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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-12
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The First Methodist Episcopal church
of Julesburg was organized May >.
1856, the members of the class at first
organized being William Dye. Fred and
Anna Dye, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Fair
childs and Mr.. and Mrs. John Knob.
laugh. To this small class others of
like faith united until a iourShinu
class was built up. William Dye. who
died here recently. was the fist class
leader, and upon his removal to Wash
ington his place was :llsi hy tie ap-
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filled the position. Mrs. Lucy b. Farm
ham was elected clerk NOV. 30, 1880,
and ably kept the record. until Jan.
!. 1902. when Mrs. G.. NJ Robins. now
Of Greeley. took up the work.
During all these Years the church has
been growing steadily. Not many Of
our first and early workers are with
us. Many HAY" moved away, while
few have crossed the Great Divide,
where God alone is Keeping their rec
ord.
The present officers of the Cougrega
tioual church are: II. \. Lincbarger,
Noah h. Rcdford. X. 5. Campbell. c.
l.. Cunningham. +. d. Parker. Jr., r.
y. Evcrsman. :. f. Stephenson. f. A.
Fry. Mrs W. II. Pound, Mrs. II. n.
I.incbargcr. Mrs. II. G. McNcw. +.
Peterson. Daniel Bower. The church is
prosperous and hourishiug.
Rev. John NJ Kinds of Norfolk,
Ncb., is now pastor. having taken
charge May 20, l90s.
MRS. II. G. McNEW.
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JULESBURG'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The customary eight grades are
malntal'ed in the schools of Jules
burg: after completing these pupils
are admitted to the County High
School, which is housed in the same
building
In le95 the present commodous
school building. made of white stone.
was erected. 1t has four large rooms.
we'll lighted and heated. Last sum
mer the local school board fitted up
two large rooms in the attic 10 accom-
modatr the County High School.
These rooms with class rooms for lab
OTatory work only. furnish ample ac-
Communications for the County High
School at present.
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sEDGWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS.

Sedgwick county can be proud of
her schools. as they are conducted in
accordance with the latest methods of
education, and graduates from the
Sedgwick county high school are ad
mitted to any of the higher institutions
of learning in the state of Colorado
without examination
There are twcuty-thrce country
schools in the county. one high school
located at .Iulesburg, while the school
at Sedgwick has twelve grades. and the
one at Ovid eight grades.
The school buildings are substantially
built and are equipped with all the ar
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man. Mr.. and Mrs. Castctt"r. the
Misses Guy and Bertha lIungcrford
Mrs Newman, Mrs. Lydia Wooman
and Mr.. Toomcy. the first clerk. \. f.
Kicker preached tine first sermon. Mav
=. l>>5.
The early meetings of TIA" .hrch
were held in vacant huillings and in
a tent until it became too cold. No
regular meetings were held from Sept
!. INNI. to July -. l>>6. when pcrmis
sion was granted by tn" board of di-
rector. of School District No. - to hold
regular meetings in the school house.
At a meeting of the church. Sept.
- l>sl. it was voted to build church
hulding. ". Rascr and W. II. King
wr,c appointed as committee 10 in
.rstigatc the cost of a huilding-2>X4O
feet. Tn" board of trustees Were W.
II. King. David Beach. II. NJ. Wool
man. ". Rascr. G. NJ Gordon. with
Hiram Sapr as clerk. The trustees
were appointed as huilling commit
tee and decided to build n church
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-06-12

In til" grade, the state course of
study Ifeparei by the Superintendent
of Public instruction has approx
mately been followed. This is model
ed after the Denver schools. which
have the reputation of being the best
in the United States.
The enrolment in the County High
School wa forty four: in the grades
two hundred. C '. PARKER.
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building 2>x5o. to be completed by the
3 tn day of December. l>>G. Rev. W.
u. h. buauc!l was pastcr of the church
at this tine. An union Sunday school
and NJ. T.. societies were invited to
hGll their meeting in this church. The
lat" Prof. W. +. Biiou was choristcr,
and Il short time after Charles Pratt
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Warning.

Unless o. probrium you seek.
Don't cal your native town 'hnique -
The wrrd'- derived. you know. of
course.
From "unu>." one, and ''equus," "
horse
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THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

The FIRST Congregational church of
.Iulesburg was "rgl izri July 70. l>>5
by Rev. II. Z. Case.
The name Coz "yatio. Al Church OF:
Denver .lu'ction WAS given at that
time. The church WAS ircp.p,ratcd and
the members wr1c Mr. and Ms. Wool
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in
all
he the hearty
of
-ahl
in in
and through OF
church. In To all
IN
of pastor
yeoplc aying D. n
B. who remain pleased
the hant the greeting
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-21
Should Extend Geodetic Survey

Instead of three or four boats en- gagged in Alaskan waters for four months in the year, as at present there shound be dozen boats at work throughout the greater portion of the year. With the stormy weather pre- vailing along the coast of Alaska much time k lost in this class of work, and it k only by being on the ground and able to take advantage of the good weather when it comes that results can be obtained.
 As it k, the exploratory part of this work now waits for the merchant ma rine and prospector. Only last sum- mer l visited a bay at least six miles long. with perfectly land-lo;ked harbor at its head that would accom- modate any vessel anoat. Looking at my chart | found it's position indicated by an unbroken shore line. You may be sure this was to the westward and outside of the field of exploration cov- cred by Vancouver. To illustrate what this lack of knowledge means to the northern navigator, Capt. Moore, of the steamer Dora, informed me that had he known of this harbor in that stormy night two years ago when the steamer Dora, unable to make Chignik bay against the heavy gale, had 10 put to sea, he could have run into this harbor and anchored in safety. As you may remember, the Dora spent two months drifting over the Pacific, and finally made Port Angeles under the little canvas she carried.-J. L.. NcPhersun in P.-L
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Aids to Navigation Needed

A fact that is called strikingly to the attention of the engineer on his way to Alaska is the lack of aids to navigation prevailing throughout Alaskan waters, emphasized more srikingly by the energetic manner in which our Canadian cousins are lighting up their water ways. As one old pilot expressed himself: "If 1t wasn't for our stretch of waters, these Canadians would light Us out of our jobs in another year or two, the way they are going at it. It would just be a case of following the lights, and any old rounder can do that"
 With the lack of surveys and the lack of aids to navigation, it is re- markable how few serious accidents have befallen our Alaskan vessels. This is only explained by the care of an all-loying Proyidence.-J. L. Me- Pherson in P.-I.
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New Plan For Coaling at Sea

Wa,hington-W. ". McLaren of En,lcy. AIa.. an electrician, has sub m.pted to the Secretary of the Navy a new scheme for coaling ships at sea. McLarcu intends to have captive bal looms attached to two ships, one of which i, to be a naval collier and the other the vessel to be cOaleG. The balloon fs to be filled with coal from the collier and then moved over 10 the other ship by paying out the line from the collier and hauling in on the other vessel. When the ear of the captive balloon is over the vessel to be coaled a laD in the bottom of the balloon car is to be opened and the load of coal slide, down into the bunkers. Mr.. NcLareu says that his method k easier and quicker than the present way.
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Air Ships in War

It is interesting to speculate upon the possibilities of naval warfare con ducted with the aid of an ideally suc- cessful airship as a weapon of attack. An aeroplane that could rise 10 the height of two or three hundred feet would be out of range of the guns of an enemy's fleet as large guns on shipboard cannot be trained toward the sky at any great angle without the recoil from the discharge doing in- calculahIe damage to the vessel, and the lighter guns have not sufficient range to reach such an object. Such an airship, then, could drop explosives into the fleet of an enemy and do great harm without so much as expos ing itself to danger.
 The value of the airship in detecting submarine danger is not matter of speculation. In fact, it would seem to afford very real protection against submarine vessels and both stationary and floating mines. It is a well known fact that, to a limited altitude, the higher an observer is lifted above the surface the more clearly and to the greater depth can he see into the water.
 An instance of the facility with which submerged objects can be seen from the height attained by an airship was given by Captain T. T. Lovelace' who at the time of the earthquake at Jamaica took an airship to that vicin- ity for the purpose of studying the ef- fleets of the earthquake upon the bot tom of the sea. He found that the whole bed of the ocean for considera- ble distance from the island was per fectly visible to him and in deep water comparatively small objects were plainly seen.-New York Herald.
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Spring Rush on for Alaska

Dawson-The spring rush from Seat tie, Vancouver and other coast points to the Yukon is well under way. Every steamer is bringing full loads. The Skagway & White Pass overland stages are running daily through to Dawson with full loads of freight and passengers. A large number of dredge and hydraulic mining experts are arriving. The outlook at present is that Dawson will not be in need of extra labor.
 The steamboat companies are begin ming to prepare their boats for the season at Whitehorse and Dawson for the upper and the lower river runs. The owners of the steamer White Seal left Whitehorse today for Labarge to remodel the boat, which goes to Fair banks early in the spring.
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Haunted Island

"There is one island in Alaskan waters on which the foot of man white OF red t, never placed, said Captain F. l.. West of the Corwin. "Chirikof Island south of the Semedi group, is inhabited beyond doubt by the spirits of former Russian eXjies and they will permit no intrusion of their haunt by earthly inhabitants. The Alute in- dians,who are the most intelligent of their race, realize this fact and neither love nor money can induce them to step foot on the island nor go near it in their canoes or boats. Years ago, before Alaska was purchased in 1868 by the American government, Russia made use of the island as a prison for her criminal eXiles. MurdererS, thieves and other convicts of the worse class were shipped there under life sentences. '-Seattle Times.
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Strange Coincidence

London There were amazing coin ctdeuces in connection with the iu- quests held on two men at the London Hospital tHe other day. Both men were named George Lee. both were window cleaners, both were fatally in- jured falling from windows. both were taken Go the London Hospital, both acc ciJeut, occurred at three o'clock on the preyiou, afternoon and both men died at the same hour tue next morn ing. The cause of death in each case was a fractured skull.
 The iuQuests on both men were held the same afternoon by the same coro- ner and the same jury. The men were not related in any way to each other, one was thirty-fve and the other forty years old.
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Meet me at the Branch.
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Tough on Old Proverbs

Two severe blows have been struck at the proverbs "Early to bed and ear ly to rise makes man heath}y, wealthy and wise" and 'It's the early bird that catches the worm." Dr.. Savary told the members of the French Academy the other day that early ris- Ing instead of renderinga man healthy, wealthy and wise was far more likely to drive him insane. This opinion has received support from Dr. Forbes Rose of London.
 According to the latter early rising makes for mental inefticiency. If we were allowed to go to sleep and to wake when we liked, nerve illness and half the ailments in the world would be eabolished.-Exchange.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-21
Esperanto Recognized

London-London Esperantists are highly elated at piece of good for tune which has just befallen them. It is quite apart from the proposed Espe- rantistS State to be founded in Middle Europe, for it concerns British Espe- rantistS mostly. Their elation is caus- ed by the fact that the postmaster gen. eral has formally announced to them that he is now prepared to recognize Esperanto as modern language, and that it may be used as such for tele- graphic purposes.
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EXPOSITION
 BILL ASSURED
No Opposition to Measure for Congressional Appropriation
 for the Seattle Fair.
By cnhle to The Daily GaJeway.

Washington, D. C., Mar. l9-The bill before congress providing for an appropriation for the United States exhibit at the AlaSka-Yukon-Pactlic exposition is on the calendar, and as there is no opposition to the bill its passage is practically assured.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-03-21
JAPAN MAKES
 READY FOR WAR
The NiphOn Government Not to Be Caught Mapping, Gets Busy
 at Once on tier Navy.
sv carIs TO rne Danv Gateway.

" NUTIU TW LITV L'I44I Ntt'V F'IJ'
 Tokio, Mar. l6-Thc Niphon govern meuJ has become alarmed over the recent attitude assumed by China and the possible complications that may devrIope Iheretrom The government i,, therefore, taking immediate steps 10 enlarge her navy and prepare for emergencies that may arise from re- Iations with China OF other nations.
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JUNEAU TOWN
 CELEBRATES
By Gable to me DmIy aa-sway.

Juneau, Mar I>-Tue new AaIl built by the order of Elk, j- dedicated Jo- day. In commcmoru..ou of the event all bushes, ol the town i> suspended. A holiday i, proclaimed aud no daily pIper will oe issued.
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Plans Adjournment
Rv Cnhle to rhe paily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Mar. l6-Con- gress thinks to complete it's work of the present session in about two months, and both houses adjourn in May.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-02
a Pretty Good system.

Does any sensible person believe
that had the Democracy been in con-
troll of the White House, with the ac-
companying business depression and in
dustrial paralysis, it would have been
possible within two or three days to
have stayed what threatened to be-
come financial panic?
The talk that the surplus in the
treasury, which was so handy few
days ago, has been drained from the
people by false financial system" is
all bosh.
A system that gives the American
worltingman the highest wages of any
class of laborers on earth, and at the
same time accumulates surplus good
for any emergency may not be adj
mired by the speculator who deals in
European novelties, but it is a pretty
good thing for the people of the United
States.-Scranton Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-02
EXTENSIVE FORGERlES.
nitted by the Cashier of a Bank
at California, Pa.

Washington, Pa. = officers of the
Bank of California, Pa, charge
that Endorsements on $4,000 worth Of
paper given the institution by ex-
Cashier o. f. Piper are forged. The
charge is made at the end of an inves-
tigation started when the bank closed
several weeks ago. At that time
Cashier Piper and William Lenhart, a
business man of Pittsburg and
Brownsville, were arrested, charged
with conspiracy to defraud. Lenhart
was released on bail, but Piper is in
Jail.
The name used for the indorse-
ments is that of leading California
business man whose identity the bank
ers refuse to divulge. He repudiated
all of the signatures. Piper on Thurs
day denied that there were any forged
signatures in the papers he handled
Stockholders and officers planned to
reopen the bank January l through a
30 per cent. assessment and $4,000
forfeit on Piper's bond, but Bank Ex-
aminer Berkey refused to allow re-
sumption until these amounts are paid
over in cash and has postponed the
opening to January Ia.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-02
STABILITY in CUBA
DUTY OF THE UNITED STATES
SEEMS PLAIN.
Present Able Administration of Gov
ernor Magoon Must Be Con-
tinued Until Conditions No
Longer Require 1t.
Craef1 :IAf ~. T'h1s s.

1t will be remembered that the visit
of Secretary Taft to Cuba in the
spring resulted in the putting forth of
a program for future action which sat
isfied all parties and dissipated the
fog of suspicion and distrust. Having
intervened in the island at a critical
juncture, it was, of course, impossible
for the United States TO wind up it's
receivership without laying fresh
foundations for stable native govern
ment. A repetition Of Palma's expert
ence, everybody realized, would doubt
less prove fatal to Cuba's independ-
ence. Accordingly Secretary Taft,
after patient inquiry and free con-
sultation of all parties, announced the
following gradual course of proceed
ure: a careful, honest census in
volving q fair registration of all Cuban
voters; municipal and provincial cleo
tions after reasonable interval for
purposes of preparation and organiza-
ton; the presidential and congression-
al elections after another short inter-
val and, as the last step, the with
drawal of the American forces.
There has been no change in this
program and, apparently, no occasion
for any change. Gov. Magoon has
given Cuba an able and efficient ad-
ministration, and no element has had
cause for complaint except the bandits
and criminal vagrants, who at one
time displayed exceptional boldness
and rendered it necessary for the
American governor to adopt severe
measures against brigandage, whether
under it's own name or in that OF
politics.
The enumeration has been com
pleted and the tabulation of the re-
turns is now in progress. In few
weeks the time will be ripe for the
second step-municipal and provin-
cial elections Order and honesty in
these will make the final task simple
and easy for the United States. I'm.
fortunately some impatient politicians
are already beginning to agitate for
an immediate termination of the
American Occupation" or receiver
ship. OF the four parties that now eX-
ist in the island three are willing tC
trust the United States and to post
pone the elections for a year or so, if
necessary, to increase the chances OF
future stability and harmony. The
fourth party is impatient and restless
however, and in Cuba it is easy to stir
up discomfort and trouble.
Sensible Cubans understand that nc
delay for the sake of delay will be
favored by the American authorities
They are ready to retire at any mo
ment but is Cuba ready? If any de
lay should occur it would be due en-
tirely to the needs and interests o1
Cuba herself
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-02
RECORD TO BE PROUD OF.
Excellent Work Done by the Depart
ment of Agriculture.

How can any country be hard up
whose farms in the last nine years
have produced fifty-three thousand
millions of dollars worth of crops?
No wonder that the report of the
secretary of agriculture is full of
thanksgiving flavor and that he is un-
affected by causes for gloom that
work on other men. The value of the
farm products for 1907 is nearly seven
and one-half billions of dollars; 10 per
cent. above that of 1906, when all rec
ords of crops were broken; 25 per
cent. over 1903, and 81 per cent. over
1899
Much of the credit for this eXtraor-
dinary growth belongs to Secretary
Wilson and his associates, for they
have extended the area of arabic
! ground through their researches. AS
an instance, more than 100000 acres
of land that used to be considered
Vaiucless, the home of the cactus
and the prairie dog" are now produc-
ing $30000,000 worth of crops every
year; and these crops are directly
due to Secretary Wilson, who i'm
| ported the Mediterranean durum
wheats at a first cost of $4,000 and
saw that they were planted there. Irri-
cation farming, due wholly to the de-
/ partment, will this year sell crops for
not less than $250,O0O, O,000 which is not
| contemptible, in view of the fact that
the department of agriculture costs
only about $l5,00O,000 a year.
Yet the work of the department is
! by no means on such a scale as the
natural resources of the country war
rant and will one day make possible.
! Surveyors declare that not one-half
! the farms of the country-420,00 600, 600
acres, to be eXact-can be classed as
! improved land. and only one-third, or
! 100000, 600 acres, is fruitful. Many
years will pass before all this ground
is put under cultivation, but the time
will come when it will be producing
abundant crops and supporting hun.
dreds of millions of human beings.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-02
Easy as Swimming.

Mr. Slimpurse (who has been &C.
cepted by Miss Wealthy)-I wonder,
my darling, if your parents will give
their consent?
Miss Wealthy (thoughtfully)-Ma
has always been very particular about
the moral character of young men
associate with, and I'm afraid she'll
ask good many questions.
Mr.. Slimpurse (joyfully)-Oh, I can
get references from half dozen min
listers.
Miss Wealthy (delighted)-That's
splendid! Then, after that, all you'll
have to do will be to get references
from half dozen bankers, and you'll
catch pa."-N. Y. Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-02
Suggests Tariff Commission.

Senator Beveridge has raised his
voice for revision of the tariff through
a non-partisan expert commission. A
large part of the country will agree
with President Roosevelt that it will
not be judicious to attempt general
revision of the tariff during this ses.
sion of congress, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. The leaders on the Repub-
lican side have, by common consent,
postponed such action until after the
presidential election next year. AS
such revision is hardly possible during
the short session OF congress it must
be postponed until the first session of
the SiXty-first congress, if it is to be
made in the usual way and with the
usual political debates.
There is, however, no such reason
for refusing to consider the plan of
revision by an expert commission.
This idea is based on the principle
that political revision should never
be made, and that the tariff is not
legitimate subject for political con-
troversy. The people have decided in
repeated campaigns that the tariff
should be protective to the extent of
covering the difference in labor cost
in the production of any article here
and abroad. A vast majority of all the
people believe firmly in this principle.
So much being settled as matter of
politics, the application should be
made through non-partisan experts.
The point is that if commission
should be created by this session of
congress it could be ready to report
necessary changes in schedules to the
next session, after the presidential
election.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-02
Still Valuable.

Eastern Youth (out wesD-I have
called to get you to help me locate lot
902 in this village-I mean city. My
late uncle left it 10 me and | have
come west to see about it. Pretty val
liable by this time, | suppose.
Real Estate Agent Cooking over
map)-Hum! 1t was valuable when
your uncle bought it, but the grade OF
the streets has been changed and il
is now 500 feet below the curb, and
full of water.
"Eh? Water! Good gracious! II
can't be of any use at ALL"
We'll, | dunno. If you like frogs
legs you might get a meal off it once
in awhile. IN. Y. Weekly.