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THE CITY of SALIDA

The Commercial and Indus-

trial Center of Cen-

tral Colorado.

A Thriving, Vigorous Community and Im-

portant Trading Point, it is Destined

by all the Laws ofMan and Na-

ture to Become a Great

Metropolis.

3000 CHARMING, HAPPY, PEOPLE

The Land of Sunshine and

Invigorating Warmth.—

The Elements Show Al-

most Constant Clemency

and Benignity of Humor.

UNTOLD TREASURES STOR-

ED IN THE GRIM OLD

MOUNTAINS.

Rich in Gold, Silver, Iron and

Other Precious and Useful

Minerals, the Mining of

Which the Crime of the

Century, Silver’s Demoni-

tization, has Rendered Un-

profitable.

WRITTEN BY JOHN POLAND('LORE.

When Henry Woodtin Grady, the great

orator, statesman and editor, of thestate

of Georgia, the Horace Greeley of the

south, a man revered by all liberty-lov-

ing citizens of the United States, de-

clared that there was no north,no south,

no east, no west, but one great and pow-

erful republic, united in the bonds of

human sympathy, love and mutual wel-

fare, he struck the keynote of American

civilization and independence made dear

to us all by the time-honored principles

wisely foreseen and laid down by our

forefathers. Had Henry Woodtin Grady

lived he probably would have wrought,

perhaps by this time, the reforms he so

ardently championed, for he was a

mighty power in the land, and was

awakening the people to a great sense of

the deadly wrong that had been indicted

upon them through pernicious legisla-

tion that bettered the few and ignored

the many.

With laws shaped in the interest of

humanity instead of the purse-proudmillionaires of the east; with protection

for the industries of the west instead of

New England alone; with recognitionfor all this vast empire west of the Mis-

sissippi instead of the etfete east solely;

then would this state of Colorado thrive

and prosper as never before and become

the richest state in the land, and a

leader among her foremost young cities

would be Salida, “The Gem of the

Rockies," and the storehouse of her

treasures, which now lay unearthed in

the adjacent hills because of the polit-

ical machinations of the rich men who

are already too rich and control the

great parties that have controlled the

country for the last fifty years or more.

Notwithstanding ail this, however,

Salida is a thriving and progressive and

aggressively energetic young city, and

has marched steadily onward with even

pace in the face of adverse and trying

circumstances before which many a less

energetic and ambitious city would have

lost its public spirit and resigned itself

in despair to retrogression. But not so

with wide-awake, thrifty, young Salida,

for she holds her head high in defiant

progressive pride and views calmly the

nigged hills and giant mountains that

are rich in silver, which, if constitu-

tional injunctions were obeyed, would

be mined and doubly increase the popu-lation and wealth of the municipality.

THE OTV OP SALIDA

at present has about 3,000 busy, pros-

perous people, has electric lights, water

works, well-equipped fire department,

opera house, public park, well paved

streets, a national bank, twonewspapers,excellent mail and railroad facilities,

brass band, four hotels, and about one

hundred different business enterprisesall on a firm financial tooting. Nearlyall the business houses and residences

are substantial structures built of

stone and brick. It is the commercial

and industrial center of central Colo-

rado and a most important trading

point for a great territory, supplying

numerous camps and a vast area of cat-

tle and ranch country. The distance

from Denver is 217 miles and from

Grand Junction, the western terminus

of the Denver & Rio Grande, it is 208

miles. It is almost in the geographical

center of the state and has an altitude

of 7,050 feet.

Salida is essentially a railroad center,

b ling the terminus of six divisions of the

Denver and Rio Grande railroad, and ex-

tensive machine shape, repair works and

substantial office buildings of that com-

pany are located here. There are now

upwards of 800 men employed by the

railroad, receiving and circulatingin the

city 840,000 a month, or nearly halt a

million dollars a year.

The stranger, on first entering Salida,

is impressed with the metropolitan ap-

pearance and airs of the town. The city

beingrich within herself and the undis-

puted trade center for an immense terri-

tory, the merchants are justifiedin carry-

ing stocks of goods more varied and ex-tensive than those usually found in

towns of the same size. All branches are

represented and the professions find as

able exponents in Salida as in any city in

the west. The city and county govern-ments are on a sound financial basis.

Lite and property are secure. Values

are well established and maintained, and

with the opportunities tor tbeenjoymeni

of social life, the healthy and delightful

climate, the picturesque scenery, the

lofty grandeur of the mountains,the pe-culiarly happy location of the city, the

railroad, telegraph and mail facilitieswith all parts of the world, and the edu-

cational, religious and other advantages

to be hereafter mentioned, make all con-

ditions of life desirable and agreeable.

Visionary individuals and drones can

not get along in Salida. The streets

are not paved with gold and yon can’t

pick big yellow nuggets ont of the gut-

ter, nor make a fortune in a minute. But

it is a community ofgood,solid, substan-

tialworth, prettily located, and almost

any legitimatebusiness enterprise estab-

lished on an honest basis and coupledwith zeal and energy on the part of the

projector, will succeed.

SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS ADVANTAGES.

Neither the citizen nor the tourist

grows dull for want of amusement here.

Good horses for riding or drivingcan be

obtained at the liveries, and for mountain

climbing herds of burros or Mexican

donkeys are offered at five dollars apiece

possession tor life,or at anabsurdly emailaum by the day or week. Perfect road*

during the entire year make bicycling

truly a pleasure ami mild winters render

tennis, croquet and golf games even mure

popular than in the east.

Some of the best opera and dramatic

troupes of New York and Chicago often

play here, and a lecture and concert

coarseis maintained in true New Eng-

land style, employing the best local tal-

ent. With schools and libraries, dabs

and societies, musical and elocutionary

circles, there is no placefor gloomor des-

pondency. A dissatisfied, uneasy state

of the mind, occasioned by lack of occu-

pation and amusement, is a condition

above all others avoided by those who

realize that God made earth and heaven,

and that be who appreciates eanh will

be likely to enjoy heaven best.

MAGNIFICENT SCENERY.

The addle -pated perversity that

prompts the purse-proud aristocracy of

the eastern states to visit the old world

to view mountain scenery, makes

America the standing satire of those

Europeans who have visited the Rocky

mountains.

Salida is in the midst of some of the

most magnificent scenery in the world.

It is in the very heart of the Kocky

mountains, God’s mighty masonry, the

seamed and lofty hills of which close in

the city. The towering peaks and giantboulders loom up in lofty grandeurand

appalling immensity. Nature here is in

her most majestic mood. There is little

of tenderness or delicate carving; these

ghastly rents and scenesare tragic and

the grandeur of the mountains is awe-

some rather than beautiful.

Streams of the purest, clearest water

burst from fissures in the rocks and

come babbling and chattering down the

slopes, dashing in sparkiing cascades or

whirling in minature maelstroms in and

about the great boulders and then rest-

ing resplendent in deep pools in the

soft, dreamy gleam of the opal. Then

they dash on again with a musical roar

and never ceasing diapason of sound.

In the words of the immortal poet:Thou who would’at see the lovely and the wildMingled in harmony on nature's face.

Ascend onr Kocky mountains. Let thy footFall not with weariness, for on ihelr topsThe beauty and majesty ot earth,Spread wide beueaih. shall male thee to forgetTue steep and toilsome way. There, as thou

stand's!.

The haunts of men below thee, and aronndThe mountain summits, thy expanding heartShall feel akindred with that loftierworldTo which thou are translated, and partakeThe enlargementof thy vision. Thou ShaltlookUpon the green and rolling forest tons,And down into the secrets of the glens.Andstreamsthat with their bordering thickets

striveTo bide their windings. Thou sbalt gaze at once,Here on white villages, and there on solitudesThat only hear the torrent, and the wind.Andthe eagle's shriek.

RICH IN MINERAL WEALTH.

There are numerous silver camps

within short distances of Halida, but the

busy bum ot themachinery and the buzz

ot industry at many ot them has given

place to silence because ot the colossal,unconstitutional injnit.ce done to the

white metal by those whose traitorous

actions have betrayed tbe sacred rightsand liberties ot the great massesof tbe

people of*the union, by demonetizing

silver.

The march of progress and civilization

has wrought marvelous changes in tbe

entire western country, Tbe tepee of

tbe Indian, with its curling column of

smoke, has given place to tbe substantial

home of the rancher, miner and stock

raiser. The spider-like bands ofsteel of

tbe great trans-continental railroads con-

nect the former home of savagery with

the greatpopulations of tbe east, and as

the swiftly moving trains cross the prair-

ies and chamois-like climb tbe mountain

sides, freighted with a load of humanity

willing and eager to cast their destinies

with tbe Rocky Mountain country, all

doubts are dispelled as to the perma-

nency and growth ofthis western region.

The extension ot these railroads throughthe mountains made mining of all kinds

a profitable industry, and since then un-told millions have been unearthed from

the mountains of Colorado, Montana andNew Mexico, and many of the gild

camps are world famous.

This section ot Colorado has been

marked as mineral bearing, and while

silver for tbe time is out of the question

there is no doubt that gold exists in

abundance in the bills and mountains

hereabouts, and when practical efforts

are made there will be found vast de-

posits of tbe precious metal right at our

very doors. Ores showing valuable as-

says have been found at various nearby

points, but the owners of the claims are

without the means to developit. When

more attention is given to mining the

hills roundabout Salida will be found to

be veritable store houses of gold, coal,

iron, copper, silver and other precious

and useful minerals.

A SALUBRIOUS CLIMATE.

When the American consumptive is

advised to go to Colorado, the meaning

is that he shall change from an atmos-

phere made moist by tbe evaporation of

tbe Atlantic, tbe Gulf, the Great Lakes,

and streams and lakes innumerable, to

an atmosphere devoid of moisture, for

Colorado is2,000 miles from the Atlantic,

and it is protected from tbe evaporation

of tbe Pacific by tbe great Rockies, over

which clouds do not ordinarily pass till

they have discharged their rain, con-

densed by the cold and lofty peaks.

To this high land, consumptives not

only from nearly all the states of tbe

Union, but from most civilized nations

of tbe world congregate. They reach

this city, often those in the first stages

with only a hoarseness ofthe voice in-

dicating tuberculosis of tbe larynx;

often those with a more serious affection

of tbe lungs, and yet able to ride, walk

and enjoy life in the open air; often they

are brought by their friends on a cot orstretcher and yet hopeful, as a last re-

sort, of recovery here. Considering tbe

□ umber who arrive Hud the critical cod*

ditioD ot a large portiou of them, it ie

surprisiog bow few are returoed io the

uopaioted box.

Id this section ot Colorado there are

are more than three hundred bright,

sunshiny days in every year. Bet-

ter now than ever before, scientists re-

alize that darkness and dampness gen-

erate sickness, that sunlight is death to

all disease germs. Where man with his

nostrums, to curs or to improve, tails,

the sunlight with its power to penetrate,

to cleanse, to revivify, comes to repair

and to heal.

AGRICULTURE AND CATTLE.

Persons accustomed to the east, where

the productiveness of any locality de-

pends upon tbe rainfall ot that section,

would naturally doubt tbs possession of

great agricultural facilities by a country

dry and arid. It is true tbe fertilityof

Colorado is mostly dependentupon irri-

gation, but this, by those familiar with

agriculture under all conditions, is con-

sidered one of its chief advantages.

Egypt, Palestine and Persia, the most

productive lands of antiquity, were en-

lively dependentupon irrigation,and tbe

facilities of the ancients for obtaining

and distributing water were rude and

inconvenient.

Nature is no respecter of times and

seasons. It tbe eastern farmer’s crops

escape a drontb in the spring, they may

be ruined by a flood in tbe autumn.

Tbe melting snows of tbe Rockies

furnish an exbaustless source of water

for irrigation, and where aqueducts have

been constructed to utilize this supply

the dairy, fruit and grain interests of

this state have developed in enormous

proportions, tor the natural richness of

tbe soil is unsurpassed even by the

famed sections which produce tbe giant

fruits of tbe Pacific coast.

The means for irrigating the country

round about Salida are well perfected,and a greatportion of tbe land is under

ditch and bringing forth bounteous

yields of alfalfa, oats and nearly all tbe

grains and cereals. There is, however,

plenty of land left for those who wish to

engage in agricultural pursuits in this

splendid climate, where nothing is want-

ing but thrift and energy to secure an

abundance of water to raise large crops.

ST. CLAIR HOTEL.PONCHA HOT SPRINGS.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF SALIDA, “THE GEM OF THE ROCKIES.”

THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

RepresentativeandCapableMen In

Chance of Public Affairs.

The government of Sahds is on a

sound and gratifying basis, and the city

affairs are judiciously and economically

administered. Level-headed, far-seeing

business men of the highest integrity

and character and firm financial stand-

ing administer the municipal affairs.

The mayor, S. M. Jackson, ia one of

Chaffee county’s most progressive and

broad minded citizens, and his careful |and intelligent administration of the

affairs of bis office makes him an emulat-

ing influence in the community. He is 'popular and well liked and makes one

of the best mayors that ever held the

office.

The clerk, C. F. Johnson, and Treas-

urer E. W. Hively, discharge tbe duties

of their respective offices with marked

ability and distinction. They are men

of strict integrity and probity, and men

eminently qualified to perform the offi-

cial functions that devolve upon them.

The board of trustees, Messrs. P.

Churcher, R. T. Hodgman, R. B. Hal-

lock, J. F. Clem, Geo. Montgomery and

J. F. Erdlen, are men who have tbe

trust and confidence of the city and

whole surrounding country. They are

men of substantial worth and influence

and stand high in tbe community. Tbe

city affaire are in a most prosperous

condition, and are administered in an

economical and entirely satisfactory

manner, and the showings made are

pointed to with pardonable pride by all

tbe citizens.

PONCHA HOT SPRINGS.

Waters of Many and Remarkable

Medicinal Virtues.

This charming

and delightful

resort is in close

proximity toSa-

lida, being but

six miles dis-

tant. It is the

resort of a host

of people from

all over the Un-

ited States, and

is popular with

all classes of

tbe people. The

scenery is one of the chief attractions.

Situated in the Bocky mountains 7,800

feet above sea level, and in a [ aiisade of

trees, the health-giving exudations of

which, mingled with the ozoneof the

air, together with an unusual amount of

sunshine, serves to make this one of

the most desirable places fur those seek-

ring rest, recreation or health.

It was recently said by an United

States chemist who visited Salida and

Poncha Hot Springs, that in all his ex-

tensive travels be had never seen hot

springe that would begin to compare

with these at Poncha except those of

Yellowstone Park. This sentiment is

endorsed by thousands. Here at Poncha

are hundreds of these springs, with

water varying in temperature from 90 to

180 degrees,Fsrenheit. A well equipped

hotel is here located that is filled the

year around with guests from all parts

of the country to bathe in these healing

waters. For invalids suffering from

blood diseases, especially rheumatism,

iiin its worst stages; lung and throat

trouble, the water and climate of Poucha

i! Hut Springs are invariably beneficial,

i Here rheumatism is cured, pulmonary

i; trouble in its first stages cured and in

the latter stages relieved. Less medi-

cine is taken here by invalids than at

i any sanitarium in the world. Relief is

invariably found by an intelligentsystem

of baths in the earth-heated and earth-

medicated waters.

i The hotel is provided with every com-

,| fort, and guests are made to feel at

home at once by the genial, whole-

. souled manager, Mr. F. P. Hall.

Conveyances can be obtained at rea-

,1 sonable rates, and the regular stage

I meets trains at Salida Mondays,

i Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Ii ST. CLAIR HOTEL.

> Hospitality is the rule in Salida, and

i so famous has the city become in this

> respect that it would seem almost like

' beginning at the end not to start a de-

i scription of the business interests of the

1 j city with mention of the hotels and

j places of public accommodation. The

St. Clair Hotel, under the able and ex-

perienced management of the Cope

Brothers, affords as excellent accommo-

dation as can be found in Colorado. Its

unexampled facilities to provide every-

thing for the comfort and gratificationof the guests commends it to all. At

the St. Clair there are ample accommo-

dations for a great number of guests,

the rooms all being light, airy, well-

ventilated and comfortable. The bouse

has every modern convenienceand the

table is unexcelled, all the choicest

viands and delicacies of the seasonbeing

served to the guests. The Messrs. Cope

are genial, affable gentlemen and are

always alert to provide the very best for

their guests, and their effortsare greatly

appreciated, as is attested by the con-

stantly increasing patronage at the St

Clair, one of Colorado’s leading first

class bostelnee.

ELECTRIC LIGHT WORKS.

This corporation composed principally

of townsmen furnishes the electric light-

ing for Salida, which is oneof the best

lightedcities in the west. The company

render exceptionally good service. Theyfurnish incandescent lightingfor stores

and residences and arc street lights,

which make the principal thoroughfares

at night bright and cheerful. The serv-

ice that tbe company renders compares

favorably with any city or town in the

country, and their prices are as reasona-

ble. Their plant is most complete, hav-

ing a capacity of 100 arc lights and an

incandescent capacity of 1,500. The

company employs only the best skilled

mechanics and has in operation tbe beet

systems and machinery known to the

electrical world. The gentlemen who

compose tbe company are among tbe

most influential and successful business

men of the city. Tbe officers are; Presi-

dent, R. M. Ridgway; vice president,

W.W. Roller; secretary and manager, C.

E Eggleson; treasurer, Ben Disman.

Fit ST NATIONAL BANK.

There is no more important and in-

teresting fnctor in the growth and de-

velopment of a city than the history of

her banking institutions. Among tbe

bunks of central Colorado, the First

National of Salida occupies a prominent

and leading place. This solid financial

institution does a first class business,

and its affairs are managed with pru-

dence aud great care, which gives to*

the unqualified confidence and trust of

the people of the city and the whole

country around. The enterprising busi-

ne>a men ;.r i merchants, ranchers, cat-

tlemen. mine owners, professional men

ami all classes of citizens find it a

thoroughly reliable agent to conduct

their financial dealings and care for tbeir

deposits. Collections are given careful

attention and are made at tbe lowest

rates of exchange, and drafts are issued

on almost every foreign country in the

world. Tbe officers of the bank are men

of substantial worth and influence in tbe

community, being the representative

men and financial stamina of tbe city.

The president is Mr. B. B. Naylor, one

of the most highly esteemed citizsns of

Salida.

HEN DISMAN.t

There is no more importantfactor in

the commercial and industrial grown of

a city, and no more unerring index or

text by which to judge of its enterprise

than tbe clothingand furnishing trade.

Among the bouses whose extended

trade, high standing and marked repu-

tation entitles them to prominent men-

tion, is that of Ben Disman, on the cor-

ner, the well-known and popular clothier

who does a most extensive business

throughout central Colorado. Altogether

tbe showing of this establishment is ex-

ceedingly creditable to tbe city of Salida

as indicating tbe stability and growth of

its various enterprises. The proprietor

is a gentleman whose name is insep-

arably linked with Salida and her future

greatness and identified with her phe-nomena) growth and prosperity. A gen-

tleman who possesses that thrift and en-

terprise that is characteristic of our

successful business men. He is alwaysin line with the beet and in tbe way of

clothing, boots, shoes, hats and caps,

furnishings,etc., is a leader.

J. M. COLLINS.

Among the many establishments in

this city that take rank as representa-

tive in their line is that of the gentle-

man whose name is at the head of this

paragraph. Mr. Collins is a dealer in

wholesale and retail wines, liquors and

cigars, and the class of goods that be

handles represents the product of the

most celebrated vintage of either home

or foreign countries. His trade, which

is a most extensive one, is built upon the

enduring basis of mercantile integrity

and probity, coupled with tbe fact that

the house enjoys such commercial ad-

vantages as to enable it to offer dis-

counts that competitors can not touch.

Mr. Collins has recently shown bis en-

terprise and good judgment by takingtbe agency for the Aobeuser-Buscb

Brewing Co.’s famous St. Louis beer,

and is now prepared to furnish the trade

of Salida and vicinity with tbe clebrated

Budweiser beer, both in kegs and bar-

rels. He has also added a bottling de-

partment in connection with tbe beer

agency and is prepared to furnish beer

for family use in bottles with patent

stoppers. Receiving his beer in carload

lots and keeping it in tbe flneet possiblecondition the public will always be suit'of getting the beet beer on the market

—original Budweiser, World’sfair prem-

ium beer. The great success that Mr.

Collins’ bouse has attained |S-dne to hisM I ■

ANALYSIS.

SilicicAcid 32 73Sesqui-oxide of 1r0n... 1 27Alumina ... 5 20Lime...—....... 20 00

Magnesia.'. - 74Chlorine..— 06

Carbonic Acid Gas 22 50Organic Matter 6 24Water.... 1 72

Sulphuric Acid 4 46Potash 2 08

Soda 1 00lodine -1 50Bromine 1 50

Temperature ofthewater

145 to 185 degrees Fahren-

heit. The waters are a

sure cure for rheumatism,all blood and skin diseases

and catarrhal affections.

[Continued on Fourth P«g»l

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OLDEST PAPER IN CHAFFEE CO

EstaHlished Junks, isso.

J. P. Ebdlen,Pub. and Prop.

P. B.Smith, Editor.

Published Tuesdays and Fridays.

Office 033. First Street 133.

33-u.ey Bloclc.

Ths Mail Is published every Tuesday and

Friday In the year. Each edition goes to all our

subscribers. In addition to the local news of

Baiida, The Mailcontains a carefully prepared

review of tbe most Important telegraphic news,

both domestic and foreign.A. corps of active correspondents are located

throughout this and adjoining counties and ro-

nort the items of interest in their localities with

regularity and reliability.

11l subscribers In Salida, livingwithin reason-able distance from tbe business portion of tbe

town, can have The Mail delivered to their

homes by special carrier without extra charge.|arAdvertising rates made known ou appli-

cation. TheMail has twice the circulation of

any other paper in Chaffee eouuty.

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AUGUST 4. 1800.

WHAT IS HONEST MONEY?

“Honest money and a chance to earn

it” is a phrase often heard proudly

quoted by the gold standard republi-

can press. It has at least one virtue;

we can every one agree that it is just

what we want. Who could ask reas-

onably for anything more? But the

phrase as quoted by the single stand-

ard men savors of the same flavor as

many of their so-called argumentswhich are not really arguments at all,but statements. The mere statement

of a proposition does not make it a

fact by any means; all propositions

must be proven before quoted as facts

in subsequent propositions. This is a

law of mathematics.

The gold standard press seems to

delight in calling silver “dishonest”

and in speaking of free coinage as

“repudiation.” Yet but rarely do they

in any measure attempt to explain

just what “honest money” is or why

the remonetization of silver would be

“repudiation.”

Honest money is money that never

fluctuates in value and which cannot

be speculated in. Money should be

worth exactly the same today that it

was twer'y jears ago. It should be

the money of the contract so that if

twenty years ago you borrowed 1100

themoney that you repay today should

be exactly the same value. If moneyhas either appreciated or depreciated

it is not truly honest money. If twenty

years ago you borrowed 1100 and

mortgaged a piece of property worth

$2OO to secure it and when the money

finally became due—the condition of

the property being the same and of

really the same intrinsic yalue—you

are compelled to give up the entire

property in payment, you have cer-

tainly been wronged to the extent of

half your property. Whether it be

called appreciation of money or de-

preciation of property, it is the same,

for money is simply a measure of

property value. On the other hand if

you had borrowed a hundred dollars

and given as security a property worth

only $ 100 and give up the property in

payment the lender is enabled to dis-

pose of it at only 150, and is therefore

the wronged party. This conditionof

affairs is in actual existence through-out the country today. This is proof

positive that our present money sys-tem is dishonest.

Eradicate debt and the financial

question would be anentirely different

matter. But the people owe enormous

sums of money and now they must be

paid in a money which Las beyond

question nearly doubled in value; that

is, it takes nearly double the amount

of property or produce to pay a debt

contracted twenty years ago than it

would have required one day after the

loan was made. An absolutely honest

currency would require precisely the

same amount twenty yearsafter as one

day after.

The Jaw of “supply and demand”

may here be quoted to disprove the

foregoingargument. Of course when

corn is unusually plentiful it will lie

cheap, and vice versa; but after all if

the crop is bountiful two bushels rep-

resents approximately only the same

amount of labor and primary expense

as one bushel when the yield is onlyhalf as much or less. But we must

look further than a single year or even

two or three years. Without goinginto details it is easily seen that

prices of all commodities and of the

land and devices that produce them

have on an average steadily decreased

for many years. This is a positive

fact that investigation will prove.In view of these facts and condi-

tions it does not take a wise man to

readily see that an appreciating value

measure (money) benefits the holders

of money and securities of money to

the detriment of the borrower and la-

borer who are the producers.

Now the claimwill be made that a

dollarwill buy more of the necessities

of life to day than it did twenty years

ago and that therefore the condition

ia practically the same. As before,

eradicate debts and taxes and the

claim might be substantiated. But

taxes, mortgages and interest are fixed

charges and a dollar will pay no more

of these now than it would twenty

years ago.

And what assurance is there that

the working of the present system

will change. It has gone on steadily

for twenty years depreciating values,

every year adding weight to the load

of debt borne by our producing class

of people.Therefore do we demand a return

to the financial system as it existed,

mainly, in 1873 from which time de-

pression can be traced. It is not an-

archy, simply a demand that rights

that once existed be restored. Mr.

Balfour, the great English bimetallist,

spoke the truth when he said: “Ot

all conceiable systems of currency,

that system is assuredly the worstwhich gives you a standard steadily,

continuously, indefinitely appreciat-

ing, and which by that very fact

throws a burden upon every man of

enterprise, upon every man who de-

sires to promote the agricultural or

the industrial resources of the coun-

try, and benefits no human being

whatever but the owner of fixed debts

in gold.”

MAKING SILVER BARONS.

Ad Indiana republican paper thus

wades bliudly into the sea of finance.

The subject being absolutely new to

him the editor should be looked upon

with charity. Thus does the Bloom-

ington Progress deliver words of

wisdom:

Free and unlimited coinageof silverand gold at the ratio of 16 to 1 wouldmake every silver mine in the west a

Comstock lode in value. It would

make sixteen silver barons where

tbere is one now, but the men who

dig and shovel and reap and mowwould not be benefitted, for the rea-

son that they have nothing to coinbut the sweat of theirbrows, and that

they would be obliged to coin intodebased money! Therefore, the toilerswouldbe losers.

To a man up a mountain—where

the “Comstock” lodes are—this seems

funny. How can silver be minedun-

less men dig and shovel? Diggers

and shovelers in silver mines get $8 a

day and in order to make sixteen“silver barons” to where there is now

only one would require an enormous

army of diggers and shovelers at $3 a

day. They would have to be broughtfrom the east, and the armyof tramps

would be pressed into requisition.This army of diggers and shovelersmust eat. sothe “mowers and reapers”

would be called into service. Theywould have to buy machinery fortheir farms and so would the silver

baron for his mines, ad infinitum.

Thus would the sweat of men's

brows be coiued into money. As to

it being debased money, silver was not

considered debased prior to 1873and

in spite of its demonetization, since

that time it has been kept at par

simply by the government stamp.Now if we back up the stamp by

making it an equal partner with gold

as a standard, why would it be de-

based?

But stranger yet. If free coinagewill make silver dollars worth only50 cents how is the miner to get rich

coining them. At the present time

he gets 53 cents for the silver in a

dollar, but if the claims of the gold

standard men are true he wouldonly

get 50 cents under free coinage be-

cause they claim that then a dollarwill only be worth 50 cents. Queer,

isn’t it, how the silver mine owner is

the only man on earth to be benefitted

by free coinage.

WE STAND FIRM.

Republican papers in the east whountil now haye never bad even a kind

word forCleveland or Carlisle are loud

in theirpraises of them for utterances

on the financial the question. This

proves two things: First that the

present republican financial policy is

exactly iu line with the Cleveland

policy aud that these papers will fol-

low a party to perdition regardless of

any changeof principle. The name

"Republican” and the former princi-

ples of republicanism have parted

company. Some follow the name

uutil they stand in line with Cleveland

aud Carlisle while others have re-

mained firm on the principles of Jef-

ferson, Lincoln and Blaine. True the

democratic party—the Bryan party-have come upon our platform and wewelcome them with great shouts of

joy. Colorado republicans and thou-

sands of republicans throughoutthe

country have stood by the standard

uutil a whole army has been drawn

to their support. We stand on the

rock of right; and right makes might

and will prevail.

TODAY’S SPECIAL EDITION.

The edition of The Mail today, de-

scriptive and illustrative of Salida

and its substantial and permanent in-

stitutions and business interests, re-

flects credit on its projector and com-

poser, JohnCloke. It is a practical,

temperate tale, well told, calling at-

tention in an unostentatious yet skill-

ful mannerto eyery featurecalculated

to inspire interest in capitalists, tour-

ists and health and pleasure seekers.

The credit for the enterprise is due

to Mr. Cloke for the managementof

The Mail have nothing to do with the

matter further than the renting of the

space in our columns and the execu-

tion of the typographical work. We

have no besitency in saying that Mr.

Cloke has rendered our city and its

merchants valuable service. He has

confined himself to truth and accur-

acy and methods consistent with

legitimate newspaper enterprise.

The republican state central com-

mittee is not the republican party.

I’ts a poor kind of patriotism that

says this country cannot regulate its

own financialas well as other affairs.

A grave typographical error was

made in last issue in the editorial re-

garding the stand taken by the Rail-

way Age. The words “silver stand-

ard” should read “single standard.”

With this change the article will be

correct.

When you ride a wheel, a horse or

in a buggy, exercise judgmentenough

to keep on the right side of the street.

The manner in which some people

persist in disregarding this common

lawis disgusting,especially afternight.Be ordinarily sensible and keep to the

right.

It was reported that Mr. Cleveland

intended calling an extra session of

congress in September to act upon a

message from him recommending the

independenceof Cuba. It is doubt-

ful, but any way an extra session

underpresent conditions signifies verylittle.

Will some gold standard papers

stop making statements and palming

them off upon the people as argu-

ments long enough to tell us just

what a “50 cent dollar” is and why

money would be debased by free-

coinage. We confess that we do not

know what nor why to these two

questions and (bat we want to know.

Wolcott and a “few of the best of

them,” have “read a lot of us out of

the party.” Very well, if that is anyconsolation to Mr. Wolcott in his time

of trouble he is welcome to it. The

The funny part of it though is that

Wolcott was cut off from the Colorado

republican party long before he read

anybody out himself.

News Notes.

Boss Platt has made peace with

Boss Hanna, and now everything is

supposed to be lovely in New York.

The miners employed in the Ute

and Ulay mines have been paid the

money due them aud Telluride

breathes easier.

Cleveland, Ohio, is suffering from a

strike among employes of a large fac-

tory. Several riots have necessitated

the calling out of malitia. A sympa-thetic strike of other workmen is

feared.

At district court in fairply last week

Judge Bailey sentenced Sheriff New-

man of Lake county to six months in

the county jail and also declared bis

office vacant. The two attorneys for

the defense spent three hours arguing

tor a new trial, but their motion was

denied. They were given twenty daysto make an appeal to the supreme

court.

Jackals Are Cautious.

61r E. Tennent, the writer of ‘ Natural

History of Ceylon,” says: “At dusk andafter nightfall a pack of jackals, havingwatched a hare ora small deer take refuge

In one ofthese retreats, immediatelysur-rounded It on all sides, and having sta-

tioneda few to watch the path by whichthe game entered the leader commenced

the attack by raising the cry peculiartohis race, and which resembles the sound‘okkay,’ loudly and rapidly repeated. Thewhole party then rush into the jungleanddrive outthe victim, which generally falls

Into the ambush previously laid to en-

trap It.

“A native gentleman who had favora-

ble opportunities of observing the move-ments of these animals informed me that

when a jackal has brought down his gameand killed it his first impulse is to hide Itin the nearest jungle, whence ho issueswith an air of easy indifference to observe

if anything more powerful than himself

may be at hand from which he might en-counterthe risk of being despoiledof bis

capture. If the coast is clear, ho returns

to the concealed carcass and carries it

away, followed by his companions. ButIf a man be in sight or any other animalto be avoided, my Informant has seen the

jackal seize u cocoanut husk in his mouth

or any similar substance and fly at full

speed, ns if eager to carry off his protended

prize, returning for the real booty at somemore convenient season."

There is more catarrh in this section of

the country than all other diseases put

together, and until the last few years

was supposed to be incurable. For a

great many doctors pronounced it a lo-

cal disease and prescribed local remedies,

and by constantly failing to cure with

local treatment,pronounced it incurable

Science has proven catarrh to be a con-

stitutional disease ana therefore requires

constitutional treatment. Hall's Catanb

Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &

Co., Toledo,Ohio, is the onlr constitu-

tional cure on the market. It is taken

internally in doses from 10 drops to a

teaspoonful. It acts directly on the

blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-

tem. They offer one hundred dollars for

any case it fails to cure. Send for circn

lars and testimonials. Address,

P. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo. O

THE CITY COUNCIL.

Night Marshal Angel Resigns-Reg-

uiar Bills Allowed-The City will

be Advertised.

The city council met in regular session

last night, councilman Hallock and

Hodgman being absent.

The following bills were allowed:

Charles Ankele S 85 no

Harry Angel 85 00

C. F. Johnson - 83 33

Wallace Schoolfleld. 20 00

E. W. Hlvely 30 00

J. P. Harper "5 60

J. L. Marvin, work 15 00

Sisson A Turner, work, etc 22 25

Edison Electric Light Co 137 60

nent council room 20 00

SalidaMail, printing 39 10

Lucile Walker, ditch water - 15 00

F. W. Arenburg. supplies 4 10

George Sullivan, supplies 15 OSW. F. Owen, work 9 75

J. W. Fish r. work 18 00

W. H. Smead, work 20 25

Free Heading Boom 7 50

A. Rnefly, work 6 00NelsonCutler, work 3 00

J. W. Sympson, work 3 75

J. M. Hindman,driving city wagon 05 00,I,W Horton, work 7 00

Bryant A Mulßl, meal ticket 5 00

The police magistrate reported $78.50

collected in tinea for the month.

Harry Angel tendered hia resignation

as night marshal which was accepted.

John Poland Ctoke made a proposition

to the council tor the purchase of 1,500

copies of bis special edition of The Mail

at 4 cents per copy. The council pur-

chased 1,000 copies tor the purpose of

advertising the city.

On motion $2OO was transferred from

the street fund to the water fund.

Messrs. Craig and Wilson made a

proposition to sell to the city fifteen

acres of laud containing springs located

near the reservoir for $833. These

springs will nearly double the present

water supply. The council will fully

investigate within the next two weeks.

Pass Creek Prospects.

Saturday some samples of ore from a

prospect on Pass creek displayed on the

streets created no small interest and

even a little excitement. The rock

showed free gold in no small quantities

and was well calculated to enthuse the

observer with much interest.

Several parties visited the locality on

Sunday among them being D. J. Kramer.

In describing what he saw be said that

about a dozen men were working in the

vicinity. The live stamp mill is running

steadily and is supplied by ore from the

Springfield mine. Numerous prospects

are being worked and some of them are

producing ore. There is a boarding

house and several cabins near the mill

and altogether it is quite a lively little

camp.

Ihe prospect that excited the unusual

interest is on top of a small bill and is

being worked by two old California

miners of long experience. At the depth

of about live feet they found the vein in

which is the streak of free gold quartz.

The streak is about half an inch thick

and three or four inches deep. It runs

east and west and they thought it it

was fallowed it would soon run out. Ac-

cordingly they begun to sink an incline

along a foot wall which soon dippeddown until almost perpendicular. They

have encountered vein matter but no

such rich ore as at first found. They

say it is a good prospect but like many

others of similar promise is very un-

certain, Their incline is now in about

twenty feet.

Salida Academy.

Leadville, Colo,

July 28,1896.

To the Patro.is of Salida Academy and

the Citizens of Salida:

Dear Friends:—lt is four years since

I took charge of your Academy, and I

believe you will admit that I have done

my utmost to make it such an institution

as would do credit to your city and give

the most thoroughinstruction to the its

pupils. I regret that the income earned

by the school has not justified me in

keeping as large a staff of teachers as I

had planned, and made it seem best for

me to retire from the actual work of

teaching.

The return of Miss Evans to England

baa made a change in the teaching staff

tor next year necessary. The school will

open for the fall term on Monday, Sep-

tember 14. I have appointed Mr. D. E.

Stephenson and his wife teachers for the

coming year, and have put the conduct

of the school entirely in their bands.

They are both teachers of long and most

successful experience. Mr. Stephenson

has bad much experience and has been

most successful in norma! work, and

suecial attention will be given to the

trainingof teachers.

The school has practically todependon

receipts from tuition for its support. We

shall do tbe utmost in our power tomake

it more than maintain its character for

thorough work and we shall never lose

sight of the fact that our work is not

merely instruction but education of all

the powers, and above all the develop-

ment of true character.

1 confidently recommend tbe school

under its new management to your con-

tinued friendship and patronage. As

those interested in carrying on the school

are ready to make considerable sacrifice

for its success, is it not fair to ask that

tbe citizens of Salida and especially the

patrons of tbe school to do all in their

power to insure such a patronageas will

enable ns to raise the grade and increase

tbe efficiency of the school. It rests with

the people of Salida to make tbe school

a permanent institution of which they

may all be proud.

Assuring you that I mean to do tbs

utmost in my power to make Salida

Academy one of the best and most use-

ful institution in tbe state. I am, youn

faithfully, A. Grant Evans.

Karl’s Clover Root tea is a sure curs

for headache and nervous diseases. Re-

lieves quickly. Sold by Frank Crozer.

Gem daters, cigar cancellers, and all

novelties in the rubber stamp line. Sa

Ida Rubber Stamp and Supply Com-

psnv.

A LITTLE FUN.

“Begin at the bottom and work to the top,”

Is splendid advice to be giving.

And jet It ti not the best him we can drop

To the man who digs wells fui a living

Poison ivy, insectbites, braises,scalds,

burns are quickly cared by DeWitl's

Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure

J. W. Bowne A Co.

Out door exercise is a great medicine,

and the bicycle makes it easy to take.—

L. A. W. Bulletin.

“Boys will be boys,” but you can’t af-

ford to lose any of them. Be ready for

the green apple season by having De-

Witt’s Colic and Cholera Cure in the

bouse. J. W. Bowne A Co.

A boy can’t get very close to evil com-

panions while be is riding a wheel.—

L. A. W. Bulletin.

Many a day’s work is lost by sick head-

ache, caused by indigestionand stomach

troubles. DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers

are.the most effectualpill for overcoming

such difficulties. J. W. Bowne A Co.

Lady canvasser wanted in Salida and

every town and community in Chaffee

county. For particulars address this

office.

The whole system is drained and un

deruuned by indolent ulcers and open

sores. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve

speedily heals them. It is the best pilecure known. J. W. Bowne A Co.

Architect (showing plans)—This room

will be your library.

Mr. Porkohopps—My hb’ry? Ob, yes!—of course! I must have a place to

smoke.

DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla is prepared for

cleansing the blood from impurities and

disease. It does this and more. Itbuilds

up sod strengthens constitutions im-

paired by disease. Itrecommends itself.

J. W. Bowne A C

THE SEMI-WEEKLY MAIL

AUGUST 4. 1800

THE SALIDA MAIL

TWICE A WEEK

DELIVERED TO

ANY PART OF THE CITY

FOR 25cts A MONTH.

A mass meeting will be held at the

opera house next Monday evening, Au-

gust 10, to ratify the nomination of

Bryan and Sewall, and to organize a

Bryan and Sewall club. Persons of

every political creed who favor the

union of all silver forces for effective

campaign work are invited to participate.

Ladies are especially urged to attend. It

is not a democratic rally, but simply a

patriotic demonstration of our approval

of silver’s standard bearers. People from

the country and all parts of the county

should come and let it be a grand rally.

Music will be furnished and able speak-

ers will deliver addresses.

M. D. L Buki.i., Chairman.

M. M. Smith, Secretary.

Bussell, dentist. Sweet block, Salida.

Dr. Cochems went to Buena Vista

Friday.

Mr. K. Hughes of Denver stopped over

Sunday at the St. Clair.

Plenty of music and patriotic speeches

Monday nightat the opera house.

Dr. B. A. McGee is expected to return

from the San Luis valley to-morrw.

Miss Randolph' of Emporia, Kansas, is

the guest of M. K. Miller and family.

B. P. McPheters has returned from

Iris where he was located for several

months,

George Moxon and family and aunt,

Mrs. Russell, went to Poncha this morn-

ing to camp tor a week.

The water supply is again very short

and farmers are experiencing no end of

trouble in properly dividing the supply.

The business district was unusually

lively Saturday night. A street politi-

cal speaker and a band concert added to

the excitement.

Rev. Joshua Gavitt stopped over Fri-

day night enroute from Saguache to

Denver and delivered a sermon at the

Baptist church.

Roy Kellogg,while acting in the ca-

pacity of cook, carved a finger so badly

that three stitcbes were necessary in

dressing the wound.

Miss Mamie Todd went to Denver

Saturday with Miss Thomas who was

her guest here for a week. Miss Todd

will remain in Denver several days.

P. B. Smith made a trip to Cimmaron

and return Sunday. Mrs. Osborn, form-

erly of Salida, has charge of the section

house at that point and is succeeding in

the business admirably.

Friday afternoon at about 3 o’clock

the thermometer reached 102, yet it was

not uncomfortable in the shade. In

lower altitudes people are prostrated by

a temperaturenot so high.

Mrs. Wilber Stewart and her niece,

Alhe Montgomery, left Tuesday for

White Pine and Grand Junction where

they will remain a week or ten days

visiting friends, and then return byway

of Glenwood Springs.

John G. Harris, of Bloomington, In-

diana, arrived in Salida Saturday and

will remain some time for the benefit of

his health. Mr. Harris is an attorney

by profession and if he finds the climate

congenial expects to locate somewhere

in this state.

The minister in charge of the Seventh

Day Adventist gospel tent left yesterday

tor Buena vista to remain two days. He

will then go to Denver and attend the

annual state encampment. A company

of seventeen was organized at this place,

and it is expected to again hold meetings

next month.

A handicap race is being planned for

Saturday, August 15, which promises to

be an affair of no small interest or pro-

portions. The riders will be ofthe 50-

minute class, that is, everyone before be

can enter the race must make the12

mile course in 50 minutes or less. A

committee will look after the matter of

raising money for prizes End a large

number of entries are expected.

Attorney Schoolfield was in Buena

Vista Friday. He took occasion to ask

prominent men and county officers as to

their views and found them, every one,

enthusiastic for Bryan and Sewall but as

to the state tickets opinions differed.

The populists are fearful of their state

organization. Mr. Schoolfield believes

that the straight democratic ticket will

■weep everything from representative to

presidential electors.

Ratification.

Bryan ratification Monday night.

Andy Maier baa returned from Buena

Vista.

H. S. Shaw, of Denver, registered at

the St. Clair Sunday.

Judge Holbrook of Alamosa, was at

the St. Clair Sunday.

J. Tracy Melvin and wife of Saguache

were in Salida Saturday.

Don't forget the ratification Monday

night at the opera house.

Mrs. Andy Maier spent Sunday with

Ur. Maier in Buena Vista.

Dr. Glenn Gondit has established an

office in the Scbuelke block.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heed, jr., reg-

istered at the St. Clair Thursday.

Oscar Wilsey went to Cripple Creek

Sunday where be expects to locate.

Fred Comstock booked a goodly num-

ber of the finny tribe near Shirly Sun-

day.

Miss Gertie Lawience of Saguache is

visiting with her cousin Miss Lou Red-

mond this week.

Rev. H. W. Laye went to Gunnison

Saturday where he will conduct revival

services for a month.

Moch Bros, baye an importantdisplay

announcement to day that the ladies et-

pecially should notice.

Mrs. George Bayles and daughter of

Orange, New Jersey, were viewing the

scenery of Salida Sunday.

Mrs. J. W. Hardy and son of Spring-

field, Missouri, are guests of Mrs. Har-

dy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bateman.

J. B. Irvin and wife returned Satur-

day from an extended visit among rela-

tives and friends in Indianu and Mis-

souri.

Mrs Hattie Stanley returned yester-

day to Lexington, Nebraska, after an ex-

tended visit with A. A. Stanley and

family.

The fruit that T. M. Haley keeps in

bis new store on the corner is the choicest

in the market. His line of confections

is also fine.

Conductor J. A. Graham, son and

daughter and Mrs. E. Williams and

daughterof Denver spent Sunday with

friends in Salida.

Mr. T. E. Cowart and family and Mr.

John H. Kirkpatrick and wife of San

Antonio,Texas, were viewing the scenery

around Salida last week.

Harry Michael now has a heavily

bandagedwrist occasioned by the break-

ing of a pair of handle bars Friday, and

a consequent wreck, while out on the

Poucba road.

W. H. Smith and wife and Mrs. J. W.

Sturmer, who have been spending the

summer at the St. Clair, are going to

spend next week visiting the western

part of the state.

Remember the meeting of wheelmen

Wednesday night at 8 o’clock in the

council room. All wheelmen and public

spirited citizens are invited. Some defi-

nite action regarding the location of the

race track will be taken.

Mrs. M. M. Smith was taken to the

Rio Grande hospital Saturday evening

and Sunday morning an operation was

performed for appendicitis. At last re-

ports she was improving steadily and no

serious consequences are feared.

Jack Sexton and W. F. Ide rode Sun-

day from Villa Grove to Saguache only

they ‘didn’t get there. Jack's wheel,

when seven miles out, proved “non

compns eet.” It’s no funto carry a

wheel seven miles but circumstances are

often unmerciful.

Harry Angel, the night marshal who

has served in that capacity since last

April, resigned yesterday. James Smith

who served as substitute for Thos. Me-

Kelrey during bis recent absence was

appointed special police and will serve

as night marshal until another election

, is held.

Mr. Fred L. Erwin, a former grocer of

[ Baxter Springs, Kan., was visiting Cope

Bros., of the St. Clair, last week. He

was very favorably impressed with Sa-

lida and the surrounding country and

hopes to make bis future home here.

He has gone on to California to visit

some friends on the coast before settling

down.

Mrs. V. C. Davenport who is spend-

ing the summer with her sister, Mrs.

I Wilkins at Poncha, was in town Satur-

( day and said that the day previous Mrs.

, Wilkins had received a letter announc-

ing the death of her husband in British

Guiana on June 1, from yellow fever.

Mr. Wilkins was engaged as superin-

| tendent of a greatplacer mice tar in the

interior of the country and two months

were required to communicate with bis

family here.> ■

A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthington,Ind.

“Sun,” writes: “You have a valuablepre-

scription in Electric Ritters, and,l can

cheerfully recommend it (or constipation

and stck headache, and as a general sys-

tem tonic it has no equal." Mrs. Annie

Stefale, 2G25 Cottage Grove Ave., Chica-

go, was all rnn down, could not eat nor

digest food, bad a backache which never

left her and felt tired and weary, but six

bottles of Electric Bitters restored her

health and renewed her strength. Price

50 cents and $l.OO. Get a bottle atA. M.

Alger’s drug store.

Excursion to Salt Lake City and Salt-

air Bathing Resort, Aug. 8-9.

The last of the summer excursions to

Salt Lake City and the great Salt Lake

will be run on August 8 and 9.

Both the Colorado Midland and Den-

ver and Rio Grande railroads will sell

tickets to Salt Lake City at one lowest

fare for the round trip. Tickets good

for twenty days.Grand concert by Mormon choir—9oo

voices—in Tabernacle, magnificent pyro-

technic production, “Carnival of Mad-

rid,” at Saltair.

For full information call on local ticket

agent, or write P. A. Wadleigb, G. P. A.,

Rio Grande Western railway, Salt Lake

City.

The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, alderman, Chicago,

says: “I regard Dr. King's New Discov-

ery as anideal panacea for coughs, colds

and lung complaints, having used it in

my family for the last five years, to the

exclusion of physicians’ precintions and

other preparations.”Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, lowa,

writes: “I have been a minister of the

Methodist Episcopal church tor 50 years

or more, and have never found anything

so beneficial, or that gave mesuch speedy

rshef as Dr. King’s New Discovery. ”Try

this ideal cough remedy now. Trial bot-

tles free at A. M. Alger’s drug store.

Should be Continued.

When it rams carry an umbrella.

When the aun ahinea carry an umbrella.

That is doing the same thing for differ-

ent reasons. It’s different about pat-

ronizing Disman. You patronize him

every day m the year because he always

has the seasonable goods in stock. Ram

or shine, hail or snow he’s always pre-

pared for you. The weather and his

stock always travel together.

In supplying themselves with furnish-

ings gentlemen find in him and his store

aparticular friend because it’s not much

trouble to ask for what youwant and

the asking is all that is necessary to pro-

duce the article wanted.

All these adyantsges combined with

right prices are the things that make

Oisman’s store popular among the men

who want the best and want to be as-

sured that it is the latest style.

What the Shakers of Mount Lebanon

know more about than anybody else is

the use of herbs and bow to be healthy.

They have atudied the power of food.

They nearly all live to a ripe old age.

The Shaker Digestive Cordial ie pre-

pared by the Shaken from herbs and

plants, with a special tonic power over

the stomach.

It helps the stomach digest its food,

and digested food is the strength maker.

Strong muscles, strong body, strong

brain, all comefrom poorly digestedfood.

A sick stomach can be cured and di-

gestion made easy by Shaker Digestive

Cordial.

It cures the nausea, loss of appetite,

pain in tbestomaoh,beadscbe,giddiness,

weakness and all other symptoms of in-

digestion,certainly and permanently.

Sold by druggists. Trial bottles 10c.

My little boy, when two yean of age,

was taken very ill with bloody flux. I

was advised to use Chamberlain’sColic,

Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and

luckily procured part of a bottle. I care-

fully read the directions and gave it ac-

cordingly. He was very low, but slowly

and surely be began to improve, gradu-

ally recovered and is now as stout sod

strong as ever. 1 feel sure it saved bis

life. 1 never can praise the remedy halt

its worth. lam sorry every one in the

world does not know bow good it is, as I

do.—Mrs. Lina 8. Hinton, Qrabamsville,

Marion county, Florida. For sale by A.

M. Alger.

Ohio Turning to Bryan.

George Sackett, of Cuyahoga Fail?,

Ohio, recently visited Salida id the in-

terest of mining and other claims in th e

vicinity. Mr. Sackett is a firm believei

in the gold standard, and during his

visit here expressed the belief that Ohio

would cast an overwhelming majority

for McKinley, and that tariff would be

the issue.

Yesterday W. W. Roller received a

letter from him in which he said that he

now found himself almost convinced

against bis own wishes that Ohio would

cast her vote for Bryan and Sewall. He

says that the democrats are being won-

derfully reinforced by the farmers and

working men of every class and that

even the fortrees of old Ohio is liable to

be bodily captured by the Bryan hosts.

Coming from so conservative and care-

ful a man as Mr. Sackett this statement

may well bring encouragement to sil-

ver’s friends.

A Genius and Expert.

A representative of The Mail dropped

into the rooms occupied by Dr. Richey,

the Chicago dentist, at the St. Clair

hotel a few days since and m the course

of a pleasant chat with the genial gen-

tleman he showed the writer a largenumber of samples of work which be

has done and which he is now com-

pleting for local patrons. Since coming

to Sahda one month ago the doctor has

been kept constantly busy attending to

patients, and as a man’s work is his

best (or his worst) recommendation the

public may best judge of the satisfac-

tion he has given by the continued in-

crease of patronage.

Dr. Richey combines no small quality

of geniuswith many years of experience.

As an instance, be has a complete set of

forceps nearly every one of which was

designed by him and made to bis spec-

ial order. This in a measure may ac-

count for bis unusual success in ex-

tracting teeth. The celluloid plates that

be makes are, however, his chief souice

of success, as they are so wonderfully

light yet stronger than rubber plates.

There are a great many things that

might be truly said in compliment to

Dr. Richey but a talk with any of his

numerous patrons whom he has so ex-

excellently served will convince the most

skeptical of bis superior ability.

Canon City Fruit Day.

The Salida Hose team and Kilgore’s

band are each practicing in view of

winning a prize at the Canon City Fruit

Day tournaments. Regarding the hose

tournament the Canon City Record says:

“The amusement committee having in

hand entertainment for fruit day—Sep-

tember 15 and IG-have prepared and

published a set of rules governing the

hose races for the occasion. Purses ag-

gregating 8075 in cash are offered, dis-

tributed in the following order: First

race—wet test—s2so to first, $lOO to

second; second race—straight away—-

slso to first, $75 to second; third race—-

consolation handicap wet test—sloo to

winners. The committee is doingevery-

thing in its power to provide ample

amusement features for the occasion and

cordially invites the state to participate

in the events.”

WHITEHURST

& ABRIGHT.Lowest Priced Grocery House

in Salida.

We do not meet prices. We

make them.

Buy where yon can get the most

for the money.

We buy for cash, therefore can

sell at a closer margin than others.

See Our Cash Prices:

Hopkm’s Steamed Hominy,2 cans.S 25

Van Camp’s I!. Beaus with Tomato

Sauce- -the only genuine--takeno

other,lb. cans for2oc; 2 lb. cans

for 15c; 1 lb. can for 10

Ralston Health Foods for invalids

Ralston Health Crackers, pkg 20

Ralston Breakfast Pood, pkg 20

Ralston Health F10ur,25 lb. sack.. 100

Do you enjoy a Dutch lunch? We can

fit you out to the ijueen’s taste.

Russian Coniar, small cane i 40

Large cans 60

Lunch Herring, can 25

liayles’Pretzels, lb 20

Bayles’ Horse Radish and Mustard,

bottle 25

The last two are delicious condiments and

will please any palate.

Truffled Sardines, per can

Olives in endless variety.

Evaporated Pitted Plums, per lb..

Evap. Gold Drop Plums, per lb

Dried Cherries, per lb

Prunes, per lb

Evan. Apricots, per lb

Evaporated Pears

Anderson’s Jams

London Layer Raisins, per lb

Dried Grapes, per lb

2 lbs. Arbuckle Coffee for

2 Ills. 4X Coffee for

Calumet B. Pwd., per lb

Bon Bon B. Pwd., per lb

4 cans Corn

5 cans Tomatoes

2 cans Apricots

2 cans Plums

2 cans Grapes

2 cans Salmon

10 pounds Rolled Oats

11 pkgs. Rolled Oats

6 bars Water White Soap

7 bare Clean Up Soap

1! cakes G. P. Wonder Soap

1! cakes Sapoho4 cakes Wngley’s scouring soap

5 cakes McDonald’s Electric soap..

li lbs. Soda Crackers

10

12

10

10

15

12m

10

5

45

45

20

20

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

These are not all the low prices

we have. Call and examine our

stock and wo guarantee to please

you. We will save you at least 20

per cent on every thing you buy.

Mail orders receive prompt atten-

tion.

WHITEHURST

& ABRIGHT.The Leading Grocers of Salida.

WTHIAU SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS

JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING

Creates many a new business;

Enlarges many an old business:Preserves many a large business;

Revives many a dull business;

Rescues many a lost business;

Saves many a failing business:Secures success in any business.

—Exchange.

To “advertise Judiciously,” use the columns oIhk Halida Semi-Weekly Mail. It Is the

oldest paper published in Chaffee county, in thelive and growing town of Salida, Colorado, andcirculates extensively among an intelligent and

prosperous neople, whose trade Iswell worth

seekingana having.Advertising rates made known on application.

THEAIAILhas the largest bona fide cir-culationofany paperin Chaffee County.

For

Powder

Caps,

Fuse, Ste

and

Miners'

SuppliesGo to the

Fresh fruits at Miller's.

French cook. Saddle Rock.

Kellogg’s for Chinese kites.

The Green House for sale or lease.

Paragon Headache Cure at Alger’s.

Try Coffin & Lock for emblem goods.

Some new guard chains at Coffin Sc

Lock’s.

A tine line of cigars at Whitehurst &

Abright’s.

Chess men, crib boards and checkers

at Kellogg’s.

French cook at theSaddle Rook short

order house.

Fruits of all kinds at Whitehurst A

Abright’s.

Fred Comstock keeps your watch in

perfect repair.

Coffin Sc Lock hare a nice line of la-

dies’ set rings.

Schilling’s Best, a full line at White-

burst & A bright’s.

Wall paper and floor coverings at

Haight Sc Churcber’s.

All the latest novelties in Sterling sil-

ver at Coffin A Lock’s.

The very best at the Saddle Rock res-

taurant French cook.

Get working shirts and overf’ at

Miller’s, on First street.

Try Hutchinson once and you will be-

come a regularpatron.

Hey! where are you going? To Kel-

logg’s for some Kis-Me gum.

Biddles A Adams, the expert bicycle

surgeons. Office on First street.

Kiss Me! Don’t care it Ido. Goto

Kellogg’s for your Kiss-Me gum.

Summer Underwear at Miller’s, on

First street. Lowest prices in town.

Schilling’s Best is nature’s best.

Whitehurst Sc Abright.

Look at Fred Comstock’s show win-

dow for pretty jewelry and fine watches.

Schilling’s Best baking powder has no

rival. For sale at Whitehurst Sc Abright’s

SLASHED! Prices simply murdered

in cold blood. Summer underwear at the

Golden Rule.

Wait a few days before buying. Kel-

logg will have in a new stock of tablets

and box paper.

A car load of watermelons just receiv-

ed at Whitehurst A A bright’s. Selling

at very low prices.

That’s a pretty line of jewelry that

Fred Comstock has. His line of watches

is simply immense.

SPECIAL DRIVE on ladies’ wrappers

and shirt waists. Your own price on

them at the Golden Rule.

He smiles; that is because he knows

his wheel is o. k. Michael Sc Tomlin,

keep it in repair for him.

Schilling's best in tea, coffee, spires,

baking powder, spda and extracts at

Whitehurst & Abright’e.

Your money back it yon do not like

Schilling’s Best. What more can you

ask? Whitehurst Sc Abright.

The price fits the season—the clothes

will fit you. Prices on men’s and boys’

clothing slaughtered at theGolden Rule.

If low prices are any inducement you

will buy your groceries at Whitehurst &

Abright’s. They are leaders in their line

v-vpr He’s a swift boy because

Michael Sc Tomlin keep bis

wheel in perfect repair. Quick work;

right price.

insist on having just what you call

for when you go to buy Hood’s Sarsapa-

rilla, the one true blood purifier and

nerve tonic.

New things in the market are an al-

most every day occurrence, anyway this

is the case at Hutchinson’s. Never any-

thingslips by him.

The proper killing and handling of

meat is an affair of great importance.

Hutchinson is expert and bis supplies

are always the best and freshest.

Ask your physician, your druggist and

yonr friends about Shiloh’s cure for con-

sumption. They will recommend it.

Sold by Prank Crozer.

It’s a hot thing! Well try t~p

some of Kendall’s ice cream or

delicious lemonade and other I fcooling drinks. Family orders �vO

a specialty. Kendall, the candy man.

tAwelephant on your bands—-

poor furniture for which you paid

a good price. Don’t do it again

because Haight & Churcber can supply

you goodfurniture at a poor man's price.

Now be in style. Yon are if Jt

you select your furnishing

goods from that fine new stock H

at the Golden Rule.

Don’t trifle away time when you have

cholera morbus or diarrhoea. Fight

them in the beginning with DeWitt’a

Colic and Cholera Cure. You don’t have

to wait for results—they are instantan-

eous, and it leaves the bowels in a heal-

thy condition. J. W. Bowne Sc Co.

tShe’s a dandy; That Viking

high grade wheel sold by Bid-

dles and Adams. It you’ve al-

ready got a wheel of your own

don’t forget that they repair

any kind of a wheel quickly and

cheaply. Try Biddles Sc Adams.

| STRIKE! Haight Sc

a Sf Chnrcher struck it richrl j when they stocked their

store with that fine fur-

niture. It is rich and neat

Vs " m design and ofsolid oon--1 _£~ struction. The only poor

' part about it is the price—it’s all a poor

man’s price.

Six weeks ago I suffered with a very

severe cold; was almost unable to speak.

1 My friends all advised me to consult a

> physician. NoticingCbamberlain'a

i Cough Remedy advertised in the St

Panl Volks Zeitnng,I procured a bottle,

1 and after taking it a short while was en-

-1 tirely well. I now moat heartily reoom-

-1 mend this remedy to anyone suffering

1 with a oold. Wm Kill, 678 Selby eve.,St. Paul, Minn. For sale by A, M. Alger.

How many young me

I young women are cut cwhen the future seems b*i, fullest of promise !

are taken away by t'ease which ct

over one - sixth

the deaths j

world the d

which doctor

.consumption,is absolutely r

Isonin the worl

consumption sbe fatal *should be evei

_

ous. It is a

own untiring efforts. Mr. Collins is a

genial, pleasant gentleman,whose every

action has been for the upbuildingof

the city, and be stands deservedly high

in financial and commercial centers.

SADDLE ROCK RESTAURANT.

The best of everything is sold at this

handsomely equipped and cozy eating

house, in the very beet of style. It has

an earned reputation for culinary ex-

cellence unsurpassed in the city. They

are adepts in providing dishes that fit in

perfectly with the appetites of those

who take their meals there. The regu-

lar dinner is one of the best put up for

the money in the state, andall who eat

there always get their full money’s

worth. Ths popular and affable pro-

prietors are Bryant A Motfitt. They

make a specially of short orders at all

hours day and night, carrying brook

to it, black bass, spring chicken, all

kinds of game and meats in season. Be-

side: the restaurant the enterprisingfirm

have handsomely furnished rooms in

connection, well ventilated, ligh led and

provided with all modern conveniences,

and withal at reasonable rates. The pat-

ronage is exceptionally large, especially

among the railroad employes. Situated

as they are only one block frtm the

depot, it is a great place for train meals.

Handy and convenient they have a large

train travel trade as their prices are so

much lower than the Railroad Hotel. It

is a most popular hostlery for traveling

men; open all night, you can always get

a hot meal at all hours; caller for all

trains. Try them once, and we assure

you you will always be found with them

ever afterwards. One price to all is

the motto. Friends or strangers, all pay

the same price; no favorites.

WM. CARPENTER.

Mr. Carpenter is one of the oldest and

best known jewelers and diamond mer-

chants in central Colorado. He has

been in the jewelery business for over

fifty years and for the last fifteen yearshas conducted business at Salida. He

has been a man that the people could

always rely upon, and by his honest

dealing has gainedthe confidence of the

masses of this section of the state. Mr.

Carpenter is well known through all

the principal mining camps of the state,

and the boys all appreciate his frequent

visile to the various camps. He also has

a fine stock of goods at Tellunde, one of

the oldest and most substantial mining

camps of Colorado. Both stores are

stocked with a beautiful line of fine

watches, diamonds, rich jewelry, clocks

and an extensive line of fine sterling,

and excellent plated silverware. The

Tellunde store is conducted by J. M.

Stranahan who is a fine watch repairer

and engraver; is well liked and enjoys a

prosperous trade. Mr. J. D. Kramer, the

present manager of the old Salida stand,

is a genial, whole souled gentleman,and

as a workman is a fine all around me-

chanic. Aside from being a skilled

watch and jewelry repairer, he is a fine

engraver and oneof the best opticians

in the state. He has taken special pains

m this branch of scientific work and is

a graduate of one of the oldest optical

colleges in the country, and handles bis

business in a skillful manner. Mr.

Kramer makes frequent trips to the

various towns in the slate and has a

good optical trade. The railroad em-

ployes appreciate the kindness of this

firm as they are licensed watch inspect-

ors for the Denver A- Rio Grande rail-

road and have a large number of tine

railroad watches to look after, and issue

certificates to about 130 employees, for

which they make no charges. Most of

the watch inspectors make a charge of

from 50 cents to SI. Parlies wishing to

buy fine diamonds, watches, jewelry,etc.,

could not do better than call on this re-

liable firm and make their purchases at

very moderate prices.

UNION HOTEL,

Among the leading hotels of this sec-

tion is the Union. No more desirable

accommodations for a patron of a hotel

o >ulil be wished for. All the delectable

dishes of every season of the year can

be found in am,)leonpily on the tables

of this hoi.se, and it is justly famed for

the attractiveness and comfortable i quip,

ments of its rooms. It has electric lights

and all the modern improvements and

has recently been refurnished and fitted.

Mr. Peter Mulvany is one of Salida’s

most successful and genial business men

and spares no pains to mantain the high

standard of excellence of the hotel. Best

in the city for 81 a day, is its just claim.

PARAGON HILLIARD PARLOR.

This is one of the best equipped and

cosiest places in Salida. It is amply

supplied with pool and billiard tables of

the best makes, and during the day and

evening scores of patrons drop in to

have a social game, meet friends and

chat or glance over the papers and peri-

odicals that are always kept on hand.

The proprietors of the house, the Gil-

bert Brothers, are among the most suc-

cessful and popular men in the

city, and are shrewd and level-headed, as

is evidenced by the splended business

they now enjoy.

HAIGHT 1 CHURCHER.

Young people going to housekeeping,

ir olderr onestoo, for that matter, will

And no better Block of furniture in the

city to select from than that exhibited

at the mammoth establishment of

Haight& Churcher. Some of the pret-

tiest bed-room and parlor suits and din-

ner sets, sideboards, rocking chairs and

pictures to be found in the state, aie

kept here in stock, ofall styles and finish

and price. No better bargains can be

bad in the big cities, and certainly no

batter furniture than is found at this

store. This is one of the moet substan-

tial and prosperous firms iu the city and

folly deserves the lilieral patronage the

public bestow. Haight .% Churcher also

conduct oneof the leading undertakingand embalming establishments of the

city.

A. A. STANLEY A CO.

This is one of the leading first-class

houses of the city. Their store is al-

ways crowded with customers who come

and go m a steady throng all day long.

The stock is a credit to the city, the

firm handling everything in the grocery

line, staple and fancy, fruits, berries, veg-

etables and everything conceivable that

is good for mortal man to eat, besides

crockery, glassware, bay and grain. The

proprietors are amiable and popular

gentleman and take exceptional painsto please their host of customers. Their

stock is all high-grade and celebrated

goods and in great demand by all classes

of people. None but the very best qual-

ity of goods will be found at this store.

The members of the firm are A. A.

Stanley, Fred Stanley and F. A. Dupar.

R. T. HODGMAN.

Some of the finest rigs in Salida can

be had at this popular and well known

livery establishment. Mr. Hodgman’s

stock and equipment is unsurpassed in

the state, and the public reoogni/.s the

fact and bestow liberal patronage where

merit deserves it. Mr. Hodgman is oneof the most highly esteemed and pleas-

ant gentlement in the city, and it is a

pleasure to do business with him. In

compiling our review of the representa-

tive business establishments ot the city

of Salida we have no hesitancy in select-

ing the establishment of Mr. Hodgman

as representative of its class. His livery,

feed and sale stable is at the corner of Q

and Second streets.

P, B. COMSTOCK.

One of the leading jewelery establish-

ments of Salida is conducted by the

progressive and enterprising gentlemanwhose name precedes this paragraph.

His store is completelystocked with an

array of dazzling gems and beautiful

jewels, both ornamental and useful and

of the best quality and workmanship

possible. The stock does credit to the

city, and in many of the big cities it is

unsurpassed. Mr. Comstock is doing a

most excellent business, and numbers

among bis customers a great many of

the best people of Salida. He is an ex-

pert in all matters pertaining to jewelryand everything purchased at his store

may be depended upon as being

thoroughly reliable and just as repre-

sented. He now has on band some ot

the most stylish goods in the jewelery

line ever shown in the city.

JAMES DRONEY.

Mr. Droney conducts one of the repre

sentative establishments ot the city,

dealing in staple and fancy groceries

besides being a manufacturing baker

and confectioner. Square dealing and

honesty in business have made for him

hosts ot friends and patrons. His stock

is oneot the most complete in the city,

comprising the leading brands and the

very best quality obtainable. He also

deals in fruits and vegetables and bis

store is crowded from early morn to

dewy eve, keeping the employees con-

stantly alert waiting on the great num-

ber of customeis. Mr. Droney is an

affable gentleman with whom it is a

pleasure to transact business.

K. P. LINDGREN.

The very best class of tailor work in

all its branches is turned out at this

thoroughly equipped establishment,which is in the Collins block, on F street.

Mr. Lindgren is a master of all details of

the business and his work always givessatisfaction. At his store you can get

all grades of goods, from the stout and

serviceable business cloths to the most

delicate shades and textures suitable

for men’s clothing The style and fit of

the garments turned out here give the

house a deserved reputation for excel-

lency.

it. w. HAUSER.

Staple and fancy groceries, Hour, feed,

hay and grain, can lie found at this well

known business house on first street,

between E and F streets, and at remark-

ably low prices.

The success that has marked the en-

ergetic career of this substantial busi-

ness house is gratifying alike to the firm

and those who have the best interest of

the city at heart. The present large di-

mensions of the flourishing business is

due to the indefatigable efforts and pro-

gressiveness ot the proprietor, Mr.

Hauser. The store is one of the most

completely stocked in the city and it is a

rare occasion indeed when its counters

are cot lined with customers and seekers

for bargains.

THE CLINTON RESTAURANT.

This ib one of the most comfortable

and homelike places in the city. C. J.Marvin is the proprietor and bis incom-

parable culinary expertness attracts tothis popular establishment a large pat-ronage, which is increasing every day.He is an adebt in providing dishes that

fit in perfectly with the appetites of

those who take their meals with them.

The restaurant is cool and pleasant and

Mr. Mar