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Greatest Racing Card Ever Offered in
This Section of the State. 60
Entries in Harness Races.
THE M,rHEwsoN BIplANE DURING THE FAIR

But apparently almost at the edge
Of the lake the front wheels ieit
he ground. For a space OF i've
ieet the rear wheel dragged and
then the machine rose at sharp
angle and seemingly jumped over
the wires.
Before Thompson could recover,
he was within five feet of the
surface OF the water and 1t seem
ed certain he would plunge into
the lake. With rare skill and
marvellous GOODNESS. however. he
succeeded In pointing the planes
upward and the machine slowly
began to climb.
BY this time he was so close
to the wires and building on the
opposite side of the lake. that II
was impossible to rise sufficiently
to clear them and again IL seem
ed the aviator must certainly be
dashed to pieces. but with def
|
the left to get room and then he
swung to the right in so short an
are that he seemed to be turning
on q pivot.
He then circIed about over
the lake, gradually attaining alt-
tude until he rose above the wires
and swung in between the boat
mouse and the Japanese tea gar
den. There was barely five feet
between the. broad planes and the
building on either side. The Seen
ic railway structure menaeed him
ahead.
So low that the aeroplane was
obscured from the view OF the
spectators on the aviation field
Oy the buildings. the aviator steer
ed between the buildings. over the
heads of the throng. many Of
whom ducked and ran. thinking the
machine was about to fall. He then
circled the lake again and with an
upward tilt scared away toward
Aryada. Sailing over Arvada he
veered and circled Inspiration point
and returned over the park way
ing to the cheering spectators.
Barely missing the tops of the
tall trees, he sped at more than
mile a minute toward Wheatridge
and could be seen skimming along
over the valley and apparently
lodging In and out among the
trees.
Again he made the circuit of
Inspiration point The sounds of
the explosions showed that the mo
tor was again missing and 1t was
seen that the aviator had difficult
ty in climbing But without any
pause he again passed over the
park, sailing as smoothly as bird.
He sailed ont toward Wheat
ridge and returning passed between
two lofty trees SO close together
that the leaves brushed the planes
on each sides. He was headed for
the starting point. but directly
ahead were several, lines OF tele-
phone wires and the biplane, with
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banking system oil this STATE.
Second. The bill which compels
all state Institutions and depart
ments to file daily report and
deposit with the state treasurer.
Third. The anti-ticket scalpers
bill which prevents ticket scalpinx
OF all kinds.
Fourth. The Carpenter irriga-
ton bill.
Fifth. The bill transferring the
brand department from the office
of secretary OF state TO the office
OF the state board OF stock com
missioners.
Sixth. The bill establishing an
eight hour work day In mines.
smelters. mills. etc.
Seventh and Eighth. The two bills
which relate To the efficiency OF
teachers and the state normal
school bill. commonly called the
teachers bills.
Governor Shafroth has gwen
out u number Of interviews stat
lns that the Interests have reIer-
rcd a lot oI balls purely Tor The
purpose vi creating expense and
throwing diseredit on the initia-
I've and referendum constitution
al ameudmenL a resume of The
thirteen measures W be voted
upon shows that the governor d
statements are not correct. HE
own assembly referred live OF the
measures and a part OF the bank
ers' bill. The country school teach
ers referred the two school teach
ers bills. the small ditch owners
referred the Carpenter Irrigation
bill. The ticket scalpers referred
the scalpers bill. Jealousy against
State Treasurer kenehan caused
Secretary OF State Pearce and Dep
nty State Labor Commissioner
Brake to refer the bill which pro
yided for ID daily report by institu-
Ions and departments to the state
treasurer and also the bill trans
ferring the brand department from
the secretary of states office to
the state board of stock inspection
commissioners.
1t can be said that the Interests
did refer the bankers bill and the
eight hour bill. At least they
had the petition circulated secur-
ing signatures " refer these two
bills. Thus. as to expense. The
cost OF referring these bills can
be charged as follows:
Five OF them can be charged
against the governors assembly.
Two of them can be charged to
Democratic jealousy. Three of
them can be charged against the
common people who felt that they
would be injured II the measures
went into law; and two of them
can be charged against the inter
eats.
The referendum Is intended to
be used after an assembly and ad
ministration has failed to give the
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Not Another Would Attempt IT,
Says Expert of ThOmpson's
Lakeside flight

There " not another aviator IN
the country who would even at
tempt such = tlight.
Thus spoke J. h. Heipiing. a Los
Angeles ayiator. who has been
present NJ every large aviation
meeting in this country and many
In Europe. after witnessing the
Iourteen-minute light OF George
W. Thompson. = Denver man. yes
terday AFTERNOON IN u Mathewson
biplane. DenyeE-built. At Lakeside
park. And every one Of the spec
tators who had watched with bat
ed breath the quiet. unassumins
little birdman literally Craze
death a dozen times while he was
in the air. echoed the sentiment.
From the time the biplane rose.
after run OF only 400 feet over
a soft field. Jumped the electric
light wires. fell TO within five
feet OF the water OF the lake, re-
covered and circled the lake twice
and SCARED away toward Arvada.
until Thompson brought his car To
earth ON the old Jefferson county
lair grounds. there was not min
ute that the crowd did not ex-
peet the biplane to dash into
tree. wire OF building and fall.
Manager Frank Burt had put
the field into as good condition
as possible in the limited time al
lowed since the contract was made
for the flights, but. II is not well
adapted for an aviation field and
the prediction Was freely made
yesterday afternoon that Thomp-
son would not attempt Il flight
There is a run of only 400 feet
from the fence to the lake and
around the lake are stretched elec-
tric. light wires. The surface OF
the field was soft and in places
sandy. making 1t difficult for the
aviator to attain speed sufficient
to rise from the ground in the re-
stricted space.
When the time came for the 4
O'Clock flight 1t was found that
the seventy horsepower motor was
missing explosions and 1t was hot
until few minutes before that
the aviator and mechanician deem
cd IT in order to attmept a flight.
Then the machine was taken from
the hanger and rolled up to the
end of the field. Thompson vast
ed very little time in preliminary
work. After testing his motor
for a few seconds he started down
the field.
Slowly the big biplane began to
roll forward. but soon gathered
momentum. Few OF the spectators
however, expected to see the bird
man leave the ground. They were
certain he would shut off the mo-
tor and make another start.
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people what they want. Had the
last assembly given the people what
1t promised TO give them. or had
Governor Shafroth used his ef-
forts to force the enactment OF
the laws wanted. or had Governor
Shafroth vetoed = number of the
bills which he knew were against
the interest OF the people. the
expense of their reference would
not have been necessary. The cx-
pense OF referring the two teach
ers bills. the brand department
bill, the eight hour bill. and the
daily report bill can be charged
directly against Governor Shafroth
for he knew that the Jealousy
against State Treasurer Kenehar
would force the reference OF two
of them and he also knew that t.
common people would rfeer the
others. especially the teacher
bills.
The initiative and Referendum
ls al expensive proposition. Bus
IL Was know that II would be ex-
pensiye when IL was adopted anu
IL is made more 80 when Assem- Dlies
like the Eighteenth. and wnen -
governor ike Governor Shafrotn
falls to perform the duties they
promise.
with the ending OF the tune 10.
ming OF referendum petitions. aii
| bills enacted BY The last ASSEMBLY
that were not referred became
laws. Among the most prominent
that went into effect. there is the
anti-drinkIng cup bill. which pre-
vents the use OF public drinking
cups: the grasshopper bill. which
permits the establishment of pest
districts for the el mination OF pest,
such as grasshoppers. etc.. by the
farmers. the law compelling farm
ers to cut the weeds In roads that
run by their farms; the registra-
, ton law. which provides for regis
tration In towns Of 5000 and over;
the school election law. which pro
vides for registration before vot-
Ing at school elections; the gun
toting law. which prevents the car
rying of guns.
In addition to these. there is a
law creating the State Court OF
Appeals. and also the law creating
the State Tax Commission. Both
OF these laws provide that the
members shall be appointed by the
governor. except that the state
treasurer assists in the appoint
ment of the tax commission.
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Jack o'Neli. a prominent Baca
county stockman. accompanied by
his wife and party. went through
Lamar yesterday in their big auto
mobile. They were on their way
20 Pueblo and expect to spend at.
least three weeks on their trip.
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A BEAUTIFUL STORY.

A beautiful story is told in the
Catholic "Virginian," in describing
the life of an aged couple, whose first
purchase on the eve of their mar
rage was crucifix The modest
little crucifix in plaster was given in
their home the place of honor over
the mantlepiece, where it seemed to
reign as true ruler; the undisputed
master over the whole lives of these
humble and courageous workers who
had asked God to protect and bless
the union of their hearts.
Weeks and years passed and the
crucifix was never taken down. Now
the man and his wife are old. Their
whole family is exemplary and edl-
flying; they are esteemed and loved
by all who know them. Nobody has
ever heard any quarrel amongst them;
they love each other tenderly, because
they have learned to practice the do
nestle virtues. 1t happened that
friend coming in asked the old grand
mother, now bent with age, how her
children were kept so good and
walked so uprightly. And the old
woman pointed her hand to the white
crucifix nailed to the wall above the
mantlepiece for half a century. "You
must ask Him." she said, her face
lighting up with a serene smile, as OF
one who knew the secret of true
Christian happiness
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giving and that is after all the best
payment; for of the gifts of the heart
it always remains true, the more you
give, the more you have.
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THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
THE VOWEL GAME.

Now" said Charlie, when every
body was gathered around the table,
lets play the vowel game father told
us he used to play when he was q
boy"
"How do you play it," asked every
one at once.
"It's very easy" replied Charlie, dis.
tributing pencils and paper impair
TALLY among the family group. you
take the five vowels-a, e, i, o, IL
and, beginning with the first letter,
each player writes as long sentence
as he can, using no vowel except a
in any word, but repeating that letter
as often as he wishes"
Il don't quite understand" said
Cousin Lucy Please give us an
example"
you'll have to give me a few
minutes grace, them" laughed Charlie,
taking his pencil and paper. Sup
pose, I take a." He wrote indus
triously a few minutes, and then read
the result aloud:
"Ah, madam, Frank Farms. tall,
tasty, black man at Panama, has a
cat that can catch all bad mats, rats
and bats at Nathan's pantry and barn. :
"Bravo!" cried uncles and aunts and
cousins, as Charlie finished reading
the queer sentence.
"You see," continued Charlie, "you
may give the players five minutes OF
any time you agree on beforehand, to
make up the sentence, When the
time is up, the sentences are read and
the one having the longest sentence
of good, plain, commonplace English
has gained the first point. You go on
this way for each of the five voWels
and when all the sentences are read
and compared, the person, who has
gained the most points wins the
game.
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VAIN REGRETS.

Never let regret poison your present
or hamper your future. If you have
made mistake, try to retrieve it; If
that is impossible. make the best of a
bad bargain.
Some people are forever repining
over this or that action, wishing they
had done differently, and wondering
how things would have gone if they
had. This is an idle waste Of time
and works good for no one. We all
make mistakes, some more glaring
than others, but no one is exempt.
%sWhat can't be cured must be en-
dured,. is an old proverb that has
good sense in it.
Here is a pithy paragraph along the
same lines: Never be sorry for any
generous thing that you ever did,
even if it was betrayed. Never be
sorry that you we're magnanimous. IL
the people were mean afterwards.
Never be sorry that you gave. It was
right for you to give, even If you were
imposed upon. You can not afford TO
keep on the safe side by being mean. !"
In other words, don't mind il your
generosity Is unappreciated, or kind
acts misunderstood and misrepresent-
A ed. You have had the pleasure Of
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THE PINK STRING.

Peter" said his mother, ST want
you to do little errand for me-"
yes, mother, tell me quick, for it's
most school time"
20 mother, Jack Rays been telling
me that whenever he has an errand
to do his mother ties string round
his finger. That keeps him in mind
every time he looks at it that he has
something to do. Did you ever hear
Of anyone doing that?"
Eyes, many time So you would
like a strfng?'
Eyes, here's the string bag, and
here's a nice piece OF pink string"
"NoW, then"-As she tied it on his
finger, mother told him what she
wanted him to do.
"And, Peter" she added, ssbe sure
to speak very politely. when you ask
It,"
Yes, I'll remember"
Il know you always mean to be po-
lite, dear. but you sometimes forget,
as all little boys do. Good-by."
whats that on your fnger?" asked
one of them
20. that's because have an errand
to do SO as to make me think of It."
But, as he gazed' at It, what was the
GRAND, anyhow? In his interest In
watching the string tied on he had
only half listened to what his mother
had been saying, and now the most HE
could remember of II was ttaf- lio Was
to be very, very polite.
Il can do that. anyway-toT every
body. And perhaps, If do 1t ali the
time. T shall get to thinking of the
GRAND o please excuse me, I didn't
mean to-"
In his hard thinking he had run
against big girl as he was turning
into the school yard.
Peter" said she, you're, such d
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GIVE THE BOY A CHANCE.

Whether the boy or the girl shall
be high or low in the social and in
dustrial scale, depends largely upon
the way three or four years of the
life between the twelfth and seven
teenth birthdays are spent. Some
parents crave the earnings of their
children between these years The
boy of thirteen can earn three dol
lars a week or perhaps $500 year.
In three years he can earn $600-but
it may cost him his prospects in life.
Kept at school until sixteen, he
might start life with good common
school education probably with a year
or SO in the high school, to give him
further ambition. Sent to work at
thirteen, he is handicapped for life
with an imperfect education scrawl-
ing penman, bad speller and with
no taste for reading. It is up to the
parents to invest their children to the
best advantage. Keep them at SCHOOL,
Be patient, oh be patient!
Go and watch the wheat-ears grow,
So imperceptibly that ye can mark
Nor change, nor throe.
Day after day. day after day,
Till the ear is fully grown;
And then again, day after day,
Till the ripened fruit is brown.
.
Sorrow and silence are strong;
But patient endurance ID Godslike.
Longfs IiosU
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THE ART OF ENJOYING YOUR
SELF.

II hope you will enjoy yourself"
The words are in incessant use just
now, and as they echo in the ears the
wonder arises sometimes how the
wish is fulfilled. For holiday-makers
do not seem conspicuously employed
in the enjoyment of SELF They seem
mostly busy trying to enjoy new
sights or rapid movement, or the
sight of other peoples clothes, or the
conversation of their companions.
These things are all very different
from enjoying themselves, which is
at once more delectable and a far
more difficult achievement There can
be no better time to hold on the great
secret of life, the art of enjoying
self, than the holiday season. It is the
one art which is Independent of cir
cumstances and certain of attainment
by all who set themselves to win it.
Holiday surroundings may be disap-
pointing, the outlook may be dull
compared with the plans of others,
but if the aim be harmony with self
the holiday will be success, and
will plant in the mind little root of
contentment which will bloom till
holidays come again
How can we enjoy self when self is
so often unworthy? By cultivating
pursuits for solitary moments to
which the thoughts may turn with ex-
pectation of pleasure. By storing up
pursuits for solitary moments to
filling the mind with rich store from
books and observation of daily life by
banishing rigidly and with never
ceasing determination all the sparks
of regret, self-accusation and unkind-
ness, The moralists are fond of tell
ing us that every unkind word or i'm
pure thought makes an impress and
leads us whittier we would not be.
Too often they omit the more cheerful
reflection that every effort directed
against unhappy thoughts, bitterness,
or gloom is as the letting in of sun
shine, and has its part in the con-
version of the mind into a garden of
delights. Such efforts strengthen
with wonderful rapidity. We are born
to rejoice, as plants struggling to the
light, and the forces which bear us up
are the forces impelling to hope 1t
is these which matter; the rest is an
ugly dream from which we can wake
| if we will
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cHEERFULNEss AT THE TABLE

An old lady who looked as though
she might have belonged to the Sun
shine Society" all her life was asked
by a friend for the secret of her
never-failing cheerfulness. Her an
swer contains a suggestive lesson for
parents.
81 think" said the clever old lady,
''it is because we are taught in our
family to be cheerful at the table. My
father was lawyer with large GRIM
inal practice; his mind was harassed
with difficult problems all the day
long, yet he always came to the table
with a smile and pleasant greeting
for every one, and exerted himself to
make the table hour delightful. All
his powers to charm were freely CIV
en- to entertain his family. Three
times a day we felt this genial infiu-
ence, and the effect was marvellous.
''If child came to the table with
cross looks he or she was quietly sent
away to find a good boy or girl, for
only such were allowed to. come with
in that loving circle. We were taught
that all petty grievances and jeal-
ousies must be forgotten when meal
time came. and the habit of being
cheerful three times day under all
circumstances had it's effect on even
the most su1len temper. Grateful as
I am for all the training received in
my childhood home, look back upon
the table influence as among the best
of my life"
Much is said and written these days
about table manners" Children, in
well-bred families, are drilled in
knowledge of good FORM as to the
use of the fork and napkin, proper
methods of eating the various
courses; but training in the most i'm
portant grace or habit child should
have, that of cheerfulness at the
table, is often too neglected.
The Orientals had no family ties of
affection until they began to eat at
common table. Let the gathering at a
meal time be made the most happy
hour of the day, and the influence on
the children may be beyond estima-
ton.
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polite little fellow that It's easy to ex-
cuse you"
A good thing to say OF boy" said
one Of the teachers who was passing
in. Keep 1t up, Peter. Good manners
are always a very great help to a boy
in going through life"
If they'll only help me to remember
that Grand said Peter to himself.
| He did remember the politeness. He
stood up to give a girl his seat on q
crowded recitation bench. He said his
best please and thank you" when
he went to the teachers desk to ask
about an example, all the while think
ing
IF I'm very polite, p'r'aps ] shall
think of the errand."
At the close Of school the teacher
said:
who will carry book with it's
marked lesson around to Johnny
Parks house? He is sick and could
not come to school today"
I WILL said Peter, rising in his seat
as he spoke
Thank you, Peter, I might have
known, you are just that kind of a
boy"
He had to go several blocks out of
his way to do it. No remembrance
of his errand came into his head as
he left the book at the door with a
polite inquiry about Johnny; and he
walked on slowly, doing his best
thinking.
| He passed a yard in which were
many beautiful flowers. A lady was
inside whom Peter had sometimes
seen talking with his mother, SO he
raised his hat to her with very po-
lite little bow. She smiled at him,
and then said:
Il wonder if I couldn't get you to
do something for me?"
"Of course, ma'am," said Peter,
again taking off his hat. II shall be
very glad to do it."
II am cutting some flowers to send
to a sick woman" went on the lady.
Mrs. Hale told me about her"
20, that was it," Peter flung up his
hat and capered about for joy.
THAT was what?" asked the lady,
with smile.
my errand. Mrs. Hale's my
mother, and you're Mrs. Garde; and
mother told me to come here and ask
you, very politely, il you would let her
have some of your flowers to take to
the sick woman. She tied this pink
string around my finger SO I wouldn't
forget. But I did forget, all but the
politeness."
Mrs. Garde laughed as she put a
wonderful bunch of flowers on Peters
arm, saying as she did so:
"If you hadn't taken off your hat so
politely, shouldn't have thought OF
asking you to oblige me-
will you please to excuse me for
not taking it off to say good-by? You
see, my hands are FULL
20 my dear boy, you did remember,
didn't your said mother, as he laid
the flowers before her. 1--WE will try
the string again"
i Mother said Peter, gravely, "it
wasn't the string at all. It was the
| politeness."
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MY MA, SHE KNOWS.

My Pa, he scolds me jes' becuz
He says I'm getting tough"
He says my face is never clean,
My hands are always rough.
I'm not behavin' as should.
An goin' wron, s'pose,
But Ma, she takes an pats my head
An smiles, becuz she knows!
My Pa hain't got no use for boys,
He wants 'em always men;
I wonder if he's clean forgot,
The boy he must a been;
Fer, Ma, she says they're all alike,
Bout face an hands an clothes,
An says I'll learn to be man;
An Ma, I guess, she knows!
My Pa, !e says amt no good
At doin' anything;
I'd ruther fool away the time
An whistle, play an sing;
But Ma she smiles an says I'm young
An then she ups and goes
An kisses me an shows me how
For Ma, you bet, she knows!
My Pa, he says I'll never be
A business man like him,
Becuz hain't got any drive"
An "get-up," pluck" and vim;
But Ma she says SO solemn like,
A mans boy that grows,
An boys must have their playin' spell
An Mas trump, an knows!
My Pa, he shakes his head an signs,
An says he doesn't see
Where l get all the careless ways
That seem jes' born in me;
An Ma, she laughs, an laughs, an
laughs,
Till Pas face crimson grows,
An then she says: "'Tis very queer"
But, somehow, Ma, she knows!
My Ma she knows most everything
Bout boys an what they like,
She's never scoldin bout the muss
make with kites an bike;
She says she wants me to be good
An conquer all my foes,
An you bet I'm going to be,
'Cuz my sweet Ma, she knows!
Birch Arnold.