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o. 4 R. c. to Build to coIlbran.

Denver.-A News special from Grand
junction says: The Denver & Rio
Grande railroad will extend its road
from this city to Collbran, distance
of twenty-five miles. and work on the
branch is to begin when $4,000 is Sc
cured as bonus for the road. This
statement was made today by R. P.
Davis, president of the Western Sugar
and Land Company, who was instru-
mental in securing the road to Coll
bran. He says that Vice President G.
H. Schlacks of the Rio Grande has as
sured him that the road will be built.
The sugar company will head the
list of subscriptions with $4,000, and
1t is believed that there will be little
trouble in securing the amount.
The new branch will open one Of the
richest parts of the western slope, the
Plateau valley, where more than 100,-
900 head of cattle are raised. The
Great Western Sugar Company will
hereafter have most Of its beets raised
in the Plateau valley. and the road will
be assured Of large business from
the moment 1t is completed.
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New York.-Ths Hamburg American
liner Hamburg sailed from this port
Tuesday bearing Theodore Roosevelt
and party, who are headed for British
East Africa on a hunting and scien-
tiflc expedition, which has aroused tho
interest Of the civilized world. Mr..
Roosevelt occupies the so-called impe-
rial suite on the steamer.
On the dock was large assemblags
of Mr.. Roosevelt's friends, who had
gathered to bid him God-speed, and
who cheered him as he st-'d at the
rail of the steamer waving his hand
and smiling with delight. Beside him
stood the three men selected from
hundreds of applicants to accompany
him and assist him in collecting the
specimens Of African fauna which he
hopes to send back for the enrichment
of the Smithsonian institution. These
fortunate individuals were Maj. Ed
gar A. Mearns. ]. Loring Alden and
Edmund Heller. They comprise the
Smithsonian's expedition. The fifth
member of the little party, and not to
be considered of least Importance. was
the ex-presidents second son, Kermit,
who will be the Official photographer
of the expedition and. next to his
father. the chief hunter.
Change ships at Naples.
Mr. Roosevelt will go via Gibraltar
to Naples, where he will board
steamer of the German East African
line for Kilindini harbor, the port OF
'Mombasa. At the latter place the
party will be joined by r. ]. Cum
ninghame, an Englishman of long ex-
perience in Africa, who has been en-
gagged as general manager and guide.
The party will spend short time in
Mombasa and then proceed by train
ON the Uganda railway to Nairobi,
headquarters OF the administration Of
British East Africa Protectorate, city
of 1854 inhabitants. of whom 579 are
Europeans.
Macmillan to Entertain Them.
William Northrup Macmillan. for
formerly of st. Louis. owns a large
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Land Board Appointments.

At the meeting OF the State Land
Board Tuesday five appraisers were
appointed as follows: Cole Briscoe.
Douglas county; Sam Cary. Denver.
n nephew of Senator Cary; A. Mar.
shall, Otero county; d. R. Donovan,
Denver, a brother-in-law Of Mrs. Cook.
and Mr.. Harris of Mesa county. Mr..
Fincher OF Summit county was ap-
pointed time warden and Mrs. Cath
arine Bell, editor OF the Canon City
Cannon was made chief clerk. Miss
Cessna, already connected with the
land office, was appointed stenog-
rapher.
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John NJ. Walker of Keota, sIxty.five

John II. Walker Of Keota, sixty-five
years old, a veteran Of the Civil War,
computing that 1t would require two
days to reach Greeley by rail. started
across the country on foot and made
the forty-five miles in thirteen hours.
Last Fourth of July Walker walked to
Greeley over a different route, doing
fifty-five milec in eighteen hours.
The directors of the Riverside frri.
cation Company in Morgan county
have ordered water turned into the
Riverside ditch. which is now com.
plete to the Midget. about sixty miles
The syphon on the Wildcat will he
completed In time to run the wate
through the entire ditch. 104 mil
long.
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PRosA,c ENDING OF DREAM.
Nevertheless, Editor Believes II Por-
tends Some Good Luck.

The dream OF an unknown Kansas
editor:
She was dressed in green. and ser
pent Of old gold and with red eyes
encircled her arm. Her hair was very
black and loose. Her eyes. black and
deep, seemed to search me through
as she held my hand III hers and
looked up from the palm she had been
reading.
your death will como suddenly"
she said.
''Will 1t be a railroad collision or .
hotel fre?" we inquired.
II cannot say" she said, but 1t will
bs 80 sudden as to be painless"
Just then we awoke, because some
body was punching US in the ribs and
saying: Get on your side Of the
bed and let ms.Aave my share of the
quilts"
But we have been thinking about 1t
since, aad We believe somebody Is CO.
ing to pay his subscription in advance.
Kansas City Journal.
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Cost Of senatorial conte.t.

The Beshoar Barela senatorial con-
test will cost Colorado $4,95O.50. The
price was determined by sub-commit-
tee OF the Senate finance committee
consisting of Senators Carringer. Cas-
aday and Stephen. The bills pre-
sented to the finance committee for
attorneys and witnesses fees. railroad
fare, stenographers' charges and other
incidentals aggregated $12,972.50. The
subcommittee pared $s,O22 off OF
these charges.
The bills for attorneys fees agsre-
gated more than $4,000, including an
expense account submitted by A. P.
Anderson, railroad commissioner. The
attorneys bills were cut to 81, 900. d.
vided equally between the two sides.
witnesses and participants in the con-
test presented bills for $64.8O for mil
cage The committee cut this to the
regular railroad fare between Denver
by the subcommittee follow:
by the subcommittee follow:
w. H. Elliott, sergeant at arms for
committee, mileage and expenses.
$685.; Ben B. Beshoar. sixty days at
81 a day, $42O; w. j. Kendall. sergeant
at arms to commission. thirtythree
rays at 81 day, 1892; E. F. Brennan.
assistant sergeant at arms to colnmis-
sion, at 81 day, $50; j. u. Vigil. ex-
pense account, subpoenaing witnesses.
1920; attorney fees. contestor, ST.
900; attorney fees, contestee. $1,000;
witness fees, contestee, 1920; witness
fees, contestor, $192; railroad fare for
witnesses for contestee, $51S.40; rail-
road fare for witnesses for contestor,
1862. 40; Casimiro Cruz, interpreter,
two days at IS day, $40; Juan Ro-
Nero county clerk, express on ballot
boxes, Trinidad to Denver and return.
s24.4O; ]. B. Baros, guarding ballot
boxes, Trinidad to Denver and return.
$14.40; ]. E. Sentisoyan, guarding bal
lot boxes. Trinidad to Denver and re-
turn, $14.40; Juan Romero, z days as
witness at 81 day, $14; Mrs. Mary d.
Murry, stenographer. $3.50; A. G.
Williams, stenographer, So; Miss Mar
zolf, stenographer, $3.50; Miss Spears,
stenographer, $500.
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estate near Nairobi and his big. lux
urious farmhouse will be headquarters
for about six months while the hunt
ers and scientists make trips of vary
ing length in all directions. It IL In
this section that Mr.. Roosevelt hopes
to obtain most of his specimens. for
II abounds with animals Of all kinds.
The smaller mammals will be trapped.
The supplies of the party are packed
in tin-lined boxes. These boxes when
they have been emptied will be used
as packing cases for the various speci-
mems. Many valuable natural history
specimens have been spoiled by ants
and other insects, it has been found
from experience on other expeditions.
and 1t is to guard against this that
the tin-lined boxes are being taken
along.
To Ship Back Specimens.
When the specimens have been pre-
pared they will be carefully packed in
tho boxes and shipped to Nairobi,
where they will be forwarded to the
United States. One of the taxider-
mists will always be with Mr.. Roose-
welt, and as soon as any big game is
shot by him 1t will be skinned and
prepared on the spot.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be greatly dis
appointed II he fails to kill several
specimens Of the white rhinoceros.
This animal is the same as the square
mouthed-rhinoceros and is the nearest
living ally to the type OF the extinct
Tichorine or woolly rhinoceros which
lived in England At the close of the
Glacial period.
Through Uganda to the Nile.
Leaving Nairobi in October. the
party will proceed by the Uganda
railway to Port Florence. on the
shores Of Lake Victoria Nyanza, where
q short stop will be made; then a
steamer will be taken to Eptebbe. 160
miles away. There . caravan will be
formed and the journey across
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Road and Bridge Bills.

The Denver Republican Of the 18th
inst. says: Special orders on road and
bridge bills will probably be fixed early
next week. Chairman DOwd OF the
road and bridge committee had full
membership in attendance on the meet
ing held last night, at which much Of
the work was cleaned up. He hopes
to report all bills to the House by Mon
day morning, after which the five
chairmen" combination will be ready
to have them made a special order for
consideration some night during the
week. There is therefore the prospect
of at least two night sessions OF the
House within the next seven days.
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LESS MEAT
Advice Of Family Physician.

Formerly people thought meat nee
essary for strength and muscular
vigor.
posed to require meat two or three
times q day. Science has found out
differently.
It is now common thing for a FAM
lily physician to order less meat. as In
the following letter from N. Y. man.
II had suffered for years with dys-
pepsia and nervousness. My physician
advised me to eat less meat and
greasy feods generally. tried several
things to take the place of my usual
breakfast of chops, fried potatoes. ETC..
but got no relief until I tried Grape
Nuts food.
After using Grape-Nuts for the
cereal part Of my meals for two years,
/ am now q well man. Grape-Nuts
benefited my health far more than the
$4,000 worth OF medicine had taken
before.
my wife and children are healthier
than they had been for years, ard we
are a very happy family. largely due to
Grape-Nuts.
I'VE have been so much benefited
by Grape-Nuts that 1t would be un.
grateful not to acknowledge It,"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well.
ville." in pkgs. There's Reason"
Dver READ the shove 1etterf A new
nae appearS Eron time to ttme. They
are Genuine, tr1e and fall ef huAan
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RECORD OF THE SEVENTEENTH
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
House Proesedinss March 10th.

House Proceedings March goth.
The following bills passed second
reading under special orders during
the afternoon.
H. B. 177--Allowing county Judges
IS a day when they are called into
other counties than their own, the ex-
pense to be borne by the county max
ing the call.
s. B. 252-Allowing the appointment
of special assistant deputy district
attorney in districts having three dis
trict courts, from $2,400 to $4,000 a
year. This applies directly to the
criminal prosecutor in Denver, Omar
Garwood.
H. B. 170-Requiring ore buyers to
give bond Of $1,000 il they buy ore
In less than carload lots and requiring
them to keep a record of all purchases
and pay 500 year fee. 1t is known
as the "high-grading" bill. designated
to break up this practice in Colorado.
H. B. 159-Giving irrigation districts
the power to condemn land and lease
water TO unpatented lands.
H. B. 267-Permitting Agricultural
college, State University and school
lands to enter irrigation districts.
s. B. 220-Giving life tenure to Su-
preme justices, raising their salaries
their appointment by the governor.
This is constitutional amendment to
be submitted to the people.
S. B. 380-Allowing the state to do
nate lands to state institutions with a
provision for reversion il not used.
S. B. 20S-Allowing nonresident chill
dren to attend school in other school
districts under certain conditions.
H. B. 199-Changing the boundaries
of certain water districts in the south
ern part of the state. q
S. B. 17S-To prevent the question
ing of foreign acknowledgement Of
deeds IL certain requirements are COM
piled with.
S. b. 3S5-Granting the right of way
to the Colorado Kansas Railroad Com
pany for switch through the State In
sane asylum grounds at Pueblo.
s. B. SO-Providing for the payment
of district judges expenses when they
are called from their home county into
1t was passed In the committee OF the
whole, but rejected when the report
was read for adoption. Most of the
senators were willing to allow such
judges expense money when called into
another district than their own, but
when called into another county of
their own district, 1t was claimed that
this would be double taxation of the
people of those counties.
H. B. 139-The Bellesfield factory IN
spection bill. was passed on second
reading.
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Governor sh.froth'. Message.

In a message to the Legislature OF
Colorado Governor Shafroth urges the
Democratic members either to redeem
their pledges to the people contained
In the platform on which they were
elected or else to resign their seats.
The message follows:
Az March %, 1909.
ITO the Members of the Seventeenth
General Assembly
"Gentlemen-The Democratic party
for the first time in the history OF
Colorado has been placed in power In
all OF the branches OF the state gov
ernment. We as its representatives
have been placed there under certain
pledges contained in our platform. The
principles contained in these pledges
ia the party's judgment, as ratified by
the people, are essential to good gov
eminent. II We fail to perform the du-
ties intrusted to us by the people in
an honest, direct, inevasive manner.
our party may never again attain
such an advantageous position. Today
is truly the day of opportunity.
II stated In my inaugural message
to you, that the pledges constituted
contract with the people and should
be faithfully performed. Seventy-six
days of this session have been con-
sumed by those who are evading or
trying to defeat the bills containing
these platform pledges. The conflict
is whether party pledges are to be re-
garded as sacred or deceptive devices
to gain power. To concede that pub
lie official may wilfully evade. or open
ly violate a pledge upon which he Sc.
cured All election, is to surrender the
vital principle of representative gov
ernment. have tried by arguing, coax
ing and begging to induce most OF
these recalcitrant members to pass
these measures. For the passage and
presentation for my signature of even
one of them have waited day after
day, until patience has ceased to be a
virtue.
IF any member. since the election
has changed his mind as to these
measures and has conscientious scru
pies against voting for the same, he
should resign his seat now. If he will
not resign, then the party in each
county having such a member should
meet in mass assembly and demand
that he vote for these party measures
or resign.
"In the full two weeks remaining OF
this session, you still have time to en-
act into law these reforms. wish tc
warn you that IL these party pledges
these contracts of honor, are not sub
stantially complied with, expect tc
call an extra session Of the General
Assembly and shall expect the peo
pie Of this state to hold these oppos
ing and evading members responsible
therefor. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHAFROTH,
Governor of Colorado"
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Greeley Sheep Shipments.

Denver.-A Greeley dispatch Of the
22d inst. says: Today ninety-seven
carloads of sheep left here for eastern
markets. Four hundred carloads, or
100000 head, have already gone to
market from Colorado & Southern
points In northern Colorado and there
are many more to go. Points on the
Union Pacific will have sent over
100. 900 head before the season ends.
The tota, shipments in northern Colo
RADIO will bring over 100000.
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ROOSEVELT PARTY SAILS
ON AFRICAN EXPEDITION

Uganda to the Nile will be begun. 1t
IL expected that the White Nile will
be reached about the first of the year
1910. Lake Albert Nyanza will be
touched at Kibira.
In = general way the course Of the
Nile will be followed to Gondokoro.
and thence to Khartoum. At this city
Mr. Roosevelt and Kermit will be
joined by Mrs. Roosevelt and they will
continue down the Nile slowly to
Cairo. visiting many points of interest
on the way.
Roosevelt In Europe.
Plans for the remainder OF the ex-
presidents two years tour have not
been decided upon definitely, but the
time will be spent in Europe. and sew
: eral matters of importance have been
announced. He will visit Berlin at the
invitation of Emperor William and
while there will deliver an address
upon the one hundredth anniversary
of the founding of the University OF
Berlin.
From Germany he will 20 to France
and deliver an address at the Sor.y
bonne 1t has not been learned how
long Mr.. Roosevelt intends to stay in
Berlin and Paris. After his visit in
France, Mr.. Roosevelt will go to Eng
land, where a reception of great.
warmth undoubtedly will be accorded
to him. He has accepted an invitation
to deliver the Romanes lecture at Ok
ford university and in all probability
the honorary degree of d. C. L.. which
Oxford has bestowed on Emperor Will
lam, will be conferred on Mr.. Roose-
welt.
The versatility of Mr.. Roosevelt Will
be shown by the fact that he will
speak German in his address before
the students of the University of Ber-
lin, French in his lecture at the Sor-
bonne. and English In delivering tho
Romanes lecture at Oxford.
viii Write About Trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt will defray the ex-
penses Of himself and his son on the
African trip, but those of the scien-
fists and the cost of preparing the
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specimens and shipping them to Amer
lea will be paid out of fund secured
for the purpose by. the Smithsoniar1
institution. y
One OF the objects Of Mr.. Roosev1
In taking this trip is for the purpose
of collecting material for writing sew
eral books regarding his experiences.
During last summer he contracted with
Charles Scribner's Sons of New York.
giving that firm all the rights for the
serial and book-form publication OF
whatever he might write on his visit
to Africa. 1t is said that the contract
price agreed upon is 81 per word
but this never has been verified.
Game Not to Be Butchered.
Even II the British colonial govern
ment should offer to throw open to Mr..
Roosevelt and his companions the At
rican game preserves under its con-
troll, the ex-president will refuse to,
take advantage OF this opportunity.
Like other true sportsmen, he believes
that the utmost protection should be
given to wild animals on reservations
and that permission to kill them
should not be given or accepted under
any circumstances unless, possibly,
when predatory animals are becoming
too numerous.
Moreover. the killing of animals for
sport Is not the main object of his trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt hopes to send back to.
the Smithsonian institution two adult
specimens, one Of each sex. and a
specimen Of their young, of animals
he meets with on the Dark Continent.
Beyond this the killing will be lin
tied to the demands of the commits
sary.
In selecting the three scientists to
accompany Mr.. Roosevelt. Secretary
Walcott of the Smithsonian institu-
ton chose some Of the best naturalists
in the country Their chief,
Mearns. is a retired ohcer Of the med.
ical corps OF the aEmN
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Home for Mental pefeetixes.

Mrs. James wiiliams' plan to estab-
iish state home for mental detectives
has been endorsed by the state board
of health. Mrs. Williams plan las
been embodied in bill pending before
the Legislature. 1t was introduced IN
tho state Senate. Another sbill has
been reported out by the House COM
mittee. which would establish the Fro.
posed home at Fort Morgan. Mrs.
williams bill would locate the home
on some school land near Arvada.
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COLORADO SPRINGS CHARTER
CONVENTION FRAMES LIB
ERAL DOCUMENT.
BUT -FOUR COUNCILMEN
PROVISIONS FOR INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM AND RECALL
OF OFFICERS.

Colorado Springs.-The charter con-
vention Saturday filed with the city
clerk the proposed charter for this
city, which will be voted on by the
people May 11th. The document has
nineteen articles and contains the fol
lowing salient provisions:
The extension of the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial powers of the city
to all matters of municipal govern
ment, vested in mayor and four coun-
cilmen. who shall compose the city
council and shall be the only elective
officers Of the city
Division of the administrative pow
ers of the city into five departments
water and waterworks, finance, pub
lie safety, public works and property
and public health and sanitation. The
mayor shall be head of the water de-
partment and shall name every ap-
pointive officer and employe of the
city, recommendation of the respect
i've heads Zone councilman each) of
the other four departments. He shall
also be chief executive officer of the
city. Absolute elimination of party
politics so far as possible. by prohibi-
tion of any party name or designation
on the ballot.
Adequate civil service.
Recall of any elective officer, spe-
cial election to be held on petition of
at least 30 per cent of the voters.
Initiative and referendum by Is per
cent. of the voters.
Submission of all bond issues and
franchise grants to vote of the people.
and restriction of bonded Indebtedness
to per cent OF the assessed valuation
of the taxable property of the city.
Said restriction not applicable to bonds
for the purchase of public utility prop
critics from which the city shall derive
revenue.
The twenty-one members of the con-
vention. all of whom signed the char
ter, In addition to souvenir copies kept
by each member have been in session
all of the 60 days allowed by law. The
average attendance was 10, and the ex-
penses were $1.15S.45.
The members of the convention are:
President, H. H. Seldomridge, vice
president ]. ]. Eubank: SECRETARY, E.
C. Sharer. William NJ. Banning, Jacob
Bischoff Willard N. Burgess, Frank F.
CASTILLO, William j. Chinn. Thomas j.
Eisher, Joseph B Fowler, Moses C.
Gile, Oliver P. Grimes, Henry c. Hall.
John NJ. Harnan. Henry w. Hoagland.
%. NJ Kistler, Horace G. Lunt, Thomas
F. McCaffery. Myer C. Rafield, Edgar
]. Ulbrich, William H. Spurgeon.
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Some Resemblance.

S0nt6 HeBembIdnCS.
A little girl in California public
school complained to her teacher that
q Mexican boy had struck her. The
teacher took Joe, the only Mexican
boy in the school. sharply to task for
the offense. but the boy denied 1t.
Mary" laid the teacher. Joe says
he didn't strike YOU"
"oh. no." said Mary. "'twan't Joe;
twuz that tother boy over there" and
she pointed to the blackest of negro
boys in the school.
But. Mary, that boy isn't a Mexi-
can." said the teacher.
well, anyhow" said Mary. hes
very much tanned"
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the need OF a spe.
cial remedy to re-
lieve and cure the
congestion or in
fammation of the
kidneys that is in
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain t h a t
makes you say:
"Oh, my back"
Thompson Wat
kins, professional
nurse, 420 N. 23d
St, Parsons, kans.,
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says: For some time was an
noyed with sharp twinses across the
small of my back and irregular pas
sages Of the kidney secretions. Since
using Downs Kidney Pills I am free
from these troubles"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents q boz.
EoeterMilburn Co.. Bufalo, N. Y.
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nI.r.o,rd covernor's Messaae,

On Monday night the Senate. in Mt
ter disregard of Governor Shafroth's
message on the subject. put the pri-
mary bill through second reading with
out eliminating the privileges accorded
by 1t to party conventions. The vote
in favor Of the straight party ticket on
primary ballots stood II for to 16
against
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sAckAcHE IS k,oNEvAcHE.
Usually There Are Other Troubles to
Prove II.

Pain in the back is pain in the kid
neys, in most cases. and 1t points to
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F,oo DULY WARNED.

Look here, Fido, II you can't be a
better horse than this I shall have to
discharge you an get an automobile!"