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The silver lance., 1898-08-19
SPANISH POVERTY.
ONLY A FEW GREAT ESTATES.
Great Sums Received From the Colonies.
but They Have Been sduandered-Peo-
,,e Are Extravsgant.

At one time no doubt Spain was the
richest country in Europe. Within a
fev wears after the conquest of Amer
lea more than billion of dollars was
carried back to Spain, and as long as
colonies have been maintained in this
hemisphere there has been a stream of
gold flowing that way into both pub
IL, and private Golfers. Under the orig
iuaI colonial laws the king got one
ffth and the church one-fifth of every
tbine that came from America, but the
tbree-fifths that remained were suffi-
Gent TO make some of the largest for
times in the world. Evidences of this
great wealth are still found in every
nart of Spain, in the enormous and
costly castles, in the palaces of Seville,
Granada. Valencia, Barcelona, Madrid
Salamanca, Cadiz and other cities. But
the money has been wasted in luxury,
Gambling, bad Investments and in try
ing to compete with modern progress
in agriculture and other industries by
the use of antiquated methods and
machinery.
Spain resembles Ireland in many re-
spects and Russia in more. The terri
tory is divided into vast estates. which
are cultivated to a certain measure by
the owners, and the remainder leased
to tenants There are also large
ranches and factories of various kinds
which formerly belonged to private in
diyiduals. members of the nobility and
arstocracy, but the soil has been worn
out by centuries of cultivation and Is
no longet profitable without the use of
expensive manures and modern ma
cbinery. The herds of cattle have be-
come depleted both in numbers and in
breed. although in some parts of Spain
yot can still find the best cattle and
horses In Europe and the best mules
in the world. The factories have gen
orally passed from the hands of indi-
yiduals who inherited them into the
control of corporations. the buildings
on the estates are badly out of repair,
the castles are in ruins and tenements
are worse than those of Russia or Ire
land.
The wealth of the people has been
sapped by taxation and their own ex-
travagance, and the money of the
many has been absorbed by few cap
italists who are enormously wealthy
and hold mortgages upon the estates
of their less prudent neighbors. Brib-
cry and corruption in public life is the
rule, rather than the exception, and
when a favorite of the prime minister
is sent out to fill an official position in
one of the colonies it is expected that
he will come back rich. Money that
comes easily goes easily in Spain, as
well as everywhere else, and these for
tunes acquired by blackmail or official
speculation have rapidly been wasted
in high living. gambling and specula-
tion.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
A DOCTORS DIRECTIONS.
They save a daughter from blindness.

when father writes tffat yours Z" IL the
best medicine in the world" y0u can
allow something for seeming extfava-
gance in the statement 4 you know that
the medicine praised. cured loved
daughter OF disease and restored TO her
the eyesight nearly lost The best med
icine in the world for you Is the medicine
that cures you There can't be anything
bet&r. No medicine can do more than
cure. That is why John 5. Goode. of
Orrick. Mo-, writes in these strong terms:
"Dr, Ayers sarsapariilai Is the best med
icine in the world. My daughter had
relapse after the measles, due TO taking
cold. She was nearly blind and was obliged
to remain in a dark room all the time.
The doctors could give her no relief; one
of them directed me TO give her Ayers
sarsaparilia. Two bottles cured her COM
pietely."
The thousands of testimonials TO the
value OF DR.. Ayers Sarsapariiia repeat
over and over again. in one form or another
the expression: THE doctors gave her
no relief of them directed me to
give her Dr. Ayers Sarsaparilla. Two
bottles completely cured her"
1t is common experience to try Dr-
Ayers sarsaparilia as a last resort. 1t Is
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
ct. LOUIS CYCLONE CELLARS.
Many of Them Built Since the Terrible
Storm OF '06,

Many of Them Built Since the Terrible
Storm Of 90.
st. Louis is full of cyclone cellars,
says the st. Louis Republic. Nearly all
of them have been built since that ter
rible 9th Of May. One of them has ex-
listed longer than that. 1t is in the
home of Mr.. d. L. Parrish, in Cabanne
place. Mr.. Parish was caught in ,-e
collapse of the old Belvidere hotel, on
Washington avenue. 1t was a never
to-be forgotten experience, and when
he began to build his home he made up
his mind to provide against all emeT-
gencies. This is how he comes to hava
a cyclone cellar older than the cyclone
While not a thing Of beauty, Mr.. Par
rish's hole in the ground" is one Of
comfort. 1t is as deep as the founda-
ton of the house and reared in the
southwest corner of the cellar. Its
walls are of stone, three and one-hali
feet thick. Heavy crossbeams form
the roof of this safety house. Two win
dows are outwardly, one to the south,
the other to the north. They were
protected by iron gratings first. but
Mr.. Parrish very wisely has taken
these out, in order to facilitate egress,
should such a necessity occur. A heavy
oaken door that can be barred and
locked makes the place burglar proof.
The floor of this novel cyclone house
is cemented and covered with soft,
warm carpet. A comfortable couch is
fitted into one corner. In another are
several massive shelves filled with
provisions. These provisions are re-
newed every time the sky clouds up
suspiciously. Mr. Parrish feels per
fectly safe with his cyclone celler. II
is very comfortable, and l am sure II
the. entire house blew away my cellar
room would be intact" says he. 1t
is a protection for my wife and chill
dreu while l am away, and l can bear
the thought of another cyclone calam-
ity better downtown by knowing that
they have a place of shelter. During
the season following the cyclone an
architect friend of mine had at one
time eight plans Of houses on his
boards, every one Of which called for a
cyclone cellar to match NINE" Mr
Parrish's cyclone cellar is the coolest
place in the house and serves another
good turn in the Parrish family The
little Parishes are excellent amateur
photographers, and use it for dark
room when it is not otherwise en-
gagged.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
A HIGH POSITION.
Daughter of L. d Letter to Rule Owe
India.

Daughter of L. a. Letter to Rule Owe,
India.
The appointment of George n. Cur.
zon as viceroy of India is causing
much talk in London. Although OF.
or the most cordially disliked members
OF the House of Commons. Curzon -
undoubtedly one OF the most brilliant.
While his caustic fll-humof has earned
MN reputation as a master Of jns1.
lent fmpertinence, ttis is due to physi-
cal causes, for he is constant suf.
ferer from spinal weakness. His ris,
to political power has been almost in.
explicably rapid and now as viceroy Il.
VIII exercise power. even to life OF
death, over 300.00O.OOO people, drawing
salary Of 5000. or five times the sal.
ary OF the English prime minister
AS vicerefne. Mrs. Curzon tnee Lett
err will hold position scarcely less re
sponsible. Not only will she be the
leader of Indian society, but will repre-
sent In many ways Queen Victoria,
who Is empress of India. 1t Is an ad-
mitted fact that the choice of Curzon
for viceroy has been guided largely by
the fitness Of his consort to bear the
great burden of responsibility chat will
be laid upon her. With the exception
OF the wives of the presidents of the
United States no American woman
was ever called to position OF greater
social or political Significance.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

. common experience 70 have pr. Ayers
sarsaparitia prescribed by a physician.
II is common experience to see a" COM
plete cure" follow the use OF a few bottles
Of this great blood purifying medicine.
Because. It Is a specific for all forms Of
blood disease. If disease has Its origin
in bad or impure blood. Dr. Ayers sars-
spariia, acting directly on the blood. re.
moving its Impurities and giving to II
vitaiizing energy. will promptly eradicate
the disease.
The great feature of DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
riiia Is the radical cures that result from
its use. Many medicines only suppress
disease they push the pimpies down
under the skin. they paint the cemplexion
with subtle arsenicaf compounds, but the
disease RACES in the veins like pent-up
fire. and some day breaks out In vol
canic eruption that cats up the body.
Ayers sarsapariiia goes to the root Il
makes the fountain clean and the waters
are clean. makes the root good aud
the fruit Is good, IT gives Nature the
elements she needs to build up the broken
$owu ucoustitutiou-not to brace II up with
stimuInnts or patch II up on the surface.
send for Dr. Ayers curebook. and learn
more about the cures effected by this
remedy. It's sent free, on request. by the
]. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
PENMAN.s WONDERFUL FEAT.
Australian Gives London Wrapper Writers
Lesson Speed.


Lesson Speed.
London Telegraph: Wrapper writing
il, it would seem, a popular way OF
earning a livelihood with the inmates
Of Rowton House, a six-penny hote.
Here is an amusing story of the per-
lection to which 1t may be brought by
practice and a strong will. There is
a tradition lingering among the elder
brethren of the wrapper writing pro-
fession to the effect that once upon a
time, when the work was better pad
than now, young man from Austria
liza turned up and ventured as a last
resort into their sphere of labor. He
spent his all and found himsel;
stranded until funds should arrive
from the antipodes. So on the sug-
gestion of an old acquaintance he ap-
piled for a job at the world-famed firm
Of Schmidt & Co. On being duly in
stalled and supplied with 500 envelopes
and some pages from a directory he
looked around and asked for a pen
But you have one already said the
young man in authority. I want two,
answered the Australian, and an in
terested and obliging fellow-scribe sup
piled the need. The scene which there
upon ensued battles description, for the
colonial, separating the pile of enve,-
opes into two equal lots, began copy
ing the addresses by writing stimuli
taneously with both hands. So runs
the legend at least, and furthermore.
it is averred that his rapidity was suca
as to put the sloggers' to shame. FIT
ty pens dropped from the nerveless
grasp of those who but a minute be
fore had been writing against time
and as IL for dear life. hundred
eyes were fixed in astonishment on the
Unknown one. Presently the young
overseer who superintended the labors
Of many old enough to be his grand
father, rose and timidly said he would
consult the governor The latter ar
rived, and the situation being explain
ed. the Australian was turned into a
loose box all by himself and fed with
another thousand or so of envelopes
At this rate he earned enough in two
or three weeks to enable him to lasi
out comfortably till his remittances ar
rived, then he went home and
Schmidt's knew him no more. We
asked the old gentleman who told us
this yarn to fill his pipe and have an
other cup Of tea, for we thought he de
served both"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Important to Mothers,

The manufacturers of Castoria have been
compelled to spend hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars to familiarze the public with the sig
nature OF Chas II. Fletcher. This has been
necessitated by reason OF pirates counterfeit
ing the Castoria trade mark. This counter
feiting is a crime not only against the proprie-
tors of Castoria. but against the growing
generation. All persons should be careful to
see that Castorla bears the signature of Chas.
H. Fletcher, II they would guard the health OF
their children. Parents and mothers. In par
ticular, ought to carefully examine the
Castoria advertisements which have been ap-
pearlns 10 tnls paper. ana 70 remember tina !
bears the fac-simile signature OF Chas- II.
Fletcher. under who &c supervision 1t has bsea
years
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
AIDED BY MRS. PINKHAM.

Mrs. W. E. PAXTON, youngstown,
North Dakota, writes about her strug-
gle to regain health after the birth of
her little girl:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-1t Is with
pleasure that l add my testimony to
your list, hoping that it may induce
others to avail themselves Of your val
liable medicine.
AFTER the birth of my little girl,
three years ago, my health was very
poor. 1 had leucorrhna badly, and a
terrible bearing-down pain which
gradually grew worse, until could do
all the time, and dizzy feelings. Men
situations were very profuse, appear
ing every two weeks.
"Itook medicine from good doctor,
but it seemed to do no good. j was
becoming alarmed over my condition.
when 1 read your advertisement in a
paper. l sent at once for bottle of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
ponnd, and after taking two-thirds OF
the bottle felt 30 much better that
send for two more. After using three
bottles felt as strong and well as any
one.
81 think it is the best medicine for
female weakness ever advertised, and
recommend it to every lady meet suf-
fering from this trouble"
Maternity is wonderful experience
and many women approach it wholly
unprepared. Childbirth under right
conditions need not terrify women.
The advice of Mrs Pinkham is freely
offered to all expectant mothers, and
her advice is beyond question the most
valuable to be obtained. If Mrs. Pax
ton had written to Mrs. Pinkham be-
fore confinement she would have been
saved much suffering. Mrs. Pinkham's
address is Lynn, Mass.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Wheat 40 Centa n RusheL

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross $50
Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, etc, with Farm Seed Catalogue
for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER
SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. w.n.u.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Low Rates East.

The Union Pacific offers the following
reduced rates as an additional inducement
to tourists:
Special rates to Indianapolis and return.
August is, 10 and 20.
Denver to Omaha and return. daily, $25.
Ask about others. Ticket office, 941 Sew
enteenth street.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
The Enormou. Gold produc. of 1898.

From South Africa. the Klondike
and Australia gold is being shipped in
large quantities. This years output
will nearly double that of any previ-
GUS twelve months. The sale of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters are also in
creasing very fast. This famous rem
edy will cure dyspepsia. Indigestion,
constipation, nervousness and weak
ness.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
CENrKAL SAVINGS BANK.

Corner 18th and Arapnhoe Sts.. Denver, Colorado
Largest per cent of growth of any Bank in Denver
Assets Jan l. 81 s1sz 6S assets JAN l. 49, f2o9
per savings deposits OF e5 e5 900 Send
your signature with check, draft or money order
and start an account.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Who, Indeed

Mother (showing photo)-And this
was Uncle Will when he was little
how Madge. Madge-Oh, And who is
il now, mother?-Sketch.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

pur neighbors must be Spanish sym
psthizers- Il see no occasion for SO Sc
ttous tbnls charge You don't? Why.
has hhneir boy has new bull pup which he
mas not named Dewey
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Probably ninety-nine persons in a hun
dred,- II asked to what country Mount
Blanc belongs, would answer Switzerland.
France and Italy. the boundary line pass
ing across Its summit. The northern part
OF the. Mount Blanc chain, however. be-
longs to the Swiss.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

Spain should take back her stigma that
we are nation of shopkeepers. Yes;
mere mere We're no goods marked DOWN in our
peace advertisement"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

II Is claimed that there Is a lighthouse
70 every fourteen miles of coast in Eng
,,and, to every thirty-four miles in Ire
Scotland
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

DO you know McShifter pretty well?"
know him? Every time he expresses an
opinion / can tell whether 1t is his own
or whether he got 1t from his wife"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
To St. Paul or MInn+npo'i-.

,ihe Inc Union Pacific makes the quickest
n Iline TO st Paul and --.nneapolis. Leave
DehVer =, 4:30 p. M. arrive St. Paul 7:25 p
IT. III, next day. The only line that does 1t
iiphet onice, 81 Seventeenth street.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

what makes Bleacher so crazy 70
peacer Hes got money invested I
base ball"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Quickest Time East or West.

In Denver this afternoon, In Chicago
St. Louis. st. Paul, Minneapolis or Salt
The only line that does II. Ticket office
94l Seventeenth street.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
ToE-GUM CURES CORNS
or money back. 15c at all druggists.

Has Hagby any talents worth mem
uohingG' Talents? I've known him
=. 10 borrow one girls horse and phaeton
10 take another girl out for a drive"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

What do you think Miss Podus said
about my Photograph Goodness
fhhows She said she loved to look at
man."
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full Of life. nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists. Soc or o.. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

English military authorities say tina
new boots will wear better II kept abou
six months before using. II kept over
year they become less durable.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

l never used so quick a cure as Plso's Cure
S Ut oonsumption.-J. b. Palmer, Box iii.
seattle, Wash. Nov. %, 1895.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Il never have a chance to ask you for
money, Henry; before dinner you are
cross" "Well?" And after dinner you
go to sleep"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Let go the coin. enjoy the day;
Take summer to your soul.
Ere long. when skies are bleak and gray
The dollar goes for coal.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

For perfect complexion and a clear,
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Blink would not propose to his girl
until he got out in boat" "Why2' HE
suffers and didn't want her to have
chance to get away.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

A bath with COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial Sold everywhere.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Aren't you ashamed not to go to war;"
No, somebody has to stay at home to
praise the troops"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

FITS SPermaneDtyCuroi- " fits or nervousness afte
first days use of DIR. kline's Great Nerve Restorer
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
DR. r. II. kLIsK. Ltd. s3l Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Hamlet Is to be brought out as q
ballet" I've seen It as a ballet, but the
audience did the kicking"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. loc or e5c-
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Are mosquitoes bad out your way?'
Bad? They are thicker than war
neroes."
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

ror MRS. WinsIow's Soothing syrup
teethtnR, ,softens the gums reduces inhan-
onaiiays pain, cures wind collie. Is cents bottle
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

What is that dreadful crowd2" Il
don't know. Either Hobson is in town
shirt waists are marked down to 10
cents"
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

Added to their other troubles, this
latest disappointment must be terrible for
the Queen OF Spain" II had not heard of
it," ''She will never have an opportunity
to kiss Hobson.'
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Denver Directory.
HARNESS.

The best $50 dou-
Bile Concord Har-
ness In Colorado
for SIS. with
breeching. $50. s2s
double team har-
ness. with breech'
ing. SIC: t25 steel
horn stock saddle
for SIS; SIS single
buggy harness for
$50. DO not be
deceived by worth
less limitations. but
order direct from
us and get the
lowest Wholesale
prices. Catalogues
4. FRED MUEL-
Denver. Colorado.
~ n"nrA A <rsrNE
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
Beauty IL Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty withoutlt. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, black eads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarots, beauty for ten ceuts All drug
gists. satisfaction guaranteed. Ioc. 25c. bOc.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

w. N. U.-DENvER.-NO. 34-isee
xhes Aaswerisg Advertisements Aiaaiy
Aentioa This raper.
The silver lance., 1898-08-19
No-ro-Bae for fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes wea
men strong. blood pure SOC. e1. All druggist,
The silver lance., 1898-08-19

DcUNeT, tOfUfHuO.
.xAMINATfON.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-26
A NEW COMBUSTIBLE.

In the Isalnd of Barbados large
quantities of mineral have been
found which the natives call IMAM
jak." 1t is of bright black color and
occurs at very slight depth, some
times on the surface, in beds one to
two feet thick. 1t generally appears
under an angle of about forty de-
grees and in the immediate vicinity
of rock. 1t is presumed to be solidi-
fled petroleum, which is often seen
there eXuding from the earth of float,
ing on the water. In it's composition
this mineral is similar to the pitch
of Trinidad, to the gilsonite of Utah
and the Canadian albertitite. but ii
is of much better quality. The best
varieties of 'manjak" contained per
cent of water, 70.S5 per cent of VIOLA.
tile organic substances, 26.97 per cent
of ditto solid ones, and OILS per cent
of mineral parts.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-26
LABOR PROBLEMS IN JAPAN.

Japan has advanced rapidly and is
now discovering that industrial devel-
opment brings with it the usual ac-
compartment of labor problem, says
the Westminster Gazette. The first
number of the japanese labor news
paper, the Labor World, has Just been
issued, "to encourage the progress of
the laborer and the formation of the
trades unions" We have heard a
good deal lately about japanese cheap
labor, perhaps we shall hear some
thing now of the revolt of the Japa-
nese laborers against their being held
so cheap. BY all accounts the stand
ard of wages and subsistence in the
land of the rising sun has not been so
high hitherto that the new unip rs
will find nothing to do.