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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

The receivers Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad have turned their atten-
tion to the improvement OF the grades
on the third division, from Cumber-
land to Grafton. or rather that portion
which lies between Altamont, the top
OF the seventeen-mile grade. and Ter
IA Alta, where the Cranberry grade be-
gins to descend. The line passes
through Deer Park and Oakland and
crosses what is known as the "Glades
OF the Allegheny Mountains. The
grades are short and choppy. some OF
them being so to SIS feet to the mile.
One OF the first pieces Of work to be
done is now in progress at No. 5S Cut.
where the grade is being reduced from
81 feet to 42k feet per mile. with equa-
tions for curvature. 1t Is expected
that the cutting down Of this grade
will enable the receivers to increase
the train load from 1000 tons to 1900
tons on east-bound trains. One mile
OF the roadway will be lowered and 1t
10 expected that the work will be COM
pleted by the middle OF October.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

when / asked for raise told m,
employer I had grown gray in his sery
ice what did he say? He said II
had worked anywhere else l probabl!
would have got bald"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

For a perfect complexion aud a clear
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILR
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

COsMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAR
makes tbs skin soft, white and healthy.
Sold everywhere.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

when General Blanco Is defeated Sil
he have TO yield up his sword?' $50
We'll let him keep that. but he will have
to hand over his pen.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13
wheat 20 Cents i. Bu.h,l.

cents and samples of Salxsr'y Rcd Gross $50
Bushelsper acrel Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, etc, with Farm Seed Cataloruc
for conts postage. JOHN A. SALZER
SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. w.n.u.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

'Jinklin had to break of with Miss
rraddIes." what was the troubie?''
She taught her poodle to eat ice cream.
.oo."
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

.T wish had never met her." why p
II asked her to write to me. and here.i
letter OF forty pages" 7r
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

watkins wife has returned" ..what
brought herr" He wrote to her that he
was getting up trolley parties for all the
widows he knew"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

ITS no use: we can't keep up with
Maud. Whats the matter now?'
Shes got enxnGed BY cable.' -
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

what is hint. Uncle Jim?" "A hir
boarders that tomorrow is her birthday
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

Belle IS disgusted with that young mar
at the seashore." what about him?
..She says he Is crazy: there are fifteer
Pretty girls there. and he goes around raw
ing about the lovely sunsets"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

Educate Your Boweis with casears.s.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
toc- no nc. C. c fail. druggists refund money
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

Ibid you read about that Iowa preacher
who was engaged to seventeen girls?
to keep his choir together through the no,
weather."
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

or the $500 white laborers who built
the Congo railway. 900 succumbed to
the climate In two years. OF 1000
black laborers. all but $500 died or
deserted.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

why don't you wear 4 button r..a,,,
Il Remember the. Maine?'. Il don.t nesstj
to: my wife gave me blowing up that
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

Compared with the man who makes his
summer day inquiry about your satisfac-
tion with the heat. war and pestilence are
mere matters of minor moment.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

esat vo1eees SpN sad Saehs vsss tHs aves
10 quit tobacco easily and forever. Do mar.
nettc, full Of life. neSye and vteof, take No-To.
Hec. The voadcf-worker, that mAkes wsAE raen
ssrcag. Anaslegtsss. t6c. or o. Cure Eusrss-
teed. Booklet and sample frea Addro0
Sssriirg Rsmsdy ca. Chicago or New York
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

Mrs- WinsiOw's Soothing syrup
For children teething .sofens the reduces inn
UAtacn allAys pain wind collie. - bot ts
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-08-13

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarcts Candy Cathartic- Ioc or &c
II C. C. C. fail 70 cure. druggists refund money.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

II Kaiser wilhelm. Frederick the
Great and Marcus Hanna could get to-
retber and compare notes on the sub
i.,, Of cartoons. the conversation would
lao worth hearing. The youthful Pooh
Bah Of Germany imprisons all the artists
who dare make cartoons OF him. the
colossal and masterful boss of the Re-
publican party wishes he could do the
same thing: but Frederick the Great
used to look at cartoons OF himself
and chuckle as heartily as anybody else.
II is recorded Of him that once upon
time he saw a crowd of his loving sub
iects straining their eyes and stretching
their necks to make ont caricature OF
him that was put high up on a wall.
and he told his orderly to take that pic
ture down and put ii where the crowd
could see il more easily. Then. with
chuckle. he remarked: They say what
they want TO. but do what | like. The
great Prussian king appears to have
had good common sense. This Is
valuable and rather uncommon posses
sion. and it is not the possession of
the latest OF the Hohenzollerns. Kaiser
ordinary personal dignity is the only
thing in the German empire worth con-
sidering To protect that dignity he is
ready to imprison all Of his beloved sub
jects at once, if necessary. and If he
were TO be suddenly transferred to Amer
lea and elected President. ii is proba-
BILE that he would have to imprison most
of the population almost Immediately.
Americans are not. as a rule. trained in
the art of the turnkey. and the press and
the public Of this country have been led
to think that independence means say
ing what one thinks. regardless of the
dignities. There are journals like the
Washington Pos, which are being trained
10 suit the Kaiser Wilhelm idea, but
they are in the minority.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
THE OLDEN TIME.
QUAINT Tombstone in the Heart at
BROOKLYN.

New York. March 26.-Only a few steps
away from one Of the busiest and most
frequent thOroughfares of the Twenty
third ward of Brooklyn is a long brown
slab. the last relic on the old Lefferts es-
tate, at Fulton Street and Arlington
Place. Ii is the tombstone Of the senior
member of the famous Brooklyn family.
The old mansion was demolished some
time ago. The site of the estate once
noted everywhere would be well-nigh for
gotten except for the weather-beaten
brown slab which attracts the attention
of passers-by and bears the nearly oblit
Grated inscription:
ITO the Memory of Josua Lefferts. who
Departed this Life on the 9Th Of October.
1906. aged IS years, 10 months. days.
Under the stone in the graveyard on
the family estate rested for many years
the body of Josua Lefferts. When i'm
pTovements came and crowded even bur
ial place in the rush for city lots, the
body was moved To Greenwood Cemetery,
but the slab was allowed to remain. The
estate at the time of Josua Lefferts
death was used for farming purposes.
and was OF little value. Now lots in the
vicinity are appraised at $4,000 each.
The slab is about five feet by three in
dimensions and stands upright under
little shed in plain view from the street.
The shed is nearly ready TO fall. and
when il does will be carted away along
with the last relic of the old estate.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
THE RAPID TRANSIT BILL.
IL VIII he Resurrectcd i'm the New
York Assembly.

New York. March Ex-senator Plat
spent the greater part of yesterday in
issuing telephone orders TO his agents
at Albany to resuTrect the bipartisan
rapid transit bill. This was done after
consultation with Chairman Hackett and
Executive Chairman Odell. Of the State
committee. at which it was determined
TO put the screws on and. If found nee
essary. make the bin a Republican ma
chine measure.
Senators Stranahan. Lexow and White
who voted TO kin the bill in the senate
committee on railroads, were called up
on by the phone one after another and
end with the present session OF the leg
islature unless they united in reporting
the bill favorably.
Stranahan wants TO be the candidate
for lieutenant gov ernor. while LeXow is
also ambitious for place on the State
ticket-the attorney generalship would
suit him. Both were warned that the
machine would have no mercy upon
them unless they obeyed its commands
Senator Ellsworth. who introduced the
bill at Senator Platt's request, was al
so hauled over the Goals for making a
mess OF the job intrusted to him. He
was summoned to appear before the
Boss at the Fifth Avenue last night but
he failed TO materialize, excusing him
self on the ground that there might be
a session of the senate today. He may
be expected here tonight.
Tomorrow the final pow-wow prior to
the adjournment Of the legislature will
be held at the Fifth Avenue. and the
program to be followed until the gavel
falls on Thursday will be mapped out
II will also be decided whether or not
the rapid transit bill shall be made a
party measure or whether Democrats
shall further be depended upon to put
il through.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
TATOOING A RELIGIOUS RITE.
Was Especially Common i'm Asia Mi
nor. Persia and Syria.

Baltimore, March 26.-The local branch
of the National Folklore Society held its
regular monthly meeting at Mccoy Hall
last night.
The first paper read was entitled Tat
tooing Among the Semites,'' by Prof.
Paul Haupt, of Johns Hopkins. The
Biblical illusions to the practice were
made the basis of treatise, and TO these
were added the commentaries of ancient
and modern Biblical scholars.
Just when tattooing originated, the
speaker commended lis not clear, al
though that it had a religious signifi-
cameo can scarcely be doubted. In his
tory 1t does not always appear as tat
tooing but the term stigmata is fire.
quently found, and again 1t is styled
tho seal of God And then the custom
appears to have been perverted into
mere brand or mark of ownership, sucn
as the stamping of the name OF a mas
ter on the brow of his slaves, likewise
the image of deities on idolators.
''Tattooing was especially common in
Asia Minor, Persia and Syria, and was
to be found very generally throughout
the East. 1t appeared in various forms,
such as incisions of the skin, laceration
of the flesh, and peculiar style of cut
ting the hair from the temples The
drawing of blood was intended as form
of sacrifice and commentator of one 5
self TO God. Heroditus cites instances OF
where the tattoo was regarded as q
mark of noble birth. and ii Is a fact
that in this late day German students
duel, and see TO it that the wounds
leave scars which are cherished as stig-
mas. Tho story of Cain and his mark
has been variously construed, some
claiming that the mark was Of leprosy.
others that ii indicated the vendetta to
which he belonged.
AT all times, however. evidences crop
/ out of the element of decoration in the
tattoo such is its significance at the
present time
When discussion of the paper was call
ed for. Mr.. Joshua lowering responded
with a recital of his personal knowledge
of modern tattooins. Said he:
II have seen much of sailors and sol
diers in hospitals, and almost Invariably
found that they bore some tattooing on
their persons. AS a rule, the sign of
the cross was the design found. and oft
en- accompanying il was the flag of the
country to which the individual claimed
allegiance. 1t is said that these tattooed
men believe that the sign of the cross
and flag insures them Christian buri-
al"
Mr.. LeveinG also read paper. writ
ten by Prof. Sutphen, on Bits of An
Cient Magic" The superstitiOus aver
/ sion to looking backward and the
| evil associated with cross roads were
/ traced from ancient traditions.
/ II was also evolved that if two copper
/ cents are tied up with two reaches and
/ thrown away. q house can be rid OF
/ these pests Even reaches can be brib-
/ ed. according TO the folklore folk.
Other superstitions that survive are
I that matrimony is better calculated to
/ be happy in June than in May; that the
/ figure is charmed. and that 4 is asso-
/ ciated with death and despair.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

The next move of Spain is 10 be one
marked by that becoming modesty for
which that Christian power is so noted.
Sagasta viii demand that the Maine re-
port be not sent TO Congress but with
held until it can be reviewed by an in
ternational court Of investigation. OF
course the demand will not he complied
with and then what viii Sagasta do?
That may Toe the last word, and il is
painfully apparent that a last word is
going To be said on one side or the other
before long. The Mangrove has gone to
Havana TO bring Americans away. Ac-
cording TO report they will not include
Gen. Lee. 1t is about time that he were
Withdrawn if Mr.. Mckinley wishes to
save his life. The inevitable explosion
will happen before We are a week older
and then il will be too late to rescue
the gallant Nirginian. The haste with
which the lighthouse tender was dis
patched has led many people to believe
that the Havana mob has already broken
loose, on hearing the truth Of the Maine
report.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
The Long Island Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company Fails.

New York. March 26.-The Long ISL
and Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
with its main office at Patchogue, l.. l.,
passed yesterday into the hands of re-
ceiver. Walter II. JaycoN, attorney for
the company. being appointed receiver,
upon an order of Justice Wilmot NJ.
Smith. at Patchogue. The application
for the receivership was made by Law
vers A. III. Carmen and George II. Fur
man. The Pachogue Bank has been
designated as the depository for the
funds of the receivership.
This ends the fight against the COM
pany, waged by the State insurance de-
partment for the past three years and
is a victory for the od-line companies,
which have been against the mutual COM
panies, having closed up several other
mutual companies. The Long Island
Company held out as long as 1t could
and the present step was taken only af-
ter the appellate court had decided the
appeal of the insurance department in its
case with the Long Island Company in
favor of the former.
The officers of the company refuse to
discuss the matter, but several stock
holders said yesterday that they would
probably have to pay $500 each on their
notes to cover the liabilities. There are
about 200 of these notes out
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

According TO a story from Madrid.
the Spanish government Still hopes to
avert war by a humbugging effort TO
pun the wool over Uncle Sans eyes
Sagasta is TO send a note to Mr.. McKin-
ley. fixing a date when the island Of Gu
ba is to be pacified and autonomy ac-
cepted by its people. Then the Presi-
dent will be urged TO wait and give Spain
one more chance. Probably Sagasta
does not know it. but the defect i'm this
plan is that the situation has gotten out
OF Mr. McKinley's control. and neither
Congress nor the American people could
be got TO listen TO any such proposition
this late in the game. The horrors of
the Weyler starvation go on Just the
same as ever. The patriots grow in pow
err and determination, and the day for
such subterfuges is past and gone. Mr.
Mckinley would be only too glad TO win
a delay, but he is not too sure of his
own position. Only upon condition that
he is pursuing a vigorous war policy
has he the present support of the Ma
tional Legislature.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
A POLICEMAN INDICTED.
He Is Charged With Having Assault
ed Women.

New York. March 26-Policeman Jere-
miah ]. McAuliffe, of the Eldridge street
station, who, on his night off, two weeks
ago. made brutal attacks on several wo-
men, was indicted yas-H:ity by The grand
jury. Two specific charges If assault
were considered yesterday by the grand
jury, with the result that the accused
policeman was indicted on each Com
plant.
The two indictments, each Tor assault,
were handed mp TO Judge Cowin.y. ire
siding in Part l. of the court of general
sessions, and McAul;!Se VIII ce brought to
the bar to plead Monday. Before he
leaves court he may he called Ipln to
plead several other indictments Of a SIM
liar nature, as IN that day will appear
before the grand jury the women when
he assaulted. Their witnesses will also
be present, and ii is thought that he will
be indicted on eann of the specific COM
plants, making seven i'll al.
The grand jury was prepared Yesterday
to listen to the stories al al the COM
planning witnesses against NcAul!tfr but
the women had not been served with
subpoenas.
The evidence on which McAulife was
twice indicted yesterday was furnished by
two newspaper men, Hanitol L. Mar.
shall and Arthur c. Clarke.
McAuliffe is still suspended from duty
without pay. In The event of his con-
viction he will likely he dismissed from
the force
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
SOUGHT DEATH IN FIRE.
A Deserted Wife Tries to Kill Her
self.

New York. March 26.-Because the hus-
band she loved more than life itself de
serted her. Mrs. Kate Weisse yesterday
morning sought death in its most hOrri-
BILE form.
The woman deliberately set fire TO her
clothing and tried 10 burn herself to
cinder. She fought off the rescuer who
attempted to put out the flames and ran
from him. catching her burning garments
in her arms and wrapping them close
about her.
Mrs. Weisse lives with her sister, Mrs.
Sainecks. at No. 423 West Twenty-sixth
Street Her husband. Ernest Weisse. is
tailor employed at Third Avenue and
Fifty-ninth Street. a few days ago he
deserted his wife. and Mrs. Weisse went
to her sisters home.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Weisse.
who had been grieving constantly for her
husband. took some matches and went to
a small shed I'm the rear of the lot. There
she saturated part of her dress in kerO-
sene and then set fire to it. She had
stitched matches about her clothing and
soaked il in benZine.
Dennis Mahon. who lives on the ground
floor of the same building, saw the flames
and rushed to the clubhouse thinking the
place was on fire. When he saw Mrs
Weisse ablaZe he eHdeavOred to seize her
dress and smother the flames. The grief
maddened woman fought him off and ran
into the yard, catching the clothes so that
Mahon could not reach them.
Mahon ran into the house. found n
blanket and. casting il over Mrs. Weisse
threw her to the ground and put out the
fire. The woman made a desperate strug-
gle and Mahon was badly burned about
the hands.
She begged TO be allowed TO die. and
acknowledged that she had set herself
afire with the intent to end an exist
ence that had been made unbearable by
her husband desertiOs..
He had gone TO live with another wO-
man. having sent his wife TO visit her
parents in Hungary. She took her chill
dren with her. but no letters came, and "a
few weeks ago she returned to find that
she had lost his love.
At the hospital the woman became
raving maniac and was taken to the in
sane pavilion at Bellevue. wildly calling
on her faithless husband and begging TO
be allowed to die. The burns she received
are not necessarily fatal. but the doctors
think that the woman's reason is hope
lessly gone.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL MAKAR0FF
Leaves America to Command the
Baltic Sea Squadron.

New York. March 26.-Vice Ad-
miral S. Makaroff, of the Rus
sian navy. a welEknown writer on naval
topics, will be one of the passengers on
the Campania. which sails today. The
admiral arrived in the city on Thursday,
after visiting several Western cities,
among them Detron, where he was inter-
ested in investigating the ice-crushing
boats used in the--harbors on the Great
Lakes.
Admiral Makiroff has under onstr &c ton
in England two powerful ice-crushing
boats, which are TO be used in keeping
the River Neva open to navigation. At
present the harbor of st. Petersburg is
accessible for only six months of the
year, owing TO the ice. BY the use of the
ice-crushing boats Admiral Makaroh has
devised 1t is hoped to keep the river open
the year round, except at rare intervals
These boats are veritable monsters, in
their class, each being 305 feet long, IL
feet wide and AZ feet deep, with dis
placement of 5000 tons. BY an ingenious
continuance the boats can be made to rise
on top of the ice which they are break
ing and thus crush away the barriers at
rapid rate. The distance to be covered
is about 200 miles. and the task of keep
ing open communication between the Bal
tic Sea and the harbor of st. Peters
burg is, therefore. a heavy one. but the
admiral is confident of the ability of his
boats to perform the work satisfactorily.
When asked if he thought the boats
could be used successfully in Polar ex-
petitions. Admiral Makaroff said that
they had not been designed for that pur-
pose, but they might be so changed as to
make their use in that direction feast
BILE
In reply to a question as to what he
thought would be the result of a war
between the United States and Spain,
Admiral Makaron said: LAS to the rela-
tive strength of the navies of the two
countries, | am not actually Informed at
the present moment. The fighting
strength of the two nations Is another
matter. While We might not be able TO
predict the events of war there could
be no doubt as TO the final outcome Of a
war between this rich and powerful cOun-
try and little Spain" The admiral eX-
pressed the hope that there would be
no var.
Yesterday morning the admiral visited
the general postofiice. and after Postmas-
ter Van Colt had shown him through the
building he expressed his approval OF
the arrangements for handling the mails.
He was particularly interested i'm the
pneumatic tube service, which. he said.
impressed him as most valuable adjunct
to the mail service.
Immediately on his return to Russia
Admiral Makaroff will assume command
of the Baltic Sea squadron.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

Struggling for delay. as usual. yester-
day. the Administration had Cabinet
meetings and conferences galore. The
Maine report proves to be all, and exact
ly what The Times has declared it would
be- 1t demonstrates conclusively that the
massacre was effected by means Of a
powerful submarine mine. Ii does not
attempt TO fix the responsibility. since
that would be quite superfluous. The
fact Of the mine does that beyond any
peradventure. Yet, completely as the
findings Of the Court have been discount
ed by the press. the report has startling
features which Mr.. Mckinley regards
reasons for suppressing ii as far as that
may be possible. II will go to Congress
on Monday and Immediately be referred.
Then il will lie i'm committee for longer
or shorter time. according as the Con-
gressional mind may be impress ed with the
good faith and ligor OF Mr. McKinley's
policy.