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The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
NEW EXPERIENCE FOR BARBER
First Time He Had Shaved Man
Whose Face Had an Equal
Growth Of Hair.

Capt. w. v. Lucas, who was an OH.
Ger in the Fourteenth Iowa regiment,
tells an amusing story of an incident
that occurred during General Prices
raid into Missouri in the last year of
the Civil war. The story appears In
Pilot Knob" by Messrs. c. A. Peter
son and ]. M. Hanson.
"On arriving at Pilot Knob the aft
ernoon before the engagement of the
Twenty-seventh. l went into a barber
chop to be shaved. Suddenly; when
the barber had shaved only one-half
OF my face. the long roll was beaten.
l left my chair instantly. and reached
my company. half block away. with
one side of my face shaved smooth.
whereas the other displayed a two
weeks growth of beard. did not
complete the shave until six days
afterward, when a colored barber did
the job at Rollo, Is miles away.
While working the dirt and sand out
Of the long side.' the fellows curiosity
was excited. until he could no longer
refrain from comments.
81 nevah see face befo, sah,' said
he. dat one side was richer dan de
odder; but yo's Is, suah!'
MY explanation seemed to afford
him great relief."-Youth's Compan.
ion
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
False Alarm.

Truth came up out of her well one
day with so merciless a look in her
eye that disquieting rumors sprang
into circulation. Was she about to
take over the dominion OF the world !?
group Of gentlemen made haste to
hustle up. "Maam! Ma'am!" they
protested breathlessly.
We'll, who are you?" demanded
Truth. with omlnous coldness.
Publishers. II you please. ma'am.
Er-the advance notices Of our books.
you know-er-er. In short, ma am.
we need the money" stammered the
gentlemen. in much confusion.
1t was impossible not to feel GER.
tain compassion for them. We'll. we'll
see what can be done" said Truth. not
unkindly.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
GEN e RAJ.

A bronze statue of Baron S,euben
tho drill master OF the revolution, was
unveiled in Utica. N. Y.
The late ~ Wctmorc Halscy OF
South Orange. N. j.. loft an estate oi
81, sOi 500. He died at New London
Conn, July !. 1871.
Millions of dollars In possible profit
will be lost to American manufactur
ers and exporters through inability To
reach European markets during the
coming conflict, according to promi
neni shippers. who already have ana.
ly2cd the situation.
Thirty million dollars In double
eagle gold coins was shipped by par.
eel post from Philadelphia min, to the
ublrensury In New York. making n
total of $4,000 900 forwarded In three
days. It h said $4,000 900 more will
be- shipped.
In an address before the equity con
gross OF Greater New York mn organ.
izn'ion for TIA" uplIf of the negro, Gen.
N"lHon A. Miles characterized TIA.
European conllic, ns n war which
promises TO be the most destructive In
the history Of the human race ana
"a uniustifiod as any I have rcnd OF
or witnessed"
The enormous outflow of gold from
the United states to Europe, one OF
the principal cauBcg OF the strained
financial situation, appears to have
come 10 an end. The outflow 10 Can.
ada. however. continued. Another on.
gngement OF 81 l,ooOO00 was made for
III" Dominion, bringing up the total
since III" middle Of las, week TO about
tG.JOO,OOo
wireless messages were dispatched
from tn" home office Of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company In
Bremen, ordering the Eronprinzcssln
CoCIli", which has on board SO 600 900
IN gold for London md Paris banks.
~ proceed directly TO Bremen without
touching ns usunl at Plymouth and
Ch"rbourg.
Es.D'ciator tiuer'a "Baltcd AWAY"
Mt Kingston. Jamaica. 100000 Of
tn" fG,0OO0OO he is reported 10 have
taken with him when he retired from
tn" presidency OF Mexico. He deposit.
ed that sum IN a Kingston bnnk
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
FOREIGN.
French acrOplancs and dirigiblcs ara
In active service over German soil,

| French acrOplancs and dirigiblcs ara
In active service over German soil.
A formal offer Of military contin,
gents was cablcd to England BY the
Canadian government.
At Mexico city II Is reported that
the constitutionalists are slowly clos.
! Ing In on the capital from three points.
An advance on Mexico city OF mora
than 10000 well armed and equipped
Constltutionalist soldiers was begun
on orders from General Carranza.
-Four big tobacco factories closed In
Havana. All make cigars and cigar.
cites exclusively for export to Ger.
many and England and the war made
shipments impossible.
London is fast filling with Ameri
cans who have been compelled to fore.
30 their continental tours II is cBi
mated that 100000 from ali parts Of
the continent are gathered there
Tn" Canadian cruiser Rainbow lay
In the Royal Roads. Victoria. with her
decks cleared for action, awaiting sd
vices concerning the German cruiser
Leipzig, reported somewhere off Cape
Flatiery.
Motor cycles and automobiles lrc
being used by the German forces who
are nssailinR tho French frontier NJ
Lorainc. Instead of cnvnlry the scout,
Ing porllcs who have clAHbc1 With Tho
French border patrol are utilizing high
powered motor cycles.
Louis NnlBton. wealthy Scw York
art dealer arrived IN London from
PnriH with his wife, sOn and daughtnr
in.lnw He told yiyidly dcscripuyo
story Of the hnrdHhIpR undergone by
American tourI8iB when the news Of
hostilitics reached Paris
A news agency report which he
cause Of the war interfering with tho
'olcgrnphg cannot be confirmed say,
that Joseph Cnlllaux, former premier.
was shot dead In u cafe nt Dleppo.
France, By the Twelve year old son OF
Calmottc, FiFnroB editor who wnJ
Killed by Madame CnlllauS
Violation OF neutral territory By
Germany during frontier raids by Ger
man. Austrian aud French troops.
clashes between outposts, the lombard.
ment OF Russian Baltic port BY p
German wnrship and the seizure of
merchant ships by Russia and Ger.
mnny constituted the striking fcnturcH
Monday Of the war on which virtually
the whole continent Of Europe has
started.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
ONE DEAD, TWO HURT
IN. RAILROAD SMASH NEAR COLO.
RAOo SPRINGS.
CIoudburst and Flood Do Damage es.
timated at 100000 in Pixies
Peak Region.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Colorado Springs dam
age estimated at 100000 was caused
Sunday in the Pixies Peak region by a
storm that tied up traffic and did dam
age to every public utility within II
radius OF twenty-five miles.
A wreck at Somers, north Of Colo
RADIO Springs, was responsible for the
death of the baggageman, e. A. Bar
tholomew, on a north-bound Santa Fe
train. John H. Shaw, engineer of the
same train. was so badly scalded when
the train turned over as result of a
washouL that it is believed he cannot
recover.
TEe train was Kansas City passen-
ger No. II and the go passengers on
board except one, escaped without a
scratch.
Mrs. Alexander l.. Dade, wife OF Ma,
jor Dade OF the United States cavalry
stationed at Vera Cruz. sustained
slight bruises on the head and is suf-
fering from nervous shock. Her con
dition is not serious.
Hundreds of tourists. including
many Denver and Pueblo autoists,
were marooned at Colorado Springs
and at different points within the i'm.
mediate vicinity. The washout at Som
mcrs blocked traffic on both the Santa
Fe and Denver & Rio Grande roads.
Several hundred excursionists were
held prisoners at Midland park.
Bridges and culverts for several
miles were washed out between Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver.
Property in Colorado Springs suf'
fered heavily. 1t was estimated that
the losses here will exceed 100000.
Stock and agricultural losses in the
vicinity will reach $25,0O0.
The deluge swooped upon Manitou
and Colorado City, turning the streets
into swirling seas. They were flooded
to a depth Of three to six feet.
The surplus water caused the burst
ing of mains and half an hour later
the city water supply was practically
cut off 1t was completely out OF com
mission an hour later.
The Bijou street viaduct In Colorado
Springs was washed out and traffic
suspended.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
SPORT.
Standing Of Western League C,uh

Among other things the war has
made impossible the attempt of the
tiss.Warnamaker flying boat
America" to sail across the ocean.
Georges Carpenter, Frances fore
most fistic fighter, joined the army AT
Paris. He responded to the call to the
colors by reporting for duty at the
central military depot.
For the second time within two
weeks. Benny Chavez of Trinidad de
fented Gene belmont of Memphis In
fifteen rounds of boxing at the Colo
rado Athletic Club In Denver
Alex Sduair of Chicago easily won
the first set of his match with Clar'
cnce Griffin of San Francisco IN the
challenge round Of the Western tennis,
championship at Chicago six games to
three.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
COLORADO STATE NEWS

and injured four others. The man.
Frank Bodamer, Il laborcr. lost HIS
life rs the result of the downpour.
A mlsstep into an old ditch running
through Barr lake. twenty miles north,
OF Denver, cost the life of Guy ]. Nc
Knaw, thirty years old. living at l4+5l
I.ipan street. Wilber McNeal almost
lost his own life attempting to save
MCknaw.
The Fraser river project as an avail
able source of supply for Denver's city
owned water system was investigated
by A. Lincoln Fellows and Armour c.,
Anderson OF the Denver utilities com,
mission and ]. b, Lippincott. hydraulic
engineer OF Los Angeles.
Fifty thousand Denverites knelt In
the churches OF the city Sunday and
united In common prayer for peace.
In every church. Catholic or Protest
ant, ministers and priests implored di.
vine aid to avert the tremendous cntas-
trcphe impending In Europe.
When James G. Bulger shot and
killed Lloyd F. Nicodemus May 6 ut
the Savoy hotel in Denver. Bulger was
insane. according to examinations
made and conclusions arrived at by
DR.. Edward w. Lazell, alienist called
to testify fer Bulger In his trial at the
West Side Court.
The suits brought by the Consum-
crs league to secure equitable rates
on coal from the northern coal fields
to Denver and to restrain the hauling
lines and connecting roads from en-.
forcing exhorbitant switching charges
will come up In Denver August 6 on
demurrer filed by the Denver & Inter
mountain railroad.
Mystery surrounds the suicide at.
tempt of Florence Brown. fourteen.
year-old high school girl. who took car
bclic acid at her home In Denver. The
girl. according to her mother. was an
unruly daughter. She drank the pol.
son. which has placed her nt tho
'threshold OF death. after she had been
reprimandcd for keeping late hours.
Thomas n. Smart. charged with
Fleeing residents OF Alnmosa. COlora.
do Springs. and Oklahoma cities out Of
hundreds OF dollars In fake land
scheme. was arrested Mt Idaho Falls
Idaho, by Postoffice Inspector Roy r..
Nelson OF Denver. after a search ex.
tending over II half dozen states. He
will be brought back to Colorado to
stand trial.
During II quarrel over the ownership
OF n guitar. valued ut $40. an untdcn.
titled negro shot and instantly killed
Nelson Wright, twenty.seven. also
colored. In nm alley mt Twentieth and
Market streets In Denver. Tho mur
derer escaped. taking the guitar with
him.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Cultured Tramp,

There came to the kitchen door OF a
certain household In Philadelphia q
ragged hobo. who took his stand
against the doorjamb and gazed long.
ingly at food displayed on the kitchen
table.
you look strong" suggested the
lady OF the house. Are you equal to
the task Of saving and splitting half a
cord of wood?"
Equal to It. madam" said the
tramp. with courtly bow. The ex-
preston is inadequate. am superior
10 1t"
And he went away
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
WA SHINGTOH.

Parcel post communication between
the United States and Germany was
indefinitely suspended rs a result OF
tho European war.
Increases In freight rates on all the
railroads west OF the Mississippi riyeF
are being prepared for submission 10
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Senator clappB amendment 10 IN"
federal trade commission bill allowing
victims of unfair competition three.
fold damages was defeated In the Sen.
ate. II TO lS.
Cablegrnms to the State Department
from BucnoB Aires declared that busi,
uess * paralyzed there by the Euro.
pcan war. The American charge sta,
cd there Is no panic.
During the first nine months OF its
overa'lon the Underwood tariff law,
according To the Department Of Com.
mcrcr figures, yielded somewhat less
revenue than the Payne law, slightly
more than the Dingley lnw. aud ON.
and onn.hDlf times as much as the Nc.
Kinley and Wilson laws.
Immediate completion Of tho fedcra,
reserve board aud passag. by the
House of "A Senate bill removing Ger.
tain restrictions upon the Issue OF
emergency currency By national banks.
were features IN the administration Is
plans 10 reaasure the country agalns,
financial disturbance during the un.
rest In Europe.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Express,

A German princeling went to pay a
visit OF ceremony to small but an.
cient and honorable city situated upon
branch line Of railway. His serene
nighness had just stepped from his
private car upon the bunting-decked
station platform. Greetings had been
exchanged with the local receiving
party.
And what" said the prince to the
burgomaster, ARE those children do
ing there on the tracks?"
Serene highness." replied the bur
gomaster, bowling low. those are the
young maidens Of the city who ran
before and scattered flowers In front
OF the locomotive Of your highnesses
train"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Aunty 6rookticId. SO, Is Dead.

Boulder.-Mrs Emily Brpokfield.
ninety three, the eldest woman In Boul-
der county. and a resident Of this city
since 1859, died here. In the death of
"Aunty" Brookfield, Boulder loses one
to the past, She had come to be al.
most a part Of the town itself, for she
had been here practically since its
foundation, In 1909, when the semi
centennial OF the founding OF the town
was celebrated, Mrs. Brookfield was
made queen Of the festival
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Some Headline.

At the time OF the Volturno dis
aster literary critic for a certain
New York newspaper was acting as
substitute for a copy reader who was
i'll. II fell to him to write head for
the sctory Of the disaster. The story
was full Of thrills, Of course. and he
was told to condense them all in big
black line to extend across the page,
leading the paper.
He thought for some time. tore up
several attempts. and finally submitted
this: 20 Restless Sea-"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Minor Mention.

Date. for Coming Eveats.
Aug. IS Fix, of r Grand Lodge and
Aus, -2S.--Bent Co, Fair, Las Animas
Aug. aI-pickle Day at Flattsvilie,
Aug. -2S,--FNll Festival Mt FlnSler.
Aug. :s.-rarmers Fair at Fowler;
SEPT, Ro,l ll,.ErA,k IA, Ansa' Valley fa"'
Sept. .-a-Annual Harvest FESTIVAL At
Grover
Sept. s,-wntcrmc,on Day. Rocky Ford
sept. 2-6,-Farmers an Stockmehs
Fair. Burlington.
Sept. l-%.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Mor-
Sept l-5.--Larimsr County Fair. Love
The grand lodge of Colorado
Knights of Pythias will hold its an
nual meeting at Pueblo, Aug. %.
An advance of 90 cents II ton on
coal was announced by coal Dealers.
The permit for the Billy Sunday tab
ernacle at Tenth avenue and Lincoln
street was reinstated by the city coun-
Gil Of Denver.
Mrs. A. ID. Tyron. who came to Den
yer from her home in Phippsburg.
died in the office of Il physician while
being treated.
man who had been in Denver for three
days, was found dead from an over
desc of heroin.
A saving Of about ten miles Is effect.
ed by a change in the routing over
the Pixies Peak occan.toocean high
way between Calhan and Limon.
Mrs. Jennie Vigil. twenty-three OF
Fort Collins shot herself In the temple
during fit of despondency at Raw
lins, Wyo., dying within half au hour
Lucille Ravehscroft, twenty-five. OF
Denver is believed by her father. w
T.. Ravenscroft. to be In Holland. prac
tically the only neutral state on the
continent.
| Denvor's new union station Is as
sured through the purchase of the s..
100000 of bonds needed to make the
improvement. by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company out Of its own
funds.
A general call to Australians tt
rally to the support OF the fatherland
In the war which now threatens al
Europe, was issued In Pueblo by n spe
cial agent OF the Austrian consulate
In Denver.
Frank Harrington. ten, son of MIR
and Mrs. +. Il. Harrington of Windsor
was kicked by horse and scriousl,
injured while feeding the animal In I
barn. His hip was fractured and thu
ligaments torn loose from his leg.
Lightning that played over Dcnve
Saturday and the rain storm which
followed claimed the life Of one maj
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Springs Children in Fete.

Colorado Springs. Children OF the
Pixies Peak region observed Colorado
day by holding a monster pageant In
Monument Valley park, The event
than 1000 children took part in the
fete. 1t was held under the auspices
of the Fairgrounds association. The
Midland band was engaged for the day
and prominent citizens took part in
the celebration.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Church Has Sweet Pea Oay.

Greeley.-Sunday will be sweet pea
day at the First Christian church OF
Greeley, when prizes including loving
cups and ribbons will be awarded the
various individuals and classes OF the
school for the best bouquets grown
from seed furnished by the school early
in the spring.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Steamboat Completes Log Harvest

Steamboat Springs-The first log
drive of the Steamboat Springs sec,
tion, employing more than $50 men
has been completed. AS a result, 9,
OOO,0 feet of logs are now in the riv.
err awaiting the starting of the big saw
mills in this section.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
WEEKS NEWS in PARAGRAPHS

What tiny army. when compared
to the great armed hosts moving In
Europe. is that OF the United States,
Wood In his annual report as chIcr
"f staff Of the army. II shows that
the actual strength OF the army is L..
Coz officers and 10000 enlisted men
scattered over the world.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Four Bullet Holes In His Back.

Grand Junctior.-The body OF n
well dressed young American, about
thirty. with four bullet holes In his
back, was found In Crawford's addi-
tiCn of this city.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Fire at Elitch's Gardens.

Denver.-The Mcrrimac and Monitor
building at Elitch's Gardens caught
fire at $50 o'clock Saturday morning.
The Old Mill, the dancing pavilion and
two smaller concessions were threat.
ened by the blaze, but were saved by
partment.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
The Dear Cjrla.

He seems determined to kiss me-"
remarked the girl who was fishing
for compliment II wonder Why"
Hard to tell said the other girl.
This is the season for freak bets"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
Hail DAMAGES Crops.

Fowler.-Rain. accompanied by slight
hail, did damage to the hay crop in
Fowler, estimated at several hundred
dollars.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06
The Way Of X.

II suppose you sat at the captains
table,"
The captain sat at our table," re-
sponded Mrs. Nurich. with dignity.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL. TELL. YOU
Try Murine nye ksmsdy 70. Red, Weak. w.tery
inst Eye Comfort Write for Book OF the kye
by mail Free Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06

A young man may fool girl as to
what wages he gets. but he can't fool
her father
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06

Ten smiles for 4 nickel. Always buy Red
Gross Bag Blue; have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06

There are people who look upon
matrimony as necessary evil.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-06

Chile has public debt OF more than
$2l7 .OO0. 600
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-30
DON'T SCOLD AN
IRRITABLE CHILD
Look, MotherI If Little Tongue Is Coat
ed, Give california Syrup of Figs"
Children Love 1t.

Motherl Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See if tongue is
coated; this is sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need cleans
ing at once.
When. listless, pale, feverish, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat,
sleep or act naturally, has stomaeh-ache,
diarrhoea, remember gentle liver and
bowel cleansing should always be the
first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup of
Figs" for children's ills; give tea
spoonful, and in few hours all the foul
waste, sour bile and fermenting food
which is clogged in the bowels passes
out OF the system, and you have well
and playful child again. All children
love this harmless, delicious "fruit lax
ative," and it never fails to effect COED
"inside" cleansing. Directions for ba
bies, children of all ages and grown-ups
are plainly on the bottle
Keep it handy in your home. A little
given to-day saves sick child to-mor-
row, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a 50-eent bottle of "Cali-
fornia Syrup of Figs" then look and
see that it is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company Counterfeits are
being sold here. Don't be fooled l--Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-30
President Gompers Before
+ the Mine Workers An
/ swers Meyer
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
NOT BOOZE FIGHTERS
Absurd to Say Miners, Tail
ors and Women Workers
Worse off Than Formerly

indianapolis, Jan. 80. Samuel Comp.
ers, president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, defended that organiza
ton and its executive council in a speech
before the United Mine Workers, an
swering the charges made by President
Meyer that if the copper strike is lost
it win be due to the inactivity Of the
Federation of Labor. Gompers repudiat-
ed the statement that the executive
council is made up of booze fighters. He
said that of II in the council eight are
teetotallers. He said, ''For me, take
a glass of beer when my days work is
done. challenge any man to prove that
am not as good man as | ever was
and / have reached my Gath year. In
answering charges that the cost of liv-
ing has increased in Ia years, Gompers
said 1T is absurd to say that miners,
tailors, carpenters, and women in the
sweatshops are worse off now than IA
years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-30
GAS, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
Time "Pape's Diapepsin"-In Five Min.
utes Your Sour, Bloated, Classy
Stomach Feels Fine.

You don't want slow remedy when
your stomach is bad-or an uncertain
once or harmful oneyour stomach is
too valuable; you mustn't injure it with
drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its speed
in giving relief; its harmlessness its
certain unfailing action in regulating
sick. sour, gassy stomachs. Its mil
lions of cures in indigestion, dyspep-
STA, gastritis and other stomach trou-
BILE has made it famous the world over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor in
your home keep it handy get large
fifty-cent case from any drug store and
then if anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them; if what
they eat lays like lead, ferments and
sours and forms gas; causes headache,
dizziness and nausea; quotations OF acid
and undigested food-remember as soon
as Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact
with the stomach all such distress van
ishes. Its promptness, certainty and
ease in overcoming the worst stomach
disorders is revelation to those who
try it.-Advt