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The silver lance., 1897-07-30
FLOTSAM.

Four tides a day now at the harbor
Of Southampton. England. This Pc
cuiiarity is caused by the Isle of Wight
intercepting a portion OF the tidal wave
in its progress both ways through the
English Channel.
For one hun dred years Madame
Chevlllard. of T'llegarden. France, has
lived on bread. milk. fruit. and vegeta-
bles. She has never eaten meat. This
month she celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary of her birth.
A planter in Aiphoretta. Ga, raises
red cotton. Every stalk IL a deep red.
~ are also the leaf. boil and bloom.
The seed for this crop came originally
trom a freak stalk of red cotton dis
covered in Florida seven years ago.
A Portland ship-owner read that his
vessel was passed by another on the
high seas. He estimated the latitude
and longitude In which the vessel was
said to have been. and found she was
In the middle OF the desert Of Sahara.
A Chicago und.rta ker knows where to
20 for business. He wanted to fave
his card displayed on the trolley cars.
but was refused the privilege. An un-
dertaker's advertisement SO close to the
deadly trolley was considered too sug-
gestive.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
A NEW BEAR STORY.
Bruln Made Himself much At Home In Family
Z Kitchen.

A visitor from up the Frying Pan
struck town yesterday, says the Aspen
ISun, and brought with him-not a fish
story, but brand new bear story, and it
sounds all right, too 1t seems that a
day or two ago. while one of the residents
near Meredith was absent from his home
his wife and children had a most unwel-
come caller in big black bear. 1t can
not be said they received their visitor for
ouch statement would be far from the
truth. The animal entered by the kitch-
en- door, just like any tramp, and stam-
peded the family into the front rooms.
Once there they bsrricadeed the doors
and with fear and trembling awaited
furthrr developments.
But bruin did not call to see the lady
Of the house; what he wanted was grub
and he at once proceeded to help him
selfin free and easy manner that would
have made any knight Of the road asham-
ed Of himself. Sugar and pastry, ham
and bacon-all went to appease his insa-
table appetite. He was still enjoying
himself when the man OF the house came
home. A gun was quickly procured from
the nearest neighbor and shortly after
ward the bear was stretched upon the
Kitchen foor, a corpse, and the family
will now dine of bear steaks, and the
children can carpet their play house with
the animals pelt.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
rIentIoned BY Our Friends.

copy OF the SrvLKR LANCE. published
at Crystal, Colorado, reached Ms this
week. 1t IL now published by Frank I.
White, lately Of this Office. It is a spicy
little ahcet.- Morgan County Herald.
We received a copy Of the SILVER
LAFc1, this week, published at Crystal,
Colorado. with Frank T. White formerly
OF tho Herald, as editor. We join Mr.
Whites many friends here in wishing
him good luck.-Huron, Kansas Herald.
The Crystal SrLvEs LANCE has put on
a new dress. E. ]. Hurd retires as edi-
tor and introduces Frank l. White as his
successor. The LANCE is clean, bright
and ncwsy paper and deserves the best
the country affords. It would do credit
to a moch larger town. We always wei
come its coming.-Gunnison Ners.
Mr.. E. J. Hurd Of Crystal LANCE fame
has retired from that bright sheet and
Mr.. Frank I. White has assumed the
editorial chair. He is well known to the
fraternity Of the west as a wide awake
newspaper man Of experience, and will
undoubtedly make the LANCE, il possible,
more attractive than beforc.-Leadriiie
Free lanee.
We are in receipt of copy of the Sill
YER LANCE published at Crystal, Gunni-
son county, and note the name of Frank
I. White, formerly Of. Fort Morgan, and
Denver as one Of the publishers. Mr..
White is one Of the best printers in the
state, and his paper shows the hand of
an artist in its make-up.-Fort Morgan
| Times.
Frank l. White, we'll known around
Hugo, has taken editorial control of the
SILVER LANCE, weekly paper published
at Crystal, Gunnison county, Colorado.
Mr.. White is an experienced newspaper
man and will make the LANCE a great
paper: He formerly conducted the Hu-
ron Herald, published at Huron, Kansas
and his reputation as newspaper build
er extends to several states. Good luck,
Frapk.-Hugo Ledger
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
THE COLORADO MIDLAND.

Since hard times struck Colorado we
have b. ell under the painful Necessity of
restricting our train service to one
through train day in each direction.
Now that The Midland is benefitting by
the improved condition of affairs in the
est, we have decided to resume double
daily train service, effective June 18th.
On that date we will place a new card in
effect, which, while making no material
change in our present No, 5 which leaves
Denver At 8:45 in the morning, Colorado
springs ll:25 a. M, arriving at Grand
Junction at 40 the following midnight,
and No. 6. leaving Grand Junction at 5:55
a. m. arriving at Colorado Springs at
GAO p. m. and Denver at 9:20 .. m,, will
place in service the following trains:
THE UTE mo. n to leave Denver at
S.3O p. M, Colorado Springs 1910 a. m.,
arriving at Grand Jundiion 1855 p. m
the day following.
THECOYOTE mo. 81 TO leaye Grand
junction AT 6:20 p. M, arriving Colorado
Springs 6;l5 a. m. and Denver 6:45 a. m.
the following morning.
The equipment on these two latter
trains will consist of Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars from Denver to Grard
c"uSttou Gu Toute TO OHOe0. VIA Rio
Grande Western aud vice versa; Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars from Denver to
Leadville and vice versa; Pullman Pal.
ace Sleeping Cars from Denver to Grin.
pie Creek via Divide and the Midland
Terminal and vice versa; standard da7
coach and baggage car Denver to Gfaud
Junction and vice versa,
We ask your cooperation in making
these trains success. The schedule cons
templated provides the best train service
between Denver, Colorado Springs and
Pueblo and the mountain towns OF Ruena
Vista. Leadville, Aspen and GIenwood
a. well ~ to points on the Pacific slope:
II is well for you to bear in mind thai
there is no kick coming" from the pss-
senger routed over The Midland. The
scenic features, train service. eating bouse
facilities (run by Fred Harvey. etc are
all first class, and a disgrun,led passenger
is an unknown quantity to US. Then
don't forget what comes at the end ~
the month";" Yours. truly.
w. F, BAILEY, G.P.A.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
PRINTERS INK.

The ad reflects the man who makes II.
ness.
A good ad. sometimes suggests more
than 1t tells.
The pointed ad sticks In the readers
memory.
The funny ad. like the funny man, is
nof generally appreciated.
Ads should be ''talk''-but II should be
the talk OF the wise man. not of the
fool.
There are already some papers in
which an ad has got to be supremely
good-or It's no good.
A clerk who talks briefly, pointedly,
and respectfully will sell goods-so will
the ad that talks SO; only 1t will sell
more.
The most successful advertiser II not
the man who spends the most money,
but the man who spends his money in
the best way.
Originality in advertising does not
consist in inventing new or bizarre
methods. but in making the most effect.
i've use of methods usually utilized.
The man who advertises poorly may
strike 1t now and then II he advertises
continuously. Macaulay said that the
clock that didn't run was right twice In
twenty-four hours.
1t is refreshing to note that the press
is almost unanimously Of opinion that
the department. store is a natural evolu-
tion in business methods. no more pos
sibie to be suppressed by legislative en-
actment than it Is possible to suppress
any other natural phenomena by maxi
Ing laws against them.-From Printers
Ink.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
CURRENT FASHIONS.

wide tox-plaited and deeply kiiied
sk.rts are coming in.
Soft sheer null a. ! Persian lawn are
smong the most popular Of summer
fabrics.
A ccnspicuous feature OF millinery II
the immense display OF abnorma11y
wide ribbons.
Queen Marguerite will never wear the
same gloves or stockings twice. and Ali
her gowns are made In Paris.
Parlsians are now wearing redingote
gowns, opening over tablier fronts, in
Imitation OF those worn in the Marie
Antoinette period
Cheek pads for Improving the contour
Of the face cost $50 a pair in London.
They are made Of co-allite and have to
be nodded with great oare.
Handsome English nohairs have been
greatly used in the ormation Of styl-
fish. durable and ladylike travelling cos
TUNES for journeys by land and sea.
Melton cloth of the finest quality II
used by the fashionable tailors instead
of covert suitings for costumes and
Jackets for cool days at the seaside or in
the mountains.
Capes to match the gown are fea-
ture of some of the new costumes. es-
pecially those for travelling. when the
cape Is made with a large. serviceable
hood. lined with fancy taffeta silk.
Shirts made Of soft sateen. in various
Paisley patterns, bid fair to outrival
most Of the other designs this season.
and are prettily finished at the throat
with a turn-down collar and two studs.
wise dressmaker tells her GUS
toners that what they wear is of little
Importance compared to the way they
wear 1t. A washerwoman's frock and
a regal air make a much finer combina-
tion that regal frock and washer
woman's air.
Bodices just now are being worn full.
of all kinds Of light materials. gathered
over close-fitting foundations of colored
silks, which gleam through, giving
that iridescent appearance so preva-
lent through this seasons dresses.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Geo. Garrett Of Leadville struck town
this week and has been employed by
Geo. c. Eaton for a few days. Mr.. Gar
rett was foreman of the vulture mine.
the famous property Of H. A. w. Tabor
near Phoenix, Arizona, and at the time
Tabor lost the property in the courts Mr..
Garrett had lease on the mine and was
enjoined from further work. Walter
Garrett one or the members Of the ILL.,
fated South American party who went
from Leadville and fell victims to the
tropical fever, was a cousin of his He is
an old timer in Colorado mines and his
experiences would make an interesting
volume.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Among the articles Of interpretations
nled with the Secretary Of State at Denver
the past week, was The Bear Mountain
Tunnel and Mining Company, Capital
e40oQM0 The incorporators are A. W.
Bailey. W. s. Perry, Geo. c. Eaton, w.
Porter Nelson, who with R. D. Eaton, 7.
G. Lgster and Walter Cutting. form the
board Of directors- The principal ofIice
ard place Of busines Is to be at Crystal,
0unnisnn county. Colorado.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
THE RED RIVER DISTRICT.

The best way to reach Red River City
!: via the "Santa Fe Route" to Springer,
thence Morena Valley stage line passing
through Baldy and Elizabethtown, over
an excellent road open all the year.
Stages leave Springer daily (except
Sunday at ZOO a. M, carrying the
mail. For full information, address,
). +. HALL, Gen'l Agent,
Denver, Colo.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

We feel very grateful to Hon. Joe Block
for driving over from the Buttes last
week. After being jolted over the rocks
he at once authorized Road Overseer
Parry to draw on the. county fund, sufii-
ciently toclear the road. Now we should
like to have the Commissioners of Pit
kin and Garfield ride over the sections Of
the Carbondale road lying in their coun-
ties
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Overseer Parry, Of Marble, with the
assistance Of James Brynn' Horace VIII
liams and Mattivi Brothers cleared and
repaired the Crested Butte road to the
line OF this district Friday and Saturday
and we may add, they did their work
we'll.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Robt. e. Lee, Of the Belle OF Titusville,
= tho happiest man in camp. Monday
his family. consisting Of Mrs. Lee and
three children, arrived from Aspen and
they have commenced keeping house in
the cabin below the mine.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Hon. w. Porter Nelson. Attorney H.
w. Clark and Nell ]. Carr came over
from Aspen Wednesday to visit Crystal
and shake hands with their ffiends. All
OF them started out OF Aspen on their
bicycles. but Mr.. Carr met with an ac-
cident at Marble and came in on the
stage.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

One Of Clayton's jack trains brought in
six tons of coal from Crested Butte Tues
day and load Of merchandise for the
Trading Campany yesterday.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

F. G. Royal, an Aspen man, is pros
pecting on Yule creek. over east OF White
house mountain He came over to Crys-
tai yesterday to call on friends and re-
turned this morning.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

George C. Eaton, v. A. Mathews, and
w. w. Bailey spent Sunday hunting bear
in the range between here ane Gothic,
whore . number Of travellers have seen
members Of the bruin family Of late. 1t
4 needless 70 say the bear was not to be
found whom hunting party was anxious
to meet him.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Bud Smith was in Marble Monday and
by special request we announce that it
was purely business trip and he was
not attracted by the charming young
ladies for which that place is famous.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Mrs. Hallett and Miss Taylor Of Aspen
md Mrs. G. H. Schilling OF Victor were
In Crystal a little while yesterday while
on route to and from Scofield.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

II. G. Howard has been doing some
carpenter work this week, finishing up
the back rooms Of the assay Office build
ing.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
STAGE AND NAIL,

The stage and mail departs every morning at
and arrives every evening ats: except Sundays.
Arrives and leparts from Carbondale at the
same hour.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Bill Sleeman's coyote left the mark Of
its teeth on his hand. That was really
the reason he turned it loose.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Willis Mclaughlin of Gothic was over
last Sundy, He reports that camp alive
with prospectors.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

President Leonard Hoffman, Of the
Marble 8. & M. Co., was among our Sun
day visitors.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

r. B. Wright and Jack Clayton went
over to Crested Butte with the jack train
Monday. -
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

A. w. Bailey returned to camp Tues
day evening via Carbondale, coming up
ON the stage.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

w. F. Birmingham was nursing a sore
eye, the effects of a flying piece of steel,
this week.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

' Vim. Hackett came up from Marble
yesteday, on business.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Art Ed yerton and wife OF Marble were
visiting Crystal friends Monday.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Miss Lucille Fisher Of Aspen has been
visiting Leona and Marion Eaton the
pest week.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Mssdames Bronson and Williams spent
the day nt the Lead King yesterday.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Mrs. Ryan, or Aspen, who has been Wis
iting in Crystal returned home today.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

A new consignment OF boots and shoes
At The Store.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

There never was a woman who married
man she disliked to please her parents
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

An agent for the Home Comfort Steel
Range passed through camp yesterday.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

A choice line Of handkerchiefs just re-
ceived at The Store.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Mrs. Pierce williams, of Carbondale has
been visiting Crystal friends this week.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Mrs. w. D. Parry and Master Will,
visited Crystal friends Saturday.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Flour in 25D. 5on. and looIb sacks at
The Store.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

The LANCE is sorry we have no bells in
camp TO chime, for there will be occasion
to ring
merry bells,
Wedding BELLS"
ut an earlier date thsn most people in
Crystal imagine.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

Powder, Fuse and Caps at The Store.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

The incest people in the world are those
who can treat solicitor with respect.
The silver lance., 1897-07-30

All trains run daily.
chair cars on day trains. Lowest rates and hass
service. For further Information apply to
j. J, DEVEREUX
Gro VI p,. Agent, Aspen,
w. +. BAILEY. Genl Pass, Agent
The silver lance., 1897-07-30
CRYSTAL CONCENTRATES.

Assay sw4 sMlWR Run os L. II Happenings q the
.:.sSssnp and commurity.
Evening star., 1897-04-19
JAPANESE GO TO MEXICO.
| 1t fs Believed 10000 Will Go There
in the Next Two Years.

1t fs Relieved 10000 Will Go There
In the Next Two Years.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-The steamer
City of Para, which sails this morning for
South Anne ports. carries with her
party of forty japanese, who arrived here
last week on the steamer Gaelic. Those
men form the first large lot of emigrants
hound for the big Mexican free grant that
have yet left Japan, and their leader.
Okena Egato, an army officer, who has been
thoroughly educated in European colleges,
is on his way to Mexico to make a COM
piete investigation of the advantages Of
fereG.
Our countrymen get this land for 10
cents an acre, with freedom from all kinds
of taxation for the first ten years." he said
last night. Il think the proposition is one
that will bring a population of 10000 Japa-
nese into Mexico inside of the next two
years Several agents are now canvassing
the interior districts of Japan and are max
ing announcements about the project to all
the people, especially the small farmers,
and thousands Of applications have been
received already at Nagasaki and Kobe
Steamers are now being chartered for this
trafhc alone. Our colony, which borders
on San Benito, below Acapulco is Just now
In process Of formation. These men l have
with me now will bring the number of
those on the ground up to about 800; but
there will be 5000 more by July
we think that our people will like the
country down there, and, with their careful
habits. will be able to amass considera BILE
wealth as soon as they get accustomed to
the seasons and the way to grow a few
cereals that are new to them. Our govern
ment looks with great favor on the scheme.
be cause it will relieve our own congested
districts. and by and by send our outside
monev into circulation into Japan, besides
opening up new freight business and traffic
routes that may become permanent"
The next lot of Japanese will arrive in
the me nrst week of May and will consist of
400 young men.
Evening star., 1897-04-19

tion OF the country. AS I have said tim
Der must be grown where nature has
shown that timber has grown. We have
got our timber from the east and from the
far west, and that vast section of the coun-
try lying between the two mountain ranges
desirable for agricultural purposes has and
will continue to depend, upon the, country
to the east and west of it, For these reas-
ons. the farmer of the west is thoroughly
interested in forestry. because he has no
other building material than wood He Is
without stone, and it would be very
costly thing for him to supply himself with
of the country which have abundance of
of timber are the portions which could best
get along without timber for building pur
poses. for they have plenty of stone. When
the farmers of the west begin to realize
this condition 1 think they will take a deep
interest in forestry
Evening star., 1897-04-19
Mr.. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
He Has Entered on His Duties as Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy.
Presented to the Bureau Omcers by
Mr.. MeAaoo-TO Investigate the
New York Navy Yard.

Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt Of New York en-
tered actively upon the discharge Of his du-
ties as assistant secretary of the navy to-
day. He subscribed TO the usual oath OF
Office before Notary Hanna of the Judge ad-
rocate generals Office had a short confer
ence with Secretary Long with respect to
the general duties of his office, and was
then presented by Mr.. McAdoo, his prede-
cessor, to the bureau officers of the depart
ment. Mr.. McAdoo availed himself of the
opportunity to take official leave of his as
sociates for the past four years.
The new assistant secretary has been as
signed the room formerly occupied by the
judge advocate general OF the navy While
not large in size,i is regarded as one of the
most desirable rooms in the department.
1t has a southern and eastern exposure
and its windows overlook the White
House and grounds. Although it communi-
Gates with Secretary Longs private office
there are three large rooms between. Mr..
William Howell, Mr.. McAdoo's private sec
retary, has been requested by Mr.. Roose-
welt to remain with him in the same ca
pacity.
Nearly the entire day was occupied by
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt in answer
ing the private mail that has been ac-
cumuiating at the department i'm alarming
pre- oportions ever since his nomination.
"A IepoTteT managed 10 gam MS at
tention for moment as he passed through
the corridor. The reporter remarked:
We'll, 1 see you have taken hold already,
Mr.. Roosevelt
Not exactly that yet" replied Mr..
Roos evelt. 1T would be more correct to
say am taking hold.''
In answer to question as to what he
proposed to do. Mr.. Roosevelt said i'm his
usual emphatic way: There's nothing for
me to do but to carry out Secretary Long
policy. That's ALL
Notwithstanding his iisinclination TO
speak On the subject, it is generally un-
derstood in naval circles that the first i'm
portant duty that will devolve upvn the
new assistant sec. etary will be to make a
thorough investigation of the admiristra-
ton o: the navy yard at New York, with
view 70 correction of the abuses said
TO exist in the matter Of appointments
and in the purchase of supplies The
proper execution of this duty will un-
doubtedly necessitdte an early appoint
ment to the head Of the division Of ap-
pointmenfs, where the records of all
changes in the labor force are kept, This
office is a most important one. 1t is in
the classified civil service and can be filed
only by promotion or reinstatement. II
has been vacant for over six weeks