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The Glenwood post., 1908-05-30
Death of Judge Macon.

Denver-Judge Thomas NJ. Macou-
aged seventy-eight years, one of the
most powerful jury lawyers who ever
practiced in Colorado and pioneer
of Civil War days, died Tuesday after
noon at his home in this city from an
attack of apoplexy. Death came very
suddenly after hemorrhage of the
brain early Monday morning Judge
Macon had been in rather poor health
curing the winter. due to worry over
the illness of his wife. but last Sun
day was in good health and spirits.
Judge Macon came of old and dis
tinguished Southern blood He was
related collaterally to Nathaniel Ma
con, member of the Revolutionary
Congress, the members of which wore
homespun.
Judge Macons father was a Nir-
ginian OF the old school Following
the custom of the country he signed
50 many notes for friends that he
went bankrupt With his family he
moved to Kentucky.
For more than forty years Judge
Macon had been prominent resident
of Colorado. He read law with Abra-
ham Lincoln for a time at Blooming
ton.
Fifty years ago last fall he was
married to Miss Mary Virginia Harri-
son at Burlington, Iowa. About 1865
he and Mrs. Macon, together with
some relatives and friends, started
overland for Colorado They travelled
in an ox-cart across the prairies, and
began their life as pioneers in Canon
City.
In 1873 Judge Macon removed to-
lo,r rtv hi
with Judge E. T. Wells and Mai. E. L.
Smith. This partnership was contin-
ued until 1882, when Major Smith re-
tired and his place was taken by Judge
R. T. McNeal. During Governor Adams
first term of office he appointed Ma
con to the Court of Appeals bench, but
this position was not to his taste and
he resigned year later and again took
up his private practice.
About this time he moved back to
Canon City and lived there nearly
four years. Then he returned to DEN
yer and moved into the home at 1852
Ogden street, where he lived until his
death. He again entered into part
nership with Judge Wells, the firm be
ing known as Wells. Macon & Fur
man. Two years later he formed a
partnership with his son. William.
which continued until the latter's
death, twelve years ago.
In his earlier years. Macon was ac-
tive in Democratic politics. He was
candidate for Congress at one time
but made very unwi ling candidate. as
he declared to his friends that II elect
ed he would not serve. He was "a
man of very quiet tastes, and disliked
anything in the way of public display
On 1867 he was sent to the territorial
Legislature.
Judge Macon's two sons both died
when young men. Besides his widow
he is survived by two sisters. Miss
Mary Macon of Iowa. and Mrs. M. T.
Miller of Arkansas.
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The Retort Courteous.

A young man in a hurry went
through the left side of pair of
swinging doors in the senate wing of
the capitol at Washington last session
and almost knocked over the late
Senator Pettus of Alabama, who was
about to push through the right side.
The young man apologized profuse-
ly. Il am very sorry-I didn't know
was-I am in great hurry"
'"rhat's all right, son." said the
venerable Pettus. But let me give you
piece Of advice about going through
doors like these. Always go through
on the right side. and turn to the
right. Then. IL you meet anybody
coming through and bump into him
you needn't apologize. He'll be a
burned fool. and 1t won't be necessary.
Good morning" Evening
Post.
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had leered at her. She had been
haunted by the vague feeling that she
must have known the man who had
attempted to carry her off-that dread
full night; but she had never been able
to concentrate the abstract, fleeting
Impressions into comprehensive sub
stance-never until she had seen that
that Langford. too, had seen; but she
was not brave enough to lose herself
and Louise in the crowd where that
man was. She could not. He had
leered at Louise, too, last night at sup
per. They could not ask the protec-
tion Of Gordon and Langford back to
the hotel then. when Langford's
the weight of what he had to tell.
"It will be best" he agreed, unex-
pectedly. "Come-we must hurry!"
1t was Williston's little girl" whom
he took under his personal protection,
diving up the street in the teeth of the
gale which blew colder every moment,
with a force and strength that kept
n
gentler knight was Gordon-though
as manly. All was lark around the
premises. There was no one lurking
near. Everybody was dancing at
tendance on the courthouse holocaust.
Gordon felt for his keys.
How good 1t is to get out Of the
wind" whispered Louise. This pro-
ceeding smacked SO much of the mys-
terious that whispering followed as a
natural sequence.
They stepped within. 1t was inky
black.
Lock the door," said Langford, in
low voice.
Gordon complied. surprised. but ask
ing no question. He knew his friend,
and had faith in his judgment. Then
he lighted lamp that stood on his
desk.
why did you do that?" asked
Louise, gravely.
"What?"
Lock the door,"
II don't know" he answered, hos-
estly. Il didn't think you would no
tice the click. Ask Paul"
I'll explain In, q minute" said Lang.
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AND NOW THEY DON'T SPEAK.
Whispering Stones in statuary Hall
Completed Estrangement.

Who hasn't heard or experimental
with the famous whispering gallery"
in statuary hall? Really, the phenom-
enon should be called the whisper
ing stones,' for two persons stand
ing exactly on these stones and sep
arated by the wide eXpanse OF the
great vaulted chamber can carry on
low-toned conversation A capitol
guide tried to explain the why of it
to me once. but got all tangled up
and failed miserably, says writer in
the Washington Star. | suppose 1t Is
merely that by some sort of outra-
geously complicated acoustic the hui
man voice, starting as soft-spoken
word from one of these stones, is
phonographically treated and magni-
fled until it is regular below when
it arrives at the other. But this isn't
the whispering stones, but concerns
congressional feud they started.
There are two Democrats in the
house from the same southern state
who have never been particularly i'm
pressed with each other, but who have
always taken the greatest pains to
remain on the most friendly terms.
Let's call them Jones and Smith, and
explain their courtesy by saying that
Jones. although he didn't like Smith.
thought Smith likes him and vice
versa.
But it's all over now, for one day
last week Jones was standing in stat
uary hall talking with d constituent
and the conversation turned on Spith.
There were few people scattered
around the hall, but Jones, always
cautious, spoke in almost a whisper.
But in that whisper he relieved his
mind. He called Smith everything he
could think of from a conceited, pin
headed ass up. And after he had con-
cluded his peroration and had paused
to draw a long breath he nearly
dropped dead when, apparently out of
the clear sky, came. in an enraged
roar, the voice of Smith. And Smith
started off with "Snake," and from
that he branched out and became elo-
quent
When Jones recovered his presence
of mind he began to glance around,
and far across statuary hall, standing
on one Of the whispering stones
which. it might be explained. are not
marked in any wayne saw Smith,
gesticulating violently and apparent
ly talking to himself for there was no
one within yards of him. But every
word that he said reached Jones, and
in minute he was barking back. The
spectacle was perfectly idiotic, but
this fact didn't appeal to either Jones
or Smith at the time.
And now they don't even speak;
also, the tale having been spread
around by dear friends of both par
ties, members of the house are be-
ginning to be careful what they say
in passing through statuary hall,
where are located the wonderful but
somewhat indiscreet whispering
stones.
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Government EmpIoyes,

A census bulletin Just issued shows
that more than 1884 persons are en-
ployed by the government, exclusive
of postmasters and their clerks, and
mechanics. OF this number nearly
$4,000 are women and 1882 negroes.
Although half the total are under 35
years Of age, 1877 are over 80 years;
465 over rs years; 1857 over 70 years,
and 1884 over 65 years. New York
ranks first in the number Of employees;
Pennsylvania second; Illinois third,
and Massachusetts, fourth. The aver.
age yearly salary paid men b eoSS;
that to women 4766.
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issued and had been presented at the
department of state it would have en-
abled its holder to have the first view
of the Declaration of Independence
that has been had since the spring
of 1908.
No one has seen the document for
ave years. 1t is locked up in safe
in the library of the state department
and not even the officials of that de-
partment get it out to look at 1t.
Even before 1903 1t had been kept
out for admiring citizens to scrutinize
and to exclaim over. Since 1903 the
light of day has not fallen on it.
There had been too much light of
day before that. In fact there had
been too much of good many things;
too much folding. too much rolling,
too much handling and. alas! too
guAge by wet press copying opera
ton resorted to in 1920.
This was tried as means Of secur-
ing a facsimile coy 1t was good
enough for the copy, but 1T was pow
erful bad on the original, for it result
ed in transferring to the copy the ink
which belonged on the old parchment
itself Not content with swiping its
ink, the government put the document
up on exhibition in nice bright light
SO that visitors could decipher the
traces of ink which remained.
For 80 years the Declaration Of In
dependence hung in the light, and the
longer it hung there the more neces-
sary the light became, for the ink that
waa left grew paler and paler until it
was hard to make out any of the sig
natures except the big black name of
John Hancock. Finally it became evil
dent that if anything except the
parchment was to be left the docu-
ment would have to be kept in the
dark.
So it went into retirement in the
SAFE being brought out only upon spe-
cial requests.
The original parchment was photo
graphed in 1883 and again in 1908.
The committee recommended that 1t
be photographed again from time to
time. The present indications are that
it will not be seen until perhaps an
other 20 years has gone by and the
time comes, in 1928, for taking anoth-
er photograph.
In the safe with the Declaration of
Independence reposes also the orig
inal copy of the Constitution of the
United States. 1t Is not on exhibition,
but If doubt as to its existence con-
tinues to grow 1t may be produced to
set fears at rest.
There is nothing the matter with
the constitution; that is to say, not
With the document itself. The ink is
all right, the provisions clear-so far
as the writing goes. 1t is shut up in
the safe to preserve 1t from the fate
of the declaration.
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QUICKER TO WALK UPSTAIRS.
Ordinary MortaIs Liable to Delay In
Capitol Elevators.

Senators take precedence over ordi-
nary mortals in the elevators at the
senate end of the national capitol.
Whenever a senator enters the ele-
vator the conductor takes him imme-
diately to the floor he wishes to 60,
no matter If the cage should happen
las is frequently the case) to be filled
with men and women headed in the
opposite direction. Three rings is a
notice to the conductor that senator
wishes to go up or down. Frequently
mischievous page will give the SEN
atorial ring and then run to cover,
and at such times the conductor uses
language that is quite unparliamen-
tary. Occasionally delicate situation
is created by two senators entering
an elevator at the same time, each
headed in an opposite direction. Then
an Alphonse-G CASTOR stunt is enacted.
to the edification Of the onlookers, be-
fore the big machine gets under way
again.
Not long since Mr.. Latta who con-
veys all of President Roosevelt's mes
sages from the White House to the
capitol, stepped in the elevator with
big. black portfolio under his arm
containing "a message in writing from
the president to the senate of the
United States" Just then there was
a senatorial signal from the sub-cel-
lar, so instead of going up with Mr..
Roosevelts messenger, the operator
lowered the cage to the basement. The
senator who entered wished to go to
the gallery, 80 the elevator went up
to that point without stopping. An
other senator was waiting at the gal
lely floor who had business in the
basement. Several trips from top to
bottom were made without stopping
at the senate floor, where Mr.. Latta
wished to get out.
Hold on" said Mr.. Latta Just as
the elevator reached the bottom after
his fourth fruitless attempt to reach
the senate floor. Il guess l will get
out and walk up. You see, am in q
hurry!"
Looks like senatorial conspir-
acy," remarked bystander, ito keep
the president from communicating
with the. senate"
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said Gordon with a humorous smile.
and, ! am afraid, tumbled one little
girl rather unceremoniously down the
stairs. Did hurt you?" There was
a caressing cadence in the question
that he could not for the life of him
keep out of his voice.
Il did not even know | tumbled.
How did you get 5ack?" said Louise,
TREMENDOUSLY.
who opened the door," counter
questioned Gordon, remembering.
THE wind must have blown it shut
| was blinded couldn't find it-I
couldn't breathe. l didn't have sense
enough to know it was shut. but |
couldn't have helped myself anyway.
l CROPPED for it as long as | could with
out breathing. Then l guess l must
have gone off little, for / was spraw-
ling on the floor of the lower hall
when | felt breath of air playing
over me. Somebody must have opened
the door-because l am pretty sure
| had tainted or done some foolish
thing"
Louise was silent. She was thank
ful-thankful. God had been very
good to her. 1t had been given to her
to do this thing. She had not meant
to do it-she had not konwn what she
did; enough that was done
"It was Louise" spoke up Mary,
"and tried to hold her back" So
she accused herself.
But didn't do it on purpose" said
Louise, with shining eyes. I-I-"
Yes, YOU" prompted Gordon,
looking at her with tender intentness.
81 guess l was trying to come after
you," she confessed. 1T was very
foolish"
The rear grounds were rapidly fill
ing up. Like children following a
band-wagon, the crowd surged toward
the new excitement of the discovered
extension of the fire. Gordon drew a
long breath.
Il thank God for ryour-foolishness, :"
he said. simply. smiling the smile his
friends loved him for.
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oisslpated Men Of Genius.

There is an unpleasant side light
thrown on the days Of w. E. Henley
and his youthful followers. by Mr.. Ed
gar Jepson, the novelist. He defends
in the London Academy the memory
of the late Ernest Dowson, who. sink
ing under consumption. found liquor
both anodyne and stimulant "Unfor-
tunately, too," adds Mr.. Jepson.
whisky was literary fashion, set
by Henley. 1t was an appalling fash
ion, which some of the younger men
of letters followed with kind of fool.
ish schoolboy bravado. have seen
three of the finest minds I have
known drown in whisky"
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Miners Tirade Proves Costly.

Prescott, Ariz. - District Judge
Sloan sentenced Albert Ryan. secre-
tary of the Jerome Miners lnion, to
one year in the penitentiary for as
saulting Frank Burns. Jerome min
thk man, with pistol. When asked
why sentence should not be passed,
Ryan arose and charged the court and
jury with being controlled by capital
Judge Sloan said that II Ryan had
not INDUCED in his TRADE, he would
have let him off with fine, but after
such an arraignment he declared the
dignity Of the court and the jury must
be protected.
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Copyright by A, c. Mrclurg q Co., 1901.
SYNOPSIS.

Cattle thieves despoiling ranches of
South Dakota. George Williston, small
ranchman, runs into rendezvous of
thieves on island In Missouri river. They
have stolen cattle from Three Bar ranch.
Langford visits Willston and his daugh-
ter and Wiliston reports what he has
seen to Langford. who determines to rid
country of thieves Jesse Black heads out
laws. 14angford falls in love with Willis
toms daughter but does not tell her so.
Louise Dale, court stenographer, and
niece of Judge Dale. visits kemah at re-
quest of county attorney, Gordon, to take
testimony in preliminary hearing. Gordon
falls in love with her. After preliminary
examination Wfllistons home is attacked
and defended by his daughter and him
self. Outlaws fire building just as Lang
ford and his cowboys arrive. Outlaws
carry off Williston but Langford rescues
the daughter. without Willistion evidence
against Black is meager, and case seems
to be going against the state. Gordon
takes a night ride and finds Willston.
who has escaped from captors. The
courthouse at Kemah burns at night.
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president had CIV
en- a permit to a
man who wanted
to see with his
own eyes the orig
inal copy of the
Declaration of In
dependence, or
what is left of it.
The permit, how
ever, must have
died a-bornin', for
ii did not further
materialiZe. If that
permit had been
The Glenwood post., 1908-05-30
FORMER
DENVER men
TWO NEW METHODIST BISHOPS
HOLD UNIVERSITY OF
DENVER DEGREES.
EIGHT new BISHOPS
LIST INCLUDES THE REV. J. L,
NUElSEN AND THE REV. ROB-
ERT J. MCINTYRE.

Denver.-The University of Denver
was for second time hoi.ored by the
Methodist conference in Baltimore
Tuesday when Rev. Robert j. McIn-
tyre, formerly pastor of Trinity Metho-
dist church OF Denver, was elected
bishop.
DR.. Mcintyre received the degree of
doctor of divinity in 1891, ten years be
fore Bishop Nuelsen, who was elected
last Thursday
He is the fourth minister who &C.
cupied the pulpit of Trinity Methodist
church to be elevated TO the bishopric.
and with Bishop Moore, Bishop Gran
ston and Bishop Mcdowell, will here
after share the interest of Colorado
Methodists.
Baltimore. Md.-The episcopal cleo
ton of the Methodist conference
of 1908 was completed. The new
bishops, in the order of their election
and the number of votes each received
on the election ballot, are as follows:
Rev. DR.. w. F. Anderson of New
York, secretary of the board of educa-
ton, Freedmen's Aid and Sunday
schools, 54S votes: Rev. DR.. J. l.. Nuef-
sen, professor in Mast Theological
seminary, Berea, Ohio, $40 votes; Rev.
DR.. w. A. Quayle, pastor st. James
church, Chicago, 519 votes; Rer. DR..
Charles w. Smith. editor of the Pitts
burg Christian Advocate, 511 votes:
Rev. Wilson S. Lewis. president of
Morningside college. Sioux City, Iowa.
524 votes; Rev. Dr. Edwin II. Haughes.
president of Depauw university, Green
castle. Indiana, 511 votes; Rev. Dr.
Robert ] Mcintyre. pastor First chuI ch.
Los Angeles. 5l4 votes, and Rev. DR.
Frank Bristol, pastor of the Methodist
church. Washington, d. c., 493 votes
The last named was the pastor, inti-
mate friend and often. it is said. advis-
er of the late President Mckinley.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
An Unconventional Tea Party

AS the flames broke through the
roof, Langford came rushing up where
the group stood little apart from the
press.
Dick! l have been looking for you
everywhere" he cried, hoarsely.
What's the trouble, old man?"
asked Gordon, quietly
Il have something to tell you" said
Langford. in low voice. Come
quick-let's go back to your rooms
Why, girls"
I'VE will go. too," said Mary, with
quiet decision. She had caught a
glimpse Of Red Sanderson's face
through the crowd. and she thought he
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A Strenuous Taak.

II Cont see why you should be ex.
cused," the judge said to the witness.
You look we'll enough" But Jest
think Of 1t. yer honor" said the wit.
ness. 1--WE done stood on this here
stand an told the truth fer two hours
on . streteA.r'
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DOCUMENT In DARK
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
KEPT LOCKED UP.
DO Badly Faded Now That Further Ex-
posure to Light It Is Feared
Would Render It Entirely
UndecipherabIe.

A message from the White House
few weeks ago announced that the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-15
ngzaT
Ky III
~
GOVERNOR FREAR)


CAS- | said in my speech at Aala
Park. country comes first, party sec
.cnd, as a matter of course.
This DOES NOT MEAN that
PARTY should be IGNORED or that
the VOTER should select from the
DIFFERENT PARTIES the BEST
MEN VIEWED AS INDIVIDUALS.
PARTIES ARE NECESSARY and
DESIRABLE IN REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT.
Team work is essential to accom-
plish practical results. Accordingly
in politics rs well as business it is
often necessary to select and vote for
men who by working together can ac-
Complish desired results even though
they are not men who might be pre-
ferred rs individuals.
"Of course, there may be men on
the party ticket who should not he
voted for either for the good of the
country or party, but just where the
line should he drawn is a matter for
individual Judgment"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-15

Judging from The comment with
which the Daily News supplements
this parallel of history, the end of the
letter-writing campaign and the an
nouncement that the President would
not take the stump for Mr. Taft
were the result of the doubtful polit-
ical effect of Roosevelt running Il
candidate as a prOtege.
The Chicago News is a strong Taft
paper and, while not assailing the
President for his active mixing in the
campaign, II presents the pertinent
question whether Taft Is not able to
speak for himself It believes that
President Roosevelt does Taft a dis
tinct injustice in making such
.Clamor In the candidates behalf.
The people Of the United States
know their wa about when It comes
TO making a choice FOR President"
says the News. "They do not choose
one Chief Executive with the inten-
ton of delegating to him the task of.
telling them VINO of all possible and
impossible men must succeed him in
office. Doubtless the Presidents in
tentions are good. Doubtless he has
been greatly eXasperated by the leth-
argy which marked the Republican
campaign until the other day. Still,
he ought to remember that he Is
President of all the people of this
Nation and heSught to leave to them
the task of choosing his successor. :"
Bryan asks a square deal. Taft
should have square deal also. The
people want the same. Mr.. Roosevelt
should stay out of partisan politics
until after the first Tuesday in No
vember." b
This view of II taken by the News
is wonderfully strong in common.
sense. The people of the present day
admire odd Hickory as, they also adj
mirc "Tcddy," but tnsre Il Il limit to
the amount Of leadership they will
accept when 1t approaches dictntion.
If Mr.. Taft is Of rgJ9g, value rs
President of the uiftcd' States, it is
MS Mr.. Taft,-not as Mr.. Rooscyelt's
man.
Since Taft has gone forth for him
self the response of the people to his
speeches and straightforward talk
has been such MS to convince those
who warned Roosevelt to keep off
that the admonition was n timely
move for the welfare of the Repub-
lican party.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-15

Az was exclusively reported in the
Blu ct n the meeting of the Aha-
hui Kalaiaina 'Kokua Ike Kaulike
political Organization for Equality
was held last night in the San An
tonic Hall on Vineyard street. The
attendance was comparatively small,
there being only about sixty, in
stead of six hundred" members pres
ent
While the Society is u political
body its proceedings indicate that it
is fratcrnal organization, as well.
The officers of the Society are not
known to the members, and remain Il
mystery.
II is not possible to say whether
the Society has been officially organ
lied. The membership book will be
opened for signatures of those who
desire TO 20 in and sign their names.
J. X. Nakookoo. president, organ
zcr, and high mogul of the Society,
publicly announced last night that at
4 meeting to be held in the early part
Of next week committee will be APP
pointed to look into the qualifica-
lions and endorsements of the candi-
dates. Their names would be pub
licly announced shortly before cleo
ton day.
The meeting last night, which did