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Blue-grass blade., 1909-01-10
Prof. Wakeman Dissents in Mild Way
Against our Use Of Superlatives.
"Toussaint Farm" North Mianus,
PO COscob. Conn.

'Toussaint Farm North Mianus,
P.O. Coscob, Conn.
Dec. 20, 30S, E. M, 1908, C. E.
My Dear Mr.. CharleswOrth:-
The Blue Grass Blade came this morning
with my picture, life notice and article, and
you have my congratulations. Don't think
that your good work is not appreciated be-
cause few corrections should be made, to-
wit:
The folks here think you have done quite
we'll with the picture, and that 1t is their
"old boy" for sure. But he is shocked at
your title, Americas Greatest Phlloso-
pher," ETC., etc. 1t is not safe to apply SUI
perlatives to persons in a relative world.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-Miss Geo.
+. Jeffrey, the Washington postoffice
clerk. who was transferred to Manila
recently, and announcement of whose
marriage to Prince Alfred Abrenheim
Garain of Russia, in Canton Dec. IS,
caused surprise as the woman in
whose defense Representative ]. T.
Heflin of Alabama seriously wounded
Louis Mandy, negro. in street car
here March 27 last.
That the young woman who is now
Princess Gararin is a witness to the
shooting and whose absence from the
city seriously interfered with the eff
forts of the district attorneys office to
bring the congressman to trial is an
nounced today and the fact that she
win not be able to testify may have q
marked effect upon the proceedings
against Helm.
A matter brought to light by th'
fact that the war department which
paid Miss Jeffrey's expenses to tn,
orient, has received letter from tn,
young woman inclosing n check 70
$3.50 to reimburse the government.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
WORK OF
CYCLONE
Southern States Swept
by Most Disastrous
Storm in Years

ATLANTA, Ca. Feb, 6-The storm
which passed over Mississippi. Ala
bama and Georgia yesterday in various
sections, reaching the proportions of a
tornado was probably the most dis,
astrous to life and property of any
In recent years in this section.
Reports received up to noon today
tell of the death of more than a dozen
persons with fatal injury of almost as
many more, and serious injury to
many others in the states named. and
1t is believed that reports from the
devastated district today will greatly
increase the number of fatalities. The
telegraph and telephone service is bad
iy crippled, this condition extending
into South Carolina and will be sew
~eral days before communication with
the several towns and villages which
suffered most from the effects of the
high wind will be restored.
1.-The storm center Travelled east from
north Texas and appears to have
wrought the greatest havoc in north
ern Alabama, although high winds pre-
vailed throughout the length and
breadth of that state, reaching a We
locity of forty-six miles per hour as
far south as Mobile where torrentiai
rain was accompanied by hail.
Until today it was impossible 10
communicate with hundreds of towns
In the tornado swept district.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
EX=
PLOSION
Scores Of People sfs
Thrown into Panic
and Lives Lost

NEW YORK, Feb. e.--Scores q -
pie were thrown into panic anA eAS
lives OF several tiny scarlet fever svH
ferers may be lost as the result q n
explosion OF a bomb outside IL vopeA
bule OF an East Seventy. nfth streel
tenement house early today. Ths -
lice believe the so-called Black HsnA
responsible for the outrage, - ~
say grocer named Pacolocci. who -
cupied store on the ground fAoe =
the building which was blown N. ~
received threatening letters. Pace,
l6cci denies this.
The bomb WAS found In the vuef3-
bule by Police Sergeant BirminshanA
who saw the sputtering OF sparks =
he was passing. The sergeant sntaA
ed the hallway to invsstiSafs. -
when he saw that the bomb vas ahe~t
to explode fled to the street He -
hardly reached the door when tie =:
plosion occurred. The vestibuls dosss
were blown out. the ceiling fell, -
widows In the front OF tho bsaidinR
were smashed. Tenants lied = u
street carrying several small chiArsa.
several OF whom were Affected wtfh
scarlet fever.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
CLOVER CLUB ORGANIZED.

A new addition to the working force
of st. Marks church has come into
existence under the able leadership of
Mrs. Haggart. 1t is called the Glover
club, and has for a badge the four
I'D clover, which is symbolical of
the Trinity.
The club meld its first meeting Fri
day. Jan. 20. with Mrs. Haggart, who
entertained the members in her usual
charming manner. She sketched an
outline of the work planned by Mr.
Doggett and herself. the main object
being to create choir fund and tc
pay off the debt on the organ, which
st. Marks parish considers a memo
rial to Mr.. Ostensen, whose beques
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

upon him as their choice for mayor OF
that place. irrespective OF party affili.
atoms and Senator Stephen was the
recipient of an invitation from a dele
CATION of Colorado City citizens Wed
nesday of the offer of the mayoralty.
Republicans. Democrats. Prohibition.
lists and all other parties have chosen
him for the place. Letters have been
sent to him asking that he accept.
This is not the first time he has been
offered the Job of running Colorado
City, and he consented to accept Wed.
nesday II all factions would unite in
placing him on their tickets. Sen.
ator Stephens is one of the best known
business men and Republicans OF that
section of the state. With Senator
Long. Senator Stephens delivered an
able address to the voters of La Plata
county last fall and 1t is too bad the
people did not take his advice.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
BOUND
FOR HOME
American Battleship
Fleet Sails for the
Land Of Liberty

GIBRALTAR, Feb. 6.-The Ameri.
can battleship fleet began prepara
tions for getting under way at 0
O'Clock this morning and at IL O'Clock
the ships steamed away, homeward
bound for Hampton Roads. where they
are due to arrive February %.
The American battleship fleet is
composed of sixteen warships and is
now on its last run of its famous
cruise around the world 1t left
hampton Roads Dec. 16, 1907, and
when it again anchors at that port,
Feb. 22. will have been gone one year
and sixty-eight days.
Roar Admiral Arnolds. with the
squadron of the Atlantic fleet consist
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
Met Death in a
Horrible Manner

CHICAGO, Feb. G.-Held prisoner
and helpless. Charles Thompson gazed
in agony yesterday evening upon the
rear light OF freight train which was
backing down TO grind him to death
between the wheels and the rail. The
train moved slowly. but the horror
made the man almost powerless to
struggle in the effort to extricate his
left foot from the switch frog In which
II had caught At last the train was
upon him. With frantic effort his foot
was freed, but It was too late. He
was crushed to death before he coult
crawl from the track.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
Will Spend More
Than Million Dollars

DENVER Ysb. s--More than two
million dollars VII be spent by James
J. Hill In the Colorado Asd Southern
construction In Colombo between May
and Sept. 1. The Colorado and
Southern wal bsiil from Pueblo to
Walsenburg, sfty-eisht miles. and that
viii cost = million and . half, and
from Fort Coilihs TO Cheyenne. thirty.
five miles. thAl wiia csst $3.50. 900. Sur
veyors are Aow In the Reid establish
Ing both thess nsss anl preliminary
work Is almost na,sAed. Ths contracts
will soon b let. aal II II said today
that work win bskia May 1. on both
lines. and bctA viii ~ IN operation OF
Sept I.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
Floods Drown Many
People in Germany

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-Many cases of
loss of life continue to be reported
from various parts of Germany as the
result of floods. Waters of the small.
Ell streams are now subsiding. but the
larger rivers, like the Elbe, the Main,
the Rhine and the Oder, are still ris-
ing. Lower sections of Frankfort-on-
tne-Main are flooded. A terrific hurri'
cane ragged in the Rhine valley last
night and demolished Weisbaden ma
chinery hall and other buildings in
the course of erection for the foreign
exhibition this summer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
NOTED ENGINEER ooEs
WITH HARTMAN RAILROAD

Denver Special to Pueblo StsrJoursal
DENVER, Feb. 4.-Chisf Easinssg
]. f. Hinckley of the Frisco rsilroal
for many years, and one Of The boel
known railroad engineers In the eoun-
try, has resigned to go with the South-
ern Pacific. according to informa&jso
received In Denver. It u also lsAs1-
ed that Hinckley will have chares q
the Southern Pacific extension freo
the coal fields In the vicinity e ~
range. Colo. to a connection with tAs
main line of the company 1t Lords
burg, N. NJ. The work II schslulel
to begin at an early date.
Hinckley will more than likely -
put in charge OF the Missouri rAeaas
road building In the north Dass g
the state. mention Of which was naAs
in The Star-Journal . few days -.
However. 1t is not thought hat tAeee
improvements will supsrssde thsss =
be made in the south part oe ~
state.
e. H. Hartman n anxious 70 t.
the rich coal fields around DuSaaee Il
order to be In easy reach ol ~ ~
the main line running through v cAls
fornia from New Orleans. via - pssa
Texas. and Deming. N. NJ. By beona
able to get Its fuel from soutAsrn o.
orado coal fields the Southern Psa1ol
will be In position to save . loAg -
that is now necessary. TAis ~. =
much as any other. enters into ~ =
sire of Hartman to build fFe0 n
range to Lordsburg Just - S1Sehiy Z
the work Of construction - ~ q
complishsA.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
Mrs. GusEenheim. Representative aud
Mrs. Bonynse and Representative and
Mrs. Cook.
WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE ACTIVE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.--while a
majority Of the members of the house
committee on ways and means are
busily engaged with the preparation
OF a new tariff bill. Democrats of the
committee are losing no opportunity
to prepare themselves for the fight
which is expected TO take place on
the floor of the house when the bill
Is introduced. 1t is not considered
likely that the minority bill will be in
troduced.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
DolNes IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The house.
bill providing for the presentation OF
six condemned cannon to Cheyenne
passed the senate.
President Roosevelt has sent 10 :ho
senate the nomination OF Hugh Tay-
ior as receiver of public money at
Denver.
Senator Warren and his daughter,
Mrs. Pershing. wife of General John
M. Pershing, gave a dinner of fifty
two covers last evening In honor OF
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Wright.
Among the guests we're Senator and
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
DEPUTY SHOT BY NEGRO;
POSSE IN PURSUIT

PARIS, Tex, Feb. 6.--Deputy Con.
stable Robert Draper was shot and
instantly killed by John Mcintosh, u
negro, last night while he, with Con.
stable Matthews, was endeavoring to
arrest Mcintosh on the charge of as
sault- The negro escaped. Feeling is
high In this vicinity and serious trou-
BILE is feared.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Ing OF the battleships Maine. Missis-
sippi. New Hampshire and Idaho and
the scout cruisers Chester and Bir-
mingham and Salem. will meet Ad-
miral Sperry's fleet In the Atlantic
about 1000 miles from the coast. and
then. with Arnold's ships as an escort.
the world-touring vessels will proceed
towards Hampton Roads. where they
will be received by President Roose-
welt on Washington's birthday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
srANzAs THAT YIELD ssa.lsa

There's the man who mover psys -
On the day he said he would,
But who grins and says. TN ssssx
l would settle II could"
There's the man who taken unbre10us
Which he never doss rstsss.
And hope it'a never raining
When 1t comes his turn to bum.
New York 0lob~
Black were the eyes-as black - 5st-
or the country maid knsw;
kissed her. and her lover cams,
And mine are yet black. too.
London Spare Noasssts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
Constable Shot and
Killed by Negro

WAYCROSS, Ca. Feb. e-Ein1A
Williams. young man. who. h ~
vember, 1904. shot and killed his stse
mother. after being Z fugitive fsso
justice for four years. surrendsrsl =
the sheriff yesterday. He was g1vso
an immediate trial. He was slisvsl
to plead guilty to shooting an =.
other" and fined $3.50 or nine month
imprisonment. He paid tho fns.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
chARRED BODY FOUND
AMONG THE RUINS

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb, 6.-The
charred body of Secretary Beckert of
the German legation was found here
today among the ruins of the office of
the legation, which was destroyed by
fire yesterday. The body was burn
ed to such an extent that it was al
most completely carbonized.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Greeley potatoes are selling for the
highest price in years. sl,O5 being paid
for the choicest stock. Two thousand
five hundred cars of potatoes remain
in the district.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Pueblo Chieftain, arriving last night,
furnished the major portion of the
morning papers dispatches. Great
scheme of taking the public.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

1t is seldom that in these days an
office goes seeking man, yet Sena-
tor John B. Stephen of Colorado City,
from the twenty-eighth senatorial dis
trict. is an exception to the rule. The
citizens Of Colorado CITY have united
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

was made the first payment on .he
organ.
The favors for the afternoon were
clover leaf calendars. Easter week
was chosen as a fit time to hold a
Viloet tea. and sale of neckwear
and other articles suggesting spring.
After delightful cup OF tea the meet
ing adjourned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
POINTED PARAoRApha.

Chicago News.
Many single man is guilty se ~
BILE dealing.
The knots tied by . parsoa ~ -
all love knots.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
COLORADO NEWS

Strong efforts are being put forth
for a municipal lodging house in Den
yer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

The saloon license. says a dispatch
to the Pueblo Chieftain, at Holly has
been increased from $1,000 to $4,000
a year. Two saloons are running and
will continue under the higher license
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

BY the purchase of 100 acres imme-
diately east of the Union Printers
home as a site for the proposed ma
tional sanitarium of the National Let.
ter Carriers association, the first step
toward the actual founding of the
home at Colorado Springs has been
taken.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08
TELEdRAPHIC NEWS

Lucky" Baldwin, the aged million.
aire horseman OF California. Is said
to be on his death bed. dying OF heart
disease.
william ID Curtis says that selfish.
ness has caused the defeat of reciproc
ity as applied to the tariff. but that
victory may yet be won.
Waiter Wellman says there Ia good
authority for the statement that G.
Nj. Reynolds. president OF the Cont.
mental bank Of Chicago, will be secre
tary Of the treasury.
Gov. Haskell OF Oklahoma Is hay.
Ing dose Of his own making, having
been indicted by the federal grand
jury at Muskogce for alleged town
lot frauds. Bryan should come to tho
rescue-again.
Mrs. Margaret Hiles, Ohio's Oldest
woman. Is dead at CelIna at the age
OF lOs years. She married at the age
of 20 and was the mother of eleven
children. seven living, and III de.
scendants.
The importation OF opium into the
United States except for medicinal
purposes is prohibited by house bill
passed by the senate Tuesday. The
bill will become a law when signed
by the president.
Facing a deficit OF perhaps $780,.
100000 for the fiscal year, the house
committee on ways ard means has
taken up the proposition OF restoring a
part of the Spanish war revenue act
to raise needed money.
Evidence before the senate com.
mittee investigating the Tennessee
merger indicates that the financial
trouble In the fall Of 1907 may have
been brought about by J. p. Morgan
and others to revenge themselves on
John w. Gates.
Captain James Brown, who was
member Of a party that searched for
the famous Coeos island treasure In |
1850, has sailed again for the south !
seas to recover the spells Of the Span.
Ish freebooters taken from them by |
Captain Smith Of the schooner Black
Witch. which sailed from Salem,
Mass. In 1920. Ever since that time !
treasure seekers have Z
sought the rich loot. but all that has
ever come OF their search has been
romances Of the sea. Brown
Is backed by . New England company
with 100000 capital. According to
Captain Brown. the reason for the fall
nre Of recent expeditions was the fact
that the party he accompanied in 1850
the treasure from the Cocos
TO another island In the south Pacific.
Brown sailed with Captain Henry
Smith. son Of the doughty seafarer
who relieved the Spanish ships OF their
treasure. The treasure was found and
81 100000 was rsnoved to Australia
after the schooner had broken up and
all Of the crew except the captain, the
steward and Brown had perished. The
remaining 35s.oo0.00 was buried on
another island. Before this country
was reached the captain and steward
died. 30 Brown claims that he is the
only living man Who knows the where
abouts Of the Treasure.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

William ID. Curtis says that selfish.
ness has caused the defeat of reciproc-
ity as applied to the tariff. but that
victory may yet be won.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

People in the social scale seldom
fnd 1t necessary to weigh their
words.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Money makes us all feel good,
Laughin' some and sawin' wood:
Sweet as clover all the time
We can ring silver dime.
Pleased with weather, pleased with
life,
Fit for peace an at fer strife;
Just go out an get the money,
That's the way to gladness. honey!
Baltimore Sun
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Wife: John, John, wake up. There
Is a burglar down stairs and he's tax.
ing the silver"
Hubby Qazily turning over): Let
himi I'd sooner have him take my sill.
yer than go down and take his lead" 4"
Boston Transcript
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Lucky" Baldwin, the aged million.
aire horseman OF California. is said
to be on his death bed. dying of heart
disease.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

A reapportionment bill was intro
duced in the senate and house. La
Plata and Montezuma are continued in
the same senatorial district and La
Plata retains member Of the house.
Numerous changes have been made to
assist in making the legislature Dem
ocratic.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Walter Wellman says there Ia good
authority for the statement that G..
NJ. Reynolds. president OF the Cont.
mental bank Of Chicago. will be secre-
tary Of the treasury.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Corporal Tom-Colonel. an adver.
tiser called this morning and said II
you did not let up roasting the town
and merchants and advising patron
age OF catalogue houses. he would stop
his ad. He said the Muck Rake should
be run out of town.
Col. Night-The next time any one
says anything like that to yor
show him the door. The Muck Rake
IL my personal organ and my flag II
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

So destructive have Deen the coy.
otes among the sheep of Chaffee county
that the national forestry service has
been called upon for help. 1t is re-
ported that 5 per cent of the young
lambs in Chaffee have been destroyed
by the coyotes preying upon the sheep
which are grazing on the forest re
serves.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

serves.
1t is possible that the bodies of DR.
Douthitt, John Wittmer and George
Knerr. which still remain buried un-
der the Waterhole snowslide of three
weeks ago. may be recovered, as a
result of $3.50 has been offered OF
this reward DR.. Douthitt's father of
fers $3.50. John Ashenfelter offers
$3.50, and William C. Cox, manager of
the Camp Bird mine, the rest.
The Colorado state board of cattle
inspection is determined to put the
quack veterinary surgeons out of busi-
ness. A bill prepared under their di-
rection and introduced in the legisla-
ture Thursday makes 1t almost i'm
possible for a man to practice veteri-
nary surgery in the state unless he
has license from that board. The
members complain that the state is
overrun with a lot of quack surgeons
who are defrauding the people and
injuring the animals they treat.
The county commissioners Of Mesa
county at Grand Junction let the con
tract to a local undertaken to bury
county paupers at the rate of one
millionth of a cent each. Three bids
were received, one OF them being for
one.tenth Of one-millionth of cent
each, and the third bid offering to cay
the county 10 cents each. The com
missioners decided they had no right
to go on record in placing a bounty
on the burial of the county's pauper
dead and as the difference between
between the lowest and the next low
est was small, the contract was award
ed to the highest bidder. The under
takers in the bidding contest depend
on their ability to collect funeral bills
from relatives OF the dead paupers
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Gov. Haskell OF Oklahoma Is hay
Ing dose of his own making. hayinl
been indicted by the federal grand
jury at Muskogee for alleged town
lot frauds. Bryan should come to the
rescue-again.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

We didn't get $4,000, but we got
something. Do you think we would
have switched without the 'influenc.
ing medium"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Corporal Tom--All right, Colonel.
But hate to be called vile names by
every one In the town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Barry, the Barrister-I want to take
this means of informing members of
the II. T. club that since our last
meeting decided that the best policy
was for our organ to make no refer
ence to the rebating of taxes. Re.
ferring to the tax rebate is like pok.
Ing a skunk, the more you poke the
worse Il stinkg
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Evidence before the senate com.
mittee Investigating the Tennessee
merger indicates that the financial
trouble in the fall Of 1907 may have
been brought about by J. p. Morgan
and others to revenge themselves on
John w. Gates.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Mrs. Margaret Hiles. ohio's Oldest
woman. Is dead at CelIna at the age
OF 10s years. She married at the age
of 20 and was the mother of eleven
children. seven living. and III de.
scendantB.