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The silver star., 1898-04-07
street, and on their faces mingled the
light OF remuneration and the shadow
of despair
THE WOMAN WITH a MISSION.

Her Love of Notoricty--Oftcn Neklects
Husband and Children.
1t is surprising to know how many
women there are with deep and burn
ing interest in humanity with big H..
Individual humanity. as represented by
those who have direct claims upon them,
does not interest them in the least,
says Leslie's Weekly. Their own hus-
bands. their own children. do not ap-
peal to them. and they have but a
languid interest in their own homes.
The writer was visited one day re-
Gently by humanitarian of this type.
Her mission was the uplifting of all
humanity. She had, she said conse-
Grated her life to that end. During her
call she revealed the fact that she was
1000 miles from her husband. and five
children. They could. she affirmed.
get along nicely without her." and
she felt that she could do "far great
er and nober work for humanity by
working for this glorious cause OF tenn
perance.' This was her mission. 1t
had been but week since l had met
the mother OF several small children
who was trying to "uplift humanity"
by going about organizing clubs for
the development of THE New
Thought" After listening for nearly
an hour to an outline of the plans and
purposes of this New Thought
scheme l was more than ever con-
vinced that old thoughts are best, par
ticularly the thoughts of our grand
mothers regarding the first duty of a
wife and mother.
There is much exaggeration and
cheap wit in the comic papers regard
ing the neglect of their homes and
families by the new women" who
have branched out into fields hereto
fore occupied by men alone. A good
deal of the criticism of the new woman
is unfair and unjust, but the fact re-
mains that the woman with mission
is in many cases woman with pain
fully distorted views regarding the
duty she owes to herself and to others.
The writer not long ago heard wo-
man. addressing large gathering OF
people. say: Il have given up my
anu NY anu
parents. to go forth and spread the
glorious gospel and try to win men and
women to Christ. My life henceforth
is to be devoted to God and humanity"
The question naturally arises: Can a
wife and mother devote herself to any
thing higher or better or nobler than
the proper training of her own chill
dren? And does not her duty to her
children. her husband and her home.
transcend any duty she may owe to
others? The enthusiast may say no
to these questions. but every true and
loving wife and mother will say yes
to both questions. When woman has
a home and children no call to duty is
higher or more imperative than the
call that comes to her from her own
home and in no sphere can she do a
greater or better work The good she
might do elsewhere cannot be offered
as an excuse for the neglect of those
who have the first claim on her love
and care. 1t is sometimes true that a
love of notoriety and overpowering de-
sire to be seen and heard is the chief
motive of the woman with mission.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
A SHORTAGE OF WATER.
The state Engineer snys Crop. Need Not
be "a Failure " Rotation .. Resorte,i to,

Despite the fact that all Indications
point TO the faci that irrigation water
will he scarce this summer. State En-
ginccr Field says that II what wntpr
there is should bc properly husbandcd.
there will be- enough and To spare. Uc
says there Is only need of certain irri-
CATION legislation giving more power
to the state engineer and water COM
mlssioners. To work II surprising
change In irrigation affairs of the state.
''rhc maiier OF irrigation itself. and
It's development. seems 10 me to he i'm
portant," said he. 1T lies in our own
hands. IL independent OF amy outside
party, and dependent only on our un-
selfish cooperation.
1--WE know that irrigated crops nrc
Injured crops: TINT irrigation is n sue
ceSs. We have passed the experimental
stage. md now have knowledge, not
theories, to guide us. We have more
land tllnn we can ever hone 10 irrl.
gate with our supply Of water, even
should we succeed In storing every foo.
OF flood water and winter How.
among our more successful farmers
the tendency has been and In 10 ts,.
less wnter per acre. Experience Inns
shown that the old rule OF one incl,
i,er ncre. or one cubic foot per second
for ench 3S.4 acres. In greatly Ia cxccr ,
Of whnt In required: and that amount
Of wntGr In even detrimental to tho
land and crops. often causing tho land
TO bc w water-sonkcd that II In rem.
dercd useless. teaching the good from
the soil. bringing nlknli 10 the surface
and reducing the soil to tho condition
Of swnfnps.
1--WE have often taught TINT water /,
A. R...
we cannot get too much Of this goot
thing. nnd this. coupled with the iuln,rf
et1fisincSs Of man. cntissr ms. II we nrt
fortunate In having nm old winter right
10 work our own destruction nnd 0u
ucightD0rx, who nrc Iess Fortunate
we drown our own crop, nnd our neigh
bors' burn up.
"nhen dry farming is possible, sure
y no great amount of water 10 ~
The silver star., 1898-04-07
BRIDESMAID A BRIDE.
Maid of Honor EIopes ON the Day OF
the Wedding.

the wedding.
substitute bridesmaid took part in
fashionable wedding in Derby, Conn.
recently, because the original maid OF
honor suddenly took it into her pretty
head that she herself wanted to be
married, so she eloped ON the day in
question. Miss Minnie Reynolds was
to have been the maid of honor at the
wedding of her sister. Miss Elizabeth
Reynolds, to Thomas Macdonald at
st. Mary's church. At an early hour
on the wedding morning Miss Minnie
went downtown, ostensibly on a little
errand OF her own. and nothing was
thought of ii. but when she had not
returned an hour before the time set
for the ceremony the entire household
was greatly wrought up. Messengers
were sent in every direction In search
of the young lady. but no trace of her
could be found. a large crowd tiocked
to st. Mary's church. but. although the
bride-elect, the bridegroom and the
best man came, Miss Minnie came not.
In place OF the absent one the BRIDE
elect was attended by a younger sister.
Miss May Reynolds. The truth of the
matter was that William Parsons and
Miss Minnie Reynolds had departed for
New York city. Their elopment is
said to have been due to the fact that
Parsons Is n Protestant. while the
young lady Is Catholic. In New York
they were married by Dominican
Father. The bride was attired Id the
very pretty costume which It was
planned she was to wear Us brides
maid for her sister. On the arrival Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Macdonald at the Grand
Central station. New York. they were
met there by Mr.. Parsons and Miss
Reynolds. The sisters made up. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Macdonald acted as best
man and bridesmaid at the wedding
Of their sister and Parsons.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

Not since the opening OF the century
has the earth been SO far filled with the
stern threat and preparation for armed
conflict, and II is where the CONNER
cial spirit runs highest that the talk of
war is loudest. The armaments of the
great commercial powers have never
been so large either relatively or abso-
iutely as today. but this is not enough.
and to England's special call for $780,
100000 for more war ships. France
echoes siOo,Ooo0oo. Russia s70.o0o0OO.
Germany quite as much, and the Unit
ed States anywhere from s50.OO0.00O in
special and regular army and navy
bills.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
FARM NOTES.
rrom rleld nnd Enrm.l

The government has come down
from It's high horse TO the extent that
sheep grazing Is Ia bc allowed on some
Of the forest reservations In the West.
The plan contemplatcs the giving of
grazing rights 10 sheep men for merely
nominal fees. each applicant having
exclusive rights to II designated area.
The number of sheep permitted In Il
section Will be regulated. and if fire
breaks oui through the negligence Of
the shcepincn. his tiocks will therenf,
Ter hc debarrcd from the reserves. Tho
idea IL lndorsed by prominent grow
crs.
An acre OF smnli fruits. well cared
for. should yield an Income Of from
$500 To $1,000. An apple orchard Of
the right varieties viii do compare
lively ny well. Five thousand dollars
have been produced from ten acres.
Ten ncrcs OF bearing fruit will keep
the wolf from the door Of nny sized
family In Colorado. There may be sen
Sons Of ovcr-plussngc md low prices,
but then there come good years. and
with the times halfway prosperous
fruit growing must and ever will prove
pleasant and profitable industry, n
the business Is properly conducted.
One Of the worst fun.ouua pests in
Colorado In the orange rust Of the
blackberry npd raspberry. = dineane
that In capable Of doing great damage,
hut one TINT can tc held In check by
prompt action In digging and burning
Infected plants. At one time Il
wns supposed TINT 10 cut the affected
cnnes would liz suiiicIcnt. hut Il Inns
now been proved thnt the mycelinl
threads Of the fungus nre perennial
within the plnnt: hence the necessity
Of cradlcnting entirely those plnnts al.
lacked. No other remedy n known.
Mr. Anderson Of BOULDER county says:
I'm our cnse we lind the orange rust
npt to attack certain varieties Of blnck.
bcrriea rntiicr tlinn others. found In
the only row Of Eries ihnt left stand.
Ing last spring. o very large portion
affected. The Ancient Britt0n Il quite
clear Of the disease"
The silver star., 1898-04-07

The autographic pane of glass has
many poor relation OF whom it may
well be ashamed. A young woman
waiting in railway station the other
day noticed on e much-scratched win
dow her own name. She had written
it there years before with her first lit
tie diamond ring. Some stranger had
scratched heart below it with the
name. John Smith. The young woman
let her train go by. and obtained per
mission from the station master to
have the obnoxious glass replaced b.
a new pane.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

It is reported that in Iceland there
thousand years. and that all forms OF
crime are so nearly unknown that the
island has no soldiers. no policemen.
no tramps, 10 poorhouses, 10 prisons.
Commenting on this blissful innocence
a Western editor calls out. Just think
of it. boys, and then go kick your
selves, In fact. nearly everybody in
this country had better kick himself Il
little Bit
The silver star., 1898-04-07

1t is doubtful if people generally re-
alize the stealthy attack that is being
made from one end of the country to
the other upon the public rights. 1t
does not take a practiced eye to see
that in almost every city the street car
companies are making extraordinary
efforts to invade the rights of the citi-
zens: to fasten themselves for long pc
riods upon the taxpayers.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

1t was demonstrated beyond cues.
tion that wide tires keep the surface
smooth and Arm. and that when tho
roads are full OF ruts the broad wheel,
tend to restore them to good condition
and thus materially lessen the cost OF
repairs. The universal adoption Of
the Wide tire In Minnesota for all vc.
hicies carrying heavy loads would save
The taxpayers OF the state thousands Of
dollars annually In road repairs. and
would save the farmers and teamsters
zen times the amount In expense Of
hauling and wear and tear Of horses
and vehlcles.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

Shakespeare makes man on a
storm-smitten ship exclaim, Now
would l give a thousand furlongs of
sea for an acre of barren ground"
Modernzed and amended. this cry may
take the form of the exclamation. Now
would | give thousand square miles
of Alaska for the rockiest acre on 4
New England farm Many a disap-
pointed Klondiker would compromise
on half-aere.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

We feel authorized to say that Spain
warmly indorses the demand by the
Philadelphia peace society that con-
gress refuse to appropriate the money
necessary to strengthen the coast de-
feuSeS
The silver star., 1898-04-07
WASHED ASHORE.

will look out for little Lena, and stay
with her to the end?"
The first mate touched his visor.
"Ay. ay, SIR" he replied. and went
on with his duty.
Yesterday man and little girl were
washed ashore at Nantucket The
mans face was grim and stern, but
the child's was still and smiling, and
her little arms were fast clasped
around the neck of the sailor. who had
given his life in fruitless effort to save
her and had stayed with her until
the end"
The silver star., 1898-04-07

A calamity like that in the harbor
Of Havana puts its victims on COM
mon level Technical and official dis
tinctions vanish. The sailor newest
to the service who perished in the de-
struction of the Maine is no longer
classed as an ordinary seaman. He,
with the rest. belongs now to the COM
pany OF those who will not be forgot
ten.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

The New York clergyman who says
that Christ couldn't be elected king
in any ward of this city seems to have
a very misty notion of Gotham's city
government and an equally misty idea
of ministerial propriety.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
More rh.n lic coula ch..

A literal case Of "biting OH more
than he could chew" resulted In the
death Of sailor In San Francisco. An
autopsy disclosed slab Of unchewsd
mutton four inches long and three
inches wide rolled into ball and frm-
iy wedged In the man's larynx. where
Il had effectively shut OF his wind.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

That Jersey City man who stole
locomotive the other day is simply
wasting his talents down east Why
doesn't he so to Chicago and enter
politics?
The silver star., 1898-04-07

Spain may as we'll understand right
from the start that Uncle Sam doesn't
fight according to the plans and speci-
fications laid down by Greece.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

nishsead Nay Regain Libby Prison.
Negotiations are on foot to rstura
Libby prison. which has been standing
In Chicago several years - receptacle
for gtgantic war mussum. to Rieh.
mond. Va. with all the relies.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

'.Scc that tall young woman over there,
She is n doctor Of nusic.' .'Gracious, Ut
you think she could do anything for wag
ncr opcraT'
The silver star., 1898-04-07

Ircne-She seems to have very little ipdn.
ence with her husband. Mnry-Inieeii
1rene-ics; she never can get him to spend
more than he can afford.-l'uck
The silver star., 1898-04-07

The Western Cigar Company Of Salt I.ot.
City are making some very advantage ge0us
offers TO agents. 1t will pay you to write to
them at Box AIT. ~
The silver star., 1898-04-07
SILVER STAR.
published Weeklyl
JOE II. DE WITT, Editor and Prop.
DOLORES, COLORADO
Terms $500 Per Year.

New York is planning fair for
1900. but the fair Of 1900 will be held
in Paris.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

"Do you really think the young fellow who
wants TO marry Jane Is bona ide Klop.
dikerF II guess he is. He's short an ear
and three toes and has n frostbItten chin"
The silver star., 1898-04-07

I'm worried about our landlord; he
seems 10 be going crazy what has he
donc:" "iepapered our house from top to
bottom"
The silver star., 1898-04-07
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The silver star., 1898-04-07

For lung and chest diseases. Piso's Cure Is
the best medicine we have used.-Mrs J. l.
Northcott Windsor. Ont Canada.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

TO quit tobncco ensiiy and forever. be ranr.
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The silver star., 1898-04-07

Star Tobacco is the leading brand Of
the world, because it is the best.
The silver star., 1898-04-07

"Thcy say war is needed to thin ont our
population ''Well. but the fattest men
won't co.
The silver star., 1898-04-07
ONE-MINUTE ROMANCE
. P T. DAKIN's

A p r. DAKIN'S
little daughter was
the life of the ship.
and t he sailors.
homesick, some Of
them. and longing
for certain little
chaps a 8 h o r e.
played with her on
the Asia's white
decks and s y u n
xr,rvc for h1r tn
The silver star., 1898-04-07
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WNwUB WsCbuD WOU UJ000.
The necessity for taking good sp,,r.
Medicine to purify the blood and build q
the system IL based upon natural ana ! " 4
avoidable causes: In cold weather ths,.
has been less Precipitation and impuriti.s
have not passed out Of the system !, tn,
should. Food has consisted largely I,
rich, fatty substances, and there has ben
less opportunity for outdoor exsrci..
Tho result Is, the blood IL loaded with II.
purities and these must be promptly =.
pelled or health will be endsnre,.s
Hoods sarsaparilla is the best sprir.
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A REMARKABLE SPEECH.

There is no better evidence of the
extraordinary evolution of political
and international relations, than the
address of Richard Olney, Secretary of
State under Mr.. Cleveland, which he
lately delivered at Harvard College,
titled international Isolation of the
United States" 1t is the protest of a
conservative Democrat against the
building of the Chinese wall around
the United States. While Mr.. Olney, as
Secretary of State, unfortunately, dis
agreed with many American statesmen
about the facts of the overthrow of the
Monarchy here, he never distinctly OPP
posed the political union of these ISL
ands with the United States. Nor did
Mr.. Cleveland. They stood in the
shadows of coming events.
Mr.. Olney declares that the United
States can on longer remain under the
spell of Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress. He admits its force in the past.
He defines and limits it to the ordinary
vicissitudes of European politics. He
would still maintain it with full force
and effect in that regard. But he re
fuses to be hound by it, in the larger
relations which may be necessary in
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! order to place the United States in
their proper and inevitable place
among the Nations. He recognizes the
coming duties imposed upon the States
! and declares that they would be re-
creant to their duty, if they refused al
liances. His plea is for an Anglo-Am-
erican alliance Scholars have earn
estly made this plea before. But the
Nation has not responded to the call.
The limits of the American empire are
so vast, its resources almost untouch-
ed and its people so satisfied with
their profitable islOation, it was diff
cult for them to look beyond the seas,
and there was an abiding faith in the
farewell words of the Great Leader.
Mr.. UIney does not speak as a
scholar only. He has felt the pulse of
the people. He sees that the hour Of
action, not of speculations on the
future, is near at hand. He recognizes
what he calls, "the present crying need
of our commercial interests" These
uClldIlIl ~" Oh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VI Tie
position of the United States as an
international recluse," and the forma-
ton of an alliance. with great Britain,
"Our best friend" he says, "and most
formidable foe is that worldwide en-
pfre whose navies rule the seas, and
which on our northern frontier con-
trolls a dominion itself imperial in ex-
tent and capabilities"
There is no peanut jingOism, no
mounting at the British lion, nor
pulling of his tail. He calls for the
patriotism of race, and not of country
alone.
In urging the breaking up of that
spell which lies in the Farewell Adj
dress, he declares for the real extern
sion of American empire, in whatever
way it may best serve to strengthen
and increase American influence. 1t
includes and rises above the question
of strategic points in the Pacific. 1t
takes in Hawaii as a mere incident
of the larger movements. The Address
is one of the most important educa-
tional utterances that has yet been
produced in America.
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HOBRON DRUG COMPANY,
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the chief owner of steam coal, may
become in certain events a decisive
factor in the chances of the war. We
content ourselves for the moment with
pointing out the urgency of the prob
lem. How a benevolent neutrality can
solve it so as not to do injustice and
yet not TO do incidental injury to the
United States is a question to which
we will return when more materials
are available, and when the strategy
of the two fleets, on which the answer
really depends, can be more easily
foreseen.'
AS we are also observing a 'bene-
VIOLENT neutrality" towards the United
States, we can only suggest to Great
Britain that if she feels lonely, and
shivers with the cold of natural isola-
ton, call on us, walk in, and warm
her toes at our little tropical fire.
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The teacher was trying to make the
little girl understand the word queen.
Queen Victoria" she said in the
course of her illustration, began to
reign at the time of her coronation,
and she is reigning now"
"And can she make it rain. Miss
Ruthie, whenever she wants to?" ask
ed the little girl with great interest.
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Referring to the present war, the
Daily Chronicle, London, says: ''The
attitude of Great Britain, as the great
monopolist of coaling stations and
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1t is Foul BIood's ADVERTISE
ment
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D
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Yes, Scrofula, If anything, may be called
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uncomfortable.
Outward applications do not cure, they
only drive the difficulty to new quarters.
Emollients may palliste, they cannot
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way out, and that is to eliminate the
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There Is one remedy that can effect this,
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