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The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
RESOLUTIONS OF
LABOR CONVENTION

Denver, JAN 13.-Yesterday's work
of the labor convention is summed up
in the following: The passage Of res
olution urging the adoption OF Senator
Patterson's resolution directing the
Senate committee on judiciary or a
subcommittee to come to Colorado and
make a thorough investigation OF the
present labor troubles adoption OF an
other resolution urging Denver's three
trades assemblies to unite; adoption OF
a third resolution indorsing the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
eXempting $500 worth OF personal prop
erty from taxation. Last but not least.
the committee on ways and means was
appointed.
This act is by far the most important
of the convention. The Instructions to
the committee are that it devise some
feasible plan to Immediately place in
the hands OF the State Federation of
Labor a defense fund Of such proper
tions that the position of the
struggling men in the strike
regions shall be made impreg-
nable. 1t is also expected to devise a
plan whereby Governor Peabody's re-
election Or the success of the Repub-
lican party at the polls next fall will
be impossible.
Following is the committee on ways
and means appointed by President Sui
livan:
II. V. Mckinney. Victor; Charles p
Smith, Colorado Springs Typographical
Union; Thomas Taylor, Denver. paint
ers; Thomas NJ. Hyder. Denver, car
penters; Frank NJ. Hermond, Pueblo.
plumbers; Guy f. Miller. Telluride,
miners; John b. Sodenberg. Spring
Gulch coal miners; Olinto Marcelina.
Williamsburg, coal miners; James
Brown. Lafayette. coal miners; c. w.
Turner, Denver. cigar makers: A. +.
Browns. Sterling. BARRIERS; Charles H.
Meyer. president Western Federation
of Miners; c. w. Rosman, Denver.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; H.
A. Mcintyre. Pueblo Typographical
Union: r. p. Rubin. Salida, telegraph
ers; Charles A. Rice. Russell Gulch.
miners; b. Wolf Trinidad Trades As
senbly; s. l.. Johnson, Leadvillc, brick
layers; Peter Chelius. Grand Junction,
carpeters, and John c. Sullivan, presi-
dent Colorado State Federation Of La
Dor.
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Terrible Steamship Disaster.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. l0-The steamer
Clallam. of the Seattle Victoria fleet.
went down early yesterday morning
midway between Smith island and
Dungeness, in the straits of Juan de
Fuca. Fiftytwo persons were drowned
Every woman and child aboard was a
sacrifice to the fierce storm that ragged
in the straits Friday night.
The boats We're launched and in these
some Of the passengers were entrusted
to the angry waters. The first boat
contained only women and children
three deck hands from the Cla!lam and
Captain Lawrence of Victoria going off
in her
The boat was overwhelmed 600 feet
from the Clallam and its occupants
shrieked in vain for aid from those
aboard the steamer Not hand could
be raised to aid them.
The second boa. rowcd away into the
darkness. From on board the Clallan
men were seen as the waves tore them
from the boat. but it was still afioat-
The third boat. containing only men,
was swamped in launching.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15

Atlanta. Ca. Jan. l0.-Lieutenant
General John Brown Gordon died at
his winter home near Miami, Florida
At 10:0 05 last night.
His fatal illness, which overlook him
last Wednesday. was congestion of the
stomach and liver, following an acute
attack of Indigestion. to which he was
subject
General Gordon had been uncon-
scious nearly all day. The beginning
of the end occurred this afternoon. Sc
rious complications setting in. and by
ght his physicians had abandoned all
hope, as his kidneys refused to secrete
and the symptoms of uraemic poison
ing were decided. His death was quiet.
His son, Major Hugh Gordon, who
resides at Bscayne. and his daughter,
Mrs. Burton Smith of Atlanta, were
with him when he died
General Gordons body will be
ihipped to his home at Kirkwood. near
tlanta. Georgia.
ohm Brown Gordon was born in Up
county. Georgia, February 6. 1892
was educated at the University of
orgia, studied law and was admitted
% the bar. but had practiced only n
short time when he entered the Con-
federate army as captain of infantry.
He rose successively to the rank of
lieutenant general. and during the war
he was, as he has been since its close.
one of the most commanding figures of
the South. That he led charmed life
in order that he might be of service to
the south. was firm conviction of all
sOutherners He commanded one wing
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
OPENS ITS ANNUAL MEETING

Portland. Ore, Jan. l3.-The dele
gates to the National Wool Growers
and National Live Stock Association
convention met in join, session yes
terday and the two big organizations
were heartily welcomed to Oregon and
Portland by representative men Of the
state and city
More than thousand delegates to
the two conventions from every sec
tion OF the United States thronged the
Baker theater
San Jose, California. appears to be
In the lead for the next convention OF
the two organizations, though Denver
has strong backing.
The Lewis and Clarke Exposition
project received no little friendly men,
ton and was given hearty endorsement
by the speakers, who predicted its sue
EFT to the Northwest.
The appearance Of President Spring
er on the platform to deliver his annual
address was the signal for general and
prolonged applause
In his address. he dealt in plain Ian
guage with the various questions that
Will be up for consideration during the
convention of stockmen The address
apparently struck sympathetic chords
among the delegates to the convention
for every point was received with evil
dence of appreciation. His address, in
part. follows:
While we have knocked of a good
many rough edges to make smoother
the pathway to the stockmen, there re-
main still others vital to success, and it
is our business to see that these glar-
Ing wrongs are righted and that speed
lily.
we cannot raise live stock without
adequate transportation and better SER
vice than the industry is now receiving.
Rates have been raised on live stock
and the average running time is less
satisfactory than formerly. while trans
portation to actual shippers has been
arbitrarily cut off, and this industry.
especially. selected for crucitixion. The
railway managers expect you to go to
market with your live stock. care for
them, which keeps the management
from hiring professional shippers, and
you are then advised by the corpora
tion that you can pay your way back
home, or walk. At the prices you have
received for the year at the big mar
kets you have not had money enough
lei after paying your freight (which
Of course is first) and feed bills. your
mortgage and the 'intrust" to either
buy ticket home or stay where you
had stranded.
"All stock shippers should be re-
turned free, because they go back to
feed and breed other animals. thus pre-
pairing a golden harvest for the great
transportation lines. which it costs
them nothing to secure but decent
treatment.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15

Another thing-1 law should be
passed by Congress compelling rail
ways to make a least twenty miles an
hour with live stock shipments des
tined for market. You have time
freights-fruit, limited coffee specials
from ocean to ocean. and yet the live
stock industry In its various branches
pays the railways more cash per an
mum than all of the specials put to-
gether. and we get any old time and
lay up hours At any old blind siding
while these favored orange trains and
tea specials pass at forty miles an
hour.
In my Judgment good plan to
adopt by stockmen at every shipping
point is to load your animals and then
turn the shipment over to the railway
management as perishable freight. just
like they do fruit from California. or
carloads of chickens. and tell them to
deliver the lot at the market In good
order or suffer the consequences. as
they do with other perishabIe stuff. If
they refuse to haul your stock. get out
a mandamus. and see what effect thou
sands Of lawsuits would have on stock
shippers passes.
of Congress for fve-year census Of
live stock. to be taken and promptly
disseminated. so all the stock ralsers
and feeders may know just what pro-
portion has been put on feed in order
that we may draw our own conclusions
as to the proper. time to ship to mar
ket
I'VE are still urging Congress with
oil n (TrOSvPnOT
anti-shoddy bill. which seeks to COM
pel every manufacturer to mark in
plain letters and figures just what per-
centage of every yard Of cloth woven
is wool, cotton, hair. shoddy. etc.
I'VE producers have paid for the hun
dreds of millions now represented by
the Big Four so-called. We commend
their success, but we protest against
the gigantic monopoly they have forced
on the people of the whole country
both producer and consumer. We pro-
test against the withdrawal OF open
competition in each and all Of the
great markets of this country, in the
agreement made every day between the
buyers Of these houses.
I'VE demand laws which will prevent
daily meetings of packers and their
agents to arbitrarily hx the prices to
be paid on the hoof, and also on the
block.
I'VE advocate more markets and
more packing houses. We insist on
open and fair competition. We oppose
combines and trusts as being against
good, healthy public policy. and We
commend the efforts Of men who risk
their fortunes in bettering the general
condition Of labor throughout this
broad land. We believe there is room
for all, and we hail all efforts to build
up both labor and capital"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
STATE GRANGE AT
FORT COLLINS

Denver, Jan. ia Fort Collins spe-
cial to the News last night says: The
thirtieth session of the Colorado State
Grange opened this afternoon under
exceptionally favorable circumstances.
when State Master j. A. Newcomb
called the delegation together at 1:3O
o'clock Representatives we're present
from all but three of the subordinate
oranges Of the state. These. with Wis
titing members, filled the G. A. r. hall
ialmost to overflowing.
1 President Aylesworth of the Agricul-
jtural College seconded the address of
WELCOME The committee on creden-
ials reported oranges represented as
Follows!
| Pomona Grange, F. J. Meek. Mrs.
Nargaret Meek; Clear Greek Valley
4ira1lne, o. NJ. London. Mrs. Lena Hol-
Aoway Lefthand, Mrs. Mary H. Rich
trt, Mrs. Mary Moon; Platte Valley,
~. w. Groves; Enterprise. J. A. New
bomb, Mrs. j. A. Newcomb; Cherry
Greek. Levi Booth, Mrs. Levi Booth /;
n
Don, E. NJ Griffin and G. c. Griffin; !;
teggett; Barr. Edward Bahlinger, Miss
yuanita King; Hygiene, J. w. Goff,
Fred Laycook; Glendale, J. Oliver, Mrs.
F. l.. Campbell; Crescent. ]. c. Graves; !;
Union, H. S. McClelland, Mrs. Matte
tcClelland: Poudre Valley, o. J. Har-
Ter, James Elliott; Bjou, II. A. Tan
Ter.
l State Master Newcomb's annual ad-
fess dealt mainly in matters only OF
eterest to the Grange. Referring to
resent industrial conditions in the
gate, he said:
THE greatest hindrance to progress
our state to-day is the trouble be-
feen organized labor and organized
tpital. There must be colored man
the mine or counting house or both.
these strikes would not occur so Oh
p. The farmer to-day receives less
ty per hour for his work on the farm
an do those engaged in any other in
tstry; and who is there among you,
eresentative and organized farmers
this state. who have even discussed
ling on strike? We believe in or
nization. We believe that the farm
should be organized. that they may
better look after their interests.
we do not uphold the destruction
{property and life as means to bring
tital to terms. Neither do we believe
the force of arms in settling these
icuties. To me it seems the time is
faAdistant when the trouble be-
en Abor and capital will be ADJUST
by arbitration"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
Butter.
Eggs.
The Way Of Life.

When " worn with the common rounG
or dnl,E rsks so burdcnsome.
And VIII. ne self-same way leads on.
Thru,. ! the days and years to come
Our hen. crow weary of the strii"
Wher, 'om doth always shadow,
che.
And heas slowly to the words:
"The $50. Of life-how long and drear"
Rut whr. No watch the setting sun.
or WA. mong the harvest shcaNIs,
or listen lhe tolling bell
What i... :. passing spirit leaves.
The rad. IF Gods great love.
Nv, vni. No claims US for his own.
Freaks Co. all the pathway drear
..rb< - # lie leads to His thorre.
Mary e. Fowler.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
Convention Goes to St. Louis.

Washington. Jan. 13.-The Demo-
cratic national committee yesterday
furnished surprise. selecting st.
Louis as the place for holding the ma
tional convention of 1904. The date
fixed for the convention was Wednes-
day, July 6, at II o'clock.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
Sheep.
GRAIN.

Wheat. choice milling, per 100 lbs.
$1.OS; rye, Colorado. bulk. per 100 lbs.
75c. oats. bulk. Nebraska. new, white.
31.1S; mixed, $1.ll; in sack. Colorado,
white. 81 80; corn. in bulk. TIC; corn
chop, sacked, Sac. ; Colorado corn and
oat chops, sacked. $l.25; bran, Colo
RADIO. per 100 lbs, 75c.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
Hay.

Upland, per ton, sl2 .ojMl25O; second
bottom, choice to fancy. $S.OOn9.O 90;
good to choice, $6.50M7. so: timothy,
$l2 90; timothy and clover. $l1. 90; al
falfa. prime, 81. 90; straw, 81 ooM5 90;
South Park wire grass. SIG 90:
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
Head Department Of English.

BranGaI Matthews. head Of the de-
PARTNER dramatic literature at Co
lumbia UiH ersily. has been elected to
succeed Ga late Prof. Thomas Ran
dolph Pr. as head Of the department
Of Engli-
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15
Hogs.

The following quotations represent
the price paid on this market:
Choice heavy ...............$4 $4.69M4.Io
Light and mixed packers go. 4.4oM4.6J
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-15

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28
Knowing VIII at is
wanted and delivering
according to the want.

Making carriages too good was told
me as a cause of a manufacturer
failure.
Making things not good enough may
have caused more failures.
There are positions which require
carefulness more than rapidity.
Some other positions require great
rapidity and as great carefulness as
possible without decreasing the mo-
tiOnS.
You would not want a wood box
made as you would want a piano
case.
How can you follow this down until
you put your finger on a subject you
are too particular about or not giving
sufficient attention to?
Have you heard that some people
care very much about their hat and
very little about their shoes, or vice
versa"
Then a man may be satisfied with
never think much about hat or shoes.
Discrimination in the interest of
wisdom, harmony and demands is a
great possession.
Can a milliner make a forty -eight
cent bonnet for a woman who wants
one at that price and then make a
twenty-five dollar bonnet for another
woman who wants one at that price?
That would be so difficult that very
likely two milliners would be re-
CURED. Yet it is possible for one tC
do it,
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The professors reason made up for
his lack of wit when he ripped a
piece from the side Of board that
he intended to saw foot from.
If could make drawing could
explain it quicker. He was trying to
make one long narrow board from
two short wide ones by ripping a
strip from the sides with a crosscut
saw.
After saving a strip from one board
he discovered that he should have
sawed the board the right length be-
fore ripping them to the right width.
He was in luck to find two boards
with diagonal ends which matched for
mailing together. Then he was in luck
to see that they did not have to be of
equal length as he was planning to
make them before he made mistake,
so to save himself he sawed more
than a foot from the other board and
then ripped its side. Now he has a
board sermon on being better late
than never to think.
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About returned goods
for manufacturer. re-
taller. salesman and
consumer.

A customer had been buying fol
years the best small knife for the
kitchen, of a certain store.
These, knives had been sharp,
strong, small ana neat until one
failed to give satisfaction.
1t would not keep sharp like pre-
vious ones and it became loose by
the ferule and the ferule bent and
began to break.
The. customer decided to make II
an object lesson and with the knife
and a stick rolled up to prevent in
jury in his pocket he called and WIS.,
tied with the store people.
The decision was that he could not
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28
How can q middle
aSed man improve his
penmanship?

He would like to know because
this afternoon he told me so and he
confessed that while he had admired
graceful writing he failed to improve
his hand when at school and that it
represented his blunt, frank and plain
manner much to his regret.
The best writer among my school
mates never took any writing lessons.
He was born and bred to write we'll
unconsciOusly.
An attorney told me that he at
tended a night school, after he had
been admitted to the bar, in order to
improve his penmanship.
Any person at any age if able to
write at all can improve their hand by
means of general and special exer.
cises.
Observe closer and closer the make
up Of graceful penmanship.
Notice the lines which make up the
letters.
Exercise five minutes a day making
straight lines and circles in light and
heavy Impressions.
Compare your writing with better
writing. part with part.
The minute you comprehend the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28
An Experience.

One Of Allentown's young ladies re-
turned recently from her first Trip 10
New York. On reaching the metrop-
oils she had accepted an invitation
to a matinee. 1t was a brllllahI pro-
duction and left an impression when
was dimmed only by a visit some
time later to the opera in the even
Ing. She was giving a glowing ac-
count of the first experience to some
friends the other day, one OF whom
interpolated enviOusly;
YES. l have seen it.
Bat" continued the other, did you
ever attend a matinee in the even
ing?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
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rounding it are gems of the landscape
architects art. Germany's immense
pavilion, of white and gold, in the
mammoth Palace of Agriculture, Is
one of the features Of that interesting
building, while the Palace of Varied
Industries contains another German
exhibit of unique interest.
Most interest naturally centers in
the races of the airships. To win
the grand prize of 100000 the sue
cessful aeronaut must cover the 10
mile course at the speed Of 1874 miles
ar hour. Santos Dumont has several
of his wonderful machines on the
ground and is sanguine Of success.
Other noted aeronauts are prepared
to contest vigorously with the famous
little Brazilian.
The historic stage coach in which
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Center Of Lamb-Raisins Industry.

Greeley, Colo, is becoming almost
as noted for its lamb, as for it's po'
tatO industry. Shipments of young
lambs from Greeley to Eastern and
other markets, are now being made,
at the rate of from IS to 100 carloads
a week. The experiment Of feeding
lambs during the winter months on
a food composed, in large part OF
sugar-beet pulp, from the many beet
sugar factories in that section Of the
State, has been proved a success in
northern Colorado. Tens Of thou
sands of sheep and lambs are now
being fed in that manner at Greeley,
FIT. Collins, Loveland and elsewhere
in the region referred to.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28

at the Worlds Fair. These queer
people are small of stature and their
bodies are covered with hair.
They are quite different race from
the modern Japanese. Japan, indeed,
is in the front rank of nations at the
great Worlds Fair. The site selected
by Japan for her group of buildings
is one of the choicest allotted to for
eign nations. and the enterprising
Japanese have made the most of their
advantages. On high hill overlook
ing Machinery Palace workmen from
the Mikado's realm have built a num-
Der of quaint and beautiful pagodas
and have embellished the surround
ings with just such gardens as have
won the Japanese the enviable reputa-
ton of developing and perfecting such
flowers and plants as they cultivate.
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HAS A SAY.
rhe School Principal Talks About
Food.

The School Principal Talks About
Food.
The Principal of a High School in
a f1ourishing Calf. city says:
For % years l worked in the school
with only short summer vacations.
I formed the habit of eating rapidly,
masticated poorly which coupled with
my sedentary work led to Indigestion,
liver trouble, lame back and rheuma-
tism.
Upon consulting physicians some
doped me with drugs, while others
prescribed dieting and sometimes I
got temporary relief, other times not.
For IL years struggled along with
this handicap to my work, seldom laid
up but often burden to myself with
lameness and rheumatic pains.
1.-TWO years ago met an old friend,
O physician who noticed at once my
out-of-health condition and who pre-
scribed for me an exclusive diet of
Grape Nuts, milk and fruit.
II followed his instructions and in
two months felt like new man with
90 more headaches. rheumatism or
liver trouble and from that time to
this Grape-Nuts has been my main
,ood for morning and evening meals,
am stronger and healthier than have
been for years without trace of the
old troubles.
Judging from my present vigorous
physical and mental state l tell my
people Methuselah may yet have to
!ake second place among the old men,
or feel like will live great many
more years.
"To all this remarkable change in
health am indebted to my wise
friend and Grape-Nuts and I hope the
Postum Co. will continue to manufac.
ture this life and health giving food
for several centuries yet, until | move
TO a world where indigestion is un.
known" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Ask any physician what he knows
about Grape Nuts. Those who have
tried 1t know things.
There's a reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. The Road to MELVILLE"
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remember when he purchased it, and
that he did not know whether his
boy had used it as a wedge under
hammer or not.
The store decided to give him a
new knife and show the old one to the
buyer to show the manufacturer
agent.
The customer found that he had
not paid enough to get the best grade
and he could not remember how much
he had paid; but he decided to buy
the old knife back when the store
was through with it. Kindness on
the part of the store grew in him
kindness for the store.
He is not right yet, as he has a
new knife of second grade and he is
one, or rather his homemaker is one,
not satisfied with second grade uten-
sis. He may take the knife back
and get a first-class one paying tie
difference when he buys back the old
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28
SHE WANTED TO KNOW.
Girls Question That ParaIyzed Gun
merry Lieutenant

merry Lieutenant.
She was a dear little girl, and had
spent most of her life in a country
rectory. 1t was not surprising, there
fore, that her knowledge of things
maritime and warlike was not ex-
tensive.
The young gunnery officer of H. M.
S. - had been showing her round
the battleship. 1t was the very first
warship of any kind she had ever
visited. and her mind was full of the
wonderful sights presented.
Being an industrious and a thor
ough young man, the gunnery lieu
tenant had explained very fully the
mechanism and the use Of the tor
pedo in warfare.
She examined the long, deadly, eli
gar-shaped engine of war critically
and fearfully.
Then she tapped it with the point
of her parasol and let her glove rur
over its FURNISHED side, and finally
paralyzed the gunnery officer with
the question:
How does the crew get inside?"-
London TitBits.