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they all reach earth. My heart leaps
into NV mouth and chokes me-a mist
swims before my eyes. / sway IN the
saddle and almost fall.
The Strand reached, by impotence
maddens me. Crowds of horses, men,
yehicles-I scarce know what-sur-
round me and hem me in on every
side. In blind frenzy of haste path
betwixt the narrow lines OF trafic,
barely conscious of the shouts, warn
fngs, oaths and excavations that pur-
sue me. The same mad course down
Fleet street! Rarely, If ever, do ring
my bell, but steer in and out, avoiding
every impeachment in my path as
IL by magic. I see the surglnS
life around me as Chaistian saw
temptations-merely obstacles to be
overcome. Now my destination Is IN
sight, and a flying leap from my ma
chine while still at full pace, lands me
at the very door. Flinging my mount
into the hands of an astounded on
locker tear upstairs.
Thank heaven, he's out!
"I'll go In and wait"
every well, miss; in here please
Is that my letter lying on the top
of an unopened pile? All, surely!
A voice outside-his voice.
my little woman, how dear OF you
to come, but what-what?"
release my hands, totter past MIN,
snatch the letter from the desk, and
wave it wildly above my head.
"Jim, wrote it, don't want you
to read ie-I-I-" Sobs choks my Ut
terance.
Smiling, he takes 1t from my trem-
bling fingers. I sink down and watch
him helplessly with terror-fascinateo
eyes. The torn tiny fragments hutteI
slowly from his fingers into the official
waste paper basket. / have ain
sense of strong, dear arms supporting
me. as close my eyes to shut ou'
the view of walls and furniture, which
will sway to and fro in the most De-
wildering manner imaginable
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Musical Association.

Now and then song or tune 20
touches the soul that the nearer feels
rather than listens. Almost fifty years
ago the present writer heard Jenny
Lind sing in the oratorio of the Mes
s,ah," and he remembers to this day
her rendering Of II Know that My
Redeemer Liveth." A writer in the
Chicago Advance tells an anecdote to
show how wildly music associated
with an exciting experience Is recalled
years after it touched the soul:
At our State fair, thirty years ago, q
battered veteran was going about the
grounds, playing q snare-drum TOE
such as would listen to him and re-
spond with their pennies. He was far
out Of the tide Of prosperity, with thin
cheeks and poor clothes. His drum.
the companion of earlier days, was his
only visible friend, unless include his
| ffc, which stuck in his coat, but had no
| part In the music.
He was accosted by stranger,
farmer Of mature years, well fleshed
| and dressed, who looked as though sue.
|
| LEND me your f1fe for a minute, win
your" said he. Perhaps these people
| would be more generous with you II
| they had a whistle with your drum. !
used to play little, and ! haven't alto
gether forgotten It,"
He struck up an old war melody,
and the drummer fell in briskiy, moro
than doubling the effect on the by.
| ISLANDERS. The two men played one
tune and then another, and were just
getting under way with a third when
suddenly the drummer dropped his
sticks and cried to his partner:
/ weren't you at Lundy's Laner'
II was" said the f1fer.
Il knew It, knew itp' said the other
'sThat's fifty years or more ago,
reckon, but I've never heard that tune
played like that since I heard you
then"
After that the battered veteran and
his comrade of the old war of 49,
played together, and the people poured
copper and silver into the veterans ha'
ontil there were above fifty dollars o.
| It. The tune, and that particular play
ing of it, had become such q part OF thu
old mans life that even half-centur.
Of misfortune could not drown 1t. l
was playing in him yet.
i Mrs. Garrick, the wife Of the famou,
actor, would never admit that any -
e in the profession approached her Lbs
, band In ability, save perhaps Kean, II
;. the part of Richard III.
One criticism Of hers received unex
( pected confirmation. After seeing
4 Kean play abel Drugger," she sa
down and wrote him:
I Dear Sir-You cannot act ABE
e Drugger' Yours, NJ. GARRICK."
= His reply was equally to the point:
a "Madam-I know 1t. Yours,
+ 'E. KEAN."
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a;ctments were pending against him
;n other counties, but this one had pre-
cedence.
The trial that followed attracted
national attention, and hundreos VI
visitors from all over the country. IL
lasted for weeks and was full OF ex-
citing scenes and dramatic incidents
and Justly ranks as one OF the most
famous trials in Missouri history.
Ex-Congressman John M. Glover, OF
thic c,tv. was one of the counsel Tor
the defense and rendered valuable as
sistance to Gov. Charles P. Johnson
The leading attorney for James. Fall
inc into a reminiscent mood from read
ing the proceedings in young James
trial at kansas City, Mr.. Glover related
to a St. Louis Republic reporter the
following interesting version OF the Ia
nous trial:
Court was held in the opera house
the Judge, jury, and witnesses occu-
pying the stage, while those interest
ed in the case, either through friend
shin or curiosity, filed the seats below
and stood up in the rear of the house
There were many interesting persons
present. One OF these was Bob Ford
who had just killed Jesse James for the
$40 900 reward offered by the state, and
who was pardoned by the governor az
ter pleading guilty to the charge Of
murder before the ink was dry on his
sentence. Another was Mrs. Bolton
who visited the executive mansion i'm
| nediately preceding tbs killing o.
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mother of the James boys, and VINO
recently testified In Kansas City; Gen.
Joe Shelby, hero Of the civil war, ana
the beautiful woman whose interest IN
the trial led to many stories about ner
friendship with the outlaws.
''The story of the train robbery, as
outlined by the defense. was that the
train had been held up at Blue Cut by
masked men, who stood at either end
of the car with rifles and made the pas
sengers keep crouched behind the
seats. Mcmillan, the man who was
killed, was seated on the rear steps OF
one of the cars, and during lull In the
firing raised his head. A bullet struck
him and he was instantly killed. the
state claimed James fired that snoI
Dick Liddle, who was under neaVy
sentence in Alabama, and had oeen
brought to the scene to testify py TWO
deputy sheriffs, said he was one OF tne
men who took part in the hold-up. ana
cvore that James fired the fatal sno..
In addition to this, there were seVera'
witnesses who testified to seeing a man
who resembled James in the vicinity
of the robbery shortly before II occur
red. One incident that impressed u
self on the mind Of preacher VIII
whom this man had dined was his "a
miliarity with Skakspere. whom ne
quoted continually. AS this was weii
known habit which James hao' tnis
was a hard point to overcome.
This was partially overcome IN the
arguments. however, when the defense
laughed at the idea that there was on
" one man in Davies county, the Atm
! ems of the state, who could quote
Shakspere. Then James had an alp
which won the hearts of the jury. Ht
said he had been with friends on tn'
day of the robbery. He was asked !
he would give their names. he sai'
he would not-that he would not ais
grace them by bringing their names IN
tn the case. The Judge insisted upol
his naming these friends, but James re
fused. and his persistency In this re
fusaI and loyalty to his friends cap
tured the jury, especially when nj
counsel said that II James had wante
an aItbi that was false. he had thou
sands of friends who would nave s"of
to anything to save him.
"The trial lasted for three weeks
and during this time Loge lnwood' a
outlaw. who loved James like Drota
err had a body of men ready to max
a fight and help James escape SO 500
as they found he was in actual DANCE
The result OF such an attempt woul
probably have been the shedding
much innocent blood, SO we were gia
that it was not necessary.
when all the evidence was IN,
happened to be selected to make II
first speech for the defense. had pr
pared none, but, as arose to talk
shaft of sunlight came through one
the windows and shone directly G
James face. 1t showed me scar {
his forehead, scar had never notice
before, yet that morning it was
i, main as his features. / made cure Il
Jury could see it, as well as I, az
then l made my speech on that. mol
, of the witnesses had mentioned 1t. b
IL seemed as il 1t would be impossib
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bert Gate, where the main traffic is
closed by carriages pouring into the
park. shoot past the constable's
back, dive beneath the heads Of pair
OF prancing grays, circle round others
and pursue my flying course to Hyde
Park corner.
Another stoppage! Fury, despair!
This time the policeman faces me. /
catch his eye. Mine implores immu-
nifty. He winks kindly "All right,
missy, on you co.
Alas! not for long. The stream of
traffic pouring out of Park Lane into
Piccadilly shuts out all hope from my
desperate gaze. crawl up, jerk my
front wheel to an angle of forty-five
and come to a standstill without dis
mounting. But all hope is over. Moth
ing can avail me now. The letter has
reached-been read. My doom is seal
ed.
The restraining arm of the law is
Withdrawn; we are let loose. Picca-
dilly lies sweltering beneath Shiny
pools. Those fiends of watercarts have
been disgorging themselves literally
rendering dangerous for man and
beast roads that would otherwise have
been in perfect condition.
Ordinarily should have threaded
nv way daintily over the islands OF
this greasy morass. Now simply
splash on, squirting the mud to right
and left, saving myself almost ineyi-
table slideslips by gripping my handle
bars and jerking them up at the least
suspicions of slither. lift my from,
wheel and actually jump over the
worst of the Shiny pitfalls.
St James and then Jermyn street
save me delay at the Circus. Waterloo
nlace--Pall Mail--dashing down SUI
folk street an empty landau: meeting
II from Trafalgar Square. groom on
mettlesome young mare. ! am close
IN them, but they must have passed
each other in time to leave me room
Neither observes the other, both keel
20 the middle of the road; result-col
lisiou! The most lightning-like dis
mounts would simply dash me into tn
melee: to steer aside is equally impos
sihle. In a fash realize my oni,
course.
.Hold up, my mani" I shout to tn
: horseman on my right. He and tn
roachman tumble to the situation IN
spontaneously. Both positively dral
tbeir horses off the ground, AM
three pairs Of forelegs paw the al
above my head and form living III
umphai arch. meath which shoot De
srauded. the jaws CT death snap =
beh,nd me. In the clash with r'nlcl
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A remarkable Home sat1.

In northeastern Labrador Mr.. A. p.
ow has found fresh-water lake, SOC
feet above sea-level and 100 miles from
saltwater. which is inhabited by seals.
He thinks the ancestors Of these seals
were imprisoned in bay when the
general surface of Labrador rose after
the Glacial epoch. Being thus cut Oh
from the sea, the water gradually be-
came fresh, while its inhabitants ac-
customed themselves to their new csa-
ditions of life
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In a tug-of-war between an elephant
and a number of horses in an English
circus the opposing principals were
nut back to back, the contest consist
ing of the endeavor by one side to
draw the other over a chalk line, on
much the same principle as In tugs-o1-
war between man and man. The
horses failed to make the trunk bear
or" bulge an inch, while, on the other
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Elephant and Horses in Tug Of War

suddenly bethought him of the aver
age elephants liking for onions.
No time was lost in securing rev
pounds of the "tear-producing bulbs
One of them was given to the huge
creature as a faster and the others
were then placed on the ground al
some little distance, but we'll within
the elephants range Of vision. The
effect was both remarkable and In
Simultaneous. A trumpeted signal Of
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Edith-Who were those people here
this afternoon, mamma? Mamma
Prof. Bighead and his wife, dear. The
professor is one of the best-informed
men in the city. How do you know
he is? He never opened his mouth
once."-Yonkers Statesman.
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A Rad Iden.

"I dunno as l b'lieve in this idea of
stringin a lot O. them little Percific
islan's together with steel cable"
said old Uncle Hez as he ran his hand
through his hair and looked wise.
"Somethin' might happen to spread
Ameriky an Asia apart little furder
an when that blame cable straighten-
ed out all these little islan's would be
ranked right I'D by tn roots. seer
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HE is STILL ALIVE.

Archduke John of Austria, who has
Just been reported alive in Argentine,
was long supposed to have been dead.
In 1889 he voluntarily renounced his
claims to the crown of Austria and
married one OF the popular European
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p.eu,lar Rndahiat Cu.tom.

A custom peculiar to Budchists Is
that of wandering about the country
with hammer and chisel ard carving
holy symbols uuon rocks by tie way
side,
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"Can you show me the way to the
,oir,ess deutist's?" Eyes. Go down
the little street. then turn the corner
and listen till you hear shrek.
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Double Daily Trains
Fast limo
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Pa'sce Sleepers
hetveen New Orleans ard Memphis,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct eonnec'
lions with tirst-cIass Iiles to sii points
The great fteel bridge spanning ths
Ohio river at Cal completed, and ali
trains freight and passenger nov run
ming regularly over it.shnsavciding the
delays and annoynnceinc:lens to trans.
fer By ferry boat.
A. IL. HANSON. Gen. las ACT, :
Chicngo.
In A. soorr. DIP. A.. AemphiA
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There is Hoodoo valley in Koote
mai county. Idaho.
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ARCHDUKE JOHN OF AUSTRIA.
opera singers. Taking his wife with
him on board one of the steamers
bound for South America, he started
toward the west, but nothing was sub
sequently heard from him until sew
eral days ago. Archduke John OF Aus
tria was always eccentric, like most OF
the Hapsburgs, and no amount OF
parental advice could induce him to
part with his notions. On frequent &C.
casions he expressed his contempt for
royalty. and declared that the atmos-
phere Of courts was offensive to him
In spite of the fact that he is in direct
line Of descent from the present empe-
ror, Francis Joseph, he will never wea,
the crown Of Austria. He says that hs
expects to remain in Argentine.
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ioy issued from the elephant and he
promptly strobe of for the onions,
dragging the horses backward over the
line-doubtless to their establishment
and unconsciously winning the tug
with the utmost ease.
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hand, the elephant made no attempt 10
dislodge the horses. Matters were get
ting a bit monotonous for the specta-
tors. who had planked down their six
nences in the hope Of seeing some
fun when the manager of the show
The silver star., 1899-02-02
COMMUNICATED.
LeadviIle. Colo. Jan. %. %

Leadville, Colo, Jan %, 90,
Editor Of The SILsEg STAR.
| was panied 10 learn through
the columns of your valuable paper, OF
tho death OF an old time friend. Mira. j.
f. Longwill. My acquaintance with the
deceased goes back over space OF near.
ly eighteen years. Her loss vii! be deep
ly felt, and the sympathy of the whole
valley will go out to the bereayed ones
in their great afiliction. The eulogy
paid the departed one by Mrs. Angie
Tucker, was well deserved. Sho was a
faithful wife and loving mother.
] moved to the Dolores in September
1879 and vas the first white woman TO
locate on the Dolores north OF the Big
Bend. 4 great many Of the old settlers
have passed 10 the rest so sweet during
that time, hut not any one WHOSE death
! regretted so much to hear O. as Mira
LongTill. ". E. CgoMLEY.
The silver star., 1899-02-02

- Ae .pettiotic American citiscn. you nasurst
" deetro lull nnd nscvrn.e account 0f TIE
A0ertcan.Bpanlsh war ~ u prOgrcascs. -.
!lsvlug this 70 b yeur acntlinent. VIZ sollct
your supscrtptlon fOr tho frnver Evsnint
Fimt-o1r Wnr ncws W - Vii ~ ~ X. ii"st "srli.
~ nnd most nCcurnle teccivud In tho stnte.
y. con9 TIE ltl8T cAttOOns are dawn py
.,e.t War c.rtoonist 10 Amcrtca. Hts coticep.
sins slOns q ~ nelc sam me- conceded thc v.iiI
upon taspushyut tho wA0le s0unlry.
yur ic.sscrlpt man u Mr.. Jaines bsrioa
srsipts Ar coplUil ever ~ World.
The editorials are By NJ. 1WisM CARROLL ~
s,.r o,car: cons;ss snd sisorous style Il KNOW"
Ivy - "the peoot oe the pisddiMs 10 n w. w.
cn0Slag o. tls bsg," ~ snaEest thai our eSSi wv
u :;:ias Sss sys5!ss III TlsE rGsf .snss. ~
II fySE q & 90 Sc!,ss !. sssl oi.O spr u.
:: ~ :i:S isS 'c 'S S:Ss; Sss: iEfJsss4. !.
The silver star., 1899-02-02

Rev. F. V. Pesrce will, until further
notice hold services at the School House
Hall in this city each Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock and at Cortez in the even.
ing. Mr.. Pearce failed to arrive in time
last Sunday. owing to the condition Of
the road. but delivered an address at the
Y. S. c. f. meeting in the evening upon
the subject Of that society. He will
make Maneos his headquarters for the
present.
The silver star., 1899-02-02
Business Locals.

The SILVER STAR publishes the news
and you should be q subscriber. e2.OC
gets II for one year.
1T
Stop ut the Blain Hotel when In Du.
range. 43tf
Tho Blain Hotel " the place TO stop
when you 60 70 Durango. Good beds,
good meals and courteous treatment are
assured you. l3tf
Job work done Vt this oiIice.
When In Durango you should stop It
tho BlAin Hotel. ChAs. Flsck. proprietor.
The table 10 supplied with everything
the market affords and you ere sure Of
being treated courteously W we'll " hsv.
Ing . good comfortable bed to sleep II.
Rates el.5o and 600 psr day; opposite
Union Depot.
When you get new suit Of clothes
you want 10 be sure Of having Il 1T
That's just the reason that you should
call on Joe II. Dewitt. agent for ths
Watt Tailoring Co.. Of Chicago. - thIs
comfAny. guarantees u H..
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o. s. GALsReAra. p. G. ELLIS.
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GALBREATH
& ELLIS.
ATTORNEYS AND couNsELLoRs.
:. "
coRTEz, COLO.
DURANGO, COLO.
o. s. GALsaeAra.
CORTEZ, COLO.
DURANGO, COLO.

i SuOrt Is creuiten Win g6l nIfp
Representative Taylor with $50.
: bers OF Arapahoe county will be
no increased pay on account of
age.
A woman on the board of /
commissioners is provision oi
bill introduced by Representativ
linger- The measure provides
state board of lunacy TO have {
of the ASYLUM. no two OF the me
to come from one judicial distric
one TO be n woman. No pay is
to the members. but they are to
imbursed for all expenses of atte
meetings. The term Of office 4
years, one member to retire ever
years. The superintendent t
chosen for the asylum must res
the place and be n physician. Ii
be allowed $4,000 year.
Senator Stewart of Pueblo has
duced in the Senate n bill In reg:
indeterminate sentences to app
the state penitentlary II Is ia
by the state board of charities.
measure combines the featur
what are known as the MassachI
sentence law and the Michigan 1
law. Under the provisions of til
the trial judge fixes the extrem
the sentence. He tells the con,
man that he must serve not less
say. two years and not more tina
years. AT the end of the two yeI
the conduct of the prisoner has
proper. he can be paroled under
rules and regulations rs the gov
may prescribe. For n violation @
terms of the parole he can be ret,
Mt any time to the penitentiary
the six years have expired.
\ bill fathered by Mr.. Estes, ,
man of the committee on insuran
an echo of the complaint made b
owners of the Antlers hotel. Coli
Springs, against the adjustment Z
value of the DESTROYED hostelry IN
The silver star., 1899-02-02

Resolutions OF Wild Rose Council No.
ls, d. OIL p.
Whereas. it has pleased the Great
Spirit TO cause precious bud to put
forth in tho form OF Lloyd Chester, age
IL months and day. son Of DR.. and Mrs.
L. 9. Haofeli, then in his great wisdom
TO remove and transplant II to bloom on
the eternal shore where disease nor frost
ne'er nip the flowers. there on that gold
en- shore TO stand ~ guiding star to
attract and welcome Papa .and Mama
home.
We loved him. yes we loved him;
But Angles loved him more.
And they have gently called him
To yonder shining shore.
Resolved. that we extend 10 our sor.
rowing brother and sister. DR.. and Mrs.
l.. 9. Hsefeli, our heartfelt sympathy In
this ssd hour. aud bs II further
Resolved. that these resolutions be
sprcsd upon the records Of the council
and copy be sent TO our grief stricken
brother and sister and the Colorado Red
men. THE silvia STAR and Montexums
journal.
Mrs Dow WooDs.
MRs. ADDiE MckinBox, : Committee.
MHs. II. Is. WALLACE.
The silver star., 1899-02-02

A shaving epidemic seems to have hit
the town yesterday evening and about
seven or eight of the boys. young and
old, have turned thsir upper lip out to
the mercies OF tho blizzard Of ground
hog day.
The silver star., 1899-02-02

While at Durango the first of the week
o. D. Pyle and VIM. Long visited Gil
bert Thompson at the hospital and found
that his arm is not healing as nicely as
it ought. but is running and may require
another operation before it heals up en-
iirely
The silver star., 1899-02-02

Joe MeCrcw is again on earth, having
come In from the range last Monday. He
smiles ~ swsetly no syer. while the cook
,pmpiaIns u the oven getting too hot.
The silver star., 1899-02-02

BoRs-To the yife of Cnas. Mattson,
on Tuesday. January 81, at l:.5 a. M. a
baby boy. weight seven and one half
pounds. Mother and child are doing
nicely under the care OF DR.. L. C. Haefei
but Doc. failed to state the condition OF
Charley
The silver star., 1899-02-02

Yesterdays train from Telluride did
9ot, mt In an appearance until 3:l5 p. m.
A El6hen down engine the other side Of
Rico was the cause.
The silver star., 1899-02-02

Rev. Carpenter. of Mancos. will hold
services at the School House Hall next
Sunday. February ). at II o'clock a. M.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend.
The silver star., 1899-02-02

O. ii. Elliott returned on Friday last
from Durango. The ulcer in the left
side Of his face is considerably improved
although he is etili obliged 10 wear a
bandage.