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The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
MEAN TRICK OF THE PARROT.
And Just After Its Mistress Had Made
Neat Bluff"

Young Hankinson tmaking q call)-
You have had that parrot long time.
Miss Laura.
Miss Laura-Yes. we have had him
several years.
Young Hankinson-Quite intelligent,
10 he not?
Miss Laura-Very. Can initiate al.
most anything.
Young Hankinson-They have a re-
markably clever parrot over at the
Casterlins', Miss Laura 1t can imi.
tate the sound OF kiss to perfection.
Is that among the accomplishments OF
our feathered friend here in the cor
ner?
Miss Laura (indignantly)-No, sir.
He does not attempt an imitation of
sound he is not accustomed to hear.
Mr.. Hankinson. OF that l can assure
you.
The Parrot-Wait, George. dear, till
/ take this bird out of the ROOM
Taller.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Farm.r.' Union at Rocky Ford.

Rocky Ford, Colo-A convention OF
representatives of the Farmers Edu
cative and Cooperative Union was held
here on the 7th INST, attended by thir.
ty-five delegates. at which district
union. comprising Pueblo, Otero. Bent
Prowers and Kiowa counties was or.
ganized. The purpose of the union is
to cooperate with the state organiza.
tion in securing better market facili
ties and lower prices and rates on ne
cessities. The following officers were
elected:
President. Senator John H. Crowley
OF Rocky Ford; vice president, J. F.
Michael of Pueblo; secretary, J. N
Sholas Of Rocky Ford; treasurer, Hud
son May of Flower.
The convention endorsed the erec
tion of an independent sugar factory
at Manzanola, which will not be com,
pleted until the 1909 crop natures, il
having been found that $4,000 extra
would have been required to complete
the factory for this years crop.
The convention also endorsed the es.
tablishment of public warehouse at
Pueblo, which will be made central
distributing point.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Socialist Convention.

Chicago.-With whirlwind of ora
tory the Socialist party delegates op
ened the national convention here Sun,
day. The first session, which lasted
from noon until nearly evening, devel
oped indications of clash between
city Socialists and Socialists of the az
ricultural class, and already the line
of cleavage appears to be sharply
drawn. The net results of the session
were: A refusal to permit the women
delegates to control majority of the
committee on the rights of women with
regard to the Socialist movement; a
refusal to name committee to discuss
immigration, and fight lasting
through three ballots on the question OF
proposed overtures to the farmers and
reference of the same to committee
of nine. Eugene v. Debs was detained
at his home by sickness in his family.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
SENATE RAISES THE APPRoPRiA-
TIoN FROM S5oo,ooo TO
$1,000. 900.
OPPONENTS BEATEN
HOUSE PASSES THE MoNoELl
BILL ENLAR0iNG THE HOME
sTEADs OF DRY FARMERS.

Neutrality-suspicious. OF the for
estry system in the Senate received
decided setback Monday when by a
yea and nay vote the Senate doubled
the appropriation provided by the
House and reported by the Senate
committee on agriculture for perma'
nent improvements in forest reserves
The amount stated in the bill. which
has been before the Senate for four
days past, was $500, 900, and a deter
mined effort was made by Senators
Hepburn, Teller. Clark and Carter to
have this amount stricken from the
bill.
1t was defended by Senators War.
rem. Smoot, Dixon. Flint, Dolliver and
Beveridge. and today when the bill
was on final passage. Dixon of Mon
tana offered an amendment raising the
amount to $1,000,00 making an effect
i've ten-minute speech In support Of his
amendment, which was adopted by a
vote of 36 to 23.
Senator Hepburn denounced the ac
tion of the Senate as absurd and out
rageous. but the amendment prevailed
regardless of his protest.
During the proceedings Senator
Warren. in charge of the bill, arranged
for introduction by Fulton of Oregon
Of an amendment giving the states
twenty-five per cent. of the proceeds
OF forest sales and rentals. instead OF
ten per cent. as heretofore, and ac
cepted the amendment for the commit
tee. and 1t was SO adopted.
After a brief debate the House to
day passed the Mondell dry farm
bill. permitting the homesteading oi
not to exceed 800 acres of non-irri
gable. non-mineral and non -timbered
public lands. The bill was in charge
Of Chairman Mondell of the public
lands committee. who made the prin
cipal speech in its support.
Other western members advocated
its passage, including Bonynge oi
Colorado. To facilitate its ultimate
passage the House committee retained
the title of the Smoot bill which
passed the Senate some time ago. but
substituted the provisions of Mondel
for those of the bill adopted by the
Senate. Because of this change the
bill will be sent to a conference com
mittee for final adjustment.
AS 1t passed the House it require.
Quires proof that one-eighth of the
acreage was cultivated the secont
year and onefourth the third year ant
thereafter up to the time of making
final proof.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Denver's Building Boom.

Statistics of building for April in
forty-seven leading cities, complied by
the American Contractor. shows that
Denver leads with Ill per cent. gain
over April 1907. Denver ranks sec.
ond for gain in the first four months
compared with the same period last
year with a gain of sixty-three per
cent. New Orleans leads in this with
eighty-four per cent gain in four
months. New Orleans ranks second to
Denver with 1853 per cent. gain in April.
ealt Lake City ranks third with Ito
per cent. gain. Denver's April in
crease Is nearly 100000. and in the
-FOUR months is over $1,200,000.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
DENVER Y.M.c.A.
HEALTH farm
NEW SECRETARY PROPOSES THAT
ALL THE TENTS SHALL
BE FILLED.
ACTIVE WORK BEGUN
DONATIONS FOR THE ERECTION
OF A NEW BUILDING WOULD
BE ACCEPTABLE.

Denver-With the coming Of w. E.
Edmonds, secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association for years
at Decatur. Illinois, the Young Mems
Christian Association health farm al
Edgewater, six miles from Denver. will
take on new life and be pushed to its
capacity. The health farm has become
to be considered one of the most i'm
portant departments of the association.
The institution at Edgewater is the
only one of its kind In the United
States and has for its mission the
furnishing Of place where members
may recuperate. Tubercular patients
have been given q place to recover
more rapidly. and the other men in
broken health have the doors of the
farm open to them. During the past
Ave years of its existence 428 men
have come under its care. The Eastern
associations have assisted very much
In its maintenance, having sent many
young men here and have gone down
In their pockets to make up the yearly
shortage occasioned by the low rates.
During the time that there has been
no general secretary at the farm the
committee of management has institu'
ted a policy Of retrenchment, cutting
down the number of men at the place
pne-half. One of the first matters to
receive attention under the new secre.
tary will be the filling up of the camp
to its fullest capacity, which is fifty
men.
The crying need at the present time
10 for extra bathing facilities. The COM
mittee are now making their plans to
enlarge in this connection and to pro.
vide additionally for administration
purposes. To this end it is contem
plated to erect a new building on the
ground to cost about 10000. This
building will contain, among other
things, physician's office and labora
tory, secretary's office, reception room,
rest room. linen room. bath rooms. toi
let rooms. lavatories. laundry and steri.
liking room and also sleeping quarters
for the regular help.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.

The political campaign recently de-
cided upon by the American Fedora
tion of Labor will be directed from
Chicago.
The view that railroad employe
who is riding on pass is entitled to
damages if injured has been upheld in
the Supreme Court of New York.
A fire at Atlanta, Georgia, on the 8th
inst. entirely destroyed two solid busi-
ness blocks, including the Terminal no.
tel. Loss, $1,250,000; insurance, $780,
900.
The famous Hope diamond, latterly
owned by Joseph Krankel's Sons Com
pany OF New York, has been sold at
Paris, it is reported, for 100000. 1t is
believed to have been bought for the
sultan of Turkey.
The Ameer of Afghanistan in
in reply TO British remonstrances says
that he has difficulty in controlling the
frontier tribes and that he has issued
stringent orders recalling those who
have crossed the frontier and instruct
ing the officials to prevent further in
cursions.
The boycotters of Japanese mer-
chants at Hong Kong are persistent in
their efforts and are creating wide
spread sympathy with startling effect.
A dispatch from Tangier says that
the report of Raisuli's assassination is
false. 1t is true. the dispatch says,
that band OF Elkmes fired volley
at him from ambush, but Raisuli was
not hit.
A fact that is not generally known
is that former President Cleveland
draws a, salary of $4,000 year as
president Of the association of presi-
dents Of the old line life insurance COM
panies.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
NOTHING to Get.

Gelctt Burgess was talking at a
theatrical supper in New York about
1The Lark" his delightful little paper
that failed.
Nearly all good papers fall said
he. / have an aged friend who runs
a splendid paper in small Western
village. The last copy my friend sent
me had this editorial paragraph
marked in blue pencil:
burglars entered our house last
night. To the everlasting shame OF
the community for whose welfare We
have labored thirty-eight years, be it
said they got nothing"
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Fly More Than Two Miles.

Manteo, N. C.-In the flying machine
lights at Kill Devil hill Monday, the
Wright brothers of Dayton, Ohio, made
long gains over distances heretofore
flown. The longest fight Monday, the
the distance being computed by the
telegraph poles Of the United States
weather bureau, was two and seven-six,
teenths miles, almost mile in excess
Of their best previous record.
The machine was made to light cas-
lily on the ground. the average time
made by the manchine on the fighta
being computed at 46.774 miles an hour
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Not q Cross Breed.

"Is that your dog. John?" queried
he mistress with a smiling glance at
he strange mongrel that hid behind
ihe coachman's heels.
NO, ma'am," replied John. 'fhe Just
come in this morning. and I haven't
got the heart to drive him away"
He looks like a cross-breed, doesn't
he?" returned the lady.
"Oh. no, ma'am," was the assuring
reioinder of John, "he isn't a cross
breed. He is cheerful breed. He has
lone nothing but hang around and act
happy ever since he came in."-Home
Magazine.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Adams Punishment.

Arnold DAILY is responsible for this
one, which happened in a school where
Bible study is part of the course.
what sin did Adam commit"
"He ate forbidden fruit
"Right. What tempted ADAM"
Eve"
mot really Eve, but the serpent
And how was Adam punished?"
The girl hesitated and looked con.
fused. Behind her sat little eight.
year-old who raised her hand and said:
please, pastor, l know"
well, tell us; how was Adam pun.
ished?"
"He had to marry Eve."-Young's
Magazine.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Well Named.

The train. had stopped at little
town on the prairie.
The passenger with the skull cap
stuck his head out of the window and
read the name over the door of the sta
ticn.
"Star View," he said. well, that's
a good name. anyway"
Eyes, sir" responded the detected
villager on the station platform. 'and
1t fits the burned town like glove. II
you should come here to make livin'
mister. it'd starve you, all right. all
right"
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15

Three hundred girls. working under
the direction of members of the Pueblo
Hospital Association. tagged practi-
cally everybody in Pueblo and col
lected for the institution almost 1880.
One tag was sold for $50, but the av-
erage price was 10 cents.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
A Budding Financier.

"Do you think your boy will ever at
tain your standing as financier?"
81 guess he'll do" answered the emf
nent operator. Last week he gave me
a quarter to keep for him. and he has
already drawn $2.45 on account"
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Extraction.

How'd your scheme for extracting
gold from sea water turn out?"
Made my fortune"
"You really extracted gold from sea
water?"
Nope; but I extracted a-plenty from
those who took stock in my scheme"
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15
Horse Still Useful.

Moe Rose-Do you think the automo-
bile is replacing the horse?
Joe Cose-Well, not entirely: any
way, haven't found any automobile in
my bologna yet.-Browning's Maga-
zine.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-15

It May Happen.
What caused the blockade of traffic
in this street,"
"a girls spring hat blew off,"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
MRS. SHAW LOSES ESTATE.
Says She Did Not Sign as Witness
 But That Doesn't Help Any.

Because the provisions of the law in regard to the making of a will were not compiled with in either of two interpretations of the instrument drawn up as the last will and testa- ment of Henry T. Thompson, the pro- bate court yesterday threw out the will presented and declared 1t null and void. The estate in question Is small one amounting only to few hundred dollars, put the case pre- sented was a peculiar one. There were three names signed to the docu- ment as witnesses, but one of these was by the side of the other two in- stead of under them. This name was that of Mrs. Esther c. Shaw, who was named in the will as beneficiary of the will. As the law does not per init a beneficiary to act as a witness the will was held up as being not properly witnessed and Mrs. Shaw appeared in court yesterday. She declared that she had not signed the why she had signed it. She only knew that she had not signed as a witness because she asserted she knew that would deprive her of benefiting from the will. Then the court an- nounced that this being the case the remained but two witnesses where three are required by law. The es- tate will be settled by the court.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
TRAVELLERS GUIDE. New York New Hapen G Hartford
 Railroad.
FEBRUARY 2. 1905.

FEBRUARY 2. lOOS. FOR NEw hoHk--'4.2O. ~4;56. x5:5S. o'oV, 's.Uo, Xs:lo, s.4b. 'y:3b, -lU.SO, A m, lsivS. i2'IO, 'll2.z2, 'l.2o, '2;V3, 2.25, s,Vo' ,e.ol, 'ii;1l, 4'S5, .5:OS, b:S5, ao,V0, ,e'f%, 'GOs' 'uoz, 'ls.1. 's!vs. 'eoJ a. hlr 4s;oU, 'loO, .2:US. sS:os, 100, |o'vS, S,'xo.IO, 'b.fz, 'GJs, 'i.S., 'vvS, s.zV D. m.
 TOT WnsninAton ,ia Harlem River-- l,oo ?, li', '44.VV, nisAt, daily.
 TOT hos'on Nia har,iora und Willi- ihhh'ic-- 4u'Vi h. nl, 'tv0 D. m.
 TOT hos,on Nih Ncw LunaOu and fio' o'idehee--'2,lU, goo .i... -lIl.42, d. m 'la'0o, 'll.42, '4.ob, "4:2U, .4,Sb, l 'llo'as' 'H'Uo, D. h. sundays--sz..I zoo d. fn.. 'l.;U5, '2:oO. -4.oS. .7:0S. D. h.
 ior Boston via springneld-.luO, 'l4'll a, m, "I;4o. '5.lo, D. m. Sundayy -'l'lV d. m., 'l;tb. 1b.io p. m.
 For hnrtrurd, springiieiu, Etc.-.l.l0 Nf'VV, o'oo' i.to, "lU.Vi. 'Il.Il, a. n.. Xl'vv,- 'l't5, o.l0, si:Vo, xo,vU .S:45, o'S, i;lV, to hnrtiosuJ, Ao:lv, 9.62 D. m. sundays-'l;lU, xy.ub, xl.:45, a. m. "I:4b, "o.tb, 7.lU, xS:Iv, Ay:2v D. m.
 Tor Nrw London, i1tc.--2..V, .2:55, I'ih ll'lS, (to sayJrookJ, -lIl:42 a. nl,, 'l2!Vo, sn4:rl. goo, 3.v0, -4:2v, .4:6Y. b.lb, b'lV, ito Saybrook), 'llo.iz, .i:US ll'oU, tto saybrook), p. m. sundays-- '.'2v, '2:ob, S.ol, a. h., 'l2:06, s2:66, '4!oS, 7,Jb D. m.
 Tor Middictown, Wiliimnntic, Etc. 50 q. m. l2:oS, b:02. p. m. Sundays-- i:2O D. m.
 For shelburnc Falls, Etc.--7:44 a. n., 1920 tto New Hartford), 4:0l, 5:54 D. m. lto Westheld).
 For Materbury-6.50 (via Naugatuck Junction., S:O0, 9:32, a. m. 2.36. b46, f4O, ll.40. ?. m. Sundays-S:26. il:l6 Il. n If
 For Winsted--b:60 (via Naugatuck Junction.. 9:32 a, m., 2:35, 5.45, TAO D. m. Sundays--S:25 a. m. 6:45 p. m.
 For Pittsheld and Intermediate Points -bb6 (via BridgeporO. 9:32 a. m. 3:6a lvia BridgeporD 4;O5 p. m. Sundays I'bb (Yia BridgeporD a. m.
 For Litchaeid--9:32 a. m., 4:05 D. m. sundays-I:bb tvia BridgeporD a. m.
 Express trains. xLocal express.
 Parlor car limited.
 ". c. BIIsRD, F. c. COLBY,
 Gen. supt. Asst. Gen. Pass. Act.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
IN SOCIETY

A reception will be given for Rev. and Mrs. stewart Means at St. John r. E. church, corner of Orange and Humphrey streets on the evening of May :, from to 10 o'clock, by the members of MT, Means congregation, In honor of the completion of twenty five years as rector of St, Johns
 A largo gathering of delightful chill dren witnessed the vaudeville enter tanment at Harmonic hall yesterday afternoon. The program was very fine one and consisted of song and dances by some very clever little peo- pie, a violin solo, fascinating sleight- of-hand performance, and the moving pictures from Polls. These latter called forth shouts of laughter and small wonder for they were most amusing, The afternoon proved a splendid success In every way, and was evidently as much enjoyed by the many "grown-ups" who attended as by the children.
 Mrs. Isham Henderson who has been very III at her home on Prospect street was unable to attend the hearing of the newsboys ordinance last evening at city hall. Mrs, Henderson, president of the Consumers league in this city is very much interested in the question before the ordinance committee last evening,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
GENERAL SHIPPING NEWS

Cherbourg, April 2a.-sailed: steam- CT Kronprlzessin Cecelie. (from Brem- on and southampton), New York
 Gibraltar April 2a--Passed: Steam CTS Clara, Trieste. etc, for New York and Philadelphia; San Giovanni, Ma pies for New York.
 Naples, April 27.--Arrived: Steamer Moraltis, New York.
 Braslle. New York; Regina d'Italia, New York
 Liverpool, April S)--sailed: Steamer Kensington Montreal.
 New York, April 3O.-sailed: Steam CT Principe al Piemonte, Genoa, etc.
 Sable Island, \. &, Aprir 3o,--Steamer Amerika. Hamburg. Southampton and Cherbourg for New oYrk. in communi- cation with the Marconi station here when 75O miles east of Sandy Hook at 1850 D. m; probably dock at 1 p. m. Saturday.
 New York, April 30.-Sailed: Steam- CTS Arabic, Liverpool via Queenstown; Deutschland, Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg; La Savole, Havre; Lut- zow Bremen via Plymouth and Cher bourg oscar IT,, Copenhagen, etc; Sla- vonla Plume via Naples and Trieste,
 Brow Head, April 30.-Setamer Kais- erin Auguste Victoria, New York for l Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg, l 26O miles southwest at i a, m; will probably reach Plymouth 10 D. m,
 Queenstown, April 30.-Steamer Gym rlc, Boston for Queenstown and Liver pool 233 miles west at a. m Will probably reach Queenstown D p, m.
 Lbau, April 24.-Arived: Steamer Petersburg, New York via Rotterdam (not previously).
 Liverpool, April 29.-Arrived Steam. CT Ivernin Boston via Queenstown.
 Plymouth April 29.--Arrived: Steam or Adriatic, New York for Cherbours and southampton (and proceeded).
 Queenstown April S0.--Steamer Ce dric. New York for Queenstown an, Liverpool 2a2 miles west at 10 a. m. will probably reach Queenstown 1 a m. Friday.
 Brow Head, April 3O,--steamer Stat endam, New York for Boulogne an' Rotterdam, 16O miles southwest d
 Isle of Wight. April 3o.-Passed steamer Chemnitz, Baltimore for Brem
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01

ital stock of the Equitable Trust and
 30 per cent. on that of the Mercantile were declared. These dividends were at the rate wnich the two companies had been paytr5 prior to the com mencemonL of the merger proceed inga, and covered the period during
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01

company with the Mercantile Trust company was voted down at meetings of the stockholders of the two institu. tons to-day, although law suit in- stituted by 0 minority stock interest had resulted in favor of the merger
 Dividends of g per cent. on the cap
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
.NNnll- when vonr wife gets start

well. when your wife gets started on a disagrecabe subject said the man who thought he was cute why don't you change the subject?'
 "you don't know my wife, replied peckham; shed simply exhaust the new subject and then taHe up the old ono where she left off, '-Phlladelphla Press,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01

which dividends were deferred ow- ing to litigation,
 The directors of both companies, while adhering to the view that the merger was desirable at the time the agreement was made, now believe 1t to be the best interests of both com panies to maintain separate esist- ences
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
NEW LONDON MARINE NOTES.

New London. April 30.-Arr1ved: sen. Lizzie J Call Cfrom Port Readlng), Ex- eter. N. H., Allen Gurney Gurney, Cfrom New York), Newport whaling schooner Margaret, Church (from Per- nambuco); Laura r. Hatch. White, (from Taunton, Mass.), New York. tug T. J. Scully, with two barges from east
 Sailed Schooner Natayar from Ban gor), New York.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
HSM Marine Record. Ae PORT OF NEW HAVEN.
UNI UT NEW HAY ENl
 fT.EAREn

CLEARED Sch Aetna, Campbell. N. r. Sch Yosemite, Fisher N. Y. Sch Edna and Charles. Knowlton,
 Greenport Sch Eva II. Lewis, Smith, Providence.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
MERGER PLAN VOTED DOWN.
Eou,table and Mercantile Trust Stock
 holders OpposT Union.

New York, April 8s---Tho Merger agxeement Of the Edp!table Trust
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06
A psrfumed Caravan.

Everybody knows how subtle, pene-
trating and permanent Is the rich per-
fume of altar of roses. The larger part
of the worlds supply Of this delicious
scent is made in Persia, where there
are many hundreds OF acres devoted to
the cultivation OF roses for this pur-
pose. At certain seasons OF the year
long caravans Of donkeys, laden with
altar. and under guard Of soldiers to
protect the rich booty from attacks by
robbers, Journey from central Persia
to the little port Of Bushire, whence 1t
is exported to Bombay. Other donkey
trains similarly escorted proceed to
ports on the Caspian sea, which, after
Hindustan, are the largest consumers
Of the costly luxury. When the wind
is I'm the right direction the approach
Of one Of these caravans is announced
by the scent long before 1T can be
seen. and the line OF It's progress can
be traced by the odor for days after II
has passed by.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06
More profitahla 10 Sail.


The mayor of Harrisville, W. Va,
states the situation there as follows;
Some eight years ago this little city
purchased a (naturaD gas plant at a
cost OF some $4,000. The revenue
from the plant paid for 1t and left a
surplus. Two years ago we leased
the plant to private corporation at a
generous rental"
SO far as we know this is the only
lighting plant transferred to private
parties while being operated at prof
II, as this one apparently was. 1t Is
noteworthy. however. that the people
evidently believed that they could get
better results from the plant If 1t were
under private management or they
would not have leased IT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-06
pir.... Of The ca,pIan.

The Turcoman dwellers In central
Asia are terrible robbers. They are
also slave dealers, selling all the pris-
oners whom they make In war or In
their thleving raids. Besides plumber
ing by land, they carry on their evil
work by water, for they have a num-
Der Of pirate ships on the Caspian sea
which lie in wait for Russian and Per
sian vessels. They seize all the goods
on board these ships. and the unfortu-
nate crews are sold into slavery. The
chief markets for slaves are Khiva
and Bokhara. Sometimes they have
difficulty in finding purchasers for all
their captives II these have been nu-
merous, and they have been known to
dispose Of Persian prisoner for sum
equal to IS pence OF British money.
They keep many slaves to TIL their
fields and treat them most cruelty
London Answers.