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The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
COLORADO FRUIT BRINGS MONEY
Grand Junction Product Not Excelled
in the World.

Denver.-Grand Junction. the much
leralded fruit center OF the western
slope, has had wonderful har-
vest of fruit of every description
this season, and the fruit growers
association of Grand Junction has
paid several thousands Of dollars
to the owners of the orchards
as the returns on the first ten cars of
Grand valley contaloupes shipped dur
ing the season. The prices obtained
for the fruit were remarkable, the
standard grade bringing S1.05 per
crate. jumboes 80 cents crate, ponies
AZ cents and gems 10 cents crate.
For the ten cars total of $3,27S.90 was
paid the growers. These prices. good
as they were, have been surpassed
since the first cars were sent
out, and the standard cantaloupes
sold this month for s1.0S to the
crate, the jumboes "a cents. po-
nies Al cents and the pink gems IS
cents per crate. The vast majority OF
the shipments are made to New York
and Chicago and the markets in the
great cities are more than willing to
pay the best prices for the Grand juno
ton fruit. At the present time the
shipping season is near its end and the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers asso-
citation shipped out its last car a week
ago.
Nor are cantaloupes the only fruit
which has seen the best of prices paid
for it in Grand Junction. Fourteen cars
of pears shipped out OF Grand juno.
tion in September netted the sum OF
$23,S74 to the growers. This shows an
average of $1,705 for every car, and
the average prices paid for four-tler
pears was S3.95 a crate, for nve-tier
pears $3.50, for six-tier pears S2.75, and
for choice pears $3.50. All of these
pears were of the Buerre d'Anjou va
riety. OF the fourteen cars, six went
to Chicago, six to New York, and two
to Philadelphia.
Encouraging prices were likewise
paid to the growers for apples.
Together with Rocky Ford, Grand
Junction enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the great fruit center of Colorado.
and the rivalry between the two towns
to see which shall make the largest
and most profitable sales is keen. 1t Is
said that the land on which the fruit
Is grown is advancing most rapidly,
and in some parts of the country about
Rocky Ford and Grand Junction the
land can not be bought at all, or only
for exorbitant prices. The horticultural
department of the state is il receipt OF
hundreds of letters monthly, seeking in
formation from all parts of the world
regarding the great opportunities to be
found in gruit growing on the western
slope of Colorado The towns in the
center of the fruit districts are enjoy
ing steady and continuous growth,
and the resources of the country have
only begun to be developed. There is
much of the land in western parts OF
the state on which irrigation
facilities are lacking, and 1t is said that
when all of the possible fruit land in
Colorado is under cultivation, this state
will be second only to California as
fruit producing land.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
A Whistler Criticism,

The late James Mcneil Whistler
was standing bareheaded in a hat
shop, the clerk having taken his hat
to another part of the shop for com
parison. A man rushed in with his
hat in his hand and supposing Whist
Ter to be a clerk angrily confronted
him.
See here" he said. This hat
doesn't fit"
Whistler eyed the stranger from
head to foot and then drawled out:
"Wel1, neither does your coat.
What's more, if you'll pardon my say
ing so, I'll be hanged If / care much
for the color of your trousers. ."-"Un-
der the Spreading Chestnut Tree" in
EyerybOdy'S
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Stretching RinQs.

A jeweler in Third avenue, New
York city, advertises wedding rings
purchased here will be stretched to
any size without extra cost" His en-
terprise is based on knowledge OF
human frailty. 1.-The girl often hap
pens to balk." he says. "and the fel-
low gets 1t in the neck. The ring for
that intended may not fit the finger OF
the next intended SO l stretch 1t for
nothing. l have stretched rings as
many as five times for one man.
Why not use rubber rings?
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
WHAT is PE-RU-NA?
Is 1t a catarrh Remedy, or q
Tonic, or is it Both?

Some people call Peruua a great
tonic Others refer to Peruna as
great catarrh remedy.
Which of these people are right
Is it more proper to call Peruna a ca
tarrh remedy than to call it a tonic2
Our reply is, that Peruna is both
tonic and catarrh remedy. Indeed,
there can be no effectual catarrh rem
edy that is not also tonic.
In order to thoroughly relieve any
case of catarrh, a remedy must not
only have a specific action on the mu-
cous membranes affected by the ca
tarrh, but it must have a general tonic
action on the nervous system.
Catarrh, even in persons who are
otherwise strong, is weakened con-
dition of some mucous membrane.
There must be something to strength
en- the circulation, to give tone to the
arteries, and to raise the vital forces
Perhaps no vegetable remedy in the
world has attracted so much attention
from medical writers as HYDRASTIS
CANADENSIS. The wonderful eff
cacy Of this herb has been recognized
many years, and is growing in its hold
upon the medical profession. When
Joined with CUBEBS and COPAIBA q
trio of medical agents is formed in Pc
runa which constitutes specific rem
edy for catarrh that in the present
state of medical progress cannot be
improved upon. This action, REIN
forced by such renowned tonics a.
COLLINS0NIA CANADENSIS, COR
YDALIS FORMOSA and CEDRON
SEED, ought to make this compound
an ideal remedy for catarrh in all its
stages and locations in the body.
From a theoretical standpoint, there
fore, Peruna is beyond criticism. Tho
use Of Peruna, confirms this opinion.
Numberless testimonials from every
quarter of the earth furnish ample
evidence that this judgment is not
over enthusiastic. When practical ex-
perience confirms well-grounded the
ory the result is a truth that cannot be
shaken.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Only ROYAL Doctor.

The only royal doctor in Europe Is
Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria. Few
German princes have had a more ro-
mantle career than Duke Carl Theo-
dore He recently completed, with
his wife as his assistant, his five-thou-
sandth operation for cataract.
Poor people flock to his hospital.
where they are treated free, the duke
asking payment only from those who
can easily afford 1t. He it was who
successfully treated the kaiser, when.
eight years ago, he was temporarily
Blinded by a swinging rope when
cruising on the Hobenzollern in the
North sea.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Two-Pound Baby Has the Record.

Grand Junction, Colo.-Tipping the
scales at Just two pounds and five
ounces. the smallest baby ever born in
Grand Junction is doing its best to live.
The infant was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Clark. and DR.. Hunter the at
tending physician, says it will probably
live. Everything possible to keep the
tiny bit OF humanity alive is being
done. If necessary. an incubator Will
be brought into service to keep it alive.
but 1t is not thought this will be re-
,uired. as the babes condition Is salts
Sctory.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Hospital Story-TeIIinq.

1t is curious that philanthropists
in search of a novel means of doing
good do not engage reciters and story
tellers to visit hospitals and amuse
the patients. rich man in New
York engaged Marshall p. Wilder, the
diminutive entertainer, who has given
pleasure in nearly every city, to visit
regularly certain hospitals in New
York. Mr.. Wilder was welcomed en-
Enthusiastically by the convalescent pa
tients, and his merry stories did them
good
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Saw II Come Out of a Cow.

A little city boy and his sister
Dorothy were taken to the country
for the first time.
The two children were happy as the
Gay was long In the late afternoon
they watched the cows come home,
heard with delight the tinkling cow
bells, and the little boy even went to
the barns to see the milking done.
At supper, just as Dorothy was lift
ing her glass to her rosy lips, the boy
cried out:
"Oh, Dotty, DON'T You mustn't drink
that milk. It's not fit to drink. 1t
came out of a COW; | saw it"
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Saws It's Not So.

Report to the effect that electric
lights are detrimental to the eyesight
are pronounced unfounded by an cleo
trical expert in the London Times
He says that the trouble arises from
too direct exposure of the eye to the
light, and that effect would be the
same or worse with any other light
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

Starch, like everything else, is be
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery--Defiance Starch-all In
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient. in
vented by us. gives to the Starch
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

was impaired and the kidney secre-
tions were badly disordered. was
completely worn out and discouraged
when l began using Doan's Kidney
Pills, but they went right to the cause
of the trouble and did their work well.
| have been feeling well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
FoSter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N Y.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
STATE OF ONO. CRY or TOLEDO, ,,.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he 10 senior
par aer OF the nrm of +. j. CHENEY 4 Co. doing
business In the City of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said nrn will pay the sum VI
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of CArARRn that cannot be cured by the Of
HALLS CArAHRu CuRK.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence
this 9th day OF December \. D., lss6
ssMt A. " sorAnr SlhnSHn' rs.4.s
Hairs CatarTh Cure 4, taken internally and acts
directly the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. I5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
His Job,

Bishop Potter was staying with n
friend in n country house. On Sunday
morning as he passed through the Ii
brary he found small boy curled up
in big chair deeply interested In
book. Are you going to church.
Tom?" he asked. NO." he replied.
"Why, 1 am" the bishop said. HUH"
the boy returned, That's your job
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch q matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch. being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary, with the result of perfect
finish. equal to that when the goods
we're new.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
A Vast Sum.

The amount of money which the
government is called upon to redeem
in the course Of the year reaches an
instance, it totaled s912. 100000. This
redemption is either for the purpose
of securing clean, fresh notes or to
get change of some other denoEina-
ton.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Sians of the lines.

In the household department of a
farm magazine we find the following
communications:
II am willing to exchange well
preserved copy of Browning's poems
for some geraniums.'
81 have complete edition of Byron,
containing all his poems and letters,
which l shall be glad to exchange for
soule aterme,on seed"
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Delicate Shade of Meaning.

A keen retort is credited to the late
Dr. Haig-Brown, master of Charter
house.
His brother-inlaw, DR.. Porter the
master of Peterhouse, another famous
English school, wrote him, inquiring
his precise meaning in a certificate
that a boys character was general
ly" good.
when I say generally he replied
Il mean not particularly"
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

five months in a hos
pital l was dis
charged as incurable,
and given only six
months to live. My
heart was affected, |
had S m o t h erin 6
spells, and some
times fell uncon-
scious. l got so l
couldn't use m y
arms, my eyeSiBht
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Iohn Brown Juror.

Williams Abrams Martin. the soil.
tary survivor of the IL men who con.
victed John Brown, is still living In
Virginia. He has celebrated his
seventy-fifth anniversary.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
With a smooth iron and Defiance

With a smooth Iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will~have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25

When you hear man say married
life is the only life" it's sure sign
he has been married nearly week.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy. sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample fREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1907-10-25
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Discharged 6ecaues Doctors Could Not
Cure.

Levi P. Brockway. S. Second Ave.
Anoka., Mimi, says: after lying for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
The District Employees.

A good fight has been undertaken
10y the president OF the local Bust
hess Mems Association in behalf of
she clerical employees of the District
Government A fat cut in their
salaries was made somewhat more
than twenty years ago, and the
standards of pay then fixed, with
Few exceptions have since remained
unchanged. In the meantime the
cost of living has increased SO far
as 10 warrant advances ia pay for
District school teachers, policemen,
ANA hremeu. and practically every
one I'm the Capitol
The Times is not satisfied that
the organization of tire District of
lices is perfect. 10 has long Won
dered if the several bureaus there
could not ice more compactly an
ranged. 1t believes. however. the
clerks should not be made 10 suffer
Tor this shortening if IL exists
and il feels that, if Congress will
make proper inquiry into the pres
emf scale of their wages. il will do
them the Justice which last session
IL did the teachers, firemen. and
policemen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
SEE BARTLETT.

Congress finds Familiar Quotations"
a present help in times Of eulogy.-Bos-
ton Transcript
a soldier on his prancing steed
Performs a rash heroic deed;
WHAT words then shadow forth his
need?
See Bartlett.
A girl has beauties which amaze.
But when they would attune their laws.
How do her lovers sing her. praise?
See Bartlett
A statesman fights and tolls and frets
To save the land or pay its debts;
What is the eulogy he gets?
See Bartlett
In short, this glory We call Fame
Is bat gambling poker game,
Wherein each player has for aim
See Bartlett.
-McIandburgh Wilson, in the New
York Sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
PugiliSt and Composer

Over iu Ng1, York the other night
There was Hrld "a benefit for a
lruGeu-dowu little prize-dghter who
for years had uot done q days work
except that involved I'm training for
encounters with other bruisers. The
mau had earned thousands upon
thousands OF dollars iu the art of
pounding somebody else into insen-
si1ility all of which he had squan-
oered through the dissipation of
drink and other sorts of excuses.
Plainly the young fighter should
now Dee Independently wealthy. and
Le would be- had he exercised even
the common sense of "a squirrel. In
stead, he is "a battered and poverty
stricken derelict, and his friends
with loyalty for which others can
not help honoring them-arranged a
performance To help him. and in one
way and another actually got to-
eether. 10 IS said. $4,000 for his
maintenance.
ln little country town of New
England Their, lives i'm poverty and
the p.tiful gloom of a darkened iu-
telleet one of the greatest compos-
ers this western land has ever pro-
duced. lie is Edward 4. Mcdowell.
whose sD.ru5id orchestral works
have delighted uuzic-loyers both
here and iu Europe. lie lubored for
years i'm the interests of art at sala-
ries that never adequately paid for
his genius. but he gave freely the
best there was i'm him, and that best
was glorious. Then came "a mind
diseased, and now there is hope only
OF long anu peaceful twilight. \
fund is being raised for him. too,
but with all the work of a year or
more III has not reached the proper
tious of the prize-fghter's reward.
Are the people who pretend TO
love the higher things" of life less
willing TO translate that love into
dollars and cents than those who re-
gard mill as The height of
human enioymeut2 They have far
more money in the aggregate than
those who rallied to the support of
Terry McGovern, but they have
colder hearts. 1t is sorrowful
commentary upon the alleged re-
gard for culture and the fine arts
in this country that men and women
all over the land should not pour in
upon the promoters of the Mac
Dowell fund all the money that the
stricken maker of beautiful music
can ever need. Certainly the dead
game sports" have set them an adj
mirabie example in iberaLty and
appreciation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
BLANCHE BATES RETURNS
IN TRIUMPH AS THE GIRL"

blanche Bates, in ''The Girl OF the
Golden West returned 90 the ReIas-n
last night ana was received -ith even
more enthusiasm than was accorded her
over "a year ago when the original ura-
ducton or the play with many OF the
present east marked tie opening OF
the tHeater under the BeIasco manage
meHt Since its subsequent successful
run lu New York. where the critics have
We'd in expressing approval Of Miss
Bates portrayal of her p5rt, and the
play as a whole. there IS little left To be
said that could ada additional praise.
The play, as its name implies. is set
among the gold fields of the eWst dur
ing the strenuous forties. when each
camp was law unto itself and il was
more dangerous 10 steal than 10 XIII
As the one girl of the camp. adored by
every miner I'm rough but sincere wav.
Miss Bates is all that might be desired.
Despite her Surroundings. she is always
the true woman, lacking in polish. but
atoninE al heart Womaulike. al last
size falls ln love, and with a stranger.
Ramerrcz. the road agent. over whose
head there IS a large reward and who is
then in camp iucOgnito for the purpose
NJ -H.A'f'N- -f--AAE AI44AA llHk mere.
RamerreZ visit 10 the gifts home. the
midnight terothaI and first kiss. the
discovery by the boys" that the hated
thief is in their midst and the posse
visit 70 the home Of the girl. He is
shot down as he leaves the girls home.
IN SnOWstorm by Jack Rance. the
sheriff
The most dramatic scene in the play
occurs when despite the knowledge that
she has uncOnsciously housed the ban
dit, the girl S love triumphs and. with
his bleeding body between them. the
girl proposes TO the gambler-sheriff
three games of cards 10 decide whether
both she ana her lover shall belong 60
Jack Rance forever, or whether the BAN
dit snail belong 10 her. The gambling
instinct in Rance. who is insaneIv in love
with the girl. prevails, and amid a
deathlikf stiffness the cards are dealt
and the girl wins.
Rance leaves tie room with a curse
and she nurses her lover back To life
HIS subsequent capture by the men of
the camp. who knew nothing of the
compact between ihe girl and the sheriff.
her entry as the moose Is ready for his
neck and her appeal for the bows life
his promise of reform through a wom-
ans love and subsequent liberation
through her- all form intensely interest
ing scenes.
Miss Bates seems perfect in everv. role.
but is especially dramatic and pleasing
in her emotional ones. Her portrayal is
most finished and artistic throughout
Frank Keenan, is again see as Jack
Rance. the sheriff. lie is, indeed,
adapted 10 the part and IL woul5
seem inconsistent in any other hands
His presence dominates splendjdiv
almost every scene. Charles Mill
ward. who is playing Rameirez. the
route agent. this season. Is an improve
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
EDES0N AND "STRONGHEART"
GET DESERVED WELCOME

Robert EdesOn returned 10 the Ma
tional Theater last night and gave the
same excellent delineation Of Strong
heart the Indian college man, which
won for him so much praise when he
was in the Capital City last season
Mr.. EdesOn can well AFFORD 20 con-
tinue in this role during the lg06-o7 sea-
son, for Strongheart is a character
which should have more than one or two
years on the stage. The dignity and
youthful vigOr Of Mr.. Blossoms hero is
a delight to every audience, and the
fact that there have been several
piraUcal inCursiOns on the DeMille
drama, both as 10 theme and treatment,
does not lessen in any degree the in
terCst in the original
The performance last evening was
notable for the fact that the star has
not developed any unfortunate manner
iSEns as result OF having appeared IN
ia role 200 times.s lie shows the same
de gree of intense feeling and his i'm
persona ton has the same engrossing CT
feet uDon tile spectators as when he
first appeared as the manly sportsman,
stanch friend and tender lover.
'Strcngheart' is more than mere
entertainment; il presents a moral les
son in such a delicate form that The
audience does not feel that il is being
preached at II is rather taken into
the councils OF the characters. and be-
fore il is aware of the fact is beginning
To reason with ourselves as 20 the jus
tice of our peoples attitude toward the
red man.
The play is unique in thar il throws
down the gauntlet 10 universal prejudice,
and the art of the actor is made mani
fest by his being able 10 hold the SYM
pathy OF those who in their heart OF
hearts know that the herO's position
Is untenable.
Mr.. Edesoa has retained the services
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
The Trend of Public Opinion.

Municipal ownership has recently
been presented TO readers OF news
papers in three different Hghts-au
impressive.
First, came the following from the
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin:
Madison. Wis. Jan. lS.-ESpeciaT-A
well organized movement Of business
men Of the city has been started FOR the
creation of "A municipal dairy farm
q his grows out of a recent disclosure
and charges of bOyc0JtIng made by the
farmers who supply the city milk
II Is proposed 10 buy a farm about
six miles from the city. on the shores of
Lake Mo1ona, and convert it entirely
70 the use of furnishing the milk sup
ply. The farm Is covered with springs
and Is ideal for such a place.
Second, came this from New Eng
land:
Northampton, Mass, Jan 27.-TAe an
nual meeting OF the trustees of the
Academy OF Music al Northampton was
held yesterday.
The Academy of Music is owned by
the city and is said 10 be the only
municipal theater in the country. The
financial showing IS the best made since