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The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used In my housed. @. Al
bright, MIf.lInburE. Pa, Dec. II. 1895.
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

"porxs made his wife quit taking Del
carte Ieasonn." ssCouldn't he afford ftf'
ssYee: but the teacher was giving her exer.
cises that would keep her lower Jaw Timber. !"
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

81 never censure lazy people," "Why
notT' 1.-THE LATEST man on earth isn't hal
as lazy as l would be II could afford It."
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

"a woman can't be successful as law
yer" "WhyT' ..Do you suppose that she
could sit quietly by and let twelve men de
eide cases for herr?
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Catamenth Cures Catarrh, Hay Fever, Etc
Send 80 cents to Broadway Pharmacy. Denver, AM
get absolute guaranty Al your Druggist.
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

81 woke ms last night and heard a burgla
in my ROOM" "What did you dor "Went
sleep again IN a hurry
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

yesterday was such beautiful day
couldn't stand Ii to stay In the house "
"What did you dor II went shopping"
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

The population Of Greater London was estl
mated to be in July last about 6,177 ,913, tina
OF Inner London being 4,421 ,402.
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Our New Upright Grand Plano Only o20h
"a down and SO month. Reliable and fully war
rented. Write to The Monteius Piano Co, bi7-5l
10th st., Denver.
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Are You going to send little Jim to col
leger mo: we intended to, but his unc
says he win teach him football"
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Mrs. WlnslOW's Soothing syrup
For children teething softens the reduces imam
nation alays pain. wind collie 10 csnts bottle
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

The diamond mining companies Of south
Africa estimate their loeeca by theft at g.
OO0.0Oo q year. Of which they recover about
one half
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

TlT9 Permanent Cured. No fits afte
hrst days use OF DIR. Kline Great Nerve Restorer
send for FREE 02.OO trial bottle and trestlse
De- r. H. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch St., Philadelphia Pa
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
Smoke sledge Cigarettes, 90 for 8 cts.

Women. in order to be admitted to Aui
trian universities. must be at least eightee
years old, graduates Of n high school and {
Austrian birth.
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

This paper is printed With Ink manufac;
tured BY the COLORADO PRINTiNG dNA
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
Banned.

0lsdys-"Oh, George! Papa II un-
claiming the dog"
0eorge-"That's all fight. He used
to be my dog. gave him to the dealer
to sell to your papa"
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong blood pure. Soc. o.. All druggists
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Star Tobacco h the leading brand ox
the world, bscause IL b the best.
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
A aura Thing.

Suitor-"Mr. Herfather. wish 70
marry your daughter"
Mr.. Herfather-"What are your pros
pscts"
Suitor-"My father owned . summer
hotel"
Mr.. Herfather-"She is yours"
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
HorTof1!

HOrHofb!
The other day death rudely tore an
Ohio man away from an ONCE he had
held for sixty-hve years.-Ex,
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

lev the OHA Nan Was Banned BY HI
DaugAtsr's ssiter-The Sad A0sction
- ueslihsn and the Dspaorsbls Con-
ssaueness-Fletsam and Jsesan.
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
For Prospectors and Minel

A cabinet containing a complete outft fol
testing for gold and silver qualitatiyely; y
Is very simple; any one can make the test
by following the directions. II will be sent
BY express upon receipt of Ave dollars,
charges 9. o. d. Address @. II. De Forest
1918 Champa street. Denver, Colorado. r. D.
box No. 1898
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Hello Jerry; got your new fat all nttet
up?' Not quite. Say. do you know whert
can buy folding tooth brush?''
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
Druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure. Is
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. i0c or 25c
nc G. c. fall 10 cure, druggists refund money
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
A Bullstin.

HIS once Wieues
hereby to say
That lots of mes
sages lovers send
To be delivere !
without delay.
Within our boxes
existence end;
And parties for :
warding augnt o
these
To hearts who Sc
fondness they'd
fain possess.
Will make an enort
The silver lance., 1897-11-05
-, psv1I,... ) -.

VIZ: psSe!. =; by s<y' A. r. - ~. - =
Cen6y Cashartic at the raes of tWo - -
boxeS : year end it WIN ~ threo U1Nl0
beforo New Years. It ueana mer1e ryy44
that Cascarsts aro the moe4 4l11G4o91l
bews! rsenlesor for svssysedy -
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

her heed. Il she an eiocutioalGkr' sl(1s
she'. describing new hat 70 thas eeA~
The silver lance., 1897-11-05

Thirty towns in Utah have no news
papers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
smoker Could No. Teach School.

A man who smoked has been refused q
teacher's certificate in Pierce county,
wash. IL being thought inconsistent to
employ such man to tcnch the evil effects
q the use Of tobacco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
HE PLucKED PlNkERToN.
A Denver Pickpoclket Robbed the Fl
rccus Detective.

Denver Pickpocket Robbed the Fa-
rccus Detective.
William Pinkertop. whom the world
knows as Billy, and hiss supposed the real
modern Vidocq, has fallen from his ned
estal. The fall was occasioned by an I'M
known pickrocket who in Denver the 9th.
er day relieved Nj Pnkertons inside coat
pocket Of $50
Mr.. Pinkertcn's purpose in going to
Denver was to advise the local police how
to best protect people frem pickpockets
during a carnival that was in progress.
The day following his arrival there was a
parade. and Dir. Pinkerton undertook the
task Of giving an object lesson of his meth.
cd OF foiling pickpocket designs.
He moved about among the people who
lined the streets and kept sharp outlook
for the light fingered folk who take the
chance that ii stealing anothcrs purse
they steal trash. Just how it happened no
one, not even Mr. Pinherton, knows, but
when the Chicago detective king reached
his hotel he found himself minus the $3.50
that had been in his possession when he
began TO give his object lesson.
This Is the first time SO far as criminal
records show. that man who has won
international reputation as thief catcher
was ever. made the victim of thief when
he was looking for just such criminal.
MIR. Pinkcrton gave no further lessons to
the Denver police, but returned to Chi
cago where the thieves know and fea,
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
sde approached his lorc coo,ca.

At last, in 1899. came the news Of the
dcath OF the eastern wife. The child had
died many years before. This had been
waited for so many years IL was greeted
with tears OF Joy by the patient woman.
She saw tho end Of her social bondage;
she thought she saw tho way clear to the
proud title Of wife.
Gregory. the man who had prpfcssed
love for over 40 years, however, startled
her with his refusal to nc last avail him
self Of the long looked for opportunity to
lead her 20 the altar. He gave only this
reason for his rcfusal:
I've have waited 50 long II is hardly
worth while now"
but what will the world says" pleaded
the Borrowing woman.
I'VE can afford 10 brave the opinion Of
the world" was tho only reply she was
given.
Gregory was more than 30 years old, and
the woman whom he refused TO make his
wife was past co. Nothing more was said,
and the pair continued TO live as before.
One day there came TO the Gregory home
. woman, beautiful and talented, a niece
Of Allen Gregory. She had come from
Kansas City to visit "Unole AL" She was
Lillic Grcgory, and with n woman's koch
perception she saw the condition Of affairs
She sought the confidence Of the woman
she found Installed as housekccpcr, and
Miss Clybourn. for the first time since sor-
row sealed her lips, unbosomcd her secret
and made q coniliant Of her young friend.
The niece was indignant at the recital Of
the woInan's story, and at once set about
~ axx aten st. sfutnfcrfnsr eer.o ~ ;t,a.;.o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
CATCHING AND BINDING SNAKES IN INDIA.

for every snake tenant of the brush fees
In the same direction toward the fatal
netting.
Behind it stand rows of men, armed
with clubs and sticks, ready to give their
snakcships lively reception. AS the fire
approaches tire netting the snakes come in
crowds, by hundreds, sometimes by thou
sands. At the wings the men are concen-
trated with their clubs ready to kill those
attempting to escape, and as the main
body Of the reptiles approaches the netting
the wings are pushed forward toward each
other. the stakes supporting the netting
are driven firmly into the ground and the
snakes are inclosed. But snakes can climb
almost as well as monkeys, aud so the
| men at the wings are kept busy killing
those that endeavor TO escape over the
ropes. At the cul de sac the netting ex-
tends above as well as on the sides, and
the larger portion Of the reptiles are final
ly concentrated within this Enclosure.
There the scene Is one Of lively ANNA
ton, for the snakes are of all sizes, some
OF the yenomous reptiles of India not be-
ing more than 6 or 8 inches in length,
and as their movements are very quick
the barefootcd bcaters arc kept lodging
about in manner at once grotesque and
amusing, their anxiety to escape the small
serpcnts that 20 through the netting like
a lash being even greater than their
eagerness 10 kin as many snakes as posi-
BILE and thus receive q larger share Of the
government bounty. No snake is permit
ted TO escape. and after all the smaller
reptiles which can work their way through
the meshes Of the net have been killed at
tcrtioh Is turned to the larger which re-
main.
In various parts Of the netting there are
loops which can be united and then re-
fastened. and after the slaughter of tho
little snakes has been finished the work OF
capturing tho most promising specimens
begins The superintendent points at an
anaconda that will bring n good price,
and as the animal thrusts its head against
the netting in fruiiiess efforts to escape a
stick with wire loop at the end is intro
duced. the snake Is lassoed Immediately
back Of the head, the wire is frightened,
and the fu'rre occupant Of a menagerie
cage, hiss.ng aac writhing. is dragged
through and seiaf< y a dozen natives at
once.
Bundles Of bamboo cut into proper
lengths have already been prepared; three
Or four men straighten the snake and lay
him on . bamboo, sometimes placing
three or four smaller splints around him,
and then lashing him securely down with
bamboo withes every inch Of his length
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13

Acknowledgment there Indicates an utter
lack Of veneration Meyer is an atheist),
lack OF buoyGncy and an almost utter
absence of Eorc
The organs of hope, venesation, spiritu-
atty and benevolence are all far below
the normal. STch development indicates
man without respect for any authority
and enc given to fits of deep dependency.
The shape of the back of the head is also
most peculiar. This Is the scat of the or
gans of friendship and love of home In
Meyers head these are almost entirely
lacking.
The front of the head at the point indi-
Gated by ID is also underdevcloped This
means that nc is deficient in bencvolence
and sympathy. Meyers intelligence. how
ever, is good, as indicated by the develop
ment at E. His reasoning is clear and he
seeks to get to the bottom of things.
Meyer has also large development OF
the selfish propcnsities, the organs of COM
batiyeness. secretivencss and destructive.
ness These are indicated by large de.
velopment behind and around the cars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
A HEAD LIKE GUITEAU's.


a Phrenologist's Study % Frits Meyer,
the Murderer and Degenerate.
II the evidence of his own family is
credible, Constantine SteiEcr, more COM
monty known as Fritz Meyer, confessed
murderer of Policeman Frederick Smith,
who is now on trial for his life In New
York, furnishes o shocking example of
desperate, dogged. long continued brntali-
t.. Their testimony rs to his character
would show him to be a creature OF I'M
parallcled ferccity. ever ready to feed TIE
slightest grudge with the pain or life of a
victim.
There is plenty of other evidence that
Meyer is q degenerate Charles Todd
Parks, the phrenoiogist who examined
Meyer for the New York Herald. says the
man was born Of bad stock and brought
up under influences which have steadily
smothcred whatever good instincts he has
Tho peculiar shape OF Meyers finger
tips is one of the stiginata of degeneracy.
They are clumsy and coarse Instead of
slipping away evenly and symmetricaily,
the fingers arc thicker at the tip than at
any other part. and the curve is abrupt,
almost angular. Tho texture of the skin
on the hands. too. is coarse and leathery,
which indicates that Meyer is lacking in
scnsibility.
a study of the face, Mr.. Parks declares
also indicates the mans character The
eye has furtiyc look, and the cheeks are
sunkcD, indicating nalnutrition. while
the dutl dead color Of the skin indicates a
general uramic condition which would
almost compel its victim to take dark
view OF lie.
The formation of the head Is remarkable.
Frcm the forehead it Slopes upward sharp
~ to tic point indicated in the drawing
by a. where it is abnormally developed
This indicates extreme cgo;isEi. and in
that respect Meyers head is wonderfully
similar to that of Guittau
Across the top the head i; shrunkcn and
sunk in. That means that the organs
there are uEdcrtievelopcd This part of the
head, Indicated by b. is the scat of the or.
gans Of moral and religious feeling The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13

suddenly i'll, that he expressed his willing.
ncss, even his anxiety. TO announce to the
world that the woman who had so patient
ly loved him for so many years was his
wife. Death came, however, to seal his
lips, and neither will nor declaration was
left behind to prove to tho world that he
left widow.
The heirs began proceedings TO recover
tho estate, and every effort was made to
discrcdit the widows right. Lille Greg
DRY. however. the woman who had pre-.
yailcd upon her uncle TO right the wrong
he had done, threw aside all thoughts OF
inheritance and went boldly to the witness
stand and told her story Of the marriage
which she herself performed. Her evidence
made great sensation and won the case
for Martha Clybourn.
Judge kohlsaat held that the marriage
was legal. and in handing down his deci.
sion made Mrs. Allen Gregory the posses.
sor OF the property worth $500, 900 and
gave her back her good name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13

Generally the lashing is found to be sum-
Gent, and only when the serpent is very
large and powerful arc the extra bambooa
tied around him for fear he might break
the stick to which he is fastened. This
operation :. not carried on without an i'm
mense nmsunt Of protest from the snake,
which Kisses in the most terrifying man.
ner and wriggles wildly in an effort tG
escape. But Kissing and wriggling are all
In vain. The Hindoos lash him down,
finishing the operation by forcing his up
per jaw upon the lower and tying the two
together TO the stick in such way that he
cannot even hiss
After all tho bess specimens have been
selected and tied tie remainder are killed,
beheaficd and the heads sent to the nearest
government station for the bounty, and
the captiyes arc loaded into carts for trans.
portation to Bombay, where they are dis.
posed Of TO the European agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
INDICATED HER NAME
Court Removes a Blemish of
Forty Years Standing.
TINE ROMANCE OF TWO LIVES.
Isve Story Of Allen Gregory. Founder Of
the Chicago sscckyard.-Common Law
mssriss. Performed BY oresosy's Niece.
uer Evidence In Court.

The romance % two lives was unsoldsd
tho other day IN Judge kohlsaat's court
IN Chicago In the suit % Martha Clybourn
30 establish her status rs widow of the late
Allen Gregory and hcircss TO his estate.
Apparently the woman cared little for the
fortune involved Her good name was at
stake. and when the verdict was rendered
I'm her favor she cried out In the crowded
eourtroom: THANK Godi Thank Godr'
The story Of Allen Gregory and the
wcman whom he loved and who loved
MIN h rcplcte with pathos. tlngssi with the
kecncst sorrow that emblttcred the life Of
asyoung girl and hardened the heart q a
man
Alien Grcrury. who was best known
- the founder a the Chicago stock.
yards. from the fact that Il was he who
flr>t corceivcsl the i,ica thrt cattle should
BE- shirpcd to u CERTAIN point 10 be bcst
handled died ON Aug last lie left an
estate of upward % $500. 0o0. lie left no
will. M childrrn. aud. ~ far a. the world
know. he lcft M widow.
Grcgnry's early lie always had been
wrapped In mystery. lie seldom spoke %
n. even % thosc whom Ne took most into
his ecnndcnee lie rppca-csl IN ChIcaro
IN isiH He hs'i norcy. ard bcsan specu-
iaiinr In cattlc lie rruspsrcd Among
The promincnt men % the day with whom
Nc became associated was Archibald CIR.
bourn, after whom Clyhourn avenue IVES
NAMED. ard who was Nc that time q
wealthy landowner II the North side.
The Ciyhourn family was an interesting
one and little Martha. the youngest q
three daughters. was then Just ~ years Of
axn Gvgury bccame greatly attached 10
she child. and when two years later she
hal about completed her cducation at n
seminary Grcgory proposed marriage. lie
was accepted. hut Just ~ the wedding day
WIS about 30 be named there came an ugly
sumor from New York that Gregory had
wife and child. and that an effort was
bsing made 20 compel him TO return TO
srhc schoolgirl. broken hearted, refused
% iigfcn further b the ploadings Of her
aovef. He maslc every cffor. TO SECURE her
prumlse 30 wed him In the event cf his 80
curing q divorce from hin eastern wife,
and ss last she consented Gregory made
suvcrsi efforts 30 gain o legal separation
from HIS wife. but failed
In the meantime Gregory had grown
rich and wss among the best known cat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13

elc commission men IN Chicago. Miss
Clsbourn was beautiful and talented. and
many offers of marriage were made 10 her.
She loved Gregory. however. and every
over was declined For years she waited
p&sicntly for the time On come when shc
could wed the man Of her choice. but as
the years rolled by and each attempt NJ
SEPARATION was defeated the two lovers
gsvc up the struggle. In tho meantime
Avhibald Clybourn had died. and Martha
found herself without protector. Her
eis>ers werc married. and she practically
Has alone IN the world Gregory had
etecsci mansion on the West Side, and
IN This he installed tho woman he loved.
Gregory became Weather and more prom.
lnsne each year. but gradually Miss ely
csurn began 30 drop on, % the acquaint.
anrc II her fsicnds and family. The
wcNthy and influential stockyaris man
Wss welcomed everywhere. hut the woman
Who loved him was forgotten and I'M
kncwnI To certain of his friends she was
known simply as his housekecper; 20 9TH
e. shs was not known nc all
The years rolled by aud SIN the faithful
woman waitSl shewas no lcngcr young
Ase and sorrow hal told heavily uron
her IL was she who now bcgan 20 plead.
0rsurr also had grown o,d and as old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
ROUND UP OF REPTILES
How Venomous Serpents Are
Caught In India.
QUEER But EFFECTIVE METHODS.

Jungle Fires Started and the Snakes Driv-
en- Into Enclosures Of Netting. Where
They Arc Secured by Adept Natives.
Lively and Dangerous Work.
Mcnagcries are always in need of snakes,
I'D as India obounds in these reptiles
perhaps TO a greater extent than any other
country in the world to India 60 the
managers when their stocks begin to run
low. Snake hunting in India, unless one
understands the trade. is a perilous bust
ness, for larger percentage of the Indian
scrpents arc poisonous than in any other
part OF the globe, and even a Hindoo has
no desire to die Of snake bite: nor within
me crushing folds OF constructor Be-
sides, however, the demands from the men,
agezies the Indian government pays q
bounty on snake heads, so there is dou-
bic incentive to Indian snake hunters, and
when there are sufficient orders on hand
from the menageries q hunt is organized
ON n grand scale.
Preparations are made by asccrtaining
from the natives a promising snake dis
trict, which is usually tract of jungle
with a thick bamboo or grass under
growth. In such lands snakes arc found
by thousands, and after promising patch
is discovered n beginning is made by clear
ing or burning the underground from q
strip entirely encircling the snake farm;
then a broad cxpanse Of perhaps an acre
Is cleared on one side and there is located
the snake trap, netting extended for 20C
or 300 yards on each side of the cleared
tract, its wings gradually contracting to
lead the reptiles into a cul de sac, from
which there is no escape. Several hundred
natives are assembled, and on a day when
the wind Is from the right quarter they
surround the district selected, and at a
given signal set fire to the Jungle Aftel
the fire has fairly started the natives arr
called behind the netting. as there is nc
need Of their services on the other sides
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
Organized to riy.,, Dcll re,cn,onc

Springfield, His, Nov. 12.-The United
States supreme court recently declared
the patent on translnitters Of the Bell
telephone valid, and in view Of legal
fight in the courts by the Bell company
suing for damages for infringement IF
the patent Representatives of a number
of Independent telephone companies in
Illinois met in this city yesterday and
organized to fight the caSes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
Bank President Sent to the Pen.

Kansas City, Nov. 12.-President ]. c.
Darragh, who has been on trial for the
past week at independence charged with
wrecking the Kansas City Safe Deposi,
ard Savings bank, was found guilty yes
terday afternoon and sentenced to two
years in the state penitentiary. Notice
of new trial was made and leave given
to apply therefore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
Lost Ms nag Of Nuggets.

Chicago. Nov. 12-Joseph Ladue. who
struck 10 rich OF the Klondike. was
robbed Ct 500 worth OF nuggets in the
station Of the Lake Store railroad yes
terdaS. The gold vas in a bag In his
overccat pocket. ard the thief managed
70 secure Il while Ladue was walking
from his train 10 the station door.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
A WOMAN JAlLER.
Boone County, w. Va, Honors the Cour
age-of Ers. st. Clair Ballard.

Mrs. st. Clair Ballard has been appoint
ed jailer of Boone county, ". Va. to fiji
the position made vacant by the death Of
her husband last July. There was scram
BILE among the politicians for the place
but Mrs. Ballard beat them all
Mrs. Ballard is described by local cor
respondent as a perfect specimen of WON
anhood. She stands about 8 feet inches
and isas intrepid and fearless as was he,
husband before her. The correspondent
speaks admiringly of Der cool, gray eye
which looks along the barrel of q revolv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13

er as calmly as though she was discussing
the latest thing in fall hats" and says
there isn't a man in the county who does
not acknowledge her his equal in cour-
age.
Mrs. Ballard is probably the only wom-
an jailer at present in the United States,
but 1t Is not true, as some newspapers have
said, that she is the only American wom-
an who ever occupied such a position. Mrs.
Sarah Jane Ames was for two years jailer
and acting sheriff Of Boone county, Ills,
after having been chief deputy sheriff un-
der her husband for l2 years. Mrs. Ames
personally admitted and discharged all
prisoners. knew bow to use her revolver
and made a very creditablc record as Q
jailer. She retired from Office about three
years ego.