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The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Republicans Carry Maine.

Portland.-The Republicans carried
Maine by about 5000 plurality as
against 26,S16 in the last Presidential
year, and S,O64 in 1906. At midnight
returns for governor, 46S out of 519
cities, towns and plantations, give Bert
M. Fernald (RepublicaD, 72,117; Oba-
diah Gardner CDemocrat), 64,993.
Same place in 1904 gave Cobb Gre
publican), 1884; Davis (DemocraD
49,416.
Remaining places in 1904 gave Cobb
1,630; Davis, 730.
The missing towns, which are small,
four years ago cast 1,630 Republican
votes and 730 Democratic.
The Democratic vote increased more
than $1,000 over that of 1904, while the
Republican vote fell off about $500.
The Republican plurality is the small
est recorded in a Presidential year in
twenty-five years.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
PLANT Tramp BY INSTINCT.
California Cactus Blows Around the
Desert for Months.

Curious among vegetable growths
and one which is seldom seen of men
is the rootless cactus of the California
desert, says the Technical World.
This plant, a round. compact growth,
rolls about the Level floor of the des-
ert for some eight or nine months of
the year, tossed hither and yon by
the winds which blow with fierceness
over all of Californias sand plat dur
ing those months.
At the coming of the rains, or
rather the cloudbursts, which sweep
the desert in it's springtime, this cac-
tus takes root wherever it happens to
have been dropped by the last wind
Of which it was the plaything and i'm
mediately begins to put out all around
1t small shoots, which in turn become
cacti, exactly like the parent plant.
These young growths increase in
size rapidly, sucking the moisture
both from the parent plant and from
the surrounding earth. The roots do
not penetrate the soil deeply, but
spread often over a circle whose
radius is not less than ten feet. These
roots, too, are small, but practically
innumerable, and they get every bit
Of moisture and plant food to be had
in the territory they cover.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
EYEsIGHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eczema-Baby's Head
Mass of Itching Rash and Sores ,
Disease Cured by cuticura.

"Our little girl was two months old
when she got rash on her face and
within five days her face and head
were all one sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead Of
better and we thought she would turn
blind ard that her ears would fall off,
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came This
went on until she was five months old,
then l had her under our family doc
tors care, but she continued to grow
worse. He said it was eczema. When
she was seven months old 1 started
to use the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months our baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of a
sore and she was as fair as a new
born baby. She has not had a sign of
the eczema since. Mrs H. F. Budke,
LeSueur, Mimi, Apr. Is and May 2. '07."
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19

The Travelling Passenger Agents AS
sociation, meeting at Seattle, chose
NJ. H. Bohreer, Mobile & Ohio railroad
president. and Chicago as the next
meeting place.
There were EiXty-siX suicide cases
in st. Petersburg last week. A large
proportion of that number were work
ing girls between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-five years.
Captain Seth Bullock left Deadwood
Tuesday for Huron, S. D., to meet Ker-
nit Roosevelt and go for three
weeks hunt on the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne River Indian reservations.
Ex-Congressman John F. Lacey was
on Tuesday chosen by the bolting fac
ton of standpatters to oppose Cover
nor Cummins as United States Senator
from Iowa, to be voted upon at the pri-
mary in November.
In speech at Olney, Illinois, w. j.
Bryan openly accused Speaker Cannon
of telling a falsehood when the
speaker fixed Mr.. Bryan's wealth at a
million dollars. Mr.. Bryan said he
was worth not over $150,000.
The unemployed of Liverpool organ
lied a procession and marched to the
town hall. Two deputations were re-
ceived by the lord mayor. They showed
that 10000 of the laborers of Liverpool
were out of work, and requested relief.
daughter was born at Boston Fri
day to Lieut.. U. S. Grant, Third United
States Artillery, and Mrs. Grant, who
is the daughter of Secretary of State
Root. Lieutenant Grant is attached
to the United States engineering corps
here and is living in Brookline.
The Democratic national committee
is informed that temporary truce
has been concluded between the lead
ers of Tammany hall and State Sena-
tor McCarren of Brooklyn, and that
until the election both sides will lay
aside their differences and actively
campaign for the national and state
ticket in New York.
Creditors of A. Booth & Co., whose
affairs were put in the hands of re-
ceiver last week, met Tuesday at the
Corn Exchange National bank, Chica-
go, and selected seven members of a
committee of eight to act in connection
with w. j. Chalmers, receiver, in the
management of the company's bust.
ness. Those present at the meeting held
claims aggregating $2.000.000.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
When the Minister Scored.

A country clergyman, while recently
advocating the support of a charitable
object, prefaced the circulation of the
plate with the following address:
From the great sympathy l have wit
messed in your countenances, there is
only one thing l am afraid of-that
some Of you may feel inclined to give
too much. Now, 1t is my duty to in
form you that justice should always
be prime virtue to generosity;
therefore, 1 wish to have 1t thoroughly
understood that no person will think
of putting anything on the plate who
cannot pay his debts" The result was
an overeowing collection.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
James J. Hills Birthday Party.

st. Paul.-James j. Hill of the Great
Northern railway on Wednesday cele-
brated his SEVENTEEN birthday ami
versary, and in honor of the event the
railroad magnate was banqueted by the
employees of the Great Northern. who
have been in the service since 1880 or
prior to that time. There were eighty
eligible to attend the banquet. An in
teresting feature of the occasion was
the trip to Lake Minnetonka, which
was taken from st. Paul behind the
first locomotive brought to the state
ct Minnesota.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Selfridge from San Francisco.

San Francisco.-Lieut. Thomas e.
Selfridge, United States army, who
was with Orville Wright at the time
of the accident, and who was so Sc
verely injured that death resulted, was
the son of E. A. Selfridge, of this city,
retired merchant. Lieutenant Sell
fridge received his appointment to
West Point from this state and had
been stationed at the Preside before
being sent to Washington, where he
was assigned for special duty with the
signal corps. Lieutenant Selfridge had
for years devoted himself to the study
of aeronautics.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
LIEUTENANT SELFRIDGE KILLED
AND ORvlLLE WRIGHT DAM
GEROUSLY INJURED.
IN AER 0PLANE TEST
NEW PROPELLER BROKE AT THE
HEIGHT OF SEVENTY-FVE
FEET.

Washington.-After having drawn
the attention of the world to his aero
plane flights at Fort Myer, and having
established new worlds records for
heavier-than-air flying machines, Or
vile Wright Thursday met with a
tragical mishap while making a two
man flight.
The aeroplanist was accompanied
by Lieut.. Thomas E Selfridge, of the
signal corps of the army who was IA
tally injured and died at $40 O'Clock
Thursday night. Mr.. Wright was ser
iously injured but is expected to re-
cover.
While the machine was encircling
the drill grounds propeller blade
snapped off and. hitting some other
part of the intricate mechanism
caused it to overturn in the air and
fall to the ground, enveloping the two
occupants in the debris. Soldiers and
spectators ran across the field to
where the aeroplane had fallen and as
sisted in lifting Mr. Wright and Lieu
tenant Selfridge from under the tan
gled mass of machinery, rods. wires
and shreds of muslin. Mr.. Wright
was conscious and said: "Oh, hurry
and lift the motor"
Lieutenant Selfr;dge was uncon-
scious. His head vas covered with
blood and he was choking when the
soldiers eXtricated him from under the
machine
Doctor Waters. a New York physi-
clan, was one of the first to reach the
T1h ai tn hO in
jured men. When their wounds had
been bandaged Mr.. Wright and Lieu
tenant Selfridge were taken to the
Fort Myer hospital at the other end
of the field.
Mr. Wright had ldpsed into state
of semi-consciousness by the time he
reached the hospital and Lieutenant
Selfridge did not regain conscious
ness at all. He was suffering from a
fracture at the base of the skull and
was in critical condition.
After a hurried surgical examina-
tion 1t was announced that Mr.. Wright
was not dangerously injured. He is
suffering from a fracture of his left
thigh, and several ribs on the right
side are fractured. Both men received
deep cuts about the head. 4~ffi
Mr.. Wright regained consciousness
at the hospital, dictated a cablegram
to his brother at Lemans, France and
requested that the same message be
sent to his sister and father at Day
ton, Ohio, assuring them that he was
all right.
Two thousand persons were at the
aeronautical testing grounds.
Officers of the signal corps and
other enthusiasts at Fort Myer were
inclined to express the belief that the
accident was not due to a faulty prin-
ciple, but to a defect in the propeller,
which was made of spruce. One of the
members of the signal corps board
who had been conducting the Fort
Myer tests said:
"The resumption of the aeroplane
trials will depend on the length of
time which it will take Mr. Wright to
recover from his injuries. This acci-
dent will, of course, seriously hamper
the possibility of securing approprie-
tions from Congress for the aeronaut-
ical work of the signal corps. The
Wright brothers, however, have even
more advanced ideas in regard to air
flights, and if they continue their
work it is very probable that the eff
feet of this one accident will be over
come.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
CHOICE OF NEW YORK REPUBLl-
CANS ON FIRST BALLOT
TUESDAY.
OPPOSITION WAS WEAK
JAMES w. WADSWoRTH, JR.,
COULD ONLY MUSTER 151
VOTES OUT OF 1909.

Saratoga, N. Y.-The Republican
state ticket:
Governor, Charles E. Hughes of New
York (renominated).
Lieutenant Governor, Horace White
of Onondaga.
| Secretary of State, Samuel S. Koe-
mig of New York.
Attorney General, Edward R. O'Mal-
ley of Erie.
Comptroller, Charles H. Gaus of AL
bany.
State Treasurer, Thomas B. Dunn
of Monroe.
Associate Judge of the Court of Ap-
peals, Albert Haight of Erie (renomi-
nated).
Charles Evans Hughes of New York
was nominated today by the Republi-
can state convention by an overwhelm-
ing majority and on the first ballot to
succeed himself as governor of the
state of New York.
He received 27 out of a possible
1,O09 votes as against ISL for James
w. Wadsworth, Jr., of Livingston
county, speaker of the state assembly,
and 81 for former Congressman John
X. Stewart of Montgomery.
The nomination was made unani-
nous on motion of State Committee
man William Barnes of Albany, who
has been perhaps the bitterest and
most outspoken opponent of the gov
ernor's denomination.
The governors denomination fol-
lowed the utter failure of a desperate
struggle on the part of number of
the county leaders, who for four days
have spared no effort to discover a
candidate upon whom they could. unite
to defeat him.
The remainder of the ticket was
made up in the good old fashioned
way"
Senator White. who was chosen as
candidate for lieutenant governor was
Gin the running" for the governorship
until the early afternoon, when after
meeting of his delegation he re-
quested his friends not to present his
name
1t was the 1873 votes of all but one
district in New York county that car
ried the governors total beyond the
505, a majority of the convention, re-
quired to nominate.
The nine votes of Nassau county
had brought the Hughes total to 395.
Amid breathless hush, in which was
incarnate all the intensity of bitter
ness and suspense which up to that
moment had characterized the strug-
gle to prevent the denomination of
Hughes, the secretary of the conven-
tion called New York"
Herbert Parsons, president of the
New York county committee, rose in
his place, his slender figure alert and
tense with the excitement of the cru
cial moment, and said:
New York county, second assem-
bly, district, gives four for Wadsworth,
the balance of the county, 1873, for
Charles e. Hughes"
A thousand pencils in two seconds
had footed the hughes total to SIS, in
as many heart beats every person in
the great hall knew that the battle
was over and the place was instantly
bedlam of cheering.
The convention went wild with the
first real surprise of the roll call, when
Saratoga returned eleven for Charles
e. Hughes. for Saratoga is the famous
home of racing.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Hurricane at Galveston.

Houston, Textile storm disturb
ance which has been threatening the
Gulf coast for several davs, broke over
Galveston at 8 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing, the wind reaching a recorded We
locity of sixty miles an hour 1t came
from the southeast and carried wires
and poles PROSTATE, but did not de-
stroy buildings. Accompanying the
wind was a heavy rain, the weather
bureau recording over six inches with
in short space of time. This filled
the streets and the people became
frantic because of the force of the
elements that reminded them of the
storm of September s, 1900.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Taft's Itinerary.

Chicago-Ten days of travelling,
with almost constant speaking, has
been arranged for William H. Taft, Re-
publican candidate for President. The
trip will be MADE on a special train
starting from some Illinois point, prob.
ably Chicago about September z5th.
The tour will extend as far north as
Minneapolis and Fargo, North Dakota :,
as far south as sevaral points in Kan
sas, and west TO Denver. Mr.. Taft
will be back to Chicago in time to
speak before the deep waterways con-
vention on October 7th.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Shortage in the Worlds Wheat Crop.

Washington.-The European reports
to the Department of Agriculture say
that the wheat harvest over the
greater part of Europe is already COM
pleted. In several countries reapine
was hindered and the crops seriously
damaged, especially in quality, by
rain. Prospects point to smaller
harvest than last year In the United
Kingdom. The Netherlands, Belgium.
France, Italy and Portugal Eastward
of these countries a moderate increase
in the yield is expected but not
enough to restore the average.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
A Revised Version.

A poet who has been known to tell
the truth recounts this story of his
little daughter:
Her mother overheard her expound-
ing the origin of the sex to her family
Of dolls.
You see. children" she said,
Adam was man all alone and was
very lonely, SO God put him to sleep.
took his brains out and made a nice
lady of them. Bits.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
How'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney
orable in all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Man and Beast Alike.

Only those who have suffered tho
agony of eye affiictions can appreciate
the blessing to humanity in DR.. Mitch
ellis famous Eye Salve. Introduced in
this region as far back as 1S49 it is
found to-day in all we'll regulated
homes hereabouts. Not alone the eyes
OF man but those Of the dumb animals
have enjoyed its comforts. Mitchell's
Eye Salve. Sold everywhere. Price 25c.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Cheerful. Anyhow.

Hello, sport; l haven't seen you for
20 years. How are you getting on?"
"Oh, I'm a multi-millionaire. And
you?"
"Oh. I'm q multi-failure."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-04
Curious Fishes Of tn. Bahamas.

The fish found in Nassau waters
are of never ending interest to the
stranger, says Leslie's Weekly. With
the aid Of a native water glass;
which is a common wooden bucket
with the bottom knocked out and a
glass bottom put in, it is possible
to watch the finny creatures swim
ming about, apparently regardless
of prying eyes. The parrot fish,
with a body the shape and color of
a goldfish, only ten times larger;
the cowfish, with comical face Gu
riously like caricature of its bo-
vine sponsor; hogfsh, with shouts
grouper, hine, amberjack and tur-
bot, whose exquisitely tinted skin is
dried and used by the natives as
scrubbing brushes, are all there. But
the most beautiful of all is the an
gel fish, with its blue and yellow
winglike fins. Angel fish are so nu-
merous in Nassau and their flesh is
so delicate in flavor that they are a
frequent item on the menu of the
large tourist hotel.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-04
Awakening Of Conscience.

First Tramp-Look, Tom! This
is the minister's house. The win
dow's open and all the folks are at
church, and they don't keep no
dorg, so that we couldn't have a
easier job.
Second Tramp with suppressed
emotion)-The minister's house, do
you say? All, Bill, I have been a
bold, bad man, but I have never vet
robbed the clergy. They are hard
workin' lot an their pay is small.
Besides, some of the tenderest rec
objections of an inherent bovhood
is coupled with my Sunday school
wipes away tear). But, Bill, you
haven't got the same feeling in the
matter l has, an if yer've made up
yer mind to enter the place, why,
III stay outside an keep watch, an
III give a whistle if I see any one
comin'!-London Telegraph.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-04
Knew a Thing or Two.

When a boy at school the famous
preacher, Sturgeon, took a promi-
nent part in answering all questions
put to the class. One cold day. how
ever, the teacher noticed that he
was so very backward that he re-
NAMED the whole time at the bot
tom of the class. This went on for
some time and puzzled the teacher
until he noticed that the fire was
near the bottom of the class. He
Immediately changed the class
about, making the bottom the top.
He then had the satisfaction Of
hearing all his questions fully an
swered by Sturgeon and that young
hopeful keeping the same seat, the
only difference being that he was at
the top of the class instead of the
bottom.-Spare Moments.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-04
Naming q Baby In Japan.

In Japan the baby to be named is
taken to temple when it is two
weeks old. There the father sug-
gests three names to the priest, who
writes them on slips of paper which
he holds in his hands a few minutes
and then throws them over his head
as high as they will 60. The slip
which reaches the ground last is the
right" one, and the name inscrib-
ed on it is conferred on the waiting
baby. The priest then copies the
name on piece of silk or fine pa
per, which is handed to the father
with the words, $50 shall the child
be named"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-04
WASHINGTON PIE.
4 Wide Difference Of Opinion a. 60
Just What u 10.


Almost every one has heard of
Washington pie, but there seems to
be no agreement of opinion as to
what member of the pic family
rightly bears the name of the Fa-
Their of His Country.
washington pie?" says the man
from way down east, which is be-
yond Boston, repeating the ques-
ton. "Why, sure 1 know it. There
are three layers of spongy cake with
two layers of jelly or strawberry
preserves in between and white
frosting on the top. It's bully, too,
and l wish l could get it here"
"But that's not Washington pie"
interrupts the woman from the
west. THAT'S simply layer cake.
Washington pie, though, is some
thing like cake. But there arc only
two layers of cake, and in between
is a creamy filling made of eggs and
milk and sugar and a little flavor
ing. And YOU put powdered sugar
on the top"
''That's Boston cream pie"
chorus two persons from Boston
itself, who speak with the assurance
that bctrays their habitat. "And,
what's more, we never heard Of
Washington pie. Do you think it
fitting to name pie after an i'm
portant historical figure?"
Owe been making Washington
pie for years" interposes mildly a
woman who lives in New York and
isn't ashamed of it, "and my Wash
ington pic is a pie and not cake.
l grind apples into pulp and mix
the pulp with sherry and use that
as filling for an ordinary open face
pie. The completed article looks
much like pumpkin pie, and it's the
toothsomest thing / know"
Now, what is Washington pie?-
Washington Post.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-06-04

For paints, oils and white
leads, call on John Rischard. If
For SALE-Four fresh mich
cows. choice in fourteen, also
one work horse 5 years, twenty
bushels of millet seed. A. H.
BURNsoN, City. If
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-21
QUICK DIVORCE.

In looking over many reports OF
divorce DEGREES issued in Honolulu,
the Bulletin does not claim to
have found the record one for speed.
However, many Of them indicate that
the wheels of the divorce mill some
times move pretty fast.
How is this for quick work?
The papers were filed by the wife,
asking for divorce ON ground Of in
temperance, in court at 500 in the
morning. Summons was at once is
sued, BY a previous arrangement,
defendant. WHO was absent on Ha-
wall. Is represented by his attorney
in court at 1880 p. NJ. lie admits
allegations. and consents to immedi-
ate trial. The trial lasted just 20
minutes. and decree was ordered at
onco by the Judge. The wife re-
ceiyad her absolute divorce at 1:5S
p. M. on the day she asked for it.
Quick work! But Americans are
quick people. Born in hurry, live
in a hurry, marry in hurry, divorce
in hurry, die in a hurry, and drive
to the graveyard on the trot, may
Iperhaps represent American life.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-21
THE UNITED STATES COURT AND
THE CAMPAIGN OF DIRT.

The smudge of the very disrepu-
table campaign being operated from
the usual headquarters of such work,
has reached the United States Court.
The Judge of the United States
District Court has seen flt to dabble
in the political mud so that the
VERY UNSAVORY POSITION IN
WHICH HE PUTS HIMSELF BE-
FORE THE COMMUNITY MAY BE
ACCEPTED AS A PURELY VOLUN-
.TARY ACT. The only excuse he
makes for taking political part is
the written phrase las things are"
without going into details of how
things are"
The Judge of the United States
Court has made the statement that,
while serving as the chief executive
of these islands, he refused to appoint
one John w. Cathcart as Attorney
General The reason for this refu-
sal is now made public-after years
of silence except as silence was brok-
en- by gossipy conversations.
The present United States Judge,
who was then CHIEF executive, says
| that he had received information
from the then High Sheriff-now the
| Deputy County Attorney under Cath
cart-that Cathcart had made I'M
proper proposals to the Deputy ShCr-
! III regarding the money there might
be in Chinese gambling cases. Tie
charge was indeed serious one, If
! TRUE.
But the Judge tells the public that
| he did not ask the man Cathcart--
who was either crook, If the
charges were true, or criminally be-
smirched If the charges We're not
true-as to the truth or falsity of
these unsupported statements.
HIS SENSE OF MANLY HONOR
did not prompt him to go to this
man, present the charges, and hear
what he had to say.
HIS SENSE OF OFFICIAL DUTY
did not move him to act against this
Ioiflcial and ferret out the truth OF
whether these improper proposals
had actually been made and, If made
lset the alleged crook right before
the community.
No! The Judge says that as chief
Executive he did none of these things
which appeal to men with average