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The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
MATINEE HATS SAD FATE

Just before the curtain rose for a
matinee performance recently, a wom-
an very far above the weight that well
regulated scales describe as normal,
ambled down the aisle and took her
seat, an end one. The whole balcony
seemed to vibrate when she sat down.
Not more than few minutes later
small, wiry, business-like woman
hoped down the aisle, and with great
difficulty and extraordinary gymnastic
effort managed to climb over the fat
lady and take the seat next to her.
Everything was peaceful until after
the first act when the thin spectator
decided to climb out again to speak to
a friend ten or twelve hows back She
had a new hat, which she had been
holding lovingly in her lap. With
last fond look at it, she hesitatingly
left it on her chair, went through the
same gymnastic act, landed safely in
the aisle and went quickly back to her
friend. Now fat people are always
counted good natured, and the end
seat occupant was no exception. Re-
alizing the hardships her neighbor
would have to go through to climb
back again, with a most divine express
sion of sympathy and good will on her
face, she stood up, moved along, sat
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
GHOST SHOWED HIN GOLD

Bringing a bottle filled with almost
pure gold, taken from a lode long
hidden in mountain fastnesses.aot far
from here, w. e. Bartlett end M. G.
Black. both well known business men,
are back after perilous trip to the
Cascades.
Theirs, however, was labor richly
rewarded, though the story is so inter-
woven with spiritualism and romance
that it is well nigh incredible. Bart
lett Is the grandson of d. E. Ingels, a
miner of the early sos in these parts.
who was murdered in the hills by his
partner. The Bartlett family are spir-
itualists, and Bartlett declares his
dead and murdered grandfather.
through Portland medium, sent word
to him to find the lost mine and he
would be independent for life.
Bartlett swears positively that he
received specific directions from the
spirit of his grandfather how to pro-
ceed to the lost mine. Moreover, he
was told to select NJ. c. Black to ac-
company him. The men will not tell
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

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The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

of the location of their find, but say
it cannot be reached save by making
an extremely dangerous trip and one
filled with hardship, especially at this
time of the year, when the mountains
are firmly in winters icy grasp. In
the spring they will return and der
velop their find.
In rough and mountainous section,
they say they found gray quartz
ledge, literally filled with precious
metal Small pieces were broken off.
pounded up in frying pan which they
had with them and the gold picked out
by the mems fingers and placed in q
bottle. Should the ledge prove as
rich as the samples, man could make
a mortar and gold pan, and in a
weeks time take out enough of the
gold to make him wealthy.
AS an evidence of their find they
have the little bottle of gold dust,
which has already been viewed by
dozens of people, and tests have been
made by o. d. Johnson which prove
that the mineral is genuine.-Wenat-
chic correspondence Seattle Times.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
COULDN'T HURT THE WA TER

an dat's des a lii mo- soupy dan dis
yer wattah. Yassiri"
'Is it filtered before you drink it?''
mo, sab, not as l evah head tell
of"
81 should think" said the humorist,
that you would be afraid to drink
such water; especially as the seepage
from that cemetery l see on the hill
must drain directly into the river and
pollute it,
Dye mean dat big bu'yin' groun'
up yander by de tu'n OBJ de ribber?"
inquired the son of Ham. 81 reckon
yo all doan' know Philadelphy ve'y
well, sab, aw yo'd know dat's Lau'el
Hill cemete'y"
We'll what of that?" asked Field,
somewhat puzzled at this unlocked for
rejoinder.
Dat wattah doan' hut us Philay-
delphians none, sah," replied the ma
tive son, with an air of pride. "W'y
mos all Of de folkses buied theah aw
fom ouah very best fam lies!"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
W0NDR0Us~ FAD or FASHION

How fearfully and wonderfully is
the feminine of the hour built up
in backi
A man with a discerning eve for
these things swears that fashionable
young person who hat in front of him
on the train the other afternoon tow
cred yards above the back of her seat
Her collar, according to his calcula-
tions, was built up quite six inches
high. 1t supported four diamond pins,
each at least two inches long, so he
reasons that this was modest calcu-
lation. Where her collar left off, her
back hair began, and he states that
never in his experience has he wit
messed hair erect to such sky-scrap-
ing height. He cannot undertake to
say how it was done. He only knows
that it was waved and puffed far
above his level, and he could only
peer toward its dim. retreating bill
lows in wonder. He says he knows
her maid must have stood on a step
adder to dress 1t.
Away up on top, he says, there was
set something in the nature of hat,
he couldn't clearly tell what, except
that it was mounted on coils and coils
of velvet, fitting it, as near as he could
judge from that distance, at least a
yard above her back hair. The top of
1t, he says, was not for man to con-
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

The late Eugene Field, while on
one of his lecturing tours, entered
Philadelphia one bright spring morn
ing after that city had endured
three days rainstorm.
There was some dalay at the bridge
over the Schuyll1ill river, and the
humorist's attention was attracted by
the turgid. coffee-colored stream flow
ing underneath. 1T reminded me so
much of my own dear Chicago river,
he afterward explained. He placed a
OBTAINING hand on the arm of the col
ored porter, who was passing at the
time, and inquired, in his languid
tone, if he were a resident of the
Quaker City, says Success.
"Yassir!" replied that important
functionary. 81 was BON an raised
yere. Yassir!"
Don't you people get your drinking
water from this stream?" queried
Field.
"Yassir! Amt got no yuther place
to git it frum 'cept tn Delaweah.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

down in the second seat-on the hat
In the meantime the friends ten rows
back finished a rather excited conver-
sation, during which the wiry lady
had become more and more excited,
and then she came back. Forgetting
all about her cherished hat and SEEM
ingly intent on some other business,
she unquestioningly took the end seat.
In two minutes she shot up-the hat
was losti She did not know just
where she had left it, but it must be
there! She searched under the seats
within a radius of twenty feet. Nc
hat was to be found. The fat lady.
synpathetic but immovable, did all
she could to help look for it, except
stand up. Ushers were summoned,
ice-water boys, programme boys. The
whole balcony was having a nervous
chill over the mysterious disappear
ance. Only the girl from Brooklyn,
in the seat behind, knew the answer
to the question, and she was too ex-
hausted from the strain Of suppressed
laughter to explain. At the end of the
play she did not wait to see the finish.
Her conscience wouldn't permit her,
for she caught one glimpse of the
crushed hat when the fat lady arose.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

Here is a correspondents record of
the minor hooligan outrages OF one
day in the city of Odessa recently:
Shortly before sundown a drunken
member of small military picket
staggered across his rifle and fired
wildly as passing drosky carrying
two women and young girl. The
bullet missed it's mark. An officer,
attracted by the shot, rushed over,
and the drunken soldier ran as best
he could, after dropping his rifle, but
was brought down by shot in the
leg from the officer. On the opposite
side of Cathedral place, 300 PAGES
away, about the same time, an intoxi-
Gated policeman reeled out of a vodka
shop and commenced blazing about
with his revolver, one shot wounding
a young woman in the hand He was
shot dead by member Of the nearest
picket
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
WILD TINES IN ODESSA

Earlier in the day two small mer.
chants returning through busy thor
oughfare from the custom house were
stopped by hooligans and robbed of
everything. Thirty yards away
stood a picket of two soldiers and a
policeman. The indignant victims de-
manded to know why the picket did
not come to their assistance. One
of the soldiers replied it was none of
their business; they were there to
control the traffic only.
1.-TWO other cases of robbery with
violence occurred in the afternoon
close to my residence. In the outer
districts of the city there were seven
teen similar assaults and robberies,
and between nightfall and midnight
about twenty. In three of the latter
cases the military pickets were the
bandits. A little girl of nine years.
chased by the hooligans, was shot
dead on her own doorstep"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

There has never been a more
democratic and truly unostenta-
tious public reception given by
any governor of Colorado than
that given by Governor Mcdonald
on New Years Day. The door to
the governors Office was wide op-
en-. AS the people passed i'll the
secretary announced the name of
each so that all might hear and
know who was coming. The line
curved around through the room
and passed on the private Office
which was thrown open. Here
light eatables and lemonade was
served-lemonade with just enough
claret in it to make those who like
punch think they were getting it.,
and not enough to make those who
like lemonade think they were not
getting it. The military man of
the state was represented by Adlu-
tant General Wells, who stood be-
side the governor and took the
pleace of the large number Of col
onels which former governors have
had on their staffs. People from
all walks of life were there. The
poor, the rich, the high, the low.
Democrats and Republicans, all
joined, as they should, in paying
respect to the chief magistrate of
the state.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

template, nor woman, either. unless
she were a Brobdignagian.
When this extraordinary elevation
turned around, the man says he got
distinct shock. The precipice that
had been reared to such lofty at
itude behind tumbled straight down
sheer, threatening to slice eff hey
pretty nose in the descent.
1T looked" said he, vainly strug-
Cling to express his emotions, like
somebody had taken a sharp knife,
trimmed her off close in front, as my
mother used to slice the dough off the
pie-tin. 1 must say, after the amazing
quantity of hat and hair aft, l wasn't
prepared for such an anticlimax for
ward. She was an awfully pretty girl,
but she appeared to feel that her hat
didn't quite balance in front, and she
kept thrusting out her chin as if she
hoped to make up for the deficiency.
Poor thing! l suppose it's the fash
ion!"
OF course, what this man was talk
ing about is the new felt sailor, erect
ed to great heights behind and chopped
off srort over the nose. Fashionable
Well, rather! AS many feminines as
can pay the price are annexing the
same, and many, many men are bound
to be amazed thereby.-Philadelp
Bulletin.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
PUTTING THEIR FOOT IN 1T.

An educated, refined and wealthy
son of the orient, New York mer-
chant and inventor from Japan has
been refused meal in a Curtis
street restaurant We nave been
expecting for long time to see
the arrogant venders of cheap
swill put their feet in it and now
we would be glad to see them
get pinched. A good many joints
up and down Curtis street have
had the audacity to print on their
windows "This place for white peo-
pie only" and "Colored patronage
not solicited" thinking by this
they would be immuned from serv-
ing the wants of the public, but
this Japanese student and mer-
chant has hired an attorney to de-
fend his rights and calls the atten-
ton of his government to the in
suit and threatens to make it a
subject of international consider
alton. Good, the Japanese don't
cringe and cover They demand
their rights and fight for them if
needs be and England stands be-
hind her. America needs a re-
buke such as Russia got and the
japanese are spunky enough to
administer it. We would be glad
to see this matter fought out in
the courts and not only the Jap
but native American colored citi-
zens receive ustice. If the Negro
had a government of his own be-
hind him he would not have to
endure the insult and injury he
does without some method of red
ress. Denver has number of
first class business men who ad
vertise in colored newspapers and
solicit trade from all the people
and then we have Il picayunish
class who have not sense enough
to be decent and they should be
taught IA lesson and we know of no
better teacher than the little peo-
pie of the rising sun to administer
the chastisement.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13
WHAT WE STAND FOR.

The COLORADO STATESMAN
stands for world wide news con-
cerning the Negro. Its policy
heretofore and now is not to notice
inuendos of its contemporaries or
to reply to articles of sheets print
ed in this city or state but to hoe
our own row in the field of gather
ing and dispencing news of inter-
est to the race. But when a postal
card sheet takes valuable time and
ink to advertise itself "A news-pa-
per, and that it does not reprint
from other papers leaving that to
the other fellow" We deem it un-
necessary by way of comparison to
inform the reading public and the
the postage stamp sheet that it is
not accused of printing anything
original or otherwise, unless few
local squibbs is seriously taken for
news. Unless this publisher had
taken particular pains to inform
the dear people that his hand bill
was newspaper they might have
taken it fora dodger distributed
gratis to the suffering public.
The Colorado Springs sheet
last week said at the close of the
article on Booker T. Washington's S
coming, pueblo has a new groc-
cry store of Negro ownership;
Denver is starting several enter
prises and Colorado Spings, the
leader of them all, must not lag"
The editors of the sheet always
was my optic, they cant see around
or over Pixies Peak, not even clear
enough to read a few lines or they
would have learned of some bona
fide Denver Corporations, one of
them organized over Is years and
holds clear of Indebtedness proper
ty for which it paid $4,000 in
hard cash another the Golden
Chest Mining Co. has property
worth today in good coin anywhere
from $4,000 to S150,000 and the
Afro American Investment Co con-
trolling over $1,000 in cash and col
lateral, besides individual enter
prises that would make Colorado
Springs look like dew drop in
the sea. Where does Colorado
Springs get the idea that she is a
leader? If our contemporaries
would read the COLORADO STATES.
MAN they would be better posted
and know what is going on in Col
orado and not exhibit pin head
nonsense to the people who are
better posted than themselves.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-01-13

Entered as second-class matter at
the postohice in the city of Denver
Colorado
New-York tribune., 1906-10-09
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
fFrom tn, Tribune Bureau ]


Washington, Oct s.-Ths German Ambassador,
who spent several days last week IN Washington.
has returned 10 Beverly Farms. but is expected
here within a week two. accompanied by Bar
Sternburg.
1t now has become a certainty that Italy Will be
represented by new ambassador Baron Mayor
des Planches having asked the italian government
for O transfer and great interest is manifested IN
his successor. 1t Is also thought IN Washington
that Senior de Casasus, the Mexican Ambassador.
will reIinquish his post and retire TO private life
The Austrian Ambassador and Baroness Hengel-
miller, who have divided the season between Bar
Harbor and Newport, are going to LenoH within a
short time. They will remain there until the last
OF this month
The Minister from Belgium and Baroness Mon
cheur have returned to Washington from Hamilton.
Mass where they spent the summer, and have as
a guest at legation Miss Clayton. sister OF the
baroness who expects to remain the greater part
OF next with them
Adhemar Delcoigns. ths first secretary or the
Belgian Legation. who left this country with Nine
Delcogne early last summer. will not return. nav
ing received another diplomatic appointment
Senior Don Alberto Yoacham. recently appointed
charge d'affaires for Chill. TO take tho place OK
Senior Vega has arrived IN Washington and as
surned his duties. Sefor Vega has returned TO his
post as charge dafraires for Chill In Mexico
New-York tribune., 1906-10-09
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

IFrom The Tribune bureaul
Washington. Oct. s.-The Solicitor General anu
Mrs. Henry NJ Hoyt announce the engagement OF
their daughter Elinor to Philip 8. Hlohoorh SON oi
paor ADMIRAL Htchborn U S. N. and Mrs. HIGH
horn Miss Hoyt is debutante OF two seasons ago.
Philip Hichborn is popular member OF the Chevy
Chase Club.
The American Minister TO The Hague and Mrs
David Jayne Hill left Washington to-day and VIII
sail for Holland October 81 Mrs. John w. Foster
goya a tea IN honor OF the Minister and Mrs. Hill.
and thew were otherwise entertained during their
ten days visit.
Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver has joined Mr. oliver,
Assistant Secretary of War. at their home In this
CITY Miss Oliver Is with shooting party IN
Canada and Miss Marion Oliver is the guest Of the
British Ambassador and Lady Durand at Deep
Dene Lenox. They will return to Washington the
first OF November.
Mr. and Mrs PeytOn Russell have opened their
I street house after spending the summer abroad.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-09
30 TEMP0RA! O M0REs! O HADEsp'
A Democratic Editor on Massachusetts, s
Little Hearst
m The Worcester (Mass.) Post

From The Worcester (Mass.) Post.
There was held in fremont Temple in Boston yes
1Sruay a meeting OF various discordant elements.
Inat meeting was called n Democratic state con-
Eehuon and 1t probably will nomnally have TO pass
uown Gown 10 posterty as such, although Il was not
naatS up OF representative Democrats, but mainly
OF the rabble OF Boston, in which were included
euIe OF BostOn's city employees and their friends
Inht convention put in nomination one John ~
SIoIdn Ior Governor of tho Commonwealth an
SIe T. Gerry Brown for Lieutenant Governor. or
1s Brown we desire to but little at present
~ MY Moran we have had something 10 say mere,
b%lore, and now that he has received what ne ana
ms TRENDS call a Democratic nomination, we desire
70 ehlphaslze, without repeating, everything We
nave already said about him. John b. Moran Is not
q democrat. never was Democrat ana never VIII
be a Democrat
10 ask any to vote for Mr.. Moran on the
6do9hd that he got from Boston mop whae VIII
30 GOWN In history Democratic noElitiAuon IS
be resented
The way to effectively resent that insult and
teach the political pirates and freeoooters that
periodically raid the Democratic temple ana turn
II into tramp house lesson that VIII VIII De ltstihg
Is 10 vote for Curtis Guild, jr, TOT Gov 'e~inor. ~
isecprocity. tariff revision nluncdp nti SnIp mp
ana other issues may well be postponed 9iiti the
paramount issue OF Moranism is dispose or -
Noran and Gerry b. o temporal y HioSeS y
New-York tribune., 1906-10-09
IN THE BERKShiRES.
TBy Telegraph to Tho tribunal


Lenox, Mass. Oct. s.-There Will be meeting
Of the Berkshire Hunc at Oyerlee. tho estate os NJ
and Mrs. Samuel Frothingham, tomorrow morn
Ing. The Will be around Rattlesnako Mountain
Many cottagers drove to P1ttsheld this afternoon
for a recital by Miss Anna Vernon Dorsey, OF Mary
land, at the house OF Mrs. Walter Cutting. The pa
tronesses included Mrs. Henry W. Bishop, Mrs.
William Pollock. Mrs. Zenas Crane and Mrs. Henry
L. Dawes.
This morning Mrs Charles H. Wright snssreatned
for Miss Dorsey. at the Country Club.
George Pollock. Of New York. Is being entertained
by his brother, William Pollock. at Holmesdala
Among the arrivals to-day were T. Jefferson
Coolidge and Miss Payson. of Boston, and Mrs T.
s. Silsbee and Mrs. T. g. Parker, OF New York
Those arriving at the Hotel Aspinwan tocludsd
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Birmingham Lawrence. Mra J. u
Laselle and Miss LaseIle, and Mrs. T. & SszrX II
WhiungsvilIe
Mrs. J. Montfort SchIey and daughter. Mss KAsh-
arine Sohley. who have been at the Hotel AsDtnwal
for several months. returned to town to-day
Mrs. John w. Gates. Mrs. Charles Gates. Mrx A
]. Singer and Mrs Melville Marlin. OF New York
started from the Hotel AspinwaI for Boston to-day.
Baron Hengelmtler. the Austrian Annhassa~
dor. and Nine. Hengelrntller. who In New
port will arrive In Lenox on Friday for the late
season.
large house party which had been entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Sloane at Elm Court
broke UP to-day. Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Riyes,
Egerton Winthrop and Mrs Richard Garnbriu re-
turned TO Newport
Mrs. Henry Munroe. OF Tuxedo. who has been
guest of Miss Adele Kneeland. has returned TO
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas B. BrowneIl have closed their
cottage IN Stockbrtdge and returned 20 New York
Miss Matilda Browneu IS q guest OF Miss Mabel
Choate at Naumkeag
Mrs. Henry Sanger and Miss Sanger, who have
been at Heaton. in Stockbrfdgs. since the hotsi
opened. have returned to New York
Bishop Albion W. knight, OF Cuba, has gone 70
New York. after passing the summer and early AL
tunn IN StocNbrtdge- He will sail for Havana IN
Noyenber.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-09

recently described as "the chief criminal OF them
all" and. in spite Of his pretence Of having no
relations with the Tammany boss, his trusted
agents are even now arranging deal for tho
local ticket
These are only few of the shams whlcn are
daily coming to light to demonstrate to the peo-
pie what a gigantic and impudent piece OF oeih-
agogy and fraud and pretence this whole Hearst
propaganda is If there is in it one sincere
conviction, except the belief that the American
people are fools. to be exploited and humbugged
for the personal benefit Of William X. Hearst
the fact has not yet appeared