The silver lance., 1898-04-01
OUR SALTED PLACER.
Washed From the Rich Deposits on The Lance
Exchange Table.

"A. b. Johnson, United States consul
at Annoy China, who was appointed from
Grand Junction. has written letter to
the San Francisco Call which is likely to
get HIM into trouble. He freely discussed
the relations of several foreign govern
ments with China and thereby violated
time honored diplomatic rules. His
recall may be the result unless his spon
sor, Senator Wolcott, shall be able to
smooth matters over for him-Gunnison
NeWs.
Last week the dust storms we're so
terrific in Pueblo that the Arkansas Val
ley Editorial Association which visited
that city had to be entertained down
cellar with a stereoptican as the only
method OF showing them the attractions
of that Pittsburg of the Rockies; and
yet Pueblo aspires to secure the removal
of the Soldiers Home to the banks of
the muddy Arkansas to get the great
climatic and sanitary attractions there
afforded.-Monte Vista Graphic.
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What mass OF slush and lies and
manufactured news" has been turned
out of late by the industrious and un-
scrupulous press correspondents Of the
yellow journal class. One would think
that the public would become surfeited
and disgusted with such sensational and
unrelieble stuff, but they seem to crave
it, and nothing is to Improbable to find
believers. As Barnum said, "The Amer
lean public likes to be humbugged.
Misha,caka EnterDrise.
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The largest city of the world is London
lying in four counties and having popu-
lation of 4,250,0O0, equaling the combined
population Of Paris, Berlin Saint Peters
burg and Rome. To walk through all
the streets avenues, lanes and alleys of
the city, never traversing the same one
twice, would require ten-mile walk
every day for nine years. The streets,
placed in row, would reach round the
world, and would leave remnant that
would stretch from London to San Fran
cisco.-AprH Ladies Home Journal.
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The purchase of fighting cruisers is
good thing a step which reduces the
probability of war, but it is shame that
now, after thirtythree years of profound
peace, such purchases are necessary.
We wonder il this country will ever be
caught in such predicament again. A
ship represents nothing in its material
form but labor. During the past five
years there have been idle men enough
in this country to have built navy as
great as that OF Great Britain. Those
two ships, bought on Monday if fully
armed, must have cost s7,OO0OOO. That
would have given 1000 men employment
for a year at s2 each per day. Thus en-
ployed the money would at once have
returned to the general circulation among
the people, Which is the better way
Salt Lake Tribune.
~
Wednesdays papers brought in the
news that Miss Matte Brown and Chas.
F. Hamlin, had received the appointment
as receiver and register Of the Gunnison
land Office These selections will meet
with universal satisfaction all over the
district. Miss Brown is the daughter
Of Judge Ira Brown, has lived in Gunni
son county long time, and is thoroughly
competent to fill the responsible position
She deserves to be congratulated. as We
understand it is the first time a woman
has been appointed to the land office
where there were men available. We
are glad OF the innovation started by the
administration. Mr.. Hamlin, the new
register, is an old timer here, and is in
every way worthy. He has Of late de
voted his whole time to mining and has
always been the moving spirit in mining
enterprises. 1t is expected they will take
charge of the Office in a month or six
weeks.-Gunnison Tribune.
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II should be remembered in future
that there are two kinds OF newspapers:
those that try to present the news truth
fully, and those that print anything that
is sensational The sensational papers
invent a new sensation every day, and
remind us of the Sunday Sun sort OF
papers, suppressed some years ago Ev-
ery week the Sunday Sun papers had
mysterious hints about prominent cit
! izeu" and well known society woman,
and their readers never seemed to realize
that they were being regularly fooled
with silly inventions. 1t is the same with
the Maine affair: "prominent naval ofh,
Ger" informs a member Of the cabinet,
| whose name cannot be mentioned Tor
prudential reasons" that as he was walk
ing along the street last night, there was
a heavy fall of bloody rain, which, as
everyone knows, foretells war These
napers will sell for time, but the people