers elected were: Dr. J. M. Wilson of Wyoming, Western vice president; Joseph Ewing of Ohio, Eastern vice president; George S. Walker of Wyoming, secretary; Lewis Penwell of Montana, treasurer. The executive committee includes: J. A. Artiz and John Lawrence for Colorado; Sol Lund and A. D. Garrett for New Mexico, and Tim Kay and William Daley for Wyoming. Ask That Troops Remain. Carson City, Nev.—At the afternoon session of the Assembly Thursday a resolution which passed the Senate in the morning, petitioning the President to retain the troops temporarily, passed without a negative vote. There was no argument on either side as to the merits of the measure. Governor Sparks was at the speaker's desk and as he came into the hall was greeted with applause. Speaker Skraags, who had opposed the governor in the matter of calling the troops to Nevada, left the chair and Speaker pro tem. Folsom placed the motion before the house. Skraags absented himself when the vote was taken. Rushing Ditch Enterprise. Denver.—A Fort Morgan dispatch says: One hundred teams are working on the Riverside ditch in this county. Those who have been skeptical about getting water on the land north of this place during the coming summer are now believers. There is much activity in trading in land in that section. The district covers about 60,000 acres, half of which adjacent to Fort Morgan. The company having the work in charge has decided to extend the ditch to a point six miles beyond Wildcat creek, and by doing so will cover a great deal more territory than at first planned. The reservoir supplying this ditch is full. Arrest of Murder Suspect. Colorado Springs.—John Lopez, aged thirty, was arrested here Thursday night for complicity in the murder of the four Italians at Florence, Colorado. He was taken in custody while going on shift at the Golden Cycle mill, where he obtained employment yesterday. He had been here for five days, coming from Florence, having left there January 10th. When arrested Lopez wanted to know why the detectives wanted him, but would given no information concerning his movement for the last ten days. The arrest was made on information furnished by the police at Florence. FAILURE OF ORMAN & CROOK BIG CONTRACTING FIRM FILES PAPERS IN BANKRUPTCY IN FEDERAL COURT. LOST ON CONTRACTS REPUTED ASSETS, INCLUDING PERSONAL PROPERTY, EXCEED LIABILITIES. Denver.—Orman & Crook, contractors, with offices in this city, but with most of their contracts beyond the state, filed papers in bankruptcy proceedings in the Federal Court Thursday. Their liabilities are given at $741,136 and their assets at $1,282,771. Tight money markets and trouble with the reclamation service over their contracts are given as the cause. The end had been seen for some time. Fully three weeks ago the Moffat road canceled the firm's construction contract and on assignment took possession of the grading outfit and went to work for the time being building the road under General Manager Deuel. Other contracts in Montana, Idaho and South Dakota had been canceled or suspended. Although money was made on the Moffat road the firm lost heavily on the other undertakings, particularly the reclamation contracts, an experience not new to this firm. To say that the firm will pay in full would be wrong, says the Republican, although the assets on paper are half a million dollars more than the liabilities. There will be losses to the unsecured creditors, although Mr. Orman has put his personal property, including his home, into the assets and his partner has done the same. Heavy losses followed a contract for construction work in Montana for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. The principal creditors of the firm are the First National bank of Denver and the First National bank of Pueblo. To the former the company is indebted to the amount of $154,255.56, which is well secured by real estate in this city and Pueblo valued at $180,178.83. The Pueblo bank has a claim of $173,799.20, which is secured by real estate worth $80,000. Their residences at Pueblo, the ranches owned by them and all their real estate are included in the mortgages given to the banks. Two months ago the firm completed the Uncompahgre project at Montrose, for which it was awarded the contract by the government. The men who were employed on this work have been paid off and only those who sold supplies to the company while the contract was being carried out will be affected by the bankrupt condition of the firm. There are $72,893.29 due for material and labor on the Moffat road. Numerous creditors are scattered through out Colorado, Montana and North Dakota and their claims are chiefly for supplies furnished the men and horses employed by the company. The Hungarian flour mills and the C. S. Morey Mercantile Company have large claims of this kind. Of the assets $859,958.44 is due the firm on open accounts. Among the other important assets are included machinery and tools valued at $172,700, horses valued at $52,650 and stocks and bonds worth $125,000. The Colorado-Utah Construction Company owes the firm $140,178.83 while the United States reclamation service owes it $49,198.34 on the Uncompabre project. Mr. Orman is personally indebted to the firm to the amount of $46,987.58 for money drawn at various times, while Mr. Crook is debtor to it to the amount of $48,394.89. According to the individual petition filed by Mr. Orman his liabilities amount to $129,387.98 and his assets come to $333,050.25. Mr. Crook's liabilities total $128,751.16 while his assets aggregate $103,050. Orman owes the First National bank of Pueblo $67,000 which is secured by real estate to the value of $185,000. A contingent liability mentioned in the schedule is $5,000 owed by him to the government on a contractor's bond given by Taylor & Moore in connection with work on the Uncompahgre project. He owns stock in the United States Exploration Company, the Riverside Investment Company, the Lake Park Land Company, the Bankers' Consolidated Mines Company, the Bessmer Irrigating Ditch Company and other concerns with a total face value of $176,334. In the petition Mr. Orman says that all the cash he has on hand is $516.25. The household furnishings and goods in his residence at Pueblo belong to Mrs. Orman. Mr. Crook's principal debtor is the Pueblo Savings bank to which he owes $59,000. The claim is secured by real estate worth $50,000. His chief assets consist of stock. Colored Preacher Horsewhipped. Denver.—A Republican special from Trinidad Wednesday night says: Rev. Alex Wagoner, pastor of the African Methodist church, was publicly horse-whipped in the presence of a large crowd at the Santa Fe depot at noon today by J. H. Patton, a member of Wagoner's congregation. Patton rained vicious blows on the preacher's head and shoulders, and only desisted when he felt satisfied, as no one interfered. During the Sunday evening services at the colored church there was not a woman present, and it is said that Wagoner made the remark that the "women of the congregation were probably walking the streets with other men." When this alleged remark reached the ears of the women it raised a protest which led to the horsewhipping. The colored people are much excited over the affair and more trouble is expected. Wagoner recently came here from Phoenix, Arizona. ANOTHER DENVER MURDER. Chief Clerk In Sheriff's Office Shot by His Former Housekeeper. Denver.—William Otto Shirey, chief clerk in the sheriff's office for ten years, aged forty-five years, was shot and instantly killed about 12 o'clock Monday night in his home, 2800 Curtis street, by Miss Beatrice Gordon, his housekeeper, and for eight years his mistress. Following is the Republican's account of the tragedy: Her voice and body quivering with pain, Miss Gordon confessed the shooting to Chief of Police Michael Delaney at 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after being brought back from Lafayette, Colorado, in an automobile. She claimed it was accidental. For an hour she retained her coolness and composure under the sweating of the chief—then she broke down and told a terrible tale of humiliation and indignities, which she claimed had been heaped upon her by Shirey. Miss Gordon finally slipped limply down in her chair. "What do you want to know?" she demanded. "What did you do with the gun with which you shot Shirey?" asked the chief. "I is hot him with his own gun and dropped it on the floor." Then the woman broke down completely. Later she told her whole story to a representative of the Republican. She lay, during the recital, on a cot in the matron's quarters, her body quivering with shame and horror, alternately clutching a red worsted shawl with shaking, toil-hardened hands, hardened in the service of the man she killed. Her body quivered and shook, her eyes stared wide at the scenes she described, her voice was low, tense and monotonously despairing. "I shot him with his own gun and dropped it on the floor. I was kneeling to him, begging him to treat me better or let me go away from him forever and forget. But he kneeled beside me, a little to the rear, and would not let me go. He wanted me to stay with him the rest of the night. But I said I could stand no more; was broken-hearted and did not want to live. He handed me a gun, I think from his pocket, and said, "Take this gun, then, you damned fool, and go kill yourself, but don't do it in my house." I took it and raised it toward my breast to shoot myself, but I had been waiting for him so long on the porch that I was cold and my hand trembled. The gun went off and shot him. I did not mean to kill him. I often told him I would never harm a hair of his head, because I did not want to disgrace his children, whom I loved. For myself, I did not care what I became of me. I wish to God that it had been me that was killed—I wish that it had been me," and the agonizing words, coming between gasps and sobs, ceased as she hid her flushed and convulsed face in the pillow. But in spite of the confession there are still ements of mystery in the story which the police have not yet unraveled. Slashed Her Husband's Throat. Denver.—With several ugly gashes in his throat, cut by a razor, and fainting from loss of blood, George Ernest Armstrong stumbled into the home of his brother at 1960 Center street Tuesday night and declared his wife, Alice, had tried to murder because he refused to roll her a cigarette. Apparently dying, Armstrong was taken to the county hospital in the police ambulance after Police Surgeon McGillivray had temporarily dressed his wounds. His recovery is considered doubtful. Police headquarters was notified by Patrolman Anderson, and Detectives Peterson and Koehler were sent out on the police ambulance. They found Mrs. Armstrong had fled, but half an hour later she was found hiding in the brush on Colafx avenue. She still clutched the blood-stained razor. When taken to jail she told an entirely different story from that related to the police by Armstrong. "I am a hard-working woman," she said, between sobs. "I worked yesterday from early morning until late last evening, washing for people on Capitol hill. As usual, when I reached home I found my husband drunk. He started to abuse me, and I made a slash at him with a razor." Kansas City Depot Fire Kansas City.—The Union Station annex, in Union avenue, adjoining the Union railway station, was destroyed by fire early Monday. The Union station proper, one of Kansas City's land marks, was saved by the firemen after a hard fight. The burned building contained the receiving offices of the Adams and Wells Fargo and Pacific Express Companies, a branch mailing room of the postoffice, the offices of the Fred Harvey Eating House Company, the Pullman Palace Car Company's linen room and the Railway Men's Y. M. C. A. rooms. The loss is estimated at close to a quarter of a million dollars. Plague Still Exists Washington.—A feature of the annual report of Surgeon General Wyman of the public health and marine hospital service, transmitted to congress during the last week, is a review of the bubonic plague situation at San Francisco. Up to November 19th there has been ninety-six cases of this dread disease and sixty deaths. The surgeon general states that it has been impossible to discover the original of the plague outbreak. While the surgeon general states that the disease is reported as diminishing, he asserts that it will of necessity require a long time for complete eradication. Aeroplane Wins Prize Paris.—Henry Farman, the French aeronaut, won the Deutsch Archdeacon prize of $10,000 by making a circular kilometre in an airship heavier than air. The successful flight was made in the presence of an official committee of the Arro club. The time was one minute and twenty-eight seconds. Farman's feat was accomplished in a brilliant and impressive manner. The flight took place over a field at Issy, five miles southwest of Paris, in the presence of M. Archdeacon, M. Santos-Dumount, Count de Lavaux, Captain Ferber, a score of other enthusiastic aeronauts and about 500 spectators. THE LIMITATIONS OF THE CLOTH His Reverence (whose caddie has sneezed at the moment of putting)— You—you—you naughty caddie! His Reverence (whose caddie has sneezed at the moment of putting)— You—you—you naughty caddie! Little Virginia Imagined She Had "Eated Herself." Little Virginia, three years old, brought her mother to her nursery a few nights ago with heartbroken walls. "What is the matter, dearle? Why are you screaming so?" "Mamma, am I all here?" "Certainly you are all here, right in your bed" "But, mamma, feel of me, see if I'm all here. Are my feet here and the top of my head, both?" "Certainly, Virginia, every bit of you is here, tucked in your little trundle bed. Why do you think you are not?" "I dreamed"—this with another great sob—"I dreamed I was a chocolate stick and I had eated myself." REASON FOR WOMEN'S "NERVES" In Very Many Cases It Is Weakened Kidneys. Mrs. Frank Roseboom, 512 S. Washington St., Moscow, Idaho, says: "Inherited kidney trouble grew steadily worse with me until so nervous I could not sleep at night. I was dizzy and spots floated before my eyes. My back and hips ached and every gold settled on my herited kidney trouble grew steadily worse with me until so nervous I could not sleep at night. I was dizzy and spots floated before my eyes. My back and hips ached and every cold settled on my kidneys and made me worse. I have used many different medicines and was discouraged when I began with Doan's Kidney Pills, but now the symptoms that alarmed me are gone." Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. His Opinion of the Dinner. Hall's Catcatch Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. E. A. GIENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 750. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Occasionally a woman is glad when her husband makes her cry, because she can work him for a peace offering. Many Professional Men, clergymen, teachers and singers use Brown's Bronchial Troches for curing hoarseness and coughs. Get leave to work in this world. 'Tis the best that life may offer. —Browning. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO ON NURGENCE is necessary to cure any case of itching, Blind, Bleeding or Prolonging Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 650. Our great care should be not to live long, but to live well—Seneca. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. So a bottle. 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Denver—Because the last Legislature made appropriations to an amount of $154,000 in excess of the funds on hand to cover them, it is very doubtful as to whether the state highway to be built through Colorado to the New Mexican boundary line by convict labor will be started during this biennial period. For the same reason the establishment of monuments to mark the Fe trail, for which $2,000 was appropriated, the payment of the $3,500 spent on the memorial monument erected on the capital grounds, and other matters and relief bills coming under the fourth and fifth classes will have to be delayed. The state educational institutions, which come under the third class, will have to get along with $42,000 less than the Legislature allowed them. The only hope that the money can be secured before the conclusion of the present administration rests upon the disposition of the Stratton inheritance tax of $250,000 by the court. At the state house there is little hope that a decision will be handed down in regard to it for at least a year, since the Supreme Court has refused to take direct action on the question as to whether the money can be used in this biennial period, State Treasurer Bent, on the advice of his attorney, seems determined not to have the fund touched until a test case is taken to court, so that friendly suits will have to be filed against him and the ordinary course appealed to the Supreme Court. If the matter was settled before the end of the year there would be a surplus of at least $50,000 in the state treasury, in the opinion of auditor Stadler, in view of the increases in receipts reported by almost every state department for the last year. The appropriation of the Legislature are divided into five classes. Under the first, principally, come the salaries of the state officials. For this class $1,156,617.95 was appropriated by the Legislature. The penal and charitable institutions chiefly make up the second class and $804,000 was appropriated for this. These two classes are always given first consideration, and the amounts appropriated for them will be surely covered. For the third class $311,320 was voted for the Legislature, for the fourth $80,200, and for the fifth $32,000. The third class, which includes the State university, the School of Mines, the Deaf and Blind Institute at Colorado Springs and other educational places, will receive all but $42,000 of the amount appropriated for it, while the fourth and fifth classes will receive nothing—that is, unless the court decides that the Stratton tax can be used. According to State Engineer Jaycox, the state highway would be placed in the fifth class and consequently there is no indication at the present of realizing money enough to meet the $10,000 appropriated. The road is probably the most important project which will receive a setback because of the shortage in funds. It will pass through Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Walsenburg and Trinidad, and, having its southern terminus at a point in the Raton mountains on the state line between Colorado and New Mexico. The convicts will construct the road and the county commissioners of the counties through which it will pass will pay their share of the expense. Closing of Sugar Season. Denver—A Greeley dispatch of the 14th inst. says: The Eaton sugar factory closed its campaign at noon today. The total beets sliced at the Eaton factory was 75,000 tons, from which 750 tons of sugar were made. Tomorrow the Windsor campaign closes, while Greeley will handle beets for a week longer. Tomorrow is the last pay day for the season for beet growers of the three factories. Greeley farmers will receive $120,000, Eaton $80,000 and Windsor $120,000, or a total of $220,000. The Windsor factory will have cut by tomorrow 85,000 tons, and the Greeley factory about the same. All growers will be paid off in full tomorrow. Manager Granger estimates the total amount paid out in Weld county for beets this season at $1,250,000. Arapahoe County Court House. Denver.—The new $54,000 court house of Arapahoe county at Littleton, was formally dedicated Wednesday night in the presence of 2,500 people from the city and surrounding country, with Denver, Petersburg, Fort Logan and Englewood well represented. The building was brilliantly lighted with electricity, there being a display of lights on the roof forming a half circle. The principal address was made by John W. Springer of Denver, who spoke of the prosperity of the county and complimented its citizens on their energy and push in the construction of such a beautiful edifice. Aid for Irrigation Congress. Washington.—Senator Penrose proposes that the general government shall bear the expenses of future irrigation congresses and has introduced a bill appropriating $25,000 to pay the expenses of the Sixteenth congress, to be held at Albuquerque, New Mexico, this year. LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION DENVER WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST SHOW EVER HELD IN THE WEST. FROM EVERY SECTION MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS MANY ENTRIES AS THERE WERE LAST YEAR. Arrangements have all been completed for the coming National Western Live Stock Exposition in Denver and the success of the show for 1908 is assured. Never before in the history of the live stock business in the inter-mountain country have anything like the number of entries been made for any show. For the first time in the history of the Western show it has been made an international event, and breeders, feeders and raisers of fine blooded stock in all parts of the country, realizing the importance of this exposition, have been only too anxious to enter their animals. There is scarcely a state in the Union which makes any pretence of live stock raising or feeding which will not be represented in Denver January 20th to 25th. Entries have come from as far east as New York and from as far west as California. To indicate the size of the show when compared with that of last year, it is only necessary to state that in the prize classes a year ago there were less than 120 single entries. This year there are 452 single entries of cattle divided as follows: Short Horns, 155; Herefords, 127; Aberdeen Angus, 90; Galloway, 65; Red Polled, 15. Among the well known stockmen who have sent entries for the cattle classes, are the following: John A. Ranking, Greeley, Colorado; F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Samuel Ball, McCook, Nebraska; J. H. Garrett, Mountain Home, Idaho; W. A. Forsythe, Greenwood, Missouri; Carpenter & Ross, Mansfield, Ohio; Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colorado; John Grattan, Bloomfield, Colorado; H. M. Hill, Lafontaine, Kansas; T. J. Wornall & Sons, Liberty, Missouri; T. K. Tomson & Sons, Dover, Kansas; A. C. Shallenberger, Alma, Nebraska; C. A. Saunders, Manilla Iowa; The Mosca Live Stock Company, Montrose, Colorado; B. N. Newby, Longmont, Colorado. In addition to the cattle classes there have been entered 118 horses, 112 sheep, 132 hogs. These are all single entries and do not include the car lots of which there will be one hundred and fifty or more at the stock yards during the show. The exhibit of horses this year will be particularly good. The star attraction of the show will be the famous Armour horses of Chicago, and the company is sending eight of them to the Denver show. They are all grays and are perfectly matched. In the lot are the six big grays which comprise their famous six-horse hitch and which last year made a triumphal tour of Europe. The Armour horses have never been west of Chicago. They will come to Colorado in charge of William Wales, the man who broke them, took them to Europe and drove them before King Edward and Queen Alexandra. The Armour horses will be shown in hitches of two, three, four and six. A splendid lot of imported horses will also be shown. Robert Burgess & Son of Wenona, Illinois, have at the Union Stock yards a shipment of foreign stock that landed in this country last Thanksgiving Day—Percherons, Shirers, Belgians and Hacknets are in this lot. Springer & Springer of Denver, will also show a fine lot of imported stock. During the show the horses will be shown in the ring every day, but the horse show will probably be held on Friday and Satur/ay. The Denver Driving and Riding Club will assist the Stock Show management in the show and the best horses in the state will enter the different competitions. Another feature of the show will be the food and forage exhibit arranged by Prof. Olin of the State Agricultural College. During stock show week a number of conventions will be held in Denver, notably those of the National American Live Stock Association, Colorado Horse and Cattle Growers' Association, Colorado Grain Growers' Association, and the Colorado Editorial Association. The following judges have been named for the show: Short Horn, Leslie Smith, Red Cloud, Minnesota; Hereford, Prof. R. J. Kinzer, Manhattan, Kansas; Aberdeen Angus, E. C. Davis, Iowa City, Iowa; Galloway, Leslie Smith, Red Cloud, Minnesota; Red Polled, J. W. Martin, Gothem, Wisconsin; Fat Steers, John G. Imboden, Decatur, Illinois; Carlots Fat Cattle, John G. Imboden, Decatur, Illinois, and C. B. Waite, Denver, Colorado; Feeder Cattle, Harry Schirding, Petersburg, Illinois. SHEEP—Breeding Classes, Prof. T. F. McConnell, Laramie, Wyoming; Fat Wethers, Frank Miller, Denver, Colorado; Carlots, Leonard Walters, Denver, Colorado HOGS—Barrows and Carlots, Prof. D. A. Gaummitz, St. Anthony, Minnesota; Breeding Hogs, Prof. D. A. Gaummitz, St. Anthony, Minnesota. HORSES—Draft, J. W. Martin, Gothem, Wisconsin; Coach, Grade and Harness Classes, Robert Ogilvie, Chicago, Illinois. Would Widen the Canal. Washington.—Secretary Taft has written a letter to the President recommending an increase of the width of the Panama canal from 100 feet as at present planned, to 110 feet. The change will cost about $5,000,000 additional, but meets the naval view as to the likelihood of larger battleships in the future. M. B. PHEN Denver. Colorado. ST PARLORS, LAWRENCE STEPHEN THIRST HIRST PARLOR THIRST PARLORS. J. L. PENNINGTON. Proprietor. Fine Wines, Lic Telephon Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. 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"IT'S SO DIFFERENT" THE PASTIME SOCIAL CLUB. The best Equipped Pleasuae Resort in the West. Ping Pong Pool and Billiards. Phone Main 3044 Lunch Served. H. PINN, Prop. 1821 Arapahoe Street. Denver, Colorado Denver, Colo Denver, Colorodo Railroad Building serious sentiment prevails among Republicans to the many kind candidate will make a strongw show win the election in a presidential year, particularly, place considerable faith in this and are disposed to be more dictatorial in eliminating conventions and other preliminary party are when the outcome of an election depends solely of local platforms covering local issues. The in which this sentiment will be more dangerous of the great uncertainty among Republicans every time the selection of national candidates and the particu- which they will stand. An party is facing one of those unusual crises when national candidates will have great effect, not only us, but upon the ranks of the opposing forces, as fiery and wise, therefore, beyond the usual degree, any local actions leading up to the conventions in the election in the fall should be carefully planned and bring out the party's greatest strength and to aid its loyalty unabated. STATESMAN is particularly anxious to go into the Spring without any grounds for complaint against for the methods of party managers. And the active advice and support of colored men worth something to somebody in Republican ranks of the fact that circumstances have woven matters colored men squarely and plainly into the woof of Republican candidates this year must be either recognition of the political interests of colored men, as line with the policies which are to have ultimate national candidates and their platform. Want to support for office this year any alleged Redot disposed to give the colored man a square deal. Of those who are now in office, or who have ever not speak for them, but we will be satisfied to depend reputation of those candidates who have not held of the Republicans in office in this city and county to serve the support of colored voters. We hope that time to ask that support in any coming contest. We warnings of growing distrust among colored men beued neglect or downright duplicity of politicians or arrest in national affairs this year must find express- of local candidates, and in the selection of these it should have something to say. certain interest in legitimate sporting affairs, but remacy in any particular line of sport gratifies any such as the success of a representative of our race and people in general. The white people may idolize their John L. Sullivan, but, we are inclined to think, generally as we are prone to idolize our black ring. dent Roosevelt is exceptional in his well known ading champions; the average representative white man who dream hard and distance wall able daily true of the due to the not because of my ear THE COLORADO STATESMAN CABUN HANDS BE FREE COLLEGE COUNTRY PARTY "Any immigrant who abandons or leaves the service of an employer without repaying all passage money and all other advances, must, on conviction, be fined in a sum not more than double the amount of wages for the unexpired term of service, and imprisoned not longer than three months, or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than three months, at the discretion of the jury." The above is an extract from an Alabama statute. It is a side-light on the Democratic view on the immigration problem. It makes slaves of white men and shows how force of habit shapes Southern ideas. We suggest that it be incorporated in the national Democratic platform next July. Every little bit helps. WATCH THE LINE-UP! A rather dangerous sentiment prevails among Republicans to the effect that most any kind candidate will make a strongw shoing and probably win the election in a presidential year. Politicians, particularly, place considerable faith in this supposed rule, and are disposed to be more dictatorial in the conduct of nominating conventions and other preliminary party functions than they are when the outcome of an election depends solely upon the strength of local platforms covering local issues. The present year is one in which this sentiment will be more dangerous than ever because of the great uncertainty among Republicans everywhere, regarding the selection of national candidates and the particular policies for which they will stand. The Republican party is facing one of those unusual crises when the selection of its national candidates will have great effect, not only upon its own legions, but upon the ranks of the opposing forces, as well. It is necessary and wise, therefore, beyond the usual degree, that all preliminary local actions leading up to the conventions in the summer and the election in the fall should be carefully planned and conducted, so as to bring out the party's greatest strength and to keep its interest and its loyalty unabated. The COLORADO STATESMAN is particularly anxious to go into the city election in the Spring without any grounds for complaint against a single candidate or the methods of party managers. The opinions and the active advice and support of colored men are going to be worth something to somebody in Republican ranks this year, because of the fact that circumstances have woven matters of vital interest to colored men squarely and plainly into the woof of party principles, and Republican candidates this year must be either for or against the recognition of the political interests of colored men, if they are to be in line with the policies which are to have ultimate expression in the national candidates and their platform. We do not want to support for office this year any alleged Republican who is not disposed to give the colored man a square deal. The past conduct of those who are now in office, or who have ever been in office, must speak for them, but we will be satisfied to depend upon the general reputation of those candidates who have not held office before. There are some Republicans in office in this city and county today who do not deserve the support of colored voters. We hope that they will not presume to ask that support in any coming contest. We have given many warnings of growing distrust among colored men because of the continued neglect or downright duplicity of politicians or officials. Our interest in national affairs this year must find expression in our support of local candidates, and in the selection of these it is well that we should have something to say. THE BLACK CHAMPION We all take a certain interest in legitimate sporting affairs, but we doubt that supremacy in any particular line of sport gratifies any people quite so much as the success of a representative of our race gratifies the colored people in general. The white people may idolize their Jeffries or their John L. Sullivan, but, we are inclined to think, not so much nor so generally as we are prone to idolize our black ring champions. President Roosevelt is exceptional in his well known admiration for sporting champions; the average representative white man is not so ardent in that direction. But with us, we have little doubt that, if he should so desire, a black champion pugilist could hold a reception which would be attended by our social, official, and even religious dignitaries. By this we do not mean to libel the tastes or belittle the culture of our representative people, but we wish, if possible, to guage the enthusiasm and rationalize the spirit of sport among us. The glory of the pugilist is too great a thing in the perspective of a black boy's ambition. He "learns" to sport, because it is a form of play, and with the possibilities of applause and glory opened up to him, such as the prize ring seems to offer, he is very much inclined to adopt a course whose highest pinnacle appears to require no great mental exertion, and only that line of physical activity which can be looked upon as spectacular. The extravagance of our ardor in this line makes possible that dog-fight feature of pugilism known as a "battle royal" furnished only by Negro aspirants for pugilistic recognition. The Negro loves applause and he will fight like a dog for it, at the behest of the white sporting man. Even from this humble beginning the star of hope points him upward to the world-wide glories of the black championship. But after all, the glories of pugilism do our race little good. In these days of big purses, pugilistic success means riches, but almost invariably it also means a period of fast living and an early death, usually in want and misery. George Dixon died in the alcoholic ward of a New York hospital the other day, "practically penniless and without friends." He was only 37 years old. But he had been called the greatest fighter of his time. For nearly fifteen years he was practically unbeatable, and he made a fortune for himself and for his white manager, Tom O'Rourke. He was a photographer when he first took the notion to box, and early successes led him into a fast life of riog glory and consequent dissipation, and he died a wasted drundard. Peter Jackson died of consumption, a chrhrge upon his friends. Joe Gans is in the lime-light to-day, with money in his pocket and a hotel on his hands. But the sporting spirit, if not John Barleycorn, is his master, and if he lives long and proprers, he will have to adopt Rip Van Winkle's method. These occasional black champions, winning the appause and the money of a great, white, sporting element, are the criterions for a myriad of black followers of the ring, the most of whom reap the usual fate without the glory of which they dreamed. Do the People of To-day Do Enough Walking? By HON. M. J. McETTRICK. Long Distance Walker in Early Days of Competitive Pedestrianism. NFORTUNATELY we do not. I realize that my opinion has been sought largely because of my youthful prominence in this once popular, though now sadly neglected field of athleticism, which for so many years held so warm a spot in the hearts of the American people. The merits of the question, if properly discussed, would call for more space than can be accorded me. In treating the subject I want the reader to understand that the inquiry mentioned here refers solely to walking as a health-producing, life-prolonging exercise, and bears no reference whatsoever to artificial sprint walking, which is a sort of pacing locomotion that is subject to the same physical tension and open to the same criticism as all other heroic competitive sports. Moderation in physical exercises is a necessity. Intemperance in this direction carries with it the same risks and penalties as all other forms of intemperance. The great value of daily systematic walking, which the American people seem to be neglecting more and more as the years go by, lies mainly in the fact that it is a natural exercise; that it must be done in the open air and nerve-nourishing sunshine, fortified by the vitalizing and invigorating influence of a pure atmosphere. The attitude, too, for proper walking is perfect, animated erectness with shoulders held down and pushed well back. While the stomach is held in, the head erect, the chin squared and drawn in toward the chest, the stride should be made from the hip, and the heel should meet the turf before the toe. This, the best and only style of proper walking, can be easily acquired, and the resultant benefits of its adoption both in the improved air, health and physical symmetry of its supporters are more readily experienced than in any other known exercise. Character is marked by evidence in the human form, and a manly man's nobility is frequently exhibited in his postures and strides. A shuffler in gait is apt to be a shuffler in principle. There is a poetry of motion that is beauty indescribable, and manly or womanly physical gracefulness is generally associated with grace of spirit and loftiness of character as well. There may be exceptions to this rule, as there are usually exceptions to all rules, but the exceptions are ordinarily but examples of perversion, for as beauty of character radiates from the human countenance, so loftiness of purpose and strength of character may be seen stamped on the movements of the human body. For this reason, why should not grace of motion be cultivated through a correct and pleasing style of walking when the health-giving properties of added strength, physical symmetry and longer life accompany it? As proof of the value of a regular and correct system of walking exercise, contrast the long, enduring physical power of a 69-year-old long-distance pedestrian like Edward Payson Weston with the living and dead examples of other forms of physical traits, from which the sharp risks of heart lesions and nerve strains have not been eliminated. No serious danger of heart strains from invigorating walking exercises are ever in evidence. The development of deep breathing lung power and strengthened heart action move hand in hand. With the solitary exception of breast-stroke swimming, I know of no other one exercise that can develop equal comeliness and physical symmetry, but daily opportunities in this direction are within the reach of but few people, and even at that, its splendidly beautifying advantages are not comparable to those furnished by systematic and regular open-air walking exercises. You will observe that I speak of daily walking exercises in proper form and in practice of proper judgment. To the great majority of people of both sexes such walking will prove a benefit, and to many a real pleasure, though there are some others, largely in the minority, to whom pedestrianism in any form is hard work. I personally have known athletic men who could row a mile with less exertion than they could walk it at an ordinarily decent pace, but, as I say, they are the exceptions who do not appear to derive as much benefit from this as from some other form of exercise. In concluding this incomplete reply to the question: "Do We Walk Enough?" there is one suggestion I would make to that class of individuals who dread enlarging waistcoats, and are anxious to keep their waist lines hard and tight within reasonable bounds—I have never known a long-distance walker who, after retiring from professional life, kept up reasonable daily exercise, who suffered from abdominal enlargement. What is true of these men may be easily observed in my own case. And this is due to the fact that, rain or shine, I walk eight miles regularly every day, not because I like it, but because after the terribly hard training strains The high school student has reached an age when he feels entitled to some consideration in the way of freedom of thought and expression, and it is here that the old-time teacher's idea of stand-at-your-distance discipline will not serve the highest purpose. On the contrary, here, more perhaps than anywhere else in the school life, is needed the helpful companionship between teacher and pupil. Not suppression but freedom of expression on the part of the pupil is essential to enable the wise teacher to guide the somewhat anarchistic tendencies of youth toward self-direction and good citizenship. When the teacher does not possess the confidence of his pupils they refuse him leadership, and herein lies the danger. Wrong conceptions of life go uncorrected; there is no guidance toward self control and self possession; and there exists a restlessness of mind which will be harmful to the school as a whole and to the individual pupils. The high school is the people's college and a great per cent of the pupils enrolled will never go farther in school work. This is the most vital reason of all why the boys and girls should go out of the high school as mature and self-directive as possible and why the teachers employed in the high school should have the wisdom and patience to develop and enhance these self-directive powers. U of my early life, this system of daily exercise was a necessity that could be met in no other way. What Teacher Ought to Be By LAWRENCE McTURNAN. Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Indiana. Michael J. McEttie When a majority of the pupils of a high school agree in judgment passed upon their teacher it may be set down that few of their conclusions are without basis and that in most instances the teacher is properly estimated. ABOUT TYRANT MAN ONE REBELS AT CRITICISM MADE BY CLUBWOMAN. Husband and Wife's Argument on Sacrifice Finally Ends in a Stand-Off—Mrs. Gillipen Responsible for the Controversy. "I suppose that tyrant men got his good and plenty?" ventured the clubwoman's husband, as his spouse drew off her long gloves and removed her hat. "I wish you wouldn't talk slang, my dear," said his wife. "You know perfectly well that it always offends me, yet you persist in doing it. Mrs. Gillipen made a very eloquent address. I presume that is what you are asking about. You always sneer at everything she says, I know." "I beg your pardon, my dear. I wouldn't sneer at her for worlds. But she does—may I say 'hammer' us? Well, she hits us rather hard, doesn't she?" "Don't you think she is justified in hitting you?" "Why?" "Do you think we ought to submit meekly to be trampled on and never strike a blow in our own defense? Do you think a woman ought to be satisfied to be a slave and a puppet and not make the slightest effort to burst the trammels that your sex has been winding about her from the beginning of time?" "Did she say that?" "You know it's true, whoever said it. A woman's life is one perpetual sacrifice to the wishes or caprices of the man she marries." "That's not so bad," said the man. "Is your life a sacrifice to me?" "I think every woman's is." "How about a man's life being a perpetual sacrifice to the whims and wishes of the woman he marries?" "Is yours?" "Every man's is." "I like that," said the clubwoman. "Will you tell me a single instance of your sacrifice?" "Well, look at me now, sitting here with my feet on the rug." "I think by the look of them that you might have wiped them a little more carefully when you came in." "I did wipe them," said the man. "I don't see what is the use of brooms and carpet sweepers if a little dirt isn't going to be brought into the house once in a while. But the point I was trying to make is that several times since I have been sitting here I have felt a strong inclination to put my feet on the table." "Oh, I know, I know you object to it. That's the only reason I'm not putting them where they would feel comfortable. I sacrifice my comfort to your wishes. I consider your prejudices." "You call that a prejudice, do you?" "I don't know what else you would call it. After a while, if we go to that fool concert, I suppose I shall have to put on a dress suit and a collar that chokes me. I can't do anything that I really want to do half the time. Isn't all that sacrifice?" "You didn't seem to object to wearing a dress suit or going to concerts with me before we were married," said his wife. "And I am sure I never saw you put your feet on the table. If I had I'm quite sure I never would have married you." "I know," said the man. "That's why I sacrificed myself to your whims." "You weren't obliged to. If it was such a sacrifice you needn't have married me." "Well," said the man, "I guess you weren't clubbed and dragged to the altar and neither was Mrs. Gillipen, if I know her husband. I guess if you come right down to it, it's about a stand-off."—Chicago Daily News. Coffee as Remedy for Asthma. Coffee is a very excellent remedy for asthma, according to a writer in the Family Doctor. Those who do not know how to cut short their attacks and have not tried coffee should do so by all means. It often succeeds admirably when almost everything else has failed. There are one or two little points to be attended to in taking coffee for asthma. In the first place, it should be very strong—in fact, perfectly black. Weak coffee does more harm than good. If made very strong much of it need not be taken; a large quantity is a positive disadvantage, for it is less rapidly absorbed and only distends the stomach. Then it should be given without sugar or milk, pure "cafe noir." It should be given on an empty stomach, for when taken on a full stomach it often does harm by putting a stop to the process of digestion. No Need of Cotton Famine. The cotton spinners of the world are needlessly alarmed lest the ability of the south to increase her cotton production will not keep pace with the increasing number of spindles and looms. Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia in a recent article or interview says that his state alone, if necessary, could produce as much cotton as is now being produced by the entire south. The same is true of Mississippi and more than doubly true of Texas. The labor supply is absolutely the only difficulty that prevents the expansion of cotton production in the south to almost any limit that might be desired.—Southern Farm Magazine. Linguistically It Is Primarily Due to a Desire for Emphasis. One proposition there is which needs to be stated emphatically at this point, writes Prof. Thomas R. Lounsbury, in Harper's. Words and phrases which are amply sufficient for the understanding are often altogether inadequate for the expression of the feelings. The result of this mental dissatisfaction with the communication of mere knowledge is most conspicuously illustrated in the wide prevalence of profanity. Into the discussion of this practice its moral and religious aspect does not enter at all. It is purely from the linguistic side that it is here to be considered. So looked at, its existence and the extent of the indulgence in it bear out the truth of the principle just announced. Whatever intellectual justification there may be for profanity is based upon the fact that men are aiming to state strongly what they feel strongly. The habit is, in consequence, subject to the general law governing intensives. ```markdown ``` To a very great extent the practice of swearing is specially characteristic of a rude and imperfect civilization. With the advance of culture profanity declines. It declines not so much because men become peculiarly sensitive to its viciousness, but they do to its ineffectiveness. The growth of refinement both in the individual and in the community tends more to its disuse than all the exhortations of morallists or the rebukes of divines. Much must always be allowed in the case of particular persons for the influence of early training and association. Exceptions are, therefore, too numerous to lay down any positive rule; still, it is safe to say in general that a man's intellectual development is largely determined by the extent of his indulgence in profanity. No one, indeed, doubts its wide prevalence at the present time. But compared to the practice of the past, it has been steadily, even if slowly, diminishing for centuries. This does not prove that men are better morally or intellectually than they were. It does show, however, that there exists now a higher average of cultivation, which renders the habit distasteful to increasingly large numbers. Honors for the Fat Man. Theodosia Garrison, who has written enough poems to girdle the globe, is called by her friends, "the Christmas poetess," because nearly every magazine in New York publishes something of hers in its Christmas number. Mrs. Garrison is a surprise to persons who, having read her poems, meet her the first time. In verse she expresses emotion, sentiment, picturesque imagination, and has a thrilling, vibrant touch that stirs to tears. In real life she twangs a merry lyre, and seems naught but the embodiment of wild, rollicking Irish wit and humor. On a recent voyage to Bermuda, "Dosia," as she is called, had her first taste of seasickness. She met it with incredulity and remonstrance at first, but finally succumbed and fled to her stateroom. There the stewardess found her prone and bewildered. "Can I do anything for you?" asked the matron. "Oh, yes," gasped Dosia, "bring me some poison, quick!" After a time she struggled out on deck, to find the ship tossing horribly, in a "reely" storm. Telling her friends of it afterward, she said: "I hunted up the captain and asked him what he thought about it. He said: 'If we have good luck the boat may hold together a few hours longer.' Then I went and took my seat by the fattest man I saw among the passengers, because I thought if we went down he would be the most likely to float and I could hang on to him." Stuff Dreams Are Made Of Some of our common dreams seem to be directly traceable. Slipping down of the blankets is followed by dreams of Arctic relief exhibitions or falling into snowdrifts. A gas-distended stomach, pushing up the diaphragm and compressing the lungs, produces dreams of "something sitting on your chest," or dramatic struggles against other forms of suffocation. The common single dream—that of falling, falling from a great height—to wake with a gas of relief just as you are about to be dashed to pieces, is probably due to the general muscular relaxation and falling of the head, arms and limbs which accompanies settling down to sleep. Careful studies have shown that it almost invariably occurs during the first 45 seconds of sleep. A sleep, a change of-position of a sixteenth of an inch, is enough to suggest the idea of falling to the brain. It "does the rest," and provides out of its swarming storehouse of images the precipices, flights of stairs, giddy mastheads and other scenic effects. If the impression is not vivid enough to wake you you "strike bottom" with a delicious sensation of restful warmth and repose, just such as your tired body is getting from its "downy couch."—American Magazine. Hard to Please. "You say you don't like your daugh- ter's sweetheart?" "No; he talks through his nose." "What was the matter with his prede- cessor?" "He talked through his hat." Not Willing for the Loan. She—Will you please lend me your attention? He—Not if you want to borrow trouble, my dear. Mrs. A. Froman is on the sick list. L. E. Johnson has gone to Pueblo. I Mrs. Clara Bell has returned to Central City. W. A. Spotts of Chicago, was in the city last week. Richard Frazier left last Sunday for Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Mary Morgan mother of Eli Morgan is on the sick list. Clark H. Craig has about recovered from his recent illness. J. A. Freeman of Kansas City, Mo., was a Denver visitor this week. Mrs. L. Brown of Kansas City, Kans., is visiting relatives in the city. R. McGrew of St. Louis is a guest of Mrs. Turner, 2344 Logan avenue. James Hall of Boulder, Cole., attended the funeral of the late Ralph Branford Sunday. Dr. Justina L. Ford was taken to Steele hospital Monday with a case of scarlet fever. Hon. W. T. Vernon will preach at Shorter A. M. E. church, Sunday, the 26th at 11 a.m. Hon. W. T. Vernon will lecture at Shorter church on the 27th, Subject, "The Negro in America." W. H. Wilson, who went to the County hospital from his home at 2524 Clarkson street, is able to be out. Rev. J. H. Brown received the sad news this week of the serious illness of his grandson, J. H. Dorson of El Reno, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Robinson and daughter of Leadville are in the city, they are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. D. Rivers. Mrs. T. A. Edwards of 2929 High street, celebrated her birthday Friday of last week. Many beautiful presents were received. Mrs. Fannie Johnson will leave next week for her home in Alliance, Neb., after a six weeks' visit with Mrs. R. B. Johnson of 2138 Stout street. Capt. J. M. Tarrent of St. Louis spent several days in the city this week shaking hands with his many friends. The Capt. reports St. Louis on the quiet. The Advisory board of the Colorado Political club met at 2100 Arapahoe street last Wednesday night and arranged for what will be known as an annual social at 1712 Curtis street, Wednesday night February 12th. T. McAllister, Pres. J. W. Levell, Secy. J. D. Garner one of the most popular chefs in the West who has charges of the General Managers private car, "Western A" of the Denver & Rio Grande, has secured the services of J. E. Travick as porter on the car. They have just returned from a trip to Salt Lake City and reports everything satisfactory. Walter Benjamin Snowden was born in Kansas City, Jan. 5th 1887. Departed this life Jan. 6th, 1908 at 7:30 p.m. He was one of Denver's brightest young men. Was a student of East Denver High school when death claimed him. He was a model young man and was loved and respected by all who came in contact with him. He was kind, loving and obedient to his parents. After seven weeks of illness with pneumonia he went to rest. He leaves a mother, step-father, two aunts, uncle and a host of friends to mourn his lost. The program to be given Sunday Jan. 19th, by the People's Sunday Alliance at Zion Baptist church promises to be one of special interest to the public. One of Denver's younger musicians, Miss Florence Smith, will render a piano selection, and will be followed by Mrs Ellen Russ, a singer of established reputation, who will give a vocal solo Hon. Joseph H. Stuart, nestor of the Denver bar, will furnish the center of attraction in a well studied paper on "Socialism versus Individualism," which after its presentation, will be open to the audience for discussion. The meeting will be held at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. All are welcome. --- Shorter A. M. E. church was filled to its capacity last Sunday afternoon with sympathizing friends to pay their last respects to the late Ralph Branford whose funeral was held under the auspices of Rocky Mountain Lodge No 1. A. F. & A. M. and Arapahoe Lodge No. 2936 G. U. O. of O. F. The sermon was preached by Rev. A. M. Ward whose subject was "Death," His analization of this theme was clear and penetrating, in fact no better sermon has ever been delivered in this city, nor has any been more universally commented on. There were many prominent men in official life present among whom were the judges of the Supreme bench of Colorado. There were numerous floral offerings by friends of the deceased whose remains were laid to rest at Riverside cemetery. I deem it no more than right that I should offer my niece of praise on the passing away of this good and noble man whom I have claimed as friend and adviser for a number of years, Mr. Branford was one of natures noble men, a gentleman of the old school, one whom to know was to love honor and respect. The funeral sermon delivered by Rev. Ward over the remains of this noble man was the finest ever heard, it was sublime, no fulsome flattery, but the Reverend gentleman spoke of the deceased as he knew him during his short stay in the city; it was consoling and inspiring to all who heard it. As I gazed on the face of the dead reposing in its casket banked with flowers, the gift of loving friends, memory had an audience; the pleasant smile, the hearty handclasp and cheery voice, how they will be missed. Mr. Branford was a kind husband an indulgent father, a true friend. "After lifes fitful fever, he sleeps well." Requiescot in pace. J.H.D. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to return thanks to all our friends for their beautiful floral offerings and for their kind assistance in the recent death and burial of husband and father. MRS. ELIZABETH BRANFORD. MRS. CORINNE O'BRYANT. MR. WM. O'BRYANT. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE Whereas, God in His unerring judgment has deemed it best to remove from our midst our dear brother and leader, Ralph Branford, and Whereas, we realize we have lost in him a leader in word and in life, one we all loved to follow because of his sincerity and goodness; and Whereas, we know that he can not come to us but if we are faithful we can go to him; and Whereas, we are bowed down with sorrow but realize that our loss is Heaven's gain, be it Resolved, That we the members of Class number seven of Shorter A. M. E. church do hereby extend to the members of the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy in this hour of great sorrow and point them to Him that was a "Man of sorrow and acquainted with grief." Be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family and published in our weekly papers. MRS. U. G. BROWN, MRS. VIOLET THOMPSON, EDGAR NORRIS, ANTHONY LOWE, J. C. PORTER. Card of Thanks We thank our many friends who visited and extended every act of kindness and sympathy toward us during the illness and death of our son, Walter Snowden. We thank especially the young men of the Denver club, who gave a beautiful pillow of flowers, also the D. O. C. Gargage and the Whittier Lyceum. MR. and MRS. I. C. McKENZIE CORNELIUS B. SNOWDEN JESSE BLACKWELL MISSIONARY PROGRAM Program of a grand missionary demonstration to be given in Shorter A. M. E. church, Jan. 23th under the auspices of the mission board of the Colo. Conference A. M. E. church. Rev. J. W. Sanders Fiscal agent; Rev. 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"An elderly minister appeared before a board to be examined for some post or other. The examination was public, and the first branch to be taken up was Latin. "What is the Latin for goose?" the examiner said. "And the poor old minister at the start was stumped. He could not remember. It was pitiful to see him, and a young man seated near could not resist helping him out. "Anser,' whispered the young man. "But the minister continued silent, rolling his eyes, racking his brain. "Anser,' whispered the young man in a louder tone. "The minister now turned his head and looked at hisprompter oddly. "Poor old chap! He almost heard. He wants me to try again,' the young man thought, and, louder than ever, he repeated: "Anser." "At this the minister turned and shook his forefinger at the youth. "Answer yourself, you young jack anapes,' he shouted." --- ADMISSION 15c. Skates 25c. PROVED HE WAS LYING Evidence Given by Phonograph Settled All Question as to Defendant's Obligation. A resident of Portland, Me., told of a case that was tried recently before one of the civil courts of his city in which a phonograph played the principal part. "It was a little matter of a debt that brought the parties before the judge," he said, "and the man sued stoutly denied ever having borrowed a cent. It was alleged by the plaintiff that the transaction took place in his rooms, and that the defendant had given a verbal promise to pay inside of a month. "After the defendant had sworn solemnly that the whole thing was a fabrication, the plaintiff's lawyer quietly produced the phonograph which his client had in his rooms on the day the debt was claimed to have been contracted and set it in motion. "Immediately the conversation in question was repeated, both the defendant's and plaintiff's voices being clearly recognizable. The defendant had to pay up. 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Look for the la:ble “Macklem Bread” on avery loaf. The Inter-Ocean Investment and Brokerage Co. AND COLLATERAL BaNK. 1436 Curtis Street, Coane negotiated, available securities handled, cash advances made on all kinds of collateral securities, Real Estate Loans a special feature. Business Strictly Confidential, Ladies Attention! Mrs. M. A. Holly, who has spent some time in St. Louis per. fecting herself inthe scalp and hair treatment of Mrs. A. M. Pope, has come. She is now prepared to do the same work as is done in the originator’s parlors. She is the sole agent for the famed prepara- tion, *Poro.” Address her at 2118 Arapahoe street, or Phone Olive 1984. W. J. ADDIE, DEALER IN Choice old Califorina wines and branaies from the Hermit- age vineyard, also bottled beer, Kentucky whisky, cigars and tobacco. 228 16th St. Telephone 2675, J.T. JOHNSON, Btate Agent for Minnesota Grain Belt Beer Also Western Agent for D. Carnegie & Co. Swedish Porter, Gothenburg, Bweden, 1644 Larimer St. Denver, Cole J. W. Rummel, ' i O WINES, LIQUORS & CIGARS PHONE o432 MAIN. 2257 Welton St Denver, Colo 1F YOU WISH TO Meet the Boys of the Shuffle and Hoe Call at Joe Bergers AT THE OLD CORNER 24th and Larimer Sts. Denver. S ORS: ; WD ad eee ( 23 wre [Ay rte 7 <i) aaa: woe | ENGRAVING CO.} eae ° a3 : ei nowt NO a 762 roo 1814- CURTIS STREET lam Pose ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN DEAD BODIES ALREADY RECOVERED, PEOPLE SEEM DAZED NEARLY EVERYONE IN THE TOWN HAS LOST RELA- TIVES OR FRIENDS, Boyertown, Pa.— When nightfall put a stop to the work of recovering the dead from the ruins of the Rhoades opera house, where Tuesday night's holocaust occurred, the official roll of victims numbered 167. Whether any more bodies are buried beneath the ruins cannot be positively stated, but It is the belicf of those who had charg of the gruesome work that all of the dead have been removed and that the total list of victims will not go over 170. ‘The ratio of women and girls to men and boys is about nine to one. The population of the plase 1s about 2,500 and the disaster so paralyzed the town that the people are going about dazed. It is safe to say that every- body in the place elther lost one or more relatives, or was intimately ac quainted with ‘those who died in the fire. In several cases whole families wero wiped out. It was almost daylight this morning, before the flames were extinguished ‘and rescuers were able to enter the ruins to remove the dead. The morning was bitter cold and by the time the benumbed and exhausted firemen began the task of disentang- ling the mass of burned beams and twisted iron the entire ruins were coated with ice and there was danger of the walls falling. Coroner Strasser of Reading, whe reached the scene shortly after mid- night last night, had a detail of men ready to take the bodies and keep a record of the description of every corpse received, The bodies were so badly burned, however, that there was little to de- scribe them by and not half of the vic- tims will be ever identified. The Philadelphia & Reading Ral- road company offered men to help, and soon had two carloads of labor ers and carpenters on the ground, The work of recovering bodies then moved so rapidly that victims were being taken from the ruins at the rate of two every five minutes. ‘The Rhoades opera house was 10 cated on the second floor of a three story building. The first floor was oc- ‘cupied by a national bank and sov eral stores and the third floom)yas used for lodge rooms. ‘The entertainment hall was a large room about fifty feet wide and seventy- five feet long. It had no gallery. ‘There was a stairway at the front of ‘the building and a narrow exit in the ‘rear of the stage. Fire escapes were built on both sides and on the front of the building. So far as can be learned, there were about 425 persons packed in the room, most of whom were adults. ‘The number of children present was small. ‘There were about sixty-five persons, all local talent, on the stage, who were giving a performance of “The Scottish Reformation.” ‘The entertainment was nearly over, the audience waiting for the curtain to go up on tho last part, when some- thing went wrong with the calcium light apparatus that was perched on a small platform near the front en- trance of the building and at the back of the audience. ‘The light was in charge of H. W. Fischer, and he says a rubber tubing slipped from one of the tanks. At any rate there was a loud hissing sound which caused many in the audience to turn their heads in curiosity to see what it was. Rey. Adam A. Weber of St. John's Lutheran church, for the benefit of whose Sunday school the entertain. ment was being given, tried to pick up the tank, with the assistance of others, but before they could do so the oil flowed out and caught fire, ‘Then came the inevitable cry of “fire,” and what was impossible (o ac- curately tell. Hye witnesses say that the audience rose en masse and the one impulse was to reach the front door. Those who did reach the front en- trance found it jammed. One of the double doors had been bolted shut 80 as to better enable the ticket taker to take up tickets. While the frenzied people were fight ing to get down the front steps, the calcium light tank exploded and fire was spread over the entire mass of Short Course in Farming. Fort Collins—The short course at the State Agricultural college opened Monday morning with a cosmopolitan gathering. ‘Three races are repre. sented, the red, white and yellow, ‘There are three Jicarillo Apaches from Dulce, N. M., a Japanese who 1s attending the regular short course, and nearly 100 of the dominant race, and these are not all farmers, either. Two prominent mining men of Den- ver are among the number—W. J. Me- Connell and C. 8, Newhall. ‘Then there is Meredith Bailey, Jr., a well- known ranchman of Fort Collins, Dr. Stevenson of Denver, a Baptist Sun- day school missionary, State Senator Ammons and D. L, Stackfleld of Little ton. ‘The Indians are in charge of H. H. Johnston, superintendent of the Apache agencies, and are graduates of the Indian school at Santa Fe. One of these is known as the best sheep raiser in Northern New Mexico. They are registered as Edward Ladd, Grover Vigil and John Mills, having adopted American names in place of thelr plo turesque Indian cognomens, ==) = | ee ———— Noodles, Chop Suey, Chili Privare Dining Rooms -REGOLAR DINNER 20 CENTS. QUICK LUNCH. Imported Tea for Sale. 1841 Arapahoe St. Tel. Muin 6885 LD, RAC. ‘i NM CAMPIGLIA, "Phone Main 4885. # C&C. LIQUOR CO, w DIREOT IMPORTERS, Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Use Qur Specialty. 2208 OHAMPA STREET. Denver, : - me Colorade, eee Main 6692 ’ Family Trade a Specialty The Enterprise Liquor Co. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars SPECIAL eee a6 Cail PORTERS. 2200-2 Larimer St. Denver, Colo, ‘WOOLGROWERS’ CONVENTION, Fierce Attack on President's Forest Reserve Policy, Helena, Mont.—It Tuesday’s session of the forty-fourth annual convention of the National Woolgrowers’ Associa tion is to be accepted as reflecting the views of the stockmen and sheepmen of the West a bitter campaign is to be waged against the announced policies of President Roosevelt and his advisors for the federal control of the public range. ‘The woolgrowers will send a delega- tion to Washington to oppose any leg: islation by this Congress in carrying out the President's recommendation. A considerable number of delegates have expressed a determination to op- pose the re-election of United States Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyom- ing, as president of the Woolgrowers’ Association, because of his advocacy of the administration grazing policy. The session was characterized by a bitter address against the government regulation of the public range _ by Thomas J. Walsh, a Helena stockman, lawyer, and later Democratic candi- date for congress, who criticised es- pecially the action of the administra- tion is putting into effect what is known as the license system of graz- ing upon forest reserves. ‘The attendance at the convention is large, the greatest, in fact, in the his- tory of the association. After invoca- tion, formal addresses of welcome were made by Governor ‘Toole and Acting Mayor Wendel, Frank P. Hag- enbarth of Idaho, responding. The usual committees were appointed, fol- lowed by the annual address of ‘Vice President Wilson of Douglas, Wyo., who congratulated the association upon the prosperous past and bright future of the industry, Mr. Walsh then addressed the con vention. He asserted that efforts were making to befog the public mind on the real issues and held that the policy of forest preservation was not at stake. He said the people of the West had gratefully accepted Roosevelt's ad- ministrations, but they felt they knew better what is for their own good than does he or any departmental clerk. He asserted that it was paternalism gone mad to charge that the cattlemen did not know their own interests, and de- scribed as a distrust of the people ey: ery argument advanced in favor of the new departure. The session closed with an address by Governor Brooks of Wyoming on “The Open Range.” Be meee WM. EHMKE, eee MANAGER EAST TURNER HALL. saree Tel. 2449, Denver To Leave Cuba Next Year. Washington.—As far as he can, Sec retary Taft has committed the govern ment to a promise to withdraw com pletely from Cuba in the beginning o the spring in 1909. ‘This pledge Is con tained in a letter to the President transmitting the report of Governoi Magoon for the past year. After pointing out that the report from the governor shows the ,condi tions in Cuba to be encouraging, Sec retary Taft says: “It was hoped by some that the census might be completed in Septem: ber last. I did not think so, and | am not at all surprised to learn tha! the census has not yet been completed and probably will not be until Apri or May. ‘This will postpone the local elections until June, the presidentia election until December and the in stallation of the President and Con gress and the turning over of the Is land until about March or April of 1909. “This is in compliance with our promise when we assumed temporary control of Cuba, and it seems to ms that we ought to allow nothing to in terfere with carrying out that promise, There are important interests — that would be glad to delay our stay thers for years, but good faith and good Judgment require us to leave at the time appointed.” ‘The report of Governor Magoon con. stitutes an exhaustive history of ths American intervention in Cuba and of the passage of the island under Am: erican control. HERBERT MANN, Wholesale and Ketail # Dealer in Coal and Stone # Red Flagstone a Specialty. 4 Quaries at PHONE 1468, Yards: 7 aA Beech Hill, Colo. Ist and Larimer Ste LSNKLNSANLKLKAKNK NNN N ANN KKAAK NANAK LN AANA NA Hasso $ oray DAY AND NIGHT PHONE MAIN 6123 ¥ % % ¥ ¥ e ¥ Z ¢ The A. M. Lawhorn & Co. 3 ¥ . Z ¥ Undertakers and Funeral Directors. Z % on.E.HANDY A.M. LAWHORN LOUIS HUBBARD ¥ LICENSED EMBALMER: MANAGER: ASSISTANT CARRIAGES FURNISHED FOR ALL OCCASIONS SSREIASES ERRNISHED FOR ALL OCCASIONS, 1110 18th Street. Denver, Colo. s SNNNNANANANN NN AN NN NANAAANNN NNN NANAK German Criticises Roosevelt. Berlin.—In the course of an interpe! lation in the reichstag in reference ¢> the high rate of discount charged Wy the Imperial bank, Count yon Kanitz Conservative, suggested that President Roosevelt's “threats against — ths trusts” was responsible for the crit! cal financial condition.” He added that the opponents of the trusts must ree. ognize that interference with the finan cial activity of the United States, which is based on the operations of the trusts, means interference with the entire economic situation in America “America’s error has been that she allowed the trusts to go so long with out interference,” sald the speaker, Continuing, the speaker expressed his opinion that the United States will need much more money, and this will come from Europe. He then asked what means would be adopted to pre vent this outflow, which even a high bank rate of discount could not keep back. He suggested a moderate return to bimetallism by issuing in Germany sil ver coinage to the amount of 25 marks per capita, which he said would im. prove the situation. He upheld the method of the Bank of France, which issues silver coinage to the value of 40 marks per capita of population, as a model in this connection, declaring that this system permitted France to haye such an enormous gold reserve. ‘The shortage of money, according to Count yon Kanitz, made the restora tion of ordinary conditions question: able. PTT TTTTTTFFTTF FFT +++ ++t +++ +++++++++++++++++++ +o oe Pool and Billiards Refreshments FIVE POINTS SOCIAL CLUB DENVER, COLO. THOS. CLINGMAN, Mar, Phone York 1710 2552 Washington Ave THEFT HFttttt4+tt+t++44t4+44+t+4+t+4+4+4444+++++++++++e+ +e oe —eeeanaoaoauq*mn The Denver Barber’s Supply G. 1008 FIFTEENTH STREET, DENVER, COLO. Coal Roads Ask Delay. Washington. —The coal carrying rail roads who are required under an act of Congress to dispose of their coal properties by May Ist next, have sub: mitted to the attorney general a prop: osition looking to a postponement of the date of enforcement of the law on account of the recent financial dis turbance. The proposition was sub mitted through R. W. Deforest of New York, goneral counsel of these rail roads. The roads represent that, ow ing to the financial situation, if they carry out the law {t will result in sac rificing their property at prices greatly below its actual value. When You Want The Heads, Feet, Tails, Snouts, Ears, Neckbones or Chitterlings | Or any other part of the hog except the squeal go to > EAST’S MARKET 2300-6 Larimer St. Phone i461 Main NATURE AND A WOMAN'S WORK LYDIA E. PINKHAM Nature and a woman's work combined have produced the grandest remedy for woman's ills that the world has ever known. In the good old-fashioned days of our grandmothers they relied upon the roots and herbs of the field to cure disease and mitigate suffering. The Indians on our Western Plains to-day can produce roots and herbs for every ailment, and cure diseases that baffle the most skilled physicians who have spent years in the study of drugs. From the roots and herbs of the field Lydia E. Pinkham more than thirty years ago gave to the women of the world a remedy for their peculiar ills, more potent and efficacious than any combination of drugs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is now recognized as the standard remedy for woman's ills. Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 N.C. St., Louisiana, Mo., writes: "Complete restoration to health means so much to me that for the sake of other suffering women I am willing to make my troubles public. "For twelve years I had been suffering with the worst forms of female ills. During that time I had eleven different physicians without help. No tongue can tell what I suffered, and at times I could hardly walk. About two years ago I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice. I followed it, and can truly say that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice restored health and strength. It is worth mountains of gold to suffering women." What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did for Mrs. Muff, it will do for other suffering women, FERRY'S SEEDS For freshness, purity and reliability, Ferry's Seeds are in a class by them. Farmers have confidence in them because they know they can be relied upon. Duty-experiment with cheap seeds—your surety lies in buying seed out in conscientious and trustworthy house. Ferry's Seed Annual for 1905 is FREE. Address D.M. Ferry & Co., D.C. Detroit, MICA. AND SHE BELIEVED HIM. After This Who Can Doubt the Power of Love? George had been away on business for a whole long week, and during that time he had sent Clara ten letters, six letter-cards and 42 picture postcards. Why, then, was there a touch of coldness in her greeting when he flew to her arms on his return? "Dearest," he whispered, "what is the matter?" "Oh, George," she said, "you didn't send a kiss in your ninth letter." "My precious," he replied, "that night I had steak and onions for dinner, and you wouldn't have liked a kiss after onions, would you?" And, such is the unfathomable power of love, she was satisfied, and nestled to him. TWO CURES OF ECZEMA Baby Had Severe Attack—Grandfather Suffered Tormentes with It—Owe Recovery to Cuticura. "In 1884 my grandson, a babe, had an attack of eczema, and after trying the doctors to the extent of heavy bills and an increase of the disease and suffering, I recommended Cuticura and in a few weeks the child was well. He is to-day a strong man and absolutely free from the disease. A few years ago I contracted eczema, and became an intense sufferer. A whole winter passed without once having on shoes, nearly from the knees to the toes being covered with virulent sores. I tried many doctors to no purpose. Then I procured the Cuticura Remedies and found immediate improvement and final cure. M.W. LaRue, 845 Seventh St., Louisville, KY., Apr. 23 and May 14, "07." All Lost. David Belasco, the playwright and manager, was talking about matinee idols. "Strange," he said, "the fascination that they exert upon young girls. I overheard the other day a literary conversation that is apropos. Two men were conversing. "Did you ever read Shakespeare's 'Love's Labor Lost'?" said the first. 'No,' growled the second bald head, 'but I've taken my best girl to the theater, and heard her rave all through the show about the leading man's heavenly hair.'" Count your own faults before at tempting to enumerate those of your neighbor. COLORADO NEWS ITEMS Edgar Collins, chief clerk in the Fort Collins postoffice, has been appointed a postoffice inspector. The Del Monte town council has voted to increase the saloon license from $500 to $1,250 per annum. The Fort Morgan sugar factory finished slicing beets on the 12th inst. after running about one hundred days and grinding 64,000 tons of beets. The report of the building inspector shows that permits for 225 buildings were issued in Colorado Springs last year, having a total cost of $500,882. Dr. Ella Mead of Greeley has been appointed register of deaths and births of Weld county by the secretary of the State Board of Health. Dr. Mead is also city physician. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company's mine at Terico has been closed, and the 175 men employed there have been distributed among other camps in Las Animas county. The Weld County Medical Association will urge the necessity of the inspection of all meat and milk. The prevalence of disease among hogs this winter has helped to bring about this agitation. The farmers around Johnstown are considering the project of establishing a flour and feed mill. They estimate that over 200,000 bushels of wheat was grown within six miles of Johnstown last season. Frank Hanby, a ten-year-old boy, was dangerously injured on the 8th inst. at Pueblo when a dynamite cap which he was pounding with a hatchet exploded with terrific force. Both legs were horribly mangled. The electric flag which surmounts the dome of the capitol building in Denver is to be removed and placed over the Colfax entrance of the building. An immense electric globe will be placed at the top of the dome. The manufacturing interests of Colorado give employment to 47,000 men and women, at an average salary of $893.60, the latter figure, it is said, ranking among the first in the states in annual wages to factory hands. James Weir, a retired farmer, sixty years of age, was burned to death on the 8th inst. at Rocky Ford. By mistake he used gasoline instead of kerosene to light a fire and an explosion resulted. He leaves a widow and six children. During the year ending December 31, 1907, the fee earning officers of Pueblo county were able, after taking out expenses, to turn over to the treasurer for the general revenue fund, $12,924.17. In addition, the county court paid the treasurer $472.92 The will of the late Henry P. Holbrook, disposing of nearly $1,000,000 worth of property has been filed in the County Court at Pueblo. After bequests of $1,000 each to the Sacred Heart and McClelland orphanages, the property is left to three sisters, a niece and a brother. It is estimated that 560,000 sheep are being fed in northern Colorado for market, and 500,000 in southern Colorado. Of the total, ninety per cent, are lambs, of which the greater part in the south were purchased in New Mexico, while the northern stockmen secured Montana and Wyoming lambs. Irvin Hescovich, a middle aged Russian, was ground to pieces by the charging car of a blast furnace in the Minnequa steel works. But few remnants of his body were to be found when the machinery was stopped, and had it not been for his brass number check, identification would have been impossible. The cornerstone of the new Odd Fellows' hall at Coal Creek, now under construction and to cost $5,000, was laid on the 11th inst. The services were impressive. Visiting Odd Fellows from all parts of the country were present. The former building was built in 1583 and was burned last June. The new building will be completed in May. From January 6th until January 18th applications will be received of those who wish to take the examination for secretary and chief examiner of the Civil Service Commission of Colorado. The examinations will be held at the capitol in Denver, January 24th, at 10 o'clock. Candidates must be men at least twenty-five years of age, of good address, education and business expi The Southern Colorado Power Company, of which J. W. Henry of Denver is president, and which recently purchased all the electric railways and light and power plants in Trinidad and vicinity, has increased its capital stock to $1,500,000, which it is planned to float in bonds on the eastern market for the purpose of extending the electric lines to all mining camps adjacent to Trinidad. Secretary Taft has notified Senator Guggenheim that a transfer has been granted I. Y. Hamilton of Pueblo, from a place in the clerical force in the government service in the Philippines to a position in the postoffice department in Washington. Hamilton is a son of W. B. Hamilton of Pueblo. He was a member of the Colorado regiment which went to the Philippines in 1898 and after his discharge entered the civilian service. Because of the large number of prisoners escaping from the chain gang the Trinidad prison authorities employed Harrison Freel, one of the best cowboys in the vicinity and an expert roper, to lariat the prisoners when they attempted to break away. When he appeared on his broncho the entire gang of twenty-eight went on a strike and refused to work. They were marched back to the jail and placed on a diet of bread and water. At its annual meeting in Denver on the 13th inst. the Colorado Pioneers society elected the following officers to the ensuing year: President, A. W. Bailey; first vice president, James L. Boutwell; second vice president, George W. Lechner; secretary, Hugh R. Steele; treasurer, James A Shreve; marshal, John W. Shrock. The directors elected were A. W. Bailey, James L. Bou-well, George W. Lechner, J. B. Donovan, and James M. Wilson. During the course of the meeting the following honorary members were taken in: D. C. Dodge, Dennis Lillian, W. A. L. Miller, Henry M. Porter and B. F. Woodward. Often The Kidneys Are Weakened by Over-Work. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs. Pablo Picasso The kidneys filter and purify the blood—that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or "feel badly," begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases, and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles. You may have a sample bottle Home of Swamp-Root. by mail free, also a pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. BLAMED ON THE RAILROAD First Thought in Irishman's Mind After the Accident. Railroad claim-agents have little faith in their fellow creatures. One said recently: "Every time I settle a claim with one of these hard-headed rural residents who wants the railroad to pay twice what he would charge the butcher if he gets a sheep killed, I think of this story, illustrative of the way some people want to hold the railroad responsible for every accident, of whatever kind, that happens. Two Irishmen were driving home from town one night when their buggy ran into a ditch, overturned, and they were both stunned. When a rescuer came along and revived them, the first thing one of them said was: 'Where's the train?' 'Why, there's no train around,' he was told. 'Then where's the railroad?' 'The nearest railroad is three miles away,' he learned. 'Well, well,' he commented. 'I knew it hit us pretty hard, but I didn't suppose it knocked us three miles from the track.'" THE SOFT ANSWER. Stern Parent—I hadn't any of the advantages you have had. How do you suppose I have got on as I have? Young Hopeless (intending to make a soothing reply)—Er-I expect the grass wouldn't grow under your feet, sir! Hath any wronged thee? Be bravely revenged. Slight it, and the work is begun; pardon it, and it is finished. He is below himself that is not above an injury—Bolleau. RAILROAD MAN Didn't Like Being Starved. A man running on a railroad has to be in good condition all the time or he is liable to do harm to himself and others. A clear head is necessary to run a locomotive or conduct a train. Even a railroad man's appetite and digestion are matters of importance, as the clear brain and steady hand result from the healthy appetite followed by the proper digestion of food. "For the past five years," writes a railroader, "I have been constantly troubled with indigestion. Every doctor I consulted seemed to want to starve me to death. First I was dieted on warm water and toast until I was almost starved; then, when they would let me eat, the indigestion would be right back again. 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CAUTION Sold by the best shop deals everywhere. Shoes made from factory to any part of the world thus are not guaranteed. is stamped on bottom. Take No Substitute, died from factory to any part of the world. Illus. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. The Matter With It. "What is the matter with my poem?" asked the amateur contributor; "isn't the meter all right?" "Oh, yes," replied the editor, "the meter is excellent." "I think if you look again you will find that the rhymes are faultless." "The rhymes are very good, quite ingenious, I might say." "Then why do you decline it?" "You have forgotten to say anything." A Warm Allusion "Do you see that man across the street?" "Yes; who is he?" "The greatest fellow for giving you hot air you ever came across." "Oh, a bluffer." "Not at all. He is at the head of a big heating company." Garfield Tea purifies the blood, eradicating rheumatism, gout and other chronic diseases. It is made of Herbs—not drugs! Love of our neighbor is the only door out of the dungeon of self.—George Macdonald. ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE" That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the World ever to Cure a Cold in One Day. 2c. A man who says a mean thing about another man isn't half as mean as the man who repeats it. He Was Willing. DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS FOR ALL KIDNEY DISEASES FOR RHEUMATISM BRIGHT'S DISEASE DIABETES BACKWARDS 1875 "Guarantee" W. N. U., DENVER, NO. 3, 1908. LAUNDFRED WITH Defiance Starch never crack nor be come brittle. They last twice as long as those laundered with other starches and give the wearer much better satisfaction. If you want your husband, brother or son to look dressy, to feel comfortable and to be thoroughly happy use DEFIANCE STARCH in the laundry. It is sold by all good grocers at 10c a package—16 ounces. Inferior starches sell at the same price per package but contain only 12 ounces. Note the difference. Ask your 1 Push Color Paints Used Exclusively. Any Price "There were no malefactors of great wealth." he explained. Considering his disadvantages, all agreed he had met the responsibility is gracefully as possible.—New York Sun. Lost. "Well, Sepperl, what about the goose your father was going to send me?" "Dunno, teacher, but it's getting well again."—Transatlantic Tales. Breaking the News With an Ax. Captain Pritchard of the Mauretania was talking about sailors. "We are a bluff lot," he said. "Did you ever hear about the sailor and the parrot? "Well, once upon a time an old lady was returning from abroad with a parrot, of which she was very fond. She intrusted the bird, with many admonitions to a sailor for the voyage. "Seasickness, or something, killed the parrot the third day out. The sailor, knowing how upset the old lady would be, could not bring himself to tell her the sad tidings, but asked a companion, famous for his skill in such matters, to break the bad news to her very, very gently. The man assented. "And approaching the old lady with a tragical face, the famous news-breaker touched his cap and said: "I'm afraid that 'ere bird o' youa'nn't goin' to live long, ma'am.' "Oh, dear!' exclaimed the old lady in alarm, 'Why? "Cause he's dead,' was the reply." Recent excavations on the site of Jericho have laid bare the historic city wall of burned lime brick on a stone foundation, while whole rows of houses have been uncovered. The Social Sense. An enthusiastic teacher in the slum district of a large city once gathered her flock and led them to a vacant lot, where she proposed they should create their own playground. The idea was received with wild enthusiasm, and the youngsters fell to work with a will removing stones and debris. In the midst of the excitement a large boy was needed to move a particularly obstinate stone. "Smith, Smith," called the teacher to one of her star pupils, "come and help us." The boy came with seeming reluctance, and having removed the stone, drew the teacher aside. "Say, teacher," he begged, "please don't call me Smith." "Why, what am I to call you?" she asked in astonishment. "Schmitty, please, teacher. You see, I'm Smith in society; but, here, I'm Schmitty on the dump." Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota, the junior senator from that state, bears a remarkable likeness to former Senator John A. Logan. His coal-black hair, eyes, mustache and massive figure make him a strikling figure on the floor of the senate. Alveolar Dentistry. A distinct advance in dental science. Loose and falling teeth saved. Pyorrhea and all the diseases of the gums cured. Missing teeth replaced without plates or bridgework. Booklet free. The Rex Dental Company. Rooms 20 to 25, 728 Sixteenth street, Denver. Denver Directory THE FAMOUS J. H. WILSON STOCK SADDLES Ask your dealer for them. Take no other. STOVE REPAIRS of every known make of stove, furnace or range. Geo. A. Pullen, 1831 Lawrence, Denver. Phone 725. TREES PLANTS. SEEDS. Best on earth. Free Catalog. Intern's Nurseries. Denver, Coo. Agents Wanted. BROWN PALACE HOTEL Absolutely European Plan. $1.50 and Upward. FLORIST Floral designs for lodges and funerals, cut flowers packed and shipped on short notice. Thurston H. U. Smith. Telephone Main 5386, 2961 Lawrence St. THE COLORADO SADDLERY CO. Factory 1801-9 Market St., Denver. Harness in every style. Saddles of every description. Ask your dealer for "the Smoothest Line in the West." MME. C. HELENE KNUDSEN Electric Needle Specialist REMOVES FACIAL BLEMISHES, superfluous hair, moles, birthmarks, etc. 312 17th Street (Opposite Brown Palace). Mah 315I. GULF COAST OF TEXAS Most delightful country on earth, raise figs, oranges and all kinds of garden truck, four crops per year. Send 150 for Gulf Coast Magazine, issued quarterly, 110 pages intending reading on this country. The Kimbali Agency Co. 909 17th St. Denver, Colo. 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 Relined. Mailed and Assayed OR PURCHASED. Concentration Tests 100 lbs. or car load lots. Write for terms. 1736-1738 Lawrence St., Denver, Colo. MATCHLESS BALDWIN PIANOS Grand Prize. Prize 1000 Grand Prize. St. Louis. 1904 D. H. BALDWIN & CO. Manufacturers of the World's Greatest Planes 5 factories; 5 ships; makes of planes; Capital and surplus $2,800,000.00. Buy from 1828 California, the dealers do. Address 1828 California, 1000 N. 12th St. DO YOU KNOW THAT The Colorado Statesman 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. WHAT ELL-DRESSED WOMEN WEAR There is little that is new, and that of no great importance in the world of dress. Trifling variations in sleeves and other modifications of the bodice are all. The most fashionable and the most graceful skirt, whether for the trailing gown or the walking costume, is the circular and its modifications. This does not mean that the circular skirt is generally worn; if it were it would cease to be fashionable. The great majority of women, especially those whose mode of transit is the public conveyances only, stick faithfully to the plaited skirt. That it is heavier for walking apparently makes no difference, and then, too, the average coat and skirt in the ready-to-wear shops has the plaited jupe, and the or- do equally well for matrons and girls. The walking costumes worn by smartest women for morning and shopping are of the severely tail type, with coats varying in length from hip to ankle length, with sleeves of wrist length, the coat ing either semi-fitting, three-qu or close fitting, although com- tively few of the latter are see- practical costumes. Plain goods visible mixtures are the favorites the only trimming is bands of the terial or braid. Preferably the perfectly plain, the latter being i best possible taste. These also plain costumes, when in fine l cloth, may, with the addition of E Design for a Home Evening Gown. dinary tailor, well aware how much easier it is to obtain satisfactory results with the plaited variety, invariably recommends it to his customers. At the largest wedding of the week, and of the season so far, the gowns were marked by extreme simplicity of line and delicacy of embroidery, and the use also of real lace in frocks of the attendants. In millinery the season so far shows the predominance of fancy and made feathers to the standard ostrich and bird of paradise plumes, and the use of masses of richest red and other deep-toned roses. The single rose, or perhaps two, at the base of a single ostrich plume, is still seen on a few hats, but it is passe, it being a feature of last winter. The big loose chous of brilliant chiffon velvet on velvet silk hats are charming, especially when the chous go around the hat and graduate from deeper to paler shades of the same color, notably cerise, from one side to the other. Another newer mode of trimming a moderately high-crowned hat is the use of bows with three loops and one fancifully cut end, so arranged that the two loops run up the crown, tapering a bit into each other, while the other loop and end rest on the crown. These two modes are admirably adapted to the chapeaus of young girls and the younger women, and with the addition of flowers or feathers will! do equally well for matrons and older girls. The walking costumes worn by the smartest women for morning and for shopping are of the severely tailored type, with coats varying in length from hip to ankle length, with coat sleeves of wrist length, the coats being either semi-fitting, three-quarter, or close fitting, although comparatively few of the latter are seen in practical costumes. Plain goods of invisible mixtures are the favorites, and the only trimming is bands of the material or braid. Preferably they are perfectly plain, the latter being in the best possible taste. These absolutely plain costumes, when in fine broadcloth, may, with the addition of handsome furs and a really handsome hat, do duty at afternoon receptions and the opera matinees as well as the play. A plain, lustrous black broadcloth skirt of walking length, topped by a three-quarter or tight-fitting coat coming below the hips as far as one likes, and topped by a large black hat trimmed with black or white plumes or fur or marabout, and having as accessories a set of handsome furs, say a white fox set or very fine black lynx, is a truly handsome and suitable afternoon calling costume. All black costumes are extremely handsome and effective if the materials and tailoring are of the best, and if the right shades—for there are many shades in black—and the proper luster or lack of luster are selected. The black that suits a blonde may turn a handsome brunette into a complexionless being. More care is required in the selection of black than in many other colors. Talking of hats, I met a particularly good specimen yesterday on a woman who was wearing a black skirt and coat of the finest black broadcloth, cut away abruptly in front and showing a waistcoat of white ermine. She had an orange-colored felt hat with a band of ermine round the crown, fastened at one side with three quills, shading from orange to blue, and round her neck she was wearing one of the small straight bands of ermine, fastened in a sort of bow at the side and tightly and securely hooked. These new little boas are very pretty, so that they encircle a slim throat and rest beneath a small chin, but they are anything but becoming to the broad outline. Prize Collection of Flags As complete a collection of flags and emblems as can be found anywhere in the world perhaps is contained in a room on the fifteenth floor of the Waldorf-Astoria known as the flag room. The collection was started by Manager Boldt years ago and frequent additions have been made so that now it contains every flag in the world, including the various special flags and banners of the different countries and ensigns of all kinds which the eye might see in a tour of the globe. There are hundreds and hundreds of flags in the room, all catalogued as one would catalogue the books in a library. Manager Boldt values the collection at $10,000. The idea of course in having such a collection was to use the flags for decorative purposes. Should any notable guest arrive the hotel would be able to run up his flag at a moment's notice, no matter from what and he might come, even to the South Sea isles.—N. Y. Sun. A Sure Proof of It. "Is Miss Hestaretta the kind of girl who would die for the man she loved?" I think she is. I have known her on pressure to change from a Titanian blonde to a Rembrandt brunette."—Baltimore American. THE HORSE CARRIAGE THE NEWPORT SALOON DICK FRAZIER AND TOM LEWIS PROPRIETORS A First-Class Resort For Gentlemen St. Denver, Colo. S & N GARMENT STORE 25-16TH ST. — OPP. JOSLINS A CLEANUP SALE offering some of the best bargains we have ever had. ents and broken lines go on sale at Half, and some alf former regular selling prices. The balance of our S & CARMEN 925-16TH ST. A CLEAN We are offering some of the All odd garments and broken lin- Less Than Half former regular s stock of S & N GARMENT STORE 925-16TH ST. - OPP JOSLINS A CLEANUP SALE We are offering some of the best bargains we have ever had. All odd garments and broken lines go on sale at Half, and some Less Than Half former regular selling prices. The balance of our stock of Ladies Suits, Cloaks, Waists, Skirts, Petticoats, $\frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{1}{4}$ off. $8.75 and $10.00 worsted and chiffon Panama skirts, made in full plaited styles, with 2 to 6 folds, now $5.75. SPECIAL We offer free choice of any Caracul Jacket in the house that sold for $22.50 up to $35.00 for $15.00. LADIES CLOAKS They are going fast, but there's more to sell. Some special bargains in fitted and semi fitted styles. Large ladies can be fitted here $12.50 long cloaks now $6.75. $17.50 loose or tight fitting cloaks $9.75. $22.50 and $25 loose or tight-fitting cloaks $13.75. TAILORED SUITS About 35 left; a good many black ones among them. At these prices they should all be sold at once. $17.50 and $20.00 suits...$10.00 $22.50 and $25.00 suits...$12.50 $30.00 and $32.50 suits...$15.00 $35.00 suits.....$17.50 LONG KIMONOS $2.00 fancy flannelte kimo- Silversmith & H MURRAY AND THE PULLMAN WILBUR MA A Convenient Place to The Finest Equipped P of the Mississippi R. Just around the corner PHONE M MURRAY AND EDWARDS, PROPS. PULLMAN POOL ROOM WILBUR MACY, MANAGER. convenient Place to have Your Mail Directed The Finest Equipped Pool and Club Rooms west the Mississippi River. Drop in and see us. around the corner from the Union Depot. PHONE MAIN 6128 e St. Denver, Colorado. Scholl's Modern Hand Laundry 1841 ARAPANDE-PHONE 817 A Convenient Place to have Your Mail Directed The Finest Equipped Pool and Club Rooms west of the Mississippi River. Drop in and see us. Just around the corner from the Union Depot. Scholl's Handy 1841 ARA Scholl's Modern Hand Laundry 1841 ARAPANDE-PHONE 817 Finest hand work in the city. 2317-19 Lari On his feet the motorist may be a kind father, a loving brother, a true friend and a decent citizen. On his car he wants to yell "Hooray!" and run things down. If it is a horse he collides with, well and good; if a man, why didn't the fool look out? Fast traveling is destructive of morals.—New Zealand Free Lance. --- Carriages furnished for all Occasions. 1921 Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colo. Phone Main 7413 1845 Arapahoe St. 1628 Wazee St. Motors and Morals. Wines, Liquors and Cigars Denver, Colo nos now $1.19. $7.50 fancy Jap silk kimonos now $4.95. $12.50 fancy Jap silk kimonos now $7.50. BLACK SILK PETTICOAT SPECIAL 50 only of one of our regular $4.95 styles, fancy double shirred flouces; as long as they last $3.98. HEATHERBLOOM PETTI- COATS 50 only genuine Hydegrade Heatherbloom black petticoats, fancy double shirred, embroidered edge flouce; the regular $3.50 kind—while they last, only $3.50 CLEANUP WAIST SALE $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 fancy embroidery trimmed lawn waists now 89c. $1.50 white and white and black fancy vesting waists now now 98c. $2.50 brilliantine waists now $1.50. $3.00, $3.50 and $3.95 Nun's veiling waists, plain or fancy styles, now $1.95. iller, 925 16th St. OPP. JOSLIN'S 2317-19 Larimer Street GUS JOHNSON'S SALOON. Little Edna Did as Sunday School Teacher Directed. It was summertime, and Mr. and Mrs. Girvan had established themselves as summer boarders on a large farm, so that their only child, Edna, might have a long-cherished wish realized. Little six-year-old Edna had heard people talk of farms and farm life, and she had teased her parents to take her to the "real country," where they have cows, horses, chickens, and where the men dig potatoes. They arrived there Saturday, and the following day Edna was placed in the village Sunday school. She said nothing about it on her return home, and her parents had no reason for thinking that their little girl had learned a practical lesson; but on the following day when she was given some bread crumbs to feed the chickens her face simply beamed with delight, and a few moments later her mother, glancing out of the window, saw her throw the bread crumbs into a little pool of water, and the chickens had to stretch their necks far out into the water to get the feed. She meant to ask Edna why she did it, but the incident passed out of her mind. A few days later Edna's father had occasion to go to the city, and when he returned he brought home a handsome locket and chain for his little girl, it being intended as a surprise from her father and mother; but Edna, while plainly showing she was delighted at receiving the gift, showed no surprise whatever, but accepted it in a cool, matter-of-fact manner. Both her father and mother noticed this with surprise, and were keenly disappointed. Finally her mother said to Edna: "But isn't my little girl surprised to receive so beautiful a gift from papa and mamma?" "No," little Edna replied, "the golden text of the Sunday school lesson on Sunday was: 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days.' And when you sent me to feed the little chickens, every day I did 'casted' the bread on the water, and so I 'spected' something; my teacher 'splained' it that way." Working for Him. About four miles out of Selma, Ala., I came across a colored man whose mule team and loaded wagon were stuck fast in a mudhole in the road. The mules were nodding in sleep, and the driver lay on the grass by the roadside with his hat over his face. "Here—are you the man who runs this outfit?" I asked as I dismounted from my horse. "Tze de pusson, sah," he replied, as he sat up. "How long have you been stuck here?" "Bout an hour, I reckon." "Well, what are you waiting for?" "Fur some white men to come along, boss. No use to worry about it, I've been yere befo' and know jist how it works. Sit down and see for yourself." Ten minutes later four white men drove up in a buggy. Seeing that the mules were stuck, they got down, secured fence rails and went to prying, and, without the least help from the driver, finally extricated the team and sent it on its way. As it started off the colored man queried of me: "Is you a stranger to dis kentry, boss?" "Yes." "Lookin' around to see what you kin see?" "Wall, den, it must strike you dat dis am de best kentry in the world fur de cull'd man to let somebody else do all de hard work fur him!"—Milwaukee Sentinel. An Accomplished Duelist. There is something very fascinating to one accustomed to the somewhat even and prosaic tenor of the English public life to gaze on a man who has seen such vicissitudes as the present prime minister of France, M. Georges Clemenceau. He was but a boy during the Empire, when he was exiled; he spent four years in America—which is the reason why he speaks English so perfectly. Then think of what he has gone through since; to every man who challenged him he sent an acceptance, and a dozen, perhaps a score, of times he has taken his life in his hands and looked into the barrel of a revolver or at the sword of an opponent who had for him all the deadly hate of political animosity, and especially in a country like France, where religion and classes, as well as fierce personal ambition, divide men into such hostile and irreconcilable camps. Neither giving nor asking mercy, this terrific man—small and compact of stature—with the great round head, the great dark eyes, has fought his way, now trampled down, now rising again, and always feared and kept back, as men of such fiercely strong character are bound to be. It is only mediocrities in politics that he world allows to get to the top without obstruction. Expense No Object. "Is this the counter where you take ads. for things lost and found?" "Yes, sir." "What will it cost to put in an ad. for a lost dog?" "Depends on the length of it; maybe 60 cents, and maybe one dollar or more." "Well, my name is Hewligus. My wife has lost her poodle. She will probably come here to advertise for it. You can take her ad., but don't publish it. Here's four dollars to keep it out of the paper."