The daily sentinel., 1905-06-19

The fires of the spirit of progress
should never be let wane We often
times think that we are not accomp-
fishing much but those who look at
us from the outside seem to think
that we are advancing with rapid
strides and that our people are wide
awake, and careful to take advantage
of every presenting opportunity. We
do not believe in over-confidence in
what we are attempting to accomp-
lish nor in under confidence. Ad
vencing steadily with every oppor-
tunity well weighed for its true value
will advance us more than spacmodic
jumps and occasional spurts.
90.
Dr.. Osler. at a recent commence
ment exercise of one of the eastern
medical colleges, took several fierce
shots at the assumptions of the med
ical fraternity Speaking of appen-
dicitis. he says it has become so com
mon in the minds of the medical pro-
fession that the hired CIR. in the fam
lily of the physician can recognize the
symptoms across the phone and dag
nose the case at once as appendicitis.
Severe bellyaches,' says the learned
Osler, who would have men take poi
son after the age of 60 years because
of their uselessness, are many times
mistaken and taken for appendicitis.
He would establish a rule that, where
there is pus. there is need of steel.
not otherwise. He laid down many
things not in the text books which
/ shocked that ticklish thing, so care
fully coddled by nearly all physicians,
/ professional courtesy at the re-
strictions of which many physicians
in the light of modern medicine laugh
al today.
90.
We anticipate that the time will
come when the starch will be taken
clean out of Billy" the war lord of
Europe. He has never been tried
out yet in a campaign, and all thai
he has done has been to make threats
and to pose as the mightest eXemp-
lar of war on the continent. Of
course France was woefully beaten
in 1870, but the France of today is
a different country from the one that
engaged in the Franco-Prussian war
of 1870. There is not so much effer-
vescence in the French people of this
day, and they have an everlasting de
termination abiding with them of
some day, some time, recovering the
provinces of Alsace and Lorraine.
Therefore Billy had better not push
the matter of showing his mightiness
before continental Europe. as he may
be called" and he would be in ter
rible plight should France whip him
to finish. The Moroccan trouble
may not bring matters to "A climax be
tween these nations. who cannot for
get their last struggle, but something
else equally important may precip-
tate the struggle.
20.
Undismayed by adverse criticism
and by apathetic support. the promot-
ers of the proposed electric road go
. right forward in their work of Sc
curing right of way, compiling statis-
ties of value for the information OF
those who may become financially in
terested, and doing all other things
promotive of their scheme. We have
always had faith in the ability of our
home people to promote enterprises
and therefore we have become cal
lous to the baclkbiting, knocking and
incredulity of those who always af
feet to believe that home people can
not accomplish anything. All the in
| dustrial enterprises that Grand juno
tion has ever obtained were secured
through the everlasting energy and
faith of someone or more of our home
i people We believe the electric road
can be built and built by our own
people. Whether they will realize
the reward they deserve for their
faith and their work is another ques-
tion. Frequently, more frequently
than otherwise they do not obtain
that which should be theirs. but this
does not restrain the real promoter
or the man whose heart is set on the
welfare of his city from working.
30.
Winifred Black. the well known
writer and correspondent. says that
the Denver Woman's Club is on the
decline. In other words, that the
great popularity of the woman's
movement in this state, as represent
4 ed by clubs, is passe already with
many of the women who were the en-
thusiasts, and that they are dropping
out fast and faster each month She
says that the work is no longer nov
city and an attraction. and that the
ones who take quickly to any new fad
and drop it as quickly, are all seek
ing some other sort of band wagon
which they can follow with eclat
which now seems to be missing in the
work of the Woman's Club The ar
guments of Winifred are very point
ed. She says that the optimists win
deny her prophesy and assertion. but
that there are more pessimists in the
club who will agree that II is going
to the dogs. The subject of the
needs. ambitions. hopes. etc. of the
tirely too deep a one Tor us, and
knowing with what promptitude Miss
Black or Mrs. Black viii be taken to
task for what she has said, we merely
chronicle her assertions.
20. o..
For some reason or other we can
not take seriously the conference and
banquet that is being held under dem
ocratic auspices in Denver today. We
know that the foremost men of the
party in the last ten years are respon-
sible for this gathering of the clans. |
but we know also that they are not
the party by great deal. They may
make a platform, but the rank and
file of the party may not endorse it |
There are a great many hard-headed
and successful business men who do
not subscribe at all times TO munich
pal ownership. 1t has not been abso-
lutely proven beyond any kind of
doubt that it is best for the people as