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The state herald., 1916-10-20
Year. Crop. Pay for $4,000 Farm

Ehton.-Lnnd In Weld county that
soils for 800 nm acre produces
enough crop TO pay for Itself the first
year. according TO Anton Anderson. n
farmer near hero. who paid $4,000 Tor
quarter section last year. This
years crop. consistine OF wheat. bco,s,
alfalfa and potatoes. has Just been
marketed and Mr.. Anderson got moro
than enough for hls crop TO pay tho
$4,000 He was offered 100000 for
the place. but refused the offer and
purchased Gio acrcs more for sCi, 900.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Car Shortage Cause. AppI. Loss.

Grand Junction.-The loss to west
ern Colorado through damage by
frost to apples may reach thousands
OF dollars unless relief comes. MOI
an empty car was shipped In for ter
days. Platforms. packing sheds ant
orchards are piled high with boxed
apples awaiting cars. The norma
shipment is forty cars per day. No,
. car was sent out for eight days
]. NJ. Silcox says the situation is thu
most critical In the history of the ap
pie industry OF the valley.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Prohibition Law Provision Void.

Denver.-Section 10 of the state
prohibition law. which provides that
shipments Of liquor into the state
can be seized unless they contain the
words: This package contains intox.
ioating liquor" written In large let.
tiers and In conspicuous place on the
package. was declared unconstitu.
tional by Judge n. E. Lewis in the
Federal Court.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Trinidad Youth Slain.

Trinidad.-A short distance from the
spot where his father. James Scott,
was shot and killed year and a half
ago William Scott. 10. was murdered
by cattle rustlers near the Scott ranch
fourteen miles northwest OF Trinidad
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Peurs OH on Fire; Badly Burned.

la Salle.-Mrs. Rachael Anderson
Of the Godfrey Bottoms country is
suffering from seriously burned arm.
hand and face. the result OF an acci-
dent while attempting to hurry fire
for breakfast by pouring coal oil on
II. The can exploded.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Sterling Prisoners Escape From J;

Sterling.-Six prisoners In the jail
here refused to leave when five OF
their fellows broke out. One, G. 8
M. Jones. a trusty, was awakened
when the last fugitive slammed the
Iron door as he left. and sounded the
alarm. Jones gave chase to the es
Gaping men and caught up with Frank
Jones, an alleged automobile thief. In
the resulting encounter the trusty was
cut on the head and hands with q
pocket knife. The five got away
through an insecurely fastened cell
door.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Boys Steal Car; Collect Reward.

Boulder.-Five boys ranging In age
from 10 TO 10 years were convicted In
County Court OF the theft OF two auto.
mobiles. one OF which three OF their
number returned to It's owner and col.
leoted SI5 reward that had been
offered.
The state herald., 1916-10-20

Inflammation OF
the bladder. Ia
ter I became 20
much worse that
I consulted Q
doctor. who said
that I had Dia-
betes and that
my heart was af.
fected. I suffer.
The state herald., 1916-10-20

Wa0 Am IL uoG
back and sides every
month and they
would sometimes be
20 bad that II would
seem like acute In
|aammadon Of some
organ. She read
|your advertisement
In the newspapers
and tried Lydia E.
|Pinkham's Vege-
|tah1a Comnos1nd
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Death Relieves Burned Baby Girl.

Longmont-The fiyc-ycar.old daugh.
ter OF Robert Earl died from burns
received when she fell into the ash.
pit In tho rear OF the Earl residence.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Bootleg Whisky Claim. Victim.

Grand Junction.-Ralph Shoemaker.
rnnehmnn OF Mesa. was found dead In
hotel bed at Palisade. A coroner's
Jury decided that he came to his death
through drinking bootleg whisky.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
sUFFEREp FOR FOUR YEARS.

Mr.. J. N. Sinclair Of olivehill.
Tenn. writes: Il strained my back.
which weakened my kidneys and
caused an awful bad backache and
The state herald., 1916-10-20

4 you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes. uss Red .Cross Bag Blue. At al
good grocer1. Adv.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
sens,or Fall Speak. In Denver.

Donvcr.-Scnntor A. u. Fall OF New
Mexico. delivered n campaign address
et tho Broadway thcater here.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Laborsr Wanted on Shooting ch.rae

Trinidad.-Frank Teri. an Italian
coke oven worker at Sopris. is being
sought by the sheriff and his officers
for the shooting Of Tony Burrescia
another coke oven worker. whom Teri
is said to have waylaid on his way
home from work.
The state herald., 1916-10-20

Tungsten production is Increasing N
Japan.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Two Of 4 Kind,

Two OF 2 Ntno.
Mrs. Bright-Reading Is my hus-
bands greatest passion.
Mrs. knIght-Mine Is affected the
same way when he reads my shopping
bills.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
YOUNG WOMEN
May AVOID PAIN
Need Only Trust to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, says Mira. .Kurtzwes.

Buffalo, NY.-"Ny daughter. whose
picture = herewith, was much troubled
The state herald., 1916-10-20

Canadian oil companies are operat-
ing in Chile.
The state herald., 1916-10-20
Your Liver
Is Clogged Up

rhafs Why You're Tnsd-Qvt e Sorts
Have No APpstits.
CARRIERS LITTLE IN
LIVER PILLS
3 ; ; J ||||
Ia few days. 0lT1lE
stipation, u
Biiiousness, Indigestion and Sick Headache
SMALL Pill, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
II ~-
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somethina Busy.

Something Busy.
sNOthing ever works In that house."
"Oh, yes; the preserves do."-Balti-
more American.
The state herald., 1916-10-20

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy. makes clothes whittier than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The state herald., 1916-10-20

''lOU0n salArs"Es.. 49,. .s:: ,:: \: 4. .;
The state herald., 1916-10-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES ron COMING EVENTS.

OATES FOW COMING EVENTS.
Oct. 27-Farm Exhibit at Grand Valley.
Oct. 2s-Buy-at-Home parade In Dem
yer.
Oct. s0-Nov. 4-Meeting Colo. State
Teachers Association.
Jan. I-6-PouItry show At Denver.
Jan. 20-27-Annual western stock
Show at Denver.
Feb. 2-4-Y. NJ. c. A. Annual Conven-
tion at Colorado Springs.
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Always Pays to Do
Ones Best
BY II. M. w. CLENDENING. Chicago

something of seeming Importance being done it common
Such thinking careless action and work Of sort done
y habit Whoever forms such habits finds it not only
easy to do poor work. that will be and difficult to
work. The child who does not learn at school write or read
his best has thousand Of learning later The
youth young just work the shop he
she himself and herself than the employer injured
who does Sloppy work just because cheap job soon finds
that the only permitted do the cheapest kind
The employer himself into thinking that he
by furnishing poor equipment by refusing to buy much
equipment because the old good enough losing money
It also the foreman Indifferent greater
or less degree irresponsible employees their turn will
not care well done not The result u.s. OF
course spoiled brokenown efficiency debt and
final DISASTER of the foolish shoghd policy of good
enough"
what the other fellow thinks does the ues-
doing best personal matter solely The real responsibility
lies with mans self
It pays in the smallest things the which
lead nowhere and account far
Persistent logged action in the right direction brings
of and increased
earning increased chances of getting better and
better job right habit formed that helps keep his SELF
respect gives good reputation who be depended upon
to do careful round out true manness
of the highest Importance and should be ones chief
concern in everyday life
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them or fitted to their years and sizes.
But there is a delightful picturesque
ness about their old shawls, the shoes
far too large, when existant at all, and
frankly lacking toe or upper; about
the enveloping skirts, the occasional
scarecrow hat-a wealth of gypsylike
color and most attractive abandon,
testifying to the fact that in the opin-
ion of these little people fine raiment
occupies but small and unimportant
place in the general scheme of the
universe.
And happy? Why, those sprites Of
the refuse heaps are as cheerful and
Joyous as if they were wading through
fields Of wild flowers up in Westches-
gathering early apples instead of
scurrying up hill of refuse and then
delving below its surface in the hope
of discovering bit of china or a
silver teaspoon, an old watch chain or
other trinket that can be polished and
Frightened and eventually sold.
Religious life on Barren island is
REPRESENTED by two churches, wherein
services are held on Sunday. So far
as could be ascertained no resident
pastor has been assigned to Barren
island for many years, if ever. It
is cited as fruitful field for sincere
missionary effort by those organiza.
lions of one denomination or another
which so generously provide medical
missionaries, teachers, preachers, as
well as schools, churches, chapels and
hospital service for other islands than
Barren-isles of this South Pacific, for
example, as well as for Eskimos of
the polar region, the inhabitants Of
India, Central Africa AID many others
| in remote parts of the world
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| ing therefrom treasures that their
parents can sell OF barter-bits OF
metal, occasionally pieces of gold or
pin or cuff link, a watch charm and
once in a while diamond ring or
| stud.
1T is hard to believe said one Of
Commissioner Goldwater's men, who
has been on a trip of investigation,
"but down at Barren island almost
every foreman or other important per.
sonage wears diamonds-and am
told that every one of them was picked
| up in those heaps of refuse. This, re-
member, after the refuse has been
screened, crushed and examined with
minute care for just such valuable
'pickings.'
Russians, Slavclians, Poles and me-
groes apparently constitute the pre-
dominant strains Of population, al
though other peoples are to be found,
including Italians. Rumor has it, in
fact, that the political leader Of Bar
rem islands little squad of voters is
himself an Italian, and a very keen
one at that. Life down there may
not be all beer and although
if health department surmises are
correct a considerable part Of it may
be beer or liquid cousins thereto.
But so far as can be ascertained by
an outsider the islanders are far from
an unhappy community. They work
hard, it is true, in and around the
reduction plant, at least the men do;
and their womenfolk seem to work
just as hard about their little homes,
while the boys and girls, when they
are not attending school, find plenty
Of occupation in searching for hidden
treasure in those huge heaps Of refuse.
Happy Boys and Girls.
The boys and girls Of Barren island
form the leading part of the popula-
ton, so far as observation of the out
side visitor can detect. OF course
they do not wear clothing made for
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clothes and Useful articles to the ma
tives, who invariably are glad to well
come the white man to the Congo for
est. We pitched our tent wherever
night overlook us and often occupied
for n dwelling place one Of the shelter
houses used by the natives.
Pysmies Are Not Shy.
eve discovered the first pygmy at
Avakubi, and he was a prisoner on
charge of having killed man with
spear. Contrary to the general idea
the pygmies are not shy. They are
tr;fe suspicious, but after they make
your acquaintance they are not unlike
other tribes of native Africans.
1.-THE pyga1ies live by hunting chief
~ and frequently bring in antelope
and other game to the villages, which
they are glad TO exchange for food.
They are quite expert in tracking
games and shoot everything with bow
and arrow. On the track of big game
the chiefs, women and children all
join in the pursuit until the animal is
captured. Sometimes they will give
a tip to other natives about the dis
ouvery Of game and then when the
hunters bag is filled they will demand
q share of the trophy.
AT one time we arrived at a vii
lage of 200 pygmies and witnessed a
Characteristic pygmy dance. The pyg-
mics daIce in circle to the accom-
paniment of the beating Of a gong, and
sometimes drum. During the dance
wine made from palms and the ba-
mana is consumed by the dancers"
Both the pygmy men and the women
ianced fer the explorers and Mr.. Lang,
who. by the way. took more than six
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thousand pictures in the field of Az
rican life, game and other subjects,
succeeded in securing some capital
negatives of the pygmies.
"The women are slightly smaller
than the men," he said, land their
clothing consists chiefly Of the bark of
African trees. They usually speak the
language of the tribe they happen to
associate with, and the little people
are ruled by their own chieftains. .
Live In Leafy Bowers.
"Some Of their places of abode ara
formed by bowers of large leaves in
tho depths of the forest. Others imi-
tate the tribes or nearby natives and
build their huts. Their villages are
apart from each other Once in
while they have a clash with the
larger native tribes, but generally are
not considered quarrelsome.
Most of the natives are fond Of mu-
sic and dancing, and some Of the
tribes possess very elaborate musical
Instruments. These include antelope
horns and wooden horns covered with
animal skins and are used for cere-
monial and other dances"
The natives also use wooden and
iron clappers and iron rings upon their
ankles, which make an odd sound dur
ing the dance. Some Of the dances
are the ceremonial, in which they
initiate the natives into the secret
societies, and the medicine man dance.
The explorer said in response to =
question that he had not seen any evil
dence of cannibalism, but he added:
Nearly all African tribes are cannf-
balls, but owing to the influence of tho
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Those Poor Rich People.
Pity the poor millionaires!


For the frugal wife, cents now
buys as big loaf as it did two years
ago, but $1,000 doesn't buy as big a
blue foxskin coat-no, not by half.
The boiled potatoes on the modest
dinner table are rather cheaper than
they were last winter; but when the
poor millionaires arc driven by ne.
cessity to buy white fox furs hubby
advances IS per cent more money for
them than he would have done at this
time in 1913.
Beaver, another essential to pluto.
cratic happiness, has risen much more
than sugar or lamb chops. Indeed,
Uncle Sam tells US that the whole fur
family is roosting on a higher limb
than ever before.
Luxuries rise and fall rapidly with
the amount of loose change in million.
aire bank accounts; but SO far as
prices GO, the poor mans dinner pail
can scarcely tell financial feast from
a financial OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pub
lie Ledger.
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called, possibly so named many years
ago by someone with keen sense OF
the ludicrous. For this particular
Broadway is bounded on one side by
a marsh, good, representative oozy
marsh at that; and along the other
side are perched the one-story homes
of the employees of the garbage plant.
In many of these little shacks it IS
said that two and sometimes three
families exist. In a majority it IS
alleged that boarders are taken. In
fact, some of those who have been
looking over social conditions at Bar
rem island seem inclined to think that
entirely too many boarders are taken
in some of the tiny shacks that serve
as dwellings.
Filth and Diamonds.
Not many months ago, two or three
of Commissioner Goldwater's stan
dourneyed down to Barren island,
made a careful survey of health condi-
tions and came back home with a re-
port that caused establishment in the
health department offices. They found
a partial supply of good water on the
island; but also found that large
proportion of the people were drink
ing water from surface wells. Further
more, it was found that modern sani-
ftary conveniences are practically un-
known; that babies and ducks and
COWS and goats wal1ow side by side in
isla ~nr,l- of 0Proa 5ror.0 %bof 1ubi1o
there is a school on the island there is
mo truant officer, and that because
of this the children may go to school
,or not Just as they choose. Also that
"a large majority Of them prefer to
Ispend their days In rummaging into
tine mountain-high heaps Of refuse
using strong iron forks and garner
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r ERBERT LANG, who has re-
turned to civilization with the
largest collection of specimens
of animal life ever acquired


largest collection Of specimens
Il Il of animal life ever acquired
in Africa, saw a good deal Of the pyg-
mics in the interior regions Of tho Bel
gian Congo, where he spent six years.
He was in charge of the Congo eXpedi-
ton of the American Museum OF
Natural History. Altogether it is es-
timated that the members of the ex-
petition gathered more than 10000
large specimens for the museum and
the collections in the aggregate
weighed IS tons.
When Mr.. Lang and his associate,
James P. Chaplin, arrived in Africa
they first established headquarters at
Stanleyville, with an equipment includ-
ing II tons of supplies, which they
packed into loads of 60 pounds each
for transportation over the trail lead
ing into the forest. With the assist
ance of the Belgian government the
explorers secured 200 native porters
to carry their packs and started out
on the journey from Stanleyville to
Avakubi, which was accomplished in
about twenty-one days.
"Our chief difficulty" said Mr.. Lang,
with reference to the equipment Of the
expedition, was caused by the ex-
IRENE humidity of the forest, to which
our supplies to certain extent were
exposed. Whenever our expedition ar
rived at village in the Congo the
chieftain of the tribe usually greeted
US and brought us presents Of chicken,
rice and bananas and other fruit In
exchange for these favOrs we gave
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,VV YELL named is Barren is
M land. Far removed is it
" " from the haunts Of civil
Nzed man, though included
within the geographical confines of
Greater New York. And for the most
part barren are the 1900 or 1000 in
habitants Of civic or national ideals,
even of ambition to better their condi-
ton; to make their days and nights
conform measurably to standards such
as other folk enjoy who are adopted
sons and daughters of Father Knick-
erbocker's great and growing family,
says the New York Sun.
Anyone with the desire to visit for
eign shores, and without travelling
more than an hour or so from City
Hall park, can descend into the sub
way near by the municipal building,
take a train for Canarsie, and at
Canarsie landing step on board a
steamboat which leaves there at fire.
quent intervals bound Barren island
ward. In an hour, more or less, the
traveller will have arrived at his
destination-at land mass, as Arctic
explorers put it-situate in general
direction south by east from the main
borough of Brooklyn. Near by, toward
the west, is Sheepshead bay; to the
east is Jamaica bay, and not far off
is the group of Rockaways. Thus it
will be seen that Barren island, while
off the beaten track of travel, is by
no means inaccessible. Yet when the
traveller sets foot on shore there and
takes one comprehensive glance
around he will realize that in all but
location he is in foreign land.
The principal Center" Of Barren
island is it's one great industry, that
of handling, refuse of the big city of
which 1t is a humble part. This cen
trail spot is marked by the work of
the reduction company, upon the op-
GRAFTON Of which Barren island and it's
inhabitants depend. Eastward from
this great garbage plant stretches the
one main avenue-Broadway it is
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government and recent training this
feature Of life in the wilds has been
practically eliminated"
In fighting the natives usually re-
sort to spears and poisoned arrows,
their chief weapon in conflict.
A messenger system has been estab'
lished throughout the Congo region.
whereby reports from chieftains in
the Belgian Congo are received con-
stantly. The entire region is closely
patrolled by native messengers.
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Privilege Of Living
in These Times
By REV. DIR. A. J. LEPPERT. Chicago

merely literary production but the power OF God which
today bringing about mighty changes in the days OF old IN phpp
America has seen the mighty the influence Of such
Washington pride point these great men, telling
our youth that it worth something to be worthy OF
the ideals of these statesmen.
learn that they must be alert to real issues suh unds
tempting bribery shall not always misead officials
Patriotic citizens in Europe face hostile cannos we must face
issues, matter how difficult
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-01-20
Practical Value Of
Musical Instruction
! By JAMES A. BEATLEY. Boston. Mass.

beyond those members who take part it. Members Of the school
thought that they possessed musical ability through
listening orchestra have taken the playing Of instruments
acquired avocon that has proved profitable
delightful small number who have attended higher ins
tuons learning have paid their by playing orchestra
hotels restaurants of these become professional musicians
The ympan player the grand Boston, who has few equals
according Conductor Cnt graduated from the English hg
He took his first lesson that school from the top Of
Under teachers ne
the further until his professional engagements in Boston
decline offer for western trip $50 week.
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Young Men Are
Found Too Slow
By Col. WILLIAM CODY. Cody. Wyo.

effects the long exposure It's all matter Of
brought The the best prescription for lon
gevity through about much OF age
fancy but feel young I did when I was thirty
the Big Horn basin in Wyoming country almost
by mountains there has been vast change
went there with pack an good roads and railroads.
and it being settled rapidly told em how get water
grade to the Gulf Of Mexico They didn't believe
The railroads the pilots civilization
just important useful to be guide for railroad for
army, and have been both.
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Crooked Body Of
Water In Alaska
b. COL. w. P. RICHARDSON. Govsnmens
Engineer. Wsshinstos, D. c.

whether the the word The Meander
called the Mndere many wndn into the Aegean
Mieus
Ideraud the one speak OF IN Alaska For more haA
miles winds and out and for more than tina
there is current
If one could aeroplane it would look like great
cleaning sleeping the There no current in the ldeue
until reaches Innoko tributary of the Yukon
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There's a river in Alaska
that is the crookedest body
of water, I think, 1 ever
saw. They used to say that
it was a question whether
the word raeander came
from the river Meander, or
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ooh, that's plenty good
enough" We all. no doubt,
have heard that expression
in the home, the school
room, the workshop; in fact,
where work Of any sort is
being done. Especially
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In these days of voca-
tional training the question
arises, Is there any prac-
tical benefit in musical in
struction? Let us see: In
the first place, the school
orchestra extends it's infu.
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Some of these young fell
lows are too slow for me.
I'm used to going about in
a hurry. Just recently ]
was in the saddle for more
than eight days and camped
out at night, but I felt no