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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
The Engaged Girl.

From the London Daily News.
"A Seasoned bridesmaid makes bitter COM
plant in Woman OF the behavior of engaged
girls. 1t is an old grievance of the unengaged,
but has rarely been set forth in such minute
ness of detail. The engaged ring finger plays a
considerable part in this rcmonstrance. 1t is
always being Haunted in the face of the unen-
gagged. II YOU tell the engaged person that she
has hairpin sticking out, mp goes that finger to
push it in. Every office that can possibly be
done with one digit is sure to be done with the
obtrusive engaged finger. Sometimes the en-
gagged girl will drop in for chat. but it Is gen
orally when her friend is tired and sleepy. and
the chat is always about him" and how he
proposed. and how delightful it is to think that
he has never cared for any other girl before,
and how charming and sweet ''his people" are.
This remonstrant. who has been bridesmaid
more than the fatal number of times, is begin
ming to sigh for place where there will be mo
marriages or giving in marriage"
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own letters himself ard he knows every detail
of his vast business and attends to most Of them
personally. He Is a man of few warm friend
ships and no amusements. Still he is considered
one OF the nblest hnancers of the West. He
owns bank stock all over the country, and he is,
L am told. director in a dozen different
banks. John Thatcher, the elder. is d more
companionable fellow. and, though he is said to
be good business man, it is Mahlon who man.
ages the property. These two men came to
Colorado poor. John Thatcher drove an OK
team load of supplies from Denver to Pueblo
before the civil war and opened a store there.
He had his own way of doing business. His
goods were never placed shelves, but they
were in heap on the floor and about the roonl
and customers went in and picked out what
they wanted and asked John the price. He al
ways put 1t high enough. but he never changed
1t. If the customer objected the goods were
simply tossed back into the heap until some
other customer came along. This went on for
some time. and then Mahlon came out to help
his brother. He brought order out of the
chaos. and under him the store began to make
money. From merchandising they drifted into
banking, and the store turned into a hard
ware shop, which still belongs to the brothers,
and which makes money. They have, during
their career. been very careful as to invest
ments, avoiding mines and speculations of that
nature Pueblo has grown from IA village to a
big city, aud their property is accommodating
with startling rapidity.
Two RICH cArTLEMEN.
The cattle kings of the west are found further
north than Denver. There are great number
of persons who are making fortunes in sheep
and cattle in Montana. Wyoming and the Da-
kotds. and the cattle kings of this part OF the
country have their interests IN the south or
further north There are two men in Pueblo
who got into the cattle business in a curious
way and who have both made TO rtunes out of
il. Their names are Bax ter and Creswell.
Baxter came from Indiana away back in the
hfties. He had just finished learning black
smiths trade when h e got the gold fever and
came to the Rocky mountains. He reached
here during the winter and had to live for
months on parched corn and game. There was
no flour. bacon. coffee or sugar to be bought
of this winter, that he felt tina he could almost
been a carpenter in the east. and he and Baxter
became great friends. They worked at their
trades in the mining camps during the day and
in the evening devoted themselves TO mining
During the first year they saved about 81 900
apiece, and with this they bought ranch on
the Arkansas river and raised vegetables
and grain by irrigation. They got high prices
for the products. and d Baxter had a blacksmith
shop. at which he repaired the wagons or shod
the teams OF the passing gold seekers One day
a man came along with a team Of oxen which
were nearly dead from exhaustion. He was
Disguised with life and offered to trade his en-
tire outfit for mule. The trade was made,
the wagon being the consideration in the mind
OF Baxter for the mule, and the oxen were
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nothing. Bowen saw that there was money in
1t and in 1881. when the stock was being played
for at poker at the rate of two drinks for
share. Tom Bowen began to buy it. He got
$500 600 worth of stock for S75, and in short
time acquired control of the company. He
then went into developing the mine in earnest.
and In short time made fortune. 1 am told
that Bowen made some money in Creed and
that he is now well to do
Judge Belford, the red rooster of the Rockies,
is also doing WELL He has gotten back his old
grip on the people, and he is making great
deal OF money at the law. He told me once
that he would have been worth $500 900 today
II he had never gone into Congress, and that he
was making 1000 year when he was elected.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER,
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Advice to Poker PlaYers.

From the Germantown Telegraph.
II used to be fond of poker" he said. and
the expression on his face became retrospective,
but sense l got four aces downed out in
Missoury hev sorter gin up playin' the game. :"
'.Your opponent had straight flush, did hep"
''No; he had five jacks.
"That's impossible"
stranger. hev you ever played poker in Mis-
soury?"
mo. SIR"
swell. if you ever set down in q game out
there and a red-eyed man, whose clothes smell
of cattle. quietly whites a corner off the table
with a bowie knife. and allows that he bez five
jacks. just bunch your kards in the pack and
say, That's good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

FROM PUCK.
Quilpin-'I fear shall never get on in liter
aturc"
Friend-"Cheer up; You will get something
accepted before long
Quilpin -''Oh. you don tknow how am hanai-
carred. The editors feel for me, but they are
Powerless.'
Frierd-"What is The troabe?''
Quilpin-"Alas, | have no middle name"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
Lack-Of Precedont.

From the Argonaut
professor who used TO teach the, erands
fathers Of the present generation, Of studsu48.
objected to the pronunciation Of ~vuund- q
If itwere spelled 'woond," and his studs.A1
used TO huntfor chances tcsmake him s1pl.izi
his objections. one-dayhe stopped ssAndnS
who was reading 10 the cfAas and~scia,sI<Hov
do you pronounce<hatsword2"
"Woond, SIR"
have never foond any groondi Tor eiyinrdt .th.x
soond. Go on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
None Left.


From Vogue.
She-'I am SO passionately fond of rare
china"
He-"Your family is such an old one that l
should think you would have some beautiful
pieces handed down"
She-'Unfortunately one Of my ancestors
was a servant girl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

From Truth.
He-Why sdidi yousxearssncha sserribly lares
hat?
She-wen. I knew our seats were going 10 be
close to the boxes, where.the people would talk
so loudly that 1 wouldn't be able 10 hear
word of what was being saidson thssAAsev and
so
well, 40 what?''
$50 ughtI:would,spoit play for some
zone myself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
A Forced RecoYery.

From the Chicago Record
Il understand that Mime. Malaise has recov-
cred from her recent illness"
Yes: her husband made her read the bar
gain counters advertisements in the news
papers and she had to get well TO 60 out shop
ping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
The Wind of Destiny,

From the Chicago Tribune.
Bosom friend-"Proposed to Litty Gadsby?
You Surprise me. l thought you were in love
with Zurilda McGinnis."
Rickaby-.'I was. but I had to propose by
letter. and didn't know how to make a H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
SOME RICH POLITICIANS.

SOME RICH POLITICIANS.
A number OF the rich men of Denver have
been engaged in politics. 1 saw ex-Congress-
man Svmes in San francisco the other d,y He
has gone back to his law practice, and he is
making more gold dollars every year at his
practice than he has hairs in his head. Symes
nas made most of his money a. the law. lie
has Il bull ding here which brings him in a rent
of about z 30. 900 year. and which is worth a
quarter of a million. 1t has a law library in it
for the use of its tenants and is excellent prop
erty Ex-Se nator Hill is said to be a very rich
man. He has made fortune in smelling gold
and silver, and he has a secret process by which
his big smelter here is enabled to do some Of
the best refining in the world. Not long ago
Senator Hill made big lot of money in OIL He
owned large tract OF land in the Arkansas
valley. and on this oil was discovered few
wears ago. Now hundreds OF derricks stand
out on the rolling lands OF this farm. and oil
enough is produced from these regions to sup
Div the entire western trade. Mr.. Hill Is the
active manager OF the smelter. and l am told
that he is one of the best judges of metals in
the United States
OUR TWO SENATORS.
learn here that Senator Wolcott is fast be-
coming rich man He has made great deal
of money in mines, and his income from
his law practice is said to be about $40 900
year. He made lot of money at Cripp e
nearly all of his mining speculations have
turned out well. He owns fine ranch near
Denver upon which he is raising some blooied
stock. and where the milk and the champagne
cost Just abou. the same.
Senator Teller is a much poorer man than
Wolcott and his property Is estimated In the
tens Of thousands rather thln milliors. He
owns large amount of good land. and he has
a ranch south OF Denver which NAV vet make
him wealthy. 1t has taken fortune to irrigate
it, but 1t Is said TO be fine piece of property,
and 1t will be eventually very valuable.
HOW TooI BOWEN GOT RICH.
Tom Bowen is said to be doing well-but you
can never tell anything about Bowens state
men.s in regard To his wealth. When he was in
Congress he had new story to circulate every
month about the fortunate speculations which
he was making in mines and he got "a greater
reputation for riches on less solid capital than
any Colorado man who ever came 20 Washing
ton. BJwens liz. however, has been one of
ups and downs He has been rich man and
he has been very poor. He came from Arkan-
sas 10 Colorado with nothing. and for seven
years he worked group of claim' in company
with others in a corporation known the san
Juan Mining Company. This company was
badly managed and its stock fell to practically
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

n THE 7TH OF DE-
cember, 1886, John Z.
Owens died at his
country home in Balti-
more county, and the
suddenness of his de-
mise added to the grief
the sad tidings con-
veyed to many hearts
on both sides of the
Atlantic. He had en-
deared himself to all
who knew him, to
whom he was n delight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
The Fair Typewriter's Troublss,

The Fair Typewriter's' Troubles.
From the Indianapolis Journal
Dear" said the typewriter girl 'If there
is anything / dread it is taking asnevxitus-
tion."
Il don't see why, !" said the girl who<livo q
home with "ma."
because viii have to get .usedtos1osoG
new words. After one has written from the
dictation Of one man for long time che gets
SO accustomed to his vocabulary that - could
almost find the words and letters on he keyS
board OF the machine with her eyss shut II
have had three places 90 far. and n each one 4
found NV employer had about 200 word yhsS
he used in the regular eof buuansn. and.
had a certain way Of framing his ssutsuces.
To begin with a new employerSi IL almost ln0
learning q new Language"
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ALL LOST But ONE.

With brief moment Of anxious and sorrow
full search Donley turned his thoughts to his own
perilous position. They must get to shore The
butcher still held paddle. but he was waving
1T overhead and singing. The agony Of death
had crazed him. Donley saw he had only him.
self to depend upon and he scanned the shore.
half mile below him he saw bush projecting
into the river. As the current bore him in to
shore he crouched upon the canoe and Just be-
fore reaching the bush he sprang out and
clutched it as he sank into the water He chung
for dear life until he caught his breath again
and drew himself upon the bank. He turned
and looked at his companion and watched the
canoe until it disappeared around the bend.
That was tie last ever seen of the butcher. II
he had stolen cattle to supply his shop both his
gold and his life made ample restitution to
the great demon Of the river whose hunger had
closed many accounts.
Of all the crowd that but a moment before
were full of life and spirits Donley was the only
one now left. Helpless, unarmed, without
food, but with the grand. solitary courage Of
the frontier rising in his heart. he turned with
out murmur and began his return to his
cabin. through q strange forest menaced by
hostile Indians. WIN. c. EWING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
THE IRON CANYON.
Thrilling Adventure in the Mining
Regions Years Ago.
A CANOE OVERTURNED
And All the Party Lost Except One-The
Start From a Mining Camp to Spend the
Winter in Sacramento and the Disastrous
Termination of the Brief Voyage.
ILLETT'S CAMP WAS

lively in the early gold
excitement. The yield
of the diggings was not
large. but it was steady.
The general run of the
claims averaged IS a
day to the man. Work
was pushed through the
summer. If supplies
ran low an OK would be
killed or a few days hunt
in the mountains would
add yenison to the
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SUCCESS IN CRIAH HEEP.

The idea of John Owens in Uridh Hep. that
detestable creature, could hardly be imagined,
it was SO unlike anything he had attempted. but
the Press of New York stamped it as showing
the creative power of genius and the truest
representation of any character in the novel,"
and another New York paper said "The stage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

$50 your son only took the fresh man and
sophomore years In college?'' "Yef; but the
sophomore course he took verv thoroughly He
devoted three years t. it."-Flssqrade Blat,er.
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Bankrupt

Bankrupt.
From the Chicago Herald
Burglar Bill Ito the recumbent figure In the
bed)-"Come! Quick! Where's your money!.
Recumbent figure (sadly)-"Thats right,
You're welcome to all you can lind ate lunck
at the worlds fair today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
Special Correspondence of The Evening star
DENVER. June 10, 1893

=" =
ike a green bay tree.
The city is fast climbing
up the hill on which the
capitol is built. and a
score Of big business
blocks have been built
within a year. New
residences and iine ones
have covered the hill.
and this golden city of
the Rockies has more
rich men than ever.
Ecrtupao ara ,,,a,la and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
A Modern Incenue.

From the Chica-o Iuter-Ocean.
Manager-"Why don't Little Eva come on,
Uncle Tom, and"
''She is making little speech to the COM
panv. thanking it for the pleasant way it had
remembered her sixty-second birthday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

from PUCK
Professor-"Miss vassargirl, give the class
the distinctive differences between q poet and
a musician"
Miss Vassargirl-''Yes, sir. A musician has
long hair that stands upland 9 poet has long
hair-that hangs down"
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TIE Kovxrzz RESIDENCE.

the frther opened a store. think. III Canton.
Ii,jo. fhe LUvs were given good education;
ts.-y- wee taken into partnership. and on ~
thew were grown up were SIve; "a small CAPITAL
srd allowed 10 start out for themselves They
bsy.u their banking business In Omaha some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

HALLS HAIR REVIEWER cures dlndrun and scalp
affections; also all cases Of badness where the
glands which feed the roots of the hair are not
closed up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
DENVER PLUT0CRATS.
Stories About Fortunes and Fortune
Making in Colorado.
SOME RICH CATTLE KINGS.

Tabor's Troubles and How His Mexican
Mines Have Relieved Them-Walcott and
TeIIer-Tom Bowen and Other Colorado
Millionaires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

turned out on the plains to die. To Baxter's
surprise they found the best OF food in the
plains and by spring they were in fine condi-
ton. They were driven to Denver and were
sold to the butchers there for good round
price. This started Baxter and Creswell in
the cattle business and they nave since made
q fortune at it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
JOHN E. OW EMS.
Some Personal "reminiscences of That
Very Popular Actor.
HIS GREAT VERSATILITY.

In His Career He Played the Whole Range
of Comic and Pathetic Characteristic Be-
gan Under Burton - Was Successful in
England-His Personal characteristics.
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greatly increased in value. She has invested
her income well and she Is rich and respected.
TabOrs son Maxcey is successful business
man. and he l. fast accumIlating a fortune.
He manages the Blown Palace Hotel here, and
his wife Is considered the most beautiful woman
in Denver
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BosroN STOCK EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
BOARD OF TRADE


CHICAGO. Sept 80 - Wheat ~ Quiet !;
opened &c lower or rains in the West !;
rallied &c on buying TO fill orders; de-
clined sse on long selling and closed easy.
&c lower than yesterday. Receipts. u.s.
coo bushels; shipments, $4,000 bushels.
Closed: Cash. 6srse; December. eessc.
CONFIRM, cash, 40c; December. 40ssc.
oats-Easy; cash, 2sc; December, 2sssc.
Rye-47c.
Barley-Nominal.
FIax-$L0ils.
Timothy--$S2S.
Pork--sseady; cash. $ie.5o; January,
$i3sais.
Lard-steady; Cash. $3.50: January.
$s0TSs.
Short realistically; cash. sas71s; jan
uary, S7.2TA.
shoulders-s7. s7i<@7.5o
short eiear--sl0. Vo&li0. IS.
Whisky-sLla
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Receipts, $1,000 head. Not = suf-
f;cient number TO make q market: top
native steers $S5o0f5. 20; others. 81 s0Ge4 as (:
common, Si6f425; feeders. S3sI3s5: stock
ers. 81 T56t29a
Hogs-Receipts. 5000 head. Market
steady; mixed and packers. $Sao6f6 20;
prime heavy and butchers weights, s.. 50
&c. 70; prime light, 81 6Ste8so.
sheep Receipts. 1000 head. Natives.
ssaL9S; Westerns, 81 I5es $50. lambs = Is
fTSu0
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san FRANCISCO MARKETS
rME srArK on rRAnE.

1hk fIAfE OF TRADE.
San Fssscfsco. Sept. 81. Business in
local merchandise circles has been good
taFing the week, prices ruling firm. The
rcducs markets remain unchanged.
Vegetables and fresh fruits--0yer plenti-
ri, move slowly.
Potatoes and onions--W Weak.
Butter and eggs--Firm.
Poaltry--Weak.
Same-Light demand.
Produce receipts-Flour. quarter sacks.
hdsl; wheat, centals, Il 600; barley, CEN
~. iatlS; oats. centais. ESQ. corn,
sasks, III; rye. sacks. l. 500; beans, sacks,
40 potatoes, sacks, .. osai. onions, sacks,
- bran, sacks, LsS1; middlings, sacks,
hear-ws quote; Not cash prices for
Mlnsly extras. sS.ei1s. rs per barrel: bsk-
81. extras, Ao0saSoo; snperfine, s26os
Aheas--No, / shipping. sloss.egi.os;
eentai
barley feed. s7sSeeess.e: choice
s,'kh, zoe; brewing, 75tf Sc. Chevalier,
ss.@ lilo for standard, aud 5atlqsic per CEN
alior lower grades.
uass~New red, eIssct9$l o2ss: black, coo
ssssie, milling, Si.Neti.s5: fancy feed,
- 49, good n choice. Ll0efSi. Is; common
I" ar. NcefSLoS per Genital.
Gait BOARD.
sAies were recorded today ss follows:
aheat-Morning. informal session-De-
nsssees. zoo tons, Sli2s.: May. 90 tons,
-sss per Genital, Regular sessson--De-
nsseF, 800 tons, SLiS. May. 20 tons,
Nsh rer ceatal.
So. Regular acknowledgements, 100
eN' h"ions, 7Sfsc; iao tons. sSs.e.
FtSASCGAi~
a. st's-on sight, New York. per sioa
eseoeat Sterling hllls--on London.
ssiy-dsy bank. s4Ss.
=. sslYER
a.sf bars. per ounce. 74et74h.c.
@sxican dollars. Sels eaeac.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
IoSpoS srocK MARKEr.

LONDON srocK NARKET.
I.orroS, Sept So.--Consos. SD. Bank
of England discount rate s'a per cent
Bag silver, .925 tine, Aisd.
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET
LlvFRroor, Sept 50 Holders
offer moderately.
Corn-Spot steady; holders offer moder-
ately at - I'D: futures, nrm: holders Oh
fer sparlngiy: October, Is lid. Novem-
Der. Is =, "a: December. IL STD.
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This il 1886 rs less than for the pre-
eedine week and $3.50. $50 75 less than for
ne corresponding week last year.
The important feature OF the market
fof the past week has been the unexpected
decline In wheat. quotations having gone
down 10 SIN and "a cents for export.
There has been no activity in the market
end not much is expected as long as pres
sat prices continue. The decline Is due to
sfaIing of In the English market owing
70 heavy shipments from the Eastern
toest. Charters. although still high, have
rceiyed setback. The crop is not NOV
iag yet 20 any extent. and. i'm fact, Is not
nxdy to move in the Big Bend country.
c. T. Downie. who has just returned
hon the eastern part OF the state. says
Tat large part OF the wheat in the Big
Bend country Is still in the sheaf, while
sme - still standing. Threshing has but
inst begun. In the Palousc country the
xheat is nearly oil threshed. The heavy
nins this week have done some damage to
sheat in the sheaf Mr. Downie says that
he quality OF wheat in the Big Bend
uEnfry is better than il has been for the
past two or three years. and he examined
thrge number OF samples.
Hops have begun 10 come to market. A
Aipment of seventy-one bales from the
zach of Mr.. Thornton, on White river.
rrised by boat for Jerome Catiin. The
hadency Of the market Is toward higher
prices.
The coffee market Is badly disturbed on
mcount of the periodical revolutions in
Central and South America. aud all varie-
slss coming from those countries are con-
Aierably higher.
Butter and eggs have both advanced
lightly during the week, both Eastern and
Hssive product.
Onions and sweet potatoes are firm at
ierner prices. Common potatoes are
weaker and are quoted 81 per ton lower
than last week. Tomatoes are scarce and
higher.
The market Is boantifuliy supplied with
fruis, and prices generally have been
weaker. The week will open with fresh
Shipments from California. Plums and
ptnnes are so plentiful rs to cause q glut
n the market. Peaches and pears are also
n abundance. Apples of GOOD quality are
not In great plenty. but plenty of poorer
enes are IN market.
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Hops show light movement. The ex-
port business is slow and brewers are
doing q hand-to-mouth trade. Dealers
generally are unwilling to stock mp too
heavily. Best Paeifics sell at 2i@23c.
MERCHANDISE.
Coffee--Options firm and unchanged to
IS points net advance. Sales. 500 tags, in
Guiding: November. SIC 25Gfi635; Decem-
Der. sis.T59i59o. Spot-Rio, firm; No. 4.
isi9c.
Sugar--Raw. steady: fair refining, $50;
centrifuga!s. IS test. 3Tsc; refined. steady !:
5 Liza Si.c cut loaf andcrushcd. 5is6t5I&c |;
powdered, 5 S-i6d53ke; cubes. sac.
Copper--Weak: Lake. 1910.
Lead-Weaker; domestic, $3.65.
Tin--Steady: Straits, 81.
Spelter-Quiet; domestic, 1915.