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The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
The Cold Morning Bath.

The cold morning bath is recon-
mended for those who can stand the
cold bath, though countless many
cannot. To prepare for it one should
first sponge the body with cold water
and step into a few inches of water
drawn from a warm water pipe. 1t
will not be warm or cold early in the
morning. Splash the water over the
body and wash hastily, letting the
tub fill gradually. If the salt bath is
used, do not throw the salt towel in
the laundry. Let it collect the salt.
In beauty bathhouses each individual
has a salt towel that is used countless
times, because it gets thoroughly sat
urated and is more beneficial. A cold
bath should not last longer than five
minutes.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Another Food Fad.

In New York's Mexican colony they
were praising at recent dinner Pedro
Alvarado of Parral, who had just given
s2,000,000 to the poor.
He was poor himself" said a brok-
er. THAT is why he is now kind to the
poor. A splendid fellow. Whenever l
go back to Mexico look him up.
"Alvarado likes to tell the quaint ex-
periences of his days of poverty.
In Mexico City he once pointed to a
bakery and said to me:
"'You see that bakery? Well, as l
looked for work one morning early, l
saw tramp on hands and knees at the
grating above the ovens.
"A policeman appeared. He tapped
with his stick the seat of the mans
trousers.
Here you, move on" he said
sternly:
"'"That's inhuman, mister" whined
the tramp, I'm just inhalin' my break
tast."'"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Resents Good Advice,

That there is a startling difference
between the temper of the rising gen
GRAFTON and that of the youth whose
young ideas shot up according to the
teachings of Mrs. Hannah More and
Sanford and Merton" has recently
been proven by little seven-year-old
girl, who was laboriously spelling her
way through a reading lesson.
Always speak the TRUTH" she said,
"and obey your parents.
BE gentle and quiet. Never slam
the door and shout and scream about
the house.
"At the table eat slowly; not in a
greedy manner like a pig
Suddenly the little girl shut the
book with portentous bang and an
Dounced with firmness and decision:
I'm not going to let any old third
reader boss me like that! t!"-Rochester
Herald
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
WHY HE WAS WORRIED.
Fly In the Ointment That Was Handed
to Good Man.

Why" asked the good mans wife,
are you so thoughtful? You look as II
something disagreeable had happened
Perhaps" he replied, II am fool
ish to feel as l do about it. My con.
gregation has raised purse for the
purpose Of sending me to Europe"
And are you sorry it isn't large
enough to enable you TO take me
with you? Don't let that cause you
to feel depressed. 1t will be very
lonely here without you, but know
you need the rest, and / shall be very
sensible. l can spend the summer al
some quiet, inexpensive place, cheered
by the thought that you will return
refreshed in mind and body"
1T is very good of you to look at it
in that way, my dear. | appreciate
your feeling. But the gentleman who
made the presentation speech said he
was sorry the amount that had been
raised was not larger so that | might
be able to remain away longer, and
somehow it seemed to me that ap-
plause was more hearty at that point
than anywhere else in the course of
his remarks. s."-Chicago RecordHer
aid
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
OLE MIS- MOON WITH THEM.
No Chance of the Visitors Being
Homesick in the City.

Nine. Fairfax was wont to stand on
the porch of her old Virginia home
and rejoice on moonlight nights in the
beauty, says the Youths Companion.
There's my moon," she would say,
as it rose from behind the eastern
hills. Look, Dahlia, see how beauti-
full 1t is,' and her tiny colored maid,
who was ever at hand with shawl or
fan for her beloved mistress, would
answer, enthusiastically: Your loon
certainly do look pow'ful handsome
tonight"
When Nine. Fairfax journeyed to
the city to visit her son, Dahlia, look
Ing out of the window with wondering
eyes on the first evening of her life
away from home, exclaimed, in a voice
of mingled establishment and relief:
well, l declar' to goodness, If ole
Mis- Moon amt done come along to
Washington wifi me an ole mis-! We
can't be homesick nohow, wifi ole Mis-
Moon shining on u.s.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Emperor's Message to zeppiIin.

Friederichshafen.- king of
Wurtemburg called on Count Yep.
pelin at his hotel here Thursday and
conveyed to the aeronaut the personal
regret of Emperor William over the
destruction Wednesday of the count S
airship OF Echterdingen. The en-
peror telegraphed:
81 have heard with the deepest re-
gret of the destruction Of your balloon
by storm, and l wish you to know of
my cordial sympathy in your misfor-
tune. All the more since / and all
Germany thought we had every reason
to believe we could congratulate you
on the glorious realization of your
splendid epoch making achievement.
Nevertheless, what you have accom-
plished must be recognized as of the
highest order and this must be a com
fort to you in this catastrophe"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Danish Explorer Dead.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Erichsen, the
Danish explorer, has met his death in
the far NORTH. According to informa-
ton contained in a telegram to the
committee of the Greenland
expedition, Erichsen and two compan-
ions who sailed with him from Copen-
hagen, June "a, 1906, to the unexplored
regions of the northeastern coast. of
Greenland, perished in a snowstorm.
The three men were on an expedition
over the ice when disaster overlook
them. Otherwise the exploring party
had been successful. Large tracts of
unknown land have been marked out
and the entire northeastern coast Of
Greenland has been charted.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
REFUSES TO REVOKE ITS ACTION
AAINST CONSULAR
AGENTS.
WORRIES UNCLE SAM
STATE DEPARTMENT MUCH DIS
PLEASED WITH DIPLOMATIC
SITUATION.

Observation-Disclosures has declined
to comply with the wishes of the
American government by revoking the
decree issued by President Davilla can
ceiling the eXequaturs of American
consul Drew Leonard and Vice Consul
Virgil c. Reynolds at Ceiba, on the
ground that they had interfered in the
internal politics of Honduras and that
with the vice consuls of France and
Norway, they advocate the surrender
of Ceiba to the revolutionists.
The decree of cancellation of the exc.
quaturs has been published in the of
ficial gazette of Honduras, which in re-.
fusing to revoke it takes the view that
such action would wound the sovereign.
ty of the government and place it in
bad position before the other Central
American states. State Department
officials are provoked by the attitude
which Honduras has manifested.
The action of the Honduras govern.
ment was communicated to the State
Department through her minister here,
Ugarte, in a formal note. Honduras
sets out clearly in this communication
the reasons which impelled her to de-
cline the request of the United States
for suspension of the decree cancell-
ing the consuls eXequaturs and ex-
presses regret that this step is neces-
sary.
Mr.. Ugarte says his government ac-
knowledges the evidences of sympathy
which the United States has had for
Honduras and for the Difference in
which Honduras holds this govern,
ment.. The hope is expressed that the
American government, inspired by the
principles of justice and right which
always have governed it's rule of pre-
cedure, will follow that attitude in
the present instance.
A mail report containing evidence
that Mr.. Ugarte says upholds the action
taken by HIS government is now on its
way here. This will be presented to
the State Department for it's informa.
ton
The action of Honduras is a surprise
to the State Department, as it was
confidently hoped that President Da.
villa would revoke the decree as an act
of courtesy, if for no other reason, so
that the consular officers would be free
to continue in the discharge of their
duties, leaving the question of the
charges affecting them a subject fol-
future consideration when all the evi
dence has been fully considered by
both governments. Mr.. Ugarte did moi
present the note in person, but sent il
to the State Department by messenger
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
1T SEEMED INCURABLE
Body Raw with Eczema-Discharses
from Hospitals as Hopeless-cutl-
cura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was quite raw
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
of the worst cases ever admitted
From each he was discharged as in.
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for a cure. Six months
ago we purchased a set of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and to-day he is perfectly cured
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green,
England, Jan. II, 1907"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is vast
fund of information as to the best methodr
OF promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Informed of the World; not of indi
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords
One of the products Of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
factured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was "Coffee."

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer so,
and eventually discover that the drug
Of the trouble.
Il was always very fond of coffee
and drank it every day. never had
much flesh and often wondered why
l was always so pale, thin and weak.
about five years ago my health
completely broke down and l was con-
fined to my bed. My stomach was
In such condition that I could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
life.
During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think / could do with
out it.
"After awhile 1 came to the con-
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided 20 give it up and try
Postum. l didn't like the taste of 1t
at first, but when it was made right
boiled until dark and Iich-I soon
became very fond of it.
'In one week began to feel better.
I could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within five months / looked and felt
like new being, headache spells en-
tirely gone.
my health continued to improve
and today am well and strong, weigh
148 lbs. attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities of Postum"
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Thrift In the Family.

A little girl was playing with girl
friend of her own age on the porch of
her home in West Philadelphia.
An elderly gentleman, her mothers
father, and an elderly lady, her ia
Tiers mother. were sitting on the
porch talking pleasantly with each
other. The little girl had often wished
her grandparents were of the same
name, like other children's grand
parents.
Presently the little guest remarked:
What a nice grandmother and grand
father you have"
"Oh, yes" she said, with a sigh, "buf
they don't match"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Rate War Thre eatened.

Chicago.-One of the worst grain
rate wars in the history of the western
railroads is threatened by action
which has been taken by the
Great Western. Tariffs have been
filed by that road, putting into
effect equalized rates from Omaha
to Chicago, a.d from Omaha to
ST. Paul on grain coming from large
area west of the Missouri river. The
rates the Great Western will get on
this grain vary between and 10 cents,
the normal rates being IL and IL cents.
This action, coming as it does, when
the railroads are on the eve of hand
ling one of the largest grain crops in
years, bids fair to cost them a large
loss in revenue.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Died in Infancy.

There is a section of North Carolina,
said to De remarkable by reason of the
longevity of it's inhabitants, which has
been the inspiration of many good
stories.
Perhaps the best of the lot is one
told by a Representative in Congress
from that state. 1t is to the effect that
native of the region mentioned, who
had attained the age of ninety-two, was
returning, with his wife, aged ninety,
from the funeral of their eldest child
deceased at the age of sixty-nine.
AS they mournfully discussed the
subject of their grief, the wife said
with a sigh:
Ezekiel, I alters tole you we'd never
raise that chile"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
The Robins Epitaph.

The two little granddaughters of DR.
S. Weir Mitchell, were showing a
new governess their treasures of house
and garden. Behind box-hedge they
paused.
This is the place where our birds
are buried" said one of the children.
At the head of tiny grave was
placed white board. Printed on IT
in irregular characters, with a lead
pencil, were these words:
Here lie our Robins; one a week
old, one only an egg"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
BaIdwin's DiriaibIe Balloon.

Baldwin has already made two success.
full flights in the new dirigible balloon
built for the army, they were both
made under difficulties. The propeller
shaft built for the machine was found
defective at the last moment and a
temporary shaft has been used at the
Fort Myer flights. A new shaft in
which it is believed the difficulties en-
countered SO far have been overcome,
will be put in position. In the flights
made on Tuesday and Wednesday the
motor was run at reduced speed, be-
cause of the temporary shafting used.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
How II Was Done.

Three-year-old May had a penchant
for cutting everything in sight, when
she could get pair of scissors. One
day, being left alone with her curly
headed baby brother. she promptly cut
every curl from the back of his head.
When the nurse discovered the dam
age, she said:
"Oh! May, how dare you cut baby's
curls OFF,"
HE cut them hisself.'
How did he reach the back of his
head?"
HE stood on the stool"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08

This is to be pure bred live stock
show, and G. C. Fuller, acting secre-
tary, says that the entries, for the horse
and cattle departments which close on
August 18th, are coming rapidly, and
that there is every indication that this
will be by far the greatest pure bred
stock show ever seen west of the Mis-
souri-river.
Some of the finest bred horses and
cattle in the United States have al
ready been entered, and word has been
received by Mr.. Fuller from other bred
ers that they will enter. Two buildings,
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
COMPARISONS Are Odious.

Recently, while a railway official
was seated at his desk, the office boy
entered and quietly remarked:
Gentleman outside to see you, sir"
"Who is it?" Bobbie, he inquired.
Didn't give his name sir" said the
boy.
"Well, what does he look like?" de-
manded the official.
"Measly lookin' goat with red hair
and squint eyes. Thought it was you,
sir, when he first came in" said Bob
bic,
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08

each 7Sx2S5 feet in size and provided
with every modern convenience, have
been built for the cattle and horse ex-
hibit, and of the s25,000 in cash pre-
miums offered, more than $4,000 is pue
up for cattle, and nearly $4,000 for
horses, with other department pre-
miums corespondingly high.
Mr.. Fuller says that requests for
the premium list are coming in by
every mail, and that entries are rap
idly filling in the various departments.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Wants VS.. Needs.

grinders monkey is at the window,
an he has little round box in his
hand.
Mamma-Well. my pet, what do you
think he wants?
Little Dot (after a glance at the or
gan-grinder)-I dess he wants to bor-
row some soap.-New York Weekly.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, f5roid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, f1atulency, indiges-
tion, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08

bloated to twice their normal size.
Doctors did not help, and I was fast
drifting into the hopeless stages.
used Doan's Kidney Pills at the criti-
cal moment and they really saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
THE INTERSTATE FAIR.
Rapid Progress Being Made in Prepar-
alton for the Opening.

Practically every building is com
pleted, and by August goth everything
will be in readiness at Overland Park
Denver, for the first annual Colorado
Interstate Fair and Exposition to be
held September 7th-12th.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08

disease started with
slight irregularity
and weakness and
developed into dan
gerous dropsy. / Le-
came weak and Ian
guild, and could do
no housework. My
back ached terribly.
/ had bearing down
pains and nv limbs
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
A Sweet Name.
''Popi'

"Popi"
"Yes, my SON."
81 heard mamma say you were try
Ing to think of a sweet name for the
baby"
$50 we are. my boy"
"Well, why not call him 'Fudge'?"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
Not PUDDING Proof.

The proof of the pudding is in the
eating" remarked the optimlst.
You can't prove it by me-" declared
the dyspepic.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08
SAVED AT THE CRISIS.
Delay Meant Death from Kidney
Troubles.

Mrs. Herman Smith, 901 Broad
Street, Athens, Ga, says: Kidney
The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-08

Among the amusement features win
be harness races and running races
every afternoon, with purses of $500 in
the harness and $3.50 in the running
events; Knabenshue's famous passen-
ger airship, a midway feature similar
to the Pike at st. Louis, and at night
Pains marvellous production of the
carnival of Naples, requiring 900 peo-
pie, and the eruption of the volcano
Vesuvius, followed by a $1,000 fire
works display, the whole forming one
of the most spectacular pyrotechnical
spectacles in the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-04
MURDER PLOT CONFESSED.
Convict Tells How AGED Rcclusc
Was slain for $500 Insurance.

Convict Tells How Aged RccIusc
Was Slain for $500 Insurance.
Wayne county's States Attorney Is
collecting evidence to corroborate the con.
fcssiOn of Isaac Gay of Fairfield to one
Of the most shocking murders ever known
In that part of Illinois. The victim was
Wesley L. Braddock an aged rcclusc. who
was slain for 500 insurance and his
body thrown into an abandoned well more
than year ago. Until the wife Of Gay
pleaded with him to confess the murder
was u deep mystery. She was III and
wrote to him while he was In Jail under
conviction for conspiracy to dcfraud the
insurance company that wrote the policy
on Braddock's life. II was successful.
and Immediately after Gay confessed,
James llnncs was indicted. The old man
was murdered that $500 insurance on his
life might be- divided among three men.
according to the signed confession Of Gay
nephew of Brnddock. Gay declared
that lInincs. who was an agent for the
United States Life Endowment Company.
smothcrcd Braddock to death and. with
his brother Williams help. threw the
body into the well. where 1t was after
ward found. Gay said he insured the
old mans life. with himself rs beneficiary.
after he and James IInincs had altered
the medical certificate which the company
had previously rejected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-04
Items from All Over the State Of
Matters Of Interest to Our
Readers.
Happenings Of the Week from Cairo to
Chicago Carefully Compiled for
Busy Men.
FIRE RUINS LELAND HOTEL.
House Famous for It's Part In
History Wrecked by Flames.

HOUSE, Famous Tor IT'S pnrt IN
History Wrecked by Flames.
Tie Leland hotel in Springfield, famous
ms the headquarters for politicians of ma
tional and State reputation and last
Thursday the stopping place of delegates
to the state Republican convention. il in
ruins. Fire started in the room of the
houscfecper. on the fourth floor. shortly
before noon. and. famed by n brisk south
wind. spread rapidly. causing damage esq
timatcd At SIj.OGn. No person was in
jurcd. Fearing the flames would leap the
alley TO the Illinois State journal build.
Ing on the north or communicate with the
First Methodist Episcopal church on the
west. call for help was sent to the DE.
catur and Jacksonville fire departments.
One engine was sent from Decatur and
gave valiant aid In cxtinguishing the
blaze, but the services Of Jacksonville
firemcn were not needed. The hotel.
which belonged to the Virgins estate. was
erected in 1867 when Springfield was a
prairie village. II has played as impor.
tant a part in the political affairs OF iii.
nos and the nation as the State house.
and has housed men noted In all parties.
On the Lcland's registers have been such
famous names as President L. y. Grant.
James q. Blaine. President benjamin
Harrison. Thomas \. Hendricks. Iresi.
dent Rutherford II. Hayes. Gen. William
Tccumseh Sherman. Senator John Shcr-
man. Senator Foraker. Gen. Custer. Gen.
Wesley Merritt. Gen. Nelson Miles. Rob.
crt +. Lincoln. Charles Stewart Parncll
| and scores of Governors and Senators.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-04
SMALLPOX RACES IN ILLINOIS.
Outbreaks Closes Churches aud
SchOOls In Central Portion.

After being kept under control for n
year, smallpox has become alarmingly
prevalent throughout central Illinois, At
San Jose there are numerous eases, all
churches and schools have been closed and
public meetings postponed. At Eureka
similar action has been taken. Eureka
College was closed when a student con.
tracted the disease and placed hundreds
of others in peril, There are five or more
cases ut Lincoln and three ut Chenoa,
with eases at Fairbury and various points
in Livingston county. Strict quarantine
is being enforced at all places,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-04

we can understand how the Beef
trust controls local conditions In Chi.
c's"' Everybody Is beginning to IN.
derstand that. But how the Reef
Trust can continue to defy the United
States Supreme Court In view of Its
permanent Injunction against II. grant
ell by that tribunal January 80, 1905,
Is hard to understand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-04
Frc,uht Thieye. secure $4,000,

Three switchmen, Roy Armstrong,
Charles Clark and William Brown, were
arrested in East st. Louis on the charge
of having robbed certain Louisville and
Nashville freight train, at night frequent
~ for several months past. According
to the police, Armstrong and Brown con-
fessed, saying they had secured more than
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