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ARE ENTITLED TO PAY.
School Directors Who Attend the Annual
Meeting OF County Association.

School directors who are faithful
to their duties are entitled to pay
when they leave their various occu-
pations and attend the annual meet
ings of the county association of
school directors. There are many
directors who are not able fnan-
cially to attend at their own ex-
pense of time and money. The act
signed by the governor, providing
for paying the directors 81 per day
for two days and mileage at the
rate of three cents per mile while
attending these meetings, is there
fore just law.
The annual meetings of the coun-
ty directors are for the purpose Of
broadening the minds of the direc-
tors and increasing their usefulness
as school managers. The man who
does not take enough interest in the
schools under his charge to attend
the meetings of directors is unfit to
serve in that capacity, and the man
who is desirous of improving his
capacity to perform his duties
should be encouraged to do so by
having his expenses paid when he
attends the directors gatherings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Progress in the Panama Canal Zone

Thanks to the capable officials
now in charge, the work of con-
structing the Panama Canal is be-
ing pushed forward energetically
and efficiently, and conditions on
the Isthmus are steadily improving.
This greatest of modern-engineer
ing feats possesses many interesting
features, some of which are pre-
sented in double-page of photo
graphs in the current issue of Les
les Weekly. These show scenes
observed recently by Miss Gertrude
Beeks, of the welfare department
of the National Civic Federation,
who made an inspection tour III the
Canal zone, by order of Secretary
Taft. This is all automobile NUM-
Der, and it contains a variety of
matter according with its title, in
cluding neat cover drawing in
colors by Victor Perard; an article
by Mrs. c. R. Miller, on automo-
billing in Hawaii; a contribution by
William P. S. Earle, on the graft
ing chauffeur; and notes and COM
ments on The Man in the Auto"
Among the illustrations are a pho
tograph of England's famous meg,
alithic structure Stonehenge; views
of the disastrous effects of the pow
der-mill explosion at Fontanet.
Ind; snapshots of football games;
picture of the Pilgrims dinner in
New York, at which the Bishop of
London was a guest of honor; the
photo contests, and the usual the
atrical page. Harriet Quimby con-
tributes an article on the doings
and sayings of the people of the
stage. The collection of utterances
Of notable men is a particularly
good one, and the prediction of
Moslem "holy war" will be read
with interest. The editor Of the
mining department discusses the
liquidation in copper stocks, and
the financial editor reviews the late
declines in the stock market in an
optimistic vein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07
Don t Feed Him.
Tramps Have No Legitimate Excuse Tor
Living.

There is little excuse for the ex-
istence of tramps in this section,
and the men who are bumming
about the country, out of employ
ment, are doing SO from choice
rather than from necessity. Farm
ers have been complaining of scar
city of help; contractors in many
cities cannot procure a sufficient
number Of men to carry out their
construction work. The railroads
are short CT help, and in fact there
are openings for all who want work.
The able bodied man who goes beg
ging from town to town, few of
which species have made their ap-
pearance in this section of late,
should be reminded of this fact
rather than encouraged in their
idle course by gifts from those
whose bounty they ask.
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strength that would otherwise go
to swell the Roosevelt vote.
***
President Roosevelt is very we'll
satisfied with the way in which
Secretary of .he Treasury Cortel-
you handled the government end
of the recent money panic in New
York. Government funds to the
extent, it is said, of S25 900, 900
were deposited with the national
banks and this action did much to
restore public confidence and ie
lieve the money stringency which
was really the chief cause of the
panic. But the action of the Sec
retary of the Treasury has not met
with such warm approval from a
number of observers. 1t is report
ed that Representative 7. w. Sims
of Tennessee is preparing a resolu-
ton for thorough inquiry into
this us, of government funds. He
claims that the action was without
warrant in law and predicts that as
soon as the government support is
withdrawn the market will go back
and the panic be renewed. Mr..
Cortelyou also made a good many
enemies in the South at the time of
the panic by refusing the same aid
to the southern planters that he
extended to the New York banks.
Mr.. Burleson of Texas called on
him at that time and pointed out
that many of the big cotton men of
the South were being forced by the
banks to sacrifice their cotton be-
cause the banks needed the money
and would not hold the cotton as
collateral i'll the warehouses as they
had been i'll the habit of doing He
wanted few millions OF govern
ment money deposited with the ma
tional banks in the South the same
as in the North. But the Secreta-
ry said that he did not see his way
clear to do this.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1907
WHITE HOUSE POLITICS.

Representative Burleson, in n. Y. Sun.
There is no doubt in my mind
that Mr. Roosevelt proposes to be
the nominee of the Republican par
ty next year. As | see the matter
he is bending all his energies and
exhausting all the resources of a
political cunning without parallel
in my experience to compel the Re-
publicans 10 nominate him by ac-
clamation. Although he renounc-
ed all such ambitions after his tri-
umphant election in 1904, and has
since permitted different persons
supposed to share his confidence to
assert that he still adheres to the
cision proclaimed three years ago,
!e fact remains that those closest
} him are most insistent that he
.ust serve another term whether
ne will or not. Members of the
intimate White House circle, fresh
from communion with the object of
their idoltary, can be heard almost
any day explaining that the Presi-
dent, whatever may be his personal
preferences, cannot be allowed to
abandon the nation in the hour Of
its need; that he will be forced to
sacrifice himself upon the altar of
patriotism at the demand of rev.
erent and adoring people.
Everybody having any sort of ac-
quaintance with men and things at
Washington knows perfectly we'll
that Mr.. Roosevelt could put an
end to this kind Of gable if he
wished to. They are his own fa-
miliar cuckoos. most of them his
personal appointees, all of them his
humble and expectant toadies.
That they continue to preach the
necessity of four more years of
Roosevelt is proof enough that the
President approves, even if he has
not actually inspired, their servle
clamor.
The Presidents affectations are
transparent enough to those who
care to scrutinize them. He pro-
claims his policies as the augurs of
old used to proclaim the oracles,
but who knows what they mean
excepting panic and disaster? II
be wanted to punish culprits he
could have done so. He could do
so yet. If his purpose were to pill.
)ory the individual malefactor and
thereby assure the country of pro-
lection against its spoliators he
might easily populate dozen peni-
tentiaries within six months. But
he doesn't intend or desire any OF
these things. The criminals i
mean the known ones-are import
ant forces in his party or lavish
contributors to his campaign fund
To disturb them would be to i'm,
peril the apotheosis of 1908. Ever
the angel of rescue and salvation
needs stage mechanism and scien.
tic manipulation of the lights
The arrest aud indictment Of forty
or fifty reliable party workers anc
subscribers might easily paralyzt
his most ingenious arrangements.
1t Theodore Roosevelt be not tn,
next Republican President of thu
United States the enlightened his
torian of the future will make i
very plain that the deliverance wa
due entirely to the miraculousl,
quickened conscience and intelli
gence OF the American people.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

The Danville Hospital for the
Insane is advertising for 1900
pounds of turkeys for their Thanks
giving dinner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-07

James Hamilton Lewis was an
other of the distinguished callers at
the White House. This former rep
resentative. he of the radiant whis-
kers, has worked up a reputation
as rather an odd character. But
he is an astute politician and keen
observer so that his remarks carry
the weight that attaches from COM
ing pretty close to the rank and file
voter. He is rather a third term
man, but what he said emphatical-
ly was that if President Roosevelt
ran again. William Jennings Bryan
would not. Conversely if Roose-
velt did not run, Bryan would take
the Democratic nomination and
would draw good deal of. the
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Drawings by Thomas X. Hanna

report Cran1pron would have fought his case to the
end, and perhaps got off,
Precisely, Ny Lord. 1 should say he much
regrets his confession
But about the conduct of the business nv dear
Mr. Beakbane?" Lord Domestic cooed e imagine
the effect on the city will be rather disastrous if
nothing is done"
The effect already is DISASTROUS" said Beakbane
soemnly But what can do3 Nothing Nothing
can be done until after-the execution Then and
not till then, Ny Lord Beakbane shook finger
some power will be invested in his daughter at
least | presume so,-and shall know where we
are"
Doncastle nodded several times, as if compliment
ing Beakbane on his remarkable grasp of the stua-
ton. Then understand. said he, that nothing
is being done in the Office!
Nothing but routine work. Why, Sir, we can t
even get check signed!''
Really said Lord Domestic svmpathetcallv
Then the Moroccan loan is at a standstill?"
Yes, My Lord
But you familiar with all the details:
g | think l may say So Ny Lord
Surprising that | obtained a power of attorney
from Crampiron," Domestic said in an entirely new
tone, do you think, Mr. Beakbane with your vast
experience, you could conclude the AFFAIR."
"A power of attorney in my favor?" asked Beak-
bane family.
Yes"
What chance for Beakbanel But the ineradica-
BILE craven in him would not let him seize it He had
no genuine confidence in himself he had confidence
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CHAPTER XVII.
Cabinet

WHAT are the dgendd of
" this meeting?" asked
the aged Lord Riach, Lord
President of the council, in his
vibrating treble.
Short and simple as the
annals of the poor" replied
Lord Domestic, affectionately
taking the gnarled hand of the
antique Scotch peer.
The question before Your
Lordships," laughed Somerset
shire, lis whether we shall
present ourselves with the sack,
or wait till it is given to us"
Lord Riach cackled. He had
been impolitely offered many
sacks in his time.
Domestic took the arm
chair at the head of the table,
and the rest sat down in atti-
tudes more or less easy. 1t
was melancholy gathering.
Each blamed the other, and
all blamed Lord Domestic,
whose intentions none could
pretend to know. In every
breast was a smoldering fire of
recrimination which the slight
est breeze would fan into a
horrid fame.
What's this canard that
The City Gazette prints?"'
the Marquis OF Wynn asked in
4 low tone of his neighbor,
handing him a paper.
The latter took it and read:
We are in a position to state
that France has just withdrawn,
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only in his fur coat. Do you suppose that You
could get power of attorney sir! he fenced
Il say, assuming that l could Domestic replied
with touch of GOODNESS that took Beakbane in the
spine
You see, sir said Beakbane, 1t isn't as if
Berlin was united now in the affair Memberships
dead against it, and
Il am fully acquainted with the opposition of
Memberships said Lord Domestic. Then you
do not think you could manage t?''
N-no, sir, Beakbane admitted. Then to
cover his retreat, he burst out with emphasis
There is only one man in England who could finish
up the Moroccan loan, My Lord and that man is
Crampron
II am very much indebted to you," Domestic
smiled, holding out a hand
And almost before he aware of it. Beakbane
was being persuaded out of the drawing room bv the
respectful fooman, who had taken possession of the
furS.
The next person who entered did SO without the
slightest formaity: tall clean shaven spruce,
correct upright man, of uncertain age in a gray
trock coat and yellow gloves. This was Doncastle's
cousin the Vscount Somersetshire, Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster, and a Cabinet minister
Well George, my poor boy" he greeted Lord
Doncastle throwing two cushions out of chair and
Pumping down in it, Il suppose it's u P l sup
pose there is nothing for it but for us to give the
British Empire rest What want to know is are
salaries paid up to the end of the current quarter?
1t means monkey to me, you know
Lord Domestic stared at him blandly Are
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people really talking about
resignation" he demanded
with that air of ignorant and
innocent simplicity which in
variably indicated that Lord
Domestic had conceived some
utterly astounding course of
action and that he would ex-
hlblt the EXTREMIST surprise if
the said course of action was
not regarded as the only course
of action in the world.
People are talking about
nothing else, George, said
Somersetshire. Now, out with
It'll What have you got up
your sleeve? You always con-
fide in your sympathetic rela-
tive-the one man in England
who understands you
IN tell you," said Lord
Domestic; but not here.
Come to my study. We have
just quarter of an hour"
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Rise and Fall of Beakbane

)OD morning, Mr.. Beakbane," Domestic
began, actually stepping off the hearth
rug to greet him, and shaking hands
just as though he and Beakbane had
been at Elton together. I'm SO much
obliged to you for coming. Won't you
take your coat off,"
1t was astounding. Beakbane's heart
boiled with rage against an Opposition
that was on the point of turning such
man out of office
Not at all, sir-My Lord" he
stammered. Happy to make Your
acquaintance. -
And he neplipent1y shed his coat
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

across the United States from Quoddy
Head, Maine, to Cape Flattery, WASH
ington, with still nearly 1000 miles
left over.
Two million eight hundred and
thirty-six thousand one hundred and
thirteen acre feet of water are used
in these systems each year. Could
this water be confined in one huge re-
servoir, the dams and walls of the
reservoir being built on the boundary
lines Of the county of Denver, it
would cover the AN square miles of
Denver to an average depth Of 80 feet
and 9 inches. Only the highest steep
les and the roofs of the Equitable and
other high buildings would show over
the flood.
This amount of water spread out
would cover the whole state OF Della
ware to a depth of two feet.
One million eight hundred and fifty
two thousand nine hundred and fifty
five acres Of land are under irrigation
in Colorado-or a larger area than the
entire state of Delaware.
There yet remain l,O40.907 acres Of
land, according to the state engineers
Office. that can be placed under irri-
CATION without exceptional cost or
labor. This is exclusive of the large
tracts OF land which are at present
supposed to be at too high an eleva-
ton or too far removed from a water
source to make irrigation practicable
January /, 1907, there were 1851
more miles of irrigation bitches and
sol ,11S more acres Of land under irri-
CATION than there were January J..
1906.
At present there are approximately
200 reservoirs in Colorado wherein
waters are impounded for irigating
purposes. 1t is estimated that these
reservoirs impound 750,000-acre feet
of water all the time.
In the state engineers office in the
past year, plans were filed for 91l
more reservoirs, each with a capacity
OF from 1000 to O0,000-ac feet, the
total capacity claimed being $780,
l50-acre feet Plans have also been
filed for 1.273 additional ditches- The
carrying capacity per second claimed
for these Is IFS, ,461 cubic feet
Since the first OF the current year
~ companies have been incorporated
under the state laws for the purpose
OF furthering irrigation projects in
this state. These companies have a
total capitalization of more htan five
and once half millions of dollars. and
each company has the privilege OF
mortgaging any and all its assets and
to increase its capital stock whenever
IL becomes necessary for It to raise
more money to push the project fur
ther than originally planned.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
BRUSH HOLLOW RESERVOIR
TO BE CONSTRUCTED

W. F. Schuyler of Denver. repres-
enting the Beaver Land and Water
company. Friday morning filed IN the
ONCE of the county clerk maps show
ing plats of the surveys of the Brush
Hollow Reservoir to be constructed
twelve miles east OF this city. The
impounding dam will be lis feet in
height and 500 feet long and will be
constructed of concrete and masonry.
The reservoir will have n capacity
of 1000 acre feet of water and will
food the canon for nearly one mile.
and will have an average width OF
about one fourth that distance. The
source OF supply will be Brush Hol-
low creek and the Brush Hollow sup
ply ditch. which will have its head
gate on Beaver creek some six miles
east of the proposed reservoir. The
waters will be used for irrigation.
domestic and power purposes.
The estimated cost Of the reservoir
Is $50, 900 and preliminary work was
begun last April.
Another plat was filed covering the
Brush Hollow Supply ditch. which
will be constructed of cement and will
extend from Beaver creek to the reser-
voir. It's average width will be is
feet at the top and its depth will be
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
GAVE THEIR PATRONS AN
ARTISTIC ENTERTAINMENT

The concert given by Carl F. Steck-
elberg of New York, the eminent
American violinist, and Prof. Robert
W. Stevens of Omaha, Nebraska, pian-
list, under the direction of the Ep-
worth League ath the First Methodist
church, Thursday night, was one of
the most classical entertainments of
the kind that has taken place here in
long time. 1t was a musical treat
such as the people of the smaller
cities seldom have an opportunity of
hearing and too much cannot be said
in praise of it. Messrs. Steckelberg
and Stevens are musicians par excel
lence and their work cannot but
commend itself to people of cultured
tastes. 1t was a matter of regret that
a larger audience was not present to
hear these two distinguished artists.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04

to see that no stranger enters the
hive and to give the alarm in case
Of danger of any kind. There are also
inspectors which taste the honey in
the cells before it is sealed up, for
the purpose of ascertaining whether
1t is up to the required standard of
excellence or not. II 1t falls below
the demand it is taken out of the hive
and the bees guilty of the dishonesty
stung to death. In extreme hot
weather a number of bees will always
be seen at the entrance to the Colony
tanning air into the hive for the pur-
pose Of keeping the honey cool. In
this way they create a breeze that
keeps down the temperature and pre-
vents the honey from melting.
Bees will go five or six miles, some
times even farther, for honey, but they
do not do much good If they have to
go more than two miles, as they have
to put in SO much time going back
and fourth that little opportunity is
left them for the collection of their
store.
Mr.. Cutler says there are many
marvellous things about the bee busi-
ness and the more he studies it the
more he is amazed at its intricacy.
Six weeks is the average life of a
bee during the summer season, as it
literally works itself to death. In
the winter when there is 'nothin' doin'
1t lives five or six months.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
MEMBERS OF THE CAMPBELL
FAMILY HOLD REUNION

Members of the Campbell family
from Ohio have been drifting to Col
orado until thirteen of their number
are now in Canon City. Wednesday
evening Ray Campbell of Oklahoma
City, formerly of Ohio, joined the
circle here and is enjoying the noun
tain air and beautiful scenery in and
around Canon City. He is en- route
to Wyoming, where he expects to open
up and operate a copper mine, that
he inconjunction with several friends
in Oklahoma are financially interested
in. Friday evening with we'll filled
baskets the Campbells directed their
footsteps towards the Skyline drive
and there, overlooking the beautiful
little city, feasted beth on the good
things from the baskets and the
charming scenery below. About 8
O'Clock they wended their weary way
down the mountain feeling that they
had been amply repaid for their climb.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
WATER IN THE ARKANSAS
RIVER AT FLOOD STAGE

Water in the Arkansas river at the
present time is at food stage owing
to the rapid melting of the snow in
the mountains in which it has its
source. All of the streams flowing
into the river have been raging tor
rents for several days and the volume
of water in the main channel Is ex-
ceptionally large. While 1t is not so
high as 1t was two years ago, the
river Is higher now than it has been
at any time during the last twelve or
fifteen months and it is likely to rise
for several days yet. Every precau-
ton is being taken to protect the
banks from washing and wherever 1t
can be done with safety the work Of
reprapping is going on. So far as we
have been able to ascertain no damage
has been done by the high water In
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
Thompson Wall Paper &
Paint Co.
us Main Street.
716 Main Street.

feet. The ditch will have a carry
ing capacity of $40 cubic feet per
second of time and claim is made for
the normal flow of 40 cubic feet per
second from Beaver creek. also for
300 cubic feet of flood waters. The
estimated cost of the ditch is $4,000.
1t is proposed to irrigate $4,000 ac-
res of arid land from the contem-
plated ditch. The company. it is uE-
derstood, will Immediately begin the
construction of the reservoir and ca
nal with the hope of having it COM
pleted. filled and ready for the irri-
CATION of land next spring. A large
corps of surveyors are now in the
field completing the requisite plats
and surveys.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-07-04
NATTER OF ERECTING A
NEW JAIL BEING AGITATED

The matter of erecting a new Jail
which has been agitated at intervals
for the last two or three years, Is
again being discussed by the. county
commissioners, but it is not likely
that anything definite will be done
towards its realization this summer,
although some plan of that kind will
have to be carried out sooner or later.
The court house as it now exists
with the Jail occupying one fourth of
the upper floor is inadequate to the
requirements of the public business,
and as the need of more room for
judicial and executive purposes be-
comes more imperative, the Jail will
have to be taken out or an addition
built There are excellent reasons
why the Jail should occupy a build
ing to itself an dthat will undoubt-
edly be the verdict of the board of
county commissioners when a con-
clusion is reached.
The proposed building will in all
probability be erected on the site of
the fire department headquarters and
will contain in addition to the cells
for the prisoners. the sheriff's office
and residence quarters for the jailer
and his family.