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The Washington times., 1902-02-23
ONE OF AMERICAS
GREAT FINANCIERS
JAY Cookies Eminent Services
to the Nation.
FL0ATED ALL CIVIL WAR LOANS
Government Hopeics>Iy in Arrears
Wncn He First Undertook to Sell
Bunds-EIis Brother First Governor
of the District.

In the current number of The Era
appears n very interesting article relat-
ing TO the well-known fnancier Jay Cooke,
whose former banking house in this city.
now occupied by the Citizens National
Bank, will be well remembered by resi-
dents of the National Capital as the cen
tire for the great fiscal Transactions of the
Government during and for a good many
years after the civil war.
The "Era's" story is synopsizeJ by the
North American" of Philadelphia. of
which city Mr.. Cooke has been resident
nearly all his life and incidentally men
ton is made Of the late Henry d. Cooke.
the Washington representative of the
banking firm Of Jay Cooke & Co. and the
first Governor Of the District of Colum-
bia under the territorial form Of govern
ment.
Today. after having outlived all the
great captains" military and civil. who
were his associates in 'Gl-'65, and after a
very busy post-bellum career involving
the loss Of n vast fortune and the making
of another, he is a familiar and friendly
figure upon the streets. says the North
American" and in the social assemblages
of this city, as young man of more than
eighty years, still tall. erect, rudy of
complexion, clear-eyed. brisk and buoy
ant Of mind and body
Native % Ohio.
Like Grant, Stanton. McCulloch, the
Shermans. Ben Wade, Garfield. and others
prominent in the war period. he was
Ohio-b born His father was a Yankee and
his mother was Irish. His life began at
Sandusky in 1921, when that place was
frontier hamlet and he surrounding
country a wilderness still frequented by
Indians. One of these Was a chief who
often carried the potential hnancer on
his shoulders. This chiefs name was
ogoutz, designation now borne by Mr..
Cookies residence in the Cheiten Hills.
Jay Cookies father was a judge whose
baptisnial appeIlation was Elentheros
This cognomen is the centre for some in
teresting history, which may be tod in
Mr. Cookies own words:
Solely because many of the simple
bGckwoodsmen couldn't spell that long
name on their written ballots my father,
was badly beaten in contest for a local
Office by really less popular nan That
was about the time my elder brother came
into the world, and my father. disguised
by his defeat and unwilling to handicap
mis- boy in the journey through life with
an unspellable name. gave him the name
Pitt.
His Home No Handicap.
When l was born he bestowed on me
that of the patriot statesman Jay, but
when the third boy was born-the one
who became the first Governor of the Dis
trict of Columbia and did so much for it's
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

GTcenwich-Ny child is four years oil.
| observe that of late one shoulder seems
higher than The other
strip the child and have him stand with
both feet close together heels and toes
touching. Then have him bend forward
As he bends see il the spinal bones which
show during the act of stopping are in a
straight line. When the child is erect
again look him over in profile and see if
any visible lump shows between the
shoulders and small OF the back. Most
OF the children with one shoulder higher
than the other have spinal curvature.
Proper braces and exercise will prevent
further defOrmity. ii some already exists.
as is probable
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

+. M.-Whenever eat shellfsh suffer
from great itching Of the skin and burn
ing sensations the next day
Many persons are affected in this man
ner by shelllsh. Almost every one has
some article of food which is pleasant
to the taste but produces unpleasant con
sequences. Avoid shellish. 1t is poison
Gus to you.
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

Fred WIN the cold weather my toes
swell and burn and itch.
Sometimes this is due to previous FROST
bite. When thus affected rub the toes
with this liniment Turpentinc. SO grams;
giycerine, up to $50 grams. country
remedy which is effective is to rub the
feet with SNOW
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

Lucy Baroow.-Should the window of
ones sleeping room be always open to
some extent:
That depends upon the temperature of
the room aEd iLs situation. In room
which is we'll heated there is no danger
in allowing the window to be partly open.
In room without heat 1t is folly to
sleep with the window open in winter
weather In an inside sleeping roOm-so-
called-where the windows opens into an
other room Ir private hall. and the latter
is heated, of course opening of the win
dow during sleeping hours does not entail
cause.
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

Coney.-Tar ointment can be obtained
In any drug store. The best remedy for
psoriasis is an internal one, composed of
material too powerful for public prescrip-
ton.
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

Elizabe;h.-A wart may be easily and
safely removed by a physician. The cleo
tric current is an easy method of destroy
ing one. DO not pick at wart at all.
Irritation Of warts occasionally causes
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

His Home No Handicap.
when l was born he bestowed on me
that of the patriot statesman Jay, but
when the third boy was born-the one
who became the first Governor of the Dis
trict of Columbia and did so much for its
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

b. Nacke.-The relationship is too re-
mote 10 cause degeneracy Of offspring.
The Washington times., 1902-02-23

l.. N.-St. Vitus' dance, otherwise
known IS chorea, is a nervous disorder
which is occasionally durable. The treat
mont must be prolonged. 1t necessitates
that The case should be seen and exam
med at regular intervals by the physician
in charge.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
..n'Iiss..' -

Rehearsals are in progress by
local talent for the presentation OF
an 'liss'' a, the La unta Theatre
on Tuesday. March 18th The
rehearsal on Monday night was
very promising Each character
has been chosen with great care
and every rehearsal shows the
adaptability Of each TO the re-
spective parts. The play in itself
is delightfully."- droll comedy. and
every effort is being made by Mr..
Tal5ert to bring out the very best
in the play. Judging from the
work already done, IN liss"
promises to be equal II not to sur
pass many OF the professional
piays
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Aoo.n., Masquerade Sail.

Prof and Mrs. L. f. Bnttrick.
who are conducting dancing
school here, have announced a
masquerade ball .for Wednesday
evening, March 5th. The ball
will occur in the old Commercial
college Hall and two handsome
prizes will be given away to the
best lady and gentleman imperon-
ators. Mrs. and Mrs. Buttrick
will probably remain in La unta
for two or three weeks yet, going
from here to either Central City
Colo, orIRaton, N. NJ.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
with He- little Hstehs,.

Mrs Julia Mddrill, wife of
Chas Madrill. residing in the
southwest part of the city, met
with painful accident Tuesday
evening. She was out IN the yard
splitting kindling and accidently
struck her hand with the hatcbet,
cutting one finger through the
bone. DR. kearns was called and
dressed the member
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Evidently "f,om MI..e.rl."

There alighted off the train from
Denver Wednesday night young
couple who bore all the bashful
marks of having only recently
been married. There were also
indications of this being their
first trir out into the world. Beiu &
shown TO a hotel they were given
apartments for the night, Leaving
orders with the night clerk that
they be called in time to catch the
early train for the south. The look
ot mirth that crept into the face of
the clerk can better be imagined
than described when a few mo-
tnents later the husband appeared
in the office and, beckoning the
clerk aside, innocently stated that
che knew there was way to blow
the electric lights out, but he did
know exactly how" and asked to
be "showed. Shortly afterward
a gentle snoring in the room above
wasindicative thatthe couple were
enjoying the rest OF the righteous.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Gradual Growth.

Rev. Robt. Coitman preached
on general missions, local and
foreign, at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning. The sta
tistics presented, show general
growth in the Presbyterian church
in the last century, at the begin
ing OF which the average mem
bership was one out OF every 400
OF the population. To day the
average is one to every forty eight
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
"undsr r~o f,.s.."

"Mamma, don't see any wind -
This short sentence was uttered
by little tot to its mother one
evening just as they were leaving
the theatre after witnessing a per.
formance of Leon NJ. Hattenbach's s
"Under Two Flags" So realis-
ticly had this clever company pro-
duced the startling sand storm
scene. with its bending trees,
blowing sand and other effects
that the little one expected to find
the wind blowing outside. Mr..
Hattenbach presents Miss Louise
McCallum as Cigarette and capa-
BILE company in this much talked
Of play at the La Junta Theatre
next. Friday night. Special scenery
and costumes are carried for this
production. Seats on sale at City
Pharmacy. Usual prices will pre-
vail.
H. H
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
4 p,,n,., Greatly Surprised.

~ never was so much surprised
in my lite, as | was with the re-
suits of using Chamberlain Pam
Balm" says Henry /. Cook,
pressman OF the Asheville \.
'C.) Gazette. Il contracted a
severe case of rheumatism early
last winter by getting my feet wet.
| tried several things Tor II with
out benefit. One day while look
ing over the Gazette, noticed
that Pain Balm was positively
guaranteed to cure rheumatism,
SO bought a bottle of 1t and before
using two thirds of II my rheuma-
tism had taken its flight and l
have not had rheumatic pam
since" Sold by all druggists.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
s.... s. ..s g. les.. s.,,.


The Chicago * Alton and th
Santa Fee railroads have formed a
combination on 81 Louis Expo
sition business from California,
Arizona. New Mexico and the
Colorado district The Santa Fe
will deliver all its business TO the
Alton at Kansas City. whence the
travellers will be- whiried 10 ST.
Louis In through cars without los:
OF time. Arrangements are being
made to perfect schedules on al
through business trans for these
sections during the Worlds Far
OF 1903.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Reading Room Entertainment.

Hon. Will Cumback, OF Indiana,
x-congressman for fifteen years,
and lecturer on over 1000 plat
forms throughout the country,
will give his popular lecture, The
Model WIFE," at Woodruff Com
mercial Hall on Tuesday evening,
March 4th. On behalf of the
management OF the Santa Fe, Mr..
S L. Busser. the superintendent
OF the reading rooms, takes pleas
ure in extending an invitation TO
attend this lecture to all railway
employees, their families and in
vited friends. Mr. Cumback comes
with the best OF endorsements and
it is needless to say that he will be
greeted by good sized audience.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
o.ero County Pixie winners.

Colorado won practically all the
prizes offered by the Orange Judd
Farmer. an agricultural paper oi
Chicago, for the crop OF sugar
beets grown upon one acre con-
tanning the greatest amount Of
sugar. The two leaders in the
contest were Rocky Ford men,
and their records made those oil
the Californiaus seem insignificant
in comparison.
The largest yield of beets re.
ported was 1854 pounds, thirty.
nine and one e-fourth tons, nel
weight of dressed beets grown on
one acre, by d. V. Burreil oi
Rocky Ford. This crop did not
contain quite as high percentage
OF sugar as some others.
The next largest gross yield was
"a, 3eo pounds, or thirty seven
tons, net weight of dressed beets
from one acre raised by w.
Bellew, also of Rocky Ford.
These beets averaged sixteen pc,
cent sugar, containing 1896.
pounds Of sugar with a purity oil
over 81 per cent. This crop yield.
ed nearly Ave tons OF refined gran
ulated sugar from one acre. Mr..
Bellew was paid SI5724 for the
crop from his prize acre, the cos,
of raising it (including six pei
cent interest on the land worth
$225 per acre) was So3. 3.eo leaving
a profit from the contest acre OF
$93. "a. Mr.. Bellew was awarded
the grand prize Of s7oo in gold.
There were eighteen other prize
winners in Colorado, who will re-
ceive upward OF 81, 900 in prize
money.
The average yield Of prize win
ners in California last year in the
Orange Judd Farmer contest was
twenty-one tons of beets per acre,
in Utah twenty tons, in Nebraska
thirteen tons, while Colorado
harvested last year the marvellous
average OF twenty-seven tons and
the prize winners went almost to
10 tons.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Surprised Them.

Tuesday evening, at the hom,
of Miss Emma Wilson. Just south
of the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy (,
Smith were rendered very pleas
ant surprise, about forty OF then
most intimate friends being pres
ent. The affair was in honor O
their first wedding anniversary
The home was neatly decorated
with flowers and plants and dur
ing the evening delicate refresh
ments were served.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Five Were Sesiped.

There was something doing"
in the local camp of the order OF
Redmen "Wednesday evening. A
number OF out of town guests were
present, principally from Rocky
Ford. and as result OF the
meeting five unsuspecting candi-
dates were scalped in the latest
initiatory form. There was ger
geous street parade after supper,
about seventy-hve aborigines
participating. After the work of
adopting the new members, the
lodge repaired to the Elite and en-
joyed a sumptuous banquet.
Those present from Rocky Ford
were: L. w. Spickelmire. Judge
A. b. Wallis, Z. T. Kreidcr,
Ernest Clark, Theo, Vashis, z.
r. Davis, John Hughes, Harry
Cassigoli, c. c. Clark, Andrew
Elverson. George Cullison. Earl
Bender, F. II. Clark, l.. H. Har,
rison, O. c. Centers, H. v. Alex
ander. c. c. Chapman, Geo.
Diehl, c. w. Albert, VIM. Nc
Manus, w. d. H. Shockey, c. c.
Thomas. The initiatory work was
in charge of w. b. Chatheld, the
district deputy.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Chronic Disrrhoss

Mr c. b Wlngtield, OF Fair
PLAY, Mo who suffered with
chronic dysentry for thirty five
years, says Chamberlsins Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
did him more good than any other
medicine he had ever used. For
sale by all druggists.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Death OF John kruss-

John krnse. the sixteen year
old son OF Henry krnse. OF Hol-
brook. died Tuesday of pneu-
monia The funeral occurred at
the NJ K church 10 this city on
Wednesday, conducted by Rev.
Collet', OF Lesdviile.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Stamp Collections.

Chas Coltman, grandson OF
Rev. Robt Coitman, has mum
Der OF Chinese stamps which he
will trade for stamps OF other
countries with boys who are max
ing stamp collections.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
Asked For . Rseeivss.

Sheriff Barr on "Wednesday
served injunction papers in the
matter OF the Omar Reservoir and
Canal Company, and praying that
a receiver be appointed.
La Junta tribune., 1902-03-01
s.eom.. i. Mail c,.,s.

r. 4. Gordon. who held a po
sition in the local shops for some
time, has received an appointment
IN the mail service on the Ell Paso
& Northwestern road in Texas.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23
CANADIAN AT BARBADOS.
Tornntn fontariol Globe.


A Toronto lady resident in barbados
writes to relatives in the city under date
of May Sth as follows:
you viii probably hear today of the
terrible volcanic eruption at ST. Vincent
and of the slighter one of Martinique on
the 9Th. We cannot as yet hear anything
of them, as all the telegraph lines are
broken. But 1t must be something awful
as we are 30 miles away, and yet about
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon heard
FIVE rapid explosions. I thought nothing
of 1t, as I imagined 1t was cannon being
fired in our harbor by men-o'-war. But
it was the eruption of ST. Vincent.
About 4:30 a terrible black cloud came
from the west, which we thought was
big storm. At o'clock. when II came. Y
was nothing but gray dust, and in mo-
ment or two the whole place was Rtfen
dark. We hurriedly shut up eysrything
and went in doors. But indoors the DUST
still came, and we were breathing and
sneezing dust. About O'Clock we nao
thunder and lightning; only couple Of
claps were very near, and it passed away
in an hour. We were most afraid OF tidal
waves, as they say they completely wash
a whole town away. In the afternoons pe-
fore the explosions were heard, we mad
two waves of enormous height, which the
weather bureau called earthquake waves
We are most fortunate 70 escape 80 easi-
", only a rain of dust and thunder
storm with no rain.
What the poor people Of st. Vincent
have suffered must be terrible, If any OF
them are alive. feel as If could never
get the house clean; the dust is blowing
in clouds. Our hair, clothes and beds are
full of IT. The floors are so gritty. All
the time the dust fell it sounded like
gentle rain. but not frog, a bird OF q
cricket sounded; even the mosquitoes DIS
appeared and there was an unearthiy
stiffness except for the thunder. Even the
sea was perfectly still after the earth
quake waves passed.
you can imagine the night it was. with
the intense heat, the heavy rain of dust,
and the thunder, and our anxiety as to
whether we would have an earthquake or
tidal waves. The sulphuric smells all
night also were horrible. l. has been
Analysing the dust which fell here, but
finds it only full of minerals, and no use
for fertilizing the SOIL as the planters
thought It would do. A dust fell here IN
1912 which caused Barbados to have
better crop than ever before. 1t also
came from Soufriere of st. Vincent"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23
Our Young Women to Make Addresses
at UNIVERSITY


Two young Georgia students-youne Ia
oies selected from Georgia Normal school
AZ Athens and from the MilledRevflle Nor
maj and Industrial-are to make addresses
al the university commencement I'm Ath-
ems. Their papers Will be read before this
article goes into print. While Georgia has
Oe Ger. SLOW In recognizing the aptitude and
aoillty OK our well trained women students.
the old state is coming along ali right
Our state university should also be opened
20 girls and young women for the benefit
OF degrees. '''s
80 long as women are the great major
ity or the teaching class. there should be
no opportunity in literature or art closed
70 their entrance or enjoyment
1 base this argument upon the we'll
known fact that the taxpayers Of any
state IN the union are women as wen az
men. In cities like Atlanta the women
taxpayers are in the great majority.
II is neither just nor becoming to con-
tend that women are inferior to men IN
other respects when unstinted burdens are
laid upon their pocketbooks. -
Particularly is il unwise to saw that
higher education should be withheld from
the girls Of this country under these cir
cumstances.
The mere accident OF sex does not stamp
interiority in any particular on the chill
dren Of the same parents. The law OF in
heritance makes no such unwise distinc-
ton. A girl child inherits equally with the
males OF her own family. When parents
pay taxes into the strongbox OF the state
or nation they should insist that their girl
children should be equally regarded in
distribution OF public benefits, especially
on lines of education and In helpful in
dustries, because II is a fact not disputed
that women and girls are wage earners
as well as men. There are multitudes of
families that look to the women for a
large part OF their daily bread. and so
long as there are so many calico PEN
sioners among the men as there are II
smacks OF assumacy to shut any sort OF
a school house door on the girls OF this
country.
Once upon a time a chancellor OF a uni
versity q will not call his name or the
state he lived in for his own sake) went
before a board of trustees and made the
plea that girls might be instructed by
opening the university TO them, but the
result would be demoralizing 10 the young
men-that the boys would be injured by
that much co-education.
I had at once the profoundest pity q had
almost said contempt for the man as well
as his argument.
Any young chap in that university who
IS educated at the states expense and
who would complain that he was being
hurt by the presence OF nice young ladies
I'm those recitation rooms, listening TO
public lectures. should be sent home to
the pillow handles to teach him what he
should have been prepared In before ne
ever matriculated as a college student.
It makes me tired to repeat such twad-
die. Let the girls have as good opportp-
mites as the land affords. / am glad those
girls have a chance to read papers before
the commencement visitors. I'd stake a
dollar that they viii do their parts well
and hurt nobody while they are doing It.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23
s,,tt.-mIIk as = Health Restorer.

The argument Is graveIy advanced that
huttermilk, when freely taken. Is RENE
d. for senility-Old age
IL acts as a blood renewer. keeping on
govt, stiI muscles. etc
You must Orink at least a quart every
day. and as much more as your stomach
win bear CAS- a drink ! should want IL
fresh every day.) This Is pleasant news to
some OF us whose knees are not supple
any more. and whose brisk days seem to
have gone forever. as 10 getting ABOUT:
Fresh huttermilk is certainly good. and
II kept very cold. decidedly pleasant on a
hot summers day. II is also better tasted
than any popular preparation Of cod liver
oil or Peruvian bark for feeble or run
down systems. Buttermik, as medicine
Is far ahead Of any drug or decoction that
has come my way. II Il will keep on the
depression that attends falling powers of
mind or body. It viii be an invaluable
remedy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Halsutta Mioco full blood Indian, has been
elected chief of the Seminole tribe in the In
dian Territory. defeating John F. Brown. a
half breed. The election may hasten the dissO-
luton of the Seminole tribal government
While a Dunkirk steam trawler was sinking
of Iceland August Calcoen, a Belgian, refused
to risk his comrades lives by stepping into the
already overladen boat in which they were be-
ing transferred TO a fishing smack. Before the
skiff could return to rescue him Calcoen went
down in his vessel
When Governor Davis returned to Little Rock,
Ark, and was questioned concerning his expul-
sion from the Second Baptist church of Little
Rock he casually remarked that he had caught
seventeen fine striped bass in Lake Chicot, and
that was all he had to say.
The Shah of Persia. who is visiting in
Europe, will not travel on a railroad faster
than eight ten miles an hour. A large staft
OF detectives travels with his imperial majesty.
Another oriental potentate lis also in Europe,
being now in Paris on his way to see the coro-
nation of King Edward He is the Maharajah
of Jaipur an Indian ruler. who travels with
a suite comprising 20 dignitaries and 123 ser
wants. The baggage OF this party weighs about
fifty tons.