WHERE THE BLAME LAY. He Wanted to Get to the Front a Little Too Quick for His Ov/n Good. Sternly the judge recorded the prisoner before him. lie beheld a man of tender, unripe years, whose face was fair to look upon, bearing as it did every known mark of honesty. Appearances gave no reas»pn for committing the crime, and yet the jury had decided, on first ballot, that the pris oner was guilty. In fact, tlie plea for the defense was very weak, says the New York Times. "It seems incredible," said the judge, "that a man with your connections should have stooped so law as to become * com mon forger. Surely some one else must have been the cause of your downfall. A woman?" "There was some one," replied the pris oner, "but that some one was not a wo man. It is yourself, your honor." "1?" ejaculated the judge, amazedly. "Just so. A short time ago 1 was n mem ber of the graduating class in my college. You were one of the speakers at the fare well sc-sion. You may remember your words: 'The world lies ahead of you. But you must push your winy ste;%lily. 1 want each one of you to forge to the front: 1 want to soon see each occupying a promi nent position >n the eves ot your families jmd of the world.' " The prisoner paused and smiled. "J forged quicker than the others. I've gained a place before the public. And now, what next?" "Three years," laconically said the judge "Next case!" CUTICURA PILLS For Cool In K and Clrmlsg the Blood la Tortnrln«r, Ul>tl(arlnK Ilamora -00 Chocolate I'llU 25c. Cuticura Resolvent Pills (chocolate coated J are the product of twenty-live years' practical laboratory experience in the preparation of remedies for the treat ment of humors of the skin, scalp and blood, with loss of hair, and are confident ly believed to be superior to all other blood purifiers, however expensive. 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ALVA ADAMS, Ex-Governor of Colorado. ■ In Colorado the statue of Justice that crowns city hall, courthouse and capitol is not a lie. l'or the capitol in Washington and in 41 states of the union the figure of St. Paul would be more fitting than that of After ten years of experience equal suffrage in Colorado needs neither apology nor defense. No harm has come to either woman, man or the state. Justice Woman has not conquered iniquity in Colorado, nor has it conquered her. Suffrage is not a revolu tion ; it is but a step and not the end of the journey. The ballot has not changed her nature. She still recognizes that raising bread and babies is a part of the Divine command, but these duties are not the whole of life. She uses the ballot to protect her property, her home, her children. It has broadened, not impaired, the woman. They have made no effort to upset the universe. They are cleaning one room at a time, not trying to right the wrongs of a hundred years in a day. Women may not have suffered, but there is a moral uplift, an inspira tion, in the recognition of her equality. To the free the world is different; the sky is clearer, the air more exhilarating. She is a partner in the gov ernment; her home is a full and equal partnership affair, not a corpora tion where the man holds all the stock and does all the voting. She is a part of things, an individual and independent. This is everything. Our homes are the "Home, Sweet Home" of other days, with the added inter est and inspiration that a free, self-respecting, equal womanhood can give. Women have not mired in the pool of politics. They are purifying it. They have raised the atmosphere of the polls without lowering them selves at the polls. Women are as free from insult as in the vestibule of a church. Genuine respect and deference for woman is a western trait. Now and then a woman may take a man's view of politics and use a ballot corruptly, but for every corrupt woman in politics you can find 100 men equally foolish, and with more power for wrong doing. Last year one poor, deluded woman was caught repeating, and among the antis there was more rejoicing over the one that went astray than over the ninety and nine that were true. The professional politician says that the woman vote is uncertain. No greater tribute could be paid. In its uncertainty the gangster can read his doom. In three or four of the largest cities women have made but little headway against the intrenched machine. The failure here is due to the so-called respectable Christian men who will not ally them selves with the women to form an invincible army of civic righteousness The women are ready, but the men are chained to partisanship. It is human nature to question success, but it never doubts failure. The only battle cry of the mob is to "crucify him." Ugly charges are remembered and repeated. Praise and words of honor are forgotten Few kind words are printed regarding equal suffrage, but sarcasm ar.d falsehood are given wide circulation. Two years ago 25 Colorado min isters of all denominations replied to the question of equal suffrage re sults. One said it worked badly, three said it worked fairly well, twenty one said it worked well. It was a tourist reporter who stated that Colorado women used charity and philanthropy as a political lever; that the highest and sweet est sentiments of the human heart were used by women as trading coin with which to purchase votes. What a shameless libel 011 her sex! One wonders with whom she associated when there. Certainly no true woman ever gave utterance to such revolting sentiments, for they are not true. If uttered at all, the words but expressed the individual dis torted and deformed methods and ideals of one woman and in no way represented the 100,000 self-respecting, honest women voters of Colo rado any more than John L. Sullivan represents the culture and rcfin» ment of his native citv of Boston. Keep Off By JESSIE MILLWARD, Leading Woman of the Century Players. ON'T ! That's my advice to the stagestruck girl, a The stage is overloaded to-day by second and third I J I rate material, but good, efficient women in both clerical and domestic positions are in demand. And I assure you it is far more honorable to be a first-class bookkeeper or stenographer than to be a second-rate actress. Your pride will suffer less, your feelings will be better guarded, and && d js§! >' our "pecuniary return far more sure and at least as great. And as for the public, well, from being a public charge ■ I - 011 become a public benefactor. 0 V ] Of course there have been women who have made tri'MiiiVniirtaJ splendid successes, women like Mme. Bernhardt, Miss Terry and Mme. Rejane, but these are not ordinary women. Here you have women with Heaven-sen* missions, women who have the Divine gift, women who, had they disregarded this gift, would have committed a crime. But these are not your young girl who thinks to become a star in a day, who, without training and innate ability, often without common intelligence, lias an idea that she wants togo 011 the stage. Such women as Bernhardt, Miss Terry, and Rejane have bought the right to their positions by years of the hardest sort of work in train ing schools of practical experience. One and all they have had to work years upon years and suffer years upon years in order to know the tech nique as well as the meaning of their craft. For acting is like any other art; like sculpture, like painting, like music even—you must learn the technique. The ordinary young woman has an altogether perverted idea of the stage. I receive dozens of letters from young girls asking mv advice. Most of these girls are in good circumstances and are not forced bv necessity to earn a livelihood. There is a glitter and glamour to the stage which quite bewilders them. They see the successful actress and they hear the applause, and tiieir modicum of intellgence goes 110 further. They do not realize the years of work which went to make that success. Here is an example which, while it may strike you as somewhat over drawn, is absolutely true. It shows what 1 call the kitchen idea of the stage. The other day a maid came here with a message from a friend who lives up-town. She was a new maid, and perhaps rather raw. While I was writing a reply she went to the mantel and looked over the photo graphs. Suddenly she blurted out: "Are you an actress?" I some times have been called so, 1 answered. "Well, do you know," she said, "I've always wanted togo 011 the stage, and now that I've seen you I think 1 will"—and there you are. That girl's ideas, ludicrous as they seem, are 110 more absurd than those of dozens of others who should havt oiore intelligence. ..ai.. *• CAMERON COUNTY PRESS THURSDAY, APRIL 2oad and Can Bo Used for the Heaviest Kind of Work. Make the boat in two separate parts, a ; right arid a left half. Each half haa a double floor, one level, the other in ; clined to the middle of the boat. The lower floor must be at least two inches thick, the upper may be slightly lighter. The latter is supported at its higher side by a cleat on the lower floor. Hinge the two halves together by A ■ '• DETAILS OF IIINQE. means of heavy iron straps bent forward at the hinge, as shown in Fig. 2. The axis of the hinge is wrench-shaped at i the top and is fitted with a flat iron | rod, shown at a in both drawings, bent ; at right angles and so fitted that it may j be turned up or down. Fasten the chain at the sides of the boat. At the rear, instead of heavy wooden pieces, bolt the boards of the floor to gether by means of flat iron rods pro- THE BOAT COMPLETE, vided with a hook and ring for hold ing the two halves together. When ready to dump, unhook the rear, throw a down so as to catch in the ground, and when the team pulls up, the sides will be drawn apart, and the load will re main on the ground. Very heavy stones may be loaded on behind, to avoid the rather high edges. Orange Jud.i Farmer. SOME ROAD-MAKING HINTS. While National Agitation Is Going On Some Practical Work Might Well Be Done at Home. The air Is full of talk about good roads. It is "good roads, good roads," everywhere you go. But isn't it about time something practical was coming to pass? All talk with no results amounts to nothing, so let us get down to the root of the matter. How are we really to have good roads? Well, I have seen many plans tested, but this is the beet of all: Make good, deep ditches on each side of th» road to carry off all water. | In digging the ditches, throw all dirt I into the road and add enough from oth- [ er : ...srees to elevate the roadbed to a good height above the ditches. The roadbed should be 18 feet wide and ! should be highest in the center and sloping slightly each way eo as to drain nil water into the ditches. Cut down the hill and fill up the hollows. As a railroad company had rather pull a train four miles over a level road than a half mile up a steep grade so it is a vast deal better to observe this rule for wagon roads. And now to make the roads per- '< maaently good gravel them good. Bet- j ter macadamize them if at all practical. But at least gravel, and that with thor- : oughly good gravel. If parts need til ing be sure to tile them and do this properly. Let every hour's work be j well done. There is vastly more truth than poetry in the old adage that "what is worth doing at all is worth doir.g ' well." Fill up all small ruts when they j first appear. It is much easier done then ! than when a foot deep. Besides, it might i save a wagon or a buggy wheel from ! being broken or a horse from being j crippled. It might even save a human being's limb or even his life.—T. 13. ! Richey, In Epltomist. Dust Spray or Liquid Spray. The contest is still on between the j dust spray and the liquid spray. In j Illinois and other states to the east 1 and north the dust spray has made . little advance, but has obtained a good share of the attention of the I crchardists in Missouri and west. The ! men that stick to the liquid spray say ' that with the liquid it is possible to get a uniform spraying material, but that there is no possible way of pet- j ting the poisonous substances equally | distributed through du. t. Y>'e will j have to wait a little and see how this ' problem is to be settled l>y the dust sprayers. The men in favor of the dust spray say that they can tale ad- : vantage of the dew on the trees iti ' tho morning, and this saves the haul- j Ing of a great amount of water over 1 the ground, especially after rains, when j the ground is too soft to be driven on. —Farmers' nc-iew. Milk is best warmed by placing tfc« c&a in warm water. "ness and pain, says Miss Alma Pratt, if I they will only have faith in the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound* "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: — I feel it my duty to tell all young women how much Lydia E. Pinkham's wonderful Vegetable Compound has done for me. 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