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The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
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Stewart & Lamport of this
place have received the following
letter which is self-explanatory.
Granite, Okla, Dec. 10th, 1906.
Lamport & Stewart,
Springfield, Colo.
Gentlemen:
Please permit me to
say, your name and address was
handed me by Mr.. John A. Dav-
is of Guymon, Okla. And wish
to say, am the advance Agent
for THE (PROPOSED) DEN
YER & GULF RAILROAD,
from Denver, Colo, to Port Ar
thur, Texas. We have already
secured some two hundred miles
of right of way, and quite a large
donation of bonus as we'll as stock
subscribed in the company.
And as our line will pass some
where through Baca Co., would
like to have your views on the
subject, as to the lay of the coun-
try, &c. from a point about where
the Cimarron River enters Colo
RADIO, after passing out of Beaver
Co., and going in direction to-
wards Springfield, and thence to
La Junta, Colo.
At this time, I can frankly say,
our engineers will be put in the
field to survey our road, at Tex
homa, Okla, some time in Jan'y.
and with proper encouragements
shown by the people of Spring
field and vicinity, we will run a
line in that direction.
Yours very truly,
R. E. DAVIS.
Whether this road is built or
not, the fact remains that no
better route could be selected
than the proposed one through
Springfield and it would be a
profitable one, too.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

E. E. Alexander, c. Dlrant
and R. Z. Hooker left for Lamar
for freight Tuesday. Willie
Denney left a day later.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21
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LOCAL TIME TABLE
OF THE
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE AT

PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE AT
LAMAR, COLO.
N ov. 4th, 1906.
WEST BOUND
No. 1-California : express. .....3:19 a. m.
No. 3-California Limited. 80. .8:35 p. m.
No. 5-Denver express. 1:l2 a. m.
No. 7-California and Denver
eSpreSs........,..... .o:Vo d. III.
No. 9-California and Denver 800 a. m.
No. 569-Local Passenger. p. m.
No. 83-Local Freight ......9:5 so a. m.
EAST BOUND
No. 2-Chicago express. ......,12:05 a. m.
No. 4-Limited. d...................-1:06 :06 p. m.
No. 6-Denver express. ....... 2:57 a. m.
No. 8-Chicago express. ....l2.O5 p. m.
No. 10-Missouri river flyer. .1O:40 p. m.
No. 57O-Local Passenger. 5:l8 p. m.
No. s4-Local Freight. .........9:30 a. m.
Nos $50 and $40 are local passenger
trains and stop at all stations.
No. IS 2, a, 6, 8, z, and 9 are mail
trains.
G. J. Garvin, Agent,
Lamar, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

Says |
To myself--says L
The Denver Post is
The paper to buy
Says l.
The Springfield herald., 1906-12-21

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
THE WISE MAN

A man who was extremely wise
Said, Tomorrow the sun will rise"
He said the same thing every night.
And every day proved he was right. .
When people saw his words were true,
They wondered greatly how he knew.
He said to all his friends, II hear
Well have some rain within year."
And sure enough, it came about,
And rained before the year was out.
And then they said, '.How very
strange " .
That he can make the weather
changer" : -
He gave his friends a candy treat,
And said, I'm sure you'll find Il
- sweet"
They ate little, found it so,
And said to him, How did you knowf
IT'S very sweet, as you have said.
How, can you taste so far ahead?r
He said, II cannot swim. and think
If jump in I'll surely sink
He jumped, and as he could not swim,
1t was the last they saw Of him;
And as he sank far out Of sight,
They said, THAT proves that he was
49, right" t.--. ....-.S. ..--,-z-
The Youths Companion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
OOSEBERRIES were ripe.

IL Now that meant to the little
can imagine They had been waiting
all there nothing they loved better
berry The it is done is this: -
You get bunch Of glow-worms together in she'll
flake OF the gooseberry
By and by it will begin to zz and the juice boiling out from
and allowed to cool Then you Amfaora you your
Pooosc up the h and drink the
distilled fruit fower-honey to
So the six little Amfaoas maple twg and looked
longngy gooseberry thick
with priekly crimson globes For Farmer
Paiga owned the fruit desire and he
miserly insect six a@~t*
we cannot after them in the elde
Amfalora, s'for in the night fly. y:
"Nor see,' said Wing - y \
"Because asleep said Ting
"Then must go by day.
'.We certainly must, said II ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
THE QUEER MENAGERIE
By Elizabeth L. dould.

This camel was given to wearing large
(And most unbecoming ones, too).
81 don't wish head cold," III -.
All her kindred she told, -: -: "
And no further the theme would pursue,
But her favorite aunt made-of ribbons
and lace, ~. :: s.@-..:
With Fittings and Fittings galore s.:
Some suitable caps; e..
And she wears them, perhaps - - -
Feeling rather less gay than before. ~'."@
This panther was bound to be cultured
=. and wise, :ss,-.., = g.: -. n
And to learn all there was to be known
So he sat with book >-.s-~ x ~. -.
On the edge of brook =, -
For forty eight hours alone -., :. =. :. -.
At the end of that time he returned to
: - his kin, III. TT - =. ~ :. =.
But he often was heard to remark ~.
There were one or two points .. -.
On which cramp in the joints
Had left him somewhat in the dark. =. +
The lion which here is presented to view
Was devoted to bracelets and rings;
But with pain did he find ~ RI.
Nature had not designed -.
His legs or his paws for such things.
TO necklaces then his attention he ::
~. turned, !. IT, ...-:." -...~
AS being the best he could do ...s Il.
In the ornament line, - ....*.=
And he made quite fine .s-~., Il.
Appearance with seventy-two. III.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

"But if do old Paltwigla will see u.s." said Fuzz
Amfaloras r.. - 49, =, =
Then spoke Bng, the edest II 81 -. .
" At when the is hottest Paltwgla takes
his siesa While he sleeps will go together
owe will will hummed all the Amfaloras
All the next morning they waited their little wings buzz
and old Paltiwig!a spread himself seeply hydrangea
2e blossom R and oasd off, Then silently silently wan
folded rubber shoes Under the gooseber
tree they STOLE and it's heteng branches them
old Paltiwigla he slept the hydrangea blossom.
The smell Of the fruit in the hot
fruit hung high they aew to it, old PaTtiwgla would
hear the wing music =. '<>1.~-< .
Oh 50 sweet, that frsgranee' Amfaorean could
- y viii climb said Bing the eldest and viii break
Slowly stealthy up gooseberry tree he mounted It
was haf-past By the old the garden
had broken the Of five others
then old Patwiga yawned and stretched himself =
his IL Bns e. as
as he fell his trousers mpaled by projecting thorn As
had found the place Of torment. -.
Help me down, " he whispered, reaching eager arms.
at PSe dn paed ms ing
But the the best hornets nest
IT will the branch off, said Buzz he scrambled
up the tree while Fzz and Wuzz looked blank despair
Wing and Ting pulled, Buzz sawed and Wuzz and Fuzz
Patwga rubbed his eyes and sat up on the bydraneea
He saw all six Of the naughty little Amfalora.:
What are doing with gooseberresf he Numbered.
Then like Joves lightning, he swooped down upon them
falling on their knees We wanted only little small
gooseberry apiece for roasting
Just then the of Buzz crashed thru branch
and down toppled Bing top of Wing and Ting
and they all fell into overripe gooseberry
ucehepess The fate Of the dishonest engufed
will give you each thrashng,' said old Paltiwgla,
and will get gooseberry except what is you
moment -
So Paltiwigla six little thrashings
Amfaloras and Bng Wing Ting, Buzz, lped
sadly across the wall to their barren maple twig.
Then old Patwiga, the mean curmudgeon gathered up
the fallen fruit That evening he and his family roast
goosebey and the odor waited the six hungry little
Amfaoras as they sat outside of Paradise maple
twig
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

The perpetual aim of this corpulent pig
Was to get a good sight of his tail.
And with this end in view +
He tried schemes not few
Which, without one exception, did !
fail. : =, - -....s..
But altho his main object was never
attained, -... +: + r. f. . -.
He gained, as it were by the way, 49,.
A cast in one eye, -. ..-
And a neck all awry, ~~..
And temper just fit for fray
This zebra became so averse to his stripes
That he sickened at last and fell i'll
And tho doctors prescribed, 49, -
And their drugs he imbibed, -
Ills case was most critical still. , ~
But a thoughtful young friend came one
...-.~ day with gift, Ill.,. >->.>
Which she fancied his ills would dispel.
And it proved she was right
In a suit of pure white ~: 49,.
Trimmed with ruffles, he quickly got
well. -. ....; J.. .
This jaguar daily delighted to roam =.
By the last dying rays Of the sun. $3.50.
He looked naughty and grim, 4. "
And the mere sight Of him J.:
Had been known to make timid folk run.
While his heart was as soft as a heart well
:. could. be, -. H.. 49,.
And was filled with affection and truth,
Twas his fate-tho so good -.
To be misunderstood 49,. .
From the days Of his earliest youth. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

When will this dreadful rain stops''
When it gets to the ground, Of course. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
c.o.c.c.c.c.o.o.o.cc.o.o.c
 THE HEAVENS IN JUNE


 BY PROF. DOoLITTLE.
  Sgh-Jupiter Be for TimeA Brightest Star the
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star is comparatively near to us that we can measure It's distance, and none of the clusters, so far as it Is known come within the limiting distance. If We sup pose that the cluster in Hercules is only sixty-eight years away, We find that the distance through this cluster is one and one-half million miles. Sight occupies but eight minutes in traversing the ninety-three million miles which separate our earth from the sun, but it would re- quire ninety-seven days to pass through this enormous group.
 Were the stars of the cluster uniformly distributed throughout it's extent, they would be seven hundred times as distant from one another as the earth is from the sun. The little stars which seem to be so packed together as almost to touch one another when viewed in the telescope are therefore in reality very remote from one another So far are they apart that the general light throughout the cluster cannot greatly exceed the faint illumina- tion of a starlight night on the earth It may be of interest to add that our sun as viewed from the group would be just too faint to be seen except through a telescope It is probable that the cluster is in reality far more distant than we have supposed 1t to be, and that all of it's parts are therefore on a correspondingly vaster scale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27

0F all the bright constellations of
 winter, the Lion alone remains
 with us, and this is rapidly sink ing toward the ground in the west. The great group Bootes, or the Driver, with { the northern crown, is now directly over sad, while in the northeast the magnifi- mt summer star Vega has climbed more en half way up the sky and its beau- Il followers, the Swan and the Eagles, pear in the early evening for the first ne this year.
 The peculiar group Scorpio, which bears so striking resemblance to the animal from which it is named, is well above the ground in the south, it's up-
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Balances, thus mutilating and destroying the interesting and ancient figure.
 Scorpio was the slayer of the giant Brion, who still sinks below the horizon in fear just as the Scorpion begins to rise. In the very earliest times it was the sym bol of darkness. probably because the suns power declines when it enters this constellation after the autumnal equinox.
 To astrologers the group was known as the accused constellation portending war and discord. The appearance of a comet here was supposed to promise plague of reptiles and insects. This .malign char acter may have been ascribed to it from the fiery Autares, or from association with the qualities of its poisonous earthly name-sake. As several new stars have here blazed out in early times. some have
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thought that 1t might be to these that It's evil, reputation is due.
 The bright star Autares has greenish companion but slightly more than three seconds away. In a small telescope this is lost in the overpowering brightness of the larger star. It is said that this little attendant was first discovered dur ing an occultation of these stars by the moon. As the moon swept over the pair the small star was uncovered first and remained visible for an instant before the large star appeared. This phenome- non has been seen since; the green color of the companion in contrast with the silvery whteness of the moon is very striking.
 The stars at Q and R are both doubles Half way between Q and P there Is a cluster of stars which Herschel described as the richest and most condensed clus- ter in the heavens It Is visible in a small telescope, but large glass is necessary to fully show its beauty Forty-four years ago a new star blazed out in this cluster
 The beautiful cluster of the Beehive is in Cancer at T, Figure 1. and with good opera gMss the observer may de- tect far more difficult little cluster at J. But the most beautiful of all the clusters now visible in the one shown at s. Figure 1, is the constellation Hercules. On dark night this is visible to the naked eye. Tn small telescope it appears to be little cloud. but under a high magni- flying power 1t is seen to be made up of thousands of stars. packed closely to- gether.
 What inconceivably vast causes have been at work to group these thousands of stars into such compact masses we can ul pnpiacttIrp ba ,ar- of a of water are not more surely in mutual dependence than the parts of these clus- ters. Many of the groups have radiaing streams of stars extending out in every direction from the condensed center; it has, therefore, been conjectured that the material of the clusters is slowly stream ing away from or toward the center. /
 Each of the star clusters Is of incon- ceivably great extent. It is only when a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
PHYSICIANS OATH YEARS AGO.
Georgia Practitioners Swore By Apollo
 and All the Gods.

From the Augusta Chronicle.
 Secretary Goodrich of the Board of Health has recently received copy of the oath that a physician had to take in the olden days. and he has it exhibited in the office of the Board of Health The oath is a very strict one, and if physi- elan abided by it he had to be a gentle man In every respect.
 There is no physician in Augusta now who had to take this oath. as 1t has been abandoned for more than seventy-five years. The oath is as follows:
 "I swear by Apollo, the physician, and Aesculapius and Health and Allheal and all the gods and goddesses that according to my ability and judgment:
 q will keep this oath, this stipulation to reckon him who taught me this art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my substance with him and relieve his necessities if required, to look upon his offerings in the same footing as my own brothers and to teach them this art if they shall wish to learn It: "Without fee or stipulation either by precept, lecture and every other mode of instructions, I will impart knowledge of the art to my own son and those of my teachers and to disciples bound by stipulation and oath
 According to the law of medicine, but to none other will follow the system of regimen which according to my ability and judgment consider
 For the benefit of my parents and ab stain from whatever Is deleterious and mischievous.
 'I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked not to suggest any such counsel.
 With purity and holiness I will pass my life and practise my art. I will not cut persons laboring under the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who are practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses enter I will go into them for the benefit of the sick and will abstain from every voluntary mischief and corruption.
 And further, from the seduction of fe- males or males of freshmen and slaves, whatever in connection with my profess sonal practice or not In connection with 1t I see or hear In life of men which ought not to be spoken of abroad I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret While I continue to keep this oath unviolated may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the psac- tice of the art respected by all men In all timesl
 But should Ltrespass and violate this oath may the reverse be my lot!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
Strange Injuries By Rails.

From the Railway and Engineering Re-
 view.
 It Is well known that the tendency for rails to creep on trestles is frequently very strong. A section crew of the Terminal railroad of St. Louis recently had an un- fortunate experience in removing a rall from one of the elevated tracks of that company.
 The rails had been creeping and were under heavy stress. One of them had buckled sidewse, and as the spikes were withdrawn it suddenly flew out of place, breaking the limbs of three of the work men, one of whom had both legs broken just above the ankles. Still two other members of the crew were injured so se- riously that they had to be taken to a hospital
 A similar accident occurred on the Union Pacific raiload some years ago In that case the rail sprnng out of place. striking the foreman and breaking his legs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27

stretched claws reaching almost to the meridian and it's curving tail extending downward into the milky way. The sum- mer half of the Galaxy Is now with us, and on a clear night 1t may be traced all the way from Perseus in the northwest through Cassiopoea, the Swan, and the Eagle, to below Scorpio in the south. This half of the milky way is far more broken up and irregular than the part seen in winter Between Scorpio and the Swan it Is especially interesting; bright areas alternate with lanes and vacant spaces as if the great universe of stars which compose 1t was subject to forces which move, not worlds only. nor suns, but whole mutitudes of suns together.
 The observer can now trace out the long constellation of the Serpent. This begins near the northern Crown passes southward and eastward through the Serpent Bearer, and finally runs along the center of the milky way until it all most meets to the Eagle. It was here that the early Arabian located their group called the Pasture. The bound aries of this constellation were the stars of Figure l. lettered from A to J, while K and l. were the shepherd and his dog. the enclosed stars being the sheep. The star M in the Serpents tail. which lies between the two branches of the milky way. is double easily seen in small glass. The star at D is more difficult double. while that at F has minute twelfth magnitude companion. It is from the direction of the star F that the shoot ing stars which are seen about the mid
 dle of February appear to come
 The magnificent group Scorpio, with its ,.1l cta hs,+, q the most ancient of all cancellations It probably originated in the early Euphra- tean astronomy of six thousand years ago, when the zodiac contained but six signs instead of twelve. Even when the number of divisions was increased to twelve scorpio was kept undivided as double sign. In later times the two stars which marked the claws were separated Into little group named Libra. or the
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Taft and the Stern Walter.
n the Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal
 Secretary Taft said of certain domi- neering statesman:
 He fills men with dread. They quail be- fore him. They can't call their souls their own in his presence Altogether he makes me think of waiter I once met in the west.
 'In a small western town, many years ago. I put up at the Palace hotel.
 ''I was assigned to a room at the Palace hotel. There was no water no rtowels in the room and I rang.
 There was no reply.
 "I rang again.
 "Still no reply
 And again, and again, and yet again I rang, and finally waiter appeared.
 This waiter was a robust man of stern and forbidding aspect.
 Did you ring?" he said in a rumbling bass voice.
 CT did, answered.
 Well, don't do it again. said the waiter, with menacing scowl as he withdrew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
Now They Don't Speak.

From the Chicago News.
 Clara-Don't be surprised if Willie Sap- leigh proposes to you tonight.
 Manifestations! Do you think he will?
 Clara-Sure I do. When I refused him last night he said he didn't care what be- came of him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
The Use of Might.

From the New York Commercial.
 The Boston Herald remarks that never was there city. unless 1t is Paris. where night Is of so little account as New York" Well, that depends on what one wishes to use 1t for; perhaps Boston wastes it in sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
The Planets.

Jupiter may be seen for short time after sunset in the northwest, but it has now practically disappeared from the evening sky.
 Venus will throughout the month be the brightest star in the heavens. In its eastward motion it will move entirely across the constellations Gemini and Cancer. passing above the" "Praesepe on June 24. As 1t mounts higher in the sky 1t will set continually at a later and later hour, and increase very greatly in brightness. Throughout the entire month it will therefore be a very satisfactory object for observation with the telescope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
N o TT

MT. w. N. STRICKLAND, formerly of the Colby Deco rating Company, is now To- cated at Smith Bros. Hard ware Company, Ensley, with a full line of paper hangings and paint.
 See him before havingyour paper hanging and painting done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-27
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Our Recently Increased Facilities

puts in better position than the interests of the people of Ensley and vicinity in the banking line. With the taking of the business of the First National Bank have been materially increased and the scope of our business greatly broadened You will find policy conservative yet progressive and liberal well managed bank should be. We want your account and will appreciate any business given
Yukon Valley news., 1906-07-25
LAW OF COMPENSATION
 EXEMPLIFIED IN DAYS LENGTH
Dawson News.

Editor News: To satisfy the curiosity of several of your subscribers, as well as to settle little argument between them, will you please answer the following questions and oblige?
 Is the daylight (not sunshine) and darkness throughout the year the same in all parts of the world? or do we have more daylight throughout the year, here at Dawson, than the countries south of us? A SUBSCRIBER.
 The law of compensation was never better exemplitied than in this very matter of sunlight. Under the true equator the length of the day is equal summer and winter, being twelve hours of each. As one proceeds north or south of that true equator the days are longer than the nights in summer, and shorter than the days in winter-but the year round will be found to average just as at the equator. Taking the entire year, the total day and night for all places are the same, with this exception, that as one travels from the equator, the ele- ment of twilight Is introduced into the problem. And the question asked Is not as to the sunshine. The answer k that fl twilight be regarded as daylight, there i- more in a year at the north pole than at the eluator. If the sun being al'ove the horizon i- meant, both sum up alike.-Ed.l