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The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01

At the Park opera house on Sat
urday, September 3, Americas great
est character actress will he seen in
the new American comedy. The Re
iuvenation of Aunt Mary" by Anne
Warner l.. S. Sire, under whose
management Miss Robson is starring.
has surrounded her with n strong
company Many well known and
prominent people will be found in
the cast Miss Robson has long been
known as a character actress, and
the role of Aunt Mary in this COM
edy is one of the best she has ever
had. 1t was while reading the book
that Miss Robson saw in Aunt Mary
the character of herself, and asked
Miss Warner TO dramatic the novel
for her In doing SO Miss Warner
has added even more comedy into the
dramatization than was in the book.
"The Reiuvenation of Aunt Mary is
one of the most popular books on the
market today. and has made many
thousands of people laugh, and made
Miss Warner famous as an author.
The same cast and production Will
be seen here as played at the Stude-
baker theater. Chicago, and Garden
theater New York.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01
A Dangerous Leak.

When an engineer discovers a leak
In his boiler that will not allow him
to keep up steam. he has an expert
boilermaker repair that leak as soon
as possible.
People afflicted with headaches
and eye pains have leak of nervous
energy and brain strain through the
eyes which is the cause. They should
be just as prompt, or more so, than
the engineer in having that leak re
paired.
Nervous leaks of the eyes are re-
paired scientifically and accurately by
CHAS. GASHO, Oph. D.,
Rooms | and Margery Building.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01
BIG DITCH
UNDER WAY

:. Within the past week this i.
1. Office has come into possession =
1. of some interesting facts rela- T.
f. tive to the big Sunnyside ditch. j.
:. which Is now under construc- #
i. tiou in the Plateau valley, says j.
i. the Plateau Voice. j.
I. i. + + = = =
A number of the head men of the
enterprise have been hustling in the
east, selling stock and securing finan-
cial backing to proceed with the
work. and they now announce that
they have secured not only enough
capital to build the ditch and put
in the long pipes which will carry
the water across some of the worst
gulches and slides, but sufficient to
enable them to complete reservoir
surveys and locations and probably
to complete the supplementary ca
nal from Plateau creek to Buzzard.
A number of those Interested in
the project visited the valley the past
week. In their number were Robert
Morris, E. c. Babbitt, j. p. Graybell.
S. D. Lieurance. Mrs. DR.. Guthrie and
Mrs. Bell Wingrove and her father,
all from Denver. These people are
very enthusiastic over the outlook,
and declare that the last obstacle is
now removed from the reclamation
of the Sunnyside.
e. C. Babbitt. who is civil engfn-
eer. is now in the upper country 10
eating reservoir sites. While the
ditch company will not depend on the
natural flow of the Buzzard and Pla-
teau for irrigation water, it is con-
sidered that there will be sufficient
high water to grow orchard and GER
tain crops until the reservoirs are
completed
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01

Prof Tom Nickerson. colored. pro-
prietor of the we'll known Lost Coon
minstrel show. informed us he would
give an entertainment at Huff's hall
Tuesday night. From newspaper ex-
tracts he has showed we see that he
gives one of the best shows OF the
kind in the world. The people who
have seen the show are enthusiastic
in praise of the company's deport-
ment and fun making. Let everyone
go to the show and have good
time.-Howe U. T.) Record. To-
night at the Auditorium.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01
THE JURY
IS DRAWN

The list of jurors for the oc-
tober term of the Mesa county
district court has just been
drawn and Sheriff Schrader is
now busy serving the sum-
monses. The citizens summoned
for service for the coming term
are the following:
j. Il. Barker: William Schwartz;
II. A. Yard; H. c. George; A. HI.
Mead; r. c Russell; G. NJ, Aker-
man: II. A Reed; Arlie X. featon; !;
J. G. Beard; Charles w. Patterick;
II. G.. Crissey: w. S. Maston; ID. G..
Hoskins: Frank Strain; p. r.
Hughes; Fl. d. Derrickson; J. r. Cal
low: G. M. Hand: j. c. Eakin; John
IL. Dunston; Il. Il. Dowell; Frank
Lucas c. l.. Shedd: Ed Cartmel; w.
S. Moreland; John Holland; Clyde
Shropshire: George M. James; George
p. Smith; o. b. Cockley; j. p. Sher-
idan; Warren Boice; r. e. Turpin;
Milo b. Sharp; J. V. Barnes; j. r.
Permission: Guy c. Cannam' John
Bridges and Albert Lloyd.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01
Bids for CoaI.

Bids to supply the schools OF
school district No. l with coal for
the school year Will be received by
the secretary, j. A. McCulloch, CTS
Main street, up to and inclusive of
September /. at pm, to be opened
at the regular board meeting on the
Sth of September, 1908.
The coal upon which bids will be
received will include all classes of
furnace and stove coal and should
be for delivery at the designated
places, within the limits of Grand
Junction.
(Signed' ]. A. McCULLOCH,
Secretary School District No. /.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01

Here are some more of the big
snaps that Gray has been having.
Fine bench land and mesa soil, with
water right. at $40 per acre and up.
See Gray, the realty man.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01

Years of experience IN une clean
ing and pressing business enables us
to please everybody. 1875 South Fifth
street. Phone Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01
AT
THE GAME

Manager Nannctisch, of the
Grand junction Baseball assoc
iation has extended by wire an
invitation to Hon. Eugene V.
Dcbs, the Socialist candidate for
president and the brainiest
leader that party ever hau, to
make a ten-minute address from
the grandstand of the fair
grounds on next Sunday after
noon just before the ball game
with Hotchkiss is opened.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-01

Mr.. Debs will reach this city at
2:45 o'clock on Sunday on the "red
special" accompanied by the famous
Noluteer band and distinguished
party of socialist leaders.
1t is believed that Mr.. Debs will
accept the invitation of the base ball
management to deliver short ad-
dress at the fair grounds, as Mr.
Debs is anxious at all times to reach
the people and this will he "A good op-
portunity to address a large crowd
prior to the big meeting to be held
at the Park opera house in the even
ing.
II is planned. If Mr.. Debs accepts
the invitation, to meet the train with
autos and escort Mr.. Debs and his
party to the fair grounds where a
section of the grand stand will be
decorated and reserved for Mr.. Debs
and his party.
The ball game Sunday between
Grand Junction and Hotchkiss prom
ises to be one of the best of the sum
mer and will doubtless draw an i'm
mense crowd.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10

Oyster cultivation Is not an Amer
lean idea. History tells OF the carly
Romans having caught oyster fry on
branches ard raised oysters quite
successfully, and from time to time
this and other methods OF cultiya-
ton have been attempted in various
European countries.
OYSTER farming in America dates
back to the wear 1851. when certain
East river New York) oystcrmcn,
observing that Young oysters las
tened in great numbers to the shells
of other oysters, started the practice
of shclling their beds and the ground
contiguous to them just before
spawning time.
Ii would he hard to find n better
definition Of oyster cultivation than
submarine agriculturc-for as the
farmer so must the FISHERMAN pre-
pare. seed and cultivate his land.
As with the farmer also. eternal
vigilance is the one price Of success,
for weeds will grow. waste matter
will accumulate. enemies will lie in
wait.-National Magazine.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
Law Against Teeth and Hair.

"There was a law once against
false teeth" said the antiquary,
flashing his superb set in wide
smile. 'Yes, and if your wife wore
false teeth or hair you could d.
vorce her"
He took down a curious old book
to prove his statement and read the
following from a British act of
parliament of 1870:
"That all women, of whatever
age, rank, profession or degree
whether virgins, maids or widows,
that shall from after the passing
of this act impose upon, seduce and
betray into matrimony any of his
majesty's male subjects by scents
paints, cosmetics, washes, artificial
teeth, fake hair, Spanish wool
iron stays, hoops or high heeled
shoes shall incur the penalty Of the
laws now in force against witch
craft, sorccry and such like INSIDE
meanOrs, ind that the marriage
upon conviction. shall stand nul
and void"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10

About September. 1888. DlcSy
Turner. the converted weaver. when
delivering one Of his fcrvii speeches
in the Temperance hotel. Preston.
the cockpit where the carls Of Der"
liz formerly fought their rocks for
three centuries. in favor of the new
pledge. declared with emphasis that
hnothing but the tcc.tcc-total
pledge would do" Mr.. Joseph Live
scy upon hearing this Immediately
cried out anil great cheering. That
shall bc the name" The newly
coined word was taken up BY the
succeeding speaker. anil was after
ward used ut all the meetings held
in the town and uciehlmrhool. 1t
was snon adopted in every rnrt Of
Lancashire and was evrui1aIIy az.
rcptcd rs the true d. isnat'"n #
'rial at,ate;rcr. no' o., ~ a."
t-~i,- I E9t .".
vo' d. --:"'.'1 ..
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10

Colonel James Fisk was once call
cd TO meet woman who recalled
his fathers days as a pcddlcr aud
DETAINED him. lie had lied to her
about ward If nincpcnny calico. ST"
she asserted. hut Fisk did not think
the old man would tell lie for i:'.
cents. although possibly 'hc might
tell eight for 81" 1t issaid that the
elder Fisk refused to subscribe for
the erection of a fence about the
cemetery at Brattlcboro, the home
Of the Fisks. on the ground that
none was needed. because no mar
that was out Of II wanted 10 get IN
and none Of those Who were in could
ret out.-~Arrouaut.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
PRIVATE STAMPS.
Principal Cities Had Their Own sps-
cial Issue. Years Aqo.

The private carrier stamps of the
United States in use in the forties
and early iifties are among the most
interesting memorials of progress
from the quaint customs of a CEN
fury ago to the highly advanced
methods of today's civilization. Ev-
cry section of the country got its
private mail carriers just. as every
section of the country today has its
moving picture arcade.
One OF the private concerns that
did an extensive business and issued
one of the neatest stamps was the
American Letter Mail company. Its
postal service embraced the states of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New York and Pennsylva-
MIA, with connections in the princi-
pal cities of each state.
W. Wyman of New York was one
of the big competitors of the Amer
lean company for New York to Bos-
ton mail. His stamp bore a picture
Of a locomotive of those days, draw
ing what was presumably a mail
coach.
Overton & Co.'S letter express was
also in competition for the same
business, but was rather more am
bilious than Wyman, for they ex-
tended their service as far south as
Philadelphia and had well organ
lied connections at that city for dis
tributing mail over a wide territory
in Pennsylvania and adjacent states.
Still another rival of these mail
men was in the field in the person
Of the Hartford mail, famous old
private mail carrier that operated
between the cities of Hartford, Bos-
ton and New York. There were
several smaller enterprises cover
ing portions of the same ground
and the fact that they all thriyed
shows that even at that time the adj
vantages Of reliable mail communi-
eating methods were appreciated.
Boston had city dispatch" in
New York. as did Boyd, the latter's
headquarters being at l Park place,
and the long series of stamps he
used covered the period from 1914
to lS;8.-Boston Herald.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10

Queensland. Australia. has a curl
Gus tree which ensnarcs and kills
insect life and sometimes birds also.
4 traveller says Of it: The seed
vessels Of the Queensland upas tree.
'ahmoo' Of the blacks (pisonia bra
noniana), which are produced on
spreading leahess panicles, exude a
remarkably yiscid substance APP
preaching birdlime in consistency
and evil effect. Sad is the fate Of
any bird which. laundering in lis
fight. happens to strike against any
Of the many traps which the tree in
unconscious malignity hangs out on
every side. In such event the seed
clings 10 the feathers. the wings be-
come fixed 10 the sides. the hapless
bird falls to the grouml and as It
struggles hecdlessly gathers more Of
the seeds. "a which leaves and tvs -
adhere. until By aggregation it Is
incloscd in mass Of vegetable
debris a. firmly rs a mummy in its
rlufLes"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
When Diamonds Burn.

The jeweIer at closing time was
putting his diamonds in huge
safe.
But why do you bother to do
that when two watchmen walk the
shop all night long,"
"On account of fire." &c jeweler
replied. Diamonds are nothing
but coal-carbon.-they burn beaa-
tifully. Their hardness makes as
think them indestructible, but as
a matter OF fact fire of diamonds
would be the briskest. prettjcst
thing in the world. Put Il handful
of diamonds on a plate and set a
light to them. They will burn
with hard. gemlike fame till
nothing is left. There will be no
smoke, no SCOT. and at the end the
plate will he Us clean as though just
washcd-not the slightest particle
even Of ash will remain. New
York Press.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
SPINNING the EaashelI.

Moistcn the rim Of a breakfast
plste-not merely the outer edge,
but all the raised portion. Place
the half Of an empty cggshell on
the wet surface. the she'll being
broken evenly. 50 rs TO form 4 little
cup. Now, II you hold the plate up
and tip it slightly. the egg may be
made to not merely slide. but spin
along the rim. and by continuously
altering the inclination angle Of the
plate YOU can cause the she'll to spin
all the way round it. IL will not
spin rapidly, like a top. but as II
goes round the plate it also revolyes
slowly about its own axis in the
same direction. Now. this. YOU
know. is just what the earth does in
travelling around the sun. 50 here
you have an easy and pretty lesson
in astronomy at the breakfast table
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
wh., , w.,er n,,tI, can %.

An cntomologist Of authority
writes thus: II selected q common
black water beetle weighing l."
grains and found that he was able
10 carry n load If shot in a small
bag, the whole weighing exactly
81 ounces. ar exactly SIS times tlr
weight Of the beetle. II a man
weighing $50 pounds could carry G.
much in proportion. be could sh"H' .
der a forty-d,c ton locomotive az"
then chain train of railway car
rin"ca to~c'hcr o"i tel" 90 wh"''
iot r@r, t'-,., ~ at . f,'' -
an lc.",....
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
EOR SALE By
TAYLOR PHIPPS CO., Durham, y. c.
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY.

Effective Sept. 18th. 1908, and
subject to change without notice.
Trains will leave Durham as
follows:
No. 238.-10.35 A. NJ. connect
ing at Henderson with No. 3S
which will arrive at Portsmouth
Norfolk at $40 2. NJ, resuming
connection at Weldon with A. C..
L. for Eastern Carolina points
and at Portsmouth-Norfolk with
Steamship lines for Washington,
Baltimore, Cape Charles. New
York and Boston. This will also
connect at Henderson with No.
66 for Richmond, Washington
and New York.
No. PAL will arrive in Durham
at 4:30 P. NJ.
No. 221 will arrive in Durham
at 1905 A. M.
No. 222 will leave Durham at
600 L. NJ.
The Durham & Southern train
No. IL leaving Durham at S,15
P. NJ. and arriving at Apex at
4.25 P. NJ. connects with Sea-
board No. Al and 43 for Char
Iotte, Wilmington. Atlanta. Bir-
mingham. Memphis and points
West and Columbia, Savannah,
Jacksonville. and all Florida
points.
For Timetables. rates and any
information desired apply to F.
W. Woodward. Union Ticket
Agent. or r. L. Montgomery
Agent, Phone No. II. or write
to,
c. H. GATTIS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh. N. c.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
SEEING LONG DISTANCES.
Alan. Blanc Visible From Mountain
1888 Miles Away.

One of the fast trains between
Paris and Marseilles was just leav-
inc the station at Dion in October
last when a passenger in great ex-
element called out:
"There is Mont Blanc"
The other passengers looked out
If the windows, and sure enough
thew saw away to the southeast the
snowy upper part of Mont Blanc
rising above the SUBMITS Of the in
terycning Jura mountains. 1t look
ed like a cloud floating in the air.
1t was a sunless day, but the air
was extraordinarily limpid, for all
the dust in it had been washed out
by the rain that had fallen every
day in the month.
1t is most unusual for Mont
Blame to be seen from the railroad
track at Dijon, 1876 miles distant, in
a plain less than 500 feet above the
sea. 1t is visible at times from the
heights around the city.
1t is of interest to travellers in
France to know that Mont Blanc is
normally always visible from Lyons,
90 miles distant; Macon, l02 miles,
and Chalon-sur-Saone, ia miles.
Whether or not the mountain can
be seen from many points in south
eastern France from day to day is
popularity regarded as a weather in
dicatlon.
OF course il You are standing on
a considerable elevation and there
are no obstacles in the way YOU may
see Mont Blanc from greater dis
tances. The mountain is in view,
for example, from the heights that
dominate Marseilles.
Puy de Dome, in France, 4,790
feet high, is lss miles west Of Mont
Blanc, but the great snow mountain
is visible from the top OF the lower
summit. The mountains Of Force
bar the way between them, but it
happens, curiouslY enough, that
there is a deep depression in these
mountains just along the line of
sight between the tops Of Puy dc
Dome and Mont Blanc. and through
this abrupt lowering Of the range
the snow mountain NAV be seen.
This is believed 10 be the great
est distance that can be seen with
the naked eve in the climate OF
southern Europe. Here are a num-
her Of mountains and the distances
at which they may be seen out al
sea:
Vesuyius. before the last erup.
ton, 81 miles; Nentoux, l05; Cant
gou, l2s: Etna, 1875; Tenerife, Is;
Fuiiyama. 100; Kamerun, 1865
Chimborazo. 1871; Aeoncagua, POI.
Most Of the giants Of the Andean
cordillera, even those that are d
considerable distance inland, car
be seen from out at sea. The first
view shows them only As little ele'
vations above the horizon. and thu
lower mountains around them are
not in sight. But rs the land j,
approached the great SUBMITS are
gradually revealed in all their splen
did proportions,--Ncw York sun.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as Executor of Sailie
Johnson. decreased late Of Durham Cuun
~, y. {, this is To- notifs all persons
having claims against the estate Of said
deceased TO cxhi,it them tu the under
sieuet an ut before the s3d lay "f Sept.
toou, ar this notice will he plead in bar
Of their recovery.
All persnns indebted to said estate will
rlcasc uakc immediate payment.
This Sept, u-'cr 's', COS.
rE. \ NJ MOORE
- GUO:'I ~
I.A.'t ItUt~.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10

"And does your husband still
:hink YOU are an angelo" asked the
privileged friend. -,
81 guess So" answered the bride
Of one short year. AT least he
seems to think dent need any
new clothes. Chicago News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-11-10
Orlde Of Ilnc-Nhat Is It7

It's the wearing quality of the l.. & VI.
PAINT while white lead is the elastic
quality Of l.. X u. PAINT. Wears fullv
Il wears on ontsidc OF a house. Costs
ready for usc ahcut 81. ~ per gallon.
Hackney nrr... /. 4 NJ Paint Agents.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-08
Harpers Ferry and b Iivar.

am sending you bunch of violets
gathered on the Hill December I. The
view on Lake Quigley, with the reced-
ing sun throwing its golden rays in the
lake and the rays of the pale blue sky re-
flecting a silver ray in the water, could
not be duplicated these summer-like
evenings thought only the hand that
made 1t could be divine.
The scarcity of water for culinary pur-
poses perplexes the house keeper. The
cistern of Mrs Amelia Rau, of the Ma
plies, near Bolivar. which has not been
dry for twenty years has failed.
Mr. Tom H Flarnety has moved in
Miss Emily Child's house vacated by DR.
F NJ Phillips. who has moved to your
town.
Mrs ] Garland Hurst has been quite
sick. threatened with pneumonia.
MIR William Murphy. who was home
from Panama, brought with him two
monkeys. Miss Mollie. his sister, found
them too chattering and gave one to
friends in Maryland and sold the other
to gentleman in Martinsburg. She has
two parrots. to which she is much at
tached.
Mr. Albert Cockrell. son of the late
Capt John G Cockrell, is very i'll.
DR. Phillips removal to Charles Towr
is very much regretted.
A cantata is in rehearsal for the NJ E
| Church Sunday School.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-08
Church Items.

Services in st. James Catholic Church I'd
Sunday of each month at 9 a. m.
Protracted services in the NJ E Church
South at Shenandoah Junction every night
| this week.
Bishop Peterkin will preach in Grace
Church, Middleway. on the night of the
| last Sunday in December at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. d. II. Seanlon preached able SER
mons in the Presbyterian church here SUM-
day morning and night. and at Halltown in
the afternoon.
| Rev. DR.. A. @. Hopkins preached in the
Presbyterian church in Berryyille on Sun
day and presided over congregational
meeting to accept the resignation Of Rev
D. HI. Scanlon. who will go to Montreal
| n. u.
The Mems Week of Prayer in Zion Epis.
copal Church was held last week. Able
and interesting addresses were delivered
Thurs ay and Friday nights, respectively
| by Judge Frank Beckwith and Prof. Branti
| NJ Roszel
/ Rev. A. A. P. Neel, Jr., has been appointed
to serve the Methodist appointments on tn,
east side of the Shenandoah in this county
and will preach next Sunday~at Fairmon
at 1880 a. M. at Murrill Hill at p M. ant
at Chestnut Hill at p M.
Special services are being held in TIL
Kearneysville Presbyterian Church thi
week each night at half-past seven o'clocl
and through next Sunday. Rev. J. F. Leeper
of Piedmont, by appointment of Winches
chester Presbytery, will preach at thes
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-08
Town Council.

AT the regular meeting of the Town
Council last night the following business
was transacted
Chas. l.. Crane was granted permit
to use stream drill in excavating for a
cesspool on his residence lot on East
Washington street.
The Street Committee was ordered to
repair crossings on east side of South
Samuel street at Congress and Academy
streets.
Ordered that the Street Committee and
City Engineer examine North street from
Samsel to Mildred, and re port at next
meeting of the Council.
Geo. M. Beltzhoover. IT.. trustee OF
A w. Brown, was exonorated from err
roneous assessment.
The Chairman of the Street Committee
was authorized to have well on Hardwood
avenue put IN proper condition.
Ordered that all pool and billiard
rooms, bowling alleys and other places
of like amusement shall be closed at II
D. m and left closed until a. m, un
der penalty of fire of gas
Chas. A. Johnson rendered his resigna
ton as Clerk of the Council, same to take
effect January /. 1909.
The resignation of Mr.. Johnson wa
therepon accepted. and vote of thanks
rendered him for his uniform courtes,
and efficiency in performing the dute
of his office.
A. NJ. S. Morgan was elected Clerk 0
the Council. his term to begin on tn
Ist of January. 1909.