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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-04-08
Dr.. Fulton. Homeopath.

Dr.sFulton. Homeopath.
N. Hammond and wife drove tG
Del Norts Friday.
J. ]. Hosselkuss was in town
Thursday on business.
Mn. Dr.. Packard is improving
and her friends hope she will re-
cover.
There is some talk Of moving
the town of Centervicw two miles
cast. 'a
The new town board will qualify
this friday evening and elect
minor officers.
Will Duvic made a trip to Den
yer Tuesday night and is expected
home tomorrow.
Chas. Burton and Mrs. Ida NJ.
Mclaughlin were married IN this
city Saturday evening.
The school election will be held
Mayl. There will be two members
of the board to elect.
There is good deal of wheat
being stored in the Farmers elc-
yators at Hooper and Mosca.
Tom johnson, Of Ft. Collins,
the Cowboy statesman" has been
appointed game commissioner.
The Soldiers home commission
met at Monte Vista Wednesday to
attend to some routine business.
&. b. Boggs was in town Tues
day. He has been doing develop
ment work on his Blanca proper
ties.
1t has been so cold that many
of the ranchmen have not sown
much grain except upon very dry
ground.
Gen. Bloomfield is opposed to
the the town employing an attor-
ney who does not live in the cor
pora'e limits.
Miss Ferris, of Boulder, has been
employed to fill the unexpired
term of Prof. Mulholland IN onr
public school.
George Widman has settled
down to work on the big Hickman
ranch below Pueblo and is well
contcntcd with his job.
Mexican Pete failed to get up n
prize fight in this place last week,
but managed to get full of whiskcy
which is the next thing to it.
A. S. Chnse's smoke house east
Of town WAS burned Monday
Fortunately there was not much in
it The loss WAS about $50.
DR.. Milton has returned to Monte
Vista and will remain here only a
few days. Those wanting dentis-
try done should call and make ap-
pointmenis.
Following is the vote for the
four leading candidates for mayor
Of Denver; johnson, 9,Gs5; Nc
Murray. S,2S3; Ames, 1928; Gates,
1873.
Carter Harrison was reelected
mayor of Chicago Tuesday by n
large plurality. This brings HIM
forward ~ "a presidential possi-
bility for next year.
W. NJ. Asher and family. who
have been residents of Hooper for
some years. have moved TO Ala
mogorado. \. NJ. where they will
make their future home.
The Denver University Glce
club has kindly consented to give
. free concert at the Home Sun
day at 2 O'Clock p. m. The town
people will be cordially welcomed.
Embargo camp, situated IA l-2
miles north west of Del Nortc, has
one shipping mine and expects
two more To commence shipping
soon. The camp is calling for
better roads from Del Nor,c
X. q. Breckenridge and family
started for Los Angeles. Califor-
mia. Monday night. They expcc,
To bc gone about six weeks. Mr..
breckenridge has bccn closely con.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11
Origin Of the Banjo.

Over half a century ago, in the town
of Banjoemas, ON the island of Java, q
negro native of the place, desiring an
instrument to accompany his voice
conceived the following plan: Taking
cheese box and crossing it with goat
or sheep skin, he ran handle
through it; then, using violin strings
which were tuned TO the first, third
fifth and eighth notes of an octave, he
gave it the name OF "banjo," from the
first two syllables in the name OF his
native town.
No banjo of this time is known to
be in existence, but from description.
handed down they must have been
very rude instruments. As the years
passed improvements were made
Throughout the southern States ban.
jos became as plentiful as pickanin'
nies, and negroes might be found on
any plantation who could "make the
banjo talk"
In a clever performers hands the
banjo seems capable of doing every.
thing-bells chime, waters ripple
winds blow, birds sing and many Other
pleasant ideas are evoked-but it will
never do for romance. Its very name
is against it. Whether from associa'
ton or not, we cannot connect ro
nance and the banjo.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11
CA9 TozEA.
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ADMIRAL Dewey. with truly Demo
cratic disregard for pomp and barbaric
ceremonial, has declined to accept q
decoration of three horsetails from the
Sultan. The Admiral has always been
a stickler for dress and etiquette; he
is willing to make the twenty or thirty
changes of costume required to dress
in the dignity of an Admiral, but he
draws the line on the carrying ol
three large bay horsetails even in fly.
time. 1t may be added that the re-
cipient of the horsetails has to pay the
court jeweler of Constantinople 1,OO(
to properly adorn them, and that the
Admiral does not particularly care
about handing over for that purpose
$1,000 of the prize money he so bravely
%H,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

VALUABLE SECRET FOR HIM.-A
Cincinnati man advertised his desire
to sell a valuable secret for so cents.
He stated that he would tell how he
was cured of drinking, smoking, swear
ing, staying out at night, going to the
races, gambling, and how he gained
twenty pounds in weight in two years.
Several persons sent him 80 cents
each, and here is the secret they re.
ceived: "Just cured OF all bad habits
named by an enforced residence for
two years in the Ohio State prison.
A woman notices this joke and OBJ
serves that few men addicted to the
bad habits mentioned will consent to
try this remedy, but there is no doubt
that many of them should be forced to
do so.-Berlin Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

DEADLY ENEMIEs.-Fancy two plants
being so unfriendly that the mere
neighborhood of one is death to the
other! Yet this is the case with two
well-known British plants. These are
the thistle and the rape. If a field is
infested with thistles, which come up
year after year and ruin the crops, all
you have to do is to SOW with rape
The thistle will be absolutely annihi.
lated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

from their diet. "There has been a
great increase in the duration of life
below the age of so, statistics PROVE"
he said, "but beyond that period there
has been no improvement" In his
opinion, the person over so should
have as good chance to preserve life
as the young child just beginning its
struggle with existence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11
THE SEATTLE EXPOSITION.
It Will Represent the Whole State. October
2.l5, Inclusive.

II Will Represent the Whole State, October
2-lS, Inclusive.
The Seattle Exposition, which will
take place in Seattle, October 2-15, in
elusive, promises to be the grandest
event of the kind ever held in the
Northwest. The citizens of Seattle
are behind the enterprise and it is
aimed to make it an affair in which
the whole State will give q personal
interest. Seattle's well-known push
and energy and hospitality is safe
guard that whatever is undertaken by
that city will not be half done; the
Exposition will more than live up to
Seattle's precedent for doing every
thing we'll, long since established by
that city. The States resources will
be displayed in the many exhibits
from every section and in the way of
special music, features, floral displays
and decorations, the exposition will he
thing of beauty as we'll as an affair
OF vast commercial importance. The
mining, farming, manufacturing, fruit
growing, in fact every industry of the
State, will be carefully portrayed in
the various exhibits.
1t is intended that Seattle shall
have hereafter an exposition each
year; this one is but the starter. The
exposition building proper will con-
tain a floor space of $4,000 square
feet, the space of the galleries and the
space under separate roof for the
poultry and pet exhibits not being in
cluded in these figures. 1t was at
first intended that the date of the
exposition should be September 1880
inclusive, but in Difference to the
State Fair at North Yakima, the date
of which is fixed by statute, the Sc
attle date was changed to October
2-l5. Inquiries regarding special fares
on all railroads for exhibits and pas
sengers can be directed to the homer
ary vice-presidents in this county, or
to Manager Frank r. Armstrong, Of
the Seattle exposition, As Colman
block, Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11
PLAYING POWER.
Just How Great Force Is Expended on the
Riano,


Piano.
The amount of power expended on
playing on piano has recently been
figured out in way which, if not al
together accurate, is at least interest.
ing. Commenting ON the statement
that it really requires more force to
sound a note gently on this instru-
ment than it does to lift the lid of q
kettle, says Wom,an's Life, it is easy to
verify it, if one takes a small handful
of coins and piles them on a key of q
piano.
When sufficient quantity is piled
on to make note sound, they may be
weighed, and the figures will be found
to be true. If the pianist is playing
fortissimo, a much greater force is
needed. At times the force of six
pounds is thrown upon q single key to
produce single effect.
With chords the force is generally
spread over the various notes sounded
simultaneously, though a greater out
put of force is undoubtedly expended.
This is what gives pianists the won
derful strength in their fingers that is
often commented on.
One of Chopin's compositions has a
passage which takes two minutes and
five seconds to play. The total press
ure brought to bear on this, it is esti
mated, is equal to three full tons.
The average tonnage" of an hours
playing Of Chopin's music varies from
IL to "a tons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11
When to Stop Eggs and Milk.
New York Times.

"People over so would do we'll to
give up milk and eggs as diet" said
DR.. Henry NJ. Dearborne. "These
are the structure forming foods of ami
mails which mature in a short time,
and when taken in quantities by hu-
man beings whose structures have al
ready formed they tend only to the
hardening and aging of the tissues"
DIR. Dearborne said that he had
seen people who were beginning to
find stair-climbing difficult and who
were losing their elasticity much ben
Gifted by eliminating these articles
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11
J. GIMBLET, Proprietor.
1 COilEGE EDuCATlOA By MlIl|
4 CTIvE solicitors wanted everywhere

A GIVE solicitors wanted everywhere
by Murat Haistead. Commissioned on by the
Government as Official Historian to the
War Department. The book was written
in army camps at San Francisco, on the
Pacific with General Merritt, in the
hospitals at Honolulu, In Hong Kong, in
insurgent camps with Aguinaldo. on the
deck Of the Olympia with Dewey. and in
the roar of battle at the fall of Manila
Bonanza for agents. Brimful Of origina.
pictures taken by government photog-
raphers on the spot. Large book. Low
prices. Big profits. Freight paid. Credit
given. Drop all trashy unofficial war
hooks. Outfit tree. Address, F. T.
Barbar, Sec'y., Star Insurance Bldg,
Chicago
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

age" at Manila, with q view of finding
out exactly what was due to the Of
ticers and men of the American fleet
Nobody knows as yet what we're the
contents OF its report, handed in to the
Department of Justice on its return to
Washington, but it may be that
Dewey had an inkling of its nature
and decided to advance matters by
putting in his claim before decision
was rendered. 1t should be under
stood, of course, that the suit is not
personal with him exactly, but is en-
tered for the entire squadron.
Under the existing law Dewey's
fleet must receive at least 500 for
every man on board of the Spanish
vessels in the fight at Manila. This is
on the basis of an assumption to the
effect that the enemy's forces were in
ferior to our own. If their forces
were superior, the American squadron
is entitled to 5000 per man, and it is
claimed by Dewey that such was the
case, consideration being had of the
fact that the enemy was supported by
batteries and forts on shore. Here is
exactly where the dispute comes in.
Dewey claims 5000 per man, whereas
the government has been disposed
hitherto to hold that 500 per man
was due. Of course, the treasury does
not care it only awaits the decision of
the Department OF Justice on the mat
ter AS soon as that decision is rem.
dered the money will be paid. But,
now that the business has gone to the
Court of Justice, it may be held up by
that extremely deliberate body for
years to come, and there is no telling
when the cash will be turned over to
those to whom it is due. The Admi-
raj demands 1926. .141. and in addition
the amount due from three cruisers
sunk in the engagement but subse-
quently raised. and which he ap.
praises at $425,O0O.
Dewey will get one-twentieth of the
entire sum paid as bounty for the de-
struction of the Spanish fleet. When
the matter is finally adjudicated a GER
tificate for the amount will be issued
by the treasury official who audits the
Navy Department bills. This certifi-
cate will go to the Treasurer of the
United States, who will Immediately.
send his check for the sum to the Ad-
miral. In the same way all the Of
ficers OF the American squadron will
get their shares, each captain OF
ship receiving one-tenth Of the whole
amount due his vessel. All others,
including seamen, petty officers, ETC.,
will be paid simply by adding the re-
quisite number OF dollars to whatever
may be due to them, SO that they hay
draw the money as they do their pay.
Their shares are proportionate to their
wages. There is an old saying in the
British navy that prize money is
poured through ladder; what falls
through goes to the officers and what
sticks to the rounds belongs to the
men.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11
A Diamond TRAGEDY.

Mrs. Joy-Oh, John, run for the
physician. The baby's swallowed
your diamond stud!
Bachelor Brother - Physician be
hanged! I'll bring a surgeon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

Science Demonstrates the Existence of Su.
preme lntelIisence--The World Is Run Like q
Great Ralroad-Does Not Believe in An.
swers to Prayer-Asnostic in His Views Of
Future Existence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

TNHE Thrice-a.Week Edition of the NEW
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We offer this unequaled newspaper and
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year for $2.25. The regular subscription
price OF the two papers is $S.25.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-11

AGENTS WANTED-FOR 1.-THE LIFE AND
Achievements of Admiral Dewey" the worlds
greatest naval hero. By Murat Halstead, the
lifelong friend and admirer of the nations idol.
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a.s numsis sas.un,.s.

Hora BonhouT sarned her arSs money
in copying the paintings OF old mas-
teTn, working esriy And lste, helping to
support her family. Her fret animal
picture WA goat. which pleased her
80 much thet ahe gave up copying tnd
took up kninlai painting. Models being
too expenaye for the slender pure Of
the young artist, she would tramp miles
to .. farm, carrying = meager lunch in
her pocS.L, to sketch aD animal. When
only IL years old she sent her frat pie
ture to - srt exhibition. cnd e. oscs
Yss pronounced & genius, .,.,.,-
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SPECIAL NOWlCE.

Springfield Methodist Eeisco
rai Church, serylces on SaDday
AZ follows:
Sunday School promptly At 10 in
the q norninx preacbins ssrHics
promptly At II tn the morning.
Glass meeting at oloss Of prssch
ipG service.
Song service T p. "a. Preach
ins 7:3o pm.
Please do not forget tbs. Sun
day School commences at 10
promptly; that your nav preacher
the Re7. 4. ghalsT Holden, will
presch at II Oh "Whst q Preach
sr's Business is;" that We are Co.
ing to have lot, OF lively singing
Sundsy evening sDd syory ons il
asked to coros and help MS sing;
that the preschsr wfl! p5ssch
about "Jourpeyl Over the Jerico
Road" The people who are in.
terested In church work will OF
course be present; the people
who ought to help the church
are urged TO como; those who
nevss attend pss especially in.
vited.
The Springfield herald., 1899-06-09
Villas Itelus.

4 dance a. Villas On the night
Of the Fourth,
AIR, j. Bisnchst is working for
hr. Rsisuer on the Cimarron,
SuildIng y stone horse.
The sogel's OF tho Cimarron
were IN town trading recently.
No ma7oIicks gons a. present.
When will wa get a rsIni
Joe Shields and Prot Blanch 4
mad. a trip 70 tho Oinarron this
wsak.
The new preacher is welcome
at Villas.
Z. Lyons and Frank Spurgeon
of the Cimarron, had friendly (2)
little chEt, on our streeta, over
the question of fencing.
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A MEDICAL STORY.
rHe st.. aisr Hs-tvnl Of r ,saa .y'h !.
Ga.s 60 AI' sNpesrAasc@
sssss.ttS Dt@S.

4: has besn rsnarked by psopie -.ao
lEyu noted Tho wonderful alvanr.
usde In surgery within the last ten
yesra shat She science OF medicine hs.
not improved with equal rapidity. The
average medical man cannot effect
much where disease he. once appeared
Tic may keep II IN check 70 certain
extent, he rnsy prevent the patient from
being BADLY nursed. but at most be csn
but .saist nature 10 the best of his
poNSey. Be opinion what it will, ana the
rense OF confidence hss much to DO with
tho matter, the story told in Mem
orieS OF tho Late Henry Reeve C. o.,
D. G. H." IL worth repeating. ssys :hs
Ks.nsss City Star
Biz Matthew Tiernsy ~a1 summoned
10 ths o1ke Of Newcastle, who pa,
dangcrously IL With typhus fever. II
-ss shout tho Je,st 1898. and although
he travelled ns inst So poet horses p..r-
mitted lf;erney was informed on ~
riy.Dg taet thu duke lad been de.sd for
two hourr. At the hrst gLsnce at the
body, which was already laid out, he
thought Me raa extinct At tha scs-
ond be doubted. And at tho end OF the
third be cried out: Bring mo up
buehss Of brandyiT They tore the
clothes off the body and swnthed Il
in s sheet saturated With brandy, sud
then -csorted 10 friction with brandy.
In rather more than An hour symptoms
OF life bsgan TO manifest themselves.
and IN two hourp the duke VINO able 70
swsllow. He recovered and lived Is
years eserward. The story reads like
fiction, but doctors who ore rot afraid
TO try experiments in desperate cases
frequently et,ec, what may be termed
rni.-s..,l -a
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SWORD m A WINDOW.
now asn- Adaa.ees h~hisy saw E1s
Yhis.a-Api,iS PveosAS AhsAa
ssf rAr

Gesr Admiral Winfield sout. SchIss
,yx walking down the avenue with e.n
old friend, slso navel officer, snd thsy
werc looking in tho shop windown in 8
very democratic u6nnnr. when the nd-
nlrh happened to glance In tho vim
dow Of ,gell-lmown jevelry firm. and
his attention WAS sttreoted to :. mag
niaeo1t gcl3 sword, esys "a Pldlsie!phia
paper,
The S9o geuGcrnss stopped and
locked In the -indc'~ ST the sword Tor
fer7 minutes apo resv5 the card which
wRs nese 1t announcing that this
SWORD Is TO 10 preesnted TO Rear hd~
Jr,jrL sehiey In phllaaelplde. on tie aoth
tag."
'Tes u. 20 In AID $50 81, sdid Sehley.
AND tn shsJ wont. The jeweler vac
near the door and he recognized the
hero Of Santiago - ouoe, The sword
s.nd case we're taken out OF the window
aud placed on top OF a showcase, whers
the admiral could examine il c>oa"lY.
Bis face w.s brsminE Nth delight -
he hsndled 1t, and outsids there ~es
gathering large crowd OF men, won
IN sud children, 'Thoes faees were oIa,o
oeeminy, but they were not looking at
the a7yard. They were studying every
move and chAnge of expression in
Sohley's face. He did not seem 70 no
tee them, and after examining the
sword and accompanying belt carefully
Tor I.bout 1G minutea he and bis ua7ol
friend walked. ofs. ,7-i.h q great CROWD
following closely.
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A MIsFlr ASSIGNMENT.
Door. wsse - MsSA Too
LAladsad Capacity.

4 ~reii-tro~u chief engineer o< hs
navy who 5oesn't have 10 take any dust
from Cen Shaftsr IN the matter OF av-
oirdpPois tho scaler, p. be
does, at triao more than 300 pounds
was recently ordered to take charge OF
tho mechanical department OF one OF
.hs smaller gunbcsts on the Pscific .ts-
ton The engineer, says the Washing
ton Pos.. didn't particularly Ike the
assignment, bu. it didn't worry him to
the point OF suicide. He simply sn;
down and made d slte teh Of the exceed
tngly na-ror' doors that lead Into the
engine rooms Of she gunboa. TO which
he was ordered, marking the dims1r-
aions of the doors in figures on the
sketch. Below his drawing Of one OF
tn. sngine-rcom doors th!s jolly CHIEF
engineer mNle O neat sketch OF him
selt, full ngure, not eIaggerating his
Falstsflan pnunch 8 triflo. He at-
tsched his own dimcn kionG to teet and
inche,, eircumferentially, TO this sketch
OF himself. Then hc put tho sketchee
In IN envelope snd respectfully sub
mitted" them TO the bureau OF navtga-
ton. It was sort of document that
occasionally makee bit The infer
enco TO be drawn from tho sketches
was SO coviou.-she impos,hiu.y OF tn.
chief ensinecr's psaaeHe .hrough the
engire-room DOORS Of the ship to which
he vpe ordered WAC SO spparent-that
tho ssignment rax recalled, ard tho
lsconio chief engineer Is liable to get
asgship when the next batch OF ot-sIrn
engineering e4eignrnsnt4 is made
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hoH2AS.
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Live sfoch and Grain Reports,

Live Stoch and Grain Reports,
The best live stock and general
market reports published IN any
Denver paper will be found each
day in the Denver Times. Quo
tahons on all live stock in Denver,
Chicago, Kansas Oity, st Louis
and Omaha. and the gram markets
and produce markets at all i'm
portsnt points are given together
with much general gossip and
news relating to the 1--we stock
and gram interests. Movements
Of gtcck will be found to be accu-
rately reported. The Times is the
only paper III Colorado giving
complete aud recurate stock
nsgket reports.
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