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The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Dudley Jones Tells How He Met the
Mexican War Hero In Nicaragua
on the Way to the Gold
Fields.

when Col Z. ID. Baker. a hero In
the Mexican war. In which he com
manded n brigade at Cerro Gordo.
one OF Lincoln's warmest personal
friends, and United States senator
frcm Oregon. was killed In the autumn
OF 1861 ut the battle of Balls Blum.
history inscribed his name in large
letters on her tablets.
In the spring of 1853. Mr.. Dudley
Jones, now a prominent resident Of
Little Rock. Ark. and a large manu-
facturer in the southwest. undertook
his second trip to the California gold
fields. going by the way of Commo-
dore Vandcrbilt's Atlantic and Pacific
steamship lines and his short cut
route across Nicaragua.
we reached Greytown late one
afternoon in June" said Mr.. Jones.
and the next evening went aboard
the small boats that Commodore Van
derbilt had placed on the San Juan
and started up the river for the lake
steamer. The river was quite low.
although the spring rains had begun:
in a short time a great flood OF water
would be booming seaward between
the banks.
"All went well until we had gone
twenty or thirty miles up the river
when. suddenly. we ran on to one of
the numerous sand bars that lay In
wait for the boats. All the efforts OF
the officers and crew to dislodge our
craft were without avail. and what
made the situation worse from the
- - ~
aboard was the fact that all the other
boatsE-probably because they were OF
lighter draught-had succeeded in
passing over the bar.
Il was standing on the upper deck.
which was swarming with passengers.
among them being quite number of
women. when. suddenly, heard some
one calling for volunteers to go to the
assistance OF the crew. l turned
around and saw a man Of command
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Forty-Niner's Tale of Baker

ing appearance. by his dress evidently
westerner. standing in the water.
holding TO the boat. and calling for
help TO carry the boat over the bar.
II was only a minute or two till both
sides of the bow were lined with men
shoulder 20 shoulder as far back as
they could stand in the water. Then
the westerner sang out: Captain. are
you ready7 Yes came the answer.
Hard ahead. now. men. let us go TO
California Then. as the paddles be
gan to turn. the leader OF the volun-
teers shouted: Now. men. all togeth-
er. Heave-oh-heave, Now she moves.
etc.
She did move. and we crossed that
bar and. In similar manner. the next.
and the next. as long as the obstruc-
tion was sand But as we ascended
the river the mountains came In view.
the Jungle of the bottom lands ended
in higher ground. the forests became
less dense. and in place OF sand we
encountered stone reefs. which proved
too much for even Col. f. D. Baker,
for II was he who had taken the lead
and carried us over the sand bars.
The colonel had been a passenger
with us from New York. but had not
seen him before or even heard of him
He had left Illinois to seek his fortune
in California He was with us in all
our trials up that river. making
portage after portage around the shall
low places. and passing one night In
the woods in a tropical rain with only
a few umbrellas for protection. And
he also was with us when we took
passage on the steamer Pacific. but
whether he was one of the hundred of
sick that filled both decks of the
steamer. or whether he was one Of
the many that were dropped over
board or were buried at Acapulco. I
never knew until | saw his name in
the California papers months later
From that time on until he returned
east as senator from Oregon and was
killed Mt Balls Blur. kept tab on
him. He was q born leader. and
would have made a brilliant record
had he lived longer"
Copyright, 1910. by Il. J. Edwards. All
Rights Ressrved)
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
COLORAD DO
LEGISLATIVE
Priority Measure Pasoes.
. o ! N G S

After prolonged debate the Sen
ate, by vote of twenty-five to thir-
teen, passed on third reading the Car
penter bill with the Parrish amend
ment. which places reservoir rights on
the rule of priority and repeals that
provision of the act of 1901 prohibit.
ing the owners of reservoirs from i'm
pounding any water from the natural
streams when it is required in bitches
for direct irrigation. The amendment
bill will now go to the House for final
enactment or rejection.
Senators Cross, Stephan. Tobin and
Crowley, who have waged vigorous op-
position to the bill and its amendment.
declare that, If the bill is enacted by
the House. petitions to invoke the ref
erendum will be circulated and filed
with the secretary of state within
ninety days of adjournment of the
Legislature.
Throughout the debate, which yirtu-
ally covered the entire domain of ir
rigation Jurisprudence. the supporters
of the amended Carpenter bill laid
stress upon the claim that the act of
1901 is unconstitutional in that 1t sub
ordinates senior reservoir appropria-
tions to junior ditch appropriations;
while the opponents OF the measure
waged their fight against its passage
from the viewpoint that, II enacted.
II will place the future agricultural de-
velopment of the state under the con-
troll of the reservoir companies, Will
greatly assist the government in its
assertion of title to water in this state
for use in reclamation projects in 9TH
er states and that the watef from the
natural streams of Colorado can be ap-
propriated for agricultural purposes.
impounded in reservoirs and used for
the generation and sale OF power.
The Legislative committee that Is
investigating the charges made against
Judge Greeley w. whitford by the
State Federation OF Labor spent one
day in reviewing the testimony given
by the sixteen coal miners in the con
tempt proceedings which terminated in
their being sentenced to Jail for a term
OF one year.
The search and seizure bill intro
duced by Representative Ardourel OF
Boulder and advocated by the Prohibi.
tion people OF the state. was defeated
by a vote OF twenty-nine TO tweniy-six
in the House. This bill. which gave
the same rights to officers to search for
and seize liquor in dry territory that is
given in seizlng gambling devices. was
held up by the temperance committee
until report was demanded by mem
bers OF the House.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Eastern Produce.

Chicago.-Butter - Weak; creamer-
les. l5G 22c; dairies, 14G G19c.
-Steady-At mark. cases in
cluded. 1SG1Siac; firsts. 141sc; prime
firsts. 15c.
Cheese-Steady; daisies. 1SL q
1870; twins, 1llsG12c; young Amer
icas, 1Sis614c; long horns. 134 G14c.
Potatoes-Steady: choice to fancy.
asa soc; fair TO good, asa 47c.
Poultry-Steady: turkeys, dressed.
19c: hens. live, 15hc; springs, live.
15isc.
veal-Weak; 50 to 60 lb. WITS. soc;
Go to So ID. WITS, 6is Gsc; S5 to 10 ID.
WITS, 9Q10c.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Lesson Taught by Braue Man

er the close of the war General Carr
was breveted major general for gal
liant and meritorious service He was
regarded as one OF the ablest OF all
the generals of Irish descent who
served in the Civil war. and he gain
ed great personal popularity. not only
among lrish-Americans. but with men
OF all parties.
After the war General Carr became
a manufacturer at Troy. N Y. He
was elected secretary OF state upon
the Republican ticket in 1879. and was
a candidate for reelection in 1888. the
year after Grover Cleveland had car.
ried New York for governor by the
unprecedented plurality of $4,000.
General Carr. however. gained a
greater triumph than any which his
political carer brought him, for 1t
was a moral triumph. and one now
recognized as having been Of incal-
culable benefit
After the Civil war passion and eI-
citement for some years prevailed gen.
orally throughout the country. This
feeling was especially manifested
among Irish-Americans. who were in
antagonism by reason of the fact that
some were Orangemen while others
were Hibernians. or OF the opposing
Irish association The intensity of
this feelings led to tragic riots in New
York city on July IL. ls72.
In Troy. also. in the same year. this
feeling OF intense animosity had full
sway. The Orangemen purposed parad
ing through the streets of the city. The
Hibernians and other opposing associa-
tions asserted that the Orangemen
would not be permitted to parade.
General Carr, who at that time was in
command of the state militia. was
sought out for counsel by the Hiber-
mans as to the best manner In which
TO check the plans of the orangemen.
Gentlemen" said General Carr.
when he had listened to his callers. Il
am OF Irish descent. and l am a mem
Der OF the Church OF Rome. But
also am an American. fought for
freedom and received my wounds so
fighting. l know that freedom does
not mean license. You men think
that freedom means license. In a
free country every organization has
right peaceably to assemble. peaceably
to parade. Freedom would be a sham
If this were not the case
Well. what do you propose to do In
case there is trouble:" General Carr
was asked.
You will see" was the reply. And
that was the only answer Gen Carr
would make.
On the 18th OF July the Orange
men of Troy assembled and began
their parade-and at the head of the
column rode General Joseph b. Carr.
and behind him rumbled a battery Of
state artillery! With that battery he
was prepared to sweep the streets In
the event of riot There was no riot.
The Orangemen paraded peacefully
and then dispersed And in the les
son that Gen. Carr then taught the cit.
izens OF Troy is to be found the seed
of that new understanding of the
meaning OF freedom which has forever
terminated The spirit of vindictiveness
that formerly characterized the rela-
tions of rival lrish-American organ
izations.
Copyright. 1910. by e. J. Edwards All
Rights Rcserved)
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Live Poultry.
Butter.

Elsln -.---...-....- -
Creameries. eN-. East, Id. ..27 G2S
Creameries. eN. Colo. ID. ..27 G2S
Creameries. I'd grade. ID. ..21 G23
Process and renovated 80. 81
Packing stock D.. . -. IA
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Hogs.

Good hogs ............6.55ae.7o
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Eggs.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
w wool at ST. Louis.

st. Louis.-Wool-Un medi-
um grades combing and clothing. 20ts
a 2Sc; light fine. 17G19e; heavy fine
15G17c; tub washed. 20G 3Sc.
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
Sheep.
Grain.

Of. o. B. Denver. carload price.)
Wheat. choice milling. 100 lbs SIZE
Rye. Colo. bulk, 100 ID. 49,. 119
Nebraska oats. sacked -. S1-2Oq LIB
Corn in sack ... .9s
Corn chop, sacked ..... SO
Bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs ..... Ills
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31

prices Paid by Denver Jobbers F. o.
b. track Denver.l
Colorado upland. per ton $4,000 100
Nebraska upland. per ton 1900 400
Second bottom, Colorado
The Paonia newspaper., 1911-03-31
The Moffat Tunnel.

Senator Cove f. in receipt Of the
following telegram from John A. Por
ter OF Denver. who is on the Pacific
coast in reference to the tunnel and
its construction:
The passage OF pending tunnel bill
in Colorado Legislature is certainly OF
the greatest importance to Denver and
the entire state. Judging by many sur
veys made by the Moffat road. It would
seem very unwise to limit the length OF
proposed tunnel to five miles when
one approximately n mile longer could
be located at the most advantageous
place considered from both an cngin.
eering and financial point OF view. A
tunnel entering the Divide almost in
n direct line from Tolland would avoid
possible competition from deeper
one. would materially shorten distance
and avoid climbing ON maximum grade
. n winding line from Tolland to mouth
of fiye-mile tunnel. The state should
not hesitate AZ additional cost 20 OBJ
tain safer and more far-reaching in
vestment.-John a. Porter
The opponents of the tunnel have Sc
cured an amendment to the bill that
would defeat the purpose. requiring
the Moffat road interests to deposit Sc
curities with the state to guarantee
the tunnel bonds. And this in addition
to the provisions already in the meas
ure making the voad itself security for
the cost OF construction.
With the recommendation that they
be placed before the committee of the
whole for favorable consideration and
final passage. the bills making the
State Normal school at Greeley 4
teachers college and providing for a
normal school training as n condition
TO the granting OF certifictes by coun-
ty superintendents. were reported by
the Senate committee on education
and educational Institutions.
By vote of twenty to fourteen. the
Senate ordered the hybrid bank guar.
antee law on the calendar for special
consideration. This bill Is a mixture
OF Senator Gove's measure for rigid
banking code and OF Senator Crowley's
bill to enact the mutual bank guar
antee act OF Texas. The measure was
reported favorably by the banking
committee three weeks ago. When the
report was made, II was stated that n
motion would be made to strike from the
hybrid bill all OF the Texas bank guar
antee features and to retain the Cove
provisions which seek to make bank
guarantee rest on sound banking OPP
erations.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
Worrying Happiness.

The bishop of Manchester, speaking
at meeting at Church House, West
minister. said the secret of happiness
was to have sufficient multitude of
worries.
The man who had only one worry,
blind that would not be pulled up
straight by the servant, or a coal
scuttle the bottom of which was al
ways coming out, found his way to
the lunatic asylum. But the man who
had no time to dwell upon his wor-
ries because he had to go from one to
another. and back again and round
and round like squirrel in a cage,
could be perfectly happy man.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
SAVE ALFALFA CROP

enough interested In the farmers Of
Utah and other states to tell us to
proceed with our experiments. and we
shall do all we can to get the best re-
suits from this work.
The alfalfa weevil is a native OF
Europe and western Asia. In those
countries. however. Its ravages are
kept down by a parasite. 1t is that
parasite we have brought from Italy
to experiment with In this country.
There is no telling how long ago
the weevil was introduced into the
United States. 1t may have been
brought over In hay used as packing
or something OF that sort. At any rate
1t got here. and when it reached Utah
1t found conditions just right for pro-
pagation."
The Italian parasites were shipped
from Portici. Italy. by a government
agent sent there for the purpose of
gathering them. Twenty boxes were
Kirkland having come on with them
received in Utah last month. Mr.
Kirkland having come ON with them
from New York. and more will be re-
ceived during the course of the work.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
Black Bass Chews Tobacco

much torn and ravessa. have risen to
the top of the water half an hour or
so after the fish has grabbed them.
thus showing that the intelligent bass
really tried to smoke the cigar. but
being handicapped by certain natural
disadvantages contented itself by
merely chewing the weed.
Some of the summer boarders. after
observing Mr.. Flanagan's bass came
to the conclusion that natural taste
for tobacco might be Unborn with fish,
Just as 1t is with deer and goats.
They experimental on several other
fish, notably number OF catfish. The
catfish. however. when put into a tub
on shore, and fed small portions of
navy plug chewing tobacco, became
very sick at the stomach, showing
every sign Of nausea, and mewing
pitiably. This. and other research
along the same lines. with dog fish
and pickerel convinced them that the
black bass who hangs around the
power-house is unique in his habits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07

lily, butt tell them of my good friend,
your Vegetable Compound, and that
there will be no backache and bearing
down pains for them if they will take
1t as have. am scarcely ever with
out it in the house.
81 will say also that think there is
no better medicine to be found for
young girls to build them up and make
them strong and well. My eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for pain.
full periods and irregularity, and 1t has
always helped her.
81 am always ready and willing to
speak a good word for the Lydia E.
Pinkham's Remedies. I tell every one
/ meet that owe my health and hap
piness to these wonderful medicines"
MRS. ]. G.. JOHNSON, Scottville, Mich,
RED. 3.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of femala diseases.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
New Yorker Discovers Fish That
Strikes at Cigar Butts and Has
Taste for Nicotine.

Bartletts. n Y.-John ]. Flanagan
manager at Bartletts. has as one Of
his proteges "a black bass which uses
tobacco The fish. being an intelli'
gent one. does not smoke cigarettes.
But 1t chews,
Mr.. Flanagan got acquainted with
the habits OF the bass about month
ago. The bass favorite loafing ground
is near power-house. Always. when
Mr.. Flanagan goes to the power
house. he filings the cigar he happens
to be smoking away. SO that there
will be no danger Of fire.
He flung his cigar into the water by
the power-house one day and the bass
made rush for 1t and grabbed 1t. dis.
appearing under the water. Mr..
Flanagan thought little of that at the
time. for on certain days bass will
strike at nearly anything. while on
other days the most allurlng bait will
not tempt them. A day or two later
he flung another cigar butt into the
water and the same fish rose to 1t
and nabbed It.
After this had happened dozen
times, Mr.. Flanagan was forced to
the conclusion that It was not mere
random hunger on the part of the
bass, but genuine taste for tobacco.
Several times shreds of the cigar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
New Bug Being Imported to Kill
Injurious Weevils.
Government Brings italian Insect
Over In Storage Vaults and It
RevIves Under Utah Sunshine
Work 10 Experimental.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Swept from
the alfalfa crops in sunny Italy; fro
zen stiff and transported in cigar-box-
like cages In the cold-storage vaults
Of a liner across the Atlantic ocean to
New York, and then transferred
again to the refrigerator compartment
of transcontinental train and hurried
to Utah, is the experience OF the al
falfa weevil parasites which. 1t is
hoped. will save the alfalfa crops OF
Utah and all intermountain farmers
from the ravages Of the alfalfa beetle.
The parasites are now coming to life
again in the sunshine which filters
through the windows Of the United
States entomology experiment station
in the Utah capital. and they VIII be
used in a series OF experiments
planned by the government with
view to helping the farmer In hIs
fight against one OF the most de-
structive pests OF recent years.
The work is under the immediate
supervision OF A. II. Kirkland. special
agent OF the government in the alfalfa
weevil investigation Mr.. Kirkland
was in charge of the campaign waged
by the government against the de-
structive gypsy moth in Massachu-
setts, aud was signally successful in
fighting that pest He has been
through the practical as well as the
technical features OF such work. and
is now employed by the government
to supervise such investigations as
are under way in Utah.
The work locally with the Italian
parasites and the alfalfa weevil is
purely experimental. The idea is to
have the parasites lay their eggs in
the eggs OF the weevil and SO destroy
the weevil. while propagating the par
asites. When It is known that the
weevils eggs. in which the parasites
eggs are to be laid. are only about
the size of pin point. It can be read
lily understood that the men in charge
of the work are called upon to use
great skill in watching developments
in such minute forms of life.
Mr.. Kirkland. in telling of the work.
says:
I'VE cannot promise. CT course. that
the means we have undertaken to
eradicate the alfalfa weevil pest Will
be successful We are hopeful. how
over. At any rate. the government is
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
COOKE DECLARED NOT GUILTY

Edgar 8. Cooke. who was found not
guilty OF embezzling $4,000 from the
Big Four railway. was formerly local
treasurer of the road In Cincinnati
and was well known In railroad cir
cles. The belief is that the judges
charge helped to free Cooke, Judge
Hunt declaring the testimony of Mrs.
Ford and OF Warmer only made them
equally guilty II Cooke were guilty.
Cooke was the last of those indict-
ed in connection with the s643.000
shortage of Charles l.. Warriner, Gin
cinnati treasurer of the road. to be
tried. First Warriner. indicted on nu-
merous charges, pleaded guilty to one
charging the embezzlemept of $4,000.
He was sentenced to six years in
prison.
Then Mrs. Jeanette Stewart.Ford,
accused OF blackmailing warriner,
was tried in February, 1910. The
jury in her case disagreed. Finally,
after many delays. Cooke succeeded
In having his case brought into court
and tha rnoat concotfapol trIaI f,f tto M
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
PROMINENT WESTERN SENATOR

1t is said that the Pacific Coast Dem
ocrats may offer Francis G. Newlands.
United States from Nevada, as a can
didate for the presidential nomination.
Mr. Newlands. who is now serving
his second term In the senate. is
Mississippian and was born in the old
city Of Natchez in the summer OF 1848.
He entered Yale college in 1858. dur
ing the civil war. and remained until
the middle of his Junior year in 1855;
later he studied law at what is now
the George Washington university.
was admitted to the bar in Washing
ton and went to San Francisco to prac-
tice. He removed his office to Reno.
Nevada. In 1888, and since has been
recognized as one of the ablest and
most influential leaders In his state.
He served ten years In the house
Of representatives and was a member
OF the Democratic minority OF the
committees on irrigation. foreign
affairs, banking and currency and
ways and means. where he was able
portant legislation of the period and d
and currency law. and was the auth
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
GOULD OUT AS ROADS HEAD

The recent abdication of George
Gould from the presidency of the Mis-
souri, Pacific the keynote of the fam
ily's great system of roads. was a con-
fession that the fight of nineteen
years with himself on one side and
Hartman. the New York Central,
Pennsylvania Baltimore & Ohio and
other big railroads on the other. has
ended in defeat. In the language of
Wall street. they've got George
Gould.
The fight against George Gould was
waged ever since his father died in
December. 1892. with intermission
His first heavy battle was when he
met Edward H. Hartman and Edwin
Hawley in right for control of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company in
1902. Without much difficulty he
worsted them. but that fight was to
have great influence on his future ca
reer. for 1t was then that he began
the felId with Hartman that with
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-07
ANGLER is DucKED BY EEL
- men Six Feet Long After Being
Pulled Into the Water.

Winsted. COMFY John Rogers"
exclaimed Joseph Rogers when pulled
into deep water in Highland lake. 'I'li
get that darned whopper yet" he said
to his comrades in a boat as he
fioundered in water many feet deep.
And he did. but not without a strug-
gle.
The "whopper'' was one OF those
large. strong. hungry eels which have
been in Highland lake SO many years
that they dare to tackle any human
trespasser. Rogers WAS standing in
one end OF the craft holding a steel
rod when he was pulled overheard.
He held on to the steel rod with one
hand and kept himself afioat with the
other until his companions reached
him. The eel was six feet long.