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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
WORKING HIS OWN DOWNFALL.


Unless MT Bryan makes a radical change In
his tactics before IL is everlasngly too late he will
score nothing more envable than a defeat In the
next National Democratic Convention. There is
no doubt that he remains the idol OF many who
supported him In 1906, but their idoatry has not
reached the stage OF blindness and they cannot but
see that no u In grave danger OF being his own
iconocla5t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
MR.. BRYAN's CHANGE OF FRONT
ON The Cincinnati Times-Star.


When Mr.. Bryan is surrounded by n crowd Of
free silverites he Is the most blatant Of the sill
verltes. When he IL In crowd OF copperheads he
Is the most yenomous of copperheads. The result
OF all this talking the part OF the Nebraskan is
the distinct damaging OF his Presidential chances
He is growing smaller In the minds OF the people
every day. and his constant veering with the po-
litica weathercock Will have done u little to
hiring ahout his downfall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
PAVING HIS OWN WAY.
From Tho Providence Journal

OF course Mr. Bryan does not want the Demo
cratic platform for 1900 to be essentially different
from that of 1895. IL 1t should be- made one on
which a candidate might run with some hope OF
making respectable showing at the polls Mr.
Bryan would have more difficulty In securing the
nomination; and the nomination Is now absolutely
necessary to him In his business
The silver star., 1899-03-16
DREAMS ANp INVENTIONS.
Persons Who Have Received rhe,,
Valuable Ideas In sleep.


PERSONS who Have Received Theiy
Valuable i.lcas In Sleep.
II Is wonderful how many persons
sot their firsl ideas of what afterward
proved to be valuable inventions while
asleep or dreaming" observed a patent
once examiner to Washington Star
reporter. "Others after working for
weeks or months on inventions during
.neir waking hours have had the whole
.n'ns come clear to them during a
uream. On the other hand, l have
known OF inventors who saw in their
dreams the impracticability of their
inventions on which they had obtained
patents and changed them so that ther
wouid be practical. In withdrawing
tneir applications for amendment or
Improvement there are numbers Of in
stances where inventors admit that
tney got the better idea during a
uream. Some of the most successful
money making patents were in this
way dreamed rather than worked out.
II may be that the ordinary inventor
Is more of a dreamer than anything
eise. Certain 1t is that nine-tenths of
tue patents issued do not nay enough
20 cover even thei- own expenses, and
there is not one in thousand that
pays anything like big money to the
inventor or any one else. There are a
very large number of instances where
inventors have been granted all the
way from five to forty patents, not
one OF which has paid its expenses or
Is ever likely to do SO. Like in every
thing else, there seems to be less ne
cessity or opportunity for inventions
as time passes along. though there is
as much room and sale for good
things" in this line as there ever was.
Capital is always ready to pick up and
advance valuable invention, though
1t takes but little stock in any inven-
ton unless there is something more
solid about 1t than dream. The mere
fact that the dream is endorsed by the
ofhcial patent plays no part with 1t, un-
less the patent itself is Of value. Capt.
tai doesn't invest much in dreams Of
any kind"
The silver star., 1899-03-16

The February issue OF the Book Of
the Royal Blue" published by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, contains
very instructive article on 1.-THE Reg
ular Army of the United States by
Major H. o. Heistand, Assistant Adju-
tant General. Major Heistand gives
facts and figures concerning the mill
tary department since its organization,
during the war of the revolution.
Some Of his statistics are very inter-
esting. During the revolution the
number OF individuals actually in mil
itary service did not exceed $50. 900: in
the war Of 1872 there were All ,622. OF
which 62.674 were regulars; in the war
with Mexico there were 116.321, Of
which 42.545 were regulars; in the war
Of the rebellion there were 2,259, ,168
United States troops Of whom 1885
were colored. and $1,000 regulars. the
total being 2.326.16s; in the war with
Spain there were 219.035 volunteers.
n0.1S9 being colored) and 55,6S2 reg
ulars. a total Of 274,717. Major Hell
stand also gives the number killed.
wounded and lost and the deaths from
disease in each war. including the In
dian wars. and other important facts.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
WERE SPLENDID CIGARS,
Great Inventor Doesn't Know the Dis
ference between smok...

Great Inventor Doesn't Know the Diff
fsrence between smokes.
Edison is fond of smoking, but he
becomes SO absorbed in work that he
forgets that he has cigar in his
mouth. When he had an ONCE on
Fifth avenue, New York, his desk in
which he kept a box of cigars was
always open. and as the boys came In
and went at all hours, his cigars dis
appeared with mysterious rapidity.
Finally he asked a friend. who was in
the tobacco business. II he could not
do something to discourage this dis
appearance. why. yes" said the
friend. I'll make up some cirsrs for
you. I'll put Hoffman House labels ON
the outside. but I'll NJ them up with
horse hair and hard rubber"
We'll" said Mr.. Edison, In rsla4-
ing the story. that fellow went to
California. and didn't return for three
months. forgot about him meantime.
but when he got back said to him:
Look here. thought you were going
to NJ me up some fake cigars."
why. I did," he said in surprise.
You did? when?"
why. don't you remember nat
box with q green label; the cigar, in
bundle form. tied with q yellow rib
bon"
DO you know" said Edison, inno-
Gently. Il smoked them all myself
Ainslee's Magazine.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
Au.,r'a'. N+w.pap r Ia.

Austria shares the doubtful honor
with Turkey of having n government
tax on each newspaper printed In or
introduced into the country, and thu
privilege with Russin of prohibiting
the sale of Journals in the streets. The
removal of this unpopular tax on
knowledge has been II matter of con-
stnnt ''ion and promises Of n
speedy -. a have been made by the
present government. The obstruction
list policy of the opposition in Parlia-
ment, however. has rendered the pros
pect Of Legislation on this point hope
less, mt least within any measura BILE
space of time. The Social Democratic
party has. nevertheless, taken n very
pronounced position in the matter. and
IL agitating for nm abolition of the oh
noxiOus laws. At the head of the pres
ent movement are many cOmpOsitors.
who fear that the number Of the en-
ployed will be cons derably reduced
by the pending Introduction OF compos-
ing machines unless in the meautime
the existing tax is removed.-London
Post.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
The Baby's Bands.

When the flannel bands are no long
or worn. the babe should have knit
ted band Of saxony wool. These are
Knitted round and fully twelve inches
IN length. They are scanned two and
two for elasticity and have plain knit.
ted straps one and one-eighth inches
wide over the shoulders. and a strap
one and half inches wide and two
inches long sewed to the centre Of the
front at the bottom. The diaper Is
pinned to this strap. thus insuring a
thickness Of wool over the bsby's
stomach and bowels all Of the time.
Twenty-Five cents worth Of saxony
wool will knit two bands. One hum
dred and nfty stitches cast on will
make the bands large enough to last
an ordinary child until It IL q year
old.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
ntnmnl,iir Car. GINNING.

The coming vogue OF the automobile car
Is indicated at every turn. In Belgium,
where autocars are extremely popular. q
company has been formed for the novel
purpose OF establishing on all the prin-
cipal high roads OF Europe electric-power
stations or electric-posting stations for
them. At each station there is to be u
bar and restaurant and repair shop
which will be in charge OF expert me-
chanics; Storage batteries can be re; re;
attendance Will be ON hand In case OF ac-
cidents. II liz maintained In the draft
prospectus of the company that not only
electric motor cars, but every sort OF
motor ear and cyclists will naturally seek
the accommodations OF the stations.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
mark Twain. Father. s.r,., r'.e..

MARX Fwain's Fathers Burial Place.
The father Of Mark Twain 10 buried
in an unmarked grave in little ceme-
tory at Sand Hill. small place near
Rutlsdge, Scotland county. Some time
ago there was talk about having the
CONN removed. but - there was great
uncertainty as to IT. exact location.
the Idea was abandoned. Many years
ago Sand Hill was one Of the most
prominent towns In north Missouri.
and was the county seat Of four differ.
ent counties. but II is merely ham
let ON the Santa Fe road.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
WMshlMY Currency.

1t is not generally known, but bills
can he washed and lrOned as easily as
u pocket handkerchief. A wealthy wO-
man Of my acquaintance has all her
Anoney laund.red before she uses 1t.
She turns the notes over to her maid.
who washes them thoroughly In hot
water with ordinary soap suds and
spreads them out on II table to dry.
Then she dampcns them slightly AMI
presses them with u medium ho,
iron. II the bill il not
frayed this process will make II as
bright and crisp MS when It first left
the trensury. II IN astonishing how
dirty money gets. II one could see III
water In which n dozen commonly cir
culnted bills were washed II would
give them II permanent aversion /,
the trnde OF tellcr.-New Orleans
Times-DemOcrat.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
rte Pe.s ..A The nssA.

I do not see why poverty should
cringe to wealth, which IL % often -
otherwise an accidental distinction.
and quite n often q condition una
dorned by any special or intellectual
excellence. What the laborer wants
from his employer Is fair and fratsr-
mai dealing. not alms-giving, and =
recoeuition Of his manhood. rather
than \ condescension to his inferior
Itv.-Bishop Potter Of New York.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
% FUTURE OF COAL.

- ousa supply = Dwindii.s
su1ussss Are ssln Bright
- vGcple don't care what BE-
~ ~ coal supply Of the world
1c16o. Without casting any
non those whom the an
|6CAlnG o1haustion of the sarth's
, moves not. We must
odmire others for their 90
- y what their descendants
] ~ V1Aout 1t a few thousand
~ 41oll The fact. however, that
~ gvory year uses about 400.-
~ ~ Of the coal left In the
>1elnnated roughly ct a paltry
u tQns. should rouse the
1!nss from their apathy. A
~ ago It was foreseen that
~ Of sperm whales would be
~, no more candles could be
nan would be left in dark-
M then there were people
NJ caro-. and when somebody
~ kerosene they said: "Oh.
Dow!" or words something
kerosene was getting scarce
lsr chill shook the planet.
u Consolidated Gas Company
\ ~. usurping Col. Bryan's
= took the place Of kerosene.
Nd OIL went up ten points.
1 long before the world had
I'LL, but not such . bad one
Dors. 1t was getting used to
- was giving out. and the
- werld was near. But elec-
came In time and saved the
- darkness. Now. however.
hes discovered that In the
- Of incandescent electric
Dor cent Of the energy used ID
oway. 20 electric light will
-. The next thing will be
At. Only per cent Of that
The Firefy and Glowworm
Dany Is due. But the dsvel-
electrical forces will not
- Of coal. and 20 the coal
rejoice. Solar heat. tides.
ou and wind currents can
"a. yet the day Of the steam
coal II not past. These
Dot be relied upon - coal.
oes not shine with equal
~ day nor does the wind
equal force. Waves and
The silver star., 1899-03-16

pAass soia 0sos~ OrisiaassA.
~ used to get his rum undi-
Admiral Vernon. whose nick
. "Old 0ros." instituted the
q watering the spirit before
Bvsd out. and the mixture has
that name ever since. e.-I.on-
: Moments.
The silver star., 1899-03-16
rsr ~. o..A Health.

Mrs. Quickieigh-Ths frat man who
ever proposed to me said that II I
would not marry him he would blow
his brains out. Miss wondsr-0ood
gracious! He must have been CRAZY.
why didn't you have him put under
restraint Mrs. Quickleigh--i did, ]
married him,
The silver star., 1899-03-16
,alssss Cireuiasse..

|nnllsst Clsculasies.
Aaps not generally known
man emperor has . paper
I'd printed sxclusivsly for
The empress. Il b the I'm.
~ Of Berlin. containing .
bncise daily summary Of the
%. The edition Of this pa-
y Of two copies. doubtless
y edition Of any paper pub
The silver star., 1899-03-16
IAN OFFICER.
RmaN MAKE AN EN-
leiNo MISTAKE.
'sst Rank. showed rh..
- Thsa Invited Thsm 70
4 Deeiinsd and Gave y

the navy, who shall be
eference to his extreme
dted . curious trinket in
the st. Charles recent
cent coin, around which
hoop had been welded
- Requiem Donum" in
lameled letters. II am
Il to my wife for luck"
oor. "The story is this:
est docks one day while
Hi in progress, helping
airs on the torpedo boat
hree ladies put In an ap-
to see the sights. They
Bostonians, and az they
ary credentials I volun-
them around. l must
retty disreputable look
for l had just crawled
Pgine room. and my old
pd canvas trousers were
and CRIME, but there was
3 up. and l proceeded to
cicerone Just as I was.
were greatly interested,
insisted on seeing every
lpward of three hours in
rounds. 1 took them
Hillary cruiser. explained
Of the guns. showed them
lorpedo. and, in brief, left
terest unseen. When the
lly completed I suggested
Z y cup OF tea at the 0m-
Imposing OF course that
lod my rank from the sa-
ntations as we made the
hey looked shocked and
i am afraid said one
y we should hardly be
out a regular invitation
Opened her purse and
i nickel. Here. my good
ltinued. take this for to-
J 20 stunned l forgot to
nd. nodding pleasantly,
inferred away. The boys
o0d deal about the affair,
ID to keep the nickel in
} . sort Of talisman. A
Jacksonville put on the
delphia Evening Item.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

sesssess sss Cspsnhssss.
nhasen brewer, Herr Jacob
Srosented HIS art collections.
ue v placed 1t 100000 (ei.-
b the citw authorities.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

There are no friends like the old friends
We know their ways, alnck:
They walk In. take our brand-ncw books
And never bring them back.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

never used 80 quick . cure ~ Piso's
Cure for Consumption.=J. 3, Palmer.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

"Thcre's no fool like the old man who
married n young woman" ~ don't know
there's thc young woman who marrics tho
old man," =.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

"You always go to sleep In church. don't
open Sunday"
The silver star., 1899-03-16

FITS rcrinancntiycur sonts nervousness afte.
hr-t days use of Dr. kliur's Great Nerve Restorer
send TOR FREE As.OO trial bottle and treatise
In. H. u. KLINE, Ltd p1t Arch st.. Philadelphia. Ia
The silver star., 1899-03-16

what is your idea OF n humorist?" ~
renl humorist IL man who gets mat
when he hears u pun
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING syrup
For children teething sofens the gums. infa
yalays palm cures wind collie s5 bottle
The silver star., 1899-03-16

PA. whit IL n hero?" "a hero is a mar
who tries to read n newspaper IN thu
same room with boy nbout your size"
The silver star., 1899-03-16

"Whnt does Adolphus Blnks do?'
"Well, he works for living like the rest
Of U.S." II didn't think he would turn out
so stupid"
The silver star., 1899-03-16

The weather In not what was when
wns u boy" 'Wcll. you nrc not what
you were when you wcrc q boy, either"
The silver star., 1899-03-16

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAT
Take Lnxntive Bromo Quinine Thblot& All
druggists refund the money II Il fails 70 cure.
&c. Tho genuine has L. d q on each tablet.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Health for Ten Cents.
lively liver pure blood clean skim bright eyes pcr-
feet health-Cascarcts Candy CatIiartic will obtain
and secure them for you All druggists. i0c 25c 5Uc
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Marie Corelli's new novel is called
Gods Mistakes" "Of course her por-
trait will appear opposite the title page.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

What a mobile face that girl hast
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Miss Mary. are you sorry that your
sister Evelyn IL married?" mo; IL ad-
vances me one number
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Benedict Jones is a deep thinker isn't
he?' ''He has to be; he's married."
The silver star., 1899-03-16

There II more Catnrrh IN this section Of the
and until the last few years WINS supposed 10 bo
incurable. For Rrcnt mnny yenrs doctors pro,
uounced Il locni disease md prescribed local
ecmcdien, and by constantly falling TO cure
with local treatment, pronounced II incurnblc.
Science has proven cntarrh 70 bc . constitu.
(utionai treatment. Halls Catnrrh Cure. man.
nfacturcd by r. J. Cheney 4 Co. Toledo. Ohio.
It q taken internally In doses from 10 drops 70
8 tcaapoonful II acts directly upon tho blood
nd mucous surfaces Of the system. They offcS
o0o hundred dollars for my cnse Il fails u cure
tend for circulars and testimonials. Address
r. ]. CHENEY 4 CO.,
Toledo ohio
ecld By Druggists, nc.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Aiabastins can b. used over paint or
paper: paint or paper can b used over
Alabastlne. buy. only In llvo pound pack
agss, pFepss'y lseslee; tete - sses(atvt~
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Every church and schoolhouse should -
coated only with AlAbastine. Hun6rods
Of toqs ussd yearly for this work. Qenv.
~ Alabastias deSs net RIB and eeole -.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

BILLY stubbs is very fond Of IA good
story" "Ycs; he's too fond Of other
peoples good storlcs."
The silver star., 1899-03-16
Agents wanted In rhl. County.

To represent the rnion Accident Co.. of Denver
Colorado. A Western company whose directors rep
resent an aggregate wealth of millions Of dollars.
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Sold By Druggists, nc.
8All'o Family Pills arc tho best
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Aiabastine packages have fun elrSe.
tons. Anyone can brush = %. 49, ~ eearss
dealer for tint card. "Aleeeetee Y
fTee Aiastestins Co.. oraad Naeeq1s>e'
The silver star., 1899-03-16

Il nos this ptAtement worth investlRaflns, Il you
Not patent mcdlcnci neither is patient chliEsd 70
come 10 New York for treatment. Examination and
icaSiIas.Csiils o.. iSo6 isssS.sy, w Sssi Siiy
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-06-23
Etfiet Mining Regul tons.

There is n growing tendency on the
part of the land office at Washington
to enforce more strictly the rcgula-
tions concerning the location Of mining
claims. This has taken a definite form
in recent instructions issued to United
States mineral land surveyors, who are
directed as follows: "These provisions
OF the law Degrading the location Of
mining claims) must be strictly COM
piled with in each case to entitle the
claimant to survey and patent, and,
therefore, should n claimant under a
location made subsequent to the pas
sage of the act of May 10th. 1879. who
has not complied with said require
ments in regard to marking the loca.
ton upon the ground and recording
the same, apply for a survey, you will
decline to make it."
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-06-23
R'ch Discovt Of Sy'vanite at Creede

The prospects of opening a gold pro-
ducer in Creede are improving as depth
Is gained on the Custer, in which a
good body of gold ore was recently
found.
1t has now been thoroughly demon
ttrated that the Custer has large
bodies of ore in place, and the ASSAYS
justify the conclusion that the mine
viii soon become heavy producer of
gold. A rich streak of sylvanite has
been encountered and as work pro-
crosses the rich values contained in the
ore are clearly shown. Some of the
ore already taken out will pay for
shipment.
lhe discovery has created consider
able excitement at Creede and every
foot of ground in the vicinity of the
Custer has been located, men working
all night in some cases to get their
ground staked off. The owners of the
Custer are pushing development as
rapidly as possible, and arrangements
have been made by several of the new
locators to put down shafts. A num-
Der of experienced prospectors have
taken their bearings from the ore
bodies exposed, and are now endeavor-
ing to follow the trend of the veins
with the view of tracing them into the
higher portions of the camp.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-06-23
Strike and Din.

A frequent source of error in the To-
ration of quartz mines is found in the
Inability of the prospectOr to distin-
guish between the true and apparent
strike of vein. Many veins have a
winding course, swinging first one way
and then another, but most veins ap
practically straight for cOnsidera BILE
distances. There is less likelihood of
error in locating a vein which stands
perpendicularly, or nearly so for the
topography of the ground does not af-
feet it materially; but where veins
have a low angle of dip in a rough
country the locator finds his vein
striking in a zigzag line across the
ridges and gulches and he is often
puzzled to know how to locate his
claim so as to cover the lode. This
difficulty may be solved by correct
understanding of the meaning of strike
and dip. The strike of vein is it's di
rection on horizontal line, taken at
right angles to it's dip.
When about to locate a mine the
strike must be taken in a horizontal
direction ION the leveD, and not down
the slope of the hill. This is the true
strike, so do not locate the claim with
an elbow in the center, but straight
parallel with the real strike.-Mining
and Scientific Press.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-06-23

The flooded area Of the Leadville
basin In which are situated the down.
town mines is now practically un.
watered, says the Rocky Mountain
News. After a struggle OF seven
months the tremendous task which the
Leadvllle Pumping Association set out
to complete has been practically finish
ed IN spite of the many prophecies that
the work could never be accomplished.
In view of the successful outcome of
the work it is very natural that there
| should be feeling of satisfaction
among all classes there. and there is
not business or mining man in the
camp who does not believe that Lead
vile is just entering an area of unex-
ampled prosperity.
The Leadville basin comprises an
extensive area from California gulch
on the south to Big Evans gulch on
the north. and includes practically all
of the city of Leadville, which is
crossed from northeast to southwest
by rich shoots of ore from Fryar and
Carbonate hills. In this section, since
1890, ten deep shafts have been sunk
which have cost considerably over ST.
OOO.OOO, including the cost of pumping
Eight of these shafts have been very
large producers. but all of them were
closed down in 1896 owing to the labor
trouble. When the pumping operations
ceased at that time the entire basin be-
came Hooded and remained in that con-
dition until last fall. when the Lead
vile Pumping Association, formed of
all the parties interested in mining in
the basin, decided on draining the prop
critics. The work was undertaken by
the association under the management
OF Albert Sherwin. and the base of op-
eratlOnS was at the Penrose and Bon
Air mines, which had been leased to
the Home Mining Company, a popular
organization the stock of which was
held by large number Of business
men and miners of the camp.
At the present time all of the work
Ing levels. with the ten shafts in the
downtown district. are perfectly dry,
and one mine the Northern, has been
producing fifty tons per day since the
first of the month. A force of men
is also at work in the underground
workings at the Weldon mine, the
Starr mine and the Penrose, the latter
two being under lease to the Home
Mining Company. AS soon as the drifts
are cleaned out shipments of from sew
enty-five to 10 tons per day will COM
mence from all three of these proper
ties.
By the 1st of June the following
properties in this basin will have re-
sumed opera tions: The Northern, the
Coronado, the Sixth street. Penrose,
Starr, the Bohn. the Bon Air. and the
two shafts of the Weldon Mining Com
pany. These mines furnish employ
ment directly or Indirectly to from 600
to 700 men. One of the principal prod
ucts of all these properties is an excel
lent grade Of oxidized iron ore that is
very desirable for the smelters, and the
entire product will no doubt be con-
tracted for as soon as the properties
are in a position to ship