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The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
MANY INJuRED IN TRAIN wREck.
Rio Grande Passenger Trai, Leaves
Track and Many Narrowly
Escape Death.

Alamosa, Colo.-Ten persons were
more or less seriously injured and a
score of others slightly bruised and
cut in a wreck on the Denver & Rio
Grande near Toltec, between this city
and Antonito Tuesday evening. That
all the passengers and the train crew
were not killed is considered miracle.
The entire train left the track, but
through some fortunate circumstance
only the engine rolled down the high
embankment.
The passenger coaches and baggage
car were overturned and hung on the
edge of the precipice, while the panic
stricken inmates fought to gain the
outside before the cars, apparently sup
ported by nothing, would be precipi-
tated into the deep gulch.
According to the railroad officials,
the cause of the accident has not been
determined, although it is believed to
have been a defective rail, as sec
tion gang was employed repairing at
the exact spot where the mishap hap
pened. The last car of the train was
the first to leave the track and pulled
the others off one by one az a time.
The most seriously injured are:
E. j. Booth of Denver, scalp Wound
and ear nearly cut off.
Mrs. e. j. Booth of Denver. scalp
wounds and body bruises.
c. d. Lancaster of Denver, scalp
wounds, crushed and bruised.
Engineer Dell Smith, crushed about
the hips and bruised.
Mrs. Cordova of San Ildefonso, New
dc
John A. Holmberg, former state treas
urer. and wife, not serious.
W. S. McCaw, a prominent cattle
man of Durango, not serious.
Mark Weller, 1907 East Sixteenth
avenue, Denver, back sprained.
C. D. Lancaster, Shirley hotel, Den
yer, shoulder wrenched.
Mrs. j. S. Greathouse, Pagosa
Springs; hand cut and hip bruised.
H. e. Blake. Las Vegas. New Mex
lea: slightly bruised on side.
Mrs. J. E. Booth, S4S Broadway,
Denver; head cut and back hurt
Verne McCaw, Durango; back hurt
and hand cut
Mrs. Holenberg. 1927 Washington
avenue, Denver; arm scraped.
George sWills, brakeman, Alamosa;
leg bruised.
Engineer w. B. Smith; injured about
head and believed internally.
The wreck was caused by spreading
rails, and the entire train, consisting
of baggage, mail. two dav coaches and
one sleeper, engine and tender. was
overturned. The engine and tender,
the last to leave the rails rolled 25o
feet and landed in the bottom of the
canon.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
CLEARED HIMSELF OF BLAME
Explanation of Politician That sure.
ly Was Convincing.

A recent incident in Australia is re-
lated as showing how watchful poll
tician must be in this censorious age.
Among other accounts of deadhead
nature on the books of the Westralia
railway was one setting forth that
Miss Peacock had been franked over
the lines to the value of $35, and in
stantly there was wide demands about
It, People wanted to know why Sir
Alexander Peacock's daughter was
given these privileges. Sir Alexander
himself, former premier of Victoria,
was very much hurt when he heard
Of the matter, and hastened to assure
the Westralian government firstly,
that IL his daughter had appeared in
Westralia, it was entirely without his
sanction; secondly, If she had made
claims upon the Westralia railways
she had done it without his authority;
thirdly, that never during his long po-
litical career had he asked his own
state. let alone any other, to extend
dead-heading privileges to daughter
of his; and, fourthly and finally, he
had no daughter, and never has had q
daughter.-Boston Transcript.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Monster Irrigation Project.

Pueblo.-One of the biggest irriga-
ton projects ever planned in southern
Color. do has been made public by the
fling of plats in the Pueblo county
clerks office for the Mesa and North
Mesa canals, ard system of eighteen
reservoirs in Pueblo, Fremont and El
Paso counties. The promoters are A.
Z. Wilson of Denver and X. c. Schuy.
Ter Of Colorado Sprin~s, but behind
hem is said to he a bio 6" town svn-
dicate, which will spend S3,500,n0O TO
irrieate 100000 acres of land in the
three counties.
The North Mesa canal was first pro-
jected in Fremont county to irrigate a
vast area on the north. east and west
of Florence. After water rights had
been acquired for this purpose 1t was
found that a sufficient supply not only
TO reclaim all of the land in the North
Mesa district, but also to irrigate over
100000 acres in Pueblo and portion
of El Paso counties hal been secured.
The headgates of the main canal will
be on the north bank of the Arkansas
river, above the point where Four
Mile creek enters the Arkansas river
near Florence. This canal will be
twenty-five feet deep. twenty-six feet
wide. fifty miles long, and have an ag-
gregate capacity of 10.000.000,0 900 GU
bic feet 1t will cost $500 900. and the
eighteen reservoirs. all of which will
be located at arroyos. creeks and
'''''" streams in Pueblo county to
e..;rN nj conserve, flood waters, will
COS. sc,000.OOO.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
SCIATIC TORTURE
A Locomotive Engineer Tells How
He Was Cured by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.

Pain that seems almost unbearable
is characteristic of sciatic rheuma-
tism. In some cases the pain is
knife-like, sharp or shooting; in 9TH
ers it is dull and aching. Sciatica
is stubborn in resisting treatment and
the patient frequently suffers for
years. This was the case with Mr..
Herbert E. Spaulding, a locomotive
engineer on the Cincinnati, New Or
leans & Texas Pacific Railway, whose
home is at Longview, Texas.
while running an engine some
years ago." he says, II fell on and
hurt my knee and spine and l have
always considered this to be the cause
of my illness. The sciatica took hold
of me from my heel to the back of
my head. The pain was the worst
1 ever suffered in my life and my leg
and back were twisted out of shape.
1 was under physicians care for
several months and for six months
could not get out of bed. also went
to Hot Springs but came back in a
worse condition than when 1 went.
"It was when I was down in bed
that l heard of the case of Mr..
Allison. much older man than my
self. who mad been cured of sciatica
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills. 1 began
taking the pills and soon was able to
get out of bed. When l had taken
six boxes l was able to work about
the house and yard. l kept right
on with the pills until I was cured
and have never had any return of
the trouble. / have been running an
engine ever SINCE"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent postpaid. on re-
ceipt of price. so cents per box. six
boxes for $3.50. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
FOOLED THE PREACHER.
A Doctors Brother Thought Postum
Was Coffee.

A wise doctor found out coffee was
hulting him, SO he quit drinking it.
He was so busy with his practice,
however, that his wife had to write
how he fooled his brother, a clergy
man, one day at dinner. She says:
Doctor found coffee was injuring
him and decided to give Postum a
trial, and we have used it now for
four years, with continued benefit. In
fact. he is now free from the long
train of ills that follow coffee drink
ing.
ITO show how successful we are
in making Postum properly l will re-
late An incident. At dinner we
gave. Doctor suggested we serve
Postum instead of ordinary coffee.
Doctors brother a Clergyman, sup
posed 1t was old fashioned coffee and
remarked. as he called for his sec
ond cup: II you do preach against
coffee, see you haven't forgotten how
to make it,"
This goes to show that well-made-
fully boiled-Postum has much the
flavor and richness of good coffee al
though 1t has an individuality all its
own. A ten days trial will prove that
It has none of the poisonous effect of
ordinary coffee, but will correct the
troubles caused by coffee. There's q
reason" Name furnished by Post, n
Co.. Ltd. Battle Greek. Mich.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Always Staunch .
And True

The Denver Republican has al
ways avoided the fallacies and
llnaveries of yellow journalism,
and its steadily increasing Circula-
ton proves conclusively that its
policy of telling the plain Truth
without exaggeration or misrepre-
sentation. standing fast for the
Right, is heartily approved with
growing force by the intelligent
Public to which it appeals.
To read it is liberal Education,
and the citizen who goes without
it does positive harm to himself,
to his family, and to the commu-
nifty.
In no other way can the invest
ment of ~ cents per day
-for that is all The Republican
costs any subscriber-bring such
rich results in that knowledge
which is both Power and Pleasure
Information, instruction and en-
tertainment fill its columns and it
leaves a good taste in the mouth
of the reader.
1t stands for Law ard Order in
the State-for Peace, Prosperity
and Happiness in the Home.
'lf you are not already enrolled
among its splendid list of Patrons
send on your subscription and give
it fair trial at rs cents per month
for Daily and Sunday.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
stockmen Refuse to Take Out Permit.


Stocl men of Colorado will refuse to
take out pe.ni.s allowing them to
Craze cattle on the forest reserves
and they will also refuse to pay any
grazing fee for stock which they iD.
tend to pasture on the reserves. Any
attempt on the part of the forest ser
vice officials to force them to take out
permits or pay grazing fees will be met
with resistance. Any attempt to collect
so-called damage through the courts
will result in a long-drawn legal bat
tie. This is the gage of defiance
hurled at the forest service by the Col
orado Cattle and Horse Growers Asso
citation
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester, has
written letter to H. H. French. super
visor of the Holy Cross forest reserve
in which he states that he has learned
that stock growers who range cattle
on this reserve have signed an agree.
ment to refrain from taking out graz
ing permits. In view of this announce
ment he says:
1T becomes the duty of the forester
to protect the public interests. There
FIRE. you will please notify persons
who held permits last year. but who
have failed to make application this
year. that objections to the paym'n'
of the grazing fee will not be accepted
as a reason for not having made aprli.
cation at the proper time. and tNa'
their applications will be reiecte'
WHOM presented If the total number AZ.
thorized has been allowed other appli,
cants."
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Stood the Test.

Allcock's Plasters have successfully
stood the test of sixty years use by
the public; their virtues have never
been equaled by the INSCRIPTIONS i'm
itators who have sought to trade upon
their reputation by making plasters
with holes in them. and claiming them
to be lust as good as Allcock's."
Allcock's plasters stand to-day in
dorsed by not only the highest medical
authorities, but by millions of grateful
patients who have proved their eff
cacy as household remedy.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Valuable Rubber Plant.

A German maid with knowledge Of
English just sufficient to get things
mixed was much interested in the
house plants Of her mistress, who pos
sessed, among others, rubber plant.
One day while sweeping the room
she had occasion to move this partic-
ular plant, when she remarked that
she had read in the paper that rub
Der plant worth 100000 burned in
Woonsocket, and she thought it must
have been a beautiful plant to have
cost 10 much money.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Laundry work at home would b,

Laundry work at home would b6
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary. to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric Is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch. as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Big Land Sale in Greeley District.

Greeley. Colo.-To day 1920 arres
of unimproved and uncultivated l'na
IN the Grow Creek country was SID &c
he Arbuckle and Purcell Land Cor
Danv for s14,400. One section was
nuroh,sei by Abraham Jackson. -
minneapolis. and two sections by VI
sn'~ew Of Denver. A year aoo
rrorertv could have been purchrs-1
'or half the above price. and four v~-rs
-~o was offered for $500 Tho IND
s under L proposed extension ditch.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Bold Raid by Foxes.

curious vulpine raid was witness
ed one recent Sunday on the Manor
farm, Corston, near Malmesbury A
number OF unsuspecting fowls were
feeding quietly in one of the fields
when a band of five foxes appeared.
Heading for the fowls. they each pick
ed out one of the unfortunate birds
and made off, carrying their prey
with them.-London Daily Mail.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Record Mountain CLIMBING.

The redoubtable enterprise of
climbing Mont Blanc in midwinter has
recently been successfully carried out.
The climber is an artist-photographer
of Chamounix-M. Max Willmann.
The climb took two days and nights.
With M. Willmann were two guides.
During all three days the weather was
arctic in point OF cold. but otherwise
splendid
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
Missionary's Large District.

The Rev. w. Arthur Noble, of Ko-
rea, has one of the largest districts
in Methodism. Recently he walked 800
miles, the churches in one section of
his district being near enough for him
to do this.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23

Character is that kind of statuary
which man cuts out with himself as
both tool and subject-Sterne.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23

Take Garfield Tea, the herb remedy that
has for it's object Good Health! 1t puri-
fes the blood, cleanses the system, makes
people well. Guaranteed under the Pure
Food Law.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23
ONLY ONE "BRoMo oUINrNE.

That Is LAXATIVE BRONO Qulnne. Similarly
named remed es sometimes deceive: The first and
original Cold Tablet is n WHITE PACKAGE with
b. w GROVE. Csc.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23

And some people are so industriou.
that when they haven't anything tc
do they proceed to do somebody.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethfng, softens the gums, reduces
hammation allays pain cures wind coc. 25c bottle.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-23

All philosophy lies in two words
Sustain" and abstain. ."-Epictetus
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
ESCAPED in CABBAGE Barrel.

A barrel containing cabbages was
the e by which G%ershuni, chief
organizer of the fighting organiza-
ton of the Russian revolutionary So
cialist party, escaped from a 81
berian prison. The cabbages were for
the use of the prisoners, who received
the barrel themselves from a warder.
One day they emptied it hastily,
pierced a small air hole in the bottom
and then seated Geshuni inside, plac-
ing a frying pan I've his head in
ase it should occur to the warder to
plunge his sword in. At the top were
fixed layers of cabbages. In this con
dition the barrel was removed from
the prison and placed in the prison
inspectors stable, where the prison
err spent ten hours of semisuffocation.
The day before several planks had
been loosened in the walls of the
stable, through which Gershuni, hav-
ing emerged from the barrel, was en-
abled to make his escape with the aid
of a convict who accompanied him.
He got to Japan. and eventually to
America, after many adventures.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
CHINESE HAD FIRST zoo.
Institution Of Menageries Was Due to
Two Incentives.

The Chinese had the first 90. Me-
nageries are thought to owe their
origin partly to the cult OF sacred
animals and partly to the ambition OF
rulers to possess specimens OF rare
and valuable creatures from foreign
lands or savage beasts from their own.
In the simplest forms geological gar
dens we're one of the earliest develop.
ments of culture, and were familiar to
the Chinese, Indians, Greeks, Romans,
and pre-Spanish Mexicans in ancient
times. The Oldest recorded menagerie
is Chinese, dating from 1850 b. G. The
den of lions kept by Darius, as de-
scribed in the book OF Daniel, is an ex-
ample of one of those primitive me-
nageries, while the cult of sacred
white horses by the ancient Greeks
and Romans and that of ~so-called
white elephants in Burma and Siam
are instances of a second type. A live
giraffe was received at the menagerie
Of Schonbrunn as early as 1928.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
MOUNTAIN GUIDES FAIL HER.
Miss Peck VIII Mako Another Attempt
Upon the Highest Andean Peak.

Miss Annie Peck, whose chief pleas
ure is climbing mountains, has re-
turned to New York from Peru, beaten
In her attempt to climb the highest
Of the Andes, beaten not by the noun
tain itself, but the w~orthlessness OF
the men she employed as guides and
porters on the expedition. She Is con-
vinced that she would have reached
the summit but for the faults of her
men and a Y she is going back with
Swiss mountain men to make another
attempt.
AS 1t was she reached a height Of
5000 feet, being then about 1000 feet
above the summit. This was at her
first attempt One of her men deserted
and the rest got drunk on the alcohol
which was carried as fuel for cook
ing. Besides they were all afraid Of
the trip and especially as they ap-
preached the top OF the mountain, Of
which they have a superstitious dread.
The second attempt was like the
first, except that the men gave out
sooner and so less progress was made
before the attempt had to be aband-
oned.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
TRADE CLUBS
They Should Be Organized
and Active in Every
Community.
PATRONIZE HOME MERCHANTS
The Great Danger to Local Interests
That Are Found In the Mail
Order Systems-Educate
the Public.

Copyrighted, 1906. by Alfred C. Clark
Why should we trade at home?
Why should we consider home in any
way more than any other place unless
it pays us financially? First, because
it is our home. The pride we should
take in the prosperity of our home
town and our neighbors should be suf-
ficient inducement to give them the
preference. Second, because beyond
all doubt or question, it pays from a
money point.
The greatest menace to the country
merchant to-day is the mail order
business, and with the decline of the
country merchant comes inevitable
loss to the citizens of both town and
country. What at first was considered
a great convenience and an exhibition
of commendable enterprise has grown
to be one of the crying commercial
evils. The success of the mail order
house is the result of constant, ex-
tensive and intelligent advertising. 1t
is not by persistent swindling as some
tell US, for no business was ever built
up in that way. The home merchant
can do no better than to adopt the
same method, the judicious use of
printers ink.
While the merchants are the heav-
lest immediate losers. and could do
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy in Misery IL Years-Eczema In
Rough Scales, Itching and In
Manufactured by Cuticura.

II wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put a stop to
twelve years of misery l passed with
my son. AS an infant 1 noticed on
his body a red spot and treated same
with different remedies for about five
years, but when the spot began to
get larger l put him under the care
of doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it became. Dur
ing the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would
be cracked, inflamed, and badly swol-
len, with terrible burning and itch
ing. When / think of his suffering.
it nearly breaks my heart. His
creams could be heard downstairs.
The suffering of my son made me
full of misery. l had no ambition to
work, to eat, o could I sleep.
One doctor told me that my sons
eczema vas incurable, and gave it up
for a bad job. One evening saw an
article in the paper about the wonder
full Cuticura and decided to give it a
trial. Itell you that Cuticura Ointment
is worth it's weight in gold, and when
/ had used the first box of Ointment
there was a great improvement, and
by the time / had used the second set
of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura ONT
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent, my
child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine
and smooth as silk. Michael Stein
man, Z Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn,
N. Y, April 16, 1905"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
State Prison Makes Money.

The Connecticut state prison for
the fiscal year ended September 80,
1906, established a new record of rev
enues. Earnings from productive la
Dor aggregated $57.411, while receipts
from various other sources swelled
the total income to $61,015. This
showing, representing nearly IA per
cent. of the operating expenses of the
institution, surpasses the income ex
hibit of any previous year, and en-
abled the prison management, despite
the high cost Of supplies, to limit to
$22,861 its drafts upon the state treas
ury,
The Tupelo journal., 1907-02-08
Antiquity Of Proverbs.

Proverbs existed long before books.
In the earliest times they served as
the unwritten language of mortality
and have been passed down through
the generations.
In Africa there are numerous quaint
proverbs. Among them are: "He who
dives or dry land will scarify his
face" and 1.-TWO people cannot sit
down upon the point of the same
thorn at the same time" In the Trans
vaal the proverb, Beware Of a silent
man; he has a brass band in his
mouth" is often heard-Sunday Maya
zine.