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The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14

hauled bis baggage In his room sever.
n times. but couldn't iind anything
Discriminating. 70 had my baggage
sent to Pas room. and went out TO
ind Pa. and pick up something that
would throw suspicion on him IL he
showed any inclination TO 90 back on
mo when I found him.
tts,was getting along toward dark
when ! walked down . bullyvard
whore Pa used to 20 when we were
In Paris before. and ~ I came to .
cafe where there was . sign. English
spoken. saw Q crowd out on the
sidewalk surrounding tables, eating
aad drinking. and there was one big
table with about . doeen men and
women. Americans. Frenchmenr and
other foreigners. listsning to ~ o..
Derby man Dragging about America,
and ] nav Il was Pa. but he WAS
% changed that but for bis bald head
And CHA wk1sksp ! would not have
known him.
p was telling them that all the
nsn IN America were milliosairse and
uanasfied. ana that all Of them came
abroad to spend money and marry Tor.
elgA ladies. 70 take them beck 70
America and make qussns Of them.
az b looked q . Preach woman
assoes tAs tabs With 10000 syss.
aA1 oAo eai1 - The man next 70 her:
"laot ~ . 6AAf. and what Q woudsr
~ h rot Aasrisd before" ssa p
smiled at kss ssA put bic head o. ~
Wa1oA ehain. % which there hung
~ ANseets - blg - walnuts. aal
- ASs1 . Nc ataaDoe1 b bio scarf,
- H. eSsetrse night wosh hit Il
Stn4y.
UP ~ ~ lsaas ~ ~ Dasty
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14
Both Loekino for H'n.

Both Looking for Nm.
Tho stranger advanced toward the
door. Mrs. O'Toole stood In the door
way with . rough stick in her left hand
and frown on her brow.
Good morning." said tho stranger
politely. I'm looking for Mr.. O'Toole."
Som l." said Mrs. O'Toole. shift
ing her club over to her other hand
Everybody's Magazine.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14
Wouldn't Trust Il.

you reckon you'd make de trip ter
heaven ef dar vuz q elevator gwine
dar!". ........
mo, sub! Kaze I we'll knows eff I
wuz in dat elevator de devil would be
sho, ter be pullin' de rope!"-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14
A Question o. cletbss,

Little Newman's mother had fAitA.
fully tried to answer his question In
regard to death and the future life.
and he had been told that when he
died his soul would 90 to heaven.
One day he came running in from
his play and in excitement cried:
Mamma, mamma, II Just my soul
goes to heaven, what am I going 70
button my pants onto?"-Delineator.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14
DOING a Good Business.

1nquiring Lady-"How much milk
does your COW give a day."
Truthful Boy" Bout eight quarts,
lady"
Inquiring Lady-"And how much OF
that do you SELF"
Truthful Boy Bout twelve quarts,
lady"
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14
Dissembllng.

Office Boy-The editor Is much
obliged tc you for allowing him to see
your drawings, but much regrets he Is
unable to use them.
Fair Artist (eagerly)-Did he say
that?
Office Boy (truthfully)-Well, not
exactly. He just said. take 'em
away. Joe; they make me sick."-Harp.
er's Weekly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14
For the Prolific.

Cardinal Logue. during his visit to
Pocantico Hills. was asked how many
sermons preacher could prepare in
a week.
Smiling. Cardinal Logue answered:
III the preacher Is a man Of extra
ordinary ability. he can prepare ono
sermon; II man Of average ability.
two; II q donkey ten or twelve"
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14
concealiny Its Age.

Mrs. Brindle-Now. Mary, I want
you to be careful. This Is some very
old table linen; been in the family for
more than twenty years and
Mary-Ah, sure, ma'am, you needn't
worry. won't tell soul, and 1t looks
as good as new anyway.-Woman'
Life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-11-14

Ons Of the items In the campaign
expense account filed BY q. II. Haynes.
nswly-siscted county Judge Of Kit Car.
son county. reads: ITO John Coppls,
village Blacksmith Of 0tsatton. for cam.
paign poetry an soags, Vs."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19

| at II. He was evidently surprised tc
see me. and. l thought. not over
pleased. although there was no lack oi
cordially in his greeting.
so you caught me napping," he
| remarked. The fact is, I'm lazy
sinner at the best of times-eh, Juliet!
I'm extra late to-day. though. but as
| only eat bit of fruit with my roll
and coffee, Mrs. Graham says il Is
no matter if our slavey does growl-"
You don't look as though you lived
on rolls and coffee" | remarked, by
way Of keeping up the conversation
oh. ! make it up at lunch and din
ner, assure you. Isn't this a Jolly lit
tie box"
He gazed about the bare room with
as much pleasure as though 1t con
tained the luxuries OF a palace. and
continued cheerfully:
Just look out OF the window
how's that for view? And then the
air we breathe night and day. Pure
ozone-none of your strained, adulter-
ated products, can tell you. Already
Mrs. Graham is like a different crea
ture."
/ glanced curiously at Mrs. Graham
but she refused TO meet my eye
Il have just been saying, Harry.
she remarked, how different this air
is from the south. and how invigorat-
ing find it"
! smothered a surprised ejaculation
and rose to go. Surely my 'new
friend was rather bewildering.
"Oh, / say" exclaimed Mr.. Graham
Just wait moment till | drink my
coffee and I'll walk along with you.
I'm going to the village for the mail.
As the postofiice was my ultimate
destination also. | resumed my chair,
and Mrs. Graham and ! carried on a
desultory conversation until he Ne
turned. hat in hand. and announced
himself ready.
You will come and see me often.
will you noto" she said, holding my
hand for a moment. And you will
not mind if ! do not always return
your visits? | do not go out very
much
Nonsense. returned her husband
"Rousing is just what you need. She
shouldn't be such a recluse, should
she?"
He put the question in laughing
voice, but 1t was evident he was really
annoyed. so | started for the door
fearing | might unwittingly introduce
another unwelcome subject If | lin
gered any longer.
/ glanced furtively at Mr.. Graham
as we walked along. and more than
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19
GOOD FORTUNE CAME TOO LATE.
Lifelong Unfortunate Killed hlmssN
at Moment Of luek's Turn.

A French provincial Newspaper tells
a story Of the irony Of fate. The hero
was notary's clerk, named Lemer-
cier. who had q remarkable series Of
reverses Of fortune.
He seems to have been a hoodoo,
for something was bound to go wrong
with every firm he Joined in the ca
pacity Of clerk or cashier. Always Ill
paid and wretchedly unhappy. the
youth was in turn a gardener, q por-
ter, q carter and anything else that
enabled him to buy bread. till after
Is years Of a hand-to-mouth struggle
he returned to his native village Of
Breval, near Nantes, and was taken
in by q charitable person. In vain
he sought for work, and he contracted
some unavoidable small debts.
The other morning an imperative
knocking at the door announced the
emissaries of the law. The wretched
Lemercier barricaded himself In and
then hanged himself. When q lock
smith had broken open the door Le-
mercier was dead. The intruder had
not come to arrest him, but to an
nounce that q distant relative had left
him legacy Of $4,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19

once found him inspecting me in like
manner. The third time I caught his
eye he laughed good-naturedly.
Both taking stock" he remarked
with calm nonchalance, ''and both
caught in the act Well, do l pass
muster?"
Il hope l have not been rude"
returned, little vexed at his tone OF
easy familiarity: but he only laughed
again. and began to talk about the
climate and the country. showing a
knowledge OF the coast which sur.
prised me.
Surely" exclaimed, you have not
learned all this since you have been
here?"
"Oh, no." he returned; I'm an old
stager The fact is, I spent several
summers here when 1 was q young
chap, and I'm very keen about 1t in.
deed. The sea regularly calls to me
and I'm never quite happy away
from it,
And Mrs. Graham"
We'll, she don't know much about il
as yet, but she's learning. / can't in.
duce her to get into a boat, though
more's the pity"
You are fond of sailing?"
VERY fond. When l get out in my
catboat have no idea Of the flight OF
time"
had a sudden vision OF his wifes
figure waiting on the little dock
Doubtless she was destined to pass
many anxious, expectant hours before
the end OF the summer.
Mr.. Graham put our letters in his
pocket with his own, for safe keeping
and we turned our faces homeward.
On the outskirts Of the village we
met Lady Edith Campbell. sauntering
along under her white parasol, the
personiflcation of dainty womanhood
She stopped to speak to me, and
was about to introduce my compan
ion when, to my surprise, she held out
her hand cordially.
why, Mr. Graham!" she exclaimed
What are you doing In this remote
corner Of the world, and do You mean
to cut your old friends?"
Il was SO astonished, Lady Edith
that / doubted the evidence Of my
eyes. What brings you here. may
ask"
"wilfrid and 1 are touring for his
health. Is Mrs. Graham with you ?
How very charming! We all crossed
from England together this aprin4.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19

Pulverixed sheep manure 10 . most
nutritious food for plants. 1t is fine for
mixing with potting soil. and there 10
nothing better for the lawn or vege.
table garden. For making liquid ma,
nure, or for any purpose where quick
assimilation and results aso desired, Il
y unsurpassed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19
A 1Qaat.

To those who passed mo ON the
highway and gave greeting, and whom
l shall never meet again: to the pos
sible friends who came my way, and
whose eyes fingered as they fell on
mine-may they ever be eager with
youth and strong with fellowship; may
they never miss q welcome nor want
q comrade!-AnnA Strunsky
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19
lIopyrlgLt. l.of by .. b. Ilpplneott 90
SYNOPSIS.

Three girls Elizabeth. Gabrielle and
Elise-started for Canada to sperd the
summer there. On board steamer they
were frightened by an apparently dement,
ed stranger, who finding a bag belonging
to one OF them, took enjoyment in scru-
Hnizing a photo of the trio Elise shared
her statcroom with Mrs. Graham, also
bound for Canada. The young women on
sightseeing tour met Mrs Graham,
anxiousiy awaiting her husband who had
a mania for sailing. They were intro
duced TO Lord Wilfrid and Lady Edith
cottage by the ocean was rented by
the trio for the summer. Elizabeth h
learned that friend of her fathers was
to call, TWO men called, one of them
being the queer acting stranger the
steamer The girls were mot at home "
but discovered by the cards left that one
Of the men was Elizaheth's father 3
friend. The men proved to be John G,
Blake and Gordon Bennett The party
was told of the search for smugglers in
the vicinity OF the cottage.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-19

tiona! hotel and went to sleep. A few
minutes later porter discovered that
Campion was dead. The coroner's au-
topsy disclosed the fact that death was
due to a blod clot near the heart
Campion was a butcher, thirty.four
years cid. He leaves a widow.
Dr. Ben Beshoar Of Trinidad, Demo
cratic nominee for the state Senate at
the last election, has served notice Of
election contest upon Senator Cashmere
Barela. who has just received his GER
tificate Of election from the secretary
Of state. Notice of contest was also
served upon w. W. Boyles and Isaac
Amador, the Republican representa-
tives-elect, by ]. v. Cordova and Max
Tafoya. their Democratic opponents.
Work on the Riverside reservoir in
Larimer county has been completed
and 525 cubic feet of water a second
is now being run into this. the largest
reservoir in the county. The Riverside
Irrigation Company has completed fil-
ings on the reservoir site of Wildcat
creek and will commence construction
as soon as possible.
A Colorado Springs millionaire.
whose name is withheld, is understood
to have promised $4,000 toward the
proposed new gymnasium for Colorado
college, provided an equal sum can be
raised elsewhere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22
THE WAY TO BOOST.

The city of Oakland has "Ad Club which, as its name implies
seeks for the best of advertising the Oakland
Some of the following advice the Oakland Ad by Oak
land Enquirer is very applicable local conditions
Let Oakland become celebrated for its Streets for its
wekep sidewalks for its perfect sanitation excel
ence OF its street service, parks and
bouevards the character and mpsveness its public build
ngs, its wholesome moral atmosphere excellent educa-
lonal facilities, the hospitality of its individuals
and IN clubs and society organizations its
hotel accommodations its galleries museums its thea
ter its provision for lecture other intellectual
diversions and Oakland will become famous as place
that attracts and holds visitors and as a locality in which
1t desirable to make homes and profitable to invest money
In nearly everyone OF these matters Honolulu exce Honolulu IS
not and never has been recent years graer gamblers
capital OF Of vice The recent furry over vice as
matter of fact did charge any conditions existed which
the splendid government of the Republic Hawaii did not actually
establish and which all probability would exist vet but for tc EN-
poyent against of federal attorney general Of
the United States has Just declared need be enforced here
Let advertise the real have community that IN
cleanliness OF all kinds will compare with the let us have an
END OF the ncant knocking and Of CRATER every poll
ca difference under the For years suffered
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22
THE RULING HABIT STRONG.

that habit should strongly as to make the Ad-
verer this morning devote its editorial page proof
the justice of The Stars criticism of yesterday We remarked
should any differ with Advertiser reply
from that paper invariably was replication any argument
tered but implication of dcredabe Interior And this
morning with the ruling passion strong perhaps but
tany in decline if the sentiment of the
thing the Advertiser again almost ignoring the original point of diff
ference brings its heaviest intellectual artillery show
that The Star BECAUSE it differs with the Advertiser MUST
victim of sinister influence upon policy"
The yogsm complete and the argument
Prenethe Star had opinion premse1at opinion the
the ADVERTISERS WHEREFORE The Star insince or
We feel somewhat the position of sponsor Honolulu
caraton of Independence doctrine that ndepe-
dent Opinions Honolulu and fear reading at breakfast table
that he scounde sycophan if those opinions agree
those OF his morning paper Some time ago. had
mark that down the had found possible disagree with
1.-THE Advertiser without mourning campaign of abuse vcaon
SANDER Now and then but newspaper
spring the defense of those abused ved
doing Gas also before remaed fully have the
inch mud scientifically trained We had
this mornng-but doesn't stick Incredible may seem
Advertiser there this vale of really
of frequently far apart conclusions without those
either side of question being gafers We shall have insist
this True will that shall be often
again BECAUSE differing with Adverter) civic
y But The Star bear of such literature against this
mornings attack The essential unuthfuness of its main is
elsewhere shown The behind left intelligent
We dislike intensely follow the Advertisers other unconquer-
able habit of halng the counting editorial discussion
emulatng the Banquoe proposition that its perfoe
grae the notion will down be downed apologecay,
let remark that perhaps the Advertiser unfairne prove
The Star has experienced change from its long support
what in its best judgment is for civic morality is due irritation
loss of business having recently called almost
eryone what by inference calls The Starrafter
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22

Again, when the signs multiplied
that the Cathcart-BrowR regime in
the County Attorneys office was at it's
old tricks in regard to the prosecution
of a certain type of malefactors, the
Star made itself the press attorney for
Cathcart, with such small help as it's
feeble and venal n0ighbor could give
it, Why?
Now it calls for halt in the pursuit
of gamblers and uses the argument
that, until the law can enter a home
or club to arrest "A pleasure party at
cards it should not touch House
where gambling is carried on as a
business. Why? That is the plea which
cardsharps and their friends always
make, and it is one which the Star
could not have imagined itself making
a few years ago. Why has it so sud
denly changed? Why has it chosen to
affront the moral sense of the majority
of the people who take it? Why?
is II any wonder under such circum.
stances that this office is being i'm
portuned to give the evening field the
benefit of the same assiduous labor
for good government that it gives the
morning field?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22

When the Advertiser showed some
of the underhanded work of the dis
credited Republican machine, the Star,
which had helped break down that ma
chine in the last county election, jump
ed into the ring and defended it,
printing a paragraph like the one quot
ed above when the Advertiser uttered
a word of not unfriendly criticism.
Why?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22
A FEW DEADLY PARALLELS
(From the Advertiser.)

Thus when the prohibition and anti
saloon talk in this city began to get
pointed, the Star veered to the side of
the beer and liquor interest, as its col
umns will prove Why?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22

long, ckenng policy of eXaggerang every thing undesirable the
community for scheme other We had less absurd
gambling crusade to rid of Brown and harmful Iw campaign
rid of Pinkham. The community cries Enough yearns
and incidentally has asked The Star to establish morning
that center attention upon other things than the local cutters
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22
(From The Star.J

The Star, nearly year ago,
was the FIRST local paper to
point out, editorially and otherwise,
the significance of the great Prohibi-
ton wave. 1t has opposed and we be-
lieve that the Advertiser opposes
though it does not say so ("Why?D
efforts to enforce absolute pro-
hibition. The Star has sup
ported the present liquor law and The
Star declared before Hon. John q.
Woolley stated that law to be the best
ever obtained by a state or territory,
that it was so good that meddling with
it was dangerous. In this The Star
directly opposes the beer and liquor
interests as far. as those interests
have yet shown their attitude. Does
the Advertiser support Prohibition? If
so it has not yet come out for it.
"Why?"
The Star merely printed the truth
about an unimportant primary, in JUS
tice to men unfairly assailed. The Ad-
vertiser printed at the same time the
two contradictory statements that
there was mo appreciable interest" in
the late primary and that a machine
was trying to capture it. 1t accused
a county leader it doesn't like of try
ing to hold on for another term, when
for weeks he had been trying to resign
and the machine had been so indL-
ferent that lac couldn't get quorum
to meet and accept a resignation.
1t was The Star, not the Advertiser,
which published on May the article
that led to an indictment of the alleg-
ed malefactor in this case The Ad-
vertiser followed it and then editorial
ly on May 21, following a custom, de-
scribed it as something STATED in this
paper"
The Star has asked that all races be
treated alike in the matter of gam
bling. The Advertiser, only yesterday,
while accusing this paper of currying
favor with gamblers made the astound-
ing editorial statement that the police
are without authority to interfere
with club games. To those who
know how easy it is to form a
club" this statement of policy is al
most beyond belief. 10 such a remark
the Advertiser reply would be that
some Influence" was at work. We
prefer to say that it was a slip an
oYersight-the Advertiser was so busy
knocking it forgot itself.
The fact is that only a federal law
against boycotts has saved the Adver-
User from a crushing boycott and that
The Star has received glittering offers
TO enter the morning field, which it
was not disposed to do.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22

But short time ago the entire business community charged
with being influenced by graft motives became of disagreement ae
emphac with the Advertiser Pnkham The
siderable good company being depicted this morning similar
and for similar reason
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-22

The leaders of the Democratic party longing Mr. W. H
Crawford get Republican nomination for the legislature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
The Argus Daily Short Story
THE OTHER GIRI---BY MARTHA COBB SANFORD.
Copyrighted.

Grantham and Cunningham were
seated before an open fire at the club
enjoying confidential after dinner
smoke.
$50 you're the same eligible old bach
elor. are you, Grant," jollied Cunning
ham. Il phophesied this summer
would land you sure. Didn't you
meet her, after all?"
Meet whom?" drawled Grantham
good natWcdly.
"Oh. this Incompatible. Irresistible
ideal of u woman you're always talk
ing about. Aren't you beginning to
fear she may not exist, after all?"
"On the contrary" Grantham an
swered between puffs, Pm more than
ever sure she does. I've seen her
back"
Cunningham burst into a hearty
laugh.
he teased.
Not in the way you mean, Gun
| ming replied Grantham reminiscent
| ly. Then, after blowing few leisure
| IL smoke rings, he waxed communica-
| tive.
"You see," he continued, 1--WE never
| met her face to face. so she Couldn't
| really turn her back to me. And.
| what's more, I'm never going to give
her the chance"
| "You mean that you do not intend
| to meet herr" gasped his friend in as
| constituent.
| Cunning, you've no ina gination,' -
| reproved Grantham. "Of course l in
tend to meet her some time, but I
mean to be perfectly sure of myself
/ and of her before 1 do. I'm going to
propose the first time 1 speak to her"
"Most extraordinary" commented
Cunningham. Where does she live"
Don't know" pulled Grantham.
This was too much for Cunningham
| He suspended smoking for few Sec
ondS to observe the placid countenance
OF Grantham, decided that any speech
was inadequate and lit a fresh cigar.
You see," resumed Grantham
smiling in an exasperatingly salts
fed manner II just happened to trail
after her a bit in a canoe one fine day
this summer. The way her Queenly
little head was set on her shoulders
and the way her soft hair blew about
in the wind and the way she handled
a paddle
Here, hold on"' interrupted Gun
bingham, brutally unsympathetic. do
you mean to say~that you can rave
like that over girl whose face yor
have never seenT
Grantham nodded.
bet she's as homely as a mu(
fence" grunted Cunningham.
"That doesn't make any difference.
announced Grantham. Il love heI
and l shall marry her just the same
"And meanwhile Won don't ever