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The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18
CONVENTION STORY
GIVEN every town

In every town of any Importance
these bulletins, they were not bullc
tins either, but we II have to call them
that for the lack of better name.
were posted so that whoever cared TO.
might read them.
For Glenwood Springs. the story was
sent to Leadvile and relayed from that
point to the Post and Avalanche in
this town. The Times and Democras
of Aspen, and also to Eagle, Carbon
dale and other nearby points. The
telephones of the newspaper offices
were put direct on the eLadville wire,
| and the story came in at Intervals
varying from one to Is minutes.
1t contained the meat of what was
being done in the big auditorium, and
when posted were read by practically
every business man in town. To the
newspapers it meant full and com
plete story as they could use and was
a service that cannot be adequately de
signated "bulletins. Readers of the
Post were able to get as good story
as the limited space permitted as it was
possible to- get, and it goes without
saying that this was appreciated.
The efficient and enthusiastic coop
Grafton of the company's employee
made this service of the highest stand
ard. Manager Clauden of the local OF
fee connected the phone of the Pot
in ample time for the opening sessi5
Tuesday, and during the entire tim
this Office was practically in diree'
communication with Denver.
1t seems very easy to say that t.
news came by bulletins over t-'
phone, but there is a knack, gain
only by long experience, of heari :
correctly over the wire
Letters have an unhandy habit Ct
sounding much alike, and the wo
of sending or receiving over the WIZ
is often times strain on the temp
and nerves. But there was not brea
in the harmony of those who handlet
the convention for the towns men
toned.
In this connection the Post owes
debt of gratitude to Miss Edna Ar
mold, the chief operator at Lea lvill'
who sent the story of the events a
Denver to this Office. With unfaillns
patience and good humor she repeated
names and did other things in straight
ening out tangles, that no one outsid
the telephone business can appreciat
at their true worth, and 1T was largel.
due to her efforts that the news wa
valuable far beyond the expectations
all concerned.
; Her kindness, unfailirg patience AM
|, courtsey to the Post, made it pos
courtsey to the Post, and made it pos
sible for US to give our readers tn
best convention story in the histor.
of Glenwood Springs.
To all we extend our thanks.
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18
RAIN IN CRIPPLE.
CRIPPLE CREEK, July

CRIPPLE CREEK, July IA
heavy downpour of rain accompanied
noon yesterday and lasted twenty-five
floating down Cripple Creek and base
ments on Myers avenue abutting on
the creek were flooded. The rain ex-
tended a long distance north and west
of this city.
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18

$4s.7o is remarkably small when it is
recalled that last years bills amount
ing to $43.40 were settled from this
years fund. 1t will be seen, therefore
that had there been no deficit last year
the committee would be but $3.50 on
the wrong side of the ledger.
Following are the. figures:
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18
STRAWBERRY DAY
DEFICIT SMALL

The figures given below, compiled by
the Strawberry Day committee show
that that great event was financial
success, as well as being the best cele-
bration Of the kind ever held here from
every other standpoint. The deficit of
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18
OPPORTUNITIES IN
- -77" -'" LAND SOUTH

One fare plus So to certain
points in Texas and New Mexico
and return for homeseekers via
Colorado g. Southern; liberal linn
it's and stopovers. Full informa-
tion on application.
T. E. FISHER,
General Passenger Agent.
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18
Local Lads Played Disgracefu| Ball,
Making a Dozen Errors--- Torrent Of
Rain. Added To Misery
sANDuskYa HAD VERY POOR SUPPORT

the game to drag out an interminable
.er 9Th of time.
The score:
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18

TUESDAY EXCURSION DAY.
The Colorado & Southern sells
tickets on Tuesdays from Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo to
all state points at very low rates
for the round trip.
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18
WHY NOT TRY?
POPHAM'S
ASTHMA REMEDY

Gives prompt and positive relief
in every case. Sold by druggists,
price $1.00. Trial package by
mail, 1Oc.
Williams Mfg Co., Proprietors,
Cleveland, o.
For sale by w. S. Parkison,
druggist and apothecary.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
Swiss Naval Wars.

References to the Swiss navy are
usually jocuar, but it is none the less
q fact that ships of war once hoated
and even fought on the waters of ne
lake of Geneva. The great feet was
that Of the Duke of Savoy, who at the
beginning of the fourteenth century
maintained a number Of war galleys
armed with rams and protected by
turrets and propelled by a crew OF
oarsmen varying in number from for
ty to seventy-two. These vessels be-
sieged versoix and even blockaded
Geneva. But Geneva also had fleet
which helped in the capture Of Chilon
in 1886, and when the Bernese an
nexed the canton Of Vaud they, too,
had their fotila. Their largest vessel
was the Great Bear, with GA oarsmen,
8 guns and $50 fighting men.-West-
Minister Gazette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
A BURGLARS STORY.
Told by an English Thief In the Lam
guage of Thieves.

guage of Thieves.
Some time ago there appeared
somewhat curious book. THE Auto
biography of Thief In Thieves Lam
guage." A glossary is provided for
the benefit of those whose unfortunate
ignorance of the predatory classes may
render such aid necessary.
From one of the anecdotes related 1t
appears that honor among thieves Is
not always to be found
Zone day." says the writer Il went
to Croydon and touched for red toy
(gold watch and red tackle (gold
chain) with a large locket. So took
the rattler home at once. When | got
into Shoreditch | met one or two or
the mob. who said: Hello! Been out
today? Did you touch?
$50 | said Usher Oes). SO | took
them in, and we all got canon. When
went to the fence he bested (cheated)
me because | was drunk and only gave
f8 los. for the lot So the next day l
went to him, and / asked him If he
was not a-going to grease my duke
(put money into my hand).
$50 he said No Then he said, 1
will give you another half quid,' and
said. DO anybody, but mind they don't
do you
$50 thought to myself, All right,
NV lad you will find me as good as
my MASTER and left him. Some time
after that affair with the fence one OF
the mob said to me:
"T have got a place cut and dried.
Will you come and do itY
$50 said: Yes. What tools will
you want?
"And he said, we shall want some
twirls and the stick 0crowbar), and
bring a Neddie Qife preserver) with
you And he said, Now don't stick
me up (disappoin0; meet me at TO-
night
"At 6 was at the meet (trysting
place., and while waiting for my pal
| had MY daisies cleaned, and | piped
the fence that bested me go along with
his old woman (wife) and his two kids
! (children), so, thought of his own
words, DO anybody, but mind they
don't do you
"He was going to the Lyceum thea
ter, so when my pal came up l told
him all about it, SO we went and
screwed (broke into) his place and got
thlrty-two quid and toy and tackle
which he had bought on the crook
(dishonestly). A day or two after this
| met the fence who I'd done, so he
said to me, We have met at last
$50 | said. We'll, what Of thatY
$50 he said What do you want to
do me forY
$50 [ said. You must remember you
done me, and when | spoke to you
about it you said. DO anybody, but
mind they don't do YOU" That shut
him up."-London Tit-Bits.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
FLEET ANIMALS.
The Wonderful Speed Developed by the
Greyhound.
une.

The Wonderful Speed Developed by the
Greyhound.
REPRESENTATIONS Of the greyhound ap-
pear upon sculptures over 5000 years
old. There is no doubt that 1t Is one
of the very oldest fixed types OF dog
and the most universal in It's distribu-
ton. India, Arabia, Persia, are among
the countries that for ages past had
the greyhound. Lately there was ex-
hibited in England a greyhound from
Afghanistan-a shaggy form suited to
that mountain land. OF course these
dogs are not all exactly greyhounds in
the western sense, but they are essen
TALLY the same in type; they are "gas-.
hounds" long legged, light built dogs,
bred to run their game by sight ana
not by scent and to overtake 1t not by
wearing it down, but by sheer speed
and skill of running. How this type
was evolved affords much interesting
speculation.
"a greyhound is probably the fastest
creature that moves upon the earth"
saws q breeder of those animals. 1T
is on record that greyhound beat the
famous race horse Flying Childers. An
absolute trial between horse and grey
hound is difficult to bring off, because,
while the horse can be ridden at top
speed. it is impossible to insure that
the greyhound will run all he can
But a dog that can start, say, fifty
Yards behind a hare and oyertake 1t
within another fifty, and this is about
what a greyhound does, must surely
be faster than anything else that lives
or has his parallel only among the
birds"
The same writer says Of greyhound
coursing: zone used to hear that 1t
was a 'pothouse,' not 'gentleman's'
sport. But | have heard men who fol-
low both declare that they prefer
coursing to racing, and I can quite un-
derstand it. In coursing there Is the
absolute certainty that all Is above
suspicion of anything Shady Every
time a dog is run he is honestly run
TO win or divide the stakes. You can
not pull greyhound" - Chicago
News,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
A WittX Irish JUDGE.

Mr.. Doherty, who was chief justice
of the Irish court Of common pleas
from 1890 till his death In 1916, was
famed for his wit. The gossip In the
hall of the four courts, which of course
reached the bench. was that one or
the Judges had been somewhat excited
by wine at an entertainment In Dublin
castle on the previous evening. rs 1t
true" the chief justice was asked
"that Judge - danced at the castle
ball last night?" well" replied Do
herty. 81 certainly can say that / saw
him in a reel"
"As came along the quay" remark
ed one of the officers of the court
whose face was remarkably hatchet
shaped, 1.-THE wind was cutting my
face" Upon my honor" replied the
chief justice, 81 think the wind had
the worst of it."-London Law Notes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
The New Cooks Way.

A new cook was in the kitchen, and
the mistress was trying to be pleased
with the way she served dinner The
salad was especially unappetizing,
with large. coarse green lettuce leaves
instead of the crisp, white little hearts
the family was accustomed to.
"What did you do to the lettuceT
mildly inquired the lady Of the house
after dinner
"Sure. I washed 1t all good" replied
the new cook.
"But the small white part!" persist
ed the mistress.
ooh. the core, ye mean. / threw II
awav of course. Now York Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
HIS FIRST THOUGHT.
President McKinleys Devotion to His
Invalid Wife.

HreSiQcnt hCNlHSJ oSNSe~'
Invalid Wife.
In TIE early days of the Spanish war
Mr.. Mckinley and Mark Hanna were
engaged in a close and serious evening
conference In the presidents room.
The time ran along to the hour OF ..
Suddenly those busy in the outer room
saw President Mckinley rise and leave
the apartment. saying, "Wait few mo-
ments, Mark" He was gone ABOUT
twenty minutes. In the meantime Sem
etor Hanna walked restlessly between
the two rooms. speaking word or two
10 the secretaries and showing plainly
that he shared with the president
feeling of deep anxiety as to the out
come Of the military proceedings. He
remarked on the fact Of great shortage
of supplies and from his words ana
bearing revealed to the assembled few
in that outer room that the president
and his closest advisers were lying
awake nights and working to make up
for the deficiencies Of the military situ-
alton.
When the president returned he and
Senator Hanna resumed their anxious
consultation. Then the presidents Sec
retary remarked to one who was near
| him.
81 suppose you wonder why Presi-
dent Mckinley got up so suddenly and
left without a word to any one. You
saw how anxious he was about the
military situation. Even that would
not cause him to break away from
what has come to be the custom OF his
early evening.
about the same time every night
when he hears signal from the other
side he knows that Mrs. Mckinley is
ready to retire and wishes to see him.
No matter how busy he may be nor
how deeply engaged in any subject, he
invariably drops everything on the in-
slant and goes TO their own apart
menti. There he sits by the bedside
and reads a chapter in the Bible to
Mrs. Mckinley. Then he waits few
moments until she is quiet tiptoes back
TO the door. comes over here to the Of
| fee and without a word takes up the
thread of his work and keeps 1t up un-
til toward midnight" TriD-
| une.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
Happy Tears.

A good cry is a solace to many wo-
men. 1t steadies the nerves and, add
ed to a cup of tea and an interesting
story. forms their idea Of supreme hap
piness. Arising from the perusal OF
their books with red eyes, swelled fea-
lures and a sopping pocket handker-
chief, they feel their time has not been
wasted.-Lady Violet Greville In Lon
don Chronicle.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25

The Office boy in downtown ONCE
has framed up the following schedule
of the firms Office hours, which is dis
played in a prominent place on the
wall: "9-1O reserved for book agents
and people with various things to sell,
10-11 for insurance agents, HIP bores
with long stories, IL solicitors for
church and charitable institutions, 2-3
discuss sporting news with callers, 80
miscellaneous social visitors. n. B.
We transact our own business at
ght."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25

"Will you come with me to the zoo
this afternoonT
"No, thank you; would rather stay
at home. My eldest daughter jumps
like a wild goat, my youngest shrieks
like a parrot, my son is as surly as
bear. my wife snaps like a dog. ana
NV mother-in-law. who is a yeritable
tigress. says | am exactly IKE an
orang outang. So. you see. have no
poel 70 70 70 the ZOO to see strange
creatures.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
q Financier,

Father" asked Rollo, what Is a
financierT
"a fnancier, my son, differs from
the ordinary business man in being
able to make the government sit up
and worry when his affairs do not go
right."-Washington Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
Caln1age
Sermon
By Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmase. ID. ID.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 19.-ln this
sermon the preacher reveals the secret
of the true enjoyment of life and tells
us how to escape worry and the thou
sand and one Affections that make eX-
istence q burden to so many OF us
The text is Proverbs iii, II, "All her
paths are peace"
At one Of our church prayer }etings
| had an experience that | shall never
forget. 1t was one Of the happiest OF
the many such meetings that | have al
tended Love seemed to be reigninS
everywhere. The songs were sung as
If every one was enjoying them. Inc
prayers came yelling up from th'
heart as the bubbling brook leaps over
the rocks of the mountain side. Inc
preacher was sitting in his chair, but
the meeting was being run by the peo-
ple. The hour in which we prayed
and sang and testified was gone TOO
soon. The subject of the evening was
"Why the Christian life should be a
happy life and why 1t should grow
happier each year" 1t was a great
subject to talk upon. Each Christian
was able to speak upon 1t out OF the
experiences of his own life. Truly, II
seemed that each testimony WAS lit
tle better than the one that had pre-
ceded It. Then, when all our hearts
were overhowing with gratitude 10
God for his many mercies, dear
friend arose and told this suggestive
incident
Some time ago in northern city
was very much depressed. Things
seemed to be going against me. | die
not know which way to turn. Then as
If to intensity my discomfort the
weather was incement. 1t Is always
harder for me to worship God whei
the wind is from the east than wher
the sun is shining. But suddenly th'
storm seemed to break. From ritt II
the clouds the sun burst through ant
flooded the branches of great tre'
inst before me. Then as If by magic
flock Of sparrows came from every di
rection and flew up into the branches
Of that tree and began to twitter as l.
in ecstasy. stopped and said, IF 10
of sparrows could hunt out a little ra!
of sunshine like that and be happy Il
1t. surely 1, who can bathe in the sun
shine Of Gods mercies and promises
should be happy too When M!
friend sat down, l seemed to be sur
rounded by Il great food of Gods SUP
shine. In the glow of that SUNSHINE
there seemed to arise before me tn,
innumerable blessings which cio'''
into the Christians life. And thel
there came to my mind these beauu
full words of my text: "Her ways ar
ways of pleasantness, and all her pain
are peace"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
On Yawning.

have come to the conclusion that If
a man yawns and you don't want to
yawn. too. the only way to prevent II
is to blow your nose. a man OF my
ocore'rtarsa BOASTS that he cpn set
wh-.e railway carrlleo ,u!i ~ people
=, r,..o.rvlr .er taking time over 1t
hi
.4.e.4---.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
c.mn Old Reason.

awe played the ponies to my grief
year in year ont day after day"
"Then Why 90 vou keep at itT
"Won r. r r'r' -t''lS lor to-
mOrrOW. -LO--S..-4s NV-..o4 = O"iH'lA'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
The OnIv Fault.

Guest-Waiter. bring me some rice
pudding. Waiter-Er. 'fraid | can't
less recommend the rice puddin' today,
sir Guest-Whats the matter with
II? Waiter-Nothin'. sir, 'cept there
Amt nonei-London Scraps.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
a title Ambiguous.

She-So sorry to hear of your motor
accident! Enthusiastic Motorist-Oh.
thanks! It's nothing. Expect to live
through many more. She-Oh, but L
trust not.-London Opinion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
The Ruins.

First yisitor-Most interesting coun'
try round about here. Have you seen
the ruins? Second Visitor (who mas
iust paid his bilD-Yes; | suppose you
loan the guests leaving this HOTEL
London Answers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25
The Paths Of Peace.

The paths Of the gospel are fragrant
with peace. first. because those VINO
tread them learn to love the simpler
things Of life. They have not a VIII
ated or q deprayed taste for pleasure
They can tune their songs of life TO
the keynote Of Channing's symphony.
They love the flowers and the Dirds
and the children. For them the pleas
ures of home are the sweetest ana
dearest. They can find endless ENJOY
mept in walk through the woods and
in the cultivation of a garden in their
back ward. They would rather gather
around the piano in the evening hour
and with the members of their falni-
lies sing the old gospel hymns than
hear the most exquisite opera sung Dy
the most famous prima donna import
cd from foreign lands. They would
rather see their children play pranks
upon the nursery floor than 90 to see
the finest tragedians act their master
pieces in the theater They do not need
cathedrals in which to worship God or
palaces in which to find pleasure, but
they can take delight in the simple
filings Of life. Like the poet they can
sing in a garden the words:
Were I. o God, in churchless lands re-
naming, =,
Far from all voice of teachers and di-
vines,
NV soul would find In flowers of thine or
dainng
Priests, sermons, shrines.
was deeply impressed with this
fact in reading the life of Phillips
Brooks. That prince of preachers had
the simplicity and the tenderness OF a
child. Witness the regret he had when
be felt himself growing out of the COM
panionship of children. Though he
had no child of his own, he adopted all
the children in the families of his ac-
ouaintance. When he entered a home
he was like a big boy out for frolic.
| He could not he made to obey the rules
and the regulations of the house. lie
raised the standard of mutiny against
decorum, and every child ran to him.
| He would get down on his knees ana
| play and romp as the merrlest boy or
the lot. Then. when he was nearing
the tvoscore milestone. when one
would suppose that. like Paul, he
| would be willing to put away childish
things we fad him writing these de-
| lightful words of regret to an old fhli'
adelnbia parishioner: The worst thing
| see about getting old or being old Is
that you get farther away from the
Young people, who are the best people
in the world. ] never see a lot OF boys
without wanting to he among them
and wishing they would let me into
their company and being sure they
won't. hate to think that boys oi
sixteen think of me as | used to thlnb
of men Of thirty when was
their age" Could there be a sweetei
fragrance of spring blossoms than
that7 Could you dream or a great man
being simpler or purer and gentler ano
more loving than Phillips BROOKS
wanting to play leapfrog or game ol
baseball with a lot of boys when ne
himself at that time was the honorec
guest of the great Dean Stanley anc
was preaching to England's creates
men. who crowded Westminster aDDe!
to hang on his words?
The Simple Things of Life
Nj friends, one Of the most positive
nr0ofs that man is NOT q ,rue Chris
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25

Sheridan on being asked how we
came to call Gibbon luminous" an-
swered. 81 said 'vo-luminous.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25

A pe.son is always startled when he
hears himself seriously called old FOR
the first time. %. W. Holmes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-01-25

The smallest deposi-
tor receives as prompt
and courteous treatment
as the largest. Managed
entirely by our home
people.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-22
Mrs. Johnson De ad.

Mrs. :. s. johnson Of near
Worcester. who had been i'll about
a year. died last Tuesday morning
The funeral aud hurial was at Sun
Rise Church Yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock.
The husband of deceased pre-.
ceded her to the grave about
eight months ago. Two sons sur.
vive her, BRYAN and Leslie. also
four brothers and three sisters.
The brothers are tt. aud &C.
Bybee of near Molino; Shelton
Byber of Kansas, and WIN. Bybee
ut Colorado. The sisters are Mis-.
Mary Barnes and Mrs. Thomas
Stewart OF Audrain county aud
Mrs. Lee Barnes of Colorado.
Scores of friends extend sym.
pathy TO the bereaved ones.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-10-22
Meinhart Sannebeck Married.

The st. Louis papers told of n
romantic wedding this week, Mein.
hart Sannebeck of this city to Miss
BERTHE Stephens, daughter of Il
wealthy real estate man at Clinton,
Mo.
Shortly after the famous Salmon
bank failure in 1903 the papers
were filed with photographs of
many of those who had lost heavily
In the institutions failure. Among
them was photograph of Miss
Stephens who had lost all of her
savings that were to have paid her
college expenses. Mr.. Sannebeck
saw bet photograph in the papers
and fell in love with her.
He wrote her a letter but waited
in vain for a reply. Several
months after he met the young
lady and her father in st. Louis
where all three were registered at
the same hotel. The courtship
followed and now the marriage.