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Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
AN UNKNOWN. I.

There is-or there used to be-in a
sQualid little street in the neighbor-
hood of the British Museum an eat
ing-house whose principal recon-
mendation In the eyes Of its patrons
was = th-ee-course dinner for II cents
1t boasted . 'snrst-class room. and
this was interesting on account Of the
people to be seen In IL As
On . curtain January afternoon.
however. the room contained but two
customers. They were . girl and =
young man-strangers to each other
Both ordered and ate their dinners
furtiveIy, and both seemed ashamed Of
being there
"Will you be Offended II speak to
you? 1 fancy we are; In the same pro-
fession."
"In the same boat. at any rate" she
said. with little .rueful laugh What
makes you think so7"
You look musical Aren't your?
Il sing she said @And you?"
I imagine I compose"
Have you done any goody" inquir-
ed the girl, after slight pause.
Not yet I only hope Have you
Not now; I'm trying for one"
Its an uphill lifei" observed the
young man, with sigh
"Hateful!" agreed the girl. and there
was a pause.
When they had paid their twelve
cents they left. but stood at the door
together.
She held out her hand to him and
wished him good-by.
"Good-by," replied he "Oh. one mo-
menti VIII you tell me your name?
Alma Breton. And yours?"
Mine is Theodore Farr."
ANY good fortune yeti"
mo. Promises-only promises-and
they mean SO littler she replied, dis
sonsoIately.
Ts They had met at dinner again: they
now met there daily. 1t had become
their habit-the custom of these two
waits in professional London-and
each found delight in the others COM
psny- -
e'1 have brought you back the score
of francesca" she said. 81 think 1
almost know it by heart"
You like it2v
1T Is really a masterpieces'
-And yet no manager will look at
H." he said. bitterly.
y wait, Be patientr'
Il am worn out with waiting. Bah.
talk of yourself No chance of an en-
gagement still. you say?-'
None"
The next afternoon she did not see
him At the eating house. and she won
dered why. It was because he was i'll
When he recovered and was able to
leave the house. a pitiable object, with
his pale face and hollow eyes. the first
thing he did was to wend his way to
the shabby table d'hote. and now it
was his turn TO wonder, for his fellow
bohemian was not there
And winter stole into spring, and
spring into summer. but still he did
not see her. and at last he grew to
realize that they would not meet again
1t was an Easter morning. seven
years later. as she came out of one
Of the great railway stations into the
streets Of Paris. tired and travel-stain-
ed. s
The company with which she had
been touring the French provinces
had disbanded. and she had arrived in
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13

cooe8 4E4ln 70 u
former course. This yearly action al
the Nile in flooding the adjacsnt coun-
try and leaving It covered. when It
Withdrew, with surface OF rich. far
uis mud. made : deep improssion upon
the ancient Egyptians and they vor-
sniped the river a . great god. The
Aississippt sots IL the same way. wish
the exception,that II u a IRREGULAR and
uncertain ~ the Nile il regular and
certain. 1t is also. in conjunction with
the Missouri. the longest stream in the
world, having total length Of 400
miiea.
While the Nile has been rolling along
for ages in the same channel. the MIS-
siasippi has been roaming all over II,
VALLEY, tvisting hither and thither.
building up banks and then cutting
through them and suddenly abandon
Ing the old schAnuej fol. : new one, Il
is doing the sane thing today. ana for
the last thirty years the government
ana It's abiest engineers have been
studying the difiicuit problem OF how
to make the Mississippi river stav
where II y and keep within III bsnka
Tho cause OF the trouble lie. IN ~.
large amount or silt. a fne earthly sedi-
ment. or slime. which the Mississippi
10 constantly carrying down and
emptyfng into the sea. The vast
length of the Mississippi and Its tribu-
taries. measuring 1000 miles of nayt-
gable waters and drainins an area Of
l.2s4.oOo square miles. must account in
. large part for the great quantity of
this matter. but even when these facts
are considered the estimate must stiiI
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
paEssuRE OF COMPRESSED AlR.
Nss 0rs~ssr Than 5000 Po.nas - sAs|
SQUARE Inch- -a--s7

Nss 0rsassr Than 5000 Po.nas - sAsos
Square Inch-
Compressed air has acc7mplished ;
much for civilization, but it, too. has e Z
its limitations. Frank Richards, of thu.
American Machinist, and author Of
Compressed Air an exhaustive yolrS
ume on the subject. has figured oaass
its limits IN several important dtvf>ss
sions of ITS sphere of usefulness. Gem
orally considered" he says. 'the limit
of compressed air is the limit OF the
force that produces 1t. Compressed air
Is merely conductor with q more oeS
less powerful water wheel or steam eA<es
gine behind it Find the limit OF power =
Of the generator. and you have th<
limit Of the compressed air. That anss
plies particularly where the compress
ed air is used in direct and constAA1
conl9ection with the generating arp4
ratus In factories and similar fxed in4S
stftutions. -
For railroad cars and vehicles
which depend upon such supplies -oxS
the compressed air as can be carrie4&
about on vehicles, the iiHfsssare fixedf
by the amount Of COMPRESSED air the
vehicles can carry. The ffnft for rail-
road cars. according to recent expertrS
ments. would be. In my Judgment. 5na1k
about enough to carry them twensx&
miles with recharging- For artcDe1N
biles, running over smooth and lsvets
roads exclusively. the limit Of capAcitye
would be slightly greater. say equal a.
about z5 miles --S
~The greater the pressure Of the arr
in the so-called bottles in which itSeN
carried about. the greater Is rs endure
ance. 1t Is compressed often 70 the ex-s.
tent of 2.00o pounds per sauAre incH
and 1 should place the limit Of safety
at 2.5o0 pounds understand thatrief
In proposed to supply this particular
form of energy through suppiy pipesse
q pressure OF 100 pounds ger squnr&
inch. Whether II can be effective ~
so low q pressure Is a question" -
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13

20 stay where Il In. but the iesee and
ietty system secms to be the only
feasible one.
The nrst icvce was built as long ago
N i7i7. In that year De Ia Tour. n
French engineer. constructed one about
mile ong for the protection OF the
infant city OF New Orleans. From that
small beginning they have been xradu-
ally added to until nov they extend up
the east bank almost to Memphis. and
up tho west bank TO = point opposite
the mouth OF the Ohio. But althouxn
they are being strengthened each year.
they arc still far from perfect. They
have to stand an enormous pressure.
especially in flood time. and. a. the
only cs available for their con-
structioi g soft soil that Il found.
In the way Of the river. they arc
easiiy acted upon by the water.
The clearing away OF obstructions In
the rivers all over the northern part
OF the country and the destruction OF
the fcredks are supposed to contribute
largely 70 the severity Of the foods of
late years. The spring rains that
formerly took months to rsach the
usain river are now prccipitatsd al
most At once upon the lover Mississip-
pi. causing great destruction Of life
and property. II all this extra water
could be. carried on as fast ~ II ar
rivcs. th1re would be no danger. but
owing tosthe tortuous nature Of the
channel and the obstructions of the
delta. this IL impossible.
In 1875 conEreas authorized Capt
Eadk to begin the construction OF 5et-
ties In the branches OF the delta When
the river reaches the delta II divides
and nowa into the sea through i've dtf-
ferent outlets. called passes. In these
passes Capt Eads built long walls ok
masonry. connning the stream to 4
narrow channel. This had the effect
Of Quickening the current, which
secured out the bottom Of the channel.
deepening 1t and carrying Oh all OBJ
structions. Extensive dredging opera
tions were also begun for clearing the
passes and allowing the water to roach
the gulf more quickly.
These are the plans upon which the
work Of confininG the Mississippi to Its
present channel 10 being carried On.
But II will probably be some time bc-
fore the levees and jctties are Of sum-
cicnt strength and extent to remove all
danger Of foods Whether the current
can BE- Quickcned enough to carry on
all the sediment and thus remove the
possibility Of shifting bars and chang
Ing the channel 10 doubtful question.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
.LrrsRArurx.
rhs Diseases Of Meass. $50 shs nssith
- c1a4sas ssyiss.

1hs Diseases ef Modern anA ths Hssifh
4, - c1a4sas ssylss.
Modern literature has boen more o.
less sentimental since Petrarch, . NOR
bidly subjectiye strain has existed in
It aincs RoussSau, Wills Of late . quail
~ = bxG|ppins 70 sppear which We
cannot better describe than q nsurutie.
says TIE Atlantic we simply say, to
paraphrsiss n ufferancs Of Chamfort's.
that the success Of some contemporary
books = dus 70 the correspJndence that
exists betve6n the state Of the authors
nerves and the state Of the nerves
Of the public. Spiritual despondency.
which. under the name Of acedia, was
accounted one C.. .ss ss.eu deadly sins
during the middle ages. has come in
these later days to BE- one Of the main
resources Of literature. Life itself has
recently been defined by ono OF the
lights of the French deIiquescent
school ~ can epileptic at between two
nothings."
1t u NO small resource to be able to
escape from these miasmatic exhala-
tions OF contemporary literature into
the bracing atmosphere OF the classics,
for Of him who has caught the pro-
founder teachings Of Greek literature
We may say. in the words Of the "imi-
tation." that he Is released from q null
titude OF opinions We may apply to
authors like Sophocles and Plato. and
to those who have penetrated their
deeper meaning the language the Budd-
hists used to describe their perfect
sage-language which will At oncs re-
mind the scholar of the beginning Of
the second book of Lucretius: When
the learned man has driven away van
ity by earnestness. he. the wise. climb
ing the terraced heights of wisdom,
looks down upon the fools. Serene he
looks upon the toiling crowd. as one
that stands ON a mountain looks down
ON them that stand upon the plain"
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
An Inquiry.

Inventor-This Is . new gas meter.
While the gas Is burning the meter ac-
quires such = momentum that It keeps
going after the gas has been turned
on. Gas ofnciai-I understand. But
in what respect does It differ from the
meters now In use?
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
Prsru1u1s.

-Lsans -; bsGsvs 4 3 - nat
~ - ~ arst s1gnp a tAs. eonlns a
~ millennium viu - ~ conf(1lAs
- ~ ooasoas - tnnk - man cAn
~ 80 srom ~ eeheR.s
n = 1uoa1a9 Ut ~ MT nsu.
U1nV ~ hnvo CAf111mGe ua0lnonos
8 q
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
WHY HE QUIT POKER.
EecAPE9 THAT INDUCED 4
MAN TO OWE UP.
Tried BlsR $50 Wsa-n Il HsA Nst
desc rArs~sh ~ nisAs nsvs oers
= tAs Psaisssta~ry--A. EsesSs fren

ROM the Nav
York sun: Il don't
care to play = said
the quiet little naal
in the smoking
compartment Q n
the hrsr evening
Of the trip east
ward from Ban
Francisco. There
were only four men
On the car who
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
r..a,lA.

Il wonder If johnson hadn't heard
that story befores- What makes you
think sos" He laughed SO heartily
Rival
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
No rr.. r.,.s-

No Free Last.
He barred her passage.
''flst me passl" shs cried hAushtily.
Not muscle OF her face moved.
DO you hear mel" she again cried.
"Ls< ne passi"
"You cannot. shall mot pan he At
last exclaimed vshemsntly. with
out
"WellY"
'sAovi.g your ticket. TAis \ -
freo sAoW."
4 yhers was nothing for her to do but
ene4at. New York World.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
a. in pnYr of oId.

Il can undoubtedly clear you. my
dear fellow" said the lawyer. but It
will require considerable sum of
money to perfect your defense"
II have only q small amount with
me-" replied the scion Of n wealthy
family. who had wandered away from
home and the path Of integrity. but
my father will honor my draft for any
sum within reason"
Then" returned the disciple of
Coke. Littieton ct al. promptly. draw
and defend yourself f-"-New York
World.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
n.a~ss..-. - . n...~..-. s

Rea<eslsas - = KacAaasx. NJ
The nrst tAing the devil win say when
be sees man coming is: Il told you
nosy
4 ssri i sessr' rssay = Isss wsaAlsI
man TN she hates all the worsen that
like him and all the men that dislike
him.
It's often the girl with the most
birds on her hat who makes the most
fuss about putting the poor little
worm on the cruel hook
~ After a woman has heeA uarried
year she begins to ~ pians sthat she
gets out of papers 70 make Nome hap
pJ for her husban1
There aren't n&nr as many reasons
why a giii shoald b1nsh vhan she mem
lions her Esrs1h - tAere arc why she
shouldn't mentton .tAam without it
pessinist Is mAn Who wonders
II another mans wife knows her nus
band a. weii "A he does: an optimist Is
: man who p1nders If he knows an
other man = Neii as the other man's
wife doe& &
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
b ukss.ts

Esiea1: How ~ ~ po,los ~ ysas
Dofu1nf; Wei. ~ 6eton1ive ~ 4
hegU YegAer. - ~ vuuncf kins ~ -
- - - .e4 ~ ~ ah9na 3 ~
~ Z
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
s.svri zsss. ..& sA.ass.

Jones-I mink you arc carrying TOO
heavy an account in your bank. I've
heard some uufayorahle rumors as to
its solvency. Smith-Nonsense, am
a director Of the bank Jones-I know.
That's why I thought I'd give you a
tin
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13

xrspo ~ naes ~ 49, - =
- = q
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
,.a,.. s...s.. = ~ rs....

Antoine Jackson. fuli-blooded fnS
dian, known Familiarity as -kanAkk
Jack" has been elected Justice OF u
peace for the reservation adtncens -
Tacoma Although he can neither rse9
nor write. he Is said to MI his ONE
with dignity. The nrst case he had ~
deal with which came under his notice
tAs other day was that OF man Arran4f
e upsn the charge Of carrying enn<
ceaisd weapons- The Indian 3seu0
denonotrAted that the alleged cuipf1
could not force the entire revolver
question into any Of his pocksts n11
therefore dssm.ssed the ease Aifhe1G
ths court'n reasoning was nc< hasg
% Biaekstons and Kent. It va st5or0
b n secordAnes Win the svidens@
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
OUR MIGHTY RIVER.
IRIS MAD cAIEgn Has MADE
MANY cHANoEe.
rhs A,s.s1apvs kssiay - nest Uss.ly
sssse. = ~ we<zs-Eserte = ths
asyssasseas = Hese z witAi. ~

HI Miasissippi z
BrobihIy the most
remaxlkp.ble river IN
the world. The
Nths yhiel y r.
sembles more near
" than any othsr
stream. u notsd for
the regularity With
which II ovsrnovs
IT. banks and re-
codea aEnfn tn ff9
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
. - - -.

'psnn1 1n11s - orn1 - = -
~ 49, ny1sc1I :,;.
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13
p.,.,. - nu..I1.e

R.e@ uasasae m.an1nA -
4 papsf-hansfng naehiae - ~
hvunes1 " Lsfpsie aFt1n1A
m - Dapsr is fxed 70 3 ~ ~
|1n1A0n,of - vall. peo1a ropoC
= atfnd1s1 an1 ~ 49, = oI1r
hu1l1 pnnes1 ~ neaf1x 1rp1n1 e
vsn ~ - e1nsfts rcilsF-
Cañon City record., 1899-04-13

A LEvEE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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Washington stock Exchange.

Sales regular call, II O'Clock m.-Fnrners and
mechani,s B"nk; at 2lo National Union Insur-
ington Gas, - al 81, - at 537s - at a. Is nj
81; ~ at "a, - at 81 p 54is y at SAL, y at
. at 54l2. Mergenthaler LinotyIS. 10 at 2i2IS 10
at ~ 10 at 2l?l2, 10 at 2l=a. 10 at 2I2N 10 at
Columbia Railroad 5s, $500 at i09ls. 81 500 al
Io9A. Washington Gas, - at 54l9 % at 54Is
District Of columbia Bonds-5s. 1899. 2o-year
bunding 100 bid as, 1901, water stock. iO5 bid
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad Be-
~ bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt. a,
debt, r. 114la bid. III asked. Columbia Railroad
6s, 1870 asked Columbia Railroad % mort IS,
road IS, 1o2 bid. Washington Gas Co series A Gs
100 bid Washington Gas 90. series b. Gs iO9 bid
asked l.. 5. Electric Light cert inicbt O., lis
asked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS I04
Washington Market Co LIST Gs, los hid. Washing iS.
ton ton Market Ma Go, imp es los bid Washington Mar
ton td %, o. los bid American Graphophone deb. Js
National Bank stocks-Bank of Washington. 80
Farmers and Mechanics 200 bid. 20 asked See
Did. l55 asked Capital i25 bid. West End ms
T nd i2i asked Eaders 100 bid i25 asked
n safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
D aeJ sta and Trust l4s asked Washington Loan
and Trust lI5 bid, 19l asked. Washington SAT-,
=.
~ bid 60 asked. Metropolitan, SO bid. Corceran
90 bid. Potomac, 40 bid. Arlington. 140 bid. Ger
man American, 2l0 bid. National Union, ia hid
- asked. Columbia, Il bid. 14Ts asked. Riggs
81 bid. Peoples. 6I2 bid asked. Lincoln II
bid. ID asked. Commercial AZ bid AZ asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 90 bid
l12 asked Columbia Title, 5%s bid, asked. Dis
trict Title, bid. asked.
Raihoad Stocks.-CapitaI Traction Co. 93z bid
1885 asked. Metropolitan 30 bid. MetrOpolItau
trust receipts, 230 bid. Columbia trust receipts
100 bid. City and suburban ~ bid, - asked
Gas and Electric Light ocks.-washington Gas
x ska1 90. IA .
asked. u. 5. Electric Light, 40 bid
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapcake and Potomac 90
bid. 10 asked. Pennsylvania, Al hid
miscellaneous Stocks. Mergenthaler Linotype 2i2
bid 2l3 asked. ianston Monotype. lsN hid, 1877
ed American Granhophone preferred ts4 hid II
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 30 hid Wash
ington Market, 10 bid. Great Fails lee 100 lid
200 asked. Norfolk and Washington S,eaubaa,
10 hid. Lincoln Hall, 100 asked
xEx dividend
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quarters, in which the discussions are to
occur. Not only the medical officers, but
all commissioned officers in camp are in
vlted to attend.
Delayed Guardsmen Coming In.
Every train is bringing to Leesburg
guardsmen who were unable to get away
from business the opening day of the en-
campment. A large number of relatives
and friends of the soldier boys are ex-
pected to visit them tomorrow. The first
brigade dress parade of the encampment
will be held at ) o'clock in the afternoon.
With the exception of guard mounting
nothing further in the way of drill Will
be required. All the troops will be in camp.
The men in uniform will live well Sunday.
Breakfast will consist of oatmeal and milk,
corn beef hash, poached eggs, milk toast,
bread, butter. coffee and milk. At dinner
there will be served lamb BROTH with rice
and toma toes, roast lamb, mint sauce, green
peas. potatoes, picked beets. canned pears,
crackers and milk Supper will comprise
stewed fruit, cold lamb, potato salad, hot
corn bread, butter, coffee and milk.
&, f. G.,
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No Hope for Cadet Lee.

The War Department officials confirm the
statement from West Point that the academ-
&c board has recommended that George Ma
son Lee. son of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, and 9TH
ers be dropped on account of deficiency in
studies. The department records show that
everything possible has been done to en-
able young Lee to continue at the academy
and to graduate. He was appointed to the
academy in 1887 by George ST. Clair Tuck
err and from the beginning had most diff
hcult time to keep up in his studies He
was found deficient in 1898 and turned back
Soon afterward he again fell behind in
mathematics. and although a strict con-
struction would have required him to have
been dropped then, he was continued on
probation. 1t is said that nothing further
can be done in his case. Pretty near the
same conditions existed in the case of Rich
ard p. Williams of Arizona, son of the la.e
Brig. Gen. Williams. who has also been
dropped by the board.
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Baltimore Markets,


BALTIMORE. June 10.-FIour steady: unchan zed /;
receipts, IL, 56 barrels: exports ~ barrels; sales
none. Wheat hrlner; spot and the month. 76Aa
'o9s; July, tIalIl4: August, 1I12: steamer No. .
red. 7ll4aIial: receipts 30, $40 bushels; exports
none; stock 9T?,6ls bushels; sales. 1900 bushels
southern by sample, 1laI1: do. grade, 72n16l5
Corn firm; spot and the month. 37aa3s; August, So
a3si4; steamer mixed, S6a3GI receipts, IO5 1871
bushels; exports, II, S57 bushels; stock S94 475
bushels; sales pa 900 bushels: southern white
corn; ill2a42; do. yellow, rs asked. Oats dull No
white, 32a32l2: No. mixed. 29lsa30; receipts
1927 bushels; exports, none; stock 402 255 bush
els. Rye better demand; No. 2 western, 50 bid:
receipts, 10 bushels: exports. stock 30 IA
bushels. Hay firm; No. 1 timothy, $3.50. Grain
freghts very quiet; steam to Liverpool, per bushel
Esd. July; Cork for orders, per quarter, IS ABS
I'D, June; 3s. July Butter unchanged. Lettuce
unchanged. Eggs unchanged. Cheese unchanged
Whisky unchanged.
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HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
VI. j. Scheyer Charged With Stealing
$500 Worth of Stamps.

NJ. j. Scheyer a laborer employed in the
redemption division of the Post Office De-
partment, was arrested yesterday afternoon
on charge Of larceny. The arrest was
made just before the office closed. and
Scheyer was taken before the chief post
office inspector, where he confessed the
theft Of quantity of stamps valued at
$500.
The redemption division is in charge of
George d. Scott and is charged with the
destruction Of stamps returned by post
masters.
These stamps are either of large denomi-
nation or damaged, and the postmaster is
given credit for them. Many of them may
be used, and these are the ones Scheyer is
charged with having purloined. The prac-
tice has been to have the stamps counted
when received and then verified by another
count before being destroyed. Scheyer with
a messenger, was detailed to make the re-
count. When this was done the stamps
were deposited in big tin box and securely
locked. When the time came to destroy
these they were taken by Chief Scott to
the furnace room and burnt in the pres
ence of these two.
Several days ago word was received from
Philadelphia detectives that man in
Washington who signed himself Billy
Hyer was sending stamps of large de-
nomir atoms to a Philadelphia merchant
and receiving clothing and jewelry in re-
turn Inspector Little of the post office
force was detailed to investigate the matter
Suspicion was directed to Scheyer and con-
hrmed when one of his letters of transmit
tai We're received. Scheyer, whose stage
name is BILLY Hyer," was a bone solo
ist and he used a letterhead with a pic
ture of himself in his correspondence.
When confronted with the evidence he
broke down and confessed" said Inspector
Little.