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The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
WHAT THEY ARE FOR.

The annual Farmers Institute
will open here tomorrow, and shoulc
draw several hundred persons to the
various sessions People are all toe
slow in recognizing the value ol
these Institutes. 1t is simply the
agricultural college brought right
home to you, and absolutely free OF
cost. 1t comes at time OF the year
when the farmers are probably the
least busy of any season of the year,
Every one of them that can possibly
attend should do so. There was
never a time in the history of farm
| ing that there was so much need Of
scientific knowledge in that industry
as at the present time. With the
exception of few communities, and
possibly whole states, the farming
community is being shifted vest
ward. Thousands CT formerly pro-
ductive acres in the east are becom-
ing barren and will no longer pay to
to cultivate. This S entirely due
to lack of knowledge of how to use
the soil. In many instances only
thtrty-tive to forty years have been
required to deplete the soil. 1t
works on exactly the same principle
as over working a good team and not
giving the animals sufficient grain
to maintain their flesh. Whether or
not the land in this section is being
overworked we are not prepared to
say. But there is danger Of it. here
as we'll as elsewhere, unless fair
treatment is accorded the soil. 1t
Is the business of the agricultural
college to study out such problems.
and to place the results of their in
vestigations before the farmers.
One method of doing this Is through
the farmers institute. This one
will be unusually complete with in
teresting topics. discussed by the
experts and by the most successful
farmers of the county.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
Alumni Banquet.

The Colorado alumni OF the Uni.
vsrsity Of Chicago held their annual
banQuet last Monday evening at the
Adams hotel in Denver. President
Harry Pratt Judson of the University
WAS present and an enthusiastic and
ENJOYABLE reunion was held. About
sixty members attended. Victor n.
Keyes, Of Greeley, was reelected
pTesident Of the Colorado alumni.
Mr.. Keyes WAS also toastmaster. Jo-
ssph @. Ewing responded to . toast,
Chicago Stars in the West. - Those
from Greslev in attendance were Miss
Alice N. Krackowizer. Victor n.
Ksyes, Joseph G. Ewing, ana Mrs,
DR.. Spaulding Of Kersey.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
A GOOD WORK.

Twelve months ago General Bootl
of the Salvation Army started anti
suicide bureaus in various cilieS Of
the world, and he has issued re-
view Of the years work.
Altogether LIPS men and ninety
women sought the assistance OF the
London bureau to save themselves
FROM sci destruction, while at least
an equal number applied at the bu-
reaus in other cities. 1t appears
from the review that the seekers for
help belonged mainly to the middle
classes. More than half of them at
tributed the desire to end their lives
to financial embarrassment or hope
less poverty.
From the small number of women
applicants General Booth deduces
that they are better able to bear up
under sorrow and trials than men.
He thinks it safe to say that Is per
cent of the applicants have been
diverted from contemplated suicide
and helped to surmount their diff
culties.
Clergymen. naval and military
officers, doctors, newspaper men and
bakers were among those saved from
committing suicide. General Booth
considers that the results more than
justified the institltion Of the bu-
reaus, which lienceforth will have q
permanent place in the operations of
the Salvation Army.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
Don't Take the Ri.k.

When you have q bad cough or cold
do not let 1t drag along until it be.
comes chronic bronchitis or develops
into an attack of pneumonia, but
give 1T the attention it deserves and
get rid of 1t. Take Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy and you are sure of a
prompt relief. Fpm small begin.
ming the sale and use Of this prepa.
ration has extended to all parts OF
the United States and to many for.
eign countries. Its many remark.
able cures of coughs and colds have
won for it this wide reputation and
extensive use. Sold by all druReis
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
Fooled the Railroad.

The citizens of Ault, headed b,
the mayor and city council, Just af
ter midnight last Sunday morning
made their own right OF way acres
the Union Pacific railroad. with Tile
water mains for the city water works
The council has been waiting fol
some time for the railroad COMPANY
to formally grant what they had
agreed to do, namely, permitting the
city to run its water mains under the
tracks of the railroad company.
The people waited until, they
thought patience was no longer a
virtue, so at meeting held FRIDAY
evening it was decided to do the
work and then explain afterward
Just after midnight Sunday fifty
men with picks and shovels went
to work digging the trenches under
the tracks at two street crossings,
and by O'Clock Sunday afternoon
the work was completed, two hun.
dred feet of water mains In two dif.
ferent places had been laid and con.
nected up with the rest Of the system
and now Ault has city water.
1t Is not believed In Ault that the
railroad company will do anything
about the matter now, although
minor employees Of the company
tried for time to prevent the 3rs,
Frylng on of the work last Sunday NJ
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
A Hog Disease .

A hog disease known technically
as ''necrotic stomatitis' has become
very prevalent among the swine
herds of this vicinity. and DR..
Charles G. Lamb. state veterinary
surgeon, has issued = special bulletin
describing the disease and prescrib-
ing remedies The disease is caused
by the necrosis bacillus, which will
enter the animal through the slight
est sore in mouth or other part OF
the BODY. Invariably the, animal
diss from the disease. The presence
Of the bacillus 10 sores will usually
be disclosed by cheesy substance
gathering about the sore. The an.
imal becomes unthrifty, shaky and
finally succumbs completely to the
disease. 1t is especially prevalent
among sucking pigs, that become
infected from the mother sows, that
In turn have gathered the germs
from infected beds.
The most effective remedy is L..
so,ating from the we'll animals the
infected ones. Remove the we'll
animals to clean parts of the farm
and rs fast as new cases develop in
the we'll herd, remose the diseased
auimals. For local treatment 1t
would be best to consult a first
class veterinarian, and also for more
ella borate preventive measures.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
TIME TO BEGIN.

The political game will commence
early this year In Weld county.
Already some men are brushing up
their chances of nomination, and
more remote ones Of election next
fall. On account of a national cam
paign being due, with national con-
ventions to be held in the early part
Of July, or the latter part of June,
1t viii be necessary to hold local
conventions early in order to choose
delegates to the state conventions,
which In turn will select the dele
gates to the national convention.
OF course the early local conven-
ttoo could be obviated by letting the
state committee name the delegates
to the national convention. But
this manner of choosing delegates is
not very popular with the people
ssaerally so that chances are that
eur own county conventions will be
held some time In May, about five
months hence.
When the Tribune at the conclu.
sion of the last campaign stopped
Dublfshing political articles it prom
ised or threatened, as you may ,ook
at 1t, to remind Its readers from
time to time before the next election,
that political or party independence
vas the safeguard of political purity
Tho officials now conducting the
Affairs Of Weld county were elected
- nearly by popular vote of the peo
pie as 1t will probably ever be abb,
to conduct an election. Throughout,
the list the officers have made good
and the Tribune congratulates tn,
people of Weld county upon thei
choice. or course, there are lots O
men In Weld county who could d,
the business as we'll as the men /,
e1Iice, but they didn't happen to b
elected.
Now we want to remind the goo,
people Of Weld county that they will
need another good set Of ofiicials mex
fall. 1t is not too early to begil
awakening your ideas ON this subject
we want to urge every voter to. b
- Independent In his politics Is h,
+ 10 his business. II you know OF
Dastacularly strong man for cs1taiu
place, dont'be afraid 70 puah hin
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
Caught in the Rain

then a cold and cough-let il ,un
on-Get phneumonia or consumn,o,r
that's all. No matter how Won c.t
your cough don't neglect it-tsr.
hal'ard's HoFehound Syrup and yon,ll
be over it in no time. The s,,..
cure Tor coughs, colds, bronchitis .nd
al pulmonary diseases in young And
old. Sold by all druggists. >'
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
Notice to Stockholders

The annual meeting of the Colo
rado Land and Orchard compan, will
% held at 1880 Ninth avenue, Fri.
DAY, Jan. 10, 1908, 1T 1880 O'Clock D.
M. to elect directors, to hear the
annual report Of the ofBcsrs, and to
transact such other .businssl q m. '
properly come bsfors the meeting.
W. G. Chambers, Secretary.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
Stenaeh Trouble Cured.

II you have any trouble with your
stomach you should take Chamber.
laln's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
Mr. j. p. Klote OF Edna. Mo. :,
says: Il have used great many
different nsdiciDes for stomach Srou.
hte, nut 6nd Chamberlain's Stomach
ans Liver Tablets more bsueiicial
than any other remedy ever used, .,
For sa1s bv all druggists.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-01-09
The Date-January 18th.

Colorado & southern's prtv.,.
.'aln tour Of Mexico, through .h.,
Egypt Of the New World, leaves nsn.
'er' haks an early reservation
1. e. Fisher, G. P. A.
Denver.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26

islands of the Pelew group, buying in
the main copra, which is gathered in
the cocoanut plantations. Such a
vessel could easily take us to one of
the frequented ports.
The chiefs brother Informed us that
they had noticed our ship two days
ago, but that, owing to the violence
of the storm, it would have been i'm.
possible for their canoes to reach us.
They also brought an invitation from
their chief, who desired that the cap
tain and his officers should be his
guests for that very day, provided
they showed friendly Intentions. It
was therefore concluded that the cap.
tain, the officers and I, being able to
speak the Malay language, should en-
bark in one Of our boats and accom-
pany the natives to their hospitable
chief.
AfterTaa hours iogrpag we landed,
fiji the best 81 Spirits, Sc the opposite
side Of the island. where we found a
fourishing settlement with LUXURIOUS
cocoanut plantations. We were re-
ceived with the utmost cordiality, and
as we had taken. care to provide our
selves literally with tobacco, gaudy
materials, chins of. big glass beads,
bracelets, ETC., we were soon on the
best of terms with these amiable saw
ages. Our offer tolstrade with them
for provisions met with a ready re.
Spouse, and so our camp was hence
forth well provided for.
A few weeks later found us on
board merchandise vessel found for
Ponape, in the Caroline group, where
we arrived safe and sound after a tie.
dious voyage of three weeks. At Pc.
nape we were received with such
! warm hearted hospitality, both by the
| authorities and the white settlers, that
we were loath to depart. and so this
catastrophe, which seemed like dire
calamity at the time, had such an un.
expected happy ending that Il look
upon it as one of the most interesting
episodes Of my eventful life.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26

The pendulum was drawn out from a
dead center about twelve inches.
Father Guicheteau then set fire to
the thread with match, and the re-
leased pendulum swung across the
disk, following the equatorial line to
hairs breadth. The watchers took
out their stop watches to time the
swing. At the beginning the swing
covered period of five seconds. Very
slowly it commenced to get away from
equatorial line, and at the end of one
hour it had attained distance Of
9 minutes 4 seconds from it's original
position along the center line Of the
disk. Whereas in the beginning the
course Of the pendulum had been abb
solutely north and south, it was at
the end of an hour swinging north
east and southwest. This proved to
the human eye that the earth had
deviated from its course from the time
the experiment was begun to the time
when the motion of the weight had
attained its greatest distance from
the central plane. Only once since
has the experiment been repeated in
this country. That was a week later,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26
"A TYPEWRITING POINT.

When in Some Work the Periods and
Commas Show Black and Deep.
"When in anything tyewritten you
see the periods and commas punched
black and Deep" said an experienced
typewriter, you may know that the
work was done by a beginner or by
one who had not yet done sufficient
work to have acquired perfect
touch.
r sThe reason for the deep punching
Of the punctuation points is very sim
pie. Naturally. enough the beginner
at typewriting plays upon all the keys
with equal force, but as the types at
tached to the keys present unequal
amounts of printing surface 1t folio WIS
that equaf force applied to all the
keys results in more or less unequal
printing on the paper.
"For instance, a certain amount OF
force applied to the B key might pro
duce of that type fair impression on
the paper, but the same force applied
to a period might drive that, mere
point, clean through the paper. In
fact, it is not unusual for beginners
on the typewriter to punch holes in
the paper with their periods.
"But as the learner progresses. In
her part she comes to realize that
some types must be touched more
lightly than others and gradually he1
period become less black and deep
and with further practice she comes
instinctively, automatically, to grade
her touch on all the letters and signs
until at last she is able to. procure
/ typeWriting that is nothing less than
artistic in effect, true and uniform and
beautiful
ut is something fine to see, the
good work of the intelligent, sensi
tive and truly competent typewriter
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26
QUEER WEDDING EFFIGY.

There is curious custom still prev
alent in the Bellary district of India
in connection with the wedding cere-
monies among certain Brahmin fam
lilies.
Just prior to the close of the feast
ing, hideous effigy of male figure,
Enthusiastically robed in rags, supposed
to represent the bridegroom's father,
is carried along the streets in process
sion, under the shade of sieve
adorned with tassels Of onions and
maragosa leaves.
Every few yards during the process.
sion the feet Of the, efigy have to be
reverently washed and it's forehead
decorated with caste mark by it's
living spouse, the bridegroom's moth
err. The bridegroom's other female
relatives have several mock atten-
lions paid them by the women of the
brides party.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26
(By Prof. Eugen Schroeder0

{By Prof. Eugen SchrOeder.)
During one of my cruises in the
South sea some years ago our good
ship had the misfortune to be caught
in storm of such unusual severity
that we were completely at the mercy
of the tremendous waves during the
several days that the hurricane lasted.
The Antipode had steamed out of the
harbor of Macao on June 20, 1906, and,
while pursuing her way from China
through the South seas, she struck
with great force upon submerged
rock. .,. ..a,., -.,,.. -. 5.,7
1t is impossible to describe the ex-
element which immediately prevailed
b on board. The accident happened
during the night on July 9, and al
though most OF the passengers and
crew had retired to their respective
quarters, the whole ship was in few
moments in a terrible uproar Those
who had not been thrown out of their
berths by the shock jumped out, an
indescribable confusion ensued and
the whole frightened mass of human
ity stampeded, screaming, wailing and
shouting to the upper deck.
1t is at such times that we are
brought face to face with the fact that
our much Wanted civilization is but
skin deep. AS the vessel was heeled
over to one side rapidly the panic was
incredible; in their frantic desire to
reach the lifeboats the men forgot ev-
cry consideration, while the women,
clad in the scantiest attire, became
oblivious to every sense as soon as
they realized the gravity Of the situa-
ton.
While the captain was endeavoring
to bring order out of chaos scenes
were witnessed which would have
shamed savages. On the other hand,
it was interesting to observe how the
GOODNESS and energy of handful of
men swayed this frightened mass CT
humanity that had for the time being
lost its normal balance. Capt. Boy
son, thorough sailor, both an appear
ance and manner, together with his Of
ticers, had no difficulty in managing
his crew, with whose assistance and
the aid of revolver he quickly sue
ceeded in restoring order and disci-
pine among the passengers. A few
well directed shots over the heads of
those who tried to get into the life
boats had the desired effect.
1t was soon ascertained that the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26
Priest Astronomer on New York -
Roof Reads Sermons in the Stars

a..
bic appearance. He1is about seventy
years old, and wears a long, snow
white beard. He IS an intimate
friend of Camille Flammarion, the emf
nent French astronomer, and the two
are in constant correspondence. It
was Flammarion, It will be remem-
bered, who, following in the footsteps
of Foucault, performed in Paris that
very interesting experiment, named
after Foucault, for determining the 70.
tation Of the earth on its axis.
Only a few months ago Father Gui-
cheteau performed the Foucault expe-
riment, for the first time in this coun-
try, in the great rotunda of the
Church of Our Lady Of Lourdes, in
Brooklyn. The. experiment proved to
"a mathematical nicely the hourly
movement Of the earth on its axis in
relation to the latitude of New York.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26

ship had sprung large leak three feet
below the water line and also that the
rudder was shattered. The situation
seemed hopeless. 1t was now 2
o'clock a. M, and as the hold was fill
ing but slowly the captain gave
the comforting assurance that we
might consider ourselves absolutely
safe until dawn. Still, although the
pumps worked without intermission,
it was evident that the water in the
hold was rising slowly but steadily
After completing their toilets with all
POSSIBLE despatch and picking up the
most necessary articles, the passen-
gers were assembled on the quarter
deck, this Offering not only the most
elevated position on the ship, but also
a shelter from the drenching rain
which poured down mercilessly. This
done, Capt. Boyson gave orders to re-
move all the powder on board, as well
as all firearms, to place of safety;
also that bread and all provisions still
within reach be removed on deck.
After this the boats were pro-
visioned, necessary articles, such as
weapons, compasses, etc., added, and
then they were swung loose from the
davits, ready to be lowered any time.
All the preparations which so forlorn
and precarious a situation demands
completed, all that remained for us 10
do was to wait patiently for the COM
ing of the morn, so that we could find
out whether we were in the vicinity
OF one of the numerous islands of the
Pelew group, which we ought by.
rights to have passed the day before.
Up to now we had not come within
sight of land. ts
The reader can hardly imagine the
intense anxiety with which I'VE
watched the heavens for the first sign
of dawn, and great was our Joy when
we discerned, in the dim light of early
morning, the coast line of an island
about three or four miles distant from
our ship. Our happiness at this dis
covery was SO great that we wellnigh
forgot how all but hopeless our condi-
ton still was. As morning advanced
we could distinguish other islands IN
an easterly direction. But now the
question arose, What islands were
they, especially the nearest one, on
which we would have to depend?
Would we meet with kindly disposed
people, or had fate decreed that we
should fall into the hands Of cannibals,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-09-26

when demonstration was given at
Columbia university.
Father Guicheteau has just com.
pleted an intricate calculation to prove
the age Of the pyramids. For CEN
turtles the date of the buildings Of the
strange tombs Of the Egyptian desert
has been in doubt, and only in recent
years has any satisfactory solution
been reached. 1t was discovered that
a tunnel in one of the great pyramids
was built in an exact line with the
Polar star. Then it was proved that
the Polar star moved at the rate of
one degree in every two centuries.
A calculation was made showing that
the pyramids were built in the year
$500 B. c., approximately. Father
Guicheteau wished ito prove to his
own satisfaction that the calculation
was correct. He made several obser.
vations with his telescope and then
commenced elaborate computations
by means of trigonometry. At the
/, conclusion of his work he had arrived
at the year 1924 B. c., within a quar-
ISi VI O. SOAIu1y VI CuS uSulSo 1Ol-
merly calculated. Father Guicheteau
repeated all his labor on the prob
lem twice, each time arriving at the
same figures. He is satisfied that the
date of the building of the pyramids
was within very few years of the
figures he evolved. For forty years
he has been a devotee of astronomy.
ut is the most fascinating study in
the world" he says. cit is a study
of which one never tires and to which
there is no end. One problem sue
ceeds another. I was greatly amused
to read the other day of the interest
ing life of a hunter, interspersed with
some illusions to Mr.. Roosevelts pro-
posed trip to African jungles after
wild beasts. The number of wild
animals one can discover and per-
haps shoot OF is limited, very limited.
But the discoveries one may make
in the heavens are limitless. And
with my substitute for a gun, my little
telescope, may Shoot at myriads OF
heavenly bodies and derive thou
sand times the pleasure the man with
a rifle has. And, tell me'-Father
Guicheteau's dark eyes twinkled mer-
! rily-"don't you think my sort Of
hunting is bit more human, a trife
less bloodthirsty?'