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Cañon City record., 1907-07-25

The Royal Gorge Chautauqua as
sembly was inaugurated Friday night
under circumstances that presage sue
cess The attendance was excellent
and the program OF entertainment full
ly up to expectations, combination
that can only be construed as an
augury of the most gratifying results.
The grounds are attractive and we'll
lighted and the assembly tent. where
the entertainments are given. Is ca
pacious, comfortable and admirably
arranged The grounds are effectively
policed and those In charge OF the
Chautauqua leave nothing undone that
will contribute to the pleasure and
enjoyment OF its guests and patrons.
Fear has been expressed that the heat
would be almost unendurable at the
ChautauQua grounds and that II would
Be q menace to Its success, but thus
far these predictions have not been
fulfilled and there appears to be no
likelihood that they will be. The as
sembly tent was delightfully."- cool on
Friday night and will continue to be
20 unless there Is a material rise In
the temperature within the next seven
or eight days. which is not at all
probable.
The ChautauQua was opened with
. concert by Spreyers Military Band,
each number OF which evoked a de-
<served applause from the great audi
ence which occupied the assembly
tent That Canon City has first
class concert band was demonstrated
TO the satisfaction OF all who listened
to the rendition OF its splendid pro-
gram Friday night. On the retirement
OF the band from the platform the
audience was invited to stand and
sing America" under the leadership
Of Tom Richards. which was In turn
followed by an invocation from Rev.
A. r. Chaffce. pastor OF the congrega-
ton OF the First Methodist church.
The committee representing the
Canon City business Mems Associa-
ton, with Mayor A. H. Seely and
others who were to assist In the cere-
mony OF opening the ChautauQua. oo-
cupied the platform during the inau-
gural service and several addresses
relating to the ChautauQua movement
In Canon City were made.
Prof. II. Z. Smith OF the general
committee, presided, and made n most
facetious and happy address In which
he commended the people of Canon
City for the very hearty financial sup
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
CHAMP CLARK DECIDES WHO
WILL BE THE NOMINEES

Out at Montrose Saturday, Champ
Clark decided that 1t must be Roose-
welt and Bryan In 1905. And this leads
to the comment that this decision will
OF course, terminate all further dis
cussion as to the political situation in
1908. though II will not prove at all
satisfactory to Steve" Elkns, who
has picked on Cortelyou. or to Colonel
Watterson. who has just placed Gov
ernor Johnson of Minnesota in train
ing as a dark horse" Neither will
it please Mr.. Roosevelt, who has no
idea OF making the race in 1908, and
1t will not meet with the approval Of
the people who have already prac-
tically decided to name q certain Ohio
man-not Mr.. Foraker-for president
In fact, the Honorable Champ" has
disappointed everybody-witht the pos
sible exception of Bryan. But there Is
nothing to be gained in grieving over
the subject: for since the Congressman
from Pike has settled it, it Is settled
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
Is SUCCESSFUL TEACHER
OF INTERESTING STUDY

OF the many entertaining features
of the Royal Gorge ChautauQua none
are more Interesting, especially to the
children, than the Seton Indian Camp,
organized by Miss Pearl Head this
morning The camp might appropri-
ately be termed a kindergarten Of In
dian life and habits and cannot fail
to enlist the attention of visitors.
whether old or young.
Realizing that no Chautauqua pro-
gram is complete that does not pro-
vide for the entertainment and instruc-
ton of the children. Miss Head has
taken the matter up and made it an
important feature wherever such as
semblies are held. Her plan is to give
the children something to do. some
thing to think about, to enjoy when
out OF doors with a view always to
character building. She has been for
several years a most successful teach
er in the Iowa public schools and has
evolved from her inner consciousness
ideas that have been developed for the
entertainment of children throughout
the country, and has thereby proven
herself to be benefactor to all.
Wherever MISS t1eau SoeS III hST
ChautauQua work she organizes the
children into Seton Indian tribes, and,
taking for their model the noble red
man." as portrayed by ]. Fenimore
Cooper in the Leather Stocking Tales.
they play Indian and are trained in
Indian woodcraft, study nature. listen
to Indian stories and legends and en-
gage In athletic sports. In short, they
think and play much as Indian chill
dren do; they learn to hold communion
with the birds and flowers and acquire
greater respect for "all things bright
and beautiful" all things great and
small.
Thompson Seton. author. OF wild
Animals Have KNOWN" first sug-
gested the idea which has been ella
borated on BY Miss Head. He noted
that children generally love TO play
Indian, and believing with Froebel
that play may have Q great educational
value. soagAt to take tAls torrent Of
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
Lincoln Park News.

! The Frank Wright house on South
Twelfth street is nearing completion.
The woolly aphis is unusually bad
this season. Tomato blight is work
ing havoc in some places.
The Bancroft lawn on Park avenue
is proof that lawn can be made in
one season. 1t is a beauty.
Mrs. Ida LIE May expects to go in
a few days to Northern Nebraska to
her parents. who have sent for her to
spend the summer with them.
William Linegar has improved some
spare time root grating. He now has
fine lot of young trees started-just
to find out how the thing is done.
Mr.. Hayner, of South Twelfth, Ii
one OF the newer chicken men of the
Park Mr.. Hayner has been very sue
cessful. He uses an incubator of his
own invention.
J. W. Dunlap is among the thrifty
ones who provided apple cellars for
this years crop. He has it yet and
is enjoying it as much as one could
expect under the circumstances. For
tunately it is an article that will keep.
B. G. Woodford has laid about five
hundred square feet OF cement walk
and steps about his Garfield avenue
| residence. a circumstance which we
may take as meaning that his twenty
years residence in the Park has de-
cided him to remain.
Ditch Walker Hoyt to certain water
| users: "Oh. no. gentlemen, don't
clean the ditch! Why just see how
all that grass filters out the mud
from the water drops it in the ditch.
and leaves the water nice and pure
by the time 1t reaches your orchard"
1t will take more than one winter
like that. apparently, two-edged as it
was, to cut any appreciable slices OF
the price of Park real estate. The
Priest place OF three acres sold last
fall for $4,000. This week half of it
was sold TO one man for $250O and
the other half TO another man for over
$4,000
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
CHAMP CLARK AND THE
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION

1t is to be hoped that Representative
Champ Clark has a better opinion Of
the President than is implied in his
prediction that Mr.. Roosevelt will be
nominated to succeed himself. and
that, too, without having the nomina-
ton forced upon him. One reason for
this hope is that everybody who knows
the able and amiAble statesman from
Pike county wants to entertain a high
er estimate of him than would be
warranted by the belief that he has
either stupidity misunderstood the
President or w!llfully discredited his
sincerity.
There is no way by which the Pres
ident could assume a more positive
stand than he has taken-and reiter-
ated--with reference to the Presiden-
tial succession. That position is that
he will neither seek nor accept an
other nomination. It would show
a lack OF self-respect II the President
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25

was staying, and gone back to his
home on Field avenue.
Ed Marmon of Upper Orchard ave-
nue. was taken suddenly and violently
i'll Tuesday morning. DR.. Cannon was
called in. He is now resting easier
and will probably be about in a few
days.
1t seems too bad that one part Of
our city should be cleaned up to the
detriment of another part College
avenue is certainly a misnomer, for
the street that Is lined on either side
with dump piles of all sorts and con-
ditions Of rubbish. Unlike Besant's
story of "All Sorts and Conditions of
Men," no good can be found therein.
We would suggest changing the name
to a less stately one. Tin Can alley"
or Billy Goat street"
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
THE CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY
Is A GREAT SUCCESS

The program at the Royal Gorge
Chautauqua is Of the greatest interest
to its patrons and has but few super
iors In the country. It has been run
ming long enough to dernonstrate its
value and helpfulness and should
receive . generous and loyal support
from the community. II costs . lot
OF money 10 bring the splendid talent
here which the program contains, and
the people OF Canon City should mani
test their appreciation by cooperating
with the management In making the
ChAutAuQua q success, Indeed. its
permanency will b determined by the
pAGroaags Il receives tAis year. The
expsase TO the Rsdpath Iycsum Bur
eau. under whose auspices Il % bslAg
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
THE ROYAL GORGE CHAUTAUQUA
MEETS WITH DECIDED SUCCESS

port they had given the Chautauqua
movement. and he expressed the opin-
ion that its moral and intellectual
value to the community would be
worth many times what It cost in dol
lars and cents.
Mayor Seely spoke briefly. in the
course OF which he said the Chautau
qua movement was destined to become
an important educational factor in
Colorado as II had already become
in some OF the Eastern states.
Iowa." said Mr.. Seely, has one
hundred Chautauqua assemblies. Col
orado has only six. They are a good
thing In many ways and are a great
advertisement for a community. When
visitors come to this Chautauqua, as
they surely will. tell them about our
town. about our scenery, our climate
and cur people. Tell them about the
Royal Gorge. and the Skyline drive.
about the pure water We are going
to have. and they cannot help but
agree with you that We have one OF
the most desirable towns in the west
in which to live. A Chautauqua as
sembly is a good thing for any town
and I am glad We have one here"
T N. Harding spoke for the Chau-
tauQua on behalf of the Canon City
Merchants Association, and Rev. A.
W. Henderson OF the Macon avenue
churches E. J. Sias OF Iowa, who Ia
to ofiiciate as platform manager dur
ing the ChautauQua, felicitated the
people OF Canon City on having caught
the ChautauQua spirit and expressed
the opinion that the assembly would
be an eminenuy successful one in
all respects. He announced that the
Royal Hungarian Orchestra had ar
rived in town on the evening train
from Denver, but that the baggage
containing the instruments. uniforms,
etc. OF its members. had unfortunately
been taken on to Salida by mistake,
and that they would be unable to take
part In the program In consequence.
Il am gratfed to state. however.
continued Mr. Sias. that Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Richards have kindly consented
to give a concert in their steal"
It might be explained in this con-
nection that the baggage OF the Royal
Hungarian Orchestra was not given
to the Denver & Rio Grande road by
the Union Pacific until s:35 o'clock
Friday afternoon and the failure of
the railroad company to get it here
on time was unavoidable.
That Mr.. and Mrs. Richards are dis
tinct favorites In Canon City was evil
denced by the applause which greeted
their appearance on the platform, and
the encores which they received from
the audience. Miss Grace Dale was
accompanist and materially assisted
in making the concert the grea; sue
cess II was.
The concluding number OF the even
ing's program was the illustrated lee
ture OF Clarence l.. Chester OF New
York City on The Panama Canal"
Mr.. Chester Is thoroughly familiar
with his subject, having gotten his
Information at first hand by personal
investigation. He has made several
trips to the isthmus and while there
made an exhaustive study OF the prob
lens connected with that great engin-
eering enterprise. The pictures shown
in connection with the lecture were
first class and gave an excellent idea
OF the tremendous difficulties to be
overcome in digging this great canal
for the worlds commerce.
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25

That our American forests abound In
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues Is abundAnty attested
BY scorss Of the most eminent medical
writer's and teachers. Even tho untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful
ness OF many native plants before the
advent OF the white race. This informa-
ton, impaired freely TO the whites, led
the latter TO continue invcstiRa tions until
to-day we have rich assortment Of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
. .
Dr.. Pierce believes that our American for
loA tho cIfSIpf most obstinate and fatal dis
eaApa II weydAad properly investigate them'
ana u eosa6fRetSp OF this conviction. be
po!a.l,h pr,de>4 !hs ! ,lu,oit H,a., Ta.1nl1nA na
coxerx.. Hhlch hAs -nrnIcnl llt&sli 10 be -Ihc
l6SE cf6clani Ai0mAch- -tonlc. liver linxlHok;
aiof- heArt tonic and regnllior4- md -el221
cleaner knoHn 70 msdlc4l eSlsnes Dyspep,
and even valvular and other affections OF
the heart yield to its curative action. Tho
reason srhy IL cures these and many other
a6ectiona is clearly shown In . little book
which 10 mailed free TO any address By DR.. r
v. fierce. " Buffalo. n. r.. 70 all sending
request for tho same.
. .
Not less marvellous. In tho unparalleled
curoo IL 10 constantly making OF woman's
many pcculiaS Affections weaknesses and
disyEsain9 dcfanGementA b Dr.. PSofce's
FavoritS> >Prescript0ss>l p 10 amply attestea
by THOUSANDS ptSapS "a testimqoials con-
tributed byNe1xteful pstfesA ybo haye Assn
cured hx xNofcaiarrhal pelxic dkkl1G kel4i8
IstEdA i!NkQlAr1ues, PrQlAoAll and 9l11k
QlRlAcem1n1a- .cAN1f1I -ex 1SAEQ AlSsE:
SllQn q Ntatlli and sll9fl l9yS{1eA o!tte
after many other adveftisso nedsclQsA eno
pAysicians had failed
Roth the above mentioned medicines are
wholly nseds up from the 4ycertc extyecA o.
native, medicinal roots The pfoeeee1 -,
Ms Dr. Pierce, and they are cn rTted On py
ek{lisa chemists and phsrnacists VIII 3e
S0iSnsd and built lpe t6la purlce4 .noe9
Pd!caass sss SslfYsR IT, s.2H, S
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Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
FROM SOUTH CANON

Miss Lotta Hall is spending week
at Manitou and Colorado Springs with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace of Cripple
Creek are visiting with MIR. and Mrs.
W. H. Dabney on Riverside avenue.
Endsley 4 Hall have the Monte
Vista contract for putting in the ce-
ment walks at that place. F. NJ. End
sley left today and J. W. Hall will
go over Saturday.
The South Canon NJ. Il. Aid society
met at the home OF Miss Chattie Rob
ins Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Chas. Barber and brother-in-law
MIR. Herbert Reynolds, have zone Ash
ing on Beaver creek for a few days.
Mrs. Criss Hansen has gone to
WestchAe for . tan days with friends
and relatives.
WAAAsd- Clean cotton rscs AZ rAo
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
East Canon.

Mr.. Wilson and wife. who have been
renting the Earl place, have moved
into the city.
Mr.. Parry, who has been confined
to the house by sickness, is better
and has left the Wilson's, where he
Cañon City record., 1907-07-25
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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09
Officials Already Overloaded.

A third general objection to govern
ment agency rests on the principle of
the division Of labor. Every additional
function undertaken by the govern
mcnt is fresh occupation imposed on
body already overcharged with
duties. A natural consequence is that
most things are Ill done, much not
done at all, because the government is
not able to do it without delays which
are fatal to its purpose; that the more
troublesome and less snowy of the
functions undertaken are postponed
and neglected, and an excuse Is always
ready for the neglect. while the heads
of the administration have their minds
so fully taken up with official detail. in
however perfunctory manner superin-
tended, that they have no time or
thought to spare for the great interests
Of the state and the preparation of en-
larged measures of sound improve
ment.--John Stuart Mill.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09
Marshal Seizes Liqht Plant.

A United States marshal has seized
the electric light plant belonging to
the borough Of Park Ridge, n. j., In
execution Of judgment for $G.051 .96,
which was obtained In the United
States circuit court by the engineering
firm which installed the plant. The
plant was to have been run by water
power, but has not been success. The
builders claim that this is due to in
adequate power and not to improper
installation, as claimed by the borough
authorities, and the decision apparent
~ supports their claim. The situation
Is a serious one, as the borough Is
small, and the plant cannot be operat-
ed advantageously until large addi-
tional expenditure has been made.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE.
Public and Private Methods Contrast.
ed-Oroaniz alton vs. Aqqreqation.

REORGANIZATION VS.. A99Te9dtloHs
One controlling economic reason for
opposing public ownership Is that ev-
cry Individual in society prospers just
in proportion as industry gets the best
there Is in human capability. On the
other hand, government control and di-
rection never get and in the nature Of
things never can get all there IS or the
best there Is in human capability.
Now the government may compete
with private enterprise in getting ca
pable men, but 1t has not thus far
shown anything of the capacity Of
man always to the right place. The
agency which in private enterprise
succeeds so generally in eventually
landing in the right place the right
man is not simply good intention or
mere intelligence, but the intelligence
and intention which constantly study
the enterprise in hand, which make 1t
the one affair in life, constantly
thought of and planned for-an intelli-
gence and intention, too, which are
themselves as nearly as possible per-
manent That kind of seeking out and
watchfulness few government depart
ments possess. The men in charge of
government departments may be intel
ligent and we'll intentioned, but they
are in today and out tomorrow. The
thing under them Is not their child.
They never, as matter of fact get
their hands and their minds fully into
the work
Nor will civil service change this.
Civil service examinations may secure
capable men, but no civil service eX-
animation can assign the right man to
the right place, can pick out of the
thousand capable men just the kind of
capability that is fitted to this place
and just the kind that is fitted to that.
Indeed, between government control
and private control the difference in
that respect is almost the exact differ
ence between what we call true or
ganization and what is the merest ag-
gregation, for in private enterprise
each man has come by process of
attrition to the place he Is best fitted
to fill, while in government employ
ment each man is dropped into his
place irrespective of special fitness and
under civil service Is riveted there
Hon. Peter S. Grosscup in American
Magazine.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09
A Trade Union inconsistency,

One Of the anomalies of trades union
ism Is the demand for "closed shops"
and the advocacy Of municipal owner.
ship when it is inevitable that every
industry transferred from private to
public ownership will become an "open
shop" In public employment all con-
ditions and wages of labor must be
determined by laws and ordinances.
No law excluding nonunion men from
public employment can stand the test
Of its constitutionality.- Policy
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09

their comfort and happiness, with the
condition of the people of the nations
of Europe, and there is only one CON
cluson-that is that for us individual
ism Is the state policy, and we do not
have to borrow the institutions of for
eign nations created by need from
which we are free 1t is just because
of our individualism that socialistic in
situations and cooperative schemes
never prosper here.-Newark (N. j. Adj
vertser
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09
Checks Private ENTERPRISE.

Socialism In itself has been clearly
proved to be an evil, because it de
prives every human being Of ordinary
human rights.
Government ownership of semipublic
utilities Is Socialism, but only frac
ton part Of it.
There is evil and oppression in it
as 1t stops the spirit of private enter
prise. A stoppage of human. individ-
ual effort is the effect Of government
ownership, even in art-Philadelphia
Item.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09
LITTLE INDIVIDUALISM THERE.
Why Public Ownership Is Popular IL
European Countries.

In Europe governments are largely
paternal because of the lack Of indI-
vidualism. The very helplessness of
the people fosters and necessitates pa
ternalism. That is why national and
municipal governments operate public
utilities. Under a monarchy for that
reason, the tendency Of the people is
naturally toward socialism.
The phenomenal growth and pros
perity of the United States have been
attained without either paternalism or
socialism. Compare the condition Of
the people here, their better living.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09
Unwise Under Present Conditions.

Until we remove the political inhu-
ence that tends toward corruption and
extravaganza l believe that municipal
ownership would be unwise.-Profess-
or SedgWicl.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09

of la grippe with all its miserable
symptoms" says Mr.. j. S. Egleston of
Maple Landing, Iowa. Knees and
Joints aching, muscles sore, head stop
ped up, eyes and nose running, with
alternate spells of chills and fever We
began using Chamberlain Cough
Remedy, aiding the same with a double
dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, and by it's liberal use
soon completely knocked out the grip"
Sold by Owl Drug Store.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09

Guner-In surgery they can restore a
persons skin by grating.
Guyer-What a big differece between
surgery and politics!
Gunner-What Is the difference?
Guyer-Why, In politics they skin
people by grating. - Chicago Daily
News.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09

THE time was when Ellensburg
was not on the Northern Pacific
map but the maps of the past year
have shown. 1t is only a question
of time until it will look larger to
some people than it does now. A
hearty cooperation of the railroads
and the people of Ellensburg is
what is needed and that will come
i'll due season-as soon as we learn
each other as we should.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-09

IN view of the fact that Ellens-
burg is soon to be honored by the
presence and a lecture of a practi-
cal road builder, would it not pay
every farmer in the valley to hear
that lecture? Remember the date
April 18th.