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New-York tribune., 1909-04-04

with blue. before he can appreciate stupend-
Gus natural phenomenon
one thinks of the later Hardy, not only as
the chesil beach CLEANS in the sunlight but also
as the downs loom up beyond Portland Roads
with its feet. and Weymouth with its hotels and
shops bordering upon the esplanade- THOSE
were the downs where the soldiers were en-
camped when the peasantry We're in momentary
dread Of an invasion from France The nov
elis+ v,Ao was born a dozen miles to the north
heard in boyhood the legends Of the "Boney
sDectre and the raIlying of the home guards and
made them the basis of action in The Trumpet
Major" SO deeply was he impressed with them
that after writing the romance of the mill, with
the soldier and sailor lovers and the vacillat1ng
maiden he reserved the main theme for epical
treatment in THE Dynasts-" The picturesque
mill NAV no longer be found among the thatched
roofs of Sutton Pointz. for the requirements Of
weynouth's water supply have involved its re-
1noval but the White Horse Down, where the
raw recruits were drilled and the villagers were
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the feet however, on sunny day as SO MAN ~
painted ships on q painted ocean," with WeF-
mouth and the chalk downs behind theln' me
mechanism Of sea power after generations OF
invention and evolution may come to have IN an
era of peace a pictorial value despite british
nerves and political agitation. II fills the Roads
with floating magazines and batteries as moe
ern as the ruined castle OF Henry VII on the
edge of the harbor is obsolete, yet the shlpS are
metallic glints of color in the picture. like the
abandoned fortress or the defences sand bar
racks in the Verne. five hundred feet above the
sea. or the crumbhng ramparts OF 30" ana
Arrow Castle midway in the island or the
ragged edges Of the quarries near Portland
prison.
Yet there is nothing in this rock-hewn pen
insula. with its fleet, fortresses, quarrles' en-
battled cliffs villages swarming with Workmen
and the massive causeway of Portland Bill so
,i,+,,rasoua as the curving sweep of pebbles
stretching for sixteen miles along the mainland
Tho stones are said to differ in size and color,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
FLEET IN WESSEA
Portland Roads and Fighting
.fdmiraI

Weymouth MaTh e3.
With the Channel feet at anchor in Portland
Roads there is a wonderful spectacle from the
rocky spine Of the convicts island Within the
mighty eirdle OF breakwater constructed by
prisoners twenty-four vessels Of war are lying
in one Of the safest ,harbors Of the south coast.
With nearly two miles Of massive masonry an
engineering operation barely completed IN
quarter of century there is anchorage and to
spare for all the British squadrons between the
island and the open roadstead of Weymouth
Bay The ROADS are not crowded although
steam launches and small boats are swarming
around the battleships and cruisers, yet the
fleet. with it's big guns, completes the picture Of
the seagirt island. bristling with batteries and
fortifications. Lord Charles BeresfOrd's flag is
still flying on the King Edward VII. but within
twenty-four hours it is to come down in Ports
mouth Harbor, and the feet which he has COM
Inanded is to he converted into division OF the
main fleet on guard Tn the North Sea. There
has been an exchange OF complimentary dinners
between the commander-in-chief and his cap
tains, the flagship viii soon be steaming through
the lines for the final salute and Charlie B."
as he is affectionatcly known among the sailors,
Will go ashore with his pet bulldog 1t is the
last appearance of a famous fleet under its most
popular admiral. and all Weymouth has been
looking on from the crest of the island and from
the Nothe, with its gardens. fortresses and jet
ties.
If l were writing a letter solely on a naval
theme l would have to refer to Nelson's Hardy,
the maritime hero Of Dorset AS one stands
the rocky ridge overlooking the fleet and Port
land Roads he has only to turn his eyes from
northeast to northwest in order 10 follow the
curying line of the chesil bank, natural break
water, ten times long the convicts stone
buffer, until il ends not far from Portisham,
secluded village with embattled church
tower That was where Nelson's Hardy was
born, and back the hills, at Blackdown there
is a monument, high above sea level, in mem
ory Of the second in command OF the Victory at
Trafalgar The pillar visible from the sea is a
reminder that a great navy cannot be turned out
by improved mechanism. nor by accelerated
construction by loans to gun makers and
armor forgers. but only by inherited instincts
and traditions, which train d Hardy a Nelson
or Beresford for command as a man of ac-
ton. and the gunners and sailors for their work
like the men of the Victory. one may look at
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but from the heights of Fortunes Well the
natural causeway is resplendent in glistening
white with seaward fringe II surf outside and
a continuous line Of backwater lagoons within
the bar Nature operating for countless ages
on q great scale has accomplished results which
engineers and convicts on the other side Of the
island have not succeeded In rivalling although
they have submerged uplifted tens of millions
Of tons of stone in the construction OF Won
derful breakwa-er. The chosil beach
formed thousands OF years before the Roman
gaIIeys found refuge behind it. The water
worn wreckage Of the Dorset and Devon coast
carried eastward by tides and gales was stopped
by the invincible barrier of Portland Bill. and
levelled and s{ingIed by the breakers. Mr..
Thomas Hardy has given a graphic description
OF II in The Well Beloved and Of the en-
vironment Of The Isle Of Singers in tlTe
Pennsylvania Castle quarter, but one needs To
stand the lofty stone terraces and to follow
the shining strand far the eyes can carry
the receding white line. streaked either side
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had time let TO run hack around the next curve
and stop jhe freight.
The exploit which young Han MS plo14lo'4eii
10 the sneciaiy created position OF general super
intendent Of tunnel construction and gave Iuli
scope 70 the exercise Of his rea2y resolroeIuheS
and i1dou1ftable sDluck vas IN releasing IN Inc
face OF heavy odds several of his companions ana
number o. ChiIian ''muckers ana car 'pusAe' ;
VINO were caught in caTe-in or the nam tt'iei,
Hall was the foreman Of the oT-duty shit' anu
when word came TO him of the disaster ne at o''c
mustered his own shift and went 10 the IeS0~e'
, la~oe section, Of tie tunnel roof had fallen IN
between the entrance and the breast I'd ms
tho en+o,,has men with several hours supply OF
air but apparently hopelessly cut Oh
blasts Of giant powder were set off with GOOD el
@ec, b,-, ,yFilc considerable wall OF rock stlil
-e,,sine5 n 10 moved word was brought to Han
-hat on account OF vashouts in the Aconcaeu''
Valley the regular weekly shipment OF dynamite
rad not arriyed and no other explosives were to
be found.
r-udiznayed the youthful foreman began a
search for q substitute 70 ind among the Las
Cueyas freight which was held up a. Fl Portliio
several tanks Of liquid carbon dioXice gas for
charging soda water. The chief engineer eXpresseu
his doubts as to the practcahty of exploding the
gas effectively but while he and his assistants lost
time in conjecture Hall laid bed Of charcoal IN
a hole in the debris. forced tank Of gas on top
of it. and then fire 10 the charcoal and covered
all de,pI, with rock Within twenty minutes the
glowing charcoal had expanded the gas to q point
where the tank could not longer Withstand the
presslIre and it exploded with terrific force. The
barrier was cleared and though all of tn victims
a. we'll as several Of the rescue party. were rem
dered unconscious by the released carUon-dIoxide,
nobody
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ged theatre for scenes in "LHommequf Rit-" II
overlooks the beach Of Melcombe Regis. Where
fussy old George III used TO take his dip IN the
sea with IL "Budmouth" in an ecstasy OF loyal
affection and dutiful reverence; and II the chalk
silhouette of him the white horse cannot De
identified from the island. it can be found a1ter
a breezy ramble among the breezy downs
Kings and princesses have landed at the Dorset
port on their way from France or Spain: exiled
royalty has been in hiding there. Deadmans
Bay has witnessed many a tragedy of the sea,
and the high church tower at Wyke Regis
marks the burial place Of Wordsworth's gallant
brother who was wrecked off Portland BIZ
when in command of an East Indiaman. The
chesI beach be followed to BTidport, the
scene of one Of the Wessex tales but there VIII
be more varied entertainment for saunterer
at Abbottsbury, where there are decoy and
swannery dating from the Middle Ages, with
swarms of wild water fowl and thousands OF
cygnets and swan in season; and Lord Ilches-
ter's castle is on high ground, and near the viii
lage church, with pulpit pierced by bullets, Is
the buttressed and turreted abbot's barn. with
a stately Gothic archway in the transept
Yet numerous and attractive are the diver
sions in this picturesque corner Of Wessex, the
most inspiring memories are Of the Siege OF
Calais and the Spanish Armada Weymouth has
always stood for power. AS a popular
watering place II has welcomed the coming OF
the Channel feet the best Of the town shows
in summer in winter. Its heroes are sea
dogs like Charlie b." whose flagship Is going
out to-day with full honors. and whose bulldog.
growing 1ercely Of the heaviest guns IS
the pet OF the town Germans and Dreadnoughts
may be discussed in England with more partisan
passion than patriotic discretion but in Wey-
mouth and Portland there is the oIdtime faith
in fighting admiral. and IN the certainty that
one English ship Is worth two from the Con-
tinent. The tvo-nation standard is a poor sub
stitute for that hardy faith l. n T.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04

The difference in price between the best and the
cheapest paint in amount sufficient to cover a
small bungalow is only couple of dollars
The inferior stuff proves worthless in few months
while the other lasts for a four year period at the
least. There is said to be excuse for inferior
grades in the city where haSs must be repainted
at frequent intervals account of ever shifting
tenants, and resorts like Coney Island use up vast
quantities Of cheap paint. which is expected to
last only one season: everything must look abso-
lutely afrcsh, and endurance is no object. but a
man who owns mis- domcile should have it painted
only with the best material Country dwelers, in
fact. generally understand the point and call for
the best grades.
months or year: II rubs away on the finger in
powdered form. An addition of zinc irnparts hard
ness ard also a whittier color. The government
specifications for paint used buildings at the
seashore call for one-half lead and one-haf zinc
This meets the trying conditions Of salt air. 1t is
perhaps, as well to use one-quarter zinc to three
quarters lead When too much zinc is employed
there is a tendency TO fake. Pure raw linseed oil
q little turpentine and japan dryer are combined
with the ground base. The same paint may be
used for inside work with more turpentine added
since linseed oil shows yellow tint Out of doors
the bleaches the yelIowness out of linseed OIL
About three gallons OF good paint-enough to cover
with TWO coats bungalow 25 by 50 feet-may be
compounded from thirty-eight pounds of white lead
twelve pounds Of zinc. gallons OF linseed oil
half a pint Of Japan dryer and half pint of
turpentine The cost for a gallon ready mixed is
about 81 CO. When the materials are purchased
linseed oil retails around o. cents a gallon white
lead at cents Il pound and zine toward 10 cents
a pound. The small quantities OF turpentine and
dryer make them inexpensive.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04

thrown into panic by rumors Of the LANDING OF
"Ronev's" men. is landmark even from the
isle of Singers" Nor has Britain wholly re-
covered its nerves in the course Of a century
The powerful fleet OF batteships and cruisers in
the Roads with reserves at Portsmouth, Devon
porp and the More. does not forestall a panic
when the Germans lay daWn Dreadnough's
ahead of time and crowded audiences in Lon
don are witnessing with sympathetic thrill the
siege of An EngIishman's Home" by northern
invaders. it is now a spectre with a spiked
helmet. not the portly Little Corporal. with
folded arms and nscrutablc eyes. that haunts
the bedrooms of British dyspeptics and gives
them prickly scare, and old women of both
sexes" as the Prime Minister happily describes
them. find recreation In discreditng the
strongest navy in the world and in laughing at
tho territorial home guards
Grim Portland Island has its ASSOCIATIONS
with William Penn's grandson, who built Penn
syIvania Castle when he was Governor. and
also with Victor Hugo. who found here rug
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04

1t is estimated that gallon of good paint VIII
800 square feet of surface two coats, but the
kind and condition of wood. we'll the method
OF application will modify this estimate The I'M
portance Of right application cannot be overstated.
Some houseOwners, realizing the unsatisfactory re-
suits of contract work in which correctness is sac
rhced to haste, engage their painters by the day
ana willingly suffer the tendency to proong the job
for the sake Of having it well done. There is a
story of owner who praised his men for slapping
the paint fast instead OF dawdng. He did not
know that the more they hustled the he
being cheated for ii IS necessary that paint should
be thoroughly spread and brushed into the texture
of the wood. Patience and elbow grease are
quired. However, q bungalow of the size indicated
above should be carefully painted with two coats
in about two days time. The country painter will
ask about 81 so a day for his services
The condition OF the WOOD state OF tie
weather must be considered before beginning to
paint Green unseasoned lumber has caused many
unsatisfactory jobs; the sap works out and causes
the paint to peel and crack. If the lumber used in
the bungalow Is well seasoned. painting should
be deferred several weeks. An equal cause OF
trouble is interior plastering which has not dried
out thoroughly-the moisture passing into the wood.
The drying of plaster may be hastened by keeping
a stove going for few days. In lieu OF a stove a
couple of oil heaters and the use of the fire
place will serve. Moreover, paint should be
applied in damp or wet weather during periods
OF extreme temperature. oil has affinity for
water Cold weather will cause paint to shrivel.
While hot spell will make it form in drops after
being spread. a temperature around 70 degrees Is
preferable! After touching all knots and sappy
spots with sheilac. 5 prevent the from
drawing the pitch through the paint later, the
wood is ready for priming coat of paint- The
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
PUSHING PROGRESS
THROUGH MOUNTAINS
FE5YS OF AMERICAN
DRILInEN.
They .SoIred Railroad Budding PROB.
lens That Pu@@led ngineers 6y
TunneIIing the Cordillcras.
Br Lewis q. Freeman.

The names Of several Americans are written oiE
IN honorable achievement in the records Of South
American progress. and on the west coast those =
Wheelzright- who installed the first telegraph line
IN Chill. and MegGs. VINO built the spectacular
oroya Railroad in Peru stand out in bolder RELIEF
than any Others. OF even greater value TO that
continent though yet uncompleted. may prove
the work of John Hall and his companions. eX-
Colorado miners. in driving two mile long tuiiiel
fhrougL :te backbone Of the CorGillcras Al q height
Of .en thousand feet above level and thus
bringing together the rails Of the first railroad in
South America 10 join The Atlantic and the Pacihe
Long before p railroad over the mountains was
considered feasible seven hundred miles OF direct
line had Eseen built across the Argentine paInpas
u the rich and populous wine-growing province 81
Mendoza situated AZ the foot of the Andes on the
line OF the old approach TO Uspallata Pass on the
Chil!an side the extension II the government road
up the fertile valley Of the Rio AconcaEua 10 the
town OF Los Andes penetrated for some distance
the outer ranges Of the mountains and appToacLv1
even nearer than the Argentine road The summit
Of the divide.
Ten years ago the rails of -he TransaHdine Rail
way had threaded the seven.y miles Of the rock
walled canyon II the Mendoza River. on the ArGen-
tine side, be brought TO halt a Las CueVts
b. five thousand feet of sheer mountainside which
impossible 10 surrHount must needs be tunnelled
TunneIling WAS started al this point about eight
years ago. and has been carried on in q more Or
less desultory fashion since -Four years later
in 1876 construction on the Chiiian section OF the
Transandine sufficiently advanced To permit
tunnel work TO he started from the Pacific side,
an0. profting 10y the miserable showing that AaG
been made BY the Argentine vC-kiHen. Il {. White.
the able New Zealander in charge Of the engineer
ing work. sent directly 10 The United States Tor
practical drimen drive his part Of the tunnel
Eight men We're procured through the New York
office Of the contractors. all hands who had be
come accustomed TO working At high attitudes III
lofty mountain camps Of Colorado
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A GREAT DISTINCTION.

YES said Mrs. Dudley. of Jefferson CITY 7
reckon that feler that writ out the Declaration of
Independence deserved the honor
"Ycu mean the honor Of being assigned TO write
No, sir. ! mean the honor o bein' named fur
town. They called him jefferson you know.
The Catholic Standard and Times.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-22
GREELEY
50 YEARS AGO
Tho UAi0a Colony.
(By Horace Greeley.)

The first issue of the Tribune give,
the following account Of the frs
booze joint. which seemed to arrive
from no one knew where. b. t ther.
was no question as to its exit, a
1t was seen to go straight up.
''Our Whiskey Troubles.
The leading facts In regard tc
whiskey In Greeley are. that a liquor
seller from a neighboring town rent.
ed a building on an undivided piece
of property, OF which tho COLONY
twned one-half. and had his shon
running one Sunday morning. A
committee was appointed 20 wait q,
him and he agreed to leave. At tba
same time the old shanty took fire
and burned down. Several persons
mostly young mer. we're prosecuted
snd were bound over. while Others
we're threatened. Az they feare,
they would not have a fair trial. thrv
left the Colony. The grounds IN,
their fears were that the meuh.r.
of the Colony. not being citizens
have no control In judicial matters
A great deal could be said on tbls
subject, but at present 1t ia ,o,
thought advisable. 1t is clear. how
ever, that no one will be allowed to
establish a liquor or billiard saloor
In this town. nor to Sell liouor .s
mas been alleged to be the case, Two
druggists have been appointed ~,
sell IN cases of sickness. upon ami
cation to a committee. ANY viola
ton Of the regulations will arous.
at least 300. who will stand topetha.
in a solid block"
1t Is said that, with but rs~
ceptions, every business mnn in
Greeley had an Advertisement il
hrst issue Of the Tribune, Noyen
oer lS, 1870. which was tuu, a
months after the arrival Of the oru,
'hree members. Upon tn. f,o.,
page Of that issue appear tho tn'
lowing ads: 'o'-
" Law N. d., physician and a,r
eeoh' corner Pine and Adams street,
Louis Whipple. coptractor sar
builder. ahi
inmans. confectionery and e,,.,.
L. hanna' storage and co,rrt'
sion. |'u'tnls-
Il. 8. Ringer, harness
F l. chiids. bakery. Boston ,r
bread :nade specially '''Nh
.. X Tho epson, dentist,
r. Burchill. painter.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-22

OF the young man whose sweetheart
eats ice cream too freely. On the
ground tnat you are anxious about
her health, persuade her to visit q
nasal surgeon, who shall plug the
posterior mares with cotton. You
may have positive guarantee that
his treatment. repeated at need, Will
cure the ice cream habit, for Miss
Lucy does not taste, she smells Ice
cream. Fortunately for the buyers
OF this frozen delicacy, the nasal or
gan is not as sensitive as 1t once vas
The professors illustration in proof
OF this fact brought a good laugh
from every degenerate present. And,
1t Is consolation to know that the
tongue end sensations and the or
gans Of taste are made to detect only
sweet. sour. bitter and salt. The
Herbert Spencer cuisine, simple and
primitive. is after all, perhaps, sem
sible. The last of the specialized or
gans to be considered was the skin.
with its end organs Of warmth, cold.
pain and pressure. General sensa-
tions are hunger, thirst. anti-peristal-
tic, respiratory and circulatory.
There IL total Of $4,000 sensations
come all thoughts, ideas
and memories. In passing 1t II we'll
to recall that there are developed and
undeveloped sensations.
Here Is the general and most i'm
portant fact. viz: Movement Il the uni.
tying agency OF perception. This far
reaching principle is to be unfolde.l
later. There are pure. mixed AMI
symbolic perceptions The symbol
ts like the servant who ushers In a
visitor and retires. For the most
rart, symbolic perception Ii the
realm Of educated minds only.
Charts blackboard exercises and de-
scriptive statements made data for
the support Of the main thesis.
From all present there we're
hearty cheers for the tonic brought
by Greeley's generous and gifted cit,-
zen, Professor Will Grant Chambers,
He left masterpiece of art on
the blackboard: Again we smile.
Good"
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-22
THE ELT0CLQOUGH c &c FURNITURE Cd
$40 Ninth Street Greeley. Colorado
B. Talbot. hair dressing saloon.

B. Talbot. hair dressing saloon.
Mrs. .chell. millinery, best styl. u
and latest fashions.
H. T. West. notary public and in
surance.
J. Higenbotam. contractor and
builder.
Flower & Cameron. druggists and
pure wines for medicinal purposes
only.
c. X. Welch Z Co., groceries.
shoes. hardware, and In fact a reRu
lar department store.
A. q. Saloman. This was another
general store. and 1t required q col
umn Of display to enumerate the ar
ticles, from . hairpin to q piano.
(To be continued.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-22
Stockholders' Meeting.

Notice ID hereby given tat the
annual meeting Of the stockholders
of The Seven Lakes Reservoir Com.
pany will be held at Unitarian
church parlors. corner Ninth avenue
and Ninth streets, in Greeley, Colo.
Tado, Friday. February 12, 1909, al
the hour OF 2 o'clock p. m. for the
election of board of directors for
the ensuing year. levying an assess
ment, and for the transaction of
such other business a. may properI.
come before the meeting.
J. B. PHILLIPS. secy.
Greeley. Colo. January 20, 1909.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-22
Real Estate Transfers
Furnished daily BY the Weld coun-
II Abstract and Investment COMPANY
January 2

January n.
Peter Robinson to Charles Os
weid. O. G. d. 81. 3 y NV Y 10.
7-e6.
Charles Oswald to A. H. Myers, q
c. D. u. s y NV Y lO-7-65.
A. H. Myers to Jacob Hasbrouck
and Ray ii. Gale. w. d. $500. a
u NV 4 10-7-66.
Union Pacific Railroad Co. to Har-
~ 4. Beard. w. D. $3.50. Sec. 1896.
James w. Hodgell to William
nosherai. w. D. 81. y Lot 2, Blk.
8, Greeley.
John v. Crone to VIM. Ecker, w.
D. ~, Lot s. Blk. 6. Mountain View.
Greeley.
VIM. Motheral to Jas. W. Hodgell.
". D. II. part OF Lot s. Bin. I2s
Greeley.