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The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18

The origin of the word budget"
meaning an estimate Of Government
revenues and expenses, is thus eX.
plained Almost from time immemo-
rial it was the custom in England to
put the estimates of receipts and eX-
penditures presented to Parliament in
a leather bag, the word budget being
thus borrowed from the old Norman
word bougette, which signifies a
leather purse. Curiously enough, the
word has passed back again into
France from England.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18
Danrerons Rnhnons.

A hunter, while exploring in BorneO,
shot a large baboon at a spring some
distance from camp So says an ex-
change, which proceeds to relate the
dangerous result of the shot.
The animal fell with a sharp cry,
and Immediately another baboon came
in sight and gave n loud yell. When
the hunter was preparing to shoot the
newcomer, a small army of balloons
appeared. and the hunter realized that
he was in danger Of being torn to
pieces.
One full-grOwn baboon Is easily n
match for man. and hundred are
to be dreaded more than as many
wolves. The hunter promptly took to
his heels, with the balloons after him.
Occasionally he paused and shot the
nearest one, but he would have been
oyerpowered had not his comrades
sailed out from the camp, and with
a general volley compelled the pur-
suers to retreat-Youth's Companion.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18
New Yorls's Great Fairgrounds.

The greater part of the forests of the
Adirondack Mountains is now the
property Of the people Of New York.
In these alone there are ten times the
area Of the New Forest-946,S SSS acres
being in what is called the Adirondack
Park There are besides $4,000 acres
in the Catskills. Inlying sections are
compulsOrily bought up and the whole
made into one vast contiguous tract
guarded by fremen, game-watchers
and fish-keepers. The whole of this is
being rapidly restored to the primitive
state in which Deerslayer and the Del
aware hunted and shot. The trees are
State property and will be partly sub
iected to regular forestry to preserve
the head-waters of rivers and to pay
expenses, and partly let grow wild and
untended. The State covers all that
region where the great fights took place
both between us and the French and
later between the ColOnists and the
English armies. along the line Of lakes
and rivers reaching from Ontario to
the Hudson, while it runs back to the
st. Lawrence, along the whole south
shore of Ontario and along part Of
Lake Erie. Champlain, where the
British and American flotillas fought
and sunk each other, Is now a great
fish preserve stocked by the State Fish
Commission Ontario is to be the
greatest trout fishery in the world and
the st. Lawrence a combined pleasure
river for two nations.-London Spec;a-
for
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18

An electric mail box has been put on
trial in Washington, d. c. Its object
is to check the mail carriers. When.
ever the box is opened for the extrac.
tion Of its contents it automatically
registers the operation at the main
office. With such a tell-tale it will be
Impossible for a carrier making the
rounds Of the boxes to skip any of
them which is one of the chief sources
of complaint at present against the
service. Furthermore, the box must
be emptied completely or the failure
to do SO is also automatically regis.
tered against the letter collector, and
he must pay the penalty OF his care,
lessness.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18

It is the history of all navy building
in modern times that a ship has been
already commissioned before it begins
to be old style. The style in battle
ships changes almost as rapidly as in
the cut of dress sleeves. The thicker
and tougher armor is made the greater
becomes the piercing power Of projec-
tiles. The two things constantly lap
and overlap one another-offense grow
ing as fast as defense is perfected.
Hence the enormous expense, not so
much of building a modern navy, but
of keeping it up to date.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18

Every counterfeiter run down is only
another warning to the others that
their time will come. They may be as
clever as any individual that devotes
his time to the work of discovering
counterfeiters. They may even be
cleverer than any single opponent, but
they cannot beat the detective system.
As individuals they are forced to sleep.
The system is not The singular fact
in relation to their deeds is that, being
as clever as they are, they should de-
lude themselves to the extent of be-
lieving that they will not ultimately
be caught.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18
NATIVE AFRICAN PRINTERS.
Owellers on Lake TanganyiSa who Have
just Issued Their First Book.

Just Issued Their First Book.
The Catholic fathers have a flourish
ing mission station on the west shore
Of Lake Tanganylka, at a place where
the forest comes nearly down to the
waters edge. This place has been
known for fifteen years on the maps
as Mpala, and much has been written
about it as station where the Catho-
Tic missionaries have been trying to in
troduce civilization in a most practical
manner.
Here in the depths Of Central Africa
they have been teaching the natives
how to make brick and lumber how to
improve the quality Of the iron they
dig from the hills, how to make better
implements from this useful metal and
the best methods of tilling their crops
A great many natives have come from
far around to enter the schools at
Mpala.
A year ago this month the natives
who had been taught to set type in the
printing office made their first book. A
few copies of it have reached Europe
and attracted considerable attention
The little book is a geography. 1t
tells, in the native language and in the
simplest manner, something about the
world. 1t gives the most interesting
facts about the geography and peoples
of some of the great nations. There
are only ffty-six pages in it, but they
contain a great deal of information
without being crowded with so much
detail as to make the story hard to
read.
Father G.. Van Acker wrote the little
volume superintended the typesetting
and printing, and made the map which
adorns the work. The natives under
his tuition attended to every mechani,
cal detail, from typesetting to binding.
The book is an excellent specimen of
typography considering that it is the
first effort Of the black printers who
made it, and it furnishes conclusive
evidence that progress is making in the
heart Of Central Africa.-New York
Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18
WHY SOME MEN FAIL.
EDWIN T. 5oNEs.

EDWIN T, JONES.
NY song is this: Why some men miss,
In life their chosen goal
They seek to fll with half the will,
A plan that needs the whole.
They SOW the seed on mount and mead,
And wait to see it spread;
While, half concerned, they leave, un
turned
The clod upon its head.
They waste in play the light of day,
Knowing that there will come,
AT even-fall, the welcome call
To eat the une0rned crumb.
Thus down the tide of life they glide,
In poverty and pain,
Leaving undone, from sun to sun,
The things that lead to gain.
But when the last lone hope is past,
No more to light their way;
And all is lost-they learn the cost
OF doing things hallway.
Success.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18

The Chicago Tribune says that
world war on rats may be proposed by
Japan. That nation has been conduct
ing an exhaustive investigation, and
the conclusion has been reached that
the rodents are a menace to human
kind. Consequently, says DR.. Nagu
sha, VINO was a visitor in Chicago, the
Mikado's Government is to appeal tc
civilization to extermlnate the rodents.
1t is declared that the rats spread all
sorts Of contagion, while hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars worth Of prop
erty is destroyed by them each year
The plague, says DR.. Nagusha, would
lose half its terrors should the rats OF
the world cease to exist. Other dis.
eases would claim fewer victims, and
the earth would be a safer place fol
humanity.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18
THE SUBURBAN CITIZEN.
WASHINGTON, D. c.

New York City is still in MacGreg.
prs place among American ports More
than half Of all the imports and more
than one-third Of all the exports Of
the United States for the fiscal year
1900 came into or went out Of New
York Harbor.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18

A statistlcian puts It that Alaska has
only eleven hundredths of an inhabit-
ant to the square mile OF the many
pictures OF arctic desolation, this one
of a lonely fraction looking vainly
across the bleak snow drifts for its
other eighty-nine one hundredths is
perhaps the most affecting
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18

The farmer looks upon the hawk as
his natural enemy, when, in fact,
naturalist says, that every time he
shoots bird of that kind he throws a
fifty-dollar bill into the fire, for,
though the hawk does occasionally
take a chicken, it destroys a thousand
rats, mice and moles every year.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18
Invention OF the Pneumatic Tire.

1t is Of considerable interest that
the pneumatic tire, to which the bicy.
Gle owes large share Of It's populari-
ty, was invented by an American, Il.
w. Thompson, in 1s47.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-18
Tie Wheel Of Fortune.
by Charles Grimth Hoffman.

on sent for me, Lieuten-
ant Prescott?" The Off
Ger ceased writing and
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

To condense in paragraph the an
nouncement of the Youths Companion
for 1902 is not easy. Not only will
nearly two hundred story writer's con-
tribute to the paper, but many of the
most eminent of living statesmen,
jurists, men of science and of letters,
scholars, sailors, soldiers and travel
lers, including three members of the
presidents cabinet.
In delightful series of articles on
military and naval topic the secretary
of the navy will tell "How Jack Lives"
Julian Ralph, the famous war CORES
pondent, will describe How Men
Feel in Battle" and Winston Spencer
Churchill, NJ. P, whose daring escape
from Boer prison pen is well re-
membered, will describe some expert
ences "On the Flank of the Army"
And this is but beginning of the
long list. A complete announcement
will be sent to any address free. The
publishers also announce that every
new subscriber who sends SITS for
the 1902 volume now will receive all
the issues for the remaining weeks Of
1901 free from the time of subscrip-
ton; also the Companion calendar for
l902-all in addition to the fifty-two
issues of the Companion for 1892.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Boston, Mass.
195 Columhus Avenue
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
FOR CONGRESS.

In sizing up the possible candidates
for high places in the state the Colo
RADIO Springs Gazette has suggested
the name of Guy U. Hardy, of the
CANON CITY RECORD, as being among
the good material from which to Sc
lect a congressman.
Now while the editor of the RECORD
considers it quite complimentary to
be mentione1 along with some of the
big men of the state for this high
place, and that too, by paper of the
Colorado Springs Gazette's standing,
yet it must be said that such mention
is not made by his wish or knowledge,
for he has no idea of being candi-
date for that place, or for any other.
This brings to mind, however. the
fact that Colorado will next year
elect three congressmen-one for
each of the two districts and one at
large. Fremont county will be in on
two of these, and she can furnish as
good a candidate for this particular
place as any section in the state.
In the person of the Hon c. c.
Dawson we have an ideal candidate
for Congress. Mr.. Dawson possesses
every requisite for good congress
man, and besides could put up an ele-
giant campaign. 1t would be hard
for the Republicans of this district
to select more winning or more
able man for the place. The RECORD
is emphatically in favor of MIR. Daw-
son, and will be pleased to do what it
can to secure for him the nomination.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
Bargain News Of the Spot Cash Store

In the first place we will tell you
what kind Of goods we handle. Our
stock includes clothing for men and
boys bought direct from the factory
thereby saving you wholesalers pro-
fit Remember that all our stock is
brand new. nothing is shop worn.
We also handle ladies' dress goods,
ginghams, percales and everything in
cluded in an up-to-date dry goods
store. We have table cloths, turkey
red and fancy white, at prices that
will make you wonder how we can
sell them SO cleap.
We have come here to stay, and
are going to have plenty Of trade be-
cause we will make our prices so low
that everyone will want to buy.
THE SPoT CASH STORE,
Just around the corner.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
OUR INTERESTS ARE MUTUAL

The Florence Tribune makes an eff
fort to take fall out of Canon City
in this fashion:
Florence people in Canon yester-
day bring back discouraging reports
as to the conditions of that town
Business men there say that several
hundred laboring men have left there
in the last few months; building
operations have been called off ex-
cepting the hluses that are being
finished, and some of the extra men
employed on the F. & c. c. have made
but one trip so far this month, and
that the officials of the road complain
of the lack of business to keep the
rolling stock moving. There are
number of working men there who
talk of moving to Florence to secure
employment in the mills when work
is resumed. The business men Of
that city claim they are not over
rushed with business"
What useless folly! OF course the
men who took that report back must
have been in a condition not to know
much about what they were talking.
But what if it were true, why
should Florence gloat over it? And
if the motive in publishing such rot
be evil where can possibly be the
gain?
The relationship between Canon and
Florence should be of the friendliest.
We are coming closer together every
day. Soon we will be but ten min
utes' ride and ten cent fare apart.
Some people who live in Canon may
trade in Florence, and some Florence
people may trade in Canon. So when
one town loses both will lose. and each
will gain by having both towns built
up.
When mill in Florence closes
down and throws 300 men out of en-
ployment it certainly is nothing for
Canon to rejoice over. and the same
feeling should exist in Florence Our
interests are mutual-more so than
ever, and they never conflict. The
towns are very different, and We have
nothing to fear from each other.
Newspapers are largely responsible
for the feeling that exists between
towns, and it would be better for all
if the Florence papers would speak
more kindly of their neighbor towns.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
NO FodS HERE.

London is having one of the heav-
lest fogs in many years. So dense is
it that nearly all traffic on land and
water has been suspended. The thea
tres, even, have had to close because
those in the back parts conld not see
the stage. While London probably
has worse fogs than any portion of
the Uniled States, yet we all can re-
call some pretty dark days back east.
But foggy day in Colorado is
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

SPEAKING about material for con-
gressman reminds US that the demo-
Gratis have some mighty good con-
gressional timber in this locality.
There's Hon. J. H. Maupin and Judge
NJ. S. Bailey, either one of whom
might get the nomination very easily,
and either would make very credit
able member of the lower house far
superior to the present incumbent.
We expect to see some Republicans
60 to congress from Colorado next
year, but if it must be Democrat
from this district we would like right
well to see him go from Fremont
county.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

CANON CITY has every indication of
becoming the center of quite an ex-
tensive oil field. Wells are being put
down on all sides of Canon City, and
the prospects are good for oil. A
we'll is now being put down in Or
chard Park, very near the city limits.
Another up on Four Mile, one up in
Webster Park, and several between
Canon and Florence. This is one of
the many things that will add to
Canon's future prosperity.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
CRIPPLE CREEKS WEALTH.

The Cripple Creek district pro
ducsd So, ,26s, $40 in gold during the
month of October. Since the first
shipment of gold ore in 1891 the
camp has sent out SIG, ,l27, ,627. .0(
in gold. 1t is also said that of this
amount $lOl,727. .627.OO is the pro.
duct of the last five and one-hali
years.
These figures are almost beyond
comprehension, and when we recall
that these same Cripple Creek hills
ten years ago we're the pasture fields
for Canon City cattlemen the story
seems stranger still.
1t is fact that Cripple Creek is
the best and largest producing gold
camp on earth. Her output this
year will approximate $30,O0O.0OO,
and she is becoming firmer and more
stable every year. The future of
Cripple Creek is established, and she
will probably yield gold as long as it
is precious metal.
In the past Canon City has been
benefited very little by this grea.
gold producing camp. Cripple Creek
has virtually made Florence and Colo
rado Springs. and has added much
wealth to Pueblo and Denver.
But Canon is beginning to enjoy
the prosperity she deserves. Since
tho building of the Canon City & Grip
pie Creek railroad Canon City is be-
coming better known to Cripple Creek
people and is being benefited thereby.
Cripple Creek people are coming
here to live, and they are having
their eastern friends come here We
are just beginning to notice this eff
feet, but it will increase rapidly as
time goes on and Canon becomes bet
ter known. 1t is the climate that
does it. We have the most perfect
winter climate in the world, and the
people here ought to make of Canon
sort of sanitarium of rest for those
in the high altitude. and winter re-
sort for the east. But at first let us
begin on Cripple Creek Thirty mil
lions year taken out of that camp,
surely Canon ought to get a little
more of it.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
Wedding Bells.

CURTIN -McPHERsoN-A very pret-
ty wedding occurred Tuesday, Novem-
Der 12, at high noon at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Payne, 3l2
Harrison avenue. Rev. II. n. Wilson,
of the First Presbyterian church of
Canon City, performed the beautiful
and impressive ring service which
united Mrs. Lillian E. Curtin, sister
of Mrs. Payne, and MIR. Lewis Evans
Mcpherson as husband and wife.
Little Forest Heath, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. d. Heath, and Edna Payne,
niece of the bride, carrying white
chrysanthemums preceded the bridal
couple TO the front parlor.
1t was typical mountain wedding;
the rooms we're profusely decorated
in mountain pine and cedar. A hand
somely appointed luncheon was served
Immediately after the ceremony. Mrs.
and Miss Morris. mother and sister
of the bride, came from Robinson,
Kansas, to be present at the wedding.
Mrs. Mcpherson, mother OF the
groom, entertained in their honor
at her home in Denver Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Mcpherson has been the pop
ular and efficient telegraph operator
in the union depot of Denver for sew
eral years. Mr.. Mcpherson holds a
prominent position in the Struby-
Estabrook Mercantile company, OF
Denver. Both are very popular In
social and musical circles, and have q
host of friends who sent messages OF
congratulation and extend best wishes
for their happiness in their welded
life. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcpherson left
on the evening train for Denver, their
future home.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

rare specimen. The average reader
can hardly recall real fogRy day in
Canon City. If any can remember a
fog here at all it was probably more
in the shape of cloud which rolled
down from the mountains and soon
passed away.
Colorado does not have fogs, cy-
clones or sunstrokes. These are
some of the effects of very health
full climate.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

The statistics from Washington re-
garding the 1901 corn crop state that
the yield per acre is the lowest on
record. The average yield is 1874 as
compared with 25.3 for 1900. The
potato yield is 500 as against sos in
1900.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

Mrs. r. =. Lutts, former resident
of this city but now Of Denver, has
contracted with A. c. Jensen for the
erection Of a Broom frame house
with every modern Improvement to
be built on south Fifth. just north of
the Slater electric light plant. The
building complete will cost 81, 800.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

The first general meeting Of the
Woman's club will bs held Wednesday,
November 20, at the residence of Mrs.
F. A. Reynolds. president. All old
members, and any lady wishing TO be-
come member are invited to be
present. N. p. WESTON, Cor. Sec.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

Rev. Arthur Willett and wife, well
known in this city and who have re-
sided in California for more than
wear past, have been visiting friends
in Florence this week. They we're
called to Kentucky because of the
sickness and death Of Mr.. Willetts
father. They will make their home
at Colorado Springs for the present.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
Reduction Of Prices.

/ am closing out all of my millinery
stock hats of every description.
The price on everything in the store
has been reduced, and you can easily
find bargain here. This reduction
lasts until January l., but the first
callers will have the first choice.
Miss BERNEY.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14

Mr.. William Spratt has sold his in
terest in the Colorado Cooperage COM
pany to Richard Roth. The business
will hereafter be conducted by the
Roth Bros. at the same place.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-14
For Sale.

A new 4-room house; cellar; good
location: 44-foot lot--5 blocks from
rostoffice. $l,l50; $500 cash, bal
snce on easy terms. I. F. DAWSON.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-04
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE UNION SAVED.

- CAUGHT the troops just as they
were entering the city. All that
we could have wished for was ac-
complished. The whole territory
was surprised and defenseless, and a
hundred miles of railroad fell into our
hands Machine shops, rolling stock in
abundance. telegraph and all other
paraphernalia for operating the line
were among the trophies. and on the
morning after the capture the men who
had been employed under the direction
of the Confederate government went
10 work for the United States.
And now followed a rest for three
months. longer stay in one place than
any l experienced during the war. 1t
would have been the most delightful
had it not been for my estrangement
from Helen Stanforth. Though / was
welcome at her fathers house, though
the family apparently became attached
to me. though Jack and Buck loved me
as | loved them. Helen remained OBJ
durate. In vain | sought TO soften her
by those attentions with which men
seek to entrap a woman's heart. She
would not even treat me with indiffer-
ence. | was TO her a renegade TO the
south. an objectionable offender.
I reported the case of Captain STAN
forth TO the general and secured from
him a parole, which enabled him to di-
vide his time between his fathers
house and the Rutland plantation with
his fiancee Jaqueline, who soon nursed
him back TO health. Captain Beaumont !