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The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
4 Tale of a Woman's Charity
By Helen F. Huntington

Leen for a young sergeant in the colonels COM
mand Walsngham by name, gay and hand
some and needless and merry that one could not
help but send the smile after him. Although he
had won no military honors he was always fore
most i'm camp gaeties; his name never alb
sent from the lists of the grand folks, for he was
of good birth and breeding, and 1t he who
stood in the way of the colonel's winning OF Jean
Arden, but only / knew that and because it had
been revealed to me by chance kept silence and
did my masters bidding without question.
strT' HERE a captain of the guards who visited
my colonel very often to play cards and smoke
and dine and enjoy the comfort of my masters
bungalow; and one night when they sat over a
late game the captain spoke of certain social
undertaking in which the colonel had oeen de-
feated by young Wasingham who openly cast
his very influential vote against him. The colonePs
rugged face grew purple at the mention OF the
incident but the captain laughed in confident
manner that bespoke assurance of easy vic
tory. DO you not that the young dandy has
made your opportunity to establish yourself in
the social graces by a stroke of diplomacy that
will take the whole iron-cad structure by storm?
he asked More than that, you now have 1t in
your power TO win what you most desire-the
heart of the beautiful Jean Arden
"A hot word leapt to the solonels lips but the
captain thrust it aside with wave of his hand
OF course you hate Walsingham, he said but
for policys sake force your natural impulses aside
and appoint Walsingham to the Burmese commits
sion--make him your aide Believe me, there is
no surer way of gaining what you want than by
an act of this sort toward a who has de-
served anything but generosity from you. Take
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the heart he seemed to read the girls proud Sc
cret we'll enough. He could not, however, cancel
Walsnghams appointment at so late an hour be-
cause of public opinion. Perhaps that was what
angered him most.
"My colones business with an old Bur
prince who had given the British govern
ment much trouble, and whose influence was
very powerful in spite of his age and small fight
ing force. It deemed best to turn aside ms
animosity by peaceful means the colonels
mission was in the nature of a friendly visit and
consequently his travelling force was small-twen-
ty in all, including his bearers and /, his body
servant. Walsingham had personal servant
but he did not lack for such comforts as / could
bestow nor did any of the camp followers slight
him in the least His part in the undertaking
was to interview the obdurate prince in his own
language which Walsingham spoke huenty.
s.D OES the sahib know upper Burmah? 1t is very
- hot and still and lonely with many ancient
ruins overgrown with verdure and surrounded
with ten-foot elephant grass which reflects The
suns glare with metallic ferceness. There are
many tigers of the Bengal breed, very terrible,
as the sahib knows, and incredibly cunning in
stalking their prey Our way lay through the
Myouk district which then included in the
princes domain, and there were no railroads and
very few open roads, consequently travel was
rather difficult and slow All went well till tho
morning of the seventh day when we entered
Jungle stretch interspersed with wide patches OF
elephant grass where guide missed his bear
ings. We pressed eastward very slowly and eau
tiously, but not cautiously enough, for all of a
sudden death crashed into our midst, out CT the
still, cleaning yellow seas that surrounded US
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assed Very shortly after that legacy
came to the colones mother, and thereafter there
was no more poverty hard living for either OF
them Being a woman, the colonel's mother found
It less dficut to adjust herself to her change
of fortune than the colonel did; she set him up
as handsomely possible in fine little bunga-
low and turned her shrewd attention to the mat
ter Of a grand marriage for her son, who soon
began to hunger for social honors which the
grand folk stubbornly withheld. He remained
rough and unhandsome, but his ambitions were
wonderful and his soldering so good that ne
won fine reputation within a year OF his up
ward leap. 1t then that / was taken into the
coones service and although he was harsh and
difficult to serve / finally able to make him
appear somewhat like his betters.
stTT is true that several husbandless English
women were inclined to abet the mem-sahib's
plans in the way of marriage but ifavored as
he was the colonel was yet extremely hard to
please until he met the beautiful young daughter
of humble government clerk, whom the mem
sahlb would not much glance at in the be-
ginning. 1t may be that the sahib remembers the
her name, and her beauty of quality that
eye could slight a full blown in parched
desert, rich and full and fine. The colonels
whole heart went out to her and when her father
discovered his daughters prospects it was as If
he had fallen heir of a kingdom, so enraptured
he with the good fortune that awaited her.
mo, Jean Arden did not share her fathers ad-
miration of the colonel but 1t is possible that
she would have yielded to his prayers had 1t not
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tiful Jean Arden's eyes thnt eau
my colonel to repress his burn
question that day, for although
was not very wise in the things
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Touch Of Midas Sun

my word for It. | am your
friend and / know the world
well--the world and women.
after much sullen brooding
the colonel yielded 90 the cap
tain's advices. Hardly had the
word gone about that he had
appointed Walsingham to the
coveted commission when the
social tide turned In the colo
ne's favor. People praised him
loudly and in the same breath
made light of his rough manners
and common birth and said that
he was a full-measured man OF
great generosity, and much more
to the same effect. With Jean
Arden It was the same. She
gave him smiles and courtesies
where before she had barely toll
Grated his awkward attentions.
1t looked TO those who did not
know as If the captains prophes-
les were to be fulfilled.
"On the last day before my
colonel went away on his inn
portant mission to Burmah, he
called on Jean Arden to say
goodby, and also, l think, to ask
the question that burned in his
heart, for he made such careful
preparation as an ardent lover
makes. | chanced TO go out upon
a swift little errand OF my own
that took me past the Arden
compound just as my colonel
rode around the curve of the
road looking very proud and inn
portaut, and stepped aside
quickly, not wishing to be seen
by him, yet, curious to observe
his greeting Of Jean Arden. At
that moment he found himself
face TO face with Walsingham,
who had evidently just taken his
leave of Jean Arden and her
father--a gay leave it must have
been, for his face was merry and
he held his shoulders erect like
a prince, as if he felt that the
whole world owed him tribute.
He gave the salute due a super
ior officer, but there was in 1t
a taste of graceful mockery
which even l, poor Padhani OF
no education, understood per-
fectly, and my colonel dcknowl-
edged il with a very poor grace.
Perhaps it was the look IN beau
Jean Arden's eyes that caused
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GLX /ES, sahib, instantly rec.
ognized you, and that Is
not strange considering
my eventless life. But it Is most
amazing that the sahib has not for
gotten me i'm the course OF SO many
crowded years. who am but an
obscure Padhani servant. VIII the
sahib perhaps rest herein my mas
ter's garden, where he will be able
to view the grand cortege that Is
even now I'm progress toward the
English cemetery? a soldiers fun
eraI? No, sahib, that of the mother
of the colonel who was my master
at the time of your first visit to
India. Yes, she was very old,
almost eighty. but she held her
self high and proud to the very
last because OF her sons Yalor.
He died FIVE years ago In the
first month OF his generalship,
at Stuturgurden Pass, I'm Afghan
istan. They are giving the old
mem-sahib a splendid burial be
cause Of her long past service in
a cholera-stricken camp, where
men died hourly.
"The sahib deplores the early
death of so valiant a soldier as
he who was once my colonel?'
But surely it is fine to die at a
great moment with the worlds
applause ringing in ones ears
Besides the colonels life was less
dear to him since the time he
went on his mission TO Burmah,
almost ten years ago. He re-
turned deeply changed and only
three people In all the world
knew the cause of that change.
I have carried that secret locked
within my breast, but now that
the mem-sahib is beyond it's
hearing what matter If / open
my heart TO an old friend2
"It may not be known to the
sahib that the colonel and his
mother came to India in poverty
and obscurity; they were hum
BILE folk and rough-mannered in
the beginning and the son was
fierce and Indifferent TO his fel'
lows, but it was in him TO yield
perfect obedience to military au
thority, so he made a good sol
dier from the first. It was by
magnificent stroke of rough valor
that he won his colonelship, in
a skirmish against the doughty
ghans, when his captain had 81
the desperate order to retreat,
the sake of saving his sorely
assed men. Very shortly after
came to the colonel's mother, and
was no more poverty or hard livi
them. Being a woman, the colone
It less dificult to adjust herself
of fortune than the colonel did;
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LLN/ES, sahib instantly rec.
ognized you, and that Is
NOT strange considering
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the doughty AT
ptain had given
to retreat, for
his sorely har-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05

try is to be driven with all speed
possible in order that production
of coal may be resumed when the
shutes are finished, The third
vein which was recently opened
lies about one hundred feet under
the one now being equipped for
production has six feet OF mer-
charitable coal in the drift which
was driven for more than two hun
dred feet in or the vein. The com
pany will be in shape to double the
production from this property in II
short time If necessary TO keep up
with orders. Carpenter Mooney
has charge of the construction Of
the new buildings and coal shufes
connecting tn" tipplrs and tram
way.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
New Phone Company Gets Busy

Gunnison New Champion
The Gunnison County Co-opera-
tive Telephone Compudy now as
sert that they have arrangements
perfected to 20 ahead with con.
struc,ios. of their town and county
lires nt once. They nave engaged
Mr.. Dean ID. Clark, n telephone
expert t. make estimates aud plans.
and have solicitors in the field
securing additional subscribers and
contracts for phones. They are
going to work with n will aud in
tend to put in n first class county
system, with twenty.fuur hour ser
vice aud outside connection. News
Champion is glnd to see the tele-
phone business looking mp. Few
people realize how on, Of the world
wc have been of late, with orr val
ley ranches only a quarter supplied
and many of them still completed,
isolated. 1t is fact thai during
the past five years the use of iht
rurnl phones in Colorado has in
creased frcm Pol 10 $3.50, or ZOO
per cent. This is true Of all west
rrn states. We must have II first
class phone system, for up tu-dnt'
ranchmen would as soon think OF
moving with Il srythe MS Of trying
to do modern business without L
phone, whatever the cost.
We are glad to learu that there
is intention on the part Of the new
company to absorb all the various
local lines If possible. This is the
only plan for two telephone systems
IN one tawn or county is an nbpmi
uation. The phone is in the nature
Il II monopoly and should really be
owned 10y the state. Failing that
we want to see one strong county
organization, which can give good
service
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
Delta Land Opened

Grand Junction News
Word was received at Mnntrose
today 10y tie local land office, that
Secretary Ballinger of the Depart
meut of the Interior, had signed
papers to the effect that 100000
acres of land in Delta county could
be reopen,d for registration. The
lanI WIS opened several years ago
but IA rumor got to the Department
of the Interior that there were rich
deposits of coal and other minerals
in this vi Unity, and that the 2OO,
600 acres covered world of riches
A number of geologists were sent
to investigate and found there was
nothing in the report. The land
is suitable for agricultural pur
poses and it is stated, is most ad
apted to fruit growing. The an
nouncement caused quite sensa
ton here as the land is said to be
rich loans and reports from Delta
state that the people are rushing
with entrys for the holnesteads
This is one of the largest tract.
of homestead land in the state. anc
when it was coufisticated for il
vestigation it cansed quite sci
sation
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
New Game Laws

Denver, July - The new game
laws which were passed by the last
legislature 20 into effect tomorrow
One Of the principal changes is n
provision tlsa,-residents Of Col6ra-
do not require license 10 fish.
Ncnresidenis must take out u
lie .use at cost Of 81 The non
resident limiting license las been
reduced from So to $40. The fol-
lowing is the oren season under
the new law:
Deer with horns. October ! to 10
Does and fawn cannot he killed.
Prnrie chickens, O.tober ] to 20
Sage chickens. mountain and
willow grouse, September 10 to
October 10.
Ducks and geese, September 10
to April 10.
Doves, August 20 to September
8.
Plovers. curlew and shore birds,
March ] to April 10 and August |
to November 30,
Trout, May % to November 80.
The limit ON birds is changed so
that only twenty geese apd twenty
other birds may be killed in one
duy and anyone may have III his
possession twenty geese, twen-
ty-tive ducks and twenty-five other
birds.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
y. 6, X. q. Equipment Same rs on
Hartman Roads

With the announcement from
New York that the Denver nnd
Rio Grhud- rRilroHd has plrrvC
orders for new equipment aud roll
ing stock TO the amount of nrarl,
81 OOO.OUO. comes the additional re-
port that everything ordered is nf
exactly the same type AS used b,
the Union Pacific aud other Harri-
man roads in the West; that the
specifications were drafted 10y Il
Hartman official, and that the
money for this new equipment was
raised by an underwriting syndi-
cate which placed the bonds with
Kuhn. Loeb & Co, Edward II,
Harriman's private bankers.
In other words the New York
reports are trying to verify the FIRE.
qucut insinuations of late TO the
effect that Edward ii. Hartman
has formed an alliance with Geo.
j Gould aud in control of the
Western Pacific aud Denver d Rio
Graude.
The Denver & Rio Graide order
for equipment, which is the larg-
est single order ever placed 10y n
Colorado railroad, includes eight
Mnllet compound locomotives for
mountain use. This type Of loco
motive is being installed on on the
Hartman mountain roads. There
are also nineteen locomotives and
three switch engines. In addition
to these are ten nll-steel passenger
coaches, ten all-steel baggage and
express cars, 1000 tifty-ton dump
bottom coal cars, 1,500 steel under
and upper frame box cars, 500
steel under and upper frame stock
cars. $50 tifty.ton fiat cars and 200
refrigerator cars. All these steel
cars are the same as the Hartman
equipment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05

Monirose. Colo, July .. Tie
city coupcil has decided TO eXpend
up to 5000 Tor decorating the city
during the visit Of President Taft
mt the formal upenin. of the Gun
nison tunnel September 23 ard 2i.
The council decided 10 decorate
ten business blocks and appointed
commitise to manage The work,
Word was received that President
Taft wouli reach Monlrose ON
September % and remain until
} p. m. September 81. y special
meeting Of ;he tunnel opening com
uitrse will be held to night to make
.iunl arrangements for changing
the date OF The celebration to that
IF the PRESIDENTS visit. The com
mitlee aud people plan to mnk"
.his the greatest event in the his
tory of Moutrose.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
Victor Mine sold
way

Denver Post
Gunnison, C1lo. July 2J.-The
Victor niue known twenty years
"a the Beta, located in the White
Pine district, has been purchased
tor S25, 900 10y George D-nuon, Jr.
of Springfield, Mass. aud associ.
ntes. Enil Peterson, who is oprr.
ating n lease ON the property, was
given $4,000 to surrender his
right. Peterson last winter open.
ed up a big body Of siiver-Iend ore
worth so ton,
The Beta was abandoned many
years ago, when silver slumpe.l, aud
was relocated MS the Victor BY
Peterson for himself, Mrs. ) ID.
Csump OF Denver and others.
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lit certainly does sound good
20 the Nest-this uttrrancr of
Secretary Ballinger d, liyerrd at
Seattle recently. lie announced
ais intention not t. allow the for
rstry bureau to run the interior de-
uartnent. which under the law has
charge OF all public lands He al .
needed correction io
he Pinchot policy of setting asid,.
..huic. areas Of mineral lands for
forestry administrative purposes
He affirmed as the law what the
FINES hns recently stni,d, thai
pinchot's action was unwnrcnnted
Best Of all. Secretary Baliinger
stated that he had not rlashed with
Secretary Wilson, aud the latter is
Pinchots superior. the folly aud
feudnhsm of the caief forester seem
to he tottering to u fall. Thrr,
are thousands Of homeseekers and
prospecturs in Colorado who ere
sret.-fal. tss-eailipger--far-l.arine
gone 10 thr Pa ,itic coast from Will
Iirms college. Massachusetts, /,
pra.tice law. He sought and nc.
lnired merit. Denver Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
An important feature of the W

An important feature of the Wo
mans Home Companion this
month is the "reminiscences of the
late venerable Edward Everett
Hale The August issue contains,
in place OF the regular monthly
chapter of the "reminiscences, the
pu plication of which commenced
before Doctor Hale's death, a
beautiful tribute to the eminent
writer and minister by his personal
| friend, w II. McElroy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
lNING NEWS OF
GUNNISON COUNTY

The Pueblo Fuel Company are
|pw operating both hard and soft
/ al properties aud expect to con
hue indefinitely as orders are now
ming in 10 hold the production
|ustant. The company are now
|aking the largest output ever
hi At the soft coal mine and are
|mpelled to work Sundays TO keep
with orders.
Supt. Haines was down from the
u yusta property on Monday pur-
asiag supplies for his crew now
|urkiug in the tunnel. Tn. air
hills are working and the old
lifts are 10 be extended further
/ along the vein. 1t is altogether
kelly that the manager and direc-
RS who are expected this month
i'll arrange for replacing the tram
bricks which were carried AWAY
uow slides last winter, after
|hich ore extraction will be re-
Emed at the mine.
L. J. Peters, Eastern sales mana.
er of the kuickerbJcker syndicate
assed through Denver it, charge
n party of stockholders of the
1lurado Yule Marble company
ud the Colorado slate company.
i. yesterday afternoon. Tie
lembers of the party are NIL
ealthy Eastern business men.
no have become Interested i'll the
ulorado companies through the
rorts of the knickerlucker syndl-
ate. They are on u tJnr OF IN
pection of their Western holdings
nth view of eularging the
uarries If the returns warrant 1t.
hey left on the J:3O Rio Grande
u the Western slope III the pri
ate car. Sunset, in which they
ave made the trip from New
'ork. They will spend several days
4 going over the quurries and viii
turn 10 the East 10y way Of Den
er.
.A,T. Spyler, one of the opera.
sA,n the Hard Cagh mine over
a Galena park came in from the
roperty Monday and reports work
Ding forward all right on n fine
.ody of ore which extends nenrly
cross the tunnel face. \ car load
AS already been mined Hnd Is
eady for sackiag aud shipping.
he ore consists of galen and cop
yer pyrites which run well in both
liver and gold. Report from a
ample sent out gave five ounces
f gold per ton which is indication
f better values coming in as the
uunel gets farther into the noun
ain. Salida, Pueblo and Denver
meters are bidding for the ore
rom the mine as it is very de-
irable combination for smelling
md refining. Mr. Seyler is eN-
lecting interested parties IN to eX-
mine the property the last OF the
week and it is thought that arrange
nents will then be made for ex'
4nsive operations being carried Oh
Iere in a very Snort time.
Superintendent Calderhead o
he Crested Butte Coal Company
s pushing work with two shlit'
upon the new cCal shu,e ant
b Adings being err cIcd at TIN
4 chpany's mins. The opening o
the new vein shows seven and or
half feet of good coal and The EN-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05

Six room cottage and three lots
on the corner of main street in the
school house block. Best location
in the city can be bought very
cheap for cash.
Eight room cottage. furnis he'd
with two lots and large barn, with
in two minutes walk of school
building. Inquire at Pilot Off ,e.
One of the best ranches in the
Jax Cabin neighborhood, l60 acres
all under culture, cuts from loo to
200 tons of timothy per season.
100 head of stock, full equipment
of farming utensils, including rak-
es. mowers, wagons, etc. Call at
Pilot Office for particulars.
Five room cottage and two lots,
corner of Main and 9th streets
Can be had dirt cheap. The best
location in tom for residence OF
school purposes. Fine investment
for the money asked rs it rents
for good price the year around.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05

Ouray. Colo. July 2L Fifty
families are homeless. seven busi.
ness and residence squares ARE in
undated. aud damage amountin :
20 $4,000 has been done ms the re-
sult Of a cloudburst which came
upon this city without a moments
Narninr, nt three o'clock this after.
noon. That there was no loss of
life is considered remarkable The
Cascaie aud Portland creeks over
lowed their banks and became rag
ing torrents through n portion of
the to WI. An avalanche of bpuld
ers ard loose dirt followed in the
wake OF the food. Iattering down
houses and Cutting the streets.
Several persons We're rescued from
windows Of floating houses hy mer
on horse back. 1t is believed two
weeks will be required to clear
away the derbis.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-07
REDMEN TROPHIES
 ]. TO BE WORTH WHILE
They Will Be Presented to the Victors in Various Picnic
 Contests

,ae Red Men are pialnink the awarding of a number of exceptionally fias ;ropi ies to the lucky contestants in the various program numbers that have been arranged for the big picnic and celebration to be held Sunday, May 1e Just what theso trophies are to be has not been finally decided upon yet That they will be of high class order, however. has been assured by the members of the committee who have been handling this end ol celebration. The Red Men have no superiors when it comes to doing things right and if their custom is followed the trophies which will be awarded at the picnic, will be more thaA worth while.
 Although final arrangements for ths affair are about completed, the mem bers of the various committees are by no means resting on their oars, but are out hustling for the good of the order and the celebration every day. Word Is being received from numerous outside points from members of the order and their friends who are desir- ous of joining the thousand or more who will attend the mammoth ceie- bration.