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The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
New Wells

Some Of the newest wells show a
light embroidery in both gold and sill
yer thread The foundation of the veil
is pale biscuit colored tulle or fine
net, patterned with motifs of floral
sprays in white silk, with the outline
in very fne metallic thread.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
The First Touch.

Ladd-There's your old friend De
Broke coming across the street.
Dadd-Eh, That's right. Oh, yes,
he sees me. I'll run ahead and meet
him. l want to borrow dollar. Back
in a moment.
He hurries forward and greets the
coming man. Presently he returns.
Ladd-Why should you ask De Broke
for a dollar?
Because knew he was going to ask
NE for ten. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
SANDER.

Close thine ear zainst him that
shall open his mou' ch secretly against
another. If tho receivest not his;
words they ny tack and wound the
reporter III -hou dosk receive them.
they ny 1or' <ard and wound the re-
ceiver.-LavAfer. ~
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
Evadinu an Issue.

what is your name"
"Ephraim Ebenezer," replied the
small colored boy.
"How do you spell itr'
"'Tain' no use to worry bout dat.
Jes' suit yohself. 7 aim puhtic'lar.
Washington Star.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
Water For Hens.

The drinking vessels for poultry
should be kept clean and be filed with
clear. pure water at all times. 1t is a
good plan to put charcoal in the water
occasionally, as it absorbs impurities
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
,EW TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Champ Clark Reminiscent.

Sitting in his Office one day after
visit to Kentucky, Champ Clark be-
came reminiscent when the name of
Proctor Knott of that state was men
toned and began:
1.-The first lawsuit / ever saw or
heard was tried by Proctor Knott. 1t
was a little town in Kentucky, a tenn
perance town, but a fellow named
Perkins ran q drug store and sold Log
Cabin Bitters, which was famous. but
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14

wide ruffies of white lace and plait-
ings of plain tulle of the same shade as
the silk.
The cOrsage, with sides not alike, is
composed of lace and mousseline de
sole, with q drapery Of silk at the left
side. ------ -.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
Discretion.

FirsYLawyer-It seems to me Won
let That last witness down pretty east
~ In your cross examination. Second
lawyer had to. He is my tailor.
and owe him big bill.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
Slow Game.

Redd-When did they start the game
of chess in this country!
Greene-In 1882, think.
"Well, they're through by now. are
they notr'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
The Husbands Choice.

George, before we were married
you used to bring me flowers nearly
every day." -,..ss.s .--ss- ''--rsS.s-->
'Well, I can bring you flowers to-
day, for that matter. but if do I'll
have to cut out that new asparagus.
Louisville Courier-Journal-
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14

Make all you can, save all you can.
give all you can.-wesley.
The Adair County news., 1912-08-14
IN THE REALM
OF FASHION
An Aesthetic Creation.

A gown of which the back view is
shown is of heliotrope silk. The skirt
is gracefully draped and trimmed with
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-01
By Cynthia Grey.


Am a girl, Is, and am engaged
to marry young man of u, but
he is a heavy drinker. On New
Years day he promised that he
would not drink for three months,
so that we could get married and
go to housekeeping right away.
He makes good wages, but the
drink takes all of his money. l
heard that he broke his promise
and started to drink again, and
that he was so drunk that he
could hardly walk. l have not
seen him for two weeks, and l
think that he is ashamed to come.
He said that when he gets mar
ried he will quit his drinking en-
tirely, but others tell me that he
will never quit. What would you
advise me to do-marry him or
break the engagement "A. U. G.
No third person is at liberty to
advise you concerning your mar
rage. You will, however, be in
terested in two letters from wom-
en- who made the experiment of
marrying drinking men.
Letter No. 1: | have been mar
ried IA years. have two boys.
Recently 1 left my husband. He
was always drinking man, but
I never gave up hope of curing
him. Finally he got so he would
not work at all in winter, and only
enough in summer to spend for
extra drink. For nine years l
have supported myself, and a year
and half ago left him. Now
he wants me to come back and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-01
A WARNING TO YOUNG GIRLS

times before. Would it be. safe,
to trust him now?-X.
Letter No. D: l am in great
trouble l feel that | must get
separation from my husband. He
was a man who would drink as
much as he wanted when l mar
ried him, but it did not seem to
hurt him then. Now have been
married five years, and he spends
all of his evenings and holidays
in saloons. If l go to picture
show with him he is uneasy until
he leaves me at the door and goes
to a saloon If he feels like it,
he comes back for me, if not l
have to go home alone. l feel
safe in saying that | have never
been down town with him once
but that he left me at some street
corner waiting while he went off
for a drink. Perhaps he would
never turn up at all, and after a
while l would take the car home.
On Christmas he left home in the
morning and did not get back I'M
til after midnight. Many a time
have I waited up until daylight
to let him in drunk and get him
to bed. -
l have tried every way to help
him. 1t is an awful thing to look
forward to year after year of this
life. Please advise me what to
do.-A. Q.
1t is just as unwiSe to advise
married persons to separate as it
is to give others advice about get
ting married. This sequence of
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
BooosT COLORADO ROADS

Colorado will be represented at the
good roads meeting to be held in Kan
sas City next week by R. II. Higgins
of Pueblo, president of the Colorado
Good Roads association. Other organ
izations in the state will also be rep
resented.
The Colorado Good Roads associa-
tion has adopted the plan of having
some representative, wherever possible,
to attend good roads meetings in neigh
boring states in order that Colorado
roads may be brought to the attention
of the road makers and travellers every.
where. 1t is in line with this policy
that President Higgins of the state
association will attend the Kansas CITY
convention.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
OH, NO, OF COURSE NOT

Warden lyman of the state peniten-
tiary is of the opinion that certain
bridge contractors well known all over
the state have been knocking con
Wet constructed roads for the reason
that roads thus constructed are proof
against wash outs, and where there aro
no wash outs no bridges are washed
away and need replacing. lyman also
seems to be of the opinion that many
of the county commissioners of the
state have had business dealings with
these bridge contractors, the nature CT
which if disclosed would cause them
to lose their Offices on charges of con.
spiracy to defraud. Over on the east
ern slope county commissioner urged
objection to lyman s road building and
the mmissioners went SO far as to
order the work stopped, after the cit:
zens had contributed the funds to carry
the work to completion, on the ground
of alleged grating. lyman came back
at the commissioner by exhibiting the
photograph of check in favor of the
objecting commissioner for $3.50, drawn
by Contractor Shelley, now under in.
dictment for grating in Weld county
and urged that the citizens of the couu.
ty We're entitled to know what that
check was in payment of. Ine commits.
things never happen on the western
slope.-Rife Telegram.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
DANCING FATAL TO ATHLETICS

Grand Junction, April 16.-Dancing
is knocking the daylights' out Of
the interest in athletics in the local
high schools is the gist of a statement
made yesterday afternoon by Prof.
Homer c. Doods. at the field and track
meet at the fair grounds. There was
not a soul in the grand stand and not
to exceed one dozen spectators were
present besides the athletes and Off
cials and not one girl of any age ap-
peared.
His opinion was seconded by others
who heard the remark and Physical
Director Robertson of the Y. NJ. C. A.
said that probably if there was big
dance or turkey trot were added to the
program of events there would have
been big crowd present. The discus
sion created some little interest and il
seems to be the opinion of high school
teachers that dancing is attracting too
much attention from the young people.
Seven and eight years ago the field
meets were attended by general out
pouring of students of all grades and
crowds of 800 to 400 were the general
thing, but each year of late the crowds
have decreased for some reason until
the interest seems to be almost totally
extinguished. The young athletes feel
badly about the lack of crowd and
would undoubtedly have done better
if there had been a horde of cheering
friends there.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
CARNEGIE PROVIDES FOR
WIDOW OF MINE HERO

Iona, Colo, April l5.-Mrs. julie
that she is to receive an award OF
81 900 annually from the Carnegie com
mission as "a reward for the bravery OF
her husband who lost his life in the
rescue of go miners in the Cherryvilla
ILL.,, horror last November. A hand
some gold medal was also sent her in
memory of her martyred husband
bravery.
Dominic Formento made six trips
cost him his life. He was a grocery
delivery man in Cherry, H., at the
time of the explosion in the mine,
where so many lives We're lost. IN"
entire city turned out to brave the
flames. Formento responded to the call
for volunteers. He was one of dozen
men who manned the cage which forced
its way down the mine shaft, where
scores of unconscious men were discov-
cred in the inner workings.
Formento and the crew of twelve
made half a dozen trips into the infer
no and hauled up 260 men from GER
tain death in the tunnel below. On
the seventh trip, while the cage was
still below, a second explosion occurred,
and Formento was suffocated with his
companions.
The hero's wife and two children
were left penniless by the death of
Formento, but funds were raised and
the widow with her family were sent
west. She secured small orchard
tract near this city from a fund which
had been created by the Carnegie hero
commission, and now she receives
monthly a sufficient sum for the sup
port of herself and two children. The
annuity, according to its terms, lapses
only when Mrs Formento weds again.
Otherwise she is to receive it for life.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
PRIMARIES ARE USELESS

During the past couple of weeks
numerous voting precincts of the state
have held primaries for the election of
delegates to attend county conventions,
where delegates to the state convention
will be chosen, and so far as can b.
observed, in majority of instances,
the matter of securing n opinion direct
from the people as to whom they
might desire to fill the elective Offices,
or any opinion as to choice of men
which might influence legislation, is as
impossible as could well be imagined.
In both the republican and democratic
primaries held in Rifle this year not
one is yet reported as having been
attended by a tenth part of the voters
so that any opinion registered through
the action of these primaries might be
exactly opposite to what the general
opinion is on any proposition which
will come up to be voted on later, and
for the determination of which these
primaries were held. As an instane"
of this regrettable negligence, at the
republican primaries held in one of the
Rifle precincts a short time ago, where
more than two hundred votes are usual
ly polled on election days, but seven
voters appeared to assume the resposi
blity which rests on citizenship. At
another precinct primary in Rihe-this
one demoeratic-where = large vote -
usually polled, but two men appeared
to vote and register the opinion of the
people of the precinct as to what shad,
of political opinion q man must possess
to represent the precinct in the county
convention. The fact that both of
these primaries selected men of aver
age intelligence and honesty as dele
gates was not because of any exertion
on the part of the people of these pre-
cincts to insure their representation at
the convention by men who would re-
hect their opinions Of matters Of po-
liticl interest, but because no occasion
had developed for the display Of energy
by the crooked politician.-RiAe Tele-
gram.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
ED KEATING RETURNS
TO FIRST LOVE

Pueblo, April 15.-Announcement is
made this afternoon of the sale of the
Pueblo Leader, an afternoon daily, TO
Edward keating, president of the state
iahd board and former managing editor
of the Rocky Mountain News. Mr..
heatlng has taken over the interests
held by Andrew McClelland and as
sumed active management of the paper
today
1t is understood the policy of the
paper will remain as at present. nj.
though numerous changes are to no
made in the staff.
Mr.. Heating will remove to Pueblo
with his family at once, but will retain
his position on the land board, dividing
his time between Pueblo and Denver.
The Leader was established about a
year ago by Andrew McClelland, in an
effort to even up scores with certain
local interests which opposed him in
getting franchise for railway in
which he was interested. Its career
was checkered from the start and the
balance is said to have been on the
wrong side of the sheet every month
since it was started. The paper has
been on the market for six months.
and while no figures were given out, It
IS understood that Mr.. Keating pur-
chased it at a very low figure.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
ABOUT OUR SPELLING

AT the assembly room of the Garfield
County High school last Monday even
ing John S. McLucas, professor OF
English in the University of Colorado
at Boulder, delivered lecture on Ian
guage and the methods of spelling
which was very interesting to those
of a studious disposition, but evidently
there are not many such people in
Glenwood. At any rate the adult at,
tendance was very small.
Claiming that all reformers are de-
nominated fanatics by some, but that
in reality they are usually all right
except that they are several years
ahead of their time, Prof. McLucas
claimed that radical reforms in our
spelling were bound to come because
he said they would in time be forced
upon us .by sheer necessity.
He claims that our spelling is so
crude and illogical and indetensible
that it cannot much longer endure.
Just what plan or method will be
adopted he says he does not know. He
is not an advocate of any of the pres
ent so-called reform systems, but IS
hopeful that some plan will yet be
evolved that will meet the needs and
finally be adopted.
He is not in favor. of the so.called
rafnrn hoo "a q vvtou ,.,h;.b 10 40. +h,r
ough enough as it. is only an attempt
to patch up system which in itself
is nothing better than patchwork.
He also has objections to the Car
,negie method and doesn't believe that
will meet the demands.
Prof. McLucas claims that the ordin.
ary child is kept in school two years
longer than would be necessary if we
had reasonable and sane system Of
spelling. He attacked our plan of
silent letters which he said was indie.
fensible since the present spelling of
many words neither represents the
sounds Of those words nor has any con-
nection with the origin of the words.
Throughout his lecture Prof. Ne
Lucas gave numerous illustrations in
proof Of his statements. He predicts
new alphabet containing forty-four
characters to represent the forty-four
SOUND, Of the human voice, but admit
ted that he though. ths 4, reform which
hs advocates is . long way Of.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
THERE WAS MORE truth than D,

lhE.nEl NAo NUM- lrutH IHdn pO-
etry in the suggestion Tuesday night
of Fred Kamm of New Castle to the
effect that We are building roads, too
much with hot air ana resolutions and
not making enough use of the pick and
shovel, the plow and scraper and an oc.
casional stick of dynamite. The Post
realizes that occasional meetings like
that of Tuesday are essential to the
development of the necessary interest
and a proper degree of community
pride, but We do not want to see that
interest spend itself in resolutions o.
bombastic addresses. Now that GER
tain degree of interest lit could scarce
ly be called enthusiasm) has becn
aroused, it might not be amiss to fol
low it up with little practical work
along the line of road building.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
JUST A FEW REFLECTIONS

That dreadful marine disaster, one
of the worst calamities in history,
which wrecked the powerful Titau.e
ard snuffed out over l,oO0 human lives,
but serves to illustrate the impotency
of man and his utter impotency in tba
time of calamity.
Several noted millionaires were pas
they were as powerless in the hour of
extremity as were the poor Peasantrv
In the steerage. Here their millions
would buy them nothing. Their wealth
was as filthy rags in their hour Of
need. 1t would buy them nothing
And so it is and so it has ever been
and so it will continue to the end of
time. Money is great convenience,
but it is by NO means everything.
Men who stand before the judgment
bar of God are stripped of their jewels
and fine clothing, they are stripped of
their robes of self-righteousness and
stand as naked and helpless before the
Great Judge as the poor Lazarus of
old.
And much has been said of the ga
lantry of the men, men of wealth and
influence, who gave their places on the
lifeboats that the women, even to the
poor peasant women, might be saved.
But why nott Do they not all belong
to the great family of man? Are they
not in each instance simply human
souls?
Perhaps some would expect that the
men by reason of their greater strength
would appropriate the lifeboats ami
make sure of their own escape. We
expect in a time of this kind that the
law of self preservation will preva H.,
that the rule of the survival of the
fttest' will maintain. But not so. The
chlvalry of the ages, more or less later.
at times, asserted itself and strong
men in tender gentleness helped to the
lifeboats women and children whom
they did not know and then went back
to face certain death.
1t seems that we must have some
great calamity forced upon US with
unusual intensity before we wake up
to the conditions that surround us and
set about to correct those conditions
1t now seems evident that this fearful
catastrophe, like the Iriquois theater
fire, will arouse the public to the dan
ger that has long prevailed and
will serve to force conditions in
steamship equipment and travel which
will guarantee much greater safety to
the travelling public, but oh, the dread
full cost of it!
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
A MAN WHO has no enemies

A NAN WHO has no enemies is
seldom good for anything; he is made
of that kind of material which is so
easily worked that every one has a
hand in it. A sterling character is one
who thinks for himself, and speaks
what he thinks; he is always sure 10
have enemies. They are as necessary
to him as fresh air; they keep him
alive and active. A celebrated charac,
ter who was surrounded by enemies
used to remark. "They are sparks
which, if you do not blow, will so on;
of themselves
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
WHAT IS A aENTLEMAN?'

The citizens of Denver are very much
wrought up over the question, "What
IS a gentleman?'
What is a gentlemans Is it thing
decked in scarf pin, a chain and a
ring, wearing suit of immaculate
style, sporting an eyeglass, lisp and
smile: Summing himself at homes and
bazars, whistling mazurkas and smok
ing cigars, talking of operas, concerts
and balls, evening assemblies, and at
ternoon calls?
What is a gentleman! Is it someone
boasting of conquests and deeds he has
done? One while railing at actions
unjust robs some young heart of its
pureness and trust; scorns to steal
money, jewels or wealth, but thinks 1t
no crime to take honor by STEALTH
What is a gentleman? Is it not one,
knowing instinctively what he should
shun. Is there family tree to be had
spreading enough to conceal what Is
bad?
Seek out the man who has God for
his guide, nothing to blush for, nothing
to hide, be he noble or be he in trade,
that is gentleman nature has made.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20

FRED SHAFT'ER, at the road meet
ing in Glenwood Tuesday night, struck
the key to the situation when he said
that If We are to interest ourselves in
a transcontinental route we will find
it necessary to 60 beyond the confines
of our own state. That is to say, the
building of a great auto road through
the state of Colorado is not of greater
Importance than is the proper connect.
ing Of that road at the state line with
the highway which Utah shall build.
1t is not enough that Colorado shall
possess a splendid highway extending
across the state, but it must be a con.
tinuous affair reaching toward the set.
ting sun until its western terminus
enters the Golden Gate of the Pacific.
We shall be satisfied with nothing less.
To that end it is highly important that
this section be well represented at the
coming meeting in Salt Lake in order
that We may cooperate with the Utah
people in the establishment of an auto
line that We trust shall very soon be
hera1ded throughout the nstion.
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
THE CASE IN A NUTSHELL

This extract from speech of Cover
nor Buchtel at the republican county
convention in Denver Yesterday ex-
presses the situation in this state pre-
cisely as it is:
Every pledge made by the re-
ried out to the letter by the Six
teenth General Assembly. If you
know of any pledge having been
carried out by the other party l
would like to hear it. Every ap'
preparation made by the last re-
publican legislature was paid in
full and we left 100000 in the
treasury as surplus bequeathed
to our democratic successors. You
know the rest. l salute the in
coming republican administration
in Colorado. ..r-
cratic misrule in this state. four years
of incompetency, of extravaganza, OF
insolent tritiing with the peoples mon
ey, can any person of sound and reas
oning mind ask for another two year:
of it?
Is it not fact that every eonsidera
tion of public welfare demands re
turn to power of the republican party
before the democracy of the stats
shall have plunged us into fnanela
chaos and into maze Of legal tangles
from which it will take years to ex
tricate ourselves? If Colorado people
want to vote for themselves. they viii
this fall.-Colorado Springs Telegraph
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
MISS SYLVIA SMITH, the ersi

MIS5 S1LVLA SMITH, the efsI
while editress of the Marble City
Times, who says she was recently de
ported from the marble camp as a re
suit of some of her anarchistic utter
ances, has begun suit against the Colo
rado Yule Marble company, the San
Juan and Crystal River Railroad com
pany, Col. c, +. Meek, Rev. J. A. Wal
ton and others for damages in the sum
of ONE MILLION DOLLARS. My
Goodness, Sylvia, how your advertis
ing rates have gone up the last few
weeks!
The Glenwood post., 1912-04-20
BOULDER RESIDENCE PROPERTY

I have a good, modern s-room brick
residence, located on two lots Con the
eorner) on one Of the best streets in
Boulder, Colorado. On street car limo,
) blocks from Interurban, blocks
from state university preparatory
school. Natural gas for cooking. Will
sell at bargain or would trade for
western slope ranch. This is = splen
did chance for some one wanting to
take advantage Of the state university.
Present owner has educated his chill
dren at the university and as he has
interests on the western slope wouli
consider trade ~ shove indicated.
A. ]. DICKSON,
0lsnwood Springs, Colo.