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The Greeley tribune., 1906-07-12
A Cat Story.

This is a true cat story. A GER
tain cat, much petted and adored,
is believed to understand language,
he having repeatedly acted upon
what was said to him, but he did far
more and better. He obeyed literal
ly. The man of the house is great
hunter. He loves to shoulder his
gun and bring down small game,
and one morning when he was set
ting forth for sport his wife called
out, eff you will bring home rab-
bit I will make pie" The cat sat
by, but said nothing. A few hours
after, while the wife was busy with
her sewing, the cat appeared by her
side carrying a rabbit in his mouth,
and then, dropping the game" be-
side his mistress, began to sing and
purr like a tin kettle on the fire.
Nothing will convince the friends
of this wonderful cat that he doesn't
understand all that is said in his
presence, and they are now really
afraid to mention a want, as the
dear fellow will think he must i'm
mediately crafty it, like another
Marquis of Carabas.-Boston Her
aid.
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An Extraordinary Woman.

DR.. Abernethy, the famous Scotch
surgeon, was man of few words,
but once he met his match in wo-
man. She called at his office in Ed
inburgh one day and showed hand
badly inlamed and swollen, when
the following dialogue, opened by
the doctor, took place:
'Burns ?"
"Bruise."
"Poultice."
The next day the woman called
again, and the dialogue was as fol-
lows:
Better ?"
"Worse."
"More poultice."
Two days later the woman made
another call, and this conversation
occurred:
"Better?"
"Well. Fee ?"
Nothing" exclaimed the doctor.
"Most sensible woman I ever met"
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One Way Round.

An old man who sells produce in
the towns near Lowell, Mass, has
his share of the best kind of wit
the unexpected. Not long ago, ac-
cording to writer in the Lowell
Citizen, he delivered a pair of dress
ed chickens to one of his custom
ers. She was in the kitchen when
he brought them in and, womanlike,
shivered little when she saw the
headless fowls.
Il should think you'd simply hate
to cut off the heads of those inno-
cent chickens!' she exclaimed in
voluntarily.
Il do" replied the old man, s'and
so l never do it. 1 manage to get
around it."
'How?" the housewife demanded
with eager interest. "The heads of
these chickens are gone"
"Oh, yes" said the old man cheer
fully, Il chopped the chickens off,"
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O'Connor.

Cecilia the youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. O'Connor, of the
Oasis hotel, died in Boulder last Tues
day morning. Mother and child were
spending a few weeks at Boulder,
partly for the benefit of the health
Of the child, who has been i'll with
stomach trouble for some weeks.
Monday evening Mr.. O'Connor
was called to that city owing to a
turn for the worse in the little girl S
condition. The funeral was held in
Boulder Thursday morning.
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Pogue about 13 years ago. Two child
rem blessed the union. The son
preceded his mother to the Better
Land and the little two-year-old
daughter, Pauline, left with her
father to mourn their irreparable
loss.
Mrs. Pogue also leaves a mother
anu two brothers in Canada.
Greeley people we're shocked Sat-
urday to hear of the death of Mrs.
Pogue. During the six years OF
their residence here Mrs. Pogue
made innumerable friends by her
sweet disposition and charming ways.
DR.. Pogue brought the remains to
Greeley for burial. Tie funeral was
conducted by Rev. Parry-Thomas at
the Episcopal church at 2 O'Clock
Monday afternoon. DIR. Pogue has
the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity in his sorrow.
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A Phonetic Verdict.

In Mitchell versus Com, JOG XIV.
6OS, the jury rendered the following
verdict: ssWee the joury agree and
find the defendant guilty as charged
in the indite and sess his fined at
100 dollars. Isaa Clouse." On OBJ
lection to this as no verdict the
court said, eve think it expresses,
though only phonetically, the inten-
ton of the jury so that no one
could be mistaken in regard to it,
The ruling was evidently based on
Lewis Carroll's maxim, "Take care
of the sounds and the sense will take
care of itself" Law Notes.
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QUEER CONDOLENCES.
Andrew Lang Tells About Clock ana
Letter.

Here is real curious coincidence,
reported to me by trustworthy
friend. My friend paid a visit, with
companion, also known to me, to
lady. On the chimneypiece OF the
drawing room was black marble
clock. not going, and near it small
round clock in working order. Sud
denly a child of the lady of the
house, standing on the hearth rug,
said. "Nlother, the big clock (the
black marble clock) lis ticking.
'Impossible" said his mother. 1T
las not ticked for many month.
| broke the pendulum myself" Ev-
cry one present then examined the
marble clock, which was ticking
away steadily, and the coincidence
was that it had taken up the time
correctly and was in accord with the
small clock beside it. No one had
touched the black marble clock.
Of this coincidence l can only Of
fer the explanation which must al
ready have occurred to every reader.
Somebody in the house must have
got the clock mender to mend the
marble clock without informing the
lady of the house. The clock must
have been set to the right time, and
neither the lady nor her visitors
happened to notice its ticking till it
was observed by the child on the
hearth rug. If this view be dis
proved, then there was a genuine
miracle clock going, or ticking at
all events, with broken pendulum.
Such is the weakness of human tes-
timony that my friend does not tell
me whether the big clocks hands
were moving or whether it only
licked.
l know nothing analogous to
clock that ticked without going ex-
cept queer story of letter, which
is vouched for by the signatures of
the persons who wrote the narrative
and who stuck to it when cross ex-
amined orally. They were brother
and sister, living together. One
evening letter came to their house
directed to their care, but address
ed to third person, who did not
live with them. The sister placed
the letter on the chimneypiece,
meaning to put on the proper ad
dress. Presently the letter began
to tick like a watch and kept on
ticking. The brother came in and
heard the ticking. They examined
the letter, could find no explana-
ton and next morning carried the
strange epistle to the person for
whom it was meant. The letter
proved to be extremely important,
though the envelope was not marked
Immediate" like envelopes con-
tanning advertisements. Apparent
ly the letter, like all matter, accord
ing to Haeckel, was not destitute of
consciousness and knew that it was
in hurry. Of course, the black
marble clock may ON these principles
have had not only consciousness, but
conscience, and said to itself: 'Let
me fulfill the purpose Of my being.
Go /, cannot without pendulum,
but tick l can and will" None the
less the normal explanation seems
the better.-Andrew Lang in Illus
trated London News.
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A Natural Question.

.Ihe young hopeful had just re-
turned from the Sunday school and
ms mother was busy catechising him
on the afternoons lesson. "You
Snow' ' mother" he exclaimed, 81
aont believe Solomon was as rich
as they make out.'' e
But, darling" expostulated the
i ionu parent In pious horror, "you
Know .9y what the Bible saysY"
es: l know it says Solomon
slept with his fathers.' II he Woo
to himself?" "'' oeo
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An Unbiased JUDGE.

A professor in a western univer-
slty one day while walking with
a TREND in San Francisco became in
vowed IN an argument as to which
was the handsomer man of the two.
Not beng able to arrive at a settle
ment OF the question, they agreed
IN a spirit of fun to leave it to the
decision of a Chinaman who was
seen approaching them. The mat
ter being laid before him, the ori-
entail considered long and carefully !;
then he announced in tone of
tinality, "Both are worse"
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ALPINE TROOPS.
Soldiers of Italy Who Maneuver Liter
ally Above the Clouds.


William G.. Fitz-Gerald writes OF
the Alpine soldiers of Italy: "All
these soldier mountaineers are crack
shots. and it is difficult to see how
one of the forts held by them AMID
the great granite powders and ter
rible pinnacles and spires OF the
Great st. Bernard could ever be
forced by an enemy in the face OF
these troops, who would act as
scouts, crawling up precipiees and
planting themselves on wild and
seemingly inaccessible spots, whence
they would pour an invisible fire
which nothing could withstand.
These Alpine troops when scouting
or reconnoitering in the mountains
use curious kind of rifle rest, form
ed by three alpenstocks and one OF
the pillows they use at night when
they sleep in the snow. For, strange
as it may seem, these men when blv-
ouacking at great attitudes do not
trouble to put up tents, but merely
dig out caverns in the vast snow
drifts and line these with water
proof sheets and blankets and there
Sleep amid dreary Alpine desolatlons
as comfortably as though they were
down on earth in a comfortable city
bed.
"The life of the men is magniti-
Gently healthy and exhilarating, as
may be seen by the bright eyes, rosy
cheeks and clear compilations OF a
party of scouts that come glissading
like lightning down the slopes of
frozen snow on their long curving
skees, guided and supported by the
alpenstock. The troops also carry
arctic sledges for the transport Of
their wounded, and sometimes real
istic demonstrations are given, when
one or several men will lie at full
length on these sledges and be drag
ged or glissaded over glacier and
snowfeld."
OF Sunday in the Swiss Alps: "1t
is fact that these troops maneuver
literally above the clouds, and there
is no more impressive spectacle than
a Sunday morning service in some
little icy recess at 5000 or 10000
feet, when the chaplain of the regi-
ment mounts into a rude portable
pulpit and discourses to the assem-
bled soldiers who are shivering in
their furs even though it be July or
August. The members of the band
play the hymns, which reverberate
through the awful desolations of
glacier and snow peak. Chicago
News.
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Perkins.

E. M. Perkins, one OF Colorado's IS
Oldest pioneers died at his home in
Evans, July 3, after a short illness.
He came to Colorado in 1858, and
was present at the founding Of Dem
yer. He was an old Indian fighter,
and passed through the formative
stage Of Colorado, sharing in the
many adventures of those days.
The funeral services were held in
Evans, with Rev. Collins officiating.
He is survived by a wife, and
daughter, Mrs. P. J. Hughes, Of
Evans.
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Now a National.

The comptroller of the currency
Saturday issued a certificate author
zing the First National bank OF
Windsor, Colo. to begin business.
The new bank will have capital
OF $4,000. This is a conversion
OF the Bank Of Northern Colorado, "
and the officers OF the new Institution
will be John E. Law, president
Lewis Kern, vice president; Frank
N. Briggs, cashier, and John N. Akey,
assistant cashier.
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First Presbyterian.

Morning services at 12:45. The
pastor will preach in the evening.
At 7:30 Rev. Mr.. Barnett will preach.
Sabbath school at IL m. Christian
Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. All are
cordially invited.
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Christian Scianoa.

The subject of the sermon next
Sunday at II is Truth" Sunday
school at II. Wednesday evening
meeting at 500. All are invited
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Conversational.

Preaching service at lO:45 In the
morning Sunday school at IL.
Young Peoples society at 8 80 in the
evening. John Doane, pastor.
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DEATHS
Gary.

The five weeks old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Cary Of AIS
Eighth street died early Wednesday
morning. The funeral services will
be held at the house today.
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Gisray.

Joseph Gigray, we'll known in
Weld county died at the Adams &
Bunker ranch near Grover last Sat-
urday morning, at the age of Y
years.
Stomach trouble caused by heart
trouble was cause of death.
Mr.. Gigray has been a resident of
Greeley and vicinity since 1879, and
lived in Colorado for several years
previous to that.
He. leaves three sons, Ed, Frank,
Oklahoma, and daughter, Mrs.
Josie Pitts of Colorado Springs.
The funeral services we're held in
Macy's chapel Tuesday afternoon,
with Rev. ]. A. Davis officiating.
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The Churches
Trinity Lutheran,

German services at 10:15. Sunday
school at II 80. P. B. Fritsche,
pastor.
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Poeue.

Martha M, wife of Dr.. George r.
Pogue died last Saturday, July I,
1906, In a hospital at Canon City, the
cause OF her death being appended
tis. Mrs. Pogue was tine daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Burgess
andwas born in Ontario. Canada, 81
years ago. She was married to DR..
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A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money il PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure in 6 to IA days. SOC.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-03-31
Sir W. Pearson, Builder of Great Tunnels

= GREAT engineering work is In
~ progress in New York city
where the waters of the East
river flow placidly on their
course between the foot of Thirty
fourth street. Manhattan borough, and
part of the borough of Queens known
as Long Island City. II is here that
four tunnels are being bored under the
river for the use of the Pennsylvania
and Long Island railroads. Before
long trains from the west Will pass
through the Pennsylvania tunnels un-
der the North river and under the
streets and skyscrapers of the borough
of Manhattan to the great station down
underground In the center of the city's
busiest district. Nor will they stop
here. for some will continue on their
way until they have passed under the
East river and emerged into the sun
light again, when they will speed ON
till the farthest point Of Long Island
is reached and there deliver their pas
sengers and freight to ships waiting to
take them across the ocean.
The construction of these four parallel
tunnels under mighty stream like the
East river is a task Of enormous mag
nitude, yet 1t is only one among many
large enterprises which claim the at
tention of the English contractor. Sir
Weetm'an d. Pearson. NJ. p. He Is the
head of the firm of s. Pearson & Son,
limited, of London, and, besides attend
Ing to big engineering projects In diff
ferent parts Of the world, looks out for
the constituency Of Colchester in par
lament. He is rarely heard In the
house Of commons, but that is because
he Is a man of deeds rather than words.
The firm of which he Is the head was
founded by his grandfather, the s.
Pearson whose name appears In the
title Of the firm now. His father was
the late George Pearson, and the firm
has long enjoyed high reputation, but
during Sir Weetman's time its work
has taken on greater Importance than
in earlier years. One Of the large en-
terprises now In charge Of the firm Is
the reconstruction and completion OF
the Tehuantepec railroad in Mexico and
its terminal ports on the Atlantic and
Pacific sides.
Sir Weetman was born in 1856 and Is
now at his prime as a man of affairs.
He was first chosen to parliament in
1892 and in 1894 was created baronet
in recognition of his engineering
achievements. In 1881 he married An
ME, daughter of the late Sir John Cass
of Bradford, and they have son,
Give, now taking his course at oxford,
and a daughter, who recently married
Lord Denman. The Pearsons dispense
lavish hospitality at their London
home, Carlton House Terrace, and.
though Sir Weetman is fond Of good
living. he is not an aristocrat, but is
democratic in manners and thorough
man Of business. In the boring of the
tunnels under the East river the Eng
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lish contractor makes 1t his policy to
employ for the most part American
labor and American tools and mate
rials. His firm obtained the contract
in competition with American con-
tractors. He comes to this country sew
eral times q year, as rule, to super
wise the work and also spends much
time In Mexico, where he has on hand
even a larger project than the tunnel
ing of the East river. 1t was his firm
which constructed the Vera Cruz har-
Dor works, costing $5,000,00O. and the
great $15,000,000 canal which drains
the valley Of Mexico. By the Tehuan-
tepec railroad, with its terminals on
the east and west Of the continent, the
Mexicans hope to compete successful
ly with the Panama canal for trans
continental traffic. The road from sea
to sea is now practically completed.
The task involved the boring Of sew
eral tunnels through the mountains
and the construction Of several splen-
did steel bridges. 1t also involved the
construction of harbors at either end
of the road, a task Of greater magni-
tude and more engineering difficulties
than the building of the railroad itself.
An idea of the extensive character OF
the work may be obtained from the
fact that at Rincon Antonio a new
town has been built, with all facilities
FOR making the life Of the company's
employees agreeable and homelike, in
Guiding church, clubhouse, company
stores and lodge rooms for societies.
1t is said that SIR Weetman Pearson
is proudest Of having built the Black
we'll tunnel under the Thames. Engi-
neering difficulties were encountered
and overcome In this work that made
subsequent tasks seem easy.
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Charles M. Raymond & Co., the COM
pany's former metropolitan agents. was
made public on March 90. says New
York dispatch.
The particular complaint is against
former President McCurdy. and con-
tains nine separate causes of action.
In each Mr.. McCurdy is charged with
the waste of large sums of m oney be-
longing to the company through alleged
unfaithfulness and neglect in the dis
charge of his duties. Damages amount.
ing to Sc, $50, 900 are demanded.
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GRATING AT GOLDFIELD.
District Attorney Again Accused OF
Working Protection Fund"

The closing of the dance houses at
Goldfeld last week by order of District
Attorney Davidson has created quite
rumpus in that camp, one faction favor
ing and the other opposing his his ac-
tion. A big mass meeting was held
Wednesday night, its object being to
start an agitation to displace Davidson.
who is charged with grating in the
redlight district of the town. The out
come of the meeting was the appoint.
ment of committee of fifteen to stoI
further grating among the officials.
and to draw up petition to be signed
by the citizens of Goldfield and pre-
sented to the County Commissioners OF
Esmeralda County asking that David.
son be removed from office.
Startling developments We're brought
out during the meeting that showed
the rotten state of things in the town.
says the Tonopah Sun. Many keepers
of houses in the redlight district testi.
fed that they had been forced to pay
from $25 to 800 per week to keep their
cribs free from official interference. They
said that they had been repeatedly held
up by saloonkeeper L. M. Sullivan and
forced to contribute to his "protection
fund" in order that their houses might
remain open. The excitement in the
meeting at times grew intense. and the
general impression prevails that Sulli-
van was acting as a go-between for the
District Attorney.
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ROOSEVELT AGAIN SAYS NO.

Presidents Declaration Gives Recent
Third Term RumOrs a Setback.
A Washington dispatch of March 22
says: Representative Foster of Vermont
to-day took to the White House, for the
purpose of introduction, two of his con-
stituents, John S. Mead aud ]. 5. Man
ming, both of Rutland. The latter said
TO the President that he had been a
delegate to the last Republican Conven-
ton and had had the honor of voting
for Mr.. Roosevelt as a Presidential can
didate and that he hoped to have an
opportunity to help in his nomination
for another term.
The President thanked him, but said
that second nomination was an i'm.
possibility.
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Playmates.

Oh. cottage meath the naples. have you
seen those girls and boys
That but for little while ago made, oh,
such pleasant noise?
oh. trees and hills and brooks and lanes
and meadows. do you know
Where l shall find my little friends of
forty years ago?
You see I'm old and weary, and I've trav-
eled long and far.
] am looking for my playmates. I wonder
where they are.
Eugene Field.
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THE SILVER PEAK MURDER.
Trouble Arose Over Drilling Contest
Cook Shot in Self Defense.

lfOuDle Arose ONef Dfllllng OOnIeSt-
Cook Shot in Self Defense.
The shooting at Silver Peak, Esmer-
aida County. last week in which O. M.
McIvor was killed by Al Cook, came
about over rock drilling contest that
was held the day before. 1t seems that
in drilling, the contestants were to
change each minute during the match
and toward the end the losing team did
not change but kept on drilling. In
this way they managed to win by one
quarter of an inch. But the stake
holder, Joe Shirley, refused to give up
the stake until it was decided authorita-
lively which team had won according
to the rules of the game. This caused
a bitter argument in which the ad-
herents of both teams took a vigorous
part.
The next morning McIvor. said to be
the champion driller who took second
money in Goldfield last 4th of July,
walked into a saloon and while the
bartender's back was turned, took his
revolver from behind the bar. lie then
is said to have walked out into the
street where AL Cook stood and after
warning him to prepare. began firing.
The first shot passed through Cooks
shoulder near the neck. Then Cook
drew his gun and fred in return. The
first shot took instant effect. but he
kept on firing. four shots entering Nc
Ivor's body and killing him.
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piece of land extending along the north
wall of the Oakland estuary over which
the two big corporations have been
fighting for more than month past.
The strip of land to be condemned is
1000 feet wide and extends from the
shore line of the north training wall
out as far a. the narrow-gauge mole.
This condemnation suit is brought in
view of the decision rendered by Judge
Morrow against the Western Pacific
Railroad Company two weeks ago.
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the case had volunteered evidence. He
declared that it was evident all of the
information had been compelled.
The Court held that the crucial fact in
the case was the interview at the
Chicago Club between Commissioners
Garfield and representatives of the
packers, in the course of which the
Commissioner outlined his powers and
indicated to the packers that he was
able to force them to surrender inform.
alton to his Department If they de.