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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

any splice. its two ends fxed at the
upper pole to cordage ring or crown.
There were no knots, the cords be-
Ing interviewer at their crossing points.
one being passed through the other.
Then came the car. In its construc-
tion the use OF iron or steel was pro-
hibited. to avoid interfering with the
action Of the magnetic Instruments
Its formation was cylindrical. meaEur-
ing some seven feet in diameter from
center to center Of its sides. which
were. OF course. basket work mounted
on framework of chestnut wood. The
Sottom was strengthened by wooden
cross beams placed externally and
fastened to the basket work by bolts
and brass placed inside.
The roof OF the car was disk or
cover likewise Of basket work. con-
vex in order to prevent any accumula-
tion OF water. Cross pieces Of wood
were fixed inside the roof In order to
support the occupant when making OBJ
servations. Above the nattened part
the cylindrical part OF the car was
fitted with two square windows with
glass panes, and the bottom OF the
car had two square openings closed
by wooden trap doors. The whole
was covered with tarpaulin.
The aeronauts expected to spend
most of their time on the roof making
observations. The base OF the car
was fitted with sleeping apartments
where they could rest or take shelter
from severe storms. or retire for their
stores Of provisions.
Tho balloon was completed In April,
1896. and tried on May 3. Andrse's
expsrts, Who had followed up the
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

the guide rope asserted their infu-
ence. She recovered herself. and.
rising again, started straight north
at the rate OF twenty miles an hour.
At that rate OF speed and direction
they would reach the pole in less than
two days.
A great crowd watched the balloon
disappear on the horizon. After a half
hours flight 1t passed from view.
From that time no word has been
heard from the trio save only single
message. borne by carrier pigeon. 1t
read:
July l3. 1890 p. m. SO degrees 2
minutes north latitude. is degrees s
minutes east longitude. Good journey.
All goes we'll on board. This Is the
fourth messsge sent by pigeon.
"ANDREE."
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

Where Is ,es,.,e
ANDRES Balloon>


Where ID Herr Andree and the two
intrepid companions with whom he
set out over year ago In search Of
,ths north pole? Ars they alive and
well In some distant and inaccessible
region. from which It IL impossible At
preeeat to communicate with the civ
ilissd world? Are they still nounder-
Ing 'hopelessly about In the ice-fields of
the arctic. seeking. ~ Nansen sought
tor afteen months. some outlet, some
escape? Or have they yielded mp their
lives - have 30 many brave explorers
before them In search Of that evasive
Wiu-o-the- wisp? How close were they
able to approach the pole?
Surely. NO attempt to reach the pole
ever seemed better assured Of . sue
cessful return Setting out /: . bal
loon. which Andree had conclusively
proven could under ordinary conditions
be directed at will. even at low alti-
tude. they had q superior chance of
returning safely to Sweden or some
other northern country. Whether
they reached the pole or not was .
question which no one could settle. de-
pending entirely upon unknown atmos-
phertc conditions prevailing there
However. they seem to have missed
their chance and to have become be-
leaguered In the frozen north, with
out any means Of return. even II they
have not already yielded up their lives.
Starting from Spitzbergen on the
11th day OF July. 1897. they were
equipped with food but for two months
Herr Andree expected to land safely In
Alaska or Siberia after crossing the
polar region. II everything favored
his efforts. he would reach and cross
the pole in three days from his start
ing and land in either North Asia or
Alaska within a week. Should he land
in some isolated district It might take
him, according to his calculations, a
fortnight more to reach point whence
he could communicate with Europe.
That he should be gone longer than
two months he never for an instant
considered.
It is plainly evident that his failure
to be heard from means some mishap
to the balloon. Had he descended in
some unfavorable locality he could, If
egress proved too dinicult to be at
tanned. again begin an aerial flight
which would land him more advanta-
geously. Evidently. then, his balloon
has been impaired or rendered entirely
useless. II depends upon the locality
in which this accident occurred wheth-
er he IL today alive or has shared the
fate OF exploSing predecessors.
Whatever the fate of Andree. he has
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

1facturs stsp By step. then exan.
lGo ninutely all the parts and =.
e11kNA the material 10 bs faultleos and
Q8no IN accordanca with the desires
assd b. Andres. This examina-
- was thoroughly satisfaetory.
A1drss Immediately prepared % De-
pa1t for SpitsbsrEen. In the ship
rta1, in which Nanssn recently rs-
tnrDed from his northern expedition.
~ sailed. carrying the balloon and
IT, appurtenances Tor innating II.
Arriving At spitsbergen. . shsd wAs
eroeted to protect the balloon during
innation. and the work began. This
W. completed In . tribe over fort
nlgAt and the expedition was ready
70 Ril BY July I.
The wind. which had been fAvor-
able during the greater part OF June,
turned and blew dead from the north.
~ nrst 1t was supposed this would
delay the departure but . few days.
A. It persistentiy continued and in
cfsased In velocity and was attended
by frequent storms, impotence gave
way to anxiety. Stiil matters grew
woFse rather than better. and after
waiting for thirty days for . favor
ab1e turn. It was decided to postpone
tAe departure owing to the extreme
laksoess Of the season. and the entire
party. sadly discouraged and disheart-
.eued. returned to Europe.
AAriy in May last year Andree made
his preparations for . second effort.
ny Juuo 1at nyArv<h gu~ -. d. 1,A>-
and again the party sailed for thslr
rendezvous. Arriving about June Is.
fnnation again began and proceeded
until completed a week later. Then
. very careful examination was made
OF the balloon. and It was found that
several small leaks had been sprung.
These were readily mended, and the
huge structure was pronounced strong
ef than 1t had originally been. So 1t
sssnsd. Then. on July 4, Andree an
nounced himself ready to embark.
Between June I and July neither
snow nor rain had fallen. At noon
on the latter day a heavy storm set
in and lasted for two days. 1t looked
like repetition OF the Ill fortune
of the previous year On July s, how
ever. the storm shifted. and a strong
south wind set In. Andree waited
two days longer. and then, on July
II. gave the order to cut loose the
balloon.
An affecting scene preceded the en-
trance Of the brave trio into the car
Particularly was the departure OF Herr
Strinberg pathetic. He was tortured
BY . parting from his nancee. whom
he knew not whether he should ever
see again. Herr Frankel was sur
rounded. too. by loving friends. and
ali three hesitated to take the final
step. At last. however. Andree gave
the word, and the trio entered the
cAx. The knife Of the attendants soor
cut loose the last thread that held
the three to the earth.
The high structure moved slowly
rising to tho height OF perhaps 3ot
yards. Then 1t answered to the wins
blowing from the south and startet
| itA hong hight north.
At frst ~ II started OH It sanl
rapidly, seeming to intend a plung
into the sea Guided by the firn
! hand Of Andree. however. the sail an
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

Niss 0reener-"And SO you were In
the train that was held up by robbers
Wersnt you just frightened to death?'
Miss Whiting-"You1l hardly believe
1t. but ! wasn't frightened . bit. The
fact b. when they came into the car
and ordered us to hold up our hands.
thought II was going to be lecture
on palmistry. and didn't md out DIFF
fersntiy until It was all over."-Boston
Transcript.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

PFso0 ct Ws.ssrs usion TslsgsseA
CS0pesy.
TAs receipts Of the Western Unioa
Telegraph Company during 1897 were
"a. -, ~. with expenses Of 31s. $685.
60, being proAts Of s.732. .1os.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

Doesn't your wife enjoy leaving Po-
dunk In the summer mo; she wouldn't {
} go until l promised to write her every
night and tell her all that happen1."
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

We will forfeit $1,000 II any Of our pub
ished testimonials are proven to Be not gen
nine. The Plso Co.. Warren. Pa.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

Msrr~Dns fss Hlssy Cssss-
C3uarapteed tobacco habit cure. nAheo veah
nen ssrons. blood pure s0c- u. All druggists
..Gridley comes to your house every
evening" Yes: we are the best water
melon station on his route.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

Dear ysssees sp,t as1 sasas vssr lHs Axss
To quit tobacco easily and forever. Be mag.
netic. full Of life, nerve and vfgos, take No-To-
BAG. the wonder worker, that makes weak uae1
strong. Al! drugEists, Soc. or o. Cure gusrsa-
ICED. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

He tried to paint her portrait.
With grief her heart was wrung:
She would not hold the pose he planned.
She would not hold her tongue.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

In the high schools of Sweden boys and
Nearly all the telegraph. telephone and
postofices are in the hands Of women
Lately they have invaded even the steam
shin service,
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10
wheat 40 Cent? . BushsL

Wheat 40 Cents . Bushsl
How to grow wheat with big profit at 20
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Gross te0
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. wan.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10

The benches OF the Inner Temple Of
London contemplate acquiring the old
premises at the north side Of Hare Court
Temple. SO long known as Dicks Coffee
House, for the purpose Of erecting new
chambers thereon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
Fritten for The Prison Mirror.
BUZZARDS,

There are some things about war
that no one speaks about
Over the abandoned battle field with
its shallow graves with an arm or leg
showing here or there, the buzzard cir
ces, fat and gorged with his grewsome
feast.
But when the war is in a country
where the people are only half-clvilized
there are human buzzards which hover
over the battle field
1t was at Plevna in 1877. The cold.
rainy October day had seen another Of
those bloody repulses which marked
the Russian operations against the
dauntless army of Mushir Ghazi
Osman.
Night had come Oh. Night on the
battle field among the dead and
wounded. 1t is a darksome, horrid
place, with the rain drizzling down and
soaking the ground and garments. A
dead man makes a good pillow. Did
that ever occur to you? A dead officers
fur-lined coat is good covering.
Oh, but the night is dark, and that
bullet hole in the groin, which made
the surgeon shake his head and pass
on to some one who might be saved.
That hurts.
1t is lonesome to die out there be-
tween the lines among the dead in a
foreign land and only fourteen. Life
is sweet to lad, but when you know
that there is nothing left but to die,
you don't mind.
What's that? A wagon creaks. Sure
ly some one is talking.
Yes, they are talking. What is it ?
Scribe, Bulgaria or Slavonic? Don't
understand.
Here they are. Lanterns. What are
they doing?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
SOMETHING TO LOVE.
| saw it.


y French convict. under sentence for
life. was a troubles ome prisoner. At
times he was very violent, and in the
intervals Of his violence he became so
sullen, that the warders were always on
the lookout for trouble.
One day they saw change on the
mans face. Its sullenness had disap-
peared. The prisoner looked almost
happy. The ghost of smile lowered
about his lips. His eye now and again
turn downward, and it became evident
that something was hidden in his breast.
The warders were uneasy. Had he
some weapon concealed beneath his
clothing which he would seek to sur
prise them and regain his liberty {?
They must find out.
They watched their opportunity, and
two of them suddsa'v fell upon him
from behind, each seizing an arm.
Then they began t., search him. They
found that for which they sought, but
it was not knife nor other dangerous
weapon. 1t was nothing more harm
full than fine large rat.
When it was discovered the distress
of the prisoner was intense. He broke
down utterly, fell upon his knees, and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
RMS $1.00 per year. in advans e
Six Months 50 cents.
Mike then turnad fO tho oourt opd

Mike then turned to the court and
said:
"Your honor, the indictment pre-
sented charges me with forgery in the
first degree. Nowhere in that docu-
ment am charged with being a law
yer. l demand the protection of the
court against the unfounded accusa-
tiOn of the state.''
objection overruled," drawled the
court, in a sleepy falsetto.
'Then, your honor" said Mike,
''rather than take the consequences of
this inquiry going further, prefer to
plead guilty to forgery in the first de-
gree, embracery and contempt of court.
But l protest against the charge OF
being lawyer being brought against
me without previous warning"
objection overruled," said the court
again.
After eloquent closing addresses by
opposing counsels, the court made
strong summing up, telling the jury
the chances were that he was lawyer,
and recommended that they find him
guilty.
The jury, after playing seven-up for
twenty-four hours, with the result that
A cents changed hands, decided that
Mike was guilty of forgery in the first
degree, but found him not guilty of be-
ing a lawyer, and consequently recon-
mended him to the mercy of the court.
"We will at once proceed to sentence"
said the court.
"The sentence of this court is that
you, Michael C-be taken hence to M.
5. p. at Saltwater, Washington county,
there to be confined until you are let
loose That's ALL"
1913
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
ATER, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JULY IA, 1898

les little heart. Tommey and Maggie
should both have a Christmas cake.
Never was fairy godmother half so hap
py IN showering gifts upon favorite
as was Tatie when she carried home
those two sorry little cakes. But alas;
Tatle's generous act brought a great
sin upon her, for she told her children
that she had had three and had eaten
hers. On wicked and deceitful, false
hearted little Tatie to tell such mon
strous lies. Don't you know that God
will throw you into fiery furnace and
burn you up little Tatie? After she
had put them to bed and knew they
were warm and comfortable she did not
feel SO hungry--not so very. There
came a morning when Tatie could not
get up; although her enemy the wolf
was bowling for her to come out. And
she was sore troubled, for she remem-
bered how her mother had lain so; and
then been carried away to come back
no more. She called TOmmey and
Maggie to her, telling them she might
be taken away; but that they must be
good and not cry, for perhaps she would
60 to the place where their mother was.
Only she was afraid she had been too
wicked, for she had told lies about the
Christmas cakes; and maybe God was
angry because she had worked on Sun
days and had not been to church.
Then there came to little Tommey
an inspiration. Taking hold of her
rough work hardened hands, he said,
"Tatie, just tell God how hard you had
to work and then show Him your
hands; and may be He will let you in."
In few days those toil-stained little
hands were at rest and those brave lit
tie feet had ceased their weary wander.
ings; and had passed down and over
JordOn all alone. wonder if the ang-
els found her?
You; who on the first day of every
week go into your houses of worship
and sit in your imaginary elevation of
aristocratic holiness wrapped in an
order of sonctimony and Lubins ex-
tract; how many of you can show God
your hands; how many?
HOP SING.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
Written for The Prison Mirror.
A TRIAL.

| The following good story is told on
one of the inmates, who, by the way is
one of the most constant contributors
to The MIRROR:
This gentleman is considered very
dangerous man by the authorities. so
when he was arrested the county attor-
ney and the judge held a consultation
| at which it was decided that Mike
was to be found guilty of forgery In
the first degree.
Mike had no money, SO the magnani-
nous railroad company which accused
him hired couple of attorneys to offer
themselves to defend him free of
charge, the agreement being that they
! were to steal any documentary evi-
dence which Mike might have, and see
to it in general that he should have no
defense.
The trial came on and one of the at
tOrneys who was negro, made terri
ble fight about the selection of Jury.
After the prosecution had finished,
the defense began by showing that the
| defendant had done about 100000 of
business with the bank which he was
accused of having attempted to de-
fraud out of $500 by means of forged
document, the evidence being a bank
| pass book. After it had been intro
duced in evidence, one of Mixes attor-
neys quietly slipped it into his pocket.
Ali other evidence for the defendant
was ruled out.
Then Mike was put on the stand. He
refused to tell the name of the man
who sold him the forged document, af-
ter which he was turned over to the
state.
After badgering Mike for about ten
minutes, the states attorney, striking
tragic attitude, asked
"Now, Mike, is it not a fact that
among your other crimes is also num-
bered that of being lawyer?'
Mike grew pale with fear and began
to tremble
"Alas, I'm undone," he sighed. Then
bracing up he replied:
"I've heard that you are a lawyer
yourself"
"No, sir" thundered the states at
torney. mo one has ever accused me
of it."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
Stripping the dead.

Stripping the dead
A woman comes up and takes the
fur-lined coat. She tears off my coat.
L cry out in pain.
She strikes me in the face. She pulls
Off my boots. But why 60 on? She
left me naked.
What is that?
Some one has come. 1t is Turkish
soldiers. There are a few hurried
words of command The marauders
are gathered in. There are two carts.
One drawn by dog, the other by a
donkey. They are loaded with plumber.
The procession passes by. There is a
faint cry. A mulazim comes over and
picks up the naked boy, abandoned by
his own and puts him in the cart
among the bloody garments.
We pass the Turkish outposts. The
countersign is given. We stop where
there are camp fires. l look at the
captives. There were fifteen. Two
were women, one Turk, two Jews,
the rest are Bulgars, Serbs and SIovaks.
A more villainous looking lot 1t would
be hard to imagine.
l am lifted from the cart and laid on
the ground wrapped in an overcoat.
Oh, what cursing in different Ian.
guages. 1t is me they are cursing.
Why?
Hassan Hairi Pasha has said: "Hang
them all in the morning, for plundering
the wounded soldier"
am the evidence, That is why.
There is break for liberty.
Vain attempt. They are rounded up
like lot of cattle, with the bayonet.
An orderly steps to the generals tent
and reports that prisoners attempted
to escape.
Hassan Hairi comes out of his tent.
Hang the dogs at once" says Hassan
Hairi
There are two poles in the ground
with cross-beam on top, and ladder
leans against the cross-beam.
Is it a gallows ready made?
No. 1t is the ladder on which one
of the softas ascends and calls out the
muzzein about five times day.
1t makes good gallows.
In half hour the job is done.
He who speaks evil of Turkish SOL
diers lies.
[ am again the evidence.
There never were kinder, better nor
braver men.
l live to say it.
There never was more brutal, das-
tardly, cowardly, numbering lot than
the Christians of Plevna.
They murdered the wounded Turk
ish soldiers in the hospitals when
Plevna fell.
| saw it.
+ q
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14

in an agony of fear and desperation
cried: "Don't kill him! Beat me if
you like, chain me; but if l may not
keep him let my poor rat 60 free
The stern guards were moved to pity.
They had never seen this man subdued
before. Every trace of fierceness was
gone. Instead OF hurting the rat, they
let it drop to the floor and disappear.
Then the man rose and went to his
work. The light had all gone from his
face His pet was lost to him.
A few days passed, and then, while
the convicts were at work in the yard,
moving wood, Jose felt something
tickle his cheek. He turned quickly,
and uttered cry of joy. There, on his
shoulder, was the only friend he had in
the world, his rat, which had found him
out and came creeping up to his face.
With eager hands ne put it in his
breast as before, and turning to the
head jailor, said, "Sir, if you will only
let me keep this rat, solemnly prom
ise to submit to you in every way, and
never to disobey you again"
The permission was given, and the
man, with glad smile, returned to his
work. From that day the dreaded con-
vict was new being. He became the
best-conducted man in the prison, and
his great strength and energy were used
to help the governor.
The rat was seldom away from him ;
it shared his meals and slept in his bed,
and the mans spare time was spent in
making little toys of bone, which he
sold in order to buy dainties, such as
sugar and gingerbread, for his pet
Humane Journal
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-14
MEDICAL LECTURES.
Deliverd at Saltwater University by
Prof. Gasteropod.
L. ASIATIC CHOLERA,

Gentlemen:-Asiatic Cholera is a
very common disease when it breaks
out. The persons usually attacked are
those who have indulged in cholera mi.
crobes and cucumbers. This disease is,
however, very liable to attack readers
of the Police Gazette, Zola, and the
New York Voice. Excessive indulg-
ence-especially in water-should be
avoided.
Statistics show that out of one hun
dred cases of Asiatic cholera. more than
30 per cent had failed to pay their sub
scription.
Many remedies have been tried for
this disease, but even the most drastic
measures, such as injunctions and writs
of habeas corpse, is usually necessary.
The Hazeton misunderstanding in the
back-is effective, but does not meet
with general approval.
One of the measures to be taken i'm
mediately upon the appearance of chol-
era symptoms is to call an efficient un-
dertaker. His services will usually be
found invaluable in treating this dis
ease.
Preventive measures are generally
considered better than medicines. The
usual preventive is called quarantine.
This is a Republican remedy and is
strictly in line with the platform
of that great party, which declares
against the importation of foreign
sweat-shop diseases to compete with
our own diseases, manufactured by
free-born American sweat shops and
jails.
Quarantine and the Dingley bill are
in general great preventives.
If a cholera patient survives the at
tack of the disease for two years, it may
be safely inferred that the danger point
is passed.
Cholera bacilla, when found, should
Immediately be put on ice.
In cases where cholera is suspected
it may be safe to call in doctor.