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The silver star., 1901-01-18

One of the snidest takers now fat
tening on gullable public is Prof.
lmro Palma, "the Worlds Great
Clairvoyant," as he describes him
self over the cut of a would be-ori-
ental-looking, foxy-faced young fel-
low, which appears in an occasional
half-c column ad in the Rocky Noun
tain News. Part Of the bait Imro
employs to lure suckers is an affida-
Wit. taken before justice of the
peace, wherein he deposes that if
any client } isn't satisfied with the
result of his predictions, the money
will be refunded, etc. He processes
to make speciality of revelation"
regarding investments, speculations
the location of buried treasure, and
all the rest Of the fol-de-rol common
to his iik. THE STAR takes pleas
ure in denouncing him as a swim
dler of whole cloth, as he boasts of
having resident of Dolores on the
string to the tune Of $I5o. If we
have any more misguided wights
among us credulous enough to be-
come his dupes, it is to be hoped
this paragraph may meet their eye
in time to put them next. We are
sure OF our position in this matter;
did not derive our information from
occult sources, and will be happy
to submit occular proof, on applica.
tion to this Office, in support of our
denunciation of the so-styled Prof.
Imro Palma, of Denver, as charl-
atan, fakir and fraud.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Some of the sheets most hyper
critical in dealing with Packers lib
Grafton, professedly advocate the
redemption Of the Fiji cannibal and
his ilk by the exclusive employ
ment of moral suasion. Our Alfred
was born civilized and ate of the
flesh of his fellow man with the
silly object Of maintaining his own
lifei therefore let him be kept upon
the gridiron Of popular condemna-
ton until done to the most delicious
maroon. Such roasting will never
never fail to tickle the palates Of
moral anthropophagi.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
COMMUNICATED.
DENvRR, Jan. IA,

Denver is being visited by lovely
weather, but something less fascin-
atipg could be tolerated if it acted
as deterrent to the sickness and
mortality now prevalent. II you
come up. put some sulphur in your
socks and lots of snakebite antidote
in your pistol pocket.
The legislature is rather quies-
cent, the main business being in
volved in numerous caucuses on U.
S. senator. Appearances indicate
T. NJ. Patterson as the leading can.
didate' Adams has Withdrawn and
thrown his support to Patterson.
Still, there are lot of Thomas par
tisans in both branches of the as
sembly, and there are those on ei-
ther side whose industrious and
callous palms are itching for Doodle.
Muldoon Kelley, our Mancos con-
temporary, is behaving really, very
nicely as secretary of the senate.
He even ventured into a church on
Sunday and. incredible ;hongh it
seems, the sacred edifce did no,
suffer a collapse like unto that ol
the temple demolished by the late
Prof. Samson, Of hirsute memory.
Apropos of Muldoon, it is ru-
mored that the tub Of spoiled pickle
now pushing the quill on the Times
has finally succeeded in locating
his alleged brain in the region in
which suffering public long sup
posed that it slumbered.
If the people of Cortez and Mon.
tezuma counties expect an artesian
we'll appropriation they must do
something toward aiding that pro.
lect's accomplishment. Their rep.
resentatives here can not do it all
alone. They are doing their best.
]. H. D.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
9vR NuoneoRs.

Uranium's rich enough to afford
a mail route.
The Journal speaks of remedyinp
the bad cracks in Telluride's court.
According to the Ophir Mail,
Charley Sumner and President Nc.
Kinley have the grippe. Too bad
about Mack.
A hundred years ago there were
no farms west of the Mississippi; to.
day the western wheat crop is over
6oo, 900, 900 bushels, or one quar-.
ter OF that Of the world.-National
Watchman.
The San Juan Prospector is saw.
ing its pennies to buy an autimo.
bile, in the spring. 1t is probable
Ed Wolcott will be inclined to dis.
pose Of his, for reasonable sum-
by that time.
Leeson Southers rode into Nor.
wood from Disappointment Satur.
day night, on business. He re-
ports that the cattle in that country
look poorer than in the spring, on
account of the scarcity Of water,
caused by freezing. The countr,
is covered for miles by a thick
sheet of hard, icy snow.-The Ru
raj Rube.
Local news is the life of the local
newspaper. You frequently hear q
person ridicule the little mention,
John Smith is in town today" or
Jim Jones went south, this morn.
ing" etc., and these very persons
are the first to denounce their home
paper as not being worth reading. II
their own names do not appcar
therein very frequently. Such peo.
pie would miss meal any time to
get their name in print.-Telluride
Journal.
Last evening (rsth) at 8 O'Clock
a very pretty wedding occurred a,
the home Of Mrs. Moore on Sixth
avenue In which her daughter Ber.
tina was given in marriage to Mr..
Otis Stansbury. Both the young
people have grown up In Durango
and are we'll and favorably known.
Rev. G. 3. Webb, Of the Methods,
church. performed the CEREMONY
Durango Democrat
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Whether Aguinaldo is quick OF
dead doesn't really disintegrate as
much OF the geld fluid, from the
Filipino point of view, as it does ap-
parently with Uncle Sam. Aggy
never really numbered a strong sup
port among the Tagalo aristocracy,
who have absorbed at least one les.
son from Spains grandees: Eoblesse
oblige. Don Emilio" although
holding a firm footing with the
common herd-principally through
the medium Of superstition-was
himself of the canaille, and even a
bastard. He never held the entire
confidence or approval of the better
element; Manila's brain and money
power. On the other hand there is
his able lieutenant, Pic del Pillar.
the iox Of the hills, who gave the
great i.awton SO much trouble and
made the pursy Hall wish for the
blessed dawn Of peace. Pillar is a
soldier Of Marion's. type and his
men adore him. Supremely ambi.
tious, unscrupulous, magnetic and
devoid Of fear, he has attained an
ascendency over his followers that
exceeds that Of Aguinaldo himself,
tnan whom he Is far more capable
In directing campaign. He IL also
q scion Of the Filipino haut ton. SC
enjoys prestage independent oi
caste prejudice. Whether shrewd.
ness or patience, or both, have KEEP,
him In the background 80 far, even
were there truth in the canard tha,
The silver star., 1901-01-18


The duke Of Norfolk assures his
holiness the pope that his dukelets
hopes absolute temporal power will
be returned to the holy see during
the present century. It's about
time that medieval superstitions
and ultra drastic methods had be-
come mere matters of antiquity. OF
course Colorado can't, in good taste
say much on the subject, as she but
recently indulged in little auto da
fe on her own account. Although
the victim can scarcely be styled a
martyr to his faith.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

he has abandoned the insurrection
and sues foy peace. apr Uncle will
have cause to regret the ai-devant
Aguinaldo lif finally dead this time)
and realize that the aptipodal mon
ster is hydra. The war In the
Philippines may be oyer, but the
little brown men, like the late j..
Paul Jones on a memorable occasion
haven't begun to fight yet"
The silver star., 1901-01-18
BAD COLDS.

Qui.tns z 10 yssrs bebial. Cold DO not nov
TAsuip lcalied dynamic from their eneFtyl
Sss Srows !. : .ssks s % &csdinsry ts3s,mene into y
III yas tho worst cass Of grip eyer had. A
half doeen fricnds bad sure curee. sun II
70 ~ .mssement the, stopped both cold and
mend them TO tho people," BARCLAY HENLEYi
ExsAembcr Congress- and Attotnsy. l0i San
some street, San Francisco. July 7, 1900.
winter colds have always been SERIOUS
thines to me, They are hard and stay fbr
months. But tho last vas stopped suddeniv BY
MENDELs DYNAMO TAsULEs. Both cough
thing else does this fos me-" Mas. EMNA l..
HoLLrs. II Moss st. san Francisco. Aug 600
al live across the street from where MEN
pEL's DYNAMIC TABULEs are mGde. That Is
ho~ iirst took them; They stop colds with.
self and friends when went e Nome." HI.
VAN WINkLE. Car,tatist. s,!. washins ol-
Sent postpaid for 25 CENTS In e.ampe by
INLAND DHUd CO., ssN Washington Street.
SAa francisco. Also on sale by our local agent
J. J. HARRIS S co. il-lG-ei
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Under the caption, New Rules
for Waltzing," the Grand Valley
Times prints the following: 81. The
gentleman offers his left hand to
the lady and she PLACES her right
hand in it. a. The gentleman
closes his left hand firmly around
the lady's right. 5. The lady curves
her left arm and rests the left hand
above her partners right elbow. a.
The fingers of the gentleman's right
hand are clustered and merely touch
his partner at the waist line. S.
The walters now begin to revolve
in time with the music, virtually
holding each other at arms length. u
Pshaw! Let's do it the old way.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Arid Lands Too Vast for Private Enterprise.
The reclamation of arid lands is
too vast in its scope and objects for
private enterprise or even state aid.
The government must deal with
the problem sooner or later. It,
alone can prevent ruinous conflict
of interests and conserve the water
going to waste.-N. Yakima News
The silver star., 1901-01-18

The philadelphia Presa recon-.
meuds football as an antidote for
the haziug habit. The efficacy Of
this recipe is not warranted by logi-
cal deduction. The most sedulous
hazers are hulliesl bullies are cow
ards; towards make but laggards
at the stirring sport "a Of football.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

All this discussion anent aerial
navigation and the comm unication
with Mars should be referred to our
authority on simian etymology. Pro
fessor Garner, with request for a
literal translation.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Roosevelt is reported in the vicin-
ity Of Debeque. OF course Teddy
Is not duck hunting, but he is a lit
tie ncarsighted, and of late that To-
cality has been conspicuous for ltd
Swan, and-But, no matter, here's
luck 10 thee, Theodore.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

A popularity of the congressman
most active in their efforts to abol-
ish the canteen is their penchant for
o little sugar in theirn.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

The adjustment of the cantecn
doubtless brings peace to the pill
lows Of the jelly heads that con.
ceiyed it.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
FEllS RECALLS.

For power and beauty, go ye to the CAT,
And view the graces Of her supple form.
OF all the creatures freed on Arrarat
Hers the most potent Is to fright or charm.
When doing. dangerous. thus stretched
supine,
Her dormant forces breathe but lsssitude,
Yet strength terrific Turks In every line.
WIN what yelled terrors are those limbs
irnbued!
Marx, as the needless quarry draweth nigh.
The swift contraction Of that velvet paw
tn awakening dangers In that opal eye
tn quick unsheathinG OF each iethal CLAW
How rigid now have grown those spring like
thews.
And-note the stealthy. aexuous caudAl
play.
Too quick for eye the lightning leap ensues,
And, bolt-liGe. launches. on the naples,
prey.
Jack Fox.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Our astronomers must be demni-
ton loquacious if they can't find
scope for their bombast within the
earth's radius of gravity.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

WANTED.-Capab le, reliable person In ev-
Id financial reputati on; s9J8 salary per year.
payable weekly; . per day absolutely sure
and all expenses; STRAIGHT. bona.fds definite
dnv aud expense mo ney nevanced each week.
sTANDA ND HOUSE. 3Sl DBAkB0RN ST., cHI
cAGO. It'll. 13-f-Ot
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Alvord has really been sentenced.
He should have taken another mil
lion while he was about it.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

The senatorial scrap is all over
but the shouting. Tom Patterson
will have tonsilitis.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

What! Abolish the tipping of
the P. P. How's culluhd gemmen
gwine attiah deyse'f?
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Ignatius Donnelly has probably
found out, ere this, who wrote the
plays etc. credited to Shakspear.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
tien
Address all communications
JOE H. DKWIrr. PUBLISHER.
Dolores, Colorado.
RIO aRANDE SOUTHERN R. B.

Read down the left column and up the right
No. and No. will take dinner at Dolores
Regular freight trains do not carry passen-
gers. +. E. Peake. Agent.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Beware the clairvoyant shark
who holds seances by mail.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

When in Durango you should
stop st tho 1nter Ocean Hotel,
Chas. Flock, proprietor. Tho table
10 supplied with everything the
market affords and you are sure Of
being treated courteously as we'll
a. having . good comfortable bed
to sleep in. Rates e1.5O and $500
per day; opposite Union Depot.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

The liner Ocean Hotel is the
place to stop when you go to Du-
range. Good beds. good meals and
courteous treatment are assured
you. l6H
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Parties desiring nny painting or
papering done should address
Ralph Thompson at Mancos. All
work promptly attended to. Esti.
mates furnished. l3tf
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Old papers Is cents . hundred.
at this Office.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Lawrence Woods, of Norwood
visited Dolores Monday.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

The Inter Ocean hotel, OF Du.
range. furnishes you square
meal three timesa day. Patronize
1t when you visit that city.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

FoR SALE.-One gasoline stand
lamp complete, new, at this office.
Call and examine. Price consider
ably less than any Of the agencies
offer.
The silver star., 1901-01-18
Additional Local.

Additional Local.
Joe McNulty went to Cortez yes
terday with a load of trunks.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Geo. Goodwin brought a load O
furs and Navajo blankets from Cor
tez yesterday.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Jas. Belman came up from Dis
appointment Wednesday. his con-
veyance being a sled. He returned
home yesterday, and owing to the
size of his load found it necessary
to enlist the aid of Ed. Moore to
assist him to the top of Chris Hoppe
hill.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

Jas. johnson and Irving Brumley
came in from Disappointment OF
the r4th. They report cattle doing
we'll ip that section.
The silver star., 1901-01-18

To Mrs. NJ. H. Ordway's skill
and experience, the family of Ed.
Moore are duly grateful. No more
tender or careful nurse could be en-.
gagged in SO critical an illness as
that of Mrs. Moore. +.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
DEMOCRATS TO GET 1T.
Will Be Given Second Place on
Official Ballot.

The compilation of votes being made
by Secretary of State Clark is so near
ly completed that it is known that Sec
ond place will be given to the Demo-
Gratis on the official ballot this fall, and
they will be awarded the minority cleo
ton judge The new law says that the
second party in the state shall be de-
termined on the votes cast for the last
governor. County clerks have been
separating the Democrat and Populist
votes and sending in the figures for
this compilation. The Democrats are
running ahead with six unimportant
counties to hear from. Labette coun-
tvs vote, still missing, will be about
210O Populist and 1,40O Democrat.
The total vote in is: Popuist, 1926;
Democrat, S0,227. Nearly two thousand
lead, 1891 exactly, is given the Demo-
Gratis.
County Clerk Niehaus sent a certified
statement that but 45 PopuliSt votes
were polled as against 4,045 Democratic
Atchison also sends divergent figures
100 Populist and 2,57O Democrat. There
will doubtless be objections to this dis
parity. There were so many counties
where this division of the vote was not
kept that the arbitrary division rests IN
the hands of the county clerks Only
one refused to furnish a division, the
county clerk of Harper county.
The third election judge is appointed
by mayors or township trustees, so that
the Populists will have no representa-
tives on the election boards unless the
local administrations are of that pO
litical complexion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
MRS. NATION IN MIDWAY
Now an Attraction at Exposition
at Buffalo.

A special dispa tch from Buffalo says:
Mrs Carrie Nation, the saloon smasher
of Kansas, is now a regular attraction
on the exposition midway. She will re
main there until the fair closes. She
is in sideshow of her own, and an
assiduous barker" makes day and
night hideouS attracting people in at 10
cents per She was established here
today, after she had had rather a
stormy week in Buffalo, more in her
regulation role.
Mrs. Nation came here about a week
ago on a lecture tour. She gave out
that she wanted the good Christian peo-
pie to hire a hall for her to talk in But
the good Christian people are all busy
hiring rooms to visitors, and no hail
was forthcoming Thus this plan failed.
Then Mrs Nation made a midnight
tour of the burnt district. The saloon
lists and resort keepers welcomed her
with the song:
Good morning, Carrie,
How do you feel this morning?
or locked the doors on her, as the whim
took them. Mrs. Nation spoke from
several bar-room tables, but disappoint-
thing at all.
The following day the Kansas cyclone
appeared on the midway with a sack
full of hatchets. She was doing a
thriving business when the concession
aries complained and she was arrested.
The guards handled her as gingerly as
they would a dynamite bomb and were
as peaceable as they could be with her.
She was led gently into the exposition
police station, but was released after
promising not to sell any more
Then the barkers took Mrs. Nation
in hand. She was run into one fake
show after another and out again, while
the barkers spelled for hours and days
on the fact that Mrs. Nation just went
inside''-which was true for that was
all she did.
But all schemes failed by the end of
the week, and Mrs. Nation was becom-
ing a FROST So a defunct sideshow
was bought up and the Streets of Ma
tions' painted out Then gaudy red
and purple letters took their place, and
next door to the lurid Venetian theater
and across from two more just as bad,
all homes of the houchee-couchee, Is
housed Mrs. Nation, the Kansas
Cyclone, the Famous Joint Smasher of
the Sunf1OWer State,'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
GEO. C. CORNING DEAD.
One of Founders of Bank of
Topeka Passes Away.

George c. Corning an old settler in
Topeka, and one of the founders of the
Bank of Topeka. died of diabetes at
Joplin, Mo, Tuesday night. The funeral
is to be held at Carthage, Mo.
Mr.. Corning had an eventful career,
and is well known in both Kansas and
Colorado. He has no relatives living in
Topeka at present. His first wife died
in Topeka while he was living here, and
his second wife. and a grown son and
daughter, survive him.
1t was in 1869 that Mr. Corning came
to Topeka. He became prominent in the
business life of the young city, and Or
ganiZed the Bank of Topeka in the
building at SOL Kansas avenue. That
building was then occupied by A. F.
Horner as a grocery store, and Mr.
Horner moved out to accommodate the
new bank.
About 1870, Mr. Corning went to Boul-
der, Colo, and started a bank. Several
years later he was elected state treas
urer of Colorado. and served one term.
His financial affairs became very much
involved, and he lost most of his prop
erty. His bank in Boulder failed. In
about 1887, Mr.. Corning returned to To-
peka, and went to living on his farm
southeast of town. About 1885, the large
house on his farm which he was occupy
ing as a dwelling, burned to the ground,
and all his household goods were des-
troyed.
Mr. Corning lived in Potwin for sew
era1 years after this. and about three
years ago went to Chicago. From Chi
cago he moved to Missouri, and has been
engaged in business at both Carthage
and Joplin. He was about 65 years old
and has long been a sufferer with the
disease which caused his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
STOOD OFF
THE BANDITS.
Express Messenger Defends His
Car With Shot Gun.
Refused to Come Out When Or
dered by Robbers.
THEY TRIED DYNAMITE
Threw Bomb Into His Car and
He Threw 1t Out.
They Finally Took Registered
Mail Pouch and Left.

Eugene, Ore, Oct 23.-The north
bound Southern Pacific Overland ex-
press, which was due here at 3:42 this
morning, was held UP by robbers near
Walkers station, Is miles south of here
at o'clock this morning and the ex-
press car badly damaged, but the booty
of the robbers amounted to little. Two
men boarded the train at Cottage Grove
climbing on as the train pulled OUT.
After passing Walkers, which is four
miles from Cottage Grove, they climbed
over the tender and covered Engineer
Jack Nichols and the fireman and his
helper The train was ordered to stop,
after which the fireman and helper
were ordered to uncouple the train be-
tween the express car and the first
coach. Engineer Nichols was then or
dered to pull ahead the fireman and
helper being left behind. After going
a short distance the train was stopped
and the robbers proceeded to the ex-
press car taking with them the engi-
neer. The express car was blown open
with dynamite and Express Messenger
c. Charles was ordered out, but he re-
fused to go and with his shotgun COM
N anded the situation inside the car.
The robbers ordered him to come out or
be blown up with the car, but he re-
sponded: "Blow and be -.'' The
car was then riddled with rifle bullets,
which did not injure the messenger who
kept a continuous fire from the inside
which held the robbers at bay. A charge
of dynamite was then thrown into the
with a burning fuse, but Charles
grabbed it and threw it outside, where
il exploded.
Next the robbers compelled the engi-
neer to crawl up to the opening inside
of the car, hoping to him as a pro-
lection from the messengers shots, but
the messenger kept up a steady fire
over the engineers head and still held
the robbers at bay. The robbers then
gave up their efforts to secure the ex-
press treasure and went for the mail
car. They secured the registered mail
then cut the engine from the rest of the
train and ordered Engineer Nichols to
pull ahead. They ran to Judkins Point
in the outskirts of Eugene, where they
disembarked and ordered the engineer
to run and get his train.
The train arrived here at 7:30, about
four hours late. The news was wired
from Saginaw and officers were out in
search of the robbers early this morn
ing, but as yet have secured no trace of
them. They are handicapped by having
no description of the en-. Posses from
both Lane and Douglas counties are
out in search of the bandits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
O. L. CLARK PROMOTED
Made Tax Commissioner of Gulf
Colorado & Santa Fe.

The following circular has been issued
by the officers of the Gulf. Colorado &
Santa Fre:
Mr. o. L. Clarke is this day appoint
ed acting land and tax commissioner,
headquarters at Galveston, Texas, vice
F. NJ. Gilbough, resigned. All commune
cations pertaining to land and tax mat
ters should hereafter be addressed to
Mr.. Clarke"
Mr. Clarke is a Topeka man and was
for many years employed in the audi
tors department of the Santa F'e gen.
eral offices.
Two years ago he was made travelling
auditor with headquarters at Hutchin-
son but was soon afterward transferred
to Chicago.
road circles in Topeka and was prom
inent in literary circles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-23
THEY HAVE SHOT GUNS.
Harry Croft, Road House Proprietor,
Frightened.

Harry Croft, proprietor of Stones
Folly, west of town, was kept a pris-
oner in his place last night by two
men armed with shotgunS.
About 9 o'clock last night Croft
thought he heard some suspicious noises
in the front yard. He went out to in
vestigate, and saw two men lurking
near the hedge. He went over to them
to see what their business was and one
pointed a shotgun at him and COM
manded him to go back to the house
and remain there Croft telephoned to
town for assistance, and Special Off
Ger Hopkins responded When Hop
Eins reached the place he found Croft
staying diligently in the house, but
could find no traces of the men with
the ShOtgunS.