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Cañon City record., 1903-10-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II 1t fails to cure. 3. w. Groves
signature IL on each box. $50.
Cañon City record., 1903-10-01

Merchant tailoring, steam cleaning,
dyeing and repairing, good work at
reasonable prices. II South Fifth
street. ptl
Cañon City record., 1903-10-01

The associated charities will hold
the regular monthly meeting Oct. 9th
In the committee room In the Public
Library At 2:30 p. m.
JULIA McCLANAHAN,
Secretary.
Cañon City record., 1903-10-01

Lost
The man who failed to buy an Estate
Oak Heating Stove lost the money he
invested. Guaranteed to hold fire if-
ty-two hours. You get them at Ellis
4 Hoods.
Cañon City record., 1903-10-01

Q A nice lot of fresh films for kodaks
have just arrived at Babberger's.
Cañon City record., 1903-10-01

Kodak supplies at Babbergers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
4 PLEA FoR THE NAVY.

Rear Admiral Watson, in command of
the Asiatic station, in a recent interview
made an earnest plea for increasing the
sea power of the United States. He
views the subject practically, basing his
argument on the necessity Of protection
to our commercial interests, particularly
in the far east. 1t is an interesting fea-
ture of the admiral's interview that he
dwells especially upon Germany's ON
mercial position. 1t is pointed out that
the commerce Of that country is the
very bone and sinew of it's national
prosperity and when the foreign trade Of
that country is .interfered with the life
of her domestic energies is injured. Ger
many's trade with the Philippines has
been hurt under American domination
of the islands. at is not for us to ques-
ton the professions OF a friendly
power" said Admiral Watson, shut it is
plain that a nation cannot always hold
In check the clamOrous demands of those
forces from which 1t draws so much of
national might. We have our own in
terests along the same lines, which we
are bound to foster and protect, and we
| can do so only by the upbuilding OF the
navy strong enough to back our rights
when the hour of question comes
In the judgment of Admiral Watson
the United States should have a navy
as large as that contemplated by the
German program OF construction, be.
cause our territorial interests require IL
Having reached out 10 the other side OF
the globe, unless we are willing to sub.
nit TO humiliation we have got TO pro
vide for what the future through oul
widened interests may bring. This i:
the practical common sense view. We
must be prepared to effectively safe
guard our new territory and to protect
our growing m in that portion Of
the world and this must be done with
out impairment Of our power to TAX
care OF our interests in this hemisphere
No one advocates a a navy, or tina
the United States shall enter into a con
test Of rivalry for superiority In SCI
power. All hat is urged by the advo
Gates of increasing the navy is that /
shall be built up to such strength as vii
insure the security Of our rights and in
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
Personal NOTES.

Let's be merry while we can. The legis-
lature meets next Tuesday.
II the inaugural ball cannot be pulled on
with the customary eclat, a few steps may
be taken TO the high ball.
According to the almanacs spring is less
than three months away. 1t is soothing to
know there is a limit to the coal dealers
cinch.
In looking over the past year you will
probably be forced to admit that "the
misfortunes hardest to bear were those
that never anne"
The late Dr.. Joseph Parker OF London
economical in every possible way for years
to pay the entire sum for which his father
had failed and he had the satisfaction OF
doing 1t.
Henry Rochefort the editor-in-chief OF
the Intransigeant, has summarily dismissed
three members OF his literary stan because
they attended a funeral OF a deceased col
league at which a religious ceremony was
performed.
Arthur Gambell, a resident OF Cincinnati.
fell and broke his leg on Christmas eve.
Similar accidents have befallen him nc
less than forty times and he has spent
nearly half of his life in bed because OF
broken bones.
State Labor Commissioner Harry F
Black Of New Haven, Conn, has Just had
erected over the grave Of James Armour,
a revolutionary soldier, buried in the Gene
terry in his city. a granite monument. He
was a great uncle of the late Philip D,
Armour.
The Allgemeine Elektricitaets Gesell-
schaft and the Union ElektrieitaAts Ges.
sellsehaft have combined, with a capital o.
over 800, 900, 900. The object Of the com
bine is the usual philanthropic one, In
GLIDING a monopoly Of the alphabet.
Rear Admiral P. C. Cooper. whose assign.
ment to the command OF a division OF thu
AsiRtic station has been announced, hal
selected as his flag lieutenant Lieutenant
Victor Blue Of South Carolina, thu
young oficer who discovered the Spanish
feet in the harbor OF Santiago from q
blun three miles away. For that service
Lieutenant Blue was awarded ten numbers
by the war board.
All the women who have written to tn
bachelor governor OF Kansas proposing
marriage will receive courteous replies
but not from the pen OF Governor Bailey
His private secretary has begun declining
with thanks the offers. saying 20 each tina
Governor Bailey is not In quest OF a wife
About hfty photographs will be returned I
the senders. sixty-six declarations viii g
10 New York women and more than 100 I
New England states. Not one OF the pro
posals cana from . Kansas woman
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
snrRcr or AMrRltAN srcoEss.

The British commission OF working
men in various trades which came to
the United States to study industrial
conditions appears to be practically
unanimous as to one result. Of their in
vestigation. That is, that the greatest
advantage enjoyed by u manufacture
ers, in competition for the markets of
the world, lies in the superiority of
American labor employed in the indus
tries. This Is not n new discovery. 1t
has peel pointed out by other observers
and investigators. For a British
economists especially have been telling
the manufacturers and workingmen of
England of the superior productive ca
pacity Of American labor and assuring
them that this must result in giving the
United States what it has now attained,
the place of the worlds leading indus
trial nation.
commenting on the claim that labor is
more productive here than in England,
remarked that If such is the case 1T
does not necessarily follow that the
American system is better for the nation
and the race in the long rum" and ex.
pressed the opinion that I'VE should
gain pothing II our workers are prema.
turely exhausted by overpressure."
This is the general British idea, though
there is no ground for the implication
that American workingmen become pre-.
maturely exhausted by overpressure. AS
n matter of fact the Industrial workers
of this country are on the average as
long-lived as those ofs any other coun,
try and retain as long their capacity fol
work. The superiority of American art
isans is in their higher average eff
cheney than those of any other great in
dustrial country. AS a rule the hours
of labor are shorter here than In the
principal European countries, but the
greater efficiency and more intense ap
plication of American labor accomplishe'
more in a given number of hours than IL
any of the industrial nations of Europe
1t is not likely that the investigation
Of the British commission will result IL
any material change in labor condition.
abroad. The English worker is thor
oughly settled in his way Of work an,
probably cannot be persuaded to depar
from it. How long the admitted Ameri
a superiority will continue it is i'm
possible to say but at present it is Civ
ing this country a decided advantage ii
Industrial competition.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
HER GRANDDAD's ROCKIN' CHAIR.

James Barton Adams in Denver Post. l
A homely built old-fashioned thing. its
joints in every part worn loose,
Its arms of strong, implanted wood well
polished from an age of use;
Its creaky rockers seemed to cry as In ex-
And noisily protest against being put to
such a trying strain.
For generations II had stood upon the foot
The old fireplace from which the flames
Ticket upward through the chimney
And young and old through years Of time
had loved and Venerated II,
That old split-bottomed rocking chair in
which her granddad used to sit.
She told me all its history. that maiden of
As we would sit on winter nights before
the CHEEKY old fireplace,
From when II left the builders hands and
sat as II I'm silent pride
Within a humble cottage when her grand
mother was a bride
Down through the generations till her sire
inherited the prize,
And as she talked the reverent light that
lit the azure of her eyes
Enchained my heart In willing bonds, and
/, too, pinned my love to II.
That old split-bottomed rocking chair in
which her granddad used 10 sit.
She told me how the good old man would
seldom leave that honored seat
When weight OF passing years became too
heavy for his tottring feet,
And how he'd sometimes sit for hours held
as IL III a heavenly spell
Upon his knees an open book, the Bible
that he loved so well.
How she, a toddling y%Oungster then, would
kneel before she went 20 bed
And say her prayers at his knee, his
withered hand upon her head, -
And as she talked her lovely eyes with
holy inspiration lit
AS rocked she slowly In the chair in which
her %granddad used TO sit.
Twas only built for one. and yet we found
IL strong enough for two,
AS in our hearts the spark OF love into n
flaming passion grew,
And. spite Its loud protesting creaks, 1 one
night pressed her 10 my heart
And spake the glowing words Of love that
made her mine till death shall part,
And as / sit and watch her as she rocks
our bouncing boy 10 rest,
His curly, golden, sleepy head soft pill
lowed on her mother breast,
l felt that mine. II possible, Is greater than
her love for it
That old split-bottomed rocking chair IN
which her granddad used TO sit.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02

The attempt to start a senatorial con-
test in Iowa is as premature as the tariff
debate going on in the republican news
papers, Senator Allison has been elected
to a full term of six years, commencing
next March. while Senator Delivers
term does not expire for more than three
years. The next legislature does not
choose a United States senator, and only
the hold-over members Of the state sen.
ate to be elected next fall will have any
part in the senatorial contest
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02

The proposition to raise the limit Of
bonded Indebtedness in the revised
Omaha city charter without changing
the limit of the sinking fund levy is con-
fiicting in it's own terms. Adding to the
outstanding bonds will increase the in
terest and sinking fund charges and the
price brought by the bonds will depend
largely on the resources in sight to pay
interest and provide for ultimate re-
dempton. 1t is impossible to carry a
bigger bonded debt without imposing a
bigger sinking fund tax levy.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
CAREER OF THE FREMoNTs.
Strange Contrasts of Fortune In the
Sunshine Of Fame.

SUMMING VI
Chicago Record-Herald.
The lift Of Jessie Benton Fremont, VINO
has Just passed away at Los Angeles, was
marked by a contrast OF fortunes that gives
IL a very exceptional interest. We ind IN
Il the reverse Of that passage from OBJ
security to fame which is the common his
tory Of American celebrities. The fame
not only came very early, but In a most
generous measure. II is safe to say that
there never was a young couple IN inns
country so widely known or OF so brilliant
a reputation as Lieutenant m ana
his wife. Fremont at 80 was acclaimed
as an explorer, both In the United states
and in Europe. He cleared up the cnaos
Of western America and was ranked as a
great contributor to geographical knowl-
edge. At this period Of his life also ne
was the most conspicuous figure In tine
movement for the annexation OF California
and he was elected senator from that state
before he was 40.
II in the half century that has elapsed
since he has come to be one of the least OF
the stars In the constellation OF national
heroes, It is only necessary to turn back
to contemporary documents to discover
that he once shone r~esplendent among
them Though he was but nine years older
than Grant, he had twenty years the start
Of him In general notoriety. and he was a
candidate for the presidency nve years be-
fore the civil war opened. From that Time
however. the eclipse began. He was de-
feated by a democrat and when the re-
publicans became prominent he was not
accepted as a leader, but was involved In
jealous alterations and left to struggle
futilely against that most deplorable OF
fates-the living death of the man who
has enjoyed the most fattering renown
and who survives to ind himself, neglected
and w%ell-night forgotten.
Throughout this career the wife shared
to an unusual degree the fame and for
tune OF the husband. She, too. was bril-
liant; she had a fine social position; she
was active and influential in helping Free
mont in every way. But in a purely worldly
sense the result, in spite Of a dazzling be-
ginning, was forty years Of failure and
disappointment, and the widow OF the
pathfinder became an object of public char
ity. For she was not pensioned as the
widows Of presidents have been, but re-
ceived her governmental allowance only
after private effort had been made to res
cue her from actual poverty.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02

MAY DEMAND TARIFF CONCESSIONS.
1t is reported from Washington that
the president has been given to under
stand that should the Cuban treaty be
ratified a demand may be expected from
Germany within thirty days for conces-
sions similar to those accorded to Cuba.
The statement is that the German gov
eminent, regarding Cuba as a nation
foreign to the United States, will re-
quest similar concessions under the
most favored nation clause of her treaty
with the United States. 1t is said to be
feared that If such request be not
granted Germany may initiate legisla-
ton inimical to our trade with that
country. 1t is thought that other coun-
tries may adopt a like course.
If this report is well founded it intro
duces a new complication INTO the ques-
ton Of closer commercial relations with
Cuba and may have a decided influence
in regard to the ratification of the rec
iprocity treaty with the Cuban repub-
lie. Such n demand would certainly be
most extraordinary, but perhaps it
would be %justifable. At all events the
report is not incredible, since it is well
known that German interests are ac-
lively seeking trade with Cuba and it is
understood have been Jealous in the ef-
fort to create sentiment in the island
hostile to reciprocity with the United
States. This is also true of British
commercial interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02

The suggestion is made that Iowa and
Nebraska agree to exchange the various
pieces of land which the vagaries of the
Missouri have transferred from one side
of that river to the other in this vicinity
without change of ownership. After the
deeds are signed. sealed and delivered
the two states should take out a joint
insurance policy against the Big Muddy
changing its mind again and resuming
its original channel.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02

warships. The trouble with the peri
odical demand for a bigger navy is that
1t Is wholly indefinite. and may easily
carry the country before it is fully
aware Of 1t into a policy Of naval ex-
papsion which It would not have APP
proved If it had been foreseen. The real
question that should be asked and an
swered is, How much bigger navy do
we want? We fix a strict maximum for
the army. If the same thing were done
as to the navy congress could then pro-
coed intelligently with appropriations at
each session, but when everything is left
indefinite as now every little interna-
tional complication and scare gives rise
TO emotional legislation regarding the
navy.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
AN EYE-oPENER FOR ADVERTISERS

The recent circulation census of
Omaha dailies is al ~eye-opener for their
advertising patrons. 1t affords most
striking proof of the imposture by which
business men have been duped and bun
coed by inflated and fraudulent circula-
ton claims based OF afidavits made
with a mental reservation. Omaha,
South Omaha and Council Bluffs are
virtually n town for mercantile and
advertising purposes, with an aggregate
population of 10000. or thereabouts.
1t is a well established fact that the
ratio Of daily newspaper takers in any
community is one to five, namely, one
newspaper for every five inhabitants.
At that ratio the number of daily news
papers in Omaha, South Omaha and
Council Bluffs should aggregate 10000.
The carrier delivery census shows the
aggregate number of Omaha, South.
Omaha aud Council Bluffs dailies deliv-
cred by carrier in the three towns to
be 27,S04, or a shortage of 1900, and this
shortage is presumed to be supplied by
promiscuous newsboys' sales in the
streets and papers sold by n~ewsdealers.
In the carrier delivery field. including
the rural delivery in Douglas county,
the relative positions of the Omaha
dailies are represented by these figures:
The Omaha ~, 045
The World-Herald .............. S,425
The Evening News. .............. $3.50
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil.... 1,163
In other words, more than 10000 out
Of the 10000 population are served by
carrier with The Omaha Bee, AZ, 115
with the World-H Herald, 34,76O by the
Evening News and 5,S15 by the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil. The Bee has 4S per
cent more circulation in the city of
Omaha than the World-Herald and So
per cent more thar the Evening News.
In South Omaha The Bee circulates
about 40 per cent more hal the World
Herald and more than doubles the circu-
lation of the Evening News. In Council
Bluffs The Bee has 80 per cent more cir.
culation than the World Herald and two
and one-half times as many subscribers
as the Evening News, and a IL per cent
larger circulation thar the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil In it's home town.
An analysis of the carrier delivery
census conveys these indisputable facts
In Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs S,1S3 subscribers take The Omaha
Bee and no other paper, which, computed
on the basis of five Inhabitants to the
subscriber, means that 40, 1876 out of the
10000 In the three towns are supplied
by The Omaha Bee and no other paper
while the World Herald n the New,
put together only reach 1926 more PEG
pie exclusively in the three cities.
The newspaper census also develop,
the fact that 1889 subscribers to tn,
WOrld-Herald also take The Bee anC
1929 subscribers to the News also tax,
The Bee, while only 700 subscribers I,
the WOrld-He also take The News
Returns from ifty-three towns in Ne
braska, Iowa and South Dakota, ,ex
Guiding Omaha, South Omaha and Coun
ell Bluffs, give the following summary
The The
, WnrId- Eynrg-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
OmciaI Abuse of Immigrants.
Philadelphia Record.

PhiIadeIphia Record.
Within a recent period not less than fve
Jewish associations, representing 500, 900
citizens OF the United States. nave made
solemn appeal to the president. to congress
and to the whole people against the off,
cial barbarities practiced upon immigrants
at Ellis Island. Immigrants Of all races
are the victims OF their iniquities, and they
are perpetrated by a secret oflcal inquisl-
tion upon the landing Of every steamer in
the harbor of New York. Whether the de-
portations In some instances are legal or
not the public has no means of ascertain
ing because Of the secret character Of the
inquisition.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
worlds Literary DeIuRe.
Springfield Republican.

bpIInBHVIu TNtpuDHCdH.
George Brandes, the Danish critic, is APP
palled at the worlds literary deluge. He
has been compiling some figures. and finds
that about 10000 novels appear every year.
Germany publishes 1000; England, 1900,
Russia, LOCO; Americ. rather more; France.
500; Italy and Spain. about 500 each;
Japan. 45O; India, 200; Egypt. a dozen, etc.
In twenty years the United States and most
European countries have doubled their out
put Of books. and Mr.. Brandes says that
no library is large enough to contain all
the books that appear in the course Of ten
years. "a will be seen that the problem
Of the librarian is becoming more serious
every day.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
POINTED REMARKS.

Baltimore American: Ruymster-Don't
you think my verses have been exceedingly
uneven in quality of late?
Roaster-1 had just been noting how pain
fully otherwise they were.
Kansas city Journal: How do you sup
pose Methuselah managed to reach such a
s"Why. everything was in his favor. There
were no automobiles, or trolley cars, or
operations for appendicitis, or health FOODS
in those days"
Yonkers Statesman: There is one very
suspicious thing l have noticed about the
the observer of events and things. He
never seems to come out with a new nat
after election"
New York Tribune: Francis 1 had writ
ten to his mother from the imperial camp
He says all is lost save honor she
cried; that means the rubber plant is
Weeping bitterly, they led her away, for
how now could she live. in
Chicago Tribune: 'Here's what Jack
gave me- said Maud. exhibiting the hand
kerchief. Isn't 1t a beautiful specimen OF
"Let me look at it," said Mabel. M
yes, you're right. It's hand made-second-
hand made"
Judge: The Angelus had just struck
when the two peasants looked at each
Hadn't we better strike for more pay.
| too?" they inquired.
Hereupon Millet was compelled to put
more long green into his picture than he
had anticipated.
Philadelphia Press: What lie an aste-
roid?" asked the Instructor of the class,
IAN asteroid," replied the young woman
with the pert ndse, SIS an understudy 10 a
star"
Chicago Tribune: You look like a lean
and hungry Cassius," said Fellaire, for
merly Rusty Rufus, observing MIN critic
ally"
1--WE air lean and hungry" plaintively
responded Goodman Gonrong, beckontng to
Tuffold Knutt, who was waiting just
! around the corner. cash us, mister"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.

There can be no doubt of the wisdom
Of the United States government in &C.
cepting payment Of the indemnity
due from China on the silver basis, al.
though the strict terms of the interna-
tional agreement specify gold payment.
The extraordinary decline of silver and
the great fnacial straits to which China
is reduced entitle it to lenient treatment,
and all the great nations involved could
well afford to waive the point of silver
debtor nation, involving possibly the
question of another great instruction
and, as some well informed observers
believe, the continuance Of the present
dynasty. Another outbreak would cost
the powers many times the compare
lively small amount of abatement from
their dues involved in silver payment.
Nevertheless the powers show a dis
position to deal harshly with China and
to insist upon the last cent, which has
been their attitude from the first. 1t is
farsighted policy on the part of our gov
eminent to show a sharp contrast with
the other powers in this respect, because
the extension of our trade and influence
in China depends upon It's good will
During the whole course Of recent troub.
les our State department has acted con.
sistently upon this view and has thereby
won great prestige with the Chinese
people. BY continuing their hard deal
ing with them the other powers are
merely playing into our hands.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-02

terests wherever they may require pro
lection.
There appears to he a very general
feeling in congress favorable to this pol
icy, which is likely to n shown in in
creasing the present proposed naval APP
preparations. Senator Hale, chairman of
the senat committee on naval affairs, is
reported as taking a very conservative
view Of what should be done, but he
does not favor a policy Of inaction or
believe that the United States should
be allowed to fall to the rear of all
other maritime nations, every n of
which is steadily a%ugmenting its sea
power,