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Cañon City record., 1905-06-01

No event OF the school year is fraught
with half 80 much OF interest. or Is
surrounded with so much Of poesy as
the annual commencement exercises,
which are the climax OF long period
Of hard work and are the consumma-
iion Of decade of ambitious hopes
and dreams. To those who step out OF
school life into the broad arena Of life's
school by their recurrence. they are Of
momentous consequences. They are
the portals by which they pass into the
avenues OF usefulness a. members OF
society and il would be captious,
groveling man or woman who would
begrudge them the honors they receive
at graduation, or would take away any
OF the glamour and romance with which
the occasion IL invested.
Not in the chronicles OF the Canon
City high school has there been more
interesting event than it's twenty-first
annual commencement. which took
place at the First Presbyterian church
last Thursday night in the presence OF
an audience which filed every part OF
the spacious structure 10 its utmost
capacity. Ii was an assemblage OF ex-
pectant, intelligent people. who were
proud OF the triumphs OF the class and
were snxious to applaud them fo- their
achievements in the school room. The
program was an admirable one in all
respects and II il doubtful whether. in
all the great audience. there was a sim
gle person who did not thoroughly en-
Joy the proceedings snd feel thrill oil
pride In our public schools as conse-
qu.nce of the display made by the SEN
ior class OF their efficiency in training
the youth for the duties and RESPONSE
biiities OF citizenship
A piano solo by Miss Anna Kenni-
colt, was the iirst number on the pr1$
gram and she won deserved applause
by her graceful touch of the keys OF
the instrument and the faultless man
ner OF her execution OF beautiful but
quite difficult, selection. The In
vocation was by Rev. A. W. Hender-
son Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, which was followed by the
salutatory OF John Burgess, the honor
man or the class. Mr.. Burgess had an
e.cellen, eraticn and the elearness and
resonance OF his voice enabled him to
be heard distinctly in every part of the
building. His address was scholarly,
philosophical and clear-cut as cameo.
leaving no doubt az to the ideas he
wished to convey or the deductions he
made,
The class history was read by Festns
Smith, In the course of which he re-
viewed, in humorous manner. the
trials and tribulations OF its members
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
SOUTH CANON BOARD
ELECTS new TEACHERS

The district No. school board for
South Canon school and Lincoln Park
has selected its teachers for the coming
year as follows. rhe school year is
nine months and the salary indicated
lie for the school year:
Superintendent and principal of high
school, II z. Smith, $500.
Hich school teachers, Laura Humph-
rey, s720; Anna Garwood, $780, Claude
Collins, OF Boulder, $500
Prospect street school-Miss Edna
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01

The Merchant Association had an
unusually large meeting Monday
night.
The chief subject up for discussion
was the Canon City and Beulah rail-
road proposition.
The committee which went over the
proposed route made its report.
This report endorsed the proposition
in hearty terms. 1t also called stten-
tion to the advantage to be gained for
Canon City by the building of the
line.
Mr.. Heath was called over and he
went into greater detail about his plans
and told the meeting as much as he
could about the proposed line.
He desired some substantial appre-
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Merchants ASSOCiat'n
Discusses Railroad
Merchants Monday Night
Canon City and Beuah Railroad Heartily
Makes Proposition to Build Santarium

citation from Canon City in the matter
which would not only aid the enter
prise to the amount subscribed but
would help him greatly with his East
ern connection.
The meeting passed resolution &C
ccpting and adopting the report of the
committee and endorsing the railroad
proposition.
The chairman was instructed to ap-
point committee of five gentlemen
to arrange plans for a public meeting
and devise ways and means for getting
the needed subscriptions
DR.. Pitt A. Wade presented q propo-
sition for building a sanitarium east of
town where the srtesian well is.
His proposition IS a very attractive
one and would certainly be very bene-
fetal to Canon.
A committee was appointed to go
into the matter and report at a later
meeting.
The association endorsed PROPOSE
tion TO ask the city council to appoint
an additional night watchman to be
known as merchants police, his duties
being to watch the business section of
the town TO prevent fires and bur
glaries.
A number of new members were
voted in the Association
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
THE CITY COUNCIL
DlSMISSES CONTEST

The contest for places on the city
council has been dismissed by the
council.
1t csme up at adjourned meeting
Friday morning. By vote of FIVE to
three the contest was dismissed.
J. P Kennedy, A. c. Jensen and A.
d. Morrison had filed contest for the
places of j. c, Hyssong, L. H Bancroft
and W. G, Huntoon respectively,
1t was held that if certain ballots
voted Prohibition, No License
etc had been counted for the Reform
ticket the contestors would have been
elected by small majority.
John @. Hyssong offered the resolu-
tion which is given below. The follow
ing members voted for the resolution
Aldermen, Hyssoug, Huntoon, Ban
croft okey and Kenley.
Those voting nay were Aldermen
Arthur, Orme and Wright,
The resolution adopted was as fol-
lows;
Whereas. this city council has grav e
doubts. under present conditions. as to
whether it has the right and authc -
TO proceed in or determine the above
entitled contests; and
Whereas, the offices claimed by the
contestors are so claimed by them by a
very small majority of votes; and
Whereas, said city council is in
doubt whether upon the allegations of
said contestors, il established, the
votes which they allege should have
been counted for them, should in fact
be so counted, and
Whereas, said city council deems it
to be for the beat interest Of the city,
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
CanOnHaSSu. .eSSful
Commencement
Sixteen Graduates Chancellor
Taking Lesson From Life
of mt

President Roosevelt is q composite
of the life of the Republic. He is, by
descent, part Dutch, part Huguenot,
part Scotch. part Irish. There never
has been, in the presidential chair, so
man y sided man rs Theodore Roose-
welt; he represents the cosmpolitanism
of our popultion. The United States
Is composed OF people from all lands,
and fusing process is going on here
that will eventnate in the highest civ
ilization in the history OF mankind.
BY reason OF the infusion OF the best
blood OF other lands into our veins dur
ing the last hundred years the United
States stands four-square TO all the
world.
"Other countries have only one blood
and they are provincial and narrow in
consequence OF IL Russia is the
greatest weak nation on earth for the
reason that only Anscovite blood flows
in the veins Of her people. For the OPP
posite reason the United States is the
greatest great nation on earth.
Russia needs commingling OF
blood to give her national virility and
Strength. The contribution OF the
United States TO civilization is not TO
teach mankind agriculture or the me-
chanical arts, Germany and England
can build fairly good steam engine
and are accomplishing much for the
material progress of the world The
commission Of America is not TO teach
the world art, nor is IL our exclusive
mission 10 teach the world religion.
II is the peculiar mission of the United
States to teach the world self-govern-
ment, and to accomplish that We must
fuse and commipgle the blood OF all
races into our citizenship. You can
not take the people from all lands and
dump them together and call them y
ing and fusing process until they are
welded into solidarity with a commun-
ity of ideas and a community of hope.
President Roosevelt is a-eosmopolite
In training rs well as cosmopolite in
blood and he ,ypiiies all that Is best In
our civilization, He rs unafrAid, and
that should be characteristic of every
American. He believes in working for
the public good for it is only in this
way that we can bring the kingdom of
God into the world"
Following Chancellor Buchteis adj
dress Prof. G. W. Sampson rendered
one of his fsvorite organ solos IN a way
that delighted the audience 10 high
degree.
The valedic,ory address Was given
by Miss Mary Franck. II was short,
tasty full OF good thought and well
delivered.
The diplomas were presented by
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and of the citizens taxpayers and
property owners thereof. that the
question as to what Constitutes the city
government should be settled and de-
termined and that the turmoil and
difficulty growing out of said election
contests shoIld be ended
Now, therefore, pe it resolved: That
the above entitled contests. and each
OF them, be and are hereby d snissed.
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
THE NELSON GARDENS
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE

Last year A. p. Nelson 4 Co. opened
up market gardens down on Came
ron avenue near the river.
This year they have added to the
tract and have about ten acres in gar
den. They have been unusually sue
eessful and are extending the business
rapidly,
Their garden is beautiful spot with
its uniform rows OF many varieties of
green.
They raise about everything sold
under the name of garden truck and
on the side have few hens and hogs
which are money makers.
They supply their own market de-
partment and ship TO Leadville. Cripple
Creek. Denver and other cities.
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
GREAT WESTERN co.
SHIPPING LOTS OF COAL

The Great Western Coal Co., is ship
ping five and six cars of coal daily.
Cars are loaded at the mine saving the
company much formerly paid for
transfer
Jas. T. Gratiot WIS employed as sales
agent few weeks ago. He has had
excellent success. The company has
orders for several hundred cars. More
than it can supply Immediately.
Jack Arthur is sinking a new shaft
which will be put down 45o feet. This
will cut lower vein than has yet
been opened.
W. B. Maltby formerly with the C.
F & 1. has been engaged as general
superintendent of the mines.
A. G. Forney of Wichita has been
given the position of purchasing agent.
He will have offices with the company
in the Apex block.
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01

Britt, principal, $780, Pearl Hall, sixth
grade. s5s5; Mrs. NJ. Merriam, fifth
grade. k5s5; O. 6. Lacy. fourth grade,
$780, Mary Kier, third grade, s5s5; Es-
tella Gsrwood, second grade, s5s5;
Verns Ashton, first grade, 1855.
Lincoln Park school-Geo. (. Col
gate, principal, 1915; Clema Morrison.
fifth and sixth grades. s5s5; Lizzie
McClelland, third and fourth grades,
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
Gets twenty-five Hundred.

In the case of Mrs. Whipple VS.. the
D. 4 r. e. railroad company tried in
the district court last week, verdict
was rendered giving 1850 to the
family
Mir Whipple is the widow of o. p.
whipple who was killed while driving
across the tracks on 9Th street septem-
Der l3 last year,
The railroad attorney made a motion
for new trial
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01

he Is too busy TO SO out and hunt one
and so he posts the sign.
Ii has been there some time, but it
does not find the man. These are bnsy
times in Canon. 1t didn't use TO be
that way.
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01

We always want little items of local
interest-Persons who have guests or
know of Canon people visiting else
where are invited to send the item in.
Call up phone Canon Ill.
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
On the Sign Board

Carpenter Wanted"
That's on the sign board in front of q
ranch home on Lincoln Park
The man can't get carpenter, and
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01

1855; Essie Haynes, first and second
grades, 1856.
Tie janitors are: w. j. Elliott for
the Prospect street school and Geo.
Ferguson for the high school.
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01
VIII Clean Up.

Il 10 said shat the new street com.
missioner proposes 70 keep Main street
Cañon City record., 1905-06-01

The Globe Democrat twice . week
and rEs Rscoap both one year for
u 6.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
BENEATH NIAGARA,

/ Under the cataract of Niagara, from
an opening beneath the Horseshoe
! Falls to a pit sunk behind q Golfer
| dam in the bed Of the river two thou
sand feet upstream, a tunnel has been
bored as an outlet for one of the new
electrical development companies. Its
construction was made possible, says
The World To-Day, by two of the
most thrilling journeys ever under
taken by workmen.
When the big tunnel-it is twenty
six feet high and tWenty-three feet
wide-was to be begun, neither end of
it was within the reach of the engi-
neerS, for one was seven hundred feet
out from shore behind the veil Of the
falls, where no man had ever been,
and the other was one hundred and
fifty feet beneath the cascades. An
approach tunnel was therefore drift
ed out from shore, one hundred and
fifty eight feet below ground under
the brink of the falls, toward the site
selected for the portal.
To avoid bringing all material to the
surface for dumping, the engineers
had a side tunnel bored to empty be-
meath the falls. Where it opened lay
a huge pile of debris, and as soon as
the opening was made spray from this
pile began to fill the tunnel 1t came
in so fast that work was abandoned.
Pumps were started, but still the wa
ter rose till it was sixteen feet deep
in the shaft on shore 1t looked then
as if the whole enterprise on which a
fortune had been spent, would be a
failure
Then three foremen employed on the
work volunteered to 20 through the
tunnel in a skiff and blow away the
debris. They secured a punt from the
Maid of the Mist and lowered it down
the shaft. The water was within two
feet of the roof of the tunnel, but they
determined to make the journey. They
loaded their boat with dynamite and
electric wire and enough iron to sink
it till it would allow them to move
along the tunhel. Then lying on their
backs, they pushed the boat along the
waterway by pressing against the roof
with hands and feet Their progress
was slow, and their situation, directly
below the mighty Niagara, was as APP
pallfng as it was unique. But they
perseyered, and at last reached the
portal through which the water was
entering.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14

her eggs, she searches out some retired
spot among the reeds and rushes of n
lonely lake, and there scrapcS and
pushes together low heap Of mud and
decayed reeds. Here in this water
logged iSlet-thiS merest semblance OF
4 nest-she broods her eggs.
A moose splaShing among the nearby
lily pads may send floods of water over
the sitting bird, or the winds may dis
entangIe the little raft of reeds, send
ing it scudding to the farther end of
the lake, but the bright eyes of the
mother bird never fater. She carefully
covers her eggs with decayed leaves
whenever hunger forces her to leave
them. Although she does not weave
the reeds, says Recreation, yet in some
way they hold together until the last
little grebe craWlS to the edge and
plungeS off head-frSt. Or, he may
leap upon his mothers back and thus
ride proudly forth into the world, ex-
changing the soaked, deCayed leaves Of
his cradle for her feathers. -Philadel-
phia Record.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14

the pressure of the outside air makes
them adhere more closely because the
vacuum is greater.
You may think that 1t is the rubber
band that is holding the eohlets to-
Gether but still another experiment
will show you that the only purpose
served by the band is to make a tight
Joint so that air cannot pass through
it. Cut a ring from q sheet of rubber,
and put the goblets under water as
before. Into one of them put piece
of ice and over its brim place the rub
Der ring, bringing the other goblet
against the ring. too. so that they are
mouth to mouth, with only the fiat
rubber ring between them.
Now, when the ice begins TO melt
the contents of that goblet contract
forming a vacuum, and the pressure
of the outside air holds the gOblets so
closely together that YOU may handle
them out of the water without their
separating.
To have perfect success with these
experiments it is only necessary TO use
care in preparing for them.-New York
Evening Mail.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14

| Only tiny opening was left there,
but one by one they left the skiff and
| crawled through. to stand-the first OF
all men--behind the river. There they
fixed the dynamite in place.
Returning with the wires which were
to fire the charge, they upset their
sktf and had TO SWIM much of the
way: but they arrived in safety-only
to find upon touching the button that
they had not taken enough dynamite
to finish the work.
Then a new trick was tried. A line
of volunteers, roped together like AL
pine tourists, went out along the heap
of debris behind the fall, at the foot
of the Horseshoe. carrying dynamite in
large quantity. These men, too, were
travelling in a place where no men
had ever before been. On the way one
Of the boxes of dynamite was dropped
and burst open on the rocks but for
tunately did not explode. The rest
was buried at the entrance to the tun-
mel. At midnight that night there
was an explosion which shook the
American side of the river like an
northumberland this time the effort
was crowned with success Tie water
flowed out quickly, and thcnceforth
work in the tunnel was prosecuted
with ease.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
The Cars Friend Murdered.

Moscow, BY Cable.-Maior General
Count Shuyalof. project Of police
here, and formerly attached to the
Ministry Of the Interior, was assassin
ated Tuesday morning while recoiv.
ing petitions. One of the petitioners
drew revolver and fired five times
at the project, who fell dead. The as
sassin was arrested.
The assassin awaited in the ante,
room of the prefecture till the other
petitioners had been received and
then entering the audience room, he
advanced towards Count Shuvaloff
rring fya- SHOTS at close range. The
bullets passed through the body Of
the project
The assassin. who was dressed as
peasant has not been identified.
He was recently arrested as a political
suspect, but escaped from the police
station before his examination.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
Killed Convicted Negro.

Jackson, Miss, Special-Davis Col
Inns, a negro who was convicted Of
attempted criminal assault on Miss
Hogg, at a special term of the Copia
county court and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary, was killed
en- the way to prison by Mr.. Dickey
a brother-in-law of Miss Hogg. The
killing occurred at Crystal Springs.
Mr.. Dickcy boarded the train at Hazel
hurst. When it stopped at Crystal
Springs, Dickey walked into the coach
where Sergeant Dodds was sitting
with the prisoner, and drawing PTS
tol Dickey fired three shots into the
negros body. Death was instantan-
eouS. Dickey surrendered.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
YOU LEAVE, THAT'S ENOUGH


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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
UNSUNG HEROES.

As announced in the Daily News las
Saturday, severa! additional tablets arr
shortly to be placed in the Watts Ne
mortal Cloister in St Botolph's Church
yard, AlderSgate street, to commemO
rate heroic deeds done by Londoners.
The names of the new heroes and
their deeds are here given:
William Drake, seeing two ladies in
danger at Stanhope Gate, as their car
rage horses were unmanageable
sprang to the horses heads and re-
ceivcd kick from which he died.
April ., 1869.
Ellen Donovan (of Lincoln's court,
Great Wild street, when her neigh
| boris house was on fire. asked if "the
poor brats were out" and rushing in
side was burned to death. July IS,
1878.
George Lee, fireman, at a fire in
| Clerkenwel carried an unconscious
girl to the escape, falling six times.
July 20, 1876.
Richard Farris, iaborer, drowned
May 2S, 1878, while trying to save
girl in Le canal, Globe Bridge, Peck
ham.
William Goodman. aged sixty, having
to protect some workmen on a railway,
and seeing man in danger placed
himself before the train. shouting and
waving his arms, and was killed.
February IS 1850.
David Silver. aged twelve supported
his drowning comrade off Woolwich,
crying, keep up little longer, Jim
They sank claspcd in each others
arms. September l., 1856.
Robert Wright, police constable, en-
tered burning house TO save
woman. knowing there We're oil casks
in cellar. A petroleum cask exploded
aud he was burned TO death. April 80,
1893.
W. Sheehan, hopper from the East
End, sprang off Paddock Wood plat
form in front of Il train 70 save a
woman, and was dragging her clear
when he was run over. September /.
1895.
Mrs Tarwen, Of Bermondsey, when
4 house was OH fire, tried three times
to mount the burning stairs to save
her aged mother. She died OF burns
March 26, 1900.
Stewart Brown. surgeon. of Brockley
road, though suffering from severe
spinal injury, rescued drowning man,
and for two hours worked TO resusci-
tate him. dying from the effects. Octo-
Der Il. 1900.
Harry James Brstow, aged eight Of
when his little sister got
on fire tore her clothes off and severely
burnt himself. December 80, 1900
Sarah Smith. pantomime artist at the |
Princess Theatre, rushed in her in
fammable dress to save another whose |
clothes caught fire. and was terribly |
burned. January %, lSG3,-London
Daily News.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
WONDERFUL MAGIC GOBLETS.

!
Did you ever hear OF thunder in n
| goblet? OF course it would have to be
! miniature thunder, or il would shatter
the goblet; and indeed, it is SO small an
edition of it that the noise is like the
popping of cork from a bottle. But
the principle of the thunder is. never
| theless, there-that is, the inruShing of
air to fill vacuum.
Here is Il pretty experiment showing
this: Take two gobletS and place them
mouth to mouth; then put around them,
where the brimS meet. & rubber band
about an inch i'll width, to prevent the
passage of air.
Try now to pull them apart. and you
will find that they stick together very
closely, so closely, indeed. that you
may swing them a, a pendulum with
out their separating, But pull with
still more force and they will come
apart with the noise that L have men
toned.
Let us make another experiment with
them. immense them in water con-
tanned in vessel large enough to hold
them both readily, and while still I'M
der water place them mouth to mouth.
Put the rubber band around them
while they are in this condition. and
having taken them out of the water
you will find that YOU can swing them
as before, and that TO pull them apart
requires more force than when they
We're empty. The reason is that the
water does not expand like air, so that,
the moment you begin to pull the COB
lets apart. the vacuum is formed. and
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1905-07-14
Knew Solomon All Right.

A little girl who attended regularly
a Sunday-school where the interna-
ton lessons are taught went one after
noon to the class of a playmate and
heard catachism questions for the first
time in her life. She was asked several
questions and was much mortified not
to be able to answer them.
"Who was the first man" No an
swer.
DO you know who Noah WASP A
shake of the head and the question was
passed on.
Finally the teacher said, did you
ever hear about Solomon, dear?"
Here was an acquaintance at last,
and the little girls face broke into
smiles.
"Oh, yes she replied, confidently;
81 know him all the way through.
Solomon Grundy, born on Monday
Want me to say the resty-New York
PresA