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The state herald., 1908-06-05
GENERAL NEWS.

AZ Rome, Italy, on May 3Oth. Leo
de In Grange. a French aeroplanist,
made a flight OF fraction less than
ten miles at the rate Of 37.2 miles an
hour.
Il has been announced at Honolulu
that Prof Robert Koch, the famous
German bacteriologist, will soon pay a
visit TO tho lepeT settlement ON the H..
land Of Molokal,
!. A. Gavcr. aged twenty eight. ar.
rested on a charge Of burglary, con.
fessed 90 having robbed railway sta.
tons In lndiana, Michigan. Ohio.
Maine and California Of tickets worth
$4,000.
The Lorraine Dietrich automobile
finished the Paris Moscow trip Of g..
800 Mlometrcs without a stop In eiRh.
ty,Bl1 hours. Sorrel and Rouglcrm,
who droyc alternately got great re-
ception. The feat was accomplished
despite bad weather
Leon de Ia Grange the French aero.
pianist. made fifteen separate flights
at Rome, Italy, on the 2Sth nit The
maximum distance covered was about
$500 feet a. a height gf six or seven
feet from tho ground, This dlhtanco
was covered In HiStyfuur seconds
There has brcn an epidemic Of sui
oidoH m 81 Petersburg that has last
ed for three months The average
number ut doathF has been eighty ny0
n month ana eighteen destroyed them
solves during tho last week pvHpond
tncy has been the prevailing cause,
Six persons are dead from 400 "a
300 are homeless. thousands uf acres
I Of luwlanda are inundated, hundreds
uf houses are washed away or dam
aged, railroad and wagon bridges are
gone over large area Of the southern
| part of Texas. hy the storm aud floods
uf May slrd nnd 2ith.
Governor Haskell NJ Oklahoma has
| signed the famous hotel inspection bill
| commonly known aH the Nine Foot
/ Sheet hill, because Of The provision
| that the upper sheet un all hotel beds
must bH long enough ~ turn back two
and half fort over the other covers
MrH lloily Green gave % dinner r.
sixteen persons In the state apart
mcuIs at the lhgh In New York cts
Tuesday night paying $50 O. plate fai
each guest Tho dinner waH elaborate
and was enhanced by decorations, com
posed Of ferns aud carnations. It was
| the first social event of the Kind IN
(which Mrs. Green ever figured
The state herald., 1908-06-05
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

The currency bill was forced
through the Senate during the closing
hours OF Congress and was promptly
signed by the President.
The Chinese United Society. and the
Chinese Anti.Opium League have
cablcd Senator Joseph y. Foraker OF
Ohio. urging the passage by Congress
Of the bill prohibiting the importation
OF opium TO the Hawaiian islands.
on August gath an examination will
be held Of candidates Tor appointments
In the Marine corps. Because Of the
operation Of the provisions VI the new
naval bill there are, IN addition TO
those naturally existing, about forty
eight vacancies IN the grade An effort
viii be made TO hold the examinations
In ten different cities,
The Senate adopted conference re.
port on the omnibus public lands bill
containing a provision for the reaur,
ycy Of some 200 townships IN Rio Dlan,
co and Cheyenne counties, Colorado.
Il provides for extensive rcsurycya In
Wyoming, A. tho request 0f senator
GuFgonholm the Senate made pr0yi'
sion for rehurycylng lands In Colorado
whore limos were originally carcleHaly
drawn, and monuments were lost
through drifting sand and careless 70,
moyal Of rock piles by settlers
A hill relating TO coal deposits
In Alaka1 has been signed by the Pres.
iiont IN principal provision Includes
an attempt "a prevent monopoly By fr.
Htrlcilng holdings 20 1850 ncrrs VI coal
lands, and providing a penalty NJ FOR
folinfo of all holdings by persons In
diyldunlly or M combination who get
puHhuHal1n df more Than this number ~
acres II also gives the government
the first claim on coal that may he
mined huH guaranteeing fuel aupply
for the navy,
u D. Townsend a special attorney
In the Department ot Justice. has gone
10 Portland, Oregon, to institute legal
proceedings on behnlf Of the govern.
munt 10 diHpoHsosa the Southern Pa.
eiflc n land IN western Oregon valued
nt $500. 600. nud 30 secure o. decree
nnnulliW tho grant and restoring tho
lands 10 tho public domain.
The president has appointed George
] H. Charlton NJ Grand Junction ne frH
lister NJ the land office a. Durango. The
Senate confirmed the appointment ~
Wesley W purshall BH postmaster at
! Durango,
The state herald., 1908-06-05
KNEW WHAT THE JOB MEANT.
Angry Citizen Put Ordeal Up to Street
Car Company.

Not long ago there entered the office
OF the superintendent of a trolley line
in Detroit an angry citizen, demand
ing Justice" in no uncertain terms.
In response to the officials gentle
inquiry touching the cause Of the de-
mand, the angry citizen explained
that on the day previous as his wife
was boarding one OF the company's
cars, the conductor thereof had
stepped on his spouse's dress, tearing
from II more than a yard OF material.
81 can't see that we are to blame
for that" protested the superintendent.
what do you expect u TO do. get BE-.
a new dress?"
No. sir, | do not" rejoined the
angry citizen, brandishing a piece of
cloth What | propose is that you
people shall match this material
Harper's Weekly.
The state herald., 1908-06-05
nIa ReservoIr PIanned.

Florence, Colo.-whon the plans OF
the Rlto Reservoir and Big Lake Res.
eryoir and Ditch Companies are exc,
cuted, more arid land In southern Colo.
rad0 will be placed under irrigation.
A large dam will be built to be known
as the Rito storage reservoir. The
height will be 100 feet, the capacity
35.O00,0OO feet and Il viii be built Of
solid masonry Claim is made for
water for domestic, irrigation and pow.
er purposes, This reservoir will catch
the flow from Texas creek. Big Lake
Creek. Big Lake reservoir and sub,
terranean streams The probable cost
is $4,000. The Big Lake reservoir
VIII be twenty feet high and will also
be constructed Of masonry The to
tai impounding capacity will be 30,
100000 cubic feet of water These res
eryoirs and bitches will supply water
10 several thousand acres Of land IN
the Arkansas valley now unproductiye,
The state herald., 1908-06-05
Tragic Mistake Near Bed cIIff.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Red Cliff Sunday night says: A pc
culiar and unfortunate tragedy enacted
at Pando, six miles east Of here last
night resulted in the death Of Joseph
Brothers. a we'll known resident Of
Gilman, who was shot dead while try
ing TO board n train.
Passenger trainmen had received or.
dcrs to guard against holdups through
this portion Of the country. Last night
Flagman William SopCr Of Denver q
Rio Grando passenger train No. l
found n man beating his way on the
steps Of the rear Pullman just as the
train emerged from the tunnel at Ten.
nessee pass.
When the train reached Pando Il
was flaEged and stopped near the de-
pot Soper got out 10 investigate and
alongside of the rear car OF the train
met a man IN the darkness and shot
and killed him Instantly Brothers had
walked from Frisco In Summit county,
ncross the range TO Pando for the pur.
pose OF catching the train. He leaves
widow residing at Gilman. Supers
statement Is that he believed the train
WIS being held up and that Brothers,
who was unknown to him, was one OF
the hOld,ups.
II appears that the train had been
tagged by the other traiumen to let
off a passenger who had been uninten'
tinnally carried by the station. Soper
is greatly distressed over the tragedy
The state herald., 1908-06-05
eIn IrrInatIon prol,et,.

Denycr.-To reclaim S0.6i0 acres In
Adams and Weld counties Is the pro.
Hudson Ditch Company. which filed
preliminary specifications Wednesday,
with the state engineer for ditch.
The ditch will be 10000 feet In length
and will have depth Of seven feet
The carrying capacity per second VIII
be l,Oii cubic feet. The estimated
cost Is fb5OOOO. Final nllngs were
made by the llenrylyn Canal Company,
which at the cost of 81 b00.0O will
provide irrigation Tor over 100000
acres " land In Morgan county The
canal viii be outlet for eight rcaer
yuirH.
The state herald., 1908-06-05
rhr Rsn.ht Of sunlInht.

Many persons labor under the delu,
sion that Il is necessary to avoid sun.
light for fear OF spelling the complex,
ion. A. a matter OF fact. the suns
rays arc necessary TO give Il the deli.
cate tinling OF beauty and health Air
is necessary TO the FIRST inspiration
and tho last expiration Of our lives.
but tho purity and activity OF the At
mosphero depend upon tho warming
rays Of tho sun. while our bodies r.,
quiro light for their healthy stlmula.
tlon. II iu well known that without
solar heat there can be- no proper
vegetable growth. and It IL equally
necessary for the beauty and peffcc.
uon OF animal development II be,
hooveH uH, therefore, declares tho New
York Weekly TO see that our homes
are open 10 the suns rays and Hre
made aa bright and cheerful a. posi-
bic, and they ought 10 freely admit tho
sunlight IL IL well known that some
diseases which have baried the skill
Of physicians have been known IA
Yield when the patients were removed
from dark rooms to light and cheerful
apartments Sunlight H. especially
necessary for the healthy growth ai
children,
The state herald., 1908-06-05
The Hunted Bird.

II would not be possible for one to
hunt at all II he could really believe
that which many good people believe.
that in an invasion OF the quiet wood
and field he ruthlessly forces into the
life OF bird and animal a new element
of dread. shadowinF their very exist.
ence and taking from It most II not
all Of the JOY Of living. writes Lewis s.
Welch. in the Atlantic. quite plainly
true is II that the gun Is a signal Of
danger; that the gun dog iB an animal
10 be feared by those whom he loves
10 hunt; that the approach OF man Is
the approach OF a possible enemy.
Man and dog and gun are signs to the
bird that Il is well 10 fly and to seek
some other less disturbed resting
place. This IS not pleasant thing
for the bird Il is often very lnconvenI.
ent; but that It means hysteria Of fear
and catRclysm Of feeling is beyond my
understanding. Watching birds when
the game is on gives me no ground for
believing that the disturbance Of what
they may possess In the way Of feeling
is anything more than momentary, or
more than one experience out Of thou.
sands which come into their lives
every season and against which by
nature they are forearmed.
The state herald., 1908-06-05
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned TO Drink Coffee When I.
Baby.

II parents realized the fact that cof,
fee contains n drug-caffcine-which
ia especially harmful TO children. they
would doubtless hesitate before CIV.
ing the babies coffee 20 drink.
When was child in my mothers
arms and first began TO nibble things
at tho table. mother used TO give me
sips OF coffee. As my parents used
coffee exclusively at meals never
knew there was anything TO drink but
coireo and water
And 80 ! contracted the coffee habit
early. ! remember when quite young,
tho continual use OF coffee 10 affected
my parents that they tried roasting
wheat and barley. then ground II in tho
eofrecmill. ms a substitute for coffee.
But II did not taste rlght aud they
wont back TO coffee again. That was
long before Postum was ever heard Of.
continued TO use coffee until | was 81,
and whom ] got into once work. be-
gnn TO have nervous spells. Especially
after breakfast / was no nervous /
could scarcely attend 10 my CORE.
fluhN"hCns
AT night, after having coffee for
supper. ! could hardly sleep. and on
rising In tho morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded mo 20 try Post.
um. My wife and I did not like Il
NJ FIRST. but later when boiled good
aud strong Il was nno. Now wo
would not give up Postum for tho
best coffee wo ever tasted.
u can now got good sleep. am free
from nervousness and headaohaa. 1
recommend Postum to all coffee drink.
era.
There's Reason"
Namo glyon by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich Read "fbe Road 10 Weli.
yllle," In pkgH.
Ever read the above letter. a new
one sppears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest
The state herald., 1908-06-05
"HsIpfuI HInt.n That Hinder.

Many OF the helpful hints" followed
by our mothers are now proved utterly
useless, II not more harmful than
helpful For instance. nc one now
uses moist tea leaves TO clean carpet
or rug. because OF the inevitable stain
ing, And salt used on carpet col.
lects dampness and rusts the tacks.
Newspapers, dampened and torn. an.
swer the purpose much more satisfac.
torily. Rugs should be shaken from
the sides, for the strain OF the weight
on the end is very apt to loosen the
weft.
The state herald., 1908-06-05
THE STATE HERALD
j. H. Painter, Owner and Pub.
HOLYOKE, COLORADO.
healthfuI Play.

Tho Playground Association oi
America recently gave a notable pub
lie dinner in honor of Mrs. Humphry
Ward of London. Mrs. Ward was well
coined not as the brilliant novelist.
but as the leader in the movement for
wholesome recreation for London chill
dren. Mrs Ward, the duchess of MARI
borough and Miss Jane Adams were
the principal speakers. An earnest
plea was made that American womeR
emulate English women in their sense
Of actual obligation to the whole civic
body. Many young women here take
up philanthropy as diversion, and
drop II when social or domestic de-
mands become more attractive. In
England there is a large class of wo.
men who accept individual RESPONSE
bility for the public good as the condi-
tion of their fortunate heritage, No
public betterment is more prolific Of
good says the Youths Companion,
than that of free open spaces where
children may play under intelligent
guidance and inspiration. 1t is a sad
fact that thousands Of children need to
be taught how to enjoy themselves.
The playground in the crowded city,
equipped for games and athletic eXeT-
cis..<, is a veritable godsend to the
cAi15 whose only refuge from the dark
tenement is the dirty and dangerous
ssreet, The Playground association
and Mrs. Ward stand for improved de
velopment for country as well as city
children. One result Of the movement
is the generous field near the school
house, cut up into small lots, where
each child may do his own gardening.
The delights Of skill applied to this
miniature farming are farreaching in
their influence. Moreover intelligent
adaptation Of sports TO the physical re-
Quirements OF children is needed in vii
lage as in city. Finally, the playground
idea Is spreading from school to fac
tory and shop. A great assemblage Of
prominent men and women discussing
all the aspects OF these important
questions gives promise of n future not
merely Utopian, but practical, when
all indoor toll shall be sweetencd by
outdoor play.
The state herald., 1908-06-05
M,Id countn p-trIiI,d rnr,,i.

Greeley. Colo Scientists say II b.
evident that the land In the vicinity
" Willow creek, forty miles east Of
hero, WAS the site uf n large forest In
prehistoric times, from the many pet
rined Htumpn. limbs and knots of trees
lying about The country wna little
visited until wOrlimen ON tho ronor
y1ir brought 10 this city beautiful spec
linens nf putrlnod wood found there
In large quantities IN that vicinity
arc also found rare aEatrH
The state herald., 1908-06-05
MnntInn III. unusuaI.

Mr.. sinlc-Do you see those three
people walking together down therel
Mrs. Gctup-Yes: who are they?
Mr.. Sinic-one is a somnambulist,
one is a klepiomanlae and one is q
plagiarist"
Mr. Sinic-Law sakes! never
dreamed we were going to meet sc
many brainy people In bunch
Baltimore American.
The state herald., 1908-06-05

Nlrs, Elizabeth Tabor, widow Of the
late Senator n, A. W. Tabor. has
finally raised money 10 pny tho last
mortgage, ut about $500. on tho
MatrhleHs mine At Lpndylllr. and has
made arrangements by which II will
be- worked un lease
n e, WATSON uf Greeley. the newly
elected commander NJ mo Department
~ Colorado and Wyoming. @ A. n.
has been commissioned hy Governor
DHehtel un pNoiticio member of tho
board Of control Of the Soldiers and
Sailors homo. The law requires that
serve on the board
The state herald., 1908-06-05

Kangaroo rats that are lunehne on
the innocent young vineyards of SANTA
crus. CAL should be- told 10 take d
kangaroo walk Or perhaps tho fleet viii
drop a few suggestive shells In the
midst Of them
The state herald., 1908-06-05

itiH lucky Tor some of the smaller
countries Of South America that those
English disappearing torpcdo boats do
not sink while on a friendly visit 10
some Of the minor powers It might
spell annexation OF at lcaft taxation to
replace the boats
The Detroit times., 1908-11-19
Opportunity Is the Ideal Xmas Gift.

Wages are fixed by rent BY taxing
rent we would increase wages. BY
taxing rent IL would be impossible to
hold unused land. BY destroying
gambling In land more land would be
put 10 use. The more land put to
use. the greater will be the demand
for labor. Then jobs will seek men
instead of men seeking jobs.
Unbiased investigation has proven
drunkenness. with It's attendant vice
and crime, to be the result OF power
ty, rather than poverty rhe result OF
drunkenness. Our prohibition or dry"
districts are not free from poverty.
Prosperous neighborhoods show but
little drunkenness.
To abolish poverty. shorten the
hours of labor and raise the sun or
hope for many who see nothing but
revolution ahead. We need an hon.
est. simple. scientific system OF taxa
ton to free our land from monopoly.
Liberty will do the rest
IL in my power, this Is the Christ
mas gift would give our people. But
these plain rights of the people can.
not be given; they will be taken as
soon as the public mind sees little
more clearly the truths Henry George
sets out In Progress and Poverty"
The Detroit times., 1908-11-19
DEER RECKLESSLY SHOT
BY COLORADO HUNTERS

DENVER. Nov. 16.--"Deer in Col
orado will be almost exterminated
this year" says Robert L. Spargur,
chief clerk to the game and fish com.
missioner We estimate from the
slaughter already done that 1900
bucks, does and fawns will be killed
before the close OF the season.
The hunters are Strengthening does
and fawHs right and left this year
The game warden's Office will ask the
legislature TO create a closed season
on does and fawns and TO cut down the
open season on bucks TO 10 days. Tin
less we do this we will have no dec
In Colorado.
"The slaughter OF deer has been un
usually heavy this season. I do not
know how To account for this. Last
year 1900 deer were killed. This yeai
twice that many will be killed. Al
ready $50 deer have been shipped Into
Denver. As yet we have not received
reports from our game wardens in the
various parts of the state and will mo-
receive them until the close OF the
season
The Detroit times., 1908-11-19

/ already knew few-a very few
millionaires when l. went TO New York
the last time. and l met several more
while l was there a few weeks ago. But
they were all alike, In the matter OF
being entirely different from million
aires OF other lands, even selected
quite at random, with no idea or as
sorting shapes and sizes.
II struck me in comparing other mil
lionaires with American millionaires
that the others almost all tried to EN-
Joy themselves when they had made
their money or inherited IL from some
one else. But the American million
aires have never finished making their
money so entirely that they can sit
down and be comfortable. They start
trusts, and are always exciting them
selves by squeezing other trusts. or
else by having their own squeezed.
This Is hard on their nerves: an3
though they are used TO IT, and hardly
notice the effect at the time, IL spoils
their digestion. Eventually they ar
rive at living mostly on crackers and
milk.
, II they are old, their one pleasure Is
In collecting beautiful things. butts as
they never have more than 10 minutes
at time TO admire their treasures
they can't find much satisfaction even
| in such an expensive fad. which. after
all, Is only another development OF the
tiresome mania for getting-getting.
IL they are young millionaires. and
might amuse themselves by motoring
and flirting. and falling In love like
other less conspicuous people. the
newspapers and the public won't let
them do IL In peace. There is SO much
talk about what the poor, rich fellows
do. and especially what they don't do,
| that there's no real fun In doing any
thing. IL Is much simpler TO be mere
royalty. In that case you may pass
unrecognized; but II you are an Ameri-
can millionaire you may as well give
up hope, once for all, Of bfushing I'M
seen.
And then American millionaires are
so much more complicated than other
millionaires; which alone Is enough to
throw an undue strain upon their
nerves.
Romance and Sentiment.
Deep down In their hearts. being
American. they are rather romantic
and sentimental. except when they're
playing poker. or perhaps bridge. They
are almost boyishly patriotic. more so
than English pillionaires tmore even
than those whose names end with
stein" or 'heim') because they love
to see a play OF read a novel about the
Spanish. or better still. the civil war.
nrt xubot normal Epvlish ruil1fOnairpg
could now be bothered with tale or
drama concerning the Boer episode?
Also do the American millionaires
In the secret depths OF their misunder-
fstood natures worship sweet
The Detroit times., 1908-11-19

II were q national Santa Claus. l
would give TO the American people the
same opportunity to use their COM
mon heritage, the land and the. re-
sources of nature, as is now enjoyed
by the squirrels In our woodlands or
the bees In our meadows. where labor
receives the full product OF its toll,
and thrift with bountiful harvest
means plenty Of all, says Tom l.. john
son In symposium. IF Were Ma
tional Santa Claus" In the December
Delineator.
would establish just method OF
taxation. Public improvements raise
land values only. The growth OF pop
ulation increases them. Justice de-
mands that the public should enjoy
the values which the public has Gre
ated. A land-value tax Is therefore
the only just and honest tax.
The taxation Of land values would
raise wages to labor's full product. II
would destroy monopoly. for monop.
oily Is rooted In the control OF land
and the resources Of nature. Monop-
oily also limits the output Of society by
the title-deeds by which 1t encloses the
land, and abnormally increases the
prices of all commodities.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-19

III on this sad, this solemn occasion,
should endeavor TO move yer com
m.seration. IL would be doing INJUSTICE
To that sensibility which has been SO
generally and SO Justly manifested
Far from attempting 10 excite your
emotions, mrSt try TO repress my
own: and yet, | fear. that, instead OF
the language OF a public speaker, YOU
will hear only the lamentations OF q
wailing friend.
Students OF Columbia-he was In the
ardent pursuit OF knowledge In your
academic shades. when the first sound
of the American war called him to the
field. A young and unprotected volun
teer. such was his zeal, and so brti
liant his service. that We heard hls
name before we knew his person. Il
seemed as IL God had called him sud
denly into existence, that re might
assist so to nave world.
The penetrating eye OF Washington
soon perceived the manly spirit which
animated his youthful bosom. By that
excellent Judge OF men he was Sc
lected as an aide, and thus he became
early acquainted with, and was
principal actor Inc the most Important
scenes OF our revolution.
Shortly after the war. your favor
no. your discernment--called him TO
public Office. You sent him TO the
convention at Philadelphia, he there
assisted I'm forming that constitution.
which Is now the bond OF our union,
the shield OF our defence and the
source OF our prosperity
At the time when our government
was organized. we were without funds,
though not without resources. To call
them into action, and establish order
In the finances, Washington sought
for splendid talents. for extensive In
formation, and above all. he sought
for sterling, incorruptible integrity.
All these he found in Hamilton. The
system then adopted has been the sub
ject OF much animadversion. IL IL be
not without fault, let IL be remem-
bered that nothing human Is perfect.
Recoliect the circumstances OF the mo-
ment-recollect the conflict OF opinion