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COSTS a5 MILLIONS.
,ous sum Spent in Rebuilding
AZ ,v.-eouIpping the b. q Q. X. r.

an. sum spent in Rebuilding
Ah v.-eoulpplng ths b. q o. X. R.
sn' -oceivership of the Baltimore
Ine ~ railroad, which has just come
and onl l1ose was remarkable in many
to Mes Messrs. Cowen and Murray did
way1, :,,low precedent, but went ahead
moi a1aced the property in first-class
anu instead of attempting to main
snapo, IN the condition that they found
taln -, course the receivers were up
IL " ~ majority of the security hold
neiu the court, but the Baltimore
ers nhio receivership marked an epoch
anu hah affairs that will be historical.
u SUE ast sums expended were put out
IN. .os and '97, when trade was at low
III Nd money scarce. During their
eop ,nistratjon the receivers purchased
~ osn hox cars, 6,751 wooden gondola
io rs 900 pressed steel cars, 80 mis-
cas- ,1nnoous freight cars, postal, express
dining car equipment, at a total
anu of All 600 900. The ZIG locomotives
co st nearly two and one-half millions.
cUss cSe steel rail purchased amounted to
a im an IONS. costing $2,142, 1852, and
isou lzor. we're bought over 100000 cross
LIE .ins costing $1,2OO,00O, and 100000
s;;, yards of ballast amounting to
ssos oo0 The new steel bridges aggre-
s'.o'i in value $750,00O, and fully as
ssncb more was spent in improving the
naveraI terminals, erecting new build
;nes reducing grades and changing the
niignment. The maintenance Of way
navrolls. or the amount paid directly
- men employed in making improve
ments on the tracks, ETC., In three
uears was nearly twelve millions OF
doIlars. The total amounts to about
sa5 900 900, of which about $15,000,000
v-ere secured by the issuance of receiv-
are, certificates and the balance
tbroueh car trusts. earnings from the
nronerty and from the reorganization
managers. Most of the purchases of
acuinment and rail- were made when
material was low in price and manu-
tacturing concerns were in great need
of orders to keep their plants in op-
eration. Steel rails are worth now from
ss To SO a ton more than when the re-
cetvers made their purchases. and 10
corntives have advanced from $1,000
tn 100000 In price. The equipment
alone if purchased today, would cos.
* 0OO 900 more and the other improve
ments 81, 600, 900 more. President Cow
An is authority for the statement that
the new company intends spending
10000, 900 more in improvements in
the next year or two.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Mrs. johnson
Saved from
Insanity by
Mrs, PxSsAkl1as77

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month grew worse and at last
became so bad that 1 found l was
gradually losing my mind.
1.-THE doctors treated me for female
troubles, but got no better. One
doctor told me that would be insane.
was advised by a friend to give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound .
trial, and before had taken all Of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
II have now taken Ave bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
I advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give 1t q
fair trial. l thank you for your good
medicine. "-MRs. GERTRUDE NJ. JoHN-
SON, JoNEsBoRo, TEXAS.
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400 Reward. 500,

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
Learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
thaT science has been able to cure in all Its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease. requires n constitutional treat
ment Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF tho disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing It's work Tho pro-
prietors have so much faith in Its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars Tor
any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list OF
Testimonials
Address F.. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo q.
Sold by druggists 15c
Hall Family Pills are the best
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HAVE DOC-TIGHT GATES,
Ours Must Not BE Killed by Prussian
RAILWAYS,

Railways.
According to a recent decision of a
Prussian court, the railroads in that
country must have dog-tight crossing
gates or stand liable for any canine in
1uries resulting from a failure to do
SO, says Law Notes. Some time ago,
while the gates were closed at a rail-
road crossing in Munster, an aristo-
cratic hunting dog, in the active pur-
suit of his vocation, eluded the obsta-
Gle and struck the track at that point
simultaneously with an express train.
The train passed on unscathed. but the
dog had to be picked up with a sponge.
In suit by the owner to recover $50
damages for the taking off of his blue
blooded pet the railroad company
claimed that it had performed its
whole duty in shutting the gates, and
that if the dog was SO i'll hammered
as to climb over or crawl under In
the face of such a manifest desire to
exclude him, then the blame was with
his MASTER The court, however, held
that it was the duty of the railroad to
keep the dog off its tracks. and ap-
pointed experts to determine whether
the barriers provided were reasonably
calculated to prevent the passage Of
unwary dogs. They reported adverse
ly to the defendant, and, after a fur
ther reference to experts in canine ped
igree to determine the value of the de-
ceased, the plaintiff was awarded $50,
with interest from the date of the
catastrophe.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

Remember that cholera morbus.
cholera infantum, summer com
plant, bilious collie, diarrhoeA and
dysentry are each and all catarrh
OF the bowels Catarr-h is the only
cOrSeot name for these akections.
Pe-ru-na is an absolute specific for
these ailments, which are so COM
mon in summer. DR.. Hartman. in
a practice of over forty years. never
lost a single case of cholera infan-
tum, dysentary. diarrhoea. or chol-
era morbus, and his only remedy
was Pe-ru-na. Those desiring fur
ther particulars should send for a
free copy OF Summer Catarrh.
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, o.
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Bookkeeping Comes High.

at males me tired" said the young
man-"these advertisements guaraE-
teeing to teach a person bookkeeping
for s1O.' But can't it be done?" was
asked. ''Not on your life! why, l
spent six months and over hundred
dollars to learn the art, and what do
YOU suppose happened at the close OF
the first year," Get your figures
mixed?" well, should smile! There
was a discrepancy of $7Oo between the
cash book and my ledger, and my fatn-
er had to make it good, while hunted
for another job"
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
The completion of the million and 3

The completion of the million and a
half dollar terminals of the Burlington
Railroad at Quincy. ILL.,. marks an i'm
portant stage in the development of
that system. 1t was only five years
ago that the road built into st. Louis.
and established there an enormous
freight yard, with a capacity of 5000
cars. Elsewhere. at Chicago, st. Paul,
Kansas City and Denver. the Burling-
ton has facilities for handling freight
and passengers that are unexcelled.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Tea for Everybody.

When Admiral Dewey and his flag
ship arrived ut Colombo. June 22d, Sir
Thomas Upton. the yachting tea mer-
chant. whose Shamrock Is soon to try
for the Americas cup. had character
istic part in the welcome. BY Sir
Thomas order a five-pound box of tea.
marked with the recipients name, was
presented to every one-oftcer and
man-on board the Olympia.
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NO REMEDY EQUALS PERUNA,
so IHE WOMEN ALL SAY.

Miss Susan Wymar, teacher in the
Richmond school. Chicago, H.. writes
the following letter to DR.. Hartman re-
garding Pe-ru-na. She says: only
those who have suffered as l have can
know what a blessing 1t is to be able to
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

Railroads generally East and West
are rapidly fitting their freight cars
with air brakes and automatic coup
lers. An officer of the Burlington
road said in Chicago recently that on
his line there are $4,000 freight cars,
50 per cent of which are equipped
with Westinghouse Air Brakes, and 80
per cent with Master Car Builder Au-
tomato Couplers.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Miss Susan Wymar.

find relief in Pe-ru-na. This has been
my experience. friend In need is
friend indeed. and every bottle of Pc
ru-na l ever bought proved good
friend to me."-Susan Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben. 1914 North
Superior St, Racine City. Wis.
writes: Il feel SO well and good and
happy now that pen cannot describe 1t.
Pe-ru-na is everything to me. / have
taken several bottles of Pe-ru-na for
female complaint. l am in the change
OF life and it does me good" Pe-ru-na
has no equal in all of the Irregularities
and emergencies peculiar to women
caused by pelvic catarrh.
Address DIR. Hartman, Columbus. o..
for a free book for women only.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder to shake in your shoes. 1t
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails.
At all druggists and shoe stores. 25 cts.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen
s. Olmsted, lie Roy. N Y.
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Hacked by Reputnflnn.

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. II stands without a rival as the
accommodations to accommodate ali
classes of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago st. Louis and st. Paul. and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pnciflc coast. Ticket Office 81 18th street
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

have received
from the use of
Lydia 4. Pink
hams vegeta-
Bile Compound.
Soon after tho
birth of my first
child I com.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Mrs, Perkins Letter.

"I had femaae trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
1 began taking Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and can
not praise your remedies enough
Mrs. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, La.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Ladies' Can Wear shoss'


One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, u powder for the feet, 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol-
len, hot, sweating, aching feet. ingrow-
ing nails, corns and bunions. At all
druggists and shoe stores. 25 cts. Trial
package FREE by mail Addleis Allen
S. Olnsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

(Ls1rEs TO xna- pIxxnAx no. s3.so4y
"DEAR MRs. PINKHAM-For some
time have thought OF writing to you
to let you know of the great benefit I
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
How to Make Money.

We want an agent in every town to take
for Georges Weekly Qor-
merly The Road. Liberal terms. Write
for particulars. Inclose &c stamp for
copies. Herbert George. Editor.
T.. o. Drawer 1924 Denver. Colo.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Too Good to Believe,

william, are my cherry pies anything
like your mother's?'
Not -
oh Wlliamr'
That's so: mother was too lazy to
stone her cherries. and her pies always
had a soggy undercrust.'
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washing Day

is relieved of much of its drudgery by tho
use of Faultless Starch" Once tried
always used. Get a package from your
grocer, 10c. Book of Wit a1d Humor free
with every package.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
A SupSrtor Sort.

Jonas Hopkins brags more about his
youngest baby than about his other two.
Yes; he has been told that 1t looks like
Etm."
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Tortures of Indecision

rs that woman crazy? What Is she
rushing back and forth that way for?"
There are two elevators in this shaft,
and she can't make up her mind which
one she wants to take"
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

A few years ago hard times made
the Western farmer deny himself
everything save the barest necessities
Of life. Then came the great crop
year of 1897 and with it a story. A
Nebraska farmer carried a mortgage
Of $4,000 on his property and it was
a burden hard to contend with. The
wheat crop in '97 was enormous and
prices were high. He appeared at the
bank shortly after harvest. pulled out
$4,000 and asked for loan Of 5000 to
enable him to cancel the mortgage
note. The banker, who held the note.
urged him not to bother about it, but
go and buy cattle with his $4,000, feed
his corn crop and in that way get the
maximum for his product. NO, sir;
replied the farmer. 81 want to pay
that note now. Then when | harvest
the corn crcp I'm goin' to pay you back
that 5000 | just borrowed, and then
do you know what I'm going to do!
and his honest face beamed all over
with pleasure. I'm going to buy a
buggy!" This little incident tells the
story of thousands of others out in
Nebraska, and the fact that during the
past six months one concern Cine
Stover Carriage Company Of Chieago)
have shipped to one firm in Omaha
alone one hundred and thirty carloads
of buggies and carriages, averaging
about % to the car, makes it very evil
dent that prosperity is with Nebraska.
1t is a wonderful state with great re-
sources, and the crops of the past few
years have put Nebraska farmers in
an enviable position.
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A CAGE FOR BABY.
Hs Was Delighted and So Was the
Mother.

Eo Was Delighted and So Was the
Mother.
Mrs. Elbert Clark lockwood of Iowa
City. Iowa, described way to keep the
baby safe while doing the ordinary du-
ties of the day, says the Ladies' Home
Journal. "The essentials" she writes,
seem to be that the child should be
kept from the floor and be given free
dom without danger of falling This
is the plan | adopted. and which l
called a cage: Two high-backed din
ing-room chairs were utilized. being
set with the fronts of the seats to-
gether. This left the backs at each
end. Then the sides OF the two chairs
were measured and a light frame made
of that size, to which was fastened
small mesh wire fencing. These frames
were tightly tied at the top and bot
tom of the char posts and thus the
cage was completed and could be cas-
lily put together and taken apart at
pleasure. Into it was put the baby,
with playthings and cushions. The
conditions were fulfilled for the baby
was off the floor and could stand or sit,
or even walk a little, as the fancy
seized him. The baby was delighted
and so was the mother"
A Denver Woman Honored
The directors of the Festival of
Mountain and Plain have chosen ''The
Black Hills March as the official
march for 1899, and it is expected that
at least six hundred musicians will pa
rade the streets playing this piece in
concert some time during carnival
week. The piece is the composition of
John Burri, n Swiss composer and
has been dedicated by him to Mrs. Lua
Hawley- Drury of Denver. Mrs. Drury
is the wife of DR.. John Drury. the we'll.
known dentist. and the daughter of r.
G. Hawley of Sturgis South Dakota.
great friend of the composer. She
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Connting hc Cost.

"Aunt Julia. do you think Is 1t dis
grace to die poor?'
mo. David: hut 1t is an awfully mean
trick to PLAY on Your relauves.
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For Easv Ironing

use Faultless Starch" No sticking, bills
tering or breaking. 1t leaves beautiful
finish and does not injure the most delicat.
fabrics AL grocers sell it, l0c package
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

Maud would you sue "A man for
breach OF promise p mot unless the
promise he had made was to buy me ice
cream. -
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A Neighborhood Gain.

THAT girl next door lost her pet dog. ]
feel sorry for her.
well. | can't feel any real grief; she
hasn't touched her piano since the dog
died"
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

what IL a cosmopolitan"
Hes man who can go all around the
world without buying a souvenir spoon"
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

You're for expansion. aren't you, Eme
line?' Il don't know. Have the Phil
ippines any literature we shall be expect
ed to keep up with"
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has lived in Denver most of her life.
She attended school at Wolfe Hall, and
was married here. She is quite noted
musician herself and improvises re-
markably well.
The march has been arranged for
piano. orchestra and band by Mr.. G. +.
Anderson, and has been received with
marked favor wherever played. Lieu
tenant Dan Godfrey's British Guards
band first publicly played the piece in
the city park. Denver. last month. and
he is now using it in his concerts in
eastern cities.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Taxes In Germany.

As a rule the people of the German em-
pire are taxed rather heavily. There are
taxes of every description and IL il diff
ficult to escape. however small man =
income may be. Among the many taxes
those levied by the municipalities are
often the most burdensome. because they
have to be paid even by the poorer class
es OF the population. There was mild
sensation the other day when the little
town Of Gausbach. district of Rastatt.
Baden. published its annual financial
statement for the year 1898. The town s
citizens have to pay no municipal taxes.
Gaushach is not only out OF debt but is In
a position to pay a bonus of Sl3.S5 to every
male citizen and to every widow in town.
Besides this. every one gets his fuel free
from the vast forests belonging to the
town. / have investigated the matter.
and found that the town has been in this
splendid financial condition for the last
twenty or thirty years: has asked no
municipal taxes; has paid the annual per
capita bonus. and has given each citizen
his winters supply of fuel There are "A
good many people in Germany who would
Ike to be citizens of Gausbach.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

Don't you dare touch my shoulder
again. sir" Il was only taking a pinch
ing bug off your back. Here, I'll put it
on again If you say So"
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

He-So you give rne the mitten? She
Yes. Ee-And this Is all2 She-l might
throw In few moth balls.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Beaaty Is Hood Deep

Not skin dccp-biood q opt Pure healthy blood
means pure, healthy comple xion. Casdarets make
the blood pure and healthy DR. ggsts, ivc. 25c 5Oc.
The silver lance., 1899-08-18
Wisdom Of Advancing years.

Nancy Tompkins is older than che
looks.
what makes you think so?"
"Why, she won't wear trail dress on
the street. and says she'd rather be neat
than stylish"
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

admiral Dewey can put great deal
in few Words Yes, the Spanish knew
what he. meant when his first gun said
sJlappr''
The silver lance., 1899-08-18

Much doing is not so important as
well doing.
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He USED A COUPLING PIN
To Keep His Family in Proper
Discipline.
HE WAS BENT ON MURDER
Mrs Kate Miller's Head Beaten to Nearly
Jelly-A Broken Arm for Mrs.
Mary Downing - McGill
jealousy Insane.

William McGill may find himself in
serious straits as a consequence of
shockingly inhuman conduct toward his
former wife, Bridget McGill, and her
relatives yesterday. Mrs. McGill is
minus four teeth, her mother. Mrs
Mary Downing, has a broken arm, and
her sister. Mrs. Kate Miller, had her
head nearly beaten to jelly, as the re-
suit of McGill using coupling pin on
them. Three warrants are out for Nc
Gill's arrest for assault with intent to
commit murder, and there is a strong
probability that the law will deal with
him without much leniency, if he is ap-
pretended
Because of McGill's extremely brutal
conduct toward his wife, she obtained
a divorce from him about is months
ago. Since that time Mrs. McGin has
supported herself by taking in washing.
Notwithstanding the legal separation,
McGin has repeatedly annoyed Mrs.
McGill by going to her house and abus-
ing her, and about three months ago
she had him arrested. He was fined in
a Walkerville court and since that time
he has allowed her to live in peace till
yesterday, then he made up for lost
time. According to the statement of
Mrs. McGll when she called at the
county attorneys Office yesterday after
noon to make complaint, McGill came
to her house in the rear of 500 East
Summit street yesterday. He walked
in unlimited and accused his wife of
receiving the attention of some men.
Mrs. McGill did not know he meant,
as she said she had not received any
such attentions. McGill said he had
seen the men he was suspicious Of that
he knew she was expecting him and
that he had come to kill them both. She
was accustomed to his bluffs and told
him to go ahead.
McGill became Infatuated, and draw
ing a gun, he stuck ii in her face re-
peating his threat to kill her. She or
dered him out of the house and he re-
sponded by picking up railroad coup
ling pin that laid just outside the door,
and striking her blow in the face that
knocked out four of her teeth. Mrs.
McGill's mother. Mrs Downing, was in
an adjoining room and came in when
she head the rumpus. McGill turned
on her and dealt her a blow
that broke her arm. Mrs. McGilrs
sister, Mrs. Miller, was also in the
house. Her two little children were in
the room where the fTacaS was in prog
ress and she ran in to get them, fear
ing they would get hurt McGill, evil
IDENTIFY supposing she had come to in
terfere, turned his attention TO her and
beat her over the head with the heavy
iron pin most outrageously. Then he
went away. declaring he would yet ex-
terminate the whole family.
A doctor was at once called to at
tend the injuries of Mrs. Downing and
Mrs. Miller. The latter was found to be
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-10
BIGGER THAN THE SHERIFF
Coroner Julien Serves q Process
on Regain.
HE MADE THE MOST OF IT
A Piano Was Mortgaged in Order to
Raise Funds to Get Mrs. New
bury Back From Honolulu.
Objects to Foreclosure.

For very brief space of time yes
terday, something less than minute,
Coroner Phil Julien was the biggest
officer in the county. The period was
of such short duration that Mr.. Julien
hardly had time to get comfortably
settled in the Office and see how it felt
to be higher official than the sheriff.
or to ascertain whether he liked the
job or not. but in that brief time he
deported himself as becomes the grand
ch1ef moSul of all the powers that be-
and gave Sheriff Regain to properly
understand that there are times when
he is not the whole thing. Mr.. Julien
further intimated that failure to OBJ
serve his mandate would result in the
high sheriff being assigned to quarters
in his own hosiery. 1t was Phips first
opportunity to lord it over the sheriff,
and he did it in way that duly i'm
pressed Sheriff Regan with his diminu-
tiveness for the time being
Mr.. Jullien's opportunity arose out of
a civil process in which Libbie New
bury is named as the plaintiff and X.
j. McRae ct al as defendants. Sheriff
Regan was about to sell Mrs. New
bury's piano to satisfy mortgage held
against it by the defendants She OBJ
jected. and asked the court for a tenn
pofdry injunction TO restrain Snerlf
Regain from carrying out his purpose
Coroner Julien, being the only official
having the constituted authority to
serve a process on the sheriff, he was
called upon to serve the order 1t was
rather an amusing incident, as Mr..
Julien made the most of the first oc-
casion of the kind that had arisen dur
ing his official life.
The case is the outgrowth of a slight
family jar in the Newbury family. The
piano in question was a part of the
community property. Some time ago
Mrs. Newbury made a trip to Honolulu.
and requiring funds for the return trip
sent home for money Mr.. Newbury
found it necessary to borrow the
money, so mortgaged the piano to Nc
Rae & SolVeson for 500. which he sent
her Time went on and Newbury de-
faulted in payment, and then came lie =
gal proceedings to recover. When the
sheriff's officer went to the Newbury
home TO take the piano away Mrs
Newbury refused to let it go, and in
stituted the proceedings to prevent the
sheriff from selling the piano, on the
ground that she was a joint owner and
had not signed the mortgage.