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The Dolores star., 1910-02-04
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

kOssce.
On March slst, will quit practicing
Dentistry. All those who are In need
OF dental work should come in ut once.
For l positively will not do any dental
work after March 3lst.
J. E. Bell, Dentist.
Dolores, Colorado.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Jack BozmaI, Of the Bozrnan Realty
company of Cortez, WAS Denver pas
senger OH Tuesdays train.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

There will be an entertainment at
the Dolores Opera House Tuesday even
ing February 18th, 1910, by Mrs. Wilt
sizes Sunday School tots, and Mrs. Tom
Akins primary class. Come out and
encourage the little ones by letting
them entertain you with songs, recita-
tions, drills, tableaux, charades etc
Proceeds to buy small chairs for Sun
day School room. Doors open at 700
O'Clock p. m. Admission 25 cents, chill
dren under ~ Year, 10 cents.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

County Superintendent Hannah
Dsrward WAS visiting schools on the
Dolores river this week.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

DIR. J. H. Rentz moved out to hi
ranch south Of town, Monday, from
which place he will receive aud answer
calls,
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Exon 4 Rush are improving theil
mercantile building by putting in al
elevator.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Undertaken Ames was called to Du-
rango Wednesday OH account Of the
death Of Dr. Potts.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

County Comm issioner w. l. Myler
and wife came in Monday from bust.
ness trip to Denver.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

ID. p. Dancer of the Monumental Oil
Company returned to the Bluff oil
field this week.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Mrs. J. c. Bergh, who has been OF
the sick list for the past two weeks, Ii
improving in health.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

N. s. MCGEE of the Utah Oil COM
pany, came up from Bluff yesterday
and left OH the train for outside points
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Allen Arnold and A. w. Calhoon
are up on the mesa north Of town the
past week cutting posts.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Rev. H. A. miller is entertaining bis
brother this week from Grand juno
ton.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

T. H. ONO aud wife of Cortez, return
ed Saturday from a weeks visit in Du-
range. MIR. ONO has just completed
a new house In Cortez where he aud
his bride will reside.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Postmaster Ordway informs US that
during the month Of January S30O.54
worth of postage stamps were sold to
patrons of the Dolores office.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

A. B. Mead, the Cortez lumber man,
left OH Tuesdays train for Paonia OH !
visit.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

A. Arlington came in from Rocky
Ford last week with his household
goods aud farm implements. Mr.. Alb
bington is son-in-lsw of VIM. Ebbert
and is located in the Arriola country.
Mrs. Arlington and children accom-
panied her father who returned two
weeks ago from visit to Rocky Ford.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Idris Thomas was . business callel
At The Star office Tuesday.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

DR.. r. b. Cabell left for Hesperus
Monday for . short visit.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

T. H. Akin enjoyed the snow storm
wednesday by driving TO Cortez.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

J. o. Holtz of Bellville, Kansas, ar.
rived this week with car of household
goods and farm machinery. He will
locate on the Smith ranch at Lower
MILDRED.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

Our mild spring weather gave place
to Grounding snow "wednesday.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

G. E. Mattison, teacher Of the Sum-
init Ridge school, has been Oh the sick
list for the past two weeks but is i'm.
proving in health at the present writ.
ing.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04

r. r. Smith and George Clucas of
Cortez, were Dolores visitors Tuesday.
The Dolores star., 1910-02-04
Market Report.

The following prices are copied from Tues.
days Denver paper.
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being wrecked on the rocks Of mis-
understanding, and she just escapes
immurement in 4 convent is to be left
for the reader to discover.
UNCLE REMUS AND THE LITTLE
BOY. BY Joel Chandler Harris.
Illustrated by ]. NJ. Condo. Boston
Small. Maynard & Company.
Joel Chandler Harris has passed away.
but Uncle Remus remains to delight
successive generations of children. It
is melancholy thought that there will
be no new tales of the dear old darky
philosopher, but the next best thing is
to find some of the old ones occasionally
reproduced in new form. In this volume
are seven of the older Remus tales
and six poems, all in the familiar vein,
profusely illustrated, in part in full
color. 1t is STORY book which any
child will be overjoyed to own.
THE OTHER SIDE, Being Cert.,. p..-
sages I'm the Life of . Genius. Nv
Horace Annesley Vachell. New
YORK: George HI. Doran Company,
A motor car crashes into a granite
wall and its two occupants are hurled
to death. One is a popular composer of
operatic music. a favorite of the Eng
national household word. The other is
for his son because of his exceptional
promise as a musician. Archdale, the
composer, though disembodied, is con-
scious of the scene His spirit wanders
back to London and visits familiar
scenes. He Is hoping for communica-
ton from his wife, who has preceded
him to 1.-The other side" Then at
length he hears her voice. and she bids
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Melancthon and Calvin. 1t is a matter
Of regret that a study of this character
should be confined to a class of readers
only. since its substance and the manner
Of its presentment recommend it as
something for the general student
THE GREATEST WISH IN THE
WORLD. By E. Temple Thurston.
New York: Mitchell Kennerley.
Mr.. Thurston's delicate style has found
expression in two recent stories,
Mirage and THE City of Beautiful
Nonsense which have created for him
an overwhelming circle of readers,
eager for new products. The promise
they held out is fulfilled in THE Great
much OF a story. Indeed. it could be
condensed into one-tenth it's volume
and yet serve the purpose of entertain
ing narrative Blt in it's expansion Mr.
Thurston has found an opportunity for
that charming play OF expression which
tractive. This is the tale of how
Catholic priest in London adopts an in
FAINT, left in his church by a despair
ing mother; of how he and his house
lection: how they amusingly seek to
circumvent each other; how the girl
develops into beautiful womanhood, and
how love comes to her. Peggy Ban
mister is charming in her own right,
but set in the environment Of the pres
bytery. with lovable old Father O'Leary
and Mrs. Parf1tt as her guardians, she
is altogether irresistible. Yet it is
Father ~OI-eary who most completely
fills the vision Of the reader, with his
ing caught in some good deed or thought
by his argus-eyed housekeeper, his great
good sense and his quaint hun1or. How
Peggy's ship Of romance comes near to
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The memory of my midnight fears as
sailed me with pang SO poignant that
for the moment l was speechless.
''It was about l o'clock when the old
man opened his door suddenly and looked
out" began Bridgeman "He saw me
in here, and came across the hall and d.
rectly into this room in quick, nervous
way. as if he was quite used up and at
the end of his tether. He had package
of papers in one hand. This is it.
Bridgeman went to bureau and took a
small parcel from a locked drawer and
held it out uncertainty. Milbrath made
my hand.
YES" 1 said, mechanically. go on,
Bridgeman."
He thrust the papers before me.
Take these. man. he said. But as
you value the welfare Of your soul, let
them get into the hands of no one but
Harrison Milbrath or young Bliss Those
were his exact words. Before I could
speak he was halfway back to his room
again. l never saw such a spry man for
in the lock of his door, and then. for a
little time afterward. there was quiet in
the house. Then / heard window
| opened somewhere. I can't say why the
sound didn't seem right to me, for it is
natural enough to want air in your room,
at night, and ! was not sure the sound
came from across the hall. But | didn t
! like it for some reason. and crept across
to the hall window. What should see
! but the old man, bare headed out in the
downpour, going down the rain pipe of
the porch just before my eyes. He saw
me. too, and gave low cry. / was out
of that window and down the rain pipe
/, almost as quick as he was, and off in the
direction he went. But couldn't catch
him. | shouted to him to be careful OF
the cliff, but l knew that he knew about
| it as well as l did, for he walked out
along there after we arrived in the after
noon. l guess that's about all there Is
! to tell. sirs. The night Waterman heard
| us and came out. too. but we couldn,
| catch him, as l said, and then Well
we waited for the tide to come Inland II
F.; f1oated in with 1.-THE body. sirs.'
So those were the figures that fancied
I saw moving among the dripping tree
branches as I stood by the window.
| Are there many in the house. who
know about this. Bridgeman?' ] asked.
| Not yet, sirs. There are few guests
in the house, for the season has ended
lord and the servants knew 1t an hour
4ago when l came up; but the coroner
I from town will be here soon."
| Bridgeman hesitated. Then he went to
the door and looked up and down the
hail.
'Im not supposed to know. but perhaps
1t is best for you to be prepared for any.
mans room that the landlord found and
took in keeping for the coroner. and II
was addressed to, Mr. Elmer Bliss'-and
! the coroner will be here soon,' repeated
Brdgenan. significantly
| saw the point. We must be prepared
for anything the coroner might ask US
| Must we speak the whole truth, or would
that little bundle of papers tell tale
that would help us?
! Thank you, Bridgeman," said. You
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years ago Washington Irving personified
it, in legendary FORM Contributing to
this end. there is here lovely picture of
The Heart of the Southern Catskills'
life among its hills. The remaining
essays are the familiar records of this de-
voted watcher along natures ways.
Birds Nests" "Speckled Trout" 'In the
are among the details Of this local view.
many of them charmingly illustrated from
photographs. This eager student and
engagingly simple writer is sure of a
hearing whatever he may have to say. The
persistently stimulating fact about Mr..
Burroughs is that at his own doorstep he
discovered a world of exciting natural
phenomena and that out of this he gath
cred an absorbing occupation. Thence.
without doubt, have come his unquench-
able youth and sturdy front toward life.
qualities that mark all of his writings
and give to them vital and immediate
power of appeal.
THE GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA
How to See 1t. BY George Wharton
James, author of '"T'he Wonders of
the Colorado Desert" etc. Boston:
Little, Brown & Co.
With Mr.. James guidebook in hand. a
traveller in the grand canyon is eduip-
ped at all points, an answer to every
possible question given, plan for every
projected move ready. Twenty years in
and around the neighborhood of the cam
yon, exploring, studying, writing. have
given this author secure place as au-
thority. So, II the traveller have but a
day at his command, or If he have weeks
or months. even; he may turn confidently
to this guide for instruction. With Ell
Tovar as a center. the author radiates
through the canyon, over faint trail or
beaten path. to wonderful objective
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illustrated by Adele W. Jones. Bos-
ton: Lothrop. Lee & Shepard Com
pany.
Charles Pierce Burton, author of
The Boys Of Bob's HILL" etc. IL
Illustrated by Fl. S. De Lay. New
York: Henry Holt & Co.
STORIES OF THE TRIANGULAR
LEAGUE-AT THE HOME PLATE.
BY Albertus T. Dudley. author of
Phillips Exeter Series" illustrated
by Charles Copeland. Boston: Lo-
throp. Lee & Shepard Company.
ST. DUNSTAN SERIES-THE GRIM
son RAMBLERS. BY Warren l..
Eldred. illustrated by Arthur o.
Scott. Boston: Lothrop. Lee g.
Shepard Company.
kiNGsFORD. QUARTER. BY Ralph
Crimson Sweater" etc. illustrated
by c. NJ. Relyea. New York: The
Century Company.
THE LEAGUE OF THE SIGNET RING.
By Mary Constance Du Bots. author
OF "Elinor Arden, Royalist." etc. IL
Illustrated by Charles NJ. Relyea. New
York: The Century Company.
BETTY's HAPPY YEAR. BY Carolyn
Wells. author Of THE Story Of Bet
ty." etc. illustrated by Reginald b.
Birch. New York: The Century
THE LAKERIM CRUISE. BY Rupert
Athletic Club" etc. illustrated by
c. NJ. Relyea. New York: The Cen
fury Company.
THE RELIGION OF THE SPIRITUAL
EVOLUTION OF MAN. Chicago: Z.
A. Rogers.
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points. On each Of these jaunts he sweeps
together In wide swath the myth, leg
end, history of that locality, the records
and relics of an ancient civilization, the
thrilling adventures OF explorers, and the
facts of subsequent settlement and use.
Among these argOnauts the name Of Maj.
John Wesley Powell stands out as that
Of daring and heroic leader Diagrams
the geologic formation Of this region. and
hundred photographs, more or less,
reproduce curiOuC and amazing features
of this titanic disturbance. A model of
convenient arrangement. this guidebook.
SO complete and explicit in fact, so def
mite and discriminating in plan. secures
the tourist in the fullest possible return
for any period Of time spent in the grand
canyon.
HISTORY OF ETHICS. WITHIN or
GANIZED CHRISTIANITY. BY
Thomas Cunning Hall, D. D., profess
sor sof Christian ethics in Union
Theological Seminary. author of
The Social Meaning Of Modern Re
ligious Movements in England" etc.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
To trace. throughout organized Chris
tianity, the thread of ethics, the ideal Of
duty reacting in conduct, is not only a
profoundly scholarly achievement, but is
also q practical, Immediately useful one.
The author here unfolds the evolution of
ethics within Christianity, it's roots. it's
growth and notifications. with it's fruit
age in succeeding historic periods. A
complete and detailed discussion Of the
ethics of the New Testament and the
early church is given, casting back for
rootage to Greek and Roman soil. The
ethics Of scholasticism passes into that
of the reformation with an elaborated
discussion. under this head, Of Luther,
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will say nothing about these papers at

will say nothing about these papers at
the inquest, of course"
"Of course not, sir. Depend upon me.
Milbrath, who had not uttered a word
during Bridgeman's story. followed me
out Of the room and back to our own
like a mute. This hour was marking an
epoch in his life. and from the expression
Of his whole figure l knew that he was
living through it by sheer force of will.
I'VE must see the contents OF this par
eel and take our cue from here" l cried.
as soon as we were alone behind closed
doors. And silently l prayed that we
should find loophole that would let one
name come through restored and the
other pass on untarnished
In the parcel there were, perhaps.
dozen sheets caught together with
manuscript pin. But a loose sheet on
top was In fresh ink, and to ii l first
! turned my attention.
| With Milbrath looking over my shout
: der I read:
ITO Elmer Bliss and to my nephew.
Harrison Milbrath:
The time is here that l have known
| from the first must come sooner or later.
for the lassoer cannot play the game that
| / have played and not himself be caught
| in the moose at last.
| Nevertheless, l am satisfied that it is
as 1t is 1 am an old man, as deeds as
we'll as years go, and / have caused no
doubt, more than my share OF earth s
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exactly overhead, has changed its posi-
ton, so that it now extends from the
northeast to the southwest. In two months
more it will reach its nlidwinter position
and lie exactly east and west. In the
north the Great Dipper is seen In an
upright position as II resting upon the
ground. The entire constellation OF the
Whale is now visible. although it's wonder
full variable star at E, Figure 1, which
has claimed our attention since its re-
markable Frightening in August. can no
longer be well seen, except with the
telescope But in place Of this the OBJ.
server will have unusually good oppor-
tunities this month to witness the remark
able darkening of the star Algol, at H.
This so-called Demon Star at the constant
interval of days 20 hours 40 minutes has
five-sixths Of its light cut of by the in
terposition of a dark body which revolves
around 1t, and several of it's eclipses occur
this month, during the night, at conve-
nient hours for observation. 1t will be
seen at its faintest October 5, o hours %
minutes am: October Z, 8 hours 10 min
utes PM, and October 10, 6 hours Z min
utes pm. eastern time). The fading
away Of this star occupies about four
hours, it remains at its faintest for about
twenty minutes, and by the expiration of
three and one-half hours more regains
its usual brightness.
Mars, Venus and Mercury are morning
stars; the first two are far too near the
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tated conviction that might as we'll put
on petticoats and trailed skirts. and adj
nit myself a creature of nerves, l rose
and lighted the gas
Then l knew what allied me. l had old
Somhers on my mind, and was harassed
with fear that after all he was going
to give us the slip again somehow. The
logical course for him now was to put a
drama-for him, yes: but Milbrath? What
If. after all. Milbrath must go on to the
end Of his days without the vindication
that was his right-so on as he was go
ing or denounce his uncle? He would
carry his dishonor to his grave, then. l
felt sure. wondered that l had not
thought Of the possibility of such an end
to our pursuit, and l mathematical my
self again and again for my lack OF fore
sight and my laxness in not insisting
upon an interview with SOmhers on the
previous evening.
found BLACK Beauty in my bag and
lighted It, A few puffs put me on a bet
ter footing with myself and the world.
Outside a September gale howled like
q delighted banshee, and hurtled the ram
in wide slaps against the window panes.
lowered the gas and pulled up the shade
before one of the drenched windows. Inc
trees on the lawn about the house glls-
tened in the light of the city lamps.
which were still burning. and bent and
, shook In the face of the wind. Beyond
the row of lamps that marked the edge
of the bluff could not see. but the roar
of the surf as 1t pounded unceasing'y
against the rocks limited of the seeming
waters a little farther out.
Once or twice 1t seemed to me ! caught
a glimpse of figures moving about or
! the bluff, but l decided Vt TO De announcer
evidence Of my still unsteady nerves.
| After a time I returned to bed ana To-
ward dawn l again slept.
Soon after o'clock Milbrath tapped al
INV door. He looked refreshed and said
| that after midnight he had rested well
I had just finished dressing, SO we LETT
| the room together.
AS our door closed behind us Bridge
man stepped from his room and came to-
ward us He had brushed and shaved
and freshened his appearance with .
change Of linen, but his face was pale
and anxious.
I'm sorry to report it. sirs. he said
slancing from one to the other OF US
| little nervously. but the old gentleman
| Mr.. La Cour. went over the clih In the
night.
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Milbrath and registered, and were as
signed to adjoining rooms on the second
floor, at the other end Of the hall. 1 soon
found, from the ones occupied by Bridge
man and his man.
Before the call boy left US instructed
him to take the envelope that I gave him
to Mr.. La Cour and to await an answer.
The envelope. which was sealed and ad-
dressed. contained both Milbrath's card
and mine and on the paper which enfoId-
ed them ] had penciled:
"Mr. Somhers: We are here to know
the truth. and We shall follow you now
until we see you face to face and learn
drama
1T is Mr.. Milbrath's expressed wish
that you shall not be punished for the
great wrong you have done him. or for
that other wrong for which you must
answer at another than an earthly tri-
bunal. But we must talk man to man.
and find a way not only to clear your
| nephew's name from the dishonor which.
| under present conditions, must always be
associated with 1t. but q way to clear
Horsford. who is charged with the muir
der of Arms. ELMER BLISS"
1t was ten minutes before the boy was
back. He handed me a letter which was
not only sealed In It's envelope OF lined
1t was addressed to me and was as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Bliss: Pray grant me tonight s
rest before ] meet you. ! am worn out
both nervousy and physically, and there
Is statement begun in writing which
| l must finish before We can discuss the
| matters to which you have referred. At
| whatever hour you may name you may
come to me in the morning. shall not
| try to evade you this time. have no de-
sire to do so; but If had. the man in til :
| room across the hall would doubtless
restrain me. observed him on the train
today, but did not suspect At the time
that he was your agent. p. s..
! handed this note to Milbrath. There
was no disguise I'm the handwriting this
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moving still further south among the
stars until by October 10 it reaches it's
lowest position in the heavens at A, Fig
ure I. After this 1t will move rapidly up
ward toward the Pole Star, reaching B,
Figure 1, October 16; C October Is (Which
Is the date Of full moon), and finally pass
ing just above the star at D October q.
At this time it will rise SO far in the
northeast and set so far In the north
west that it will remain above the
ground for more than sixteen hours, an
interval nearly twice as great as the
time which elapsed between its rising and
setting when it was low down in the sky
at A.
The full moon Of this month, which
occurs when the moon is running SO
rapidly northward in the sky, and when
the moon days" are, therefore unusually
long, is called the hunters moon. At the
time of the preceding full moon, Septem-
Der 10. the amount Of moonlight which we
received was also unusually great for the
same reason, and this is known as the
harvest moon.
A most interesting phenomenon was OBJ
served March 16 last, when the moon
passed between us and the bright star
at d, Figure !. 1t was believed that this
star is really composed Of two stars, one
of which Is very faint and probably toe
close to the larger one to be detected with
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE CHILD'S HARVEST OF VERSE.
Selected by Mary Wilder Tileston,
editor of Sugar and Spice" etc.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
DAVE PORTER SERIES-DAVE POR-
TER AT STAR RANCH, or, The
Cowboys Secret. BY Edward Strate-
meyer author Of Dave Porter at
Oak Hail." etc. illustrated by Lyle
T. Hammond. Boston: Lothrop, Lee
& Shepard Company.
A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN.
BY Margaret Sidney. illustrated by
Frank T. Merrill. Boston: Lothrop,
Lee & Shepard Company
THE HESTER BOOKS-HESTER'S
COUNTERPARTy q Story Of Board
Ing School Life. BY Jean X. Baird,
author OF THE Coming Of Hester" "
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him return to earth to save their daugh-
ter. who is menaced with moral engulf-
ment in the social maelstrom. This is an
interlude in David Archdale's earthly
experience. Mr.. Vachell relates it with
singular power. with the deepest rever-
ence. with an evident acceptance Of the
belief of many that the dead may re-
turn. II is tale of the awakening
which will command immediate atten-
ton and result in discussion. In
cidentally. it is an entertaining story
of the temptations which beset the
musical artist, who. with the inspiration
for great works. allows himself to be
drawn away from his high standard for
the sake OF popularity and profit. A
novel Of unusual significance and force.