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1t was not the fact OF the bri- bein.;
Invisible that caused ne uneasincse.
but the startling knowledge that :,
great ccnvulSio1 Of the elemrnts WIS
about 10 burst upon us.
The dark bank | had at first noticed
low down Oh the horizon hll risen
rapidly until the culirr heavens 1.,..,.
obSCurcd. I'll" atmosphere had ere. d
dense. and ihc darkness was .:tu.i
Intense, relieved only by t'tr now Gls
m"nilrd hulk. which occasionally
thrcW out Il @lram of Iight
y strange. indrlinat.c. rushing Sou...
reryaded I'll" mir. Il Slight rirp,e rtie!iel
the $taGpant waters. Il cold breath a
air famed my check. while under The
black. froWning clouds | SAW a White
line rapidly rushing upon us
Louder and louder grew the sounds.
The men GaZen nj one. another aghast
With Il wave Nf my hand I mutiuncd
the scaincn q, pull the boat round 50
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the time. He is
now commandant at the Brooklyn navy
yard. He entered the Naval academy
from Connecticut in 1861 and grad
uated in 1864. In 1882 he accompa-
MED Sir Garnet Wolseley in his IA
nous Sudan campaign as naval aid
and was in the engagement at Tel-eI-
kebir. He commanded the auxiliary
cruiser St Louis and later the cruiser
Newark in the Spanish war
When the news of the explosion on
the Georgia WAS conveyed to Admiral
Goodrich at the brooklyn navy ward
he was told that his son had been in
Jured. With his wife ana two daurl-
ters. he started AT once for Boston.
Rear Admiral I.olIAv y. Evans. com
rlander in chief Of the Atlantic feet.
fastened from his quarters upon his
nagShip Connecticut now in dry dock.
to the commandments residence and Of
fered his coincidence. He was follow
ed by all til, officers in the navy yard.
Lieutenant Goodrich was q great "a
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his bounty: many r. L. slEIsoN.
poor scholars are helped by his wis.
dom and his beneficence. The alumni
Of the college at the recent commence
ment gave him a material token of
their affection. 1t was beautiful sill
yer loving cup on which were engraved
the college chapel and old Griffin hall
which Mr.. Stetson has transformed in
to useful building. preserving the
charming simplicity of its earlier days.
a simplicity that marks it as one of the
finest of American college buildings
In former years Mr.. Stetson was one
of the powerful factors behind the
scenes in the Democratic organization.
He has a high standing at the bar.
1t is a singular coincidence that
Rear Admiral Caspar f. Goodrich.
whose son. Lieutenant Caspar Good
ricn, was killed In the battleship Geor-
gia explosion, should have been the
officer called on to investigate the eX-
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PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF MARS

| PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS OF MARS
the poles melt down, as astronomers
have proved by long and careful oi
servations. The vast dry regions to-
ward the equator cannot sustain life.
cannot produce vegetation. unless wa
ter is brought to them by artificial
means Consequently our Nartiau
nelghbOrS hay" been compelled ms n
mere matter of self preservation to
scratch their planetary surface with
many irrlgating bitches, which carry
the melted snow and ice from the
polar regions to make the deserts bios
som.
Mars is much smaller than the earth
having only about fourth of the
surface area. The force of nrayitatioD
there mast be correspOndingly less
Therefore things weigh less than on
the earth. The Martian atmosphere is
much more rarefied than ours; conse-
qnently the inhabitants must have q
much greater lung capacity. Scientists
hoid that the people on Mars must be
three times as tail and aS bulky as
the earth dwclcr and many times as
strong. One Mars man. ii is figured.
can do fifty or sixty times as much
work as mere earthlin". .t"corCling-
~ the excavation Of It Panama canal
on Mars could he done cHsilv by hand
shovel work. except for the necessary
rock blasting The canals mapred hy
astronomers @rr 50 Iar.n - tD make
inc t'I!;,rf. f.fffi4
The Caucasian., 1907-08-04

Ghe Japanese consider tlla6 tf,cy ak
erclSe " Urotrctoratc over Korea. an,
70 they objected when Che Korea,
ruler, Emperor ii Hiunr. assumed t,
send Il separate delegation to TIL.
la2He peace conference Just AZ il
Korea were Il sovereign power. Thai
was what led 90 the crisis resulting il
the eihp"ror's abdication. He is aho,It
slXty-SiN years old. At the age OF
twelve he WAS nominated to the thrnn,
by the empress doWaGer. the late c,l-
peror having left no issue. His father
who WAS chosen a% regent, began n
rule OF knife, poison and torture.
Before Vi Hung became clnpcrnr in
fact he married Il member of the Min
family. She did not get along we'll
with the regent. and he tried on vuri-
ouS occASlnnS To have her aSSaSSiuatcd
She WAS finally put 10 death in 1885.
Both she and the regent were much
stronger willcd than The emperor, and
he was under the rule Of one or the
other practically all the time
The emperor has always been very
Favorable to Americans, and they have
obtained important concessions in 10,
rca. They built the first electric tram
way line there. and also got the conccs-
sion for supplying Seoul with a mod
ern water system.
AS further mark of his liking for
Americans the emperor broke all 10
rean court precedents when he enter
tanned Miss Alice Roosevelt, now Mrs.
LongWorth, at luncheon In September,
1905. She was then member Of the
Taft party which visited ihe Philip
pines.
Francis Lynde Stetson. former law
partner of ex-Presdent Grover Cleve-
land. graduated forty years ago this
summer from Williams college He
is regarded ut Williams as Il gen
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probability there are poor fellows there
In danger of their lives who, if we
leave them to their fate. would place
us on footing with pirates" And,
turning abruptly, 1 walked aft. having
expressed my indignation in a voice
tremulous with anger.
BLESS my soul. Mr.. Watkins. l would
not leave any one to perish. l was
only calculating the chances in a COM
mercial point of view. You can hoist
the longboat out if you like and take
four Of the boys for a crew to pull you
to her. She will burn down to the wa
1ers edge if you wait for us to get there.
1t is growing calmer all the time.
and to tell the truth. Mr.. Watkins. I
would advise you to bear hand and
get back as soon as possible. for l
don't like the looks of The weather.
The air is hot and oppressiye-like."
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= you would like to hear how |
poor sailor, chanccd TO marry
~ pretty wife, possessed of thou
sands and without exception
mistress of the finest estate in Santos ?
have n fine view Of the bay there. and l
love to listen to the roar Of the surf
1t reminds me Of old times. you know.
Light fresh cigar. You have nothing
like them in the states. | can assure
You of that. And now for my yarn
Many years ago | was chief mate
on board Of down east brig engaged
In the South American trade. The
captain was good enough Mt heart, but
he did love a gold dollar so much that
the passion of avarice at times warped
the better and prevailing instincts Of
his nature.
was young, careless and free, with
out soul living l couid claim as kin,
and as happy in my lone state as you
can well imagine. had but little
responsibility on my shoulders. the
skipper taking entire control oven to
details
We were to the southwark of the
line, outward bound. and upon the
eventful night in question. which was
truly an era in my life, | had the first
watch. The wind was light and the
ocean as calm as though asleep
We had al our light kites set to WOO
the gentle breeze, running through the
water not over three knots an hour
Absorbed in my own thoughts and re-
Elections, | was leaning idly over the
taffrail watching the bubbles and Dhos-
phorescent light playing about the rest
less rudder when a touch on NV arm
from the man at tn. wheel brought
me to myself.
What do YOU call thae, sire he sal-
Quired, pointing over the quarter.
l gazed in the direction pointed out
by the man and, to my intense sur
prise, saw Il bright light not unlike Il
ball Of fire. which threw lurid. trcmu-
lOus light across the dark waters.
1T can't be the moon. sir?" said the
seaman, with an inquiring look.
THE moon lSkashg in a quarter bear
Ing south-southwest? No; that is some
craft on fire as sure as my name is
John Watkins, and I'll rouse out the
captain at once"
In another instant I was rapping in
no gentle manner ut the shippers state
room. who turned out in hurry.
'What-what is the matter?' he |
stammered, rubbing his eyes. "ls there
q squall coming?'
mo, sir; it's as pretty night as I |
ever saw. But. Captain Thompson.
there is vessel on fire to leeward Of |
us. and l will, IL you say so. run down
to her assistance"
I'll be on deck in moment. Don't
be In hurry. Don't like to run the
vessel of her course-prolongs her voy-
age" And. leaving the sleepy skipper
Erumbling to himself, I regained the
deck.
In few moments the old fellow was
by my side
1T will cost money to take all hands
OF yon craft and feed them till we
make port
True, sir; but is human life to be
reckoned or valued by money? In all
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erOus and loyal
friend-a friend to
the college as an in
stitution founded and
maintained for the
purpose Of training
youth. He has Civ
en- to the college a
large share of his
earnings, and all his
gifts are to promote
this purpose. There
is no building or
chair which bears
his name, but every
professors salary is
larger because Of
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and thus protect
ing the lives of
Americans an Il
thcir propcrt V
and in saving tlir
ncutrals ainony
the natives and
OF her residents
from injury 1t
the hands uf tll"
rcvolutiolistS. Hi
cOnd net H. n
W hole was 50 sal
iStactuIy Ia the
IIlVV tirI3Irtiltat
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the evcntful period
Of the Russo-Japa-
nese war and sew
eral times served
as charge d'affaireS.
He was born In
Chicago in 1875, is
a son Of Benjamin
NJ. Wilson and n
grandson of AlOnZO
Huntington. one of
the early settlers of
Chicago, who long
served as United
States attorney for
the northern a Hi
nois district. Mr..
Wilson graduated
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&SS
THE HURRICANE BURST UPON Us IN ALI
| ITS FURY.
as to bear before it, and the next in
stant the hurricane burst upon us il
all its fury.
The shrek of the tempest drowned
my voice. The oars We're dashed from
the sailors hands. while they in ter
ror threw themselves down in the bot
tom of the boat.
In an agony of terror Marie clunr
to me. while l with all my strength
and skill managed to keep the boat
dead before the gale.
On rushed the frail structure through
the murky darkness. enveloped in a
whirl of foam which half blinded me
as the salt spray filed my eyes. The
hurled with cutting force and violence
through the air.
Drenched to the skin. with the deli
cate girl crouching by my side wrap
ped up In all the spare coats / could
muster. l kept watch during the long
hours Of that eventful night
How We ever escaped destruction a
merciful Providence alone can tell. but
with daylight the fierce gale showed
signs Of abating and by noon we We're
sailing upon a summer sea. A rough
temporary sail had been rugged and
the boats head directed toward the
land. for. OF course. we had given ur
oil r,f h,.ir fo II; ;I<>
at least II we would be saved we
had got to rely upon our own re
sources. Carefully dealt out slin,
allowance of bread and water from
the. scanty supplies which We're il,
the stern sheets. .cautioning the mcn
to make the precious fluid go as far
as possible
/ could enlarge upon the suffering
we endured. tell you about the cai.n
days which succeeded. how the Scorr.,
ing rays of the sun beat down l.,e-
our heads and how the men With rrii'c
generosity surrendered their few tr".,
Of water to the pale. suffering v.c.l.n
who never murmurcd once. tho""'l he
brain was all but or fire AL hp~
tongue parched and swollen in he
mouth.
You can imagine my feelings wh2f
the last crumb of bread was exhausted
and the beaker had been drained DIV.
Death i'll its most terrible form. v-;th
the attending horrors of hunger and
thirst. stared us III the face. ana |
groaned In anguish rs | gazed uuol
the now inanimate form of the poor
girl. She was dying-perllaps dend
already-and l stretched myself by
her side to meet the fate | was power
less to avert
Well, we were picked up shortly |
after by Brazilian fishing boat. |
placed aboard man-of-war cruising |
on the coast. and the surgeon soon |
had us under his care Strange to
say, none of us succumbed to the
privations we had undergone. but we
all recovered to congratulate one an
other upon our escape. The Senor
Jose Gonzales fairly hugged me in his
delight at the escape of his daughter
and insisted upon my making his resi-
aence my home. The men were re-
Warded by him beyond their most saE-
sufne hopes. and well, l rewarded
myself by marrying the fair heirese:.
md when her father died few wears
ago l assumed full control of the ee;
ates.
AS for the old brig and Cantain
Thompson. neither was ever seen or
~ =
which swept the coast of South Amer
ca. streWing It's shores with the vras.1.
II many a noble craft.
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that he received COMMANDER M''ELA,
public letter from Mr. Moody. then
secretary, thanking him for his efficient
work. Several years previous to this
Commander Nee trca acted as court in
terpretcr 1T the trial and punishment
of the Chilcans who assaulted the men
of the Baltimore. and his personal and
confidential report of the proceedings
to the president had a potent influence
in determining the attitude of the Unit
ed States government in the matter
Commander McCrea is Il native of
Indiana ana entered Annapolis Naval
academy in 1866. In his report on the
explosion in the Georgia's after turrct
Commander McCrea praised the cour-
age displayed by the men and said:
''Thc handling room crew responded
Immediately to the orders Of the officer
in command Boatswain Murray. by
closing the doors. removing the expos
ed charges and drowning the burning
powder which fell from the upper tur-
ret, did the right thing at the right
time and steadied his men,
Huntington Wilson. third assistant
secretary of state and head of the new
bureau of Asatic affairs. holds post
which acquires considerable inpo..
tancc because OF the present delicate
between Japan and the
United States. He has ample quail
fications fo. the position as he was
secretary of legation ut Tokyo during
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Wealth has It's penalties" said ths
ready made philosopher.
Yes answered Mr. Cumrox. ..man.
is the time that | have had to pretend
l enjoyed chicken salad and ice cream,
when l was yearning for. corneI beef
and cabbage. e."-Washington Star.
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plosion on the Ben
ningtOn in 1905.
Th is accident.
which occurred in
Pacific waters, cost
many more lives
than We're lost in
the accident on the
Georgia. Admiral
Goodrich was In
command of the
Pacific squadron at
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cult court ask ing to
have the mer-cr de
clared Il conlniIla
ton in restraint OF
trade.
Mr., McRcyno.d< !
fortv-fivn years cf
age ard q native OF
Eikton. Ky. He re
ceived the G"G"nn of
bachelor uf s.-ln..cp
from Y 4 Il Gcrt.,it
university in i>....1
and two years later
graduated from The
law department If
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the University of d. = II i'I Mills
Virginia II" pra~tircd law for some
years. and f"o;n(g'o0 to 1893 was pro-
lessor Of laW at Vanderbilt university.
IN the latter year becoming IN assist
ant attorney general Of the United,
states. His residence is Nashville
Tenn
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i I.
Soon after he left college President
Mckinney appointed him undcrscc.'c-
tary of legation at Tokyo He rose
i'll about five years to be first sccre-
tary. and his work ut 'rokyo was 80
highly esteemed that he was promoted
to be third assistant secretary of state
over the heads of Il number Of men
who were supposed to exercise CON
siderable political influence 1t was
recognized that the appointment was
along the lines Of the merit system
which the administration desires to see
established for the diplomatic service
Mr. Wilson married in 1904 Miss Lucy
Js7sles of Baltimore. The outbreak of
war between Japan and Russia threat
ened to interfere with his wedding
plans, but the union was duly consum-
mated
The tobacco trust prosecution has
brought into the lmeliSht James &.
McReynolds, special counsel, who. with
&. +. Grcsvenor, filed the governments
bill in equity in the United States cir
The Caucasian., 1907-08-04


| throughout ;hr world ar. training their
@lcScorr- upon the rod planet IL, the
| hope of obtaining more Sa'lst sfy
! cyiGcucy tIut our stellar ucIg.luo- is
inhabitra ~ Intelligent beings. >ci,n-
| tihc interest chiefly centcrS III the work
| Of the expedition which Professor Per
| cival Lowell sent to South America
! Professor David Todd, the noted as
| fronomcr Of Amherst university. is in
charc" of the party. which has ascend
ed to the summit of the; Andes, where
the air is Fcrfcctly clear, TO make oh
servations and take photographs of
Mars
Gable dispatches already have brought
the information that Martan Photog-
raphcr f. G. Slipher has succeeded in
obtaining some highly satisfactory pho
tographs of the planet, showing the so
called canals, oaScs and other features
The photographic apparatus WAS spe-
cially prepared for this work, and Mr..
SHpher was trained for his task by the
director of the Lowell observatory ut
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Professor Lowell. who finances the
expedition, is the woiUrs greatest aI-
thority on Mars. He has studied the
planet for years and has made many
valuable photographs of its various
phases. lie has expressed TIE belief
that Mars is the dwelling place of a
race OF beings Of Il much higher intel
ii4cnc" than man. According - Pro-
fcSsor Lowell, thu intricate network OF
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yori,e II, the navy v.rd and tho pews
of his iuipry ,lunrod ,h.. r.,nI, and
file in th. rnyy ,.rd int, .lo.u,
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Ghe
Rescue
-. By ZEE
Go AUSTIN JOHNSOMa
copyright. 1907 by c. Austin John
son.

40 you would like to hear how 1.
- poor sailor. chanccd to marry
~ a pretty wife possessed of thou
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poised. l gave the word, and the next
instant we were clear of the vessel,
which was now wrapped in flames
from stem to stern.
Dashing some water into the lady's
face, l began to chafe her hands. The
treatment. though rough, had the de-
sired effect. She opened her eyes,
closed them again as if the awakening
was painful, but in a few moments
was fully herself In few words l
told her how she had been saved and
assured her that in short time she
would be in safety on board the brig.
In return she told me that her IA
ther was the Senor Jose Gonzales of
Santos, the wealthiest planter in the
country. Size had been on visit to
Spain. where her father had large
number of relations, and had taken
passage for lone in the Spanish ship.
The ill fated vessel, by some means
to her unknown, had caught fire dur
ing the night A panic ensued, and,
overcome by terror. she tainted away.
Probably. in the excitement and alarm
" hiSh AOitoNCu, iicI SiDSoliCc W DIS oNci-
looked, and when the boats showed off
from the ship the Senorita Marie Con
zales was left unconscious in her state
room to perish.
Glancing round the horizon. l could
see no sign of the brig Not the flash
of light betrayed the position of the
vessel. But l had compass with me
and noted the course l had steered
while pslling for the burning wreck
Cañon City record., 1907-04-11

Three hundred and thirty consump-
tive men given chance to regain
their health in this climate under the
most favorable conditions; over one
third of them made bread-winners
again; a large number provided with
light, outdoor work while they were
convalescing; and gifts secured to
equip a plant that now represents a
cash value of at least $4,000; such is
the record of the Association Health
Farm at Edgewater, in Jefferson coun-
ty, where the Denver Young Mems
Christian Association is carrying on
splendid work for tubercular young
men.
1t is scarcely matter for surprise
that the delegates at the recent state
convention of Colorado Young Mems
Christian association, held in this city,
should have been enthusiastic over the
report presented by the two men from
the Health Farm who brought to the
convention the greetings of this unique
and useful Y. NJ c. A. enterprise and
showed by their ruddy faces and stur-
dy appearance what it is doing in re-
storing invalids to health.
The Association Health Farm has
only been in existence four years, yet
1t is now accepted as model for SINH
lar establishments, and it's methods
are being duplicated in other states
where tent colonies are being started.
Cañon City record., 1907-04-11
REMAINS TO BE TAKEN
TO IOWA FOR BURIAL

Mrs Mary E. Ferguson. wife of
Frank s. Ferguson. of 902 Fairview
avenue, died of tuberculosis at Z
O'Clock Monday evening. after n lin
gering illness. aged 81 years, Z months
and 26 days.
Deceased was a native OF England
and came to Canon City about year
ago from Iowa for the benefit of her
health, which had not been vigorous
for long time. There was slight
Improvement in her condition after
coming here, but the disease which
had fastened itself upon her was too
deeply seated to be removed by mere
physical environments, and 1t was not
long the decline began which ended In
her death
In addition to a husband she leaves
two children, a son about years old
and daughter about years old. to
mourn her death. The remains were
be taken back to the old home at Dana
Iowa, for burial. The funeral party
| left here Wednesday morning.
Cañon City record., 1907-04-11
HIS GREAT
SUCCESS TO ADVERTISING

Col. d. X. B. Sellers. with his wife
and family, left on Wednesday
for his old home at Albuquerque. New
Mexico. where he will take a well
earned rest until the first OF June.
when he will devote himself for a
month to exploration among the Aztec
ruins in chaca Canon in the Navajo
Indian reservation.
The most celebrated prehistoric ru-
ins in the United States are located
here, the largest OF which contains
1.400 rooms and the smallest 800
rooms. On this trip Colonel Sellers
will be accompanied by distinguish
ed party OF friends. among whom will
be Mr.. Buchanan, United States min
lister to Panama, and wife; Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Tusco Williams of New
York. several scientists and archaeolo-
gists from eastern colleges. and half
Cañon City record., 1907-04-11

medical attention. price which is
nearly 20 per cent less than actual
cost per capita, and leaves a regular
deficit which is made up mainly by
sales of fruit and other produce.
The work is thoroughly national in
its scope, men being received from all
parts of the country. Thirty-one diff
ferent states had been represented
during the first three years, New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio fur
nishing the largest number.
At the Health Farm men find good
food, pure air, and all the essentials
in the treatment of their disease. They
have, moreover, highly congenlal sur
rouldlngs. fellowship, and many op-
portunities to pass the time profitably.
There are games, music, and an abun-
dant supply of reading matter. Y. NJ.
Cañon City record., 1907-04-11

sically able to perform it. Thus resi-
dents are often able to pay. or partly
pay, their way while enjoying all the
privileges of the place.
Preachers, lawyers, doctors, engi-
neers, as we'll as those in humber
walks of life, have been residents of
the Health Farm, and to all 1t has
proven a benefit and a blessing.
Many former residents are now to
he found working all over the state
and elsewhere, and favorable reports
keep coming in from others who have
returned to their eastern homes to re-
enter into the activities of life.
An appeal is now being made for
money to add a bath house to the
equipment in order to make the plant
complete. This has been badly needed
for some time, and when it is provided