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Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
PRISON ASSOCIATION
TO ENTERTAIN CONvICTS

For the education and edification of
the convicts in the Canon City peni-
tentiary and the reformatory at Buena
Vista, series of lectures and enter
tainments has been prepared by w. E..
Collett, secretary of the Colorado Pris-
on Association. This society, of which
Mr. Collett is the active head, was or
ganized to aid discharged prisoners
and has done great deal of valuable
work. Its Office in Denver Is visited
daily by discharged prisoneds.
Mr. Collett announced Wednesday
that for the first time in the history
Of penal institutions of the state, a
regular course of lectures and enter
tainments had been decided upon.
They will be given every winter and
spring hereafter, it is proposed, and
the program for the present season
follows:
Theodore Roosevelt" lecture by
Chancellor H. A. Buchtel at the Buena
vista reformatory March 9 and at the
Canon City penitentiary April 9.
Human Interest" lecture by Mrs.
Liska Stillman Churchill at the re-
formatory March IA and at the peni-
tentiary Thursday, March Is.
Some of the Mysteries of Common
Things" lecture by Rev. DR.. Frank T.
Bayley at the reformatory March %
and at the penitentiary on Fri
day, March 23.
Our Associates" lecture by Rabbi
Friedman at the reformatory March
rs and at the penitentiary Tuesday,
March 27.
Entertainment by Mrs. Scott Saxton
and company of four at the reforma-
tory April 20 and the penitentiary on
Saturday, April 21.
Music will be rendered at these en-
tertainments and the conyicts will be
given an opportunity to listen to the
best speakers Those who have agreed
to speak are much interested in the
idea. Eventually, it is believed, some
Of the best speakers in the country
will give their assistance in the good
work. Mr.. Collett has had ten years.
experience in mapping out lecture
courses. He may be relied upon,
therefore, to make success OF the
undertaking. He Is collecting prison
society library. and those who desire
information from him on the subject
may address him at Denver.
A review of the work of the society
for the last year will be ready for dis
trfbution in a few days. It shows
that many men and women have been
helped to obtain employment upon
their discharge from prison. The
work of the association II necessarily
Of a private nature and the names of
those who are given relief are not
made known. Instances are given,
however, in the review. names being
ouitted, clearly demonstrating that
among the black sheep there are many
worthy ones now leading honest lives.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
writing Letter.

4 letter is written conversation and
should be simple, cordial and with 4
fi.ivor Of personality, like 4 chat with
q fk1ond.
When discouraged, sick or sad do not
writo. A letter carries atmosphere.
Never write anything over your sigma
~ of which you might later BE- ashara-
-. Write kindly Of every one. Letters
ar0 like debts-harder to pay when over.
due. Read over your friends letter just
before beginning your reply and then
answer 1t. Out Of the heart letters aro
the most welcome.
Csc plain. unruIed stationery. fold
ing once 10 fit the enveiope-whits,
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
A Batch of Balls,

There are several interesting bulls IN
the following serious paragraph from
the Western News Of Galway, Ireland
TO rob man of his purse and then
maltreat him for not having 1t would
pass muster among pitiless brutal
crimes, but to kill and slay 4 man to
the point Of death and then murder
him for net dying quick enough = one
point better in the catalogue Of hu-
man lnfamy. 1t II enough to make
Irishmen set their teeth and talk silent
y in groups"
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08

Throwing the Dart In Cork Hafbss.
The ancient civic ceremony known
~ throwing the dart 10 performed
every third year, and 1t survives only
In Cork. Proceeding to the mouth Of
NE harbor, the lord mayor casts q
silver dart into the sea and ~ be does
- proclaims his Jurisdiction ~ ad-
niral Of the port over the harbor and
all its inlets and creeks. The naval
authorities look on with unconcern, the
ceremony having long ago lost tn an
cient Significance. Throwing the dart
Ii now merely the occasion for q civic
outing.--London Mail.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
TIE n.ce..,o. of x,.s.r. Fails.

The Recession Of Niagara Falls.
Horseshoe fall has receded more than
200 feet within the memory OF living
men and 10 now travelling toward Lake
Erie at the rate Of fully 500 feet q
century. At present the crest OF this
fall. ~ Its name implies, has the gen
afal outline Of q hoeoeahoe. and Its
hAgth IL about 5000 fsst. but II the
present rate Of erosion continues the
1AgtA Of the crest may reach 3ooo fsst
q more within the next half niilsnni-
um. Now the Canadian end q the
HoFseshoe fall 10 q few rods upstream,
from the spot whence Table rock has
fallen Into the gorge. but the indica-
tons are that this end Of The cataract
win gradually retire toward ths Duff
ferin islands. leaving bare cli6 rs
the apex cuts its way upstream.-Alton
d. Adams In Scientific American.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
voar spider. to IN. Pound.

The lizard spider (Melus mygale) Ia
the largest species Of venomous spider
known. He il Of a bright yellow color
with three red stripes on his back and
4 crescent Of pure black on the abdo-
men. Full grown specimens Of the
lizard spider (so called because their
chief food Is small lizards, frogs, etc.)
measure four inches across the back
and have legs ten inches long. Four
full grown males collected by a Brit
ish exploring expedition weighed one
pound four ounces. This giant Of the
spider family is a native of Ceylon.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
L.n.,h Of wall PAPER Rolls.

"AIost persons have an idea that nj
pieces of wall paper are necessarily of
one length remarked wall paper
man. Sometimes when | receive or
ders from a distance l wonder just
what the patron is figuring on. He
may get enough to paper two rooms,
and he may get only half enough. Some
figure overeconomically and some over
generously. Our domestic papers run
eight yards TO the piece. Those from
France and Germany measure nine
yards, while the English make their
rolls SO lengthy that they contain quite
twelve yards. Then, of course, there's
the repeat On some of the new papers
with the smallest figures this Is next
10 nothing, and on some others, nota-
bly, a long tailed bird pattern, II a bit
over the figure is required for each
length 1t means loss of FIVE feet on
every strip put on the wall."-Philadel-
phia Record.
A D1ovv From . Liens Paw.
A man entered a London theater In
the early morning and found to his
horror that four lions, which were
DVuu0u tnCICs NA0 DiVASA AAOh ehSAA
cage. One gave him blow with its
paw, then took him In its mouth. The
blow from a lions paw ls said to be.
after the stroke Of whales tail and
the kick of giraffe, the strongest
thing In nature. so that the victim was
lead when the keeper went to the res
cue. Only one lion had concerned It
self with the man and was now sitting
over him as = dog sits over bone.
Two Of the lions were playing on the
stage with property" garland, and
the fourth was seated in the royal box,
placidly surveying the gambols on the
stage and the terrible banquet In the
auditorium. The murderer relinquisheA
its prey immediately Its master ap
peared, and all four bolted for their
den like children detected In some mis-
conduct.-st. James Gazette.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
TO Please HIN.

Mrs.. Ascum-But why do you buy
such expensive things when you know
your husband cant afford them? Mrs.
Wise-I Just do 1t TO please him. Mrs.
Ascum-To please him? Mrs. Wise
Yes; there's nothing he likes better
than q chance to have something to
complain about to his own people and
psss - . martyT-Phl1a0glDAla Lsdg.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
Am Errn Tcmper.

"And what is your ground for ex-
pecting to secure a divorce?"
"My husband doesn't love me any
more"
How do you know?"
''He said he didn't love me when my
temper was bad"
But that doesn't prove that he
doesn't love you any more"
Yes, It does" - CLEVELAND R1ain
Dealer.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
s,.ssr, An~Gnv>aa.~.

010o0G0 AM1UD00s
why DO you iAsist - hssping 4 par.
Ntr'
Because" answered he lonely man.
Il like to hear It talk. The parrot II
~ only creature gifted with the power
ef speech that IL content to repeat Just
what It hears without trying to maks
. good story Of it"-Washington Star.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
n. Eaese nDsvAtaI,e.

Borrowing moaaV," remassod the
nan Who continents - tAiAW, ~ NOT
. Oood plan"
"ouate true" sall 0snater Badger.
Tvs always not3eed ehat ths nan who
1ends money will sooner or latsr be-
eens sensitive to the touch. h."-Niiwau-
keo Sentinel
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
A Better way.

Cynic tsavagely)-Theys say the fash.
ienable mother Of today recognizes her
baby only by looking 1t the nurse!
1ashionable Mother (unmoved) How
extraordinarily clever when one
changes nurses so ofteni / always tell
ours by the baby carriage.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08

cream white, gray or gray blue Of KooA
1uality. Men Of taste use only vAits
paper.
Avoid eccentric shapes and essors.
monoSrams or hefaldic devices Of un-
usual size and anything conspse1eusly
odd
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
A Le..en laa4ri~..isa.

Less0h mo1rtohk
See the bride.
Why does the bride look pux-slod?
Because hubby forgot to kiss her
before he went % busi-nsss.
- the m&-txeA
WV doss IT, na-txea lesk DaarA2eAf
Because hub-nv l11-A1 l1E1st 70
~ ~ before - won1 - bulbAsss.
y - not qussr wsHe0D-3osw Ysrk
Xsab0e.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
re other SIDE.

Crawford doctors claim Ne die
bscpre our time from eating too much.
Nkabshaw--Still the people who never
Ut enough to sat don't seem to live
. long Tom watson's Magasins.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08
Oerualeus.

oeuA0t-For this Insult I challenge
ysu to pistols! Commercial Tfaveaer-
All risht, but first you will have to
tAke out shooting license, for my
namo y Hare.-London Bunch.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08

The Lincoln Park Fruit ranch offering for 81 800
the best bargain have been able offer for year. It
Between three and ou exent we'll frut
Trees years old and wifi make It profit bearing from the
Small Fruit.
The land IS worth the money wthout any building I'M
provements but they good four house, barn,
low This place will make fine home It Is
good boy investment The who boys this place
undoubtedy self at good profit within months.
They place ought bring bot be sold for
So. 800 If taken at
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08

Even beauty cannot palliats eccen.
tricity. Balzac.
Cañon City record., 1906-03-08

II thou hast lettering servant send
him Of ny sfrand just before his din
nsr.-Full9.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

There will be meeting OF the |. G.
A. "Wednesday at the home nf Mrs.
Froman AT the last monthly meeting
the roll of officers was completed by
the election OF Miss Nelsine Howard
as critic and Miss Eva Jones yic,-pTesi.
oehl Al this meeting Mrs, Ida De
Priest will tell of her trip 10 the Ma
iional Federation OF Womeu's Clubs.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

An excursion to Colorado Springs is
the rock on which many an ambitious
entertainer has met misfortune here
OF late years. 1t remained for the
knights of Pythias OF the two local
lodges to carry a train load to Colo.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

Bishop Abraham Grant OF this dis
trict will be in the city Sunday and
his coming will be a big event in the
Methodist denomination. He will be
the speaker at Shorter Church at IL
a m, at Ward a, p. m. and at Camp.
bell Church at p. m. A still further
TO hear him will be given
on Monday evening, when he will lee
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

lure at Shorter Church at p. m, TAX.
ing as his subject What Shall the
Harvest Be-" Admission Is cents.
An introduction of such a nan is need
less. His reputation, both rs a speaker
and worker for race advancement, is
as broad as the country. The people
OF Denver will literally sit at the feet
of Gamaliel by hearing him.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

TO Miss Mamie Blue of Kansas City.
NJ George McCowen and Mrs. Mol
lie Lunn and con are visiting in Kan
sas City and Oklahoma.
Allen Davis is spending few days
vacation out in the state.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

RADIO Springs TO the state grand session
last week.
Mrs. c. J. Rhone OF Laramie is in the
city.
Mrs. Clara Hardin was hostess at
party Monday evening, complimentary
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

Mrs. j. II. White is indis3osed
Miss Webster of St Joseph is the
guest OF Mrs Blanche Allen.
Mrs Charles l.. White was hostess
at an afternoon party TUESDAY. com.
plmentary to Mrs John NJ Wright
and Mrs. Emma Moss McAioo, II was
attended by host Of society folk. The
hours of the reception were all too
short FOR the pleasure that the guests
received. Music was dispensed through.
ont the afternoon.
Miss Bertha NJ Harlan OF Topeka
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Turner
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. William Nor.
rison last week fine girl.
Mrs Nellie Porter Is progressing -
well as could be expected with the
broken arm she sustained while at
Colorado Springs last week.
There is a new business going in at
Curtis street near Nineteenth. II is
TO be shoe store and will be con.
Quoted by j. w. Jackson. The fix
tllreS for ShOos are heinr mt In this
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03
Personal
City Mention

week Repair machinery of the just
up-lo date kind will be added and this
department will be strong feature
OF the store.
c. A. Franklin now lives at SIS
Twenty-eighth street.
The family OF A. Colstnn is living
at lill South fremont street.
Mrs. Dollie Hamilton has purchased
a home at 253j Franklin street
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

Great success attended the efforts
of the Woman's Guild In It's annual
picnic last week. A crowd larger than
It has ever had at a similar event was
In attendance Everyone had a good
lime. The ladies thank the public
for It's patronage, which netted them
s2iO Mrs Mary Travick. president,
and Mrs. Florence d. Cooper, secre-
tary.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

Titus Alexander OF Oklahoma is n
visitor in the city.
r S. Scott and wife OF New Orleans
are in the city for the benefit Of their
health and may make this their home.
Mr. Scott is retiring from the postotiice
service there Mrs. Scott was Miss
Fagar, who visited here some few
years ago. They are The guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. A. Campbell.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

Mrs. ]. H. White is indispased
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

|. G. Gilmore has been SICK
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs William Nor
rison last week fine girl.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1906-08-03

Miss Bertha NJ. Harlan OF Topeka
is visiting her sister, Mrs Frank
Turner
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14

President A. G. Tuve Of Augustana
returned Monday from a sad mission.
He was called to DEBORAH, Iowa, last
week by the serious illness of his
father, G.. o. Tuve and while there,
the grand old christian pioneer passed
away. A funeral service was held at
the old home after which the body
was embalmed and taken to Toronto,
South Dakota. and there buried a
longside his wife who died five years
ago. The deceased was 50 years old.
He settled in Minnesota in 1854, and
removed TO Iowa in 1858. He was an
earnest and a sincere christian all his
life and a leader among people who
believed in leading a christian life.
Two sons and two daughters mourn
the death of a loving father.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
ShOber Speaks.

The following interesting interview
was secured at Sioux Falls recently
from Lieutenant Governor Shober,
who will preside over the delibera-
tions of the senate during the coming
session of the legislature.
Mr.. Shober was asked if there was
to be a meeting of the state officers
elect at Sioux Falls:
mo" he replied, "there is not t."
be a meeting of the state officers
elect in Sioux Falls this week, or at
any other time, that l know OF, l saw
the report Of such a meeting in the
dispatches, but it was purely the
work of some fertile imagination. NO
such meeting has been contemplated.
There was a meeting of the state Of
fcers-elect, and two or three mem
bers Of the state committee, with
|Governer Crawford, at Huron two
weeks ago. at which the details OF
some Of the important measures
pledged by the state platform were
considered and opinions were inter-
changed as to whether the progress
ives will have sufficient strength to
pass these measures. 1t was the
unanimous opinion that every plat
form pledge would be redeemed at
par. Possibly it was wrong n ma
chine-like to hold this meeting, but
many of US have conceived the no.
tiOn that we were elected by The peo-
pie for the very purpose OF doing
these things and to relieve the rail-
road attorneys of the task. The plat
and will not engraft its pledges into
the statutes without someone taking
the initiative. Who is to do this but
the men elected for that purpose?
"No, there was no general discus
sion of the speakership. l think all
of the new state officers are friendly
to Mr.. Price. Mr.. CLANCY and Mr..
Carroll. They are all orig inal insurg-
ents and friends of Governor CraW-
ford. Mr.. Price formerly lived in our
county, and has many friends at
| Highmore who would be glad to see
him honored with the best place in
the gift Of the people. The only. OBJ
| lection I have heard urged against
him is that the legislature stands
| pledged to re-elect Senator Gamble,
and that to chose a speaker from n
same county might be punching the
honors too much. Even though Mr..
Chaney halls from an Institution
county, and may be slightly handi-
capped thereby. he has many friends
who would like to see him speaker,
but in the central portion Of the state
the house members seem to be al
most unanimous for MI. Carroll, par.
italy through neighborly regard and
partially on account of his successful
management of the primary election
bill in the house two years ago. Only
one of these three men will make an
ideal speaker and it is my belief that
they will have equal chance for sue.
cess before a free and fair caucus OF
the republican house members, Who'll
liz uninfiuenced by outsiders.
No there are not many candldateS
for legislative positions. The good
times make such jobs undesirable and
hope to see the number of clerks re-
duced by half this winter. So far as
/ know there is no candidate at pres.
ent for chief clerk of the house and
but two for the secretarysh1p OF the
senate. / cannot say which will win.
The senate will elect its choice with
out dictation, and the wish OF the
senate will prevail as to committee
aSSipnmentS.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
Some Recommendations OF Pres.
ident Roosevelt.

.
Law prohibiting political contribu.
tions from corporations.
Law giving government right tc
appeal in criminal cases.
Law limiting the setting aside OF
judgements.
Law eliminating abuses in connec
tion with injunction laws.
Believes in capital punishment for
rape and assaults with intent to com.
nit rape.
Laws reducing hours of labor; half
holidays during summer for govern
ment employees.
Stronger laws against child labor
and regulation of labor of women.
strengthening of employers liabil-
ity law.
Urges continued progress towards
control of corporations; suggests IL
cense law as n way to curb abuses
and prevent government ownership.
Imposition of graduated inheri-
tance tax and graduated income lax.
Praises government policy Of irriga-
tion and forest preservation.
Calls attention to memorial amphi-
theater at Arlington.
Believes whole question of marriage
and divorce should be relegated to
congress.
Asks passage of the ship subsidy
bill.
Urges need of changes in currancy
laws; recommends emergency nation
al bank notes.
Asks lower tariff or absolute free
trade with Philippines.
Asks American citizenship for
Porto Ricans.
Recommends educational and inter
nal improvements for Hawaii.
Praises Alaska Yukon Pacific expos
ition and asks aid for Alaska.
Urges better treatment of aliens;
deplores San Francisco trouble and
asks law providing for naturalization
of Japanese.
Asks revised and amendments OF
laws protecting fur seals.
Recommends that navy be kept at
high standard; suggests that wornout
and obsolete ships be steadily re.
placed.
Endorses practice marches and bri.
igade post idea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-14
FOR PRESIDENT 1908
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
BY will Of the People.
Agin Kit.

Vermillion Republicans: Senator
Kittredge states his acceptance Oh
party platform principles as generally
prevailing and understood by Repub.
licans throughout the State. but
Thomas Thorson PUSHES into publlcl-
ty by questioning the senator's SIN.
cerity. AS Thorson Is surcharged
with political prejudices against n
senator, his allegations should not be
swallowed without being duly shook
and seasoned.
There is only one assertion in h
above item that calls for correction,
and that is where the able editor OF
the Republican allows his prejudice
to overcome his usual good sense In
making ar unfair statement OF h
case, and that is in the charge that
saThorson is surcharged with political
prejudices against the senator"
If the editor Of the Republican
knew athe senator as well as Mr..
Thorson does, he would be the last
man on earth, we believe, to accuse
any one with having political pre-
judices In seeking to turn down a pol
itical boss who has disgraced the
party organization and made it his
stepping stone to secure corporation
control Of the state for his w bene-
fit.
Mr.. Thorson knows ''the senator"
about as well as he cares to know
any rotten political boss. He knows
"tbe senator so we'll that he con-
siders him totally unfit to represent
an honest honorable people In the
senate. He knows him as a political
dictator, as a political CRATER, as a
man totally devoid of the elements
that constitute an honest or an hon
orable politician. He knows him as a
political accident who was quick TO
assume that the people had no rights,
that the corporations paid we'll for
political agents, and in this line THE
senator, was successful.
MI. Thorson like ~nine-tenths OF the
people, wants to see our grand young
state represented at Washington by
some one who believes in a square
deal, who believes that the people
have rights, who believes that the
corporations are servants and not
masters, who believes in Furnishing