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Mount Vernon signal., 1909-12-17
consumption.

Ifyou are a kicker and see the
shadows of failure in everything
that is proposed to help the town,
for heavens sake go into some
secluded canyon and kick your
own shadow on the clay bank,
aud give the men who are work
ing to build up the town chance
One long faced. hollow-eyed, whin
ming, Gaping. chronic kicker can do
more to keep away business and
capital from town than all the
droughs. short crops, chinch bugs,
cyclones and billiards combined.
Here is the way the papers will
write up weddings ten years hence;
The bride looked very well in
travelling dress, but all eyes were
centered upon the groom. He
wore a dark suit that fitted his
form perfectly aud in his dainty
gloved hand he carried small
rose. His curly hair was beau l.
f ully done, and a delicate odor of
hair oil of the best quality floated
down the aisle as he passed.
The young people will miss him
now that he is married. He is
loved by all for his many accom-
plishments, his tender grace and
winning ways. The bride COM
mands a good salary as bookkeep-
ng and the groom will miss noae
Of the lux uries to which he has
been accustomed. A crowd of
pretty men saw him off at the
depot.
Mount Vernon signal., 1909-12-17
POSTED.

We whose names appear below
strictly forbid. hunting or tres.
passing on our premises and will
prosecute to the extent of the law
anyone guilty:
!. H. Coffey. ]. ]. Smith.
D L Carter KY, Freestone Co.
Ply Hunt Tilman Firth
C. Gibos Ance Borein
j. BCumuins ]. H. Reynolds
los. W. Moore Mrs. Alice Moore
Lee Coffey John Leece
r. G. Firth Smith Prewett
H. S. & Joe CoffeY Alvah Maret
David Hysinger.
Mrs Josie Davault Jerry Rash
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
J1NGo sTATEsMANsHIP

For downright jackasscry commend
us to Congressman Cook in his recent
attack on the President of the United
States, for there could scarcely be i'm
agined more stupid thing and one
more uncalled for than this farewell
stunt of the Honorable George Wash
ington Cook, he of the gold braid and
brass buttons, the tinsel and the big
badges.
Matters were getting quiet down at
Washington. So far as Colorado was
concerned there had been no excitement
worthy of the name for what seemed
hike an age and George who has grown
accustomed to marching in the middle
of the street by the side of the drum
major, to the martial strains of his
own drum corps, while the ladies in the
high windows clapped their dainty
hands and waved their lace handkcr
chiefs, George was getting tired of the
humdrum and the weariness of the clos
ing days of his official career Some
thing must be done and done quickly
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
Saturday, March 6, 1909
CHANGE OF FRONT

Some twelve months ago the council
of this city voted to give the people rhe
opportunity of saying what they wish
ed to do with the two city lots. The
people voted and decided to hold them.
The democrats made a great howl
about the action of the city council,
which was then republican, and placed
all sorts of nefarious schemes at the
feet of the republican councilmen.
Branding irons that had not been use
and applied to the republican council
men. They were charged with every
thing from graft to almost plain steal
ing by the democrats, who were using
every method to secure the election
of their men to the council. The fight
was won by those who favored holding
the lots, and now these same people have
sprung the surprise of the year by de
manding tina. these lots be sold and
shat the people be given an opportunity
to vote on the question at the coming
election.
Why this change of front? Can il
be that Councilman Barlow is so thrifty
that he wants to add to his possessions
in that part of the town? He made
the motion to call for another vote on
the question, and in doing so, took
some hot shots at the two lots and the
things stored on them. One would
hardly think that Bunk would try to
turn a deal for personal advantage.
The Post does not intend to fight the
sale of the lots but will leave the af-
fair in the hands of the people, to do
as they see best. We hold that the
business section of a city is the place
for city hall, and this was our claim
last spring, and we have no reason for
changing our last years beliefs in the
matter, even if our democratic neigh.
bors have.
1t will be remembered that the dem
ocrats dwelt long on the clause saying
the lots should be sold for "not less
that $780, The democrats now de
mand in their Monday night IS resolu
tion that the lots be "sold for not less
than $780,
Why TINS change of frontf
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06

dications are that it will accomplish
most, if not all, the things demanded
of it. In the stress of business, how
ever, it should not overlook the matter
of aiding road improvement in the state
and as the Star Journal has frequently
suggested before, its work in this direc-
tion should be accomplished in such
manner that the foundation for a COM
prehensive system of roadways will be
laid.
The various counties in the state
should also do their best in the matter
of providing good highways, and Pueblo
county has already taken the initiative
in this respect, the present board of
commissioners having devoted much at
tention to the matter. But stimulus is
needed for all the counties, and this
influence can best be supplied by the
state legislature.
If reasonable appropriation for the
road improvements is made, and prop
er and comprehensive plan is adopted,
all Of the counties will be able to fall
in line with it, and the result will be
that county effort will accomplish \
great deal more than if each county act
without regard to the efforts of the
rest of the state.
The assembly has the opportunity to
do a great service to Colorado in this
direction and this Onport,lnity should
not be neglected. Tho benefits of good
roadways are too numerous to permit
them to suffer neglect, and have been
pointed out so frequently by the Star
Journal that it is unnecessary to re
apitulate-Pueblo Star Journal.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06

been it's idea of reform. 1t is possible
that the scheme has been scotched.
The pack rat is naturally timid and
quick to take to cover, for in spite of
all its efforts to delude you 1T seem' to
suspect that you will protest against
the fairness of the exchange if you hap
pen to discover that it is being made.
Clever little pack rat! 1t has use
for candles and none whatever for the
stones. Colorado has about as much
use for direct primary law as tho
rat has for rock; it worked hard for its
candle of local option law, however,
and apparently that has considerable
value to the pack rat assembly which
in an unguarded moment Colorado per
mitted to crawl under its floor. We
wonder whether the exchange has been
really prevented by the turning of the
light Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
WORLDS FAIR IN DENVER

| Denver dailies are proclaiming in red
ink and big type that their fair cirv
| will entertain the people of the world
the near thtpre. The exact date has
not been sele. cd, but the big fair will
probably be held in 1872.
What is Garfield COUNT icing to 40
in the matter. When it comes to pro
ducing something that can take the
field county is there with the goods,
and does not have to take back seat
with any of them.
We have potatoes that cannot be ex-
celled, while our fruits, honey, sugar
| beets, grains, hay and grasses are tip
top. But the farmers and stockmen
should not delay in making prepara-
tions for displaying better stuff at the
Denver fair than has ever been the
case at state fairs. The stockman
| should begin now to prepare his prize
steers for the show. The potato raiser
should begin now to get his soil in the
best possible condition that only the
very best tubers would be raised the
year of the fair. In fact, every one
should be planning to produce record
breaking exhibits in every line.
Garfield county can win laurels and
should not hesitate to enter competition
with the producers of the whole world.
We have gone up against tlre whole
state and the state has the bes. in the
world, and we have taken their meas
ure in many products. SO what is
there to fear! Let s go after the
prizes whether the fair is held in 1912
or ten years from now. Don't go to
sleep, but keep your ranches up to the
top notch, and thus be ready when Den
yer invites you to bring in your exhib-
It's.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
SIGNS OF THE TIMES

When such men as Senator Horace
DeLong of Grand Junction come out in
terms that cannot be misunderstood
and take issue with people who favor
tie total destruction of the local option
laws now on the statute books of the
state, one is forced to believe that the
signs of the times Indicate the hasty
end of the liquor traffic in this state.
And why not? Such states as Indi-
ana, Ohio, Illinois, Oklahoma, Tennessee
and several Others both north and south
have placed the ban on this business
and is it reasonable to suppose that
Colorado, the first state of all, will be
the last to see the error of her ways
and continue to allow her sons and
daughters to fall victims to the drink
habit?
As our readers are aware, the fight
in the present Legislature has been a
strenuous one, on this question of hq.
uor dealing. The republicans responded
to the wish of the people and placed u
local option law on the state Is books
The democrats are trying to remove it
and give the people one that is worse
than useless. A few days ago, Grand
Junction. s senator addressed a mass
meeting in Denver and sounded the
warning note to the friends of the liq-
uor dealers. He said in part:
tsTbnra 20,
before us, nor one that affects the peo
pie in business or in home life to
greater extent than this liquor ques-
tion.
Whether we shall have high tariff
or low tariff is an issue of commerce,
and may be said to be question that
is purely political. Whether the state
shall cxercpe certain rights and powers
or whether these same rights and pow
ers shall be exercised by the national
government is an issue of sovereignty
of great Importance, but it is not one
that touches the life and interest of the
people as the ono that is before us
now.
"Shall the saloon as an inBtitution ex
ist, is not the political issue because the
politicians Of the various parties differ
on the question.
"shsu the saloon renain cpsu, or
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
DEPEND ON REpuB1IcANs

"The machine has Lost control of the
house and if the republican members of
the senate will live up to the agree
ment they made at the opening the
machine in that body will be put ou:
of BUSINESS. .''-Avalanche.
With both branches of the Colorado
legislature hopelessly democratic and
these same democrats elected on one
platform, why should the democrats of
the state have to look to the republic
ans for the breaking of the speer ma
chine, of which Barney Napier of this
county is a part? Why should the
democrats of this county place man in
the legislature to represent them, if
they must depend on the enemy to cut
his wings and force him to keep the
pledges he made during the campaign :?
Evidently the democrats are helpless
in their efforts to do something for the
people of this state.
1t is true, there are enough of the
republicans to WELD n powerful influ-
ence. Their votes could be swamped
by the democrats if the latter were
united and willing to keep the pledges
they made to the people during the last
campaign. But, sad to say, the demo
Gratis are divided and are as helpless
as was Russia after the Japs licked
them on the water.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06

to project him into the limelight and
imnnortalize his name during the few
remaining days of the congressional
session.
But what should it be? Why, an at
tack on President Roosevelt to be sure.
Capital, just the thing. Follow up
Tillman and create attention, if not
admiration. The scheme worked and
Cook got his name also his picture, in
the papers, but amy fool can do that,
and if the Honorable George is proud
of the accomplishment we venture the
assertion that the majority of his con
stituents are not.
But some one will say: "Cook is a
republican, and the republicans sent
him to congress. True enough. But
the Post is neither afraid nor ashamed
to criticise republican official when
the acts of that official are palpably
wrong, and justly subject to criticism
If Ed. Taylor, Cook IS demcratic sue
cessor, We're to make such an undigni-
fled attack upon the President it would
| be bad enough, but for Cook to do so
is ten times worse, and besides we have
faith in Taylor IS good sense, not to men.
tion his manners, to believe that he will
not be guilty of such break as Cook
made last week
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06

mary election. The voter must walk up
to the polls and declare himself or her
self a republican or democrat, or an
independent, as the case may be. To
have a secret ballot would render the
bill unconstitutional, they claim.
A good part of the session has been
taken up by the democratic majority in
a so-called investigation into the cleo
tiou in the southern coal camps where
it is alleged the coal corporations
| forced their employees to vote the re-
publican ticket under penalty of dis
nnssal. This coercion prevailed, it is
claimed despite the secrecy which the
law places around the ballot at regular
| elections. What would it be under a
law that requires publicity before a
voter can vote at a primary election
and be eligible to vote at q regular cleo
| ton. To whose benefit would inure
the proposed primary election law? To
the "peepul 50 or the corporations
| advantage?
This agitation for direct primary
election law was started by individuals
who have no standing with any party.
Their only hope is to create political
anarchy, to have parties split into fac
tions, to have return in this state to
conditions that existed dozen or fif-
teen years back, when Colorado was
cropping in a slough of despond, looking
20 the the panaeeaists and paternalists
for aid instead of to the individual self.
The promoters of the proposed law are
=" forninst the government, F" when they
are not the government, and when they
are by chance the government, they
proceed to tunnel under themselves
by force of habit. The passage of such
a law as is now pending in house and
senate would encourage the return of
populism, and socialism and their train
of evils. Among the citizens of the
state there is no demand for such q
measure. The cost would be no small
matter in itself, but the agitation and
continual stir and strife over the double
election system would be far more cost
ly than the quarter of million dollars
necessary for the biennial primaries.
That the millenium would not be
Forthcoming right away is shown by the
unholy alliance that exists to pass this
measure among the "reform demo
Gratis, and the liquor combine. If the
'dareet primary Were to put the
house in order and abolish the political
machine, the saloon organizations in the
state would not be aiding in its passage
Denver Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
A PACK RAT EXCHANGE

When that cunning little creature the
mountain rat works itself into your
'tores and begins to levy tribute upon
them, it invariably packs in some
worthless article to leave you in ex.
change for the good one taken away
That propensity is so we'll established
that mountainous call it the "pack
rat" seldom giving it the name bv
which it is known on the OUTSIDE. II
brings you q stone and takes away a
candle, seemingly deluding itself with
the idea that 30 long as it puts the
stone into the box from which it took
your candle, you win never discover
your loss.
That was a cunning little pack rat e1-
change the Colorado assembly had
worked up. 1t proposed giving the peo
pie a stone of primary law and running
away with the candle Of local option,
To all appsaranees that WAS 10 have
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
MULTIPLYING THE
LOCAL OPTION LAW

The real feeling of the democratic
state machine toward the local option
law is well shown by the passage on
second reading of the Wardlaw amend
ment, which makes the precinct unit of
local option, and which provides that
after precinct has gone dry it must
take renewed action every two years
in order to keep out the saloon.
The effect of this bill if enacted into
law will be to nullify the local option
law, for there is not a city in the state
and scarcely n town in which there can
not be found one precinct that will vot
in favor of the saloons.
There seems to be good deal of diff
ference of opinion regadring the chance
of success of this measure, some close
observers declaring that it is assured
OF passage in the senate, while others
equally competent are quite as positive
that i. will be defeated in the upper
house.
Whatever may be said for or against
tins proposed law, there is no doubt
as to its effect, which will be to null.
ify the local option law; and there is
almost equal certainty that it's enact
ment would he suicidal folly on the
part of the democratic party. But it il
quite characteristic of the democratic
machine to do just THAT sort of thing,
Pueblo Chieftain.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
WHO'S WHO IN aLENwoop7

In looking over the papers filed with
the county clerk and recorder this week
by the Mutual Light, Heat & Power Co.
one may well stop and ask, "Who are
the rest Of the crowd that are in
this thing'" 1t is true there are five
names on the articles of incorporation
pnt 1t Is just as true that other people
are in the scheme and we believe it is
the man that has kept his name off the
papers that is putting up the coin of
thc realm to push the affair through.
W course, no one would accuse Bar.
ncy Napier of being a party to the af-
tair, for Barney is a municiarl owner.
snip man from start to finish, unless he
Jays down and wants to make some.
thing else the main isue. Then there
are such men as Cardnell, Drach, Ken
drick, Barlow, Livingston, etc., etc.,
eii OF whom have dead oodles of money
and are ever willing to add to the sup.
ply. But these names do not appear
on the papers filed with the recorder,
and ono naturally asks 'WAya" We
90 not expect any of these gentle
men to reply unless they care to. If
they are in the scheme to build q new
Sghting plant, that is their business,
but their names should not be with.head
from the public If they expect the same
ponilc to take the elephant off tAeir
hands ct later dats.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK

Yes, what would you think of tho
lady who would take her broom, go out
into the street and wallow it around in
the mud and then enter her home and
begin sweeping the Brussels carpet with
the same broom2
What would you think of the busiiJ
| ness man who would take a rag and
swipe it around in the sooty stovepipe,
and then use the same rag immediately
in an effort to clean his show casesf
What would you think of janitor
who would try to clean your offices by
taking shovel and scattering ashes
over the floors and then depart for his
homef
What would you think of the banker
who would receive your money on de.
posit and in turn leave the doors of his
bank vaults open, that thieves might
enter and do their worstH
What would you think if, when YOU
had decided to go to Denver, the ticket
agent should tell you that you wantei
to go 10 Grand Junction, and should
force you to go to the latter city? :.
What would you think of the super
intendent that should assure you that
if your children were permated to at.
tend his Sunday School they would be
told only the story of the Bible and Of
the good deeds of noble men, but in.
stead would read them stories of the
Deadwood Dick type, and should ex-
plain to them the excitement of a game
OF poker, which was even then going
on in nearby saloon?
Yes, what would you think Of the
abovey We believe you would think
some one was crazy, or else two-faced.
Just think it over for few days.
ihere are more questions coming. I
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
DID YOU NOTICE how Senator D


Long stirred up the animals at the ant
saloon meeting last Sunday? DeIong
did not say, as he has been accused of
doing, that the democratic leaders fell
in with the saloon forces whereby the
passage of the direca. primary law wa4)
made contingent upon the passage of
the Cary bill, which seeks to nullify the
present local option law, but he left n
mighty strong Inference which served
to bring out democratic denials by the
score. Senator DeLong simply stated
a few facts and then left the people to
draw their own conclusions, which they
did to the discredit of tho democratic
party, and to such an extent that al
most every one who might have had
anything to do with a conspiracy, had
one existed, is out with denial and
with but few exceptions they have an
nounced their opposition to the Cary
bill. Many of the fellows who before
were lukewarm and non committal, have
now declared that they will not vote
for the Cary bill, under any circum-
stances 1t is we'll. If De-Long's in
sinuat tion did nothing more than to
smoke out some of the weak spines and
force them to take stand against
Cary 3 nefarious trick bill it was worth
all the effort and all the criticism that
it called forth.
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
DIRECT PRIMARIES AND
THE PRECINCT SALOONS

According to the authors Of the direct
primary election measure which is be-
fore the legislature, there must be no
provision for q secret ballot at the pri-
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
GOOD ROADS

The legislature is entering the last
lap of its session and it will have many
things to do. That it will be crowded
this week is highly probable, but the in
The Glenwood post., 1909-03-06
Notice of piseontinuance

THE POST Is not discontinued at expira.
tlou and is sent to subscribers until an ex
plicit order Is received by us, and all pay,
law. The courts invariably hold u subscriber
responsible to the publishe, for the sub.
scrIption price of all papers received until
the paper is paid for in full up to date and
ordered discontinued. PAPERs RETURNED
ARE NOT NOTICE OF DIscoNTINUASCk.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-02-18
Beauty of Inequality,

The beauty as well as the happiness
Of the universe requires inequality.
Equal lines, smooth surfaces and eters
nal plains have no beauty. We must
have hill and dale, mountain and val.
ley, sea and land, suns Of all magnt
tudes, worlds of all sizes, minds of all
dimensions and persons and faces of
divers casts and colors TO constitute
beautiful and happy world. We must
have sexes, conditions and circum.
stances-empires, nations and families
Universities in person, mind, manners,
In order to the communication and re
ception of happiness; hence our nu
merous and various wants are not only
Incentives to action, but sources OF
pleasure, both simple and complex
physical, Intellectual and moral.-Alex
ander Campbell.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-02-18
Foreheads.

Stand before a mirror and look at
your forehead. Does 1t slope back?
If so it denotes fondness for art and
a talent for music or painting-or both.
If your forehead is high it is a good
sign, particularly if it is well devel-
oped about the eyebrows. Should these
have perceptible bulge you are
calm, cool, deliberate thinker.
You will probably be successful in
business if, with bulging eyebrows.
you have a short, narrow forehead.
Breadth of forehead indicates broad
mindedness. OF course broad fore
head may be part of weak face, and
weak face with broad forehead is
not so favorable as strong face and
narrow forehead.
If your eyebrows bulge and your
forehead slopes gradually back you
are highly sensitive and-you are a
poet.-London Answers.