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The indicator., 1897-01-09
The Commodore Scuttled.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. All of the
crew of the Commodore were not saved,
as reported last night Twelve are in
Jacksonville, three alive and one dead
are at Daytona. Four are reported to
have arrived near Almond, but the re-
port is not confirmed and eight are at
sea on life raft
Captain Murphy, Stephen Crane, the
novelist c. b. Montgomery, the cook.
and William Higgins, a stoker. landed
At Daytona yesterday. Their boat was
turned over in the surf and Higgngs
received wound which caused his
death soon after getting ashore. The
party on the raft are all Cubans. They
left the boat before Captain Murphy s
party and nothing more has been heard
of them.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
The expenses of Arapahoe county last
year were as follows
Farming Notes.

Archuleta county has 200 miles Of ir-
rigating bitches
T.arimer county has 10000 acres of
land under ditch.
1t is stated that 10000 lambs are being
fed in Prrwers county.
The mills Of Larimer county can turn
out 1900 sacks of -four per day.
The bitches Of Montrose county cost
$4,000 and irrigate $4,000 acres of land.
The creamery at Lamar paid out 81 .l,Gu
for milk last year and made 4s,pr
pounds Of butter.
The farmers Of Phillips county have
shipped about 25,Oon pounds of butter
5000 dozen eggs and 100 dozen chick.
ems each year for the last three yenrs.
The principal shipments Of products In
the outside markets from Logan county
consist of stock and hay. and of those
products the shipments for 1896 were 516
cars, as against 800 cars in 1895. giving
an increase Of 1876 cars
Nearly 1000 cars of cattle have been
shipped from Coneios county this fall. be
sides several carloads of sheep and lambs.
Along the foothills and in the mountains
immense numbers Of sheep are herded
during the summer months
From the reports made 10 Mrs. Martha
A. Shute, secretary of the state board of
horticulture. the orchard area and value
Of fruit yield in Colorado are calculated
az fnIlpws. Total orchard orna =. onn
ocres: increase for 1896. 5000 acres: value
II fruit products 1896. $1,000, 600: in
crease over 1895. S2O1 go
The indicator., 1897-01-09
state House Appointments.

Denver. Jan. 5.-Governor-elecy Alva
Adams yesterday appointed Lester Brew
cr his private secretary. Mr.. Brewer is
occupying the same position with Cover
nor McIntire. He WAS also private see
rciary for Governor Routt.
The selection is a popular one. Mr.
Brewer is in every way qualified for the
position. He is courteous and impartial
and treats all persons who have business
at the executive offices alike.
Grace +. Patton. the new supcrinten
dent of public instruction. has named
Mrs. Mary Holland I<inkaid as her as
sistant. aud Helen Il. Stevenson as state
librarian
The indicator., 1897-01-09
SENATOR JONES OF NEVADA.
He win Have to Fight for His Seat In
the senate


the senate
Washington. Ian. 5.-If John 7.
Jones of Nevada succeeds hilnseii III
the United States Senate he Will haSc
to fight for his succession. Heretofore
Mr.. Jones has been returned Win aN
proximatc unanimity. hut this year n
strong opposition will confront hllEr
and strong man will lead 1T. Mr..
George $. Nixon of W&nnemucca, II
well known editnl-Hi1d banker, has an
nounecf himself as n candidate In op-
position to Mr.. Jones. MIR, Nixon is
m advocate OF free coinage and on tile
silver question will stand ns well be
fore the legislature as Mr.. Jones. The
contest of Mr. Nixon will be mainly on
the ground that Mr.. Jones Is not ana
has not been for many years resi-
dent Of Nevada, but has his legal resi-
dencc at Santa Monica, California. II
is further alleged in this connection
that Mr.. Jones rarely even visits Ne
vada, his visits having been marked
by intervals of years. Mr.. Jones is
regarded as one of the ablcst and
most persistent leaders of the free
coinage movement. and silver Demo
Gratis. including the Democratic ma
tionnl committee. and silver Demo
cratic senators will render whatevcr
assistance they can 10 promote his
| election.
The contest in Ncvada in this feature
| resembles that in progress in Idaho,
where the silver Democrats are anX-
| ious to have Mr.. Dubois returned. Tile
chances. however. for the success of
Mr.. Jones are believed to be brighter
| than those of Mr.. Dubois. While pro.
claiming himself II free coinage man,
Mr. Nixon declares that If chosen to
| the Senate he will vote for protect
| i've tariff to test the claim OF the Re
| publicans that Il revision of the tariff
will bring prosperity 10 tie country.
| Mr.. Jones's successor will he chosen
next month.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

A man carrying an armful Of fire.
wood would not ordinarily be made the
subject Of comment, When, however,
the man represents people who used
to think that such labor was a degra-
dation, he is interesting from socio-
logical point Of view. A correspondent
of the New York Evening Post, writing
from Montana. tells OF seeing a Chey
enne Indian walking from the brush
mp to his lodge carrying wood. BY his
side was a tiny girl with a backload
Of little twigs. A few years ago an
Indian would have been ashamed to be
seen doing what he would have called
i squaw's work To-day the tribes are
directly. and consciously, and of neces-
sity adopting civilized ways. The little
girl at play represented the past; the
man, promise of the future.
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| In it. 1t Is destructive OF everything tina
makes life worth living.
''I.et us have peace.
lSignetD "THOMAS F. O'MAHONEY.
sheriff of Lake County.
MR.. ouAY.s NAN WON.
p-nrose Succeeds Cameron as Pennsyl
vAnia'a senator.

Harrisburg. Pa. Ian. 5.-The fnctien
nj Republican contest for the success
sion to the seat in the United States
Senate occupied by j. Donald Cameron
which has kept the people of the state
In fever heat for many weeks, was
finally settled tonight in the joint
party caucus of the Republican incm
bers of the Legislature. who chos,
state Senator Boies Pcnrose of Fhila
delphin ..as the man upon whom til,
horur shall be bestowed. OF the 21'
Republicans In the Legislature 21l
were present and voting. OF thes,
votes Penrose received 1873, ex-Post
master General John Wanamaker 10
Senator Cameron l. Congressman John
h, Robinson l, and Superior Court
Judge Charles Il. Rice of Wilkes
barre |.
The place has been conceded to Phil
adelphia from the start, and the fight
was thus narrowed down to Wana
maker and Pcnrose The latter re
ceived the support of Senator Quay
and his success is n great victory fol
that leader. Mr.. Wnnamaker was
backed by the faction of which David
Martin is the leader. assisted by II
strong organization of business men in
nearly every county. Much bitterness
was exhibited on both sides.
Senator Quay's term expires in
March, 1899. and, according to Mr.
Wanamaker's friends. the business
men will continue their organization
with the object of defeating Mr.. Qua!
should he be a candidate for re.elec
tion. The Legislature will ratify tht
caucus selection of Mr. Penrose on Jan
uary s.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

It is said of combined telegi aph
and telephone apparatus, the device OF
an army officer that while one soldier
is sending message in Morse charac-
ters, a second soldier may use the same
wire to talk telephOnically with anothe-
station. The distant receiving opera
tors hear only their own messages.
This apparatus, it is further said, may
be carried conveniently in the users
hand. What If Napoleon could have
availed himself of such contrivance
at Waterloo? Would history be just
the same?
The indicator., 1897-01-09

A great dry-goods store in Chicago
has recently established in its own
building a school where the employees
are given free instruction in common
and advanced branches of learning
Under such fostering influences the
smallest cash-boy learns that iutelli-
gence rules the world and that an am
bition for education is manly Suppose
all business men should manifest the
spirit Of helpfulness here shown. Sup
pose. too. they avoided forcing the
wages OF persons in their employ down
to the last dollar under which employ
ment can be obtained Suppose, also
that wise. yet generous consideration
was shown in the payment of wages
Would employees then be restless and
resentfulo The uneasy mischief-makers
would still be heard They would
make trouble under any condition ot
life. But the estranged attitude Of the
majority of our employees toward en-
pIoyers would be modified.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Progress. In Modern A.sssa,

The progress Of the modefMS 34D4
Of Greece will not astonish A141c
readers; but Athens in no wey
bles New York or Chicago s144
Greece America. Between
countries there is no point 09sS1N
son whatsoever. The 114
springing from and connecte4s
powerful European nation, beG
career with all the advantage11
Of the drawbacks Of civilizatte9S8
had only to confront the
stacles to their possession a
tensIve territories which attr9&f
rewarded their enlightened
and immigration accelerate6
nation of glorious cOmm441
The Greeks, emerging from
debasing serfdom, had no pend
social or intellectual prepartioaS ~
work Of regeneration. After y&Ayf
achieved by dint of dcsperat9 cEee
the independence OF IL parf T0n@y
their land and race, they had 70 uo0v
20 series of revolutions befcg4 e
tling down into an organized 0oG4S
itic. Moreover, the belief that N4A
tional unity is not yet comp39ee
tended. and long may tend, to rete
the work of Internal deveI0pM4
Neither these considerations, nor
fact that the whole country w4x
scene of desolation at the close Of
war Of Independence. muse be
sight of in forming Il Judgment -
the progress thus far cfected.-E
lie Spirit in Modern Athens" by
Bikelas, In the January Century.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
The Afternoon Nap.

The frequency with which medicqA:
men are asked whether it is harmful NJ
indulge in the afternoon nap 10 nqS,
perhaps. surprising. for several reGE
sons. Most persons have had expe1
ence of the seductive charms Of
somnolence which had followed u
comfortable ingestion OF Il midday "a
evening meal. The meal finished az
diner arranges himself comfortably NJ
an armchair; II may be he lights ~
pipe or cigar, takes up Il newepapQ
and prepares 10 make the most of ~
restful condition of his mind and b0d3s7
But nature soon begins to assert hefl
sway. In time the cyelids close, IT,
head begins TO nod, the newspapof
falls from the hands, the pipe no lonD.
or supported in the mouth, falls to thu
floor, and the symptoms of n nap arr
complete. Whether the "winks" h.
forty or one hundred in number, the
result Is the samoa short, sound
sleep. Then comes the queStion-IsA
harmful to thus fall asleep after d
meal? BY no means, for the very obyi-
Gus reason that the process is merely.
n physiological one, and as such, wh61
it occurs. is quite natural. Whc0
digestion is in progress. nature has H.
ranged that all the available blood fN,
the body shall be collected in an
about the digestive organs. Cons
quently the blood supply to the brs1S
falls to Il low cbb, and thus sleep ~
easily induced. on the other hand, de
course, physiologically, it is wron9
for brain work TO be attempted imm6e
tliately after solid meal.-Medicl1
Press. 3.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Only Ono College Graduate.

OF the philanthropists who havd
given at least million dollars to thS
cause of higher education in this coun3
try 1t is an interesting fact that Prestl
dent Seth Lew Is the only one who Is Z
college graduate. Rockefeller, GirardI
Peabody, Cornell, Cooper, Rich, Pack2
ner, Hopkins, Clark. DreXel. Vandert
bilt. De PAW, Lick and all the resj
We're selfeducated men, who madj
their money in business. and owed
their success In life to their native
shrewdness and industry rather thar
to the colleges upon which they be.
ttowed their bounty.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
THE SOILS PRODUCT.
COLORADO DID WELL IN 1905,
Grain. Fruit and Vegetables Worth ~iS'-
eaS,OOO and stock Valued at tho Same
Figure.
Saws Tho Denver Repuhlicnn:

Says the Denver Republicans:
The traveller through Colorado by
any single line of transit will probably
see little enough OF its agriculture to
impress him that the state has only
few little ragged patches of culti-
vated land II he should tour The snate
he would I've amazed and delighted
with the vision OF some of the largest
agricultural areas and some of the
most beautiful farms and orchards on
the continent. Should he make the
tour complete. he will have passed
within the limits of 5000 square miles
Of cultivated soil besides 2.OWOOO
acres more of fallow land ready and
waiting for the plow.
When 1t is considered that the strict
ly agricultural areas of Colorado lie
within the limits of the irrigation sys-
TEN. the distribution of these areas and
their peculiar advantages. respectively.
become questions of prime interest to
the farmer seeking n location in the
state. This distribution comprises six
great divisions, designated by the prin-
cipal streams which form the water
sheds and sources Of supply for irrign-
tion. These divisions have climate.
according to geographical position. and
thus have their pecularities of adapta-
tion to different crops. While all man
ner of crops may be successfully cult
waited wherever water is obtained for
irrigation. each section of the country
Is known for its special fitness for one
or more plants as its dominant harvest.
This is shown in the culture of wheat,
corn, fruits and potatoes. Alfalfa, the
crop of leading value. grows in abun-
dance wherever it is given a chance to
take root.
Official estimates place the combined
area of irrigable lands within these di-
visions now under canals. at 1000. 900
acres, and the amount of land at pres
cnt irrigated and under cultivation at
approximately 2,O00OO0 acres. The an
nual value of farm products is various
ly estimated at from So ,OOOOO to $50,
100000
In the following table. compiled by
NUN S'ui''S, tb' VI
fort has been to separate the product
from the source of production. and
thus combine the value of the crops
with that of the animal industry.
Hence the soil is credited from total
production of S14,925.0O0 and the live
stock with Sl3. 100000 Primarily. the
soil has produced S25.OOO0O0 or more.
But Il large part of this must be count
ed in the animals and their products.
As an example, alfalfa appears with n
valuation of only S2.OO00O0. Had NIL
the alfalfa that was cultivated in 1896
been sold from the field 1t would no
doubt have brought a revenue of So
100000. But the greater part of its
value is represented ip the products
of live stock. While other important
factors of the various crops are TO he
found. also. in an unknown percentage
of the value of the anim:ils, and this
percentage of tile products consumed
and unaccounted for would fully sus-
tain the authorized estimate of $50
100000 for the annual products of agri-
culture in Colorado.
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Minister willis Dying.

Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 5.-Thc Homo
lulu correspondent of the United As
sociatcd Presses, writing under date
of December 2S, says that United
States minister Willis has been suf-
fering from pneumonia for some time,
and has been given up by his physi-
clans. Fr. three days previous to the
dispatch of the letter Mr.. Willis death
was hourly expected.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

The year 1896 will long be remembered
among the stockmcn Of Colorado as tho
year in which the cattle industry once
more became profitable. says the Denver
News. The improved conditions noticed
towards the close of 1895 became even
more marked in 1896. and the result was
a renewed interest in what was once the
great industry of the West. There was n
general advance in prices and the move
ment of cattle through the state was The
largest in years. Denver Is rapidly TAX
ing her place as the center OF the West
ern cattle industry and the state is be-
coming popular feeding place for the
cattle and sheep of the West. because of
the large amount of alfalfa raised In the
state. Sheep. for instance. enter the state
In the fall at the average value of S1.D
per head, and leave in the spring for the
market at an average value Of $3.50 per
head. In this manner both the stock
men and the farmers realize a hand
some profit, besides sending out The fincsa
mutton raised in the country and for
which there is always heavy demand at
ton prices The same may be said of the
cattle.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

\ fair sample of what can b. accom-.
pished by brains, perseverance and wa
ter in Colorado is shown by the "Wellns.
ton property. one mile form Grand
Junction. \ piece Of land above the
Farmers canal and not considered worth
the locating. was taken up few years
ago by Major Wellington, Il veteran from
the East. In spite Of some ridlculc aud
much in the way Of prophrsy that he
would only lose money. hc SGT 10 work
lu convert the hillside into home and,
orchard. and to-day has place that Is
cnvied by many. lie had to raise the
water from the ditch thirty-twn feet ba.
fore being able to water an inch of his
land. Entirely unaided, he designed and
built a water wheel in the ditch which
will raise steady flow of twenty-five
inches of water The year round. This lie
discharges into q fumc and carries II
over u gulch to the side Of hill. whore
il discharges into ditch from which hr
waters the land below it. With this
wheel he covers twenty-five acres of land
and has already reaped the reward of his
grit aud perseverance in ;he possession Of
n choice orchard. Not content with this,
Mr.. Wellington set to work to reclaim
the balance. With two hydraulic rams
he raises water to a height Of sixty feet
and reclaims another thirty acres Of land.
heretofore cassed a. of no value. As fast
as his time and means permit he "xpects
To construct other wheels and even iially
have his entire place under water. Mr..
Wellington has done al his work an,ircly
unaided and from limited means. aud
has the pleasure Of seeing Others now pr
pairing to do likewise.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
He-Eiccilnn of DnlOis.

Boise. Idaho, Jan. 5.-Thc Democrats
assumed the responsibility of orgnniz-
ing both houses of the Legislature on
strictly party lines. Silver Republi-
cans voted with the Democrats on
every proposition. 1t is thought that
the action of the Democrats to-day
points decidedly toward the reelection
of Dubois to the United States Scnnte.
1t seems TO be the wish OF the national
silver forces that Dubois be returned.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Exception is often taken to the use
of the word pedagogue instead Of
schoolmaster. when teacher is to be
mentioned. What If one called the
place where teaching is done a peda-
gogue2 1t would sound odd enough
now. but the word was formerly used
in that sense. Thus an English writer
of the last century. in describing his
journey to the East, said, Another
part tof the university is what they
call the pedagogue, which is for noble
men and gentlemen. There are six
youths in each room, with master
over them
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Elections In France.

Paris. Jan. 4.-The official returns Of
the elections which We're held in France
yesterday for the choice of one-third Of
the members of the Senate. show that
60 Republicans, IS Radicals, 3 Socialists
and II Reactlonists were elected.
The Senate is composed OF 300 mem
bers. Of whom one-fourth were originally
elected by the national assembly for life
Vacancies in this rank are filed by the
Senate itself.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
SOB, ,5iO.OO0

In addition to the lands under irrign-
tion there are about 1.0OO.oOO acres of
non-irrigablc lands under cultivation.
principally in the production of Dota-
toes and grain. the annual value Of
these products forming an important
part .of the maximum estimate stated.
But these lands comprise only small
cultivated and made richly productive
II water for irrigation We're obtainable,
and 1t is not so much a question of
water supply as 1t is a problem of the
methods by which the supply may be
utilized The combined area of such
land is stated at 2O,OOO,OOO acres or
more.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Ho.p,taI Was burned.

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 4.-The Wyoming
state general hospital at Rock Springs
Wyoming. burned 10 the ground this
morning. The ten patients Were re-
moved, hut one. woman. died from
fright while being taken to the tempo
rary quarters The loss is $4,000, with
$1,000 insurance.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

In speaking of the presidents New
Years reception Washington corrc.
spondent says: The presidents recep-
tion to-day, was the largest held dur
ing the present term OF Office and
there was n brilliant throng at the
White House. But the Democratic
senators and members of the House
were conspicuous by their absence.
Nearly all Of the senators and repre-
sentatives present were Republicans.
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where 1t PInciIes.

Lovely Daughter: why do you Z
object to Mr.. DePoor? Is it not bette
to live in n cottage with one you low
than to dwell in palace with one yol
hate:"
Practical Father-"Yes. my dead
very much better; but he hasn't II
cottage. York Weekly.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Jennie Metcalf. nee Stephens, the fe-
male Oklahoma outlaw and bootleEger.
has again been arrested charged with
peddling whisky TO the Indians of the
Creek nation Jennie was released
from the Boston reform school a month
ago, when she announced that she had
reformed
The indicator., 1897-01-09

The interval between a presidential
election and an inauguration affords
about four months for entirely profit
less newspaper speculation as to the
makeup of the incoming presidents
cabinet. Coming Immediately fter the
seeming hysteria of partisan appeals
to voters, this variety of newspaper
folly amounts almost to public of
Tense
The indicator., 1897-01-09
To Enlarge Its Plant.

Pueblo. Jan. 5.-The Bessemer steel
plant here is preparing to put In what
will be known MS structure depart
ment for the manufacture of bridge
and heavy iron. The new plant when
completed will give employment 10
many meQ >. ,..,..
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Fr.nci. A Walker Dead

Boston. Mass. Jaa. 7.-General Fran
els A. Walker. president of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology. and
widely known az n writer on econon.
les, died this morning from apoplexy,
The indicator., 1897-01-09

THE principal value of an educa-
tion." wrote little negro boy recent
ly, in reply to the question. 'is 80 you
can read the boards at the cross
roads. to tell you which road to go"
What educator could give an answer
r,ore condensed and compi ehensive2
The indicator., 1897-01-09

The offer of fifty thousand dollars to
Doctor Nansen for the exclusive right
to publish the account of his explora-
ton in the icy north is justly regard
ed as substantial tribute TO the value
of cold facts.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

If there was less of the eternal
grind, allwork-and-no-rlay, quick
work-and- -slow-pay, in the farmer
boys portion. more of them would stay
down on the farm" and less Of them
would be down on the farms.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Some folks, like tug boats, seldom
accomplish anything without a great
deal of putting and blowing; but. un-
like tug boats, they often pun and blow
without accomplishing anything.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Enthusiasm is a thing that is of no
particular use unless It is of the spon-
taneous kind.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

The trouble with most schemes is
that they are based on theories thai
are not practical
The indicator., 1897-01-09

The supreme court of Idaho decides
that women can vote il they desire to,
and now that they can their desire to
do 80 is not as strong as 1t was. Like
lots Of other pleasures we anticipate
Q little realization wears oa the nov
w.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Work would soon become popular II
it were forbidden by law
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Human nature does not value a
thing so much for its real worth as
for the fact that it is better than some
thing similar possessed by neighbor.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

After all mans household goods
have been carted around the streets on
a moving van he feels as though the
neighbors had taken an unfair adyan-
tage of him.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Lucky is the man who stands so
well among his fellows that they will
accept his conclusions without inquir
ing into his reasons.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

The best conversationaIist is the one
who can listen the longest without be
traying his annoyance