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The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
From The Sentinel
"Wednesday, July -


There will be no Fourth of July
celebration in this city tomorrow but
the inhabitants thereof or a goodly
share will celebrate just the same.
Two sisters of charity are in the
city soliciting subscriptions TO the
Sisters Hospital at Durango.
A. II. Sheegan, of Pottawattomie
county. Iowa. has Just purchased five
acres of the Lee Purnell place for
5000. Case Bros. cOnsummated the
sale.
W. A Edwards. of Colorado
Springs. yesterday purchased two and
one-half lots on West Main street of
Benton Canon, for $1,000.
The special train to Ouray leaves
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
A o'clock tomorrow morning the
fire bell will be rung to awaken the
smoothing citizens of the city to go to
Ouray. The train starts at o'clock.
The American flag is proudly wav-
ing over Scoyille's livery barn which
is the first evidence of the Fourth of
July observance on the streets.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02
A WOMAN'S GREAT IDEA

is how to make herself attractive,
But, without health, it is hard fer
her to be lovely in face, form or tenn
per. A weak siCkly woman will be
nervous and irritable. Constipation
and kidney poisons show in pimples,
hlotches, skin eruptions and a wretch
ed complexion But Electric Ritters
always prove godsend 10 women
who want health, beauty and friends.
They regulate stomach, liver and kid
ueys, purify the blood; give strong
nerves, bright eyes, pure breath. Y
smooth, velvety skin, lovely complex
ion, good health. Try them. 50c at
the c. u. Smith Drug Company.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02
SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES
VIA DENVER & RIO GRANDE

Denver and return, June &c and
"a; one fare for the round trip: re-
turning June 80; account Shriners'
circus.
Fourth of July rates; one fare for
the round trip to all points on the
Denver Is Rio Grandc in Colorado
and Utah; going July ?, 8 and 4;
returning July 6.
Denver and return, July is and
10; one fare for the round trip; re-
turning July 25; account convention
National Dental Association.
$50 to San Francisco. San Diego.
Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle
and return: tickets on sale daily;
return limit October 81.
Saturday and Sunday rates to
Glenwood.
Georgetown. Colo. and return; one
fare: August 6 and I; returning Au-
gust 10.
Fishing. rates to Gunnisoa, Lake
City, Eagle, Gypsum and Wolcott.
s45 to California and return; July
2 to s and July 25 to IS with final
limit of 80 days.
For further information call at city
office or phone Junction II.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02
WILL QUESTION FILINGS
UNDER RIVERSIDE PROJECT

\ case of great Importance to the
people of Mesa and Delta counties
was up for hearing in the United
States land office today, but which
was continued until August llth by
stipulation between both sides. Con-
tests were filed by Louis Meyer
against Rudolph Follested, 5. A.
Meyer against Rene b. Wright, A. II.
Davis against Geo. A. Smith.
The contestants were represented
by A. II. Davis of Grand Junction
and they question the right of the
claimants to land under the proposed
Riverside Land q Irrigation COM
pany. The latter is represented by
Merrick X. Edwards of Grand June
ton.
The Riverside company is the one
which has been in the limelight re-
Gently, it being charged by Denver
papers that it was questionable
observation-disclosures Press.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02
MAY ASK FOR
STATE BOARD

When the twenty-fifth annual
meeting OF the State Association of
County Superintendent conyenes in
Grand Junction. July 10, probably the
most important matter to come before
the body of educators will be the plan
for the making of the state land
board body of officials distinct from
the other departments of the state
house
A bill probably will be framed ask
ing for an amendment to the state
constitution, which, under its present
reading. provides that the governor.
attorney general and secretary of
state shall be members of the land
board.
Another matter which It is propos-
ed to consider by the convention, is
the changing of normal Institutes
from district to county affairs. If a
change Is made, the state superin-
tendent and a staff of specially Sc
lected instructors probably will go
over the state holding county insti-
tutes, thus providing more uniform
system than that which at present
obtains
Several objections have been rails
ed to the county plan. chief among
which Is he financial difficulties
which 1t may cause. As now arrang-
ed, the teachers give 81 each, and the
counties give 50 for every 81 given
by tie instructors. There also is an
appropriation from the state Unless
the sum We're raised which It is
thought would meet strenuous objec-
ton, the money available for each
institute would be materially smaller.
which might lessen the degree of
efficiency obtained
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

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For heavy hauling call on Barton
{ Terrell, the liverymen.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Just back from a buying trip and
we bought the best that money could
buy. Just remember Mcconnell G.
Lowe will always have what you
want at the right price.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Fishing season along the Gunnison
river now on. Very low round trip
rates. Call at d. & r. G. city ticket
office for full information.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Have that suit cleaned and pressed
ny the Sutorium. Work guaranteed
Phone Black 1898. Wagon will call
promptly.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

II Colorado Fruit & Commercial
.ock has any value, send me a bid
y five shares.-M. L. Walker. Cald
ell. Ida.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Perry \. Cameron, the well known
pronrictor OF the Pastime Cafe in
DeBeque. was a business visitor yes
terday.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Miss Vera Lille one of the popular
telephone operators, leaves tomorrow
Tor short visit to Glenwood Springs
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Meet your friends at our soda foup
tain. The Quist Drug Co
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

First class dental work at one-halt
custom price. Center Block. DR.. E.
C. Clark.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Buy a SwastiiIa Malieable Range
for S45. Crown Furniture Co.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

Vernon Harris, of DeBeque. is a
local visitor
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

For heavy hauling see Barton &
Terrill. Fifth and Colorado.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

you want to pay and soon show You
how to make good pictures.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02

We 90 the limit in giving YOU the
best shoe i'm the world for the money.
Mcconnell & Lowe.
The daily sentinel., 1910-07-02
Open Saturday NIGHT
THE MAJESTIC
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Following is the advertised letter
list for the Grand Junction postoffice
for the week ending July 2.
When calling for letters in this list
please say ADVERTISED and give the
data
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
4 DATLKez&
Bg0K REVIEW
CALIFORNIA ISLANDS.

II has been remarked that enthusiasm
and special knowledge are the bases upon
which is built the art OF conversation.
So TOO. with literature; and one Is some
times moved to marvel at the distance
which these qualities will carry an other
wise commonplace writer. NJ. Charles
Frederick Holder is a case IN point. He
has just published stin another volume
upon the joys of big game fishing OF the
coast OF California: and he seems neither
TO feel any WEAKNESS OF the subject on
his own part. nor to apprehend the tedI-
um on that Of the reader. Indeed the tire
less fervor OF his devotion is paralleled
only by that OF the railroad guide-book.
We are bound TO say that the locality and
the sport are indeed fascinating subjects,
and that Mr.. Holder has not worn out his
talent for communicating his enthusiasm
This last volume, it is true. deals with a
special phase OF the matter. and IS called
THE Channel Islands OF California. "
These Islands abound in ruins and re-
mains Of great interest TO the ethnolo-
gists; they are picturesque in location
and for the most part pleasant I'm climate
Most important OF all TO Mr. Holder and
his fellow-piscatorial enthusiasts, they az
FORD a convenient base OF operations
against the tuna. the yellow tall. the
sword fish, the shark, and the great sea
bass. Anglers. tourists, and all lovers o.
the open will read his volume with
pleasure Chicago: A. c. McClurg Com
.pany.)
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
STREET CARS IN GERMANY.
Quite Unlike Those of the United
| States in Comfort and NeatnesS.

Quite Unlike Those Of the United
States in Comfort and Neatness.
Correspondence Of the Engineering News.
In all my street railway riding In
Germany have not yet seen a crowded
street railway car Only once have 1
seen passengers standing inside a car.
The Germans recognize the necessity
Of making street railway service flexible,
to provide for variations in travel at
different times. and they attach trail
cars behind the motor cars. In even
such small cities as Heidelberg train
consisting Of a closed motor car haul
ing an open trail car is regularly run.
American street railways have pro-
vlded for increased traffic by putting on
larger and heavier cars. but the Ger
mans nave met the same problern bv
running trains OF two or three cars
The advantages of the German system
TO tho public are extremely great and
l believe they are almost as great 10
the street railway. The floors of Ger
man street cars are low. Ike the Ameri-
can street cars Of dozen years ago.
They are far easier to get in and out
or than our high-hoored American cars.
which are designed TO accommodate the
car builders rather than the convenience
OF the travelling public.
The German street cars are clean
They are even cleaner than the Boston
street cars; and those who know how
high the Boston street railway service
stands compared with that Of most other
American cities VIII appreciate what q
compliment this is. Not only are the
cars clean. but they are attractive. They
are kept well painted and vanished. and
they look. in fact, like an American car
just out Of the shops
And not only are the cars clean. but
the employees are clean. Their uniforms
are immaculate. their brass buttons shin.
ing, and the men themselves are cour
teous 10 a degree that leaves an Ameri
can dissolved In establishment.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
JOHN HOLDEN.

John Holden. Unlonist." by r. c. De
Leon. Is not a labor novel as one might
suppose from the title. but an entertain
ing story Of a peculiar phase OF the civil
war. The hero Is a "unionist because
though living below the Mason and Dix
on line he is loyal 10 the North. partly
because Of a fsnatical hatred OF the war
and partly because his son. who had de-
serted from he Confederate army. loses
his life therefor The story OF this old
father. with his intense convictions.
hatreds, and sorrows. is pathetic enough.
and for relief the author uses a love az
fair between a Confederate officer and
a Southern girl, who goes up to Balti-
more after the war and supplements the
Inherent heroism OF her nature with the
culture OF the city. Besides having many
elements OF military romance to com
mend II as fiction. the books histori-
cal background Is very clear. as the au-
thor was himself familiar with military
service and personally acquainted with
President Johnson and other agents OF
the reconstruction. Mr.. De Icons style
is noticeably ornamented with numerous
quotations. New York: The c. w. Dill
bingham Company
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
STORE ETIQUETTE.
Tho village Merchant Always Cor

Tho village Merchant Always Con-
sIders Demands of Hospitality.
From Youths Companion.
The summer visitor in a small seaport
town was amazed and amused at the
assortment Of merchandise displayed in
the little store al the head Of the wharf.
The showcase was devoted TO an as
sortment OF candy at one end and a lot
OF cigars and tobacco at the other end.
and no barrier between. Next 20 the
showcase stood a motor engine valued at
several hundred dollars.
Thinking 10 please the proprietor, the
visitor remarked that even the large de-
partment stores IN Boston could not
boast or such a collection.
We'll" he said. Il amt aping them
stores. I can tell you. I aim TO keep
what my folks want When a man
wants an engine for his boat. and II he
fish are running ne can't wait 10 send
way 10 Portland or Boston for g. He
wants il when he does. then and there
After a little pause ne continued: Il
don't like the way they do business in
them big stores, anyway. Why. when
you go into a store up 20 Boston the first
thing you know somebody asks you what
you want
Now. I never do anything like that.
II a man comes into my place I pass the
time O. day and ask him 10 set. and after
he's set and talked a while n ne wants
anything he'll tell me. never poster a
man 10 buy Maybe he amt come to
buy; maybe he's come &c talk"
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
From Hoop" to "HObble. i"

The man who invented the ancient and
all but forgotten hoopskirt passed 10 his
reward a few days ago. He was ninety
one years Of age at the time OF his pass
ing and we hope his reward is some
thing pleasant. There is no evidence in
existence tending to show that he ever
committed any other crime than the one
primarily recorded herein, so we shall
presume that he repented in sackcloth
and ashes. and that at the last he went
where the good inventors go.
Tie hoopsldrt was not. properly speak
ing. an invention so much. perhaps. AZ
1t was the result OF an evolution run to
seed The original idea probably was
commendable enough. and was conceived
Of an effort TO put grace. symmetry. and
appeal into woman's garb The first ef-
fects must have been exceedingly graft
flying, because the suggestion was pushed
so rapidly TO a grotesque and unreasona-
bic extreme. That seems to be the road
along which so MANY embryonic good
things in neutrality-suspicious. fnally-and.
generally very rapldly-travel 1t was
so with the hustle and the big sleeve
worthy sartorial hints originally. we feel
sure.
As woman once upon time INDUCED
herself IN the apparently ultimate foolish
ness Of the hoopskirt. so to-day she seems
determined to indulge herself in the
surely extreme Stiffness Of the "hobble"
skirt. Inevitably the Mobile" skirt must
be freakish fashions concluding word. 1t
is the limit Of ugliness. coupled with
exclusive attributes OF awkwardness. To
say that woman possibly may contrive
to be comfortable in a 'hobble" skirt is
70 say that which is so palpably false
that il could not deceive the most credu-
lous Of mortals. To say that a woman
possibly may suspect that she wears a
"hobble" skirt TO the enhancement Of
her personal appearance is 20 slur her
intelligence in a manner that could not
be considered either gentlemanly or gal
liant She knows that she is outlandishly
CARRIED when she comes forth bedecked
with Mobile skirt attachments. Those
women who wear them merely wear them
because they feel that a fashion, no mat
ter how ridiculous, must be followed, re-
gardless.
We predict that the Mobile" skirt fad
will not last long. nevertheless. 1t may
be a prediction born Of a robust hope
that will not be denied. but we venture
it. anyway.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
The Marines and Congress-.

The troubles of the Marine Corps, as a
result Of a naval court of inquiry cul-
minating in the censure Of high ranking
officers on duty az the headquarters in
Washington and the detachment Of those
officers from station here and assign
ment TO duty at a distance, promise to
furnish sequel by having the affairs Of
the organization and the destinies OF
some Of its officers brought before Con-
gress.
II Is understood that the officers who
are most adversely affected by the dis
clpllnary measure are disposed to regard
themselves as unjustly treated. If not
actually the objects Of departmental out
rage and cruelty. yet It is difficult TO fin6
a logical claim for Congressional inter-
cession. OF course. much can be done by
personal and political pull and by the
application Of the right sort OF pressure
upon the executive branch; but the in
vestigation appears TO have been as i'm
partial as it was proftably searching.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07

TEN Of military signals by means OF
flags was an improvement upon the soma
phore telegraph which had been used
from 1870 in Europe. and TO a slight ex-
tent in America. The Signal Corps re-
ceived a separate and systematic organi-
cation by act Of March 8 1853. and its
members served with great efficiency. on
all fields Of battle, and even on naval
vessels.
At the close OF the civil war Il was
again reorganized by the act OF July o,
1866. and school Of instruction was es-
tablished at Fort whipple, now Fort
Myer, near Washington. BY act OF Con-
gress. February 9. 1870. the Secretary
OF War was authorized to provide for
the taking Of meteorological observa-
tons throughout the country, and for
the prediction Of storms; he assigned this
duty to the chief signal officer. This led
up to the establishment Of the Weather
Bureau as a part Of the Agricultural
Department on July /. 1891
On August the first Maine prohibit
ton law was enacted in 1876 II is the
date of the naval battle between the
Trumbull and Iris in 171; Of the second
bombardment Of Tripoh by the Ameri-
can fleet in 1904 On which the commits
sioners from England AMI the United
States met at Client to arrange a treaty
OF peace in 1917 It is tbs date Of the
birthday OF Princess Amelia, daughter
OF George III Of England Q7S3); OF Jo-
seph Rodman Drake, the poet Q75): 10
seph P. Thompson. The Fiery Ameri-
can OSls); Dean Farrar qS3D, and 81
the death Of Leonidas. the Spartan hero.
slain at Thermopyla C4SO B. c.; Herod
Agrippa "a A D.; Henry VI Of Ger
many ulc6). and Caroline Of Brunswick
wife of George " QS2D.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
FAvORITE FOOD OF SOUTH.
Many Uses of Okrn-where the
Wholesome Herb Is Grown.


From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
The famous gumbo. or gombo. OF the
Southern States and Of all Southern .oun-
tries. particularly Of the Western hemi-
sphere, Is really a nickname for okra, or
ochro as Il IS sometimes spelled. for while
the dish IS composed Of several and vary
ing ingredients, obra is the foundation,
the body. and likewise furnishes the
'frill," the remaining component parts
being so blended with # that they lose
their individuality in it's all pervadlng
mucilaginous beginning and end. beguil-
ing and delicious from first 20 last
The okra is known botanlcally as the
Hibiscus esculentus. being a near relative
Of the Towering hibiscus whose brilliant
blossoms are so familiar 20 the old fash
toned hollyhock. toothsome marshmallow,
and the all conquering cotton.
In the tropics, okra seeds. matured and
dried, are cooked very much as Is barley
in Northern climates. The mucilage Of
the roots is said TO be free from the
slightest OdOr and perfectly white when
powdered, superior TO even the powder
OF the marshmallow, and around Constan-
tinople the okra is much cultivated Cor
the root powder as a base of corrections
incidentally the root, made into do
coction. is given TO allay irritation and
Inflammation internally. and parts OF the
plant made into poultices 70 apply ex-
ternally. AS food this mucllaginous quail
ity (the gombine) renders the plant OF
much value. II Is so easily dlgested, so
acceptable 10 all the organs which take
up. disintegrate, and distribute food
through the system that # may be read
| fly understood why Il has become such
a favorte in the tropics. where heaviness
IS instinctively avoided in form of nour-
ishment
It's simplicity and wholesomeness, strong
individuality and claim upon all Of cos
mopolitan tastes. the Orient tropics in
general. the south OF Europe. and our
own country make 1t indeed worthy Of
interest and investigation.
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
The War Department Created August 7.

The War Department, as an executive
department of the government Of the
United States, was established by an act
Of Congress on August Z. I7S9 The Sec
rotary OF War ranks third among the
Cabinet members in the line of success
sion to the Presidency. He has charge
Of all matters relating to military affairs,
subject 10 the direction Of the President;
the distribution Of stores, the Signal
Service. the survey and Improvement
of harbors. and the administration of
the insular possessions.
The Secretary of War is required to
make an annual report of the conduct
of the department. showing the number
and distribution Of the military forces.
together with a statement Of the ex-
penditures. Of contracts for supplies and
services. river and harbor improvements,
the administration of the insular terri
tories, &C
The business Of the department is dis
tributed among a number Of subdivi-
sions or bureaus, each of which Is under
the supervision of q chief and under the
general supervision Of the Chief OF STAFF.
Since 1890 the Secretary of War has been
aided by an Assistant Secretary.
The first Secretary OF War was Henry
Knox. Of Massachusetts, selected by
President Washington; the other sec
retaries during the Washington admin
istration being Timothy Pickering and
James McHenry. From the time OF the
institution of the department there have
been fifty-four different secretaries. the
present secretary being Jacob NJ. Dick
inson, OF Tennessee.
The Signal Service. which is part Of the
War Department, dates officially from
the appointment Of Maj. Arthur ]. Myer,
in 1850, as chief signal officer. His sys-
The Washington herald., 1910-08-07
The Servant Girl Problem.

The servant girl problem, like the poor.
we have always with US. but the sub
ject has recently come prominently 10
public attention through the published
statement that Maine wants 10000 girls
at once" As an inducement it is pointed
out that Maine needs household help.
where the wages offered are better than
those paid In factories or Offices.
Unfortunately. the problem Of secur-
ing a sufficient supply Of household help
is something more than a problem in
economics. out OF many considerations
involved. that Of the wages TO be earned
is probably the last considered. To a
great many young women no money
compensation IS sufficient to make them
bear with equanlmity the title Of servant
OF course, il is all wrong, and the sup
posed degradation that comes with house
hold work is simply emotional, imaginary,
but the feeling is so ingrained. so deep
rooted. that It will probably be years be-
fore It is eradicated in this country.
Year after year girls from the country
enter the cities and take positions in
stores as clerks or in factories as en-
ployes. or as "salesladies" or some other
title that means nothing else than that
they are servants-as. indeed we all are.
The girl in the factory gets a meager
wage, generally, and has TO spend most
Of il FOR her board and lodging. and her
economic position is not nearly so good as
that of faithful domestic helper who
gets quite as large an actual wage and in
addition secures good home, good food.
and, often, some OF her clothes. But the
trouble is that the latter girl is a servant,
and the sting of the name seems 70 over
balance all the advantages of place.
But If they only knew 1t, the girls who
are seeking employment would, most OF
them, be much better off in domestic
service than elsewhere. The servants DO
sition, too. has greatly improved in recent
years. and domestic service is coming TO
be something Of a science. Yet girls will
not fit themselves for it, though by so
doing they could command higher wages
than they get now. and could. by the
quality Of service they render dignity it
II domestic servants could only be made
10 realize that We are all servants, from
the President Of the United States down,
that fact would go a long way toward
the solution Of the problem. But per-
haps this is too much to expect The
problem comes about through false no
lions OF dignity. through false pr de; and
until these are removed by education, It
seems likely that the servant girl prob
lem will remain unsolved.