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Money Saved by Patronizing Those Who Advertise in This Paper. THE COLORADO STATESMAN THE JOURNAL OF THE WEST. LABOR SHALL BE FREE RACE COUNTRY PARTY THE YEARS REVIEW PESSIMISM VS OPTOMISM. A CHEERING OUTLOOK. GREATER RESULTS THAN EVER. THE NEGRO BUSINESS MAN. LOOKING NEAT. VOL. XVI. THE YEAR PESSIMISM VS OPTOMISM GREATER RESULTS THE BUSINESS MAN. THE YEAR. THE YEAR. The year 1909 will soon be a recollection. The history of the yesterday will be written and by the plenitude of our accomplishments will we be measured. The year has been full of history for the Negro. Gradually becoming merged as a common citizen of the land, the strange paradox of more intense feeling between the races comes from everywhere. The outrages committed by and charged up to Negroes have been more aggravating to public sentiment, despite the fact that they have been fewer in number. The fond hope that accumulated wealth would serve to ameliorate public sentiment, from surface indication has "gone glimmering" and the places evidences of increasing wealth among people of our race, seems most apparent, there the gnarled fangs of race hatred appear. This is the views of the pessimist. Why not become an optimist in these the last days of a great year and see something positively good. The clouds are not so dark but that here and there the bright rim of the silvery lining can be seen through the rifts. With the opening of the year the Negro faced the problems of life better prepared than ever before in history. He had behind him fifty years of achievements, in education, in wealth, and in morality. The Negro at the beginning of 1909 had something to stand on, built by the ebon hands of his ancestors. SOME RESULTS. It would not be possible to collect at this time all facts relative to the material, moral and spiritual progress of our people this year. We are so prone to accept the happening reported in current dailies and the few imperfectly understood events of our immediate neighborhood as the net sum of our people's advancement. We, as a mass, fail to bring together ALL the achievements from all parts of the land, and from them draw lessons of faith and confidence. The increase of Negro products going into the general market has been far beyond our hopes. The many Negro farmers have been increased this year an hundred fold. The Negro skilled laborer has laid more feet of stone wall and built more houses than in any other year. The race has increased its real estate holdings more than before. The spirit of acquisition grows stronger each day and it is in the effort to satisfy this desire to possess something that brings our people directly and aggressively into the current of prejudice. Rumors and reports from eastern and northern cities where manifestations of prejudice have been unknown, brings news of segregation. The vast increase in the number of Negro buyers indicates that our people have become conscious of the right use of a dollar. Despite opposition the Negro is rising. With the --- growing intelligence one notes fewer criminals, even of the petty class. And one can see the growing class of high minded men and women who will dominate and divert the future destiny of our people. The moral and spiritual leaders are better prepared to do their work. Henge, the rapid rise. NEXT YEAR. What can we hope to do more than we have? Are we ready for the morrow's battle? In the rush of tomorrow, we need greater confidence in ourselves. We need more confidence in the business elements of the race. Thousands of boys and girls are being turned out of our schools each year into avenues of life, circumscribed. The work of tomorrow is to find employment for them; to find remunerative and congenial work for them, means a revolution in our business life. The Negro business man is the neglected one of the race, yet to him must we look for employment for the great mass of our young people. We spend thousands of dollars every year buying shoes, clothing, groceries, and the thousand other necessaries of life and less than one-tenth goes into the pockets of our Negro business men. Here in Denver the few Negroes who have ventured into business find but meager and indifferent support from those of our race who buy. We are long on complaints because of the lack of suitable employment, but mighty short of aiding those who would give us something to do. Let the watchword for 1910 be more places of employment for our boys and girls, and then let us get behind and push every Negro business enterprise to success so far as in our power. ON LOOKING NEAT. We have been intending thanking the Denver lady who had the temerity to write an open letter to our women on "Looking Neat." The letter appeared in our December 4th issue, and is worthy the careful reading of all our people. The advice is good for men as well as women. There is something repulsive about the man or woman boarding a street car with clothes filthy and untidy. There is no dishonor in labor. Labor of itself will not degrade. We can dignify the most humble work. Let us try this year to avoid all things that affect public sentiment. The Forsythe Savings and Trust Company of Winston-Salem, N. C., began business May 11, 1907. To December 1, 1909, the cash and other kinds of business transacted amounted to over $400,000. The bank pays 4 per cent. interest on all deposits. J. S. Hill is president and F. M. Kennedy, cashier. DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 1910. State Hist & Nat Hist Society State House tronizing The RADO THE JOURNAL DENVER, COLORADO, MEMORIAL SERVICES Of Troop Q. M. Sergt. Wesley Watkins, Troop F, Ninth Cavalry; Privates Charles Lacy, Troop 3, Ninth Cavalry; and Jordan Daniels, Troop B, Ninth Cavalry. ET PUSSELL WYOMING After reading the Scriptures, 15th of the 2nd Corinthians, and appropriate songs sung, Chaplain Prioleau spoke impressively to the comrades and ladies present, portraying the life and character of the deceased as men and soldiers. Troop B is to be congratulated for the interest they took in being present at the services, and Troop H furnished her quota, as usual. The following military records were read: Private Charles Lacy—Died in hospital, Hot Springs, Ark. Disease unknown, D. L., marked in line of duty. Born in Burnett County, Texas. Enlisted October 9, 1883; was in his twenty-ninth year of continuous service at date of death; served all of above in Ninth Cavalry, Troops "L," "E," and "B," respectively. He was farrier during his enlistment in Troop "E." Private Lacy was the soul of honor. One of his strong traits was charity; he frequently denied himself for others, and in losing him we lost a friend, brother and gentleman, and we feel that the regiment loved Lacy. Private Jordan Daniels—Died December 14, 1909, hospital Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., of lobar pneumonia, acute, in line of duty. Born in Montgomery, Ala. Age, 30 years. Married: wife living in post. Eulogy to the Memory of Private Jordan Daniels, Troop "B," Ninth Cavalry, Died Dec 14, 1909 Cavalry. Died Dec. 14, 1909. (By Sylvanus Browne, Troop "B." Ninth Cavalry.) Most Worthy Chaplain, Ladies and Comrades; I cannot say as customary when called upon to address an audience, that it gives me pleasure to have the honor of addressing you on this occasion, owing to the fact that memorial exercises always bring about a degree of sadness when we are forced to speak of some loved one or some patriot who has passed from the stage of action; and so it is with me on this occasion, for my heart is filled with sadness and not a little grief over the loss of one whom I knew but a short while, but nevertheless, long enough to become attached to as only soldier boys can. Though this is a sad duty, I am nevertheless proud to have the opportunity of testifying to us worth and honor. I am called upon on this occasion to represent Troop "B" of the Ninth United States Cavalry in extending our sincere regrets to the bereaved widow and to the many friends of the late Private Jordan Daniels, our beloved companion, who now sleeps beneath the frozen sod. I also deem it right and appropriate to make mention (in short) of the life and character of that dear soldier boy whom most of us knew, and whom to know was to love. Whatever some might say or think of him, this much I can say; that he was a gentleman as well as a soldier, a man whose mind was not hewed down to the narrow limits of skepticism and conceit, but who was broad in mind and thought and was able to observe and to accept the rejection of Christ, our Savior. The reason why we feel so keenly the loss of Jordan Daniels is because he was one of the makers and preservers of the good record of the Grand Old Ninth. I particularly regret the loss, for I realize that the eyes of the Nation are upon the Ninth Cavalry, and the death of such a soldier means that the Ninth Cavalry has lost an honorable and valuable soldier, the Nation and particularly the Negro race a worthy son; Troop "B" a member and brother, whose place will not soon be filled. Comrades, I believe that our loss is Heaven's gain. I believe that that dear soldier boy who a few short days ago mingled with the living, is now mingling with the saints in Glory around the dazzling throne of God. To his memory I dedicate the following verses: Though he is gone, we'll ne'er forget That soldier boy so good and true; His memory shall always be Sacred to these boys in blue. He lived a life of manliness, Wherever he was wont to go, For Daniel's life was free from strife; His heart was white as snow. May that sweet peace, the gift of God, Be with his soul through endless day, And may he rest among the blest, Is all that I can say. Kalamazoo, Mich., December 18. —S. J. Williamson, a Negro, whose home is in Jamaica, and who is a student at Kalamazoo college, was one of the two winners in the con- test for representatives to take part in the state oratorical contest: The other student chosen is Miss Emily Carter, a white girl. Williamson is a bright young man, who has won honors in other college contests. J. Berni Barbour, the well-known piano teacher and a clever composer, is writing exclusively for Wilbur Mack and Nella Walker and the Pantage and Northwestern Circuits. He is also writing and staging plays for both circuits, and is meeting with flattering success. Mr Barbour is the composer of such songs as "Babe, I'm Learnin' to Loye You," "She Had Seen Better Days" and "I'll Meet You in Seattle" Nineteen and Nine." RACE NEWS The Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Durhman, N. C., was launched August 1, 1908. At the end of twelve months of business $230,000 had been placed on deposit. The amount of business done within the same period was $1,250,000. The officers of the bank are: R. B. Fitzgerald, president; John Merrick, vice-president and George W. Adams, cashier. The number of banks owned and controlled by members of the race are in the neighborhood of fifty at the present. They are being established almost at a rate of one every month in the year. A bank was opened in Anniston, Alabama, last month, and steps are being taken to start one in Mobile and one in Montgomery the beginning of the ensuing year. The United Colored Democracy of Kings county, N. Y., of which Editor Sumner H Lark is leader, is growing not only in numbers, but in favor with a large element of Afro-American voters in the country. Before Mr. Lark took the initiative, about two years ago, one could count Afro-American adherents to that party in Brooklyn upon the fingers of his hand and have several fingers to spare. A meeting for the purpose of forming a federation of the various organizations or agencies engaged in fresh air or convalescent work has been called by William N. Hubbell, chairman of the Afro-American fresh air committee, for Monday, Jan. 10, at the Assembly hall of the United Charities building, 105 East Twenty-second street, New York. During the current year the public school authorities of Washington, D.C. have expended for colored school sites amounts as follows: For addition to site of Armstrong Technical High School, $3,837; for addition to site of Lovejoy School, $3,500; for addition to site of Phillips School, $15,120---- $22,457 in all. Recommendations for a new colored normal school, a new colored business high school and for extensive additions to the M. Street High School are being considered by the board of education. A Sign. When a man boasts much about his high instep it is a sign that he doesn't worry much about the height of his forehead. NO.16 Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—Rabbi Louis Stern of the Eighth Street Temple delivered an address last Thursday evening at the fifth anniversary celebration of the celebration of the Cosmopolitan Temple Colored Baptist Church praising the progress of the Negro since his emancipation from slavery. "A little more than forty years ago," said Dr. Stern, "when the Negro was made free, he had almost no acres of land. Now he has 400,000 homes. Then he had few farms, now he has 200,000 farms. Then he had no insurance companies, now he has eighty-five. Then he had no undertakers, now he has several thousand. When the American Negro was made free, about 3 per cent could read and write. Then he had few churches, now he has 26,000 church. Your work is not yet done. The years that are to come are to bring you, in my opinion, even a larger degree of success and encouragement. Think of the people emancipated forty years ago, without home, penniless, now owning about $900,000,000 of personal and real estate." THE NEGRO. Let us give to the "black man" a chance, He's doing the best that he can, Has already made rapid advance, And early predictions outran. The good Lord who made us made him, too, His soul is akin to our own, He can be just as faithful and true, And differs in color, alone. He has feelings as tender as ours, His hopes and his aims are the same, Is endowed with the same mental powers, Aspires to both fortune and fame; Is as quite law-abiding as we, And seeking a chance to improve, While he glories in knowing he's free, And trying to higher things move. He was manacled, beaten and lashed, The "slave driver's heel" on his neck, At the "slave market" bid off and "cashed." No wonder his mind was a wreck. But the sword of fair Justice un-sheathed, Cleared fetters that bound him in twain; And the glad air of freedom he breathed When Liberty severed his chain. All he asks is to give him a "show" To prove to the world he's a man, For his soul with ambition's aglow. Since days when his freedom began. Give him time and he'll prove to the world That genius his race does not lack; He has "brains," though his hair may be "curled," A soul, though his skin may be "black." Augustus Treadwell in Tuskegee Student. Yes! 'Tis True!! It's Honest All Through!!! 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A campaign to raise funds for a Young Men's Christian Association building at Greeley will be begun March 24th, 1910, and continue until April 4th. No money was expended for charity by Grand county during the fiscal year ending December 1st, according to the report filed by the county clerk with the secretary of state at Denver. The town of Manitou is planning to establish a miniature White Way by the installation of hundreds of additional electric lights. The council is taking up the matter with the electric company. During the fiscal year which closed December 1, the county of Denver expended $190,068.07 for charity. The total number of persons taken care of was 3,551, consisting of 1,574 males and 1,977 females. Colorado Springs is making extensive preparations to entertain the Colorado Realty Dealers' convention January 19th and 20th. More than 1,000 letters of invitation are to be mailed to real estate men all over the state. The Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway Company has announced that hereafter all the regular employees will be granted two days off each month at full salary, which is the equivalent of one-fifteenth of their wages. The Santa Fe and the Denver & Rio Grande railroads have arranged to begin a fast mail service, effective January 9th, which will be of importance to many towns in the Northwest as well as to Pueblo, Salt Lake, Ogden and intermediate points. Good management by Thomas F. Tynan, warden of the state penitentiary at Canon City, has saved $60,000 to the state. The saving has been made out of building appropriations and by the industry of the convicts, together with the money realized on the sale of prison products. At the beginning of the next school year of the University of Denver it is said that the Iliff School of Theology, which has been closed for ten years past, will be reopened, this being made possible by an offer of $50,000 to the endowment fund made by a friend of the school known only to Bishop H. W. Warren. The Western Federation of Miners, through its attornews, has filed a brief with the state auditing board to show that the board has the right under the law to issue bonds to cover the claim of the federation, which amounts to $60,000. The federation claims that out of the war bond issue of $1,000,000 it is permissible to pay this claim, the same as the claims of the mine owners. The Purgatoire Development Company of which former State Treasurer E. A. Bent is the head, proposes to construct a canal and storage system to cover the irrigable land under the line of the new Mammoth canal survey, on the north side of the Arkansas river which runs from its initial point near the town of Las Animas easterly to the Kansas state line. With the incoming of the new year the Denver public library will be moved into its new quarters, the big public library building just completed. It will be necessary that the library shall remain closed for six weeks in order that the 125,000 volumes in the regular catalogue edition, the duplicates, pamphlets, magazines and miscellaneous collection of twenty-three years may be transferred to the new building. Seventy-two people, eight of whom were women, ate Christmas dinner at the city jail in Denver. A complete bill of fare was provided, including everything from turkey to plum pudding. This was done in compliance with the usual custom of the city on Christmas day. A short religious service preceded the dinner. For the brief space of a dinner time few people in Denver fared any better than the prisoners in the city jail. Various railroads of the state are becoming interested in learning whether or not state officials are obtaining passes and then charging the state mileage on expenses. Not long ago Auditor Kenehan refused to honor a warrant for $69.50 in favor of John D. Jones, state coal mine inspector, for transportation. The refusal was made on the ground that the amount for mileage should not be paid when the inspector received free transportation. The last automobile number issued by the Denver fire and police board is "4060." This means that Denver now boasts of 4,060 automobiles, operated under licenses, and with population considered is probably the biggest auto center in the country. During 1909, 1,220 licenses have been issued. Many of the holders of licenses have more than one automobile, using only one license, so that the number of automobiles in use really exceeds 4,060. At the first of the year only 2,840 licenses were recorded. Dr. J. T. Thomas of the Presbyterian church of Canon City, has been appointed secretary of the western division of the Federated Council of Churches, with headquarters in Denver. He was nominated by the synod of Colorado, and his selection approved by the other denominations interested. Convict Louis Dressler escaped from the prison stone quarries at Canon City December 22nd. He was serving a two-year sentence for burglary, committed in Denver, and would have been released in nine months. TAFT IS AFTER RESULTS ONLY RESIDENT WILL PROPOSE PRAC TICAL PLAN TO CARRY OUT ROOSEVELT POLICIES. IN SPECIAL MESSAGE SECRETARY BALLINGER DRAFTING STATUTES TO BE PLACED BEFORE CONGRESS. WASHINGTON.—"Acts rather than declarations." President Taft is reported in this terse way to have described recently to callers his programme for the conservation of natural resources. The President, it is said, has declared that when the present session of Congress ends he will be able to point to the first practical conservation statutes ever placed upon the law books of the nation as his answer to the criticism that has been directed toward the White house. Without waiting for the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation, Mr. Taft will soon begin the preparation of his special message on conservation, and he has received assurances from both houses of Congress that while some trouble may be expected in the lower branch his recommendations will be made into law before the spring adjournment. The President is represented as holding that there is nothing in the Ballinger-Pinchot dispute that has a bearing on his own legislative program and he will proceed regardless of it. In the preparation of his special message the President will have the co-operation of Secretary Ballinger and of Senator Nelson of Minnesota, chairman of the Senate committee on public lands. It is asserted that in the constructive work of legislation the President has had to depend almost wholly upon Mr. Ballinger, who has been at work for several months on the draft of proposed statutes that will meet the intricacies of the problem of practical conservation. These proposed new laws are ready to be submitted to the committees of the Senate and House along with the special message, the preparation of which the President will begin as soon as he gets the message on the interstate and anti-trust laws out of the way. White house callers who have talked with President Taft on the subject describe him as believing that he will best prove his friendship for the "Roosevelt policies" of conservation by putting laws on the statute books that will actually carry those policies into effect. The real problem to be solved is how best to dispose of the public lands containing water power sites, coal and phosphates. Such lands have have been withdrawn from entry under the general land laws, but they cannot be held indefinitely and there is no specific law governing their sale or lease. It is generally admitted that the resources must be developed; that the coal and phosphates must be taken out by private capital, and there must at the same time be safeguards against monopoly. These are the intricacies with which Congress will have to deal. Latest From Roosevelt. Kampala, Uganda. — A telephone message from Kabula Miliro, forty-six miles distant, states that the American expedition camped Monday night at Katwe, eight miles beyond Kabula Miliro. Colonel Roosevelt and the others of the party are well. The hunters have covered fifty-four miles since leaving this place December 23rd. The immediate objective point is Kisingo, fifteen miles from Katwe. As it left here the expedition was made up of seven white hunters and scientists, 300 porters, seven tent boys, six skinners, five gun bearers, four grooms for the four mules and two cooks. Demands of Railroad Men. New York.—The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors will present their demands to thirty-two roads east of the Mississippi river Monday. The general committee of the trainmen and conductors will endeavor, by conferences with the officials of the roads, to have the proposed wage increase granted and other grievances allayed. In a statement, representatives of the Brotherhood and of the order say: "If a compromise is offered by any of the companies no settlement will be made unless authorized by the grand officers." Will Keep on Fighting. Washington.—Doubting the sincerity of President Madriz, who has made representations to the revolutionary army in Nicaragua with the establishment of peace as the ostensible object, General Estrada is determined to push his army toward Managua. He cables: "Madriz has asked me to suspend hostilities, but our military operations cannot be suspended, because we know Madriz is making conscription of troops from the interior and is fomenting a division between the eastern and western sections of the republic." He--Rosalie, I can't tell you how I worship your almond eyes, your velvet cheeks, like peaches, and your cherry lips! Rosalie—I suppose you are the new gardener. A traveler riding in a rather wild part of Scotland came to the edge of a morass. Hailing-a peasant lad who was not far away, he asked if the bog was hard at the bottom. "Ay, quite hard," responded the youth. So the traveler rode on, and presently his horse began to sink with alarming rapidity into the mare. "You rascal!" he yelled to the grinning urchin. "You told me the bog was hard at the bottom." "So it is," joyfully shouted the peasant, "but you're not there yet!" Ready with Explanation. A rector of Eltham once gave out the words: "Who art thou?" and, as he paused for a moment, an officer in uniform, who had just entered the church, suddenly halted, and taking the question as personal, promptly replied: "Sir, I am the recruiting officer of the Sixteenth Foot, and, having my wife and daughter with me, should be glad to make the acquaintance of the clergy and gentry of the neighborhood." Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely damage the whole system. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as on the damage they cause to the human body. Such articles should never be from them. Hali's Catarcite Cure, manufactured by F. J. 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Examining Abstract of Titles and Draw- ing up Legal Instru- ments Given Care- ful Attention. 329 Kittredge Building Phone: Olive 2294 Res.—527 26th street. There's a Way To defeat the mail order man's cut throat methods in this community. The way is publicity for your business - it's the same way he uses. Our columns will give your business the publicity you need. Phone 1461 Main. SPECIAL COURSE IN FORESTRY BY THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF FORESTRY OF COLORADO COLLEGE. RANGERS TO ATTEND INCLUDES EIGHT WEEKS OF PRAC CAL OUTDOOR WORK AT MANITOU PARK. Denver.—Prof. Walter J. Morrill, acting Dean of the Colorado School of Forestry, connected with Colorado College at Colorado Springs, has set on foot a movement for a special course in forestry, covering a period of ten weeks, beginning January 11th, 1910, that promises to outdo anything ever attempted in the line of forestry education in the West. Of this course the Republican says: An important feature of the undertaking is, that the officials of Uncle Sam's Forest Service, are co-operating with the dean, and have designed sixty members of the forest rangers and guards to attend the course, which has been prepared by the professor with especial reference to the greatest possible practical benefit for the class of students to be in attendance. The first two weeks are to be spent in the class room at the Springs, and eight weeks in the woods at Manitou Park, where students will be brought face to face with forestry in its practical reality, where study, experimentation and work will be carried on hand in hand. Here the course will embrace some of the features of the Biltmore school. Arrangements have been made at the Park for all necessary conveniences and comfort of students while in the woods. Class rooms, laboratory, library, sleeping apartments and commissary, all well equipped will be in waiting. These students will receive from the government their regular salaries and transportation to and from the school back to their respective camps at the end of the course; but they must pay their keep during their course, while tuition and use of library will be free. Whatever teaching and lecture force the forest school at the Springs may be unable to provide Uncle Sam will call on the forest service to supply. In addition to this two experts will be in attendance as lecturers during the course, one from the "Branch of Grazing" and the other from the "Office of Extension." The effort to improve this branch of the forest service is admirable. If successful, as it certainly will be under the direction of Professor Morrill, it must necessarily result in a betterment where most of its weakness has been displayed, and where most of the criticisms and objections against the service have centered, and will relieve a certain amount of strain. Immense Water Project. Denver—A Fort. Morgan dispatch says: Maps and descriptions of two large reservoir systems were filed Tuesday by Halstead L. Ritter of Denver. They cover two reservoirs to be built two miles west of here in the Platte river. No. 1 will have a capacity of 252,500,000 cubic feet, with a dam twenty feet high and 1,450 feet long. No. 2 is to have a capacity of 797,081,800 cubic feet and a dam twenty-five high and 1,700 feet long. When completed, they will cover five sections. It is estimated that there will be water enough to cover the entire eastern portion of Colorado that is subject to irrigation. This is one of the largest propositions in the country and under the present specifications will cost $859, 560 for the construction of the two dams alone. Land which will be submerged will cost about $100 an acre. It is said the project will be completed within two years. Union Pacific Secures Injunction Denver.—Asking for immediate interference from the court on the ground that there is imminent danger of "collision" between its employees and the employees of the defendant company, the Union Pacific Railroad Company secured a temporary injunction Tuesday from Judge Lewis in the Federal Court restraining the Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad from laying tracks in Greeley parallel to its own on land claimed to be a part of the Union Pacific's right of way. Judge Lewis set January 5 for the hearing an appliction for permanen injunction. L. A. Shoen, convicted in the District Court of Teller county of compounding drugs without a license, and not as an apprentice under proper supervision, for which he was fined $100, proposes to test the law in the Supreme Court of the state. Pueblo county extended charity to 320 persons during the year ending December 1st, including 165 at the county farm and 155 taken care of at their homes. The poor farm cost the county $15,467.71 and other charities $10,315.33. EGGS SERVED IN MANY WAYS Variety of Combinations That Will Prove a Relief from the Regular Styles. Learn to make combinations with eggs. You can boil eggs soft and stuff them with any kind of meat or fish, or season the yolk with salt, pepper, and onion juice or curry powder; put the yolk balls back into the cups of the halved whites of the eggs and serve them with a good sauce—cream or tomato—or with a well seasoned brown gravy. You can bake eggs with layers of fish or meat, or with gravy or milk, or white or tomato sauce; you can season them with any savory remnants you have and scramble them with any odds and ends of meat or vegetables that happen to be in the house. Of diversities of omelets there is no end, and you cannot do better than to set your cleverness to work to ascertain how many distinct kinds you can invent or adapt on your own account. A TEST FOR PERFECT ICING New England Idea Which Cook Declares She Has Never Known to Fall. A clever home cook, celebrated for her delicious cakes, gives this as a test for perfect icing: "To make sure that your frosting is just right, neither too hard nor too soft," she says, "pluck out a clean broom straw and bend it in the form of a loop. Dlp this, held in this position, into the icing when you suspect you have it about right. Hold the straw with the ends to your mouth and blow. If the icing is just right it will form a bubble on the straw. If no bubble is formed it is not yet hard enough. Just why this should be I have never heard. It is an old test that has come down to me from several generations of New England cake bakers, and I have never know it to fall." Cod De Paris. Required: One pound and a half of cod, one bunch of parsley, one onion, three dessert spoonfuls of flour, one ounce of butter, one pint of milk, breadcrumbs. Boll the cod in plenty of salted water, then drain, remove the skin and bones, and flake the fish. Boll the parsley and onion in a little water to extract the flavor, take them out and thicken the liquor with flour. Add one plint of milk and one ounce of butter; season with pepper and salt. Stir over the fire till the sauce thickens and cooks nicely. Take a greased piledish, scatter a few breadcrumbs over, and put in it a layer of fish, then a layer of sauce, and so on till the dish is full. Cover the last layer of sauce with breadcrumbs, well seasoned with pepper and salt, and chopped parsley. Put a few bits of butter on the top and brown in the oven. Kitchen Ventilation. Take two screw eyes; screw one in top and center of window frame in groove in which the lower sash runs. Screw the other eye in middle frame of top sash six inches from top. Take a good, heavy cord, pass through eye in top of frame and tie in eye in sash. Tie other end of cord around eye in eye sash. Pull one end of cord; pull top sash down. Pull other end of cord; pull top sash up. Good ventilation at all times and especially good in letting out the fumes from cooking. Protection for Sewing Machine. When the sewing machine casters are of metal they will make a mark on matting and sometimes on hardwood floors, but this may easily be obviated by making small bags of canton flannel, a dark color is less noticeable, which can be sewed over the casters, leaving room enough for them to roll easily, and still protect the matting from the usual unsightly marks. The bags should be neatly made and caught firmly to the legs of the machine. Butter Scotch and Everton Taffy. For butter scotch: One cup of brown sugar, one-half cup water, one tablespoon of vinegar, piece of butter the size of an egg. Boil 20 minutes. Don't stir. This recipe for Everton taffy is also good: Put a pound of brown sugar in a buttered pan with three tablespoons of water. Let it boil until it becomes a smooth thick syrup. Add one-half pound butter, stirring well. Let this boil half an hour. Flavor with lemon. Indian Toast. Required: A little cold chicken, some good gravy, pepper, salt and curry powder, slices of toast. Take a little cold chicken, chop it finely, flour and moisten it with a little good gravy. Season lightly with pepper, salt and curry powder. Warm thoroughly and serve on small slices of toast. Place a small piece of chutney on each, with a tiny dusting of minced parsley, and serve. A Dainty Basket. A very pretty basket may be made for the woman who sews from one of those bulging baskets that are on sale in the shops. The handle is wound with silk, a bow of the same being tied at the bottom. The interior is lined with wide ribbon, the two pieces crossing in a very simple and effective manner. The basket is used to hold spools of cotton or other sewing material. Rhubarb Sherbet. Cook rhubarb without peeling, sweeten it well, add orange juice to taste and a little gelatin in the proportion of one teaspoon to three cups of sherbet. Strain, add one beaten egg white to two cups of the mixture and freeze. Serve in glasses. HOLIDAY Bargain Tables Hundreds of items have been taken from our regular displays and grouped together in bargain tables for the convenience of Holiday shoppers. Every one of these items has been marked much below regular value, some being worth twice and three times present prices. Tables at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and up to $5.00. Each table contains items at but a single price and every price reduced substantially. Tables at 10c, 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c—Tables of Bargains, all of them. Holiday Brass Goods Entire New Line just in. Ferneries, Jardiniers, Candlesticks, Vases and Smokers' Requisites. The Carson Crockery Co. Corner Fifteenth and Stout Sts. ```markdown ``` $7.00 Sets of Teeth for $5.00; $10.00 Sets for $7.00; $15.00 Sets for $10.00; Gold Crowns Only. $5.00 Gold Teeth. $4.00; Silver Fillings, 50c up. Gold and Platina. $1.00 up. Painless Extracting. Watch Inspector for the Burlington Route and Colo. & Southern Ry. A. M. Wood Watchmaker and Jeweler IS YOUR TIME RIGHT? 913 SEVENTEENTH ST. Phone Purple 1628. DENVER, COLO. Main Floor Tables at $1.00, $1.50, $5.00. Each table contains every price reduced substan Basement Tables at 10c, 15c, 25c, 5c all of them. Holiday Bras Entire New Line just in dlesticks, Vases and Smoker The C Crock Corner Fifteen Do You Know $7.00 Sets of Teeth for $5.00 for $10.00; Gold Crowns Only. $5 50c up. Gold and Platina, $1.00 up ALBANY DEN Avapahoe Street opposite the Posto ```markdown ``` Watch Inspector for the Burling A. M. Watchmake IS YOUR TIME RIGHT? Phone Purple 1628. THE TUOLI UNION BREWING CO Faroli EST. 1910 ```markdown ``` ILLUSTRATORS DESIGNERS HALFTONE, ZINC WOOD & COPPER PAINT ENGRAVING CUP WOOD THE DENVER ENGRAVING CO. DENVER PHONE 782 1814 CURTIS STREET THE COLORADO STATESMAN JOS. D. D. RIVERS ..... Proprietor 1824 Curtis Street, Room 25. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Three Months ..... .60 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice in the city of Denver, Colorado. All communications of a personating nature that are not complimentary will be withheld from the columns of this paper. be withheld from the commission. It occasionally may happen that papers sent to subscribers are lost or stolen. In cases where you do not receive any number when due, inform us by postal card and we will cheerfully forward a duplicate of the missing number. Communications to receive attention must be newsy, upon important subjects, plainly written only upon one side of the paper; must reach us Tuesdays, if possible, anyway not later than Wednesdays, and bear the signature of the author. No manuscript returned, unless stamps are sent for postage. Remittances should be made by Express Money Order, Postoffice Money Order, Registered Letter or Bank Draft. Postage stamps will be received the same as cash for the fractional part of a dollar. Only 1-cent and 2-cent stamps taken Reading notices, ten lines or less, 10 cents per line. Each additional line over ten lines, 5 cents per line. Display advertising 50 cents per square. A square contains ten agate lines. No. Please include the three months' contract. Cash must accompany all orders from parties unknown to us. Further particulars on application. MAKE GOOD! The Negro is making progress over conditions, it really keeps moving at a gait we thirst started to where we are at. We don't buy homes as far down to business quite as in school long enough organizations we want them to for training, by dear experience, to do it. We surely are not THEY say that the Negro is making progress. Whenever we get time to stop to look over conditions, it really looks that way. Sometimes we don't see things moving at a gait we think they ought to move at, but from where we started to where we are at the beginning of 1910 is a good long jump. We don't buy homes as fast as we ought to buy them; we don't buckle down to business quite as hard as we might; we don't keep the children in school long enough or pay as much attention to the trades or occupations we want them to follow as we should; but we are gradually learning, by dear experience, what we ought to do, and we are beginning to do it. We surely are not going back. THE POOR. a degree of affluence every moderate wealth or of easy woman. The great majority of population, many owning home circumstances assuring an end to a living wage in exchange forization of being poor. In one-tenths of the people of cities of comparison with the move the necessity for the securing of their actual needs claim sympathy, or to be abilities or binding obligations left in the world for the man who has health and not poor, and a large major that some men amass great identical opportunities at drift to failure, is due that peculiar and seemingly ingler prospector to abandon best searcher stumbles upon, some founded upon the man control, have to do wi- of the many in the ranks of estate. But the poor are on instant want, or who are afflicted or afflicted, though, for they are on the way, taking up the great majority, improve our conditions. And should not seek to escape a moral claim upon us. Tho the afflicted, the placing ofently helpless; these are the conscience, and which should the day laborer. BELOW a certain degree of affluence everybody considers himself poor. The man of moderate wealth or of easy circumstances will tell you that he is a poor man. The great majority of individuals, making up the bulk of the population, many owning homes and enjoying modest comforts and all in circumstances assuring an enduring period of ability to earn and command a living wage in exchange for their labor, all lay claim to the characterization of being poor. In personal assumption and belief, at least, nine-tenths of the people of the world thus classify themselves, for purposes of comparison with those whose settled possessions place them above the necessity for the co-operation and assistance of others for the securing of their actual needs. So great and extensive is the desire to claim sympathy, or to be absolved to a certain degree from responsibilities or binding obligations of conscience, that only fighting room is left in the world for the destitute or half destitute to be very poor. In fact, however, the man who has health and strength and opportunity and ability is not poor, and a large majority of the people of the world have these. That some men amass great fortunes while others, of similar station and identical opportunities at the start, acquire only moderate possessions or drift to failure, is due not always to special genius, but often to that peculiar and seemingly supernatural direction which leads one struggling prospector to abandon a claim wherein another casual but earnest searcher stumbles upon a limitless bonanza. Complicated conditions, some founded upon the errors of social forms and some beyond human control, have to do with the making of some men rich, the keeping of the many in the ranks of imperative labor and the woes of the destitute. But the poor are only those who struggle helplessly against constant want, or who are afflicted and needy. Some there are who are helpless or afflicted, though not entirely destitute, and they, too, are poor, for they are on the way to destitution. The rest of us, making up the great majority of humanity, have the power to alter and improve our conditions. And all of us owe a duty to the poor which we should not seek to escape. Those who are worse off than we are have a moral claim upon us. The pittance to the needy, the ministrations to the afflicted, the placing of new opportunities in the way of the apparently helpless; these are the obligations which appeal to the human conscience, and which should pass down fulfilled, from the millionaire to the day laborer. LOOKING FORWARD. most important and most usually have their sources nt conditions or causes. each, at first, hardly attract servers and forecasters of h degree of such vast impor- ming conviction of supern in all their combined migh THE greatest, most important and most wonderful events that transpire in the world usually have their sources in humble, obscure and apparently insignificant conditions or causes. Little things which, at first, hardly attract the serious attention of the wise and alert observers and forecasters of human affairs, suddenly expand and assume a degree of such vast importance that the world is awed by the overwhelming conviction of supernatural or divine direction. Certainly men, in all their combined might and as much as they try, do not plan out and command their own destinies. The Negro for centuries has been, and still is, the most insignificant of all the five great branches of the human family. The Caucasian or Aryan is, and long has been, the greatest of them all, and in his might virtually dominates and controls the earth in the present age. Europe, with her aggregate of monarchies, and America, with her ambitions and insuperable array of young republics, from the heart and the soul of the modern world, influencing the affairs of men to the very limits of man's abode. The political balance of this vast and mighty leadership is maintained, against the inherent dangers of its own nationally divided and internationally associated strength, by the most strenuous and enlightened diplomacy. Yet the most insignificant of men, in all of his comparative ignorance and weakness, embraces the possibility of becoming the instrument for the altering and transforming of all these patent, deeprooted and age-worn conditions. In the uncontrolable indulgence of his restless spirit, the Caucasian has usurped and taken to himself the physical ownership and control of the black man's natural and unsurrenderable heritage, comprising one-sixth of the inhabitable area of the earth. The taking of it has imposed upon him the unavoidable obligation of enlightening its teeming millions of inhabitants. The process involves the nations of the world in experimentations and counter convictions. Drifting swiftly toward an inevitable climax, men and nations refuse to recognize the futility of their ambitions. When the government of the United States, in recent tardy recognition of a moral obligation of long standing, took steps to inform itself upon the military customs followed by European governments in Africa, it very innocently and unintentionally foreshadowed an inevitable future obligation to participate with Europe in the development of world affairs which it has hitherto left untouched. It is a very small seed, but it may contain the germ of wonderful possibilities. The future is fraught with changes almost too mighty for human conjecture, and we do not assume the gift of prophesy, but it is possible, in the light of past experience and present development, to conceive that Liberia, poor and insignificant in the world's eyes, may become the wedge wherewith the bulwark of time-welded human relationships shall be surrendered and changed. FACTS ABOUT DENVER'S WATER SYSTEM AND WHAT THE STORY HAS SHOWN. Recently the Denver Union Water company has placed before the citizens and taxpayers a series of communications containing information about the plant that supplies water in the city of Denver, and about other water plants in the United States. The purpose of the information was announced by Mr. D. H. Moffat, in a letter dated September 27, in which he said in part: "It is my purpose to have the officials of the water company make public complete and detailed statements of the property, affairs and business of the company, so the property owners may know the truth, and, at least, decide any questions submitted with thes eyes open, and free from the jealousy, spite and malignity of certain newspaper articles. The truth of such statements, so prepared, I shall personally stand for." "The plant cannot be duplicated for several millions of dollars more than the appraised price, and I have given this matter special attention. "The water rights alone, even when devoted to irrigation use, are in my opinion, worth in excess of seven million dollars. "Necessary as this enterprise, and its success, was to every property holder in Denver, it has been impeded, not only by the difficulties which the problem itself and nature presents, but by the vicious, untruthful, and constant political assaults, until it can be said that, of all the large public enterprises of this city or state, it is the only one which has not been profitable to its stockholders." Since Mr. Moffat's letter was made public, communications have been submitted to the people by the officials of the water company, as follows: History of various companies since the first water company was formed; (dated October 8, 1909). Inventory of plant; (dated October 14, 1909). Valuation of the water right of the company; (dated October 22, 1909). Detailed report of Board of Appraisers; (dated October 29, 1909). Detailed discussion of large map; (dated November 12, 1909). Views and description of Lake Cheesman, the bulwark of Denver's water supply; (dated November 18, 1909). The values of the water plants in thirty-four large cities in the country compared with the valuation placed upon the Denver plant by the board of appraisers; (dated November 26, 1909). Views and description of the filtration system; (dated December 10, 1909). Financial report showing earnings and disbursements of the company, and investment in the plant; (dated December 17, 1909). These communications have shown: THAT FOR THE POPULATION SERVED, AND THE DEMAND FOR WATER, THERE IS NO MORE COMPLETE OR EXTENSIVE WATER PLANT IN THE COUNTRY. THAT NO PLANT HAS MORE AMPLE PROVISIONS TO CARE FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THE CITY. THAT THE VALUATION PLACED UPON THE PROPERTY BY THE BOARD OF APPRAISERS IS TO SAY THE LEAST CONSERVATIVE. To enable the citizens to better understand the discussion of the water system there was distributed also a standard map of Denver and contiguous sections of Colorado, showing graphically the locations of the distributing mains, fire hydrants, reservoirs, pumping stations, sources of supply, main supply conduits, filtration plants, and other important parts of the system. Also photographic views of Cheesman and Marston lakes, Cheesman dam and other properties, with tables comparing the Denver systems in twenty-four large cities in the United States. The views of Cheesman dam show how much larger that structure is than the largest buildings in Denver, and gives an idea of the task undertaken in the construction of that work in the heart of an almost inaccessible mountain district 23 miles from the nearest railroad point. The map shows how the developed portion of the city is already supplied with water, and how widely scattered is the population. The tables discussing the mileage of water mains in the twenty-four cities show that for each inhabitant of those cities there are only 6.71 feet of water main. IN THE SYSTEM OF THE DENVER UNION WATER COMPANY THERE ARE 12.24 FEET OF MAIN FOR EACH INHABITANT OF DENVER, NEARLY DOUBLE THE AVERAGE OF THE TWENTY-FOUR CITIES. Denver was the first city in the "truly arid section" of the United States to obtain a public water supply. It is still the only large city in "truly arid section," hence the acquisition of its supply has been distinctly pioneer work. The problems presented in securing and retaining its supply were different from those that had been solved in communities where water is found in reasonable quantities or in abundance. In those sections the only difficulty was the diversion of the water from natural streams or lakes and its distribution. IN DENVER THE PROBLEM INVOLVED VIRTUALLY THE CREATION OF SOURCES OF SUPPLY. No city anywhere near the size of Denver has yet surmounted the natural difficulties or expense that have been surmounted in securing Denver's supply. The system of The Denver Union Water company for the population served has the largest and most complete artificial water storage system in the world. ELEVEN LARGE RESERVOIRS WITH A CAPACITY OF 33 BILLION GALLONS ASSURE MORE THAN TWO YEARS RESERVE SUPPLY WITHOUT REPLENISHING. Besides the storage reserve the company owns water rights that assure an abundance of water for a population of at least 500,000. In the hearing before the appraisers it was shown that in the ten years last preceding the hearing the water rights of the company, had produced exclusive of reserve storage water, an average supply of 124 million gallons daily the year round. The average daily consumption of water in Denver last year was 44 million gallons. The maximum summer consumption on a number of days was 60 million gallons. During the irrigating season the company protects its rights to the water not needed in Denver by irrigating farms outside the city. No water is held for speculative purposes, and the entire supply is available whenever the city grows to need it. During the non-irrigating season the company's reservoirs store the surplus water so it is ready for distribution in the seasons when it is required. The Board of Appraisers placed a valuation of $2,845,925 upon the water rights independent of the other property of the company. The 124 million gallons daily average supply actually available during the ten years preceding the appraisement aggregates 138,506.55 acre feet per annum. BUT READY FOR DISTRIBUTION DURING THE IRRIGATION SEASONS BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S STORAGE CAPACITY. The valuation fixed by the appraisers on the basis of this actual production is at the rate of ONLY $53.00 PER ACRE FOOT OF WATER under the conditions governing the sale of water for irrigation. At the time of the appraisement and since, water rights were and are being sold near Denver and in other sections of Colorado under irrigation systems actually delivering water at prices ranging FROM $60.00 TO $83.33 PER ACRE FOOT. The usual plant of selling irrigation rights is on the basis of aggregate direct flow, appropriation, and storage capacity. On this basis the aggregate of the company's direct flow appropriations and reservoir capacity is 245,000 acre feet per annum, and the valuation fixed by the board of appraisers is at the rate of ONLY $29.94 PER ACRE FOOT. At the time of the appraisement and since, irrigation projects not yet completed were and are selling water rights on this basis, at prices ranging FROM $30.00 TO $70.00 PER ACRE FOOT. AT THE ACTUAL SELLING PRICE OF WATER UNDER IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN COLORADO THE VALUE OF THE COMPANY'S WATER RIGHTS FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES ONLY, RANGES AS HIGH AS $7,040,923.81 EXCLUSIVE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTY, OR $4,194,988.81 MORE THAN WAS ALLOWED BY THE APPRAISERS. (See communication October 22). This figure takes into consideration only the worth of the rights for irrigation, according to current prices and makes no allowance for the greater value for the higher domestic use. Considering the feasibility of utilizing Lake Cheesman and the immense quantity of water available from that reservoir for the development of power in conjunction with the use of the water for either irrigation or domestic purposes, the value of the water rights is materially increased. LAKE CHEESMAN ALONE INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER PROPERTY AND RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY, IS WORTH AT LEAST $5,000,000. (See communication November 18.) The valuation fixed by the appraisers upon the physical property of the company, reservoirs, filter plant, supply conduits, pumping stations, distributing mains, etc., is $10,354,075. Our communication dated November 26 compared this valuation with the valuation given upon the water plants in thirty-four large cities in the United States by the latest bulletin of the Census Bureau. The comparison showed the total valuation of the thirty-four plants to be $432,999,120, and the aggregate mileage of mains 17,774. The average valuation per plant was $12,735,268, and the average mileage of mains 522.76. The average valuation per mile of mains shown was $24,361.38. THE DENVER SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF THE APPRAISEMENT CONTAINED 463.58 MILES OF MAINS. THE VALUATION FIXED BY THE APPRAISEERS UPON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY IS AT THE RATE OF $21,960.19 PER MILE OF MAINS, OR $2,462.81 LESS PER MILE THAN THE AVERAGE OF THE THIRTY-FOUR CITIES. The valuations given by the government statisticians did not take into consideration the value of water rights in any of the plants, nor did it consider their selling value. In our communication a complete analysis was made comparing the make-up of the other plants, and the conditions under which they furnish water with the make-up of the Denver plant and the conditions under which water is furnished in this city. The analysis showed that only one plant in the thirty-four has a storage system that can in any sense be compared with the Denver system. Only eight of the thirty-four plants supply filtered water now. AT THE TIME THE CENSUS BUREAU REPORT WAS MADE ONLY FOUR OF THEM HAD COMPLETE FILTER PLANTS IN OPERATION. Every drop of water furnished Denver by The Denver Union Water company is filtered. The average per capita consumption of water in the thirty-four cities is 112.32 gallons daily against 220 gallons in Denver. The average of pipe twelve inches or larger in diameter in the thirty-four cities was only 19.89 per cent. IN THE DENVER SYSTEM 36 1-6 PER CENT OF THE ENTIRE PIPE SYSTEM IS 12 INCHES OR LARGER IN DIAMETER. THE ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE VALUATION FIXED BY THE APPRAISERS UPON THE DENVER PLANT MILE FOR MILE OF MAINS, AND COMPONENT FOR COMPONENT, WAS LOWER THAN THE VALUATION PLACED UPON ANY PLANT IN ANY OF THE THIRTY-FOUR CITIES. The plant of the Denver Union Water company was the first large plant in the United States equipped with a complete filtration and purification system, and until the past two or three years it was the only large plant in the country that filtered and treated scientifically every drop of water furnished consumers. The filter plants in every one of the eight large cities above referred to were commenced after the plant of The Denver Union Water company was fully equipped with filtration and purification appliances. FOR THE POPULATION SERVED NONE OF THE CITIES OPERATING FILTER PLANTS FURNISHES AS MUCH WATER AS THE DENVER PLANT. The normal working capacity of the filters of the Denver plant is 81 million gallons daily. NO CITY IN THE COUNTRY HAS AS LIBERAL A RESERVE CAPACITY ABOVE THE MAXIMUM DEMAND FOR WATER. The appraisers placed a valuation upon the filter plants of $863,136.00. The actual value of the plants to the people of Denver cannot be computed in dollars and cents, for it deals purely with human life and human usefulness. If Denver were deprived of filtered water for even 24 hours, more harm would be done the health of the people than would be compensated for by the cost of ten such plants. (See communication December 10). In the thirty-nine years since the first water company was organized only eight dividends have been paid the stockholders. They aggregate 35 per cent., or less than one per cent. a year. During the fifteen years since its organization the total revenue of the Denver Union Water company from water consumers, hydrants rentals, ranch produce, etc., aggregates $12,923,751.40. DURING THE FIFTEEN YEARS THERE HAS GONE BACK INTO THE PLANT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, PURCHASE AND ACQUISITION OF WATER RIGHTS, INTEREST, TAXES, INTEREST ON ACCOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION, ETC. A TOTAL OF $15,352,310.46, OR $2,428,559.06 MORE THAN IT HAS RECEIVED FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF REVENUE. (See communication December 17). THE DENVER UNION WATER CO. THE DENVER UNION WATER CO. 1645 Broadway M. O'KEEFE & CO. Manufacturing Jewelers and Opticians FINE Watch Repairing RAILROAD WATCHES A SPECIALTY 728 Fifteenth Street, DENVER, COLORADO Phone—Main 6440. 25% D CLOT SA On Monday morning we will be Suits and Overcoats. Only twice each year can you reduced prices and this is an occa- of men who appreciate exceptional 25% Discount CLOTHING SALE On Monday morning we will begin our Semi-Annual sale of Men's Suits and Overcoats. Only twice each year can you buy "Alder-Rochester Clothes" at reduced prices and this is an occasion looked forward to by hundreds of men who appreciate exceptional values. $20.00 SUITS AND O'COATS FOR $15.00 $22.50 SUITS AND O'COATS FOR $16.90 $25.00 SUITS AND O'COATS FOR $18.75 $30.00 SUITS AND O'COATS FOR $22.50 These Three Thin I We never mark up goods. II We never buy "jobs" or "sales. The goods on exhibition represent Rochester Clothes." III We never go through and thing goes without reserve. THE Johnson 1005 SIXTEEN These Three Things We Do Not Do I We never mark up goods in anticipation of these sales. II We never buy "jobs" or "seconds" to "mix in" during these sales. The goods on exhibition represent our regular stock of "Alder-Rochester Clothes." III We never go through and withdraw the best values. Everything goes without reserve. THE Johnson-Noel Co 1005 SIXTEENTH STREET. ```markdown ``` Preparedness Preparedness THAT IS A BIG WORD, ISN'T IT? IT IS CLEARLY EXPRESSIVE, HOWEVER, AND FITS THE IDEA COMPLETELY IN WHAT WE WANT TO CONVEY TO YOU, THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH YOU WITH ALL KINDS OF CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS For Men & Women $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2 & $2.50 EACH KIND IS A LIVE AND FORCEFUL PATTERN AND STYLE THAT WILL CONVINCE YOU ON SIGHT THAT YOU CAN DEPEND UPON US FOR SATISFACTION IN YOUR SHOE PURCHASES. --- HENNING'S $2.50 SHOE STORE 1838 Fifteenth Street, Denver. isccount THING LE begin our Semi-Annual sale of Men's buy "Alder-Rochester Clothes" at vision looked forward to by hundreds values. ggs We Do Not Do in anticipation of these sales. "seconds" to "mix in" during these present our regular stock of "Alder- withdraw the best values. Every- -Noel Co NTH STREET. THE COLORADO STATESMAN Officer I. G. Gilmore is on the sick Kansas, and was a member of ing and Laborers' Union. Inte list this week. B. C. Curtis is suffering with the rheumatism. Mrs. Julia Whitaker is ill at Mercy hospital. For Rent—A four-room house. Apply 1824 Curtis street, room 25. Robert L. Tucker went to Kansas City to spend the holidays with relatives. C. W. Smith, a prominent young man of Cheyenne, Wyo., was in the city this week on business. At the annual election of the Building Laborers' Union, No. 1, H. B. Brown was elected president. Mrs. Mary E. Campbell of Springfield, Mo., mother of Thomas Campbell, is visiting her son and daughter-in-law. Prof. C. M. White, principal of the high school of Austin, Texas, was a visitor in the city this week. The Church of the Living God Assemblies gave a dinner and money to the Colored Orphans' and Old Folks' Home, Christmas Day, at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Clark Craig returned home last Wednesday from Atchison, Kansas, where she has been at the bedside of her mother, who is very ill. James Clark and Miss Lydia B. Fowler were married last Thursday, Rev. A. M. Ward officiating. They are at home to their friends at 2439 Welton street. Mrs. Mamie Floyd of Fort Russell, Wyo., passed through the city last Saturday en route to St. Louis to visit her mother. Chaplain and Mrs. E. G. Prioleau of Fort Russell, Wyo., passed through the city last Saturday en route to Kansas City, Kansas, to visit relatives. Mrs. Eva Johnson left Sunday for Colorado Springs to visit her parents. She will be absent from the city ten days Plans and specifications have been drawn for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Club, and they hope to start building soon. Thomas Edwards returned home Tuesday from Amherst, Va., accompanied by his son, Forest. Mr. Edwards reports a delightful visit with his mother. We have the legal argument of Hon. Sidney C. Tapp in the Quincy building that freed Caleb Powers of Kentucky. This is a great legal effort. Mr. Tapp has always been a friend of the race. Peyton Spencer died December 22nd at Pueblo. Deceased was a member of Centennial Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M. Interment at Riverside December 28th. Douglass Undertaking Co. in charge. THE COLORADO STATESMAN WISHES ITS MANY SUBSCRIBERS AND WELL WISHERS A HAPPY NEW YEAR. THOSE OWING FOR THE PAPER SHOULD BEGIN THE NEW YEAR BY PAYING WHAT THEY OWE. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thrower of 2542 Lafayette street, entertained at six o'clock dinner Wednesday, the following guests: Mrs. Tenie Tolbert of Chicago; Mrs. Campbell of Springfield, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas CampBell, Mrs. Herley, Mrs. Ida Koontz and Mrs. Mary Montgomery. Mrs. Louise Williams, mother of Mesdames S. E. Cook and J. C. Porter, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Elmwood, Ill., for more than a year, returned home Wednesday. In the main, her trip was an enjoyable one. She looks the picture of health. Moses Roberts died at the county hospital December 24th. Deceased has a mother and father at Bogue, Kansas, and was a member of Building and Laborers' Union. Interment at Riverside. Douglass Co., in charge. The seven-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Barnes of 2,611 Glenarm Place died December 27th and was buried at Fairmount December 29, 1909. Douglass Undertaking Co. in charge. The Republican Club will keep Open House at the Club, 1407 Cleveland Place, January 1st, from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Morgan of 2337 Glenarm Pl. entertained at Christmas dinner Misses Naomi Elgin and Gertrude M. Striplin. The dinner was served in five courses. The dining room was beautifully decorated in holly. After dinner there was music, about six o'clock the guests departed declaring Mrs. Morgan a lovely hostess. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Clay of 2325 West Forty-First avenue, were host and hostess at a very delightful dinner party Monday evening. The guests were Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Payton of Boulder, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Edwards, Mr. Holly and Mr. Wolfskill of Denver. The table was heavily spread with delicious viands and everyone did ample justice to the feast. Music was rendered by Messrs. Holly and Wolfsskill, and the guests, departing at a late hour, expressed themselves as having had a most delightful time. Mrs. Annie Johnson, the beloved wife of Captain Silas H. Johnson of the Denver Fire Department, died suddenly at her residence, 1721 Marion street, at 6:20 p. m. Tuesday. The deceased was a member of the Divine Science Church, where she had been an active and earnest worker for the past five years. The funeral was held from the family residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Besides a daughter and husband Mrs. Johnson leaves a host of friends in Denver to mourn her loss. Interment was at Fairmount cemetery. Douglass Undertaking Co. was in charge. The Self Improvement and Social Club met at the residence of Mrs. Laura Carson, at 2421 Ogden St., on Mon. Dec. 27. As it was literary day the following program was rendered: Quotations from William Cullen Bryant by the Club. Paper—Life, Character and Works of Bryant, Mrs. M. E. Astwood. Instrument solo, Mrs. Bessie Keelan. Reading, Thanatopsis (Bryant), Mrs. Sadie Stevens. Vocal solo—If I But Knew, Mrs. Mary Travick. Essay—Life of Women in Cuba (Bryant), Mrs. Wilhelmina Anderson. Ode to a Waterfowl (Bryant)—Mrs. Lizzie DeNeal. News Summary—Mrs. L. H. Waite. Speiling Bee. Critic's Report. MRS. WILHELMINA ANDERSON, President. MRS. AMELIA G. REEVES, Secretary. On Sunday, the 26th, at their elegant new home in Park Hill, a beautiful residential district of the city, Mr. and Mrs. William Sprague entertained at dinner Messrs. Parks, Bondurant and J. H. Stuart. The menu and cuisine were of that specially inviting character as to cause all the guests to eat and drink as if the occasion was to be their last supper, while it effectually disposed of the covert slander that one experienced as a school teacher could not also win laurels in the culinary art. The house, a two-story structure, situated on two lots at the corner of 23rd avenue and Dexter street, is up to the minute in every respect in its superb furnishings and appointments, and is a credit to the thrift and cultivated taste of its owners. THE PEOPLE'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Sunday Jan. 2, Sermon topic, 11 a. m., "A Summons to Renew Our Covenant." 6:45 p. m., Christian Endeavor. 7:30 p. m., Communion of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated. CAMPBELL CHAPEL NOTES. The Moving Picture Exhibition an- nounced for Friday night to take place before the Watch Meeting is postponed to a later date. Watch meeting will begin at 10:30. The public at large is invited to join us in this glorious meeting. You should hear Campbell Junior Choir sing at 11 o'clock each Sunday. The following trustees was elected for one year: Edward Johnson, Henry Lewis, Hiram Banks, I. G. Gilmore, G. C. Sample, George W. Gordon, one more yet to be elected. The following are on the sick list: I G. Gilmore, Louisa Richardson, Thad Turner. All of them are on the mend. COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. DOUGLASS UNDERTAKING COMPANY LOCAL NOTICES. Hair cut, 15c, 1847 Blake street. S. A. Bondurant, dealer in slightly worn men's clothing. Dress suits for rent. Phone Main 3433, 1077 Broadway. Two nicely furnished rooms for rent for light housekeeping. Apply at 1050 Logan avenue. Nicely furnished front rooms for rent. Inquire at Mrs. Potts, 247 Jason street. Nicely furnished rooms for rent at 2041 Stout street. HOLIDAY BOOKS—ORDER NOW. "Following the Color Line," by Ray Stannard Baker, $2.00. "Race Adjustment," Prof. Kelly Miller, $2.00. Complete Works of Paul Lawrence Dunbar; cloth, $1.75; half morocco, $2.50; morocco, $3.50. Send orders to 2208 Downing Ave. J. H. DONIPHAN, PROF. WILL TAYLOR, SPECIALIST ON Hard corns. Soft Corns. Festered corns. Nervo-vascular corns. Vascular corns. Laminated corns. Fibrous corns. Calla sities spots. Bunions. Chilblain feet. Ingrowing nails. Call to see me in regard to your feet. 911 18th street. Phone Main 7402. Sir Oliver Lodge says he has really talked with spirits. Spirits make lots of men talk. Pres Castro defying the United States looks a good deal like a jackass defying the lightning. Older people must learn to speak the baseball language if they wish to associate with their sons. Naturally no Spanish experts have ventured to contribute anything to the criticism of the American navy. The Oneida, N. Y., woman who concealed $2,500 in a mattress could at times be said to be fairly rolling in money. The Pearl Barber Shop First Class Work a Specialty. Agency for Electric Laundry. Best Brands of Cigars and Tobacco. The Colorado Statesman on Sale Here. HARRY JONES, - - - Proprietors Ford's Hair Pomade Fifty years of success have proved the merits of this preparation. What is more attractive than a beautiful head of hair? It has been the ambition of women in all ages. The use of Ford's Hair Pomade makes stubborn hair in silkiness, ease to comb and arrange in any style desired consistent with its length, as long as the Pomade remains in the hair. This result may be obtained by one thorough application according to directions. Two to four applications a month will be hair in silkiness condition, and two to four bottles, regular size, are usually sufficient for a year. Directions with every bottle. Ford's Hair Pomade removes and prevents dandruff, invigorates the scalp and keeps it from getting harsh and dry, stops itching and prevents the formation of new hair. It gives it new life and vigor. Absolutely harmless. Used with splendid results even on children and infants. Delicately perfumed, its use is a constant pleasure. A most satisfactory toilet preparation for ladies, gentlemen and THE BROADHURST CARTER SHOE CO. January Cle HIGH GRA y Clearance of GRADE S Will Start off with a Rush MONDAY Come Prepared to Get Sho Be Diss GARMEN 925-16TH ST. SUNDAY MORNING I'd to Get Shoe Bargains and Be Dissapointed S & J CARMENT STORE 15-16TH ST. — OPP. JOSLIN MONDAY MORNING Come Prepared to Get Shoe Bargains and You Won't Be Dissapointed S&N CARMENT STORE 925-16TH ST. - OPP. JOSLINS Our Annual January Cle OF LADIES COATS, SUITS, SK COATS, KIMONOS AN Commences Mon Mary Clearance COATS, SUITS, SKIRTS, WAISTS, DR STS, KIMONOS AND CHILDREN'S CO ences Monday, Januar January Clearance Sale OF LADIES COATS, SUITS, SKIRTS, WAISTS, DRESSES, PETTIC COATS, KIMONOS AND CHILDREN'S COATS Commences Monday, January 3rd 1-3 and 1-2 and on many garments more than is taken off. We want to sell even To do so we are making the price buying when you see the garment The coats we are offering for $5.00, $7.00 are bargains. Every woman who suits at $7.50, $10.00 and $12.50 a garments, but half price buys any DON'T MIS No store in Denver will offer of January. Silversmith 925 10 SCHOOL FOR Instructions in drive the proper care of Men thoroughly pr fill good paying p garments more than one-half of the form We want to sell every winter garment do we making the prices so low that you can you see the garments. we are offering for $10.00, $7.00 and $10. Every woman who can use a coat now $10.00 and $12.50 are regular $15.00, $15. half price buys any suit in the house. DON'T MISS THIS SALE Denver will offer as good bargains d versmith & Hill and on many garments more than one-half of the former regular price is taken off. We want to sell every winter garment during the month To do so we are making the prices so low that you can hardly resist buying when you see the garments. The coats we are offering for $5.00, $7.00 and $10.00 are bargains. Every woman who can use a coat now should see. The suits at $7.50, $10.00 and $12.50 are regular $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00 garments, but half price buys any suit in the house. DON'T MISS THIS SALE No store in Denver will offer as good bargains during the month of January. COL FOR CHAUFE ductions in driving, repairing proper care of automobiles. thoroughly prepared to take good paying positions. SCHOOL FOR CHAUFFEURS Instructions in driving, repairing and the proper care of automobiles. .. .. Men thoroughly prepared to take and fill good paying positions. .. .. FOR TERMS AND HOURS SEE GANNAWA Y THE WELTON TRUNK MANUFACTURERS A TRUNKS, YALISH 2253 We BENNAWAY, 2804 Cal TON, TRUNK MANUFACTUR MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN S, VALISES & SUIT 2253 Welton Street SEE GANNAWAY,2804 California TRUNKS, YALISES & SUIT CASES 2253 Welton Street ALBERT KOPPER PHONE 1149 MAIN Proprietor. KOPPER'S HOTEL EUROPEAN PLAN 1215-1219 TWENTIETH STREET Between Larimer and Lawrence. First-Class Furnished Rooms By the Day, Week or Month. DENVER, COLORADO 823 SIXTEENTH ST. arance Sale DE SHOES MORNING Bargains and You Won ointed T STORE OPP. JOSLINS Grace Sale ITS, WAISTS, DRESSES, PETTI- CHILDREN'S COATS May, January 3rd 1 1-2 half of the former regular price winter garment during the month to low that you can hardly resist and $10.00 use a coat now should see. The regular $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00 it in the house. HIS SALE good bargains during the month @ Hiller, Street HAUFFEURS ing, repairing and automobiles. . . . shared to take and tions. . . . 2804 California MANUFACTURING CO. DEALERS IN & SUIT CASES 925 16th Street Do You Know That The Colorado Statesman Is 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 PrintingLine Turned Out in Neatest and Best 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 wast ING Go bk Ge soi «on Carrie Nation Gives Advice on Wooing Put Spies on the Trail of Uncle Sam Attorneys Fight in Washington Court Anecdotes of the Nation’s Lawmakers ONONSH CHONOHOL Sl yi SHOR ORORORORORORORORORO ' e f 1 ; 1 ; 1 ‘ ——————— eee i Pianos $2.50 Down and | : : $1 Per WeeK Payments | See eee ee t And Six Month's Free Music Lessons with , Each Piano Purchased this Weelt ‘ c : ONE UPRIGHT PIANO FOR....sseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeee es ($50.00 i @ ANOTHER ONE FOR ......ccececcerecereerecseneeseecesss 8 8500 § MA STEINWAY FOR ........ccccneceeeceeeeeeeeereeneenee es ($150.00 ‘ © A $600 DECKER BROS, FOR ..sccssccccscsesessvecereessess $195.00 § : A $300 SPAULDING, LESS THAN 10 MONTHS OLD, FOR....$198.00 4 A $350 PIANO, PRACTICALLY AS GOOD AS NEW, FOR.....$215.00 ‘ : A $400 PIANO, SLIGHTLY USED, FOR .-.--.---0+eee+e+++ ++ $235.00 . i A $450 PIANO, LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD, FOR........+++++ - $265.00 1 ® A $500 PIANO, USED SOME (EXTRA GOOD DEAL) FOR... .$335.00 : ; AND MANY OTHER BARGAINS TOO NUMEROUS TO MEN- ¢ MOTION IN STEGER, CHICKERING, BUSH & GERTS, KRELL, JACOB / : DOLL, STODART, LESTER AND STEINHAUSER PIANOS. ; : + ! ° So that everyone may haye an opportunity to buy a Piano at this J B Sale, we will sell you a Piano for $2.50 down and $1 per week pay ‘ . ments, with— c 1 ea: , i . f ; Six Month's Free Music Lessons | : = u We Guarantee to Sell Pianos at this Sale Cheaper { 2 = ! . than Any Other Dealer in the City ‘ : Come in at once and avail yourself of a choice of these Bargains ‘ : and easy terms with the FREE MUSIC LESSONS. f c ; ' ‘ J : 4 m 920-924 FIFTEENTH ST., CHARLES BLDG., DENVER, COLO. { 2 S On OB C RORONOMOHOROMemeHOReHOMOneNnenoneFeECH GS Sere wom) {G3 a coher D aa 1 Garett are first thing « fellow ought to do when he goe: courting is to get a line on his future mother-in-law, because she’s going to be either his best friend or his worst enemy.” __ It was Carrie Nation who confided ‘this bit of philosophy to a reporter, ‘The enforced leisure of the Wash Ington workhouse, where she was be- ing held pending a hearing on charge of destroying property, had giv en Mrs. Nation the chance to turn her attention from her pet theme, ani it was an off day for the demon rum as far as she was concerned, “I am going to devote a large part of my time hereafter to seeing that mothers-in-law get the attention they ought to have from the American peo- ple,” she said, warming to her theme. “Why, a man ought to love his mother- inlaw as much as he does his wife, and if he does not it's a sign either that he’s soaked all the decency out of him with whisky or burned it out with these fool cigar. ettes. If a man does not like the mother of the girl he’s going with he a Ce” | SE ee ¢ ae ’ aa yf eet Superior Laundry ee ALL HAND WORK. Sx o (F) i J. W. CASEY, Proprietos. Telephone 2132. 1735 Lawrence St. Denver. Terres Steel Car Company of Pittsburg, which was recently in the throes of a long strike, is estab- lishing a branch in Washington, not for the purpose of acquiring new busi- ness in that district, but to keep in di- rect touch with governmental affairs ‘This is following out the policy of President F. N. Hofstot, who claims that within a few years every corpora- tion of any size in the United States will maintain a similar office in the national capital to keep close watch on what the government is doing and make an annual report to its head offices wherever they happen to be. The corporations hope through the newspapers to disseminate the action and policies of the Union's executive officers and offices. They will main- tain their own clerical sleuths, “Business is taking the place of poll- tics in our government,” said Mr. Hof stot. “The government of this country is becoming more commercialized ey- ery day. The commercial interests are Phone Main 7413 Wines, Liquors and Cigars THE NEWPORT SALOON DICK FRAZIER axp TOM LEWIS PROPRETORE A First-Class Resort For Gentlemen 1845 Arapahoe St. SS ————— DID YOU EVER TRY 9 Neef Bros. Beer? It’s made right, and tastes right. None better made anywhere and This is a Strictly Colorado Production BE SURE AN TRY IT. LGD ea [ase op » EI at ear, Pes PJ | Ba Mest VOSS _— SQ — (Ope STATES District Attor- ney Daniel W. Baker and An- drew A. Lipscomb, the leading crim- inal lawyer of Washington, passed the lie and engaged in a rough-and-tumble fight under the eyes of Justice Ashley M. Gould several days ago. Mr. Baker was the prosecutor and Mr. Lipscomb the attorney of the de- fense in the trial of John W. Collier, a policeman, charged with killing his captain on inauguration day. In the course of the trial Lipscomb insinu- ated that the district attorney had at- tempted to intimidate Rev. Dr. Ed- ward Mott, Collier’s pastor, by writing a letter to the bishop of Washington objecting to Dr. Mott appearing as a character witness for Collier. Mr. Baker was on his feet in an in- stant with an objection, but Lipscomb Was not to be headed off. wry Send Mast for Pomade for the Hair When you can get it here in Denver at THE DENVER BARBER SUPPLY CO. 1008 15th St., Denver, Colo, Cutlery, Toilet Preparations, Manicure Articles, Perfumes, Etc. Grinding of every description, ; Wholesale and Retail. eC _. a = Fe: ey PEOES FOTO OLOTOTOL OEOEOEOTOT OTOL OEOTOTOTOTS F OTOTOE Five Points Furniture Co. ‘ Dealer in OT NEW AND G3 CARPETS, SECOND owe Hast RUGS BO Va HAND eT oo AND 5 ge ie ie Fi ‘S) FURNITURE, NAD “NY STOVES Ki Way GENERAL HOUSE FURNISHINGS 2559 Welton Street. LIBERAL COURTESY EXTENDED TO ALL nnn nn nn nnn n0bhh0OSS) $O00SO8H0SOSO 0050S Dees heat of the tariff ses- sion Representative Sereno EB. Payne of New York, who boasts as large a girth as any member of con- gress, had occasion to go to the White House with frequency. The amount of news he gave up on these occasions to tae newspaper men would haye starved a space writer to death in about two days. In addition, Mr. Payne, who was always polite on such occa- sions, firally became a little bit gruf, because of the rapid-fire bombardment ‘of questions which were daily thrown at him. Finally, a reporter on a Washington newspaper, who was about 4 large around the waist line as Mr. Payne, recorded the call of the Re- publican leader at the White House by saying that Mr. Payne had, that better light out and book his spare time somewhere else, because it's @ sure thing that the girl will turn out to be just like the old lady. “This law of heredity that I've been studying lately is a wonderful thing. It’s the keynote of the whole matri- monial problem. Now, if a fellow be- gins to think his girl's mother is pret- ty nice dispositioned, he don't need to look any farther than that house for a wife. And after he gets married it's most likely that his mother-in-law will be willing to do more for him than his wife will in the way of cooking and economizing and minding his chil- dren.” Mrs. Nation owns to 63 years, but says she will fight to the death against the demon rum. She has now achieved the crowning triumph of her nine years’ crusade—the smashing of furnishings in the big Union station. Mrs. Nation's defense was that she did not destroy private poverty but a public nuisance. Carrie thinks the country has im- proved in the last three years. “Taft ain't my style,” she admitted, “put he’s a whole lot better than Ted- dy Roosevelt. He's a well-meaning man and he don’t drink, and though I may have said at times that he was chasing around the country eating a whole lot more than is good for him, I think he is better than anything in the presidential line we've been get- ting lately.” becoming more important than poll- ties. Commerce and business are the mainstay of the nation, and expect only the right that the government should give greater rights to them. “Politics in the future should take a back seat. This will increase as the years pass. My own view is that ev- ery big industrial firm should keep in close touch with the doings of the ‘government, and particularly with those departments devoted to the com- mercial and industrial interests.” Mr. Hofstot was asked about poli- tics, “What I get in politics—" he ex- claimed, “Why, if a man wants to have his name sullied and his reputa- tion dragged down in this country all he has to do is to get into. politics; run for office and the rest is easy.” It is anticipated that the other big corporations of America will follow the ideas outlined by the head of the Pressed Steel Car Company. There are agencies already in exist- jence representing the two biggest cor- porations in the world in Washington known today, the Standard Oil Com- pany and the United States Steel cor- eee But as for business offices with regular corps of workmen and public communication with the affairs of the government they do not now Sr ahs “I want to show you that the district attorney’s office has attempted to in- timidate this witness!” shouted Lips. comb. “Mr. Lipscomb knows that he is not telling the truth!” shouted the district attorney. “You're a liar!” shouted Mr. Lips- comb. ‘Then the district attorney made for him. Mr. Baker weighs 250 pounds. He is not so agile as in his college days, but he was full of fight. He launched a wallop at Lipscomb, which, had it landed, would have knocked him across the court room. His aim was bad, and the blow landed on tie assistant district attorney. Then Liscomb and Baker clinched, and rights and lefts, uppercuts and jabs stirred up the court room dust, and likewise the ire of the judge, who ordered the bailiffs to separate them. Before the court officers could inter- fere, the defendant, Collier, jumped into the melee and stopped the pro- ceedings. Justice Gould called the fighting attorneys before the bar, gave the district attorney a severe repri- mand and fined Lipscomb $50 for cen- tempt. day, “waddled” in to see the president and out again, The next day, when hailed by the same reported for news, ‘Mr. Payne got even by retorting: “Tell your paper that {ts reporter waddled after Mr. Payne, who replied that he had no news.” Recently Mr. Payne called at the White House and the reporter greeted him with: “Well, Mr. Payne, I see you are still waddling to the White House.” | “You must go around with a look ing-glass in front of you all the time,” ‘came the reply from Mr. Payne, with- out the bat of an eye. | Senator Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan, after an exceedingly busy day in which he called upon the presi- dent and several members of the cab- inet, thereby arousing the suspicion of the Michigan newspaper men to a fever heat, was met by one of them, who inquired: “Senator, have you any news con. cealed about your person to-day?” “Yes,” replied the senator. “Thor oughly concealed.” Pure Drugs, Hot’and Cold Drinks, Toilet Articles and Cigars. 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NORRIS } Dealer in all kinds 3 $$ COAL @ WOOD Puritan . ........-.$4.00 per ton + Monarch Coal .....$4.25 perton 3 Gas Coke delivered .$5.00 per ton f 2475 Arapahoe Street 3 t Store, 1120 25th Street 5 De kth he eae Pie chi ee ee eae ae £ We sell New and 4 : Second-Hand : FURNITURE + for cash cheaper ~ than any one in the * city, and pay cash £ when you want to ; sell. : . LINDENMEIER : : mkii?SSo1 1856 Welton st 3 Fe eects beers HERBERT’S 1519 CURTIS STREET Ice Cream, Ices, Candies YOUR DOLLAR Will come back to you if you spend it at home, It is gone forever if you send it to the Mail-Order House. A glance through four advertising columns will give you an idea Where it will buy the most. A dispatch from Bailey in the Platte anon December 23d says: William Mendenhall's hair stood up when two cows, pursued by a mountain lion which Mendenhall affirms was "as big as a horse" tore across the railroad and river and through the streets of insmont early this morning. Mendenhall fired at the lion, but missed it, and it fled. One of the oldest cattle ranches in Weld county, owned by Max Wickhorst and containing 4,000 acres, near Roggen, was sold to Lincoln, Neb. men for $60,000 a few days since. Work on the highway between Colorado Springs and Denver may soon commence as the state has offered to do $5,000 worth of work on this boulevard if the county commissioners of El Paso county will advance a like amount. The commissioners, who have taken the offer under advisement, are said to be favorably disposed toward it. One hundred dollars for a handkerchief is the price paid by Z. G. Simmons of Kenosha, Wis., owner of the Pike's Peak Cog Road, and a frequent visitor in Manitou. Mr. Simmons was asked to contribute a handkerchief to the bazaar of the Young Ladies' Benefolent Society of the First Congregational church of Manitou, and sent a $100 check asking that the article be purchased with it. Colonel Von Ketten, chief of the secret police of Moscow, has been appointed to succeed Colonel Karpoff, chief of the secret police of St. Petersburg, who was assassinated December 2. Several attempts have been made against the life of Colonel Von Ketten, who for many years has been hunting the revolutionists without mercy. GENEROUS AT WIFE'S EXPENSE Tired Wife Explains How Husband Gets the Reputation He Likes So Well. "Yes," said the tired-looking woman, "I have a very generous husband, and this is the way he gets that reputation. The other day I worked and slaved in the kitchen for about ten hours making jelly. It was my first attempt, so I had considerable trouble and burned my fingers about seventeen times. It turned out pretty good, however, and of course I was proud and delighted. That night I put some on the table for dinner, and husband got enthusiastic. "Next day he was visiting a sick friend of his, a man, by the way, quite able to buy anything he might want and whose wife never lifts her finger. On leaving, Mr. Generous Husband says: 'Wife made some pretty good jelly the other day. You might like some. I'll send you up half dozen jars.' "Now, wouldn't that frost you, or rasp you, or whatever they say? Hail a dozen jars! After all my work, to hand that jelly over to a man whose wife is too lazy to breathe! I made exactly eight jars, so we will have one more, unless he has already promised it to somebody else." Granting the published request of 1,500 Greeley boys and girls for a skating pond, George Dauth and H. L. Witter will provide an ice rink seventy-five feet wide and a half a mile long; also the water. DENVER DIRECTORY BON I. LOOK Dealer in all kinds of MERCHANDISE, Mammoth catalog mailed free. Cor. 161 and Blake. Denver. RUGS & LINOLEUM Shipped to at wholesale prices. We pay the freight. Best catalog in Denver mailed THE HOLCOMB & HART LINOLEUM & RUG CO. RAW FURS HIDES AND PELTS Write for our complete catalog. Highest prices paid and satisfactory returns. LOTZ HIDE & WOOL CO. Denver, Colo. Crawford, Neb. Rapid City, S. D. TYPEWRITERS Hocher Brox. The Colorado Typewriter Exchange Co. 1857-21 Champa Street. makes sold, repaired and rented. Supplies and parts. Acents Standard Folding and Royal Visible Address Department H. AWNINGS, TENTS THE COLORADO TENT & AWNING CO. The largest Duck Goods house in the West. 1642 Lawrence St., Denver, Colo. Robt. Gutshall, Pres. ASSAYS RELIABLE : PROMPT Gold, 75c; Gold and Silver and Copper, $1.50. Gold and Silver, refined and bought. Write for free mail macks. OGDEN ASSAY CO., 1536 Court Place, Denver, Colo. THE M. J. O'FALLON SUPPLY CO WHOLESALE Plumbing and Steam Goods Boilers and radiators for heating residences and public buildings. General steam and water works supplies; pipe and fittings, pumping and irrigation, Brass pipe, cement, garden hose, fire hose, etc. Inquire for our special pipe cutting tools. Write for general information. OFFICE 1518 WYN-KOOP ST., DENVER, COLORADO. PIANOS WRITE FOR INTRODUCTORY OFFER TODAY If you intend to buy a Piano this fall get this offer now. Save $100 to $150. Liberal Payment Plan. THE KNIGHT CAMPBELL INC. MICRO Denver the West's oldest and largest music house. Established 1874. E. E. BURLINGAME & CO., ASSAY OFFICE AND CHEMICAL LABORATORY Established in Colorado, 1868. Samples by major express will receive prompt confirmation. Gold & Silver Bullion Refined, Melted and Assayed OR PURCHASED. CONCENTRATION, AMALGAMATION AND CYANIDE TESTS — 100 lbs. to carload lots. Write for terms. 1736-1738 Lawrence St., Denver, Colo. LINCOLN TANNERY Fur Coats, Robes Rugs, Etc. Custom stores cut specially. Highest prices paid for hides. Send for prices and tags. HENRY HOLM, 134 South Ninth Street, Lincoln, Nebraska THE WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING EVENTS IN THIS AND OTHER COUNTRIES. IN LATE DISPATCHES DOINGS AND HAPPENINGS THAT MARK THE PROGRESS OF THE AGE. WESTERN NEWS. The fifth annual exhibition of the National Western Stock Show will be held at Denver January 8th to 15th next. A company has been incorporated to build aeroplanes in Denver and a building has been rented for the purpose. The Colorado National Apple Exposition will be held at the great Auditorium in Denver, January 3rd to 8th. It will be one of the greatest events of the New Year in the West. Colbertin Pinkney, a famous Civil war veteran and a Kansas pioneer, died at Peabody, Kas., December 26th, aged 86. He was colonel of the Sixtieth Wisconsin volunteers during the war. Hogs brought the unusual price of $8.60 on the Kansas City market December 28th. This is the highest mark attained since 1882. Packers did not explain the high price except to say it marked another step in the constantly increasing value of hogs. Discussing the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight in an interview in New York city Governor Spry of Utah expressed his firm belief that there was not one chance in a thousand of the big fight being held in Utah. "The laws of the state must be obeyed, and I shall follow them to the letter," he said. The Frisco railroad system, which was recently segregated from the Rock Island, has abolished its railroad offices in all Western cities except Denver, where George W. Martin will remain in charge of the business of both the Frisco and Rock Island systems. According to the computation of Dr. H. A. Howe, astronomer of the University of Denver, the earth will pass through the tail of Halley's comet on Wednesday, May 18th. But he assures us that the gases of which the tail is composed are so thin that there will be nothing to remind us of the fact. A gigantic combination of all the transportation lines in Chicago, surface and elevated, with a central company, furnishing power, and the probability of taking in interurban railroads, is the plan of the new company, which has consolidated the South side street car lines and taken over the Morgan interests in Chicago traction. It is reported that the Western Pacific has secured full rights to all Southern Pacific trackage on the most intimate terms throughout all middle and northern California. Also that it is the intention to operate the two roads, the Western Pacific and the northern line of the Southern Pacific, as a double track, to correspond with the double-tracking of the Union Pacific from Omaha to Salt Lake, which will be completed within a year and a half. GENERAL NEWS. Vermont hunters have already pald over $15,000 into the state treasury for licenses to shoot game. Of Christmas mail 4,106 sacks were brought to America from Europe by the liner Teutonic. The whole Turkish Cabinet resigned December 28th, following the resignation of Hilmi Pasha, the grand vizier. Andrew Carnegie slipped on an icy spot while walking around the reservoir in Central Park, New York, a few days since and suffered a painful injury to his left knee. Henry Lane Wilson, retiring minister to Belgium, has left Brussels, the legation now being in charge of U. Grant Smith, the secretary, pending the arrival of the new minister, Charles Page Bryan, who formerly was minister to Portugal. Eighteen persons in and near New York perished in the Christmas storm or from accidents caused by it. Six died from exposure after being caught in snowdrifts. Others were drowned, and several were killed by trains. A telegram from Consul Moffat at Bluefields says that under the direct supervision of Commanders Shipley and Niblack, men detailed from the Des Moines and the Tacoma began Christmas morning to distribute rations to 1,500 Zelayan soldiers brought there as prisoners. Estrada's officers are rendering all possible assistance and are furnishing blankets, clothing and shoes as rapidly as possible. The people of the United States paid $61,831 taxes on playing cards during November, an increase of $11,461 over the corresponding period of 1908. Frederick Remington, the artist, died at Ridgefield, Conn., of appendicitis, after a brief illness. He was operated on a few days before for appendicitis. "You can take it from me that protection of umpires will be one of the principal planks in my platform," is the announcement of Thos. J. Lynch, the new president of the National Baseball league. It is reported that the building or the Amur railroad, 1,539 miles long, at a cost of $150,000,000, is being hurried owing to representations of Russian officials that there is danger of a second war with Japan in consequence of the struggle for control in Manchuria. Governor Noel has announced the appointment of Col. James Gordon of Oklahoma as United States senator from Mississippi to succeed the late Senator A. J. McLaurin. The appointment is temporary until the Legislature can elect a senator for the unexpired term and is made with the understanding that Senator Gordon will not be a candidate for this term. The battleship Utah, the greatest warship ever built in the United States, was launched December 23rd from the yard of the New York Shipbuilding Company at Camden, N. J. The vessel was christened by Mary Alice Spry, daughter of Governor Spry of Utah, who was present with his family, together with the members of Congress from Utah and representatives of the Utah Legislature. Francis J. Heney of San Francisco has filed formal complaint in his New York suit against William H. Crocker, the California millionaire, basing his action on an open letter bearing Mr. Crocker's name which appeared in a New York evening newspaper December 3rd, in which Mr. Crocker defended his action in first supporting Heney in the San Francisco graft prosecutions and later withdrawing his support. Colonel James Gordon of Okolona, Mississippi, who has been named United States Senator by Governor Neel as successor to the late A. J. McLaurin, was one of several Confederate leaders suspected of being in conspiracy with J. Wilkes Booth to kill President Lincoln. A reward of $10,000 was offered for his arrest. He later succeeded in satisfying the authorities that he was in no way implicated in the crime. Neon, a newly-discovered gas, is the cause of the aurora borcalis, according to a statement made at Boston by Dr. W. J. Dudley, head of the department of chemistry at Vanderbilt University, before the division of physical and inorganic chemists of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Dudley showed what he claimed to be the only sample of neon now in this country. It requires over 100 tons of air to get a pint of neon. A committee which was appointed by the Brooklyn neighbors of Dr. Cook some months ago to raise funds for the erection of a monument to the explorer, has decided to go on with its work, in spite of the cables from Copenhagen. "Dr. Cook," according to one member of the committee, "as a noble martyr. The rest of the world may take the word of those indoor polar explorers over in Copenhagen, but his neighbors in old Bushwick know that Dr. Cook discovered the pole, because he told us so himself." The special committee of the University of Copenhagen that investigated Dr. Frederick A. Cook's polar records, is now considering whether it shall publish a second report, giving further details of its work. If the committee should decide to do so, it will issue the report about the middle of January. A member of the committee says that some of the details of Cook's narrative were fabricated and his papers showed that he had used calculations furnished by Captain Loose. The second report, he added, would present evidence to that effect. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Commander Peary has declared that he will never again head another expedition either to the South pole or to the North pole. He will, however, stand ready to aid others who may attempt such expeditions. Under orders from Secretary Knox, American Red Cross funds are to be expended in caring for the sick and wounded of both of the Nicaragua armies, more than 2,000 of whom are incapacitated in Bluefields. General Ezra Hayes Farman, since 1905 chairman of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Park commission and previously a member of the Antietam battlefield board, died at his home in Washington Christmas day, aged 75. He served throughout the Civil war, being made at its close a brevet brigadier general. Acting under the demands of labor unions, the State Department has called upon the American embassy at Mexico City to investigate sharply the incarceration without trial of Conductor James A. Cook, an American, who was arrested and imprisoned some time ago for alleged complicity in the robbery of freight trains on a Mexican railroad. A lawyer at Pau, France, engaged in settling an estate, sent a $500 Confederate bond to the treasury department at Washington for redemption. He had been told that such bonds were worthless on account of their age, but expressed astonishment, as the government had always met its obligations. The difference between Confederate bonds and United States bonds was explained to him. That Dr. Cook was not decorated by the King of Denmark, as has been generally supposed, is the substance of a statement made at Washington by Dr. Maurice F. Egan, United States minister to Denmark. "Dr. Cook was not decorated by the King," said Dr. Eagan. According to the report of the Census Bureau the tendency of municipal ownership shows itself in some directions. Of 158 cities, 116 own and operate their own water plants. Only seventy-six own their own marketplaces. We Give Away Absolutely Free of Cost The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, in Plain English, or Medicine Simplified, by R. V. Pierce, M. D., Chief Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo, a book of 1008 large pages and over 700 illustrations, in strong paper covers, to any one sending 21 one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only, or, in French Cloth binding for 31 stamps. Over 680,000 copies of this complete Family Doctor Book were sold in cloth binding at regular price of $1.50. Afterwards, one and a half million copies were given away as above. A new, up-to-date revised edition is now ready for mailing. Better send NOW, before all are gone. Address World's Dispensary Medical Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Y. DR. PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION THE ONE REMEDY for woman's peculiar ailments good enough that its makers are not afraid to print on its outside wrapper its every ingredient. No Secrets—No Deception. THE ONE REMEDY for women which contains no alcohol and no habit-forming drugs. Made from native medicinal forest roots of well established curative value. DIDN'T SEE IT THE SAME WAY Father of Young Missionary Disagreed Violently with Popular Chinese Custom. The young missionary relighted his eigar. "In China, father," he said, "I'd have no trouble in selecting a present for you." "No?" queried the old man. "No," said the missionary, with a hearty laugh. "The most desirable present to give old folks is a coffin, in China. Ha, ha, ha! And old folks like yourself don't mind it at all. They welcome a coffin as heartily as you'd welcome a box of Havana regalias." "Humph!" said the father, grimly, "And if an old Chinaman is alling," said the young missionary—"if he has your rheumatic complaint, for instance—then he regards a coffin as an especially thoughtful gift. In fact—" But the missionary's father had suddenly left the room, slamming the door behind him with a certain violence. SLIGHTLY AMBIGUOUS. "Doctor, this is the worst attack I've ever had." "Never mind, it will be your last." SKIN HUMOR 25 YEARS "Cuticura did wonders for me. For twenty-five years I suffered agony from a terrible humor, completely covering my head, neck and shoulders, so even to my wife, I became an object of dread. At large expense I consulted the most able doctors far and near. Their treatment was of no avail, nor was that of the —— Hospital, during six months' efforts. I suffered on and concluded there was no help for me this side of the grave. Then I heard of some one who had been cured by Cuticura Remedies and thought that a trial could do no harm. In a surprisingly short time I was completely cured. S. P. Keyes, 147 Congress St, Boston, Mass., Oct. 12, '09." Face Covered with Pimples "I congratulate Cuticura upon my speedy recovery from pimples which covered my face. I used Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent for ten days and my face cleared and I am perfectly well. I had tried doctors for several month but got no results. Wm.J. Sadlier, 1614 Susquehanna Ave., Philadelphia, May 1, 1909." Story of a Moving Pumpkin. A pumpkin was seen to walk across the field by Mrs. Samuel H. Hight of Skowegan recently. When she saw it she thought her eyes were deceiving her, but she soon perceived that the pumpkin moved a little way, stopped and then turned in another direction. She watched this object for some time and told one of her neighbors. The mystery was solved, but the two women did not dare to go nearer the moving vegetable, but called a man who knocked the pumpkin over and found a polecat. The skunk had crawled under the pumpkin and stuck his head into a hole in it and was unable to extricate himself from it and had walked off as best he could with the pumpkin on his back.—Lewiston Journal. Cupid's Cynicism. "Is it so, that you used to call regularly on that girl?" "Yes; she always sang a song to me that I loved." "Why didn't you marry her?" "I found I could buy the song for 50 cents."—The Circle. Salesmen—Best Commission Offer on Earth. New—all retailers—samples, coat pocket. "Boston," Dept. C 1, Iowa City, Iowa. When doctors disagree they are apt to make sarcastic remarks about each other that savor of the truth. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggles refund money if it fails to cure. E.W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. The more talk it takes to run things the slower they move. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, curses wind colic. 25c a bottle. When some people talk it is a waste of time to yawn. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral NOT NARCOTIC Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Alk. Stema - Rochelle Salts - Anise Seed - Peppermint - Milkshake Soda - Worm Seed - Cloridied Sugar Winkgreen Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Chas. H. Flitcher. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS Guaranteed under the Food and Exact Copy of Wrapper. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Chas. H. Flitcher. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. A CERTAIN CURE FOR SORE, WEAK & INFLAMED EYES. MITCHELL'S SALVE MAKES THE USE OF DRUGS UNNECESSARY. Price, 25 Cents. Druggists. Hubby Was Too Willing. Hubby Was Too Wrilling. In the midst of her tears over a late disagreement she announced that she would take a trip of three weeks in the country for a rest from his abuse. Hooray! Hooray! He hurried to the station, bought tickets, hurried back home, pulled off his coat, plunged into the cellar, lugged out her trunks and commenced to pack. Lying on a couch, she watched him through her tears with great curiosity. From time to time, in reply to many questions, she advised him what articles would be useful in the country, and they were eagerly included. Perspiring and exhausted after some hours of preparatory detail for her departure, he sank into a chair and said: "Everything is ready now. You have abundant time to catch your train." "I have decided," she said, softly, "not to go." An Artistic Rebuke. A well-known clergyman was traveling in a non-smoking compartment of a train going north. As soon as the train was well on its way, the only other occupant, without asking permission of his fellow traveler, coily lit a cigarette. The reverend gentleman was relieved, as he wanted to smoke himself, but had been afraid lest his companion might object. But the opportunity was too good to be lost. Drawing out his pipe he leaned forward, and, with an ingratiating smile, blandly inquired: "Would you object if I were to smoke?" Rough on: Rats in Out Buildings Rough on-Rats in Out Buildings. In setting Rough on Rats in out buildings after mixing it well with any food decided upon, separate into small bits, place on several pieces of boards, and put these here and there under the floors. Close up all openings large enough for Dogs, Cats or Chickens to enter, but leave some small openings for Rats to get in and out. One 25c. box of Rough on Rats, being all poison, will make enough mixture to clear out in one or two nights settings, hundreds of Rats and Mice. 15c., 25c., 75c., at Druggists. E. S. Wells, Jersey City, N. J. Once in a while you encounter one of those cheerful individuals who never borrow trouble, in spite of the fact that they borrow everything else. BREAK UP THAT COUGH with Allen's Lung Balsam, the popular family remedy. It curs where other remedies fail. All dealers. 25c., $4.00 bottles. One man's hobby may be another man's nightmare. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS & CHILDREN Promotes Digestion, Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Mineral NOT NARCOTIC Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PITCHER Pumpkin Seed - Alx Senna - Rochelle Salts - Anise Seed - Apperium - HiCorbonate Soda - Worm Steel - Clorified Sugar Windygren Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and Loss of SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Mitchell Pitcher. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS Guaranteed under the Food and Exact Copy of Wrapper. A CERTAIN CURE FOR SOR MITCHELL'S MAKES THE USE OF DRUGS UNNE PATENTS Watson E. Coleman, Washington, D.C. Books tree. High est references. Best results. W. N. U., DENVER, NO. 1-1910. of Cost Adviser, in Plain 7. Pierce, M. D., 's Hotel and Sur- ies large pages and covers, to any one sending 21 one-cent in French Cloth binding for 31 stamps. Family Doctor Book were sold in cloth earwards, one and a half million copies up-to-date revised edition is now ready all are gone. Address WORLD's Dis- Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. Y. WRITE PRESCRIPTION It's peculiar ailments good enough to print on its outside wrapper its to Deception. In which contains no alcohol and from native medicinal forest roots "Hey, janitor, come quick. Dere's a man fell down de coal hole!" "All right, sonny, I'll look into it!" Changed. "He used to kiss me every time we passed through a tunnel before our marriage," said the little woman, with sad reflections. "And does he do so now?" asked the bosom friend. "No, he takes a drink." A Whisper of Hope. Knicker — Several thousand shirt waist makers are on strike. Henpekt—Do you suppose it would do any good for the shirt waist buttoners to strike? Habitual Constipation Habitual Constipation May be permanently overcome by proper personal efforts with the assistance of the one truly beneficial laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs & Elixir of Senna, which enables one to form regular habits daily so that assistance to nature may be gradually dispensed with when no longer needed, as the best of remedies when required are to assist nature, and not to supplant the natural functions, which must depend ultimately upon proper nourishment, proper efforts, and right living generally. To get its beneficial effect, always buy the genuine CALIFORNIA SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGISTS ONE SIZES ONLY-ROLLAR PRICE $0 PER BOTTLE CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Char. H. Hitchens. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE GENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. WEAK & INFLAMED EYES. SALVE ESSARY. Price, 25 Cents. Druggists. Worms "Cascarets are certainly fine. I gave a friend one when the doctor was treating him for cancer of the throat. The worms. Because he passed four pieces of a tape worm. Be thou got a box and in three days he passed a tape-worm 45 feet long. It was Mr. Matt Freck, of Millerburg, Illinois Co. I used it as a worm reptile. I use them myself and find them beneficial for most any disease caused by impure blood." Chas. E. Coudon, Lewiston, Fa., (Miflin Co.) CUT THIS OUT, mail it with your address to Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago, Illinois, and receive a handsome souvenir gold Bon Bon FREE. 921 Readers of this paper de-airing to buy anything adver- tised in its columns should insist upon having what they ask for, refusing all substitutes or imitations. For HEADACHE, NEURALGIA and GRIPPE. Use 10c DR. DAVIS' ANTI-HEADACHE 25c Druggists—or FRED G. KRELING, Chicago, Ill SAM MAYER Jeweler and Optician 1033-1035 15th St. NEAR ARAPAHOE Denver, Colo. Byes Tested Free Very Fine Watch Repairs Michaelson's The Big Store, COR. 15TH AND LARIMER STS SANT CLAUS HERE and will be with us until Christmas, and will distribute handsome gifts absolutely free to all children accompanied by adults. This is the store at which to buy your Christmas Gifts, or your Christmas Clothing. Everything for man, woman and child. Standard makes of merchandise known all over the world, shown here at an average of 25% less than you can buy them elsewhere. A New Jewelry Department, selling at half jewelers' prices. In Regard to Christmas Presents We have a nice assortment of Xmas presents, Silverware, Cutlery, Carving Sets, Perfumes, Traveling Sets, Shaving Sets, full line of Manicuring Supplies, Razor Strops, Brushes of all kinds, Combs, a large line of Toilet Articles, Etc. DENVER BARBER SUPPLY CO., 1008 15th St. DENVER COLO. THE BEST ICE CREAM AND CANDIES AT O. P. BAUR & CO. CATERERS AND CONFECTIONERS Phone: 168. 1512 Curtis Street, Denver, Colo. Phone Main 4843. J. Gibson Smith Art Dealer 322 SEVENTEENTH STREET, Denver, Colo. Phone Main 8012. JES I. HANSEN Manufacturing Watch Maker and Jeweler Repairing a Specialty. Dealers in Watches, Clocks, Diamonds and Jewelry. 404 Sixteenth Street, Denver, Colorado. Get your old plumes and boas made into willow plumes. Mrs. Z. Benjamin 1958 Broadway First-Class Milliner Hats Trimmed and Made to Order. FINEST ASSORTMENT of FALL HATS in the City. She solicits the patronage of her OLD CUSTOMERS. --- Cottrell Clothing Co. 613-615-617-619 Sixteenth Street THE LADY JOHNSON FOR THE YEAR IN MEMORIAM JOHN DICK 20TH AUGUST 1910 Christmas Presents FOR MEN HERE'S wisdom in buying sensible and serviceable gifts—a suit of clothes, or an overcoat, for a member of your family. Or, if this is too costly, a house coat, or a bath robe, or some nice handkerchiefs, or a box of sox, or neckwear. Quite an addition has been made to our showing of Wonder Clothes. The Convertible Protector Overcoat, and the Auto Stormcoat are conspicuous values. A new line, fresh from the makers. The fabrics are fine, smooth Campbell kersey, in various shades, medium and dark colors. Conservatively speaking, $18.00 would be a fair price. A. All leathers—velour calf, gun metal, vici kid—all the newest toes and the newest heels. The Griffith Shoe Company of Denver stands back of every pair, and we stand back of the Griffith Shoe Company, though that is not necessary. Burger & Co., 525 Broadway, New York, closed out to us all they had left of Fine Holiday Silks, permitting us to select our own styles, and have them made accordingly. Surely this is a timely offering, worthy of this progressive store. 2212 Larimer Street From the famous studios of Avenirs and old abbey of Limoges and Ginoris of Italy, at 1/2 the prices that the goods are marked. Some of the most beautiful and artistic fancy China pieces ever offered at these prices, decorated with inlaid gold designs and rich colors. Every piece is a work of art, the shapes are new and the colors most beautiful. The quantity is limited and won't last long, so we advise early response. Dinner-Ware at Cost The Popular Price China Co. SALE STARTS FRIDAY. DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND ALL KINDS OF JEWELRY—GOLD, SILVER AND FILLED, FOR THE HOLIDAYS. PRICES GUARANTEED THE LOW-EST. GIVE US A CALL AND INSPECT OUR STOCK For Holiday GIFTS THAT ARE Useful, Durable and Beautiful SUCH AS Men's High Class Suits and Overcoats, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Socks, Sweaters, Robes and House Coats L. H. MAYER @ BROTHER It is often said that women are more cruel in their judgments of women than are men. The sophomores of Barnard college, New York, have evidently undertaken to show that the sex can be as cruel in action as in judgment. Only women will fully appreciate the terrific cruelty of the edict of those girl sophomores that the girl freshmen must on no account adorn themselves with rats or puffs or braids during the present college term. But the man of average observation will get at least a hint of the tragedy of the situation. While the sophomores are going about adorned in the glory of mountainous false hair the freshmen will have to be content with those simple collures at once so becoming to the faces of young girls and so out of style at present, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. Think of the horror of that to girls who are just beginning to understand the inexorableness of fashion! And when they walk abroad for air or exercise what sudden, sad reminders of their forlorn condition the windows filled with abundant hair goods of all shapes and arrangements are sure to be! What pangs of hopeless desperation and revolt will wake to mar their pleasure! Omaha dealers are said to be rushing butter to the cold storage warehouses and predicting that consumers will be paying 50 cents a pound for the product before Christmas. It does not require a long head, nowadays, to see that butter will be higher in price in winter than in summer; in fact, from time immemorial butter has always advanced during the winter months. But when there were no cold storage warehouses the prices of butter were lower at this time of the year because there were no speculators buying the product up, right and left, rushing it to the cooler, and predicting tremendous advances during the winter. The cold storage warehouse is beneficent in many ways, but the speculative feature of its utilization has raised the summer prices of butter and eggs and poultry, and also boosted the winter rates for these products. None of these products will ever again sell long at low prices, because the moment the prices ease a little the speculator jumps in and clears the market of the surplus. Twenty St. Paul (Minn.) municipal officers and council members who have just completed a 3,000-mile trip through the east make interesting comparisons between eastern and western cities regarding different phases of municipal progress. They find that the "City Beautiful" idea is more clearly developed and the movement more widespread in the east than in the west, and that the movement to advertise cities is receiving more widespread attention in the east, though the point is made that in most instances the movement is "hardly along the same practical lines as in the west." The desertion at New York of 200 seamen of Admiral Seymour's fleet repeats what occurred at Hampton Roads on the occasion of the Jamestown exposition. The British "Jack Tar" finds conditions ashore in the United States so alluring that he is tempted to abandon his ship and violate the obligation incurred by the acceptance of the "Queen's shilling." The French fleet lost only a few men, probably because of language difficulties which Britons do not encounter, and because affiliations with them are not so readily established. Indisputably the materials of subsistence cost more than a year ago. A dispatch from Washington notes that last year the average cost to the government of food supplies for the army was on the basis of 19.65 cents for a soldier's daily ration, whereas now it is 21.5 cents. At this rate the market bill for the whole army for the current year would be $1,540,200 higher than in 1908. Japan has a big rice crop, and as there are always plenty of old shoes the time seems propitious for the merry peal of wedding bells. A chicken in Illinois has left her brood to care for seven collie pups. It is obvious in this instance why the hen crossed the road. The shah must get a lot of consolation these hot days from not being obliged to wear that awfully high hat any more. The less she puts on, the longer it takes a woman to dress, says an actress. That is art, and "art is long." One of the safest places from which to view an automobile race is the main deck of a captive balloon. Spain is conducting its war without anybody to carry a message to Garcia. Many a football player survives to become a useful citizen. Are you a monoplanist or a biplanist? Our Meats are especially fine this week, "the just right to eat well" kind," and when you see the meat and the prices you will wcnder how we can do it. TURN OUT WITH THE ELKS NEW YEAR'S BALL GIVEN BY RICE LODGE, NO. 39, I. B. P. O. E. OF W. EAST TURNER HALL MONDAY NIGHT, JAN. 3rd. ADMISSION 50 CENTS 1763 Larimer Street, Corner Eighteenth Street Phone Main 3134. FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GOODS The Grand MARKET CO. AT THE LOOP Our Meats are especially t eat well" kind," and when you will wonder how we can do i BEEF BEEF Loin Steak .. 10c, 12½c, 15c Sirloin Roasts .. .. 12½c Porterhouse Roasts .. .. 12½c Pot Roasts .. 8c, 10c, 12½c Boiling Beef .. .. 6c, 7c Corned Beef .. .. 7c Fancy Rolled Roasts .. .. M. B. --- VEAL Legs Lamb, Fancy .....20c Legs Mutton, Fancy .....15c Mutton Steak .....121/2c Shoulder Mutton .....10c Shoulder Lamb .....121/2c Mutton Stew .....5c Lamb Stew .....8c ORDER EXTRA EARLY OUT WITH DELKS R'S BALL N BY D. 39, I. B. P. O. E. W. NER HALL HT, JAN. 3rd. 50 CENTS the Liquor Co. Per Eighteenth Street— main 3134. OUR GOODS Stock in the City at the very to any Part of the roadway J. R. CONTEE, PRESIDENT. R. E. HANDY, LICENSED EM- BALMER. THE Douglass Undertaking Company Incorporated—Bonded to the City Phone—Main 6122