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The silver lance., 1897-09-03
THE CRUSH AT skAGUAY.
Not On. In Hundred VIII Get Through

Not One In . Hundred Will Get Through.
Port Townsend. Wash. Aug. 27.-An-
drew WATSON. banker and ex-collector
of customs. who left with a party of
seven for the Klondyke, has written to
his wife from Skaguay as follows:
There are about 5000 men and 800
horses, making up the most forlorn lot
l ever saw. About half Of them have
given up and the other half either
curse or cry. Taking it altogether,
never saw such conditions OF affairs.
At Dyea there are nearly as many as
here, and l am told they are in the
same condition.
God only knows what will become
Of those headed this way. for none but
those who have horses will get through.
l do not believe that one in hundred
will get through. Many have started
out. but just as many have returned.
footsore and disheartened. Outfits
can be bought here for a song. The
authorities should stop the tide of i'm
migration that is coming this way. 1t
is suicidal to a prospector to come at
this time for the blockade here will be
followed by one on the trail l am firm
~ convinced that even after the trail
Is opened to traffic, that he crush of
horses will be even greater on the
mountain than the crush of men here.
1t Is discouraging to see the pitiful con-
dition of thousands here. One here
without horses is as helpless as a child.
l never saw so many men weaken.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia n Pinkhamio
Vegetable COMPOUND,
Also BackAchA

I cannot speak too highly Of Mrs.
Pinkham's Medicine, for it has done 20
much for me. have been q great suf-
ferer from Kidney trouble, pains in
muscles, Joints, back and shoulders;
feet would swell. I also had womb
troubles and 1eucorrhea. After using
lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, and Blood Purifier and Liver
Pills, felt like new woman. Ny
kidneys are now in perfect condition,
and all my other troubles are cured -
MRS. MAGGIE PorTs, 324 Kaufman St.,
Philadelphia. Pa
Nv system was entirely run down,
and 1 suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back and could
hardly stand upright. l was more
tired in the morning than ON retiring
at night. 1 had no appetite. Since
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, have gained fifteen pounds,
and l look better than l ever looked
before. 1 shall recommend it to all
my friends, as it certainly is a wonder
full medicine.-MRs. E. F. MORTON, 1043
Hopkins ST., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kidney Trouble.
Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, l had suffered
many years with kidney trouble. The
pains in my back and shoulders were
terrible. My menstruation became ir-
regular, and was troubled with leu
corrhpa. was growing very weak. I
had been to many physicians but re-
ceived no benefit. began the use of
Mrs. Pinkham's medicine, and the first
bottle relieved the pain in my back
and regulated the menses. 1t is the
best kind of medicine that have ever
taken, for it relieved the pain SO quickly
and cured the disease.-MBs. LILLIAN
CRIPPEN, Box n, St. Andrews Bay, Fla
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
Pbotoeraphine Lightning.

Just one chance In 25.0O0 You will be killed
ba sed on q. s government statistics. only
a few weeks ago one of the most notable
tragedies occurred in New York. young
couple had taken refuge from the rain un-
der a tree. They were lovers who had quar-,
relied, and had few hours before kissed
and made up A lightning stroke sought
them out. and both were killed. The writer,
while visiting Denver recently saunfered nhato
graph supply house in the West. and was
shown by Mr. X. NJ. Davis. the proprietor, q
most wonderful photo of lightning he had
just made with a five dollar kodak. and was
Informed that similar views could be made
with any camera and he would be pleased 10
send catalogues to any one interested III
photography.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

The Klondyke excitement does not
abats. Everybody is anxious to learn
all about II, and Thousands have decid-
ID TO visit the diggings next spring.
Some will change their minds. still
many. NO doubt, will take 1t In. There
b nothing 20 haxardoussyou know. but
there are some who are willing to try
IT, Klondyke. In the language of the
strest. il simply a gamble. Like the
lettsry. you put in your money. but you
ssldom draw . prize. But it makes gocd
Irea4lng. and everybody IL anxious to
Learn all the cold facts.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

A learned Missouri Judge has decid-
ed that slot machines arc not gambling
devices in the eye OF the law. and he
cannot see any more harm In playing
them than there is in taking whirl at
the church grab bag or the elite pro-
gressivS suchre. Gambling, he holds. is
no crime within itself. II any state
desires to make It a crime they must
pass . law covering the case. And slot
machines are not mentioned in the Mis-
souri, statutes. Drop in your nickels
and SEQ the wheels roll.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
Three Ends of q Rop-.

An Irishman who was out OF work went
on board a vessel that was in harbor and
asked the captain IL he could find him WORK
on the ship.
.sewll," said the captain. at the same time
handing the Irishman piece OF rope, III
you can find three ends to that rope you
shall have some work.
The Irishman got hold of one end OF the
rope and showing it to the captain said !;
.s,fhat's one end your honor" Then he
took hold of the other end and showing 1t to
the captain as before said: And that's two
ends, your honor" Then taking hold OF
both ends of the rope. he threw 1t over.
board, saying: ..And. faith, there's an end
20 the rope, your honorr'
He was engaged.-Tit-Bits.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
Bird Artists.

That there is consciousness of beauty
on the part of birds is plainly shown by the
manner in which many of them decorate
their nests and surroundings. and, in some
instances. themselves. Perhaps II may mot
moved by an artistic sentiment. and that.
while most of them artistic in effect.
many are artistic in both intention and eff
feet. The appreciation of what is beautiful
Is distinctly marked characteristic of
most members of the feathered family. and
1t Is only natural that the desire and ability
to create beauty are found in various de-
grees of development among them. 1t Is
only q step from desire of beauty to an ef-
fort to produce 1t; but the effort and ac-
complishment occasionally bring about
strange results. in birds well as In man.
Lippincott's Magazine.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
viii Uphold WeyIer.

Madrid, Aug. 27.-General Azcarraga,
the Spanish premier, at the cabinet
council over which he presided last
night, declared the government would
follow in the footsteps of the late Pre-
mier Senor Canovas del Castillo.
Continuing, General Azcarraga an
nOunced that the government had full
confidence In Captain General Weyler.
Personally the premier was aware that
the insurrection In Cuba was approach
ing an end and if the United States
made any demonstration, which he
hoped would not be the case. Spain
would do her duty.
The premier closed his speech by ap-
pealing for the good will of all Con
scrvatives.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
DEvoUaED BY MOUNTAIN LIONS
Undoubted Fate of . Two Year-OId Child
in the Mountains. Near Casper.

Undoubtsd Fate of Two Year-OId Child
in the Mountains, Near Casper.
Casper. wyo.. Aug. 27GAll is excite
ment in Casper over the loss Of two
year-old child. that was carried away
by a mountain lion on Casper noun
tain yesterday morning. A fruitless
search was made by hertlers Of fiocks
and miners all day yesterday. and forty
men searched all last night In vain to
hnd the baby. The number Of those in
search is constantly swelling. and the
search is kept up without a rest or
sleep.
The little one is an orphan. whose
mother died last year. and whose faith
er had put 1t into the care and keep
Ing Of the family OF man named
Henderson. who is herding sheep ten
miles from Casper, at the head Of &C.
Y" canon.
At daylight yesterday morning Mr..
Henderson arose and followed his
flock, leaving his wife and the orphan
charge sleeping In camp. When he re-
turned at 8 O'Clock for breakfast the
woman was still fast asleep, and the
baby was gone. 1t had awoke and tod
died on in its night dress. A search
was at once made for the little one.
and Its bare feet tracks were found
leading to spring. nearly mile
away. Near the spring and near the
babes tracks was found also a fresh
track Of a huge mountain lion. and the
fate Of the little one was then known
No other trace Of the babe has been
found.
There is a den OF four lions on Cas-
per mountain. and their tracks have
been seen repeatedly by an old miner,
named ]. b. Smith. who has copper
properties in the neighborhood. There
are two old ones and two young lions
In the bunch. as the miner has learned
from counting tracks heretofore No
hopes are entertained Of ever finding
the babe alive. but those in search are
eager to find the den and there find the
bones and little dress of the unfortu-
nate babe.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
STONED sv WOMEN.
xirss Asesnpt - start mp . Coal Hri.s
Fnlls Z.


P1ttsburg, Pa, Aug. 27.-The first at
tempt to start any Of the coal mines in
this district was made at the Champion
mines Of Robbins & Co.. near McDon-
aids on the Pan Handle road this morn
ing. Two carloads Of foreigners, gath
cred up from around Pittsburg, were
sent to the Champion mines about day
light and put to work loading slack In
TO cars. The miners heard of the arriv-
al OF the new men and 500 women
marched to the mine. The new men
were attacked with stones and clubs
and driven from the cars. The women
followed them up; the foreigner with
out resisting ned to Noblestown. The
women then returned to Mcdonald and
dumped the slack that had been loaded
from the cars. They were met by 900
strikers and headed by a band marched
a short distance from the mine. where
they are now encamped, watching for
the return Of n0n-union miners The
company says they are determined to
load the slack and a conflict is expect
ed II the new men are brought back to
the mine.
The miners leaders are encouraged
to-day over the prospects of an early
settlement of the strike. Efforts are
now being directed to the Pennsylvania
railway and the central field OF Penn
sylvania. District President Dolan ad-
dressed a meeting at Claridge. West
mOreland county. last night. and the re-
suit was that the men decided to quit
work. This means the losing of two
mines of the Westmoreland Gas Coal
Company. the largest company on the
Pennsylvania railway.
President Dolan says the work will
be systematically pursued and expects
soor to have all the miners idle. He
says six mines have been closed in the
central district. and that work will be
suspended in the region within short
time. Sheriff Lowry went to Bunola
this morning. accompanied by several
deputies and ordered the strikers of
the public roads. An injunction was
served on Captain Walker. who was in
charge. and also several OF the men.
The operators are preparing to start
their mines but 1t is not likely that any
move will be made until after the St
Louis convention ends.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
NATURES OWN paorEcTioN.
Expl.n.tIon Of why = swelilsg
FIR nm y b Ow-

Explan.tIon of why = sweiiisg
FIR m b ow-
The swelling which follows from D~ rrr'
natures effort to protect the part from % TUT re-
nsiy a. roins on. What actually takes pia.ce
at the seat Of injury is not even now t'nnd Snasds
understood. The injury to the smansr p,os,d
vessels intereferes with the now oI %ith
through them and the white corpuscles. +he
part Of the serum. the watering part ssues on use
blood, escape into the surrounding lneh T., the
nelghborhood dilate and the increasesa ,ctsd la
Of blood with the thoroughfare oDstruc'o
n n probable that the white corpuscies OF
the blood pass into the tissues to assist az IN
the repair, as bees or ants assemble is A. Al. r.
injury to their storehouse. but with tnls ,.s ula
ference, that the substance OF the corpusc,es ra'
is probably converted into the tissue Conan Oh s1
pair. From one point OF view tne ,aStn;d' n4E;d
body 10 only one gigantic colony OF lnoix,u
uais, and the swelling that follows INJURY
but the rush Of these to repair the breach
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

That consumption can be cured is the
hope once more held out by Prof Rob-
ert Koch, q German scientist whose
name was on every tongue seven years
ago. Koch's ''tuberculin." which was
then tested, with unfavorAble results.
was preparation of the bacilli Of tu-
bsrculosis. The present treatment also
consists OF hypodermic injections Of
these bacilli. but with this difference,
that the bacilli have been broken up BY
mechanical means In order to facilitate
their absorption. Doctor Koch does
not promise that the new tuberculin
would be useful when the malady had
reached an advanced stage. He does
afarm that n large number Of suitable
patients" have been cured by 1t. 1t Is
noticeable that European scientists
treat this claim with great respec.-a
certain indication that. in their view,
Doctor Koch's twenty years study Of
tuberculcsis may at any time be
crowned with full success.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
WATER HYAciNrH DOOMED.
Little Red Spider Solves Threateneo
Serious Problem.

eap francisco Chronicle: The water hya,
cInth, which was imported into Florida IRON iron
Venezuela some years ago and was seriously
imnedin9 navigation in the st. Johns river
is being killed by a small red spider. Tnis t;1,s
spider 1s said to be also an impor.a.i1na
from Venezuela and is known as ueauiy
enemy to water growth Of this character. AZ
Palatka thousands Of acres OF water agal raonl
ta tion the situation was becoming so ser
ions that a state commissioner had been
appointed to officially report upon means m ,
Tor its destruction Ii is now believed that
the red spider will clear the river OF the
nuisance in one or two years.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
NEW AMERICAN PARTY.
IL Was Formed IN ST. Louis by Half Hun
dred Delegates

IL Was Formed In ST. Louis by Half . Hun
dred Delegates
st. Louis, Aug. 26.-The new Ameri-
can party was launched to-day by a
convention Of between forty and fifty
delegates. who have been in session in
this city for the past few days They
represent nine states and one terri
tory.
A national committee of ten MEM
bers was elected with Colonel H. H.
Sellers Of Detroit as chairman. Fred
Carlisle Of Detroit, who was selected
for the position of secretary OF the
committee. is an old-time Republican.
He was secretary Of the committee on
resolutions at the organization Of the
Rsnublican party forty-three years
/: The additional members Of the
s----.Iuittee are: Allison Stocker, Dan
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
Venom Inhaled with the Air,

And imbibed with the water of a malarious
locality, has still a certain antidote. Ex-
pertence sanctions confidence in Hostetter's
stomach Bitters as preventive of this
scourge. All over this continent and in the
tropics 1t has proved itself certain means
Of defense. and an eradicant of Intermittent
and remittent fevers and other forms of
miasma- born disease. Nor is II less effective
for kidney troubles. constipation. rheuma-
tism and nervousness.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

Elsie Duval, assistant postmaster at
Cheyenne. is short in her accounts 81
500. and her mamma says her daugh'e
spent the money on her lovers. What
kind Of chaps are those young men of
Cheyenne?
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

In the discussion following the re-
cent college boat races. as to the
stroke most apt to win, the point was
made that a gain Of one inch on each
stroke pulled would mean q gain Of
about boats length in a race of four
miles. or enough to bring victory in
many an encounter. In other words,
take care Of the inches. and the feet
will take care of themselves.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
Grocery Bargains.

"Bad, doctor. very bad. 1t was fearfully
sour"
sNot II you followed my directions. Two
parts of honey to one of vinegar cannot be
very sour" replied the doctor. tasting the
beverage, which he found to be very sour in
deed.
"How did you make this drink he asked
"Just as you told me. mixed up 20
cents worth Of honey with two quarts Of
vinegar for 10 cents."-Texas Siftings.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. wife Of the Eng
lish secretary for the colonies and daughter
Of w. G. Endicott. Mr. Cleyeland's first sec
retary Of war. special evidence of the
favor In which Queen Victoria holds her.
has received from her majesty the gold in
stead Of the silver jubilee medal The gold
medal was conferred. as a rule. only on
royal personages.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

From the prices charged by the
transportation companies the mosqui-
to ID not the only thing In the Klon-
dyke that knows how to present a
bill.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

PRESIDENT Mckinley. when at Camp Grout
IN vermont. was presented with a barrel q
spruce gum. which bore the motto: ss,rb,
land OF stark and Warner welcomes Won
a barrel presented to Senator Proctor bor,
the motto. Nuggets from our own Kion
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lii. Lway.

70 quilt tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netIc. full Of life. nerve and yigor. take No
to-Bac, the wonder-worker. that makes
Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free
Address Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

A. the charter of the Bank Of France
expires at the end Of the year the bill
for its renewal II expected to come
before the French chamber almost any
day. and the Paris correspondent of the
Economist points out the remarkable
changes that have taken place In the
bill since 1t was first introduced In
1oez Originally the charter was to
- rsnewed for twenty-thrse years:
now It can be terminated BY the gov
ernment at the end Of fifteen years.
The former bill required the bank to
pay 10 the state an annual contrfbu-
tion of $500. 900 francs from the COM
mencement of 1898; the new bill nxee
the contribution at one-eighth OF the
rate Of discount on the average pro-
ductive note circulation. or the amount
Of discounts and loans ON securities.
In addition to the stipulation that the
existing advances of 140. .O0O. 900 francs
to the treasury shall cease to bear in
terest, the bank II to advance . fur
ther 10000. 900 francs. also without in
terest, and 1t cannot demand repay
mont before the expiration Of its
charter. The note circulation, which
was originally to be raised to 1850, ,00O,-
~. 10 now to b. increased to the enor-
nous amount of goo .006 900, and there
are other less important changes which
1t II unnecessary to specify"
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
An Invitation,

The pleasure of your company is asked for
the free corn roast at Loveland Excursion
Around the Horn September 6. Picnic
dinner free.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

This paper is printed with ink manufac
tured BY the COLORADO PRINTING INF
AND ROLLER COMPANY OF DENVER
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

do you think you could stand the cold in
AlaskaT "fes. l once courted . Boston
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

More iies are caught with honey
than vinegar.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

She-"So you don't like the hat inst =,
trimmed?' ''u "Ao !
~. He savaseiy,-"With a lawn mower."-
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

My doctor said would die, but Piso's Cur
Cherry Valley. Ills. Nov %. 1895.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

Mrs. Mary French Sheldon. who has spent
most OF her life abroad. although she Is n
native of this country has been elected a
member of the English Royal GeographicaI
society. II Is said that she is the only wo-
man who ever received this distinction.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

Fifty-seven frog farms are now in
operation in this country. No wonder
We are croakers.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

The child has the seeing eye: years
veil our vision with stupid things called
facts.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

The average height of the Scotch is about
five feet ten inches
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

Mn. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for cnidrcn teethinR. .sotens the gums reiuc.
nation. .alAys pain, cures wind collie IS csnss -,
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

To put on repenting until tomorrow
may b. putting It on forever.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

A strong constitution il necessary to
stand the effect Of taking medicine.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

Oar New Upright Grand Piano Only 026
,snted- ,s Write to The Aontelius Plano Co. 5l7-5
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

While Turkey is known to be bankrunt
in Europe man
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

A lazy mans working time il to-
morrow.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03
No-ro- noo Tor rIet, r....

0uarantoed tobacco habit cure mar~
nen strong. blood pure b0c 81. All drn.s,es.
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

enc In France. ""sAno TO
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

David =. Bates. Who - now locked
up in Chicago for having too many
wives, II one Of those broad-minded
young men who would scorn to entsr-
tain = foolish religious prejudice. He
switched from one faith 10 anothsr At
. rate to make the pion vsfy dizzy.
He was. according to reports. married
in KaIapaFoo In the Methodist faith.
IN 4 A4t0 hd Welded - . Presby-
tefiaA: he jumped into the Catholic
tslA to marry Julia Mccarthy. crept
into ~, baptist Acck to win Nsttie
avaAo Lon17 tAere &aro still several
ssuntiss y hsar tzea-
The silver lance., 1897-09-03

w. NJ. U.-DENvER NO. 36.-16o7
when writing to advertisers please say
that you saw the advertisement In this paper.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-06
TIE MONTHLY MAGAZINES.

1t has been many years since we read
an article in the Atlantic Monthly"
For a quarter of a century or longer
we have regarded it as the best OF all
American magazines, although it
avoids pictures. Until The Bookman"
was started some two years since, it
was the only purely literary monthly
in the United States. While having
much Of the New England flavor, and
is saturated with the ideas that pre-
vail in and around Boston, it is dis
tinctively literary in the true sense Of
that greatly abused and misunder-
stood word. 1t is a very entertaining
and stimulating publication. So far as
we have read there is nothing of it's
kind better in Old England, or Scot
land, not excepting the old and ia
nous "Blackwood.' The April number
contains a variety of clever and en-
joyable papers written with scholarly
finnish, and with real ability. There
are too many to mention, but we read
some eight or more Of the papers with
satisfaction and in some instances
with genuine admiration. The papers
On Mark Twain" Cheerful Yester-
days." "A Century of Anglo-Saxon Elk
pansion,'' "Bryant's Permanent Con-
tribution to Literature" Mercury in
the Light Of Recent Discoveries"
Comment on Recent Books in Amer
lean History" and Men and Letters
were very appetizing and suggested
the very much worn Oliver Twist de-
sire. 1t is six or eight years since we
handled a copy of this foremost Of u
monthlies. We have seen it mention
ed in the papers that Mr.. Page, a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-06

North Carolianian OF reputation, and
lately editor Of The New York Forum.
was connected with it editoriaily. Miss
Murfree's new novel, "th Juggier." Is
appearing serially. She has been writ
ing from the beginning Of her brilliant
career for The Atlantic" and this alone
Is a high Endorsement OF her superior
gifts. Price 81 a year or IS cents a
number. Published by Houghton, Mif-
fin & Co, Boston, Mass.
state Normal Magazine" published
at Greensboro. begins we'll. 1t is a
North Carolina production, warp and
woof, we take 1t. The initial number
certainly promises well. 1t is broad in
page, we'll printed and contains forty
two pages. 1t will put the boys col
lege magazines on their metal to keep
pace with this new candidate for p
lar favor IL the issues to come shall
equal the first issued. The managing
editor is Mary 81. Petty, OF the faculty.
Then follow six editors among the STU
dents. Among them is Mary Faison
DeVane. The terms are so cents an
nually or Is cents a number.