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Push and energy is what makee 1--we
town.
Stop at the Blain Hotel when in Du-
!ango. 43tf
M,ss Olive WILDER is now riding new
Waverly wheel.
Cal House moved his family to his
ranch last week.
A. Mcdonald. OF Quarry, was in town
last Monday on lube"
Chas. A. Day is the dad OF a new Span
lard ighter-arrived April /.
The dance last Friday night vas a
pleasant one and well attended.
Miss Minnie Ordway went to Durango
last Sunday to visit with friends.
Mrs. Ras. Thompson returned from
her visit to Durango last Sunday.
Exon Il Rush are preparing TO give
their business honse a coat OF paint.
A. A. Rust visited Durango last Satur-
day on business and returned home ON
Sunday.
Steve Smith, OF Cortez. was in Dolore 8
on Friday last attending to some bust.
ness matters.
John Brink, OF Cortez. was in Dolores
last Friday and paid The SILVER STAR
pleasant call.
The saying. -the Lord helps those who
help themselves" don't mean to hog
everything in sight.
James Lavender and Alfred Durham
went to Durango last Sunday on busi.
ness and returned yesterday.
The grading Tor the mill switch was
completed thus week and teams are now
hauling the lumber for the mill
o. d. Pyle and his wheel are both un.
dergoing repairs az the result OF an at.
tempt at coasting last Sunday.
Talk with any married man about
Adam and Eve and you will find he has
queer ideas about what caused the fall
LuCourdSc every Oue you can 10 lOCate
in Dolores. The more people. the more
business and the better the town for all
George West. Of Durango. purchased
one hundred head OF beef steers from
Uncle Charley johnson the first OF the
week.
The Dolores reading club. which has
proved to be an interesting and instruc.
tive organization. may be continued all
summer.
The new road overseer In this district
A. f. Phelps, who was appointed at the
last meeting cf the commissioners, il
now at work on the roads.
II. W. Parsons and wife. Rube Parson,
and wife. Rev. ". l.. Buck and Miss Ma
BILE Blackmer. all Of Cortez, were visitors
in Dolores on Sunday last
c. l.. Warner and George Brooks, ol
Pueblo. who have been camped neaI
town waiting for IN absent partner, lef,
for the La Sale mountains fast Monday
The silver star., 1898-04-14

When you get new suit Of clothes
you want to be sure Of having it fit
That's Just the reason that you should
call on Joe II. Dewitt. agent for the
Watt Tailoring Co.. Of Chicago. az this
company guarantees "a tit.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

f. c. Chapman took large lot Of new
fruit trees to his ranch last Saturday.
He has good sized orchard already un.
der way and these new trees will great.
ly increase the variety. j. A. Bishop al
30 invested in some new fruit trees at
the same time.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

a. N. Puett arrived Sunday evening
last from Dolores with = car. load OF thl
W ilnest best cattle eyer brought 10 Rico
The Dcis Meat 4 Producs Co. we're the
purol1xsers.-Rico News.Sun.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

G. r. Rees. . photographer Of Rico
can,vasssd Dolores ON Tuesday Mnd yes
tsrday, and yesterday morning "shot'
the wheel riders Of the town. He o.
pects to visit Dolores again soon.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

The average pulse Of healthy man
should beat seventy two times minute.
but nowadays when Spsinis mentioned
It jumps TO- about one hundSed and
twenty In holy minute.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

And now We nre accused OF dying our
mustache. While II is a sort OF bronze
color the girls have our permission to zee
y they can rub any Of that color on on
their lips.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

Il you want the very fastest and most
reliable war news to be had In this part
OF the state you should got your name
90 the Durango Democrats subscription
list ut once.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

The SILVER STAN Office was Invaded
last Thursdsy afternoon in = pleasant
and aVreeable manner by three young
ladies' 81 this city: Come again ladies
and bring your lady friends.
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iNJAL,
For Using obscsns Lansvags and Being Drunk
and pisordery.

Ed Campbsll. who has hssn running Z
restaurant in this pity Tor eoipe time
past, got on periodical epree last Fri
day and conducted himseK 10 u manner
contrary to law--psfkg loud ohscene
language upon the public highway. Ac'
cordingly lpstice OF the Pssce Pyle, hay
warned him to desist. but a. he paid nc
attention to the warning. Pyle sYore out
a warrant and on Saturday morning bad
the aforesaid yiolatpr Of the law brought
before him, When the victim was ask.
ed what he had to say. he replisdj e
- send ma to C9rteS or do what
you - please with mel" The Judge
overlooked the chance TOR contempt Of
court charges and fined Campbell $500
and trimmings. along With . sentence OF
ten days confinement IN Jail. which meane
several days more to cover tho fine,
Campbell was taken to Cortey Saturday
morning by aotinR constable. Irwin
BrumlPy.
This is another move toward Elaoing
Dolores upon an equal footing with other
towns OF \ like Size. !. subscription,
upon the plan suggested by The SILVER
STAR, Is now welr under way tor the en-
ployment OF constable for this pre-.
cinct. There is no doubt that 2 suttci-
ent amount will be raised to justify some
one in taking the position and it is to be
hoped our town will then be more order
ly AND up to date.
The silver star., 1898-04-14

Kramer Bros. have tnis week sst out .
number oe tfuit trees Vt theig residence.
The silver star., 1898-04-14
Timber Land. Act June ;, ie7a.-Noties Fos
Publication.
United States Land once,
nupanw0 Cnlnp~An

DurnpRO, COlOradO,
February =, 1s9s.
Notice Is hereby given that n compliance
with the provisions Of the net of Congress OF
June q. ls7e. entitled IAN act for the sale II
timber lands In the states Of California, Ore
gon. Nevada. and W..hingt0n Territory" ~
extended 10 Ill the Public land states by act
Of August 4. 1872. Henry r. Morgan. Of Arn-
has this day nled IN this once .'is x-0rn state.
mrnt No. lai. for the purchn>e of the " z Of
" Of section No. 10 in Township No 81 n
range No. u " N 7 N. and viii offer proof
IN show that the land sought ID more valuable
for Its timber or stone han for agricultural
purposes, and 70 establish hi: claim 10 said
offic. At Durango. Colorado. on Tlursday. the
ah day OF May. leys.
lie names a witnesses. Thomas II. Car or,
saac A. McCurry. Frank Carter, Of ArriOi4
Montcxnma CO.. Colo, and also Albert ~
Puett. Of Dolorca. MOntrzuina Co, Colo,
Amy and all persons clAin,ing adversely ths
above-described lands ARE requested TO nls
day Of May. 1884.
RICHARD McCtOUD,
rirst pub Feb ~ last April -.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

least ten days of mule riding through
the mud and rain, and the Brazilian
minister, who has just come through
from Quito, tells me that he had to
wade part Of the way through water up
to his waist. TIE Ecuadorians may
well say: Our roads are for birds, not
men,
There is, in fact, only one good piece
of road in all Ecuador. This is about
seventy miles long, and it runs from,
Ambata on the plateau to Quito. There
is an English stage coach which carries
you over it, and takes you from one
point to another in about a day and a
half. Ecuador has also about fifty-four
miles Of railroad. This is a narrow
gauge running from a station on the
River Guyas, opposite Guayaquil to
ChimbO. The road has cars and loco
motives which were made in Pennsyl-
vania, and it was built by an American
named Kelley.
1t is now owned by the government,
and an American syndicate has, I am
told, a concession to complete 1t to
Quito, though the requisite capital, $12,-
900, 900, has not yet been raised. The
road now runs to the foot Of the Andes,
and it is said by engineers that it's COM
pletion is without doubt a mechanical
possibility. As to whether it would
pay or not is uncertain, as Is also the
question as to how far the government
would contribute to its support.
Frank G. Carpenter.
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ticularly steep slate roof, "but as long
as I can get a good grip with my
fingers l do not fear. I remember that
when I climbed my first chimney, in
st. Cloud, my knees quaked and I felt
dizzy, but gradually gained confidence
and now | am as much at home on
chimney top as in my own parlor.
Nothing is too high for me as long as
can get my foot on it."
Slunkey exhibited his paraphernalia
for chimney sweeping. There were q
number of heavy stuffed bags and an
arrangement that looked like a big
sunfiower. The petals were of steel
and the stem of rope and chain and
perfectly coupled, and ait the end was
an iron ball on pivot.
There he is" said Slunkey. holding
the thing up. That's the fellow that
does the business. He's the sweep. T
just let him down fiue and he follows
that ball, and the ball can roll in any
direction the chimney may turn and
there isn't any SCOT that can hide from
him.
''Those bags? They are to stop up
f1re-places so the SCOT won't get into
rooms. When I have taken those pre-
cautions I climb up the front or the
rear of the house. I'm like cat and
can go anywhere. But haven't learn
ed the art Of flies in climbing glass;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

llve or six minutes. Give them the
merry ha-ha~"
And so the fun began There was a
merry ha-ha; several merry ha-has.
put MI. Thompson did none Of the ha-
halng. He rode and perspired and
sWore under his breath Those neigh
bors were positively rude to him. They
talked under the five-minute rule. I'M
DER every other old rule, and under
no rules. They were unparliamentary
ana Doisterous and ought to have been
put Off the grounds, but they weren't.
They stayed just as though they had
been invited. Somebody who looked
very much like Marcus D. Mum. shout
ed: "Oh, George, you haven't got your
FOOT in the stirrup." Then counterfeit
OF Ell Warner put In an oar with See
now much longer his right leg is than
MS editorials" Then, as the editor got
ms pedals so set that he was playing
the power of one leg against the other.
ana did not move at all, a man who
might have been taken in the mist for
Harry Black, said in a whisper that
NOBODY had any difficulty in hearing:
He scorches like a professional"
And so the crowd went on. 1t was
full OF talk. It's gayety grew with
every minute and nobody seemed to
want to go to breakfast After a short
haIf-hour the editor retreated in good
order without making an announce
ment as to the future of his efforts
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

rooted with red tiles. Here we are
met by the owner, and are made to feel
at home. He orders a breakfast to be
prepared for us and puts wine and
cognac before us.
His two pretty daughters are now
called in to entertain us, and together
we all drink to the better relations Of
our continents and our countries. The
young ladies drink brandy. and when
pull out my flask we all drink again
in that famous fluid which comes from
Kentucky. Later on the old man sends
an Indian servant out to climb one of
his cocoanut trees to give US a drink
of cOcoanut milk, and then directs his
men to guide us in canoes to the cocoa
orchard and to other parts of his es-
tate.
Labor and Wages I'm Ecuador.
I talk with him as to the profits Of
farming. He says he keeps no accounts
but that he leaves all to his foreman
and overseer. and that all that Is over
and above the expenses is profit This
year he will harvest 100000 pounds Of
cocoa, which at 10 cents profit a pound
will net him $4,000 from this source
alone.
He tells me he loses a great deal
every year because he cannot get labor
ers to work for him, and still I am told
the men on his plantation owe him
$3.50, 900 in silver. This is to a certain
extent his labor capital, for the money
must be worked out and a portion Of
it is taken every day from the wages
Of his debt slaves. 1t is said that
slavery no longer exists in Ecuador.
1t may not exist as it did in the days
Of Pizarro, when the Indians were
In lit = l~{JI II
Of their owners, but it Is really in force
through the debt laws and the habits
Of the poems or laboring classes which
cause them to keep in debt to their
masters. The wages are so low that
once in debt it is almost impossible to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

aWheel. He and Bird were out bright
and early the next morning. however
and the neighborhood was also right
In It's old place. 1t knew a good thing
ana wasn't going to lose a bet.
IL was the same thing over again
the next morning, and so on day after
cay. The colonel grew in both skill
and bravery throughout the week. and
conquered the rubber-tired steed to
such an extent that he has made q
wager that he will ride to the Town
and Country club and back today. In
order to win the bet he has arranged
with Capt. Bird to take him out ON a
tandem, but, Of course. not a word OF
this Is to be breathed to the public.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

said, when questioned. Father
was prominently identified the
New York produce exchange, ID for
a number of years. was engages in the
Cuban trade. He Became wea, y, and
today all my family connecs MS are
in good circumstan noes. But wished
to be independent did not rant to
be tied down to business, so, yhen a
young man, 1 came West at was
fourteen years ago. l settle first in
st. Cloud, and there it first secured
to me that I could make a living as
chimney sweep. 1t was business in
which there was no competitlcn,. and I
could be master of my. own time and
trade. So l started in.
"Of course Stolpp was no name for
chimney sweep. l wanted a name
appropriate to my calling and that
would advertise me. I put good deal
of thought into the matter and then
remembered that, in my school class
In New York, there was an Indian boy
named Slunkey Norton. That was the
name for me. so I adopted it and copy
righted 1T and have been known by
1t ever since
81 remained in st. Cloud until all the
chimneys were cleaned" pursued
slunkey. "and then went to Fargo, N.
D., where 1 entered into partnership
with Red Bill. But the town was
not large enough for two sweeps, so I
quit and came to st. Paul.
cat that time" continued Slunkey,
there We're nine chimney sweeps in
this city. and they were continually
fighting and quarreling. I saw how
the business gould be systematized
and made remunerative. and I went to
the quarrelsomg nine and urged them
to stop fighting and work together.
But they told me, to mind my own
business. All right I said. If we
can't pull togethers I'll have to get
I'm alone in thu b1Einess now.
There are some pretty mean Chin
neys in st. Paul." said Slunkey, point
ing to several shooting up from a par
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17


It's the poet in me; but what Of it?
Schiller never made a. dollar for me;
I have to hustle for myself So when
I'm on an exploring expedition in the
woods or on the prairie I'm Schiller;
but when I'm sweeping chimneys I'm
Slunkey Nortontx To-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho"
And Slunkey stood on an imaginary
chimney and drew up an imaginary
rope.
slunkey Norton, unlike many cele-
brities, does not require an extended
introduction to st. Paul. Every man,
woman and child who lives in a house
that has a chimney knows him. Those
who have not had business dealings
with him know him by his blackened
face, his odd costume. his yellow
wagon and his cream colored horse,
Harry,.e that stops lin 44tl1e middle Of
every block to switch flies from his
back whether it's fly season or not.
s'Why do you keep a horse that stops
all the time?'r asked solicitous friend
once of Slunkey.r- y
That's all, right said Slunkey.
That's what I keep him for. Every
time he stops people look at us, and it
gives me an advertisement"
Contrary to general belief Slunkey
Norton is not the chimney sweeps real
name. ~
II was baptised Louis A. Stolpp," he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17
AN HONEST OFFER.

Dear Mr. Editor: Kindly inform your read
ing stamp for reply. I will cheerfully make
known to them in sealed letter free Of
charge. the plan pursued by which I was
manly vigor, after years of suffering from
Nervous Weakness, Seminal Losses and SEX
ual Feebleness.
haTe ~ athsu !" sc. ,, inoney from any
D.. but am simply anxious to make known to
others who may be suffering as 1 was this
means Of certain end permanent cure. Ad-
dress
JAMES A. HARRIA Box ~. Delray, Mich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17
Wonders OF Science,

From the New York Weekly.
Lady-Do you take instantaneous photo
graphs?
Photographer-Yes, madam; can photo
graph a humming- bird on the wing, or a swal-
low In its fight.
LADY, want my baby's picture taken.
Photographer-Yes, madam. Get the little
fellow ready. and will prepare the chloro-
form.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

undertook to fool his friends by asking
Capt. Tom Bird, who prides himself on
having never lost a patient, to come
around at daylight for the daily whirl
over Laurel avenue, paved by the In
dams in 1S49. Like the officers who
conducted the Maine inquiry, Tom
must have leaked" because when Col.
George and Capt. Tom appeared in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17
Indubitable Evidence.

From Judge.
Mildred-But, Anna what makes you think
that hat so unbecoming?
Anna-Because whenever 1 wear it the car
conductors punch me in the back instead of
slipping an arm around me to help me on
and off.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17
ONE ADDITIONAL BICYCLIST
COL. GEORGE THOMPSON NOW
A WHEELMAN
Learns to Handle the Silent Steed
In the Presence of a Large
Crowd off His Neighbors-They
Talk to Him ReIevantIy and Ir-
re1evantIy, While He Perspires,
Pushes and breaches.

The good people of ST. Anthony hill
are just as loyal as those of any other
part of the city, but they haven't talk
ed war with the usual vehemence the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

ing to ride bicycle, and all that part
Of the Seventh ward in the neighbor-
hood Of Laurel avenue and Mackubir
street, has been an interested spectator
of his work afoot and awheel
Editor Thompson early noted the in
terest being taken in his lessons and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

The enormous sale Of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup has brought to the surface numerous
limitations. Keep sharp look out when you
buy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

past half-dozen days, because they
have had another diversion Of far
greater interest
Col. George ThomI son, journalist,
joliier and good fellow, has been learn.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17
DESCENDANT OF SCHILLER
SLUNKEY NORTON, ST. PAUL's
CHIMNEY SWEEP
When He's Sweeping Chimneys
He's SlunISey Norton, but When
He's in the Woods or on the Prai-
ries He's SchfIIer-His Real
Names Is Louis A. StOIpp, and His
Relatives Are wealthy.
Yr-ho, yo-ho. yo-hol
Tr-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra!
Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho!
Tr-raera-ra-ra-rai

~, yV-lIot yO-HU!
Tr-raNra-ra- ra-rai
From Songs of Chimney Sweep" by
Sunkey Norton.
"A descendant of Schiller sweeping
chimneys! Ye Gods in HimmeI!
That's right" said Slunkey Norton.
IT never traced it out but my father
told me so and So did some family
friends. That's how I came by nv
bump Of observation and my keen ap-
probation Of the beautiful in nature.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

A Canoe Ride Through the Tropics
Among the AIIiEatGrs and Mon
Seys-HOw IA millionaire Ecua-
dorian Planter Farms-The Ma
Wages and WOrk-TranspOr
Railroad, Which May BE COmplet-
ed by American Capital.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-17

The best advertisement the Gordon Hat
can have is the fact than you are pleased
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
Fireworks! Fireworks!
FOR The GLORIOUS FOURTH.
The best quality of Fireworks at the low
est prices.
JOS. SaliCk s. Son.
AND MAIN STREET.
A Fine Grafton.

On the occasion of the state uni
versity commencement at Madison last
Thursday, Joseph E. Davies, of this
city, was one of the senior orators and
gave splendid address on 1.-The Up
building of National Character. He
also received special honors in politi-
cal science for his thesis, Judge and
Jury: An Historical Treatise on Their
Respective Provinces in Civil and
Criminal Cases" Following is an ex-
tract from his oration:
''In the logic of events-no new
lands to cOlOnize, free lands exhausted
our Chicagos will one day be New
YOrks, our New YOrks, LondOns.
Wealth centralized will beget wealth.
Poverty will beget poverty, more
wretched, more congested, more mad
dening than the world has known be-
fore. Class antipathies must deepen,
sOcialistic companies will be found in
every community. Then let the forces
cOnspire. Then let a commercial crisis
throw millions out of employment.
Then let crops fail. Then let a gigan-
tic corner in wheat double the price of
bread, with children starving in the
midst of the surteit of pretentious
luxury. Then will the cry of havoc
ring from Manhattan with it's spires
and masthemmed tides over the spread
ing prairies covered with grass and
corn For national security, national
preservation, then, we must REINFORCE
and revivify our national character.
Judgment must grow with education.
Public libraries, art institutions, every
means at command must disseminate
the best that is known and thought
| everywhere. The standard of living
must be raised, raised to the highest
standard of excellence. True educa-
ton must triumph over the pleasing
theories of the false prophets.
Specifically, the future of the state rests
upon whom? Upon the universities,
upon the collegiate citizens, upon those
whose light was made possible by her
beneficence. In them fair mindedness
alone must establish conviction found
ed on fact not unprecedented"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Lizzie Ruesch is visiting in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs II. CRUDE are visitors
in Milwaukee.
Miss Grace King has returned from
Chippewa Falls.
Charles Poirier has gone to Omaha
to fill a position.
Miss Ida Strauss is spending the
week in Milwaukee.
F. P. Brook, of Aberdeen, S. D.,
was in town Monday.
Miss Hanna O'Brien is visiting rela-
tives at Loretta, Mich
Mrs. Harry Clark, of Beloit, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Nellie Howell, of Milwaukee,
was visitor here Monday.
Misses Della and Lydia Gasser are
visiting at Valparaiso, Ind.
Mark Urtibese, of Chicago, called
on old friends here Saturday.
Gus Kartak, of Des Moines, Ia, is
visiting at his old home here.
Mrs. c. R. Field is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Lott, of Chicago.
Miss Grace Porter, of Oakland. is
the guest of Miss Irma Schempf.
Ralph Bird, postofice inspector,
transacted business here yesterday
Miss Susie Cocraft, of Chicago, has
been the guest of Mrs. Fred Ryder.
Attorney Edward Masterson, of Chi
cago, visited in the city over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Weis, of Jeffer-
son, were visitors in the city Friday.
Mrs. F. L. Spangenburg and chill
dren, of Tomah, are visitors in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. HITLER, of Chicago;
Mrs. IL. @. Bertholdt, of Menominee,
Mich, and Mrs. F. Baebenroth, of