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North Park union., 1900-05-04

Ex-Governor Altgeld is withou;
doubt the bravest and brainies.
statesman of the age. He is state J
man and not politician. A states.
man is d, man who serves the people,
u politician is one who makes tho
people serve him., Altseld's speech
before the Stanwix Club OF Albany
las. week was the first familiar voice
Patrick Henry's SHADE has heard SINCE
the body of that premier AmericaH
departed this earth. He was not
afraid to tell the truth about latter
day . 3 : Statesmen, and he. told i
too in u way that cut to the quick.
Would to God we had few more
men Of Altgeld's fGarlessness to help
turn back the tide of tawdry states
mapship (?) bearing the stamp of
hapna, Depew, Mckinley and Rookie
fellcr.-Gcorge's Weekly.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
Life.

What little word. Only four
letters. 1t is something we have all
round us every duy, and have seen it
all our lives; there is no time nor
place nor condition nor circumstance
nor position, Office or station that we
don't come directly in contact with
1t in some form, in many forms, yet
how little understood. How densely
ignorant we are of its first principles.
Death may be mystery, but life is
unfathomable. We hnow-we think
We do-all about the gold-paved
streets of the new Jerusalem to which
we are all sd sure to go; but we can
not explain the reason for the grow
ing blade Of grass, nor why the babe
gets slnew and laughtet and sweet
ness and bright eyes and strength
from his mothers milk We think
We are real smart, wise, clever; but
are we? Think about it.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
General News items.

The towns of Hull and OTTAWA,
Ontario, Canada, were nearly destroy
ed by fire on the 26th Of April. FIVE
square miles of solid town, including
$500 houses were burnt, destroying
$2O,0OO,OOO worth of property and
leaving more than 10000 people des.
titute and homeless.
The rush to, cape Nome (pro-
nounced nomay) has begun. Now
look out for throngs of anxious gold
seekers to pay big prices for tickets
and luggage and many of them to
freeze. and starve and other thousands
to return, If .bey, can, without with
less than they started. =.
The large hall at Kansas City, NO.,
in which the Rational Democratic
convention was to have been held
having recently burned, the energetic
citizens OF that true western town
are now building a greater, and the
convention will be held July 4th as
per former arrangements. i
Would.be U. g. Senator M. s. Quay
Of Pennsylvania, has been refused &
seat in the Senate by the scaut ma
jorlty of 1, the vote being 52 for and
SO against. This is the way itshould
be. When state legislatures fail tc
elect the state should go unrepresent
ed until they do. But the propel
thing will be to elect u 8. Senators
by the popular vote; and presidents
also, for that matter.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
Heavy Losses.

Losses on cattle in Douglas county
in this state during the storm last
April run from seven to twenty-five
per cent 4 correspondent from
Castle Rock tells it this way in the
Denver Stookman:
The weather had been SO fine, fol
some time before the storm and ii
vas getting 80 close to new grass that
many had allowed their supply Of
feed to run so short that they did not
have enough to feed during tue storm
,pd the fall of snow was 50 heavy
that any grazing was out Of the .quss-
ton and to make matters worse the
SNOW was 80 wet that the cattle that
did not have good shelter were thor
qpghly soaked and suffered accord
ingy. Then, again, the storm ragged
10 furiously that when a bunch of
cattle got into the lee of some wind.
break they were liable to stand there
ana get completely bRried. One man
lost ten head in one drift, another
lost. four by shed breaking down.
IA! conservative estimate of the
snowfall would be seven feet, some
placing it as high. as ten feet. 1t
was hard to estimate correctly, for
the ground being warm it was melt.
ing from start to finish, and the
greatest amount on. the ground at
any one time would probably average
three feet; some of the drifts beng
SIX snd eight feet. The roads were
impassab1e for several days and only
those whom circumstances compelled
to get ont cared to use them for d
full week. Uncle Sans mail carrier
missed his daily trip for four days
and it takes a good deal to stop him
North Park union., 1900-05-04
Rand Items.

BY our Special Correspondent. p ~ :,
Mrs.lJ. l.. Ish has been very sick for
a few days past with an uloerated tooth.
At!prescnt writing she is some better. -.
j. w. EverhaMs came in from Fort
Collins few days. ago where he has
been visiting friends. While he was
gone he attended the cattlemen's CON
vention at Denver. 4
Thomas Slack visited friends on the
West side last Sunday !, A..
Joe Slack is moving to w. F. Donel-
sons ranch which he will run this sum.
nler. q .nr
Grand pa Wyekof' was visitor at
RID Ways and F. B. Kellam's one day
last week. ,. !. r.
Wrondy Cox hns been visiting at R.
D!Way's the past week. He is suffering
with fractured rib caused by fall on
his sidej 4 =, ), "a
\ F.B. Kellam had the misfortune I'd
cut his foot quite severely last Saturday
with an az. Consequently he is taking
lay off from hard labor. ia.
R. D. Way and family visited dt Perry
Lleuallen's last Sunday. u
George seitz is MT the Klondike mining
cnmp at work His family are WITH
Mrs. seitz,s father, Perry Lisuallen. :
Isaiah oldenberg is working for Mark
Baldwin. -,
Joe shearer will boss j. c. Howard's
ranch the coming summer. =. -.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sheafer came into
Rand last Friday. They VIII spend the
summer Here.
Dennis Braniton was 9isitiny 1T W. +
Donelson's and r. B. Kellam's last Sun
T The old timers LILY that there Is At
unusually large amount Of snow on tlfe
range this spring, and that the ground
is full Of Waterfront the spow that fell
last October. So they predict high
water this summer. Well, let it come.
Del. Lieual,eh has gono over to the
Kfondike mining camp in the capacity
of head cook.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
VOLUME ".
India's Terrible Famine.

Imagination is staggered by the
extent and the mortality Of the fam.
inc now prevailing in Western India.
Some so, 100000 people inhabiting
an area of $4,000 square miles are
threatened with death by starvation,
and it Is impossible to see where suf-
ficient aid can be procured to save
their lives. Already millions have
died and every day that passes adds
to the number of deaths in an increas.
Ing ratio.
IN the last great famine, caused
like this by drouth and crop failure,
2O,OO0,0O0 people died by starvation.
That was in 1897, and this one bids
fair to make more terrible record.
The Indian Government is doing
It's best to mitigate the horrors OF the
situation; but the task is so vast that
little progress is apparent. Last yea,
the government paid out 0,0OO,O ,O00
Tor the benefit OF the sufferers, and
this year the outlay on that account
viii amount to SIG, 100000: but TWEEN.
ty Or thirty cents apiece cannot afford
much relief to a starving population,
and unless England comes to the res.
cue with vast appropriations the fate
OF the suffering Hihdus will be toe
terrible to contemplate.
Eventually, when great irrigation
works now under way are completed,
!, is hoped that the frequent recur:
renee of famines in that part Of India
siil be prevented; but that remedy
VIII be of no avail at this time.
The British government does not
hesitate to spend untold millions for
.:ie subiugation Of the Beers in South
africa, and ii should be at least
equally willing to furnish necessary
food FOR its famishing subjects in In.
dia. 1t is claimed that the average
Hindu can live on s15 per annum
and we shave little doubt that $50, ,O0O,-
goo spent for food in the famine dis;
trict would save large majority OF
lives that otherwise must be lost be.
fore another crop of grain can be
raised.-Denvcr Republican.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
a La Weyler.

. Ole essential reason why Mr.. Nc:
kinley is afraid to offer mediation be-
tween Great Britain and the Beers is
that it exposes his own conduct
toward the Filipinos tt the sneers Of
the world He is now talking of is
iuing proclamation declaring ali
Filipinos bearing. arms to be bandits,
not entitled to the protection Of the
rules Of war. This is another way Of
taying that no quarter is to be given
70 any found with arms in their
hands. ~ !.
Gen. Weyler has been held up to
the execration of humanity for issuing
4 similar order directed against the
Vubat patriots And yet his order
North Park union., 1900-05-04

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North Park union., 1900-05-04

had at least the technical justification
that the Cubans were in the eyes Of
the world still subjects of Spain. But
the Filipinos never have accepted
American sovereignty and haye from
the first denied the right of Spain,
against whom they had for three
years been in rebellion, to tr ansfer .
sovereignty. over them which she did
not possess-Burlington uowa) Dem
OcratJ Journal.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
Attention, Everybody

Look for the program that will
soon appear. for the proper observ.
ance Of Memorial Day in Walden,
Wednesday, May 3d., 1900. 1t will
commemorate in as appropriate a
manner as possible the great achie ieve.
ments of our Amy of 1861 to 1865
where it required the sacrifice Of
many thousands of lives. to preserve
the union Of these states. IL.
Come one and all, und let us honor
the cause Of the heroic fallen.
North Park union., 1900-05-04

ttiii the situation in South Africa fe-
mains much as last week. No great
movement of armies. Beers are most
probably concentrating and watching
the moves of the English. While a
few pawns on both sides are lost there
is no checkmate yet. Mefeking re-
mains unrelieved, the garrison nearly
starving.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
LAND NOTICES..
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF.
Notice For Publication.

UnNod States Land Office,
Denver, Colo, April IS. 1900.
Notice Is hereby given. that Elizabeth J. Ed
wards Of Hisho, Colorado, has flod notice OF
intention to make proof on her desert-land claim
No. 122, for tho NJ NE,s Sec. 25, Ts N, s2 W
before Harvey F. sturdevant, United state-
Commissioner, District 6f Colorado, at Walden
Colorado, on Monday, the End day Of July, 1900
Shenames tho following witnesses to PROV
the complete irrigation and reclamation OF said
land: "
Edward A. wattenhorg of Higho, Colorado
John T. Shippey
Charles A. Brands
Nancy Brands
1 c. D. FORD, Register.
Fr APRIL so-L MAr25
North Park union., 1900-05-04

"You have been dodging me for 10
these many years" quoth DEATH to
the old man. as he laid Ills icy hands
on the shivering form, who went to
his couch for the last time, "but l
have you now" A few duys later
and long funeral procession told
that death had been right in his
claim.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
Additional Locals.

Mr.. y. E. Mosman is placing
handsome awning in front Of his big
store. But the cutest thing is that
little cot and tent combined on exhi-
bition In his front window. just
look at 1T; rain and mosquito proof
and only weighs eight pounds.
Bald barley by the quart or bushel.
On my return from Fort Collins
about April 18th l will he prepared
10 fill orders for hulless barley on
short notice. Orders left at my house
during my absence will receive
prompt attention.
j. o. Mosrian.
Mr.. John Riggen, one Of our near
to town ranchmen, is recovering from
q prostration of la grippe and rheu-
matism, either of which would knock
the best of us. Mr.. Riggen has a
good deal Of work laid out for the
coming season, and sickness now is
among the undesirable visitations;
but it often cometh whether welcome
or not.
Joe Donelson is minus all his
upper teeth now; at least 1t would
seem so. Saturday he went to the
dentist to have the last old broken
eye tooth extracted and when tile
operation was over, it proved to be a
full grown cuspid that had been lying
at right angle to the position il
should have occupied, and must have
been in This position tor at least TWEEN.
ty-dve years, It was an abnormal
growth that seldom presents itself to
the dental practitioner; But Joe
went home happy as usual.
The entertainment, given by, the
Odd Fellows on the night of the 26th
of April, being their s1st anniversary,
was pot up to their expectations.
The difficulty Of preparing a literary
program for such an occasion is not
fully, appreciated until tried The
lodge is not. strong. nqmerically OF
financially, and at this season a con
siderable number Of members who
live remote, can come to town only at
personal disadvantage, and hence the
meager attendance. The lodge was
opened and some formal functions
performed, when Rev. D. w. Tibbets,
assisted by his son Os, gave gramo-
phone entertainment consisting OF &c
selections OF songs, =. oraeions, band
performances, etc. This occupied an
hour. After that refreshments were
served and social chat indulgedin in for
some time, when the hall was pre-.
pared and very pleasant. and enjoy
able dance occupied lovers of the
Terpsichorcan art until three o'clock
in tho morning. Several dozen nice
ly dressed ladies and gentlemen par
ticipating.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
Notice.

I can capture in North Park. and
will deliver dead or alive one litter Of
Gray Wolf cubs to any one paying
me reasonable bounty.
HENRY A. LYMAN,
Butler, North Park, Colo
North Park union., 1900-05-04

Rand and vicinity is NOT very depsely
populated, but we c9n turn out more
violinists in proportion to our, numbers
than any, other noighborhood in the
Park. There. are only eleysn here.
There are so many that there is no ono
to dance to their music.
North Park union., 1900-05-04
NORTH Park Circuit.

Walden, Sunday, April 90: Sun
day School 2 o'clock p. m. Sermon
by Pastor I o'clock p. m.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
The Sums Destination.

More than century ago Sir William
Herschel was able to fix roughly what
We call the apex of the suns way in
space, Or the point among the stars
toward which that way is directed.
Herschel found that a comparison Of
old stellar observations seemed to in
dictate that the stars in a certain part
of the sky were opening out, as it were,
and that the consultations in the op-
posite part of the heavens seemed to
be drawing in, or becoming smaller.
There can be but one reasonable ex-
PLANTATION of this. We must be moving
toward that part of the sky where the
stars are separating, just so man
watching q regiment of soldiers ap-
preaching will see at first only a con-
fused body OF men. But as they come
nearer the individual soldiers Will
seem to separate, until at length each
one is seen distinct from all the others
Herschel fixed the position of the
apex at a point in the constellation
Hercules. The most recent invesuga-
tions of Newcomb, published only
few months ago. have, on the whole,
verified Herschel's conclusions. Later
sion of our knowledge. until We can
now say that the present direction Of
the solar motion is known within
very narrow limits. A tiny circle might
be drawn on the sky, to which an as
tronomer might point his hand and
say: Yonder little circle contains the
goal toward which the sun and planets
are fastening today. Even the speed
of this motion has been subjected to
measurement. and found to be about
ten miles per second
The objective point and the rate of
motion thus stated, exact science holds
| her peace. Here genuine knowledge
stops, and we can proceed further only
| by the aid OF that imagination which
men of science need 20 curb at every
| moment
! But let no one think that the sun
will ever reach the so-cailed apex. To
| do SO would mean cosmic motion on a
straight line, while every consideration
| of celestial mechanics points to motion
on a curve When shall We turn suf-
! ficiently upon that curve TO detect its
bending? 1t is problem that We
| must leave as a rich heritage to gen.
| erations that are to follow us. The
| visionary theorists notion OF a great
central sun, controlling our own suns
! way in space, must be dismissed as faI
too daring. But for such a central sun
we may substitute a central figure OF
| gravity, belonging to a great system OF
! which our sun is but an insignificant
member. Then we reach conception
| that has lost nothing in the grandeur
Of its simplicity, and is yet in accord
with the proba bilities OF sober me-
chanicai science. We cease to be a
lonely world, and stretch out the bonds
of a common relationship to yondeI
stars within the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Science Monthly.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
Crusoe's Island.

Most every boy and many girls have
read Robinson Crusoe." Capt. Slo-
cum has been telling the readers of the
Century about the call he made at
Crusoe's Island He says it is a lovely
spot to stay for a little while, but he
does not seem to want to stay as long
as Crusoe and Friday did The hills
are wooded, the valleys fertile and
there is plenty of pure water There
are no serpents or wild beasts. other
than pigs, CT which he saw a number,
and dog or two.
The people live without any rum or
beer, police officer or lawyer, and they
have no fashions Each one dresses to
suit his own taste. There is no doc
tor, and the people seem all healthy
There are about As souls on the island.
the grown people mostly from the
mainland and of South America One
lady from Chilli made a flying jib for
the vessel Capt Slocum was in. and
she was so beautiful he thought she
would be a belle at Newport.
The captain went up to the lookout
place at the top of the mountain,
where Selkirk spent many days peer
ing into the distance for the ship that
came at last. ard he saw the cave in
which Selkirk lived while on the is
land. Ships have an anchorage there.
but not a good one. This island Of
Juan Fernandez was once a convict
station, but 10 more prisoners are sent
there
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
UIt,uatum story Denied.

London, Sept. 29.-The British au-
thorities discredit the report that
Germany will present an ultilnatum to
China and intimate that it was proba-
bly, concocted at Shanghai with the
object of causing friction between
Germany and Great Britain and thus
delaying united action The officials
of the German embassy declare the
'sultimatum story" TO be absolutely
prOundlesS
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
wichita trolley wreck.

Wichita, Oct. "A car on the Fair
mont college line of the Wichita street
railway ran off the bridge over CHS
holm creek and turned side up in
three and half feet of water. There
were about. thirty people on the car,
and nearly every. one of them was
hurt. some seriously. others receiving
only slight. injuries. There were eight
children on the car but they were
picked out of the water. The bridge
had been inspected the previous Gay.
Probably none Of the injured will die.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
The Laziness of Authorship.

Your remarks OIL Hall Gaines re-
cent ISSUE writes a bank manager
in the Isle of Man, to a London peri
odical. recall a conversation L once
had with two old friends of mine,
farmer and his buxom wife, who live
within a few yards of GreeEa castle,
our great ManX authors residence.
Hall Caine had just taken Up his
abode in his new house and l started
the conversation by saying to the
worthy farmer and his wife:
so you have the great Hall Caine
near you now?"
Farmer and wife-Aye, man
Farmers wife-And what tremen-
dous style they are keeping It's
amazing
"Farmer-And what's he doing for
a living, Mr. -?
Bank manager Cgreatly astonished)
What Don't you know he is a
popular author
''Farmer-And what's that?
Bank manager-Why, he writes
successful books.
Farmer with a fine show OF con-
tempt)-The lazy beggar!
Il need hardly say" concludes my
correspondent, that l collapsed
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
Hor Headaehe May Be Cured.

There are many kinds of headache,
differing in their cause as well as Ia
the location and character of the pain
Ordinary headaches are due usually to
stomach or bowel disorder, exposure
to the heat OF the sun or to cold winds,
eye-strain, such as results from visits
to picture galleries, poisoned air, such
as Is too often breathed in churches
and theaters in winter, to beginning
feVers. and so forth
Another kind Of pain in the head is
simple neuralgia, which is usually con-
fined to a limited area. and in which
the pain is sharp and Of burning,
boring or stabbing character
Migraine, or sick headache is spe-
ciaI disease, different from ordinary
headache or neuralgia, and is believed
to be due to constitutional causes II
often occurs in families. members OF
which have had migraine Or other ner-
vous troubles. such as neuralgia OF
epilepsy, or govt The attacks com
monty begin in childhood and tend *
iserease in frequency and intensity q
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
A REVERSE EXPERIENCED
On an IaIand Three Hundred Miles South
of Manila.

On an 1aland Three Hundred Miles South
of Manila.
Washington, Oct. General Mac
Arthur reports that Captain Devereaux
Shields, with 81 men is missing. The
detachment was on Martinique,
small island lying due south and about
300 miles from Manila.
Captain Shields appears to have
started from Santa Cruz on gunboat
for Torrijos, a small coast port, and it
is inferred that the boat as well as the
body of troops under that officer has
been captured, for the dispatch makes
no reference to her return.
General Macarthur scarcely doubts
that the entire party has been cap
tured. Colonel George S. Anderson,
with two infantry companies, was sent
to the island at once with orders to
commence Immediately and to move re-
lentlessly until Shields and party are
rescued. All troops are expected to
return soon. Logan will be sent to
Martinique if necessary, to clear up
the situation
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
STRIKE EFFECTS BUSINESS.
Working Force is Greater Than
Before The Strike.
IRON WORKERS ALL AT WORK.


New York. Oct. 1.-Dun's sseekly
report says: Last week the paralysis
of the anthracite industry was more
complete than the previous week and
the effect was seen upon the distribu-
ton of merchandise in the East and
the placing of new orders with the
manufacturers, Coal advanced 35c and
the larger companies refused to name
a selling price. The strike involved
about 15O, 900 miners, and hundreds of
trainmen, but the working force has
increased largely through the settle
ment between the Analgamated Asso-
citation and several steel companies.
whose works, employing Co. 900 men,
have been idle, while only 1000 men
were affected by the shut down OF the
Susquehanna Iron and Steel company
by the strike. In the east the condi-
tions seem favorable for a quick
recovery, with the coal strike over,
while in the West there has been no
noteworthy reduction il the distribu-
ton of any class of goods. Weather
conditions have been favorable for late
crops, and farm work is progressing
rapidly, except for some damage to
grain in the shock in the northwest.
Aside from the expected reduction to
$40 for steel rails and sale of Bes-
semer pig at Pittsburg at S13.75, the
whole list of iron and steel products is
unchanged. The feeling grows strong
er that the bottom has been
reached. Taking the eleven articles
quoted in our price tables, it will be
seen that after an advance of over 1OO
per cent in 1899, prices have declined
only about 35 per cent this year and
there is already a tendency toward a
higher level. One company is consid.
ering the purchase of 10000 tons OF
foundry iron and an export order OF
$500 tons of rails has been placed
More coke ovens are in operation but
the price is unchanged.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-10-06
Warning the Dutch.

London, Oct. 2.-Great Britain has
according to a dispatch from Amster-
dam to the Daily Mail, which contains
warning that if Mr.. Kruger is allow
ed to carry bullion or state archives on
board the Dutch warship which is to
bring him to Europe it will be regard
ed as a breach of neutrality on the
part of The Netherlands.