Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-03-14
Denver DOings.
Especial correspondence for the Clarion.)
March 9th, 1901.

Inc C0lorauO leg lBlatOTS arc sClii CrdCkluS
jokes at the public expense, though no longer
aimed at Teddy's lion hunt. Their superfu-
GUS smiles are now directed toward bribery
investigation in the house-only little di-
version, you know, IN order to prove their
spotless purity under stress of temptation
and win the applause of the gallery.
Denver is now in the bribery swim, right
up to date, along side OF Chicago, New York
and Other cities that lead in that important
adjunct of modern civilization. This is her
second recent bribery case. Among other
CONTAGIOUS diseases, the annual crusade
against vice broke out resulting IN police
bribery investigation farce, over which the
curtain was scarcely ruug down ere the leg
islature put on the stage new tempest in
a teapot"
As dramatic and spectacular efforts to en-
terrain the public, these investigations are
highly successful; but as for any practical or
satisfactory results, they are undoubted fall
ures: and half suspect it's a put up job by
the daily papers in order to furnish copy and
fill up space.
Sixty-four days of the session gone by, and
in spite of our fusion and confusion legisla-
tion, our leg islators have passed few wise
measures and frozen out few bad ones 1t
has advanced to Sd reading, the following
bills: providing for the submission of consti
tutiona amendments for home rule, the eight
hour day, the initiative and referendum, the
Australasian land tax bill in modified FORM
The Precinct option and antitrust bills are
expected to pass. Capital punishment
electrocution-still hangs fire, and at this
writing is not likely to pass the upper house
The revenue bill-llnked with the bribery
sensatlon-has taken up the time thus far,
but after much fiibustering and amending, 1t
has gone through with whoop, so now we
may look for things to happen.
Our municipal politics are more engrossng
to the average citizon than those at the State
house. The first thunders of the spring
campaign are booming from the various
headquarters. The male politician is arrang-
ing his little game, and the female politician
is doing likewise.
The women declare the politicians have
sat on them long enough and it is time for
them to arise and assert their rights; and they
"riz' In body and protested against such
shameful treatment" and demanded repre-
sentation In tho executive councils Of the
parties and on the city ticket And If these
demands go unheeded, the politicians may
prepare for All earthquake.
The gentlemen went down on their knees
and raising the white flag, smiled blandy and
promised the ladies all they asked. And the
women will get it, for the man or party who
runs up 'agin the combined power Of the
various political party clubs of Denver WON.
On, possesses stouter heart than the average
male politician There is the Woman's Dem
ocratic Aux, and the Bryan club, and the
civic federation, and the suffrage club, and
the Woman's Populist club, and the Silver
Republican club, and the Woman's Straight
Republican club, together with lot more
nehher straight nor crooked.
When insomnia troubles me try to name
over all the women's clubs, and it makes me
so weary, l fall asleep before the end is in
sight.
Take all these political clubs and throw
them in the hopper and mix them up until
YOU cant tell which from tother, and you
will have the great big "woman's club of
Denver, nothing more nor less, for all the
women interested in politics belong to the
"woman's club and vice versa. And what
man has the brazen effrontery to stand out
against the combined power, wit, and beauty
of the Denver Woman's CIubH
Were YOU to ask me the chief occupations
Of Denver women, | would cross my heart
and say without hesitation, clubbing and
politics.
For the men, | would change my answer
slightly and say politics and mining and
yes, might mention another-B Belgian hares.
But the bottom is falling out of that business
and letting down some OF its enthusiasts
with a bang. The lucky ones who got in on
the ground floor, made some money ont Oft
but those who came in late got some exper.
fence that left them in a sorry plight. One
honest industrious young fellow brought in
his savings from the sale of a little farm, and
invested it all, $1,000, in a Belgian hare plant
In the suburbs. He paid $500 dollars for one
buck This spring, after years trial, he
sold his stock for one half what he paid Tor
it, and goes back where he came from to
begin anew lite's struggle. And many other
investors are trying to close out their stock.
Were you here now you could Nil up on
the Belgian aristocrat, pedigree and all at II
cents per pound.
A surer industry for Colorado is the man.
ufactpre of beet sugar There are few vege'
tables so well adapted to this immediate To-
cality a. beets, because OF their rapid growth.
Most vegetables that mature late, such as
tomatoes, melons and cucumbers, are very
l.. g I, ,l, ~
can be raised at Rocky Ford and potatoes at
Greeley, but Deither one succeed around
Denver. Beets can be raised anywhere i'll
the state. And predict it will not oe long
before beet sugar will be leading industry
in Colorado. Eastern capital is catching on.
The money, 100000 is already subscribed
for a beet sugar factory in Denver, New York
men taking 100000 of the stock, Denver
investors signing for the remaining S3OO,0O0
Spring still usurps the place of winter with
US. The month of February has been one OF
almost continuous sunshine with little cloud
and no rain or snow. And since March
opened we have been without fire much of
the time But to keep us from being pulled
up with climate" pride, the Lord has inlet
ed series of sand storms worse even than
snow Billiards. But then, mo rose without
its thorn"
Snow on the mountains is from two to tlye
feet deep. In other sections the fall is lighter
than usual. There seems sufficient snow Tor
early irrigation, and our valleys usually de-
mend on summer rains for their late irrigation
| want to say to the Thurmont girls that
we have swarm of bachelors who are oner-
ing valuable mining stock IN exchange ior
wives. A'J. IN.
T, Mamoriom