1 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
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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 .