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Daily camera., 1897-10-13
The Proof of 1t.

Miss Giddy-Oh, you dear girl; I've
been dying to see you. Have you heard
the news?
Miss Middy-No, to be sure; what is
it? ..s- 3
Miss Giddy-Tm engaged to Charley
Softy. t-'-. .aF..
Miss Middy-Then it's really true
that he's suffering from mental COL
lapse. But I didn't dream it was so
serious as that.-Minneapolis Journal.
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Physicians as a rule are prejudiced
against proprietary medicines but many
of them resostto PRIcKLY ASH BTTTERs
to relieve cases of kidney trouble when
the old school remedies are not effective.
1t has cured many desperate cases. Sold
b.. Geo. F. Fonda.
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or vital importance.

The Dominie-Will you promise never
to wander from the straight and mar
rewsway? Es;5 ss.
The Biker-Is it macadam?-N. Y.
World. III - la-..E
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A Modern Mafd,

She plays stunning game Of golf.
Is winner at the goal.
Looks captivating at the links.
And does not miss hole.
But when the maiden tries her hand
At making pumpkin pie,
Her victims writhe in agony.
Give up the ghost and die.
-ITn-to-Date
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Two Needed improvements.

TWO NeeueH ImpfOVementb.
Brooks, how do you like my new
coat?"
Let me take good look at it. HIM
Rivers. there are two things | could
suggest that would improve its ap-
pearance. 1t ought to be little fuller"
"Yes"
And then you ought to fill it out a
little better."-Chicago Tribune.
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LosT-One pair OF gold rimmed eye
glasses in small black case marked
pers hing. Finder leave at this Office
and receive reward. I3.3t
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To Cure a Cold In One I,.v

Take Laxative Bromo Quinnc rsblets.
All druggists refund the money il IT fails
to cure. IS cents. ...
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The Knowledge of p.tb,.

Uncle Dan-Say. what is pathology?
Uncle Bot-Dunno, less it's knowin'
where to find good cycle roads.-N. Y.
World.
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When, where and how to obtain pure
liquors without having to pay three prices
for it is leading question. Listen to US.
n the first place, be sure it is not Sun
day, then walk straight-way to Garba.
rino's.
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Proof Positive.

Poet-Do you love me?
Sweetheart-Don't 1 read your poet
ry ry?-Town Topics.
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WANTED-Cook for boarding hous
Address box 1884, Boulder, Colo. ,
Daily camera., 1897-10-13

Small pills, safe pills, best pills. De
Wits Little Early Risers cure bilious
ness, constipation, sick headache. Par
lor Drug Store, Boeck Bros. Prop.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet,
All druggists refund the money if it tail
to cure. IS cent?.
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CATON'ST TANAY Pills

Asass ssisd ,sDSs tE1f and a,ss ssts RELIEF FOR XQAs
druggists or sent sealed. 81. Our booklet cents
CATOiT SPEC -Co,Boston, Mass
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;]!|l||I[4|!|I]

Prosperity is here. Loosen your
strings and 90 east. Tak'
the Burlington's "Vestibulec'
Flyer" if the best is what you
want.
Leaves Denver $50 p. m. for Omaha
Chicago-Kansas City Louis-ALL
points east and South.
G. w. Vallery, General Agent,
1899 18TH ST., Denver.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
RUssEL1's SCRAPS WIrH FRIENDS
Ho Thrasheo Ono and Chases Another. who
Had Stabbed Him. on or q RooE.

He Thrasheo Ono and Chases Another. who
HAD Stabbed Him. or or a RooE.
While John Russell, an employee of the Ave-
nue O street car line, who lives ut $40 East
Eleventh street, was standing at Twelfth street
and Avenue A about IL o'clock Saturday night
William Blsh! who. Russell says. is a friend
of his, walked up to him and said:
do you want to fghti"
Il don't know"
well, como down to tho dock and III nak
YOU"
You go to hell"
mo, you'll go there" was BIgh's answer.
Look out, I'm going to shoot"
As he put his hand to his hip pocket Russell
struck him between the eyes and knocked him
down. Bligh got up and ran.
An hour later. while Russell was discussing
his victory with two other friends at tho same
street corner, some one cut him in tho
around and saw Hugh McGiniey Of 49, Av Usa
A, another of his friends. he says, running up
the Street; Russell, took utter him. McGin-
at Thirteenth. atreet and Avenue A. Russell
kept right at his heels. with the blood pouring
from the wound in his neck.
Don't follow me or III shoot!" yelled McGin-
sell chased after him. When mckinley reached
head e As he Eus ssW & sEsg9 i y making mp dns a st isap 1os
shot down into tho yard. Russell descended
the stairs and told a policeman what had hap
pened. His assailant was found writhinR and
RroaninR. He had broken his knee and could
not walk. Both men were taken 10 Bellevue
Hospital as prisoners. Bligh was at the hos
pital at his time having his injured eve
dressed. He had walked in of his own accord.
Russell refused to make a complaint against
him, and he was not detained. Russell's ex-
PLANTATION of the second row is that after Bligh
was whipped he sent Mckinley around to get
square for him.
:" Twas a cowardlv art " said Rpasel1 .rhrt
what the hell. They're all me friends. l
wouldn't make no complaint against norman.
What the hell's the usei'
Later the police arrested Bligh on general
principles. He was fined $40 in the Essex
Market Police Court Russell was DISCHARGED.
McGinley could not be arraigned on account
of his leg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
SILVER CAMPAIGN IN UEsRAsxA

Threo Conventions or PopuIists. Democrats,
and silver Republicans to No Held on Sept. L.
LINCOLN. Mob. Aug. lon Sept. 1 tho three
and Republicans will be held here. All arrange.
ments have been completed to make tho occa.
sion a great jolli1cation of the silver forces.
Tho throe bodies will act separately, but in
conjunction, and will nominate the same candi.
dates. Afterward q mass convention will be
hold. Letters from several prominent national hi.
metallistsh have been received by the COMMITTEES
saying that the writer's will be present. The
Hon. W.. J. Bryan, Senator Henry NJ. Teller.
and tho Hon. G. A. Towne will in turn address
the convention.
Tho plans have been made more elaborate in
order to counterfeit the influence of the reports
that have been circulated recently concerning
tho alleged caucus OF Bryan's friends In Ne
braaka to force him to quit talking silver for a
while; The meeting will also be the occasion of
a national address, to be issued by Bryan 10
the world.
1t will touch upon the progress of tho cause
being made throughout the country and the ey-
idence that Mr., Bryan. has himself received
form about the renewed interest in silver.
The address will retterate that 1t 10 the only
living Issue, and that all factions arc to-day
tending In that direction for the campaign OF
1900. Bryan's friends will also at the same
time formally deny that they have contemplated
asking him to Withdraw even temporarily from
the platform. and will deny that they have said
The Populist, and Democratic Conventions
will be composed Of 400 delegates each, and
the republicans Silver Convention of ]. 900 dele
gates. 10 that the meeting will be a representa-
In Nebraska.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
BROOKLYN Ell ECTRIo FOUNTAIN.
Ht Will Soon Furnish u Dazzling Display on tho
Prospect Park PlnEa.

The electrical fountain on tho Prospect Park
plaza in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Memo
rial Arch, which is to be one of Brooklyn's at
fractions, is now almost completed. and the date
for the opening exhibition will soon be ar
ranged. The fountain was designed by F. w.
Darlington Of Philadelphia, and constructed
by tho Wilson g. Baltic Manufacturing
Company Of Brooklyn. The basin, which
Is OF heavy concrete, with a cement bottom,
Is $50 feet In circumference. and the high
pressure service from the water tower close by
will furnish tho fountain with a capacity Of
10000 gallons an hour. The Brooklyn Heights
and Nassau Electric trolley companies will
supply the necessary power to run the pump
and illuminate tho fountain free of cost, In an
ticipation of an increase in the trafdc on their
cars passing the fountain. There will be l52
colored slides or glasses, and tho how OF
%atef VIII 90 30 arranged AZ 70 secure q
displays are suspended, tho basin itself will be
illuminated with sixty incandescent lamps
around the base. There will also be nineteen
power each. which can be adjusted by the opera
tor SO as to Illuminate the Memorial Arch and
the picturesque walls surrounding the plaza.
The contract price for the fountain was $24,5OO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
THEORETICALLY MAr1HEEs.
Important Discovery F1utters Younr Mother
dom at Saratoga.

dom At Saratoga.
This has been q great year for babies In Sara
toga- The crop has been the largest and nuest
In the history of tho town. The races and tho
golf tournament and tho club house and tho So
cial functions are not nearly such attractions as
the parade Of babies In Congress Spring Park on
any fine morning.
The summer visitors have found out when tho
parade takes place, and they make 1t . point to
visit the park during tho hours that the infants
show. which is from 10 O'Clock to noon.
A baby in a family is usually tho cause Of
some entirely new discovery about food or cloth
ing. The arrival Of one of the Saratoga babies
resulted in a discovery BY Its mother of some
thing that should prove exceedingly useful in
any we'll regulated home.
EThe discovery was made by Mrs. Circular
Street. and consists Of q scale showing how
much an average pormal baby should weigh at
birth, and from then on. up to tho age OF two
years. The scale was made out by q well.known
New York physician. but Just how he arrived at
the results obtained Is not known. The scale 10
aa followa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
Cat ana HI VII P1shs for . BIRD.
From the Loekport. N. r.. Journal

from tho Lookport. N. T., Journal
In the early part OF last evening a party Of
young folks who were driving along the RAPIDS
road were Witnesses of a strange spectacle, Just
as ihey were passing tho farm Of Mrs. Brown
Iheir attention was attracted TO a monster cat
on q ran fence around a field near by. They
pulled up their horse TO watch tho feline. whose
e ce were very strange. After a moment ths
cat was seen to make a sudden lean and
CAPTURE a bird on the fence in front Of him.
ne hed evidently come out to the neld for his
breakfast, The cat proceeded to make a meal
tsI ne oi Gf and the party drove on a little way
AZ a. Of a terrific struggle coming from their rear.
~; nney again stopped and were, greatly amazed at
iisrSe and deadly conflict with the cat
at nrst had much the best OF tho ieht
S %hen feH ab ! sir few eva in abundance. but 5nst
eumb, the cat was seen to weaken, and then tho
hawk, cstchlng is enemy up in Its taions, SCARED
Skyward' The battle lasted for fully ten min.
ntes and Was by no means over. The cat seemed
10 regain iis strength and fought like a tiger IN
mldair. Poor pussy WAS out OF lis element.
tows Shd his hawkship kept right on
peared. both struggling for mastery. $3.50 '
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
AFRAID OF HER CHINESE HUSBAND.
Rra Chu. VINE was Married TO Him By Dr.
Macarthur. Thought to he Demented.

RIrs Chu. VINE was Married to Him By Dr.
Macarthur. Thought to he Demented.
A young woman walked into the East Thirty
nrst street police station last night about 1880
o'clock and told Sergeant Kelly that she wanted
protection from her Chinese husband, who. she
said. was trying to kill her. Tho woman had
with her q 6-year-old girl. Elsie, who she said
was her daughter by the Chinaman.
According to her story. her name Is Mrs.
Fannie Chu. Her husband. Paul Chez Chu,
runs a store at 80 Mott street. They live at 400
,Wythe avenue.
Seven years ago. she said, she was a member
Of tho Baptist Tabernacle on Second avenue.
Paul Chico Chu was also Q regular attendant at
tho church. The present Mrs. Chu, who was
then Miss Kilgour. became acquainted with
the Chinaman at q church entertain
mont. He sang q song about "Where the
Lilies Grow So Fair in such an exquisite tenor
voice that Miss Kileour fell IL love with him.
DR.. Macarthur in the Baptist church on Thirty
seventh street. between Sixth and Seventh
They lived together happily. the woman told
Sergeant Kelly until recently. when she thought
her husband began TO treat her coldly. She boz
Saturday night. she said, she went to bod at her
usual, hour. but did not 60 to sleep because she do
very, nervous and kept asking her why she
he thought he would chop her head cd. She
slept mono Saturday night, and yesterday morn
ing, after her husband went to church., she took
her child TO Coney Island.
In the afternoon she returned. Her husband
was not at home. Being afraid to pass another
night with them she came to this city to see DR..
F. r. Morse, who. she says, witnessed her mar
riage. He told her to go to the police station,
Sergeant Kelly learned from the woman that
mont. He telephoned the fremont police to
notify her. He was Of tho opinion that Mrs.
Chu was demented, and said that unless her
friends called for her he would send her to Belle.
vue for examination as to her sanity.
She told the sergeant that she had been once
In an insane asylum. Chu was not at his home
last night Mrs. Alters. the j~anitress of the fiat
In which helives, said that his wife was thought
to DO demented by all the neighbors. She said
her husband always treated her Kindly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02

an average, or said they made an average, Of an
ounce . day, Just &c labor 4 said 70 be com
m9 The ieiSS Of the %H FrS on sn Ri KspS Sirsinr- in 1858
es the yisld Of the Klondikc win be this year.
OF. Those who were lucky concealed the meas
uro. Of their luck, while boosters exaggerated
their gains, 30 no accurate returns were pos
Over the sides of the Frazer Canon every.
thing mad to be packed on the backs OF pros.
fell short. Many times mining had to be sus.
pended ISr want Of food; parties left the camps
layod the pangs OF hunger by eating Wild berries.
There were no cases Of starvation on tho Fra
Ger, as food was always within two or three
perature on the Yukon.
The Frazer excitement was subsiding whom,
In 1880 and 1861, It broke out afresh In con-
sequence OF discoveries on the upper continents
Of the river. such as the Quesnel, in q couatTy
EiSs ! e ne : S Sa%i q & S Cd ssSsT w@ sE iSsSnhi had f Sssp
70 the writer extracts which arc marveilously
IKE nho, me ,t stoEIfs The newspapers are publishing
Y Antler Greek nuggets could be picked out
OF the sou b., hand, and tho rocker yielded nIty
ounces In 9 few hours. shovelfuls sometimes
Sl,ooo a day, and. the output of ,siuicc and
hume claims was sixty ounces . day, TO the
t Rsni Square %Ssh foot OF th e. T %iTii.my ielcs Eset sli ssSsr q
claims realized 100 ounces a day. One man OBJ
tanned 3s7 ounces In . day and 400 ounces on
the day following. At Barkerville the Otter
Company washed out In one day 200 pounds Of
gold. Several olaims yielded 100 ounces and
more daily. Tho Wake-up-Jake Company
washed .hftE:two ounoes from q painful Of dirt.
At Van Wrinkle Ned Campbell and asoociatos
took out l.7O0 ounces In three days washing,
and near there the Discovery Company, con-
s1sting Of four men, took out forty pounds in
one day, and cleaned up at the end of tho season
With $250,000. At Lowhee Creek Richard
Wuloughby worked q claim on q blue slate bod
rock within four feet Of tho surface, and OBJ
tained eighty-four ounces In ono day and $1,000
In tho weok, while near him two brothers
named Patterson tonk out $4,000 In hve
weeks, one day yielding seventy-three ounces,
partly IN nuggets weighing ten ounces each.
At the Quesnel forks the cleanup for the day
was sometimes as much as two mon could
carry.
The discovercrs Of the rich digginss at Antlcr
Donald. What became Of Mcdonald, who was
2 French:Scotchman, from Cape Breton, 10 not
known. Diety died q pauper at Victoria In
day, and for weeks no one knew where he was.
A party tramping through the snow ono day
came upon his body. His tin cup hung, from
tho branch Of q tree. On u was scratched with
the point Of q penknife, Dying Of starvation.
From first to last not less than $50. ooo, 900
Of gold came out Of the Frazer River and Carl
boo digginKs, but no fortunes can be traced to
that source. In this city Of millionaires not u
man can. DO pointed out who owed tho founda-
ton Of his prosperity 10 Frazer hvor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
YELLOW "PArHEr1cs" SPOILED.
Game warden Ynnderhoven DID Vet Persecute
"Golden-Haired Tots.o

"Golden-Haired Tots."
Last week Deputy Game Warden Orrin Van
derhoven of Passaic, n. j., prosecuted two per
sons for tapping robins. and the next day one
Of the yellow journals printed a pathetic
telling bow the hard-hearted vanderhoven had
seized upon the pets Of two little schoolgirls
and had made complaints against the children.
The afternoon edition of tho same paper en-
larged upon the story and published touch
ing pictures Of the "golden-haired tots"
Mr.. Vanderhoven was 90 worked up
that no sent for a reporter of the
rival yellow journal and asked him to print
the facts. The reporter promised to do go. but
the next day his paper only made tho tale moro
piteous and Mr.. VaDderhoven more cruel. Yes
terday a third journal that tags along in the
wake Of the two main yellows Joined in the at
tack. II made up for being somewhat late by
adding editorial comments.
Yesterday Charles A: Shrincr, the State Fish
THE Sun office and told the true story Of the
affair. He brought the documents with him
prosecuted. instead Of being school Children.
were full-grown Italian men, Frank Oclipo and
Mat Tho Pordon by name. .
YET" he said. Its hard to believe that 1t was
based on the cases of the two Italians, but as a
ones in which Mr.. Nanderhoven has been con-
cerned., He found that the Italians were trap
ping TOulnS 10 scll, ana ne was 30 careful that he
asked me about the matter before going ahead.
told him TO prosecute. and he did. AS for seiz-
Ing household pets, our wardens are specially
directed against anything OF the kind. This eX-
tract from the instructions issued to them covers
the case:
There Is one fact which should always be borne
In mind. and that is that the fish and game laws were
not enacted for the suppression of sport, but for the
enhancement OF II, and that the laws are not to be
Where bahiIual' Violations Of 0P the isW na AMY oe SslrGSdi
through the ignorance OF the OFFENDERS, common
Justice, dictates that these persons should be
warned Of the fact that they are violating
the law before the rigors of prosecution
arc resortOd TO. Wherever leniency is indi.
Gated by the circumstances It should be exercised,
and that in many cases where the letter of the
law has been plainly violated. Thus, where persons
are in possession OF a robin or q thrush. which they
keep for household pets. no prosecution would be ad.
visAble, for NO good could result therefrom, as the
liberation Of the bird after q long period OF eonnne-
leniency should not be EXTENDED TO persons trapping
birds or branching in them, even II the object OF such
trapping or trafic BIS the securing OF household pets -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
oFFIoIAI MAP OF ALASKA

It Includes the Kiondiko Region. ana Wa
Prepared BY the Coast and Geodotio survey.
WARRINGTON. Aug. Tho Coast and Geo
detic Survey has prepared the best map and
chart Of Alaska and the Klondike region extant,
and 90 great has boon tho demand for It that
Superintendent Duf1old has been somewhat
embarrassed to supply promptly all those who
have made acquisitions. Tho chart 10 the latest
made of that part OF the world. and shows not
only every mountain peak, range and river, but
gion.
Every inlet and bay is marked and all the lit
tie PLACES, such as Mound City. Circleyille, and
Forty Mile Pass. The record Of the past two
weeks shows that at least 5000 OF these maps
have been sent out from Washington. ono Chi
cago hrm alone calling for 500. They arc sold
few days. On this map official sanction 10 for
Klondike.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02

Precautions Taken ut Present on Two nth
Avenue Blocks.

Precautions Taken ut Present on Two Firth
Avenue Blocks.
The sidewalks of the two blocks on the west
side of Fifth avenue, between West Fifty-frst
and West Fifty-third street, have been boarded
over and the fences boarded up to preserve
them from injury during the laying Of the new
water mains along there. There are two new
4S-inch water mains going down in Fifth
avenue. one on each side OF the avenue. About
600 men are now engaged on the work, which Is
being carried forward at a number of places at
once.
The main on the east side of tho avenue in tho
neighborhood of Fifty-frst street has boon laid
and tho trench on tho west side has now been
opened. There is rock here. and blasting is
necessary. but the trench is close to an old
water main, and light blasting charges are
used Most of tho rock taken out Is carried
away, for large pieces are not filled back into the
trench, but paving stones and tho excavated
Garth are stacked up adjacent to the trench, and
for protection against this material and against
the sidewalks and fences here have BEEN s com.
pletely covered over. This was first done on the
block from Fifty.hrst to Fifty;second street. and
owners on the block above followed them.
The block of three residences extending from
IFifty-arst to Fifty;seGond street, which was
built by the late William II. Vanderbilt, who
himself occupied the corner residence at Fifty.
first street, 10 occupied by George w. Wander
bilt, In the corner residence at Fifty-first street;
William ID. sloane, in the middle residence. and
Mrs. Margaret L. Shepard, In the corner resi-.
dence at Fifty-second street the entrance To
which 10 on Fifty-second street. The nagstones
forming the sidewalk on this block attracted at
great size. and tho costly and beautiful fence
along this block is familiar.
1t Is common nowadays to board up windows
and doors when people go away for the summon.
sometimes stone fences are covered, and oc.
casionaliy carved stone posts. or stone figures
are boxed up, and not infrequentiy sections of
tho sidewalk are covered over to protect them
from marTtng or other damage In the course Of
the boarding up OF sidewalks and fences for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
oANADA AND THE K1oND1KA.
Seattle aaa vaaesuvor Are AEitatea Over the
Situation.

VANoouvnR, B. O., Aug. Tho citi1ens of
Seattle have held mass meetings pr sting
against Canada collecting duties on the neces-
saries Of life taken into the Klondike. and urging
tho Government to refuse bonding privileges to
Canadians.
Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia,
will hold similar meetings and pass resolutions
asking tho Canadian Government to refuse
bonding privileges to Alaska to all Americans
II the United States Government acts upon tho
Seattle suggestion.
A party Of engineers. surveyors. telegraph
operators, and scientific men sent by the DO
minion Government will start for tho Yukon
gold fields from Victoria next month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
POLICEMAN DEFINE PARo1ED.
Lynch's Friends Say His Killing OF O'Keefs
Was Unjustinnbie.

Policeman Thomas w. Devino Of tho East
1o4th street station, who shot and killed Cor
nelius 0'Keefe while arresting James Lynch
on Saturday night, was arralgned in Harlem
Court yesterday along with his prisoner.
Lynch's relatives and neighbors assembled in
force In the court, and with one accord testi-
fed that Lynch's arrest was uncalled for and
the shootng of O'Keefe entirely without war
rant.
material testimony was given as to tho killing
OF O,Keefe. Lynch was held In 81 900 bail for
sasI pnfoisd IN w tsa ssstSd, e az cs tPa 6RTaeSen.