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The Washington times., 1903-05-31

OF trees would never be recognized as
such by anyone except the scientist.
But the large, handsome clusters which
adorn the horse-chestnut in May are
flowers as Enthusiastically as those of the
rose bush or the pansy plant. The
rse-chestnut flowers are grouped in
large, pale, cone-shaped clusters which
stand out distinctly against the dark
green of the leaves. Every tree is
adorned with hundreds of them at this
time of year and lovers of beauty in
nature are finding great pleasure in the
sight of these striking blooms. Already.
however. the buds are slowly losing
their pale petals and soon the trees will
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
TRUE WEALTH.

IT'S false doctrine and most
grave
And yet It's taught us every day.
That men grow rich by what they
save
And poor by what they give away.
Yet to say this I now make bold
And hope my words with you may
live:
Mems wealth is not in what they
hold,
But in what to the world they
give.
Thomas F. Porter. in Boston
Globe
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

T n and around Logan Circle. at Thir-
tenth and Streets. the horse
chestnut trees ere now the admira-
ton and delight Of all passers-by
who have an eye out for Dame Natures
changes in her dress From every
branch of every horse-chestnut tree
there now springs one of the clusters of
flowers which give the tree its peculiar
distinction from other trees in the
spring. Every plant growth, including
trees of every kind, has a flower, fact
of which one seldom thinks. but few
trees have flowers which are beautiful
or even noticeable. Some of the flowers
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

resume the appearance of their less
favored brethren. the ordinary, flower
less shade trees
From the seed-pods which spring from
the tip of the stems of the flowers will
-ow the buckeyes" which give the
tree its name in some States Later In
the summer when the thick outer husk
has split open. the shiny red-brown nuts
will fall TO the ground 10 be gathered
by boys, who, for the inexplicable IN
stinct, which lies in all children. OF &C
curing queer treasures. will carry them
in their pockets for days TO exhibit or
swap"
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
DEATH OF r. w. WOODBURY., PUBLIC
SPIRITED DENVER PIONEER

for q large public librarian Denver.
During the Civil War General Wood
bury was captain In the Third New
Hampshire infantry and won honor
able distinction.
Coming to Colorado In the spring OF
1866. General Woodbury. was first at
tracted to the mining regions, and viii
ling to take the Arst employment
which came to hand. he engaged IN
placer work in the gold-bearing
9ulehes OF Summit county and re-
NAMED for several months in that sit
uation. Leaving the digging In tho
fall OF that year. he came down to
Golden and worked ~ compositor on
the Transcript. then recently started.
and later In the same capacity ON the
Denver Daily Tribune in the beginning
of its brilliant career. In . abort time
General Woodbury. became local editor
Of the Tribune and .later was managing
editor and part proprietor Of tht paper,
He continued ~ manager until the
end of 1871. when he sold his interest
and in the summer OF 1872 purchased
tho Denver daily Times. which WAS
started originally ~ theAter pro-
gramme and was not only 4 small A.
fair. but rejected much Of the crudity
Of the early typographical art IN the
fur West. But General woodbury.
built the little sheet into one Of the
most influential papers Of Its time. and
remained its proprietor and manager
until 1882.
General Woodbury. was elected pres
ident Of the Union Bank OF Denver in
the fall OF 1885 and continued - IL
chief oallcer up to the time Of the panic
~ 1904 ~hnn nv fora nj cirCum-
stances unforesesn by tho wisest nm
ancierg Of the country. that institution
was forced to suecumb to the tide OF
disaster which engulfed seven out OF
the eleven national banks OF Beaver.
At tho time Of his death, General
Woodbury. was president Of the Cali
fornia Eastern Railway Company, ana
president Of the Cochiti Reduction and
Improvement Company Of Denver,
which owns rich properties in New
Mexico. te -ls
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
suprsm. Court proe..dIns..

Attorney James Hoffmire, against
whom disbarment proceedings were
pending In the Supreme Court, has
been disbarred by death. Hence the
court on July 9th formally dismissed
the case.
Leon Harris petition for rehearing
was denied and he will have to pay all
mony to Mary e. Hart, as decreed by
the District Court of Denver. The
court handed down a number az other
decisions and orders. as foljnws:
John Best ct al. We. The Rocky
Mountain National Bank OF Central
City; appeal dismissed.
w. e. Blakeley VS.. The Fort Lyon
Canal Company; The Pacific Guaran-
tee Savings Bank ct al VS.. The Fort
Lyon Canal Company; petition for re-
heariHSr denied.
The Florence q Cripple Creek Rail-
road Company Va. William Tenant;
petition for rehearing: to be set for
oral argument at September term.
John w. Nesmith ct al. vs.. Samuel
G. Martin; petition for rehearing; to
be set for oral argument at September
term.
Amanda L. Fake vs. Eva Terry ct
al; petition; for rehearing; to be set
for oral argument at September term.
E. b. Green ct al VS.. Sarah @.
Thatcher ct al; petition for rehearing
denied.
George q. McClelland ct al. VS.. Ar.
thur d. Bulls; motion to quash writ
of error denied.
The Oil Creek Gold Mining Company
vs.. Edgar G. Pew: stipulation to dis
miss cause without awarding costs to
either party allowed and cause dis.
missed.
II. H. Moore We. The People. etc. /;
petition for rehearing denied.
Charles A. Smith vs.. The People
ETC.; suggestion Of diminution OF rec.
ord and request for filing supplement.
u transcript: application granted.
The People, etc. ex rel. The ,Colora-
do Bar Association, petitioner, VI. Ew-
ing Robinson. respondent: proceeding
In disbarment; motion to Quash sup
Elemental Information overruled: re.
spondent to file answer thereto within
ten days. 40
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
Colorado Man in Boston.

Boston. July 13.-Interviews pub.
|lished here yesterday with leading ed.
ucators At the Just closed convention
Of the National Educational Associa-
ton. contain some juicy opinions Of
Boston:
Said Zachariah Xenophon Snyder.
president Of the Colorado State Nor.
NAL school at Greeley:
ut is dimcult for me to say what
particular civic feature of Boston has
Impressed me most strongly, but !
think that the one which. perhaps, at.
tracted my. attention hrst, and caused
me to remark upon Il. is the cleanli.
ness Of Boston streets.
1.-TWO other things have also greatly
impressed me. The politeness OF your
car conductors and motormen and pc.
iicemen, and the Absence Of offensive
evidence Of liquor selling"
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
GEORGE GOULD PREDICTS THAT
PRESENT PROSPERITY WILL LAST

with which to keep aiYairs moving for
. year or more.
{ He said reports he had received dur
ing his tour Of inspection were very
ENCOURAGING. more 80 In Pfttsburg than
In any other section. While he had
been acquainted in manner with the
resources Of this territory, he now be-
gins to realize that they were greater
than he had ever known. Talks he
had with manufacturers, especially
those In the, coal. coke and steel indus
tries, led HIN To believe II will require
several years. before the demand for
Improvements and extensions ceases.
Continuing, he said: II can mot
|asree With nnancierA who believe that
the nation has reached its senith Of
prosperity. There IL, much work to
be. done and 1t IL only by travelling
over the country that the enormous
undertakings which, together with the
smaller ones that must necessarily be
overlooked, impress one with the mag
nitude Of the work to be DONE"
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Denver. July 13.-0eneral Roger
Williams Woodbury.. oae OF the found
en- Of Denver and one Of the best
known and most iAAuential men In the
state. died from heart trouble. At
o'clock Saturday evening 1t the de Stat
ford ranch. . abort distance east Of
Sedalia.
Mr.. de Stafford Wa an old friend.
and It had been General Woodbury. 3
custom to 60 to the 8edalia ranch occa-
sionally to spend = night with his
friend. General Woodbury. spent Fri
day night with Mr.. de Stafford, return
ed 10 Denver over Saturday, and again
went to the ranch on Saturday night.
he was apparently we'll and strong
when. according to his custom. he
started TO retire early. He was in his
bedroom when seized with the attack
OF heart failure which ended fatally.
Everything possible was done to save
his life, but without avail General
Woodbury's SON. Frank. Was notified
Of his fathers death 1t o'clock Sum
~ morning and the body was brought
to Denver late in the day.
General Woodbury. was 81 years OF
age, and up to about year ago had al
ways enjoyed excellent health. At that
time he suffered . severe attack Of
pneumonia, which left his heart In .
weakened condition. and be could not
undergo cxcitsfhent or exertion without
painful results.
Funeral arrangements will b. COM
pletsd to-day and announced later.
Both the MAsons. Of which organixa-
ton General Woodbury. was high ON
Ger, and the Grand Army Of the Re-
public will participate In the exercises.
General Woodbury. II survived by one
son. Frank. Who d connected with the
First National bank.
Individually General Woodbury. was
~ important ~ any one man
who had to do with the
founding OF and upbuildiug Of the
city of Denver and Of the state Of
Colorado. He was ono Of the founders
Of the city library. and later It was
through his efforts that Andrew Car
nsgie was induced to pledge his gift
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
New Comet Now In sight.

Denver: July 1s.-Dr. Herbert A.
Howe, professor Of astronomy At the
University OF Denver and director OF
the Chamberlin observatory. calls at
tention to q new comet which is trav-
cling rapidly across the heavens and
is bright enough to be seen with the
naked eye. II may be seen in the
northeast at about 8 o'clock at night.
looking nearer east than north, about
half way from the horizon to the
zenith. but is moving nye degrees a
day. !. y
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
Athlet.. .s Aarv... Hands.

New York. July 12.-Forty young
men from the universities including
Yale. Harvard. Princeton. Cornell, Co
lumbia and Lafayette, who are going
into the West to aid the. farmers in
the harvest felds. left yesterday in q
one OF them:
"Our intention in going West is to
get the invigorating exercise and life
IN the pure. fresh air, that will put us
In the best possible condition for the
fall work In athletics"
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
Excursion Train wrseked.

Kansas City. July 13.--Missouri Pa
cific fast mail No. Z. which left St.
Louis ut o'clock for Kansas City,
crashed into an excursion train, No
6. south-bound from Kansas City, that
had become stalled at Dead Mans
Curve between Little Blue and Lee
Summit. at 1925 yesterday morning.
Three persons were killed outright,
were injured. f
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
Bapti.. Young People.

Atlanta. Ga, July 1s.-The conven-
tion Of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union Of America ended last night.
The selection OF \ place for holding
next years convention was left to the
executive committee.
Before 4 large crowd in the audito-
RUM this afternoon the annual con-
vention sermon was preached by DR..
John w. Conley Of Omaha.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
Fibr0id Tum0rs Cured

FlDfOiQ uMOTS SMSu
Note the result Of Mrs.
Pinkham's advice and medicine.
.Sone time ago wrote to you de-
scribing my symptoms and asked Your
advice, You replied, and followed
ali your directions carefully. and to-
day am well woman.
1.-THE use of Lydia L. PfnkhamS
Vegetable Compound entirely cx.
pelicd the tumor and strengthened
my whole system. can walk miles
.Lydia f. Pinkl,am's vege-
table Compound is worth five dol
lars = drop. advise all women who
are ahiicted with tumors or female
trouble Of any kind to give IL faithful
trial."-(SigneD MRss E. T. HAYES,
$50 Dudley St., (Roxbury) Boston.
nsss f s..s T. s, .ssss.: s''' ''
Mountains Of gold could not
fako the place of the health
md happiness which Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
brought to Mrs. Hayes.
Such testimony should DO accepted
BY all women as convincing evidence
that Lydia E. Plnkhnrn's VeEe-
table Compound stands without =
peer ~ = remedy for all the distress
ine ills Of women all ovarian troubles;
turnors; infammations; liberation,
falling and displacement Of the womb
hackache; irregular, suppressed or
painful menstruation. Surely the
volume and character of the tastimo-
niAl letters we are daily printing in
the newapnparn can leave no room for
doubt In the minds Of fair people.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The German scientists who have
been studying American agriculture
~ 1t IL to be seen in Chicago will
have an extensive knowledge Of the
tare and wild oats crops.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Rev. Matt/s. Hughes says the man
who is paEf OF an epic is greater than
the man who writes an epic. 1t is
to be hoped that the people who are
writing epics Ill now turn to nobler
and better things.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Death on q white horse seems to
have changed his seat to racing
automobile. At least that's what the
returns from that big French raco
seem to indicate.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

A Brooklyn man objects to .
memorial park in Plymouth square in
honor OF Henry Ward Beecher for
the reason that he was not man Of
national reputation. A lot Of old sub
scribers would like to know who 1t
was that made Brooklyn famous.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The experienced bachelor Of the
New York Press remarks that It's
queer how all rosy lips look 30 much
alike and yet taste so different. Hasn't
he learned yet ths< he should never
tell?
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

A million gallons Of whisky were de.
stroyed by IRE in Glasgow. Fortu.
nately the destruction Of all this whis-
Ky was accomplished with the loss OF
only Beven lives.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The estimates Of the population Of
Pekin vary from 500. 900 to 100000.
A slight discrepancy OF 100000
doesn't bother tie Celestials little
bit 4'1
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Doctor of sacred theology" Is tho
new title bestowed by Columbia uni
versity on DR.. Gordon Of Boston. But
isn't all theology sacred to some
body?
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The Sultan OF sokoto il making It
necessary for British oficers to regret
to report. Why won't these sultans
be good?
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Woman ia the genius Of compro
mise: she begins by wanting her son
to be President. sne ends by being
satished to have him pass the plate
in church.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Mayor Jones Of Toledo. has bed
risged up with mosquito netting and
sleeps on the roof of his house. The
Toledo once seeker must be an es-
pecially determined specimen Of the
type II such expedients are necessary
to escape him. tlsIz
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

: Pope Leo 10 getting good deal Of
comfort Just now out of the Italian
proverb: Tho announcement of ones
death always adds years to ones life.'
II this be SO, the aged pontin is good
for least round century.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

King Peter 1t Geneva was happy
to meet the brave Representatives Of
the Servian army" King Alexander
1t Belgrade wasn't.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The names Of the new seryian min
istry bear = striking resemblance to
the list OF hospital victims after q
Patterson riot.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The distinction between the upper
classes and the common herd now ID
that the upper classes wear panamas
aAd patamas.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Boston has = society young man"
Who has not worn hat for three
years He probably doesn't wish to
hide his magnificent brain
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

AZ long a. your sweetheart finds
fault with you. you are safe. But when
she finds fault in you. be sure to look
for another girl.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The man who thinks stocks cam
- any lower 10 generally able to Dc
aoiish his theory by buying some.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

n burglar could realize ON the val
nc of stolen property rs given out by
his victim. he would never have to
burgle again.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

It's all OF. Upton has q rabbit
loot this time. =,
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The Counters of Yarmouth appear
10 be giving her earl enough money
70 keep him quiet anyway.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

A Beta Theta Pi convention il com
ing. This must be the father Of a
The breakfast foods.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The publisher Of Who's Who in
6ervia" is working day and night to
get his new edition ready.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Don't envy John D. Rockefeller. He
has = stomach that refuses to digest
snything he likes to eat; ~
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The man who knows nothing is
usually the one who insists on tell
ing It.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

Never kiss girl by mistake. Al
least don't let her know that 1t was
mistake.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

A city that is set upon . hill caIros
b drowned out by food.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18
col 0RADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Framing the osnvsr Charter.

Framing the oenver Charter.
At an important melting Of the Den
yer charter convention ON the night of
the 7th instant the executive commit
tee presented Its report, which con-
tanned proposed articles for the new
charter ON all the executive DEPART
ments.
The report gives the mayor compre-
hensive authority and mo- restrictions
are placed In his way. He IL to be
elected for four years and have the
appointment Of the following heads OF
departments, which means the control
Of them:
Department Of police. =.
Department OF Ore.
Department OF excise.
Department Of public works and util-
tiles.
Department Of inspection and eiss-
tricity.
Department Of health.
Department Of supplies.
Department of engfneeriAg.
Department of Law.
The heads OF these shall be his cab
met.
: In addition he appoints the follow
ing commissions: Parks. civil service.
libraries. charities and corrections.
Pensions for disabled policemen and
dremen are recommended. ~
The legislative committee reported
plan for the initiative and referen-
dunn and the recall. Regarding the
last named the committee recommends
that II be not included in the charter
but submitted separately.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

4 genuine sympathetic strike-when
the clock strikes the hour to quilt.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

The colleges are making our pror,'
inent citizens happy by degrees.
The Meeker herald., 1903-07-18

OF two evils. don't choose both.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-05-03

maybe a relative is to be the sacrifice
In any event he. must not falter. He
may be killed himself II he fails TO utter
ly obliterate the marked one If the VIC
tim becomes victor IN the duel. another
comrade will carry out the decree of the
organization The ultimate result is the
same.
The change in the character Of the i'm
migrants coming to this country has been
pointed out over and over again during
the last decade. The increase in the num-
Der of Poles. Slavs. Huns. Lithunians.
Italians and Sieilians has been more than
sufficient to make up for the shrinkage
in the number of Irish. German and other
Northern races, and the total is growing
astonishingly.
While paupers. aliens and the III and
insane are sifted out and the Chinese are
specifically excluded. the type charged
with the commission OF secret murders
is not hindered by any unusual barrier
at the gateway of the NewWorld-
The vengeance of the Malta works out
as surely here today as it ever did in nthe
Businesses of Sicily The intended victim
is given no chance for a fair fight for
his life with a worthy foe. He is stabbed
III Tie DdCk OF SflOl lrOiit nC
very witnesses of the wanton murder viii
try to battle the police. The relatives
and friends of the dead will not help to
punish the assassin. Rather, fearing
untoward consequences, they, too, will
checkmate the efforts of the guardians of
the peace.
1t is not believed that any close organi-
cation exists among the Mafosi. Groups
including from twenty to three hundred
and fifty members are scattered around
the various Siciiian colonies here, inn New
Orleans and throughout the country.
Sometimes they are named after patron
saints. The literature taken from the
gang arrested here last week had the
letters IF. G. c." on some of the station
cry in the possession of the man thought
to be the secretary, but Inspector Nc
Clusky says he does not understand that
the Malta has any particular letterheads
or anything else to connect the several
groups, except a common impulse to con-
ceal the truth in murder mysteries and to
carry out their own plans of revenge for
injuries received.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-05-03
PITCHER PLANTS NEW USE.

The Trinidad Botanical Department
proposes a unique plan for the extermin-
alton OF the destructive reaches which
prey upon orchards. II recommends the
plentiful use of pitcher plants as sort of
floral watch dog. This peculiar flower pos
sesses the property of capturing and kill
ing insects which venture into its entic-
ing urn shaped blossoms in search Of the
seductive gift of honey dew which may
be found there
Cockroaches are particularly susceptible
to the Establishments of this DeliIah of the
flower kingdom, and are an easy prey.
They follow this noses" when they scent
the delicate fragrance and creep into the
gayly Haunting pitcher OF nectar-only to
find a tragic end 1t is a valley OF deadly
Upas. for the victim is at once closed
in by the sucking petals and his wife is
literally squeezed out Of him. Seldom
indeed does one ever escape from the
cannibal clutch of the pitcher plant.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-05-03
THE BOWERY FOUNDERS.

big Dave" Bernstein lay on his cot in
a bullet somewhere in his vitals, relates
the New York World. He had been shot
in a row in a Bowery saloon, and the
doctors and detectives were trying TO tell
him he might die. Still he puffed calmly
at his ciragette.
Dave" asked one of the detectives.
pushing .'Mank'' Eastman in front of his
cot, lis this the mann
"Oh, wot t'elln laughed the man who
might die at any hour. though the laugh
made him vince with pain. Say, youse
fly cops. de yer tink I'd squeal? 1 amt
no squealer, not OH yer white alley
When ''Washtub" Ffnnegan was on trial
the other day the lawyer assigned t.
defend him made a most burning plea for
his clients acquittal.
why, Your Honor" pleaded the advo-
cate, right on the table lay a gold watch
and chain belonging to another denizen
of the place. who had laid it down while
he was having an argument with the bar
tender. Why didn't my client steal that?
1t was worth ten times the amount
"Cut it OUT whispered "Washtub'' to
his counsel. Dat was me fr'en's. He
lives roun' in Chrystie street. De Judge
knows we don't swipe that way"
''Washtub' is doing his bit in ''col-
lege" now.
They tell the story, too, Of "Glim" Nc
Carthy, one of the cleverest second-story
men in the business His aged mother
lived in a neat little fiat on Houston
street, and she thought her son was earn
ing fine wages as an electrician in big
hotel uptown
Every time --e cleaned out toilet table
or bureau just as sure was "Glim" bound
to visit his mother with a present of a
fine piece of silver or a goldpiece.
BLESS the lad, says the old lady. IF
all mothers had such good son as I
this would be fine world
The Bowery FOUNDERS" code Of honor,
as furnished by big Dave" Bernstein.
follows:
Never squeal. Don't steal from your
neighbors; so uptown or downtown for
your little 'lay" Never make up 10
your friends best girl. When you make
a good haul be sure to make a fine pres
ent to your old mother, and don't tell her
where you got 1t. If you get hurt in a
fight wait till you get out to get square
If you die. what's the difference?