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The newspaper., 1909-07-09
A CONTEMPLATION THAT COUNTS.

We have received the following letter from old
friend J. d. Calhoun. secretary of the Tampa. Florida
Board OF Trade Mr. Calhoun is who worked on the
old Lincoln Journal with this editor thirty years ago
who for many years past has held the important posi-
ton he now has. He is past master in the matter of
booming his home and his opinion value highly
TAMPA, FLORIDA, June Is, 1909.
My DEAR RAwALT-I have just finished the careful
pcrsua of your Homeseekers edition, Permit give
you my hearties endorsement of plan and execution
Modest self evidently truthful and accurate carries
viction to intelligent reader. you made
money out of you deserve Familiarity general way
with your unrvaled section of Colorado afforded by the
regular reading of TIE NEWSPAPER made
my study OF the map great delight, cementng my
sorry knowledge into a consistent whole. renew
earnest thanks for kindness and courtesy
necon Yours sincerely,
J. D. CALHOUN,
The newspaper., 1909-07-09
Important Notice.

All the people are respectfully
informed that il is not absolutely
necessary to see the publisher in
order TO secure the insertion of a
two line local. TO order out or in
an ad. TO subscribe. or pay up. or
quit taking the paper We arc
hiring some people here and they
are all gifted with common sense
and can take orders for any ID
thing We have to sell or collect
and receipt for anything we have
done previously. This is printed
for the benefit of several persons
who seem to assume that unless
this editor is personally present
their wants will not he attended
to properly
The newspaper., 1909-07-09

spring during the cold wave
while they were smudging day
and night to save some fruit. he
cheerfully reported pleasant
thermometric condition of about
33 degrees. In order to attain it
he had stationed his instrument
along side smokestack and thus
maintained temperature far
enough from freezing to make a
good appearance Now we pre-
sumo he keeps the bulb packed in
ice and again maintains a fair
average. He is a lalapaloosa of a
weather clerk. Capt. Underwood
here is a novice alongside the
Grand Junction professor.
This week the Gunnison tunnel
was completed so far as the bore
is concerned. On Tuesday at six
o'clock the drills broke through
the intervening rock and the bore
was through the six miles of
mountain. AT three in the after
noon the last shot was fired and
the tunnel was a fact So Mead
Hsmmond's dream is now come
true. The crystal waters of the
Gunnison will soon be poured in
a refreshing food over a desert
composed of more than 100000
acres of land that only needs
water 10 be as fruitful as any on
earth That monument to the
originator OF the idea is about
due.
The parents OF Elsie Sigel. the
girl who was murdered by a Chink
in New York. refused her Christian
burial on account OF her fall. 1t
is not probable that their action
hur, the g'rl any. But it serves
to d, monstra,c the utter unfitncss
OF such people to rear children
Her downfall was more their fault
then hers. She was stuffed with
the idea of saving Chink souls
The newspaper., 1909-07-09

The bodies of Warren Travis
and DR.. Fairfield are still missing.
Though the river has been
searched from Delta to Grand
Junction and rewards are offered
I'D to $1,000 they remain undis-
covered. 1t is peculiar fact that
in most cases the bodies are found
very close to the scene of the
drowning and we imagine that
when the water goes down little
both will be located close to the
spo, they died. The body usually
sinks and lodges at the first OBJ
structlon and is speedily anchored
in the sand. We have observed
many cases of the kind and do
not remember of one in which
the remains floatcd more than
two miles.
The newspaper., 1909-07-09
DR.. Harry A. Smith,

OF Delta. Eye. Ear. Nose and
Throat specialist. will be at the
Paonii hotel the Second Tuesday
OF every month Glasses Fitted
The newspaper., 1909-07-09
You Ought to Help.

The following individuals and
firms have purchased and donated
extra copies OF our Homeseekers
Edition to the Paonia CONNER
cial Association. same to be dis
tributed under their direction.
They need grea, many more and
il the people will buy them they
will undertake to place them
where they will do the most good.
All those purchasing copies will
receive credit in the paper week
by week. There are only few
copies left at present and all
should b. given TO the CONNER
cisl Association:
Fruit Ex. State Bank.........l00 copies
The newspaper., 1909-07-09
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS.
BY {. T. RAwALT.

BY {. T. RAWALT.
The dailies recount the dar-
ing adventure of two young men
who tried to navigate the Green
and Colorado rivers. meeting ship
wreck therein. 1t is stated that
they were trying to reach the
Gull of Mexico by that route and
IL they knew no more about navi-
eating a skiff in mountain
stream than they apparently did
of the geography of their country
the only wonder is that they were
not drowned before they got
started. For the benefit of some
cub reporter we will state that the
Colorado river discharges into the
Gulf of California approximately
LOO miles west of the extreme
western part OF the Gulf of
Mexico. We expect the young
man or woman who wrote that
item could give most of US cards
and spades on ordinary education
of today. Very likely could tell
US all about tour hundred things
that they will never have any use
OF but could not bound their na-
tive state without the aid of
map.
Speaking OF the wild efforts be
ing made by several large daily
papers to save the infants oil the
cities by providing a pure milk
supply. We cannot help noting
that as is usual with the dailics
they begin at the wrong end OF
the question. Nature provided
very safe and sure way of giving
the average baby square deal in
that particular. Blu, the mothers
have IN the last ten years tried
with the AID of several baby food
experts, to improve on nature and
rear the babies by scientific
methods. A return to first princi
plies would save wonderful per
ccn,sge of the babies who die
each year from improper food and
the energies of all should be cx-
erted to convince mothers that 1t
is duty they owe their offspring
to furnish it the nourishment in
tended by nature. A woman who
refuses to nurse her own infant
while capable of so doing should
be defertilized and turned loose
unable to do any more harm.
They ought to try and send the
weather reporter from Grand
Junction to some appointment
where his marvellous ability could
be put to better use. He reports
their temperature at fraction be
low 100 when every man from
that city who aspires to be called
truthful says that it has been from
ITO to 115 for the past week. In
asmuch as it has hovered close to
the 100 mark here almost 1000
feet higher we give it out solid
that we would not believe that
,re,ther clerk under oath. Last
The newspaper., 1909-07-09

Chas. Pike, of Hotchkiss, was a
Paonia business visitor the last of
the week.
The newspaper., 1909-07-09

Mrs. Frank Curtiss visited a
few days the past week with
friends in Montrose.
The newspaper., 1909-07-09
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU

Voluntary Observers Meteorological Record
For the week ending July s, 1909.
and corresponding week of 1908.
The newspaper., 1909-07-09
J NJ. UNDERWOOD,
CO-ODerafiYe OhaerYel

July Sd had the highest maximum
as well IA the highest mean tempera-
ture of any day of record at this
station. The last IL consecutive
days has reached n maximum OF 90o
or more.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
Task for Economists.

The army appropriation bill as ccm-
peted by the house committee on
military AFFAIRS calls for s94.O0o,Oe0
which is $4,000 less than last year
but the conclusion that so much has
been saved the taxpayers is decidedly
premature. The bill has yet to run
the gauntlet rf both houses. and the
economists will have TO stand sturdi-
Iy together to prevent amendments
inyclving additional expenditures The
senate often puts on appropriation
bills what the house leaves out. and
in the Conference usually manages to
save most of its additions. Such was
the case at the last session
1t must also be remembered that
appropriations for purposes that are
entirely military are scattered through
several bins Arsenals and barracks
are provided for. in the appropriate
place in the regular appropriation,
would make the total ccnspicucusly
large. To fri costs it Is necessary
TO ,overFun several bills. item b. item
and to ascertain as well the amount
n unexpendedebslsnces made avail
able oy continuance. The same Is
in great measure true Of navel expen-
ditures, for there are often accounts
running many years back OF which
few persons have any knowledge out
side the auditing department--Boston
Transcript.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28

The government of New Zealand
proposes to make loans TO settlers
workmen. local bodies and mining
companies. The total advances are
not to exceed s1o,i25,OOo In any one
year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
COP BOUGHT PEACE
DIPLOMACY THAT ENDED INTER
NATIONAL DISPUTE.
Battle Between Sightseeing and tx
cited Tars Ended by Policeman's
Intervention and the Preecn-
taSion Of a Dime.

A sailor from q British ship stood
in Broad street the other morning
gazing at the towering buildings, the
New York Sun says. Moved by the
thoughts which arose in him he re-
marked to the world at large: we
could stand of your bloon'in' 'Ook ana
smash these ere skyscrapers while
we was tykin' tea
A sailor from an American warship
cruising without much seeming pur-
pose overheard the remark. drew up
alongside the speaker and said: You
couldn't hit the whole state OF New
York II you had smooth water and
all day to fina your range"
Several people stopped; a police
man drew near.
"Why not?" asked the Britlsher-
Because of that" responded the
Yankee.
"That" was a welldirected blow
which landed on the Rriton's chin and
which drew a counter equally well
aimed at the Yankees chin Neither
was very swift, possibly beca''se OF
certNn degree of fatigue noted In
both sailors produced by over-indui'
gence in sightseeing.
The policeman took each sailor By a
shoulder, showed one north and one
south and said: "G'wan," The sail
ors g'waned little. but, moved by a
common purpose, circled the othcer
and presently had exchanged blows
again
The patient cop again separated and
launched them In opposite directions
but now he kept an eye on theiI
movements. Seeing them, with an ex
hibition of his own degree of patience
again coming to close quarters he in
tervened.
See here. lads" he said holding
them APART. you must g'wan."
T can knock his block on, the
Yankee declared
Hid be dom some'nt vile 'e's do
ing that" declared the Briton.
You don't want me TO run you In.
The copper urged. go back to your
ships
I'D go, but 'sven't a tuppence In
me trousers for the tube" said the
Briton.
And haven't a nickel in my jeans
for carfare, neither" the Yankee said
The copper sighed softly, produced
two nickels and gave each sailor one
The tars. locked arms and swung on
toward tie Wall street underground
station.
i say. Jack. your boobies are
oroper sort" remarked the Briton-
You bet your life they are, TO
sporded the Yankee
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
Lust VIVA, They Needed.

Il knew a boy and girl" says AT,
thur AuIl. who had Just got married.
.nd moved TO the city The boy had
been out of empsoymeV for week
and ell they had left between them
and starvation was one loaf Of bread
The boy husband went down town to
sec What he could do to relieve the sit
uation. About Doon he walked into
the fat. his eyes shining with the
Iisht OF victory. I let you can't
xuess what I've got out here. Mary.
he exploded 5cyously as he bounded
into their stUfy apartments. Mary
couldn't guess. so she vent out TO
see what Il was. She looked arosnd.
seeing nothing. and John hooked mach
disappointed Don't you see aim.
Nary he asked. reDroachfully. Mary
hadn't potIced 81 before. but there
u stood, wzeFing Its sfunpy tail II
was a nsryiooksns bull pup 7
thought he'd make Us a good watch
sos.' John explained kansas City
Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
Mob at Hurley Gives Murder
er Quick Justice.
SHOOTING CHRISTMAS EVE
Henry Pennington Killed Samuel
Baker and Wounded Victims Wife
ard Children as Family Was on way
7 to Attend Christmas Tree.
Killed Samuel

HURLEY, VA. Dec. 27.-Following
the killing here on Christmas Eve Of
Samud Baker and the serious wound
ing of his wife and two children by
the. formers enemy, Henry Penning-
ton. mob Of one hundred citizens
Saturday at midnight took Pennins-
ton from an imprcv ised jail, wnere
he had been incarcerated under heavy
guard. ard hanged him to steam
pipe.
: Pennington. who had been drinking.
picked a quarrel with Baker and shot
him while the latter was on his way
to a Sunday school Christmas tree
with his wife. his two children and a
friend Wyatt Meadows. Seeing that
he had killed Baker, Pennington start
cd TO run away. Mrs. Baker called
after Pennington and implorsd him
10 help her fske the body home.
The Tuse worked. and Pennington
went tack to the spot where his VIC
TN lay dead Bent UPON avenging
the dead, Mrs. Baker grabbed Pen
nington's pistol from his packet and
shot twice at him. Her aim was pa.
but she succeeded in wounding him
in the hand and high. Pennington
recovered possession of the pistol and
then shot the woman and attempted
to kill Meadows, who was running
away. and the two children.
Captured by Posse.
Pennington then fed. but was sur
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28

Irritation with the heroine, Scotch
young lady CT title, but little exper-
fence in the ways of the world, so he
tells her the st-ry of Cinderella and
the fairy prince who disappears at the
stroke CT twelve, leaving her with only
the memory OF her happy dream. The
scene at which this takes place is
by an open fire in the midst of a big,
desert CT the far Southwest, and, with
its realistic settings and its open
fire, together with Mr. Stones boyisn
earnestness, his costume or knee
brooches, long curis and Dreaded
suit and ballet of Vatican Shepherd
esses, and said to form a combira-
ton which is net only unique, but
above almost anything else ever al
-forGed in musical comedy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
For the Theafefgoers

"A stubborn Cinderella" a musical
comedy that has had long runs in the
larger cities and which is said to be
enc OF the best things of the kind
ever sent cut OF Chicago. will be seen
at the Academy Of Music Thursday
night The presentation of this piece
viii mark the beginning of the end OF
the Academy history as Legitimate
playhoG--, IS next week ;le house is
to be converted into a moving picture
theater.
The Academy management refers
to "A Stubborn Cinderella" as a
personally guaranteed attraction
and agrees to refund money paid for
seats If it is not enc OF the best
musical comedies Of the season.
Harry Stone, a musical comedy
comedian CT considerable ncte, plays
the part of Mac, college boy who
wees and wins the stubborn Gin
derella. 1t is said that he is supported
by an exceptionally capable cast. and
chorus that is larger and stronger
than usually is to be seen 'cn the
road"
a well defined story is told in the
piece The her. irresponsible college
youth. feels bound to terminate a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
Miss eIllIe Burke as AIRS. Dot"

MISS 6tsiS pufNS 80 WIZ. 49,
Miss Billie Burke's next appear
ance in New York will be at the
Lyceun theater the middle Of January
as Mrs. Dot, in the comedy OF that
! name by w. Somerset Vaughan. who
is best known in this country as the
author Ct Lady Frederick Jack
Straw" and of Penelope"
Mrs. Dot" was first produced by
Charles Frohman two years ago al
the Comedy theater, London, where
it ran an entire year.
Mrs. oct" has three hundred
thousand dollars a year. She is
widow and she in love. Her hus-
band who could not take his money
with him. generouly left it without re-
striction. so she is free to marry with
out having to make the choice be-
tween love and dollars. After finding
this cut one expects to discover that
Mrs. Oct is a much sought after
lady, especially as she is very pretty
and charming and exactly thirty
Ave the age at which a woman be-
gins to be most bounded by suitors
and the facts are somewhat extra
ordinary. Gerald Halstane. TO whom
she gives every encouragement, gees
not propose. She does not attempt
tn deceive herself with the fiction
that after all she dosen't like Gerald.
She knows that she does and she de-
cides to do what every courageous
woman ought to do in like circum-
stances. II Gerald won't propose to
her she resolves to propose to him.
| OF course she suspects that he is
more interested in her than he lets
| on. for she assumes that the loss u
| his little fortune. which went in play
| ing stocks, is the thing which pre-
vents him from asking rich woman
to be his wife. At this juncture we
shall see Miss Billie Burke showing
| how a very attractive young woman
who is much in love can propose to
Young man without losing her self
respect or being anything but more
delightful than ever. or course enc
expects that any young man who
has given an attractive woman enough
announcement to bring her to the
point of popping the question, would
faint with delight when she and her
three hundred thousand year are
dropped into his arms. But Gerald
doesn't faint with delight. He Is
very polite and behaves with great
consideration, but none the less he
plainly rejects her.
His reason for this strange course
is brought out subsequently and is ex-
tremeiy interesting, and so are the
things that Mrs. Dot does in the last
act. Mrs Dot" by the way. is really
Mrs Whortley," and Gerald becomes
peer through the death Of an uncle.
but this coed luck proves another
trouble and does not explain his
strange conduct toward the fascinat-
| ing Mrs Dot"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
AL a. Wilson.

Al. II. Wilson, the singing coulsfan
VIII be at the Academy or Music,
New Years Eve, Friday, December
81 when he will be seen as the cen
trail character In his latest play, Metz
in Ireland" which is somewhat of an
iuncvsticn. Considering the character
of plays provided for him in the past
During the unfolding Of the story
the audience travels with Mr.. Wilson.
as Metz" in an interesting country
the land of Shamrock-where the cry
of the Banshee, is still considered a
bad men and where the countryside
rings with delightful stories OF tne
sweet little fairies hidden behind each
twie along the roadside.
At the opening Of the performance
Metz" is discovered the center OF al
traction ortside CT Dolan's Forge en-
the road &c KIonikilty Castle, among a
levy Ct Irish lads and, lsss.es to whom
he relates the folk lore q Germany
in his quaint Datch accent, and for
whom be sings several tunefni love
songs
The advance>saIe Of seats opens TO-
mcrrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
The Hockey Girls In ga Stubborn Cinderella"

rounded by a p, sse on the OUTSKIRTS
OF the town later Friday night he
was captrged after an exchange of
shots with the officers. who badly
wounded him, Being too weak TO
stand the joufney TO the Grundy JAIL
fifteen miles distant over mountainous
county, Pennington was locked up IN
the constable's house. but about l
o'clock Sunday ii was thought ad-
yisable &c remove him to a boarding
house. where he was put under
strong guard.
Feeling against Pennington ran
high, and many covert threats OF
lynching were heard during the day.
Saturday midnight band of about
one hundred citizens was quietly or
ganized. The guard was overpoweT-
cd and Pennington was taken to the
engine room CT runber mill nearby
and hanged TO n steam pipe. Inc
body was riddled with bullets, and
was then left hanging until . O'Clock
Sunday morning. when it was cut
down.
Bakers funeral was held yesterday,
but his wife was too badly wounded
to attend. Baker was a son-in-law OF
Aunt Betty Justis and brcther-in-
law Ct George Meadows two of the
victims of the famous sextuple muir
der here several months ago, for
which Howard Little has been SEN
fenced to die in the electsic chair on
January g.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
biliiousness

w have used your valuable cascsrets
and / find them perfect. Couidn.t no
without them. I have used them 70.
some time for indigestion and oiiiousnes'
and am now completely cured kscom-
mend them to everyone once uieo' yuu
will never be without them IN tne
family. Edward A. Marx, Albany n. l.
Pleasant. PaistabIc Potent. Taste Good.
Dc Good. Never Sicken, Weaken o. oupo-
lpc. &c. Soc Never sold n bulk Ine gen
uine tablet stamped &C onaf o.
cure OF your money bscs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28

Generally speaking. II American safe
manufacturers will make the same
thorough and systematic efforts to get
business in Germany as they have
done In America there is every reason
to belieye that they will score CORE
ponding success.
In Munich and In ether large towns
in Bavaria great lack OF suitable
dwellings has been felt in recent
years. Only "a per cent of the dwell
ings in Munich were vacant in 1897,
while in other towns in Bavaria the
proportion of vacant dwellings was
sim smaller.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
iently.-New York Herald.

Our oil exports to China increased
from 23.000000 gallons in 1899 to ST.
100000 In 1909 and nearly 100000
GOO in 1908. having thus auadrupled
in 10 years.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28

Pennington then fed. but was sur
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28

The maximum railroad freight and
express rates Of Cuba are fixed ~
and are undcr The supervision q the
national railway oommissicn. They
are s.ased on TIE meirie ton ~ 1000
ksoe fzsof pousssl anc en fhc kiio.
meter fS.zse feet Or .esg5.fss mficJ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
A Mans Limitation.

Relatives Of a young Pittsburgh
who married a cloak model want his
head examined. Even il man picks
cut a model wife he isn't safe. EVIL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28

The oil strike. IN Tayabas. P. l.. has
brought into existence six oil develop
ment companies. Many ether COM
panies have also been lately formed to
develop the mineral resources of the
Islands.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-28
Friend Of Little.

Pennington was known to be
friend Of Howard Little. and 1t Is
thought that the talk of new trial
for Little had. much to do with his
seeking a quarrel with Baker. and as
well for the sentiment which provoked
the lynching which followed. Little
has been granted a thirty-day respite
bv Governor Swanson. his attorneys
claiming that his witnesses were in
Inundated by the friends of the Mead
cws family, and that he had been SEN
fenced because Ct his previous bad
reputation with no evidence o,ner
than circumstantisl.