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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

letter written in fever, was so fiery
hot and so convincing that it would
touch the hardest heart. In copying
it l might change it in some way and
make it less powerful!
How could l get this cursed spot
out? l did not find anything on my
table that l could use for this purpose
and l thought of my cousins. Careful
little girls are always well provided
with such articles. l raised my voice:
"Yvonnei" | cried.
My door partly opened and my cous-
ms head appeared.
Have you an eraser or a knife? :?
Something to take out spot?"
Spot"
Yes, on this letter-to friend. 1
have just made huge blot
Just wait and I'll bring you what
you want"
She ran to her room and came back
a minute afterwards with a collection
OF scrapers, knives and blotting paper
which she deposited on my table.
Glancing at the spot she said, half
mocking, half serious: You must not
be stupid. cousin"
Really" l replied laughing. rs 1t
then so difficult to remove an ink
spot?"
There are spots and spots" she an
swered. This one is already more
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

renee"
than half dry. 1t will be very hard to
get 1t out"
She said this with a little learned
air that proved that she too. knew
what 1t was to make blots. After a
moments hesitation she added dmid-
ly: Would you like me to try to re-
move it?"
had no doubt that the blot was
much more likely to disappear under
her hands than under mine, and l
gladly consented, moving back to make
room for her. She passed lightly in
front of me and leaning her slim fig
ure on the table began her delicate
task.
The sun which shone in through my
window fell on her, turning to gold
the little ringlets on her white neck.
AS l looked at these blond curls l Won
dered in spite of myself how l could
ever have admired Laurence's hair
dyed hair the shades OF which now
seemed to me so vulgar!
Yvonne had turned her back to rae
and l could see nothing but her deli
cate silhouette her little ear lost in
WEALTH. OI SOiuen tTeSSes Dy ledullH
to the side l could get Glimpse of her
profile. Her long brown lashes fall
ing over the eyes busy with my task,
threw a gentle shadow on her pink
cheek.
For the first time / noticed that my
cousin Yvonne was very pretty. There
was already something of the woman
about her, but there also remained
much of the child and the mixture was
delicious.
See" she exclaimed. Without
blotting paper you can do nothing!"
Her fresh firm voice had a penetrating
charm.
She was so pure, SO sweet, 1t was
as If perfume of candour disengaged
itself from her person. The sun made
golden nimbus of her curling locks.
The back of her soft throat attracted
me irresistibly l had a mad desire
to kiss her there, but an instructive
feeling of respect stopped me suddenly.
Yvonne was decidedly no child and,
strangely enough, was much moved
by this thought.
This spot of ink had turned my
head!
Laurence now seemed very far away
realized that Yvonne was eighteen
years old; that she would soon fall in
love; some one would love her; they
would marry. Oh, did not wish these
moments flying SO swiftly now to come
to an end
Yvonne was certainly pretty, very
pretty. Why had l never noticed it
before? l had been treating her as IL
she was still in short dresses! AS I
looked at her l was filled with uneasi-
ness, an uneasiness that was full of
charm, l do not know how long l
was plunged in this vague, sweet
reverie, but suddenly something
brought me back to myself. l leaned
over Yvonne's shoulder to see how she
was getting on.
My ink spot was effaced, no, drowned
by tear, a pearly drop that had fallen
from Yvonne's eyes.
She had read, she had understood,
and she wept!
The letter was never sent / never
saw Laurence again!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
EoUA. TO THE OCCASION.
Arizona sheriff Proved Himself ouaIified
for His Office.

Arizona sheriff Proved Himself Qualified
for His ONCE.
From the earliest times the office of
the sheriff of Maricopa county has
been the lodgeroom of the Amalgamat-
ed Association of Prevaricators until
an honorary membership and an abil
ity to shine in it came to be regarded
as necessary qualification for sheriff
only lfttle less important than the
ability to get enough votes at the con-
veDtion and the polls, says the Arizona
Republican. Sheriffs have usually been
represented by proxy in the meeting
of the association and the proxy has
always been some deputy, generally
Charlie Standard, who as a prevarica-
tor has always successfully held his
own against all comers. There was
some apprehension that Sheriff Stout
would not fill the bill. He was sup
posed to be too matter of fact. Billy
Moeur and Billy Williams were not be-
lieved to be any more able liars than
the sheriff, and Captain Hi Mcdonald,
as an outside deputy could not be ex-
pected to attend meetings of the as
the ever-reliable Standard to fall back
upon. But Sheriff Stout yesterday
proved that he didn't need any deputy
prevaricator. An old settler who had
lived in the valley longer than any
oody was telling at the sheriff's office
yesterday of the driest season the val
ley had ever experienced. There had
been nothing like 1t before and nothing
since. None of his hearers had ever
seen anything so dry. He couldn't tell
them how dry 1t was so they would
comprehend. Sheriff Stout was re-
minded of one very dry summer within
his residence in the valley. He had
just embarked in the cattle business
and had herd of yearling calves.
There was a little water on his ranch,
but no feed within ten miles. Every
morning he used to turn the calves out
so they could go to the nearest range
where there was some grass, but no
water. He accordingly hung a canteen
filled with water around the neck of
each calf One day he went out to the
range to see the condition of the grass
which, he thought, must be getting
short. When he got there the calves
were feeding quietly on the bank OF
a dry water course. All at once they
were stampeded and wildly scattered
in every direction, believing with fear.
The sheriff went to see what was the
cause of the commotion and found 1t
to be huge catfish which had climbed
up the bank and got into fight with
the calves over the water in the can
teens.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
Hetty Green's Humor.

Mrs. Hetty Green is not without a
streak of humor, though perhaps it is
a trifie saturnine. Recently an over
dressed woman, while in conversation
with Mrs. Green, commented at un-
necessary length on feminine apparel
"Oh, WELL" said Mrs. Hetty. wealthy
people can afford to dress poorly, you
know. The poor and vulgar must
wear fine clothing, if only for purpos-
es of disguise"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

of Louisiana by President Jefferson.
Hence its name-the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. Large appropria-
tions have been made and it is expect
ed to rival the Worlds Fair held at
Chicago in 1898. The city of st. Louis
has appropriated s5 1000, 900; the state
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

It's truth that painter. bard, and sage.
Even In earth's cold and changefu
cline,
Plant for their deathless heritage
The fruits and flowers of time.
We shape ourselves the joy or fear
or which the coming life is made,
And fill our futures atmosphere
With sunshine or with shade.
The tissue of the Life to be
We weave with colors all our own.
And in the field of Destiny
We reap as we have sown.
Still shall the soul around 1t call
The shadows which 1t gathered here,
And painted on the eternal wall
The Past shall reappear.
Think ye the notes of holy song
On Miltons tuneful ear have diedE
Think ye that Raphaers angel throng
Has vanished from his side?
oh. mol We live our life again;
Or warmly touched coldly dim,
The pictures OF the Past remain
Mans voices shall follow him!
WHITTIER.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
RIVER BOATS IN RUSSIA.
Strange Looking Craft That Ply the
Waters of the Musoovits Empire.

Waters of the Musoovits Empire.
Everywhere up the Volga and its
hundred tributaries ascend the iron
barges of the Caspian sea oil fleet,
while through the canals to st. Peters
burg alone pass annually, during the
215 days of free navigation, thousands
of steamers and barges bearing mil
lions of tons of freight. Every known
means of locomotion is used, from men
who, like oxen, tramp the tow paths,
hauling the smaller barges, to power
full tugs that creep along by means of
an endless chain laid in the bed Of the
canals and minor rivers, dragging after
them at snail pace great caravans of
heavy barges. From the greater
streams immense craft nearly 400 feet
long, fifteen feet in depth, carrying
5000 tons of freight, drift down to the
Caspian, where they are broken to
pieces to be used as firewood on the
steamers going up stream. In all
there are 5000 miles of navigable
waterways in the valley of the Volga
or. II the streams which float the giant
RATS that form so large part of the
traffic of the rivers are included, the
mileage is increased to nearly $4,000,
or as much as that of the valley of the
Mississippi Fifty thousand RATS are
foated down the Volga annually, many
of them 100 feet long by seven thick,
and this gives but faint idea of the
real traffic of the river, for in addition
there are 100000 tons of produce
passing up and down the river during
the open season. Much of this centers
at Mini Novgorod. To this famous
market steamers and barges come
from all parts of Russia, bringing
goods to be sold at the great annual
fair. over s2O0,00O,000 worth of mer-
chandise changing hands in few
weeks; O,OO0 craft, including RATS, are
REQUIRED for this traffic; they come
from as far north as Archangel, as far
east as the Urals, from Astrakan in the
south, St. Petersburg and Moscow to
the west, while great caravans of ships
of the desert arrive daily from all parts
of Asia.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

The greatest number of men ever
employed on one structure was the
Gizeh pyramid, where 100000 men
were in forced labor. This pyramid is
450 feet high and covers an area of
thirteen acres, twice the dimensions
of any other building in the world, in
one instance taking 1000 men three
years in bringing a single stone from
the quarry.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
Cost of Publis hing Recorda.

The publication of the City Record
of New York this year costs s19O,000.
The appropriation for corporation ad-
vertising in the borough of Brooklyn is
100000, Brooklyn not being included
in the operations of the record, the
revenues from which is $4,000 from
sales
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

While the public has its eyes focused
On the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo, preparations are already un-
der way for another and even greater
exposition. The latter is to be held
at St. Louis in 1903 and is to be the
centenary celebration of the purchase
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
WIfe Loft Ton Often.

Frederick Rhodes has applied for a
divorce in Akron, o. In his petition
he declares that his wife has left him
twenty-seven times, and that he has
at last grown tired OF such foolishness
The last time Mrs. Rhodes deserted
him she said she had gone for good.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
Men Who Cannot Laugh.

The Rev. DIR. Spalding, of Syracuse
said in a recent sermon: God pity
the man who can not laugh. If could
have my way, men would go to play
once a week and to a circus once .
month"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
1t IL Sime TO Cake in Sail

The treasury department sounds a
note of alarm. Its officials view with
undisguised concern the speculative
rage which has taken possession of
Wall street and which is carrying be-
Vond all reasonable bounds the quota
lions of the securities not merely of
railroads which are earning money
md of well managed and stable in
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

John Pollard, bell ringer in Lanca-
shire, born in the same year with Vic
toria, rang his bells for her coronation
and for each of her birthdays and toll
ed them at her death
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

A novel attempt to cope with the
drink evil has been begun by the Bel
gian government, which has offered
prize for the picture that best depicts
the evils of drunkenness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

New York, where Warner Leeds, Hen
ry Phipps, Andrew Carnegie and other
manufacturers have purchased proper
ty. Paradise alley" one impecunious
clerk has dubbed 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

Australia's first measured wool clip.
was 10000 tons, in 1921. This has
now risen to 2700,0 900.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

j. Pierpont Morgan wants to build
he Panama canal. He needs the wat
arway to complete the transportation
ieals that he has under consideration,
md he has made definite offers to Pres
dent Mckinley regarding the cutting
IN two of the isthmus.
Mr.. Morgan has pointed out that the
construction OF the Nicaragua canal
will cost the government $40 900, 900
'or the first year and $40. .000, 900 annu-
ally thereafter for perhaps ten years
AS the expenditures of congress have
Increased enormously Mr.. Morgan has
pointed out the bad politics in adding
The expense of canal project to the
,ost of running the government.
Sfoful Of The TITO CanaES.
Panama Canal.
length :. ...........-..............46 46.2 miles
Amount completed (estimated). IS miles
Amount spent .....................s $3.50, 900 900
Cost of completion (estimated)
S125. 900. 900 to $500 900 600
work began IN .....-....-.--...-....... 1873
Work stopped OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1889
New company formed ...................1s 1884
Capital of new company s13. 900 900
Terminus Atlantic coast ............. Colon
Terminus Pacific coast ........... Panama
Nicaragua Canal.
Length dncluding Nicaragua
Lake, .......'............-.... ....lVo miles
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

To be excavated ................Y miles
Amount completed .....................N None
tonly preliminary work at Greytown)
Work begun Observation-Disclosures. lss7
Estimated cost to complete.
s1Oo, coo. 900 to $500. 900. 900
Terminus Atlantic coast ....... .Greytown
Terminus Pacific coast Brito
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS
John NJ. Allen. w Mcbride.
Thomas Carter ohn M Lindsa
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

steel Trust alley" is the new nick
name given to upper Fifth avenue,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30

church to try them for the alleged
breach of canonical law.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11
BOTH LEGS BROKEN.
Austrian Coal Timer Meets With
Horrible Accident.

Frank Gardetto, an Austrian,
while loading coal at Bear Gulch
mine last evening met with an ac-
cident that proved very serious
He with other workmen we're load
ing coal on the main roadway and
without moments warning a
lump of top rock or slate fell from
the roof, striking him and broke
both his legs. The roof had been
inspected half hour before the
accident and was pronoudced in
good condition by Superintendent
Jones.
He is 35 years old and has a
wife and two children in Austria
The injured man has been in the
United States but six months and
has worked at Bear Gulch during
the time he has been here.
He was taken to the Colorado
Fuel d Iron company's hospital
at Pueblo last night where he will
be administered medical atten-
dance.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11
STILL UNIDENTIFIED.
rlan Supposed to be George
Wheeler Meets Peculiar Death.

The body of the man supposed
to be George Wheeler of Victor,
still lies at Deibert's undertaking
rooms unidentified. Mr.. Deibert
left at 2:30 this afternoon for
Victor to tind,i BILE, some rela-
tive of deceased, but up to noon to-
day no positive information can
be esta blshed concerning him.
A telephone message from Victor
at midnight stated that there had
been a man by the same name and
who answered to the same de-
scription lived at Victor and at
one time he had worked at one of
the mines there, but MS far as any
one knew he had no relatives in
that vicinity.
The death of the person was
somewhat peculiar. He had ar
rived on Rio Grande train No 10
from the west at noon yesterday,
and was enroute to Victor to which
point he had railroad transporta-
ton. While waiting for the f. &
G. @. train to depart for the Dis
trict and while standing on the
rear platform of the day coach he
dropped suddenly to the ground
dead.
The body was at once taken to
the undertaking rooms and Cor
oner Little was notified and ar
rived during the evening and per-
formed an autopsy. 1t was found
that pneumonia had set in in the
right lung but the chief cause of
his death was heart failure.
Deceased wore blue flannel shirt,
dark sack coat and had an over
coat with him, He is five feet six
inches tall, weight about 40
pounds, light complexion and blue
eyes. He was probably forty years
of age, and showed no indications
of being common laborer
In his coat pocket was found a
memorandum book, the front leaf
of which contained the following
identification card, George Wheel
er, Victor, Colo, May %" and it is
to this writing which the coroner
clings to the theory that the man
must be George Wheeler
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11

DR.. Dickson, osteopath, Huston
block, room l, Tuesday and Satur
day afternoon. Consultation free,
64-e o d
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11
PURELY PERSONAL.

E. E. Warner of jamestown,
New York, is in the city.
Mrs. l.. Z. Davie returned to-
day to Colorado Springs.
e. M. Cronkity was down
from Denver last evening.
&C. r. McLain of Los Angeles
is in the city on business.
Francis A. Chapman of Den
yer is stopping in the city.
james Montgomery is trans
acting business at Canon City this
afternoon.
Earnest Bauman who has
been visiting here returned to the
Springs today.
w. A Hudler of the Inter-
national Correspondence school is
up from Pueblo
20. NJ. Gumprecht returned
last evening from Routt county
where he has secured large piece
of land for farming purposes.
Mrs. Charles Nicely left last
evening for Cripple Greek where
she will spend the next few days
and to attend the McFeeIey- Con
nors wedding
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11
Knight Templar Trip to Louisville.

Two hundred Colorado Knights
Templar will attend the Grand
Encampment at Louisville, in
August.
They will leave Denver at 2:2O
p. m Friday, August %, on a spe-
cial train via. the Burlington
Route to st. Louis, thence to
Louisville over the b. & O. S. w
railroad.
Stop-overs will be made at ST.
Joseph 1.-TWO hours, Kansas City
| eight hours and St. Louis
twelve hours,
In all three cities the men from
the mountains will show the ma
tives chow to do it."
Louisville will be reached at 7 7:3O
a, M, Monday, August 26,
Accommodations have been Sc
cured at BIT, Broadway. Enter
tainment headquarters will be at
Gault house, Louisville's swellest
hotel, where the hospitality of the
Colorado Sir knights will be dis
pensed with a lavish hand
The round trip rate, which is
open to the public, from Denver
to Louisville, will be S34 80.
.Correspondingly reduced rates
will be in effect from all other
Colorado points. Sleeping car
rate, Denver to Louisville, 81.
An effort is being made to Sc
cure reduced rates from Louisville
to Buffalo. This will enable per-
sons who attend the encampmeni
to visit the great Pan American n
exposition before they return
home
Berths on the Knishts Temlar
special should be reserved at once.
This can be done at any ticket Of
tice in Colorado, or by communi-
eating with G. W. Vallery, general
agent Burlington Route, Denver.
Colorado. Sltf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11
Clothing Dept.

90 mems suits in round and
square corners, worth 1000,
at $50
Mems clay worsted fancy
checks and hair stripe suits,
good value at 300, special 9.75
Mems tailor made, dress suits,
in black and medium broken
checks, good value at l5.00 and
100, bargain price 1850
Our entire stock of 1000 and
$500 tailor made suits, latest
colors and patterns, at 1900
Youths extra fine, tailor
made, suits, age II to 20. never
sold less than l5 90, special 9.65
4S Young mems suits, age II
to 70, round and square corners,
worth 1000, bargain price $50
Boys 100 long pant suits 4.5O
225 knee pants suits 1875
3.75 $50
Children's fancy 3-piece
suits $50
Boys 3-piece dress suits,
worth 100 and 500, bargain
price ATS & 5.75
Fancy and plain under
wear As
l 80 plain and fancy under
wear 90
75c light sateen overshirts 48
LOO soft and stiff bosom
overshirts 65
SOC golf straw hats 25
l5c latest style straw hats SO
LOO Mackinaw straw hats rs
Mems 200 felt hats $50
Mems 800 dress hats 200
SOC silk and sateen neck
wear 25
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11

Don't forget the Firemens' ball
next Friday evening in Morgan
hall. Proceeds will go for appara-
tus for the fremen. Next Friday
night.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11

Old papers at this office for 20
cents per hundred Just the thing
for putting under carpets. If
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11
Phil's New Ones.

Phil Hamlin turns in the follow
ing list of new subscribers to the
telephone service. the results of
his last two weeks hustling:
Tanner Bros, grocery.
Philip Griffith, residence.
Thos. W. Roberts, residence.
A Mooney, livery
DR.. w, V. Watson. office and
residence.
Fred 9, Williams, residence.
Jas. A. McCandless, residence.
Williams & Swan, real estate.
A q. Collins, residence.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-11
Second Grand June Sale
AT THE GLOBE
Sale to Commence Wednesday, June 5th
Dry Goods Dept.

Ladies 81 10 mercerized black
waists 1.19
10000 yards nbleached
muslin SC
Ladies' spring jackets, 80, "a,
36, worth So, special 4.25
Ladies l5c quality hose &c
&c crash toweling 45o
Ladies' So and $3.50 dress
skirts 3.79
Ladies' walking and fine
dress skirts, worth 50.
special 7.25
Ladies' linen and duck
skirts 147
Ladies' 90 linen and duck
suits 1893
Ladies' 90 calico wrap
pers 79
Ladies | rs peroale wrap
pers LAT
Ladies' 75c shirt waists 48
Ladies 95c shirt waists 73
Ladies' LIS shirt waists l23
Slightly soiled shirt waists 20
Ladies' 45c muslin under
skirts 27
Ladies' 25c muslin che
mise 16
Ladies' % muslin gowns SO
Children's trim med hats,
worth from Soc to : % sps-
cial 50 & 1.19
Children's 7oc wash dresses 43
Children's | 80 wash
dresses 73
S-4 and 9 4 bleached pep
persll sheeting 81
l5c all linen toweling IL
25c oriental q applique
laces 8
Little girls jackets, age 2 to
5 years 1893
42c table linen 26
Unbleached towels. worth
&c, at 81
36-inch, l2hc percales, 8
12ic and l5c dimity 81
&c lotus lawn 4
Ladies tailor made suits at
wholesale