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The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
MONUMENT BUILD
Err DEAD.

There died recently In Washington
man whose name ought to be known
on both continents, and yet 1t is more
than likely that his death scarcely
caused a sigh from one of the thou
sands who have viewed his handiwork.
This man was Thomas c. Purcell,
builder of the Washington monu-
ment. He had the distinction of lay
Ing the second corner stone of the
washington monument and every 9TH
ern stone until the aluminium was
placed on the apex. He was SS years
old, and has long been a resident Of
the District. He is said to have been
the best and most artistic stone ma
son In the country. He was a native
or Ireland, and came to this country
when about % years Of age. When
he came to Washington he worked on
the extension of the Capitol. He set
the second cornerstone Of the Wash
ington monument in 1880 under direc-
ton of Col. Thomas Lincoln Casey.
He personally set every stone in the
exterior walls of the monument and
supervised the setting of all the in
terror stones. He was familiar with
its construction in every detail, and a
few years ago published nation
wide famous history of the monu-
ment.
The last work which Mr.. Purcell
supervised was the construction of the
new naval observatory building at
the reservation on Wisconsin avenue.
Under his supervision the corner
stones of the patent office. the old
postoffice building, Cabin John
Bridge. the war and navy department
building and the pedestals Of the Lin
coin and Mcpherson monuments were
laid
Mr.. Purcell was personally acquaint-
ed with almost every president since
the Civil war. He was a great favor
ite with Presidents Lincoln and Grant.
He is servived by three sons and
three daughters.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
Cruel Laws of a Past Ace.

1t is almost impossible to hang a
woman in this country, but in old
time England this was not the case.
King George III. once offered twenty.
three women offenders an alternative
to hanging. They might, should they
choose. be transported instead. Six
of them voted for hanging. Many
women were then hanged for less
crimes than smashing windows.
George Pastor. for instance, notes the
fate of woman left husbandless by
the press gang: Rendered desperate.
she entered shop and took up a
piece of linen but laid it down
again. For this she was condemned
to death, and was hanged, we are told,
with her infant at her breast"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
PENSION OFFICE sWAMPED.

The pension office is fairly swampsd
with applications. over 425,00O have
been filed under the new act passed
May IL; hundreds are pouring In each
day, and the pension office, which has
to take care of them all. is undergo
ing the greatest rush of business that
it has experienced since its founda
ton.
The payments on the new pensions
began July 4,-and arrangements to
pay them up to date just as fast as
possible are being rushed. But be
cause of the work incident to filing
the applications, and then searching
the records to determine whether
they should be allowed, it has beer
absolutely impossible for the pension
office to keep up with the task.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
ForaetfuIness Causes Four Deaths

A terrible accident occurred the
other night at a level crossing on the
line from Paris to Tours, France. A
woman who kept the crossing gates
forgot a new express service which
began the evening in question, and did
not shut the barrier against the pub
lie. AS the train was arriving at full
speed a deaf woman and her little boy
aged two went to cross the track. Sud-
denly realizing the danger, the gate
keeper rushed to the rescue of the
woman and child, and a baby which
she herself was looking after, ran aft
er her. All four were struck by the
engine and killed outright.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
Two Little Birds stowaways.

l wa riding along the shore OF
Great Bear lake in Utah one afternoon
and. coming suddenly over a rise of
ground, surprised grebe in the edge
of the tules. She swan into the lake
turning and calling repeatedly. Then
two little grebes appeared and, swim
ming low with only their heads and
backs visible, hurried after their
mother. AS they overlook her, each
one reached out and, catching the
feathers of her back in their beaks,
they drew themselves alongside and
quickly huddled under her wing, com
pletely hidden. Had l not been a
spectator to the act, l should never
have suspected her of carrying two
little "stowaways" as she hurried off
j. Alden Loring, in the Outing Mag
azine.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
Eco Outlets or croquettes.

Make thick white sauce of two ta-
blespoons butter, four tablespoons
-four and three-quarters cup milk Sea-
son highly. When still hot stir in one
well-beaten egg. Add the finely chop
ped whites of four hard-boiled eggs
and the yolks forced through a sieve.
A little chopped pickle, green pepper
nr parsley may be added. Cool. Shape
into egg shapes and flatten out to
represent outlets or not, as desired;
dip into raw egg and fine crumbs and
fry delicate brown. Serve in nest
of parsley or shredded lettuce
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
Agriculture in Alaska.

Although the Eskimos know next to
nothing of agriculture, there is no rea-
son why good crops OF grain, vegeta-
bIes and fruits should not be grown
in Alaska The government has three
or four experiment stations there, and
all the evidence goes to show that far
ming can be carried on with success
to more or less limited extent "A
number of good strawberries, which
yield well, have been developed, and
winter rye and wheat can be grown
wherever the snow fall is deep enough
to protect it from the severe winter
temperature, which means from 21a to
31s feet. Good potatoes have been
grown and herds Of cattle and sheep
are doing well.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
LIKE FINDING MONEY
Governments Entries on Right
Side OF Ledger.
Almost Every Fire or Other Disaster
In Which Property is Destroyed
Has Its compensations for
the Nation.

The obvious fact is recalled that
when the Titanic plunged two miles
below the surface of the sea. the
great ship carried with her an i'm
mense amount of wealth in various
forms, among these a good deal of
ready money, and of this money a
considerable sum in United States
notes, were promises to pay on pre-
sentation and demand, which shall
not be paid, as they can never be pre-
sented. How much of this kind of
money, or of any other kind, went
down in that Inflated ship can never
be known.
But the catastrophe brings to mind
the cognate fact that there is scarce
ly a day in the year in which the
government does not make money by
the destruction of some of the evil
dences of it's liability to be asked to
pay. Where government bill is
mutilated, any portion of it may be
presented for redemption. Provided
three-fifths of the note can be identi-
fed, the full face value is returned
to the owner, but If less than three
fifths can be identified only half is
paid. OF course millions of money,
or rather evidences of the govern
ment's obligations to pay money, are
swept out of existence altogether. This
happens every time ship goes to
the bottom of the sea or a great fire
occurs.
The treasury department issues
statistics covering these points. In
the midst of the Civil war the gov
ernment issued more than $400,000,000
of legal tender notes. There are now
outstanding 100000 of these notes
in denominations of 81 and 81. Most
of this is undoubtedly destroyed or
held by collectors, and will never be
presented for redemption.
During the war the government Is
sued fractional currency paper money
to the extent of 1859, 100000. OF this
currency more than $15,000,000 is
still found in the accounts of the
treasury and little of It will ever be
presented for redemption
For government use in the Civil war
notes bearing compound interest were
issued to the amount of $267 100000,
of which about s160,000 has never
been presented for redemption. Dur
ing the war there were issued demand
notes amounting to $60,000,000, and
of this $4,000 has never been pre-
sented for redemption.
Besides this the government from
time to time sends out checks to meet
obligations for sums as low as dol
lar. A great many of these are never
presented for redemption, but are
kept as souvenirs by the receivers,
and Furthermore a great many banks
receive checks in payment Of inter
est in bonds, and sometimes neglect
to present them for redemption. for
years, if for small amounts, forever.
This is all like finding money for
the government, and with us the gov
ernment and the public are synony-
nous terms, the people are the gain
ers.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
BOILED RICE AND LETTUCE
Excellent Food Combination That Is
Especially Appealing on an
Extremely Hot Day.

A usual combination of special food
value is cold boiled rice heaped on
cress or lettuce. In the center Of the
rico put some slices of picked red
beets and sprinkle the whole with
chopped olives before adding the COM
pleting touch of a rich mayonnaise.
Or turn out little molds of cold
boiled spinach upon cress or lettuce,
decorating with slices of hard-boiled
eggs and olives.
Where lettuce alone is at hand vary
the dressing instead of the principal
ingredient. Combine for the sauce
half a cup of cream, the yolks Of two
eggs, dozen capers and four tea
spoonfuls of tarragon vinegar. Beat
thoroughly and pour over the lettuce,
tossing the latter with fork to mix
the sauce thoroughly through.
salad that the men folk will re-
Joice in-that sex as a rule being par
tial to onion-is made in this way:
Half dozen sweet green peppers.
with the seeds removed in the usual
way. and one large Bermuda onion,
all of these minced fine by passing
them through meat chopper. Add
salt, pepper. French mustard, cup
of olive oil and the Juice of one lemon,
In which a one-inch piece of preserved
ginger has been, minced very fine.
Serve on lettuce. very cold.
novel shrimp salad of continental
origin calls for two dozen or more
asparagus tips, cooked very tender
and cut into short lengths. To this
add an equal appearing quantity Of
shrimps, cooked and cut up. Add a
mayonnaise favored with few cap
ers, and serve on lettuce, which may
be arranged as a border.
The basis of many tasty salad is
cream cheese. one recipe applying to
it being as follows: Chop very fine
some olives and green peppers, using
enough cream cheese to arrive at an
agreeable smoothness, and serve on
cress or lettuce which has been dipped
in French dressing
Or chopped olives and pickles can
be stirred into the cheese in the
same way.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
MANY VISIT MOUNT VERNON.

The visitors to the home of Wash
ington, Mount Vernon, during the past
year have numbered 10000, the to-
tai receipts reported from the fees
amounting to s2S,250, which will be
used for the general expenses in
Cured in preserving Mount Vernon.
A new $4,000 pier has been ordered
by the Mount Vernon Ladies associa-
ton. The wharf at the present time
is a wooden one and is beginning to
rot. The new wharf is to be of a
substantial character The ladies have
to cut their plans for improvements
according to their cloth. and some
times run pretty short of funds.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
Personal.

your complexion and ask us to tell
you what to do. Look beneath the
bureau. Perhaps it has rolled under
there Those round boxes are very
elusive at times.
Horace-If you want to know how
to have pretty lawn, ask your neigh
bor The neighbor always knows even
If his own lawn looks like a crazy
quilt in distress.
Lemuel W.-One way to be popular
for a few days is to promise all your
neighbors all of the brook trout they
can eat.
Fannie-Hips are not in style. There
are not even hips on hurrahs this sea-
cpp
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
TaHy.

Put a tablespoonful of butter in a
granite saucepan, and pour over it
one pound of sugar and two table
spoonfuls of vinegar. Let the mixture
stand all right. If it looks very dry
in the morning, add little more vine
gar. Boil the mixture without stirring
It until it hardens when dropped into
cold water. Then put in a teaspoon
full of vanilla, little by little, stirring
It we'll into the candy, and then pour
into buttered tins to get cold.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
BRITISH MONEY BAGS
Figures Show Wealth of Nation
to Be Enormous.
Country Is Said to Be Worth Six
Times as Much as II Was Cen
tury Aso-Money Unequally
Distributed.

Within the last twenty years over
120 millionaires have died in the
United Kingdom. Between them they
have left over 230,000,000 pounds, or
an average of nearly two millions
sterling each.
These are huge sums, but the In
come of even the most INDUCED of mil
lionaires is trifie compared with the
income OF the nation as a whole.
Among us, official figures show, we
inhabitants of the United Kingdom
are making some two thousand mil
lions sterling a year.
Our national capital works out at
the useful sum of eleven and half
thousand millions. The eleven thou
sand millions represents private prop
erty; the half-five hundred millions
is the estimated value of public
property such as government and mu-
nicipal buildings, warships, public
parks, ETC., down to the postoffice
public inkpots
How does Britain's wealth compare
with that of the Britain of a century
ago? The answer is simple. The
Britain of 1912 is worth Just six times
as much as the Britain of 1912. The
official estimate of that year made the
nations wealth rather less than two
thousand millions.
How much does the kingdom pos
sess in hard cash? Very little in
comparison. If an Englishman as rich
as Rockefeller decided to turn all his
wealth into golden sovereigns and
half-sovereigns, nobody else in the
kingdom would have one. There is
only hundred and thirteen millions
in sovereigns and half-sovereigns in
circulation, only twenty-four millions
in silver, and only three in copper
total in all of hundred and fifty
millions, which is trifle in compari-
son with the nations capital and an
nual income.
The explanation is that paper-in
the form of checks, drafts, bonds,
etc.-plays a very great part In our
national finance. Its Importance is
shown by the fact that though Brit
ain possesses only a hundred millions
worth of gold, some thirteen thousand
millions worth of checks go annually
through the London clearing house.
AS for the wealth possessed by
Britons individually, there are. ac-
cording to the official estimate. nearly
800 people who are receiving over
100000 a year, some 500 people are
the lucky possessors of incomes of
between 100000 and 100000; nearly
5000 people have incomes of from
10000 to 100000, while those who
get from $4,000 to 10000 a year
number about 1000.
In all, between 1000 and 1900
people are enjoying incomes of over
$4,000 a year.
To deal with less fortunate people,
there are some 100000 income tax
payers, 100000 people, that is, are
in receipt of incomes or salaries of
over G160 a year. For every person
in receipt of an income of over $4,000
year there are twenty-nine who are
making between G700 and G5,0G0,
and eighty whose incomes lie between
G160 and G700-Londop Answers.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
,naoinatlon Needed MASSAGE.

w. D. Howells, at luncheon at
Kittery Point, said of certain pop
ular novelist:
There is about as much poetry in
him as there is in McMasters.
"McMasters, you know. was walking
with a beautiful girl in wild New
England wood.
"'What is your favorite flower, Mr..
McMasters,' the girl as'Ied softly.
"McMasters thought a moment, then
cleared his throat and answered:
"Well, believe / like the whole
wheat best"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
Raspberry Vinegar.

Turn over quart of ripe rasp-
berries, mashed. a quart of good
cider vinegar. Add one pound of white
sugar, mix well, then let stand In the
sun four hours. Strain 1t, squeeze out
the juice and put in pint OF good
brandy. Seal up in bottles, air-tight.
and lay them on their sides in the
cellar Cover them with sawdust
When used. pour two tablespoons to
a tumbler of ice water.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
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The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
On Hand.

Was your wife in the suffrage pa
rade?" asked Morrowby, meeting Jell-
life on the street.
You bet she was!" said Jelliffe en-
Enthusiastically. why. she is the flag
bearer for her chapter'i'
Mercy" cried Morrowby. DO you
mean to tell me that little woman car
ried the flag all that distance?"
'Well-no," said Jelliffe. MY chauf-
feur and l took turns at it."-Judge
The Colorado statesman., 1912-08-24
Opposite Causes, Same Effect.

Mrs. Billiard Player-How is 1t you
aren't at home this evening?
Second Ditto-My wife's in a bad
humor; she had company arrive and
she wasn't ready. How about your
self?
The Frst-Oh. my wifes mad, too;
she got ready for company and they
didn't come.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09

L. =. Higgins of Lompoc. Califor-
MIA. has recently leased the farm Of
y. NJ. Stevenson near PORT O'conn7r.
Texas. and j. putting the land IN
condition 1 plat one hundred acres
IN wafermelons and twenty acres IN
.cucumbers. MI n the Intention 81
Mr. Higgins 20 plant In time 90 reach
the early markets IN advance Of any
other section of Texas Before nov
ing here. he had a thorough analysis
made OF the soil. also a study Of the
conditions and climate wre made
and il goes without saying thar this
melon farm viii be watched with
interest nv an In this section.-Mis-
sion Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09

FOR SALE-At Tow down price
. work horses. I driving horse. one
or two horse farm wagon. light rum
about wagon, cotton or corn planter.
middle buster pillow, J 2-disc harrow,
. horse disc plow c~ultiyator. single
and double shovel plows. q. = and ,
harness. single wagon harness. bug
~ harness. hoes. shoyels. block and
tackle. cotton scales, 30 and 100 egg
incubators. hand sprayer. two horse
turning pillow. Above tools not much
used Address lock box Z. Browns
Vile. Texas. or call on VI. A. Bro
sins. Ohio-Texas Sugar Mill spur
short distance east OF Alice road.
2-9-dlt-wlt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09

e. and high places of the country On
their farms for twenty five to fifty
years before the drainage question
was considered seriously or taken
up.
During that time They lost the
use o. an average Of nor than 80
per cent Of their land. besides los
Ing crops year after year on thou
sands and thousands Of acres on ac-
count of the lack Of drainage on the
best land or the country. This land
Il nov the most productive and the
most valuable. There were also
great stretches Of country through
out those states known a. swamp
lands. owned by the state or county
i'm which they were located. that no
attempt was ever made 70 farm or
cultivate. This land now IA a re-
suit Of drainage. has become highly
productive and more valuable than
the high land that had the better
natural drainage
"In order 10 drain these swamp
lands. also 70 provide outlets for
much ar the rest or the country.
drainage laws had "a be gotten up
and passed under which drainage dis
tricts could be formed. Then the
tack-headed. nonprogressive Occu-
plying and trying 10 exc out an ex.
istence on the. high places In the
country had IA b. worked and CO.
verted and induced 20 vote favora-
bly, in many instances defeating the
proposition and delaying the COM
mencemeRt or operations for years.
Finally when the outlets were pro.
vided. assessing the tributary lands
IN MANY instances more than the
same lands would previously have
sold for. II was only a start made.
These district or outlet bitches
simply provided an opportunity for
the farmer or land owner 10 drain
his land. Before ~redceptibIe benz
eft could ~ realized by him II he
Attht HFAFrrAAA lON HAm 10 bFNM MN
ditchcs D. lay mikes Of drain tile
through his land At much greater
cost.
1T Is estimated by the best au-
thorities that the drainage az now
! established IN Central Illinois. in
about two-thirds Of Iowa and in
many sections or other Central
West and Northern states. has cost
In excess Of an average Of $50 per
acre for the whole country. The
cost seems great. especially when we
consider the fact that the total area
thus drained in those states would
equal n not exceed the total area OF
Texas. This cost. running into
millions Of dollars. 70 but
a small per centage OF the losses
that we're sustained that lea up 10
and Induced the drainage that has
heen put IN. AZ a result 81 the great
investment Of money! and effort.
contributed Nv an classes. business
\ men. bankers. professional men.
as wen as farmers. an The lands 81
\ those states produce with certainty
and profit Prosperity has taken the
1 place Of poverty. and comfort and
education have 8hperceded hardship.
deprivation and Ignorance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09

you WANT bookkeeping, Short
hand, Typewriting. Penmanship.etc +.
az Draughon's Brownsville College, g
link Of the world-famed schools !,
Three months tuition. only $25.00.
Eight more $4,000 life-time scholar
ships. only $4,000. Individual IN
struction. IN other words. every fell
low at a desk 10 himself. with a
teacher az his elbow when he needs
Il. Day and night sessions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09
FOR SALE OR ExcANGE-BAR-

FOR SALE OR EXCANGE-BAR-
GAIN-60 acres. 2 room house. clear
ed. fenced and under irrigation. fine
land. will sell cheap for cash q pay
ments. or trade for clear Northern
property. which can be used as col
lateral Look al "a before buying
only 2 miles from Brownsville Farm
Block -" and Scots half OF Block
IS" Chicago Gardens. Make offer.
q. Fo0e Krummer. salt Lake City.
Uath. 2-9-30td-itw
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09

WANTED - Men to prepare for
positions now waiting at top wages.
Learn the barber trade. Few weeks
qualities No dull seasons; no
strikes: cash every Saturday night.
An army of graduates depending
upon ms for help. Apply by mail
Moler Barber College. Dallas. Texas
2-9-6t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09

FOR sALE.-From 100 to $50
acres Of land. with sweet surface
water. Ia mile from Sebastian Sta
tlon on main line Of ST. Louis Brown
(sville and Mexico II. r. Irrigation
canal will reach It shortly. Address
r.. o. Box 154 or call az SIG Adams
81. 12-30-tf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-09

One ~ the last official acts oi
State Treasurer Sam Sparks will he
TO recommend 10 the legislature the
enactment or u law which will au-
thorize bond and guaranty companies
to become sureties on the official
bonds or state. county. precinct and
district officers. This, he thinks
will be strictly a business arrang.
ment. Will put an end 70 political
obligations In the making of persona
bonds. and also will provide full
liability for recovery where q de.
falcation or shortage occurs.-sar
Antonio Express.