Colorado Statesman

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 LIBERIAN WORK LATEST MOVEMENT IS TO BUILD INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR THE PEOPLE OF LIBERIA. RACE PREJUDICE SPREADS. SPECIAL ELECTION. GETTING THE HABIT OF SAVING MONEY. SOME OBSTACLES. A STRONG FINANCIAL BUSINESS. VOL. XVI. LIBERIA LATEST MOVEMENT IS TO FOR THE PEOPLE OF DICE SPREADS. SPEC THE HABIT OF SAVIN STACLES. A STRONG Recently a commission of leading colored and white men were sent to the republic of Liberia for the purpose of finding out true conditions there and devising some feasible plan whereby the African republic could weather the gale of existence. No report of the commission has come into our hands, but from fragmentary statements we know that a definite line of conduct towards Liberia. Much credit for the present attitude of the government towards Liberia is due to the active interest of Dr. Booker Washington. His secretary, Mr. Emmett Scott, was a member of the Liberian commission and doubtless has had much to do in influencing the action of Mr. Washington. The latest movement for the benefit of the people of Liberia is the establishment of an Industrial School modeled along the lines of Tuskegee. Such a school will have teachers and instructors trained at Mr. Washington's school. Minister Lyons has been in this country interesting himself in the attitude the government will assume towards the establishment of this school. In an interview of a few days ago, he expressed a belief that $30,000.00 would be devoted by the United States towards this school. This kind of aid is such as is needed by the people there. With a large expanse of fertile country to be developed, filled with a people with but crude and indifferent notions of modern husbandry, the tremendous benefit to be derived from such a school cannot be estimated too high. Into this work some of the brains and ability of our people should enter. We are being prepared here to help in the world's uplift of humanity and the cry of our brethren in Africa should be heeded. And what we do accomplish in this way will redound to the credit of the race and the matchless genius of Mr. Washington. IT SPREADS. Up to within very recent years race prejudice was purely a local disease. It had not developed international germs. But it seems that wherever two or three (and generally one) American white man is found, there race prejudice is in the midst. Travelers on the continent and elsewhere about the world found no traces of it. Not until the Americans invaded Cuba was that fair island cursed with the dread disease. The Spaniard with all his rapacious cruelty was no respector of persons. The blacks of Cuba had the same chance and contended for all positions with equal freedom. There were no separate schools, churches, cars and public houses, to mark the son of Ham as distinct and cursed. The black was a part of the people in every way. With the close of the Spanish-American war and the predominance of American influence, the Cuban black found himself repressed and circumscribed. Systematic efforts were at once set in motion to "Jim Crow" him in the hotels and restaurants, and in the active participation in the government that he fought and starved to save. If the published reports are true, it does not look as though he was going to sit supinely by and see his rights and privileges abridged. If he cannot be a full citizen under the government fostered and established by the Roosevelt administration, why he proposes to tear it to pieces and make another one. This system seems good, though very much Latinized. The present trouble in the Cuban republic was caused by the refusal of hotels to accommodate Negro patrons. It may be an American scheme to grab the island. Black Cubans, beware; if you were in America, the chances are you would be lynched. SPECIAL ELECTION. The various committees and organizations having in charge the several schemes of municipal reform have completed their canvass of the city and filed with the board of election commissioners petitions asking for a special election. As has been predicted by the Colorado Statesman, the situation becomes daily more mixed and the possibility of a multitude of legal fights more apparent. The legality of a special election coming so close on the general election, as well as the wisdom of piling up a fifty-thousand-dollar expense bill for the taxpayers, are but the beginning of months of expensive litigation bound to be maintained by the Water Company in resisting the confiscatory methods of the reformers. Then another expensive feature to the people will be the double registration for the special and general elections. The holding of two elections will turn loose the political schemers and what is really a business proposition will degenerate into a something affording sport for the fixers and heelers. The Negro taxpayers of Denver cannot afford to lend themselves and their influence to such a scheme. DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1910. State Hist & Nat Hist Society State House onizing Th ADC Z JOURNAL DENVER, COLORADO, GETTING THE HABIT. Coining proverbs has been going on since man learned the jingle of words. "Getting the habit" is not one of Solomon's sayings; but rather it belongs to the modern parlance and may be applied to almost any old thing. Just now we want it to apply to the saving habit. The Colorado Statesman has had much to say on the topic of getting work, of getting one's self in a position to make money. On the other hand, we have not had much to say about "getting the saving habit." Evidences of thrift and saving are on all sides. Everywhere one looks in this beautiful city of Denver, we see what the saving of pennies count for. All the great enterprises and corporations moves and have their being through the thrift and saving habit of the people. Our people have never been charged with the habit of making small savings and very few big ones. Yet we have some remarkable exhibitions of the doings of the penny saving habit among our people. All over this country are scattered many million dollars' worth of church and school property, built and maintained through the gathering of pennies from our people. In the accumulation of all this vast property we have done much to add to the sum total of the world's wealth. We have world knowledge of the fact that we are a hard working people, who make money and are willing to give it to a good cause. From these giant successes comes back to each of us the lesson of what we can do if we only "get the habit." SOME OBSTACLES. We fail to get the habit of saving because we take no note of the morrow. We stand wrap in the present and the world's great opportunities go gliding by because we haven't the money to invest. We go headlong into the pleasures of life, the picnics, the excursions, the balls, and a thousand social pleasures that absorb only the earning that might be carried into our savings account "if we only had the habit. The Negroes of Denver can learn much by study of the course pursued by the men who control our great business and financial houses. These men, at least a majority, came into the West poor, with only the capital of their hand and the hustling spirit. They have won because they labored and saved. We have labored, earned and spent with a lavish hand. We have been taxed more by our extravagance than by our realty. These habits must give way to the saving habit. A thousand Negroes of our city going weekly to savings banks will be a grand spectacle, and do more in the racial uplift than ten thousand going away to the mountains on a picnic and an excursion. The money we deposit will flow out into the channels of business, and the public will "rise up and call us blessed." A BUSINESS HOUSE. The Colorado Statesman calls the attention of its many readers, to whom we have addressed the saving habit, the immense advertisement of the Continental Trust Company, found in this issue. This is one of the strongest financial houses of the West. At the head of this banking house is Hon. John W. Springer, one of the best known financiers in America and a man who has reached his present greatness because of his inate ability. Associated with him are a score of Denver's best men. They cordially invite all citizens to come and see their magnificent new home at Sixteenth and Lawrei.cc. It is a great addition to Denver and all are proud of it. Just get the saving habit and carry it to the bank. CITY COUNCIL LAUDS 25TH INFANTRY "Whereas, The federal troops stationed at said garrison, by their soldierly bearing and correct department, their sympathy and moral support in the maintenance of good order, and by their constant example of orderly, law-abiding, sober and gentlemanly conduct at all times, greatly contributed to the aid of our police officers in handling a most serious situation, involving in large degree the great principle of law enforcement; and, "Whereas, We desire to express our appreciation to the officers and soldiers of the federal garrison, Fort George Wright; now, therefore, be it "Resolved, That the city council do hereby tender to the enlisted men and officers of the Twenty-fifth U. S. Infantry, for their support, the thanks of the city of Spokane." Spokane, Wash., Jan. 25. What is said to be the first testimonial tendered to colored troopers since the war by a city North of Mason and Dixon's line, was the vote of thanks extended by the City Council of Spokane a few days ago to the Twenty-fifth Regiment, in which the Negro soldiers were highly praised for the part they played in maintaining law and order during the recent disturbances in this city. Speaking of the action of the City Council Lieut.-Col. W. R. Abercrombie, commandant at Fort George Wright, said: "You have no idea how grateful the men of the regiment feel, and how proud they are of the testimonial. "We came here knowing that these northern people were prejudiced against the colored troops. When the men are at drill or on the fort grounds the officers can handle them, and these officers, are white men, but it is when in the city that they are out from the commissioned officers' control. Then it is the non-commissioned men who have charge, and I must say they have done their work well. Police Chief Sullivan tells me that since the arrival of the regiment but one soldier has been arrested, and that for a minor offense. "As far as I or the men under me know, it was left for Spokane to give the colored troops the first testimonial ever made by a northern city of the importance of curs since the close of the war. I think the city has made a fine move and one that will help to elevate the Negro to his right standing in the country. The men feel that a helping hand has been extended to them, and, through them, to their race, and they feel it inetnsly."—New York Age. RACE NEWS Baltimore, Feb. 2.—The State will in all probability establish a hospital for the care of the indi- dent insane. A bill appropriating $600,000 for the care of the indi- gent insane has been introduced in the legislature, and this will include provisions for a farm and suitable buildings for the care of the insane colored people in Maryland. side Negro church. Mrs. Belmont came quickly to the point, "I feel," she said, "that unless this cause means freedom and equal rights to all women of every race, of every creed, rich or poor, its doctrines are worthless and it must fail." Anniston, Ala., Jan. 31.—Hobson City seems destined to remain Dr. Gertrude E. Curtis, of 471 Lenox avenue, has been appointed in charge of the dental clinic on Monday afternoons at the Bellevue Hospital. This is the first time a Negro has been honored with an appointment to practice at this well-known institution. Dr. Curtis was graduated from the New York College of Dental and Oral Surgery in May, 1909, and enjoys the distinction of being the first colored woman to get a license to practice dentistry in New York State. The bulk of the estate of Mary A. Campbell, widow of Bishop Jabez P. Campbell, of the African M. E. Church, amounting to $5,500 is devised by will, to John J. Shire a son. Direction is given that, upon the death of the latter, the residuary estate is to be divided in equal shares between the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons, Shelter for Colored Orphans and Home for Destitute Colored Children. Mrs. Campbell was 90 years old when she died. Wilmington, Del., Jan. 26.—The peace meeting of a joint committee of the two factions of I. B P. O. E. of W., was held here today and it was a genuine love feast. It was decided to hold only one Union Grand Lodge meeting next August, at Washington, D.C. Dr. J. E. Mills of the parent body will preside and Dr. W. E. Atkins will occupy the station of Esteemed Leading Knight. All the officers of both factions will hold their respective places until the Union Grand Lodge meeting at Washington is held next August. New York, Feb. 6.—Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont has invited the Negro women of the state to join the Political Equality club, of which she is president. Ultimately they may form suffrage associations of their own, but for the present as many as wish will be admitted to the Political Equality club. Forty enrolled today at a meeting addressed by Mrs. Belmont in a West NO.22 side Negro church. Mrs. Belmont came quickly to the point. "I feel," she said, "that unless this cause means freedom and equal rights to all women of every race, of every creed, rich or poor, its doctrines are worthless and it must fail." Anniston, Ala., Jan. 31.—Hobson City seems destined to remain a municipality of and for Negroes exclusively, notwithstanding the acts and joint resolutions of the Alabama legislature and divers other methods to destroy its autonomy. Judge Thomas W. Coleman, of the Anniston City Court, today declared unconstitutional the act passed by the last legislature providing for the extension of the corporate limits of Oxford so as to embrace Hobson City. He held that proper publication of the act had not been made. Last year a similar act was declared unconstitutional. Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 1—North Carolina made a fine record last year by not having a lynching. There was none in 1908. Naturalty Governor Kitchin is very much gratified at this. In fact the number of lynchings during the past few years in this State have been smaller than in other States of the South, and there have never been here any of the atrocities which have marked lynchings in some States, such as burning at the Stake, cutting the victims to pieces, etc. Until December 29 Virginia boasted of a clean lynching record, but on that date a mob put a prisoner to death. Wm. M. Alston has been for over fourteen years instructor in the Mechanical Department of the Orphan Home for white children, located at Oxford, N. C. The Home is the property of the Grand Lodge of white Masons of the state. The Legislature usually appropriates $10,000 for its maintenance annually. There are about 335 pupils of both sexes in the orphanage—125 of whom are boys. Mr. Alston teaches the latter how to make sash, doors, blinds, and build stairways. He is the only colored person employed there in such a capacity. More than once, efforts have been made to displace him for a white; but on account of his services being so satisfactory, the authorities of the institution have persistently refused to heed the entreaties of the petitioners, or to be influenced by the demands of the prejudiced. /GREAT NORTHERN FUEL CO. | GOAL, WOOD, CHARCOAL | Best Kinds, Best Prices, Best : | Treatment. Try Usard See | When you Want East’s MarkKet ST WILUMAMSON BF LO NION, gp i ES UZ | ENGRAVERS-PRINTERS ede. \ aur ae wis Gy Seep DENVER COLO os area Se eee The Allen Drug Store Pure Drugs, Hot and Cold Drinks, Toilet Articles and Cigars. Pre- scriptions carefully compounded by a registered pharmacist. Prompt delivery to any part of the city. The Only Colored Drug Store in the City G. A. ALLEN, Proprietor 2100 Arapahoe Street Phone—Main 3230 arg 2 ST EE EE SO BR SR OO Tae A a STAR PHARMACY 2101CHAMPA ST., 2707 WEST COLFAX Main 1663 Main 5384 DBENVBR’S LEADING DRUGGISTS PRESCRIPTIONS OUR SPECIALTY We Sell Good Goods at Low Prices. BERLAND BROS. Proprietors CREDIT PHONE MAIN 9 6316 f YES —_— T. H. Wearne Furniture CARPETS, STOVES AND WINDOW SHADES First Class Repairing and Upholstering 1449-55 Welton Street FHLFHH FFF 44+ t4 44+ H4 4444+ PHONE—MAIN 5067 3 - (Nickel refunded with all phone > ders.) Dealer in all kinds , - COAL @ WooD } - Puritan Lump .... $3.90 per ton | Monarch Coal -.--.84.25 perton 3 : Gas Coke delivered .$5.00 per ton 2475 Arapahoe Street : Store, 1120 25th Street 3 : 3 bb -oo-4-6-4-444-444-44-4-4-44-44 HERBERT’S 1519 CURTIS STREET Ice Cream, Ices, Candies Ra Ea DISD SIN SS SR TIT Ti Eh Ge Bel THE GERMAN : ; AMERICAN TRUST , COMPANY = E Seventeenth and ‘ ; Lawrence Sts. DENVER, 3 COLORADO Capital $300,000.00 ; Surplus $50,000.00 3 , 4 me : General Banking ; Savings Department, 4% Interest Paid, open Saturday Evenings from 6 to 8. ; Safe Deposit Vaults, the Strongest and Best in the West. : Insurance of All Kinds. ; Collection of Foreign 3 : Estates. 3 Real Estate Loans. : Steamship Agency. SEH HEFEFFE SHEFF Ft+ tt o4444s Phones, Office Main 5585. Residence, York 123. Hours, 9 to lla. m. 1 to 4, 7to8 p.m Sundays, 10 toI1:30 a.m. 2to4dp. m. Dr. P. E. Spratlin, Good Block-1557 Larimer St. Residence 2280 Clarkson St Denver, - : Qnlorado, DEATH CAUSED BY STRYCHNINE GIVEN IN CAPSULE BY DR. HYDE FINDS CORONER'S JURY OEVELOPMENTS IN KANSAS CITY CASE MAY LEAD TO SEN- SATIONAL TRIAL. Kansas City, Mo.—Col. Thomas H. Swope came to his death by reason of strychnine administered in a capsule of Dr. B. ©. Hyde, husband, husband of the millienaire’s niece, according to the verdict of the coroner's jury in In- dependence Wednesday. Whether the drug was administered with felonious intent, the jury said in its verdict, it was unable to deter mine. The jury was out but little more than an hour. The greater part of this time was devoted to discussing the case, But one ballot was neces- sary to agree upon a verdict. Although there were numerous and hurried consultations between _attor- neys for thé state and Dr. Hyde and his legal advisers, and although rv- mors regarding probable prosecution were plentiful, the case stands just as it did when the coroner's jury re turned its verdict. John H. Atwood and James A. Reed, attorneys for the Swope estate, held a lengthy conference at Reed's home. Subsequently it was reported that a request had been made by one of the Swope attorneys for a grand jury. Judge Ralph S. Latshaw said that a grand jury had been suggested by Prosecutor Tonkling, but that so far as he could see nothing that could warrant calling one. Prosecutor Virgil Conkling refused to discuss his plans. He said post tively, however, that he would confer with his associates in the prosecutor's office before he took any action, He and Henry L. Jost, first assistant circuit attorney, who has done the major portion of the investigating for the state in the Swope mystery, will confer. Reception to Roosevelt. Washington. — President Taft Wed- nesday was given full details of ‘the plans formulated for the reception to be tendered former President Roose: velt on his arrival in New York some time between June 15th and 21st. Col. John A, Stewart, president of the New York State League of Re: publican Clubs, and representative of the Republican Club of New York discussed the matter with tthe Presi dent, and told him the committee would undoubtedly extend a formal in vitation for him to be present at New York as the guest of honor. In the cablegram received at New York Tuesday Mr. Roosevelt stated that he would be glad to accept a re ception, provided it was made a simple affair, and was tendered the day of his arrival. Colonel Stewart said the idea now was to have the steamer on which Mr. Roosevelt arrives met down the bay by a fleet of yachts and harbor craft and that there would be a land parade. ‘The plan for President Ta{t’s partici- pation is to have him present in New York so that Mr, Roosevelt may call upon him, ‘The day’s celebration wi.! end with a big banquet at which Presi dent Taft and Mr. Roosevelt will b the principal speakers. Lande Restored to Entry. Washington.—A joint plan formulat ed by Secretaries Ballinger and Wilson and approved by President Taft, which will eliminate 4,000,000 acres of land from the forest reserves, will take from Colorado reserves about 500,000 acres ‘and approximately the same acreage from Wyoming reserves. ‘The lands will be available for home stead settlement by the action of Pres ident Taft when he approved the plans for the reclassification of forest lands which were formulated by Gifford Pin chet. it has been found millions of acres of lands which were tillable were be ing held back unintentionally in the forest domain; in the state of Idaho more than 400,000 acres were so in cluded. The plans for the elimination of those lands were formed by Mr. Finchot and started last summer. ‘The elimination is not complete and thrée-tenths of the total public forests are to be reclassified. It is impossible to estimate how much more land will be available for settlement when the reclassification is complete. Another Flood in France. Paris.—Flood conditions in the east- ern section are becoming worse. The Marne, near Rheims, rose fifteen inches Wednesday,and the inhabitants of the valley are fleeing with their be longings. The river Aisne rose three feet within a few hours. Christian Salence ve. Doctors. Denver.—The agent of the State Board of Child and Animal Protection at La Junta was noufied Wednesday te either compel D. B, Messenger to pro: vide medical care for his child or file information against the man. Messen ger, who is a convert of Christian Sei ence, refused, it is said, to allow a doctor to be called when three of his children were critically ill with diph theria, until there was no hope of say ing their lives. The board's La Junta agent, U. L. Seeley, declared his readi ness to file information upon orders from the board. BR OR ky a ef a quien. Se Ba Fashion follows am . ! "i ( } fj Stetson #4 HH \\ \ Styles |} i‘) " y we Every The premier headwear for men ee of all ages is---the Stetson Hat Nese? We have the Stetson Sof: and Derby Hats in all the latest etyles.s NEW SHIRTS A large shipment of Shirts has just arrived and the patterns are beauti- ful. Come in and see them. Pleated bosoms and plain bosoms, with the cuffs ‘on or off—$1.15, $1.50, $2.00. TRE ONNSON- STATE NEWS ITEMS ae eee ee eee ee eee ae H, Moffat has ordered twenty new 1o- comotives for the Moffat road. ‘The Farmers and Merchants’ State Banh of Fort Lupton has been incor- porated with a capital of $15,000, A bald eagle measuring six feet one inch from tip to tip was recently cap- tured near Fort Collins in a coyote trap. Contracts amounting to $10,000 have been made for free band concerts in the City Park at Denyer next sum- mer ‘The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com- pany has officially given out the num- ber of deaths in the Primero coal mine explosion at seventy-five. State Humane Agent O'Connell is making close inspection of grading camps and arresting all foremen who violate the state humane laws. Canon City automobilists have taken up the movement for the Arkansas valley automobile boulevard, and wi'l join Pueblo in extending the road from Pueblo to Canon City. . About 1,060 carloads of potatoes left the Greeley district during January, and with a steady market and fair prices, as many should go out this month but for the shortage of cars. Andrew Carnegie has written Rev. G. Bb. Stewart, pastor of the First M. E. church at Colorado Springs, that he will give $1,200 toward the fund being raised to buy a new pipe organ, which will cost $3,500. In the case at Denver of the Cen- tral Business college vs. A. W. Ruth- erf.id, the State Supreme Court de- cided that the mere fact that the guests at a dancing party are negroes does not make the affair disreputable. In order that the new towns of Briggsdals and Fosston on the eastern edge of the Crow Creek district, may have telephones, the top wire of a barbwire fence extending for miles in that locality will be utilized by the Northern Colorado Telephone Com- pany More railroad employes were killed in Colorado during the first six weeks of the present year than in the last six months of 1909. Such is the effect of a statement made by B. F. Kellogg, manager of the inter-mountain divis- fon of the Continental Casualty Com- pany at Denver. Representative Rucker of Colorado has introduced a bill providing for the extension to include the Philippine islands trade of the coast-wise laws which restrict to United States vessels the transportation of passengers and merchandise between ports of the United States. ‘The county commissioners of Prow- ers county have granted a permit for the organization of the Holly & Grana- da Irrigation district, for the reclama- tjon of 35,000 acres south of. the two towns. The water supply will be taken from Rule creek, west of La- mar, and be stored in a large reser- | voir. ‘At the annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Portland Gold Mining Company, held at Cheyenne, the old | board of directors was re-elected by a "majority of about four to one. Accord- |ing to the report of President Peck, there has been a gross production of | $2,908 tons, with a gross value of $1, | 438,650, yielding net earnings of $426, | 444.42, of which $330,000 has been paid ‘in dividends. ‘Three miners from the big Coloraao Fuel & Iron Company's coal mine at Crested Butte were taken to Gunnison and tried in the County Court for car- rying matches in the mine. They were found guilty and fined each $25 and costs, Information was filed by the district attorney and the superintend- “ent of the mine was the complaining witness. - Hundreds of delegates from the cen- ‘tral and western parts of Kansas gath- ered at Dighton, Kas., on the Sth inst., ‘at a good roads convention, which ‘had for its purpose the launching of ‘a movement for the building of an automobile speedway from Great Bend, Kas., to Pueblo, Colo. Clement L. Wilson, of Tribune, Kas., was elected president, and F. H. Lobdell of Digh- ton, Kas., secretary. ‘The $100,000 necessary to be raised at Lamar for the Denver & Gulf rail- way has been deposited in a Lamar bank. It will be turned over to the directors of the railroad upon its com- pletion, which is to be not later than July 1, 1911. The railroad also gets twenty acres of land for roundhouses and yards, and residents furnished the right of way for fifty-one miles south. ‘The line will run to Texhoma, Texas. ‘The Colorado Springs City Federa- tion of Colored Women’s Clubs has addressed a petition to Manager Nye of the Colorado Springs opera house, Railroad Men and Waiters’ —————————— C] BD ———— We lead, others follow. Home for Rail- roadand Club Men. A welcome to visitors All the latest Magazines and Papers will be found in the Library room. .. .. .- FRANK BRUNLEY, Manager : 2149 Curtis Street Denver, Colo. Phone Main 8232 DS &e/% ; ie GARMENT: STORE 925-16" ST.-—: OPP. JOSLINS Some Winter Garments to Be Closed Out Cheap HALF PRICE AND LESS WILL NOW BUY ANY Ladies Cloth or Fur Coat or Fur Neck Piece or Muff About 20 Children’s Coats, for girls aged from 8 to 12 years, on sale now, from $2.50 to $3.95; former prices, $5.00 to $8.75. All Skirts on sale now for one-third less than regular prices. Voile, Panama, Serge or Silk to choose from. Every Silk, Net and Wool Waist can be bought at big re- duetion. Some Silk Waists, $1.95, were $3.95 and $4.95. | Net waists at $2.95, were $4.95. Nun’s Veiling Waists, all colors, $1.65; were $2.50 and $3.00. Now showing new Spring Capes, Coats, Suits, Dresses and Skirts, We invite your inspection. Silversmith @ Hiller, 925 16th Street SO EN A PRT Se ee PE A RET ET gs ae ae as SCHOOL FOR SHAUFFEURS —_—_—:2°90”. —na|""|=== = 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 GANNAWAY, 2804 California THE COLORADO STATESMAN SUBSCRIPTION RATES: MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. MUNICIPAL ownership theories are just as far from practical demonstration and adoption today as they have ever been. The cry of public ownership of public utilities has been so persistently urged by minority political factions that many persons have adopted the conclusion, without due consideration, that such an adjustment of the public service must eventually come about through the gradual adoption of these theories by the dominant majorities. In other words, many persons believe that the theory is all right, even though they have never voted in its favor, because it did not happen to be embraced in the platforms of their party. But in reality, there is a great deal of justifiable doubt about the correctness of the theory. Chicago has made a practical failure of an attempt to acquire ownership of her street railway lines and to operate them profitably upon a public ownership basis. The profit failed to materialize as expected, and the administration and conduct of the system deteriorated, rather than improved, while the politicians were trying their hands at it. The pure business character of some public service enterprises is so apparent and so decided that they will not permit of political control or partisan interference. The attempt to mix the two sources of direction is almost sure to be disastrous. Unprepared personal or political genius can never successfully take the place of well-trained business skill. The unreliable tradesman, looking for sales, noisily advertises a "Be your own printer!" "Be your own doctor!" "Be your own lawyer!" But the novice at the type case and the press produces a botch; the man who follows a book of remedies puts himself in bed; and he who attempts to try his own case in court usually goes to jail. So in many things, private and public, it is best to be served by those who make a sole business of the service wanted and who contract and can guarantee to do it well. If the city of Denver should attempt to build and operate its own water plant, disregarding the fact that a perfect plant already exists, which it can acquire or whose services it can continue, under safe, reasonable and reliable conditions, she would adopt the policy of the pettifogger, the quack or the botch-mechanic, whose work is sure to be inferior and disappointing. If we attempt ownership of a water plant, sound business judgment dictates that none but the existing plant, which we may acquire, should be considered, while the experience of municipalities advises that a self-protecting franchise, continuing the Water Company's service, would be the wisest course to adopt. REVENUE OF WATER PLANTS PER MILLION OF WATER FURNISHED. Denver, Colo., February 10, 1910. To the Citizens and Taxpayers of Denver: In our last letter we showed by the latest Bulletin of Municipal Statistics issued by the United States Bureau of Census that the water plants in thirty-three of the largest cities in the United States derive an average income upon the valuation of properties devoted to water works purposes nearly fifty per cent greater than the income of The Denver Union Water Company upon the valuation of its property. We now submit tables showing the revenue per million gallons of water furnished by water plants in nearly 100 of the best known cities in the country, also the population, daily per capita consumption and gross annual consumption of water, and gross annual revenue compared with Denver. This comparison indicates the price per gallon paid for water by the consumers in the various cities, and the average price per city of all the cities, as accurately as would a similar comparison of the price per pound of sugar or pound of potatoes in those cities against similar prices in Denver. The comparison shows that The Denver Union Water Company receives a lower price per gallon of water delivered than any of the water plants, from which data is available, that supplies filtered water and obtains its supply at any distance from the city. The comparison shows that The Denver Union Water Company receives a lower price per gallon of water than 76.6 per cent of all the cities from which reports are available, regardless of whether they furnish filtered or unfiltered water and regardless of the conditions under which their supplies are obtained. The comparison shows that the average price received per city for a gallon of water is 49.89 per cent greater than the price received by The Denver Union Water Company for the same quantity of water. The tables cover every class of water plant in the United States. They show the varying revenues per million gallons, from the low priced service in the very large plants situated on the shores of the Great Lakes, or on great rivers, where no expense is attached except the pumping of unfiltered water into the distributing mains to the higher priced service in cities that bring water considerable distances, and add to the expense of long distance conveyance costly filtration and purification. The information contained in these tables will be particularly interesting and useful to the citizens and water consumers because it shows how much untruthful information has been disseminated concerning the charges for water in Denver. The data upon which the tables are based, is supplied by the official printed reports of the various water works or by the operating officials of those works. The figures are for 1908. The 1909 figures from the various cities are not yet available. The figures for Denver used in comparison are for the same year. The gross revenues for the year shown by the tables represent the funds actually acknowledged as received by the water works and do not take into consideration the fact that in many of the cities operating their own plants, interest on bonds, and other charges are paid out of the general funds and never appear as part of the revenues and expenditures of the water departments. The revenues reported for The Denver Union Water Company show every dollar received by all the departments, including the farms that it operates to protect its surplus water rights. Because of the ease with which such payments are made under the usual system of municipal bookkeeping and expenses transferred from one fund to another, no one ever knows how much municipally owned plants actually receive for a gallon of water delivered or what it costs to deliver a given quantity of water. Perhaps the most striking illustration in this direction in the table is found in the Washington, D. C., report. The revenue from water consumers in Washington is devoted solely to the upkeep of the distributing system within the city and to the expense of collecting water rents. The water is secured seventeen miles from the city. The War Department, independent of the City Department, operates the storage and filtration systems and the supply conduits delivering the water to the distributing system under pressure. The tables dealing with the revenues per million gallons of the various cities are divided into four classifications. No data shows 04 classifications over every section of the United Table No. 1 shows 94 cities scattered over every section of the United States. It shows that the average price received per city for a million gallons of water delivered is $99.95. Or-The average price received per city for a million gallons of water delivered is $33.27 more, or 49.89 per cent greater than the price received by The Denver Union Water Company for the same quantity of water. Table No. 2 shows 36 cities of the 94 that supply filtered water. It shows that the average price received per city for a million gallons of filtered water delivered is $102.61. The table shows that the average price received per city for a million gallons of water delivered is $84.18. The Denver Union Water Company received only $66.68 for each million gallons of water it delivered. Or—The average price received per city for a million gallons of water delivered is $17.50 more or 26.26 per cent greater than the price received by The Denver Union Water Company for the same quantity of water. The water supplied Denver, all of which is filtered, more than 80 per cent of which is brought from 20 to 50 miles before it is available for delivery, and a large percentage of which is pumped because of the hilly location of the city, represents a legitimately higher cost per gallon available for delivery than the water in almost any other city in the United States. Yet, the consumers in Denver pay a far lower price per gallon than the average per city of any of the combinations of cities. No attempt was made to select special cities for the purpose of comparison. A conscientious effort was made to secure data from every well known city in the United States. This is especially true of the cities having a population of 100,000 or more. That we failed to secure information from only four cities with that population rating amply substantiates this statement. If those four cities gave free water to all consumers the average in each of the classifications would still show much higher prices per million gallons than is received by The Denver Union Water Company. TABLE No. 1-94 CITIES. This table shows that 72 of the cities, or 76.6 per cent of the entire number, without regard to whether they supply filtered or unfiltered water and without regard to the distance from the city of their sources of supply, receive a higher price per million gallons of water delivered than The Denver Union Water Company. Every city in the list except New York and Washington, whether it delivers filtered or unfiltered water, that receives a lower revenue per million gallons than The Denver Union Water Company, secures its supply within the city limits or near the outskirts. The Denver Union Water Company, in order to secure an adequate supply of water for Denver, has been obliged to practically create sources of supply by constructing great storage reservoirs. It brings more than 85 per cent of the water furnished from 20 to 50 miles. Every drop of water turned in Denver is filtered and scientifically treated before it is delivered to consumers. New York City secures its supply under about the same conditions as Denver, but does not filter. Washington's charges, as previously stated, cover only the departments of water distribution and collection of water rents. Chicago, Detroit and Buffalo, which show the lowest revenue per million gallons except Washington, supply unfiltered water. They are so situated upon the shores of the Great Lakes that they have the cheapest method of water supply in the world, and their charges should be the lowest. Philadelphia and Pittsburg, which rank low, filtered only about half the water supplied in the year covered by the report. The two Pueblo plants, the only plants west of the Mississippi river that receive a lower revenue per million gallons than The Denver Union Water Company, are direct pumping plants that obtain their supply within the city. The Arkansas river furnishes a supply adequate for the needs of Pueblo that can be delivered almost as cheaply as the supplies drawn from the Great Lakes. The water is not filtered. "F" indicates plants that supply filtered water. F Wilmington, N. C. 33,000 135.40 1½ miles. F Cincinnati, O. 375,000 94.76 In city. Cleveland, O. 519,000 59.24 4 miles. F Columbus, O. 200,000 51.42 4 miles. F Toledo, O. 190,000 58.72 In city. Portland, Ore. 200,000 92.28 30 miles. F Harrisburg, Pa. 70,000 73.55 In city. F Lancaster, Pa. 52,000 96.85 1¼ miles. F McKeesport, Pa. 40,000 63.34 1½ miles. F Philadelphia, Pa. 1,550,000 53.30 In city. F Pittsburg, Pa. 544,000 48.80 In city. F Reading, Pa. 91,141 60.16 1 to 7 miles. F South Bethlehem, Pa. 30,000 66.06 1 mile. F Pawtucket, R. I. 75,000 94.14 10 miles. F Providence, R. I. 231,900 132.70 6 miles. Woonsocket, R. I. 32,894 244.80 8 miles. F Charleston, S. C. 60,000 73.65 11 miles. Memphis, Ten. 175,000 80.58 In city. F Nashville, Ten. 127,000 67.51 In city. F Austin, Tex. 35,000 140.55 Dallas, Tex. 90,000 105.54 Galveston, Tex. 40,000 127.08 18 miles. Houston, Tex. 90,000 65.75 in city. Waco, Tex. 30,000 76.55 In city. Richmond, Va. 114,000 60.64 In city. Seattle, Wash. 300,000 90.23 30 miles. Spokane, Wash. 125,000 73.07, 5 miles. Tacoma, Wash. 110,000 98.83 5 to 7 miles. Milwaukee, Wis. 370,000 51.35 2 miles. F Superior, Wis. 40,000 103.82 1 mile. DENVER 200,000 66.68 3 to 50 miles. *Supply delivered at the city limits by Massachusetts Metropolitan Water System. Number of cities, 94. Average revenue per million gallons per city.....$99.95 Denver's revenue per million gallons, LESS THAN AVERAGE.....33.27 Average revenue per million gallons per city greater than Denver's, 49.89 per cent. TABLE NO. 2—36 PLANTS SUPPLYING FILTERED WATER. This table shows that 27 of the cities or 75 per cent. of the entire number receive a higher price per million gallons of water delivered than The Denver Union Water Company. Every city in the list except Washington, D. C., that receives a lower revenue per million gallons than The Denver Union Water Company obtains its supply within the city limits or near the outskirts, and has no expense for great storage reservoirs and long distance conveyance of water. Washington's charges to consumers, as previously stated, cover only the departments of water distribution and collection of water rents. departments of water district No city in the list that secures its own supply at any distance from the city furnishes water at as low a price per million gallons as The Denver Union Water Company. Average revenue per million gallons per city.....$102.61 Denver's revenue per million gallons, LESS THAN AVERAGE.....35.73 Average revenue per million gallons per city greater than Denver's, 53.43 per cent. TABLE NO. 3. 26 CITIES OF 100,000 TO 300,000 POPULATION. Only four of the 26 cities supply water at as low a price per million gallons delivered as The Denver Union Water Company. Only two of these cities, Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, supply filtered water. All four of the cities secure their supplies within the city limits or at the immediate outskirts, and have no expense for great storage reservoirs or long distance conveyance of water in addition to pumping charges like Denver. None of the cities consumes as much water per capita as Denver, therefore, none of them require as extensive or as expensive systems as is required by Denver. None of them require as great a mileage of mains to serve their population as is required to serve the scattered population of Denver. Yet, 22 of the 26 require the water consumers to pay a much higher price per gallon of water delivered than the consumers in Denver are required to pay. This list of cities, all coming within the same population classification as Denver, furnishes the nearest approach to a fair comparison of water prices with Denver. There are only four other cities in the United States that come within this population rating, so the comparison with the class of cities in which Denver belongs is most complete. The list includes Portland, Ore., Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma, Wash., with which the price charged for water in Denver has frequently been compared. A glance at the revenue derived per million gallons of water delivered by the plants in these cities will show how favorable to Denver is a fair comparison. The Portland plant receives $92.28 per million gallons, Seattle $90.23, Spokane $73.07 and Tacoma $89.83, against Denver's only $66.68. Los Angeles, Cal., with which Denver also is frequently compared, has a population of a little more than 300,000. The revenue per million gallons of its municipal plant, as shown by another table, is $89.54, against $66.68 in Denver. CITY Population Revenue Per Million Gallons Distance from City of Source of Supply Bridgeport, Conn. 110,000 94.50 2 to 10 miles. Hartford, Conn. 112,000 127.15 10 miles. F New Haven, Conn. 150,000 99.97 2 to 9 miles. F Atlanta, Ga. 150,000 137.71 6 miles. F Indianapolis, Ind. 243,000 97.27 In city. F Louisville, Ky. 258,000 84.70 4 miles. Cambridge, Mass. 100,000 107.65 2½ to 13 miles. F Fall River, Mass. 114,242 132.52 In city. F Lowell, Mass. 100,000 121.48 In city. Worcester, Mass. 145,000 124.29 6 miles. Grand Rapids, Mich. 100,000 44.85 In city. St. Paul, Minn. 215,000 133.72 Jersey City, N. J. 251,084 88.34 F Paterson, N. J. 130,000 117.20 4 miles. Syracuse, N. Y. 130,000 67.95 20 miles. Rochester, N. Y. 200,000 91.19 30 miles. F Columbus, O. 200,000 51.42 4 miles. F Toledo, O. 190,000 58.72 In city. Portland, Ore. 200,000 92.28 30 miles. F Providence, R. I. 231,900 132.70 6 miles. Memphis, Tenn. 175,000 80.58 In city. F Nashville, Tenn. 127,000 57.51 In city. Richmond, Va. 114,000 60.64 In city. Seattle, Wash. 300,000 90.23 30 miles. Spokane, Wash. 125,000 73.07 5 miles. Tacoma, Wash. 110,000 98.83 5 to 7 miles. DENVER 200,000 66.68 3 to 50 miles. Number of cities, 26. Average revenue per million gallons per city. $95.25 Denver's revenue per million gallons, LESS THAN AVERAGE. 28.57 Average revenue per million gallons per city greater than Denver's, 42.85 per cent. TABLE NO. 4—44 CITIES OF 100,000 POPULATION OR MORE. This table shows 44 of the 49 largest cities in the country. The 44 cities contain about one-fifth of the entire population of the United States. Mrs. Lillian Jones is on the sick list. W. H. Kinchelow is numbered with the sick. Felix Woods, who is ill at Mercy hospital, is improving. for the following New Year's. Christmas party was held, but they came New Year's the doors barred. When the case was tried fore Judge Mullins, he non-suited business college. Justice Camp in affirming that decision, states the barring of the doors constitute eviction and Rutherford is not l Mrs. A. M. Ward is still confined to her bed. She is improving slowly. Mrs. Josephine Cassells has been suffering with a severe attack of stomach trouble this week. T. J. Daniels left last Monday for Alliance, Nebr., where he will spend several months on his ranch near that place. Mrs. J. L. Scott of 1137 Sherman, Ave. who has been quite ill, is able to be out again, to the delight of her friends. Be sure to there. Where? At Scott's church, Feb. 17th. to the First Silver Medal Oratorical and Musical program. Admission 10 cents. Mrs. S. A. Huff, wife of Doctor Huff, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. M. Bell, several weeks, left for Cincinnati, Ohio, last Thursday to join her husband. Invitations are out announcing a Masonic banquet, to be given by Centennial Lodge, No. 4, at Britannia Hall, Thursday evening, February 17th. The annual celebration of the John Brown-Lincoln-Douglass Memorial will be given at Shorter A. M. E. church Monday, February 14, 1910. Under the People's Sunday Alliance. Mr. Porter Bills, an old resident of Denver departed this life, at Henderson, Colo. last Saturday. His remains are in charge of the Douglas Co. awaiting further funeral arrangements. Mrs. Theta Ector stumbled and fell in the icy pavement Tuesday morning, injuring herself so severely as to cause her to be confined at her home several days. Call meeting Lizzie Froman Y's at 2350 Lafayette, Monday evening Feb 14th. Business of importance. All members urged to be present. EVA JONES, Secretary. All persons interested in the organization of new K. of P. lodge will meet Monday evening, February 14th, at the office of Dr. Westbrook, 2100 Arapahoe street. W. C. BLACKWELL, Organizer. Mr. Walter Murphy of 44th and Filmore Sts., died Monday morning at 8 o'clock. Deceased was the beloved son of Rev. Chas. B. Murphy, pastor of Antioch Baptist church. Besides his father he leaves a mother and brother to mourn his loss. The funeral services will be held from Antioch Sunday at two o'clock. Burial in the family lot at Riverside. Douglass Company in charge. The Carnation Art Club met at the residence of Mrs. L. Henderson, 3061 Welton street, Friday afternoon, February 4th, and elected the following officers for the year: Mrs. J. L. Burnett, president; Mrs. M. Phillips, vice president; Mrs. L. Henderson, secretary; Mrs. E. Pollard, assistant secretary; Mrs. William Barnes, treasurer; Mrs. Charles H. Winters, chaplain. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed a delightful afternoon. Miss Josie Mosley, better known as "Mother," who formerly ran the Porter's and Waiter's Dining Room in Pueblo, is now in Chicago, where she will spend about three months before leaving for New York. "Mother" is known from coast to coast by the railroad boys, and while Pueblo was loath to give her up, she is gladly welcomed in the Windy City by the railroad craft. Justice Campbell, with the rest of the court concurring, decided that a dancing party of Negroes does not of itself make said party disreputable. Suit was brought in the District Court by the Central Business College against A. W. Rutherford to recover rent for Arion hall at Fifteenth and Champa streets. Rutherford's defense was that he had rented the hall to Negroes for Christmas, 1909, and for the following New Year's. The Christmas party was held, but when they came New Year's the doors were barred. When the case was tried before Judge Mullins, he non-suited the business college. Justice Campbell, in affirming that decision, states that the barring of the doors constituted an eviction and Rutherford is not liable for the rent. NOTICE, K. OF P'S. A beautiful silk flag given free with orders for K. of P. and Calanthean badges. Write for particulars to THE S. W. STARKS CO. Charleston, W. Va. THE PEOPLE'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 23rd and Washington Aves. Sermon topics, Sunday, February 13th: 11:00 a. m.—Time of Righteousness Followed by Harvest Time of Mercy. 6:45 p. m.—Y. P. S. C. E., "Bible Texts That Help Me."—Ps. 119:97-104. 7:30 p. m.—"The True Order of Man's Pursuits." J. A. THOS.-HAZELL, S.T.B., Pastor. SCOTT'S CHAPEL NOTES. Master Thomas W. Wallace is entirely out of danger. He is recuperating rapidly. Mrs. Lottie Bibbs has been confined to her bed with a painful attack of rheumatism. She is better at this writing. Mr. G. W. Anderson will be pleased to see all of his old Sunday school scholars in their places next Sunday morning. The Ladies' Aid Society was entertained by Mrs. Edna Collier at her beautiful home last week. Mrs. Emma Adams will entertain the society at her home the last Thursday in this month. The Rev. J. J. Cabbell will hold the last quarterly conference March 4th and 5th. The officers are rounding up their annual reports. It is hoped that all subscriptions on benevolences will be paid before the fourth quarterly conference. Mr. B. F. Russell of Colorado Springs has cast his lot with Scott's. He is an exhorter. He was recommended for license to preach last Monday night at the official board meeting. His wife will soon join him here. Sunday, the anniversary of the Freedmen's Aid Society, will be observed in the morning by the congregation and in the evening by the Epworth League. The pastor will preach a special sermon on the work of the Freedmen's aid work. In the evening the league will render a program composed of speeches and musical selections. The entire collection for the day will go for the work of this society. Each member and friend is requested to contribute fifty cents for the cause of education. PROGRAM OF THE PEOPEL'S SUN- DAY ALLIANCE FOR FEB- RUARY. In its efforts to serve the people of this community The People's Sunday Alliance proposes to take up and discuss all questions that should be known to the general public. It proposes to be the people's forum in fact as well as in name. In persuance of this policy they will discuss a variety of subjects during the present month as outlined in the program below. Each is interesting in itself and will be handled by persons whom we believe will give some valuable information upon the question in hand. Land Sunday. "Public Land Opportunities in Colorado,"—Dr. J. R. Brown (Land locator). Also we hope to have some special reports on this question. General discussion and questions follow: Feb. 20th. Debate: Resolved; That Higher Education Unfits Women for the Home. Aff., Mr. Geo. G. Ross; Neg., Mrs. Leona Troutman Barbee. Feb. 27. In connection with the land subject the board wish to announce that this discussion is not in opposition to any movement already on foot, (as we welcome all persons so interested to bring their propositions up for discussion) but is simply a means of furthering general information to all the people and the same may be said of the other questions that we discuss. All are cordially invited to come and to take part in discussions under the customary conditions of the meeting. REVENUE OF WATER PLANTS PER MILLION GALLONS OF WATER FURNISHED. Continued from Fourh Page. Twenty-nine of the 44 cities, or 66 price per million gallons of water de. Company. A great majority of the w. per million gallons are in cities so la. unfair. Only five cities in the 44 supplyi. per million gallons delivered than The Every city in the list except New plies filtered or unfiltered water, tha gallons than The Denver Union Water city limits or near the outskirts. New York, as previously stated, o conditions as Denver, but does not fil. Washington's charges to consumer departments of water distribution and The Denver Union Water Comp. gallons of water delivered than any city and obtains its own supply at any dist. "F" indicates plants that supply f. CITY Los Angeles, Calif. San Francisco, Calif. Bridgeport, Conn. Hartford, Conn. F New Haven, Conn. F Washington, D. C. F Atlanta, Ga. Chicago, Ill. F Indianapolis, Ind. F Louisville, Ky. Boston, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Fall River, Mass. F Lowell, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Baltimore, Md. Detroit, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich. Minneapolis, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Jersey City, N. J. Newark, N. J. F Paterson, N. J. Buffalo, N. Y. Syracuse, N. Y. New York City. Rochester, N. Y. F Cincinnati, O. Cleveland, O. F Columbus, O. F Toledo, O. Portland, Ore. F Philadelphia, Pa. F Pittsburg, Pa. F Providence, R. I. Memphis, Tenn. F Nashville, Tenn. Richmond, Va. Seattle, Wash. Spokane, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Milwaukee, Wis. * DENVER * Supply delivered at city limits System. Twenty-nine of the 44 cities, or 66 per cent of the whole, receive a higher price per million gallons of water delivered than The Denver Union Water Company. A great majority of the water plants that receive a lower price per million gallons are in cities so large that a comparison with Denver is unfair. Only five cities in the 44 supplying filtered water receive a lower price per million gallons delivered than The Denver Union Water Company. Every city in the list except New York and Washington, whether it supplies filtered or unfiltered water, that receives a lower revenue per million gallons than The Denver Union Water Company, obtains its water within the city limits or near the outskirts. New York, as previously stated, obtains its water under about the same conditions as Denver, but does not filter. Washington's charges to consumers, as previously stated, cover only the departments, of water distribution and collection of water rents. The Denver Union Water Company receives a lower price per million gallons of water delivered than any city in the list that supplies filtered water and obtains its own supply at any distance from the city. * Supply delivered at city limits by Massachusetts Metropolitan Water System. Number of cities, 44. Average revenue per million gallons per city.....$84.17 Average revenue per million gallo Denver's revenue per million gallo Average revenue per million gallo per cent. Referring to our last letter discuss the properties devoted to water works the United States, we showed: That to pay toward the support and operat by the plants in those cities 47.37 per pay. The comparisons in this letter she cussed are required, under the averag to pay 49.89 per cent more for the san Denver pay. Denver's revenue per million gallons, LESS THAN AVERAGE...17.50 Average revenue per million gallons per city greater than Denver's, 20.26 per cent. Referring to our last letter discussing the income upon the valuation of the properties devoted to water works purposes in 33 of the largest cities in the United States, we showed: That the people of those cities are required to pay toward the support and operation of each dollar in value represented by the plants in those cities 47.37 per cent more than the people of Denver pay. The comparisons in this letter show that the people of the 94 cities dis- cussed are required, under the average revenue per million gallons per city, to pay 49.89 per cent more for the same quantity of water than the people of Denver pay. THE DENVER UNION WATER COMPANY, By W. P. ROBINSON, General Manager. Hair cut, 15c, 1847 Blake street. For Rent—A nicely furnished room; all modern improvements. Apply 2515 Curtis street. For Rent—Eleven-room house and furniture for sale, including a piano, at 2410 Champa street. Apply 1954 Broadway. PROF. WILL TAYLOR, SPECIALIST ON rns. Call to see me in regard to your feet. 911 18th street. Phone Main 7402. W. B. Townsend, attorney and counsellor at law, room 209 Kittredge building, Denver, Colo. Phone Main 6782. Michaelson's The Michaelson Shoe Sale CAPTURE OF THE A. WEIL & CO. OREGON STOCK Today we open for tomorrow's callers, 1000 pairs Misses' and Children's lace and button shoes, patent leather, kid and calf. Every pair hand sewed. 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The undersigned having been appalled by the failure of the Estate of Frank Wilson, late of the City and County of Denver, State of Colorado, deceased, hereby gives notice that she will appear before the County Court at the time of her death at the House in Denver, In said County, on Monday, the 28th day of February, A. D. 1910, at the hour of 9:30 o'clock a. m., of said day, at which time all persons having claims against said estate have been admitted to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated at Denver, Colorado, this 26th day of January, 1910. BERTHA E. WILSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Frank Wilson, Deceased. Attorney Joseph H. Stuart. Attorney. Ford's Hair Pomade Ford's Hair Pomade removes and prevents dandruff, invigorates the scalp and keeps it from getting harsh and dry, stops itching and prevents itching. It also gives it new life and vigor. 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They can furnish you just what purchase price on any goods that you return them or ask them for meats only, which assures the number and ask them to call best, once, twice, or every day a special butcher to fill your or your meats, on your car fare and phone you. If you haven't a telephone on your meats to pay for carload lots and sell for cash; that have money. You are not already trading there, already one of their customers, try them. S CALL MAIN 4555 MARKET CO. J. R. CONTEE, PRESIDENT. WHY? First—They have the largest assortment of Oysters, Yams and Poultry and Lard in Denver. Second—They handle nothing but meats and is given to this line; that is why they can take meat orders than any one else. Third—They guarantee their stock to be any better than they can for the same money anywhere. Fourth—They are so confident they can fret that they will refund the purchase price are not entirely satisfactory, provided you retu call for them at once. 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No inspiration, faith or p The ways of Provi No miracle from Life's do Its dearly treasured Who holds it in the hollow He, only He, can see an Spirit of Lincoln, give n a To teach and save, His voice it was that ca And softly through Of starry ways, miracul And nations bowed their Lin The Idea I it was commanding—not in the mere outline of his tall frame or in facial expression, but it was commanding regarded as the home of his great soul. That is what makes all great men impressive. What matters it to the reader of history that Socrates was homely and ungainly; that Plato "talked but never looked" the philosopher he was; that of the great philosopher without whom Christianity could scarcely have won its way it was said that his bodily presence was weak and his speech contemptible, or that the conqueror of Marengo and Austerlitz was small in stature? Here, as in the case of Lincoln, the greatness of soul it was that gave dignity to the body and glorified it; the fact is, great natures are always impressive. In his lifetime Solomon was honored above all others. He was declared to be the wisest of men. But he had not the wisdom that achieves just and lasting results: Had Washington, Madison and Monroe been no wiser, the country could not be what it is to -day, declares a writer in the Christian Work. In the measurements of world-history the years are few between Columbus and Washington, and Lincoln. Grand, noble, imposing, the types of greatness represented by the two lives, dearest all in this land; yet how widely different the genesis of each! The one sprang from the highest rank in social life, as at the time it was necessary he should. On the other hand, it is the glory alike of the country and the man that Lincoln sprang from the people. For such a conflict as our civil war Lincoln was the best possible, the ideal leader. The cabin, the bare-footed boy studying by candle-light at night after the hard work of the day, "the rail-splitter," "Honest Abe"—these became watchwords of inspiration, for they meant just what the war for the union meant; they stood for just that which the future of the country most needed and must have, if the ideals of a noble humanity were to be realized. And we may fittingly add, and most truly so, that the country will never know what it lost when the assassin's pistol ended the great man's ```markdown ``` THE WONDERBERRY OR SUNBERRY Has Proved a Great Success—Thousands Say It's the Best Thing They Ever Grew. The Wonderberry or Sunberry, the marvelous garden fruit originated by Luther Burbank, and introduced by John Lewis Childs, the well-known Seedsman of Floral Park, N. Y., has proved a great success all over the country. Thousands of people say it is the best thing they ever grew. Mr. John Burroughs, the well-known author, Naturalist and bosom-friend of Theodore Roosevelt, says it is the most delicious pie berry he ever tasted, and a marvelous cropper. A Director of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station says it fruits abundantly even in pure sand. In the short season of North-western Canada it is a godsend, and fruits long after frost has killed most garden truck. D. S. Hall, Wilchita, Kan., says thirty people grew it there last season with perfect satisfaction. K. S. Enochs, Hammond, La., says it yields $250 worth of fruit per acre with him. Mrs. J. H. Powers, 4732 Kenwood avenue, Chicago, raised enough berries on a space 4x10 feet to supply herself and friends. J. P. Swallow, Kenton, Ohio, says its equal for all purposes does not exist. Rev. H. B. Sheldon, Pacific Grove, Cal., says he likes the berries served in any and every way. W. T. Davis, Enon, Va., says it is true to description in every way, and fruits in three months from seed. Judge Morrow, of U. S. Circuit Court, says the Wonderberry is simply delicious raw or cooked. Mr. Childs exhibited one plant five months old bearing 10,375 berries which measured about eight quarts. Mrs. Hattie Vincent, Hayden, New Mexico, says it stands the long, hard droughts of that climate and fruits abundantly all summer. It is certainly the most satisfactory garden fruit and the greatest Novelty ever introduced. Uncle (to Marjorie, who has married a millionaire)—I really think you'd be happier if you had married a man who had less money. Marjorie—He will have less after a few years with me. Asking Too Much. The mother of little six-year-old Mary had told her a number of times not to hitch her sled to passing sleighs, feeling that it was a dangerous practice. It was such a fascinating sport, however, that Mary could not resist it and one day her mother saw her go skimming past the house behind a farmer's "bobs." When she came in from play she was taken to task, her mother saying severely: "Mary, haven't I told you that you must not hitch onto bobs? Besides, you know, it is against the law." Mary tossed her head. "Oh," she said, "don't talk to me about the law. It's all I can do to keep the ten commandments!"—Woman's Home Companion. An Exploded Theory. "Do you believe there is anything in mental suggestion?" "Not a thing." "Don't you think it is possible if one person keeps his mind steadily fixed on a certain thing which he wishes another to do that the other will be influenced so that he will eventually do it?" "No, I don't believe in the theory at all. I've been wishing for a week that you'd pay me what you owe me without making it necessary for me to ask you for it."—Sunday Magazine of the Cleveland Leader. What the Doctor Did. Gustave Ullyatt has a little daughter who hasn't been well recently. The other day a physician was called to the Ullyatt home to see her. He examined the child with the aid of a stethoscope. When her father came home that evening he asked what the doctor had said. "Nothin'," replied the little girl. "What did he do?" asked Mr. Ullyatt. "He just telephoned me all over," was the child's reply.—Denver Post. Consoled. It was after the distribution of prizes at a Sunday school. "Well, did you get a prize?" asked Johnny's mother. "No," answered Johnny, "but I got 'horrible mention.'" WHEN JOINTS ARE STIFF and muscles from cold, rheumism or neuralgia; when you slip, strain or bruise yourself use Perry Davis' Painkiller. The home remedy 20 years. Few men put off until to-morrow the meanness they can do to-day. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Drugs extend money if it fails to cure. E.W. GROVE's signature is on each box. 26. Some local celebrities are famous and some are notorious. Dr Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated, easy to take as candy, regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not grape. The average man is always paid average wages. 2 ARK were the clouds that hovered over thee. Dear land, deep the encircling gloom. Blasted the fate of blood-bought Liberty. Wide yawned the nation's waiting tomb; When from the West, whither thy fortune ran. Up from the woods and plains God raised a man. The wild bird takes its long, unerring flight. By what strange guidance none shall say; Stars in their endless courses ride the Night, Sunbeams unfold the curtained Day; Waves of the ocean find the distant shore, Winds of the trackless air blow evermore. Lincoln The Ideal Leader N the recurrence of an other anniversary of the birth of Lincoln the commanding figure of the great man is again brought before us. And ```markdown ``` prophecy ence reveals; seep mystery secret steals: w of His hand, and understand. while to men, chy mission o'er, kled thee once again, the open door ous, led on— heads when thou wert gone. P. P. H., in the Ohio Magazine. coln al Leader life; at least we may believe that the trying period of reconstruction with the criminal precipitation of a vast horde of ignorant suffragists upon the franchise would never have been permitted had Lincoln lived. So it is, whether we look back upon what Lincoln did or anticipate what his wisdom would have done for the country had he lived, we find in him that which is typical and prophetic of a greatness only possible in such a "government of the people, for the people and by the people" as it is our unspeakable privilege to enjoy. And it is safe to say that as the years and the centuries go by, that soul-journey from log cabin to white house, that innate greatness of sincerity for humanity, of reverence for the sacred, of love to man and God will ever serve to rebuke vanity and sham and points the way and inspire to that only true greatness that puts a patent of nobility upon people and nations. New Lincoln Story. The following unpublished story of Lincoln's relating is told by Adalal E. Stevenson, former vice-president of the United States. "I knew Lincoln well," said Mr. Stevenson. "and he once told me this story. When he was a boy at school there was in the class another boy, who somehow could not learn to read. It was the custom to open school with a selection from the Bible, each pupil reading a verse in turn. "One morning the story was of the children of Israel and the fiery furnace, and the verse, with the names of the three men who were cast into the furnace—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—fell to the lot of the little boy who couldn't read. He made a stagger at it, but didn't do very well, and was rewarded by a hearty slap from the teacher. He cried a little, then the reading went on. "All of a sudden, for no cause that anyone could see, he began to cry afresh. A halt was called on the reading, and the teacher demanded to know the cause of the uproar. "If you don't stop that crying I'll give you another slap,' said the dominie severely." "An' I don't care if you do,' sobbed the boy. 'That's just what I'm crying about, anyhow. I've counted up the verses, and when it's my turn again I'll just have to read them same d—names all over!" ```markdown ``` Lincoln ( ) This Contractor got results. He knew how to feed his men. He knew how to feed Some years ago a contractor building a railroad in a warm climate was troubled a great deal by sickness among the laborers. He turned his attention at once to their food and found that they were getting full rations of meat and were drinking water from a stream near by. He issued orders to cut down the amount of meat and to increase greatly the quantity of Quaker Oats fed to the men. He also boiled Quaker Oats and mixed the thin oatmeal water with their drinking water. Almost instantly all signs of stomach disorders passed and his men showed a decided improvement in strength and spirits. This contractor had experience that taught him the great value of good oatmeal. 53 The H.'s lived in the country, kept chickens and lived the simple life. One of their daily diversions was to sit on the front veranda and watch the sunset and Roberta, aged four, sat and watched with them, but it was a rather tedious as well as solemn occasion for her and one day, after watching in silence for quite a while, an explanation of the whole thing suddenly dawned upon her and with the delighted enthusiasm of a discoverer she exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, I know now why it takes the sun so long to set. It has to hatch out so many little stars!"—Los Angeles Times. For Shame. Mr. Staggers. "Our splendid cook left to-day and I had to take her place," said Mrs. Staggers. "I hope I shall be successful in imitating her." 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Stevens, publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, have signed a telegram which stingingly denounces the reputed statements of the Rev. Andrew Underhill of New York on the women of this state. Underhill is alleged to have said that Colorado women stoop to the lowest forms of political intrigue, and that the women of the redlight district govern the politics of Denver. He quoted an anonymous woman writer who denounced woman suffrage "for moral reasons," and said he believed her statements. He read a paper by this woman, who claimed to have lived in Colorado and to have been an advocate of suffrage. The paper declared that Colorado women address each other by their surnames, drink liquor in cafes while discussing politics, and take delight in hauling drunken and debauched men and women to the polling places. The telegram is as follows: "The Reverend Mr. Underhill is quoted as having said at the City Club, New York, last Saturday, that he indorsed, from personal observation an article by an unnamed woman to the effect that suffrage had demoralized the women of Colorado, and that 10,000 women of the under world controlled elections in the city of Denver. "We wish to denounce the statement of the Rev. Dr. Underhill and of the unnamed woman as untrue, unwarranted and unjustifiable. To characterize the conditions found in the redlight district of Denver as prevailing generally throughout the city, and as being characteristic of the women of Denver, we cannot permit to go unchallenged. "The wives and daughters and sisters of Colorado men are the equal of any women on earth in refinement, education and feminine graces, and none of those qualities have been damaged in the slightest degree by their fifteen years of participation in public affairs, while government has been immeasurably improved by such participation. "They have been on the right side of every moral question. Eighty per cent. of all women entitled to vote in Colorado cast their ballots at the last election, and of the 30,000 women who voted in Denver last fall, not more than 400 were in any wise connected with the under world. It is a great outrage that the women of our state should be so maligned, but we must content ourselves with stigmatizing such statements as false and malicious." D. & B. G. Fruit Shipments. Denver.—Figures compiled by the Denver & Rio Grande railroad show that fruit and vegetable production, which fifteen years ago was altogether a side issue, has become the dominant interest along its lines. Fruit and vegetable shipments, not including sugar beets, from Rio Grande territory in 1909 approximated 11,500 carloads. The shipments already made are divided as follows: Apples, 3,608 carloads; peaches, 1,026 carloads; mixed fruits, 240 carloads; pears, 174 carloads; cantaloupes, 156 carloads; plums, 7 carloads, and strawberries, 2 carloads. In addition to the above there were shipped by express 250 carloads, making a grand total of 7,713 carloads of green fruit, from Denver & Rio Grande territory in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. During the same period the potato and vegetable shipments, not including sugar beets, exceeded 2,000 carloads. Without a dissenting vote the Henrylyn irrigation district voted bonds of $4,387,000 and ratified the action of the district board in letting the contract for construction of the system to the Camfield Development Company. The entire bond issue of the district is taken by Farson & Son of Chicago and the International Trust Company of Denver will act as trustee for the Henrylyn district. The plans provide for irrigation of 100,000 acres and the system will also carry water to the Golden-Littleton district of 20,000 acres. Unless a further appeal is taken from the decision of the State Supreme Court, Dr. William M. Bonnet of Denver must pay Emma E. Foote $1,500 damages for malpractice in creating her for a fractured thigh bone. Dr. Bonnet appealed the case from the District Court of Denver on a writ of error. It is stated that as a result of the recent visit of the inspection board of the Modern Woodmen of America at least $25,000 will be spent in improvements on the sanitarium north of Colorado Springs. A new tent colony to cost $15,000, will be put up. She—it's three o'clock. I'm going to my dressmaker. I shan't be more than a quarter of an hour. He—All right; don't forget we are dining out at eight o'clock. RAW ECZEMA ON HANDS "I had eczema on my hands for ten years. I had three good doctors but none of them did any good. I then used one box of Cuticura Ointment and three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and was completely cured. My hands were raw all over, inside and out, and the eczema was spreading all over my body and limbs. Before I had used one bottle, together with the Cuticura Ointment, my sores were nearly healed over, and by the time I had used the third bottle, I was entirely well. To any one who has any skin or blood disease I would honestly advise them to fool with nothing else, but to get Cuticura and get well. My hands have never given me the least bit of trouble up to now. "My daughter's hands this summer became perfectly raw with eczema. She could get nothing that would do them any good until she tried Cuticura. She used Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Ointment and in two weeks they were entirely cured. I have used Cuticura for other members of my family and it always proved successful. Mrs. M. E. Falin, Speers Ferry, Va., Oct 19, 1909." Money Needed for Good Work. Twelve years ago, Massachusetts made the first appropriation for a state sanitarium. Since that time, over $10,000,000 has been appropriated by state legislatures for the prevention of tuberculosis, and about an equal sum by municipal and county authorities. The federal government has over $1,000,000 invested in tuberculosis hospitals, and spends annually about $500,000 in their maintenance. Every year the percentage of appropriations made from public funds for tuberculosis work has increased. While private societies have led the way in the tuberculosis campaign, every effort has been made to have states, cities and counties do their share. A bulletin of the national association states that the final success of the anti-tuberculosis crusade depends on every city and state providing funds to treat and prevent consumption. Practical Christianity. "On behalf of the sewing circle of this church," said the pastor at the conclusion of the morning service, "I desire to thank the congregation for 57 buttons placed in the contribution box during the past month. If now the philanthropically inclined donors of these objects will put a half-dozen undershirts and three pairs of other strictly secular garments on the plate next Sunday morning, so that we may have something to sew those buttons on, we shall be additionally grateful." —Harper's Weekly. On Ghosts. James H. Hyslop, the brilliant psychologist, narrated, during a discussion of the Paladin case in New York, an original old lady's opinion of ghosts. "Ghosts!" exclaimed the old lady, scornfully. "I don't take any stock in them. If you die and go to the good place it isn't likely that you'd want to waddle back to this poor vale of trouble, while if you go to the bad place you'll be kept there." GET POWER. The Supply Comes From Food. If we get power from food, why not strive to get all the power we can. That is only possible by use of skillfully selected food that exactly fits the requirements of the body. Poor fuel makes a poor fire, and a poor fire is not a good steam producer. "From not knowing how to select the right food to fit my needs, I suffered grievously for a long time from stomach troubles," writes a lady from a little town in Missouri. "It seemed as if I would never be able to find out the sort of food that was best for me. Hardly anything that I could eat would stay on my stomach. 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Do you sometimes think you just can't work away at your profession or trade any longer? Do you have a poor appetite, and lay awake at nights unable to sleep? Are your nerves all gone, and your stomach too? Has ambition to forge ahead in the world left you? If so, you might as well put a stop to your misery. You can do it if you will. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will make you a different individual. It will set your lazy liver to work. It will set things right in your stomach, and your appetite will come back. It will purify your blood. If there is any tendency in your family toward consumption, it will keep that dread destroyer away. Even after consumption has almost gained a foothold in the form of a lingering cough, bronchitis, or bleeding at the lungs, it will bring about a cure in 98 per cent. of all cases. It is a remedy prepared by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., whose advice is given free to all who wish to write him. His great success has come from his wide experience and varied practice. Don't be wheedled by a penny-grabbing dealer into taking inferior substitutes for Dr. Pierce's medicines, recommended to be "just as good." Dr. Pierce's medicines are OF KNOWN COMPOSITION. Their every ingredient printed on their wrappers. Made from roots without alcohol. Contain no habit-forming drugs. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. SUNBERRY- IMPROVED PLANT 3 MONTHS FROM SEED LUTHER BURBANK'S GREATEST CREATION. A Luscious Berry Ripening in Three Months From Seed SEED 20 CTS, PACKET 3. PACKETS FOR 50 CTS. POSTPAID This is positively the GREATEST new Fruit and the best NOVELTY of modern times. These are facts which no one can get away from. The prooof and overwhelming in number and conclusive in character. Grown last year by 350,000 people. Fruit blue-black like an enormous pink blueberry in looks and taste. Unusual fruit, canned or preserved in any form. This great garden fruit is equally valuable in hot, dry, cold or wet climates. Easiest plant in the world to grow, successes and failures. The greatest boon to the family garden ever known. Leaves and branches are also used for greens and are superb. Everybody can and will grow it. Luther Burbank, of Burbank, and turned it over to me to introduce. He says of it: "This absolutely new berry plant is of great interest and value it bears the most delicious, wholesome and faithful berries in the garden." READ MY CATALOGUE, pages 2 and 3, for full description, culture, uses, etc. (Also Colored Plate). With scores of testimonials from well-known and reputable people all over the country. Also the greatest Novelties I am offering this year of which the SUM-BERRY is the greatest ever known. THE SUMBERRY is an improved form of the Wonderberry which I introduced exclusively last year and which proved so satisfactory. It is greatly superior to the ordinary genuine seed. Easiest plant in the world to grow, successes and failures. The greatest boon to the family garden ever known. Leaves and branches are also used for greens and are superb. Everybody can and will grow it. Luther Burbank, of Burbank, and turned it over to me to introduce. He says of it: "This absolutely new berry plant is of great interest and value it bears the most delicious, wholesome and faithful berries in the garden." READ MY CATALOGUE, pages 2 and 3, for full description, culture, uses, etc. (Also Colored Plate). With scores of testimonials from well-known and reputable people all over the country. Also the greatest Novelties I am offering this year of which the SUM-BERRY is the greatest ever known. ANGRY PROTEST OF BOYHCOD "Valentine Night-Gown" Offended Sensibilities of Small Masculine Humanity. William, a little country boy of six, was snowbound with his mother at the house of an aunt, 20 miles from his own home. The two, who had driven over in a sleigh just to spend the day, were forced to remain three nights, and were supplied by the hostess with garments to sleep in. There being no small boys in his aunt's family, William was put to bed in one of his little cousin Deborah's nightgowns, very indignant at having to wear anything with so many frills and lace trimmings around the neck and on the sleeves. "I won't stand 't, mummer," he loudly protested on the second night, "I won't wear anything so girly! I'll run away, you see if I don't, and perrush in a snow drift before I'll put that thing on again. Why, rather than wear that—that valentine night-gown—I'll sleep raw!" Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitution restoring the mucous membranes of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed. In some cases, the ear will be damaged, which can be an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness caused by cataract or caused by Hall's cataract. We are interested for circulars, free. J. CHENEY & CO., Tolio, O. Sold by Druzista, 75c. Take Hall's Family. Pills for constipation. The Cagey Bachelor. The woman who wanted the bachelor to come to dinner called him up at his rooms. "Hello," she said, adding in the irritating way of women, "do you know who this is?" The tactful bachelor didn't, but he was too diplomatic to admit it. "Hello, beautiful lady," he made answer. Free to Our Readers. Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, for 48-page illustrated Eye Book Free. Write all about Your Eye Trouble and they will advise as to His Proper Appliance of the Murine Eye Remedies in Your Special Case. Your Druggist will tell you that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes, Strengthens Eyes, Doesn't Smart, Soothes Eye Pain, and Bills for 0c. Try It in Your Eye Pain and in Baby's Eyes for Scaly Eyelids and Granulation. Nothing endures but the eternal commonplace; and if one departs from that it is to run the most perilous risks—Charles Wagner. WHEN YOU'RE AS HOARSE as a crow. When you're coughing and gasping. When you've an old fashioned deep-scaled cold, take Allen's Lung Balm. Sold by all druggists, 25c, 50c and 100 bottles. It's a hard, hard world, and nobody knows it better than the aviator. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Iching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50c. It's a pity that wisdom doesn't grow on a man like whiskers. Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the guras, reduces infec- tion, allays pain, curses wind colic. 25c a bottle. Pompadours are responsible for many a high-brow. Do you think you sion or trade tite, and lay your nerves all bition to forge ahe might as well put a you will. Dr. Pi make you a differen- to work. It will your appetite will If there is any tende it will keep that d sumption has almo Attention Sick Women If you had positive proof that a certain remedy for female ills had made many remarkable cures, would you not feel like trying it? If during the last thirty years we have not succeeded in convincing every fair-minded woman that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has cured thousands and thousands of women of the ills peculiar to their sex, then we long for an opportunity to do so by direct correspondence. Meanwhile read the following letters which we guarantee to be genuine and truthful. Hudson, Ohio.—"I suffered for a long time from a weakness, inflammation, dreadful pains each month and suppression. I had been doctoring and receiving only temporary relief, when a friend advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I did so, and wrote to you for advice. I have faithfully followed your directions and now, after taking only five bottles of the Vegetable Compound, I have every reason to believe I am a well woman. I give you full permission to use my testimonial." Mrs. Lena Carmocino, Hudson, Ohio. R. F. D. No. 7. St. Regis Falls, N. Y.—“Two years ago I was so bad that I had to take to my bed every month, and it would last from two to three weeks. I wrote to you for advice and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in dry form. I am happy to say that I am cured, thanks to your medicine and good advice. You may use my letter for the good of others.”—Mrs. J. H. Breyere, St. Regis Falls, N. Y. female diseases. We possess volumes of proof of this fact, enough to convince the most skeptical. For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health free of charge. Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. A CERTAIN CURE FOR SORE, WEAK & INFLAMED EYES. MITCHELL'S SALVE MAKES THE USE OF DRUGS UNNECESSARY. Price, 25 Cents. Druggists. THE SUNBERRY is an improved form of the Wonderberry which I introduced exclusively. It is grown on the original type, and I alone have gummies seed, SEED 20c perpkt: 3 pkts, for $0.61 7 for $1.00. With every packet of seed, we can add 20c Recipes for wine, syrup, wine, greens, etc. It is superior for any of these uses. Also a copy of my 132 page Catalogue of Wonderberry products is available. AGENTS WANTED: all about my $12,000 in CASH PRIZES AND OFFERS. AGENTS WANTED. MY GREAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT: New Fruits FREE to all who apply. 132 pages. 500 illustrations and colored plates. I have been in the business 35 years and have half a million customers all over the country. Complete satisfaction guaranteed to everyone. Do not fall to see the SUM-BERRY is the greatest ever known. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. female diseases. We possess enough to convince the most For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham Compound has been the standa female ills. No sick woman herself who will not try this far Made exclusively from roots a has thousands of cures to its cure Mrs. Pinkham invites us to write her for adv guided thousands to health Address Mrs. Pinkham A CERTAIN CURE FOR SORG MITCHELL'S MAKES THE USE OF DRUGS UNNE DEFIANCE Cold Water Starch laundry works, 100 g/1 lb W. N. U., DENVER, NO. 7-1910. Do You Feel This Way? you feel all tired out? Do you sometimes you just can't work away at your profesde any longer? Do you have a poor apeay awake at nights unable to sleep? Are all gone, and your stomach too? Has amahead in the world left you? If so, you out a stop to your misery. You can do it if Sam's Vegetable ard remedy for doses justice to nous medicine. and herbs, and credit. All sick women price. She has free of charge. h, Lynn, Mass. LYDIA E PINKRAM WEAK & INFLAMED EYES. SALVE ESSARY. Price, 25 Cents. Druggists. Insomnia "I have been using Cascarets for Insomnia, with which I have been afflicted for twenty years, and I can say that Cascarets have given me more relief than any other remedy I have ever tried. I shall certainly recommend them to my friends as being all that they are represented." Thos. Gillard, Elgin, Ill. Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do Good, Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe. 10c, 22c, 34c, 44c, bulk. The genius stamped C C C. Guarantees to cure or your money back. 924 WANTEDTOBUY All kinds Live Wild Animals and Birds particularly Beaver, Cranes, Wild Swans, Jagrars, Pumas, etc. Dr. Cecil French, Zoologist, Washington, D.C. PATENTS Watson E. Coleman, Washington, D.C. Books free. Highest reference. Best result. California Would you like to live there? The San Diego Union will interest you. Sent 6 mo.-weekly, 1.5c; Sundays, 8.1. DEFIANCE STARCH never sticks to the iron. THE CONTINENT AL TRUST CoO. Pra i NV, OOOO Solicits business for its various departments, feeling that the eight years of suc- cessful management, and the high standing of its Officers and Directors are sufficient guarantee of the solidity of this company. This is a permanent home institution, and the recently added departments make this the best equipped and most complete institution in Denver for the transaction of your business. Conservatism and carefulness in every transaction is the enviable reputation which this company bears and maintains. Every courtesy and attention is shown the people of Denver, whether customers or not, and we invite you to make use of all our departments. You will find it a great convenience, and all business will be transacted to your entire satisfaction. For the convenience of those who are unable to transact their banking business during the daily banking hours, the Savings Department of the Continental Trust Co. will be open for business Saturday and Monday evenings from 6 to 8 o'clock. Deposits accepted in any amount from $1.00 up. We pay 4% interest compound- ed twice a year on savings accounts and your security is first mortgages on im- proved Denver real estate. START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT ONCE. THE CONTINENTAL TRUST CO. PAID UP CAPITAL $300,000.00 EARNED SURPLUS $100,000.00 —_— OFFICERS ———— ——__—__ DIRECTORS JOHN W. SPRINGER, Pres. A. L. ABRAHAMS, Ist Vice Pres. Chas. S. Thomas Joel F. Vaile Wm. I. Mead Wm. H. Dickson PAUL B. GAYLORD, Vice Pres. mE. emer uae Fred T. Henry Fermor J. Spencer JAMES H. WILKINS, Vice Pres. eke 4 oe Ai as A PRESS Chas. M. Heberton Wm. E. Renshaw LUTHER M. BECK, Secy. Treas. ' eee , a lm ae 5 a ou Louie F. Spratlen John W. Springer FRED R. SMITH, Asst. Secy. r A pat A. L. Abrahams ED. S. HARPER, Mgr. Savings Department | ye “( Paul B. Gaylord L. M. Beck hep 3 me) ee EP AE AI 3 Bini 5 we “uae Fire Insurance Policies in the Commercial Banking in all its | Fi: rf wr a Sa branches, is given special attention Ha { run Be strongest companies in the world ve | Te Hy i Real Estate sold and rented, rental eavingsl Departmen sean ii at 4 | collections, care of property, build- openiavisavmgs account and iwill 1 oe - ing loans placed and renewed give every assistance anal | d Fs SP ae eS rae PRET i ee nm | hal " i Safe Deposit Vaults unsurpassed, ab- Will furnish Savings Banks without _.|[|||/E tema Ha = solutely fire and burglar proof with charge, to all who open accounts with | —3aNai be wee, = compartments for storing boxes and ie eG ate ok packages containing valuables. Safety Cea | Ae fees, boxes and safes renting for $3.00 per ee ae F ae \ year and up Trust Department will act as Trustee, a aT Ee ape a # Guardian, Administrator, Executor, ; Ree: sa & Bonding---We can furnish surety bonds Registrar, Assignee, Receiver and all Wi Sie Sietiousas eee” for employees, contractors and all other other offices of trust , CONTINENTAL BUILDING. requirements a a Priin Danlinn LIama \VAsJhich Asa Onan