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New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
LETTER SEVEN YEARS IN TRANSIT
rrorn Tha Philadelphia Record.

from Inc FnllddSIphlA tSSCoiu
Records are being established every day for the
swiftness by which mail is delivered yet there are
occasions when the United States Postofiice slips
cog and letter gets tangled up somewhere. TO he
delivered at later date. most unusual instance
of this kind recently came TO light. on October T.
1900 Frank Linden, OF Brooklyn, then a student at
Vilianova College. sent postal card to his father
Frank V. Linden, jeweller in Brooklyn, ordering
some class pins from him. The postal was delv
cred last Tuesday, having been on the road seven
years. Only two dates were printed the card
one in Vilianova in 1900 and the other in Brooklyn
in 1907. Where the postal has been all these years
Is a MYSTERY
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
AlASKA'S SIZE.
From The Fairbanks (Alasxa) Daily News

From The Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News.
Drawn to the exact scale Alaska. if placed on
top of the United States. would reach from Sa-
vannah, Ga, to Los Angeles. and from Mexico to
Canada, and its range of climate and physical
conditions are even greater The strip of main
land and islands fronting the Pacific Ocean are
warm in winter as Kansas. The Arctic coast
Is colder than Duluth. Designate which part you
refer TO as carefully as you would in speaking
of place in the United States. bearing in mind
that IL is important il is 10 let know
whether you mean Illinois Georgia, Minnesota
or Texas.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
Lo6sTERs FOR THE PACIFIC.

1rofn The kennebec journal
Inc Fred b; Higgins Lobster Company Of Booth
pay Harpor, has taken the contract TO furnish the
United states government with 1900 Holsters These
!osteIs are 10 De shipped alive bV express across
me continent to the Pacific Coast where thew will
be used experimentally in Pacific waters to ascer-
taln whether or not the lobster can live and breed
out tnere The contract is if not the largest
ever taken by any lobster dealer, and the crusta-
ceans must OF a necessity be count ones Tho
shipments will commence this month.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Aoai Aai al g hla4s 2a30" 1a3 @ 200 .o 4li99o al2S
Cotton Exehange special Liverpool clbes-s'pot
dn and easier sales 1900 bales speculation and export
middlIng upland. GO3d futures quiet / point lower on
- to5is points lower on near and T. point ,%rT t ;
higher on late months October 373i: october November
5Gl3-d: January February. b,oi: FebruarS- March.
5.5s.=l June July. 5.osd July-August 55Gd.
fLOtk AND MEAi-Flour was steady at old quo
enis but this was not sentned Eyg nour nrIn, bat
ass extra 10 winter 81 25 extra No winter - 81 a.
RYE FLOUR Quoted Fair 0 Good az, e. -.
r 10 i@"ey X 70 o. 20 q 30 90 Quoted: Kim
white and yellow 81 55GS CO. coarse 81 I5a$I 80 FEED
s2s TO- standard iddlinF SIS S. aoar Go sa iG s si
s, sacS mane sgs so$ 20 'rh rsa S1 S s Sg sS 80
ehSR s o& {c 70 F6e FhGs whea @di- MANI MANI, $50
Io We'll sustained on the whole @thoush at times Il
0res Foppea about fro 1sNs eSPK place place and
advance so that hnai prices for December stood
due 70 export sales Of 81 loads reassurin,
The early upturn based stronger cables and
a sharp advance at Winnipeg where the grading of
been caused by the early fall freeze Liverpool
reports OF drouth in souhwes Russia and Snmpsn
we're moderate buyers at times but as rule tS
] trade was IN mostly local and light at that cont
until the Wall Street situation clears up little While
Minneapolis reported cash wheat hrmer Kansas CITY
regular O'Clock close there a further de-
mand for wheat from shorts. which ran
81 l2ls. The cash market
follows: No red 81 O79z, elevator and 81 O0Is Z u
afoat. Other grades entirely tn money
conditions. CORN-The corn market acted stronger
with wheat; but toward noon eased of "A little. to
recover again later the O'Clock price for
being Tic and May OSt-c. The Liverpool market
unchanged. receipts little
clearances were small and commission houses bought
local market quoted on tbe basis
of n No . I'm elevator and II sc ahoat: No
white 72Isc and No yellow i&c + o h nioat,
OATS-There was moderate trade In the oats market
with prices well sustained early In the day again
the close following other grains. Cash oats In
York quoted follows: Mixed 90 TO =.
n. SIC; natural white 40 to - soc; clipped
white. 80 to 40 ID: 5! J. 95sc. RYE-Marlet steady,
No . Western. 04c Z o b New York BARLEY-Market
quiet mailing. 81 1OGsl 10 York.
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They won. So much the better. He has
gone to spend 1t. Some Gay he will come
back. Ills game resembles the dangerous
but often highly lucrative coup of the
nephew with which a happy young French
married couple We're reduced to misery un-
DER our eyes before We knew it,
| first saw her seated jauntily on table
al the Beaulieu Reserve. | say she" be-
cause the husband did not count. He fol-
lowed her with the blind admiration of
dog. How and where they picked up a
sw:nolinS young Italian no one knows.
My uncle is the crouper turning now at
roulette No. - he told them; therefore l
am not allowed TO play.
Won Their Confidence.
So much for the first day. He liked
and acted like fine young fellow. little
by little he let them know that the croupier.
by Infinite practice, can throw the roulette
ball into any compartment he pleases. ut
is a raatter%of common knowledge tn; APP
prentice croupiers must practice two full
years before they are allowed 20 turn in
puhlic) This pretended the ltal!aI-and
you Will hear others say it's to give them
the orcdjcnt bail" by which it is their
duty to make the newest "taheau' lose.
Ii was risky. He himself dar, not appear,
being known. hut nov and thea his uncle
would throw the immense 's;:"e thinS' in
lis way.
lie viii give me one coup each dag for
III YOU have enough money to stake a
maximum Of I2.tt-j francs well win it sure
and then Two others without risk
they hesitaied Then they accepted.
AIon.e Carlo has mind poisoning atmos-
phcre. But they could get together only
S,0up francs.
An right" he answered; hut as you
ought to sake maximum, you must pay
me half maXimum-5."oo fcancs-out of
your first win. all tine same
The grasp.ns proposition clinched the
young wonan's confidence. They went to
roulette No. with the 500 francs in her
hands.
When my uncle takes snuff place your
money. IL will be the signal, said the
Italian. If he takes it with the right
hand put your stake on red. If he takes it
with the left play the black. l will stand
back | must not be seen"
Talk about the keen emotions of gam
bling. What must not have been that we'll
born Italian scamps emotions, awaiting an
event which would put 5000 francs in his
pocket start him running ANONYMOUSLY
from lovely and despairing victim! He
knew he would not have long to wait; the
croupier he had adopted as uncle took snuff
with unfailing regularity.
There was stir. He saw the young
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PART l.
From Out the Canyon.
CHAPTER I.
Hampton, of Placer.

II was not an uncommon tragedy of the
west If slightest chronicle of it survive, il
must be discovered among the musty and
nearly forgotten records of the 18th Regi
ment of Infantry yet II is extremely proba-
BILE that even there the details were never
written down. Sufficient if. following GER
tain names on that long regimental roll,
there should be duly entered those cabal-
istic symbols signifying TO the initiated,
KILLED In action" After all, that tells the
story. In those old-time Indian days of
continuous foray and skrmish such brief
returns concise and unheroic were com
monplace enough.
Yet the tale is worth telling now, when
such days are past and gone. There were
sixteen OF them when, like so many hunted
rabbits. they were first securely trapped
smong the frowning rocks and forced re-
lentlessly backward from off the narrow trail
until the precipitous canyon walls finally
halted their disorganized flight and from
sheer necessity compelled a rally in hope
less battle. Sixteen-ten infantrymen from
old Fort Rethune under command of sgd
Wyman. a gray-headed sergeant of thirty
years continuous service in the regulars !;
two cow punchers from the * l. ranch 4;
q stranger who had Joined them unlimited
at the ford over the Bear Water, together
silent chit OF girl
Sixteen-but that was three days before,
and in the meanwhile not a few of those
speeding Sioux bullets had found softer BILL
let than the limestone rocks. Six of the
soldiers, four already dead two dying lay
outstretched in CHASTITY silence where they
fell Red" Watt of the * L. woud no
more ride the range across the sun-kissed
prairie while the stern old sergeant, still
grim OF Jaw but growing dim of eye, bore
his right arm in a rudely improvised sling
made from a cartridge belt, and crept
about sorely racked with pain, dragging a
shattered limb behind him. Then the tac-
turn ellis gave sudden utterance to a sob
bing cry, and a burst OF red spurted across
his white beard as he reeled backward.
knocking the girl PROSTATE when he fell.
Eight remained, one helpless. one a mere
lass OF fifteen. 1t was the morning of the
third day.
The beginning of the affair had burst
upon them so suddenly that no two In that
stricken company would have told the same
tale. None among them had anticipated
trouble; there were no rumors of Indian
war along the border, while every recog-
nzed hostile within the territory had been
duly reported as north of the Bear Water;
not the vaguest complaint had drifted into
military headquarters for a month or more.
In all the fancied security of unquestioned
peace these chance travellers had slowly
toiled along the steep trail leading toward
the foothills. beneath the hot rays of the
\ afternoon sun, their thoughts afar, their
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French couple emerge from the crowd
around the table. beaning. Without know
ing it they had risked 5000 francs-and
won.
Here's your G.oo) francs they said
with sloe; and they could scarcely wait
for the next day 10 make their second
promised winning. They put down 10,~S'
flanCs-and lost. TIE Italian was not there
to see what followed. lie had skipped.
But the young husband wanted to go
home; the wife wanted TO stay; and now
she is sill here alone, persuad:nS others
that size knows a secret way to win at
roulette.
She does Only tie other day n young
German baron. standing at good place
near the table. found q charming young
Frenca LADY touching his elbow t'mdly,
She Whispered in las .:
Please do ne favor. l have twenty,
louis O. sold pieces on the rea-there'
that little pile. Ma there is my father
in-law co2ling. II iie catches me gambling
and pass it TO inc I:&cr t:e table.
TIE Eiacl- Had Won.
The young tarcn ed as she requested.
\ moment later tie nlono:onous vc'ce OF
the croupier announced that Hack had won.
That's bad" lie heard manly voice de
clare beside him. Il had twenty louis on
the led-hello, the croupiers raked them in
already"
There had been TO other pile of gold upon
the red. ''Lieber Gott"' he said later, II
must have stolen them for that Charming
French lady. Had red won, | would have
been Obliged in conscience TO pay stake
and winning to the rightful owner So
he compromised in his interior; and he
pointed out to me the lady. 1t was the
young wife who had gore wrong.
Such operations demand nerve: but with
uncounted wealth in gold and notes chang
Ing hands under their noses constantly,
women get unreal ideas about money.
Once il possession of a stake they know
they may become temporarily rich before
night.
Players also become unbus 'nesslike. New
corners get clustered and timid; while old
players display what seems extraordinary
carelessness and confidence.
Some are supe:stt:ous about sitting at
the table They think that to win they
must move about-especially not TO watch
the rolling ball. So they put down stake
and listen to hear if they have won.
Winning. they often leave the sum to
double again. 1t IS the pretty-woman-vic-
tim chance.
That was an old one" an experienced
Ilayer told US. Once ! saw it operated
with an ingenious complication. The sec
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ondary victinl-who turned out to be the
real victim-was a wealthy. careless Eng
lishran. playing just to pay his SHOT
Like your German. he was surprised into
young lady scheme:s: but the real owner
of the gold pieces did not let them so so
easily.
"'Wh has taken my thirty louis he
exclaimed There MAS an immediate hush
Some one. pointing 10 the wealthy Eng
lishman said: Monsieur raked tarn OF.
Ard the croup:er remembered it, tco.
/ raked them Off. replied tne English
man, to give them to a lady
What l. ly:'
The En2l.sfTra locked ccr her IN vain
'She>seems to have gone. he filtered. She
said she was afraid cf her mother. n-iaw
i mixture o. laughter ana suspicious wins
re.iag went around the table.
'CoDfound il. Ill pay the money my
self" lie exclaimed, finally; ana DID so
A:ld Il was 4 iEt-Up 700 AGAINST Eii,i. me
it really wJs-had a couple Of witnesses
already But later on lie got his halt
ION the young lady WHO was afraid OF
her mothar-in-iaw."
A Monte Carlo Wonder.
This raking OF and handing up of money
for the players w.lo stand crowded behind
the chairs and consequently cannot play
with freedom has always been to me one
of the wonders of Monte Carlo.
1t makes a continual opportunity for the
sure winners, yet one hears as.onishinSly
few disputes A Frenchnan at our hotc
told US how he discovered an extremely
Iadylike, beautifully dressed young crea
ture pilfering from him in this way-ant
never said a word. except to ask her not IL
trouble herself any more!
Il was playing in stakes of five louis ant
sitting in front OF me was this charming
Young thing AS it was very troublesome
fer me to reach over each time. she asked
me:
",.Shan I hand it to you?'
III you Will I answered. II was
lucky" he continued, and 1t was only
toward the end of my run that l careiesslJ
counted the pieces she was handing m, me
Instead of ten there were but nine. Inc
next time ! handed her six gold louis tt
put on the black Then hastily. as II chang
ing my mind. 1 borrowed a rake from q
neighbor and pushed my six louis over TO the
red In doing so | purposely knocked the
little pile over. and l saw there were bu
five Yes with a little shoemaker's way
in the palm of her glove she had 'kncchee
down a 81 geld piece every time
Madame l said to her, I fear am CIV
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serve better than all your fun" groaned
the sergeant soberly.
The gray eyes resting ,houghtfuly on the
old soldiers haggard face became instantly
grave and earnest.
Sincerely wish I might aid YOU with
one. the man admitted. but l fear, oh
fellow. any prayer coming from my lips
would never ascend very far However, l
might try the comfort of hymn and you
will remember this one. which, no doubt,
you have helped TO sing back in God s
country
There moments hushed pause. dur
ing which a rife cracked sharply out IN
the ravine, then the reckless fellow, his
head partially supported against the pro-
tecting bowder. lifted mp a full rich bari
tone in rendition of that hymn of Christian
faith:
Nearer my God. to Thee,
Nearer Thee.
Zen though ii lie cross
That raiseth me.
SiiiI all my song shall he,
Nearer. my God. 10 Thee,
Nearer to Thee
Glazed and wearied eyes glanced eau
tiously toward the singer around the edges
of protecting rocks: fingers loosened their
grasp upon the rife barrels; smoke be-
grimed cheeks became moist; while lips. a
moment before p-ofanei by oaths. grew
silent and trembling out in front re-
veneeful brave sent his bullet swirling just
above the singers head, the sharp frag-
ments of rock dislodsed falling in a shower
rascal sang sereneiy on to the end without
a Quaver.
Mistake it for a death song likely" lie
remarked dryly. while the last clear. linger-
ing note, re-echoed by the cliff, died re-
luctantly away in softened cadence.
Beautiful old song, sergeant. and l trust
hearing it again has done you good. Sang
it once in a church way back in Jew Eng
land. But what is the trouble? Did you
call me for some special reason?'
Yes, the almost Erun response,
for Wyman, the fever stealing back upon
him. felt half ashamed of his unshed tears.
That is provided you retain sufficient
sense to listen. Old ellis was SHOT over an
hour ago. yonder behind that big bowlder,
and his girl sits there still holding his
head in her lap. She'll get ht also unless
somebody pulls her out of there. and shes
doing good to Gllis-hes dead"
Hampton's c1ear-cut. expressive face be-
came graver. all trace OF recklessness gone
from it. He lifted his head cautiously,
peeIing over his rock cover toward where
he remembered earlier in the fight ellis
had sought refuge.
Go be Continued Tomorrow
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Marital Philosophy.

Translated for Transatlantic Tales from II Motto
per Ridere.
She {after vivacious discussion). "Ah,
you dare to look me in the facet"
He (phlosophically)-"Go heavens In
this world one becomes accustomed to ey,
erything!'
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14

4 MFR. Gong has Just been married
in Kansas. It is understood that he
was much struck with his wite's
beauty.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14
ACTIVITIES BEGINNING EARLY
AT SPALDING MINING CAMP

Spalding, Colo, March 12.-There is
considerable activity just now In min
ing matters in Spaulding. The most
important is the White Hill tunnel, at
Silver Cliff, where a rich vein of silver
ore has been encountered, which will
In addition to this l.. l.. Harding has
w A, Larey, at Larey City, Custer
taken a bond and lease on the ranch OF
run about 152 ounces to the ton, be-
sides carrying some lead. The vein is
three feet in width.
county, in the sum of Sl0, 600. The
property is near the Blue Hen where
rich mineral veins were encountered
recently Harding will begin pros
pecting and development work on the
property Immediately.
The Bear Mountain Mining and
Milling company has been organized
by Messrs, Briggs and Young of Colo
rado City. The property is located
near Spaulding. Considerable devel-
opment work has already been done
and II is understood the company will
soon begin active work.
John ondrejcick has opened three
foot vein of heavy mineralized rock,
near the Paul Hoza ranch, at 1lse.
which runs high in gold and silver
values, and a seventy foot shaft has
been sunk on the Hoza ranch, which
is being operated on lease by Messrs.
Cassidy and Moore of Canon City.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14
FIFTEEN YEAR OLD SENORITA
is RETURNED TO PARENTS

Pueblo, March 11-After being kept
under surveillance for several weeks,
the beautiful fifteen year old daughter
Cresenciano Chavez, a Mexican charg-
ed with kidnapping Bertha Cartinez
of Rafelo Cartinez in Pueblo, Febru-
airy %, was captured yesterday in
company with the girl. Undersheriff
Tim O'Leary located the couple at a
mining camp a few miles out of Flor
euce, and went there Saturday morn
ing. where he took them both into GUS
tcdy without difficulty.
Chavez and the girl were returned
TO Pueblo and the former was locked
up in the county Jail pending a hear
Ing on the charge of abduction which
has been preferred against him by the
father of the lass, who took charge OF
her yesterday.
Chavez and Miss Cartinez had kept
company for several months prior to
February 2. when he is said to have
gone to La Junta and secured employ
mont Later he returned to Pueblo
and continued courhng the girl. fre-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14

To Cure . Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablets
Druggists refund money II II fails tn
cure. E w. Groves signature 10 on
each boz. 26c.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14
WEAK STOMACH CAUSES SICKNESS
Different symptoms That Result from
Indigestion. How to Cure by
Strengthening the Stomach.

If yod have ever suffered with a
weak stomach you must realize that
the digestive system is TO the body
what the foundation is to the house
the base of support and strength.
Whatever hurts your stomach or
lessons its power, hurts all other parts
of the body and impairs their powers.
II the stomach is weak and distressed,
one organ after another will be in
volved until the heart kidneys and
liver are all distressed.
Get the stomach right and health
will naturally come to the other or
gans This explains why good many
people who have doctored for years
for diseases of the heart, kidneys or
liver. have at last been cured by Mi
o-na stomach tablets. They found TO
their astonishment and happiness that
when the weak stomach was strength
ened. their health returned, the heart
became regular the torpid liverr active
and the kidneys healthy.
Do not think we claim Mi-o-ua is a
cure all" Ii is not. 1t Is spe-
cifc for all diseases of the stomach,
and when it strengthens the stomach
and cures indigestion, you will soon
well all over without further medi-
cine
Mi-o-na is sold only in soc boxes,
never in bulk 1t is sold under an alb
solute guarantee by Mitchell & Egbers
to refund money unless cured.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14
OPENED UP FINE VEIN
OF COAL ON WOLF PARK

The Colorado Coal and Mining com
pany of Colorado Springs. of which w.
II. and Henry Litteli OF that city are
the principal stockholders. on wednes-
day uncovered fve foot vein of e3-
cellent semi -bituminous coal on Wolf
Park. three miles south of this city. at
a depth OF s25 feet
For some time large force of men
has been employed day and night in
sinking the shaft and more than $780,
900 has been spent in development
work. 1t is understood that another
shaft will be sunk Immediately and
that the property will be made big
producer. ..
The LittelI brothers are largely In
terested In coal properties near Crest
ed Butte and are among the most sue
cessful operators In that section of the
state. They hold leases on an exten-
sive tract OF land on Wolf Park. some
OF which is school land belonging TO
the state. As much coal as possible
will be taken from the school land be-
fore the expiration of the lease, which
runs for something like twenty years.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14
THE PLAN TO PURIFY
THE ARKANSAS RIVER

Myriads of beautiful speckled trout,
dashing hither and hither in the clear
and sparkling water of the Arkansas
river as it runs swiftly through the
city is a condition the people of this
splendid city may expect as result
of law now pending in the state leg
islature. sg-,ss.:.. ,.,,s.s
Plans looking to the removal from
the river of all the present causes of
pollution have long been under way,
and these have resulted in the intro
duction by Senator Campbell of a bill
providing that to the state board of
health there shall be delegated the
power and authority to confer with
the owners. of placer mines and cyan
ide mills, and enforce such orders as
may be expedient and necessary to
bring about the much to be desired re-
suit of clearing the muddy river which
should he as nature created it, a pure
mountain streBm-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-14

quently calling at her home. He was
looked upon with favor by her, and
papa" did not object strenuously to
the little affair, not realizing that the
young Mexican's intentions were sin
lister.
On February 25, Chavez suddenly
disappeared, as did also the girl, and
fearing that they had ran away to-
gether. Cartinez notified the police,
1t was supposed that they took .
train for the east but it later develop
ed that they went to Florence. Chavez
secured work in a mining camp near
there and took the girl with him.
Several days afterward a Mexican,
who knew the girl, saw them and no
titled her father, who likewise inform
ed the police. The officers at Florence
were asked to get the couple, but in
formed the local police that the young
people were not in that county. A
short time later the Mexican who had
first seen the couple again wrote a
letter to Cartinez, and Undersherin
.OLeary decided to go in person and
investigate the matter. He found the
couple and their arrest followed.