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The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Chancellor Buchtel Of Denver
University lectured for the high
school Saturday evening. The
subject of his lecture was changed
just At the last from "The Simple
Life" 10 "rhe PleHsautnees Of
Amet,can Life. We believe that
no one eau hear this lecture with.
ont moro folly appreciat,ng tho
saying that "America 10 another
word Tor opportunity" Monte
Vista High school il much indsbt.
al To Chaucellor Buchtsl Tor this
splendid lecture.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Water commissioner Widman
returned Sunday from 9 three
days session Of the water commits.
sioners Of the state. He says En-
gineer Carpenter held them to.
gethsr for three meetings day
and their deliberations covered q
vide range OF sublects. Hereto
fore there has been no co-opera-
ton between the commissioners.
That 10 to be remedied. There
are some defects in the irrigation
laws and . committee was ap-
pointed TO devise aud recommend
some changes to b presented 70
the next general assembly.
Prof. Ellwood Mood mstle .
four hours talk before the CON.
nisssoesrs giving bio observations
IN Europe aud this coantrv.
A better system Of records u "a
, bs kept BY sach Of the ooumis-
sioners which are to be turssd
over n their Successors in Office,
something that hes not been dohs
hsretofOr~.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Mrs. NJ. l.. Monroe entertained
the Mandolin Club last Friday
evening 10 honor Of Clarence Shaw,
who was to leave Sunday for
Cripple Greek. The evening was
pleasantly spent at cards. Dainty
refreshments were served.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

High winds prevailed IN Colo.
RADIO Wednesday. The dust was
fearful IN the valley for few
hours.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Julius Haase has rented hi
ranch on Rock Greek aud move,
his family to Del Norte.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Seth H. Starbuck who went
back to Missouri month ago to
he married returned here Thurs
day with his wife.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

W. II. Hurst has severed his
connection with the Independent
Journal and l. j. Bradford takes
charge Of the paper. Mr.. Brad
ford 10 said to have had consider.
able experience a. q writer.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

The G. A. r. Relief Corps met
at Alamosa Thursday night at
tended by some of the G. A. r.
meu of Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Theirs has been no war news of
special Importance during the
week. but big land battle is ex-
pected to take place ut any hour.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Miss Blanch Impson has bee,
in Denver this week buying bel
spring stock OF millinery goods.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

A. B. Erich, of Fort Garland,
was IN town Thursday. He has
inning interests on Blanca and
says there is no snow there to IN
terfere with inning.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

The Soldiers Home Com mission
has been in session at the Home
the past two days attending to the
affairs OF this state institution.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

A Ban Luis valley msn fed s4OO
lambs this season on pes vines
which they harvested them selves.
He shipped these sheep clear to
ChEagO aud nctted xl.sO 4 bead
on them. A Weld county man fed
1880 head Of tettcr laml,s. hauled
them lsss than tifiy miles u Denver
and realized u profit Of osly thirty.
AK coats bead. Field add Farm.
Alex Deutchassn and family LIFT
TOR Portland Oregon Friday night
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

The Elks took possession of the
town last week including Fassett's
show window.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Dr.. E. f. Foster has made him
self very. popular at the Home.
The old soldiers say he is the best
doctor the Home has ever had.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

You can get the Heart a. Arrow
shoes only ut Carriers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05
Marx 6. WooAeuss.

l. Il. Smith compliments Mark
q. Woodruff very highly ia q
letter published in the Denver
Republican. from which We copy
the following:
4" | am not given To fulsoms
praise Of men or measures, bu,
duty impslls ms to speak Of and
cell attention TO the marvellous and
, most hsniiicial Transformation %.
complished ia the state land Do.
psrtmeut by the present eminsnt-
y qualified aud efficient register.
Mark u. Woodruff.
ITO him was handed over the
herculsan task Of quitting the land
department in order, and evolving
aud executing business methods il,
the ofics work. aud ! want 10 say
To the people II Colorado-aud
speak from personal knowlsdgs-
that h~ hes organized aud system.
,x@d the department work = within
less than . vear-in . manner thai
speaks volumes for bic s@ciency
and eminent executive ability.
".rhe bisanisl report q The lasd
department will. 10 ~ opiaioa,
show almost dbsbls Tie recslps1
al any like period hscstoeors.~
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Ford came
up from Denver Sunday morning.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Hon: J. NJ. Warden, of Center,
was IN town Tuesday aud took
home IL, 600 pounds of seed peas.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Scion Lodge X. Of r. give their
annual banquet aud hall tonight
(FrMisy.) some ~ Invitations
have boca issued, and that the
guests will In royalty entertained
Ia assured. Mrs. T. c. ThOm~ has
charge Of the banquet and has pre-
pared nm elaborate menu. The
Martinez 5.piccc orchestra will
furnish the music.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

The World's Fair at st Louis.
will b opened Saturday, April
30th, and on the following Mon.
dav evening . grand reception
will b. rendered to 0overuor Pea.
body Of this stats. No occasion
10 TO b. lost to boom the governor
for q s.nomiuatiou.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

Secretary Hagar, of the State
Board of Charities, was in town
Wednesday and Visited the Home.
He found there Is = need Of some
improvements and will recommend
that the same he built ct once,
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05
\ Ohaaoe - 0ooaoeoe.

Having sold nv drug store to
ID. J. Gibbs, ] tskc the oppostas.
iiv To thank my former cs,stonsrs
for thsir lihsral pasroeags sad
h0ps thsy will oostios.s hssslsess
= With nv SUCCESSOR, bssSsviag that
\ hs will treat them squarsev and
deal jnseiv BY them.
Isaac ". RICE.
Msas' ed Boys' 1Nlovss. light
- fV~.>.S-
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

The Del Norte JUNIOR base ball
team defeated the Monte Vista
Mus last Saturday by a score Of
IA 10 Is.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

The Woning building, mex
south Of Fassett's, was sold at
auction by the AZ: administrator Mon.
day. A. Woning was the purchas-
er, hrs bid being tll25.
The Monte Vista journal., 1904-03-05

State Auditor Aolmberg was in
town Tuesday and went out to the
Home to look over the situation
there. Mr.. Holmberg is q candi-
date for state. treasurer and has
made . good record a. auditor.
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25

had been kicking down the elder bushes
and. returning to the house, found Min
ME alone on the porch. Safer he
said to his daughter. who turned an
anxious face upon him. They'll be
safe enough now. and In our garden"
Maybe I oughtnt to have let them
GO
Pooh, They're all right. That seal.
awng's half way to Six Crossroads by
this time. isn't he, williamr'
He tuck mp the fence like a scared
rabbit" Mr.. Todd responded. looking
Into his hat to avoid meeting the eyes
OF the lady. "aDd / ,iiafi'; have no call
TO follcr. lie knowed how to run. I
reckon. Time Mr.. Harkless come out
the yard again we see him take across
the road to the wedge woods. near half
n mile up. Somebody else with him
then-looked like kid. Must "a cut
across the field to join him. They're
fur enough toward home by this
Did Miss Helen s'.Ikc hands with
you four or five times?' asked Brscoe.
chdckling.
mo. WhyT' said Minnie.
because Harkless did Ny hand
aches. and | guess Williams does too
He nearly shook our arms of when we
told him bed been fool. Seemed to
do him good. | told him he ou,ght to
hire somebody 10 take shot NJ him
every morning before breakfast--not
that It's any Joking matter" the old
gentleman finished thourhtfully.
Il should say not" said William.
with n deep frown and Jerk OF his
head toward tle rear OF the house.
"He jokes about 1t enough Woudn',
even promise 10 carry gun after this.
Said lie wouldn't know how 10 use 1t
never shot one on since he was n boy.
on the Fourth OF July. This is the
third time he's ben shot at this year.
but he says the others was nt n
what ID he call it?"
"a merely complimentary range"
Briscoe supplied. He handed William
a cigar and bit the end Off another him
self. Minnie, you better go In the
house and read, l expect, unless you
want to go down to the creek and Join
those folks
"MeT she exclaimed. II know when
to stay away. guess. Do go and put
that terrible gun up"
mo" said Briscoe lighting his cigar
deliberately. tits all safe: there's no
question Of that; but maybe william
and I better % out and take Q smoke
n he orchard - isag - theU StAy
lSwn st he csaks
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25

Neither kne,p that neft,er had spoken
end opposite her. suddenly realizing
that he had walked very close TO her
coming down the narrow garden path.
Neither knew that neither had spoken
since they left the veranda, and II had
taken them long time TO come
through the little orchard and the gar
den. She rested her chin on her hand,
leaning forward and looking steadily
At the creek. Her laughter had quite
gone; her attitude seemed little wist-
full and little sad. He noted that her
hair curied over her brow In a wny he
had not pictured In the lady OF his
dreams. This was so much prcttler.
He did not care for tall girls. He had
not cared for them for almost half nm
hour. II was 80 much more beautiful
to be daiuty and small and piqunnt
He had no notion that he was sighing
In q way that would have put fur
mace 10 shame, but he turned his eyes
from her because he feared that II he
looked longer he might blurt out some
speech nbout her loveliness. His
glance rested on the bank. but Its
diameter included the edge OF her white
bhlrt unu tut tip Ot VI ilttit Whitf. hikh
heeled slipper that peepcd out from
beneath, and he had TO look away from
that. too. TO keep from telling her that
he meant to advocate a law compelling
all women TO wear crisp white gowns
and white kid slippers on moonlight
nights.
She picked long spear OF grass
from the turf before her. twisted II
nbscntly In her fingers. then turned to
him slowly. Her lips parted as II to
speak. Then she turned away again.
The action was so odd. somehow, as
she did II. 30 adorable. nnd the pre-
served silence was such bond be
tween them. that for his life he could
not have helped moving half way up
the bench toward her.
"Wlnt il itI' be asked and he spoke
In whisper such as he might have
used nj the bedside of a dying friend.
He would not have laughed II he had
known he did so. She twisted t,e spear
of grass into little ball and threw n
mt n stone In the water before she an
swercd:
do you know, Mr.. Harkless. you
and ! have not met have WEI Didn't
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25

In the garden shafts of white light
pierced the bordering trees and fell
where June roses breathed the mild
night breeze, and here, through sum
mer spells. the editor of the Herald
and the lady who had run TO him Mt
the pasture bars strolled down path
trembling with shadows to where the
creek tinkled over the pebbles. They
walked slowly, with an air OF being
well accustomed friends and comrades,
and for some reason 1t did not strike
either OF them as unnatural or extrnor-
dinary. They came to a bench on the
bank. and he made a great fuss dust
ing the seat for her with his black
slouch hat. Then he regretted the hat
lit was n shabby old hat OF Carlow
county fashion.
1t was a long bench, and he seated
himself rather remotely toward the
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25

was only the shifting image of her that
changed. Somewhere (he dreamed.
whimsically indulgent of the fancy,
yet mocking himself for it, there WIS a
girl whom he had never seen who wait
ed till he should come. She was every
thing. Until he found her he could not
help adoring others who possessed lit
tie pieces and suggestions of her-her
brilliancy. her courage, her short upper
lip. like curled rose leaf" or her
dear voice or her pure profile. He had
no recollection of any lady who had
quite her eyes. He had never passed
lovely stranger on the street in the
old days without thrill of delight and
warmth. II lie never saw her again
and the vision had only lasted for the
time II takes lady to cross the side
walk from shop door TO a carriage
he was always little In love with her
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25
A Fascinating Story Of American Life
by Booth Harrington

the veranda. and Miss Briscoe called
to him in welcome. AS his tall figure
stood out plainly In the bright light
against the white dust a streak of fire
leapcd from the elder blossoms. and
there rang out the sharp report OF n
rifle. There We're two screams from
the veranda. One white figure ran into
the house. The other, a little one with
gauzy wrap streaming behind. came
flying out into the moonlight straight
to Harkless. There was second re-
port. The rifle shot was answered by
n revolver. William Todd had risen
up. apparently from nowhere, and,
kneeling by the pasture bars. fired ut
the fash OF the ride.
Jump fer the shadder. Mr.. Hark-
less!' he shouted. Hes in them ell
ders. Fer Gods sake, come backr'
Empty handed as he was, the editor
dashed for the treacherous elder bush
as fast as his long legs could carry
him. but before he had taken six
strides a hand clutched his sleeve and
Il girls voice quavered from close be-
hind him: Don't run like that, Mr..
Harkless! can't keep up"
He wheeled about and confronted
vision. dainty little figure about five
feet high. flushed and lovely face.
hair and draperies disarranged and
flying. lie stamped his foot with rage.
Get back in the house, he cried.
You mustn't go,' she painted. ITS
the only way to stop you
60 back to the bouser' be shouted
savagely
"Will You Gomez
Fer Gods sake" cried William
Todd. Come back, Keep out OF the
at the clump OF bushes. the uproar of
his firing blasting the night. Some one
screamed from the house:
Helen, Eelenr'
John seized the girls wrists. Her
gray eyes flashed into his defiantly.
"Will you goy' he roared.
"No.
He dropped her wrists. caught her up
In his arms as II she had been kit
ten and leaped into the shadow OF the
trees that leaned over the road from
the yard. The rifle rang out again.
and the little ball whistled venomous-
ly overhead. Harklcss ran along the
fence and turned in at the gate. A
loose strand Of the girls hair blew
across his cheek. and in the moon her
head shone with gold. She had light
brown hair and gray eyes and short
upper lip like a curled rose leaf. lie
set her down on the veranda steps.
Both of them laughed wildly.
But you came with me-" she gasped
triumphantiy.
II always thought you were tall"
he answered. and there was afterward
time when he had to agree that this
was a somewhat vague reply.
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25

town, where it turned to the south for
quarter of mile or more. then bent
to the west again. Some distance
from this second turn there stood.
fronting close on the road. large
brick house, the most pretentiouS man
sion In Carlow county. And yet it was
a homelike place, with its red brick
walls embowered in masses of cool
Virginia crceper and comfortable
veranda crossing the broad front. while
half hundred stalwart sentinels of
elm and beech and poplar stood guard
around it. The front walk was bor-
dered by geraniums and hollyhocks.
and honeysuckle climbed the pillars of
the porch. Behind the house there was
q shady little orchard, and back of the
orchard an old fashioned, very fragrant
rose garden. divided by long grape
arbor, extended to the shallow waters
Of a wandering creek, and on the bank
4 rustic seat was placed beneath the
sycamores.
From the first bend of the road.
where it left the town and became
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25

Il tpomdn'S roicc singing Sclittberts
"Sercndde" came to him.
tafter some indecision) country high
way, called the pike, rather than a
proud city boulevard, pathway led
through the fields to end at some pas
ture bars opposite the brick house.
John Harkiess was leaning on the
pasture bars. The stars were wan and
the full moon shone over the fields.
Meadows and woodlands lay quiet and
motionless under the old, sweet mar
vel of June night. In the wide
monotony of the fat lands there some
times comes a feeling that the whole
earth is stretched out before one. To-
night 1t seemed to lie SO, in the pathos
of silent beauty. passive and still, yet
breathing an antique message, sad.
mysterious. reassuring. But there had
come a divine melody adrift on the air.
Through the open. windows it. fioated.
Indoors some one struck Il peal Of sii
yer chords. like harp touched by n
lover, and Il woman's voice was lifted.
John Harkless leaned on the pasture
bars and listened with upraised head
and parted lips.
ITO thy chamber window rowing. love
hath led my (, I"
The Lord sent mamma to the children
of Israel in the wilderness. Harkless
had been five years in Plattville. and IL
woman's voice singing Schubert's Ser
enade" came 10 him at last as he stood
by the pasture bars of Jones field and
listened and rested his daZZled eyes
on the big white face of the moon.
How long had 1t been since he had
heard a song or any discourse of music
other than that furnished by the Platt-
vile Band? Not that he had no taste
for brass band. But music that he
loved always gave him an ache or de
light and the twinge of "reminiscences
of old gay days gone forever. Tonight
his memory leaped to the last day of
a June gone seven years to n morn
ing when the little estuary waves
twinkled in the bright sun about the
boat in which he sat, the trim launch
that brought CHEEKY party ashore
from their schooner to the casino land.
ing at Winter Harbor, far up on the
Maine coast
Tonight he saw the picture as plainly
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25

because she bore about her somewhere.
a suggestion of the faraway divinity.
One does not pass lovely strangers in
the streets Of Plattville. Miss Briscoe
was pretty, but not ut all in the way
that Harkless dreamed. For five years
the lover in him that had loved SO Of
ten had been starved OF all but dreams.
Only at twilight and dusk in the sum
mer, when strolling he caught sight of
a woman's skirt far up the village
street, half outlined In the darkness
under the cathedral arch of meeting
branches, this romancer Of petticoats
could sigh a true lovers sigh and, II
he kept enough distance between. fly a
yearning fancy that his lady wandered
there.
Ever since his university days the
image Of her had been growing more
and more distinct. He had completely
settled his mind as to her appearance
and her voice. She was tall. almost too
tall he was sure Of that; and out of
his consciousness there had grown a
sweet and vivacious young face that he
knew was hers. Her hair was light
brown, with gold lusters Che reveled in
the gold lusters on the proper theory
that when your fancy is painting
picture you may as well go in for the
whole thing and make 1t sumptuousD,
and her eyes were gray. They were
very earnest. and yet they sparkled and
laughed to him companionably. and
sometimes he smiled back upon her.
:. IA y,
the lonely years, on fair nights in his
walks and came to sit by his fire on
winter evenings when he stared alone
at the embers.
And tonight, here in PIattville, he
heard a voice he had waited for long.
one that his tickle memory told him he
had never heard before But. listening,
he knew better-he had heard II long
ago, though when and how he did not
know. as rich and true and ineffably
tender as now. He threw a sop to his
common sense Miss Sherwood is a
littr thing" dhe image was so surely
tall. with a bumpy forehead and spec
tacles," he said TO himself ''or else
provincial young lady with big eyes to
pose at you" Then he felt the ridicu-
iouSIfSS VI iOohluB uittI eOiihoh
sense on moonlight night in June;
also he knew that he lied.
The song had ceased, but the musician
fingered, and the keys were touched to
plaintive harmonics new TO him. He
had come to Plattrille before "Caval-
leria Rusticana" won the prize at Rome.
and now, entranccd. he heard the in
termezzo'' for the first time. Listening
to this, he feared 10 move lest he should
wake from n summer nights dream.
a rnsg-1 iit{ir shadow lifted down
the path behind him, and from soli-
tary apple tree standing like a lone
ly ghost In the middle OF the field
came the ''Woo." OF Il screech owl twice.
1t was answered d-twice--from a clump
Of elder bushes that grew in fence
corner fifty yards west of the pasture
bars. Then the barrel of a squirrel rifle
issued, lifted out Of the white elder bios
SONS, and lay along the fence. The
music In the house across the way ceas-
ed, and HarkIess saw two white dresses
come out through the long parior win
dows on to the veranda. 1T will be
cooler out here" came the voice Of the
singer clearly through the quiet. "What
Q nightr'
John vaulted the bars and startsd to
cross Ne road. Thay saw hin from
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25
CHAPTER III.

lie street upon which the Pal
ace hotel fronted formed the
south side of the square and
ran west to the edge of the
Cañon City record., 1904-02-25
CHAPTER ~.

JDGE BRIsCOL smiled grim
ly and leaned on his shotgun
In the moonlight by the We
rnndn. He and william Todd
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-09
FOUR HUNDRED SLAIN.
British Expedition Victorious in Two
Combats with the
TibetanS.

Tuna, British India, April News
has been received here of severe fight
ing, the Tibetans having engaged the
British mission under COL Younghus-
band. There were two engagements and
the Tibetans were repulsed with loss
of 400 dead and wounded Early Thurs
day morning flying column started
to reconnoiter the Tibetan camp at
Guru and was warned back. Soon the
attitude of the Tibetans convinced Col.
Younghusband Of the necessity of dis
arming them. The Tibetans mum bered
about 1900, and their resistance to the
effort TO disarm them led to smart en-
gagement.
The Tibetans lost heavily, owing to the
inferiority Of their weapons, which
were matchbox rifles. but they displayed
the greatest courage. After the action
there were heaps of dead. and long
trail Of dead and wounded extended to
the rear
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-09
TRAINS WRECKED.
Several Persons Killed in Railway
Z Disasters in Indiana and
Pennsylvania.

Terre Haute, Ind, April 4.-Three
men are dead and two engines and
about forty cars demolished because
of the head-on collision OF two Wanda
liza freight trains at Locust cut, IL miles
east of Terre Haute, Sunday. The dead
are: Fireman John Tumblin, of Terre
Haute, and Richard Simmons and
Frank Hickey, who were stealing q
ride. Engineer Burns and Conductor
White, OF the eastbound train, tele-
graphed to superintendent Downing,
admitting their responsibility and re-
signing.
Reading, Pa, April 1.-Two persons
were killed and several others injured in
a collision between an express train and
a coal train on the Pennsylvania railroad
near Pottstown Saturday night The
dead are: Andrew Fegley, Philadelphia,
and man supposed to be Sig Hirsch, of
Baltimore. The injured are: James
Chafey, of Philadelphia, fireman of the
express, badly scalded; Henry c. Heist,
Reading, leg broken; James e. Wheat,
Bala; William Cavanaugh and wife,
Birdsboro; G. d. Holman, Pottsdam, and
Mrs. John Farley, of New York. all
slightly hurt. The coal train was lying
on siding, and the engineers orders, it
Is said, were to wait for an accommoda-
ton and the express. The accommo-
ton passed, when the coal train pulled
out on the main track, and the express
crashed into 1t. Both engines were
wrecked, and dozen coal cars were de-
rallied, and a baggage and passenger
car thrown down an embankment.
Clarksburg, w. Va, April 1.-Two
freight engines crashed together in tho
Baltimore & Ohio yards here Satur-
day in rear-end collision, killing
three men who were riding on the
pilot Their names were Thomas
Quinn, John O'Brien and Charles
Shafer Quinn was from Pittsburg.
The homes of the two others are not
known.