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The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

College football, during the season
recently closed had no worthier repre-
sentatives than the students of the
Carlisle Indian School, in the essen
tials of manliness and sportsmanlike
conduct generally, The games in which
they engaged were as many and as
nercely contested as those of any other
college team, and the spectators, in
some instances, were neither so con
siderate nor SO sympathetic as they
might have been. Yet their games
were exhibitions Of clean, straight foot
ball-such as all true lovers of the
sport like to see. The umpire's de-
risions were never once questioned
and their defeats were accepted WITH
the spirit of men who had done theil
best, and who had, therefore, neither
excuses nor explanations to offer
They have won a place for themselve:
in the regard of many who would re
joiee in their success in other f1eld'
where th~ -ewards are less feetin;
than those of football.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

years will BE- lequired to complete the
link of 200 miles which is to connect
the eastern and western lines already
complete. While this work is in pro-
gress a steam ferry will be employed
to convey cars across Lake Baikal, and
to keep a channel clear of ice the boat
in question has been constructed.
The Boat n Marvel.
Railroad ferries are no novelty, at
least in America. Boats to carry rail
long been in service in this country.
Lake Baikal, however, is very much
farther north than any part Of the
United States except Alaska. The
place where the trans-Siberian route
crosses it is fully five degrees of lati-
tude, or $50 miles, nearer the pole than
the Strait of Mackinaw and 700 miles
nearer than New York city. Lake Bal
kal is frozen over for five months in
the year. 1t closes about the middle
of December and generally opens in
May. If the line is kept open during
the winter, therefore, the ferry boat
must be an ice-breaker and it must
be capable of performing that function
in a fashion unknown in the United
States. The ferry boat which main
tains connection between upper and
lower Michigan, across the Straits of
Mackinac, occasionally achieve great
tr.umphs in the winter time, but it
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

The recent celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the found
ing at Washington of the national cap
ital recalls the description of its To-
cation given in an early newspaper
letter, which is now preserved in the
library of congress. This metropo-
lis" the writer says, situated upon
the great post-road, exactly equidis-
cant from the northern and the south
ern ex.- entities of the Union, and near
ly so from the Atlantic to Fort Pitt
is by far the most eligible situation
for the residence Of congress" Since
he could not foresee the improvements
n transportation and means Of com
munication, perhaps it is fortunate
that he did not know of the coming
extension of our domains southward
and westward.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
A CATS GRIEF.
Big Tom Cat Dying of Broke. Heart
for a Rabbit.

for Rabbit.
For love of rabbit, Tom" big
cat owned by R. H. Jones of 80 Archer
street, is dying of broken heart, says
the Denver Republican. Mourning for
his cC-hpanion and playmate who died
two weeks ago, the big cat is wasting
into shadow and refuses to be COM
forted. The rabbit came into the yard
one day nearly year ago and got ac-
quainted with the cat. The friendship
sprung into an intimacy so close that
the two animals became inseparable
companions. They slept in the same
bed and partook of their meals out of
the same bowl. There was never over
half dozen yards separated them.
They played together continually, and
once when Mr.. Jones brought home
another rabbit they chased it out of the
yard and a kitten received similar
treatment. Neighbors of Mr. Jones
frequently called to watch the two
strange playmates, and often some one
fond of animals came from a distant
part of the city on the same errand.
Several times Mr. Jones tried the ex-
pertinent of separating the two COM
panions, but every time each raised
such rumpus and moped to such an
extent that they were soon brought to-
gether. Their reuniting was the occa-
sion Of romping about the yard and
various manifestations of friendship.
Two weeks ago the rabbit died 1t was
buried out in the yard, and since then
the cat has given unmistakable signs
of bereavement. He has walked sor-
rowfully around the yard, and for an
hour at time has laid down in the
house. Then he would get up and walk
all over the house and around the yard
as if looking for his old playmate. As
the days passed it was observed that
the cat frequently left his food I'M
touched. He has grown thin, and Mr..
Jones declares that the cat is dying of
broken heart.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
How Animals Doctor Them.sl,s,'

How AnlmatH DOcCOr InemscisS
Many animals doctor themselyaI!
among our domestic animals, the (!
and cat probably claim first place
at times eat medicine plants as e
les, the dog selecting spear gras
the cat showing a preference for y
rian, marum and catmint. They y
their treatment with an occasional
Of ashes and cinders, just as the re
dile, lizard and some birds sxls
gravel and stones to counteract .
Indigestion. Both practice psF4
cleanliness as a preventive. and
unfailing habit Of licking bruises
and wounds to keep them in the q.
ton most fay e to healing
familiar chara site. The elep1
uses his trunk cleverly in ore
wounds and by this means
water, mud or dust to the m
Fierce carnivorous animals,
trapped, frequently act as surt
and bite through limb to free
selves, and the salt licks are resu
resorted to by the deer and Other
ivorous animals to keep themsei
health.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
(St. Petersburg Letter.)

The most remarkable ferry-boat
in the world was placed in service re-
Gently on Lake Baikal in Siberia. and
If 1t succeeds in its purpose 1t will go
far toward solving the problem of
winter navigation on inland waters all
over the world. The lake Is almost
400 miles long and extends in a near
ly north and south direction across the
route of the trans-Siberian railway
Its width varies from twenty to sew
enty miles. 1t would have been a
comparatively easy task to evade this
obstacle were it not for the situation
of Irkutsk.
The topography Of the country ad-
jacent has erected a strong barrier
against the completion of the railway.
1t is exceedingly mountainous and the
engineers estimate that at least two
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

According to the census, the popu-
Iation of the farming country shows
falling off in New England and New
York, and only a slight increase in
Ohio and Indiana, but its growth is
healthy in the states farther west. 1t
is evident that the old states must look
to their cities and larger towns for
Increase In population. In the newer
agricultural regions the growth oil
population seems to be spread over
both city and country.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
CHEAP GAR RIDES.
Street Car Line That Carries Passengers
for Nothing in Congo.

for Nothing In Congo.
Bona is the capital of the Congo
Free State. 1t is fifty miles from the
mouth of the river. Fifteen years ago
Bona was nothing but rocky hill at
the base of which stretched a great
marsh, the prolific source Of tropical
9evers. A great change has been
wrought in the appearance and condi-
tions of Bona. A number of long
streets have been built over the hill.
This height has been dug down and
to reach it from the bank of the river
The marshes have been drained, beau
tiful little parks now flourish and the
Bona of today is a smiling, f1ourishing
town. Piers extend out into the river
and vessels from Europe tie up at these
iron structures and discharge their
cargoes directly into the little cars that
are pulled by small steam engines
along the main street of Bona. The
popularity of this steam tramway is
that it makes no charge to any one who
desires to ride on it. The entire popu-
lace of Bona may travel between the
town and the river without paying
cent. Passenger trains, however, run
only four times day. The man on
the street corner who desires to hail
train must sometimes find it rather
long time to, wait. Though the pas
senger service is SO infrequent the
trains are running about all the time,
for Bona is very busy place, and
Royal avenue, through which the
tramway runs, is lined with stores.
The cars carry goods from the steam
ers to the shops Of Royal avenue. or
palm oil and other native products
down to ths wharves. At times, how
ever, when several days have elapsed
after the arrival of a steamer, there
may be no freightage business, but the
| tramway is as busy as ever, for then
big loads of dirt are hauled from one
part OF Royal avenue to another in the
still uncompleted work of leveling the
town-New York Sun.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

tlSement which put
IN idea into Dulcinea's mind, upon
Which she acted promptly. The next
lay in the Personal column appeared
Jne following: "A young lady, whose
ife stagnated in commonplace circum-
stances desires a correspondent of ex-
Ilted views. Object, soul-culture.'
There was but one answer, or, to
put it in Dulcineas words, "Out of all
he world, my soul-mate heard the
eall. To others it was as if l had not
spoken"
Dulcinea held no more rehearsals
with her pillow. Her soul, dissolved
in ecstasy, became fluid at the point
of her pen. At last she was under
stood.
Il must tell you,' she wrote to Lu-
cian (both had concealed surname),
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

A recent notable dinner of the Har-
ward club of Japan calls attention both
to the spread of western learning in
the east, and to the wide influence OF
a great university. The dinner was
given to celebrate the return of Min
lister Komura from St. Petersburg, en-
route to his new post in China, tn
presence of Minister Kurino from
Paris, and the appointment Of Baron
Kaneko as minister of justice. All
these eminent Japanese statesmen
were educated at Harvard.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
Britain Is Alarmed,

Close following on the British alarm
over our successful competition in the
iron and steel trade, in bridges, loco
motives, rails, electrical plants, and
the like, comes the note Of alarm from
Germany over the painful discovery
that we are furnishing the German
people with better shoes than they can
get at home, and for less money.
The German view OF the situation
Is that this new competition threatens
the employment of some $4,000 or 100,-
900 workers In the shoe trade whose
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

Ghost stories, for some mysterious
reason, have been revived of late in
Washington. 1t is told again how the
face of an old woman was depicted
clearly on one Of the white house pill
lars the day the president received
word that his mother was dead. Capt.
tol employees entertain their friends
with the story of the shadow OF gen
eral looking like Washington between
pillars in statuary hall at the capitol
"A former senate page, now grown to
mans size and employed at the white
mouse, says that when lightning strikes
the copper statue of Freedom on the
capitol dome it rings loudly and clear
ly like the famous bell at Philadelphia
in the days Of the declaration OF In
dependence. At night, when the capt.
itoPs great marble halls and rotundas
are deserted, strange sounds are fire.
7uuently heard and old employees are
confident that they are made by the
souls of dead patriots and statesmen
come back to haunt the halls where
they won fame. 1t is said that on
certain nights ghosts are SO numerous
in statuary hall that a man Kidding
and trembling behind a pillar can
hardly tell whether 1t is the spirits
q the statues that are moving about.
Prices OF bogus money, as discovered
~ Chief Wilkes men, are quoted as
follows: For coin to a face value OF
je15. price SO; coin to face value OF
90, price 500; bills, 35 per cent to Is
'per cent lace value. Mr.. Wilkie says
thst no larger amount than $50 in coin
y offered to one customer. Tho green
aoods men who do not intsnd to de-
llver he goods offer $1,000 in bills for
<11oo; 1900 for $500 and $4,000 for $1,-
~. Then they change the satchela
- ths Victim after Fasting his eyes
I; Al - fhs hEat grip gets sawdust
r. ~ ssssnd.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

Perhaps the oldest suit of furniture
hotelkeeper. For many years he has
made it his business to collect match
boxes, of which he has now collec-
ton of 1000. He ordered skilled cab
inetmaker to equip a room with fur
niture made of these boxes. The out
it consists of writing table with
smoking apparatus, a fire screen.
cabinet, chair, and other smaller ar
ticles.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
Low Verdict for Affections,

If one l.lay sa4e4y Juuse from YER
dict just returned by jury in VAL
paraiso, Ind, the citizens of that town
put an unprecedentedly low estims te
on the value of wife's affections. DR..
Claude H. Thompson of Athens, o.,
sued Maurice Lowensteine of Valpa-
raiso for winning away the love and
regard OF Mrs. Thompson. The doctor
sued for $4,000, the verdict was for
so, and every woman in Valparaiso y
furious.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

her head at her
cheeks, which the
pillow, that was
obliged to stand
for John. always
unduly heated, and
go down into the
kitchen to prepare
some dainty for
Papa Weber's con-
sumption. So CON-
mon sense had the
last word.
One day there
appeared in the
n1npr an a6ypr-
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

For the nrst time since our twin souls
met and knew their affirity feel no
responsive thrill as I write. Send your
soul to mine this evening, or l will
perish in suspense. And to convince
my still timid soul of bliss, consent
to see nie in bodily presence, Wfers
you will. Yours in body and soul,
"Lucian."
Dulcinea wept over a spiritual fali'
but Miss Weber secretly rejoiced. Still
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

gcious soul took its
fateful leap into
the unknown. l
had a lover to
whom, weary with
an inane existence,
was about to
yield. I shudder
when l think OF
my miraculous es-
cape! In that pure
friendf at.p which |
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
lverage earnings are less than y

average earnings are less than n
week.
Now, the remarkable circumsta1
about this competition is that VIZ
the German workman earns less "
$4 a week, the wages in the boot Z
shoe industry of this country, acco1
ing to the Massachusetts bureau
statistics of labor, range from ~
SIS a week, even the female mach1
hands earning $40 a week; and
with this great handicap and dispa.
against us it is not necessary to
sidize our shoemaking industry TO
able us to compete with GermanII
New York World.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
Speed of the Eagles Flight.

There is some doubt as to the flight
Of the eagle being as rapid as many
would make it. but it Is yet known
that the swiftest hare has no chance
with II in regard to speed.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

Dulclnea preValleo
in surrounding the
meeting with mys-
terry and darkness.
The hour was mid
night, and Goe-
the's monument
the trysting-p place!
Lucian had readi-
ly agreed, only
stipulating t h a t
old Hannah should
accompany her to
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

The number of marine disasters dur
Ing the year just closed is smaller
probably than ever before. An official
Of the New York Maritime Exchang 2
thinks this is due to the fact that
sailing vessels are disappearing, steam
craft being better able to take care OF
themselves when in peril.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
Cheap Way of Stocking So

Cheap way OF St0ckins
Some weeks ago there appes'
several Paris papers an adveru'
Of an obscure fruit dealer, IN
he offered to give a prize of five
for the largest apple sent to ny.
fish caught at the bait with
GUS rapidity, and In less than
night the advertiser had
enough fruit to stock his store
season. Naturally, he was glsa
five francs for the largest OF
and, just as naturally, he KEEP.
unsuccessful specimens for ~
his shop. Besides. the advert
suited in a large increase in p
ness.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01
THE MARBLE TIMES
AND
CRYSTAL SILVER LANCE
MARBLE. COLORADO.

France has decided that all the
troops in the colonies shall henceforth
be armed with weapons similar to
those of the home army.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

know you hold for MY soul-mate heard
Inc, you will un- 'ne CALL
derstand. The youth of whom l
speak is the choice of my parents,
who, dearly as I love them, may con-
fide to you, have not the soul-aspira-
tions that make up your existence and
mine. He is, like them, plebeian in
name and soul. You, know, believe
as I, in Fate-the power that christ
ened us both with beautiful, soulful
names, and called him, John. Oh!
my dear soul-mate, | feel the inward
drawing of my sensitive soul, and lay
aside my poor. feeble pen to commune
in sol t,ide with you. The soul whose
earthl name is
"Dalcinea."
To which came the reply:
my Fated Soul Mate:-At the hour
you laid aside your pen. my fettered
soul did break its bonds, and flew to
thee, sweet soul! Yet did my body
rebel SO that great fever of impa-
tience has possessed me ever since.
Alas! sweet as has been our soul
communion, fear my spirit is not as
ethereal as thine, oh. my beloved.
Forgive me, sweet, l know our souls
have often pledged platonic friend
ship, and that no word of love, SO
much more earthly than soul-commun-
ion, shall pass between us; but did we
not forget that we are doomed to live
some three-score years and ten
where full, bounding human life has
conquered. or at least leads. the spirit?
Dearest, tremble while I write.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-03-01

White Of egg brushed over
leather freshens It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-17
The Earth,s Bendin9s.

Little bendings are in progress all the
time the world over. The ''immovable"
hills are bowling and scraping to each
other constantly. Every evening. as the
dew settles in the valleys between
them. they nod to one another. So like
wise do the mountains. even to great
or extent. Gravity is Juggling all the
time.
And in London, too. where earth
quake sensations are practically I'M
known, the earth bends daily. and the
buildings. like the hills and the noun
tains. nod to their friends opposite
when the morning traffic begins. On
Sunday usually their manners take a
rest excepting in such places as Petit
coat lane, where business fourishes in
as lively a fashion as in Paris.
Heine said that even the trees made
obeisance to Napoleon 1 when he enter
ed Berlin. This was imaginative, yet
truthful, for the weight of the crowd
along Inter den Linden made a fitting
sufficient for Professor Mines pendu-
lums to have recorded distinctly. One
might say the crust of the earth acts
like a steel spring. it bends SO easily
Everybody's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-17
ANARCHIST pEBARREo
FROM JOINING WOODMER

Because he declared himself glad
that President McKinley's wound had
proved fatal aud said he was an anar-
chist, Camp 408l, M. w. of A, at
New Buffalo, Mich, reconsidered the
acceptance of the application Of Fred
w. Weide for mem bership. and asked
that Head Clerk Halves cancel the
certificate that had been issued for
delivery to him upon his initiation.
The request of Camp 1851 was cheer
fully granted by the authorities at
the mead ol1lce. VINO have taken pains
TO notify the former that the action
taken was exactly as the head off GERS
of the order would have recon-
monded.
Prompt was the dismie Il of q well
known employe of the Deere & Co.'S.
carpenter force in Moline when it
vas learned at the Office that he had
made the expression that he was GLAD
President Mckinley was shot. Il
could not be ascertained just exactly
what the man said, but it is under
stood that when news of the cruel
shooting of the president was received
and every true American was solicit
GUS regarding the outcome of his
wounds, this man said that it serv,
him right or words to that effscr.
Later when the sad news of the preSi-
dent's death WAS received, ne is
credited with expressing no sorrow
over the taking of the life Of the
shief executive of the country ana
ieclaI ed that lit didn't matter, Me-
Kinley was always the friend of tne
rIcn mau, and never he ped a poor
nan
Foreman Olof Hansen learned Of
the mans expressions and called him
before him he admitted that he
felt no sorrow. and that he had made
The expressions attributed to him. he
was given chance to retract his
words, but refused ADD his dismissal
from the service of the company was
AZ once made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-17
Trial Set for Monday Next,
A Joke ON a Professor.

Among some intensely amusing col
lege scrapes told by "A Graduate" in
The Ladies' Home Journal is the story
of a certain professor not much liked
by his pupils who was to be married.
The lady lived in Cleveland. And the
students that loved O. HIM were not
of course invited. But they determin-
cd that in some way he should hear
from them. And he did. On the day
appointed the professor took the train
at 10 a. m, due to arrive at Cleveland
ut 1890 d. IN. About IL o'clock Jim
Townsend rushed to the telegraph Of
flee and sent off this dispatch:
Chief of Police, Cleveland: Man
coming ON train No. 6. tall. we'll dress
cd. frock coat. silk hat, side whiskers.
Escaped Iunatic. Hold. Shrewd. there
fore beware. Strange case. VIII say
name Finalli. Mistake. Thinks he IS
professor in college. Delusion. Es-
cort to home of friends at No. - Euc-
lid avenue"
This message reached its destination
long before train No. 6 reached Cleve-
land, so that when Professor Finalll
alighted 1t was TO walk straight into
the custody of three detectives. They
would listen to no words of reason, but
escorted him out to the house on Euclid
avenue the home of his intended bride.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-17
ROCK ISLAND HEADED
FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,

The belief is firm in all the south
western country that the Rock ISL
and is going to build from Ii Paso to
San Diego, and at the latter point try
TO establish great harbor for ORR
entail trade. In Prescott, Ariz., and
san Diego there are any number of
prominent men who assert with posi-
Iiveness that they know the Rock
Island is headed for the Pacific coast
and that building now in progress is
being done in the interests OF that
road. Rock Island officials yesterday
denied that there was any purpose to
build west from Ell Paso, or that the
company was interested in any of the
building projects now on foot in the
territory mentioned. IL is asserted
by residents of Prescott and other
cities in the southwest that the Rock
Island is back of Phelps, Dodge &
Co., owners of the Copper Queen
mine and other valuable mining prop
erty. Phelps, Dodge & Co. are now
building a line from Bisbee to Ell
Paso, a distance of $50 miles, and are
projecting a branch from point near
Douglass to the Nacasara mines.
1t is asserted that these pre- iects
are under the auspices of the Rock
Island and will in time be turned over
to that company. The San Diego
Eastern is the name of a new COM
osny which has been organized at
San Diego for the purpose of building
= line from San Diego to Yuma, and
he projectors of the road dec are
that it is to connect with the line
which the Rock Island is going to ex-
Tend west from FL Paso Over $780,
900 has been raised in San Diego for
the new enterprise. and the citizens
of that town believe that they are
destined to have one of the thre g
great Pacific coast harbors in the
near future. The denial of the Rock
Island official to the contrary not
withstanding. there is bouod to be
great activity in railroad building in
the southwest before long, and all the
lines now touching that territory are
having surveys made with a view to
being first into fields where mineral
aud agricultural wealth may develop.