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cernlng the history OF James peak, It's discovery
by whom, when, and other matters connected with
! it. w. ] B., of - Clifford street. Philadelphia,
replies this week in a letter as follows: "In reply
! to question in your last issue, would say that
James peak was the name originally given Pixies
/ peak, which though discovered in 1906 by Lieu
tenant Pike was first ascended in 1920 by DR.. Ed
! win James. Later explorers gave Pixies peak the
name of its discoverer and in Justice to Mr.. James
memory, selected another peak for him probab-
ly taking the most prominent one available at the
! time. The transfer hardly fair DIR. James.
He not only cheated out of S25 feet in eleva.
ton but given peak which is overtopped 900
feet by others in its neghborhood. Longs,
f4,27I; Gray's, I4,34I; Evans 1880; Torrey, a.,
336; Rosaie, IA $40; Mt Lincoln, I4,2o7. Gan
netts Dictionary of Attitudes, from which the
above taken and which is based the work
of the United States geological and geographical
survey, places the elevation of James peak at 49,,
2S3 feet.'' Much obliged to the gentleman for his
kind reference to the matter. Much of this will
be of interest to the people who live right here,
almost in the shadow of the great mountains to
which he has referred
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It is stated that young girl down in Golden
playing post Office" in the old style manner,
"a kiss for every letter" When she received
the postmaster could cancel the stamp on her rosy
lips. All of the old women in the neighborhood
present and they began to tell each other
what good girl she They agreed that she
very good girl and just the opposite of these
"hdgety young things have" The next
day the girl eoped with red headed freckle faced
hired man and before clipping stole all the availa-
Bile cash at the home. And such is life.
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If there is a reason what is the reason and If
there is reason what isn't the reason that tbefs
is a reason that there isn't a reason that-well,
why isn't the postofice transferred to the second
class it should be- so that Postmaster Noyes can
wear "boied shirts?
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sifings is good plump two year-old.
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No matter what part of the county you reside
in if of interest occurs tell your local pa
per about it. dozen good friends of the paper
helping it along with correspondence will make it
one of the most complete country newspapers in
Colorado. Try it.
Christmas is day usually set apart "for the
little folk - but the adults enjoy it well the
little ones because they enjoy the happiness of the
little ones. 1t is veri6caton of the old statement
that there is more Joy in giving than in receiving.
1t is unfortunate that conditions in the world are
not so arranged that the Christmas spirit should
prevail every day in the year. 1t looks little bit
out of plumb to ourselves doing as should
do day in the year-just often enough to form
the admission that know how to distinguish
between right and wrong-and then every day of
the remaining 364 is devoted to the interests of the
man who wakes up in the morning to begin where
he left off at midnight the night before, thinking
about how he can get few of those almighty dol
lars from some one else. There is more Joy in CIV
ing than in receiving.
.11S11
There is a good deal of truth in the statement
that this is age of commercialism 1t is hard to
believe the stories we hear concerning the various
methods devised and operated for obtaining
wealth. We hear every day of the "6nancer'' -
he is the one who steals several thousand and gets
out of it. Then hear of the "thiet'' he is the
one who steals dollar two and not enough to
buy his way out. And then again we hear of the
man who misappropriates funds and the burglar
who steals valuables and converts them into cash.
New York and her sum districts, however, furnish
the most appalling history. certain class of for
eigners formed society for the purpose of obtain
ing insurance the lives of their children 1t was
proven that these children poisoned or killed
by other means by the parents in order to collect
the insurance. This is commerciasm for you. 1t
shows how far some people will go for the love of
wealth. 1t is time that the press and the pulpit
and every other agency of reform endeavoring
to teach the good old lesson of love and less of the
love of money.
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The young lady who receives bale of hay in
her stocking Christmas need not feel bad about