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The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
SEVENTY YEARS YOUNG"

Another ten million dollars given by
John D. Rockefeller to education, was
the message flashed over the country
the other day. He had just reached
the seventieth milestone in his life and
that the day might not pass without
his having done someone some gooi
the money was given to the general ed
ucation board
What a life has been that of John D.
Rockefeller. The greatest oil king the
world has ever known. He has been
slashed from top to bottom and through
and through by the sharp tongues of his
critics, yet year after year he goes on
in his own way, giving his money to
assist others.
On the day of his SEVENTEEN ami
versary he was visited by New York
World man who found him on his golf
links where he spends a great deal of
his time
In telling of his interview with the
great oil king the World man said in
part:
GLOW does it feel to be 70 years
old?" Seventy years young, You
mean" said Mr.. Rockefeller, in a tone
of gentle reproof. "I'm 70 years
young, not 70 years old. I am in perfect
health-never felt better in my life.
DR.. Biggar tells me I am going to live
to be 95 or possibly 100. Perhaps I
shall DR.. Biggar is usually right.
Anyway he says ! am far too healthy
for the good of his exchequer.
"As to the termination of life, I
never think about it." he added. ~
am too busy trying to be useful while
I live. I am trying to make each
day more useful than that which went
before. The best. way to prepare
for the end Of life is to live for others,
and that is just what am trying to
do. Every one shouldremember tina.
there Is something worth while be-
sides mere money getting. Whether
activity engaged In business OF not,
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
LEAD MINES TO OPEN

And now comes the report from reli
able sources that the lead mines of Col
orado are to reopen and put hundreds
of men back to the work that was
closed down during the panic of few
months back 1t will be remembered
by many that the American Smelling
& Refining company had a vast amount
of lead which it had accumulated dur
ing the panic and that a stop in the
work was called that this could be dis
posed of. 1t is said the bulk of the
supply is exhausted and that all of the
Colorado lead mines are to be started
to supply the demand that is rapidly
increasing with each passing week. Ii
is claimed that the orders now on the
books of the company vastly exceed
the visible supply.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

PRESIDENT SLOCUM of Colorado
College is ont against the present class
of athletics enjoyed by the college
boys of the state. He does not believe
for the best and says they do not tend
to develop the mental faculties, but
send out gladiators, whose sole con
versation is along their particular line
of sport The prize fighter wants to
talk of fights, the foot ball man of his
game and so on through the list 1t
football players are sent to college or
rather secured by college for their
playing alone and that the essential
feature, turning out men of brains, is
forgotten. We have cases in mini
where high school boys, who have
shown more than ordinary ability along
cer!ain lines of athletics, have been
urged to enter certain college. In
fact very alluring inducements were
held out to them, but the boys were
men enough to turn them aside that
their high school course might be com.
pleted. These boys could now be Ill
certain of the leading colleges of tho
country and their high school cduca-
tion would have never been acquired.
They would probably have made names
for themselves in the athletic world,
but what good would that have done.
They are doing right in doing their
best to win laures in athletic con-
tests and at the same time devoting
most of their time to the acquiring
of knowledge tina. will fit them for
their work in later years. We believe
athletics are all right, but not to the
extent that the brain of the athlete
10 neglected and dwarfed by nonusaRe.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
DOES IT PAY?

Many are the tales of western life
that fall upon the ears of the unsus'
pecting tenderfoot. Occasionally one
is found, who is well enough informed
to pay no heed to the lurid tales told
him, but often they will ''fall' for
whatever happens to come from the lips
of western plainsman or mountain
COW puncher,
A case has just been reported from
El Paso, Tex, and shows the folly of
even trying to frighten an eastern
boy with lurid tales of western life.
The dispatch read as follows;
A "tenderfoot frightened almost
into insanity by lurid tales of the
bloodthirst of Indians and Mexican
bandits, and a sudden midnight fake
attack on the camp was responsible
yesterday for the spreading broadcast
of tale of wholesale murder of horse
men near Alton, n. NJ, by band of
Indians or Mexican bandits.
The 'tenderfoot 's'' yarn was inves-
tigated early today by officers who
had hurried to the scene of the report
ed slaughter and found to be nothing
but hoax.
According to the story told by f. w.
Scott, who had just joined a party
driving horses overland, the camp WAS
attacked last night by the outlaws and
every man except himself was killed.
Seo.t said he feigned death until the
outlaws departed, then he ran mile
and half in his stocking feet to Alton
and spread the lurid news of the mas
sacre.
1t develops that the horsemen played
upon Scott IS ignorance of the horse
man and his ways, and put in all day
Sunday relating tales of theft and
murder by Indians and Mexican ban
dts. When Scott retired he was badly
scared. After every one had retired,
firing and shouting suddenly started
from several points around the camp,
and Scott, half clad, made record time
to Alton with his tale of murder.
Does it pay for one man to prey upon
the ignorance of another and take the
risk of forever putting that man IS
mind beyond control? We believ.
there is no harm in innocent joking,
Init no one has the ripht to hlipht thn
life of another for the sake of re
hearsing lies that have fallen from
other lips or manufactured within his
own fertile brain.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

men should keep their thoughts
in channels of usefulness. They should
occupy their minds with other things
than business, for these other things
are those which give keen relish to
life. While man is in business he
should look ahead to what is to be the
ultimate result Of all his toll and all his
success. He should direct his thoughts
to what should come after all his
work"
"And what should come after7'
Hospitals, churches, schools, asy-
lums-arything and everything for the
betterment of our fellow men. To be
interested, actively and productivity In
trested, in these things is the only
way to enjoy business nfe.''
1.-THE vacation season is here-how
would you advise people to spend it'"
by living simply, by spending more
time out of doors. Nearly every one
would be in better health if they were
more out of doors and lived the simple
life. Business men today are living
too rapidly. They would be in better
health and live longer if they would
follow my example.
"People worry too much" he added.
""Some complain of their trials and
some even of the sunshine that comes
into their lives Everybody should try
to be happy under all the changing con-
ditions of life But first of all they
should get out of doors, take up some
outdoor sport and keep healthy -
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

But what a change since that great
Chairman Mack an. Mr.. Bryan are
both roundly hooting at the present
republican administration. A few
weeks ago, they repeated their pro
misses, lyon wait until the session of
Congress opens and we will knock the
trusts into a cooked hat. - What
have they done? Nearly every mother S
son of the democratic senators have
voted in favor of the trusts ut every
opportunity and Bryan has been told
time and time again to go way back
and assume reclining position.
Really Messrs. Bryan and Norman
Mack have become the laughing stock
of the country and even our foreign
neighbors are beginning to smile a
good broad smile Verify these are
troublesome times for the demotrust
ties and the next few months will be
even more trying for them.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
DURUM WHEAT is to receive a bi

DURUM WHEAT is to receive big
boost if the farmers of the two Deko-
tas and adjoining states can have their
way. They have petitioned their gov.
ernors to declare new day to be called
L" Durum Bread Day." and on that
day everyone is expected to eat Dur
um wheat bread. 1t is said to be the
intention of the farmers to raise the
price of this wheat to at least one dol
lar per bushel. Durum wheat is raised
in the dry farming sections and is
proving a Godscnd to the people in
such localities, and as Colorado has a
large share of "dry" territory, we
expect our governor will be called upon
to set aside a certain day ~ "Durum
Bread Day"
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
NEXT WEEK we will have tn,

NEXT WEEK we will have the
school ma ANS with US. And NO one
should be more welcome to our citv
than the public school teacher-she who
Is jealous Of the conduct Of our boys
and our girls; she who anxiously
watehea the childmind unfold and de-
velop, she who sees in each boy or girl
Of today the man OF the woman of to-
morrow and is ambitious that she may
have = proper part in the development.
Of q well rounded and noble character.
The public school teacheri God bless
her. She has mission to perform the
full Importance Of which she may not
fully comprehend this side Of eternity.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
THE COUNCIL of Bishop

THE COUNCIL of Bishops and
Clergy of the Church of England IS
making big noise over a recent act
of parliament, which gave man the
legal right to marry his deceased wife 5
sister. For over seventy years the
marriageable widowers Of England
have tried to get such a law passed
but not until some months ago were
they successful The preachers say
such marriage is not only unethical,
but it is unscriptural. They also re-
fuse to allow the use of the prayer
book at such a wedding England is
the last of the civilized countries to
sanction the above sort Of marriage
and whether it is right or wrong, there
will be big bunch of "John Bulls"
take advantage of the law and take
unto themselves a sisterinlaw for
wife.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

WHILE THERE is a great clamor
for the building of roads, and surely
such a demand is justifiable, the Post
suggests that greater attention be Civ
en- to the care and protection of the
roads already constructed. In many
places ranchmen who are complaining
loudly of the condition of the roads
are themselves running the roads ada
cent to their own property by allowing
the same TO overflow with water from
their irrigating bitches. This condition
should not be tolerated and the county
commissioners should notify the road
overseers that this altogether too com
mon practice must cease. In some in
stances the fault lies largely with the
overseer who, in his road work, has
failed to provide the necessary bitches
along the sides of the road or proper
culverts to carry the water across the
road in the low places. In other cases
the trouble is traceable to the extreme
carelessness of the farmers who mako
no effort to take care of their waste
and seep water and regard with appar-
ent Indifference the damage of . good
piece of county road through their caro-
lessness or neglect The Post has been
advised of a stretch of road between
here and Sunlight which is almost i'm
passable through such carelessuess
This is not only an inexcusable incon
vcnicnce to the public but an expense
to the county for unnecessary repairs
which should not be tolerated further
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

With mighty cheers and waving of
flags, the great democratic gathering
in Denver about year ago, made the
walls of our capital eity's auditorium
ring for hours. The name of the great
Commonor had been mentioned by the
blind senator from Oklahoma. Again
the mighty crowd arose as one man
and shouted until the echoes reached
the furtherest corner of the great
Queen City of the Plains, the trusts
had been hit a whack in the platform
upon which the great Commonor was
to once more make the race for the
The platform teemed with
planks against the trusts and the re-
publicans were charged with every
political crime known.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

have wife to button waist for.
Some mems wives have no waists to
button. Some men g wives waists have
no buttons on to button. Some men Is
wives who have waists with buttons
on to button don It care a continental
whether they are buttoned or not.
Some men don t have any wives with
waists with buttons on to button, any
more. than rabbit.-Lacon (lll.)
Journal.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

THE POST deeply sympathizes with
Fred Light in the great affliction which
has so suddenly been thrust upon him
as detailed in our news columns. This
example, following the numerous cases
of loss of life in the east by food and
fire, but serves to remind us Of man .
insignifcance and utter Powerlessness
when attacked by the elements. It
ism It unusual for man to boast Of HIS
strength. to exult in a feeling of secur-
ity which is altogether unwarranted.
We never can account for the strange
freaks of tornado or thunder storm.
Fortunately both of those elements OF
destruction are remarkably rare in Col
orado and yet this fact does not as
suage Mr.. Light S grief OF make the
sorrow less hard to bear. Fred Light
is n pioneer in this section and he has
many friends who will unite with the
Post in extending sympathy in the be-
reavement which has darkened his
home.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
FIRST THING Parson Foote knows

FIRST THING Parson Foote knows
he II be called down by the mayor and
branded as slanderer. That's what
happened to the editor when he told
the truth about Glenwood. The sorry
thing about it all is that only small
percentage of the "slanderers' live
in Glenwood. The outsiders have q
fa3hion of getting hold of the truth
in Il way that sometimes makes things
rather embarrassing to US. There is
Just one and only one way to handle
this question. If to deal in facts is
embarrassing, if to truthfully describe
existing conditions is SANDER then
those conditions should be modified
so that truthful description of them
could not be construed, even by our
mayor, as SANDER. 1t 3 up to the may
or who has been urged by the district
court to do his duty.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
DEATH IN THoUeHTLEssNEss

Recently party of twenty eight
people boarded push-car of the Colo
RADIO 4 Southern and started for ball
game. Their hearts were light and no
cares robbed them of the hopes of .
good time and safe return to their
homes.
They were soon speeding down tho
grade at a rapidly increasing pace
when, suddenly, as they rounded .
curve massive engine burst upon
their view. 1t was coming at a high
rate of speed and no power on earth
could prevent the colliding of the push
car loaded with people and the on
coming engine. The crash came and
three were killed and eighteen more OF
less injured.
The question naturally forces itself
to the front, "Did any of that crowd
think of the danger that might be
waiting for them along the line of the
C. & s.? Did they give even a fleeting
thought to what might happen as they
were rounding one of the many curves
in the mountain roadg - Doubtless
the thought of danger did not appear.
And their thoughtlessness resulted in
the death of three of the party. IT
would seem that people wonld learn to
use care rather than recklessness in
their desires for recreation as well as
in business ventures.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
HEAR! HEAR! HEAR!

If one is to Judge by a short, but
pointed editorial that appeared in the
Grand Junction Sentinel the other day,
Roady Kenehan, a great democratic re-
former who was given an office a few
months ago, is getting in bad favor
with key. the demo o-trust boss of the
Peach City.
OF course, key feels that he has .
perfect right to pick flaws in tho
methods of all democrats if they do not
act to suit him, but it was not believed
that he would jump onto Roady with
both feet and try to grind him into
the dust. Here is what Ikey says in
his editorial effort:
Roady Kenehan is making
spectacle of himself in his at.
tempt to reform the world. His
refusal to pay the salary of Gov
ernor Shafroth is more the result
of his ignorance than of an at
tempt to save the STATE money.
The salary is wholly and solely
the earned wage of the governor,
and it is ridiculous that Governor
Shafroth should be compelled to
have to listen to the objections of
an ignoramus who is attempting
to make capital for himself much
more than for anything he is do
ing for the state.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
RESPECT FOR THE COURTS

The Antlers mess is not yet settled
and no one can safely predict what
the end will be nor when it will be
brought about. Mr.. Tippett, the erst-
while secretary of the Farmers Ir-
rigation company who voted with the
board of directors to remove himself
from office was served early this week
with an order from Justice White 8
court commanding him to produce AMI
deliver the minute book, stock cert-
ficates and seal, the property of the
company He defied the court and re-
fused to comply with the order and
he landed where several other people
have landed for like otfence-in the
county Jail. And thus ended another
borhood quarrel.
The Post feels very sorry for Mr..
Tippett personally because we believe
that in his loyalty to his friends and
in his efforts to carry out their wishes
he went farther in his disrespect of
the law and the courts than his own
good judgement would have prompted
him to go. Tippett and his friends
might be right or they might be en-
tirely in the wrong and at the same
time firmly believe they We're right
and vet that belief would furnish no
excuse for setting aside the laws Of
Colorado or ignoring the orders of the
court. The principle is bad and the
practice is worse.
If Tippett and his friends were right
we venture to suggest that they might
have secured an order from a higher
court which would have prevented Jus
tice White from carrying out his writ,
in which event we feel sure the board
of directors and the Antlers Orchard
Development company would have re-
spected such writ and governed them
selves accordingly. If no. they would
have been entitled to censure and
would have gotten it from this paper
with as great freedom as we now crit
ieisc Mr.. Tippett for his conduct.
The Post has always advised com
pliance with the law and the orders
of the courts 1t is the only way in
which to conduct a community, coun-
tv or a state where people make pre-
tentions to civilization. \ few years
ago this paper at the risk of severe
criticism urged the stockmen of this
section to obey the laws of the united
States and to respect the rulings of .
government department. We were
| laughed at because we plead with the
farmers to do that which was right
and urged them not to band them
selves together to SGT at defiance these
laws and regulations. Some of the
| farmers thought they were bigger than
| the United States and that the small
matter of ignoring the laws and re-
pulations of Uncle Sam was of little
consequence. They're wiser now and
some of them are several hundred dol
lars poorer also. Since this Antlers
matter has, unfortunately, been brought
into the courts we suggest that both
sides be bound by the decision of the
courts and in that way we trust the
right side may win.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
TRY AS THEY will the demoeral

TRH AS THEY will the democrd
of the country will have their time
we'll taken in making explanations
for their votes on the tariff schedule.
Some people will want to know why
the democratic senators voted tor y
high tariff on steel, and few other
trusts made articles. It's really too
bad that the democrats had to show
their hand in the matter. They all
favor high tariff on trust made ar
ticles and when they return home,
they will have to face the finger on
every side.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
"COOL COLORADO"

brings the eastern people to this sec
tion 10 the way one writer puts IT.
Yes, and Old Sol has certainly been
dishing up some sect to Colorado
quick" weather for our eastern frienIs
during the past few weeks. Glenwood
is rapidly filing and hotel managers
announce more business than in any
July for years. 1t may be Colorado
has been having o few rain storms
and dirt slides, but the eastern peo.
pie know that when they get behind
one OF our Rocky mountains Old Sol
cannot get at them and they are as
cured good restful sleep every night.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
STANDARD OIL is said to have di

covered another means Of getting the
coin Of the realm from the people. IL
is said they have hit upon = plan where
by the duties of the old COW are tc
be taken from her and that in the fu-
ture she will be allowed to remain
quitely in the fence corner working
her jaws, while the sweet yellow but,
ter formerly taken from her milk is
made from q new Standard Oil pre-.
paration. No doubt sod Bossie'
will shake tails with "Oh Prince"
who has been dethroned by the auto
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

fer Garfield county land to the Mar.
territory and NO matter how many re
ports are sent out regarding the abun-
dance of irrigation water on another
ball, they will not be led away from
the best country on earth.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
SOME SCIENTIST has sent

SOME SCIENTIST has sent out the
alarming reports that the big canals
on Mars are overaowing their banks.
Nothing strange about that. Grand
river became rampagcous recently and
spread out over great deal Of just
as good fruit land ~ NArs dare boast
Of. In fact Grand valley people pre-
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

THROUGH A crusade by the Denver
News Times the only two gambling
houses known to exist in Denver were
closed this week and now the lid 10 on
tighter than ever. There are few
specimens Of human depravity more
and intolerable than the gam
bier, and the Times is to be congratu
lated in its war on this pest
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
ONE THING SURE. Glenvood

ONE THING SURE, Glenwood is
not troubled with the fellow that bangs
on the outside Of street car OF crowds
the open car in the summer season.
True, we would like = street car ser
vice if the town were larger, but vi
can at least content ourselves with thu
thought that deaths from street car
accidents are unknown in our city.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

NO ONE SAYS that nghtins Is els-
waiting, but thnse fellows Ehat pulled
Of scrap on the top Of Pikes Peak
the other day, were certainly taking
heroic means Of placing It on . high
er plane.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

IN PUEBLO they are wrestling with
the question Of whether there shah be
one hundred saloons or one hundred and
ten. Well, one would think the smaller
number would be an abundance and yet
that does not nearly come up to the
proportion tolerated in Glenwood.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17

HEAR THE K1cKERs, who are los.
ing NO time in knocking the tariR bill.
Axd to think thai tie democrats are.
rsaponsible for the hsspinS Of . high
tsfi6 On asssi1 ~ tAs trust asds
CesaA
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
HENRY J. WATERS dean Of tho

HENRY j. WATERS dean Of tho
Missouri college Of agriculture, has Sc
cepted the presidency Of the Kansas
college. OF course, we all thought,
for O time, that he would accept
similar place with our own school and
as he is = good man, we wanted him,
but Kansas pays 1880 per year for
the work and Colorado digs up but
$1,000. Just q mere matter Of twenty
five hundred dollars to Mr.. Waters.
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
CHEER uPl

Don kick because you have to but
ton your wife's waist. Be glad your
wife has a waist and doubly glad you
The Glenwood post., 1909-07-17
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