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Newspaper Page Text1 irxss ::.v. W f. t2U l rtl,h. that la t.. I., dull. I tf'WV' 1X7 Vfi A" J At ptseut there are eight colonic of I WWl'l fffvTSZ' O ' IN, Morimin. lu MrtU-w, wliU .mWnwl V W h tVjtf itd i population of uearly fl.ta.al. IVy are A W f&Mw ilr LAlf''f .' Colotiln Jusrei. the capital colony; Col- i ' It b ftMfM'M I u w. Oij fj ' '.??., .... . i,. ii-...- ia,.n.Hi. n x v. crJ i,:v '.ii It ) lul.IUh.nl colony of Morelo. Colonla z2&Y S W .OLcw-Jutiiv l situated In narrow talley, v ' U-f 1 i&$Sl&vh i-?' and tho land I Irrigated with water ?f''' ul II M ' V-lV i fl"m ' ' "raudet I"1'' WSv 'Ij'liS v I tVPr" rrii "cat ttvlck residences of the settler are " Jl3,4 V"" xVi.WV.J!; hidden gravevlue aud thick clutter , CVy The Mormon tu great nuniVrs are cttllng lu Northern Mexico and ate growing prosperous In the colonics which thev have planted. There nre now uearly fl..H of them In Northern 'Honor ut Northwestern Chihuahua. There la a steady stream of Immigra tion from I'tah and the colonies live rapidly Increasing In population. The Mormons nre going Into tho Mexican ropuMIe rapidly farm lnln can be wonrod for thorn. They are ru hs- licnltnral people and occupy only the valleys whert Irrluatlott I possible The enactment of law In the Vnlted 4 2 TVTlCAt. AUOitlt HOI. State agulnat polygainy hrosiKht th first Mormon luuntKratlon to Mexico. hea plural miinlage wa pronounced Illegal there were many Mormon v!h preferred to leave Utah rather thau urreuder any of their religious princi ples or rellnijulsh auy of their wive. Mexico appeared to them nu Inviting country lu which to settle, provided they could, procure the assurance they needed from the Mexican government. The climate of Chihuahua and Souor lielng similar to that of Vtnh, ouly milder, aud the topography being the same, It ouly remained for those who proposed to emigrate to secure In ad vance the necessary concession from the authorities of tho couutry luto ,whtch they were about to move. 1 The proposal of the Mormons to set tle In Mexico met with lustunt approval and encouragement from the orllclals of that government, since they were known to be thrifty and adapted to the work of developing a new country. Mluing companies ami ranchiueu es pecially welcomed them because they would readily supply the camps and cattle hacienda with provisions and farm products, formerly Imported at " considerable cost. Mexico encouraged their Immigration by admitting all their household effects, building ma terial and other articles of use in tho erection ot mcir iiomes iree oi cosi. They also received uniuy other conces sions and privileges. The SvilderncM Trn unformed. The couutry luto which they re moved was practically a wilderness. Here and there were largo ranches, with now and then a mining ramp. There were a few Mexican villages, at Intervals of llfty or oue hundred miles. The country wns arid, treeless and uninviting, except In the valleys, where a- rich soil only needed Irriga tion and cultivation to return ample crops of fruits aud cereals. The first colony was planted In 1SSD," and called Coloula Juarez. It was es tablished in the valley of the Casta Grandcs River, sixteen miles from the old Mexican town of Cnsas Grand.-, the .present terminus of the Rio Orande, Sierra Madre and Pacific Rail road, constructed in 1807. The settlers arrived from Utah In covered wagons. They lived In tents until they dug Inl- HOllMO.V TITHINO 8T0RB. gatlou ditches aud mude their llrst crop. Then they began to erect their homes. Besides their teams and camp ing utensils and a few agricultural Im plements, they had nothing but muscle and religious cnthUsiaHm. At that time the nearest railroad was KI Taso, Texas, while a sandy desert, almost Impassable,. Intervened. Tho moun tains, too, held roving bands of rene gade Apaches that occasionally raided the new settlement and drove away cattle and horses. As to the practice of polygamy In tho republic of Mexico, It may be said that tiie law of the land recognizes but one legal wife. The second or third wife has no legal status, and her chil dren, In the eyes of the law, are not le gitimate. After the first marriage the law has nothing to do with the matter of a Mormon's Increasing tho number of bis wives, except that a second and third wife may not be taken unless the first wife gives her consent. Hut the Mormons are guided by their religion, not by the law, In the Institution of marriage. A Mormon In Mexico never or seldom takes a second or third wife until he Is able to support more than one family. Mormon converts are gained Invaria bly from among the most humblu classes. Two thousand missionaries are at work all the time In the United States and Canada and lu Europe, adding to the Mormon fold. In Justice to the Mormons It' must be said that the converts ihey make are usually bettered In every respect. Thrift Is a cardinal principle In the Mormon creed and It Is exem plified nowhere better than In the col onies of Northern Mexico. Comfortable homes, cultivated fields and abundant crops show that the Mormons on the Whole are Industrious, frugal and eco nomical. They are obliged to main tain a comaunitv of liitewt, Juc'y Of J' vi, Inhor together and assist en another lu eery thing that U to be done. At preseut there are eight roloule of Mormons lu Mexico, with a combined population of uesrly ft,M), They art. Coloula Jttarci. the capital colony; Col cn.ft Dins, iHiblan, Oaxnctt. Pacheo, tlaivln. t'hulehupn and the recently es tablished colony ot Morclo. Cohmla .Inures Is situated In H narrow valley, and tho land W Irrigated with water from the Caa tlraude River. The m at brick residence of the settlers are hidden gravevlue aud thick cluster of pear, plum, peach and apricot tree. The water run lu h clear stream through all the cro streets, and I turned Into yard or garden at will, Ui'ie tho pivsldent of tho "stake," which embrace all tho colonic, re side, lie live In a handsome brick residence that cost fUMMHl. He guide the dcMlntc of the Mormon In MeX bo with the head aud hand of n capa ble captain. He I n man of education niiil of uuumal Intelligence, and was at one time a candidate for Cnvertutr of Utah. He I the first and last court of resort forxall luteruul troubles and dispute. 1'MucNttnn IM Noulerttl, The Mormon build school lu their communities even before they erect a church. All of the colonic have school aud an academy Is maintained at Colo ula Juarcx. lu thl colony there I a great mill, a cauulng factory aud other Industries. There I a tithing store, lite only one In the colony, but there I not a saloon, nr a tobacco shop, nor a IHtlleeman lu thl or auy other of the Mormon colonies. l.ublmi I the largest colony. It I also the most Importuut commercially, It Is four. mile from the terminus of the rallroid, and Is situated lu a broad valley. The village, which ha about I.IMHI Inhabitants, I scattered over sev eral square mile of territory. The Mormons of Dubbin have thousands of acre of rich laud, which produces abuudant crops. They have beautiful orchards and garden. They have laid the foundation of a splendid temple and a large school building. They have a tithing store as lu Colon la .Inures, and each Mormon contribute 10 xr cent, of hi Income to the support of the church. Ho give labor, lumber, fruit, meat, milk or honey, depositing PI per ceut. of whatever he may have at tho tithing stnte. In addition to thl taxation the Mormons of JUiMmi have a self-imposed Income tax of 8 per ceut., which Is to be used to build and eiuip their academy. The Mormon colonies are socialistic communities. Everything I done on a system of co-operation. They use fit j? lflteii JUST A It RIVED -little money In their dealings with one auother. Obligation arc paid In labor or the product of labor. If one Mor mon builds n house his neighbors assist and charge their latKir against him. The debt Ij settled In kind. They have differences of opinion sometimes and occasionally there occurs a dispute, but the elder and bishops settle the trou ble or If they do uyt, then the presi dent does. , HIS RICHES TOOK WINGS. Now Charlea II. North, of t-ouiervllle, Man., I'c.litlea Vegetable. Peddling vegetables from door to door lu tho town In which he was once the richest citizen Is the remarkable change in the life of Charles H. North, who,, less than ten years ago, was known us the wealthiest man lu Sonier vllle, Mass. Prom tho upper windows of the family munslon ou Prospect Hill, the fashionable residential section of the city, and lu which he now occu pies only two rooms as a tenant, can be seen a large pork packing establish ment In the valley, with his nnmo In great letters on Its business sign, over which he wns for many years proprie tor. In striking contrast his name ap pears lu small letters ou the peddler' cart In which he carries produce through the streets of the town. Charles H. North was boru In Ver mont, of poor parents, who, while he was quite young, moved to Georgia and Inter to Kentucky. Coming to Massa chusetts when 18 years of age, he went to work In a Walthaih bakery, earning enough to take a year's course at nn academy. Then ho started to learn tho pork-packing business, and Inside of a year was able to open a stall of his own. He was successful from the start and rapidly gained prominence. Iu 18G7 he opened the establishment at Somervlllq. Familiar with every detail of the business he gave It his personal intention and gradually added to his plant until the name of Charles II. NORTH AND HIS WAGON. NortD was known all over the country. In 1SU0 he was employing 1,1100 bauds. The change came when Mr. North merged his business with thut of the Swifts. Then followed schemes In which money went rapidly, such as gold mines In Nova Suotla and the pur chase of a pork-packing establishment In Omaha. North still maintains that these were not losing ventures, but that lie found his money tied up and others reaped the benefit. However that may be, he Is now earning his livelihood as a peddler of provisions. Every morning he Is up with the sun, caring for his horse and doing other chores. Then he purchases bis stock and starts out, icl- dout returning before dark. Physically Ninth I n remarkable man, and even now at the age of iw he boast that he I good for a five-mile swim. Men's KMH'ttloii of 1,1 As An Ingenious mathematician main tain that the iiumlter of year which anyone Is likely to live may really be ascertained by applying the following rule: Subtract from the iiuiiiIht kh the age already attained by the persou and divide the remainder by 2. For exam ple, Ntippose that we wish to find out how long a person who I now fifty years old Is likely to live, M-flO-Jltl! au-:.a-18, sud 18 year UJhe answer to the question. The same statistician also aure u that out of every l.lHSJ persons who are (10 year old only MM w ill five to be "0, IJtt to Su, seventeen to lw is), aud It I doubtful If even four will attain to the dignity of centena rian. A critic point out that I lie figure may seem very convincing, but they they cannot bo accurate lu all esses, It may Im easy, he explain, to show how long a man of So I likely to live, but the rule applied lu ht ease cannot be applied In the case of a mnti who I over Mi, and hence It cannot Ih accept ed as Infallible.-Cincinnati Kmtulrer. Hurprtaetl by the Kngltte, The natives of a wild couutry never fall to wotidcr over the comlug of a railroad, with ll snorting locomotive and rattling car. Tho antic of the native Kgyptliiu and Arab, sty Owen H. Wntklns, who wat with Kitchener In his Kudatt campaign, af forded not a little amusement to the railway battalion under I.leut. Mldwlu tcr. The quantity of water consumed by the locomotive was a constant source of wonder. The Arab had never dreamed of such a thirst a that mon ster seemed to jiosses. One day, w hen the working party climbed abroad after loading all the truck, the Egyptian cried, "Por shame!" charged tlieiu with FROM UTAH. overloadlng the poor engine,' and asked If they thought themselves men. once the driver of an engine was ask ed b" an Arab to permit Ids young wife to crawl under the engine, as she was sure If she could do that, her married life would be blessed. t'ool and Methodical. A lawyer who worthily heart a dls tluguished name occupies an old lush loned mansion ou the edge of New York, His sister, who lives with him, tells a laughable story, which Is r ported lu Harper's Round Table, Hint' tnitlng his coolness and love of meth od. Recently his sister tiptoed Into hit rocm some time after midnight, and told him she thought burglurt wero In the house. The lawyer put on hit dressing-gown, and went dowustalrs. In the back hull ho found a rough looking man trying to open a door that led lutojhe back yard. Tho burglar had unlocked the door, and wns pull ing at It with all his might. The law yer, seeing the robber't predicament, called to him: "It does not open that way, you Idiot! It slides buck!" Hales Drop Off When Authors Marry, Homo one nsfed quite seriously the other day If I thought thut tho an nounced engagement of Mr. piml Lei cester Ford would Interfere with the sale of his novels. I smiled the smile of Incredulity. "You need not smile," said the lady. "I kuow that Richard Harding Davit' marriage has greatly Interfered with the sale of his novels. His readers, who are largely young girls, like to think of him as an unmarried man. They find his books more Interesting when they so regard him." "What about Kipling?" I gasped. "Has bis stock depreciated because of his wife and babies?" "Oh, no!" was are reply. "It Is dif ferent with Kipling. He writes more for men, and then his stories are not love stories." Harper's Bazar, Where Land Is Moat Valuable. The growth of the land values Is one of the most wonderful phenomena of the age. Every Inch of land between King William's statue aud Trinity square, London, cost 30 10s. or at the rate of 191,000,01)0 per aere-beyond all doubt the highest price ever paid In England for laud. The Southeastern Railway Company was asked at the rate of $05,000,000 per acre for a piece of ground In ItermoudNcy, which hud a depth of sixteen feet only. The de mnnd was so exorbitant that even a railway company had to pause, dually declining to purchase.' In the year 1880 land In Cannon street was sold for $30 a square foot, and six 'years later the price of land In this Identical street went up to 175 a square foot. The Forum. Hewitt What did you wife say when she caught you kissing the cook? Jew ett Ob, she said It was all right; that we must do all we could to keep bar, and that she knew I wat acting from a ourely unselfish ttandpolnt-fiatw. , THE UNLUCKIE3T WOMAN, 'fickle FdHnus Frewus t'linn l, Utile Hi out. Vtuveuu . I The uiili)cklc! w.iinitu lu the wmld ll ! Mieveil to be l.n Kelts Rrooki-Vluceut, w ho has rttuiuvd from the tvloudlk to fist tie, tih, 'During the past six i years she has teu uuue Uuctuatlun el fortuu aud undergone more tiarUWilp thau usually fail to the share of most people during a toug life, OUappulut- meut sud fuiiure nueiu tu follow her lu every undertaking but she thews uo discouragement ami bravely admit. herself to change of clieuuisiance. Hue wa Imhii in luxury and highly edu cated During her senior year at Vpl html College, Michigan, She met teu jjatulu Mason, a wealthy retlted mer chant, old enough to be her father, aud married him. The marriage vvai an unhappy oue, and after a few years the young w ire was grunted a divorce and given the custody of her young sun. The husband signed coulrucl giving 'arge sums of money Instead of all- mouy aud settled :'!,() on the boy. Hubsequently jx ltulle married U ). Vincent, a musician aud song writer. This second marriage was also a fail ure, aud a short time after the couple I'lmriili'it VtniH'M illcd Mrs. Vtu ceut then Indulged lu '"'illation nud lost heavily ou her Investim-titt. tfnt sold her proH ity In Michigan for 1-lV OtiO and weut to Seattle. The gold fever seized her. She plunged Into specula tion again aud took t lie largest stock of staples and machinery ever transport ed to Alaska lu a tlutle venture. Khe there fell Into the hand of a sharp trader, who through inlireprcsentatlou, beat her out of everything that the p. tested and who then Incited a stilk among her former employe, whose waget hail not been paid. Many suit for waget and other debit were begun against her aud her counsel advised her to avoid them by returning to lhe B..,e. With I'M .11 that remained , of her fortune, the commenced tin Journey on a dog slelgb. her only com- j panlon being an Indian wJio.xht Hot speak English." Her creditor learning of her departure Sent olfleer after Is. 1 She was brought luk u Dawtw; ;liy I friend she wa. rented from i risen tntl enabled to return to Seattle, where j the arrived frlendlcs and penniless. RIVERS ARE TREACHEROUS. In Time of freshet Ihey Prequeatly Chaimt Their Courae. The rivers of China, like the people, are extremely treacherous. They have uo fixed channels, but move lu the Im petuous floods that come pouring down from the mouutulu In the rainy tea- sou. sometime a much as 100 utile from their old beds, leaving (ho Inter-' vetting tracts burled deep under tht land, destroying life, making a desert of cultivated fleldt over an area ot many hundreds of miles, and plunging tho farming populutlon Into terrll.lt poverty and famine. Tho euormout cauala, constructed by the Government to correct tho evil, have been of no avail In this direction, although they have formed In the past great water ways crowded with craft, aloug which supplies of food and merchandise can I pi vVvx Vfc: i j 1 1 ml LA IIKI.I.N HMimsS-VISCSMT. I be carried to the markets at a trilling ed. No strength was sulllele-iit to move cost. Modern engineering, when the them. Then, ns the ankles and calve break-up of China comes, will find the .followed, recourse win taken to the subjection of Chinese river a problem various processes recited above to see that will challenge all Its genius and If something could not stave off the perseverance, and It may accomplish trouble,. Finally, when the thighs were here what It has failed to do with oth- similarly stiffened. It was Impossible er great streams where tho alluvial soil for him to do else than breathe uml Is carried down by the current to block absorb his footf. "the arms came next, the mouth and place a tantalising oh- starling with the finger tips. This itaclu In the way of navigation. I spread much more rapidly aud In lest The Pel-Ho Is as crooked as a pennon thnn i"""11' ,ho rntlie limb were flying In the wind, and the present low- rendered useless. It wn at this stage ties of tho water la duo to the long that the baking process beg-m. None drought that has prevailed In the high f the doctors really thought any effect lands to the north, where It rises. Two jr-ould I"' produced upon Palmer. It years ago steamers that now anchor nl iwns a month before the slightest en Taku, twenty miles or more down icournglug sign was seen. It was not h stream, ran to Tleu-'rInKbore .thy . H '''"'"t "me, however, that uo could take their cargo and wber pat- J" e"' '-V produced, so treatment sengert could go on board comf.'tbly I'rievet ed In. After this length and conveniently, The change, w.idet K ,lu'c r"P,e dl'0P of Pplrntlon tho present clrcun.stauces, .on.inteii iwa o!'.'1''1 m tlgh, so small that the chief difficulty m reaching 3cdp- ft wa feared that It might bo water Hal. For at Tleii-Tstn the puMeiigcf Mroppcd upon him by some moans, landing nt Taku must change cars, on-.Jrwcv(1'- ,,ie nPxt ('"y niore bends np tlnulng the Journeylo" Pekln" front" tlired and from that time on a per former point. s ' " fplratlon was steadily Induced. There (was no let up, and It wns not a fort- Coughs of an Knglne. iilght before the flesh became soft and The cough, or puff, of a railway en- pliable, although there was still uo glne Is due to the abrupt emission of lvldenee of 'power. It was not until waste steam up the chimney. When Recently that any power wns developed moving slowly the cough can, of course, nnd then only by constant massaging, be heard following each other quite (lis- i the arms were affected quicker than tlnctly, but when speed Is put on the ithe lower limbs, so they yielded more puffs come out one after the oilier J'eadlly to the treatment. They were much more rapidly, and when eighteen In due course treated similarly. When coughs n second are produced they can- once tho 'disease begnu to be dlsslpnt not be separately distinguished by the ed In them It wns speedily conquered, ear. -A locomotlvo running nt (lie rate Less than three weeks ago they were of nearly seventy miles an hour gives still held In the marble grasp. To-day out twenty puffs of steam every sec- nil but the fingers have beeu released ond that Is, ten for each of Its two The lingers and toes nre now drawn cylinders. tip against the palms of his hands nnd " : I soles of the feet. The flesh of the Every Inhabitant Is Insane. 1 enlves has become pliable nnd soft and Indo-Chlua has the only village of u,e knees are almost released from madmen In the world. This village their captivity. Iu another fortnight which Is called Ban-Keune, Is composed t Is expected that everything, except of some 300 families, Is highly organ- possibly the digits, will be well again. Issed as a commuulty, Is Industrially The cause of the trouble has beeu a prosperous nnd pays yearly a goodly deposit of calcium salts In the tlssuct tribute to France. Yet It has not a covering the boues iu the parts affect single snno Inhabitant. To enter it one ed. The flesh has fallen away until must be downright mnd-or, as the na- the man has become little better than tives call It, "plpop." The conception a skeleton, -except for his truuk. His of Insanity prevailing In this part of weight was down to eighty pounds, the world Is not that of a disease, but and the limbs were reduced to half of a "possesslon."-rhlladelphla Tlmco. their usual slsse. Since the restoration - of power he has taken on flesh rapidly Parents are so unsatisfactory to deo, in the relieved parts, and he now with, even In novels, that when a -weighs over a hundred pounds. Hit writer wants to treat a girl particular- normal weight since the beginning of ly well he makes her an orphan and bit Illness until the ossification began Si;.; her a guardian. . - was about 130 pounda. Before be wat BAKING-HUMAN UOPY MAN WHO 13 ROASTED GREAT OVEN. IN A ubjeetstt to letenne Heat In Hop of ItiruiK a lireve MU4jrHI Mitibt Were llMiOeJ by an Attack el KhvMiuatlaui, , Once In every twenty four noun a u rou Palmer I baked alive lu the (teat oven of the llcllevue hospital, lu New York City. At a temperature of Hum UoU to 4U0 degrees he la allowed lo roast lu the oven for from half lu Ihree-quarter of su hour, Then he I removed, thoroughly massaged, and placed lu the suit, where a broiling pro- ces begun. And all because he 1 sllllcted with arthritis deformans. Translated that inenua that he hat gout. .nt the plulu gout that many niter, but au acute rheumatic gout, hlch ha practically ossified bit limbs, o that fur over three years hi legt and arm were as bard as marble, be ing frightfully wasted and distorted, and absolutely Incapable of any move ment or feeling. Ills condition wat pa t he He lu the extreme and It wat only question of time when the dread par alysis would encroach further ujmmi hi laxly, until It affected some vital or ! gnu and thus put an end to hi life. AARON PA I, M Kit UMMiR T It IS AT It was death .that Palmer has been waiting for during these years of suf ferine-. Winn In. wa first taken to llellevue there wa some hope of sav Ing his life, but that hope upeedlly d purled when It wa found that by no in win known were the doctors able to stimulate a perspiration lu any of tho affected part. Meanwhile the dl ' spreading slowly and surely, " ni '''!' t stopping It wat en- tlrely abandoned. Vasir. Rulan and Turkish bnths failed In aid. Applica tion of best wer absolutely uele aud recourse wn even tried In wrap plug hltn up In blanket and placing hit feet a near at they could lm placed with tafety to a red-hot stove. None of the means tried seemed powerful enough to affect In the slightest the dread malady which affected him. Had It not IsM'it for the placing of the great new oven In the hospital lie would shortly lw a corpse, ' Nw. however, there Is hone of tavlng hi life. More 1 ,U' "7 mjr ,,r?T. It f "f Jril Z ""'. ready affected. Indeed, the osslflca Hen. If !t can be so spoken of, hat ben renin,' from his arm entirely vt fi"Ji e finger, and hi legt f"w ,' ,.., , Im p oeived from thigh to knee. trenlnient It I expect- .ml Utti.,.l Mild fiet ' 1 ,lmt ,,,, wlI, he .il ., ,.,. tit. dalle life where he left off four yeart ago, a cured and healthy man. The llra Held Him Fast. Twelve years ago Palmer was flnt allllcted with rheumatism, lie grew worse In spite of the various treat ment which he underwent. Finally his leg and arms begnu to d.-aw up ami shrivel, and It wa not long ere he was a helplo cripple. No thought of sending hltn to the hinpltal occurred ; to his rauiiiy until rour years ago, j when he was suddenly affected by the deadening of hi limbs. First his feet were affected. And then the inlvei and hands. There seemed every pros pect of the whole body succumbing to i the fearful trouble and great Interest I .. .... ,.,,ttilfiiiiitt tiv iilivslelim in .! n m - i ' - how long he eouhl live. When" his find were Hint (leadened Ihey were affected a though fro.cu. They lieeame a cold as In death ami Hum gradually stlffeu- 'j iSu.iilnSHiHtitminl't if'' i ill 1 fj af'!'"t""' 1 1 ' .n hiih.m I'ihii.. i i'i nt iii.i iliiiu inTtiMiT(MT7PB"l4 tl:eo Ul be weighed 100 pounds. Paint er Is produce dealer living In New York. -,:. HORSES NOT AS HARDY AS MEN. '! and Iletttet Ibeir the Aalaeale , hiiccumb to Uuugtr uit Vatlgus, There have been many laitflcrs lu which fight have been lost or won ac cording to the nttnber and condition of the hot so engaged, When the siege of Plevna t-ommenoed the Russian were bringing all their stores and food trout HUl.va by the aid of tJO.UOO draft horses, and at the end of' the alega II was found that no less than 22,000 of (hem hud died from hard work aud ex haustion. The want of rest and food tells on a horse far more than ou a man, for lu the case of the latter there are the stimulating Influence of patri ot Ism, the glory .of victory, aud other feeling which are non-existent In the nature of n horse. Quito hulf the horses la F.iiglnnd sent to the Crimea never returned, most of thorn having died from hard work and aturvatlou. Indeed ouly about (UK) were killed In action. Ho reduced and starved have the poor lcaU become on occasion of this kind that they have been known) lo eat oiio another' tails and to gnaw) the wheels of the gun carriages. Naj puleon took with hi in across the Nlel men X,000 cavalry horses, and on lilt return In six mouths he could only mus ter 10,000. More than half the horsei which were engaged In our Egyptian MIS NT AT HELLEVUE II08PITAU war of 1HN-J were disabled; i)00 of these were killed, and ouly fifty-three ttulu In action, lu the Afghati war of 1KW It I said that 3.000 camel and half the horse engaged wens lost In three month. It will thut he teen that ac tual fighting does not etui in so many horses a aturvatlou and overwork. De fective shoeing, ore backs, want of food and ret, aud other similar causes go far toward rendering horsei utelet for practical warfare. One more and lnisriant cause need careful atten tion, and It Is the danger of Injury horse run when being shipped across the ea. They are lu constant tnotlou, Ihey continually fall-many of them to be trampled to death-am! the rest be come frightened, kick and batter one another about, aud are rendered use less. As au Instance of thl, It was found thut one regiment on the way to tho Peninsular war wat deprived of Just half It hortet on tho voyage. lioldmi Peuuy. liu) Ing Pan. Mltt Katharine I-ee Rates, who spent some mouths In Spain last year, deolarot that the dark-eyed damsels Of t tie fan and lace mantilla are quite a cliurinliig aa tradition hat pictured them. Iguorant they commonly are, their educatlou being of the most meager, but they are not dull. They are quick-witted, high-spirited and af fi'i'tlouate, and are possessed of a grace of speech and manner which rarely de serts them. Nor do they reserve their prelty ways ouly for the ballroom or tho parlor; eveu ordinary shopping It lifted luto a sceue of etcgaut comedy by the manner In which It It transact ed. This Is how a Spanish tenorlta bargains for her fan: lite re Is nothing sordid about It Her haggling Is a social condetcentlon that nl once puts the black-eyed young salesman at her mercy. "Hut the fun tee mi to ute the least bit dear, tenor!" , "Ah, senorltal You do not see bow beautiful the work It. 1 am giving It away at six pesetas." Kite lifts her eyebrows half lucredu loiisly, all bewitching. "At five pesetut, tenor." He runs bis hand through bis black hair lu chivalrous distress. "Hut the peerless work, senotita! And thl other, too. I sacrifice It at four pesetas." Ulie touches both fans lightly. M'ou will let me have the two at seven pesetas, senor?'' Her tyes dunce over his confusion. He catches the gleam, laughs back, throws up bis bands. "Hueno, tenorlta! At what you please!" And the sonorlta trips away content ed with a sharp bargain, although for Spanish galluutry, even when genuine, goes further on the Hps than otherwise -the price was probably not much more remote from what pleased the smooth-tongued clerk than from what she pleased. . W 111 Itlenk House Travel? A wonder-loving American Is consid ering tho advisability ot purchasing Hleak Houbo, with the object of trans porting It to tho States for exhibition purposes. A altnllar proposal was con sidered some years ago, when au Amer ican sliownmu desired to transport Car lyle's old borne nt Kcclefechnn, but, happily, the project was defeated. The purchase price of Hleak House la placed at 3,000.-Sussex News. , Gabriel's Trick. "It Is time," said Gabriel, "to bio, my last trump!" I "I Saying which, he put It onrfhe ace of spades, thereby saving the trick for himself and St. Peter.. ; I ..ie angels, be It known, sometimes engage In llttlo games of whist. New York World. , Had Head It. "Did you read my latest novel, en titled 'A Terrible Experience ?' " asked the novelist. , Yes," answered tho bluntly candid friend, "nnd that's what it was." Washington Star. . ' Ivory in Zanzibar. ' During 1880 278,820 pounds of good Ivory passed through the markets of Zuusslbnr. So many uew things are put In cans every year that It Is getting easier ev ery day for men to live comfortably' without women around. It Is the experience of older married women that a bride Is about six weeki In descending from tbe pedestal to a foot ttool. The man who' owes his shoemakw cannot call bis sole bis own, A KLONDIKE 'JABE. Ibis TInt Infant Mat to Mil Whtn 'Iron Men III I. -A tiny lufout managed to live wlta- I out A mother' care In the Klondike, a country where tturdy, ttoui-uearted 'men go under. Juit before dying from typhoid fe ver, Mrs, Jessie Ktidgreu, of Daw ton City, . gave blrtb to a little daughter, so tiny and frail that ao body thought It could possibly live. Mae Kldorado, the little one wat call HAST MAR. ed because of her advent luto thla vale qf tear In the land of gold. A few day after the baby' i blrtb the mother died. A small dog tledge 1st re to their last resting place the remnlu of the girl wife. During the aervhet, Dr. Mary Mosler stepped forth and gave the dead woman In her cotfln the tenderest promise that one woman ran make to another. "I will lie a mother to your mot herlcM lit tie baby girl," tubbed Mrs. Mosler. placing on the cold brow of the Wisconsin bride her gentle band. The terrible winter dragged along slowly aud the doctor expressed but little hope for the poor little child. It bad weighed only three por.ndt at btr h. and lit life bung constantly by a thread. Hut the baby grew and soon become the pride of the town. "How la Mae?" the simple-hearted miners were wont to ask as -they trudged by the little house on their way to aud from work. Dally the question wat asked, and dally the anawer given "that It would live, please Ood." Wbeu the summer come little Mae't father and foster-mother thought It wise to send the little one to lit grand parent In Wisconsin, to escape tha rlgort of toother winter In the frozen north. Mn. John MacDonald, wife of one of the wealthiest mloert of tbe Klondike, offered herself at Baby Mae't escort, and early In July the Journey wat begun. All Dawtou was on band to bid tbe child farewell. Gold diitt and nugget a were showered aa parting gifts, until a handsome turn wat realised and pre sented to (he Klondike babe. Dawson wanted to show Its appreciation of the little one's pluck, and that was the ouly way the miners bad of doing It. Baby Mae wa carried by an Indian packer across the Wbeto pass and over tbe mountain to Bkaguay. Warmly clad In fin unci the baby was a snug at a bug lu a rug. nettling against the tall Indian's back. Wbeu (Seattle was reached Mr. MacDonald turned tbe baby over to Mre. J. 8. Bresse, a slater of Mn. Kndgren, who wat to conduct the Itifunt to her grandparents' borne. It It there now, receiving the best of rare, aud thriving, lu spite of Itt check ered career, at the age ot 0 month. Naturally, tbe little oue It the pride ot the good folk t of Madlsou, as It wat of the miners at Dawson. . Mne Heuuett, the baby's mother, waa the daughter of a protuluent Grand Army man of Madison. Her sweet heart wat Jesse Kndgren. a ttudent of the State university. Tbey were mar rled in February. IttW, and on tb tame evening left for Dawson City. MEXICO'S VICE PRESIDENT. tie fbook Hand with McKltrfry an ' Laarlcr In Calcaa" That wa a notable gathering In Chi cago when Pretldeut McKiU'ey. Sir Wilfrid Lourler. the prem'erof Canada, and Don Ignaclo Martical. Vice Presi dent of Mexico, met lu one room and shook hands. Don Ignaclo It oue ot the brilliant men of-the Mexican re public. In addition to belug Vice Pres ident he Is Secretary of Foreign Affaire aud Is regarded as a possible successor to Dlax. He made a favorable liu presslou during his visit lu Chicago, where he attended tbe fall festival and postofllce corner stone laylug. Conan Doyle, ' "Conan Doyle is a methodical worker and a hard worker. He pas:es up over his mantel shelf a list of the things be Intends to do In tbe comlug six months, and he sticks to his task until it Is done. He must be a great dlsapiKilntment to his old teacher. When he had fiulshed school, the teacher called the boy be fore him, and said, t deuinly; "Doyle, I have known you now for seven years, nnd I know you thoroughly. I am go ing to say something that yon will re member In after-llfo. Doyle, you will never come to any good!" Temperature of IMani'-nita. A good diamond Is a good deal colder than an Imitation, and the lapidaries say that the best way to detect this difference In temperature Is to touch the stoues to tbe tongue. Sapphires, emeralds, rubles, garnets, and other precious stones mny be tested In the same way the real stone Is Invariably colder than tho Imitation. The lapi daries do Dot give a reason for the dif ference, but It may be found, perhaps, lu the greater density, of tbe real stones, which makes them better couductora ot heat. , Trade tn Ki porot d Veg( table-. '; Evaporated vegetables were first put lip for the Alaskan market, but tbe business It being developed more large ly for export to othec. parts, of the world. The saving In freight rates on these dried vegetables Is very material, aud sometimes more than offsets the cost of evaporating and packing. A carload of dried canned potatoes con tains 3,000 bushels, but would hold only 500 bushels In their natural state. , Mr ting Muslo While on Train a. Sic Arthur Sullivan was once asked , where be waa able to compose best and under .what circumstances his ldeaa flowed most freely. "There la uo place," be said, "where I have so many Inspira tions as In a railway carriage. There Is something in the rapidity of the mo-' tlon. In the clanging of the Iron and la the whirring of the wheels ; which seem to excite tbe Imagination au4 auppllet nithl for a host of haraonj K. " 1 DON IONACIO MtnstCAt Don't complain If yon tote your tem per. You are probably better off with out It. , Borne people bare to much pattence with themselves that tbey never suc ceed la anything. jiuks-Tuere'a one good thing about spoiled children. Binkt-Wbat't tbttl J Inks-One never bat them In on' own bouse. "I don't tee what you like about tbli flat, Clara." "Well, Clarence, It la tht only one we're looked at that OU out Navajo rog."Cblcago Itecord. A false front: "Pa, our new dog It awful d'celtful." "Uow, Tommy V "Why, when be bark at people bt wagt bit tall." Chicago Itecord. Teacher (tospldouslyH-Wbo wrott your competition, Johnny? Johnny My father. Teacher-What, all of It Jobnny-No'in; I helped hlm.-Truth, Fair Tainter I bope you don't mind my sketching In your field? Farmer Lord, bo, mlttlel You keep tbe blrdi off the peat better'n a' ordinary scare crow, "Sure, Pat, and why are ye wearltf yer coat buttoned up lolke that on a warm day lolke thla?" "Faith, yer rtv erence to bold tbe eblrt 01 haven't got on."-Punch. "Now, honestly, Maud, didn't Jack propose latt evening V "Why, y-e-e-tl But bow did you guettr "I noticed that you didn't have that worried look tblt morning." Heal Cruelty: "Ob, mummy, do com and tpeak to John ny; be't twetdlng on all the worm In tbe garden." "Uow nnklnd!" "Yea, and be won't let m twead on any." Tbe King. Vltltor-Wbat waa tbe matter with the man they Juet brought In? Doctor Stuck bit bead through a pane of glata. Vltltor-IIow did be look? Doctor-IHf face won an Injured expression. Cuiiout Villager Ay, Bandy, an' ye wla wounded at Magertfonteln? Wblt wit ye ttruck wl'? Bandy (tired of an awertng questlont) I wat ttruck wl' wonder when I kent I wltna killed. Evidence: Frlend-I tuppose the baby It fond of you? Papa-Fond ot me? Why, he tleept all day when I'm not at borne, and atayt up all night Just to enjoy my tocletyl Brooklyn Life. Magistrate Do you mean to say tucb physical wreck at be It gave yea that black eye? Complaining Wife ghure, yer worablp, be watn't a phy il eal wreck till be gave me th' black y. "Papa," tald Willie, "why did yon bny a golf coat?' "To play golf In, my on," said Mr. Willis. "Did yon need Itr "Of course I did." "Then I need a topcoat to play tops In. I teen 'em advertised." Teacher (endeavoring to explain the meaning of tbe word "harness"? What doet your father put on tbe horse? Small Boy (his face brightening) Please, air, 'e puts on all e can If hint. It'll m-ln At the Summer notch "Who It tbat good-looking young waiter who It toss ing tbe platet across tbe room? It h student, too?" "Yes. He boldt tbe record In Harvale for dlscus-throwlng." Cleveland Plain Dealer. - - A Natural Reaction: "Hi Tragedy ( understand tbe audience latt night wat very coldT Lowe Comerdy They were at first, but when tbey began to recollect that tbey bad paid good money to tee tbe tbow they got hot.-Pblladel-pbla Prose. - ....- Earmark! or Literary Ability: "Did tbat critic write any favorable com ment on your novel, Belinda r Ob, yes; he tald my father bad once met the Prince of Wales and tbat we had al wayt moved in tbe best society." In dlanapollt Journal. A Feminine Butter: "And now, chil dren," tald tbe teacher, who bad been talking about military fortifications, "can any of you tell me what It a but tress?" "Please, ma'am," cried llttla Willie, mapping bis finger, "If a nanny-goat!' Philadelphia Press. Mrs. Brown I must be going back to the city at once; I've bad three letters from my husband In two days. Mrs. Gray-Why, you poor dearl I know Just how you feel; two would be suspi ciously attentive but three! I really im afraid be baa been doing something very reprehensible. Brooklyn Life, Tbe following birth notice recently ippcared In the columns ot a Kansas paper: "Born, to tbe wife of Jim Jones,, a boy. The boy favors his old dad Inv several ways, viz.: He Is bald,. has at red nose, takes to a bottle like a bum blebee to a lump ot sugar, and makes a tot of noise about nothing. Selahl Exchange. The Virtuous Clerk: "Sign yonr nam here," tald the chief conspirator, "and tbe money will be paid you at once." "Sooner than let my good right band tlgn that Iniquitous document," said the virtuous government clerk, "I would cut It off! But, fortunately, I am left-handed." And he signed It. Cleveland Plain Dealer. a1 An old gentleman wanted to eaten an certain train, but before he bad got to the station tbe train had started. "HI,, bl! a party of sixty wants to. come oa tblt train," he called. Tbe guard, not wanting to lose such a (arge number, stopped the train, and the gentleman stepped Into one of the carriages. The guard going up asked, "Where is that party ot sixty?" Tbe gentleman, turn ing round, replied: "I am the party of sixty. I was sixty last week." Tb guard promptly signaled for tbe train to proceed, amidst the laughter ot tba bystanders. Hit It by Accident. At a time when every man, woman aud child In Colorado Springs was In vesting In mining stock and almost every man, woman and child had been badly bitten, It happened that a certain mine owner and stock manipulator died suddeuly. The local paper held tbe press to put In an account of hit death beaded, "Death Lovea a Shining Mark,' but when It came out the people with whom he had bad his business dealings were surprised and pleased to read,. "Death Loves a Mining Shark.n-Saoi Francisco Wave. . Ancient Ones. The wife of a professional Joke ivrlter bad finished cleaning off her husband's desk and putting things to rights before he discovered her. H dropped the volume - of sermons In which be bad been finding needed re laxation and sprang to his feet. "Good Lord, Martha, baVe you thrown 'em Into the grate?" "Thrown what, Joe?" "My last Jokes. Pull 'em out quick." Mrs. Mlller tnlffed disdainfully. "Pull 'em out yourself.. I'm no catspaw t get out your cbestnuta for sou." Saa Francisco Wave, rr .