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The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1906-06-09
TOWN TRUSTEES
MEET AS USUAL
Routine BuSiReSS---RObiaSOn RESIGNS
and Hugh ShowdIter Appointed
to Fill the Vacancy

The regular monthly session of the
town trustees was held last Monday
evening and the proceedings were
without special incident. As soon
as reports of committees wele called
for DR.. Robinson of the fire commit
tee reported the purchase of 800 feet
of double jacket fire hose at 50 cents
per foot. The action of the committee
met with the approval of the board
George Manley reported on the sue
cess of the baseball team and asked
an allowance of $50 for May which
was granted
The Strawberry committee appeared
before the board and stated through
Mr.. Parkison that 1860 had been sub
scribed by the citizens toward making
the festival "a big success and another
500 was needed and he thought the
committee had come to the right place
to swell the fund to $1,000. They got
the money.
The matter of sprinkling the streets
seemed to be somewhat misunderstood
as the marshal stated that Mr. Her
wick was doing the work although no
one seemed to know why he was
doing it. The street commissioner
had not hired him and the members
of the street and alley committee
professed Ignorance as to why Herwick
was running the big sprinkler. Nal,
ably admitted, however, that the work
was being done in very satisfactory
manner and the matter of bids was
passed up until the next meeting.
The matter of sewer extension was
discussed but in the absence of
the town engineer no definite action
was taken, the question being left open
until the next meeting.
Handsome nickel badges were dis.
tributed to all the trustees and they
will henceforth act in the capacity OF
| policemen should occasion require.
The trustees also commissioned George
Kinney and Henry Hubbard as special
policemen without pay.
DR. Robinson resigned his position
as trustee and on motion of Trustee
Barnes the thanks of the board were
extended to Trustee Robinson for the
faithful manner in which he had dis
charged, the duties of the office, and
all united in wishing him well in his
new home. Trustee Clark then nomi
mated Hugo Showalter as Dr. Robin
son s successor and Trustee Barnes
placed in nomination John Weir
The first vote stood 3 to in favor of
Showalter and on the next ballot Sho
walter received four votes and was
declared elected
Trustee Witten who had concluded
that he could no longer hold the Office
of police magistrate nominated w
w. Carpenter in his place. Barnes
nominated r. M. Hedden but Carpen
ter received the necessary four votes
on first ballot
1t was stated that considerable OBJ.
| lection had been made to the new
Hughes building now being put up be
tween the opera house and the Pullman
Bar on account of the Ella teri tie roofing
but the council took no action in the
matter.
An ordinance designed to prevent
the erection of houses closer than %
feet to the front lot line in the resi-
dence portion of town was discussed
but was laid over until the next meet
ing
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1906-06-09

latter, however, stopping at Glenwooc
and returning to Denver.
There had been provided for the
train log book in which were ecord
ed the views of those on board regard
ing the Scenic Limited - The en-.
try of the newspaper crowd, which
was signed by all, follows:
Dear Major Hooper:
Permit us, as your especial guests.
to offer congratulations on the first
flight of the Denver 81 Rio Grande
Scenic Limited. - We deem it a
privilege to start your log and kick
book. For thirty years the people
have been trying to coin words that
would express their emotion while
travelling on the Denver IL Rio Grande,
but that pioneer of newspaper men,
and good fellows, Julian Ralph, hit
upon the happiest of all when he
named it yachting in the Rockies. -
If an ordinary train tour on your road
is yachting, then trip on the Scenic
Limited is voyaging on Rocky
mountain liner. We know that the
Kron Prinz Wilhelm nor the Oceanic
do not provide so many luxuries for
thelI 1000 passengers as you do for
seventy.
Your limited is hummer, bird,
yea peach, and Utah and Colorado
people know good fruit when they see
it because they raise the finest in the
world. 1t has all the comforts and
many more Injuries than home.
We have but few complaints to
make. One of our party ordered
humming bird breasts larded, and
your chef nconsiderately served him
Dodo bird heart with aux egg omelette
Please do not let it occur again.
1t was inconsiderate of you to limit
the train to seventy people. otherwise
these five Salt Lake men would have
brought their wives and the Colorado
men some other fellows wives, that
being one Of the differences between
the eastern and the western slopes of
the Rockies.
We wish to complain that New
York morning papers are placed on
your library table two days old.
In spite of these little faults we are
quite agreed that we like scenic
limited trains. We like to be per-
sonally conducted and if you wouldn' t
have done it we would have chosen
Wadleigh. Happy are we that we
have both.
Let it be recorded in this log book
that the morning of the third day,
sixth month, Ammo Domini, 1906 &C
cording to the Gregorian calendar,
was as fair and sweet as baby's
smile. Four hours before the sun had
reached meridian the Limited" sped
out of Denver union depot As we
are about to plunge into the grandeur
of the Canon of the A rkansas we have
not lost neither has the
train In fact the pace has been so
rapid that some of us feel that we are
gaining on that ridiculous old gentle
man, Pa Time.
We have had one royal gorge with
yon already, the colored gentleman
has announced a second now ready in
the dining car, and we know that we
are going to delight in every minute
of the one where the hanging bridge is.
Now, here is to your health, and
your family's health, to the 'Scenic
Limited and it's big family, and
hereafter may you live long and proser.
So say we all of u.s.. Prosit.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1906-06-09
barrow Gets New Commission

G. w. barrow IN Washington this
week was admitted to practice before
the United States Supreme court and
has already tried his first case before
that august body.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1906-06-09

latter, however, stopping at Glenwood
and returning to Denver.
There had been provided for the
train log book in which were record
ed the views of those on board regard
ing the Scenic Limited - The en- :
try of the newspaper crowd, which
was signed by all, follows:
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
Early uss Of Tar and Fsathsrs.

We learn from the English annals
Of the historian HOveden, who was
court chaplain to Henry Ill, that
the old custom Of tarring and feath-
ering is one that dates back to the
time of Richard the Lion Hearted.
He tells US that this renowned king
on setting out for the third crusade
made this enactment, among Others,
for his feet: "a robber who shall be
convicted of theft shall have his
head cropped after the fashion Of =
champion, and boiling pitch shall be
poured thereon, and the feathers Of
cushion shall be shaken out on
him, SO that he may be known, and
at the first land at which the ship
shall touch he shall be set on shore"
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
Ts Test Wstsr.

A test for the purity of water,
which can he easily applied and
which gives fair idea Of the pres
ence or absence Of organic impuri-
ties, is made by using u solution Of
permanganate Of potash in the pro-
portion Of one grain to two ounces
Of water. Use this test rs follows :
Take 4 long, clear glass, fill it with
pure or distilled water and add to it
as much of the testing solution rs
will tinge it pink. Then do exactly
the same to glass Of the water you
suspect and watch and compare the
colors Of the two samples. II the
pink color does not disappear or il
it does not turn brown in the sus-
pected water you may conclude that
it is safe to use it. II, on the other
hand, it disappears quickly probably
animal matter is present, and If
slowly vegetable matter. In either
case the water is not above suspi-
ciOn.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
A ecoteh Editor.

Alexander Russell, the famous
Scotch editor, conducted u powerful
Liberal newspaper. For his strenu-
Gus advocacy of the faith his admir-
ers in Edinburgh presented him with
80, 900 and some silver plate. "Whst
is your coat of arms Z" asked an ad-
mirer at the meeting, with one eye
on the plate. My shirt sleeves" re-
sponded Russell. There WAS some
truth in the witticism, for when hs
became editor of The Scotsman Rus
sells salary was f10 year. His du-
ties were many. He had to read the
newspapers, select and abridge arti-
cles, review books, report meetings,
compile news summary and write
the leading articles. After enumer-
ating these items the proprietor add
ed, "And lastly the attacks Of our
political adversary will be expected
to produce your retort."
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
A. lsast q hsIp.

"Uncle David" was an Oldtown
character, some of whose sayings
have been put into black and white
by Mr.. Norton in his "Sketches" Of
that vicinity. David used to run
RATS of lumber down the Penobscot
and was wont to boast that he 'al-
ways sold to one man, and when he
didn't sell to him he sold to some
body else"
One day Uncle David was stand
ing on the river bank when stern
wheel steamboat passed. He gazed
long and thoughtfully at the vessel
and then, turning to bystander,
said in tone of deep conviction:
"That wheel is great sarvice to
that boat"
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
Foaeor. As USUAL.
4 pesa csrd Yhsa vsssss n1oiie1 -
WasGoA JeusaoS.

SSJ.
The experience which befell n
sbsentminded young man vho fog
got TO mail a postal intrusted TO bic
care should furnish horrible WARE
ing TO all similarly inclined LesS-
ing the house of his sweetheart oRs
night, a postal card Was thrust ints
his hand.
"Now," said the girl, with tbs
usual admonitory manner character
istic of such occasions, You are sure
that you will not forget to mail this
postal card? 1t is very importsst
indeed. Ii is postal to my dress-
maker telling her TO use eluny lace
on my new buff gown instead Of Va
leneiennes and 10 button it up the
front instead of the back. Nov,
you will not forget 10 mail the card.
will you:"
mo, no." said he, Il won't; Of
course not; never do, YOU know"
And, fully impressed with the i'm
portanee Of his errand, he buttonsd
up his coat and walked of.
But the chase for the last home
going trolley car completely drove
the sartorial epistle out of his head.
and he slept well that night, uncon-
scious of the all important amend
ment TO be sent to the dressmsker
about the buff gown. Ii was only
when seated over his work the next
morning about IL that some star
Ting remark of the typewriter
brought back the epistle TO his mind.
Good heavens" he exclaimed.
jumping up from his chair, Il forgot
all about it, and Madeline said she
especially wanted the work done on
her gown today
Without waiting to dry up the
Hood of emotionalism in the breast
of the stenographer girl lie dashed
out into the hall, spied the office
boys bicycle and was out on the
road. The dressmaker lived far out
in the suburbs. The careless man
determined to lose his noon lunch
hour rather than disappoint the girl
he loved best in the world and, like
u mad thing on wheels, flew Oh.
About two blocks away from the
hard earned goal he felt in his poek-
ct for the postal. 1t WAS gone! A
few minutes later he stood trem-
bling. abjeet wreck before the
naughty modiste.
Miss" he began, Miss L. says
she don't want the valenciennes lace
on the back of her dress, and she
wants it buttoned up the front"
IL know" said the modiste, smil-
ing sympathetically back at him.
"She Just phoned me all about it.
She said she knew you would forget
to mail the card" - Philadelphia
Record.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
Not Just the Same.

1t seems that this boys mother
was born in Canada, but the little
fellow is a native of the United
States. To tease him his uncle calls
him a 'little Canuck," which never
fails TO provoke vigorous protest.
Coming home from Sunday school,
the boy tackled his aunt with the
question:
"Aunt Bess, why is people bap-
tized z"
She attempted to explain, but un-
fortunately touched tender spot
when she said, willie, you know
you were born in original sin."
Willie regarded this as variation
Of the hateful accusation so often
made by his uncle and Indignantly
blurted out:
"'Deed l wasn't. l was born in
Pittsburg. I'm an Americsnw-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
IN, A. es A.s~sri~s.

"The Mohammedans," said Jap
anese Buddhist priest, answer in
quire.' questions with smooth lies.
These lies are only on the surface
plausible. The slightest reflection
shows their tremendous falsity. The
MOhammedans answer questions ~
once heard q middle aged man an
swer . boy. The two stood before .
steamship office, regarding the globe
that revolved in the window.
"'Do you mean to tell me, said
the boy, that the world is as round
% that:
81 do,' the man answered.
"'Then, said the boy, 4 can't un-
derstand Why the people on the 9TH
er side don't fall or
"Ths man sneered.
"'You fatigue me- he said wea-
rily.
"'well, why is it?' the boy per-
sisted.
"'Heaven,' the man answered,
has given those people common
sense, and they hold on
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
knsvv Her Grammar.

The judges little daughter, al
though she had talked several times
through the telephone to her father,
had never gone through the formali-
ties necessary in calling him up. The
first time she tried it she took the
receiver of the hook, as che had
seen others do, placed her lips to the
transmitter and said:
~Hello! I want to talk to papa"
Number, please:" said central. !"
singular, " she answered, surpris-
ed at the question, but proud that
she knew something Of the rudi-
ments Of grammar.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
IaAo.ne IN FLoaemce.
u 10 Hsrd - Tell Who Hias, shs
osys~ Or the esIisr.

0oyer or the oeiier.
4 man observing a hat marked l2
francs thus reasoned to himself:
The price is marked II francs
That means 10. The shopman viii
offer il for s. 1t is not worth more
than g. l don't want TO give more
than 4, so Ill offer him e."
This suggests the principles upon
which trade is carried on. The fol-
lowing Is an illustration of the proc
ess:
Buyer-What's the price Of that
hats
Seller-Twelye francs, sir.
B. tin a tone Of astonishment)-
Twelve francs! Heavens, what =
price.
Sits not dear, sir. You
couldn't get il as cheap anywhere
else in town.
B.-Nonsense! What's the lowest
price you'll take for it:
Swell. as its you I'll sell it for
II.
B.-Per Baeeo. Why, it's not
worth half that.
Swell, what will you give for
it.
B.-I won't give eentime over 9
francs. CThis very decidedly, as if
he really meant it,
Six francs! Why. it cost me
more than that.
B.-Go along! Tries on the hat,
which is very becoming, aud contin-
ues in u cosxing tone): Come, now,
let's finish this affair. Name your
price.
Swell, take it for 10 (seizing it
as though everything was settled
and hurriedly wrapping it up).
B.-Stop, stop! I'm not going to
give that price. Makes for the door,
as though he also thought the affair
ended.)
Stop. sir! Tell me now frank
ly the highest price you will give.
(This III an encouraging tone, with
head on one side and sweet smile.
B.-Come, III give you :. Makes
show of pulling out pocketbook,
with the air of having made u hand
some offer that would be snapped
at.)
$. (now beginning to get excited)
This is more than can bear! We
will talk no more about it
Is. (Seeing too much decision in
shOpman's manner)-Well. come
now. How much will you take! I'll
give YOU .. There!
S.-No, no, no! ! won't sacrifice
the hat!
This is the moment for the buyer
to rush from the shop, sometimes
even getting to the corner of the
street, when the excited seller will
dash after him, imploring him to
come back again and take it for 9's.
Then work begins in earnest, and
they rise and fall alternately by half
francs and sometimes fight over the
last two sous. When the bargain is
completed amid torrent of words
and wild gestures the conquerOr
(Which is the conqueror goes oil
with his hat as proud as the victor
of score of battles TO admiring
friends, who turn it over and peer at
it and examine it critically, praising
him for his shrewdness in making
such u bargain.-London Mail.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
Broken and Msndsd.

On swept the little red automobile
that WAS built for two.
"YOu-you seem so quiet, whis-
pered the beautiful girl anxiously.
''ls there anything about this ma
chine that is brOken!"
"Yes," Kissed the tall man at her
side bitterly. My heart"
Feeling remorseful Ut having jilt-
ed him SO cruelty, the beautiful girl
leaned over and added:
''Cheer up. George! II your heart
is really broken We can stop At u re-
pair shop"
Nonsense! What kind Of q re-
pair shop could mend broken
heart! 7"
"Why, the parsonage. George"
Twenty minutes later the ''repair
shop" was resched.-Chicsgo News.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
NE TALKED Asour eaAMr.
oss Thsrs Wss o. iaeiAsas - ufhish
Ne Never Tea

When Captain L. 5. Grant MAS
selling goods In southwestern Wls-
eonsin The year before the var he
disposed of = bill To a shoemaker al
Spring Green, Grant county Ii de
yeiop-d that the shoemaker Was .
much better buyer than payer
Grant made numerous attempts to
collect the ball, but without avail, in
spite of the fact that he was known
xs . remarkably good collector.
After the seller of leather had be-
come famous as the head of the Ar
INV and Was winning great battles
the Spring Green shoemaker had =
good deal to say about his personal
acquaintance with General Grant
The shoemaker had son who was
lacking In xit. One evening when
half q dozen patrons were In the
shop the old man told interesting
stories about Grants visits and
chats in his place, much TO the de-
light of his hearers. The boy MAS
also an attentive listener.
Mrs. Shoemaker called her hus-
band to the house. During his alb
sence the son took his fathers place
o = talker about the great general.
"iou bet pop'll never forget Cap
tain Grant" remarked the lad. who
said no more until one of the visit
ors asked why.
Pop wouldn't pay Captain Grant
for some luther pop bought. Ill bet
he asst pop moren a hundred times to
paw for that luther, and pop just
told him he didn't hef ter. One day
after the captain had ast pop real
hard for the money pop said he
would never pay it. Then Captain
Grant went right out of the shop
and hitched his team. Jest before
he got into his wagon he called pop
out, and he said, so you won't pay
that bill.' NO, | won't And pop
started hack to the shop. Quicker'n
you could say Jack Robinson Cap
tain Grant came up behind pop and
gave him four of the hardest kicks ]
ever seen man git, and then he got
into his wagon and druv away. !
notis pop don't tell you about that
when he gifts ter talkin' about
Grsnt."-Chicago journal.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
Net Such On Ga.y Matter.

'These shoes will be all right"
said the salesman, ''after you have
got them broken in" The young
man, who had been hesitating be-
tween that pair and one a size lar
ger, took the salesman's word for it
and purchased the shoes. A week
later he came back to the store with
q perceptible limp. :.
II wish you'd stretch these shoes, /"
he said. 'They hurt my feet terri
bly,"
Haven't you got them broken in
vet " asked the salesman.
"Oh, yes" said the young man.
"The trouble is that l can't get my
feet broken in"
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
SOUTH Alaea,cAn Peosx
hss the lahsrses osesAs ths oisses
- she etanAsra


OF labor conditions in South
America Frank WiI.org, author Of
a Commercial Traveller In South
America, SAYS: The large planters
Of Ecuador complain that they lose
d part of their crop every year
through inability to get sufficient IA
borers 10 harvest it. As In most
tropical countries, the question Of
labor Is most serious, for among the
lower classes the necessities of life
are so few and SO easily obtained
that there is little or no incentive
for steady application. In Ecuador
the attempted solution of this is the
Introduction of the same vicious
system which our government found
in force in the Philippines-namely,
peonage or debt service.
To gain hold on the laborer the
planter offers him a small loan,
which he with Characteristic i'm
providence eagerly accepts with the
understanding that he is to enter
the service of the planter and pay
back the debt little by little. Until
II Is paid he cannot enter the employ
Of any one else. Ii is to the sdyan-
tage of the planter to keep the debt
unpaid. and it seldom happens that
a debt once contracted in this way is
ever Cancelled. Moreover. the debt
always grows, for fines are constant
~ checked against the laborer's &C.
count-if he misses y day or breaks
u tool-until it actually results that
the longer he works the more deeply
he Is in debt.
Then the various members OF his
family are drawn into the employ Of
the planter for the ostensible pur-
pose Of helping to lift the debt, and
gradually they, too, become bound
body and soul. The poems are not
slaves. This is vigorously asserted
on all sides. But they might almost
as well be slaves, for even if their
bodies are not purchasable their
debts are and through their debts
their services, and planter desiring
the service of certain peon can get
il by paying the poems present en-
ployer the amount Of his indebted
ness. This transfer of debt and
service is common practice"
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-31
FINISHED POETRY.
etss1 lshss - aAssh - TiAs Issaav Z
e0sAos n tes ere1asea14A-

otss1 lsAas - aAssh - eias Tssasv .
essAss n Ne evsAs<aisa-
There are yet some persons left
vho fancy that poetry Is the prod
net Of . fine frenzy; that ths poet
genius svakes from . suhhnatsd
estaleptie trance TO ill page after
page vith enortiess bestitn4ies- A
number Of manuscript sheets Of
Longfellow's -Excelsior," which
may be found in Harvard. should
not only explode this thsory. but
give hope 10 many . discouraged
amateur. As Longfellov first con-
sfrueted the first verse of this poem
il ran:
TAs shAAss Of atghe were falnnG fnss
As through an AlDAas village DaansA
a youth whs. - shs DsAaAnss sunS.
nesDonds1 In an sAknswn toaGas.
R1esaakas.
This VAS msnifsstly weak. - the
only obvious reason Why the Alpine
peasants sung wss that they might
AFFORD = rhyme for the youths re-
sponse in an unknown tongue. A
second trial at the verse. however,
not only failed TO improve it, but
arranged il in such form that il is
difficult to believe Longfellov guilty
Of the fault. The la.t two lines Of
the verse were made to read:
A youth Who bore . pearl Of price.
banner With the strange Assies.
There are not many even among
the magazine poets Of today who
would consent to refer to Q banner
ss q pearl Of price" But the poet
had by this time three lines to his
liking, and the substitution Of -
youth who bore mid SNOW and ice"
completed the verse ~ il has been
read and spoken throughout the
length and breadth Of the land, all
Of which goss to show that the gen.
ius Of the poet u in the conception
and that the production Of the
poem, being quite another matter.
lies solely in the direction Of patient
labor.