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The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

Representative Mondell secured
the passage in the house Monday of
his bill providing that second home
stead entries may be made by per-
sons who from any cause have lost
their prior entry. provided that the
provisions of the act will not apply
to persons whose former entries were
cancelled for fraud or relinquished
for valuable consideration. A SIM
liar bill has been reported from the
senate public lands committee.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15
oRED1rAsLE PUBLICATION.

j. Telluride Journal: Satur- 4
!. days issue of the Grand juno 4
j. ton Daily Sentinel was an ex- !
+ ceedingly creditable publica- 4
!. tion. comprising 80 full pages. 4
i. reviewing in an impressive 4
i. text the years progress. pres i
i. ent prosperity and prospective i
4. advance. all effectively Illus 4
i. trated with half tones A wide i
i. circulation Of such a newspaper i
4. will result In inestimable bene- 4
+. fit to the whole of the Grand i
4. valley. The proprietor is to be 4
4. congratulated upon this evil i
i. dence of enterprise and devo- i
i. tion to his home city and its i
i. surroundings. 4
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Notice..

Holders of unused coupons In Ice
books Will please present same at our
office. where they Will be redeemed
for full value. as prices for the com
ing season will be adjusted decreas.
Ing the cost of ice to consumers.
THE GRAND JUNCTION ELEC-
TRIO. GAS & MFG. COMPANY.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

Stop and consider the welfare of
your children. The strain on their
eyes during attendance at school
render them incapable of keeping up
In their studies Eye-strain usually
causes an aversion to books, and
sometimes general breakdown.
have your eyes examined by me. Six
years experience. Examination free.
permanently located at SIS Main
street, Grand Junction. My charges
the lowest. Z. ]. Olson. graduate
optician.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

For about the 'steenth time It Is
announced that the government will
prosecute Mr.. Hartman. Well, 20
ahead and do so. and do not give us
so much "chin-chin" about 1t. Ac.
tions will speak louder than chin.
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A government chemist has been
indicted because of alleged frauds in
the ink sold to the government.
Hence 1t may be said that it looks
rather dark for hiN.-Colora 4,
Springs Telegraph.
Perhaps they thought his ink-com.
too large for the volume of busines.
they gave him.
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It looks to this paragrapher YER,
much like there will be two Bills be
fore the people this year-Bill Bryan
and Bill Taft--and no matter which
one carries. the people will be expect
ed to pay the Bill for the next fou,
years, at least. IL not longer. Wei
put our money on Bill Bryan.
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If 1t keeps up this political "dollal
dinner" fad Will soon be worn to
frazzle and will be looked upon witt
discredit by sensible politicians O
both parties. Cut it out and give III
something new.
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Strange as 1t may appear a num-
Der of newspapers of this section are
opposed to the postoffice ruling that
would help them in their business.
by enabling them to do more nearly
cash business on subscriptions. The
bane of the country newspaper bust
ness always has been the unlimited
credits asked and given on subscrip-
tion accounts. There are very few
country newspapers that do not lose
all the profit on their subscriptions
by the loss of bad accounts.
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We hear much about young wives
failing to satisfy their husbands in
the matter of cooking. and there must
be a reason for It, The best explana-
tion we have ever heard was that the
wife's cooking did not seem as good
as mothers because the husband did
not carry boyhood's APPETITE into man
hood. We once heard of young
wife. on being taunted by the hus-
band about the bread his mother used
TO make. told him she wousd like to
see some OF the dough" his father
used to make.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

Chiliiitei is the name of the open
observation car on the private train
for Tour of Mexico. leaving Dem
yer January 20. via Colorado & So
uthern Ry. Full Information from
t. l.. Fisher, g. p. A.. Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

p Our phone number is changed tc
He4 1bl- J. 3. sfcKenxie, the
plumber. bl6 Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

! Smoke the El -Csdixa and compare
1t with any clear Havana cigar. We
ieave you TO Judge.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

For any thing in the livery line
call up Barton & Platt. corner Fifth
md Colorado. They operate first
class livery and transfer stable
Good services at reasonable rate.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

We are going to push Joe Moon
ouggies SOME during 1s0s.-Fred
Mantey.
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The next will be the thirteenth
census of the United States. viii 1t
be an unlucky one for the country?
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

1907 has been our banner buggy
year.-Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

Call ana Inspect eur new nov
turss on display. J. y. McKsnsie.
room. Al kiAds Of plumbing ax-
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When you make statement to a
man and he tells you he knows bet.
ter. tell him then to shut up and
do So"
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

DR.. Thomas Stockham Baker. lee
turer in Johns Hopkins University.
says there is danger of our schools
developing "a race of mental molly
coddles." There NAV not yet be such
a race developed, but there is certain
ly good start in that direction. II
We may judge by the number of
"mollycoddles" turned out of the
schools and colleges of today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

There will be lively times in the
Nevada Legislature. The mine own
ers are going to try and get some
legislation in their Interest. and the
Western Federation of Miners is CO.
Ing to be there In force to see thar
the mine owners do not get what
they want. 1t is quite evident they
VIII have "monkey-parrot time"
during the session.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-15

There are Indications that Con-
gress will sit up nights on the cur
rency uestion.-Telluride Journal.
And good many of the members
Will have their currency" represent
ed by Chips" and there win be
edges. and ''straddles." and
bluffs" and calls" and-so-forth,
till long after the village cock shall
have done salutation to the morn"
Yes, congress will sit up of nights
on the currency question"
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Interior of War College.

On the main floor of the college Is
a large rotunda, where a bust OF Ma
poleon occupies a conspicuous place
The grained arches OF the ceiling can,
not be excelled. on the left is :4e
great long chart room. lined on all
sides with steel f1re-proof chart cases.
At one end a few craftsmen are in
dustriously at wcrK, probably copy
ing some precious plans of q foreign
port. or the channels and approaches
TO a foreign stronghold In this chart
room also are maps OF every city OF
any size in the United States.
The sources of water supply and the
public lighting stations are conspicu-
ously marked on these. In the event
OF a general riot, where the mob may
attempt 10 secure control of the city
and it is necessary to cali in the aid
of the Government these maps are in
valuable, for the water supply and
the lighting stations are vulnerable
points. and are the first 10 be pro
tected from lawless mobs. Three sets
of these maps are made Then such
an affair as the recent rioting al
Springfield. III, or the great Chicago
strike. where II is necessary to call IN
the State militia or the Federal troops
these maps are distributed, one to the
chief OF police OF the ciey, one 10 the
commanding officer OF the state
troops. and one to the officer in charge
of the Federal forces. Guards are
thrown about the sources Of the water
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
EIibu Root Began 1t

EIihu Root is directly responsible Tor
them both. Succeeding Secretary Al
yer as Secretary of War at the close
OF the Spanish war he looked about
him to see where the weak spots has
shown themselves in our military
policy. aud he found them. IN the first
Dlaos he found that there vas no sys-
tenn In tie work Of preparation He
found that while every officer was
going about his own allotted work in
what may have been a perfectly sat
isfactory manner there was no man
or body Of mer who was looking
through a telescope at the future,
who was laying by the plans and
mans. such as other nations nave been
doing. He saw the SecTetarr of War
standing practically alone with the
entire responsibility on his own shoul-
ders. FTc had his military advisers.
but there was no organization.
He went to Congress and he laid
th& two propositions before It. With
his clear logical reasoning. he made
L plain 20 its meubeTs i,.d1 y hat he
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Study Of Military Strategy.

On trs other side OF the great TO-
tunds. with its lofty grojned arches.
is the library, which is stored with
books Of military lore. The study OF
military strategy is largely study o.
the movements OF troops in different
wars. one OF the highest officers of
the United States army recently re-
marked that mathematics does not
amount to as much In the making Of
an officer as does common serse and .
retentive memory OF the history o.
wars This is one of the principal
studies of officers who are ordered to
the war college for special prepara-
tion, to study military history. Every
great battle is fought over again on
paper. and the errors OF one side or
the other pointed out errors which
had they been seen at the tinIe would
have in almost every case turned the
tide of the battle.
Just beyond this library is the Office
OF the president of the college. who.
by ringing a bell, can have any of this
great store Of military information e.
his hand in Haindte
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Most Exclusive Institution


The Army War College in addition
TO being a place where campaigns are
planned and provision made for the
future is one OF the most exclusive
educational institutions in the world.
T. is the elimination of the educational
system Of the army, and is a training
school for candidates for the general
staff. Here officers receive their final
training in the duties Of higher COM
rland. No young lieutenants imbibe
at this font of military wisdom Only
seasoned veterans. and those who have
proved themselves the brainiest of
their fellows are bidden to enter its
walls and drink deep OF the knowledge
that is brewed there
It's students are selected BY a proc
ess of elimination. All graduates of
West Point go to the Garrison School.
and then TO the Service School as they
progress In rank But none but the
brightest go 10 the War College. At
the head Of the faculty, which Is shift
Ing, is Brig. Gen. William ". Wother-
spoon, member Of the general star
whose honorable service sits lightly
upon his shoulders. He is man of
brains, man who has won bIoodless
battles by his planning as well as
bloody ones when it came To a con-
hict.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Just Like Clock Work.

The plan OF. mobilization OF trans
portation, and OF landing at different
points along the shore was mapped
out in detail Provision for food and
@upplies were perfect; everything
moved like ci9ckwork. That was the
first time the War College and the
general 5taff was called upon to prove
its worth, and they proved It. 1t was
a brilliant coup. The American pub
lie did not realize what was going
on. Correspondents focked To Hava-
ma and chronicled the doings of Sec
retary Taft and the leaders OF the
opposing Cuban factions. And sud
denly the whole threatened revolI-
tion was snuffed out as completely
as though It had been a single candle.
1t was simply a matter of overawfng
the natives. of demonstrating TO them
in a forceful manner that the United
States was master of the situation.
and would spank any little native
generals who aspired to become revo-
lutionary leaders.
Many days and many nights did
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft and various high officials of the
army and navy visit the War College
prior 20 the sailing Of the great Amer
lean feet 20 the Pacific The cruise
was planned there In its every detail,
and then when everything was ready.
the order 70 take on ammunition and
supplies and coal were given at vsri-
GUS points. the great armada concen-
trated at New York, and sailed away
TO carry the American flag around
the world. What the exact purpose
Of that trip is has never been Off
cially explained 1t may have been
demonstration for the particular hem
eft of the precocious little Japs, and
it may not have been Whatever It's
purpose, it was a deep laid one. and
was well worked out before she pre-
liminary orders were given. once on
the move there was no let-up. The
entire program was carried through
with a precision that astonished the
world.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Big Vault in Basement.

Down in the basement is a large
vault which would put most of the
steel vaults of banking Institutions TO
shame. Here is where all the mora
valuable and secret plans and maps
are kept. and here, too. are stores
away where they can be -eacEed AZ
a moments notice the campaigns
which have been planned out at the
War College in time of peace. In the
basement, too, is an elaborate photo
graphic room.
Americans have little need to fear
that an enemy win catch US unawares
Down at the War College the brains
of Uncle Sans army is throwing a
searchlight on the future.
When the architects designed the
building they made a plan for placing
The statues Of twelve great foreign
generals out on the plaza Ia front o
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Where Policies Are Mapped.

II is not at the War Department
Offices that the military policies of
tie United States are mapped out now.
1t is down IN the veritable Temple of
Mars beside the softly flowing Poto-
mae. Whenever President Roosevelt
and Secretary Taft and Gen. Franklin
Beil and other officials and officers
desires to consider or plan a military
movement It is not In the White House
that it is worked out. II is not In the
big office building on Pennsylvania
avenue where the War Department is
located. but 1t is in the Army War
College. where they may have any de-
sired plan or data at their disposal.
When Cuba was disrupted by tur-
MOL and the clouds Of insurrection
hung threateningly overhead. and II
was feared that once more The island
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

wanted was absolutely necessary-and
he got IT, II passed two appropriations
in 1902 and 1904 for the purpose Of es-
tablishing the War College, and as II
stands today beside the flowing waters
of the Potomac IL Is a monument TO
the sagacity of Secretary Root He
was successful too in getting Con
gress to adopt his plan :or the gen
erRl staff. and now forty Of the ablest
generals OF the American army are
detailed as members. with Maj. Gen.
J. Franklin Bell, at the head. He is
practically the military secretary off
War
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

borders, without having plan of action ready to meet
the emergency, plan drOn out to its most minute de-
tails ready to be put in action at hours notice
Should become necessary for ouT troops to land in
foreign port with warike intent, they did in Cuba
they did in the Philippines they did later in China
they will not be handicapped by such dense ignorance
of the typographical conditions of the country and the
condition of its defenses prevailed those occasions
The United States has learned its lesson 1t mas
learned at Tampa Fla, when soldier boys starved
while train loads of food stood the rcikoad tracks al
most by their side; it learned at Santiago and it
learned in the mOraSSeS of the Philippines.
And that lesson that the time to prepare for
is during peace The splendid of the Jap
army and navy in the recent Var waS due to the
fact that the Japanese generals had taken the lesson to
heart and profted by it. And that lesson the United
States has written in large letters its department.
"AhVavS be prepared"
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Secretary ELIHU R0T.

the building. Only one OF these piacss
Is adorned. Frederick the Great -
bronze stands there IN lonely majesty
The statue Is the gift OF EnpsroE
william o. Germany. These statues
must come as gifts, and II may Be
many, many years before & dozen
great warriors OF the world stand up
in a line before the war college shoES~
" after Frederick the Great began hls
vigil. an anarchist. an ardent hs&sr Of
Emperor William. attached . bomb q
Fredericks bronze Les, ignjtsd Gha
fuse. and ran. A workman VINO 60
served the operation succeeded IN ee-
taching the Internal mAnhfns and
snufang out the fuse IN tims 20 ave
the great general from being blown sH
his pedestal.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

sons have sailed down the Potomac
river on excursion boats and gazed
on the beautiful building, ignorant Of
its identity.
What's that fine building there on
the point Of land?" is often heard, and
generally the answer IS, Il don't
know" That shows in a way how
quietly the entire work of establish
ing the great institution has been per-
formed. co TO General Bell and ask
him about II. and the face of that
warrior Will change, and he'll loci
disappointed. He does not want f,
give II any publicity, and he is very
frank in admitting IT, The people Of
the country may be informed of the
workings OF other branches OF the War
Department work IT. great detail.
When the balloon tests are being
made al Fort Myer nothing is con-
ceaIed. The representatives of Eu-
ropeau nations are greeted cordially,
and General Allan. head of the Signal
Corps. explains the workings OF The
airships and aeroplanes with pleasure.
There is nothing 20 keep secret. But
the War COlIege-an. that is another
matters The War Department is per-
fectly willing to allow the people OF
the nation to depreea'e their system OF
training officers and preparing for
war. It's officials 90 not care so long
as they are doing their work
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
BriQ-GenI WOTHERSPoON
pRtsIOLNT 81 NIAR COLLEGE.

was 10 be plunged into civil war and
bloodshed. Secretary Taft went 10
Havana and tried to conciliate Che
warrins factions. Suddenly without
the American public being awaS Of
the TACT. 1900 troops were mobilized
and transported 10 the Island and
lander at stategic points along the
coast line. The WOuld-be rebels were
overawed. the island was saved from
bIoodshed and revolution. 1t was one
Of the most remarkable blOodless vic
tories ever accomplished. And two
months before that had been planned
out down al the War College around
a great oak table
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

y a neck of land in the Po-
tomac river. a mile or more
I from any private building.
and reached only by a drive
through The old Washington Bar
racks is the Army War College
Quietly and without the least pub
ucity that institution has been in eX-
istence for four years, storing away
in vaults and chart rooms maps and
plans that may never see the light OF
day, but which, if needed, may prove
OF inestimabIe value. There vii! be
planned out any future conflict which
The United states may find itself en-
broiled in. There, even now, are
being planned out campaigns which
will probably never be executed, cam
pafgns which are but remote pos
sibllIty, and set. they are part OF the
wfole system
While the secret service and spy
system Of Russia and Germany has
become known over the entire world,
known as somewhat that existed even
If its operations We're mysterious and
devious, the average American has
beep wont 10 depreciate his own W.
department. 20 consider it merelyas an
oraanlzation with d aecretary at the
head who knew absolutely nothing OF
its details. and that the whole went
along peacefully and uneoncernedly
year after year, spending the NIL
lions which Congress poured from the
eornucopia. There is where he makes
a mistake. He Goes not reanze the
immense atriLc~ which the war De
nartment or the United states mas
made in recent years. and the I"'
greatest Of these strides were the eS-
the founding of the aWr College
~ founding OF the War College
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
GeneraL J. FRANKLfN Bell.

The lecture han is UNSURPASSED for
beauty. arrangement. and ventilation
in the country. Large American flags
are twined about the walls. A sys-
tenn OF forcing air up under the seats
and carrying it of through the cell
Ing keeps the atmosphere clear and
the air fresh at all times. The tiers
upon which the seats are arranged are
of cement
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Few Know About II.

The War College building Is one OF
the most Beautiful specimens of ar
chitecture In the country. A score of
v-orkmen have been at work for
year In laying out the grounds which
viii surround it, broad expanses of
lawn, with walks and roadways. and
shade trees. Many thousands Of per-
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

supply and public lighting, and i'm
me0iately all danger OF a water famine
or darkness under which evil deeds
may be done, are anticipated.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Batter up" the umpire cries.
To make the players hump;
And presently some player tries
To DO 1t to the ump.
Boston TravefeE
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Little Rastus-I dreamed iasi night
found two atermiIuons. but I frowss
'em bofe away.
Proved EN- away, chile; why7'
50 Cos zuowed II I tried to eat 'eus.
I'd wa.sH up. Boston Record.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

New Neighbor dn Chicago)-Gooa
morning, my little dear. I saw you out
walking with very fne-Iooking gem
tleman last evening. Is he your papa
Little Giri-Yessir, an he's one of the
incest papas I ever had.-New York
Weekly.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

II is not the long day but the Asass
that does the work.-Italiau.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Us. Army War COLLEGE.

4E UNITED STAIES WaS caught I'm
prepared when it faced the CipI war, it
waS thrown into the Var with Spain
with an abruptneSs ,Vhich caught the
heads of our army and napal forces nap
ping, but never again will this nation
suddenly find itself on the verge Of a
conflict rVith foes without or withih its
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

There's nothing makes a woman have
more love and less respect for her hus-
band than for him TO be willing to dress
the children.-New York Press.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Guest Cin restaurant)-I say, waiter.
have you any oysters2
Waiter-No, sab We ali amt zot
no shell fish 'ceptin eggs. sah.-ChicssS
News.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

circumstances are beyond the control
of man. but his conduct is in his own
power.-Beaumont
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Fenton-At first he was simply crazy
about her, but now he neglects hsg
shamefully.
Sioanes-I see. AZ drst he went out
of his mind, and then she went out ct
his mind.-Stray Stories.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

SPELL IT "SHEARMAN."
Two aunts OF James S. shenusz
Tafts running mate, spell their narssf
"Shearunal.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

P age SeVeR
The Winslow mail., 1908-07-11

County Treasurer Richards
came in from his sheep camp dur
ing the week on business connect
ed with his office and also to get
a couple of good men to herd
sheep. He returned to the camps
after stopping here for couple
of days. During his absence Mr.
X. c. Smith is seeing to it that
the work in the treasurer's Office
is kept up in good shape.