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REVIEW OF COLORAD0'S OIL BOOM
SHOWS AZ COMPANIES IN THE FIELD

Oh and 0ss Company. Bradford OH
Company, Centehhial Oil and Css Coas.
Many, Central Oil and 0ss cosapsnT.
Citizens oil and uss Company. Cryss
taiiine OIL and Gas Company. Colorado.
Beaumont OH Company. crawfori OIL
AMI Gas Company. American consoits
dated Oil AMI Refining Company. Au.
rora oil AMI Gas Company. Balkan oil
and Gas Company. Binsl,ani Oil Com
pany. Bouider-iaker oil Company.
Boul,ier Central OH Company. BOULDER
and ~ Paso oil. Gas and Development
Company, BOULDER Illinois Oil aud Gas
Company.
Sonie twenty-six wells are assured
for tile De Beslue field. The oil IL OF q
very high class. worth about $40 per
barrel nj the well. running s.iz per
cent. Illuminating.
The pioneer company Of this field IL
the Dc nsaue oil ani Development
Company. Its well No. il now down
To "a depth Of something over 90 feet.
and has passed through three different
oil strata.
In Rouit county the Northwestern oil
Company has well down LOO fss'f-
Their. are several companies at work In
costiiia county and any number OF To-
cations have been secured Ia Arapahos.
tut th Wv" st'tAssN
borhooL OF brighton and Watkins.
There Is scarcely foot OF unoecupiesi
ground within twenty miles NJ this city
that has not been taken up or secured
by lease or option. The sam. can la
SAIL Of BOULDER. f-arim.r nni other
counties In which ih.r. nr. indlea-
lions OF oil.
In Sasua.h~ county the Crc-ton" oil
nni Gns Company II drilling. Th.
Durango oil Company Is at work In La
Plata county nni there are several
companies sinkin: near Delta nnd In
tho vicinity OF FruIia. GnnnIsnn. too.
las company Operating: close To the
town ani Ia Washington nni i.osnS
nni Morgan counties there arr men
who nrr arranging io sink wells.
Conservative oil experts say there IL
nn.laiibi.,iiy u river or ink. OF oil In
this state nnd the Indications nr.. That II
viii H. iapIc,i IL u numbrr of plates.
II Ia promised that the iioui.icr wells
will spout very soon. ani then ti- ih-
in-,ry Will boon harder than ever.
Hut IL IL not the oil alone which viii
pay. for while thsrc l. bis profit In
this. Their. IL also profit In ID" natural
ra- which come. with H. In every
well In which oil iins lscrD encountered
thu. far snS hns come with IL. ~ "
the yield ~ the two things l. ns Er.at
NJ I. expected Colorado viii have mn
cfn Of prosperity a- sr',i ns !, enjoyed
after the discovery OF gold.
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THERE Vas one. . fsa who refused to
swim
tNo~. what do you think Of thatD
Ills folks all pleaded and argued WIN
him.
hut he SGT his ms down nat
For swimming. he said. Was naeh 70"
slow.
AMI this /. a rapis sE-. you know.
lie ~.uii huEt up sofne z~lft1f way ="
60.
Ani there that little nah sat.
II. though, all day. and he thought all
night.
TIL his brain began to swim:
lie thought tiii he lost his spprus.
And his friend. all laughed at him.
They said he had always b-rn SO ausr..
They weren't surprised at this strange
Idea. .
nut one morning. when they came to
They saw a wonderful sish,'
lie had harn~ss-si a ryinE fish I" aho'i.
In the hollow of which he sat:
Ills rsins OF srawecj. twisted ~eh
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sclssored Animals,

An amusing game is '.scissored ami
mails" Plain white paper. scissors and
pencils are the implements and the
guests are allowed few minutes in
which to cut out any animal they may
choose from the paper. and add eyes.
ears and other necessary decorations
with the pencil. But one trial is al
lowed. and there must be no prelimi-
nary sketching. The animal must be
scissored right out OF the paper. For
tunately. however. each one is privi-
legged to write the name of the animal
represented.
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tn. Feather os...

A small feather with a very little
stem must be produced to play the
feather game: also tabiceioth or
small sheet. The feather is placed
upon this. and tho company stands In
a circle. holding the sheet
Some one gives tho feather a blow.
and the object OF the game Ia to pre-
vent Il from touching any one.
Each one gives the feather a pun
whenever Il comes near him. and over
Il goes TO the other side again. The
excitement produced is very great. and
II In always n most amusing spectacle.
the oniookcra enjoying Il almost as
much AS the players themselves.
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The llusx neA.

Great. indeed. Ia the amount of work
which busy bee will do In day.
Every head OF clover consists OF about
co flower tubes. each Of which contains
very small quantity OF sugar. Bees
will often visit a hundred different
heads of clover before retiring to the
hive and In order to obtain the sugar
necessary for n load must. therefore.
thrust their tongues into about 6.oo0
different flowers. A bee will make 20
trips day when the clover patch Is
convenient TO the hive. and thus will
draw the sugar from 10000 diucrcn,
flowers in the course of !: single days
work.
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HE old srtnbllrusI tiof'use WI
wells nr. not mentioned here bccanse
they have been producers for many
years and their output is steady. How
ever. th.r. nr- a number OF new com
.I,anies operating In tb. district ana
some OF Them are sinking wells. The
greatest activity Il in III" n.iEhbor-
iioo.i Of BOULDER AMI the territory north
OF II, although ~, Bcpu- Is n elias. see.
ond. Al least on,-thlr'i of the coinpn-
niles organized sine" tbs, oil excitement
began were Incorporated In Wyoming,
wh.r. the f.,- arr lower than they are
In this Stale. Just scv.n'y-siS Of all
the companl,-, arr doing business In
Boulder. III. rest have lands In vnri'
Gus parts Of the state. \ large number
of these organizations arr at work or
arr preparing io so io work. They hold
oil lands by lease or purchase.
The boom. which was nt It's height
last month. received a slight setback
when the Boulder wells. which gave
50 much promise. failed To produce as
much oil ~ WAS expected. This. how
ever. IL explained by the owners by the
fnct that the men who Were sinking
the wells were not experienced nnd
also because II was dliiicnii 10 secure
I'll. necessary machinery. This diffi-
Guilty has been overcome. for expert
cnc,d men have bccn brought here
from Pennsylvania AMI elsewhere. ana
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Cat and Mouse.

The players stand hand In hand In n
circle. the mouse being inside and the
cat outside. They dance around. rais-
Ing their arms and lowering them al
ternateiy. which gives the cat chance
to jump In nt one side. while the mouse
jumps ont ut the other. The cat is
now n prisoner and goes round "miaul-
ing but as the dance continues she
soon gets out and chases the mouse.
who darts in to save herself II she
gets in by herself. the cat pays for
felt. but II puss gets in also 1t is the
mouse who has to suffer for 1t.
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M..m.r,,,ns . Rooster.

knew n little hoy who used to per-
form this trick very successfully. He
had n bright young rooster. Of which
he was very fond. and which he often
brought into the house.
He would hold this rooster on his
lap, and with piece OF chalk draw
lines from the tip of his bill to the
back OF its neck. pressing very lightly
with the chalk.
At first the rooster would appear
sleepy, and then would nod its head
very drowsily. and finally to all ap-
pearances go fast asleep.
II put upon the floor the rooster
would remain standing. but with its
eyes fast closed. Then the little boy
would bring light near to the roos-
ters eyes, and It would stretch its
neck and crow a great many times.
as II the sun were just coming up.
although its eyes were closed all the
time.
Then this young mesmerist would
lightly tap the ROSTERS bill and spurs
with a lead pencil. The rooster would
Immediately rufIle his neck feathers,
Hap his wings. thrust MS spurs anu go
through all the motions of furious
fight.
He would keep this up until
stopped by being lifted from the floor
and then set down again.
When the little boy would give the
usual call which summoned the chick
ems to their meals the rooster would
try his best to pick holes in the floor.
thinking he was making fine meal
of corn. If few pieces of grass were
brushed against his face and some but
tons dropped upon his toes he would
scratch away at a great rate. as IL do
ing his best to destroy garden. Does
MT 1t seem surprising that rooster
should have such an imagination?
The rooster was awakened by strok-
ing the feathers on the top of his head
backward md then giving him a slight
Jolt ard settling him upon his feet.
1t is curious that the more he was
mesmerized the easier 1t became and
the more things he would do. And 1t
did not hurt him in the least. He grew
SO large and handsome that he was
finally sold for fancy price.-Quincy
Optic.
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,Sow. what do you think OF ihaio
Old fishes Easp-d m he thundrrrd by.
with his elbows out and his head held
And the lady nshes would blush and sish
When he nodded and Tipped his hat
But IN. luccr-st part OF this queer AT
fair
"a. I'm sure you'll agree with mel.
IL the way folks changed their opinions
there
In that ti.h world under the sea.
For they said he had always been 10
bright.
Twas no wonder his scheme turned ou,
all right.
And while they were cheering with all
their might.
This little HH.I winkcd Mt mel
ida Goldsmith Morris In Chicago Rec
ord-Itcraid.
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BOYS AND GIRLS.
Topic. Thot Will Amuse and Instruct Juniar Members al
the fisusehald.

Philadelphia during the occupation Of
the British In the War OF the Revolu-
tion. Its author Ia unknown. Its Pc
euiiarity consists In the manner In
which II may be read In three different
ways. viz:
~ Let the whole be read In the or
der In which II Is written: t.l then
OF each comma In every line: t9 In
the same manner on the right OF each
comma. by the nrst reading Il will be
observed that the Revolutionary cause
Is deprecated. and lauded by tho 9TH
srs:
"ifark. hark' the trumpet sounds. the
din Of wars alarms.
Ger seas and solid grounds. doth call US
TO arms:
Who for King George doth stand. their
honors soon will shine:
Their ruin 10 At hand. who with the
Congress. join.
The acts of Parliament. In them ! much
delight:
I hate their cursed intent. who for tho
Congress fight.
The Tories OF the day, they arc my daily
toast.
They soon will sneak away. who inde-
p@ndenee boast
Who non-s-sisianee hold. they have my
hand and heart:
May they for sia,e es he sold. who act Q
whixTish paiI
Old Mansfield. Strth. and But-. may
daily blessings pour:
Confusion and dispute. on consres. ever
more:
To North. that british Lord. may honor
stili be done.
I wish a block or cord. to General WASH
lnston."
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l.,sss,s.s E.,.e.,,s..

Lincoln was hungry for an educa-
ton: he yearnsd for growth. for cx-
pansIon. and. because many volumes
were denied him. he appreciated all
the more the precious books which he
walked many miles to obtain. and
which he read before the 10. fr. when
all the rest Of tho household were
asleep. There Vas no large library Of
books siarin. him In the face. bidding
for attention. and distraetins his
choice. All the energy OF his nature
was concentrated on that single Life
OF Washington" lie threw his whole
being into II. and devoured Il. as only
n soul thirstins for knowledge can
Success.
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IMPROVEMENTS COSTING TWENTY MILLION
DOLLARS UNDER WAY AT PUEBLO

OSD. residences tint Will cost 5000
6co. nnd public improvements. inciud.
Ing the new storm nnd sanitary sew
cr-. amounting io S'soUD1.
II IL announced at the local offices
OF the Denver \ I;io crunic that work
ON Its proposed suburban railway VIII
he commenced Mt once. The tracks VIII
H. laid from the Walker yards and
viii extend to the -mclicrs nnd River
view cemetery. workmcn's trains VIII
he run In the early morning and even
Ing and u scent rate To the smcitcrs
VIII h. made. The new service Will
bc greatly appreciated by smclirr en-
pioycs. ns mt prcscn, there Is no means
OF transportation to the big plants.
The cemetery service will also iiii a
long felt want.
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The new zine smcii-r to cost ST.
OcoUS. for which ground was broken
last Saturday. the enlargement In the
smclicrs OF the American Smcitin: nnd
Refining Company. estimated To cost
si.oOo.OpJ. and new factories. includ.
Ing the Schoi.ii steel wagon factory.
are next In Importance.
Other Items arr the proposed pack.
Ing plant. To bc established after the
new stock yards nrc In operation. the
new railroad lines projected and the
extensive Improvement In the local
railroad yards. all OF which are csti.
mated at S3.Up.Ccp.
Among building operations may br
mentioned the new library. hotels and
building blocks. amounting TO Si.OV.-
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Anarchist. In a Cnlnnr

A communistic community is about
to be established at Midlaren, in
Drenthe. by number of Dutch anar-
chists from Groningen. To this end
property has been purchased consisting
OF land. with farmhouses. ETC., and the
experiment will be entered upon is
soon as the necessary formalities for
the transfer of the property have been
completed.
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Denvcr. April ib.-Iicrs 10 tho oil
situation IN Colorado in regard to new
discoveries as near as could be ascer-
tnined by = careful investigation by
the Denver Post:
shipping wells. 3.
Wells being sunk. 10.
Derrieks IN position, las.
Companies In operation. ~: .t...-
Many OF these companies have ma
chinery ON the ground and are prepar-
ing to sink. Others hnv. ordered ma.
chinery. The greatest activity Is at
Boulder. Dc Beaue nnd Fort Collins.
but there are other places In the state
where men are working. This table
shows where the well, and derricks
are located.
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Pueblo. Colo. April 15.-Fi.urcs Just
complied. relative To the improvements
now under way and contemplated In
Pueblo. nrr astonishing aud show that
former estimates are FAR from showing
the extent OF prosperity OF the city.
II Il shown that more thnn ssp.vp.o'
VIII have been expended In and about
Pueblo before the close OF the present
year. ana that the expenditure OF this
vast sum l. already going OH.
Among the principal Improvements
upon which these figures arc based
are the extensions fn the Colorado
Fuel nni Iron Company plants. in-
Guiding the tin plate mill. wire mil.
covering twelve ncrcs. two new BLAST
furnaces. n nail factory aud other Iron
works. which are being built.
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ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
No Action Ye. Taken for Its Postpone.
ment.

81. Louis. April i5.-rresl,lcnt u. II.
Francis OF the Louisiana Purchase ES-
position Company. In answer to the
numerous statements that tile worlds
fair would not open IN 1909. rs provid-
cd. but that II would be postponed.
made this statement to-day:
Neither the board OF directors nor
the executive committee has taken any
formal action concerning u postpone
ment OF the exposition. II seems i'm
possible 30 prevent agitation OF the
subject. Personally. should prefer
the exposition to be- held In i9D3.
1--WE are making excellent progress
In the physical work. and although we
have met with some slight disappoint-
mcnts In promotion and exploitation.
we have every reason To he encouraged
by the present status. As stated by me
Saturday. our contracts ana expenses
up TO this time are In excess of our
available funds. We cannot expect an
additional payment from the stockhold-
ers before September 18th. We have
called fifty per cent. OF the SJ.ODO.OOO
subscriptions. and that amounts TO
only two and half millions, which is
much less than the aggregate OF expcn-
diturcs and outstanding contracts. We
are therefore. depending upon the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the city bonds.
which the mayor and the comptroller
have informed me will he advertised
soon and sold during the first half of
may.
1.-TWO or three foreign governments
that have formerly declined the invita-
tion of the President to participate in
our exposition have been asked to re-
consider. and our information is to the
effect that they may conclude to do
so.
I'VE are making every effort to In
ducc every foreign government OF i'm
portance to participate.
"If, in the Judgment of the local COM
pnny. approved by the national com
mission. Congress and the administra-
ton. any postponement is thought nee
cssary. that step will le taken In due
time. but under no circumstances
would the board of directors, or any
one connected officially with the expo
sition, consider for II moment n post
ponement to 1905. which, according to
the morning papers. Suntos-Dumont
has stated has been decided upon"
canal May 18th. He will visit Rome.
He expects to be subject to call In
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eouernor raft,s Movements.

Cincinnati. April 15.-Governor Taft
of the Philippines will 20 to st. Louis
to-day TO confer with President Fran
els and other exposition officers. Lat
er In the week he will leave for Wash
ington and New York with Mrs. Taft
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles =. Taft.
While East lie will visit old Yale
friends at New Haven. He will return
to Cincinnati before sailing via Suez
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City Of Berlin Flooded.

Berlin. April 15.-A violent thunder
storm, accompanied by torrential rain.
broke over Berlin and its vicinity early
yesterday. causing grent damage.
Many buildings were struck by light
ming. The fire brigade was summoned
TO Inward of 300 places to extinguisl
fires and cope with Hoods.
The water was so deep around the
approaches to the railroad station on
Friedrich strasse that 1t was impossI-
bic to rench the depot. At the Lelirte
station some of the waiting rooms had
to be closed, as the walls threatened TO
fall.
The streets were so flooded that the
street cars in several districts We're
stopped. The roads We're almost i'm
passnblc for pedestrians and conse-
uuently the schools We're closed. The
museum was considerably damaged.
The decorative portions of many build
ings and the statutes In the public
squares were seriously damaged by
hail, which, for a time, fell most heav-
lily.
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from Lord Miner last night. 1t is un.
derstood this dispatch outlines the ba-
sis of negotiations favored by the
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Queer Name. for Girls.

II Is not uncommon for Japanese
girl to bear the name of flower. On
the other hand. however, many girls
in Japan bear the names of some do
nestle utensil, as frying pan or dust
brush. Doubtless this results from the
custom common among some people
of naming child from the first object
that strikes the eye after the little one
has come into the world.
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Cholera in Philippines.

Manila April 14.--The cholera situa-
tion in Manila continues much the
same but the conditions in the prov
inccs are becoming alarming. The to-
tai of cholera cases in MANILA up to
date Is 2I5, while there have been 1872
deaths from the disease In the prov
inces there have been 41S cases and
31S deaths.
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New Condition. in oa,loln.

AS result of the Polish boycott of
German goods Galicia is being overrun
by French and American commercial
trav elers. who are securing many Or
ders. The almost total absence of
British trade representatives is much
commented upon.
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Hustling. bustling men waste half
their energy in 1-ic'sing up dust.
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STRENUOUS WATER CURE.
Filipino Official Tortured to Secure a
Confession.


Washington. April 15.-Thc Senate
committee ON the Philippines began the
week with the intention OF making an
Investigation OF the charges to the cf-
feet that the water cure. so-cniicd.
Is practiccd on the insurgents. and
Charles =. Riley OF Northampton. Mas
sachusctts. formerly sergeant In
Company NJ. Twenty-slNth Infantry.
was the first witness called with thar
end In View.
Mr.. Riley said that lie had been In
the Philippines from October :, 1So'.
to March !, 1901. and had witnessed
the water cure at lgbaris, province
of 1loilo. November ~. 1900 1t was
administered to the prcsidentc, or chief
Filipino official OF the town. He said
that upon the arrival OF his command
mt Igbnris. the presidentc was asked
whether runners had been sent out no.
iifying the insurgents of their presence,
and upon his refusal to give the In
formation. he was taken to the con-
vent where the witness was stationed
and the water cure was administered
to him.
This official was. he said. man
about forty years of age. When the
witness first saw him he was stripped
to the waist and his hands tied behind
him, with Captain Glenn and Lieuten-
ant Conger OF the regular army and DR..
Lyons. n contract surgeon. standing
near, while many soldiers stood about.
The man, he said was then thrown
under n water tank which held about
100 gallons of water, and his mouth
placed directly under the faucet and
held open so as to compel him to swal-
low the water which was allowed to es.
cape from the tank.
Over him stood an interpreter repeat
ing one word. which the Witness said
he did not understand, but which he
believed to he the native equivalent of
CONFESS" When Mt last the presidente
agreed to tell what he knew he was
released and allowed to start away.
He was not, however, permitted to es-
cape, and upon refusing to give fur
ther Information lie was again taken
as he was about to mount his horse
and the cure administered for the see.
ond time. This time the man was not
stripped. nor was he taken into the
building. DR.. Lyons said the water
could be brought to the spot and given
there. and when 1t was brought In n
five-gnllon can. one end of n syringe
was placed in it and the other in the
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Peace Council at Pretoria.
London. April 15.-In dispatch
from Johannesburg yesterday the cor
respondent of the Mail says the lead
ing Boer delegates conferred today
with Lord AIilner the British high
commissioner in South Africa, at Pre-
toria. and that Lord Kitchener was
present at this conference.
II understand" says the correspon-
dent. "that Lords Milncr and Kitchen
or will Jointly conduct the negotiations
and that Lord Milner will forward the
Roer proposals TO Mr.. Chamberlain.
The Nail asserts that Mr.. Chamber
lain received an important dispatch
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Ingenlou. rIece of WORK.

The following ingenious piece of po-
etry is said to have been circulated in
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canal May nth. He will visit Rome.
He expects to be subject to call in
Washington for questions while the
Philippine bill is being discussed.
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from Lord Miner last night. 1t is un-
derstood this dispatch outlines the ba-
sis of negotiations favored by the
Beers
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carloads Of The most improved niachin.
cry arc rolling into tho state. Tie pro.
duciug wells aTei
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-22
IMPERIAL THEATRE PRIZES.

A very interesting little ceremony took
place at the Imperial theatre between
the second and third acts on Saturday
evening, being the drawing of the three
presents given by Colonel Wendelschaefer
TO patrons OF the house as COM
pliment OF the season.
Manager Dillenback appeared In front
OF the curtain and announced In n pret-
~ little speech that Colonel Wendell
schaefer, In recognition OF the splendid
patronage accorded the house. had adopt
ed an annual custom OF presenting
Christmas gifts 10 the patrons. and that
this year the presents consisted OF a da-
mond ring. a gold watch and a season
ticket TO the Imperial. Coupons were given
out to all who were ticket buyers Curing
the week. each coupon numbered
committee consisting OF Howard
Ripley and p. j. Trumpler was selected
10 make the drawing. Tickets bearing
numbers corresponding 90 the coupons
were placed In the box and shaken up and
three drawn out by Mr.. Trumplar
The numbers drawn were ~ for mo
ring, 81 for the watch and 20 for the sea-
son ticket