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The Washington times., 1906-10-07

must recover thar. at least. cost what
q, NAV. ANA its up % me 20 play a
lone hand against them. I'm blessed
u il isn't"
He peered back over his shoulder
through the semi-darkucss oC the
gfEht. toward The deSolata country
road 5y which he had come. but no
sign of any approaching person re-
warded his searching Elances.
Once more me gszed through The rent
Jpn tA- eHrtEip, and fixed ln mind every
feature of The dismal room. Next he
shifted Ills revolvers 70 tle side
pockets of his short REFER. and then
silently leiJ the window and stole 90
The opposite side Of the house
There he found that he could slip
his knife blade between the loose
Sashcs OF one or the windows To
throw the catch unheard. and then
raise the lower sash. required 4 little
time and much caution- bur he finally
accomplished bIIIr. and then silently
entered the room
Tx aiioined a narrow hall leading
toward thC6iuiuE room. and BOYD.
after listening for a moment. decided
that further delay would be danger
Gus Within "a very few minutes The
knaves would be making of with their
divided hontv- Boyd drew both revoIv-
crs. taeu stole softly through he hall
Fifty thousand that's right"
Smith. ,hen was saying Yet I'd
sooner have had smaller bills
You'll have none of them. Smfrhr'
Boyd cao.lv interrupted. eppiug sud-
denly into the room wl.h both weapons
lrveled- Quiet YOU fellows. The urst
move VIII invite bullet, N8R, uD
with your nIuds. every man Of yau.
t3r.r-'N be- "a corps" here. Steady,
there, Rusbg' Dol; hink of boIt-
iag Tn the Kitchen. for f-I
shoot you dead before You can reach
The Threshold You, Smith. edge a
little to the left. So that ] may cover
all hands more easily CarcfuI-tlst-u
do. YOU dog
H8If-smothered eiaculatfons os dis
may. and the sound of quirkenad
snarls of Tage-these were the demon
stratiCns which followed Buvd-s sud
den entrance and accompanied ais
sharp uttorances. a series Of commands
and threats spoken with a voice so
cold and penetrating that NOT word
was lost. the while his stern. white
face wore d look no man among them
dared to- disregard
Within half-a-m mute he had the fpur
men Eued back against the wall. fhrea
or them seated with hands uprs.fSld
aha smith staining q few feet aside
as white As a ghost Wnen he now real
ized his ruinous situation.
Very good. YOU fellows" added
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The Busubodu and the Fan.

"TIe did" said husybody Ulo was
sitting next the man who had unload
ed The beer tag ON the boy. and the
busyhoGg pointed am accusing finger
NHersupun the man with the peanuts
turned and handed the Uusybudy one
on the end of his nose. For a few
minutes there Was an Ip~0ar in jEer
end of the bleachers But finally the
guardian o1 the peace who 0f5ciates
a. the bali park made his way 20 the
scene of action and took both offend
ers away with the imuaruaii,y which
marks his kind
When the disturbance had ended Il
was seen that Charley Jones had
reached FIRST ou four balls
GO down. JC-esey- go down. Dere
ain'r no fy paper ou dat bag You got
twenty minutes Watch his arm,
DIDN'T : tell yer To- move. He's our
Certainly he's out. Why didn't he ran
when 7 said For Jones nad died at
second when Auizcr drove an nheld
hit
six" CLougHHn vas CfHciaunE on
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has been shown ny the enforced trips
OF the sergeant-at-arm of the House
and the Senate TO get the law givers
90 return TO their desks 20 vote upon
important questions. The late Senator
German was at one time a profess
sional ball player himself. and. IN fact,
is said 10 have played on a Washing
ton team. Senator Knox is another
real Fan. He played on the Harvard
team when he was I'm college. In ad-
dition 10 these kinds of Fans here and
there you may ind a Fan in the
Diplomatic Corps; the Chinese minis
ter IS an enthusiast.
But the real place 10 find the Fan In
his glory is IA the bleachers- When
man is willing 10 pay money TO sit In
an uncovered stand in the blistering
sunshine when the thermometer regis
tcrs g5 I'm the shade has the bug He's
il. And the Fans in the bleachers know
the players by name il not personally;
they know their every trick IN the
field and al bat and the advice, en-
colraccmeut, and abuse which they
heap upon these heroes Of the diamond
are s8rtling IN their simplicity and
sincerity.
But Just TO get a good idea OF the
Washington Fan, a reporter Of The
washington Times stan made his way
out 10 the American League Park.
when the White Sox were scheduled
10 play a double-header with the Ma
uonaIs, and casting aside all thoughts
of personal comfort. Jaumed himself
into a crack between two fat men IN
the bleachers. The SoX as viii be re-
membered had just broken the worlds
record for the number Of games won
consecutiyely. The Iowbrows were out
n force. and they streamed ont behind
the ropes which guarded the field
crawled up ON the high fence. painted
by adventurous advertisers. They
seemed to realize that II would be a
great day for Fandom, and they were
for the most part good-natured
Long Tom Hughes was scheduled %
do the twlrliug for the home team in
The first game But IL was apparent
before he had been iu the box half an
inning that ne couldn't deliver the
goods and the chicago battcrs were
making him look like ID little boy
The Fans did NOT keep quiet. they
never DO. And under such prOvocauOn
as Hughes was giving them 70 would
have taken miracle 10 make them
hold their tongues.
"Tako Inn ont. take I'm out He
couldn't pitch hay il you put him in a
field all los himself" This from the
Fgd-faoed man whose head seemed 10
Doe fastened onto lis shoulders with
out tho usual neck link Il wouldn't
have made any difference n Hughes
had pitched the game of his life the
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,caatnued from FIf,h Pagc)

ceo5ed 90 question. Boyd soon gathered
the facts which enabled him to size up
the case at it's face value.
it appeared that IT,rsey recently had
been approached by "a Western min
inE operator. 0sJcus.bIy. who brought
him letters Of introduction from Dem
ver bankers. aud who offered to bor-
row quite heavily of Hegs.y az "a Uigh
rate nI interest and ou good securities
lic wanted the funds iu cash. DE
stated. aHt pf very plausible reulasev-
tauous Doc succeeded ta leading the
aEeu banker into tue deal He bore
iat very respectable name of Ark
T-Et and Herzey lFI been 1T the
Holman House hat morning 5y app
poIutWeut, tu complete tEe arrange
meu,- for tHe loan.
And while YOU were detained at the
hotel and ouL of your Office since 10
oclnCk" said Felix Boyd after get
ting alI of the particulars. "the clever
confederate of your NI- Albright has
played his part ai t.eir little game. it
is flIfu ou the face or ia. and un-
douutoGly is the WORK of gang Of
eScfednsiy clever criminals. who long
have been opera Jtug Boa this locality"
''Hy Jore. 2 guess illUs right
muttared Coleman
'Aour habits have been ,arafrIf,-
studied continued Ep.d: "ard I1 t,u-
ms ArSrirHt al what securities you
promptly could realize cash. Won v.rr-
self NelN probably save these zwind-
lers the information enabling th.u To
crafttlT impress and deceive your
clerk"
'Alaa yeS,' groaued Htrscv. wiring
ing bis hands. 81 Jo remember that
mentioned them TO Albright only yes
terlHT but Z had uo doubt of his
honesty Ills letters ut mtrodue-
ton
"rsaaw, Fmseres, every one Of
them
"EUt his coHfederates likeness 10
me seems utterly
"Faush, that was but cnud's play
for such clever criminals" cried Gov8
iwUusut'y -Iuu have been watched
and studied until your every habit
was known Your physical character
sites. Nour aray hair and beard. your
uvaT1b'e vI.r ur black AN combined
go make yau 81 man easily imrerson-
stcd
Then you DO not think the rascal
rrally was my doubleg"
"No. nos newer, ono of these kuaves
very skiiflily made himself up 10 re-
semhle yo.. and while his coufeder-
ale detained SON at tre Hoffman
House for "a couple OF hours. the
scamp came here and slipped quickly
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Discrction the Retter - Of 40

What's yer name, please politely
inquired another Fan. heayiIg an emp
IS pop bottle at the guard But the
guard was a good dCdger and having
done his duty as he saw Il. DE moved
10 another section of the stand
II was along tu tHe sixth inning that
Washington awoke To- the fact that
r. Smith, who was doing the twirlIng
for Chicago, could be Eit Jones
started the rally with clean single
"Nog yer taIEln. charie-. Fl1y
away oH youse tic boy can rum
lat Jones wes out al second on an
either iufaId biz by AlJZer. "fuy
can't yer give him c-ansJ 10 slt
down. Atty" waileI the Fan. that's
fs.rct ser done t1e same thing" But
when AItizer went 10 Third al Cross
IiJ and scored on an error the crowd
Gee. 5at that there outlaw can
T.n
sur. I'll bet ger can beat him yer-
self HUeu the cop IS after ger. Mlhe.
But Tie great eSgiteme-J came in
tHs Hiurl inning Wien NasIiHSlol
made furee runs on Walsh and Won
.IiIt Iar ball Hiek. pat mgr On der
box 5ilt no uiue-dGE wonder u Le
E5c pil.a sixty-tlree inuinEs without
nobody making q run of im.
"Oh mother, mother. what a brnch
Uf uuls-
Have they got any more Ike you
in Chicago
.WHo paid yer caTfIre here. any
way %"
The true Fan. and there arc many in
Washington as elsewhere. always gets
10 .Urc field about the time .Ie PLAYERS
arrive. II ants 10 see the warming
Us. hC wants 10 see everything there
IS TO see. And when iu tGe ninth iu-
ming a large. part OF the crowd arises
end starts for home with tie idea ihat
the game is over. the Fan STAYS TIChr
Where he is. although he always gets
uu 20 Sre the end OF tEe struggle In
fact there's mighty little OF the same
that tTe Fan misses.
The Washington times., 1906-10-07
? HAT is a Fan?

Il & Fan iaHu ny TINS
Y Y is meant Washing
tor Fan who though
he may differ in degree from those
of the Windy City or of little old Rev
York differs not fin kiud), Fan IS 10
he found at the ban yard out on Sew
euth street amy afternoon that the Ma
tiouals are scheduled tc play in Wash
lnrr1u lie feeds himself oo pop and
peauut+ and emlts a line of hot air
tEar woaId make any self-respectinE
blast furnace grow cold with envy
He is as fckle as a c0quetJe and as
arbitrary as Tie business end Of
mule.
It occurs 90 iHe reasoning mind. OF
course. that a Fan is because he has
the price. Eut on second thought
there must be other reasons for a
Fans being. For SOM have been
known to set over the fence AID
others are dcadleads, ho1cred with
passes because of grafJ OF one kind
or another. IL ISN'T necessary that a
Fan shall have been "A ball player him
self, for among tie nosL enthusiastic
Fans are lame men and others who
would run for cover If a baseball
came within six feet Of them. The
Fan g. the victim Of q habit He
can't any more Eeep from going out to
the bah park when q game is on than
ben can stop laying eggs. It's in
his blood.
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Washington S Infinite Vqi1ety.

In Washington the genus Fan per-
haps is more diversified -Aau iu other
cities. This is due 90 The fact that
Washington is the most cosmopolitan
cit. Dos ths Iuiou,. not barring New
York. The Fans here are from an parts
of the country. which is largely due
10 the fact tha- there aye thousands
of laau and women employed here iu
the Government dcuartmcuts culled
from every Stale iu the Union Then
There are the Fans from Tho political
arena on the h.H and some of the
Representatives and Senators are
among the most enthusiastic Fans. as
The Washington times., 1906-10-07

last was an aside 10 the fat man with
the red face
AN. cut IT, youse. You make a
noise like you needed oilin."
~ii, boy. throw nae a bag ~ pea
nuts. called Fan from --e of the
upper rows. The boy heave1 the bag
and what looked tu be a coin f1ated
down 90 the urchu. But 30 WASH a.
it was beer tag
What yer giviD' me2" the boy
eEI.llad- -'TroW ma down nickel
Eut The man Who had bought rao pea
The Washington times., 1906-10-07
SeeksInformation at Head1uarters

IT occurred 20 the reporter that he
would ike 10 Get "a Fans idea of
what a Fan is. 90 ne asked the fat
man beside him
-Why do they cali these baseball
enthusiasts Fauee"
The TAT man disconnected his face
from bottle OF pop. aad stared az
the questioner with surprise and scorn
in his eyes
Listen % der NUT. What do dey
cali EN- Fans fur? Aw, he'll Take
i'm our. Jake Don't troW de game.
Can't yer see ne amt no pitcher
Look AZ dat hit Didn't I tell yer so2
Two men safe home an de game amt
commenced. "
II was plain TO the reporter that all
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he had to DO was TO listen % the Fans
and he would gst q more satisfactory
Idea of the derivation of .he name
'-\Eut der yer tlluk OF thar as 8 ez-
hibitipn OF the great American game
suurtsG q toH Fan. with face like
trap hammer. as tire third Chicago
player went but ou quick throw. Alti-
zcr Jo StahI. THAT there Is q bail
player, that bandit BE can tnroT
BAH quicker IAN you can take
driak, and that's guiu' some" The
The Washington times., 1906-10-07

day before. and shut out the coming
champs. the Fans would hsved drop
ped on him just as mercilessly There
is no such thing as mercy IN Jhe Fans
makeup lie cheers the man that
wins, but has no word OF coincidence
with the man whose luck goes against
him, OF Who loses gameIy.
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III

The night SKY was Dsrtlv obscnred
hv a mist that swept inland from over
tho bay. and by darker clouds gath
cred here and there, through the riffs
of which a few stars brighter than
their celestial neighbors could at times
be family diScorned.
Felix Boyd, however, had no eyes
The Washington times., 1906-10-07

the diamond. AS rule The Fans can
stand Tor silk s. decisions where
they would go right Up Iu tle zi- IL
another man had made -He same le-
cree. u doesu WaFe IHE lHf fsr-Irs
10 the Fans 70 know ths+t aH umpire
viii not change his decision once made.
10 doesn't make any difference 20
them that the umpire is one against
thousands and that he hasl.t tine ghost
Of "a show 90 talk back. When the
'ump" makes a decision fhc Fans do
not like they abuse him ~ r=e than lf
hc had stolen their choicest posses
siOHs
"Out. out Is ~ Well. can ser beat
that Oh yer thief and r0b1er. SIX
D.T.ouehlin And Jake as safe It sec
ond as q babe IN mis- mither.s arms. %.
YOU bloody thief
Al this moment bag II empty
peanut shells struck the young mal
who was stationed at this -retlJu n
the bIeachers 40 see thar some - n
IIauce OF order was kelr.
Hey YOU stop that. Ee shouted
Amt he sWeet7' replied "a Fan.
throwing another Dng-
You felleTs better quit Lna-s again
cautioned the guard
"WhatH yer DO about 10 We
don't2'
Just throw something more out
here and see
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He Is as Tickle as a Co
quette, as Arbitrary as
the Business End of a
Mule, and as MerciLeSS
as a MaChine-Vi Victory,
and Victory Alone AP-
peaLS to HiH-He Rep
reSentS Many Classes of
Society and Many Types
of Men He Is q Fan Be
cause He Has the Habit.
The Washington times., 1906-10-07

October Z, 1906.
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-06
Columbian Fete.

The Columbian Fete will be
presented at the opera house, Sat
urday night, Feb. 10, benefit Sacred
Heart church.
The entertainment is a grand
spectacular play. Some of the
tableaux are as follows:
Spanish Court of 1892.
The north and south united
Puritans, Indians, fairies, and
angels, Queen of the City, floral
drill. Delsartz drill.
Tableau, Court of Cupid.
Sacrifice of Irene.
Temple OF Fame
Mrs. y. y. Theilen and family
are expected from Galveston this
afternoon on a visit 20 relatives
and friends in Brownsville.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-06
PERSONALS.

Ranger Sam Mckenzie was dowH
from Harrington today.
F. H. Hogue went to Houston
yesterday for a few days business
visit.
Lower prices on Lowney's can
dy from date. Fresh stock. The
Texas. 2.2-1wk.
P. A. Woodson, of Bluffs, H.,
was an arrival in Brownsville yes
terday afternoon.
J. S. Graham, travelling auditor
of the Gulf Coast Line, spent last
night in Brownsville.
Chas. Champion returned to
Point Isabel yesterday after short
business visit to the city.
Ernest A. Robbins, of Houston,
was among today's outgoing pas
sengers, after a short business visit
to the city.
Fred w. Truwit, of San Antonio,
who says Uneeda Biscuit, " is Wis
iting his old stamping ground and
handshaking with his many friends.
Mrs. Anthor, of McGregor, who
has been visiting her son, a. w.
Amthor, and wife here the past few
days, left Yesterday morning for
home.
Ex-senator Don Gallery and son,
Frank, left this morning for their
home in Franklin, La, after a sev-
eral days prospecting apd hunting
trip in this section.
B Day, of Houston, who has
been on the express run between
Brownsville and Corpns Christi
during the layoff of w F. Nc
Lean, left for home this morning,
Mr.. Mclean having resumed his
duties.
A. Z. Buck, who is nov station
ed at Bay City as terminal agent
for the St. l., B. & NJ. railroad
left this morning after spending a
few days with his family here. Mr..
Buck says a great deal of work is
being done on both sides of Bay
CITY, some of the worst country
traversed by the road having yet to
be gone over. In some portions the
road bed could not be built up on
account of so much mud. A steam
shovel was put to work this week
and the work will be pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-06
Notice..

4 stated communication of Rio
Grande Lodge No. 81, 4. F. & A.
NJ, will he held Tuesday evening
at $50. All members are request
ed to be present and visiting breth-
ern cordially invited. By order of
Benz. Kowalski, w. M.
Il CcCKE- Sec'v-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-06
Weather Report.

New Orleans, Feb. 6.-Tonight
rain, slightly warmer Wednesday
rain; light to fresh northeast winds
CLINz.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-06
LOCAL ITEMa

OuI dtlCullOii u ullCOACA " lA4C
double column ad of H. H. Weller
which will be found in THE HER
AID today.
Lowneys candies, best on earth,
fresh stock just received. New
goods, new prices. The Texas
Confectionery. 2-2-1wk.
The lowest temperature reported
this morning was IS degrees, the
thermometer being exposed on the
north side of the house outside.
WANTED-Young man to canvass
for nursery stock. Must speak Eng
lish and Spanish. Cali at Brother
Kelly's, opposite HERALD.
1.3O-1wk.
For RRNr--One story brick resi-
dence on Washington street near
Episcopal church. Five large rooms
and outhouses. Apply at Herald
Offices. 1901 wk.
Losr-At Carnival grounds, gold
Iocket set with fifteen diamonds
and monogram K. L. W on
other side. Suitable reward for re-
turn to this Office Pill wk.
For RENT-After Feb. |, 10
room residence on Levee street;
cottage in yard. stable and carriage
house. Several cisterns. Apply at
THE HERALD office. 1-12-1m.
The many friends of George
More, who is in San Antonio I'M
der treatment of physicians, will
be glad to learn he still continues
to improve and will soon return
completely restored to health.
The American, Rio Grande Land
& Irrigation company is clearing
5000 acres of land at Lonsboro, Hi
dalgo county, Texas. and can give
steady employment to 500 men.
Apply to S. P. Silver. 2-2-1 m.
AGENTS make So daily selling
the cheapest and most perfect Wa
ter Filter ever invented. Retails at
$500. Big profit. Exclusive terri
tory. SENECA FILTER CO.,
SENECA, Mo. 1882 W.
District court met at 10 o'clock
this morning and the docket was
sounded. TheYcivil docket will be
taken up and cases called for trial
tomorrow morning. Criminal bus
iuess will be taken up the third
week of the term. The petit jury
was then excused until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Go to Clay's Bakery, corner 9th
and Levee streets for your bread,
pies, cakes and rolls, also Fleisch-
man & Cos celebrated compressed
yeast. | am here to serve my Gus
toners and III regard to my goods
and business methods, | always en-
deavor to sell nothing but goods OF
finest quality and to offer the trade
onlv the best the market affords.
Poor goods are dear at any price.
Call or me and give me an order
and YOU will be my customer. l
want your trade.
1t is learned from Conductor +.
l.. Burke. who brought in the reg
ular train yesterday afternoon that
the temperature was below freezing
at Corpus Christi Yesterday morn
ing, but on reaching Robstown
there was perceptible rise in the
temperature. When the train left
Corpus there was considerable ice
in evidence on the coaches all of
which had melted by the time
Robstown was reached. So far no
ice has been reported here this
spell. but we DO have it some
times, a direct product of nature
ice factory.
THE HERALD was remembered
by o. P. Archer this afternoon,
who brought US two beautiful
heads of caulifower, grown BY
him at Buena Vista farm. The
two heads weighed three and a
liz -,o,,.sS aorl, ord ore De-feCt
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-06
Notice.

I am now ready to receive rendi-
tons of property for the current
year, 1906. Same must be present
ed to me at my office at the court
house. E. CAVAzOS,
Tax Assessor Cameron Co, Texas. +
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-06

AIPERATURE:-Mesn maximum. 7o.l
mean minimum 4S.2S: mean. 1885. maximum
81: date IS. To- minimum. 50'date 18th Greatest
daily range 56..Janusry 10th.
JAMES r. SEBLLENHERGBR,
voluntary Observer.
Post Once Address. Ft. Brown Texas
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-03
Death of Mrs. Hayz!ett

Mrs. Gladys Hayzlett. wife of
George Hayzlett, died Thursday morn
ing. Nov. /, from uraemic poisoning
Mrs. Hayzlett had recently undergone
an operation at the Glenwood santa
rum for appendicitis and from this
operation had almost completely re-
covered when the ursemlc trouble de-
veloped.
Mrs. Hayzlett was 80 years of age
and had been married about three
years. She has peen great sufferer
the past year.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon from st. Barnabas church.
Interment IN Rosebud cemetery
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-03
In Time of Peace

In the first months of the Russo
Japan war we had striking example
of the necessity for preparation and
the early advantage of those who, 80
to speak, "have shingled their roofs
in dry weather" The virtue of
preparation has made history and given
to us our greatest men. The indi-
vidual as we'll as the nation should be
prepared for any emergency. Are you
prepared to successfully combat the
first cold you takeT A cold can be
cured much more quickly when treat
ed as soon as it has been contracted
and before it has become settled on
the system. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is famous for its cures of
colds and it should be kept at hand
ready for instant USE For sale by all
dealers.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-03

The foot ball and basket ball teams
we're royalty entertained in Glenwood
and have nothing but praise for the
people of our sister city in the noun
tains. Mr.. Ackernan and Miss Car
rol deserve great credit for their
faithful work with the teams. Frank
Hill has taken prominent part and
has shown great efficiency in his man
agement. The young people have
done we'll and are in good hands. The
result of the Fruita games will be
awaited with interest. Grand juno
tion Sentinel
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-03

Preventics, as the name implies
prevent all colds and grippe when
taken at the sneeze stage Pre-
ventics are toothsome candy tablets
Preventics dissipate all colds quickly,
and taken early when you first feel
that cold is coming, they check and
prevent them. PreventIcs are thor
oughly safe for children, and as effect.
ual for adults. Sold and recommend.
ed in 5 cent and 25 cent boxes by all
dealers.
The Glenwood post., 1906-11-03

Senator Horace I. DeLong of Grand
Junction and Horace Mann, republi-
can candidate for representative from
Garfield county, addressed the Car
bondale people Thursday night on the
political issues of the day In spite
of the mud and rain more than 1875
citizens were gathered to hear the
prime orator of the western slope and
the man who will represent US in the
lower house of the legislature next
term. Considerable enthusiasm indi-
Gated that Carbondale is about to re-
deem herself