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The silver star., 1899-09-01
George Peters (litMed BY Native filipinss While It
Work and Thrown Into / DUNGEON.

With q score Of savages dancing
around him. prodding him with the
points of their spears, swinging their
machetes dangerously near his head
and their battleaxes within q foot Of
mis- neck, all the while rehearsing the
details OF the death which they would
innict upon him in few short min
utes, Artist George w. Peters suffered
indescribable tortures in the Philip
pines. He was sent there from this
country to furnish sketches of the
Spanish-American war in the islands
before the rebellion broke out among
the natives against the Americans.
and, ignorant OF the character of the
Filipinos. he trusted himself within
reach Of their camp.
He was captured and thrown into an
impromptu Jail. where, in addition to
suffering the physical tortures Of hum
ger and bodily pain, he was made to
undergo the most exquisite mental ae-
ony. He was only rescued from his
precarious position by the Intervention
OF Filipino whose friendship he had
earned at Manila by some important
services.
Artist Peters is not delicate man.
On the contrary, he is hardy and
strong. His physical strength is equal
to almost any ordinary test and the
dangers and hardships Of the American
campaign against the Spaniards in the
archipelago did not daunt him in the
least. He took as good care Of himself
as the conditions permitted and was
not materially affected by the discom-
forts he experienced.
But mental tortures are too much for
any one to undergo without showing
the effects Of the strain. His face Ia
aged ten years since his experience.
There is a tinge Of gray in the blond
hair that formerly marked him. His
eyes are restless. showing that his
nerves have not yet recovered from the
shock. Physically. he has fallen away
greatly. though he says he is rapidly
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recovering his old self and that his
present condition ID NO circumstance to
what he was when rescued from his
captivity.
The Spanish- h-American war had end
cd and the Americans were In posses
sion Of the city Of Manila when Peters
was sent out into the fields In the VI
cinity Of the Cavite waterworks to
sketch. The American occupation Of
the town without the cooperation OF
the Filipino forces had given rise to
hard feelings In the rank and hle OF
tho natives against our men. but as
yet there was NO open suggestion Of
trouble between them. Accordingly
there seemed to be no danger in the
undertaking ON which Peters had en-
barked, and he took no precautions to
guard himself. He was idly sitting
near the waterworks. sketching 1t from
the north. when he was approached by
a party OF Filipinos.
They made no hostile demonstration
and he thought nothing OF them until
they approached directly to where he
sat. He then glanced up Inquiringly. to
fnd them evidently interested In him.
Even then NO suspicion entered his
mind until he found himself seized and
hurried on to the Filipino camp.
His vigorous protests received no
other notice than TO earn him sound
CUT. He accordingly was soon silenced
ana watched the consultation as to
what should be done With him. After
. while the question was decided: He
was ordered to mount horse. Guard
"a by . dozen natives. hr rode on In
the direction Of San Juan dol Monti.
where he was taken before 0eueral
Montenegro.
He was charged with being y spy In
the interests Of the American govern
pent. A story was trumpsd up - to
how hs had been caught within the
Filipino lines trying to sneak away
with important papers and documents
which he had stolen. He was ordered
20 b killed. and was hurried away to
prison nearby. The next day. how
ever. he was taken away 10 Caloooan.
Here he remained In jail for more
than four weeks. Every day he ex-
pected orders TO march out 70 his
death. Almost daily he war visited by
= savage horde and told how he should
die. They thrust him with the points
OF spears and struck at him with ma
chetes and battleaxcs.
Evidently. though At the time he did
not know II. some suspicion Of the
truth had come to the general In COM
mand. and he WAS unwilling TO kill the
man without moro warrant. Day by
dsy the mental torture continued, each
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captivity. 1t was not until I was found
by Captain salceda that learned that
there would be chance OF escape for
me. Soon after that was released.
had scarcely reached the American
lines when tho FIRST struggle between
the Americans and the Filipinos oc-
Cured. thanked my lucky stars that
! was not prisoner then, for be-
lleved NO amount OF Intervention would
have saved my life. I would have been
tortured - I had been for weeks. till
some vicious fellow thrust his spear
to good purpose and dispatched me. But
am here alive and ought not to COM
plain. ! would rather be killed thou
sand times than go through that terri
BILE ordeal OF anticipation that I reg
ularly experienced every day for a
month. have had enough Of Filipino
captivity" Peters pluck was demon
strated when he returned TO Manila.
After his experience and In his weak
ened condition one would have thought
he would have sought to keep ~ far
away from hostile Fllipinos a. possible.
Instead he kept right on the fring line
~ c01suuo ME bAotcusuBs AooS0 NO
remained through all the hghting that
followed until the California volun-
teers started for home. He embarked
with them and arrived In San Francis
CO during the past week. He was ono
Of the earliest artists ON the scene. He
sailed with General Merritt on the
Newport last June and was familiar
with all the details Of the Manila cam
paign from the time Of his arrival until
his departure. He personally met Ad-
inirai Dewey and all the ofiicers o( the
American feet. Admiral Montejo and
many Of the Spanish army omciais.
Ills acquaintance with the Filipino
leaders he does not care to renew.
His sketches. therefore. have besn %
'sslistic - his terrible experience,
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velocity and weight Of q projsctile be.
Ing known. the amount OF heat devel.
oped by its stoppage can be calculated.
In the case Of large bodies moving rap.
Idly the result Of the calculation ID
something astounding For example:
The earth weighs 5000 million million.
million tons. 1t travels In its orbits
at the rate Of over eighteen miles sec.
ond. Should It strike a target strong
enough to stop its motion. the heat de-
veloped by the shock would be sum.
cient not merely to fuse the earth, but
also to reduce a large portion Of It ia
vapor. It has been calculated that the
amount Of heat generated by q COLI.
sion so colossal would equal that OBJ.
tained from the burning Of fourteen
globes Of coal, each equal to the eartn
In size. And should the earth after
this stoppage fall into the sun, a. II
certainly would do. the amount Of heat
developed by its impact on the sun
would b. equal to that generated BY
the combustion Of 5000 earths Of solid
carbon.
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Regarding nu.s. ns,n

According to an authority on ths
subject, something like ave tons oi
hair are required annually BY London
merchants. and. although samples ar.
rive from various parts Of the world,
the bulk Ii chiefly French or italian
grown. Naturally the tresses Of nov.
Ices who take the veil figure largely
In the hair harvest. Some little time
ago convent IL said to have. sold owe,
a ton Of hair for $1,000. while single
convent near Tours recently dispatched
as much - eighty pounds Of hair TO {
Partisan hairdresser. which would bs
worth almost as many sovereigns. A
merchant revealed the fact >recently
that eS3.60 was an average price for I
BritlsA giri's head Of hair,
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August 81. September and via the Bur-
lington Route. Good to return any time
until September 80.
The trains the knowing ones will
take are the Chicago and st. Louis Spe-
cial. leaving Denver at 1:40 p. M, or the
These are not only the best Denver-Chi-
cago and St Louis trains..they land you
cago and DIST St. sthh Louis. the same same stations
from which trains over direct lines for
Philadelphia start The above rates APP
ply from Denver Colorado Springs.
Pueblo and all other Colorado common
points. Ask your ticket agent for tickets
via our line; 'he sells them" too.
G. w. VALLERY,
General Agent, Denver.
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How.e ThisY

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
F. .. CHENEY 4 CO.. Props. Toledo, O
We. the undersigned. have known F. J.
Chenoy for the last l5 years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ttons made by their firm
West q Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
e.; Walding kinnan & Marvin, wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system Testimonials sent free Price
7bc per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
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na.ssess. IA swsAe..

- 000s
re 10 probably no country In the
unless It be America, where 30
attention IL given to the educa-
d the masses as In Sweden. The
dance at the "Folkskolor," or
g schools, may show q compare.
/ small per cent. Of attendance az
IDS population. but that II due to
act that everybody who can af.
1t educates his children privately.
be close Of the school year there
enrolled In the public schools Of
kh0lm, the largest city In the king
24,060 pupils. There are seven
e In the curriculum. Night schools
Sunday schools have not attracted
attention. and interest In them
lecllned. fat
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DO Your rect Ache and Barn,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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WAS COMPELLED TO R[H[ARN FOR Death
WORK OF FISH coMMlssIoN.


The last year was the most successful
in the whole history OF the fsh com.
mission A great part Of the work has
been In the collection and distribution
Of the eggs and fry Of commercial food
fish. says the Scientific American. TAX
Ing sfad for instance. by the systematic
collection Of eggs, the distribution Of
shad fry, the last annual catch was 49,.
100000, or an increase Of 5000, 900 since
1885. At the same time the cost Of
shad has been decreased to the con-
sumer more than 80 per cent. The value
Of the catch this year Is estimated al
more than $500, 5000. This result has
been obtained by the efforts Of the fsh
commission at an expenditure ef only
$4,000.
The work Of the California stations
this year has been chiefly confined to
the propagation of the commercial sal
mon and to two varieties Of the trout
Over 4O,000.000 eggs have been distri-
buted from these stations. From the
five Oregon stations on the Columbia
river, 20.000.000 fry have been planted
in the Pacific coast streams. In the
Rocky mountain region various varie
ties Of the trout were propagated. co.
100000 fry being distributed.
In the middle section of the United
States trout, black bass and crappie
were distributed, in large numbers
From the stations on the great lakes
where the white fish. lake trout, perch
etc., are collected. no less than 750. .000.-
900 eggs of all kinds were taken, and
500, ,000,0 fry propagated. At the shad
stations on the eastern coast 300. 900, ,00t
shad eggs were collected and 230, ,000, ,00d
fry planted.
In Massachusetts there are two OF the
largest American fish culture stations
in the world: here over 300.000,000 cod
eggs were collected and from 50,000,-
900 to 100000, 900 fry distributed; over
100, 1000. 900 lobster eggs have been TAX
en-. and 1t is expected that 100000. .00c
will be taken before the close Of the
season.
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,...r Heated b. Kleetsseltx.

ehsater Heated BY Eiectrseity.
/ |flrst theater In the world TO be
by electricity is the Odeon In
y Ayres. A short time ago the
btors asked x local company II It
undertake to heat their premises
etricity, and, although the man.
ht had many misgivtngs - to
Dsibllity Of being able to do 20,
guine was the electrical engi-
the concern, an American. that
bid devise a practical and saus-
b system Of electrical heating
ltus for the purpose. that he
|iven carte blanche and immedi-
proceeded to work out his
Y, which he has done success
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bsEsk or pLeAsuas.

y Hsspasntions Dsing lEaAs - Hu.l
vIs1tnes % Ne Dsnvsr Carnival
bming Festival OF Mountain
IN 70 be held in Denver, Sep
26th to Septembsr 80th, will,
all question, be the banner cell
In Denvers history.
before have such elaborate
lions been made by the board
etore, and never have the vari-
hmittees worked with such en-
Never before has there been
demand for seats, especially
Bidents Of the country districts,
q now q certainty that the ca
of the grand stand will be
accommodate the thousands of
brs.
program arranged for the week
fail to appeal to all classes Of
There will be one continual
bf entertainment from Monday
kturday.
the former festivals have oc-
but three days and a legion of
ming features have been crowd
that time. thus depriving many
of needed rest and time to visit
lends and properly look over the
e board Of directors this year
termined to devote the entire
the festival.
essentially new features have
Included in the list Of attrac-
|he exposition and state fair and
BE show. The fair will be open
bday and continue through the
nnd from the applications for
already received from farmers,
turalists and manufacturer
bout the state, its success is al
assured.
horse show will be held on Fri
b Saturday. September Goth and
] front of the grand stand, and
hmittee Is enthusiastic over the
Its. many owners of fine stock
btate as well as in Kansas City
her eastern points, having made
htries for the event.
Intervening days will be devoted
ntinuous celebration, the like of
has never been equaled. The
Il of the crowning Of the Queen
Festival. surrounded by her
pf Honor. on Monday evening,
one of the most gorgeous ever
led. while the Queens parade
1t day will be n marvel of
The military parade will also
Of the features and 1t is expect
J the Colorado veterans from
will be the central point Of at
! great features will be the band
b on Wednesday, the great mas
e carnival and mask hall on
Jay. the grand parade of the
OF the Silver Serpent. and, to
b the festivities of the week, the
state ball on Saturday night in
y the grand stand.
Mask Carnival Of Queen Thalia
+ court on Thursday. will be the
bt pageant of its kind ever wit
in this country, not even ex-
] that of Mardi Gras at New
=. Every feature will be Of n.
character, and the costuming
)rpass anything ever seen in
i. The list OF prizes to be given
hes many handsome and costly
Organisations outside Of Dem
ending to participate, should at
fify the secretary at Denver.
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Faults Of Early TraInInw.

"F'Iossie Biufkips believes in reincarna-
"she Is too lazy to believe in much Of
used to be princess on the banks of the
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II have nine invitations to dinner
What will you do about them?" I'm
trying to trade some of them on for in
vitations to breakfast
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ALBERT, isn't II lovely here at the sea
shore to see the silver waves come tum-
bling in?" "Yes. Edna. and to see the Sill
yer dollars go tumbling out"
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II the Earth should stop.
The stopping of a projectile always
results In the generation Of heat. The
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know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-John A. Miller,
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Jonas. the newspaper said that IL you
hold your breath you can get to sleep
Martha, You hold yours and let's see how
that works.
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FITS permanently no ofits nervousness afte
6rst days use Of DIR. klines Great Nerve Restorei
send for FREE e2.OO trial bottle and treatise
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Racked by Reputatlon.

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
ern equipment to its service both east
and west from Denver, and gives even
better satisfaction to its patrons than in
the past. 1t stands without rival as the
quickest and most elegant route, with
accommodations to accommodate all
classes of passengers Only one night to
Chicago. st. Louis and St. Paul. and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket office 941 18th street
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ALetter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought
Health to Mrs. Archambo.
[LErrER TO MAS. rrsKHAH NO. 4s.sesl

LhEii kh IL ~ riNkhA4 NO. 41p393l
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-For two
years felt tired and SO weak and dizzy
that some days l could hardly 70
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with leucorrhes
and kidneys were affected.
after birth of each child grew
weaker, and hearing SO much of the
good you had done, wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day am feeling as well as ever did.
When get up in the morning feel ~
fresh as did when girl and eat and
sleep well and do all Of my work. II
ever feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. I know
yourmedicine cured me. ."-MRs. SALINA
ARCHAMBo, CHARLEMONr, MASS.
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did the peace conference do any
thing? Z" DO anything? The delegates al
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children tecthinR, softens the gums reduces IN
1ommatlon. aays pain. wind collie 25c bottle
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Faultless starch.

Best and goes farthest, gives stiffness and
elasticity. No sticking, blistering or break.
ing. Every grocer sells it, nearly every
body uses It. 10c package
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A Painful Error.
Phiiadelphin and Return e41 SO.

Your daughters college yell is almost
musical, Mrs. Twitter."
college yell? She's singing"
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". H. Ijams, who has bssn re-
/ elected treasurer Of the Bal
and Ohio railroad. has been In
5ploy Of the company Tor forty
1rs, and has been treasurer since
|oee. When . snail boy In Bal
he saw the great parade that
koreans arranged to celebrate the
Of the cornerstone of the Bal
and Ohio railroad On July Z.
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statss % .WhS " S when E. be the doesnt Tnl'sa sa
70 church all the newspapers tell on
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The present Mrs. Pinkhams expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
Of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women a year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for advice, which will
be promptly given without charge.
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1.-The clairvoyant whom visited says
she has made thousands happy by her
predictions Divorce lawyers. 1 sup
pose"
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- Ysa Using AlIsn's vsst-Easss
10 the only cure for Swollen.
Pting. Burning. Sweating Feet.
, and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
kHass. . powder TO be shaken into
lhoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
y. &c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
Allen Q. 0lmstsd. Leroy. N. Y.
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An Excellent Combination.

an 00C6l160U VOmO100U1O0
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects Of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value Of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles Of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them In the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
y the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, clespsing the system effcctually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fcvcrs
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Questionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make II tho ideal
laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing figs
arc used, - they arc pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy ere obtained from scnnn and
other aromatic plants. by . method
known TO tho CALIvoRNIA Fro SyRur
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
e6ects and 70 avoid limitations, please
remember the full name Of the Company
printed on the front Of every package,
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co,
oAN yAAUo1Dco, CAL.
L0U1DVnx1, H. y NEW Yo4I. =, =.
~ saie hv aii pruggias.-prIce Soc. pef bottll
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Hush. Don't You Hear the B.by Cry.

The only safe medicine for sour curd colicin nurs-
Ing babies II Cascarcs Cnndy Cnthartic Make moth
efs milk mildly purgative Druggists, i0c. esc sOc.
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=. cusht y. 70 Be- saving ponsx:" mo;
bsrdInih sr ~ hi;Ir. h. my SUFFERING f'''ow'mAn
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BUSINESS COLLEGE.
MONEY So,Ps' sGsI !: z n! /: !:

describes 10 900 bargains The western mall order
housc that sells Everything direct consumer At
wholesale price tsroc,r.cs. wines. Liquors. robsc-
cos. Hardware. Cr.ck,ry. glassware. Tin ware DRY
Goods. Clothing. shocs ron ]. LOOK. Consumcf~
Whocsnle House. cpt H.. l5j1-1jjp Hinke, Btrpet,
ias-i 10 10th street. Denver. Colo.
The Lamar register., 1899-05-31
TORNADO BRINGS pgArA.

sweeps keros- Dakota aud S.br~ska.
Chamberlain. = H.. May ~ wurss
reached town this evening OF a disas-
trous and fatal tornado which laSseu
across tac county Ia the vicinity 81
BiJou Hlilis, twenty-five miles south 0F
tins sity yesterday afternoon resulting
in the death OF seven l,s.i sons and tiis
serious injury OF two others
The killed are :ssaa.ss !..ss..s.. and
his six children. ranging fnon TO IL
years of age. The wife and Two chit.
drcn were 80 badly injured that thes
may also DIR
The tornado formed on a section Ia
plain view Of hundreds and moved IN 1.
southefly course. the rrsi pliee Vpach-
ed bespE thai Of Arr Codcn. witch was
totally destroyed
The storm then destroyed cburrk
and n seh0oi house. after whicii u
reached the Peterson Iiaee. ufncfc tls,
execution done was -imply appalling
The dead aud injured were sftcwn
all about the promises. all triag bruised
and maimed in shocking mauueI.
while the buildings were smashed Into
siLinfers
After doing it, worst here. the tor
uatso passed. lnln the range af hills
SSirtiux the Missouri river. N here il
appears 10 have heen dissolved. EVers
Thing In its cours. was cosapietriy d.
-froyesi
The path covered hy shr tornado xas
only atsout twenty rods Wide and alput
three mIlrs IN lengib The Wind Wa-
accompanied by a hcaVy fall Of rain
and hail the latter t-iEe as iarsc as
goose eggs.
This J. the iirst tornado fhNt has ever
appeared iI this ~ecsian ~ the conntrs
The same storm did rrssaf damage 81
Nebraska destroying many buildings