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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Our representative, Billy Sloan,
is something Of ~ orator himself.
The following is from his speech
in the house Wednesday.
There are no bad girls in Mon.
to Vista at tte present time and
we don't propose to have any i'm
ported ones. Itwould not surprise
me if that crowd of wicked maid.
ems were sent dSwn there to live,
to see the whehe population rise
up in arms and drive them out oi
town. I As for the men who were
responsible for their being sent
from Denver, the people of Rio
Grande county wouldn't do a
thing to them"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25
]. D. LEWIS
=. USTICE OF THE PEACE.
N. H. CHAPMAN,
nHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office At Weiss. Chapman drug
store, Monte Vista. Colo.

G. M. CORLETT.
X TTORNEY AT LAW. VIII
1prsctice in the state and federal
courts. Ofice on First Avsaue
Monte Vista. Colorado.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Jesse Stephenson was in Denver
Friday arguing the case of the
Kansas City Bag Mfg. Co. VS.. j..
B. Heilman ct. al. IN the Supreme
Court. This case was tried before
Judge HoIbroOk and the verdict
WAS for the defendant. In the
Court Of Appeals the lower court
was reversed and the case was
taken to the supreme court where
it was argued Tuesday. Gen.
Bloomfield argued the case for the
defendants. The final decision has
not been made known.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Paul Perry, o. Columbus, Ga. suffered
agony for thirty years, and then cured
his piles by using Do Wits Witch Ha-
zel Salve. It heals injuries aud skin dis.
eascs like magic. Cupplss the Druggist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

I have bsen afflicted with rhsu.
matism for fourteen ysass and
nothing seemed 70 give any relief
I was able to b around I'll The
time. bat constantly su6snnx. ]
had tried everything ! ooaA hsss
d sad q lAst was told 70 tsy
Chambsrlsin's Pais Balm, which
! did, and was iunedistsly ~
lievetl and In . shoet Nne esrsd.
I an happy 70 ~ thst II ~ IA
sincs rstsrpsd. -Josa 8peAa,
0ssnAntown, Oh. For sals by ].
w. Cspplss asd weiss Chapoea
Dsug Ga
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Coughing injurss and infsmss sore
lungs. One Minute Cough Cure loosens
the cold, allays coughing and heals quick
~. The best cough euro for children.
Cupples the Oruegist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

nv closing out pricea oa doublc
hnegy harness arc only 90, eal
~. They arc heauticA too. Il. +.
Stevens.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

&C. Kerr hes several genuine bar
gains in Town Lots and residences. Call
on him before YOU buy.
Do you need any hats this spring! II
you do, call and $50 the stock at VIM.
Jones clothing store. q hat now S1.O;
81 hat At Is cents. Good caps for men
and boys from . cents TO 20 ceots.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25
Grand 0pering...
...oi sprias Milli.ssy...
SATURDAY. MARCH 25.%

Mrs. A. Hodge will open her Millinery Store to the
public Without doubt she has the and largest stock
of millinery brought to Monte Vista.
The ladies of Monte Vista and vicinity cordially
invited call and inspect trimmed hats and get pcea
Next door Simpson Hotel 80.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

wAl10-14vl.At 11ug1woaTsaY
- ~ :sse Ss:gSI Sf!s.ss E
sssss% uss6SsE - ~. 13Ss.
UA So ~
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Tho governor has signed the bill
creating the new county of Teller.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

These are dangerous times for the
health. Group, colds and throat troub-
les lesd rap'dlv to consumption. A small
bottle Of Oos Minute Cough Cure used
At the right time will preserve life, health
and large amount of money.
Cupples the Druggist.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Frank Dsmmick, the discovereF
OF the Independent mine On The
Baca grant mountains claims the
title 70 the mineral belt on the
grant hes not bssa settled and
that when bis case is reached 10
the supreme court be will have %
oppoi tunity 70 introduce evidences
showing that mineral was known
to exist on the disputed ground.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25
Brick Wanted.

Brick Wanted.
The ID. 4 Il. G. want 5000 hard burn.
cd brick with which 10 build . round.
house at Alamosa. BrickMakers are re-
ferred 10 the station agent, J. G. Strawn.
for PARTICULAR.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Oranges, caadies, nuts and all kinds OF
good things At Mrs Vserkamp's.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Three Lots in West Side Addition TO
800 II sold soon. &C. KERR, Agent.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Fine river ranch 0f no acres yer,
cheap. well improved, only 4 miles frou
Monte Vista. Call on
c. c. KERR, Agent.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

Ill
Next door Simpson Hot
.:-.-z-L...
Building Stone for
sale. Inquire of
HORN Il WHITE.
Standard guagc tics and rails
arc being distributed in the Ala.
mosa yards.
There is another wild excite.
mcnt near Canon City. One man
claims to have uncovered orc that
runs 1876 ounces IN gold to the ton.
DIR. Milton, the dentist, is still
ut the Blanca where he will remain
until next Tuesday. He will next
20 to Hooper and remain week.
Tuesday the wholesale prices Of
beef were advanced 1-2 to l cent
per pound bv the packers. Tho
reason assigned is that the suppl,
is growing scarce.
Several of our uopuiist friends
were down from Del Norte Mon.
day to compare notes rs to who
" onld he a desirable man for 10.
cal commissioner Of the Soldiers
Home.
For members Of the board ol
agriculture the governor selected
Harlan Thomas Of Denver and p
A. Amiss Of Pruden, Sa9usc III
These names went to tI,s
at 3 o'clock Monday.
The members of Miss Porter
clns, of the NJ. f.. Sunday scisoo
will give IN entertainment ant
serve ice cream ut Mrs. Hunter,
Friday evening. March 81. Tc.
cents will bc charged. All are in
vitcti.
Miss N0rland will have her An
nual Spring Opening next Thurs
day and Friday. March 30 aud 81
when she will le pleased to show
her complete line Of Pattern hat
to the ladies' vf Monte Vista nm.
The Ladies Of the Library AZ
are making sun bonsets
kitchen and fancy aprons, ais
other useful and fancy articles ant
will place them IN sale At the Ia
brary building on Saturday after
uOOns.
Mrs. +. q. Wdcott is ut tn
Brown Palace, Denver. The sen
ssor is expected homo in u fcs
weeks. That she has returned +
Colorado to file divorce proceed
in2s against her husband u M
doubted by her most intimat
friends.
About forty tons Of hay ou .b
Ottawsy ranch below town sclona
ing to Senator Adams, was burnc
Tuesday night. II n prcsnms
that tho hay took firc from \ spar
from n Mcxican's cabin Close b
during the high wind. --Alamos
journal.
Frank Dsmmick, the discovere
OF III. Independent mine o. th
Baca grant mountains claims III
title 70 the mineral belt on til
grant he's not bssa settled sn'
that when bis case is reached Il
the supreme court be will have .
oppo, tunity 70 introduce svitleuc
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25

W. II. 3aIIett, who has tIeen
very Low With pnsumonia and who
was given up to die Monday by
his friends but whO rallied 1t tho
critical turn under The best Of
nursing, is rapidly cosvalesciog.
Perhaps thcrc has i,ssa 70 sickness
IN Alamosa for many years that
our people showed ~ much solici.
tuslO M IN tho case 0f 0r. Nallcet.
Alsm0sA Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
AN ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENT.

A beautiful experiment was performed
recently by Prof McNutt of Bethlehem,
Pa. Any boy may perform the feat if he
has access to a glass plate electrical ma
chine such as may be found in any school.
Done before room fun of persons. the
performance is quite spectacular, as It
would seem for the moment as though the
experimentor possessed some magnetic
quality of his own.
Prof McNutt heated a lot of rosin in an
iron ladle. Ordinarily, if he tipped over
the ladle the molten rosin would spread
over the floor like any liquid. Before spill
ing the rosin however, he connected the
ladle with an electric machine by means
of two wires, one of which was attached
to the handle and the other of which was
tied TO a hook under the bowl of the ladle.
The object. of course, was to electrify the
rosin. Now, the effect of this electrifica-
ton was to produce a surface tension In
the liquid rosin which apparently in the
end overcame the natural action of grav-
ity which the earth ordinarily would have
on the liquid.
When Prof. McNutt attempted TO empty
his ladleful of molten rosin, it first reach
ed downward in long, graceful, lacelike
festoons, in a manner like the more deli
cate sta.actteS OF limestone cave. Then,
under the electrical attractive influence
of the human body standing near, each
festoon curved its end upward, swan-like
toward the professors hand, stretched out
TO receive 1t. The streamers covered his
hand as with mantle of filmy lace, and
then hung down toward the floor again
like curtain. In a moment they became
hard as the air of the room acted upon
them.
This experiment is very easy to perform
and may be made the basis for construct.
ing some beautiful ornaments. For in
stance, il would have been easy for Prof
McNutt to have held his hand just above
a small statuette like. for instance, that
celebrated one called The Diver. The fes-
toon would then have fallen down grace
fully over the divers form and would have
seemed like streaming water. Or the beau
tiful streamers might be caused to fall
down in front of picture frames, showing
the picture as beneath a transparent veil.
Christmas trees might be festooned with
it, while its artistic possibilities for church
and for show window decoration are enOr-
nous. OF course, when the sun strikes
the semi-transDarent streamers of rosin,
their brilliancy is much heightened.
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ana correct, but more agreeably extrava-
CAN'T
IN tn5s odd Old volume, whose SIS are
printed Ike is, with catch word at the
uottom OF each page, there is much fasci-
"duhg reading as well as good literature,
STo"lng that the ancient Cyrano, if he Iiv-
"a IN TINS day, might have written humor-
Gus wonder books without end. He tells.
III tue most spirited way, and with the
suSe OF striking reality 70 the miraculous
way IN which he went to the moon, of
the peculiariiies of Its people. and Of the
odu way in which they treated him. All
through the narrative runs the delicious
sparkle OF wit humor and sarcasm.
n"It IN MS Gulliver's Travels was hardly
'loIe IMAM follower of Cyrano.
HOW the Story Begins.
A Voyage to the Moon begins with a
uiscusslon among Cyrano and his friends
az TO Inc nature of the moon. zone af-
iIIued 1t 10 be window from heaven"
ne saws, another said It might as well
We the sun itself, which, deprived Of
us rays made use of this peep-ho.e to
zee what was transacted on earth in his
But Cyrano can agree with none of
us o,iese views. Allow me-" he says. ito
ADVANCE my opinion. l honestly believe
I'VE m and to which ours serves as a
a l'.ooIl. 10 the laugh which some of the
o1I''ipany raised in consequence Of this de-
"l''loh only replied that it was not
,loSslpie' out at that time, some inhabi-
t i' ol me moon might he ridicuied by
'a lIIehds Tor advancing the same tenet.
I'm, "'n respect to our world; and when al
rs 80 mat many great men had been OF
e same opinion. / found that l only ex-
the more merrment."
''er returning TO his home, Cyrauo saws
nv pOhdered long on the subject of the
-, Y'N Oh the moon, and he finally "hit
sL Bon the following expedient to climb the
snS1 procured several bottles 10 he
nu WIN dew, which / made safe TO
oody upon which the sun darling
"a strongly his beams. the heat attract
clo' DS ulein was productive of thick. heavy
ms winch, rising upward. bore me
slte mem aioft. and ] soon found nv
he e aooVe the middle region" Cyrano saws
To hraai ,u himself carried TOO far and had
dro,n e la some Of the bottles. as one would
er,i.e 1alu bags from balloon. and he FeII
do unexpected to himself IN Cana
bs. men called New France. where bo
ana .e most astonishing experience,
eions philosophical discus
s In n Lunar Apple Tree.
re @lrer stay of some time in Canada 10
He bnn, us purpose Of reaching the moon
be nror t himself marvellous machine a.
taken b ~ oy fireworks, and havins
was Area h pisee on small platform. he
0ouiy into the air.. II expected
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

Poor fellow! Why the man is deadl
Why should you pity him now? Your
tears
Mock you, and hold up 10 disdain
Your cold indifference through the years,
The while he lived and wished in vain
Your simple courtesy, perchance, to gain.
Poor fellow! While he struggled here,
Perchance some simple act; some kind
word said
Might have assisted him; but now too late.
In vain all sympatny-the man is dead.
Dead to your love, your pity, and your
tears,
Dead also to the griefs of weary years.
Poor feliowl When he drew the breath
OF life. was human. every instinct strong,
Within him, to accomplish his just needs
To gain the right perchance, and shun
the wrong.
You, now so fun of grief and pity, ne'er
would lend
A hand, or simple kindness, to defend.
Pity him not; the victory is his;
You that are left behind, need more than
he
The sympathy you now so freely give,
For you are stin enslaved, but he Is free
Free from sins shackles, from this world
of pain.
Full of joy that you may never gain.
Unless. perchance, now that the man is
dead,
And only cold clay makes its sad APP
peal,
To you in mute, but in the strongest terms,
You let the circumstance 10 you reveal
The error of your past, and with the light
Thus given, make amends by doing right.
The man is dead. but others live and strive
The world Is fun of suffering and pain,
From want and misdirected energies, and
you
For a fair field need never look in vain.
Post-mortem sympathy and grief tits said,
Count for but little; peace, the man Is dead.
Sins of commission are not all that stain
The soul which should be clean, and
white, and pure.
But opportunities omitted. or not sought,
Aye. sought are slns-of this be very
sure
Lay not up earthly treasure 1t is said
These go not with you friend when you
are dead.
Warm your cold heart; the things that
you enjoy
The accident that gives you wealth and
power.
Are things that you must answer for at
last;
A trust-and care should guard you every
hour
Take heed least God who gave. have cause
to say
When you are dead This is but common
clay" III.
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cygANo OF THE BIG NOSE.
ms ROMANCE OF a VOYAGE TO
THE MOON.

....i,,; Romance" That Suggests
same of Swift's StOries-HOw De-
,.r,-erac Arranged to Climb TO the
.,.i.s and Thus Make His En-
..auce Ipon the MoOn-What They
-. Lunar Characterization
scenes and Adventures Among the
Moon-Dwellers.
Nv York, Feb. 7.-Cyrano de Bergerac-
-,f, the big nose, whom Edmund Rostand
hos so recently immorlalized in his play,
as great man in his day. MOI only
"a he assume all the airs of
the swash-buckling cavalier and gal
so familiar to the six
1T, century. but he was also an author
o,i wit of no small pretensions. A queer
ala French book, written by Cyrano, bears
tho nne "A Voyage 10 the Moon-with
c,n,e Account of the Solar World" which
,ha author designates as a Comical Ro-
nance Nearly $50 ago, this remarkable
hook was translated into English by Mrs.
Derrick and published in London, and it
d now about to appear again in English,
from the press of an American publishing
house Outside of the value that attaches
70 !, as the work of Cyrano, it has a Gu
rious interest of its own.
on the title page of her translation.
which, by the way, Is exceedingly rare
and valuable, Mrs. Derrick gives the fol-
lowing breezy characterization of Cyrano
from Lord Owneys Life of Swift"
"Cyrano de Bergerac is a French author
of singular character who had very
peculiar wit and humor, in many respects
resembling that of Swift He wanted the
advantage of learning and regular edu-
cation. His Imagination was less guarded
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

starts out. making the trip in three days.
THE beginning of the second day I was
able to distinguish Europe from Africa
and Asia; after which the sulphur, issu-
ing from a very high burning mountain,
affected me so very strongly that l tainted
away. l know nothing of what happen
ed till 1 recovered. when l found myself
upon the side of a hill, surrounded by a
parcel of shepherds who talked Italian.
Il had been torn in pieces by dogs" he
says, who one and all. big and little, fell
upon me open-mouthed and were ready
to devour me. However. l happily be-
thought me, this pursuit might arise from
their antipathy 20 the land from whence l
came, at which you see them always
barking. and was sensible that 7 had not
yet got rid of the smell contracted there,
as the vapor of the sea continues with
people for some time after they have
landed
Finally the voyager succeeded in rid
ding himself of the smell of the moon.
which SO disturbed the dogs of italy. and
took boat for France. and wrote the ac-
count of his remarkable voyage.
John Stiles
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

T The devil bit do I see; are you intent
upon hooking me all day.
81 thought answered he, that you
had been taught since you came among us
how to feed upon this sort of fare, but
since you are ignorant of it, know that
here we live upon vapors. Our cookery is
shut up in large vessels which being prop
erly prepared according to the various
tastes of the persons assembled, are I'M
covered one by one so that each of the
company in turn is satisfied. But as you
never subsisted upon food of this sort,
YOU scarcely believe that the nose can
convey nourishment to the man in the
same manner as the mouth, without the
help of either throat or teeth till you
are convinced by experience. He had
scarcely ended his discourse, when the
most grateful odors filed the room, nour-
ishing me extremely. and in less than half
a quarter of an hour, completely satisfied
my appetite
e This says he, as we rose from the
table. will not surprise you very much
if YOU consider that cooks of all sorts and
bakers in your world eat less than other
people. yet are generally much fatter. What
do you think Is the reason of this? Why,
certainly the fumes which eternally sur
round them, by being inhaled, contribute
10 nourish them. The writer admits the
have a little hankerine after something
that is real; my teeth are in excellent or
der TO fix upon substance"
Shooting Roasted Ducks.
The next day the traveller was treated
to the substance on which he wished to
try his teeth. He visited a certain garden
where the attendant asked him If dozen
larls would satisfy his appetite. He re-
marked that larks are generally the food
of balloons, but answered in the afffrma-
tive on which "the young marksman dis
charged his piece and twenty or thirty
Sarks. ready roasted, Immediately dropped
at our feet You may imagine that l re-
Elected within myself upon a proverb in
our world which informs us of a land
wherein larks are to be caught ready roast
ed.
=" Eat away without ceremony says my
good friend. we have in this country the
art of mixing a certain composition with
our powder and ball, which kills, picks.
roasts. and seasons the game all at the
same time. ! assure you they are good
Relying on his recommendation, ate two
or three and think never had better in
my life"
Cvrano fires a witty shaft at the poets
OF his day by explaining how his host
paid for their entertainment after break
fast. lie says: 1--WE departed with all those
griuaces which are here the testimonials
OF affection. My demon-"as he calls his
conductor my host with piece
OF paper. / asked him If that was an ac-
knowledgement for our reckoning. He an
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McLaurin Disappointed.

Washington Letter in New York World.
Senator McLaurin OF South Carolina is
much disappointed man to-day. He did
not decide upon his course in the Senate
yesterday until after securing a promise
from Aldrich, Warren and one or two
other administration men that the McEn-
cry resolution would be voted on.
"Oh, yes; sure, wen pass that resolu-
ton" said Aldrlch.
"All right. then" said McLaurin, I'm
vote for your treaty"
To-day Mr.. McLaurin finds that he has
been sold gold brick. lie also has made
the discovery that he Ia a pretty fair type
of the average "come-on"-in short, ne
has been hoodwinked, bamboozled, cheat
ed. He now threatens TO join Mason in
the famous flibustering expedition which
the Illinois senator proposes TO inaugurate
ia order to force vote on the McEnery
proposition.
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a last, when the force of power was ex-
hausted TO knock my head against that of
mountain; hut 10 my surprise my ascent
was continued after my chariot quilted
me. which | saw fall TO the earth" After
falling for day or two until "our globe
seemed a large silver plate"
4 found myself entangled among the
branches of tree, - he continuing, three
or four of which I had broken by my fan.
and bruised my face terribly against an
apple, which l smashed. some of the Juice
getting into my mouth at the same time"
Ihat apple tree was the ornament of a
lunar orchard, and the earth traveller be-
gan his extraordinary experiences without
more delay. Il confess to YOU" he says.
the sight of so many various delights
hiled me with that sort of pleasing melan-
choly which the embryo as thought 10 feel
at the infusion of the soul. Locks, grace
ful and curling, assumed the place of my
Old head Of hair, which fell off, the blood
of youth again courvetted in my veins:
while rosy health bloomed over all nv
Vlsage; my natural heat assumed a
proper temperament, and 1 seemed to
recover about fourteen years of past
life"
Wandering some time in the midst of
marvellous scenes, he meets a curious be-
ing, who conducts him 20 the habitation
conductor into a hall magnifcently fur
nished; but alas! 1 perceived nothing to
eat. Such scantiness of victuals when 1
was ready TO die for hunger. obliged me
to ask him where the dishes were laid
l had not heard his answer before three
or four young boys, who seemed TO belong
TO the house, approached me, and with
much civility stripped me of my shirt.
This new ceremony confounded me so ex-
tremely that 1 dared not ask my little val
cts the reason of it; but in a short time
after | was saluted with the most agreea-
Bile scents that ever struck the nostrils of
the profane rich. / would have risen up
to seek the cause Of this, but my keeper
prevented me.
First Meal in the Moon.
What are you about, says he, this
is your time to eat; we shall be for a walk
Immediately; finish your pottage that we
may set what else we have got
What pottage?' replied 1, angrily
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12

What are you about says he, this
is your time to eat; we shall be for a walk
Immediately; finish your pottage that we
may set what else we have got
What pottage?' replied 1, angrily
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-12
THE POETS CORNER.

a Verse to Fit the Situation in the
Philippines.
Editor Morning News: A man many
years ago wrote some poetry which is
very applicable to the Fihpinos:
Tender handed stroke a nettle. 1t will
sting you for your pains
Grasp 1t like a man of mettle, and il soft
as silk remains.
Thus it is with common natures: treat
them kindly they rebel
But be rough, like nutmeg graters, and
the rogues obey you we'll"
Duncan McDun.
Savannah, Feb. TO-
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Editor Morning News:
take up the white mans burden"
The natives wish be d-ed.
Let william do the Philippines
As he did the Isle OF Guam!
Savannah, Feb. II.
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reproduction of His "A the Moon