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The silver star., 1900-06-01
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Pekin, May 2I.-The diplomatic corps
have decided 10 ask the Chinese for
eign office TO define explicitly the meas
ures which the government intends to
take in dealing with the Boxers"
The government is making some ut
tempts to check the movements Of the
Boxers" here. The country 10 In a
state Of terror SO far as the native
Christians are concerned. Many Pros
testant and Catholic refugees are Zee
ing here for protection.
Shanghai. May 27.-Reports received
to-day indicate that affairs around Pc
kin are extremely critical. owing TO the
defeat Of the government troops by the
Boxers"
II IL now regarded here as certain
that foreign troops must be sent TO Pc
kin TO protect the legations, while the
withdrawal Of all missionaries from the
interior is considered imperative.
Large portions Of the provinces OF Pc
Chi-Li and Shan-Tung are In q state
little better than absolute anarchy, and
disorder is spreading in the province
Of shan-Si In consequence OF the en-
couragement received from the empress
dowager.
The silver star., 1900-06-01
lrrE IN SAMOA.

p,.s,ipsss. II shs IsIasA FseDss ~
Mrs. streag.
Mrs. Isabel Strong, step-daughter OF
Robert Louis Stevenson. lived with the
Stevenson family during most OF es~S
life in Samoa, and she was closely as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Stevenson In his Mt
erary work. She told recently Of tAe
beauty Of the island. and said II could
really be called the Emerald Isle,- on
account Of the luxuriance Of its tropi-
cal vegetation. Orchids grow there
like buttercups and daisies in An Eng
liah meadow. Stevenson had . great
love for the place. and he considered
II restful and full Of inspiration. The
natives looked upon him with vensre-
ton, and his mother, who always wore
q white cap. they called an exiled prin-
cess, confusing the cap and the crown
as symbolic Of royalty. Mr.. Stevenson
became friendly with many Of the ma
tives and one Of his pleasures was to
see the effect upon them of highly CIV
ilixed customs, as for instance. invk-
ing twelve or more of the warriors to
a course dinner. served with great
formality. The warriors would come
in native costume and never appeared
Ill at ease, always waiting for Mr.. Ste-
venson to begin course and then imi-
tating exactly. Contrary to the life
of most savage people. the women OF
Samoa do not do the heavy work, ana
under the teaching Of Mr.. Stevenson
they became still more exempt from
unnecessary burdens, and lived much
the same domestic life as civilized
women. In their dress they still re-
tained, however. many savage traits.
and 1t was not an unusual thing to
see the children going to church at
tired only In a hat and a wreath OF
smilax. When Mr.. Stevenson died,
the natives built coral road from his
home to his grave. and this they call
"the road OF loving hearts" They
have also built a hospital in his MEM
ory, and Mrs. Stevenson partly sup
ports 1t, sending yearly contribution.
The natives have always been afraid
the body would be removed from Sa-
moa, and they guard the grave with
great care.
The silver star., 1900-06-01
OUTLAWS MURDER OFFICERS.

UsnA ohseaR I'D castss ~ ohse uD9o
h Co,A Dsse4
Denver, May IA special dispatch
b the Republican from Salt Lake e4yo:
A band Of outlaws killed Sheriff Ty-
ler Of Grand county and Sam 1enknA
q cattle owner, on Hill creek. about df-
ty miles north OF Thompsons, In east
srn Utah. saturday. Word Of the shoot
ing reached Salt Lake to-day. A posee
was Immediately organized here and
started for the scene In charge Of Sher-
IL Howeils.
The gang has for some time been en-
gagged In '.rustling' cattle in Wyoming
and Utah. and this state has offered
big rewards for their capture, dead cr
alive. George Currie, the most famous
Of the desperadoe<, was killed April
17th. while resisting posse. and Sher-
il Tyler has since been pursuing the
search for the others. He was work
ing yesterday with Sheriff Preece OF an
adjoining county. With Jenkins and
Deputy Sheriff Day. he became separ-
ated from the others and came upon
the outlaws camp suddenly about
noon. Day was about nifty yards away
from the sheriff and Jenkins He tells
the story Of the encounter as follows:
Sheriff Tyler and jenkins got on
their horses and went out to the out
laws. leaving their rifles behind The
sheriff said: 'Hullo, boys | could not
hear what the reply was, but both Ty-
Ter and jenkins turned TO go back to
their horses As they did this the out
laws shot them both through the back.
the bullets coming out Of the breast"
Day did not wait TO -.e any more.
He put out for help as fast as his horse
could carry him. He found Sheriff
Preece and the posse Of seven men
about three miles away. Sheriff Pre-ece
thought 1t advisable to get more help.
and as soon as a telegraph office could
be reached, the wires were kept hot
summoning sheriffs with posses from
neighboring counties.
Cattlement and others in that section
of the country are greatly angered and
excited. They swear that they will ex-
terminate the entire gang, no matter
what the cost.
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Aso.. vr,sA...,.s U.,,ar...

II q child is constitutionally nsrv-
Gus. says the American Journal Of
Health. II Is no use to think that It
can be made different by force. Arsu-
ment. too. In many cases only intensi-
nes the terror which children often
feel II left alone In the dark. and gives
definite expression to fears which are
purely imaginary. Many people argue
that . child who II afraid to be left
alone or to 90 into dark room ought
to be made TO do either Of these
things In order to hnd out that NO
harm will come to him. Now, chill
dren are seldom really afraid unless
they have been made 10. and II 10 a
curious fact that the most timid child
shrinks from disclosing his fears to
anyone. In such case someone has
certainly warned him that worse
things will happen II he dares to dis
close the reason Of his alarm. very
oftsn II is the simplest thing which
has been made 10 appear 20 terrible
under certain conditions.
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A CHEROKEE ALPHABET.
II Has Bees I.vssssd BY . Yall Dlee1s'
Msmbsr Of the rribs.

It Has 8oeo 1nvOotod by . Boll Dsooooo
Member Of the rribs.
The new hieroglyphic alphabet II q
novelty. II is the invention Of full
blooded Cherokee Indian, by nam.
Sequoayah. He has for = long time
sought some method Of writing the
Cherokee language. hitherto only spok-
en-. He found that the English letters
would not express the sounds ot that
tongue. nor would his fellow Chsro-
KEGS take up the white mans lstters.
To overcome this diflculty he decided
to invent a new alphabet. easy to learn
and At the same time expressive Of the
sounds Of the Cherokee Language. The
Indian eye will not easily come down
to mere lines. 20 he used pictures Of
things to indicate the letters or sounds
Of letters. He succeeded At last In
forming an alphabet Of sixty-sisht
signs by which he could express ell Of
the sounds Of his native tongue. AZ
the same time the letters are 90 large
and distinct from each other as not
to be easily confused. He frst tried
his new alphabet on his wife. and
found that she could easily remember
the sounds and learn to read. Then
he called In half dozen Of the Cher
okee warriors and tried his letters ON
them. Here again he succeeded. He
wrote . few sentences in Cherokee,
and they read them after little train
Ing.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

Before a meeting of the Biological
Society Of Washington Mr.. w. A.
Orton described the result Of expert
ments made to determine the cause Of
the flow of maple sap in the early
spring. His conclusion was that the
flow has mechanical cause. being due
to the increasing heat which expands
the gases in the wood cells. and thus
forcibiy expels the sap. This contra
diets the view that the flow Of sap Is
due only to physiological action in the
plant.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

According to a New York paper. the
people of that city are Obliged to spend
large part Of their time and strength
in defending themselves against their
own public servants" A few even
inss ago. at large meeting. one of
the speakers. an eminent citizen. spoke
Of 1t as "one Of the greatest and
wealthiest cities of the world. but the
worst governed city outside Of Con-
stantinople." He added that there Is
no man in business life who has not
at some time received a warning that
he would be ruined IL he told the In
iquities of the city" Combinations to
seize public moneys for private uses
seem to have become a serious peril to
American communities.
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l.. Material support for arx.n.

New York, May 26.-The Journal and
Advertiser has an interview with Rich.
ard Croker, obtained In London by VII
liam I. Stead. In which Croker de-
ciarcs emphatically that he is for VIII
liam J. Bryan for president, and be-
neves that Bryan will beat Mckinley.
He says he also thinks Bryan In right
In sticking to the 10 TO I silver issue,
but declares that trusts and imperial
Ism Will be the principal issues OF the
campaign.
james J. Coognn. president OF the
borough Of Manhattan, and lender OF
Tammany hall, has contributed 500.
0)O to the Democratic nntional commit.
tee. with the stipulation that II is to
be returned II William ]. Bryan Is not
nominated.
This contribution gave rise to the
story In political circles to-day that
Mr.. Coogan wOul I've Bryan's running
mate on the national ticket.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

The discovery that there is a kind
Of struggle for existence and survival
Of the fittest among rivers is one Of
the most interesting results Of the
modern study OF physiography. A not
able example of this contest IL ex-
hibited by England's two longest
rivers. the Thames and the Severn.
Between their valleys lie the Cotswold
Hills. and exploration shows that the
Severn. by eating backward among
these hills. where softer strata under
lie them. has diverted to itself some
OF the headwaters. which formerly
flowed into the Thames. So consider.
able has this action been that the two
rivers concerned have been denomi-
mated "the waxing Severn and the
waning Thames"
The silver star., 1900-06-01

The marquis Of Salisbury has stir
red up Britons and pretty nearly
everybody else by his illusions to what
"a disloyal government in Ireland"
might do and to the possibility OF
continental nations united in one
great wave to dash upon our shores.
These remarks have raised the query
whether Lord Salisbury is prophet
or merely dyspeptic. He may be
neither. He may be simply talking.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

msmory. b kisssl her psssionatsiss
with al the ardor Of hope and lifes
10 Qussn u here" be murmured
n nks the Israslites of old. thees
two I'D nssdsd to pass through ne
vide red 80 Of suffering - they
gained the promised land.
But King Don" had come into his
kingdom at last
(The End.)
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MUST NOT INITIATE CURE.

Joseph w. Burgess Of the firm Of
Burgess & Van Horn. chemists, and
Harry Lay and W. T. Fuge. barber,,
were arraigned in the criminal court
at Kansas City. May .. on the chargs
Of refilling bottles which Originally
contained Coke's dandru1 cure with
a spurious article and passing 1t Of
for the genuine. They pleaded not
guilty and were released on bonds q
$500 each to appear for trial May "a.
1t IL understood that other arrests
will follow and that the cases nov
pending will be vigorously prosecuted.
The silver star., 1900-06-01
Another Eu,t.ph.

The latest contribution to the collec,
tion OF curious cpitaphs comes from
Rutland, Vermont. and expresses In an
indirect but forceful manner the repu
tation of the deceased among the com.
munity in which he lived: william
Wilson. Died Oct. 4. 1896 Aged a
years. The good die young"
The silver star., 1900-06-01
says 0e.i.s sAs.l1 Not la.r,,.

Possibly the best known unmarried
man Of letters II Henry James, The
novelist. He maintains stoutly thaa
the artist. NO matter what the medium
Of his expression, should remain siA-
gle. on the ground that the pstty
cares and carpings Of domestic life
tend to wear on delicstely- justed
nerves and exhaust the mental Absr
Of genius. whether its possssser be q
painter Of pictures. worker In werls,
. modsler sf statues. . conposee o(
music, . singer or one who snusee
the people from the stage.
The silver star., 1900-06-01
p. .e.r v... AsA. ..a ner.,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot.
Ease. . powder for the feet II make,
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Curts
Corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot apd
Sweating Feet At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. Csc. Sample sent FREE
Address Allen 8. Olmsted. LeRoy. N. =
The silver star., 1900-06-01

The politicians may as well proceed
TO line up on the theory that it will
be Mckinley and Somebody at Ph,la-
delphia, and Bryan and Somebody a;
Kansas City.
The silver star., 1900-06-01
M0s-s1ii2N
1Ir0oNUO0o

Il . serious complaint. It's warning tha
should be needed. II 10 diflersnt nom =
honest tired feeling. It 10 sure sign d
poor blood. You can cure Il by making
your blood rich and pure WITH Hoods sass
sapaFilla. That Is what other people Do
Thousands OF them. Take . NV bottles q
this good medicine now and yoa will not
only get RID OF that weak. lansuid. en-
hausted feeling, but It will make ycu ~
we'll all through the summer.
Tired Poollng-"I had that tired fesa-
ing and did not have life OF ambition y
accomplish my usual amount a household
work. Hoods Sarsapariiia gave ne reiiad
and also cured scrofula tendency" Hsa
r. MERRrrI. Dowagiac. Mich.
H00d'0 8as,oapas,iAA
II the Best Medicine Money Can Buy.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

The rule has too often been for mon
archs 10 leave TO their realms legacies
Of debt. In bequeathing to his people
all his extensive and valuable landed
estates. King Leopold Of Belgium is
an honorable exception TO the rule.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

John w. Gates sailed for Europe the
other day. which is reminder Of how
times have changed. Twenty-Five
years ago he would have gone TO
Canada
The silver star., 1900-06-01
slesp chs.g.s n. v,rd,c,.

A Jury recently agreed up verdict
sealed II and went home: After sleep.
ing over It, they disagreed. This SHOW,
the power Of sleep TO strengthen IN
mind. Those who are troubled with
insomnia or stomach disorders should
try Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters. Il
puts the stomach In good condition and
induces sound sleep.
The silver star., 1900-06-01
Fhe Pvevee Yrnne q 1a,,A

Rebel1ious Boarder-Afrs. scr,m,.
done you think il ID about t,m.
were having strawberries
Ars. 8crimps-Ar. Dubbs. II ~.
have read about the terrible famss.
in India you ought to be deeply ersts
ful even fro prunes.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

A New Jersey bicyclist who was
struck by lightning and only pain
fully bruised" is further indication
that the state long since has passed
the stage OF simple mosquito notoriety.
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Great Indebtedness. os NV Yor. r,,m


New York. May 2s.-AccoriIng to late
reports, the liabilities OF Price McCor
mick & Co.. the brokerage firm which
suspended Thursday last, may ie even
grenter than originally stated, Sf3. 900.
UO. but the Indications are TINT the as-
sets will be large enough to pay at
least 70 cents Oh the dollar. This state.
ment was authorized today by q mem.
Der Of the firm.
The capitalization Of the firm IN said
to have been $i,51DODO, insteud Of n
million, AZ originally named. or this
sum. T. II. Price hnd 100000: George
Crocker's special interest wns $500, 600
and the interests Of Messrs, Mcl,Or.
mick and stunri- worilcy were S2IO..
600 each. Walter W. Prices interest
was said TO have been nominal.
The Arms loans from the local banks
are said to nggregntc about $4,OOO,OOO
Onion PSiatsrs Fleet Lynch for Prss,dsns.
Indianapolis. Ind. Mny 27.-Returps
received ny the cnnvnssIng bOnrd Of the
international Typographical Union I'm.
dicate TINT Donneliy IL defeated by
Lynch for president. For first vice
president II will tnke the Official count
70 decide the result. w close In the race
bstwssn Hayes snd ilawksA
The silver star., 1900-06-01

It is not until We have passed
through the furnace that we are made
to know how much dross there is in
our composition.
The silver star., 1900-06-01
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price. TIC.

Dolly-"Did that famous author send
yoii his autograph. Polly?' PoIly-"No:
but he kept mine. the mean impudeni
The silver star., 1900-06-01

Some men can't find words for their
thoughts and some women can't ind
thoughts for their words.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

II lily. would you spend this s on plate,
or on n plate rack?" Get a plate rack
Nancy: when your friends see IL empty
they'll be forced TO give you some pates'
The silver star., 1900-06-01

With time and patience the mulberry
leaf becomes silk. which in turn be-
comes woman.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

One who spends money imprudently
Ii not apt to have money TO spend pru-
IDENTIFY.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption is IN infsliib,s
medicine for coughs and coids--N W. SAAuu.
Ocean Grove. ". J.. Feb. u. 300
The silver star., 1900-06-01

''How do you like my engagement rim,
laura ut is beautiful, Julia, beautiful
iicI e.tly. II sparkles so that couidnt ten
II from a real diamond
The silver star., 1900-06-01
SILVER STAR
QublisAe1 WesktyJ
JoD = DD WITT. Bditee ~ rsaA
0OLO01 COLORADO
Esas: ae ps ysas.

Take care OF your health while you
have It, not after 1t is gone.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

The powerful influence exerted by
trivial circumstances receives new en-
phasis in the fact that the officials Of
the United States treasury regard the
recent petition for the coinage Of half
cents rs fresh indication Of business
prosperity. Since billion cents are
already In circulation, and since there
In monthly coinage Of four millions
more. the supply OF small change IL
certainly not scanty. There are two
sides to the question Of adding tho new
coin to the list. Asa Gray once at
tempted to convince Darwin Of the
superiority Of the American over the
English currency system. II cannot
agree with you." replied tho evolution
ist. ITO me money naturally divides
itself into pounds. shiilings and
pence" While the American smiles he
still chsrishes . belief that tho natursi
subdivision Of money stops at the cent!
BY the pneumatic hammer the mar.
bie-carvsr can strike six thousand
blows . minute AZ against thirty by
hand. and thus can give his whole at
tsntion and skill to guiding the chisei.
Mechanical power is bringing to the
horse the emancipation which Il has
brought TO the artisan. And yet, q =
scientist recently said to q sportsman
who feared that the horse will fall into
disuss. Automobiles will not displsce
horses until typewriters displace pi-
amos" In their proper field the no
blsst oe animals will never 30 out Of
fnAhioa.
The silver star., 1900-06-01

FITS Permanently Cured nts Sr usrvousne,s as,.,
arst day. use Of DR.. kine's Grvat Nerve R..,oses'
send Tor FREE e3.OO trial ootsie and tr-st,sa
oh- n u. NiSk. Ltd s3i Arch S.. Philadeiph,a n
The silver star., 1900-06-01

Some men never realise how mean
they have bssn until thsy m ~
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$4,000 A WEEK AND EXPENSE
to agents selling our household goods Sell o,
sight. Write G. II. Marshall & Co., Chicaeo

''Dicky. II you were polite YOU would e,t
UP ana oner that lady your seat" But
pa, shes too big for my seat; you had
better offer her yours"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-01

The brewers, before the election. made a personal appeal to Mir Mckin- ley for the reduction of the tax on beer. but that gentleman had no idea of handling anything carrying so much political dynamite, so he passed the question along to the republican mem- bers of the house ways and means CTS down. Then the brewers an nOunced their intention to carry the
 fight on to the floor of congress, and some of them hint at the exposure of some campaign secrets if pledges made to them that there should be a reduc- ton in the beer tax are not redeemed. It is said that a sufficient number of republican senator's and representa- tives gave their personal pledges to brewers for campaign assistance to force the insertion of a clause reducing the beer tax in the bill that will be reported from the ways and means committee. if they can be made to stand LID and demand it of their par ty associates. and this the brewers say they can and will do. There may be some lively times ill congress before this bill is disposed of.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-01
ITEMS OF INDUSTRY.

The worlds coffee crop is soo,ouo tons
 Britain makes 100000, 900 yards of linen a year. ,%
 British fishermen catch 24O, coo tons of herring and s,oco,oO cod every year.
 In the Black forest districz of Ger many are 400 master clock makers and 5000 workmen.
 Norway has to import ,oCo tons of grain year. She exports 135,o0o tons of fish yearly.
 Eight million pounds worth of fish are landed at English ports every 12 months. This includes shell fish, but not salmon.
 The output of copper in this country from January 1 to October 1 of the present year has been estimated at 44s,Oooe COG pounds.
 The New Jersey man who hit upon the idea of attaching a rubber erasing tip to the end of lead pencil made S2c0,0o0 from his invention.
 The United States owns and directly operates 1,5oo miles of telegraph and cable lines in Alaska, $500 miles in the Philippine islands, 900 miles in Porto Rico, but not a mile of commercial wire anywhere in the states or western ter ritories.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-01
NOT PARTICULAR.

A crowd of old confederataes were swapping war stories last night. when one of them told the following |. One of the most striking figures in the armies of the west was General John Magruder C. SstA He was what might be called q tAIurat' man. for in the hardest times Prince John could always show d natty uniform, and he always went into battle. the soldiers said. with enough fuss and feathers to have marched down q dozen men. It was evidently his determination to die not only with his boots on, but with all his good clothes as we'll Added to his love of dress was fondness for good eating that led him to every prom ls.ng home near d camping; ground.
 "On one occasion. with his staff, ilf rode up to a handsome old-fashioned home in Tennessee. and with his most courtly bow and gallant manner hinted that food would not be unacceptable to famished soldiers. The woman of the mansion bade them enter, and hastily sent servants running hither and hither to provide meal for such hand some and gallant soldiers.
 About the time the dinner was weighing down the table. and just be- fore the officers had been invited to enter the dining room, poor private who in peace would have been styled a gentleman, sneaked up to the back door and begged bite to eat.
 The hospitable hostess. absolutely ignorant of military etiquette. told him to 'come in immediately, that dinner was just. on the table.
 '''The officers. General Magruder. and the rest. are just getting ready 10 cat she said: you are in nice tilne.'s ''T1 oJ Ea mt hnap on hInpry Tbp nrl- yate might have run on the spot. But hunger conquers all fears and he quick ly followed his hostess into the dining room, determined 10 snatch a few bites and run before he could be sent to the guard house.
 The officers had not entered. The private slipped into seat and began savage attack on the food before him. Chicken. ham and everything in sight and reach were seized by the hungry soldier. When Prince John and the staff came in he expected noth- ing less than death.
 "Tha door opened and With the hostess on his arm General Magruder entered the dining room. The staff was close behind.
 Tn molhent the general saw the private.
 What are you doing here?' thun- | dered the officer
 The private sent half q corn pone to join the chicken he had just swal- | lowed. and reached for piece of ham | He was too busy to talk. General Magruder strode Up in his | splendid uniform and touched the dirty | gray coated figure sitting composedly at the table.
 Sirrah. do you know with whom 1 you are to Ctft?'
 The soldier neyer looked up. Ht l only grunted out between bites: Don | know--don't t rare-was time once when l was mighty particular. Al | that gone now. Too hungry-willins to eat with anybody
 He was allowed tosfinish his meal Louisville Gourier-,J Journal.