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cret which they withheld from their
own sons.
On the Monday previous to Thanls'
giving Rodgers had to start on a trip
to the vicinity OF Santa Cruz. that
would keep him away until Thanks.
giving day itself. In his absence tho
preparations for the ball went on.
Thanksgiving night arrived. the ball
began. and yet Rodgers had not 30.
turned. About 10 o'clock. the voices
around the entrance announced his
arrival. He seemed almost excited.
He explained that he had had difiicul
ty In crossing the Salinas and that
he had rushed for fear OF being too
late for the ball. ''As he does not
dance. that would be n pity" Ramon
Cast:o murmured to u ncighbor.
During the following dance. Rod.
gers teicgraphed to carmenclta's s
watchful eyes. When the music 10.
gan she slipped out and met him In
the mooniit courtyard. Hold up
your head" he commanded. and then
he twincd strings and strings Of
pearls around her siender neck. Then
he caught her to him. You are mine.
II is Thanksgiving and you are mine ''
but. fcaor. where"
Don't ask anything. You promised
II I brought you wealth you would b.
mine. Promise me you will sail with
me In the White Wings tomorrow.
The captain can marry us At sea. and
nj my HON. you will have happincss
you never dreamed Of here. Promise
me. Promise"
but Why that sudden pause In the
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killinu 1histIes.

From Farmers Review: In reply to
the person who asked in a recent mum.
Ter OF the Farmers Review how to get
rid of thistles, I would say: He has a
hard task on his hands. by frequent
blowing and cultivating for an entire
season ard then seeding down to
clover II may be possible TO get rid Of
them. When Canada thistles once get
a good foothold on a farm they are
very hard TO extermirate.-S. :. shan.
non. Brown County, Wisconsin.
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Stst9fn.
A sS y IN. riant n=s ~ in.
spfishtss 81 In s.n,sss bss.'Ins rods.
sail i,-i.ins boards. i-wss,. pisr.
lance from the pianEs. After the
space between the plank ia allied 70.
move the wedges. litt The piaaEs up.
allowing them to lap daWa one and
une'hait inches on the wall. drive In
the wedges and spread sticks and nii
With concrete AGAIN and Fufras uHiil
the sprins Of the arch IL reached.
II desired the vail can sc bull, With
bolts aad clamps. instead Of upTiEhts
and wedges This IL doae by saving
no'ehes one and one half Inches deep
and three quarters uf an inch vide In
the bottom Of both the issids aud tho
outside planks. and opposite each
other To allow a holt to sa in: a, the
top of pianks have c. clamp made a,
sss.inch s,un with a sxsiach block
nailed at each cnd so ss to fl ovut
the pianks TO keep them from spread.
Ing. and spread sticks To hold the
plants arm against then.
In building tho arch iay down q
plank on the inside Of the cistsrn mex,
the side walls: stand ssIiaeh up
rights on these pianks every two AMI
a half feet. and on the top Of these
place q sean,iinz horizontally to hold
up the ccnicrs for the arch. Take .
board Tor " one cannot be got vide
enough t~o ~iii do by mailing clea,s
on the sides of ,heml and cut circle
on one side of u. with a ,vo-inch raise
TO every foot In width: that is, II the
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4 CONCRETE CISTEKN
FULL DIRECTIONS FOR IT'S sue
aH CESSFuL BUILDING.
Its Usefulness Considered, the Cost
and Labor involved Is lnconsider-
abIe-Many Points That Must Dc
Taken Into Consideration.

". G. S.-Pleasc explain how 10
construct square cement cistern
above ground.
To build n square cistern above
ground. first II must be excayated be-
low the frost line and one foot larger
than the cistern. to allow for II footing
course. After the footings are down
nall two blanks together ienGthwisc.
and stand them on end for the four
outside corners and 2xf inch scant-
ling for the the inside angle. and one
foot apart. 80 as to make wall one
foot thick: wir" these together at the
bottom and nail strips at the top to
keep them from spreading: brace the
outside planks to stakes In the ground
to keep them plumb. Stand 2Ni Inch
scantlings on every Ave or EiS feet
both inside and outside OF the wall
and opposite each other. and eighteen
inches apart. 80 ns to allow for foot
wall. n two inch plank and an Inch
wedge on each side of the wall. Wire
brace them Mt the top. the same ns
the Rcantlings nj tho bottom and
the corner pianks. Place two .xi:
inch pianks on edge between tho up
rights. the outside one flush with the
corner plank and the inside one flush
with the seantiin. nj inside angle. Pu,
In inch wedges between the pianks and
uprishts on. NJ the top and one at tho
bottom and spread sticks between the
planks one foot long: these Nill k."E
the pianks Arm to their place. fiii
the pianks with concrete. rammins II
well when putting Il In. Stones car
be used a. filcrs. but care should be
taken To Keep them one and half q,
two inches apar, and tho same dis
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curved mouth. He did not want to
love Californian. nor. In fact. any
other woman at present. Love would
interfere with his ambitions.
Yet he answered the call of the
eyes and his lips learned more readily
to converse. As a slave to his con-
science he had told Carmencita that
he had come to this country to make
his fortune, and that. II once gained.
he would return to his own land.
"Oh. IL Is that the climate does not
suit you. senor?"
"The climate is all right. but"
'It Is the people. You do not like
u.s." and the dark head went up In the
air.
"You know like you. but
But when yGu 20 back to your own
land. scnor-'
I'll never go back. Your land shall
be mine. or you will 20 with me-
But your fortune. senor?-"
Fortune does not matter. Nothing
matters but you. want you. you. Car
mcncitn. Promise to marry me.
Promise" and he held her close.
Lct mc 81. L'' W." 6"' """" ~"
make your fortune. scnor. then ! Will
marry you. No. no. scnor. IN never
marry n poor Americana. My own
ccuntryman Is different. We do not
care for money. You are different
Look at Eulaiia Gonzales. She mar
ricd n poor Americana. and now sh.
has to work. work. work. and save and
never have any comfort All because
her husband wants TO save money.
No. You make your fortune and then
you may go home or you may marry
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First United states Family.

Denver, Aug. 8.-The Republican
this morning says: To Denver belongs
the distinction of being the birthplace
Of direct lineal descendant of Alvar
Nunez Cabeza de Baca, who was the
first white man to set foot on what Ia
now the United States. making the dis
covery in 1928. The child was born
yesterday morning at o'clock to Mr..
and Mrs. Vincente M. Baca at their
home. No. 1886 Vine street, and is the
first male child Of the direct line, who
can claim Colorado as his birthplace
The boy will be christened, after his
famed ancestor, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de
BAca.
The boy is fine child of seven
pounds weight, with the black hair and
eyes of his Spanish ancestors, and can
boast OF an ancestry reaching back to
the year 700 A. D.. when one of his
forefathers was first heard of in Span
ish history as general who won a
great battle from the Moors.
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one or TINE LARGEST ,Rs,eArixe CANALS
m TINE WORLD.


- s~V 0~"s~ - sNS@
On the west side Of the Snake river
In Idaho, between BlackfoOt and Amerl-
can Falls, there IL being constructed by
the American Falls Canal & Power com.
pany, under . contract with the state Of
idaho, an irrlgAting canal IS feet wide
and 60 miles long. When finished, this
canal will be one Of the largest and
most perfect irriRsting systems in the
world. BY its means valley OF 100, 600
acres Of the most fertile and productive
fruit and farm land In America will b
reclaimed
The climate Of this valley 10 ideal.
Cyclones, hot winds, floods or destruc.
tive storms have never been known.
Grain, grass, vegetables and all varie.
ties Of fruit grow in abundance. A
healthfcl climate. y sure crcp, . heavy
yield, high prices and . ready market,
are features Of this country.
Ten Thousand acres of this rich land
are now ready for irrigation and settle-
ment. Purchase tickets to Blackfoot
via Oregon Short Line Railway Co.
For full information concerning land,
water rights, low prices, and easy terms,
write,
EVANS, CURTIS & SWEET Co.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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ESTIMATES OF DAMAGES TO
CROPS IN NORTHERN COLORADO

Denver. Aug. IA Republican dis
patch from Longmont yesterday says:
The result Of the hailstorm Of Wednes-
day night IL now quite definitely ascer-
tanned. and though the damage to
crops in the country tributary to
here Il large, It II not nearly - large
- 1t FIRST supposed. The stones did
damage in streaks and spots Of almost
total destruction, while In other places
In close proximity scarcely any loss
vas sustained.
The principal damage ID to the spring
wheat, which was Just at the ripening
stage. and every crop in the storm 8
path was practically ruined. The win
ter wheat had almost all been harvest
ed. and comparatively little ioss will
be felt. Fortunately. too. the acreage
of winter wheat IL abnormally large.
owing to the extremely wet weather
last fall. which induced the farmers to
plant larger acreage in the fall than
y their custom. Potatoes are not in
jured very much nor are sugar beets.
the hail simply cutting OF the vines
and leaves. which will result In retard-
Ing their growth SO that they will not
mature as quickly as usual.
inc greater OBSTRUCTION was zone In
4 path about two miles In width, be-
ginning ut the Carey Culver ranch,
fourteen miles northwest of here on the
Little Thompson, and extending south
nearly to Hygiene. thence In semicir-
Gle to the south of Longmont, going
down Boulder creek into Candeld All
Lafayette.
window glass suffered. as hundreds
Of windows were broken, and the stores
were cleaned to get glass enough to re-
pair the damage done to windows.
At the Carey Culver ranch the
waters Of the Little Thompson creek
overlooked the banks. came around the
house and carried OF the shocks of
wheat.
Birds were killed and are not to be
seen now. F. H. Hill. contractor at the
sugar factory, brought to town some
young Jack rabbits that had been
stunned by the fury Of the storm.
One of the heaviest losses Is In
fruits. Apple trees are bare Of fruit,
and the ground under them is covered
A a a A a a a a a A
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What kind Of a looking man 10
Biggs?" Well. he's the handsomest
man in town when I'm not there"

To tho housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new
things Of everyday use in the market
and who IL reasonably satisfied with
the old, we would suggest that = trial
OF Defiance Cold Water Starch DO
made At once. Not alone because It
il guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand.
but because each loo package con-
tains 16 OBS, while all the other kinds
contain but IL ozs. 1t IL safe to say
thSt the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
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cARNEdIE'S GIFT
TO DUNFERMLINE

London, Aug. Sin handing over to
fifteen representative citizens Of his ma
tive town, Dunfermline, who were his
guests at Skibo castle early this week.
trust deed transferring to them ST.
SOC. 900 in I'VE per cent. bonds Of the
United States Steel Corporation, and
Pittencrief park, Andrew Carnegie ex-
planned the objects he had in view in
these words:
ut is an experiment, the object Of
which 10 to attempt to introduce into
the monotonous lives OF the toiling
masses Of Dunfermline more Of sweet
ness and light, to give them, especially
the young. some Improvement, some
elevating conditions OF life which their
residence elsewhere would hays denied.
10 that q child in his native town will
feel, however far he may have roamed.
that simply by virtue Of being such,
his life has been made happier and bet
ter"
Mr.. Carnegie added that he had pro-
vided for this experiment in his will
more than twenty years ago. but his
retirement from business enabled him
to put the scheme Incorporation during
his lifetime. The problem set to the
| trustees was: What can be done in
towns to benefit the masses by money
in the hands Of the most public-spirit-
ed citizens?' II 1t was proved that
good could be done. the trustees would
open new fields to the rich. which. Mr..
Carnegie said, he believed they would
hereafter be more and more anxious
to fnd for their surplus wealth.
| Mr.. Carnegie exhorted the trustees
not to be afraid OF making mistakes,
to try many things freely. but to dis
cuss Just as freely. keeping in touch
| with the masses and constantly aim
ing to improve their tastes and give
Dunfermline something beyond what
what was possessed by other cities.
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Northwest OF Lougmont Q few miles.
many large orchards Of fruit are lost.
There are about 5000 acres Of beets
about Longmont. and the tops OF these
are cut to ribbons.
Perhaps the heaviest single loas In
this section was sustained by the Emp
son Packing Company. This concern
had more than 40 acres Of peas that
were ready for the harvest, every acre
Of which was pounded into the grounG
by the hail. The company estimates its
los ON these peas alone At $4,000. In
making an estimate Of the total loss
In this section, the spring wheat Is
made the basis, though 1t ID q very dif-
fcult matter to even Approximate.
First reports put the loss ~ high ~
q. 900 900. but this figure u known now
to be very much too high. One Long
mont miller estimates the loss Of 800
900 bushels Of the yield Of spring
wheat, while another places 1t - 800
900. II the loss be placed half way
between the two estimates the loss on
spring wheat alone will be nearly $780,
600. However, figures made BY con-
sentative business men who have care
fully canvassed the situation place the
total loss to this farming community
at from SITE. 900 to $3.50. 900. While the
damage is very heavy it could easily
have been worse. and the wonder Of 1t
all IL that II was not worse consider
ing the character Of the storm.
Greeley advices state that the dam
age OF the severe hallstorm of Wednes-
day to the country one mile wide and
from I'VE to six miles long. lying between
North Pleasant Valley and South Lone
Tree valley, about nine miles east OF
Greeley. il now estimated at nifty per
cent. loss as far n grain is concerned.
with 4 good prospect for three-fourths
of the usual potato crop being har-
vested.
The storm spent it's fury ON the north
side of the Platte valley. Kersey and
the country south escaping.
1t is difhcult to estimate the loss in
dollars and cents, as many of the farm
ers hope that the potato and beet crops
will compensate for the loss of grain,
but q conservative estimate places the
loss in the district somewhere In the
neighborhood Of $4,000.
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FlIipines Dislike New Coinage.

Manila. Aug. 6.-The effort Of the
United States government to Introduce
Its new currency into the Philippine
islands has not met with the success
that was anticipated. Although large
quantity Of the coins minted at San
Francisco have reached the islands,
there is considerable prejudice against
their use. The bankers of Manila, hav-
ing become convinced of the necessity
OF action in the matter, held q confer
ence with Governor Taft. and after =
full discussion, promised to render the
government all the aid in their power
to secure the acceptance Of the Ameri-
can peso as the standard Of value. and
the general use of the new coins.
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Negro Pres. Association.

Colorado Springs, Aug. S.-Guthrie.
Oklahoma. was selected for the next
meeting place of the Western Negro
Press Association at its annual CON
vention Wednesday. The dates are
August 4, and 6. 1904. The follow
ing officers were elected:
President, Nick Chiles, Topeka;
vice president, Peter s. Simpson, Colo
|rado Springs; secretary-treasurer. w.
H. Duncan, Colorado Springs; chair
man Of executive board, w. w. Tay-
lor, Salt Lake City. members of ex-
ecutive board, o. H. Bradley. Guthrie,
Oklahoma Territory; J. d. D. Rivers,
Denver; w. H. Carter. Topeka: Julia
Embree. Colorado Springs; Judge Per
kins, Guthrie.
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How's TnIsf

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot DO cured by Halle
r. j. CHENEY 4 CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
We the underlined have known F. ]. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and hnanci-
ally able to carry out any obligations made BY
their firm
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale DruGgists. Toledo.
Ohio: WALDlNG. kINNAN MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system Testimonials sent free. PTics 1Sc Pc
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills the best
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Northwestern Colorado Excursion.

Denver, Aug. s.-"seeing Routt
County and Learning !, Northwestern
Colorado" In the latest excursion
scheme. 1t has Just been unfolded to
the Chamber OF Commerce by w. r.
Ripley Of Hayden and Denver.
Mr.. Ripley. who Ii interested in
Routt county, purposes getting togeth-
er q party Of business men and taking
them on a three weeks 350-mile trip
by stage and rail through northwest.
ern Colorado. The plan is to carry
the excursionists by rail to George
town, where they will be loaded into
four-horse carriages and conveyed to
Frazer river, Grand river, Grand
lake, Kremmling, Yampa, Steamboat
Springs, Williams forks and Trappers'
lake, the headwaters Of White river.
Mr.. Ripley says he has an ideal camp
equipment, and will supply fine cui-
sine.
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Court sustalns the Foot
Ease rade-Mark.
Supreme

Bu6aio. n. Y.-Justics Laughlin in supreme Court
Ass granted . permanent Injunction with costa
against Paul b. Hudson and other, Of New York
City, rsstreining them from making or selling foot
powder which the court declares fs imitation and
inffinsement on Foot-Eass," now largely adver-
tiseA and sold ever the country: The oSnsi Of the
L. Roy, N. IT, and the decision in this suit uphods
bis trademark and renders all parties liable who
fraudulently attempt to prodt BY the extensive
.Foos-EssS" advertising. in placing on the market
the spurious and dmilar appearing preparation in.
designed In Initiation and infringement the Renu-
inS ;" Foot Ease" Similar suits will be br0uKht
BAse trademark rtGhtA. RI
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An Arctic Railway.

July 14th saw the opening of q rail-
road which is said to be the farthest
north Of any road yet built. English
capitalists wanting q supply Of Swed-
ish iron all the year round. have built
4 railroad from the mines. or iron ore
deposits, near Gellivare, to Ofoten, oa
the coast of Norway. For some time
ore has been carried on a branch OF
the road to the Norwegian fiord from
the mines or hills at Kirunavara and
Narwik. Gellivare is an inland town
Of Sweden. nearly fifty miles north Of
the Arctic circle.
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An artist draws a picture. an equine
draws a dray; the man who marries
draws a blank. sometimes. we've heard
them say; q thirsty man draws water.
\ blossom draws the bee; II can only
draw my pay, that's good enough for
me.
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NATIONAL nEETING.
OF IRRIOATlONISTS

Ogden, Utah. August 8.-The execu-
tive committee and board of control Of
the National Irrigation Congress are
jubilant. because letters, kilograms and
Newspaper editorials from all over the
United States assure them that the
Eleventh National Irrigation Congress,
at Ogden. September 18th to 18th, will
be the most important and successful
convention ever held In America, a. to
irrigation and forestry and agricul-
ture and horticulture under irrigation.
The Western Passenger Association
and the Transcontinental Passenger
Association announce one fare rate for
the round trip from all points west Of
Chicago and st. Louis. and east from
the Pacific Ocean to Ogden.
President Roosevelt, In . personal
letter received by Director Gilbert Nc
Clurg, promises his active aid and sup
port Of the irrigation congress, and
said he would request representation
Of his cabinet here He recently said.
In public speech: mot merely in the
interests Of the states which are to be
benefited by irrigation. but In the In
terest Of the Union. want to see the
National Irrigation Congress at Ogden
and the work of irrigation. made the
greatest possible success
Hon. James Wilson. secretary Of ag-
riculture. sent letter to headquarters
yesterday stating: II desire to coop
crate with you to the fullest extent !
will make 1t q point to have as many
scientists of this department attend the
Ogden convention September 18th ~
can conveniently do 90. l am sure the
National Irrigation Congress is doing
much good"
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1errihle R.IIro.a collision.

Durand, Mich. Aug. S.-An airbrake
refusing to work on the second section
Of Wallace Bros circus train caused
= rear-end collision with the first sec
ton, In the yards of the Grand Trunk
railroad. at an early hour yesterday
morning. in which twenty three peo-
pie were killed and more than dozen
Injured.
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M.cedonlan Upri.ino PLANNED,

London. Aug. ga news agency dis
patch from Vienna says that the Ma
cedonian central revolutionary COM
mittee has hxed August 31st as the
date for general uprising, and that
Boris Sarafoff. one Of tie leading Ma
cedonian agitators. has been appoint
ed commander of the revolutionary
forces. with Alexieff as his principal
lieutenant.
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Anthracite coal fields have been dis.
covered in Colorado equal In extent
to those Of Pennsylvania. The Mis-
sissippi valley will now be between
two fires.
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Any reasonable man will admit
that there are two sides to every
Question-his side and the wrong
side.
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No rorn.so at Perry Park.

Denver, Aug. s.-Reliable reports
from Perry Park show that there was
no tornado there Wednesday rs At
first reported. The entire damage by
the wind and rain did n Ut exceed $500.
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When the theosophist lady and gen.
tleman who stood up before their
friends the other day and said they
Sere married want to call 1t on they
will hnd 1t necessary to go through
. few additional formalities. The law
y queer about some Of these things.
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It i. hoped that the Fourth-of-July
victims have nearly all been accounted
for. The automobile accidents con.
tinue, however. to be reported in grad.
ually increasing numbers.
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First Come. First ssrxss.

We would rather sell our hne Sah
Luis valley lands to Colorado farmers.
Best water rights. fertile soil. low
prices. easy terms. II easterners come
frst-and they're coming fast-we will
sell to them, of course. Send for our
new booklet and see what you're miss-
Ing. The Colorado Bureau Of Immigra-
tion, 616 Majestic Bldg. Denver. Colo.
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Peace once more reigns in the edu.
cational world since the president Of
the State university OF Vermilion, 8.
D.. has been exonerated from the
charge Of drinking beer and smoking
cigars.
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Mrs. Corbett has dreamed that her
husband will knock out Jeffries in the
thirteenth round. But II she wanted
to be convincing. why couldn't she
make 1t some other round?