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The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

And every thought and deed control"
Roddy quoted gaily. Then, with tender
passion, he clasped the hand he held
still tighter, and spoke more gravely.
What was that line you repeated a
moment ago, DIP"
1.-THE waters swell before bolster
ous storm; but leave 1t all to God"
AS they slowly made their way along
the esplanade homeward, the news
edition of the London papers, which
had just arrived from Ryde by the last
mail for the night. and Roddy called
an urchin to his side, his cheek paling
involuntarily as the lusty shout caught
his ear: "Rebel firing into Bara Camp.
British officer killed; orderly wound
ed!"
He hastily opened the sheet and
stood still under gas lamp to scan
its columns; whilst Diana, with
anxious eyes, looked over his shoulder.
For, peaceful as 1t had been on the In
dian frontier for some months now,
her thoughts were ever quick to fly
to Don and Lilies father, of whom
any hour might bring disastrous news.
A hoarse exclamation burst from the
lips Of both as, simultaneously, hus-
band and wife caught sight OF the fatal
paragraph.
The name of the officer was Capt
Derwent of the Gordon Highlanders!
And far. far away the red Afghan
sun had set amid somber clouds above
the snow-clad submits of Tirah and
the white tents of the British camp in
the Bara Strath.
There had been rain and thunder all
day, and the clouds had gathered in
dense masses, edged by the radiance Of
the hidden moon. And athwart the
clouds now and then shot CLEANS OF
vivid lightning, falling with weird SOL
emnity upon coffin, draped with the
Union Jack. carried shoulder high by
stalwart Highlanders.
me cortege was preceded by pipers
playing the low and wailing dirge of
"Lochaber no more" and followed by
a string of officers and soldiers wear
Ing long, spectral-like cloaks, and
walking with slow steps and heads
downbent.
Soon-ah. how soon!-it was all
over. and all that was left of their GAL
liant comrade was committed to that
lonely nullah, "In sure and certain
hope of the resurrection of eternal
life."
No farewell shots were fired; but
the captains own detachment present.
ed arms, and the pipers awoke the dim
valley once more with their pibroch; |;
but it was "The Land O. the Leal" now
that they played.
And as Don Gordon turned from that
lonely grave. and pictured the image
of her who held the dead so dear, for
one wild moment he felt he would
sooner, far sooner lie there, too, than
face the anguish of Lilies pure eyes;
while in his heart rang the chaplain's
words, like the cry of lost SOUL
Deliver us not into the pains of
eternal death"
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27
FORTY DOLLARS PER PAN.
Rich Bedrock scrappings In New Alaska
Placer District

Placer District
Seattle, Wash, April 23.-A big
strike in which gold running as high
as $40 10 the pan was found has been
made 100 miles east of Nome.
This Information was brought by ].
ID. Morgan, ]. II. Fredericks and Il.
Erickson. who left Cape Nome Jan
uary 9th The strike was made on a
small creek. The first several pans ran
about SO and $50. As bedrock was
scraped the amount reached $40
Great excitement followed. A STAN
pede has taken place from Nome. but
only those who Were foot-loose took
part in it. the rest believing that they
had rs good property as they wanted.
Mr.. Morgan said to-day:
Cape Nome and the contiguous coun-
try is richer than people have esti-
mated. There will be this summer tile
greatest mining camp the world has
ever seem"
c. l.. Dam also returned to-day from
Nome. He says other new discoveries
of gold have been made at Bonanza,
twenty-five miles this side of Nome,
which promise to outrival the great
gold camp, He says that there is not
enough gold to warrant II big STAN
pede from the states. He says boats
can probably not reach Nome before
June list, on account of the ice. The
weather when he left was forty below
zero. but February was mild month.
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27
JOSEPHINE LIVED FOR DRESS.
Her Love of Adornment and Extrava-
ganco In Gratifying It.

gance In Gratifying It.
The love of the Empress Josephine
for dress, and her extravaganza in
gratifying it, are matters of history.
Her annual allowance of GOO. 900 francs
was not sufficient to pay for the graf
iflcation of her vanity, and year after
year her debts increased in the most
alarming fashion. Dress with her was
the absorbing object and interest in
life, and she was unwearied in her eff
forts to preserve and enhance her
beauty. Three times day she changed
her linen, and SHE never wore stock
ings that were not absolutely new.
Huge baskets were brought to her
every morning containing a selection
OF gowns. shawls and hats, and from
these she chose what she would wear
during the day. She possessed be-
tween 800 and 400 shawls, one of
which she wore in the morning, draped
about her beautiful shoulders with
wonderful grace. Her evening toilet
was as careful as that OF the morning;
then her hair was adorned with flow
ers. pearls or precious stones. The
smallest assembly was always the oc-
casion for buying a new costume, and
that in spite of having almost incredI-
BILE stores of dresses at the various
palaces. For shawls the empress had
such penchant that she bought all
that were brought to her, utterly re-
gardless of the cost. The emperor, ex-
asperated at his wife's extravaganza.
often became angry and rated her
soundly, with the result that she wept
and promised amendment, and then
went on just as before. Her love Of
dress never wore itself out. and she
died decked out in ribbons and a robe
of pale rose-colored satin.
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

In the light of recent discoveries ont
of the greatest wonders OF the heaven
appears even more wonderful There
is small class of variable stars. lesf
than twenty in known number-the
most conspicuous member of which /:
Algol, the Demon" of the Arabs
which at brief intervals suffer partial
eclipse from the interposition of DARK
or invisible companions revolving
around them. Mr.. Roberts OF Cape
Colony and Mr. Russell of Princeton
working Independently, have lately
shown that all OF these bodies are sur
prisingly light in their composition
hardly more than whirling clouds. In
only one case can the limiting density
exceed half that OF water, and in sia
cases it is less than one-tenth that OF
water. The average is one-sixth tha,
of water. This density these stars can
not exceed, although they may fall far
below it. The density of our sun com
pared with water is 1.4l. The possibil-
ity exists that the Algol stars may
each have denser nucleus surrounded
by an enormous cloudy envelope.
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27
Mexican nnndi. XIII. American.

Eagle Pass, Texas. April 22-News
has reached here of the killing of Jor-
dan l.. Cooke at Acatlam. OaNaca,
Mexico. Cooke was in charge of
railroad construction gang. He was
standing in Il group of half n dozen
men when Il bandit rode up and fired
several shots into the crowd. killing
young Cooke. His father. who is an
eN-Sherir of Maverick county, Texas.
has taken the matter up with the Mex
lean authorities.
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27
starvation May Decide Strike.

Chicago. April 22.-Starvntion has
become a factor in the building strike.
President Carroll of the Building
Trades Council estimates that 1000
workmen are in actual want, and that
with their families $500 persons are
now in the acute stages of suffering
as victims of the strike. The labor
leaders will send out three men to diff
ferent parts of the country to raise
funds from the working men of other
cities
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

The reciprocity treaties recently ne
gotiated by the executive have not
found favor with the senate. In tn"
case of the arrangement with the Ar
gentine Republic the time limit fixed
within which the treaty must be rati-
fed passed without action by the sen
ate. Those with England relating to
the West Indies would have lapsed in
the same way had not the British gov
ernment agreed to an extension of the
time. The time limit in the French
treaty was March "a. but it was eS-
tended with the consent of the French
government
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

The chief French railroads have re
moved all the advertising billboarhs
from along their routes. so that the
many strangers who visit France this
year will be able to scan the beauties
of the landscape without necessarily
being reminded of the virtues of wares
they do not need. Americans will
note the reform with pleasure, and
may be moved to say with Sterne,
THE order this matter better in
France"
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

President Frost of Berea College
tells of the success of Kentucky
mountain girl who taught school in a
particularly unpromising district. A
native observer praised her enthusias-
tically, saying that to look at her you
would think she was having the fin
est kind of a time" Possibly some
teachers in favored regions miss the
highest success because to look nj
them you would think they were hlv-
ing the worst kind of a time.
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27
a Agofjs0s''s Tears.
NJ Would or Every Time wsshss
NY 8aby."

sWhM ~
wssS nsntAs
old, nrst fes-
tsrs and then
large boils
broke out on
my ba b y .
n Q ok. The
sores spread
DO " n hi 8
back until It
b Q G q m Q q
mass Of raw
flesh. When
I " a $ h e d
and pow
dered him I
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27
THE HERALD.
SPRINGFIELD, - COLORADO.

His satanic majesty may not run all
the newspapers in the country, but no
one can deny the fact that no newspa-
per can be printed without the aid o:
the "devil.v
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

Puerto Rico's expectation of coffee
is larger in volume than that of any
of the other native products OF the is
land. and. according to Gen. Roy
Stone, much of the coffee is sold as
genuine Mocha and Java. The aver
age Puerto Rican agriculturist, what
ever his deprivations otherwise. is
usually the possessor of coffee-patch,
which he cultiyates, and from which
he secures sufficiency OF the berry tn
supply the needs OF his family. He
bakes the berries I'LL black, and
pounds them into powder in a NOR
tar The beverage resulting there
from has the color OF ink and the
consistency of broth. Since the close
OF the war, some Of the natives have
learned to prepare cofee for drinking
purposes after the American fashion;
but most of them practice the ways OF
their fathers.
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

A 11o-ton gun. though it can fire
only eighty full charges. can fire 1870
three-quarter charges, and 800 hali-
charges.
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

Value of Diamonds.-An idea OF
the great increase in the cost of dia-
monds impaired by the labor of pol
ishing and mounting, us well as by the
profits of traders. may be obtained
by comparing their price at the mines
in South Africa with the prices in the
jewelry shops. A diamond weighing
one carat, mounted in ring may cost
the buyer 800 or more, but at Kimber-
ley the average value of diamonds is
only s6,33 per carat. The value. OF
course, varies with the size and purity
of the stones, but the total value OF
the 22,343 carats of diamonds found
in the Transvaal in 1895 was only
S212,s12, an average of s9.32 per carat
The Springfield herald., 1900-04-27

- LABAsTINE is the, original
and only durable wall coating.
~ entirely different from all kali
sornines. Ready for use IN
white or fourteen beautiful
tlnts by adding cold water.
n AIDES naturally prefer AL.H- Ia
BASTINE for. walls and cell
ings, because 1t Is pure. clean.
durable. Put up in dry pow
dered form, In five-pound pack
ages, with full directions.
a IL kalsomines are cheap. tenn
porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks. clays, stc.
and stuck on walls with os-
caying animal glue. ALABAs-
TINE is not n kalsomine.
EwARE of the dealer who
says he can sell you the same
thing as ALABASTINE or
'something just as GOOD. He
is either not posted or Is try
ing to deceive you.
a ND IN OFFERING something
to sell on ALABAStINE's de-
mands. he may not realize the
damage you will suner py .
kalsomine on your walls.
ENsIBLE dealers will not buy
q lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers by using
infringement. Alabastins Co.
Ing to mix with cola wafer.
HE INTERIOR WALLS Of
every church and school should
be coated only with pure. dur
able ALABASTINE. It safe.
guards health. Hundreds OF
tons used yearly for this WORK.
n N BUYING ALABAsTINE.
customers should avoid get
ting cheap kalsomines under
different names. Insist on
having our goods in packages
and properly labeled.
/. rJIeANCE Of wall paper 10 OBJ
Waited by ALABASTINE. It
can be used on plastered walls.
wood ceilings. brick or can
vas child can brush Il on.
1t does not rub or scale on.
ESTABLISHED in favor. ehun
all limitations. Ask paint deal
er or druggist for tint card.
Write us for interesting oooS-
let, free. ALABAST1NE co..
Grand Rapids. Mich.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-14

triets and pass judgment on several prop.
critics now under Consideration for pur.
chase by his people. Mr.. Barton says the
new exchange will be organized on lines
that are supposed to virtually guarantee
an investor comparative safety in putting
his money into the stock which will be
listed with them and placed upon their
board. The exchange will be Offered
by prominent and responsible men of
means and integrity, with special commit.
tees Of attorneys, engineers and mining
experts to thoroughly examine and report
upon any stock or property offered for
sale. /, is hoped by this means to edu.
cate and induce Portland people TO recog.
nile mining investments as legitimate
and comparatively safe method of making
money. Some OF the names of the new
promoters OF the exchange should inspire
confidence. and it is to be hoped success
will attend their efforts.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-14
PRAIRIE DIGGINGS.
Famous Old Mine, Abandoned
for Years, Bonded.

The famous Prairie Diggings mine
which in the early mining days OF Can.
yon City yielded up over million OF dol.
lars III precious metal to her lucky owners,
and which was finally abandoned and Tor
years laid idle, was last week bonded by
its pfeseA owners, lielmer Il Hines, to
MeSSrs. Stewart and Smith, of Sumpter.
This mine has been IN the possession Of
McSsrS. Heimer and Hines Tor over a year,
during which time they have made ex,en.
Sivc Developments, n tunnel has heen run
for distance OF nearly 200 feet and a i've
stamp mill has been erected. These gen.
tlcmen have had abiding confidence in the
future oi their mine, nut on account OF IN.
adequate means 10 continue such develop
ment work rs was required and TO place
upon the properly such machinery as ne.
t-ssity demands 10 handle the inexhaust.
able supply oi ore, they came TO the con.
Clusion that they must turn over the prop.
erty To parties with abundant capital.
McSSrS. Stewart aud Smith were in.
dutcd to examine the mine, and fully sat.
islIcd with the results ol their eXalnina.
ton, they bonded the mine, together with
the adjoining claim OF VIM. Adrcd, for
a large sum, part OF the money TO be paid
In thirty days.
Mr.. Slewar, stated to News reporter
that II was his intention to interest other
parties with himself aud Mr.. Smith and to
return IN about two weeks, when they
commence active operations on an rNten.
sivc scale. a concentrator will I've added
Ia the mill IN order to ascertain what kind
OF plant will I've needed. a shaft will I've
sunk on the main ledge to depth OF 200
feet and pumping apparatus will be placed
on the ground Immediately.
Mr.. Stewart also states that work will
he done on a little different plan than Is
customary, that IS, all the ore will be run
through the mill, rs every particle will
pay to work. This, he says, will neces.
state large mill rs the ore is practically
ineNhaustlble. Although, he says II is
no, probable that rs large a mill rs is
needed can te erected the coming season,
a ,oo.s,amp mill will be dropping on ore
IN the near iuturc.--Grant County News. |
Plans Of Portland Mining Exchange.
J. C.. Barton, a Portland mining engin.
eer representing an organization TO I've
A m A A Il.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-14
SUMPTER ROUGH RIDERS.
Equipment Has Arrived and Uniforms Will
in Few Days. ,...

Cavalry Troop "B," Oregon National
Guards, the Sumptcr Rough Riders, per
iectei a civil organization at its regular
drill night, last Monday. Captain ].
King Muir presided. A constitution was
adopted ana Sim Durgan was chosen
treasurer, and Is. K. Davis, secretary.
The various committees, as provided by
the constitution, were appointed
Captain Muir announced that the com.
plete equipment tor the troop had arrived
from Portland, the shipment consisting Of
seventeen cases and being valued at over
$1,000. The uniforms will be shipped this
week. and will probably be regularly Is.
sued to the troopers at the next regular
drill night, which has been changed from
Monday to Wednesday OF each week.
The matter Of grand military ball to
be given by the troop at an early date,
was discussed, and the amusement com.
mittee was instructed to make necessary
arrangements In that direction. The
event promises to be the SwaggereSt
social event Of the season. The boys
viii be fully uniformed and armed, and
will cut much Ice.
Captain Muir instructed the recruiting
committee to secure at least fifteen more
enlistments, in order that at least fifty
mounted troopers could attend the big
military encampment at Oregon City In
July.
Mining maps drawn and blue printed
by e.. II. Fenner, e.. e., at Townsite
company office, near depot.
See the electric clocks that run forever
without winding at Adler's.
Don't forget the Bu,hanan.Lambert
Company, March 10, at Ellis opera house.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-14
Plans Of Portland Mining Exchange.

J. C.. Barton, a Portland mining engin.
eer representing an organization TO I've
known rs the Portland Mining Exchange,
came TO the city several days ago, from
which point he viii visit the different dis.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-14

See the electric clocks that run forever
without winding at Adler's.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-14

Don't forget the Bu,hanan.Lambert
Company, March 10, at Ellis opera house.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-03-14

Mining maps drawn and blue printed
by &. X. fenner, &. e., at Townst,
company office, near depot.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-16

LAKESIDE, May 15-Following are the en-.
tries for tomorrow's races:
First race-For 'naidens two years old; four
and one-half furlongs-Wampago, Bonnie Halle
Tenney Belle The Bronze Demon, Madam
Butterfly, Cinara, ITO; Bonitary, Edith O., Alice
Scorpion, 103.
Second race-For three year ODDS and upward;
one Observation-Disclosures, ll2; The jefferson,
Refugee, 100; Gold Fox, Nobleman, los; Col.
Fades, los; Miss Patron, Fantasy, 1903; Cariboo,
81; E. J.. RUSSELL Club, Major Mansier, o.; Rosa
Diali, 81.
Third race-For twoyear ODDS; the Hammond
Stakes; four and one-half turlongs.-Sig Levy,
Garry Hermann, Passatt, lis; Money Muss. ll2;
Albert Enright, los; Curd Gillock, los, and In.
victus. lis, Brannon a Jackson entry; Benson
Caldwell, lis, and Lille Pdntlaad, liz, Brown
Gaines entry. s.
Fourth race-For three year-olds and upward;
FIVE furlongs-Hernioso, IA; Algaretts. lG5; May
Beach, Ben Lodi, To-; fnook, 7. d. Rhoda, 95;
Gus I,lass %; Polly Pitcher, Emma NJ, Prin-
cess Tbyra. 90.
Fifth race-one and one-fourth miles; selling
Bright Night, 1Os: Chancery, Pat Garrett lO5;
Lcando, 1903; Ben Chance Microscope, Schneli
Laufer, g2; Owensboro, So; Ibenhere, 81.
Sixth race-For ;hree-y earolds and upward;
one mile; selling. Nairef, 107; Scottish Grit,
IDs; Lille W, La Princessa, lsen, lUS; Hop
Scotch. Nat Roe, lOl; Crosmoiins, 90; Barney
F., 81.
Seventh race-Seiling:a one mile.-Astor, 1l3;
Yuba Dam, Blue Lick, ll2; Prestar. iO9; Miss
Ross, Monk Wayman, los; Talma, lO2; Hub
Praiher, 90. &C ~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-16
S1bGNAN1 At THE CLOSE
Opening Advances Transformed
Later Into Declines.
The Mornings Animation Virtually
Granger Quarter Particularly
StropE-Thc Industriais mud Spec
ialtics show Extreme irrcGuinrity.

NEW YORK, May i5.-The forenoon
stock market was characterized by rather
more activity than has been present for
some time. but the afternoons dealings
relapsed into the comparative stagnancy
and irrepularity which have been the
salient features of this market for the
past fortnight or more.
The mornings animation was further
more virtually limited TO the railway list.
A number Of substantial advances were
scored in that quarter, with Burlington
and quincy the conspicuous feature on re-
newed reports that a new refunding
scheme would shortly be announced. Other
particularly strong features of the railway
list were the Atehison issues, ST. Paul,
and Missouri Pacific.
The approaching meeting of the Atchison
directors. at which it is said that an ad-
vance will be made in the rate OF dividend
on the preferred stock accounted for spe-
cal course in that instance. The local
traction shares also showed more strength
than for some time, notably for Metropol-
itan Street Railway and Manhattan, but
nothing definite attended the movements
in this quarter of the market Among the
specialties Peoples Gas and Western
Union showed some disposition to recover
from their recent depression.
The industrial quarter in the main un-
derwent irregular price changes. Sugar
was comparatively firm, but all of the So
called steel industrials broke badly, no.
tably American Steel and Wire and Fed
eral Steel. The dividend already declared
on American Steel and Wire common was
today offered without any takers for IA
per cent less than the rate declared. Other
weak features In this group were Ameri-
can Tobacco and Continental Tobacco.
A very sharp rise In Consolidated Gas
was a feature OF the market, which was
unexplained save by unsubstantiated ru-
nors that efforts for a settlement of the
trade war in progress were on foot with
some prospects of success.
The London market, after opening rath-
er fiat, developed buoyancy on the further
decline in discount rates at that point,
and also, naturally, upon the now decisive
advance OF the British armies in the Or
Ange Free State and in Natal. The opera
tions here for foreign account were not
In large volume. The local speculation
showed no important changes in any way.
While 1t Was reported today that this
weeks gold shipments would be likely to
equal those Of last week. 1t was the opin-
ion Of usually Trustworthy authorities that
they would be in far less volume than
they were then.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-16
Entrien mt Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May l5.-Entries for to
morrow:
First race-For three -year-olds; fur.
longs.-Miss Dede, Scarlet Lily, loo; Eta, 100;
Anna Balm, Fluison, ITO; Boheel, 10.
Second race-For two .year.oids; four furlongs.-
Esther Riggs, Nancy Dobyns, Great Star, l05;
Ann, Wilmington Choice, High Ebb, Bean, lO7
Ethel Pace. Fancy Wood liz.
Third race-For three-year .olds; selling; one
and three-eighths miles.-Indian, 81; Plantain,
Macbee, 100; Hand Press, 1903; Ollie Dixon. Vir-
gle o.. l0i; Skookum, l01, Tn ee Bars, ll2.
Fourth Race-The Premier Stakes; one mile
waldeck, 1902; Estell, Cleara, Lady Elite I'm.
slightly, Toneda, l05; Celeritas, The Monk, ITO.
Fifth race-For ;wo-year olds; five furlongs.-
The Conqueror, 1903; yolkmann, los; The Auditor,
Cluster, II3; Sinf, lis; Silver Dale, u.s.
Sixth race-For three-year-olds and upward;
selling; six i,rlongs.-Ida Fordham, So; oconee.
Net,ie Regent, 90: Tidy Ann. 81; AVIATOR. Bell
Of Orleans, 95: Dolly Weithof, 9S; Peter Duryea,
l0l; King Deliis. 1903; La Grange, los; Hurricane,
l07: Scriyener ITO.