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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
At The Penitentiary.

1t is time honored custom at the
penitentiary to treat the convicts to a
first class Christmas dinner and this
year will be no exception to the rule.
been busy for several days preparing
for the big spread to be given at noon
years is guarantee that no one at the
prison need go hungry on that occasion.
horn to give the convicts an entertain
ment on Christmas day but as that an
niversary falls on Sunday this time
that feature has been omitted this year
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
Christian Science Church.

There will be no special services at
the Christian Science church in recog-
milton of Christmas this year. although
gifts will be distributed among the pu-
pills of the Sunday School by the teach
ers at the church next Saturday even
ing. The usual services will be held at
the church on Christmas morning.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
Academy Entertaanment.

A Christmas entertainment will be
given by the pupils of Mount ST. Scho-
lastica in the assembly hall of the
academy this evening. The program
is an elaborate one and rare musical
and intellectual treat is in store for all
who attend. The pupils OF Mount st.
Scholastica have made commendable
term just closed and it will be pleas
ure to all interested in educational
matters to attend the exercises this
evening and see what is being accom-
plished by this most excellent school.
The program is as follows:
PROGRAMME.
Chorus. Lead Kindly Light t..
-------.-------- Musio BY Sister of Mercy
Senior Vocal Class
Christmas Bells
Vocal duet, From '.Maritana"
The Misses Shumway
Violin solo, "semiramide" Rossini- AIard
Miss Genevieve Cronin
Impersonation, "Portia at the Bar
------.-- From Merchant Of Venice"
Miss Ona Pittenger
Vocal solo. from LA Refine do Saba Gounod
Miss Bernsdette Schwscksnberg
The Ballad of Sweet "P"
Orchestral, "Charitss- C. sturani
Her First Party
Dramatic reading, ''The Soul Of the Violin"
Afan Cecilia purzall
Piano solo. "Polonaiss' . Chopin
Miss Margaret Kennsdy
The Voice Before the Throne
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
School Entertaanment.

The Brookside schools, OF which Prof.
L. w. Dawson is principal. will give an
entertainment at the school building
in that village to celebrate the coming
OF the holiday season. An excellent
literary and musical program will be
rendered and . pleasant evening is
anticipated. A feature of the exer-
cises will be the stereoptican views to
be presented by Walter Morritt OF
Pueblo. superintendent of the sociology
ical department of the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company. A large attendance
Of the friends and patrons of the school
is expected.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
THE HOLIDAY RECESS
OF the Public Schools will Begin
Next Friday Afternoon.

The Canon City public schools will
close for the holidays next Friday
afternoon. the vacation to last until
Monday, January Ind. The ADJOURN
ment will be marked by special literary
and musical exercises commemorative
of the event by all OF the grades, and /.
it is anticipated, that they will be at
tended by throng OF visitors, as an
opportunity will be afforded 10 learn
something of the progress made in the
different branches of study during the
term now drawing to close.
There will be no observance of the
holiday season by the high school
classes owing to the examinations
which will occur about the middle of
next week. Students will Re allowed
two weeks for review work and it Was
thought inadvisable to divert attention
from their studies by preparing for a
Christmas entertainment.
A half dozen or more OF the public
school teachers will go to Denver next
week to attend the annual meeting OF
the State Teachers Association. among
them being Profs. Thompson, Truman,
Mcdonald and Brous.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22

Pianos in mahogany. walnut and oak
veneers. at The Knight-Locke Piano
Co. Opposite the St Cloud
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22

It's not too late for Christmas. We
have the facilities for getting them ou,
in a hurry. Beecher's City Book Stora
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
Not Too Late for Christmas.

Sent today will reach almost any part
of the United States in time for Christ
mas. We have the only complete SOU
uenir line in Canon City. Beecher's $
City Book Store, two doors below post.
office
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
South Canon High School.

program of great interest will be
presented by the students Of the South
Canon high school tomorrow after
noon to mark the close OF the term
Much careful preparation has been
made for the event and il will, doubt
less, prove to be one of the mos, de-
lightfui Of the school year. Besides
instrumental music. song and recita-
tion play entitled "a Heavy Shower
will be Civ, by the students. The ex-
cellence of the entertainment and the
interest taken by the people OF South
Canon in the educational work OF its
high school is guarantee OF large
attendance Of visitors.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
Books for Christmas.

No such line ever in Canon before.
New and coming daily. Beecher's
City Book Store.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-12-22
Christina. Pictures.

Big stock to choose from. All kinds.
sc to $25 each. Beecher's City Book
Store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
COSSACKS OPEN FIRE
Russian Advance Encounters
 laps on Yalu River.
BOTH SAY "THE ENEMY RETREATED'
Japanese Officer Says When Block ing of Port Arthur Was Found to He Failure Crews Blew Up
 Ships-Japs Lose Destroyers.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 29.-A dis patch received here from Liaoyang says that Chinese on the Yalu river re. port that an advance guard of Russian cavalry which has penetrated Korea for a distance of about POO versts across the river had an encounter with de- tachment of Japanese and that the Jap ,anese were compelled to retreat and fled, leaving their horses. which were seized by Cossacks. General Linevitch dispatched cavalry and body of in fantry in pursuit and with an order to occupy northern Korea.
 A Tokyo dispatch says: "A number of the enemy's cavalry appeared at a Korea. Our infantry fired upon them, causing them to retreat"
 B It is also reported that Korean sol diers on the Hamgyeng frontier have been attacked and dispersed by Rus sian troops. #
 A Seoul dispatch says details of a skirmish at Pingyang show that fifty Russian cavalrymen approached the north gate of the Japanese camp and fired at a distance of 1000 meters. A sharp fusillade took place, and the Rus sians retired. All foreigners are safe.
 A Chefu dispatch says: 'The Japa- nese sailors that arrived here are from the Jinsen Maru and the Bushiu MaPu. two of the five merchant vessels with which Vice Admiral Togo attempted to block the entrance to Port Arthur on the morning of the 24th. Lieutenant Saito commanded the Jinsen Maru and Lieutenant Tarisaki the Bushiu Maru. Each steamer was manned by thirty men, twenty mine of whom are here. One man Of Lieutenant Saito's com mand was killed while lowering boat on the Jinsen Maru. The details of how the stea anlers were taken into the entrance to the harbor and sunk are being withheld by the sailors. but Lieu tenant Safto stated that they got so close to the Russian battlesihp Retvizan that had they been armed with rifles they could have fired into her crew.
 "When at was found that the scheme was failure they dropped anchor, and the crews crowded into the remaining boats. They then blew up the steam ' @p9"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
Modem War Ballad.

A soldier who lived at Irkutsk Was fat and coward to bootsk. < When he went out to fight.
 At the first bloody sight &ze'd hunt for good chance ter scootsk. A volunteer down at Tsitsikar EWas considered a very thinker.
 He was seven feet tall, And to those who would fall He'd remark. "Why, this march is pi
 piker-
 A patriot living at Onsk Started out with the army to romsk: But he frosted his feet And was heard to repeat, sGee whixzlSi. wish was homskn' Al soldier of Tsaringobentsk Stripped his mess of their very last sentsk Till to his great regret sGainst four aces he bet Which left him financially bentsit. A private who hailed from Nertskinskii jBec&nss SO exceedingly thinskii
 That while cleaning his gun
 When the days work was done sxHo looked down the bore and fell inslsif.
 Council Bluffs Nonpareu.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
TIE COTTON WEEV|L
PLAYS HAVOC WITH CROP ON
 PLANTATIONS OF TEXAS, .
No Method Yet Discovered of Exter- minating the Little Pest--Has Cost Planters of TexaS
 $15,ooo,ooo.

When cotton goes 8 soaring and one looks around for the cause he generally discovers that the price has very close connection with the production. Cot ton is high, and we find this condition of the market a reflection of last years production. 1t is not probable that there will ever be more generally unfavor- able year for cotton culture in the Unit ed States than that of 1903. Toward the close of the preceding year Q9O2) the bureau of statistics of the United States department of agriculture reported a condition of the cotton crop, resulting from insect ravages and unfavorable climatic conditions in Texas, little short of disastrous. But the season of 1903 has had as many unfavorable features, and in addition the drawback that plant ing was unavoidably uniformly thrown from four to six weeks late. This was especially unfortunate, as early planting is the most important step in avoiding damage by the weevil. Many planters were unable to put in one-half of their normal cotton acreage. The-late plant ing season was followed by very irreg- ul1I LdlA5. TAS Sb ulO, oONCAO uAo0ShIo alternated with heavy rains. The result would have been to cause a, small crop regardless of damage by the boil weevil, and this was especially noticeable in cen- tral Texas. Accurate figures are not ob- tainable, but statistics drawn from acre. age and production indicate that the boil weevil causes the amount of land re- quired to produce bale to be practically doubled, and upon this basis, 1t is esti- mated that during the past season the pest has caused the planters of Texas a loss of fully $15,000,000
 The accompanying map shows the territory at present affected by the weevil in Texas and Louisiana. On the north it has been found in the vicinity of Sherman, only few miles south of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
BALTIMORE FIRE PICTURE.
How Artist Chartran Worked on Ho
 tel Reof Painting the Faames.

How Artist Chnrtran Worked on Ho-
 tel Reof Painting the F1ames.
 There Is no probability that the pres snt generation of Baltimoreans will ever forget the great fire, but the actual spectacle is also to be presented to posterity, says the Baltimore Her. aid. The great blaze will live on the canvas of M. Chartran, the French artist, who worked nine hours on the roof of the Hotel Belvedere. that fate ful Sunday. reproducing it.
 When the approach of night began to furnish magnificent color effects, Artist Chartran hurriedly gathered his colors together and, with the aid of 8 beilboy, carried his easel, big canvas and other necessaries to the roof of the hotel and began what may be destined to rank as one of the greatest noc- turnes in existence. The first stroke of the brush went on the canvas at o'clock in the evening. and not until 3 o'clock in the morning could the artist be tempted, by cold, hunger or !drowsiness, to leave his place.
 The painting measures four feet six inches wide by three feet six inches high, and embraces the territory from Liberty street to the Maryland insti- tute. In the immediate foreground the coping at the edge of the Hotel Belvedere appears, then q view of Charles street, showing Governor Browns residence, the University club and other we'll known landmarks. Though the picture is not merely an impressionistic color study, the fore. ground is largely a mass of dark purples and black, with little detail, while the taller buildings and the Washington monument are boldly sill houetted against background of flame. The Union Trust and Equitable and the Calvert buildings, with yellow windows, show as big furnaces, while the flames over the Law building are curling over the courthouse cornioes. The Continental Trust building is shown in a literal rain of embers. The city hall, it's west side lighted up bril- nantly by the glare of the great con- hagration; the Maryland institute, just being reached by the vanguard of flames, and every building within range of the artists outlook may be recognized, in spite of the unfamiliar point of view and extraordinary light ing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
Gricyc, BiSSct X Holland sS ard 40 Bank St. Telephone 222.
 We Give R l Star Trading Stamps. New Wash Fabrics, Just an introductory from which you get the
 proper ideas to the popular Wash Materials
20 R 10 O 4.
Charming ASSOrtmentS

FIL DE PARIS. A soft, clingy fabric, merceriZed finish, figures and stripes of foulard designs, in light and dark colorS, 17c yard
 CON DE CYGNE. An arms length away you'd surely say these dainty novelties were sure enough silk; they look it, in fact, they almost feel it; the patterns are of the most ad+ vanced foulard styles and there is not one among them that isn't handsome; price 25c yard METAL GRAY JACQUARDS. A fabric in a rich gray ground, overshot ugures and stripes. of the same color woven thereon, and the cloth mercerized to an almost inconceivable likeness of silk; such describes these metal gray Jacquards; they're stylish and handsome for waists as well as suits; retail at very reason able price for such goods, price
 . &% 371ac yard All of the other new weaves and printings we'll be glad to show you if you'll just spend a few moments at our Wash Goods department.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
Kuropatrxsn For the Front.

PSKOV, Russia, Feb. 20. = General Kuropatkin, the commander in chief of the Russian army in the far east, who has left here after bidding farewell to his aged mother, received an ovation at the railroad station where he was ac- claimed by the governor and deputa- tions from the nobility, the zemstvo
 the city officials and the commanders of the troops garrisoned here. General Kuropatkin starts for the front very shortly A-.ss .eS+ r..-,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
FANCY OXFORD cHoTTANs.
'sPEoPLE" HIS WEAKNESS.
Hate Senator Hanna's Fondness For Entertaining.

Hate Senator Hanna's Fondness For tA Entertaining. The late Marcus A. Hanna was al most without fads, says the Kansas City Times. A woman of his acquaint- hnce had the following conversation with him recently
 "What do you do for amusementi sDo you have yacht on the lakesT asked the woman.
 ssNo; don't care for it." he replied.
 "Do you go in for horses and rae. lng7' as
 ''No; don't care for that" Do you like fast horses for driv- 5ng?"
 ssNo." Y ~Do you collect rare booksr
 s.No."
 aDo you wrap yourself up in dne paintings and sculpture?"
 tssNo." "Rare plants or orchidsf'
 s.No." ast.o<@ 7a.9-'-s
 sChina ?"
 ssNo.''
 eTheater?"
 4Yes; like it.'
 ~Dogs?"
 'Only for the service they can sren. -1er.v
 ssWell, what is your weakness theng' "People," he replied. T like to make new acQuaintances. like to take them into my home. have fine place five miles out, and like to en- certain we'll known men and women there and get acquainted with them"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
AIexefeff mt MukS7eu

KINKOW, Feb 29.-yiceroy Alexe- jeff is at Mukden, where he will overlook the reorganization of the Russian forces there. He has been living aboard q train, but he will enter his headquar- ters today. The schedule of all regular trains on the railway has been annul- ed. The Novi Kri declares there Is great hostility in Korea, especially in Chemulpo, against the Japanese pro- tectorate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29

Leave all job printing orears at the Democrat office, such as tickets, win- dow hangers, bills, badges, programs, door checks, and in fact anything and everything that can be printed, from one letter up to a full sheet poster.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
A GOOD HORSE

,ttached to an up-todate carriage, ana your wife, who needs an outing, beslda rou, will ake you feel good aud may rave doctors bills. If not married taka ,omebody's daughter whom you know ou would like for wife. Go te
 LOUCKS STABLES.
 HSPRING STREET PHONE s1s-a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
One Cent.

a word pays for an adv for one day in our "penny-a-word" column. It costs. only 25 cents for three days. and a handsome bound book Is given to every advertiser to the amount of 9 cents or more.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29

Map showing distribution of cotton boll weevil in the United States The heavy line indicates the limit of the region in which the weevils have multiplied to such an extent as to be found in all cotton fields; the remainder of the shaded portion indi- cates the region in which isolated colonies are known to exist. the Red river. The nearest approach to Shreveport is in Morris county about 50 miles away It should be observed, however, as indicated on the map. that in the region from about the latitude of Dallas to the Red river the pest is only scatteringly present and has caused no general damage 4
 The steady extension of the territory affected by the weevil from year to year, until the northern boundary Is far north of the center of cotton production in the United States, has convinced all observ- CTS that 1t will eventually be distributed all over the cotton belt. In ten years 1t has gradually advanced distance of about 500 miles, and will undoubtedly invade new territory at about the same rate It is not at all likely that legal re- strictions of any kind would prevent or materially hinder this spread. The slowness of the progress up to the pres ent time indicates that the principal means of spreading are only natural ones, like the winds and simple over flow from field to field, and that the arti- ficial agencies like transportation in seed or in other commodities are comparative ly. unimportant; otherwise, with the ex- tensive shipping from Texas, instead of being confined to that state as at pres ent, the pest would now be found in many localities throughout the south.
 The adult weevil averages about one- quarter of an inch in length, and has a beak about one-half the length of the body. It is of grayish or reddish-brown color. The insect exists in four stages egg, larva pupa, and adult. All the stages except the last occur only inside of the cotton square or boil. The egg is deposited by the female weevil in a cavity formed by eating into the fruit of the plant. It hatches under normal conditions, in two or three days, and the grub immediately begins to feed. In from seven to 12 days the larva or grub passes into the pupal or quiet stage, corresponding to the cocoon of the silk worm. This stage lasts from three to five days. Then the adult weevil issues, and in about seven days begins the pro- ! ,duction of another generation. Climatic l conditions cause considerable variation, 1 but on an average 1t requires from two ito three weeks for weevil to deveop from the egg to the adult.
 Probing wonAan'S s~ap&cas~s D~@&A. BINGHAMTON. N. K, Feb. 20.-The police, Coroner Smith and District At torney Clark have been Investigating the death of a young Polish woman, Mrs. Rosa Paraehek. whose body has beon found lying between the tracks of the Erie railroad in the wessern part sf the city. They have not been able to determine whether she was killed by train CT whether she was mar dered and her body placed on the frN eay
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-29
J.C. KNAPP the energetic and capa- ble advance agent for HI HENRY'S
 MinStreIS

was Tall" in with a se- were cold when he came to this city a few days ago. Taking the advice ' of a friend he procured a bottle of Linonine at Apothecaries Hall.
 The following letter from MT. K. Is self ex- planatory:
 Friend Wheeler: Lin onine has cured me. l never saw Its equal as a quick, thorough and pleasant rem cd y for colds and lung troubles. It took all the chill out of me and made me feel like a two year old. I'm recommending 1t every where l go. >
 . J. c. KNAPP AT ALL DRUG STORES-25. 50. $l.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

lex Congressman James Cooney
Of Missouri passed away,
l7.--John A. Comfy, a pioneer button
manufacturer, died at Chicago.
lS.-Judge Thomas A. Moran Of Chi
cago dropped dead IN New York.
Dr. II. b. Fairchild, one Of the found
ers OF the Republican party and a
leading educator, died at oberlln, o.
2O.-Mrs. Julia Zounslh, Tacoma's old
est inhabitant, died at the age OF lO7
years,
News reached Salt Lake Of the death
at Shelley Ida, OF George w. Clawson,
a member Of the Mormon Battalion.
2l.--Mrs. Serena Miller, an old-tlme
resident Of Salt Lake. passed away
22.-The death was announced OF John
Allen. one Of the original discoveries OF
gold In Montana.
23--Mrs. Emma Irene Merrill Sharp
died at Rexburg, Ida.
Word was received OF the death at
Queenstown, Ireland Of Father William
r. MorrIssey, for some years connected
with the Salt Lake diocese Of the Cath
ole church.
24-William Leonard Sheppard died
IN Salt Lake Of paralysis.
25-Elder ], w Mantle, a Mormon"
missionary laborlng In the Eastern
States, died at Baltimore, Md
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

laughter, Dr. Romainla b. Pratt in
S1 capt sheldon T. Porter a pioneer Of
Montana, passed away at the age Of u
years nA. 81, ...,... 81,
eslt Lake, and native Of Wales died
Of cancer
90 Mrs. Dorothea Joost, former
,ssldent OF Salt Lake died In New
York,
Alexander Hogan, wen known
e,lt Lake lather succumbed to cancer
OF the stomach
g-Nrs. Dana Fife Farr, a proml-
,ept resident Of Ogden, passed away,
Mrs Caroline d. West an active Re-
usg society worker, died IN Salt Lake
"a -Noroni skeen, ST., one OF the lead
,pg citizens Of Ogden fell q victim to
b. Hume, an old frontlersmau, died
I'M San Francisco
DO Mrs. Blenda NJ. Hanford, for
n,sr resident Of Mt. Pleasant, died IN
salt Lake, aged % years
charles Penlo, the oldest chief OF the
lkIah Indian tribe passed away at the
age of lO7 years.
Arthur Gray formerly a Utah
Contractor, died at his home IN Brook
yn. y, "
ALBERT w. Smith, known as the
decentralization, succumbed TO a lin
corning illness at Pocatello,
n, S. lngraham, FIRST assistant grand
,bof engineer Of the International
Motherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
dropped dead at his desk In Los An.
gees.
Senator Matthew s. Quay OF
pennsylvania, died at his home as
direct result Of chronic gastrltIs, aged
u years
% Mrs. Ann North Leaker Of Salt
rste. expired while out driving.
Mrs. Jane Yates Knight wife OF r,
Knight. the Salt Lake veteran fire.
man. passed away aged Sc years,
m-Mrs. Harriet A. Hardy wife Of the
late Bishop Leonard w. Hardy, died In
salt Lake.
2l.-The death was announced Of DR..
Anna n. Park, the first woman admit
I'D 10 medical practise In New York
David r. Fraser, one OF the found
ore of the Alis-Chambers company
died Of apoplexy