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The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
EAnDslEv ARCHITECTURE.

New and Unconventional scu,ool Now
Maeh Favored In Europe.
When Aubrey Beardsley had notbinx
else to do he was wont to put a pen
ell to paper and, without withdraw
1t, outline the figure Of woman. SOM.
times he would thus draw the head NJ
satyr, prolonging the arms to repre-
sent limbs Of a tree. foliage laden. HI
had a habit of twisting the torso IN
SUCH wise that portion OF the rear al .
ovation was to be seen advanced wei;
to both right and left in the conyolu.
tons. This was his style in illustra-
ton. Over in Europe-France espe
cially--a new school Of architecture ha,
much vogue just now. 1t may be called
the school which represents Beardsley-
ism in architecture. The exponents O.,
this school. practically founded by Mr..
Bing, have way of fashioring adorn-
ments. exterior and interior, fashion
ing structures themselves in the twist
ed, impossible manner which Mr..
Beardsiey, following the wihdings of a
vagrant pencil, placed before the world
as art productions. They cal, it Fart
Nouveau over there remarked John
Mead Howells. New York architect
OF considerable not. Il aIp inclined
to the belief that Burne-Jones and
Rossetti and others of their pre-Ra.
phaelite school originated his new art
Beardsley, to be sure. while but an H.
illustrator. did many things which seem
to be In measure copies in structures
/ have seen in Paris. would not say
that they were actually copies, but they
represent the queer. twisted and dis
torted human figures, the oddities In
curves and other outlandish shapes
which violate all the canons Of art. The
smaller buildings in the recent expo
sition had manifestations of this new
school which fully exploit its eccen-
tricities. saw number of tenement
houses in the Champs Elysees which
are covered all over with the strange
figures. The thing developed just about
the break between the old and new
salon. The new people have pushed
their ideas-if they can be called SUCH
for. really, they resemble fused con-
struction. and that without Jesign-
and have made some progress over
there. Here? Well. can not say that
have encountered much of it. or,
indeed. can recall a single manifesto
ton"
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
Cheese 1t.

Cheese 1t" is in an English slang
dictionary OF 1911. and the definition
shows that the phrase was then used
In the same sweet sense as that Of to-
day. And the phrase came banging and
humping down the last century. The
ingenious George Augustus Sala in his
"Gaslight and Daylight" uS59) wrote
In the chapter "Strollers at Dumble-
downdeary" about young Harry. who
held earnest parley with members Of
the upper gallery who were peltins him
and his friends with nutshells and
broken piles. Two or three 'hallosn
and now, thens!' accompanied by a
strong recommendation to cheese it.
q. e.. act of cessation). cause these
trifiing annoyances to cease" You
see that Mr.. Sala thought it necessary
to explain the phrase to his genteel
audience. The dictionaries all say that
cheese it, Is thought to be a corrup-
ton OF cease it." Maybe they think
SO. We are inclined to believe in a
more remote derivation. Cease it," is
too easy.-Boston Journal.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
A Chance for TesI..

) The president OF the French Acad-
envy Of Sciences at the last meeting
of that body announced that Nine.
Guzmann. believer In the plurality OF
inhabited worlds. had bequeathed to
the academy a sum OF 100, 900 francs, to
be given to any person who shall have
succeeded In entering into communi-
cation with one OF the heavenly bodies
with the exception Of the planet Mars.
The will" NJ. Levy adds. wisely pro-
vides that on each occasion that prizes
could not be awarded during the space
OF hve years In succession the COM
pound interest will be devoted to the
promotion OF the serious work Of as
tronomy. The intention OF the foun-
der will be scrupulously carried out
and the prize will be put up for compe-
tition in the present year.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

con IN the cabin, looked out. mr.
heart stood still. There were her co.,
sins. the vancss. Arthur and Ned; her
college chum, Mary Parsons; her
father. stately and grand, and her Aunt
Maria, ~ elegant and graceful IS
ever. rode at his side She drew back
into the shadow. and the train COM
ing under the shoulder Of the hill,
passed and was gone.
What a picturesque cabin" she
heard Mary Parsons say; but nobody
answered. Well she knew that in the
souls of her kith and kin there was .
ceaseless regret for her, that in her
fathers heart there was spot tina:
never dulled its aching.
Some Of your folks are at the Inn,
my Marjory. II you'd like to 60 ana
see them. Ill harness up and take
YOU"
mo. I thank you, WILL" she an
swered. Her face was cold a. she
waited on him and his mother. noun
tain fashion, before she took her own
dinner. She had little appetite. Often.
as she ate. her restless look wandered
out to the field beyond the pines,
where, under little mound, her baby
slept.
That night VIII Ernst took his gun
and tramped off. AS he went Marjory
knew from signs sadly familiar, that
he would not come back till morning.
His mother offered to stay with her,
but she declined company. and noun
tain women are not expansive.
i've warned him about Dan Sisco."
she said. "Therell never be an end
of the old trouble till one or the other
Of those boys is dead. 1 hope it wont
be WILL"
Morning came, noon came, night
came. No VIII. But at midnight there
was the sound Of feet at the door-the
shutting feet of those who carried a
burden. Marjory opened the door. Her
neighbors entered, bearing in her hus-
band. alive, but sorely wounded.
He met Dan Sisco, and they quar-
Relied" said old man Larcum, briefly,
land Dams done for him, I'm afraid.
The doctors done all he could"
my Marjory, my Marjory!" The
oJAAe AAPo "CEC lohAu-ucChcu anu pdle,
the words came with gasps. my Mar
jory = forgive = for Christs sake.
Amen" And VIII Ernst was gone.
The tragedy was told from lip to lip,
and 1t got into the papers. When Mar
jory Ernst came back to ner lonely
house. after her husband had been laid
in the grave which was followed close
beside her boys, she was met by
gray-haired man who folded her close
to his breast, and held her as one who
had found treasure.
Daughter" he said, 81 am here to
carry you home. Come back to your
own place in your fathers house."
And Marjory went. That chapter of
her life was closed forever.-M Margaret
Sangster in The Housekeeper
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
THE FLOWERS OF THE SEA.

The sea has flowers as the land has.
but the most brilliant of the sea-
flowers bloom not upon plants but
upon animals. The living corals Of
tropical seas present display of
floral beauty which in richness and
vividness Of color and variety and
grace Of form rivals the splendor Of n
garden Of flowers. The resemblance
to vegetal blossoms is SO complete
that some persons ind 1t difficult to
believe that the brilliant display con-
tains no element OF plant life. but Is
wholly animal in its organization.
Among the sea animals which bloom
as II they were plants are included.
besides corals. the sea-anemone and
the sea-cucumber. DIR. c. NJ. Black
ford. Jr.. remarks that among the CO.
raj gardens the birds and butterflies OF
the upper world are replaced by fishes
Of curious forms and flashing colors.
which dart about among the animal
flowers.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

Thomas Fiemming OF Dclavan. Wia.,
walked of a Chicago. Milwaukee q
st. Paul express train going at the rate
Of forty-scven miles m hour and e.
capped with a split head. broken nose,
bruised eyes and sore body. He boari'
ed the train for Milwaukee. At Kan
sasvillc. west Of Racine. he stood on
the platform Of coach and his hat
blew on, and he followed after 4. A
posse OF nifty citizens went In pearch
OF F1emming, expecting to ind his
mangled body, but he Ind struck In a
snowdrift, was rendered unconscious
revived and walked to Kansasville,
where he was found.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
n,s Medsssy.


An instance Of Washington's mod
esty IL cited in the story told Of his
attendance upon session Of the House
Of Burgesses at Williamsburg.
Washington had been noted ~ Wis
ltor and . resolution was offered and
adopted thanking him for the distin-
guished military services which he had
rendered to the country. In rendering
these thanks Speaker Robinson lent
such warmth and colorlng to the EFFORT
"a to confound the young soldier.
Finally Washington got upon his
feet, but he could not ilnd his voice,
Blushing and stammsring. he stood I'M
III the speaker relieved him OF his
position by saying:
''sit down. Mr.. Washington; your
modssty only equals your valor, and
that surpassss the power Of any lag
guaes that I posssss." M
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22


Fresh Meat-In cold. dry weather
fresh meat packed in barrels with
snow will keep sweet for weeks.
To Pickle Beef.--For 100 pounds of
beef. allow hve pounds Of salt. one
fourth ounce Of saltpeter. one pound
Of brown sugar; dissolve all In enough
water to cover the meat. In two
weeks, take up. drain and throw away
the brine, cover again with fresh brine
made In the same way.
Sugar-Cured Hams.-Six pounds OF
salt. two pounds Of brown sugar. half
an ounce Of saltpeter. one-fourth
ounce Of black pepper. Rub the meat
thoroughly with this mixture. lay in
a barrel for two days. then take up
and rub again. Lay ON boards to dry.
rubbing with the mixture twice more.
In three weeks they are ready for
smoking.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

Deeds are greater than words. Deeds
have such . life, mute but undeniable.
and grow % living trees and fruit
trees do; they people tho vacuity OF
time and make II green and worthy.
why should the oak prove logically
that II ought to grow. and will grow?
Plant II. try Ii; what gifts Of diligent
judicious assimilation and secretion
It has. Of progress and resistance OF
force to grow. will then declare them
selvcs.-Carlyle.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
AN OUTDOOR ELEvAroR.


In the drawing below is shown q
fire escape designed by q Minnesota
inventor. 1t is intended to facilitate
the escape of persons in high build
tngs in case Of fire, and can be utilized
long after the elevators inside the
building have been abandoned on &C.
count of the intense draught caused
by the open shaft. This apparatus is
intended to be operated by the nre-
men. the car being already suspended
from the top Of the structure, with
its cable extending downward in read
mess to be spliced to the one carried
by the fire engine. The latter cable
is carried on a reel connected with the
engine, and q small steam engine is
provided to wind up the cable and
haul the empty car to the top Of the
building after each load OF human
freight has been deposited safely at
the bottom. To regulate the speed Of
descent brake is provided and the
car can be stopped at each floor. A
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

train moving at this speed in twenty
yards means that 1t must be brought
to full stop in four-nfths Of Sec
ond. When we remember that, in an
end-on collision, 1t takes several sec
onds for the momentum of the train
to expend itself in telescoping car into
car. one is moved to ask what would
be the condition Of the living contents
Of passenger car that was brought
to stop in a fraction Of the time that
1t takes to bring the last car Of tele-
scoping train to rest?-Scientinc
American,
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
RESULTS FROM EARTHQUAKE STUDY.


Prof. John Milne says that upon
knowledge derived from the scientific
study Of earthquakes new rules and
formulate for engineers and builders
have been established. and these prin-
ciples have been widely applied in
Japan and other countries. thereby
minimizing the loss Of life and prop
erty. Such studies have also been of
practical use in the working Of rail-
ways. especially in Japan. by local
izing faults In the rocks and suggest
ing alterations in the balancing OF
locomotives. Another advantage
gained relates to ocean cables. as 1t
has become possible to indicate parts
Of the sea-bottom that should be
avoided in laying such cables.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
AN OPTICAL PROBLEM

The simple illustration herewith
raises question. namely. why in
looking at the sixteen black squares.
a shadow Is seen where four corners
meet-except at the place where the
eye directly gazes. This exception Is.
Of course. explained by the fact that
just there. In the direct line of vision.
the image falls on the highly sensitive
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
WHAT ABOUT THE rAssExoER

WHAT ABOUT THE PASSENGER
The public II indebted to the Daily
Mall Of London for introducing,
through Its Geneva correspondent. an
engineer. who Is credited with IN in
vention OF a mechanical brake"
which stops q train that IL running at
nifty miles an hour within distance
Of twenty yards. Good! But what
about the passengers7 A train rum
ming at the rate Of fifty miles an
hour covers sevsnty-tAree and one
third feet . second; and to stop q
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

One OF the eleventh hour congress.
sl0hnl appropriations was &dO!0M for
n statue Of General George b. Me-
C1cllan, to bo erected In Washington.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

The worker wasps. like the woresr
bess. are smaller than the queens o.
males. 'f'f %
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

yellow spot Of the retina. But why
the blurs In the other positions where
the white banda cross?
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
POPULAR SCIENCE.


Mr.. L. Stejneger showed before the
Biological society In Washington at
its December meeting how there have
been three great migrations of Siber-
Ian animals into Europe. The first two
occurred in connection with the age OF
ice. but the third is still in progress.
and both birds and mammals are now
passing from Siberia into Scandinavia.
the most Travelled route of the invad-
ers lying along the shores of the. Arc
tic ocean.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22

sliding steel door is provided on the
side toward the building which can
be closed tightly when passing
through flames. With this apparatus
1t is also possible to elevate lines of
hose to the tops Of high buildings for
putting out the fire.
The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1901-03-22
To xsrp Eye.Gia..s. Clear.

Wearers OF eyeglasses are fire.
quently annoyed in cold weather by
the deposit OF moisture that forms on
the glass upon entering a warm room
According to German technical Jour-
nal. a simple preventive Of this annoy
ance is the rubbing Of the glasses with
soft potash soap every morning. After
the soap Is applied the glasses can be
polished bright. the invisible film that
remains sufiicing to prevent the de-
post Of moisture.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10
AN ELEVATED TRAIN WRECKED.
Chicago Hns an Accident That May
Cost Life.

CHICAGO. Feb. s.-An accident which
occurred on the South Side Elevated Road
at Sixty-third Street last night, came near
costing score OF lives. northbound
train had just left the South Park Avenue
station. At the same time an empty train
was backing into the yards. which are at
Sixty-third Street
The rear end of the empty train smashed
into the northbound train and four OF the
cars were derailed. One of them was
swung around so as to be at right angles
to the track and balanced with one end
projecting twenty feet over the edge Ct
the l. structure. The woodwork was
smashed to splinters and a great pile of
wreckage was thrown up
Trucks were ripped from one of the ears
and went crashing into the street below.
In their descent they struck trolley pole
broke 1t. and dragged the trolley wire to
the ground, stopping traffic on the surface
line for an hour. The passengers were in
the rear cars Of the train, and none were
seriously injured.
The motorman of the train, Fred Wig
ginton, was pinned under the wreckage.
He will die
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10

which is a nude female figure, whose back
tc~ard the observer possesses a wonder
full Henner-like quality of flesh that one
seldom sees done so we'll identity"
40. Is. is another composition in this
class that is remarkable for its graphic
Illustrative power, for it fits exactly AL
drichs memorable lines. telling of two
spirits passing in the mysterious half
light OF 'No-Man sLaId.'' who are
your" asks one. to which the other fall
teringly replies, II do not know; / only
died last night"
Among the more novel examples shown
are some studies modelled in low relief
and variously tinted. OF these No 3S,
AN Ideal Head" is particularly charm
ing in both design and color Of iridescent
quality.
This little specimen recalls those de-
lightful tiny jewel-like things in ivory.
gold. and color done by GeroIne and Fall
guiere. They are the halfway ground be-
tween painting and sculpture and COM
bine the beautiful qualities OF both.
OF two bronzes No. 40 a portrait bust
with pedestal, is extremely refined and
artistic. This shows how thin the walls
are between the art of the sculptor and a
painter of Vedder's peculiar and original
genius. There is less in the art OF We'd
der to interest the critic who cares more
for the mthod than the story than there
is in many another American painter one
might mention, but art is something be-
sides technique Viewing the work of this
original painter, "a Teller of Fairy
Tales from a broad worldwide point of
view. and considering his magnificent life
product as a whole, It must be conceded
that he has won an enduring place among
the few foremost artists of the nineteenth
century JAMES HENRY MOSER
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10
KIDNAPERs MAKE THREATS.
A Germantown Grocer Ordered to
Pay or Lose His sons

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 9.-Uniess ST., 900
is deposited in a crevice in the stone wall
surrounding the birthplace of the Inflated
Charley Ross, the two sons of Oswin
Henry, OF Germantown, are to be cap
tured.
The letter in which this latest kidnap-
ing plot has been divulged. instead of
being addressed to the father of the boys
was sent to B. C. Chaplain, a prominent
druggist He was instructed to deliver
the letter to Mr.. Henry and also to pre-
pare to wind up his own affairs and get
out of town by next Wednesday, which is
the furthest date set by the writers for
the deposit of the ransom.
The portion of the letter referring to
the kidnapping is as follows:
Tell Oswin Henry TO draw SIS, 600 from
the bank and leave it on the north corner
of the stone pile at the end of Duval
Street, back of the Ross property, at ex-
actly o'clock on the night of the 18th of
February. If he does not do so, we will
abduct his child and burn out its eyes.
Death! Beware!"
The chirography OF the letter was ex-
celIent. Mr.. Henry is grocer, his place
of business being opposite Claphams drug
store. His boys are sixteen and twelve,
respectively, and, with their father, they
laugh at the threatened fate in store for
them despite the fact that the home of
Charley Ross is only 800 PAGES back OF
their house.
Mrs. Henry has been greatly alarmed
The police have not been informed, but
Mr. Henry says he will not pay the
S15 600 He will have representative at
the rendezvous named by the letter writ
erS to see what happens.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10

NEW YORK, Feb. Sit feeding time
the horses and mules of the Governments
army in the Philippines eat from fat
disks of compressed hay, which the dusky
Filipino stable boys pull out Of cylindrical
shaped bales that are put together along
the warehouse docks over in Brooklyn.
The hay looks not unlike the rolls of
brown ingram carpet standing in front Of
furniture stores along Sixth Avenue.
So tightly has the hay been compressed
that one little disk eighteen inches in di-
ameter and about two inches thick, when
pulled to pieces and we'll shaken up fills
a good sized manager. The heavy pressure
incidentally makes the interior OF the
bale air tight, and horses and mules push
their eager muZzles deep down into
rich aroma of the harvest fields just as
though they we're switching lies in the
stables under the hay NOW at home in
America.
The bales are pressed into this peculiar
cylindrical shape for two reasons-that
they will pack more readily in the holds
of the vessels that carry them across the
seas, and, upon its arrival at Manila, that
it may be swung in sings on either side
of pack animals back for transportation
into the interior.
Until recently the bales were turned
out OF eompressors at the foot of Coffey
Street in Brooklyn, each of which worked
at the rate of ton, or fifteen cylinders
of hay, an hour. But just before'the close
of the year the price of hay became much
cheaper in the West, and the compressors
were freighted across the continent to
be used on the Pacific Coast Hay is ship
ped as freight. allowing forty cubic feet
TO a ton. A ton of hay in the old box
bales measured $50 cubic feet, while the
same weight in cylindrical bales meas
ured only so cubic feet, thus saving 100
cubic feet freightage on every ton. So
the old square bales were worked over;
carloads at the railroad terminals in
Jersey and Manhattan were pulled aboard
lighters and towed across the bay to
Brooklyn. There the old square bales
were torn open and the already WELL
compressed hay was stuffed into the
mouth of strengthening machinery
which moved not unlike an old-fashioned
butter hurn. BY these compressors the
hay was squeezed into one-third OF the
bulk in which it arrived
The farmer who harvested the crop would
not recognize the yield in the queer-look-
ing bundles of fodder that are hoisted
over the side and into the holds OF the
waiting vessels. Each bale is thirty-six
inches long and eighteen inches in dame
ter. and weighs about $50 pounds. This Is
carried by the big American pack mules,
but for the British army in South Africa,
the New York contractors pressed smaller
bales of 100 pounds weight, since the Eng
lish quartermasters claimed the 150-pound
bales were too big load for their smaller
donkeys to carry.