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The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
Rooseyeit'H Hourn.

President Roosevelt's habit of many
years of going to work every morning
at 9 O'Clock clings to him, and he is at
his desk by that time regularly, ahead
of most of the executive Office force.
He disposes of prodigious amount OF
work in short time and keeps right
up with his correspondence. Even the
morning mail is disposed of almost
Immediately after its arrival and open
ing, and in this way the president per
mits no accumulat! on Of affairs requir-
ing his attention. The president die
tates his correspondence to Assistant
Secretary Loeb, who, in turn, sees to
its preparation by stenographers and
typewriters.
About 10 o'clock the president be-
gins to receive callers, and, unlike most
of his predecessors in the presidential
chair, he keeps open house up to
o'clock in the afternoon. He disposes
of visitors with rapidly, but withou,
brusqueness.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
Telegraph statistics.

France has a population of 3s,517,-
975; 79,443 miles of line, 40O.590 miles
of wire; 1860 officers; 70.269 en-
ployes; sends 42,49O.O4S messages per
year; has 96 persons to each mile OF
wire; O.01 mile of wire to each per-
son. For Great Britain the corre-
spending figures are: 40,276,570: 49,
5O7; S.4S6; 1886; 152,942; 90,OS7,-
72O: 1870; O.OO76. For the United
States the figures are: 1897, ,8S7; 222,
5S7; 1.11s,Os6; 25,6O9; not reported,
79,696,227; 491; o.0147. The United
States has two-thirds as many miles
of wire as all the principal countries
of Europe and sends about "a per cent
Of all the messages dispatched. Each
person in the United States has 0.0147
miles of wire to use. while in thickly-
populated England he has 0.0076; Bel
GUM. 0.0031; Denmark, 0.0o41:
France. 0.O104. and in Russia only
O.0014.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
POISON IN SILK STOCKINGS
Careless Dyeing May Induce B,ood
Poisoning.

Careless DyeinE May Induce B,ooa
Poisoning.
Among the various forms of metallic
poisoning to which man is liable we
we must not forg t that Innocent as
tin may be as a lining to tin" vessels
some of its sa is are by no means
free from poisonous qualities. and
when absorbed act seriously upon the
nervous system, These salts are often
employed In dyeing. Properly used
they act as mordant, but 1t Is whis-
pered that the manufacturer is not
always sorry to find that the excess
of the salt IL not removed, for when
left 1t adds weight to the silk-and silk
is valuable-hence many troubles
Colored stockings often have been ac-
cused Of causing poisoning Not only
does the pattern on the stockings
sometimes cause eruptions on the
legs. but in some cases poisonous ma
terials have been absorbed into sys-
TEN. Arsenic. which in the early days
of aniline dyes was often present used
to be the incriminated metal. This
however Is a mode of arsenical poison
ing OF which very little has been heard
for many years. Now 1t is tin which
is arraigned. A case is reported from
Vienna OF woman who suffered from
attacks of partial paralysis in the low
er extremeties. with anaesthesia, a
sense of coldness and ataxic gait. She
had noticed that whenever these symp-
toms were most pronounced her feet
were colored yellow, and it was found
that this staining was derived from
the light yellow silk stockings which
she wore. On analyzing these they
were found to contain quantities OF
tin. Careful chemical examination of
the excreta showed that they also con-
tanned tin, go that whatever may have
been the cause OF the symptoms there
could be no doubt that the patient had
tin in her system. The moral seems
to be that persons who perspire should
not wear pretty silks next to their
skin unless they can be sure that they
are not dyed with colors mordanted
with tin. Possibly there may be in
this case have been some carelessness,
and 1t may not have been the metal
combined with the color, but rather
the excess, which had not been prop
erly removed, that did the mischief
This, however. will not afford much
comfort to the la les who buy silk
stockings, for how are they to tell
whether any particular color is safe or
not? 1t Is unfortunate, but it seems to
be the fact that in many instances col
ors which are 'f3 ST enough in relation
to ordinary washif g are by no means
incapable of solution in perspiration.
especially when this natural secretion
has been modified by the various fer
incentive changes which it is apt to un-
dergo.-The Hospital
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
DIED LIKE CUSTER.
CAPT. OONNELus FATE IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
The Massacre of BsiangiEs-More Than
Forty Americans Killed by the Fill
pinos In the Terrible Confict-The
Paclficos Cannot be Trusted.

As the American campaign against
the Sioux of the northwest had its Lit
tie Big Horn massacre. that of the
British against the Zulus, its Isandula
and that of the British also against the
Matabeles its Buluwayo, SO the con-
fiict in the Philippines has its massa-
ere which will pass into history-that
OF Balangiga. When the assurances OF
those IN authority that the rebellion
OF the natives was over were most con-
hdent, along comes the report of a
slaughter worse than anything since
Aguinaldo's proclamation of two years
ago. Part of the subjugating force,
grown contemptuous of its foes and
consequently careless, is surprised and
grief comes to two score American
homes.
For some time the Ninth regiment,
which covered itself with glory in Cuba
and in the Filipino campaign. had been
stationed on the island of Samar.
where the insurgents are said to have
been more active than in any other
part of the archipelago. While at
breakfast Company C was surprised by
400 of the insurgents whom they had
believed friendly, with the result that
40 OF the men and three officers were
killed. Before the insurgents could get
away the Americans killed 40 of them.
One of the victims was Thomas w.
Connell, captain of Company c, resi-
dent of New York, who had seen gal
liant service with the Ninth during all
Its campaigns. Capt. Connell was 2s
years of age.
1t would appear from the reports
that more activity on the part of the
Americans is necessary to suppress the
Nsurrection. An officer of the Ninth.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
Traveller. to CaI,forn,.

Naturally desire to see the grandest
and most impressive scenery en- route.
This you will do by selecting the Der-
yer & Rio Grande and Rio Grande
Western, '.Tbe Scenic Line of the
World" and The Great Salt LAX
Route" in one or both directions, as
this line has two separate routes across;
the Rocky mountains between Denver
and Ogden. Tickets reading via this
route are available either via its main
line through the Royal Gorge. Lead
vile, over Tennessee pass. through the
Canon of the Grand river and Glen
wood Springs. or via the line over
Marshall Pass and through the Black
Canon of the Gunnison, ilnIs enabling
the traveller to use one of the above
routes going and the other returning.
Three splendidly equipped fast trains
are operated to and from the Pacific
coast. which carry through standard
sleepers daily between Chicago. ST
Louis, Denver and San Francisco. Din
ing cars tservice ii la carte) ON all
through trains. If you contemplate
such trip. let us send you beautifully
illustrated pamphlets. free. $. X.
Hooper G. +. X T. a.. Denver. Colo.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
OUTLAWS OF TURKEY.
INTO WHOSE HANDS AN AMERICAN
WOMAN FELL.
PREVIOUS Experiences Of Miss Ellen M.
stone-The Widest Region of Europe
-chsracter of the Rowing Brixands
-Womsn's Honor Held In Light E.,rsu,
Especial Letterl

Especial Letter)
The abduction OF Miss Ellen M
stone. the American missionary. by
Turkish bri 7ands, direct the atten-
tioh OF the world upon this unfortunate
woman and her cruel and daring cap
tors. Miss Stone is a Boston woman.
VINO Tor years has been in the employ
OF the American Women's Board of
Missionaries and whose devotion to
her work is as intense as was that of
the early Christians. Frequently she
mas been halted by brigands and test
ed as to her cap scity to furnish plum
aer. In one instance she explained the
nature of her work and the fact that
she mad but little available money, and
was allowed to continue her Journey
ana work. In another case while she
was asleep in small structure. she
was
Aroused In the Night
and became conscious that hands were
passed over her features, but she was
not otherwise disturbed, and in the
morning she found abundant evidence
that brigands had been in the vicinity
during the night. Her latest and most
serious adventure occurred September
), when she was halted between Ban
axe and Djoumania by forty brigands.
she was accompanied by eighteen
other missionaries, all of whom were
relieved of their valuables and after
ward released. Miss Stone was car
ried into the mountains There she is
allowed great liberty and is not i'll
treated, but shameful treatment and.
perhaps, death are In store for her If
the ransom of $4,000 demanded by
the leader of the brigands is not forth
coming. The mission board which Miss
Stone represents WILL 1t is said, pay
the ransom. but some action will un-
doubtedly be taken by the state depart
ment to secure reparation from the
Turkish government.
Wild Region.
The country In which Miss Stone was
captured is the same as the Thessaly
Of the Scriptures, the Thrace of Gre
clan history where Philip of Macedon
and Alexander the Great led their
armies and where Socrates campaigned
bare-footed as a common soldier. It
is wilder now than then. All the rest
of Europe contains nothing as bar
barous. Bands Of roving, pillaging
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
FAMOUS GAMBLING PLACES.
can Establishment That Rivals
That of Monte Cnrlo

Mexican establishments That Rivals
That of Monte Carlo.
Possibly few are aware that in the
City OF Mexico there exists an estab-
iishment which for splendor and lux
uriousness runs Monte Carlo very
close.
Some years ago the Mexican govern
ment resolved to abolish gambling,
which Is, by the way, as much part
and parcel of the Mexican's nature as
OF the heather Chinee. The measure
proved intensely unpopular, being Wig
orously opposed not only by the pro-
fessionai sporting element. but by
many OF the most influential and
wealthy subjects of the republic and fl :
nally the government climbed down"
Determined. however, not to be alto
gether outdone, the authorities con-
ceived the idea of imposing a heavy
tax upon gambling, and law was
passed requiring every gambling resort
to pay the enormous daily license of
$1,25O.
On the day this measure became law
the gambling establishments through
out the country closed their doors, all
save one. Senor Martel presented
himself at the tax gatherer's Office
with the amount of the license in his
hand, and demanded the privilege Of
keeping open his house. The license
was granted by the dumfounded Off
cials, and long before nightfal it was
noised all over the city that Martel's
establishment on the Gale de Gante
was continuing business as usual. That
night the place was literally thronged
by the wealthiest sports" in the city,
and Senior Martel's profits ran into the
four figures.
Next day the other houses took their
licenses, but Martels bold venture
made his establishment far and away
the most popular among the gambling
fraternity. His successes continued,
and he opened other establishments
for each of which he pays the enor-
nous tax of something like $3.50, 900 a
year.
When it became evident to the au-
thorities that Martel had come to
stay" and taking into consideration
the Immense revenues they were reap
Ing from his enterprise, a government
official was appointed to preside over
each of his business places, this fact
greatly enhancing Marteps prestige.
The average daily expenses Of the
great "financier's'' establishments
amount to the incredible sum Of 340,-
600. That in the Gale de Gante is
sumptuously furnished. and those
guests who can afford the luxury of
gambling here enjoy the choicest ci-
gars and wines that money can pur-
chase.
Felipe Martel is devout church
man. and recently built church
which cost him over $50 900 in the su-
burban village of San Angel, where
he lives. His residence. is needless to
say, most palatial structure, and
(strange trade mark of the gamester's
profession) contains 40 windows, rep
resenting the number of cards in the
Mexican pack.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
sly.or.psr. miniature vlll.r...

The skyscraper, aside from its mas
siveness, may not be a dream of archi-
tectural beauty. but it is the best de-
velopment of successful utilitarianism
that the world has ever recorded. The
architectural beauty will come with
time. Safety and convenience were the
first things considered. However, they
are comfortable, well lighted, we'll
warmed, well aired. and are supplied
with all modern conveniences-run-
ming water, electric lights, serviceable
telephones. mail chutes and messenger
service. while many of them are fur
ther equipped with barber shops, news
stands and restaurants.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
AN ELECTRICAL WONDER.
Ingenious Continuance Constructed in
America for the Japanese.

Ingenious Contrivance Constructed in
America for the Japanese.
A wonderful electrical contrivance
an instrument used in the transmits
sion of messages by means of wireless
telegraphy, has recently been built by
Philadelphia firm for the Japanese
government. The instrument is the
largest coil ever constructed for trans
mitting wireless messages and one
which also gives the largest spark of
any coil heretofore built. This coil
will easily give miniature streak of
lightning As inches in length, being
three inches longer than that of the
famous Spottiswood coil built some
years ago in England. 1t is now in
use in flashing cableless messages be-
tween the Korean peninsula and ia
pan.
The object of the induction coil is to
obtain the little flash OF lightning, for
it is this spark bursting through the
air that sends forth the etheric waves
for hundreds of miles, In the Queen
coil when the terminals are separated
a distance of AZ inches forked streak
of liquid lightning bursts through the
air with cracking noise just as real
lightning does. Though the machine
made lightning does not, of course,
produce as great a crash, yet the little
bolt would cause death IL one were to
get in its way just as certainly as
would any bolt that ever came out Of
natures electricity works. the clouds
1t requires nearly one-horse power
of electrical energy to operate this
giant coil. The whole apparatus is
mounted on casters and weighs, COM
plete, about 1000 pounds. There was
used in its construction approximate
ly 100000 feet of copper wire. With
a proper receiving apparatus distance
of 500 miles should be bridged without
difficulty by the wireless messages.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
THE WORKING OF FATE.
How It Affected the Careers of No
Kinley and Roosevelt.


Fate Is peculiar. 1t knows better
than we do what is best for us. II
fixes our destiny without our knowl-
edge. and often against our will, saws
Leslie's Weekly. William McKinleys
most vigorous battle was his contest
for the speakership with Thomas g.
Reed. in 1890, which Reed won. Ac-
cording to custom. Mr.. Reed made his
distinguished opponent chairman of
the ways and means committee. and
thus it was that the protective tariff
measure drafted by that committee
largely through the influence of Mr.
Mckinley, came to be popularity known
as the Mckinley BILL" This made
Mckinley the champion of the work
ing masses, the candidate of his party
for president, and finally gave him a
triumphant election and reelection for
the office of chief magistrate. At the
Republican national convention at
Philadelphia. little over a year ago.
the party leaders of New York insisted
that Governor Roosevelt must accept
the tender of the vice presidency. He
resolutely declined insisting that he
was entitled to reelection to the gov
ernorship. The party leaders of New
York. aided by those of Pennsylvania
and several other states, forced the
nomination of Roosevelt. and then
compelled his reluctant acceptance
Scarcely six months have elapsed since
his inauguration, and he is now the
president of the United States, with
nearly full term to serve. This is
destiny. and who shall say that the
Fates are always unkind?
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
Value of south African Horses.

One of the great lessons of the Boer
war was to show the value Of the
South African horse. If the Beers had
not been SO excellently mounted as
they were, on horses bred in the Trans
vaal. Orange Free State and Cape Col
ony. the war would have worn diff
ferent aspect. The South African
horse can live on much less food than
an English horse; he does not suffer
from the climate; he does not tumble
into holes; he is sounder is more sem
sible and learns better to stand alone
without being tied up.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.
How the Paving Value of Asphalt Was

How the Paving Value of Asphalt Was
Brought to Notice.
All forms of bituminous pavements,
whether manufactured from natural or
artificial asphalt, are in fact artificial
stone pavements. The industry started
with the use of the natural rock as
phalt from the mines in the Val de
Travers, Canton Neufchatel, Switzer-
land. The mines were discovered in
1871, but it was in 1849 that its utility
as road covering was first noticed.
The rock was then being mined for the
purpose Of extracting the bitumen con-
tanned in it for its use in medicine and
the arts. 1t Is limestone found i'm
pregnated with bitumen. of which 1t
yields. on analysis, from 8 to IA per
cent. 1t was observed that pieces of
rock which fell from a wagon were
crushed by the wheels, and under the
combined influence of the traffic and
heat of the sun good road surface
was produced. A macadam road of
asphalt rock was then made, which
gave very good results, and finally, in
1854, portion of the Rue Bergere was
laid in Paris of compressed asphalt on
a concrete foundation. In 1858 still
larger sample was laid, and from that
time it has been laid year by year In
Paris. From Paris it extended to Lon
don, being laid on Threadneedle street
in 1859 and Cheapside in 1870, and In
successive years on other streets
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
CAPT. THOMAS w. CoNNELL.
Commanding officer of Company C
who was killed in the massacre
of BalangigaO


Of Balangiga.)
writing from Samar some time ago,
said: do not believe all you hear
about the Philippine Islands being
nearly pacified and complete peace
being matter of a comparatively
short time. If the American govern
ment does not very soon discover its
mistake in reducing the military force
here and sending large bodies of troops
home to the United States, as is now
being done, 1t will find out its grave
error later. 1t is part of the Filipino
character to be deceptive, and thou
sands of so-called 'pacificos,' who for
merly fought against the American
troops, are only waiting for what they
consider good opportunity to renew
their warfare against those whom they
regard as their conquerors, for the av-
erage Filipino will not believe that we
are only anxious to treat them fairly
and aid in the development of their
country. Their hatred is constantly
slumbering, and their professed friend
ship for Americans is. in the majority
of instances, only skin deep"
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
Foundations In Cities.

In Rhode Island S1.2 per cent of the
population in 1900 lived in cities or
towns of 5000 inhabitants or more,
while this element also constitutes 70
per cent of the population in Massa-
chusetts, 68.5 per cent in New York,
61.2 per cent in New Jersey and 53.2
per cent in Connecticut
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
Unimaginativs.

The impression has been general
that the Latin races are peculiarly i'm
aginative. Mr.. Marion Crawford holds
an opposite view. According to his
experience, people of very temperate
climates are the reverse of imagina-
tive. 1t is only in the extreme north
and in the south that this quality OF
the mind is highly developed. Crawford
asserts that the Italian people have lit
tie Imagination, and cites as proof Of
this the italian custom of presenting
the story of Bethlehem on Christmas
day with figures of various sizes. He
thinks the use of these figures to aid
the imaginative proves the imagina-
tion defective. Fairy stories and ghost
stories are practca ly unknown among
the Italians, who are incapable OF de-
veloping for themselves any mental
picture, and depend upon story-tellers
to draw these pictures for them. TO
this day 1t is q common sight, especi-
ally In Palermo and throughout Sicily,
to see the itinerant story-teller with
his back to the wall, surrounded BY
great crowd of interested auditors ffr
whose benefit he recites thrilling tales
by the hour. It seems then, that m
the matter of Imagination the modern
Italian ID like the Roman. who had
many hne qualities. but was deficient
in originality. The best that he had
was borrowed from the Greeks
Youths Companion.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
Care of the Complexion.

Many persons with delicate skin suffer
greatly in winter from chapping. FIRE.
quently the trouble arises from the use
OF impure soap and cheap salves. The
race and hands should be washed only in
clear. hot water with Ivory Soap. A lit
tie mutton tallow or almond oil may be
used after the bath to soften the skin
ELIZA r PARKER
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
rronch Revolutlonnry Calendar.

The year of the French revolution
ary calendar began September n, 17oA.
1t has twelve months of thirty days
each and five days at the end. The
months were divided into three equal
decades. There was four-year period
called . "Franciade." with q siy days
feast at the end.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

How great are the possibilities of
Hawaii a. fruit and vegetable grow
ing country will be understood when 1t
becomes known that four crops Of po-
tatoes have been produced in twelve
months. Radishes become edible in
ten days after sowing. Strawberry
vines bear fruit all the year.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01
n,rd, take Their Own Pictures.

Birds are made to take their own
pictures by the ingenious apparatus OF
o. G. Pike. an English photographer.
A bait of fat is placed on an electrical
wire. which is SO connected with q
camera that when the bait 10 removed.
the camera shutter Is released, giving
an instantaneous exposure of the SEN
sitive plate.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

The latest census bulletin shows
that Chicago outclasses all the other
large cities in the number of deaths
from railroad accidents. Its total for
the census year is $50, while the COM
bined total for nine other big cities Il
only 1885,
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Foolish and obstinate people alone
suner from neuralgia or rheumatism
For they can always secure Wizard OIL
and cure themselves.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

WAS 1t a quiet wedding "Of course
You don't expect they would quarrel
right right before the clergyman. did
you!'
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. a. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Rend their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Bill.Were you ever held up on the
street? Jim-Never except when / was
so drunk | couldn't stand alone.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Doctor-This man is overworked. His
brain is failing. You should have called
me M sooner. Wife-Whie he had any sense
leIt he wouldn't have a doctor
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

FITS Permanently Sofit nervousness aftsi
first days OF DIR. kliucs Great Nerve Restorer.
Bend for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatIss-
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Johnnie wants to know If they cut up
looking glasses to make artificial eyes.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Doctor-oh. no; that isn't done at all
now. We don't bleed patients as they
used to do. Patient-Ah, Not with the
lancet you mean?
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. ROBBINS.
Maple Street, Norwich, n. Y, Feb Il. 1900
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

The court of inquiry will no doubt soon
give us its opinion of the Schley way in
which Cervera's fleet was disposed of
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Sarah Ann-John writes such a gushing
letter! Mary Jane-Perhaps he uses .
fountain pen.
The Dolores star., 1901-11-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syruI.
For children teeth,ng, softens the gums, reduces In
hammation, aays pain. wind collie Csc bottle