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The Monte Vista journal., 1910-04-09

In celebration of it's Quarto-
Centennial, the Steamboat Springs
Pilot has just issued splendid
number of their publication. The
Pilot tells a lot of good things
about Routt county and in pleas
ing way. When it comes to the
typographical end Of the PROPOSE.
ton they have the "Iast word;" the
edition being free from flaws, and
piece of work worth saving.
Too many Of the people locating
in Colorado are coming from the
east with ideas OF making lot Of
money through speculation rather
than by the more Legitimate meth.
cd Of producing direct from the
soil, beef, butter. bacon. bread and
potatoes a. we'll as fruit.
Arvada Storekeeper-How are
the first lot Of potatoes for size9
Henry-Oh, some bigger'n others,
cir. Storekeeper-What' the size
Of the biggest then? Henry-A
little bit bigger'n the little 'uns.
The Ladies' Of the Macoabesa
gave . most delightful entertain.
ment Wednesday evening At
Woodmen hall, which was we'll
patronized.
Judge Blakey. Of Alamosa, wa
doing business in town Friday.
He Gays General Englsy hes about
recovered from his late illness.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-04-09

Notice OF Appiie.tiea To Lsass Se.as
Lan1e
Once Of the Stats Board Of Land Coomis-
Dsevss. Colo. Yseruasy =, 1910.
Notice 10 hsrsby given that Gsoeas Cole,
whose postoihes aedres: i noets Vista. 0e3e;.
lowing descri6sd School LssdS, sissats q kio
d,csr "a co:n.y; Ce.ossdo soyiss;,
esibsd lands viii b coasidsssd aftes Apsil =
Register STATE Board Land CoanIssjoSsss,
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-04-09

Notice OF APp,ieaiea To Lsass Seats
Land
once Of the State Board Of Land Co0nis-
Denver, Colo. FsbgusYy y, 1910.
Notice 10 hereby given that y; eylve.ter,
rsdo. has made sppiiestiou No. M o lease
the following described School I.ands situate
In Rio 0!ande County. Co,cteao, tovit;
All Of Ssc. Is. Twp. = n. RAE.
No other appiieatioo 70 Lease the above de-
ertbsd lands will b considered after April %.
1910.
u. L. SRvvRnsou,
Register State Board Land Conn issioasrs
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-04-09
Formaldehyde at
Fuller Drug Cos.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the Natter Of tho Estate Of Tessis J. BeesIer,
Deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given, that on Monday, the
18th day Of April, A. ID. 1910, being ono Of the
regular days Of the March term Of the County
Court Of Rio Grande county. In the State Of
Colorado. ]. Alvin c. Beesler, administrator Of
said estate, will appear before the Judge Of
said court, present my Anal settlement as such
Administrator pray the approval OF the same
Administrator. Al which time aud place any
objections TO the same II any there be.
Dated at Del Norte, Colorado, March 3lst
1910.
Administrator Of tho Estate OF Tossie J. Beesler
Frat Pub. April 2; last April %
Notice OF Application To Lease State
Lands
Office Of tho State Board Of Land Commits
sioners.
Denver. Colo. March 3. 1910
Notice is hereby, given that y. =: Beaus,ns
has made application No. 7Sle 70 lease the fol
lowing described Internal Improvement Lands
situate In Rio Grande County. Colorado. 70 Wit:
Lots 8 and I. Sec. 5. Twp: 70 y. K E; y OF
Nv i Sec. 5, Twp. 70, NR7E.
No other application TO lease tho above de
scribed lands will be considered after April .
1910
B. L. JEFvEssoN
Register State Board Land Commissioners
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

"They are
like evil hands,
these sins
of the
wicked Kings
of Spain,
stretching
out from the
past and
covering the
innocent
baby's lips
and ears
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
the Little Oldest Son of King
Alfonso of Spain Who May
Never NolU Be King.

dull lifeless face. with an expression
that is peculiar to children VINO nave
congenital defect of hearing. This ex-
preston arises from the fact that SOUNDS
and impressions from the outside world
are not reaching their brains ana eXcle-
ing normal play of the facial muscles
If there ever was child VINO stooo IN
danger of suffering from the sins OF the
fathers, 1t is certainly this little Prince
of the Asturias. If he is only suHerlhs
from defects of speech and hearins' ne
has inherited but small part OF the
misfortunes that might. have fallen upon
him.
Centuries and centuries of madness
and corruption lie behind him. super
human power and monstrous sins have
plaved their part In wrecking the tiiAoS
of his ancestors
You might go back for thousand
wears and you would find that every
generation of his ancestors contained
some monster of vice or crueNy' 'iNo
Pedro, the cruel, Of CASTLE.
On his fathers side the baby Is chieliy
descended from the Bourbons ana the
Hapsburgs. the two Oldest ana iiios'
effete families in Europe. 1t is lnstruc-
tive to go back to his illustrious ances-
tor. the Fmperor Charles ", to take
only the most recent portion OF ms
family history.
Charles V. probably exercised more
irresponsible power than any man since
the days of the Roman Emperors. lie
was the son Of Duke Philip of burgundy,
and of Joanna, daughter and helress Oh
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. lie
was also grandson OF the Emperor
Macmillan I. OF Germany. or the Holy
Roman Empire. as it was then caileo'
In this way he inherited Spain, Germany
Burgundy and the Low Countries.
History has thrown certain siainor
of romance about Charles ", perhaps
because many wonderful centres or ART
and culture existed in his commons
Modern research, however has SHOWN
that he was really a brutal and stupid
sensualst. Probably no greater slutton
ever lived. He frequently deVoureo
hundred picked behring's FOR his supper.
washed down by two gallons or more OF
beer. His tastes were Teutonic. not
Spanish
Charles v. voluntarily abdlcated mis-
vast domlnions before he died. There Is
a tragic legend in old-fashoned histories
that he did so because he was worn out
by the burden of Empire. AS matter
of fact, there Is every reason to believe
that he abdicated In order to give HIM
self up to gluttony and other forms OK
sensual enjoyment. He was suffering
from dyspepsia when he abdlcated. but
he continued the same gluttonous habits
as before.
He was succeeded in his Spanish do
mlnions by his son Philip H., who be-
came notorious as the gloomiest and
most blood-thirsty bigot that ever ruled
In his youth he nearly lost his life for
falling in love with his own step-mother
He exterminated third of the heroic
population of the Netherlands in mad
effort to force them to accept his beliefs
While stretched on couch with pain
and disease he still planned to torture
and exterminate his subjects. Again and
again he hired men to assassinate his
great opponent, William of Orange.
He even devised questions to entrap
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

The amazing etiquette of the Spanish
court never hindered the Spanish kings
from committing any moral offences
they pleased, for the court function
aries who never deserted them were
always ready to assist them in their
debauches. They were automata, enliv.
ened only by vices.
The family became Bourbons when
the grandson of Louis XIV. of France
married the heiress of Philip w. and
assembled the Spanish throne as Philip
v. This did not purify the family
strain.
Charles ", who was King when
Napoleon rose to greatness, was al
most an idiot, and permitted the
French to overrun his country. He
was really controlled by his wife, who
in turn was controlled by her favorite.
Two Queens of Spain in the nine
teenth century-Queen Christina and
Queen Isabella-enjoyed an unenviable
notoriety. The second of them, Queen
Isabella. was the t-grandmother
of the poor child whose weaknesses
are now under discussion. Her ex.
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school children into admissions that
might send them to the gallows. APP
parently he inherited liver trouble and
dyspepsia from his gluttonous father.
He was married four times. Associa-
ton with him seemed to bring speedy
death to his wives. One Of them was
the notorious Queen Mary of England
His last wife, by whom he left son
and heir. was his cousin. dausnler
of the Emperor Macmillan IL. Ihus
the worst traits of the family were
intensified in subsequent generatiohS'
After this the Spanish monarchs ire
quently showed traces of 1mpeciil.S'
Violent vice had run It's course
sins of the fathers had crusheo wv
minds of their descendants. we 49,
notice this In Philip Nv.
of Philip II, whose portrait
painted again and again by the WIZ
derful Velasquez.
The great painter undoubtedly SHOWS
the King as he really was. He Is oeau.
tifully dressed, model of dighlty
but he is as nearly lifeless as II -
possible for a human being TO d.
Again and again the Spanish roya.
FAMILY produced SuCu lAle4cSS ~
degeneracy during the seventeen.n
and eighteenth centuries. often the
seem from their pictures TO %
dead but carefully preserved.
Ceremony and etiquette were carried
to such a preposterous point at the
Spanish court that kings and queens
princes and princesses were almost
by 1t They became parts
of strange, cumbrous machine rather
than men and women
There is a observation-disclosures story
Of Queen Of Spain who caught fatai
cold because. after she had begun 10
dress, it was found that the court laoy'
whose duty 1t was to hand her Ger
tain Indispensable garment. was un-
avodaby detained elsewhere. Inc
poor queen was obliged to stand ex-
posed to the draughls of the Escurial
until the missing woman was discov.
cred. although there were scores OF
within reach.
1t was penalty punishable with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

i'''S ol speech and hearing; It is even
reported that he Is deaf and dumb.
STATEMENTS OF this character have been
maze so freely In Spain and other coun-
'ries that the Prime Minister of Spain,
speaking on behalf of the King and
government. felt compelled 10 make
pubic statement on the subject.
Ills statement was very brief. He
SAID that the reports concerning the little
lrince's III health were greatly exagger-
ated ana that he was quite Intelligent"
The Prime Minister really left the
question quite unsettled. He did not say
anything to Indicate whether or not the
boys hearing and speech were affected
Fresh reports concerning the child's in
nrmities have appeared since the Minis
ter's statement. and q general impression
Is growing in Spain that the second son,
Prince Jaime. will eventually be named
heir to the throne in place of his defec-
tive elder brother.
The older child is named Alfonso and
bears the title Of Prince Of the AsturIas
He was born in May. 1907. Is therefore
three years old, an age at which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
Why "Mother" Should Be a Matchmaker.

manner that girl will. IL she be of the
right sort, have nothing more to do with
him.
Girls whose mothers and fathers are
acquainted with their friends. male or
female. are not generally the kind to need
stern restrictions and commands from
their elders before they arrive at a right
judgment of character. They are usually
honest and open in their own actions,
and quite capable of forming clear
sighted estimate of the characters Of
others.
So that the matchmaking" mother of
the right kinda cheerful hostess and a
true frend-often succeeds In making her
daughters not only charming. easy. natu-
raj and entertaining. but also brings into
play their own judgment and self-reli-
ance.
And the girl who possesses all these
good qualities-charm. ease of manner.
self-reliance. and a well-balanced mind
will not have to seek for husband. Her
mother need never fear that the young
men Will begin TO think they are being
'run after'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

child should be able to talk 'h.e. .asnas.ss
especially when nurses and so.e'" Nrins
save been " tryins assldu0us'y to bring
out his powers Yo,,,e who
The second child. Prince .a'', nn,. to
Is two years old, is ALREADY "o' ,n.
speak. which Is striking prool w.
deficiency of his brother. LAttie ,,
Jaime has just been gazetteo d"
nary soldier in the Fourth feeniien,
mounted artillery, in accordance W. r,,.
custom In the Spanish royal fami'y' a.,
brother had already entered a"o'"e'
regiment.
A tiny uniform was made for Prince
Jaime, and after he put 1t on ne was
taken to see the colonel OF the resiii'en'
and they had some conversation To-
gether. Afterward the officers heio
banquet, at which they celebrated 'he
entry OF the little Prince into the resr
ment and drank his health In larse
quantities Of champagne. the officers
and men of this regiment have heipeo
spread the belief that Prince Jaime Is
destined to be the heir to the throne.
The Prince of the Asturias IS larry
we'll grown child but has very heaVy'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

death for any man to place his hand
on woman member of the royal fam
Ny. except by command of the King. A
nobleman who saved the queen with
great gallantry. after she had fallen
from her saddle and was dragging in
the stirrup. was actually condemned to
death for the offence
Many OF these curiosities of etiquette
linger even to-day and have caused
great embarrassment to King Alfonso
and his English Queen. For instance,
the members of certain order of
knighthood have the privilege OF
guarding the bedroom door OF the King
and Queen throughout the night This
privilege they still jealousy preserve
and exercise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

which his ancestors had intermarried
over and over again for centuries.
Their son, the present King Alfonso
XIII, was born after his untimeiy
death.
Nature endeavors to save US from
bearing all the sins of our fathers
Few persons believe King Alfonso Kill.
is particularly bad or that he ias IN
herited a great share of the vices Oh
his ancestors. Nevertheless, he SHOWS
physically the stigmata of those an
cestral Vices. The defects OF the race
head and throat from which he suhetS
are among the most unmlstakao'e
signs of diseased ancestry.
His head is asymmetrical. his upper
jaw Is too small. his lower Jaw Is dis-
placed and abnormally prominent ms
palate Is too narrow and he mas or
structions of various KINDS III ms
throat. He has already undergone tnle s,t
operations on his throat anu .ne.o
pears a strong probability that al,
ments of this character Will shor'en LIE
life
knowing the burden OF ahcestra
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

worried, and one of the girls quietly
and tactfully mothers" him, ana
coaXes him from irritability to good
temper. the visitor unconsciousiy longs
for similar ministrations. and he be-
gins to imagine what his home would
be like with that particular woman
ruling In 1t,
And when he sees a girl capable and
resourceful in the home. and quietly
helpful to her mother, he Is uncon-
sciously drawn towards her. and each
time he leaves the house his admira-
tlon for her has increased.
This question of a mothers encourage
ment of her young daughters admirers.
too. gives her opportunities OF studying
the young men herself. She knows quite
well that. in nine cases out of ten. the
man who has anything to hide of which
he is ashamed will not bring himself very
frequently under the older peoples notice.
II he does come he is palpably Ill at ease;
and, after time, when he steadily re-
fuses to visit the girls home, where he
knows no Is sure OF n welcome SO long
as he behaves In an upright and honest
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

OTHERS ought to be matchm,L-
W ers. but OF the right kind: not
husband hunters who only seek
TO see their daughters married to
wealth and position. with no thought
Tor their ultimate happiness.
The mother of family of grown-up
daughters Is sometimes afraid of being
dubbed "matchmaker." though in her
secret heart she wants to SEQ her girls
happily married. There Is nothing
wrong In this. And. after all, how Is
tho average man of moderate means
to cultivate an acquaintance with a
girl he admires unless he has oppor-
tunities of seeing ner from time to
time? He cannot afford to be con-
stantly taking her out. nor would he
be allowed to do so.
The very type Of mother who cries:
mo one can ever accuse me of en-
couragng my daughters admirers!' Is
also the first to exclaim against her
girls spending any length of time I'M
Chaperoned with men to whom they are
cot formally engaged,
When father" comes home tired and
DjSresnectfui Cartoon Of Alfonso'0
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

Sins under which he labored, Alfonso ,
and his advisers chose for him a wife
OF unusual health and vigor. in the
hope that she would put new strength
into the Spanish royal family.
Queen Victoria was strong. robust,
rosy checked. fine type Of German
girl, though Of English birth. Her
mother was a daughter Of Queen Vic
toria Of England. and her father. Prince
Henry of Battenberg. had plebeian blood
IN his veins. thanks to his fathers NOR
ganatc marriage.
The experiment has not apparently
saved the oldest child Of the couple from
the sins OF his father. They are like
evil hands, these sins Of the wicked Kings
of Spain. stretching out from the past
and covering the innocent baby's lips
and ears. 1t Is common observa-
ton that inherited defects more fire.
quently affect the oldest child than those
born later. This explains why his
younger brother Is more fit to succeed
to the throne.
1t must also be remembered that a
Spanish ruler. in addition to bearing the
: burden of his ancestors sins, has 10
run the constant danger of assassina ton
. of the most desperate and blood thirsty
crew OF anarchists in Europe. This fact
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

cesses led to her expulsion from SPAIN
During the latter half of her life she
was constant source of anxiety 10
the police of Paris, where she lived on
account of the disreputable characters
she took home with her. Once Tor IN
stance she invited one of the leaoIhs
strong men and criminals OF Paris u
supper in her palace. He went away
with most OF her jewels, leaving her
bound and gagged In her room.
Her son, Alfonso XII. who suc-
ceeded to the throne on her expulsion.
was one of the most notorious rakes In
Europe His excuses cut short his llte
and he died at the age OF twenty-eight
He married an Archauchess of Austria
member of the Hapsburg family. with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
Terrible Burden Ancestral Excuses and Madness Bequaed by the
and Lips of

may have helped to undermine King Al
fonso's nerves, and the weakness thus
acquired may have been transmitted to
the child
On the very wedding day Of Kins
Alfonso and Queen Victoria a bomb was
thrown at them, narrowly missing them
and causing death to a number of per-
sons about them. For the whole Of that
day. and perhaps for days afterward, the
cries of the wounded and the dying must
have rung in the young Queens ears
1t is significant fact that her oldest
child should develop a defect Of hearing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

third ana fourth
generation In them
that hate me-" >
T h ey are ter
RI b Q words, first
spoken on Mount
Sinai 400 y ars
ago. But they pro-
claim a law that
cannot be evaded
without punishment
to- day any m ore
than In the begin
ming OF human his
tory.
1t Is equally a
law of God and ma
ture that the sins a
man commits must
fall upon his in
nocent children and
descendants.
The poor little
Oldest son of the
King Of Spain Is the
latest person of i'm.
portance to suffer
for the AIMS of his
fathers.
1t IS said that he
shows serious de-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-05
BODY OF PROMINENT
ELK IS DISCOVERED
Question Whether Leading Man
Of Alameda Is Victim of Muir
der, Accident or Suicide.

RENO. New. April 4.-The swollen and
bruised body Of Fred $. Cone, n proml
nent Elk and Mason of Alameda, Cal.
ana interested in lands In this state.
was this morning found in the Riverside
mil ditch by Paul %. Roberts. manager
OF the Riverside Min company. The
body was caught in some rubbish In the
ditch.
Ihe deceased had on his person u card
showing That he was member in good
standing In Alameda lodge No. 1915. Il.
L. o, e., at Alameda, and that he was
member No. II In that order. lie also
mad a card showing that he was n mem
ber In good standing OF Alameda chap.
ter No 20. h. a NJ. OF Alameda, Cal.
ana Oak Grove lodge No 2l5. Free and
Accepted Masons OF Alameda.
whether the man was murdered. com
mitted suicide or fell into tho ditch by
accident Is not known at this time, but
the probabilities are that he was robbed
and thrown into the ditch. There WAS
n wound on his face just above his nose
and his face was badly swollen.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-05
University Notes

AT the regular weekly meeting OF the
faculty Monday afternoon l. 7. Perry
and Miss Flora McCanne were selected
by the faculty as speakers for the grad
Uation exercises for the two graduating
classes. Perry FOR the college class and
Miss NcCanne for the normals.
The method OF granting nine hours OF
college credit for the term OF summer
school has been changed by ruling OF
the faculty. From now on the maximum
credit granted for new work Will be six
hours and nine hours for review work.
The county superintendents in the re-
cent convention. were entertained at
luncheon at the university Monday noon
by the university faculty. Following the
luncheon the visitors were shown through
the several departments OF the university.
The hydraulic pump in use at the uni
versity 10 test the efficiency OF compressed ID
air as Il means OF raising water from
deep levels has been once more complete
ly demolished by the wind. This is the
second time this winter that the pump
tower has been blown down.
The senior mining students will take a
trip to Garfield next Saturday to visit the
smcter. Professor r IL. Bradford will
accompany the students and will point
ont the points OF Interest In metallurgy.
The Junior engineering students viii
take the second of their geology trips
next Saturday. If the weather will per-
NIT the class likely VIII go 10 Cotton
wood canyon. where they VIII study The
formations due TO the old lake glacier.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-05
WILL MAKE CANAL
PAY FOR F0RTIFICATIONS

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Panama
canal WIN have to pay the expense OF it's
own Notifications. This appears to be
the opinion OF the vanguard OF tho army
expert board which has just arrived in
Washington from Panama after 4 careful
examination OF the line Of the canal with
reference 10 the selection OF sites for the
forts and the determination OF the cx-
tent OF the armament needed
The act OF 1902. though much amended
by subsequent legislation would seem to
carry that inference and consequently the
cost OF fertilization probably viii be met
by the issue OF Panama canal bonds
1t is impossible at present 10 state
the cost of This work. In the first place
the commission has tentatively selected
the sites for the defcnses OF the canal
and at points along the line in the in
terror where IL is exposed to destructive
attack, such az the Gatur dam and the
great Mllatlores locks. much OF this land
belongs TO private parties and It's value
must be assessed before It can be ac-
qUired.
Much heavy ordnance. some it disposed
I'm siXtecn-inch guns, probably WIN be
required and as IL takes a long time to
make these big guns and transport them
10 the isthmus, put them in place and
erect tho defensive earth works and con-
crete construction. IL viii be necessary TO
hasten the project in order 10 insure its
compile ton 10y the date the canal will he
opened in 1914 or 1915.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-05

Al Salt Lake City, In the State OF rtah.
at the close OF business, March 20, 1910.
RESOURCES.