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The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
Fooled the Game Wardens

The following story Illustrates
the ready wit of an old New Eng
lander:
The report that Eli Green, farmer
residing IN Shelburne, N. H., had kill
ed deer out of season. reached the
ears of the game warden of that sec
ton. About the same time a sporting
party, who called themselves the APP
palachian Club, passed through Shell
burne en- route to the White noun
tains, on snowshoes.
The game wardens thought to tske
the wary Eli by surprise. so. armlng
themselves with a quart of the best
whisky to be had, and disguised as
sporting party, they crossed the fields
on snowshoes. and reaching the house,
introduced themselves as the Appala-
chan Club, told Green what pleas
ant trip they had. and. producing the
bottle, offered him u drink.
The delighted farmer partook freely.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

tious residence or will she move to
the city, go abroad, and become at
last-an art collector" The lawyer
enjoyed an inward laugh as he
watched the queer little figure at that
moment engaged in placing plate of
hot biscuits on the table, the mex
pressive eyes and pursed-up lips as
sphinxlike as ever.
At tea he set himself to the task of
stimulating his hostess imagination
to the point of grasping some of the
possibilities unfolding before the pos
SCISSOR of such great wealth. And his
exertions brought their reward. for
he was privileged finally to look into
the heart of Emma Eliza.
'All my life," she said, at last, cut
ting off each word in turn with her
customary precision, I've wasted
some sidecombs with yellow glass
beads onto 'em. and nova reckless
CLEAN relieved the dull of her eyes
I'm goin' to have pair. il have to
go as high as fifty centsi"-New York
Press.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

be spent, we would gradually place
ourselves upon an equal footing
with the ordinary white business
man, and we would have the pies
ure of seeing the wealth, response
bility and responsibility of the race
materially increased. A mere
community of numbers among
other people is always the natural
and unfailing source of business,
which leads to aggregate wealth
and power.
What other people accomplish
from force of numbers alone, we
ought also accomplish. And there
must be way to reach the result
required. There is no doubt it
lies in the practice of wisdom and
frugality.
The exact manner in which
special race enterprises may be es-
tablished and successfully con-
Quoted, probably depends upon
the conditions existing in each
community. and to arrive at an
idea of what the requirements are,
there must either be some shrewd
individual planning or resort to
counsel as business mems league
or q similar organization make
possible.
1t is for each community, how
ever, to put the idea into practical
working force. The corporations
and the individual investor are
equally welcome and pregnant
forces in the conditions involved,
but either must exercise a degree
of wisdom in management not at
all common or easily found. We
do not advocate the promiscious
rushing into business efforts which
some Negroes are prone to under
take. 1t takes a wise and cool
head or else a great deal of blind
luck to bring about the results
which we are writing about. But
those results are possible and there
should be no cessation of effort
until they are thoroughly realized.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

The Church OF God, Saints of Christ,
which has an edifice on Barclay street.
Newark, holds as one of its tenets the
necessity of immersion. Yesterday
100 of the congregation; headed By
Elder Anderson, says the New York
Globe, journeyed over to Greenville
to witness the baptism of Mrs. Charles
Jackson of Boston, who had come on
from that city for the ceremony. The
saints choose Newark Bay as a suit
able place.
On Saturday night the lifesavers
stationed there, who are all volunteers,
and the sons Of rich families. held
ball at the station. The dance went on
considerably after midnight, and when
the guests had gone the members con-
tinued enthusiastically to celebrate.
On their clouded vision the next
morning fell the sight of a body of
white robed persons singing hymns,
who were apparently about to enter
the water. Capt Stephen Herig sum-
moned his crew to quarters.
we must save Them" he said.
Certainly" responded the crew.
Come nearer to the saving flood"
sung the company. as Elder Anderson
and the novitiate walked into the
water.
Every one knows that Newark bay
at this point is not more than five feet
deep anywhere. but the life savers,
anxious to do their whole duty. rush
ed out of the station, plunged into the
water and drew the elder and woman
ashore.
Then they buckled life preservers
about their bodies. Elder Anderson
protested.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

and soon was in a very confidential
mood. The visitors then added that
they lacked but one thing to make a
success of the trip. I'VE haven't had
any deer meat" they said. "Of course,
it's OUT Of season, but couldn't you
get us some? No one will know it
up here"
At first he said he couldn't. but
money persuaded him. and taking a
shovel, he started in the direction of
the barn. and soon returned, dragging
a large piece of meat.
But just then his wife called from
the house: why. Eli, what yer doin !?
What yer diggin up tibet pork for?"
Yer jest mind yer bizness. will yer;
thet's deer meat, | tell yer. Why,
now, eff faint l never see no deer
meat. I give $3.50 for tibet air pig,
and give him ten bags of grain. at 81
a bag. Now, eff that amt dear meat,
where you'll find it l dunno"
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

Since the inauguration of May
thirtieth by the great war hero,
General John A. Logan, as a day
to commerate the brave men who
sacrificed their lives on the battle
field that this country might be
one of liberty and freedom. that
day has been annually observed for
the purpose for WEIGH it was in
tended, and while it is day that
brings sad rememberances to the
war veterans, whose comrades
were slaughtered on the field of
battle that liberty might be enjoy
ed under the stars and stripes and
that the black man might enjoy
the fundamentals of the Enamel
patton Proclamation issued by
Abraham Lincoln,i is day that
all take pride in observing by the
decoration of graves of the de-
parted ones. No people are more
loyal to that day than the Negro,
for he too, richened the American
soil withshis blood that this coun-
try might be governed under one
flag and that four millions of black
people might be free to enjoy the
rights of man and an American
citizen; and before the sun had hid
itself behind the great Rockies
last Tuesday, the patriotic citizens
had fulfilled their duties in COM
merating this historical day.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
Jefferson and curio Dealer.

The late Joseph Jefferson was a
yirtuoso of note. While here il the
'70's, delighting London audiences
with his great impersonation of RIP
Van Winkle," he was a daily visitor
to curiosity shops and bought what
ever took his fancy. At the time, 1t
was remarked that Mr.. Jefferson was
up to all the tricks of the curio trade
and could not be induced to purchase
an article that was anything but gen
uine. To sharp practitioner Of
dealer he would smilingly remark:
You'd better show that to another
collector from America!"-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

All that OF woe: mankind may know. the
death knell of the soul
Was wildly hurled at a startled world,
that shuddered from pole to pole
Hungry and weary. and worn and old,
the poet swept his Tyre,
WIZ naught to battle the wintry cold
save the fame Of the seraph fire.
IL ceased at last. as the autumn blast
sinks when the sun hath set
To the silent shore had the singer pas'd
Der. but the song. 1t fingers yet!
us heard DER the mountain. tis heard
DER the sea, the chill wind watts II
along.
Wherever our earth has misery. that
drear. dread death born gong.
II. Tudor. In st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
BUSINESS LEAGUE.

The organization of the Colored
Negro Business Mems League in
Denver this week. and the various
addresses and papers by the sever
al delegates, furnished indications
of some very good conditions
steadily growing up to the ben
eft of the colored people
conditions that make the out
look for the race more hopeful than
it otherwise would be. Encour-
agement of industrial and mercan-
tile enterprises is the door by
which the race is going to reach
higher conditions for which it is
striving. Industrial independence
is step in our progress which is
quite overdue. 1t is interesting
10 compute the amount of business
which the colored population of
the average city creates by the
mere fact and force of aggregated
numbers. Take Denver for in
stance. If we have a colored pop
ulation of ten thousand, we spend
at lowest estimate, two thousand
dollars every day for the mere ex-
pense of living. This aggregates
over seven hundred thousand dol
lars every year, and it is very prob
able the years expense reaches
over a round million dollars earn
ed and spent by our people right
here. If we could create bust
ness channel of our own in which
one quarter of this money would
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
Influence Of RadIum.

In experiments to determine tbs
cnange OF conductivity of metals under
the influence Of radium a French
scientist has shown that iron, steel,
brass, bismuth. german silver. and
platinum shows an increase in re.
sistance. His theory is that the beta
rays OF radium. impinging on tho re.
spective metals. are changed into heat
under which the conductivity dimin.
ishes according to the ordinary heat
law
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
department OF the N

Department. of the Interior.
Land Office at Denver, May -, l9o3.
Notice is hereby given that the roll
lowing named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said PROOF
will be made before register or re-
ceiver at Denver, Colorado. on July 10,
1905, viz: H.. E. No. 1928. Emma Rigg,
one of the heirs of Mary Rigg, de-
ceased. for the entry of lot / and s
NE. u sec. 6. tip. s., r. 81 W. 9th r.
NJ
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz :
Charles Miller of Byers. Colo; Alfred
Z. Decatur. of Bennett, Colo; Henry
Weaver, of Bennett. Colo; Edward C.
Nye. of Bennett. Colo.
Register
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
THE STRIKE.

The transfers strike is still
on in Chicago and is causing no
little amount of loss, not only to
the strikers but to the business
and commercial world.
Labor difficulties will continue to
menace capital and aggregate com
mopwealths as long as the AFRO
gance of labor union cannot be met
by free and unprecedented labor con-
ditions outside of their ranks. 1t
would matter little to the employers
of labor in the United States how
or where the representatives OF
the unions might attempt to dictate
investments if there were a well es-
tablished and well known alterna-
tive to employ the surplus, non
union labor Immediately upon the
attempt of unions to overstep their
legitimate objects. Non-union Ia
Dor has just as many equitable
rights as union labor and is far
more extensive and consequently
more needy. To make it amenable
to the dictates of the unions to
which it does not belong and from
which it derives no benefit is form
of tyranny peculiar to labor condi-
tons in the United States, and
against which public sentiment and
public status might be justly
framed. Negro labor is the most
available to bring about an equit-
able and decisive adjustment of Ia
Dor difficulties, for the reason that
it is entirely American, necessarily
non-union and at the same time,
high-class in its character and reas-
onably high priced in its demands.
The proposition to substitute Negro
labor for dissatisfied white labor al
ways raises a riotous feeling, but
not alone because the latter thinks
that prevailing prices are unjust.
Race prejudice plays a bitter part
in such affairs, and helps some men
to overlook the base injustice of Ia
Dor dictations as it eminates from
the unions. The Negro is laborer
and seeks employment lawfully. He
has no natural antipathy for any
other class of labor, and as rule,
he protects his own material in
terests by refusing to join in strikes
or other conspiracies to dictate
prices. He can furnish any class of
labor-skilled or common. He must
be allowed a place in the labor
field, for his presence absolutely
demands it, and while he is unob-
trusive, reliable and amenable to
law, it rests only with investors of
capital who mean to be fair and
honest with labor, and who expect
like treatment in return, to say
how soon employment shall be scat
tered among all classes without re-
gard for the prejudice of race or
color or the arrogance of the few
who unite to defeat the many.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
Persons Who "Never Have Time"

Persons Who "Ne1er Have Time"
Here and there and everywhere are
to be found the man and the woman
who never have time" They would
read good books if they had the time.
They would visit the sick and the
needy, but somehow they have not
time. They would call on their
friends, cultivate good fellowship and
add to the comforts of living, but they
have so many other things to do that
they cannot find time for this. They
deceive themselves and think they
are deceiving others. They are not.
Never have the time" simply be-
cause they do not take the time.
Doors always have the time to do.
Busy men always find time to com.
plete their tasks.-Louisville Courier.
Journal.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
T h Ps aim Of Death

The poet lay on his sleepless bed gray
were his locks. and sere;
God Let me sing one song" he said
that the world shall pause to
hear"
The Father smiled on his wayward child
Thy prayer is granted thee
In softest breath to the angel Of DEATH
give thou the song" quoth he.
Then there rang aloud through the an
guished air the cry of a breaking
heart
The wall of spirits last despair. that
rent the echoes apart
Twas a song OF agony. fierce and weird,
that ne'er found voice before =
And the wording shuddered. the earth
worn feared. as its tones waxed
mere and more
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
Remittances should be made by Express
Money Order. Postoffice Money OF

Remittances should be made by Express
Money Order. Postoffice Money VI
der Registered Letter or Bank DratC
Postage stamps will be received the
same as cash for the fractional parts
of a dollar. Only 1-cent and iz-ceht
stamps taken
Reading notices. ten lines or less. ~
cents per line. Each additional line
over ten lines cents per line
Display advertising rates. % cents per
square. A square contains ten agate
lines. No discounts allowed ON iess
than three months contract. Cash
must accompany all orders from par
ties unknown to u.s. Further partic
ulars on application.
II occasionally happens that papers sem
to subscribers are lost or stoIen. IN
case you do not receive any numDer
when due inform us by postal cara.
and we will cheerfully forward ou-
plicate of the missing number.
Communications to receive attention
must be newsy. upon important SUB
jects plainly written only upon one
side of the paper: must reach US
Tuesdays IL possible. anyway not lat
err than Wednesdays. and bear the
signature of the author. No manu-
script returned. unless stamps are
sent for postage.
HI communica lions OF a personating ma,
ture that are not complimentary VIII
be withheld from the columns OF TINS
paper.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
BEEcHER's COMMENT ON WORK.
Knew What Came Of Delivery Of Ser
mon Without Preparation.

Knew What Came Of Delivery Of Ser
mon Without Preparation.
One Saturday afternoon, while Mr..
Beecher, stripped to his shirt sleeves,
his thin, grayish hair all a-tumble
about his noble head, was deeply abb
sorbed in the peroration of his SER
mon, a minister came in upon him,
and. in tone rather derisive. said:
'Mr Beecher, what makes you work
so hard? I don't do it. / read. visit,
and have a good time generally
through the week; then on Sunday ]
go into my pulpit, open up the bible.
find text and go ahead"
Mr.. Beecher gave him one of those
quizzical looks of his, and said:
What do you do when you run out
of ideas?"
"Oh, just holler."
For Providence to fill the vacuum,
suppose" replied Mr.. Beecher.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
When All Is Done.

When all Is done l want TO lie
Serenely far from where the cry
OF any wronged thing may be heard,
Where leaves may be but gently stirred
BY friendly breezes passing by
Let me repose far from the high, Z
Cold towers where their pennants fly
Who are by vain ambition spurred,
When all is done.
o. sweet their rest must be who die
At peace with men and sleep as
Would sleep where hate is not incurred
And where the gleeful parent bird
With song unites the earth and sky.
When all is done.
B. e. Kiser.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
United States Land Office at Denver
Colorado Nav q 1909

United States Land Office at DenVer'
Colorado, May 3, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of instructions from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office.
under authority vested in him by sec
ton 2455 U. S. Rev. Stat, as amended
by the act of Congress approved Feb
offer at public sale on the
TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE. 1905.
at II o'clock a. m, next at this office,
the following tract of land, to-wit: S. w
4 SW. 4 Sec. %. TIP. s., r 60 W.. of
9Th p. NJ.
Any and all persons claiming the
above described lands are advised to
file their claims in this office on or be-
fore the day above designated for the
commencement of said sale, otherwise
their rights will be forfeited
c. d. FORD,
Register.
HUGH TAYLOR,
Receiver
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03
ALWAYS cHEwED THE RAG.
Odd Habit Had Embar.
RAISING consequences.

erandfather's Odd Habit Had Embar-
raising Consequences.
"My grandfather had one curious
habit" said a Virginia woman in the
washington Post. He chewed the
rag constantly. l don't mean it in
6gurative sense, either. l mean 1t
literally. When he was about so the
doctors, persuaded him to give up the
use Of tobacco, and he used rag in
stead. Grandmother used to cut
WORKOUT tablecloths into little Squares
and lay them in a drawer ready for
grandfather. When he was going out
anywhere, she tucked several into his
waistcoat pocket. He chewed from
daylight till dark. Once grandfather
and / went to the funeral of a great
man here in town. Grandmother was
Ill that day, and forgot to tell me
about the rags. We sat well up
toward the front; and grandfather was
no sooner seated than he put two
fingers into his waistcoat pockets. No
rag. He searched through all his
pockets, one after another. No rag
anywhere. He began to wriggle about
In his seat uneasily. He was in
misery with nothing to work his jaws
on. The service went on, and when
the choir rose to sing, saw one Of
grandfather's hands disappear under
his waistcoat. His eyes were fixed on
the choir and he looked determined.
There was fortissmo burst of music
and then in the instant Of absolute
stiffness which followed, everybody
heard something tear. Grandfather
turned a vivid purple. but when he
raised his head after the prayer a
little later, his jaws were at work."
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

Idleness don't pay, get some
thing to do. Get some occupation
for your head as well as your
hands. Get something good to
think about, read about or talk
about. Studying how to raise
chickens is ten times better than
remaining idle and learning how
to raise hi. Do something
worth the doing.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-03

Entered as second-class matter at the
postoffice in the city OF Denver. Colorado.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11
WORLD CONGRESS OF
BAPTIST DENOMINATION

LONDON, July 11.-A great con-
ference of Baptists from every quar-
ter of the world. representing nearly
100000 communicates, was formal
ly opened in the Metropolitan Taber-
nacle today America is represented
by several hundred delegates and
large Delegations are also on hand
from the West Indies, China, New
Zealand, South Africa, Australia,
France, Italy. Germany, the Neither
lands, Sweden, Russia and other part
of the world.
1t is the first time that the world
Baptists have assembled as a united
body. More than century ago such
a project was mooted, but the great
continental wars caused the matter
to be dropped. A little over a decade
ago the idea was revived, but it was
not until last year that definite plans
were laid for the conference. The
response from Baptists in all parts
of the world has been such as to
surprise even the most sanguine pro-
motors of the movement
The conference is to make no at
tempt at legislation, at drafting or
revising creeds, or even at passing
any votes. Its chief object is the
unification of the Baptists of the
world, the denomination of Baptists
now being composed of some Is SUBJ
denominations of the sect, with as
many different methods of service.
The gathering will discuss the pro-
motion of every factor tending to-
ward individualism. the separation
of the church and state, and the
democracy Of church government.
"Stundists," this being the name
of the Baptists' faith in Russia, is
also certain to claim much attention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11

Harvesting is done with either
binders or headers. The header is
quicker, but requires more labor to
operate and does not make SO clea n
job of it, the farmers say. Two
men and four horses can operate a
binder and cut IL to Is acres daily.
1t requires six men and 10 horses to
operate a header, cutting 20 to %
acres a day and putting 1t in stack.
They Insure It.
The writer was talking to a banker
about financial conditions when the
telephone bell rang.
Hello"
Yes"
Range 8, township Z, section IA,
16 stacks. You want $4,000 insur-
ance? All right, l will mail your
policy"
Explaining it, he said he was writ
ing fire insurance on harvested wheat
and that he often did over $4,000
worth of business in one day over
the telephone. The rate on this kind
of insurance is very high, being S.
per $1,000 for a three-month term.
One fire, however, is disastrous
enough to justify insurance at this
rate
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-11

wheat ripened up in three or four
days. Now il must be put away with
double CELEBRITY to save 1t all.
From all sections of the state
hurry up calls are sent in to the
state employment bureaus at Topeka
and Kansas City. Kan. Pratt wanted
700 men, Great Bend wanted 1000
men, St. Johns wanted 500, and so on.
Carloads Of men are started to points
where the demands are most urgent.
but most often few get to their des-
tination, they being coaxed away by
eager farmers along the line.
These laborers come from all sec
tions of the east and south. Many
are transient laborers who spend
each summer in the harvest fields,
going from Kansas up through Ne.
braska, the Dakotas, Minnesota and
even into Canada. Some are college
students. dubbed "Herefords" be-
cause Of their white faces. These
will spend the season in the harvest
fields and go back in the fall with