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washington: But these statements
fool nobody except those who are
easily fooled or those who wish to
be fooled, Mr.. Mckinley is. with
Boss Platt, and every Federal of.
6eeF in New York knows it and is
acting accordingly. He wants Boss
Platt to win, and doesn't care a snap
whether it be with Tracy for can
didate or with compromise candi-
date secured by the withdrawal of
both Tracy and Low. He wants Boss
Platt to win because that would
give him stronger hold on the New
York delegation to the next repub-
lican National convention, which
Platt has pledged to the support Of
Mckinley for second term. No
body in Washington will be greatly
surprised if the Democratic Nation
al Committee should declare Henry
George to be tlie regular democratic
candidate for Mayor of New York.
1t is unofficially stated that the
board of naval officers charged with
the duty of investigating and recon-
mending to the Secretary of the
Navy the best place, all things con-
sidercd, to locate government plant
for the making of armor for naval
vessels. has practically decided that
the best place for the plant is in the
south and that their choice is be-
tween Alabama and Tennessee, with
the chances slightly in favor Of their
recommending the latter. This
recommendation will 60 to Congress
which will decide whether the plant
shalt be established.
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Interesting Mining News.
kAauAAA
Fr.in the Ia Plata lGiner.

Frdn the Ia Plata Niuer.
T.. +. webar, who M. bond anil lease on
the South rn Hoy. 10 again taking OFT nnc icl.
luiium orc.
DR.. Williams. of Durango. is workin. the
Maggie lode IN Drndws-Nl Hiilch and Is getting
good results from samplcx.
The Mountain Lily Ia still producing iis ri,,.
tclluftum ore but us the work being don Il
60. lined TO drifting tlse Quantity taken out u
The timte,s for tho Grassy Hri tunnel are
boinR sawcd and hauled. and active work ON
that grtat enterprise will he commenced next
week und will bc continued all winter.
Cant. Htrom. the well known r. ollie coast
mining mnn. arrived in t.l Plata last Sunday
and 10 u guest Of Mnungcr AO.es, or tho Little
iJane. ~. 1trUm will ~ ond some tmo IN iOOk.
ng over the cainl's and may make an invest.
Pret. Tsnchslsr 4 Co. will make annti,cr 20.
tsn alignment from the kmNll Hope IL u E,w
dnysS IRE ore hOdy In tho sOuh level has
wid0s,etl our 10 Two feet and II looking nrs;.
cinsA They arc now In shape 10 take out
large amount OF ORC anu WILL make regular
shlhmeiAs.
With over twenty mt'os shipping anil mill.
ing pay orc, with EurOjenn capital Operating
the small HUpe an.i al jniniiig clniins, New
York and Omaha capital In the Cui,iinb,,s.
Omaha parties operating the MnncOs ntartrs
and In Madden 4ulch. Now York llrtlcu tax Ing
hold on Junctlun Creek. California inoiicy de-
veloptng Oro FinO, nn.l, lnkt hut not lrnsl. D,r.
ycl and PurblO capiinlls' pushing tho Grassy
liill Deep yNn.Ml enterprise. this district Ii
getting nnc start ON tile road to prosperity.
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Our Colorado Girls.

Whom YOU SEQ the maids Of ho"or In tho car.
VITA ! bloom UPON their f.oc. of tho .or. tia.
And You nots Ii: laughing sparkle In their
And ne h,1aa!a!nSreesy beauty TINT they
You en- m, take M them M as sample Of tho "idcns
On o1F r. wssS e s.s slsS, s.s. and mountains I" ths
And ressoa they Vii give you chance to
THAT in beauty Colorado ssiG!d'. g.!
Ard :.maae ~ meyIng n,asses ~ you elbow
vis your eyes UPON iSs 2acs Of every wossern
x..e !Ss E {Ss siso% NO 8 her complexion and IN.
Bee ne q Mss.ss sSss': Il per carriage. aud til.
Aud os:ssss i,sw ~ s,ssg sa sss,urs bs.s pretty
And !os s s:sS:s SSs'S 81. ssksowl.aso. u. yu Nv.
rAAtis beauty OuicfsIo hol.ha
=. Oriental lsrsris,,.
None cf thoni csn hold .nils =, o,a 4 pSy
For IL vraCr and iace nnd hsi,c they're tho
nOwrrs pf tho tttr.ti
And their luvillncss is squHilcd only Nv their
sterling worth. -
Ever. ors or lhs'n's u Jewel In our royal
dtndetli,
Cleaning In her niatehicss u auiy like um
:. animated xoiu
No she mi.lrss. ~ the mIriof or by rurll
br.v yhb tanned,
shc's " winninv queen in tnlU.t,i"s
nut .t.
III -psuvsr Evvulay r0si.
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maids were the handsomest and most
stylish. the pennant for beauty being q.
warded to Miss Eva Munyon Of Teliu-
ride with Mics Barber Of Durango and
Miss Griffith Of Ouray close seconds.
All had "lovely time" and oil wsse la.
dies In every sense the term implies. To
make the stay OF those who desired to
remain over as pleasant as possible. Mr..
=. X. Hooper OF the Rio Grande volun-
teered return transportation whenever
they were ready 10 depart. Tbs San
Juan visitors were infatuated with the
superior excellence Of our lady repre-.
sentatives. all were handsome. stylish.
oven tempered and always jolly "
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MoNTEzUMA CoUNTY's FLOAT.
Exhibits Too Late for the Parade
Shown at City Park.

Much regret was expressed at the alb
sence OF the Montezuma county float
from the agricultural division during
the first days pageant. It was occasion-
ed by disappointing delay in tho re.
ceipt OF the exhibit from Cortex. The
float. weighted down with the choicest
products Of Montezuma's fertile soil, has
been sn attraction at City Park for the
past forty-eight hours. Postmaster
Charles q scharnhorst. Of C9rtsz. and \.
which several Msmbeers = d ths state
horticultural society have pronounced
to DO superior to any shown in tho p;i-
rade. The display includes an immense
variety OF apples. peaches plums, apri.
cote. and pears grown principally in the
orchards Of Jasper Hall. Grown on the
same ranch are mammoth potatoes and
squash. Noah Barnes, tho "Water.nelou
King OF Montezuma county. displays
some mammoth melons and ,puekmelons.
The Montezuma exhibit will be sold this
morning at II o'clock. The proceeds
will be devoted to the Montezuma Fair
association Denver News Oct. 9Th.
Once more Montezuma county is in
great luck. No better thing could have
happened than to have the float too late
for the parade and have it placed. as it
was. on exhibit in the City Park. OF
course. 1t would have been very nice to
have had 1t in the parade. but had It
been there that would probable havo
been the last Of It aud had it only been
exhibited in the parade. -only passing
glance would have been given It by the
great crowd In attendance. but Mt the
park. where there was less excitement
people had an opportunity to examine II
and to tulk Of the fruit. ETC.. on 1t. thus
giving the county wider and better ad.
vcrtisement than it would have done
otherwise.
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The Dolores boys win be kept busy
watching their girls now that Joe has
become resident Of that bnrg.-La
Plata Miner.
We plead guilty to decided liking FOR
the girls. but as wo are not hunting any
6ghts the Dolores boys may take heed
Of tae above advice OF not " they see
fis. But while watching us. do not over.
look the fact that II. u. 3rindls Il teach.
ing school hero and is not slow.
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VIZ unintent;ona!ly neglected
last week to make mention of our
departure from La Plata. Mr.. c.
o. Clark. our former partner at that
place. is now editor and publisher
Of the La Plata Miner and will give
the people of that district live
mining paper. il properly support
ed. Our best wishes are with him
and we believe lie will succeed.
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Chas. Scharnhorst. oi Cortex, returned
from his trip to tho Carnival Lust Sun.
day evening ON the Special. From those
who attended the festivities We learn
that Mr.. Scharnhorst was loyal to Moutc.
sums county and did all he could to en-.
tertain' people who called to SEQ tho
county's exhibit at tue Depyey City
Park. He even gave up the plcus.
ure Of seeing the paratles. eiu.. in ortlcr
to let no one pass the exhibit without
knowing all about it. lie Is deserving
of large amount Of credit for his work
and we truat 1t will be appreciated by
tho residents Of tho county.
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Montezuma County
Strictly In It,

As evidenced by the following
item taken from the Denver Post OF
October sth:
1.-THE Land of the Aztecs" was
the inscription on the Montezuma
county float. The display of fruit,
vegetables and grain grown in the
extreme southwestern corner OF
Colorado is said to be the best that
has ever been brought to the city.
The melons, corn and other truck
were of mammoth proportions and
made ones eyes bulge with surprise
to behold them.
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ALTHOUGH we have been in
charge of the STAR only two weeks
we have had the pleasure Of plac.
ing several names on the subscrip-
ton list. Those who have paid for
the paper in advance before we took
charge will receive 1t until their
time expires. We will mail notices
to all whose time has expired. In q
few days, and would be pleased to
have a reply as soon as possible.
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"An Eastern paper wants to know why
1t is that very few journalists tnsrry
widows. Because they prefer original
matter. Of course."-Denver Post. A
mistake. 'Tis for the reason that when
they 60 to press. new composition gives
the best results.-Maucos Timcs.
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HANNA has his hands full in Ohio
and stands a good chance Of losing.
1t is to be hoped that he will lose.
as it will give the silver forces a
good start in that state.
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A RIGHT solution of the currenc.

IA NI0u1 SOIuSIOu OI SuS CutIS11Sy
question means prosperity to the
people Of the United States, and the
right solution is bi.metallism-thc
free and unlimited coinage Of both
gold aud silver. Neither protective
tariff nor free trade will bring per-
mancnt relief and all campaigns
should be conducted ON lines that
will lead to the victory Of the silver
forces in 1900.
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The Durango Morning Democrat is
out and bright and newsy paper it 10.
1t is published by two able aud practical
newspaper men. Col. II: w. Webb and
H. NJ. Force. and will be u rnper worthy
of the confidence and patronage OF the
people. Success to the papor und its
publishers is our hearty wish.
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A TRULY great man is one who
knows how to make living with
out passing around the hat.--Crit.
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When a girl has l.inned ilascr on
name coat, she always tits her chin up
and looks at it sideways.
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Dolores box.car depot is quite On at
traction for strangers. Very convenient
also. ~
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For one hundred men there are one
hundred and nine women in the world.
and yet.
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Girls are like strawberries. Some heed
more sugar than others.-Kxchunge.
Not 90 with the Dolores girls.
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johnson & Waldron.
Dolores, :: Colorado,
Here Are Some Bargains.

A Few Shirt Waists, Light Wrappers and
Children's Summer Dresses
These Goods Must be Closed Half
Of former Price Dout Fail o Examine these Goods.
Mems Suits Mems Suits!
We have received line Mems Suits. quality
Sye-cannot be beat beatthe price leads anything in
Southern Colorado.
Footwear of Every Description
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

The ADD annual fair of the Sagadahoc
Agricultural and Horticultural society
will be held at Topsham October 1914
There will be $1,000 in premiums and
purses There have been three hundred
head Of stock entered, and there will be a
novelty bicycle parade, with prizes, fancy
bicycle riding by the champion, Richard
son, grand balloon ascension with par
achute jump by Prof. Stearns of Lewis
ton, music by the Bath band and horse
racing galore. Wednesday will be Chill
dren's day with special attractions. A
grand drill will be given by O'Brien' s
Cadets, bicycle parade, fancy riding and
balloon ascension. Half fare on the rail-
roads.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08
Norton-Lawry.


During the past week the appearance of
the grounds have been greatly improved
by trimming up the trees. Mr.. Varney of
the committee on grounds has had charge
Of the work.
Mr.. Murch who was injured in the
game at Saco last Saturday will not be
able to play in Saturdays football game.
The Seminary eleven will line up
against 6he Portland High school on the
Deering grounds next Wednesday after.
noon.
The new boiler for Hersey has arrived
and Is being set.up in the basement.
A training table for the football players
Is to be started this week.
The class of so have elected the follow
ing officers: A. R. Maxwell, president;
<. l.. Hooper. vice president; Miss Dora
Leighton, secretary; Miss Mary Bartlett.
treasurer.
The football team play the Yarmouth
Academy team at Yarmouth, Saturday.
A large party of young ladies, chaper-
oned by Miss Morton, attended "The JEFF
ferson," last evening.
The stockings for the football team in
school oolors, crimson and grey, have ar.
rived. The sweaters in the same colors
will be here next week.
AT the regular meeting of the "Nir.
vana" Friday night the question Ere
solved; that a mans character is due
more to his education than to his sur.
roundings" will be discussed.
The following is the line up of the team
for Saturday: Viles, e; Cousins, t.;
Gray OF Roberts, g; Hall, C; Tracy, j q;
Nash, t; Stafford, lie; Leighton, b;
Brown, b; Knight, f b; Waterhouse.
b; Murch and Bennett, substitutes.
The editorial board of the messenger,
for the coming year has been chosen as
follows: Editor-in-chief, F. W. Cousins.
'97; assistant editor-in-ch ief, H. B. Cool.
idge. '9S; assistant editors, W. W. Wal
lace, athletics; Mary S. Perkins, 'ss,
locals; Amy Phillips, '99, exchanges
Marcia Libby, '9s, personals; business
manager, E. L. Hooper 90; assistant bust.
ness manager, John Small; mailing clerk.
Arthur Coolidge, '99.
Mr.. Cochrane is at his home in Mon.
mouth for few days.
Mr.. Wallace returned from a visit to
friends in Canton, Tuesday.
Mr.. Taylor, '96, called on friends here
yesterday.
Mr.. Shepard, '96, accompanied the foot.
ball team to Saco last Saturday.
The second eleven under Can't Rpt1ar
lined up against the first team yesterday
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08

wheels that run along middle rail any
tendency of, the car to get off it's track ia
effectually prevented, and short of a
breakage, which seems impossible, no
accident that might happen could lead
to serious consequences. The mechanism
by which these cars are lifted to the ton
is, according to an estimate made by the
engineer, capable of bearing fifteen times
the strain that is ever likely to be put
upon 1t. Looked at from distance
the cars as they start and gather way
swiftly seem to be going with rush that
nothing can control, but a touch of the
brake reduces speed at once, and they
wind gently round the lengtheninr
volutes at rate that seldom exceeds If
minute to cover the quarter of a mile
from top to bottom, and giving the pas
sengers full opportunity to enjoy the
beautiful panorama of sea and land that
seems to reyolve round them.
The sensation is much like that e..peri-
= in a descent by the windings of
lyrian Railway from Semmering
INTO Gloggnitz valley, but it doesn't
last quite so long or give command of
scenery wildly picturesque. The revelry
of Southend in a festive mood as it was
yesterday would Edestroy amy romantic
illusions that imagination might other
wise conjure up, and the people for whose
enjoyment this railway has been con-
structed..will probably get much more
pleasure out of the sense of swift motion
than from the panoramic view of Essex
Hills, Kentish headlands, river, and sea.
During the earlier hours yesterday visi-
tors to the Marine Park found SO much
entertainment in watching bicycle and
foot races that the spiral railway was little
patronized, but toward evening the cars
were kept going merrily, and the direc-
tors probably began to realize that profits
on their venture were not remote contin-
gency. A sanguine member of that body
quoted figures to show that with twelve
cars at work money could be taken at the
rate of 30 shillings minute from passen-
gers. That would amount to 200 an hour,
but he omitted to say that you must
first catch your passengers, which will
perhaps, be more possible when the at
fractions of Southend's Marine Park have
been fully developed and its boundaries
widened to the sea front This scheme is
already in contemplation, and may bs
realized before next season.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08
LAST DAY or ACTON FAIR.
Winds Up With Good Races and IGood
Crowds.

e Sanford, October THE last day of the
Acton fair brought fully as large crowd
of people as the second day.
The winners in the unfinished race of
Wednesday, which was tho first event on
the card for today. were as follows:
woven Wire, (Fox) first; Tommy L.,
(Page) second; Benveluto Boone, Gan
dius) third; Janet (Cummings) fourth.
Best time, 2.24 3D..
Inc 2.5o trot or pace was the most in
teresting of all the races, being split up
In the first two heats. In the first heat
the bay mares Flossie led the field into the
stretch, but the gray gelding Winsome
gained on her steadily and beat her under
the wire by less than neck. Flossie took
the second heat, but was fourth In the
next two, though she made strong bid
for the first place, quitting on the stretch
in each. The last two heats were driving
finishes between Winsome and the bay
mare Madge.
The winners were Winsome, (KimbalD
first; Flossie Wage second; Madge. (Rob-
erts) third; Nominated (Jordan) fourth.
Best time, 2.26 l-2.
In the free for all the brown stallion
Haley, owned by W. D. Haley of South
Gardiner, had things all his own way,
even to drawing the pole and keeping it,
never being headed in either of the three
heats required to finish the race. In the
nrst heat Royal Duke, Jr., and Halle
Rollins, pushed him close to his mark Of
217 Ia, making him lower the track REQ
ord from 2.21 IA to ais 81.
The winners in the free for all were as
follows' Haley, (Haley) first; Halle
Rollins, (Jordan) second; Royal Duke,
Jr., (Woodbury) third; Cane, Wilkes,
(hent) fourth. Best time, 2.1s 8-4.
Little Kigby Fair.
Casco, October THE Little Rigby
Park associations closed It's fair TODAY.
and it was most successful event. the
raoes being the feature of the day. In
the 2.27 class, purse sle5, unfinished from
yesterday, eight heats were trotted. n
Baby S., b m, by Day Dawn, C. ].
Russell, Buckfeld. won Riverton. Sec
ond; Sorrel Jim, third; Bonnie, fourth,
Best time, "a "a.
2.2s class, trot or pace, purse 500. Met
ia, gr m, by Day Dawn, A. R. Penny.
Auburn, won; Louise Wilkes, second;
Matte A., third; Cassius M, fourth.
Best time, 2.32 1-2.
2.2o class, trot or pace, purse $3.50,
Maceo, br g, by Black Rolfe, H.B. Ben
nett, Portland; Queen Wilkes, second;
Victor, third; Gen. Mao, fourth. Best
time, 2.27 Ia
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NORTHWEST IN FLAMES.
Terrible Forest Fires Reported From
Vast Territory.

Winnipeg, Man, October THE forest
fires that have been raging in Manitoba,
close to the boundary line, for the last
ten days, have broken out more furiously
than ever.
Ten or twelve persons have been burned
to death and the fire is rapidly spreading
and crossing over the boundary line into
North Dakota.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of timber has been destroyed and
considerable grain as we'll as farm
buildings.
Near Whitemouth, H. Laundry, a trap
per, was burned to death. A German
woman living near where the fire was
most furious yesterday, is reported to have
been burned to death and her children
are missing.
At Beauzjour, Man. seven persons have
been burned to death.
A report from Morris, Man., says a
prairie fire has been raging there and
that one family of four persons Is
known to have persisted. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from the spark
of an engine.
Valparaiso, Ind, October THE Kan
kakee marsh fire is rapidly spreading in
this country, though the farmers have
given I'D all other work and are fighting
at all hours of the day. Several more
houses were destroyed last night.
Niles, Mich October East and north
of this city, the terrible marsh fires still
continue. Farmers have fought the
flames night and day for week and
are utterly exhausted. They have moved
their household goods to places of safety
and have sacrificed their homes.
Mascoutah, ILL.,, October I'm the ex-
perienoe of the oldest settlers in St. Clair
and adjoining counties the present
drcuth is without parallel.
The damage done by the drouth in
Southern Illinois cannot be accurately
estimated, but it has been great. The
heaviest loss to the farmers is in the corn
crop, which has been down so to 90 per
cent by dry weather.
La Grande, Ind. October 1.-THE drouth
which is without precedent in Northern
Indiana, has been partially broken by a
light rain.
Dioaturer Ind, October forest fires
are raging over the entire northwest por-
ton of this country Entire fields of
shocked corn have been swept away by
the flames.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08
SPIRAL RAILWAYS.
A Dizzy Device for Giving Fear and Jov to
Seaside Merrymakers.

From the London Daily News.)
At first sight the title given to a new
form of engineering device for increasing
the enjoyment of holiday makers sug-
gests scheme for exploiting the monu.
mental tembs of Egyptian Kings. For
an illustration of its meaning, however,
one need go no further east than South
end-on-Sea, where in the newly formed
MarinesPark a giant structure that is
rather conical than pyramidical in CON-
tour rears Its head above surrounding tree
tops 1t stands on ridge that makes the
height OF it's topmost gallery seem dizzy,
though in reality this is not more than
forty feet from the base. Round the skele-
ton frame of iron spiral railway runs
like huge Arohimedean screw, the lower
end of which is lost In a tunnel. This
railway is not merely In an experimental
stage, having been at work since August
Bank holiday, when many thousands ex-
perienced the pleasant sensation of swift
descent on it's curved gradients, and kept
the cars going necessarily for twelve
hours. Apparently the directors of a
company that has come into existence
with the object of placing similar de-
lights within reach of holiday makers
throughout Great Britain had not seen
the thing in operation until yesterday.
when, with party of invited guests
they went to Southend and made several
journeys on the spiral railway with ali
the lively enjoyment of children trying a
new toy. They do not claim to have
done mora than discover a new pleasure
for the hundreds whose ideas of exhilar-
ating amusement have not hitherto SCARED
much above switohback railways. If any
among them had any misgivings as to
the possible dangers attendant on such
forms of amusement their anxieties must
have been dispelled by the series of prac-
tical tests yesterday.
The structure itself is absolutely safe.
though it has nothing about it so pom
derous as the base of Wembley Tower.
On bed Of concrete the central iron
framework stands crowned by an octa-
gonal pagoda, which at present lacks or
namental finish. Within this frame work
are the engines and other appliances for
giving motive power to lift. From 1t
iron struts extend round great circular
area, and serve as supports for the rail-
way, which is fenced by stout ratings on
each side. The little cars, constructed to
hold six passengers each, are not drawn
up the spiral by locomotive engines, but
hoisted to the highest gallery in the lift
one OF two ut q time. From these they
are set going down the incline by slight
exercise of manual or mechanical force
and then the only thing is to check their
speed by the iudioious application of
brakes. These are OF such power and so
perfectly under control of the driver that
two cars coupled together can be stopped
instantly at any point no matter how
fast they may be going. BY an ingenious
arrangement of levers actuating auxiliary