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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-25
ny CLARENCE &. WARD.
TEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN - II SUNDAY
\ tramp up a steep mountain side through
a binding snowstorm is an experience
which. even in midsummer. has its disad-
vantages. Therefore a walk up Pixies Peak
Is not all beer and skittles-especially If the
beginning Of the journey is deferred until
midday.
At least, that is what | found when ]
started from Colorado Springs at noon with
the determination of walking TO the sum-
nit.
Almost everybody who is able TO take
walks at all upon going to Colorado Springs
or Manitou. undertakes to walk TO the
summit Of Pixies Peak. 1t matters not that
II is their custom. in their usual places Of
residence, TO take the street car IL they want
TO go ten blocks. SO strong is the notion of
making this very arduous and somewhat
dangerous walk that many people. women
and children. as well as men. undertake il.
of course. there are other means of as
cending this wonderful mountain. There is
the Cog-wheel Railroad. in addition to car
riaCes. horses and even Rocky Mountain
canaries." as the lazy. hard-to-make-go
burros are called.
II il not always upon the first visit to
this famous resort that one will undertake
the walk. for the agents of the various
means of locomotion do their best, and are
quite successful. in inspiring new adventur-
ers with the great danger of such an I'M
dertaking.
!. though hardy in appearance and in fact.
was "bluffed" out OF making the ascent up
on my first visit through the eloquence of
an agent OF one of these means of locomo-
ton. He declared that IL was dangerous to
the greatest degree. and that many people.
Just as strong as 1. had started up this
mountain. and that the undertaking had
cost them their lives. I was converted and
made my first ascent in another manner
But IT was this journey OF conveyance that
persuaded me 10 make the trip on foot;
for an entire ride up and back. We saw nu-
merous pilgrims. whose ascending progress
seemed TO be accompanied with comfort
and pleasure. And. indeed, 1 may say here
one who has strength TO walk. under ordi-
nary conditions, will find it the most de-
lightful way of seeing the beauties of the
mountain.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-25
A PIXIES PEAK VIEW.

out that I am hardly able to drag one foot
ahead of the other. Between here and the
summit the trail lies over two miles of its
steepest ascent of the mountain; the night
is as black as pitch. and 1t is showing SO
hard that no man could keen the trail. IL
you do not let me stop here l will simply
have to go back TO the timber and camp"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-25
Where the Trail Began
To BE Really Difficult.

Upon leaving the locality of the Half
Way House. | soon discovered the probable
reason why ii was not situated further up:
for from there. almost Immediately upon
rounding the rocks. the ascent became very
steep and the trail very hard. After an
hour or SO of this kind OF going I began TO
wish that I had stepped at this lodging
place. But pride spurred me on.
occasionally met travellers returning from
'the summit" and at one point passed
some tentcrs who were camping for the
night: but about 3 o'clock, at a time when
the ascent was exceedingly steep. / came
into a heavy wind that had then been
blowing twelve hours. 1t seemed that the
higher / went the sleeper the ascent be-
came. and also the harder the wind blew.
The grit from the surface of the mountain
was being carried by the wind. so as to
severely sting my face. and as II grew late.
Il became very cold.
| was becoming exceedingly weary and
cold, when upon passing Windy Point"
where the force of the wind seemed TO sug-
gest and justify this name. l met a trav-
eler returning from the summit. He told
me / had four miles to go. He Furthermore
told me there was no place this side OF the
summit where one could obtain lodging.
He told me that there was the Saddle
House. but that he had applied there for
lodging and had been refused. they having
told him thai they did not take dodgers. He
was a man who, l judged from appear
ances. could not afford expensive lodgings.
and thinking likely accommodations In this
region would be very expensive. l con-
cluded that the probable cost thereof stood
in his way: but. being amply supplied with
money. l resolved TO trudge on to this place.
two miles further. and try to get accom-
modations. determined to pay any price that
might be asked Of me for the night.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-25
An Unsocial Host
At the Saddle House

The Saddle House Is the boarding place
of the men who work on the roadbed Of the
Cog-Wheel Railroad. / arrived there a
little after s .. m. completely exhausted.
nearly stiff with cold. and a painful sufferer
from the wind. which was blowing ter
rifcally.
After | had knocked several times the door
was opened.
Can / get accommodations here for the
nightg' / asked.
Are you going to the Peak" was the
ounter-auestion
"Yc.."
Well. you can't stop here"
Does 1t make any difference where l am
goingy'
Yes, We can't take people in here when
they are on their way to the peak. There
is a hotel up there. and the bosses do not
allow us to take in folks who otherwise
would stop there"
We'll. then. / am not on my way to the
Peak. 1 am going TO Cripple Creek
NO. that don't CO."
And then followed quite an argumen as
to whether l was going to Cripple Creek
1 was trying to convince him that Cripple
Creek was my original point of destina-
ton. / told him that / did not have to go
to the Peak at all: that l had been there
before. and II he would let me stag there
for the night 1 would not go to the summit.
but would change my course and so direct
ly to Cripple Creek.
This argument did not seem to take well
with him. so finally i put It this way:
"You certainly are not depriving the sum-
init people of anything tonight by letting
me in here. for the reason that no human
being could possibly travel up there TO-
night from here. The wind Is almost a
cyclone. the Thermometer Is in the neigh
borhood Of zero. and / en- SO utterly tagged
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-25

l had made. the pleasantness of the after
noon. and the ease Of travel. | concluded
that / could make IL to the Summit" by
dirk. So | continued my Journey.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
SECRET SOCIETIES.

MORNING STAR LODGE, No g. o. q F.-Meet,
every Friday evening, at 500 O'clock
Mcdonnell ENCAMPMENT. No 81 O. o F.-Meets
Second and Fourth tuesday evenings of each
month. at 500 O'Clock.
HARMONY LODGE, M. Il, A. F A N-MeetS FirsI
and Third Thursdav evenings Of each month
at 500 O'Clock.
SMY LODGE, No. E, /. O. Il. Meets ever,
wednesday evening, at % O'clock.
SMYRNA CONCLAvE, No a.. ORDER OF HEPTAsoPHs
meets first and third Tuesday of each month
at 500 O'Clock at tie Odd Fellows Hail.
UNION CASTLE No II, X. q E.-Meets every Mon
day evening in their hall in the Cooper Build
ing, at on o'clock.
MIsPAH LODGE, No. l6, A. o. U. W.-Meets every
Monday evening at 500 O'Clock in Odd Eel
lows Hall.
MIzPAH CONCLAvE, No. 1917 ADHESIVE MoGUL
LIANs.-MeetS the last Monday evening of each
month, at s 90 O'Clock, in odd Fellows Hall.
GENERAL WINFIELD :. tjANC OK POST, No. 20
A. R.-MeetS every Thursday night in the
Hall of the knights of the Golden Eagle. ThOs
Davis, Commander.
STARS AND STRIPES COUNCIL. No. 26, JR. O. L. A.
M-Meets at 500 p. m. every Thursday In
Odd Fellows Hall.
FRANCES E. WILLARD Temple. No. 5, n of q. F.
Meets every Tuesday evening at S o'clocg al
the Golden Eagle Hall
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
CHURCH SERVICES.

AsRURI METHODET EPIsCoPAL-Sunday-P Preach
ing at l0% A. ana 7.45 P. NJ. SUNDAY School
p NJ. Christian EndeavOr Prayer Meeting
645 P. N. Prayer Meeting-Wednesdays at Z As
P. M. Rev. G.. A Hill, pastor.
T. PETERS CHURCH Rev. Henry Thomas Rec
tOr.-Sunday-MO Morning Prayer and Sermon at
1917 A. NJ. Evening Prayer and sermon at 70
Pm. Sunday SchoOl-2.l5 p NJ Wednesdays
Evening Prayer and Lecture ~ p NJ. Teach
ers' Meeting Immediately aflerward.
.-Sunday-Preaching at 1917 A. M
and ~ Pm sunday SchOol-ll% AN. Prayer
Meeting-Wednesdays at IA P. NJ. Rev. J. i
Estlin, pastor.
Ut. POLYcARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-ServiceSe every
other Sunday, by Father WaldOn Sunday
School Immediately after service.
SMYRNA CIRCUIT.-PTeaching services, Friend.
ship in the morning, SeverSOn in the after
noon. Jerman's Chapel and Smyrna Land
ing alternate Sunday nights at 100 Rev g.
L. Hardesty, pastor.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL COlored) -
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and p NJ.
Sunday School, P. NJ. Rev. ". c. Dick
'erSOn, Pastor
A. NJ. E. CHURCH-Sund, j-Preaching at II a.
M, and p. m. sunday School at D. m.
Christian EndeavOr, 615 p. m. Sunday Praise
meeting, at O'Clock Wednesday evening
Rev. J. NJ Palmer, Pastor
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

The busy man who never has any
time might eat few dates.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
win Bbom His Bnsiness.

S. Laval, merchant of Dallas, Tex.
writes: 81 thought 1 would have to
give up business, after two years of
suffering from general debility brought
on by cverwork and long hours, but
four bottles of Electric Bitters gave
me new life. can now eat anything,
sleep well and feel like working all the
time. Its the best medicine on earth. ="
It's a wonderful tonic and health
builder for tired, weak, sickly and
rundown people. Try it. Satisfac-
tlon guaranteed. Only so cents at
Benton n. Weldon's drugstore, (suc-
cessor to Jas. P. .Hoffecker,) Smyrna.
and L. L. Mason's drug store Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

Henry Clews, whose long career in
the New York Exchange makes him
bridge between the past and the pres
ent of Wall street, says that he joined
the Exchange in 1864, and of all the then
members of the institution, only %
beside himself survive. Three years
ago there were 90 whose services ante
dated his, but since then there has
been such mortality that the number
has ben reduced to 90.
Just now one doesn't have to join
secret society in order to get the grip.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is to receive
twenty millions of dollars in cash in
return for his stock in his companies.
Mr.. Carnegie will not carry that
amount of money away with him in re-
turn for his receipt. A little bit of
paper containing some printing, some
writing and revenue stamp will ans
wer just as well and that he can put in
his vest pocket.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

mitted to her confidence, were always
devoted admirers of her intellectual
powers of reasoning.
Poor woman! Her life was long and
full of shadows. Like a meteor, she
flashed athwart the gay horizon of
Paris again and again. Like falling
star, she ended in obscurity and moth
ingness.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Child
rem, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach
Feething Disorders, Break up Colds, move
and regulate the Bowels and Destroy
Worms. They never fail. Over 10, 900 tes-
timonials. At all drug SITS, Csc. Sample
mailed free. Address Allen S. Olmstead,
LEROY, NY.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

Mrs. Newlywed-'I'm sorry we
haven't more bric-a-brac. Mrs. Mat
ronleigh-" Don't let that worry you.
Just wait until you have family of
children, and they'll see that you have
oil the bric-a- brac you want"
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

Six month ago a Philadelphia boy
was taken to hospital with broken
neck. His body was paralyzed and
his mined affected to the point of in
sanity. Recently he walked home
from the hospital with mind clear, body
vigorous and vertebrae intact. 1t was a
great triumph for modern surgery.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

''See here!'' wrathfully cried the
golf beginner. "I'm tired of you
laughing at my game. If I hear any
more impudence from You I'll crack
you over the head"
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

''All right" said the caddie. "But
says, I'll bet yer don't known w'at'p
be de right club ter do it wit. "-Phila-
dephia Press.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
SMYRNA DIRECTORY.

TOWN OFFICIALS.
President of COuncil-James C. Robinson.
secretary of COuncil-Henry S. Anthony.
Town Treasu.er-Ezekial V. Cooper.
Clerk of COuncil-Samuel j. Reynolds.
Alderman-Eugcne Crow.
Chief of Police-Joseph H. Garner.
COuncilmen: LIST ward, John Rawley; 2nd
Walls; 4th Ward, Jos. H. Wright: 9TH Ward.
&. Marriott Fowler; 9th Ward, James C. Robinson
and Henry $. Anthony.
Council meets the second and fourth Fridays
n each month.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
Ask For AIIen'-iFoot Ease, a Powdc. +.

To shake into yonr shoes. 1t rests the
lset. Cures COrns, BuniOns, Ingrowing
Nails, Swollen and Sweating feet. At ali
druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
free; Address Vllen s. Olmstead, LeRoy,
NY.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

The fellow who lives in an attic sell
dom complains of too high living.
Smyrna times., 1901-02-20

The self-made man too often forgets
70 give his wife any of the credit.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-09
MORE THAN A DOZEN MILLIONS.

The Police Department has put in an applica-
tion to the Board of Estimate and AppOrtionment
for appropriations for the coming year much in
excess of dozen millions of dollars The
expenditure for the current municipal twelve
months has not fallen far short OF twelve
millions, a million for each month"; and the
Unsuitable grabbers, whose greed and prOdi-
gality increase by ratio almost geometrcal,
want more the longer they stay in office. In
Old Testament times the daughters of the horse
leech were tireless in draining the lifeblood of
the people. And yet there was no Tammany
among the ancients. The effrontery of the
politicians who plunder the substance of the
taxpayers in present conditions is almost unlim-
tied. Is it not the general conviction among
NEWCOMERS whose intelligence and knowledge
Of affairs give them the right to speak plainly
on such subjects that at least One-half of the
huge amount annually expended upon our police
is applied unwisely and in such ways as to do
more harm than good? Careful analysis and
study of the outlay of municipal funds in other
cities in America and Europe have convinced
fair minded investigators that six millions of
dollars prudently used would secure to this
metropolis better results in our Police Depart
ment than the large aggregate now scattered
so lavishly and with such unsatisfactory con-
sequences.
III was not a well CONSIDERED act IN the public
interest the legislation adopted in Albany last
winter which made big addition to the sala-
ries of the detective sergeants in this city. Few
of these detectives are true Hawkshaws or
Sherlock Holmeses. Too many of them are so
i'll equipped that they never detect anything
except the approach of payday. and are no
more efficient in the prevention of crime or the
capture of criminals than the average pedler of
a pushcart Nevertheless, the legislature raised
the salaries of all the detective sergeants at
single stroke. 1t is now certain. furthermore
that the vicious three platoons scheme will he
more expensive than the old system.
For six millions of annual expenditure at
most, if the money were handled by faithful
and competent representatives of the citizens
New-York could have police protection unsur-
passed in any community. But the appropria-
tiOns have been mounting higher and higher
year after year What will the limit be? If
the State legislature continues to be cOmpIai-
SAINT and municipal government extravagant,
how many years will go by before the dozen
climb to score of millions? And then how
long will it be ere the overburdened taxpayers
make a protest which will amount to some
thing?
New-York tribune., 1901-09-09

different proposition from building 1t on lot
with the value of $4,000 or $4,000. prevailing
nrices i'm the most congested districts. In the
first case the builder can afford the two famiiy
TO a floor" tenements; in the latter any sueh
ample provision would be out of the question:
East Side builders have previously solved the
nrobIem by running a house with twenty-five
foot frontage up sometimes as high as seven
stories and getting four families to floor OF four
teen rooms; and under these conditions the profits
were frequently abnormaliy large. But under
the new law twenty-five foot. non-hreproof
tenements can be only five stories high, and
under the new light and ventilation require
ments not more than twelve rooms are prac-
tcable to a floor
For these reasons many have prophesied the
disuse of the twenty-five foot tenement; ana,
though it does not necessarily follow that such
will be the case, it must be admitted that in
the plans already filed the old twenty-five foot
unit has been abandoned. The new houses In
most cases. are to have a frontage of forty feet
in one case of sixty-six-and though not so
many rooms are crowded into the same space
as would have been possible half a year ago, it
is not believed that the owner will lose any
great amount in rentals. And these new houses
are surely marvellous creations, when the fact
that they are intended for the very poor is kept
in mind. There are large ventilation courts and
yards; the rooms are all of fair size, and all
are connected with the open air; the plumbing
is of the most modern kind hot water is sup
piled" and, most wonderful of ALL shower baths
are provided in the cellar.
This is fair example of what in four months
the new Tenement House law has done for the
poor foreign population of New-YOrk. And
these buildings, it must be remembered. are not
the work of asi-philanthropic organizations,
which have chiefly in mind the physical and
moral betterment of the poorer classes, but of
the shrewdest speculative builders. actuated
solely by tho hope of profit. In view of this
fact the public may conclude that the vexed
problem as to whether tenements under the
new law will pay" has been solved by those
most capable of solving it.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-09
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

United States Consul Warner reports from Lelpsic
that work has been begun the electric railroad
between Halle and Merseburg, permission for the
construction OF which granted by the Prussian
Government several months ago. It is expected
that the Halle-Ammendorf section will be completed
before the beginning of the winter The total length
will be miles. Power will be obtained from the
River Saae. The consul also states that the
projected electric railroad between Leipsic and
Halle has been abandoned the Prussian and Saxon
governments having refused to grant the necessary
franchises.
All he said to himself, as he finished the last
paragraph of his magazine article. I think the
world will have to thank for this In
ton of the servant girl problem. After this there
Henry" his wife cried as she rushed excitedly
into his room. Hannah has just notified that
R%c5a5sns gT5Rs coming from nex 'e wa tPe
What on earth shall we do? do -, o,.,- -, -
up.-(Chicago Record-Herald-
workmen near Braddock. Penn. recently un-
earthed an Indian burial place of considerable in
terest. The skeletons found surrounded bv
musse shells in such manner to indicate that
the bodies had been by shells when they
buried. When the bones were taken out some
iade arrow points were found with them. The
bones were in such condition that they crumbIed
readily when handled and only small portions were
hard that they could be carried away as relics
Mrs Phoxy-Well. III be ready for that sealskin
Mt Phoxy-What's a sealskin "saclsoon?'.
Mrs, Phoxy-Oh don't be funny. You said if I'd
live at home economically this summer you'd buy
sealskin sack.
Mr.. Phoxy-YOu misunderstood me. madam
said I'd be able TO buy you one. that's aH-(Pha-
delphia Press.
"An exciting witnessed in the Ramita
ring during bull fight bicycles says The
Mexican Herald" Two of the chuos placed the
banderillos, short stabbing sticks the neck
of the bulls When the second bull entered the
ring Jose BasurtO, manPuvring his bicycle ceverly
placed the sticks with great daring. while his COM
rade coolly sat his wheel. which was propped
stand upright in the centre of the ring. Luckily
the bull paid attention 10 him
Patient-Doctor. I'm not feeling very we'll
DIR. Kurt-Hm! Dye exercise?
well not much. I ride up to my Office every
Dr. Kurt-H'm! Bun down eh' Walk up.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
r Z. Mansfield. United States Consul at Val
paraiso writes that vine culture and the production
of wines has in recent years become an Important
industry in the Republic of Chill. Lying IT does
between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific
Ocean and extending north and south for dis
tanee OF 400 miles. Chill possesses conditions ot
soil and climate that admirably adapted 10
horticulture and especially TO the cultivation or
variety OF wine producing grapes.
Borroughs-You haven't got s. bill about you
have yOuH
Jenkins-Yes.
Rorroughs-Let have II. will YOU?
Jenkins-It would only put you I'm debt. IL READS
''ro A. Taylor Dr.. one pair trousers. 80 -tfniis-
delphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-09

Spanish vessels. and to make the blockade effec-
tive are pertinent facts. They provide Tor
close watch night and day, for picket boats
searchlights az night guard against torpedo BOAT
attack nearness to the harbOr entrance, readl-
ness OF engines for keeping the ships always
headed toward land instead of away from II, and
for signals to be used in case or attempted
escape.
proposed in recognition of his services as next
in rank al the victory at Santiago Whefe so
much was achieved in this eliminating battle
and where his ship was such a conspicuous IorCe
in the fight his conduct while in independent
command prior to June l, the record OF WIlcn
has been given above and which by reason OF lts
unsteadiness in purpose and in push, and failure
TO obey orders, did not meet the approval OF tIle
President and the Department, was yet not per
Initted to stand IN the way of his nomination for
promotion TO higher grade for the part he took
in the final triumph a pertinent iact Is the
letter of Admiral Sampson in which, while not
overlooking Commodore Schley's reprehensible
conduct above referred to, he asks that ample
justice be done him for his part in the action or
July g.
In war. as in peace, it is apt to he a mistake
to be generous before being just. If the Navy
Department had promptly acted upon its con-
victions after the destruction of Cerveras fleet,
all the facts would have been brought out. the
endless chickering's that have continued TO TINS
day would have been senced at the outset,
ample credit for his conduct in battle would
surely have been accorded Commodore Schley,
and the discipline of the Navy would have
undergone no strain. The best thing possible
now is to await with judicial impartiality, the
full development of the facts and the profess
sional opinion upon them, to the end that JUS
tice be now done in the face of the Country
and of History.