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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24

When the signal to start is given the
cage rises for 2i3 feet through a well
of masonry. then comes suddenly into
the daylight. and for 3S7 feet rises in a
steel lattice-work 10 the landing stage,
the total ascension of go feet being
made In less than three minutes
From the landing stage an open galley
leads TO the summit of the Hammet-
Schwand mountain 1900 feet above the
sea level. From this point a glorious
view is had of the lake OF the Four
Cantons and OF the Alps of Uri and
Cnterwald.
The elevator cage is lifted by two steel
cables and contains an arrangement by
which in the event Of the electric power
being interrupted. il can be lowered by
hand to the starting point For those
who are not subject TO vertigo a steel
ladder has been fixed along the whole
length OF the shaft.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24

NEW YORK. Sept. 23-The dramatic
season is now in full swing. every play
house in the city is open. and Standing
Room Only signs are the rule Several
new plays and a number of revivals had
their New York openings during the
present week and the playgoer who
could rot find something to his taste Is
difficult. indeed. to suit. The most not
a BILE of the plays seen in New York for
the first time was the sporting
Duchess" n London melodramatic sue
cess. the Joint product of Sir Augustus
Harris. Cecil Rawley and Henry Hamil-
ton Ii was given at the Fifth Avenue
Theater. with Amelia Bingham. El!ta
Proctor Otis, Gertrude Coghlan. Mr.
hickman, Mr. Gilmore and Mr.. Dickson
in the leading roles.
Miss Gertrude Roosevelt. relative of
the President, had an important part in
the play The production was splendid
iy presented and for people who liked
that sort OF a thing it has attractions
which insurss a good run.
Lovers OF the war drama had rather
an inviting bill of fare at the Fourteenth
Street Theater in the drama of the civil
war. by Daniel l. Hart. Marching
Through Georgia" There was n large
audience present and the play was we'll
received il tells the same old story all
plays of this character are supposed TO
tell. and tells it well.
The Great Jewel Mystery at the
American Theater is rather novel We
hicle for the Russell Brothers TO show
their peculiar ability which has made
them top-liners in vaudeville 1t suited
the patrons of the house, and that Is all
hat is necessary.
Sketches by Shaw.
The worshipers of Bernard Shaw had
en- opportunity to lay fresh incense on
the altar of that gifted Irishman at the
| Garrick, where two sketches by Shaw
were presented by Arnold DAILY and his
| company. They were The Man of
Destiny" with Napoleon Bonaparte as
! the leading figure, and How He Lied
| to Her Husband" They are Shawesque
and were delightfully."- presented
| The lovers of blood and thunder had
| their fill at the ITALIA Theater, where
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24
SOUTH POLE GETTING WARNER.

Since the first visit to the fee cape of
the south pole was made, some fifty
years ago, there has been a steady re-
cession of the belt OF some thirty miles.
and IL is argued that In the course OF
time IL will be possible to make approach
TO the pole itself. and .Ls1t the land in
hat vicinity may even become inhab-
itod.-Kansas City Journal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24
THE REV. ]. ]. 7. C0PEN,
The Mountain Evangelist, Who Means
to Draw a Crowd.

makes the public announcement in his
paper that his wife had left home. He
says one of the primary causes was that
she did not like the idea OF his being
an editor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24
MINISTER'S WIFE DESERTS HIM.

FRANKLIN. Pa, Sept 23.-The Rev.
j. II. Kelley. a member of the Erie Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and editor Of the Daily Herald,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24

This elegant adjustable DAVENPORT;
solid oak carved frame: covered in fine
velour and full tufted:
scroll feet: regular 81 Cn1 1F
value. demonstrating y ~ ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-24
PREACHER TO WALK
HIGH TIGHT ROPE
Will Preach From Derrick
Swung Oh Cliff.
DIVING ALSO ON PROGRAM
Says He Does These Things to Draw
Crowd-Will Talk Through
Megaphone.
DIVING ALSO ON PROGRAM

PARKERSBURG. w. Va, Sept. D.
Preaching the doctrines of new creed
of his own creation, the Rev. James
Joseph Tecumseh Copen, the Mountain
evangelist, will Sunday afternoon adj
dress an audience 500 feet below him
through a megaphone.
He will stand on the top of Il der
rick erected especially for the occa-
sion, and the derrick viii rest on the
toprpost shelf of the Devils Teatable,
which, itself. is more than 400 feet above
the waters OF Little Kanawha river, on
the banks of which the audience will
stand during the unique services.
Excursions will be run from all di-
rections, and it is expected that thou
sands will hear the sermon. which is
expected 10 be out OF the ordinary.
A number of acrobatic feats will be
performed by the enterprising preacher,
who has exerted himself for some weeks
in arranging for the meeting. He has
advertised that he will make Il high
walk a tight rope, which will extend
from one side of the river to the other
Invitation to Wed.
An invitation has been offered to any
and gil couples ready for the perform
ance of the marriage rite to be welded
on the '.Teatable' by the mountaineer
minister. who promises his audience
that IL will &c; its moneys worth and
will not have made the journey to the
historic rock without benefit
Mr.. Copen talked this afternoon with
a newspaper correspondent. and ex-
planned the reason for his manner of
distributing the Word among sinful HUI
manity.
They say I'm crazy. Well, they re
very much mistaken. and they will find
that out when they hear my sermon
Sunday. Maybe some of them will then
give me the credit OF having more sense
than they have.
NO; i don't belong to any denomina-
ton / used to be u Baptist. but / have
made many improvements over the
creed of that denomination, and shah
introduce them 10 the world as the op-
portunity arrives. 1t is my one hope
that the followers of my creed VIII
form an organization which will gain IN
strength as the truth is learned from
me and my helpers in the cause oil
Christ.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 80, 1905, viii be obsery-
ed as Memorial day in every part Of the
country as well as in many foreign
countries where American are gathered.
This day is becoming more aud more
each year the Sabbath Sf the American
people. 1t is the day when . grateful
people gather at the shrine Of the
nation's soldier and sailor dead to offer
their tributes of memory and garland
with flowers the graves of those who
sleep on land, and to strew flowers up
OH the waters that run to the sen, the
grave Of maay Of our sailor dead. Men
who died that we as q nation might
live.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
Election Notice.

A municipal election OF the legal
voters of the town of Dolores will be
held in the school house Of said town
on Tuesday the 4th, day Of April 1905,
between the hours of a. m. and p. M.
for the purpose of electing the follow:
ing town officers:
One Mayor Ter q term of one year.
Three Trustees for . term Of two
years.
Given under my hand aud seal this
10th, day of March 1905.
2. ID. PYLE.
Town Clerk.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
10 ls.s cse,ssss ~ u Dossrss.

I have just received the glad news Of
a great revival in Louisville KY, In
WHICH 1900 soYls were colyerted lp
two weeks. How was 1t done? All
the protestant pastors and members put
there hearts In unian In the work; all
evangelical churches cooperating with
out Jealousy. This beautiful love Of
unity brought success. Can we not
come together in Dolores for the salya-
ton Of souls, may the Lord % help us,
-HALEIcH RIoHARpsoS WHITE.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
Cartex QIeanings.

Lots Of rain, and ipore coming, we'll,
we have really never seep anything
likeit,
When girl Is in love It IL q sign she
Is mighty uninterestipg to everybody
elss,
Wm. F. Mnwry, the genial lawyer,
Is back and we all sincerely wish be
will remain In Cortex.
L. H. clearinghouse died Iast Friday
night, Rey. pr. Hess had charge pf
the funeral services OH Sunday,
Hardy Longenhaugh is taking q
reading course just now, he had the
misfortune to fall off the hay stack and
is confined to the house.
The Ladies' Aid Of the NJ. Il, church
met last Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. w.
w. Hayes and worked very hard.
Mrs. Lee Eaton il dangerously III
with appendicitis.
l.. NJ. Lucas, confined to his bed
with infianatory rheumatism for some
time, is recovering slowly,
Mrs. NJ, Hubbard of Arriola, is in a
dying condition. Hope has been given
up completely.
The town was quite crowded last
Wednesday. MessB. freeman and
Henry were with US to discuss lengthily
the water problem. Very fair propo.
sails were made by these gentlemen and
1t il to be sincerely expected that these
propositions are acceptable to one
and all.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

The new Resinol Art Calendar for
1905 is oneof the most beautiful calen-
dars ever issued. Six sheets OF heavy
enameled paper contain on one side six
beautiful color designs Of babies and
children, while on the reverse sides are
drawings depicting child life, with
spaces for the notation Of baby's "sdy-
ings and doings." is q work OF art
that will delight a mothers heart.
Sent postpaid by the Resinole Chemi-
cal Company, Of Baltimore, Nd, for
two wrappers from Resinol Soap, or
one wrapper aud IS cents; or for 10
cents : calendar and cake Of Resinol
Soap viii be sent.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
GENERAL NEWS.


Leadville, Colo, March 14,-Jscob
Caldwell was instantly killed and his
son-ln-law, RiohaFd Price, fatally in
jured by an explosion tonight which
occurred in the Bessie Wilgus mine on
Rock Hill. The dead body Of Caldwell
was found with one hand blown of
and . gaping wound in his skull. Price
was unconscious when taken from the
mine but later recovered sufficiently to
explain that the accident was caused
by missed hole. Price came here re-
gently from Cripple Greek. where he
has resided for 9 humber Of years.
New York, March IA. Nineteen psr-
sons were burned to death In IRE
which destroyed q dve-story tenement
at 1850 Allen street early to-day.
More than forty were injured and only
. few Of the sleeping inmates escaped
unhurt. Several Of those who perished
were roasted to death In plain visw ol
thousands In the streets. Coroner Col
denknpz declared after an investigA-
tion that he had reason TO believe thst
the blaze was the work Of IN incendialy.
He issued subpoenaes for the hrs mar
shal. the tenement house and building
inspectors, and the health and police
officials to appear hefofs him It the In
gueat on Thursday. OF the nineteen
dad, three bodies, thoseo of : boy and
two eirls, remain unidentidsd
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
For Sale.

A ranch containing 1eQ acres prayed
land; 30 acres under cultivation, tho
rest hay land; all can be cultivated.
Also 300 acres Of pasture land with
good range surrounding. One good log
house and hewed legs on ground to
build angther: Good woadahed, black.
smith shop and TOOLS, barn, CHICKEN
coap, smoke house, tpal shed and tools,
farming utensils, three good caFFHls.
There is q we'll ot good wster ON the
place. Terms easy. Owner must sell
ON account Of health.
T.. A. THOMAS, Dolores, Colo.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
nefssF IalfSa U.

.esfS YN ~
The following horses were t4heN out
of the snow tQ save them from starving:
I hAy hor:e 9randed sorsel
mara branded O., soFrsl mare brand.
ed u, brown mare branded -,
brown horse branded sorFel colt
branded 2 brown mares branded
e 3 head branded g bay horYe
branded lazy s,I mare branded 9
l brown horse branded on hlp, !
sorpel mare branded = &, ] blue COLT
branded ]. Owners can have same
by calling at Bear Greek switch, nroy,
ing property and paying far feed and
advertising: Roy VIRDEN.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
v. e. Church Announcement.

Sunday, March 10, 1906. Public wor-
ship II a. nj. Sermon: "What Think
Ye Of Christ?,'
The mid-week prsyermeeting will
not he held until further notice on &C.
count of the bad weather.
These services will be held in the
north room on the hrst fioor Of the
Dolores school building.
Everybody welcome.
S. HcHwERzMANN, Pastor
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
Raptist Church Announcement,

Services for Sunday, March 10Th,
Preaching at II a. III. and 7:s0 p. nj;
Sunday school 10 .. M, and Christian
Endeavor at p. m. The protracted
meeting will begin Sunday, March 10.
Everybody invited to all meetings.
RALEIGH r. WHITE, Pastor.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
Died

Friday, March 10, at his home,
seven miles southwest of Dolores, l..
A. Clearinghouse. Mr.. Clearinghouse
was an aged man and has been in poor
health for some time. He came to this
state from New Mexico about fifteen
years ago, and has since that time been
engaged In ranching. The remains
were laid to rest Sunday.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
Married

At the home Of Mr.. aud Mn. r. S.
Brown, Saturday evening, March IL,
Mr.. Yves Dunlap to Miss Leo Thon,p-
son; o. p. Pyle officiating. Both Of
the contracting parties are well and
f,vorably known in this vicinity a.d
The Star joins host of friends in ex-
tending congratulations.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

The fixtures for James Riley's new
wet-goods parlor were moved by wagon
from the depot at this plsoe 10 Cortez
the latter part Of last week.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Mrs. Ewing, who has been stopping
at the Dolores hotel for the past month,
left for Arloa Sunday where she will
join her husband who has accepted a
position as night watch at the mill.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

The Democrats met In the opera
house Tuesday evening and nominated
the following ticket: Mayor, ]. w.
Denney, trustees, NJ. NJ. Blair, Wnl.
Brumley, Jr., and Chas. Hosea.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Father Robinson Will hold services
in the Catholic church at this place
Sunday next, March 10.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Mrs. I.allah Durward Of Hogg, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
b. Wilson, of Cortez, this week.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

James Riley Of Cortez, WINS In tow,
between stage and train Friday, en-
route from Durango to Cortez. He
was chaperoned by F. G. Thompson,
Cortez's genial tonsOrial artist.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Mrs. M. M. Hubbard is reported very
i'll again. She recently returned from,
Rico, where she had been under tha
DOCTORS care, improved in health, but
was taken worse the first Of the week.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Miss Maud Hammond taught in Prof.
Denney's room Friday AFTERNOON. The
Professor having gone to Pueblo.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

County School Superintendent H. Il.
Black of Cortez, visited schools in this
vicinity last Friday.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

The Republicans held their primary
on Monday evening, and placed in
nomination for mayor Il. s. s. Fox,
for trustees, w. L. Miller, w. T. Ord
way and Fred Pheasey.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

The inclenent weather during the
past week has not been conducive e
dusty roads.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Wireless telegraph messages haye
haeH sent from Kansas City y Clsve..
lsnd, Ohio, 725 miles, without Fslaying.
This Y said 70 be the lopgesf distance
overla nd ever covered.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

He is foolish who exchanges. liberty
and independence for greed and dis
content. That's what the farm boy
does who leaves his free and indepen-
dent life In the country for the city.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Z The ladies of the chorus at the Metho-
dist church inapgurated new depart
ure for this town last Sunday evening,
when they appeared at the service
with uncovered heads, and it would be
very nice If the ladies In the congrega-
tion would follow the example set
them. A person might as well listen
to phopograph as to sit through SER
mon while the preacher is invisible.
Other towns and cities have adopted
the custom and we want to be up-to-
date.--The Prospector Del Norte,
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Mrs. H. Hall of Arriola, Was q busl-
ness caller at The star Office Monday.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

A grand ball will be given at the
opera house this evening.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

White lead and oil Is q very COM
mon application for fruit trees, both to
the wounds were limbs have been
sawed off and to the trunks. Purity
in white lead for this purpose is quite
as important as that needed for house.
The standard brands of strictly pure
white lead like the National are the
best and cheapest paints that can be
put on tree.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

For first-class joe work come to The
Star ofiace.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17
rbe Kansas Hen and de Err Trust.

5 b
The Kansas Hen and the Esg Trust.
'There is corner on egg," tie Kansas
hen said,
AS she vigorously scratched In the gar
den bed.
my state is opposed to trusts Of every
form,
And for old John D. it is making it
quite warm.
But the busting Of the egg trust is up
to me,
And what l can accomplish the world
now shall see"
So saying, she strutted of towards the
hay shed,
Where she at once deposited large,
white egg.
Now just watch the price Of eggs
drop, she cried,
As back TO- the neigbbor's garden patch
she hied.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Tuesdays Durango Democrat had
its "scare" heads slightly twisted.
The makeup, being q little nearsighted
after his Sunday nights vacation, put
the Japanese Russian war news head
over the report Of the doings in the
state Legislature, and the legislature
head over the war news. 1t is only
after vacation that q man would be
capable,of making such an appropriate
"bull.''
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

Preeminently the greatest blessing
that the Lord In Mercy has ever grant
ed to me is the pain Of u wounded con-
science for having .inhed against His
Love.
RALEIaH EIoHARDsON WHITE.
The Dolores star., 1905-03-17

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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
Pronunoiation.

The following rather curious niece
or composition was placed upon the
blackboard at a certain teachers, in.
stitute and prize of u dictionary Of
kered to any person who could read II
ana pronounce every word correctly.
The book was not carried of. az
twelve was the lowest number of mis-
takes In pronunciation made:,,- u.s..
"A sacrllegious son Of Bellal who
has suffered from bronchitis, having
exhausted his finances in order n
make good the deficit, resolved to .ally
himself to comedy, lenlent and docile
young lady OF the Malay or Caucasian
race. He accordingly purchased a
calliops and coral necklace of a cha
meleon hue and securing a suite or
rooms Mt a principal hotel he engaged
the head waiter as his coadjutor, He
then dispatched letter of the most nm
exceptional caligraphy extant, inviting
the young lady to matinee. She re-
volted at the idea, refused to consider
herself sRcrificahle to his desires and
sent polite note Of refusal, on recejv-
ing which he procured n carbine and,
bowie knife, said that he would not
now forge letters hymeneal with the
queen and went to an isolated SPOT.
severed his jugular vein and discharg-
ed the contents of the carbine into his
abdomen. The debris was removed bv
the coroner" P. ..r,. -. -
The mistakes In pronunciation were
made on the following words: SacrI.
legious. Belial. bronchitis. exhausted
finances, dehcit, comedy, lenlent, docile
Malay, calliOpe, chameleon, suit CO.
sdjutor. caligraphy, matinee, sacrlt1ca-
ble' carbine, hymeneal, isolated, jugu-
lar and debris.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
EAR A REMARKABLE ORGAN

W. Fitted by Nature for the
~, Needs of Man and Animal" the
n,d nc organ Of hearing is one Of III.
most marvellous pieces of macho n, VIC
III 'he body. In animals the eT+ornni
ear acts as a trumpet to collect th ~
Souno waves. In man It ia l,ttIo r,o one
man an ornament. But the in+onra,
ear Is alike In both. So wondorf,, no. o.
i'S construction that we can $780,
suish sounds varying from % 70 4 ooo
V'orauons per second. This feet 49, "
performed by a portion of the aor'o.u 10
90 the organ Of Cort. What - , al-
uertul organ that is may be nndar
stood from the fact that Il cou..a4 ue'.
1900 pieces of apparatus eocb n, oI
oeing made up of two rods ona in lroe
halr cell and four outer hair oa .unef
that is $4,000 separate parts, IN .ns,.
mysterious manner the rods With o ~.
er tnlnss' are tuned to different not.
ana when they vibrate, thew cans. nV 1.
mars 70 transmit an Impulse f. ~ tne
~ nerve OF hearing. To be m"s,o me
Corti. s00u organ Of
Fishes have nc ears, or. r.+,.r ~,
canals are closed; but thaT A .ne
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
What He Thought OF.


You remember the Ashtabula disasi
ter, of cOurse?' said the man with the
double chin. well, / was one of this
passengers on the ill-fated train that
plunged through the bridge. For the
hour preceding the accident had been
arguing religion with a fellow passen.
ger and We had some very hot words.
when l felt the bridge going / had
only one thought that I afterward re.
membered."; ~ - -. -t-aR ST i
And that was whether you would
escape death, Of course?'' was queried.
mo, sir. wondered If 1t were pos
sihIe that 1, consistent and leading
member Of the Methodist church,
would be taken while that duuderhead
or Baptist with whom l had been ar,
suing would be saved to brag over
men r-E
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
why He Moved.

Il don't say that. Indiana Ii not las
pretty good State to live In" said tha.
man who had lately moved over the
line into Michigan, "but several things
happened one after another to discour
age me. The last one was a cyclone.R
Did you have your buildings swept,
nWay?' was asked. <"+
No. The wind was pretty we'll pc.
tered out when 1t reached my place and.
dropped a span of horses at my door.
Those horses had come along over thir.
ty miles. "'..''l'.:'. 9%tiEa.js9 1ajE lakA
And do you mean that they Rera
alive?" .4-..... ..,..-'-.s,,,,.,,
Certainly. was in great need Of
span of horses just at that time and
looked upon it as aagodsend, but alas
was doomed to disappointment! aii /
But how?" ..p
"Whv, the burned cyclone that Lad
picked 'em up had forgotten to pick up
a set Of harness at the same time and
the animals We're simply a burden on
my hands" 1888" I'D ~ '7'>> '-.' s'''''8 e
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08
the LATEST SENSATIONAL.
SPECTACLE IN PARIS

The appetite of the Partisan public
FOR dangerous spectacles never seems
to pail. The latest ATTRACTION" is the
gyroscope at the Casino de Paris. in
which a bicyclist travels round the
inner side Of a moving track or wheel
The gyroscope Is constructed scicn
t1tically, and is. while moving round
Its axle, executing circular move
ment round strong pillar supporting
It; weight at the back insures the
stability Of the apparatus.
The diameter of the wheel Is about
18 feet: 1t is built like bicycle wheel
and bears on one side metallic fac
ing Joined to the axle by eight Orders
Of iron; on the facing Is fixed track
composed Of small wooden bars. Civ
Ing more grip to the tires.
The bicycle is somewhat similar to
ordinary machines; the handles are
vertical. the front fork straighter and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-04-08

New zso Inc ea bones of the head. The
grass grow. near the
o,, "ny is 1t that scratching 9 n,ooo :,
glass with metal causes 90, piece OF
peasant sound? Because ~ ~ an I'M
called the Fundamental to +, Is wnat Ia
ear which is very higb W OF the
ornamental tone exactly " " nat the
l., Jake too much space to eyn,n Is would
II you blow across the n p,a,n' But
10 louie a hollow globe, etc 'uun OF a
It's fundamental tone. ' you get
:. Inc ntte ear is a deceptive oroon
IS orten a matter of guess otsan' and 1t
whence a sound comes, So Tr% WORK to tell
place the open hands in rro If You
oro oS ana curve ~, them backward OF ao your
fror1 s In front will appear ~ - sounds
from Oehind.-LOndon Ttt.P et 10 come